Wahid "Number One"

Wahid (Almutawakel x Rory's Helen) became the country's richest two year yesterday when he stormed to victory in the New Zealand Bloodstock $500,000 Two-Year-Old Classique (1200m).

The Select Sale graduate cruised past race leaders to score by a length over the Graeme Rogerson trained, Dower (Pins x Burwood Road), and Mark Walker's Kindacross (Cape Cross x Kindness).

Wahid is owned by Central Districts farmers, Noel & Ron Stanley, and trained by Allan Sharrock. The chestnut gelding was purchased by Sharrock at last year's National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka for $50,000 from Trelawney Stud.

The listed win will be added to his black type which also includes a Group 2 win in the Ford Wakefield Challenge Stakes at Trentham. It is planned that the two-year-old will contest the Group 1 $120,000 Ford Sires' Produce Stakes at Ellerslie on March 5.

All horses sold at this year's National Yearling Sales Series will be eligible to nominate for the New Zealand Bloodstock $500,000 Classique in 2006.

There are still two days of selling to go at Karaka, with the Festival Sale offering over 400 horses this Sunday and Monday.

For more information about the New Zealand Bloodstock $500,000 Classique or the National Yearling Sales Series see the NZB website at www.nzb.co.nz or phone (09) 298 0055.