Savabeel Unearths Future Star (April 20 2010)

Waikato Stud sire Savabeel unearthed a potential star at Royal Randwick on Saturday, when the Bart Cummings-trained Kudakulari (NZ) stormed home to win the Listed SHARP Fernhill Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick.

Having just his third raceday start, the strapping bay overpowered his two-year-old rivals and in the hands of jockey Luke Nolen made light work of the 1600m feature to score by a length.

“He’s a really nice horse,” Nolen said.

“He’s still very raw and new to it all. I think they’ll have a nice colt come the spring.”

James Cummings, who was on track at Randwick representing the Cummings stable, reported that the Caulfield Guineas in the Spring was an ideal future target for the Brown Thoroughbreds and JML Bloodstock Ltd-bred galloper.

“The Caulfield Guineas would be an ideal race for this horse, but we will just see how he comes through this race and he may be nominated for the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes next weekend,” said Cummings.

Kudakulari (NZ) – which is Indonesian for “fast horse”, represents the fourth individual stakes winner for his Zabeel sire Savabeel, who counts the Australian stakes winner My Emotion, and the New Zealand black-type winners Queen Sabeel and Warrentherooster among his total.

A $140,000 graduate from the Little Avondale Stud draft at the 2009 NZB Premier Yearling Sale, Kudakulari (NZ) is one of three winning foals from as many to race from the O’Reilly mare Oenotria, who is a half-sister to the dam of the Gr.1 winner Dorabella (NZ), and the multiple stakes winner in Singapore, Crusoe (NZ).

Six weanlings, and one two-year-old filly by Savabeel, will go up for auction at the May 3-5 NZB National Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale at Karaka.

Courtesy of New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing