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Van Nistelrooy Scores Two at Lingfield 19 Jun 2007
The flat season is now in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere and the new season two-year-olds are beginning to make their appearances on the tracks.

Young stallion Van Nistelrooy (USA) (Storm Cat), who did his racing from the stable of Aiden O’Brien, was represented by two winners in England last week, both of them on debut.

The first came about on the 14th of June when the chestnut colt Strike The Deal (USA) stepped out for trainer Jeremy Noseda. A 140,000 guineas purchase from the spring breeze-up sale, Strike The Deal was quick out of the gates and settled at the head of the field. Pushed all the way by the runner-up Flying Indian (GB) (Hawk Wing), Strike The Deal pulled away in the final furlong to win by two lengths.

The filly Raymi Coya (Can) (Van Nistelrooy) made it a double for her sire at Lingfield when winning on the second day of the carnival over the shorter distance of 5f (1000m). Also purchased from the spring breeze-up sale, she showed her inexperience by missing the start and racing rather greenly throughout however, in the final stages of the race, the filly finished strongly to win comfortably by a length over the race favourite Sophie’s Girl (GB) (Bahamian Bounty).

A little closer to home, Cosmo Kilauea (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy) ran a close second in Japan on Saturday over 1200m. A son of multiple Group One-winner Fayreform (NZ) (Tights), he was up against the three-year-olds in a class three event. Cosmo Kilauea was sold from the Premier Draft of Haunui Farm at Karaka 2006 where he was purchased by Hajime Kaneko for $110,000.

In New Zealand, Van Nistelrooy’s first trials winner Bella Renza (NZ) came agonisingly close to getting her first win on the board when running third over 1100m at Ellerslie on Saturday. Owned by Denise Howell, she is trained by Graeme Rogerson and Stephen Autridge.

“It is great to see Van Nistelrooy getting points on the board all around the world,” said Brent Taylor of Trelawney Stud. “Two weeks ago he had his first winner in Australia backed up by a Listed winner in America and now, two winners in England,” said Brent Taylor of Trelawney Stud. “We’ve received positive reports about his progeny the whole way through and I’m sure we’ll only be seeing more of these sorts of results in the months ahead,” he said.