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March Features 10-12 Irongate Horse

of the Month

Will this year’s Blue Diamond be a win for the ‘blue collars’?

I’m very pleased with the response we have received from advertising in Track to Track - it was all positive feedback and we’ll continue to use your magazine. – Country Vet Get ready to

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15-45 Sales Coverage Track to Track looks at the Melbourne Premier, Adelaide Magic Millions & QTIS 600 and reviews Karaka and the Sydney Classic. 34-38 Anivac feature: Riches

to Rags to Riches

Horse racing is life’s great leveler. We take a look at some roosters and feather dusters. 46-47 Pre-Training becomes

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Kiwi’s Karaka Muster Bruno Cannatelli captures all the action from the 2009 NZ National yearling sales.

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It’s heartening to see also that everyone has rallied so quickly to the cause, donating money, food and comfort to victims of the carnage.

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By comparison, the global economic downturn has become a bit player, particularly in light of ‘not so drastic’ yearling sale results. Karaka was down by 33% on average, Sydney by 17% and the Gold Coast by 16%, but as bad as it looks on paper, it’s not all doom and gloom. You can read all about it in our special sales coverage which commences on page 15 and includes previews for Melbourne, Adelaide and the new QTIS 600. Good luck to those of you selling horses in the three states during March and to those seeking to buy. They say that “never the twain shall meet” – but the ‘twain’ is an awful lot closer in 2009.

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ow often have you heard the term “necessity is the mother of invention”? Highly respected horseman, Simon Durante, had a necessity in that some of his horses kept experiencing ‘tying up’ syndrome so he sought out Naturopathic doctor and scientist, Andreas Marzini, in search of invention.

Following years of research and clinical trials Duramar’s two flagship products were developed.

Simon was aware of the naturopath’s work in successfully treating lactic acid build up in high performance athletes and approached Andreas about using this method on horses.

Though certain enzymes in the blood may initially remain elevated, sports performance continued to improve to its expected level.

Suitably challenged, Andreas set about finding a solution to an age old problem. Delving deeper, Andreas was convinced that available research into tying up did not take into account the health of the horse on a cellular level, but rather bombarded the whole body with numerous minerals, vitamins, proteins and even drugs … all to no avail. Andreas discovered that by promoting the natural production of certain cellular co-factors it would support the function of ion pumps in the membrane surrounding the muscle and, as such, prevent a horse from tying up.

DURAMAR FORMULA 1 TYING UP This naturopathic formula originated from working with triathletes, who were suffering from severe muscular pain, stiffness and chronic fatigue following extreme levels of exercise.

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ROSTOVA Testa Rossa 10

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unters loved Testa Rossa. A real blue collar hero.

but to date, Testa Rossa has not produced a Group One winning juvenile. Not yet anyway.

Although his sire, Perugino, was bred in the purple – so to speak – Testa Rossa was more ‘suburbs’.

That may well change on Saturday 21 February when his boom filly Rostova lines up in the $1,015,000 Arrowfield Stud Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Mum (Bo Dapper) was unraced and while grandma was a Group winning 2YO (Bodega), she hadn’t broken any records in the breeding shed. All of which was a blessing in disguise for John Cappellin who only had to fork out $45,000 for Testa Rossa as a yearling. Cappellin loved the look of the colt and, as it turned out, the motor worked pretty well too.

A Rostova victory would certainly be sweet justice for her sire … and not without a sprinkle of irony. Now standing at Vinery Stud in the Hunter Valley,

the filly’s unbeaten status she is likely to chase the Diamond from the second line of betting with the John Hawkes trained Real Saga on the top rung. Real Saga is also unbeaten and 40 minutes after Rostova’s Blue Diamond Prelude-G3 romp on 9 February, the Tale of the Cat colt ran a time some .8 seconds quicker than that of the filly. What do they say about a good colt always beating a good filly? We’ll see. Rostova will have plenty of fans though … growing by the run.

The dream was starting to become reality for Steve, who had confided earlier to a couple of owners that the filly was probably the best horse I’ve put a saddle on .

Testa Rossa won his first four at two including the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and finished his juvenile season with victory in the Sires’ Produce – the first Group One for the working class horse. Five more wins at racing’s most elite level would follow: a Lightning, a Futurity, an Emirates (carrying the grandstand) and two Vic Health Cups. He also raced in Hong Kong and Japan. He was some horse.

Retired to Yallambee Stud in 2001, Testa Rossa produced a stakeswinner with his first runner (Rossa Glory), while Jiang became his first Group winner that very spring. No less than 18 stakeswinners have followed, including the SA Derby victor, Testafiable,

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Testa Rossa competed in the 1999 Blue Diamond but was outgunned on the day by Redoute’s Choice, another truly remarkable performer. Nothing blue collar about Redoute’s Choice though: a son of the legendary Danehill, he hails from arguably the best family in the Australian Stud Book and his asking fee at stud is a whopping $330,000 a serve. What’s more, he stands at Arrowfield Stud which, by the by, has produced the last four winners of the Blue Diamond. Redoute’s Choice has sired two of them: Undoubtedly in ’05 and Nadeem in ’06. It doesn’t appear that a son of Redoute’s Choice will provide the main danger to Rostova this time around, but despite

She was bred by Len Wilson who sent his mare Space Talk to Testa Rossa during the sire’s last season in Victoria.

Len, whose Garden City Plastics is the nation’s largest supplier of plastic flower pots, purchased Space Talk as a yearling in Sydney for $85,000, but she wasn’t much chop. Although Len told The Age that Space Talk was much better than her record indicated, she was placed just once in 10 starts. Sending the mare to Yallambee to be covered by Distant Music, the resultant filly was small – as is often the case with first foals. Subsequently named Distant Symphony, her only victory was quite distant … outback Queensland. Heading back to Distant Music, the second offering is called Buckets who remains winless after 10 outings. >> www.tracktotrack.com

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At a Glance ROSTOVA

2YO Bay Filly (31 August 2006) Owners: Mrs M A Richards, J Hymet, F Dintinosante, B E Marshall, Behind The Bar Syndicate, Linc Syndicate, S A Harrington & G R Beale Trainer: Steve Richards (Flemington) Bred by: Len Wilson, VIC SOLD: Yallambee Stud – 2008 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale for $80,000 Race record: 3 starts, 3 wins – $218,750 Sire: TESTA ROSSA Bay 1996-Stud 2001, Perugino (USA) – Bo Dapper by Sir Dapper Won 13 races and $3,042,167 inc. VRC Lightning S-G1, Emirates S-G1; sire of 20 SWs inc. Testafiable, Vormista, Jiang, Publishing, Rostova, Wordsmith etc. Dam: SPACE TALK Bay 1998, Anabaa (USA) – Key Satellite by Chanteclair Placed. Dam of 3 foals to race for 2 winners inc. Rostova, Distant Symphony; ¾ sister in blood to G1 winner Imananabaa, from the immediate family of Group winning 2YO The Heavyweight etc.

But if ever there was a case of third time lucky … Foaled down at Yallambee and put through last year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale on Len’s behalf, Rostova caught the eye of Flemington trainer Steve Richards who decided to ante up $80,000 for the free walking filly. “I thought she’d go for $160,000, but I couldn’t believe it when I got her for $80,000. I went back and had another look, I thought I must have missed something,” Richards said. Now Steve can, and has, mixed it with the best, training the likes of Ark Regal and Blazing Sword, plus handling the powerful Contract Racing ‘string’ for about three years. But Steve has been pottering along on his own now for a few years and while he currently has only 13 in work, this darewe-say blue collar trainer can still spot a good type. How good? Well, after syndicating his Premier purchase and putting the filly through her paces, Steve took Rostova to Flemington on Melbourne Cup day, winning the Schiavello Stakes-LR with plenty left in the tank.

The dream was starting to become reality for Steve, who had confided earlier to a couple of owners that the filly was “probably the best horse I’ve put a saddle on”. Resuming on Australia Day, Rostova was similarly impressive in the Blue Diamond Preview-LR, winning by close to three lengths. Actually, it was probably more impressive as jockey Steven King explained that the wide barrier, level of fitness, weight and some contact in running were all working against the filly. “Good horses can overcome those things and she did,” King would enthuse. Leadup No. 3 came and went – quickly – on 9 February and despite Real Saga running the quicker time on the day and slipping into Diamond favouritism, you get the impression that Steve Richards or Steven King are not in any hurry to swap. “I’ve never had a horse in my stable – of any age – with a constitution like this filly has,” Richards enthused. “It’s a Blue Diamond and that’s never easy to win, but she’s done things so comfortably, so quickly, that she’s obviously going to be the horse to beat.”

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Commands gelding Brookes Command (ex Goulburn) won 800th race by a horse consigned by Cameron Barnes in under 4 years. Sold as an unraced horse. Won at 3rd start after a 2nd & 3rd at first 2. Belong To Me gelding Flying Along inspected & purchased Sydney sales as an unraced horse now 9 starts, 5 wins & 4 placings. All Courage gelding Mettle (ex Port Macquarie) sold Friday won more than purchase price Monday. Anabaa gelding Anadite (ex Seymour) wins over double purchase price 2nd start.

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Ipswich winners, Pentire gelding (ex South Australia) Siong Tee, backs up 5 length Brisbane win 2 starts later. Another unraced purchase. Won over 3 times purchase price already. The Cromptons 30th win with a horse sourced through Cameron Barnes, 10 in the city. All Courage gelding (ex Geelong) Brave Attempt at 2nd QLD start, won over double purchase price.

