Leeton Plate 2yo heats unveil well credentialed first-starters
Time-honoured 2yo pacing classic, the Leeton Breeders Plate, will unveil 12 first-starters in heats on Friday, January 10.
Two heats will be run, with the juveniles vying for a berth in the group 3 $30,000 final at Leeton on January 24.
There are well some well-connected youngsters, from the same families of group 1 winners Messini, Smooth Showgirl and Shes A Runa.
Breeding profile for each runner:
HEAT 1
MALAKIE
Roll With Joe US-Indigenous Art (Art Major US) filly
Breeder ID and K Sutherland
Trainer: Wayne Sullivan, Leeton
Indigenous Art was unraced, but has gone onto produce winners – House Haunter (Changeover NZ) 3 wins and Jimmy Locke (Rock N Roll Heaven US) 10 wins. A third foal to the races Kennys Killer (Somebeachsomewhere US) has been placed four times in five starts.
Indigenous Art is out Kathian Princess (What’s Next), which has left four winners – group 3 placed and 2005 Hobart Pacing Cup winner The Grouse (Albert Albert US) 32 wins, $188,000; Never Walk Alone (Astreos Ca) 10 wins; Hank Stanley (Perfect Art US) 9 wins; and Who Is Hardeen (Art Major US) 8 wins.
FLOORLESS
Heston Blue Chip US-Golden Show (Golden Greek US) filly
Breeder: AS Smith, RO Woods
Trainer: David Druitt, Brucedale
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Unraced Golden Show has already produced four winners – Golden Showgirl (Armbro Operative US) 10 wins, $53,000, 1:55.9; Couldbeagoodone (Western Terror US) 3 wins; Playlist (Shadowplay US) 3 wins; Karloo Bodacious (Roll With Joe US) 1 wins.
Golden Showgirl is the dam of group 1 2014 Seymour Nursery 2yo fillies’ final Smooth Showgirl (Art Major US) 22 wins, $342,000, 1:52.3; and 2017 SA Oaks Nomi Malone (Major In Art US) 10 wins, $72,000, 1:54.5.
IRK McGLURK
For A Reason-Hanwood Hank (Sportswriter US) gelding
Breeder: MJ and MJ Painting
Trainer: Grant Forrest, Mount Fairy
First foal of Hanwood Hank – a daughter of broodmare Annies Flight (Catch A Flight US) 5 wins and also dam of Smiley Riley (Grinfromeartoear) 1 win.
ROCKNROLL RUNA
Rock N Roll Heaven US-Shes A Runa (Jeremes Jet US) gelding
First foal of 2014 group 1 NSW Oaks winner Shes A Runa, which won 19 times and earned $290,000. Also won group 3 Bathurst Gold Bracelet and group 3 Vicbred Championship final.
She was the only foal out Runacullen (Christian Cullen NZ) to race, with Runacullen a daughter of Cherokee Charmer (Redskin US) 18 wins, $101,000; and half-sister to Alberts Charm (Albert Albert US) 19 wins, $100,000; and Win Or Die (Live Or Die US) 19 wins, $90,000.
STAR REGAL
Modern Art US-Lils Dream (Badlands Hanover US) filly
Breeder: JR Booth
Trainer: Peter Doody, Nowra
Lils Dream (4 wins) is the dam of Tells Us We Dream (Real Desire US) 8 wins, Manly Mach (Mach Three US) 6 wins and three other winners.
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Lils Dream is out of Universal First NZ (9 wins), which also produced Braeview Babe (Artiscape US) 3 wins and Braeview Creation (Badlands Hanover US) 3 wins.
Braeview Creation is the am of Braeview Bondi (Somebeachsomewhere US) 11 wins, $106,000, 1:55.1
GOOD CHEDDAR THIS
Betterthancheddar US-Persuasive (Stand Forever US) filly
Breeder: BJ Baxter
Trainer Mark Hewitt, Grenfell
Queensland-bred first foal of Persuasive (3 wins) to race.
Persuasive’s dam Heidi Von Beltz (Bistro Lobell Ca) has also left David Von Beltz (Davids Pass US) 9 wins; Lila Von Beltz (Art Major US) 9 wins; and Von Ponder (Ponder US) 1 wins.
