11 December 2009
Last-start winner Pennacchio (Align x Abenezra) has been put aside for a spell and will resume racing in the autumn.
Pennacchio enhanced her growing reputation with a game win in the $35,000 Pencarrow Stud 1400 at Ellerslie on Melbourne Cup day (November 3).
The five-year-old daughter of Highview stallion Align has been very consistent having won four of her last seven race-day starts for trainer Andrew Scott at Matamata. In total she now has five wins to her credit as well as two seconds and a third placing from 12 outings.
“She definitely has a big future ahead of her,” Scott said. “And I am sure we have not seen the best of her yet.”
Rider James McDonald said Pennacchio demonstrated a very good turn of foot and considered her a very smart galloper.
Pennacchio is owned by John Norwood and Rod Preston and was purchased by Robbie Hewetson Bloodstock for $52,500 at the 2006 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales at Karaka from the Highview Stud draft.
Pennacchio had finished a meritorious third in strong company in the Group 3 Postponed Stakes at Hawera last month which showed that she was right up to the top company.
