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ISSUE 108 FEBRUARY 2013 RRP NZ 17.95 AUD 15.95 (INCL. GST) Page 4 Page 8 Page 28 Page 36 AI CASE SUMMARY HOW IT PLAYED OUT PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES A VEXED SUBJECT KISS YEARLING GUIDE BUY THE NUMBERS INGLIS PREMIER SALE 28-PAGE SPECIAL 2013 MAGIC MILLIONS Adelaide 11-13 March ISSN 1444-4593 PP 255003 05323 KEY CONTACTS AT BREEDING&RACING Editor-In-Chief Gary Knowles gknowles breedingracing.com Editor-At-Large Renee Geelen dekabat optusnet.com.au Advertising Manager Christian Whitehead girdlestone15 hotmail.com Staff Writer Merissa Borg Graphic Designer Effie Coutsoudis Chief Photographer Steve Hart Photographers Mark Gatt & Bruno Cannatelli Production Manager Madeleine Stratton ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Christian Whitehead girdlestone15 hotmail.com Ph 0413 112 020 Fax 61 2 9281 7529 EDITORIAL DISTRIBUTION & SUBSCRIPTION Gary Knowles gknowles breedingracing.com Ph 61 2 8204 1007 Fax 61 2 9281 7529 Cover image Magic Millions 2013 Adelaide Yearling Sale Dear industry colleague All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey... The Mamas & The Papas With the weather morphing between still oppressively muggy days and skies of scraggly winter clouds there s a hint of autumn in the air. Any doubts as to the seasonal ebbs and flows were cast aside in the space of a hundred metres or so when All Too Hard purred to the lead in the Gr1 CF Orr Stakes the true signal that autumn is nigh. As the first step of the herculean task that lies ahead if he is to line up at Royal Ascot for the Gr1 Queen Anne Stakes winning first-up over 1400m against quality company was another giant stride in a career whose promise is now delivering. Being a half-brother to Black Caviar means the kid s taken a lot of stick. Branded a wannabee after getting too far out of his ground in a few Sydney starts All Too Hard has bounced back with a contemptuous swagger and will be a daunting foe in each of his remaining bouts. Perhaps it s just perception yet where new season form generally holds up from the back end of a season just past autumn invariably conjures up some exciting newcomers. That s partly due to the number of juveniles who ve been reserved to show off their wares in summer s twilight. But it s equally true of hitherto below the radar 3-year-olds who left for the holiday paddocks as sinewy teenagers only to return to school as young athletes carrying the benefit of a lazy summer s sun across broadened backs. Thus it will be that by mid-winter there ll be a new lexicon of monikers that will have eased their way into Australian turf vernacular. Meanwhile the days imperceptibly continue to shorten as we move inexorably towards autumn proper. It s not so much a case of the clock ticking as it is the perennial question For whom will the bell toll By the time all the leaves have fallen we will know the answer. 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The publisher and the authors do not accept any liability whatsoever in respect of any action taken by readers in reliance on the recommendations set out in this magazine. www.breedingracing.com For FREE Daily Industry News Updates 2 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM AI CASE SUMMARY HOW IT PLAYED OUT PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES A VEXED SUBJECT E Page 4 E Page 8 BETTING BATTLES EUROPE S CONUNDRUM AMERICAIN DOWN UNDER SIRE FOR THE TIMES E Page 14 E Page 20 KISS YEARLING GUIDE BUY THE NUMBERS INGLIS PREMIER SALE 28-PAGE SPECIAL E Page 28 E Page 36 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 3 AI Court Case The recent judgment handed down by Justice Alan Robertson on December 19 in the now famous Artificial Insemination case drew a collective sigh of relief from the majority of the thoroughbred fraternity. Renee Geelen provides an abridged overview of how we got there and how the saga played out in court. A SUMMARY ost people in the Australian racing industry will have heard of the widely publicised Artificial Insemination (AI) court case and pretty much everyone has an opinion on whether the introduction of AI would be a great or terrible thing for themselves. Most people probably have an opinion on the wider effects on the Australian industry too. The case allowed all those opinions to be aired and tested in court and ultimately for the discussion on AI to be resolved in an Australian context. I worked as a consultant to the Australian Stud Book and Thoroughbred Breeders Australia during the proceedings and thus had insightful knowledge of the case between ex-bookmaker and retired Sydney Turf Club chairman Bruce McHugh and various racing authorities. Those authorities were the Australian Jockey Club and Victoria Racing Club (as joint proprietors of the Australian Stud Book) the Australian Racing Board and Racing Information Services Australia M The Australian Stud Book was a co-respondent (RISA). The scene was set in May 2009 when McHugh wrote to the Australian Stud Book requesting they set up a parallel register for AIbred racehorses. When this was refused due to the international ban on AI in Thoroughbreds the Australian Stud Book received a Statement of Claim in November 2009. Over the next year there was a period of discovery where both sides had access to documentation and put together their respective arguments. In May 2010 RISA was excused from participation by agreement from both parties during mediation with all parties. Thoroughbred Breeders Australia was successful in their submission to join the case in July 2010 and became the fifth respondent. In November 2010 the official notification of action against was received and in February 2011 the AJC merged with the Sydney Turf Club to form the Australian Turf Club in which case the ATC was added to the case as a respondent (as new part-owner of the Australian Stud Book). The case was heard in September 2011 over a Bruce McHugh 4 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM six-week period with final summations heard on 19 December 2011. A year to the day later the judgment was handed down on 19 December 2012 in favour of the respondents. There were 14 lay witnesses for McHugh s team plus a veterinary and an economist while the respondents team was represented by 11 lay witnesses and they also had a vet and an economist to discuss the wider issues. McHugh challenged the ban on AI in Thoroughbreds by arguing that the exclusion of AI-bred horses from the Australian Stud Book and subsequently from the register permitting thoroughbreds to race was contrary to section 45 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and further that the ban is a restraint of trade under common law. While the court did not make any judgment on the use of AI the majority of the hearing was filled with the arguments on the merits and downsides of AI both as a technology and in terms of the wider impact of a rule change on the current industry. The case was presided over by the Honourable Justice Alan Robertson. His 1 611 paragraph judgment started with an outline of the history of the discussion and ban on AI in the international world of racing over 100 paragraphs. This included the first evidence of a ban in 1949 in Australia as a way of ensuring the correct pedigrees in an era before bloodtyping or DNA. At this point each country was responsible for their own Stud Book rules. In 1976 the International Stud Book Committee was established and the ban on AI was formalised internationally. However all parties decided to keep the subject under review particularly in relation to the new technology of bloodtyping. The wording of Article 12 of the Federation Agreement was finally agreed in 1982 and this defines the Thoroughbred as being naturally conceived and born for all countries that are signatories to the International Agreement. The evidence by witnesses for both sides takes up a large portion of the judgment (1 071 paragraphs) but is best summed up in Judge Robertson s findings (70 paragraphs). Among the outline of the size of the Australian industry in 2009 are some interesting facts Australia has more racecourses than any other single country (367) There were 360 tracks and 2 694 race meetings with 19 281 flat races. The prize money was 427 245 771 and total returns to owners was 481 322 903. Australia has the second or third largest number of races behind the USA and Japan Australiaoffersthethirdlargestamountof prize money in the world ( 421 095 890) Australiahasthesecondhighestfoalcrop (16 112 in 2009) behind USA (31 224) in the world Ofthemorethan450registeredstudsin Australia 324 stand only one stallion. The largest stud (Darley) stood 18 stallions in 2009. Stallionfeesrangedfrom 400to 176 000. The average price for the 4 831 yearlings sold at auction in 2009 was 53 009 with the median 21 000. One of the key arguments for McHugh was that AI would reduce costs for broodmare owners. Judge Robertson found that there was no evidence to suggest that both agistment and transport costs would definitely be cheaper under AI but that it was reasonable to expect that the broodmare owner would have more options and some of these options may be cheaper. However it was found that veterinary costs would be similar for both natural cover and the use of fresh semen slightly higher for the use of chilled semen and much higher for the use of frozen semen. In addition it was found that the this is further shown by the fluctuation in the group of big studs with the names and owners of the largest studs changing over time even in a reasonably short seven year period. One of the major points of discussion during the case was the impact of a change in the AI rules in Australia on the international aspects of the industry. Judge Robertson found that while racing and breeding is international only a relatively few Thoroughbreds directly participate internationally with 1 833 exported horses and 603 imported horses in 2009. (As horses from several different crops as exported each year this translates into an average of 6% of the foal crop being exported valued annually at approximately 180million per annum). The McHugh team argued that if AI ban was found to be contrary to section 45 and thus was The whole idea of Thoroughbred breeding is quality not quantity in which case market share would remain with the quality stallions... use of fresh semen had similar fertility rates to natural service (at 70-75%) chilled semen had lower fertility rates at 60-70% and frozen semen was much lower at around 50%. This means that the opportunity cost of having a mare not in foal each season also needed to be considered. McHugh s team submitted that stallion service fees would be reduced under AI but Judge Robertson could not find a basis on which to conclude if this was probable or not finding that the decision would be something for each individual stallion owner to consider into order to maximise their own profit (AI or not). He did find that the use of AI increases the choices for broodmare owners but that this does not automatically translate into an increase in competition in the marketplace. In particular Judge Robertson found that there would not be a reduction in market power of the studs if AI were permitted. He found that the larger studs compete between themselves that fees are not set by reference to the cost of production but rather to maintain the profitability for the stallion owner. Just having more services available from smaller studs under AI does not establish any reduction in market power by the larger studs. In particular the whole idea of Thoroughbred breeding is quality not quantity in which case market share would remain with the quality stallions. McHugh s team stated that the major studs benefit from the current status as they can bundle together stallion services with