News - MAGNUS (AUS)
Winner of the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington two starts back, the Magnus gelding Streets Of Avalon earned his second stakes win in Saturday’s Group III Victoria Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Sun Stud’s stallions were having quite the weekend, with three impressive winners across three states.
With the eyes of the racing world fixed on the superb Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill, it may not have been the most oppurtune time for Sun Stud’s ultra-consistent Magnus to record another stakes double.
Referred to as ‘tough and tenacious’ by her trainer Mick Price, the daughter of Magnus, Princess Of Queens has now added a Group win to her hot run of form.
Winner of a Listed race at Morphettville in December, fourth behind the high-class Whispering Brook in a Group II at Moonee Valley in January, Princess Of Queens continued her run of hot form when winning Saturday’s Group III Bellmaine Stakes at Caulfield and trainer Mick Price credits the rejuvenation of the 5-year-old daughter of Magnus to her regular trips to the beach.
Back in October last year Robbie Griffiths claimed that he had trained 16 horses by Magnus and all were winners - you can add at least one more to the tally after pint-sized chestnut filly Magnicity broke her maiden over 1000 metres at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
Homebred for Robbie Griffiths, Halvorsen provided an exciting upset win when the son of Magnus took out the VOBIS Gold Carat over 1200 metres at The Valley.
Sun Stud is certainly enjoying their time in the sun, with brilliant results coming through for their young gun stallion Squamosa and the ever-consistent stakes producer, Magnus.
When the Mick-Price-trained Princess Of Queens made her previous trip to Morphettville she had absolutely no luck when down the track in the Listed WH Wylie Stakes and when the starter let them go in Saturday’s Listed Christmas Hcp (1200m) it looked to be a similar story.
Honest seven-year-old gelding Malibu Style had plenty of support in the betting ring in Saturday’s Listed Doveton Stakes (1000m) at Sandown and he sent them home smiling when fighting off Bons Away to record his third stakes success.
Shadwell Farm’s Magnus filly Enbihaar kept her unbeaten record intact following a professional performance in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (1100m) at Caulfield.
The following story by Tony Arrold about Magnus gelding Great Shot and his Victorian breeding background was printed in the Australian and published by Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria following his big Group 1 win in the Railway Stakes in Perth on Saturday.
A $31 shot usually silences the punters but not so for those on track at Ascot on Saturday who welcomed the local hope Great Shot after he turned back the challenge of the eastern state invaders in the $1 million Group 1 James Boag's Premium-Railway Stakes (1600m).
Sun Stud Victoria stallion, MAGNUS, is gearing up for another successful spring with his headliner, Malaguerra, poised to add further Group I success to the CV.