{"id":2904,"date":"2020-10-09T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T03:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theracingsharks.com.au\/?post_type=news&p=2904"},"modified":"2020-10-09T13:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T03:07:03","slug":"kings-legacy-ready-to-reign-in-guineas","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/theracingsharks.com.au\/news\/kings-legacy-ready-to-reign-in-guineas\/","title":{"rendered":"King’s Legacy ready to reign in Guineas"},"content":{"rendered":"

With an extraordinary pedigree and good looks, King’s Legacy was an obvious choice when James Harron went shopping for a stallion prospect at the yearling sales.<\/p>\n

Buying on behalf of a colts partnership, Harron had to stretch to $1.4 million to secure the close relation to top stallion Not A Single Doubt.<\/p>\n

The youngster fit Harron’s strict criteria – he had athleticism and bloodlines to match – but the bloodstock manager wasn’t the only one keen to secure him.<\/p>\n

“We’re looking first and foremost for physically good looking colts that we feel can run, because they’ve got to be able to run to be stallions,” Harron said.<\/p>\n

“The second part of that is pedigree and being a Redoute’s Choice and a three-quarter brother to Not A Single Doubt, he was a bit of a dream package.<\/p>\n

“We had to be very strong on him in the ring but he was the one we wanted to take home and fortunately it has turned out the right way.”<\/p>\n

King’s Legacy has already secured his future at stud with Coolmore purchasing a stake after his first Group One win in the Sires’ Produce Stakes.<\/p>

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He subsequently added the Champagne Stakes to his resume and will chase his first major as a three-year-old in the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“He’s the only son of Redoute’s Choice to have two Group Ones on his CV as a two-year-old colt, believe it or not,” Harron said.<\/p>\n

“Coolmore invested into him between the Sires’ and Champagne and we got to share the Champagne one together.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully we can share the Guineas one as well.”<\/p>\n

King’s Legacy turned in an outstanding Guineas trial with a closing third in the Golden Rose behind Saturday’s race favourite Ole Kirk.<\/p>\n

Hugh Bowman has headed to Melbourne early to stick with him and the reports from trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have been positive.<\/p>\n

“Peter and Paul thought after the Golden Rose run that he was still on the up,” Harron said.<\/p>\n

“I think he is really primed for the mile.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got a slightly tricky draw (12), which isn’t ideal but Hugh Bowman has gone down to ride him and he knows the horse inside out.<\/p>\n

“We’re just going to have to put our faith in Hughie and hope for the best.”<\/p>\n\n

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