Consecutive Marton Cups for Beauden

In-form kiwi stayer Beauden returned to the scene of his 2020 triumph in the Listed Marton Cup (2200m) on Saturday, and made it back-to-back victories in the race with a devastating performance, reports NZ Racing Desk. The Team Rogerson-trained 6YO came into the race off the back of an emphatic 4-length win in the Taupo Cup, where regular rider Ryan Elliot had set him alight well before the home turn that day to blitz his race rivals. Adopting similar tactics, Beauden bounded to the front rounding the home bend and jogged home to win by 3.5-lengths from Grand Bouquet and The Good Fight. Co-trainer Graeme Rogerson was keen to see his charge put in a good performance as he sets his sights on a tilt at the Gr3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at the end of the month. “He’s a Cup horse and the win today won’t see him re-handicapped for the Wellington Cup,” revealed Rogerson. “We’re going to sit down with his owner and have a talk about it, but that’s the race I want to see him in as I think he’s a true two-miler. Bred and raced by Joan Egan, Beauden has now won ten of his 33 starts, with seven of those coming at Awapuni, and he’s accumulated just under $270,000 in prizemoney.

Beauden was in a race of his own (pic: Race Images Peter Rubery)