David Hayes believes three-year-old Sarem has a good future and can take the next step up in Thursday's Myer Spring Fashion Stakes at Flemington.The colt, by Zabeel out of the Strawberry Road mare Wheatland Lady, impressed as a very promising young stayer when he broke through to win over 1600m at just his fourth start at Caulfield on Thousand Guineas day.In that race he defeated Orca who subsequently ran third in the AAMI Vase to Whobegotyou before failing in the Victoria Derby when 10th to Reb
David Hayes believes three-year-old Sarem has a good future and can take the next step up in Thursday's Myer Spring Fashion Stakes at Flemington.
The colt, by Zabeel out of the Strawberry Road mare Wheatland Lady, impressed as a very promising young stayer when he broke through to win over 1600m at just his fourth start at Caulfield on Thousand Guineas day.
In that race he defeated Orca who subsequently ran third in the AAMI Vase to Whobegotyou before failing in the Victoria Derby when 10th to Rebel Raider.
"He's probably coming to hand earlier than Zagreb. Zagreb couldn't have done that at the same stage," Hayes said referring to the Zabeel four-year-old entire who won the Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield before his Cups campaign was aborted due to a foot abscess.
"It was encouraging that he (Sarem) raced inside horses when he won at Caulfield."
Zagreb was runner-up to Zarita in this year's South Australian Derby and if Sarem wins Thursday's Listed 1800m event Hayes could well be tempted to aim the colt towards the AJC Australian Derby at Randwick in the autumn.
Hong Kong-based Brett Prebble will ride Sarem on Thursday replacing Glen Boss who will ride the John O'Shea-trained Hussonet colt Boys Will Be Boys.
The Hayes stable will also saddle up Stokehouse, to be ridden by Craig Williams, and Thrillpower, a Brad Rawiller mount, in the race.
Boys Will Be Boys is $4.50 favourite with TAB Sportsbet ahead of Sarem at $6, with Stokehouse, Bondarchuk, Giant Jewels and Thrillpower all at $8.