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Group 1 Goal for Merion (NZ)
The Group 1 Caulfield Guineas is on the horizon for kiwi galloper
Merion (NZ) (O’Reilly) following his
triumph in the Listed A$120,000 Living Legends Stakes
(1400m) at Flemingtonon Saturday.
Trained by kiwi
Mike Moroney, Merion defeated boom colt Chivalry
(Street Cry) by a short head in a close finish,
putting him on track for Group 1 targets this spring
following a slightly disappointing fourth last start in the
McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley.
“When you put your neck on the block, which I have during the week by stating he is a Group class horse, it is good to be vindicated,” commented Moroney. “We knew the way he worked Tuesday he was close to his best again and he impressed us with the way he did it.
“It was a good ride by Steven Arnold but they
were the best three-year-olds in the land on paper at the
moment so it was a good effort.”
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Bred: KJ
Hickman Offered: Valachi
Downs Purchased: Paul Moroney
Bloodstock at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2013 Karaka Premier
Sale for $200,000
Champion Colts Aim at
Australia
New Zealand’s Champion Two-Year-Old and
Champion Three-Year-Old of last season were both in the
winner’s circle on Saturday with Vespa
(NZ) (Elusive City) and Puccini(NZ)
(Encosta de Lago) claiming further riches in Australia.
Last season’s Champion Two-Year-Old Vespa earned
his title following a dominant season which included wins in
the New Zealand Bloodstock $1m Karaka Million and the Group
1 Diamond Stakes. The $NZ34,000 Karaka Select Sale purchase
had his first run as a three-year-old at Ruakaka on Saturday
and proved too good for the field in the Listed $50,000
Westbury Stud Challenge Stakes (1200m).
“I was very,
very pleased with his performance,” commented trainer
Johno Benner, “It was a convincing win in the end, he was
just superior.”
Trained by Benner at Otaki, Vespa made
the long trip to Ruakaka and struck a favourable Dead 6
track, however the barrier draw of nine in a 10-horse field
was less than desirable.
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Bred: KJ Hickman Offered: Valachi Downs Purchased: Cavallo Agistment Centre at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2013 Karaka Select Sale for $34,000
Pearls of the Week
Royal
Ocean Sails to Listed Victory
Three-year-old filly
Royal Ocean (Fastnet Rock) broke her maiden
in grand style with success in the Listed A$80,000 Express
Colour Printing Morphettville Guineas (1600m) in Adelaide on
Saturday.
The NZ$160,000 Karaka Premier Sale purchase
entered the race for trainer Mick Price having placed at
three of her four career starts in Victoria. Price had a
good opinion of the filly having run her in the Group 3 Blue
Diamond Prelude for her first start as a two-year-old behind
boom filly Earthquake (Exceed and Excel).
“She has always shown ability,” commented Price. “She has always been a bit immature, she still is, but she does have ability and it is good to see her win a black-type race.”
Starting as the second-favourite behind odds-on
race-favourite Betsy (Redoute’s Choice),
Royal Ocean settled in fifth position for leading South
Australian rider Dom Tourneur. Betsy was in front early in
the straight with Royal Ocean in a position to challenge. In
a close finish, it was Royal Ocean who got the better of
Betsy to win in determined fashion by a head.
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Bred: Duchess of Bedford Offered: Curraghmore Stud Purchased: Pendant Equine Syndicate at New Zealand Bloodstock's 2013 Karaka Premier Sale for $160,000
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