The win of
HARD STRIDE of the
REGAL ROLLER Stakes (LR) at
Caulfield on Saturday was greeted by loud cheers from all the team at
Dynamic Syndications.
HARD STRIDE winning the REGAL ROLLER Stakes at Caulfield
4YO gelding
HARD STRIDE (Street Sense-Hard Rider, by Maroof) scored by 2 lengths in the $120,000
Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) for 3YO and up. He defeated the
Peter Moody pair of Triple Group 1 Winner
Moment Of Change and
Club Command.
HARD STRIDE is strong and tough and put his rivals to the sword with a ruthless display of controlled speed to win.
HARD STRIDE was allowed an uncontested lead and set a consistent tempo under jockey
Craig Williams, who patiently waited until into the home straight, where he let loose. Once balanced up,
HARD STRIDE burst clear and was always in control of the race never looking likely to be caught.
Craig Williams returns triumphant aboard HARD STRIDE
Having his 11th start this preparation,
HARD STRIDE has never been in better shape according to co-trainer.
"He's bullet proof really. Ever since we put the blinkers on him it has turned him around completely," Zahra, who trains the horse in partnership with Matt Ellerton, said.
"We say it every start - he's going to the paddock' and he just comes home, licks the bin out and looks fantastic. He's hard fit, he's a gelding so we'll keep him going.
"He always runs well and drew good so he had a few things in his favour." Zahra added.
HARD STRIDE had already been stakes placed a month earlier, added the extremely valuable bold uppercase black type to the pedigree page, which was a major bonus for
Team Dynamic.
Our I AM INVINCIBLE ex PREDESTINED 2yo filly
Our
I AM INVINCIBLE ex PREDESTINED 2yo filly that we are currently syndicating with
Dynamic Trainer PETER MOODY is very closely related to
HARD STRIDE.
HARD STRIDE is a son of the stakes placed mare
Hard Rider (by Maroof).
PREDESTINED (the dam of our filly) is also a daughter of
Hard Rider.
Therefore
PREDESTINED herself a 4 time city winner, is now the
1/2 sister to
three (3) Stakes Winners:
BIG CHILL UTAH SAINTS
HARD STRIDE joins
BIG CHILL and
UTAH SAINTS as
Stakes Winners from
Hard Rider.
This timely
black type addition came on the back of
two (2) other very significant pedigree improvements in the past 3 weeks.
I AM INVINCIBLE - Champion First Crop Sire in Australia 2013/14
Firstly,
I AM INVINCIBLE was
Crowned Champion FIRST SEASON Sire in Australia in 2013/14 across all 5 categories – Earnings, Winners, Wins, Stakes Winners and Stakes Wins.
DESTINED TO WIN - now a Winning first foal of Predestined
Secondly and equally importantly,
PREDESTINED’S first foal named
DESTINED TO WIN broke through for a well-deserved victory, having previously been placed on 4 occasions in seven starts.
Therefore our filly by
I AM INVINCIBLE ex PREDESTINED (who is the second foal of the mare), has become:
* a daughter of a Champion Sire;
* a half-sister to a winning first foal;
* her dam has become a ½ sister to now three (3) Stakes Winners;
* all descend directly from the Stakes Placed mare Hard Rider by Maroof;
* whilst Hard Rider is a daughter of the stakes placed mare Mrs. Clancy.
This was the first stakes victory for
HARD STRIDE who took his career record to
18 starts: 3 wins and 9 placings (including the recent half-length second in the Listed AR Creswick Series Final Stakes at Flemington) and
$394,565 prizemoney earnings.
On the strength of the display, it’s easy to consider several other black-type victories await
HARD STRIDE and naturally we will be cheering for him each time he goes around.
Our 2yo Filly - I AM INVINCIBLE ex PREDESTINED in the spelling paddock
Our Peter Moody trained filly by I AM INVINCIBLE from PREDESTINED is BOBS / VOBIS GOLD and Inglis Race Series eligible.
Shares are only
$6,265 and were exceptionally good value well before these major pedigree improvements.
This ensures our filly will retain excellent residual value after her racetrack retirement.