It’s that time of year when the excitement of the new 2yo racing season is upon us.
At Dynamic Syndications, we have nominated our 2yo filly
BERGDORF for the
GIMCRACK STAKES a
Listed Race for 2yo Fillies under Set Weights of 56.0kgs.
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. Typically 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.
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.
However there are never any guarantees in the racing industry. So all we can do is reduce risks and plan to place the horse in the right races to give them a chance at being competitive. Then its up to them.
We have our fingers crossed that the racing gods will be kind to her at the barrier draw on Wednesday.