Talented Kiwi fillies La Bella Diosa and Eleonora are among the first acceptances for the 2017 Group 1 $1m James Boag’s Premium Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick on April 8.
Sixty-nine fillies are still in contention for the Sydney Autumn Carnival’s Blue Riband staying contest for the three year old fillies on day two of ‘The Championships’.
La Bella Diosa surprised Rangiora trainers Mandy and Matt Brown with her win at her first Australian start on a heavy track in the Group 2 $200,000 Theraces.com.au Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on February 25.
The So You Think filly is set to have her second run on this side of the Tasman when she takes on the older mares in the Group 1 $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
“To be honest we didn’t expect her to win the way she did in the Surround and after that we thought going to Kembla was a wee bit of a step back being a Group Three and with the top weight,” Brown told AAP.
“We thought while we’re here why not have another go at a Group One?”
La Bella Diosa has already tasted a Group 1 victory when she beat the fillies in the NZ$300,000 NZ 1000 Guineas (16000m) at Riccarton Park in New Zealand on November 12.
Cambridge based trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have also tasted success with Eleonora on Australian soil with a win in a 1300m Geelong Maiden two starts before taking out the Group 3 $150,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Ethereal Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield during the 2016 Melbourne Spring Carnival.
The Makfi filly then went on to run third behind Lasqueti Spirit in the Group 1 $1m Crown Oaks (2500m) at Flemington.
Baker and Forsman also have Bonneval and Nicoletta among the first acceptances for the Australian Oaks.
Quality filly Omei Sword is one five Chris Waller trained fillies listed in the first acceptances for the Australian Oaks, the other being Arazona, Dawn Wall, Foxplay and Naughty Thoughts.
Omei Sword has had one run back for the Autumn for a second to La Bella Diosa in the Surround Stakes and is also due to take her place in the Coolmore Classic while Foxplay and Dawn Wall will run in the Group 2 $200,000 Cellarbrations Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
2016 Crown Oaks first and second placegetters Lasqueti Spirit and Harlow Gold are also heading towards the Australian Oaks and are among the first acceptances.
Lasqueti Spirit is the only acceptor for Rosehill trainer Lee Curtis while Harlow Gold is joined by her Lindsay Park stablemates Bewildering, Domesticated, Lady Of Darkness, Miss Strathallan, Sebring Dream and So Belle.
Early market order for the Australian Oaks at Ladbrokes.com.au: $6 La Bella Diosa, $9 Eleonora, Omei Sword, Harlow Gold,$10 Lasqueti Spirit, $13 Bonneval$15 Dawn Wall, She Brings Joy, Foxplay, $17 French Fern, Nicoletta, Nurse Kitchen, That Rings A Bell, Ceylon, $21 Dame Margo Fonteyn, Devise, High Impulse, Wangaala, $26 or better the rest.
2017 Australian Oaks First Acceptances
# | Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0x2111 | AHNDRAS | F | 3 | Toby Edmonds | |
2 | 528×3 | ALMALITA | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
3 | 7×424 | ARAMOANA (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
4 | 464×645 | ARAZONA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
5 | 5×1632 | BEWILDERING | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | |
6 | 3×9 | BLANCO CARA (NZ) | F | 3 | John P Thompson | |
7 | 8x60x913x | BLUE OCEAN | F | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | |
8 | 1x5P3x | BONNEVAL (NZ) | F | 3 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | |
9 | 0x73125x6 | BRIDLE LANE | F | 3 | John P Thompson | 62 |
10 | 878x411x | CAMBAGE | F | 3 | Scott Singleton | 68 |
11 | 15481 | CASSADEE | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 67 |
12 | 2131×7 | CEYLON (NZ) | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 64 |
