Cinque Cento retired
September 12th 2008 07:14
Peter Moody announced today that stable favourites Cinque Cento and Emerald Jack were to be retired. Emerald Jack has developed a problem that was severe enough for owners to decide that he has done enough and now deserves retirement. Cinque Cento had one run this preparation, and even the re-addition of blinkers could not spark her interest in racing and she finished a disappointing (and disinterested) 10th behind Princess Gisella at Caulfield.
(photo: Vince Caliiun)
Cinque Cento is a 7 year old daughter of Nothin’ Leica Dane and was a versatile Group One winning mare who was effective from 1200m to 2020m.
She was a favourite of mine at Speedratings with her very strong and consistent speedfigures over several seasons. Her most impressive victory came in the Winter of 2007 when she won (at 20/1) the Group One Doomben Cup over 2020m at Doomben, defeating Gaze (2nd), Pentathon (3rd), with quality performers Desert War and Reigning To Win well back in the field.
At the Moonee Valley meeting of one year ago she produced an incredible effort in the Group Two Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) when she ran an unlucky 3rd behind El Segundo and Haradasun, and relegating into 4th placing Efficient. Not a bad form line in retrospect. El Segundo would go on to win the WS Cox Plate; Haradasun would be transferred to Aidan O’Brien in Ireland and win the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot; and Efficient would win the Melbourne Cup.
Unfortunately that was the last time that Cinque Cento flattered, or was placed. That may have been the race that broke her heart and spirit (and as I had backed her at 20/1 it broke my heart also). On that day Cinque Cento would race forward (as she preferred) but was pestered and pressured by the (completely out-of-form and long time now forgotten-how-to-win) Activation at 200/1.
The race was run in a time of 1.36.27 for the 1600m. The last 600m in a slow 36.20 seconds - while the hectic first 1000m was run in 60.27 seconds. Before approaching the home turn Activation had long since ‘fainted’ and Cinque Cento had moved away with a decisive margin - many believed it a winning margin - and all the chasers were under pressure. But she had been pressured to go out far too hard. The chasers would close - and the chasers (on this occasion) were champions.
This was the day that ended the career of Cinque Cento. She would never be the same again.
CINQUE CENTO (2001) 7yo b m
Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS) - Laydown Misere (AUS) (Varick (USA))
Cinque Cento had 33 career starts and won 5 races and was placed on 6 occasions. She won $A757,330 and won from 1200m to 2020m (and was placed at 2400m when 2nd in the Group One Queensland Oaks).
In addition to the Doomben Cup (Group 1) she also won the Queen Of The South (Group 2); Doomben Rose (Group 3); JRA Stakes (Listed) and the Class 1 Gosford Motor Inn Handicap.
Cinque Cento was a durable mare with speed and courage and she will hopefully pass these attributes on to her foals in the future.
Fate (fame) and fortune did not favour Cinque Cento as it did others in the 2007 Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes:
Cinque Cento (inside) being caught by El Segundo & Haradasun
(photo: Vince Caliiun)
Cinque Cento is a 7 year old daughter of Nothin’ Leica Dane and was a versatile Group One winning mare who was effective from 1200m to 2020m.
She was a favourite of mine at Speedratings with her very strong and consistent speedfigures over several seasons. Her most impressive victory came in the Winter of 2007 when she won (at 20/1) the Group One Doomben Cup over 2020m at Doomben, defeating Gaze (2nd), Pentathon (3rd), with quality performers Desert War and Reigning To Win well back in the field.
At the Moonee Valley meeting of one year ago she produced an incredible effort in the Group Two Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) when she ran an unlucky 3rd behind El Segundo and Haradasun, and relegating into 4th placing Efficient. Not a bad form line in retrospect. El Segundo would go on to win the WS Cox Plate; Haradasun would be transferred to Aidan O’Brien in Ireland and win the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot; and Efficient would win the Melbourne Cup.
Unfortunately that was the last time that Cinque Cento flattered, or was placed. That may have been the race that broke her heart and spirit (and as I had backed her at 20/1 it broke my heart also). On that day Cinque Cento would race forward (as she preferred) but was pestered and pressured by the (completely out-of-form and long time now forgotten-how-to-win) Activation at 200/1.
The race was run in a time of 1.36.27 for the 1600m. The last 600m in a slow 36.20 seconds - while the hectic first 1000m was run in 60.27 seconds. Before approaching the home turn Activation had long since ‘fainted’ and Cinque Cento had moved away with a decisive margin - many believed it a winning margin - and all the chasers were under pressure. But she had been pressured to go out far too hard. The chasers would close - and the chasers (on this occasion) were champions.
This was the day that ended the career of Cinque Cento. She would never be the same again.
CINQUE CENTO (2001) 7yo b m
Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS) - Laydown Misere (AUS) (Varick (USA))
Cinque Cento had 33 career starts and won 5 races and was placed on 6 occasions. She won $A757,330 and won from 1200m to 2020m (and was placed at 2400m when 2nd in the Group One Queensland Oaks).
In addition to the Doomben Cup (Group 1) she also won the Queen Of The South (Group 2); Doomben Rose (Group 3); JRA Stakes (Listed) and the Class 1 Gosford Motor Inn Handicap.
Cinque Cento was a durable mare with speed and courage and she will hopefully pass these attributes on to her foals in the future.
Fate (fame) and fortune did not favour Cinque Cento as it did others in the 2007 Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes:
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