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By Lydia Symonds
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this season with the exploits of five-time Group 1 winner The
Contributors
Autumn Sun, who has no doubt earned his place among the
Tim Rowe of ANZ Bloodstock News |
great horses to have been offered by the auction house since it’s
Lewis Lesbirel of ANZ Bloodstock News |
birth in 1867.
Nancy Sexton |
There will, however, be a sense of poignancy this year when
Martin Stevens of Racing Post James Thomas of Racing Post |
Riverside, with his death last month leaving an invariable hole in
Chris Humpleby |
is unmatched and will be seen for years to come through his
Production
Australian Easter Yearling Sale in the past 30 years, you
daughters and sire sons, including Snitzel, Not A Single Doubt
Lydia Symonds - Editor
can claim to have witnessed some of the sport’s biggest
and soon The Autumn Sun.
Aaron Davies-Jones - Design
The Easter Yearling Sale is most prestigious auction in the
The likes of Miss Finland, Able Friend, Might And Power, Exceed
southern hemisphere and I have no doubt, looking through the
And Excel, Marscay, Schillaci, Naturalism and Royal Sovereign -
catalogue, there are more stars ready to begin their path to greatness.
the list is endless of horses who have left the ring and gone on to seal their place in Australian racing folklore.
I hope you enjoy the supplement and the whole team at ANZ Bloodstock News look forward to delivering you unrivalled and
And there has been no stronger advert for the auction than
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f you have been lucky enough to be present at the Inglis
stars take their first steps on to their road to greatness.
@Lewislesbirel
@nancygsexton
20 yearlings by his sire Redoute’s Choice enter the ring at an industry that owes him so much. His influence on the breed
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Martin keeping standards high
in hope of unearthing the next Star F
By Lewis Lesbirel or Star Thoroughbreds it has been somewhat of a
quality horses - not all the time but a good part of the time - then you have a very good chance of not only staying in business but of developing a syndication that people feel happy working with.”
INTEGRITY IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT, IT’S EVERYTHING
meteoric rise to the top of the syndication universe.
Fortunately enough for Martin those ‘high-quality’ horses
The company’s very own ‘Big Bang’ came in 1994,
have come her way, with stars past and present including five-
with proprietor Denise Martin pining for a new
time Group 1 winner Theseo (Danewin), last year’s Rosehill
challenge having enjoyed a successful career in the international
Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m) hero D’Argento (So You Think) and of
hotel industry. The rocket gained lift-off quickly and Star
course the late Widden Stud stallion Sebring (More Than Ready),
Thoroughbreds were soon into orbit and the purple and white
whom Martin recalls providing her and his group of owners with
and the page has real merit, but is not going to cost six
stars are now a staple of the Australian racing scene.
“life-changing moments” on the racecourse.
figures, then you can find yourself a horse that gives you an
“Hard work doesn’t hurt, that’s for sure,” Martin said when
Nevertheless, high-quality horses do not consistently keep
describing how Star Thoroughbreds came to be one of the
coming your way as a result of mere fortune. A stringent selection
dominant forces in Australasian racehorse syndication.
process must be in place and for Martin, that comes with a
opportunity to market them at a reasonable price at 5 and 10 per cent shares. “You can have a lovely pedigree, a very attractive horse, it can
“I think if you establish a business and work very hard to make
helping hand at the yearling sales from Randwick Bloodstock’s
sure that you’re providing a high-quality service, you can go a
Brett Howard. The team endeavour to see every horse on the
“Everyone would like to think you can buy a colt and he will
long way to maintaining a successful company in this segment
ground before making a determination on which to pursue in the
become a very valuable stallion, but while it’s in the back of your
of the industry.
ring, with pedigree and type bearing equal significance. Price,
mind when you see a colt at the sale, that’s not the overriding
however, is almost always the final determiner.
consideration for Star Thoroughbreds.
“With the right people and the right advice, you’re on track to
be very saleable, but at the end of the day it has to be affordable.
ensuring you have a company that people are happy to work with
“An open mind is the key to ensuring you can look between
and happy to buy horses from. Integrity is not only important, it’s
the lines and find a filly that may have real residual, but not
everything.
necessarily by one of the leading stallions, because that would
Martin’s ambition is being fulfilled in no uncertain terms, with
mean the filly would be too expensive,” Martin said of her yearling
Star Thoroughbreds currently in the midst of a real purple patch
sale approach.
of form. Following on from the recent Group 1 exploits of Foxplay
“If you continue to look forward, knowing that in racehorse syndication there are periods when it’s not easy because not all horses are successful, and if you are fortunate enough to have high-
“Likewise with a colt, if you have a real high-quality athlete
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“If it happens it is a massive bonus, but our ultimate ambition is to buy quality racehorses.”
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D’Argento, the operation currently
presented in almost every case boast a wonderful page and
has the likes of Group 1 performers Fiesta (I Am Invincible) and
are highly athletic, it becomes difficult for syndicators to buy
Dealmaker (Dundeel) to go to war with, as well as gun two-year-
outstanding horses because of the likely price, but most years I
old Accession (Brazen Beau) who is bound for the Queensland
can buy a few.”
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Winter Carnival.
Once the docket is signed, the necessary processes are
“I think one of the most exciting things about horse racing
adhered to before Martin can offer the next wave of budding
is that, really, it’s the unknown,” Martin said. “You go for the ride.
shareholders their opportunity to venture into racehorse
You don’t know when the next star is going to emerge, but you
ownership. It seems that no racing jurisdiction in the world does
know that if you’re doing your homework and buying quality
syndicates quite like Australia and Martin understandably takes
horses, they will emerge along the way.
great pride in being one of the industry’s leading providers.
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YOU CAN CELEBRATE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIVES
“When I bought Foxplay I didn’t know she was going to be a
“The great thing about racing is that whole families can be
three-year-old filly and the other is a two-year-old colt and you’d
great talent. She wasn’t a big filly but she won at Group 1 level and
involved on raceday. You can celebrate with the people who are
imagine they have plenty more racing in the coming years. That
was competitive in the elite sphere of racing for several years. It’s
most important in your lives,” Martin said.
sort of return for owners is amazing.
the same with a horse like Accession, who I bought at the Inglis
“Over the years, many lifetime friendships have been created
“If you’re working with a successful plan, it’s a good idea to
Easter Yearling Sale last year. He was an expensive colt for me to
by horse racing. A win is special wherever it might be. It takes you
keep on how you’ve got to where you are. I’m really proud of Star’s
buy, but a beautiful yearling, and he’s already won $750,000 after
to a place you can’t imagine you could be.
success over the years and I’m sure looking forward that we can
just a handful of starts in his two-year-old year.
“On the day that Fiesta won the million dollar race (Inglis 3YO
“We have some beautiful fillies by I Am Invincible, we have
Sprint) Accession ran second (in the Inglis Millenium), and on that
some lovely colts by not only Brazen Beau, but a lovely colt by
day alone those two horses earned just over $900,000. One is a
realistically expect that success will hopefully continue on.” Given the ammunition at Star’s disposal, that is not an astronomical expectation by any means.
Medaglia D’Oro called Olympic who seems to have more than his share of talent. “We’ve got a beautiful colt racing at the moment called Dealmaker, who we bought at an Inglis Sale. He looks to have a really nice future as well. He’s stakes placed and we’re hoping he can get to a Group win over the next month or so because he might have the capacity to go on and who knows whether he could be a stallion. “The same with Accession, they’ve both got great pages and are by very successful, emerging stallions.” All of those horses mentioned by Martin are trained by Chris Waller, a man who knows a thing or two about a purple patch. Sydney’s premier trainer, whose talents are described as “legendary” by Martin, is also likely to be on hand to cast his eye over the next generation of talent at the upcoming Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, an auction which Martin is effusive in her praise for. “For a long time it has been the benchmark for the highest quality yearlings in Australasia,” she said. “It brings together the two key elements, the pedigree and the type. “There’s black-type everywhere, high quality mares, the most sought after stallions in the land and the complex that the Inglis family have developed at Warwick Farm is marvellous. “It’s a wonderful few days. It’s hard work, and there’s quite a tense atmosphere as many people quite often try to buy the same horse. It’s a focus at this time of year for our industry that’s for certain. “Last Accession
year
I
and
bought Olympic
there. Over the years I have bought lovely, quality horses from the Easter Sale and hopefully that situation will arise again this year. “When the 500 yearlings
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ARROWFIELD CONTINUING TO RAISE THE BAR AT EASTER
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fitting circle of events also destined
“It’s an outstanding catalogue,”
The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice),
have
advertise
for The Autumn Sun, Pariah has since
said Arrowfield Group chairman John
HERE are few certainties
himself a $700,000 purchase out
Arrowfield to great effect on the
taken up residence in the Arrowfield
Messara, who has recently has been
in
of Arrowfield’s Easter draft the year
track, with nine Group 1 winners
stallion barn.
chosen to receive the 2019 Longines
before.
hailing from the stud’s drafts out of
This year’s sale will pass with a
T
sister to this season’s astounding colt
By Nancy Sexton
this
business,
unpredictable but
the
All the while, Easter graduates continued
to
and IFHA International Award of Merit,
presence of Arrowfield
Yet in the wider context, it
the past five years. In five-time Group
sense of poignancy for Arrowfield
which
recognizes
distinguished
Stud as a major driving force at the
was merely business as usual for
1 scorer The Autumn Sun, a product
following the sudden death of their
horsemen
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
Arrowfield Stud, which has long
of the farm’s successful association
cornerstone stallion Redoute’s Choice
for
must be one of them.
prided itself on excellence while
with The Aga Khan Studs, Arrowfield
last month. Their collection of 12
Thoroughbred racing.
Last year, the farm led all vendor
maintaining a long held position
offered a colt who has become one
Redoute’s Choice yearlings should
“We’re proud to present this group
standings when turning over an
at the forefront of the international
of the outstanding highlights of the
ensure that Arrowfield is the basis of
of yearlings by our champion, leading
astounding $18.265 million for 31
bloodstock world.
current season. That same 2017
yet another bold Easter showing for
and emerging sires out of mares that
and
lifelong
horsewomen
contributions
to
yearlings sold at a staggering average
For example, the 2017 draft
draft also contained the 2018 Golden
the legendary stallion, whose influence
include six Group 1 winners and 11
of $589,194. Within that group were no
had contained seven million dollar
Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) heroine
within the Australian Thoroughbred
other Group and Listed winners, as
fewer than eight million dollar yearlings
yearlings including the $2.5 million
Estijaab (Snitzel), bred by Katsumi
runs ever deeper by the deeds of
well as the dams of The Autumn Sun,
led by the sale-topping Fastnet Rock
topping son of Redoute’s Choice
Yoshida’s Northern Farm and bought
various sons, including the outstanding
Dundeel, Contentment and Aerolithe.
(Danehill) brother to three-time Group
(Danehill), which in turn contributed
for $1.7 million by Emirates and
Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt. With
I’m excited about every single horse.
1 winner Shoals bought by her trainer
to gross sales of $18.995 million.
Bryan Carlson, while the previous
that pair also well represented among
“Every single member of our
Anthony Freedman for $2.3 million. The
As such, it was then that they also
year, James Harron came away with
the 55-strong draft alongside the
team – more than 100 people, plus
draft also accounted for the sale’s most
dominated the vendor standings, a
the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1,
exciting Dundeel (High Chaparral), the
their supportive families, some of
expensive filly, the $1.3 million Snitzel
category they have led every year
1200m) runner-up Pariah (Redoute’s
stud is seemingly poised for another
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(Redoute’s
since 2015.
Choice) on a bid of $700,000; in a
memorable sale.
Choice)
three-quarter
Arrowfield
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Lago) and You’re So Good (Snippets), as ones to watch. “The Lucky Racquie yearling is a jewel of a filly, out of a stakes-winning mare from the family of Redoute’s Choice and Shoals,” he says. “She’s all quality with an attractive head and real presence. “And the You’re So Good filly is a gorgeous daughter of Snitzel who reminds me of Estijaab, from a family that has already produced Group 1 winner Melito and Group winner Pariah to Snitzel’s sire Redoute’s Choice.” This
year’s
crop
of
Snitzel
yearlings were bred the year his fee increased to $110,000 (inc GST); now regarded as an international phenomenon, he today reigns as Australia’s most expensive stallion at $220,000 (inc GST). “The things we loved about Snitzel from the start were his precocious
and
very
high-class
speed, his soundness and his vigour,” says Messara. “They have been the key to his success but he also breaks a few rules. Although he’s a champion sire of two-year-olds, he wasn’t an instant star at stud, and he doesn’t particularly stamp his progeny – his best horses can be bay, chestnut or brown and a range of sizes. “The arc of Snitzel’s career is a caution against the hasty judgment John Messara
of stallions. “Danehill was in a class of his own as a breed-shaper, but he
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stallions understandably comprise a
anticipated Not A Single Doubt half-
Prix de Diane (Gr 1, 2100m) heroine
also met an outcross Australian
whom also live on-farm – play their
significant share of the draft, there is
brother to The Autumn Sun. Bred the
Nebraska Tornado (Storm Cat).
broodmare
parts in getting our yearlings to the
also representation from international
year his sire’s fee leapt to $71,500,
“He’s a stunning, neatly made
Redoute’s Choice and his sons have
Inglis Easter sale ring, so there’s a
heavyweights such as Deep Impact
the colt is the fourth foal out of the
and precocious type,” Messara said.
had to operate in a more competitive
whole crowd at home following the
(Sunday Silence), who will have three
Aga
“One for the Breeders’ Plate!”
environment already saturated with
action at Riverside Stables. Our
colts on offer, and two by Darley’s
(Galileo), a half-sister to European
However, with Snitzel continuing
Danehill genetics. That makes their
yearling team works incredibly hard,
former shuttler Medaglia d’Oro (El
champion Azamour (Night Shift). He
to rewrite the history books, he is the
success even more remarkable, and
and over the years we’ve developed
Prado). And in keeping with the farm’s
is catalogued as Lot 369.
one who looks set once again to carry
there’s plenty more to come.”
very good systems to ensure that
international outlook, a number of the
“It’s easy to predict this colt
all before him at Easter. Represented
Redoute’s Choice’s death at the
each horse is presented in optimal
draft are the products of powerful
will be very busy at Riverside,” says
by 37 entries overall, the reigning
age of 22 leaves a major void, not
physical and mental condition at
families sourced in the immediate
Messara, “and he won’t disappoint,
champion sire is responsible for ten
just at Arrowfield Stud, his home
the sale, and ready to become a
generations out of Europe, Japan and
although he’s a different type with a
of the Arrowfield draft, including
for his entire Australian stud career,
racehorse.”
North and South America.
lot of Not A Single Doubt about him.
fillies out of South African champion
but within the Australian breeding
A really appealing, medium-sized colt
In The Fast Lane (Jet Master), the
industry as a whole.
with an easy-going walk.”
Aga Khan’s Prix du Bois (Gr 3,
A three-time champion sire with
While
Arrowfield’s
resident
One such youngster is the highly
Khan’s
Irish-bred
Azmiyna
population,
whereas
Messara is also sweet on the Not
1000m) winner Keratiya (Iron Mask),
34 Group 1 winners to his credit, 17
A Single Doubt colt out of Panorama
New Zealand champion Platinum
million dollar earners and 22 stakes-
Ridge (Empire Maker). Catalogued
Dane (California Dane) and Chilean
producing sons, Redoute’s Choice
as Lot 169, he is a half-brother
champion Desert Fight (Hussonet).
has long been regonised worldwide
to Listed winner Sassy ’N’ Smart
Messara also highlights Lots 100
as one of the outstanding influences
(Smart Missile) and hails from a deep
and 338, those fillies out of Listed
and as such, a catalyst behind
Juddmonte family as a grandson of
winners Lucky Raquie (Encosta De
Arrowfield’s rise towards its current standing.
THE ARC OF SNITZEL’S CAREER IS A CAUTION AGAINST THE HASTY JUDGMENT OF STALLIONS Inspections at Arrowfield
Over $400 million has been spent on his yearlings since 2003 while no fewer than 14 of his progeny have brought $2 million or more at Easter. At Easter in 2013, his son out of Helsinge set an Australian record when selling for $5 million to BC3 Thoroughbreds.
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EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM – MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE, PLUS THEIR SUPPORTIVE FAMILIES, SOME OF WHOM ALSO LIVE ON-FARM – PLAY THEIR PARTS IN GETTING OUR YEARLINGS TO THE INGLIS EASTER SALE RING
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BRIMMING WITH
INTERNATIONAL BLOODLINES A MERE glance at the Arrowfield stallion roster is enough to glean the regard in which the farm holds international blood. It will be another year before we see the first yearlings by the exceptional Japanese shuttlers Maurice (Screen Hero) and Mikki Isle (Deep Impact) come under the hammer but the farm’s older Japanese inmate, George Ryder Stakes (Gr 1, 1500m) winner Real Impact (Deep Impact), is already off to a promising start in the ring. “We’re pleased to see the first Real Impact yearlings develop into very professional types with good temperaments that should cope well with Australian racing conditions, just as he did,” says John Messara. Arrowfield’s yearling barn
“They have sold up to $240,000 and his all-sale average is around four times his fee - a solid result in a market full of first season sires.
Ironically, however, he was at
There is also understandably
102, a half-brother to Group 2 winner
Even more pleasing though, is that Real Impact’s yearlings have gone to
the time of his death in the midst of
great delight at the immense promise
Colorado Claire, herself the dam of
good judges and homes where they’ll be given a serious opportunity.”
a market resurgence; the very fact
shown by the younger inmate Dundeel.
Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) winner
Although Real Impact has a single entry in the Inglis Australian
that some of the commercial lustre
Much expectation was attached to
Gunnison (Not A Single Doubt), and
Easter Yearling Sale in Lot 36, a colt from Toolooganvale Farm,
ever came off the horse - currently
the son of High Chaparral (Sadler’s
Lot 320, a granddaughter of Miss
Arrowfield adds its own Japanese flavour to this year’s sale with the
responsible for the standout three-
Wells) when he retired to stud following
Finland (Redoute’s Choice).
entry of five yearlings sired by residents of the Yoshida family’s Shadai
year-old colt The Autumn Sun -
a championship racing career that
“Lot 102 is a big, powerful colt
illustrates just how unforgiving the
comprised six Group 1 race victories,
from one of our favourite families,”
Deep Impact supplied two of last year’s highlights in Shosha, the
market can be.
and so far he is more than living up to
says Messara. “It’s produced Group
$1.1 million daughter of champion Alverta (Flying Spur), and Enood,
those hopes as the sire of seven stakes
winners Colorado Claire, Gunnison
the well regarded $1 million daughter of Charming Estelle (Redoute’s
winners out of his first two crops.
and Moonovermanhattan for us, as
Choice). Understandably, he is again well represented within the
well as Group 1 winners Soqrat and
Arrowfield draft, on this occasion as the sire of Lots 38, 364 and 387,
Lucky Bubbles.”
namely colts out of Grito (Redoute’s Choice), Aspen Summit (Fastnet
“The current Australian stallion roster is strong, and the competition is ferocious,” says Messara. “It takes
Not only that, the list includes
a very special stallion to rise above
a pair of Group 1 winners in Atyaab,
the fickle weather of the marketplace
winner of the Kenilworth Cape Derby
and that’s what Redoute’s Choice has
(Gr 1, 2000m), and Yourdeel, the
done, because he’s never stopped
recent winner of the Sistema Stakes
delivering racetrack results. It is
(Gr 1, 1200m) in New Zealand.
Messara also has alot of time for Lot 320, the filly out of Tuusula (Street Cry).
Stallion Station.
Rock) and Group Two winner Bring Me The Maid (Sebring). Particularly well regarded is the Grito colt.
“It’s special for us to offer a grand-
“Our Deep Impact project has already been well received in the
daughter of Arrowfield’s queen, Miss
marketplace, and it’s been encouraging to see Enood show up much
confident
Finland,” he says, “and this is a classy,
sooner than we expected this season,” says Messara. “This colt is out
after his first stallion premiership, and
about Dundeel’s prospects as a
imposing filly with a magnificent walk
of a Redoute’s Choice half-sister to champion sprinter Yell and he looks
15 years after his first million-dollar
sire because he was such a high-
who really uses herself well.”
the part too, he’s a handsome colt with scope and a good walk.”
yearling, he remains at the top of his
class racehorse, and a compelling
Arrowfield have set the bar
Deep Impact himself also features in the female family of Lot 80, the
game. The Autumn Sun, conceived
physical presence with a pedigree
incredibly high when it comes to
sole offering by Almond Eye’s sire Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha),
when Redoute’s Choice was 18, is
that combines two great Classic
selling at Easter. And with a draft
and as the damsire of the Harbinger (Dansili) colt out of Magistra (107),
his crowning glory, already his best
influences in Sadler’s Wells and
buoyed this year by the influence of
herself a half-sister to Grade One winner The Deputy (Petardia).
racing colt and quite possibly, his
Zabeel,” says Messara. “But he’s
Snitzel and Redoute’s Choice, not to
best-ever.”
exceeding our expectations, with two
mention the presence of those well-
extraordinary that almost 13 years
“We
were
always
Magistra’s sister Travessia (Deep Impact) is also the dam of Lot 317, a filly by Snitzel.
