Update: Won in very impressive form. Reports here and here, but you read it here first. lol
Zee Dana is a colt from Tintin In America’s first crop, so a 2yo now. He was bred by Dave Kennedy who made quite a comitment to the sire, and got some nice payback when Zee Dana was taken over to ready-to-run sales in Australia and performed/sold very well, and has recently appeared at Shepperton trials and will be racing tonight. His ownership has just been joined by NRL player Brett Stewart – read article here. He has his first up race start tonight Race 2 at Bendigo. All the best for that Dave! Another Tintin foal that is showing up well in Australia is Dame Puissant (also NZ bred), who has had just the two starts, both this month, for a second then a first. She is from a P-Forty Seven mare, and perhaps the most interesting thing in her pedigree is a 3×3 to In The Pocket through the maternal lines of her sire and dam. Of Tintin’s 15 Australian-bred 2yos, Just Wantano had three starts earlier this year for 2 wins, and has just come back after a spell for a 3rd on 12 June in a heat of the Vicbred 2yo Fillies series, quite a distance from the first two runners after being checked. Aussie Vista has been consistent with 8 starts for 1 win, 2 seconds and 2 fourths, but faded after setting a hot pace and being eyeballed in the final of the Group 2 Yearling Sales Series Final for 2yos at Redcliffe. And I believe another Tintin filly Velvet Kisses is having her debut this week as well.
If you have bred or bought a Tintin, let me know how it is developing.
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