Quality mare Acquarello (Written Tycoon) has been retired from racing after sustaining an injury in last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) and will now join the broodmare band at Trelawney Stud.
The five-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon amassed five victories and five placings from 17 starts, in a career highlighted by victory in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) in the spring.
Trained by Tony Pike for Trelawney Stud, Acquarello finished a strong second to New Zealand’s top-rated racehorse, Legarto, in the Listed Lisa Chittick Champagne Stakes (1400m).
“Sadly, Acquarello chipped a fetlock in the Group One New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes last weekend,” Trelawney Stud’s Cherry Taylor said.
“She will now be retired and live her life at Trelawney, breeding beautiful babies. Thanks so much to everyone at Pike Racing and to her jockeys Michael McNab and Vinnie Colgan.”
By Written Tycoon, Acquarello is out of the Al Maher mare River Pebbles and stems from a fast family that features Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) winner River Dove.
