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Second Stakes-Winner for Declaration of War

Tara Madgwick - Saturday August 19
Former Coolmore shuttler Declaration of War (USA) will have his first Australian two year-old runners this spring and the son of War Front sired his second stakes-winner overnight in the UK with a victory in the Listed Newbury St Hugh's Stakes for Eirene.

The Dean Ivory-trained filly forged clear in the closing stages to win the five furlong scamper by a length and three-quarters in the colours of Michael Yarrow.

Robert Winston was in the saddle and reported after the race, "She has always been very highly thought of. Today was obviously a chance to prove herself in Listed company. I think the long-term goal for her could be the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes. She will get six furlongs when it's not so soft.

"She is one of Dean's best two-year-olds. She was very highly thought of early in the season and she is starting to prove that now."

Eirene has had two wins and two placings from four starts and is from stakes-placed Za Za Zoom, a half-sister to Group II winner Genki.

Declaration of War shuttled to Australia for two seasons and has 80 odd two year olds to run for him in 2017/2018.

He was switched to Kentucky on his return to the Northern Hemisphere after standing first in Ireland and stood at Ashford Stud earlier this year for Coolmore at a fee of $US35,000.


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