Cover image courtesy of Bronwen Healy
Listed Martin Collins Goldmarket, $125,000, 1200m
Race summary
Desert Lord (High Chaparral {Ire}) relished a hot tempo and was able to get into a comfortable rhythm behind the leading pack.
The rider, Michael Cahill, eased him to the outside on straightening and the David Vandyke-trained 7-year-old unleashed with an irresistible finish.
Tramonto (Wandjina) coped with a stiff rise in class to take second ahead of Totally Charmed (I Am Invincible). Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) was fourth on resuming and earned a pass mark for the Group 1 winner, who had to concede all of his rivals 7kg in his first run for 10 months.
Pedigree notes
It was a maiden stakes victory for Desert Lord, who is a son of the G1 Tatt’s Winter S. and dual Group 2 winner Nova Star (Iglesia).
Also the dam of the two-time South African Listed winner Acrostar (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), Nova Star is a half-sister to Novanediym (Nediym {Ire}), successful on five occasions and a G3 Adrian Knox S. placegetter.
Their dam is the unraced Filnova (Luskin Star), a half-sister to the G3 Champagne Classic winner Dolce Veloce (Integra).
The Black Type results of Desert Lord’s sire High Chaparral (Ire) has now sired 134 stakes winners, including 23 individual Group 1 winners headed by his multiple top-flight winners and successful sires So You Think (NZ) and Dundeel (NZ).
