Trade Fair’s Success Continues
Trade Fair’s tally of individual winners rose to 223 when Shouhou and My Fair Beauty won at Pinjarra on Wednesday for trainer Steve Wallace and jockey Jason Whiting.
Trial winner Shouhou sat off the pace and finished strongly to easily win the 100 Club Now Selling Maiden (1200m) on debut. My Fair Beauty sat back and was too strong in the run home when taking the Anderson International Maiden (2000m).
Trade Fair, who stands at Alwyn Park, Serpentine, has also sired winners in the UK, Europe, UAE, Hong Kong and Canada and they have been successful from 1000m to 3200m.
Trade Fair’s 10YO The Yank gained his 14th win when successful over two miles at Ludlow in England on Tuesday.
Dynamite’s Explosive Win
Alfred Nobel 3Y0 Our Dynamite gained an explosive 5 1/4 length debut win at Trentham in New Zealand on Saturday.
Our Dynamite, ridden by Lisa Allpress for Wanganui trainer Wayne Marshment, sat on the pace in the Vision Enhancement Maiden (1200m).
He then led into the straight, kicked clear at the 150m and was eased well before the win to score in 1.12.82 on slow9 going.
“He started at $4.40 and won like a $1.10 chance,” said the course announcer. “He gave them a towelling and won as he liked.”
Our Dynamite, bred and raced by former WA trainer Kevin Mahoney, is from the four-time Bletchley Park winning mare, Gold Park, and is a half-brother to the six-time winner, Uma Park.
Gold Park is a three-quarter sister to 12-time winner Superb Effect, the 2002 champion older male sprinter in Singapore, and a half-sister to the 16-time winner Finito (Group 3 Strickland Stakes-twice, R.J. Peters Stakes and Bunbury Cup and Listed Bunbury Stakes-twice and WATC St Leger).
Cheers, Gin Wins For Alfred
Alfred Nobel gained a long distance Easter Monday double when Orange Strudel, the $2.50 favourite, won the EBM Corporate Handicap (1100m) at York in WA.
Alfred Nobel’s Gin In The Inn won the Racinguk.com Handicap (1200m) at Redcar in England on Easter Monday in a slick 1.10.77.
Gin In The Inn (6/1) was held-up back in the field under jockey Paul Hanagan but finished hard when clear to beat Lucky Beggar (6/1, by Verglas) and El Principe (13/2, by Strategic Prince) by 2 1/4 lengths.
The 4Y0 is trained at Malton, North Yorkshire, by Richard Fahey, who has prepared more than 2,500 winners on the flat and over the jumps, including Group winners in the UK, Ireland, France and Canada.
The superbly-bred Group 1 winning Alfred Nobel, who stands at Lynward Park, Bullsbrook, has sired 58 individual winners and is set for a bright future in WA having covered substantial books of quality mares over the past two seasons.
Alfred Steals The Show
Lynward Park’s Alfred Nobel stole the show with three outstanding winners at Pinjarra on Sunday.
Three-year-old filly Fontainebleau, having her third start, finished hard when clear to gain a last stride win in the Essential Refrigeration Maiden (1300m) in 1.17.82.
She’s a half-sister to Uncle George, a nine-time winner from 1200m to 2400m, and will be better suited over longer distances.
Four-year-old mare Miss Sondrio sat on the pace winning the Silver Sands Resort Handicap (1200m) in 1.10.83 and making it four provincial wins from four starts this preparation.
A potential feature city winner, she’s from the family of Mercurial Madam, winner of the Group 2 Champion Fillies Stakes and a grand-daughter of brilliant USA sprinter Capichi, winner of the Group 2 Palomar Handicap and Group 3 California Jockey Club Handicap and Hillsborough Handicap and runner-up in the Group 1 Santa Susana Stakes and Santa Ana Handicap.
Then three-year-old filly Undisclosed made a brilliant return winning the Tuckeys Mitre 10 Pinjarra Handicap (1000m) by 5 3/4-lengths in 57.52sec. At her only other start she won the Alec Epis Plate, also over 1000m, at Belmont Park last May 18.
Undisclosed’s dam, Agra, is a half-sister to Time Matters, winner of the Group 3 Carlyon Cup. Her grand-dam, Maat, is a half-sister to Melbourne Cup-L.K.S. Mackinnon Stakes-Herbert Power Stakes-Pinjarra Cup- Bunbury Cup winner Rogan Josh.
Alfred Nobel, winner of the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes and Group 2 Railway Stakes in Ireland and from the immediate family of English classic winners New Approach and Was, has been extremely popular with WA breeders and his best days are ahead. He served 88 mares in 2015 and 109 last stud season.
Another Nobel Winner
Alfred Nobel’s Ripoli finished brilliantly to win the 32Red.com Handicap (seven furlongs) at Kempton in England yesterday. (Wed Oct 5)
Ripoli, a 14/1 chance ridden by Mitch Goodwin for Upper Lambourn trainer Sylvester Kirk, was bumped heavily at the start.
The 3Y0 was last top of the straight and, in the words of the authoritative Racing Post, ‘flew home to get up on the post.’
Ripoli won by a half-length from Four Poets (11/2, by Poet’s Voice) and Consulting (5/1, by Kyllachy). The 7/2 favourite Showing Off, by Notnowcato, was tenth.
