Written By Colt Impressive at 2YO Trials
The first official two year-old trials at Randwick on Monday featured 12 heats and the fastest on show was the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained Written By colt Straight Charge, who clocked a brisk 48.46 seconds in his 850m gallop.
Ridden with plenty of purpose by Regan Bayliss, Straight Charge was sent forward to lead and when challenged and headed by Roselyn’s Star he fought back to draw clear and win by a length.
Official 2YO trials Heat 1 to Straight Charge (2c Written By x Matryoshka) for @GaiWaterhouse1
$160k buy for @PMBRacing & Pegasus Bloodstock from @TwinHillsStud at @inglis_sales Aus Weanlings.
Then 270k buy for @YulongInvest from @LimeCountryAU at @mmsnippets Gold Coast.2nd -… pic.twitter.com/CFFifyPyPN
— Breednet (@BreednetNews) September 17, 2023
A $270,000 Magic Millions purchase for Yulong from the Lime Country Thoroughbreds draft, Straight Charge was a successful pinhook having made $160,000 for Twin Hills Stud at the Inglis Weanling Sale. He is bred to go fast being from Matryoshka, a half-sister by I Am Invincible to Group winners Winning Rupert and Tycoon Evie, who are both by Written By’s champion sire Written Tycoon.
Zoustar also made his presence felt with two promising heat winners, both trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
$1million Zoustar colt Espionage travelled deep and edged out the Peter and Paul Snowden trained $1.6million I Am Invincible colt Bodyguard, who had a cosy run on the fence with both colts carrying the James Harron Bloodstock colours.
Official 2YO trials Heat 7 a quinella for the @jmeharron Colts Partnership with a couple of high priced colts.
1st – Espionage (2c Zoustar x In Times of War)
$1mil buy from Baramul Stud at @mmsnippets GC.2nd – Bodyguard (2c I Am Invincible x Tumooh)
$1.6mil buy from… pic.twitter.com/WnFvNqZjEt— Breednet (@BreednetNews) September 18, 2023
Espionage was bought from the Baramul Stud draft at Magic Millions and is from In Times of War, a winning Street Cry (IRE) daughter of Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Group II winner Military Rose.
Zoustar fillies ran the quinella in the following heat with both trained by Gai and Adrian, Runaway Vixen led for home and held off the bigger and stronger Zoubelle in a good go to the line.
Official 2YO trials Heat 8 a quinella for Zoustar and @GaiWaterhouse1
1st – Runaway Vixen (2f Zoustar x Fox Swift)
$370k buy for @RacingBennett & @GaiWaterhouse1 from @widdenstud at @mmsnippets Gold Coast.2nd – Zoubelle (2f Zoustar x Itza Snitzi)
$130k buy for… pic.twitter.com/zRestVKXBC— Breednet (@BreednetNews) September 18, 2023
A $370,000 Magic Millions purchase from Widden Stud for Bennett Racing/Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing, Runaway Vixen is the second foal of stakes-winning Foxwedge mare Fox Swift from the family of Group II winning mares Pay My Bail and White Moss.
