Home Affairs
Former winner Nature Strip (2021) was among the beaten runners, finishing second. The field numbered 9 runners. The three-year-old colt is by I Am Invincible out of Miss Interiors. The win was worth AUD 600,000 to the winner.
Australia
Flemington · 19.02.22
Watch the raceBlack Caviar Lightning Stakes
PurseA$ 1,000,000
To the winnerA$ 600,000
Distance1000 metres
Winning time56.64s
SurfaceTurf · Good(4)
Conditionsopen
Runners9
Stories of this Result
Chris Waller
Chris Waller had already trained a winner of this race: Nature Strip (2021). The stable also saddled Nature Strip (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: September Run was second in 2021.
Watch the race
Horse Racing NZ · English commentaryResult
9 runners · prize money to 8th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thMasked Crusader5yo gelding by Toronado × She's Got GearsJye McNeilM & W & J Hawkes3.95A$ 25,000
6thProfiteer3yo colt by Capitalist × Athena LassBrett PrebbleMick Price & Michael Kent Jnr4.25A$ 20,000
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 19.02.22Home Affairs
I Am InvincibleSire
Miss InteriorsDamby Flying Spur
DamMiss Interiors
Home Affairs is out of Miss Interiors (Flying Spur), a winner, and is her second foal. The mare's first foal is Aysar (Deep Field), runner-up in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas. Miss Interiors is a half-sister to Russian Revolution (Snitzel), winner of the Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate and the Gr.1 Galaxy, and to Turbo Miss (Sebring), winner of the Gr.3 Frances Tressady Stakes.
Second damBallet d'Amour
Second dam Ballet d'Amour (Stravinsky) won in North America. She is a half-sister to Taletobetold (Tale Of The Cat), winner of the Listed Open Mind Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Third damExigent
Third dam Exigent (Miswaki) was unraced. She is a half-sister to Montelimar (Alleged), winner of the Gr.2 Gallinule Stakes, and to L'Extra Honor (Hero's Honor), winner of the Listed Prix Lord Seymour. L'Extra Honor is the dam of Majestic Roi (Street Cry), winner of the Gr.1 Sun Chariot Stakes and in turn the dam of Noor Al Hawa (Makfi), champion miler in Germany.
Wider family
Fourth dam L'Extravagante (Le Fabuleux) finished third in the Listed Canadian Oaks; the champion Fanfreluche (Northern Dancer) is the fifth dam.
Next generation
Her third foal is Wilbury (Capitalist). Miss Interiors also has a colt born in 2020 and a filly born in 2021, both by Dundeel, and was covered by I Am Invincible in 2021.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nature StripNicconi × Strikeline | Chris WallerJamie Kah | R A E Lyons, P D Harrison Et AlGolden Grove Stud Farm | ||
| 2020 | GytrashLope De Vega × Miss Barley | G V RichardsMark Zahra | C A Reynolds, R M Warnock, J M Baker, Mrs A J Charlton, Ms J Heaney, L J Clifford, Ms L Clifford, S B Charlton, R B Jones, W A Blythman, G Blythman, Ms V N Gordon, Dream To Win (J Heaney), Island Dreaming (J Heaney) & Pnu (G McIntosh)Packaging Investments Aust Pty Ltd |
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