Another 2YO Winner for Vancouver

Tara Madgwick - Friday Apr 16

Astute Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker is never afraid to travel his horses and a trip to Orange on Friday proved a fruitful one for two year-old Vancouver colt Overpass who won the $30,000 Silver Apple (1000m).

Second on debut at Hawkesbury earlier this month behind stakes-placed Capitalist colt Gleneagles, Overpass finished well to score a long head win for a big team of Darby Racing owners.
 



A $75,000 Inglis Easter Round 2 purchase for Darby Racing / Will Johnson Bloodstock from the Corumbene Stud draft, Overpass was bred by Corumbene and is the fourth winner from four to race from Exceed and Excel mare Walkway who comes from the family of Australian Horse of the Year Northerly.

Overpass as a yearling.

Overpass is the 35th winner of the season for Golden Slipper winning sire Vancouver, who has hit a purple patch in recent weeks.



 

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Race Result - McSigns Silver Apple 1000m

Orange Track: Soft(5) Time: 0:57.27
1
Overpass
- 2c Vancouver (AUS) x Walkway (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: B Lerena 59
2
0.2
American President
- 2g Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Whitehousewhispers (AUS) (Danewin (AUS))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: K S Latham 57
3
2.2
She Loves Rubies
- 2f Rubick (AUS) x Crown Agnes (AUS) (Agnes World (USA))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: B Spriggs 57
4
9.3
Bingo Banko
- 2g Husson (ARG) x Danish Bingo (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: M R Mulholland Rdr: J Pracey-Holmes 57
5
10.1
Diggers Reach
- 2g Outreach (AUS) x Thiltre (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: G A McCarney Rdr: Dylan Stanley 54
6
10.9
Mooshaka
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Mooshakissa (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))
Tnr: N J Olive Rdr: B P Ward 57
7
11.3
Chaotic Beauty
- 2f Kiss And Make Up (AUS) x Routine (AUS) (Zeditave (AUS))
Tnr: Danielle Seib Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
8
12.1
Look At Yah
- 2g Skyclad (AUS) x Admiring Looks (AUS) (Strada (AUS))
Tnr: Peter W Stanley Rdr: Ms A Stanley 53
9
14.0
Boongarra Girl
- 2f Super One (AUS) x Googol Pi (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Ms G Williams Rdr: Ms K Bell-Pitomac 55
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