View Full Version : Mnemosyne, our 2yo to follow
Luckily I caught racing retro the other night and saw this horse win. She looks alright and should win a few more races...so we may as well follow her career and see what she can do.
DON'T FORGET HER: Buying a yearling for the first time in 10 years, Woodlands Stud, on the advice of bloodstock manager Trevor Lobb, backed a winner with Mnemosyne, named after the Greek goddess of memory.
"The first M is silent and it is pronounced nem-o-sin," explained Suzanne Philcox, who is responsible for the naming of the Woodlands horses.
Mnemosyne, an Encosta De Lago filly, was fully tuned for the occasion and looked good taking the Bradley Photographers Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday.
Only six Encosta De Lago yearlings were offered at the latest Inglis Easter sales and Woodlands went to $400,000 for Mnemosyne, the top price paid for an Encosta De Lago youngster so far.
Mnemosyne is out of My Juliet, a Canny Lad mare, which played a role with the selection as Canny Lad is a Woodlands stallion.
"The filly has lots of two-year-old speed in her pedigree," Lobb commented. Which augurs well for the Golden Slipper.
No doubt she will be out to go one better than the best Woodlands purchase, Octagonal.
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Filly's dream debut has rival trainer shaking head
By Darren Prendergast
November 15, 2004
The blistering debut performance of the John Hawkes-trained Mnemosyne left rival trainer Gerald Ryan with only one question yesterday: "Is she in the Magic Millions?"
When informed the outstanding filly was not eligible for a showdown with his equally impressive Breeders' Plate hero Snitzel in the sales-restricted juveniles' classic in January, Ryan replied: "I'm glad."
Mnemosyne set tongues wagging when she produced an astonishing debut performance at Rosehill on Saturday. The filly's 5-length romp, which came after the two-year-old began poorly, drew immediate comparisons with Snitzel's demolition of male rivals in the Breeders' Plate in September.
"Granted my bloke [Snitzel] won well in good time, but she [Mnemosyne] was super impressive," Ryan said. "She's the best two-year-old filly I have seen anywhere this year.
"Some people were telling me her sectionals weren't sensational and she didn't beat much, but I don't care. I know what I saw. Two-year-olds having their first start don't do what she did. It was simply outstanding.
"If she hadn't missed the start and been up with them from the get-go, she would have won by 10 lengths hard held. That's how impressive she was. You just don't see two-year-olds win like that unless they are something pretty special.
"I'm just glad she's not a Magic Millions horse. Hopefully they keep her to the fillies' races."
While Mnemosyne is likely to head for a short break before returning early next year for a crack at the Golden Slipper, Snitzel is back in Ryan's Rosehill stable being prepared for a return in the Strawberry Hill Slipper at Wyong on December 9.
Ryan confirmed Snitzel would then head north for the Tommy Smith Slipper in Brisbane before lining up in the Magic Millions on January 8.
"He's done terrific. He's been back in work a month after having three weeks off," Ryan said of his prized colt which would be bat- tling for early favouritism with Mnemosyne for the $3 million Golden Slipper. "He's actually surprised me a bit at how well he has developed during his break."
Ryan confirmed Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Glen Boss or Corey Brown would take the ride on Snitzel when he returned next month. Brown rode Snitzel in his only barrier trial before Boss took over in the Breeders' Plate.
Ryan revealed Snitzel would not attempt to repeat Dance Hero's clean sweep of the juveniles' triple crown in the autumn.
Last season Dance Hero became the first horse to win the Magic Millions and Golden Slipper before completing the triple crown with wins in the AJC Sires' Produce and Champagne stakes within a fortnight.
The arduous campaign told on Dance Hero in the spring when he failed to rediscover his dominant autumn form.
"He definitely won't be attempting the triple crown," Ryan said. "I won't try and push him or overtax him. I'll take it one race at a time with him, but our aim first of all is the Magic Millions. If he survives that, then we will look towards the Golden Slipper.
"I'll give him a bit of a break [after the Magic Millions] then look to give him one lead-up run into the slipper."
Ryan confirmed he was weighing up sending his Salinger Stakes runner-up Recurring to New Zealand for the group 1 Railway and Telegraph handicaps during the Kiwi summer carnival.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Danny Beasley talks up 2YO newcomer Mnesosyne
Posted @ 19:42:00 PST
Jockey-scribe Danny Beasley is talking up the 2005 classics prospects of 2yo Mnesosyne. In his latest newsletter DB says: ' In my opinion this daughter of Encosta de Lago has been the most impressive 2yo this season. Although the times from her event don't really stack up, her sectionals were phenomenal and she did win with ease, running away from her rivals. I know that Darren Beadman has a very big opinion of this filly and that in itself is a strong lead.'
(www.dannybeasley.com)
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Mnemosyne lined up to fit the Slipper
By Darren Prendergast
January 10, 2005
The boilover victory by Bradbury's Luck in Saturday's $1 million Magic Millions has enhanced the Golden Slipper credentials of John Hawkes's exciting filly Mnemosyne.
Mark Morrissey, the form analyst for leading Sydney bookmaker Colin Tidy, believes Mnemosyne, which hasn't been seen since recording an astonishing six-length win at Rosehill in November, may hold the key to this year's $3m Golden Slipper.
The Gai Waterhouse-trained filly Pasikatera - a last start winner of the Widden Stakes - has emerged as the common thread lining up the form of Mnemosyne, Bradbury's Luck and Snitzel.
"There wasn't much between Pasikatera and Bradbury's Luck when they raced in the Canonbury Stakes [won by Bradbury's Luck]," Morrissey xplained.
"Pasikatera debuted in the same race as Mnemosyne and was second around the turn before she [Mnemosyne] gave her a cold running straight past her. I can't remember seeing a win like hers [Mnemosyne's] in the last 10 years. To come from being tailed off to winning as easily as she did was a phenomenal performance and that form is now looking very strong."
While Mnemosyne headed for a short break, Pasikatera returned to bolt in a race at Kembla before finishing a close-up third to Bradbury's Luck in the Canonbury. The filly further franked the form when she cruised to victory in the Widden Stakes last Saturday week.
Bradbury's Luck followed its Canonbury triumph with a determined win in the Magic Millions, leaving previously undefeated Snitzel in his wake.
Despite the shock defeat, Snitzel is still favourite at $5 for the Golden Slipper on March 19 ahead of Mnemosyne ($5.50), which returned to Hawkes's Warwick Farm base last week to start Slipper preparations.
"I thought Snitzel's run was unbelievable," Morrissey said of the colt's brave Magic Millions placing. "He [Snitzel] was five wide on a limb early, then got four wide and three wide at best round the turn, always into the breeze, off a fast pace ... so to finish where he did, to be beaten a length, was the run of the century.
"Nine hundred and ninety-nine horses out of a 1000 would have compounded at the 200m mark after a run like that, so his effort was incredible.
"Bradbury's Luck is a good horse, but it had all the favours. Tuck Snitzel in behind the leader, one off the fence with cover and he wins the race by three. It really was a huge run."
However, Morrissey remains wary the run may take its toll on Snitzel. "We've eased him a point because he had such a hard run, and with the Slipper being a bit closer this year you have to be concerned any horse backing up from a run like that whether it is going to knock it around a bit," Morrissey said.
"We will take the gamble until we see it again. The interesting horse now is Mnemosyne. She looks the main danger."
Hawkes has yet to map out a Golden Slipper program for Mnemosyne. "It'll be a while yet before she trials and she'll only have one or two," Hawkes said. "She won't have many runs before the Slipper. At this stage she's our main hope, but with young horses a lot can change in five or six weeks.
"They [two-year-olds] can be here today and gone tomorrow. I don't look too far ahead."
Hawkes unveiled a possible Blue Diamond Stakes contender in Domesday at Caulfield on Saturday.
