Young Biddaddaba breeder Casey Hewitt has good reason to believe that her first foray into the Australian Pacing Gold yearling sale arena will be a profitable one.
Hewitt, the wife of Group 1 winning driver Doug Hewitt, has nominated a filly with all-American bloodlines for the APG Queensland Yearling Sale to be held at Ipswich racecourse on Sunday, February 8.
Lot 1 in the catalogue, she’s by the emerging sire Captain Crunch from the dual Group producing mare Ideal Priority USA, a 1:54.6 winning daughter of Western Ideal.
The Hewitt’s bought Ideal Priority in 2024 to continue her breeding after seeing the impressive record of her progeny. She has left six winners – all inside 1:58 – from six foals to race.
They include the former 2YO and 3YO Filly of the Year Pectacular, the second richest Australian-born daughter of Somebeachsomewhere with a stake tally $454,083 from 19 wins – four at Group/Listed level - in 26 starts, and Idyllic, who banked $226,788 from 12 wins including the Bathurst Gold Chalice.
“She was in foal to Captain Crunch and I do love Captaintreacherous,” Casey said.
“We mainly bought her for the foal because she was a 20-year-old mare. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to get her back in foal since.
“We were quite happy when we got a filly. She’s a racing or breeding prospect.
“We call her ‘Pippa’. She’s a beautiful filly.”
The youngster is being prepared for the auction by Burwood Stud.
Ideal Prospect is the first broodmare that Doug and Casey have owned outright.
“We also own a Sweet Lou mare called Dahrlinn, who is out of the Breeders Crown champion Muscle Beach. She has an Always B Miki filly which will probably go through the sales next year,” Casey said.
The couple have a half-share with well known Forbes breeder Lex Crosby in the Courage Under Fire mare Lexys On Fire, a half-sister to three Group winners.
They are also excited about a pair of two-year-old fillies they bought at a weanling sale in New Zealand in 2024.
“We ended up putting them through the Nutrien sale last year but unfortunately neither of them sold,” she said.
“It might have been a blessing in disguise as they are both tracking along really nicely in their preparation. They will be going to the Gold Crown.”
The mother of two, Casey Hewitt (formerly Owen) landed more than 50 winners as a freelance reinswoman in NSW and Queensland. She also worked for a law firm.
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