The Autumn Sun is destined to
Group 1 winners and five other stakes
related youngsters with ties to the
Lot 366, a Redoute’s Choice half-brother to NHK Mile Cup (Gr 1, 8f)
become the next son of Redoute’s
winners from his first 60 runners,
Aga Khan Studs and Northern Farm,
winner Aerolithe (Kurofune) should also attract his share of attention; indeed,
Choice to hold court in the stallion
including a pair of outstanding
it doesn’t take too much imagination
his Snitzel three-parts sister made $1.05 million to Jadeskye Racing, Brad
barn at Arrowfield and with a powerful
juveniles, Group 1 winner Yourdeel
to envisage them hitting - or even
Widdup Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock at last year’s sale.
Aga Khan lineage to support that elite
and Castelvecchio.
surpassing - $18 million in gross
race record, hopes will obviously run
“What we consistently hear from
high that he can follow the example
trainers is that Dundeel’s progeny
“The Australasian sale figures
set by Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt.
are high-energy horses, they like to
so far this year show that the market
Redoute’s
Choice’s
sales for the third year running.
dozen
be busy and active, and they love to
has softened slightly, which is not
Arrowfield yearlings includes Lots 6
compete, all traits he displayed as a
unexpected, given the global shifts and
and 286, namely a colt out of Group 1
racehorse too.
uncertainties affecting investment and
winner Fenway (High Chaparral) and
“It is still early days for him, with
national economies,” says Messara.
a half-brother to Dundeel. Also highly
only two crops racing, but he’s already
“However, the economics of racing
regarded is the colt out of Traceability
generating statistics and ratings that
horses in Australia remain incredibly
(Charge Forward).
mark the emergence of a significant
strong – there’s $500 million prize-
new sire for Arrowfield.”
money to be won in New South Wales
“He is a three-quarter brother to Group 1 winner Master Of Design
Dundeel has 14 entries to the
and Victoria alone over the next 12
and Listed winner Traces from
Easter Sale, with 11 of them set to
months - and the quality of this year’s
the Princess Tracy family,” says
be offered by Arrowfield. On paper,
Inglis Easter catalogue is exceptional.
Messara of the colt, Lot 315. “He is a
it’s a strong line-up that opens with
“All this is great news for buyers
beautifully balanced, medium-sized,
Lot 67, the half-sister to Hong Kong
and we look forward to seeing them
quality colt.”
star Contentment (Hussonet), Lot
all at Riverside in April.”
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Moroney’s
thirst for success as strong as ever
T
found a horse we could win the Great
By Tim Rowe his
purchase
Northern with.
year,
respected
“Once he got going and won a
bloodstock agent Paul
maiden over 1600 metres on a heavy
Moroney
his
track we made an approach for the
36th Group 1-winning
horse (with the goal) to win the Great
when
Northern Steeplechase and three
inked
On
The
Rocks
(Alamosa) won the Herbie Dyke
years’ later he won it.”
Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Te Rapa in
Moroney added: “He also won
February. Incidentally, it was also the
the Pakuranga Hut Cup Steeplechase
50th win at elite level for trainer and
that same year, so it was a real thrill
brother Mike.
and it still is now even though I’ve
The pair have achieved so much
owned Melbourne Cup winners,
together from their almost lifelong
Derby winners and major race winners
obsession with racing, most of it
… That was always my biggest thrill
together,
on a racecourse, winning the Great
including
landing
the
Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) in 2000 with Brew (Sir Tristram), a
Northern Steeplechase.” The
momentous
victory
of
Paul Moroney-inspired tried horse
Tumblin’ Down also coincided with
purchase three years earlier.
Mike’s rapidly growing reputation as a
Paul,
the
now
Paul Moroney with Catheryne Bruggeman
globetrotting
trainer in New Zealand and Australia.
bloodstock agent, whose clients
Unfortunately, Mike’s expansion also
You can be assured that Moroney
“I call it a physical genetic map
back and reflected on he and his
include Sir Owen Glenn, has also won
came at the same time as the 1987
has inspected every yearling that
which I have created in my own head
brother’s success in racing and is
Derbies in his native New Zealand
stock market crash which led to New
has been offered at the sales he has
of images of horses that I haven’t
instead more focused on trying to
and the Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m)
Zealand going into recession in 1988.
attended in Australasia so far this
seen race in the flesh. It helps me
add to his 36 Group 1 winners.
with Second Coming (Oak Ridge).
The doom and gloom of the
year and you will be able to add the
develop a keen eye for detail and
“Probably about ten years ago,
If you were betting, Brew winning
economy and the dwindling financial
Inglis Easter catalogue to his list.
understand what their physical traits
Mike and I were sitting down having
the Melbourne Cup under a then
capacity of owners to support the
Moroney’s philosophy of never
were: colourings, legs turning out
a glass of wine one night when he’d
apprentice Kerrin McEvoy would be
stable led to Moroney starting a
ignoring a stallion has paid off many
or whatever, and what these good
come across from Australia and I
marked a short-priced favourite to be
decade-long gamble by speculating
a time, of which On The Rocks
horses looked like that (the mare or
said to him, ‘it is fantastic the number
Moroney’s career highlight.
on yearlings and racehorses.
is a prime example, having paid
stallion) have produced.
of major races you’ve won and
“I remember he said to me, ‘how
NZ$40,000 for the Alamosa (O’Reilly)
He continued: “I have been able
has
am I going to keep this momentum
colt at the New Zealand Bloodstock
to carry that around and go back
“He turned around and said,
Tumblin’ Down (Dodger) ranked as his
going?’ I said: ‘we have to back our
Select Yearling Sale in 2016.
many generations and, in most
‘what about you as an owner? You
biggest achievement in racing. Who,
own judgment and buy our own
“Dad told me when I was a kid
cases, be able to see where a horse
have won all those big races we loved
you may well ask, but the jumper first
horses’. His answer was: ‘you’re mad.
that every sire has his champion
has come from. If I can see that there
as kids and you’ve just about won
spotted in a barrier trial typifies his
I can’t afford to’ and I said: ‘you can’t
whereas a lot of people dismiss sires
is a progenitor back in the family that
them all’. It hadn’t really occurred to
attention to detail and impeccable
afford not to’,” he recalled.
after they have had two or three crops
is almost a replica it shows where it
me, to be quite honest, as you are
and they haven’t ended up being
has emanated from and, therefore,
going on about with what you do,” he
much,” he said.
has the chance of being a very good
said.
But perhaps in typical Kiwi parochialism
Moroney
still
memory for pedigrees going back generations.
“Mike pretty much chose not to, but out of brotherly love and loyalty
everything’.
by
or stupidity, whichever one you want
“That is why I always go and look
brother Mike, won the 1989 Great
to call it, I went and did it and did it
at every horse in the sale, regardless
“There are a whole lot of things
about it, you don’t realise the enormity
Northern Steeplechase over 6400
for a number of years buying what I
of what they are by, knowing that they
like that and because of that I have
of what you have actually achieved.
metres. It was an annual tradition
believed were the right horses and
are going to come along and produce
been able to buy what people
It is your passion, you are not going
for Paul and Mike to be taken to the
the horses that the stable required.
a very good horse. If you dismiss
consider to be unfashionably bred
out there and setting definite goals.
them you will never ever give yourself
horses for under the odds.”
You are just going out and choosing
Tumblin’
Down,
trained
Queen’s Birthday weekend meeting
“In most cases I brought the
since 1965 when his uncle won it with
owners into the stable (through that)
Smoke Ring.
and we would have never had the
the opportunity to buy that horse.” Moroney
has
an
success we have had if I did not have
photographic memory and places
been named but ran unnamed as
that attitude and just gone and done
emphasis on what a horse should
a five-year-old gelding in a trial at
it. Most of the good horses in that
look like given their breeding – a key
Cambridge one day. I was running a
decade from the ’90s to the ‘00s were
aspect he believes in giving himself
bloodstock company and I was also
horses I had speculated on.”
a chance to beat the odds year after
well,” he explains.
Moroney has enjoyed success
year.
in finding horses that most would
“I am always treating these
“I saw him trial that day and went
not take a glance at the first time,
horses as individuals and they are
back to the office that afternoon, said
let alone going back for second and
bought on type with a bit of a method
something to my business partner
third looks before taking the jump to
I have developed over the years,” he
and then rang Mike and I told him I’d
putting his hand up to buy them.
said.
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“Until you actually stop and think
Moroney says he has rarely sat
horses and planning races for them.”
almost
“Tumblin’ Down had already
an assistant judge at the trials as
horse.
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT AND BECAUSE OF THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY WHAT PEOPLE CONSIDER TO BE UNFASHIONABLY BRED HORSES FOR UNDER THE ODDS.
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Moroney on... in the making Brew years
Type over pedigree
The
Melbourne
Cup
is
It is a very hard to steal a good
Australasia’s pre-eminent race - and
type at the bottom of the market
it would take a brave person to argue
now. People are very focused on type very much than they used to be and having bought horses – I
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“Mike actually said to me when
and, therefore, we bought him off the
called Horlicks, so we went out and
I got back from one of my overseas
O’Sullivans. The next day we put him
bought a half-sister to her for very
trips that Dave has a very good Sir
on a float and gelded him straight
little at the next sale.
Tristram colt out of Horlicks who will
away and the rest is history.”
be top class,” Paul said.
