Saturday is the commencement of the new Racing Season for 2yo in the metropolitan areas of:
NSW (1 x colts, 1 x fillies),
Victoria (1 x mixed),
Queensland (1 x colts 1 x fillies) and
South Australia (1 mixed).
It’s that time of year when the excitement of the new 2yo racing season is upon us.
First Crop sires being represented on Saturday around Australia are:
ALL AMERICAN – DATABLE f. Syd1.
BIG BROWN – BALLY BULL c. Bris2.
CAPTAIN GERARD – HOHUM f. Adel1.
DENMAN (2) - LAW c. Syd2, GRAPEVINE f. Bris1.
DREAMSCAPE – DREAM STEPPER f. Syd1.
DUPORTH - I’LL TAKE THE LEAD f. Melb1.
I AM INVINCIBLE – TETSUKO f. Syd1.
MANHATTAN RAIN - BERGDORF f. Syd1.
NICCONI (2) - EUCHRE STAR f. Syd1 Em. & Melb1. FESTIVITY f. Syd1.
ONEMORENOMORE - SAY MY NAME c. – Melb1.
RED ARROW – SCARLET ARROW f. Adel1.
VON COSTA DE HERO (2) – DRAGON’S EYE c. Melb1. ENOUGH c. Bris2.
WICKED STYLE (4) – TOMMY c. Syd2, WICKED TEMPTATION f. Bris1, A BIT WICKED c. Bris2, JERRYVIL c. Bris2.
At Dynamic Syndications, we have a group of excited owners in our 2yo filly
BERGDORF who will compete in the
GIMCRACK STAKES a
Listed Race for 2yo Fillies under Set Weights of 56.0kgs. Unfortunately she has drawn poorly in barrier 12 and will need luck from the barrier but to offset the draw, we have the services of leading jockey
Hugh Bowman.
Hugh Bowman - set to ride BERGDORF
BERGDORF as a yearling in January
BERGDORF (2yo Chestnut Filly by
MANHATTAN RAIN ex MISS EXCELLENCE) is trained by Australia’s Leading Trainer
CHRIS WALLER at ROSEHILL.
CHRIS WALLER
An outstanding looking individual, there is little doubt she will be the
pick of the yard in the pre-race parade. Big, strong and
conformationally correct, the flashy looking chestnut will be an eye
catcher.
Dynamic Syndications purchased the filly from the
Magic Millions Yearling Sales in January. She was Lot 77 from the draft of Windemere Stud and sold for $90,000.
Foaled on the 1st August, this is a huge advantage for 2yo racing.
BERGDORF’S dam is
Miss Excellence. She is an unraced Full Sister to Dynamic’s own Blue Diamond winner
REWARD FOR EFFORT.
REWARD FOR EFFORT winning the Blue Diamond
Miss Excellence is a ¾ sister to this year’s Golden Slipper Winner
OVERREACH.
OVERREACH winning the Golden Slipper in 2013
Miss Excellence is a ¾ sister to Multiple Stakes Placed
ANNIE LA VIE
Miss Excellence is a ½ sister to Multiple Stakes Winner
CONSULAR
CONSULAR - Multiple Stakes Winner and Winner of 16 Races
Miss Excellence is a daughter of Stakes Winning Rory’s Jester mare
MISS PROSPECT
Miss Excellence is by Champion First Season Sire and also last season’s Champion Sire
EXCEED AND EXCEL.
EXCEED AND EXCEL - Champion Sire
EXCEED AND EXCEL was by a Champion First Season Sire and Champion Sire
DANEHILL
DANEHILL - Was a Champion Sire
Her Dam
MISS PROSPECT is by Champion First Season Sire and Champion Sire
RORY’S JESTER
MANHATTAN RAIN - Winning the AJC Gr1 Sires Produce
MANHATTAN RAIN is the Sire of our filly. The
Arrowfield Stud
based stallion is a first crop sire who as a racehorse, was 2nd on the
Australasian 2yo Classification and was Champion 2yo colt, having won
the AJC Sires Produce Gr1and Skyline Stakes Gr3 and ran 3rd in the
Golden Slipper Gr1, and Champagne Stakes Gr1. He went on as a 3yo to run
2nd in the MVRC Cox Plate Gr1 and 3rd in the Caulfield Guineas Gr1.
