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he Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale boasts a stunning track record of success, with 13 individual Group 1-winning graduates since 2018 – a tally only surpassed by the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Australia. These graduates include Nature Strip, Santa Ana Lane and Hey Doc, and there are plenty of pedigrees on show in the 2020 catalogue to suggest this run of success is set to continue. The catalogue features representation from the leading sires in Australia and New Zealand, as well as offspring of

35 first season sires – many of whom have already proven hugely popular with buyers. The sale also features a colt by global powerhouse Galileo, the only yearling progeny of his catalogued for public auction in the southern hemisphere in 2020, as well as three youngsters by his champion son, Frankel. All of us at ANZ Bloodstock News wish buyers and vendors the very best of luck and look forward to following the successes of this year’s graduates once they hit the track.

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aniel Nevill believes you must listen closely first in order to get your own message heard. Nevill has paid particular attention to those he respects throughout his working life and now it’s his peers who are taking notice of the young stud manager as his actions speak louder than words. “I am so lucky to have some great people around me who are happy to share their knowledge with me,” the 32-year-old says. “They are there for me any time I need advice. “I’m always learning and trying to improve the quality of my horses as I get different ideas on pedigrees and types.” Nevill operates Hollylodge Thoroughbreds – a picturesque 131-acre property at Avenel in north-eastern Victoria. Topping his list of trusted advisers is Nevill’s partner of four years, Katie Willcox. “Katie is one of the best vets in Australia and she is outstanding with everything to do with horses,” Nevill says. “To have a vet by your side – especially one as knowledgeable as Katie – is a huge asset.” Inglis auctioneers and bloodstock consultants Simon Vivian and Brett Gilding along with Edinburgh Park Stud’s Ian Smith have also played mentoring roles for Nevill. “I know they are always up for a chat,” Nevill says. “There are a lot of different characters in the racing game and I love listening to what they have to say and seeing what I can pick up along the way.” Nevill was involved with the family business at Hollylodge for 15 years before taking over in 2016. “For a while we were a small farm who stood stallions, but they just weren’t commercial,” Nevill says. “We’ve changed direction and concentrated more on the broodmare side of things.

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“We are constantly looking to upgrade our mares and make a name for ourselves that way.” The Hollylodge team’s skill set is complemented by loyal staff members Lauren Hosking and Finton Butler. “They deserve a lot of credit as they have as much to do with the farm as anyone,” Nevill says. Nevill is looking to build on his reputation with a quality draft at this year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Hollylodge will offer five colts in the Premier Session as well as 11 yearlings in the Showcase Session of the sale. “We had a really strong draft last year and I’d rate this one even better,” Nevill says. “The best thing is we have something for everyone – from the big trainers to the small ones and the ready-to-runners and overseas traders.” Nevill has no doubt Lot 398 will grab the attention of buyers. The Zoustar (Northern Meteor) colt is from the Listed winner Rock The Moment (Rock Of Gibraltar) and is a half-brother to Want To Rock (Wanted), who has won in Melbourne. His second dam, Moment’s Pleasure (Archregent), claimed the Reisling Slipper Trial (Gr 2, 1200m) and was Group 1-placed in the STC Winfield Classic (Gr 1, 1500m). “The Zoustar is the real deal,” Nevill says. “He is the right shape, has a beautiful head and an outstanding walk.” Hollylodge will also offer sons of So You Think (High Chaparral), Sebring (More Than Ready), Denman (Lonhro) and Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon) in the Premier Session. “The So You Think colt is a lot like his old man,” Nevill says. “He has a great shoulder and looks like the type who will get out to a classic trip.” The bay is from The Ivy (Street Sense) and is closely related

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to Newcastle Cameron Handicap (Gr 3, 1500m) winner New Tipperary (High Chaparral). Nevill is impressed with the colt by the ill-fated Sebring from Lumic (Haradasun), who is directly descended from champion two-year-old filly Midnight Fever (Luskin Star). “He is a dream colt who is super correct and strong,” Nevill says. “He’s very much in the mould of one of Sebring’s best in Dissident while he has the Super Vobis bonus attached as well. “And they are not making any more Sebrings so this is one of the last opportunities to get one.” Continued on page 5>> Daniel on the farm with a Brazen Beau foal

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Among Hollylodge’s << Continued from page 4 representatives in the Showcase Session is a filly by emerging sire Headwater (Exceed And Excel). The chestnut’s dam, Cha Cha Chestnut (Elusive Quality), has produced three winners from four to race and hails from the family of champion European filly Balanchine (Storm Bird). “We have a sneaky Headwater who I think will be a standout in the Showcase Session,” Nevill says. Colts by Star Witness (Starcraft), Dissident, Al Maher (Danehill) and Reward For Effort (Exceed And Excel) and fillies by Foxwedge (Fastnet Rock), Nicconi (Bianconi) and Winning Rupert are included in the Hollylodge offering. “The best part is a number of those lots will suit the breeze-ups,” Nevill says. Hollylodge has compiled its draft with the support of Spendthrift Australia. “I sent a lot of mares to Spendthrift early on as I like the way they go about their business,” Nevill says. “They are returning the favour by sending horses to us to sell and we have enjoyed some success together.” Something special will be required at Oaklands Junction for Nevill to overshadow his experience at the corresponding sale last year. Nevill looks back with great satisfaction at the sale of Lot 313 for his clients Matthew and Trudi Christie. The colt was by Poet’s Voice (Dubawi) and the first foal of the placegetter Millsee (Street Sense). “The Christies had inherited the mare and paid under $10,000 for the service fee to Poet’s Voice,” Nevill says. “We foaled down the mare at Hollylodge and then the colt was sent to me as a weanling.” Nevill can hardly put into words what he felt when his well-presented youngster was knocked down for $170,000. “It was the first horse the Christies have ever sold through the sales ring,” Nevill says. “To see him bring that sort of money was incredible...the best moment I have ever had at the sales.

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“It’s what you do this job for.” Hollylodge has six of its own broodmares as well as 20 permanent agisters, up to 80 mares during the breeding season and carry out more than 50 foalings. Nevill will follow the Premier sale with a draft of 16 for the Inglis Melbourne Gold Yearling Sale on April 19 as well as ten weanlings for the Inglis Great Southern Sale in June. “It’s busy all-year round,” Nevill says. “We’ve had a lot of success with horses at the cheaper end of the scale and we now have access to the better quality. “It certainly makes a difference as we strive to improve.” Nevill will judge Hollylodge’s efforts at the Premier sale in relation to the total sale figures.

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“If our average for the main session is better than the sale average, I will be happy,” he says. Nevill has been working his way to the top ever since winning the Racing Victoria/Tabcorp Thoroughbred employee of the year award back in 2011 but is the first to admit there are still more mountains to climb. “The dream is to sell horses who win Group 1 races,” he says. “I would like it to happen tomorrow but it’s hard to do it fast. “I’ve seen a lot of people come in and go out whereas I plan to be here for the long haul. “I just have to keep my head down, put in the effort and get there one day.”

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By Chris Humpleby

nter Prince of Sussex into any search engine and prepare to be bombarded with excruciating daily updates on Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, whose decision in January to relinquish their duties to the British royal family in favour of financial independence and less intrusive media scrutiny has, both paradoxically and painfully, become the most newsworthy story of 2020. However, reach beyond the bizarre features proclaiming genuine uncertainty as to how the high-profile couple – one a multi-millionaire heir and the other a multimillionaire US TV star – will plot a path to financial stability in their new life and it is possible to unearth coverage of the equine Prince Of Sussex (Toronado), whose regal moniker is far more befitting, and interesting, given his racecourse achievements as a juvenile last season. While Prince Of Sussex need not encounter the wrath of the Queen or face criticism for his continued use of private aircraft in light of a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ attitude towards climate preservation, he is a lucrative financial beacon in and of himself. An excellent advert for the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, having realised $145,000 when knocked down to Carringbush Park from the draft of Swettenham Stud in 2018, Prince Of Sussex subsequently won the inaugural renewal of the The Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield last April before being sold to Hong Kong-based owner Larry Yung Chi Kin for $1.75 million. Originally trained by Matt Laurie for a syndicate headed by majority shareholder Paul Dugan, one that also included his breeder Chris Jackson, Prince Of Sussex left behind an inauspicious debut at Pakenham in January – running fourth when clearly in need of the experience – to land the VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) at Bendigo in March prior to his explosive success in The Showdown – a $1 million contest restricted to the progeny of VOBIS Sires-nominated stallions who are also nominated to both Super VOBIS and VOBIS Gold. A lucrative example of Victorian breeding who was showcased to the market at Victoria’s premier sale, Prince Of Sussex boasts an endearing backstory, with Jackson having raced his grand-dam, Diamond Cove (Octagonal). “I had an interest in Diamond Cove, who was a very good mare, winning seven races,” says Jackson via WhatsApp from Antarctica in the middle of February, proving his thrill-seeking desires extend far beyond just the breeding of racehorses. Continued on page 7>>

