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Breslin to raise the stakes with Heni

Mike Breslin believes Heni can make the next and most important step of her career in the wake of her latest South Island success.

Heni winning the Millennium Htls & Resorts Hcp
Heni winning the Millennium Htls & Resorts Hcp Picture: Race Images Photo

The Awapuni trainer produced the mare to win for the fourth time at Riccarton when she claimed the Millennium Hotels & Resorts Premier Open on Saturday and complete a double for the meeting following her success on the middle day of the carnival.

“She always backs up well and it was a really classy effort,” said Breslin, who won the corresponding event 12 months ago with Salamanca.

“I think she’s ready to step into black type company now. I’ll give serious thought to the Group Three race at Hawera and then back here for the Breeders’ Stakes in November.”

He was firstly referring to the Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes in early October and then the Gr.3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes on the second day of the New Zealand Cup festival.

Heni kept company with the leader Saperavious to the turn and she dug deep down the straight for the seventh win of her 23 start career.

“She wanted to be right up there and she held on really nicely,” said rider Danielle Hirini, who had claimed the previous event on the Towkay six-year-old’s stablemate Glengoyne.

Heni won by a length from the favourite and Gr.3 Winter Cup runner-up Platinum Command, who ran on well from last but without seriously threatening the winner.


NZ Racing News



Riccarton Park Saturday, 13th August 2016

6f211y TURF HEAVY
NZD $40,000

Millennium Htls & Resorts Hcp

NZD $40,000
Type: OPEN
6f211y TURF HEAVY
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 8. HENI (NZ) 6yo M
TOWKAY (AUS) - BAHHZAAR (NZ)
DANIELLE HIRINI
MIKE BRESLIN
$7.8
51kg
W J Duncan
2nd 6. PLATINUM COMMAND (NZ) 5yo M
RED GIANT (USA) - WEDNESDAY ROCKS (NZ)
MASA TANAKA
LISA LATTA
$1.9
53kg
Ashburn Lane Investments Ltd & N J McAlister

Sales Information

3rd 3. TAURUS (NZ) 8yo G
NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - STARS IN HER EYES (NZ)
ALFRED CHAN
J J & E RAYNER
$4.7
57kg
Starry Eyed Syndicate
4th 7. MAYBE MIAMI (NZ) 5yo G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - MIAMI (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
K H HUGHES
$5.3
53kg

Sales Information

5th 10. SAPERAVIOUS (NZ) 7yo M
SAPERAVI (NZ) - SOUTHERN KASH (NZ)
L KALYCHURUN
ANNA HEWITSON
$53.7
52kg

Sales Information

6th 2. THE KNIGHT (NZ) 9yo G
NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) - MELANIE (NZ)
KRISHNA MUDHOO
BRUCE TAPPER
$12.4
58.5kg
7th 5. COUP DARCI BE (NZ) 8yo G
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - BESTY COUP (NZ)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
MICHAEL & MATTHEW PITMAN
$18.1
56kg

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