Sire: Headwater

Colour: Bay

Dam: Green Mirage

Sex: Filly

Age: 4

Foaled: Aug 15, 2019

Country: Australia

Trainer: Annabel Neasham

Location:Gold Coast QLD

Incentives:

She commenced training on 18th February with Annabel Neasham on the Gold Coast. She has been eating well and improving through trackwork.

Sire: HEADWATER

HEADWATER (by champion sire Exceed And Excel) 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1000m, 1100m, A$460,800, ATC Silver Slipper S., Gr.2, VRC Kensington S., L, MRC Cactus Imaging 2YO P., 3d ATC Todman S., Gr.2, 4th MVRC AJ Moir S., Gr.1. He entered stud in Australia in 2016. Sire of 12 progeny to race, 3 winners (25.0%), earnings of over $290,000, inc. His oldest progeny is a 2yo and he has already sired 3 winners including Wisdom of Water, winner at 2 in 2019-20, A$176,000, GCTC Aquis Gold Nugget 2YO H., 4th GCTC Magic Millions 2YO Classic, RL.

Dam: GREEN MIRAGE

Green Mirage is by GREEN DESERT. Green Mirage has had 10 foals to race for 6 winners including 3rd placed Blue Sapphire Group 3 gelding, LONE EAGLE. GREEN DESERT is related to Stakes horses LOVING CLAIM, VILLE D’AMORE, CITY ON A HILL and TAKEN AT THE FLOOD.

The Trainer: ANNABEL NESHAM

In 2016, Annabel took up the opportunity to travel to Australia – for what was meant to be a working holiday. She never left, and now can’t imagine being anywhere else.
After six months with Gai Waterhouse, Annabel relocated to the Caulfield stable of Ciaron Maher. Learning from one of the best horsemen in the country, Annabel was able to work with quality Group 1 winners such as Jameka and Merchant Navy. Maher soon put her in charge of the Sydney branch of the stable, which was established in 2018. Under Annabel’s watch, the stable recorded more than 50 victories in New South Wales in its first two seasons and unveiled a string of high-quality young horses such as Dubious, Prague, Away Game, Holyfield and Cellsabeel.

The strong results paint a clear picture of Neasham’s training talents. Her two years at the helm of Ciaron Maher Racing’s Sydney stable have also familiarised her with her surroundings at Warwick Farm, where she was granted 36 boxes to begin her solo training career in the 2020-21 racing season In 2018, a notable demonstration of her riding and horsemanship capabilities, Annabel won the famously gruelling Mongol Derby. The Mongol Derby is the world’s longest horse race, run over 1000 kilometres across ten days. In an extraordinary test of stamina and skill, riders spend 13 or 14 hours in the saddle per day. Annabel teamed up with Adrian Corby, another highly capable horseman who works as Maher’s breaker, to score a momentous victory.

This supreme achievement means that Neasham can lay claim to having ridden a Derby winner – now she wants to train one.

NOMINATIONS AND BONUS SCHEMES  – Eligible for BOBS and Inglis Race Series.

 

star turn, star turn, star turn

 

 BAY FILLY (AUS)

 

Foaled 15th August 2019

SireExceed and ExcelDanehillDanzig
HEADWATER (AUS) PatronaLomond
2012River DoveHurricane SkyStar Watch
  Ride the RapidsRiver Rough
DamGreen DesertDanzigNorthern Dancer
GREEN MIRAGE (AUS) Foreign CourierSir Ivor
2004First CelebrationCadeaux GenereuxYoung Generation
  Loving ClaimHansel

HEADWATER (AUS) (Bay 2012-Stud 2016). 3 wins-2 at 2-to 1100m, ATC Silver Slipper S., Gr.2. Brother to SP Fare Well. Sire of 86 rnrs, 35 wnrs, inc. SW Wisdom of Water (GCTC Ken Russell Memorial Classic, Gr.3), SP Aquagirl, Heavenly Waters, Jamaea, Be Water My Friend and of You'll be Mist, Goldsborough, Hydro Star, Mileva, Dovetail Diva, Gunnamatta, River Twain, Free State, Hot Water, Leeside, Stormborn, Water Dove, Arctic Thunder, Ashra Jahre, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs.

 

1st dam

GREEN MIRAGE, by Green Desert. Winner at 1200m in Aust. This is her tenth foal. Her ninth foal is a 2YO. Dam of eight foals to race, six winners, inc:-

Lone Eagle (g. by Zoffany). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, A$108,900, HK$1,369,450, to 2019-20, MRC Schweppes 2YO H., HKJC Kai Yip H., 2d MRC Clanbrooke Racing 2YO H., 3d MRC Blue Sapphire S., Gr.3, HKJC Shek Tong Tsui H., Grand Seiko Excellent H., Pearce Memorial Challenge H.