“That worked out very well
Brew was not the only big
because we sold that filly to Japan for
“At stage he wasn’t even named
dividend the gelding’s extended
a lot of money after Horlicks won the
otherwise - and the Moroneys have
and he ended up having two starts
family provided Moroney with his
Japan Cup.”
won it. And there is, of course, the
as a two-year-old in New Zealand. He
dam Horlicks (Three Legs), the
story behind the story.
went pretty well, so they put him on a
winner of the 1989 Japan Cup (Gr 1,
further back for Paul, having overseen
The
association
goes
even
think the cheapest one I bought
Brew, a horse who started under
plane and took him to Sydney in the
2400m), coming onto his radar as an
the early education of an unraced filly
who went on to win a Group 1 I
the care of Dave O’Sullivan, a trainer
spring as Paul had opened a stable
unraced filly.
named Malt (Moss Trooper).
paid $13,000 for. It is very hard
Paul Moroney worked for and Mike
there.
to do that now. The horses who
worked alongside, and he won the
were under $20,000 who were good types, you used to be able to buy without much competition,
In fact, the story is also linked
“I also knew the family well as I
“They campaigned him there
to another New Zealand champion
worked with Horlicks’ mother Malt
race in 2000 after a well-travelled and
but he was such a bad-natured colt
Waverley Star (Star Way) who ran in
when I was running one of Dave;s
wayward beginning to his career.
that he became impossible to train.
the 1986 Japan Cup.
stables for a season and I had her
for
After he ran fifth in the Dulcify, the
“Actually, it goes back a long
but you go to most sales now you
O’Sullivan, twice in New Zealand and
final lead-up to the Spring Champion
way to when Dave O’Sullivan took
are paying three or four times
five times in New South Wales, winning
Stakes, he got loose in the birdcage
Waverley Star over to the Japan Cup
because he thought she was too slow
that amount for them. There is
his Kembla Grange in August 1997.
and tried to mount all the other colts,
and Paul, his son, went as well and
– I thought she should have carried
so he had a bit of a problem with his
they were a man short for the stable,”
on, but anyway – so she never got to
sexuality.”
Moroney recalled.
the races.
certainly more competition to buy a type than there used to be.
He
raced
seven
times
But it was Mike who first spotted Brew as a potential talent before he graced a track.
HE GOT LOOSE IN THE BIRDCAGE AND TRIED TO MOUNT ALL THE OTHER COLTS, SO HE HAD A BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH HIS SEXUALITY
Brew’s
antics
prompted
under my wing. “She
was
retired
unraced
his
“We employed a friend of mine
“He sent her back to the breeder
owner to put the then colt on the
who used to be an apprentice with the
and he bred Horlicks, so we followed
market.
O’Sullivans called Kevin Scott at our
the breed very closely.”
“They told the owner they had to
(bloodstock) company. Dave asked a
geld him but he had a bit of a problem
favour if Kev could come and run the
feelings
with his books because he insured
stable while he was away, which he
and the O’Sullivans after Brew’s
him for such a high price when he
did.
Melbourne Cup success, Paul says.
There were never any hard between
the
Moroneys
was a foal. He couldn’t geld him or
“I went overseas and when I
There was a joint celebration
he’d have to repay all the depreciation
came back I said to Kevin, ‘was there
held at Matamata after the victory
he’d already claimed on the horse,” he
anything at Dave’s stable that really
where the two families drank out
said.
impressed you while you were there?’.
of both the Melbourne Cup and the
He said, ‘yes, this Three Legs filly
Japan Cup.
“We got wind he was for sale
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Written in the stars | Easter Jury
Mick
Malone Kitchwin Hills
Gai Waterhouse Trainer
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY?
The culture and the people!
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WOULD IMPROVE ABOUT THE RACING / BREEDING INDUSTRY?
I’d love to see our sport
Aussies love a bet and this in turn creates opportunity.
work more as one, we are a fractured industry in many areas - Let’s start with just one media outlet showcasing our amazing sport.
The best thing about the Australian racing industry is that it embraces everyone. Through syndication and the low cost of owning a horse,
people from all different walks of life can have a share in a horse. It is very well advertised and everyone knows about racing.
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WOULD IMPROVE ABOUT THE RACING / BREEDING INDUSTRY?
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY?
The parsimonious difference
IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IN RACING, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
Happy being myself, I’d hate to
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE?
There has been a number of
miss one crazy day of my life with my family and friends.
Ju 2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Supplement
Eas
Damion
Flower
Jadeskye Racing
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY?
The world class studs we have and the world class stallions they provide. The prizemoney, including The Everest which the richest sprint turf
race in the world, it’s the Usain Bolt of racing - and it’s in our own backyard - we are incredibly lucky. people that have influenced
I’d like to think we could
development. Di has always supported me in so many ways, and
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WOULD IMPROVE ABOUT THE RACING / BREEDING INDUSTRY?
weeks ago the Group 2 Skyline Stakes and Group 2 Sweet
Ray is a man that is rarely mentioned in Kitchwin’s success, but
We have the Golden Slipper, which is the richest two-year-old
Embrace Stakes were both worth $200,000.
he has a wonderful way of building confidence in people and has
race and race our horses a lot earlier than anywhere else in the
always given me great advice on so many topics. They are the
world therefore the opportunity is needed to get them there.
IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IN RACING, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
between Saturday benchmark races and black-type races. For example, a standard Saturday benchmark race is worth $125,000 and two
Her Majesty The Queen, because
WHAT’S YOUR PROUDEST RACING MOMENT TO DATE?
sport. She has a wonderful knowledge and understanding of the industry and a large network of trainers and knowledgeable
My father and my husband.
My two children and their children. Having my family with me at Flemington when I won the Melbourne Cup with
Fiorente in 2013, and training the trifecta in the Golden Slipper with Ha Ha, Excellerator and Red Hannigan in 2001.
WHERE DO YOU GO TO RELAX IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SALE?
Brown [Kitchwin Hills founders] have played a massive role in Kitchwin’s growth and my
Home.
improve two-year-old racing in the terms of more races. In Australia we primarily breed for speed resulting in precocious colonial yearlings.
two people that have helped me find my feet on many occasions!
she has a huge passion for the
racing people around her.
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE?
my career. But Ray and Di
WHAT’S YOUR PROUDEST RACING MOMENT TO DATE? WHERE DO YOU GO TO RELAX IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SALE?
Witnessing the birth of Black Caviar’s first foal.
With friends/clients and family at our hospitality area at Inglis.
THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE INFLUENCED MY CAREER. BUT RAY AND DI BROWN HAVE PLAYED A MASSIVE ROLE IN KITCHWIN’S GROWTH AND MY DEVELOPMENT
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IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IN RACING, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
In the past I would have said Robert Sangster or John Magnier - I think looking at what they achieved explains why. But now I would have to say Hugh Bowman, because I would love to know the
feel Winx gives him under saddle.
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE? WHAT’S YOUR PROUDEST RACING MOMENT TO DATE? WHERE DO YOU GO TO RELAX IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SALE?
My mother is the most influential person in my life. But in racing terms it would be trainers Gerald Ryan and the late Ross McDonald, who I spent time under. No doubt racing Snitzel and then watching him become a champion in the breeding barn. Bit of a homebody, I am so I tend to head home to be with my family and then I’ll go for a stable walk at Platinum Park the next day to look at the horses.
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ster
Carmel
Size
Bloodstock agent
Gold
Racing manager at Shadwell Stud
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY?
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY? WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WOULD IMPROVE ABOUT THE RACING / BREEDING INDUSTRY?
I would unite Racing NSW benefit of the industry
IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IN RACING, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
Winx, I’d love to know how good it
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE?
Without doubt my father Neville
feels to have an engine and stride that big, plus I’m tipping they’d be a daily spoil involved in her life.
Begg, he challenges me everyday to be better in my pursuit of excellence.
prize-money advantage over European racing, what makes Australian racing so special to me is the racecourses ability
atmosphere to the bigger days, something which we tend to lack in Europe. Also the racecourses are constantly striving to
Dermot
improve their facilities to make the whole raceday experience more enjoyable for the participants.
Farrington
Bloodstock agent
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WOULD IMPROVE ABOUT THE RACING / BREEDING INDUSTRY?
I would hate to try and tell anybody how to improve what is already an outstanding industry in so many respects; however, I hope that Australia will find a way to move
forward collectively so that the in-fighting between states
WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY?
How it engulfs everybody
doesn’t get out of hand, which from an outsiders point of view
from all walks of life.
it is in danger of doing – also while I understand the need to
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WOULD IMPROVE ABOUT THE RACING / BREEDING INDUSTRY?
In the UK and Ireland I would
worldwide racing industry and it would be a great shame to lose
redistribute prize-money so
it in Australia.
satisfy the local market with the speed stallions I hope that the industry will not ignore those stallions who can impart slightly more stamina to their offspring, as that is such a vital part of the
that Class A tracks run for a minimum of at least £30,000 per race and overhaul the current bonus schemes in
in Europe they are not fit for purpose.
thoroughbred
and Racing Victoria for the
Apart from the obvious huge
to attract a young audience which in turn brings and outstanding
Europe to be more like the Australian schemes as at the moment The magic and power of the
Angus
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IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IN RACING, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
There are so many people I admire in the industry that I could chose hundreds of different people to be to experience how they live their lives – for the moment
IF YOU COULD BE ONE PERSON FOR A DAY IN RACING, WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
I’d like to be the handicapper so I
I will plump for Frankie Dettori, as I would love to experience
could drop a few of mine 5lbs, or
the feeling of riding one of those outstanding horses of John
on second thoughts, 10lbs.
Gosden’s just to experience the sensation of a top class horse.
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE?
Plenty of people really - although
WHAT’S YOUR PROUDEST RACING MOMENT TO DATE?
Probably breeding and racing a
been extraordinary to witness and of enormous long-term
Group 1 winner.
benefit to our industry.
WHERE DO YOU GO TO RELAX IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SALE?
I stay with great friends in
WHAT’S YOUR PROUDEST RACING MOMENT TO DATE?
my father taught me about the
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER TO DATE?
I will have to go with Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, not only for his patience in employing me for so many years, but also in the
land and stock and my school
wisdom he has imparted to me along the way, both in equine
teachers taught me not to work
matters and more worldly affairs, together with his boundless
in the city.
enthusiasm for and support of the whole racing and breeding industry – the contribution of the whole Maktoum family has
Birchgrove so it’s easy to relax!
I am not sure if it is my proudest moment, but certainly my greatest memory on a racecourse
was representing Sheikh Hamdan the day that Jeune won the Melbourne Cup – having just arrived into Australia that morning and hitched a lift to the racecourse with a friend, to spend four
WHAT’S YOUR PROUDEST RACING MOMENT TO DATE? WHERE DO YOU GO TO RELAX IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SALE?
Every moment, I’m with a horse is a proud moment
Back to my horses
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY HUGH BOWMAN, BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE FEEL WINX GIVES HIM UNDER SADDLE
hours walking around with the cup under my arm after the race was a truly remarkable and humbling experience, and one I would love to replicate once more before I die!
WHERE DO YOU GO TO RELAX IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SALE?
There are so many outstanding restaurants and bars in Sydney it is hard to pick out one, but a good
evening with friends in Bar Machiavelli is hard to beat.
