Gai Waterhouse holds Cups aspirations at some stage in Broadside’s future, but the stable won’t rush things following the promising stayer’s debut win in Australia at Kembla Grange.
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A Kiwi import, Broadside ($2.60) wore down Chris Waller trained Bannatyne ($4.80) to win the feature Kevin Robinson Memorial Cup (1600m) by a length on Saturday. Bigger races loom in the five-year-old’s future.
“All being well, we will take him one step at a time and we will try to get him to one of the Cups,” Waterhouse stable representative Chris Armstrong said. “He is earmarked for the future.”
Johan Victoire settled Broadside in the one out, one back position and peeled three wide at the top of the straight to challenge Bannatyne and eventual third placegetter Speed Hero.
He hit the front at the furlong pole and edged clear of the concluding stages for a determined victory at his first start in Australia since making the switch from New Zealand.
“He is a horse Gai and the team got from New Zealand and we always liked him when he came over. He has just taken a bit of time to put it all together,” Armstrong said.
“He has had two good trials at Randwick. He has come along since the last one.
“Johan gave him a really good ride.”
