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Lunar Fox: the colt nobody wanted
Jo McKinnon
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$900,000 LORD KANALOA COLT ATTRACTS BIG PLAYERS AS MOMENTUM CONTINUES AT INGLIS PREMIER - PAGE 1
Impossible to ignore his
Impeccable pedigree
Prepare yourself for his impeccable yearlings...
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Lunar Fox: the colt nobody wanted
Jo McKinnon speaks to the breeders of the shock Classic winner - page 12
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STALLION WATCH - PAGE 22 MACAU NEWS - PAGE 21 MB: ASM FIELD CONFIRMED - PAGE 14
$900,000 Lord Kanaloa What's on
colt attracts big players Race meetings: Kembla Grange (NSW),
Bendigo (VIC), Grafton (NSW), Emerald
STALLION WATCH - PAGE XX
as momentum continues
(QLD)
Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Grafton (NSW),
Beaudesert (QLD), Belmont (WA), Longford
at Inglis Premier Sale
(TAS), Arawa Park (NZ), Foxton (NZ)
International meetings: Newcastle (UK)
Sales: Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling
Maher and Coolmore join forces to buy Arrowfield Sale (VIC), Magic Millions Online March
Stud-bred son in Melbourne Sale (AUS), Gavelhouse Thoroughbred 08
March Auction (NZ )
Lot 504: Lord Kanaloa ex Believe Yourself colt INGLIS
KIWI CHRONICLES
a Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha) colt Underrated sires come to
BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS
for $900,000 on day two of the Melbourne the fore
C
iaron Maher believes the rise of auction. BY LLOYD JACKSON | @ANZ_NEWS
the Inglis Melbourne Premier After a Written Tycoon (Iglesia) colt made The race of the year.” At least so far, according
Yearling Sale is a sign of things $1.1 million on Sunday, only the second to the reaction of many after a thrilling finish
to come for a Victorian breeding horse to sell for seven figures in the Oaklands and sterling win by Verry Elleegant (Zed) in
industry in the midst of a reinvigoration Junction’s sale’s history, 20 yearlings made the Chipping Norton Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at
after the prominent trainer leaned on an $300,000 or more yesterday, bringing the total Randwick on Saturday. This is what racing is all
international powerhouse in order to buy to 35 for the sale so far. Continued on page 2>> about. Continued on page 18>>
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Champion 2YO and winner of 4 consecutive Gr.1 races.
The only son of Galileo to win at Royal Ascot as a 2YO.
CHURCHILL wins the 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1 in a faster
time than top-class sires Frankel and Camelot.
20 sons of Galileo have sired Gr.1 winners to date!
“Churchill’s a first season sire that I absolutely love. He’s probably one of the
most serious racehorses to be imported into this country and is by the
world’s leading sire in Galileo.” Damon Gabbedy of Belmont Bloodstock, purchaser of the
$205,000 Churchill filly ex Magnesic from Blue Gum Farm at the Melbourne Premier Sale
First southern hemisphere yearlings have already made:
$250,000 (Anthony Freedman Racing/Blue Sky B’stock) $170,000 (Danny O'Brien Racing)
$225,000 (Lindsay Park Racing) NZ$160,000 (Glen Harvey Racing)
$205,000 (McEvoy Mitchell/Belmont B’stock) $160,000 (Kavanagh Racing)
$200,000 (Paul Perry Racing) $160,000 (Francis Cook/John Foote B’stock)
NZ$200,000 (Roger James/Robert Wellwood) $155,000 (Peter Morgan)
$180,000 (Star T’breds/Randwick B’stock Agency) $150,000 (Lees Racing/Tasman B’stock).
$180,000 (Mitch Freedman Racing)
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"The Lord Kanaloa colt, anyone that saw him was particularly taken aback The Neil Werrett and Darren Thomas-bred son of I Am Invincible,
by him. He is a beautiful colt by a fabulous stallion which has already bred a offered as Lot 287, is the first foal out of New Zealand 1000 Guineas (Gr 1,
Blue Diamond winner out of a mare that had elite ability as a two-year-old. 1600m) winner Risque (Darci Brahma), herself a daughter of the stakes-
"It was exciting to get him into the catalogue and then for him to measure placed winner So Explicit (Straight Strike).
up the way he did was great and the competition on him was ferocious." Busuttin said: “The Written Tycoon horse ($1.1 million) early in the
sale stood out, this horse stood out and Matt Laurie’s Shalaa (who made
I Am Invincible colt makes $700,000 $700,000) did as well. I suppose you do have to pinpoint one and say,
The second highest-priced yearling sold yesterday went to Trent ‘that’s the colt for me’ and hopefully you get him.”
Busuttin, who pinpointed an I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) colt as the Vinery Stud’s Adam White revealed a plan was put in place to ensure
one for him, which led to him gritting his teeth during a spirited bidding the colt became a standout of the Hunter Valley farm’s Premier draft.
duel to ensure the horse was heading home to Cranbourne where he and “We knew there’d be a lot of I Am Invincibles up at Sydney Easter and
wife Natalie Young train. we really wanted a headline horse here for our Premier draft,” White said.
The Group 1-winning Cranbourne-based Busuttin and Young had “We’ve always had a successful Premier sale and we always wanted to
identified a number of quality colts in the Melbourne catalogue and held bring a really nice colt to help the draft overall and he was obviously very
off strong competition to land the Vinery Stud-consigned colt who made popular.
$700,000 early in the second session. “He is a very good-looking and great-moving horse, so I think he did
“He’s by the right stallion, he’s a nice type of colt, he looks like a runner, his job for what we wanted him to do. To see him sell well and to go into a
he looks like a two-year-old. He’s got all the attributes that everyone wants good Group 1-producing two-year-old stable is tremendous for the mare
and he’s out of a Group 1-winning mare, so he was never going to be going forward.”
cheap,” Busuttin said.
“He’s compact and he looks like he will be running at two and Smith and Boomer blow rivals out of the water
hopefully he can be. It’s the old saying, but he ticks all the boxes. We paid The sale of a foal-shared Capitalist (Written Tycoon) colt yesterday
enough for him but they don’t miss them. was also a milestone for both the man who will be training the horse as
“They certainly don’t slow down, sales. The second and third days well as the vendor, with the $600,000 yearling the most expensive Lindsey
get stronger and stronger, no matter what. It has shown year-round, from Smith has bought and Caithness Breeding has sold.
Magic Millions, to Karaka to here at Premier, you just have to pay for them. Smith launched an opening $300,000 grenade, immediately
They don’t miss the good ones.” curtailing some rival competition’s hopes, before a series of bids saw the
price skyrocket to the $600,000 mark when the trainer and agent Craig
Rounsefell’s Boomer Bloodstock won out.
