Derby
winning owner breeder Ross Williams tasted the very highs of racing on Saturday
when his three year-old gelding Angel of Truth won the Group I ATC Australian
Derby and he was back in the winner's circle out in the bush on Sunday when his
two year-old Verrazano (USA) gelding Superium won the $150,000 Wellington Boot.
Trained by Joe Pride, Superium won his debut at Bathurst back in March and made
it two from two when scoring a long neck win in the rich country juvenile
feature over 1100 metres.
A homebred for William's Superhorse Trust, Superium was offered at the Magic
Millions National Yearling Sale but passed in shy of his $60,000 reserve and
has now won more than double that sum in prizemoney.
Superium is the second winner from Rosie's Halo, who had a double at the
meeting as his older half-sister by Nicconi, Jetgirl, won her fifth race when
saluting over 900 metres.
By Al Maher from former brilliant Group III winner Brief Embrace, Rosie's Halo
has a yearling filly by Manhattan Rain and is in foal to Rubick.
Superium is from the first and only Australian crop of More Than Ready's Group
I winning son Verrazano, who shuttled to Coolmore for one season.