News - TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS)
Last week Tony and Calvin McEvoy produced a new winner for Trapeze Artist in Theodor and they unleashed another at Ballarat on Tuesday when Carnival Row broke the ice at his fourth start.
Trapeze Artist had the short priced favourite in the 1400m maiden at Ballarat on Monday and duly got the cash when Theodor came with a well timed run to score a stylish win.
Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Trapeze Artist filly Lady of Poise has had a good grounding at the barrier trials and made a winning debut at Kembla on Thursday.
The Lindsay Park training partnership of Ben and JD Hayes have had an outstanding season with their juveniles and made it back to back wins with striking chestnut Trapeze Artist filly Flying Concello at Sandown on Wednesday.
There were four two-year-old heats at the Randwick barrier trials on Friday with all the winners yet to race including a couple of promising types by Trapeze Artist.
The Lindsay Park training partnership of Ben and JD Hayes have had an outstanding season with their juveniles and sent out another promising two year-old winner at Bendigo on Thursday by Trapeze Artist.
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Griff became the seventh first-crop winner for Trapeze Artist when he led them a merry dance in the Precise Air Maiden Plate (1200m) at Warwick Farm.
On Tuesday, the Gary Portelli-trained Flying Trapeze climbed off the canvas to open his winning account over 1400m at Kembla Grange and credit Trapeze Artist with his sixth winner.
There were six heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Friday morning that included an unraced heat winner for Trapeze Artist and two winners by Pariah, who has packed his bags and departed Arrowfield to stand at Oaklands Stud in Queensland.
The $1.5million Group I ATC All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday features an outstanding field of elite G1 winners with high class three year-old colt Jacquinot looking to add further lustre to his impressive record in a race that has already produced a couple of exciting young sires in recent years in Pierata and Trapeze Artist.
Barrier trials at Warwick Farm on Friday morning featured five heats for two year-olds and two of them were won by youngsters sired by Widden Stud’s first season sire Trapeze Artist.
Two Group races for two-year-olds on Day One of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday, highlighted by the $1,000,000 Group 1 Inglis ATC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m), but we will search for a winner in the Group III Widden Stud Kindergarten Stakes (1100m).
Easy in the market, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Trapeze Artist colt Tumbling could not have been more impressive when winning easily on debut at Ballarat on Tuesday.
Widden Stud’s young gun sire Trapeze Artist enjoyed strong results on Saturday with a debut victory in the $125,000 QTIS Jewel Prelude at Eagle Farm for talented gelding Spin Doctor and the closest of seconds in the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes for flying filly Facile.
As we head into the autumn carnivals the unraced first season trial report offers plenty of insight into the potential of an upswing for our first season sires with horses that have trialled well and that hold entries for upcoming stakes races at The Championships obvious red flags for the future.
Trapeze Artist colt Introducing caught the attention when winning his first barrier trial earlier this month beating stakes-winner Platinum Jubilee and he took that good form to race day to win on debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Trained by Michael Freedman, speedy Trapeze Artist filly Allaboutella made a winning debut at Newcastle on Saturday.
The fortunes of stallions whose oldest progeny are two year-olds can change rapidly at this time of year and if you are considering their offspring at Inglis Classic a look at the unraced first season sires triallers report might give you an insight into what’s to come.
The $500,000 Inglis Nursery is run at Randwick this Saturday and the race has produced Golden Slipper winners Mossfun and She Will Reign as well as Group I winners Extreme Choice and Wild Ruler, so a closer look at the runners is well worthwhile.
Widden Stud’s Trapeze Artist has two leading chances to post a first black-type winner in Saturday’s $500,000 Inglis Nursery (LR) at Randwick and head to the Christmas break atop the first season sire standings.