Iamishwara Catches Group 1 Glory

Iamishwara Catches Group 1 Glory

Achieving victory at Group 1 status on Saturday was Iamishwara (NZ) (Keeninsky) in the $200,000 Group 1 Haunui Farm Group One WFA Classic (1600m) at Otaki.

Iamishwara has won 11 races out of his 55 starts with a further 14 places with trainer Antony Kaye. Prior to Saturday’s race, the Kenninsky gelding had won one race at stakes level and placed in two other stakes races, finishing second just a week earlier in the Group 3 Hooker Pacific Taranaki Cup.

“It was a fantastic run,” commented Kaye. “I’ve always had a lot of faith in him and he has always shown me plenty of ability that he could do that. He has had a lot of doubters in the past and it just panned out in his favour with the way the race was run with a slow tempo early on.

“Robbie (Hannam) rode him fantastic, by choosing to come through on the inside and saving all that ground it helped him to win the race.

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Bred: R H E Killick & N J Wall Offered: N. J. Wall Purchased: NZB as agent at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2011 Festival Sale - $8,000

Serena Miss Sweeps Up Stakes Success

Two-year-old Serena Miss (NZ) (Iffraaj) recorded her first stakes victory in the Group 2 $100,000 J Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Matamata Racecourse on Saturday.

Trained by Graeme and Debbie Rogerson, Serena Miss is enjoying a stellar season, with this her second win from just four starts. Her two other runs have seen her finish second both times, including her last start in the Group 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes in December.

“It was a big run but I think she’s going to be a very good filly and a great three-year-old,” commented co-trainer Graeme Rogerson. “She’s been unlucky and probably should have won every start, however, she’s still learning and got there today and that’s all that counts.

“She will go to Auckland for the Group 1 (Haunui Farm Diamond Stakes) now and then we might take her to Sydney after that but I’ll just see.”

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Bred: Goodwood Stud Offered: Goodwood Stud Purchased: Rogerson Bloodstock at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2014 Premier Sale - $65,000

Rocanto Rallies Towards Diamond Stakes

The great run of first season sire Per Incanto continued on Saturday with the promisingRocanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) achieving victory in the $50,000 Listed Reid & Harrison (1980) Limited Slipper (1200m) at Matamata.

Little Avondale Stud stallion Per Incanto has already sired six winners from his first crop to race with Rocanto becoming his first stakes winner. Per Incanto came close to siring his second stakes winner later in the day at Matamata with Nahema(NZ) finishing a close second in the Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes.

This was Rocanto’s third win from his four starts for trainer Stephen Marsh, and first at stakes level. Winning on debut over 1100m in December, the two-year-old colt’s two previous wins both came at Te Rapa.

“It was great to see him win,” commented Marsh. “His first big assignment was obviously the Eclipse where he was unplaced but we felt he had his reasons for that."

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Bred: Justice Goddard Offered: Little Avondale Stud Purchased: Ms JA Lawrie at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2013 National Weanling Sale - $8,500

International Kiwi Success in Malaysia

Kiwi galloper Balotelli (NZ) (My Halo) captured his first stakes victory in the Listed Rgt.350,000 Tunku Gold Cup (1200m) at Selangor Turf Club last night.

Trained by Ooi Chin Chin, Balotelli has started in 12 races with a record of five wins and five seconds. His last two starts saw him finish second over 1700m and 1100m. Two of his starts have been at stakes level where he ran second and fifth, most recently.

Beginning from barrier 5 for rider S Salee, Balotelli enjoyed an economical trip just behind the leaders, with the race run at a fast tempo. In the home straight, Balotelli surged to the front inside the 100m and held on bravely to win by a long neck in quick time of 1.09 minutes. Pisces Star (Court Command) finished strongly into second with Black And White (Mutawaajid) in third.

The four-year-old gelding has now earned M$565,807 for owner Chew Siew Ean.

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Bred: Alann Jones & Edwina Morris Offered: Esker Lodge Purchased: Mr Ooi Tang Beng & Mrs Chew Siew Ean at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2012 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs 0 $40,000

Tweets of the Week
@AdamHPMcFarlane:
Shooting stories for @TracksideNZ at Ruakaka and I fluked this photo of Donna Logan overseeing her @KarakaChat buys https://twitter.com/AdamHPMcFarlane/status/568634325958156288

@RRacingStables:
We have shares left in a few of our 2015 @KarakaChat yearlings purchases, visit our website richardsonracing.co.nz/karaka2015.html

@Agent200:
Gr.1 @HaunuiFarm WFA Classic winner Iamishwara cost $8000 at the festival yearling sale, by Keeninsky, now based in Indonesia.

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