Haradasun Named Champion Three Year Old Colt
27th November 2007
Charismatic entire Haradasun (4h Fusaichi Pegasus - Circles of Gold, by Marscay) was named Champion Three Year Old Colt for the 2006/2007 Australian racing season at a deferred awards ceremony staged in Sydney on Monday evening.The Tony Vasil trained son of Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus took the top honour by virtue of his Group One success in the autumn when he claimed the AJC Doncaster Handicap and STC George Ryder Stakes, both events against the older horses.
Coolmore subsequently purchased a 50% interest in the glamour colt and he will eventually join the Coolmore roster in shuttling between Australia and the Northern Hemisphere.
Breeder and part-owner Frank Tagg collected the award, lavishing praise on the horse and outlining plans for his future.
“He is due to travel to Ballydoyle in Ireland in early December and we hope to have him ready for a race like the Queen Anne Stakes in June,” said Tagg.
A half-brother to champion racehorse Elvstroem (by Danehill), whose first yearlings will be sold in 2008, Haradasun has the overall record of six wins and eight placings from 16 starts with prizemoney of $2.3 million.
