Pierro dazzles on return

Last season's Champion Juvenile Pierro made a stunning return to competition with a dominant victory in the G3 Run To the Rose at Rosehill Gardens on September 1.

Ridden forward to race in second place, Pierro loomed large turning into the home straight and then accelerated away to win comfortably by one-and-a-quarter-lengths to extend his winning streak to seven.

The unbeaten son of Lonhro stopped the clock at 1:09.86 for the 1200m and had his trainer Gai Waterhouse heaping superlatives afterwards. "You’ve just seen an outstanding, outstanding colt. He’s Australasia’s best colt by so far it’s not funny. Today was his biggest test because I had a slightly lesser time to get him ready and I thought I’m not going to start him until I get him ready – absolutely wiped the floor with them.”

Pierro's main spring aims are the G1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on October 13 and the G1 W S Cox Plate (2040m) on October 27.

Bred by Darley, Pierro is out of the Daylami mare Miss Right Note, a half-sister to Octagonal’s French G1-winning son Laverock. Miss Right Note foaled a sister to Pierro in 2011 before being covered by Street Cry during the last breeding season.

Lonhro will stand for $110,000 (incl GST) at Darley Kelvinside in 2012