Trainer Richard Laming is predicting a big future for the
Viking Ruler four-year-old
Naadji after a narrow but impressive win in the A$75,000 Eugene Gorman Handicap (1800m) at Flemington, 30 May.
After a bumping dual which subsequently cost winning rider Dwayne Dunn a 16 meeting suspension, Naadji got home by a short-head. It was his
third win from just 8 starts and he has also been placed on 4 occasions.
Naadji began his career in
Part of the first crop of
Viking Ruler, (pic right)
Naadji was bred by Mrs K C Sprague and is from the Famous Star mare, Naadirah. Naadji is one of three winners from the mare.