broodmare services including agistment. However Judge Robertson found that there was sufficient competitive pressure from broodmare and walk-on properties in the current environment that this argument was not valid. Adding to this conclusion Judge Robertson stated that there is competition between the major studs and allowed for use in Australia the rest of the world would soon follow and thus the international impact would be small. The respondents argued that it was not this simple that the ISBC would not recognise the Australian Stud Book as a signatory if we repealed Article 12 and our status on the global stage would be severely reduced. Judge Robertson found that McHugh s team did not provide strong enough evidence to prove that other jurisdictions would voluntarily follow suit and further that the Australian Court could not assess the law in foreign countries and thus any prospect of success could not be automatically concluded in favour of a change. On the issue of international recognition Judge Robertson found that if the Australian Stud Book was forced by the courts to make a change to include AI-bred horses it would not immediately and automatically lose international status. However Judge Robertson found that the ISBC would ultimately decide that the Australian Stud Book would no longer be an approved stud book and it would just be a matter of timing as to when the loss of approved status would occur. He also found that a further consequence of allowing AI-bred horses to race alongside Thoroughbreds would be a complete loss of Australia s black type from the global cataloguing standards. Therefore Australian racing would cease to be part of the international community and this isolation would have long ranging consequences for all players in the industry. Another consideration was the impact on the domestic market and Judge Robertson found that the introduction of AI would have little impact as prices paid for horses are determined by available prizemoney rather than cost of production. Domestic buyers would not pay a different price for AI-bred or naturally bred horses if they were allowed to compete together for the same FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 5 AI COURT CASE A SUMMARY (cont) Considerable value Australia s breeding industry Australia has 360 racecourses prizemoney. Judge Robertson also found that both the domestic markets for service fees and for the sale of Thoroughbreds were national (not state based) due to the relatively small cost of transport compared to the prices paid (for both service fees and horses). But in the end this case was decided on legal arguments not the scientific or economic discussions. Firstly there is the question of whether the rule defining the Thoroughbred although based on out-dated reasoning is an attribute of the sport. Judge Robertson found that since McHugh s team accepted that the Thoroughbred is defined by horses of particular bloodlines it is conceptually difficult for them not to accept that the Thoroughbred is defined by horses of particular bloodlines bred in a particular way. McHugh s team however stated that there was a logical distinction because the method of conception had nothing to do with the performance of the horse and thus had no bearing on the nature of the sport. Judge Robertson disagreed finding that the core of racing is defined by reference to every horse s breeding so the method of conception is a key part of the nature of the sport. Further Judge Robertson said that the current ban on AI has pro-competitive effects as it contributes to the interest of those who play the game. Judge Robertson found that if the ban on AI was over-turned even without considering the international flow-on effects that the demand for horses would diminish and competition would be reduced. Therefore the action based on the current rules being contrary to section 45 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 failed because McHugh steamdidnotprovideenough evidence that the current rules lead to substantial lessening of competition Judge Robertson found that there was no evidence to suggest that both agistment and transport costs would definitely be cheaper under AI... Ofthelegaldefinitionsofacontractin relation to the rules of a sport McHughagreedhedidnotneedthePro prietors of the Australian Stud Book to establish his own register for AI horses. As to the restraint of trade argument in common law the law requires an applicant to establish that the restraint was unreasonable at the time it was imposed and Judge Robertson found that McHugh s team could not do this given his acceptance of the reasonableness of the alleged restraints when they were imposed many decades ago to prevent the attribution of incorrect paternity to a thoroughbred horse. Because the judgment was handed down a few days before Christmas the typical ten-day period for McHugh s team to notify the court if they wanted to appeal the decision was extended by Judge Robertson until 31 January 2013. This day passed without any further public action from McHugh. This story is yet to be completely concluded as McHugh s barrister retired over the Christmas break and there is a slight possibility that this could lead to a further extension of the appeal notification period. Whether McHugh appeals in the near future or not this case most likely puts the AI argument to bed in Australia for the time being. Ultimately this case proved not to be about the introduction of technology to our industry but rather about the authority that the industry has to set its own rules. AI and other technologies will (and should) always be open as points for discussion. 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This article contains in its preamble the general principle that all horses should compete on their natural merits with neither an artificial advantage nor disadvantage. All racing people would agree the effective control of medication in racing horses is essential. This is so if the breed is to be continually improved and the welfare of the horses and riders is to be maintained. But I believe the control must not be so stringent that it interferes with the freedom of good veterinary surgeons to medicate individual horses or that it could be argued to be unfair to owners and trainers. To implement the principle of Article 6 racing has relied on so called Zero Tolerance . This concept presupposes that there is a point in time at which a horse to which a substance has been administered no longer has in its body any residual amount of the administered substance. Clearly this concept is false. In reality a horse excretes any administered substance exponentially. Zero is therefore in theory never reached. What is meant by Zero is in fact that the substance is no longer detectable using standard analytical methods. Being fair dinkum about this in other words in house thresholds. Laboratories can easily change their methods and so take advantage of new analytical methods. And so they should to detect even minute quantities of potent drugs that could threaten the integrity of racing. But equally they should be careful not to go chasing low concentrations of legitimate medications long after they have any effect on the horse. Good veterinarians should always be allowed to treat their patients with appropriate and justifiable medicines. Surely the horses deserve this. But we all know there does come a time when we have to protect the gamest and most generous of horses from even himself. Most so called drugs in horses are on the face of it benign. They are given for therapeutic purposes. It is acknowledged that the effect on performance of these drugs when administered appropriately is generally minimal. In the United States a sore horse can run and often runs well on Phenlybutazone bute but later it could end up crippled. These days in the U.S. most horses run on drugs and of course the practice is legal. There are moves afoot however to change things and not before time. There are many anti-inflamatory substanc- B Sometimes the paddock is best All racing people would agree the effective control of medication in racing horses is essential... es which can certainly affect performance especially those horses getting old or with leg problems. Without some help a lot of such horses could not race at all. Anyone who cares about horses will deplore the use of any substance which is designed to improve or detract from the performance of a competing horse. Therapeutic medications are around all racing stables and in the boot of most vets cars. They are agents used to promote the health and welfare of the horse. Most laboratories around the world have what is known as In house thresholds . In other words when testing for legitimate therapeutics the analyst limits the sensitivity of his analytical methods. So administratively a trace is still a positive The public hear drugs and horse racing. Racing believe me is never quite what it seems. Over the years racing administrators have set out to put in place this scene where everyone talks about every race horse being drug free . In theory it s a great goal but sorry it can t be done. Still people would like to see every horse competing on an equal footing. Drug free racing is completely dependent on the sensitivity of analytical procedures. Drug free racing is a difficult concept to manage. The cheapest and most useful antibiotic is of course Procain Penicillin. But it is banned within 21 days of racing. I m told Procain as a surface anaesthetic is quite ineffective. For example if a horse has an infection from a cut the logical antibiotic is Penicillin. But be careful. Horses are racing more frequently these days and need to be cared for better than ever. Even today the most highly respected and sought after thoroughbred horse comes out of the United Kingdom. This situation has been to a large extent achieved through their drug control. Everyone I think accepts that generally horses in the UK have the ability to perform under stress carrying big weights and run times which over some sections are exceptional. Moves to extend this highly desirable state of affairs to the United States has created much controversy. Why That s easy. The conditions are so very different in the U.S. as they are in Australia. In most states of the U.S. horses are permitted to race with acceptable levels of therapeutic medication in their system. This allows them to perform up to the limits of their natural ability and importantly to perform more often. But a lot of good horse people will tell you the American thoroughbred is not as tough as he used to be. He s a far more fragile animal than those of the past. There are not too many John Henry types in America today. Many good horse people say there are too many racehorses ending up dead on American tracks. There are many shades of moralists cheering on one side or the other from outside the fence... but in practice a positive is only called if the labs unpublished threshold is exceeded. Good laboratories with sophisticated analytical procedures are capable of detecting substances both therapeutic and naturally occurring at levels to which absolutely no significance can be ascribed. Hence we have in house thresholds and so out the door goes talk of Zero Tolerance in relation to drugs. Personally I believe most racing people trainers and owners want to play by the rules. A lot of people think I m na ve maybe so. But over the years there has been an awful lack of communication on treating horses and all too frequently this winds up giving the sport a good kick in the guts. I can understand trainers frustration particularly the innocent ones over positives being called on minimum finds. FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 9 THE VEXED QUESTION OF PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES (cont) Australia has hard winter tracks Drugs of the phenylbutazone group which are used to reduce inflammation and lessen pain are often used when the best alternative is to turn the sore horse out into a nice soft paddock and let nature do some healing. The whole racing system in America depends on having horses at the track. They work hard to have at least 8 in every race. This allows the Pari Mutuel offices to pay win place and show dividends. There are no legal bookmakers in the United States. Lots of tracks have meets which run over 60 70 and even 80 days. This kind of arrangement obviously means horses have to compete many times. How else can they keep fields up And most of the racing is done on surfaces other than grass. This does lead to soreness and even lameness which requires therapeutic treatment if horses are to be kept up. It follows that horses have had to be permitted to race on drugs particularly those of the anti-inflammatory type. The drug is given close to race day and of course is still active in the horse when it races. The public are informed of this in various ways. A B could appear beside the horses name in the race book and there are lists posted prominently around the track. They do try hard to keep the fans fully informed about treatment the horse they fancy may have had. The other prominent drug used in America is the diuretic Lasix which supposedly suppresses bleeding from the lungs. Many are very critical of the system in America. They say treatments designed to repair a horse s injuries and to alleviate its suffering are now used to get the poor horse back onto the track to compete one more time indeed to force the horse like some punch drunk fighter to go just one more round. Over the years Australian racing authorities have resisted going down the American track. Firstly they say that in this country we have enough horses to make up good fields. In the past many horses have had to be balloted not so much these days. Secondly it s been said the administration involved and the supervision required to check horses that are supposed to be on medication would be very time consuming and costly. If they are listed It is very difficult for analysts to say with any real accuracy just when a drug was administered.... as on a medication then they must race on it. Thirdly there is always the possibility of an anti inflammatory masking some other drug. Lasix certainly has the potential to do this. Analysts always say it is very difficult for them to say with any real accuracy just when a drug was administered. Quite how they manage the system in America I really don t know. So the Australian authorities simply reckoned the best way forward was to insist that horses on race day be free of drugs. Obviously the buck stops with the trainer and I guess often his or her veterinary surgeon. Trainers for years have been saying they need better guidelines. They say they should be told how much of any therapeutic drug they can give and when it can be administered. Trainers say the so-called drug free rule is too all embracing. They know that with better technology available to analysts it is possible to find traces of a drug in a horse s system long after it is useful to the horse. This is why in house thresholds are so important and why it is necessary for analysts to announce any changes to their testing procedures. It goes without saying they should test till the cows come home for hits or stoppers. Trainers will tell you it s well nigh impossible for a horse to go through a preparation and not need some kind of therapeutic treatment. They will always point out how different racing in Australia is from the United Kingdom. In the UK horses race on easier tracks often on grass that s soft and lush and over the fetlocks. In Australia our climate is so different hotter obviously and this in itself leads to harder tracks. Trainer Bart Cummings has been making this point for years. Most of our tracks are flat and usually our races are run at a quicker tempo. That said I am sorry to see the pace of racing in Australia easing off. In the UK owning a racehorse is almost exclusively confined to the rich and wealthy. Most horses are raced by single owners or families and they go about the sport in a very different way. The horses are often given long slow preparations. In Australia high costs are forcing people into Syndicates and often horses are owned by 15 or 20 people. So maybe there are two different worlds the highly desirable drug-free or the acceptable therapeutic world where controlled and known levels of many drugs will be acceptable. Trainers will always tell you the first world can t be properly achieved. Administrators will tell you the second world is open to abuse and not good for the breed. The debate thus appears to me to be between the purists and pragmatists. There are many shades of moralists cheering on one side or the other from outside the fence. As an example Bute is an anti inflammatory and the jockey may even be taking it himself for a sprained wrist. To many it is a peculiar local anaesthetic and in certain circumstances a stimulant which simply must be banned. The time is coming when a greater empathy should be forged between controlling bodies owners trainers veterinarians and analysts just for the welfare of the poor old horse. In my opinion medication is mandatory to keep horses sound happy and in work. This in turn assists owners to pay up trainers to run their business and punters to keep playing. There really is no simple solution but administrators would do well to remember public perception is everything in racing. 10 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers Specialising in thoroughbred insurances Gow-Gates has been arranging all forms of Equine Insurance for racehorse owners and breeders for over 30 years. Experience the difference of dealing with a dedicated professional team by contacting us today. For more information P 02 8267 9999 F 02 8267 9998 E info gowgates.com.au W gowgates.com.au Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd ABN 12 000 837 785 AFSL 245432 Last season s top 2YO Darlington Abbey MILLER S GUIDE TO SUCCESS Following an enthusiastic response to our initial Young Turks article on Paul Messara Cassandra Simmonds headed due West to see what lies behind the success of the rapidly rising star of Simon Miller. t was during a part-time stint with trainer Charlie Goggin at his then Geelong-based stables that Simon Miller got hooked on his training ambition. With his family fulfilling various roles in the industry including that of owner breeder YOUNG TURKS I Aquanita Racing banner has established himself as one of the leading trainers in Perth since his move west in 2008. After achieving the best strike rate of any trainer in the last racing season with 28.3% winners-to-runners Miller is again setting the benchmark higher with Miller will be attempting to emulate his feat of 2012 in winning both the Magic Millions Perth 2YO and 3YO races... syndicator and bookmaker Miller began going to the races when he was young. However it was not until his time working for Goggin that he decided he loved the game and wanted to be the first member of his family to dabble in training. Fast forward to 2013 and Miller under the 12 an impressive 30.3% for the current season and sitting second on the Western Australian Trainers Premiership. Following his part-time work with Goggin Miller got serious about building his future training career and spent six years with Robbie Griffiths at Cranbourne before getting the call from John O Shea with the offer of a position of Assistant Trainer. At first not keen about a move to Sydney Miller received support from his good friend and expert form analyst Deane Lester. He said if you re serious you ve got to give it a go Miller recalls. At the start of 2008 Miller received his opportunity-shaping break and accepted the role from Aquanita to train in Perth. Whilst organising the move he spent six valuable months at Caulfield under the guidance of fellow Aquanita trainer Robert Smerdon. Miller credits his present day training techniques and success to what he has learned from his time spent with mentors Robbie Griffiths John O Shea and Robert Smerdon revealing he has modelled himself in part on each one. All have been a big influence. When there is an issue in the stable you often find yourself thinking what would each one do Miller tells. Setting up a stable from scratch is no easy task so the timing of the partnership with Aquanita Racing suited Miller. I didn t have a business to conduct the administrative side and this model allows me to concentrate on the horses to do the training. It s a huge asset Miller states. When Miller moved west in mid-2008 he took five horses one stable hand and one track rider. Today his stable has grown to 34 horses in work and a staff of around 17. An indicator of the strong team he has built is shown with that same foundation stable hand and track rider remaining as senior members of his staff. Miller s success on the racetrack commenced with his first yearling purchase from the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. The Beautiful Crown gelding Sacred Crown won three races and went really well and things just kept rolling Miller explains. The biggest win to date in his training career occurred in 2011 when Night War (General Nediym-Samar) was victorious in the Gr2 Karrakatta Plate for two-year-olds. These raceday results and word of mouth have been significant to developing his ownership base according to Miller. One of Miller s loyal owners is former AFL star and Freemantle Dockers Captain Peter Bell. The pair has enjoyed remarkable success thus far with Bell having been a part-owner of Night War and current stable stakes-winners Miss Solis and Hard Ball Get. Miller explains having a high profile stable client who is well regarded in the local community set a positive precedent for sourcing new owners. Ahead of the commencement of the Melbourne Festival of Racing the next exciting phase of Miller s training career is about to take shape. Miller is travelling his three-year-old filly Darlington Abbey (Stratum-Wynyard Hall) east to chase Melbourne black-type. The filly who won last season s Listed Gimcrack Stakes at Ascot and the Magic Millions Perth 2YO Classic will be Miller s first runner in Melbourne. Her east coast program aims include the Kevin Hayes Stakes Angus Armana- FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM sco Stakes and the Kewney Stakes. Darlington Abbey is not the only likely traveller for Miller this Autumn. He has plans for his best performed horse in the stable Power Princess to either return to Adelaide for the Gr1 Robert Sangster Stakes a race where she ran third last year to Black Caviar or a possible international campaign to compete in Singapore s KrisFlyer Sprint. Power Princess (Marwina-All Electric) is a favourite of Miller s. With two Gr1 placings to her I buy on type. As soon as I love a horse I open the catalogue page to see what I have to pay for it... credit including a close second to unbeaten Perth sprinter Barakey in last November s Winterbottom Stakes the mare finished off her last preparation with a resounding win in the Gr3 AJ Scahill Stakes and has thus far amassed 715 000 in career prizemoney. As well as this to look forward to during February Miller will be attempting to emulate his feat of 2012 in winning both the Magic Millions Perth 2YO and 3YO races after becoming the first trainer to achieve this honour with Darlington Abbey and Night War last year. Miller looks to have a strong line-up particularly in the three-year-old event with both Hard Ball Get and Portonian set for the race. In the midst of a busy racing season Simon Miller places huge importance on the yearling sales relative to the operations of his