Hill reckons revamped track suits Teronado
GROUP 1 performer Teronado is one horse who has shown a liking for the new Eagle Farm track, which trainer Bruce Hill believes will help him get back to winning form.
Teronado will tackle the Chermside Warehouse Open (1600m) at Eagle Farm today after two placings on the revamped surface.
He hasn’t won in two years but Hill has been patient after Teronado suffered a careerthreatening injury at Randwick in September 2014.
The gelding, who ran third in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas in autumn that year, was galloped on in the Group 1 George Main Stakes.
“It has been well documen- ted that it was only the prompt work at the Randwick vets’ hospital which saved him,” the Gold Coast-based Hill said.
“But he has had two preparations back now and he certainly looks very well.
“I was waiting for over a year for Eagle Farm to reopen and he hasn’t let us down with thirds in two very good standard races there. Now he just needs to win.”
Hill isn’t worried that Teronado is coming back from 1800m to 1600m today.
“There isn’t much around in the way of 1800m races and he has won at 1600. He is fit and ready,” Hill said.
“I think once he wins and gets his confidence back he can string together a few more.”
Hill said it would be unlikely he would take Teronado south for the spring carnivals.