The week has been a good one for our boys yet again, with STAY HUNGRY represented by Ravenous Romeo (bred by L Baron & L Tabbakh) taking out this year’s Alcoa Cup at Pinjarra, filly Ark Sea (the Ryman family) in 1:52.9 for a heat of the NSW Breeders Challenge at Bathurst, and a new winner in Corbie Laidir (the Woods family) who posted 1:54.7 at Shepparton. The win made the two-year-old STAY HUNGRY’s 80th individual winner in Australia!
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS proved yet again why he’s the choice for astute breeders, represented by a dozen winners over the week and taking his Australian progeny’s average earnings past an incredible $90,000!
Star mare Captains Mistress (Taffy Ltd) claimed the 2026 Listed Turnbull FFA in 1:54 at Menangle for total earnings now of over $1.67m, three-year-olds were in the money too with filly Maurlen Compass (Maurlen Equine) put in a dominant 6m victory at Shepparton for her third career salute, colt B T Captivate (B & T Davie) up for another win at Globe Derby Park, and Captains Delight (B Settree & S Caffyn) clocking 1:53.6 at Newcastle to take her heat of the NSW Breeders Challenge. Mare Upstream (the Townsend family) also saluted at Newcastle, clocking 1:54.6 to take her earnings past $60,000.
CAPTAIN kids had a field day in New Zealand though with wins for War Chief (Taffy Ltd) at Alexandra Park, his third in a row to top $61,000, new two-year-old winner Scoundrel (K & B Chapman) in 1:55.7 to take a heat of the Sires Stakes series in Addington. Another new winner in Hearts N Aces (S Taylor) who saluted on the Alexandra Park card along with Mediator (Breckon Farms) in win #5, and at Methven, Semba (Breckon Farms) claimed another win for $69,000 now in the bank.
In North America, Plainridge Park was a day out for our boy’s daughters with STAY HUNGRY filly Stayoutofmylane (1:55) and CAPTAIN’s Lindy Believer (1:53.1) each taking a $42,000 leg of the Massachusetts Breeders State series for two-year-old fillies.
Of our past roster, there were winners for BETTING LINE (Glenline, Line Me UP Bro, Melton Magnate, Midnight Crimes, Keayang Viper, Cold Hard Cash & Our Better Bro), SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE (Jive Master & Ripp), WELL SAID (See Me No More, Joeys Hangover, Uncle Tony, Andersite & Kuhio Crest), TALL DARK STRANGER (Jilliby Sniper).
PHOTO: Scoundrel (CAPTAINTREACHEROUS), HRNZ
Race of the Week
2YO NZ Sires Stakes Series Heat in 1:55.7 – ADDINGTON
SCOUNDREL
CAPTAINTREACHEROUS – Twilight Rascal – Presidential Ball
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