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Inexperienced but highly exciting, that’s Louie Dior, who is good enough to command a start in the rich feature events for four-year-olds in November and December, according to his trainer Annie Belton.
Louie Dior has resumed racing after an eight-month absence in a blaze of glory with three commanding wins and a nose second to Skylord.
The latest of those victories was in the $27,000 Fly Like An Eagle Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Ryan Bell dashed him to the front after 500m and set the pace on his way to beating Marbeechsam by three lengths.
“I’m hoping he makes the grade for the big feature events for four-year-olds,” said Belton. “He is still a work in progress and is still learning.”
Louie Dior, who was bred by Belton and her husband Colin, appears on the doorstep of an outstanding career. He has had only twelve starts for eight wins, a second and $65,696 in prizemoney.
“He is very special to us,” said Annie Belton. “He had a bad start in life,” and we nearly lost him when he was suffering from a bad attack of ulcers and ended up in Murdoch Hospital. So, he has come a long way and he’s all good at the moment.
“He is the first foal out of our mare Dior Mia More, who lost her second foal (by Soho Tribeca) at birth a couple of years ago and had to be put down.”
Dior Mia More earned $77,806 from ten wins and five placings from 20 starts, and Louie Dior, a massive gelding, will be her only progeny to race.
Bell is greatly impressed by the potential of Louie Dior, saying: “He is a serious horse, and getting easy kills like he has been, is helping his confidence. If he stays sound and healthy I think you will see him in the major races in a couple of months.”
Inexperienced but highly exciting, that’s Louie Dior, who is good enough to command a start in the rich feature events for four-year-olds in November and December, according to his trainer Annie Belton.
Louie Dior has resumed racing after an eight-month absence in a blaze of glory with three commanding wins and a nose second to Skylord.
The latest of those victories was in the $27,000 Fly Like An Eagle Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Ryan Bell dashed him to the front after 500m and set the pace on his way to beating Marbeechsam by three lengths.
“I’m hoping he makes the grade for the big feature events for four-year-olds,” said Belton. “He is still a work in progress and is still learning.”
Louie Dior, who was bred by Belton and her husband Colin, appears on the doorstep of an outstanding career. He has had only twelve starts for eight wins, a second and $65,696 in prizemoney.
“He is very special to us,” said Annie Belton. “He had a bad start in life,” and we nearly lost him when he was suffering from a bad attack of ulcers and ended up in Murdoch Hospital. So, he has come a long way and he’s all good at the moment.
“He is the first foal out of our mare Dior Mia More, who lost her second foal (by Soho Tribeca) at birth a couple of years ago and had to be put down.”
Dior Mia More earned $77,806 from ten wins and five placings from 20 starts, and Louie Dior, a massive gelding, will be her only progeny to race.
Bell is greatly impressed by the potential of Louie Dior, saying: “He is a serious horse, and getting easy kills like he has been, is helping his confidence. If he stays sound and healthy I think you will see him in the major races in a couple of months.”