The Bjorn Baker stable enjoyed a weekend to remember with feature race wins at Rosehill courtesy of Warwoven and Blue Door, but the team is always planning for the future and a side trip on Sunday to Dubbo paid dividends for smart Super Seth gelding Puntin.
Super consistent in Saturday benchmark 78 company, Puntin was dispatched to the country for a crack at the $150,000 Dubbo Gold Cup (1600m), which carries eligibility for the $3million Listed ATC Big Dance (1600m) on November 3 at Randwick.
Ridden by Adam Farragher, Puntin led all the way to win by a length and a half as favourite putting himself in the picture for a very big pay day.
Puntin was a modest $60,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase for Bjorn Baker Racing / Clarke Bloodstock from the Haunui Farm draft and has five wins and seven placings from 18 starts with earnings topping $400,000.
Puntin is the best of five winners from five foals to race from well related Encosta de Lago mare Stella Grace, a winning sibling to Group II winner Shania Dane, stakes-winners Scintillation and Risk Aversion from an Australian family packed with Black Type.
Super Seth is busy covering his first book of mares in Australia at Coolmore this spring at a fee of $137,500.
