Yesterday’s Kindergarten Stakes prelude for the 2yos at Victor Harbour in Victoria, Australia, snuck under my radar until blog follower Gary Newton kindly alerted me. The winner was Just Wantano, a brown filly by Tintin In America from the good producing Albert Albert mare Mama Tembu.
Watching the video, it is quite a remarkable win because she was facing the breeze the whole journey (1660m) and yet kicked into another gear and won easily over the favourite.
Congratulations to the owners/breeders J R Robertson, B J Hewitt, H Beckham.
So far for Tintin as a sire – his first starter (trials) here was a winner and a filly, his first horse at auction went for over $70,000, and now his first actual race starter is also a winner and a filly.
Keep your eyes out for me, please, and let me know if you hear about others who are starting out at trials or races.
There are 2 Tintin’s in the upcoming yearling sales – one is Lot 234 in the Brisbane sale, and the other is lot 80 in the Australasian (Karaka) sale in New Zealand – both fillies.
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[…] a $15,000 purse, but Just Wantano looks to be a tractable type with a bit of flair. Here’s my earlier blog about her first win. Worth checking out the race video of the final too, which is on the South […]