Debut Win for Turf Express

15th November 2008

Exciting prospect Turf Express (2c Danehill Dancer x Newscaster, by Marscay) will be given one more start before being put away for the autumn after making a winning debut at Rosehill on Saturday.

Having been hyped as among the Gai Waterhouse stable’s best, the colt was sent to the post a very short-priced favourite and, after giving his supporters brief cause for concern, was too strong in winning the open juvenile event over 1100 metres by three quarters of a length from Icedginger (2f Tale of The Cat x Broccacia, by Brocco).

“In a few months this will be a good Golden Slipper form race,” said Waterhouse afterwards.

“What I love about him is even when he had every excuse to be beaten – he found again and that’s the sign of a good two-year-old, he excites me.

“There is still plenty of improvement in the colt and I’ll probably run him again and then put him away for the autumn.”

Raced by his breeder, Henry Cojuangco, brother to Gooree Stud boss Eduardo, Turf Express is the second foal of the moderately performed Marscay mare Newscaster who has since produced a Choisir yearling filly but was not served last season.

He was the second juvenile winner of the season for Danehill Dancer, who also has the promising Dancescape, placed in all three starts at stakes level in Victoria.