The Rosehill barrier trials on Friday morning featured six heats won by juveniles that included some interesting unraced youngsters by Zoustar, I Am Invincible, D’Argento and first season sire Acrobat.
Visually the most impressive winner was I Am Invincible filly Kotor, who produced a typical Bjorn Baker trial to lead and win at her first outing, but it was the way she found the line for Rachel King that was worth noting.
She’s still green and not entirely sure what she’s doing, but was eager to please when sliding to a five length win.
An $850,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Vinery Stud for Ridgmont Fillies Partnership / Clarke Bloodstock, Kotor is a full sister to stakes-winner Garza Blanca and half-sister to two more stakes performers and her dam Mousai is a half-sister to champion sprinter and G1 sire Starspangledbanner.
Acrobat colt Stormin’ is now two for two at the trials with the Lee and Cherie Curtis trained youngster looking quick and professional to lead throughout and win his heat by the best part of a length over a couple of interesting colts in International Affairs (Home Affairs) and Defenseman (Wootton Bassett (GB).
Both colts showed good ability in their previous preparations against strong company and look well placed to break the ice quickly during winter with a view to getting an early jump on spring.
A bargain MM Book 2 yearling purchase, Stormin’ is the third foal of metro winning Written Tycoon mare Wooshka, whose first two foals are winners and he looks capable of following suit.
Carrying the Newgate/ China Horse Club colours, Zoustar colt Midnight Charter made a lie of his first barrier trial in January which was inglorious to say the least. He missed the kick and was clueless throughout, trailing in some 14 lengths off the front runners in that heat that included subsequent G1 Sires Produce Stakes winner Campione D’Italia.
Different horse this time around, he bounced the gates for Rachel King and surged forward to lead and kept a good gallop to the line to win by a length.
A $675,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Widden, Midnight Charter is a half-brther to Group winning fillies Tenley and Biscayne Bay from the family of Golden Slipper winner Vancouver tracing back to Group I winning blue hen Skating.
A crowd pleasing grey by D’Argento, eye-catching filly D’Unicorn gave a good sight at her first public trial. The Bjorn Baker trained filly went forward to lead and then matched strides to the post with well-seasoned filly Tigroni, who has placed in three of her five starts so far in good company.
A $105,000 MM Book 2 purchase from Bowness Stud for Darby Racing, D’Unicorn was the highest priced yearling for her sire sold in 2025. She comes with a bit of pedigree being the first foal of Cosmology, a Deep Field grand-daughter of Group I winner La Baraka, whose descendants include G1 stars Alizee and Astern as well as Group winners Amur, Zulfiqar and Willinga Beast.
Additional winners were: Predation (Capiralist), Light River (Pierata).
Click here for all the trial results at Breednet with Sale Mail and at Racing NSW with video.
