(96) Toorak Handicap-G1

Caulfield. October 13. $351,000. Open Hcp. 1600m.

1. SHOW A HEART (G Boss 55) ch c 4 Brave Warrior - Miss Sandman, by Regal Advice (NZ). Trainer: B N Miller.

2. Le Zagaletta (D Nikolic 54) gr h 6 Last Tycoon (IRE) - Swiftsynd, by Swift Gun.

3. Shot of Thunder (S Seamer 51.5) b h 4 Thunder Gulch (USA) - My Brilliant Star, by Copper Kingdom (USA).

3/4 len. Neck. 1m 35.84s. 18 strs.
 

SHOW A HEART (3-e)

Chestnut colt foaled 1997

Breeder: Mr R A Cutts, Qld.

Owners: R A & Mrs J M, G A, Miss S M and C B Cutts.
Click here for Tesio pedigree
 

Werk Nick Rating: A

GP Inbreeding: Relic 5f x 5m.

 

Age

Starts

Wins

2nds

3rds

2

9

3

2

-

3

13

1

4

1

4

3

1

-

-

 

25

5

6

1

Sire: BRAVE WARRIOR - Chestnut 1991. Group winner; 8 wins, $1,031,488, STC Gloaming S-G2, STC Phar Lap S-G2, STC Peter Pan S-G2, BATC Club Stakes-LR, GCTC Ken Russell 2YO Classic-LR, GCTC Magic Million Classic-RL, 2d QTC Derby-G1, STC George Ryder S-G1, AJC Spring Champion S-G1, George Main S-G1, 3d AJC Doncaster H-G1. To stud 1996. Died 1997. Stood in Queensland. Sire of 43 winners of $4.5 million inc SWs SHOW A HEART, SCENIC WARRIOR, DYNAMIC LOVE, HEROISM, OMBRA DELLA SERA, SPs Fetes Galantes, Brave Hawk, Pimpala Warrior, Brave Tattler , also Bravisa, Truly Brave, Kiwi Warrior, Twin Fortune, Al Terzo, Elite Warrior, etc.

 

Dam

Miss Sandman (1988). 12 wins, $178,350, 1000m-1600m, QTC Welter H, Slight Chance H, BATC Pillivuyt H, QTC News/Talk 612 4QR H, Snippets H, Tatts (Q) Members H, 2d BATC Original Tastee Pies S-LR, 3d GCTC Silk Stocking Quality H-LR. Dam of 4 living foals, 2 raced, both winners -

96 No Say, b f by Celestial Dancer (IRE). 1 win at 800m.

97 SHOW A HEART. 5 wins, $1,399,000, at 1200m-1600m, VATC Caulfield Guineas-G1, Toorak H-G1, QTC T J Smith Classic-G1, BTC Golden S-LR, Doomben Slipper S-LR, 2d VRC Newmarket H-G1, Ascot Vale S-G2, BTC Carlton Cup-G2, VATC Guineas Prelude-LR, 3d VATC Oakleigh P-G1.

99 Metallic Miss, gr f by Canadian Silver (CAN). Unraced.

00 (Unnamed) ch c by Lion Hunter.

Her 1998 foal died.

 

2nd Dam

MISTY MORNING. Unraced. Dam of 7 foals, all raced, 5 winners inc -

Miss Sandman. See above.

Advisable. 6 wins to 1400m, BATC Australian Retired Association H, QTC Heroic Isle H, Our Rosalie H.

Misty Streak. 5 wins to 1200m.

 

3rd Dam

FARMER'S JOY. 4 wins to 7-1/4f, AJC Balmoral H, STC Graduation S, 3 times. Half-sister to GRAND SCALE (11 wins, $150,525, SAJC Adelaide Cup, Moonee Valley Cup, MVRC John F Feehan H, 2d AJC Sydney Cup, VRc Australian Cup). From TE POI (AJC Doncaster H), a sister-in-blood to DRUM ROLL, LION, Oliffea, Lionheart, and three-quarter sister-in-blood to SIGH.

 

On the first anniversary of the longest Guineas, when Show a Heart took 37 days to be declared the winner after Skalato's disqualification (and appeal), this tough son of Brave Warrior won his third Gr.1 in a similar fashion to Lonhro two races earlier. He came around the field with a sweeping run from near last at the home turn after tracking wide. Show a Heart is the first Guineas winner to add a Toorak at four, 1922 winner Soorak adding the handicap mile at five. Le Zagaletta again showed he is at his best on wet ground, his uninterrupted run out wide carrying him from 13th to second and a neck ahead of Shot of Thunder who weaved a path into contention nearer the inside. Closer to the fence it was chaos. Crawl, Defier, Emission, Referral and Market Price all missed a place but had no luck at all, Crawl was stopped in his tracks. Umrum was attempting an unprecedented third straight win in the race, but faded to eighth as the 57kg topweight. Fubu, elevated to second in the 2000 Guineas, missed his chance to go one better in the Toorak when he went amiss a few days prior to this race. Miss Sandman has a juvenile filly by Canadian Silver, a second-crop yearling colt by Lion Hunter and is in foal to Encounter.