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First Win for Giga Kick Sibling

Tara Madgwick - Friday October 25

His sire Pariah has been on a winning roll of late with stakes-winners Lady in Pink and Ostraka and while three year-old gelding Pantoja has a ways to go to equal the deeds of his famous sibling Giga Kick, he is now a winner after bolting in at Mornington on Friday.

Pantoja wins in a breeze at Mornington - image Morgan Hancock / Racing Photos

A homebred for Jonathan Munz’s Pinecliff Racing and trained by Clayton Douglas just like Giga Kick, Pantoja even looks a bit like him with his bright chestnut coat and similar white markings.

Third on debut at Bendigo back in May, Pantoja was sent to Sydney with Giga Kick on his Everest campaign and finished fourth in a maiden at Rosehill at the start of the month.

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Fitter and wiser for a trip away, he made light work of the 1200m maiden coasting home to win by more than three lengths with Jamie Mott in the saddle.

 

Pantoja is the eighth winner from 10 foals to race from stakes-placed import Rekindled Applause (GB), who has found fame and fortune as the dam of $12.5million earning multiple Group I winner Giga Kick and as grand-dam of Group I winner and promising young sire Alabama Express.

He appears to be her final foal.

 

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Race Result - Brian's Shed And Services Mdn Plate 1200m

Mornington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.97
1
Pantoja
- 3g Pariah (AUS) x Rekindled Applause (GB) (Royal Applause (GB))
Tnr: Clayton Douglas Rdr: J Mott 58
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone
Buyer: Withdrawn
2
3.3
Olney
- 3g Territories (IRE) x Saxy Grace (AUS) (Saxon (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: Teodore Nugent 58
3
5.5
Rogan
- 3g Super Seth (AUS) x Tiara (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: J Noonan 58
NZB Ready To Run Sale $0
Seller: Pertab Racing
Buyer: Psd, Res $150,000
NZB Karaka Book 1 $50,000
Seller: Waikato Stud Ltd
Buyer: Cliff Brown Racing
4
7.8
Twilight Zone
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Antelucan (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
5
11
Thenardier
- 3c Exceedance (AUS) x Gavroche (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: K Jennings 58
6
11.1
Zosma
- 3g Zousain (AUS) x Benteeny (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: B Mc Dougall 58
7
36.1
Lovely Sam
- 3c Rothesay (AUS) x Cenotime (AUS) (Gilded Time (USA))
Tnr: F Stockdale Rdr: Christopher Pang 55
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