Animal
Kingdom (USA) featured with a winning double at Ballarat on Monday with two
well bred colts saluting, one a half-brother to Weekend Hussler and the other
from a daughter of Alinghi.
The Darren Weir trained Peaceful State scored by a neck over 1400 metres as
favourite at his second start and with a big margin back to the third horse it
looked like the first two were well above their rivals.
Not offered for sale, Peaceful State is raced by Katsumi Yoshida and is the
last foal of Weekend Beauty, the dam of Australian Horse of the Year Weekend
Hussler.
In the next race it was the turn of the Robert Smerdon trained colt Roar, who
carried the Champion Thoroughbreds colours to a length victory over 1600 metres
at his fourth start.
A $200,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Arrowfield draft for Champion
Thoroughbreds / Matchem Genetics, Roar is a half-brother to Group III placed
Extra Olives and Regatta Rebel from Alinghi's daughter Line Honours.
Winner of the Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup, Animal Kingdom stands at
Arrowfield at a fee of $27,500.