Star New Zealand-bred galloper Beauty Generation will jump out of the starting gate on Thursday morning when he has his final pre-race fast work ahead of the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Trainer John Moore is keen to switch on his stable star into what will be his eighth race of an unbeaten campaign which began in October.
“He’ll jump out of the gates, which isn’t usual for him,” Moore said.
“He’s been up a long time and we noticed last season that he was a little lethargic out of the gates at the back end, so the jump out should sharpen him,” he said.
The son of Road To Rock cruised to victory in the Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) 15 days ago but Moore has been tweaking the preparations to lift his star to a peak for this weekend’s Grand Final.
“We’ve increased his workload a little bit since his last run to make sure he’s very sharp on the day. He’s just so durable and he’s coping with all of it. The programme here dictates when he runs but the races are so spaced that it works in his favour.”
The six-year-old, the co-top rated horse in the world at present, is bidding for a second successive win in the Champions Mile.
– NZ Racing Desk
