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posted on 10 March, 2019

Lonhro power!

An overwhelming turn of foot has carried Pin Sec to a stunning victory in Sunday’s G3 Black Opal Stakes in Canberra and put her in line for a start in the G1 Golden Slipper Stakes.
In a triumph for herself and her sire Lonhro, Pin Sec was having her first start since winning a 2YO Maiden at Randwick in late December.
But her lack of recent racing proved no barrier as she steamed home to score by an ever-increasing four lengths from Rome with McLaren in third place.
Pin Sec becomes Lonhro’s 82nd Stakes winner and one of 36 individual worldwide winners of 47 races for the year for a sire who maintains a 72 per cent winners-to-runners record.
Lonhro also sired the 2018 Black Opal winner Encryption.
Novara Park's Sweynesse is the only son of Champion sire Lonhro at stud in New Zealand.

Image -Pin Sec

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St James Timeform

Says of King of Comedy :

The Group One G1 St James’s Palace Stakes is the sire making race whose winners include King Of Comedy’s own sire Kingman as well as Frankel, Shamardal and Giants Causeway. While recent second placegetters of the race include current rising star sires Night Of Thunder and Toronado.

RaceNet - www.racenet.com.au/profiles/horse/press-statement

Says of Press Statement :

Given that it has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,832,275 in career earnings, Press Statement is regarded as an elite class of racehorse.

Henry Plumptre - Managing Director of Darley Australia.

Says of Sweynesse :

"These three colts are the best colts this year and there is probably a half-length
between them. It is fantastic."

James Mcdonald - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He was awesome. We got back in a slowly run race so his (sectional) splits
would have been amazing."

Hideaki Fujiwara - Champion Trainer Japan

Says of Staphanos :

“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”

Michael Cox - Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts

Says of Staphanos :

"Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs."