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Karaka Cracker - Welcome

By James Oldring

he gaze of the global thoroughbred industry turns to New Zealand over the coming weeks, and their focus is squarely on finding the next champion from the sales grounds at Karaka, a proven source of quality with a stunning roster of sales graduates that includes: Jon Snow, Gingernuts, Melody Belle, Unforgotten, Grunt and of course HK star Beauty Generation. New Zealand’s reputation for producing quality stock is well earned, with 36% of all Australasian Group 1 Derby races in the past six seasons won by horses bred or sold in NZ and 29% of all Australian Group 1 races in the past four seasons going to horses bred or sold here. ANZ Bloodstock News’ Karaka Yearling Sales supplement features a rundown of all the first season sires based in New

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Zealand, alongside handy data - such as pinhooking tables - to ensure you have everything you need for the sale to hand. We also have features on Haunui Farm’s Mark Chitty, who gives the lowdown on first season sire Belardo (Lope de Vega) to Scott Sanbrook; Lloyd Jackson uncovers the secrets to pinhooking success with Hallmark Stud’s Denny & Mark Baker as well as Dave Duley from Landsdowne Park and Chris Humpleby speaks to last year’s top purchaser David Ellis about what makes Karaka so special - and his hopes for this year’s sale. As usual, the ANZ Bloodstock News team will be working flat out to bring you the very best coverage from every day of the action, delivered straight to your inbox, across social media, and available to collect in hard copy from the sales ground. Myself, Tim Rowe and Lloyd Jackson will be on hand at the sale, and would love to catch up to hear any feedback you might have. All of us at ANZ Bloodstock News wish buyers and vendors the very best of fortune and we hope that this supplement provides an entertaining and helpful resource for the week ahead.

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Belardo

CHITTY HOPING BELARDO CAN

By Scott Sanbrook

idely respected breeder Mark Chitty knows full well the sales ring extremes of jubilation and frustration. But this year it is a sense of anticipation that is overshadowing Chitty as New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales loom. Chitty’s world-renowned Haunui Farm is set to launch the first crop of exciting young shuttle stallion Belardo (Lope De Vega) at the Karaka auction. “Introducing a new stallion to the market is an exciting time and there is a buzz around with Belardo’s first crop going under the hammer,” Chitty says. “There is nervous anticipation to see the way the market reacts and how he competes with other first season sires.” Haunui Farm has celebrated the highest of highs at auctions, extending way back to 1986 when one of its Sir Tristram (Sir Ivor) colts topped the sale at Trentham, realising $750,000. The historic stud also sold the most expensive fillies, both

by Zabeel (Sir Tristram), for $600,000 in 2004 and $800,000 in 2013. And proudly penned on Haunui’s wall of fame graduates is the all-conquering mare Melody Belle (Commands), along with Fix (Iffraaj), Fayreform (Tights), Coogee Walk (Success Express), Surfer’s Paradise (Crested Wave) and The Gentry (McGinty) – all champions in their own right. Despite Haunui’s amazing achievements over a period spanning 60 years, Chitty never takes anything for granted. “When you are selling horses it’s really important not to get caught up in the sales hype,” he says. “Unfortunately, there is always going to be some level of disappointment ... it’s just the way things are. “I always believe that as long as everything balances out in the long run, you have to be happy. “Haunui also sells for a number of clients and from our point of view it’s significant to see them have success. “We want as many clients as possible getting a slice of the pie.” Chitty considers himself extremely lucky to have the opportunity to stand a stallion of the calibre of Belardo, who has been shuttling to Haunui since 2017 at a fee of $12,000.

“Stallions such as Belardo do not come along too often,” he says. “He was a champion two-year-old in Europe and a proper Group 1 horse. “He’s also a correct type with good bone and he puts that into his foals. “And his sireline has been massive and worked so well in Australia.” Belardo is a son of Lope De Vega (Shamardal), whose southern hemisphere progeny include five-time Group 1 winner Santa Ana Lane. Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) needs no introduction, with 22 Group 1 winners featuring among more than 200 stakes performers in a stellar stud career. Belardo’s maternal side is just as impressive. His dam, Danskaya (Danehill), was Ireland’s champion two-year-old after multiple performances at the highest level. Belardo was a debut winner who went on to be crowned Europe’s champion two-year-old in 2014, courtesy of a breathtaking Continued on page 5>> win in the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f).

Karaka Cracker - Chitty hoping Belardo can blossom

<< Continued from page 4 His three-year-old season was highlighted by an effort where his colours were lowered, albeit narrowly, in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) at Ascot. Belardo trained on at four and achieved arguably his greatest feat with a win in the Lockinge Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) when he overcame a star-studded line-up, including Limato (Tagula), Toormore (Arakan) and Euro Charline (Myboycharlie). Belardo has been given every opportunity to succeed at stud, with 70 per cent of his first two books of mares immediately related to black-type performers. Now it’s time for those youngsters to get the perfect chance to prove themselves on the racetrack, according to Chitty. “You want as many things going your way as possible and you head to the sales hoping to see your yearlings go to the best stables in Australasia,” he says. “They already have a head start if they are with the top trainers.” Belardo will be represented by six superbly bred yearlings in Book 1 at Karaka. Lot 144 is a bay colt from Ohio Girl (O’Reilly) and has Chitty’s tick of approval. Ohio Girl’s only starter, Ohio Showgirl (by Showcasing), won over 800 metres on debut at two this season and she already has a stakes-placing to her credit. “He’s an impressive type of colt and his half-sister is showing a lot of promise,” Chitty says. Another to catch Chitty’s attention is Belardo’s daughter from Push The Boat Out (Henrythenavigator), which will sell as Lot 203. Push The Boat

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Out is a half-sister to New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Rollout The Carpet (Holy Roman Emperor). “She is a nice, scopey filly with plenty going for her,” Chitty says. “All of his yearlings are running types so they should appeal to buyers.” Belardo stands alongside sleeping giant Iffraaj (Zafonic), who is sure to command his share of the spotlight at Karaka. Iffraaj has sired almost 800 winners worldwide, including 70 individual stakes scorers. Wyndspelle chalked up Iffraaj’s 10th Group 1 success when he claimed the Captain Cook Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham in December. Iffraaj will climb to new heights in 2020 with a staggering 41 lots catalogued in Book 1. It’s been a remarkable revival by Iffraaj considering he had only two yearlings in the elite session in 2017. Iffraaj’s popularity was evident at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale earlier this month when he sired the highest-priced lot of $370,000 in the Book 2 session. “The stallion game is not an easy one - a sire can be forgotten so easily,” Chitty says. “That could have been the case with Iffraaj at one stage. “But he has put his hand up to be recognised by continuing to produce Group 1 performers. “This will be his strongest sale ever on both pedigree and type. “It’s also a sign of breeder recognition...that they have identified the best types of mares to send to him.” Lot 337 will be among the standouts for Iffraaj as the filly’s stakes-winning dam, Talaria (O’Reilly), is a sister to Brutal (O’Reilly), who claimed the Doncaster Handicap (G 1, 1600m) at Randwick last year. Iffraaj has added another string to his bow with the broodmare success of his daughters, with the most notable being Melody Belle’s dam, Meleka Belle. Chitty is understandably excited to be offering a halfbrother to Melody Belle at Karaka. The son of Tavistock (Montjeu) will walk into the ring as Lot 86. “Anyone looking for a Derby style of colt needs to look no further than this one,” Chitty says. Haunui has the luxury of shuttling Belardo and Iffraaj through its strong association with breeding powerhouse Darley. The relationship has blossomed since their first foray together with Marju (Last Tycoon) in the early part of this century. “Being associated STALLIONS SUCH AS BELARDO with Darley enables us to stand truly international DO NOT COME ALONG TOO OFTEN, stallions, giving us a fair HE WAS A CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD IN crack of the whip with EUROPE AND A PROPER GROUP 1 HORSE. horses we could not afford to buy,” Chitty says. HE’S ALSO A CORRECT TYPE WITH GOOD “Breeders continuing BONE AND HE PUTS THAT INTO HIS FOALS to support these stallions AND HIS SIRELINE HAS BEEN MASSIVE is what keeps the success going. AND WORKED SO WELL IN “We find it’s a model AUSTRALIA which works for us.” Haunui was founded

at Whitford, on the eastern side of Auckland, in 1955 by Chitty’s grandparents Geoff and Peg and has gone from strength to strength since relocating to the Karaka district in 2010. “We have a very practical set-up and it’s the right type of country to raise good stock,” Chitty said. “The main farm is 230 acres while we also lease 300 acres to run the operation. “Another bonus is we are only a 10-minute drive from the sales complex.” Now 53 years of age, Chitty has further entrenched himself in the industry by becoming chairman of the Counties Race Club. “I was a little reluctant to get into the racing side of things when I had a young family, but the time has come to put my hand up and become more involved,” he says. “Racing is certainly facing challenges and some things need to change, so we will help that along if we can. “The gambling side has changed immeasurably ... you can even see that in Australia with the corporate bookmakers. “We need to be able to capitalise in that area. “And being an entertainment industry, we must make the most of what we can from non-racing revenue. “A club might race 20 times a year, but what does it do on the other 340-plus days on the calendar? “Racecourses are big assets and they should be utilised to their full potential.” Chitty’s progressive thinking has extended to an investment in a colts syndicate with Cambridge trainer Tony Pike. The syndicate hit the ground running with Not An Option (Not A Single Doubt) winning his first two starts before finishing runner-up in a $100,000 race at Ellerslie on January 1. “We are not hell bent on buying colts with the purpose to stand them at stud,” Chitty adds. “But if we do end up with a good stallion it will be a major bonus.” Chitty’s Midas touch is expected to be felt when Haunui offers 26 lots in Book 1 at Karaka.

