Kiwis Quinella Listed Macau Winter Trophy
5 January 2011
Macau's second stakes race of the 2010/2011 season, the M$750,000 Listed Macau Trophy (1800m) has seen New Zealand horses quinella the feature race of the meeting.
In a thrilling finish, Easy Choice (Howbaddouwantit x Diamond Dust) came from off the rails in the straight to run down fellow New Zealand bred St Peters Gift (St. Petersburg x Royal Pass) to win by a nose in a tight photo finish.
Trained by Stephen Chow, Easy Choice has raced on 29 occasions winning nine of his race day appearances and placing in a further four, earning his owners Kwan Kwong Cheung Evans and Tong Yiu Ming over M$2.2 million in stakes.
Easy Choice was bought by Glenn Old from Airlie Stud at the 2007 Carnival Sale for only $14,000.
New Zealand Bloodstock graduates also won four other races in the meeting, see below for full details.
| Horse | Breeding | Race | NZB Sale Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Ruler | Viking Ruler x� Stylish Malt | Perak TC Class 4 H, 1600m | V. Whakanui Stud Ltd. B. WALLACE THOROUGHBREDS. 06 Premier Sale P. $52,500 |
| Excellent Goal | Black Minnaloushe x Miss Sacha | Perak TC Class 5 H, 1400m | V. Windsor Park Stud. B. MR BB NEO. 08 Select Sale P. $85,000 |
| Lucky Five Stars | Captain Rio - Shaadhu | Macau Ranchi H, 1000m | V. Phoenix Park. B. MRS MC HARKEMA. 07 National Weanling Sale P. $24,000 |
| Sleeping Princess | Handsome Ransom x Vanilla Ice | Macau Salem H, 1500m | V. Ashwell Farm. B. GARY MUDGWAY BLOODSTOCK. 08 Festival Sale P. $60,000 |