Winning Double for Trusting and Moreira

The partnership of Karaka graduate Trusting and Singapore's champion jockey Jo Moreira remains unbeaten after they combined for their second consecutive win in the Group 2 Hill Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

After jumping well Trusting (Tale of the Cat x Legible) led in the early stages of the race before taking a sit behind the lead in transit. Coming into the Rosehill straight the five-year-old was full of running and, with Moreira sitting quietly, Trusting took the lead 300 metres from home and eased down to the line to win by a very impressive three-quarters-of-a-length.

Winning trainer John Thompson was full of praise for the son of Tale of the Cat after the race, declaring Trusting an "awesome horse". With the Group 2 Warwick Stakes already to his name, the Group 2 Hill Stakes was Trusting's third Group 2 victory after winning the Chelmsford Stakes at his last start.

An entire that is shaping up as a valuable stud proposition, the victory was Trusting's fourth of his career and took his stakes earnings to just shy of $900,000. A prolific performer on the track, his six career placings include seconds in the Group 1 George Main Stakes, the Group 1 Epsom Handicap and the Group 1 Golden Rose.

From the Group 2 winning Zabeel mare Legible, Trusting's second dam Waihora's Lass (Tights) was an 11-time winner from 1200-2000 metres with her victories including the Group 2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes.

Bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds, Trusting was a $300,000 purchase by Patinack Farm from Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore Stud at the 2008 Karaka Premier Sale.

Running a good third in the race was the Group 2 Brisbane Cup winner Tullamore (NZ) (Savabeel x Trocair) who is now two starts back from a spell for Gai Waterhouse. A horse that holds nominations for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, the five-year-old capped off a successful weekend for Savabeel with his hugely promising son Strike the Stars (NZ) winning the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes.

Strike the Stars is now the favourite for the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes at $4.40.