Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott celebrated a winning double at Kembla Grange on Thursday courtesy of Kiwi-breds The Years and Goldman.
Time Test juvenile The Years was having just his second raceday start and his trainers were looking for a bold performance over 1300m and he duly delivered with a near five length victory.
“I have always liked The Years,” Bott told RadioTAB.
“In his debut he threw in a hidden run. He got back around a tight track and at his first ask he got a little bit lost. I thought he would improve dramatically off that.
“Back to a big track he was able to have a positive ride. It was great to see him show the early promise he had. I think he can go right on with it.”
The Years was purchased by his trainers in partnership with bloodstock agent Chris Rutten out of Wentwood Grange’s 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 Yearling Sale draft for $100,000.
Verdi gelding Goldman was fresh-up over 2000m and put in a similarly impressive performance as his stablemate, winning by 5.2 lengths.
“Goldman, the New Zealand stayer, I guess they are hard to get a line on, so the dominance of the win caught me a little bit by surprise,” Bott said.
“With those Kiwi stayers they can excel once you get them over a trip.”
With the victory, Goldman extended his record to three wins and a placing from five starts.
Goldman initially raced in New Zealand under the care of trainer Tony Pike for whom he won two and placed in one of his four starts in his homeland.
