Track To Track Issue 64 by Paul Davies

Issue #64 | October 10 | $5.95 AUD

MICK ROBINS Buried Treasure

MUSTARD Keen As Ever

WRITTEN TYCOON

13 13 40

WRITTEN TYCOON Like father ... like sons Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leading Racehorse Trading Magazine

TRUMP

www.tracktotrack.com

Protect

Your

Elite Athlete

Athletes only perform at their best when they are in peak condition. Keep Your Racehorse in Top Winning Condition with Medi-Ice Pak Ice 4 Horses Boots Use Ice 4 Horses to effectively treat and help prevent: • Shin Soreness • Tendonitis • Suspensory Sesamoiditis • Splints • Insect & Spider Bites

Ice 4 Horses Boots • Drug-free treatment • Quick & easy to use • Durable & reusable • Gel ﬂexible at -20°C • Easy to clean • Made in Australia • Only $155 inc. GST Includes: 2 boots, 4 gel inserts plus 5th gel insert FREE! • Free delivery within Australia ‘I have owned and raced horses all my life. Ice 4 Horses has become an integral part of our training regiment to ensure our horses are kept in premium condition. Not only does the product prevent injury but it significantly reduces recovery time from any swelling or soreness. The fact that it is drugfree and the application is so easy makes it a necessity for any owner of an equine athlete.’

Ron Wanless Racehorse Owner & Active Polo Player Logan Downs, Queensland.

For the most effective, easy and natural way to treat your elite athlete, use Ice 4 Horses To place your order free-call:

1800 805 766 or order on-line at:

www.medi-icepak.com.au This is not a performance enhancing product. It is to be used for therapeutic purposes only. Note: The use of Ice 4 Horses Paks on a horse is not permitted on a racecourse prior to the horse racing. Please check local regulations.

Professional Arena Grader

   

The unique swivel design coupling allows working the grader in circles and corners without displacing the riding surface. Other features of the grader include: Strong, spring loaded tines Adjustable blade and expanded metal roller Can be connected to the 3-point linkage of a tractor Solid and durable construction

All features of the grader including the tines and expanded metal roller can be adjusted to suit your arena/track grooming and maintenance requirements. Capricorn Australia Pty Ltd suppliers of SOILTEX

“The working surface which increases performance and maintains soundness”

www.equineproducts.com.au Lou Verwey 0438 736 260

NEW

FOR THE 2010 STUD SEASON

Annenkov by DANEHILL

G1 placed stakeswinner from an international family of G1 winners ANNENKOV (Ire) is a full brother to Danehill’s multiple G1 winners AQUARELLISTE ( 3 x G1 wins, 2d Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe, Hong Kong Vase-G1 ) and ARTISTE ROYAL ( 2 x G1 wins ). His dam, AGATHE, was twice G1 placed; her half-sister ARCANGUES was a G1 winner in both America and France. Group One winners dominate ANNENKOV’s outstanding winning family.

74 stakes performers, 14 at G1 level, in 4 generations. The depth in ANNENKOV’s pedigree is evidenced by the extremely high number of black type performers, at G1 level in particular, in his first 4 generations. 5 wins and over $600,000 in France and Australia. ANNENKOV was a winner in France and a black typewinner in Australia. He ran 3rd in the Railway S-G1 and was G2 and G3 placed. In France, he was also a winner and he was stakes placed at G3 and LR level. ANNENKOV stands his first stud season in 2010. Fee: $4,400 (neg.) inc. GST.

Allandale Park high country thoroughbreds Allandale Park Thoroughbred Stud, Hobbys Yards via Bathurst NSW Phone John or Claire Todd (02) 6368 8626 Email: studfarm@ix.net.au OR, Shayne Driscoll at OTI Management on (03) 5782 2377

Seidnazar Bay 2002 (16.1hh), Rory’s Jester-Dangerous Seam (NZ)

A winner for QTIS 600! SEIDNAZAR, brilliant son of Golden Slipper winner Rory’s Jester and stakes winner Dangerous Seam, has arrived at Banchory, Cambooya. SEIDNAZAR’s pedigree, race performance and early success with his first crop establish him as an ideal QTIS sire.

❋ Raced on 12 occasions, only racing in BLACK TYPE company, won at LISTED level at two, placed in six GROUP races, including the GR.1 Blue Diamond. ❋ Son of celebrated speed influence RORY’S JESTER. ❋ From dual juvenile stakes winner and Magic Millions placegetter DANGEROUS SEAM - daughter of Champion Sire STRAIGHT STRIKE, damsire of LONHRO.

2010 Fee: $7,700 (inc. 10% GST) SEIDNAZAR has immediately demonstrated his ability to pass on inherent early maturing speed as shown by the precocious race performances of firstcrop 2YOs DERIPPA and NASTRO BLU.

BANCHORY

THOROUGHBREDS

Mary Lee Trivett 0408 881 048 ❋ Scott Colless 0431 036 130 675 Cambooya-Felton Road, Cambooya, Qld 4358. Phone 07 4696 1943 ❋ Fax 07 4696 1973 www.banchory.com.au

CAMBOOYA

QUEENSLAND

CONTENTS

SOLD

October Issue EQUINE AUTO STABLE FAVORITE 10. – 14. Mustard

Capacity Approximately 11 Cubic Feet >> $275 - Air Wheels >>

$299 - Rubber Foam Wheels

MAGIC MILLIONS HORSES IN TRAINING PREVIEW 16. – 17. A Shocking Breeze

(Puncture Proof)

SPECIAL FEATURE 22. – 28. Talking Breeding

SOLD

BOOK REVIEW 30. - 31. The Story of the “Done alright out of T2T. Amazing where it goes.” – Barber Barrows

STALLIONWATCH 38. – 39. Written Tycoon

We have a variety of options for your stables starting with the feed bins to multifunction stables that serve as a mare and foal crush or turn two stables into one.

Stables, Looseboxes & Fencing

Please feel free to contact us about our new innovative range of adjustable stable panels, the Chameleon Range!

Call Darrin on 0458254333 or email us at: cliffoscontracting@bigpond.com www.stablesplus.com.au

Stable Panels from

$1320

Melbourne Cup

INDUSTRY PROFILE 32. – 37. Mick Robbins

SOLD Loose Boxes from

$2200

We offer full farm layout and design, small acreage weed & fertiliser spraying. We will build to your needs and requirements.

“Have had calls as far as Townsville. Doing some big jobs from Track To Track.” – Cliffo’s Contracting

TRAINER PROFILE 40. – 42. Dean Saxon

FIRST FOALS 44.– 45. Knigghts road to

49. 51.

INTERNATIONAL RACING 46.– 47. Hong Kong

2. 3. 7. 9. Animal Supplies 23. 25. 34. 37.

recovery

FIRST FOALS 52.– 53. Part 2 AHERN AND ASSOCAITES OUT 'N ABOUT 58. On Parade FIRST SEASON SIRES 57.– 59. Part 6 CLASSIFIEDS 43. Subscribe 56.

The Racehorse Yard

60 – 61. Business Directory

30 6

www.tracktotrack.com

Categories Agistment & Training

19. 62.

Auctions

15. 27. 48. 51.

Fencing & Engineering

49.

Horses for Sale

13.

Insurance

29.63.

Race Days

37. 48. 49.

Rubber Supplies

4. 5. 27. 64.

Stallions

50.

Veterinary

37.

Transport

43.

Real Estate

ON TRACK

TRACKTO TRACK PO Box 768 Pakenham VIC 3810

Ph 1300 859 987 (03) 5940 9223 — Victorian Office Fax 1300 135 800 Publisher Track To Track Pty. Ltd ACN. 17115143318

o you think we probably say it every year, but there really does seem to be a tad more excitement about the 2010 Melbourne spring carnival.

Director Penny Verco – penny.verco@tracktotrack.com Sales & Marketing Sarah Elias – sales@tracktotrack.com Editor Greg Tobin

Yes, once the footy’s over it doesn’t take long for the hyperbole to switch from two legs to four, but it’s highly debatable that 2009 had the momentum of this spring.

Art Director & Designer Penelope Abrehart Assistant Designer Gaby Paranthoiene Web Design Paul Davies – Mibar Web Design

This time around we have So You Think, Hay List, More Joyous, Shoot Out, Black Caviar … with each appearing to have the ability to turn racing on its ear and one or all could gallop out of November with the ‘superstar’ tag firmly in place.

Photographer Bruno Cannatelli – 0411 155 724 Contributors Kristen Manning Steve Moran Bookings & Subscriptions admin@tracktotrack.com Accounts Sue Andrewartha – 03 5940 9223 admin@tracktotrack.com

And that’s just those with disclosed form: this time last year So You Think had only won a Group Three.

Advertisers Warranty and Indemnity Opinions published in Track To Track are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. No responsibility is taken for the contents of illustrations or accuracy of the advertisements. Track To Track accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of material submitted. Please keep duplicates of any material submitted. Track To Track may not be reproduced in whole or part without written permission from the publishers.

Ironically though, while we rightly laud the newcomers, there’s a great deal more focus on tradition this spring with the Victoria Racing Club celebrating the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup.

NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: 18TH OCTOBER 2010 Cover pic — Issue #64 | October 10 | $5.95 AUD

Buried Treasure

MUSTARD Keen As Ever

WRITTEN TYCOON

13 13 40

Australia’s Leading Racehorse Trading Magazine

In a dream start to his stud career,Written Tycoon has burst from the barriers with his first three runners all recording wins (and fast times!) in the initial round of official 2YO barrier trials. While three swallows don’t necessarily make a summer (or spring), it’s a fantastic launch pad for Written Tycoon … particularly when you consider that the three triallists are all in leading stables – Lee Freedman, David Payne and Paul Perry.

MICK ROBINS

WRITTEN TYCOON Like father ... like sons

WRITTEN TYCOON

Fee: $6,600 TRUMP

www.tracktotrack.com

For further information contact Iskander Racing on 13 13 40 or visit iskander.com

And here’s where we stick in a shameless plug: get yourself a copy of The Story of the Melbourne Cup – a truly fantastic book which does a far better job than countless predecessors in capturing the glamour and excitement of our greatest race. Our review of this coffee table spectacular starts on page 30 and you can also order The Story of the Melbourne Cup through Track To Track. Make sure you also read our feature on Mick Robins who, at 80 – going on 40 – is a constant reminder on why we’re involved in thoroughbred racing. Good luck throughout the carnival and back plenty of winners!

Penny Verco Publisher

BOOKING & SUBSCRIPTIONS

1300 859 987

sales@tracktotrack.com We note the sad passing of Betty Digby in August following a long battle with cancer. Betty was the life partner of John Digby, for many years the Keeper of the Australian Stud Book and, for the countless people who had the pleasure of making her acquaintance, she will be fondly remembered.

LTU – 904 Low Level Laser Therapy Laser Therapy is recognised and used world-wide for the treatment of numerous injuries in animals. The advantages of laser therapy include the painless and immediate analgesic effect, and therefore recovery time is shortened dramatically, with rapid reduction of swelling and inflammation. The 904nm wavelength of the LTU-904 Unit is especially effective in the treatment of: ·

Skin wounds

Fibrous Lesions

Sprained and Strained Ligaments

Muscle Soreness

Tendon Injuries

ETI RayTemp 8 Equine Non Contact Infrared Thermometer

To aid in the early diagnosis of soft tissue injuries such as tendons and ligaments, and can also help pinpoint the source of bruising in tissue and the hoof. An infrared thermometer can save you time and money by indicating the source of an injury before lameness becomes obvious, and therefore giving you the chance to take early action in treatment, reducing the time your horse may be out of work. The ETI Infrared Equine Kit includes: ·

RayTemp 8 Thermometer

Right-angled Rectal Probe

Tub of Anti-bacterial Probe Wipes

All in a protective ABS case. Available at

Equine Performance Pty Ltd Ph. 1300 886 968 www.equineperformance.com.au *terms and conditions apply

STABLE FAVOURITE

JOHN MCNAIR & MUSTARD 10

www.tracktotrack.com

proudly sponsored by . . .

MUSTARD They reckon clothes maketh the man and in which case we’re not sure what to make of evergreen galloper Mustard. Shaggy coated and plain headed amidst a phalanx of sartorially resplendent equine Adonis’s, he stands out in a crowd … for all the wrong (and right) reasons. Then again, do any of us look our best at 50 (unless of course you’re a three quarter brother in blood to George Clooney)? OK, so Mustard isn’t the best of lookers, but then again, any horse takes on a shine when you’re holding the winning ticket. Victory rarely leaves a bad taste. And, 13 years young, Mustard is definitely our flavour of the month.

T’S FAIRLY SAFE TO SAY that if John McNair brings Mustard to race in Melbourne this spring, it will be minus the fanfare that is sure to be bestowed on his illustrious stablemate, Hay List. However, Mustard has achieved what Hay List is never likely to do – nor for that matter, hundreds of thousands of other racehorses. For, you see, Mustard became – in mid-August – the oldest galloper to win a race in Sydney in over 50 years. A truly remarkable feat that had the media scrum rushing for the record books. Turning 13 this season, Mustard has raced since he was a winter 2YO … way back in June 2000. To put it into perspective we thank Nathan Exelby from the Sunday Mail for pointing out that Redoute’s Choice (1996) – a year older than Mustard – is the GRANDSIRE of this >>

www.tracktotrack.com

MUSTARD

As a passionate diarist of all things equine, Brian Russell has been putting pen to paper (and somewhat grudgingly) fingers to the keyboard for longer than most. Even with that in mind, we can say quite confidently that he wasn’t around to witness the deeds of Jorrocks whom, amazingly, even put Mustard to shame in the age-shallnot-weary-them stakes.

Winning many of Australia’s top races, Jorrocks was leading stakes winner in NSW on no less than eight occasions. Brian also feels there might have been a handful of bush horses who have won at an older age than Mustard since World War II, citing one Passion Moon who raced 232 times in North Queensland – winning 118 … 15 of them at 15.

Following Mustard’s victory at Rosehill, Brian was compelled to relate the story of Jorrocks – an Anglo-Arabian measuring less than 15 hands – who began racing at five after originally being used as a stock horse. Foaled in 1833, the ‘Iron Gelding’ won on debut – the first of over 60 victories – and, indeed, won 30 of 31 starts as a 13YO. He also won as an 18YO and raced once at 19!

www.tracktotrack.com

year’s Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily. The scribe went on to point out that the oldest Melbourne Cup winners were relative spring chickens: the 8YOs Catalogue (1938) and Toryboy (1865). Mustard, naturally enough, generated media interest last December when – as a sprightly 12YO – he won over 1400m at Randwick, matching the deeds of Proud Mark who won a four horse Trophy at Sedan Dip (a quick 20 hour drive from Brisbane) in August. But now Mustard pretty much has it on his own (although as industry historian, Brian Russell, points out – see sidebar – he’s not the oldest horse to win in town).

