Brisbane, November 23 – Magic Albert featured at Eagle Farm on Saturday with a metropolitan double courtesy of smart four year-olds Chilli Magic and Albert the Fat, who is destined to contest some of the better races in Brisbane during the summer months.
A highly promising galloper, Albert the Fat took his record to six wins from nine starts when he resumed from a spell to score a convincing win in the Class Six event over 1200 metres for new trainer Eden Petrie, who has taken charge of the horse from his previous mentor Dale Sutton.
Petrie was actively engaged as part of the training team for Albert The Fat’s last campaign with the official trainer Dale Sutton often required in Victoria to oversee the Wadham Park operation.
Sutton now has severed ties with the Wadham property at Canungra and Petrie has taken a lease on a small block with Albert the Fat the star of his fledgling team.
A winner of more than $140,000 in prizemoney to date, Albert the Fat won two good class open three year-old events in Brisbane back in June and his encouraging return has prompted connections to look towards some of the major races during the Brisbane summer carnival with likely targets including the $200,000 Doomben Stakes (1200m) on December 20; $200,000 Bernborough Handicap (1615m) on December 27; and $500,000 Magic Millions Cup (1400m) on January 10.
A $40,000 purchase for Wadham Park from the draft of Rheinwood Pastoral during Session Five at the 2006 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Albert the Fat is from the Bureaucracy mare Alemar, a full sister to stakes-placed Mastery.
The Gillian Heinrich trained Chill Magic was taken back to last from her outside draw and finished off with a wet sail as she charged home to win the 1600 metre Class Six event ending a frustrating run of recent placings.
A $35,000 purchase from the draft of Raheen Stud at the 2006 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Chill Magic has won three races and placed eight times from 17 starts earning just shy of $80,000 in prizemoney.
Chill Magic is from the Spectacular Spy (USA) mare Santiago Babe, a half-sister to stakes-winner Santiago Belle.
A consistent sire of winners, Magic Albert has had 26 since the start of the season putting him on a par with sires such as – Show a Heart (26), Anabaa (USA) (27), Royal Academy (USA) (25), Danzero (25) and Tale of the Cat (USA) (25).
He has three yearlings catalogued for the 2009 Magic Millions Yearling Sale including a sister to Group Three placed General Albert and a brother to Group Two placed Magic Jet.
