Chaussure as yearling
Days before Winx's Cox Plate defence, the champion mare's part-owner Debbie Kepitis has had another win to cheer about at Warwick Farm.
As trainer Chris Waller puts the finishing touches on Winx's preparation for Saturday's weight-for-age championship, he teamed up with Kepitis for Chaussure's win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The three-year-old colt justified his $2.70 favouritism, coasting to a dominant two-length win in the Tab Maiden Plate over 1400m.
Chaussure's jockey Tommy Berry had the colt second last during the race before urging him forward around the turn and Chaussure made a sustained run wide down the straight to claim an easy victory.
"I think he'll definitely make Saturday grade without a doubt, but next prep he's definitely going way beyond," Berry said.
"He's got a beautiful presence about him.
"He's well bred and he's bred to get over further and off that run you'd think he would."
Chaussure was sold from the NZB draft of Bradbury Park for $130,000 at the 2015 Premier Yearling Sale. His sire Jimmy Choux was runner-up in the 2011 Cox Plate.
It was Chaussure's second career start after he charged home late to finish second at Kembla Grange in July.
Waller's racing manager Charlie Duckworth said Chaussure would be taken through the grades.
"He's always promised a lot," Duckworth said.
"He actually started out down in our Melbourne stable but obviously never had a start down there.
"He had a few jump-outs which are great education." -AAP
As trainer Chris Waller puts the finishing touches on Winx's preparation for Saturday's weight-for-age championship, he teamed up with Kepitis for Chaussure's win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The three-year-old colt justified his $2.70 favouritism, coasting to a dominant two-length win in the Tab Maiden Plate over 1400m.
Chaussure's jockey Tommy Berry had the colt second last during the race before urging him forward around the turn and Chaussure made a sustained run wide down the straight to claim an easy victory.
"I think he'll definitely make Saturday grade without a doubt, but next prep he's definitely going way beyond," Berry said.
"He's got a beautiful presence about him.
"He's well bred and he's bred to get over further and off that run you'd think he would."
Chaussure was sold from the NZB draft of Bradbury Park for $130,000 at the 2015 Premier Yearling Sale. His sire Jimmy Choux was runner-up in the 2011 Cox Plate.
It was Chaussure's second career start after he charged home late to finish second at Kembla Grange in July.
Waller's racing manager Charlie Duckworth said Chaussure would be taken through the grades.
"He's always promised a lot," Duckworth said.
"He actually started out down in our Melbourne stable but obviously never had a start down there.
"He had a few jump-outs which are great education." -AAP