Warwick’s 13 June meeting delivered a sharp country racing story: five winners, a heavy track, a Damien Boche riding treble and several auction horses whose sale-ring prices added a striking layer to the day’s results.
The Picklebet Park Warwick meeting was run on a Heavy 8 surface, with the rail in the true position for the entire course. Across the five-race card, 46 starters lined up, and the official results were published after the final race on Saturday evening. For punters and bloodstock followers, the meeting was not only about who won, but also about how modestly priced horses compared with more expensive sale graduates.
The day opened with the Grove Juice QTIS Maiden Plate over 1350m, where Fundora justified favouritism for trainer Matt Kropp and jockey Aidan Keeley. Sent out at $1.80, Fundora stopped the clock at 1:24.52, with the final 600m run in 37.82. Waiting For Graham and Valley Of Fame filled the placings, giving the opening race a clear favourite-led result.
Fundora’s sale profile also stood out. The Lean Mean Machine gelding, out of Grimhild’s Revenge, was listed as passed in at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, with a note around $10,000 / $15,000. That made the maiden win an early reminder that country results can quickly reshape the value story around lightly exposed horses.
Race 2, the Southern Downs AG Ratings Band 0–55 Handicap over 800m, produced a very different market result. Missy’s Ready, trained by Garry Osborne and ridden by Kayla Barker, won at $12, beating Barbra and Anabia. The sprint was run in 46.82 seconds, with the last 600m covered in 33.41.
Missy’s Ready, by Better Than Ready out of Zadiym, had previously been listed as passed in at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Book 2, with a $37,500 / $50,000 sale note. For a short-course country winner, that background gave the result useful context for readers following Queensland breeding and ownership outcomes.
The Ergon Energy Open Handicap over 1200m went to Galpin, trained by Phil Bobic and ridden by Damien Boche. Galpin started at $4.80 and ran 1:12.21, finishing ahead of Hasten Delight and Adalie. The last 600m was recorded in 36.66, a solid closing section on the heavy surface.
Galpin’s auction history added one of the cleaner sale-result angles of the day. The Sioux Nation gelding, out of Pickup The Pieces, was listed with a $27,500 result at the 2025 Inglis June Early Online Sale. The runner-up Hasten Delight brought a much bigger yearling-sale profile into the same race, having previously sold for $180,000 at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The result underlined how country racing often narrows the gap between expensive pedigrees and practical race fitness.
Damien Boche treble shapes the Warwick card
Boche’s afternoon became the central sporting thread when he followed the Galpin win with another victory in Race 4. The Picklebet Get Your Pickle On Benchmark 55 Handicap over 1100m was taken by Shamouti, also trained by Phil Bobic. Shamouti started as the $3.80 favourite, ran 1:06.30, and finished ahead of Zarippa and Egypitian’s Reward. The final 600m was clocked in 35.27.
Shamouti’s sale history was one of the more layered stories of the meeting. The Rebel Dane mare, out of Sweet Jaffa, had a $40,000 result at the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. She was later listed at $7,500 through the 2025 Inglis July Early Online Sale, and also appeared in a 2026 Magic Millions Digital Sale January entry marked at zero, with a passed-in note around $3,750 and a $4,000 reserve. That trail made her Warwick win a notable example of how a horse’s market value can move sharply before a racetrack result changes the conversation again.
Zarippa, runner-up in the same race, also carried sale interest after selling for $35,000 at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale. Egypitian’s Reward, third, had been passed in at $8,000 at the 2023 Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale before later selling for $1,000 through the 2026 Inglis February Late Online Sale.
The final race, the Warwick Automotive Group Picnic Cup Benchmark 60 Handicap over 1500m, gave Boche his third winner of the day. Best Coffee, trained by James Moore, won at $5.50 in a time of 1:32.31, with the last 600m run in 37.24. Rugby and Chicago King filled the minor placings.
Best Coffee’s background gave the Picnic Cup result one of the best auction angles on the card. The Xtravagant gelding, out of Arc, was listed as a $20,000 purchase at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Yearling Sale. That price sat well below the profile of the runner-up Rugby, who had once been a $750,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale purchase in 2023. Chicago King, third, also brought a strong sale-ring profile after being listed as a $350,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase in 2023.
Low-cost winners outshine bigger auction names
The strongest broader theme from Warwick’s 13 June card was the contrast between sale price and racetrack result. Best Coffee’s $20,000 yearling-sale background was enough to beat Rugby, a horse with a much larger original auction tag. Galpin, listed at $27,500 through an Inglis online sale, defeated Hasten Delight, whose earlier yearling price was $180,000.
That does not make the higher-priced horses failures. Horses move through different stages of ownership, training, maturity and race placement, and sale prices often reflect pedigree, physical type and future expectation rather than guaranteed results. But on this Warwick card, the results gave smaller outlays and later-market opportunities a clear moment in the spotlight.
For official race records, the full Warwick meeting results are available through Racing Australia. Detailed breeding and sale-ring references for the Warwick runners are also listed by Breednet, including yearling sale notes, online sale prices and passed-in records.
By the end of the meeting, Warwick had produced more than a standard country results card. Fundora gave favourite backers the right start, Missy’s Ready delivered a double-figure sprint result, Galpin and Shamouti strengthened the Bobic-Boche combination, and Best Coffee closed the day by winning the Picnic Cup while turning a modest auction profile into the headline story of the final race.
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