Mo’Unga was an eye-catching second in the Queen Elizabeth, coming from eighth at the 400m to nose out Anamoe. He finished almost 2.5 lengths from the winner, so we can take nothing away from Dubai Honour. Connections announced their intention to race the stallion on, and he is currently the highest rated horse in Australia with Anamoe’s retirement. Whether it will prove a masterstroke for Newhaven Stud and the other owners is another question. Interestingly the colt was purchased as a yearling by Aquis Farm but sold to Newhaven Park and others in April 2022.
The colt had four trials as a 2yo before finally making his debut at that age on 12 June 2020 winning a Gold Coast maiden over 1400m on a