50th horse consigned to WA to win in under 4 years. Arena gelding Kings Tribute inspected and purchased Sydney sales. Won more than purchase price at 3rd start.

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Zariz gelding (ex Muswellbrook) Purple Zar wins maiden by 6 lengths at 2nd start after placing at first.

Anabaa gelding (ex Caulfield) Ashok, wins first start by 2 lengths. Ishiguru mare Ishiever (ex Goulburn) wins $13500 Class 1. Choisir gelding Adelante inspected and purchased Sydney Sale, wins by 2.4 lengths at 2nd start. Many more winners available.

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The Gold Coast and Easter yearling sales – unashamedly – utilise a number of ‘ploys’ to garner hype … many of which have nothing to do with the actual sale of horses.

well have added to the seven Group One victories he compiled last season.

The Gold Coast is the main protagonist with its undeniable lure of sun, surf and social, but Easter isn’t above throwing out persuasive, albeit intangible, ‘hooks’ either. Conversely, the Melbourne Premier doesn’t exactly engender the same warm and fuzzy feeling. After a gruelling, hot day at Oaklands Junction you can be excused for wishing you were on one of the planes flying overhead. There’s no Royal Hotel, no bar at the Marriot and it’s a bloody long way to the beach. Still, when it comes to the business end (and let’s face it, that’s what we’re here for), Melbourne more than holds it own: year in, year out.

lthough the front cover of this year’s Premier catalogue features pics of Melbourne icons such as trams, the Yarra and Crown Towers, the best advertisement BY FAR is in the top right corner: Weekend Hussler. Sold three years ago for $80,000, Weekend Hussler is Australia’s reigning horse of the year and by the time the 2009 Premier rolls around (1-4 March), this thrilling son of Hussonet could

Yes, he’s by a Hunter Valley stallion and was sold by Arrowfield, but give the NSW behemoth its due, Melbourne was deemed the ideal venue to sell the Hussonet yearling.

“If the quality of horse

flesh is there again – as its been so regularly in years past – the 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale will more than hold its own: regardless of bottom line or social diversions.

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Weekend Hussler aside, Victorians can take some consolation in that they have sold the majority of the Premier’s flag bearers: Hong Kong Champ, Sacred Kingdom (sold by the Calvert’s Kornong Farm for $200,000), 4-time Group One winner Alinghi ($80,000 by Blue Gum Farm as agent), million dollar earner Littorio ($15,000 by Basinghall Farm as agent) and VRC Oaks winner Arapaho Miss ($22,500 by Smtzyer’s Lodge – now Makybe). Makybe is selling a Hussonet half brother to Arapaho Miss as one of 2009’s sale highlights. Dual Cox Plate hero, Fields of Omagh, was yet another offered for sale in Melbourne. And Inglis might well be able to add another Group One winner to that honour roll when Rostova (sold for $80,000 by Yallambee Stud last year) goes around in the Blue Diamond Stakes on 21 February. So, what’s lined up for this year? Well, for starters, there’s 780 yearlings catalogued for the four days (613 lots in Session I and 167 in

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2009 inglis melbourne premier preview One winner Carnegie Express (428) and the aforementioned half to Arapaho Miss (414). All up, 19 half, three quarters, fulls and near enoughs to Group One winners are catalogued. How will the sale fare overall? That’s a good question.

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Session II) which, between now and then, will have its usual rate of attrition. Still, come March, there will be lots of lots to choose from, including the progeny of 107 stallions such as Elvstroem (53 entries), Reset (28), Fastnet Rock (26), Bel Esprit (22), Flying Spur (22), Hussonet (19) and Testa Rossa (19). There’s also six Encosta de Lagos and a pair by Redoute’s Choice. Much focus too will be centred around the first crop of Caulfield Guineas hero, God’s Own, who has 31 up for grabs, while first season peers such as Snitzel (24), Stratum (19) and Rakti (16) are also well represented. Individual sale highlights? Paper picks include an Elvstroem half brother to Group Two winner Turffontein (Lot 98), a Dubawi half sister to 6-time Group One winner Apache Cat (129), an Encosta de Lago half brother to triple Group One winner Regal Roller (216), a Redoute’s Choice colt from a half sister to Makybe Diva (283), a Rock of Gibraltar colt from Testa Rossa’s full sister (375), a Choisir half brother to Group One winner Grand Journey (407), an Exceed And Excel half brother to Group

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The Melbourne Premier has experienced incredible growth in the past five years. In 2004 the sale grossed $18.8 million and averaged $48,678, while 2008 saw $39.6 million jump into the coffers, realising an average of $84,949 and a record sale topper of $750,000. Inglis’ proudly point to a 56% bump on gross from ’07 to ’08, although nearly 100 more horses were sold, but there’s no denying that a $67,100 to $84,949 average jump – and even more importantly – a median lift from $50k to $65k, suggests that the auction house is doing something right.

Short of a crystal ball, this sale could go either way: a steep decline or slight correction. Methinks the latter. While there are real concerns as to how the middle market will hold in light of economic woes, particularly as there are no six figure sales in Melbourne to buoy the average, the Premier has thoroughly earned its reputation for producing quality horses. They might not all be superstars – the like of Weekend Hussler, Sacred Kingdom and Co – but trainers do come to this sale with the knowledge that whatever may perceivably be lacking on the page is more than balanced by what is paraded before them. If the quality of horse flesh is there again – as its been so regularly in years past – the 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale will more than hold its own: regardless of bottom line or social diversions.

In the afterglow of last year’s sale, one might have anticipated that Melbourne ’09 might go over the $40 million mark, but the fallout from the global meltdown looks likely to put paid to such hopes.

ARAPAHO MISS

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VENDOR PROFILES PHOENIX FARM EUROA, VIC 380 acres Stud Principal: DAMIAN GLEESON Established: 1999 Farm attributes: has earned an Australia wide reputation for superior broodmare care, its residents producing a steady stream of good quality winners. Sale preparation is also a forte and this year’s Melbourne draft is the stud’s biggest to date. 2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 24 yearlings Sale highlights: a Testa Rossa half sister to the stakes winner Distant Melody family of Marauding, a Rakti filly from the Rose Of Kingston family, a Danasinga colt out of the Listed mare Unexpectedly, a Mossman granddaughter of Stelle Cadente and “a very nice” Dash For Cash colt from the prolific Drawn family.

BOMBORA DOWNS BITTERN, VIC Stud Principal: CHRISTOPH BRUECHERT 2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 10 yearlings Sale highlights: a Dubawi half sister to the champion sprinter Apache Cat – and a Street Cry colt out of his half sister, a Choisir half sister to the speedy stakes winner Final Express, and an Elvstroem half brother to Listed mare Manna Miss.

BURNEWANG STUD Burnewang, VIC 2500 acres Stud Principal: Cathy Hains Established: 1850 – Cathy Hains bought the property from Kingston Park in 2005 Farm attributes: main focus is the horses, we have 30 young broodmares – some purchased in Kentucky 2007, three are stakes performed mares. This historic property is situated between Elmore and Rochester and consists of prime pasture, 20

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dryland Lucerne and irrigated crops. Burnewang North is now a privately run commercial farming operation that incorporates a small band of quality broodmares from whom we present our first select sale yearlings at Melbourne Premier and Sydney Easter 2009. It is our intention to offer all yearlings we breed for sale. 2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 8 yearlings Sale highlights: a Flying Spur colt closely related to Sunline, an Anabaa colt out of a half brother to the Doncaster winner Sprint By, an Exceed And Excel colt from the family of Universal Prince, and a Snitzel granddaughter of Spirit Of Kingston.

MILLBROOK PARK BIDDESTON, QLD 100 acres Stud Principal: DAVID THOMAS Established: 2004 Farm Facts: Relatively new boutique breeding farm, covering walk on mares for the large studs in the Hunter as well as catering for spellers for leading trainers. Irrigation on the farm. All paddocks are 3 lane and natural limestone. Star Graduates: Sold the highest price Encosta De Lago at the 2004 & 2005 MM Gold Coast. Bred & sold horses such as Merit & Now Now. Sold horses to Patinack, Coolmore, Peter Moody & Gai Waterhouse. 2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 3 yearlings Sale highlights: a Stratum half sister to the multiple city winner Force Nine, an Exceed And Excel half brother to the dual Gr.1 winner Carnegie Express and a Cape Cross filly from the family of Octagonal.

TOLKA STUD BITTERN, VIC Stud Principal: IVY HAWKES Established: in operation for over 20 years

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Proud breeders of such outstanding gallopers as ISANAMI & DANGER LOOMS present two outstanding drafts of yearlings at upcoming sales…

MELBOURNE PREMIER Lot 686 b.c

Niello – Brown About Town

(by Rivotious): out of a city winning mare from the family of the US Grp winners WILLOW O WISP & and TRUE STATEMENT. Lot 712 b/br.f

Elvstroem – Diamonds Forever

(by At Talaq): half sister to the dual Group winning juvenile DANGER LOOMS. Lot 773 br.c

Tayasu Tsuyoshi – Persephonie

(by Rivotious): full brother to the Gr.3 filly ISANAMI.

