breednet.com.au

One to Watch – Ballarat

Tara Madgwick - Thursday July 16

Transferred to Rosemont Stud last year, Shamus Award has made every post a winner since then with four stakes-winners this season and an exciting two year-old debut winner at Ballarat on Thursday.

The Matt Laurie trained filly A Pinch of Luck needed no luck when stepping out for the first time in the 1100 metre maiden, bolting away to win by six lengths as a favourite.
 


Advertisement

A modest $30,000 Inglis Premier Book 2 purchase for her trainer from the Golden Grove draft, A Pinch of Luck was bred by Golden Grove and is the first foal of A Pinch of Salt, who comes from an impressive female family.

The daughter of Star Witness is from a half-sister to Group II winners Prince of War and Perana as well as stakes-winner Prince Arthur and claims blue hen Princess Tracy (IRE) as her third dam.

This is the family of Australian Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracy and this season’s Group I VRC Australian Guineas winner Alligator Blood as well as Group I winners Danasinga, Master of Design and Tracy’s Element.

Golden Grove will be thrilled with the win of A Pinch of Luck as her dam has a yearling filly by Shamus Award to follow.

Shamus Award has sired the winners of over $5million in prizemoney this season and his seasonal strike rate of 56% winners to runners is the best of all stallions in the Top 50 by earnings!
 

Shamus Award has the best winner to runner strike rate of all stallions in the Top 50 by earnings

The most successful proven sire son of Snitzel, Shamus Award stands at a fee of $19,800 this spring.



 

Advertisment

Race Result - Craigs Royal Hotel Mdn Plate 1100m

Ballarat Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 1:05.65
1
A Pinch Of Luck
- 2f Shamus Award (AUS) x A Pinch Of Salt (AUS) (Star Witness (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 54
2
6.0
La Cafe
- 2f Keep The Faith (AUS) x Downalatte (AUS) (Churchill Downs (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 55.5
3
6.4
Laststrikeyourout
- 2f Stryker (AUS) x Miss Aristocrat (AUS) (King Of Prussia (AUS))
Tnr: P A Banks Rdr: Zac Spain 55.5
4
8.4
Lysandra
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Zaripova (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Ms N Burke Rdr: Beau Mertens 58
5
8.6
Esprit's Reward
- 2f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Moon Esprit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: D S Archard Rdr: Dean Holland 55.5
6
10.3
Euphegenia
- 2f Street Boss (USA) x Miss Doubtfire (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Noblet Rdr: M J Walker 55.5
7
10.6
Nievre
- 4m Burgundy (NZ) x Head Girl (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Stephen Field Rdr: Neil Farley 58
More Reading...
Sires With Winners - Tuesday December 17
Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
OTI Move on Promising Pierro 3YO
Tony Pike is confident Golden Century can realise his full potential over ground and his opinion has been endorsed by a major international player.
$1.53 Million Showjumping and Polo Add to the Magic Millions Carnival
Magic Millions confirmed the much-anticipated line-up of teams and competitors across the entertainment-packed Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo & Showjumping on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Doug Jennings Park on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Sires With Winners - Monday December 16
Here is the full list of 14 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Girl Power Rising Fast – Magic Millions Order of Entry
The Magic Millions two and three year-old races scheduled for January 11– both worth a whopping $3million - were always going to get a big shuffle up last week and it’s been the fillies on the move.
Pause for Thought
You see a yearling and you love the yearling, but then you see the x-ray and you are given pause for thought - what happens next?
$1000 Mare Gives Trainer a Pick Me Up Win
Sam Mynott woke up to a pleasing result from her hospital bed on Wednesday afternoon, with Electron taking out the Stella Artois 1500 Qualifying Race (1600m) at Ruakaka.
Vote for Your Favourite Foal of 2024
We thank everyone for their participation in this year’s Foal Gallery with an amazing selection of babies from all over Australia and New Zealand making it a real showcase for breeders big and small and the task of selecting just six for our audience to vote for is not an easy one.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday December 18
Here is the full list of 64 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Street Boss 2YO Trifecta at Warwick Farm
The ‘blue army’ was out in force in the two year-old fillies maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when Godolphin sent out four unraced fillies trained by James Cummings, three of them by Street Boss (USA) and a fourth by Bivouac and they were one, two, three and four turning for home!