Flying Start for Pierro

Tara Madgwick - Sunday August 4
We are only four days into the new racing season and Coolmore's Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro has hit the ground running reeling off seven winners including a metropolitan double at Sandown on Sunday that featured undefeated three year-old Peidra, who will be aimed towards the Caulfield Guineas.

Peidra as a yearlingPrepared at Lindsay Park by the Hayes Dabernig training partnership, Peidra was a Breednet 'One to Watch' when scoring on debut last month at Sale and confirmed his potential with an easy win in tougher grade.

Stepping up to a Benchmark 70 event for three year-olds over 1200 metres, Peidra was held up for a run momentarily in the straight, but showed a good turn of foot for Luke Nolen and strode clear to win by two lengths.

"He did a really good job," said Ben Hayes.

"He was boxed in for a while, but once he was clear it was a really classy effort.

"We'll be looking at better races now for him and a traditional Guineas path as being by Pierro, the 1600 metres should be ideal."

A $250,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Aquis Farm draft for Lindsay Park Racing, Peidra is the third winner from stakes-placed Exceed and Excel mare Valoura, a half-sister to Group II winner Noire from the family of Group II winners Media and Timbourina.

Valoura had another Pierro colt that made $200,000 at Inglis Easter this year and she is back in foal to the Golden Slipper winning sire again.

Pierro had a great season in 2018/2019 with over 100 winners that collected in excess of $9million headed by eight stakes-winners including Group I winners Pierata and Arcadia Queen, both horses being targeted towards The Everest.

Pierro stands at a fee of $88,000 at Coolmore this spring.


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