Turf Monthly

PINATUBO

inatubo is the highest priced of the new Darley stallions to come to Australia this season. Each year we are seeing some top quality bloodlines being imported by this world leading organisation. Each year though we are faced with the difficulty of working out whether the stallions will suit the local population. Pinatubo was among the world’s best winning seven of his ten starts and being placed in the other three. He started his career winning a novice race at Wolverhampton over 1200m. This was followed by a win on Oaks Day at Epsom again over 1200m. He then showed his class by winning the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot in course record time over 1400m. It was then to his first Group race, the G2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood winning by 5 lengths over the same trip. A 9-length win in the G1 National Stakes at The Curragh

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