Alfred Nobel joined elite winning company at Kempton. Others winners were sired by Fastnet Rock, Medaglia d’Oro, More Than Ready and Shamardal.
A Group 1 winning Irish juvenile from one of the UK and Europe’s most successful maternal lines, Alfred Nobel stands for $4,500, plus GST, at Lynward Park, Bullsbrook, and has already sired 49 individual winners.
Continued Overseas Success For WA Stallions
WA based stallion Alfred Nobel and Trade Fair continue to enjoy success in Europe and the UK.
Alfred Nobel’s Aimee won the Prix Incertitude (one mile) at Saint-Cloud in France on Friday.
And Trade Fair’s Riponian took the Volvo Trucks Handicap (seven furlongs) at Musselburgh in Scotland on Saturday.
Alfred Nobel stands for $4,500, plus GST, at Lynward Park, Bullsbrook, and Trade Fair for $5,000, plus GST, at Alwyn Park, Serpentine.
Name Him A Winner
Trade Fair’s Nameitwhatyoulike continued his brilliant form by winning the Listed Garrowby Stakes (six furlongs) at York in England yesterday. (Sunday September 4)
The 7Y0 had taken the rich Great St Wilfrid Stakes, also over six furlongs, at Ripon at his previous start.
Nameitwhatyoulike, the second favourite at 9/2, set the pace in the Garrowby but was tackled by the even money favourite, Danzeno, who appeared to be travelling better, at the 1 1/2 furlong marker.
He then kicked clear for jockey Connor Beasley to beat Danzeno by 1 1/2 lengths. Scrutineer (6/1) was two length away third.
“He’s a dream to train,” said Bryan Smart, who prepares Nameitwhatyoulike from historic Hambleton House, 1,300ft above sea level, in North Yorkshire. “He trains himself, really.
“He’s won nine times but is going better than ever so we’ll look at setting him for a Group Three in France.”
Beasley, 21, has made a remarkable recovery from a fractured skull and spine and extensive neck and ear injuries received in a horror fall at Wolverhampton in July last year.
Trade Fair, who stands for $5,000, plus GST, at Alwyn Park, Serpentine, has sired 209 winners, at 61.1 per cent, and 12 Stakes winners, at 3.5 per cent.
He’s had 192 runners for 107 winners in Australia and 101 runners for 55 winners in England and has also had winners in Hong Kong, the UAE, Canada, Italy, Spain, the USA, Ireland, France, Macau, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, Qatar, India, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Denmark, Poland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
Alfie’s Double Hat-Trick
It was two almost identical hat-tricks in two days – 14,500km apart – for the stock of Alfred Nobel, WA’s most promising sire.
Chetan led throughout to win the Totetrifecta Handicap (six furlongs) at Chelmsford in England on Tuesday by 2 1/2 lengths. He had been successful over six furlongs at Yarmouth and Lingfield at his previous two runs.
Then Regal Gleam led to win the Raceday Sponsorship Handicap (1200m) at Belmont Park on Wednesday by 3 1/2 lengths. She had won over 1200m at Belmont Park at her previous two starts.
Alfred Nobel completed the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes-Group 2 Railway Stakes double in Ireland in 2009 for jockey Johnny Murtagh and trainer Aidan O’Brien.
The Phoenix Stakes, first run in 1902, was won by Alfred Nobel’s sire, Danehill Dancer, the sire of 171 Stakes winners, in 1995. The Railway Stakes was first run in 1851 and other winners include all-time greats Nijinsky, El Gran Señor and Rock Of Gibraltar.
Alfred Nobel, in Australia’s top 10 second season sires in the recently completed 2015-16 season, stands for $4,500, plus GST, at Lynward Park Stud, Bullsbrook.
English Hat Trick For Alfie’s Son
Alfred Nobel’s English 4Y0 Chetan continued his great form by winning the Totetrifecta Handicap (six furlongs) at Chelmsford yesterday. (Tuesday, August 23)
Chetan, the 7/2 second favourite, led for a convincing 2 1/2-length success from Fujin (11/1, by Oasis Dream) with a neck to Champagne Bob (9/2, by Big Bad Bob). Luca Cumani’s 9/4 favourite, Unnoticed, was fourth.
Chetan, ridden by Adam, Beschizza for Essex trainer Charlie Wallis, 30, a former jockey, had won his previous two starts when also successful over six furlongs at Yarmouth and Lingfield.
Alfred Nobel, who has quickly developed into WA’s most promising young sire, stands for $4,500, plus GST, at Lynward Park Stud, Bullsbrook.
Alfie Wins Again
Alfred Nobel’s English winning run continued when Ripoli took the Visitattheraces.com Handicap (seven furlongs ) at Wolverhampton yesterday. (Tuesday August 16)
Ripoli, a 9/2 chance ridden by Tom Marquand for Lambourn trainer Sylvester Kirk, beat Ballyer Rayer (12/1, by Dylan Thomas) by a neck with 2 3/4-lengths to third placed Himalayan Queen (10/1, by Poet’s Voice).
The 3Y0 sat off the leaders, was carried out when making his run but fought hard. The win was overdue with Ripoli having finished second at Leicester, beaten a neck, and second at Bath, also beaten a neck, at his previous two runs.
Alfred Nobel, with 49 individual winners, is WA’s most promising young sire and stands at Lynward Park Stud, Bullsbrook, for $4,500, plus GST.
