VICTORY SMILE (NZ) (13-a)

Bay gelding foaled 1996

Sold 1998 New Zealand Summer Sale. Price: NZ$3,000

Breeder: Grande Vue Lodge Syndicate, NZ.

Owners: Mr G R Brough, Mr M R Brown, Mr G J Cossey, Mr P J Day, Mr B J Macrae, Mr N G Reed.

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Werk Nick Rating: D+

GP Inbreeding: Hail to Reason 5m, 4f x. Precipitation 5m x 5m.

Age	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
2	1	-	-	-
3	6	-	-	1
4	13	4	5	2
5	15	3	4	-
6	3	1	-	-
	38	8	9	3

Sire: VICTORY DANCE (IRE) - Bay 1986. Winner in Ireland. Three-quarter brother-in-blood to THEATRICAL (Champion Turf Horse in USA; Successful sire); half-brother to TAIKI BLIZZARD, and to the dam of PARADISE CREEK, WILD EVENT. To stud 1991. Standing at Sovereign Lodge Stud, Levin, NZ. Sire of 80 winners of $3 million inc SWs CINDER BELLA, VICTORY SMILE, BEL AIR, MR VICTORY, BAREALL, VEE FOR VICTORY, SPs Anemos, Silver Son, Aggie's Heart, Vanity Flight, Larfandance, Sir Hummer, also Infinite Grace, Ballare, Stern Stuff, Congo, Dance Away, Breathless, Sapient, Pulverize, Dentata, Celtic Swing, Strait Victory, etc.

Dam

FLUORIDE (1983). Started once. Dam of 8 foals, 5 raced, 4 winners -

88 Double Wisdom, ch f by Imposing (AUS). Unraced. Dam of -

Twice the Class, b f by Desert Sun (GB). 2 wins at 1350m, 1900m, Rotorua Rydges H.

89 Kadaicha Man (NZ), ch g by Imposing (AUS). 3 wins, 1400m-1800m, VRC Welter H, twice, VATC Ungar H.

90 Harmony Gold, br c by Racing is Fun (USA). Unraced.

92 McCavity (NZ), br c by Racing is Fun (USA). 6 wins, 1200m-2000m, STC Balmain H, BTC Victoria Bitter H.

93 Dreams are Free (NZ), br f by Stylish Century (AUS). 1 win at 1600m.

94 Adrenaline, br c by Stylish Century (AUS). Unraced.

95 Dove from Above, b f by Victory Dance (IRE). Placed.

96 VICTORY SMILE. 8 wins, $618,169, 1600m-2400m, AJC Metropolitan H-G1, SCTC Caloundra City Cup-LR, ARC Lion Red H, Bay of Plenty Swap Contractors H, Avondale Function Centre H, Counties Versatile Buildings H, 2d ARC Queen Elizabeth H-G2, Taranaki Cup-G3, Ipswich Cup-G3, 3d ARC HIH Insurance Classic-LR, 4th Whangarei Breeders S-LR.

Slipped in 1991. Mare destroyed July 1997.

2nd Dam

Ngapuke. 4 wins at 6f, 8-3/4 f, ARC Nursery H, 2d ARC Royal S. Dam of 8 foals, 6 raced, 4 winners -

BI-CENTENNIAL. 6 wins, 1600m-2400m, STC W J McKell Cup, AJC Welter H, Frank Dalton H, STC Padstow H, 4th NJC Newcastle Gold Cup.

Zamahill. 1 win at 2000m, VRC January H. Dam of -

Prototype. 6 wins, 1400m-2000m, AJC AWA H, Coca-Cola H, Striking Force H, 2d STC Stayers' Cup-LR.

Below Par. 1 win at 1200m, 3d SAJC Walter Brown S-LR.

Liegeman. 2 wins at 1000m, 1250m.

3rd Dam

NGATAWA. Unraced. Dam of 11 foals, 8 raced, 6 winners inc -

AJASCO. 8 wins, 5-1/2f-8f, ARC Railway H, CJC Stewards' H, Churshill S, Wanaganui Jackson S, ARC London H, 2d ARC Railway H, Te Aroha NZ TB Breeders' S, ARC Newmarket H, twice, 3d WRC Wakefield Challenge S, ARC George Adams H, WRC North Island Challenge S, Cuddle S, 4th Manawatu Sires' Produce S, WRC Pearce H. Dam of 10 foals, 9 raced, 7 winners inc -

