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From under $10,000 to over $1million, if you buy an Inglis Yearling you'll have the field covered.
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Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Sydney: 5, 6 & 7 April 2009.
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2009 INGLIS MAJOR SALE DATES SYDNEY CLASSIC YEARLING SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 8, 9 & 10 February
MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING SALE OAKLANDS, MELBOURNE: 1, 2, 3 & 4 March
AUSTRALIAN EASTER YEARLING SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 5, 6 & 7 April
AUSTRALIAN EASTER BROODMARE SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 14, 15 & 16 April
AUSTRALIAN WEANLING & BREEDING STOCK SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 25, 26 & 28 June
Congratulations to the connections of the 21 Group One winners of 29 races in 2008.
Invitation to Sydney and the Sales here else would you find
W
source of Australian Champions and Group
a genuinely world class
1 winners over the past few seasons.
as much as Sydney?
the support of a great many people.
The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale
We are exceedingly grateful to our local
brings you the very best young horses the
breeders and vendors, who continue to
southern hemisphere has to offer in one of
entrust Inglis with impeccably bred and
the world’s most exciting and happening
presented horses to sell and that inevitably
cities.
go onto racecourse success.
Our Easter Sale has become a globally
That support continues at Easter in 2009, as
admired thoroughbred spectacle and the
the following pages quite clearly illustrate.
thoroughbred yearling sale in a city that offers
John Coates Chairman
These results can only be achieved through
increased participation by international investors each year is testament to this.
Similarly, I would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of our vast buying bench.
Be it Hong Kong, Dubai, Royal Ascot,
Your competition has provided vendors
South Africa, Singapore, Japan or North
with excellent rewards in recent times, and
America, Australian horses have performed
pleasingly, the graduates of these sales
with distinction in recent times, lifting
continue to justify the strong competition
some of the world’s most prestigious races.
to secure them.
Proudly, many of those horses have been
On behalf of the directors and staff at Inglis
Inglis graduates.
I look forward to welcoming you to Sydney for the 2009 Inglis Australian Easter
Similarly, it’s been a rewarding time on the domestic front, with Inglis the leading
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Yearling Sale.
Message from the Premier of NSW he New South Wales
T
Japan, Dubai and England and have sold
Government, through Events New
most of Hong Kong’s best racehorses.
Ltd in the international marketing and
this preview magazine to visit Sydney in
promotion of its Australian Easter Yearling
April 2009 to participate in the Australian
Sale in Sydney in April 2009.
Easter Yearling Sale along with two world
South Wales, is pleased to support William Inglis and Son
I extend a warm invitation to all readers of
class racing events in Sydney’s Autumn
Nathan Rees Premier of NSW
Established in Sydney in 1867, Inglis is a
Racing Carnival – the STC Golden Slipper
great Australian business success story,
Stakes (the world’s richest race for two
commencing its bloodstock operations at
year olds) at Rosehill Racecourse and the
Newmarket near Randwick Racecourse in
time honoured AJC Australian Derby at
1906 which continue to this day.
Royal Randwick.
Over many years, Inglis has grown the
Just a few hours’ drive north of Sydney is
Australian Easter Yearling Sale to be the
the Hunter Valley, the most successful
largest and most successful in the
thoroughbred breeding and wine
southern hemisphere that annually attracts
producing region in the southern
major thoroughbred investors from
hemisphere.
Australasia and the northern hemisphere to Sydney.
As Australia’s only global city and host to some of the world’s biggest events, Sydney
The Inglis brand is recognised for quality in
offers world class hotels, restaurants,
international racing and breeding circles as
attractions and facilities for visitors to the
the sales source for Australia’s best
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. I
thoroughbreds which compete abroad.
encourage you to visit us next April and
Indeed, Inglis is the only sales company to
experience why there’s no place in the
have sold international group 1 winners in
world like Sydney.
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Inglis Sydney Mark Webster Managing Director Mobile: +61 419 610 809 Email: mark.webster@inglis.com.au
Arthur Inglis Deputy Chairman Strategic Planning Director Mobile: +61 412 223 134 Email: arthur@inglis.com.au
Jamie Inglis Director-Auctioneer Mobile: +61 412 064 442
Mark joined Inglis in mid 2007 as the first non-family member to lead the company. This is Mark's third career, having served 12 years as a naval officer and 8 years as a media executive where he successfully managed internet and newspaper businesses for News Corporation. With a passion for horse racing and breeding and a wide range of business skills, Mark has introduced a number of innovations since joining Inglis, including live internet bidding, the world's first internet based repository and an e-commerce service for clients. Arthur is a 5th generation member of the Inglis family involvement in the Company and has worked in various roles over more than 3 decades. As well as Strategic Planning, insurance compliance and OH & S Direction Arthur’s responsibilities include overseas marketing to Korea, Philippines and other emerging markets. Arthur holds a BComm and MBA is a CPA and Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker.
Jamie Inglis started with Inglis in January 1974 and is the 5th generation Inglis to work in the firm. Jamie is a licenced Auctioneer, Real Estate Agent and Stock and Station Agent. His responsibilities are Livestock, Rural Property and auctioneering at all Thoroughbred Sales. Jamie is also a director of the company.
Email: jinglis@inglis.com.au
Jonathan D’Arcy Director-Auctioneer Mobile: +61 412 965 729 Email: jonathan@inglis.com.au
Jonathan has been at Inglis since 1986. Jonathan oversees the auction side of the business managing a team of six people in the Bloodstock division. Together with the Melbourne based Bloodstock staff Jonathan and his team inspect over 4000 yearlings per year to select for the Inglis Sales Series. Jonathan is a senior auctioneer with the company and has sold in China, Malaysia as well as most states of Australia. He assists with marketing Inglis in South Africa. Jonathan is also a director of the company.
Inglis Melbourne Peter Heagney Director-Auctioneer Mobile: +61 412 330 393 Email: peter@inglis.com.au
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Peter had been with Dalgety Bloodstock for 18 years when Inglis acquired that business in 1994 and he was appointed Victorian Manager and is now a director of the company. Peter oversees the Victorian team of 10 staff as well as auctioneering at all Inglis sales. He has been a bloodstock auctioneer for 33 years and has sold in all states of Australia and in New Zealand, Malaysia and the U.K.
Roy Taylor Leasing & Finance Manager Mobile: +61 411 127 709
Roy commenced employment with Inglis in 2005 as Leasing & Finance Manager. He has recently taken the role of National Leasing & Finance Manager. The newly created position encompasses the overall finance responsibilities for the firm which includes payment to vendors, payment of horse purchasers and leasing & loan facilities.
Email: roy@inglis.com.au
Matt Rudolph Commercial Development ManagerHong Kong Representative Mobile: +61 438 628 102 Email: matt.rudolph@inglis.com.au
Byron Rogers National Sales ManagerNorth American Representative Mobile: +61 447 217 007 Email: byron@inglis.com.au
Ian Macpherson Bloodstock Consultant Mobile: +61 404 839 453 Email: ian.macpherson@inglis.com.au
Simon Vivian Bloodstock-Auctioneer Mobile: +61 417 006 546 Email: simon@inglis.com.au
Matt arrived at Inglis in 2004 as a bloodstock consultant and in 2007 took up the role of Commercial Development Manager. Matt is responsible for the firm's bloodstock marketing, public relations, buyer incentives, international markets as well the Inglis Race Series which commenced in 2008. Matt is also Inglis' Hong Kong Representative and liaises closely with industry bodies such as Aushorse and The Federation of Bloodstock Agents.
Byron arrived at Inglis in 2007 to take up the newly created role of National Sales Manager. Byron heads up a bloodstock key account management team that focuses on providing a high level of service to major bloodstock vendors across Australia and New Zealand. Byron and his team also focus on recruiting high profile entries for Inglis auctions and offer a private sales and stallion nomination booking service. Byron is also Inglis' North American Representative.
Ian commenced with Inglis in 2002 as a Bloodstock Consultant based at Newmarket and manages a large portfolio of breeders by doing on farm inspections to assist them with their sale selection for yearlings. A well respected judge he does a lot of buying during the sales for clients. Ian also also travels to international and domestic markets with Inglis staff on trade and marketing trips.
Simon joined Inglis’ Melbourne office in 2004 as a bloodstock sales consultant and widely respected auctioneer. Simon has a large base of clients that he assists will all facets of bloodstock transactions and is an integral part of the selection panel for all yearling sales. Simon also travels to international and domestic markets with Inglis staff on trade and marketing trips.
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Inglis Sydney Kate Anker Advertising and Promotions Manager/ VIP Contact
Nicola Griffiths
Jeff Matthews
Insurance Manager
Complex Manager
Mobile: +61 405 197 447
Mobile: +61 411 259 324
Mobile: +61 417 234 070
Email: kate@inglis.com.au
Email: nicola@inglis.com.au
Email: Jeff.mathews@inglis.com.au
Jaci Ellings
Andrew Munce
Bill Pantel
Financial Controller
Finance Manager — Sydney
Finance/ Leasing
Mobile: +61 412 149 782
Mobile: +61 412 575 452
Mobile: +61 415 158 825
Email: jaci@inglis.com.au
Email: andrew@inglis.com.au
Email: bill@inglis.com.au
Inglis Melbourne Adrianne Sarkozy
Michael Kelliher
Sam Fitzgerald
Sponsorship and Alliance Manager
Finance Manager — Melbourne
Complex Manager
Mobile: +61 419 533 377
Mobile: +61 429 632 625
Mobile: +61 404 839 450
Email: adrianne@inglis.com.au
Email: michael.kelliher@inglis.com.au
Email: sam@inglis.com.au
Inglis International Matt Rudolph
Satomi Oka
Michael Otto
Hong Kong Representative
Japanese Representative
New Zealand Representative
Mobile: +61 438 628 102
Mobile: +61 414 414 450
Mobile: +64 9 631 5070
Email: matt.rudolph@inglis.com.au
Email: satomi@inglis.com.au
Email: m.otto.bloodstock@xtra.co.nz
Byron Rogers
Paul Guy
January Farrington
North American Representative
South African Representative
UK/ Europe Representative
Mobile: +61 447 217 007
Mobile: +61 418 356 864
Mobile: +353 8513 95456
Email: byron@inglis.com.au
Email: heritagebloodstock@bigpond.com
Email: january@inglis.com.au
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THE PLACE TO SELL When selling your weanlings and breeding stock in 2009, Inglis has three outstanding opportunities timed to suit your busy schedule. Entry forms available from January 2009
2009 Breeding Stock Sale Dates Australian Easter Broodmare - Newmarket, Sydney April 14, 15 & 16 Great Southern Weanling & Bloodstock - Oaklands, Melbourne May 18, 19, 20 & 21 Australian Weanling & Breeding Stock - Newmarket, Sydney June 25, 26 & 28
Special Thanks to
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Contents Welcome 2
Invitation to Sydney and the Sales
3
Message from the Premier of NSW
4
Inglis Management & Staff
Thoroughbred Matters 10
The Group 1 Force
16
The Perfect Distraction
22
Thorough Sales Coverage
26
Lucrative Rewards
30
Exceptions to the Rule and Forgivable Faults
36
A Matter of Timing?
40
Big Earners
42
Nine’s Girls Go Racing
46
A year of Innovation for Inglis
48
Inglis Race Series Kicks Off
Explore Sydney 50
Where To Go What To Do
52
Don’t Miss
54
Hidden Secrets
56
Destinations Within Reach
2009 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Previews 60-170
Pedigree References
Accommodation and Restaurant Guide 170-176
Accommodation and Restaurant Guide
Editor Nathan Exelby is a former Aushorse Young Thoroughbred Journalist of the Year winner and an AAMI Victoria Derby National Media Award winner. He is now Breeding Editor for www.racingandsports.com.au
COVER SHOT: Inside the famous Newmarket Barn, photo by
CONTRIBUTORS: Caroline Searcy, Tara Madgwick, Stephen Moran. PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF: Martin King, Tourism NSW, Victoria Racing Club,
Jean Pierre
Dubai Racing Club, Hamilton Lund, Dan Fuchs, Lee Thomas.
Henderson
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The Group 1 Force Just as they have for the
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hile record prices and bulging averages are
past few seasons, Inglis
always welcome at any sale, it’s the graduates of
graduates are leading
those sales that do the talking on the racetrack. Specifically, Group 1 racing. And
the way in Group 1
on that score, Inglis is without peer in recent times.
racing for 2008-09, having feasted on the
Inglis graduates have led the way in Group
that vendors consistently bring to Inglis
1 races over the past three seasons, being
Sales.
the leading source of G1 winners in 2007-
spring riches. NATHAN EXELBY reports.
08, which followed on from the previous
Similarly, the Australian Easter Yearling Sale
two seasons, where Inglis graduates won
has continued an almost unbelievable
twice as many Group 1 races than any
upward spiral at a time when Easter
other auction house.
graduates are flying the flag all over the country… and beyond.