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THE QUIET OPERATORS

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By Lloyd Jackson

canning the results of successful weanling-toyearling pinhooks reveals some occasional excellent returns, but if anyone thinks the process is easy, think again because it takes experience, specialised knowledge and superb foresight to achieve such results. Away from the spotlight, two consignors in particular have turned this practice into a science and have built quite a following due to their knowhow, reputation and, ultimately, results. In an attempt to discover their formula, ANZ Bloodstock News recently visited Denny and Mark Baker of Hallmark Stud and Dave Duley of Lansdowne Park. One farm is well established, the other is newer, yet they have much in common. It’s not magic, or even good luck, behind why both enjoy such success. The difference between the two operations is that the former has a wealth of knowledge and experience whereas the latter is acquiring both very rapidly and is making major inroads in their niche market.

HALLMARK STUD

istory leads to experience, experience leads to knowledge and Denny and Mark Baker can call on plenty of all three, which is the basis for their very successful operation at Te Kauwhata, about 40 kilometres south of Karaka. Their Hallmark Stud was originally Kinross Stud, established during the 1950s by a grand master of stud operations, John Malcolm, who, along with his brother Jim, also established Te Rapa Stud. Kinross’ first stallion was the great Summertime (Precipitation), three-time New Zealand champion sire and four times Dewar Stallion Trophy winner (Australian and New Zealand figures combined). Denny was first employed at Kinross towards the end of Summertime’s reign and would be the first to acknowledge how fortunate he was to have been given the opportunity to learn under John Malcom’s tutelage. He learned very well, became Malcolm’s right hand man and these days is enormously respected in the industry. Prominent bloodstock agent Robert Dawe can attest to that respect. Robert has an uncanny record of finding good horses and is the first to admit that Denny Baker is one of his mentors and mostly responsible for his own fund of developed knowledge, especially regarding conformation. “While scouting stud farms for stallion advertising (prior to becoming a bloodstock agent) I was a good listening apprentice, learning from Denny as well as Norm Hawthorne, Peter Keating, Nelson Schick and Fred Archer,” Dawe says. “Denny’s advice was a version of an old Abraham Lincoln adage – ‘‘Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt’.” A second major influence in Denny’s thoroughbred life was V F (Fred) Dawson, who bred and leased out the great mare, Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) and VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) Continued on page 8>> winner Light Fingers (Le Filou).

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<< Continued from page 7 “Fred was the best horseman I ever knew. His knowledge of conformation was second to none and he knew his pedigrees inside out,” says Denny. “One thing he shared with me is that a good horseman has no problem with any horse. A good horseman will figure it out, one way or another.” That knowledge and experience has been passed to son Mark, who not only had the benefit of Denny’s hand but also spent time with the legendary Vincent O’Brien during his overseas experience. Another major influence and mentor is renowned bloodstock agent and longtime friend, Sydney based Merrick Staunton. Together, Denny and Mark have forged a very successful operation without making a lot of noise, yet they have achieved some outstanding results. A case in point is a thoroughbred family nurtured by Hallmark from the mare Estella Dawn, a Hasty Cloud (Preciptic) sister to Whyte Handicap (Listed, 1600m) winner Rising Damp. Her family had gone quiet, performance wise, yet Denny knew the family well as her grandam Iceo (Orelio) was a half-sister to the grandam of the champion Sir Dane (Summertime), whose 15 wins (and 12 Group placings) included the 1964 Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040), making it back-toback wins for Summertime as Summer Regent took out the weight-for-age contest the previous year. Mated with his then resident sire Bletchencore (Bletchingly), Estella Dawn produced Miss Distinction who, although only a maiden winner, had plenty of ability, according to Denny. This is where the experience is evident. Denny rides (as does Mark) and knew that Miss Distinction could run and was well worth persevering with. Despite the introduction of somewhat non-commercial sires to her broodmare career, Denny and Mark bred the brilliant sprinter and dual Group 1 winner Gee I Jane (Jahafil). Prior to Gee I Jane, Miss Distinction produced Group 3 winner Miss Jessie Jay (Spectacularphantom), who in turn foaled two Group 1 winners. In partnership with Trevor Hurley, they bred dual Classicwinning filly Katie Lee (Pins) plus Diamond Stakes (Gr 1,

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1200m) winner Banchee (Oratorio). Consequently, Miss Jessie Jay locked up the New Zealand broodmare of the year title in 2009-10. Denny adds: “With older horses, if we get the chance to put a saddle on them, we will do that. You can learn so much from riding them. That sort of information and feedback is key.” As to any possible formula regarding pinhooking, both Mark and Denny agree that if one of them likes an individual there is every likelihood that the other will too. Mark takes up the story by saying: “In New Zealand we do consult with each other, of course. When I go to Australia all the decisions are on me, but our aim is to choose weanlings that are less likely to fail. “You can’t always get it right and we don’t profess to know all the answers, but we are happy to back our judgement.” Hallmark’s Book 1 draft at Karaka includes 24 yearlings, 16 of which were sired in Australia. They feature proven stallions Teofilo (Galileo), Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock), Dundeel (High Chaparral), Choisir (Danehill Dancer), Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) and Artie Schiller (El Prado). Lot 606, a filly by Teofilo, is the subject of a serious pedigree update being a half-sister to emerging star Scorpz (Charm Spirit), recent winner of back-to-back stakes and current favourite for next month’s New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m). Of the younger brigade of sires, they will also offer a colt and a filly by the exciting Rubick (Encosta De Lago), whose first crop are just three-year-olds, including this season’s Everest (1200m) winner Yes Yes Yes. Choisir is the sire of Lot 505, a colt out of Choux Diva (Thorn Park), a Melbourne-winning sister to the tough Jimmy Choux, whose 12 wins included five at Group 1 level. Choux Diva is also a half-sister to New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Miss Wilson (Stratum).

WITH OLDER HORSES, IF WE GET THE CHANCE TO PUT A SADDLE ON THEM, WE WILL DO THAT. YOU CAN LEARN SO MUCH FROM RIDING THEM. THAT SORT OF INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK IS KEY - DENNY BAKER Their final lot of Book 1 is a colt by first season sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon), winner of the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), from a half-sister to dual-Group 1 winner Atomic Force (Danehill Dancer). Mark is very enthusiastic about Lot 40 by Tivaci (High Chaparral). He says: “I have seen a number of Tivacis and he has really stamped them. Great girths and great bone, all of them. Our colt is the first living foal out of Lady Royale (Captain Rio) and is a cracking colt. His dam won the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes.” ‘Learn from the past’ is a well-tested saying and in Mark and Denny Baker they have been able to capitalise on well-founded principles. Hallmark started from humble beginnings, but with the benefit of proven, sound practices and methods, has become a highly respected farm. The activity around their Barn D at Karaka is proof.

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LANDSDOWNE PARK

n another life he is famous for having run down the Fijian Flyer (also known as the Bua Bullet), Rupeni Caucaunibuca, one of the then fastest men in rugby which, for a lock versus a winger, was no mean feat. These days he is chasing and catching thoroughbreds at his Ohaupo (near Cambridge) facility named, appropriately enough, Lansdowne Park, after the rugby stadium in Dublin, Ireland. We visited a very modest Dave Duley recently, attempting to discover how and why he has quietly and efficiently developed such a successful business, prepping for sales and racehorse spelling. His clients read like a ‘who’s who’ of racing, but his modesty is such that he prefers not to name drop. “Let’s just say that some very well-known racing people are very supportive,” Duley says. His is the definition of a quiet operation. “It’s a never-ending learning process and if there is a formula it is more to do with keeping your eyes and ears open and surrounding yourself with people who know what they are doing,” he continues. “The best example is my partner, Jude. Being a vet, having her eyes and ears to add to our buying decisions is a bonus. Stable head Kirstie Brodie is another. Kirstie has 30 years’ experience and is key to the operation.” Dave concedes that timing can also play a big part. His purchase of a Zoustar (Northern Meteor) filly before his first crop hit the track, which the farm sold at the Book 1 session of this sale for $650,000 in 2018, was certainly well timed. The spring and early summer of the 2017-18 racing season saw Zoustar’s fortunes explode when the flying Sunlight scored the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) just days prior to the Karaka Yearling Sale. “I simply pay attention to what the good judges do, and we weren’t the only Kiwis in Melbourne for the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale keen to buy the filly,” Duley continues.

