Paul O’Sullivan and Joao Moreira combined to win at Sha Tin on Sunday with lightly raced Commands gelding Who Else But You, a $180,000 Magic Millions purchase for the HKJC from the draft of Newgate Farm.
Who Else But You turned in a tenacious effort to win over 1200 metres by a head under 60 kg and has now won two of four starts.
Who Else But You is the first winner for Laurinel Princess, a half-sister to Group I winner Palace Line and Group II winner Laurinel Argie.
Also scoring at Te Teko in New Zealand on Monday was promising three year-old Northern Legend, who won by half a length over 1400 metres as favourite and has now won two of three starts.
A $140,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for Beatson Stables, Northern Legend was re-offered at the NZB Ready to Run Sale where he made $210,000 and now runs for Raffles Racing.
Bred by SF Bloodstock, he is the third winner for Group I winner and $1.9 million earner Aqua D’Amore, who was on-sold by Newgate Farm at the 2014 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale fetching $340,000.