JORROCKS

At the time of going to press, Mustard has raced on no less than 110 occasions for 17 wins, 12 seconds and 14 thirds. >>

P UN LANN EXP ING WIT EC H P TED FOR T ROF ? T HE ESS EAM ION UP ALS .

Insurance Services Pty Ltd

Don’t Worry About The Fine Print That’s because at E-Quine Insurance we do it for you. As a specialist insurance broker we know that price is irrelevant unless you have the right cover for your needs. We’ll get you the right cover at the right price, and because we’ve already done your homework for you, your time can be better spent finding another winner. Want to know more? Simply go to our website at: www.e-quine.com.au or call Wayne Aldridge on +61 2 9988 4546 or 0412 333 808 www.tracktotrack.com email: wayne@e-quine.com.au

AT A GLANCE

MUSTARD 13YO Bay Gelding (29 September 1997) OWNERS TM & Mrs BM Rohde

TRAINER John McNair (Gosford) BRED BY Tristan Antico Thoroughbreds, NSW RACE RECORD 110 starts (34 G&L), 17 wins (4 SWs), 16 placings (7 SPs) & $776,517 SIRE VETTORI (IRE) Machiavellian – Air Distingue SW of 2 races & $343,777 inc. Longchamp Poule d’Essai des Poulains-G1; sire of 33 SWs inc. Southern Hemisphere G1 winners Sound Action, St Basil, Macavelli Miss. DAM ALTEZZA Rigoletto – Princess Talaria Dual city winner from 1400m-1550m; dam of 5 foals, 2 raced, 1 winner inc. Mustard; from the Group One winner of 5 stakes races, Princess Talaria, granddam of GW Silver Flyer (15 wins); family of G1 winner Royal Purler etc.

And he’s got a darn good record Sir Tristan also bred Rigoletto at Group and Listed level too and Altezza – who is from the with four stakes wins and seven Group One winning Dignitas placings: counting among them matron Princess Talaria. victories in two Group races It hasn’t all been over 1100m at smooth sailing Rosehill and, during for the Mustard a fortnight flurry in and McNair show: “HE JUST October of 2005, a badly injured a second in The LOVES TO tendon which Shorts at Randwick had the horse off RACE,” and a third to Jet the scene for 20 Spur in the Group MCNAIR months and a wind Two Caulfield RECKONS operation at four Sprint. that most wouldn’t AND – DARE All up, Mustard has recover from. WE ADD – won $776,517 in There’s been a stakes during the MUSTARD IS few other injuries last 10 and a bit along life’s highway, AS KEEN AS years which is a but he just keeps fairly tidy return EVER! on plugging away on an original and, according to investment of his trainer, keeps $16,000 at the himself fit by 1999 Gold Coast Magic Millions. bounding around the paddock As for his breeding, he’s pure and running alongside other Widden Valley, bred at Sir Tristan stable runners as they toil on Antico’s (now Gerry Harvey’s) McNair’s adjoining training track Baramul Stud. at Somersby (near Gosford on NSW’s Central Coast). By the Machiavellian horse,Vettori – whose 33 stakes winners world “He just loves to race,” McNair wide include the Australasian reckons and – dare we add – Group One winners Sound Mustard is as keen as ever! Action, St Basil and Macavelli Miss – Mustard is out of Rigoletto mare Altezza.

ETI RayTemp 8 Equine Non Contact Infrared Thermometer

LTU – 904 Low Level Laser Therapy 14

www.tracktotrack.com

Available at

Equine Performance Pty Ltd Ph. 1300 886 968 www.equineperformance.com.au

We Invented It We Improve It

AquaCiser

Water Walkers

16 YEARS OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT KEEPS THE EQUINE AUTO AQUACISER™ LENGTHS AHEAD OF THE REST.

✓ Safe and efficient ✓ Maximise potential ✓ Exceptional back-up ✓ Rehabilitation advantages ✓ Highest grade stainless ✓ Special rubber flooring ✓ Longer racing life for horses ✓ Achieve fitness with low impact work

✓ The unique ‘E Clear’ system is virtually chlorine free healthier for horses

An Integral Part Of The Operations At: • Morphettville Racecourse • Arrowfield • Darley • Fulmen Park • Vinery USA Are You Ready To

WALK THE WAL LK? www.equineautotrainer.com.a au

Call our sales consultant Peter Netherwood today on 0438 651 217 for a personal quote. Freecall 1300 783 444 for more information International Sales +61 8 8293 1099 Email cesa@internode.on.net

ASHOCKING

breeze

Horse traders are a suspicious breed. Caveat emptor takes on a whole new connotation when it comes to improvisus equus (in short, there’s no guarantees with neddies). Unfortunately, ‘horses in training’,‘breeze up’ and ‘ready to run’ sales have often been deemed – in some buyers’ opinions – as less than reliable sources of future glory.

www.tracktotrack.com

SHOCKING

SERIOUSLY GOOD

HE MOST OFT-QUOTED stigma is “if the vendor knows they can run alright, why sell them?”

gets underway is 2009 graduate Seriously Good, a Bel Esprit 3YO who topped last year’s sale at $360,000 (who, like Shocking, was sold by Washpool Lodge).

Fair point in theory, but it appears that – more and more – the ‘alright’ types are being offered at public auction.

Seriously Good is seriously good if his Caulfield win at the end of September is anything to go by and was being targeted at the Caulfield Guineas at the time of this baby being put to bed.

Take Street Cry colt from Maria Di Castiglia for instance. He was sold to Laurence Eales for $67,000 at the 2007 Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale – after breezing up in 11.27 seconds. A little under two years later, Shocking has earned Mr Eales over $4.1 million. More buyer aware than beware! The Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale – better known as (somewhat fittingly) the MM HIT – has grown in stature in recent years and graduates aside from Shocking include this year’s Todman Stakes-G2 winner Masquerader, top Winter Carnival miler Fifteen Carat, mutiple stakes winner Graceful Anna and Macau champ Viva Pronto – all with 2010 form. Another who may well have a Group One tucked under hit belt by the time the 2010 MM HIT

This year Magic Millions also conducted four sets of breeze ups: two sessions on the Gold Coast, one at Rockhampton and, catering for a growing number of southern entries, one at Seymour in Victoria. While a sizeable number broke the 11 second mark, it was the Hidden Dragon filly from Flirt Then Kiss that ran the fastest breeze up ever on the Gold Coast, stopping the watch at 10.11. Others to record sub 10.3 times were 2YOs by Testa Rossa, Exceed And Excel, Mossman and Written Tycoon. The ’10 HIT will also be featuring sons and daughters of Bel Esprit, Choisir, Commands, Danzero, Dehere, Domesday, Elusive Quality, Elvstroem, Encosta de

Lago, Exceed and Excel, Falvelon, Fastnet Rock, Flying Spur, Foreplay, Fusaichi Pegasus, General Nediym, Hussonet, Jet Spur, Lonhro, Lucky Owners, More Than Ready, O’Reilly, Posse, Reset, Rock of Gibraltar, Royal Academy, Sequalo, Show a Heart, Snitzel, Starcraft, Stratum, Stravinsky and Tale of the Cat. The youngsters catalogued include full or half relations to stakes performers Fiery Venture, The Secondmortgage, Flaming, Desuetude, Only Glory, Coincidental, She’s in Demand, Platinum Zana, Golden Ace, Wyndam Glory, Not Now Norman and Sister Havana, along with the progeny of stakes winning mares Ruffles, Miss Kariba, Barbut Delcia, Bumptious, Ebony Magic, Gathering Storm, Plaudits, Flickering Fire, Johanna’s Lady, Tycoon Tango, Josalie, Threadneedle, Kota and Whyte Haze. All up, 400 have been catalogued for the two day sale which is sure to again attract a sizeable domestic and international buying bench. The sale will be held from 27-28 October and it could be shocking if you miss it! www.tracktotrack.com

NUMEROUS RACEHORSES FOR SALE All classes….ready & bred for success Prices to suit all. Also stallions, yearlings, weanlings, untried horses and broodmares. Over 150 broodmares & race fillies for sale. Sired by, in foal or foal at foot at present include Redoutes Choice, Commands, Stratum, Fastnet Rock, Lonhro, Danehill, Exceed and Excell, Reaan, Encosta de Lago, Snitzel, Haradasun, Genreal Nediym Terrific year for Cup wins by horses consigned by Cam Barnes • 21 Cups • 11 Horses Tora Tora Tora

- Townsville Cup - Tatts Gold Cup (Rockhampton) - Dubbo Cup - Mudgee Cup - Gilgandra Cup Panderelle - Nowra Cup Surety - Byron Bay Cup (Ballina) Fuhriffic - Grenfell Cup Teppanyaki - Port Headland Cup - Carnarvon Cup Lie In Wait - Narrogin Cup Waterfront Drama - Exmouth (Carnarvon) Cup Aug 2009 Kbenrenrun - Exmouth (Carnarvon) Cup Aug 2010 Chief Inspector - Roma Cup - Charleville Cup (2 in a row) Laertes - Mungindi Cups - Injune Cup - Flinton Cup (Quinella with Obliviator) - Jandowae Cup - Texas Cup Kouneli - Calliope Cup Hot Flushes - Bundaberg Cup

Phone Cameron Barnes

0402 717 849 “I have lived and worked with horses in 3 continents: Over 30 years experience, educating, competing, breeding & judging”

Winners make a fortune. Not cost a fortune

1300 races 502 winners in under 6 years

First winner sold Tony Wildmans Odhin by Marauding won his firststart by 5 lengths for new owners Paul & Mrs T Sandford. 2nd Oct 2004. When Optimizing won for the trainer Rochelle Pereira at the Sunshine Coast 19/9/10 at her first start for her and husband Robbie Smith & owner Noel Rogers, she became winning horse number 500. Robbie also had winning horse # 35 Rule by Right who won her first start Toowoomba. She had Beeen A Gooriee mare who had 3 starts for Lee Freedman for a win at Bendigo & 2nd Terang. She won 3 in Brisbane, one race in Perth, one in Toowoomba and Sunshine Coast. Owner Noel Rogers had winning horse # 2 15th Oct 2004 in $1000 mare sired by Savage Toss, Catching Dreams who won at Gaton (ex Bob Murrel Port Macquarie) He also part owned winner # 6 Octagonal geld Leathen who won 10 (3 Saturday Brisbane) & Pentire Geld Prosecution, winner of 9, including wins in listed company.

Thanks for their loyalty.

Recent winners include:

QLD

Win # 1300 Made Of Gold geld Gold War (ex Ballarat) 6th ein since being sold. One for Doug Vickers (Wagga) who also had winners number 29, Simonstaad geld Berry Good (4 wins, 2 in W.A.) & 16 others through to winners 448 Haayl geld Bryher & 5 for Les Hansen in QLD. Brisbane winner Xaar mare Cheeky Xaars who won first start for trainer Kelso Woods by 2.8 lengths. Backs up his other Brisbane winners of late Anyways, Elusive Port & Sounds Ready, who has since been sold to North Qld where in 8 runs has had 3 wins and the worst distance from winner has been 2.6 lengths. His new geld by Testa Rossa, Rim Of Fire has now had 3 starts for a win at Ipswich, 2nd Doomben and 3rd Goldcoast 1.3 from winner after travelling wide. Toowoomba Winners Honours list geld Olanal 5th win Portland Pirate Geld Ocean Outlaw Sunshine Coast Exceed and Excel mare Optimizing More than ready Geld In Rehearsal 8th Win

NSW

Special Bond Geld Surety 7th Win Exceed & Excel mare Exceed Expectation Choisir filly Here To Dance (foals)

VIC

Belong To Me mare Be Mine 6th Win

S.A.

Real Jester Gelding Gold Vintage 2nd Win

N.T.

Cullen mare Cullenary Delight now 5 runs Alice Springs 5 wins by an average of 4.9 lengths

Malaysia

Ghataas Geld Xin Dong Warrior

W.A

When Kbenger gelding Kbenrenrun won the Carnarvon Cup (40,500) it was his 4th win in a row, 6 out of 9 runs and 2 seconds was inspected and purchased Gold Coast sale. And has won over 8 times purchase price in 9 starts. Back up last years winner Teppanyaki . Perth winner King of Roses mare Ciera Inspected and purchased Melbourne sale now 6-2-2-1. 2 Wins Perth.

Many more winners available.

Always over 80 geldings for sale

Lot 390 ch.c

Desert Havil

WHERE THERE’S A WAY, there’s winners…

Wa Br

WAYLON J STUD’S 2010 Magic Millions Horses In Training Sale draft… Lot 23

b/br.c

Kempinsky – Press The Flesh (by Strategic):

1st foal of a ½ to the Gr.3 winner SWISS ECHO and to dam of the unbeaten Singapore champ BETTER THAN EVER.

Lot 79

ch.c

Delago Brom – Sister Mammy (by Jackson Square):

½ to 5 winners incl sp Sir Craiglee out of ½ to Gr.3 filly MAMMY. Descendant of Phar Lap’s dam Entreaty.

Lot 207

b.c

Umatilla – By Crazy (by Fairy King):

½ to 3 times winner The Escapee from family of SA Derby winner TESTAFIABLE.

Lot 317

b.c

Break The Vault – Kantha (by Strategic):

1st foal of a ½ to Gr.3 winner Outlaws out of a daughter of dual Gr.3 winner BALMERESSA, family of Gr.1 mare BALLROOM BABE – dam of emerging stallion HIDDEN DRAGON.

Lot 396

b.c

Elvstroem – Great Shack (At Talaq):

½ to 5 winners out of city winning ½ to dam of Gr.3 winner FAIR TRADE from immediate family of DANEWIN & COMMANDS, descendant of the legendary Eight Carat.

Brian Smith - 07 5496 6147 or 0417 781 618 • WAMURAN, QLD

HOT

SELECTION OF

2YEAR-OLDS

Summerland Farm’s Magic Millions Horses In Training draft…

Lot 263 b.f

Lot 124 b.f

Lot 339 b.f

Tiger Hill – Fairy Tree

Grandera – Trendy Marlo

Commands – Lunar Fire

½ to 5 winners incl smart Hong Kong gallopers Sou Ma Tam & Go Stitch, grand dam UK Gr.2 winner MAGIC GLEAM.

2nd foal of granddaughter of UK s’w BRIDESMAID, grand dam of Dubai s’w SILVER MIST.

1st foal of a ½ to s’w ANDRELLA from family of multiple Gr.1 winner PLANET RULER.

