Pierro Cracks a Century of Winners

Tara Madgwick - Thursday July 22

Coolmore’s champion sire Pierro cracked his century of winners on Thursday with a commanding win for two year-old gelding Blazerro at Cranbourne sparking interest in his entries for the 2022 Golden Slipper, which come from an outstanding crop of rising two year-olds.

The 100th winner of the season for Pierro, Blazerro wins at Cranbourne - image Ross Holburt/ Racing Photos.

Fit and ready to fire at his third start at Pakenham in the 1300m maiden, the Phillip Stokes trained Blazerro was a red hot favourite and led all the way to win by two and a half lengths.
 


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Blazerro was a $120,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for Bennett Racing/McEvoy Mitchell Racing.

He is a full brother to Sydney metro winner Fiery Red and is the fourth winner from Blazing Snitzel, a winning half-sister to stakes-winner Excuse My French from the family of Group I winner Julinsky Prince and this season’s Group III winner Nudge.

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Pierro has had his usual outstanding season siring 100 winners of over $9.5million in prizemoney highlighted by five stakes-winners headed by his multiple Group I winner Arcadia Queen, who sold this year as a broodmare prospect for $3.2 million at Magic Millions making her the most expensive mare sold this year.

Pierro is poised for further success in the new season with 64 entries for the 2022 Golden Slipper, a race he won in 2012 on his way to becoming Champion 2YO.

A good number of his Slipper entries are already named:

Sequestered (f Abduction)
Rolling Rock (f Acing Shamrock)
Rock Girls (f And Rock)
Dazzled (f Capital Diamond)
Courterrio (c Courtesan)
Don Pedro (c Donelle)
Perossa (f Edwina Georgie)
Shaday (f Federosa)
Glowsticks (2c Glows)
Pyson (c Hello)
Piercing Three (c Heriz)
Tambique (f Lady Migaloo)
Mon Pierre (c Mongolian Beauty)
Peruno (c Next the Universe)
Regal Rose (f Niccorama)
Coleraine (f Now Now)
Picko Rocks (c Pickin’ Time)
Paname (f Prevalent)
Roseaa (f Rock Giselle)
Ayelistar (c Starspangled (IRE) – $500,000 MM purchase, half-brother to Group I winners Youngstar and Funstar.
Napa Valley (c Zuzao)

 

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Race Result - Hertz Cranbourne Mdn Plate 1300m

Cranbourne Track: Heavy(10) Time: 1:22.18
1
Blazerro
- 2g Pierro (AUS) x Blazing Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Michael Poy 57
2
2.5
Escadora
- 3f Helmet (AUS) x Cahira (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Damien Thornton 57.5
3
7.5
Kaciga
- 3f Helmet (AUS) x Running Royal (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: Shea Eden Rdr: Zac Spain 57.5
4
7.6
Blavatsky
- 3f So You Think (NZ) x Russian Empress (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: J Noonan 57.5
5
9.6
The Black Panther
- 4g Better Than Ready (AUS) x Von Krum (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: N J Harnett Rdr: Patrick Moloney 59.5
6
10.0
Star Smash
- 2g Star Turn (AUS) x Smashin' Mila (AUS) (Authorized (IRE))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: D Moor 57
7
10.5
Eddie's Memories
- 5g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Wayne's World (AUS) (Spinning World (USA))
Tnr: Greg Hayes Rdr: Celine Gaudray 57.5
8
10.9
Ridgers
- 2f Rageese (AUS) x So Regal (NZ) (Shinko King (IRE))
Tnr: Richard Laming Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 55
9
11.9
Cemented
- 3g Pour Moi (IRE) x Cyndy Rock (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Paul Rocke Rdr: W Gordon 59.5
10
13.1
All This Mayhem
- 4m Squamosa (AUS) x Ruby Slew (AUS) (Sirius Slew (CAN))
Tnr: Michael Huglin Rdr: B Higgins 57.5
11
13.9
Hardbite
- 3c Sharkbite (AUS) x Hanjaabi (AUS) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: A R McGregor Rdr: Ms A Bryan 57.5
12
17.4
Mondostorm
- 4m Best Choice (AUS) x Newham Lass (AUS) (Barely A Moment (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Oliver Rdr: W Egan 57.5
13
19.1
True Patriot
- 3g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Dancer Doll (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: Ms N Burke Rdr: Beau Mertens 59.5
14
24.1
Niasu
- 4g Moshe (AUS) x Chosen Girl (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: W D Masters Rdr: C Newitt 59.5
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