SILVER LINER. 10 wins, 1200m-1400m, ARC Railway H-G1, CJC Stewards H-G3, Hawke's Bay Challenge S-G3, Rotorua Arawa S-LR, 2d Feilding S-LR, Rotorua Travelodge S-LR, 3d WRC Cuddle S-G3, Captain Cook S-LR, Bay of Plenty Tauranga Classic-LR, 4th Feidling S-LR. Dam of -

PETRAVA. Champion 3YO Filly in Sth Africa; 10 wins, 1300m-1800m, South African Fillies Guineas-G1, Gosforth Germiston November H-G1, Stuttafords Cup-G1, Kenilworth Cape of Good Hope Paddock S-G1, Milnerton Stuttafords Fillies Guineas-G1, Scottsville In Full Flight S-G3, 2d Greyville Garden Province S-G1, Kenilworth Fillies Championship S-G2. Dam of -

HOEBERG. Champion 3YO Filly in Sth Africa; 10 wins, 1200m-2000m, Greyville South African Fillies Guineas-G1, Kenilworth Cape Fillies Guineas-G1, Cape of Good Hope Paddock S-G1, Greyville Golden Slipper-G2, Woolavington S-G2, Clairwood Strelitza S-G3, Debutante H-G3, Scottsville Guineas Trial-LR, Singapore Chairman's Trophy-LR, 2d Treyville Thekwini Juvenile Fillies S-G2, 4th Singapore Classic-G3.

JALLAD. 8 wins, 1200m-1800m, Greyville Durban Merchants' H-G2, Scottsville Ashburton Training Centre H-G3, York Convivial S, 2d Scottsville Administrator's S-G2, 4th Clairwood Natal Mercury Sprint-G1. Sire.

TOUCH OF SILVER. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m, Taranaki Grancewilliam S-G3, WRC Roseneath H. Producer.

De Lamerie. 2 wins at 1350m, 1900m, STC Ingham H, BATC Maiden H.

Precious Platinum. Unraced. Dam of -

SUPERJET. 2 wins at 1000m, WRC Wellesley S-LR, Counties Challenge S-LR, 3d Matamata Breeders S-G2, Hawke's Bay Gold Trail S-G3.

CONCERT. 7 wins, 1200m-2000m, WRC Cuddle S-G3, Wanganui Cup-LR, Manawatu Metric MIle, WRC Avalon H, 3d Pahiatua Centennial Cup-LR, 4th Avondale Concorde H-LR. Grandam of -

COUP LINER. 6 wins, 1000m-1600m, Otago Dunedin Guineas-LR, Southland Guineas-LR, Gore Guineas-LR, CJC South Island 3YO H.

Fallacy. Started 5 times. Dam of -

CAVALLO BRUNO. 5 wins, $227,675, 1800m-3200m, VRC Duke of Norfolk S-LR, Masterton Easter Cup, Hawke's Bay Lynn Electrical H, Waipukurau Cup, 2d Wanganui Cup-LR, Marton Cup-LR, 3d Hawke's Bay Cup-G2, 4th AJC Sydney Cup-G1.

Ngapuke. See above.

Zandra. 1 win at 1400m, 3d SAJC South Australian Oaks, PARC Auraria S. Producer.

Miss Bruce. Unraced. Dam of -

MANASCO. 8 wins, 4000m-4800m, Waikato Steeplechase.

Vicki Jane. 13 wins, 1200m-1400m, 3d Taranaki S-LR. Grandam of -

Bay Tree. 2 wins at 1200m, 2100m, AJC Kista H, STC Truscotts H, 2d VRC Bloodhorse Breeders' P-G2, AJC Adrian Knox S-G3. Producer.

<F"Times New Roman"P6>Dan Beasley just missed a Group I success with Victory Vein, but compensated with another Victory in the Metropolitan with 40-1 outsider Victory Smile. Although there looked to be many chances at the top of the rise, the New Zealand gelding who had travelled well all the way, stormed down the outside to win comfortably from an unlucky Piachay and the Waterhouse trained favourite, last year's winner, Dress Circle.

Another Waterhouse trained galloper Red Trinket put up an eyecatching run, finishing brilliantly from last on the turn for fourth.

It was the first Australian Group I win for excited Ruakaka trainer Donna Logan, who put the polish on last season's champion New Zealand three-year-old filly, Vapour Trail. She had brought Victory Smile to Queensland last winter for a win in the Caloundra Cup and a placing in the Group 3 Ipswich Cup.

A much improved stayer, Victory Smile was suited by the genuine pace and on a good track ran the 2400m in a race record time of 2.31.30.