Joining stable mate and paternal brother Aft Cabin (Astern) as serious contenders ahead of the stallion-making G1 Golden Rose and G1 Caulfield Guineas three-year-old features, the James Cummings-trained colt Golden Mile displayed a dominant performance recording a 3.3-length win in the G3 Ming Dynasty over 1,400m at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, 10 September.
Jumping clean from barrier two, Sam Clipperton opted to sit fifth-back off the fence biding his time and at the 400-metre mark asked of the colt who dully responded with minimal persuasion to draw clear of all his rivals.
Post-race Cummings confirmed the colt will head towards the stallion-making G1 Golden Rose in two weeks' time, a race his sire produced a reminicent run of his son posting a 2.3-length win in the G1 feature.
Following the Golden Rose, Golden Mile will head towards the G1 Caulfield Guineas.
Interestingly, Sam Clipperton has a strong link to this family having steered Golden Mile's dam Calaverite (Lonhro) to Stakes success in the 2014 Listed Gimcrack Stakes.
Astern stands at Kelvinside, New South Wales at a fee of $11,000 including GST.
Explosive win by GOLDEN MILE! 💥 pic.twitter.com/LOqL7G8OOU
— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) September 10, 2022