"He's a nice horse, but I don't know what I'm going to do with him, whether I'll spell him or push on," Hawkes said.
Tim Martin's promising juvenile, Gonski, also remains on track for the Golden Slipper.
Martin said Gonski has been back in his Rosehill stable since before Christmas and is scheduled to resume in the Kindergarten Stakes on February 19.
"He has been coming along nicely," Martin said. "He will have two runs before, hopefully, going on to the Slipper."
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Mnemosyne heads Slipper charge
By Darren Prendergast
February 9, 2005
Six weeks out from the Golden Slipper, second-favourite Mnemosyne and the Gai Waterhouse-trained wildcard Assertive Choice stepped up their campaigns yesterday with barrier trials at Warwick Farm.
Mnemosyne surged into Slipper calculations in November when the John Hawkes-prepared filly produced an astounding debut at Rosehill. Mnemosyne has been joined on the second line of betting by Tim Martin's colt Gonski, which dispelled any injury concerns with a gallop between races at Rosehill on Saturday.
The pair are likely to meet in Saturday week's $100,000 Kindergarten Stakes at Warwick Farm.
Although Mnemosyne, with Darren Beadman aboard, was given an easy trial - finishing third to the Clarry Conners-trained Droughtline - the filly's workout didn't go unnoticed by bookmakers and trackwatchers.
"It was a classic Hawkes trial," HorseBet.com.au spokesman Mark Morrissey said of the hit-out. "Beadman had her under a throttle hold. He never released the brakes. She probably could have won by three [lengths]."
Mnemosyne's trial followed the first public appearance of Assertive Choice. The son of Redoute's Choice cruised to a comfortable trial win.
"He's only had two jump-outs coming into today's trial," Waterhouse said. "It's all a bit new to him, so I told Chris [Munce] to give him a couple on the shoulder to wake him up."
Assertive Choice, which cost $1.3 million as a yearling, may have another trial before racing.
Several Slipper hopefuls will line up in the Blue Diamond Preludes at Caulfield on Saturday.
The Lee Freedman-trained Queen Of The Hill meets Langness in the fillies' division, while Magic Millions winner Bradbury's Luck resumes from a break in the colts' and geldings' prelude.
"It really gets serious now," Morrissey said. "Six weeks to go is when you really start sorting things out. The good horses come out and try and prove whether they are pretenders or contenders. Form-wise, Snitzel, Gonski and Mnemosyne really stand out, but Queen Of The Hill, Written Tycoon and Langness could be anything. I'd be very surprised if one of these other ones didn't come out of the blue and join in at the top of the market."
Morrissey said Gonski was gaining in favouritism.
GOLDEN SLIPPER
Rosehill, 1200m, March 19
$4.50 Snitzel;
$5.50 Gonski, Mnemosyne;
$13 Queen Of The Hill;
$15 Written Tycoon;
$21 Assertive Choice, Bradbury's Luck, Domesday, Flying Pegasus, Langness, Media.
Market supplied by HorseBet.com.au
3- SILVER SHADOW STAKES 1200 M
Of $125000 Of $125000. 1st $81250, 2nd $25000, 3rd $11250, 4th $5000, 5th $2500. Starter Subsidy: $200 for non-prize earning runners. For Three-Years-Old Fillies. Set Weights plus Penalties. (GROUP 3). No allowances for apprentices.
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1 AMALIENBORG Clarry Conners
2 CATCH THE BIRD Clarry Conners
3 FASHIONS AFIELD Gai Waterhouse
4 FLORA DANICA Kris Lees
5 HEART STRINGS Jason McLachlan
6 KAINDARA GOLD Gillian Heinrich
7 MEDIA Bob Thomsen
8 MI JUBILEE (NZ) Stephen Crutchley
9 MNEMOSYNE John Hawkes
10 OPPORTUNITY (NZ) Tony Vasil
11 PASIKATERA Gai Waterhouse
12 PAULINI Kevin Moses
13 PEGASUS QUEEN Bart Cummings
14 REGAL CHEER Joseph Pride
15 SCISSION Graeme Rogerson
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Mnemosyne Stakes Her Claim To Be Princess 20 August 2005
The John Hawkes trained filly Mnemosyne proved too strong for a top class field of three-year-old fillies when taking out the first leg of the rich Princess Series at Randwick today.
