Choisir colt Faeger got his metropolitan win this week at Canterbury and got it in some style, breaking the class record for 1100m with top weight of 59kgs.
As befitting a $560,000 yearling, Faeger is a hugely impressive specimen and the addition of blinkers gave him the race focus to run his rivals down here, showing good speed straight out of the gates and a great attitude under pressure.
A son of Choisir, like JHB’s dual Group winner Defcon who stands this season at Eureka Stud, Faeger is the third city winner from his speedy dam Fairchild, a daughter of top-class speed influence General Nediym. He comes from a family of quality sprinters, notably Hong Kong G3 winner Sichuan Success and Yellow Diamond, runner-up in the G1 Hong Kong Centenary Sprint.