Blue Point Double on Monday

Tara Madgwick - Monday July 15

There is no denying Darley shuttler Blue Point (IRE) has made a slower start than expected with his first Australian runners but with three new winners in the past three days the tide appears to be turning.

Blue Point had a debut winner in Perth on Saturday when Lano scored at Belmont (read about him here) and then on Monday the son of Shamardal had a winning double as Blue Stratum and Kirk both saluted as favourite at Pakenham.

Blue Stratum was a $130,000 Inglis Premier purchase for McEvoy Mitchell Racing / First Light Racing / Belmont Bloodstock Agency - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained Blue Stratum was second on debut in the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate last spring before two more runs in stakes races over the summer for a fourth and a sixth.

Resuming from a spell in maiden class always looked an easy option and he duly took the prize in style scoring by two lengths.

 

 

Kirk was a $325,000 Magic Millions purchase for Rosemont Alliance/Suman Hedge Bloodstock - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

Later in the day Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman got a result from Kirk in the Rosemont Stud colours. Having his third start, he had the benefit of race fitness and experience and cruised home in the 1400m maiden by a couple of lengths.

 

Blue Stratum and Kirk bring Blue Point to eight Australian first crop winners putting him into equal fourth place on the first season sires table by winners with Alabama Express.

In the Northern Hemisphere where his oldest progeny are three year-olds, Blue Point is making good progress with four stakes-winners among 53 winners since the start of this year and a genuine star performer in top class colt Rosallion, winner of the Group I Royal Ascot St James’s Palace Stakes and Irish 2000 guineas.

Blue Point is back at Darley Victoria this year at a fee of $44,000.

 

 

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Race Result - Tassie Fine Foods Mdn Plate 1000m

Pakenham Synthetic Track: Synthetic Time: 0:58.77
1
Blue Stratum
- 2c Blue Point (IRE) x Tawteen (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Beau Mertens 58
2
2
Skellig Rock
- 2f Star Witness (AUS) x Hilton Head (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: B Shinn 56
Inglis December Online Sale $17,000
Seller: Pinhook Bloodstock International (as agent)
Buyer: Martin Falvey
3
2.4
Mckeyla
- 2f Shamus Award (AUS) x Cherief's Choice (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Patrick Moloney 56
4
2.7
Si Si Milano
- 2g Yes Yes Yes (AUS) x Milanese Girl (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: J Mott 58
5
3
General Relativity
- 2g Stratosphere (AUS) x In Theory (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Liam Howley Rdr: J Maskiell 58
6
3.2
Medici
- 2f Street Boss (USA) x Latona (GB) (Fantastic Light (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Celine Gaudray 56
7
3.6
Regina D'oro
- 2f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Athens (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: B Mc Dougall 56
8
5.9
Fright
- 2g Brazen Beau (AUS) x Gretna (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Alexander Rae Rdr: Declan Bates 58
9
6
Normandy Lass
- 2f Omaha Beach (USA) x Purrpussful (AUS) (Purrealist (AUS))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Carleen Hefel 56
10
8.3
Red Extreme
- 2f Extreme Choice (AUS) x Russian Ruby (AUS) (Shaft (AUS))
Tnr: John McArdle Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 56
11
14.3
Brullen
- 2g Holler (AUS) x Brightful (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Shawn Mathrick Rdr: J Noonan 58
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