Natalie Young and Trent Busuttin intend to travel north with Blind Raise to Brisbane following his standout effort at Flemington.
Blind Raise won the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) this Saturday, the identical race stablemate Epimeles took in 2024.
Busuttin and Young chose to rest Epimeles post-win for a spring assault, yet they plan differently for Blind Raise this time.
Ridden by Beau Mertens as $2.15 favourite, Blind Raise won by two lengths from Profligate ($7.50) and Seraphox ($4.40) who was a half-head further back in third.
According to Busuttin, upcoming plans feature the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) next month at Eagle Farm and the Group 1 J J Atkins (1600m) in June for the horse.
“Plenty of things can go wrong between now and when they turn three and that’s why we want to go to Brisbane,” Busuttin said.
“When Epimeles won this race, we said we’d spell and go for the spring, but things haven’t stopped going wrong with him ever since.
“For this bloke, there’s two one-million-dollar races up in Queensland and I might even get a trip up there.”
With two wins from two attempts, Blind Raise first succeeded at Sandown earlier in April.
Busuttin noted satisfaction in Blind Raise’s elevation from maiden win to Stakes glory on Saturday.
“He did it pretty impressively and the market said he would and you always want to see them do it, especially at their second start,” Busuttin said.
“He’s taken that next step, and he’s done it pretty easily, although he floated out in front by himself a bit, but it’s good to get the job done.”
Bred in New Zealand for $70,000, Blind Raise is sired by Victoria Derby winner Ace High from a progeny of Group 1 star Seachange.
“This horse has got some of his sire’s ability and his granddam’s ability, Seachange,” Busuttin said.
“She was a proper horse, and the blood always seems to come through out of those good mares, probably not the first line but in their second.”
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