The Group III ATC Up and Coming Stakes (1300m) at Rosehill on Saturday was aptly named with a classy field of promising colts chasing a first Black Type win and it was Yulong blueblood colt Grand Prairie that took the win in somewhat controversial circumstances.
Australian breeders only had access to Darley’s champion miler Palace Pier (GB) for one season with the resulting foals set to run as 2YO’s this season and the son of Kingman is making his mark in Europe with a new stakes-winner overnight.