Vinery Stud’s four-time Group 1 winning champion All Too Hard (Aus) (Casino Prince {Aus}--Helsinge {Aus}, by Desert Sun {GB}), a half-brother to the undefeated superstar Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), sired his first winner, Lincoln Hills(Aus), at Tauherenikau, New Zealand Sunday.

Racing for Lincoln Farms and trainer Lisa Latta, the chestnut broke sharply and settled in a tracking third in the 1000-metre contest (video). Scrubbed on for his best effort, the A$55,000 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale buy tackled stablemate Dreams of Platinum (Aus) (Dream Ahead) inside the final 200 metres and blew right on by. It was two lengths back to that foe at the winning post.

“Lisa has been very patient with him as he has had a couple of jump-outs and a nice quiet trial the other day,” Latta stable representative Andie Rennie told www.nz.racing.co.nz. “There was a bit of confidence in the camp, so it was good to see him jump out and back up the ability that he has shown at home.”

The winner’s dam Hickory Hills(Aus) (More Than Ready) is out of a full-sister to MSP Skates (Aus) (Danehill), herself the dam of G1 Golden Slipper S. hero and young sire Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro).

All Too Hard stood the 2016 Southern Hemisphere season for A$55,000 and has 16 yearlings in the upcoming Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Apr. 4-6. All Too Hard has already had 10 progeny place in the top three to date, while his Mystic Empire (Aus) has already placed second in the G3 Widden S. at Rosehill earlier this year.