Yarraman Park Bred and Sold Derby Contender

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 28
Champion trainer Darren Weir already has a strong hand for the upcoming Group I SAJC Australasian Oaks and unearthed an SA Derby contender on Saturday at Morphettville when the Yarraman Park bred and sold Leicester won the Group III SAJC Chairman's Stakes.

Progressive Wanted gelding Leicester was a good last start fourth in the Listed SAJC Port Adelaide Guineas and upped the ante for this 2035 metre assignment for which he started favourite.

Wanted is the sire of LeicesterLeicester enjoyed a good run in transit for Damian Lane and held off the fast finish of runner-up High 'n' Dry to win by three-quarters of a length.

Leicester has the overall record of three wins and two placings from eight starts and has won nearly $150,000 for his owners who include bloodstock agent Paul Willetts, who bought him for a bargain $10,000 from the Yarraman Park draft at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale in 2015.

Leicester will seek to give Darren Weir a hat-trick in the Group I SAJC Derby as he has won it for the past two years with Howard Be Thy Name and Volatile Mix.

Leicester is the first foal of Defy the Odds (GB), a placed half-sister by Galileo to Group III winner Index Linked.

Defy the Odds has since produced consecutive fillies for Yarraman Park by I Am Invincible that have sold for $170,000 in 2017 and $300,000 in 2018.

Leicester is the third stakes-winner for Fastnet Rock's Group I winning son Wanted, who now stands in Queensland at Clear Mountain Fairview.

He is interestingly bred on the white hot Fastnet Rock x Galileo cross that runs at an astonishing 18% stakes-winners to runners!




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Race Result - Aami Chairman's Stakes Gr3 2035m

Morphettville Track: Good(4) Time: 2:06.71
1
Leicester
- 3g Wanted (AUS) x Defy The Odds (GB) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: D K Weir Rdr: Damian Lane 57.5
2
0.8
High 'n' Dry
- 3g High Chaparral (IRE) x Nextess (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton and S Zahra Rdr: A Mallyon 57.5
3
2.8
Amerock
- 3c Americain (USA) x Miss Shamrock (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: D K Weir Rdr: H Coffey 57.5
4
2.9
Box On Collins
- 3g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Appletini (AUS) (Alert (ARG))
Tnr: Tony McEvoy Rdr: Jamie Kah 57.5
5
5.6
Savaheat
- 3c Savabeel (AUS) x Heat Storm (AUS) (Green Desert (USA))
Tnr: D K Weir Rdr: P Gatt 57.5
6
7.3
Turf Man
- 3g Turffontein (AUS) x Bags Of Wheat (AUS) (Mugharreb (USA))
Tnr: J E Hickmott Rdr: Jake Toeroek 57.5
7
7.6
Greycliffe
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Tristraad (NZ) (Volksraad (GB))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: D Dunn 57.5
8
8.2
Civil Disobedience
- 3c Raise The Flag (GB) x Pernote (NZ) (Personal Escort (USA))
Tnr: D K Weir Rdr: John Allen 57.5
9
8.6
Eshtiraak
- 3g Street Cry (IRE) x Succeeding (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: D and B Hayes and T Dabernig Rdr: J Bowditch 57.5
10
14.6
Littlebitfunny
- 3g Your Song (AUS) x Vetorisc (AUS) (Vettori (IRE))
Tnr: K M Sweeney Rdr: Ms C Lindop 57.5
11
19.6
Meadows Lassie
- 3f Face Value (AUS) x Dancing Lass (AUS) (Akhadan (AUS))
Tnr: Grant Young Rdr: Todd Pannell 55.5
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