Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 3 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 3 hours ago Blitzburg winning the 2025 Group 3 Canonbury Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Blitzburg ($4.80) has claimed a dominant victory in the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with Tyler Schiller making every post a winner aboard the son of Snitzel in the two-year-old feature. The pair pinged the lids from barrier two and never looked in any danger of fending off his fellow colts and geldings, producing a slashing turn-of-speed to take full advantage of on-speed track conditions. The favoured pair of Burma Star ($2.50) and Tropic ($3.80) both got perfect runs in behind the speed, however, both appeared to be flat-footed when asked for the ultimate effort turning for home. The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald-trained first starters, Hillier ($18.00) and Peleus ($15.00), both hit the line well to be potential black bookers for the future, filling out the minor money and putting some value in the exotics with horse racing bookmakers. It was all about the winner in the end, however, with Blitzburg pressing clear to assert himself as a potential Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) contender in the autumn. Click here for full Rosehill race replays. Gerald Ryan was on course at Rosehill to break down the win but suggested the Golden Slipper may be a bridge too far for the talented two-year-old. “I’ve been very confident with him since he came home from Queensland,” Ryan said. “He wasn’t right up there, I wasn’t happy with him. I spoke to the stewards about him. They couldn’t scratch him because he was second emergency and he ended up not getting a run and I treated him, so when they changed it to Friday night, I couldn’t run him anyway as it was within seven days. “So they let me scratch him and we brought him home and since he’s been home, he hasn’t missed a beat. “He’s only two once and we’ll just see where he ends up but the Black Opal might be his go. We’ll just pick our races with him and if he’s flying at Slipper time, yeah we would perhaps go there but at the moment I don’t think he’s a Slipper horse.” Tyler Schiller was delighted with the performance and suggested the step back to 1100m suited the lightly raced colt. “He’s not the best looking colt,” said Schiller. “He’s nice and compact, but he’s just not very big and strong, but he’s got a big motor and he tries hard, which is the main thing. “He jumped out very sharply, I thought he travelled a lot better in the winkers. It helped me just get him to be on the bridle instead of chasing him, and probably 1100m made a little bit of a difference too.” If connections do elect to head towards the 2025 Golden Slipper, Blitzburg is currently a $34.00 chance with Neds. Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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