Raheen delivers knock-out Punch
Punch On climaxed a perfect week for Raheen Stud with a determined victory in the $1 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Punch On (3f Tiger Hill – School Blue by Geiger Counter) produced a perfectly-timed finish to defeat Easy Running by a nose at the end of 1400 metres.
The winner was a $16,000 buy from Raheen’s draft at the 2010 Magic Millions QTIS yearling sale. She has now earned over $806,000 for trainer Peter Balzen and part-owners Tom Ware and Jeff Grover.
“It’s been a dream run,” Raheen studmaster Basil Nolan jnr said on the Gold Coast. “It started with Gimmethegreenlight in the Group 1 in South Africa last Saturday. And our yearlings have been very popular at the sales this week.”
Raheen sold three youngsters during the first three sessions of the Magic Millions for a total of $610,000.
