Ardalio opens Karaka Millions with Group 3
Three-year-old filly Ardalio showcased her class on Karaka Millions night, taking out the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday, 25 January.
Bred and raced by Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, Ardalio’s victory marked an important milestone for Waikato stallion Ardrossan, recording his sixth stakes winner and fourth Group winner in just eight weeks joining Yaldi and Beau Dazzler who took the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas and Gr.3 Grand Prix Stakes respectively.
Under the expert ride of Michael McNab, Ardalio overcame a wide draw from barrier ten, settling towards the rear of the field before producing a decisive finish from the 100m mark to win by 1.25 lengths.
With 138 foals of racing age, Ardrossan boasts an impressive 10.2% stakes winners to runners, delivering 59 winners and nine stakes performers. His growing influence further reinforces his credentials as a sire of note.
Ardrossan’s Group 1-placed darling wins A$300,000 Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes
Second and fourth in 1600m Group 1 races in her two previous starts since being purchased privately by OTI Racing and stepping out in Australia under Chris Waller’s racing banner, De Armas (Ardrossan) stepped up in distance at Flemington on Saturday and opened her Australian account in style in the A$300,000 Gr.2 HKJC World Pool Wakeful Stakes (2000m) on Derby Day.
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
The writing of my Corner started many years ago, motivated by an irritation that I felt needed scratching. It was never my intention to make my commentary regular; neither did I intend to reinvent the direction of racing administration. It is both disappointing and ironical that what should be a simple, straightforward business provides a regular need for comment.
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