One to Watch – Hastings

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday December 11

The three year-old half-sister by Pierro to brilliant multiple Group II winning mare Mizzy opened her account in New Zealand on Wednesday with a commanding victory.

Combat Queen as a yearlingTrained by Jamie Richards for a Te Akau syndicate, Combat queen relished the step out to 1600m at her third start to bolt clear and win by nearly three lengths as favourite.

A $135,000 Inglis Easter purchase for David Ellis from the Segenhoe Stud draft, Combat Queen was bred by well-known Victorian breeder Robert Crabtree.

She is the second foal and second winner from stakes-winning Magnus mare Missy Cummings, whose first foal Mizzy has won over $1.4million in prizemoney.

Missy Cummings has a yearling colt by Capitalist and produced a filly this spring by Written Tycoon.

 

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Race Result - Tremain Group Mdn 1600m

Hastings Track: Dead(4) Time: 1:37.95
1
Combat Queen
- 3f Pierro (AUS) x Missy Cummings (AUS) (Magnus (AUS))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: D S Johnson 55
2
2.8
Visenya
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Rex Is A Star (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M Baker & A Forsman Rdr: L J Allpress 55
3
3.0
Power's That Be
- 3f Power (GB) x Sade (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: M Moroney & P Gerard Rdr: C E Lammas 55
4
3.1
Sheer Elegance
- 6m Civics (AUS) x Azurebelle (NZ) (Bluebird (USA))
Tnr: L W Somervell Rdr: L T Hemi 56.5
5
3.3
Ripper Of A Dream
- 3g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) x Dancing Jess (NZ) (Danske (NZ))
Tnr: M Baker & A Forsman Rdr: J K Riddell 57
6
5.1
Miss Wrigley
- 5m Playmaker (NZ) x Chewing Gum Kate (NZ) (Don Tristram (NZ))
Tnr: S Thompson-Brown & M Brown Rdr: J A Bassett 52.5
7
6.4
Red Sunday
- 3g Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Lingerie Model (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: G Lowry & G Cullen Rdr: J Parkes 57
8
6.9
Mi Jakky
- 4m Jakkalberry (IRE) x Milagra (NZ) (Mi Preferido (USA))
Tnr: F W Pratt Rdr: M Singh 56.5
9
7.2
Rocco Valenti
- 4g Shamexpress (NZ) x Chapchick (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: P N McKay Rdr: R Kozaki 58.5
10
8.7
Aya Sofya
- 4m Reliable Man (GB) x Classical (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: A W Pike Rdr: L G Innes 56.5
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