Beluga Caviar poised for Flemington debut

Tuesday 15 July 2014, 3:27pm

A colt from one of best families in the Australian Stud Book is due to get his first chance to make his own racetrack impact on Saturday.

The David Hayes-trained Beluga Caviar, a two-year-old by Redoute's Choice out of Scandinavia, is nominated to make his debut at Flemington.

Scandinavia is the dam of Helsinge, making her the grand-dam of unbeaten champion Black Caviar and multiple Group One winner All Too Hard.

Scandinavia's sons and daughters also include Group One winner Magnus and stakes winners Wilander, Arctic Flight and Scandiva.

Shin soreness has kept Beluga Caviar from making his race debut until late in his juvenile term, but Hayes is hoping he can post a late-season win before turning attention to spring.

Beluga Caviar had a public barrier trial at Tatura last October but was then given a break because of shin soreness.

He was in line for an autumn campaign to aim at races such as the Blue Diamond Stakes, but Hayes again had to give him more time.

"He's had a couple of jump-outs at Flemington and done well recently. So I'm quite happy with him," Hayes said.

"I reckon he'll run well first-up and when he gets to 1400 metres he'll be very smart I think."

Wilderness, a $2.4 million yearling purchase and half-brother to Starspangledbanner, is also nominated for Saturday's 1200-metre juvenile race at Flemington but Hayes has accepted with the colt at Geelong on Thursday.

Wilderness had two starts earlier in the season, finishing fourth in the VOBIS Gold Rush at Bendigo and then eighth in the Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill.

"I think he's going pretty good," Hayes said.

"He trialled well last time and ran below par, but I reckon you will find that was just immaturity.

"He has trialled well this time and should run well."

Hayes is hoping both colts can win as two-year-olds late in the season and progress towards a shot at the Caulfield Guineas.

Meanwhile, the trainer said Group One placegetter Zululand was a couple of weeks off a barrier trial.

Zululand won the Group Two Sires' Produce Stakes in Melbourne during the autumn and rounded out his campaign with a fifth in the Sires' Produce Stakes in Sydney and then second in the Champagne Stakes.

"He is been set for the Guineas as well," Hayes said.

"Maybe the Spring Champion Stakes. We don't know yet."

– AAP

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