Lao Tzu

Goffs UK Breeze-up graduate Lao Tzu (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) took first blood as the European Classic season got underway in Rome, when getting up late under jockey Maikol Arras to win the G3 Premio Parioli (Italian 2,000 Guineas) for owner/trainer Stefano Botti. He narrowly got the verdict over Kabir (Ire), one of two Italian stakes winners for Far Above (GB), who was beaten just a short-neck into second after making most of the running. Zenorione (Ita) (Mount Everest {Ire}) was almost three lengths shy of the leading duo when taking...