Black Type Goal for Shamus Award Colt

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday Oct 14

The Ultra Thoroughbreds colours have been carried by two champions in Shamus Award and Miss Andretti and they combine in the pedigree of progressive colt Embolism, who made it two wins from three starts when bolting in at Caulfield on Wednesday.

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Embolism wins with ease - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Prepared by Danny O’Brien, who won the Cox Plate with his sire Shamus Award, Embolism won on debut and then did a few things wrong when finishing sixth at Flemington on September 23.

This time he made no mistakes when fitted with blinkers, cruising clear to win by three lengths.
 


A homebred for Ultra Thoroughbreds, Embolism has been given time to mature and will get his chance for Black Type with the Group III VRC Carbine Club Stakes and Group II MRC Sandown Guineas seen as likely targets.
 



Embolism is the first winner for Peggies Choice, a minor winning full sister to Australian Horse of the Year Miss Andretti, who won 19 races and over $2.5million in prizemoney with five of her victories in Group I events.

The most successful sire son of Snitzel, Shamus Award has some very good horses running for him at present including Mr Quickie and Swat’s That and stands at Rosemont Stud this spring a fee of $19,800.


 

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Race Result - Bianca North (Bm70) 1600m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:38.41
1
Embolism
- 3c Shamus Award (AUS) x Peggie's Choice (AUS) (Ihtiram (IRE))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: D Oliver 58
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Seller: Mark Lindsay
Buyer: John Blacker, TAS
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Seller: Ultra Thoroughbreds, Willowmavin
Buyer: Passed In - Reserve: $50,000
2
3.0
Miss Inbetween
- 3f Fighting Sun (AUS) x Ruby Ninetails (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: M J Mehegan Rdr: B Melham 56
3
6.3
Confrontational
- 3c Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Zastava (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: J Warren & D Krongold Rdr: N Callow 57.5
4
8.2
Jaffastock
- 3c Tavistock (NZ) x Not A Jaffa (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: J Bowman 57.5
5
8.6
Rathlin
- 3c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Wiener (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jamie Kah 61.5
6
11.6
Zalmatian
- 3c Unencumbered (AUS) x Zalmara (USA) (Exchange Rate (USA))
Tnr: Daniel Williams Rdr: J Benbow 57
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