Impressive Winner for Pierata

Breednet - Wednesday March 13

A Group One challenge awaits Red Sea next month following the youngster’s runaway success in the AKW Farrier Two-Year-Old (1200m) at Matamata on Wednesday.

Bred and raced by Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay, the Andrew Forsman-trained son of Pierata was sent out a short-priced favourite and justified his support with an effortless 3-1/4 length victory.

Red Sea winning at Matamata on Wednesday.   Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images)

“In a perfect world, we would have wanted a couple to follow, but Warren realised there wasn’t going to be a heap of early pressure, so he took up the running,” Forsman said.

“He’s a good galloper and hopefully he will improve off that, he will need to because he’ll be going up to another level.”

Red Sea had finished runner-up in his summer debut behind subsequent Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) and Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) winner Velocious and was then fifth in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) after a tardy start and a wide run without cover.

He was subsequently freshened and returned last month to run fourth in the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m).

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“He put it all together nicely today and was spot on. He needed that first-up run, he was a bit underdone, and the blinkers have helped as well,” Forsman said.

Red Sea’s success has confirmed plans for a crack at the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham next month, which is the first bonus race for next year’s inaugural $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), for which Cambridge Stud secured a slot in last month.

“We’ll head that way and Cambridge Stud will want to, it’s a NZB Kiwi bonus race and they have got a slot,” Forsman said.

“It’s the logical play to have a crack so we’ll see how we go.”

Red Sea is the second winner for Yulong Stud's Pierata and is his first in New Zealand .– LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

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