SECRET SAVINGS CONTINUES WINNING STREAK

FEBRUARY 2008: Offspring by Secret Savings (USA) have enjoyed an excellent run of form since the resumption of regular racing programs following the Equine Influenza shutdown and seems set for yet another year of distinction in 2008. In addition to producing a sequence of metropolitan winners in Sydney, the prolific grandson of Mr Prospector also has two exciting 3-year-olds figuring prominently in black-type company.

Cent Per Cent (3g, Secret Savings-Minnie Me) became his prolific sire’s latest stakes winner when taking out the Listed Gosford Guineas over 1200 metres. Having only his third start as a 3-year-old and second since resuming from the EI closure, the steel-grey son of Secret Savings is unbeaten this time in and now boasts the impressive winning record of four victories from eight career starts.

Also among the progeny of Secret Savings to race prominently in stakes company of late was the highly promising 3-year-old gelding Viatorian (3g, Secret Savings-Viator), an impressive placegetter in the Group 3 VRC C.S. Hayes Stakes (1400m). From the same foal crop as Cent Per Cent, Viatorian boasts the similarly smart record of three wins from seven starts and is yet to finish out of the placings in any of his outings to date.

Both bred by Emirates Park, Cent Per Cent and Viatorian were produced by home-bred daughters of two leading broodmares on the stud’s books. Grand-dam of the former is the wonderful producer Arctic Scene (Can), dam of three stakes horses including Group 2 STC Gloaming Stakes winner Courvoisier. On the other hand, Viatorian hails from the family of US Grade 2 Belmont Astarita Stakes winner Cagey Exuberance through the now Murrurundi-based resident broodmare Walk Whatcha Talk (USA).

The latest metropolitan meeting staged at Rosehill Gardens saw yet another member of the Secret Savings breed saluting the judge when Wave The Dollar (7g, Secret Savings-Oceans of Love) took out Race 5. The gelding is the fourth winner for Secret Savings on the past three Saturday Rosehill Gardens programs following the victories of Swissac (4m, Secret Savings-Cuvaceous) on February 2, and those recorded by the aforementioned Cent Per Cent and No Name For A Lady (5m, Secret Savings-Sheher) on January 19.