3 winners for MVL grads. today: LUCICELLO won the ATC Headwater at Vinery 2YO H. in commanding style. The 2YO I Am Invincible filly is trained by Chris Waller and was having just her 3rd start. Lucicello was a $190k graduate of the 2018 Inglis Easter Sale and is the first foal of the stakes placed 11-time winner LUCCIOLA. Her group of owners include Arthur Inglis, Brian Chegwidden, Anton Koolman and a name familiar to many in the industry – Debbie Kepitis – who part owns the thoroughbred phenomenon Winx. Lucciola’s All Too Hard yearling sold at this year’s Easter Sale to the same group of owners.
Meanwhile the David Vandyke trained SKINS (Sepoy x Ininthree) won the BRC Country Music Weekend Maiden P. (1000m) at his 1st start. Bred in the purple, Skins is out of a winning sister to OUR LUKAS, half-sister to Gr 1 winners TERRAVISTA & TIGER TEES, BALL OF MUSCLE, and Singapore Champion SUPER EASY.
Speaking of winners and bluebloods, PRIESTESS (Exceed and Excel x Prophet Jewel) [photographed as a yearling] added her name to today’s winner’s list when securing the ATC 2019 ANZ Bloodstock News H.(trainer: M, W & J Hawkes). The $1.2m 2017 William Inglis Sydney Easter Yearling Sale graduate is a half sister to Gr 3 winner and multiple Gr 1 placegetter (now sire) PROISIR and Gr 1 winner and sire elect DVINE PROPHET.