“Right after the docket signing there were numerous approaches to buy in. We were pretty determined to buy her, though. “She was number one on our shortlist and from the moment we got her home she really developed and built muscle leading up to Karaka. She absolutely blossomed in our great horse growing conditions.” “We’d had some decent pinhooking successes, but this result was definitely out of proportion. At the same time, it underlined that our way of doing things is on track. “As good as that result was, we get just as much satisfaction from helping our clients reach their goals and that our buyers get value, too.” That investment was by far the largest in his facility’s history. The filly herself has excellent residual value being by one of Australia’s boom sires, out of a Zabeel (Sir Tristram) mare who is, in turn, a daughter of Success Express (Hold Your Peace). Dual Group 1 winner Savabeel (Zabeel) is bred on the same Zabeel-Success Express cross. “She won her maiden very well and has earned black-type, so the buyer now has a beautifully-bred future broodmare,” Duley says. “For 2020, we have 12 in Book 1 and eight in Book 2. That’s a comfortable number for us. I don’t like to cut corners and each yearling deserves individual attention. “I am fortunate to have excellent and experienced staff too.” Lansdowne Park will offer a sister to New Zealand filly of the year Dijon Bleu (Burgundy) and Duley says of her: “She is a clone of Dijon Bleu. “We also found another very nice filly, by Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock), at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale. We like to do a couple of pinhooks each year.

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Dave Duley

“Another in our draft is a Vancouver filly who was bred by our good clients Tom and Jenny Hobson - they bought the filly’s dam in foal. The filly was foaled in New Zealand. She looks a strong, early type with plenty of scope.” Duley continues: “I really like the look of the Tivaci stock. I have three of them and they are all strong types with great bone. I will be surprised if they don’t sell very well. “I thrive at the sales. It is very exciting and we can’t wait to get there and take in the atmosphere. It truly is a buzz.” Get a good partner (a vet works well), then watch and listen to what the good judges do. Put all those pieces together then back your own judgement. It’s a formula that Dave Duley and his quiet operation have found to be rather successful. Two quite different operations, one well established with an excellent track record and the other making strides towards becoming a major player. Both operations go about their business somewhat under the radar yet share a common link of proven practices, knowledge and experience.

IT’S A NEVER ENDING LEARNING PROCESS AND IF THERE IS A FORMULA IT IS MORE TO DO WITH KEEPING YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN AND SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING - DAVE DULEY

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YESTERDAY'S the Melbourne way of going,” GollanSTAKES said. "I RACE RESULTS FROM | MOONEE VALLEY | PAGE 13 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

"It's a good result." Continued on page 2>>

1 horse with an impressive win in the $1

next year we're going to have a bona fide Group Nature Strip puts in blistering display to win Moir Stakes Morning Briefing page 12 >>

Group 1 Toorak Handicap and Group 3 Coongy

interesting.

Handicap respectively.

Begood Toya Mother was a fast and

Begood Toya Mother is now expected to be

"So I think it's a good reward to everybody and I hope the punters had

spelled. Moment Of Change, a low weighted he looks a superior horse in 2019. something on as well and got a bit back from last start when apparently I everything wrong." Rupert Clarke winner like Begood Toya Mother, Murray didBaker and Andrew Forsman won Waller hopes Nature Strip secures a spot in the $14 million Everest at

Fellow Warrnambool-trained veteran Gailo Chop (Deporvito) ($26) The Blackfriars (Danehill) gelding ran eighth first-up in the Memsie

"Even though those two runs might have looked a bit plain, he was "Today, the whole way through the run I was thinking 'geez, we're going to be in this'." It was Black Heart Bart’s first win since the 2017 Futurity Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). He was retired by Weir and his owners almost 12 months ago after finishing well back in last year’s Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m). An emotional Rawiller, the long-time rider of Black Heart Bart, was delighted to see the gelding return to Group 1 winning form. It also capped Rawiller’s own comeback from a broken neck which almost ended his career, having been kept on the sidelines for nearly six months after being seriously injured last October. "I've won a Golden Slipper and a Caulfield Cup and I never looked like getting teary, and I'm nearly in tears," he said.

Lindsey Smith and Brad Rawiller

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"It's just amazing. I can't put it into words. Since coming back from my broken neck it's been a long road.

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with him than we ever got with another certain horse [Winx]

"I don't think 1200 metres is a problem," Waller said. "I'd say we'll just

who was probably our last Group

see what unfolds in the next few days. If he doesn't get an invite for The Everest I guess the Schillaci Stakes is the logical choice."

1 winner here. "That's racing, everyone has

Meanwhile, trainer Shaun Dwyer said Miss Leonidas ran a great race

got their opinions. He's a good

while Sunlight's co-trainer Tony McEvoy could not hide his delight over the mare's performance.

horse and today he stepped away

McEvoy said he would run Sunlight the Gilgai Stakes at Flemington,

well. James didn't panic he just

two weeks before The Everest at Randwick.

got there gradually and it was a

"I'm pumped," McEvoy said. "I feel like I've won the race.

good race. "You

think

punters

"The risk was the 1000 meters tonight and that's all that cost her the

get

race."

frustrated, well owning a horse and training a horse when you're

Passed in for $90,000 (reserve $120,000) at the 2016 Inglis Melbourne

running in these types of races,

Premier Yearling Sale, Nature Strip (5 g Nicconi - Strikeline by Desert Sun)

it's a bitter pill to take when you

took his record to 11 wins and two placings from 18 starts for prize-money

don't quite get it right.

of $1,879,285.

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"At the end of the day I haven't had much to look forward to as far as rides for the spring and Black Heart Bart was always just my sole focus. "I've been really happy with how he has been coming along. "Last week after the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes when I was asked about him, I said 'he lit the fire today'. But you've still got to see it. "I'm still overwhelmed myself, to be honest, even though I thought he could win today."

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the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes before failing in the Caulfield Cup.

Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) at Caulfield on October 12 - the winner of that race will represent the Melbourne Racing Club in the $14 million sprint a week

"He's a popular horse," Waller joked. "We seem to get more criticism

(Gr 1, 1400m) behind Begood Toya Mother (Myboycharlie).

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

Randwick on October 19 and the gelding will now head to the Schillaci

Waller admitted after the race that the horse gets a lot of negative

warming up and I've been happy with him," jockey Brad Rawiller said.

Group

subsequent springtime winners in the past

him with some unexpected cover.

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McEwen Stakes winner Faatinah (Nicconi) another short-head further

Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) behind his new stablemate Scales Of Justice (Not A

weekend’s

Naturalism Stakes has produced just two

albeit with a “fired up” Iconoclasm providing

Monday, September 2019 attention, but this30, win might put a stop to the bad press.

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last

spectacular winner of the Rupert Clarke Stakes

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Black Heart Bart ($101) held off last

year's winner, the $2.50 favourite Homesman (War Front), to win by a

Similarly,

Four of the past five Underwood Stakes

finishing second in the Moonee Valley race and

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Smith rejuvenates veteran Black Heart Bart to win second Underwood

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the two major races at Caulfield last Saturday is

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1 horse."

The follow-up form of major race winners is something of a fascination and generally less impressive than you might think. Examining

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think it's important if I can just keep him in his

"His first race was good and then his second 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.

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

However, he showed he is a bona fide Group

Wayne Hawkes believes the key to Renewal’s ature Strip (Nicconi) staked his Listed win was Dwayne Dunn not panicking claim for a potential shot at The despite being last and a long way off the leader Everest (1200m) when silencing Zoustyle. "He had a terrible run in transit but his doubters with an impressive the biggest thing was Dwayne didn't panic," victory in the AJ Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Hawkes said. "He just saved it to the last little The Valley last night. bit and he hit the line well." Zoustyle’s trainer The Chris Waller-trained gelding Tony Gollan was ruing the fact that his smart harboured plenty of criticism after his last sprinter missed the stakes win by such a narrow start in the Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) margin. "It's a big learning curve for him. It's his when he failed to settle on the front end. first trip away and this was his first time racing

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in about as many weeks.

International Group 1 races: Newmarket In contrast, the Group 2 Feehan Stakes

Black Heart Bart

Gatting

Kembla Grange (NSW), Mornington (VIC), six Group 1 races from 1600 Gold metres to 2040 metres Coast (QLD), Longreach (QLD),

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WE’VE GOT A LOT OF VERY NICE TWO-YEAR-OLDS FROM LAST YEAR THAT HAVE BEEN EDUCATED AND HAVE TRIALLED UP NICELY. THEY’LL BE RACING IN THE NEXT MONTH WITH THE AUTUMN GROUP 1S AS A GOAL

