The release of third declarations for the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes next month has Widden Stud’s fairytale colt Unit Five still in the mix after his brilliant win in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, but next week the focus for Team Widden turns to Inglis Classic.
The Ciaron Maher trained son of Supido is now two for two and Widden Stud’s Matt Comerford confirmed the colt has pulled up well from his Gold Coast escapade and the Blue Diamond is very much on the radar.
Unit Five has been back in light work in Sydney since his memorable victory and is scheduled to go back to Melbourne in the coming week as he prepares for the G1 Blue Diamond (1200m) on February 21 at Caulfield, where he won his debut on December 20.
Unit Five is not the only stakes-winning juvenile to emerge from Widden Stud this season with the Paul Murray trained Trapeze Artist filly Where’s the Circus winning the $500,000 Inglis Nursery (1000m) on debut last month.
Her full brother is in the Widden draft for Inglis Classic as Lot 190.
By Trapeze Artist from a daughter of champion sire Fastnet Rock, the colt is a full brother to Where’s the Circus and half-brother to stakes-placed Can’t Find Snippy, who is the dam of a stakes-placed 2YO this season in Elusive Capital.
Misplaced has been a terrific producer with all eight of her previous named foals going to the races and seven have won!
Lot 93 Colt Supido x Janneke, by Olympic Glory (IRE)
By the same sire as Unit Five and is the third living foal of a half-sister to dual Group I winning $3.7million earning sprinter In Her Time with the family also producing Everest winner Yes Yes Yes.
Lot 316 Colt Written By x Prismatic, by Street Sense (USA)
By a very reliable sire that consistently gets fast and precocious juveniles such as Plagiarism, who placed in the Golden Gift and heads to the Inglis Millennium for the Waterhouse Bott stable.
He is a half-brother to G3 placed The Dabble Effect and two more winners being from an unraced half-sister to G1 winner Paulele and G3 winners Tessera and Montsegur, dam of Group winners Corniche and Heresy. This family has also produced current sprint star Joliestar.
Lot 486 Colt Trapeze Artist x Sweet Gisel (USA), by Street Boss
Fourth foal of well-bred imported daughter of outstanding sire Street Boss and is a full brother to the Ciaron Maher trained 2YO Spicy Miss, who was a good second on debut in the $1million ATC Golden Gift in November. She looked full of running as she hit the line in her first trial since then at Randwick earlier this week… watch this space!
Lot 575 Colt Zousain x Whenitrainsitpours, by Your Song
Second foal of a winning half-sister to stakes-placed Flamenco Girl from stakes-placed Dance Baby Dance. Quality colt that looks a real runner and is bred on the well proven Zoustar x Fastnet Rock nick that has produced G1 stars Zougotcha and Joliestar.
Lot 797 Colt Jacquinot x Exselva, by Exceed and Excel
He’s the second last lot in the entire sale and might be well worth the wait. Quality colt from the first crop of Jacquinot and is a half-brother to stakes-winner Axe and four other winners from good produced Exselva.
Tail female line traces to the legend Fanfreluche via the Grand Luxe branch of the family that has give us two Champion Australian Sires in Encosta de Lago and Flying Spur.
