One to Watch – Goulburn

Tara Madgwick - Friday May 27

Pierro gave us a promising 2YO winner at Goulburn on Friday that will be well worth following.

Trained by Bjorn Baker, Emilia Romagna showed plenty of talent at the trials last spring, but was not seen to advantage when finishing unplaced behind Soaring Ambition and Lady Laguna on race day.

Given a good spell, she’s been looking stronger at the trials and ran right up to that when produced in a 1000m juvenile maiden.

Emilia Romagna charged home from back in the field to win by more than two lengths running away.

A $550,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Milburn Creek draft  for Spendthrift Australia, she now runs in the Myracehorse Syndicate colours.

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Emilia Romagna was the most expensive yearling by Pierro sold at Magic Millions and was also his most expensive filly sold in 2021.

She is the second winner from brilliant sprinting mare Griante, winner of the Group I ATC The Galaxy and a three-quarter sister-in-blood to another Group I winner in Grand Journey.

Griante sadly died last year and her final foal is a colt by The Autumn Sun.

Emilia Romagna as a yearling.

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Race Result - Tab.Com.Au Mdn Hcp 1000m

Goulburn Track: Soft(7) Time: 0:59.03
1
Emilia Romagna
- 2f Pierro (AUS) x Griante (AUS) (Good Journey (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Mitchell Bell 55.5
2
2.3
Wingardium
- 2f Vancouver (AUS) x Leviosa (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Brock Ryan 55
3
4.3
Esprit Lucand
- 2f Bel Esprit (AUS) x Lucand Star (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tom Sherry 55
4
4.9
Occhiata
- 2f Flying Artie (AUS) x Outsider Art (USA) (Five Star Day (USA))
Tnr: Gabrielle Ellis Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 55
5
5.0
Musical Affair
- 2f Your Song (AUS) x Matras (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Ms W Costin 55
6
5.5
Agnodice
- 2f Street Boss (USA) x Santorini Miss (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: A Layt 55
7
5.6
Matronymic
- 2f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Fascination Street (NZ) (Elusive City (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: K S Latham 55.5
8
5.8
Region Time
- 2f Territories (IRE) x American Time (AUS) (All American (AUS))
Tnr: G P Vella Rdr: Ms K Nisbet 55
9
5.9
Twiggy Lady
- 2f Capitalist (AUS) x Tricky Zippy (USA) (City Zip (USA))
Tnr: Jean Dubois Rdr: J Innes Jnr 55
10
6.2
Rebel Love
- 2f Dissident (AUS) x Excess Love (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: Reece Jones 55
11
8.9
Battle Abbey
- 2c Hallowed Crown (AUS) x Madonnica (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Wilson Rdr: Amy Mc Lucas 57
12
10.5
Tailwinds
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Wild Rain (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: G Buckley 55
13
16.0
Sun Kiss
- 2f Nicconi (AUS) x Gibraltar's Gift (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: D A Williams Rdr: A B Collett 55
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