Metro Double Adds to Pierro Winning Run

Tara Madgwick - Saturday December 16

With six winners in the past two days, Pierro is in hot form and had a winning double at Caulfield on Saturday courtesy of Pascero and Regal Power.

Regal Power back in the winning groove at age eight - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Winner of the Group I WATC Railway Stakes in Perth in 2019 and the $5million MRC All Star Mile in 2020, Regal Power is still going strong as an eight year-old and scored by two lengths in the Benchmark 100 event over 2400m carrying 58kg.

A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters now trained by John Leek Hr, Regal Power has won 10 of 40 starts earning over $4.8million.

Regal Power is a full brother to Group II WATC Derby winner Power and is a brother-in-blood to triple Group I winner Arcadia Queen, so it is not surprising that his dam Broadway Belle has been married to Pierro in recent years and she produced a filly by him this spring.

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Making it a double for Pierro was the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young trained Pascero, who was a dominant winner in the open handicap over 1400m taking his overall record to six wins from 22 starts with prizemoney topping $500,000.

Pascero salutes at Caulfield - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

“He’s got an awful habit of being slow out and that puts you on the backfoot tactically, especially in a race like today that looked like it would be controlled by Dubai Poet,” said winning rider Daniel Moor.

“He’s got good ability thought and he’s a nice horse when he puts it altogether.”

Bred and offered for sale by Blue Gum Farm, Pascero was a $575,000 Inglis Premier purchase for First Light Racing / Busuttin Racing / Paul Willetts Bloodstock making him the most expensive Pierro colt sold in Australia in 2020.

He is a half-brother to stakes-winner Express Pass and is the fourth winner from five to race from good producer Pass the Parcel, a winning More Than Ready (USA) mare from the family of Group I winners Kementari and Sterling City.

Pierro has 21 entries for the upcoming Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

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Race Result - Stow Robotics Hcp 1400m

Caulfield Track: Good(3) Time: 1:22.03
1
Pascero
- 5g Pierro (AUS) x Pass The Parcel (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: D Moor 54
2
1.8
Bermadez
- 7g Tavistock (NZ) x Pikea (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
3
2.5
Dubai Poet
- 5g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Hundi (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
4
2.6
Not An Option
- 6g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Chintz (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: Celine Gaudray 56
5
2.7
Tonneofgrit
- 5g Winning Rupert (AUS) x Istanford (USA) (Istan (USA))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Jordan Childs 54.5
6
2.9
Pal D'oro
- 6g Medaglia D'oro (USA) x Palatine Hill (AUS) (Palace Music (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Declan Bates 54
7
3.1
My Khalifa
- 5g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x O'reilly's Charm (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: G Richards & D Moyle Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 54
8
4.4
Gravina
- 6g Sebring (AUS) x Metastasio (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: M J Dee 57.5
9
13.4
Turn On The Charm
- 7g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Shendaya (FR) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: Beau Mertens 55
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