Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) may be heading off for his summer break, but rival camps could soon have another headache to deal with as his younger brother goes public for the first time on Monday.
In’kantosstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) is also trained by Ciaron Maher and is listed for his first jumpout at Cranbourne over 800 metres on Monday morning to begin a much-awaited racing career on the back of Jimmysstar’s incredible two years of racing in Australia.
“Jimmy’s going out and he’s playing tag-team with his little brother In’kantosstar,” part-owner Ozzie Kheir said on Sunday.
“We’re very much looking forward to seeing what he can do. It’s of course unlikely he could reach the heights of his brother, but he’s coming along nicely.”
The group went to $260,000 to secure Jimmysstar’s younger brother at the 2024 Sydney Easter Yearling sales. The timing was certainly on their side as the still-emerging Jimmysstar was only twice listed-race placed at the time of the sale.
The six-year-old is now a three-time Gr.1 winner with more than $6.6 million in earnings.
Kheir said that while Jimmysstar’s autumn campaign was still at the discussion stage, there was a chance the horse could rise in distance to 1600 metres at some stage in the autumn before a likely second tilt at The Everest over 1200 metres at his following spring campaign.