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Promising Toronado Filly Salutes

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday July 31

Joe Pride has had some very nice three year-old fillies running for the stable this season in The Black Cloud and In Flight and believes Toronado (IRE) filly Ragga Ragga is right there with them.

Resuming from a spell at Warwick Farm on Wednesday in the 1100m maiden after two previous unplaced runs, Ragga Ragga had looked good in recent trials and with the scratching at the barrier of heavily backed Toronado (IRE) colt Theblade, she found conditions to suit.

Ragga Ragga pressed forward to lead for Jason Collett and kept up a good gallop to the line to win by a length and a half.

 

A $145,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Collingrove Stud draft for David O’Keeffe’s Lockyer Thoroughbreds, Ragga Ragga has the pedigree and talent to suggest more wins are in store.

Ragga Ragga was a $145,000 Inglis Premier purchase.

“It was now or never for her today,” said Joe Pride.

“She’s got plenty of ability and we have some nice three year-old fillies in the stable in The Black Cloud and In Flight and I thought she was probably as good as them, but we’ll see…time will tell.”

Ragga Ragga is the third winner from Seagrove, a winning sibling by Exceed and Excel to stakes-placed San Diego and Soledad from the family of Group I winner Hill of Grace.

Swettenham Stud’s Toronado has had his usual good season with 144 Australian winners of over $10.7million and they included his imported Group I winner Bois d’Argent (GB). While in Hong Kong he posted Australian bred Group I winner Victor the Winner and outstanding four year-old Helios Express, winner of rhe HK Classic Mile and Classic Cup.

 

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Race Result - TAB Mdn Plate 1100m

Warwick Farm Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:04.82
1
Ragga Ragga
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Seagrove (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $135,000
Seller: Collingrove Stud, Murchison
Buyer: P George
2
1
Sound Banker
- 2f Capitalist (AUS) x Sure Knee (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tim Clark 54.5
3
2.2
Pinito
- 2f Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Waltzing Wodka (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Rachel King 54
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $160,000
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley
Buyer: Tim Roberts Bloodstock
4
4.6
Sweet Patriot
- 3f Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Segolene (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 56.5
5
5.1
Be Quiet
- 3f Vadamos (FR) x High Tranquility (GB) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 56.5
6
5.8
Stage Legend
- 2f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Under Lights (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: L J Bridge Rdr: Reece Jones 54
7
6.7
Sculptor
- 2c Castelvecchio (AUS) x Statuette (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Molly Bourke 54
8
7.9
Swelter
- 2f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Boorooj (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
9
8.9
Chidgey
- 2g Capitalist (AUS) x Kaishi (AUS) (Helmet (AUS))
Tnr: Robert Quinn Rdr: Tom Sherry 56
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