Wanted is beginning to hit his straps for the right reasons, he is siring winners as we originally expected; it has just taken a little longer.

He is now up and going with large black letters alongside his name, that he has been credited with his first stakes winner, Dead Or Alive, at Morphettville last Saturday.

He was quite adaptable at the mile, which suggests it is high time that the Melbourne race clubs gave up the system of catering for quarter horse racing.    

Robert Smerdon’s patience was rewarded when Dangerous Breeding opened her winning account at her very first start at Warrnambool, earlier in the week.

A $70,000 purchase at last year’s Inglis Sales she hasn’t been hurried along, time is beginning to pay dividends.

Being by Wanted, who showed his best at three winning the Newmarket Handicap, plus his sire, Fastnet Rock, did not get a lot of early two year olds either.

Dangerous Breeding was among the draft presented at the sales by Eliza Park, she is a good type of filly with a touch of quality, she is likely to step out in town over the coming weeks.

Queensland has shrugged off the shackles, as the Cinderella state of racing, with a magnificent winter carnival extending over five weeks.

The carnival is launched on Saturday, at Doomben, with an excellent program of nine races, with two Group 1 races, the BTC Cup of 1200 metres at weight for age with a stakes of $500, 000, and the Doomben Cup weight for age 2000 metres with stakes of $650,000, total stakes for the day amounts to $1.975 million.

Fields are strong for the nine race program, with the two Group 1have excellent fields leading into the $2 million Stradbroke Handicap to be decided on June 6.

Randwick trainer, John Sargent, is entitled to set his sights in the direction of the Queensland Oaks after results coming out of Newcastle earlier this week.

A winning double looked pretty impressive ‘be it’ both Maiden races, with Military Lady and Champion Stage.

Both were impressive in winning, there may be a leaning towards Military Lady, she won over 1850 metres, whereas Champion Stage scored at 1600 metres.

Blake Shinn rode them both, he is riding in brilliant form, neat in the saddle with light hands, reminiscent of Billy Cook and Bill Williamson, two best jockeys to ride in an era of champions.