Macau Derby Winner for Deep Field

Media Release - Monday August 8

Highly talented Karaka graduate Cheers Brothers (Deep Field) stepped up to stakes level in style on Sunday with a stunning victory in the M$2.3m Treasure Island Resorts World Macau Derby (1800m). 

Bought for $150,000 from the Book 1 draft of Kilgravin Lodge at Karaka 2019, Cheers Brothers has now had 11 starts for six wins, one placing and M$815,750 in stakes – the equivalent of NZ$161,245.

Raced by renowned TV personality Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Cheers Brothers is trained by Joe Lau and was ridden to Sunday’s Derby triumph by Eric Cheung.

Taken back in the early stages after jumping from the outside gate, Cheers Brothers was a clear last for most of the race before swooping around the outside of the big field coming up to the home turn.

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But his ominous run nearly came to a dramatic end at the top of the home straight when he stumbled badly and almost fell to the turf.

Cheers Brothers somehow stayed upright, regathered his balance and then sprinted again, charging to the lead and scoring a sensational one-length win.

By prolific Australian sire Deep Field, who has now been represented by 15 individual stakes winners among his total of 282 winners from 414 runners, Cheers Brothers comes from a female family that features Group One Avondale Cup (2200m) placegetter and stakes-producing broodmare Upstaged (In The Wings).

Cheers Brothers as a yearling.

Vendor Kilgravin Lodge
Purchaser Mr M Old (Auckland)
Breeding Deep Field – Balmoral Baby
Sale Lot 583, Karaka 2019 Book 1, $150,000
Bred by G B Thoroughbreds
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