Gelded after racing twice last spring for a third and a seventh, Tequila Time has been a genuine competitor this time around winning by big margins at Morphettville in March and early April before stepping up to Black Type.
Driven forward by Claire Lindop from a wide gate to lead, he repelled all
challengers to win the 1200 metre sprint by a long neck over proven
stakes-winners Fundamentalist and Krone with blue-blooded Frankel colt Farooq
finishing well for fourth."The horse was terrific. He came into the race in great form and he's just a good horse," said Leon Macdonald.
A $170,000 Magic Millions Adelaide purchase for his trainers from the Willowgrove Stud draft, Tequila Time was the second highest priced colt sold at that sale and has won three of five starts earning over $144,000 in prizemoney.
He is a three-quarter brother to stakes-winner Inner Warrior and is one of four winners from Encosta de Lago mare El Milagro, a grand-daughter of Group II winner Golden Prayer.
El Milagro has a weanling filly by Shamus Award and was covered by Palentino last spring.
Tequila Time is the 39th stakes-winner for Stratum, who died in 2016, with his dual Group I winning son Stratum Star now standing in his place at Widden at a fee of $11,000.
