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| Big Wins for Van Nistelrooy |
11 Jun 2007 |
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Last weekend saw Van Nistelrooy’s first Australian winner recorded when the Peter Moody-trained Pit Lane (NZ) romped away for a six length victory in only his second start.
This weekend, the young son of Storm Cat (USA) notched up his first winner in the Northern Hemisphere through the deeds of juvenile filly Maileys Cat (USA). Having placed second on debut, the filly came out one better on Saturday to lose her maiden status scoring by half a length at Lone Star Park.
One day later and Onceuponatime (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy) added to this tally with a 10.5 length victory in Singapore which now sees him being aimed at the Group Three Juvenile Championship in July.
Racing greenly, the imposing chestnut colt kicked away at the 300m mark and continued to widen the gap between himself and the opposition. Trainer David Hill, who purchased the colt for $60,000 from the draft of Haunui Farm at the 2006 Ready-to-Run Sale, reported after the race that Onceuponatime “still has a lot to learn,” whilst his jockey Mark Gallagher stated the colt has a bright future ahead.
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