Racehorse TALK

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Tuesday, 16 June 2009: Don Eduardo has had just the 30 runners in Australia this season, but he's shooting at better than 50% winners to runners, with Devilish Intent becoming his 16th winner for the term when breaking his maiden status at Canterbury today.

Racing in the same Gooree colours as his record-priced dad, Devilish Intent was having start number four today and attracted some good bets before landing the prize.

The three-year-old gelding is from the Anabaa mare Devilina and is a full-brother to the two times winner Tio Juan.

Don Eduardo (Zabeel-Diamond Lover, by Sticks And Stones), the $3.6million Karaka yearling graduate, is also the sire of this season's dual stakes winner Divine Rebel, who went close to giving her sire a Group 1 victory when second in the Sydney Cup.

His Australian raced progeny also include the highly promising Swift Alliance, who is the winner of two from three and has won two trials in the past couple of weeks.

With his oldest progeny now four-year-olds, Don Eduardo has had three first crop runners win stakes events this season.

Divine Rebel is joined by the New Zealand Group 3 winners All In Black and Vickezzchardonnay. The stallion also has four other stakes placed performers.

In total, Don Eduardo has 41 individual winners from 88 runners.

The son of Zabeel stands at New Zealand's Haunui Farm off a fee of $7000.