Since 2002-03, Inglis graduates in their classic season have received a champion
The new racing season quickly picked up
award every year at the Australian Horse of
where the previous left off. Inglis graduates
the Year — Helenus, Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Alinghi, Racing To Win, Serenade Rose, Miss Finland and Weekend Hussler. Furthermore, in two-year-old racing over the past three seasons, the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has produced the most individual two-year-old Group 1 winners each season. This success has been reflected in what has
have put themselves on target to top last year’s feat of 17 individual Group 1 winners, with 11 individual horses claiming 12 Group 1 races to the end of the Melbourne spring carnival. Typhoon Zed, a $62,500 Classic graduate, got the season off to a perfect start when he overcame a wide barrier to land the G1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley.
unfolded in the sales ring. The following Saturday, Weekend Hussler,
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It’s no coincidence that the explosion in
the flagbearer for Inglis graduates last
the Melbourne Premier Sale in 2008
season, added to his bulging Group 1 tally
coincided with the emergence of Sacred
when stretching out to 1800m in the
Kingdom and Weekend Hussler as world
Underwood Stakes. It took his earnings
leaders in their field. Both graduates of the
beyond the $3million mark — not bad for
Oaklands Sales ring and both glowing
an initial outlay of $80,000 for the son of
endorsements for the type of quality horses
Hussonet.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Champion Hong Kong sprinter Sacred Kingdom; 2008 W.S. Cox Plate winner Maldivian; and, 2008 Caulfield Guineas winner Whobegotyou.
Inglis Group 1 Winning Graduates — past three seasons The week-to-week theme continued when Mentality burst back into winning form in taking the George Main Stakes. It gave the son of Flying Spur the distinction of being a Group 1 winner at two, three and five years of age, for earnings just shy of the $2million mark. Mentality was the first Easter graduate to
2005-06 — 18 individual G1 winners: Mr Celebrity, God’s Own, Mnemosyne, Benicio, Serenade Rose, Valedictum, Takeover Target, Perfect Promise, Nadeem, Fields Of Omagh, Racing To Win, Miss Finland, Proprietor, Mentality, County Tyrone, Perfectly Ready, Above Deck, Allow
$1.5million (Samantha Miss). Sousa was a $420,000 purchase for Woodlands Stud and became Champion European stallion Galileo’s first Group 1 winner in Australia. Attention headed south a week later and for the second year in succession, most walked away from Caulfield convinced they had seen another superstar.
claim Group 1 success in 2008-09, being a $100,000 purchase at the 2005 renewal. He was soon joined by more Easter stars though, with Samantha Miss, Sousa and Newport winning over the course of the AJC’s spring meet. Samantha Miss became a dual Group 1 winner when claiming the Flight Stakes; Sousa was a runaway winner of the Spring
2006-07 — 16 individual G1 winners: Lazer Sharp, Pompeii Ruler, Racing To Win, Mentality, Red Dazzler, Teranaba, Bentley Biscuit, Aqua D’Amore, Miss Finland, Apercu, Camarilla, Forensics, Takeover Target, Blutigeroo, Fields Of Omagh, Floral Pegasus (Hong Kong)
Champion Stakes, and Newport scored in the Metropolitan. Making it four for the day was Premier graduate Littorio, who completed his transition from promising three-year-old to older star when claiming the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. In a perfect illustration of the wide spectrum from which to choose a good horse, those winners were purchased for $15,000 (Littorio), $150,000 (Newport) and
Whobegotyou, passed in for just $17,500 at the 2007 Classic Sale (before being later sold privately for $19,000), romped away with the Caulfield Guineas to become the third Classic graduate in six years to win the Group 1 1600m feature. The $195,000 Easter graduate Maldivian took his earnings to $2.5million in winning the G1 W.S. Cox Plate on October 25,
2007-08 — 17 individual G1 winners: Arapaho Miss, Weekend Hussler, Samantha Miss, Bon Hoffa, Dealer Principal, Shinzig, Juste Momente, Maldivian, Racing To Win, Forensics, Reaan, Typhoon Zed, Triple Honour, Grand Journey, Sacred Kingdom (Hong Kong), The Pooka (New Zealand), Takeover Target (Singapore)
becoming the ninth Inglis graduate to claim Group 1 glory this season. Forensics kicked the VRC’s Melbourne Cup carnival off on the right note with her G1 Myer Classic success, and fellow Easter graduate All Silent closed it out in style when dominating the G1 Emirates Stakes. In between, Samantha Miss became the season’s first dual Group 1 winner when proving a class above in the G1 VRC Oaks.
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Racetrack Deeds Translate to Sire Success It’s not just on the racetrack where Inglis graduates are excelling.
He was secured by Lee Freedman for $160,000 and 12 months later claimed the Golden Slipper.
A quick glance at recent Champion Sire awards reveals they are The Danehill stallion then claimed another two Group 1
also a formidable force in the breeding barn.
victories at three before retiring to an opening book of 115 The past two Champion Australian Sires are both graduates of
mares at Arrowfield in 1996.
the Newmarket Sales ring. After playing understudy to Redoute’s Choice, he emerged from Encosta De Lago cost just $140,000 at the 1995 Inglis Australian
his barnmate’s shadow to claim the 2006-07 Australian sires title.
Easter Sale before going on to Group 1 success in the Vic Health
He now stands at $137,500.
Cup.
Exceed And Excel looks certain to join that duo among
He retired to Blue Gum Farm in Victoria and worked his way up from a debut service fee of $8500 in 1997 to be now standing at Coolmore Australia for $302,500.
Australia’s best sires. The Darley stallion made the perfect start to his stud career when easily winning Australia’s First Season title and he has also
The son of Fairy King has been a top five stallion on the General Sire list for the past five seasons and was rewarded with his first title in 2007-08. His influence has also extended to the world stage.
made a rapid impression in Europe, where he looks certain to finish in the top three on the First Season list. Tim Martin saw potential in the Danehill colt from the Lomond mare Patrona at the 2002 Easter Sale and went to $375,000 to secure him for owners Nick Moraitis and Alan Osburg.
Inglis Melbourne Premier graduates Sacred Kingdom, the world’s highest rated sprinter, and Alinghi, a Graded Stakes
It wasn’t the first time Moraitis had hit the jackpot with an
winner in the US, have showcased Encosta De Lago’s capabilities
Easter graduate, with his dual Horse of the Year hero Might And
to the world.
Power costing just $40,000 from the Newmarket ring in 1995.
Flying Spur graduated from Easter 12 months prior to Encosta
Exceed And Excel went on to dual Group 1 success before
De Lago.
Darley stepped in and paid a reported $20million for the colt.
It’s no surprise that Inglis graduates have
In 2007-08, the Group 1 winning graduates
These started with multi-millionaire Racing
been quick out of the blocks in 2008-09
ranged in price from $1.5million for
To Win, who cost just $40,000 at the 2004
though. It’s a well established trend now
glamour filly Samantha Miss, down to just
Easter Sale. Bon Hoffa was a $60,000
that Inglis graduates are leading the way in
$6500 for WA Derby winner Grand
graduate, while middle distance stars
Journey.
Dealer Principal and Maldivian cost
Group 1 racing. Eighteen individual Group 1 winners in 2005-06; sixteen in 2006-07; and seventeen in 2007-08 has made Inglis
$150,000 and $195,000 respectively. The oft-trumpeted theory that you need a fortune to buy a star out of Easter was also
Owners of the other Easter Group 1
blown out of the water — again — last
winners last season would also consider
season.
their purchases ‘cheap’ given what they are
clearly the leading source of Group 1 winners in the southern hemisphere.
now worth. By far and away the leading individual sale for G1 winners last season, four of the nine
Reaan’s Blue Diamond win easily covered
And the winners have come across all
could have been purchased for less than
the $375,000 Angus Gold paid for him at
price spectrums.
$200,000.
the 2007 sale, while Shinzig’s CF Orr
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LEFT: Coolmore’s Australian Champion Sire Encosta de Lago.
He too proved a bargain, costing just $55,000 out of the 2001 Inglis Sydney Classic Sale. Like Exceed And Excel, Choisir was Champion First Season Sire in Australia and also claimed a top three finish on the European freshman list. Coolmore also hit the jackpot when the Danehill colt from Piccadilly Circus failed to meet his $300,000 reserve at the 2003 Easter Sale. Named Fastnet Rock, he won dual Group 1 events as a threeHe however has been a shrewd investment for Darley and now
year-old and is now the hottest of favourites to become the
stands in Australia at a fee of $110,000.
third straight Inglis graduate to win Australia’s First Season crown.
Another Easter graduate to be sought after for big bucks by Darley was Reset, the son of Zabeel that cost $190,000 from the
Fastnet Rock has been inundated with mare bookings since he
2002 sale, before winning dual Group 1 races for owner Lloyd
retired, but he was pipped — albeit narrowly — for the title of
Williams.
Australia’s busiest stallion in 2007.
Reset has already risen to prominence with G1 Victoria Derby winner Rebel Raider in his first crop.
That tag fell the way of Eliza Park’s Bel Esprit, who worked his way through a massive book of 266 — nine more than Fastnet
Coolmore made a successful bid for another Inglis graduate
Rock — off a fee of $20,000.
following the Royal Ascot carnival of 2003. The Royal Academy stallion’s fee has risen to $33,000 in 2008, Choisir had claimed the King’s Stand-Golden Jubilee Stakes
making him one of the great bargains of Australian racing,
double and set himself up for a dual hemisphere stud career.
having cost just $9000 at the 2001 Inglis Sydney Classic Sale.
Stakes triumph led to him standing his
Causeway’s G1 Robert Sangster Stakes
son of Hussonet cost just $80,000 in 2006
debut season at Eliza Park in 2008 at a fee
winner Juste Momente, a $300,000 Easter
and from the same sale came Arapaho
of $16,500.
graduate who sadly died shortly after her
Miss, a $22,500 daughter of Danehill
retirement from the racetrack in 2008.
Dancer who made that look like an
Forensics also took care of her $900,000
absolute steal when taking the VRC Oaks.
price tag when winning the 2007 Golden
The nine Easter Group 1 winners were ably
Slipper. She made herself an even more
supported by others from each of Inglis’
valuable commodity with a string of superb
other major yearling sales last season.
performances last autumn, capped by her G1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes success.
Melbourne Premier — the source of Hong Kong’s Champion Sacred Kingdom — had
Inglis Classic improved on its imposing record of bargain priced graduates when Triple Honour ($50,000) won the G1 Doncaster Handicap and Typhoon Zed
Forensics and the aforementioned
two Group 1 winners in Australia. These
($62,500) took out The Galaxy. Grand
Samantha Miss would rate among the most
were headed by Horse of the Year winner
Journey rounded out the success stories,
valuable broodmare prospects in
Weekend Hussler, who captured a record
graduating from the Melbourne Autumn
Australasia. So too would have Giant’s
six Group 1 events during the term. The
Yearling Sale before conquering the West.
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International Group 1 wins for Inglis
Like last season, Inglis was also the leading
graduates last season were led by Sacred
sale house in Australia in 2006-07, with no
Kingdom, a $200,000 buy from the 2005
less than 15 individual Group 1 winning
Melbourne Premier Sale.
graduates.
Sacred Kingdom was ably supported by the
Again, Easter was the flagbearing sale, with
ageless Takeover Target, a winner this time
10 graduates claiming Group 1 races.
of a Group 1 in Singapore, to go alongside his English and Japan conquests, and The
Similarly, with five of the 10 — Racing To
Pooka, winner in New Zealand of the G1
Win, Mentality ($100,000), Red Dazzler
2000 Guineas.
($100,000), Teranabaa ($100,000) and
TOP: Australian Horse of the Year Weekend
Bentley Biscuit ($120,000) — being
Hussler. ABOVE: Group 1 winning sprinter
Takeover Target was of course secured for
secured for $120,000 or less, the theme of
Typhoon Zed.
just $1250 at an Inglis Mixed Sale, while
big race winners emanating from the
The Pooka was a $15,000 purchase from
Easter Yearling Sale without costing a
the 2005 Australian Select Weanling Sale.
fortune continues.
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there’s no greater outlet Symond raced his first horse in 1973, but it
than the thrill of racing
wasn’t until 1984 that he hit the jackpot. A son of Sea Anchor was offered to him and
to provide a suitable distraction. NATHAN
a few friends by trainer Paul Sutherland at a value of about $30,000 after running third
“The second was that Tommy Smith walked
on debut at Rosehill as a 400/1 chance in
up to us, shook my hand and said
late 1983.
‘Congratulations, you’ve got a nice horse’
EXELBY spoke to two very prominent
and then offered us a ridiculous amount of “We were all short of money at the time,
money for those days to buy him. Paul
so as you do, we decided to back him at
Sutherland went purple!
his next start to win the purchase price,” he
Australians about their
laughs.
“But we decided not to accept it because we were all in love with the horse.”
highly successful forays
“Well, the usual happened and he runs an unlucky second!”
delving into thoroughbred
Smith proved to be a good judge, because Red Anchor won the Champagne Stakes
With a few dropping off after the foiled
two starts later before campaigning with
plunge, Symond ended up finding enough
mixed success in Brisbane.
dollars to buy 40% and John Gigante
bloodstock investment.
secured another 40% in a deal that would
After some disappointments in
take them on the ride of their lives.
Queensland, an amicable deal was done to buy out Sutherland’s share and transfer the
Named Red Anchor, the first real sign of
horse to Smith.
what was to follow with the colt came after he made up many lengths to run second to
Red Anchor was to have six races in
subsequent Golden Slipper winner Inspired
Smith’s care — winning all of them. His
in the Pago Pago Stakes.
wins included the Roman Consul in Sydney, then the Moonee Valley Stakes and
Two things happened that day, Symond
Caulfield Guineas in Melbourne — both by
recalls.
healthy margins — before a tilt at the Australasian weight-for-age championship.
“The first was that Ron Quinton got off and
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said he was available to ride this horse in
“On Cox Plate day we sat next to Tommy
any race — ever.
and he looked at my wife and said ‘can I
LEFT: John Symond (centre) with fellow connections of Strada, Alan Bell (left) and Nick Moraitis (right).
