Vosne Romanee To Come To Sydney

Sunday, 14 March 2010 07:15

New Zealand Stakes winner Vosne Romanee may attempt to add an Australian Group One to his three in New Zealand this season.

Vosne Romanee added Saturday's New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie to his Kelt Capital Stakes and Zabeel Classic triumphs, scoring a decisive one length victory over 2009 Australian Derby runner-up Harris Tweed.

Trainer Jeff Lynds said he would try to round Vosne Romanee's season off with victory in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on April 24.

"He's a terribly conformed horse - he's very straight in front," trainer Jeff Lynds said.

"But he's got a great turn of foot. Not that many horses can run their last 600 metres in 33 seconds."

He said he wasn't likely to be tempted by the $2.5 million BMW (2400m) on April 3.

"We tried him over 2200 metres in the Hawke's Bay Cup last year and he got outstayed," Lynds said.

"We think 2000 metres is his distance."

April 24 could be a big day for Lynds as he is also hoping to start Booming, runner-up to Zavite in Wednesday's Auckland Cup, in the Sydney Cup (3200m) that day.

While the BMW is not on Vosne Romanee's agenda, it is firmly in the mix for Harris Tweed who ran fifth in the Melbourne Cup last November.

"He's very underrated here - he was way in front of Zavite in the Melbourne Cup," co-trainer Bjorn Baker said.

"He'll improve on that run and we also hope there might be a little more give in the track in Sydney."