Grinzinger Prince might be priced at $151 to win group 1 The Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday, but trainer Cody Reardon says his five-year-old gelding is already a winner.
Reardon said his stable was in the doldrums until Grinzinger Prince was purchased for $12,000 in the Inglis Digital in February 2023 for $12,000.
Since then Grinzinger Prince has raced 12 times for three wins and five placings and after a 49 day rest faces his biggest test yet, the $1million The Goodwood.
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“My partner Jess is incredible at finding a bargain online, she has always been able to,” he said.
“I watch a lot of racing around Australia, so i get to see a lot horses go round and we seen him pop up online.
“We were struggling at the time and we just needed something to go our way and find a bit of better stock.
“We were lucky to pick him up for $12,000 plus GST, which we thought was a bit of a bargain and that was my final bid.
“I know there was an underbidder that missed their bid… so it was meant to be.
“Since I have bought this horse things have turned upside down for us — It’s not so much the success we’ve had with him but we’ve had some nicer younger horses.”
Grinzinger Prince was originally purchased for $250,000 by Danny O’Brien and spent time with Jason Warren, but it is the move to South Australia that has sparked the son of More Than Ready.
And Reardon is adamant Grinzinger Prince won’t be making up the numbers in The Goodwood, despite the race having progressive types like Amelia’s Jewell ($4.20 with Neds) and Benedetta ($4.40 with bookmakers) to contend with.
“It’s been a bit of a target of ours, things kind of haven’t gone to plan going into the run, we obviously wanted to win one of those black type races to qualify,” Reardon said.
“We were on the bottom of the ballot list, so we’re lucky to get a run, but it’s a huge thrill, the horse is going really well and i’m excited to just enjoy the day.”
The Goodwood jumps at 4.30pm and is the eighth race on the card at Morphettville.
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