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“After she was sold, I was << Continued from page 6 on the lookout for her offspring and subsequently bought and raced Il Diamante (Prince Of Sussex’s dam) with a group of mates. She was in training with Peter Moody and we knew she was smart, but she only raced four times due to injury. “At the end of her racing career, I asked Adam Sangster (stud principal) if we could leave her at Swettenham and breed from her. His staff have been great in looking after her and first foal, Algadon Miss, gave us a great start by winning five from ten.” A former stable companion of Prince Of Sussex at Matt Laurie’s Mornington base, Algadon Miss (Equiano) has recorded four city successes, three at Moonee Valley and one at Caulfield. Meanwhile, Il Diamante formed part of dual Group 1-winning miler Toronado’s first southern hemisphere book, which numbered 175 mares at a fee of $22,000 (inc GST) in 2015. Foaled, reared and prepared for sale at Swettenham, the young Prince Of Sussex was a delight to work with in the early days, according to the stud’s sales and nominations manager, Sam Matthews. “He probably didn’t come into his own until he went into a prep,” Matthews says. “He thrived on the work and he liked it – he was an intelligent horse and he took it all his stride. He was ready to go each morning and happy to go out. He continued to work for you and always wanted to please – he really blossomed. “When you find them like that, you know they are going to be a real racehorse. We actually thought he would bring a bit more money, but Chris wanted to get him to the right home. “At that stage, Toronado was a first season sire and they can have a limit because people want to see what they do. If he went through the ring now, given what Toronado has done, I think he would be closer to the $300,000 mark.” Toronado’s ability in the covering shed has been well advertised in both hemispheres since, with his first Australian crop also including progressive Tasmanian filly Still A Star, who completed a hat-trick of black-type wins in the Strutt Stakes (Listed, 2100m) on February 9. A former resident of the National Stud in Newmarket, Toronado now stands the northern hemisphere breeding season at Haras de Bouquetot in France, the farm run by his racing owner, Sheikh Joaan Al Thani. His record in Europe is gradually gathering pace, while the son of High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) proved the most popular sire in Victoria last year, covering 197 mares at a fee of $27,500 (inc GST), and Matthews believes his mating versatility has curried favour among a range of breeders. “From a race-record perspective, he was a champion miler with a real turn of foot, and he gets a lot of those speed and middle-distance mares,” Matthews says. “But he can also go up and cover those 2000-metre mares and get a real nice Derby or Oaks-type of horse, so he can get the full range of it. “He doesn’t produce just one type of horse and his progeny have sold well every year, so people are happy from a commercial point of view, knowing they can sell the yearlings. But people also know he can produce a nice racehorse, so he ticks those two main boxes.” Reflecting on the decision to offer Prince Of Sussex at the Premier sale, Matthews adds: “Being a Victorian farm, Premier is our main sale and we try to support the auction with our best horses. “He had the right sort of profile for a trainer to buy – the whole family has got a lot of Victorian blood in it – and plenty of Victorian trainers had been to see him on the farm. “We probably could have looked at a few other sales, but with his profile and the VOBIS scheme, we wanted to support Victoria as much as we could.” Retrospect is always telling with thoroughbreds, but if the $145,000 shelled out for Prince Of Sussex as a youngster looked light at the time, the price tag was simply paltry when he took his career earnings to $682,750 with victory in The Showdown. While such lucrative riches are difficult to envisage, Jackson says Prince Of Sussex showed plenty of ability from an early stage, rewarding his faith to buy back into the horse. “I think Swettenham thought he might have realised a bit more than he did, but we were happy to sell,” he says. “After

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I REMEMBER STANDING IN THE MOUNTING YARD BEHIND THEM AND THEY WENT ABSOLUTELY NUTS WHEN HE HIT THE LINE – THEY WERE SO EXCITED. FOR THEM TO WIN A $1 MILLION RACE, I CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH THEIR MINDS - CHARMEIN BUKOVEC

meeting Paul Dugan, who purchased him, he kindly offered us the chance to buy back into him, so the four of us at the sale on the day took 25 per cent. “Matt was quickly excited by him and in a very short time we had some great experiences, topped by The Showdown. We genuinely thought he was the best horse in the race, and he showed us that on the day – it was very exciting.” Ridden by Michael Dee and sent off the $3.60 secondfavourite, Prince Of Sussex quickened a length and threequarters clear of his 15 rivals in The Showdown and here Charmein Bukovec, executive officer of Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria, fondly recalls the immediate celebrations. “It was such an interesting race-day buzz last year. There were so many excited owners with the connections of Prince Of Sussex,” she says. “I remember standing in the mounting yard behind them and they went absolutely nuts when he hit the line – they were so excited. For them to win a $1 million race, I can’t imagine what was going through their minds.” Prince Of Sussex proved the perfect poster boy for The Showdown, the flagship contest on Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday at Caulfield. An expanding concept, the valuable fixture will this year include the inaugural running of the Vobis Sires Guineas – a $500,000 three-year-old race run over 1600 metres in April. Reflecting on the gravitas of the VOBIS scheme in general, Bukovec continues: “Matt targeted Prince Of Sussex at The Showdown and he obviously saw it as a great carrot for the horse. It’s a great incentive scheme for mare owners to breed back to VOBIS sires and for owners to compete in the twopart series. “As a programme, VOBIS has long had an effect on sales prices and we know that trainers will go to the sales and seek out of a VOBIS horse. “Prince Of Sussex also highlights the success Victorian-bred horses are able to achieve. It’s got

people talking and it’s great to hear trainers and syndicators saying they’re targeting these contests.” Unfortunately for Victorian racing fans, Prince Of Sussex will not have the opportunity to record an elusive VOBIS double given he is now stabled with leading Hong Kong trainer John Size under the name of Lucky Express. While he has not run since leaving Australia, he has trialled four times – winning at Sha Tin in November – and is officially rated 82. He is set to start in three-year-old company at some stage in March, with the early indications suggesting he will cut the ice in good company. The only son of Toronado to be officially registered on the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s website at the time of writing, Prince Of Sussex is not the only progeny of the Swettenham shuttler set to race in the jurisdiction. Indeed, a number of Toronado colts purchased at last year’s Premier sale were destined for Hong Kong – including a $130,000 youngster knocked down to this season’s leading trainer in Hong Kong, Ricky Yiu – while the Arrowfield Stud-owned Powertrain, who became a four-time winner at Newcastle in December, will continue his career in the Far East. Commenting on the suitability of Toronado’s progeny to race in Hong Kong, Matthews adds: “They have got a fair rap on Toronado given they know he can do it in both hemispheres. “The fact they’ve been bought by good judges to go to Hong Kong gives them an extra boost and there are probably six of them up there now.” Toronado is set to be represented by nine lots at this year’s Premier sale and while unearthing a future Prince Of Sussex will be a competitive undertaking given the performance of both horse and sire in recent times, not to mention the riches dangled by VOBIS incentives, there is something rather satisfying about a regally-named animal performing so well at a time whereby the fortunes of the royal family are occupying an entirely contradictory trajectory. That said, it remains unwise to consider Duke Of York as an appropriate title for a yearling anytime soon.

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Premier Power - Two Bays Build On 2019 Successes

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resh off a 2019 that can only be described as stellar, boutique stud Two Bays Farm will be sending its largest draft ever to the 2020 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale with hopes high that the property can produce further stakes winners in the years to come. In just six years, the Ross Ferris-owned operation, based at Flinders down on the Mornington Peninsula, has quickly established a reputation for quality and excellence from its small group of yearlings sent through the sales each autumn. It was 2019 though that saw the best results for Two Bays graduates, both for those bred on the farm and those that were prepared by the team for auction. “For sure, 2019 was a good year, no doubt,” says Rob

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Carlile, manager of Two Bays Farm. “That’s what it’s all about for us, at every point; we want to produce and prepare horses to achieve the best that they can on the racetrack. For us, it’s not really about what they can sell for. From the time they are out on the hills here, beginning their preparation, we just want to produce horses that can go out there and compete, that can be honest and perform to the best of their ability. Our results in 2019 are the best bit of marketing to demonstrate what we are all about.” By its nature, breeding is a long-term game. This will be the first sale in which Two Bays Farm can benefit from decisions taken almost five years ago, before the 2015 spring, when they set their mating plans for their small cohort of mares. The following spring, 2016, was a particularly prosperous one for the farm, although it may not have been immediately

THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT FOR US, AT EVERY POINT; WE WANT TO PRODUCE AND PREPARE HORSES TO ACHIEVE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN ON THE RACETRACK - ROB CARLILE