13 | 081×413 | CONCESSIONS | F | 3 | Scott Singleton | 66 |
14 | 5751 | CONCISELY | F | 3 | John P Thompson | 63 |
15 | 0x11x | DAME MARGO FONTEYN (NZ) | F | 3 | Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards | |
16 | 13×6 | DANCING HARE | F | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | |
17 | 511 | DAWN WALL | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 71 |
18 | 61142x | DEVISE (NZ) | F | 3 | Shaune Ritchie | |
19 | 321827 | DOMESTICATED | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | |
20 | 32x21013x2 | ELEONORA (NZ) | F | 3 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | |
21 | 431 | FACE LIKE THUNDER | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 53 |
22 | 534×394852 | FARAWAY TOWN | F | 3 | Matthew Smith | 76 |
23 | 28x32327x1 | FLEETING STRYKE | F | 3 | Theresa Bateup | 62 |
24 | 212x114x24 | FOXPLAY | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 92 |
25 | x954750x21 | FROMPARIS WITHLOVE | F | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
26 | x611562x34 | HARLOW GOLD (NZ) | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 94 |
27 | 431 | HIGH IMPULSE | F | 3 | James Cummings | 64 |
28 | 7343×6 | HOLD ALL TICKETS | F | 3 | Scott Aspery | |
29 | 6080×536 | KAMILI | F | 3 | Pat Carey | |
30 | 5144×22 | KARAVALI (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 70 |
31 | 14x3111x1 | LA BELLA DIOSA (NZ) | F | 3 | Mandy & Matt Brown | 92 |
32 | 2×42 | LA CHATTE | F | 3 | John O’Shea | |
33 | 2167 | LADY EVELYN | F | 3 | Jason Deamer | 52 |
34 | 6 | LADY OF DARKNESS | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | |
35 | 2741600×36 | LAMMA HILTON | F | 3 | Anthony & Edward Cummings | 62 |
36 | 6538241×02 | LASQUETI SPIRIT | F | 3 | Lee Curtis | 104 |
37 | 02×3 | LILYMORN (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Moroney | |
38 | 16x2231x55 | LUBITON | F | 3 | Bjorn Baker | 71 |
39 | 936×14 | MISS STRATHALLAN | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | |
40 | x1x66735x1 | MISSROCK | F | 3 | Robbie Laing | 81 |
41 | 522x435x21 | MONTOYA’S SECRET | F | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
42 | 5435149×70 | MOQUEEN | F | 3 | Anthony & Edward Cummings | 71 |
43 | 62 | MULL OVER | F | 3 | James Cummings | |
44 | 55×2715 | NAUGHTY THOUGHTS | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 62 |
45 | 724151x | NICOLETTA (NZ) | F | 3 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | |
46 | 1x01x7 | NURSE KITCHEN (NZ) | F | 3 | David Brideoake | 82 |
47 | 129x12x2 | OMEI SWORD | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 92 |
48 | 9231×99481 | PARTHESIA (NZ) | F | 3 | Darren Weir | |
49 | 050×442613 | PEGAPUS | F | 3 | Scott Morrisey | |
50 | 36×931 | PERFECT RHYME | F | 3 | Ron Leemon | 63 |
51 | 755×358181 | PERILOUS LOVE | F | 3 | Scott Morrisey | |
52 | 7×0 | POET’S EDITION | F | 3 | Kerry Parker | |
53 | 43x81x3x | PYGMY | F | 3 | John O’Shea | 62 |
54 | 65×32 | ROCK GISELLE | F | 3 | Lee & Anthony Freedman | |
55 | 1x556520x1 | SEBRING DREAM | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | 77 |
56 | 6x911x7 | SEDANZER | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 67 |
57 | 4×673161 | SHE’S MAGICAL | F | 3 | Gregory Hickman | 62 |
58 | 24×1 | SIREN’S FURY | F | 3 | Jason Coyle | 64 |
59 | 8421×3 | SO BELLE | F | 3 | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | |
60 | 3x10x1 | SOGNANI | F | 3 | Michael Moroney | |
61 | 2×21 | THE PINNACLE | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 67 |
62 | 4×2 | THINK LIKE A BIRD | F | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
63 | 9444×13 | TOFFEE NOSE | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
64 | 44x411x334 | UP THE TEMPO | F | 3 | John & Chris Meagher | |
65 | 2×5 | WAKING MOMENT | F | 3 | John P Thompson | |
66 | 7×21 | WANGAALA | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
67 | 1513 | WHEAL LEISURE | F | 3 | Archie Alexander | |
68 | 067 | ZAMBESIA | F | 3 | Pat Carey | |
69 | 0x4311x97 | ZENALICIOUS | F | 3 | Les Bridge | 75 |