Improving off a last start second, Matthew Dunn’s Too Darn Hot (GB) filly Sword Of Legacy broke her maiden by just shy of four lengths over 1000m at Eagle Farm on Wednesday, adding an update to her pedigree ahead of being offered for sale at the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Set to be sold through the Newington Farm Premium Consignment (As Agent for Hesket Thoroughbreds Unreserved Reduction Sale), the filly has always shown ability, finishing a narrow second in the G3 MRC Chairman’s Stakes at just her second start behind Ikaruna before finishing fourth at her next run behind Tentyris in the Listed VRC Talindert Stakes.
Having started her career in Victoria under Domnic Sutton, the filly had a very short, one-run stint in NSW with Chris Waller before heading to the Queensland stable of Dunn where she has now had a further two starts.
Starting the favourite, the filly missed the start slightly before jockey Jake Bayliss urged her along to settle in a mid-field position on the rail with the Tony Gollan trained Gram going forward to settle on the Our Girl Scarlette.
Bayliss was tracking the leading duo and after coming to their outside sprinted impressively, pulling clear to win by four lengths with Parading Gus working home well into second, just ahead of Our Girl Scarlett who held on for third.
Passed in shy of her $220,000 reserve when consigned via Twin Hill Stud’s Inglis Easter yearling sale draft, Sword Of Legacy was retained to race by her breeder Hesket Bloodstock.
Sword Of Legacy is the third winner from three to the races out of the Exceed And Excel mare Kaiken, a three-quarter sister to dual G1 winner Flamberge and the Listed-winning, G1 placed Curtana, as well as a half-sister to G2 winner Sword Of Light (dam of dual Listed winner Beskar) and Listed winner Sword Of Justice.
A half-sister to the G3 placed Nodachi (No Nay Never), Sword Of Legacy will be offered as part of Julian Blaxland’s Newington Farm Premium Consignment, selling as Lot 472 at the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on behalf of her breeder. Interestingly, Nodachi will also be offered as part of the draft, catalogued as Lot 427.
Kaiken’s currently yearling, a filly by Coolmore Stud’s Justify (USA) was sold at this year’s Inglis Easter yearling sale as part of the Amarina Stud draft for $200,000 to Gerlad Ryan and Sterling Alexiou Racing.
The mare has since foaled a filly by Harry Angel (IRE) before being covered by Castelvecchio in the spring.
Set to stand the upcoming season at a fee of $275,000 (inc. GST) at Darley’s Kelvinside property, Too Darn Hot is the sire 34 stakes winners including Australian G1 winners Broadsiding and the Vinery Stud based Tropicus who will stand his first season at stud this year at a fee of $27,500 (inc. GST).