(by Rahy):

(by Bureaucracy):

(by Stravinsky):

SUMMERLAND FARM

Vince O’Connell (02) 6633 5366 3206 Bentley Rd, Cedar Point, NSW 2474 www.tracktotrack.com

SPECIAL FEATURE RESEARCH ROUND UP Twin births account for 1-2% of the equine population, with abortions due to twins causing up to 30% of total abortions in mares. About 8% of pregnant mares abort (‘slip’) their foals during the 11 months of pregnancy from a variety of causes, with a high proportion being twins in mid to late pregnancy. Surveys reveal that 64% of twins are aborted or are ‘still born’ after 8 months of pregnancy, with only 14% of surviving foals reaching 2 weeks of age. The biggest loss due to twin pregnancy is the reduction of subsequent breeding, with only 11% of mares aborting late term twins producing viable foals when bred in the following year. Natural twin reduction does not occur before day 11, and if twins are detected by an ultrasound scan between 9-20 days of pregnancy, ‘pinching’ or manual crushing of the smaller embryo is effective, with up to 90% of remaining embryos surviving to continue the pregnancy. Natural reduction becomes less successful after day 40 of pregnancy. It is best to have a twin pregnancy detected before 21 days of pregnancy, with manual reduction between 16-40 days of pregnancy if abortion in later stages of gestation is to be avoided. One method is to reduce the energy intake in the mare carrying twins between 21 to 49 days of pregnancy by 30% (not starvation) over 2-4 week period, which can result in a natural 60% loss of the smaller embryo. Ref. Wolfsdorf KE et al (2009) AAEP Proc 55 Page 259-261

HANDY HINT 1

Prepare a Mare for Foaling

A heavily pregnant 500kg mare carries up to 65-70kg of additional weight as she nears full term due to the combined weight of her unborn foal, membranes and ﬂuids or ‘the waters’.This can make the mare uncomfortable during hoof trimming when standing on one hind limb. Plan to have the mare’s hooves trimmed about one month before her due foaling date, worm her out to help reduce environmental contamination with Small Strongyles during the last month before foaling and administer a tetanus booster (toxoid injection) to help ensure she has optimum immunity at foaling against tetanus. Plan a follow-up hoof trim about a month after foaling once the mare becomes less ‘foal proud’ and anxious when handled. It is also essential to remove Caslick’s seal on the vulva before foaling. Check any mares bred away from your property or stud and arrange for your vet to remove the Caslick’s seal at least 4-6 weeks before due foaling date, just in case the mare foals earlier than expected. If you don’t remove the Caslick it may result in severe damage to the vulva during foaling.

www.tracktotrack.com

SPECIAL FEATURE HANDY HINT 2

Early Signs of Joint Disease in Foals Monitor Foals Every 7-10 days Foals may be born with limb deviations or ‘bent’ legs due to an inherited risk, excess energy intake in the mare and poor mineral and tracemineral nutrition in late pregnancy or Uterine Distortion Syndrome (UDS) in an overweight mare (refer to Handy Hint 2). Calcium and tracemineral nutritional deficiencies may also delay normal bone and cartilage development in the unborn foal in late pregnancy. An excessive growth rate during the first 4-6 months as the foal grows quickly and virtually becomes ‘too heavy’ for its legs to support its weight, can compress joint cartilage before it fully matures by 5 months of age. It is important to regularly monitor a foal’s joints for signs of early joint disease, bone developmental problems and abnormalities in limb growth and acquired conformation problems, such as turned-out limbs or upright pasterns as a result of over-feeding or a poorly balanced or inadequate diet. A rapid growth rate can be fueled by high milk intake by a young foal (up to 20 litres a day can be produced by a 500kg mare) during the peak of lactation (4-10 weeks after foaling), resulting in the overloading of joints due to excessive body weight, with

restricted or uncontrolled excessive exercise. In more severe cases, devitalisation of joint cartilage and overloading of the subchondral bone (the layer of bone directly under the layer of joint cartilage) can occur due to excess body weight and the ‘shearing’ forces on the less resilient cartilage. This can result in cartilage death and lifting of the cartilage off the underlying subchondral base on the bone cap within a joint as it is loaded. When combined with subchondral bone collapse due to poor calcification, poor cartilage quality and reduced weight bearing capacity, as well as decreased blood supply as a result of excessive loading or trauma from exercise, the lifting of the devitalised cartilage and shearing off the underlying bone on the bone cap can result in Osteochondritis dessicans or OCD. Joint cartilage does not have a nerve or blood supply and relies on drawing in nutrients from the joint fluid as the cartilage compresses with loading and rebounds during each step or limb cycle. Young horses which are overweight also tend to not exercise adequately and ‘stand on’ and compress on their joint cartilage layers, which increases the risk of OCD.

Identify ‘Good Doers’ in a Foal Group Some foals are simply born to be ‘good doers’, often inheriting the ‘thrifty gene’ and thereby tending to eat more and put on condition easily, especially when nursing on a heavily producing mare or being supplemented with high energy “cow pastures” or hard feed co-shared with the mare, or a creep feed. If you notice that one or more young foals are beginning to rise up on their front pasterns, (often referred to as ‘upright’ pasterns) or the foal appears to ‘rock’ forward on its knees when standing, then the affected foal(s) should ideally be separated out of the group and the feeding and exercise managed to reduce the rate of growth and development. However, if you are feeding a commercial foal feed and you cut back on the amount to reduce the energy intake, ensure that you maintain an adequate intake of calcium and traceminerals, such as by adding a daily supplement to help make up the shortfalls in the reduced ration intake. This is important to help ensure cartilage and bone growth is maintained as the young horse reduces in condition to take the excess loading off its joints, or naturally exercises more and overloads its already devitalised cartilage and subchondral bone.

www.tracktotrack.com

SPECIAL FEATURE DID YOU KNOW THAT... Orphaned foals which are fostered onto older, quiet, large breeds of mares, such as Draft mares and their Crossbreds, or Warmblood mares, are at a high risk of developing growth plate and joint surface abnormalities because they are able to consume large quantities of milk. These mares are also often less active and the rapidly growing nursing foals do not exercise enough to facilitate joint cartilage growth and development. In this case, either foster two foals onto the one high producing mare, or milk the mare out 3-4 times daily, especially where foals are showing early signs of joint disease and conﬁne the foal to a yard to avoid joint overload and exercise trauma. FACTS AND STATS • About 60% of newly born foals have minor limb deviations. Over 50% of these could be corrected in the first week after birth if the foals are confined to prevent paddock exercise and the risk of overloading their soft, easily distorted joint cartilage and the soft bone growth plates and subchondral bone. • Foals are born with only 16% of the calcium content in their lower limb bones as compared to a mature adult bone, with 60% calcification occurring by weaning and 80% by 12 months of age. This requires that the diet must contain adequate calcium, initially from milk, but also from pasture and hard feed intake prior to and after weaning. • Cartilage in the joints starts to develop at 6 months of pregnancy. During the last 3 months before foaling, the limbs and joints undergo a rapid increase in size by 47% and a doubling of the foal’s body weight to birth. • Cartilage in joints and collagen in tendons continue to develop up until 5 month of age in a young foal. A diet low in trace-minerals, particularly an inadequate or imbalanced intake of copper, zinc, manganese and iron, or even a diet high in iodine, can delay cartilage maturation and optimum weight bearing function. If healthy, fully developed cartilage is not matured by 5 months of age, it is likely that the young horse will have lower strength and less resilient cartilage and tendons for the remainder of its life. • Early signs of joint abnormalities affect the growth plates on the ends of the long bones of the lower limb, with the development of ‘apple joints’ in the fetlock (physitis) at 6 months of age and ‘open knees’ in the knees (epiphysitis) by 10-12 months in rapidly growing, overweight young horses.

www.tracktotrack.com

HANDY HINT 3 Avoid Galloping Young Foals to Holding Yards It is unwise to allow young foals with a mare group to gallop to a holding yard for routine worming or hoof trimming, over distances of more than 500700 metres. The sudden increase in cartilage and subchondral loading, especially in the heavier foals, can result in overloading of joint cartilage, as well as a risk of inhaling aerosol ‘rattles’ organisms in dust as foals gallop in behind mares up race-ways and in the holding yards during dry weather. Observe a young foal after it gallops with its mother and watch for attempts to lay down immediately after it has galloped. It is likely that joint cartilage or subchondral pain is present and joint damage has been caused by the high loading of fast, extended exercise on the immature cartilage and bones.

Partners in Performance

www.coprice.com.au

SPECIAL FEATURE

Early Signs of Joint Pain in Young Foals It is important to regularly observe young foals which are growing rapidly on high producing lactating mares for signs of developing joint disease, before the joints themselves become enlarged or the growth plate spreads (‘squashing’ due to excess weight bearing or exercise) or becomes reactive or inflamed, referred to asphysitis (fetlocks) or epiphysitis (knees, shoulder joints, hocks and stifle joints). You should observe all foals on a daily, or at least at 34 day intervals, for the early signs of developing joint disease, particularly ‘good doers’ which can become “too big, too early”. Signs include: • More time spent lying down, especially after paddock exercise, as compared to other foals - this is often the earliest sign of discomfort due to joint cartilage inflammation and subchondral bone overload, with development of OCD or a devitalised cartilage flap as it detaches from the underlying subchondral bone in the front fetlock joints in particular.

FEEDING DURING LATE PREGNANCY A balanced adequate ration Most mares in Australia are bred in the spring to midsummer period when mares cycle more frequently and fertility is at its optimum. This means that most mares, allowing for their 11 month period of pregnancy, are in the last trimester of pregnancy (last 3 months or 8-11 month of pregnancy) in the mid winter to mid spring season. Early foaling mares therefore pass through their last 3 month of pregnancy during the colder winter months, often with less available pasture and hence energy, protein and mineral intake, unless they are supplemented with hard feed, hay and calcium and phosphorus and a range of trace-minerals to make up shortfalls in their diet.

• Minor joint fluid swelling in the front fetlocks, combined with stiffness and difficulty in keeping up with the mare or other foals in the paddock. • Tendency to stand with the front limbs slightly bent forward at the knee (‘rocking at the knees’) when standing or just after exercise, with a straighter pastern and more upright conformation (often described as “contracted tendons”) in the front limbs, because of low grade joint pain resulting from a developing cartilage defect.There is a genetically influenced form of tendon contraction in Thoroughbred foals which is exhibited at birth, but may correct within the first 4 weeks of age. • Attempts to lie down instead of standing still after activity, with bending forward at the knees and difficulty in lying down comfortably. • Progressive development of upright conformation - straight pasterns, ‘up on the fetlocks’, as fetlock osteochondrosis and early OCD is frequently seen in young, rapidly growing foals up to 6 months of age.

www.tracktotrack.com

Nutritional needs of late pregnancy Studies have shown that the unborn foal must be able to receive adequate energy, protein, bone minerals, trace-minerals and vitamins through the placenta to fuel its rapid growth of doubling its weight and a 47% gain in size during the last trimester of pregnancy. The young foal also needs to store reserves of calcium, copper, zinc, iron and vitamin A in its liver to supplement the relatively low level in mare’s milk during early lactation after foaling. Many grass based pastures are unable to provide adequate bone minerals and soil deﬁciencies of trace-minerals including copper, zinc, manganese, selenium and iodine are widespread in the major horse raising areas in Australia.

$750,000 Easter yearling by Champion Sire

REDOUTE’S CHOICE…

sire of 63 stakes winners including 18 Gr.1 winners

REDOUTE’S CHOICE is an emerging sire of sires – already his sons STRATUM, NOT A SINGLE DOUBT, BRADBURY’S LUCK and SNITZEL siring stakes winners

PATRONIZE

PATRONIZE was a star at the trials before a two length debut win at Gosford as an odds on favourite Raced just four times – recording two impressive victories ¾ brother to the Gr.1 sprinter and successful stallion EXCEED AND EXCEL – sire of 25 stakes winners Half brother to the stakes winning 2Y0 ENEMY OF AVERAGE Dam is an imported LOMOND (dam sire of 44 stakes winners) half sister to the Gr.1 winner SWAMP KING, the Gr.3 winner STYLISH SENOR and the Listed winner DRAMATIS. Grandam is the Gr.3 winner GLADIOLUS

Darling View Thoroughbreds

1149 Kargotich Road, Mundijong WA 6123 Enquiries Clive Atwell Phone (08) 9525 5210 Mobile 0417 964 967 Email palmsprings@oceanbroadband.net Enquiries Graham Hart Mobile 0418 939 586 Enquiries Terry Congdon Mobile 0429 705 863

SPECIAL FEATURE

‘Wobbler’ Syndrome Careful observation of young foals during the first month of age can also help to determine foals which are at risk of developing ‘wobbler syndrome’. This syndrome is considered to be due to the abnormal formation of cartilage in the cervical 5-6 junction in the neck vertebrae. It is most common in rapidly growing foals or possibly those with a genetic risk of developing the syndrome. It is considered to be a skeletal developmental problem (SDP) and related to Developmental Orthopaedic Disease (DOD). The syndrome causes malformation of the cervical vertebral canal and cartilage discs at the cervical articulation, which can ‘pinch’ the spinal cord and result in nerve damage and partial paralysis and incoordination of hind limb movement. Although it is often not manifested until 9-12 months of age, with up to a 2% incidence in Thoroughbred foals, the early signs in susceptible young foals between 2-6 weeks of age include: • Inability to learn to trot - affected foals either walk, canter or pace. • Standing with the front legs wide apart to balance the hindquarters, instead of standing with one front leg forward when feeding. • Problems with coordination and balance when the body is pulled to one side by grasping the tail as a foal walks. • Lack of coordination when attempting to feed from a ground feed bin - bumping into the bin with the nose before feeding. If you observe any of these signs, it would be advisable to have the foal examined for neurological damage by your veterinarian. Early cases can be managed to improve nerve function to prevent further cartilage and bone malformation by supplementing with additional trace-minerals and restrict energy intake, but in most cases, the symptoms are progressive and the foal becomes severely incoordinated and incapacitated.

www.tracktotrack.com

HANDY HINT 4 Avoid Excessive Liming of Pastures Many horse owners believe that applying powdered limestone (Ag-lime) to ‘lime’ pastures helps to destroy L3 stage infective Strongyle larvae. There is no scientific basis for this practice as L3 stage larvae have a thick protective sheath to shield them against dehydration and chemical reactions. Liming does help to neutralise “horse sick” pastures due to urine saturation. However, excessive liming to ‘sweeten’ the soil to make it more alkaline for growth of grass rather than weeds can significantly reduce the availability of many trace-elements including copper, zinc, molybdenum and manganese as the alkaline micro-environment created limits plant uptake. As these are trace-elements which are already widely deficient in Australian soils, supplements of these in prepared feeds or additives are required to make up shortfalls for mares in late pregnancy, lactating mares and young foals.

Brackley Park Stud • 6 starts - 3 wins 2 seconds - 1 fourth

Globetrotter

• Gr 3 winner Gr 1 Placed on turf $361,880

(USA) Street Cry (Ire) - Cool Slew (Seattle Slew) Ch h 16h 2005

• Standing his first season in 2010 • First Season fee: $8,800 inc GST • By World Champion Sire Storm Cat

Deadly Storm

• Dam was stakes winner of 9 races

(USA)

• Oldest are 2yo and his first runner a winner

Storm Cat (USA) - Brushing Gloom (Broad Bush) BR h 16h 2002

• Stamps his foals and upgrades his mares • 2010 Service fee: $5,500 inc GST Both stallions the perfect outcross for Danehill/Danzig line mares

(Fees payable 45 days positive test, live foal or free return.)

