News - HELLBENT (AUS)
Fancy Like Lass has been no stranger to adversity and a black-type credit would be just reward for the gallant mare.
Talented sprinter Lhasa is a force to be reckoned with on Cambridge’s synthetic track and he brought that form to the turf at Trentham on Sunday, taking down a quality field in the IRT 1200.
Hellbent has been churning out the winners and had a metropolitan treble on Saturday with fleet footed two year-old filly Sunrays making it three wins on the trot when taking out the $125,000 BRC QTIS Jewel Prelude (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday.
Legendary trainer Les Bridge can make something special out of a horse and will likely tackle stakes grade with his up and coming bargain Hellbent filly Scintilla after making it three in a row on Wednesday.
The $300,000 Group II ATC Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday marked the return of Group I winning mares Joliestar and Magic Time, with the latter carrying the Yulong colours to a thrilling win.
Hellbent has been churning out the winners this season and produced a two state metro juvenile double on Saturday with Sunrays going two for two at Doomben, while at Ascot Monte Tremezzo made a winning debut.
When you have a very famous father, it’s sometimes hard to get out of their shadow and particularly if you stand at the same farm, but for this stallion time has been his friend and the more time that passes the more his statistics show he’s real value for money.
Hellbent has had a strong start to 2025 reeling off 22 winners since New Year’s Day and among them is progressive three year-old Heaving, who made it three wins on the trot when saluting at Sandown on Wednesday.
Classy mare and Group 1 winner Benedetta (Hellbent x Whatalovelyday) was named the SPORTSBET SA Thoroughbred Breeders HORSE OF THE YEAR on Saturday night.
Talented Hellbent filly Kristilli gave her owners a hell of a ride winning the $1million Group II ATC Percy Sykes Stakes and selling for $925,000 as a broodmare prospect and her full sister opened her account at Tamworth on Thursday.
A Hellbent two year-old filly from a famous female family made a winning debut at Doomben on Wednesday as a short priced favourite.
Champion Thoroughbreds owners enjoyed that ‘magic’ feeling when the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday was won by talented Hellbent three year-old Hell to Pay, who has a full brother to be offered by Yarraman Park at the sale next week.
The Sha Tin meeting on Sunday produced some great results for the Yarraman sires with Brave Smash (Jpn) posting a winning double and Hellbent siring a promising new three year-old winner.
A double for Brave Smash, including a new winner, also new winners for Hellbent and Kermadec, and three yearling catalogue updates amongst seven Australasian bred winners at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Te Akau Racing will be well-represented in each of the four stakes races at Trentham’s LawnMaster Christmas At The Races meeting on Saturday.
With six winners in the past week highlighted by exciting three year-old filly Bauhinia, Hellbent is going great guns heading towards the sales season and posted an impressive maiden winner at Kembla on Thursday.
Yarraman Park’s Hellbent has made his name with a couple of outstanding Group I winning mares in Magic Time and Benedetta and he may well have another on the rise in exciting three year-old filly Bauhinia, who scored a scintillating first up win in the $150,000 Magic Millions Wyong Stakes (1200m) for three and four year-olds.
Three heats for juveniles at the Rosehill trials on Tuesday morning and the winners included the most expensive purchase for Yulong from the 2024 Magic Millions, a $1.4million colt by Extreme Choice.
Te Akau Racing and Fortuna Racing have a remarkable association with two-year-old fillies and they unveiled another exciting prospect at Trentham on Saturday in the form of Marokopa Falls.
The 2025 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale is now online with 805 yearlings and if you are a fan of Hellbent there is some good news!