Godolphin's highly promising homebred three-year-old Eusebio scored a runaway
win in the $132,000 Listed XXXX Gold Canberra Guineas (1400m).Threading between runners under an inspired Tommy Berry ride, Eusebio made it three wins on the trot with a two length victory over the talented Gai Wasterhouse and Adrian Bott trained colt over Ebenos.
"The team at home worked very hard to get him to relax and get him here today in great order, winning trainer John O'Shea said.
"When he (Berry) made a commitment to go he must have seen a littleneedle eyeopening and let him rip.
"We will get him home and see how he pulls up before we make a commitment on where he goes next."
A half-brother to Group II ATC Pago Pago Stakes winner Deferential, Eusebio is the penultimate foal of the Quest For Fame (GB) mare Talent Time, a half-sister to Group II STC Silver Shadow Stakes winner Katima.
Talent Time was pensioned in 2015 and her final foal is a two year-old sister to Eusebio named Nene.
Benfica was popular with Queensland breeders last spring in his first season at Aquis and covered 88 mares at a fee of $4,400.
Already the sire of 12 stakes-winners in his own right, Domesday sired his first stakes-winner as a broodmare sire when promising colt Trapeze Artist scored a dominant win in the Group III Canberra Black Opal Stakes.
A two year-old son of Snitzel, Trapeze Artist is the best of five winners
so far from daughters of Domesday.Being completely free of Danzig blood and tracing in tail female line to Best in Show, Domesday appeals as a great match for mares by Redoute's Choice (also tracing to Best in Show) and his myriad of sire sons.
So far the cross has produced 10 winners headed by Group II WATC West Australian Derby winner Arcadia Dream, a winner of over $600,000 in prizemoney.
Domesday covered 104 mares last spring at a fee of $8,800.
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