News - NICCONI (AUS)
Nature Strip might not be the only star sprinter for Widden Stud’s Nicconi this spring with progressive colt Tony Nicconi confirming his potential with a tenacious win in the Group III MRC Vain stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
The Listed SAJC Lightning Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday was billed as a match race between outstanding two year-old filly Sunlight and rising star sprinter Nature Strip, but the end result looked more like a cakewalk.
Widden Stud quiet achiever Nicconi has been the subject of much interest in recent weeks thanks to his boom sprinting son Nature Strip, but it was another lightly raced son that put him in the news on Friday after bolting away to a seven length win at Geelong.
Few horses have garnered more press in recent weeks that Nature Strip who staked his claim for a slot in the $13,000,000 The Everest following his dominant win in Saturday’s Listed A.
So much choice and so many things to consider, it’s an interesting exercise and one I’ve undertaken for myself this year with the retirement of my Lonhro mare to a new career at stud.
Scoring a dazzling debut victory at Caulfield on Saturday was exciting two year-old Tony Nicconi, who is not surprisingly by Widden Stud’s quiet achiever Nicconi.
The one thing missing on the resume of Widden Stud’s quiet achiever Nicconi is a Group I winner, but that looks certain to change next season when we see the best of Nature Strip.
Less than 24 hours before the running of this year’s Group I King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, the 2007 winner of that race, Miss Andretti, has at long last produced her first winner.
Classy Nicconi mare Concealer burst back to top form when taking out the Listed SAJC Manihi Classic at Morphettville on Saturday.
The Listed SAJC Matrice Stakes at Morp0hettville on Monday produced a stakes quinella for Widden sires with Nicconi mare It’s Been a Battle prevailing by a narrow margin over Star Witness gelding Stellar Collision.
Handsome chestnut sprinter Nature Strip looms as Group I star in the making after recording a dominant win in the $250,000 Inglis Dash at Flemington on Saturday, his success one of many in the past week for his sire Nicconi.
Boom sprinter Nature Strip announced himself a Group 1 star in the making with a dominant win in the $250,000 Inglis Dash at Flemington.
Widden Stud's Nicconi has been enjoying a winning run of late and it continued in Dubai on Thursday when Australian Group II winner Faatinah scored at Meydan for the Hayes Daberning partnership.
Turangga Farm bred and sold horses featured at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a winning double courtesy of Akasaki and Ever So Natural.
Widden Stud’s quiet achiever Nicconi has shown his worth in two ways over the weekend siring smart mare Caipirinha to win the Listed WATC Miss Andretti Stakes at Ascot and finishing the 2018 Magic Millions Book One as the most profitable sire by multiple of service fee.
Stephen Marsh is prepared to have one less exciting galloper in his stable after Thursday’s Avondale meeting.
It all looked to be going pear-shaped for the odds-on favourite State Solicitor in Saturday’s Group III Colonel Reeves Stakes at Ascot.
Winner of the Group II VRC Sires Produce Stakes and fourth in the Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes, Nicconi three year-old Sircconi indicated he was back on track to return to Black Type racing with a stylish win at Caulfield on Saturday.
Ultra Racing have been making news of late with their rising star colt Addictive Nature, but it was a homebred that had Sean Buckley’s black and emerald green chevrons in the winner’s circle at Pakenham on Tuesday.
Widden Stud’s Nicconi kicked the Hong Kong season of in style with a brilliant debut winner in the first race of the new year.