Johnny The Kid Breaks Maiden in Style at Randwick

Mark Smith - Wednesday September 11

After placing in three of his first five starts, the 3-year-old Trapeze Artist colt Johnny The Kid rang up number one with a dominant win in the Marcellin College Randwick Maiden Hcp (1500m) at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.

Ridden by Nash Rawiller for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott,  Johnny The Kid took up the running. When looking to be under pressure at the top of the straight, Johnny The Kid found his second wind, running the 1500m out strongly to defeat the fast-finish Shamus Award gelding Rawtion by three lengths with the 4-year-old Ocean Park mare Ocean Diva a half-length back in third.

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A $120,000 purchase for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds from the Widden Stud draft at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Johnny The Kid runs for John Singleton’s Strawberry Hill Stud and partners.

Johnny The Kid a $120,000 Magic Millions yearling

Johnny The Kid a $120,000 Magic Millions yearling

The son of Trapeze Artist has the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes as his goal this spring. 

“I’m delighted for Singo; he has a lot of faith in this horse, who has been promising to win, but needed a few things to go his way,” Adrian Bott said.

“I think the distance helped him, and off the back of that will get further.

“We might test him over a bit further in better quality races and see how he measures up. It took a while for him to work through his gears, the sign of a horse that will get over further.”

Bred by Bert Vieira, Johnny The Kid is the eighth winner from as many to race for the speedy General Nediym mare I Got Chills, winner of the Listed VRC Maribyrnong Trial Stakes and Listed MVRC St Albans Stakes in a career restricted to four starts.

Bert Vieira purchased I Got Chills off John Singleton for $250,000 at the 2014 National Broodmare Sale.

The dual stakes winner was pensioned in July. She has a 2-year-old sister and a yearling sister to Johnny The Kid.

 

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Race Result - Marcellin College Randwick Mdn Hcp 1550m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:31.66
1
Johnny The Kid
- 3c Trapeze Artist (AUS) x I Got Chills (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: N Rawiller 58.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $120,000
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds
2
3
Rawtion
- 3g Shamus Award (AUS) x Sardaaj (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: Tyler Schiller 54
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $150,000
Seller: Rosemont Stud, Gnarwarre, Vic (As Agent)
Buyer: Greg Hickman Racing
3
3.5
Ocean Diva
- 4m Ocean Park (NZ) x Never In Doubt (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54
NZB Karaka Book 1 $90,000
Seller: Haunui Farm
Buyer: Topline Thoroughbreds, John Sargent Racing
4
4.6
Wexford Miss
- 4m Awtaad (IRE) x Wake Up (GER) (Soldier Of Fortune (IRE))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: S Clipperton 55.5
5
5.2
Regal Harmony
- 5m American Pharoah (USA) x For Lulu (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: L P Beuzelin 55.5
6
5.3
Ti Amo Tanto
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Asavant (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
7
5.9
Roullottie
- 4m Casino Prince (AUS) x Ain't She Grand (AUS) (Hotel Grand (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: J Ford 56.5
8
11.7
Luna Angel
- 5m Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Lunulae (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: Geoffrey Crothers Rdr: Ms L Day 54
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