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just
that
I Am Invincible | Yarraman Park Stud
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“He was a horse we were aware of in his
came into the horse
two-year-old season, and we knew he was
in the early days, and
hen Arthur and Harry Mitchell
a good-looking horse so we’d followed his
nearly all of them did
made the 1,000km trip from
progress,” Yarraman director Arthur Mitchell
extremely well out of
Yarraman Park in Scone to
says of his early encounter with I Am Invincible.
him.
the Whittlesea yard of trainer
“We also follow European racing closely, so we
“We knew if he
Peter Morgan to first cast their expert eyes over
were aware of Invincible Spirit’s upward curve,
threw horses with his
I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), they were fairly
and knew I Am Invincible had a strong Australian
looks that he’d have a
certain about the distance they would have to
female family too.”
chance and thankfully
W
By James Thomas
travel to reach their destination. Much harder to predict, however, was the scale of the journey the horse would take them on in the years that have followed.
Despite those attributes, it was not a
a lot of smaller and
foregone conclusion that the Mitchells would
mid-range breeders,
stand I Am Invincible.
and those who bought
There was no question that he possessed
WITH HIS PERFORMANCE RECORD WE KNEW WE HAD TO SELL HIM ON HIS LOOKS, SO THE DEAL BETWEEN MY BROTHER AND I WAS THAT HE HAD TO COME OUT OF THE BOX AND WE HAD TO LOVE HIM
breeding rights, made
I Am Invincible joined the Yarraman Park
talent in abundance, as his five successes
very good money selling his progeny.”
roster at a humble fee of $11,000 (inc GST).
attested to, but his race recorded lacked a
It was not only beauty pageant looks
With I Am Invincible having maintained a
Now, with nine covering seasons under his belt,
Group 1 win, with a runner-up effort behind
that I Am Invincible was imparting, however,
steep upward trajectory, his stallion career is
he completed his latest breeding campaign
Takeover Target (Celtic Swing) in the 2009
as his debut crop of juveniles, bred at that
now looking very ‘serious’ indeed. To date he
fully booked at $192,000 (inc GST), making
Goodwood Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) the closest
introductory fee of $11,000 (inc GST), propelled
has supplied seven Group 1 winners from just
him the second-most expensive stallion on duty
he had come to striking at the elite level.
their sire to a dominant win in the first-season
five full crops of racing age. Of those seven elite
in Australia, behind only Redoute’s Choice’s
“With his performance record we knew we
stallion standings of 2013-14. His talented
performers, moreover, five were bred while the
(Danehill) champion son Snitzel, who stands at
had to sell him on his looks, so the deal between
son Brazen Beau played a starring role among
stallion was still available to breeders at $11,000
Arrowfield Stud at $220,000 (inc GST).
my brother and I was that he had to come out
that first batch of two-year-olds, winning the
(inc GST).
But - having majored in runners that boast
of the box and we had to love him,” explains
Champagne Classic (Gr 2, 1200m) and going
Following Brazen Beau’s breakthrough, I
precocity, class and durability in abundance -
Mitchell. “When he came out of the box it didn’t
down by just a head in the JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr
Am A Star stepped up to claim the 2016 Myer
it is a price tag that the son of Invincible Spirit
take us more than a few seconds to say ‘we’ll
1, 1600m).
Classic (registered as Empire Rose Stakes)
has undoubtedly
stand this horse because he’s just such a lovely
earned.
looking individual’.”
As has become par for the course with I
(Gr 1, 1600m), followed by Viddora, whose
Am Invincible’s progeny, Brazen Beau took his
first Group 1 sprint success came in the 2017
Mitchell adds: “We knew he had problems
form to the next level at three when taking out
Winterbottom Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), a race the
with his feet, which he still has, but he was
the prestigious Coolmore Stakes (registered as
stallion’s son Voodoo Lad also landed in 2018.
always a very fast horse and he actually did a
Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m).
better job than we first thought running second
Voodoo Lad was his sire’s fourth Group
“I Am Invincible had quite a few good two-
1 winner in 2018, following the victories of
year-old winners, but when Brazen Beau, who’d
Hellbent, who now stands alongside his father
The Mitchells’ decision may have only taken
already won a Group 2 at two in Queensland
at Yarraman Park, in the William Reid Stakes (Gr
seconds to make, but it has had far reaching
[Champagne Classic], came back and won
1, 1200m), Oohood in the Flight Stakes (Gr 1,
results. It was not long before I Am Invincible
the Coolmore at three, that was when we
1600m) and Media Sensation, who struck in the
began to look like a priceless upgrader of stock.
really thought ‘hello, this stallion might be
New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m).
to Takeover Target given his issues.”
“We’ve been in the game a long time and
something’,” recalls Mitchell.
“It’s across the board,” says Mitchell when
stood a lot of stallions so we know a lot of
“His progeny had already started to sell
asked for his own personal highlight of I Am
people,” says Mitchell, reflecting upon I Am
reasonably well and when Brazen Beau won that
Invincible’s start at stud. “But it was
race, which is arguably our hottest three-year-
“We’re just so proud of the horse. I know we
the smaller breeders who
old sprint, we thought things were starting to
got a bit lucky with him, but you’ve got to get lucky
get a bit serious.”
with stallions, I’m << Continued from page 17
Invincible’s stallion career.
Yarraman Park Stud
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Written in the stars | I Am Invincible proving to be just that
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Harry & Arthur Mitchell those two down you’ve got to be a pretty good stallion.” The next stop for the I Am Invincible bandwagon is the Inglis Australian Easter Continued on page 18>>
Yearling Sale at the Riverside Stables
just so proud that we
complex at Warwick Farm. One of the sire’s
took the gamble to
seven elite winners - I Am A Star - was
stand him. He’s just
sold at Inglis’s former home at the iconic
the
most
beautiful
Newmarket auction house when signed for
and
lovely
natured
by James Harron for $40,000 at the 2015
animal you’d ever have I Am Invincible | Yarraman Park Stud
HE’S JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND LOVELY NATURED ANIMAL YOU’D EVER HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HE’S GOT A GORGEOUS PERSONALITY.
Classic Yearling Sale.
anything to do with -
It is surely just a matter of time before
he’s got a gorgeous
another high-achieving son or daughter of I Am
personality.”
Invincible changes hands at Inglis, and those on
The current Australian season has seen I Am Invincible further realise the
the hunt have 28 of his yearlings to choose from
immense potential his earlier crops hinted at, and he now leads the general sires’
at the upcoming Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
table by wins, winners and stakes winners, and lies second only to Snitzel, whose
The Yarraman Park draft includes arguably
total received a $6,764,250 boost from The Everest (1200m) winner Redzel, in
the most eye-catching offering by the sire, with
prize-money terms.
Lot 243 a brother to none other than Brazen
And with 24 stakes winners in the bank by autumn, I Am Invincible is rapidly closing in on the seasonal record of 26 black type scorers set by Snitzel and his own breed-shaping grandsire, Danehill (Danzig).
Beau. “He’s the most like Brazen Beau we’ve seen, he’s very similar, a real tough-looking
“He’s only two stakes winners away from equalling the Australian record for
sort,” reports Mitchell of the colt out of
stakes winners in a season held by Danehill and Snitzel, and there’s still quite a few
Sansadee. “We’ve also got a very nice colt out
months to go,” says Mitchell, before adding with some understatement: “To run
of Camporella (Lot 395), who’s a Group-winning
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Exceed And Excel mare. It’s a nice solid draft we’re taking.” Also among the I Am Invincible colts due to come under the hammer at Warwick Farm are: the son of a winning Bernardini (A.P. Indy) sister to champion New Zealand two-year-old Ruud Awakening (Lot 93) offered by Vinery Stud; the third foal of Group 2 winner Oasis Bloom (Al Maher) from Rosemont Stud (Lot 157); and the fourth foal out of Your Life Style (Hussonet) (Lot 339), a $1.2 million broodmare purchase by Newgate Farm whose previous offspring have fetched up to $850,000. There is significant appeal among the draft of I Am Invincible fillies too, with his offerings including: a daughter of the Fastnet Rock (Danehill) mare Fitna (Lot 13), whose siblings include the dam of champion juvenile The Mission (Choisir); the filly out of Reisling Slipper Trial (Gr 2, 1200m) scorer Pure Energy (Mossman) (Lot 201) from Corumbene Stud, who also offer a youngster from the family of Heart Ruler (Marscay) and Egg Tart (Sebring); the second foal of an unraced Snitzel sister to Galaxy Handicap (Gr 1, 1100m) winner Sweet Idea (Snitzel) and the Group 2-winning Showtime (Lot 296), consigned by Glastonbury Farms; and a November-born foal out of New Zealand champion two-yearold Anabandana (Anabaa) (Lot 358), offered by Coolmore Stud. What’s more, with I Am Invincible’s bestbred crops still in the pipeline, buyers can shop with the confidence that, in all likelihood, there will be plenty more to come from Australia’s most upwardly mobile young stallion. “We’ve seen a huge jump in the pedigrees of the mares in his book this year,” says Mitchell. “We do have a bit of a say in the mares that people send and his last two books have been of a much higher quality than anything he’s had previously. “He’s covered a lot of very high-class young mares so hopefully that can keep him where he is, if not help him do even better.”
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Exceed a stallion who is still
excelling on the global stage
Exceed And Excel
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Written in the stars | Exceed, a stallion who is still excelling on the global stage
I
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Then there is that growing band of successful stallion sons
By Martin Stevens
who suggest Exceed And Excel is going to be an important
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mare Solicit, whose page has dense black type; consigned by Edinglassie Stud.
t has long been recognised that Exceed And Excel
sire of sires. Sidestep boasts a winner of the world’s most
- Lot 309, a colt who is the second produce of dual
(Danehill) belongs in the pantheon of great shuttle
important two-year-old race in his freshman season and what
Group 2 winner Thump (Red Ransom), whose dam (Oomph)
sires, taking his place alongside his own father Danehill
a boost he is for Queensland breeders, the Darley-owned sire
and granddam (Nobellotto) were both also stakes winners;
(Danzig) and the likes of Fastnet Rock (Danehill), More
having been leased to stand at Telemon Thoroughbreds in the
consigned by Cressfield.
Than Ready (Southern Halo), Medaglia
state last year. Those breeders who supported him in 2018
- Lot 310, a filly who is the first foal out of Tie Me Down
D’Oro (El Prado) and Street Cry
were guaranteed the opportunity to use him again at the same
(Pins), a Listed-winning half-sister to New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1,
fee in 2019, which is a justified reward for their faith.
