Wanted burst onto the scene siring a winning double on New Year’s Day at Flemington, when Want To Rock, an unraced two year old, won the New Year Plate.

She led for most of the race and was challenged more than once in the straight, but simply refused to give in under pressure.

That is a positive sign, she is just not a speed machine and could develop into quite a handy filly and get further as the races draw out in distance.

Want To Rock is the first foal of her dam Rock the Moment, to race, her only previous foal by Bel Esprit died, she has since been covered in the last two seasons by So You Think.  

Rough Justice completed a double for Wanted when he won the Red Tempo Handicap over 1000 metres; he has increased his stake earnings by an additional $44,000, with a total of $370,000, from 16 starts, five wins and eight placings.

Often too much is expected of sires with their first couple of crops, however, for no obvious reasons there could be a transitional stage that has never been taken seriously into consideration.

Wanted

All sires don’t necessarily follow pedigree, there is always going to be exceptions, we must allow for that and accept it, there are no options.

Wanted was endowed with a fair amount of talent when racing, he did win a Newmarket Handicap and was placed four times at Group level.

His yearlings sold to $220, 000 at last year’s Premier Sale, and he will again be well represented at this year’s sales.

While Wanted commenced with a bang, siring a double, his stud mate, Magnus, is ticking over just nicely with Magna Rossa recording her first city win and certainly it want be her last, there is a lot of upside to her with a double strain of Vain, which is a bonus.

Magnus is proving a great asset at stud, he had an amazing turn of foot inherited from his sire, Flying Spur, bred on that formidable cross Danehill – Snippets.

Both Wanted and Magnus each have 10 quality yearlings in the Melbourne Premier Sale.

Magnus