Communist
Communist was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 16. The three-year-old gelding is by Russian Revolution out of Cappadocia. The win was worth AUD 580,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 36.06s.
Australia
Randwick · 04.03.23
Watch the racePurseA$ 975,000
To the winnerA$ 580,000
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 36.06s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(5)
Conditions3-year-olds
Runners10
Stories of this Result
Communist
Zac Purton
With this win, Zac Purton moved to 3 Group 1 wins this season, one win clear at the top of the jockeys' table. On the same weekend, the jockey also took the Canterbury Stakes with Artorius. Next in the table: Vincent Ho (2).
Watch the race
The Average Punter · English commentaryResult
10 runners · prize money to 10th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdZou Tiger3yo gelding by Zoustar × Tigress LilyBrenton AvdullaJohn O'Shea1.91A$ 96,000
5thWilliamsburg3yo gelding by Snitzel × FenwayRyan MaloneyGerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou2.64A$ 21,000
6thMatcha Latte3yo gelding by Maurice × WaywardThomas SherryMark Newnham3.4A$ 10,000
10thPromitto3yo gelding by Divine Prophet × LohgairoC ReithD I Atkins8.84A$ 8,000
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 04.03.23Communist
CappadociaDamby Northern Meteor
DamCappadocia
Communist is out of the stakes-placed Cappadocia (Northern Meteor), a dual winner who was second in the Listed Nitschke Stakes in Adelaide. She is a half-sister to Zip Zip Away (Bellotto), winner of the Gr.1 Goodwood Handicap, and to Zipanese (Bellotto), a Listed winner and runner-up in the Gr.1 Sangster Stakes.
Second damEastern Charm
Second dam Eastern Charm (King's High).
Third damDubai Lass
Third dam Dubai Lass (Bletchingly) is a full sister to the dual Listed winner Wild Rampage.
Wider family
Fourth dam Frivolous Lass (In The Purple) won the Gr.2 WA Champion Fillies Stakes and is a half-sister to Sealegs (Three Legs), a Group 1 winner in South Africa.
Next generation
Cappadocia has a colt by Russian Revolution born in 2021 and was covered last season by Wild Ruler.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ConvergeFrankel × Conversely | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottTimothy Clark | Evergreen Rich Pty LtdEvergreen Rich | ||
| 2021 | Lion's RoarContributer × Minnaleo | John O'SheaBrenton Avdulla | Champion T'breds, Mrs S Codner, Ms V Sheils, J Denny, S Brown, Mrs L Miller, S Miller, H Bayliss, J Codner, Lotave, M Mcintyre, Ms M Lambert, Mrs D Fisher, G Lamont, Mrs F O'shea, Sedgewyn, R Hodge & Champion T'breds 1P G Gillespie | ||
| 2020 | Shadow HeroPierro × Sookie | Mark NewnhamJoshua Parr | Edmond Lee Man BunGreg and Donna Kolivos |
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