Medaglia d’Oro’s Al Zir throws his hat in the ring!

By Jack Werk

In one of my earlier posts this year about Medaglia d’Oro’s brilliant start at stud – Medaglia d’Oro’s Fast Fillies (Click here to view article) – I said that it was only a matter of time until his colts would begin to join his fillies in the stakes winner column. Currently, Medaglia d’Oro has an amazing 10 SWs (all fillies) with only two crops running.

Today Al Zir (Medaglia d’Oro-Bayou Plans, by Bayou Hebert) made his case to become his sire’s first stakes-winning colt with a smashing victory as a first-time starter in the July Course Maiden Stakes at Newmarket. While this is not a qualifying black-type race, the way in which he won suggests black-type is just around the corner!

You can view the race by going to the Thoroughbred Daily News’ (TDN) website. It’s worth seeing.

Al Zir is owned by Godolphin and purchased for $1.6 million at the Fasig-Tipton Florida 2yo In-Training Sale this year. He’s a half to G1 winner Midas Eyes.

We’ll definitely be hearing more from Al!

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