Bel Esprit Rounds Off Season With Double 
Posted by Michele Cullen Filed under Bel Esprit, Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding
Eliza Park Studs stallion, Bel Esprit, rounded his season with a double at Moonee Valley on Saturday (25 July) with the stallion notching up a double with exciting juvenile True Persuasion and his three-year-old, Beltrois. Bel Esprit’s double was kicked off by the Mick Price trained True Persuasion who was lining up against $1.55 hotpot Tan Tat Brav (Falbrav - Tamari by Nureyev), but the Bel Esprit colt had the better run and proved too strong to register his maiden win by a half-length.
Racing for the first time in January (finishing second), True Persuasion resumed in June with a fifth at Flemington before following up with a fast finishing third over 1200m at Sandown on 11 July.
True Persuasion was bred – and is owned – by Marion Smart, who sent her Brief Truce mare, True Peace, to Bel Esprit after earlier visits to Delago Brom and General Nediym. A three-time winner, True Peace is a grand daughter of group winner Sister Shirley and hails from the family of Vanquished, Party Mood and Potential Star.
The first two colts home are well above average as they ran 1:11-73 for the 1200m while the open sprinters could only manage 1:12-50 and the three-year-olds ran 1:12-80.
Five races later the the victory of Beltrois was a thriller giving his breeder and trainer, Robbie Griffiths, heaping praise on the youngster after the event. Coming from well back off the pace, Beltrois swooped over the final stages to knock out Desert Sun gelding Sol Brillante right on the line.
Griffiths, believes Beltrois is a progressive three-year-old and he believes he’s going somewhere and thinks that the gelding has plenty of upside, especially on dry ground. The win was the second victory on the trot for Beltrois who, 10 days previously, had the distinction of registering win number 200 for his sire Bel Esprit. Beltrois is part owned by Brian Donohoe, who raced Bel Esprit and meticulously compiles data for the Bel Esprit Winners’ Club.
Beltrois has now won three of eight starts with a further three placings and over $130,000 in stakes. Out of the Noalcoholic mare Vaingt Trois, Beltrois is a half brother to four winners and hails from the immediate family of Golden Slipper/Doncaster winner Tontonan.
Bel Esprit stands at Eliza Park Stud at a fee of $16,500 (inc gst).
Jockey persuades trainer to make a winning change
Brad WatersSaturday,
25 July 2009
Caulfield trainer Mick Price’s decision to add blinkers to two-year-old True Persuasion proved to be a masterstroke after the colt’s solid win at Moonee Valley.
True Persuasion chased Denman home at his last two starts and was most expected he’d find the $1.55 favourite Tan Tat Brav too strong in the Top Cat Electronics Handicap (1200m).
Aided by a lovely Craig Newitt ride, True Persuasion was able to collar the flying Tan Tat Brav before the home turn and grind away in the straight to win by a half-length.
Sincengarni raced just off the speed on the inside of True Persuasion and stuck on fairly in the run to the line to hold third spot, 3-1/2 lengths behind Tan Tat Brav.
Price gave credit for the key gear change to jockey Dale Smith who suggested the addition of the blinkers after riding the son of Bel Esprit at his last start at Sandown.
“He just gets to the front and stargazes a little bit,” Price said.
“I was a little bit suss when Craig (Newitt) throttled down on the corner and I think the horse lost a bit of concentration then.
“He fought back really well which was good because obviously the second horse (Tan Tat Brav) has plenty of ability.”
Price said he didn’t have “any great plans” for True Persuasion’s immediate future.
Craig Williams missed the chance to extend his two-win lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership when beaten aboard Tan Tat Brav after Oliver’s mount Finessed was scratched on race morning.
The placings and margins: True Persuasion (C Newitt) 56-1/2kg ($6) defeated Tan Tat Brav (C Williams) 58kg ($1.55 fav) by a half-length with 3-1/2 lengths back to Sincengarni (D Nikolic) 54.5kg ($12) in third place.
Winner’s breeding – True Persuasion is a two-year-old colt by Bel Esprit out of True Peace (Brief Truce (USA)).
The time and sectionals – The field covered the 1200 metres in 1.11.73 with the last 600 run in 35.95 seconds.
What they said – “He always travelled super in the run, I was confident on the turn,” said Craig Newitt, winning rider of True Persuasion.
