Tuesday’s trials at Warwick Farm was the focal point for Proven Thoroughbreds with a trio of promising gallopers strutting their hooves ahead of winter campaigns.
Leading the charge was progressive four-year-old ACCREDITED (pictured), who defeated our Everest winner THINK ABOUT IT over 740m, as he prepares to resume later this month. He led them up and had almost a length to spare on the line.
THE BLACK CLOUD won her first two starts before going down narrowly at her first go in Saturday company last preparation. She’s ready to return to the races after two trials, the latest being over 740m on Tuesday with smart galloper LEGIO TEN just ahead of her.
COSMONOVA, a half sister to multiple Group 1 winner MAGIC TIME, and LITTLE COINTREAU, also featured at the trials and are set to resume in the coming weeks.
Last but certainly not least, PRIVATE EYE was given a quiet trial over 740m as he prepares for the Group 1 Doomben 10000 (1200m) on Saturday week.
At the end of this month we will be selling six classy mares through Kenmore Lodge’s draft at the Magic Millions National Broodmare sale – STROLL, CANADIAN DANCER, RED RUBI, OCEAN TREATY, BETTER GET SET and FETCH. More to come on this in the week leading up to the sale.
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SIRE ON FIRE – ALABAMA EXPRESS
Sired his second stakes winner last weekend with DISCRETION RULES winning the Listed Champagne Stakes in New Zealand – his sixth stakes performer from only 12 runners. This is a sire of the future, what he is doing with his freshman crop is something you don’t see often. I AM INVINCIBLE, Australia’s current champion sire, had five stakes performers from 35 starters at the same stage of his first season. Proven acquired two ALABAMA EXPRESS yearlings in 2024:
ALABAMA EXPRESS x WICHITA WOMAN colt (closely related to Golden Slipper winner FIREBURN and recent dual Group 2 winner KINTYRE!) trained by Kerry Parker
ALABAMA EXPRESS x OUR RANSOM STAR colt trained by Joe Pride
BLACK BOOKER – ACCREDITED
We are big fans of this lightly-raced galloper who continues to improve. Trainer Joe Pride has taken his time with the son of ALL TOO HARD and we are confident when he returns to the races at Warwick Farm on May 22, he will take some beating.
BET WITH NIC
Our resident times analyst Nic Ashman is backing a horse that hasn’t raced for 396 days in the closer at the Sunny Coast this Saturday.
“ECONOMICS has beaten OPAL RIDGE and HAWAII FIVE OH when fresh previously. That is exceptional form for this. He’s obviously had issues but returns a gelding and smashed the clock in a recent trial win. I wouldn’t bet unless the market holds firm on him. You don’t want much of a drift for a horse with this profile.”
Upcoming Proven Thoroughbreds runners
Eagle Farm Wednesday May 8
Maiden Plate 1200m
MOONFLEET
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/Justin Huxtable
Comment: They went 5 lengths faster than benchmark through the first 600m when she finishing second on debut at the Sunshine Coast last month. That should provide her with the fitness base to offset a tricky gate that could lead to her working at some point in the run.
Class 1 Handicap 1400m
CARTWHEELS
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/Justin Huxtable
Comment: Stepped up to this distance range for the first time when resuming last start. Admirable performance off a slow tempo to record the 9th fastest last 200m of the day. Will strip fitter and only needs luck from the gate to be in the finish.
BM68 Handicap 1200m
HANG FIVE
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/Justin Huxtable
Comment: Back in the winners circle last start despite being three wide without cover. Looks ready to take this next step now.
Ipswich Saturday May 11
2YO Maiden Plate 800m
ZATANNA
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/TBA
Comment: On debut and comes out of an 840m trial at Doomben where they recorded 50.75, around 5 lengths faster than the next quickest 2YO heat of the morning.
Maiden Handicap 1350m
SECOND SUN
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/TBA
Comment: Disappointing on debut when 8th at the Sunshine Coast but perhaps the track conditions were against? Had trialled nicely before that and worth the gamble that he’ll be better on drier ground.
Sunshine Coast Saturday May 11
BM85 Handicap 1200m/Listed ATC Trophy 1200m
RED RUBI
Steve O’Dea & Matt Hoysted/TBA
Comment: Not disgraced in stakes grade last start where she clocked the 2nd best last 400m of the meeting. Out to 1200m is some query as her best data is over shorter but she’s going well and is a three time winner at this track.