Standing at “Brackley Park” Avenel, for details and inspection phone Grant Dwyer on 0412 028 250 or Damian White on 0418 477 090

www.damianwhitebloodstock.com.au

www.tracktotrack.com

SPECIAL FEATURE

Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Weakness

HANDY HINT 5 Locate Pregnant Mares in a Well Drained Paddock

Joint cartilage does not have its own blood or nerve supply and relies on exercise to compress and rebound to draw in joint ﬂuid to fuel its development and resilience.

Pregnant mares require exercise to maintain some degree of natural ﬁtness. This can be facilitated by locating feeds and the water source at the opposite ends of the paddock to encourage them to walk for food and water.

If a young horse develops joint pain, it signiﬁes that the cartilage is diseased or poorly developed, or a dying OCD cartilage ﬂap has lifted off the highly sensitive subchondral bone at the end of the bone shaft before the growth plate and is carrying excess loading or is worn away by over-exercise.

It is important to provide heavily pregnant mares with a well drained area such as a small rise or mound, with trees or a windbreak sheltered from the prevailing wind. It is important for them to seek dry areas to keep them away from wet muddy conditions.

1. It is essential that the diet contains adequate bone minerals for bone development (calcium, phosphorus and magnesium), trace-minerals, especially copper, zinc and manganese, as well as selenium and iodine, which are widely deﬁcient in Australian soils and pastures (refer to map of soil deﬁciencies in Australia Page 4), as well as vitamins A, D, E and K.

Excess moisture uptake in their hooves can result in softening of their hind hooves and lameness as they carry an additional 12-15% of body weight over their lower back and hind limbs.

2. Feeding a well formulated pellet or mixed ration during the last 3 months of pregnancy, during lactation and after weaning will help to avoid joint cartilage defects when combined with adequate, but not forced or excessive paddock exercise. If the full recommended amount of a prepared mare and weanling feed is not being fed due to good spring pastures and risk of over energy supply and body weight gain, then a daily supplement should be fed to make up shortfalls of these important nutrients. 3. Aim for medium growth rates in a young foal to roughly double its birth weight by one month of age, (to 100kg for a foal of 50kg birth weight), double it again by 4 months of age (to 200kg body weight) and double it again by 16-18 months of age (maximum 400kg). Monitor growing foals every 7-10 days and if early signs of joint pain are present, conﬁne the young foal to a yard with the mare to prevent it exercising excessively and traumatising the devitalised joint cartilage. Check the mare’s ration to ensure that it provides adequate nutrients for bone and cartilage development.

HANDY HINT 6 Beware of Uterine Distortion Syndrome Studies have observed that overweight mares conﬁned to hilly country have a higher incidence of foals being born with deviated and bent legs. It is thought that Uterine Distortion Syndrome (UDS) is caused by the abnormally high compression forces on the unborn foal in the womb during the last two months before foaling as fat mares graze on hilly country. It is recommended that these mares be moved to an undulating or a ﬂat, but well drained, paddock to minimise this physical compaction and restriction on the rapidly growing unborn foal. Avoid allowing a mare to become too fat prior to foaling as it may increase the risk of limb deviations and complications during foaling, as well as reduce the volume and protein content of milk produced to feed her foal, resulting in a slower growth rate in her foal.

by Dr John Kohnke BVSc, RDA www.kohnkesown.com

www.tracktotrack.com

The Spring Carnival Package

Arriving at the racing circuit, you are met by your host, your own team of V8 Supercar drivers and of course a fleet of Italian Thoroughbreds. As you enjoy a cup of freshly made Espresso coffee or tea your tutors start to explain the sessions activities in the fully catered briefing room in pit lane. It is then on to start your session including various performance exercises and track lapping in the Maserati Fleet and of course the ultimate part the ʻHot Lapʼ as a passenger in the GT Race car. Your day will then be completed or started with a sit down gourmet lunch with the team.

The Ultimate Drive Day Experience….. Dates: Wednesday 13th October , Thursday 14th October Sessions: 8:30am-12:30pm or 12:30pm- 4:30pm on both days. Location: Sandown Raceway, Springvale, VIC Cost: Special price of $1500 + gst per person (normally $2,500 each)

Trofeo will also show your support by donating funds to The National Jockeys Trust for participating in our days. The National Jockeys Trust were established in 2004 by the AJA and the ARB and specifically assist injured or ill jockeys and their families. They have supported over 60 jockeys to date and demand is increasing for their assistance.

Places are limited to 22 per session. To secure your seat please contact Melissa Roberts on 0418136092 or email marketing@trofeomotorsport.com or Fax: 9735 2955

We have a variety of options for your stables starting with the feed bins to multifunction stables that serve as a mare and foal crush or turn two stables into one.

Stables, Looseboxes & Fencing

Please feel free to contact us about our new innovative range of adjustable stable panels, the Chameleon Range!

Call Darrin on 0458254333 or email us at: cliffoscontracting@bigpond.com www.stablesplus.com.au

Stable Panels from

Loose Boxes from

$1320

$2200

We offer full farm layout and design, small acreage weed & fertiliser spraying. We will build to your needs and requirements.

www.tracktotrack.com

BOOK REVIEW

The

STORY of the

MELBOURNE

T’S FAIRLY SAFE TO ASSUME – circa 2010 – that a bit more time, effort and finesse is expended on Melbourne Cup ‘prep’ than it was in 1861.

Hey, full marks to Police Commissioner Frederick Standish and his Victoria Turf Club cronies for coming up with the idea of a handicap over two miles and then ponying up some cash and a hand beaten watch for first prize: however, you’d have to agree that the event has somewhat ‘evolved’.

CUP

But there’s more to the 2010 Melbourne Cup hooplah than mere moolah.

This typifies the Melbourne Cup – in a literary sense – more than any publication preceeding it.

This year, after all, is the 150th running of a contest that has seeped into our collective conscious as much as anything that characterises our culture. It marks us as Australians. Like us, the Melbourne Cup survived a shaky start, two world wars, depressions and recessions.

OK, wiser folk than I have told you never to judge a book by its cover, but this time you can. Despite living in an era which promises new reading experiences via iPads and the like, rest assured there will always be a place for books of this ilk.

Consequently, months out from that first Tuesday in November, intricate This year the race that stops a plans were set in train to promote nation (don’t you just love telling the 2010 Melbourne Cup like never people from overseas that we before: a bold attempt to make 149 ‘rehearsals’ of an unforgettable Naturally, Bart Cummings show, pirouette into something even plays a prominent role, so more special.

too does Phar Lap, Carbine and Makybe Diva. have a holiday for a horse race!) is worth a massive $6 million and the gold trophy – admittedly still hand beaten – weighs in at $150,000. 30

www.tracktotrack.com

No easy task to be sure, but the bricks are quickly falling into place and a clear cornerstone of that drive is the release of a magnificent commemorative tome: The Story of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s Greatest Race.

A coffee table book is an apt description, albeit somehow understating its worth. Over 300 pages and liberally accompanied by photos, illustrations and cartoons, the publisher – The Slattery Media Group – has mustered an outstanding team of writers, headed by editor Stephen Howell (who also provides much of the ink for the rebadged Inside Racing). Others to chip in with chapters include Danny Power, Bruce Clark, Glenn Lester, Gerard Whateley, Neil Kearney and Adrian Dunn, plus the late and very great Bill Whittaker. Another is Andrew Lemon, whose own 3-volume collection – The

BOOK REVIEW

Cup, the inexact science of breeding Cup winners, trail blazing women, fashion hits and misses … Did you know for instance that only 33 favourites have won, or that all five Cup protests were dismissed, or that since the race was first switched to the first Tuesday in November in 1876, it’s been run four times on a Saturday? Perhaps the book’s most ambitious undertaking though is the ‘Greatest Race Never Run’ where VRC Handicapper, Greg Carpenter, has compiled a full field of 24 of the best horses to win the Melbourne Cup over the previous 149 years. Thought provoking? Definitely. Subjective? Absolutely. Debatable? Well, depends if you want to argue the toss with a bloke who has dedicated his career to leveling our sport’s playing field.

History of Australian Thoroughbred Racing – remains the definitive account of this country’s racing past. (We also dips our lids to the wonderful photography of ageless shutter bugs and the design of Art Director Sam Russell). There’s a foreword by Greg Miles – calling his 30th Cup in November – and an introduction by VRC Chairman Rod Fitzroy, who marvels at how a city of 300,000 in 1880 could attract 100,000 to Flemington on Cup day? Think about it though … back then there was no TV, no radio and definitely no streaming video: I’m inclined to believe that while headquarters will again be packed to the rafters throughout the spring carnival, the ‘viewing strike rate’ will be

much, much greater than one in three Melbournians! The Story of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s Greatest Race is effectively divided into six sections: History and Culture; The Human Touch; The Champions; The Trophies; Against the Odds and; The Decades which basically encompasses ‘everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask’ about Australia’s greatest race. From Archer right through to Shocking. Naturally, Bart Cummings plays a prominent role, so too does Phar Lap, Carbine and Makybe Diva. But there’s also stuff you probably don’t know: controversial photo finishes, betting plunges, Macdougal’s

It appears to me that he’s been fairly even handed: for instance, I’ve been taking up space on this mortal coil for at least a third of the Cup runnings and have personally watched nine of Carpenter’s entries win the Cup – around a third of the lineup. And it’s fairly safe to assume that Greg won’t be getting any irate calls from the owners of Comedy King, who won the Cup in 1910. It certainly makes for an interesting read:The Greatest Race Never Run, in what is surely the greatest book about our greatest race. The Story of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s Greatest Race is available Phone Track To for $99.95. Track on 1300 859 987 or email sales@tracktotrack.com to order your copy. www.tracktotrack.com

INDUSTRY PROFILE

www.tracktotrack.com

proudly sponsored by . . .

INDUSTRY PROFILE

MICK ROBBINS There’s no raining on his parade Mick Robins is buried treasure. In a world that is fast losing its spontaneity and character to sanitised spin, Mick is a breath of fresh air: a living embodiment of racing folklore. Funny thing is, Mick can walk onto most racetracks barely unnoticed. Sure, he has a coterie of mates but racing patrons at large couldn’t pick him out of a lineup. But here’s a quick quiz for you: name the three living trainers which have saddled up more than one Melbourne Cup winner? Well, Bart Cummings of course. And then there’s Lee Freedman with Makybe Diva, Doriemus, Tawrrific and good old Subzero. As for the third ... aah ... gee, that’s a tough one. Hang on, what about that bloke who trained Rain Lover ...?

ICK ROBINS TURNED 80 THIS YEAR ... not that you’d pick it from his voice. Reckons he doesn’t feel a day over 60 and, truth be known, he sounds ‘younger’ than most 60 year olds.

Mick still gets out of the cot around 10 to five every morning (been doing that for a long time now) and hoses down a few horses at Tony Noonan’s Mornington stables. Gets the old blood flowing.

But hey, we’re all creatures of habit. Mick’s been around horses since he was knee high to a grasshopper ... not that he ever would have made point guard for the Australian basketball team. Mick was born and bred in Broken Hill in 1930 and began riding in shows when he was just a nipper. When the war ended in 1945, Mick got a gig with a local trainer: trackwork and riding in some amateur races. >> www.tracktotrack.com

INDUSTRY PROFILE

Yet, it hardly paid the bills and Mick was also an apprentice butcher - “got 25 shillings a week,” Mick recalls. “But then I started working in the mines and, with the lead bonus (enacted due to the shortage of materials post war) we were getting 200 pound a fortnight. “They had to change it though,” Mick adds with a chuckle. “All the doctors, lawyers and plumbers were quittin’ their jobs to work in the mines!” By the time he was 21, Mick had become a hobby trainer and was poking around with a few horses. “My wife’s people ran a pub in Broken Hill but then they moved to Adelaide and, sure enough, after six months she was missing her mum and wanted to move closer.

“I still don’t know how I ended up with Rain Lover. A lot of the top trainers were chasing him, but old Mr Reid let me keep him ... maybe, it’s because I was cheaper!” “Trouble was, the horses I had wouldn’t have won at Nar Nar Goon and I thought to myself what am I going to do in Adelaide? “Back in those days a lot of trainers did have foremen as such and I worked in the building trade in Adelaide for a while. “But then someone told me that (Adelaide trainer) Grahame

Heagney was looking for a foreman and so I started off with him.” It was certainly a game changer for young Mick. During his seven years as Heagney’s foreman, the stable notched up a Melbourne Cup win (Gatum Gatum in 1963) and basked in the incredible success of Tobin Bronze, who would win two Cox Plates, a Victoria Derby, a Caulfield Cup and Doncaster (the equivalent of 12 Group Ones in today’s language). “I broke in Tobin Bronze and there’s no doubt about it ... I owe an awful lot to that horse.” Tobin Bronze was sold to American interests and would go on to run third in the Washington International, but was having trouble settling in and the new owners asked Heagney to re-

Diagnose Lameness Early before it has you vetted out or causes you to lose several days of your training schedule!

www.tracktotrack.com

INDUSTRY PROFILE

him ... maybe, it’s because I was cheaper!” The pressure eased up a bit when Dale Lace - previously unheralded - won the SAJC Derby for Mick, but there were still quite a few naysayers expecting the new boy to shy at the first real hurdle.

RAIN LOVER

“I was copping a bit of flak about my decision to start Rain Lover in the Mackinnon instead of the Hotham Handicap (SAAB Quality) on Derby Day, but he ended up winning the Mackinnon, the (Melbourne) Cup and the CB Fisher Plate the following Saturday.” Indeed, Rain Lover would crush his rivals in Australia’s greatest race, winning by a record eight lengths in the fastest time in the Cup’s history (3:19.1) - not broken until Kingston Rule’s victory in the 1990.

RAIN LOVER

locate to California for three months so as to personally attend to the horse. Consequently, Mick took out his licence in mid 1968 and, following the dispersal of the 30 horses in Heagney’s stable, the newly minted trainer ended up with 14 of them including another that he had broken in ... Rain Lover. Bred and owned by Clifford Reid (who had also raced the 1945 Melbourne Cup winner Rainbird), Rain Lover had won the Adelaide Cup just prior to Heagney’s departure. “I still don’t know how I ended up with the horse,” Mick muses. “A lot of the top trainers were chasing him, but old Mr Reid let me keep

Amazingly, prior to 1968, Mick had never been to Flemington on Cup day and in a TV interview many years later, he revealed: “I was shaking when I got off the float - 85,000 people. I thought to myself, how can you win a race here? “But after he won I was having difficulty getting down to the mounting yard and began jumping seats. I got my toe caught in one of them and fell arse over head. Pretty excited though ... don’t think I would’ve cared if I’d broken me leg.” Rain Lover wouldn’t have it all his own way the following year though. Following the sensational scratching of hot favourite, Big Philou, just 39 minutes before the Cup (in a doping scandal which still reverberates 40 years later), Rain Lover - carrying 9 stone, 7 pounds (60.5kgs) still had to >> www.tracktotrack.com

INDUSTRY PROFILE

In a thrilling finish, Rain Lover prevailed by a neck and Mick Robins became the first person in 107 years to train successive Melbourne Cup winners (only four horses - Archer 1861 & 1862, Think Big 1974 & 1975 and Makybe Diva 2003, 2004 & 2005 - have won the big one in successive years). Inexplicably, new found notoriety didn’t result in a massive influx of horses to his stable and by the early 70s, things took a turn for the worse when his wife contracted cancer. “I had her in hospitals all over the place and the doctor suggested I take her to Perth where the warmer weather might help a bit. “I pretty much gave up on training while I was nursing her and just knocked around a bit.

queenslandracing.com.au

overcome the close attention of lightly weighted Alsop.

