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Can Pierro Run The Cox Plate Trip Of 2040 Metres Based On His Pedigree?

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Interesting viewpoint - would seem Pierro should have no problem getting over a distance...

http://justracing.com.au/

1- LONHRO - Won 26 of his 35 starts, including 11 Group 1’s. Won to 2000 metres.

2 – OCTAGONAL - Won 14 of 28 starts including 10 Group 1’s. Won to 2400 metres.

3 – ZABEEL - Won Group races in Australia to 2040 metres (Alister Clark Stakes at Moonee Valley).

4 – EIGHT CARAT - Started five times and never won a race, but became a champion broodmare.

5 – SHADEA - Won two races in her career including the now Group 3 Sweet Embrace Stakes in Sydney in 1991 at 1200 metres.

6 – STRAIGHT STRIKE - Won four races in his career and was stakes placed to 2400 metres (Breeders Stakes). Straight Strike was named "Champion Sire" one year in New Zealand and he is a stallion son of champion Mr Prospector.

7 – CONCIA - New Zealand bred mare. When mated with champion stallion, Kiwi based sire Sir Tristram, she produced Group 1 AJC Oaks winner Mahaya at 2400 metres.

8 – MISS RIGHT NOTE - Won two races in her career which was spread between Australia and France - one at 1600 the other at 2400.

9 – DAYLAMI - Won Group 1 races in both England (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes) and America (Breeders Cup Turf) at 2400 metres.

10 – DOYOUN - A son of Arc and Epsom Derby winner at 2400 metres - Mill Reef. Doyoun himself won the Group 1 Two Thousand Guineas in England at 1600 metres.

11 – DALTAWA - When mated to Darshaan she produced Arc (2400m) winner Dalakhani.

12 – SKY SONG - A daughter of champion sire Sadlers Wells that was incapable of winning a race, although she was once placed in a race in France.

13 – SADLER’S WELLS - Champion sire who won Group 1 races to 10 furlongs (2000m) in both England and Ireland.

14 – CRIQUETTE - A daughter of Shirley Heights who won both the 1978 Irish and Epsom Derby’s at 2400m. Criquette won two races in her life – one at 7.25 furlongs (1450m) and the other at 9 furlongs (1800 metres) in Great Britain and the United Arab Emirates.

So would Pierro run out a strong 2040 metres? Well judging by his what I would call "very stout pedigree" he certainly would. Now all that is left is for him to a) travel away from home for the first time and handle that, B) handle the Melbourne way of going and c) adapt to racing at the tricky Moonee Valley track - so he still has work to do yet, but certainly his pedigree shouldn’t let him down.

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Interesting viewpoint - would seem Pierro should have no problem getting over a distance...

http://justracing.com.au/

6 – STRAIGHT STRIKE - Won four races in his career and was stakes placed to 2400 metres (Breeders Stakes). Straight Strike was named "Champion Sire" one year in New Zealand and he is a stallion son of champion Mr Prospector.

So would Pierro run out a strong 2040 metres? Well judging by his what I would call "very stout pedigree" he certainly would. Now all that is left is for him to a) travel away from home for the first time and handle that, B) handle the Melbourne way of going and c) adapt to racing at the tricky Moonee Valley track - so he still has work to do yet, but certainly his pedigree shouldn’t let him down.

Just a small correction to the article-

STRAIGHT STRIKE's placing in the "Breeders Stakes" was over 7f at Hialeah, Florida not 2400m. All his wins came at 7f - he was sheer speed.

 

A decent stayer would defeat Pierro at 2400m. He is best at 1400-1600m IMHO. At 2000m he is probably suspect in top company. A gorgeous horse who should win with the slight weight advantage over MJ on saturday

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