Stable favourite Go Lotte may have earned a quick return to the races with her Beaumont Cup victory over 1500 metres.
The Gerry Harvey-bred daughter of former Westbury Stud stallion Telperion has been a grand servant of trainer Kelvin Tyler’s stable with the six-year-old posting her ninth career win in the Wingatui feature on Sunday.
Tyler is now giving consideration to a crack at this Saturday’s G3 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes over 1600 metres.
“We may see how that fillies and mares’ race stacks up at Riccarton, with a bit of rain about the track may be bit off and she could be a chance,” he said.
“I’ll see how strong the nominations are and take it from there.”
Go Lotte has been competing in sprint races in recent outings and appreciated the step up in distance in the Beaumont Cup.
Under apprentice jockey Abdul Najib, she settled off the pace before improving 600 metres from home and rallied strongly in the straight to earn top honours.
“I had this race targeted probably for the last six weeks, it’s the only race that really suited her and the 1200 metres has just been far too short,” he said.
“Back up to her favourite distance around that 1500-1600 metres, with a bit of cut in the track, it was a great effort.
“At 1200 metres, they are sharper horses and she’s been struggling a bit early, but she’s got up there easily and the young fellow rode her really well.
“With three kilos off her back, which she always loves, I thought she would be tough to beat really.”
Go Lotte has proved a grand investment for Tyler who secured her out of Westbury’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for just $1500 and she has now banked more than $185,000.
“She’s just a kids’ pet, everyone loves her. If I had a stable full like her, it would be quite easy to train,” Tyler said.
“She just tries hard and does everything you ask of her, she eats, sleeps and enjoys her work.
“She’s a happy racehorse, it would be great to have a couple more of her and especially at that price.”
Go Lotte is a daughter of the Red Giant mare Ashima, who is a half-sister to multiple winner and stakes performer Lucky Edie.
They are granddaughters of the former champion staying mare Jezabeel, the dual Group 1 winner of the Melbourne Cup and Auckland Cup.
Ashima’s son of Tarzino sold for A$110,000 to trainer Steven Cole and agent Bevan Smith at last year’s Magic Millions National Yearling Sale and the dam has since produced a colt and daughter to the multiple Group 1-winning son of Tavistock.