Sean Dingwall paid $80,000 for the colt’s dam Asheerah (Redoute’s
Choice) from the 2018 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale when she was in
foal to Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible). The resulting filly made $135,000 at
the following year’s Inglis Australian Weanling Sale when sold by
the family’s Caithness Breeding
operation. “We breed (about 15)
mares and for him to make that WHEN YOU HAVE GOT NO
sort of money is outstanding
MONEY, YOU HAVE TO
and by far our greatest result. We
TRY SOMETHING. IT WAS
had our best result here last year
A BIT OF A BLUFF, BUT IT
with a Kermadec colt who made
BACKFIRED ON ME
$230,000, so to have a horse to
- LINDSEY SMITH
Lot 287: I Am Invincible ex Risque colt INGLIS make $600,000 was amazing,”
said Dingwall, whose father Paul
THURSDAY
IT’S IN THE BLOOD: TREVOR MARSHALLSEA’S
IN-DEPTH PEDIGREE ANALYSIS
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Lot 361 at Inglis Premier
Sold by Rosemont Stud to E Wong & A Chu
Bred by Mr P Johnson, Victoria
They sell.
$350,000,
$210,000,
$190,000
They perform.
11 Australian Stakes horses
so far this season.
Elite Street
G1 Winterbottom Stakes
STREET
BOSS
Darley stallions:
they win, they sell,
they get you
to the big days.
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SEE THEM
SHINE
2021 MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL SALE SERIES
RACEFILLIES & RACEMARES
IN 2020 STAKES WINNERS AVERAGED $687,500
GROUP WINNERS AVERAGED $902,666 WITH A TOP PRICE OF $4.2 MILLION AND
68 INDIVIDUAL BUYERS FOR 120 LOTS
BROODMARES
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS THE TOP 50 IN FOAL MARES AVERAGED $548,200
13 SOLD FOR $1 MILLION+
WITH A TOP PRICE OF $2.55 MILLION
NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE 25-28 MAY | NOMINATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 19 MARCH
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Sebring filly Rosemont’s latest sneaky a half-sister to Sydney
Premier play Listed winner Emperor’s THERE’S A BIT OF
Last year, Rosemont Stud went “one more” at the Premier sale to buy Way (Roman Emperor). Her BROOKLYN HUSTLE
a Fastnet Rock (Danehill) filly, the subsequent Inglis Banner (RL, 1000m) first foal, the metropolitan- ABOUT HER AND
and Golden Gift (1100m) winner Sneaky Five, and this year principal placed Twist Of Fury (Written
THEY’RE NOT MAKING
Anthony Mithen was pushed to the limit to buy a daughter of Sebring Tycoon), has won twice from
ANY MORE OF THE
(More Than Ready) for $450,000. eight starts so far for trainer
SEBRINGS AND SHE WAS,
The most expensive filly of the sale, she is destined to wear Rosemont’s David Brideoake.
FOR US, THE FILLY OF
red with white gatecrasher silks, colours also adorned by Sneaky Five and Rosemont Stud, with the
THE SALE
flashy chestnut mare Brooklyn Hustle (Starspangledbanner), an unlucky backing of some high-profile
fourth in the Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) at her last start. breeders, has embarked on a
- ANTHONY MITHEN
“There’s a bit of Brooklyn Hustle about her and they’re not making any colts syndicate at this year’s
more of the Sebrings and she was, for us, the filly of the sale,” Mithen said. yearling sales in a bid to unearth a stallion prospect but Mithen says the
“She’s out of a Shamardal mare, she’s an out-cross filly and she’s off a need to continually reinvest in fillies with residual value was not lost on
farm that do a magnificent job and they continue to produce great results him and owner Nigel Austin.
at Blue Gum and we were more than happy to be pretty strong on her. “When you’re a breeding farm, you’ve got to keep on replenishing
“I had to be a little stronger than what I wanted to be, but you come with those fillies and we like to think that we breed a nice filly, but we
here to buy the ones you want, rather than the ones that are left, as the don’t shut our eyes to what other people are producing,” he said.
auctioneers often tell you.” “There’s plenty of people doing a good job breeding some nice horses,
He added: “Certainly we’ll know a bit more about her this time next so we’re happy to share love by buying a nice horse as well as breeding
year and hopefully we’ll see her running around in a few stakes races. them.”
“We had a bit of luck here last year buying Sneaky Five for $305,000. Day three of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale starts at 10am
I am glad I didn’t have to go $5,000 more because I didn’t really have it. today with the conclusion of the Premier Session followed by a single
Anyway, hopefully she’s that two-year-old type who we can have a bit of Showcase Session.
fun with.”
She was offered by leading vendor Blue Gum Farm as Lot 321, and
is the third foal out of the Group 3-winning mare Shamalia (Shamardal),
SALES STATISTICS - DAYS ONE AND TWO
2021 2020
Catalogued: 530 524
Offered: 464 462
Sold: 398 (86%) 367 (79%)
Aggregate: $56,991,500 (+20%) $47,402,500
Average: $143,195 (+11%) $129,162
Median: $110,000 $110,000
Top Lot: $1.1 million $725,000
Lot 492: Capitalist ex Asheerah colt INGLIS
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140 lots - Mares include close relations of Gr1 winners JAMEKA &
HOT KING PRAWN, covers to stallions such as CAPITALIST & PIERATA,
and yearlings out of 1/2 sisters to Gr1 winners BEHEMOTH and SILENT
SEDITION, plus a 1/2 to GUST OF WIND.
