Ole Kirk Filly Wins Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday December 11

Vinery Stud’s young stallion Ole Kirk is off to a flyer and now has two winners and both are stakes-winners with ill-fated Group III ATC Breeders Plate winner King Kirk now joined by quality filly O’ Ole, who booked her ticket to the Gold Coast in January when leading home a fillies trifecta in the $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic (1100m).

O' Ole wins the Wyong MM 2YO Classic - image Steve Hart

O' Ole wins the Wyong MM 2YO Classic - image Steve Hart

Trained by Bjorn Baker and ridden by Jason Collett, O’ Ole was second in the Group III ATC Gimcrack Stakes and then fifth in the $1million ATC Golden Gift to North England, before bouncing back for this assignment.

More settled in the yard this time, O’ Ole used her tactical speed to race on the pace and then kicked away before holding off the challenge of Gimcrack Stakes third placed Memo (Capitalist) and promising first starter Horseshoe Hill (All Too Hard) to win by half  length.

 

“She took plenty of improvement out of that last run and didn’t really turn up on the day, but she paraded much better today and she was tough having to do it sitting outside the lead and she fought on well, so it was a really good win,” said stable representative Luke Hilton.

“She’s a lovely filly and deserves her spot in the Millions now.”

Hilton was also full of praise for the stable’s other runner Horseshoe Hill, who ran on strongly for third on debut and is by All Too Hard, the sire of their star performing mare Steffi Magnetica.

“She’s gone enormous and is a lovely filly,” he said.

“She’s really six to 12 months away, so for her to sit off them like that and hit the line like she did, she has a future as well.”

 

O' Ole is off the to the Magic Millions in January - image Steve Hart

O' Ole is off the to the Magic Millions in January - image Steve Hart

O’ Ole was a $325,000 Magic Millions purchase for Bjorn Baker Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd from the draft of Gilgai Farm, who also bred and sold her sire Ole Kirk. She runs for a big group of stable clients and has already banked nearly $180,000 in prizemoney.

O' Ole and her happy owners! - image Steve Hart

O' Ole and her happy owners! - image Steve Hart

O’Ole was bred by Gilgai Farm and is the first stakes-winner among three winners from Sepoy mare Vellor, a winning half-sister to Group II winner Altar from Group II winner Hosannah.

A Godolphin bred mare that was purchased from one of their reductions at the 2019 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale by Dermont Farrington for Gilgai Farm for $375,000, Vellor has a yearling filly by Ole Kirk and appears to be back in foal to him after having a year off in between.

Ole Kirk now has two stakes-winners to his credit and has solid representation at upcoming sales.

 

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Race Result - Wyong Magic Millions 2yo Classic (RL) 1100m

Wyong Track: Good(3) Time: 1:02.90
1
O' Ole
- 2f Ole Kirk (AUS) x Vellor (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J R Collett 54.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $325,000
Seller: Gilgai Farm, Nagambie, Vic
Buyer: Bjorn Baker Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA)
2
0.5
Memo
- 2f Capitalist (AUS) x Notation (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $350,000
Seller: Newgate Farm, Aberdeen, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Snowden Racing Pty Ltd
3
1.5
Horseshoe Hill
- 2f All Too Hard (AUS) x Miss Rose De Lago (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 54.5
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $200,000
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Bjorn Baker Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA)/Cunningham Thoroughbreds
4
2
Tempestuous
- 2c Extreme Choice (AUS) x Windradyne (GB) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: N Rawiller 56.5
5
2
Blitzburg
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Sierra (JPN) (Orfevre (JPN))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
6
3.7
Offenbach
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Run To The Beat (CAN) (Scat Daddy (USA))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
7
4.9
Sapling
- 2f Anders (AUS) x Sop (AUS) (Dodge (AUS))
Tnr: Sara Ryan Rdr: Reece Jones 54.5
8
11.6
Four Degrees
- 2c Brave Smash (JPN) x Caudan (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Lyle Chandler Rdr: Ashley Morgan 56.5
9
13.1
Swedish Glitter
- 2f Anders (AUS) x You Are Golden (IRE) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: C Lundholm Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54.5
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