News - PIERRO (AUS)
Highly rated Pierro mare Arcadia Queen was the horse generating the most interest at Rosehill on Saturday and she lived up to expectation when zooming clear to win the Group II ATC Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) as she pleased.
The Coolmore colours were carried to victory at Ballarat on Friday by a lightly raced daughter of Pierro that is entered for the Group I MRC Thousand Guineas.
Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro has been churning out the winners this season, but even by his standards four metropolitan winners on Wednesday was a great achievement with promising three-year-old The Lifeline a highlight.
Talented Pierro colt Fiery Red had three starts in elite company last season at two and appreciated the drop back to maiden class for his first run this preparation, carrying the Aquis colours to a stylish victory at Warwick Farm.
A three-quarter-sister to G1 winner Arcadia Queen has topped the first bi-monthly Online Sale for Inglis Digital, selling for $160,000 to Graham and Linda Huddy of Peachester Lodge.
The decision to race on for another season with Group I winning stallion Pierata looks like being a good one after the handsome son of Pierro cruised around under a hold in his first trial as a five year-old.
We are only four days into the new racing season and Coolmore’s Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro has hit the ground running reeling off seven winners including a metropolitan double at Sandown on Sunday that featured undefeated three year-old Peidra, who will be aimed towards the Caulfield Guineas.
It’s a new season and a time for reflection on who were the best sires of 2018/2019 and two stallions were clearly head and shoulders clear of the pack on the Australian General Sires List, while the youngest stallion in the Top 10 has a lot more to offer.
Pierro delivered an impressive late season juvenile debut winner at Sale on Thursday for the powerful Lindsay Park team.
Golden Slipper winner Pierro might be renowned for his classic three year-olds, but he also gets his share of juvenile winners and we saw an impressive one on Monday at Wangaratta bred on a direct cross that has already delivered an eye opening 21% stakes-winners to runners.
Already a two time stakes-winner, four year-old Pierro entire Roy Had Enough scored a career best win on the weekend taking out the Group III Track and Ball Derby at Scottsville in South Africa.
Pierro has joined The 100 Club over the weekend, while his former racetrack rival All Too Hard now waits on nervous 99.
Second behind Autocratic when making his career debut at Newcastle on May 5, the Mark Newnham-trained gelding Shadow Hero left that galloper in his wake with a hard-fought win in Saturday's Listed Mitavite The Phoenix (1630m) at Doomben.
Pierro’s outstanding daughter Arcadia Queen is heading east to join the powerful Chris Waller stable as she chases further Group I success this spring.
Group I winning sprinter Pierata was in the news last week when it was revealed he had been acquired by Aquis Farm, with plans for the four year-old son of Pierro now focused on the 2019 Everest rather than an immediate stud career.
A Group I winner last Saturday of the ATC All Aged Stakes, Pierata has been retired after connections reached an agreement with Aquis Farm to secure the stallion’s future at stud.
If ever a horse was overdue to win a Group I race it is surely four year-old Pierro stallion Pierata, who rectified that one shortcoming on his imposing record when scoring a brilliant win in the Group I ATC All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Talented two-year-old filly Folk Dress made it back-to-back wins on her home track when successful in the Matamata Glass & Joinery (1000m) on Wednesday.
A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters prepared by Grant and Alana Williams, three year-old Pierro gelding Regal Power was a short priced favourite to win the Group II WATC West Australian Derby at Ascot on Saturday and arrived in the last stride to emulate the success of his full brother Power, who won the race last year.
Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro had a great day on Saturday with a two state stakes double featuring exciting two year-old Bellevue Hill in Sydney and classy three year-old Regal Power in Perth, the latter with a half-brother headed to the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.