Fourteen of the best fillies in the land lined up for the Group Three Sydney City Lexus Silver Shadow Stakes 1200m with last season's top two-year-old Fashions Afield ($5.50) jumping straight to the front followed by Media ($4.20) and Regal Cheer ($41.00).
As they topped the rise, Fashions Afield and Media broke clear of the field and looked as though they would fight the race out, but Mnemosyne ($4.40) who had four kilograms less than Fashions Afield was coming quickly. At the 50m mark she moved up to the leaders and raced away under hard riding from Darren Beadman to score a very impressive length and a quarter win.
Fashions Afield did well to hold down second spot with Paulini($41.00) just grabbing Media for third spot.
The time of 1.09.65 was a new race record, slashing over half a second off Angst’s time of 1.10.30 set in 1993.
“Really happy with that effort,” said Hawkes stable foreman Peter Snowden.
“I knew she would run home and over the last 80m she had too much,” he said.
Fashions Afield effort was again rock solid and she kept intact her record of never having finished worse than second. The 4kg pull in the weights told the difference in the end.
New Zealand's top filly Mi Jubilee seemedto peak on her run at the 150m and tired to finish eighth.
The dissapointment of the race was the Tony Vasil trained Victorian visitor Opportunity who only beat two runners home.
Mnemosyne takes second leg of Princess Series 3 Sep 2005
By Rob Burnet
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The Woodlands Stud owned filly Mnemosyne proved that she was equal to the other fillies with another tough, fighting win at Randwick on Saturday in the $130,000, Group II, Furious Stakes (1400m), the second of the Princess Series,
The John Hawkes-trained filly took the first leg, the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) a fortnight ago and stepped up another 200 metres on Saturday to nab Media inside the final 50.
As she did when she beat last season's champion two-year-old Fashions Afield in the Silver Shadow, Mnemosyne gave the leaders a start but reeled them with what is becoming a trademark finish.
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Mnemosyne had won the first leg of the Princess Series with a 4kg weight difference over Fashions Afield, with Media fourth. The Furious Stakes was back to set weights and it was all on again, except that Fashions Afield was in Melbourne for the Group II Ascot Vale Stakes.
Mi Jubilee (NZ) took up the running after the start racing unkindly for Scott Seamer who tried to allow her to run along but to settle her. Permissive was second 2L behind with another 2L to Paulini. Media and Hugh Bowman were next, and Mnemosyne and Darren Beadman second last.
They turned for the straight and Mi Jubilee quickly folded after the early effort. Media came three wide and 200m from the post Bowman sprinted. They took a 1L lead and Mnemosyne and Beadman had a challenge.
Media (Gilded Time) seemed comfortable, but slowly Mnemosyne, with Beadman working hard, took the lead back stride by stride. Right on the line they snatched the lead, the margin a head. The two were joint equal favourites at $2.30, and the result reflected that of the punting judges.
Permissive (Snippets) was third 2L behind, and Albaicin (Redoute’s Choice) fourth wearing the all black colours of Woodlands Stud. Mi Jubliee was eighth and last. The time was 1.22.26, the final 600m in 35.93.
“We got a touch further back, but the pace was the key to that,” said Peter Snowden, Warwick Farm foreman for John Hawkes.
“It was a good solid effort.
“He gave her every chance,” he added.
Snowden said that Mnemosyne, who carried Woodlands Stud’s cerise colours, had matured, saying that she was stronger and bigger.
“It is a good sign when they are tough, she did it today and in the last race she gave them 10L and won,” he said.
