White Robe Lodge Breed Another NZ Cup Winner

BLOOD BROTHA (Danzighill - Laura Dee )by Personal Escort ) revived memories of his great-granddam Princess Mellay when winning the Ch-Ch Casino NZ Cup at Riccarton,

Princess Mellay was a dual winner of the historic two-mile event and has since established a prolific family of top-class performers. A number of these have raced in the colours of Wanganui father and son, Mark and Raymond Connors.

It is hardly surprising then that they jumped at the chance to buy the horse when it was recommended to them after being passed in at the SI Sale. They had already met great success with steeplechasers Our Jonty and Hypnotize from the family, as well as Derby placegetter and potential top-liner King Johny.

Blood Brotha had won the CJC Metropoliltan Hdcp (Gp3) at the Cup Carnival last year, and had not won a race in the ibterim. In the hands of leading jockey  James McDonald he proved to be the superior stayer in the Group 2 event.