Storm Boy was an outstanding winner of the Magic Millions in January and, if all has gone well as we count down to the Golden Slipper, he will be among the favourites for our greatest 2yo race. While only two horses in Phelan Ready and Dance Hero have won the Millions/Slipper double, Storm Boy looks a live chance as he is not necessarily bred to be the traditional early 2yo star. While his racing performance may not show this, his pedigree certainly does. But first, his racing performance up to the Magic Millions.
The colt made his first public appearance at the Rosehill trials on 27 October where he impressed with an easy win over 900m, jumping to the lead and never being under any pressure. Second was a colt called War Council by Royal Meeting while third was a Blue Point colt called Scampi who ran home well and looks like he might have some promise as distances get longer. Next it was to Warwick Farm where he trialled over 815m. Again, he wasn’t first out of the stalls, but after a little urging went to the lead and cruised to a comfortable 5 length win over the Darley trained son of Lonhro in Skogafoss. Storm Boy then in his first race start over 1100m at Rosehill on 2 December. His impressive trial form saw him start the $1.85 favourite. He kicked up from the inside barrier to lead easily and was never under any real pressure in the field of 5, winning by a little over 2 lengths to the Darley colt by Street Boss, Traffic Warden who tried gamely. Two weeks later Traffic Warden was to confirm the class of the race by heading to Melbourne to win over 1000m at Caulfield. Storm Boy then was sent to Brisbane for his Magic Millionscampaign and started
