SONORA Sizzles to Scintillating Sandown WIN

12 Jan 23

The Dynamic Syndications / Ciaron Maher Racing Team continued to churn out the Metropolitan Winners, and on Wednesday at Sandown Lakeside, promising 4yo mare SONORA (by SO YOU THINK ex SPURS AND SASHES) lived up to her $2.25 favourite tag with a determined win under jet pilot Jamie Kah.

SONORA won Race 6 the Ladbrokes VO ROGUE Handicap, Benchmark 64 over 1400m.

Carrying 58.5kgs in a time of 1:25.26 SONORA defeated RUGGIERO (59.0kgs) by 0.4 length with MAUI (60.5kgs) in third place.

Our mare was turned out in brilliant order by the hottest stable in Australia, matched to a pearl of a ride by boom jockey Jamie Kah, this enabled SONORA to show her true talent with this well-deserved city victory.

The plan was to lead unless something went at a stupid, suicidal pace and if that occurred, let them go and we would take a sit.

From the time the gates crashed back until the camera flashed, despite getting into a couple of awkward positions through the race, the race was always in Jamie and SONORA’s keeping.

Jumping away cleanly as the gates flung back, Jamie asked SONORA to travel forward, and our mare responded. However, after 100m an apprentice on a “longshot” dashed to the front going far too quickly which gave us a bunny to follow. Then a second apprentice “took-off” to give chase, from the 1200m which was ideal as it set a genuine tempo. Jamie tucked into the slip stream of the leaders on the fence and then, the rider of the second favourite Daniel Moor aboard SUNFALL thought he would move up to eyeball our mare and place her in a pocket. However, it’s a long run home at Sandown so Jamie waited patiently until the start of the swing into the home straight.

Jamie pushed out one off the fence, forcing Daniel Moor to travel 3 deep without cover.

As the field balanced for the run home, the two leaders were yielding, coming back into the running room of SONORA. Daniel Moor had our mare placed in a pocket behind tiring horses, so he pushed the go button carving out a two-length break on SONORA at the 350m.

Jamie waited and then at the 250m, angled out 4-deep to the running line to the outside of SUNFALL and quickly gave chase. In the space of 50m SONORA had reeled in the leader and gave SUNFALL a cold as she zipped past it.

She was in no danger and Jamie was allowed the comfort of a hands and heels ride to the flashpoint.

However, runner-up RUGGIERO gave chase solidly and they pulled away from the pack, but SONORA was never tested by her rival.

DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS races SONORA in 50/50 co-ownership with SEGENHOE STUD.

CONGRATULATIONS to our Top Team of terrific DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS Owners that race this city winning, valuable mare: Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia, Dynamic Syndications Racing, Ms J Stewart, Mr L E Neven, Mr J M Nassim, Mr J P Brennan, Mr T M Barclay, Mr S Najda, Mr S D Murray, Dr F A Novy, Mr J P Kennedy

It’s an unusual sight to see our horses not racing in our corporate colours but as we own the horse 50/50, we were happy to continue to wear Segenhoe’s colours of Red with Yellow seams, however we have changed the Cap Colour of yellow to a Dynamic Syndications Red Cap with Dynamic branding.

Dynamic Syndications and Segenhoe Stud have a terrific relationship, and this is further success we have achieved together.

Today’s WIN banked a $30,250 first prize cheque. SONORA has taken her career record to:

10 starts: 3 Wins: 1 Second: 3 Thirds & Prizemoney: $91,590

Hoofnote: Dynamic Syndications current superstar racemare I AM ME.., also trained by Ciaron Maher Racing was purchased from Segenhoe Stud through the yearling sales.

In SONORA, we purchased a 50% equity share in this talented mare as a tried horse and we race her in partnership with SEGENHOE.

This win by SONORA recorded DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS 805th Race Win overall.

It was our 35th Race Win for this current racing season, and our 282nd Individual Winner from 325 Individual Runners, which is a strike rate of 86.8% WINNERS to RUNNERS.

It was also our 13th Metropolitan Win for this Racing Season.

That’s 37.1% of our Winners this season have won City Races.

It was our 3rd Race Win for the new calendar year after I AM ME won at Canterbury on New Year’s Day then Otillie won the Harrington Cup on the 3rd January.

A BIG THANKS for the great job every team member at CIARON MAHER RACING puts in to ensure our Dynamic Owners keep achieving such tremendous racetrack success.

Hoofnote 2: Ciaron Maher Racing and Dynamic Syndications have their tables side by side at this year’s Magic Millions Sale.

Dynamic Syndications have purchased 6 yearlings in the first 2 days with 4 of them heading into CIARON MAHER RACING where we are achieving so much success. They are:

Lot 33 – SNITZEL x KYLIKWONG Colt

Lot 78 – DUNDEEL x LUDICROUS MODE Filly

Lot 206 – JUSTIFY x ORONTES Colt

Lot 235 - PIERRO x PICCADILLIES Colt

Onwards and Upwards!