The $100,000 Super Maiden (1400m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday delivered a first four for the Chris Waller stable with victory going to the well backed favourite Quarterback, who has a half-brother to be offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale next week.
Quarterback has always shown talent and placed at his first two starts last season at two, before being gelded after an unplaced run in the Group II BRC Sires Produce Stakes.
Third up from a spell today, he was fit and ready to fire for James McDonald and duloy forged clear at the finish to win by more than a length from his stablemates.
New winner for Super Seth Quarterback (3g Super Seth x Floating Heart) 120k buy for @MulcasterBS & @cwallerracing from @PencarrowStud at @KarakaChat Book 1 Season winner 24 for the sire @CoolmoreAus https://t.co/ZO0LztFWHG
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Assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth believes there is more to come for Quarterback.
“That was a great performance. I can’t believe he was still a maiden today as he has shown good ability all the way through and it’s taken a few more runs than we would have initially thought for him to break through for a maiden win, but at least it was a Super Maiden so it’s like winning two,” he said.
“He saw that journey out well and I think he will stay beyond that as well and hopefully he can continue to improve.”
A $120,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase from Pencarrow Stud for Mulcaster Bloodstock Ltd / Chris Waller Racing, Quarterback has already banked over $90,000 so is well on his way to recouping his purchase price.
“He’s a progressive horse that can get through his grades,” said James McDonald.
“He feels tough and once he learns his craft he’s going to be a nice horse for the owners.”
Quarterback is a half-brother to a real rising sprint star in Hong Kong in Ka Ying Lightning (4g All Too Hard), who has had three starts for three wins up there for the David Hall stable.
Quarterback is the third winner from four foals to race from Floating Heart, a winning Encosta de Lago daughter of Group III winner Amaryllis.
