Almanzor 3YO impresses rider

Jockey Declan Bates tipped the Symon Wilde-trained Imamanzor as a three-year-old to follow after their success at Horsham.

He combined with our homebred son of resident sire Almanzor, who relished the good surface to win in fine style over 1400 metres.

“It looked a good race for him and he was too good,” Bates said. “He’s a big boy and he’ll improve again with that.”

Imamanzor was wide early before settling outside the leader and, after striding to the front on the turn, held a strong gallop for his second career victory from eight starts.

“I was happy to roll forward with him and he travelled well,” Bates said.

“He took me to the lead at the top of the straight and he felt like he had plenty left in the tank.”

Imamanzor is a son of the More Than Ready mare Imanana, whose dam Imananabaa was a quality sprinter whose five wins featured success in the G1 Railway Handicap.

Imanana has produced four winners with Imamanzor sold to Grand Syndicates for A$35,000 at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

We sold her Sword Of State colt to Richard and Will Freedman for $100,000 at Karaka earlier this year and Imanana had a filly in 2024 by our Group 1-winning son of Snitzel.