Go Racing enjoying flourishing success in Ireland

Go Racing enjoying flourishing success in Ireland

New Zealand-based syndicators Go Racing’s success in Ireland continues to flourish with three winners from three runners in just 12 days, all from the stable of Joseph O’Brien.

Masoun kicked things off with a strong win in an apprentice handicap over 1m1f at Leopardstown on June 12 in soft track conditions.

The four-year-old Too Darn Hot gelding was partnered by O’Brien’s stable apprentice Wayne Hassett, who got him away to a good start and led until the three-furlong mark where he was briefly overtaken, before lengthening from the turn where he raced away to win by one and a half-lengths.

“Wayne gave him a lovely ride,” O’Brien said. “He showed a good attitude to go forward and tough it out right to the line.

“He probably enjoyed putting his toe into the ground a little bit, it was a nice win, and he’s pulled up well.”

Masoun will have his next run in Saturday’s Sherry Fitzgerald Country Homes Ladies Derby Handicap (1m2f), restricted to female jockeys, on day two of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival at The Curragh. He has drawn barrier 1 in the race and has the services of talented apprentice Elizabeth Gale, who claims 7 pounds.

“We expect him to run well and the good track conditions shouldn’t bother him,” Go Racing’s Albert Bosma said. “He has the opportunity to race handy from the draw and is just getting into his stride for the season.

“He is likely to go to the Glorious Goodwood carnival at the end of July and will then make his way to Chris Waller’s stable in Australia before the end of the year.”

The race will be run at 3.05am NZ time on Sunday morning.

Go Racing’s second winner came in the form of two-year-old colt Dial Me In who won impressively on debut at Leopardstown on June 19, taking out the Irish EBF Auction Series Race (7f33y) with Declan McDonogh on board.

“It was a superb win,” Bosma said. “He began just fairly, got into an awkward spot and clipped heels and almost went down after a furlong and a half.

“That pushed him out the back and Declan had to really ride him to get him back up on the bit again and he did. He improved from there, weaving between runners to get up by a head on the line.

“He was clearly the best horse in the race, and he won very well. He’s a talented horse and it was a great start to his career, he’s going to improve off the run, and he’ll have no problem going further – he’s a very exciting horse.”

His next start is likely to be in a 0-1 win two-year-old race before he steps up to stakes class.

Three-year-old gelding Nobler rounded off the hat-trick leading throughout under jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle, to win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (1m1f163y) at Ballinrobe on Monday.

The German-bred son of Amaron has been consistent throughout his career placing in five of his six starts before Monday’s win.

“He was the best horse in the race,” Browne McMonagle said. “He jumped good and rolled forward. He was having a good look around in front so I just kept him going forward, he picked up well around the turn and stuck at it well.”

Bosma said that Nobler is now likely to head to Chris Waller in Australia and be racing this summer for the master trainer.

While it’s hard to top the thrill of a win, Go Racing’s highlight of the last fortnight might just be Omni Man’s fifth placing in the King George V Stakes (2400m) at Royal Ascot last week.

A support crew of 40 people, 30 from New Zealand, led by Bosma, attended the iconic meeting to cheer him home.

“We were really pleased with his run,” Bosma said. “We thought there would be a hotter pace than what there was and the off-and-on pace didn’t suit him, but he finished off really well and Dylan (jockey, Browne McMonagle) said he’s a very good horse going forward.

“It was a very good field and he’s very progressive. With more experience he’ll be capable of taking out a race like this and we are confident he will be a Group horse in Europe.”

Bosma said Omni Man will now take aim at a 3YO handicap at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in West Sussex in late July-early August.

Masoun, Dial Me In, Nobler and Omni Man are the latest success stories to come out of Go Racing’s global model which involves purchasing two-year-old horses out of the breeze up sales in Europe and the United Kingdom, in partnership with Blandford Bloodstock’s Stuart Boman, to initially race out of Joseph O’Brien’s stable before transferring to champion Australian trainer Chris Waller to target the lucrative cups races down under.

“We’re giving our owners the best of both hemispheres,” Bosma said. “They have the chance to race horses in Europe targeting the best races there, and then we bring them down to Australia where they race for huge prizemoney.”

Watch a replay of Masoun’s win here

Watch a replay of Dial Me In’s win here

Watch a replay of Nobler’s win here

Watch a replay of Omni Man’s fifth placing at Royal Ascot here

Photo: Masoun winning at Leopardstown. 

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