Johnson Houghton: 'There's no reason why he can't be a Guineas horse'

Eve Johnson Houghton has high hopes her unbeaten colt Streets Of Gold can emerge as a serious contender for next year's Qipco 2,000 Guineas following his lucrative heroics on Irish Champions Weekend.

The son of Havana Gold made it four wins from as many starts in the valuable Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday to take his career earnings to just over £184,000 after being bought for £27,000 as a yearling last year.

Owned by Jonny Allison and Gary Stevens, Streets Of Gold is set to run again this season before possibly testing his Guineas claims in trial races next year.

"He's a bit tired as he's back already and came back on the ferry. He had a long day and it was sticky ground, but he's come out of it great," Johnson Houghton said. "It was brilliant. I don't think he liked the ground, but his class saw him through. He was so tough.

"We'll definitely run again this year and you've got to start looking at trials for next year too. We didn't put him in the Middle Park because it comes a bit quick, or the Dewhurst, but we've got to think about those races.

"They'd need supplementing for, so maybe we'd look at the Horris Hill Stakes at Newbury instead."

Connections of Streets Of Gold celebrate his win at the Curragh on SundayCredit: Patrick McCann (Racingpost.com/photos)

Streets Of Gold is closely related to 2011 Irish Derby winner Treasure Beach and Johnson Houghton expects his staying pedigree to help him shape up into a Classic contender next year.

"He's just improving all the time and his pedigree is pretty special, but to have so much speed is amazing and he will get further in time. To be unbeaten in four as a juvenile is pretty hard to do," she added.

"It's not that he's been going to easy races and there's no reason why he can't be a Guineas horse."

The Group 1-winning trainer revealed Streets Of Gold saves his energy for the track. She said: "Honestly, you wouldn't know he's here at home. He eats, sleeps and does a bit of work if he has to. He spends most of his time flat out in his box sleeping.

"We've got some really nice two-year-olds and the quality has been going up year by year, so we're in a good place."

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