Son shines at Spreyton
IF well-bred gelding Kyogle Son progresses as his trainer and owner expect then the gelded son of Wanted could make it to the top grade.
Kyogle Son has taken a while to come to hand but at Spreyton on Saturday he left no doubt he has a bright future by scoring an impressive maiden win over 1000m.
The Adam Trinder-trained gelding settled just off the speed set by Woohoo and travelled well to the home turn, where rider Chris Graham called on him for a big effort and he quickly put the result beyond doubt.
Kyogle Son charged to the lead and went on to defeat Bonjour Belle by four lengths with the well-backed Prince Marauding a short half-head away third.
“I started the horse off this preparation in a race over 1150m and had to bring him back to the 1000m, but in the end it worked in our favour,” Trinder said.
“We have been trying to win a race with this horse for a while but the way he finished off and how strong he was on the line gives us confidence going forward.”
Kyogle Son is owned and raced by Wayne Roser, one of Trinder’s most loyal clients.
“I am tickled pink with this win because we have always believed he would develop into a nice horse,” Roser said.
“Sometimes it takes horses a while to find their way and I have no doubts that has been the case with this horse.
“We don’t know how far he can go but a maiden win is a good place to start.”
Kyogle Son was ridden by Trinder’s stable apprentice Graham, who has come along in leaps and bounds this season.
He is second on the state apprentices’ premiership table with 22 wins to be nine behind Raquel Clark, who has moved to South Australia where she rode the first four winners on the eight-event card at Morphettville on Saturday.
Well-bred stallion Cardinal Virtue, meanwhile, produced his first winner in Tasmania when Windrider scored a courageous win in a 2YO maiden at Devonport on Saturday.
Cardinal Virtue arrived in Tasmania three seasons ago and stood at Grenville Stud for his owners Saskia and Herman Umgrove.
The stallion stood one season in Western Australia before being sold to the Umgroves. From limited opportunities he produced Atlanta Blue, who has won twice, and Cardinal Hero, who won a maiden at Pinjarra.
Cardinal Virtue has left Grenville Stud and will stand next season and beyond at the Umgroves’ property at Stanley.
Tasmanian three-year-old filly Hot Dipped is to run in a trial in Hobart today, with the prospect of starting first-up in Melbourne next month.
The filly’s trainer Brendan McShane has earmarked a race at Caulfield that should suit her.
“The plan is to give her at least one trial and then aim her at a race in Melbourne before the end of this season, most likely at Caulfield,” he said.
“The filly is in great order and that will be evident when she presents at the trial.”