2400m) runner-up Can’t Keeper Down (Keeper); consigned by
(Machiavellian). More recently it became apparent that he would
Reward For Effort is also carving a name for himself at
exert a deeper influence on the
Chatswood Stud in Victoria, having been represented by four
- Lot 384, a filly who is the second foal out of Furious
breed, with his stallion sons
Group winners and being well supported by strong books of
Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner and Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m)
mares.
third Bound For Earth, who is in turn by Northern Meteor
and
broodmare
daughters
producing top-class runners themselves.
It must be said though, that until this year’s Slipper, Exceed And Excel’s standing as a sire of sires was higher north
Sledmere Stud.
(Encosta De Lago) and VRC Oaks winner Bulla Borghese (Belong To Me); consigned by Segenhoe Stud.
This year’s Golden Slipper
of the equator. Sidestep is his first son to supply a southern
- Lot 403, a sister to Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered
Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) threw
hemisphere-bred Group 1 winner but in the north there were
as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m) fourth Knight Exemplar
both facts into sharp relief.
already two – Excelebration and Helmet, whose European
out of the stakes-winning Royal Academy (Nijinsky) mare
The surprise but convincing
coverings have resulted in two outstanding performers in
Charmview; consigned by Marquee Stud.
winner Kiamichi is by the
Barney Roy and Thunder Snow.
- Lot 421, a half-sister to Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr 1,
freshman Sidestep, a son
Exceed And Excel’s stock as paternal grandsire rose
1600m) winner Romantic Touch (Northern Meteor) and Group
of Exceed And Excel, who
even higher in Britain and Ireland last year as two of his less
3 scorer Burning Passion (Northern Meteor) out of the winning
made it a one-two for
heralded sons, Bungle Inthejungle and Kuroshio, defied small
Snippets (Lunchtime) mare Dearness; consigned by Gooree Park
the sire when second to
opening stud fees and minuscule representation in the latter
Stud.
Overreach in the 2013
case to shine with their first two-year-old runners.
renewal of the race. Meanwhile the runnerup to Kiamichi, Microphone,
Those fillies with strong pages have added allure, knowing
Exceed And Excel’s record as a broodmare sire is also
what we do about Exceed And Excel’s prowess as a broodmare
blossoming. He has been represented by 394 winners from
sire. On that subject, it would probably pay to give those lots
679 starters in this department, including 32 stakes winners.
at the Easter Sale who are by other stallions out of Exceed
is by Exceed And Excel himself. He
Intriguingly, it could have been said that until recently the
is from the stallion’s 12th southern-hemisphere crop, which
sire’s daughters were outperforming the sons in Australasia
And Excel mares a second glance. There are 12 of the sire’s
speaks to the sire’s wonderful constitution, as he hasn’t missed
and that the opposite was the case in Europe. Before Exceed
- Lot 73, a Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible) colt out of Just
a shuttle trip to Ireland since 2005.
maternal grandchildren on offer including:
And Excel got his first Group 1-winning paternal grandchild
Discreet, a Group 3-winning half-sister to Group 1 SAJC
Following the Golden Slipper the statistics showed that
in Australasia through Kiamichi, he already had five Group
Schweppes Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Maybe Discreet
Exceed And Excel has supplied some 1,337 winners from
1-winning maternal grandchildren in Alizee (Sepoy), Astern
(Shamardal); consigned by Mill Park Stud.
1,907 runners worldwide who have earned in excess of $168
(Medaglia D’Oro), Bounding (Lonhro), Crown Prosecutor
million in prize-money. His tally of stakes winners stands at
(Medaglia d’Oro) and Prompt Response (Beneteau).
156, with 12 who have struck at the highest level.
On the other hand, it was only last September that Exceed
- Lot 159, a Street Boss (Street Cry) colt out of Omniscient, a Listed-placed daughter of Listed winner Omens (Octagonal), bred on the same cross as the smart Petits Filous; consigned
His roll of honour includes one winner of the Golden
And Excel struck with his first Group 1 winner as damsire
Slipper (Overreach), and two winners of each Blue Diamond
among his northern hemisphere-breds, with Middle Park
- Lot 198, a half-brother to Tattersalls Tiara (Gr 1, 1350m)
Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) (Earthquake and Reward For Effort)
Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner Ten Sovereigns (No Nay Never). That
winner Prompt Response (Beneteau) and Group 3 scorer
and Inglis Sires’ Produce Stakes (registered as ATC
said, the stallion is now considered one of Europe’s hottest
Prompt Return(Beneteau), by Medaglia D’Oro (El Prado) so
Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) (Guelph and
broodmare sires as crack trainer Aidan O’Brien’s two best two-
bred on the same cross as Golden Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)
Helmet). He has supplied winners at most of
year-olds of 2018 – Ten Sovereigns and Anthony Van Dyck
victor Astern; consigned by Newgate Farm.
the world’s biggest meetings: the Breeders’
(Galileo)– are both out of his daughters.
by Aquis Farm Operations.
- Lot 230, a Zoustar (Northern Meteor) colt out of a
Cup (Outstrip in the Juvenile Turf (Gr 1, 8f));
No doubt about it, Exceed And Excel is an exceptional
Dubai World Cup night (Amber Sky in the
source of precocity and sprinter/miler talent, and he is
Al Quoz Sprint (Gr 1, 1000m)); Hong Kong
developing into a true breed-shaper at the age of 18. How
- Lot 291, another bred on the proven Medaglia D’Oro-
International Race Day (Mr Stunning in the
fortunate breeders are to still have access to the former
Exceed And Excel cross, this one a filly who is a half-sister to
Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m), twice);
champion sire at Darley’s base at Kelvinside in the Hunter
Listed winner Haybah (More Than Ready) out of a winning half-
and at Royal Ascot on several occasions
Valley and at Kildangan Stud in Ireland, while owners and
sister to dual Group 1 hero Rebel Raider (Reset); consigned by
(Best Terms, Buratino and others).
trainers might also consider themselves lucky to have a wide-
Yarraman Park Stud.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, EXCEED AND EXCEL IS AN EXCEPTIONAL SOURCE OF PRECOCITY AND SPRINTER/ MILER TALENT, AND HE IS DEVELOPING INTO A TRUE BREED-SHAPER AT THE AGE OF 18
ranging choice of his progeny at auction. The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale catalogue features 13 lots by Exceed And Excel. On paper, at least, the highlights appear to be:
winning half-sister to multiple Group 3 winner Judged (High Yield); consigned by Milburn Creek.
- Lot 325, a Pierro (Lonhro) colt out of Listed-placed Valoura, a half-sister to Group 2 winner Noire (Foxwedge); consigned by Coolmore Stud. - Lot 395, a colt by I Am Invincible out of Group 3 winner
- Lot 137, a filly out of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Camporella whose only foal to have raced is sprint winner
(Gr 1, 1m) heroine More Than Real (More Than Ready), making
Californiasurprise (I Am Invincible); consigned by Yarraman Park Stud.
her a half-sister to three winners including Listed scorer Miss Debutante (Fastnet Rock); consigned by Kia Ora Stud. - Lot 249, a filly who is the third foal out of Manifold Stakes (Gr 2, 1610m) winner Se Sauver (Bel Esprit), whose first foal is the useful three-year-old filly Scamper (Fastnet Rock); consigned by Kia Ora Stud.
In the unlikely scenario that anyone needed any more convincing of the high calibre of racehorse available to buy at Inglis Easter they should look no further than Exceed And Excel himself. He was bought by Nick Moraitis for $375,000 at the 2002 renewal before landing a pair of Group 1 sprints and being
- Lot 276, a colt who is the first foal out of dual Group 2 winner and multiple Group 1-placed Street Cry (Machiavellian)
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LESS MEANS MORE for expanding
EMIRATES Founded in 1989 by Dubai-based businessman H.E. Nasser
Both fillies went into training with Team Hawkes and both
Lootah, the Emirates brand has a rich roll of honour, its homebred
emerged victorious in the Golden Slipper. Mossfun triumphed
o buy one Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)
colts who have subsequently carved out successful second careers
by three-quarters of a length, while Esitjaab landed the spoils by
winner could be considered as fortuitous; to buy two,
at stud - either at Emirates or elsewhere - including Encosta De
a neck having broken like a tracer bullet from barrier 14 before
simply could not. To buy two in the space of four years
Lago (Fairy King), Al Maher (Danehill) and Dash For Cash (Secret
showing a determined attitude in the closing stages to repel a
could only be deemed the work of a meticulous and
Savings), while Emirates purchased the sire of the latter, former dual
16-strong field in admirable fashion.
forward-thinking operation with a firm commitment to a well-
US Grade 3 winner Secret Savings (Seeking The Gold), from the US
Estijaab was the sole purchase made by Emirates Park
founded vision.
in 1996 prior to him winning the Doncaster Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m)
in 2017, while the operation bought only four fillies last year,
as a precursor to him standing between 1997 and 2008.
including Espaaniyah (I Am Invincible), another Easter Sale
T
By Chris Humpleby
The latter is a succinct epitome of Emirates Park, the Hunter Valley-based stud farm steeped in a long and successful
However, the farm is in the midst of an evolutionary period,
graduate who vindicated her $750,000 price-tag when making a
heritage, but one that is dynamic enough to adapt to the changing
downsizing its broodmare band from approximately 280 to 60
barnstorming introduction to land the Inglis Banner (RL, 1000m)
commercial and market forces to which all breeding operations
over the past decade, while a deal was struck with Aquis Farm in
at Moonee Valley on debut last October.
are subject to and frequently dictated by.
2017 for the Fung family-owned operation to take out a long-term lease on Emirates’ Hunter Valley-based property in Murrurundi. More recently, the Emirates Park brand has expanded
long-term approach to buying yearlings by highlighting individuals
overseas, with a small, ‘side-project’ breeding operation currently
with the necessary attributes to make it firstly as racehorses and
brewing through eight mares boarding in Europe at Hazelwood
secondly as breeding prospects further down the line.
Stud, based in Newmarket, while a broad understanding of the
“We mainly buy fillies, but we like to look at everything from
international market is evident through the acquisition of Red
the point of view of future reference,” explains managing director
Lodge (Midshipman), a US$500,000 purchase at the Keeneland
Bryan Carlson, a man ever-generous with his time and meticulous
November Breeding Stock Sale last year, who is about to foal to
in his approach to extracting the best bloodstock from the sales
Hill ‘N’ Dale Farms resident Kitten’s Joy (El Prado) before being
ring at a time whereby the standout prospects are becoming
imported to Australia.
increasingly difficult to buy.
This re-shaping of the Emirates Park framework has
“If we don’t buy a filly but we like her, and she comes up as
coincided with a shift in managerial responsibility through
a broodmare later, on we will try to buy her then. From a yearling
the Lootah family, as the day-to-day running of Emirates
perspective, we get down to a shortlist of ten and I sit down with
Park becomes less the preserve of Nasser and more the
the Lootah family and we work out what are going to be those
responsibility of his 30-year-old son, Hussain.
early two-year-old types that are best suited to the Slipper.
