Edison Brings Timely Inglis Classic Update

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 20

There were four Randwick winners on Saturday that have siblings in upcoming sales and one of them is talented Fastnet Rock gelding Edison, who scored his first win in open company when saluting over 1400m.

Edison wins at Randwick - image Steve Hart

Prepared by Bjorn Baker, Edison has been allowed to quietly work his way through the grades and was a last start winner in a Benchmark 88 event at Rosehill on December 5.

He travelled on the speed for Tim Clark and gave notice of more wins to come when surging clear to win by a length and a half.
 


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“We’ve always had a really good opinion of him and I was grateful to get him as a well bred youngster for Highclere and he’s really dominant now,” said Bjorn Baker.

“Of his last six starts, he’s won four of them and kept going up and up, so now he’s off to the Magic Millions.”

Edison was a $310,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Segenhoe draft for Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (Australia) Ltd and has the overall record of six wins and five placings from 17 starts with prizemoney in excess of $475,000.

Bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds, Edison is the first winner for A Million Tears, a winning half-sister by Street Cry (IRE) to Group I winner Invest from Group I winner Unearthly.

The current yearling from A Million Tears is a colt by Fastnet Rock’s champion son Merchant Navy that will be offered by Valiant Stud as agent for Fairway at Inglis Classic as Lot 438.

 

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Race Result - Bisley Workwear Hcp 1400m

Randwick Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:23.06
1
Edison
- 4g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x A Million Tears (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tim Clark 54
2
1.5
Hilo
- 4g Lonhro (AUS) x Kona (AUS) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 53
3
2.8
Irithea
- 7m Snitzel (AUS) x Kirovskaya (AUS) (French Deputy (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J Parr 59
4
3.4
Redouble
- 7g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Special Mission (NZ) (Towkay (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Tom Sherry 58
5
3.7
Passage Of Time
- 7g Northern Meteor (AUS) x Crystal Gauntlet (AUS) (Marscay (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: B Avdulla 58.5
6
3.9
Notabadidea
- 5g Highly Recommended (AUS) x Splash (NZ) (Captain Rio (GB))
Tnr: J & G Lee Rdr: J Innes Jnr 52
7
4.7
Intuition
- 6g Street Cry (IRE) x Radar (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Kurt Goldman Rdr: Cejay Graham 51
8
5.2
Romani Girl
- 5m Reliable Man (GB) x Gypsy Jewels (AUS) (Jade Robbery (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
9
5.4
Badoosh
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Tresor (AUS) (Belong To Me (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: R Dolan 52
10
5.5
Special Missile
- 7g Smart Missile (AUS) x Quiet Meadow (USA) (El Prado (IRE))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54.5
11
5.7
Irish Songs
- 5g Shamus Award (AUS) x Lucky Songs (NZ) (Johar (USA))
Tnr: Kurt Goldman Rdr: Ms K Nisbet 52
12
5.9
Notabadharada
- 5g Haradasun (AUS) x Alicia Markova (NZ) (Entrepreneur (GB))
Tnr: J & G Lee Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 52
13
17.9
Cradle Mountain
- 7g West Quest (CAN) x From Japan (NZ) (Jungle Pocket (JPN))
Tnr: Clare Cunningham Rdr: Regan Bayliss 57
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