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ies, damn lies, and statistics’ is the maxim used to beat the numbercrunchers, and even a cursory racing fan can appreciate the pitfalls of trying to reduce such a complicated sport into a purely quantitative means of understanding. However, the figures often tell an important tale and in the case of Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis and his association with the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, the numbers simply do not lie. Ellis has been a permanent fixture at this auction for 37 years, both at Trentham – the sale’s former home – and now at Karaka, where he has purchased yearlings every January since 1988. Time is the test of any long-term relationship and this one continues to blossom almost four decades down the line as Ellis shows an insatiable appetite for sourcing top-class racing prospects. Indeed, he left the corresponding sale in 2019 as comfortably the top buyer, securing 42 lots at an aggregate of $7,955,000 and an average of $189,405. “Karaka is my favourite sale because we’ve had so much success and luck buying out of there,” Ellis tells me during a brief pitstop at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. If Ellis’ affinity with Karaka is unsurprising, how does the auction compare now to those very early days? “I don’t think it’s changed a lot, although it certainly had a big impact when Sir Peter Vela’s family bought New Zealand Bloodstock – they’ve really taken the company to another level. “It’s easily the best-run sales company that I’ve been to in the world. The facilities are fantastic, there is plenty of room to look at the horses and both New Zealand Bloodstock and the breeders provide unbelievable hospitality. “Buyers all around the world like going to Karaka because they’re made to feel so welcome.” Hospitality is a trait Ellis espouses well himself and he’s generous with both his time and his thoughts during a hectic yearling sale whereby the interruption of a journalist must be as highly desirable as returning underbidder on your prized lot. Ellis is also focussed and precise – he chooses his words carefully, while there is something wonderfully reassuring about being asked to call an interviewee at exactly 8.05am. Don’t be overawed by the figures, though. Ellis isn’t deliberately seeking yearon-year growth or a chest-beating ego trip each time he sets foot in the ring. “The competition is about who buys the best horses, not the most, and we like to do our homework and try to get the good ones,” he says. “We don’t even think about past years – it has absolutely no bearing on what we do. Last year, we wanted to buy a few more than normal to make sure Jamie Richards had a really good start to his career. “We won’t buy as many this year, but we’ll certainly be buying, mainly because we’ve seen so many nice yearlings. We just

try to go and buy some good horses that can win at Group 1 level for our owners.” Top-tier successes have been a regular feature for Te Akau members in recent times as Richards, who began operating with a sole license in July 2018 having formerly trained in partnership with Stephen Autridge from May 2015, has shown a deftness and expertise far beyond his fledgling status. Indeed, both his career trajectory and Te Akau’s status as a leading global syndicator have been headlined by the extraordinary exploits of Melody Belle (Commands). Purchased by Ellis at this sale in 2016, realising $57,500 from the draft of Haunui Farm, Melody Belle has now won 15 of her 26 starts for prize-money of A$2,864,888. Racing under the banner of the Fortuna Melody Belle Syndicate in partnership with John Galvin’s Fortuna Syndicates, the fiveyear-old has assumed darling status in Australasia, winning ten Group 1 contests, including the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington in November. For Ellis, the daughter of Commands (Danehill) was a standout from the very beginning. He says: “After I inspected the yearlings at Haunui Farm that year, I rang Jamie Richards and said, ‘I’ve found one’. “I loved her pedigree – she was the first foal out of an Iffraaj mare, and she had lovely big ears. She was a beautifully balanced filly, she had plenty of natural strength and was just the sort of horse that I try and buy. I thought she’d make double her price.” While it would be hard to foresee a career that includes back-to-back successes in the Tarzino Trophy (Gr 1, 1400m) and a remarkable seven top-flight victories in 2019 alone, Richards was similarly enthused from an early stage. “Jamie rang me after she had her first gallop and said, ‘I think you’re right about the Commands filly’”, Ellis continues. “Right from a two-year-old, she’s been a great flagbearer for John Galvin’s Fortuna Syndicate and for Te Akau Racing.” Melody Belle now has her sights firmly set on the second running of the A$5 million All-Star Mile (1600m), with Ellis suggesting a Melbourne lead-up campaign for the $8 co-second favourite prior to her main assignment at Caulfield on March 14. Participation in the All-Star Mile is, of course, based on a public vote, but Ellis adds jokingly: “If a horse wins ten Group 1s, seven in the last calendar year, and doesn’t get in it’s going to be a pretty strong field, isn’t it?” Melody Belle’s all-conquering achievements are not a misnomer, but simply the crowning glory for an operation that continues to churn out high-class results from Karaka purchases. For instance, the crop who passed through the ring in 2017 have proved a special bunch, with Ellis buying Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock) for $210,000, her Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) conqueror Sword Of Osman (Savabeel) for $165,000 and agonising New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) runner-up In A Twinkling (Fastnet Rock) for $250,000. A precocious two-year-old, Avantage won her first four outings, including the Karaka 2YO Million (RL, 1200m) 12 months

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after Melody Belle burst onto the scene with victory in the same contest. Te Akau completed a hat-trick in the $1 million prize when subsequent Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) runner-up Probabeel (Savabeel) led home a trifecta for the outfit in 2019, getting the better of stable companions Aotea Lad (Savabeel) and Yourdeel (Dundeel) to provide a momentous result for Ellis and Richards. The outcome of this year’s Karaka Million will already have been decided when this feature goes public, but Te Akau could easily have secured a four-timer with the ‘very exciting’ Cool Aza Beel (Savabeel) should Richards have squeezed him into the final line-up. While Ellis acknowledges the riches up for grabs on Karaka Millions night shape his approach to this sale, so too does a more long-term outlook. “We have three million-dollar races in New Zealand – the two- and three-year-old contests at Karaka and the Derby – so if you don’t think the horse is going to fit one of those three categories, you’re probably best to race them somewhere else,” Ellis says. “We try and buy horses that can race in the autumn as two-year-old, but they have to be able to train on as three and four-yearolds. “I think Melody Belle is a good example of the horse we’re trying to buy. She won the Karaka Million, came back as a three-yearold and won on Karaka Million night, while she’s also won our triple crown and will have her best campaign this autumn as a fiveyear-old.” Ellis continues: “We like to give the yearlings a chance to race at two, but we don’t put any pressure on them to do it. If they want to do it and they’re fit and healthy, we give them the opportunity, but we’re more than happy to give them time. “We’ve got a lot of very nice two-yearolds from last year that have been educated and have trialled up nicely. They’ll be racing in the next month with the autumn Group 1s as a goal.” Included in that crop is last year’s stunning sales topper No Limits, a son of Savabeel (Zabeel) who realised $1.4 million from Waikato Stud. He became the first seven-figure youngster to be offered by the Matamata-based operation as well claiming the mantle of the highest-priced Savabeel yearling to be sold at Karaka. Ellis had to dig very deep to bring the colt home, but he remains buoyed by his

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THE COMPETITION IS ABOUT WHO BUYS THE BEST HORSES, NOT THE MOST, AND WE LIKE TO DO OUR HOMEWORK AND TRY TO GET THE GOOD ONES purchase as the exciting juvenile closes in on his debut. “Somebody who went to the sale for the first time could pick him out as being a superstar in the making,” Ellis says. “He was an absolutely magnificent individual and it was very exciting when we were able to buy him.” Commenting on his future, Ellis adds: “He is a very good horse. Opie Bosson, my stable jockey, thinks he’s a certain Group 1 horse. “He trialled up like a superstar and he’s just been given more time to grow and develop. Come March or April you’ll see him racing in Australia. We think he’s the real deal, no doubt about it.” Ellis is predicting much of the same in the respect of quality at this year’s auction, highlighting the sale’s robust reputation and a kind meteorological year as two key variables. “I think the international buyers will be blown away with the quality of yearling at Karaka this year,” Ellis says. “It’s pretty well known we’ve had a fantastic grass-growing season in New Zealand in the last twelve months, we had a very mild winter, and I think that reflects in the development of the yearlings that I’ve seen for this sale – they are probably the best-grown individuals I’ve seen here.” While finding the next Melody Belle might prove a near-impossible task, Ellis continues: “I think it will be a good sale. “It’s still pretty good buying in New Zealand, while there are so many 1600 to 2400-metre races in Australia now for unbelievable stakes money and it’s a proven fact that so many of them are won by New Zealand-bred horses that come out of Karaka. “The sale creates fantastic value and what you see is what you get. A lot of very good horses will come out of the sale this year.”

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BELARDO (IRE)

ated Champion 2YO Colt of both Great Britain and Europe, Belardo’s five wins included the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr.1, 7f), the Lockinge Stakes (Gr.1 1m), two Listed stakes and was twice Group 1 placed at Ascot. His sire, Lope De Vega (Shamardal) was the Champion French 3YO of his year and winner of the Prix du Jockey Club (Gr.1, 2100m) and the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Gr.1, 1600m). Lope De Vega’s 63 stakes winners include Champion Australian sprinter and five times Group 1 winner Santa Ana Lane as well as Vega Magic (Memsie Stakes, Gr.1).

2012 LOPE DE VEGA - DANASKAYA BY DANEHILL STANDING AT HAUNUI FARM 113 KIDD ROAD, KARAKA

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At 2 : Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1 (7f beating Kodi Bear and Smuggler’s Cove), Newbury Washington Singer S., L (7f beating Hawkesbury and Diaz), Yarmouth Haven Seashore at Great Yarmouth 2YO Maiden S. (6f ), 4th Doncaster Champagne S., Gr.2 (7f ), Newmarket July S., Gr.2 (6f ) At 3 : 2d Ascot Queen Elizabeth II S., Gr.1 (1m to Solow and beating Gabrial), 3d Newmarket Challenge S., Gr.2 (7f to Cable Bay and Breton Rock), 4th Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1 (1m) At 4 : Newbury Lockinge S., Gr.1 (1m beating Euro Charline and Endless Drama), Doncaster Mile, L (1m beating Calling Out and Custom Cut), 2d Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.1 (1m to Tepin and beating Lightning Spear), 4th Sandown Mile S., Gr.2 (1m) Champion 2YO Colt in Europe in 2014. Champion 2YO Colt in GB in 2014. Annual Timeform Rating: 119 (at 2), 123 (at 3), 125 (at 4). World Thoroughbred Ranking: 117 (in 2015), 119 (in 2016).

