“It was a bit of a relief of course, but I certainly thought she was back to her old self. She just stretched her legs for the last 100m or so and had a good blow.”
Undefeated three-year-old Crocetti confirmed his superstar quality with another scintillating performance in Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 51st New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.
Successful breeder and owner Daniel Nakhle has high hopes of a double celebration in the coming days, headlined by Crocetti's bid for Gr.1 2000 Guineas glory.