{"id":16859,"date":"2017-02-12T00:15:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T00:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amarinafarm.com.au\/site\/?p=16859"},"modified":"2017-02-12T00:31:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T00:31:22","slug":"blue-diamond-bid-for-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amarinafarm.com.au\/site\/2017\/02\/12\/blue-diamond-bid-for-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Diamond bid for Property?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A big decision is pending for connections of the 2017 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude winner Property<\/strong> (StarCraft x\u00a0Opalize)\u00a0who is not currently nominated for the Group\u00a0One in a fortnight.<\/p>\n

The Robert Smerdon-trained Property, who is a graduate of Amarina’s 2016 Inglis Classic draft, was ultra-impressive late, showing off a blistering turn of foot to take out the $200,000 Gr.3 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Prelude (C&G) over 1100m.<\/p>\n

Jockey Craig Williams made it a Blue Diamond Prelude double after his earlier success aboard the Lindsay Park-trained filly Catchy.<\/p>\n

One race later he was back in the Caulfield winners\u2019 stall aboard a gun contender for the $1.5 million Group 1 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) back at the track on February 25 should connections opt to pay the hefty $55,000 late entry.<\/p>\n

Property completed the Blue Diamond Preview \u2013 Prelude double with his CF Orr Stakes Day success and Smerdon said if he owned the horse he would definitely opt to run him in two weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe certainly had to win today to warrant it,\u201d Smerdon, who won the 1986 Blue Diamond with Let\u2019s Get Physical, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe looks one of the main contenders now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey pay good money right down [in the Blue Diamond Stakes]. You\u2019d only have to run in the top eight to get your money back.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Part-owner] David Price will think about that and make the call.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would run him if I owned him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smerdon said he would also discuss with Williams what he rated Property\u2019s Blue Diamond Stakes winning chances as.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be interesting to get Craig\u2019s opinion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe felt that he [Property] should be going into the race before today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a couple of big decisions to be made in the next 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a hectic pace set in the Blue Diamond Colts & Geldings Prelude by Lonhro colt Wait For No One who went forward to lead along the rails from the Mick Price-trained Cao Cao.<\/p>\n

Once on the straight Williams made his move from out three wide aboard Property, flying down the outside over the final 200m closing hard and fast on the front-runner.<\/p>\n

The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained favourite Pariah also launched late putting himself into the race, but Property was too good after getting the beautiful trail into the finish off a nice spot behind Wait For No One who was game up on the speed.<\/p>\n

Property lengthened powerfully over the final furlong and had a half-length to spare on Pariah who was also closing strongly, while Wait For No One held for third.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a beautiful run,\u201d Williams said post-win.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way he\u2019s come from one run to another I really like.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s really coming on in his prep and has a really good acceleration.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was tough late and wow, very impressive performance. -races.com.au<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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