Widden Stud’s gorgeous stallion Russian Camelot (IRE) is a showstopper in the looks department and a three year-old gelding stamped very much in his image was a runaway debut winner at Geelong on Australia Day.
Trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman, Veyepee has been given time to mature and was stepping out for the first time in the 1440m maiden with Lachlan Neindorf to ride with punters sending him off as favourite.
He led and controlled the race before powering clear to win by nearly three lengths to the delight of his big team of owners.
Veyepee was a $140,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Dream Thoroughbreds / Bluegrass Bloodstock (FBAA) / Anthony Freedman Racing and is a half-brother to stakes-placed Ceccheti from Group III placed Savabeel mare Vandancer.
He is the third winner from three foals to race from Vandancer, a full sister to stakes-winner Queen Sabeel, the dam of Group III winner Sagunto. Going back further it is the family of the great front running champion of the 1980’s Vo Rogue.
Pedigree gurus will be fascinated with this pedigree for another reason as Veyepee has a unique 4 x 4 x 4 triple cross of champion sire Sadler’s Wells, which is not something you see every day and certainly not in Australia.
Widden Stud sold a full brother to Veyepee at Magic Millions last year to Matt Cumani for $125,000 and Vandancer was covered again last year by Russian Camelot after producing a yearling colt by Bruckner and a filly foal by Doubtland.
