Rich Enuff Filly Abounding Triumphs in Gold Edition

Mark Smith - Saturday December 16

The admirably consistent Rich Enuff filly Abounding earned a just reward with a first stakes success in Saturday's $200,000 Listed Channel 7 Gold Edition Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Ridden by Martin Harley for Robert Heathcote, Abounding did best in a driving finish to defeat the Spirit Of Boom filly Avone by a short-head, with a head back to the Astern gelding Show Me Mercy in third.

It was a stakes victory not out of turn as Abounding finished second in the Group III Ken Russell Memorial Classic, second in the Listed Mode Stakes, second in the Listed Bill Carter Stakes, and third in the Listed Oxlade Stakes.

A $75,000 buy for First Light Racing/Robert Heathcote Racing from the Telemon Thoroughbreds draft from Book 2 of the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Abounding advances her record to three wins, four seconds, and two thirds from ten starts with earnings of $393,700.

"She has been working super, and her last run was brilliant as was her win before that. She is on the second line of betting for the $3million 3yo race (Guineas on Magic Millions day), and that's where we are going," Heathcote said.

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"Whether we go straight there or give her another run in the Vo Rogue (Plate), we will see after she pulls up.

"Martin did not have a lot of luck on her last start when she was heavily backed. She was heavily backed again today – I don't want it over again, but she has won a Listed race, which is fantastic for First Light Racing.

"She is one of the flagbearers for the team now, and she is going super."

Abounding a $75,000 Magic Millions yearling

 Abounding is the best of four winners from five to race for the 4-time winning Casino Prince mare Transonic, which carried the Patinack colours to a third in the Group II VRC Wakeful Stakes and third in the Listed Ethereal Stakes.

Transonic's dam Jet Past (SAF) (Jet Master) was a 4-time winner and twice Group 1-placed. Her dam, Rather Rich (Star Way), is the daughter of the Group III-winning Sir Tristram mare Touch Of Silver, a half-sister to the champion Petrava.

Telemon has entered Transonic's Russian Camelot colt in the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and Inglis Classic.

Abounding is the sixth stakes-winner for Woodside Park Stud’s Written Tycoon stallion Rich Enuff, whose lightly raced son Union Army looks a surefire future winner after storming home into third place behind Boston Rocks and Infatuation over 1100m at Randwick on Saturday.  

 

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Race Result - Channel 7 Gold Edition Plate LR 1200m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.88
1
Abounding
- 3f Rich Enuff (AUS) x Transonic (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: Martin Harley 55
Rich Enuff
2
0.1
Avone
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Sarisara (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: Angela Jones 55
Spirit Of Boom
3
0.3
Show Me Mercy
- 3g Astern (AUS) x Pardon (USA) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: M Rodd 57
4
1.8
Tiger Shark
- 3f Rich Enuff (AUS) x Langoustine (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Natalie McCall Rdr: Ben Thompson 55
5
3
Bold Comic
- 3g Whittington (AUS) x Showellen (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: G K Taylor Rdr: R Dolan 57
6
3.1
Cifrado
- 3g Encryption (AUS) x Madame Fly (AUS) (Excites (AUS))
Tnr: R G Lipp Rdr: Damien Thornton 57
7
3.1
Spirit Of Mac
- 3c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Daddys Little Girl (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: A Mallyon 57
8
4.3
Glass Of Rose
- 3f Shooting To Win (AUS) x Sky Rubi (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Jeff Dunn Rdr: Ms R Jamieson 55
9
5.2
Defiant Spirit
- 3g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Defiant Dame (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Bailey Wheeler 57
10
5.8
Deep Respect
- 3c Deep Field (AUS) x La Sevena (AUS) (Congrats (USA))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: James Orman 57
11
6.7
Mixed Spice
- 3f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Typing (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Ms H Page Rdr: Taylor Marshall 55
12
11.7
Mishani Renegade
- 3g Top Echelon (AUS) x Monicelli (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: M R Du Plessis 57
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