Gold Edition Shows The Boys How It’s Done

Monday, 06 August 1212 00:00

Top flight Queensland filly Gold Edition turned the saying ‘a good colt will always beat a good filly' on its head at Royal Randwick on Saturday when giving her male counterparts a galloping lesson in the G3 San Domenico Stakes (1000m).

The beautifully balanced grey filly enjoyed a cosy run just behind the pace and when asked to quicken by regular rider Glenn Lynch responded instantly, exploding around the turn to establish a winning break that her pursuers found impossible to bridge.

Saturday's juvenile feature is the traditional spring launching pad for budding three-year-old stars in Sydney but none of the more fancied runners did much to indicate that a prosperous spring beckons - but there were some legitimate excuses.

On face value the likes of Wonderful World, Casino Prince, Backdraft and Absolutelyfabulous, which all showed immense promise as two-year-olds, failed to flatter, but perhaps the five furlong scamper was simply too short at this stage of their preparation to display their true wares.

Certainly Wonderful World and Casino Prince should have their runs forgotten as both were carted towards the grandstand as the field swung for home after Wonderful World took control of its jockey Darren Beadman which then interfered with Jimmy Cassidy's mount Casino Prince, sending that galloper sideways.

But the win was a thoroughly deserved one for Gold Edition and followed on from her excellent Queensland winter form which included a last start second to the talented Danleigh in the G2 Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm in June.

The San Domenico represented Gold Edition's fourth stakes success too having already captured the G2 BTC Champagne Classic and STC Magic Night Stakes as well as the listed Ken Russell Memorial Classic - she would now be worth a tidy sum based on this injection of black-type!

It also continued the potent combination of jockey Glenn Lynch and Toowoomba trainer Ron Maund.

"She's a great filly and will improve a few lengths from that," reported former New Zealander Glen Lynch.

"Just over the last 100m she was found wanting because I probably went a bit soon but she got the nice run and was just too good," he said.

Maund was not present at Randwick yesterday but was represented by foreman Neville Saunders.

"She's just such a lovely filly with a great will to win," commented Saunders.

"I'm not sure if we will aim her at the Princess series yet though because I think 1400m might pull her up," he said, "we'll wait and see."

However that's exactly where Maund's other prized Toowoomba filly Pure Energy will head.

"She [Pure Energy] is smaller than the other one but is a lot grosser," Saunders explained.

"She always takes a couple of runs to come good so we are not worried."

"Her second dam is by Sir Tristram so I think she is more of a chance to get over ground."

Probably the best run outside of the winner came from the Clarry Conners trained My Middi which ran home strongly from well back in the ruck to claim second with Encosta de Lago filly Astounded also pleasing connections with her third.

Purchased for $130,000 at the 2005 Magic Millions Yearling Sale by Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm from the draft of the Moran's Noble Park Stud, Gold Edition has now won six of her thirteen starts with career earnings in excess of $613,000.

By ill-fated Danehill stallion Lion Hunter, Gold Edition is from the Success Express mare Glimmers. Her fourth dam, Queen of Cornwall, is the mother of the Swettenham Stud bred Dutchy of Cornwall who in turn has thrown stakes-winners Civil List, Lands End and Newquay.

Other progeny of Dutchy of Cornwall, by The Minstrel, include Danehill brothers St Pirian and Point of Honour, with the former being recently retired to stud, and Tintagel Head, the dam of handy Lindsay Park colts Dantage and Headland.