MATERNAL INSTINCTS

Maternal Instincts BROODMARES LEAVING THEIR MARK

MONA MISS

Great Western trainer Peter Manning was the “king of the kids” for many years – producing a seemingly endless supply of smart two-year-olds. Lynden Bye Bye US filly MONA MISS was among them in the late 1980s and early 1990s. All her six career wins were in her juvenile season. She did not race beyond a three-year-old. She went to stud and was an immediate success, with her first foal getting to the races being outstanding filly group 1-winning filly Sheza Mona (Nuke Of Earl US) 1:53.3, 33 wins, $349,396. She would be one of six foals of Mona Miss to race. While her time as a broodmare was unable to match her track record, Sheza Mona still left four winners, among them being two-time winner Sheza Beach Babe (Beach Towel US). Now Sheza Beach Babe has two winners from two foals to race. Ve Rapido (Julius Caesar NZ) is a two-time winner and her full-brother Iron Chariot has joined winning ranks, with the three-year-old opening his account at Charlton on September 28. Iron Chariot was bred by SG DP and GJ Murphy.

LA MACHANE

LA MACHANE was a top class filly on the racetrack. Now she is passing on her racing qualities to her progeny. She has two foals of racing age and each is a winner. A 2008 daughter of Bettors Delight US, La Machane was one of four winners produced by unraced Die Laughing US mare Machane (bred by the KJ Newbound Family Trust). Bred by the now late Jack and Nola Munnerley, La Machane won 20 of 61 starts, earning $335,268 and had a career-best mile rate of 1:54.6. She was second in two group 1 races as a two-year-old and had a group 1 third as a three-year-old. La Machane finally broke through at that level in the 2013 Vicbred Super Series 4yo mares final. La Puddie (Somebeachsomewhere US) is her first foal. He did not race until he was a three-year-old and his first win in Ballarat on July 9. Her second foal La Captain (Captaintreacherous US) made his two winners almost within a month – tasting success for the first time at Charlton on August 17. ASHLEES BABE

There were fewer better mares than ASHLEES BABE in the early 2000s. A 1999 daughter of Armbro Operative US and Kentucky US mare Ashlee, Ashlees Babe won 22 of just 32 starts for earnings of $334,117. She began her career at three, having only two provincial starts in that season as she won her first 10 starts. He career victories included three group 1s – the Vicbred Super Series 3yo and 4yo titles, and Queensland Oaks. Ashlees Babe’s racing career was always going to be tough to follow in the breeding barn, but she managed to five winners from five foals to get the races – Artegra (Art Major US) 14 wins, Gypsy Babe (Mach Three Ca) 12 wins, Scarlet Babe (Western Terror US) 12 wins, Ashlees Gem (Christian Cullen NZ) 2 wins and Sir Daniel (Rock N Roll Heaven US) 1 win. Two are still racing and winning.

The now 10-year-old Artegra has been racing in Victoria after expansive stints in NSW and South Australia, and brought up his first win in the state at Mildura on August 14. Six-year-old Scarlet Babe has spent her entire career in NSW, with her latest wins being at Bathurst in April.

SHAKE IT MAMA

What a filly SHAKE IT MAMA was. She won 15 of 46 starts for $257,588, capturing the group 1 Bathurst Gold Tiara as a two-year-old, group 1 Australian Oaks and in open age the listed Tailamade Lombo. While she has not been quite as prolific as a broodmare she does boast 100 per cent strike with her only two foals to the races being handy performers. Four-year-old gelding Mamas New Dude (Western Terror US) had 10th win at Bendigo on August 12 and three-year-old Cool Rocking Daddy (A Rocknroll Dance US) had his fifth win in his first season of racing at Shepparton on August 11. Each was bred by DJ Sheppard, who also bred Shake It Mama.

Four foals to the races for four winners. That is the record for broodmare PAINTED BLACK. A daughter of Armbro Aussie US and Merron’s Choice (Magnus Apollo US) 15 wins, Painted Black had a successful race career with seven wins. She was to have her biggest impact through with her first foal to race – Decorated Jasper (Village Jasper US) 1:53.5, 19 wins, $430,000. His biggest win came in the group 2 2012 group Bendigo Cup after fourths in the 2008 and 2010 Victoria Cups. Painted Black has also produced Desiring Kate (Real Desire US) 1:54.9. 6 wins; Decorated Lady (Village Jasper US) 1:58.7, 5 wins; and Cracked Pepper (Shadow Play US) 1:56.1, 4 wins. The five-year-old Cracked Pepper is the only offspring still racing, with his latest win coming at Echuca in August. Painted Black was bred by Noel Simpson Consolidated, and raced by and bred from by GE Mannington, KJ , PL and PA Rowse.

LARRAKEYAH LADY

The family of Larrakeyah Lady’s just keeps giving. She left nine winners in her own right - headed up by 2002 AG Hunter Cup winner Safe And Sound (Safely Kept US) 1:57, 33 wins $995,000. He also made a mark as a sire, but is has been Larrakeyah Lady’s daughters who have led the way to a dynasty of winners. GO DANCING (A Rocknroll Dance US) is among the latest additions to the winners’ list, being out of Celebrity Guest (Mach Three Ca), which in turn was out of a daughter of Larrakeyah Lady in Celebrity Ball (Presidential Ball US). Go Dancing won on debut at Maryborough on September 21 for breeders PS Gleeson and BJ Cameron. Treachery (Captaintreacherous US) is another family members making an impression, with wins at her first three starts. She is out Lovelist (Always A Virgin US) – a daughter of Lifeline (Classic Garry) and granddaughter of Larrakeyah Lady. And of course Ride High is also a member of the family. SALLY ANNS FUTURE gave her connections a fun time on the racetrack. She won six races and was placed 20 times, but it has been in the breeding barn where she continues to make a mark. Her first trotting foal Justabitlooney (Riegle Lobell US) won 14 races and had gone to produce three winners – Justabitcoco (Bacardi Lindy US) 1:59.4, 17 wins, $116,000; Justabitnoisy (Lawman US) 17 wins, $177,000; and Justabitlikemum (Great Success US) 13 wins, $83,000. Group 3 winner Red Samurai (Sundon US) was the next to make his presence felt with 24 wins and $230,000 as he reached free-for-all class. Karaka Tooth (Safely Kept US) only won for races, but she is the dam top class mare Red Hot Tooth (Yankee Paco US), which has gone 1:55.2 with more than 22 wins, including a run of four in the space of five starts through March-April and then September. Red Samurai has had limited opportunities to stud, but he has three wins from five starters and all this season in Peachee, Starlight Red and Cmon Carl Lee.

KABBALAH KAREN B Ca

What a producer the Canadian-bred KABBALAH KAREN B is proving to be. The now US-based Our Little General (Mach Three Ca) 1:49.8 led the way as her first foal to get to the races, with three group 1s among 15 wins in Australia. Kasbah Kid (Art Major US) 1:53.1 has built up an impressive record with back-to-back wins at Melton in September capping off a consistent season. Earlier in the year Beautiful Woman (Art Major US) launched her career, with the three-year-old filly putting together three wins on end. Now there is two-year-old filly Ladies In Red (Mach Three Ca), which won on debut at Shepparton in September.

Kasbah Kid. Photo:Stuart McCormick