Highview Stud stallion Divine Prophet sired a new stakeswinner on Saturday with Fortunate Kiss (Divine Prophet) a deserved winner in the Listed A$300,000 Glasshouse Handicap (1400m) at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.
With nine top five finishes in previous black type races, it was better late than never for the Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans trained mare Fortunate Kiss held off the late charge of Oughton to score by just over a quarter of a length to get her first black type victory.
Stable rep Ross O’Sullivan expected a forward showing by Fortunate Kiss in Saturday’s race, especially off the back of her last start third in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes behind Oughton.
“Off her last start, I thought she was overs today. I was quite surprised when the prices went up. She pulled up well from her last start and hasn’t missed a beat the whole way here,” said O’Sullivan.
“She’s super and she’ll probably get a mile but Lloyd and Lucy have her well tuned up for 1400.
Jockey Luke Tarrant who rode the mare perfectly, feels that she will be even better over 1600m.
“My instructions were to find some cover and produce her as late as possible. To be honest, I was a bit nervous coming into the straight. I knew I was going to switch back to the inside but they can do it when they are the next horse,” said Tarrant.
“She will only improve off that and if there was another furlong we probably would have won by a furlong.”
Bred by the Falcone family, who also bred the mare’s Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas-winning sire Divine Prophet (Choisir) and his full-brother Proisir (Choisir) – himself a Group One producing sire at Rich Hill Stud.
Fortunate Kiss is one of four winners from four to the races out of the Savabeel mare Kiss Me Goodbye, herself a half-sister to the stakes placed duo Deep Pockets and Major Canny.
The final foal of Kiss Me Goodbye before she unfortunately passed away is her current 2yo, a full brother to Fortunate Kiss named My Wallet in the South Australian stable of Richard and Chantelle Jolly.
Fortunate Kiss is one of six stakes performers for Divine Prophet who initially stood at Aquis in Australia before being exported to stand at Highview in New Zealand where he will stand at a fee of NZ $9,000 (plus GST) in the spring.
Divine Prophet’s first New Zealand conceived crop of yearlings will head to the 2026 sales.