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The Inferno Holy Roman Emperor and Mascarpone Shooting To Win dealt Westbury Stud a winning trans-Tasman Gr.2 double over the weekend with the former a shining example of how a change of plan can come up trumps.
Westbury Stud-bred both The Inferno and Mascarpone and sold the pair at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in a 2018 draft that has provided seven black-type graduates, including G1 VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound
Multiple stakes win crowned The Inferno the 2020 Singapore Horse of the Year before he relocated to Victoria when trainer Cliff Brown returned home. At his second Australian start, he was a dominant winner of Saturday’s Gr.2 McEwen S. at Moonee Valley.
Warwick was, and still is, in charge of the Westbury mating plans and was keen to send Spina Rosa (Redoute's Choice) to Pierro that year.
It was the success of the first sale for Brown since his return to Australia.
Spina Rosa was also sold at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, the same year The Inferno went through the Gold Coast ring, and was bought by Jamieson Park for $75,000. She is now in foal to her original suitor Pierro.