Newnham salutes at Randwick
A PAIR of half-siblings raced by prominent owners Geoff and Mary Grimish are proving handy money-spinners for trainer Mark Newnham.
Invictus Salute, the older half-sister to Newnham’s twotime city-winning youngster Splintex, has landed her first Saturday city win in the Randwick Community Day Handicap (1000m).
Stakes placed at Scone as a juvenile, Invictus Salute raced handy and dug deep when challenged to defeat a courageous Natalia by a nose with Deity another 1¼ lengths away.
“She was really tough because she looked beaten on a number of occasions over the last little bit and stuck her head out,” Newnham said.
“She’s been a really consistent filly this prep and hopefully now we’ll just give her a little break and try and get a bit more black-type with her next time in.
“It’s a really good up-andcoming family. Splintex, her half-brother, is a promising colt as well so it’s really good to get a couple of nice horses for Geoff and Mary Grimish.”
The Grimish family also bred Invictus Salute, the latest in a long line of their winners, led by Group One performers Red Tracer and Shellscrape.
Earlier in the program, connections of German import Attention Run were rewarded for their patience when the mare made a winning Australian debut in the Nathan’s Famous Handicap (1600m).