Sun Stud
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Where The Winners WereWhere The Winners Were Red Symphony by Moshe at Singapore 11 Winners for the Week Where The Winners WereWhere The Winners Were Norske Code by Magnus at Muswellbrook Palentino by TeofiloTeofilo won’t shuttle this season, whilst he will be missed, his son, Palentino, is a worthy replacement at Sun Stud. Palentino was a high class racehorse, with a pedigree that can never be questioned, he is now entering his second season at stud, his first crop of foals should be seeing the light of day towards the end of the month. He received a good book of mares in that initial first season, which is essential, he was well patronised and is receiving every opportunity at Sun Stud. Palentino is a great acquisition to the bloodstock breeding industry in Victoria, and the only dual weight for age winner to go to stud in quite a while. Weight for age is a great leveller, it is basically the only guide, all the good judges have used it as it has stood the test of time. His Australian Guineas win elevated him to another level when he defeated the Derby winner, Tarzino. He was the genuine miler at weight for age, although he did win at 1300 and 1400 metres, and ran a close fourth in the Doncaster Handicap at Randwick. Palentino is by Teofilo, who remained unbeaten after five starts first up, he won the National Stakes, and the Futurity Stakes, both Group1s at The Curragh, and the time honoured Dewhurst Stakes, Group 1, at Newmarket. Palentino was a $90,000 purchase at the Tasmanian Magic Million Sales; he was sold to the bid of Darren Weir, who couldn’t resist the temptation, having one last bid on the flashy chestnut colt that won the day. He certainly vindicated the confidence of his trainer winning the Australian Guineas Group1,the Makybe Diva Stakes Group1, and the Blamey Stakes, he was a typical Flemington horse.
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Palentino at Sun Stud
