Busy morning at the trials on Friday at Warwick Farm with eight heats won by two year-olds that included some interesting unraced youngsters including the full sister to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner O’Ole and Chanterelle could not have been more impressive.
It was the second trial outing for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Chanterelle and the Ole Kirk filly looked super professional for Tim Clark. She jumped quickly to lead and skipped right away down the running under a hold to win by nearly five lengths.
She made light work of the heavy ground which is handy at this time of year and all eyes will be on her when she steps out on race day.
A $650,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Gilgai Farm for McKeever Bloodstock / Watership Down Stud, Chanterelle runs in the colours of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Watership Down Stud.
She is a full sister to O’ Ole, who made $1.5million at the recent MM National Broodmare Sale when bought by Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida.
The only trial winner to go quicker was the Annabel and Rob Archibald trained Extreme Warrior colt Half Pipe, who ran sixth at his only start in a strong metro Saturday race last December behind By Choice, who was subsequently placed in the MM 2YO Classic and several of the fillies Golden Slipper lead up races.
Half Pipe did everything right and motored away from his rivals to win by five lengths with the other four runners all crossing the line together.
Like his sire Extreme Choice, Extreme Warrior has had fertility issues so there are not many by him, but he has had two winners from eight starters including the stakes-winner Eternal Warrior and this guy could be winner number three.
G1 winning colt Tron Bolt was not the only purchase for Hermitage Thoroughbreds from the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale last year as they also secured Farnan gelding Aurora Boom, who looked good at his third trial and second this prep.
Trained by Chris Waller and ridden by Tyler Schiller, Aurora Boom was asked for nothing at his first two trials but this time when he was popped the question he gave a good response, working home well between runners under a hold to score by a neck.
Like the earlier heat winner Chanterelle, Aurora Boom was also bred by Gilgai Farm and made $110,000 at Inglis Premier before being re-offered by Woburn Farm at the Inglis Ready 2 Race where he was bought by Hermitage for $280,000.
Aurora Boom is a half-brother to two winners from unraced Lonhro mare Kozakov, a daughter of Group II winner Downhill Racer.
As you might expect of a pedigree constructed by Gilgai Farm’s Rick Jamieson, there is some pretty serious line breeding going on!
Farnan had a second unraced trial winner with the Michael Freedman trained colt Castillo King scoring an easy win with ears pricked at his second outing.
Additional winners were: Iced Fury (Captivant), Wildfire (Palace Pier (GB), Caloocan Beauty (Justify), Loud and Clear (Snitzel).
Click here for all the results at Breednet with Sale Mail and at Racing NSW with video.