And it is Hussain’s passion for the two-year-old
He continues: “However, they have to have residual value. It’s
programme and adulation for the Golden Slipper
very hard to get a good racehorse and the page is crucial from a
that has resulted in a concerted focus towards both
residual perspective.
buying and breeding precocious types who are
“I like yearlings to be out of young mare, while we try not to
capable of cutting the ice in the most prestigious
buy horses by unproven stallions. They’ve got to tick every box
juvenile contest on the planet.
– even down through the right broodmare sire and the right
The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has
crosses. Then the conformation has to meet the page. Hussain is
proven a fruitful hunting ground for realising those
very critical on what he wants and we are in a very lucky situation
ambitions, with both Mossfun (Mossman) and Estijaab Bryan Carlson
It is no coincidence that an operation with the strategic nous of Emirates Park focuses on quality over quantity, implementing a
whereby we can do that.”
(Snitzel) having graduated from this sale in 2013 and
‘Luck’ seems a misnomer, particularly given the detail into
2017 respectively, the former
which Carlson enters when he recounts the process of buying
realising $85,000 from the
Mossfun, Estijaab and Espaaniyah, all of whom excelled during
draft of Fairview Stud, while
inspection largely because of their attitudes and temperaments –
the gavel came down on the
two qualities Carlson values just about above all other, hence his
latter for an eye-watering
eleventh-hour approach to this particular sale.
WE DON’T INSPECT ON THE FARMS FOR EASTER BECAUSE IT’S NOT A BIG CATALOGUE
$1,700,000 from the draft of
“We don’t inspect on the farms for Easter because it’s not
Arrowfield Stud following a
a big catalogue,” he says. “I prefer to look at everything at the
protracted bidding dual.
sale because the horses are out of << Continued from page 22
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their home environments and you can
“I think the market will
compare them as a crop. You can also compare how they handle
be very strong, especially on
the situation of the sale.
those top ten per cent again,”
Continued on page 24>>
“I still remember looking at Mossfun. While other horses
Carlson
continues.
are a lot more international
anything else, she was so content with showing herself off. She
buyers now with Yulong, Aquis
walked out beautifully and had a great attitude.
and Phoenix, who are big
Carlson continues: “Attitude is one of the first things I look for – if you have a horse that wants to race, it helps. You can win and lose a race with those types of qualities. “You saw that with Espaaniyah in the Inglis Banner. All of the
HUSSAIN IS ONLY 30 AND HE LOVES HIS HORSE RACING, BUT IT HAS AN EMOTIONAL AS WELL AS BUSINESS SIDE
“There
were jumping around, she was a princess – she didn’t care about
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international players. “The big trainers will also be there buying for big owners – the
yearling sales, buying a filly by Windsor Park Stud shuttler Charm
likes of Ciaron Maher, Tony McEvoy and Gai Waterhouse – and I
Spirit (Invincible Spirit) for 130,000 guineas from Book 2 of the
don’t think buying will be easy.
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
horses drifted wide and a few things went wrong with the field,
“On paper the catalogue looks very strong. From what I can
Speaking of the expansion, Carlson continues in a similar
but she stayed to herself and handled the situation really well.
remember, there are a lot of American-bred yearlings, which I like
vein to the overarching Emirates Park philosophy, reiterating the
Lots of things can win or lose a race, but if you’ve got a great
a lot. Bringing in American speed has worked here in Australia.”
focus on both quality and excellence.
attitude it’s a great start.”
However, Carlson is also pensive in his predictions for the
“It’s a little side-project and you don’t know where it will lead,”
The same can be said of Estijaab, the filly Emirates ‘had
market moving forward, particularly in regard to acquiring
he says. “If we were going to do it, we wanted to do it properly.
to buy’ but one which required the operation to sacrifice other
fillies in the mould of Estijaab, while he also passes thoughtful
Nasser wanted Mossfun to go up there, so we thought we’d breed
potential purchases that year.
comment on the current situation regarding the dearth of high-
the best to the best and send her to Frankel.
“She was such a great physical type and her attitude was
class stallions at the disposal of Australian breeders.
“We have a Galileo colt out of the Fastnet Rock mare Shahad,
great,” Carlson continues. “Arrowfield produce stakes horses
“We are very lucky in Australia in that breeders tend to sell
who is a stakes-placed daughter of three-time Group 1 winner
and that is also what you look for – farms that are consistently
more of their yearlings,” he says. “In the UK, it is very hard to buy
Shamekha. He’s a very nice colt and he’ll be retained by us to
producing Group 1 horses.
those good fillies with a page. Hopefully I’m wrong, but I can see a
race. We also have a Toronado filly out of Have Fun. Both are
trend where that might start to happen down here.
currently yearlings.
“We didn’t really go to the sale thinking she would bring $1.7 million – we expected $1-1.2 million – but she was a great filly
“Stakes-winning broodmares are very hard to buy for a good
“We also returned two English-bred mares, who were bought
price. I think some breeders will start to keep their well-bred
in Australia, to Europe. One was the unraced Polar Pearl, a half-
“Her gate speed won a lot of her races. That turn of foot out of
fillies to race and try and get black-type that way, because it’s just
sister to the outstanding five-time Group 1 winner Miss Finland,
the gates is crucial and that quality won her the Slipper. Most of
becoming harder and harder to buy those black-type fillies with
who won the 2006 renewal of the Golden Slipper. The other,
the time you can educate them, but what Estijaab has got – she’s
a page. Sometimes you’re paying $600-700,000 for a stakes-
Hamasat, is related to Alpha Centauri, while we also shipped
done that herself.”
placed filly, which makes it harder.”
Necklace, a sister to Sepoy.
all-round.
Esitjaab realised the joint fourth-highest price at the 2017
Reflecting on the stallion situation, Carlson adds: “We have
sale, with the top-lot mantle bestowed on another Arrowfield
been unfortunate with the premature deaths of Northern Meteor,
graduate in the shape of a $2.5 million Redoute’s Choice
Sebring, Commands, High Chaparral and Street Cry amongst
Closer to home, Emirates Park stood three stallions in conjunction
(Danehill) colt, who was knocked down to Tim Stakemire. Named
others. As such, we’re down to six or seven top stallions and only
with Aquis last year. They included Al Maher, who won the Australian
Melik, he won two barrier trials in May last year but currently
two of them are under the age of 17.
Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) during his racing career prior to standing
remains unraced.
“We’ve sent two of the mares – Polar Pearl and Have Fun – to Brazen Beau. He’s very good value in the northern hemisphere.
“We are in a very unfortunate situation whereby our proven
at Emirates for the past 14 seasons. He will move to Stockwell
A remarkable 17 lots realised seven figures that year, while
stallions are now so rare. Last year, of the top 30 stallions judged
Thoroughbreds for 2019, a farm leased by Emirates Park, with the
that number was usurped by 22 $1 million-plus purchases in
by mares covered, only ten of those stallions had a stakes-winning
19-year-old son of Danehill (Danzig) set to be ‘well-suited to Victoria.’
2018, and Carlson once again predicts a buoyant top-end to the market whereby international competition is driving up prices for the most select yearlings on offer.
percentage of more than five per cent in their book.
Al Maher was joined in 2018 by shuttler Dream Ahead (Diktat),
“It’s not a good thing when breeders are using unproven
who covered 47 mares last year having served 133 mares in 2017
stallion when only one in 50 make it, and I’m not holding my
and 135 mares the season prior, while he is currently standing at
breath for that to correct anytime soon.”
Regarding the future of Emirates Park, Carlson expresses a
excitedly of the recent expansion
far-reaching commercial and well-refined philosophy that neatly
into Europe, which is the brainchild
underpins the aspirations of an operation destined to etch itself
of Nasser Lootah as he seeks to
onto the biggest stage, but with a realisation of the need for a
develop a band of racehorses capable
stringent monetary policy that is essential for maintaining any
of competing within the prestigious
semblance of longevity in the current marketplace.
heritage of the European scene.
“Hussain is only 30 and he loves his horse racing, but it has
As well as purchasing Camargue (Invincible
Spirit),
a
half-sister
to
Lowther Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) winner
an emotional as well as business side” Carlson says. “He wants to sell his yearlings for good money, which can help pay for the racing side of the operation.
Threading for 105,000 guineas at the
“All of the colts go, and we will sell good fillies as well. We’re selling
Tattersalls July Sale in 2017, Emirates
good colts like Santos, a son of I Am Invincible who won the Group 2
Park have shipped seven mares to
Skyline Stakes last year. Hopefully he’ll find a home at stud in 2019.
Hazelwood Stud over the past three seasons. They include Mossfun, who has a
“We produce around 50 homebreds a year and we’ll keep a few homebred fillies to race. We want to keep our racing team between 30 and 40.”
colt foal by the outstanding champion
Speaking of objectives, Carlson continues: “As Hussain is so
Frankel (Galileo), while she foaled a
young, we can set short-term and long-term goals. Our short-term
filly by the Juddmonte stallion in mid-
goal is to buy and produce stakes winners from the yearling sales,
March. She will return to empty to
while also producing homebred stakes winners from the fillies we
Australia in due course.
have retained so we can return them to the broodmare band.
Furthermore, the first runners to
“We would love to breed our own Golden Slipper winner. We
grace the course under the Emirates
would also love to get to the point where all of our broodmares are
Park Pty Ltd banner did so in 2017,
black-type or Easter-type quality and that’s our long-term aim.
with a maiden victory recorded last year courtesy of the John Gosden-trained
Esitjaab
Haras de Grandcam in France for a fee of €12,000.
Looking ahead, Carlson speaks
“We want to try and get one of the best broodmare bands in Australia.”
Mehdaayih (Frankel), who won a fillies’
Well thought-through, eloquently encapsulated and planned
novice (1600m) at Yarmouth in October.
with precision. By default, the case of Emirates Park appears to
Carlson was also active at the 2018
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revolve around when such a vision materialises, rather than if.
