We
are only four days into the new racing season and Coolmore's Golden Slipper
winning sire Pierro has hit the ground running reeling off seven winners
including a metropolitan double at Sandown on Sunday that featured undefeated three
year-old Peidra, who will be aimed towards the Caulfield Guineas.
Prepared at Lindsay Park by the Hayes Dabernig training partnership, Peidra was
a Breednet 'One to Watch' when scoring on debut last month at Sale and
confirmed his potential with an easy win in tougher grade.
Stepping up to a Benchmark 70 event for three year-olds over 1200 metres, Peidra
was held up for a run momentarily in the straight, but showed a good turn of
foot for Luke Nolen and strode clear to win by two lengths.
"He did a really good job," said Ben Hayes.
"He was boxed in for a while, but once he was clear it was a really classy
effort.
"We'll be looking at better races now for him and a traditional Guineas path as
being by Pierro, the 1600 metres should be ideal."
A $250,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Aquis Farm draft for Lindsay Park
Racing, Peidra is the third winner from stakes-placed Exceed and Excel mare
Valoura, a half-sister to Group II winner Noire from the family of Group II
winners Media and Timbourina.
Valoura had another Pierro colt that made $200,000 at Inglis Easter this year
and she is back in foal to the Golden Slipper winning sire again.
Pierro had a great season in 2018/2019 with over 100 winners that collected in
excess of $9million headed by eight stakes-winners including Group I winners
Pierata and Arcadia Queen, both horses being targeted towards The Everest.
Pierro stands at a fee of $88,000 at Coolmore this spring.