stables. I don t buy tried horses Miller tells. I ve always prided myself on buying yearlings. If you get it wrong in the selection process you ll feel it for the next two years he adds. With yearling selection process paramount the first thing Miller looks for in a yearling is athleticism. I buy on type. As soon as I love a horse I open the catalogue page to see what I have to pay for it Miller further tells. His results for buying on type speak for themselves most recently highlighted by three-year-old filly Grey Cheval. Miller purchased the daughter of Husson Lightning from the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale for just 9 000. Grey Cheval s race record is now four wins from four starts and 203 000 in prizemoney for her ecstatic group of female owners. Once in the stable Miller employs a strict performance-based rationale when assessing his horses. He prefers to tell owners to move horses on immediately he feels they are not good enough to win races. I focus on the quality of horses and keeping the good ones Miller says. With such an outstanding strike rate on the board it appears likely Simon Miller could be writing his own entry into the famous Miller s Guide publication and that entry is soaring. Simon Miller Fish Where The Fish Are If you re really in the market to influence the industry s decision makers casting your line where there are plenty of fish is a good starting point. We could tell you that in January 2013 the Daily News unique readers rocketed by 48.86% from January 2012 or that the average gain in unique monthly readers from October last year was 28%. But don t take our word for it. Just ask your thoroughbred colleagues what they read on today s Daily News. And then ask yourself why so many of our Daily News sponsors have been partners for over 5 years. For more information on banner options Christian Whitehead (0413) 112 020 Daily News.indd 1 11 02 13 2 06 PM BETTING BETWIXT & BETWEEN Betting exchanges and demographic shifts have changed Europe s betting landscape irrevocably. John Gilmore assesses the challenges facing both participants and regulators. On-course bookies are a dying breed 14 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM etting Exchanges have revolutionized gambling on racehorses over the past 10 years enabling the general public to act like bookmakers and lay odds or be a punter and take a price either prior to the race or in-running. In Britain it has created a whole new breed of punters especially for in-running betting where many astute players can sit at home each afternoon glued to their computers and televised racing screens and make money on a regular basis. It has been made an even more attractive form of betting courtesy of the British Government Gambling regulations in 2005 giving people the opportunity to act like bookmakers on Betting Exchanges without requiring them to be licensed as a bookmaker or pay taxes on profits. Only the Betting Exchange who is an administrator is required to have a Betting licence. It has also created a new breed of professional gamblers appearing on the track where groups of players working together have taken exchange betting to a higher level. They book rooms on racetracks using their computers and live Televised screens giving them up to 3 seconds delay advantage between the screened action as it happens on-course and the TV racing channel of exchange players at home. Racecourses on the look out for extra income wherever it may come from have been only too happy to accommodate. All racecourses in England are now covered and a room at a top track like Ascot will cost around 500 a day plus travel expenses for up to six people putting total daily costs nearer the 1 000 mark. Profits can be enormous and in-running betting on racetracks is now a six figure business for those involved. But not everybody is happy about Betting Exchanges especially oncourse rails and off-course bookmakers. Robin Grossmith Director of the Federation of Racecourse bookmakers now 63 has been a rails bookmaker in Southern England for the past 30 years and a leading voice in racecourse bookmakers complaints against Betting Exchange groups operating on racetracks and who are not required to declare this income for tax purposes. The situation is not a level playing field as exchange betting is built on a foundation of straw said Grossmith If on-track exchange operators had to pay normal taxes as on-course rail bookmakers do they would have to stop or the costs be absorbed in added costs to the 2-5 percent commission B charged by Betting exchanges. As it is rail bookmakers have to pay six times the daily ring entry price each time they operate on the track plus staff costs travel and taxes while a good pitch at Cheltenham will cost 100 000 for 40 years to rent . Grossmith admitted that it is becoming harder and harder to make a decent living revealing The recession has been more severe than usual and normally we can ride out an economic downturn but this time there is less money around on the tracks with the average punter betting less and it is difficult to compete with prices on Betting Exchanges when they are not incurring our taxes. Everybody in the business is on a downer and margins are being badly squeezed - we are working to 1.4 percent a runner when it should be around 2 percent. I fear for some of the smaller tracks with prize money overall now so poor and think Folkestone and Hereford shutting down may be just the tip of the iceberg while the youngsters today are looking for a different type of bet rather than studying form for hours or spending a day at a racetrack. For an on-course bookmaker like Robin Grossmith who has spent a lifetime in the racing game his feelings are understandable. There are far too many meetings being put on in an effort to drum up more business but this creates some non-competitive poor prize money meetings with too few runners and so some days I just don t bother going as I can t make any money. Sadly we could be witnessing the last few years of the colourful on-course betting rings with smaller midweek meetings attracting less punters especially in the winter and more and more preferring to not move from the comfort of their home and watch the racing on TV where they use a computer to log into Betfair William Hill CEO Ralf Topping Sweden s Leif Almgren decision and the case is due to be heard during February. They claim it still leaves confusion as to the correct interpretation of who ought rightly to be considered a bookmaker and as a result who should be paying the levy. In the judicial review the court agreed customers of betting exchanges are not liable to pay the levy though not for the reasons put forward Profits can be enormous and in-running betting on racetracks is now a six figure business for those involved... or Betdaq when they fancy either laying the odds or taking a price. Off-course bookmakers themselves are also unhappy at the way Betting Exchanges have been allowed to operate in Britain. Leading British on-line and land-based Bookmaker William Hill with 2 400 betting shops took out legal proceedings last year designed to make customers of betting exchanges contribute to the horserace betting levy. This would also have other tax implications for those laying bets to be classified as bookmakers. The legal complaint was rejected by the 20 July 2012 judicial review in London. William Hill subsequently announced on August 3 that the company would appeal against the by either the Levy Board or Betfair. The judge ruled that whilst those carrying on a business of receiving bets are subject to a levy entities carrying out a business which merely includes the receiving of bets might not be. William Hill argues that the distinction between those types of entities particularly in the context of exchange users is not clear and that the reasoning was not argued at any point in the proceedings. The only means of resolving these uncertainties is through the Court of Appeal. Ralph Topping chief executive of William Hill commented We think it is important for bookmakers the Levy Board and horseracing that we take this to the Court of Appeal. FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 15 BETTING BETWIXT & BETWEEN (cont) Independently from the arguments put before him the Judge drew his own conclusions as to the meaning of the act in question and we were never given an opportunity to address that thinking. We don t think it is right. The only simple interpretation of his judgement i.e. that no users of exchanges pay a levy even seems to go against what Parliament has said previously about both Levy taxation and licensing and could if challenged totally undermine any value to the Levy. We are certain this is fundamental to the future of the Levy Board and hence important to British horseracing and bookmakers and we believe [the situation] requires clarification. Ironically some Bookmakers themselves use Betting Exchanges to hedge bets. It is interesting to note that Betfair based In Gibraltar has for several years been making voluntary payment to the Levy and just prior to last July court case signed a five year agreement with the British Horseracing Association to pay 10.75 percent of its racing profits some 1 percent of turnover over the next five years. But the issue has much wider implications than individuals paying a levy deduction from their profits or turnover. The attraction of using betting exchanges is that apart from the commission they are charged of between 2-5 percent from winning bets there are no other charges involved. Generally exchange players can obtain better prices especially on outsiders. All this could change if Hills wins its appeal and betting exchange customers especially high volume players are classified as running a business. The probability of needing a bookmaker s licence to lay bets on Betting Exchanges would be difficult to introduce as it would need the co-operation of all countries round the world which is probably why Hills have gone down the Levy route as this could be collected by Betfair on top of their commis- Betdaq for 20m. Betdaq was set up by Irishman Dermot Desmond some 13 years ago as a rival to Betfair but it has failed to adequately compete Betfair has an estimated 90 percent market share and is still thought to be losing money despite offering clients a flat commission of 3 percent on winning bets compared to Betfair s 2-5 percent. Ladbrokes could offer the alternative of both fixed odds and betting exchange service in its betting shops and provide greater financial liquidity to the Betdaq Betfair is fully aware it would never get away with paying the sport [in the US] just around 1 percent of turnover as in England... sion charges. But if the Appeal Court again rejects William Hill s complaint the case is likely to end up at the European Court of Justice for a ruling where the French interpretation for banning Betting Exchanges will undoubtedly come into play the French claim they cannot give Betting Exchanges a licence as unlicensed individuals acting as bookmakers on Betting Exchanges contradicts these principles. But if you can t beat them then join them might be the order of the day. Leading British bookmaker Ladbrokes recently purchased product although it would need to invest heavily in marketing the product given Betfair s Exchange dominance. But in Europe things have been very challenging for Betfair with a number of countries making it difficult to obtain a licence or putting in place what Betfair considers too high tax levels. Betfair has generally not been afraid to challenge countries through the European Courts who do not allow it access to their betting market. In the past two years this strategy has proved costly and not very successful. Sweden has tried to ban foreign bookies 16 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM In June 2010 the European Court of Justice upheld the Dutch Government s exclusion of a case brought by Ladbrokes and Betfair to exclude both companies from its territory on the grounds this formed part of a broader range of legislation designed to curtail problem gambling. Entering the Spanish market was also a setback for Betfair as it was excluded from the first round of licences given. And last November Betfair announced it was withdrawing its online sports betting exchange in Germany sighting the country s new licensing sports tax regime of 5 percent on turnover to be uneconomical. Betting companies prefer to operate in countries that implement a gross profits tax deduction rather than turnover related. Approximately 4 percent of Betfair s betting exchange revenue came from Germany and this revenue worked out to around 6m profit before operating costs. In regards to regulation the European regulatory landscape has been changeable over the past few years and that looks likely to continue to develop in the years ahead said Leonie Foster Head of Corporate Communications at Betfair. Our decision to withdraw from Germany and indeed Greece is part of our strategy to focus on jurisdictions where regulation is clearer. While this will impact on Group revenue growth for a period of time we believe it better positions the company for the long term and ensures that the quality of earnings is improved. However we will continue to work closely with European Government and national regulators where possible to try and find solutions to regulatory issues. For Sweden the second most successful racing nation on mainland Europe behind France things have not worked out quite so well. The European Court of Justice successfully upheld their ban on foreign online gam- fixed races etc. Last year total horserace turnover was 12 419m Swedish kroners down from the 2011 figures of 13 111m and lower than the 2010 total of 12 803m. It is not surprising that all leading British Bookmakers have refused to apply for a horserace licence in France (where Betting Exchanges are banned) since June 2010 when the market was opened claiming the 8 percent of betting turnover returned to racing for online betting within the pari-mutual system was too Off-course betting shop expensive when in Britain they pay a lot less. It is a similar situation bling operations but the ruling stopped short for Betfair after the new 5 percent sports betof the Swedish Government being allowed to ting turnover on revenue was introduced in take legal action against any foreign book- 2012. The situation appears to say more about makers targeting the Swedish betting market. the fragility of the betting exchange system The current situation is frustrating as where the knock-on impact of the company s the foreign bookmakers can act outside of the clients having to absorb this added cost in Swedish legislation and take bets on Swedish commission payments on bets would affect horse races without paying any fees declared turnover and prices offered. Leif Almgren Director ATG (Swedish TotalYet curiously in California where Betfair isator Board). We also recently lost a court is seeking a licence to offer Betting Exchange case against one of the bookmakers regarding services on horseracing the company has using information from our data bases which offered to apply a 10 percent commission to all bets made through its Betting exchange considerably higher than the 2-5 percent it We believe the charges in Europe and Australia. This would work out at 6.66 percent going to racing and totalisator model is the rest for Betfair. A major difference in the best model for the America like in France is that racing receives 8 percent to fund the sport from the current horseracing industry Pari-Mutuel monopoly. Betfair is fully aware and fixed odds betting it would never get away with paying the sport just around 1 percent of turnover as in Enhas shown gland. This offer has understandably angered its limitations... many within the racing industry in Britain feeling they have been short changed partic Leif Almgren ularly as it is clear at European Community level that betting regulations are not consismeans it is now okay for other companies to tent for all countries. use our data to create their own betting prodIt seems ludicrous that Sweden cannot ucts on Swedish races. This is negative for the take action against foreign online betting opSwedish horserace turnover at ATG and will erators targeting Swedish clients even though also effect the distribution of money to the they are supposedly banned by a European horseracing industry. Court decision. Equally if Betfair were to lose Almgren has strong feelings on the system the case against William Hill - either through that should be operating for horserace bet- the appeal court in England or later at the Euting stating We believe the totalisator mod- ropean Court of Justice it would be a seriel is the best model for the horseracing indus- ous setback for the company. try and fixed odds betting has shown its limThe overall climate in Europe is becomitations. Bookmakers and betting exchanges ing much more hostile towards online bookaffect the business in a negative way as neither makers and betting exchanges. Their line gives much back to the industry. 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Free Advice Line You can FREE CALL from our website www.iahp.com.au by clicking on FREE CALL The pending arrival in 6 months of Americain at Swettenham Stud may prove to be a catalyst in changing breeders attitudes over the past two decades towards stallions with stamina profiles. Peter Falconer reports. THE TIMES Cup winner commenced stud duties in Australia. After posting four Gr1 victories from 1400 metres up to the metric equivalent of two miles Jeune was given the privilege of standing at the Hayes family s Lindsay Park in South Australia. By the time of his premature death in 2006 the son of Kalaglow had forged an admirable stud career siring gallopers of the calibre of Mummify (MRC Caulfield Cup MRC Yalumba S. MRC Underwood S. SAJC South Australian Derby & Singapore TC Singapore Airlines International Cup) and True Steel Western Jewel Lolita Star etc yet with the likes of Gr1 winners A SIRE FOR I t s not every year that a Melbourne Cup winner is retired to stud in Australia. In fact almost two decades have passed since the last one was welcomed into our domestic stallion ranks. But with the ringing-in of the New Year came the news that Americain (USA) the magnificent winner of the 2010 renewal of the Loving Cup had been secured for southern hemisphere stud duties by Adam Sangster s Swettenham Stud in a development not exactly in keeping with the times. The beginning of the 1996 domestic breeding season was the last occasion a Melbourne Above all Alcopop has taught us to dream and proven to us that these dreams that seem so far away can be realised and lived... Jake Stephens Americain 20 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Alcopop and The Verminator still in the pipeline. Ultimately Jeune s 10 crops featured over 400 individual winners of more than 38 million in prizemoney the stallion s 28 stakes-winners serving as ample evidence of the fact that a Melbourne Cup winner could sire the type of animals commercial breeders so desire. While Jeune s career is a very good parallel on which to gauge Americain s prospects as a future sire Down Under that of Jeune s predecessor At Talaq (USA) is probably better still. The Melbourne Cup winner of 1986 At Talaq had even more in common with Americain not least the fact that both are products of the Roberto sireline. A two-time Gr1 winner in Australia At Talaq was also retired to Lindsay Park Stud just like Jeune beforehand. If anything what ensued Alcopop were even superior runners to those for which Jeune proved responsible as well as arguably more versatile offspring overall. ognized thoroughbred pedigree authority who stud appeal and that his physical presence is not In summary At Talaq s stud record boasted actually suggested the mating of the Arazi mare to be understated. three multiple Gr1 winning sprinter-milers of America to Dynaformer that resulted in the Both Americain s grandsire Roberto and the calibre of Al Mansour Toledo and Skating much-admired stallion. Belli is the Business sire Dynaformer won going one and a half setting At Talaq s stud tenure apart from that of Development Manager of Swettenham Stud miles and that didn t seem to negatively impact Jeune. While the former sired significantly few- charged with the task of making Americain s on their careers. Dynaformer sired a Champion er individual winners over much the same peri- first stud season as successful as humanly pos- European 2YO Filly and a 1000 Guineas winner od of time At Talaq generally proved himself to sible. over a mile as well as a Kentucky Derby winner be a cut above Jeune in the siring stakes. Not surprisingly when it comes to putting at 2000 metres and a slew of top-class horses Considering the combined efforts of At an argument forward in favour of using Amer- from 1600-3200 metres. We d [also] have to Talaq and Jeune at stud in Australia plenty of icain later this year neither Porter nor Belli is bear in mind that Americain was a lot better folk might consider that another Melbourne short of ammunition. If the matter were left en- runner than Dynaformer. Cup winner in the local ranks is long overdue. tirely up to them the Book Full sign would be It s not a slow pedigree on the distaff side However the opposite view that is sure to be applicable long before September 1. either. The dam was a Gr2 winner at 2400 metaken by just as many is that tres but also a Group winner at the domestic stud scene in 1800 metres. She is by Arazi a this day and age bears little world champion two-year-old What many people don t realise is resemblance to that of the (who dominated in Europe that Americain won first-up as a 2YO 1980s or 1990s when the before producing a remarkable duo were in active service. performance in the Breeders over 1400 metres at Chantilly and was In the season At Talaq Cup Juvenile). The second-dam a Listed Race minor placegetter was retired to the breeding is by Green Dancer a Group barn Cambridge Stud s celwinner at two and a classic at Deauville... Alan Porter ebrated staying source Sir winning miler at three and the Tristram was all the rage third-dam is by speed influence and his numerous sire-sons generally considThe co-partner of Pedigree Consultants Cornish Prince. ered to be the next best option. By the time LLC Porter is exceptionally well qualified to He s also very good looking and there is Jeune covered his first book the age of Danehill discuss Americain s best selling points and es- a bit of a ground roots movement looking for a was upon us and a transformation was taking pouses genuine enthusiasm when identifying tougher more durable type of horse. place the like of which the Australian thorough- his main attributes. I would think he d have a decent shot in bred breeding industry is never likely to witness Obviously he was very good over two Australia if sensibly mated. You wouldn t want again. miles which as you say didn t hurt either At Ta- to breed two-year-old sprinters to him but I Today Danehill s exceptional grandson laq from the same sireline or Jeune states Por- can t see anything to stop him getting good Fastnet Rock is the reigning champion sire ter. [However] I would say what distinguished late season staying two-year-olds classic midhaving secured his first title in a season when him as a stayer was not so much sheer stamina dle-distance three-year-olds if mated to 1600only one stallion More Than Ready (USA) but the turn of foot he could deliver at the end 2000s type mares. in the top-10 sported a foreign suffix and the of a distance race. Porter is of the