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| G2 Placegetter at Royal Ascot for Elusive City |
19 Jun 2008 |
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Connie Mac (Ire) (Elusive City) became the second Northern Hemisphere stakes performer for her sire when she finished a hard fought third in the Group Two Queen Mary Stakes over five furlongs at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.
Quickly out of the gates from barrier one, the filly sat on the speed for the duration of the race with a majority of the field selecting to stay on the stand side of the track. In just her second start after an impressive second at The Curragh two weeks ago, Connie Mac was beaten a neck and a head and looks to be a filly with a big future, especially as she appears to be a tough, strong filly.
Her Group placing comes hot on the heels of Elusive City colt Able Master (Ire) becoming the first stakes performer for his sire in the Northern Hemisphere with a third in the Listed Epsom Woodcote Stakes over six furlongs at Epsom last week.
“It is great to see Elusive City’s Northern Hemisphere two-year-olds starting to hit their straps,” said Mark Chitty of Haunui Farm. “To have stakes performers at Epsom and now Royal Ascot is testament to the quality of horse that he is leaving and the results are reminiscent of this time last year when Van Nistelrooy’s first Northern Hemisphere crop started to excel and the results in the Southern Hemisphere were quick to follow,” he said. “Here’s hoping Elusive City is set to do the same,” says Mark.
This past week has been a successful one for the young sire with Able Master’s result as well as the impressive win of Discretion (NZ) (Elusive City) at Ellerslie and a stand out trials winner in the form of City Newton (NZ) (Elusive City).
Elusive City stands at Haunui Farm this season for a service fee of $8,000 + GST. For more information, please feel free to contact Shannon Taylor – 0212 855 513.
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