New Season Winners for Pride of Dubai and Vancouver

Tara Madgwick - Thursday August 13

Exciting young sires Pride of Dubai and Vancouver are on the board for the new season producing smart winners at the Sale meeting on Friday.

Vancouver Lad wins on debut - image Leonie Grbic / Racing Photos

Vancouver Lad wins on debut - image Leonie Grbic / Racing Photos



The Robbie Griffiths trained Vancouver Lad took the opening race on debut, overcoming an outside gate to post a tenacious short half head win on the heavy going in the 1105m maiden.
 



Passed in at Magic Millions, three year-old Vancouver Lad is the second winner from stakes-winning King of Danes mare Oridane.

“He’s a beautiful horse and we’ve loved him all the way through,” said Robbie Griffiths.

“We bought another Vancouver at the sales this year o the back of the potential of what this guy has shown us. The Vancouver stock have a great attitude and want to eat and train and be racehorses.”

Later in the day three year-old Pride of Dubai gelding Criminal opened his account with a three length win in the 1611m maiden.

Criminal wins in a breeze - image Leonie Grbic / Racing Photos

Criminal wins in a breeze - image Leonie Grbic / Racing Photos


Fit and ready to fire at his third run back from a spell the Anthony and Sam Freedman trained Criminal appreciated the step up in trip to win as he pleased.
 



A $150,000 Magic Millions purchase for Anthony Freedman Rcg/Blue Sky Bstock (FBAA) from the Coolmore draft, Criminal runs in the Australian Bloodstock colours.

A half-brother to Group III placed Irish Nova, Criminal is the second winner from Group III placed General Nediym mare Count Your Fingers.

With their oldest progeny now three year-olds, Pride of Dubai and Vancouver are both standing at Coolmore this spring at fees of $38,500 and $30,250.




 

Race Result - Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Mdn 1611m

Sale Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:41.79
1
Criminal
- 3g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Count Your Fingers (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: W Egan 57
MM Adelaide Yearling Sale $40,000
Seller: Kitchwin Hills, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Cumani Racing Pty Ltd/Mark Alderman
2
3.0
Brazen Force
- 4g Brazen Beau (AUS) x Apocrypha (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: C Newitt 59.5
3
4.8
Slipintothis
- 4g Proisir (AUS) x Lady Grace (NZ) (Sir Percy (GB))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: D Oliver 59.5
4
6.7
On The Tiles
- 4g Reset (AUS) x Sea Terrace (AUS) (Authorized (IRE))
Tnr: Peter Gelagotis Rdr: J Maskiell 59.5
5
6.8
Diamond Moments
- 4m Helmet (AUS) x Table Mesa (USA) (Comic Strip (USA))
Tnr: Shea Eden Rdr: D W Stackhouse 57.5
6
9.6
Doom Star
- 4g Domesday (AUS) x Bells Of Troy (AUS) (Clangalang (AUS))
Tnr: Jackson Pallot Rdr: L Nolen 59.5
7
9.7
Cherno Alpha
- 3c Fiorente (IRE) x Settheworldonfire (AUS) (Artie Schiller (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Patrick Moloney 57
8
10.4
Politicalinfluence
- 3g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Provocateur (AUS) (Elvstroem (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Zac Spain 57
9
11.9
Mortajja
- 4g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Alharir (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: Saab Hasan Rdr: M Rodd 59.5
10
12.7
Last Dream
- 4m Showcasing (GB) x Nan's Dream (NZ) (Centaine (AUS))
Tnr: Wayne Walters Rdr: Ms K Walters 57.5
11
12.8
Wanted Miss
- 4m Wanted (AUS) x Influential Miss (AUS) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: R D Griffiths Rdr: Carleen Hefel 55.5
12
16.3
Final Stryke
- 4g Stryker (AUS) x Fashion Gala (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Ms C Martindale Rdr: Chelsea Hall 59.5
13
23.3
Double Dare You
- 3f Makfi (GB) x Zago (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: J Bowditch 55
14
31.3
Jungle Princess
- 6m Jungle Ruler (AUS) x Contessa Capri (AUS) (Rustic Amber (IRE))
Tnr: Rachael Cunningham Rdr: A Lynch 57.5
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