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Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 5 3 - - £281,766 3 7 - 1 1 £265,859 4 4 2 1 - £353,560 Totals: 16 5 2 1 £901,185 RECENT AVERAGES BY YEAR Year

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2020

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The Fire Inside

Riversdale

David Payne Racing

61,800

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PREFERMENT 2011 ZABEEL - BETTER ALTERNATIVE BY FLYING SPUR STANDING AT BRIGHTHILL STUD 1352 TAUWHARE ROAD

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n a magical stud career, Zabeel (Sir Tristram) won a total of 21 Sire Premierships including a staggering 15 titles combining Australian and New Zealand earnings, plus 10 Broodmare Sire Premierships. Of his 166 stakes winners (46 Gr.1 winners), only Octagonal and Might And Power won more Group 1s than Preferment. Rated the Champion Australian Stayer of 2015-16 he was strong enough to win the Victora Derby (Gr.1, 2500m) in the spring of his 3YO preparation but returned even stronger at four to win at Group 1 level three times including two over Flemington’s 2000m course, the Australian Cup and Turnbull Stakes.

“HE’S A TRULY EXCITING PROSPECT AND WE’RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE SECURED A HORSE OF HIS OUTSTANDING QUALITY.” - NICK KING

CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD HORSE OF THE YEAR

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BY ENCOSTA DE LAGO CHAMPION SIRE OF SIRES, LEADING AUSTRALIAN BROODMARE SIRE AND SIRE OF 26 INDIVIDUAL GR.1 WINNERS

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son of twice Champion Australian Sire and sire of 26 Group 1 winners, Encosta De Lago (Fairy King), million dollar earner Puccini remained sound after five seasons of racing and at three was rated Champion New Zealand 3YO courtesy of the New Zealand Derby (Gr.1, 2400m) and a trio of Group 2 Guineas races – the Great Northern Guineas (1600m), Waikato Guineas (2000m) and Avondale Guineas (2100m). At four he returned to take out the big Trentham mile, the Thorndon (Gr.1, 1600m) and finished in a gallant dead heat for second in the Captain Cook Stakes (Gr.1, 1600m).

At 2 : Victoria Derby, Gr.1 (2500m beating Nozomi and Light Up Manhattan), 2d ATC (Rosehill) Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1 (2000m to Volkstok’n’barrell and beating Hallowed Crown), Geelong Classic, L (2200m to Nozomi and beating Miracle the Second) At 4 : ATC (Rosehill) BMW S., Gr.1 (2400m beating Who Shot Thebarman and Grand Marshal), VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1 (2000m beating Awesome Rock and Rising Romance), Turnbull S., Gr.1 (2000m beating Royal Descent and Set Square), ATC (Randwick) Hill S., Gr.2 (2000m beating Magic Hurricane and Complacent), 4th ATC (Randwick) Chipping Norton S., Gr.1 (1600m) At 5 : 4th VRC Turnbull S., Gr.1 (2000m), BRC PJ O’Shea S., Gr.2 (2200m), GCTC AD Hollindale S., Gr.2 (1800m), NSW Tatt’s RC Chelmsford S., Gr.2 (1600m) Champion Stayer in Australia in 2015-16. World Thoroughbred Ranking: 115 (in 2014), 116 (in 2015), 116 (in 2016).

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 2 - - 1 A$3,570 3 9 1 4 - A$1,075,335 4 10 4 - - A$2,285,700 5 8 - - - A$68,125 Totals: 29 5 4 1 A$3,432,730

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At 5 : 2d BRC Premier’s Cup, Gr.3 (2200m to Real Love and beating Benzini), MRC Eclipse S., Gr.3 (1800m to Casino Dancer and beating Worthy Cause), 3d VRC TAB Rewards S., Gr.3 (1400m to Red Bomber and Burning Front), 4th MRC Easter Cup, Gr.3 (2000m), Mornington Cup, L (2400m), Ipswich Cup, L (2150m) At 6 : 2d SAJC Lord Reims S., Gr.3 (2600m to Master of Arts and beating Jim’s Journey), Pakenham Cup, L (2500m to Pilote d’Essai and beating Little White Cloud), 4th Ballarat Cup, L (2200m) Champion 3YO in NZ in 2013-14. Top on The 2013-14 NZ 3YO Free H (1600m+). World Thoroughbred Ranking: 115 (in 2014).

RACE RECORD

At 2 : 3d ARC Champagne S., L (1600m to Fast Dragon and Whistling Dixie) At 3 : New Zealand Derby, Gr.1 (2400m beating Rising Romance and Glorious Lad), ARC Avondale Guineas, Gr.2 (2100m beating Rising Romance and Glorious Lad), Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2 (1600m beating Gobi Ranger and Chambord), Waikato Guineas, Gr.2 (2000m beating Colonel Carrera and Weregoingtogetcha), Taupo RC Committee & Stewards Maiden S. (1800m), 4th New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m), WRC Levin Classic, Gr.1 (1600m) At 4 : WRC Thorndon Mile, Gr.1 (1600m beating Soriano and Mighty Solomon), Thompson H., Gr.3 (1600m beating Kisses and Better Keeper), Marton JC Metric Mile, Gr.3 (1600m beating Thorn Prince and Marotiri Miss), 2d WRC Captain Cook S., Gr.1 (1600m to Shuka and deadheating with Nashville), 3d ARC Rich Hill Mile, Gr.2 (1600m to Sakhee’s Soldier and Kisses), 4th Bendigo JC Yalumba Golden Mile, L (1600m)

RACE RECORD

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 4 - 1 1 A$6,745 3 12 5 - 2 A$664,200 4 12 3 1 1 A$232,367 5 16 - 2 1 A$97,550 6 13 - 5 - A$97,700 Totals: 57 8 9 5 A$1,098,562

RAGEESE (AUS)

ith the incomparable Winx (Street Cry) and her four consecutive WS Cox Plates (Gr.1, 2040m) still freshly in the minds of racegoers plus Per Incanto (Street Cry) churning out winners each and every day, Rageese is one of 131 stakes winners (22 Gr.1 winners) by his twice Group 1 winning sire. A Group 3 winner himself, at Flemington in the L’Oreal Paris Stakes (1400m), he also scored a Listed race in Adelaide and ran second to his paternal half brother in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr.1, 1400m) at two.

2012 STREET CRY - RABSHA BY DEHERE STANDING AT WINDSOR PARK STUD CAMBRIDGE

2019 Fee: $5,000 (inc GST)

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At 2 : 2d ATC (Randwick) Sires’ Produce S., Gr.1 (1400m to Pride of Dubai and deadheating with Odyssey Moon), ATC (Rosehill) Pago Pago S., Gr.2 (1200m to Tarquin and beating Odyssey Moon) At 3 : SAJC HC Nitschke S., L (1400m beating Battle Brewing and Serenade), MRC Ladbrokes Mega Margin H. (1300m), Wyong RC Budget Car & Truck Rental Maiden P. (1350m), 3d ATC (Rosehill) Stan Fox S., Gr.2 (1500m to Press Statement and Shards), 4th ATC (Rosehill) Golden Rose S., Gr.1 (1400m), ATC (Randwick) Rosebud H., L (1200m) At 4 : VRC L’Oreal Paris S., Gr.3 (1400m beating Arod and Federal), 4th MRC Weekend Hussler S., L (1400m)

GR.1 AUSTRALIAN PERFORMED 2YO DAMLINE INCLUDES BRED SHAPING STALLIONS SUNDAY SILENCE, DANEHILL & BLETCHINGLY RECENT AVERAGES BY YEAR Year

Offered

Sold

2020

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Top Filly

Average

Median

128,750

51,500

77,250

64,375

RACE RECORD

ALL SALES Compy.

Code

Year

Type

Col.

Sex

Dam

Vendor

Buyer

MGY

2020

YLG

D J Lightning

Eureka Stud

O'Gorman Racing

77,250

Price

MGY

2020

YLG

Monte Karlo

Eureka Stud

Chris Meagher/Andrew

51,500

MGY

2020

YLG

Tickled Pink

Eureka Stud

Withdrawn

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 3 - 2 - A$186,000 3 10 3 - 1 A$225,510 4 9 1 1 - A$152,250 Totals: 22 4 3 1 A$563,760

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Year

Sale Name

MGY

2020

Gold Coast Yearling

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51,500

77,250

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Karaka Cracker - First Season Sire Profiles

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TARZINO

lthough the industry tragically lost Tavistock (Montjeu) recently, his name will live on and what better representative than Tarzino to be landed that responsibility. Tarzino’s superb 3YO season saw him named Champion 3YO Australian Colt of his year and what a season it was. In the spring he won the Victoria Derby (Gr.1, 2500m), returned to Flemington in the autumn to run second in the Australian Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) then beat future Hong Kong star Beauty Generation (Road To Rock) in the Rosehill Guineas (Gr.1, 2000m). At his final start at three he ran fourth in the Australian Derby (Gr.1, 2400m) behind his paternal half brother Tavago (Tavistock).

2012 TAVISTOCK - ZARZINO BY ZABEEL STANDING AT: WESTBURY STUD, KARAKA

2019 Fee: $15,000 (inc GST)

RECENT AVERAGES BY YEAR Year

Offered

Sold

2020

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Top Filly

Average

Median

478,950

236,900

164,800

159,650

164,800

ALL SALES Compy.

Code

Year

Type

Col.