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INGLIS MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING SALE - DAY 2
LEADING VENDORS BY AGGREGATE
Vendor Sold Aggregate ($) Av Price ($)
Blue Gum Farm, Euroa 23 4,925,000 214,130
Yulong, Nagambie 13 3,075,000 236,538
Maluka Thoroughbreds, Avenel 21 2,567,000 122,238
Glentree Thoroughbreds, Modewarre 6 1,980,000 330,000
Yarraman Park Stud, Scone, NSW 10 1,900,000 190,000
Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone, NSW 12 1,890,000 157,500
Kulani Park, Goulburn Weir 9 1,875,000 208,333
Milburn Creek, Wildes Meadow, NSW 10 1,800,000 180,000
Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, Eddington 10 1,775,000 177,500
Springmount, Romsey 11 1,760,000 160,000
LEADING VENDORS BY AVERAGE (3 OR MORE LOTS SOLD)
Vendor Sold Aggregate ($) Av Price ($)
Glentree Thoroughbreds, Modewarre 6 1,980,000 330,000
Flinders Park Stud, Flinders 3 965,000 321,667
Yulong, Nagambie 13 3,075,000 236,538
Edinburgh Park Stud, Wingham, NSW 4 900,000 225,000
Blue Gum Farm, Euroa 23 4,925,000 214,130
Kulani Park, Goulburn Weir 9 1,875,000 208,333
Longwood Thoroughbred Farm, Longwood East 4 770,000 192,500
Yarraman Park Stud, Scone, NSW 10 1,900,000 190,000
Merricks Station, Merricks 7 1,310,000 187,143
Milburn Creek, Wildes Meadow, NSW 10 1,800,000 180,000
LEADING SIRES BY AGGREGATE
Sire Sold Aggregate ($) Av Price ($)
Written Tycoon 14 3,600,000 257,143
Deep Field 12 2,630,000 219,167
Dundeel 15 2,540,000 169,333
So You Think 15 2,360,000 157,333
Shalaa 11 2,240,000 203,636
Capitalist 11 2,170,000 197,273
Sebring 18 2,155,000 119,722
Zoustar 13 2,015,000 155,000
I Am Invincible 6 1,950,000 325,000
Lonhro 8 1,670,000 208,750
LEADING SIRES BY AVERAGE (3 OR MORE LOTS SOLD)
Sire Sold Aggregate ($) Av Price ($)
I Am Invincible 6 1,950,000 325,000
Written Tycoon 14 3,600,000 257,143
Deep Field 12 2,630,000 219,167
Extreme Choice 3 650,000 216,667
Almanzor 3 630,000 210,000
Lonhro 8 1,670,000 208,750
Shalaa 11 2,240,000 203,636
Churchill 3 610,000 203,333
Capitalist 11 2,170,000 197,273
Frosted 4 710,000 177,500
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LEADING BUYERS
Buyer Location Bought Aggregate ($) Av Price ($)
Ciaron Maher Bloodstock VIC 13 3,270,000 251,538
Bahen Bloodstock Ltd / Matt Laurie Racing VIC 4 2,020,000 505,000
James Harron Bloodstock Pty Ltd NSW 2 1,440,000 720,000
Paul Moroney Bloodstock / M Moroney VIC 8 1,420,000 177,500
Hong Kong Jockey Club HONG KONG 4 1,370,000 342,500
McEvoy Mitchell / Belmont Bloodstock (FBAA) SA 7 1,290,000 184,286
G. de Kock Racing / P. Ford T'Breds (FBAA) / Heywood B'stock VIC 8 1,255,000 156,875
McDonald Racing VIC 8 1,215,000 151,875
Lindsay Park Racing VIC 8 1,175,000 146,875
Boomer Bloodstock (FBAA) / L Smith VIC 4 1,070,000 267,500
PURCHASER LOCATION
Buyer Location Aggregate ($) % Share
VIC 38,718,000 67.94%
NSW 11,011,000 19.32%
HK 2,735,000 4.80%
SA 1,705,000 2.99%
QLD 900,000 1.58%
NZ 775,000 1.36%
SIN 495,000 0.87%
TAS 380,000 0.67%
WA 272,500 0.48%
TOP LOTS - DAY 2
Lot Sex Vendor Sire Dam Purchaser Purchaser Location Price ($)
504 Colt Kulani Park, Goulburn Weir Lord Kanaloa Believe Yourself C. Maher B'dstock VIC 900,000
287 Colt Vinery Stud, Scone, NSW I Am Invincible Risque Busuttin Rac. VIC 700,000
492 Colt Caithness Breeding, Crowther, NSW Capitalist Asheerah Boomer B'stock (FBAA) / L Smith VIC 600,000
299 Colt Glentree T'breds, Modewarre Dundeel Ruby Falls John O'Shea Rac. / S. Hedge B'stock NSW 550,000
525 Colt Grenville Stud, Whitemore, Tas Deep Field Bousquet HK Jockey Club HONG KONG 550,000
524 Colt Yulong, Nagambie Siyouni Bouquet de Flores Victorian Alliance / S. Hedge Bstock VIC 520,000
317 Filly Edinburgh Park Stud, Wingham, NSW So You Think Senro Kisaki David Pfieffer Rac. Pty Ltd NSW 450,000
321 Filly Blue Gum Farm, Euroa Sebring Shamalia Rosemont Stud Pty Ltd VIC 450,000
297 Filly Yarraman Park Stud, Scone, NSW Extreme Choice Rose of Mulan O'Brien Rac./ Yes Bstock VIC 420,000
369 Colt Maluka T'breds, Avenel Tavistock Steer by the Stars HK Jockey Club HONG KONG 400,000
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Lunar Fox: the colt nobody wanted
Jo McKinnon speaks to the breeders of the shock Classic winner
BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS
W
hen Lunar Fox (Foxwedge)
crossed the line first at
300/1 odds in the Australian
Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m),
causing one of the biggest boilovers in racing
history, an eerie silence fell over Flemington
racecourse and in lounge rooms and pubs
across the country.
As the plain brown colt merrily trotted
back to scale, completely oblivious to the shock
and disbelief he’d just caused, lots of human
questions abounded.
Was it just one of those sheer flukes in
racing? After all, how could a horse nobody
Lunar Fox RACING PHOTOS
wanted as a weanling and then for a period as a
yearling, step onto the Group 1 stage and leave “They thought someone was getting murdered “He was a lovely yearling and athletic. We
a couple of prized colts labouring in his wake. and then they later said ‘where was our tip?’. don't get them as big and bulky as other breeders,
With no real answers, the sport quickly “I had a sentimental 25 dollars each-way on we breed racehorses and not show ponies, so
moved on at its usual frenetic pace and, him. I always have something sentimental on the maybe that put them off as well,” he said.
as big money began to fly around at the horses we have bred but I have lost a lot of money Together with Rebecca, who trains a small
Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, his along the way with that,” laughed Travis Kelly. string of racehorses and manages a band of
achievement seemed all but forgotten. Many Casting jokes aside, Kelly reflected on 12 broodmares at their 22-acre property in
simply put it down in the annals as one of the intriguing life journey of Lunar Fox Gippsland, they juggle commitments of raising
those unexplainable race victories, perhaps and explained; “I bought his dam from the their two young children and work long hours to pay
underestimating, too, that he was already a broodmare sale in Melbourne. She was already the feed bills and run their little horse enterprise.
Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) winner. in foal with him. I really liked the Foxwedges Rebecca, who is out at Oaklands Junction
But, while the result left many perplexed, and we foaled him down at home. this week selling yearlings under their ‘Kelly
it also inspired great hope in the thousands of “We got him into the weanling sale and put Thoroughbreds’ banner, took some time out of her
everyday thoroughbred breeders and trainers a price on his head and nobody wanted him busy schedule to share her views on Lunar Fox.
who devote their life to the game. It gave them there and got him into the Melbourne Premier “I always liked him, he had a lovely attitude.
a reason to keep daring to dream, just like his Yearling Sale and nobody wanted him there The mare (Grant’s Moon) was lovely and had
own breeders Travis and Rebecca Kelly always either. Then we tried to syndicate him and train a great attitude and she's thrown that into her
have. him ourselves but we could not sell shares and foals,” she said.
The husband and wife team based at Sale hence we fought tooth and nail to get him into She confessed to another rejection twist in
in Victoria are far from the wealthy bloodstock the Melbourne Gold sale. the Lunar Fox tale that goes right back to his
powerhouses that sit behind the sexy big-name “We got him into that sale and luckily Karina first few months as a foal when he was gracing
colts such as Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) and (O’Sullivan) bought him and the rest is history.” their paddocks.
Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) that Lunar Fox beat fair So what was it, in his view, that was putting Kelly offered the original owners of his dam,
and square on Saturday. buyers off him for so long? Grant’s Moon (Malibu Moon), the opportunity
Travis, who works on the oil rigs out in “The Foxwedge colts were hard to move,” to invest in him when he was a foal.
the Bass Strait, watched the race with his son added Kelly. “He’s been known as more of a “The original breeders of the mare came
in front of stunned onlookers at a golf driving fillies-type stallion so that probably pushed a and saw him but they said no and thought the
range in Sunbury. few away I would suggest. line might not have enough depth and now
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he's made the line again but unfortunately the
mare’s gone.”
Grant’s Moon’s life was cut short at the age
of just 16 after breaking her neck in a paddock
accident.
Her legacy might yet live on through two fillies
she left before her death. One is an unnamed
youngster by Holler (Commands) that Rebecca
trains herself and the other by Frosted (Tapit)
which is in a foal share arrangement with
Darley and expected to go through the Inglis
Melbourne Gold Yearling Sale this year.
The person that showed the ultimate leap
of faith in Grant’s Moon’s best son, Lunar Fox,
was trainer Karina O’Sullivan who selected him
at the Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale in 2019.
“When Karina started looking at him he got
cheeky on the turnarounds and that's what she
said confirmed her bid. Some buyers like that Lunar Fox as a yearling
bit of spunk,” said Kelly.
“Karina took the punt on him and got a out a disqualification on cobalt charges and in As for the Kelly’s who bred this brown colt
Sires’ Produce Stakes win out of him.” March last year the horse was moved into the with the crooked white blaze, life goes on as
Kelly admits he looked a different horse at care of Horsham trainer Paul Preusker. normal doing what they love; breeding and
the Melbourne Gold sale compared to when he Until Saturday, his form since joining that selling a few yearlings each year.
was offered at Premier. stable was patchy. At yesterday’s Inglis Melbourne Premier
“He really furnished up after the first sale. “He had a few just OK runs and obviously Yearling Sale they had no trouble this time
He went out for a month and came back in and they found the key to turning him around,” added in selling an Impending (Lonhro) filly out of
it did him the world of good,” she added. Rebecca Kelly. “We always had faith he had the Young Love (Danzero) for $80,000 to Moloney
“When they get broken in and have some ability. They put the blinkers on him at the right Racing.
time out it’s amazing the step they take.” time and gave him a bit of
Karina and her father Terry O’Sullivan, the a hurdle at home and that
original trainers of Lunar Fox, are now serving woke him up.”
Lunar Fox has since
WHEN KARINA STARTED been awarded a wild card
LOOKING AT HIM HE entry into the $5 million
GOT CHEEKY ON THE All-Star Mile (1600m) at
TURNAROUNDS AND THAT'S Flemington on March
13 and, as he continues
WHAT SHE SAID CONFIRMED
on in his racing life, will
HER BID. SOME BUYERS LIKE
probably have to do a bit
THAT BIT OF SPUNK
more than the average
- TRAVIS KELLY
Group 1-winning horse to
prove his was no fluke. Lunar Fox as a foal
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MORNING BRIEFING
Brion Her) could beat Nature Strip over 1000 (Gr 1, 1600m). Saturday’s upset Australian
AUSTRALIA
metres so the owners are happy to wait for the Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Lunar Fox
Kemalpasa in top shape for Galaxy at this stage. But she is ready to go if she (Foxwedge) will be the lone three-year-old in
Newmarket assault needs to," Waller said. "You'll see her in the the field after connections accepted a wildcard.
Trainer Richard Jolly is hoping for better luck nominations but I spoke to one of the owners Mugatoo (Henrythenavigator), who finished
on the straight track at Flemington when and he was keen to wait for the Galaxy." second in a trial at Gosford yesterday morning,
Kemalpasa (Magnus) lines up in the Newmarket has been handed a wildcard, while the final slot
Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) on Saturday. Jolly, who Nature Strip back in Sydney has gone to CF Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner
trains in partnership with daughter Chantelle, for Challenge Streets Of Avalon (Magnus).
