Ready Blitzes Rivals

Tara Madgwick - Saturday March 26

The leading sire of two year-old winners this season is not Snitzel or Zoustar, it’s Lyndhurst Stud’s Better Than Ready and he posted his 11th juvenile winner at Doomben on Saturday where Steady Ready won by daylight on debut.

Punters were awake to the talent of Steady Ready and the Tony and Maddysen Sears trained colt was sent out favourite and delivered on potential with a resounding five and three-quarter length win.

He led from barrier one and was never challenged, making light work of the heavy track which was in contrast to his previous 13 length trial win on good ground at Toowoomba.
 

 

 

 

Steady Ready was a $70,000 MM Book 2 yearling purchase.

 

Steady Ready was a $70,000 Magic Millions Book 2 purchase from the Yarramalong Park draft for Paul Moroney Bloodstock/Haoh & Co and is the second winner from Our First Lady, a winning Denman mare, whose dam is a half-sister to Group I winning sprinter and champion sire More Than Ready (USA).



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The pedigree is an interesting one as Steady Ready is by a grand-son of More Than Ready so is line bred to his dam Woodman’s Girl.

The full brother to Steady Ready sold at the Magic Millions March Gold Coast Yearling Sale last week fetching $72,500 to the bid of RS Bloodstock/Paul Moroney & Catheryne Bruggeman.

Our First Lady is married to Better Than Ready and has been to him for five seasons in a row and given her first two foals are now winners the decision looks like a good one.


 

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Race Result - Tab Venue Mode Hcp 1050m

Doomben Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:01.66
1
Steady Ready
- 2c Better Than Ready (AUS) x Our First Lady (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Luke Tarrant 58
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $120,000
Seller: Yarramalong Park, Kalbar, Qld
Buyer: Jack Bruce Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA)/High Calibre Racing
2
5.8
Titian Goddess
- 2f Defcon (AUS) x Seconde (AUS) (Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: D J Bougoure Rdr: James Orman 56
3
6.0
Gerrymander
- 2f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Civita (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Tiffani Brooker 55.5
4
6.2
Flop Turn River
- 2g Better Than Ready (AUS) x Zaripova (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: P & W Hulbert Rdr: Alex Patis 55
5
8.5
Luna Rosa
- 2f Lonhro (AUS) x Lunar Rose Above (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: D J Bougoure Rdr: Ms G Cartwright 56
6
11.2
Smart Rubick
- 2g Rubick (AUS) x Miss Pocket Rocket (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: P & W Hulbert Rdr: Adin Thompson 56
7
13.5
Roadtrip
- 2c Shalaa (IRE) x Stella Street (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Justin Huxtable 58
8
23.5
To Boogie
- 2c Sooboog (AUS) x Lady Liverpool (NZ) (Makfi (GB))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: J Byrne 58
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