Anamoe, a sire whose first-season yearlings generated considerable buzz in 2026, has seen his initial two-year-old offspring make a highly promising public debut during trials at Randwick on Monday morning, validating the significant hype.
Two juveniles sired by the Darley stallion Anamoe participated in the season’s first official two-year-old trials on Randwick’s Kensington track, and both emerged victorious.
The Bjorn Baker-trained colt Nonu was a dominant winner of the fourth of five 850-metre trials for colts and geldings. Shortly thereafter, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s filly, Runaway Diva, clinched the final trial for fillies.
Baker admitted that the NZ$600,000 purchase price for Nonu at the Karaka Yearling Sale was higher than he had planned, but he is now very satisfied with the outcome.
“He’s a really nice horse, he’s got plenty of quality about him,” Baker said. “We probably went beyond our budget in New Zealand to buy him. But Anamoe was a superstar racehorse and I think he’s going to be a superstar stallion.”
Nonu defeated Eagle Jac, a colt by Jacquinot, by 3-1/2 lengths in a time of 49.02 seconds. Runaway Diva completed her trial in 49.22secs.
The filly, a $380,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling and out of Fleet Dove, required a bit more riding than Nonu to secure her victory. However, the runner-up, Everlasting Grace, impressed with a narrow second under a light ride, and Bott expressed considerable excitement for her upcoming career.
“I think the Anamoes in general have been very impressive; great constitutions the way they’ve handled themselves and physically she’s a great example of them,” he commented. “She’s a lovely, strong type and I think there’s a lot of improvement to come off the back of today with her. It was great to see the way she responded under pressure and she just kept finding.”
Waterhouse and Bott also celebrated a win in the final trial of the morning, with Trapeze Artist colt Flying Houdini finishing in 49.05secs. Baker also had another winner on the morning’s card.
The Warwick Farm trainer presented Stay Inside youngster Out Of Bounds, who won the third trial for colts and geldings in 48.90secs, equalling the fastest time recorded during the set.
This time was matched by the Marc and Mitchell Conners-trained Exceedance filly She’s Supreme, who was successful in the third fillies’ trial.
Michael Freedman was the only other trainer to record multiple trial wins, with Written Tycoon youngster Proverb navigating a challenging run to win the first trial in 50.25secs. Following that, Ole Kirk filly Straddha clocked 49.72secs to win the second fillies’ heat.
Other winners included Peter Snowden-trained Capitalist filly Shezablaze (49.53) and Chris Waller’s I Am Invincible colt Fiji, who appeared to have a comfortable margin when winning the second colts and geldings trial by 1-1/2 lengths in 49.92secs.
The impressive debut of Anamoe’s progeny suggests they will be popular selections for punters looking at the latest racing betting markets on betting markets for the race.
