Super One Has Star Status
Star Singapore two year old, Super One, is likely to be seen in Melbourne during the spring.
The Michael Freedman colt is unbeaten after four starts and already has star status after his win over the weekend.
His Melbourne mission will be the $500,000 Coolmore Stud Stakes, on Derby Day at Flemington over 1200 metres.
Corey Brown rode the colt in his recent win; he was impressed with the strength of the youngster comparing him favourably with Exceed And Excel, a horse that had dazzling speed.
Super One will enter quarantine in the middle of next month and will complete his quarantine period at Werribee.
The colt is by I Am Invincible, the sire of Brazen Beau who won the Coolmore Stud Stakes last year.
Smokey Blows Them Away
Smokin’ Joey turned the Bletchingly Stakes into a one act affair without even raising a sweat.
He looked a picture before and after the race, the $6.50 was like taking candy from a kid, he proved the best bet of the day.
Chris Parnham didn’t bother hunting him along early, we knew at some stage of the race he would be last, or near to it.
He will be eight year old in a week, a remarkable effort; he is just that genuine horse never runs a bad race.
Fresh from a win in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes, he will most likely run in the shorter weight for age races, as a build up to the Cox Plate, to see if he would get that trip
Smokin" Joey wins the Bletchingly Stakes
His soundness is not a problem; it’s a matter of whether his fitness can be sustained for another three months.
Lord Of The Sky was back again, and so was his loyal bunch of supporters, they are a resilient group expecting miracles to happen, he started favourite again, he went with Rich Jack for 500 metres before hoisting the white flag.
Petrology ran on well for third, it was his first outing for a couple of months, with natural improvement expected.
Chris Parnham with Wes Hunter
Golden Horn Missing From Ascot
GOLDEN Horn, acclaimed the best colt in Europe, was missing from the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, due to unsuitable ground.
Trainer, John Gosden, walked the track declaring it soft, 35mm had fallen the previous evening, he decided to pull up stumps.
Most likely the colt will go to York for next months’ Juddmonte International, that is about as far as his program extends at this point of time.
“It is very frustrating” said John Gosden “ the horse is in superb form, it was a race that we were keen on looking at his form, but you cannot afford to take risks,”he added.
Trip Home Much Quicker
The trip from Warrnambool to Caulfield can be a bit of a drag, but if a winner is there, the return does not seem to be that far.
That’s about how Quinton Scott would sum it up after the win of Forgeress at Caulfield yesterday.
Since he was a lad in short pants he was helping around stables and strapping at the races for his grand farther,Tom, among the most respected trainers in the north east, they lived at Violet Town.
Quinton’s father was a jockey, better known as Digger, he hardly ever went to the races without riding a winner, on one occasion he rode the card.
It was a wonderful era, the Scotts could relate stories of the notorious Jockey Jack, he was related to Ned Kelly, and was disqualified for five years, by the Southern Districts Racing Association, for pulling up a horse at Holbrook, his appeal to the AJC was such an entertaining affair it was upheld.
Forgeress came off a win at Warrnambool 10 days ago, she started favourite, that win encouraged Quinton to have another crack after her return to form.
“She is a good honest mare, she tries her heart out, I wish we had a stable full of horses like her, I could sleep easier at night,” he added.
Forgeress under Katelyn Mallyon - The middle leg of a winning treble
Early Winner For Laing
A narrow win, but impressive one, taking into account the David Hopwood Handicap winner, Just For Starters, had not been seen about since August of last year.
Robbie Laing described the gelding as a bit rusty, who missed the kick but was still able to make up ground and race midfield, in fourth place, for most of the trip.
While Sunday Escape and Corsica Lad were fighting out the finish with their respective riders, Craig Williams and Damian Oliver, conscious of the jockey’s premiership, the pint sized gelding, Just For Starters, bobbed up in the centre of the pair and blew them both away.
When Robbie Laing was asked where has the gelding been all this time? The reply short and to the point, “he has just been hanging about the stable.”
Maybe Robbie could have a few more hanging about that he is likely to produce at any time.
Punters obviously remembered Just For Starters well, he won his first race here at Caulfield over 1000 metres, he had only two previous starts prior to Saturday’s win.
He is just a small horse, there is not much of him although he is a solid little bloke with a bit of talent, he could win again in similar company.
Just For Starters with the yellow cap