b4breeding

Appropriately it is the Geoffrey Small/David Butcher combination that got Kiwi Tintin home first in his first raceday start.

Kiwi Tintin first win 18 March 2016

The win came at the Manawatu meeting yesterday, and from the inside draw he had to do a little bit of work to hold the lead, then increased his margin to win comfortably at the end in a 28.7 last quarter, without David Butcher having to push him.

Kiwi Tintin is owned by the Kiwi Tintin Syndicate and was bred by Hambletonian Ltd (David Phillips) from the now retired Road Machine mare Tall Blonde.

He’s a chestnut, same as American Flyebye, the Tintin In America filly who also won her first start and has since won 4 from 9.

The two other winning credits for NZ bred Tintin In America so far are Dame Puissant and the late Zee Dana, but there are a number of Australian bred Tintins of course. He has 17 NZ qualifiers, including a few 2yos in the last couple of months – His Royal Harness, Manihiki Pearl, Tintin Naturally, plus 3yo Claus who looks a nice one for trainer Stan Moore in Rangiora. He’s had a week off after qualifying and is back in work now, so keep an eye out for him.