We are pleased to see that Star Witness progeny Minetti taking her most significant win to date! On 22nd Oct 2015 at Ballarat, Minetti won the $23,000 3-y-o Fillies Maiden Plate.
Minetti is a 3yo bay filly (female) from Australia trained by Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes, who is based at Rosehill. She is sired by the stallion Star Witness out of the dam La Italia.
• Time-form Champion Australian 3yo 2013/14.
• The first horse in history to win the Gr 1 VRC Australian Guineas after winning the Gr 1 W.F.A W.S Cox Plate.
• His Gr 1 Cox Plate victory was one of the fastest ever run by a 3yo including 1.7sec’s quicker than successful sire Savabeel.
• His heroic, front running victory in the Gr 1 Australian Guineas saw him defeat Criterion, Eurozone etc.
• A multiple Group performer at Two and was an eye-catching third in Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas.
• A sale-topping son of one of Australia’s hottest young stallion’s Snitzel from successful dam-sire of sires Success Express.
The Grand National 2015 has started, opening on the 9th April with 7 races to kick things off. It has been running at the same place since 1839 at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, UK. It is a hugely popular festival with a variety of events and races throughout the weekend, ending in the final Grand National race on Saturday 11th April.
Aintree Racecourse 2015
First day at Aintree 2015
First morning at the Grand National 2015
On The Fringe at Aintree 2015
Arctic Fire warming up at Aintree 2015
Panoramic of Aintree Racecourse 2015
It will do doubt be an exciting festival, with as always, a thrilling race for the Grand National on Saturday!
| Hooked | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Casino Prince |
| Dam | Absolute Lure |
| Damsire | Lure |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2010 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | K J Hickman |
| Owner | Sean Buckley |
| Record | 20:4-0-2 |
| Earnings | $623,750 |
| Major wins | |
| Crystal Mile (2014) | |
Hooked (foaled 30 October 2010)[1] is a champion Australia Thoroughbred racehorse.
On 25 October 2014, he won the Crystal Mile.[2]
Hooked is a 4 year old bay stallion from Australia and is trained by John P Thompson, based at Randwick. He is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Absolute Lure.
On 25th Oct 2014 at Moonee Valley, Hooked was ridden by Craig Williams and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $200,000 Schweppes Crystal Mile, defeating Bull Point.
Hooked recorded a time of 1:34.98, falling just short of Cabeza’s benchmark of 1:34.78 seconds.
Craig Williams pushed Hooked forward from barrier one and settled on the tail of leader Havana Rey before surging clear before the bend and holding off the fast-finishing Bull Point and Desert Jeuney.
There are so many fantastic racing events throughout the year and are all exceptional for different reasons. Some have outstanding history and traditions that are so appealing, whereas others are new and exciting! Around the world there are some large scale events such as the Grand National in the UK or the Belmont Stakes in New York which bring huge crowds and even bigger stakes! Here are some Sean Buckley’s favourite races from around the world:
Sean Buckley – Top 10 Thoroughbred Races from Sean Buckley on Vimeo.
Hooked
Sean Buckley and the Ultra Racing syndicate have recently purchased Hooked – a beautiful stallion thoroughbred horse, trained by John Thompson. He is a 4 year old bay and has recently won the Crystal Mile 2014, which is a Group 2 weight-for-age race held each year at Moonee Valley racecourse during the Melbourne spring racing carnival in October.
Champion sprinter Shamus Award has won the Herald Sun Champion Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding of the Year award.
Shamus Award was trained by Danny O’ Brien and had great success this year. The son of Snitzel won the Sportingbet Cox Plate (2040m), and became the first horse to also win the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in the same season. Read more at Racing.com http://www.racing.com/news/2014-10-02/shamus-award-wins-3yo
Watch Shamus Award win the Cox Plate:
A great week for Sean Buckley and the team at Ultra Thoroughbreds as they purchase exciting stallion Hooked for $600,000 at the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast. Sean Buckley commented: “the horse was purchased by Ultra Thoroughbred Racing and will race in our colours in the Epsom Handicap on Saturday.” He will continue to be trained by John Thompson.
Hooked is a 4yo bay stallion and is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Absolute Lure. On 17th Sep 2014 at Newcastle, Hooked was ridden by Blake Shinn and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $151,100 Strathayr Cameron Handicap, defeating Rugged Cross (GB).
Read more about the news here : http://www.breedingracing.com/news/2014/10/02/mm-patinack-dispersal-day-4-hooked-fetches-600k/
The team at Ultra Tune are extremely proud of Randy Petalcorin and his outstanding win against Walter Tello at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai!
Find out more on Ultra Tune’s Sean Buckley’s blog!