Winning Debut For Rocket Spade Sibling

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday March 31

The juvenile maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday was won by promising Snitzel gelding Holstein, a half-brother to this year’s Group I New Zealand Derby winner Rocket Spade, who is due in Sydney for a crack at the Group I ATC Australian Derby on Saturday week.

Trained by Matt Dunn, Holstein was tuned up with two recent trials and was able to overcome an awkward draw to score a tenacious win.

He went forward to sit outside the leader under Josh Parr and gave a great kick over the final furlong leaving just enough to hold off a late challenge from Chill to win by a neck.

 


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He’s a lovely well bred gelding now as he was extremely naughty as a colt,” revealed stable representative Kiera Dunn.

“It’s taken us a while to get him going, but each time he had a trial or jump out he improved.

“Today was a big ask from a wide gate, but he kept finding all the way, so it was very encouraging.”

A $150,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Sun Stud draft at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale for his trainer and bloodstock agent Neil Jenkinson, Holstein runs for a big group of stable clients and is a three-quarter brother to this season’s Group I winner Rocket Spade.

 

 

Holstein as a yearling

Bred by Sun Stud, Holstein is the third winner from stakes-placed Affairoftheheart, a half-sister by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) to Group I winner Soriano and Group III winner Kaiser Franz from stakes-winner Call Me Lily.

Affairoftheheart has a yearling colt Thronum and was covered last spring by National Defense (GB).



 

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Race Result - Yarraman Easter Yearlings Mdn 1200m

Warwick Farm Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:11.18
1
Holstein
- 2g Snitzel (AUS) x Affairoftheheart (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: J Parr 58
2
0.2
Chill
- 2f Vancouver (AUS) x Terrestria (NZ) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: T Marquand 55.5
3
1.5
Police
- 2g Tivaci (AUS) x Virginia (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: J R Collett 58
4
1.9
Mandalong Cash
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Niagara Falls (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: R Dolan 57.5
5
3.2
Lease
- 2c Choisir (AUS) x Ume (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Regan Bayliss 58
6
5.9
Single Touch
- 2c Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Touched In Flight (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: J Bowman 57
7
7.1
Turgenev
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Gypsy Diamond (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58
8
7.9
Fire
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Keep On Singing (USA) (Hennessy (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: B Avdulla 58
9
8.5
Rocklily
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Rockzel (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Tim Clark 56
10
10.7
Fabulous Choice
- 2c Extreme Choice (AUS) x French Fern (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: R & M Freedman Rdr: K Mc Evoy 58
11
25.8
I'm A Cutie
- 2f Your Song (AUS) x Primaluna (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: A Banks 55
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