Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX
High-priced New Zealand-bred gelding Cyclone Jordy earns rapturous praise from his trainer Gary Hall snr after Gary Hall Jnr had driven him to an effortless victory in the $21,000 Caduceus Club Classic Prelude over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
“I’ve had the equal of him as a three-year-old with horses like Alta Christiano, The Falcon Strike and Chicago Bull,” said Hall Snr. “But they weren’t any better than Cyclone Jordy.
“He will now run in the Caduceus Club Classic next month, and after that I’ll get him ready for the WA Derby later in the year.”
Cyclone Jordy, who was purchased for $400,000, has won at his past eight starts. He made his final New Zealand appearance when he won the Group 1 Cardigan Bay Stakes at Alexandra Park on May 3, 2024, and is unbeaten at his seven runs in WA, taking his record to twelve starts for ten wins, one second placings and stakes of $237,907.
“He has come with a high price tag and is a really nice horse,” said Hall Jnr after Cyclone Jordy, the $1.04 favourite from the No. 1 barrier, had a stroll in the park, leading and winning, unextended, by four metres from the $7.50 second fancy Belly Up, who trailed the pacemaker throughout and fought on solidly.
“He seems to be getting better all the time, and he wanted to race when the other horse (Captain Stirling) came up on his outside in the last lap.”
Cyclone Jordy is by Art Major and is the third foal out of the Mach Three mare Cyclone Katie, who was a brilliant performer who had 60 starts for 21 wins, 18 placings and $341,723 in prizemoney.