Censor
August 13th 2010 05:56
The Lee Freedman stable has been uncharacteristically quiet in the past 12 months. Concentrating on younger horses, Freedman has slowly brought along a crop of lightly raced (now) 3 year olds who are only now ready to flood the tracks and produce many more stable starters - and hopefully many more winners.
(photo: Neil Murray) click for enlargement
Neil Murray Photography
Patience with horses can prove to be a virtue, and Lee Freedman has been very kind to a team of promising youngsters that he has allowed to take time and mature. The Freedman stable is now full of Spring contenders and ready to reap the rewards.
First indication of the benefit of this method comes in the shape of the very talented Censor who remains undefeated in 3 starts since gracing a racetrack for the first time on the 22nd of June. Since his debut at Kyneton, and his easy Maiden victory, Censor has subsequently thrashed a midweek field at Sandown Hillside, before last Saturday easily accounting for a talented field of new-season 3 year olds over 1410 metres at Flemington.
Censor is a very uncomplicated colt who has been ridden by a different jockey on each occasion, and providing an armchair ride for all - including apprentice Jake Noonan at Flemington (being one of his treble). Censor has the much valued ability to sit right on the speed and accelerate off any tempo. He is a beautifully bred bay colt (owned by Sheikh Mohammed) by Elusive Quality and out of the very talented Glasnost, a grey mare also trained by Lee Freedman and a winner of the 2004 Twilight Glow Stakes (Listed). Glasnost is a half-sister to the brilliant Peter Moody trained Avenue and outstanding mare Virage De Fortune.
Behind Censor last Saturday was (in 2nd) the talented Peter Moody trained Sayahailmary; and in 3rd position was the Peter Snowden trained (also Sheikh Mohammed owned) Retrieve. Both placegetters performed very well with Retrieve closing hard late after looking likely to drop off after entering the straight. Both Censor and Retrieve are entered for The Caulfield Guineas, while the filly Sayahailmary is entered for the Thousand Guineas.
Censor (Jake Noonan) in the maroon and white of Darley races clear of Sayahailmary (Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins) in the blue and white Moody colours.
Neil Murray Photography
Patience with horses can prove to be a virtue, and Lee Freedman has been very kind to a team of promising youngsters that he has allowed to take time and mature. The Freedman stable is now full of Spring contenders and ready to reap the rewards.
First indication of the benefit of this method comes in the shape of the very talented Censor who remains undefeated in 3 starts since gracing a racetrack for the first time on the 22nd of June. Since his debut at Kyneton, and his easy Maiden victory, Censor has subsequently thrashed a midweek field at Sandown Hillside, before last Saturday easily accounting for a talented field of new-season 3 year olds over 1410 metres at Flemington.
Censor is a very uncomplicated colt who has been ridden by a different jockey on each occasion, and providing an armchair ride for all - including apprentice Jake Noonan at Flemington (being one of his treble). Censor has the much valued ability to sit right on the speed and accelerate off any tempo. He is a beautifully bred bay colt (owned by Sheikh Mohammed) by Elusive Quality and out of the very talented Glasnost, a grey mare also trained by Lee Freedman and a winner of the 2004 Twilight Glow Stakes (Listed). Glasnost is a half-sister to the brilliant Peter Moody trained Avenue and outstanding mare Virage De Fortune.
Behind Censor last Saturday was (in 2nd) the talented Peter Moody trained Sayahailmary; and in 3rd position was the Peter Snowden trained (also Sheikh Mohammed owned) Retrieve. Both placegetters performed very well with Retrieve closing hard late after looking likely to drop off after entering the straight. Both Censor and Retrieve are entered for The Caulfield Guineas, while the filly Sayahailmary is entered for the Thousand Guineas.
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