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Cup Winner For Testa Rossa

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Testa Rossa’s Australian-bred son Weregoingtogetcha appreciated the step up in trip to record his first stakes success in Saturday’s G3 Manawatu Cup.

Weregoingtogetcha
Weregoingtogetcha Picture: Race Images Photo

After three previous placings at stakes level, Weregoingtogetcha showed his quality to breakthrough for his first Group victory.

With a third placing in the G2 Waikato Guineas as a three-year-old and a second in last year’s G1 Zabeel Classic, Weregoingtogetcha has raced at Group level in nearly half of his 23-race career.

A Karaka Premier Sale graduate as a yearling, Weregoingtogetcha was first sold as a weanling at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale from the draft of Patinack Farm.

He was eventually secured by Woodville trainer and part owner David Hayes and has not been the easiest horse to train due to setbacks.

Saturday was Weregoingtogetcha’s fifth win from 23 starts and has earned stakes just short of $200,000.

Hayes’ Portland Stud purchased Weregoingtogetcha at the 2012 Karaka Premier Sale for $140,000 from Jamieson Park.

“He had colic, he had a virus after we moved our stable here from Woodville and he’s had a few problems with his teeth,” Hayes said.

“But he’s always had Group One ability. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him win a Group One somewhere.

“He’s a really good racehorse.”

Bred by James Chapman’s Jamieson Park, Weregoingtogetcha is out Sweetness ‘N Light (Entrepreneur) a winner of six races. A dam of four foals, three are winners including six-race winner Sweet Talk Woman (More Than Ready).

Weregoingtogetcha is from the family of G1 winners Grosvenor, National Gallery, Lankan Rupee, Mahaya and Miss Keepsake.

It is also the family of champion Lonhro, the sire of Weregoingtogetcha’s half-brother to be sold as a yearling in 2016.

The current weanling out of the mare is a Pierro colt foaled in early November.


Racing and Sports

Awapuni

Saturday, 19th December 2015

7
16:56
(local)

Manawatu Cup (G3)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN
NZD $100,000
2300m TURF DEAD
7
16:56
(local)
NZD $100,000
2300m DEAD

Manawatu Cup (G3)

WT: 53kg Type: OPEN

The two best-weighted runners in this G3 2300m handicap provided the quinella with Weregoingtogetcha easily beating Kink Kamada. The pair had at their last starts finished fifth and fourth respectively and both dropped a staggering 5.5kg today. Weregoingtogetcha got back on the inner and was there until across the top when able to worked off and turning for home steered a middle path and with plenty to offer. The 5yo Australian bred unleashed a withering surge to sweep past his rivals inside the final 100m to score by two lengths in 2:21.66. It was his fifth win in twenty-three starts and for rider Mark Du Plessis his sixth time atop for now two wins and two placings (one of those at G1 under WFA). He did not have to beg the entire to let go the run home and despite laying in it was a matter of keeping him on as even a keel as possible. King Kamada got back then improved wide rapidly across the top to be a looming sixth turning for home deep out. He kept coming well to get second but could not match the leg speed of the winner over the final stages. Sampson ran a brave third after being wide and working then second the outer midrace before challenging from the across the top thereafter. He and the eventual fourth finisher Authentic Paddy (leader under 61kg) had a deadset ding-donger until overpowered the final 50m. Salford Art was not too bad as she was sent up wide midrace handy but stuck on okay all things considered. Skybird was an eyecatcher the latter stages after settling down second last. Madonna Mia was just a fair seventh and it was not the same mare that had bolted in at her prior outing. Grey Guru was never on the track and was four-wide across the top so the fact he did not drop out and kept one-batting for eighth was brave. The rest were disappointing although Guarantor can be give another chance as he needs to settle better and not waste energy in the running racing too keenly. Weregoingtogetcha was too good for these at a luxurious 54.5kg and now in form should hold it. Interestingly at this very meeting in 2013 he won the 3yo event and that day beat a rival convincingly into second called Kawi, which won the G2 feature today one race prior. King Kamada is developing the almost tag as does seem to struggle to win at the moment with his last success coming eleven months ago.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 3. WEREGOINGTOGETCHA (AUS) 5yo H
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) - SWEETNESS 'N LIGHT (NZ)
MARK DU PLESSIS
NZ-DAVID HAYES
$11
54.5kg
D Hayes & S H Prenter

Sales Information

2nd 5. KING KAMADA (NZ) 6yo G
SHINKO KING (IRE) - MARSANNE (NZ)
KELLY MYERS
LISA LATTA
$5
53.5kg
K A Pratt, N McAlister

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3rd 6. SAMPSON (NZ) 6yo G
DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) - MAGIC STAR (AUS)
JOHNATHON PARKES
H W MATHEWS
$16.8
54kg
Mrs L Mathews & Mrs J Street

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4th 1. AUTHENTIC PADDY (NZ) 6yo G
HOWBADDOUWANTIT (USA) - AUTHENTIC CROSS (NZ)
ROBERT HANNAM
LISA LATTA
$7.5
61kg

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5th 10. SALFORD ART (IRE) 6yo M
SIR PERCY (GB) - MILLAY (GB)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
TONY PIKE
$7.1
53kg

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6th 13. SKYBIRD (NZ) 6yo M
TOWKAY (AUS) - CASSANDRA (NZ)
CHRIS JOHNSON
S COOKSON
$21.3
53kg
7th 2. MADONNA MIA (NZ) 6yo M
RED CLUBS (IRE) - HILL OF HOPE (AUS)
DARRYL BRADLEY
ALLAN SHARROCK
$5.3
56.5kg
8th 9. GREY GURU (NZ) 7yo G
GALLANT GURU (AUS) - PERNELLA (NZ)
MIRANDA DRAVITZKI
RAYMOND CONNORS
$27.7
53kg

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9th 14. GUARANTOR (NZ) 6yo G
HOWBADDOUWANTIT (USA) - EVA KINTE (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
MARK OULAGHAN
$7.1
53kg

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10th 8. SMARTLY (NZ) 7yo M
FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) - ARTEMESIA (NZ)
R J MYERS
WAYNE HILLIS & SHAUN KESNER
$20.7
53kg

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11th 4. BLOOD BROTHA (NZ) 10yo G
DANZIGHILL (AUS) - LAURA DEE (NZ)
KANE SMITH
RAYMOND CONNORS
$45.5
53.5kg

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12th 11. CITY CHIC (NZ) 7yo M
ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - FASHIONABLE LASS (AUS)
SAMANTHA WYNNE
LISA LATTA
$37.3
53kg

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13th 7. FREDRICK WILLIAM (NZ) 7yo G
STORM CREEK (USA) - REAL DEFENSIVE (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
BRYCE NEWMAN
$37.3
53kg
14th 12. ST RANSOM (NZ) 7yo G
HANDSOME RANSOM (AUS) - ST DIVOT (NZ)
CHRIS DELL
GARY VILE
$34.1
53kg

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