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THUNDERSTORM READY TO ROLL

The Straits Times

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January 22, 2025

Buffalo Stable-owned youngster turns in a good gallop on the training track in KL

- Brian Miller

THUNDERSTORM READY TO ROLL

With the weather being what it is these days, you might want to pay attention and watch out for a horse with a name like Thunderstorm.

Well, there is one with an assignment in Selangor on Jan 26 and, the name aside, he looks ready to throw a spanner in the works of all who oppose him in the Open Maiden sprint over the 1,100m.

On a training track which was rated good on the morning of Jan 21, Thunderstorm turned in a pleasing performance, running the 600m in 41.7sec.

It was not the flashiest of gallops, but it served to tell us that Thunderstorm is in a rich vein of form and can be followed with confidence.

Just a four-year-old and still learning the ropes, the son of Spirit of Boom has already started paying for his bed and feed.

His owners, the Buffalo Stable, must be counting the days to when their youngster turns silver and bronze into gold.

Previously trained by Tim Fitzsimmons in Singapore, Thunderstorm ran unplaced in six starts at Kranji but has tossed in a second and a third in two runs in Kuala Lumpur.

He was a red-hot choice at his last start on Jan 12 but did not have the best of luck in the running.

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