Rushton Park Thoroughbreds

by Kristen Manning

Lot 175 - bay/brown colt by Exosphere from Star Charge (by Charge Forward): second foal for a winning daughter of the stakes winner Julietiquette (dam of six other winners including the Group Three placed Juliet’s Kiss) from a strong American family.

“He is a great mover and a really nice, big strong colt who is very typical of the Exospheres we have seen; we really like them as a group.”

Lot 193 - bay colt by Dundeel from Sunset Boulevard (by Fasliyev): carrying crosses of Sadler’s Wells and his 3/4 brother Nureyev, he is a half-brother to six winners including the Group Two winner Meliora and the two times Listed winner Whypeeo.

“A running style of colt with a lot of quality and a lovely head and eye. He is very correct with a great pedigree, he ticks a lot of boxes.”

Lot 596 - bay colt by Magnus from Fortrus Dancer (by Starcraft): first foal for a three times winning half-sister to the stakes winner Just A Kiseki and Mr Trickster and to the dam of Listed winner Willi Willi from the family of speedy stakes winner Marechal.

“The best type we have prepped for quite a while, he is a really powerful colt with great strength, length and scope.”

Lot 611 - bay/brown colt by Nicconi from Garden Of Eden (by Blackfriars): brother to the promising Group Two placed three-year-old Akkadian out of a half-sister to the five times Group winner Grand Nirvana. Grandson of the Group Three mare Paradise Park, sister to dual Listed winner Hartleys Dream and half-sister to the Group Three mare La Sirenuse. A handy update to the colt’s pedigree is the QLD filly Jardin Rouge winning her last four starts in a row.

“A really lovely early style of colt, well proportioned and a great mover.”

Lot 648 - brown filly by Written Tycoon from Helping Hand (by Fusaichi Pegasus): bred on the same Written Tycoon/Fusachi Pegasus cross as Capitalist, she is out of a Flemington winning half sister to the dual Group winner No Evidence Needed. Boasts a cross of Marscay as does Written Tycoon’s Group One daughter Tycoon Tara and his Listed winner Danger Close.

“A real racehorse, she is really easy to do anything with, she has such a great attitude; and she is a fabulous mover.”

Lot 974 - brown colt by Brazen Beau from Fly Higher (by Lonhro): half-brother to the Group Two placed multiple city winner Flying Light and the promising Lord Gladstone who impressed racing away to a 4 1/2 length maiden victory at Geelong recently. Dam is a stakes placed half-sister to the stakes winner Turban from the family of Group One galloper Karaman.

“A really athletic colt, very strong; a real racy type.”

Rushton are also selling three on behalf of Linda Duckworth’s Fairview Park Stud for breeder Frank Cook’s Mystery Downs.

Lot 96 - bay filly by Not A Single Doubt from Satsang (by Show A Heart): bred on a 3fx3f cross of speed influence Rory’s Jester, she is out of a stakes winning mare whose first two foals are both winners. Hails from the family of Group One winner Racer’s Edge and stakes winners Skeaping, Vintedge, Youths Edge, True Steel, Special Jester and Pininci.

“She is a lovely leggy filly, good bodied with plenty of scope,” Duckworth said.

RUSHTON PARK THOROUGHBREDS MAKES ITS MARK AT THE YEARLING SALES EACH YEAR AND KAYLEY JOHNSON IS EXCITED ABOUT THE DRAFT BEING PREPARED FOR THE 2019 MAGIC MILLIONS...

Lot 255 - bay filly by Hinchinbrook from Unimpeachable (by Bradbury’s Luck): daughter of a Group Three placed city winner whose dam Dubious Affair by Zabeel is a half-sister to the Listed winner Saucy Affair. This filly’s fifth dam is the wonderful Fanfreluche, ancestress of Encosta de Lago and Flying Spur.

“A very speedy filly who looks like an early comer, and she has a great attitude.”

Lot 699 - bay colt by Deep Field from Jive Talk (by Commands): out of a two times winning sister to the Group One winning stallion Holler, he boasts a 5fx3m cross of Eight Carat’s daughter Cotehele House to whom the Group winners Quilate, Fair Trade and Verry Elleegant are line-bred. Hails from a terrific Woodlands/Darley family that has produced the multiple Group One winners Yell And Anthems as well as highly successful stallion Written Tycoon.

“He is a great colt; big, strong, correct and an early coming type. He’s a gun, love him!”

What can buyers expect from your 2019 MMGC draft?

“We’ve hand picked our draft for Magic Millions and have focused on presenting great physicals that can all move well, with a good mixture of proven and up and coming young stallions to choose from.”

Which particular yearling in recent years gave you the most pleasant surprise with the sale price Bluebloods asked Kayley Johnson...

“We always loved the Nicconi - Rhythm Beat colt, he was a lovely foal and although we expected him to fetch six figures we were very pleased when he sold for $200,000 last year. It was such a great result out of a mare we paid $19,000 for plus he has gone in to the stables of Matt Cumani and looks to be progressing well.”

How has technology and IT affected and influenced your business?

“We are very active on Facebook and Twitter and social media is an excellent platform to help promote our business. Our owners appreciate being able to have direct access to us on the phone and love getting the videos of mares and foals we take on the feed runs via What’s App.”

If you had to eat one thing for every meal going forward, what would it be? “Mexican!”

If you could work on only one project for the next year, what would it be?

“We would love a full year to have a crack at finishing renovating our house, we have been working on it for ten years now, it has been quite a lengthy project!”

If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be? “Woodstock, and in racing it would’ve been great to see Phar Lap in action.”

2019 draft

96 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) - Satsang (AUS)

175 Exosphere (AUS) - Star Charge (AUS)

193 Dundeel (NZ) - Sunset Boulevard (AUS)

255 Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Unimpeachable (AUS)

596 Magnus (AUS) - Fortrus Dancer (AUS)

611 Nicconi (AUS) - Garden of Eden (AUS)

648 Written Tycoon (AUS) - Helping Hand (AUS)

699 Deep Field (AUS) - Jive Talk (AUS)

974 Brazen Beau (AUS) - Fly Higher (AUS)

David Johnson: 0408 584 777 | Kayley Johnson: 0438 664 413 | rushtonpark@bigpond.com