New Group I Winner for Pierro

Tara Madgwick - Saturday November 23

Earlier this year exciting Pierro gelding Regal Power showed his quality and stamina when winning the Group II WATC West Australian Derby (2400m) and he upped the ante at Ascot on Saturday when he beat a hot field to win the $1million Group I WATC Railway Stakes (1600m).

Regal Power wins the G1 Railway - image Western RacepixHaving just his second run back from a spell, the Grant and Alana Williams trained four year-old settled back in the field for William Pike after jumping from a wide gate and charged to the line out wide to score a half length win over the Godolphin representative Best of Days (IRE).

"I felt like the pressure was off a bit (with the) wide barrier. I just had to go out there and wing it and hope that it went my way and it did,” Pike said.

"I got back a long way, but I actually had a pretty good run, I don't know if I would've wanted to swap my run for too many others. 

"Inside the last furlong, that's where his character kicked in. He could either say 'nah, I went too wide and done too much, or nah I'm here to play' and he never laid down."

A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters, Regal Power has the overall record of five wins and six placings from 15 starts with prizemoney in excess of $1million.

Regal Power will progress to the Group I WATC Kingston Town Stakes (1800m) in two weeks time, a race won by his close relation Arcadia Queen last year.

Pierro filly from Broadway Belle pictured at Holbrook Thoroughbreds by Joan FarasRegal Power is the best of three winners from stakes-winning Redoute’s Choice mare Broadway Belle and is a full brother to Group II WATC Derby winner Action.

He is also a brother-in-blood to the Peters homebreds Arcadia Queen, winner of the Group I WATC Kingston Town Classic and Arcadia Prince, winner of the Group III WATC Scahill Stakes.

Broadway Belle has been a regular visitor to Coolmore and has a yearling colt by Vancouver that was passed in at Inglis Easter, a yearling filly by American Pharoah (USA) and has foaled this spring producing another cracking filly by Pierro.

Regal Power is the sixth Group I winner for Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro, who has been super popular this spring at a fee of $88,000.

He is the third Group I winner for Pierro bred from a daughter of Redoute’s Choice, the nick producing 75% winners to runners and 19% stakes-winners to runners.






 

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Race Result - Kirin-Railway Stakes Gr1 1600m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:35.89
1
Regal Power
- 4g Pierro (AUS) x Broadway Belle (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: W Pike 53
Pierro
2
0.5
Best Of Days
- 6g Azamour (IRE) x Baisse (GB) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Rawiller 57
3
0.9
Platoon
- 4g Playing God (AUS) x Oriel (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: S Parnham 53
MM Perth Winter Yearling Sale $55,000
Seller: Yarradale Stud (Unreserved Reduction), Gidgegannup, WA
Buyer: John Chalmers Bloodstock (FBAA)
4
1.1
Achernar Star
- 5g Gingerbread Man (AUS) x Morine (AUS) (Danetime (IRE))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: D Oliver 55.5
5
1.4
Samizdat
- 4g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Sambar (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Chris Gangemi Rdr: Jarrad Noske 53
6
2.6
The Velvet King
- 4g Universal Ruler (AUS) x Doubleblack Velvet (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: D T McAuliffe Rdr: Chris Parnham 53
7
3.6
Gatting
- 6g Hard Spun (USA) x Stubborn (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: D T McAuliffe Rdr: Mitchell Pateman 58
8
4.1
Star Exhibit
- 8g Statue Of Liberty (USA) x Star Encounter (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: P Hall 56.5
9
4.2
Tamasa
- 5h So You Think (NZ) x Fill The Page (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: P Knuckey 53
10
4.3
Tellem We're Comin
- 5g Blackfriars (AUS) x Bonny Bonny (AUS) (Bletchley Park (IRE))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: B Avdulla 53
11
4.5
Mizlecki
- 5m Lope De Vega (IRE) x Miss Strezelecki (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: F R Kersley Rdr: Jerry Noske 53
12
6.4
Perfect Jewel
- 5m Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Star Encounter (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: Jade Mc Naught 53
13
6.5
Variation
- 6g War Chant (USA) x Fleeting Angel (AUS) (Don't Say Halo (USA))
Tnr: S J Miller Rdr: B Parnham 53
14
7.2
Reykjavik
- 5h Artie Schiller (USA) x Gibraltar Storm (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: L Smith Rdr: D Yendall 53
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