Debut Winner for D’Argento

Tara Madgwick - Saturday June 29

Bowness Stud have a lot of faith in their gorgeous So You Think stallion D’Argento and he added a fourth winner to his tally at Newcastle on Saturday with an impressive debut victory for the Ryan and Alexiou trained gelding Bitten By Barry.

There was a short priced favourite for the 1300m juvenile contest in expensive $1.1million Snitzel colt Manos and with a furlong to go he did look the winner, but he was swallowed up at the finish by Bitten by Barry.

Ridden a patient race by Brandon Lerena, Bitten By Barry was the widest runner turning for home and unwound all the way to the line to win by a length.

 

 

Bitten by Barry was bred and sold by Bowness Stud.

A modest $35,000 Inglis Classic purchase for Best Gait Racing from the Bowness Stud draft at Inglis Classic, Bitten by Barry is a half-brother to good metro winner Starman and is the last foal and seventh winner from seven to race from terrific producer You’re Dreamin, a metro winning half-sister by Commands to stakes-winners Johnny Reb and Power of Pegasus.

Bitten by Barry is the fourth first crop winner D’Argento and two of those winners Rag Queen and Silva ‘n’ Suave are stakes-placed.

D'Argento, click for more info and a Hypo mating.

D’Argento remains at a fee of $16,500 this spring.

 

 

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Race Result - Newcastle Bathrooms Hcp 1300m

Newcastle Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:19.40
1
Bitten By Barry
- 2g D'argento (AUS) x You're Dreamin (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: B Lerena 57
2
1.2
Manos
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Carry On Alice (SAF) (Captain Al (SAF))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: C Reith 57.5
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $775,000
Seller: Arrowfield Stud, Scone
Buyer: Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd
3
1.9
Scoundrel
- 2c Pierata (AUS) x Belfast Bella (FR) (Manduro (GER))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: R Downey 57
4
2.7
Shanwah
- 2c Too Darn Hot (GB) x Lady Sayyida (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: H Van Der Hoven 58
5
2.9
Buckenara
- 2c Dundeel (NZ) x Whispering Brook (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 57
6
4.3
Perasta
- 2c Perast (AUS) x Wilful (AUS) (Olympic Glory (IRE))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: A Gibbons 55
7
5.2
Girrawheen
- 2f Divine Prophet (AUS) x Under Pressure (AUS) (Your Song (AUS))
Tnr: P H Bloomfield Rdr: Braith Nock 53
8
5.5
Howler
- 2f Hellbent (AUS) x Kyoto Moon (AUS) (Makfi (GB))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Mitchell Bell 56
9
7.5
Correon
- 2c Tassort (AUS) x Spellbinder (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: B Looker 57
10
10.8
Anarita
- 2f Hellbent (AUS) x Sognani (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 55
11
12.5
Sculptor
- 2c Castelvecchio (AUS) x Statuette (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Ms M Weir 57
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