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Promising Debut Winner for Justify

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday September 20

The Bob and Sandra Peters cerise and white colours were in the winner’s circle at Belmont on Wednesday when promising three year-old Justify (USA) gelding Pleasure Cruise made a winning debut.

Pleasure Cruise scores at Belmont - image Western RAcepix

Trained by Takahide Ikenushi and ridden by Willie Pike, Pleasure Cruise was a short priced favourite for the 1200m maiden and powered to the line for an easy length and a half win.

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Pleasure Cruise was a $110,000 purchase for D Smith from the Valiant Stud draft at the Inglis ready 2 Race Sale where he breezed in 10.29 seconds. Pleasure Cruise is the second winner from winning Fastnet Rock mare Peaceful Sea, who made $1.75million as a yearling at Inglis Easter back in 2015.

Pleasure Cruise before the Ready 2 Race Sale.

Peaceful Sea comes from the family of dual Group I winner and leading US sire Grand Slam. She has an unnamed two year-old filly by Justify and is due to foal to Home Affairs.

Pleasure Cruise is the seventh winner from nine foals to race worldwide for Justify bred from mares by Fastnet Rock with Group II winning filly Learning to Fly the best of them.

Pleasure Cruise is the fifth Australian winner this season for Triple Crown hero Justify, who stands at Coolmore at a fee of $77,000.

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Race Result - Prive On Sale Now - 22nd September Mdn 1200m

Belmont Park Track: Good(4) Time: 1:12.34
1
Pleasure Cruise
- 3g Justify (USA) x Peaceful Sea (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Takahide Ikenushi Rdr: W Pike 55.5
2
1.5
Holdout
- 3g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Lucky Kitty (AUS) (Lookin At Lucky (USA))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: Chris Parnham 55.5
3
1.6
Major Mario
- 4g Vert De Grece (IRE) x Just Marika (AUS) (Grandera (IRE))
Tnr: Ms S Bakranich Rdr: T Turner 58
4
3.7
Striking Fella
- 3g Awesome Rock (AUS) x Kezzabelle (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: B Parnham 55.5
5
4.9
Grace Rose
- 3f Playing God (AUS) x Cadenza (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: Keshaw Dhurun 52
6
5.6
There Was A Time
- 3f Super One (AUS) x Very Angry Gal (AUS) (Gingerbread Man (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: P Carbery 53.5
7
5.9
Douter
- 5m My Admiration (AUS) x Candle Smoke (AUS) (Trade Fair (GB))
Tnr: Brett Pope Rdr: Lucy Fiore 56
8
6.2
Private Sapling
- 4g Epaulette (AUS) x I Am Wildwood (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Fernie Rdr: P Harvey 58
9
6.9
Doubleyou Goldberg
- 4m Playing God (AUS) x Movie World (AUS) (Arazi (USA))
Tnr: T M Andrews Rdr: S Mc Gruddy 56
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