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One to Watch – Rosehill

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday Oct 14

A homebred for Belinda Bateman, blueblood three year-old I am Invincible filly Ballet D’Light made a winning debut at Rosehill on Wednesday.

Ballet D'Light wins on debut - image Bradleyphotos.com.au

Trained by Chris Waller, Ballet D’Light has been quite the work in progress with five barrier trials prior to her race day debut, the last of those a win at Rosehill on October 2.

She surged forward from the gates for James McDonald to lead and skipped away after turning for home to win the 1100m maiden by a length and a half.

Whatever Ballet D’Light does as a racehorse is a bonus as she has a big pedigree that will see her as a valuable broodmare for the future.

Foaled and raised at Newgate for Belinda Bateman, Ballet D’Light is a three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group I winner and now champion young sire Home Affairs.

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She is the first foal of unraced Redoute’s Choice mare Danserai D’Amour, a sibling to dual Group I winning sire Russian Revolution, Group III winner Turbo Miss and to the dam of Home Affairs, who is also by I Am Invincible.

Danserai D’Amour was on-sold at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale this year in foal to Too Darn Hot (GB) for $500,000 to Yulong and has produced a colt from that mating for them this spring.

Ballet D’Light is a new winner for Yarraman Park’s champion sire I Am Invincible, who is sitting in second on the Australian General Sires List with 38 winners of $3.3million.

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Race Result - MyRacehorse Mdn Hcp 1100m

Rosehill Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:04.66
1
Ballet D'light
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Danserai D'amour (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56.5
2
1.6
Medocaine
- 3f Pinatubo (IRE) x Pin Sec (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
3
2.1
Ligularia
- 4m Too Darn Hot (GB) x Leopard (AUS) (Animal Kingdom (USA))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: C Schofield 59
4
4.3
Testamapatience
- 3f Exceedance (AUS) x Testa Sarah (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56.5
5
6
Born To Fly
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Rough Ride (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: Zac Lloyd 56.5
6
6.6
Burwood Road
- 3f Wootton Bassett (GB) x Victoria Road (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J R Collett 56.5
7
6.6
Brighton Pier
- 3f Palace Pier (GB) x Alucinari (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Regan Bayliss 56.5
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