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News.com.au
18-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
$1.4m boom colt Central Coast salutes as $3m baby Ernaux falls at Canterbury
High-priced colt Central Coast, the son of former Group 1 gun Sunlight, gave odds-on backers a few nervous moments before Chris Waller's $1.4m baby showed a glimpse of his promise to breakthrough at Canterbury on Wednesday. But it wasn't all smooth sailing for the Waller camp as $3m stablemate Ernaux went under at the same venue less than an hour later. Waller's $4.4m duo ensured there was plenty of interest at an otherwise regulation midweek metropolitan meeting. Central Coast didn't disappoint despite needing some luck to get on the board at start two in the Myplates Maiden Handicap (1250m). After being narrowly beaten as a $1.65 favourite on debut last week, Central Coast was sent out as a $1.40 elect and caught on heels throughout much of the two-year-old event. Jockey Adam Hyeronimus was able to get into the clear when it counted as Central Coast surged clear late to score from a trio of stablemates, led by Crossbow ($19). 'We are very pleased with that,' Waller's assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth said. 'It was a bit of a nervous watch really. He was very keen down the back which I didn't anticipate to be honest. 'He is a beautiful and calm but he did he get up on the bridle for him and Adam (Hyeronimus) did just have to bide his time in the straight. 'He was very good late.' Regally bred Central Coast gets the job done at Canterbury, and that's the First 4 to @cwallerracing after he trained the Quinella in Race 1 at Doomben as well! ðŸ'° @aus_turf_club @coolmorestud — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 18, 2025 Central Coast is the second foal out of three-time Group 1-winning mare Sunlight, which sold for $4.2m as a broodmare prospect in 2020. Her first foal is Listed winning colt Dawn Service. Duckworth indicated Central Coast could possibly head towards the Listed $160,000 Tattersall's Stakes (1400m) in 10 days time at Eagle Farm or go for a break to begin preparing for his three-year-old season. Adam Hyeronimus rides the first two winners at Canterbury, with Kakadu Sunset winning on debut! ðŸ'° @GaiWaterhouse1 @aus_turf_club — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 18, 2025 Two-year-old filly Ernaux failed to replicate her fellow big-money buy's performance in the Ranvet Maiden Handicap (1250m). Ernaux ($2.70 favourite), a daughter of I Am Invincible out of Booker, sat outside the lead and briefly hit the front before fading late to finish third behind Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained duo Kakadu Sunset ($10) and Avenue Montaigne ($4.20).
News.com.au
14-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Sir Lucan defies odds to secure second Winter Cup
Sir Lucan staged racing's ultimate form reversal to achieve something no stayer has managed in more than 60 years at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Sir Lucan became the first horse since Royal Bark in 1962-63 to win successive Winter Cups (2400m). The only other horse to win two Winter Cups was Destiny's Kiss and those triumphs were six years apart – 2013 and 2019! Racenet iQ members get full access to our Pro Tips service, where Greg and our team of professional punters provide daily tips with fully transparent return on investment statistics. SUBSCRIBE NOW and start punting like a pro! But Sir Lucan was coming off a long last when resuming in the Lord Mayor's Cup two weeks ago although he was obviously a different horse second-up from a spell. Adam Hyeronimus, one of Sydney's in-form jockeys, has ridden Sir Lucan in both his Winter Cup wins and said to connections: 'Can you book me for the horse in this race next year!' Sir Lucan ($21) finished strongly to run down stablemate Bear On The Loose ($3 favourite) to win by three-quarters of a length with Hopeful ($31) a long neck away third. Hyeronimus rode a stalking race on Sir Lucan, not dissimilar to how he rode the gelding last year, tracking Bear On The Loose into the straight then seizing control of the Winter Cup near the line. 'It was a good win. I had to use him to get to the spot I wanted and I got there and after that it was just a matter of keeping him in a rhythm, keeping him relaxed,'' Hyeronimus said. 'He can sprint once he has a soft, economical run but he had to do it early and he's had to carry 57kg today in this race so he's done a good job and he was tough late.'' Waterhouse and Bott's stable representative Neil Paine declared: 'He loves the Winter Cup, Sir Lucan.'' 