travelled to Melbourne on Saturday to watch Nature Strip has continued to thrive since
ALL-STAR MILE FIELD
All Banter (I’m All The Talk) and Alleboom returning to Sydney following his win in the
1. Arcadia Queen (Pierro) Grant & Alana Williams
(Spirit Of Boom) finish out of the placings in Black Caviar Lightning, according to Chris
2. Behemoth (All Too Hard) David Jolly
their respective races. Kemalpasa, however, has Waller. The six-year-old was given a few days off 3. Probabeel (Savabeel) Jamie Richards
a brilliant record over Saturday's 1200-metre after holding out the late charge of stablemate 4. Still A Star (Toronado) Bill Ryan
5. Greysful Glamour (Stratum) Mark Newnham
course with two wins and a third from three September Run (Exceed And Excel) to win
6. Russian Camelot (Camelot) Danny O’Brien
starts. The five-year-old gelding has had two the Lightning at Flemington first up and he is 7. Regalo Di Gaetano (Supreme Class) R & Chantelle Jolly
starts following a break, finishing second to in good shape ahead of the Challenge Stakes 8. The Harrovian (Fastnet Rock) Toby & Trent Edmonds
Behemoth (All Too Hard) in the Durbridge this weekend. "He had a few days at the farm 9. Sir Dragonet (Camelot) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
10. Mr Quickie (Shamus Award) Phillip Stokes
Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Morphettville in in Melbourne and came up the Wednesday
11. Lunar Fox (Foxwedge) Paul Preusker
January before running third in the Oakleigh after his race," Waller said. "He's settled in well. 12. Mugatoo (Henrythenavigator) Kris Lees
Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) on February 20. "He's a He galloped last week, galloped (Saturday) 13. Shout The Bar (Not A Single Doubt) G. Waterhouse & A. Bott
14. Star of the Seas (Ocean Park) Chris Waller
horse that gets better with a bit of racing and morning and he will have one this week." There
15. Streets of Avalon (Magnus) Shane Nichols
we're quietly confident that he's a good genuine were 11 nominations for the Challenge Stakes
chance on the way he ran the other day," Jolly on Monday, including Godolphin sprinter
said. "And he loves the straight." Bivouac (Exceed And Excel), who also holds Berry excited to reunite with
nominations for the Canterbury Stakes (Gr Remarque
Waller sprinters unlikely 1, 1300m) and Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, Tommy Berry is looking forward to reuniting
to clash 1200m) in Melbourne and up-and-coming filly with the Team Hawkes-trained Remarque
Stablemates Nature Strip (Nicconi) and Haut Written Beauty (Written Tycoon). (Snitzel) when he attempts to put his Golden
Brion Her (Zoustar) are unlikely to clash in the Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) campaign back on track in
Challenge Stakes (Gr 2, 1000m) at Randwick All-Star Mile field confirmed the Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick
on Saturday, with Waller keen to save the latter The All-Star Mile (1600m) field was completed on Saturday. Remarque, an impressive winner
for The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m) a fortnight later. last night with the announcement of five on debut at Rosehill January, was slated to run
Nature Strip showed he had returned to form wildcard runners that will line up in the $5 in the Silver Slipper (Gr 2, 1100m) but suffered
with an impressive victory in the Black Caviar million contest at Moonee Valley on March 13. a setback, prompting his Hawkes Racing
Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington Star Of The Seas (Ocean Park) secured his berth training team to change course to the Todman
on February 13, while Haut Brion Her’s last with victory in the Blamey Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) Stakes. Berry has not been aboard Remarque
competitive run was a credible second behind at Flemington on Saturday, while Shout The Bar since he finished second to Shaquero (Shalaa)
Gytrash (Lope De Vega) in the $1 million Yes (Not A Single Doubt) has also been handed a in a February 11 barrier trial but he has
Yes Yes Stakes (1300m). "I don't think she (Haut wildcard after claiming the Empire Rose Stakes been keeping an eye out for the youngster at
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trackwork. "I don't ride him work at all but I did Sydney plans for Poland Australian Cup, where he finished sixth
see him at the track (last) Tuesday morning and Mike Moroney has confirmed Poland (So You behind Harlem (Champs Elysees) in the 2018
he looked in great order," Berry said. "Usually, if Think) is almost back to peak condition after he edition. The gelding finished third behind
the Hawkes team doesn't say anything to me it's a was forced to be scratched from last weekend’s Paradee in the Peter Young Stakes on his last
good sign, and they haven't. It's not ideal to have Australian Guineas due to suffering a muscle start ten days ago.
a setback and he'd have to get to the Todman and strain in the saddling stalls before the race. If
do well to make it into the Slipper, so he's got a he continues to recover, Moroney is eyeing up Farnan wins Gosford trial
hard task ahead of him." the Phar Lap Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m) at Rosehill Last year’s Golden Slipper winner Farnan (Not
on March 13 as his next run. "He’s pretty good A Single Doubt) impressed in a trial at Gosford
Four Moves Ahead to improve now, back to about 95 per cent so we’ll look to yesterday morning, winning his 1000-metre
for Slipper see what’s there for him in Sydney,’’ Moroney heat comfortably under Tim Clark. The Gai
John Sargent is expecting two-year-old filly Four told Racing.com. "The Phar Lap Stakes might be Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt, who
Moves Ahead (Snitzel) to improve for the Golden a chance for him depending on how he comes finished tenth in the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr
Slipper on March 20 following Saturday’s win through the next few days.’’ 1, 1200m) on his last competitive appearance,
in the Sweet Embrace Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at led all the way under Clark, who barely asked a
Randwick. “She came through the race great,” Weather to decide O’Brien’s question of Farnan up the straight as he eased
Sargent told SEN Track. “We took her to the beach Cup starters to a one-and-a-quarter-length win over the Kim
yesterday and had a swim today, so she’ll have Danny O'Brien will pay a late entry fee to run Waugh-trained Great News (Uncle Mo). The
an easy week and then we’ll tighten her up for Paradee (Epaulette) in the Australian Cup (Gr pair stretched well clear of Pride Of Adelaide
the slipper. She should be an improved horse by 1, 2000m) at Flemington on Saturday, while (Adelaide), who finished seven lengths behind
Slipper time.” the weather will determine if Miami Bound the winner in third.
(Reliable Man) lines up, with the four-year-old
Todman to bring on Profiteer mare also nominated for Saturday’s Randwick First season sire trial
Mick Price is expecting unbeaten colt Profiteer City Stakes (Listed, 2000m). "Miami Bound winners for Waterhouse
(Capitalist) to improve for the Golden Slipper will either run in the Australian Cup or go to & Bott
after he runs in the Todman Stakes at Randwick Sydney to run at Randwick, depending on the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott had a
on Saturday. Price afforded the two-year-old a weather," O'Brien said. "If it looks like being successful morning at the Gosford trials
ten-day break following his devastating Inglis wet in Sydney we would definitely go there, yesterday, with two of their winners coming
Millenium (RL, 1100m) win on February 6 and the but the forecast is for fine weather, so that is from first season sires. Tattooist (American
trainer is aiming to get Profiteer in peak condition something we'll certainly be watching. She's Pharoah), a half-sister to 2009 Thousand
for the Slipper. “I am trying to get the Todman to in great shape but at that top level she needs Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Irish Lights
really bring him on (for the Slipper),” Price told to get on soft ground." After a successful trip (Fastnet Rock), controlled her 1000-metre
Racing.com. “Whatever happens in the Todman, to the Gold Coast in January, Paradee claimed trial under Tim Clark and defeated Costa Zou
wherever he runs, the race will bring him on again the Australian Cup lead-up, the Peter Young (Sebring) by three lengths, with Pure Rubick
because after the Millennium, he had ten days Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m) at Caulfield on February (Rubick) another half a length behind in third.