Small Explosion At Moonee Valley - Only Punters Hurt
The Tan Tat Brav bubble burst this afternoon at Moonee Valley, although only punters t
aking the $1.55 odds on were hurt.
It was obvious the hot pot was under pressure on the turn with rider Craig Williams working hard to try and get an advantage over True Persuasion, ridden by Craig Newitt.
In spite of Williams' efforts True Persuasion ($5-$6) stuck his head in front of Tan Tat Brav at the top of the straight and maintained that lead all the way to the finishing post, winning eventually by a half length.
The pair cleared out from the rest of the field, beating Sincengarni ($8-$12) into third place by 3½ lengths.
Winning trainer Mick Price said:
"I was a little bit suss when Craig throttled down on the corner and I think my horse lost a bit of concentration then but he fought back really well so it was good."
"Obviously the second horse has got plenty of ability and has a little bit to learn"
Price credited the application of blinkers with having a positive influence on True Per
suasion today after running third at Sandown at his last start.
"The blinkers were Dale Smith's advice after Sandown", he said.
"He drew 8 there and we thought he might be able to get in and he had no luck."
"He was deep and he just gets to the front and stargazes a bit.""I haven't got enormous plans for him but a combination of the blinkers and this time of year and hard and fit got the money", Price observed.
Asked if he had lofty ambitions for True Persuasion, Price quipped:
"Afraid not but I haven't told the owner yet."
True Persuasion's owner, Marion Smart was standing beside Price at the time and took
the affront to her horse's ability in good spirit.
"We don't give away information", she whispered, suggesting that Price's real opinion was somewhat higher than he was letting on.
Price does not plan to do much more with True Persuasion this preparation.
"The good horses are just about to come back as three year olds for the stakes races but if we can pinch another Saturday race with him that will be great", he said.
Smart bred True Persuasion by sending her mare True Peace to Victorian sire Bel Esprit.
He is the fourth foal from her mare to race and her third winner.
True Persuasion is a half brother to Mr Eisenhower (4 wins) and True General (10 wins).
The family traces to third dam Sister Shirley (by Kaoru Star) the Group 3 winner of the SAJC Cheltenham Stakes.
Posted by Michele Cullen Filed under Bel Esprit, Premium Updates, Racing and Breeding
Eliza Park Studs stallion, Bel Esprit, rounded his season with a double at Moonee Valley on Saturday (25 July) with the stallion notching up a double with exciting juvenile True Persuasion and his three-year-old, Beltrois. Bel Esprit’s double was kicked off by the Mick Price trained True Persuasion who was lining up against $1.55 hotpot Tan Tat Brav (Falbrav - Tamari by Nureyev), but the Bel Esprit colt had the better run and proved too strong to register his maiden win by a half-length.
Racing for the first time in January (finishing second), True Persuasion resumed in June with a fifth at Flemington before following up with a fast finishing third over 1200m at Sandown on 11 July.
True Persuasion was bred – and is owned – by Marion Smart, who sent her Brief Truce mare, True Peace, to Bel Esprit after earlier visits to Delago Brom and General Nediym. A three-time winner, True Peace is a grand daughter of group winner Sister Shirley and hails from the family of Vanquished, Party Mood and Potential Star.
The first two colts home are well above average as they ran 1:11-73 for the 1200m while the open sprinters could only manage 1:12-50 and the three-year-olds ran 1:12-80.
Five races later the the victory of Beltrois was a thriller giving his breeder and trainer, Robbie Griffiths, heaping praise on the youngster after the event. Coming from well back off the pace, Beltrois swooped over the final stages to knock out Desert Sun gelding Sol Brillante right on the line.
Griffiths, believes Beltrois is a progressive three-year-old and he believes he’s going somewhere and thinks that the gelding has plenty of upside, especially on dry ground. The win was the second victory on the trot for Beltrois who, 10 days previously, had the distinction of registering win number 200 for his sire Bel Esprit. Beltrois is part owned by Brian Donohoe, who raced Bel Esprit and meticulously compiles data for the Bel Esprit Winners’ Club.
Beltrois has now won three of eight starts with a further three placings and over $130,000 in stakes. Out of the Noalcoholic mare Vaingt Trois, Beltrois is a half brother to four winners and hails from the immediate family of Golden Slipper/Doncaster winner Tontonan.
