Blind Raise Brisbane bound

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Blind Raise will soon be bound for Brisbane, following an impressive right-handed jumpout victory at Cranbourne on Monday.

The two-year-old son of Ace High is the $4.50 favourite in early markets for next month’s Gr.1 JJ Atkins (1600m) after producing strong wins over 1400m at Sandown and Flemington in his only two starts to date.

The Cranbourne-trained youngster will head north for his Queensland debut in next Saturday’s Gr.2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).

Craig Williams partnered Blind Raise in the reverse-direction jumpout, where the gelding defeated three rivals despite testing heavy conditions at the Cranbourne Training Complex.

Trent Busuttin confirmed Blind Raise would fly to Brisbane on Tuesday, giving the youngster time to settle into the warmer climate ahead of his first interstate assignment.

“It’s the only flight going up so we’ll just get him up there and get some sun on him,” Busuttin told Racenet.

“If there was a plane going up the Tuesday before the race, he’d be on that, but the flight is two hours instead of being a 30-hour float trip.”

Blind Raise heads into the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes four weeks after his dominant victory in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes at Flemington.

Busuttin said the talented two-year-old had continued to thrive since that success and praised his relaxed nature.

“He’s a very unassuming horse. He’s very quiet natured,” Busuttin said.

“He eats, sleeps and works.

“He galloped really well last Tuesday.

“He worked up with the horse that won at Pakenham, Obambulate, who is a reasonable level.

“We couldn’t be happier with him.”

Offered by his breeders The Oaks Stud in Book 1 of Karaka 2025, Blind Raise was purchased by Busuttin Young Racing for $70,000. The unbeaten gelding has already earned A$140,725 in stakes from his perfect two-win career.

Blind Raise is by Rich Hill Stud stallion Ace High and is out of the Darci Brahma mare Away Cruising. A two-race winner herself, Away Cruising is a daughter of champion mare Seachange, who carried The Oaks Stud colours to seven Group One victories and dual New Zealand Horse of the Year titles.

Away Cruising is also a half-sister to stakes-placed performer Divan and Pelican, the dam of Group One performer and emerging Coolmore stallion prospect Storm Boy.

Blind Raise is one of two winners from two foals to race out of Away Cruising, whose progeny also includes five-race winner Usir (by American Pharoah).

There are five lots entered in the New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale by Ace High, with the sire also well represented through the Queensland Winter Carnival by Gr.1 Doomben Cup (2000m) contender She’s A Hustler.