Heinz a possible target for impressive Antonius Pius

ANTONIUS PIUS, backed as if defeat was out of the question, got a delightful drive from Michael Kinane to land the Group Two Anheuser Busch Railway Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Kinane always had the highly rated son of Danzig in the perfect position, ready to pounce when he judged the time to be right. English challenger, Spanish Ace, went with the winner from the furlong pole, but Kinane only asked for the minimum to score by a snug half a length.

Commented O’Brien: “That was lovely, Michael was gentle and tender and the horse learnt a lot. He could run in the Heinz, he has lots of speed, and, hopefully, will be around for the National Stakes and those type of races.”