Aegon thriving before Randwick Guineas
Aegon thriving before Randwick Guineas by New Zealand Racing Desk Aegon in action Image: Bradley Photography
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman will have a rare afternoon off on Saturday, but his eyes will be firmly fixed on high-class three-year-old Aegon, who will start a warm favourite in the Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) in Sydney.
Forsman, who trains in partnership with Murray Baker, part-owns the undefeated son of Sacred Falls and, courtesy of the G1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) meeting being postponed at least 24 hours due to a Covid scare in Auckland, he will have the opportunity to join his fellow owners the Zame family in a gathering at Mount Maunganui to cheer home their charge in the $1 million (AUD) feature.
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Boom Kiwi gelding Aegon will look to keep his unbeaten record intact when he lines up in Saturday s Group One Randwick Guineas.
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained galloper made an instant impact in Australia, winning the Hobartville Stakes in style at Rosehill.
He ll face a strong field once again, including six of his rivals from the Hobartville.
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Tempo should be pretty solid. Marsannay will roll forward and look to hold the rail from barrier 1. Tim Clark will be positive from the outside draw aboard Peltzer to sit up on the speed. The likes of Harmony Rose, Lion s Roar and Here To Shock shouldn t be far away. Tactics aboard The Elanora and Prime Star will be interesting from out wide. The Elanora went back in the Hobartville over 1400m. Ba
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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.