"He'll probably have international targets. I gave him a long break and hopefully he'll be fit and ready by June. "We're planning a campaign at the back-end of the season. "He's going to go straight for the Hardwicke Stakes," said Ferguson. The son of Sea The Stars has been given an extended break after ending his season in Australia, where he finished fourth in the Melbourne Cup, five lengths behind the winner Gold Trip. "He was very inexperienced last time and just needed to learn a bit as he went into the Dip but as soon as he hit the rising ground I'm sure Danny Muscutt felt he had the race in the bag."ĭeauville Legend: winner of the Great Voltigeur Stakes Credit: John Grossickįerguson landed two Group races last season courtesy of Deauville Legend, who won the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket in July and the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes the following month. He travels very strongly and is an easy enough ride because he settles at any speed. He's a big old horse and he won the Feilden on good to soft. "The Dante will determine where we go, whether England, France or neither," said Ferguson, who won his first Group 1 in 2021 when El Bodegon claimed the Criterium de Saint-Cloud.
He appeared outpaced with a furlong to travel but kept on powerfully to deny Kolsai by half a length and is now available at 12-1 generally for next month's Betfred Derby. The three-year-old, who cost 350,000gns as a yearling, scored on his debut over a mile at Newcastle before lining up in the 1m1f Listed Feilden Stakes at Newmarket last time. James Ferguson will be on a fact-finding mission when his Derby contender Canberra Legend steps up in trip in next week's Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York.
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