Irish Stakes-Winners for Coolmore Favourites

Tara Madgwick - Friday August 31
Coolmore favourites Fastnet Rock and Choisir featured overnight in Ireland with smart stakes-winners at Tipperary.

Fastnet RockLightly raced four year-old Fastnet Rock mare One Master claimed her second stakes win when taking out the Group III Fairy Bridges Stakes over 7 ½ f by half a length with Colm O'Donoghue in the saddle.

Trained by William Haggas, One Master is a progressive type and took her record to three wins from just seven starts and has never run worse than fourth.

"I spoke to James Doyle and Ryan Moore last night and they were very complimentary of the filly," said O'Donoghue.

"They said to ride her cold as she'd finish off the race good and ground and trip wasn't a problem. She hit the line strong."

A homebred for Lael Stable, she is the best of three winners from Group III winning Pivotal mare Enticing, a daughter of Champion 2YO Filly Superstar Leo.

Three year-old Choisir filly Blue Uluru is a pure speedster and led throughout to win the five furlong Listed Abergwaun Stakes by three-quarters of a length.

ChoisirTrained by Ger Lyons, Blue Uluru has won five of 12 starts with the prospect of more wins in store.

"Blue Uluru doesn't get six at the minute. She's very fast and idles in front, but she's all speed and that's a very valuable commodity at the moment. If she can grow a bit we could have a very good sprinter on our hands for next year," said Ger Lyons.

The 91st stakes-winner for Choisir, Blue Uluru is the best of eight winners from Lady of Beauty, a half-sister to leading US sire Distorted Humor.

Fastnet Rock and Choisir are both fit and ready for spring at Coolmore Australia, the former standing for fee on application and the latter at $29,700.


Advertisment
More Reading...
Arriving Home Goes Two for Two – Three-Quarter Brother for MM 2025
Talented I Am Invincible filly Arriving Home does her best work on the line and we saw it when she scored on debut at Warwick Farm earlier this month and again when she got there in the last stride to win at Randwick on Saturday.
Brave Smash Winning Double Hong Kong
The Sha Tin meeting on Sunday produced some great  results for the Yarraman sires with Brave Smash (Jpn) posting a winning double and Hellbent siring a promising new three year-old winner.
Sires With Winners - Sunday December 22
Here is the full list of 54 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sires With Winners - Saturday December 21
Here is the full list of 95 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Hong Kong Summed Up - Dec 22 - Brave Smash Winning Double
A double for Brave Smash, including a new winner, also new winners for Hellbent and Kermadec, and three yearling catalogue updates amongst seven Australasian bred winners at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Four MM Lead Ups for Icarian Dream - what are the stats?
Two-year-old filly Icarian Dream’s win in the B.J. McLachlan Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday will see her head into the Magic Millions 2YO Classic having had four starts before year’s end, which might seem a lot in this day and age – but is it? We’ve had a look.
Zoustar Mare Wins for Te Akau - Half-Brother for K1
Consistent sprinting mare Egyptian Queen was rewarded for a string of solid performances at Te Rapa on Saturday, powering away with the Lodge Real Estate 1200.
Stakes Racing Catalogue Updates Last Week
A dozen stakes updates in the past week into catalogues for yearlings coming up.
Little Brose to Stand at Little Avondale
Arguably there is no better stallion making race in Australasia than Victoria's only Gr.1 event for two-year-olds, the Blue Diamond Stakes, and when you add the hottest bloodline in the Southern Hemisphere to the mix, you have an exciting stallion prospect. 
Is He the Next Via Sistina or Buckaroo?
The Fastnet Rock x Galileo cross is a formidable one and has produced this spring’s elite Group I winners Via Sistina (IRE) and Buckaroo (GB) with another lightly raced import bred the same way in Gilded Water (GB) going two for two in Australia with a cavalier win at Randwick on Saturday.