Full brothers 6-year-old gelding To Infinity (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) and 3-year-old gelding Voyage Boss (NZ) gave their dam Italic (GB) (Medicean {GB}) a rare double in Hong Kong this week. To Infinity won on Wednesday at Happy Valley for trainer Jamie Richards, and Voyage Boss won on Sunday at Sha Tin for trainer Frankie Lor.

“I trialled him five times already, but four times were on the dirt and he hated the kickback. That’s why I went to Happy Valley last time and he trialled well, so we took him to Sha Tin,” Lor told scmp.com.

“He’s very straightforward, later on I think he can go a bit further. The jockey said he’s still very green and was really looking around. When you get a good draw, it’s usually much easier for a young horse. We’ll stay at Sha Tin for now – if he goes up about six or seven (points) in the ratings he can still race in Class Four.”

Italic has a 2-year-old colt by Darci Brahma (NZ) and a yearling filly by Hello Youmzain (Fr) still to come through. Both brothers were offered by The Oaks Stud at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale with To Infinity withdrawn in 2020 and Voyage Boss selling in 2023 for NZ$100,000 to Busuttin Racing and Mark Pilkington Management.

A winner of three races in New Zealand, Italic is also the dam of G3 VRC Schweppervescence Trophy winner Paint The Town (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) and has produced eight winners, seven of them by Darci Brahma. This is the family of Horse of the Year in Hong Kong in 2019/20 and five time Group 1 winner Exultant (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}).

-The Thoroughbred Report