News - PIERRO (AUS)
The $150,000 Listed Kalgoorlie Cup (2300m) delivered a new stakes-winner for Pierro when tough stayer Royal Law saluted on Saturday.
As a close relation to triple G1 winner Arcadia Queen, trainer Patrick Payne appears to have a smart staying Pierro colt on his hands as 3yo Enchilada made a mess of his rivals at Warrnambool on Thursday.
A new stakes-winner for Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro, The Jester’s Son is the latest Inglis Digital success story after landing the $125,000 Listed Boulder Cup (2125m) at Kalgoorlie on Sunday.
With farms in Ireland, Kentucky and Australia, Coolmore is a worldwide source of elite stallion talent and with 14 stallions – 11 of them G1 winners - on the roster this year, it really is a case of something for everyone, whatever your budget may be.
Winning three races in succession, while stepping up in distance and class is never easy, but Pierro Lad made it look that way when scoring his first metropolitan victory at Canterbury on Wednesday.
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.
The Bjorn Baker trained War Eternal is in career best form at present and the 7YO son of Pierro racked up his third successive stakes win at Eagle Farm on Saturday when beating highly rated import Yellow Jersey (Fr) to win the $160,000 Listed BRC The Wayne Wilson (1600m).
If your goal this spring is to choose a stallion that can breed you a nice winner with upside it might not be as expensive as you think.
The Bjorn Baker trained War Eternal is in career best form at present and cracked millionaire status when he made it back-to-back stakes wins after taking out the $160,000 Listed BRC Spear Chief Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
The Bjorn Baker trained seven year-old War Eternal was long overdue for a stakes win after racking up Group placings as a three year-old and he got the job done at Doomben on Saturday when taking out the $200,000 Listed BRC Bernborough Handicap (1600m).
John Sargent is a master trainer when it comes to three year-old fillies with some staying talent and he has a blueblood Pierro filly that is definitely going the right way.
A year ago at Flemington this Saturday, brilliant sprinter Skybird scored a dominant win in the Group I VRC Lightning Stakes and at the Inglis Classic Sale on Monday HP Thoroughbreds sold her three-quarter brother by Pierro for $325,000.
Progressive gelding Cool Jakey has earned himself a trip to Magic Millions Day at the Gold Coast in two weeks following a stylish victory at Randwick on Saturday.
Talented Pierro gelding Osipenko doesn’t overdo the business of winning, having been out of pole position since taking a Listed race at Rosehill in January, but he picked a lucrative race in which to return to form landing the $750,000 ATC Little Dance (1600m) at Randwick on Cup Day.
Gelded after losing form following his tenacious victory in the 2023 Group I ATC Rosehill Guineas, the Chris Waller trained Lindemann has embraced life as a gelding and landed the most lucrative win of his career at Rosehill on Saturday when taking out the $2million Group II ATC Hill Stakes (1900m).
He might be a half-brother to brilliant juvenile Storm Boy, but exciting classic prospect Shangri La Boy leans more to his sire Pierro in type and temperament producing a classy staying performance at Rosehill on Saturday to win the $500,000 Group III ATC Gloaming Stakes (1800m).
Progressive Pierro colt Shangri La Boy is a very different horse to his older half-brother Storm Boy and while that Group winning colt is covering his first book of mares at Coolmore this spring, this fellow is on his way with an impressive maiden win at Rosehill on Wednesday.
Placed in the Group I New Zealand Derby behind Willydoit, talented young stayer Golden Century has been long overdue to break through for a maiden win and he got the job done at Canterbury on Wednesday.
The annual Coolmore Australia stallion parade is one you just can’t miss and if you didn’t make it this year, do read on as you will feel like you were there after all!
Accomplished galloper War Eternal scored the fifth win of his career and took his earnings past A$750,000 with a determined victory in Saturday’s Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill.