News - CAPITALIST (AUS)
Second in the Group I ATC Golden Rose last spring to Militarize, the Gary Portelli trained Capitalist gelding Encap soared to new heights at Rosehill on Saturday when he arrived on the line to win the Group II ATC Theo Marks Stakes (1300m).
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable has a great record in the $200,000 Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton and they won it for a sixth time on Wednesday when consistent five year-old Capitalist gelding Ka Bling dived through late to snatch victory.
A maiden winner at Seymour last August, it’s been a busy and fruitful season for Capitalist three year-old Hedged, who has racked up stakes-placings at two of his last three starts with a break through victory in the $120,000 Schweppes TL Cooney (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday welcomed by his big ownership group.
A favourite with Hong Kong trainers, Capitalist posted a winning double at Sha Tin on Saturday and not to be outdone Russian Revolution also featured with a smart winner of his own.
This Capitalist colt made a procession out of the 1100m maiden at Bendigo on Tuesday winning by five and a half lengths on debut.
Here is the full list of 94 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Newgate Farm have announced their 2024 roster and fees headlined by three first season horses in top class Group One winning colts, Ozzmosis and Militarize along the highly rated Group Two winner King’s Gambit.
Castanya holds nominations for all the top-two-year-old races and can earn a guaranteed spot in the Golden Slipper on Saturday week with a win in the $250,000 Group III Cincotta Chemist Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Placed behind stablemate’s Bodyguard in the Group III Blue Diamond Prelude and High Octane in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview, Holmes A Court found his time to shine in Sunday’s $250,000 Group III John Mcgrath Auto Group Black Opal Stakes (1200m) at Canberra.
With her Ole Kirk half-brother headed to the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, the Tony Gollan-trained Venturer scored a timely win over 1000m at Ballina on Friday.
James Harron Bloodstock have a talented battalion of two year-old colts running this season and they include progressive youngster Aardvark, who resumed from a spell to win the Listed VRC Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday to become the 18th stakes-winner for his sire Capitalist.
The form of highly raced Snitzel colt Switzerland was franked at Randwick on Saturday when Castanya, the filly he beat on debut at Randwick last month, came out and won the Listed ATC Lonhro Plate (1000m) at her second start.
On the eve of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale where he is the most represented sire this year, Capitalist produced a winning double at Sha Tin on Sunday with two quality winners in Blue Marlin and Capital Delight, who has a yearling half-brother to be offered at Magic Millions this week.
Astute trainer John O’Shea got a good result from Capitalist mare Junqueira, who won a 3YO race this day last year at the Gold Coast and returned 12 months later to win the $250,000 MM Rising Stakes Plate (1400m) for fillies and mares.
A two year-old by Capitalist highlighted in a recent Breednet Juvenile Trial Watch story was well fancied to win the $50,000 Aquis Park Clan O’Sullivan (1000m) at Canberra on Friday and delivered a winning debut.
A homebred for Rob Love and his family’s Love Racing, Capitalist filly Milliondollarmumma made light work of her first metropolitan victory scoring easily at Moonee Valley on Friday night to bring a nice pedigree update for her Magic Millions bound half-sister.
Graham and Linda Huddy are great supporters of racing both on the track and in after racing life care and particularly with their Peachester Lodge showjumping teams, but their talented Capitalist mare Comrade Rosa is set for a career at stud rather than the jump arena after posting her third stakes victory at Doomben on Saturday.
Inglis have released their catalogue for the 2024 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale featuring 808 yearlings by 110 different sires, so we’re taking a closer look in terms of sire at just what is on offer.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott drew first blood on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington when the Capitalist gelding Kaizad opened his stakes account in the Group III Network 10 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m).
Two heats for juveniles at Randwick on Friday morning and both were won by Capitalist colts, although a Godolphin homebred Exceed and Excel colt that ran second has found himself being put straight into my Black Book!