Blood Brotha Wins NZ Gold Club Metropolitan Trophy

White Robe Lodge stallion Danzighill (Danehill-Stater, by Kaoru Star) recorded his 1st stakes-winner when 5YO gelding Blood Brotha (Danzighill-Laura Dee, by Personal Escort) scored a 1-length victory in the NZ$70,000 Gr3 Gold Club Metropolitan Trophy (2500m) at Riccarton Park. Blood Brotha (ridden by Lisa Alpress for trainer Raymond Connors) defeated fellow 5YO geldings Bakup (Kilimanjaro-Dastaria, by Stark South) & Australian-bred Showcause (Giant's Causeway-Showella, by Lord Ballina). Blood Brotha (a passed-in for NZ$14,000 as a 2YO at the 2007 NZ Bloodstock  South Island Sale) now has 5 wins & 2 placings (including March's Listed NZ St Leger Stakes over 2500m at Trentham) from 17 starts for NZ$75,500 earnings. (Nov 8)