Symond and Bell have thrown their weight behind Strada to give him every chance of success. “Alan and I have a breeding partnership called Strada Investments,” he said. “I go along for the ride. I leave it up to Alan — he’s the expert. Alan is passionate in his belief that Strada will make a stallion.” have a cigarette.’ I said to him ‘I didn’t
heard on the radio that Red Anchor had
Strada Investments purchased six mares in
think you smoked Tommy’ and he said ‘I
broken down. I rung the stable and they
foal, who have all since foaled and been
don’t.’ That’s when it hit me how much this
confirmed he’d done a suspensory and that
covered by Strada.
race actually meant,” Symond relates.
was it. There were also a number of yearlings
“On returning to scale, Mick Dittman slid
“He was syndicated to Sir Tristan Antico for
purchased this year, either outright, or in
out of the saddle and said this is the best
$3million. He threw the Epsom winner
partnership with others.
horse he’d ridden.
Navy Seal and a couple of others, but he
“The next week, they all said he couldn’t
wasn’t a great success and he proved to be
These include colts by Charge Forward and
just a freak racehorse.”
Redoute’s Choice, along with a share in the
run the 2500m of the Derby, but you can see on the video — and I often pull it out and watch it — when he’s six lengths in front that Mick was throttling him down in the last little bit. “It’s just frightening to think a horse could do that in those days.” Of course, all good things come to an end, and with Red Anchor the end came abruptly.
$2.2million Encosta De Lago-Oceanfast Symond said tough financial times curbed his interest soon after and in fact it wasn’t until 2002 that he returned to racehorse ownership, linking up with Alan Bell, who had raced the champion Schillaci and at the time, multiple Group 1 winner Grand Armee. Together with Nick Moraitis of Might And Power fame, the trio purchased the
colt. “I think I’ve now got two in training, four two-year-olds, six yearlings, six broodmares and six foals, so I’ve got plenty to occupy myself!” Symond said racing was quite unique. “As an owner, you have all the hopes in the world. There’s nothing like the adrenalin
Danehill-Shindig colt for $750,000 from
you get when you’re waiting for your horse
“He won the Apollo nice and easily first up
the 2004 Easter Sale. Named Strada, he
to jump out of the barriers — there is no
in the autumn and we were all getting
showed outstanding ability and was able to
high like it. But conversely, it can go the
pretty excited,” Symond recalls.
capture two Listed races before retiring to
other way as well.
Widden Stud. His first crop of foals are “We went to track work one morning and
being born this year. “He has some
“But in the end, it’s a fantastic bit of fun
he worked well, but I got a call from
beautiful, big strong foals and he’s ticking
and the excitement you can get is just
someone later that morning to say he’d
all the boxes so far,” Symond said.
amazing.”
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(Waterhouse) trained it for us,” Jones explained. Manifest was not the most talented son of Champion New Zealand stallion Centaine to ever grace the racetrack though and he soon found himself out of the Tulloch
B
ROADCASTER Alan Jones is one
Queensland, where the Saturday afternoon
Lodge Stables and into more rural
of Australia’s highest profile
races on the wireless were one of the
surrounds.
media identities and has long
week’s highlights.
been king of the airwaves in
Sydney.
Jones had known highly respected He can’t remember exactly the first horse
conditioner Greg Bennett through his
he owned, but one conveyance that does
association with the Whites of Belltrees
Like Symond, Jones loves nothing more
stick in his mind is Manifest, a graduate of
and chose him to be Manifest’s next trainer.
than switching off the rigours of the day-to-
the 1997 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier
day grind and tuning into the racing world.
Sale.
Jones has been a passionate racing fan
“James Packer and I owned a horse called
highest degree. “He ended up winning at
since his days growing up in country
Manifest. He was very well bred and Gai
his 49th start in the Might And Power
To say Jones and Packer showed patience with the gelding is to understate to the
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LEFT: Alan Jones (right) and his fellow connections in Miss Finland, trainer David Hayes (far left), John Leaver (left of centre) and John Messara (right of centre). INSET: Miss Finland.
Maiden over 1300m at Narromine. He
thoroughbred headline grabbers in
pressing matter about to be settled at
won by four lengths and set a new class
Australia in recent times.
Flemington racecourse.
“John and I love our Saturdays. I hate being
Miss Finland gave Jones the opportunity to
Manifest finished his career with 3 wins in
interrupted on a Saturday afternoon and
savour what it’s like to race a horse that
61 starts for modest earnings of $25,420.
most people know that. I simply love
would be crowned a Champion of her
record!” Jones laughs.
watching the races from home,” Jones says.
generation in successive seasons.
But Jones’ horse investments have had considerably more success since he linked
There was one notable interruption to
with Arrowfield Stud’s John Messara.
Jones’ afternoon sanctity one year though.
Jones and Messara have been long time
“It was Melbourne Cup day and they were
friends, having met through Rugby Union,
just about to jump in the Cup and the
where Messara’s sons Paul and Michael
phone rang — I knew it could only be one
showed more than their share of talent.
person — Bob Carr! He has no interest in
1 level, before proving superior to the boys
racing whatsoever.”
when taking the G1 Australian Guineas.
The David Hayes trained filly was a dominant force at two and is the easiest winner of the Golden Slipper in modern times. She trained on at three to land the Thousand Guineas and VRC Oaks at Group
Miss Finland fittingly rounded out her
The friendship led Jones into sharing in the success of Redoute’s Choice and Miss
Jones answered the call but told the NSW
Group 1 deeds as a three-year-old when
Finland — two of the more notable
Premier to call back as there was a more
winning the Arrowfield Stakes.
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Leaders in their field John Symond and Alan Jones are two of the most recognisable faces in Australia. Consistently in the news, or making news, they are revered as leaders in their field. But away from the daily grind of their principal business, nothing satisfies more than becoming entrenched in another world… the one we know as racing. money is bet in that volume, it can’t be Both have acquired substantial bloodstock portfolios and enjoyed success at the
wrong,” he says.
highest level. “I remember there was a big plonk on The great thing about racing in Australia is that anyone can become involved. You
Tobin Bronze to win the Caulfield Cup in
can race a horse on your own, or race it with a hundred others — sometimes more.
1966 and even though he didn’t win that day, I followed up the next year when he
No other sport attracts the cross section of a community like racing can.
was a brilliant winner (at bigger odds).
In Australia, we’ve seen the likes of ex Prime Minister Bob Hawke race a Golden
“So from that Slipper day, I always thought
Slipper winner and international superstar Olivia Newton-John share in the
that this horse must be in the Todman
ownership of the aptly named flying filly I Got Chills.
mould, such was the confidence about him. Punters are not stupid and I just
Of course, there’s an almost endless list of sporting stars that have dipped their toe
thought this horse has to be red hot.”
in the ownership water… but a shorter list of those that have enjoyed success! Six months later, Jones and Messara found A few notables include dual Olympic Gold Medallist Grant Hackett, who shared in
themselves holidaying in the south of
the ownership of another aptly named performer, the stakes winning filly Freestyle;
France when that year’s Caulfield Guineas
this year’s fairytale AFL Premiership winner Shane Crawford has raced several
was being run, with John Leaver, who has
handy performers, NRL Coach Nathan Brown was a part-owner of multiple G1
also enjoyed considerable success with
winner Private Steer, and Wallaby George Smith raced G1 winner Vitesse Dane with
Arrowfield.
the Kris Lees stable. “It was far too early for Leaver, but John Then there’s the international cricketers Simon O’Donnell and Mark Waugh, who
(Messara) and I listened to the call over the
have turned their passion for racing into successful businesses since putting away
phone and I remember it being such a
the willow.
brilliant call, which matched what was a wonderful race.” Soon after, Messara was able to negotiate the part-purchase of Redoute’s Choice and
Miss Finland retired with earnings of
terrible EI virus. She ran some good races,
secure him for Arrowfield Stud, with Jones
$4.6million, highlighted by 11 wins — 10
but really, she was never the same again
among the willing shareholders.
at stakes level.
after that.”
“There’s no doubt about it. She was a once
Jones is also a shareholder in Champion
about what Redoute’s had done since
in a lifetime type of horse and was
Sire Redoute’s Choice. He took a liking to
then,” Jones said.
something very special,” Jones said,
the Danehill colt very early and took
although lamenting her fall from grace as a
particular notice on the day he was a late
Redoute’s Choice has become the most
four-year-old.
scratching from the Golden Slipper.
expensive stallion in the country and won
“She bloused them in the Memsie and
“He was so confidently backed to win that
then we all had to inject against the
race and I’m of the opinion that when
“It’s all a bit unreal really, when you think
the Champion Sire Award in 2005-06.
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“It’s great to be a part of it.”
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Thorough Sales Coverage A new and exciting
Australian Easter
What is the format for covering a sale? Is there a formula you stick to, or do you have to adopt a wait and see approach?
Yearling Sale has been
We have a basic format as far as trying to
off with one page of highlight horses to talk
show as much of the action in the ring as
about, and that rapidly grew to about five
possible, but interspersed with relevant
pages of horses we wanted to talk about in
interviews. Obviously being live on air for
interviews with buyers, vendors and Inglis
so many hours means much of it is
management. And getting the guests is very
basically flying by the seat of our pants! It
much a spur of the moment thing.
would be impossible to do a regular TV
Obviously anyone buying or selling at
rundown for a broadcast that goes all day.
Easter doesn’t have a lot of time to spare,
In fact there wouldn’t be too many other
so we take them when we can get them.
sports that are on air for as many hours as
So there’s not much time to prepare. We
our sales’ coverage. Even the cricket wraps
very much have to just view the interviews
up by 6pm during a test match, and we
as a conversation about the sort of things
were on air ’till 7.30 some nights after a 10
we think viewers might be interested to
am start. So TVN’s Inglis sales coverage is
hear.
addition to the Inglis
TVN’s Live coverage. Co-host CAROLINE SEARCY was asked about what goes into the Easter Sale coverage.
How hectic does it get during the Easter Sale? It is very hectic. It’s very difficult to be across every horse going through the ring, and with so many high prices. We started
quite groundbreaking from a TV industry perspective. We have cameras in the ring filming all the time, so if we miss particular
How much research do you do leading in?
lots we endeavour to show them on replay, so no-one back at the vendors’ farms
There is an enormous amount of
misses out on seeing their baby go through
preparation involved, and somehow no
the ring.
matter how long I spend on it, it is never enough! Because of also hosting and
So there’s not much respite in there?
prepping live racedays through the autumn, it is impossible to see every yearling in the catalogue. However our
We generally start our coverage before the
preview show was a big help as far as
Caroline Searcy is a raceday host and
sale kicks off, to go through the results
hearing from the vendors, and the Inglis
presenter on TVN. She also presents
from the previous day, and bring viewers
team, about particular individuals that
and produces the popular weekly
up to date on any news surrounding the
were worth paying extra attention to.
show dedicated to the breeding
sale. Other than walking away briefly
Jonathon D’Arcy was enormously helpful
industry, "Thoroughbreds."
through the day, Bruce and I basically stay
in letting us know which horses he thought
on set all day, particularly with a sale such
would bring the high prices, so we were
as last year, where the million dollar lots
able to feature a lot of them in the
just kept going through the ring.
preview.
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How accurate are the vendors in predicting which are likely to be their star lots?
operation. I remember how satisfied Arthur and Harry were two years ago after their sensational sale, particularly because they knew how good their draft was. The
You inspect a good number of drafts
previous year they had talked down their
leading into the sale. Generally the vendors
yearlings, as they knew they weren’t likely
are fairly accurate about their yearlings.
to have any top sellers amongst them. But
They will have had a few visits from the
when they have a good draft, they know
Inglis staff to give them feedback on how
they are selling a top quality product, and
they think an individual will sell, and
for such a popular family in the breeding
plenty of other stud people will also have
industry, it was great to see their judgement
TOP: TVN’s Caroline Searcy and Bruce
viewed their offerings while they are still
being supported in the sales ring.
Clark interview trainer Clarrie Conners.
industry, there is no shortage of honest
Glenn Burrows ’07. I remember doing a
Arthur (right) Mitchell.
appraisal about each horse! So there is
yearling preview at Willow Park before the
plenty of feedback for vendors to keep it all
2007 sale, and the yearling that was
in perspective.
obviously the apple of Glenn’s eye was a
ABOVE: Yarraman Park’s Harry (left) and
on-farm. With some of the wits in the
filly by Redoute's Choice out of Milliyet.
Are there a couple of memorable moments from your time covering the sale?
She was a beautiful individual, and Glenn knew very early that she was something special. That hype surrounding the filly continued as she entered the ring at
Arthur Mitchell — ’06, ’07. The Mitchells’
Newmarket. Of course she sold to Ron
run in recent years at the Inglis Easter sale
Croghan for $1.5million, and is now
has been phenomenal for a family owned
Samantha Miss.
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the TVN set, but in the end he provided one of the highlights of the sale. A notoriously private individual, Bob had us all enthralled as he talked about the sale of Ingham’s Bloodstock to Darley, and how he’d thought up a figure, added some more and then doubled it! We had so much feedback to that interview, and we had many requests to replay it, which we were able to do on a number of occasions. Lloyd Williams was the other fascinating interview during the 2008 coverage. As he never goes to the races we rarely get the chance to hear from him on TVN, and his assessment of the sales was particularly interesting. He also discussed his role advising Bob Ingham, as he re-stocked his thoroughbred numbers, providing a rare insight into the relationship between two powerful industry figures. Two other interviews also really stood out. John Ferguson and Angus Gold, buying for the brothers Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan, revealed a level of courtesy between these two goliaths of world racing and breeding. Ferguson and
ABOVE: Samantha Miss’ owner Ron Croghan. TOP RIGHT: Musket as an Easter Sales yearling.
