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News.com.au
4 days ago
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Brisbane Cup on cards for Kiwi import Campaldino after third straight win in Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Eagle Farm
Former Kiwi Campaldino must have felt like he was back in his former homeland as he relished the heavy Eagle Farm conditions to take out the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2400m). There were wild betting fluctuations in the staying event, raced on a Heavy 8 surface, as one-time favourite Immediacy took a bath in betting and blew from $4.20 to $7. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Immediacy was given a good run in transit by James McDonald but the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding never fired a shot and was beaten out of sight. Punters zeroed in on former import Dillian, trained by locals Will and Peter Hulbert, and he was backed from $10 to $5.50 favourite in the belief he was a swimmer. Dillian was also well beaten but, meanwhile, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained Campaldino ($7.50) was enjoying the conditions under jockey Tim Clark. This was a big step up from wins at a midweek event and the Orange Cup. But the four-year-old who started his racing career on the other side of the ditch has now put three consecutive wins on the board. Campaldino runs away with the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and makes it three wins in a row! ðŸ�† @GaiWaterhouse1 | @clarkyhk | @BrisRacingClub â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 31, 2025 'He relished the conditions and he's been a progressive horse and he is starting to put is all together now,' Bott said. 'There's more upside there and he is racing with a bit of confidence. 'We came up here with a bit of confidence the way he'd been working since his last run and the way he's been all preparation. 'When the rain came it filled us with confidence.' Bott said it was onwards and upwards towards the Group 2 Brisbane Cup over 3200m on Stradbroke Handicap day at Eagle Farm in a fortnight. Clark said Campaldino felt like a new horse. New Endeavour gets his first win in Australia in the G3 Sky Racing Lord Mayor's Cup, and it's a race-to-race double for team @GaiWaterhouse1 - @clarkyhk! 🙌 @BrisRacingClub â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 31, 2025 'He made a really big leap there coming from midweeks,' Clark said. 'He's just been a different horse since Gai and Adrian took the blinkers off him. 'He was wanting to overdo it. With the blinkers off he relaxes really well. 'He conserves his energy and it was a really dominant performance there. 'The way he's relaxing in his races is the key and I'm sure over two miles he'll do the same.' The Waterhouse and Bott and Clark team was back in business in the following race with New Endeavour taking out the Group 3 Lord Mayor's Cup (1800m). It was the former import's first win Down Under but he did boast a runner-up finish in last year's Group 1 Doomben Cup.
News.com.au
27-05-2025
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Prince Tycoon to back-up after eight-day break in BRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm
Cranbourne trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are happy to have another crack at Queensland riches with exciting youngster Prince Tycoon. Prince Tycoon won on debut at Caulfield before running a game second in last Friday night's $1m Magic Millions National 2YO Classic (1000m) at the Gold Coast but Busuttin and Young will back-up the gelding in Saturday's Group 2 BRC Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm. • Racenet iQ members get full access to our Pro Tips service, where Greg Polson and our team of professional punters provide daily tips with fully transparent return on investment statistics. SUBSCRIBE NOW and start punting like a pro! Busuttin said the son of Written Tycoon had recovered well from his placing behind the Paul Shailer-trained Isti Star at the Gold Coast. He said Prince Tycoon was back in his temporary home in a stable adjacent to the Gold Coast racecourse soon after the race, which helped the talented youngster recover quickly from his race. 'He was quickly back in his box with no travelling and it was a 1000m race but he's come through it well,' Busuttin said. 'We had a look at him before acceptances but he looks well. 'We might as well have a go.' Busuttin said Prince Tycoon would do little on the track before tackling the $1m BRC Sires' Produce. 'He had Saturday off, he had Sunday in the pool and Monday morning he had a canter,' Busuttin said. 'He'll just canter for the rest of the week.' Prince Tycoon is an $8 chance in early final field betting on the BRC Sires' Produce after drawing barrier 14 for the feature. Blake Shinn rode Prince Tycoon at the Gold Coast but Nash Rawiller will ride the youngster with Shinn booked for the Kelly Schweida-trained Grafterburners. Meanwhile, Busuttin said talented import Craig's winter campaign was over before it began. Craig had two trials to prepare him for a tilt at the Stradbroke Handicap but Busuttin said the four-year-old son of Territories was back in the spelling paddock. 'He's gone for a spell,' Busuttin said. 'He's got a minor problem so we've decided to stop with him and give him a break.'
