Spy fulfilled its elite-level potential when it won the Coolmore Classic (G1) on March 11 following a fascinating three-way challenge for the winning spot.
The Espiona trained by Chris Waller and owned by the Purebred Star burst onto the stage with a stellar performance across the board when it won the Desired Stake in Flemington in November 2021 at the start of his career. her second and was subsequently named the next queen of the pitch after her highly rated performance with analysts.
The little girl, however, managed to pick up just one win in her next eight starts, including finishing in the critically acclaimed eighth place as favorites in last year’s Coolmore Classic, because those lofty ambitions seem to have gone up in smoke. But Espiona returned this fall with renewed interest and followed by a Mannerism Stakes (G3) final win at Sandown with her first group 1 success at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Disqualified by Mick Dee for the first time in 12 career starts, Espiona is classified as a midfield player Jenny’s Pride Set an honest pace in the lead.
The mare trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace went straight to bid to go home, but Espiona came in with a powerful late run along the fence to deny her all-out victory, winning by nose, while Sheeza Belter had just failed in an attempt to grab both opponents by the throat as he rushed outside, finishing third, a short distance from the winner.
Waller admitted after the race that he had “lost faith” in the mare after two lethargic campaigns but was pleased to see Espiona play to his obvious talent and claim his fifth career win.
“We lost faith in her a little bit,” said Waller. “But it happens, it’s sport, but you don’t give up.
“They still have their abilities, you just need to find the key again. It’s amazing that you can turn them around and win a big race like this.”
Purchased by the Thoroughbred Star in association with Brett Howard of the Randwick Bloodstock Agency for AU$190,000, Espiona was the first pony to win. O’Reilly mare dahoil.
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secret put an exclamation point on her unquestionable ability as she beat an elite group of sprinters to win the time-honored Newmarket Handicap (G1) at Flemington Racecourse .
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In Secret, entering the open-age agency for the first time in her nine-year-old career, she earned her second group 1 success in Flemington, after winning the Coolmore Stud Stakes (G1) on spring.
Dean Holland rode the dirt horse after booked jockey Jamie Kah was injured in a fall during the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (G2) earlier on the card. Kah and teammate Craig Williams were taken to hospital following the incident, but initial scans showed that Kah had no broken bones or brain damage. Williams has broken his collarbone.
While In Secret became the fifth 3-year-old in the past 25 years to win Newmarket, along with the likes of sunlight and Alinghi, Godolphin marked his second win in Newmarket in four years after his 2020 win for bivouac.
Coach James Cummings’ first thoughts were with the standing jockey, Kah.
“We really sympathize with Jamie and we hope she’s okay, and that’s the most important thing,” Cummings said.
“Then you have to move on. It’s a job trying to figure out who weighs 51.5 (kg) and it’s not an easy thing because Victoria’s weight limit has increased to 54 (kg) It is quite rare for regular racers to be available to ride with such a light weight.
“He’s a pretty optimistic guy, he doesn’t seem to have any phase with me for any minute and he’s been riding her to that.
“I have to give him credit for filling the big boots there and getting the job done.”
Cummings has confirmed the next In Secret will move from the group 1 disability condition to weight-for-age and join the TJ Smith Stakes (G1) in Randwick on April 1.
“She’s gained weight with age in the three weeks ahead of the best sprinters in the country, but she’s a very, very good horse and we’re grateful as a team that has made it,” Cummings said. get her.
“For His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, winning another Newmarket here — the second in four years — is a huge result.”
In The Secret was a AU$900,000 purchase of Godolphin from the Segenhoe draft at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Annual Sale. She was outside the group of 3 winners. Flee (AUS .)), has a 2-year-old child due to Snitzel was purchased by GW Racing Bloodstock and James Bester Bloodstock from the Thoroughbred Longwood draft at this year’s Gold Coast sale.
