Son Emulates Mum in Summer Cup Victory

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 26

In 2005, high class Danehill mare Aqua D’Amore was just at the start of her sparkling career backing up from winning the Group II ATC Villiers Stakes to also take out the Group III ATC Summer Cup and at Randwick on Boxing Day her six year-old son Parry Sound followed in her footsteps to win the feature race claiming his  first Black type success.

Pierro had a stakes double and you can read about Holbien here.

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Parry Sound wins the G3 Summer Cup - image Steve Hart

Reduced in distance to 2000m from the 2400m that it was when Aqua D’Amore claimed the prize, the Summer Cup is still a good test of a stayer and the Bjorn Baker trained son of Pierro was strong at the finish at his third run back from a spell to claim a three-quarter length win.
 


Parry Sound has the overall record of five wins and 13 placings from 28 starts earning nearly $550,000 in prizemoney and was second in the $1million Magic Millions Subzero Quality (2400m) last year.

Bjorn Baker is keen to avenge his neck defeat 12 months ago and is all systems go for the Gold Coast.

“The main aim is to get back up for the Magic Millions and this sets him up nicely for the 2400m,’’ said Baker.


“He was travelling really strongly on the corner and was able to finish the race off well. We will take him up to the Magic Millions with a bit of confidence.’’

A $90,000 Magic Millions purchase for Domeland from the Tyreel Stud draft, Parry Sound was bred at Coolmore and is the best of six winners from eight foals to race from Group I winner Aqua D’Amore, who won over $1.9million and was second in a Caulfield Cup and fourth in a Cox Plate.

Click to see page and parade for Lot 753.

Coolmore will offer the full brother to Parry Sound at Magic Millions as Lot 753 and Aqua D’Amore has foaled this spring producing a filly by Calyx (GB).

Parry Sound is the 26th stakes-winner for Pierro, who has 20 entries for Magic Millions.





 

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Race Result - Schweppes Summer Cup Gr3 2000m

Randwick Track: Good(4) Time: 2:04.94
1
Parry Sound
- 6g Pierro (AUS) x Aqua D'Amore (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Brock Ryan 53
Pierro
2
0.8
Criaderas
- 5g Lonhro (AUS) x Youthful Presence (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Regan Bayliss 55
3
1.0
Polly Grey
- 7m Azamour (IRE) x Allanah (NZ) (Zenno Rob Roy (JPN))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J R Collett 59
4
1.2
Stockman
- 5g Tavistock (NZ) x Crimson (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: J Ford 57.5
5
1.3
Attorney
- 7g Makfi (GB) x Tia Kia (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Tom Sherry 56.5
6
1.4
Order Again
- 8g Iffraaj (GB) x Glass Half Full (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: G Schofield 56.5
7
1.9
So You Win
- 7g So You Think (NZ) x Rhode Island Red (USA) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Bowman 57.5
8
3.6
Ho Ho Khan
- 7h Makfi (GB) x China Choice (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Freedman Rdr: C Schofield 55.5
9
5.1
Fun Fact
- 6g The Factor (USA) x Fill The Page (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Jenny Duggan 55
10
5.3
Skymax
- 6g Maxios (GB) x Set Dreams (FR) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 53
11
10.1
Lightning Jack
- 5g Per Incanto (USA) x La Petite (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
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