Rogerson stable ready for 1000 Guineas

Gift Of Power

TRAINING duo Graeme and Debbie Rogerson are planning an attacking the opening fillies’ classic of the season armed with multiple winning chances.

The Tuhikaramea pair have a number of three-year-olds pencilled in to make the trip to Riccarton for the Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas on November 18, including Group Two Wakefield Challenge Stakes winner Gift Of Power.

Graeme Rogerson said the daughter of Power will run twice before heading to the group one event.

“I’m happy with her and she’s going to run at Taupo on October 11 and then we’ll find another race for her before Christchurch,” Rogerson said.

Gift Of Power was a 1000m trial winner at Te Teko last week and a number of its stablemates in Guineas contention were also in action there, among them Malambo. The horse was not pressured to run second over 800m in the hands of Rogerson’s grand-daughter Bailey.

“I really like Malambo and Bailey didn’t move on her,” he said.

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Malambo, a daughter of Duelled which was bred by Rogerson, won twice last season and the horse has already added to its tally this term after recording an age group success at Te Rapa.

Contessa Vanessa and Mutechi are others in the Guineas mix and they also enjoyed quiet trials at Te Teko.

“Contessa Vanessa will probably kick off at Te Rapa on Friday,” Rogerson said.

The Bullbars filly collected victories at Avondale and at Pukekohe Park during its juvenile campaign while Mutechi shook the maiden tag at Matamata.

Meanwhile, stakes performer Nuclear Fusion has had a light freshen-up after disappointing when running fifth in her last start in the Listed The O’Learys Fillies Stakes at Wanganui last month.

Rogerson said the multiple float trips to the Central Districts because of race adandonments had flattened the Power filly, but the horse has returned from the paddock and is being set to make the trip south in November.

“She is back and worked this morning and is going to run at Matamata over 1400m and will then more likely run in the Soliloquy before heading to Christchurch.”

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