A D E L A I D E M AG I C M I L L I O N S Lot 69 b.g

Rohatyn – Chimely Lass

(by Chimes Square): full brother to metro winner Chortova and half brother to city winner Chiming Mill. Lot 209 ch.c

Rohatyn – Martian Miss

(by Export Price): out of a 3 times winning daughter of the Listed winning juvenile GLOWING IDOL. Lot 155 b.c

Tayasu Tsuyoshi – Honeyed

(by Bellotto): second foal of a two times winner from the family of SUPERIOR ARCH, COOLROOM CANDIDATE & NOUVELLE. Lot 315 b.f

Al Samer – Shereen

(by Cossack Warrior): half sister to the 10 times winner Paper Boy.

ALL YEARLINGS ARE

QUALIFIED.

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vendor profiles Star graduates: Danger Looms (VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes-Gr.2, Blue Diamond Preview-Gr.3), Isanami (SAJC Sires’ Produce Stakes-Gr.3), Diamonds At Dawn (Victorian Country Horse of the Year).

OAKFORD THOROUGHBRED FARM

2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 3 yearlings

Stud Principals: JUDY & BRIAN MCKNIGHT

Sale highlights: a Niello colt out of a city winning mare from a Gr.1 US family, an Elvstroem half sister to Danger Looms and a full brother to Isanami.

Farm attributes: Brian and Judy McKnight and family offer the experience and reputation afforded from a life time involvement in the thoroughbred industry, the farm’s facilities high class (inclusive of 40 spacious well ventilated stables, an equine swimming pool and a 2100m railed sand training track) and nutrition and individual attention a priority.

2009 Adelaide Magic Millions: 4 yearlings Sale highlights: Full brother to metro winner Chortova; an Al Samer ½ sister to 10-time winner Paper Boy etc.

MALDON, VIC 800 acres

2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 23 yearlings

EMERALD THOROUGHBREDS MANDALONG, NSW Stud Principal: BILL BENSON Farm attributes: around 140 mares visiting commercial stallions, the star of the farm being the $5250 purchase Temple Of Peace – dam of Whobegotyou. 2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 3 yearlings Sale highlights: a Rock Of Gibraltar colt out of a half sister to the US multiple Gr.1 winner Codex, a Reset colt from the family of Gr.1 winners Triptych, Landseer and Tawqeet and a Snitzel colt out of the Gr.3 mare Geordoba. 2009 Adelaide Magic Millions: 9 yearlings Sale highlights: ½ brother to G2 winner Thesecondmortgage & SP Silky Gold from Brisbane Cup winner; ½ brother to 7 winners inc. 3-time GW Zariz & Electriying; ½ sister to 4 black type performers.

MILLFORD THOROUGHBREDS NAGAMBIE, VIC 320 acres Stud Principal: RICHARD KERRY Farm attributes: under the care of Valda & Ivan Klaric at a farm set up 13 years ago, the property has produced the Gr.1 winner Littorio and the dual Group winner Mr Martini. 2009 Inglis Premier Sale: 6 yearlings Sale highlights: an Elvstroem filly from the immediate family of recent stakes winner Heart Of Dreams, a Lion Heart half sister to the eight times winner Saratoga Power, a Reset filly out of the multiple city winner Miss Marion and a Not A Single Doubt half brother to the Gr.3 winner Captain Test. 22

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Sale highlights: a Starcraft colt from the family of Racing To Win, a Choisir colt out of the Gr.3 mare Beaujolais, a Fastnet Rock grandson of the 1000 Guineas heroine Azzurro, a Charge Forward filly closely related to Desert War and a Bel Esprit half brother to the Adelaide Cup winner The A Train. 2009 Adelaide Magic Millions: 2 yearlings Sale highlights: a Country Reel colt from the family of Sweet Delight, Tycoon Ruler and Lago Delight and a Bel Esprit colt from the family of the UK legend Brigadier Gerard.

A Dashing Pair A colt and a ﬁlly by outstanding young stallion DASH FOR CASH – Australian Guineas-Gr.1 winning sire of BANK ROBBER, EXTENSION OF TIME, DANDY DOLLAR, etc Lot 671 b/br.c out of BALLYMOON (by O’Reilly): half brother to the speedy Produced, winner of four in a row and just beaten at Moonee Valley in early Jan. Dam is a half sister to the dual Grp winner HAPPY STAR. Lot 759 b.f out of MISHA’S BELLE (by Baryshnikov): second foal of a winning sister to the Gr.2 winner SILVER GLADE from the strong black type family of RED LABELLE & OUT OF OPTIONS.

Kristinvale Stables 03 58202400 or 0438 575 034, Vic

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A BUMPER CROP FROM

BOMBORA! A stellar Melbourne Premier draft – including one of the sale’s outstanding highlights, a half sister to the superstar APACHE CAT! Lot 129 b.f

Dubawi – Tennessee Blaze

(by Whiskey Road)

half sister to the champion sprinter APACHE CAT and five other winners.

Lot 192 b.f

Stratum – Add Silk

(by Sillery)

by Golden Slipper winner out of a half sister to CELESTIAL SHOW & FASHION VICTIM.

Lot 237 ch.f

Choisir – Barter

(by Marauding)

half sister to the extra fast Listed winner FINAL EXPRESS.

Lot 291 br.c

Street Cry – Chocolat Ali

(by AliRoyal)

second foal of a three times winning half sister to APACHE CAT by the sire of WHOBEGOTYOU.

Lot 502 b.c

Elvstroem – Mannatilla

(by Gain Control)

half brother to the Listed winner MANNA MISS.

Lot 718 b/ br.c

Lago Delight – Elecampagne

(by Festal)

half brother to the classy s’placed Apaiser from the Gr.1 family of WINESTOCK & HEADTURNER.

Lot 724 b.c

Testa Rossa – Fine Glass

(by Flying Spur)

by the sire of ROSTOVA out of a half sister to the speedy s’placed Smidgin. Family of the US Gr.1 winner POCKET ZIPPER.

Lot 737 b.c

Desert King – Jemmere

(by Dehere)

out of a sister to the s’winners CHARMVIEW & GRANDISER.

Lot 745 b.c

Lago Delight – Kiwi Rose

(by Straight Strike)

half brother to five winners incl the metro gallopers Be My Person, Green Bean & Sister Kugah. Family of the dual Gr.1 winner DALMACIA.

Delzao – Pals

(by Palace Music)

Lot 771 b.c

dam’s three to race are all stakes placed winners – Jennifer, Class Prevails and Palzago; the latter pair ¾ siblings to this colt. Grandam is the Sydney Cup-Gr.1 heroine PALACE REVOLT.

BOMBORA DOWNS:

CRISTOPHE BRUECHERT, 03 5983 6802 OR 0419 534 961, VIC

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Oakford Thoroughbred Farm Proudly Presents

2009 MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING DRAFT Selling March 1 – 4th 2009

By a Superb Line-Up of Champion Sires

From Well Related Winner Producing Families

Be conﬁdent your selection is from a Proven nursery with Farm Graduates Such as : Amarazetti Arena Star Blur Crimson Gem Estagal Go Ruby Go Grandore Lewinsky Lovablelarrikin Montonari Melalap On The Green Rain Gauge Shelbourne Lass Soviet Draw Songs of Vienna Stanton Stringmaster Tempest Tost Tiffany’s Best Why Me Xaaranthe

BEL ESPRIT CAPE CROSS (IRE) CATBIRD CHARGE FORWARD CHOISIR COMMANDS DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) FANTASTIC LIGHT (USA) FASTNET ROCK FUSAICHI PEGASUS GOD’S OWN HUSSONET JOHANNESBURG (USA) LION HEART (USA) RESET SHAMARDAL (USA) STARCRAFT STAR CRAFT (NZ) STREET CRY (IRE)

LOTS

50 73 116 152 212 228 241 243 323 390 464

486 505 689 713 727 736 738 746 747 774 779

Inspection Welcome At Oakford Farm Or Sales Complex Stable C

Prepared by professional team led by the McKnight family with over 40 years experience in the Industry

Contact : Brian Mc Knight Mob : 0418139546 or Ash Mc Knight Mob : 0419 356 185 Farm Ofﬁce : 0354752810, Fax: 0354 751276, E-Mail : oakfarm@bigpond.net.au “Specialising in the Care and Education of Thoroughbreds” 24

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Burnewang North, Clarkes Road, Off Northern Highway, Rochester VIC Contact: Cathy Hains 0409 705 575 or Lorraine Swanson 0400 894 506 Burnewang North, Clarkes Road, Off Northern Highway, Rochester VIC Website: www.burnewangnorth.com.au Email: burnewang@phg.com.au Contact: Cathy Hains 0409 705 575 or Lorraine Swanson 0400 894 506 Website: www.burnewangnorth.com.au Email: burnewang@phg.com.au

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Y E A R LINGS TO BE OF FE R E D FOR S A LE IN 20 09 Y E A R LINGS TO BE OF FE R E D FOR S A LE IN 20 09 Filly by Flying Spur ex Lake Susannah Filly by Starcraft (NZ) Rose of Portland (USA) Flying Spur ex ex Lake Susannah Colt by ex(NZ) Stellar Filly by Snitzel Starcraft exSpirit Rose (USA) of Portland (USA) Colt by Snitzel ex Meribel Stellar Spirit (USA) Filly by Snitzel Snitzel ex ex Meribel Portland Park Colt by Colt Hello Boys Filly by by Falvelon Snitzel exexPortland Park Colt by Flying Spur ex Minerva Falvelon ex Hello Boys Colt by Flying Spur ex Minerva

