Good looking filly Baroda raced right up to her good looks with a dominant maiden win at Doomben on Wednesday. The daughter of Epaulette has always been a head turner and she looked extra good when racing to a nearly four lengths win in the 1350 maiden event. “She was a spectacular looking yearling and when I spotted her at the 2018 Inglis Classic Sale in Sydney I pretty much told myself I wasn’t leaving the sale without her,” said Ontrack Thoroughbreds Managing Director Grant Morgan. “In the end I had to go the $150,000 because she naturally attracted the attention of some good judges, but I felt she was worth the money. “She was a great walking filly and my notes in the sales catalogue included a comment that she walks like a panther. “If you simply walked around the sales complex without a catalogue and looked at every horse on offer at the sale you would have had this filly high on any shopping list. “Every good judge we’ve put in front of this filly since I bought her has backed up my opinion and she’s developed into a really lovely three-year-old. “When she spelled at Waverley Park, Trevor Bailey was very enthusiastic about her and breaker Greg Bennett from Fenwick Farms was in her corner from day one. “Good horses have great attitudes and temperaments and this filly has the perfect attitude. She breezes through everything that you ask her to do and that approach to life is going to take her a long way. “Long term I’m pretty sure she will get over a bit of ground so we will sit down over the next few days and work out a plan going forward because the year’s end is just around the corner. “If she’s going to be aimed at some nice races over the Queensland Winter Carnival, she’s going to need a break so we have to work out a plan that allows her a spell and then find suitable races to head into the carnival,” said Grant Morgan. A daughter of seven race winner Dandy Warhols (by Distant Music), Baroda is from family full of good tough horses including News Alert (9 wins), Graceful Anna (6 wins including Group 3 Vo Rouge Plate) and Prince Rubiton (8 wins). Successful jockey Ronnie Stewart was impressed with Baroda. “She’s a lovely filly and a pleasure to ride. She jumped well and put herself in a great spot and was very dominant when I asked her to extend. “I am confident that she’ll get over a lot further as she strengthens and there’s plenty to look forward with her,” said Ronnie Stewart. Congratulations to our owners: Steve Mauger, Rob Harvey, Ian and Cathy Mathieson, Tony Halloran, David and Sue Worthley, Mark Snowden, Mark Ostermeyer, Jim and Jenny Edington, Dennis and Del Bates, Judy and Brent Hudson, Wayne and Paddi Muller, Haimes Racing (Manager Jamie Haimes), Tom Wyld and Frances Field. Brazen Gem’s maiden win at Orange marked an important milestone for Ontrack Thoroughbreds as she became the first winner by Brazen Beau in the all gold silks.
Ontrack’s Managing Director Grant Morgan purchased Brazen Beau as a yearling at the Inglis Classic Sale for $70,000 and managed his brilliant sprinting career which netted Group One wins in the Coolmore Stakes and Newmarket Handicap. “Brazen Gem is from Brazen Beau’s first crop and her win at Orange was the first success by one of his progeny in the all gold racing colours. “The Brazen Beau story has been tremendous for Ontrack and our clients and now to have a winner by him is just another important milestone. “Naturally we have been supportive of Brazen Beau at stud and while we’ve only had limited runners by him, we now have eight two or three-year-olds by him on our books currently. “Brazen Gem is an interesting story because I purchased her out of the New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Sale at Karaka in 2018 for $160,000. “I was actually looking for a staying type of filly but when I saw her during my pre-sale inspections, she quickly became a must-have as she reminded me so much of Brazen Beau at the same age. “She did well to run second to talented filly Longbottom from a wide draw on a soft track at her debut and then we brought her north to Eagle Farm but she had come to the end of her preparation so she had a decent winter spell in Queensland. “Her lead-up to resuming at Orange was hampered by a virus and the merit of her win out there was enhanced when the stable discovered she had an elevated temperature the day after the race, so she obviously hasn’t fully recovered from that issue. “She’s done a great job to travel to Orange and win under those circumstances so we will make sure she recovers from her issue and then put her out in the paddock and give her some time off and she will come back a much better filly,” said Grant Morgan. Congratulations to our winning owners: David and Sue Worthley, Vin Harink, Mark Snowden, Fine Dining Syndicate (Manager Mark Ostermeyer), Malcolm Borger, Ailsa Morrison-Galt, Dave Moretti, Wayne and Paddi Muller, John and Barbara Gilbert, Christine Shaw, Robert Corolla, Bobby Vucenovic, Peter McClintock, Bob and Gladys Harvey, Judy Bandidt, Garry Batchelder, Brad Leaity John Loftus, Gerald and Antoinette Pacholec, D Paton, Roger Perusich, David Sparkes, Ken Stocks, Barry Tangitu, Anne Wade, Jean Weston, Ty Wagstaff. |
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