Hastings a top venue for Amarula

Amarula rediscovered his winning mojo in the Livamol Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Hastings yesterday.

The Hawke’s Bay track has been a happy hunting ground for the Peter McKay-trained son of Thorn Park owned by the trainer and his wife Kim.

Amarula had competed well in strong fields since his last win at Te Rapa back in the spring.

He gave the owners’ son Shaun his fist blacktype win when they prevailed in the 2015 Hawke’s Bay Guineas and he was in the saddle again for yesterday’s win.

Jimmy Choux found fame and fortune at Hastings during his racing days with several notable victories and in recent weeks his old home course has proved to be a successful stage for two of his talented sons.

The Rich Hill Stud-based stallion posted Group I wins in the Spring Classic and the Windsor Park Plate and the Group II Hawke’s Bay Guineas during an illustrious career that saw him crowned New Zealand’s Horse of the Year in 2010-2011.

Jimmy Choux’s son Bostonian is now spelling after remaining unbeaten in two appearances, the last of them at Hawke’s Bay where yesterday Jimmy Lincoln produced a tidy performance to win at the first time of asking.

From an inside alley, the colt made the running and he showed admirable fighting qualities to hold his rivals at bay in the straight.

‘‘He jumped and ran and kept out of trouble,’’ said trainer Lisa Latta, who paid $150,000 at Karaka for the horse on behalf of John Street’s Lincoln Farms Bloodstock.

The Awapuni horsewoman hinted Lincoln may now go for a break.

‘‘We got a nice track today, but we’re heading into the wetter tracks and he’s a bit better than that,’’ she said.

After clearing the gates quickly, Jimmy Lincoln travelled comfortably on the fence and he held a strong gallop under Masa Tanaka to beat Come In Spinner, another son of Jimmy Choux, and Van Halen. that Jimmy