Telemon Thoroughbreds

The land underneath Telemon Stud has a massive connection to the Golden Slipper and this continued when their resident sire Sidestep sired Kiamichi. Originally called Telemon in 1844, the farm was renamed Noble Park in the 1990s and stood Golden Slipper producing sires Success Express, Mossman and Written Tycoon, and the farm was purchased in 2018 by Dan and Rae Fletcher and returned to its original name.

“In the first small group of yearlings offered when we launched we offered twelve yearlings via Magic Millions: eleven reached the track as two year-olds with a remarkable seven two year-old winners and a further three placegetters who all have bright futures,” said Dan Fletcher. “Among that group was Party For Two (Sidestep) who won twice at two and ran second in the Gr2 Blue Diamond Prelude (f). She is currently being aimed at the Summer Carnival and returned a five length winner in an open three year-old city race in October. Abounding (Rich Enuff) was also in that draft and is a city winner who was runner up in Gr3

Ken Russell Classic. She is currently being aimed at the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas and has already won as a three year-old. Our farm has a genuinely remarkable record of producing top performers (Buffering, Gold Edition, Zoustar, etc) and our mission is to build upon that over time.”

In 2024, Telemon Stud will present their third ever draft at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale with eighteen yearlings by sires Blue Point, Brazen Beau, Earthlight, Farnan, I Am Invincible, Jungle Cat, Microphone, Pierata, Russian Camelot, Spirit of Boom, and Sun City.

How would you sum up your 2024 draft?

“Good! We have tried to target the sale with horses who are capable of winning the Magic Millions 2YO Classic next year. We’d like to think we have some in the mix.”

What makes the Magic Millions sales and races special?

“For Telemon, it’s great to have a local sale as the start to the calendar. It’s logistically easy for us, being just down the road, and it’s a good early opportunity to take our more forward types to this sale. Overall, it’s unique with the race series attached to it, and has scope for all sorts of horses, not just early maturing types.”

Perfectly suited for the Magic Millions race series is Lot 1006, an I Am Invincible filly who is the first foal of Gr3 placed two year-old winner Niccovi, who also placed in the Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic, and is from a strong winner producing family that includes Gr1 winner Campanologist.

The Golden Slipper connection continues with a colt by Farnan, Lot 95, who is the second foal of four-time winning mare Reprimand, whose first foal is a winner, and Reprimand is a full sister to Gr2 winner and Gr1 placed Fiesta (I Am Invincible).

A pair of Spirit of Boom fillies is led by Lot 153, the second foal of Golden Gift winner Secret Lady who is a half-sister to Listed winner of eight races Acromantula, out of good Perth two and three year-old, Listed winner of ten races, For Your Eyes Only. Lot 401 is a half-sister to Listed winner Charleise, winner of five races, out of winning mare Adio (Lonhro).

“We would also (humbly) suggest that we know what a good horse is all about: we have bred and raced in partnership the wonderful

Sunlight, Russian Camelot, Sisstar, Absolute Flirt, Veight, Party For Two, and most recently Blue Stratum who was runner up on debut in the Gr3 Maribyrnong Plate.”

Four yearlings by the aforementioned Gr1 winner Russian Camelot are highlighted by the half-brother to group placed winning Telemon graduate Abounding, Lot 1443, out of stakes placed winner Transonic who is out of Gr1 placed winner Jet Past. Lot 788 is a filly who is the first foal of city winner of six races Insensata; while a colt, Lot 1034, is out of Gr1 South African Golden Slipper placed Almashooqa.

What positive changes have you seen in the breeding or racing industry recently?

“The welfare side of things is integral to our existence, and we are doing an overall better job, and we are also making progress in showcasing that. The perception of what we are doing is almost as important as doing the work.”

Which past champion do you wish you could have seen at the races?

"Kingston Town."