Ryan Moore, number one jockey for Coolmore in the Northern Hemisphere, has been booked to ride exciting Justify colt Storm Boy (Aus) in the upcoming G1 Golden Slipper on Mar. 23, Coolmore Australia announced on X early Thursday morning. Fellow unbeaten Coolmore-owned colt Switzerland (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), a winner of the G2 Todman S. on Mar. 9, will be the mount of James McDonald.
Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Storm Boy rattled off victories at Rosehill on debut in early December, followed by the G3 BJ McLachlan S. over 1200 metres on Dec. 23. Favoured for the Golden Slipper, he made his 2024 bow a winning one in the Listed Magic Millions 2yo Classic over that same trip in mid-January and continued to pad his record–after being purchased by Coolmore in the interim–when partnered with McDonald in the G2 Skyline S. earlier this month. He was the recipient of a positive update, after participating in a Rosehill exhibition gallop under McDonald once again, on Wednesday morning.
In the case of Switzerland, Chris Waller trains the bay, who claimed a Randwick affair in January and added the Coolmore Pierro Plate over 1100 metres in February, one start prior to his Todman heroics with McDonald at the controls.
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