Nadeem mare Crucial (Nadeem-Dawn Attack by Fantastic Light) was duly rewarded for consistent form this campaign, and in good company, with her latest success over 1600m in Melbourne on Saturday. Four starts back the Anthony Freedman trained five-year-old ran second beaten a neck to Text’n Hurley, who came out and won the Group 2 Sunline Stakes two starts later. A stakeswinner as a three-year, Crucial is another example of Nadeem’s ability to leave runners who train on.
Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice – Candide by Sound Reason), sire of separate international group 1 and 2 winners this year will stand this coming season at LA for an unchanged service fee of $10,000 plus GST.
Piqueson (Zed-Pique by Pins) had to be game to post his maiden success at Te Rapa on Saturday. Posted three wide early and under a ride from the 600m, the Lisa Anderson trained three-year-old gelding hit Nadeem the lead turning for home in the 1600m event and was drawing away at the line.
The LA bred Sun Pins (Pins – Laebeel by Zabeel) came from third last at the turn to win over 1200m at the Group 1 Champions Mile meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday. One of the nicer weanlings on the farm this season happens to be an Exceed and Excel colt from Pin Up Lae, a full sister to Sun Pins