'It was a great ride from Adam Hyeronimus,' Paine said. • Star apprentice brings up century with first city treble 'Bear On The Loose is a horse you can't hold up, you have to let him run along. Young Zac Wadick rode him an absolute treat and it was good to see him fight out the finish. 'But Adam was right on his tail, knew exactly where he was going and got out at the right time. 'It's just great for Sir Lucan, I don't think he has won in between this year and last year. Where do we go from here? Let's just take this win today and see how we go.'' Sir Lucan was the second leg of a feature race staying double for Waterhouse and Bott after they prepared Campaldino to win the Group 2 Brisbane Cup at Eagle Farm. The big-race brace gives the trainers 35 Group or Listed wins this season equalling their previous best stakes haul set in 2023-24 – and there's still six weeks of the current season remaining. Monique and Adam Annetts are part-owners of Sir Lucan and are hoping the stayer's return to winning form is a sign of things. The couple flew to England last night to attend the famous Royal Ascot carnival and watch their sprinter, Storm Boy, contest the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Cup (1200m) next Saturday night. • Filly eases Portelli's pain after Kimochi retirement with Rosehill win 'We're very excited to win the Winter Cup again and the owners are flying over to London tonight,'' Paine said. 'Monique and Adam, they're jumping on a plane to go and see Storm Boy run next Saturday. If they were flying economy they will be flying first class now.' Storm Boy, formerly trained by Waterhouse and Bott, is now with Irish maestro Aidan O'Brien after Coolmore purchased a majority share in the colt. Sir Lucan was born and bred at Coolmore in Ireland and raised within sight of the life-size bronze statue of Sadler's Wells. That is more than fitting given the Tulloch Lodge stayer carries a 3x3 double cross of the stallion that has shaped the European and world thoroughbred scene for decades. On top of that, Sir Lucan is a third generation direct descendant of Urban Sea who almost single-handedly disproved the theory that 'champion mares never throw champions horses'. Urban Sea won Europe's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, then in the breeding barn produced four Group 1 winners including two great champion racehorses and stallions, Galileo and Sea The Stars. Galileo (2001) and Sea The Stars (2009) both won the English Derby, a feat that Sir Lucan's father Camelot (2012) also managed during his stellar racing career. Originally published as Imported stayer Sir Lucan achieves historic feat with back-to-back Winter Cup Victories at Rosehill
News.com.au
04-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Bargain-basement buy Penpel defeats $3 million filly Ernaux at Warwick Farm
Penpel, a bargain-basement buy of just $20,000 as a yearling, defeated the filly with a $3 million price tag, Ernaux. Racing is a great leveller as evidenced by the result of the Warwick Farm opener, the TAB Maiden (1100m), on Wednesday. The Marc Conners -trained Penpel is only modestly-bred but she is big on ability and raced home to beat her high profile rival by three lengths. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'She's a really nice filly, we have always had a lot of time for her,'' Conners said. 'For a two-year-old filly, she has a massive stride on her. 'I thought she put the writing on the wall last start when she went super (second on debut to subsequent winner Agarwood). 'Today, she was really switched on and did everything right. She got the job done and we will send her to the paddock now and bring her back for spring.'' It's Penpel with a statement win at Warwick Farm in the opener! ðŸ'¥ @ConnersMarc | @aus_turf_club — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) June 4, 2025 Penpel ($3.20), ridden by the in-form Adam Hyeronimus, streaked clear in the straight to win by a big margin from the fast finishing Ernaux ($12) with Jarrito ($5.50) just over a length away third. Hyeronimus was also impressed by the dominance of Penpel's win. 'She raced well first time out and I was confident she would win today,'' Hyeronimus said. 'I was very keen to let the stable know I wanted to ride her wherever she went.'' But for connections of Ernaux, there was plenty of merit in her effort. She drifted back to near last on the rail and was in an awkward spot on the home turn. Ernaux's jockey James McDonald had to change course a couple of times in the straight before going back to the inside where the filly accelerated through to finish a promising second.
