Hallowed
Crown was not the only Darley young gun with a winner on the board on Thursday
with Shooting to Win also chiming in with a winner of his own at Warrnambool
after Testino saluted as a hot favourite.
Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Testino was resuming from a spell. He was tenacious to the line
and refused to surrender in scoring a short head win in the 1200 metre maiden
beating older rivals.
A $50,000 Magic Millions purchase for his trainers from the Willow Park draft,
Testino is the first foal for stakes-winning King of Danes mare Oridane.
Testino is the 15th first crop winner for Shooting to Win and is his
fourth this season.
A Group I winning son of Northern Meteor, Shooting to Win stands at Darley NSW
at a fee of $22,000.
One of his most promising youngsters last season was Group III placed Shotmaker,
who has not raced since finishing down the track in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond
Stakes.
The Mick Price trained colt resumes from a spell in the Group III MRC McNeil
Stakes at Caulfield this Saturday and if he runs up to expectation is expected
to come to Sydney for a tilt at the Group I ATC Golden Rose next month.