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Sale. He is the only winner to date out of Damah Lady (Mukaddamah),
a half sister to Diego Garcia (Catbird) winner of the Todman Slipper Trial
Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m).
In comparison Waterhouse is upbeat about her gelding’s chances,
although he has never run at the track before. Fat Al will break from
barrier four today and will be partnered by Nash Rawiller. The fouryear-old
finished 12th of 16 in the Emirates Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at
Flemington on 10 November but Waterhouse believes the Ascot track
will suit him.
“There were questions about me taking Fat Al to Perth after he
bombed in the Group One Emirates Stakes at Flemington. But I
explained to the owners that this striking son of Al Maher may have
done too well in the lead up to that race.
“He is not the “quickest thinking” gelding, and the big straight
seemed to have fazed him a touch. In the past, I have had horses bomb
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CUP RUNNERS IN JAPAN CUP
A trio of runners from this year’s
Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) will be
contesting the Japan Cup (Gr 1, 2400m)
on Sunday, headed by the Marco Bottitrained
Melbourne Cup third Jakkalberry
(Storming Home), as well as the fifth
and eighth in that race Mount Athos
(Montjeu) and Red Cadeaux (Cadeaux
Genereux), who are also both trained in
England, by Luca Cumani and Ed Dunlop
respectively. The field will also feature
this year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1,
2400m) winner Solemia (Poliglote) and
second Orfevre (Stay Gold). Click here
for the Japan Cup field.
EQUINOME AUS OFFICE
The Irish genomics company, Equinome,
will be opening a sales and marketing
office in Sydney. Ireland’s Minister for
Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo
Varadkar said, “Equinome’s Australasian
office marks a new chapter for this
The Randwick Racing Office of Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack
Farm has been closed as Tinkler scales back the companies
racing interests.
Racing Manager, Robyn Hartney, a key Tinkler
appointment when John Thompson took over the training of the
Patinack Farm racing team in September 2009, is one of four employees
of the business who have left in the past week.
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at their first start under certain conditions, only to show the field a
clean pair of heels at their next start under the same conditions. This is
what I expect from Fat Al on Saturday.”
Fat Al is one of three winners out of the dual Group Two winner
Fatoon (Snaadee), who is a sister to the dual Group Two winner
Adeewin and a half sister to the Emirates Park-based sire Mutawaajid
(Redoute’s Choice), who also won two Group Two races. His third dam,
Lady Upstage (High Line) won the Christmas Cup (Listed, 2400m) and is
herself the dam of the six-time Group One winner Shaftesbury Avenue
(Salieri). Fat Al was sold to Waterhouse at the 2010 Inglis Australian
Easter Yearling Sale for $27,000 when offered by Emirates Park.
Luckygray heads the betting at $3.80, with Ranger at $6. Fat Al is at
$7, with the last start R J Peter Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m) winner Maschino
(Encosta De Lago) at $8.50 and the Group One winners Wall Street
(Montjeu) and Yosei (Invincible Spirit) at $11 and $15 respectively.
pioneering Irish company. The company’s
genetic tests for Thoroughbred horses are
truly innovative and have the potential
to make a significant contribution
to the further development of the
Thoroughbred industry. This new office
will enable Equinome to gain a foothold
in the very important Asia- Pacific region.
It’s great to see a company with roots in
University College Dublin, and based on
Irish research, making progress into this
high potential market.” Click here to
view the Equinome website.
46 FOR KING’S BEST
Gengis (2c ex Ashiyna by Green Desert)
won the Prix Zeddaan (Listed, 1200m) at
Fontainebleau on Thursday by a length
from Wedge Trust (Zamindar), with Sage
Melody (Sageburg) third, becoming the
48th stakes winner for his sire King’s Best
(Kingmambo).
SECOND FOR ETON
The Stuart Williams-trained Eton Rifles
(7g Pivotal - Maritsa by Danehill) won
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the Prix Contessina (Listed, 1200m)
at Fontainebleau on Thursday for the
second consecutive year, beating
Personifed (Doyen) by two lengths, with
Fred Lalloupet (Elusive City) a neck back
in third. Eton Rifles’ sire Pivotal (Polar
Falcon) was represented by a new stakes
winner at the same meeting when
Tulips (3f ex Hint Of Spring by Seeking
The Gold) won the Prix Cheres (Listed,
1400m) by a length and a half from
Zayade (Country Reel), with Metal Rocket
(Muhtathir) third. Cheveley Park Stud’s
Pivotal has now had 98 stakes winners.
EXTRA LOTS IN ARQANA SALE
Two lots have been added to the
Arqana Deauville December Breeding
Stock Sale on 8-11 December, Lot 160,
Vezina (Bering), who is the dam of
the Group One winner Morandi (Holy
Roman Emperor), and Lot 170, Azeville
(Shamardal), the winner of the Prix
Isola Belle (Listed, 1600m). To view the
catalogue click here.
While more than 200 Patinack jobs were saved on Thursday
when liquidators of Patinack Farm Administration came to an
agreement with management, Hartney’s departure comes less
than seven days after chief executive Peter Beer parted ways with
Patinack Farm.
The company’s Randwick office, central to much of the decision
making on the day-to-day running of its three-state racing operation,
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