Ace Stud has bought G2 Lowther Stakes winner Royal Fixation to join Karl Burke's stable in Middleham. The daughter of Palace Pier was also third in the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes for her former trainer Ed Walker and Opulence Thoroughbreds.
Paul Curran, bloodstock and racing manager for Newmarket-based Ace Stud and European representative for the primarily Australian-based Yulong Investments, said, “We bought her a couple of months ago and she's heading to Karl. She's a good filly and hopefully one who can be lucky for us.
“We'll take a good look at her and see what she can do, but she was very competitive last season and was beaten by a good filly of Karl's [Venetian Sun] who went on to win a Group 1, so I think we could try to aim at around a mile.
“We could have Guineas ambitions but we haven't made a definitive decision on where we go – it's a possibility obviously.”
Burke trains another Classic prospect for Yuesheng Zhang of Yulong Investments in the G1 Fillies' Mile third Evolutionist (Night Of Thunder). Zhang also owns the G1 Dewhurst Stakes winner Gewan, by the same stallion.
Curran added, “We've a very good relationship with Karl and one of the reasons [Royal Fixation] is heading up there is we believe he is the right man. He's a very good trainer of these two-year-olds turning three, especially the fillies.
“We've already a special filly there in Evolutionist who could bring us some excitement next year and we're in a good stable and have just added another nice one to the armoury I think.”
Curran was busy on behalf of Ace Stud at the recent December Sale at Tattersalls, where the team's purchases included the weanling half-brother to Gewan from the first crop of Native Trail for 500,000gns and Caliyza (Le Havre), a half-sister to Japan Cup hero Calandagan (Gleneagles), for 850,000gns.
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