Breeders Plate to Team Patinack
Saturday 3rd October 2009
The phrase ‘time-honoured’ has become rather hackneyed when used in conjunction with a race but one that certainly is appropriate is the Breeders’ Plate at Randwick. The juvenile contest has been won in recent years by the likes of subsequent Group 1 winners Snitzel, Charge Forward and Choisir while a historical list of winners includes names like Luskin Star, Baguette, Eskimo Prince, Sky High, and Heroic.
Precocious speed is paramount in Australian racing today and Patinack Farm already have Murtajill (Rock Of Gibraltar), winner of the 2006 Breeders Plate in, on their stallion roster. This magnificent grey has understandably attracted a high-class book of mares in his first-season at stud and he has let down into an imposing specimen.
No wonder then the sense of excitement that greeted the runaway win of Run For Wilson in the 2009 renewal. Coming with a big run in the straight to win going away, Run For Wilson is already a shrewd bit of business by Patinack, having purchased him as a yearling for just $22,500 at the Melbourne Premier Sale and already having earned $60,000 plus the prestige of a major race on his CV.
Apart from his physique, part of the attraction for buying Run For Wilson as a yearling was the promise being shown by Patinack’s Marquardt, also a daughter of Shamardal (USA).
Group-placed in the Magic Night Stakes as a juvenile before finishing a close up sixth of 16 in the Golden Slipper Stakes, Marquardt has returned in fine shape, as a recent impressive barrier trial win at Randwick on September 18 indicates and she will be a welcome addition to the Patinack broodmare band when she finishes racing.
As a juvenile stakes winner, Run For Wilson (2 c Shamardal (USA) – Ocean Bridge, by Dolphin Street (Fr)) has already established his credentials as a potential stallion once his racetrack career is over. Inbred to Storm Bird and with Mr Prospector and Sadler’s Wells close up in his pedigree, Run For Wilson is shaping as a most exciting member of the Patinack stable.
Precocious speed is paramount in Australian racing today and Patinack Farm already have Murtajill (Rock Of Gibraltar), winner of the 2006 Breeders Plate in, on their stallion roster. This magnificent grey has understandably attracted a high-class book of mares in his first-season at stud and he has let down into an imposing specimen.
No wonder then the sense of excitement that greeted the runaway win of Run For Wilson in the 2009 renewal. Coming with a big run in the straight to win going away, Run For Wilson is already a shrewd bit of business by Patinack, having purchased him as a yearling for just $22,500 at the Melbourne Premier Sale and already having earned $60,000 plus the prestige of a major race on his CV.
Apart from his physique, part of the attraction for buying Run For Wilson as a yearling was the promise being shown by Patinack’s Marquardt, also a daughter of Shamardal (USA).
Group-placed in the Magic Night Stakes as a juvenile before finishing a close up sixth of 16 in the Golden Slipper Stakes, Marquardt has returned in fine shape, as a recent impressive barrier trial win at Randwick on September 18 indicates and she will be a welcome addition to the Patinack broodmare band when she finishes racing.
As a juvenile stakes winner, Run For Wilson (2 c Shamardal (USA) – Ocean Bridge, by Dolphin Street (Fr)) has already established his credentials as a potential stallion once his racetrack career is over. Inbred to Storm Bird and with Mr Prospector and Sadler’s Wells close up in his pedigree, Run For Wilson is shaping as a most exciting member of the Patinack stable.
(Picture: Martin King www.sportpix.com.au)