News - PIERRO (AUS)
With so much stakes racing on Saturday it’s hard to keep an eye on everything, but this maiden winner at Wyong on Saturday was an eye-catcher for both her pedigree and ability with more wins to come for the talented daughter of Pierro.
There was no mistaking the most popular victory at Tauranga when promising three-year-old filly Sexy And I Moet had the grandstand rocking as she glided to the winning post in the Ultimate Mazda 3YO (1300m) for her connections, the Heels & Hooves Syndicate #2.
The annual Coolmore stallion parades on Sunday drew a large gathering with a sprinkling of rain failing to dampen spirits as this power packed roster of truly outstanding sires was presented to breeders, owners and the racing fraternity with several leading trainers in attendance including Chris Waller, the trainer of exciting newcomer Shinzo.
The Thoroughbred Showcase at 2024 Ekka in Brisbane this week has been so well received and in the ridden hack classes it was a Coolmore bred son of Pierro that took the top prize.
Expat New Zealand trainer Bjorn Baker was tossing up between a couple of different options for Kiwi bred Pierro gelding War Eternal this weekend, but he pulled the right rein and was rewarded with victory at Randwick on Saturday.
Not many juveniles are sent out on debut over 1400m, but the Lindsay Park trainers knew exactly what they had on their hands with this talented son of Pierro and he trotted up by more than five lengths.
Pierro enjoyed a winning double at Randwick on Saturday with victory for progressive filly Bright Red and stakes performer War Eternal, who clocked up over $500,000 in prizemoney with his latest success.
The Lindsay Park racing team have always had a good opinion of Poifect and it was justified at Morphettville on Saturday when she strolled to a commanding win in the Listed SAJC Adelaide Guineas (1600m).
Coolmore have announced their 2024 roster with 13 outstanding stallions and while perennial favourite Fastnet Rock has earned a well deserved retirement and boom young gun Justify (USA) will remain in Kentucky, there is still a wealth of talent and diversity on offer for Australian breeders seeking to produce their next champion with not one but two Golden Slipper winners in the mix.
Australian bred Pierro mare Uncorked started her career in the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable winning a maiden at Sale in August 2022, but is now training in the US where she won the Group III Royal Heroine Stakes (1m) on turf at Santa Anita on Saturday.
Pierro enjoyed a two state metro double on ANZAC Day with a pair of talented three year-old fillies saluting at Flemington and Randwick.
It was a day of staggering drama, global records and the most incredible bidding and theatre ever witnessed in a thoroughbred sales ring as the much anticipated daughter of Pierro and Winx set a world record price for a yearling filly at Riverside.
The burning question that has baffled Australian bloodstock experts and our entire racing and breeding industry for pretty much all of this year finally had an answer on Monday when the first foal of Winx stepped into the sale ring at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and the daughter of Pierro was later led out with a sale price of $10million lighting up the bid board.
Monday night on Sky Thoroughbred Central Caroline Searcy presents the first of two 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Previews ahead of the elite thoroughbred sale at Riverside Stables, Warwick Farm on April 7 & 8.
Pierro posted a winning double at the metro meeting at Wyong on Wednesday with promising filly Pajanti making it back to back metro wins, while the Ingham family homebred filly Bright Red cast off maiden status.
The $250,000 Group III Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) attracted a big field of up an coming stakes fillies with higher aspirations and victory went to Pierro filly Queen of Dragons in the Trilogy Racing colours.
Expensive $1.5million Pierro colt Pasima has been working towards a win in recent weeks and got the job done with a powerful late surge to claim victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Kia Ora Stud's progressive 3-year-old Pierro filly Pajanti emerged from an 18-week hiatus to open her winning account in the James Squire Maiden Plate (1200m) at Rosehill on Wednesday.
Gai Waterhouse has always been a fan of Pierro, having won the 2YO Triple Crown with the champion son of Lonhro and she and co-trainer Adrian Bott produced a talented debut winner by him at Newcastle on Monday.
When the half-sister by Pierro to a Golden Slipper winner rolled the hot favourite on debut at Goulburn on Thursday, you just know you’re going to want to find out more!