firm opinion that Americvast majority comfortably fell into the category He could pretty much deliver that turn of ain s stud career is destined to get off to a flying of sprinting sire . It s a prevailing situation that foot at 2400 metres as when beating Manighar start even before he heads back to Australia later arguably has a stranglehold on an entire indus- in the Zipping Classic and even over 2000 me- in the year. Americain is presently covering his try and greatly influences the mindset of local tres and if he passes that on he could get good first northern hemisphere breeding season in broodmare owners. classic types. Kentucky at Calumet Farm and Porter is more Two advocates of Americain not likely to be A guru when it comes to thoroughbred than confident that the Melbourne Cup winner too discouraged by the current climate are Alan bloodlines Porter also suggests that Americ- is likely to receive the best of groundings. Porter and Chris Belli. Porter is the world-rec- ain s pedigree shouldn t prove a drawback to his It isn t easy for a staying turf horse in FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 21 A SIRE FOR THE TIMES (cont) At Talaq Jeune the U.S. as the program restricts opportunities relatively small initial outlay. of the best gallopers on the planet. Indeed Alfor this type of horse below stakes level. HowAmericain had his first career start on July copop s only other outing following his maiden ever the [same North American] connections 26 2007 and his final engagement in the 2012 Gr1 victory in the Mackinnon as an eight-yearbought the majority of champion turf horse Melbourne Cup. His six seasons of competition old gelding came in the ultra-prestigious Hong English Channel and he made an excellent saw him win no less than a third of his 33 starts Kong Cup on International Day at Sha Tin in start last year with nine individual stakes-win- his memorable series of victories coming at just which the immediate descendant of two Melners from his first crop of three-year-olds. So about every major racecourse in France and at bourne Cup winners finished a typically couraAmericain is in the right hands. four feature venues in Victoria including the geous third in world-class company. The observations made by Porter lend plen- one it seems that the whole world now wants to Talk about taking a trainer on a journey ty of weight to the assertions of Belli who quite be seen at each November. Found on the website of Jake Stephens is a understandably is also firmly in Americain s Though At Talaq and Jeune never sired a tribute to Alcopop that reveals just how much corner. Belli contends that there is good reason Melbourne Cup winner they certainly were the horse meant to his trainer and connections. for standing staying stallions in Australia and responsible for plenty of gallopers with a very It reads that there are additional arguments for stand- similar profile to Americain. Their finest off It is incredibly hard to put into words ing staying stallions such as Americain . spring included a number of high-class sea- how all involved feel about this horse. He has Belli reports that Swettenham s provision- soned campaigners capable of coming back given us so much the thrill of a lifetime the al contact with key indusprivilege to be involved try participants proves that in the career of a top line Not surprisingly when it comes to putting There is definitely a market racehorse so many memfor staying stallions in Ausories of victories and celan argument forward in favour of using tralia a fact clearly illustratebrations with family and Americain later this year neither Porter nor friends and of course siged by the number of bookings we have already taken nificant financial reward. Belli is short of ammunition... since we announced that we For Jake John and would be standing him . He Sharon (owners of Iota is prepared to concede that There is a belief into work time and time again and competing Of Luck dam of Alcopop) the chance to start that it will take too long to realise the poten- as well at the backend of their career as they did their own legacy in the breeding barn and on tial of a staying stallion. However he is swift at the beginning. the track. For Doug and Helen Gillam who to point out What many people don t realise is Ask Victor Harbour-based trainer Jake Ste- bred Iota of Luck just rewards for a lifetime that Americain won first-up as a two-year-old phens for one. of breeding and racing horses and satisfaction over 1400 metres at Chantilly and was a Listed Jake Stephens name will forever be associ- that their encouragement had resulted in Jake Race minor placegetter at Deauville [at his only ated with Alcopop a son of the Melbourne Cup beginning his involvement in racing on a high. other outing that season]. winner Jeune produced from a great-grand Above all Alcopop has taught us to dream Belli is also keen to remind everyone of the daughter of the Melbourne Cup winner At and proven to us that these dreams that seem so fact that Swettenham Stud and the Sangster Talaq. far away can be realised and lived. We nominatfamily have a long association with staying stalAlcopop s fabulous racing days came to ed him for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups lions and that both Jeune and At Talaq were an end very late last year after four incredible when he had won only three races. Clearly we transferred to the outfit s Victorian site during seasons of performance under Stephens care. were dreaming and we still are. their very successful stud careers. Following his maiden success at Morphettville Would Stephens and his partners like to Belli s final two reasons are also difficult to in November 2008 Alcopop went on to win 10 come across another Alcopop one day Well of dismiss Prizemoney for staying races is signif- races and 1.6 million in prizemoney including course they would. Could Americian possibly icant and You won t win the Melbourne Cup the Gr1 VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes at the sire racehorses of Alcopop s like We ll never by breeding to a sprinting stallion. 2012 Melbourne Cup Carnival in his final out- know without trying and it s odds-on that with Another greatly appealing aspect of Amer- ing on Australian turf. local owners struggling to find decent stayers icain s substantial credentials neither Porter or Almost as important as those successes is to compete with the international raiders Belli brought-up is longevity and the ability of the fact that the connections of Alcopop also Americain could well prove just the stallion top-class stayers to take their connections on saw the horse consistently compete in the high- that Cups-dreaming breeders have been waitthe ride of their life very often after making a est grade of thoroughbred racing against many ing for. 22 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Targeted Nutritional Support for Shinsoreness (DMD) and OCD S IN U E QUIN E N BONAFIDE Before Bonafide TR Getting 2 year olds to the track with the strength and foundation to withstand the rigours of fast work is one of the great challenges faced by Australian trainers. Astute horsemen and horsewomen judge the potential of youngsters by an assessment of conformation movement size and balance while taking into account the results of airway and skeletal examinations. Unfortunately the predisposition of a 2 year old to shinsoreness is not something that can be accessed early and yet it is possibly the greatest limiting factor to 2 year old racing performance. Bonafide s active ingredient Quinaquanone is the only proven and patented Vitamin K1 and K2 product available that has shown in trials to significantly reduce the incidence of shinsoreness (DMD) in 2 year olds. That s why many of Australia s leading trainers insist that every horse in their stable receives a daily dose of Bonafide either in their Mitavite race feed or as a supplement. It makes sound economic sense. Vitamite Bonafide is available in 1.5kg 3kg 10kg and 20kg pails and is added to Mitavite s Premium race feeds Athlete Plus Formula 3 and XLR8. LE A DE I TI O N R After Bonafide Images courtesy of Agricure Pty Ltd. Performance Enhancing Nutrition from Mitavite For further information about Bonafide and a copy of the trial data visit our informative website Mitavite.com.au or freecall MITAVITE 1800 025 487 2012 13 AUST SIRE PREMIERSHIPS Leading Australia General Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 2 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Commands (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Lonhro (AUS) 1998 - 2004 Redoute s Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Montjeu (IRE) 1996 - 2001 Exceed and Excel (AUS) 2000 - 2004 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Bel Esprit (AUS) 1999 - 2003 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 Thorn Park (AUS) 1999 - 2004 Stratum (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Encosta de Lago (AUS) 1993 - 1997 Choisir (AUS) 1999 - 2003 Testa Rossa (AUS) 1996 - 2001 General Nediym (AUS) 1994 - 1999 Reset (AUS) 2000 - 2004 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Mossman (AUS) 1995 - 2000 Al Maher (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Flying Spur (AUS) 1992 - 1996 Breeding Danehill - Cotehele House Danehill - Piccadilly Circus Octagonal - Shadea Danehill - Shantha s Choice Sadler s Wells - Floripedes Danehill - Patrona Redoute s Choice - Snippets Lass Royal Academy - Bespoken Southern Halo - Woodman s Girl Spinning World - Joy Redoute s Choice - Bourgeois Fairy King - Shoal Creek Danehill Dancer - Great Selection Perugino - Bo Dapper Nediym - Military Belle Zabeel - Assertive Lass Redoute s Choice - Singles Bar Success Express - Lichen Lady Danehill - Show Dancing Danehill - Rolls Rnrs 215 231 218 198 15 223 117 234 218 40 183 218 202 201 158 152 170 137 125 203 Wnrs 78 78 87 77 4 93 46 98 85 11 70 86 69 72 62 55 69 50 48 59 Wins 117 108 122 117 5 122 77 138 108 14 94 114 99 103 88 83 104 74 68 86 SW(SWins) 10(11) 11(12) 6(8) 6(6) 1(2) 5(6) 4(6) 3(3) 4(5) 2(4) 3(4) 2(2) 3(3) 3(3) 4(5) 4(7) 3(5) 3(4) 4(5) 0(0) Earnings 5 765 228 5 643 951 5 333 773 4 808 300 4 596 425 3 792 391 3 347 445 3 212 908 3 124 786 3 106 165 3 048 158 2 807 450 2 794 415 2 757 515 2 641 882 2 534 018 2 463 604 2 296 226 2 290 640 2 286 444 Leading Australia 2YO Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 2 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Real Saga (AUS) 2006 - 2009 Charge Forward (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Exceed and Excel (AUS) 2000 - 2004 Sequalo (AUS) 1990 - 1997 Bel Esprit (AUS) 1999 - 2003 Sebring (AUS) 2005 - 2009 Choisir (AUS) 1999 - 2003 Zizou (AUS) 2004 - 2008 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 All Bar One (AUS) 2001 - 2007 Testa Rossa (AUS) 1996 - 2001 Northern Meteor (AUS) 2005 - 2009 Street Cry (IRE) 1998 - 2003 Stratum (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Hidden Dragon (AUS) 1999 - 2006 Oratorio (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Tale of the Cat (USA) 1994 - 1999 Breeding Tale of the Cat - Windy Kate Red Ransom - Sydney s Dream Redoute s Choice - Snippets Lass Redoute s Choice - Singles Bar Danehill - Patrona Rustic Amber - Dash Around Royal Academy - Bespoken More Than Ready - Purespeed Danehill Dancer - Great Selection Fusaichi Pegasus - Natural is My Name Southern Halo - Woodman s Girl Hennessy - Max s Sister Perugino - Bo Dapper Encosta de Lago - Explosive Machiavellian - Helen Street Redoute s Choice - Bourgeois Danehill - Ballroom Babe Stravinsky - Express a Smile Danehill - Piccadilly Circus Storm Cat - Yarn Rnrs 8 11 11 15 21 4 12 19 27 10 19 8 8 11 5 11 16 6 16 9 Wnrs 3 4 3 6 4 2 4 6 5 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 Wins 5 5 4 9 4 5 5 6 5 3 4 6 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 