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Amazing Run for Mastercraftsman

Media Release - Monday August 3
A talented performer by Windsor Park Stud's former shuttler Mastercraftsman (IRE), four-year-old mare Amazing Maria  continued her impressive form when denying the favourite Ervedya  in the Group I Prix Rothschild (1600m) at Deauville on Sunday.

Last seen when landing the Group I Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket for trainer David O'Meara, Amazing Maria was settled midfield by Olivier Peslier as the race progressed at a steady gallop.

At the halfway stage Ervedya remained prominent under Christophe Soumillon, but as the runners fanned out close to home Amazing Maria reeled in the favourite to score by a comfortable length and a quarter.

MastercraftsmanA homebred for Sir Robert Ogden, Amazing Maria is out of Messias Da Silva, a daughter of Tale Of The Cat who cost Sir Robert $700,000 as a two-year-old.

Amazing Maria is one of three Group One winners from the first crop of Mastercraftsman, which also boasts the Classic winners Kingston Hill and The Grey Gatsby among its number.

A four-time Group One winner, Mastercraftsman shuttled to Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand for four seasons where his leading progeny include Wakeful Stakes winner and VRC Oaks runner-up Thunder Lady, in addition to Group Three winners Upham, The Auld Floozie and Choice.

Mastercraftsman's final crop of Southern Hemisphere yearlings will go under the hammer in early 2016. - NZ Racing Desk
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