A smart field lined up at Canterbury on Wednesday in the open juvenile event over 1200m and King’s Legacy colt Hostwin King kept his record at a perfect two for two with a stylish victory.
Trained by Tommy Wong, Hostwin King made a winning debut last month in a strong maiden at Kembla over 1000m and took another big step forward here.
Ridden again by Louis Beuzelian, Hostwin King jumped fast to cross and sit outside the leader Elio and when they turned for home he was quick to challenge the Waterhouse Bott trained son of Ole Kirk.
Hostwin King proved too strong and forged clear of Elio to win by half a length and has now banked nearly $50,000 for his first two wins.
“This is what we expected him to do. He is always a genuine horse and we have not had to geld him as he has a very good temperament in the stable,” said Tommy Wong.
Louis Beuzelian has ridden the colt in all of his trials plus both races and is a big fan of the son of the handsome bay.
“The first day I rode him in a gallop I said to Tommy, ‘we’ve got some nice 2YO’s, but this one is something special,” he said.
“From day one I thought he had something and then it was just a matter of giving him the time to come to it mentally and for the penny to drop. He had to tell us he was ready.
“He is relaxed, but focused and these are the attributes of a good horse.”
A $210,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Eureka Stud for J Tam, Hostwin King was the highest priced yearling colt by King’s Legacy sold in 2025.
Bred by Eureka Stud, he is the third winner from three foals to race from stakes-placed Northern Meteor mare Prada Miss, who was covered last spring by Eureka Stud’s young Extreme Choice stallion Don Corleone.
With 38 Australian winners this season including the stakes-winner Regeneration and four more stakes performers, King’s Legacy is in the Top 5 leading second crop sires by winners.
The dual Group I winning son of Redoute’s Choice stands at Coolmore this spring at a fee of just $11,000.
