News - ALL TOO HARD (AUS)
Gilgai Farm have bred plenty of champions and they include the 2012 Caulfield Guineas winner All Too Hard, who is the sire of Oh Too Good, a popular winner of the $240,000 Group III MRC Jewellers Vase (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Six-year-old gelding Hard To Cross was aided by the three-kilo claim of Rose Hammond as the Kiwi bred landed his first victory of the preparation when landing the Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap (1523m).
Bjorn Baker already has a ripping All Too Hard filly in the stable in dual Group I winner Stefi Magnetica and he may have another nice one in Horseshoe Hill.
High-class performer Babylon Berlin was farewelled in style after she exceeded expectations during the opening session of the Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale.
Successful last time out in the Listed Princess Stakes when becoming the 30th stakes winner for her sire All Too Hard, the David Vandyke trained Philia went four from four this time in, leading through to win the Group 2 The Roses (2000m) at Doomben.
Highlighted as a Brednet One To Watch when breaking her maiden in February, the David Vandyke trained Philia (All Too Hard) has added a further two wins including a facile two length victory in the Listed Princess Stakes (1600m) at Eagle Farm.
Te Akau Racing ran rampant at both New Zealand venues on Saturday, culminating in a runaway by All Too Hard’s daughter Dream Of The Moon in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton.
Gilgai Farm have been basking in the glory of selling a million dollar yearling at Inglis Premier last week and also featured at Randwick on Saturday having bred and sold All Too Hard mare Little Baia, who scored a valuable first stakes win in the Group III ATC Aspiration Quality (1600m).
Talented filly Dream Of The Moon got her three-year-old season back on track at Riccarton Park on Wednesday, saluting fresh-up in the Book A Suite For Autumn Racing 65 (1200m).
All Too Hard gave us an eye-catching maiden winner at Doomben on Wednesday with a big pedigree as this girl is a half-sister to triple Group I winning $4million earner Duais.
Emotions will run high at Te Rapa if All Too Hard’s specialist short course performer Babylon Berlin can finally break through at the highest level.
She’s a full sister to four time Group I winner and Champion Hong Kong Sprinter 2021/2022 Wellington and is the last foal of her dam, so it’s hardly surprising Kia Ora Stud decided to keep All Too Hard filly Alliri and the three year-old scored her first metro win at Randwick on Wednesday.
Progressive galloper Insatiable kept his winning record intact at the Phar Lap Raceway in Timaru with a strong home straight burst that carried him to victory in the Leg Up Oilseed Goodness (1200m) on Saturday.
On face value this stakes-winner last Saturday was just another mare gaining a Black Type win to set her up for a lucrative career at stud, but I was intrigued by her being offered for sale this year at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale with the notation ‘breeding proposition only’ and sure enough there is more to the story.
Class mare Babylon Berlin lead her rivals a merry dash when she outgunned a small but quality field in the Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Well-performed speed merchant Babylon Berlin will strip a fitter mare for Saturday’s assignment at Ellerslie.
Quality sprinter Babylon Berlin successfully defended her crown in the Listed Legacy Lodge Sprint (1200m) within a display of pure sprinting power at Te Rapa on Saturday.
Phillip Stokes admitted his preference was to run Arran Bay in the Listed John Letts Cup at Morphettville but was overruled by the owners, who made the correct decision in favouring the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) at Flemington.
The admirably consistent All Too Hard gelding Far Too Easy, scaled new heights with an emotial success in Saturday’s $2,000,000 The Kosciuszko at Randwick.
Every breeding season brings tales of joy and sometimes sadness and the team at Cressfield have ridden the emotional highs and lows over the past month with Operations Manager Liesl Wickson sharing her story of two remarkable mares and a prized colt.