Trained by Richard and Will Freedman progressive Pierro gelding Cold Brew is a talented type working through his grades to the great delight of Mustr Racing, who bought him through Inglis Digital last year for $180,000.
Mustr Racing is Cameron, Tom and Michael Hay, who have put a different spin on racehorse syndication and we saw evidence of that at Randwick today with a huge crowd on hand to cheer their horse to victory.
Cold Brew won three races in succession before he was sold through Inglis Digital in August last year and then was sidelined through injury for a significant period.
He resumed from a spell at Rosehill in May to finish fourth and then came out and won a Midway race at Rosehill last month.
Stepping up to 1600m today and carrying 60kg in a Benchmark 78 event, cold Brew had all the answers for Chad Schofield and surged clear to win by three-quarters of a length making light of the heavy conditions.
Cold Brew has the overall record of five wins and four seconds from nine starts with prizemoney in excess of $280,000.
Will Freedman was bowled over by the ecstatic response from Cold Brew’s ownership group.
“This is what racing is all about,'' Freedman said.
"They have all got a small slice of Cold Brew and now he has won two in a row for them.
"To the horse's credit, he keeps getting better and better, he just wins.
"I said to the owners before the race if he can win today, on the back of winning a (benchmark) 72 Midway and then coming to a 78, then you have a pretty good horse.
"I think he might be up to low grade stakes level but there is a (benchmark) 88 before we get there. He will keep getting better as he is very inexperienced but I think he will get 2000m in time.
"He has won five of his last six starts, not many horses can do that, so it is exciting for everyone involved.''
Cold Brew was originally a $170,000 Inglis Premier purchase from Fernrigg Farm for Yong An Australia Pty Ltd and is the first foal of Group III placed Fastnet Rock mare Connemara, a half-sister to stakes-winners Tawteen and Well Sprung from imported Group III winner Sprung (USA).
Cold Brew is one of 112 Australian winners this season for Pierro that include nine stakes performers. The Golden Slipper winning sire is outstanding value at Coolmore Australia this spring at a fee of $22,000.
