Trent Busuttin says $1m race could be hard to resist with Caulfield debut winner Prince Tycoon

Smart youngster Prince Tycoon may have booked his ticket for the Queensland winter carnival after a powerful win on debut at Caulfield.

Prince Tycoon (left) edges out Rosangela in the two-year-old race at Caulfield on Saturday. Picture: Racing Photos

Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have a million reasons not to spell promising youngster Prince Tycoon after his debut win at Caulfield.

Prince Tycoon ($2 fav) has the scope to improve immensely on his effort in the Next Payments Handicap (1100m) in which he gave favourite backers cause for great concern on the home turn.

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The two-year-old wobbled around the home turn and took time to knuckle down before getting the better of the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained Rosangela ($8.50).

Busuttin said Prince Tycoon might have done enough to head to Queensland for the $1m Magic Millions National Classic at the Gold Coast on May 23.

“There’s a million-dollar race up on the Gold Coast in about two weeks so it will be hard to argue about that,” Busuttin said.

“They’re always hard to win on a Saturday and hard to win at their first time at the races.”

The son of Written Tycoon recouped his $80,000 purchase price with his Caulfield success but Busuttin said Prince Tycoon’s chances looked in doubt with 400m to run.

“The 200 was better than the 400, when he was hanging the whole way around the corner,” Busuttin said.

“He wasn’t super sharp like he was at the trials.

“I thought, ‘when you’re the first one off the bridle, you’re in trouble’ but to his credit, he dug in.

“Race day is different to trials when they look super sharp but he got the job done, so it was a good result.”

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Busuttin said he and Young had only had Prince Tycoon in their stable for a short period after the gelding did all his pre-training with trainer John Salanitri.

Busuttin added Salanitri, who won the Group 1 Blue Diamond in 2000 with Road To Success, had his hands full with Prince Tycoon in previous preparations but deserved a large part of the credit for the chestnut’s Caulfield win.

“This horse has been in and out of his system right from when he got broken in so he has only been at our stable for this preparation,” Busuttin said.

John has done a massive job with him.

“(Prince Tycoon) was a bit of a handful so he was gelded.”

Jockey Daniel Moor had ridden Prince Tycoon at his last jumpout at Cranbourne before retaining the race day ride on the promising sprinter.

Busuttin said Moor perfectly handled the inexperienced galloper.

“He does a massive amount of work at our stable with jumpouts and such so it was good to get a city win with him.”

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Patience pays off with raw Hayes filly

The patient path could lead emerging Lindsay Park filly Madiyya to Queensland after her latest win at Caulfield

The New Zealand-bred Madiyya has taken time to build the durability to sustain a racing preparation but the three-year-old overcame difficulty to make it two wins from three starts in the Assured Insurance Brokers Handicap (1400m).

Madiyya started as the $2.05 favourite despite making a significant class rise from her maiden win at Pakenham but booked her spot on a plane to Brisbane with a decisive win over Rockin’ At Midnite ($8).

Co-trainer Will Hayes said a Brisbane target for three-year-old fillies appealed as a logical Queensland debut for the half-sister to Group 1 winner Grunt and Group 2 winner Zayydani.

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“There’s a race called the Fred Best (Classic) for three-year-old fillies at set weights over 1400(m) and then a couple of weeks later, there’s a mile (race),” Hayes, who trains Madiyya with his brothers Ben and JD, said.

“She’s talented and the first thing we’ll be guided by is how she pulls up.

“She’s been very late maturing but the writing was on the wall with that first-up run that she’s ready to cop the racing because she pulled up well from it.

“She’s been a filly that has been very light on the feed bin since she’s come from New Zealand.

“It’s just been this preparation that the penny dropped and she told us that she’s ready to come to the races.”

While Madiyya was a strong winner on the line, Hayes noted jockey Luke Currie’s ride helped the daughter of Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth out of the difficult spots.

“She didn’t handle that (home) bend terrifically well but when she flattened out, she was too strong,” Hayes said.

“It’s a quality that good fillies have.

“She’s still very green and raw and got plenty of upside

“It was an exciting win.”

Originally published as Trent Busuttin says $1m race could be hard to resist with Caulfield debut winner Prince Tycoon