From TDN: The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Brave Mead (Brave Smash {Jpn}), provided his young Aquis Farm-based sire his first stakes winner in the Listed Valley Pearl, at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Brave Mead (2 c ex Mead by Galileo) provided Aquis Farm’s first season sire Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom) with a first stakes winner from 14 starters when scorching to victory in yesterday’s Valley Pearl Stakes (Listed, 1200m) at Moonee Valley.
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From Breednet: It’s been a good week for the exciting young stallion Brave Smash (JPN). Kimochi won at Randwick on Wednesday, and Brave Mead credited the Aquis stallion with his first stakes-winner in the Listed Brix Property Group Valley Pearl (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Aquis Farm’s first-season sire Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom) earned his fifth first-crop winner courtesy of Kimochi’s (2 f ex Summer Fun ex I Am Invincible) victory over 1100 metres at Randwick-Kensington yesterday.
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From Breednet: There is a lot to like about the strapping Brave Smash (JPN) filly Kimochi who was elevated to the second line of betting for the $1,000,000 Group II Percy Sykes Stakes following a dominant performance at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.
From Breednet: Favourite backers had few worries when the Brave Smash (JPN) filly Szabo kept her record at a perfect two for two at over 800m at Ipswich on Friday.
From ANZ Bloodstock: There was only one likely destination for the half-brother to top juvenile Brave Halo (Brave Smash) and that was to Western Australian trainers Sean and Jake Casey.
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From TDN: Aquis Farm’s promising first-season sire Brave Smash (Jpn) posted his fourth individual winner when his 2-year-old son Brave Mead saluted the judge at Pakenham on Thursday evening.
From Breednet: Narrowly defeated when a well-fancied third at Pakenham at his career debut on February 23, the Brave Smash (JPN) colt Brave Mead put his opponents to the sword in the Cookers Bulk Oil System Maiden (1200m) at Pakenham on Friday night.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Brave Smash’s (Tosen Phantom) good start in the breeding barn continued apace yesterday when his daughter Brave Strike (2 f ex Taste Of Money by Not A Single Doubt) became the stallion’s third individual winner when she broke her maiden at the first time of asking in the Amelia Park 2YO Plate (1100m) at Ascot.
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