From TDN: The Tony and Maddysen Sears-trained Yellow Brick (The Mission) claimed his Group 3 success on Saturday in G3 Gold Coast Guineas at the Sunshine Coast, providing his young Aquis Farm-based sire The Mission a first stakes winner. TDN AusNZ caught up with Maddysen Sears and Paul Moroney to discuss this $20,000 bargain buy.
From ANZ Bloodstock: The Tony and Maddysen Sears-trained Yellow Brick (3 g ex Magical Mist by High Chaparral) took his career record to six wins and two placings from eight starts when he landed the Gold Coast Guineas (Gr 3, 1200m) at the Sunshine Coast yesterday.
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From TDN: Queensland trainers Tony and Maddysen Sears fended off a host of inter-state raiders to win Saturday’s G3 Gold Coast Guineas at the Sunshine Coast with their 3-year-old gelding Yellow Brick (The Mission), who made it six wins from eight starts.
From Breednet: It took eight starts and six wins for Yellow Brick to earn the respect he deserves, but the 3yo son of The Mission made an army of new admirers with his dominant performance in Saturday’s $200,000 Group III Brandons Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) at the Sunshine Coast.
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.
$15 million The Everest slot holder, Aquis, has announced that former Hong Kong sprinter, Joyful Fortune, will be its representative in Australia’s richest race on 15 October.
Transferred to Mark Newnham’s Randwick stables, Joyful Fortune resumed with a brilliant all-the-way victory in the Myer Fashions on the Field Sprint down the Flemington straight on 18 September. Carrying 60.5kgs, Joyful Fortune dominated rivals, winning by over 4 lengths.
By Nicconi – also sire of world champion sprinter and 2021 Everest winner, Nature Strip – Joyful Fortune was something of a sensation on debut at Sha Tin, running a near record of 55.07 seconds and demolishing rivals in a faultless display. It was the third fastest time recorded down the Sha Tin straight.
Winning again at his penultimate start in Hong Kong, Joyful Fortune was off the scene for 12 months while recovering from bone chip surgery. Repatriated to Australia, Joyful Fortune turned heads by toppling 2021 Everest third Eduardo in a barrier trial at Randwick in August. It’s only the third time in 16 outings that the multiple Group 1 winner has been beaten in a trial and Joyful Fortune whipped through the 742 metres in 43.72 seconds and overhauled Eduardo on the wire.
Trainer of Group 1 winning sprinter, Nakeeta Jane, Mark Newnham is delighted to target the Everest with Joyful Fortune, his first runner in the race. “In the short period of time I have trained Joyful Fortune he has shown all the qualities of a top-class sprinter and adds an X factor to the World’s most exciting race.” said Newnham.
“He ran blistering time in Hong Kong and was ultra-impressive first up at Flemington with big improvement to come, he handles all track conditions, and we believe he will make his presence felt on the day”, said Aquis Director of Sales, Jonathan Davies.
For more information, please contact Jonathan Davies on 0423 033 858.
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