2019 Favourite Foal Breaks His Maiden

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 17

With the contenders just announced for our Breednet 2023 Favourite Foal of the Year it only seems fitting that the foal that won in 2019 should pick today to cast off maiden status and he did it at the Sunshine Coast as a short priced favourite.

Do you remember this guy?

Trained by Tony and Maddysen Sears, four year-old Pierro gelding Pairing has been working up to a win with placings at two of his last three starts.

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He broke through over 1800m, dashing clear to win by three and a half lengths.

A $170,000 Inglis Easter purchase for John Foote Bloodstock from the Willow Park Stud draft, he was pictured as a foal by Lisa Richards and is the first winner for Aonair, a winning Fastnet Rock mare from the family of Champion 3YO Filly Alinghi.

Willow Park will offer a yearling colt by Dundeel from Aonair at Inglis Classic as Lot 82 and she has foaled this spring producing a filly by Palace Pier (GB), pictured below with another beautiful image by Lisa Richards.

Palace Pier (GB) filly from Aonair born at Willow Park Stud.

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Race Result - Nazer Kurz Mdn Hcp 1800m

Sunshine Coast Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:51.97
1
Pairing
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Aonair (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Tony & Maddysen Sears Rdr: James Orman 60
2
3.5
Casanova Man
- 4g Reliable Man (GB) x Casa Blanca (NZ) (Postponed (USA))
Tnr: S P Ryan Rdr: Dale Smith 58
3
5.5
How Ya Been Anyway
- 5g Nom Du Jeu (NZ) x Kyoto Kid (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P P Jenkins Rdr: M R Du Plessis 58
4
6
Delorme
- 4m Under The Louvre (AUS) x Hot Daze (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: J G Symons & S Laxon Rdr: R Dolan 54.5
5
6.5
Jam Packed
- 3f Saxon Warrior (JPN) x King's Vee (AUS) (Duke Of Marmalade (IRE))
Tnr: Michael Morrison Rdr: Anthony Allen 56.5
6
6.7
Boog's Boy
- 5g Sooboog (AUS) x Turnitonmissy (AUS) (Tobougg (IRE))
Tnr: Philip Kimmet Rdr: C Waddell 51
7
7
Autumn Show
- 3g The Autumn Sun (AUS) x Royal Tithe (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Jake Bayliss 56
8
7.3
When Doves Fly
- 5m Wandjina (AUS) x Marmaduke's Lady (AUS) (Duke Of Marmalade (IRE))
Tnr: Ray Mokaraka Rdr: Olivia Kendal 52
9
7.5
Beam Me Up
- 4m Starcraft (NZ) x Flying Flywheel (AUS) (Toorak Toff (AUS))
Tnr: J G Symons & S Laxon Rdr: Taylor Marshall 57
10
9.8
Lucifer The Cat
- 4g Who's That Cat (AUS) x Lion Force (AUS) (Lion Cavern (USA))
Tnr: Vishan Venkaya Rdr: Girish Goomany 56.5
11
13.8
Midnight Seas
- 4m Domesday (AUS) x Out Of The Blue (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: B J Dais Rdr: Emily Lang 53
12
18.8
Wewon
- 5g Top Echelon (AUS) x Aqua Modern (AUS) (Tiger Hill (IRE))
Tnr: A & D Simpson Rdr: Ms A Bryan 57.5
13
32.3
More You Think
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x More Than Faith (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: David & Marcus Scanes Rdr: Chris Meehan 58
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