Bel Esprit stands at Eliza Park Stud at a fee of $16,500 (inc gst).
Jockey persuades trainer to make a winning change
Brad WatersSaturday,
25 July 2009
Caulfield trainer Mick Price’s decision to add blinkers to two-year-old True Persuasion proved to be a masterstroke after the colt’s solid win at Moonee Valley.
True Persuasion chased Denman home at his last two starts and was most expected he’d find the $1.55 favourite Tan Tat Brav too strong in the Top Cat Electronics Handicap (1200m).
Aided by a lovely Craig Newitt ride, True Persuasion was able to collar the flying Tan Tat Brav before the home turn and grind away in the straight to win by a half-length.
Sincengarni raced just off the speed on the inside of True Persuasion and stuck on fairly in the run to the line to hold third spot, 3-1/2 lengths behind Tan Tat Brav.
Price gave credit for the key gear change to jockey Dale Smith who suggested the addition of the blinkers after riding the son of Bel Esprit at his last start at Sandown.
“He just gets to the front and stargazes a little bit,” Price said.
“I was a little bit suss when Craig (Newitt) throttled down on the corner and I think the horse lost a bit of concentration then.
“He fought back really well which was good because obviously the second horse (Tan Tat Brav) has plenty of ability.”
Price said he didn’t have “any great plans” for True Persuasion’s immediate future.
Craig Williams missed the chance to extend his two-win lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership when beaten aboard Tan Tat Brav after Oliver’s mount Finessed was scratched on race morning.
The placings and margins: True Persuasion (C Newitt) 56-1/2kg ($6) defeated Tan Tat Brav (C Williams) 58kg ($1.55 fav) by a half-length with 3-1/2 lengths back to Sincengarni (D Nikolic) 54.5kg ($12) in third place.
Winner’s breeding – True Persuasion is a two-year-old colt by Bel Esprit out of True Peace (Brief Truce (USA)).
The time and sectionals – The field covered the 1200 metres in 1.11.73 with the last 600 run in 35.95 seconds.
What they said – “He always travelled super in the run, I was confident on the turn,” said Craig Newitt, winning rider of True Persuasion.
Small Explosion At Moonee Valley - Only Punters Hurt
The Tan Tat Brav bubble burst this afternoon at Moonee Valley, although only punters t
aking the $1.55 odds on were hurt.It was obvious the hot pot was under pressure on the turn with rider Craig Williams working hard to try and get an advantage over True Persuasion, ridden by Craig Newitt.
In spite of Williams' efforts True Persuasion ($5-$6) stuck his head in front of Tan Tat Brav at the top of the straight and maintained that lead all the way to the finishing post, winning eventually by a half length.
The pair cleared out from the rest of the field, beating Sincengarni ($8-$12) into third place by 3½ lengths.
Winning trainer Mick Price said:
"I was a little bit suss when Craig throttled down on the corner and I think my horse lost a bit of concentration then but he fought back really well so it was good."
"Obviously the second horse has got plenty of ability and has a little bit to learn"
Price credited the application of blinkers with having a positive influence on True Per
suasion today after running third at Sandown at his last start."The blinkers were Dale Smith's advice after Sandown", he said.
"He drew 8 there and we thought he might be able to get in and he had no luck."
"He was deep and he just gets to the front and stargazes a bit.""I haven't got enormous plans for him but a combination of the blinkers and this time of year and hard and fit got the money", Price observed.
Asked if he had lofty ambitions for True Persuasion, Price quipped:
"Afraid not but I haven't told the owner yet."
True Persuasion's owner, Marion Smart was standing beside Price at the time and took
the affront to her horse's ability in good spirit."We don't give away information", she whispered, suggesting that Price's real opinion was somewhat higher than he was letting on.
Price does not plan to do much more with True Persuasion this preparation.
"The good horses are just about to come back as three year olds for the stakes races but if we can pinch another Saturday race with him that will be great", he said.
Smart bred True Persuasion by sending her mare True Peace to Victorian sire Bel Esprit.
He is the fourth foal from her mare to race and her third winner.
True Persuasion is a half brother to Mr Eisenhower (4 wins) and True General (10 wins).
The family traces to third dam Sister Shirley (by Kaoru Star) the Group 3 winner of the SAJC Cheltenham Stakes.
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