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Colt by Flying Spur ex Viva La Diva Colt by Exceed and ex Excel Flying Spur VivaexLaMerayaat Diva Colt by Anabaa ex Elleandee Exceed and Excel ex Merayaat Filly by by Anabaa Mossman ex Twinciti Colt ex Elleandee Colt SpurexexTwinciti Droughtline Filly by by Flying Mossman Colt by Starcraft (NZ) Shine Bridge (ARG) Flying Spur ex ex Droughtline Colt by Starcraft (NZ) ex Shine Bridge (ARG)

85% Winners to Runners 2004/2009 21% Stakes Performers 2004/2009 from Tori Park Stud’s 41 starters Lou Makris has only bought four Yearlings from Tori Park Stud BLAHNIK won Metro race 1st Start MONFILS won Metro race 1st Start ELYSEES won Stakes race 1st Start SEBRLE won his race at 2nd Start

Stakes Performers HOLLOW BULLET BLAHNIK RED HOT MAMA ELYSEES LUST FOR DUST SEBRLE ONE OF A KIND THESANDMANCAN STEEL MY HEART

Price $10,000 $28,000 $65,000 $50,000 $ 3,500 $22,000 $19,000 $ 9,000 $ 4,500

ELYSEES Performance VRC Oaks, Arrowﬁeld Stakes, Wakeful S etc won $1,460,000 Adelaide Gns (G3), WH Wylie (L) Twice won $325,000 Myer Ottawa S 3rd Debutante S 4th Blue Diamond Prel & Prev Won Pewsey Vale Cinderella Stakes in 1st start 4 Metro wins 2nd WA Oaks beat MISS ANDRETTI twice at 3 2 Wins 2nd Manahi Stakes Metro Winner 2 Wins 2nd Fulham Park Plate Winner 2nd Port Adelaide Guineas 8 Wins 5 Metro 3rd Balaklava Cup

MELBOURNE PREMIER

Lot 297 Elusive Quality/Coming up Roses Precocious athletic colt from full sister to INNOVATION GIRL

ADELAIDE PREMIER

Lot 44 Lot 133 Lot 254 3 Lot 278

Bel Esprit/Bold Reef Reset /Gift Bouquet Bel Esprit/Penny Dane Stravinsky/Villa Lante

SYDNEY PREMIER AUSTRALIAN EASTER

Powerful filly from dam track recordholder won 10 of 17 for Phillip Stokes Quality filly to 1/2 BLAHNIK, ELYSEES, Monfils. Mare 3 from 3 for Stud Big strong athletic colt unraced dam from Stakes winning Betchingly mare Strong colt family GREAT GLEN, TRULY WICKED, TICKET TO ROME

Lot 367 Shamardal/Beat the Bullet Quality colt complete package. 1/2 Hollow Bullet Red Hot Mama. Dam 5 from 5 Alistair McFarlane 08 8388 4770 or 043 888 9024 www.tracktotrack.com

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MARVELLOUS MILLBROOK! Lot 119

br.f

CAPE CROSS – SWEEPER

by End Sweep

Lot 236

b.f

STRATUM – BARENTS SEA

by Sea Hero

Lot 428

b.f

EXCEED AND EXCEL – HONEYMOON EXPRESS

by Star Way

from the prolific Klairessa family of OCTAGONAL, MOUAWAD, KAAPSTAD, DANEWIN and latest star FAIR TRADE. bred on a 4 X 4 cross of DANZIG by an exciting first season sire, she is a half sister to the city winners Force Nine and Pelagic from the prolific family of champion stallion GREEN DANCER.

half brother by leading juvenile stallion to the dual Gr.1 winner CARNEGIE EXPRESS. Grandson of the AJC Oaks heroine OUR SOPHIA.

• MILLBROOK – small broodmare farm catering for walk-ons to Queensland studs and offering yearling preparation. • Staffed by an experienced team including Manager David Thomas who has worked at Woodlands & Highgrove

All yearlings are

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PRODUCING THE GOODS

he Adelaide Magic Millions is a funny sale. Not funny ha ha … more unpredictable if anything.

The fluctuations of this sale are incredible: average figures were up in 2002, down in ’03, up in ’04 and ’05, down in ’06, up in ’07 and down in ’08. To be fair, the EI crisis threw proceedings into a loop last year, but a clearance rate of 72% and average of $26,290 (down from $40,059) had everyone reeling. Normally, you could put it down to commercialism and athleticism – or lack thereof. But it’s not that simple. The weird thing is, this sale produces the goods, right across the board : the expensive yearlings race well (eg. Tipungwuti, Victory Chant,

Prizemoney Sold for Mummify $5,137,905 $41,000 Divine Madonna $2,013,390 $82,500 Casino Prince $1,166,500 $140,000 Undoubtedly $765,200 $190,000

Tempest Tost

$730,210

$72,500

True Glo

$695,325

$40,000

Atapi

$642,126

$20,000

Young Centaur

$398,236

$11,000

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Tullamarine and Miss With Attitude) and so do the cheapies (Mummify, Devil Moon, Young Centaur, Atapi et al). And it’s trite to say that when you get three to four hundred yearlings in one place, the law of averages dictate some success. Make no mistake, the Adelaide Yearling Sale – prior to and currently under Magic Millions’ stewardship – is arguably the nation’s most effective ‘diamond in the rough’ auction. The adjacent chart might illuminate some of those diamonds, but you could fill this magazine with the names of other Adelaide yearlings whose racetrack deeds have far outweighed their asking price. Take just two examples from Adelaide ’07. A More Than Ready filly with an OK family was passed in at $47,500 with a reserve of $50,000. The More Than Readys averaged over $76,000 that year, selling up to $320,000, so you wouldn’t think the $50k was totally out of order. Retained by breeder and mates the filly – Augusta Proud – would win last year’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic and now has $1.5 million in the bank.

DEVIL

Tempest Tost, who entered the ring just 13 lots after Augusta Proud, was actually sold for $72,500 and boosted those earnings 10 fold by winning the Magic Millions 3YO Trophy in January. But the results haven’t all just been ‘in house’. Mummify won five Group Ones including the Caulfield Cup; Divine Madonna won an Emirates and three other Group Ones; Casino Prince won the Chipping Norton; Undoubtedly took out a Blue Diamond; and Young Centaur – God bless his $11,000 cotton pickin’ socks – won last year’s Wellington Cup. It’s a lengthy list to be sure, made even more remarkable given that the South Australian breeding industry was absolutely gutted in the 80’s: which obviously hasn’t stopped them from churning out the winners. (It’s also worth noting that 4-time Group One winner Princess Coup was bred and reared in South Australia before being sold on the Gold Coast). Naturally enough, Magic Millions managing director, David Chester, is quick to

beat the Adelaide drum: “The Adelaide Yearling Sale has a proud history of producing outstanding racehorses at bargain prices,” Chester commented. “It’s got a reputation of being a real trainers sale. You don’t have to come and part with your life savings to buy a nice horse who will win you races.” Trainers like Lee Freedman and Mark Kavanagh would undoubtedly (no pun intended) agree with David’s assessment. Freedman picked up six yearlings at the 2001 sale for a combined total of $254,000. The six included Group winners Mummify, True Glo and Sweet Corn and all up, averaged around $1.5 million in stakes. “I challenge anyone to find a better buying spree at one sale than Lee Freedman in Adelaide in 2001,” Chester adds. “Where has someone bought six horses so cheaply that went on to earn their connections over $8.5 million?” Mark Kavanagh’s efforts at the 2004 chapter weren’t shabby either : snaring Group One winners Undoubtedly and Divine Madonna for less than a

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2009 adelaide magic millions preview tenth of what they would reap on the track. South Australia’s leading studs will again gather to the fray with consignments from Mill Park, Lindsay Park, Willow Grove, Kambula Stud, Kirkliston Stud and Ducatoon Park, along with interstaters such as Attunga, Baramul, Bowness, Caithness, Chatswood, Eliza Park, Emirates Park, Erinvale, Fulmen, Grange, Kingston Park, Laceby Lodge, Mornmoot, Noor Elaine, Oakwood, Swettenham, Tolka and Trevenson.

Pins, Reset, Rock of Gibraltar, Royal Academy, Secret Savings, Show a Heart, Statue of Liberty, Stravinsky, Street Cry, Tale of the Cat, Testa Rossa and Volksraad, while there are also representatives of exciting young stallions the ilk of Barely a Moment, Bradbury’s Luck, Dane Shadow, Denon, Elvstroem, Face Value, Fastnet Rock, Ferocity, God’s Own, Hidden Dragon, Hold That Tiger, Jet Spur, Keep the Faith, Lion Heart, Mugharreb, Not a Single Doubt, Snippetson, Snitzel, Starcraft, Stratum and Undoubtedly.

Sires represented include proven stars Anabaa, Bel Esprit, Bianconi, Blevic, Canny Lad, Cape Cross, Catbird, Choisir, Danehill Dancer, Dash for Cash, Dehere, Desert King, Falvelon, Flying Spur, Fusaichi Pegasus, General Nediym, Hussonet, Iglesia, Johannesburg, Lonhro, Magic Albert, More Than Ready, Mossman, Pentire,

Catalogued for the sale are (at least) half relations to outstanding stakes winners including Allstar, Amyjaye Power, Bleveeka, Danedina, Elysses, General’s Dynasty, Hirschberg, Kidman’s Cove, Lazing About, Leveller, Ra Sun, Raja Lane, Tennessee Midnight, The Chunkster, The Secondmortgage, Voice

Commander and Zariz. You can check out the catalogue online at www.magicmillions. com.au or phone the Magic Millions office on 08 8297 8055 … I’m sure they’ll gladly whip out a catalogue in the post to you. Despite the heat, it’s a great time to be in Adelaide … the Adelaide Cup and the BMW Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic will be run at Morphettville on Monday 9 March with the sale kicking off at the ‘walking distance’ complex at 5.30pm. The sale will continue on the Tuesday (10th) followed by the third session on Thursday (12th). “If I was you I’d be at Morphettville in March. That’s if you’re after quality at a value price. If not head elsewhere and regret it later,” Chester summed up. I think that’s David speak for be there or be square!