SW(SWins) 1(1) 3(3) 0(0) 2(3) 1(1) 1(2) 0(0) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 1(1) 0(0) 2(2) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 1(1) Earnings 1 359 100 663 975 621 000 414 250 408 225 398 700 354 100 310 445 309 630 264 125 246 795 238 800 233 150 196 800 175 835 155 445 154 800 149 250 144 315 142 430 24 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM HALFTIME STOCK-TAKE Leading Australia 3YO Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 2 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Commands (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Redoute s Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Casino Prince (AUS) 2003 - 2008 Lonhro (AUS) 1998 - 2004 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 General Nediym (AUS) 1994 - 1999 Choisir (AUS) 1999 - 2003 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 Shamardal (USA) 2002 - 2005 Dubawi (IRE) 2002 - 2006 Exceed and Excel (AUS) 2000 - 2004 Dehere (USA) 1991 - 1995 Hotel Grand (AUS) 2002 - 2007 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Stratum (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) 2004 - 2007 Hussonet (USA) 1991 - 1994 Flying Spur (AUS) 1992 - 1996 Red Ransom (USA) 1987 - 1991 Breeding Danehill - Cotehele House Danehill - Piccadilly Circus Danehill - Shantha s Choice Flying Spur - Lady Capel Octagonal - Shadea Redoute s Choice - Snippets Lass Nediym - Military Belle Danehill Dancer - Great Selection Southern Halo - Woodman s Girl Giant s Causeway - Helsinki Dubai Millennium - Zomaradah Danehill - Patrona Deputy Minister - Sister Dot Grand Lodge - Terrestial Redoute s Choice - Singles Bar Redoute s Choice - Bourgeois Danehill - L On Vite Mr. Prospector - Sacahuista Danehill - Rolls Roberto - Arabia Rnrs 52 79 65 56 61 39 60 67 68 29 29 68 18 12 69 51 52 37 52 43 Wnrs 18 25 30 17 19 16 26 26 29 16 16 29 8 3 25 22 26 15 16 13 Wins 29 34 40 20 28 23 38 38 33 27 26 31 10 6 36 28 33 19 24 15 SW(SWins) 5(6) 5(6) 4(4) 2(2) 2(3) 3(5) 2(2) 1(1) 2(2) 2(3) 2(3) 1(1) 1(2) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 1(1) 3(4) 0(0) 2(2) Earnings 2 819 393 2 399 290 2 057 430 1 923 460 1 581 715 1 461 310 1 278 140 1 141 042 1 129 240 1 074 122 1 068 435 1 052 448 1 046 195 1 020 500 977 056 973 340 929 585 878 368 868 312 784 605 Leading Australia 1st Season Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 2 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Real Saga (AUS) 2006 - 2009 Sebring (AUS) 2005 - 2009 Northern Meteor (AUS) 2005 - 2009 Reaan (AUS) 2005 - 2009 Myboycharlie (IRE) 2005 - 2009 Warhead (AUS) 2004 - 2009 War Pass (USA) 2005 - 2009 New Approach (IRE) 2005 - 2009 Murtajill (AUS) 2004 - 2009 Mutawaajid (AUS) 2003 - 2009 Publishing (AUS) 2003 - 2009 Street Boss (USA) 2004 - 2009 Henrythenavigator (USA) 2005 - 2009 Wordsmith (AUS) 2003 - 2009 Ready s Image (USA) 2005 - 2009 Eavesdropper (USA) 2000 - 2005 Kaphero (AUS) 2003 - 2009 Bon Hoffa (AUS) 2002 - 2009 So Secret (AUS) 2003 - 2009 Kheleyf (USA) 2001 - 2005 Breeding Tale of the Cat - Windy Kate More Than Ready - Purespeed Encosta de Lago - Explosive Hussonet - Ribe Danetime - Dulceata Viscount - Camena Cherokee Run - Vue Galileo - Park Express Rock of Gibraltar - Skating Redoute s Choice - Elated Lady Testa Rossa - Sally Magic Street Cry - Blushing Ogygian Kingmambo - Sequoyah Testa Rossa - Way with Words More Than Ready - Clever Phrase Kingmambo - Weekend Surprise Danzero - Kapchat Belong to Me - Asian Reef Danetime - Most Secret Green Desert - Society Lady Rnrs 8 19 11 6 8 4 4 2 12 4 7 5 4 6 4 5 4 2 1 5 Wnrs 3 6 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Wins 5 6 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 SW(SWins) 1(1) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Earnings 1 359 100 310 445 196 800 131 960 112 500 106 000 91 175 72 000 58 480 49 000 42 000 34 025 28 825 28 350 19 950 16 290 12 190 8 675 8 500 8 100 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 25 2012 13 AUST SIRE PREMIERSHIPS HALFTIME STOCK-TAKE (CONT) Leading Australia 2nd Season Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 2 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Casino Prince (AUS) 2003 - 2008 Haradasun (AUS) 2003 - 2008 Hard Spun (USA) 2004 - 2008 Bernardini (USA) 2003 - 2007 Husson (ARG) 2003 - 2007 Magnus (AUS) 2002 - 2008 Zizou (AUS) 2004 - 2008 Host (CHI) 2000 - 2008 Purrealist (AUS) 2004 - 2008 Husson Lightning (AUS) 2004 - 2008 Dylan Thomas (IRE) 2003 - 2008 Danehill Express (AUS) 2001 - 2008 Street Sense (USA) 2004 - 2008 Excellent Art (GB) 2004 - 2008 Wonderful World (AUS) 2003 - 2008 Henny Hughes (USA) 2003 - 2007 Shaft (AUS) 2004 - 2008 Librettist (USA) 2002 - 2007 Any Given Saturday (USA) 2004 - 2008 Soldier s Tale (USA) 2001 - 2008 Breeding Flying Spur - Lady Capel Fusaichi Pegasus - Circles of Gold Danzig - Turkish Tryst A.P. Indy - Cara Rafaela Hussonet - Villa Elisa Flying Spur - Scandinavia Fusaichi Pegasus - Natural is My Name Hussonet - Colonna Traiana Tale of the Cat - Surrealist Hussonet - Snip Snip Danehill - Lagrion Danehill - Savana City Street Cry - Bedazzle Pivotal - Obsessive Agnes World - Success Tale Hennessy - Meadow Flyer Flying Spur - Traceable Danzig - Mysterial Distorted Humor - Weekend in Indy Stravinsky - Myrtle Rnrs 67 50 46 57 40 42 35 31 42 35 51 45 38 34 41 40 45 26 29 28 Wnrs 19 11 17 10 9 18 9 15 14 9 11 14 5 9 12 10 6 8 9 8 Wins 22 13 25 13 15 21 11 17 18 13 15 18 5 14 14 12 11 11 9 12 SW(SWins) 2(2) 1(1) 1(1) 2(2) 1(1) 0(0) 1(1) 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) Earnings 1 973 140 614 066 600 093 594 791 544 955 526 560 448 235 413 385 400 810 391 503 352 215 344 389 298 665 259 285 256 450 246 895 233 710 192 435 187 785 182 810 Leading Australia Broodmare Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 2 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Zabeel (NZ) 1986 - 1991 Danehill (USA) 1986 - 1990 Flying Spur (AUS) 1992 - 1996 Green Tune (USA) 1991 - 1996 Snippets (AUS) 1984 - 1988 Encosta de Lago (AUS) 1993 - 1997 Canny Lad (AUS) 1987 - 1991 Last Tycoon (IRE) 1983 - 1987 Royal Academy (USA) 1987 - 1991 Quest for Fame (GB) 1987 - 1993 Octagonal (NZ) 1992 - 1997 Grand Lodge (USA) 1991 - 1995 Dehere (USA) 1991 - 1995 Redoute s Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Scenic (IRE) 1986 - 1990 Rory s Jester (AUS) 1982 - 1986 Centaine (AUS) 1980 - 1985 Zeditave (AUS) 1985 - 1989 Woodman (USA) 1983 - 1987 Danzero (AUS) 1991 - 1995 Breeding Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle Danzig - Razyana Danehill - Rolls Green Dancer - Soundings Lunchtime - Easy Date Fairy King - Shoal Creek Bletchingly - Jesmond Lass Try My Best - Mill Princess Nijinsky - Crimson Saint Rainbow Quest - Aryenne Zabeel - Eight Carat Chief s Crown - La Papagena Deputy Minister - Sister Dot Danehill - Shantha s Choice Sadler s Wells - Idyllic Crown Jester - Rory s Rocket Century - Rainbeam The Judge - Summoned Mr. Prospector - Playmate Danehill - Confidentially Rnrs 346 469 302 2 267 240 262 207 213 169 189 206 139 121 202 257 157 149 175 178 Wnrs 110 174 119 1 98 85 100 74 76 45 60 59 50 55 66 89 67 55 50 68 Wins 146 240 170 2 127 113 130 108 110 55 79 86 71 66 95 108 99 81 71 97 SW(SWins) 10(16) 6(8) 4(4) 1(2) 6(7) 4(4) 1(1) 4(4) 2(2) 4(4) 3(3) 3(3) 6(7) 3(3) 2(4) 4(4) 1(1) 2(3) 2(2) 0(0) Earnings 9 227 591 6 617 525 4 353 211 4 262 585 4 132 467 3 436 167 2 963 038 2 861 493 2 590 575 2 553 196 2 430 403 2 356 025 2 278 429 2 210 556 2 207 793 2 204 154 2 168 166 1 927 381 1 850 190 1 840 799 26 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 2012 13 NZ SIRE PREMIERSHIPS HALFTIME STOCK-TAKE Leading New Zealand General Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 9 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud O Reilly (NZ) 1993 - 1997 Savabeel (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Pins (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Darci Brahma (NZ) 2002 - 2007 Keeper (AUS) 1997 - 2002 Bernardini (USA) 2003 - 2007 Thorn Park (AUS) 1999 - 2004 Ekraar (USA) 1997 - 2004 Stravinsky (USA) 1996 - 2000 Kashani (USA) 1990 - 1995 Handsome Ransom (AUS) 2000 - 2005 Captain Rio (GB) 1999 - 2004 No Excuse Needed (GB) 1998 - 2003 Bachelor Duke (USA) 2001 - 2005 Volksraad (GB) 1988 - 1993 Pentire (GB) 1992 - 1997 Elusive City (USA) 2000 - 2004 Iffraaj (GB) 2001 - 2007 Falkirk (NZ) 2000 - 2006 One Cool Cat (USA) 2001 - 2005 Breeding Last Tycoon - Courtza Zabeel - Savannah Success Snippets - No Finer Danehill - Grand Echezeaux Danehill - Nuwirah A.P. Indy - Cara Rafaela Spinning World - Joy Red Ransom - Sacahuista Nureyev - Fire the Groom Danzig - Kashan Red Ransom - Bianca Lancia Pivotal - Beloved Visitor Machiavellian - Nawaiet Miswaki - Gossamer Green Desert - Celtic Assembly Be My Guest - Gull Nook Elusive Quality - Star of Paris Zafonic - Pastorale Tale of the Cat - Madam Valeta Storm Cat - Tacha Rnrs 113 77 86 68 109 9 66 24 31 18 80 68 72 70 78 60 51 29 50 60 Wnrs 47 28 42 38 45 2 19 9 12 7 24 25 21 22 24 14 12 12 18 17 Wins 70 41 55 52 53 5 25 15 18 13 37 30 29 28 33 18 14 17 22 23 SW(SWins) 8(11) 5(5) 3(3) 3(3) 2(2) 1(2) 2(2) 2(5) 3(6) 1(4) 2(3) 3(3) 1(1) 1(1) 0(0) 1(2) 1(1) 2(4) 0(0) 1(1) Earnings 1 409 932 1 000 827 852 465 805 100 724 568 611 125 595 940 581 650 563 670 548 425 521 570 515 910 500 487 489 173 488 987 474 488 426 950 397 126 368 267 367 425 Leading New Zealand Broodmare Sires for 2012-13 Season (to Feb 9 2013) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Zabeel (NZ) 1986 - 1991 Danehill (USA) 1986 - 1990 Centaine (AUS) 1980 - 1985 O Reilly (NZ) 1993 - 1997 Grosvenor (NZ) 1979 - 1983 Kaapstad (NZ) 1984 - 1988 Umatilla (NZ) 1988 - 1993 Volksraad (GB) 1988 - 1993 Redoute s Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Personal Escort (USA) 1991 - 1995 Cape Cross (IRE) 1994 - 2000 Carnegie (IRE) 1991 - 1996 Shinko King (IRE) 1991 - 1998 Danasinga (AUS) 1991 - 1996 Prized (USA) 1986 - 1992 Al Akbar (AUS) 1990 - 1995 Royal Academy (USA) 1987 - 1991 Pins (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Success Express (USA) 1985 - 1989 Kinjite (NZ) 1988 - 1993 Breeding Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle Danzig - Razyana Century - Rainbeam Last Tycoon - Courtza Sir Tristram - My Tricia Sir Tristram - Eight Carat Miswaki - Dancing Show Green Desert - Celtic Assembly Danehill - Shantha s Choice Mr. Prospector - Dance Number Green Desert - Park Appeal Sadler s Wells - Detroit Fairy King - Rose of Jericho Danehill - Princess Tracy Kris S - My Turbulent Miss Success Express - Gala Night Nijinsky - Crimson Saint Snippets - No Finer Hold Your Peace - Au Printemps Centaine - Pilmuir Rnrs 124 45 120 63 103 71 2 90 11 44 34 29 13 48 35 23 27 35 22 28 Wnrs 42 15 32 31 29 20 2 21 4 12 10 11 5 16 12 15 8 11 9 9 Wins 53 25 45 46 35 26 10 25 10 15 13 16 9 25 18 21 12 16 13 12 SW(SWins) 7(7) 2(5) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(2) 1(4) 1(1) 2(5) 1(2) 0(0) 2(2) 1(3) 1(2) 2(4) 1(1) 2(2) 1(1) 1(1) 2(2) Earnings 1 168 530 1 038 786 718 557 680 080 605 705 514 172 502 960 452 825 430 723 412 690 389 230 379 990 375 775 369 970 341 650 339 092 316 675 316 331 307 260 306 005 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 27 KISS F actors like crosses in-breeding line breeding out-crossing nicking family numbers dam lines preferred type varied bone structure etc can all over-complicate the yearling selection process. However this can also lead to value purchases for buyers who simply concentrate on the raw fundamentals. PRINCIPLE YEARLING SELECTION For many Thoroughbred yearling selection is an intimidating venture into the unknown but it doesn t have to be writes Ross Brunt of Horsegears. the leading ace mares that leave the winners however the rationale behind this can be deceptive as every single good race mare is likely to have multiple siblings so the greater amount of siblings have