Promising
Domesday colt Extra Brut took another step towards spring stakes goals with a
tenacious victory over 1600 metres at Caulfield on Saturday in the open three
year-old event.
Trained by Darren Weir, Extra Brut looked good when breaking his maiden last
start beating Black Caviar's son Prince of Caviar at Sandown and stepped it up
a notch in this tougher grade to win by a short half head.
With two wins and a second from just three starts, Extra Brut is entered for
the Caulfield Guineas, but could get over further with races such as the Group
II MRC Caulfield Classic (2000m) and Group I VRC Victoria Derby (2500m) on the
radar.
"It was a good tough effort," said winning rider John Allen.
"The leader gave a good kick off the corner and he did a good job to run
him down.
"At the 100-metre mark I wasn't going to get him but he really surged to
last 50.
"He's a nice horse and mentally he improved a lot today from the last
start.
"He should get out over a bit further. How much further, I'm not sure, but
pushing forward he should be a nice enough horse."
Extra Brut was a $100,000 Inglis Classic purchase for Spicer Thoroughbreds from
the Grange Thoroughbreds draft and was a successful pinhook for Gary Mudgway,
having been bought first as a weanling at the Inglis Great Southern Sale from
the Stonehouse Holdings draft for $52,000.
Extra Brut is the second winner for Dom Perion, a winning Redoute's Choice
grand-daughter of French stakes-winner Charlotte Amalie. His breeder will be
hoping for further success from Extra Brut this spring as Dom Perion is due to
foal again to his sire Domesday.
A stunning son of Red Ransom (USA), Domesday is a proven source of Group I
winners and has been super popular for Aquis at their Queensland base. He
stands at a fee of $9,900.