AMAZING ADELAIDE! Three lovely yearlings reared on irrigated pasture at SHEPHERD’S FIELD – making their way to the popular Adelaide Magic Millions Sales… Lot 23 b.c Hidden Dragon – Annunaki (by Air de France): by exciting first season DANEHILL stallion, half brother to the recent Rosehill winner Druid. Family of the champion VO ROGUE.

Lot 235 b.c Akhadan – My Mini Mo (by Redding): by consistent DANEHILL stallion from the family of the Ascot Vale Stakes-Gr.2 winner TOP POST.

Lot 308 br.f Youthful Legs – Scenic Glory (by Scenic): by reliable sire of the exciting YOUTHFUL JACK out of a half sister to the Gr.3 winner CONQUERING HERO.

Shepherd’s Field: Margaret Oliver 0407 805 480 or 08 8388 8294, SA 30

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GEMS AT THE ADELAIDE MAGIC MILLIONS & MELBOURNE PREMIER Exciting drafts of high quality yearlings presented by

EMERALD THOROUGHBREDS ADELAIDE MAGIC MILLIONS Lot 32 b.c

Dehere – Barbut Delcia

(by Brilliant Invader)

Lot 36 ch.c

Choisir – Bedouin Dancer

(by Al Hareb)

Lot 75 ch.f

General Nediym – Comic Queen

(by Rory’s Jester)

second foal of a half sister to the Gr.1 Canterbury Guineas winner JYMCAREW.

Lot 98 b.c

Pure Theatre – Divine Dash

(by Tolomeo)

half brother to 7 winners including the triple Group winner ZARIZ and the Gr.3 winner ELECTRIFYING.

Lot 129 b/ br.c

Face Value – Garden Flower

(by Dayjur)

by promising season sire, half brother to 4 winners including Grand Traverse. Grandson of the US Gr.3 winner WATER LILY.

Lot 173 b.f

Tiger Hill – Just Magic

(by Piccolo)

granddaughter of the AJC Oaks-Gr.1 heroine JUST NOW – top black type family of SHIVA’S REVENGE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, SCENIC WARRIOR, etc.

Lot 240 b/ br.f

Barely A Moment – New Gold Dream

(by Alzao)

Lot 317 b.c

Stratum – Silver Court

(by Green Line Express)

by Golden Slipper winning stallion out of a half sister to the WA Derby-Gr.1 winner FIRING RANGE from speed family of BE DISCREET & SHE’S DISCREET.

Lot 343 ch.f

Fusaichi Pegasus – Swanky Girl

(by Volksraad)

second foal of a full sister to the Gr.3 winner BAHIRA out of a daughter of the Gr.1 mare CONIFER BAY.

out of a Brisbane Cup-Gr.1 winner who has produced the Gr.2 winner THESECONDMORTGAGE and the s’placed Silky Gold. from the prolific Gr.1 family of KENVAIN, MR MURPHY & CHARMING CITY.

half sister to no less than 4 black type performers – Listed winner GOLDEN PEDIGREE and the s’placed Jeune’s Fantasy, Fraar Side and Old Friends Gold. Family of SECRETARIAT.

INGLIS MELBOURNE PREMIER Lot 31 ch.c

Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) – Rose a Slew (USA)

(by Slew City Slew)

½ brother to 4 winners inc. city winners Celebrity Rose (5 wins) & King of Slew from a winning ½ sister to CODEX (Hollywood Derby-Gr.1) etc.

Lot 292 b.c

Reset – Claire Fraser (USA)

(by Gone West)

½ brother to 2 multiple European winners from a winning Gone West mare. Hails from the immediate family of Iron Mare TRIPTYCH etc.

Snitzel – Geordoba (SAF)

(by Cordoba)

By exciting first season sire & a ¾ brother to Melbourne s’p winner Zyzxx; dam is a multiple SW of 10 races and is closely related to Gr.2 winner GLOWING THATCH etc.

Lot 398 gr.c

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VENDOR PROFILES TORI PARK

MARANA PARK

ADELAIDE HILLS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 116 acres

NARACOORTE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 83 hectares

Stud Principals: ALISTAIR MCFARLANE

Stud Principal: Bob McKay

Star graduates: breeders of the dual Gr.1 winner Hollow Bullet and the Listed winner Red Hot Mama, both of whom won stakes races (VRC Oaks and the Myer Stakes) on the same day during the 2004 Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Farm facts: Marana Park sits in four star horse country overlooking the town of Naracoorte in the heart of the Limestone Coast area of South Australia. Specialising in breeding quality thoroughbreds for private and auction sales, they also offer first class agistment with irrigated pastures and highly visible horse safe fencing.

2009 Adelaide Magic Millions Sale: 4 yearlings Sale highlights: a Bel Esprit filly out of the ten times winner Bold Reef, a Bel Esprit colt out of a half sister to the stakes placed Buriton, a Stravinsky colt out of a winning half sister to the dual Group winner Great Glen and a Reset half sister to the stakes winners Blahnik and Elysees.

2009 Adelaide Magic Millions Sale: 1 yearling

2009 Melbourne Premier: 1 yearling

CRABB & SONS

Sale highlights: Elusive Quality colt from sister to Innovation Girl.

BALHANNAH, SA

MARGARET OLIVER

Farm history: formerly Tudor Vale Stud, which stood G1 winner & Rubiton’s brother Euclase, Geiger Counter, Francis Bacon etc. Leading breeder of numerous occasions throughout the 60s & 70s.

ADELAIDE HILLS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 11¼ acres Established: 15 years ago Farm history: a former three day eventer, Margaret has been breeding one sport horse and one racehorse a year and this is the first time she been represented by yearlings at the sales. 2009 Adelaide Magic Millions Sale: 3 yearlings Sale highlights: a Hidden Dragon colt from the family of the champion Vo Rogue, an Akhadan colt from the family of Gr.2 sprinter Top Post and a Youthful Legs filly out of a half sister to the Gr.3 winner Conquering Hero.

Sale highlights: a Real Jester colt from the family of the Adelaide Cup winner Apache King and the Gr.2 mare Flight To Fantasy.

Stud Principal: Bill Crabb

2009 Adelaide Magic Millions: 1 yearling Sale highlights: Choisir colt from a multiple city winning ½ sister to SW Balmoral Beau.

GRAYVIEW STUD PORT LINCOLN, SA Stud Principal: Annette Morrison 2009 Adelaide Magic Millions: 3 yearlings Sale highlights: 1st foal of a daughter of dual SW 2YO Frown; Jetway filly from immediate family of G1 winner Power Chief.

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A cracking bay colt at the Adelaide Magic Millions

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Lot 151

REAL JESTER – HIGH BUTTERFLY (by Royal Academy)

A pedigree of speed and stamina! By fast son of RORY’S JESTER from the family of the Adelaide Cup-Gr.1 winner APACHE KING and the Gr.2 mare FLIGHT TO FANTASY – dam of the s’placed Éclair Passion.

QUALITY – STRENGTH – TEMPERAMENT Consider this outstanding colt from a running family

Lot 192 b.c foaled Sep 17, 2007 By CHOISIR – dual Gr.1 sprinter, exciting young sire of 11 s’winners incl HURRIED CHOICE, DREAMSCAPE, INCUMBENT & SARA’S CHOICE. Out of LIN O’DEE – multiple city winning half sister to the Listed winner BALMORAL BEAU, dam of four foals of racing age – four runners – four winners! Half brother to the promising stakes placed last start winner Go Lizzy and the stakes placed eight times winner The Big Gee.

Marana Park:

08 8762 1813 or 0408 849 826, SA

AJ Crabb and Sons Bill Crabb (08) 8388 4237 or 0438 827 604

A TERRIFIC TRIO! Three outstanding yearlings to be sold by Grayview Stud at the upcoming Adelaide Magic Millions… Lot 410 br.f

Moscow Ballet – Brighton

(by Dehere):

by first season stakes winning son of SADLER’S WELLS. First foal of a daughter of the dual stakes winning juvenile FROWN – dam of 5 winners incl Not A Smile. Lot 413 b.f

Jetway – Chloe’s Star

(by Esquilino):

by tough son of ARCHWAY. First foal of a tough four times winning mare. Lot 461 ch.f

Jetway – Miss Revic

(by Blevic):

daughter of a talented metropolitan mare who won 5 races. Immediate family of the Gr.1 winner POWER CHIEF.

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RICHES to RAGS to RICHES

here’s an old saying that we’re all equal on the turf … and below it. It’s true. The bloke standing next to you at the bar, wearing the fancy bag of fruit, might have more in his kick, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he will end up with a better racehorse.

