News - FASTNET ROCK (AUS)

The magical Fastnet Rock x Galileo cross produced another new stakes-winner at Morphettville on Monday when talented Irish bred import Manastic (IRE) took out the Listed SAJC CS Hayes Memorial Cup.

Talented filly Anaheed announced herself as a serious Golden Slipper contender at Randwick on Saturday with a stylish victory in the Group II ATC Sweet Embrace Stakes and was the first leg of a Group double for her champion sire Fastnet Rock.

Remarkable producer Mica’s Pride, the dam of Group I superstars Criterion and Comin’ Through, made it 10 winners from 10 foals to race when three year-old Fastnet Rock gelding Sir Owen saluted at Wyong on Thursday.

Prepared by Anthony Cummings, Fastnet Rock filly Mrs Madrid was successful at Hawkesbury on Thursday and has now won her past two starts over 2000 metres bringing an important update for her Inglis Premier bound half-sister.

The Lindsay Park training team produced a promising winner for champion sire Fastnet Rock on Wednesday at Sandown with good looking colt Rona’s Rock casting off maiden status in style.

Apprentice rider Shiarna Johnson was the quintessential picture of calm as she scored the first winner of her fledgling career when guiding home royally-bred filly Simogramor at Gisborne.

Two well bred three year-old fillies cast off maiden status at Pakenham on Thursday, one of them a half-sister to a Group I winner and the other out of a Group I winner.

A $1million purchase from the 2018 NZB Book One Yearling Sale, Fastnet Rock colt Conqueror was well fancied when making his debut at Sandown on Wednesday , but had to settle for second place behind another son of Fastnet Rock in the race favourite Game Keeper.

A half-sister to an Australian Horse Of The Year out of a mare honoured as the Australian Broodmare of the Year makes it an easy choice for this week’s Best On Breeding.

New Zealand ex-pat jockey James McDonald made a winning return to his favourite track on Saturday when he was able to ride home Long Leaf (Fastnet Rock) to win the Karaka 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Lindsay Park Racing have their sights set on the Million dollar prize at Ellerslie on Saturday when they contest the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) with dual stakes winner Long Leaf.

Godolphin’s return to the sales ring in 2018 has already reaped a huge reward with last week’s Magic Millions 2yo Classic winner Exhilarates and they will look to double up with a filly making her second start at Rosehill on Saturday.

Champion trainer Chris Waller knows horses for courses, his handy stayer Tumultuous started 2018 with a win in the $1million Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) and 12 months later was able to return to the Gold Coast and win it again.

As a full sister to Group I MRC Thousand Guineas winner Irish Lights, Movie Role is bred to be well above average and booked her ticket to the Gold Coast for the $2million Magic Millions Classic with a stylish victory at Randwick on Saturday.

There was wall to wall racing across Australia and New Zealand on Boxing Day, but there was no better bred winner on Wednesday than this two year-old son of Fastnet Rock.

The Daily Debutants list for Boxing Day features loads of interesting runners including youngsters by first season sires such as Brazen Beau, Deep Field and Dissident but a colt by Fastnet Rock from a leading stable has popped up at the Geelong meeting and might be well worth keep an eye on.

Te Akau Racing Singapore trainer Mark Walker prepared gavelhouse Australia purchase Sportscaster to narrowly nab his first success on new soil on Sunday.

Champion sire Fastnet Rock was in the frame early on Saturday with a blue-blooded debut two year-old winner at Morphettville followed by a stakes-winner at Flemington when Dreamforce landed the Group III VRC Chatham Stakes.

With just a win in a Sale maiden to her name, the lightly raced Fastnet Rock filly Bleu Roche added a few zeros to her value with a fighting win in the $200,000 Group III Red Roses Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Oaks day.

A big set of trials at Warwick Farm on Tuesday morning featured two heats for juveniles won by talented types sired by Sizzling and Fastnet Rock.