Alpine Edge Gr3 winner of over $1.8million has been a wonderful galloping advertisement for his sire Better Than Ready. His full brother, Lot 690 in Yarramalong’s draft, is sure to be a sale highlight.
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arramalong Park’s investment into Better Than Ready has paid dividends with Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale graduates Gr3 winner Alpine Edge, Gr2 winner Chrysaor and Listed winner The Vowels who won five races in succession from January to April 2023. Established by Richard and Joanie Foster on an old dairy farm, Yarramalong Park was initially a private breeding farm for the Foster’s racing team, and was selected for its high quality volcanic soils, undulating land, and secure water supply. With only a few yearling sales drafts under their belt, already many good horses have come from Yarramalong Park’s pastures.
Tiger Legend, and of course 2023 Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Skirt The Law.
How would you sum up your 2024 draft? “Without doubt, this is the best draft of yearlings we have ever presented. Our continual mare upgrades are coming through in this draft,” said Richard Foster.
A full brother to stakes placed two year-old winner Ana Jaahza, Lot 930, is the third foal of winning American mare Merirosvo who is out of a daughter of dual Gr1 winner Smuggler.
In 2024, Yarramalong Park will present a draft of 23 yearlings, all bar one by their syndicated sire Better Than Ready who stands at Lyndhurst Stud. A tough racehorse who won eight races at two, three, and four, with several of those at black type level, Better Than Ready’s ten stakes winners include Gr1 winner Apache Chase, group winners Alpine Edge, Chrysaor,
A three-quarter brother to Gr1 placed winner More Secrets (More Than Ready) and a half-brother to Gr3 winner Amangiri, Lot 152, is out of winning mare Secret Indulgence, who is a half-sister to Gr1 winner Amalfi. The second foal of American Listed winner Dreamarcher, who ran fourth in the Gr1 American Oaks, is Lot 608.
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A baker’s dozen of Better Than Ready colts include a full brother to Gr3 winner Alpine Edge, who also ran second in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (to Shaquero), is Lot 690, out of stakes placed winner Freezethemillions, from the family of Zeditave. A full brother Lot 14 to currently racing stakes placed winner Steady Ready is from the family of Better Than Ready’s sire More Than Ready, giving him some interesting linebreeding. His dam, Our First Lady, was a two year-old winner out of an imported American half-sister to More Than Ready.