Sex

Dam

Vendor

Buyer

MGY

2020

YLG

MGY

2020

YLG

MGY

2020

YLG

MGY

2020

YLG

Price

Eau de Parfum

Westbury Stud Ltd

DGR T/bred Services

236,900

Wednesday Rocks

Westbury Stud Ltd

Spicer T/breds

164,800

More Caviar

Westbury Stud Ltd

Les Kelly

77,250

Gevuina

Amarina Farm

Passed

36,050

MGY20

STANDING AT WAIKATO STUD MATAMATA

2019 Fee: $20,000 (inc GST) RACE RECORD

RACE RECORD

RECENT AVERAGES BY YEAR

RECENT SALE AVERAGES BY SALE Sale

2012 HIGH CHAPARRAL - BRECCIA BY FASTNET ROCK

At 3 : Victoria Derby, Gr.1 (2500m beating Etymology and Kia Ora Koutou), ATC (Rosehill) Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1 (2000m beating Beauty Generation and Jameka), MRC Cove Hotel H. (1600m), Ballarat TC Slick Pix Maiden P. (1400m), 2d VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m to Palentino and beating Risque), 3d MVRC Dilmah Vase, Gr.2 (2050m to Jameka and Shards), 4th ATC (Randwick) Australian Derby, Gr.1 (2400m), MRC Autumn S., Gr.2 (1400m) Champion 3YO Colt in Australia in 2015-16. World Thoroughbred Ranking: 117 (in 2016).

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 1 - - 1 A$1,400 3 9 4 1 1 A$1,615,650 4 4 - - - A$30,000 Totals: 14 4 1 2 A$1,647,050

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TIVACI

At 2 : VRC CS Hayes S., Gr.3 (1400m beating Palentino and Tulsa), Sunshine Coast Guineas, Gr.3 (1600m beating High Spirit and Sold for Song), Echuca RC Melbourne Cup Day Maiden P. (1200m), Pakenham RC Bet 365 H. (1200m), 2d VRC UCI S., L (1800m to Ayers Rock and beating Alkaashef), 4th BRC Fred Best Classic, Gr.3 (1350m) At 4 : ATC (Randwick) All Aged S., Gr.1 (1400m beating Le Romain and Jungle Edge), VRC Kensington S., L (1000m beating El Divino and Hellbent), 2d VRC Bobbie Lewis H., Gr.2 (1200m to Faatinah and beating We’ve Got This), 3d VRC Cantala S., Gr.1 (1600m to Le Romain and McCreery), MRC Toorak H., Gr.1 (1600m to Our Rokkii and Great Esteem), 4th ATC (Randwick) TJ Smith S., Gr.1 (1200m) World Thoroughbred Ranking: 115 (in 2017).

RACE RECORD

CHAMPION 3YO COLT IN AUSTRALIA 2015-16 AHEAD OF PRESS STATEMENT, JAPONISME, HOLLER AND TAVAGO.

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Karaka Cracker - First Season Sire Profiles

nraced at two, Tivaci’s 3YO season included four wins, two at Group 3 level, namely the CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) and the Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m). At four he really came of age, beating the high class Le Romain (Hard Spun) in the All Aged Stakes (Gr.1, 1600m) at Randwick plus at Flemington over the straight 1000m in the Listed Kensington Stakes. His two Group 1 placings took place in the Cantala Stakes (1600m) and the Toorak Handicap (1600m) as well as a fourth placing to Chautauqua (Encosta De Lago) in the TJ Smith Stakes (Gr.1, 1200m). His sire is the much revered High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells), sire of So You Think and Dundeel.

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Top Filly

Average

Median

247,200

ALL SALES Compy.

Code

Year

Type

Col.

Sex

MGY

2020

YLG

Dam

Vendor

Buyer

Dolly's Wig

Attunga Stud

Hawkes Racing

Price 247,200

RACE RECORD

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3 12 4 2 4 9 2 1 Totals: 21 6 3

3rd Earnings - A$241,300 2 A$750,950 2 A$992,250

RECENT SALE AVERAGES BY SALE

Compy.

Code

Year

Sale Name

MGY

2020

Gold Coast Yearling

Offered

Sold

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Top Filly

Average

Median

Sale

478,950

236,900

164,800

159,650

164,800

MGY20

TELPERION

n a brief career, Telperion at two took out the Lonhro Plate (Listed, 1100m) and finished second in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr.1, 1400m) but his best performance was in running fourth behind Capitalist (Written Tycoon) in the 2016 Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr.1, 1200m). His international sire Street Cry (Machiavellian) can claim more than 130 stakes winners world-wide, the wonder mare Winx being his star in the Southern Hemisphere. Telperion’s half brother is Kementari (Lonhro), winner of the Randwick Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) as well as being five times Group 1 placed.

2013 STREET CRY - YAVANNA BY REDOUTE’S CHOICE STANDING AT: WESTBURY STUD, KARAKA

2019 Fee: $5,000 (inc GST)

Compy.

Code

Year

Sale Name

MGY

2020

Gold Coast Yearling

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Sold

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TURN ME LOOSE

ourage was the hallmark of Turn Me Loose (Iffraaj). He took his Champion New Zealand 3YO status, from a brilliant victory in the New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m), to the cauldron of Melbourne racing at four. There, he showed the Australians just how tough he was taking out the Emirates Stakes (Gr.1, 1600m) at Flemington in the spring then to Caulfield in the autumn where he held out stars Stratum Star (Stratum) and Suavito (Thorn Park) in the Futurity Stakes (Gr.1, 1400m). At his only start at five he finished scond to Black Heart Bart (Blackfriars) in the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m), also at Caulfield.

2011 IFFRAAJ - INDOMITABLE BY DANEHILL STANDING AT WINDSOR PARK STUD, CAMBRIDGE

2019 Fee: $15,000 (inc GST)

RACE RECORD

At 2 : ATC (Randwick) Lonhro P., L (1100m beating Prized Icon and Spright), 2d ATC (Randwick) Sires’ Produce S, Gr.1 (1400m to Yankee Rose and beating Faraway Town), 4th ATC (Rosehill) Golden Slipper S., Gr.1 (1200m), ATC (Randwick) Skyline S., Gr.2 (1200m)

RACE RECORD

At 2 : Taranaki RC NZB Pearl 2YO Maiden S. (1200m) At 3 : New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m beating Rockfast and Prince Mambo), Hawke’s Bay Guineas, Gr.2 (1400m beating Prince Mambo and Longchamp), 3d Waikato RC James & Annie Sarten Memorial S., Gr.3 (1400m to O’Marilyn and Vinnie Eagle) At 4 : VRC Emirates S., Gr.1 (1600m beating Politeness and Rock Sturdy), MRC Futurity S., Gr.1 (1400m beating Stratum Star and Suavito), MVRC Schweppes Crystal Mile, Gr.2 (1600m beating Bow Creek and Lucky Hussler), Seymour Cup, L (1600m beating Scream Machine and Garud), 2d VRC Paris Lane S., L (1400m to Worthy Cause and beating Lord Aspen), 4th MRC CF Orr S., Gr.1 (1400m) At 5 : 2d MRC CF Orr S., Gr.1 (1400m to Black Heart Bart and beating Ecuador) Champion Sprinter & Middle Distance Horse in NZ in 2015-16. World Thoroughbred Ranking: 118 (in 2015), 118 (in 2016), 116 (in 2017).

RACE RECORD

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

Earnings A$482,100 0 A$482,100

RACE RECORD RECENT AVERAGES BY YEAR Year

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Black Beauty

Kitchwin Hills

Withdrawn

ALL SALES

BY HIGH CLASS INTERNATIONAL SIRE, STREET CRY, SIRE OF THE GREAT RACEHORSES WINX AND ZENYATTA

Compy.

Code

Year

Type

Col.

Sex

MGY

2020

YLG

Price 0

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 2 1 1 - A$9,517 3 4 2 1 1 A$276,267 4 9 4 1 - A$1,177,100 5 5 - 1 - A$132,000 Totals: 20 7 4 1 A$1,594,884

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Karaka Cracker - First Season Sire Profiles

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VADAMOS (FR)

nlike the three Monsun (Konigsstuhl) Melbourne Cup (Gr.1, 3200m) winners Almandin, Fiorente and Protectionist, Vadamos was a very fast son of Monsun. His preferred distance was 1600m and “his final 200m in the Prix du Moulin (Chantilly) of 10.47 secs is absolutely top class,” according to his legendary trainer Andre Fabre. That victory at five plus the Group 2 Prix du Muguet (1600m) at Saint-Cloud were two of his eight career wins (five stakes) and in Australia he finished fourth in the 2016 WS Cox Plate (Gr.1, 2040m) behind Winx (Street Cry) followed up by another fourth in the Emirates Stakes (Gr.1, 2000m).

2011 MONSUN - CELEBRE VADALA BY PEINTRE CELEBRE STANDING AT: RICH HILL STUD, MATAMATA

2019 Fee: $15,000 (inc GST)

RACE RECORD

At 3 : Vichy Prix Frederic de Lagrange, L (2400m beating Behesht and Heartily), Longchamp Prix du Canal Saint-Martin (2400m), Tarbes Prix Docteur Robert Bousquet (2100m) At 4 : Baden-Baden Oettingen Rennen, Gr.2 (1600m beating Merry Me and Diplomat), Chantilly Prix de Coye (2000m) At 5 : Chantilly Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Gr.1 (1600m beating Spectre and Zelzal), Saint-Cloud Prix du Muguet, Gr.2 (1600m beating Ervedya and Mr Owen), MaisonsLaffitte Prix Messidor, Gr.3 (1600m beating Mr Owen and Territories), 2d Deauville Prix Jacques Le Marois, Gr.1 (1600m to Ribchester and beating Ervedya), 4th MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1 (2050m), Chantilly Prix d’Ispahan, Gr.1 (1800m), VRC Emirates S., Gr.1 (2000m) Annual Timeform Rating: 126 (at 5). World Thoroughbred Ranking: 120 (in 2016).