with no saddle. So, he had a little breather. He put 20. "Paradee is flying. She could not be in better Tattooist, who was a $500,000 Inglis Easter
on eight kilos, which became four as soon as he form," O'Brien said. "We thought it was a bit of purchase from the Coolmore draft, is the ninth
came back into work, which was fine and normal. an ask to go up there (Gold Coast), race twice, foal from Aspen Falls (Hennessy). Bahahaa
He hasn’t missed any work, he’s lovely and sound then expect her to run in February and March. (Shalaa) provided the training partnership with
and I reckon the Todman will bring him on.” But she did so well that we decided to run her at another winner in the fourth trial of the day,
Caulfield. She's improved out of that win and is defeating Tequila Cabos (Press Statement) by
Sires’ Produce next for in great shape ahead of Saturday." two and a quarter lengths in the 1000-metre
Readily Availabull heat. Earl Of Sandwich (Hinchinbrook) was a
Readily Availabull (Bull Point), winner of the Homesman late entry for short-head further behind in third. Bahahaa
Magic Millions Clockwise (1000m) on debut Australian Cup was a $200,000 purchase from the Arrowfield
in November, is set to run in Saturday’s Sires’ The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained draft at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast
Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Flemington. The Homesman (War Front) will likely run in Yearling Sale. Damien Lane also had a first
John Sargent-trained colt has trialed since his last- Saturday’s Australian Cup after connections season sire trial winner courtesy of Sonnet
start sixth in the Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) paid the late entry fee to run the seven- Star (Star Turn), who impressively landed his
and will appreciate the likely good ground aboard year-old. The 2018 Underwood Stakes (Gr 800-metre heat by three and a half lengths over
Michael Walker. 1, 1800m) winner has started once in the Never Cry (Pride Of Dubai).
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Nick Ryan to move to only had his application approved 48 hours Teo Nugent. German took home the major
Flemington prior. The Kilmore-based Barton, who rides trophy as the Victorian Jockeys’ Association
The in-form Nick Ryan is set to move trackwork for Jody Thompson and Alicia Outstanding Apprentice Jockey, Poy was
to Flemington in the next month after McPherson, is a six-foot carpenter by day but named the RV Elite Apprentice Jockey and
being allocated 15 boxes at a property in managed to partner Go Ferrando (Teofilo) to Stockdale won the Andrew Gilbert Sport
Community Drive. Ryan, who has saddled victory for Thompson in the final 1830-metre Science Award. The other award winners
up eight winners from 26 starters in 2021, is race at Alexandra on Saturday. “I think I’ve on the night were fourth-year apprentice
thrilled with the move. “To be training from watched the replay about 30 times,” Barton Madison Lloyd, who received a $1,000 grant
Flemington will be a dream and I feel very told Racing.com. “I was so nervous I didn’t courtesy of the Victorian Wakeful Club’s
privileged, they don’t call it headquarters for want to stuff it up. Jody just said go to the AJTP Scholarship program, and third-year
nothing,” Ryan told Racing.com. “I have so front, there’s no pressure and just go out apprentice Carleen Hefel, the winner of the
much family history there dating back almost and enjoy it. My initial feeling was I can’t inaugural Mikaela Claridge Leading Female
65 years, it’s where I did my apprenticeship believe I just did that. The other horse got Apprentice Jockey Award. The ceremony
and my grandfather trained there and my a head in front of me but out of nowhere he also marked the official induction of six new
father did his apprenticeship there as well. picked up for me and I knew I had won. There recruits into the program. Maddi Price (who
Leigh Jordan rang me on Friday afternoon was plenty of excitement with my mum and is apprenticed to trainer Jamie Edwards),
and it was an unbelievable thrill.” On his new family and friends there.” Hannah Edgley (Ben Brisbourne), Shanae
property, Ryan added: “They are almost new O’Meara (Austy Coffey), Sheridan Clarke
facilities and it is the perfect next step for our New board members for (Phillip Stokes), Matt Chadwick (Julien
business. It will suit us perfectly, while there NSWROA Welsh) and Heidi Gillie (Ciaron Maher) were
is opportunity for growth we are very hands The NSW Racehorse Owners’ Association all officially welcomed into the AJTP.
on and a boutique stable and strive to have a have recruited two new board members,
stable of high-class city horses.” Dr Karin Attebo and Brad McDonnell. “We
NEW ZEALAND
are thrilled to welcome Karin and Brad as
Horsham celebrates Lunar directors,” NSWROA president, Tony Mitevski, Derby Plan B agreed
windfall said. “The Association is keen to make a firmer Industry officials met yesterday to discuss
Horsham-based trainer Paul Preusker was footprint on the NSW racing industry and these options for the running of the New Zealand
delighted with how many people from his appointments will strengthen and add value Derby meeting programmed to take place
town took the long odds of $301 for Lunar to our Board. Protecting and furthering the at Ellerslie on Sunday. A conference call
Fox in Saturday’s Australian Guineas, with rights and status of owners, the life blood of comprising New Zealand Thoroughbred
the trainer admitting he has been inundated racing, is our main objective. Racing’s Night Racing (NZTR), the Auckland Racing Club
with phone calls from Horsham locals who of Champions is of course our flagship event (ARC), the New Zealand Trainers’ Association
managed to get a slice of the odds. "It was and we also hold various other racing-related (NZTA), the Racing Integrity Unit (RIU) and
amazing what that win has done for the town functions per year. Our aim is to have as many TAB NZ agreed that Ellerslie on Sunday is
people,’’ Preusker told Racing.com. "I got all NSW racehorse owners, no matter how big still the preferred option. However, should
these calls from people who said they put ten or small, join the Association to fortify our Auckland remain at Covid Alert Level 3 at that
or 20 bucks, some even five bucks, on him position in the industry.” For more information time, the alternative venue will be Hawke’s
and so they were to go out and buy things on the appointments, click here. Bay and the Hastings racecourse. “While we
like tanker trailers and that sort of stuff. The acknowledge that this is not going to please
‘thank yous’ were coming thick and fast and Apprentices celebrated at everyone, Hastings is the only viable option.
I am so glad he was able to find his best form graduation ceremony As the home of our spring triple crown it is
and get the job done.’’ Preusker admits he A vintage crop of apprentice jockeys have a Group 1 venue and as such a fitting host
too couldn’t resist the long odds. "I couldn’t completed their four-year stint in Racing for the Derby if alert levels do not change,”
believe what odds he was and I had $10 bucks Victoria’s Apprentice Jockey Training NZTR CEO Bernard Saundry said. “The Te
on him and then had another $10 and then Program (AJTP), with Michael Poy, Thomas Aroha track was inspected earlier today
another $10 because I just thought he was so Stockdale and Lewis German all receiving and, following recent racing and the fact the
over the odds.’’ awards at tonight’s graduation ceremony club was not expecting to race again until
at Flemington Racecourse. The trio, who March 21, it was not deemed suitable for
Barton’s fairytale start between them have already ridden more this weekend.” A final decision is expected
22-year-old Tyson Barton rode a winner than 500 winners, were celebrated alongside following the prime minister’s Friday
from his first ride as a picnic jockey, having their fellow graduates Mikaela Lawrence and afternoon media conference.