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apparent at the time. Just seven horses were born on the farm that year; six were sold at either the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale or that year’s Melbourne Premier event. Among those to emerge from that small group were Kubrick (Shooting To Win), the inaugural winner of the

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WE HAVE SOME GREAT CLIENTS, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERSTATE, WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT US YEAR AFTER YEAR AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT - ROB CARLILE

<< Continued from page 8 $1m Bondi Stakes (1600m) for three-year-olds, and I Am Eloquent (I Am Invincible), victorious in the Jim Moloney Stakes (1400m, Listed). While both were beaten in their respective Guineas at Caulfield in October, the fact that both had earned the right to tackle the best of their generation is a source of pride for Carlile. “That year, we had seven foals born on the farm and we sold six,” Carlile said. “From such a small crop, to get two into Group 1 fields, into the best 16 or so horses for your age group, that’s no easy feat and it’s something we’re very happy about. It’s hard enough getting them to the sales in one piece, let alone seeing them progress to the level that they did. “In the end, it’s a massive team effort and you’re only as good as those who work with you. You’re as strong or as weak as your team and it’s obviously over a number of years too, so to see the horses go on to achieve what they have, it’s great.” Others to have been prepared by the farm include Military Zone (Epaulette), winner of both the Hawkesbury Guineas (1400m, Group 3) and the Fred Best Classic (1400m, Group 3) for Triple Crown Syndications last year, and Easy Eddie

(Super Easy), who reached his career peak with a placing in The Galaxy (1100m, Group 1) behind Nature Strip (Nicconi) and Pierata (Pierro). This year, among a draft of 19 horses (following the withdrawal of Lot 273, a Manhattan Rain half-sister to Military Zone), there are only three homebreds set to go through the ring. “Lot 378 is a Sebring filly out of Queen Of Eight, she’s very much a jump and run filly,” Carlile said. “I’m sure she’ll attract some interest. There’s also the Hinchinbrook filly out of Sweven, Lot 475, while we’ve got a colt going through as well, the first foal of Fifty Ways, by Written Tycoon. He’s Lot 163. That’s it for us in terms of horses we bred. “Most of ours are for other clients,” he continued. “We have some great clients, both locally and interstate, who have continued to support us year after year and we are very grateful for that. Bob Tayton, who sent Easy Eddie to us, he’ll usually send us one. Makybe have supported us the last three years. They could go anywhere but they haven’t changed, we’ve got an Astern colt and a Shalaa colt for them this year. “The Butlers up in Seymour have sent us a Brazen Beau colt out of Sheeza Commander, Lot 422, that’s sure to have plenty of interest. Down the road, Gary Hutchins from Catalina Pastoral Company has sent us a Deep Field colt. And from Queensland, we have a well-bred Vancouver colt for River Junction, a half-brother to their Group 1-placed filly Traveston Girl, so we do have great support from all over. “Two of our colts, a Brazen Beau and a Written Tycoon, I haven’t met yet as they are currently across at Ohukia Lodge in Cambridge. They do a great job preparing them and I trust them with their yearling preparations.” Carlile will also be sending two fillies to the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, the first time that Two Bays Farm has offered yearlings at the Sydney sale under his watch. “We’ve got the half-sister to Kubrick heading up

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there, she’s by Written Tycoon out of Alcatraz. We’ve also got a Pride Of Dubai filly out of Count Your Fingers, the half-sister to Irish Vega. It’s an exciting new phase for the farm,” he said. For Carlile and the team at Two Bays, it’s all about sticking to tried and tested methods when it comes to preparing their yearlings for their big moment in the sales ring, whether it’s at Oaklands or at Warwick Farm. “We rely on a lot of hand walking, while our horses will see a paddock nearly every day as well,” he said. “It’s old school in a sense, but we try to keep it as natural as possible in that environment. We’ve found it works in keeping horses happy and healthy and allowing us to send them through at the top of their game. In the end, we’re just trying to extract the best from them in order to produce a proper product for buyers. “Ross is great, he understands if a horse isn’t ready to go through or if there is a setback. He’s realistic, he won’t rush them through just to get them there. It’s all part of ensuring that Two Bays sends horses through the ring who are ready on the day and ready for their careers on the track.”

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ix of the top ten offerings sold at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale were by Yarraman Park’s I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) and Darley’s Exceed And Excel (Danehill), with the leading stallions responsible for three offerings apiece. They also notched the top two spots on the averages. Redoute’s Choice’s (Danehill) sons, Not A Single Doubt and Snitzel, were third and fifth respectively, that duo being split by Coolmore’s leading first season sire American Pharoah (Pioneer Of The Nile). In New Zealand, these same five sires (albeit with very small numbers) were also prominent, being responsible for three of the top seven youngsters to pass through the NZB National Yearling Sale at Karaka. For the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale to buck that trend would be most unusual and this year’s catalogue includes all the top sires from many of the great distaff families. Day two appears to be particularly strong, with four lots catalogued by I Am Invincible and three by Snitzel. Quickly out of the blocks with Lot 1 is a Not a Single Doubt colt from a winning Zabeel (Sir Tristram) daughter of Honor Bound (Honor Grades), who scored at both Group 1 and Group 2 level, including the Easter Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) at Ellerslie. American Pharoah is represented by Lot 28, a filly from a winning Exceed And Excel half-sister to the Group 3 scorers Sweynesse (Lonhro) and Rimraam (Commands). Three offerings by Frankel (Galileo) include Lot 39, a half-sister to Villiers Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) winner All Legal (Al Maher). Her dam is a half-sister to Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) hero Glorious Days (Hussonet).

According to the auctioneers, Lot 79 is the only Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) yearling to be offered anywhere in the southern hemisphere this year. That alone will make this colt popular, while his grand-dam was the champion three-year-old filly of her year in Italy. Three-time champion sire Snitzel is represented by Lot 80, a filly from the Ellerslie Group 2 winner Capella (Rip Van Winkle), herself a daughter of Group 3 and Listed winner Limerick (Grosvenor). Lot 96 is a colt by Australia’s dual champion sire Fastnet Rock (Danehill). His dam, Chocolicious (Kahal), was a South African Grade 1 winner and her sole foal to race is the Group 3-placed, five-time winner Notation (Fastnet Rock). The half-brother to triple Group 1 winner Moment Of Change (Barely A Moment) is Lot 152. The colt is by international siresensation Exceed And Excel, who has produced more than 160 stakes winners worldwide. The sire of brilliant sprinter Sunlight, Zoustar (Northern Meteor) has Lot 189, a filly from a winning half-sister to the ten-time Group winner Gold Edition (Lion Hunter), who landed both the Ascot Vale Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). Written Tycoon (Iglesia) is represented by Lot 197, a colt from Group 1 and Classic performer Gregers (Commands), whose six victories included the Thousand Guineas Prelude (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield. Exceed And Excel’s Lot 260 is a halfbrother to eight winners (from eight to race from their dam), including South

African champion filly Alboran Sea (Rock Of Gibraltar), the winner of three Group 1 contests. A colt by Pierro (Lonhro) topped the sale at Karaka and he is represented by a filly with strong residual value in Lot 261. She is out of a Darci Brahma (Danehill) half-sister to dual Group 1-winning sprinter Gee I Jane (Jahafil) and to the stakes winner Miss Jessie Jay (Spectacularphantom), herself the dam of two Group 1 winners. Snitzel is the sire of Lot 281, a colt from the well-performed Al Maher (Danehill) mare Madam Gangster, whose six wins included the Frances Tressady Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Flemington plus the Cockram Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Caulfield. Lot 290 and Lot 299 are both by I Am Invincible. Lot 290 is a colt from a Street Cry (Machiavellian) half-sister to two stakes winners including Favourable Terms (Selkirk), winner of the Nassau Stakes (Gr 1, 1m2f ) at Glorious Goodwood. Lot 299 is a filly from a lightly raced, five-time winning Medaglia d’Oro (El Prado) half-sister to Blue Diamond Preview (F) (Listed, 1000m) and Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (Gr 3, 1100m) winner One Last Dance (Encosta de Lago). Zoustar is also represented by Lot 340, a filly from a winning Darci Brahma halfsister to the top-class mare Suavito (Thorn Park), whose eight wins (five at Group level) included the Futurity Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), both run at Caulfield. A Snitzel half-sister to Group 2 winners Catch A Fire (Sebring) and Seaburge (Sebring) is Lot 365. Their grand-dam is the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1,

