News - FASTNET ROCK (AUS)
Boutique Hunter Valley breeder Bruce Neill of Cressfield would be well pleased to have kept this Fastnet Rock filly who won easily on debut at Sandown on Wednesday.
WA based owner/breeders Bob and Sandra Peters have had phenomenal success with their homebreds, but it was a Fastnet Rock filly that they purchased from Inglis Easter that claimed their latest Black Type success with Tuscan Queen capturing the Group III WATC Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday.
Following a luckless second to Montserrat when making her career debut at Warwick Farm on October 16, the Fastnet Rock filly Harto left that filly in her wake with a milestone maiden win over 1100 metres at Gosford on Thursday.
Coolmore's champion sire Fastnet Rock sired his 150th stakes-winner on Saturday when progressive three year-old Sherwood Forest won the Group III War Decree stakes at Riccarton in New Zealand.
Promising Fastnet Rock 3YO Sherwood Forest showed he will be a force to be reckoned with at Group One level next month when he stormed home to take out the Group III War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday.
Two heats for juveniles at the Warwick Farm trials on Tuesday morning produced a well named homebred filly for Segenhoe that won at the first time of asking and a colt that didn’t win his heat, but has a pedigree that would prick the ears of most followers of racing.
Royally-bred Fastnet Rock filly Anaheed has been facing the silk department in Sydney of late so she appreciated the drop back in class for a dominant win in Wednesday’s Group III Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Hong Kong based owner Howard Liang has already had a good result this week from an expensive Inglis Easter purchase in California Zimbol, winner of the Group III MRC Thoroughbred Club Stakes, and he may soon enjoy stakes success with another after superbly bred Fastnet Rock filly California Salto resumed from a spell to win at Newcastle on Tuesday.
Champion Australian sire Fastnet Rock featured at Longchamp in France on Arc day siring five year-old mare One Master to win the Group I Prix de la Foret, a race she also won last year.
John Singleton’s Strawberry Hill Stud already has a homebred Fastnet Rock three year-old colt in Lewis from his famed Joie Denise family that is showing classic potential this season and at Geelong on Monday a Fastnet Rock filly from the same family broke her maiden with a tough staying performance.
Entered for the Group I VRC Victoria Derby, the half-brother to champion mare More Joyous cast off maiden status at Canterbury on Wednesday.
HEAT 11 50,79 – The last heat was won with authority by More Than Ready (USA) colt Global Quest, who always looked to be in cruise control when leading all the way under James McDonald to win as he pleased in the Aquis colours.
Talented Fastnet Rock import Brimham Rocks (GB) proved a source of frustration last spring when he notched placings in several big races including the Group I ATC The Metropolitan, but booked his ticket to the Caulfield Cup with a stylish victory in the Group III MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield on Saturday.
Bob and Sandra Peters have had phenomenal success with their homebreds including current superstar mare Arcadia Queen, but it was a filly they purchased from Inglis Easter that caught our eye as a ‘One to Watch’ on Wednesday at Belmont.
As a $2,300,000 sales-topping brother to triple Group 1 winner Shoals, much was expected of the Fastnet Rock colt Groundswell who paid his first dividend at his second start with an authoritative win in a maiden over 1218 metres at Geelong on Sunday.
She will never be as quick as five time Group I wining Australian Horse of the Year Lankan Rupee, but his three-quarter sister Art Collection is now a winner after saluting in style at Wodonga on Monday.
All evidence would suggest that at age seven, talented Fastnet Rock gelding Dreamforce looks set for his best ever campaign with a dazzling win in the Group II ATC Tramway Stakes at Randwick on Saturday giving the indication an elusive Group I win may be within his grasp.
The most expensive Fastnet Rock filly sold in 2018 cast off maiden status at Mornington on Tuesday.
At this time of year we find a lot of promising three year-olds popping up at provincial meetings as they seek to put runs on the board to earn a crack at spring Black Type and two such winners by Fastnet Rock and Choisir caught our eye at Ballarat on Monday, both fillies entered for the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock added a new stakes-winner to his tally overnight in the UK with progressive two year-old filly Orlaith landing the Listed Byerley Stud Stakes at Newbury.