BRUTUS makes it 5 Career wins in Singapore with a stylish all the way victory

Published 14 March 2022

5yo Gelding BRUTUS (Rubick – Harvest Queen), who is enjoying a purple patch of form, was too strong for his rivals in the Class 4 1200m Turf event at Singapore’s Kranji Racetrack Sunday 13th March. Given the slightly awkward draw of Barrier 9 in a field of 12 runners, the former Singapore Champion Jockey and current Premiership Leader, Manoel Nunes, took any risk out of the equation by getting Brutus away well and going straight to the lead. Cleverly giving the horse a breather mid race, Nunes then asked him for an effort after turning, established a break on the opposition and while the closers were gaining ground, Brutus went to the line half a length clear in the time of 1.10.25 for the 1200m trip. This was Brutus 5th win in Singapore and, remarkably, his 4th from just his last seven starts. Brutus win brought up the 6th win in 2022 to date for the Fortuna NZ Stable and Te Akau Racing Trainer Donna Logan’s 9th for 2022 to date

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Trainer, Donna Logan, was a happy gal post race “That was poetry in motion  – Brutus is at the top of his game, running in great form and he was beautifully ridden by Nunes. I am over the moon for John Galvin and his Fortuna Ownership team, they had a couple of unlucky 2nds earlier in the programme, so it was great to see them get this win”

 BRUTUS – 5th Win in Singapore 13th March 2022

Fortuna Director, John  Galvin, watching from his home in New Zealand, was also elated “That was very sweet to watch – I was confident that if Manny could get Brutus away well, he would be very competitive and so it proved – a lovely well judged ride certainly helped – well done to Donna and her team also – they have been under the pump of late with significant staff shortages due to Covid, so to get two winners on the day is an exceptional result”

Trainer Donna Logan and jockey, Manoel Nunes, post race

Brutus (Rubick-Harvest Queen) was acquired by John Galvin at the May 2019 Inglis Digital Sale for A$45,000 from his former owners, The China Horse Club – he has now won five times and had 10 other 2nds or 3rds from his 25 race day starts and has accumulated S248,000 in Stakes for his 46 member strong ownership group, the Fortuna Brutus Syndicate, an Ownership Group with Members from New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UK