Caorunn’s career may not have gone completely to script, but his form line continues to make his connections happy. The precocious juvenile posted his third and most mportant victory to date when he proved too good for his rivals in the Group 3 Phoenix Park 2YO Classic at New Plymouth on Saturday.
The diminutive Caorunn (NZ) (Showcasing) showed his talent early with a runner-up finish at his spring debut before he won successive races at Otaki and Awapuni followed by a solid run for fourth in the Listed Karaka Million.
“If they’re fast enough, they’re big enough,” said Busuttin, who prepares Caorunn with his partner Natalie Young.
Caorunn was given a perfect run in the trail by Masa Tanaka. They angled clear deep into the straight and comfortably reeled in the pacemaker Saracino to win by three quarters of a length.
“He’s a professional little horse and it was a professional ride from Masa,” Busuttin said.
Tanaka was having his first ride for the stable and Caorunn provided him with his most important victory since his return last December from a two and a half year stint in Korea, during which time he rode 101 winners.
Caorunn, out of Mollie’s Dolly, was offered by Longlands Stud at the Karaka 2015 Select Sale and purchased by NZB as agent for $60,000. He has now earned in excess of $100,000 for his group of owners including co-trainer Trent Busuttin, SL Baertschiger, TE Luke, MC Fenwick & T Davis.