HEAT 2
IM LADY MADELEINE
A Rocknroll Dance US-Confetti (Jennas Beach Boy US) filly
Breeder: CG and LA Duncan
Trainer: LM and DM O’Brien, Armstrong
Confetti won twice and is the dam of Dearest (Mach Three US) 5 wins; and Dicon Lifetti (Live Or Die US) 1 win. She was one of four winners out of Chenille (What’s Next US).
EIPPERMILL
Millon Dollar Cam US-Lombo Dream Time (Lombo Pocket Watch) filly
Breeder: Yirribee Pacing Stud
Trainer: Terry Coelli, Leeton
Lombo Dream Time was unraced and has had two winning foals – Milliondollardream (Million Dollar Cam) 2 wins; and Rizado (Sportswriter US) 3 wins.
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Eipermill’s grand dam Lombo Vision produced seven winners, including Eye Spy Lombo (Lotsa Clout US) 16 wins, $78,000, 1:57.2; Alluring Lombo (Million To One US) 8 wins, $74,000, 1:57.8; and 2005 Australian Pacing Gold 2yo final and Bathurst Gold Tiara final winner Boa Vista Lombo (Million To One) 4 wins, $141,000.
The family also features Devil Of Tyme (Ponder US) 8 wins; Well Oiled Lombo (Modern Art US) 10 wins; and 1989 Victoria Sires Stake 4yo final winner Double Wipe (Windshield Wiper US) 21 wins, $241,000.
Eipermill’s fourth dam is Dainty’s Daughter, one of West Australia’s all-time great racemares, which in the 1960s held the world two-mile pacing record. She was the second mare to break two minutes for a mile
TENINTHEBIN
Artspeak US-Whereyawheeliebin (Modern Art US) gelding
Breeder: TJ Saddler
Trainer: Steven Harris, Junee
Second foal out of Whereyawheeliebin (5 wins), which has also left Whereyabinboppin (A Rocknroll Dance US) 5 wins.
Out of Dynasty Bound (Fortitude Hanover US), Whereyawheeliebin is a half sister four winners, including Jezal Theory (Panorama US) 33 wins, $226,000, 1:52.4; Skippy Saddler (John Street North US) 16 wins, $81,000; and Boundtobemad (Sportswriter US( 8 wins, $59,000, 1:55.4
TAKIDAH
Art Major US-Never More (Western Terror US) filly
Breeder: Brooklyn Lodge Abderdeen
Trainer: David Druitt, Brucedale
Never More is the dam of Sackheim (Roll With Joe US) 9 wins and her mother Chauser Franco NZ (Falcon Seelster US) left 10 winners. These include Jacobs Well (Armbro Operative US) 37 wins, $190,000; listed winner That’s Mister Ali (Pacific Fella US) 26 wins, $330,000, 1:551; and Threo (Art Major US) 20, wins, $192,000, 1:52.6
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THE KEW LEGEND
Bettors Delight US-Sexy Lady (Panorama US) fcolt
Breeder: Cahillio Pty Ltd
Trainer: David Farrar, Kialla
Sexy Lady (2 wins) is the dam of Juliustigres (Julis Caesar NZ) 9 wins, $80,00; and Smash It (Sportswriter US) 2 wins.
Sexy Lady’s dam She Bites also produced six winners, including trotter Gentleman Jim (Panorama US) 21 wins, $131,000; and group 1 placed Mesmerizing (Panorama US) 19 wins, $179,000.
Mesmerizing is the mother multiple group 1 winner Messini (Art Major US) 26 wins, $711,000, 1:54.2; and four other winners.
AMY LEANNE
For A Reason-Dame Jujon (Fake Left US) filly
Breeder: WG Fitzgerald, SJ Boyde
Trainer: Jeff Pilon, West Wyalong
Dame Jujon won seven races and has had four winners, including Falco (The Falcon Strike NZ) 6 wins; My Blackeyed Susan (Village Jolt Ca) 5 wins; and Rocknroll Ava (A Rocknroll Dance US) 4 wins.