Angel Nabs Guineas For Aussie Oratorio
- Sunday, 15 November 2009 00:45
In continuing the outstanding run for Mungrup Stud based stallion Oratorio, Clueless Angel earned herself a well deserved spell with her latest stakes victory.
Winning trainer Lindsey Smith was proud of the effort of the locally bred, sold and owned filly.
"It was a good, courageous win," Smith said moments after the victory.
"I thought when that horse headed her we might have been going to run second."
"But she's always been a fighter and she showed it again today."
Smith said it was an honour to win the Guineas for the filly's owner, leading WA breeder and businessman Ron Sayers.
"It's a good bloke who owns it - he's a better bloke than this horse is a horse. He's a champion bloke and it's a great thrill to win for Ronny."
Connections said the filly would head for a deserved spell following back to back stakes successes.
"That's definitely it," Smith confirmed. "She'll probably come back for something like the Champion Fillies (Stakes) and I'd say she'd probably go to stud next year."
For Sayers the win meant plenty.
"Lindsey has done a fantastic job with this horse. The horse has been up for 45 weeks off and on - the horse has never left his stable."
"The unfortunate thing was I didn't breed it, I had to buy it."
Clueless Angel ($9) found enough under the urgings of Alan Kennedy to get up and beat the favourite Thorn Dancer ($4 fav) by a head.
In a driving finish The Corporation ($4.20) was a further short head back in third place.
Clueless Angel, purchased from the Perth Sale by renowned bloodstock agent John Chalmers, is the highest priced yearling by Oratorio sold at auction, so far.
She was knocked down for $130,000 - a bargain price considering she's already earned over $300,000 and her worth as a broodmare prospect is anyone's guess.
Clueless Angel is one of two winners from her dam - the city winning Marooned mare Petite Angel.
A winner at 1400 metres, Petite Angel is a half sister to two stakes performers including the Group Three Easter Stakes winner Mogul.
Also in the family, one of Western Australia's best, are the likes of Group One winner Old Nick and his stakes winning half sisters Lady Belvedere and Lady Belgrave.
A half brother to Clueless Angel by exciting young Scenic stallion Due Sasso is set to go under the hammer at January's 2010 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale.
The colt will be offered by Mungrup Stud and he has been catalogued as lot number 190.
Media Release - Magic Millions
