Cotai Glory became the latest first-season sire to get off the mark after Forca Brasil powered home in the first 2-year-old novice contest of the season at Newmarket April 13.
Forca Brasil, who was withdrawn at the last minute before his intended debut in the Brocklesby at Doncaster, was bred by Joe and June Staunton before making €6,500 (US$7,198) as a foal at the Goffs November Sale to Kilpatrick Farm from Milltown House Stud.
The colt subsequently made 60,000 guineas ($82,313) to Robson Aguiar at Book 2 of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale last year. He is a half brother to Muker, who provided last year's record-breaking champion first-season sire Mehmas with his first winner and was also third in the Windsor Castle Stakes.
Owned by Amo Racing and trained by George Boughey, Forca Brasil is one of 127 first-crop 2-year-olds for his Tally-Ho-based sire and could be aimed at a race like the Norfolk Stakes (G2) according to connections.
His trainer said to Racing TV: "He's a lovely horse, he's always showed a lot of pace, and he showed that today. (Jockey) Rossa (Ryan) said he missed the kick slightly but within a furlong he was traveling so kindly.
Boughey, who credited renowned breeze-up consignor Aguiar in preparing the horse, added: "He's a true professional and I think he'll be a really fun horse for his owner. It was a good performance. At the moment I see him as a five-furlong horse, he's by a sprinter and from a sprinting family."
Cotai Glory, himself a 75,000 guineas ($125,622) purchase from Book 2, proved a durable and smart sprinter from 2 to 5 with wins in the Bet365 Molecomb (G3) and Dubai International Airport World Trophy (G3) stakes sandwiching a close second to Profitable in the King's Stand (G1) at Royal Ascot.
The 9-year-old son of Exceed And Excel, who currently stands for a fee of €5,000, won four times and was placed a further eight times in a 30-race career.
