Celestial Legend
With this win, Celestial Legend now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 19 runners. The horse is by Dundeel out of Sarraqa. The win was worth AUD 2,300,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 35.27s.
Australia
Randwick · 06.04.24
Watch the racePurseA$3,900,000
To the winnerA$2,300,000
Distance1600 metres
Winning time1m 35.27s
SurfaceTurf · Heavy(8)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners19
Stories of this Result
Celestial Legend
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Australia and NZ Blacktype Racing Dump · English commentaryResult
19 runners · prize money to 10th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
16thPalmetto5yo gelding by Ghibellines × Carolina IslandM G BourkeJ G Sargent3.94
17thNavajo Peak5yo gelding by Territories × Ship RockRachel KingD L Payne8.82
19thPhearson6yo gelding by Exosphere × Chateau D'yquemR L StewartBrad Widdup15.45
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 06.04.24DamSarraqa
Celestial Legend is the first foal and only runner of the unraced Sarraqa (Snitzel). Her second foal is National Code (Written Tycoon). Sarraqa is a three-parts sister to Rafeef and Mustaaqeem and a half-sister to the dam of Full Velocity (Philanthropist).
Second damNational Colour
Second dam National Colour (National Assembly) won eight races, three of them Group 1 races, in South Africa, among them the Gr.1 Computaform Sprint at Turffontein, and she was Joint Horse of the Year there in 2005-6. She also performed well in England and Dubai. Five of her six runners have won, among them the Australian-bred Group 1 sprinters Rafeef and Mustaaqeem, both by Redoute's Choice and based in South Africa. She is also the grandam of Full Velocity (Philanthropist), winner of the Gr.3 Poinsettia Stakes.
Third damRainbow Cake
Third dam Rainbow Cake (Mr Eats) was a Listed winner, taking the Listed Champagne Stakes at Milnerton.
Next generation
Sarraqa's yearling is a colt by Maurice, and she visited Dundeel once more last spring.
Connections
Celestial Legend in 2024
1 other winTrainer / Jockey / Track
Randwick Guineas1600 metres · A$975,0001stLes BridgeKerrin McEvoy09.03.2024RandwickPrize money €357,770Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mr BrightsideBullbars × Lilahjay | Ben & JD HayesZac Purton | Lindsay Park Bloodstock, Green Shorts Racing (A Visalli), K Paisley, Mrs C Paisley, B Carson, M Andreadis, J Molinaro, Ms A Molinaro, S Horn, R Jarvis, G Kerr, D Lee, R White, D Cavallo, The Fighting Cowboys (D Harland), P Presti, L Presti, Ms J Evans & Hunter Graeber Racing (A Graeber)R I & Est Late M A G Johnson | ||
| 2022 | Mr BrightsideBullbars × Lilahjay | Ben & JD HayesCraig A Williams | Lindsay Park Bloodstock, Green Shorts Racing (A Visalli), K Paisley, Mrs C Paisley, B Carson, M Andreadis, J Molinaro, Ms A Molinaro, S Horn, R Jarvis, G Kerr, D Lee, R White, D Cavallo, The Fighting Cowboys (D Harland), P Presti, L Presti, Ms J Evans & Hunter Graeber Racing (A Graeber)R I & Est Late M A G Johnson | ||
| 2021 | CascadianNew Approach × Falls Of Lora | James CummingsJamie Kah | GodolphinGodolphin | ||
| 2020 | NettoyerSebring × Cleanup | Ms W RocheJ Innes Jnr | Newgate S F, Hollymount Stud & Newgate BloodstockInvermien Pty Ltd |
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