COLE DIESEL

Throughout 1989, Cole Diesel would win five Group races including the Elders (now Toorak) Handicap and the Caulfield Cup. Mick recalls, with some amusement, the parity of winning Melbourne Cups and Caulfield Cups 20 years apart: “When I won the Melbourne Cup the race wasn’t worth anywhere near what it is today ... I got a ham sandwich and a cup of coffee from Mr Reid.

“Eventually I came back to Melbourne and ran into Greg Mance, who owned Windsor Smith shoes and had taken up his “But when we won the Caulfield trainers’ licence. Greg told me Cup, Greg handed me a cheque that he was opening a stable in for $30,000!” Queensland and would I like to look after his Melbourne (training) operation for him. “After Rain Lover won the Cup “Greg’s a great bloke and we had a lot of fun with his horses.” Quarter Master (bred by Mance) won the Australian Hurdle, but it was the flashy grey, Cole Diesel, who thrust Mick back into the limelight ... albeit in a supporting role.

www.tracktotrack.com

I was having difficulty getting down to the mounting yard and began jumping seats. I got my toe caught in one of them and fell arse over head. Pretty excited though ... don’t think I would’ve cared if I’d broken me leg.”

Mick would eventually knock around in Singapore for a couple of years working for David Balfour (“I was going to take out a B Licence but they told me I was too old and too over qualified!”), but was at a loose end when returning to Australia. “Tony (Noonan) asked me one day what I was up to and I said I was thinking of heading back to Adelaide. “He asked me to come down to Mornington and keep him company for a month and I’ve been there ever since. That was in 1994. “Every year - around Christmas - I usually give some thought to retiring, but I like to keep my hand in and, who knows, we just might find another Cup winner!” In belated deference to his largely unsung achievements, the Victoria Racing Club asked Mick to accompany Jim Johnson (who rode both Rain Lover and Gatum Gatum) as quasi ambassadors for the club’s popular Melbourne Cup tour: a role he clearly relished. He even got to take the Cup to Broken Hill with John Marshall (who rode Rogan Josh to Melbourne Cup glory in 1999). “That was a real thrill - they really rolled out the red carpet for us at Broken Hill.” And some might say that’s only fitting for this quiet achiever who has woven so much into the tapestry that is Australian racing.

Stockhealth re s u l t s f or

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR PLAIN OR WITH FRESHLY CRUSHED GARLIC A natural supplement to your horses diet

le Doubgth Stren

• Excellent Ventilation

Available in

• 5 Litres • 20 Litres • 200 Litres

• Surveillance Cameras • Excellent Vision

FROM STOCKHEALTH CERTIFIED ORCHARD For more information & free brochure Freecall 1800 255 288

Personally Servicing Local, City, Country Victoria

The original Apple Cider Vinegar with Garlic added, naturally fermented, unpasteurized, unfiltered, all nutrients and the “mother” of vinegar retained. Double strength for results.

Rubber Matting

• One piece stall mats up to 4.2m wide & 17mm thick • Stall mat kits 17mm thick • One piece float & truck mats • Float and truck ramp mats • Stall and round-yard lining • Ute tray and general purpose matting • Specialty matting • Durable, safe and cost effective

Stabling & Yards

• Standard and custom designed stables • Purpose built for strength and safety • Stabling to suit every budget and application • Infill Stalls, Paddock Shelters, Round Yards • Available in kitset or fully erected

We don’t just build sheds, we also build great horse facilities Web: www.thehorseshedshop.com.au Email: info@thehorseshedshop.com.au

Phone: 03 9005 8477 www.tracktotrack.com

WRITTEN TYCOON

STALLION PROFILE

Like father ... like sons In a dream start to his stud career,Written Tycoon has burst from the barriers with his first three runners all recording wins (and fast times!) in the initial round of official 2YO barrier trials.

www.tracktotrack.com

TRUMP

STALLION PROFILE

WRITTEN TYCOON Lee Freedman’s Masthead – hailing from the Redoute’s Choice mare Balsamico – was first cab off the rank, winning his Cranbourne assignment in the fastest 2YO trial of the day (48.84 seconds). Meanwhile, some 900kms away at Randwick, the David Payne trained Trump also set a blistering pace to win his trial and notch up the daily double. The spitting image of his flashy sire,Trump clearly has a promising future. Then, two days on, Some Boy proved he is just that by capturing his heat at Newcastle under the watchful eye of Group One trainer Paul Perry. It was also the same week that Magic Millions staged ‘breeze ups’ for the Horses in Training Sale at the Gold Coast on 27-28 October and, once again, Written Tycoon figured prominently with three of his first crop youngsters recording sub 11 second times. The ‘run’ comes as no surprise to Iskander Racing which placed the imposing chestnut with Victoria’s Eliza Park in 2007.

hile three swallows don’t necessarily make a summer (or spring), it’s a fantastic launch pad for Written Tycoon … particularly when you consider that the three triallists are all in leading stables.

A son of ill-fated Last Tycoon stallion, Iglesia, Written Tycoon is out of the Kenmare mare Party Miss (closely related to Group One winners Anthems and Yell) and was a very speedy juvenile in his own right. That certainly showed in the traditional Golden Slipper leadup – the Todman Stakes – where he finished a convincing winner over Domesday, Flying Pegasus, Jet Spur and company. Importantly, the Todman has also been taken out by influential

sires Charge Forward, Exceed and Excel, General Nediym, Marauding and Luskin Star to name but a few. Resuming at three Written Tycoon would run a brilliant second in the San Domenico Stakes, leaving in his wake the likes of Snitzel, Stratum, Mnemosyne and Bradbury’s Luck. Trainer John O’Shea would later declare Written Tycoon to have the “best turn of foot I’ve seen”. Upon completion of his racing career, Written Tycoon shuttled south of the border to Eliza Park and immediately set about covering a large book of mares (118), the results of which are now on show. Actually, the effect was fairly immediate with keen industry observers declaring the Written Tycoons to be some of the nicest foals they had seen, borne out by his success in the yearling sale ring earlier this year. At auctions on the Gold Coast, in New Zealand, Melbourne and Adelaide, the Written Tycoons sold for $85,000, $65,000, $56,000, $55,000, $54,000 etc. – not bad off an initial service fee of $8,250. And there’s plenty waiting in the wings: Written Tycoon covered 323 mares in his first three books and – not surprisingly – he will engage his largest harem to date in 2010. Written Tycoon stands this season at Eliza Park at a fee of $6,600 and for further information phone Iskander Racing on 131 340 or visit www.iskander.com www.tracktotrack.com

TRAINER PROFILE - DEAN SAXON

The thoroughbred is a fickle creature. Even the most naturally gifted of them can sometimes lose their way – their interest in racing seemingly gone and their desire to compete no longer apparent.

UT OFTEN IT IS still present and, with the skills of a talented horseman, a good horse can be rejuvenated. And there are not too many men better at the job than Mount Gambier trainer Dean Saxon. With a philosophy of getting his horses back to nature, Dean works his horses on ten acres purchased three and a half years ago – Stormy Park.

“My rejuvenation programme is built from the ground up,” he continued. “I train horses barefooted to get their feet back to life and functioning as nature intended them be.”

“My horses do the vast majority of their work being led, building up strength and true fitness with ‘commando style’ training utilising interval training routines – all in straight lines and using the gentle undulations of the countryside to build the fitness base.” “There is no trackwork for sour horses who have seen tracks every day of their lives.”

Previously training on course for 13 years, he has forged himself a reputation as not only a great bloke, but as an outstanding conditioner of horses.

Dean’s programme works – and With 1500 hectares of pine a perfect example of that is the forest only 3km from Stormy mighty Riceman. Park’s front gate, Saxon has unrestricted access to all the tracks I train horses barefooted and pathways.

Without access to the funds required to buy nicely bred and conformed yearlings, Dean has instead concentrated on tried horses – those who have shown talent but who for some reason are not racing to the best of their ability.

“The soil is natural and functioning as nature sand which is intended them be. perfect for low concussion base fitness work due to horses having to work a bit harder through the Entering Dean’s stables as a sandier surface,” he said. nine-year-old who had been

www.tracktotrack.com

“

to get their feet back to life

“

“We have set up our property with those horses in mind,” he said. “Many become sick of the routine of city life so I train out of small paddocks where they live in groups to replicate a herd environment as in nature.”

proudly sponsored by . . .

DEAN SAXON

around the traps – kicking off his career in Tasmania before various stints in Melbourne – the son of Runyon has gone from strength to strength over the past six months. A winner over 1600m at Cranbourne in late May, Riceman was a close up and unlucky fifth to Leica Larrikin at Flemington a fortnight later. At the same track two weeks on the bold bay gelding won. And in stunning style. Missing the start by no less than four lengths, he struck interference at the 1200m before making a mid-race run wide around the field.

He’d endured a tough run but it didn’t matter and in the twinkling of an eye Riceman was able to put over three lengths on his rivals – recording the easiest and most impressive victory of his career. An extraordinary win under any circumstances but all the more so at Flemington on a Saturday, particularly so considering that the horse as a nine-yearold should have been well past his prime and especially as the horse had twice been retired having bled and torn a tendon! And the win was no one-off, Riceman subsequently a fast finishing third to rising star

Doubtful Jack in the Listed Winter Champion before a gallant second to another exciting up-and-comer Moudre. Turning ten on August 1, Riceman has continued to thrive under Dean’s care and, after an unlucky run in the Listed Balaklava Cup, he headed to Bendigo for a crack at the Golden Mile in mid-September. Settling last of 16, he travelled sweetly for Brad Rawiller, swinging widest at the turn and charging home – drawing clear to win by a soft 2.3 lengths. “He is just a marvel,” Dean enthused, totally in awe of his charge. “He is such a great >> www.tracktotrack.com

horse to train – he puts in every start and does so well in between races. A day off for him is the equivalent of three for any other horse.” Riceman is one of a large number of horses with whom Dean has enjoyed success at city level, other success stories including Stormy Jim, Go With The Flow, Backstop, Spirit Of Hope, Cazique and Van der Haar – all of whom he won Melbourne Saturday metropolitan races with. And then there are the Adelaide city winners Mini Jumbuk, Kingston Hero, Parting Company,

WALKING THE WALK 42

Tecracy and Epona Miss – as well as the country cups winner Our Guided Missile. Each of these horses, although already of city quality, were out of form prior to moving to the Saxon stables and he takes great pride in seeing horses race to their true ability. Well known racing personality Deane Lester has cheered home several winners with Saxon. “I have enjoyed great success with Dean since 1998, firstly with Go With The Flow who won eight races after losing all form for his previous trainer.”

“Another success was Backstop, whom Dean won two city races with after he had been thrown on the equine scrapheap. He is an old style horseman who uses a natural and common sense approach to training racehorses.” Ideally situated at Mount Gambier half way between Melbourne and Adelaide, Dean is always happy to talk to owners about their horses. His communication is first rate – and, as his popular annual party in South Melbourne shows, he loves having a great time – treating his owners more like friends than clients.

PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN MADE

Others can do the talking ... let Equine Auto do the walking!

✔ Safe and efficient ✔ Fully hot dip galvanised construction ✔ Exceptional after sales service ✔ Low maintenance ✔ Made for high volume use ✔ Durable construction ✔ Available in 6 -16 horse ✔ 16 - 40 meter diameter www.tracktotrack.com

by Kristen Manning

A lot of businesses will talk the talk, but with almost a quarter century dedicated to the development and continued improvement of our walkers,

Equine Auto IS the industry leader. For further information, freecall 1300 783 444 or email: cesa@internode.com.au

REAL ESTATE

21 MANNING ST,

WARWICK FARM NSW

3 Brand New Homes for Horse Trainers/Owners Offers Starting

MUST BE SOLD OR LEASED

$759,000

EACH HOME Frankston 30A Liddesdale Avenue Frankston South 30A Frankston South 30A Liddesdale Liddesdale Avenue Avenue CONSISTS OF: South BLUE CHIP OLIVERS HILL •4 Large Bedrooms BLUE CHIP OLIVERS HILL BLUE CHIP OLIVERS HILLare Location, style, convenience & harmony are all words that come to mind when thinking about this as Location, style, convenience & harmony all words that come to mind when thinking about this as Location, style, convenience & harmony are all words that come to mind when thinking about this as 4 Location, convenience & executive harmony are all words thathigh come mind Hill when thinking about this as •3 Toilets per home new 31sq 31sqstyle, (approx) single level level executive home. Situated high on to Olivers Hill and only moments moments from new (approx) single home. Situated on Olivers and only from new 31sq (approx) single level executive home. Situated high on Olivers Hill and only moments from 4 new 31sq (approx) single leveland executive home. Situated high 44 ondouble Oliversbedrooms Hill and only from the beach, beach, shopping centres and schools, the home home features withmoments BIR´s, master master shopping centres schools, the features BIR´s, the beach, shopping centres and schools, the home features 4 double double bedrooms bedrooms with with BIR´s, master the beach, shopping centres and schools, the home expansive features 4 double withstone BIR´s, master •Builtthe ins Ensuite to Main with WIR & and spacious ensuite, large formal lounge, expansive kitchenbedrooms & dining dining with with stone bench tops, with WIR and spacious ensuite, large formal lounge, kitchen & bench tops, 2 with WIR and spacious ensuite, large formal lounge, expansive kitchen & dining with stone bench tops, with WIR and spacious ensuite, large formal lounge, expansive kitchen &entertaining dining with area stonethat bench tops, and a separate family room that leads to a private and covered alfresco entertaining area that and a separate family room that leads to a private and covered alfresco 2 and a separate family room that leads to a private and covered alfresco entertaining area that •7, 8 and & state of the art galvanised horse stables a 11 separate family room that leads to ais private and covered alfresco entertaining area that overlooks the landscaped gardens. There is a great feeling of space throughout with 13ft ceilings in the overlooks the landscaped gardens. There a great feeling of space throughout with 13ft ceilings in the overlooks the landscaped gardens. There is a great feeling of space throughout with 13ft ceilings in the overlooks the landscaped gardens. is a include great feeling of glazing, space throughout with 13ft ceilings in the living areas areas and 9ft elsewhere. elsewhere. OtherThere features include double glazing, sound proofing, proofing, ducted vacuum, living and 9ft Other features double sound ducted vacuum, living areas and 9ft elsewhere. Other features include double glazing, sound proofing, ducted vacuum, living areas and2000ltr 9ft elsewhere. Other features double glazing, sound proofing, ducted vacuum, porcelain tiles, 2000ltr water tank, tank, ½ garageinclude & off off street street parking. porcelain tiles, water 2 garage & parking. porcelain tiles, 2000ltr water tank, 22 ½ ½ garage & off street parking. porcelain tiles, 2000ltr water tank, 2 ½ garage & off street parking.