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WITH THE 2020 YEARLING SALES NOW WELL UNDERWAY, PROVEN-SIRE STRENGTH IS CLEARLY THE BASIS FOR THE POPULARITY AND DEMAND OF THE HEADLINE-MAKING LOTS. 2000m) winner La Volta (Laranto). Lot 376 is another Snitzel filly from the Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Provocative (Zabeel), herself the daughter of Tasmanian Derby (Gr 3, 2200m) winner Betwixt (O’Reilly), whose half-brother is the dual Guineas winner Surely Sacred (Rock ‘n’ Pop). Dual Group 3 winner Sweet Redemption (Snitzel) has a half-sister by I Am Invincible selling as Lot 390. She is a granddaughter of Danglissa (Danzero), a six-time winner including the Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick. I Am Invincible is also the sire of Lot 402 and this colt is a half-brother to two Group 3 winners in Eloping (Choisir), whose seven wins included five stakes successes, and Of The Brave (Starspangedbanner). Lot 419 is the American Pharoah halfbrother to Group 3 winner Violate (Sebring). He is from a Redoute’s Choice three-quarter sister to Group 3 winner and four-time Group 1-placed Champagne Cuddles (Not a Single Doubt). Their grand-dam, Sky Cuddle (Snippets), was a Flemington Group 1 winner. The sole colt available by Frankel is Lot 424 and he is out of a stakes-placed Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) half-sister to Royal Ascot Group 2 winner Silkwood (Singspiel) and to Newmarket Group 2 winner Silent Honor (Sunday Silence). There is only one Redoute’s Choice

Zoustar

I AM INVINCIBLE By Invincible Spirit, Yarraman Park’s flagship stallion was Australia’s leading freshman sire in the 2013-14 season and recently made history by siring a record 28 Australian stakes winners in a season, including Group 1 winners Oohood, Voodoo Lad, Viddora and Invincibella. He was also chosen to cover Winx in her maiden season as a broodmare.

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CAPITALIST Arguably the most exciting antipodean sire to join the stallion ranks in 2017, Capitalist landed the Breeders’ Plate (Listed, 1000m), before taking out the Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) and Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m). His crowning glory came when destroying the field in the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m).

(Danehill) offering, Lot 438, a filly from a three-time, Brisbane-winning Zabeel threequarter sister to triple Group 1 winner and Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) victor Maldivian (Zabeel). She is a two for one deal when her racing days are over. Capitalist (Written Tycoon) featured strongly with his first crop on the Gold Coast and he is represented by Lot 464, a son of Stormy Lucy (Stormy Atlantic), whose eight

career wins included five stakes victories, the most significant of which was the Matriarch Stakes (Gr 1, 8f ) at Del Mar. Hong Kong star Beat The Clock’s sire, the late Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock), is represented by Lot 515. This colt is from a More Than Ready (Southern Halo) half-sister to Group 1 winners Duporth (Red Ransom) and Excites (Danewin) as well as dual Group 2 winner Tickets (Redoute’s Choice).

EXCEED AND EXCEL One of Australia’s best stallions and the most successful sire of juvenile Stakes winners at stud. Sire of 15 individual G1 winners including three-year-old stallion prospects; Microphone, winner of the G1 ATC Sires’ Produce, Bivouac in the G1 Golden Rose and Exceedance on Derby Day in the G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes.

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FURNACES 2012 EXCEED AND EXCEL - HEAT OF THE FIRE BY STRATEGIC STANDS AT ALLANDALE PARK

Stood for $9,900 in 2017

urnaces was a precocious 2YO who won on debut by 6 lengths at Rosehill, before running 2nd to Vancouver in the G2 Todman Stakes at only his third start, where he had the classy Headwater in arrears. At his fourth start, he was beaten just 2 lengths by Vancouver in the G1 Golden Slipper. He rounded out his 2YO season with a win in the G3 Kindergarten Stakes defeating Redzel and Sooboog. RACE RECORD

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 5 2 2 - A$324,550 3 4 1 - 1 A$115,400 4 2 - 1 - A$36,000 Totals: 11 3 3 1 A$475,950

RACE RECORD

At 2 : ATC (Randwick) Kindergarten S., Gr.3 (1100m beating Regatta Rebel and Redzel), ATC (Rosehill) Primo Moraitis 2YO P. (1100m), 2d ATC (Randwick) Todman S., Gr.2 (1200m to Vancouver and beating Headwater), Lonhro P., L (1100m to Haptic and beating Wolf Cry) At 3 : Hawkesbury RC XXXX Gold Rush P. (1100m), 3d MVRC Ian McEwen S., Gr.2 (1000m to Chautauqua and Flamberge) At 4: 2d MVRC Ian McEwen S., Gr.2 (1000m to Wild Rain and beating Heatherly)

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Top Filly

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121,359

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ALL SALES Compy.

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Year

Type

Col.

Sex

Dam

Vendor

Buyer

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KPY

2020

YLG

Grapevine

Woburn Farm

Phill Cataldo B/stoc

121,359

Price

NZB

KPY

2020

YLG

Artesian

Inglewood Stud

Feek Racing

48,544

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Year

Sale Name

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KPY

2020

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Sold

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HOLLER 2012 COMMANDS - SHOUTS BY STRATEGIC STANDS AT DARLEY, NORTHWOOD PARK WWW.DARLEY.COM.AU

2019 Stud Fee : $8,800

RACE RECORD

At 2 : ATC (Randwick) Hyland Race Colours 2YO P. (1100m) At 3 : ATC (Randwick) Canterbury S., Gr.1 (1300m beating First Seal and Kermadec), MVRC Australia S., Gr.2 (1200m beating Churchill Dancer and Rebel Dane), Red Anchor S., Gr.3 (1200m beating Brockhoff and Demonstrate), 2d MVRC William Reid S., Gr.1 (1200m to Flamberge and beating Japonisme), MRC Gothic S., L (1400m to Mahuta and beating Flying Light), 3d ATC (Rosehill) Run to the Rose H., Gr.2 (1200m to Exosphere and Press Statement) World Thoroughbred Ranking: 117 (in 2016).

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Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd 2 2 1 - 1 3 10 3 3 1 4 2 - - - Totals: 14 4 3 2

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Earnings A$77,100 A$671,525 0 A$748,625

oller, a G1-winning, weight-for-age class, Australian-bred speed horse by the sire of Epaulette and from the stallion-making family of Written Tycoon and G1 winner, Microphone. He defeated a high-class field of older horses in the G1 Canterbury Stakes including G1 winners Kermadec, Criterion and First Seal.

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RACE RECORD

At 3: Deauville Prix de Tourgeville, L (1600m beating Market Share and Five Avenue), Saint-Cloud Prix Birum (1600m), 2d Chantilly Prix de Guiche, Gr.3 (1800m to Dalwari and beating Triple Threat), 4th Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1 (2100m), Royal Ascot St James’s Palace S., Gr.1 (1m) At 4 : Meydan Zabeel Mile S., Gr.2 (1600m beating Trade Storm and Mushreq), Gulfstream Park El Prado S., L (7½f beating Excaper and Vinny Goodtimes), 2d Meydan Al Fahidi Fort S., Gr.2 (1400m to Anaerobio and beating Pearl Flute), 3d Belmont Knickerbocker S., Gr.3 (9f to Legendary and Up With the Birds), 4th Meydan Dubai Duty Free, Gr.1 (1800m) At 5 : Gulfstream Park Turf H., Gr.1 (9f beating Slumber and War Correspondent), Gulfstream Park Fort Lauderdale S., Gr.2 (8½f beating Grand Tito and Fredericksburg), 3d Meydan Dubai Turf, Gr.1 (9f to Solow and The Grey Gatsby), 4th Breeders’ Cup Mile, Gr.1 (1m), Aqueduct Cigar Mile H., Gr.1 (1m) At 6 : Gulfstream Park Donn H., Gr.1 (9f beating Valid and Mexikoma), Hal’s Hope S., Gr.3 (1m beating Valid and Grande Shores) World Thoroughbred Ranking: 115 (in 2014), 115 (in 2016).

2010 MEDAGLIA D’ORO - THUNDER BAYOU BY THUNDER GULCH STOOD AT SWETTENHAM STUD

Stood for $16,500 in 2017

shawish is dual G1 winning son of global sire sensation Medaglia D’Oro. One of the best milers by his sire, Mswaish was able to compete at the highest level across numerous countries including USA, UAE and France. His first yearlings in the US sold for up to US$235,000 and 2YOs of 2020. Medaglia d’Oro is the sire of high-class young US stallion Violence, as well as the champion 2YO and exciting Australian first crop sire Vancouver.

AN ELITE, VERSATILE, AND SOUND 5-TIME GRADED SW ON MULTIPLE SURFACES, FROM 7 ½ FURLONGS TO 1 1/8 MILES—RETIRED WITH EARNINGS OF $2,421,351

RACE RECORD

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd 2 1 - - - 3 6 2 1 - 4 8 2 1 2 5 6 2 - 1 6 3 2 - - Totals: 24 8 2 3

Earnings £960 £141,786 £309,822 £707,298 £410,272 £1,570,140

he powerful chestnut Palentino was a brilliant racehorse, winning the G1 Australian Guineas (defeating 8 G1 winners) and G1 Makybe Diva Stakes - emulating the deeds of champion sire Zabeel by completing the double of big mile wins at Flemington. Blessed with an imposing physical presence and explosive turn of foot, Palentino is arguably the best performed entire by world-class sire Teofilo.

