Two of Victoria’s most successful breeders, Lauriston Bloodstock’s Bill and Anne Anderson and Ararat enthusiast Lyndon Turner, bred the winners of our $100,000 2YO Sales Classic Finals at Melton on Saturday in Ideal Frankie and Cardigan Sniper respectively.
Ideal Frankie is the fifth APG Final winner bred by the Anderson’s, joining Follow The Stars (2014), Queen Of Pop (2014), Musical Delight (2012) and the three-year-old Just Hope (2022).
Ideal Frankie led from the outset and turned the Listed Classic into a procession. Powering away to score by 42.6 metres in a career-best 1:55.9 mile rating over 1720 metres.
She is undefeated in three attempts by a combined margin of 111.3 metres!
“She’s the best juvenile I’ve ever trained” trainer and part-owner Allan McDonough said.
The American Ideal miss is named after co-owner John Montesano’s late brother Frank.
“Frank was a great supporter of harness racing and unfortunately he passed away, and with a little bit of his coin that he left over we did what he loved to do and we bought the horse,” McDonough said.
Purchased for $35,000 at last year’s APG Melbourne sale, Ideal Frankie has banked $59,020.
She is the second foal and winner out of the 2019 Aged Pacing Mare of the Year Pistol Abbey, whose 14 successes included the Group 1 Queen of the Pacific and the Group 1 Vicbred 4YO Final. She also finished third in the 2017 APG 2YO Final at Melton behind Nostra Beach and Molly Kelly.
Meanwhile, Cardigan Sniper extended his record to three wins from four starts when he led most of the way for a comfortable victory in a sharp 1:54.9 rating in the colts and geldings’ decider.
The Ultimate Sniper colt was bred by Wimmera horse and cattle breeder Lyndon Turner. Turner also brought out Eyethink, the runner-up in our 2023 Gold Bullion 4YO Final at Melton.
Cardigan Sniper was offered by Turner at last year’s Sydney Sale and was knocked down to Warren Stewart, the father of the colt’s trainer Emma, for $18,000.
“It’s pretty exciting. He’s an intelligent colt. Hopefully he’ll become a mainstay for Emma and Clayton (Tonkin),” Turner said.
Cardigan Sniper is the sixth winner left by the unraced Artsplace mare Pastels, a daughter of the 2001 APG 3YO champion Laconic.
“She’s got a three-year-old in work with Sam Barker and a Pebble Beach yearling colt which I have retained. She’s in foal to Ride High and I’m hoping she has a filly,” Lyndon stated.
Turner has been gradually building a strong broodmare band for more than a decade.
“I currently own 13 broodmares and they’re all from proven families. I’m very committed to breeding and passionate about it,” he said. “I’ve got five foals on the ground this year.”
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