So Miraggio - Perfect Choice (H.K.) (g. by Snippetson). 3 wins at 1000m, BRC Hamilton Hotel H., 3d HKJC Kam Shan H.

Shark Mirage (g. by Sharkbite). 8 wins to 1400m, A$118,905, 3d SAJC Darley H.

Persistent Shadow (f. by Zoffany). 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1050m to 1900m, A$83,250, to 2019-20, 2d Qld Tatt's RC Global Transport Insurance 2YO H.

Duan Major (g. by Dreamscape). 7 wins to 1300m in Aust.

She's a Mirage (f. by Jet Spur). Winner at 1000m in Aust.

Ronny Rock Art (g. by Wandjina). Placed at 2 & 3 to 2020-21 in Aust.

 

2nd dam

FIRST CELEBRATION, by Cadeaux Genereux. Winner at 1¼m in GB. Half-sister to Mizzle (dam of SOFT SAND). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Zafaaf. 4 wins at 2000m, 2200m, A$76,085, 2d STC William Roberts Lawyers H., 3d STC McGrath Foundation Lunch H., Rosehill Event Centre H. Dam of-

Accountant. 2 wins at 1050m, 1200m in Aust.

Hong Kong Phooey. 2 wins at 1100m, 1250m in Aust.

Pecourt. Winner at 1600m in South Africa.

Green Mirage. Winner. See above.

Ano Nuevo. Placed at 3 in Aust.

 

3rd dam

LOVING CLAIM, by Hansel. Champion 2YO Filly in France in 1997. 2 wins at 2, £3,625, 1,050,000fr., Longchamp Prix Marcel Boussac, Gr.1, Prix de la Cascade, 2d Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, Gr.1. Half-sister to CITY ON A HILL, Aslaaf. Dam of 11 foals, 8 to race, 2 winners, inc:-

Lovely Dovey. 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m in Argentina.

Mizzle. Placed at 2 & 3 in GB. Dam of-

SOFT SAND (Dansili). 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1200m, A$306,875, MRC Kevin Hayes S., L, ALH Group P., Ladies in Racing Magazine H., 2d VRC Myer Classic, Gr.1, MRC Angus Armanasco S., Gr.2, 3d MRC City of Glen Eira H., 4th MRC How Now S., Gr.3.

Italian Storm. 3 wins at 900m, 1200m, Ipswich TC Schweppes P., 2d Ipswich TC XXXX Gold H., XXXX Gold P.

Note d'Amour. Unraced. Dam of-

Billet Doux. 5 wins from 1400m to 2000m, A$219,150, to 2020-21, Darwin TC Northern Territory Derby, SAJC Hughes Chauffeured Limos P., 2d SAJC Casino Royale P., Quayclean H., 3d MRC Noel Rundle H., SAJC Holdfast Insurance H., 4th SAJC Oaklands P., L.

Mitford Girl. 5 wins from 900m to 1600m, A$84,165, SAJC Thomas Farms H., 2d Oakbank RC Just Over Just Don't Drive H., 3d ATC McGrath Estate Cronulla H.

Nordic Lover. 2 wins at 1250m, 1500m, A$76,475, to 2019-20, ATC Canterbury League Club H., 2d ATC TAB H., 3d ATC Redeye Constructions H.

 

4th dam

VILLE D'AMORE, by Irish River. 3 wins at 1400m, 1600m, Longchamp Prix de Liancourt, L, Prix des Tuileries, L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Timandra, 4th Laurel All Along S., Gr.2, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Messidor, Gr.3. Half-sister to Golden Hanoof (dam of TAKEN AT THE FLOOD). Dam of 11 foals, 7 to race, all winners, inc:-

LOVING CLAIM (Hansel). 2 wins. See above.

CITY ON A HILL (Rahy). 3 wins at 2, Newmarket July S., Gr.3, Chantilly Prix La Fleche, L, Prix de Mont l'Eveque. Sire.

Aslaaf (Quiet American). 5 wins from 1600m to 1900m, US$184,327, 134,500Dhs in U.S.A. and U.A.E, Nad al Sheba Dubai Racing Club H., Park Avenue H., Keeneland Allowance, Saratoga Allowance, 2d Hawthorne Robert F Carey Memorial H., Gr.3, 3d Nad al Sheba Al Bastikiya S.

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