A change of environment continues to agree with Canadian Ruler who romped to an impressive victory at Hawkesbury on Saturday.
He broke his maiden from Bjorn Baker’s Warwick Farm operation before the Gerry Harvey-bred son of Vancouver relocated to Matthew Dale’s Goulburn stable for his current preparation.
Canadian Ruler placed in his first two starts from his new quarters and then won at Canberra last month before making it two on the bounce when stepped up to 1500 metres for the first time.
Rider Braith Nock settled the New Zealand-bred in fifth spot away from the fence and the four-year-old made light of his 60.5kg impost in the run home to win with authority.
“He landed in front so easily at the start, but then I was happy to let one go around us,” Nock said.
“It was looking sticky to get to the outside at the turn, so I just had to cut the corner and get him into the clear that way.
“I thought he quickened quite sharply in the straight and put them away easily. He was left out in front for a long time and started to have a bit of a think, but we just had to try to stick it out.”
Canadian Ruler was bought out of Westbury Stud’s draft by Darby Racing for $75,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.
His dam is the Testa Rossa mare Sovereign Eminence, whose half-brother Sovereign Nation won the G2 Bill Stutt Stakes and finished runner-up in the G1 Toorak Handicap.
Sovereign Eminence has a juvenile filly by Tarzino and last season produced a colt by Reliable Man and is back in foal to Tarzino.