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Late Derby contender On from five starts in New Zealand and finished
INTERNATIONAL
Display runner-up in September’s El Roca Trophy
The Danny Walker-trained On Display (Listed, 1200m). He was also beaten just three- UK: Shadwell reveals
(Showcasing) is likely to be a late nomination quarters of a length in October’s Hawke’s Bay mating plans for
for the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) after Guineas (Gr 2, 1400m), finishing fifth behind broodmare band
his final serious hit-out this morning. Walker Aegon (Sacred Falls). In a tweet announcing the Shadwell's broodmare band is set to
has been pleased with On Display’s three-year- news, the China Horse Club said: “The striking support some of the leading stallions both
old preparation, which has included placings son of Choisir had good form around the best at home and at other operations for this
in the Auckland Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) and the three-year-olds in New Zealand for Andrew year's breeding season, with the brilliant
Avondale Guineas (Gr 2, 2100m). On Display Forsman and Murray Baker. We look forward to Taghrooda (Sea The Stars) set to visit Lope
was also fourth in the Karaka Million 3YO seeing him in the winners circle in Hong Kong.” De Vega (Shamardal). The Oaks (Gr 1, 1m
Classic (RL, 1600m) in January to exciting three- 4f ) and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
year-olds Aegon (Sacred Falls) and Amarelinha Stakes (Gr 1, 1m 4f ) heroine produced her
ASIA
(Savabeel), both of which have bypassed the first winner last term when Almighwar
Derby. “We are looking to late nominate for the HK: Classique Legend wins (Dubawi) struck twice at Kempton, and
Derby, we will decide in the morning,” Walker Conghua trial the ten-year-old will be joined by Group 3
said. “He has got good form and we might as Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt) has winner Thawaany - a Tamayuz (Nayef ) half-
well have a go if he is 100 per cent. We will work taken a step towards returning to competition sister to St Leger hero Kew Gardens (Galileo)
him tomorrow and if everything is okay we will with a soft trial win at Conghua yesterday. - in visiting the Ballylinch Stud resident.
go ahead.” Pitted against three other rivals, the world’s Tawkeel (Teofilo), an impressive winner of
equal top-rated sprinter cruised over the last season's Prix Saint-Alary (Gr 1, 1m 2f ),
In-form Grylls looks to 800-metre journey to win the trial after sitting at will be covered by the mighty Dubawi (Dubai
rides ahead the tail of the small field. All being well, trainer Millennium), who is also set to be visited
In-form jockey Craig Grylls, who notched a Caspar Fownes could aim Classique Legend at by Alandalos (Invincible Spirit), who is out
treble on Saturday, currently sits second on the Sprint Cup (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin on April of the Classic victress Ghanaati (Giant's
the jockeys’ premiership with 56 winners and 5. “He went good,” Fownes said. “I just wanted Causeway). Another high-class mare set for
is hoping for a couple more winners with some him to have a very easy trial. He jumped well a superstar covering is Enbihaar (Redoute’s
big rides this weekend. Grylls partners pre-post but I told the boy to get him back, relaxed and Choice). The five-time Group 2 winner is set
New Zealand Derby favourite Rocket Spade switched off – he trialled pretty good. He wasn’t for a first covering by Kingman (Invincible
(Fastnet Rock) and he is excited to get back on there to be winning or anything but he still won Spirit).
him. “He’s really exciting. He feels like a proper it – he was just there to be going around easy.”
horse should when you’re riding him,” Grylls Fownes said Classique Legend would trial UK: Moyglare's broodmare
said. “He can get a little bit keen and over-race again before resuming. “He’ll be trialling again band set for top sires
if you dig him too much, but apart from that in a couple of weeks,” Fownes said. “The plan is All Our Tomorrows (Kingman), an exciting
he’s pretty push-button and can travel into the to run him in early April if everything is going new recruit to Moyglare Stud’s broodmare
race when you want him to. Nobody knows if smoothly. He’s passed his vet exam and his band having been purchased for 1,700,000gns
any of them are going to get the 2400 metres official trial, so he’s got no more restrictions on from the Ballymacoll Stud dispersal, is set for
until the actual day, but you’d think at this him. The plan is to take him forward to another a star first date with Dubawi. The dual Group
point he would.” Other potential weekend rides trial because today’s trial was only over 800 3-winning mare Carla Bianca (Dansili) and
for Grylls include Bonny Lass (Super Easy) in metres, to have another little stretch, keep him Switch Around, a daughter of Galileo (Sadler’s
the Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), Tiptronic happy and build him back up again.” Wells) and US Grade 1 winner Switch (Quiet
(O’Reilly) in the New Zealand Stakes (Gr 1, American), are both booked in for Coolmore's
2000m) and Star Tsar (Fastnet Rock) in the exciting young sire Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj).
Auckland Cup (Gr 1, 3200m). Irish Leger (Gr 1, 1m6f ) runner-up Profound
Beauty (Danehill) is in foal to Too Darn Hot
Suffused sold to Hong Kong (Dubawi) and is set for a mating with Night Of
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman- Thunder (Dubawi). Juddmonte sires will also
trained Suffused (Choisir) has been sold be receiving support, with Profound Beauty's
and will continue his racing career in Hong dual Listed-winning daughter Rose De Pierre
Kong, owners China Horse Club announced (Dubawi) visiting Kingman, having recently
Classique Legend SPORTPIX
yesterday. The three-year-old colt won once foaled to Frankel (Galileo).
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he race of the year.” At least so far,
according to the reaction of many
after a thrilling finish and sterling
win by Verry Elleegant (Zed) in
the Chipping Norton Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at
Randwick on Saturday. This is what racing is all
about.
Chris Waller described her effort as being
that of a tiger. However, you never want to
tangle with a determined tigress, either.