Private Sale - Joe Frankic Office:

1/10 Main St, Mornington VIC 3931

Contact: Email: Email: Email:

Shan Newman anytime on 0458 555 810 snewman@noblewilson.com.au snewman@noblewilson.com.au snewman@noblewilson.com.au

Office: Main St, VIC 3931 Office: 1/10or Main St, Mornington Mornington VIC 3931 02 9601 01311/10 0412 567on872 • 810 kooltonlodge@yahoo.com.au Contact: 0458 Contact: Shan Shan Newman Newman anytime anytime on 0458 555 555 810

2 2 3 3

5976 5976 8000 8000

2 ACRE COUNTRY RACING ESTABLISHMENT Centrally located to 12 NSW racetracks, 2 hours to the Canberra track and minutes to the local Cowra track and showgrounds. 3 bedroom home with modern kitchen. Self contained granny ﬂat. 11 spacious stables, a feed room, round yard, 6 horse walker, spelling yard, secure fencing and a large spelling paddock next door on separate title. $270 000 (02) 6341 1311 or 0429 413 259, NSW Email cowra.nsw@raywhite.com

3 o

YES! I want to subscribe to Track To Track

EITHER: Apply online at www.tracktotrack.com. Alternatively, fill in this form and fax to 1300 135 800 or post to Po Box 768, Pakenham, Vic 3810. Subscribe for 1 year SAVE 20%

- Receive 12 issues for $64 (International $88)

Subscribe for 2 years SAVE 25%

- Receive 24 issues $120 (International $165)

Business Name ___________________________________ First: __________________ Last ____________________________ Street:_______________________________________Suburb:____________________ Post Code:__________State:________

Cheque Payable to Track To Track Pty Ltd - Po Box 768, Pakenham, Vic 3810. Please charge my credit card Visa

MasterCard

Diners Club

American Express

Other please specify ___(3% surcharge for Diners and AMEX cards) Card Number Expiry date ______/______ Phone No. ________________________________________________________ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________ www.tracktotrack.com

BUSINESS PROFILE

Road to recovery

S STRANGE AS IT sounds, there’s much more to training horses than training horses.

Long gone are the days when interaction with owners was monosyllabic and the very core of that ownership were a few people with a lot of horses. In 2010, communication is paramount and it’s not rare to find a horse with well over a 100 owners. So, between getting up sparrows for trackwork and dragging your sorry A Grass to bed late, late at night (after the mobile is surgically removed), there’s little time in your day to do much else.

You’re a bloody trainer after all – you like horses, you’re good at actually training them … you’re not the tax office! This is where Luke Jervis – if you’ll excuse the pun – sees himself and his crew as ‘kniGGhts’ in shining armour. Luke loves the thoroughbred industry, has faith in it, and is something of a visionary. Around three years ago, Luke was firmly ensconced as Sales & Marketing Manager for the progressive Mornington Racing

www.tracktotrack.com

“A lot of them were right,” Luke recalls. “It’s just that the trainer with the better horses ran his stable a lot more professionally and, hence, attracted more clients.”

In short, a catch-all for those fussy trainers who would just prefer to train horses.

Was it 30, 60 or 90 days ago that you chased that recalcitrant payer who has a leg in about six of your horses?

Still, going down to the track of a morning, Luke lost count of the battling trainers who would approach him with that old chestnut: “How come so-and-so gets so many horses to train? I’m a better horseman than he is”.

Consequently, Luke decided to take a punt and start up KniGGhts Thoroughbred Training and Management Services encompassing billing, owner liaison, debt recovery, syndication, website & marketing services, pre-race analysis and financial advice.

Sadly, that’s why a lot of trainers stumble. Apart from having no time to stop and smell the roses, other stuff starts to slip through the cracks.

And besides, was this what you signed on for?

Club: during a five year tenure his mob was twice crowned Country Racing Club of the year and they also got a gong for ‘Best Marketing Strategies’. Clearly an executive on the way up.

LUKE JERVIS

It certainly sounded like a good idea at the time, even if Luke kicked off without a single client.

BUSINESS PROFILE “You don’t have time to be on the phone every five minutes tracking down a slow payer and the idea is to maintain a harmonious relationship … especially if you’re hoping that owner is going to invest in that new yearling you purchased at the sales last week.

But, three years down the track, there are now over 70 trainers on the kniGGhts books and Luke has five staff to share the load. Although only 20 are full management clients, the sheer range of services provided by kniGGhts keeps the team busy. “While we offer a varied range of professional services, our two main areas at kniGGhts are invoicing – including all accounts payable and receivable – and debt recovery,” Luke points out. “Even the stables with their own invoicing in place often use us to recover overdue accounts. “The best thing is that our clients vary in size: we’ve got people like Mark Kavanagh with a large stable, right through to trainers with just a couple of horses. “It was a great thrill when our clients have success: big and small. Naturally we were very pleased for Mark when he won the Cup last year with Shocking, but it’s also a great buzz to see a guy like Mick Sell – in the industry for over 20 years before taking up his licence – win in the city with his first horse … a 10 year old no less (Stately Dash). Turns out it was the owner’s first city win in 40 years! “There’s a lot of them out there like Mick though: really good

trainers who just need the opportunity to do what they do best. “I tell trainers that you’ll get the vet in when your horse gets injured and you’ll engage a farrier to put on racing plates. Why? Because they are experts in their field. “So then, why wouldn’t you engage a professional in the accounts payable and receivable component of your business? Just makes good sense. “But it’s more than that too: a lot of trainers out there are capable of handling all aspects of the business, but why would they want to? You get up at 3.30 or 4 in the morning, head out to trackwork, maybe go to the trials or the races. In the meantime you’re constantly on the phone to owners, researching programs, studying form, etcetera, etcetera. “At the end of the day you’re knackered. And while a spreadsheet or ledger to you might not take on the proportions of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, does it really matter? Everyone needs a life. “We also ease the burden in terms of debt recovery and have been very effective acting as a buffer between trainer and owner.

“Our team is trained specifically in debt recovery and more so with the intricacies of racehorse ownership. “KniGGhts now represents trainers in every Australian state and territory. Although we’re Mornington based, technology allows us to provide clients with exactly the same services whether trainers reside in far north Queensland or have stables next door. “And even though it wasn’t my original intention, our business has also attracted studs, vets, farriers, agistment properties, syndicators … you name it. “One of the great attractions to clients is that while we provide a suite of services, some might use us for one or two facets of the business whereas others seek us out for a more comprehensive package. “I’m proud to say that we tailor just about most thoroughbred requirements. “Bottom line is, we are there to assist in whatever way we can to help a client grow his or her business.” Good kniGGht. For further information on KniGGhts Thoroughbred Training and Management Services, phone Luke Jervis on 1300 534 455 or visit www. knigghts.com.au

www.tracktotrack.com

HONG KONG SPECIAL

photo by Vin Lowe

A BACKDROP OF BRIGHT

OR ONE OF DRAMATIC MOUNTAIN RANGES AND HIGH RISES. Two very different views from the grandstands of Hong Kong's two famous race courses - Happy Valley and Sha Tin. 46

www.tracktotrack.com

HONG KONG SPECIAL

LIGHTS AND HIGH RISES.

IGHT IN THE thick of things on Hong Kong Island, Happy Valley is Hong Kong's oldest racetrack, the first meeting conducted there in 1846. Wherever there is British settlement there is horse racing! By 1884 the Hong Jockey Club was in action, running as an amateur organisation right up until 1971. Once professionalised, the Club moved quickly to upgrade the standard of racing - two years later off course betting was set up and night racing kicked off and in 1978 the world famous Sha Tin opened. Hong Kong racing was put onto the international map in 1988 with the inaugural running of the Hong Kong Invitational Cup. That day has evolved over the years - quickly growing in quality. Held on a Sunday in mid-December each year, it now consists of four rich contests - the International Sprint, Bowl, Cup and Vase. Horses from around the world jet in - making the experience of attending trackwork in the lead-up a memorable one. The public are encouraged to attend track work, a breakfast with the stars which attracts large crowds - more than would attend a mid-week city racing meeting here! The Hong Kong racing public are information hungry, the HKJC providing a great deal of information on their ever improving Internet site - the track work records of each horse maintained as well as form guides, vet reports, jockey and trainer statistics, etc. A leading contributor to local charities, the HKJC is the region's largest tax payer. The Hong Kong

people love to gamble - the off course totes are busy all week and every race meeting well attended. Australians love to visit too, some for long periods of time with many members of staff hailing from here - administrators, jockeys, trainers, trackriders and groundsmen. And of course the Australian horse has made a great impact on the Hong Kong racing scene. The best two sprinters to have raced there, for example, are Australian bred the champion Silent Witness and current star Sacred Kingdom, sons of El Moxie and Encosta de Lago. The latter is also sire of Ultra Fantasy who gave Hong Kong racing fans a reason to smile only recently, winning the prestigious Group 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama.

They love it when one of their horses travels overseas to win - a large contingent of proud fans in attendance at Kranji when Green Birdie took out the Kris Flyer International Sprint in May. Australian horses have fared very well in the International series. In 1994 James Riley cheered home State Taj in the Hong Kong Cup whilst the NZ bred Vengeance Of Rain who raced here briefly as Subscribe for Lloyd Williams took out the big race in 2005. Rubiton's son Monopolize won the Hong Kong Mile in 1995 and 1996 and we tend to claim Sunline who emerged victorious from an epic duel with local star Fairy King Prawn in 2000. Six years later the Hong Kong trained but Australian bred The Duke, by Danehill, won the same race.

Meanwhile the Australian breed has dominated the International Sprint. First run in 1999 it has never been won by a horse bred anywhere else and often the quinella and trifecta goes to horses bred here. On two occasions the winner was also trained here - Falvelon recording a memorable double in 2000 and 2001. The only race on the International card we have not had influence over is the 2400m Vase, a race won in spectacular fashion last year by the French mare Daryakana. Whilst attracting a large crowd, the International day is a great one for visitors. There is never a feeling of over-crowding, the people are courteous and welcoming. It is a simple task to place a bet, easy to get to and from the course and the atmosphere is one that every keen racing fan must experience. And if you happen to be in town on a Wednesday, Happy Valley is another must see - the skyscrapers towering over the course, just about the only open space on Hong Kong Island. It is a small track, making the experience an intimate one as the roars of an enthusiastic crowd echo through the grandstands. So if you are after a holiday that combines great tourist attractions and Hong Kong has many of those (as well as addictive shopping!) and world class racing, be sure to put mid-December in your diary. For further details, please contact Mark Player on Mobile: +852 9038 8952 or Office: +852 2966 8952 Email: mark.j.player@hkjc.org.hk - Kristen Manning www.tracktotrack.com

Site 322 - Equitana 2010

How much do you spend on feed? Chaff cutter

Roll Mills

Make It Fresh as you Need It

Ph: 0409 321 796 www.jassmith.com.au

Are you serious about your sporting pursuits but other commitments get in the way of your horses’ match fitness.

Sealed and moisture resistant, this non-slip surface makes it suitable for horse transport, stables, walkways, tie-ups, crush areas, vet rooms, washdown bays, horse walkers, aqua walkers and hazardous areas. Used by major Studs, Racecourses, Leading Coach and Float Manufacturers. SRS has been specialising in the equine industry since 1998 and provide a guarantee with confidence.

Mobile 0451 949 721 Main Office ph +64 7 829 7069 or +64 21 949 721

The Horse Walker

can exercise up to four horses at once from a slow walk to a medium canter in both directions. You can assemble it yourself (saving you money!) as it comes complete with a detailed Assembly Manual. $14,000 INC GST ex factory. Alternatively we can erect for you. Contact Roly on 0407 133 587 for a quote. Why not visit our website

www.steelfarmer.com.au

Park NP Norman Stud

Reduction Sale Broodmares with foals at foot Mares about to foal to Intergaze

• A patented cushioned slider bed

• Front and rear access gates manufactured to allow maximum airflow INTERGAZE

All stock in prime condition, Contact:- Dennis Doble 02 6373 5333 or 0402 050 160 Email: npstud@hwy.com.au 48

• Smooth acceleration up to 60km/h

• Fingertip controlled variable elevation from 0-7 degrees

Mares with services to Intergaze Yearlings by Intergaze

• A range of models

www.tracktotrack.com

• A hot dipped galvanized finish of industrial quality ensuring long lasting protection • Supplying the horse industry for over 25 years – Australia, NZ, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, UK, Ireland, S.Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia.

Phone Bill Lindsey (07) 54 460 938 to discuss your treadmill requirements.

www.classictreadmills.com

Perfect Balance Shoeing BALANCE IS PARAMOUNT

TONY MALLIA Dip.wcf

is returning home after working in the UK with Michael Jarvis, one of the worlds leading Trainers.

Lohnro Filly 2yo unbroken but ready to go Well related

He is re-establishing his business and taking on new clients. If you wish to enquire about our services or make a booking please call Nikki

03 5941 8642 or

0414 461 133

Ideal for... i i i i

RECYCLED CONVEYOR BELT Used Rubber Conveyor Belt Poly Belt && BLaCk BELT (2mm Polyethylene Sheeting)

Round Yards Cattle Yards Stables Lining Feed Troughs

i i i

Mudguards Horse Float Lining Fencing Rails

Light weight and very durable 1-3 Bain Court Toowoomba Qld 4350 Phone: 07 4633 1640 Fax: 07 4634 3527 Mobile: 0429 331 640 rubber@people.net.au www.rubberbeltmart.com.au

Lohnro

$15,000

0407 608 879, Vic

Ensure the best care for your horse!

>> Wanted horses to train >> Swimming and beach work available >> Horse walker >> Competitive rates >> Present strike rate 1 to 4 winners to runners Smerdock Lodge Warnambool, Vic Aaron 04222 07100 or Allan 0402 950 949 Email: smerdocklodge1@gmail.com www.tracktotrack.com

Equine Veterinary Surgeons Servicing Pakenham, Cranbourne, Mornington and Moe ready for the 2010 season.

