The late Wootton Basset was one of those stallions whose progeny can excel over all distances and he will have two runners in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday and in the meantime we saw a taste of his merit as a staying sire at Randwick on Saturday when his French bred five year-old Wootton Verni (Fr) won the $750,000 Group III ATC Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m).
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott may well have won a Cox Plate and a Melbourne Cup this spring had their imported stayer Sir Delius (GB) not been ruled out following vetting scans, but the disappointment of that experience has in no way dampened their enthusiasm for the European product.
The last British Group I race of the flat season was run overnight at Doncaster with Aidan O’Brien producing a trifecta of two year-old colts led by a son of the late Wootton Bassett (GB) in Hawk Mountain, who was too good for a pair of Frankel colts.
The $240,000 Group III MVRC Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday was turned into a procession when the field turned for home as Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Napoleonic loomed up out wide and charged clear to win as he pleased.
It was a full-circle moment for Te Akau Racing at Te Aroha on Wednesday when Avantaggia, the filly that topped the 2024 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, broke through for her maiden win in the Donaghys Moxipor (1150m).
The late Wootton Basset was one of those stallions whose progeny can excel over all distances and we saw a taste of it at Caulfield on Wednesday when his French bred five year-old Wootton Verni (Fr) won the $240,000 Group III MRC Coongy Cup (2000m).
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Friday, November 28
Canterbury Race 1 - 1550m Maiden
Flaxlands (ex: Shantou) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr: Jason Collett
Canterbury Race 2 - 1250m Maiden
Wootton Way (ex: Rotterdam) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr: Kerrin McEvoy
Canterbury Race 3 - 1100m Maiden
Royal Air Force (ex: Tiare) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr: Nash Rawiller
Saturday, November 29
Kembla Grange Race 5 - 1200m Maiden
Barking Mad (ex: Invincibella) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr: Jeff Penza
Rosehill Race 1 - 1100m Open
Letters Patent (ex: Resin) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr: Kerrin McEvoy
Rosehill Race 8 - 1500m Open Gr3
Altivo (ex: Toumar) Tnr: M, W and J Hawkes Rdr: Alysha Collett
Sunday, November 30
Newcastle Race 3 - 1300m Maiden
Barking Mad (ex: Invincibella) Tnr: Chris Waller Rdr:
Newcastle Race 4 - 1500m Maiden
Viewpoint (ex: Light Fury) Tnr: Nacim Dilmi Rdr: Reece Jones
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