Pitman Reflects on Enzo's Lad Career

Dual Group 1 winner Enzo's Lad has been retired after trailing the field home in the Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton on Saturday, reports NZ Racing Desk. The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained 8YO retires sound after a career which spans 50 starts and six seasons, with a record of eight victories and 13 minor placings. The son of former successful Vinery stallion Testa Rossa (Perugino) won the Gr1 Telegraph (1200m) on two occasions and finished runner-up to Avantage (Fastnet Rock) last year. Michael Pitman credits the grand galloper with providing him with the motivation to overcome life-threatening bowel cancer. "He is the reason I got through my cancer as well as I did. I know that because I had a huge incentive to keep going," Pitman said. "He retires 100 percent sound and he will go to a former staff member and she is going to take him on a farm in North Canterbury. It's a forever home and part of the deal is that if he needs to move for any reason, he comes back to us as he has been part of the furniture." Enzo's Lad also campaigned internationally in Hong Kong and in the UK, providing the Pitman family and the horse's owners with a thrill of a lifetime.