Bowness Stud

by Kristen Manning

Buyers heading to the 2019 Magic Millions at the Gold Coast can expected the usual high quality that Bowness Stud prides itself on with John North very happy with a “well presented draft of athletic yearlings from a stud which produces horses of the highest calibre every season.” Bowness has foaled, raised and consigned such recent notables as Magic Millions Guineas winner Torio’s Quest, Trapeze Artist, Youngstar, Chapada and I Like It Easy.”

John was happy to discuss the well related draft with us...

Lot 44 - bay colt by Dissident from Rafaela’s Aim (by Bernardini): bred on a 6mx6f cross of the terrific mare Gay Missile, he is out of a half-sister to the stakes winner Monsili from a strong international family whose members include the US superstar Zenyatta. “A lovely strong, athletic colt from a great family.”

Lot 151 - bay/brown colt by Pride of Dubai from Soiree Girl (by Rory’s Jester): dam’s six to race are all winners including the Group Two and two times Listed winner Alpha Miss. Soiree Girl is a sister to the Listed winner Rory’s Classic (dam of speedy Listed winner All Classic) and half-sister to the Group Three galloper Party Boy. “A big strong athletic type with plenty of bone and natural muscle.”

Alpha Miss - Winning the 2015 MRC Schillaci P. Gr2

Alpha Miss was one of the best fillies of her generation, her $500k plus prizemoney inculded Gr2 and listed wins and a Gr2 second to Winx in the Furion Stakes. Her half brother by the crack first season sire Pride of Dubai is in the Bowness 2019 MMGC draft.

Lot 673 - chestnut filly by Sizzling from Idriess (by Anabaa): dam’s first three to race have all shown talent; the Hong Kong based sprinter Zero Hedge, the city placed Black Diamond Girl and the seven times winner No Luck Needed. Grandam is the fast Gr.3 mare Card Queen, dam of the Magic Millions heroine Karuta Queen, in turn dam of this year’s stakes winner Eawase. “A nice, forward running sort of filly from a proven Magic Millions family.”

Lot 680 - chestnut filly by More Than Ready from Indalama (by Commands): halfsister to the stakes placed Roeinda out of a winning daughter of the stakes placed Marscay mare Salimar from the family of big race winners Defier, La Baraka, Triscay and Alizee. “She is a big, strong, forward and very mature filly.”

BUYERS HEADING TO THE 2019 MAGIC MILLIONS AT THE GOLD COAST CAN EXPECTED THE USUAL HIGH QUALITY THAT BOWNESS STUD PRIDES ITSELF ON WITH JOHN NORTH VERY HAPPY WITH A “WELL PRESENTED DRAFT OF ATHLETIC YEARLINGS FROM A STUD WHICH PRODUCES HORSES OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE EVERY SEASON.”

Lot 701 - bay colt by Pierro from Journey (by Jeune): son of a Belmont Oaks- Listed, 2000m winning granddaughter of the WA Oaks-Gr.1, 2400m winner Hasty Departure, dam of Group Two galloper Royale Exit and ancestress of stakes winners Verossi, Lim’s Objective, Brorama Star and Zero Drama. “He was the first Pierro born that year and is built very much in the mould of his sire, a very attractive colt.”

Lot 1023 - bay/brown colt by Super One from Madam Lush (by Danehill Dancer): grandsire I Am Invincible and dam are both descendants of the acclaimed matriarch Chelandry and his dam is a multiple city winner who has already produced the metropolitan winners Written Eleison and El Sid. Immediate family of the Group One gallopers Imposera, Imprimatur and Wahid. “Looks to be an easy goer, correct in conformation with a great temperament.”

Lot 1026 - chestnut filly by Star Witness from Maid Of Lonhro (by Lonhro): out of a half-sister to the tough dual stakes winner River’s Lane (14 wins) from the family of Group Three winners Meryl and Cosmic Strike. “A strong, forward filly bred on the same Star Witness/Made Of Gold cross as Star Turn.”

Lot 1051 - bay colt by Sizzling from Pediment (by Lonhro): son of a placed halfsister to the prolific gallopers Balustrade (16 wins) and Mezzanine (ten wins) from the family of dual stakes winner Reshuffles. “A nicely put together athletic type.”

Lot 1055 - bay colt by Love Conquers All from Plain Magic (by Magic Albert): son of a durable stakes winner whose first to race is the recent winner Magic Fox. Boasting crosses of Showdown, Salieri, Speak John and Damascus, he hails from the family of Group One sprinter Notoire. “A very nice, attractive colt from a good running family.”

Lot 1058 - bay colt by Outreach from Porte Triage (by Redoute’s Choice): halfbrother to the three times winner Port Triano out of a winning 3/4 sister to the stakes winner Cassis from a prolific international family that has produced the Prix de l’Arc Triomphe-Gr.1, 2400m winners Carnegie and Detroit as well as the great Zabeel and this season’s Group One winner Viddora. “A nice, neat, running two year-old Magic Millions type.”

Lot 1107 - bay/brown colt by Star Witness from Turfsurfer (by Street Cry): dam’s three to race are all winners and she is a half-sister to the Listed winner My Halo Broke from the family of the durable stakes winner Morphy. “A big, strong, bold colt who is correct and precocious.”

North also took the time to answer a few of our racing and outside of racing questions...

If you had a personal Magic Millions highlight reel what would be on it?

“Bowness has been the birth place and consigner of such classy Magic Millions horses as Torio’s Quest (Queensland Guineas-Gr.2, 1600m and the Magic Millions Guineas, 1400m) and Think Bleue (Alexandra Stakes-Gr.3, 1600m).”

Your biggest giveaway that proved to be a topliner later?

“Torio’s Quest was sold for only $15,000 at the Adelaide Magic Millions and went on to win five races and over $900,000. He was a nice yearling whose sire Oratorio just wasn’t the flavour of the month at the time.

“Deiheros was another; we got just $6500 for him, a home-bred son of Bon Hoffa who won the Adelaide Magic Millions and the Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast, amassing just short of $800,000.”

What was your first job? “A stockman in the northern rivers of NSW.” What’s your hidden talent? “No hidden talents, what you see is what you get, a basic all-rounder!” What’s the first career you dreamed of having as a kid?

“I wanted to be a stockbroker like my father or possibly a vet; my grades weren’t good enough to study to be a vet and my maths in the days before calculators wasn’t much good either!” l

www.bownessstud.com.au John North: 0428 846 270 john@bownessstud.com.au Murringo via Young, NSW