Darley stallions quinella Listed National Sprint at Canberra
Exciting Lonhro five-year-old Messene became the 42nd Stakes winner for his sire when he defeated Exceed And Excel gelding Reparations in the Listed National Sprint over 1400m at Canberra, March 9.
Sent out a short-priced favourite on the back of six consecutive wins, Messene made it seven wins in a row with a determined head victory. He now boasts the imposing record of eight wins from 11 career starts.
Bred by Cloros Bloodstock, Messene is the first Stakes winner for Redoute’s Choice mare Belle Giselle, a granddaughter of Lady Giselle, the dam of G1 Australian Guineas winner and Champion stallion Zabeel as well as Baryshnikov who also won an Australian Guineas.
Messene made it a Stakes double for Lonhro over the weekend following the G3 win of star filly Bounding in New Zealand a day earlier.
Lonhro will be represented by 25 yearlings at next month’s Inglis Easter yearling sale while his G1-winning son Denman has 11 yearlings catalogued.
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