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40%
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Written in the stars | Redoute’s Choice: a true great of thoroughbred breeding
2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Supplement
Choice: Redoute’s
a true great of thoroughbred breeding
Redoute’s Choice
T
By Les Young
left
163
individual
stakes
winners, 106 at Group level,
he recent death of multiple champion sire Redoute’s
across seven countries and
Choice (Danehill), aged 22, at Arrowfield Stud,
34 individual Group 1 winners
brought to an end an epic stud career but his influence
of both sexes with an almost
will live on for the next 50 years.
equal division. His progeny
As the best stallion son of supreme shuttler Danehill (Danzig),
we shall also remember Redoute’s Choice for his excellence as a racehorse before John Messara secured him to begin his breeding career at Arrowfield as a four-year-old in 2000. Big and powerfully built, Redoute’s Choice was bred and
THE IMPACT OF REDOUTE’S CHOICE AS A SIRE OF RACEHORSES HAS BEEN ENORMOUS BUT PALES WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE LEGACY HE HAS ALREADY LEFT THROUGH HIS MANY SIRE SONS AND BROODMARES
have so far earned more than $157 million. Australia’s
leading
first crop sire of 2003/04, Redoute’s
Choice times
was
raced by Muzaffar Yaseen of Teeley Assets and was trained in
three
crowned
Melbourne by Rick Hore-Lacy, contesting ten races at two and
champion sire in Australia (in
three years, winning five including four Group 1s and placing
2005/06,2009/10 and 2013/14) and also twice headed the list of
been enormous but pales when you consider the legacy he has
three times to earn just over $1.5 million.
sires of two-year-olds in 2004/05 and 2005/06.
already left through his many sire sons and broodmares.
He showed speed and high level ability from the start, winning
Able to impart to his progeny speed, courage and a degree
Other than his sire Danehill, Redoute’s Choice is recognised
a Listed juvenile event over 1100 metres Caulfield first time out
of stamina, Redoute’s Choice has sired a long and consistent
as perhaps the finest sire-of-sires in Australian history having,
before returning to that track to defeat the top class Testa Rossa
parade of racing stars ranging from outstanding two-year-
at this point, 26 sons which between them have left 286 stakes
(Perugino) and Dangerous (Danehill) in the 1999 Blue Diamond
olds,champion sprinters and a select group of Derby, Oaks and
winners worldwide. Most prominent of them is Arrowfield’s
Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m).
Guineas winners. He has been represented by Group 1 winners
Snitzel, who is heading for his third successive champion sire’s
Redoute’s Choice almost certainly would have won the
not only in Australia but also in New Zealand and South Africa as
title in Australia this season. Snitzel has 13 Group 1 winners to
1999 Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at his following start
well as black type winners in Europe resulting from two seasons
his credit and giving him significant support is fellow Arrowfield
but was sensationally scratched a few hours before the race
shuttling to the Aga Khan’s Haras de Bonneval in France.
resident Not a Single Doubt along with deceased Golden Slipper
when found to have a high temperature. He then was not seen
While champions Miss Finland, Lankan Rupee and now The
again until the spring when he showed his fighting qualities to
Autumn Sun are the highest prize-money earners by Redoute’s
again beat Testa Rossa in a memorable edition of the Caulfield
Choice, others by him to earn the champion tag are Samantha
Redoute’s Choice broodmares are likely to give him his first
Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) with other victories at three years coming
Miss, Fashions Afield, Stratum, God’s Own, Nadeem and South
champion maternal grandsire title in Australia this season and so
in the Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) against older horses and in
African stars Musir, Majmu and Mustaaqeem.
far they are responsible for 13 Group 1 winners, among them is
another weight-for-age test, the CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), in which he achieved his peak Timeform rating of 126.
a solid contribution.
Understandably yearlings by Redoute’s Choice have been in
sensational young sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) and exciting
high demand in the sales ring since his early days, selling for as
stallion prospects like Sacred Falls (O’Reilly), Kementari (Lonhro) and The Mission (Choisir).
Standing his first season at a fee of $30,000 (inc GST),
much as the Australian record price of $5 million paid at the 2013
Redoute’s Choice’s covering price increased tenfold to $330,000
Australian Easter Sale for the ill-fated half-brother to Black Caviar
(inc GST) seven seasons later.
(Bel Esprit) out of Helsinge (Desert Sun).
Blessed with high fertility, Redoute’s Choice has to date
Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Stratum, who is another son making
The impact of Redoute’s Choice as a sire of racehorses has
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To date daughters of Redoute’s Choice have produced 86 black type winners and you can’t help but feel the beneficial influence of Redoute’s Choice is still only in it’s early stages.
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Marvellous Melbourne | Welcome
2019 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Supplement
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Lots Already Sold Lot
Colour
Sex
19
ch
c
Sire
Dam
Vendor
Sale
Weanling Vendor
Purchaser
Zoustar
Foxy Cougar
Lyndhurst Farm
WIGSWS
Springmount
Lyndhurst / Sweet Briar
Price ($) 80,000
20
b
c
Vancouver
Francophile
Lime Country T’hbreds Pty Ltd
WICSBP
Rothwell Park
Gippsland B/stock
130,000
43
b
c
Rubick
Heart of Thrills
Coolmore Stud
WISWS
Middlebrook Valley Lodge
McKeever B/stock
60,000
50
b
f
by Sebring
Idyllic Mood
Rosemont Stud
MMNWS
Burnewang North Pastoral Sheamus Mills B/S (FBAA)/Palya/Saconi
76
b
f
by So You Think
Keysbrook
Coolmore Stud
MMNWS
Aquis Farm
Roderick Wachman Bloodstock
210,000
101
b
c
Vancouver
Luminous Harmony
Coolmore Stud
MMNWS
Rosemont Stud
Glenvale Stud
130,000
106
b
c
Zoustar
Madamesta
Milburn Creek
MMNWS
Widden Stud
Suman Hedge Bloodstock
200,000
150,000
109
b/br
c
Pierro
Maree Basse
Aquis Farm Operations
MMNWS
Burnewang North Pastoral Full Horse
200,000
113
b
c
Zoustar
Mezulla
Middlebrook Valley Lodge
MMNWS
Rosemont Stud
Black Type Racing
100,000
114
b
f
by Fastnet Rock
Midnight Ballet
Aquis Farm Operations
MMNWS
Coolmore Australia
Full Horse
300,000
115
br
c
Exosphere
Midnight Fantasy
Milburn Creek
MMNWS
Burnewang North Pastoral Belmont B/stock
100,000
120
b/br
f
by Written Tycoon
Miss Chard
Milburn Creek
WIGSWS
Glenelg Park
Randwick B Ag. P/L (FBAA) / S. Hedge B
155,000
143
b
f
by Exosphere
Mussenden
Evergreen Stud Farm
WICSBP
Newhaven Park
Frontier B/stock Management
80,000
146
ch
c
Dissident
Nadeem Lass
Kitchwin Hills
WIGSWS
Phoenix Broodmare Farm
Mullaglass
72,000
176
b/br
f
by Vancouver
Perpetuum
Widden Stud
MMNWS
Coolmore Australia
Boom Racing T’breds Syn. P/L
50,000
193
ch
c
Written Tycoon
Prettyhappyaboutit
Milburn Creek
MMNWS
Kambula Stud
Belmont B/stock
203
ch
c
Starcraft
Pure Reality
KBL Thoroughbreds
MMNWS
Serene Bloodstock Pty Ltd DP Bloodstock
45,000
217
b/br
c
Zoustar
Reve de Victoire
KBL Thoroughbreds
MMNWS
Caithness Breeding
Orchid Racing
40,000
240
b
f
by Zoustar
Saggiatore
Bowness Stud
WIGSWS
Woodside Park Stud
Watershed Partnership
100,000
242
b
c
Pierro
Sandy Desert
Lyndhurst Farm
WICSBP
Fairhill Farm
Lyndhurst Farm
150,000 170,000
220,000
258
br
c
Lonhro
She’s a Vamp
Edinglassie Stud
MMNWS
Aquis Farm
Musk Creek Farm
260
br
f
by Pierro
Shippo
Middlebrook Valley Lodge
WICSBP
Rothwell Park
W & K Scrap Metal P/L
281
b/br
f
by Zoustar
Special Fragrance
Widden Stud
MMNWS
Rosemont Stud
Redwall Bloodstock
282
b
c
Dundeel
Spinnawitch
Aquis Farm Operations
WISWS
Aurora Lodge
Dengari Lodge
85,000
304
b
c
Pride of Dubai
Temple Divine
Coolmore Stud
MMNWS
Glastonbury Farms
Glenvale Stud
160,000
316
b/br
f
by Snitzel
Trafalgar Miss
Rosemont Stud
MMNWS
Bhima Thoroughbreds
Rosemont Stud
100,000
80,000 230,000
325
b
c
Pierro
Valoura
Coolmore Stud
MMNWS
Rothwell Park
Glenvale Stud
320,000
354
ch
c
Pride of Dubai
Ajamais
Coolmore Stud
MMNWS
Glastonbury Farms
Justin Casse
120,000
367
ch
c
Pride of Dubai
Atlantis Dream
Coolmore Stud
MMNWS
Sledmere Stud
Colm Santry Bloodstock
380
br
c
Pierro
Bobine
Newgate Farm
MMNWS
Erinvale Thoroughbreds
James Harron B/stock
115,000
426
b
c
Fastnet Rock
Diademe
Sledmere Stud
MMNWS
Coolmore Australia
Boomer B/stock (FBAA)
650,000
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Produced By
90,000
FURORE Won Hong Kong Derby-Gr.1 (HK) Won Hong Kong Classic Mile-Gr.1 (HK) 3rd ATC Rosehill Guineas-Gr.1
ARCADIA QUEEN Won Kingston Town Classic-Gr.1 Won West Australian Guineas-Gr.2 Won Champion Fillies Stakes-Gr.3
TULIP Won Magic Night Stakes-Gr.3 Won Typhoon Tracy Stakes-Gr.3 3rd Golden Slipper Stakes-Gr.1
LEVENDI Won Australian Derby-Gr.1 Won Tulloch Stakes-Gr.2 Won Carbine Club Stakes-Gr.3
ACTION Won WATC Derby-Gr.2
ARCADIA PRINCE Won AJ Scahill Stakes-Gr.3
PINOT Won VRC Oaks-Gr.1 Won Ethereal Stakes-Gr.3
FURORE takes his earnings to nearly Aus$3.4m with a win in the Hong Kong Derby-Gr.1 (HK) at Sha Tin on 17th March.
PIERATA Won Missile Stakes-Gr.2 Won BRC Vo Rogue Plate-Gr.3 Won Sydney Stakes-Gr.3 2nd Randwick Guineas-Gr.1
“Now I’ve won the Derby, it’s a dream come true!” Frankie Lor, trainer
Yearlings in 2019 have made $600,000, $500,000, $450,000 etc. and he has 14 lots at Inglis Easter
Michael Kirwan, Colm Santry, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore or Rob Archibald Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com