Just
weeks after Three Bridges Thoroughbreds announced the premature passing of their
young stallion Unencumbered, the Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner has
delivered his first winner with an Echuca success for Expedius.
Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Expedius was spelled and gelded
following an unplaced debut in the spring and returned with an encouraging third
at Ballarat last month.
He showed the benefit of that outing when leading throughout and kicking on
strongly to win the 1200 metre maiden by a short neck.
An $80,000 Magic Millions purchase for Busuttin Racing from the Marquee Stud
draft, he was a successful pinhook having first been bought for $60,000 by
Marquee from the Three Bridges draft at the MM National Weanling Sale.
A brilliant son of Testa Rossa, Unencumbered died last month, but covered 102
mares last spring.