Former champion Follow The Stars’
The first progeny of former outstanding youngster FOLLOW THE STARS hits the track in Victoria’s opening two-year-old pacing race at MARLBOROUGH on Friday, December 21.
LADY DE VEQUE is one of six starters in the DNR LOGISTICS 2YO PACE.
She is trained by Karlene Tindale at Melton and is one of two runners for the stable in the event.
Follow The Stars was the 2014 Australian and New Zealand 2yo of the year and served 88 mares in his first year at stud.
2YO PROFILES
1.THE TIGER ARMY
Sportswriter-Scottish Glamour
Colt
Half-brother to MONTANA GOLD (1 win) and from the same family as SCOTTISH GLAMOUR (10 wins). Scottish Glamour won 10 times.
2.LADY DE VEQUE
Follow The Stars-Lady De Jay
Filly
The first of 59 foals from West Australian-bred FOLLOW THE STARS’ first crop of foals to get to the races. Follow The Stars was trained Mark Purdon, winning 19 of 29 starts, including group 1 APG and Breeders Crown 2yo finals.
3.YOUAREMY SUNSHINE
Hurrikane Kingcole-Princess Dilinger
Colt
First to race from his initial Australian stud season, which produced 35 foals.
This colt is the fourth foal out of PRINCESS DILINGER to get to the races – following in the hoof prints of TOP OF THE ACE (8 wins), SHADOW OF FORTUNE (3) and IDLE TIMES (3).
The family also features now Queensland-based CHIRPY CHUCKLES (13 wins) and PRINCESS DILINGER (13).
4.NUART
Art Major-Numismatic
Colt
A half-brother to AUCKLAND REACTOR colt YOU NINETY TWO (3 wins). From the same maternal line as THE FAT MAN (13 wins), AY TEE EM (13) and GIGGLING GIRL (13).
5.AMMICCHI
Rock N Roll Heaven-Bettors de Beau
Filly
First foal out of mare, which won one race and was a half-sister to ALL STARZZZ MEGAN (7 wins). Granddam LADY DE BEAU won 15 times for $200,000 in stakes in going to free-for-all class.
7.TISEH MURRAY NZ
Heart Space-Rennie Sivad
Gelding
First foal out of RENNIE SIVAD (6 wins) to race.
From same family as JACCKA HAUGHTY (17 wins) and HENRY BROMAC (12).
Sire Heart Space has had three winners from just eight starters.