News.com.au
10-05-2025
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Trent Busuttin says $1m race could be hard to resist with Caulfield debut winner Prince Tycoon
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have a million reasons not to spell promising youngster Prince Tycoon after his debut win at Caulfield. Prince Tycoon ($2 fav) has the scope to improve immensely on his effort in the Next Payments Handicap (1100m) in which he gave favourite backers cause for great concern on the home turn. The two-year-old wobbled around the home turn and took time to knuckle down before getting the better of the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr -trained Rosangela ($8.50). Busuttin said Prince Tycoon might have done enough to head to Queensland for the $1m Magic Millions National Classic at the Gold Coast on May 23. 'There's a million-dollar race up on the Gold Coast in about two weeks so it will be hard to argue about that,' Busuttin said. 'They're always hard to win on a Saturday and hard to win at their first time at the races.' The son of Written Tycoon recouped his $80,000 purchase price with his Caulfield success but Busuttin said Prince Tycoon's chances looked in doubt with 400m to run. 'The 200 was better than the 400, when he was hanging the whole way around the corner,' Busuttin said. 'He wasn't super sharp like he was at the trials. 'I thought, 'when you're the first one off the bridle, you're in trouble' but to his credit, he dug in. 'Race day is different to trials when they look super sharp but he got the job done, so it was a good result.' First-starter Prince Tycoon picks up win number one in race number one at Caulfield. @daniel_moor @busuttin â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) May 10, 2025 Busuttin said he and Young had only had Prince Tycoon in their stable for a short period after the gelding did all his pre-training with trainer John Salanitri. Busuttin added Salanitri, who won the Group 1 Blue Diamond in 2000 with Road To Success, had his hands full with Prince Tycoon in previous preparations but deserved a large part of the credit for the chestnut's Caulfield win. 'This horse has been in and out of his system right from when he got broken in so he has only been at our stable for this preparation,' Busuttin said. John has done a massive job with him. '(Prince Tycoon) was a bit of a handful so he was gelded.' Jockey Daniel Moor had ridden Prince Tycoon at his last jumpout at Cranbourne before retaining the race day ride on the promising sprinter. Busuttin said Moor perfectly handled the inexperienced galloper. 'He does a massive amount of work at our stable with jumpouts and such so it was good to get a city win with him.' â– â– â– â– â– Patience pays off with raw Hayes filly The patient path could lead emerging Lindsay Park filly Madiyya to Queensland after her latest win at Caulfield The New Zealand-bred Madiyya has taken time to build the durability to sustain a racing preparation but the three-year-old overcame difficulty to make it two wins from three starts in the Assured Insurance Brokers Handicap (1400m). Madiyya started as the $2.05 favourite despite making a significant class rise from her maiden win at Pakenham but booked her spot on a plane to Brisbane with a decisive win over Rockin' At Midnite ($8). Co-trainer Will Hayes said a Brisbane target for three-year-old fillies appealed as a logical Queensland debut for the half-sister to Group 1 winner Grunt and Group 2 winner Zayydani. POP HER IN YOUR BLACKBOOK! ðŸ'š Madiyya was a class above winning her second race from just three starts! @lindsayparkrace â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) May 10, 2025 'There's a race called the Fred Best (Classic) for three-year-old fillies at set weights over 1400(m) and then a couple of weeks later, there's a mile (race),' Hayes, who trains Madiyya with his brothers Ben and JD, said. 'She's talented and the first thing we'll be guided by is how she pulls up. 'She's been very late maturing but the writing was on the wall with that first-up run that she's ready to cop the racing because she pulled up well from it. 'She's been a filly that has been very light on the feed bin since she's come from New Zealand. 'It's just been this preparation that the penny dropped and she told us that she's ready to come to the races.' While Madiyya was a strong winner on the line, Hayes noted jockey Luke Currie's ride helped the daughter of Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth out of the difficult spots. 'She didn't handle that (home) bend terrifically well but when she flattened out, she was too strong,' Hayes said. 'It's a quality that good fillies have. 'It was an exciting win.'
