A bit of quality on show in the opener at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, with the Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes-trained blueblood Golden Age breaking his maiden over 1400m.
Ridden by Zac Lloyd, the 3yo son of I Am Invincible and First Seal led at every call to defeat the Written Tycoon colt Oriental Tycoon, a brother to Group 1 winner Booker and Listed winner Banquo, by a neck.
The Stratum Star colt Kandos Cosmos was a length and a quarter back in third.
It was the second start for Golden Age, who went off favourite after a solid fourth of 16 at Rosehill on September 28.
“He’s still learning; he still does not know what it’s all about,” Michael Hawkes said.
“The further he goes, the better he will be.
“His first run was good. He just lost a little momentum halfway up the straight. He excelled at 1400m today.”
Carrying the colours of Alan Bell, Golden Age was a $500,000 purchase for Hawkes Racing from the Sledmere Stud draft at the 2021 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Bred by China Horse Club Racing, Golden Age is a half-brother to the promising Naval Seal (Snitzel).
First Seal has decisions over Winx in the Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes and Group II Tea Rose Stakes in a career that earned $1,259,060 for connections.
The daughter of Fastnet Rock has a yearling colt by Zoustar and foaled a Snitzel filly on September 22.
