Wolf Stride relative among five Butt-Smith first-starters
The Victorian training partnership of Anthony Butt and Sonya Smith have five two-year-olds making their debuts in the one race at Ballarat on Thursday, February 18.
It was to have been six, but one has been scratched.
All five are owned by E&M Stride, which also bred three of them.
Horsham breeder-owner-trainer-driver Aaron Dunn has the only other starter in the field.
Let’s examine these youngster’s pedigrees.
LADY STRIDE
Somebeachsomewhere US-Exotic Stride NZ (Badlands Hanover US) 2yo filly
Bred by E&M Stride
Raced by by E&M Stride
Exotic Stride won one of 15 starts.
This is her third foal to race, following REAL STRIDE (Major In Art US) 1:51.3, 15 wins, $158,000; and BULLET STRIDE (Major In Art) 1:54.7, 7 wins.
Exotic Stride is out of DREAM ATOM NZ (Sokys Atom US) 6 wins, $108,000 – the dam of six winners, including DREAM ROYALE NZ (Beach Towel US) 1:53.6, 22 wins, $145,000; TISADREm NZ (Bettors Delight NZ) 1:50, 23 wins, $192,000; and WESTERN DREAM NZ (Badlands Hanover) 14 wins, $334,000.
Western Dreams is also the dam of five winners, including WESTERN CULLEN NZ (Christian Cullen NZ) 19 wins, $447,000.
MYKORONA
Four Starzzz Shark Ca-Madazhell (Albert Albert US) 2yo filly
Bred by Aaron Dunn
Raced by Aaron Dunn
WA-bred Madazhell won seven races and this is her third foal to race.
She is the dam of MADAZALWAYS (Always A Virgin US) 6 wins and SPORTY AZZ (Sportswriter US) 4 wins.
Madazalways is the most successful of the progeny of Northern Lights US mare BALLISTIC GOLD.
MARTINI STRIDE
Somebeachsomewehere US-Pearl Stride (Art Major US) 2yo filly
Bred by E&M Stride
Raced by E&M Stride
Pearl Stride won five of eight starts and has had two winners from two foals to race – oyster stride (Rocknroll Hanover US) 1:53.5, 18 wins, $110,000; and 2016 group 1 Bathurst Gold Crown winner ASTRIDE (Somebeachsomewhere US) 1:53.6, 9 wins, $194,000.
Pearl Stride is one four winners out of JEAN WEST (Western Hanover US), which include 2013 group 1 NSW Breeders Challenge 2yo final winner SPICY STRIDE (ART MAJOR US) 1:52.8, 12 wins, $184,000.
MASTER STRIDE
Captaintreacherous US-Hi Ho Silver Lining NZ (Badlands Hanover US) 2yo colt
Bred by Tardina Stud
Raced by E&M Stride
Hi Ho Silver Lining won seven races and she has already left three winners – multiple group winner RUN OF THE GREEN NZ (Mach Three Ca) 1:50.6, 32 wins, $269,000; YOUR GOOD FORTUNE NZ (Bettors Delight US) 14 wins, $182,000; and NOTA LADA NZ (Mach Three Ca) 8 wins.
Hi Ho Silver Lining is out of WISHING NZ, a half-brother to SHARP AND TELFORD NZ (Butler BG US) 16 wins, $499,000 – winner of the 1996 group 1 Australian Derby and Victoria Derby.
VALOUR STRIDE
Well Said US-Gypsy Stride (Art Major US) 2yo gelding
Bred by E&M Stride
Raced by E&M Stride
Gypsy Stride won five races and is the dam of two winners – OLIVE STRIDE (Somebeachsomewhere US) 3 wins and CRYSTAL STRIDE (Bettors Delight US) 3 wins.
She is a full sister to group 1 Breeders Crown 4yo mares’ final winner LILAC STRIDE 1:54.6, 17 wins, $276,000 – the dam of emerging pacer WOLF STRIDE (Rock N Roll Heaven US) 12 wins, $237,000.
HIDDEN VALUE
Art Major US-Iridium Castle (Mach Three Ca) 2yo colt.
Bred by Castle Family
Raced by E&M Stride, Alabar Bloodstock, Castle Family
This colt cost $35,000 at the 2020 Melbourne APG yearling sale as the first foal out of Iridium Castle, which is out of Western Terror US mare RHODIUM CASTLE 9 wins.
Rhodium Castle has left two winners and one of 10 winners out of NICKEL CASTLE – the dam of 2008 group 1 APG 2yo fillies’ final winner KEPPEL BAY (Christian Cullen NZ) 7 wins, $416,000; Vicbred Super Series 2yo and 4yo winner BLATANT LIE (Village Jasper US) 1:54.6, 27 wins, $410,000; and group 1 APG 2yo and Tasmanian Derby winner MR NICKEL (Village Jasper) 1:55, 22 wins, $400,000.
COCORA
Sunsine Beach US-Rockin In Eden (Rock N Roll Heaven US) 2yo filly
Bred by Lyndon Turner
Raced by LJ and MJ Miles
This is first foal out of unraced Rockin In Eden to race.
Rockin In Eden is out of Eden Bromac NZ (Bettors Delight US) - the dam of WANJIRU (A Rocknroll Dance US) 6 wins.
