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A colt by boom Queensland sire Better Than Ready set the time standard in the first round of Ready 2 Race Sale breezes at Cranbourne on Friday.
On a track rated a Soft 5 63 youngsters hit the track for their official 200m breeze.
The fastest was the final breeze of the day, a coplt by Better Than Ready from Blessed Anna from the Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm draft clocking 10.37 seconds.
Next best were a pair of Musk Creek Farm colts by Unencumbered x Choose Wisely (10.63 secs) and Bull Point x Brazen Hussey (10.65secs).
Lauriston's James O'Brien wasn't surprised byt the time of his Better Than Ready colt.
"He's always been a straight-forward colt with a good brain, good temperament and has continued to improve with the prep,'' O'Brien said.
"We were really impressed with how he breezed today, it was really what we were expecting.
"We've had some terrific success out of this sale with our graduates. We specifically want to identify horses that we believe can go on and become quality racehorses in the future and win many races for connections.''
Another round of breeze ups will be held next week in Sydney at Warwick Farm followed by sessions at Taupo in NZ and Eagle Farm on September 23 before returning to Warwick Farm for a final session on October 18.
The Ready2Race Sale will be held on October 22.
