The Slipper might be over, but there are some quality proven stakes class two year-olds that sidestepped that task in the pursuit of races at The Championships and we saw a few of them at the Randwick trials on Friday morning.
Last seen winning the Group II VRC Sires Produce Stakes at 1400m, the Matt Laurie trained I Am Invincible colt Vinrock was finding the line in style in his 1050m heat to finish second to unraced Capitalist colt Outer Banks, the full brother to Group I winner Captivant.
Trained by Peter Snowden for the Newgate China Horse Club partners, Outer Banks topped the Inglis Weanling Sale at $625,000 when offered in the Ashleigh Thoroughbreds Dispersal.
Another visitor from Melbourne is the Anthony and Sam Freedman trained Snitzel colt Beskar, who won on debut at Geelong last December and was having his first public hit out since then in this 740m scamper. He travelled deep all the way and hard on the bridle for James McDonald before forging clear to win held together nearly two lengths.
The next trial was also won by Anthony and Sam Freedman with stakes-winning I Am Invincible filly Inkaruna given a tick over trial after her last start third to Tempted in the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes. She worked into the trial when asked by Mark Zahra and looked like she was galloping for fun!
A homebred for Kia Ora Stud, Inkaruna is the third winner and first stakes-winner from four foals to race from Ravi, a Group III winning Redoute’s Choice mare that was also bred by Kia Ora Stud.
Article c/o Tara Madgwick, Breednet
