Stakes Double for Pierro

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 26

Coolmore’s Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro featured with a stakes double on Boxing Day with Parry Sound winning the Group III ATC Summer Cup (2000m ) and Holbien taking out the Listed MRC Lord Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield.

Read about Parry Sound here.

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Holbien wins the Lord Stakes - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Steve Richards, Holbien had been seven times stakes-placed previously and broke through for a well deserved Black Type win scoring a bold front running length and a quarter victory for Michael Poy.
 



Holbein’s trainer Steve Richards thought Holbien may have been in trouble on the home turn, but the tough gelding produced the trademark grit of his sire Pierro and refused to wilt in the straight.

“I thought on the turn they had him, but he gave a kick and he won well,” Richards said.

“One the syndicate owners Rosemary Hemsworth is going through a tough time and I’m sure this will put her in good spirits and give her a real kick along.”

Holbien and his connections - image Grant Courtney

A $130,000 Inglis Easter purchase for his trainer from  the Kia Ora Stud draft, Holbien has the overall record of seven wins and 18 placings from 50 starts with prizemoney topping $700,000.

Holbien was bred and sold by Kia Ora Stud.

Bred and sold by Kia Ora, Holbien is a half-brother to Group II placed Lovani and is the best of three winners from imported Group III winning Danehill Dancer mare Carribean Sunset (IRE), who produced a filly this spring by Pierro’s Group I winning son Pierata.

Holbien is the 27th stakes-winner for Pierro, who has 20 entries for Magic Millions.

 

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Race Result - Neds Lord Stakes LR 1700m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:43.35
1
Holbien
- 7g Pierro (AUS) x Carribean Sunset (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: S J Richards Rdr: Michael Poy 54
Pierro
2
1.3
In A Twinkling
- 6g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Moment In Time (AUS) (Archway (IRE))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: Jarrod Fry 55.5
Fastnet Rock
3
1.5
Starelle
- 4m More Than Ready (USA) x Star Of Giselle (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
More Than Ready
4
1.6
Bonvicini
- 5m Myboycharlie (IRE) x Orvieto (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
5
2.4
Good And Proper
- 5m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Grand Prospect (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: M J Ellerton Rdr: D Moor 54
6
2.8
So Si Bon
- 8g So You Think (NZ) x Black Minx (NZ) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: Patrick Moloney 60
7
3.0
Agreeable
- 4m Sebring (AUS) x Affable (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: C Newitt 54
8
3.5
Winning Partner
- 6g Dawn Approach (IRE) x Lady Frere (AUS) (Johannesburg (USA))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: Ms L J Meech 54
9
6.2
Hi Stranger
- 5g Zoffany (IRE) x Luxury Suite (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: S Fliedner Rdr: L Currie 58.5
10
6.3
Hang Man
- 8g Windsor Knot (IRE) x Halliard (GB) (Halling (USA))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: J Noonan 57.5
11
8.1
Beefeater
- 9g Alamosa (NZ) x Karaka (NZ) (Kings Island (IRE))
Tnr: Patrick Payne Rdr: Madison Lloyd 54
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