Aussieaussieaussie’s game win in today’s Geraldine Cup took the gallant grey’s stakeswinnings to over NZ$100,000 and made him Cloughmore’s twentieth representative to achieve this feat.
2010 has so far been notable for our second $1 million winner – Race Ahead joining All In Fun in this category – but in this business consistency is just as important as producing stars. $100,000 in stakes is the measure of an above average galloper; with stakes the way they are, a horse needs to stay sound and competitive to be able to attain a six figure income.
Aussieaussieaussie has often been remarked on for the races he should have won but hasn’t, so it was great to see Kylie Williams take the D’Cash gelding to the lead, rate him nicely and then push him on strongly to defeat the race favourite, the classy Don’t Say Clang.
The Geraldine Cup winner is out of the useful sprinter Tio Iris. Mating this mare with D’Cash produces a pedigree with many positive factors: Aussie’s full sister Udiditagain was a SW as a 2YO and was Group 2 placed at that age. It will be very interesting to follow the progress of the third sibling, Bad News Browne – now a 3YO and also in the Kevin Hughes stable. In a handful of 2YO starts he seemed to be a more settled individual than his relatives; hopefully he will strengthen up to be another good winner from the family.
This season’s recommendation was for Tio Iris to visit boom sire Keeper.
