With
two wins in as many starts promising Tavistock three year-old Diamond Valores
may write a new chapter of success for the mega-successful Eight Carat (GB)
family.
Having his second start for Peter and Paul Snowden at Canterbury on Wednesday, the
big bay gelding settled back off the pace before charging home to win the 1550
metre event by three lengths.
"He's still new, but has talent and is a nice horse in the making," said Peter
Snowden.
"We won't be setting the bar too high for him just yet. I see him as an autumn
horse more than a spring horse."
A $130,000 NZB Premier purchase for John O'Shea Racing from the Cambridge Stud
draft, Diamond Valores runs for a partnership headed by Ron Finemore.
A Cambridge Stud bred through and through, he is by the stud's young dual Group
I winning Montjeu stallion Tavistock from Special Diamond, an unraced sister
Zabeel sibling to Group I winners Don Eduardo and Tristalove.
This is the Diamond Lover branch of the Eight Carat family that has also produced
Group I winners Viscount, De Beers and Viking Ruler. Click here to see his pedigree for those that would like to take a look at one of the great families.