Rubick Filly Wins $500,000 Tapp Craig

Tara Madgwick - Sunday October 9

The Randwick meeting on Saturday was cut short due to the dire state of the track with the richest race run carrying no Black Type, but $500,000 in cash with the inaugural ATC Tapp Craig (1400m) won by terrific filly Opal Ridge, who continued the run of success enjoyed by her sire Rubick.

Opal Ridge wins the $500,000 ATC Tapp Craig - image Steve Hart

Trained at Scone by Luke Pepper, Opal Ridge has barely put a foot wrong since winning on debut at Canberra in January.

Progressing through the grades since returning from a spell in July, Opal Ridge was second in the Listed ATC Heritage Stakes at her most recent run and then handled the dreadful track and step up to 1400m to win the Tapp Craig by nearly two lengths as a hot favourite.

 

A modest $20,000 Inglis Classic purchase for R Hunt from the Carramar Park draft, Opal Ridge has been a model of consistency with four wins and two placings from seven starts netting nearly $450,000 in prizemoney.

 

Bred by Wayne and Pauline Alchin, Opal Ridge looks a future stakes-winner for Rubick and is the first foal from winning Myboycharlie (IRE) mare Chadana, a half-sister to Group III ATC Adrian Knox Stakes winner Candelara, who was also third in the Group I ATC Australian Oaks.

Rubick has an outstanding crop of 3YO's running for him this season.

Proving popular at Swettenham Stud this spring, Rubick has three new stakes-winners to his credit this season and two of them, G1 Golden Rose winner Jacquinot and Shades of Rose will run in the Everest next Saturday.

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Race Result - The Agency Tapp-Craig 1400m

Randwick Track: Heavy(10) Time: 1:29.69
1
Opal Ridge
- 3f Rubick (AUS) x Chadana (AUS) (Myboycharlie (IRE))
Tnr: Luke Pepper Rdr: Tyler Schiller 53
2
2.3
Pericles
- 3g Street Boss (USA) x Accessories (GB) (Singspiel (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: G Schofield 55
3
7.6
Dashing Legend
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Kneeling (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: J Ford 53
4
8.1
Ringmaster
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Blazing Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 55
5
8.3
Basquiat
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Bonny O'Reilly (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55
6
11.1
Chairman
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Harlow Gold (NZ) (Tavistock (NZ))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: K S Latham 55
7
11.2
Burgunder
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Pinot (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: J Parr 55
8
74.2
Badge
- 3c Sebring (AUS) x Medaille (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Avdulla 55
9
99.9
Hawaii Five Oh
- 3c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Aloha (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: N Rawiller 56
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