New look a masterstroke

A blinkered approach with New Mexico worked wonders at Ipswich for our homebred youngster by Sword Of State.

The two-year-old had been unplaced on debut and was then fourth at the Gold Coast before trainer Kelly Schweida applied the headgear for immediate effect.

New Mexico jumped quickly to travel well in third spot to the turn before he hit top gear in the run home for rider Jace McMurray to open his winning account over 1350 metres.

He was purchased out of our draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $200,000 by KPW Bloodstock’s Kevin Walls for prominent Queensland owners Ron and Judy Wanless.

A half-brother to three winners, New Mexico is a son of the Irish-bred High Chaparral mare High Vogue who was secured for us at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale by agent John Foote for 110,000gns.

She is an unraced half-sister to the four-time Group 1 winner Luxembourg and is back in foal to Sword Of State after producing a filly last season by our resident son of Snitzel.

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