Demonetization (2) beats Endowment (8) in the Auckland Guineas yesterday. Photo / Dean Purcell
Demonetization added to an already successful New Year's Day for Nigel Tiley when the classic-bound colt proved too strong for his age group rivals at Ellerslie.
The Pukekohe trainer had earlier produced Melt to claim the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) and her older barn mate completed a stakes
double when he triumphed under jockey Jason Waddell in the Gr.2 Jamieson Park Auckland Guineas (1600m).
"The further they go the better he'll be," Tiley said. "I'm looking forward to the autumn."
Demonetization has the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) as his grand final, but Tiley has yet to lock in the All Too Hard three-year-old's path to the March feature.
"I have to choose whether we go to Wellington or not, that would give a nice break to the Avondale Guineas and then the Derby," Tiley said.
