Robusto (inner) holds out Sound in the Avondale Cup at Ellerslie on Saturday.
Rugged stayer Robusto ($39) upset the applecart when she produced a well-timed finish to deny Aussie raider Sound a victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained six-year-old shrugged off a disappointing run in the Wellington Cup (3200m) at her last start to thrust her name into Auckland Cup (3200m) contention as she overcame traffic problems in the home straight to claim her biggest career victory. Given a perfect run in the trail by rider Sam Collett, the daughter of Zed tracked Sound into the race on the home corner before shooting through on his inner at the 200m.
Racing: New Zealand horses Aegon and Probabeel produce golden hour in Australia
20 Feb, 2021 09:30 AM
3 minutes to read
Aegon claimed victory in Australia. Photo / Getty
NZ Herald
By: Michael Guerin
Aegon gave young training star Andrew Forsman one of the most emotional wins of his career with a freakish Australian debut on Saturday to cap a golden hour for New Zealand racing.
The Cambridge galloper overcame a tardy start to thrash most of Sydney s elite three-year-olds in the A$400,000 Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill just an hour after Matamata mare Probabeel was dazzling in the A$500,000 Futurity at Caulfield.
Probabeel was stunning after sitting three wide the entire race and striding clear at the top of the straight to hold out Arcadia Queen, with the pair now dominating the market for the A$5 million All-Star Mile at The Valley in three weeks.