News - NICCONI (AUS)
Widden Stud stalwart Nicconi had an interesting Saturday featuring as a broodmare sire with his first Group I winner when Magic Time won the Group I MRC Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes and at Ascot in Perth he added a new stakes-winner to his tally when Amber Glide won the Listed WATC Jungle Mist Classic (1200m).
The weather was cold, but the stallions were hot at the Widden Stud Victoria stallion parade on Friday with a big crowd in attendance to see nine stallions representing a great mix of promising and proven sire talent.
He’s a big strong chestnut speedster by Nicconi and while he’s not exactly Nature Strip, Twin Perfection is building a nice record and posted his third successive win at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Choosing a proven sire that you know can get a Group I winner is one way of lessening the risk when what you really want to do is a breed a winner and Widden Stud’s Proven Play is going to prove hard to resist!
Widden Stud already had three stallions on their roster for this spring in the century club for siring 100 Australian winners this season in Zoustar, Nicconi and Magnus and added a fourth over the weekend when Star Witness also achieved the feat for the sixth year in a row!
Talented Nicconi filly Bossy Nic was narrowly beaten in a Listed race in Adelaide on debut and confirmed that potential when powering clear at Flemington on Saturday for a dominant victory in the Group III VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m).
In the past week two more stallions have hit the milestone of 100 winners for the season and these well proven Group I sires are well on their way to further success this season.
It was an Australian bred trifecta in the HK$12million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday with victory going to Nicconi gelding Super Sunny Sing over Sword Point (American Pharoah (USA) and Galaxy Witness (Star Witness).
Punters were on the ball when two fillies coming off hugely impressive wins faced off in the Ladbrokes Mates Mode (Bm64) (1400m) at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday.
Beaten out of a place in The Everest, though far from disgraced, former Hong Kong sprinter Joyful Fortune showed his appreciation for the Flemington straight with a dominant performance in the Listed GH Mumm Century Stakes (1000m).
Promising Nicconi filly Naiconi found a couple of strong maidens before being given a crack at stakes grade in her first preparation, but she returned an easy winner on Monday.
All Blacks coaching great Sir Steve Hansen believes New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller is a prime candidate for New Zealand sports coach of the year.
$15 million The Everest slot holder, Aquis, has announced that former Hong Kong sprinter, Joyful Fortune, will be its representative in Australia’s richest race on 15 October.
What a finish to the three year-old colts and geldings maiden at Sandown with three very promising horses hitting the line locked together and the win grabbed late by Nicconi colt The Deputy.
Two heats over 840m at Doomben on Tuesday for juveniles produced a winner for Darby Racing by Nicconi.
The 2021/ 2022 Australian racing season has brought continuing success on the track and in the sale ring to Widden Stud and our clients with the addition of new stallions this year holding promise for the future.
The Danny Williams stable is about more than just Shelby Sixtysix and one of his up and comers scored a good win when returning at the Sapphire Coast on Sunday offering the potential of a swift return to Highway class Saturday racing.
The world’s best sprinter Nature Strip is not the only Nicconi in the Chris Waller stable with promising two year-old filly Waverider Buoy opening her account at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
With his brilliant win in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday night, Nature Strip confirmed his place as the world’s best sprinter. Quite an achievement for a horse that was passed in as a yearling. How can yearling buyers ensure that they don’t let such opportunities slip through their fingers in future? Promoters of the revolutionary new pedigree software Pedigrees 360,
Thanks to Covid and the massive prizemoney on offer in Australia, it’s been a while since an Australian bred and trained sprinter has had the opportunity to dazzle on the world stage and Nature Strip showed last night exactly why we have the reputation for producing the best sprinters in the world.