The opening weekend of the 2yo season could not have started in more impressive or heart-racing fashion with dramatic come from behind wins for both 2yo colt EMPIRE OF JAPAN and 2yo filly PLATINUM JUBILEE. Sir Owen and the Go Bloodstock team have targeted this 2yo crop and we could not be more thrilled with how the season has started.
2yo filly PLATINUM JUBILEE is a homebred for Go Bloodstock who races as part of Bruce Slade’s Valerie filly partnership. Sold at Magic Millions 2022 with Go Bloodstock retaining an interest – PLATINUM JUBILEE came from the rear of the field in the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes to post the most dramatic of victories giving Gai & Adrian their first Gimcrack stakes with Reagan Bayliss riding.
A sister to our own QUEEN OF THE BALL – both fillies are the first two foals produced from MISS DEBUTANTE who is a stakes winning FASTNET ROCK mare for Sir Owen purchased as a yearling by Paul Moroney. She must now rank one of the highest valued blue-chip young mares in the Australian stud book with a beautiful WRITTEN TYCCON yearling filly and a FLYING ARTIE colt foal to come. She has a 2022 date with I AM INVINCIBLE. Go Bloodstock is the proud breeder of PLATINUM JUBILEE – another stakes winning graduate of our breeding program.
The fun did not stop there with 2yo colt EMPIRE OF JAPAN earlier recording a dominant win in the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate for our colt partners Newgate, China Horse Club, Starlight, Silverdale. Ridden confidently by James Macdonald – the race was over as soon as James pressed GO to record an impressive win for Peter & Paul Snowden. Henry and our group love a son of SNIZTEL and boy does the future look bright for EMPIRE OF JAPAN.
Thank you to all our partners who helped achieve these results. An exciting season ahead.
News Article: https://www.tdnausnz.com.au/edition/2022-10-02/platinum-jubilee-extends-perfect-record-for-go-bloodstock-mare