By Tom Frary
Stepping up off a debut sixth behind Composing to win at Leopardstown last month, Philip Antonacci's Queen Of Hawaii (Kingman) continued the progression to take Saturday's G3 Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes at The Curragh. Sent off the 100-30 second favourite for the mile contest, registered as the Flame of Tara, the Joseph O'Brien-trained €250,000 Goffs Orby Book 1 purchase swamped Moments Of Joy (Justify) approaching the final furlong en route to a 2 1/4-length success.
“She was very well bought by Philip Antonacci at Goffs and won her maiden well. We thought she was a smart filly and you come here to find out,” the winning trainer said. “She looks very smart and you'd have to be excited about her. She went through the line strong and Dylan [Browne McMonagle] said that she always feels like there is more in the locker.”
“I'd imagine that she'll either go for the Goffs Million or Fillies Mile in Newmarket,” he added. “We could also look at the Moyglare. When she won her maiden at a mile, we were looking at coming back to seven and having a look at the Goffs Million. We'll see how she pulls up and discuss it with Philip and see. She'll be heading for a Group 1 if it's not the Million.”
Queen Hawaii (Kingman x Hibiscus) readily lands G3 honours for @JosephOBrien2 at the @curraghrace 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/Vr64ten4rY
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Pedigree Notes
Queen Of Hawaii, who becomes the 100th stakes winner for her sire, is out of the Listed-placed Hibiscus (Galileo) who was responsible for the stable's G3 Derby Trial and G3 Ballysax second Up And Under (Lope De Vega). She is a full-sister to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero Line Of Duty and to the G3 Rathbride Stakes winner and Prix de l'Opera runner-up Jackie Oh, while the second dam is the disqualified 1000 Guineas winner Jacqueline Quest (Rock Of Gibraltar). Hibiscus's yearling full-brother to Up And Under was a 325,000gns purchase by Delta Stables at Tattersalls December and is being re-offered at the upcoming Tattersalls October Book 1, while she also has a colt foal by Too Darn Hot.
Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
NEWTOWNANNER STUD IRISH EBF STAKES (FLAME OF TARA STAKES)-G3, €78,650, Curragh, 8-30, 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:41.93, g/y.
1–QUEEN OF HAWAII (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Hibiscus (Ire) (SP-Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd Dam: Jacqueline Quest (Ire), by Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire)
3rd Dam: Coquette Rouge (Ire), by Croco Rouge (Ire)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€250,000 Ylg '24 GOFORY). O-Philip Antonacci; B-Mrs Susan Roy & Nicolas Wrigley; T-Joseph O'Brien; J-Dylan Browne McMonagle. €39,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $59,546. *1/2 to Up And Under (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), MGSP-Ire, $107,408. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Moments Of Joy, 128, f, 2, Justify–Shell House (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-Mrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. €13,000.
3–Ridersinthesky (Ger), 128, f, 2, Pinatubo (Ire)–Relevant (Ire), by So You Think (NZ). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€41,000 Wlg '23 GOFNOF; 60,000gns Ylg '24 TATOCT). O-Marcstown Farms SC; B-Graf & Grafin von Stauffenberg; T-Jessica Harrington. €6,500.
Margins: 2 1/4, 2 1/4, HF. Odds: 3.33, 4.50, 16.00.
Also Ran: La Fogata (Ire), Sugar Island (Ire), Cape Sounion (Ire). Scratched: Lookingforarainbow.
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