Are there any buyers that stand out in terms of their interviews?
Gold both talked about how each brother would pick particular individuals they had their heart set on, and the other brother would agree they would have another
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I think the interviews during our Inglis
horse instead. It really showed that the
Easter coverage in 2008 were something
Sheikhs really cared about getting
that really stood our coverage out from
particular horses, and there was a level of
anything we had done before on TVN. Bob
emotion involved, and yearling buying
Ingham took a bit of convincing to come to
wasn’t just an impersonal thing for them.
“
Musket was always
an eye catching colt, regardless of his parentage. He’s grown a lot as he’s matured, but as well as a black horse always being a standout, as a yearling he had a real masculinity about him and you could see he was something Do you follow a horse with more interest having watched it being sold?
2008 sale I did a story for our
special. As well as being
‘Thoroughbreds’ program at Yarraman Park and we filmed a weanling by Encosta De
Makybe Diva’s 3/4
Lago out of Oceanfast. He already had a I definitely keep an eye on horses that have
bit of a presence about him, but I couldn’t
caught my eye going through the sales ring.
believe my eyes when I saw him a year
I think it’s a really strong selling point for
later while we were filming TVN’s Inglis
the industry, for people who may be on the
Preview show. This colt, of course the full
periphery of the industry, to see the foal of
brother to Alinghi, had furnished into a
a horse they have seen race being sold
magnificent, strong individual, with a real
within a short time of it going to stud. It’s
masculinity about him. He was a rather big
what makes the industry so addictive, the
type, but still had loads of quality about
fact that the turnaround time between
him, and needless to say he was eventually
horses racing and their first yearlings being
sold to Anthony Cummings for $2.2
seen is not very long. It’s a real marketing
million. I’m looking forward to seeing him
point for the industry I think, to keep trying
on the racetrack, and hopefully he can live
to encourage new owners to dip into the
up to a bit of what big sister did!
market. I think it helps if they can see the yearlings being sold so quickly, as
Musket was always an eye catching colt,
sometimes it’s a longer period before they
regardless of his parentage. He’s grown a
get to a racetrack.
lot as he’s matured, but as well as a black
brother he is now a stakes winner as well, and if he could win a Group One, he would be a fine addition to any farm in the land.
”
horse always being a standout, as a
Are there any favourite yearlings from the past couple of years?
yearling he had a real masculinity about him and you could see he was something special. As well as being Makybe Diva’s three-quarter brother he is now a stakes
There are a heap of them and I always
winner as well, and if he could win a
make notes in the back of the catalogue
Group One, he would be a fine addition to
about horses I’ve liked. A year before the
any farm in the land.
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Lucrative Rewards A growing level of
respect for Australian
T
horses, the continued
Firstly, global onlookers suddenly took
unprecedented global
excellence of graduates on the track, and a surge in the value of Group 1 winning colts
HE RULES changed forever for Australian-bred horses when Choisir completed his marvellous Royal Ascot double in the middle
of 2003.
notice. Here was a southern hemispherebred son of a highly regarded shuttle stallion doing what was almost unthinkable — winning twice within the space of five days at Europe’s most famous meet.
up the price of stallion prospects. Not long after, John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud put a value on Choisir’s feats, stitching
on the domestic front
him up for dual hemisphere stud duties in
have led to the
had previously been paid for an Australian-
Australian Easter
Choisir’s feats weren’t just a vehicle to bulk
a deal that was well beyond any figure that bred thoroughbred. So here was a $55,000 graduate of the
Suddenly, Australian horses were being taken seriously on the world stage. One horse alone cannot sway an audience, but since Choisir, there has been a constant stream of Australian-bred horses doing big things on foreign shores. The likes of Hong Kong star Lucky Owners
Yearling Sale being one
Inglis Sydney Classic Sale being sold just
of the World’s best
of dollars.
choices for quality
It was around this time that Darley started
young bloodstock.
and the following year, Sheikh Mohammed’s operation swooped on the
Haradasun took stallion values to a new
NATHAN EXELBY covers
dual Group 1 colts Exceed And Excel and
level though when Coolmore secured him
Reset in combined deals that reportedly
in a deal that reportedly valued him at
came close to $40million.
$50million, before the Fusaichi Pegasus
these developments.
two and a half years later for many millions
to make their Australian intentions clear
and Dubai G1 winner Elvstroem — both Easter graduates — have added further chapters to the story, retiring to stud in Australia off service fees that have returned shareholders significant seven figure sums in the early stages of their stud careers.
colt justified the spend with his Royal This represented an extension of almost
Ascot success this year.
two zeros on what the Danehill and Zabeel colts cost at Easter.
It is now accepted that Australian horses compare favourably with all comers, a
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Little wonder then that buyers have since
theory supported by the world’s two biggest
been prepared to ‘up the ante’ at Australia’s
buyers of bloodstock, Demi O’Byrne and
most prestigious yearling sale.
John Ferguson, when they were at last
LEFT: Darley bloodstock manager John Ferguson. RIGHT: Choisir triumphs at Royal Ascot.
“It is now one of the strongest sales anywhere in the world,” Ferguson said. “The standard of the yearlings is considerably higher than five to 10 years ago and with young stallions coming through — not only Redoute’s Choice, but others like Exceed And Excel — the future here is very exciting.” With this in mind, you can understand why Easter yearlings have become more keenly sought after than ever before in recent years. It is true that — up until the financial wars of 2008 — global markets had increased significantly this decade, but Australian bloodstock grew at an even greater rate. The (Aus) brand has never been more valuable. The Easter aggregate of $55.118million achieved in 2003 is now a distant memory, with the 2008 figure of $143.825million representing a 160% leap, bankrolled by an average of $375,522. By comparison, Keeneland’s famed year’s Easter Sale. There is a belief that the
“It is definitely getting better every year.
September yearling sales grew by 40%
Australian product has come of age.
This is the best catalogue I have ever seen
between 2003 and 2007 before the
in Australia and as good as any I’ve seen in
inevitable downturn amid the global
the world.”
economic crisis in 2008.
Coolmore’s Demi O’Byrne, buyer of countless Group 1 winners for John Magnier, has been a regular visitor to
Sheikh Mohammed’s representative John
Australia over many years.
Ferguson was the major player at the Australian Easter Yearling sale this year,
In some instances, Easter has been referred to as expensive, but statistics make a lie of this assumption. As already outlined, the rewards for cracking a top colt are great.
“The influence of the shuttle stallion —
securing 20 lots for a total spend of
from Danehill down — has filtered through
$19,005,000, including seven yearlings for
In fact, an independent study by Aushorse
and made a huge difference to the
in excess of $1million. He had no
of the Select Colts sold at Easter between
Australian bred horse,” O’Byrne said last
hesitation in heaping praise on the quality
2001 and 2003 showed their collective
April.
of horses now found at Easter.
worth was some $80million more than
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RIGHT: 2008 Royal Ascot winner Haradasun.
what they cost in the ring, based on prizemoney earned, purchase price of the stallion and service fees generated. Similarly, breeders are now prepared to pay huge money for fillies and mares, as the $3.4million for Virage De Fortune and $5million for Milanova illustrated over the past two years. The international and domestic buying bench are happy to spend up at Easter because they know they are buying the best of the best. The very best barometer of a sale’s success is what its graduates achieve on the track. And in that regard, the Easter Sale has been without peer in recent times. No other sale came close to matching the feats of Easter graduates in 2007-08 — no
And it seems nothing has changed in the
the great Fairy King Prawn, himself a
less than nine individual Group 1 winners
new season either, with seven individual
graduate of the Australian Easter Yearling
graced the turf in Australia during that 12
Easter Group 1 winners in the first four
Sale.
month period.
months of the new season — highlighted by Maldivian’s Cox Plate triumph.
These ranged in price from $40,000 for
Silent Witness filled that void and more. The son of the Emirates Park stallion El
multi millionaire Racing To Win, up to
The success hasn’t been confined to the
Moxie re-wrote the record books in
$1.5million for Samantha Miss, with Bon
domestic front. In addition to the successful
winning his first 17 starts, including dual
Hoffa, Dealer Principal, Shinzig, Juste
stallion prospects, there have been
successes in the G1 Hong Kong
Momente, Maldivian, Forensics and Reaan
numerous other gallopers with the (Aus)
International Sprint — a race that has been
at a range of prices in between.
suffix flying the flag.
totally dominated by Australian-bred horses.
That followed 10 Easter babies lifting
From the same sale as Choisir — and for
Group 1 spoils the previous season: Racing
the exact same amount — came the great
Silent Witness eventually retired with
To Win and Forensics were joined by
sprinter Silent Witness.
earnings beyond $A9million.
Biscuit, Aqua D’Amore, Miss Finland,
Prepared by Tony Cruz, Silent Witness
His place at the head of the World
Apercu and Camarilla in the elite band of
arrived on the scene at a time when Hong
Sprinting ranks was soon taken by Sacred
Easter Group 1 winners.
Kong was looking for a new idol to replace
Kingdom, another Inglis graduate that
Mentality, Red Dazzler, Teranabaa, Bentley
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found his way to Hong Kong. A $200,000
His three trips to Royal Ascot epitomise the
too good in the G1 Dubai Duty Free
purchase from the Melbourne Premier Sale,
kind of toughness that Australian horses
(1777m) in 2005, before going on to race
the son of Encosta De Lago continues the
have come to be recognised by.
with distinction in Europe. His half-brother
tradition of Australian-bred sprinters being rated the best in the world after completely demoralising his rivals in last year’s International Sprint. Of course, no discussion of champion sprinters from this decade would be complete without mention of the globetrotter Takeover Target.
Haradasun then re-affirmed that with his The $1250 Janiak spent to secure him from an Inglis Mixed Sale is now in folklore as one of the great buys in bloodstock history, with Takeover Target’s earnings now beyond the $5million mark. While the sprinters have long since established their place on the world stage — Miss Andretti being another to taste
Group 1 win over 1600m at Royal Ascot this year. Furthermore, Australian-bred Sun Classique scored a win in the prestigious 2400m G1 Dubai Sheema Classic this year. So with Australian horses doing so well internationally and Inglis graduates leading the way on the domestic front, it’s only
Royal Ascot success — Elvstroem showed
natural that its number one sale will be
A multiple Group 1 winner in Australia, the
that it’s not just world class speedsters that
heavily patronised by an eager buying
son of Celtic Swing has taken his trainer
come out of Australia.
bench.
enjoying success in England, Japan and
A graduate of the Easter Sale, the son of
But as has been outlined, the rewards are
Singapore.
Danehill created history when he proved
there for those that choose wisely.
Joe Janiak to all parts of the world,
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Exceptions to the Rule and Forgivable Faults Top-class racehorses come in all shapes and sizes, and can be far from perfect articles as yearlings as TARA MADGWICK explains.
G
o to any yearling sale
This was no powder puff champion, this
anywhere in the country and
was a horse that would win a gruelling
there will be quite literally
Group One VRC Victoria Derby over 2500
hundreds of young
metres still short of his third birthday (he
thoroughbreds of varying shapes and sizes
was a November 14 foal), win a Caulfield
being paraded before an eager crowd of
Cup at four and a weight-for age Group
agents, trainers and bloodstock investors.
One at 1400 metres before travelling to Dubai where he also won at Group One
Some will boast impressive pedigrees and
level.
present as close to flawless, while others will feature various minor and major
The case of Elvstroem is one that will
shortcomings in either pedigree page,
forever be recalled in any discussion
physical conformation or x-ray.
relating to x-rays and six years down the track, vets and trainers now have a far
Their eventual sale price will reflect all of
better understanding of x-rays and what is
these factors and combined with market
and is not important.
demand, determine which horses are million dollar superstars and potential sale-
“Having now had time to see how horses
toppers, versus those who may slip through
with varying x-ray conditions cope with
unnoticed and unwanted.
training and perform on the track, we are far better able to advise clients of the level
Every yearling is evaluated by prospective
of risk associated which each condition
buyers using criteria that some regard as
and determine what is acceptable risk and
important, while others may not, so let’s
what is not,” said respected equine
examine just what some of our buyers are
veterinarian Greg Nash of Randwick
looking for or indeed seeking to avoid.
Equine Clinic.
X-Ray Issues
“Every client has a different threshold for risk with syndicators for example needing
It was 2002 and the first year that x-rays
clean x-rays for the purpose of on-selling,
made an appearance at Australian yearling
while others are happy to accept a certain
sales and a Danehill (USA) colt from
amount of risk and of course that is
Circles of Gold was purchased from the
reflected in the price of the yearling.”
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for $330,000.
The introduction of x-rays has undoubtedly improved the overall level of soundness of
Tara Madgwick is Editor of Breednet.com.au. She is also a
Subsequently returned to his breeder Frank
horses presented for sale as vendors are far
presenter on TVN’s popular
Tagg following unsatisfactory findings on
less likely to consign horses with serious
Thoroughbreds program.
his x-rays, the horse would go on to race as
issues as they make a fraction of their price
Elvstroem and would become a champion.
or do not sell at all.
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LEFT: Six-time Group 1 winner Elvstroem.
