Tavago
Darryl Sherer
Tavago's Gr.1 Caulfield Cup preparation may take in a detour to Sydney this week.
"He's coming up really well and it's 50-50 at this stage whether we shoot him up there for the Hill Stakes or if we wait for the Underwood," said Trent Busuttin, who prepares the son of Tavistock with his partner Natalie Young.
The Gr.2 Hill Stakes is a 2000 metre weight-for-age contest at Randwick while the Gr.1 Underwood Stakes is at Caulfield a week later over 1800 metres.
"We'll just have a think about it over the next couple of days, but whatever happens he'll be third-up into the Caulfield Cup," Busuttin said.
Tavago made his first appearance since winning the Gr.1 Australian Derby in the autumn when he was unplaced in the Gr.2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley earlier this month.
"It was a fair run and he was ridden a bit upside down –he was a bit close to the pace, but he came through it well," Busuttin said.
The former Cambridge-based trainers have made an immediate impact from their new Cranbourne base with five winners.
"We've kicked off with a nice run and now we'd like to get a few city winners and any carnival successes would be great," Busuttin said. "We're really pleased with the way things are going."
High future hopes are held for two promising three-year-olds in the stable – El Sicario and Knew It, both recent winners in Victoria.
The former was runner-up in last season's Gr.1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes at Awapuni where Saturday's Gr.2 Danehill Stakes winner Saracino finished third.
"El Sicario will probably run next on the synthetic track at Pakenham again and then into the Guineas Prelude or the Bill Stutt Stakes," Busuttin said.
"Knew It will either run at Cranbourne on Thursday or at Caulfield on Saturday and that will then dictate the rest of her spring – the Guineas might be a bit soon for her, but she could be an Oaks filly."
Bred and raced by Waikato Stud, the daughter of O'Reilly is out of the Zabeel mare Know All who is a three-quarter sister to the dam of the Matamata farm's Gr.1 Cox Plate-winning resident Ocean Park. – NZ Racing Desk.
"He's coming up really well and it's 50-50 at this stage whether we shoot him up there for the Hill Stakes or if we wait for the Underwood," said Trent Busuttin, who prepares the son of Tavistock with his partner Natalie Young.
The Gr.2 Hill Stakes is a 2000 metre weight-for-age contest at Randwick while the Gr.1 Underwood Stakes is at Caulfield a week later over 1800 metres.
"We'll just have a think about it over the next couple of days, but whatever happens he'll be third-up into the Caulfield Cup," Busuttin said.
Tavago made his first appearance since winning the Gr.1 Australian Derby in the autumn when he was unplaced in the Gr.2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley earlier this month.
"It was a fair run and he was ridden a bit upside down –he was a bit close to the pace, but he came through it well," Busuttin said.
The former Cambridge-based trainers have made an immediate impact from their new Cranbourne base with five winners.
"We've kicked off with a nice run and now we'd like to get a few city winners and any carnival successes would be great," Busuttin said. "We're really pleased with the way things are going."
High future hopes are held for two promising three-year-olds in the stable – El Sicario and Knew It, both recent winners in Victoria.
The former was runner-up in last season's Gr.1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes at Awapuni where Saturday's Gr.2 Danehill Stakes winner Saracino finished third.
"El Sicario will probably run next on the synthetic track at Pakenham again and then into the Guineas Prelude or the Bill Stutt Stakes," Busuttin said.
"Knew It will either run at Cranbourne on Thursday or at Caulfield on Saturday and that will then dictate the rest of her spring – the Guineas might be a bit soon for her, but she could be an Oaks filly."
Bred and raced by Waikato Stud, the daughter of O'Reilly is out of the Zabeel mare Know All who is a three-quarter sister to the dam of the Matamata farm's Gr.1 Cox Plate-winning resident Ocean Park. – NZ Racing Desk.
