One to Watch – Goulburn

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday October 6

For a stallion that has never stood in this country Deep Impact has been making quite an impact this season, racking up his fifth Australian winner since August 1 with a blue-blooded Goulburn maiden winner on Tuesday.

Waratah Thoroughbreds homebred filly Himiko jumpd out of the ground at her third start when stepped up to 1600m, travelling more forward this time and leading for home to win by half a length.
 


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A half-sister to stakes-winner Camdus, she is the fourth winner from five foals to race from stakes—winning Elusive Qualit mare Elusive Sparkle (USA), a half-sister to triple Group I winning Kentucky Derby hero and sire Street Sense.

Elusive Sparkle has a two year-old Snitzel filly called Shimmer and Shine a yearling filly by the same sire and has foaled this spring producing a colt by American Pharoah (USA).

Elusive Sparkle was purchased by Waratah Thoroughbreds for $1.2 million at the 2010 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and has certainly been a good producer with the promise of a lot more to come.

Himiko is the fifth Australian winner this season for Deep Impact joining Group I winner Fierce Impact, Group III placed Bucharest as well as Reaching and Miss Japan, who is another Waratah Thoroughbreds homebred.

The late champion Japanese sire Deep Impact

Deep Impact has just two sons at stud in Australia spring, Saxon Warrior (Jpn) in the Hunter Valley for Coolmore and Tosen Stardom (Jpn) for Woodside Park in Victoria.





 

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Race Result - Swiftwood Tiles/Bathrooms Mdn 1600m

Goulburn Track: Good(4) Time: 1:37.61
1
Himiko
- 3f Deep Impact (JPN) x Elusive Sparkle (USA) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: Stephen O'Halloran Rdr: J Ford 56
2
0.5
Al Sahara
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Encostar (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: L Magorrian 57
3
2.5
Bedford Square
- 3f Tavistock (NZ) x Superefficient (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: B Mc Dougall 56
4
2.7
Principatus
- 8g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Smily (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: J M Sharah Rdr: B Spriggs 58
5
3.6
Bella Violet
- 3f Foxwedge (AUS) x Lady Belladonna (NZ) (Sir Percy (GB))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: K S Latham 56.5
6
3.7
Paradiso
- 4m Sebring (AUS) x Metellus (AUS) (Naturalism (NZ))
Tnr: L J Bridge Rdr: Cejay Graham 56
7
4.2
Discreet Star
- 3g Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x How Discreet (AUS) (Dubai Destination (USA))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: A B Collett 56.5
8
4.5
Zurla
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Zarakiysha (IRE) (Kendor (FR))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 56
9
6.7
All Too Rio
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Loving New (BRZ) (Choctaw Ridge (USA))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: Tom Sherry 56.5
10
6.8
Naughty Miss Nic
- 4m Nicconi (AUS) x Lady Berengaria (AUS) (Lion Heart (USA))
Tnr: Jason & Lucy Attard Rdr: K Jennings 56.5
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