“
My grand-father
used to breed stock horses and he used to say ‘a stallion’s job is not to get in the way of good mares expressing themselves’ and when I saw Grand Armee, he was all from his mother’s side, he was Marauding, Whiskey Road, Nijinsky — he was what I hoped and expected to see. “The thing with a significant number of
Conformation
these conditions is that they are an indicator the horse may need some time
Too small or too tall, we’ve all seen horses
and might not be suitable for racing as a
canned for one or the other of these
two year-old,” said Nash.
cardinal sins, but at the end of the day
”
we’ve seen both giants and midgets that “Sesamoiditis is one thing that you see
can run and do so very effectively.
which generally has a good prognosis if the horse is given the time and not broken in
Pocket sized filly Assertive Lass cost just
immediately.
$38,000 at the 1995 Inglis Australian Yearling Sale and went on to become one
“X-rays have become a very useful tool in
of the best fillies every prepared by Gai
assisting trainers to assess a horse
Waterhouse in winning the Group One
accurately, be aware of any potential
STC Coolmore Classic and AJC Flight
problem and train them accordingly.”
Stakes.
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LEFT: The mighty little racemare Assertive Lass. RIGHT: Champion racehorse Grand Armee.
conformational imperfections that have hindered them not one jot in finding success on the racetrack and a lucrative career at stud. Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has not only prepared countless Group One winners, but has also selected and purchased them from the sale ring Equally as good at stud, she left unbeaten
feet. He did have the rough ‘Marauding
including his champion stayer and
dual Group One winner Reset and Group
knees’, but they settled down over time
Melbourne Cup winner Galilee, who was
Three winner So Assertive before being
and we didn’t race him until he was four.
an exception to the rules of perfection.
“I like buying the progeny of stallions that
“Galilee was turned in and everything else,
acquired by Darley and sent to the Northern hemisphere.
the market is down on and his sire
but on close examination to the leg he
Standing a tick over 15 hands during her
Hennessy had thrown a lot of small,
turned in on, the ligament on the inside
racing days, Assertive Lass is the archetypal
chunky, chestnut types that were limited
was as thin as a pencil, but the one on the
midget.
and this horse was nothing like his sire.
outside that took all the weight was three
Giant horses have also enjoyed their share
“My grand-father used to breed stock
took a chance on that and he was one of
of success dating back to legendary
horses and he used to say ‘a stallion’s job is
the best stayers we’ve seen,” said
champion Phar Lap, a 17-hand plus
not to get in the way of good mares
Cummings when interviewed on Racenet
monster, and whether big or small, it’s all a
expressing themselves’ and when I saw
TV.
matter of proportion, balance and whether
Grand Armee, he was all from his mother’s
their legs can in fact carry them at top
side, he was Marauding, Whiskey Road,
“He was turned in like Charlie Chaplin, but
speed.
Nijinsky — he was what I hoped and
I’d never buy one turned that out, turned in
expected to see.”
you have a chance particularly if nature
times the size of a normal ligament, so I
Standing just shy of 17 hands is former
has compensated as it did with him.”
champion racehorse Grand Armee, a
For all the endless walking and parading at
seven-time Group One winner of $5.3
yearling sales, where buyers endeavour to
million in prizemoney, who was bought by
work out which horses are offset, turned in
his owner Alan Bell for $150,000 at the
or out, back at the knee, over at the knee
Sometimes a yearling is cheap for no
2000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
or carry any one of a hundred
discernable reason other than the fact
conformational flaws — it’s always worth
nobody else has ‘found’ him or her, with
“Most people at that sale dismissed him for
harking back for just one moment to the
John O’Shea’s purchase of his champion
being too big, but he appealed to me a
open stallion days at the commercial stud
Racing to Win at the 2004 Inglis Australian
great deal for a number of reasons,” said
farms each spring.
Easter Yearling Sale for just $40,000 a
The Invisible Horse
classic example.
Bell. On show will be any number of champions “For a horse of his size he was perfectly
and Group One winners from all over the
A non-descript dark grey from the draft of a
proportioned, very athletic and light on his
world, many of them featuring
smaller vendor, Racing To Win was neither
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tall, nor small, and for many prospective
It is fact that a majority of stakes winners
buyers he just failed to register on the
are produced from a mare’s first three foals
radar.
and with every increasing foal, some buyers feel the chances of that mare doing
A saleyard is a melting pot of opinion and
the job are in fact decreased.
invariably some horses keep cropping up in conversation and are universally agreed
That may be so, but as with everything
upon as nice horses and sell accordingly.
there are exceptions to the rule and this
Some buyers seem to almost prefer to bid on these youngsters reassured by the collective good opinion of others, but for the astute judge prepared to go with what he alone sees, there are often significant rewards.
year English Derby winner New Approach has been flying the flag for older mares. Purchased by his trainer Jim Bolger for 430,000 euros at the Goffs Million Sale in Ireland, the Galileo colt is from a Group One winner in Park Express, who was 21
Older Mares
years of age when she produced him.
Many vendors offering yearlings produced
The dam of two previous stakes-winners in
by older mares are shocked when
Dazzling Park and Shinko Forest, Park
confronted by the harsh reality that a
Express actually won the Group One Irish
significant percentage of yearling buyers
Champion Stakes in 1986 for Jim Bolger, a
are not interested in what they have to
race that her son also captured this year
offer.
some 22 years after her moment of glory.
“
Purchased by his
trainer Jim Bolger for 430,000 euros at the Goffs Million Sale in Ireland, the Galileo colt is from a Group One winner in Park Express, who was 21 years of age when she produced him.
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“
While statistics do
It’s just as well Mr Bolger had no pre-
Subsequently her daughters have proven
conceived bias towards the progeny of
to be outstanding producers and have
older mares or someone else would have
gone on to create a powerful dynasty of
back up the theory most
been training his superstar.
stakes horses that is seen regularly in
mares throw their best
Probably one of the best broodmares in
back then Denise’s Joy was down and
Australia is Group One QTC Queensland
out.
pedigrees at our major yearling sales, but
horses within their first three to five foals, there are exceptions to every rule…
”
Oaks winner Joie Denise, renowned as the dam of outstanding mare and triple Group
She was 19 years of age when Joie Denise
One winner Tuesday Joy and her Group
came along as her ninth foal, resulting
One AJC Australian Oaks winning half-
from her first and only mating to champion
sister Sunday Joy, not to mention Group
sire Danehill (USA), so if Joie Denise had
Two placed Mary Marvel and stakes-placed
been offered in a sale today buyers would
Joie.
have run a mile, shying away as they do from older mares and particularly those
While this family is now one of the hottest and most successful in the country it wasn’t always this way.
ABOVE: The outstanding sprinter-miler Racing To Win.
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that have failed to fire. While statistics do back up the theory most mares throw their best horses within
Joie Denise is an interesting example, as at
their first three to five foals, there are
one point in time it looked as though she
exceptions to every rule and the only real
had saved her dam Denise’s Joy from being
rule is to judge each yearling on its merits
a total dud at stud, the champion racemare
if you don’t want to run the risk of
failing to produce a racehorse of any note
missing out on a Joie Denise or a New
until the Oaks winner came along.
Approach.
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A Matter of Timing? Leading Melbourne based commentator and racing analyst STEPHEN
W
hat’s in a date? Not
Slippers with November foals — Danzero
much it seems. Not even
and Flying Spur.
a birthdate as I am annually reminded by
my darling children who’ve been known
“I particularly remember Danzero as he was quite a late foal,” Freedman said.
to proffer a dismissive ‘it’s just another
MORAN tackles the
day’ when my birthday passes without
“At the end of the day I am not overly
fanfare.
concerned with foaling dates. Yes, you’re
issue of early foals v late foals, and whether you
aware of them on the catalogue page but I That thought struck me as I observed the
have no bias one way or the other — late
well grown and mature frame of Estee as
or early.
she paraded before winning the 2000
need the former if you want to compete for
metres Peri Cutten Plate on Caulfield Cup
“If your mission is to buy a precocious
day. She was, after all, the ‘baby’ of the
two-year-old to run in the early season
field and more than three months younger
races then it might be a factor. Obviously
than her eldest rival.
the early foal might be a little stronger but
two and early three-
even then there can be surprises.” ‘She’s only two…,’ Darley’s Henry
year-old riches.
Plumptre declared to trainer Lee Freedman.
In a remarkable coincidence, the 1994
Indeed so, as she was foaled on 15
Golden Slipper winner Danzero shares the
November, but clearly that hadn’t inhibited
same birth date as Estee — 15 November.
her development. So what do the figures tell us when it “She may be only two but the reality is that
comes to assessing the racetrack
she’s nearly three. You just have to look at
performance of the early foal versus the
her. She’s a big, strong strapping filly,”
late foal?
Freedman said sometime later. Let’s start with the Golden Slipper. What’s in a date indeed? In the past 15 years we’ve seen four Just a figure on a birth certificate or a note
October and November foals win, along
at the top of the page in a yearling sales
with a further six who were born late in
catalogue. Roobles, one of Estee’s rivals,
September (that is, in the last eight days of
Stephen Moran is widely known and
was three… but, four days earlier, still just
that month). Only two winners in that time
respected for his presenting roles
two having been foaled mid-October.
were August foals, so an early mating and
with Sport 927 and TVN, as well as
an early delivery hardly seem absolute
being synonymous for his form
Of course, I will concede that the foaling
prerequisites for our greatest test of
analysis and colourful editorials
date might be less significant once the
precocity.
during an enduring association with
horse has begun his or her three-year-old
Best Bets.
racing season, but Freedman himself noted
However that notion still dominates the
that he’d won two of his four Golden
thoughts of most broodmare owners
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Golden Slipper
according to Arrowfield Stud’s managing director John Messara.
ABOVE: Horse of the Year and 11-time
“People still want their mares to be served as close as possible to September 1 to produce the early foal which they regard as “However, I don’t think in the medium term it makes much difference to their Of course that presents logisitical problems
Sebring Forensics Miss Finland Stratum Dance Hero Polar Success Calaway Gal Ha Ha Belle Du Jour Catbird Prowl Guineas Merlene Flying Spur Danzero Bint Marscay Burst Tierce Canny Lad Courtza Star Watch
23-Sep 5-Sep 16-Aug 20-Oct 17-Sep 1-Sep 21-Aug 9-Oct 28-Sep 26-Sep 30-Sep 22-Sep 27-Sep 4-Nov 15-Nov 15-Oct 20-Sep 7-Sep 1-Sep 25-Oct 10-Oct
Group 1 winner Lonhro. BELOW: Golden Slipper winner and Group 1 sire Danzero.
advantageous,” he said.
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988
relative athletic performance.
and you can’t please all of the people all of the time, with preference generally based
“I haven’t seen the stats on this recently,
on a mare's preparedness for conception…
but I remember T.J. Smith saying that he
but that’s another story. Messara says he
quite preferred the later foals, born in the
understands that view.
warmer conditions.”
“There is no doubt that an early foal has a
Perhaps then the great Tommy Smith
physical march over a later foal and is
would have selected the three best
regarded as having an advantage,” he says.
Caulfield Guineas winners of recent years
Blue Diamond 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Reaan Sleek Chassis Nadeem Undoubtedly Alinghi Kusi Bel Esprit True Jewels Road To Success Redoute’s Choice Danelagh Knowledge Paint Principality Hurricane Sky
17-Sep 7-Oct 26-Aug 21-Sep 20-Aug 9-Aug 29-Aug 9-Sep 28-Aug 15-Aug 17-Aug 17-Sep 5-Sep 7-Oct 16-Oct
Caulfield Gns 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Whobegotyou Weekend Hussler Wonderful World God’s Own Econsul In Top Swing Helenus Lonhro Show A Heart Redoute's Choice Kenwood Melody Encounter Alfa Our Maizcay Palace Reign
19-Aug 3-Nov 1-Sep 22-Aug 16-Sep 30-Aug 5-Sep 10-Dec 26-Sep 15-Aug 8-Nov 14-Sep 22-Oct 24-Oct 2-Oct
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VRC Derby 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Rebel Raider Kibbutz Efficient Benicio Plastered Elvstroem Helenus Amalfi Hit The Roof Blackfriars Arena Second Coming Portland Player Nothin’ Leica Dane Blevic
17-Aug 22-Sep 23-Aug 1-Aug 24-Sep 14-Nov 5-Sep 27-Aug 5-Nov 12-Aug 12-Nov 29-Oct 9-Sep 29-Oct 31-Oct
VRC Oaks 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Samantha Miss Arapaho Miss Miss Finland Serenade Rose Hollow Bullet Special Harmony Bulla Borghese Magical Miss Lovelorn Tributes Grand Archway Kensington Palace My Brightia Saleous Northwood Plume
2-Oct 5-Aug 16-Aug 20-Sep 30-Sep 22-Sep 3-Aug 2-Sep 5-Sep 7-Oct 23-Sep 8-Nov 17-Oct 9-Nov 10-Nov
1000 Guineas 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Gallica Serious Speed Miss Finland Mnemosyne Alinghi Special Harmony Macedon Lady Magical Miss All Time High Shizu Inaflury Lady Of The Pines Dashing Eagle Shame Northwood Plume
25-Sep 25-Sep 16-Aug 29-Oct 20-Aug 22-Sep 23-Sep 2-Sep 15-Oct 24-Oct 18-Oct 6-Oct 26-Oct 29-Aug 10-Nov
TOP: Six-time Group 1 winner Elvstroem.
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in Lonhro (born 10 December), Weekend
Or does it make sense that the wonderful
Hussler (3 November) and Our Maizcay
mare Oceana produced Todman and
(24 October).
