Rubick Mare Rises to Challenge

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 27

Progressive mare Amica has been gradually working her way through the grades and looked good scoring a half length win in a Benchmark 78 event (1800m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Amica wins at Randwick - image Steve Hart

Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, Amica won two country races at Goulburn earlier in the year, but has come back a much stronger mare this preparation.

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She’s now won three of her last four starts with her past two wins coming in good class metropolitan company with her overall record now five wins and a second from 11 starts with prizemoney topping $143,000.

Retained to race by her breeders, Amica is the bets of three metropolitan winners from stakes-winning Shamardal (USA) mare Femina Fashion, a half-sister to Group I winner Happy Archer.

Best known as  the sire of Everest winner Yes Yes Yes and the brilliant Group II winner Rubisaki, Rubick has 23 yearlings for 2021 Magic Millions and you can see them here.



 

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Race Result - Ranvet (Bm78) 1800m

Randwick Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:48.93
1
Amica
- 4m Rubick (AUS) x Femina Fashion (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: B Avdulla 55
2
0.5
Criminal Code
- 4g Maschino (AUS) x Pale (AUS) (Ad Valorem (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
3
0.7
Sacramento
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Alzora (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: S Clipperton 59
4
2.7
Come Along
- 5g Power (GB) x Game Duchess (AUS) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 56
5
2.8
First Courrier
- 7g Shellscrape (AUS) x Courrier De Coeur (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 53
6
3.0
Mushaireb
- 7g Invincible Spirit (IRE) x Hidden Brief (GB) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: Tom Sherry 61
7
3.8
Decroux
- 6g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Mimes (AUS) (Desert King (IRE))
Tnr: J C Deamer Rdr: R Dolan 59.5
8
4.0
La Grisa
- 5m Reliable Man (GB) x Miss Scarlatti (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Rachel King 52
9
4.4
Prospectus
- 4g Excelebration (IRE) x Canossa (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Bowman 56.5
10
4.5
Nyami
- 4g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Zambezi (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
11
4.7
Kaapfever
- 6g Sufficient (NZ) x Kaapdiva (NZ) (Kaapstad (NZ))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 56
12
5.1
Navy Cross
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Watchful (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Ms W Costin 59
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