“She loves a fight,” said Waller. “Everyone
saw her fighting qualities today. I thought
Colette had us cold at the 300-metre mark and
then I saw Avilius coming with a well-timed run
Verry Elleegant RACING PHOTOS
and she was in the middle of them. Yeah, she
dug deep, it was a very good win.” five-time Group 1 winner Danewin (Danehill) Speaking to ANZ Bloodstock News
The mare keeps the NZ flag flying high and, and to top sire Commands (Danehill) while yesterday, Grangewilliam Stud’s Mark
with her seventh Group 1 success, showing his granddam, Cotehele House (My Swanee), Corcoran, with half a laugh, believed the sire
immense versatility, she now has a firm grip on daughter of the famed Eight Carat (Pieces Of was indeed, very much underappreciated.
the rich Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), Eight), is also the fourth dam of Verry Elleegant. “Yes, he definitely is,” said Corcoran. “I
the finale to The Championships. His blood is purple yet his sire record goes was looking at his average earnings stats per
In between now and then Verry Elleegant relatively unnoticed. The demand for his stock runner. His colts earn an average of $62,000
may well add to her Group 1 haul as the Ranvet at recent sales doesn’t match his ability to get and his fillies $105,000. They don’t fetch big
Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) and Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, winners - 144 of them in total, of which 14 are money at the sales and his service fee is very
2400m) are both in her sights. stakes winners. modest so he compares very favourably with
Yet Verry Elleegant’s sire, the now 18-year- He has a very mixed history which includes, Savabeel.”
old Zed (Zabeel), is one that very much falls incredibly, a stint serving Clydesdale mares. That When asked about any increased enquiries
into an ‘underappreciated’ category. would seem a hurdle too tall to overcome yet he has, for the stallion’s services, considering his recent
When it comes to siring winners, the and this season is proving to be one of his best. results, Corcoran replied, rather candidly: “No,
Grangewilliam Stud stallion’s credentials are In January, Waisake claimed the Wellington not really. His first year he got a good-sized
solid, but, oddly, that doesn’t always translate Cup (Gr 3, 3200m), a week ago Robusto bagged the book but after that it has dropped away. The last
to sales demand or sales success. Avondale Cup (Gr 2, 2400m) and, of course, Verry few years he has served 60 to 65 mares.
Zed’s history is well documented. A winner Elleegant is going gangbusters across the Tasman. “They’re just not horses that sell well so he
of a maiden in four starts on the track before Furthermore, Irish Flame had a very lucrative hasn’t been hugely supported. He doesn’t leave
injury curtailed his career, his bloodlines are spring in Victoria, culminating with a win in the big, outstanding looking yearlings but they can
flawless, starting with being a son of champion Ballarat Cup (Listed, 2000m). A two-year-old run. He has over 140 individual winners and 14
sire Zabeel (Sir Tristram). Moreover, his dam Group 3 winner in New Zealand, he has won nine stakes winners, that’s one in ten will get you a
is a Group 1-winning three-quarter sister to times with stakes earnings of $700,000. stakes winner.”
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“He got off to a rough start as a sire and that
is hard to shake off. Then again, what he has
done, he’s done it the tough way, all the way,”
added Corcoran.
“If he’d been at one of the big studs he could
have been anything but he got hurt and didn’t
do it on the track so he was never going to get
that major start.”
Regarding the future for Zed, Corcoran is
optimistic.
“Irish Flame finished just in behind them in
the Blamey on Saturday,” he said. “He would be
looking for a little more distance but is shaping
up nicely.
“I’ve had few conversations with several
trainers and there are a number of good ones
coming through the ranks. I keep hearing good
things so it’s not going to end for while yet.
“The Jomara boys have a couple and Allan
Bonny Lass TRISH DUNELL
Sharrock tells me he has a pretty smart one,
too.” In addition to being very capable on the Fin was resident at Hallmark Stud where Super
The weekend also saw another stallion track, Super Easy is also very well related. His Easy (Darci Brahma) is currently domiciled.
collect a notable success who could fall into the sire Darci Brahma (Danehill) was the champion Mark Baker, principal at Hallmark Stud,
unenviable ‘underappreciated’ category, this NZ two- and three-year-old of his crop and told ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday that he
time on home soil as the Matamata Breeders’ is now consistently among the leading New believes Super Easy is representing excellent
Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) went the way of Bonny Zealand sires with 11 Group 1 winners out of a value for breeders.
Lass (Super Easy). total of 51 stakes winners. “The term “underappreciated” is quite
In what was a strong performance as well Super Easy’s dam, 2015 NZ Broodmare of true. He is value, there’s no doubt about it,”
as a clever ride from Craig Grylls, the filly the Year Parfore (Gold Brose), has produced responded Baker. “After Saturday’s Breeders’
delivered a sixth individual stakes winner for Group 1 winners Tiger Tees (Dubawi) and Stakes, his stakes-winners-to-runners ratio,
Hallmark Stud’s Super Easy (Darci Brahma), Terravista (Captain Rio), Group 2 winner Ball of the sires based in New Zealand, has him
who is showing signs of having a promising Of Muscle (Dubawi), Listed winner Our Lukas heading the rankings for the current season,
future, despite not having worthy recognition (Generous) and Super Easy. The on-track ahead of Savabeel.
thus far. record of these five reveals a combined record “We have plenty to hang our hats on this
Many forget that Super Easy was no slouch of 64 wins, including 34 of them at stakes level. season but, interestingly, all the stakes winners
before he departed NZ shores for Singapore. Bonny Lass is Super Easy’s fourth stakes have been retained by their breeders.
In three starts at two he won at Trentham, ran winner this season. Super Strike took out “Bonny Lass was born and raised here
second in the Eclipse Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) then the Anniversary Handicap (Gr 3, 1600m) at at Hallmark. Sandy Moore, vice president at
finished fourth in the 2011 Karaka Million (RL, Trentham in January. The four-year-old has a Ellerslie, bred her. He also bred and raced her
1200m). super strike rate of five wins and four placings mother, Posh Bec, who won three and ran
In Singapore the following season he was in nine starts and looks like a miler with a very second in the Soliloquy Stakes, and it went from
unbeaten in 11 starts including five stakes wins bright future. there,” added Baker.
and was declared champion three-year-old, Sheezallmine beat a quality field in the “Hallmark leased Posh Bec from Sandy and
champion sprinter and Singapore Horse of the Stewards’ Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m) in November we got a filly by Shocking. The filly (at foot) was
Year. Yes, he was that good. while, more recently, Spine Tingle was a last- late so the mare has had a rest but she is booked
At four, from nine starts he added a further start winner of the Oaks Prelude (Listed, to Super Easy again this coming spring.”
three stakes wins and finished third against 1800m) at New Plymouth a month ago. Super Easy is only twelve and his eldest are
the internationals in the Krisflyer International Bonny Lass is the third winner and first six-year-olds. His best may not have been seen
Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m). He racked up another stakes winner from the Listed-placed Le Bec yet, but there is little doubt that his bookings
Horse of the Year title and was champion Fin (Tale Of The Cat) mare Posh Bec, a winner of will increase this year and very likely the quality
sprinter a second time. three races. She is all-Hallmark-bred as Le Bec of his mares will too.
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