Money can’t buy you love and it won’t buy you a crystal ball either. That’s the great thing about this game: some people can ante up the readies to buy an equine Ferrari, but for all you know, there might only be a two stroke under the hood. Horse racing truly is life’s great leveler. The history our industry is littered with tales of expensive flops that have driven owners to the brink, and – encouragingly – stories of the ‘cheapies’ who have given us cause to drink. A glance at the most expensive yearlings sold in Australia for the six five years are a bank manager’s worst nightmare. Quite obviously, the Redoute’s Choice colts sold for $2.5m and $2.7m respectively at Easter last year are not subject to scrutiny. While both have been named – neither has yet raced.

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$16M BUY THE GREEN MONKEY

Nor has the $3m Rock of Gibraltar (Mount Olympus) that topped the 2007 yearling sale series, but the $2.2m Movin’ Out (by Encosta de Lago) has made an appearance … six times for a solitary win and $40,750 in stakes. The 4YOs, Nodoubt Deja ($3m) and Alinghi’s sister Perfect

Persuasion ($2.6m) have reaped little of what their owners sowed with a win apiece, but the 5YO ‘toppers’ – Makybe Diva’s half brother, Musket ($2.5m) and Dubai’s Choice ($1.8m) – have fared a little better with the former scoring at Group Two level, while the latter has notched up two wins and some $80,000 in prizemoney.

From the class of 2004 the $1.5 million Goldtown (by Sunday Silence) was Group Two placed and won six, but Danehill’s Overlord ($2.2m) won a Sunshine Coast maiden before heading to the USA and faring little better, while Zone Moment, another $1.5m Sunday Silence, is – according to Bloodhound – still winless after 13 starts in Japan.

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TAKEOVER TARGET

The Sunday Silence colt Vril has, on the other hand, almost recouped his purchase price of $1.7m at Easter ’03 by winning the Aussie equivalent of $1.6m in Japan (from eight wins). Sadly for owners though, his fellow Sunday Silence graduate, Pray Silence ($1.3m) has been far too quiet with only a Balaklava win to her name. Highly respected agent, Les Young, of Doncaster Bloodstock points to some ‘mitigating’ circumstances, claiming that expensive, pedigreed types have residual value despite failing to recoup the asking price when racing. Musket, for instance, won’t get the $2.5m back on the track, but his Group Two success ensures a career at stud for the Darley owned ‘bull’. Similarly, Pray Silence – given her rock solid, black type Northern Hemisphere family – might speak up from the breeding shed in the years to come.

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Les speaks with some authority, although his ‘claim to famers’ didn’t cost an arm and a leg. Double Derby hero, Handy Proverb, was purchased by Les for $7,000 in Adelaide in the mid 80s before winning over $700,000 in stakes and syndicated to stud for over a million. Another of Les’ picks was triple Oaks winner, November Rain, costing just $12,000. Les had to pay a bit more for Circles of Gold - $50,000 in fact – but the Marscay mare won close to a million with victories in the AJC Oaks and three other stakes events, while her deeds at stud are monumental: five winners including multiple Group One winners Elvstroem and Haradasun – both syndicated to stud at many millions apiece. “It’s all relative,” Les reckons. Inglis director and sales rostrum guru, Peter Heagney, has probably sold more ‘roosters’ and ‘feather dusters’ than any other auctioneer in Australia and nominated the remarkable

LES YOUNG

Takeover Target and dual Group One winning sprinter, Brawny Spirit ($3,250 yearling purchase) as pretty much peerless when it comes to bargain basement. Lobbing at the Inglis Winter Thoroughbred Sale in Sydney in 2003, cab driver Joe Janiak could not possibly have dreamed that the $1,250 he forked out for Takeover Target would buy him riches and fame from Queanbeyan to Royal Ascot. Five Group Ones and $5.5m later, Takeover Target has done more for racehorse ownership than any slick marketing blitz ever could. But where Joe’s Takeover gave us all a target, the greatest proponent of takeovers in Australia’s corporate history found money couldn’t work miracles with Paint the Stars. Paint the who? For those of who can remember back to the early 80s, Paint the Stars – then just a Luskin Star yearling – made page one headlines during the Easter Yearling Sale when knocked down to Robert “Thanks for

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your company” Holmes Court for $825,000.

Might not sound like much in the days of $5m mares and $40m stallion syndications, but back in 1981 it was a huge chunk of cash: indeed, the most anyone had paid for a yearling in the southern hemisphere. The best Paint the Stars could manage though were placings at Bendigo and Geelong, pulling just $800 in stakes.

Dancer who would probably have been more appropriately named Snafu Dancer. North America’s sales mecca, Keeneland, got a huge ‘sheikh’ up in 1983 when the Northern Dancer colt was knocked down for $10.2m after a “who’s got

Nijinsky colt two years later, but only marginally. Seattle Dancer won 111,000 quid for Sangster, but it’s still a long way shy of the $13.1m it cost to race in his colours. That said, unlike Snaafi, he danced to a different tune at stud, producing 32 stakeswinners – six at Group One level including the WATC Derby winner Dance The Day Away.

Lobbing at the Inglis Winter Thoroughbred Sale in Sydney in 2003, cab driver Joe Janiak could not possibly have dreamed that the $1,250 he forked out for Takeover Target would buy him riches and fame from Queanbeyan to Royal Ascot.

Attempting to retrieve something from the wreckage, Paint the Stars was sent off to stud and, although he produced 333 live foals over 12 seasons, only three won black type races: the pick of them being WA Champion Fillies StakesG2 winner Strip The Moon.

the biggest” bidding duel.

But Paint the Stars woes pale into insignificance compared to Snaafi

Robert Sangster did a little better when he won out on a

Turns out that the colt – subsequently named Snaafi Dancer – not only couldn’t run, but proved to be infertile when sent to stud. Ouch.

Melbourne bloodstock agent and statistical whiz, Tim Stewart, was smartish out of the barriers when talk turned to top ticket turkeys, nominating the unfortunately monikered, The Green Monkey, as lead pony for the hall of shame. Now, while Tim has been involved in some relatively sizeable bloodstock transactions, he – like the rest of us mere

MUSKET

PETER HEAGNEY

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anivac feature article mortals – was a little nonplussed when The Green Monkey was knocked down for $US16m at the Fasig Tipton 2YO Sale in January 2006. A little over two years later, The Green Monkey, a son of Forestry, was retired to stud having had three runs … no wins. Triple ouch with a tourniquet on top. Still, horses have made monkeys of us all at some stage and I’m always reminded of the pearls of wisdom from the late, great WC Fields. Asked about horses, WC (who once asked who left the cork out of his lunch), said: “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”

PERFECT PERSUASION AS A YEARLING

North America’s sales mecca, Keeneland, got a huge ‘sheikh’ up in 1983 when the Northern Dancer colt was knocked down for $10.2m after a who’s got the biggest bidding duel.

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But despite the pitfalls we continue to speculate at all ends of the coinage scale in the hope of getting the monkey off our back. That’s what makes this game so great

”

… someone has to turn a large fortune into a small one, while a some of us – the select few – can transform rags into riches. God bless racehorse owners!

We have merely grazed the surface of bargains and bandits and Track To Track would like to hear from you about your favourite ‘diamond in the rough’. Write to The Editor, Track To Track, PO Box 768 Pakenham VIC 3810 or email penny.verco@tracktotrack.com

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GET into RACING!

here’s plenty of reasons to lob at the Gold Coast in March. The thought of being near sun and surf in balmy weather is one that springs to mind. However, we reckon if you have Queensland Racing Limited chairman, Bob Bentley, he’d give you 16.1 million more reasons to show your face in Bundall. The inaugural QTIS 600 yearling sale will be staged at the Gold Coast complex from 29-30 March and it offers buyers the opportunity to compete for $16.1 million in added stakes

and QTIS 600 restricted races.

and Starcraft adding to the mix.

That’s a pretty decent incentive, particularly as Saturday races in Brisbane already offer $45,000 in prizemoney, with QTIS bonuses seeing stakes zoom to the $80k mark.

“I am overwhelmed by the quality of entries received,” Bentley added. “The sale has been supported by all of Queensland’s major breeders’ and the calibre of yearlings catalogued is a great show of faith in this exciting new sale.”

As Bentley points out, the “current economic crisis has impacted on the number of entries received for the QTIS 600 sale”, but they have still managed to round up 468 likely types to kick off with. Not surprisingly, the 468 are by the Sunshine State’s finest, including Sequalo (28 yearlings), Show a Heart (15) and Falvelon (13), while this will also be the last chance to grab a son or daughter of the ill-fated Iglesia (23). Queensland’s up and comers are well represented with Bradbury’s Luck (19), Break the Vault (15), Ferocity (20), Hidden Dragon (27), Jet Spur (25) and the first Australian crop of Greenwood Lake (15) all making an appearance.

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QTIS’ ‘breedback’ clause adds interstate flavour too with Choisir, Commands, Danehill Dancer, Danzero, Fastnet Rock, Hussonet, Lohnro, Reset, Snitzel

Realistically, there will be quite a few cheapies up for grab and the QRL has worked hard at attracting new buyers. “QRL, in conjunction with Magic Millions, has undertaken an extensive marketing campaign aimed at increasing first time ownership,” Bentley enthuses. “This campaign follows on from the, ‘It’s actually more fun if you’re actually there’ promotion, which has provided extremely positive outcomes for those clubs featured to date.” QRL will be conducting a number of information sessions to outline the advantages of QTIS 600 and additionally, tours to the sale from regional areas are being subsidised. To find out more, you can contact QRL racing services manager, Paul Brennan on 07 3869 9721, or check out the catalogue online by visiting www.getintoracing.com.au

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17% DROP BUT STILL

A CLASSIC RESULT

ssuming that the standard on offer at the Inglis Classic Sale is on par with previous years, a broad buying bench – liberally peppered with trainers from near and far – has gotten exceptional value in Sydney. The 3-day sale closed with 392 horses changing hands at an average of $26,557 … a 17% fall in average. A decline was inevitable in these straitened economic times, but, repeating a theme seen at Magic Millions last month, it was less dramatic than anticipated.

