The Richard Hannon trained Ivawood made it three wins in as many starts when he
powered home to win the Group II Richmond Stakes by four and a half lengths."He was very impressive and showed a lot of speed," said winning rider Richard Hughes.
"I thought he just coped with this type of ground at Newmarket, but today he loved it. He went down like a bird on it and in the race it felt like they weren't good enough to lead him."
His trainer has Group I goals in mind for Ivawood, who has looked super impressive in winning his three starts to date in a canter.
"We will look at races like the Morny (Group I) and the Dewhurst (Group I), things like that," he said.
"He is being treated as a Guineas horse."
A stunning colt that made 220,000 guineas at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last year, Ivawood is an interesting horse for Australian breeders as he is from a daughter of Red Ransom in Keenes Royale, a minor winning half-sister to Group II winner Berkshire from French Group I winner Kinnaird.
Given the number of mares in Australia by Red Ransom and his sire sons, a mating to Invincible Spirit's star Australian son I Am Invincible might prove an appealing option.