MANHATTAN RAIN is also a ½ brother to Champion Sire
REDOUTE’S CHOICE.
BERGDORF after spelling
Leading into this event
BERGDORF has had the luxury of two easy
barrier trials. Deliberately planned to miss the Official 2yo trials,
and trial either side of that date, she has run close up seconds on both
occasions without being tested. Typical of Chris Waller trained
horses, there is no prizemoney in winning trials and the purpose for
barrier trials is to teach young horses racecraft.
On both occasions she jumped quickly and could have easily led but she
was restrained deep without cover, teaching her to track up behind
runners and extend.
In her first trial, she dashed around the field and hit the front on
straightening before the brakes were applied and allowed to coast. A
hard ridden colt out wide nabbed her on the line.
In her second trial, she was restrained until the 100m giving 3 lengths
start to the leader and then knuckled down and rallied strongly with her
best work the final 50m to miss out by a nose.
Both trials were valuable experiences and allowed her to earn race craft
and race fitness without over taxing the filly. There is little doubt
the further they run the stronger on the line she will be.
WALLER Said: "We don't usually have a lot of early 2yo runners but BERGDORF is there and ready to go. She's not a natural 2yo but has good ability. I doubt we will be walking away with a winner but it's important for the owners to get her there and have a chance to get some Black-Type".
WHAT'S IN A NAME? - BERGDORF is named after the famous department store
BERGDORF GOODMANS
on 5th Avenue New York. This store is world renowned for offering the
"best of the best" when it comes to ladies jewellery, fashions and
accessories.
Being by
MANHATTAN RAIN from MISS EXCELLENCE there could not be a better racing name for a filly bred this way.
We wish our Dynamic owners of
BERGDORF good luck over the coming
days. It’s always exciting to have a 2yo runner, especially in the first
2yo race of the year, however a day is a very long time in the life of a
2yo at this stage, to ensure they don’t go over the top mentally or
develop shin soreness or viruses. So if we can line up on Saturday, it
will be the start of a promising journey for our clients.
So win, lose or draw, just by lining up on Saturday, it is the start of a promising journey for our clients.
However there are never any guarantees in the racing industry. All we can do is reduce risks and have planned to place our filly in the right trials to give her a chance at being competitive in this black type event. Now, having drawn poorly, it’s up to the skills of Hugh Bowman and the filly herself to display her best. There is no doubt that if the racing gods are kind and we have just average luck in running, the filly should be competitive.
We wish our
Owners, Trainer Chris Waller and Jockey Hugh Bowman the very best of luck with
BERGDORF.
DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS RACING (Synd) MR D WATT (Mgr)
MR J VODOPIVC
MR B S JOHNS
MR A L BEATON
MR R J GALL
MR K WILLIS
MR C M WILLIS
MR M J BRAZEL
MR R G GREEN
MR A V SNELSON
MR D R MILLER
MR P L MCDONAGH
MR G DEACON
MR B A GARSIDE
MR J P KEELEY
ZOOLANDER AND HANSEL(Synd) MR P B SZALAJKO (Mgr) MR C J MCHUGH (Rep)
MR T SVILICICH
MR F J WELK
Some interesting
FACTS to note about the
GIMCRACK STAKES are:
In the past 5 running's the average price of the
GIMCRACK Winner is $32.00
whilst only
1 favourite has won.
2012 BRILLIANT BISC $41
2011 HUSSOUSA $15
2010 DEFIANT DAME $3.80 Fav
2009 GYBE $81
2008 OUR JOAN OF ARC $21