Thursday, 10 December 2009: Victoria Derby winner Monaco Consul will get plenty of chances to bolster his stallion prospects over the coming months with a host of Group 1 races on his agenda.
Co-trainer Paul Moroney has the job of preparing the talented colt for a first-up tilt in the Group 1 Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.
Moroney said Monaco Consul has muscled up since returning to the stables and has been in work for 10 days as he prepares for a challenging summer and autumn.
He will gallop at Ellerslie in the next week to have a look at the course and again at home at Matamata before the Group 1 over 2000m on Boxing Day.
He will then target the Group 1 Whakanui International Stakes over 2000m in early February, then will run three weeks later in the Group 1 NZ Derby.
After a let-up, he will then target the Sydney autumn carnival where he will either run in the Rosehill Guineas then the AJC Derby, or just go straight into the Derby.
Moroney said the beauty of such a clean winded and talented stayer is being able to prepare and present him fit for races without a host of lead-ups, which will certainly come in handy with an arduous campaign penciled in.
The next 12 months will be aimed at increasing his stud value, with five Group 1 targets in the summer and autumn alone.
As a four-year-old he will kick off his campaign in New Zealand with more feature races before returning to Australia for the spring.
While admitting the Melbourne Cup doesn't necessarily guarantee an increase in stud value, Moroney said connections were keen to try to win the race and was likely to head that way.
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