King Of Cordoba

King of Cordoba is a former NZ$120,000 Karaka yearling by the high-class sire Almanzor, a stallion fast building a reputation for producing strong, genuine stayers.

Now a lightly raced four-year-old gelding, he’s already shown ability—winning a Warrnambool maiden over 2000m when he led throughout at just his second start. Although he showed promise, he struggled for consistency in Victoria, so when the Grand Syndicates team decided to offer him for sale, I stepped in and bought him back myself—this time for a fraction of his original cost—with a plan to give him a fresh start here in Western Australia. He’ll be trained by Graeme Hammerquist in Geraldton, where I believe he’ll really come into his own. With a bit more maturity on his side and a suitable racing program, he looks perfectly suited to those 1900m+ races in Geraldton, and with natural progression, he could even shape up as a Geraldton Cup contender in time.

At the price he’s being offered for, I’d say he’s a terrific buy—particularly for racing enthusiasts in and around Geraldton who rarely get the opportunity to take small, affordable shares in a professionally managed syndicate like ours. After 30 years of doing this, I know a value horse when I see one—and King of Cordoba certainly fits the bill.

This syndicate is pending approval by The Lead Regulator