Magneto shines in Taranaki 2YO Classic
Former Haunui Farm shuttler Showcasing (Oasis Dream) was provided with his 51st stakes winner on Saturday when his son Magneto (2 c ex Trivial Pursuit by Nom Du Jeu) landed the Taranaki 2YO Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at New Plymouth.
Last seen finishing third behind Quattro Quinta (Darci Brahma) in the Wellesley Stakes (Listed, 1000m), the Steven Cole-trained colt turned the tables on that gelding, beating him two and a quarter lengths. Wolfgang (Puccini) was a further length away in third.
Cole had been confident of a good showing from his colt, with the race panning out exactly as he had hoped and he is now eyeing a tilt at the highest level, with Magneto set to head to the Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Ellerslie next month.
“We put the winkers on him for the first time and I think the penny has also dropped after his first three runs, so that combination helped him out today,” Cole said.
“I was hoping we could get a soft trail behind Ima Roca Bee as she looked like she might lead on what she had done at the trials.
“He has wanted to over-race a bit in his races, but Ryan thought if he could get a trail it would help him out and he could show some real zip at the finish.
“We’ll take him home and give him a few easy days, but I think we have to look at the Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie next month with him.”
Bred by Queensland-based Glen and Lisa Morton, Magneto is the only foal to race out of the unraced Nom Du Jeu (Montjeu) mare Trivial Pursuit.
The colt comes from the same family as Listed winner Leeds (I Am Invincible). Magneto’s fourth dam is Group 3 winner Swiftsynd (Swift Gun) - the dam of three-time Group 2 scorer Le Zagaletta (Last Tycoon).
Showcasing was responsible for siring a stakes double in New Zealand on Saturday, with the other win coming when Showemhowitsdone (3 f ex Jaffari by Iffraaj) followed up her victory in the Gore Guineas (Listed, 1335m) with a win in the Dunedin Guineas (Listed, 1500m).
The son of Oasis Dream’s (Green Desert) progeny is headed by Group 1-winning trio Quiet Reflection, Advertise and Mohaather and he is standing at Whitsbury Manor Stud for a fee of £45,000 this year, while his son Mohaather has joined Shadwell Stud’s Nunnery Stud roster for the 2021 season.
