Alamosa's full brother Go Beauty Go (120lb) trained by John Moore dead-heated with John Size’s What Else But You (129lb) in the Class 3 Hyacinth Handicap (1600m) to make it a double for the International Sale Griffins (ISGs) ahead of Friday’s (17 March) Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS).

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Go Beauty Go (Zac Purton) and What Else But You (Karis Teetan) fight out the finish of the Class 3 Hyacinth Handicap (1600m), with the judge ultimately unable to split both runners.

Go Beauty Go was purchased for HK$6 million at last year’s HKIS and made it three wins from his last four starts with his gritty dead-heat victory under Zac Purton.

“The Kwok family bought the horse last year at the Sale and I was lucky enough that they entrusted me with this horse,” Moore said. “He’s very well-bred as a full-brother to a multiple G1 winner in Alamosa, and he’s one of the many success stories selected by Mark Richards. We will be looking for another horse like him on Friday.

“He’s really strengthened up in recent weeks and he’s now showing a great will to win. I know Alamosa was at his best at a mile but the way this horse races, he looks like he should be able to handle 1800m. Zac really took the race by the horns there, he bounced out and led and the horse was very gallant late.”

Go Beauty Go was purchased by The Hong Kong Jockey Club for NZ$320,000 at the 2014 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Sale from Waikato Stud's draft.