It’s been a day of ups and downs for Arrowfield Stud shuttler Maurice (Jpn), who lost his leading spring carnival 3YO Kibou due to bone chips, but got some consolation with an up and comer at Newcastle.
Earlier today it was revealed that Kibou, a brilliant winner of last Saturday’s Group III ATC Up and Coming Stakes had gone amiss. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained gelding will have surgery for bone chips in his near front knee and head immediately for a spell missing the spring carnival.
It’s fairly safe to say that Arrowfield Stud do not offer the cream of their crop in an unreserved sale of yearlings on Bloodstock.com, but that is exactly where Luigi Muollo picked up exciting four year-old Narito.
Trained by Chris Waller, Narito won on debut at Wyong earlier this month and kept his record perfect with another stylish victory at Newcastle winning the Benchmark 64 event over 1200m by a length for James McDonald.
Narito was bred and sold by Arrowfield Stud and was the most expensive of 25 yearlings they offered unreserved on Bloodstock.com in 2020 fetching $55,550 inc GST.
He is the third winner from Miss St Tropez, a placed half-sister by Magnus to Group II winner Don’t Doubt Mamma and stakes-winner Risen From Doubt tracing in direct tail female line to blue hen and Group I winner Joie Denise.
Miss St Tropez is due to foal again this spring to Maurice.
Footnote: Proud parent moment, my daughter Jasmine Haynes is the strapper for Narito!
