A yearling bought by his trainer Jack Bruce for just $7,000 at the 2024 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale became a stakes-winner at Eagle Farm on Saturday and cracked half a million dollars in prizemoney!
Three year-old Better Than Ready gelding Earn to Burn has been surging through his grades this year and was second in a Listed race at Eagle Farm before winning a strong open 3YO sprint at Doomben last month.
Ridden a positive race by Ryan Maloney, Earn to Burn took charge of proceedings from the jump, leading all the way to win the $200,000 Listed BRC Queensland Day Stakes (1200m) by half a length over the late closing Kiwi raider Platinum Pantheon.
Earn to Burn has the overall record of six wins from 14 starts with prizemoney topping $500,000.
"I gave Ryan an open book. The horse's form over 1200 has been hit and miss, but the main thing with him is to keep him comfortable. Ryan's a great judge. Early days the horse used to run along in front, that was his go and when he jumped cleanly I was happy to see him take it up. If he's going to run 1200 he has to do it on his own terms,” said Jack Bruce.
"I love seeing him roll along, I knew at some stage he would get tired and they'd all be coming at him late. He was a happy camper with his ears pricked, and he just held on."
Earn to Burn was purchased by his trainer for $7,000 from the Alexia Fraser Bloodstock draft at the MM National Yearling Sale.
Bred by Bahrinna Thoroughbred Services, Earn to Burn is the best of three winners from four foals to race from Malionga, a winning Magic Albert mare from a family barren of Black Type winners until you go a long way back.
His fourth dam Musigny Belle is a sister to Group III QTC Grand Prix Stakes winner Finezza Belle.
Malionga was covered by Better Than Ready’s Group winning son Alpine Edge last spring.
Earn to Burn is the 18th stakes-winner for Lyndhurst Stud’s perennial favourite Better Than Ready, who stands at a fee of $27,500.
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