This is, after all, the little sale punching well above its weight with graduate success on the racetrack – recent luminaries include Group One winners Whobegotyou, passed in at $17,500 and now the winner of more than $1.5 million; Tell A Tale, a $40,000 buy; Triple Honour, a $50,000 purchase, and Typhoon Zed, a $62,500 grab. Classic graduates have had a stellar year on the track and perhaps that is why trainers flocked to secure bargains, with a General Nediym half-brother to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Phelan Ready sold to Patinack Farm for $220,000: topping the sale.

The top selling lot on Wednesday was $100,000 for the Magic Albert x Sri Lanka full-brother to talented Sydney performer Leiserl. As has been the case at so many sales over the past 12 months, Patinack Farm was leading buyer, snaring 16 yearlings for $888,500. “Given what we have seen unfold in the Northern Hemisphere and the first of the Australasian sales this year, keeping the falls to those levels (17% decrease in average and 18% drop on gross) was a reasonable result,” Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster said. “After a number of years where vendors enjoyed outstanding results, this year is shaping up very much in favour of the buyers.”

BOTTOM LINE 2009 607

533

Offered

541

480 394

Sold

392

Passed In

149

Clearance

72%

83%

$10,410,500

$12,648,136

Gross

2008

Catalogued

Average

$26,557

$32,102

Median

$20,000

$25,000

Top Price

$220,000

$190,000

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The General Nediym sale topper – sold to Patinack for $220k.

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TOP LOTS Lot Col/Sex Sire

Dam

Buyer

Price

374 B F

General Nediym

Nancy Eleanor

Patinack Farm

$220,000

210 B F

Al Samer

Floribunda

Freyer Bloodstock

$135,000

131 B/Br C

Testa Rossa

Dancing Bridges (NZ) D Smith

$110,000

157 B C

Choisir

Donna Amata

Triple Crown Bloodstock

$100,000

190 Br C

Commands

Every Dream

D Smith

$100,000

290 Br F

Dubawi (IRE)

Jump ‘n’ Move

William Inglis As Agent NSW $100,000

316 Ch C

General Nediym

Leyenda

Paul Willetts

$100,000

362 B C

Tale of the Cat (USA)

Mistinquett

Bahen Bloodstock

$100,000

531 Ch C

Magic Albert

Sri Lanka

F Mitchell

$100,000

375 B F

Al Maher

Native Song (NZ)

Hancock Bloodstock

$95,000

Commands

Folly’s Magic

Patinack Farm

$90,000

211 B F

Garrards

258 Ch C

Beautiful Crown (USA) Hotspurs

J Carroll

$90,000

452 Br C

Danewin

Rickwin

Bahen Bloodstock

$90,000

102 Ch C

Flying Spur

Cloudwing

Patinack Farm

$80,000

533 B C

Bradbury’s Luck

Star Fever

Russell Cameron

$80,000

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2009 karaka premier review

Fall, But Nothing’s Broken

t’s difficult to put a positive spin on an auction whose average drops by 27%, compared to say the Gold Coast (16%) and Sydney (17%). But New Zealand Bloodstock MD, Petrea Vela gave it her best shot … and, all things considered, wasn’t far off the mark. “The feeling on site at Karaka over the course of the past week has been one of a genuinely solid sale and the market here has proven robust in the face of these worldwide economic challenges,” Petrea remarked. “Unfortunately we have seen figures down on last year but that was to be expected after the record-breaking sale we had in 2008. “There was good depth to the buying bench all week, but particularly pleasing was the strength of our local buyers who have shown great confidence in the domestic industry.” The one who dipped most into his back pocket was Te Akau Racing’s David Elllis who forked out $5.1m throughout the Premier and Select sessions for 25 yearlings. All up Kiwi buyers accounted for $32.6m of the $74.6m grossed

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over all sessions, while Hong Kong – headed up by the Jockey Club (25 yearlings for $4m) – outlaid $10.8m for 33 horses. Naturally, the Aussies – particularly Danny O’Brien (12 buys for $1.2m) – played another sizeable role with $24.5m spent on 240 yearlings. Full marks to the New Zealand marketing machine because, year in and year out, they draw buyers like moths to a flame: Singapore spenders snapped up 66 yearlings this time around, but there were also signatures from Macau, Malaysia, South Africa, Philippines, USA, England, Ireland, Japan AND New Caledonia.

Regardless of the bottom line, nobody, but nobody sells themselves better than the Kiwis. And nobody does it better than Sir Patrick Hogan’s Cambridge Stud which has, for the 28th year in a row, departed the NZ National Sales Series as leading vendor by aggregate: 60 sales for $10.6 this time around. In the final analysis, $74,624,700 worth of bloodstock changed hands over the course of the seven days of selling. Yes, that was down 33% on last year’s record turnover of $111,148,850, which – in turn – was up 36% on the previous record set in 2007. Like we said, there’s been a fall, but horse and rider are OK!

PREMIER BOTTOM LINE 2009

2008

Lots Catalogued

503

494

459

Lots Sold

366

387

363

Clearance Rate

2007

77%

86%

84%

$53,330,000

$77,115,500

$56,834,000

Average

$145,710

$199,265

$156,567

Median

$100,000

$150,000

$110,000

Top Price

$800,000

$1,450,000

$2,000,000

Gross

* NZ dollars

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Col/Sex Sire

Dam

Buyer

Price

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LANCE & LEIGH NOBLE

$800,000

Stravinsky

Diamond Smile

DEAN HAWTHORNE BLOODSTOCK $775,000

454 B F

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327 B C 85 98

209 B/Br F

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DEAN HAWTHORNE BLOODSTOCK $650,000

346 B F

Stravinsky

Ana Zeel

DAVID ELLIS

$600,000

451 B C

Encosta de Lago

Devil’s Lair

DAVID ELLIS

$600,000

388 Br C

Lonhro

Camino Rose

MICHAEL STEDMAN BLOODSTOCK $580,000

291 B C

O’Reilly

The Glitter

JOHN WHEELER

$575,000

132 B C

Zabeel

Miss Power Bird

DAVID ELLIS

$510,000

Redoute’s Choice Grace and Power MICHAEL FREEDMAN

$500,000

373 B C

Zabeel

Better Succeed

DEAN HAWTHORNE BLOODSTOCK $500,000

397 B F

Fastnet Rock

Cast Your Fate

A SHARROCK

440 B/Br C

Encosta de Lago

Darcybee

WALLACE THOROUGHBREDS

474 B C

Redoute’s Choice Encens

242 C F

Stravinsky

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302 B C

Danehill Dancer

Trick Ski

DC HARRISON

Encosta de Lago

Howkudai

DAVID ELLIS

275 B F

Zabeel

St Jessie

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462 B C

Street Cry

Dream Lass

LES SAMBA

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E B G N I N I PRE-TRA ion at Scone Horse

Shane Rose in act

The feats of outstanding Australian horsemen and women were again highlighted at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when a talented young Eventing team won silver … and the racing industry is really starting to take notice.

e adi n g Australia n owners, breeders and trainers are increasingly utilising the pre-training service of our elite event riders, including Beijing Olympics Silver medallist Shane Rose, who operates out of his family’s Bimbadeen Park property at Werombi in NSW.

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While Bimbadeen Park has the features one would anticipate at a serious thoroughbred pretraining centre – including a 1000m grass gallop track, barriers and a horse walker – Rose believes giving a young thoroughbred a solid foundation in dressage and flatwork is of immense benefit. “This training will make the horse more rideable and adjustable, allowing the jockey to ride the exact line they select during the race leading to improved performance,” Rose maintains. A well-known face in thoroughbred circles is Central Coast-based Tim Boland, who annually prepares the Australasian draft of ready to run horses for the Hong Kong International Sale.

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will become the new star of my team,” Boland enthused. “He has a terrific temperament, lovely paces, is easy to teach, is brave, is a very good jumper and certainly hasn’t forgotten how to gallop,” he said of the gelding owned by Alan and Cheryle Bell. Boland has forged a reputation for working wonders with problem horses and enjoys support from trainers including John O’Shea, Gerald Ryan, Les Bridge, Chris Waller and Anthony Cummings. “We probably do have a reputation as ‘fixers’ of problem horses, but we feel very strongly that if started out right, no horse should be a problem,” Boland added.

Boland has high hopes for multiple Group One winner Grand Armee, who is surging ahead in his eventing career.

“We school the horses, from yearlings onwards, along equestrian lines, with dressage work in the indoor arena and a little gymnastic jumping over show jumps and cross country jumps.

