Futurity Stakes (G1) - Caulfield Saturday 4th March

[Macca_]

Noms -

FUTURITY STAKES - 1ST LEG OF THE ASIAN MILE CHALLENGE 1600M

Of $702000 Of $700000 and $2000 trophy. 1st $420000 and trophy of $2000, 2nd $126000, 3rd $63000, 4th $31500, 5th $17500, 6th $14000, 7th $14000, 8th $14000. Standard Weight for Age. (GROUP 1). No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 16+3 EM

No Horse Trainer Rating
1 AQUA D'AMORE Gai Waterhouse (108)
2 ATAPI Richard Otto
3 BELTHAZAR (NZ) Graeme Sanders
4 BENICIO Lee Freedman (108)
5 BENSON Graeme Rogerson (63)
6 BYWAY Graeme Rogerson (76)
7 CALIFORNIA DANE Lee Freedman (104)
8 CALVEEN (NZ) Peter G Moody (108)
9 CANDY VALE Pat Carey (103)
10 CASUAL PASS Mathew Ellerton (106)
11 CAYAMBE David Hayes (100)
12 CELTIC BLOOM Darren Weir (91)
13 CONFECTIONER David Hayes (108)
14 DEREGULATE Graeme Rogerson (74)
15 DESERT WAR Gai Waterhouse
16 DEVASTATING (NZ) John Collins (102.5)
17 DOMESDAY John Hawkes (92)
18 EARLY EXPRESS Peter Giadresco (105)
19 EL SEGUNDO (NZ) Colin Little (108)
20 FIELDS OF OMAGH David Hayes (117)
21 GOD'S OWN Bart Cummings (108)
22 GREAT IS GREAT Greg Eurell (105)
23 HEADTURNER John Hawkes (101)
24 LAD OF THE MANOR (NZ) Roger Hoysted (116)
25 LEIGH VALLEY (NZ) Graeme Sanders
26 LEVELLER Graeme Rogerson (86)
27 LIVE IN VAIN Peter G Moody
28 MR MARTINI Kevin Corstens (96)
29 MR MULTIWIN (NZ) Tim Carter
30 MR. MURPHY Lee Freedman (103)
31 NICONERO David Hayes (105)
32 NIPS Clarry Conners (100.5)
33 OPPORTUNITY (NZ) Tony Vasil (87)
34 PENITENTIARY (NZ) Richard Otto
35 PERFECT PROMISE (SAF) Lee Freedman (111)
36 PERLIN (NZ) Graeme Rogerson (110)
37 PRIMUS John O'Shea
38 RACING TO WIN John O'Shea
39 RED DAZZLER Mick Price (95)
40 REGAL ROLLER Clinton McDonald
41 REWAAYA (NZ) David Hayes (102.5)
42 ROCKFORD BAY Michael Moroney (100.5)
43 ROSDEN Roslyn Day
44 SHANIA DANE John Hawkes
45 SHINZIG David Hayes (97)
46 SHOW BARRY John Rattle (106)
47 SINGULAR Graeme Rogerson (69)
48 SNAZZY (NZ) Jeff Lynds
49 STRATUM Paul Perry (106)
50 TOULOUSE LAUTREC Lee Freedman (102)
51 UMBER Kelvin Smith (98)
52 VALEDICTUM Danny O'Brien (108)
53 VOUVRAY (NZ) Peter G Moody (105)
54 WILD QUEEN Gai Waterhouse
55 ZANKEL (NZ) Brian Mayfield-Smith (100.5)
56 ZIPPING Graeme Rogerson (102.5)

 

[Billy Gunn]

THEY will have to run heats in the morning with a field that size!!!!!!

There are some good horses in great form in that bunch - should be a very good race

 

[Moffo]

Fields of Omagh if it runs

 

[Nuffs]

there's only 10 horses nominated i think

these are the early nominations

 

[Macca_]

Yeah I read that this morning hey :lol:

Will find it later.

 

[Macca_]

From the Herald Sun:

Futurity fails Asian test
Tim Habel and Adrian Dunn
28feb06

AUSTRALIA'S leading trainer John Hawkes has slammed the new format of Saturday's Futurity Stakes.

A small field of about 10 runners seems likely at Caulfield, with no international runners in a disappointing result for the first race of the Asian Mile Challenge.
The distance of the $750,000 Futurity was changed from 1400m to 1600m to link with the other races in the Challenge, the Dubai Duty Free in March, Champions Mile in Hong Kong in May and Yasuda Kinen in Japan in June.

"We are catering for overseas horses. Who cares about them? It's a mistake," Hawkes said. "You would get all the three-year-olds like God's Own if it was still 1400m. If you want overseas horses, you have to go to $1.5 million or $2 million."

