Thrilling Cox Plate Victory for October Yearling Purchase Romantic Warrior

The Hong Kong trained star ROMANTIC WARRIOR claimed a brilliant fourth Group 1 win in the W. S. Cox Plate, one of Australia’s most prestigious races. Trained by Danny Shum and ridden by James McDonald, the five-year-old gelding defeated the four time Group 1 winner MR BRIGHTSIDE and seven time Group 1 winner ALLIGATOR BLOOD in a thrilling finish to Australia’s premier weight for age contest.  

Champion in Hong Kong following a brilliant 2021/2022 season in which he claimed the Hong Kong Derby, the Group 1 QEII Cup and a spectacular four and a half length victory in the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup, ROMANTIC WARRIOR added a second Group 1 QEII Cup in April and has been runner up in a further three Group 1 contests this year for total prize money earnings just shy of £10,000,000.  

The five-year-old son of ACCLAMATION was purchased by Michael Kinane on behalf of the Hong Kong Jockey Club for 300,000 guineas from Corduff Stud at Book 2 of the 2019 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. He is out of the STREET CRY mare FOLK MELODY, a daughter of Grade 1 EP Taylor Stakes winner FOLK OPERA.  

The next sale at Tattersalls is the November Sale which takes place on Thursday 9th November. Catalogues are online now and available from Tattersalls and Tattersalls representatives.