Melbourne (Feb 7th, 2010) - Although the
Group 1 action was in Victoria on Saturday, in New South
Wales, at Rosehill, the very promising
Rangirangdoo took out the
Group 2 Expressway Stakes at his first run back from a short summer break.
Run under weight-for-age conditions, the Expressway Stakes is a traditional launching pad for autumn riches, and although the track was heavy and three of the eight runners were scratched, the race was entertaining.
Rangirangdoo (purple sleeves) wins the G2 Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. Pic sportpix
Settling in the middle of the pack, Corey Brown allowed Rangirangdoo to stride up alongside the race leader McClintock on the point of the turn. Brown was adamant that he would not allow McClintock to continue to dictate terms in front, as he had done previously with success.
Rangirangdoo got his head in front during the final furlong racing alongside McClintock. The tactic did leave both runners vulnerable to the strong finish of Dao Dao, but his condition just gave out in the final metres, and none of they others were good enough to trouble the trio.
The five-year-old son of Pentire showed enough courage to grab the victory by a long head from Dao Dao (Shinko Forest – Casual Way by Casual Lies) with McClintock (King Cugat – She’s Sweet by Danzero) a half-neck away in third.
Rangirangdoo continues to build a very good record and the Group 2 victory comes on the back of his most impressive Group 2 MVRC Crystal Mile victory at Moonee Valley last spring.
By Pentire, Rangirangdoo was selected by Plumb Racing Qld and cost $170,000. His record reads eight wins and six placing’s from 15 starts with more than $630,000 in the bank.
A five-year-old, he is out of the Group 3 stakes placed She Wishes (by Kenfair), a daughter of Miss Saigon (by King Island) the dam of the Group 2 winner, Satinka (by Stravinsky). She Wishes is also the dam of the Group 3 Sha Tin Sprint Trophy runner-up, Master Hunter (by O’Reilly).
Underlining Pentire’s position in producing top notch racehorses for the Australian market at the recent New Zealand Bloodstock Premier sale, his yearlings sold from $100,000 to $600,000 going to owners in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia, with six of those premier yearlings heading to leading stables in Victoria, including Peter Moody, Mark Kavanagh and Robbie Laing.
Laing can lay claim to “discovering” the Rich Hill-based stallion, having trained the tough as teak Pantani (G1 SAJC Derby) and Sir Pentire (G3 VRC St Leger & Grand Annual Steeplechase). Laing loves the stock’s versatility and durability. Pentire is also the sire of Australia’s representative in Japan for the Nakayama Grand Jump in Pentiffic.
Along with New Zealand Horse of the Year, Xcellent (twice) and Mufhasa in 2008-09, Pentire has truly established himself in the top echelon of Australasian sires. His stock can win a Group I Sprint or a Group I Mile event, but they are not early runners so it does rule out the Blue Diamond or the Golden Slipper. However, they can win you a Derby or an Oaks at three, and at four a Cup or two.
Pentire (Be My Guest ex Gull Nook by Mill Reef), no longer shuttles and stands at the beautiful Rich Hill Stud at Walton near Matamata in New Zealand and his fee last spring was only NZ$27,500 (plus GST).
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