We are two months into a new racing season and the second season sires table was given a good shake up over the weekend with the $1million Group I Golden Rose and $300,000 Group II Stutt Stakes both producing a quinella for sires in this cohort.
Bivouac has surged to the top of the table courtesy of his brilliant colt Beiwacht scoring a course record breaking win in the Golden Rose over Wootton Bassett (GB)’s perennial bridesmaid Wodeton.
One Wootton Bassett colt who is a maiden no more is West of Swindon, who broke the ice with a front running victory in the Stutt Stakes where he held off a determined bid from Ghaiyyath (IRE) colt Romantic Encounter.
A $425,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase, Romantic Encounter was having just his second start and had the flashing light on as a horse to follow from the race.
Ole Kirk was probably a shade unlucky not to have a Group winner as well with his filly Ole Dancer done no favours by a wide gate before charging home late to be beaten a nose in the $300,000 Group II Guineas Prelude at Sandown.
