Hong Kong, November 12 – Catbird featured in Hong Kong on Sunday with an impressive win for three year-old gelding Craig’s Dragon having just his second race start.
Trained by John Moore and ridden by Darren Beadman, Craig’s Dragon was having his first run this season after finishing seventh on debut back in May and enjoyed a lovely run from barrier one sitting just off the pace.
When the split came after straightening for home, the muscular bay shot through along the inside to score by a length and a half in the Class Four event over 1200 metres.
Craig’s Dragon was purchased for $150,000 from the Yarraman Park draft at the 2006 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale where he was the only Catbird yearling in the catalogue.
Offered by Yarraman on behalf of the Cobcroft family, Craig’s Dragon is the 13th living foal of grand producer Steam Heat who passed away in 2006.
A prolific producer, the Salieri (USA) mare left a host of winners including the brilliant Group Three winner Hot as Hell and equally smart Listed winner Flaming Hot, who were interestingly sired by County, a Vain horse from the same female family as Craig’s Dragon’s sire Catbird.
