Diamond Show’s latest outing at Wyong didn’t go according to script, but the Almanzor filly was good enough to make it two wins on the bounce.

The Brad Widdup-trained filly had broken her maiden at her previous appearance on her home track at Hawkesbury and followed up with a determined victory at Wyong.

Our homebred three-year-old was ridden by Alysha Collett, who was forced to go to Plan B due to a lack of speed in the 1600 metre contest.

“I knew I was going to get back, but it was a muddling pace so I got around the field early,” she said.

Diamond Show was on the move down the back straight and cornered wide out before finishing strongly to take her record to two wins from seven attempts.

“I got there a bit too soon and she had a good look around, the team have done a fantastic job with her, and she’ll be better on a bigger track,” Collett said.

We offered Diamond Show at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale where she was purchased by John Cordina under his Summertime Holdings banner for A$340,000.

A half-sister to Listed Taranaki Oaks Prelude winner Miss Ella, the filly is a daughter of the Zabeel mare Zenella who finished runner-up in the G1 Queensland Oaks.

All five of her foals to race have been successful and we sold Diamond Show’s unraced brother for A$100,000 at the 2024 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

The mare produced another Almanzor colt last season and is in foal to Chaldean.

From the famed Eight Carat family, the G1 Australian Guineas winner Feroce is the most recent top-flight winner on the pedigree page.

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Bright staying prospect War Of Succession furthered his record at Ellerslie with a strong winning performance over 2100 metres.

Our former high-priced yearling has had to be patiently handled by trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson and they are now reaping the rewards from the highly regarded son of Tavistock.

The four-year-old had been a second-up winner on the course over 1600 meters at his previous appearance and handled the step up to a middle distance with aplomb.

War Of Succession settled in midfield before apprentice Hayley Hassman urged him forward near the turn and proved superior in the run home for his third victory from eight appearances.

“It was another really good win and a lovely ride from Hayley,” Walker said.

“She got him into a perfect spot, off the fence at the right time, and got to the right part of the track turning for home. She’s riding very well.

“We’re very thankful for the patience of the owners. He’s just had a few niggles and maturity problems, but he’s starting to put it altogether now.”

We offered War Of Succession at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale at Karaka where he was knocked down to Te Akau’s David Ellis for $500,000.

He is out of the Zabeel mare Ziffel, who is in foal to Sword Of State, and she’s a half-sister to the G2 Silver Slipper Stakes winner Amelia’s Dream with their dam the stakes winner Shalt Not.

Also featuring on the pedigree is our homebred and raced About Time, successful on five occasions including the G2 Sir Patrick Hogan Stakes, and the multiple Group 1 placegetter Young Werther.

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Noted frontrunning rider Craig Newitt maintained his unbeaten record on So You Will with an impressive all-the-way victory over 1400 metres on the Lakeside track at Sandown.

He had firstly combined with the Shane Nichols-trained representative to win a maiden event at Werribee last month and they had no trouble making it two on the bounce.

Our home-bred and raced three-year-old was first into stride to make the running and Newitt increased the tempo before the turn.

“When we found the front, he was able to relax and I got them chasing around the corner and he was too strong,” he said.

Newitt is confident So You Will can continue to improve and will relish a step up in distance.

“I think he’s got a fair bit of upside this bloke and will get further, no doubt,” he said.

We bred So You Will and remained in the ownership group after he was knocked down to Nichols for $275,000 out of our draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.

He is the second foal of the Listed Inglewood Stakes winner Respin, whose first is Almanzor’s son Balance Of Power, the stakes placed winner of four races.

His brother sold to Ryan and Alexiou Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock for $260,000 at Karaka last year and Respin has a yearling daughter of Almanzor named Manarola.

She produced a filly by Satono Aladdin last season and is in foal to Frankel’s multiple Group 1-winning son Chaldean.