Savabeel's Stars Shine Brightly (July 20 2010)

Savabeel's stocks continue to rise with the exciting young WS sire the source of no fewer than four winners in four days last week. The former Cox Plate hero has made a grand start to his stallion career with Group and Listed success both at home and in Australia from his first two crops to race.

His former trainer Graeme Rogerson, who retains an ownership interest in the son of Zabeel, struck twice with his progeny and started the ball rolling with the three-year-old Sukab last Wednesday. Out of the stakes-winning Just A Dancer mare Call Me Lily, the gelding was a winner at Scone in May and repeated the dose under 58.5kg at Grafton.

Rogerson's double was completed by Queen Sabeel at Ruakaka on Saturday. Winner of the Listed Northland Breeders' Stakes last season, she raced close to the pace and after leading early in the run home defied allcomers for her third victory in 12 appearances.

Savabeel's two-year-old daughter Lady Kipling has made an encouraging start to her career and after placings at her first two outings she broke through in style at Waverley. Prepared by Murray and Bjorn Baker, she enjoyed a good run and coasted clear in the straight to score by two and a-half lengths.

Top Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse is another leading conditioner to savour Savabeel success. Her three-year-old filly Avec Mon Ami followed up a maiden success at Goulburn last month with victory at Kembla Grange at the weekend. She is out of the Covetous mare With My and was a $A150,000 Sydney Easter Yearling Sale purchase.

Further adding to the Savabeel story was his half-brother Triumphal Choice who posted his first city when when he was an impressive winner over 2000 metres at Caulfield on Saturday. By Redoute's Choice and a $A1 million yearling, the colt was sidelined by injury for a year but has now won his last two and is considered a bright spring prospect by trainer Peter Moody.