ROBBIE GRIFFITHS CHIMES IN WITH ANOTHER BEL WINNER
No sooner had we posted a note on our website about Robbie Griffiths’ success with the progeny of Bel Esprit (see Anquetil Rings Bel on Debut), then the Cranbourne trainer pops up with another Bel ringer at Stony Creek.
Beltrois was only having his second start at the Creek yesterday, having earlier finished second at Mornington.
In recent times, Griffiths Racing has produced three Bel Esprit winners: Cascabel (a win, a second at Flemington, a third at the Valley and a fourth), Anquetil (a winner on debut) and now Beltrois.
And whereas he purchased both Cascabel and Anquetil at public auction, Beltrois is a ‘home bred’.
Robbie purchased his mum, Vaingt Trois, at the Melbourne Premier way back in 1994, winning a race with her before sending the mare to stud in 1997. Not a bad matron either with five of her six runners saluting, including multiple city winner Ruby Trois and Moonee Valley winner Vaingtlago.
Bit too early to tell whether Beltrois joins the metrop honour roll, but the way the Bel Esprits are going, it wouldn’t come as any surprise.
Indeed, Bel Esprit runners have now accumulated 42 winners for the season (2nd on the national 3rd Season Sires chart) and following on from his success at the Gold Coast where his progeny averaged over $111,000 at the Magic Millions, the Champion Victorian Sire is more popular than ever.
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