Two Fortuna runners Saturday 3^rd/Monday 5^th October

Reigning Horse Of The Year, MELODY BELLE, is back!!! Not seen on a NZ race track since her victory in the Livamol Classic in October 2019, her last eight starts have been in Australia. However on Saturday 3^rdOctober, she takes her place in the Windsor Park Plate (Group One -1600m – $200,000), a race she has won the past two years. Troy Harris takes the mount from Barrier 4. A recent trial win at Rotorua indicates she is in good shape for this assignment, which is the first time in her racing career that she has resumed at 1600m and she faces a strong field of several runners who have had recent raceday form at this level. Presents as a Good Each Way chance in this

Leaderboard takes his place in the R72 1900m event at Canterbury Park (Sydney) on Monday 5^th October. Finishing a well beaten 12^th placing over 1400m Warwick Farm 16^th Sept in a race run at high tempo when on debut in Australia, he gets up to a more suitable trip here. Sam Clipperton to ride from Barrier 3 in a field of 8 runners. Stable is looking for an improved run here from this staying type of horse.

Te Akau Track work this week – Fortuna Runners –  Matamata

Tuesday 29th September

Melody Belle (T Harris) galloped over 1200 metres in 1.16.2, last 600 in 37.6.

Thursday 1st October

Melody Belle (T Harris), together with the Te Akau runners, Avantage (D Johnson) and Prise De Fer (O Bosson) worked solo at three quarter pace over 1200 metres.

Burgundy Belle (T Harris) looked good working at three quarter pace over 1000 metres in 1.16, home in 45. 

Other News

Written Tycoon surges to the top of Australian Stallion rankings

A Group One double in Australia last weekend by Pippie in the Moir Stakes and Ole Kirk in the Golden Rose saw Written Tycoon take over the coveted No 1 Slot in the General Sires rankings in Australia.

This is of big interest to the Fortuna Team, as we now have three Geldings in Singapore by Written Tycoon, the 5yo Federation, who has already won four races for us in Singapore and the two 3yo/s Prohibition and Titan, recent acquisitions by us who have just arrived in Singapore recently – currently in quarantine, they will be released to Fortuna’s Singapore Trainer, Mark Walker, on Monday 5^th October and he should be making his Singapore debut in January 2021

Shares in Prohibition are fully sold, but we still have shares left in Titan at $9,000 per each 10% share, $4,500 per each 5% share, $2,250 per each 2.5% share and $900 per each 1% share

These costs include horse purchase, promoters fees, transport to Singapore, insurance to 31 Jan 2022 and working capital – great value here when you consider that Written Tycoon’s Stud fee is A$77,000

Read More HERE – applications for shares can be made direct from this link

“Titan” – 5th August 2020