Noholme one day apart in their respective years and not early in the season but in
OK, he might have missed the August foal
October?
Whobegotyou, but the point is the Guineas has produced six winners in the past 15
The bottom line is that surely it comes
years who were October or later foals.
down to the individual — not a number on the calendar.
The same number of ‘late’ foals have claimed the early 2500 metres test of the
That number has some significance
Victoria Derby in that period.
according to John Messara, but only when related to the physical specimen being
Obviously there are countless great
inspected.
racehorses who were early foals. That’s the expectation.
“If a trainer likes a horse but feels that he is a little behind other yearlings physically, he
But what then we do make of Phar Lap,
will excuse it if it’s a mid-November foal
Might And Power, Northerly and Dulcify
for example. He’ll know there’s a bit of
who were October arrivals or Let’s Elope
catching up to do, but the youngster will
who was a late November foal? Not to
match up all right in a few months time. It’s
mention the likes of Weekend Hussler,
a case by case situation with professional
Lonhro and Danzero whom we’ve already
trainers being forgiving as to date of birth if
canvassed.
they like the animal,” he said.
How do we explain that Eight Carat’s later
By the way my birthday’s in August and I
foals Octagonal, Kaapstad and Mouawad
don’t mind my presents, like my foals, a
(October and November arrivals) were
little late, as long as they come along in
superior to her earlier foals?
time.
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Big Earners
Top 12 AUS Earners Horse
Prizemoney
Makybe Diva
$14,526,685
Sunline
$11,351,607
Northerly
$9,341,850
Tie The Knot
$6,212,410
Octagonal
$5,892,231
Lonhro
$5,790,510
Elvstroem
$5,722,274
Super Impose
$5,659,290
Grand Armee
$5,328,065
Might And Power
$5,226,286
Mummify
$5,134,320
Better Loosen Up
$4,773,970
Top 6 US Earners
I
Curlin
$10,246,800
Cigar
$9,999,815
Skip Away
$9,616,360
Pleasantly Perfect
$7,789,880
Smarty Jones
$7,613,155
Silver Charm
$6,944,369
t was interesting to note the fanfare that
That being the case, the prizemoney
Australia, then the date for our first eight
was generated when Curlin became the
available to horses racing in Australia
figure earner is March 2002, when the
first horse in US history to top
stacks up incredibly well and we can lay
wonderful New Zealander Sunline landed
$US10million in earnings this year. He
claim to beating our US friends to the jump
her second Doncaster Handicap success.
surpassed the previous record holder Cigar,
on the $10million barrier.
who retired agonisingly short of the eight figure mark, with $9,999,815 in earnings.
This is a fair comparison, as a good chunk Australia’s first $10million earner achieved the feat some three years earlier, when
Skip Away is the other horse to have
Makybe Diva landed the 2005 Cox Plate-
topped $9million in earnings on the US
Melbourne Cup double.
list. The great mare bowed out after that third
of Curlin and Cigar’s earnings came via their wins in the rich Dubai World Cup. Western Australian champ Northerly proved that you don’t have to leave these
Though the comparison is now somewhat
Cup win with more than $14million in the
shores to chalk up a huge bank balance.
distorted owing to the sharp fall in the
bank.
With dual Cox Plate and Australian Cup wins, plus his brave Caulfield Cup success,
Australian dollar, when Curlin achieved the feat, the $US equated to not much more
Yet, if the net is widened to include horses
Northerly went into retirement as a
than one Aussie dollar.
that did the bulk of their racing in
$9.34million earner.
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Kingston Town of course will forever be
— a race whose combined entrants had
LEFT: Three-time Melbourne Cup winner
remembered as Australian racing’s first
won $28million between them. Not bad for
Makybe Diva. ABOVE: Top US stakes
million dollar earner, with ‘the six figures
a race some 16 years ago!
money earner Curlin (Courtesy of Dubai Racing Club — photographer Andrew
rolling over’ in the spring of 1981. He held the record for some time, but by the late
Another 10 horses have since joined
80’s, horses were earning $2million and
‘Super’ on the $5million plus list in this
soon after $3million kicked in.
part of the World.
Better Loosen Up, helped by his success in
Octagonal, Lonhro, Elvstroem and Grand
the Japan Cup, was our first $4million
Armee all retired with earnings in the $5-
earner, eventually retiring with
6million range, while Mummify had
$4.77million banked.
clocked up $5.134million before his tragic
Watkins)
ending came in the 2005 Caulfield Cup. Super Impose raced in the same great era and despite doing all his racing in Australia,
Tie The Knot went better than that quintet,
became the first horse to clock up $5million
accumulating $6.2million — again, all of it
in earnings when taking the 1992 Cox Plate
won in Australia.
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Nine’s Girls Go Racing Channel 9’s racing coverage is synonymous with the Sydney autumn
Giaan Rooney What started your interest in racing? alternate a glass of water with my alcohol,
carnival. Inglis caught up with a handful of the network’s leading racing
For me, racing combines three of my great
eat plenty of delicious food, find a seat for
loves; animals, fashion and the thrill of
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competition. To have all of those in one
have your transport home organised. The
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last thing you want after a long day is to
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have to spend an hour in the cab queue or
experience.
fight for a position on the train, so plan
ladies and asked about their background in racing and what makes for a perfect day at the
ahead!
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races.
truly blessed as it doesn’t seem to matter what I do, whether I follow the horses in the lead up to the major races and know their form or take the experts’ tips or simply have a guess, I cannot win a dollar on a horse! I am truly a jinx!
Are you a champagne or beer girl? Neither really, but if I had to make a
What’s the ideal way to finish off a day at the races? Dinner, drinks and dancing, or takeout Pizza and movie on the couch? I would love to say that after a day at the races I have the stamina to keep the party going and go for drinks and dancing, but I can never think of anything better than taking off my heels, putting on some comfy trackies and curling up with some takeaway on the couch! The absolute best way to finish the day!
Do you have a favourite horse, jockey or trainer?
choice from the two it would definitely be champagne. Would much rather a special
My favourite horse would have to be Fields
‘racing cocktail’ or glass of white wine!
Of Omagh as I loved the story of him winning the Cox Plate a couple of years
What are your tips or secrets for getting through a day at the races?
ago in his last race as a nine-year-old. As he is now happily retired I must admit that if I am tossing up between backing a few horses, I will always back a David Hayes/
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I don’t have any special secrets, I think I
Craig Williams combination over anything
just know my limits and make sure that I
else in the field.
“Phar Lap” the movie, was one of my
Stephanie Brantz
favourites as a child, I was a Pony Club girl, so any horsey movie was a good
What started your interest in racing? Friends at University took me along with
movie. My parents then brought me to Melbourne for a holiday and of course the I’m too old to forge on after a day out -
first stop was the Melbourne Museum to
after all that fresh air - pizza and a night in!
see the ‘man’ himself. I remember being
them one day. I had such a good day, bet $1.00 each way on every race and finished $5.00 better off … don’t think I’ve won
shocked at how big he was compared to
Have you ever attended an Inglis Yearling Sale?
since!
How do you pick a winner - do you have any superstitions?
my little pony at home and horrified to hear that his heart was in New Zealand on display. But he was truly beautiful to me
Yes, I didn’t expect to find it so exciting. So
then and I have to say I have been to visit
much beautiful horseflesh - took me back
Phar Lap a few times since and he still
to when I was little - every girl goes
takes my breath away.
through that stage where she wants a I usually read the form guide and then
horse…at the Sales I picked at least 10 that
discard it in favour of a name that sounds
I would have liked to take home.
great! Not particularly reliable (see question one).
Are you a champagne or beer girl?
How do you pick a winner? Do you have any superstitions? Jockeys, trainers, colour of horse, numbers, names, form, looks etc. I would love to tell you that I study the form guide and follow the favourites, but I
At the races in Sydney or Melbourne in a
don’t. I try and it has never brought me as
frock and hat - definitely champagne but if
much luck as picking a horse for the name!
I’m hanging out at the picnic races in jeans
I have a couple of silly superstitions of my
and boots - always beer.
own, like how do I feel when I say the name… do I have a sixth sense about it
Do you have any fashion tips for anyone - guys and girls?
etc. Try to tap into the subconscious for a little help, but I think I should just close my eyes and point. For a horse to have made it
(After an inelegant experience on a blustery
to the big race meets and be in that class, it
day at Randwick) Make sure whatever you
really depends on the day and whether
wear on your head can stand up to high
they had a good night’s sleep, doesn’t it?
winds … and downpours. Also if you have
Champagne or beer?
any intention of leaving paved areas - wear heels that don’t sink into the grass and leave you stranded.
Shelley Craft
At the races, champagne.
What’s the ideal way to finish off a day at the races?
What started your interest in racing?
Do you do anything special before a big day at the races? ie. 2009 Easter Sale Preview
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Champagne brekkie, go for a work out, beauty treatment etc.
the stalls and spend some time near the mounting yard. The betting ring freaks me
Do you have any fashion tips for anyone - guys and girls?
out a little but great for a look at how the A race day is always a great excuse for a
whole industry works and I don’t think you
This is your chance to really dress
little bit of pampering. You would think in
can beat being in the grandstand for the
elegantly. There are not many times in our
my job, having my nails done or a facial
main event of the day. You just don’t get an
society that call for such fashion, so make
atmosphere like that anywhere else.
the most of it and ENJOY it. Race wear is
would be a weekly thing, but I am pretty slack about that so a big event is the only time I FIND the time to really prepare and groom. A champagne brekkie is ALWAYS a good way to get the day started, but a race meet is a long day only for the stayers … so I pace myself. No point going out hard and fading before the finish!
Where do you like to be at the races?
not club wear or daywear. Get into it and
What are your tips or secrets for getting through a day at the races?
weather option to add to your outfit and
Don’t drink too much, take the opportunity
YOU GET HOME!! Guys, go for it! This is
to rest your feet every so often by sitting
your chance to have some fun with
down or going for a walk. There is nothing
fashion!
worse than standing still all day. PartyFeet
I love to move around. I have always based
your shoes in for a few days before a race
myself in a marquee (usually because I am
day. Plenty of water and plenty of good
working) but take the opportunity to get to
company!
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not too short, have a warm and cool NEVER TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF BEFORE
are always close at hand but better to wear
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have some fun. Not too much cleavage,
What’s the ideal way to finish off a day at the races? Dinner, drinks and dancing, or takeout Pizza and movie on the couch?
Definitely dinner with friends and family. It’s become a little tradition now that I go out with my best friends for a feed after a day at the track, either at a pub or often
Emma Freedman
Japanese.
What started your interest in racing?
Have you ever attended an Inglis Yearling Sale?
The family has been involved for several
I attend the Inglis Easter Yearling Sales at
generations so it was pretty inevitable that
Randwick every year, and get out to
I’d fall in love with the sport and start
Oaklands in Melbourne as well. I really
working in the industry. My mum is a great
enjoy going around with Dad before the
horsewoman and was a very good show rider, so it’s not just on my Dad’s side of the family. I hope to be part of the industry for a very long time to come.
sales start to inspect all the horses. We go through the catalogue and decide which ones to look at on a particular day. He’s a good teacher and I enjoy learning about
All of the above sound good to me!
How do you pick a winner - do you have any superstitions?
Have you ever attended an Inglis
I’m a bit of a form junky – I like to stick
bloodstock. We also have a lot of good family friends who are breeders, such as all the folk from Coolmore, Vinery, Yarraman
Yearling Sale?
with stats. In form trainers and jockeys help too. But I do like to have a look at them in the yard - that often gives you a bit of an
Yes, I have actually, many years ago. It was
insight – if the horse is on their toes,
quite an intense environment. To see all the
sweating up, getting a bit anxious. I also
well known names in the industry looking
like a grey just for a bit of fun!
That is the part of the form I look for first. Whatever he is on, I am on too.
I have unusual favourites – I absolutely
and Miss Scarlatti at the moment, too. I
Are you a champagne or beer girl?
Do you have a favourite horse,
I am a fan of Damien Oliver I must admit.
Do you have a favourite horse?
but tries so hard. I very much like Romneya
the term ‘cattle call’ came from in the
jockey or trainer?
during a sale is very exciting, too.
adore Satin Robes because she’s so little
for the next BIG thing. I guess that is where
modelling/TV world.
Park and Yallambee. Being in the ring
When I get a chance to catch up with mates for a quiet one it’s a beer. I’m not one for bubbles.
love the little, gutsy fillies. I love horses that have a personality and little quirks. As for all time favourites, Makybe Diva is one that always pops up. I still love Subzero as well. I used to go and play in his box all the time when I was younger. It’s a little
What’s the ideal way to finish off a day at the races?
joke that Subby and I are the same age – Both 20.
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A year of Innovation for Inglis Online bidding, Online X-ray repository &
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wo thousand and eight will be
Thoroughbred Sales. Of those, 203 horses
remembered as the year in which
sold to more than 70 individual buyers.
Inglis asserted itself as the market leader in technology advances
eCommerce make Inglis
Online X-ray repository
aimed at improving client service. Inglis has implemented a DICOM (Digital
the industry leader in
Bid online in real time
Imaging and Communications in Medicine) conformant, Internet-based viewing system
embracing new and exciting technologies.
Inglis became the first thoroughbred
for digital x-rays designed by CDN
auctioneer in the world to successfully
Technology Ltd. The uploaded images are
apply a live Internet bidding service this
accessible from anywhere in the world to
year.
registered vets using Internet connected computers.
