Photo finish of last Saturday’s G1 Blue Diamond Stakes. Revolutionary Miss finished second
In the end it was a photo finish that denied Revolutionary Miss from joining a growing honour roll of G1 graduates from the China Horse Club’s international breeding operations. The Triple Crown Syndications’ star filly was herculean in her bid for the AUD1,500,000 G1 2022 Blue Diamond Stakes on Saturday. Surging from back in the pack, the daughter of Russian Revolution stormed down the centre of the track intent on adding to her G2 Blue Diamond Prelude Stakes win only to find Godolphin’s Daumier a hairs breath superior.
“It was a super effort,” said Revolutionary Miss’ jockey Jamie Kah.
“[She] just didn’t have as good a run as the winner. [Revolutionary Miss was] very tough late.”
Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are evaluating whether the game filly will be given a tilt at the AUD5,000,000 G1 Golden Slipper in three weeks’ time or whether she has earned a deserved break. Irrespective of that decision, Revolutionary Miss has been a heady result for connections since purchasing the China Horse Club bred at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for AUD150,000. In four career starts, the juvenile has amassed more than AUD500,000 in earnings and never finished worse than second.
“We couldn’t be prouder to have bred Revolutionary Miss or in the emergence of Russian Revolution as a promising young sire,” said Michael Smith, China Horse Club’s Australian representative.
Russian Revolution at stud at Newgate Farm
“Revolutionary Miss is providing her connections with priceless experiences and appears to be typical of the breed. They are tough and uncompromising, much like Russian Revolution was, and they have a distinct change of gears. The future looks bright all round.”
Should Revolutionary Miss press on towards the Golden Slipper she is likely to be one or several representatives from Russian Revolution’s maiden crop of runners. Fellow boom filly Russian Conquest (AUD530,000 in prize money) is expected to make her awaited return in the AUD300,000 G2 Reisling Stakes this weekend while fellow ‘Russians’ Rise of the Masses and Faberge were honourable performers on a bottomless track in Sydney last weekend.
The Sir Owen Glenn bred and raced duo finished second and fourth respectively in the AUD200,000 G2 Skyline Stakes and AUD200,000 G2 Sweet Embrace Stakes. Their game performances provided Russian Revolution with the statistics of three runners on Saturday, all in group contests, for two seconds and a fourth. They also tightened Russian Revolution’s stranglehold on the First Season Sire ranks and elevated him into second on the national Two-Year-Old Sires rankings, behind only reigning champion sire Written Tycoon.
The continual rise of the former China Horse Club colour bearer ensured demand for him at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale was suitably strong. Russian Revolution closed the sale as:
- One of only seven sires to have three yearlings sell for AUD300,000 or above;
- By Average: Leading 2nd Season Sire & 8th overall for sires with five or more lots (AUD206,500);
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