Winning Debut for $600,000 Fastnet 2YO

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 6

The $150,000 VRC Next Generation Sprinter Series (1200m) for juveniles at Flemington on Saturday had a short priced favourite in blueblood I Am Invincible filly I Found You, but she came up short in an exciting finish with Fastnet Rock gelding Aldofito making a winning debut.

Aldofito too strong at the finish for I Found You - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, Aldofito has always shown ability, but was not going to achieve much as a colt with a wandering eye and lack of focus leading to the decision to geld.

By all accounts he’s come back this time committed to the cause and looked very professional when letting down for Damian Lane to beat I Found You by half a length.
 

 

“It was really pleasing to see as he’s a horse we’ve always had a decent opinion of, but as a colt last time he was just really unfocused and too much of a lad, he just hadn’t figured out what life was about,” said Katherine Coleman.

“This time as a gelding he’s a real racehorse.”

Aldofito was a $600,000 Magic Millions purchase from Vinery Stud for Curran Bloodstock and runs for Ron and Judy Wanless.

Aldofito was a $600,000 Magic Millions purchase from Vinery.

Bred by Glentree Pastoral, he is the third winner from three foals to race from metro winning More Than Ready (USA)mare Madame Lily, a half-sister to Group winners Friesan Fire and Villermont from Group I winner Bollinger, a daughter of Group I STC Golden Slipper winner Bint Marscay.

Madame Lily has a yearling filly by Fastnet Rock and a weanling filly by Pierro.

Aldofito looks a nice prospect for now retired champion sire Fastnet Rock, whose lightly raced son Acrobat is being given a great opportunity by Coolmore to make his mark at stud.

Standing at a modest fee of $13,750, Acrobat has covered 366 mares in his first two seasons at stud and will have his first yearlings selling next year.

 

 

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Race Result - Next Generations Sprinters Series Final 1200m

Flemington Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:11.01
1
Aldolfito
- 2g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Madame Lily (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: Damian Lane 56
2
0.5
I Found You
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Listen Here (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: B Shinn 56.5
3
1.7
Factcheck
- 2c Press Statement (AUS) x Our Affirmative (NZ) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
4
2.2
Perfectly Good
- 2g Super Seth (AUS) x Amerindia (GB) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 55
5
2.2
Royal Hill
- 2c So You Think (NZ) x Lanesborough (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T J Andrews Rdr: Patrick Moloney 55.5
6
3.9
Earth God
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x Miss Antaeus (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
7
5.7
Golden Warrior
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Peron (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: John Allen 59
8
15.7
Titanium Prince
- 2g Casino Prince (AUS) x Precious Metals (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: Rory Hunter Rdr: D Moor 54
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