Online bidding has enabled anyone to bid online direct at auction in real time from
This is a state of the art system suitable for
anywhere in the world. The service has
registered veterinarians to view digital x-
been exceptionally well accepted by both
rays using their own computers from any
vendors and purchasers.
location with broadband Internet access.
The figures show that as the year
Although several other sales companies in
progressed, each sale was garnering a
other parts of the world had been using
higher percentage of internet bids.
digital technology, Inglis was the first to launch a digital solution accessible via the
After successfully launching at the Autumn
internet using standard computer
Thoroughbred Sale, Easter was the first big
equipment and monitors
test of the technology. Officials were delighted when a yearling was knocked
All viewings by vets are logged so that
down for $600,000 to an online bidder.
vendors continue to be able to view their
The colt was one of three Easter yearlings
individual statistics of viewings for both
to sell online and the trend quickly caught
digital and analogue x-rays.
on, with eight yearlings selling at the following week’s Classic Sale.
Leading Australian vets were consulted in developing the system, which continues to
From there, the service rapidly grew in
be widely acclaimed.
popularity; 3% of the lots at Easter attracted an online bid. By the time of the
Inglis ecommerce
Spring Thoroughbred Sale, a massive 39% of the lots offered attracted online bids.
Inglis this year launched a new and innovative service for clients named Inglis
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In all, 741 horses attracted online bids
eCommerce, incorporating Sale Entry and
between the Autumn and Spring
Document Search features.
“
Leading Australian
vets were consulted in developing the system, which continues to be widely acclaimed.
”
Inglis eCommerce allows clients to transact
sales via the internet. Vendors can now
worldwide access to live, recent and
with Inglis via a secure section of the Inglis
submit entries for all upcoming Inglis sales.
archieved video content on a wide range of
website. Once registered, clients are able
The Document Search facility allows
web based channels.
to login to their account at any time of the
clients to view sale documents and tax
day. Once logged in they are able to
invoices for the accounts they have linked
upload sales entries, make electronic
to their online registration. This service will
payments and access sale and financial
continue to be developed in the future
documents to review the status of their
based on the needs of clients.
Inglis TV will not only host the popular live TVN coverage of Inglis sales, but will also be a medium for coverage of topics relative to the thoroughbred industry, including
account.
informative information relating to sales,
Inglis TV
breeding and racing. There will also be a
In a first for the Australian industry, registered users on the Inglis website will
Inglis TV aims to inform and entertain
channel dedicated to user generated or
also have the ability to enter horses into
industry participants and will provide
‘home’ video submissions.
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Inglis Race Series Kicks Off
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rainer Leon Corstens wasted no time in declaring MRC Blue Diamond Stakes ambitions for his smart youngster
Starspangledbanner, impressive winner of the opening race in the $2.5million Inglis Race Series. A son of Inglis Classic sale graduate Choisir, Starspangledbanner made his debut in the $250,000 Inglis Juvenile at Moonee Valley on MVRC W.S. Cox Plate day and raced like a true professional in bouncing to the front and never being headed. Rather than push on further into the spring, Corstens immediately set his sights on next year’s two-year-old riches with the $120,000 Melbourne Premier graduate. This inaugural race in the Series attracted
Mornington, Wagga Wagga, Grafton and
ABOVE: The Leon Corstens-trained
an outstanding field of young horses and
Seymour.
Starspangledbanner.
they delivered an exciting race. Starspangledbanner narrowly held off the
These bonuses are paid in addition to the
charge of Danzero filly No Comment and
stake money in each of those races (and in
the $1.3million colt Bawaardi, with Listed
addition to any BOBS or VOBIS bonuses),
(Autumn graduates); and $100,000 Inglis
Gimcrack Stakes and subsequent G3
should an eligible Inglis graduate win the
Challenge (Scone graduates).
Maribyrnong Plate winner Our Joan Of Arc
event.
finishing on the heels of the placegetters after having no luck in the straight.
The Inglis Guineas, to be run on Scone The other six races are Sale specific races
Cup Day, May 7, 2010, is the last race in
and restricted only to Inglis graduates. Five
the series and offers a guaranteed
This was the first of 21 races for two and
of those are two-year-old events, while the
minimum purse of $250,000, but has a
three-year-olds in the series, 15 of these
last in the series will be the Inglis Guineas
potential prize pool of up to $1,250,000
being bonuses across New South Wales,
at Scone in May 2010, by which time this
after dispersing any monies left over from
Victoria and the ACT in non-stakes races.
year’s graduates will be three-year-olds.
bonus races that are not won by Inglis
The bonus races include 10 metropolitan
In addition to the Inglis Juvenile, other two-
races from Sydney and Melbourne worth
year-old events restricted to Inglis graduates
The series also includes a $50,000 bonus
$100,000 each, along with five $50,000
are the $250,000 Inglis Classic; $250,000
for the trainer who scores the most series
provincial bonuses at Canberra,
Inglis Premier; $100,000 Inglis Plate
wins.
graduates.
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ferry trip and action-packed promenade.
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one of Sydney’s best aquatic reserves.
picnic shelters, a gazebo, grassy flat land,
Perfect for snorkelling and picnics.
and even a wading beach. There is a ferry
❊ Snowy Mountains drive ❊ Sydney Melbourne Coastal Drive ❊ Pacific Coast Touring Route ❊ Sydney to the South Coast ❊ The Rainforest Way
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Sydney BYRON BAY
Once you’ve experienced the spectacular
coral reef. Crystal clear waters teem with
blue-hazed beauty, dramatic cliffs and
marine life and rare coral, protected as part
Byron Bay, Australia’s easternmost town
deep canyons of the Blue Mountains, you’ll
of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park.
and ‘style capital’ of the North Coast with
come away refreshed and invigorated.
outstanding natural beauty, set against lush volcanic hills. Situated just 790 km north of Sydney, with a population 6,000.
LORD HOWE ISLAND
HUNTER VALLEY With more than 120 wineries, the Hunter
Byron Bay’s natural credentials are impeccable – humpback whales cruise past the headland, storms create rainbows on the mountains across the bay, hang-gliders ride the thermals above the lighthouse… ‘Byron’ casts a spell over everyone who goes there.
Lord Howe Island, a magical dot in the Tasman Sea, less than two hours’ flight from Sydney or Brisbane. At any one time, you’re one of only 400 visitors on Lord Howe, an island of unspoilt beauty where life is relaxed and unhurried. With bicycles the best way to get around and no mobile phone
BLUE MOUNTAINS
reception, there’s plenty of time to relax
Valley produces some terrific wines, loved at home and abroad, including the crisp Hunter Semillon and the ripe Hunter Shiraz. Complement the wine with superb cuisine and stylish boutique accommodation for the perfect getaway. Wine and food buffs can join a winery tour to sample some of the region’s gourmet
and attune yourself to the idyllic
delights. Others may prefer to indulge in
surroundings.
some serious pampering at a day spa or
Just 90 minutes’ drive west of Sydney, the
teeing off from one of the region’s three
Blue Mountains are famous for its one
World Heritage listed for its remarkable
million hectares of World Heritage-listed
geology and its rare collection of birds,
landscape and grand sandstone plateau,
plants and marine life, Lord Howe is
Of course it is also the location of
valleys and heathlands.
surrounded by the world’s southernmost
Australia’s most valuable thoroughbreds.
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championship golf courses.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Don Fuchs
DESTINATIONS WITHIN REACH SNOWY MOUNTAINS
SOUTH COAST
NORTH COAST
The Snowy Mountains boast the highest
New South Wales’ south coast boasts more
The North Coast, a classic Aussie surf
skifields in Australia, all within Kosciuszko
than 30 national parks, marine parks and
culture, World Heritage listed national
National Park, centred on the Snowy
reserves – plus beach culture and a rich
parks, hinterland villages, great food and
Mountains region and crowned by 2,228-
Aboriginal history. From the south of
fine wine. From the Central Coast north of
metre Mt Kosciuszko, Australia’s tallest
Sydney’s Royal National Park to Eden near
Sydney to the Queensland border.
peak. The summit area of Mt Kosciuszko is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, which has 20 species of plants that occur nowhere else in the world. Mountain air doesn’t come any purer than this. Adventure activities, from winter sports to cycling, caving, rafting, kayaking and horse
the Victorian border. An intriguing blend of old and new, the The unspoilt natural beauty of the southern
North Coast is where the world’s largest
coastline of New South Wales unfolds in a
expanse of subtropical rainforest meets
series of bays and coves. Little townships,
mountains forged from ancient volcanoes.
many with interesting histories, are known for their fine food and wines, and great
A sparkling coastline of endless beaches
country markets. Superb local cheeses are
offers surfing, whale-watching, frolicking
a specialty.
dolphins and flocks of seabirds. Inspiring surroundings attract creative personalities –
Take a dip in the pristine waters of Jervis
artists, writers and musicians. Colourful
riding – plus bracing mountain walks –
Bay, stroll the old wharf at Tathra and relax
local festivals brim with arts and crafts,
make your stay exhilarating. Australia’s
in romantic little hideaways. Discover the
kites, crystals and local produce.
highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko, looks
secrets of Mystery Bay, Disaster Bay, Pigeon
down on sub-alpine snowgum woodlands
House Mountain and Mount Dromedary as
Sydney Images and text courtesy of
and tall forests of alpine ash and mountain
you head towards the fabulous Sapphire
Tourism NSW. For all further information
gum.
Coast, the gateway to Eden.
go to www.visitnsw.com
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Entries
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KING CUGAT (USA)
Entries
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1
122
21
61
LONHRO
11
123
BEAUTIFUL CROWN (USA)
1
64
MORE THAN READY (USA)
15
124
BEL ESPRIT
1
65
MOSSMAN
1
127
BRADBURY’S LUCK
1
65
O’REILLY (NZ)
3
127
CANNY LAD
1
66
OASIS DREAM
2
128
CAPE CROSS (Ire)
2
66
ONE COOL CAT (USA)
1
128
CATBIRD
4
67
ORATORIO (Ire)
4
129
CHARGE FORWARD
9
67
PENTIRE (GB)
1
129
CHOISIR
5
69
PINS
7
130
COMMANDS
16
70
PIVOTAL
1
131
DANEHILL DANCER (Ire)
17
72
RED RANSOM (USA)
9
131
DANZERO
3
75
REDOUTE'S CHOICE
77
133
DEHERE (USA)
8
76
RESET
5
144
ANABAA (USA)
DUBAI DESTINATION (USA)
1
77
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (Ire)
28
145
DUBAWI (Ire)
7
77
ROYAL ACADEMY (USA)
3
149
10
78
SAVABEEL
5
150
6
80
SHAMARDAL (USA)
5
151
ENCOSTA DE LAGO
74
81
SHOW A HEART
1
152
EXCEED AND EXCEL
35
92
SINGSPIEL (Ire)
3
152
FALBRAV (IRE)
4
97
SNITZEL
11
153
FASTNET ROCK
29
98
SOUTHERN HALO
2
155
FLYING SPUR
ELUSIVE QUALITY (USA) ELVSTROEM
57
102
STARCRAFT (NZ)
27
155
FORESTRY
1
111
STRATUM
14
159
FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA)
7
111
STRAVINSKY (USA)
8
162
21
112
TALE OF THE CAT (USA)
7
163
8
116
TAYASU TSUYOSHI (Jpn)
1
164
10
117
TESTA ROSSA
1
165
1
118
UNDOUBTEDLY
1
165
GALILEO (Ire) GENERAL NEDIYM GOD'S OWN HIGH CHAPARRAL (Ire)
16
119
VISCOUNT
1
166
JET SPUR
3
121
ZABEEL (NZ)
19
166
KEEP THE FAITH
1
122
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HUSSONET (USA)
661
Al Maher
By Danehill (USA)
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AL MAHER
Al Maher
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Anabaa (USA)
Virage de Fortune
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ANABAA
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ANABAA
Yell
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Headturner
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ANABAA
Beautiful Crown (USA) By Chief’s Crown (USA)
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Corsaire
Our Joan Of Arc 64
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Bel Mer
By Royal Academy (USA)
Bel Esprit
By Redoute’s Choice
Bradbury’s Luck
Bradbury’s Luck
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Cape Cross (Ire)
By Green Desert
Canny Lad
By Bletchingly
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He’s No Pie Eater 66
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By Danehill (USA)
Catbird
By Red Ransom (USA)
Charge Forward
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CHARGE FORWARD
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CHARGE FORWARD
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Dreamscape
By Danehill Dancer (Ire)
Choisir
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CHOISIR
Commands
By Danehill (USA)
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CHOISIR
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Paratroopers
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COMMANDS
Danehill Dancer (Ire) Undue
By Danehill (USA)
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COMMANDS
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Light Fantastic
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DANEHILL DANCER
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DANEHILL DANCER
Choisir
74
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Dance Hero
By Danehill (USA)
Danzero
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DANZERO
Dehere (USA)
By Deputy Minister
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DEHERE
76
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By Kingmambo
Dubai Destination (USA)
By Dubai Millenium
Dubawi (Ire)
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DUBAWI
Elusive Quality (USA)
By Gone West
â–ź
DUBAWI
78
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Camarilla
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Elvstroem
By Danehill (USA)
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ELUSIVE QUALITY
Bernicia
80
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By Fairy King (Ire)
Encosta de Lago
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Racing To Win
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Alinghi
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Northern Meteor
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Mnemosyne
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Newport
Princess Coup
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Douro Valley
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Sacred Kingdom
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Von Costa De Hero
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ENCOSTA DE LAGO
Sirmione
90
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Lashed
Rocha
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ENCOSTA DE LAGO
Exceed And Excel
By Danehill (USA)
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ENCOSTA DE LAGO
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Wilander
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EXCEED AND EXCEL
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Noesis
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EXCEED AND EXCEL
Exceedingly Good
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Falbrav (Ire)
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FALBRAV
Fastnet Rock
By Danehill (USA)
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Fravashi 98
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Wanted
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Flying Spur
By Danehill (USA)
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FASTNET ROCK
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Forensics
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FLYING SPUR
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FLYING SPUR
Magnus
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Krupt
