IF ever a champion two-year-old seemed certain to train on as an older horse, it is unbeaten super colt Pierro - unless he is struck by the Golden Slipper curse, reports Ray Thomas in the Sydney Daily Telegraph.His report adds: Pierro, winner of all six races last season, including the coveted juvenile triple crown of the Golden Slipper, ATC Sires Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes, resumes in the Group 3 $125,000 The Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow.His juvenile season rank
IF ever a champion two-year-old seemed certain to train on as an older horse, it is unbeaten super colt Pierro - unless he is struck by the Golden Slipper curse, reports Ray Thomas in the Sydney Daily Telegraph.
His report adds: Pierro, winner of all six races last season, including the coveted juvenile triple crown of the Golden Slipper, ATC Sires Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes, resumes in the Group 3 $125,000 The Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens tomorrow.
His juvenile season ranks as one of the all-time best. He got better with every start and his easiest win was his last when he romped home in the Champagne Stakes.
Pierro's pedigree suggests he should improve as an older horse but history is littered with Slipper winners who lose their way as older horses, becoming victims of the so-called Slipper curse.
Often dismissed as a media myth, the Slipper curse could be explained by myriad reasons, including immature two-year-olds struggling to cope with a taxing season and failing to find their top form as older horses, or the best two-year-old often does not make the necessary natural improvement to remain at the top of his generation.