Raced by his breeders Gail Macrae and Joanne McKeagg, Sterling Express has had nine starts for three wins, a second and $79,050 in stakes. The 3-year-old Shamexpress gelding is a full brother to his stablemate Grace ‘N’ Glory, who has also been a three-time winner.
“Sterling Express was impressive today,” Brosnan said. “He’s a horse that’s always shown a fair bit of ability, but he’s just had a few things go wrong along the way. He’s starting to put things together now.
“I’m not too sure what we’ll do with him next. He’s a year older on Thursday. His rating will go up a little bit from today’s win, but hopefully we’ll still be able to find some nice races for him in that Rating 75 grade in the meantime.”
Brosnan was left wondering what might have been with Diamond Jak, who was taken very wide around the first corner but produced a highly creditable performance to get to within a head of the Taumarunui Cup winner Hula Beat.
“That was a big effort without a lot of luck,” Brosnan said. “Nine times out of 10, he might have been able to win that race. But that happens in racing, and you have to take the good with the bad.
“I’m not sure where we’ll go next with him either. He’s an open class horse now and there’s not very many options coming up for him. He does like Te Rapa and handles wet ground well. He also appreciates a bit of space between his runs, so we’re happy to take our time in finding something.”
– LOVERACING.NZ News Desk
