Golden Eagle Possible for Pierro 4YO Kalino

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 13

Talented Pierro gelding Kalino has been a good money spinner for his Star Thoroughbreds owners, but there might be a lot more to come if his long term Golden Eagle plan comes to fruition.

Kalino wins easily at Rosehill - image Steve Hart

Trained by Chris Waller, Kalino has now won two of his last three starts and scored a powerful three-quarter length win in the Benchmark 78 event at Rosehill on Saturday over 1400m as favourite.

“He’s an exciting horse,” said Chris Waller.

“He’s taken a little while to find his way, but he’s on it now and there are some nice races coming up and who knows if he could get through to a Golden Eagle or not… That’s the beauty of Sydney racing, there are so many options.”

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Winning rider James McDonald believes Kalino can move through the grades.

“He keeps progressing the right way and has a really good sectional on him, he’s probably better held up and can let rip a bit better, but I thought he was very good today,” said McDonald.

Kalino was a $210,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Tyreel Stud.

A $210,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Tyreel Stud draft for Star Thoroughbreds / Randwick Bloodstock Agency (FBAA), Kalino has three wins from 10 starts and prizemoney just shy of $230,000.

He was bred by Bill and Chris Lovatt and is the second winner from two foals to race from I Am Invincible mare Lanikai.

A half-sister to stakes-placed Peace Not War, Lanikai comes from the family of Group I winners River Dove and Crown Prosecutor as well as Group II winner and promising young sire Headwater.

Lanikai produced a filly by Yes Yes Yes last spring and is back in foal to him again.
 

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Race Result - Clubsnsw (Bm78) 1400m

Rosehill Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:25.04
1
Kalino
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Lanikai (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
2
0.8
Canasta
- 7g Makfi (GB) x Janistra (USA) (Grand Slam (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 58.5
3
2.6
Two Big Fari
- 7g Walking Or Dancing (NZ) x Miss Spoken (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: T S Howlett Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 57
4
2.7
Opacity
- 6g Ocean Park (NZ) x Twilight Granita (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: S Clipperton 60
5
2.9
Just A Jedi
- 5g Free Eagle (IRE) x Padawan Star (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: B Avdulla 55
6
4.2
Nitride
- 7g All Too Hard (AUS) x Gosetgo (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Lou Mary Rdr: Reece Jones 53.5
7
4.3
Marnix
- 5g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Dutch Romance (GB) (Dutch Art (GB))
Tnr: Richard Litt Rdr: N Rawiller 59.5
8
4.6
New Republic
- 4g Dissident (AUS) x Apprise (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: M S Minervini Rdr: Tyler Schiller 52.5
9
9.5
Loveplanet
- 5g Ocean Park (NZ) x Venus's Dream (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J Bowman 57.5
10
14.2
Thorin
- 6g Soldier Hollow (GB) x Taita (GER) (Big Shuffle (USA))
Tnr: Jean Dubois Rdr: K S Latham 60
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