Kiwi gallopers score at Royal Ascot
Two New Zealand bred gallopers get got won Group One races on the firstly 2 days of the Royal Ascot coming together inwards Britain.
So You Think (by High Chaparral) registered his tenth success at the highest grade when winning the G1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2000m) every bit he denied Carlton House (by Street Cry) a fairytale win for the Queen at Royal Ascot inwards her Diamond Jubilee year.
The two-and-a-quarter-length win took So You Think through the £5 1000000 career earnings mark, in addition to completed a memorable double for the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeding Industry, amongst So You Think’s victory at the Royal coming together coming simply a 24-hour interval after Little Bridge (by Faltaat) landed the Group One King’s Stand Stakes (1000m).
Sent off the well-backed $1.80 favourite, So You Think – inwards the hands of Joseph O’Brien – managed to become 1 house amend inwards the race than in conclusion yr when he was beaten past times Rewilding.
Sporting the Royal colours, Carlton House had looked momentarily similar he was going to post service a pop win every bit he came amongst a challenge nether Ryan Moore upward the rail but he was never able to caput So You Think in addition to finished simply a half-length inwards front end of the third-placed Farhh.
Aidan O’Brien’s preparation of So You Think had come upward nether burn from his previous trainer Bart Cummings in addition to the media inwards Commonwealth of Australia in addition to inwards the immediate aftermath of the race O’Brien said he felt he had got the Equus caballus incorrect when he firstly joined him.
“It took me a yr in addition to a one-half to larn how to prepare him,” he said. “I went dorsum in addition to listened to what everybody was maxim to hit amongst him. I was in all likelihood overworking him, galloping the speed out of him, in addition to I suppose I fix off on the incorrect leg amongst him.”
So You Think (NZ) volition get got his final start inwards adjacent month’s Coral-Eclipse (a race he won in conclusion year) earlier taking upward stud duties inwards Commonwealth of Australia in addition to his trainer added: “We felt nosotros had him inwards a house similar never before. We knew nosotros exclusively had today in addition to perhaps Sandown to acquire it back. We are simply delighted to acquire him dorsum to where Bart had him.”
A clash amongst British star Frankel is a distinct possibility inwards the Coral-Eclipse, amongst Sir Henry Cecil contemplating stepping his accuse upward to 2000 metres.
Bred past times Piper Farm’s Alex in addition to Cecile Smith inwards partnership amongst Windsor Park Stud’s Mike Moran, So You Think was sold at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2008 Premier Yearling Sale for NZ$110,000 to Duncan Ramage.
The boy of High Chaparral in addition to Triassic (by Tights) won 5 Group One races inwards Australia, including 2 Cox Plates earlier existence partially sold past times owners Data Tan Chin Nam in addition to Tunku Ahmad Yahaya (both retain an interest) to global breeding performance Coolmore. So You Think has won a farther 5 Group One races inwards Europe for Aidan O’Brien in addition to contested races inwards England, Ireland, France, Dubai in addition to the U.S.A. inwards the past times 12 months.
On the firstly 24-hour interval of the coming together Little Bridge landed the 1000, G1 King’s Stand Stakes inwards the hands of Zac Purton, providing Hong Kong trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing amongst a career highlight.
The boy of Faltaat booked his ticket to the U.K. courtesy of a steely performance inwards the Group Two Sprint Cup inwards Hong Kong inwards belatedly Apr in addition to was ever prominent inwards his fix on on 1 of Europe’s premier sprint races, forging clear of local promise Bated Breath (Dansili) over the in conclusion stages.
Since arriving inwards Hong Kong inwards early on 2010, Little Bridge has been the mainstay of the Shum stable, chop-chop ascending the ratings amongst 5 consecutive victories since his maiden success inwards May of that year.
Little Bridge holds a particular house inwards Shum’s heart, helping to re-ignite the stable which had endured a twosome of lean seasons until the outstanding sprinter flare-up on the scene.
“I ride him every 24-hour interval inwards work,” said Shum. “He agency a lot to me every bit he brought me out from the dark. He’s the 1 who keeps performing good at all times.”
Now the winner of 10 of his twenty starts in addition to a proven challenger at the highest level, Little Bridge comes from humble beginnings.
Bred inwards New Zealand past times the Hawkins family’s boutique stud Wentwood Grange inwards Cambridge, Little Bridge is a boy of consistent Westbury Stud-based sire Faltaat, who was also the sire of 2009 Champions Mile winner Sight Winner.
“Enrichment, Little Bridge’s grand-dam, was 1 of the firstly mares nosotros bought when nosotros started Wentwood Grange,” recalled Farm Manager Sean Hawkins.
“We set her to Gold Brose in addition to got a filly named Golden Rose whom nosotros sold to Stephen McKee (trainer of the keen mare Sunline) in addition to afterwards bought her dorsum every bit the winner of 1 race.”
Sent to Faltaat, Golden Rose produced Little Bridge after her firstly foal past times Storm Creek had died.
Offered at the 2007 New Zealand Bloodstock Weanling Sale, Little Bridge (NZ) fetched simply NZ$9,000 when purchased past times Hastings owner/trainer Margaret Harkema.
“Eddie Lowry inspected the Equus caballus on my behalf in addition to suggested I purchase him,” Hakema said. “From the fourth dimension I set a bridle on him, nosotros knew nosotros had a serious racehorse.
“I took him to Wanganui for a case in addition to he won amongst ease. He won past times 7 lengths in addition to simply ran away from them coming off the top. It wasn’t long earlier the telephone started to band amongst offers to purchase the horse,” Harkema recalled.
A soul sale ensued in addition to Harkema has derived much pleasance inwards watching Little Bridge race in addition to then successfully for his electrical current possessor Ko Kam Piu.
“I bought a total sis to Little Bridge who is inwards foal to Captain Rio in addition to I also ain a one-half sis past times Hawkeye who I think to breed from,” Harkema said. “I cheer him abode every fourth dimension he races in addition to to regard him win at Royal Ascot was the ultimate thrill. Hopefully his connections relish farther success abroad.”
On runway to witness the success of Little Bridge was Des in addition to Janet Hawkins of Wentwood Grange, along amongst 2 of their 3 sons Leigh in addition to Dean, patch blood brother Sean watched bleary-eyed from the abode base of operations dorsum inwards New Zealand, cheering abode Little Bridge inwards the early on hours of the morning time amongst married adult woman Kirsty.
“It’s simply awesome,” said Sean Hawkins. “It’s all a fleck of a blur really, I volition get got to become dorsum in addition to scout it 1 time to a greater extent than in addition to again.
“It is absolutely fantastic for the farm in addition to such a large thrill, all the staff are upward watching too. It’s simply keen for the New Zealand breeding industry, in addition to Mum, Dad in addition to the boys are having the fourth dimension of their lives at Royal Ascot today. Dad simply called in addition to they’re on cloud nine.”
Reporting: New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing
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