(499) Stradbroke Handicap-G1

Eagle Farm. June 8. $1,000,000. Open Hcp. 1400m.

1. SHOW A HEART (D Nikolic 56) trainer: B N Miller.

2. Falvelon (D Oliver 56) b h 5 Alannon - Devil's Zephyr, by Zephyr Zing (NZ)

3. Kingsgate (B York 51.5) br g 4 Danzero - Vowed, by Without Fear (FR)

1/2 neck. 3/4 len. 1m 21.7s. 20 strs.

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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.

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

11

2

3

-

 

33

6

9

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 58 winners of $6.2 million inc SWs SHOW A HEART, SCENIC WARRIOR, DYNAMIC LOVE, HEROISM, KIWI WARRIOR, OMBRA DELLA SERA, SPs Fetes Galantes, Brave Hawk, Pimpala Warrior, Another Warrior, Brave Tattler , also Bravisa, Truly Brave, 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 5 living foals, 2 raced, both winners -

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

97 SHOW A HEART. 6 wins, $2,257,000, 1200m-1600m, QTC Stradbroke H-G1, VATC Toorak H-G1, Caulfield Guineas-G1, QTC T J Smith Classic-G1, BTC Golden S-LR, Doomben Slipper S-LR, 2d BTC Doomben 10,000-G1, MVRC William Reid S-G1, VRC Newmarket H-G1, Ascot Vale S-G2, BTC Carlton Cup-G2, VATC Guineas Prelude-LR, 3d VATC Oakleigh P-G1.

99 (Unnamed) gr f by Canadian Silver (CAN).

00 (Unnamed) ch/gr c by Lion Hunter.

01 (Unnamed) ch f by Encounter.

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 (NZ). 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.

IN 2001 it had been the Crown Lodge 1-2 of Crawl and Hire and the 109th edition produced an even more dramatic quinella by future residents of Jon Haseler's Glenlogan Park. It was a 1-2 fly-past of the class runners Show a Heart and the year older Falvelon, 56kg topweights in Australia's richest contest at 1400m. Approaching the final stages they roared past the others. The son of Brave Warrior and the warrior son of Alannon zoomed home in tandem to provide a priceless moment, the others headed by the always-wide Kingsgate. What a grand way for Show a Heart to sign off! As so often in his career, he drew wide and after being second last of the 20 Danny Nikolic rode him for luck near the inside around the bend meeting Falvelon (14th at the 400m) halfway down the straight. Rival jockey Oliver paid the winner a compliment in saying he was amazed any horse could out-finish the dual Hong Kong International Sprint winner Falvelon - let along one conceding him age at level weights.

If Show a Heart's 56kg seems no great impost, it was enough for the four-year-old to concede 19 others weight. Save the one collected by three-year-old filly Dane Ripper, four-year-olds have won every Stradbroke from 1994. Yet Since All Our Mob's success with 55kg in that year, none had carried more than Danasinga's 54.5kg. The age record is 59kg by Kingster and Triton. This wonderful success capped the long career of 61-year-old trainer Barry Miller who was given Show a Heart to train by breeder Ross Cutts and his wife Judith.