RACE RECORD

At 2 : VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m beating Tarzino and Risque), Hilton Hotels & Resorts S., L (1400m beating Demonstrate and Ngarimu), Stawell RC Ecycle Solutions Maiden P. (1300m), 2d MVRC Alister Clark S., Gr.2 (2050m to Tally and beating Hardern), VRC CS Hayes S., Gr.3 (1400m to Tivaci and beating Tulsa) At 4 : VRC Makybe Diva S., Gr.1 (1600m beating Black Heart Bart and He or She), Blamey S., Gr.2 (1600m beating Tosen Stardom and Harlem), 4th ATC (Randwick) Doncaster H., Gr.1 (1600m), MRC CF Orr S., Gr.1 (1400m), MVRC Australia S., Gr.2 (1200m), MRC Regal Roller S., L (1200m)

PALENTINO 2012 TEOFILO - PALATINE HILL BY PALACE MUSIC STANDING AT SUN STUD SUNSTUD.COM.AU

2019 Fee: $17,600 (inc GST)

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Col.

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2019

YLG

Dam

Vendor

Buyer

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Ridgeview Park

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Price

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Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd 3 7 3 3 - 4 11 2 - - Totals: 18 5 3 -

Earnings A$651,710 A$653,400 A$1,305,110

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SIR PRANCEALOT (IRE) 2010 TAMAYUZ - MONA EM BY CATRAIL STANDING AT CORNERSTONE STUD

2019 Stud Fee : $14,300

ir Prancealot was a G2-winning 2YO that was crowned Champion First Season Sire in Europe by winners and prizemoney amassing an impressive 32 2YO winners. Sir Prancealot is the sire of Stakes horses from 1000m to 2000m and is a proven outcross to Danehill. He now resides at Cornerstone Stud and shuttles to Rancho San Miguel in California. RACE RECORD

At 2 : Doncaster Flying Childers S., Gr.2 (5f beating Bungle Inthejungle and Sound of Guns), Sandown National S., L (5f beating Top Boy and Effie B), Bath Premier Conservatory Roofs 2YO Maiden S. (5¾f ), 2d MaisonsLaffitte Prix Robert Papin, Gr.2 (1100m to Reckless Abandon and beating Snowday), 4th Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1 (1200m), Royal Ascot Coventry S., Gr.2 (6f )

RACE RECORD

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd 2 6 3 1 - Totals: 6 3 1 -

Earnings £98,601 £98,601

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INGLIS PREMIER YEARLING SALE - OVERALL DAY ONE - PREMIER SESSION DAY TWO - PREMIER SESSION

Lot

Type

Sire

Dam

on a/c of

Bay colt

Palentino

Zabeea

Two Bays Farm

Bay colt

Astern

Zrinski

Twin Hills Stud

Chestnut colt

Written Tycoon

Absolutelyfabulous

Two Bays Farm

Brown filly

American Pharoah (USA)

Angharad

Yulong

Bay colt

Dundeel (NZ)

Aromas

Cityview Farm

Bay colt

Zoustar

Aunty Betty

Yulong

Chestnut filly

Kermadec (NZ)

Barinka (NZ )

Maluka Thoroughbreds

Brown filly

Frosted (USA)

Benatar

Oakford Thoroughbred Farm

Bay filly

Dundeel (NZ)

Boston Symphony

Milburn Creek

Bay colt

Shalaa (IRE)

Bound to Blush

Taghadoe Stud

Chestnut colt

Choisir

Brightest

Noorilim Park

Bay filly

Pride of Dubai

Brulee

Stonehouse Thoroughbreds

Bay colt

Extreme Choice

Camena (USA)

Two Bays Farm

Bay filly

Cable Bay (IRE)

Chalk Ridge

Woodside Park Stud

102

Bay colt

Shalaa (IRE)

Coins

Supreme Thoroughbreds

110

Bay colt

Preferment (NZ)

Crafty Miss

Noorilim Park

113

Bay colt

All Too Hard

Crown of Coureuse

Maluka Thoroughbreds

114

Bay colt

Pierro

Crystal Fairy

Northmore Thoroughbreds

116

Bay colt

Dundeel (NZ)

Daisy Can Too

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

118

Bay or Brown filly

No Nay Never (USA)

Danalicious

Maluka Thoroughbreds

124

Bay or Brown colt

Tavistock (NZ )

Di Falco (NZ)

Maluka Thoroughbreds

125

Bay colt

Deep Field

Dijonnaise

Bhima Thoroughbreds

133

Brown colt

Hinchinbrook

Don'tspoiltheparty

Lyndhurst Farm

135

Bay colt

Choisir

Donnica

Stonehouse Thoroughbreds

140

Bay colt

Extreme Choice

Easy Tee (USA)

Stonehouse Thoroughbreds

147

Bay colt

Deep Field

En Amont (NZ )

Widden Stud

149

Bay or Brown colt

Brazen Beau

Encostar

Two Bays Farm

152

Chestnut colt

Exceed And Excel

Europium

Bhima Thoroughbreds

155

Bay colt

Flying Artie

Exceleine

Two Bays Farm

158

Bay colt

Hinchinbrook

Fantome Gris

Bhima Thoroughbreds

161

Bay colt

Capitalist

Feeling Positive

Longwood Thoroughbred Farm

186

Bay colt

Real Impact (JPN)

Global Good

Supreme Thoroughbreds

190

Bay colt

Maurice (JPN)

Golden Eagle (NZ )

Ampulla Lodge

198

Bay colt

Alpine Eagle

Gwynethanne (NZ)

Oakford Thoroughbred Farm

206

Bay colt

Astern

Helsingor

Kulani Park

213

Bay colt

Manhattan Rain

High Tea (NZ)

Ampulla Lodge

221

Bay or Brown filly

Medaglia d'Oro (USA)

Indiscretions

Kulani Park

222

Bay colt

Brazen Beau

Inflection

Maluka Thoroughbreds

234

Brown colt

Vancouver

Kanyini

Rushton Park

249

Bay colt

Zoustar

Kuching

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

258

Bay colt

Dundeel (NZ)

Lady Nikolay

Maluka Thoroughbreds

262

Bay colt

Astern

Laughing

Northmore Thoroughbreds

271

Chestnut filly

Zoustar

Little Nic

Supreme Thoroughbreds

272

Brown filly

Palentino

Little Things

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

290

Bay colt

I Am Invincible

Main Chance (USA)

Lyndhurst Farm

291

Black colt

Lonhro

Maiya Nova

Northmore Thoroughbreds

292

Bay colt

Shalaa (IRE)

Mamahuhu

Musk Creek Farm

294

Bay colt

Palentino

Marie Soleil (USA)

Gippsland Bloodstock

297

Bay filly

Nicconi

Martindale Road

Rosemont Stud

304

Bay or Brown filly

Pierro

Miguelita

Longwood Thoroughbred Farm

307

Chestnut colt

Zoustar

Mirage Rouge

Yulong

309

Bay filly

Dundeel (NZ)

Miss Barwang

Millford Thoroughbreds

317

Bay colt

Vancouver

Missmosa (NZ)

Yarran Thoroughbreds

322

Bay colt

Capitalist

Murtle Turtle

Cornerstone Stud

336

Bay colt

Pierro

One More Tequila

Fernrigg Farm

350

Brown colt

Artie Schiller (USA)

Pass the Post

Ampulla Lodge

353

Bay filly

Dundeel (NZ)

Pearl Ardane

Noorilim Park

367

Chestnut colt

Capitalist

Posh Rock

Widden Stud

369

Brown colt

Pride of Dubai

Precious Gem

Northmore Thoroughbreds

377

Brown filly

Shalaa (IRE)

Quasera

Cityview Farm

379

Bay or Brown filly

Zoustar

Queen of the Creek (USA)

Maluka Thoroughbreds

382

Bay colt

Exosphere

Rapala

Lyndhurst Farm

388

Bay filly

Akeed Mofeed (GB)

Recollection (NZ )

Yarran Thoroughbreds

389

Bay or Brown colt

Sebring

Recooperate

Stonehouse Thoroughbreds

390

Bay filly

I Am Invincible

Redeeming Lass

Newgate Farm

404

Bay colt

Pride of Dubai

Sandy Desert (USA)

Tarcoola Stud

409

Bay filly

Extreme Choice

Seagrove

Maluka Thoroughbreds

412

Chestnut colt

Turn Me Loose (NZ)

Secret Lily (NZ)

