14/6/2002 edition

Season Looks Bright
for Lindsay Park

June 11 - Jason Hickson

The new season is looking bright for the Lindsay Park stable as some of the stable stars return to work. After a relatively quiet Adelaide Cup carnival, the stable is confident of upholding its traditional spring presence.

Along with a host of well-bred youngsters, trainer Tony McEvoy is eagerly awaiting the return of Elegant Fashion, Fields Of Omagh and Singapore star North Boy, pictured finishing third to Toledo and Show A Heart in the Australia Stakes.

Elegant Fashion, a winner of four of her eight starts including three at Group level, finished off her last campaign with a gritty second in the Group 1 AJC Oaks in April. McEvoy decided to bypass the local carnival in favour of a longer break and a spring campaign.

"I think we made the right decision," McEvoy said. "She has always been a big, strong filly but has developed even more in her break and looks great. She's back in work now and will be aimed at the Caulfield Cup. I haven't made a firm decision yet but she'll return to racing in either the Liston or Memsie Stakes or just a mares' race."

Fields Of Omagh hasn't raced since completing a winning sequence of six races, culminating in the Group 3 Eclipse Stakes late last spring. His autumn campaign was aborted after injuring a suspensory ligament but has recovered well.

"He went straight into rehabilitation after the injury," McEvoy said. "I'm really happy with him now, though, and he will also be aimed at the Caulfield Cup. I've no doubt he'll run out a strong mile-and-a-half but he's got to measure up first. If he's not performing well I'll tip him out again and wait for next autumn."

North Boy has only recently returned to the paddock after being released from quarantine. He will be out for a few more weeks before returning for the later spring sprints.

"I'm pleased with the way he returned from Singapore and he's having a well-deserved break," McEvoy said. "There's not much around for him in the spring and he'll come back towards the end, perhaps for the Salinger in November."

As always, the stable has a host of well-bred youngsters waiting for their chance to shine in the new season.

"Only half of our two-year-olds (originally 110) have made the track this season," McEvoy said. "Most have needed time but will start to step out in the new season. There's also a lot of well-bred yearlings so we might have a good juvenile season."

On the breeding front, Lindsay Park Stud has secured French Group 1 winner Indian Danehill to its ranks as part of a deal with two other South Australia studs. Lindsay Park, Kambula and Lakewood Studs will share the shuttle sire, who will service 120 mares - 40 each - under the agreement.

And while the anticipation is high for the son of Danehill, who stands at $9900, resident sire Jeune has capped off a good month with 15 individual winners from 1200m to 3100m, proving his versatility was not restricted to the racetrack.

Used with permission of Thoroughbred Racing South Australia.

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