Alabama Express added a new stakes winner when John Symons and Sheila Laxon-trained 3-year-old colt McWoody won the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas at Morphettville. In second was Bootlegger (Too Darn Hot {GB}) with Cannae (Maurice {JPN}) third. “He’s a very nice horse on the way up. We haven’t got anywhere near the bottom of him yet,” said Symons.
“We’ll probably take him back to Melbourne, and maybe for one run, then come back for the Derby.” Winner of three of his six starts, McWoody has earnings over $120,000. He was sold by Yulong at the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale for $27,500 to Rikki McDonald Consulting.
A half-brother to Listed winner Dunwoody (NZ) (Preferment {NZ}), he is out of winning mare Queen Ouija (Street Cry {IRE}).
Written for TTRAusNZ
