First Juvenile Race of Season Goes to Savabeel

New Zealand's Champion Sire Savabeel (Zabeel-Savannah Success, by Success Express) picked up the first 2YO race in the southern hemisphere season over the weekend when Cincoro (Savabeel-Fortaleza, by Darci Brahma) won an 800m race at Wanganui, reports racingnews.co.nz. "We knew from what she had done at home and at the trials that she was very professional and that was in our favour against a field of debutants," trainer Stephen Autridge said. "While she had won her trials, we still hadn't really got a good line on her, so we weren't too sure how she would stack up against some talented types, but she has done everything perfectly and got the result in the end. We had about four of our young ones at home suggest they would be early runners and she has been the first to the races and made a great start." Bred and raced by Valachi Downs principal Kevin Hickman, Cincoro is the first foal of her Listed placed dam, who is a half-sister to 2YO Gr1 Sistema Stakes winner Sword of Osman (Savabeel-Bunyah, by Distant View). "We are definitely not in a hurry with her as I think she could be just the type of filly we could set for a race like the Matamata Breeders' Stakes (Gr2, 1200m) later in the summer. We think she will handle the better tracks and being a Savabeel she is only going to get better with time."