Woburn Farm

421

Chestnut colt

Nicconi

Sheerkat

Ampulla Lodge

431

Chestnut colt

Star Witness

Sirenese

Ampulla Lodge

440

Bay filly

Hinchinbrook

So Delicious

Bhima Thoroughbreds

442

Bay or Brown colt

So You Think (NZ )

So Vital (NZ)

Taghadoe Stud

446

Bay colt

Fastnet Rock

Sorority Girl (NZ )

Erinvale Thoroughbreds

449

Bay colt

Toronado (IRE)

Space Trip

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

477

Bay filly

Brazen Beau

Sylvian (NZ)

Supreme Thoroughbreds

487

Bay colt

So You Think (NZ )

The Ivy

Hollylodge Thoroughbreds

500

Chestnut colt

Palentino

Unfurl (NZ)

Stonehouse Thoroughbreds

501

Bay colt

Maurice (JPN)

Up in Lights (NZ)

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

508

Bay colt

Not A Single Doubt

Vicennalia (USA)

Fernrigg Farm

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Stephen Quality (Gr 3, 2400m), Heritage

Stakes winners has managed to(Listed, win1100m) another race Stakes - Mornington (VIC) - R.M. Ansett Classic (Listed, 2400m) -

during the spring which is Belmont verily(WA) dumbfounding - Birthday Stakes (Listed, 1200m)

and must cast some doubt over its Group 1 status Metropolitan meetings: Rosehill (NSW),

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in about as many weeks.

Toowoomba (QLD), Belmont (WA), Ellerslie (NZ), New Plymouth (NZ)

International Group 1 races: Newmarket In contrast, the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (UK) - Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f ),

COVERAGE FROM YESTERDAY’S RACING AT THE VALLEY MORNING BRIEFING Nature Strip

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Black Heart Bart

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and was asked by the horse’s owners to attempt

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indsey

Smith

has

to resurrect the nine-year-old gelding’s career. pulled

off

Smith conceded that he was not overly

a remarkable training feat by

confident that Black Heart Bart would make

managing

it back to the races until an encouraging

rejuvenate

the

once retired Black Heart Bart

Cranbourne barrier trial effort last month. "Before he trialled I started to doubt, but then he trialled well," Smith said. "His first race was good and then his second

right grade I can keep him progressing along. Follow us @anz_news: click here We won't aim too high I don't think at this stage. And I think if we come back this time

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(US) - American Pharoah Stakes (Gr 1, 8.5f ),

Chandelier (Gr 1, 8.5f ), Rodeo Drive much better portent of things toStakes come through

However, he showed he is a bona fide Group 1 horse with an impressive win in the $1

Stakes (Gr 1, 10f ), Awesome Again Stakes

(Gr 1, 9f ) - Belmont Park (US) - Jockey the balance of the spring carnival.

million sprint.

Ridden by James McDonald, Nature Strip

Club Gold Cup Stakes (Gr 1, 10f ), Vosburgh

Stakes (Gr 1, 6f ) Six of the past ten Feehan winners have

began well from the inside barrier and was able to hold the inside advantage to eventually lead.

The trackagain record holder over the course won in the coming weeks. The exceptions

and distance from last year's McEwen Stakes

include Rekindled Interest and Whobegotyou,

(Gr 2, 1000m) Nature Strip kicked strongly

around the turn and was able to hold off a

who were later placed in Cox Plates, and Magic

gallant Miss Leonidas (I Am Invincible) by a short neck.

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next year we're going to have a bona fide Group 1 horse."

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the 2017 Underwood with four-year-old mare Bonneval [who’d won the Feehan] and they

is the only victor in recent memory [certainly in the past ten years] to have had an immediate

saddle another four-year-old, this time male,

break and he returned to run second to Black

in The Chosen One — who looks the principal

Caviar in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes and then

danger to Homesman.

went on to win a brace of Group 1 races.

The follow-up form of major race winners

Trust In A Gust and Stratum Star are the

is something of a fascination and generally less

only Rupert Clarke winners, in the past ten

impressive than you might think. Examining

years, to score again that spring - taking the

the two major races at Caulfield last Saturday is

Group 1 Toorak Handicap and Group 3 Coongy

interesting.

Handicap respectively.

Begood Toya Mother was a fast and

Consol who didn’t race again that year.

YESTERDAY'S the Melbourne way of going,” GollanSTAKES said. "I RACE RESULTS FROM | MOONEE VALLEY | PAGE 13 think it's important if I can just keep him in his

run was plain, but we thought getting him up to the 1800 metres would be good as he wouldn't be chasing all the time.

Cheveley Park— Stakes (Gr 1,been 6f ) - Santaa Anita — won this year by Homesman has

Similarly,

Group

Naturalism Stakes has produced just two subsequent springtime winners in the past

him with some unexpected cover. Begood Toya Mother is now expected to be

decade; Jameka who went on to win the Group 1 Caulfield Cup and December Draw who won

spelled. Moment Of Change, a low weighted

the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes before failing in

Rupert Clarke winner like Begood Toya Mother,

the Caulfield Cup.

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Vow And Declare takes out Melbourne Cup for Australia

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06/11/2019

Geoff Corrigan, and a number of family members to form a new syndicate

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to race the son of Declaration of War (War Front) with Danny O’Brien.

Chestnut Gelding

They must now be thrilled they became involved with the winner of

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Sire

Australia’s most coveted race and to be sharing in the $5,722,690 he has earned to date. After Lycurgus, Geblitz produced the placed filly Blitz’n’Magic (Magic

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Albert) in 2014 before Vow and Declare was born the following year but the

Race meetings: Grafton (NSW), Kyneton

mare’s 2016 colt by Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) died. A sister to Lycurgus 329 at January’s Magic Millions Yearling Sale at the Gold Coast in the

Avondale (NZ)

This spring Geblitz has foaled a filly by Shalaa (Invincible Spirit) and (Pioneer of the 7,Nile). |been 14 | bred back to American Pharoah Thursday, November 2019

Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Warwick Farm

We wrote about Vow and Declare’s sire Declaration of War, a multiple Group 1 winner, in yesterday’s ANZ Bloodstock News when profiling his

(NSW), Caulfield (VIC).

2019 Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Warning.The former Coolmore

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five Group/Grade 1 winners among a total of 24 stakes winners from his

CHARLIE FELLOWES

early crops in Ireland, the United States and Australia which have given him a high 7.4 per cent stakes winners-to-runners.

Twice a winner as a two-year-old in France, Declaration of War was

essentially bred for speed but was at his racing best at around 1600m to

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I am incredibly proud Prince OfoverArran, 2000mof though was never tried longer distances. Vow and Declare comes from a family of high quality tracing back to he ran another fantastic race the famous “flying filly” Mumtaz Mahal (The Tetrarch) but breeding buffs will be scratching their heads as to from where the gelding has derived his

Nicconi gelding a freak of Nature

stamina. My guess is that the source may be via Old Vic (Sadler’s Wells),

CHARLIE FELLOWES | @FELLOWESRACING

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As you will see from the catalogue pedigree printed here, Young

it was unbelievable. Most

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sire of his third dam Young Vic, a mare with little racing ability.

hat a day yesterday was – importantly Prince Of Arran

Vic is an excellent producer but while her superbly-bred sire was a

has come through the run

disappointment at stud, he was outstanding as a racehorse, winning in

perfectly. HeWarren trotted up beautifully and polished Race meetings: Moree (NSW), offMoe all his feed, which is a great sign that the (NSW), Ararat (VIC), (VIC), horse isn’t stressed. Townsville (QLD), Penola (SA), York He had a lovely long pick of

Rejuvenated sprinter scores scintillating Darley Sprint Classic win

1989 both the Prix du Jockey Club (Gr 1, 2400m) and the Irish Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f ), two stiff tests.

grass at Werribee this morning. Tash sent me a (WA), Hastings (NZ).

One of Young Vic’s daughters, Youthful Presence (Dehere) produced

International Group races:saying Kranjithat (SGP) message she got so distracted giving

- Singapore Gold Cup 2000m), him(Listed, grass she ended up staying out there for an elbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)

ATC Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Hauraki (Reset) and two

Saas Fee Stakes (Listed, hour 1200m). and a half. So he’s, as always, had the best

other stakes winners, most notably Kidnapped (Viscount), winner of the

treatment since the run. Sales: Keeneland (USA) - November

South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m).

