Squamosa shines for Not A Single Doubt

Not A Single Doubt ‘s two-year-old son Squamosa confirmed his quality with a sparkling three length win over 1400 metres at Randwick today. That followed his impressive winning debut over 1150 metres at the same course on 7 July.

As reported by Thoroughbred News, trainer Gai Waterhouse was in a buoyant mood after the race.

“This is a very impressive colt and a good horse in the making.

“He is a dominant colt and I love that. He handled himself beautifully in the straight and while the second horse made ground, he had it sewn up,” she said.

Squamosa was purchased for $140,000 from the Arrowfield draft at the 2009 Magic Millions Yearling Sale by Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds, and is raced by Mr J Tan, Miss G Tan, and Mrs G Wong. He will now head to the first Group One race of the 2010-11 season, the $1 million STC Golden Rose Stakes over 1400m at Rosehill on 28 August.

He was bred by Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd and is a half-brother to 3yo filly Flying Success (by Flying Spur), a stakes-placed winner this season, also from the Waterhouse stable. Herself a two-year-old stakeswinner in New Zealand, Class Success has a rising two-year-old filly by Flying Spur , and is in foal to Snitzel .

Squamosa’s win continued the outstanding run of success Not A Single Doubt has enjoyed this season, especially over the past two months. Ten of his progeny from both his crops have won 14 races since 26 May, including Flemington stakeswinner Doubtful Jack, as follows:

3YOs

DOUBTFUL JACK – Flemington, 5 & 26 May, 10 July (Trainer: Peter Moody)

of Doubtful Jack’s brilliant win in the VRC Winter Championship Final LR.

Cierto Segura – Muswellbrook, 15 June (Tara Vigouroux)

Deanaye – Seymour, 18 July (David Bourne)

Enhanced – Sha Tin, 27 June (John Size)

Great Man – Ipswich, 2 July (Stewart Mackinnon)

So So Sure – Canterbury, 25 May (Joseph Pride)

2YOs

Babelicious – Scone, 13 July (Rodney Northam)

No Hesitation – Rosehill, 19 June (Clarry Conners)

Spirited Eagle – Sandown, 19 June & Moonee Valley, 3 July (Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas)

Squamosa – Randwick, 7 & 24 July (Gai Waterhouse)

Not A Single Doubt retains his prominent position on the Australian 2nd Season Sires’ list where he is 5th by earnings, 3rd by winners (41) and 3rd by wins (66). His season’s achievements are all the more impressive in a top 10 group of 2nd Season Sires that has won more than $27 million prizemoney in 2009-10 – compared with the $13.3 million won by last season’s top 10 2nd Season sires.

Not A Single Doubt stands the 2010 season at Arrowfield at a fee of $13,750 (inc. GST).