Thoroughbred classes were well supported and given this is the closest major
show to where we live at Daybreak Farm, both of our off the track thoroughbreds
were in action and they ran the quinella for Jack and Jasmine in the 95cm
Slipper class.Jasmine won the rug on Daybreak Del Pietro following an exciting jump off when she just had the edge over Jack on Daybreak Lunar Rise, both horses jumping their socks off!
Kiwi bred Daybreak Del Pietro or Pie as we call him, was given to us by the late Bede Murray and has been a part of our team for four years with Jasmine only 12 when she started riding him, while Daybreak Lunar Rise joined us in 2018 and has been steadily on the improve this year in his first season of jumping.
Bred to be a high class stayer, Daybreak Del Pietro is by champion New Zealand sire Pins from the Group III winning Grosvenor mare Ascona. He had three starts in New Zealand in 2011 before coming to Australia to join the Bede Murray stable in 2012.
Pie showed real talent as a stayer and won five races including two in the metropolitan area before a bowed tendon ended his racing career. He had more than a year off before joining our team and has never had a problem with that tendon ever since.
Thoroughbreds make a fantastic transition horse for children moving up off
ponies, but not quite ready for the warmbloods that take the majority of them into
the big ring for open junior classes. Both of my children now jump warmbloods
as their number one horses, but thoroughbreds will always be a part of our
team.