Taipa (MAC). winner Vow And Declare,

Breeding Stock Sale - Day 5 by American-bred stallion I never thought

It was totally different to last year – I really felt at one stage 12 months ago we were going

level in Europe, has delivered for Australia

despite how close we were, that it was ours.

to win the race. But this year I never ever felt,

with a locally bred and trained victory in the country’s biggest race.

advantage. But the way it was (Gr run really Michael Walker’sHorn’s ride wasthird just dam. perfect. I Stakes 1, 1msuited 2f ). Loralane is Golden

with the way the race was run, we earned that

Race Record: 13 Starts 4-3-2 A$5,722,690. https://arion.co.nz/PrintReport.aspx?FileName=/ﬁles/reports/VowandDeclare_Pedigreesreport-5_132175324178833541.html 4 wins from 1800m to 3200m, A$5,722,690, to 2019-20, VRC Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, Qld Tatt's RC Tattersall's Cup, Gr.3, VRC TCL TV S., L, 2d MRC Caulfield Cup, Gr.1, BRC Queensland Derby, Gr.1, 3d VRC Flt Lt Peter Armytage H., 4th VRC Turnbull S., Gr.1.

1/2

he’s ever given him, but although we didn’t win,

in his fifth

are also four

The bottom line is that everything went

more infusions of Northern Dancer (Nearctic) in the sixth and seventh

simply gave nothing else a chance in

James McDonald was quick to

3rd dam YOUNG VIC, by Old Vic. Raced once. Half-sister to NURYANA (dam of REBECCA SHARP, MYSTIC KNIGHT, HIDDEN HOPE), Digger's Rest, Cowley, Littlewick (dam of FONTANELLA BORGHESE), Wild Pavane (dam of DUKE OF GREEN). Dam of 12 foals, 11 to race, 7 winners, inc:WALKING OR DANCING (Falvelon). 8 wins-1 at 2-from 900m to 1600m, A$611,425, Newcastle JC Newmarket H., Gr.3, GCTC Magic Millions Cup, AJC Octagonal H., STC Angostura Bitters H., 2d AJC Bill Ritchie H., Gr.3, 3d Newcastle JC Newmarket H., Gr.3, STC CCIA Supershow H., 4th STC Phar Lap S., Gr.2, QTC Brisbane P., L. Sire. IRONGAIL (Canny Lad). 7 wins from 1200m to 1800m, A$322,950, MRC Summoned S., L, AJC Capital Finance H., Graysonline.com.au H., Wyong RC Mona Lisa P., 2d Wyong Cup, L, 3d STC Shannon H., Gr.2, VRC Maybe Mahal P., L. Producer. Aim for Gold (End Sweep). Winner. See above. Youthful Presence. Unraced. Dam ofHAURAKI (Reset). 5 wins from 1400m to 2000m, A$2,546,660, ATC Epsom H., Gr.1, Tulloch S., Gr.2, NSW Tatt's RC Tramway S., Gr.2, ATC Membership on Sale H., 2d Australian Derby, Gr.1, VRC Emirates S., Gr.1, ATC Ranvet S., Gr.1, George Main S., Gr.1, BRC Doomben Cup, Gr.1, ATC Phar Lap S., Gr.2, GCTC AD Hollindale S., Gr.2, ATC Craven P., Gr.3, 3d ATC Chipping Norton S., Gr.1, Canterbury S., Gr.1, Apollo S., Gr.2. KIDNAPPED (Viscount). 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2500m, £187, A$715,427, 19,320Dhs, South Australian Derby, Gr.1, MRC Sandown Guineas, Gr.2, VRC Carbine Club S., Gr.3, MRC Gothic S., L, VRC Bruce Gadsden H., 2d Ballarat Cup, L, STC Theraces.com.au 2YO H., 3d SAJC Chairman's S., L, MRC Star Shower 2YO H. ACADEMUS (Lonhro). 4 wins at 1200m, 1600m, A$593,800, Western Australian Guineas, Gr.2, Gold Coast Guineas, Gr.3, BRC Daybreak Lover S., L, 2d BRC Sires' Produce S., Gr.2, Champagne Classic, Gr.2, MRC Heading Out Hair & Beauty S., L, Hawkesbury RC Inglis Bonus 2YO H., 3d BRC TJ Smith S., Gr.1, BTC Classic, Gr.3, 4th BRC Queensland Guineas, Gr.2, VRC Hilton Hotels S., L. DELEDIO (Testa Rossa). 6 wins-2 at 2-from 1400m to 1800m, A$143,375, SAJC Hill Smith S., L, Allan Scott Park Morphettville H., MRC Andelosia 2YO H., SAJC Irish Day 06/11/2019 H., Carlton https://arion.co.nz/PrintReport.aspx?FileName=/ﬁles/reports/VowandDeclare_Pedigreesreport-5_132175324178833541.html Draught H.

of Danehill’s sire Danzig (Northern Dancer) while he carries two sons I think Tuesday’s was just as good. He had him

speed Prospector a Native), have a horse that getsofa another bit lit up they have influence, to in suchMr. a good position the(Raise whole way through get some cover, so although we wereplus fortunate he couldn't it any better. generation anotherandson in his have sixthridden generation.There

generations of Vow and Declare’s genetic background.

yesterday’s Darley Sprint Classic (Gr

not least of which allows Australia to lay claimRider to

Gone West Danzig Sir Dapper Forty Niner Old Vic

the Geelong Cup that was his best ride The pedigree of Vowsaid andafter Declare up close is dominated by a 3 x 4 cross

ride sort of horse which means that he really

can sit wherever you want, whereas if you

1, 1200m) as he scorched to victory

Rubiano Blushing Groom

fortune and luck with his versatility and the way

Prince Of Arran – he is such a relaxed, easy to

Foaled in 2015 Northern Dancer

its most recent superstar being Golden Horn (Cape Cross), whose seven SPORTPIX

wasn’t until right on the line I realised how

his mark during his two-year stint Down Under,

Tempo Perugino Bo Dapper End Sweep Young Vic

Aim for Gold

wins included the Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f ), the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr

gallop and turned it into a bit of sprint which

close we actually were. I am incredibly proud of

strength and depth. They went a very steady peed machine Nature Strip (Nicconi)

Danzig Starry Dreamer Rahy

Testa Rossa

1, 2400m), the Coral-Eclipse (Gr 1, 1m 2f ) and the Irish Champion meant those on the pace were massively at an he runsStakes his races.

I always knew we were just held by Master

him for running another fantastic race.

Of War, now domiciled in Japan, certainly left

very strong branch of this wonderful Mumtaz Mahal family in Europe, Prince Of Aarran

Of Reality and Vow And Declare. It probably

BY TOM WALTER | @ANZ_NEWS It was a very strong renewal with a lot of

The former Coolmore stallion Declaration

Loralane (Habitat), fourth dam of Vow and Declare, established a

I was going to win

Declaration Of War (War

Front) who twice won on turf at the highest

War Front

Dam GEBLITZT (AUS) 2006

2nd dam Aim for Gold, by End Sweep. Winner at 1200m, A$203,750, STC Winning Edge Presentations P., 2d AJC Champagne S., Gr.1, 3d AJC Reginald Allen H., L, Heroic 2YO Championship S., Oz Eco Resorts 2YO H., 4th STC Magic Night S., Gr.2, AJC PJ Bell H., L. Half-sister to WALKING OR DANCING, IRONGAIL, Youthful Presence (dam of HAURAKI, KIDNAPPED, ACADEMUS, DELEDIO). Dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:Sudden Wealth (Time Thief). 5 wins to 1400m, A$162,670, SAJC Holdfast Insurance H., Horsman's Plumbing & Gas H., Zonte's Z Force H., David Tootell 40yrs Anniversary H., 2d SAJC Manihi Classic, L, Dennis & Janet Small H., 3d SAJC City of Marion S., L. Madibagold (Johannesburg). 5 wins to 1400m, A$299,750, AJC Coogee Welter H., Juggler H., STC Cadbury Bubbly H., Theslipper.com.au H., 2d ATC Civic S., L, AJC Centennial Park H., Filante H., STC Solo Strong H., 3d ATC Winter S., L, STC Civic S., L, ATC Bowermans Office Furniture H., Bridie Sparkes H., Cleanevent a Spotless Company H., Blackwoods Gearwrench H., Blackwoods H., 4th STC Winter S., L. Geblitzt. 5 wins. See above. Eighteen Carrot. Winner at 1300m in 2018-19, MRC Le Pine Funerals P., 2d ATC Star Turn at Vinery H.

shuttler, now standing in Japan, has some pretty impressive statistics with

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VOW AND DECLARE (AUS)

DECLARATION OF WAR (USA) 2009 Tempo West

1st dam GEBLITZT, by Testa Rossa. 5 wins to 1400m, A$96,950, ATC Bowermans Furniture H., BRC Coca-Cola Amatil P., Leighton Contractors H., Brc.com.au H., 2d BRC Subiaco Hair P., Tim Ryan Go Hard or Go Home H., Ambassador Travel H., 3d ATC Central Coast Tourism H., 4th Qld Tatt's RC Falvelon H., L. Three-quarter-sister to DELEDIO, half-sister to Madibagold, Sudden Wealth. Dam of three named foals, all raced, two winnersVOW AND DECLARE (g. by Declaration of War). 4 wins. See below. LYCURGUS (g. by Star Witness). 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 2500m, A$442,665, MRC Galilee Series Final H., L, VRC High Country H., MRC Ladbrokes Odds Boost H.-twice, 2d VRC Trevor Clarke H., Happy Holidays H., ATC Tab.com.au H., MRC Ladbrokes Challenge H., 3d MRC Inglis Cup, VRC Banjo Paterson Series Final H., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation H. Blitz 'n' Magic (f. by Magic Albert). Placed at 3 in Aust.