EIGHT VICTORIES INCLUDED: GR.1 PRIX DU MOULIN, 8F, CHANTILLY GR.2 PRIX DU MUGUET, 8F, SAINT CLOUD GR.2 OETTINGEN-RENNEN, 8F, BADEN BADEN GR.3 PRIX MESSIDOR, 8F, MAISSONS-LAFFITTE LISTED PRIX FREDERIC DE LAGRANGE, 12F, VICHY

Karaka Cracker - First Season Sire Profiles

WROTE (IRE) 2009 HIGH CHAPARRAL - DESERT CLASSIC BY GREEN DESERT STANDING AT HIGHVIEW STUD, HAMILTON

2019 Stud Fee : $5,000

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reeders and buyers know only too well how successful High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) has been in Australasia and in Wrote they now have access to High Chaparral’s only Group 1 2YO. His storming win, when taking out the rich 2011 version of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Juvenile at Churchill Downs, was impressive, racing away to win easily. He also recorded two wins and a Group 2 placing at Newmarket prior to his Churchill Downs raid and from four starts at three added two HE’S VERY MUCH IN further Group 2 placings. THE IMAGE OF HIS With both So You SIRE – A POWERFUL, Think and Dundeel CORRECT HORSE AND having established THE ONLY SON OF HIGH themselves as leading CHAPARRAL TO HAVE WON A sires, Wrote looks to GROUP ONE TWO YEAR OLD continue an already RACE - BRENT GILLOVIC successful sire line. RACE RECORD

At 2 : Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf S., Gr.1 (1m beating Excaper and Farraaj), Cork Irish Stallion Farms 2YO Median Auction Maiden S. (1m), Galway Irish Stallion Farms Premier Nursery H. (7f ), 3d Newmarket Royal Lodge S., Gr.2 (1m to Daddy Long Legs and Tenth Star) At 3 : 3d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S., Gr.2 (1¼m to Light Heavy and Tower Rock), UAE Derby, Gr.2 (1900m to Daddy Long Legs and Silverball)

RACE RECORD

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings 2 2 - 2 - A$9,130 3 6 3 1 - A$86,765 4 3 2 - - A$87,137 5 9 3 2 - A$1,043,081 Totals: 20 8 5 - A$1,226,115

VANBRUGH (AUS) 2012 ENCOSTA DE LAGO - SOHO SECRET BY LUCKY OWNERS STANDING AT WINDSOR PARK STUD CAMBRIDGE

2019 Stud Fee : $5,000

ith five career wins including three stakes, Vanbrugh (Encosta De Lago) raced only in the best of company. After his back-toback victories in the Gloaming Stakes (Gr.3, 1800m) and Spring Champion Stakes (Gr.1, 2000m) at Randwick, Vanbrugh’s subsequent 12 starts included seven at Group 1 level. He was fourth behind Tarzino (Tavistock) in the Rosehill Guineas (Gr.1, 2000m) and fourth behind Winx (Street Cry) in the George Main Stakes (Gr.1, 1600m) before toughing it out with, and beating, Tom Melbourne (Dylan Thomas) in the Coongy Cup (Gr.3, 2000m) in the spring of his 4YO season.

RACE RECORD

At 2 : ATC (Randwick) Employee Long Service Celebration 2YO Maiden P. (1200m) At 3 : ATC (Randwick) Spring Champion S., Gr.1 (2000m beating I’m Belucci and Man of Choice), ATC (Rosehill) Gloaming S., Gr.3 (1800m beating Tatoosh and Man of Choice), ATC (Warwick Farm) All Too Hard at Vinery H. (1600m), 4th ATC (Rosehill) Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1 (2000m) At 4 : MRC Coongy H., Gr.3 (2000m beating Tom Melbourne and It’s Somewhat), 4th ATC (Randwick) George Main S., Gr.1 (1600m), Hawkesbury Gold Cup, Gr.3 (1600m)

BY CHAMPION SIRE & SIRE OF SIRES ENCOSTA DE LAGO

RECENT AVERAGES BY YEAR Year

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Sold

2020

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Median

128,750

36,050

92,700

64,375

RACE RECORD

ALL SALES Compy.

Code

Year

Type

Col.

Sex

Dam

Vendor

Buyer

MGY

2020

YLG

Sugar Hit

Kitchwin Hills

Kennedy Racing Group

92,700

Price

MGY

2020

YLG

Ruby Lass

Eureka Stud

Meagher Racing

36,050

Age Runs 1st 2nd 3rd 2 4 1 1 - 3 9 3 1 - 4 8 1 - - Totals: 21 5 2 -

Earnings A$57,425 A$512,950 A$172,000 A$742,375

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Year

Sale Name

MGY

2020

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Median

128,750

36,050

92,700

64,375

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

3rd 2 2 - 4

Earnings £372,212 £132,781 £2,593 £507,587

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2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Swettenham Stud

B Kwok / Bevan Smith B/stock

$40,000

Bay or Brown colt

Nicconi (AUS)

Kirra Sand

Henley Park

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Rushton Park

IDS B/stock

$50,000

Brown filly

Pride of Dubai (AUS)

Lady Iveagh (AUS)

Woburn Farm

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Coolmore Stud

Woburn Farm

$42,000

Bay colt

Dundeel

Lady Who (AUS)

Woburn Farm

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Misty Downs

Raizzin Stable

Bay or Brown colt

Vancouver (AUS)

Little Bita Love (AUS)

Curraghmore

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Rothwell Park

Suncroft B/stock Ltd

Bay colt

Winning Rupert (AUS)

Lot Three Four One (AUS)

JK Farm

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Sledmere Stud

Richardson Racing Stables

$70,000

Bay colt

Artie Schiller (USA)

Masarrah (AUS)

Curraghmore

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Aquis Farm Operations

Suncroft B/stock Ltd

$37,000

Bay colt

Deep Field (AUS)

Miss Exxi (AUS)

Highline Thoroughbreds

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Ponderosa Park

Highline T/breds

$75,000

101

Bay colt

Pierro (AUS)

Miss Judged

Wentwood Grange

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Kambula Stud

Howson & Houldsworth B/stock

$50,000

116

Brown colt

Brazen Beau (AUS)

More Bubbles (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Burnewang North Pastoral

B Kwok / Bevan Smith B/stock

118

Bay colt

Capitalist (AUS)

Mothwing (AUS)

Henley Park

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Newgate Consignment

Ohukia Lodge

123

Bay colt

Astern (AUS)

My Type (AUS)

Prima Park

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

Bevan Smith B/stock

$80,000

133

Bay colt

Preferment

North and South

Highline Thoroughbreds

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Hallmark Stud

Highline T/breds

$30,000

151

Bay or Brown colt

Exosphere (AUS)

Otter (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Noorilim Park

B Kwok / Bevan Smith B/stock

$36,000

196

Bay colt

Maurice (JPN)

Princess Natural (AUS)

Rich Hill Stud

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Holbrook Thoroughbreds

Pinhook B/stock (FBAA)

$75,000

198

Brown filly

Sweynesse (AUS)

Prist

Westbury Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Brighthill Farm

Marriott T/breds

216

Bay colt

Medaglia d'Oro (USA)

Razeena (AUS)

Koru Thoroughbreds Ltd

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Aquis Farm Operations

Koru T/breds

227

Bay colt

Press Statement (AUS)

Riesling

Highden Park

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Sledmere Stud

Bleakley B/stock

$40,000

239

Bay filly

Foxwedge (AUS)

Rue de Geneve (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Chatswood Stud

Hallmark Stud

$23,000

251

Chestnut colt

Dissident (AUS)

Sara's Choice (AUS)

Koru Thoroughbreds Ltd

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Rothwell Park

Koru T/breds

$52,500

254

Bay colt

Zoustar (AUS)

Satinka

Waikato Stud Ltd

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Widden Stud

Chris Phillips

$23,000

282

Brown colt

Divine Prophet (AUS)

Sidereus Nuncius (AUS)

Kilgravin Lodge

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Rothwell Park

New Zealand B/stock Ltd

$70,000

287

Bay filly

Tivaci (AUS)

Sitting on a Hill

Prima Park

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Curraghmore

Bevan Smith B/stock / Defining Moments Racing

295

Bay or Brown colt

Zoustar (AUS)

So Pristine (AUS)

Landsdowne Park Ltd

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Daisy Hill

D Duley

296

Bay filly

Pierro (AUS)

Sotela (AUS)

Curraghmore

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Rothwell Park

Ohukia Lodge

$80,000

303

Bay colt

Dissident (AUS)

Springbok Girl (AUS)

Ainsley Downs Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Phoenix Broodmare Farm

Paul Willetts B/stock Consultancy

$50,000

310

Bay or Brown filly

Divine Prophet (AUS)

Startina (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Koru Thoroughbreds Ltd

Hallmark Stud

$60,000

351

Brown filly

Exosphere (AUS)

The Snow Queen

Hallmark Stud

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Barador Stud

Hallmark Stud

$40,000

364

Bay colt

Shooting to Win (AUS)

