Bernardini's hot streak continues

Bernardini’s hot streak continued September 21, when four-year-old gelding Boban became his fourth Stakes winner in the past eight days with a devastating win in the G3 Bill Ritchie Handicap over seven furlongs at Randwick.

Boban settled midfield in the early stages before dashing through a gap and quickly putting the race beyond doubt at the 300m mark. Jockey Glyn Schofield eased the gelding up over the last 100m but he still held a three length margin on the line.

Such was the ease of Boban’s win, he is now rivaling fellow Bernardini four-year-old Toydini for G1 Epsom Handicap favouritism. Toydini won the G3 Cameron Handicap at Newcastle on Wednesday which followed the wins of Bernardini fillies Forever Discreet in the Listed Morphettville Guineas and Final Escrow in the George Rosenberger Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park last Saturday.

Bred by Tony Thomas, Boban is the sixth winner but only Stakes winner for G1 AJC Oaks winner Kenbelle. Boban also won the Listed Doomben Slipper as a two-year-old.

Bernardini is the sire of 24 Stakes winners, among them six G1 winners and 10 G1 horses. Included in those G1 winners are To Honor And Serve, Stay Thirsty, Alpha and Ruud Awakening.