Barnaby
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Jacob McKay is steadily building up his Waikato stable headed by the talented Barnaby.
The Matamata horseman went out on his own last November to establish a breaking and pre-training operation following a successful training partnership with his father Peter, which included Group One successes with Puccini.
It wasn't long before the three-year-old Barnaby, inherited from Lance Noble when he took up a private role with Brendan and Jo Lindsay at Karaka, provided McKay junior with his first solo success with a winning debut on his home track in March.
"I bought a property at the racecourse and people offered us a couple of racehorses," he said. "I was lucky to get this horse off Lance.
"I've now got 14 in work at the moment with six racehorses, breakers and pre-trainers and we would like to be going to the sales to buy a few more young ones later on."
In the meantime, McKay is hoping Barnaby can continue to lift his profile with the son of Shocking having returned in grand order following a break.
"He had a good six weeks out and he's coming up very well," he said. "While the Shockings go over ground, this horse is still pretty sharp.
"I'll see how he goes first-up at Te Teko and then we might look at some nice sprints at Hastings during their carnival and we can always stretch him out over more of a trip later on.
"While he's sprinting well we might as well make use of that."
Following his debut success, Barnaby won again at Te Rapa and he was spelled after a creditable eighth behind Xtravagant in the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes.
"He's a big horse and he's still furnishing," McKay said. "If he comes up as well as I hope then we will have a lot of options with him." – NZ Racing Desk.
The Matamata horseman went out on his own last November to establish a breaking and pre-training operation following a successful training partnership with his father Peter, which included Group One successes with Puccini.
It wasn't long before the three-year-old Barnaby, inherited from Lance Noble when he took up a private role with Brendan and Jo Lindsay at Karaka, provided McKay junior with his first solo success with a winning debut on his home track in March.
"I bought a property at the racecourse and people offered us a couple of racehorses," he said. "I was lucky to get this horse off Lance.
"I've now got 14 in work at the moment with six racehorses, breakers and pre-trainers and we would like to be going to the sales to buy a few more young ones later on."
In the meantime, McKay is hoping Barnaby can continue to lift his profile with the son of Shocking having returned in grand order following a break.
"He had a good six weeks out and he's coming up very well," he said. "While the Shockings go over ground, this horse is still pretty sharp.
"I'll see how he goes first-up at Te Teko and then we might look at some nice sprints at Hastings during their carnival and we can always stretch him out over more of a trip later on.
"While he's sprinting well we might as well make use of that."
Following his debut success, Barnaby won again at Te Rapa and he was spelled after a creditable eighth behind Xtravagant in the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes.
"He's a big horse and he's still furnishing," McKay said. "If he comes up as well as I hope then we will have a lot of options with him." – NZ Racing Desk.