Offering the following services to the Australian equine and breeding industry: • • • •

Problem Mare Evaluation Chilled & Frozen Semen Mare Examination and Pregnancy Diagnosis Preparation of Mares for Walk-On Service

• • • •

Stallion Collection Stable and on-farm consultation 24 hr emergency service Instant digital x-ray machine

Dr. Timothy J Ahern BSc (Hons) BVSc (Hons) Dip. Reprod. Sci. PO Box 841, Pakenham, Vic M: 0400 144 670 F: (03) 5941 1152 E: tim@ahernandassociates.com.au

• Post & Rail Paddocks with shelters • • Stables and day yards • • Breaking in and pre training •

Capacity Approximately 11 Cubic Feet >> $275 - Air Wheels >>

$299 - Rubber Foam Wheels

(Puncture Proof)

• 1200 metre Training Track Avail. • • 30 mins from GC turf club • • Long or short term care available •

Gold Coast

RVL Licensed Farrier

Improving Horses Australiawide

Specialising in: Corrective and Remedial Work Racehorses Yearlings Mares Foals

Servicing South East Victoria. Limited bookings available.

Brett Atkins - 0431 238 413 www.tracktotrack.com

FOAL SHOWC ASE

First Foals 2010 Part 2

This gorgeous boy arrived at Independent Stallions, Euroa on Sunday September 26. From the first crop of the French 2000 Guineas winner Astronomer Royal, he is out of the Peintre Celebre mare Witchy - half sister to the city winners Lady Lisbon and Potomac.

Bay filly by Dangerous out of the Westbridge mare Mambo from the family of the grand old campaigner Mustard - arrived August 2 52

www.tracktotrack.com

Chestnut colt by the Hussonet stallion Decanter, arrived on August 16 - out of Cybele, a Rustic Amber half sister to the stakes winner Mondano.

The mare is Cottage Rose dam of Group 1 winner El Presidente and two other winners from 3 starters. The foal is a bay filly by Danehill Express born 4th Sept.

FOAL SHOWC ASE

This Western Australian youngster is by Metaldale out of the Sir Tristram mare Anitas born on August 29

This full brother to the spring carnival bound Gr.1 winner Albert The Fat arrived in late August - by Magic Albert out of the Bureaucracy mare Alemar

First foal for the city winner Starspect, a Bel Esprit filly born on September 10 at Coolmore, mare to visit Haradasun.

Daughter of a lightly raced Danehill Dancer half sister to the stakes placed multiple city winner Rose Of Talaq.

A filly from the first crop of the well related WA stallion He's A Decoy (half brother to Danetime) out of the Belong To Me mare Clares Secret - foaled August 26

This lovely colt from the first crop of the Golden Slipper winner Sebring arrived at Widden on September 12. He is a half brother to the Gr.1 winner Absolut Glam. www.tracktotrack.com

proudly sponsored

SEPTEMBER WINNERS Bruno Cannatelli (0411 155 724) - Racing photographer to the stars, snapping up his own winners

orian Veterinary Practice Cranbourne, Mornington and Moe

es to the Australian racing and breeding industry: • Instant digital x-ray machine ltation • Problem mare evaluation

r. Timothy J Ahern

BVSc (Hons) Dip. Reprod. Sci. 0400 144 670, S/E Victoria Fax: (03) 5941 1152

CHRIS HYLAN & JACK HILL

ANACHEEVA

CRAIG WILLIAMS GETS A GREAT RESPONSE

SHOCKING WINNER

GREAT DAY FOR LUKE NOLEN

MARK & ISABEL KAVANAGH

OUT FOR A EPIC DAY

A LONG WAY FROM HOME

WHOBEGOTYOU

www.tracktotrack.com

MAC PAD

AustrAliA P ty ltd

EquinE ConCussion PAd

stoP Bruising

before it Happens

Reduce the discomfort associated with concussion and hoof bruising • Reduces jarring on firm tracks • Excellent cushioning properties yet tough enough to take every day training • Helps prevent heel concussion • Gives relief to horses with certain hoof conditions • Stimulates blood flow to the hoof and promotes growth • Approved for racing Australia Wide

Mac Pad Australia Pty Ltd Phone: 0447 905 947 Email: markntam@bigpond.com 55

THE RACEHORSE YARD DASH FOR CASH BROODMARE 4YO mare by Dash For Cash, out of Miss Kipps (Scenic IRE) Sisters have won races and Miss Kipps was city class herself. $6,000 ono Ph 0409 510 054,Vic

STATUE OF LIBERTY (STORM CAT) MARE

BROODMARE PEASEBLOSSOM (AUS) 1999 TSire: Switch In Time Dam: Queen Steffi Reg TB mare 16hh Easy to f,s,w,r. Exc broodmare foaled twice, exc condition $990 Ph 0405 789 785, Qld

Dam: Honest To Goodness (6 wins) Lovely looking 5yo Bay Mare. 16hh, 4 x 5 Northern Dancer. Good conformation, only one start, Could race on, or excellent broodmare, Dressage or Show Horse potential $8,000 Ph: 03 5424 8560, 0438 248 565,Vic

PARIS PAGE

STALLION SERVICE – BREAK THE VAULT

NIARCHOS

Two 2010 services to Break The Vault. For sale at a heavily discounted price. These service entitlements are surplus to our requirements. Take one or take two. Contact Darby Munro darby07@bigpond.com Ph 0417 079 740

STALLION NOMINATION Road Hog By Shovog out of Dane Trained by Bart Cummings Won 10 races and over $400,000 in stakes $2,200 inc GST Carrington Park Stud Southern Highlands, NSW Ph John 0439 484 794

WANTED Pretty heads, English staying types. To be used for showing. Must be sound, correct, under 7YO Ph 0417 859 110,Vic

Chestnut mare by Danewin, out of a Secret Savings mare. In foal to an A.P. Indy horse, Storm Of Indya, Black Type not far back. Due to foal 27/10 $10,000 Ph: 0418 430 947 Nsw Untried Super Vobis 3-y-o bay gelding, ARISTOTLE (Sadler's Wells) x VISUAL DREAM (Eagle Eyed / Danehill's brother) x Melb. winning LUSKIN STAR mare x SIR TRISTRAM mare. Melb. Syd. Adel. Brisbane winners. Sale or Lease Ph 0419 386 829,Vic

GALORIOUS BIRD Sire: Mukaddamah (USA) Dam: Rockets Galore Out of a Gr winner.Winner herself. 2 years ago yearling by More than Ready made $200K Already produce a winner on the track In foal to Mossman (Booked out for 2010 season and stands for $15K) $17,500 Ph 0408 549 526, Vic

HORSES FOR SALE AND/ OR LEASE In full work, Ready to race Ph Al 0415 674 923, Qld

LOHNRO FILLY 2yo unbroken but ready to go Well related $15,000 0407 608 879,Vic

www.tracktotrack.com

• Horses under $1000 are FREE

2 STALLION NOMINATIONS Seindzar Enemy of Average OPEN TO OFFERS Ph Martin 0419 838 112,Vic

SUMMERLAND FARM’S MM HORSES IN TRAINING Lot 263 b.f.Tiger Hill – Fairy Tree. _ to 5 winners incl smart Hong Kong gallopers Sou Ma Tam & Go Stitch, Grand Dam: UK Gr.2 winner MAGIC GLEAM Lot 124 b.f. Grandera – Trendy Marlo 2nd foal of granddaughter of UK s’w BRIDESMAID, Grand Dam of Dubai s’w SILVER MIST Lot 339 b.f 1st foal of a _ to s’w ANDRELLA from family of multiple Gr.1 winner PLANET RULER. Ph 02 6633 5366, NSW

WAYLON J STUD’S MM HORSES IN TRAINING Lot 23 b/br.c Kempinsky – Press The Flesh. 1st foal of a _ to the Gr.3 winner SWISS ECHO and to dam of the unbeaten Signapore champ BETTER THAN EVER. Lot 79 ch.c Delago Brom – Sister Mammy _ to 5 winners incl sp Sir Craiglee out of _ to Gr.3 filly MAMMY. Descendant of Phar Lap’s dam Entreaty. Lot 207 b.c Umatilla – By Crazy. _ to 3 times winner The Escapee from family of SA Derby winner TESTAFIABLE. Lot 317 b.c Break The Vault – Kantha. 1st foal of a _ to Gr3 winner Outlaws out of daughter of dual Gr.3 winner BALMERESSA, family of Gr.1 mare BALLROOM BABE – dam of emerging stallion HIDDEN DRAGON. Lot 396 b.c.Elvstroem – Great Shack. _ to 5 winners out of city winning _ to dam of Gr.3 winner FAIR TRADE from immediate family of DANEWIN & COMMANDS, descendant of the legendary Eight Carat. Ph 07 5496 6147 or 0417 781 618 Qld

• Horses over $1000 are $55 per horse

1300 859 987

FIRST SEASON SIRES 2010

First Season Sires 2010

Part 6

Kristen Manning looks at the new boys in town. ALL AMERICAN

Brown, 2005 Red Ransom (USA) – Milva (USA) (Strawberry Road)

Standing: Arrowfield Stud, NSW Ph: (02) 6545 3999 2010 fee: $16,500 (incl gst) www.arrowfield.com.au

A $220,000 Magic Millions graduate, All American is a particularly handsome son of the high achieving Red Ransom, sire of 97 stakes winners including 13 Gr.1 winners. Now making a name for himself as a sire of sires, Red Ransom is well represented by sons at stud – Charge Forward, Domesday, Ekraar, Face Value and Handsome Ransom all faring nicely. Due to shuttle to the United States, All American was a quality racehorse who showed natural talent from the start. Racing six

times at two, he won his first two at Moonee Valley including the Listed St Albans Stakes enroute to a Blue Diamond second, a Gr.3 Skyline Stakes victory and a Golden Slipper fifth. Whilst not managing a win at three, he continued to race competitively in top company and at four he broke through for a strong win at Gr.1 level – racing away with the Emirates Stakes at Flemington and leaving in his wake the previous W.S Cox Plate winner So You Think. Retiring as the winner of four

races and over $1.2 million in stakes, All American is a half brother to the in-form dual Gr.2 winner More Strawberries out of an imported Strawberry Road mare whose dam is the French Gr.1 winner Tersa – also dam of the US dual Gr.1 winner Rock Hard Ten.

BEATUS

Brown, 2004 Rubiton – Infinite Charm (Tristino (NZ)) Standing: TBA

2010 fee: TBA

Fields Of Omagh wrote himself into the history books with his emotion driven last start win in the W.S Cox Plate as a nine-year-old. Taking out that coveted trophy on two occasions – also winning the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes, the popular campaigner now has a ¾ brother at stud. Twice a winner over 1103m in Victoria and 1600m in South Australia, Beatus was bred and raced by Fields Of Omagh’s proud breeder Martin O’Connor who has long been keen to see

a member of his family stand at stud. A son of the W.S Cox Plate winner Rubiton, an outstanding sire success represented by 40 stakes winners, Beatus is a half brother to the very tough two times Group winner Infinite Grace. His dam, the stakes placed Infinite Charm, is one of 11 winners produced by her wonderful dam Finneto. Fields Of Omagh was undoubtedly her star but she also had the smart stakes winners Malcolm (three Group victories),

King Brian (Gr.3 Bunbury Cup) and Timeless Grace. Further back this is a world famous family, Beatus a descendant of Gondolette – grandam of the famed matriarch Selene whose son Hyperion was an all time great sire. Local success stories Sir Tristram and Star Way are also descendants.

www.tracktotrack.com

FIRST SEASON SIRES 2010

First Season Sires 2010 Part 6 cont. CAPTAIN GERRARD

Bay, 2005 Oasis Dream (GB) – Delphinus (GB) (Soviet Star (USA)) Standing: Lindsay Park Stud, SA Ph: 0419 221 413 2010 fee: $8,800 (incl gst) www.lindsaypark.com.au

European Champion Sprinter Oasis Dream – a three times Gr.1 winning son of Green Desert – has been doing a terrific job at stud, represented by over 200 winners with 35 of his sons and daughters successful at stakes level. And this fellow, a high class and consistent performer who won six of his 27 starts, is his first son at stud in Australia. An imposing 15.3hh bay, Captain Gerard was twice a winner in

Gr.3 company over five furlongs (1000m) – taking out the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket and the Cornwallis Stakes at Ascot. Also winning two Listed races and finishing fourth in Scenic Blast’s Kings’ Stand Stakes, he is one of five winners from as many foals produced by the Soviet Star mare Delphinus. Also dam of the Hong Kong Gr.3 winner Saturn, she is a daughter

of the Listed winning Kris mare Scimitarra, half sister to the Champion Sprinter Double Form – successful sire of nine stakes winners. Ancestress of this prolific family is the famed matriarch Pretty Polly.

FLYING PEGASUS

(new to Australia, formerly stood in NZ)

Bay, 1993 In The Wings (GB) – Mill Princess (IRE) (Mill Reef (USA)) Standing: Avenue Thoroughbreds,VIC 2010 fee: $4,400 (incl gst)

New to Australia, this French yearling sale topper is by one of Sadler’s Wells’ finest sons In The Wings, triple Gr.1 winning successful sire of 63 stakes winners. Amongst that tally are ten Gr.1 winners including Soldier Hollow, Mamool, Central Park and the globe-trotting champ Singspiel who fared very well during his short time at stud in Australia. Previously at stud in New Zealand, Flying Pegasus has fared well from limited opportunities – from just 86 named foals represented by 59

www.tracktotrack.com

Ph: 0419 386 081

runners and 30 winners including the smart stakes placed gallopers Sumtime, Pinstripe and Salus. Bred on a 3 X 2 cross of the legendary Mill Reef, Flying Pegasus was placed at one of only two starts – injury enforcing an early retirement. Breeders will be well aware of the deeds of his outstanding half brother Last Tycoon – three times Gr.1 winning influential sire of 76 stakes winners, 18 of those at Gr.1 level.

A descendant of the wonderful matriarch Schiaparelli, Flying Pegasus is also a half brother to the three times Group winner Astronef, the French Gr.3 mare The Perfect Life (dam of the UK Gr.3 winner Rabah) and the Listed winners Side Of Paradise and Flower Drum.

FIRST SEASON SIRES 2010

SEA BATTLE

Bay, 2003 Quest For Fame (GB) – Peppie (Danehill (USA))

Standing: Cangon Stud Farm, NSW 2010 fee: $5,000 (incl gst)

Ph: (02) 4992 1231

A handsome son of the outstanding Rainbow Quest stallion Quest For Fame – Epsom Derby winning sire of 42 stakes winners, Sea Battle was a tough and classy racehorse. Eight times successful from 27 starts, amassing over $680,000 in stakes, he won at only his third outing at three in New South Wales – having been in the placings at debut as a two-yearold. Progressing through the classes, he really thrived in Melbourne – winning races at Sandown,

Caulfield and Flemington, his first stakes success being the Listed Winter Championship. It was in the spring of 2008 that he really hit top form though, after a close up fourth in the Gr.1 Toorak Handicap finishing all over the top of his rivals in the Gr.2 Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley on W.S Cox Plate day. And he went so close to Gr.1 victory with a second to All Silent in the Emirates Stakes at his penultimate start. A full brother to the stakes placed

Poulter, Sea Battle is out of the well related Danehill mare Peppie – daughter of the pacy stakes winner Pepite D’Or whose full brother was the particularly fast triple Gr.1 winner Gold Ace. Her half brother was a speedster too, the record breaking Gr.1 winner Final Card.

