One to Watch – Werribee

Tara Madgwick - Friday April 23

Champion sire I Am Invincible posted his 12th Australian two year-old winner of the season on Friday and he did it with a blue-blooded colt carrying the famous Makybe Diva colours.

Trained by Peter Moody and ridden by Luke Nolen, Smytzer made light work of the 1100m juvenile maiden, cruising clear to win by a length and a quarter.

Smytzer was retained to race by Makybe.

A homebred for Tony Santic’s Makybe Racing and Breeding, he was retained to race after passing in shy of his $800,000 reserve at Inglis Easter last year.

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“Tony has been a great supporter of the stable for many years and was one of the first people to ring me when we kicked back off training and said I’ve got a nice little colt for you,” said Peter Moody, who holds Smytzer in high regard.

“There’s not a lot of stakes options in Melbourne at this time of year so we may look at Adelaide or Brisbane, but he might head to the paddock and look towards spring. We’ll let the horse tell us.”

Smytzer is a half-brother to Group I MRC Thousand Guineas winner Amicus and stakes-winner Cheer Leader being the eighth winner from nine foals to race from stakes-placed Gold Chant, a half-sister to world champion sprinter and sire Starspangledbanner.

Smytzer is the last foal of Gold Chant, who died in 2019.


 

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Race Result - Sherriffs Cranetrucks Mdn 1100m

Werribee Track: Good(4) Time: 1:05.84
1
Smytzer
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Gold Chant (AUS) (El Moxie (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: L Nolen 58
2
1.3
Let Fly
- 2f Free Eagle (IRE) x Abazan (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: John Allen 56
3
2.3
Coaxial
- 2g Cable Bay (IRE) x Zolletta (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Gavin Bedggood Rdr: C Newitt 58
4
4.5
Jenniferwish
- 2f Mshawish (USA) x Joadja (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: D Moor 56
5
4.9
The Bluebagger
- 2g Kiss And Make Up (AUS) x Fasliyev Dancer (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: J W Bridgman Rdr: J Benbow 58
6
6.6
Back In The Day
- 2c More Than Ready (USA) x Optimist (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: C W Little Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
7
6.7
Shoelace Soup
- 2f Unencumbered (AUS) x Iriomote (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Damien Thornton 56
8
6.9
Cassatt
- 2f No Nay Never (USA) x Pretty Picture (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: Zac Spain 56
9
7.0
White Stilettos
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Into The Mist (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Dan O'Sullivan Rdr: Will Price 56
10
7.2
Takhi Kahn
- 2g Mongolian Khan (AUS) x Highlights (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: C W Little Rdr: Mikaela Lawrence 55
11
15.2
Capital Raider
- 2f Capitalist (AUS) x Miss Tomb Raider (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Fred W Kersley 56
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