Saturday, Royal Randwick, Australia
AUSTRALIAN DERBY-G1, A$2,137,500 (US$1,640,204/
,1,164,434/i1,334,937), ATC, 4-7, 3yo Open Set Weight,
2400mT, 2:28.73, gd.
1--LEVENDI (AUS), 56.5, c, 3, by Pierro (Aus)
1st Dam: Lipari (Aus) (SP-Aus), by Redoute's Choice (Aus)
2nd Dam: Tully Thunder (Aus), by Thunder Gulch
3rd Dam: Fleur de Chine (NZ), by Centaine (Aus)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (A$140,000 Ylg >16 MMLJAN) O-E
Gelagotis, B M & W Racing, Grants Racing, B Micalizzi, S Lewin,
M Howell, L Howell, L Sticca, L Osman, R Osman, Dr P Stevens,
M Answerth, D Barbuto, W Morris, B Carter, Ms K Brow; B-Mr
R Anderson VIC; T-Peter Gelagotis; J-M Zahra; A$1,297,500.
Lifetime Record: 10-5-1-0, A$1,653,950. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++
*Triple Plus*.
2--Ace High (Aus), 56.5, c, 3, High Chaparral (Ire)--Come Sunday
(Aus), by Redoute's Choice (Aus). (A$130,000 Ylg >16
MMLJAN). O-Summertime Thoroughbreds (Mgr: J Cordina);
B-Bruce Reid Racing NSW; T-David Payne; J-T Angland;
A$380,000.
3--Tangled (Aus), 56.5, c, 3, Snitzel (Aus)--Bramble Rose (NZ), by
Shinko King (Ire). (A$310,000 Ylg >16 INGAPR). O-N A
Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, R Smith, I Bruce, F W
Mitchell, I M Lilburne, Ms E M Weston, R L McKay, Henry Field
Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: H A Field), Horse Ventures (Mgr: M;
B-Mr M Sandblom NSW; T-C J Waller; J-M J Walker;
A$195,000.
Margins: 0.1, 5.9, 6.5. Odds: 5/1, 4/1, 25/1.
Also Ran: Vin de Dance (NZ), Main Stage (NZ), Furore (NZ),
Mongolianconqueror (NZ), Mongolian Marshal (NZ), Weather
With You (Aus), Condor (Aus), Endowment (NZ), Belfast (Aus),
Mission Hill (Aus), Capital Gain (Aus), Salsamor (NZ), Pissaro
(Aus), Astoria (Aus), The Levendi, near side, just gets the better of Ace High | Darren Tindale Lord Mayor (NZ).