Quintessa All Courage in G3 Cockram Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday August 31

Class told in Saturday's Group III Tobin Brothers Cockram Stakes (1200m) when New Zealand's Group 1 winner Quintessa made light of her 60kgs at her seasonal debut.

Fabulous return (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Daniel Stackhouse for Mark Walker, the 4-year-old daughter of Shamus Award was buried away three wide with a trail and had plenty to offer when challenging the leader shortly after straightening.

Quintessa defeated the very game Toronado (IRE) mare Extratwo by three-quarters of a length, with the fast-finishing Manhattan Rain mare La Danseuse Rouge a nose back in third.

Stackhouse said the Quintessa became upset due to a delayed start.

"She did a good job after standing in the gates for that long," Stackhouse said.  

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"She got a little worked up. She stepped lovely and followed Wrote To Arataki, who gave us a nice cart into it. I had Extratwo on my outside, so I was a little bit rough on the corner just so I could make sure I had the room to improve into the race and then she did the rest.

"I gave her a little trot and canter on Thursday just to have a bit of a feel of her. She's a class horse, a Group One winner in New Zealand at a mile. The team changed things up a bit, keeping her to the shorter trips this time around so they've done a great job."

Stable representative Ben Gleeson was full of praise for Quintessa, who was making her first start since the ATC Australian Oaks in April.

"It’s been a long time since (ATC Oaks). She went home and spelled at Te Akau Stud, so she got prepped over there by Mark, Sam, and the team,” Gleason said.

“She had one jump out, one trial. They’ve been happy with her, and she galloped just before she came over and really pleased Mark.”

Quintessa breaks her duck in Oz (image Grant Courtney)

“Hindsight’s a wonderful thing in racing. She’s bred to stay, but this preparation, if we train her a bit fresh and keep her at shorter trips, she might be that sprinter miler filly.

There’s a lovely program for these fillies and mares. She’ll go two weeks to the Let's Elope, and ideally, we’re getting her to Flemington, Cup week, and running in the Empire Rose. That’s probably the perfect race for her. If we keep training her like that mile type of mare.”

Quintessa was a $170,000 purchase for David Ellis from the Wentwood Grange draft at Karaka in 2022.

Bred by Peachester Lodge, she is the best of two winners from as many to race for the High Chaparral IRE) mare Chaquinta.

Quintessa a $170,000 Karaka yearling

A $120,000 buy for United Syndications from the Cambridge Stud draft at Karaka in 2013, Chaquinta showed little in four starts for Mick Price but proved a reliable money spinner for Joe Cleary, winning five and placing in five of 21 starts with three wins on the bounce at Warwick Farm (x2) and Canterbury from 2200m to 2700m.

Rosemont Stud purchased Chaquinta for $120,000 from the Willow Park draft at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. It sold her two years later to Linda and Graham Huddy's Peachester Lodge for $65,000 at the Magic Millions Rosemont Exclusive Online Sale.

Following Quintessa, Chaquinta has an unraced 3-year-old colt by Preferment named Costanza and a 2-year-old filly by the same stallion.

After foaling a colt by the Kingsman stallion King of Comedy (IRE) last spring, Chaquinta was covered by Per Incanto (USA).

Shamus Award stands at Rosemont Farm this season for $38,500.

 

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Race Result - Tobin Brothers Cockram Stakes Gr3 1200m

Caulfield Track: Good(3) Time: 1:11.51
1
Quintessa
- 4m Shamus Award (AUS) x Chaquinta (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: M W Walker Rdr: D W Stackhouse 60
NZB Karaka Book 1 $170,000
Seller: Wentwood Grange
Buyer: Mr DC Ellis
2
0.8
Extratwo
- 5m Toronado (IRE) x Red Pixie (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: John Allen 56
Inglis Gold Yearling Sale $68,000
Seller: Rosemont Stud, Gnarwarre
Buyer: B Griffiths
3
0.8
La Danseuse Rouge
- 5m Manhattan Rain (AUS) x Margaux (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: H Coffey 56
4
1.2
Aviatress
- 4m Smart Missile (AUS) x Twin Star Rocket (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Craig Williams 56
5
1.2
Wrote To Arataki
- 6m Wrote (IRE) x Galloping Gerte (NZ) (Align (AUS))
Tnr: M J Williams Rdr: Jamie Kah 59
6
1.9
Comrade Rosa
- 6m Capitalist (AUS) x No Looking Back (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: M Zahra 57
7
2
Wollombi
- 5m Extreme Choice (AUS) x Hazlebrook (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Jye McNeil 57
8
2.8
Fortunate Kiss
- 6m Divine Prophet (AUS) x Kiss Me Goodbye (AUS) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: L Kennewell & L Yeomans Rdr: Zac Spain 56
9
2.9
Cindy Falls
- 6m Sacred Falls (NZ) x Vickezzcristal (NZ) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: Lee & Shannon Hope Rdr: B Shinn 56
10
3.3
Caste
- 5m Sir Prancealot (IRE) x Boat Quay (AUS) (Belong To Me (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: M J Dee 56
11
4.8
Starlight Scope
- 7m Night Of Thunder (IRE) x Deliver The Dream (AUS) (Elvstroem (AUS))
Tnr: Pat Carey & Harris Walker Rdr: Patrick Moloney 56
12
5.8
Life Lessons
- 6m Tavistock (NZ) x Brockman's Lass (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Nolen 59
13
5.9
Expressiveness
- 6m Shamexpress (NZ) x Whitehaven Girl (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Damian Lane 56
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