Hawkes may have one runner, three-year-old Headturner, but will delay a decision until Thursday.

Racing Victoria racing operations manager Stephen Allanson said the Futurity would remain at 1600m.

"It was always going to be a difficult first year," he said.

"There are not a lot of international horses travelling this year. It is definitely the right decision to change from 1400m to 1600m. It wouldn't be a better race over 1400m."

There were nine nominations yesterday, adding to the original Asian Mile entries taken in January: Celtic Bloom, Devastating, Early Express, Great Is Great, Headturner, Live In Vain, Mr Murphy, Perfect Promise and Umber. Add Fields Of Omagh, Niconero and Valedictum and that is the likely field.

AUSTRALIAN Cup hopeful Casual Pass is out of the race and his autumn campaign in jeopardy.

Casual Pass has been dogged by a history of leg injuries, but this time his problem is a badly swollen neck, an allergic reaction to the joint lubricant Pentosan with which he has been treated regularly.

Trainer Mat Ellerton had planned to run Casual Pass in the Futurity Stakes and Saturday week's Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington.

Ellerton did not rule out a quick recovery, enabling Casual Pass to contest the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on March 18.

From the Age:

By <BYLINE>Andrew Eddy</BYLINE>
VALEDICTUM, one of the top fancies for Saturday's group 1 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, has a leg injury and will be sent to the paddock for a long spell.

Trainer Danny O'Brien said yesterday that while the injury to last spring's group 1 Emirates Stakes winner was not serious, connections had decided to look to the spring with the five-year-old.

"He has a little filling in one leg but while it's not serious, it's a good opportunity to give him a decent spell for 10 weeks," O'Brien said.

Valedictum was shaping as one of the horses to beat in the $700,000 Futurity (1600 metres) after two fine runs this campaign. He ran fifth in the unsuitable group 2 Carlyon Stakes (1200 metres) at Moonee Valley first-up and finished hard for fourth behind Perfect Promise and Lad Of The Manor in the group 1 Orr Stakes (1400 metres).

Great is Great is due to win... I'm a Headturner fan too. Just don't know wheter to back him to win the Australian Cup or the Guineas...

 

[Nuffs]

valedictum would have been a big chance

perfect promise must be a hope after last start

i backed great is great last on saturday but think this might be a touch too tough. will take a good look at the form later in the week

fields of omagh was a great run 1st up

and headturner will only get better over more suitable longer distances

 

[Macca_]

Headturner is at 9's for the Australian Cup over 2000m... At WFA he'd be a show I reckon. Will they back up a week later after this race though?

 

[Nuffs]

if it was trained by gai waterhouse, i'd say it would definitely back up

but as it's trained by hawkes, i'd say it'll run this weekend and then tackle the triple crown (randwick guineas, canterbury guineas, ajc derby). seems extremely logical for a horse who was desperately unlucky in the vrc derby

 

[Macca_]

Ok, so I won't back it for the following week then.

 

[Moffo]

give me fields on fixed odds at 10/1 and watch me jump on :lol:

 

[Nuffs]

Ok, so I won't back it for the following week then.

he still might do it

but i'd go the other way

 

[Macca_]

Form -

http://www.rsb.net.au/PUBLISHING/DOWNLOADS/FREEFORM/RD0403CAUL.asp?racenum=06

 

[Nuffs]

perfect promise for me

 

[Macca_]

No Runner Win
11 Perfect Promise 3.75
3 Confectioner 4.50
1 Fields Of Omagh 6.50
14 Headturner 6.50
4 Early Express 13.00
12 Aqua D'Amore 15.00
7 Live In Vain 15.00
6 Niconero 15.00
5 Great Is Great 26.00
2 Mr. Murphy 34.00
15 Red Dazzler 34.00
13 Umber 34.00
8 Devastating 51.00
9 Shinzig 51.00
10 Rosden 51.00

 

[Nuffs]

i'll take the $3.75 for perfect promise

 

[Moffo]

Aqua should be 2000/1 :lol:

 

[Macca_]

Macs Numbers -
13,11,1 and 3

This is some race. I'm a Headturner fan and thought he'd be the best to come out of the 3 year old boys from last year. Handy run first up and happy to take him. Perfect Promise very hard to beat. Fields of Omagh always honest and Confectioner has plenty of ticks for this first up. Left out a few that could run well too, but can't have them all...

 

[les amber]

Headturner is a special...

Steer clear of Confectioner, past its peak...

 

[Macca_]

Now why do you gotta go and put the mock on like that mate!

:lol: