News - ALMANZOR (FR)
Sporting the colours of Cambridge Stud’s Brendan and Jo Lindsay, the 4-year-old Almanzor gelding Holymanz earned his place in history as the inaugural winner of the $300,000 Bet365 Coastal Classic (1700m) at Geelong.
Almanzor four-year-old Holymanz will be vying to secure his ticket back to New Zealand later this month when he heads to Geelong on Saturday to contest the A$300,000 Coastal Classic (1700m).
Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood were far from surprised that Zabmanzor bridged the significant gap from maiden company to black type success with such aplomb at Otaki.
Explosive finishes are becoming a habit for Geriatrix, and co-trainer Andrew Scott is hopeful the eye-catching colt can produce another in Thursday’s Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m) at Otaki.
Glenn Old’s phone has been ringing red hot over the last couple of weeks after Adam I Am’s impressive maiden victory at Matamata last month, but the talented four-year-old will remain in New Zealand.
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott aren’t short of talented three-year-olds in their stable this season, and Geriatrix looks to be another promising type after breaking his maiden impressively at Taupo on Wednesday.
OTI Racing’s import Athabascan (FR) made it back-to-back stakes wins when capturing Saturday’s Group III James Squire Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) at Rosehill.
The recent Tattersalls August Sale-topper Maximum Dividend (American Pharoah) will head to the stables of John O’Shea after the gavel fell at 200,000gns. If the results of Saturday’s racing are any indication, the European love affair will not end anytime soon.
Trial watchers have been awake to the ability of talented Almanzor (Fr) colt Carrazana (NZ) for some time and he delivered on that potential with a last to first win at Randwick on Wednesday.
The Group III Bahrain Trophy Stakes (1m5f) at Newmarket overnight had a hot favourite in Galileo colt Tower of London, but he was edged out at the finish by Almanzor colt Castle Way, an expensive yearling purchase for Godolphin.
Cambridge trained filly Cheval D’Or tuned up for a tilt at the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm with an exhibition gallop between races at Te Rapa on Saturday on a heavy track.
The Listed Newmarket Stakes (1m2) run overnight in the UK produced a stakes quinella for Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Fr) with the race won by an expensive yearling purchase for Godolphin in Castle Way.
Almanzor (FR) has already proved a stallion force to be reckoned with in feature age group events with his first two crops excelling at the elite level.
In a race affected by the late scratching of pre-post favourite Desert Lightning due to the downgrade of the track to a Heavy 10 earlier in the day, it was consistent filly Cheval D’Or who mastered the testing conditions to take out the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Pukekohe.
Group One performer Andalus may get another chance at Derby glory as he settles into his new home in Australia.
Andalus will head across the Tasman next month after nearly pulling off a massive upset in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.
Waikato Hospital radiologist Xavier Kos is dreaming of an Oaks victory with his filly Mehzebeen after she broke through for her maiden win at Awapuni on Wednesday.
The Almanzor (FR) colt Sabar (FR) broke his maiden over 1200m at Hamilton on Tuesday in a style that suggests better days ahead.
Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have saddled the last two winners of the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m), and a pair of talented three-year-olds by Almanzor (Fr) and Proisir are putting a spring in the Matamata trainers’ step as they plot their path towards the 2023 edition.
Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Fr) sire a new stakes-winner overnight in France with Katoucha taking out the Listed Prix Petite Etoile (1900m) on the all weather track at Deauville.