“Grand Armee is thoroughly professional and it looks like he

“Horses love it and it keeps them from getting bored. We

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T N E V E N COMES A nt rising star Yogi,

rdson at Vantage

Blair & Nikki Richa

Hill

also back onto the national park for great bush and hill riding.” Boland launched Limitless Lodge – named after his Equestrian Federation of Australia (EFA) national champion eventer – four years ago at Wyong and also has the Australian Event Horse Centre at Duffy’s Forest in Sydney. “I am primarily an equestrian rider – well, that’s what I’ve always done, and I have used my equestrian skills to help me with pre-training so I am schooling all the racehorses like we do a young three day event horse.” Yet another high profile pair to turn their considerable expertise to the tuition and preparation of future racehorses is Blair and Nikki Richardson, who are located at Vantage Hill just outside Scone in the NSW Hunter Valley. The property is adjacent to Scone Racecourse, which has excellent amenities including

Nikki on her curre

an equine swimming pool … an ideal location for the thriving professional equestrian operation to expand into pretraining, breaking and educating thoroughbred racehorses. “With the creek flowing through the property we are able to get all the young horses used to water and there are flats on the other side of the creek to take pre-trainers for a good canter,” Nikki said. “We have excellent hilly country to do fitness work, and the plan is to continue improvements with a 24m x 10m shed and more stables to meet demand,” Nikki added. Blair has represented New Zealand on several occasions, while Nikki competed for Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. An integreal member of their team is experienced New Zealand expatriate Diane Gilder. Diane, who is keen to progress through the grades

a gelding by Dracu

eventing with her own horse, was formerly stable forewoman for prominent Kiwi trainers Alan and Linda Jones. “I think there is a much greater acceptance of what equestrians, and a traditional education for a horse, have to offer here in Australia than there is in New Zealand … possibly because Eventing here is a much bigger scene and Australia has been so successful at it,” Diane said. “It is really exciting that top trainers like Gai Waterhouse have embraced what we can offer.” Perhaps the connection between the Sport of Kings and the gruelling sport of eventing is a natural one – after all, the vast majority of top event horses are thoroughbreds, and Australia is renowned globally as the source of outstanding event horses. – BRONWYN FARR

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DAVID ‘Butch’ BOURNE Everyone knows Butch. OK, you might not know him by name, but you’ll have seen him around plenty of times. Probably noticed him at the track, more than likely at yearling sales (I’m sure he opens the gates!). And while his ‘stats’ don’t have this Seymour trainer playing in the media’s A Team, don’t be fooled by a lack of selfpromotional pomp. This bloke can train.

f pedigree counts for anything, David ‘Butch’ Bourne was always going to end up working with horses.

Slickpix

Both his parents ‘hunted’ and his dad was a fair sort of amateur rider. Butch’s maternal aunt is Flemington trainer Margaret McCormick, with both mum and Margaret quite the pair around the showie’s circuit for many years.

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But with his conformation lending itself more to playing point guard for the Boomers than being on the receiving end at a dwarf tossing contest, Butch had to seek his destiny out of the saddle.

“A lot of people have forgotten about Wayne Walters but he was a top trainer in his day and, if memory serves, I think he trained the most winners in Victoria one season,” Butch points out.

Schooled at Ivanhoe Grammar, Butch actually kicked off in the family business: a winery/ restaurant in Seymour that was purchased by his mum and dad in the late 70s.

“They were great times: one of the horses Wayne had was Torbek.”

Pursuing the dream that one day it would be someone else uncorking the bubbly for him, Butch waved the winery a fond farewell and sought out leading trainers to show him the ropes.

(The NZ bred Torbek would win the equivalent of three Group Ones: the Rupert Clarke [then known as the Marlboro Cup], the Toorak and the CF Orr).

Over the next decade, Butch compiled a fair sort of resume, having only around 25 horses in work at any given time, but fought way above his weight in terms of winners to runners. “At one stage the stable had a lot of winners in town – Saturday winners too – and I won a few country cups …” Horses under Butch’s care included Final Tempo, a Group winner at Flemington and also winner of the Seymour CupLR; Salsa, who won the Winter ChampionshipLR at Flemington; dual Country Cups winner Mr Toff and; Just Honor who scored over 2000m at Flemington and ran fourths in the Herbert Power-G2 and SAAB Quality-G2.

“At one stage the stable

Serving an ‘apprenticeship’ with Alan Jones in New Zealand and Ted Cameron in Adelaide, Butch ended up as foreman for Wayne Walters.

had a lot of winners in town – Saturday winners too – and I won a few country cups …

“Alan, Ted and Wayne were all tremendous influences on my career.

”

Taking out a trainers’ licence in 1984, Butch actually hung out his shingle in 1990, setting up his stables at Seymour.

Yet another was the speedy Wintrow whom Butch picked up for $25,000 in New Zealand before the horse went on to win over $580,000 in stakes. Butch was also trainer of Viatorian, who was placed in last year’s Debonair-G3 at Flemington and ran third to Light Fantastic in the Perri Cutten-G2 at Caulfield before being sold to Hong Kong interests. Racing at Sha Tin in mid January, the Secret Savings gelding finished fourth in the Hong Kong Classic Mile-G1. Although in charge of a much smaller team these days with “half a dozen in the boxes”, Butch is currently re-furbishing his Seymour

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AT A GLANCE KAPHERO

5YO Bay Horse (7 August 2003) OWNER: Lakeview Resources Pty Ltd, Fairview Resources Pty Ltd TRAINER: Leon Corstens (Kilmore) BRED BY: Swettenham Stud, SA RACE RECORD: 28 starts, 10 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds – $784,045 SIRE: stable and his keen eye is often DANZERO utilised 1995, by both domestic Bay 1991-Stud Danehill (USA) and international clients. – Confidentially by Kaoru Star 4 wins-3 at 2, STC Golden Slipper “I trade quite fewofhorses and S-G1. Champion Aust.a Sire happySire to say thatrnrs, the likes of 2YOs, I’m 2003-04. of 646 Wintrow and Viatorian have been 408 wnrs, 31 SW, inc. Dance Hero, very well received in Hong Kong. Fairway, Jymcarew, Niconero, Danni “Locally Martine, Danglissa, Masked bred horses continue to Assassin, Soar, etc.overseas and grow in Sanziro, popularity DAM:I usually inspect every colt at all the sales. KAPCHAT (NZ) Bay 1990, Centaine (AUS) – “Fortunately though, I’ve had Kapelle Ladya by (IRE)fillies quite bitBandmaster of success with SW of as 6 races inc. STC Winfield well …” Classic-G1. Dam of 9 foals to his SWs bestKaphero, is currently race, 5Perhaps winners inc. taking upKeeneland, box space at Seymour. Princesa & SPs Wasimah. ½ sister to SW Noble Reverberates, bred and raced by Hero and related to SW the closely highly successful OTI Racing Hunza,Syndicate, dam of Golden is a Slipper very promising winnerfilly Courtza (dam of Champion whose victory at Sandown Sire O’Reilly), Our Pompeii etc.

Despite Swettenham’s purchase, Kaphero will remain with Leon Corstens and be targeted at the Schillaci Stakes-G2 at Caulfield on 11 October before a tilt at the Lightning-G1 and Oakleigh Plate-G1 in the autumn. Villager ‘Walter’ wouldn’t “hesitate sending a bigger mare needing some speed over her” and reckons he “would be a great horse to breed to at about $5,000-$6,000”. SALSA

‘bradjm’ concurred, saying $5,000 to $6,000 for a in January a ‘seeing Group One was winning son ofis believing’ would performance. Danzero be a fair and reasonable price.” With Damien Oliver on board, the Clangalang 3YO got further Five to six grand? ‘Bomba’ back than Walla Walla, but once – aka Darryl Kerrigan – told she saw daylight, the filly flew ‘Walter’ and ‘bradjm’ they were home for a thrilling victory. “dreaming” but also asked why Kaphero would winfor a The trainer was have a littleto lost Group One to be a following stallion? the words immediately race, but Damien said Reverberates “Kaphero could go toability stud and has “a lot of untapped and show up aher lota of …a it will take longstallions way … Butch good 2YOfilly”. that went wayward has a nice but is now a genuine, honest Having a potential topliner racehorse. I do hope he getsis aa real coup for …” the popular Butch, good chance particularly as the filly has her bills paid for by high With the way the such Corstens profileisowners. stable firing at the moment and as Swettenham is one of OTI Racing – comprising Victoria’s ‘go ahead’ studs, former Australian cricketer it’s fairly safe say ‘Bomba’ Simon O’Donnell and long

time owner Terry Henderson – that you’re aprayers will is experiencing purple patch be answered. with Bauer running a whisker second to Viewed in last year’s Melbourne Cup. Now Reverberates appears a real In a press release, Swettenham chance to add toAdam the silverware. Stud’s owner Sangster

said was thrilled be able to “I’veheknown Simonto for a long purchase thenot Danzero sprinter. time : he’s too far away and knocks around with a lot of my “It’s great to know Reverberates’ that Kaphero mates. I trained ishalf coming back to Swettenham,” sister (Porcelain Belle) for Sangster “We wasn’t bred himmuch from Simon said. but she one of our most successful families. good (her best was a maiden Swettenham Stud has purchased victory at Mansfield). three quarters of Kaphero, while “I’mlong justtime gladowners he gave this his willmeretain fillyother (Reverberates) tofuture train stud and the quarter for his I’m hoping I can win a few more duties.” with her. Word is that Kaphero will stand “She’ll be given a crack the at around $15,000 inc. at GST. Angus Armanasco-G2 (21 Naturally, if he comes out and February) and Kewney Stakes-G2 wins the Oakleigh and Lightning, (7 March) and let’s hope she runs that figure could change. The astute right up to her ability in both.” may well choose to phone Ian Rimington 0419 One thing’sat forSwettenham sure : Groupon success 887 beforewill thecertainly Autumn!have the this 184 autumn name David Bourne ‘reverberating’ for some time to come.

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