Beadman agreed and said, “She showed earlier in her career that she can hit the line, but she hit a flat spot, but now she has come into her own.”
Snowden said Mnemosyne had made huge leaps from her two-year-old season.
"She's much bigger and stronger and tougher for it," he said.
"She gave them a start and beat them and that's a good sign.
Mnemosyne, by Encosta de Lago out of the Canny Lad mare My Juliet, now has the excellent record of eight start for three wins and three seconds. Stakes are $568,000 taking her in front of her purchase price of $400,000 at the 2004, Wm Inglis & Son Easter Yearling Sale.
Mnemosyne will continue onto the next race of the Princess Series, the $140,000, Group II, Tea Rose Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill before the $350,000, Group I, Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on October 1st.
There is a $200,000 bonus for the filly that wins all the legs of the Princess Series.
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Hawkes will give his exciting filly Mnemosyne a track gallop at Warwick Farm today that will decide if she will attempt a clean sweep of the Princess Series.
Mnemosyne has won the opening two legs of the $250,000 series and is down to run in the third leg, the Tea Rose Stakes, at Rosehill on Saturday.
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Hawkes weighs up top filly's return
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Spring in her step … Mnemosyne takes the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield last October.
Photo: Pat Scala
By Craig Young
February 13, 2006
HALL of fame trainer John Hawkes is contemplating starting outstanding filly Mnemosyne in Saturday's group 1 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley, which is almost certain to be without Royal Ascot-bound sprinter Takeover Target.
Mnemosyne dominated the fillies last spring, winning the opening three legs of the rich Princess Series in Sydney before a lack of race speed proved disastrous in the Flight Stakes.
Hawkes then sent Mnemosyne south and the three-year-old claimed a belated group 1 in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, which was followed by a well-earned spell. The filly was fitted for a return to racing with a barrier trial at Warwick Farm last Friday.
"I haven't completely finalised it yet - I'll enter Mnemosyne for it [Australia Stakes]," Hawkes said yesterday. "You know what I'm like, I always wait until later in the week to make up my mind. I don't have to send them down until late in the week."
Under the weight-for-age conditions of the Australia Stakes, Mnemosyne will carry 52 kilograms.
Takeover Target's jockey Jay Ford confirmed yesterday he'd partner the Joe Janiak-trained gelding in a track gallop at Moonee Valley tomorrow morning. "I spoke to Joe yesterday and he was 90 per cent certain the horse wouldn't be running on Saturday," Ford said. "Joe went and looked at the track and said he doesn't really want to put pressure on the horse's joints getting round the bends. He said the track might be a bit to sharp for the horse. It is more than likely he'll run in the Oakleigh Plate the following week."
A definite Australia Stakes runner is Glamour Puss, whose trainer Danny O'Brien reported the mare had "bounced back really well" from the high temperature which ruled out a start in the Lightning Stakes.
"Steven King galloped her over a half-mile on Saturday and she come through it really well," O'Brien said yesterday.
Hawkes was asked if the bullet-proof Paratroopers would resume in the Australia Stakes and replied: "I haven't made up my mind yet."
Paratroopers and its million-dollar stablemate Manton are likely to kick off autumn campaigns in Saturday's Royal Sovereign Stakes at Randwick, with Hawkes saying: "They have to run in the same race but you can't do much about that."
Champion jockey Darren Beadman, who has been closely associated with Mnemosyne and Paratroopers, is heading to Moonee Valley on Saturday, which opened the way for Hugh Bowman to pick up the ride on Crimson Reign at Randwick.
Beadman won the Canterbury Classic on Crimson Reign, which is set to run in Saturday's $100,000 Breeders Classic at headquarters.
Bowman, who returned from a broken collarbone at Rosehill at the weekend, has been booked to ride Guy Walter's highly talented staying three-year-old Dream Ballad in the Royal Sovereign.
Dream Ballard, a half-brother to former racetrack super-heavyweight Tie The Knot, is on the AJC Australian Derby path.
