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Kiwi Stakes-Winner for Domesday

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 15
Aquis Farm's Domesday featured in New Zealand on Saturday when smart young stayer Five To Midnight closed a rewarding campaign in the best possible style at Hastings with success in the Listed Hawke's Bay Gold Cup.

Five to Midnight - Race ImagesThe genuine four-year-old will go out for break at the top of his game after he got the better of the topweight Maygrove in the 2200 metre feature.

Trainer Lisa Latta had said pre-race that win, lose or draw the paddock beckoned Five To Midnight and she's not changing her mind.

"He's been very consistent and run well in all the good races. He deserved a nice win and a good spell."

This campaign, Five To Midnight has won three races and placed in the Group II Awapuni Gold Cup, Group III City of Auckland Cup, Group III Manawatu Cup and the Listed Feilding Gold Cup.

He also performed creditably to finish fifth in the Group I Auckland Cup and fourth in the Group II Avondale Cup.

"I'm so happy to see him win one," said owner Kevin Pratt, who races the gelding under his Kamada Racing banner. "I'm going back to Sydney tomorrow and I've been here a month and hadn't won a race until now."

Five to Midnight as a yearlingFive To Midnight was a $165,000 NZB Select Yearling Sale purchase for his trainer from The Oaks Stud draft and has five wins and eight placings from 22 starts.

He is the first foal of minor winning Fastnet Rock mare Fastnet Lady, whose third dam is stakes-winner St Klaire, the dam of Group I winners Bonanova, Telesto and Fraternity.

Five to Midnight is the 13th stakes-winner for Domesday, who stands at Aquis this spring at a fee of $8,800.
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