Unbeaten youngster Valasara has quickly added further black type honours to her illustrious pedigree.

A juvenile daughter of our shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain, she handled a rise in class at Deauville with aplomb to put away her rivals over 1000 metres in the Listed Prix de la Vallee d’Auge.

She enjoyed a good run near the pace and proved superior in the closing stages to open her career with consecutive victories.

The precocious filly is prepared by Group 1-winning trainer Francis-Henri Graffard with rider Clement Lecoeuvre sporting the silks of breeder and owner the Aga Khan Studs.

Valasara had previously won at the first time of asking over 1200 metres on the course in early July.

"She's out of an Acclamation mare and by Hello Youmzain, so she's bred for speed and physically she really stood out beforehand," said Nemone Routh, Racing Manager in France for the Aga Khan Studs.

"It's not that surprising given her pedigree she can perform over five furlongs, but she was the least experienced in the field, so I think she was pretty impressive.

"I haven't spoken to Francis (Graffard) about what's in his head for a next race, but she's entered in the Group 3 Prix d'Arenberg at the end of the month."

A half-sister to a pair of multiple winners, Valasara is out of Valdaya who was successful as a two-year-old and a half-sister to the G1 French Oaks winner Valyra.

Their stakes-winning dam Valima also produced the dual Group winner and former champion three-year-old French stayer Valirann.

Top-flight winners Valixir, Val Royal, Vadamos, Vadawina, Vadeni also feature in this potent pedigree.

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Hollywoodboulevard produced a towering performance at Mildura to add winning momentum to his fledgling career.

The Patrick and Michelle Payne-trained three-year-old son of Almanzor had been unplaced on debut last month and showed sharp improvement to come from well off the piece to open his account over 1100 metres.

Hollywoodboulevard drifted a mile back under rider Neil Farley and was still among the tailenders near the turn.

However, once hooked wide he cut loose to mow his rivals down with an effort that strongly suggested he can progress through the grades.

Bred by Marie Leicester, he is a son of the unraced Starcraft mare Star Walk who is a half-sister to the G1 Railway Handicap winner Coogee Walk.

The G1 Levin Classic winner Distill, G3 Good Coast Guineas winner and G1 Stradbroke Handicap runner-up and the well-performer stayer Mr Tipsy also appear on the pedigree page.

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Progressive four-year-old Exaggeration continued the fast start to his career with further success on the all-weather track at Awapuni.

The son of Embellish has made all three of his appearances on the course for two wins and an unlucky second.

Stephen Gray, who trains with father Kevin, has a good opinion of Exaggeration and believes he will also be a force to be highly effective on firmer grass surfaces.

“I have run him on the all-weather to keep him off the bog tracks and keep him in work. He’s a very good horse,” he said.

In his latest success, Exaggeration came from a distant third on the turn with a powerhouse finish to score over 1400 metres.

Bred and raced by Kevin Gray with wife Kathleen, Exaggeration is the first winner for their Burgundy mare Classic Belt.

Her dam Minnie Belt won two editions of the Listed Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes and is a half-sister to the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas winner Master Belt and the Listed Rangitikei Gold Cup winner Buckle Your Belt.

The unraced Classic Belt produced another colt by Embellish last season.

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Bold Soul’s lucrative winter campaign continued with further success at Flemington.

The son of our resident stallion Embellish looked well-placed in the 2500 metre handicap by trainers Patrick and Michelle Payne and he duly obliged.

Bold Soul is now likely to target next month’s Archer Stakes with the winner of the 2500 metre exempt from the ballot for the G1 Melbourne Cup.

The five-year-old’s latest success was his second from his last five appearances and with three placings also to his credit, the gelding is enjoying a top preparation.

He settled in fifth spot and one off the fence before he was angled wide at the top of the straight by rider Michael Dee and rounded off determinedly in the run home.

“It was a great win again and he’s had eight starts this preparation and you can do that when they’re trained out at the farm,” stable representative Neil Greaves said.

“Michael rode him absolutely perfectly and it’s a great result for the stable.”

Bold Soul has now won on seven occasions, including the G3 Chairman’s Stakes and Listed successes in the Tasmanian Derby and Launceston Guineas.

He was bred by Te Keeti Bloodstock and bought out of their Book 2 draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale by Hamish Auret for $20,000 and was a jump-out winner before his sale to clients of the Payne stable.

Bold Soul is a son of the Irish-bred Singspiel mare Twin Soul, who was successful on three occasions up to 2400 metres.

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Azarax struck another telling blow for our young shuttle stallion at Wyong where he made the perfect start to his career.

He now joins Hello Romeo and Stormland as Australian winners for the Group 1-winning son of Kodiac, while his domestic tally stands at five.

It includes our Listed Champagne Stakes winner Lucy In The Sky and Platinum Diamond, successful in the Listed Castletown Stakes, to ensure Hello Youmzain will be crowned champion New Zealand first season sire.

Azarax is trained by John O’Shea and Tom Charlton and had placed in his two most recent trials before producing a professional display over 1300 metres.

He jumped well to settle in the trail before rider Dylan Gibbons angled off the fence 700 metres from home to sit on the leader’ quarters.

They hit the front early in the run home and the gelding comfortably held all challengers at bay.

Bred by the late Sir Patrick Hogan and wife Justine, Azarax was sold for $190,000 to O’Shea, Laurel Oak Bloodstock and James Bester Bloodstock at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale where he was offered by Curraghmore.

He is out of the Tavistock mare Sunny Rose and a sister to the G1 Australian Derby winner Tavago with their dam a sibling to La Sizeranne, successful in the G2 Tatt’s Winter Stakes and twice placed at the elite level.

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Bavicia successfully returned to action with a strong performance at Cranbourne.

The Almanzor five-year-old was returning off a two-month break and a jump-out on his home track at Pakenham had him ready to shine for trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.

Bavicia settled three back on the fence before apprentice Emily Pozman was able to angle into clear air before the turn and the gelding finished powerfully for his third victory from 12 appearances.

Bred by Octagon Bloodstock and Rangiora Bloodstock, he was offered by Curraghmore at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale where he was bought back by Octagon for $260,000.

Bavicia subsequently realised $330,000 when bought out of Phoenix Park’s draft at the Ready to Run Sale by McEvoy Mitchell Racing and Bevan Smith Bloodstock.

He is the first winner for the Guillotine mare Tricoteuse whose dam is a half-sister to the G1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes winner Arlingtonboulevard.

Bavicia’s three-year-old brother Alliance finished fourth in his sole appearance to date from Bil Thurlow’s stable while the dam also has a Sword Of State yearling colt.

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