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Mentality
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Montana Flyer
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FLYING SPUR
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Dealer Principal
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Casino Prince
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FLYING SPUR
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FLYING SPUR
Sleek Chassis 110
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Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)
Forestry
By Storm Cat
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lee Thomas
Haradasun
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FUSAICHI PEGASUS
Galileo (Ire)
By Sadler’s Wells
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FUSAICHI PEGASUS
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Gallant Tess
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GALILEO
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GALILEO
Sousa 114
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New Approach
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General Nediym
By Nediym (Ire)
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GENERAL NEDIYM
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God’s Own
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GOD’S OWN
High Chaparral (Ire)
By Sadler’s Wells
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GOD’S OWN
118
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By Mr Prospector
Hussonet (USA)
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Fist Of Fury
120
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Jet Spur
By Flying Spur
Weekend Hussler
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JET SPUR
Keep The Faith
122
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King Cugat (USA)
by Sunday Silence
â–ź
JET SPUR
By Octagonal (NZ)
Lonhro
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LONHRO
More Than Ready (USA)
By Southern Halo
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LONHRO
124
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Sebring
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MORE THAN READY
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MORE THAN READY
Perfectly Ready
126
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O’Reilly (NZ)
By Last Tycoon (Ire)
By Success Express (USA)
Mossman
Swick
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O’REILLY
Oasis Dream
128
One Cool Cat
By Storm Cat
By Green Desert
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O’REILLY
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Oratorio (Ire)
By Be My Guest
Pentire
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PENTIRE
Pins
By Snippets
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PENTIRE
130
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By Polar Falcon
Pivotal
By Roberto
Red Ransom (USA)
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RED RANSOM
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RED RANSOM
All American
132
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By Danehill (USA)
Redoute’s Choice
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
Samantha Miss
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Amelia’s Dream
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
Come Hither
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Gallica
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
God’s Own
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Miss Finland
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
Stratum 140
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Dr Doutes
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
Time Thief
142
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Undoubtedly
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
Rebel Raider
Reset
By Zabeel (NZ)
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REDOUTE’S CHOICE
144
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By Danehill (USA)
Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)
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ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
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ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Rockwood
146
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Murtajill
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ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
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ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
Sliding Cube 148
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By Nijinsky
Royal Academy (USA)
Pillar of Hercules
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ROYAL ACADEMY
Savabeel
By Zabeel (NZ)
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ROYAL ACADEMY
150
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By Giant’s Causeway (USA)
Shamardal (USA)
Shamardal
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Show A Heart
Mimi Lebrock 152
Singspiel (Ire)
By In The Wings
By Brave Warrior
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SHOW A HEART
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Snitzel
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SNITZEL
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SNITZEL
Snitzel
Snitzel 154
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Starcraft (NZ)
By Soviet Star (USA)
By Halo
Southern Halo
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STARCRAFT
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STARCRAFT
Starcraft 156
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Miss Potential
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STARCRAFT
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STARCRAFT
Starcraft
158
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By Redoute’s Choice
Stratum
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STRATUM
â–ź
STRATUM
Stratum
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Stratum
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STRATUM
Stravinsky (USA)
By Nureyev
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STRAVINSKY
162
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Tale of the Cat (USA)
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Tayasu Tsuyoshi (Jpn)
By Sunday Silence
â–ź
TALE OF THE CAT
Real Saga
Hollow Bullet 164
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Testa Rossa
By Perugino (USA)
By Redoute’s Choice
Undoubtedly
Undoubtedly
Ortensia
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Viscount
Zabeel
By Sir Tristram (Ire)
By Quest For Fame (GB)
â–ź
VISCOUNT
Miss Pageantry
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ZABEEL
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ZABEEL
Fiumicino
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ZABEEL
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199 George Street, Sydney
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T +612 9238 0000 | F +612 9251 2851 City View Room
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Opera View Room
From $275-330
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From $720
1 Bedroom Apartment
From $180
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From $225
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Double/Twin Room
$145
1 Bedroom Apartment
From $170
Triple Room
$170
2 Bedroom Apartment
From $215
Single Room
Includes breakfast, transfers and parking
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61 Macquarie Street, Sydney
14 Queen Street, Woollahra
Tollfree: 1800 091 954 (within Australia)
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1 Bedroom Garden View Suite
$365
$168
1 Bedroom Harbour View Suite
$445
Queen Room
$208
2 Bedroom Opera View Suite
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King Deluxe
$248
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upon request
Double Bed
Includes full english breakfast and parking
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$181
1 Bedroom City View
$265
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$225
1 Bedroom City View Deluxe Suite
$275
2 Bedroom Apartment
$305
1 Bedroom Harbour View Suite
$415
2 Bedroom Harbour View Suite
$585
Continental breakfast from $11 p/p, parking $10 per night
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Sydney RANDWICK LODGE
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211 Avoca Street, Randwick
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From $284
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$110
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upon request
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$145
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upon request
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Sydney ALTITUDE
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www.altitudesydney.com
www.thebentley.com.au
www.catalinarosebay.com.au
ARIA
BILLY KWONG
CHINA DOLL
1 Macquarie Street, East Circular Quay
Shop 3, 355 Crown Street, Surry Hills
6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo
T +612 9252 2555
T +612 9332 3300
T +612 9380 6744
www.ariarestaurant.com
www.kyliekwong.org
www.chinadoll.com.au
ASSIETTE
BILSON’S
CLAUDE’S
48 Albion Street, Surry Hills
Radisson Plaza Hotel
10 Oxford Street, Woollahra
T +612 9212 7979
27 O’Connell Street, Sydney
T +612 9331 2325
www.restaurantassiette.com.au
T +612 8214 0496
www.claudes.com.au
www.bilsons.com.au
AQUA DINING
DARCY’S
Cnr Paul & Northcliff, Milsons Points
BISTRO MONCUR
92 Hargrave Street, Paddington
T +612 9964 9998
The Woollahra Hotel
T +612 9363 3706
www.aquadining.com.au
116 Queen Street, Woollahra
BALZAC
T +612 9327 9713
EST.
www.woollahrahotel.com.au
252 George Street, Sydney
141 Belmore Road, Randwick T +612 9399 9660 www.restaurantbalzac.com.au
T +612 9240 3000
BOATHOUSE AT BLACKWATTLE BAY
www.merivale.com
End of Ferry Road, Glebe
FORTY ONE
BATHERS PAVILION
T +612 9518 9011
The Chifley Tower
4 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach
www.boathouse.net.au
2 Chifley Square, Sydney
T +612 9969 5050 www.batherspavilion.com.au
T +612 9221 2500
BUON RICORDO
www.forty-one.com.au
108 Boundary Street, Paddington
BAYSWATER BRASSERIE
T +612 9360 6729
GUILLAUME AT BENNELONG
32 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross
www.buonricordo.com.au
Opera House, Bennelong Point
T +612 9357 2177 www.bayswaterbrasserie.com.au
T +612 9241 1999
CAFÉ SYDNEY
www.guillaumeatbennelong.com.au
Fifth Floor, Customs House
BECASSE
31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay
ICEBERGS
204 Clarence Street, Sydney
T +612 9251 8683
1 Notts Avenue, Bondi Beach
T +612 9283 3440
www.cafesydney.com
T +612 9365 9000
www.becasse.com.au
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Restaurants
KINGSLEYS STEAK & CRABHOUSE
PIER
VELERO
594 New South Head Road, Rose Bay
6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo
6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo
T +612 9327 6561
T +612 9356 2222
T 1300 546 475
www.pierrestaurant.com.au
www.velero.com.au
PILU AT FRESHWATER
YOSHII
LONGRAIN
‘On the Beach’, Moore Road, Harbord
115 Harrington Street, Sydney
85 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
T +612 9938 3331
T +612 9247 2566
T +612 9280 2888
www.piluatfreshwater.com.au
www.yoshii.com.au
www.kingsleys.com.au
www.longrain.com
QUAY LUCIO’S
Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks
47 Windsor Street, Paddington
T +612 9251 5600
T +612 9380 5996
www.quay.com.au
www.lucios.com.au
ROCKPOOL MAD COW
107 George Street, The Rocks
330 George Street, Sydney
T +612 9252 1888
T +612 9240 3000
www.rockpool.com
www.merivale.com
SEAN’S PANAROMA MANTA
270 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach
6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo
T +612 9365 4924
T +612 9332 3822
www.seanspanaroma.com.au
www.mantarestaurant.com.au
TABOU MARQUE
527 Crown Street, Surry Hills
4/5 355 Crown Street, Surry Hills
T +612 9319 5682
T +612 9332 2225 www.marquerestaurant.com.au
TETSUYA’S 529 Kent Street, Sydney
NORTH BONDI ITALIAN FOOD
T +612 9267 2900 www.tetsuyas.com
118-120 Ramsgate Avenue, North Bondi T +612 9300 4400
VERANDAH
www.idrb.com/northbondi
Mezzanine Level 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
OTTO
T +612 9239 5888
6 Cowper Wharf Road, Woolloomooloo
www.verandah.com.au
T +612 9368 7488 www.otto.net.au
2009 Easter Sale Preview
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The land of opportunity Australia offers the third highest prize money in the world (after USA and Japan). Of the 65 top ranked thoroughbreds worldwide in 2006-07 almost half were Australian bred. Through the shuttle stallion concept, the Australian thoroughbred gene pool offers some of the best bloodlines available from both hemispheres.
Inglis – unrivalled success International Performers — Inglis are the only Australian auction house to sell Group One winners in Japan, Dubai and England and is the only sales company to have sold winners of The Hong Kong International Sprint - Fairy King Prawn (Australian Easter), Silent Witness (Sydney Classic) and Sacred Kingdom (Melbourne Premier). Domestic Dominance — In the 2007-08 racing season, Inglis was the leading source of Group One winners in Australia. In 2005-06 and 2006-07 Inglis graduates won twice as many Group One races than any other auction house. 3YO’s — Since 2002-03 Inglis graduates in their classic season have received a champion award every year at the Australian Horse of the Year Awards. They are Helenus, Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Alinghi, Racing To Win, Serenade Rose, Miss Finland and Weekend Hussler. 2YO’s — For the past three racing seasons the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has produced the most individual two-year-old Group One Winners each season. In 2005-06 and 2006-07 it was the only sale to have sold 2YO Group One winning graduates. World’s Best — Current graduates of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale include the world’s highest rated sprinter Sacred Kingdom as well as the world’s equal highest rated miler & Australian Horse of the Year Weekend Hussler. Sprinter - Milers — Aside from world class sprinters Choisir and Silent Witness, the Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale has produced three of the past six Caulfield Guineas winners (In Top Swing, God’s Own and Whobegotyou). If you’re interested in Australian bloodstock, Inglis offers incentives for international buyers as well as an online bidding facility. To find out more go www.inglis.com.au
NEWMARKET SYDNEY PO Box 477 Randwick NSW 2031 Ph: +612 9399 7999 Fax: +612 9398 5547
www.inglis.com.au
OAKLANDS MELBOURNE PO Box 1165 Tullamarine VIC 3043 Ph: +613 9333 1422 Fax: +613 9333 1690
2009 INGLIS MAJOR SALE DATES SYDNEY CLASSIC YEARLING SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 8, 9 & 10 February
MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING SALE OAKLANDS, MELBOURNE: 1, 2, 3 & 4 March
AUSTRALIAN EASTER YEARLING SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 5, 6 & 7 April
AUSTRALIAN EASTER BROODMARE SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 14, 15 & 16 April
AUSTRALIAN WEANLING & BREEDING STOCK SALE NEWMARKET, SYDNEY: 25, 26 & 28 June
Congratulations to the connections of the 21 Group One winners of 29 races in 2008.
Be in the race
Easter 2009
Yearling Sale Preview
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Latest Form
2008 - 21 individual Group One winners of 29 races. Since 2005/06 Ͳ ŝŐŚƚ ƟŵĞƐ ĂƐ ŵĂŶLJ 'ƌŽƵƉ KŶĞ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚǁŽͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚǁŝĐĞ ĂƐ ŵĂŶLJ 'ƌŽƵƉ KŶĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌƐ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ĂƵĐƟŽŶ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ Since 2002/03 Ͳ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ƚŚƌĞĞͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘ >ŝĨĞƟŵĞ Ͳ dŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ ƐĂůĞƐ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ŽĨ 'ƌŽƵƉ KŶĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌƐ ŝŶ :ĂƉĂŶ͕ ƵďĂŝ ĂŶĚ ŶŐůĂŶĚ͘
From under $10,000 to over $1million, if you buy an Inglis Yearling you'll have the field covered.
2009 Sydney Classic Yearling Sale - February 8, 9 & 10 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale - March 1, 2, 3 & 4 2009 Australian Easter Yearling Sale - April 5, 6 & 7
www.inglis.com.au Sydney +612 9399 7999 | Melbourne +613 9333 1422
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Sydney: 5, 6 & 7 April 2009.
INGLIS 2008 GR1 STAKES
2009 Easter Yearling Sale Preview