Bowman has also been booked for group 1-winning filly Carry On Cutie in the Light Fingers Stakes.
Also in the Royal Sovereign Stakes is David Payne's barrier rogue Flying Pegasus, on which Queensland ace Michael Rodd takes over from Victorian Danny Nikolic.
Rodd made an immediate impact on Sydney racing at Rosehill on Saturday when winning the opening race on Countess Bathory. He had not ridden in the harbour city for about 18 months.
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Group 1-winning filly Mnemosyne is taking on the older and more seasoned gallopers in this famed mile race and is out to repeat the feat of champion Sunline as a three-year-old filly to win the Doncaster.
A John Hawkes-trained filly with a powerful finishing sprint, Mnemosyne thundered home to win the Queen Of The Turf Stakes last start. That run followed a third in the Coolmore Classic.
Mnemosyne is down in the weights and the step up to 1600m is ideal. Johan's Toy has been racing without luck but is capable of figuring while George Ryder Stakes winner Racing To Win must be included.
MNEMOSYNE 1, Johan's Toy 2, Racing To Win 3.
Seabiscuit
17-04-2006, 17:16
War hero wins big on Racing to Win
Monday Apr 17 19:16 AEST
A blind war hero has limped away from Randwick with over half a million dollars in his walking frame after scooping the TAB on the Doncaster Handicap.
WWII pilot Allan Inglis plunged $104,000 in cash on Doncaster favourite Racing To Win and took home his booty on the little tray at the base of his walking frame after Glen Boss steered the three-year-old to victory.
Inglis, 83, has backed Racing To Win in each of his nine starts and put all the money he won from the gelding's win in last week's George Ryder Stakes over the counter.
After tote staff took 15 minutes to count the cash, he had another $10,000 on the quinella with Johan's Toy and ended up with a cheque for $509,600.
Inglis' plunge prompted betting stewards to investigate after Racing To Win's tote price suddenly dropped from $7.30 to $3.10 before coming back out to $4.90.
Inglis received a Distinguished Flying Cross after being shot down over Germany in WWII and lives in a nursing home in Canberra where the punt is his main pastime.
"I'm 83 and I do bugger all except trying to stay alive," he said.
When asked how much he had won he said "I've got no idea."
He had no idea how much he invested either. Thinking he put down $100,000, the tote staff told him there was $104,000.
"Put it all on anyway," he said.
A first cousin of John Inglis, the patriarch of the famous racing and auctioneering family, the octogenarian flew up from Canberra by himself.
The TAB better brace itself for Racing To Win's next run.
Family friend Megan Passmore accompanied Inglis at the races and had no doubt what the Racing To Win fan will do with his $509,600.
"He will definitely put it on Racing To Win," she said.
"He's always been a big bettor. It's really extraordinary. He's been obsessed with Racing To Win, he had a lot of confidence in it.
"But this was his biggest punt by far."
Its a wonder that the old bugger didn't die of a heart attack!
As he is blind, I cant have picked the winner from the form guide.
Racing to Win an appropriate name for this horse. :) I really hope that he keeps his cash..throws a ripper party for the folks in the old peoples home... and doesnt plonk it all on the horse next time.
Seabiscuit
17-04-2006, 18:44
I see on that MSN forum there is some controversy over 3rd place for the Doncaster. I thought Malcolm had run 3rd watching it live (officially Bentley Biscuit 3rd, Malcolm 4th)
I have a feeling that they are using the photo for first place...( therefore the horses in third still have a metre or two still left to run) ...if the photo finish is indeed for third then it looks to me like a dead heat?
Seabiscuit
18-04-2006, 10:20
I think the photo is taken before the line and they do have a metre or so to run. But Malcolm was seeming to finish a bit better than Bentley so I would have thought if you go on a metre it is more likely that Mal is in front
Seabiscuit
18-04-2006, 20:59
Back to the blind Racing to Win punter, several people on the MSN forum are making out it does not ring true. Surely not
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