Godolphin 3YO breaks through at Canterbury

Godolphin three-year-old Aramayo has the pedigree to win better races than a Canterbury midweeker.

Untapped Aramayo is on the way towards improving his standing among Godolphin’s equine hierarchy after winning at Canterbury.

A half-brother to the 2014 ATC Australian Derby runner-up Tupac Amaru, Aramayo stamped himself as a distance horse of the future with a clear-cut win over 1550m on Wednesday.

As it stands, trainer James Cummings says Aramayo is one of many three-year-olds scrambling for recognition in a yard that has more than most talent at its disposal.

“He’s in a pool of promising young horses in the stable,” Cummings said.

“He’s raw and he’s got plenty of improvement, physically.

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“It would be great to see him keep improving without rushing him and hopefully we can find the right races on the way through.”

Aramayo was a well-tried favourite at $2 but there were moments of concern when the three-year-old was wedged between horses at the 400m.

But when Tye Angland was able to push Aaramayo in a three-wide position, the colt did the rest in a 2-1/4 length win at his second visit to the races.

“On what he did today, at his second start, there is plenty of upside,” Angland said.

Aramayo’s sire is Poet’s Voice, a Darley shuttle stallion whose progeny include Poet’s Word, a Cox Plate entry who is rated equal third behind Winx in the latest world rankings.