White-faced Aussie sprinter Scenic Blast easily defeated a quality field to win the G1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Monday, and, of course, this is of interest to me because he is—through his sire Scenic—a descendent of Foolish Pleasure. Impressive, to say the least, that the now deceased Scenic (who died in 2005), will finish the 2008-09 racing season in Australia among the top three stallions, along with heavyweights Encosta De Lago and Redoute’s Choice, among leading money winners. Even more notable is that his progeny represent G1 winning sprinters like Scenic Blast and the tragic G2 International Sprint victor Sunburnt Land, but also G1 winning stayers such as G1 Doomben Cup winner Scenic Shot, G1 Melbourne Cup victor Viewed and G1 New Zealand Derby winner Coniston Bluebird. Here’s video of Scenic Blast’s win:
Very pleasing indeed to see an Aussie horse take out the King's Stand at Ascot again. And it is great that he is a descendant of Foolish Pleasure. Since discovering your blog, I've taken an interest Foolish Pleasure's great grandchildren in Australia. Also I now know much more about racing in the USA than I did before coming across your blog.
ReplyDeleteIsn't he great? Fleeting Spirit put in quite a run too - I wonder if she'll try the BC again. I wish our racing calendar matched up better so that we could get some of the Aussie stars Stateside, but alas...
ReplyDeleteLove that your blog has fans in Australia! Behold the power of the Internet!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the videoclip!