Promising
Rubick gelding Erno made it two wins in as many starts when he led throughout
and skipped away to win with authority at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Prepared by Kim Waugh, Erno was an easy debut winner on a heavy tack at Wyong
last month and looked every bit as good on a firm surface and stepped out to
1300 metres.
Sent off as favourite, he travelled smoothly for Blake Shinn and hit the line
full of running to win by a length and a quarter.
"He did all that I asked of him today," Shinn said.
"He's very professional and well educated. He was really strong right up the
straight and is a horse with a bright future."
A $70,000 Magic Millions purchase for Kim Waugh from the Amarina Farm Magic
Millions draft, Erno runs for a syndicate that includes his breeder Ralph
Johns.
He is the first foal from Little Mary, a winning half-sister to Group III
winner Hofmeister and stakes-winner Callanish. Little Mary has a weanling filly
by Rubick and is now in foal to another of the young Coolmore sires in
Caravaggio (USA).
Erno is one of nine first crop winners for Rubick, whose fee has been set at
$38,500 at Coolmore this spring.