The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained Harlech pleased his connections with his 1020m trial heat win at Te Teko on Tuesday and he will now be set on a path towards the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld NZ 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November.

 

“Harlech we think he is probably our best three-year-old,” Moroney said. “We are going to aim him at the 2000 Guineas in Christchurch. 

 

“We think a lot of him. He’s a Darci Brahma colt and he is just going to get better with practice, but he looks reasonably smart.”

 

Moroney was also pleased with the trial performances of a pair of two-year-old fillies who strike him as precocious types.

 

“We have got some nice two-year-olds,” he said. “We had two there at Te Teko today, a really nice filly by Dissident, she is quite quick, and a Showcasing filly that ran second that we quite like as well and is an early type.

 

“There are enough young ones there to say that something will definitely put their hand up, but of the ones that we have had a glimpse at, Harlech looks the best of them early on.”

 

 

 

The Auckland NZTBA Stallion Parade will take place on Sunday September September 15 and will be followed by an awards lunch at New Zealand Bloodstock.

 

The first parade will commence at 10:30am at Westbury Stud (700 Linwood Road, Karaka) where the farm will showcase stallions El Roca, Redwood, Reliable Man, Swiss Ace, Tarzino and Telperion.

 

The tour will then continue to Haunui Farm (113 Kidd Road, Karaka) who will parade Iffraaj and Belardo, along with some of Belardo’s first crop of yearlings.

 

The Auckland branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association will then hold their annual awards lunch at New Zealand Bloodstock from 12.30pm.

 

Tickets for the awards lunch cost $70 and includes a complimentary drink on arrival courtesy of Gavelhouse.com.

 

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