Touch of Greatness (AUS)

Henley Park

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Fairhill Farm

Huntingdale Lodge 2012 Limited

374

Bay colt

Dundeel

Ubiquity (AUS)

Highline Thoroughbreds

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Attunga Stud

Highline T/breds Ltd

375

Bay filly

Hinchinbrook (AUS)

Unlawful (AUS)

Landsdowne Park Ltd

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm

D Duley

376

Chestnut colt

Extreme Choice (AUS)

Unrevealed (USA)

Ainsley Downs Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Newgate Consignment

Paul Willetts B/stock Consultancy

386

Bay colt

Vancouver (AUS)

Very Cherry (AUS)

Kilgravin Lodge

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Ponderosa Park

Kilgravin Lodge

400

Bay colt

Pierro (AUS)

Western Gem (AUS)

Milan Park

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Tyreel Stud

Paul Willetts B/stock Consultancy

$75,000

402

Brown colt

So You Think

Wynnstay Avenue (AUS)

Beaufort Downs Ltd

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Torryburn Stud

Beaufort Downs Ltd

$12,000

419

Black colt

Mikki Isle (JPN)

Accomplishment (AUS)

Woburn Farm

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Briddon Park Thoroughbreds

Domestic B/stock

448

Bay or Brown colt

American Pharoah (USA)

Azeema (AUS)

Highden Park

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Kitchwin Hills

UHC/NZCJC

458

Chestnut colt

Dissident (AUS)

Bella's Cry (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Yarran Thoroughbreds

Hallmark Stud

466

Bay colt

Vancouver (AUS)

Better Life (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Burnewang North Pastoral

B Kwok / Bevan Smith B/stock

471

Bay colt

Vancouver (AUS)

Blowin in the Wind (IRE)

Beaufort Downs Ltd

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Fairhill Farm

Beaufort Downs

$50,000

481

Bay filly

Dissident (AUS)

Callista (AUS)

Waikato Stud Ltd

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Kambula Stud

Chris Phillips

$35,000

487

Bay colt

Divine Prophet (AUS)

Caramellos

B.O.P. Bloodstock

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Koru Thoroughbreds Ltd

BOP B/stock

$95,000

489

Brown colt

Dissident (AUS)

Casino Lass (AUS)

Woburn Farm

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Middlebrook Valley Lodge

Woburn Farm

$68,000

505

Bay colt

Choisir (AUS)

Choux Diva (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Tyreel Stud

New Zealand B/stock Ltd BAFNZ

$60,000

518

Bay colt

Press Statement (AUS)

Convene (AUS)

Carlaw Park

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Vinery Stud

Carlaw Park

$50,000

538

Bay colt

Choisir (AUS)

Dawning Light (FR)

Henley Park

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Segenhoe Stud Australia Pty Ltd

New Zealand Chinese Jockey Club

$35,000

550

Bay colt

Iffraaj (GB )

Diva Down Under (AUS)

Carlaw Park

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Brighthill Farm

Carlaw Park

$65,000

564

Bay colt

Flying Artie (AUS)

Dynastic Lady (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Curraghmore

CW Kwok

$55,000

574

Bay colt

Squamosa (AUS)

Empress Ida (AUS)

Highline Thoroughbreds

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Ponderosa Park

YBR Bendigo

$58,000

612

Bay filly

Rubick (AUS)

Gagliano (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Erinvale Thoroughbreds

Hallmark Stud

$46,000

631

Bay colt

Furnaces (AUS)

Grapevine (AUS)

Woburn Farm

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Aquis Farm Operations

Riversley Park/Woburn Farm

646

Chestnut colt

Capitalist (AUS)

Hidden Attraction (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Blue Gum Farm

Hallmark Stud

648

Brown colt

Vancouver (AUS)

High Hostess

Highview

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Westbury Stud

Highview B/stock

$50,000

689

Chestnut colt

Winning Rupert (AUS)

Kesari

Milan Park

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Rushton Park

Paul Willetts B/stock

$30,000

690

Bay colt

Foxwedge (AUS)

Koizora (AUS)

Milan Park

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Makybe

Paul Willetts B/stock

$28,000

701

Grey filly

Reliable Man (GB)

Lady Zhivago

Phoenix Park

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Haunui Farm

Stuart Hale & Co

$12,000

704

Bay colt

Proisir (AUS)

Lamington Vegas

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Curraghmore

CW Kwok

$10,000

706

Brown colt

Sweynesse (AUS)

La Pin

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Westend Partnership

CH B/stock & Kenglo Pty

$8,000

748

Chestnut colt

Trust in a Gust (AUS)

Montana Hilton (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Hollylodge Thoroughbreds

Hallmark Stud

$4,500

753

Bay filly

Belardo (IRE)

My Game

Ardsley Stud Limited

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Ardsley Stud Limited

PJ & RM Laffey Partnership

$5,000

754

Brown colt

Showcasing (GB)

Nancho Bella

Prima Park

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Haunui Farm

Riverrock Farm Partnership

$20,000

771

Bay colt

Per Incanto (USA)

Pamina

B.O.P. Bloodstock

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Wentwood Grange

BOP B/stock

$30,000

808

Bay colt

Burgundy

Queen of Excuses

Brighthill Farm

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Windsor Park Stud

JP Wills

834

Bay colt

Belardo (IRE)

Sardonyx

Haunui Farm

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Haunui Farm

Pertab Livestock

$15,000

841

Brown colt

Your Song (AUS)

Sestiere (AUS)

Landsdowne Park Ltd

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Goodwood Farm

J Kelly

$18,000

848

Chestnut filly

Winning Rupert (AUS)

She's Poetry (AUS)

Berkley Stud

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Ponderosa Park

Berkley Stud

$35,000

867

Brown colt

Showcasing (GB)

Siza Moya

Hallmark Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Goodwood Stud

Hallmark Stud

$28,000

868

Brown colt

Shamexpress

Skaapa

Hallmark Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Monovale Farm

Hallmark Stud

$50,000

883

Bay filly

Darci Brahma

Sophs Away

Ardsley Stud Limited

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Ardsley Stud Limited

PJ & RM Laffey Partnership

896

Bay filly

Free Eagle (IRE)

Star in the East (AUS)

Highden Park

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Cornerstone Stud

NZ Chinese Jockey Club/Paul Moroney Bstock

902

Bay filly

Pins (AUS)

Striking Asset

Grangewilliam Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Goodwood Stud

NM McCrostie

912

Bay colt

Tarzino

Taheya

Woburn Farm

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Mapperley Stud Ltd

Perrin Farm Ltd

919

Bay colt

Vadamos (FR)

Thornberry (AUS)

Curraghmore

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Curraghmore

The Robt Dawe Agency

937

Bay colt

Super Easy

Twelve Carat (AUS)

JK Farm

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Wentwood Grange

DJ Myers

944

Brown filly

Brazen Beau (AUS)

Veuvelicious (AUS)

Highden Park

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Contract Racing Pty Ltd

Bleakley B/stock

$52,500

963

Brown colt

Proisir (AUS)

Works Wonders

Beckam Equine

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Pear Tree Farm Ltd

DM Goldsbury

$40,000

964

Brown filly

Myboycharlie (IRE)

World Away (AUS)

Cambria Park

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Little Avondale Stud

I J Investments

$14,000

978

Bay colt

Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)

Allblack Lass

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Oakwood Farm

IDS B/stock

$35,000

1039

Bay colt

Iffraaj (GB )

Champagne Tastes

Kilgravin Lodge

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Phoenix Park

R & E B/stock

$20,000

1064

Bay colt

Contributer (IRE)

Dazzling Heights

Hallmark Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Mapperley Stud Ltd

Hallmark Stud

$24,000

1067

Bay filly

Astern (AUS)

Demilune (AUS)

B.O.P. Bloodstock

2019 MM National Weanling Sale

Rothwell Park

BOP B/stock

$26,000

1097

Brown colt

Preferment

Essayez (AUS)

Hallmark Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Brighthill Farm

Hallmark Stud

$34,000

1107

Bay or Brown colt

Smart Missile (AUS)

Fast Approaching (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 WI Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock Sale

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

B Kwok / Bevan Smith B/stock

$22,000

1109

Brown colt

Ocean Park

Fast Quickstep

Goodwood Stud

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Little Avondale Stud

RD Bridges

1148

Bay colt

Turn Me Loose

Irish Magic

Ardsley Stud Limited

2019 NZB Karaka May Sale

Ardsley Stud Limited

Ballyvaughan Partnership

1253

Bay colt

Air Force Blue (USA)

Even So (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

Davali Thoroughbreds

B Kwok

$13,000

1264

Brown colt

Pride of Dubai (AUS)

Imoto (AUS)

Leanach Lodge Ltd

2019 WI Sydney Broodmare & Weanling Sale

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Vow And Declare takes out Melbourne Cup for Australia

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Les Young's Pedigree Page

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

What's on

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

Sales: Keeneland (USA) - November

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

Breeding Stock Sale - Day 1

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).

https://arion.co.nz/PrintReport.aspx?FileName=/ﬁles/reports/VowandDeclare_Pedigreesreport-5_132175324178833541.html

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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Arran for the rest of the year, but all being well

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Vow And Declare

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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

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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.

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The result was exactly SPORTPIX what the race needed

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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new level this preparation, he has had only one real disappointment and that was

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