Alamosa mare Stolen Dance provides her sire with his second G1 winner with her win in the Thorndon Mile at Trentham.
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained 6YO mare is currently in foal to Tavistock and joins VRC Oaks winner Kirramosa as Alamosa’s G1 winners.
Stolen Dance (Alamosa x Songbird by Black Minnaloushe) has won 10 races including three at Group level for prize money earnings of $NZ497,825.
She is the only named foal out of the unraced Songbird, a half-sister to the G2 winner and G3 Geelong Cup winner The Fuzz (Danasinga).Stolen Dance’s third dam Lady Ukiah (Straight Strike) produced G1 placed Kainui Belle (Kashani), winner of the G2 Wellington Guineas and G2 Eight Carat Classic.
Stolen Dance is one of 10 stakes winners by Alamosa.• ENZO’s Lad gave Australian stallion Testa Rossa his fourth G1 winner when he claimed the Telegraph Handicap at Trentham on January 20.
A $15,000 bargain buy for co-trainer Michael Pitman at the 2014 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale, Enzo's Lad held out the multiple G1 winner Kawi for a strong win.Also a graduate of the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale, Enzo's Lad is trained in partnership by Michael and Matthew Pitman.
A winner of five and seven times placed from just 20 runs, Enzo's Lad is the fourth G1 winner among 63 stakes winners by former Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Testa Rossa.
Enzo’s Lad is one of three winners among eight foals to race and the first stakes winner from the Catbird mare Sheerama, a half-sister to G2 winner Patpong from the stakes winning and G1 placed mare Rouquin (Paris Prince).Bred on Reavill Farm, Enzo's Lad was sold on the Gold Coast in 2014 through the draft of Royston Stud.
He has won five of his 20 starts with prize money totalling $NZ231,200.• THE Tony Pike-trained stayer Magic Chai won the G3 Wellington Cup at Trentham, providing his sire Magic Albert with his 23rd stakes winner.
The 5YO Magic Chai (Magic Albert x Chai by Viscount) joins Albert The Fat, Ilovethiscity, Magic Cape and Fighting Warrior among Magic Albert black type winners.Magic Chai could be headed towards the G1 Auckland Cup at Ellerslie if his form warrants after winning his first attempt at stakes level.
“He’s only had 18 starts so he’s still pretty much untapped. He’s a good, genuine stayer,” Pike said.• THE high-class filly Dijon Bleu added the G3 Desert Gold Stakes at Trentham to her record after the Lisa Latta-trained 3YO had finished second at her previous two starts including the G1 NZ 1000 Guineas.
Latta said Dijon Bleu (Burgundy x Pristino by More Than Ready) will be aimed at the G2 Sir Tristram Fillies Classic at Te Rapa on February 10.Landsdowne Park will offer a half-brother to Dijon Bijou by Proisir at Karaka Book One next week.
• THE 3YO filly Excelleration won the Listed Gore Guineas to provide her sire Exceed And Excel with his 142nd stakes winner.Exceed And Excel has two lots catalogued in Book One of next week’s Karaka yearling sale.