Bordeaux (inside) defeats Chenille (outside) and Blue Flag (centre)
Trish Dunell
Bordeaux made a statement of his own at Te Rapa after spending more recent times in the shadow of his much-hyped half-brother.
The four-year-old has fashioned a tidy record and his staying success in Saturday's Ladies' Race Day 13 Feb 2016 was his fourth win from nine appearances.
The Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained son of High Chaparral and the Zabeel mare Our Echezeaux was a $620,000 yearling, a figure well and truly eclipsed by his relative at Karaka last month.
The star of NZB's National Yearling Sale series at Karaka was his half-sibling by the unbeaten champion Frankel, who was offered by Pencarrow Stud and knocked down to an international consortium for $1.3 million.
Bordeaux is enjoying an excellent run of form this preparation and he once again displayed his fighting qualities at Te Rapa.
He sat on the leader's quarters of much of the race and stayed on strongly after hitting the front early in the run home under Michael McNab.
"He's taken a little while for the penny to drop, but he's a progressive staying type of horses and he should be in some nice races this time next year," Richards said.
"Our Echezeaux has been an excellent producer and he's only going to keep improving – it's taken a little while for everything to come together."
In a driving finish, Bordeaux repelled the late challenges of Chenille and Blue Flag, who were both in receipt of weight from the winner. – NZ Racing Desk.
The four-year-old has fashioned a tidy record and his staying success in Saturday's Ladies' Race Day 13 Feb 2016 was his fourth win from nine appearances.
The Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained son of High Chaparral and the Zabeel mare Our Echezeaux was a $620,000 yearling, a figure well and truly eclipsed by his relative at Karaka last month.
The star of NZB's National Yearling Sale series at Karaka was his half-sibling by the unbeaten champion Frankel, who was offered by Pencarrow Stud and knocked down to an international consortium for $1.3 million.
Bordeaux is enjoying an excellent run of form this preparation and he once again displayed his fighting qualities at Te Rapa.
He sat on the leader's quarters of much of the race and stayed on strongly after hitting the front early in the run home under Michael McNab.
"He's taken a little while for the penny to drop, but he's a progressive staying type of horses and he should be in some nice races this time next year," Richards said.
"Our Echezeaux has been an excellent producer and he's only going to keep improving – it's taken a little while for everything to come together."
In a driving finish, Bordeaux repelled the late challenges of Chenille and Blue Flag, who were both in receipt of weight from the winner. – NZ Racing Desk.