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Scone Gladiator A Star In Macau

19th Dec 2009

Viscount gelding Happy Gladiator has emerged as the shooting star in Macau racing, making it seven wins from as many starts when easily beating the highly touted Good Control overnight.

In winning by two and three quarter lengths, Happy Gladiator lowered Macau’s sand track 1300m course record.

HAPPY GLADIATOR ($57,500 2008 Scone, 3g Viscount-Church On Sunday) only began his career in June of this year, but has quickly made his way through the grades for trainer Gary Moore, with his earnings this season now approaching M$1.4million (A$195,000).

Taking up his customary front running role, Happy Gladiator set a cracking pace in front last night and when challenged by Good Control, found another gear to race clear over the concluding stages.

“He’s a very exciting horse,” Moore said. “He’s lowered the track record and easily beaten Good Control, who is a horse they have earmarked for Dubai, so he’s really stamping himself as one of our top horses here.”

He was offered for sale by Woodlands Stud as agent at the 2008 HTBA Scone Yearling Sale and looks another rising star on the international stage for Viscount.

His dam Church On Sunday is a daughter of Bubble Gum Fellow from the top mare Will Fly, who won nine races – including five at Group level – and at stud has also produced the Group winners Sanziro and Flying Object.