The Australian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Punters in a ‘Daze' as import causes a boilover
Given his history, the aptly-named import Glory Daze was always going to find an off-season Benchmark 88 easier than some of the races he has found himself in. Now a resident of Bong Bong in the southern highlands, Glory Daze's opening seven starts in his native Europe included a tussle with future stablemate and Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa in a Group 3 at Leopardstown at start number three. Fast forward to starts six and (finally) seven and the grandson of our own Exceed And Excel contested both the English and Irish Derbies during June 2022. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Saturday's 2000m assignment at Royal Randwick tested the stamina as much, or more, as either of the two classics, illustrated by a 60 length margin between winner Glory Daze and the French import Behtar at the back. The result wasn't just an Irish-bred quinella, it was a double celebration for syndications firm, MyRacehorse whose racehorses, Glory Daze and Adam Hyeronimus' ride Bear On The Loose, pocketed over $100,000 between them for their hard earned efforts. 'He (Glory Daze) was looking for a trip and he was looking for a wet track,' Ciaron Maher Racing's Johann Gerard-Dubord said. 'This has been a long time between drinks but a couple of preps ago when he won here with Nash (Rawiller), it was very impressive. • Queensland Oaks on radar for Let's Fly 'He is a horse that has had a few issues. The owners have been very patient and it was good to see they got rewarded. 'He's just got a big action and he needs to use that. It is the first time he found a Heavy track but I think the heavier the better and you won't get much heavier than that today. That will give him plenty of confidence too. 'He is in a good spot at the moment and will improve again off the back of that.' Glory Daze's heroics marked win 107 for star apprentice Benjamin Osmond. 'He's huge. He's got a massive stride,' the jockey said. 'The race panned out well. I always felt like I was going to get to Adam but it just took a long time to get there.'
News.com.au
24-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Patience pays off as Glory Daze finds his best form to claim an upset win on a wet Randwick
Given his history, the aptly-named import Glory Daze was always going to find an off-season Benchmark 88 easier than some of the races he has found himself in. Now a resident of Bong Bong in the southern highlands, Glory Daze 's opening seven starts in his native Europe included a tussle with future stablemate and Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa in a Group 3 at Leopardstown at start number three. Fast forward to starts six and (finally) seven and the grandson of our own Exceed And Excel contested both the English and Irish Derbies during June 2022. Saturday's 2000m assignment at Royal Randwick tested the stamina as much, or more, as either of the two classics, illustrated by a 60 length margin between winner Glory Daze and the French import Behtar at the back. The result wasn't just an Irish-bred quinella, it was a double celebration for syndications firm, MyRacehorse whose racehorses, Glory Daze and Adam Hyeronimus ' ride Bear On The Loose, pocketed over $100,000 between them for their hard earned efforts. 'He (Glory Daze) was looking for a trip and he was looking for a wet track,' Ciaron Maher Racing's Johann Gerard-Dubord said. 'This has been a long time between drinks but a couple of preps ago when he won here with Nash (Rawiller), it was very impressive. Glory Daze powers home to win at Randwick for @cmaherracing at big odds! ðŸ'° â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025 • Queensland Oaks on radar for Let's Fly 'He is a horse that has had a few issues. The owners have been very patient and it was good to see they got rewarded. 'He's just got a big action and he needs to use that. It is the first time he found a Heavy track but I think the heavier the better and you won't get much heavier than that today. That will give him plenty of confidence too. 'He is in a good spot at the moment and will improve again off the back of that.' Glory Daze's heroics marked win 107 for star apprentice Benjamin Osmond. 'He's huge. He's got a massive stride,' the jockey said. 'The race panned out well. I always felt like I was going to get to Adam but it just took a long time to get there.'