SHREWD RHYTHM

Bay, 2004 Danehill Dancer (IRE) – Balcanny (Canny Lad) Standing: Touchstone Farm, WA Ph: 0421 831 781 2010 fee: $7,150 (incl gst) www.touchstonefarm.com.au

One of the best of Victoria’s juveniles of 2007, Shrewd Rhythm – a $130,000 Melbourne Premier yearling – hit the track running, successful at his first two starts including a Gr.3 Blue Diamond Prelude. Finishing on gamely to run third in the Blue Diamond Stakes, he was also in the placings in the Inglis Premier. Still in good form at three, the bay won the Listed Vain Stakes third up.

Able to add another city win – a Moonee Valley success over 1000m – in June last year, Shrewd Rhythm retires as the winner of over $400,000 in stakes. One of his outstanding sire Danehill Dancer’s 118 stakes winners, he is out of the speedy stakes winning Canny Lad mare Balcanny – also dam of the dual Group winner Blur.

A descendant of the acclaimed matriarch Selene – also ancestress of the legendary stallion Sir Tristram – Shrewd Rhythm hails from the same branch of this prolific family as the champion sire Star Way.

Got a First Season Sire? Phone Track To Track on 1300 859 987 or email sales@tracktotrack.com

www.tracktotrack.com

BUSINESS

business director y

Advertise in our New business directory: 12 MONTHS $155.00 | 6 MONTHS $95.00 all rates are gst inclusive. AGISTMENT & SPELLING Affinity Park - QLD Spelling property owned & operated by vet. $15+ GST / day. Ph 0407 038 865 Aylesbury – QLD Grant or Lynne Watters Ph (07) 5543 0653 / 0412 455 961 Bombora – VIC Ph 0419 534 961 Calgary Park – NSW Birchalls Lane, Berrima Katherine & Damian Strelein Ph 0400 333 114 / 0400 303 090 Email: kstrelein@bigpond.com.au Canny Breeders and Racers – QLD Ph 0412 053 371 Carin Park Thoroughbred Agistment - VIC Very affordable rates. Super safe fencing Ph 0400 828 256 www.carinpark.com.au Cloverfield Lodge – VIC Agistment, Foaling down, sales prep, rehab Ph 0412 868 179 Golden Grove – NSW Denman NSW 2328 Ph (02) 6547 2099 / 0437 472 909 Grantley Park – VIC Ph (03) 5629 9754 Hollylodge – Avenel VIC Ph (03) 5796 2495 Kings Park – Moorooduc VIC Ph (03) 5978 8123 Serendipity Spelling Wyong Creek NSW Ph 0466 110 274 anna@serendipityspelling.com.au Trevic Park Boutique Agistment Tallygaroopna VIC Golburn Valley Equine Agistment Centre Ph (03) 5829 8318 / 0438 213 385 trevic.park@bigpond.com Waylon J Stud – QLD Wamuran via Caboolture Brian Smith Ph (07) 54 966 147 / 0417 781 618 waylonjstud@gmail.com AUCTION HOUSES Magic Millions Ph 1300Millions www.magicmillions.com.au Inglis Ph (02) 8883 1066 / 0418 962 858 Email: lauroak@bigpond.net.au www.inglis.com.au BLOODSTOCK AGENTS /TRAINERS Cameron Barnes Ph 0402 717 849 Laurel Oak Bloodstock Pty Ltd Ph (02) 8883 1066 www.laureloak.com.au 60

www.tracktotrack.com

BRANDING Hummelstad’s Custom made, cast bronze freezebranding irons Ph (02) 66427130 Email: kwhummelstad@bigpond.com www.hummelstads.com Sale Freeze Branding Horse and cattle freeze branding Ph 0417 451 009 Email: bernielanigan@bigpond.com BREAKING AND PRE-TRAINING Breaking and Pre-Training Camperdown VIC Ph 0439 207 245 Brenton Andrew Gatton QLD Breaking & Pre-Training Also supplying quality ponycubbers, ODE & riding horses Phone: 0421 159 083 Springview Park Bryan Maher 0447 391 849 (03) 5798 1386 Euroa,VIC CHAFF CUTTER / GRAIN CRUSHERS Jas Smith Machinery & Engineering - Vic Ph (03) 53 321796 / 0409 321 796 Email: info@jassmith.com.auwww. jassmith.com.au Matsons Engineering – QLD Mini Roller Mill 07 4661 8966 FARRIER Brett Atkins RVL Licensed Farrier South East Victoria 0431 238 413 FENCING/YARDS Diamond Mesh Ph 1300 308 186 Horse Rail - WA Ph 1800 259 365 Think Fencing Ph 0428 877 362 Email: sales@thinkfencing.com.au www.thinkfencing.com.au Stockguard Superior fencing made easy www.stockguard.com.au Ph 0402 088 866 FLOAT SALES AND TRANSPORT Jetport Security Parking – VIC Ph (03) 9330 1744 MLT Transport Melbourne . Sydney . Hunter Valley weekly Ph 0419 115 026 Email: mltstud@bigpond.net.au

FOALING ALARMS Magic Breed (Aust) Pty Ltd Ph: (07) 4053 2379 email:info@magicbreed.com.au HORSE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT Equine Auto Trainer Pty Ltd – SA Ph 1300 783 444 www.equineautotrainer.com.au Classic Treadmills – QLD Ph (07) 5446 0938 www.classictreadmills.com Irongate Australia Pty Ltd – SA Ph 1300 783 444 www.irongateaustralia.com.au HORSE HEALTH Ahern & Associates –VIC South East Victorian Veterinary Practice Ph 0400 144 670 Equine Global Pty. Ltd. Vet supplies at wholesale price www.equineglobal.com.au Contact Jim Buchanan Ph (07) 5543 2156 / 0400 198 081 Equine Hair Analysis Kerry Marsh (B.Ed, B.AgSc.) Ph 0402 772 124 www.htma.com.au Equine Perfect Body Balance Tracey Mallia EBW Equine Massage Direct from the UK, "Fix it before it breaks" Ph (03) 5941 8642 Email: thefarrierswife@live.com.au Equine Performance Pty Ltd Equiwinner Patch & Flair Nasal Strips 1300 886 968 www.equineperformance.com.au Garrards EquineVeterinary Practice 1300 791 688 Horse Power Ph 0416 237 665 www.horsepower.com.au HunterValley Equine Podiatry and Lameness Centre Dr. Terry Hicks mbkvet@bigpond.net.au JB Medical Lasers – VIC Ph (03) 9302-2845/ 0416 211 598 6 inch penetration 5 year warranty www.jblasers.com.au Meadowlands Animal 1300 632 369 / 0419 904 217 www.meadowlands.com.au sales@meadowlands.com.au Medi-Ice Pak Australia – QLD Ph 1800 805 766 Rapidvite Ph 1800 774 999 www.rapidvite.com Ross Brown Sales Pty Ltd – NSW ETI Infrared Equine Thermometer Ph (02) 4883 4800 Southern Cross Feeds Ph 0400 334 230 www.southerncrossfeeds.com.au

Health Products – VIC Stock Apple Cider Vinegar 1800 255 288 Troy Products – NSW Ph (02) 9604 6266 HORSES WANTED Pretty Heads – VIC To be used for showing Ph (03) 5940 9223 or 0417 859 110 penny@stallionsatstud.com.au HORSE WEAR Triple Crown Horsewear – VIC Ph (02) 4373 1688 E: enquiry@triplecrownhorsewear.com.au www.triplecrownhorsewear.com.au INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WEB & MARKETING Mibar – NSW Ph 0408 503 979 E: info@mibarwebdesign.com.au Rob Tweedie Racing Web Sites Ph 0417 929 079 www.robtweedie.com.au INSURANCE Austbrokers – NSW Ph (02) 9570 8355 E: tony.stein@bloodstockinsurance.com.au Logans – Horse Insurance Ph (02) 9909 1499 Email: postmaster@logans.com.au www.logans.com.au E-Quine Insurance – NSW Ph (02) 9988 4546 / 0412 333 808 www.e-quine.com.au Fitton Insurance Ph (07) 4638 4233 Email: ron@fittonins.com.au www.fittonins.com.au MEDIA AGENCIES Hawkins Media Solutions – QLD Ph (07) 3393 6400 PHOTOGRAPHERS & ARTISTS Animal Artist Sharon Campbell Ph 0402 639 837 www.sharoncampbellsart.com Bruno Cannatelli – VIC Ph 0411 155 724 Email: brunoc@cannatelli.com.au www.ultimateracingphotos.com.au Heather Fitzgerald Ph 0421 035 503 Email: heatherfitzgerald55@bigpond.com http://www.ozimages.com.au/PWS. asp?MemberID=2633 RUBBER & SURFACES Armour Lining – QLD Ph (07) 5442 1466 / 0408 788 188 Rubber Belt Mat – QLD Ph (07) 4633 1640 Rural Rubber – NSW Durable rubber used for Arenas, Round Yards, Floats or Stable Walls. Ph 0447 377 406 (Dragi Micorski) Email: info@ruralrubber.com.au www.ruralrubber.com.au

Streu Fex Ph (03) 9372 1006 Email: sales@streufex.com.au www.streufex.com.au Superior Rubber Surfaces 0011 64 7829 7069 / 0011 64 21 949 721 www.superiorrubbersurfaces.co.nz The Horse Shed Shop – VIC Ph 0400 404 740

business director y STUDS Bella Park Thoroughbreds – QLD Ph (07) 4978 7669 / 0400 242 611

SALES & YEARLING PREPARATION Aylesbury – QLD Grant or Lynne Waters Ph (07) 5543 0653 / 0412 455 961 Bellina Park – VIC Sharyne Violet Town, Sales & Yearling Prep Ph (03) 5798 1209 / 0408 582 292 Canny Breeders & Racers – QLD 0412 053 371

Burwood Stud – QLD Ph (07) 4693 1309

Forgotton Valley Stud Braydon Norbury 0409 925 433 / (02) 4568 2172 Kedarona – VIC Ph (03) 5629 4176 / 0418 397 673 Kelana Park – QLD Home of Shadow Creek 07 5541 2367 / 0412 748 289 www.kelanapark.com Lakeview Stud – QLD Ph 0438 560 363 Email: jirobinson@bigpond.com Marlou Park – QLD Ph (07) 4686 1261 / 0407 370 865 Ruane John Baxter 0412 441 063 Rodney Alfield 0407 281 659 Menangle NSW Riverina Downs – NSW Ph (02) 6928 7177 / 0418 618 097 Wimmera Park– NSW Ph (02) 6382 4473 / 0420 729 403 Yarraman Park (02) 6545 1961 Scone NSW www.yarramanpark.com.au studoffice@yarramanpark.com.au Yashraj Racing Ph (02) 6545 9955 / 0437 676 093 Email: gmillam@dodo.com.au STABLES, SHED AND EQUIPMENT Cliffo’s Contracting Stables, Loose Boxes & Fencing Call Darren 0458 254 333 Email: cliffoscontracting@bigpond.com www.stablesplus.com.au Luxus Equestrian Solutions – WA A Division of Commander Ag-Quip Ph 1800 655 033 or 08 9842 6030 Email: info@commanderagquip.com.au www.commanderagquip.com.au/horseequipment.html Needs For Steeds – NSW Ph (02) 4773 9104 / 0428 424 817 Stable Concepts – VIC Ph (03) 5790 4332 / 0428 734 393 Well Camp Fabrications Les Smith (07) 4630 4731 0407 141 421

Bullarook Park Stud – VIC Ph (03) 5796 2166 Burnewang North Pastoral - VIC Ph 0400 894 506 Farm Office: (03) 5484 3592

Cangon – NSW Ph (02) 4992 1231 / 0428 499 231 Email: cangon@ceinternet.com.au Cressfield Stud – NSW Ph (02) 6545 0338 Cromartry – WA Ph (08) 9575 4045 Eagle Park – NSW Ph (02) 6365 4452 Egmont Park – QLD Ph (07) 4691 0134 Emirates Park – Vic Ph (03) 9746 1444 Hollylodge – Vic Ph (03) 5796 2495 Kedarona Ph (03) 5629 4176 / 0418 397 673 Kooringal Stud – QLD Ph (02) 6924 6422 Lyndhurst Stud Farm – QLD Ph (07) 4661 1588 Millford Thoroughbreds – VIC Ph 0458 962 350 Monarch Stud – Denman NSW Ph 0417 607 425 www.monarchstud.com Racetree – QLD Ph (07) 3348 8400 Fax: (07) 3348 8477 Turangga Ph (02) 6662 4911 Wimmera Park – NSW Ph (02) 6382 4473 / 0420 729 403 Yarraman Park (02) 6545 1961 Scone NSW www.yarramanpark.com.au studoffice@yarramanpark.com.au TRAINERS Rob Tweedie Ph 0417 929 079 www.racehorsetrainer.com.au TRANSPORT Lightning Horse Transport Personally servicing local, city & country Victoria - 24hr service 0457 099 721 MLT Transport Melbourne . Sydney . Hunter Valley weekly Ph 0419 115 026 Email: mltstud@bigpond.net.au Rudd’s Horse Transport Melbourne – Sydney – Dubbo – Brisbane – Cairns weekly Call Les & Paula Rudd (07) 5496 2555 www.ruddshorsetransport.com.au www.tracktotrack.com

R E A D Y T O R U N S A L E O F 2 Y O S : 16 & 17 NOVEMBER 2010 , KARAKA B R E E Z E U P S : 1 8 & 1 9 O C T O B E R 2 0 1 0 , T E R A PA R A C E C O U R S E

A RY M IL IT

E W IN N OVE

2010 R OF

ERB NZ D

THREE GROUP 1 WINNERS LAST SEASON ALONE F R O M T H E S A L E T H AT H A S P R O D U C E D 1 0 I N D I V I D U A L G R O U P 1 W I N N I N G G R A D U AT E S I N T H E PA S T 4 Y E A R S To request your catalogues or Breeze Up DVDs contact: T.+64 9 298 0055

E. reception@nzb.co.nz

W. www.nzb.co.nz

www.tracktotrack.com

www.elizapark.com.au

9 771832 360006

... winning starts here

P: 03 5428 5168 David Somers 0428 440 330 Mark Lindsay 0416 334 338 Philip Marshall 0407 853 782 info@elizapark.com.au

ISSN 1832-360X 04

BEL ESPRIT ! g n ri sp d o o G y sl u io er S a r in fo

* BEL ESPRIT * BUSHRANGER * CLANGALANG * DELAGO BROM * GOD’S OWN * MAGNUS * SHARKBITE * SHINZIG * STATUE OF LIBERTY * WANTED * WRITTEN TYCOON