Avontuur’s internationally proven Danehill sire Oratorio produced an impressive Happy Valley winner on Wednesday when the leading farm’s classically bred SA graded stakes winner and Gr1-placed Cue The Music rounded off a great double for champion jockey Zac Purton.
Now trained by David Ferraris, who saddled a double at the meeting, the former Dennis Bosch speedster went all the way and showed plenty of fight in the finish to win the Class 3 Sea Eagle Handicap over 1200m.
Cue The Music – under Lyle Hewitson at an earlier start in Hong Kong
Cue The Music, the 2017/18 KZN Champion 2yo male, only arrived in Hong Kong seven months ago and made it a commendable victory and two places from his four starts there.
Raced here by Mario Ferreira, the 4yo is is owned by Mr & Mrs Julian Chow Kai Wo, Chow Wing Shuen and Chow Cheuk Wai.
A half-brother to Equus champion Val De Ra (Var), Cue The Music was a R1,6 million 2017 Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale graduate.
He was bred by Avontuur from their international stakes producing sire Oratorio (Danehill) out of the prolific winner producing Minelli (Elliodor).
Avontuur are offering All That Jazz (#120) at the Cape Premier Yearling Sale next month. She is a daughter of Trippi out of Minelli’s champion multiple Gr1 winning daughter, Val De Ra. That should be something to look forward to.
Hong Kong racing continues at Sha Tin on Sunday, 15 December.