Widden Stud consignment.

International meetings: Happy Valley (HK).

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DECLARATION OF WAR (USA) (Bay 2009-Stud 2014). 7 wins-2 at 2, Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW War Correspondent. Sire of 326 rnrs, 186 wnrs, 24 SW, inc. Vow and Declare (VRC Melbourne Cup, Gr.1), Warning, Olmedo, Winning Ways, Decorated Invader, Assiro, Actress, Peace Achieved, Valdermoro, Opry, Declarationofheart, Speed Franco, Vigor Winner, Mr. Hustle, Uncle Benny, Armistice Day, Lucky Stride, Agincourt, Bayshore Freeway, etc.

by Star Witness (Starcraft) arrived in 2018 and she is to be offered as Lot

(VIC), Port Lincoln (SA), Launceston (TAS),

Danny O’Brien-trained stayer holds off internationals in tight Flemington finish

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Vow And Declare

When Vow and Declare was passed in at auction, Paul Lansky approached members of the group which race Lycurgus, among them

down the Flemington straight.

Vow And Declare

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we just weren’t good enough on the day.

that bracket because it was a lovely story. It’s

But he ran his heart out and there really is

the perfect Australian story: Australian-trained,

Santa Ana Lane’s jockey

complaining, questioning what could have

You got the feeling this year that Europeans

Mark Zahra agreed the sprinter

been, as everything went our way. I’m not even

coming over and constantly winning it wasn’t

was ‘flat’,

just talking about Tuesday either, really since

really doing it any favours. But Tuesday showed

"He just went a bit tired today," Zahra said. "When I got the gaps on the

zoom - nothing would've beat

at his first start, apart from that he’s been faultless, he’s a star,” McDonald said.

the winner today - but he just

“He was airborne, floating across the ground, I slipped him a bit more

went like he's a tired horse."

rein at the 300m and I looked at the big screen and thought ‘oh no’, it felt

$120,000) at the 2016 Inglis

out so strongly.”

DANNY O’BRIEN, TRAINER

on Vow And Declare, who was runner-up to Japan’s Mer De Glace (Rulership) in the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m). "He'd been in front past the winning post the first time and, particularly for a horse that normally settles midfield

We were invited to Japan immediately after the race and then overnight were invited to Hong Kong as well which is great. I feel like Japan is unbelievably tough - the ground is always

real public favourite down here. His record in

rattling quick and the Japanese are always very,

(Listed, 1600m) winner The Barrister (Star Witness), racing as High have minded losing that I now thought I wouldn’t Volatility in Hong Kong. to — like Joseph O’Brien, he’s won the race

Australia speaks for itself. In six starts he’s never

very difficult to beat on their own turf.

been out of the first three, placed in two Group

I am really going to consider both and get

Strikeline is herself a half-sister to fellow before, Group but 3 winner Bashful he really is the most lovely guy and Girl (Perugino), with the pair being out of Listed winner Strike (Prebeing beaten by him. I wouldn’t haveHigh minded Emptive Strike).

1s, placed in two Group 2s and won two Group

an idea of both fields if I can and see what's

Sam Freedman said favourite Santa Ana Lane would enjoy an

All preparation he has shown how well he is going, he’s a very happy horse and that takes them a long way

Vow And Declare

"He's had a long year and I

The mare has an unraced three-year-old sister to Nature Strip and a two-year-old colt by Rosemont Stud’s Shamus Award (Snitzel), while

better. I thought he was flying in Hong Kong

she has most recently been covered by New Zealand’s leading stallion

last year, but the draw is so crucial there– if you get drawn wide you are already at a huge

Nature Strip was bred by Sean Buckley’s Golden Grove Stud and the

takes them a while to get over it. "To be honest, I know he was

disadvantage before the race has even begun.

operation’s manager Anthony Swords does not regret parting with the

That is what I love about the Melbourne Cup

brilliant sprinter as a yearling.

the draw is not the deciding factor as we saw on

unlucky in The Everest but I don't

“We sell good horses. It’s as simple as that,” Swords said.

Tuesday. Vow And Declare was drawn 21 and

think he was at his best there

“People often say ‘why would they sell their good ones?’ but that’s

sat in the box seat, how Craig Williams got him

what we do. We breed and raise very good horses and the owners of

in that position I do not know, which is sort of

Nature Strip are seeing that first hand. Good luck to them.’’

"He's going to have a good

what Michael Walker did last year from stall 20.

Nicconi stands at Widden Stud for a fee of $38,500 (inc GST).

break and we'll see what we do next year."

So plans have not yet been set in stone for

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"Ultimately, it's been the winning move, I don't think he would've won

will be third time lucky and I can’t wait.

if he'd gone back. "I thought it was an incredibly brave thing for him to do, to roll to the

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"My feelings inside the last 100 metres were that he was going to run a nice third or fourth, which would be a bit disappointing.

winning connections "The horseNature is aStrip courageous horse he's got great stamina and I'm sure

he was headed but he just found some more to get his head out on the

O’Brien said.

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READY TO RUN 20 & 21 November 2019 at Karaka

to Hong Kong just because I feel it suits him

Savabeel (Zabeel).

"A lot of horses, when they come back from Hong Kong, it

position for him to be in,"

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what. I have a feeling the Vase might be quite strong this year. My first choice will be to go

flat," Freedman told Racing.com.

either.

CHRIS WALLER, TRAINER

3s, it’s pretty unbelievable.

think he was tired today, he raced

or back, it was a different

2019

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So the immediate plan for Prince Of Arran is either the Japan Cup or the Hong Kong Vase.

personality. They also love the story of Tash and

extended spell after a hectic 2019.

pulled off a tactical masterstroke

Japan Cup

have taken him under their wing and clearly

her affection for the horse and he’s become a

are keen to take him to Royal Ascot in June but there will certainly be a few

O’Brien said Williams had

But the love for Prince Of Arran has been lovely and it’s very touching - they seem to have a lot of affection for him. But that really

“I’m not to sure where he will have his next starts but I know the team

The horse is a courageous horse he's got great stamina and I'm sure he was headed but he just found some more to get his head out on the line

the horses to beat us I really didn’t begrudge him for it.

been with him.

is the kind of horse he is, he’s got a wonderful

races before then.”

3:16.3 track record set in 1990.

but it hasn’t. We have been so, so lucky and I don’t underestimate how fortunate we have

Nature Strip is one of three winners for the Group think the3-winning result wasmare very, very important for Strikeline (Desert Sun), making him a half-brother to Fernhill Australia. ThereHandicap were a few people in the race

added a bit of our own fine tuning.

Yearling

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Sale, Nature Strip (5 g Nicconi - Strikeline by DesertAlthough Sun) tookobviously his recordI would have loved to 11 wins and two placings from 18 starts for prize-money of $1,879,285. to have taken the Cup back to Newmarket, I

by a head.

Premier

Nature Strip

Melbourne

“We’ve been fortunate enough to takeover a very fast horse and we’ve

Vow And Declare ran 3:24.76 seconds in the cup on ground rated a

by a big syndicate of owners and it was just a really, really good story for the race and of all

“All preparation he has shown how well he is going, he’s a very happy horse and that takes them a long way,” he said.

Soft 5, more than eight seconds outside Kingston Rule's (Secretariat)

that Australian horses can still be competitive and can still win this amazing race. It was won

that all along nothing went wrong. I was just waiting for something, even small, to go amiss

Japan or Hong Kong in the pipeline

Trainer Chris Waller revealed plans of tackling Royal Ascot next year.

speed throughout, fought back under Craig Williams on the line to score

with Il Paradiso (Galileo) ($15) another nose back.

Goodwood we could not have had a more perfect preparation into the race. I have said

Passed in for $90,000 (reserve

like I was six in front and he was still going through his gears and he ran it

Master Of Reality (Frankel) was second past the post but relegated to

Australian-bred – just the right sort of horse you would want to win the ultimate Australian race.

An emphatic three and a quarter

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 outside fence I thought he'd

fourth on protest, elevating Prince Of Arran (Shirocco) ($17) to runner-up

But you also have to put Vow And Declare in

nothing more you can ask from a horse. We only got beaten a head, so we can’t come away

Time (Time Thief ) filling the minor placings. Hot favourite Santa Ana

“I’m thrilled for the horse and thrilled for the connections, he has gone to a

In a thrilling four-way finish, the

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