Talented filly Tulip (2f Pierro x Musidora, by Rock of Gibraltar) was the first winner for Golden Slipper hero Pierro when scoring on debut at Moonee Valley in December and is now his first stakes-winner after powering to a dominant victory in the Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
A good last start fourth in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes, Tulip confirmed the strength of that form when overcoming an outside gate to race away from the Sydney fillies and win the 1200 metre dash by a length and three-quarters.
Winning rider Kerrin McEvoy was always confident.
“She’s done it nicely,” he said.
“She handled herself perfectly around this way of going for the first time. I always felt she was going to get the job done.”
Tulip came through a last start 4th in the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes, won by unbeaten Fastnet Rock filly Catchy and they will clash again next Saturday in the $3.5 million Group I ATC Golden Slipper.
“She was very impressive today,” Ben Hayes said. “She just sat midfield and she was three wide no cover and she finished the race off great.”
Tulip is not only the first stakes-winner for Pierro, but gives him an all-important runner in the Golden Slipper, which Pierro won in 2012, before going on the win the 2YO Triple Crown claiming memorable wins in the ATC Sires Produce Stakes and ATC Champagne Stakes.
Now the leading first season sire in the country, Pierro has 33 entries for the 2017 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Dynamic Syndications have always been big fans of the Pierro progeny and targeted the Stallion heavily in 2017, buying 3 incredibly well bred Fillies.
Our First Purchase by Pierro was Lot 1 from the Magic Millions ex Gr2 Winner Faith Hill.
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Our Second Purchase by Pierro was Lot 192 from the Magic Millions ex Stakes Placed mare Mafia Miss
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Our Third Purchase by Pierro in 2017 was also from the Magic Millions ex Special Episode
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