Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm

Rockin Appeal spread the field after setting a brisk pace in the fourth race at Toowoomba last night. Short priced favourite Stay Put settled midfield while Pasada was well back in the ten horse  field. For a moment, upon straightening it looked as though Rockin Appeal may have stolen the 1000 metre event, however Stay Put began reeling him in. A furlong from home Stay Put looked to have the race at his mercy, however Pasada, with apprentice Katrina Ashton on board, was also making  late ground. Pasada dived on the line to edge out the favourite and break her maiden status. The race carried a QTIS

bonus for the three year old Jet Spur filly. Pasada, trained by Neville Saunders, is out of multiple black type winning Nassipour mare Blushing Bijou.

Lightly raced four year old Sequalo gelding Sorisam won impressively today at Ballarat. The chopped up track seemed to be favouring the on pacers.  Yet Sorisam found himself toward the rear in the 1000 metre 0-68 handicap at the turn. Upon straightening he quickened for Mark Zahra and found the line three quarters of a length ahead of his closest rivals, Kiwi Cat and Cosmic Bolt who dead heated for second – both last start winners.

“I thought he would be a bit closer in running” said trainer Ricky Maund after the race, “but the tempo in the race was fairly quick. This fella keeps stepping up – he may be a good horse”.

His debut was at Mornington last November, where he got back from a wide gate and closed late to claim fourth spot. He won his next two at Stony Creek and Bairnsdale and was then turned out. Today,

was his first start after a thirteen week break. He has now won three times from only four starts.

Blazing Glory, a daughter of Swettenham stallion Bianconi, became the thirty seventh horse to carry the Lauriston LTF brand to victory.

In January Blazing Glory was unlucky to race against first starter Lights Of Heaven. Blazing Glory finished second. Like her stable mate Black Caviar, Lights Of Heaven still remains undefeated. She won her next three starts including today’s Group 1 SAJC Australasian Oaks and the Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic.

Yesterday  Blazing Glory jumped well from her wide gate on Geelong’s cushion track over 1200m. She landed outside the leaders and was caught wide. At the turn when Dean Yendall asked the filly to step up a notch, she responded. Blazing Glory won by four and a half lengths.

“I think she will be even better in time” explained trainer Ricky Maund after the race.

The race carried a VOBIS bonus for Blazing Glory. Blazing Glory is from Prego mare There’s A Reason. “There’s A Reason was a consistent producer of winners” Lauriston’s bloodstock manager Paul Eden commented.

Ricky Maund had two other starters at the Geelong meeting. Both finished second. Deep Heat raced on the pace in the sixth over 1100 metres, but found one better – Zaeem, who pounced in the final stages. Lauriston bred Bedouin Express raced over 1300 metres in the final race on the card and despite being wide and last at

the turn put in a strong finish to claim the  runner up’s prize.

Canadian Joy looked home, but stable mate, Street Stall, rigorously ridden by Phillip Wolfgram, edged out the grey gelding on the line in the class 5  1,000 metre event at Toowoomba. “It’s great to get the quinella,” trainer Neville Saunders commented after the race. “In a way it is the right result. Canadian Joy remains at class three level, and there is an ideal race for him on Weetwood day.’

It was Street Stall’s third win in his last five starts, bringing his career win tally to six. Street Stall is a half brother to Group 2 Light Fingers winner Street Smart. Last season Street Smart foaled a Street Cry colt. “He’s a really nice type,” explained Lauriston’s bloodstock manager, Paul Eden. “I am really looking forward to presenting him at the 2012 yearling sales.”

Veteran Sequallan won the fourth at Echuca on Cup Day. After disappointing, over 1,200 metres at Mornington, trainer Ricky Maund gave the gelding a two week freshen before presenting him in the 1,000 metre race. Dean Yendall box seated the gelding and he took a run along the rail after glimpsing an opportunity inside the fading leader, Produced. Sequallan put his head out on the line and won in a photo from the fast finishing Kenny Kid. “It was a terrific ride by Dean Yendall” reported Ricky Maund who was interstate looking after his charges due to run at Adelaide on the following day. The win took Sequallan’s tally to 14, 11 of them at 1,000 metres.

Nozi Tomizawa took Coral Flight to a ten length lead during the running of the 1850 metre class 3 race at Toowoomba last night. It was a bold run by the fifty to one shot and he almost stole the race. They came for him in the closing stages. Sittinbul who looked tired earlier, picked himself up to be prominent in the closing stages and short priced favourite Kesthin challenged with in an inside run but Nori Yamada, who timed his run to perfection had taken Argenteum to the outside. He claimed Coral Flight and the race in his very last bound. Sittinbul finished third and Kesthin was fourth.

It was trainer Neville Saunders’ third victory in eight days. The win was Argenteum’s fourth and pushed his earnings to more than $70,000.

Neville Saunders was hopeful that three of his charges would salute at Toowoomba last Saturday. And they very nearly did.

From the wide gate Nori Yamada was trapped wide on Lonaro in the first, and so he decided to push the gelding to the lead. He stole a break at the turn and went to the line to win by more than a length from runner up Tiz Corey. It was Lonaro’s third win and his first over a mile.

In the very next race, a class 3 over 1300 metres, Canna was sent out at short odds. Although settling back, Canna circled the field mid race, and Ron Goltz allowed him to take the lead. He dashed away in the straight and looked to have the race won, however, Elegance Dragon jumped out of the ground and greeted the judge, just in front of Canna. Shot Bar was three lengths away in third.

Street Stall stepped out in the sixth, a class 5 over 1200 metres. Street Stall was prominent early and guided by Jason Letherby, pressured the short priced favourite and race leader, Dulbydilla. The two eye balled each other for the majority of the race. Finally Dulbydilla tired, and Street Stall was left alone in front. He won by a length.  It was Street Stall’s fifth win and took his prize money to more than $50,000.

From the wide gate Phillip Wolfgram elected to go forward on Street Stall in the Toowoomba 1200 metre class 3 race last Saturday. Crossing two lengths in front of the field the Immovable Option gelding maintained that margin throughout the race. Trainer Neville Saunders was pleased with the win – Street Stall’s fourth. Street Stall is a half brother to the well performed Lion Hunter race mare Street Smart.

Street Smart left Mnemosyne and Regal Cheer in her wake when she won the Group 2 Light Fingers and finished third behind Undue in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000. Now a brood mare, Street Smart resides at Lauriston and has a Street Cry colt at foot.

Photograph Courtesy of Trackside Photography

Canna made it three in a row at Toowoomba with Phillip Wolfgram in the saddle.  Stepping up to a class 3 race over 1200 metres, Canna was sent out as the favourite. Racing behind the early leaders, Phillip eased the Bel Esprit gelding out in the straight. Canna responded in workman like fashion. He won by just under a length. Trainer Neville Saunders explained that he will be seeking a race over more ground for the gelding’s next start.

Canna was bred at Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm. His dam, Carnlough, is also the dam of Golden Rose winner, Doonan, and is a half sister to multiple Group 1 winner Castletown and Group 3 winner Sam Mcguire.