Friday, December 11, 2009

Scintillo for for 2010 Melbourne Cup - after racing in California

USA: Scintillo, the winner of three Group races including a Group 1 in Italy, hasbeen transferred from trainer Richard Hannon's yard to California to continue his racing career.

Scintillo, who was recently purchased by Melbourne-based Leonard Lewis with a shot at the 2010 Melbourne Cup in mind, amassed more than £300,000 in win and place prize-money for Hannon and the trainer is predicting that his new owner might have a few more decent pay days to come at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park.

Quoted on his website, Hannon said: "Mr Lewis bought Scintillo to race in Australia, but he cannot take him until May and as he was reluctant to subject him to another of our cold winters, we suggested a season in California.

"Scintillo was a Group 1 winner on the turf, and he also won a Group 2 this summer but he seemed to love the Polytrack, having won the Winter Derby at Lingfield and a Listed race at Kempton, so the Californian tracks might suit him."

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