the numbers on their side. Research and statistics from thoroughbredreview. com indicate that foals from quality race mares as opposed to quality bred mares doubles the chance of getting a stakes-winner. Racetrack soundness can also be passed down from quality race mares. However the dam s pedigree is not totally irrelevant as generally the dam is of a lower class to the sire and does not have enough produce to Conformation Analysis The KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle states that systems work best if simple rather than complex therefore simplicity should be a key goal and complexity should be avoided. Looking at both breeding and conformation in this article I theorise how promising yearlings can be identified by those with limited knowledge and experience by strictly applying the basics. Breeding Analysis Legendary breeding analyst Joseph Estes introduced a simple methodology. His theory is based on a foal obtaining its genes directly from its dam and sire and therefore for the foal to be a successful racehorse the direct parents must carry the essential fast genes. Consequently consideration of the racetrack and or produce record of the sire and dam is critical. Sires from leading studs with faltering reputations may have inflated ratios due to having served quality mares... definitively judge it by. A good second dam and particularly a proven maternal sire add value. However under Estes theory going any further back than this appears futile. Despite limited experience this simple logic can allow the buyer to value a horse based on its pedigree in a systematic manner. For example the buyer may estimate that a yearling from a mare with a few foals that has left a metropolitan winner to be worth approximately 85 000 or likewise left a stakes-winner 120 000 etc. This moderates the risk of prejudice due to factors of lowered significance. The Sire As the sire is likely to have a large number of offspring its produce record is generally the key. The well-documented statistical ratios can be a very good guide. For examples of how these ratios offer stallion insights see the application of stallion statistic tables and summary. The Dam The preferred broodmare is a good class racetrack performer and or a producer. For the mare lacking racetrack form having produced at least a winner or winners of good class is paramount. Although a mare may have no racetrack form itself if it has produced good winners this indicates it had ability but never showed it on the track. It is common theory that it s the siblings of The Weakest Link Legendary Thoroughbred trainers and breeders seem to have an eye for a horse this gives them the ability not only to select athletic types but further those that have specific gallop or racehorse levering. This level of expertise cannot be matched by the inexperienced buyer however any buyer can select yearlings with good overall bone structure that provides general athleticism without being a conformation expert. Included in any assessment are critical soundness factors like correct limbs and without undermining its importance as it s well documented I won t detail such here. The traditional buyer assesses the whole horse for flaws but a lack of flaws does not guarantee an athletic type and because this involves assessing a wide range of traits it leaves scope for error. This method is effectively judging a horse by its negatives. Good horses come in many shapes and sizes as this allows them to produce varied racetrack skills and excel over varied distances. Thus racehorse conformation can have variance without affecting top-end potential. The conformation selection process can be clarified by selecting horses that have good basic athletic traits provided the buyer knows what to look for. This allows the buyer to judge a horse by its positives. A Yearling s topline is key (See image). From this a buyer can quickly assess whether the horse has strong prime moving bones in its upper body which in turn provide it with general athletic traits. The topline is divided into three sections being the fore mid (or back) and hind. For the purpose of this article these sections will be defined by running vertical lines through the chest front wither hip and rear end. It s well accepted that a foal is likely to throw to its weakest line so strengths through both the sire and dam is critical. This is regardless of how strong a single line may appear. The Short Back Good topline lengths at both ends ensure critical strength through the fore and hindquarters. However instead of assessing each of the 28 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM portions individually the buyer can short list by assessing the back length. Many rate the short back as an athletic trait due it adding core strength but indirectly it also plays a key role in overall balance and prime moving strength. This is due to topline and height x length proportions. Measuring length from the chest front to rear end and height from the ground to wither nature adjusts the racehorse s body proportions and type to ensure that its length is generally close to its height. Therefore for the horse with a short back nature generally ensures the topline length and balance by providing it extra length through the fore and or hindquarters. Consequently for horses with a reasonable height x length proportion a short back and loins (Small of the back) guarantees a good fore and or hindquarters. In turn this provides strong athletic upper body prime moving strength. In contrast the long backed horse will have a comparatively weaker fore and or hindquarters and lessoned prime moving strength. For the buyer that fears that a yearling has too shorter back the overly short back will be likely to lengthen to a more reasonable length with maturity. Therefore a yearling with a short back is a safe bet. Observing the above will require some practice for those new to conformation so prospective buyers should first get their eye in at studs races prior sales etc. Refined application of stallion statistics Ratio Starters winners Starters stakes-winners Starters (3 x stakes-winners) ( X stakes horses) Prizemoney starters Stallion ratio Redoute s Choice Bel Esprit Exceed and Excel Falvelon Hidden Dragon Reset Elvstroem Clangalang Pure Theatre Dylan Thomas Street Boss S W 75% 66% 65% 64% 55.3 54% 54% 53% 46% 37% 31.5% S SW 11% 2.7% 7% 1.7% 1.8% 4% 2.7% 2.9% 0 2.3% 1.9% Abbreviation S W S SW S (3 x SW) (1 x stakes horses) API (Average prizemoney per starter) S (3 x SW) (SH) 43% 10% 26% 9% 7.4% 14% 10% 11% 0 11% 12% API 104 000 54 000 48 000 41 000 29 000 38 000 29 000 38 000 13 000 12 000 15 000 Back Length Illusions Even experienced horse people can struggle to accurately assessing back length. The correct way is to measure its length in relation to the top line. Other comparisons such as the girth depth and croup length can be misleading. A deep girth gives the appearance of a shorter back and a shallow girth a longer back. A long croup gives the appearance of a shorter back and a short croup a longer back. Immaturity Arguably the best guides As a horse usually grows not only from the base upwards but from the hind forwards a longer back and weaker fore are not uncommon in yearlings. However there is some risk for inexperienced buyers purchasing these types as they are relying on the conformation being maturity related where as in reality the horse may naturally always lack athleticism. Growth spurts can provide the yearling with the false impression of a sprinter due to a strong hind slightly longer back and forward set wither. Selecting a yearling that appears athletic does not guarantee a winner as ultimately a number of factors such as correct limbs muscle contraction nervous system so-ordination training etc play a part in determining realized ability. Soundness health issues should always be considered. Always seek Veterinary opinion if in doubt. The long backed horse will have a comparatively weaker fore and or hindquarters and lessoned prime moving strength... Refined application of stallion statistics Although there are always exemptions the ratios can confirm more about a stallion than simply its ability to pass on good genes. Falvelon has a high winner ratio and low stakes-winner ratio indicating he s a reliable sire of good early sprinters. In contrast Reset has only a moderate winner ratio and high stakes-winner ratio comparatively indicating he s ability to get slower maturing classic winners over distance. Sires from leading studs with faltering reputations may have inflated ratios due to having served quality mares. For up and coming sires with no offspring generally precocious sprinters make good stallions where as the middle distance or staying racehorse type is a riskier proposition. FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 29 MM RACING WOMEN his January s Magic Millions Raceday and Carnival featured the launch of the world s first women s ownership incentive bonus. A massive 500 000 bonus purse was on offer to the connections of the first four all female owned or leased horses past the post in the 2013 Jeep Magic Millions 2YO Classic. This 500 000 bonus was in addition to the existing 2 000 000 in advertised race prizemoney. T A HIT Due to the Magic Millions Racing Women initiative the payout to the connections of Real Surreal the winner of the 2013 Jeep Magic Millions 2YO Classic is the largest in the history of Queensland racing. The super filly is from the first crop of Glenlogan Park stallion Real Saga and will now be set for the Golden Slipper. Real Surreal is raced by breeder Michelle Lang-McMahon her mother Glenys Lang and their stable manager Holly Williams. 50 000 Bonus 50 000 prizemoney Position past the post Fourth Owners Mrs D A Gilbert Mrs M E Gilbert Magic Millions National Yearling Sale Passed in with a reserve of 140 000 Greytfilly (FEROCITY-SUN KISSES) 2YO FILLY Magic Millions Racing Women Fourth 25 000 Bonus 30 000 prizemoney Position past the post Ninth Owners Rose Syndicate (Mgr Ms S Hendricks) Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Sold for 30 000 He s A Ladies Man (ALL BAR ONE-FAVOURITE STARLET) 2YO GELDING Magic Millions Racing Women Fifth - nil Bonus 30 000 prizemoney Position past the post Twelfth Owners Mrs H M Rowe Mrs L J Shandiman Mrs S King Mrs J P Roberts Mrs D J Smith Magic Millions QTIS Yearling Sale Sold for 5 000 Change of Honour (CHARGE FORWARD-MORE LAURELS) 2YO GELDING Magic Millions Racing Women Sixth - nil Bonus 30 000 prizemoney Position past the post Thirteenth Owners BC3 Girls Go Racing Syndicate Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Sold for 62 500 The Magic Millions Racing Women s bonus of 500 000 will again be on offer in the 2014 renewal of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and forms part of the Race Series exclusive for nominated yearling graduates of Magic Millions sales. In its inaugural year an astonishing six horses of the capacity field of 16 which competed in this year s race were 100% owned or leased by women... The Magic Millions Racing Women initiative was created by Magic Millions co-owner Katie Page-Harvey as part of her vision to increase the profile of women in the industry and to educate and encourage women to become more active in all aspects of thoroughbred racing. Over 100 registrations were received by Magic Millions during September to October last year for eligible two-year-olds targeting the race. To further evidence the scheme s success in its inaugural year an astonishing six horses of the capacity field of 16 which competed in this year s race were 100% owned or leased by women. Even more remarkable was the outcome with first third and fourth horses past the post being eligible for the initiative. Olympic equestrian silver medallist Zara Phillips MBE who was appointed the first Magic Millions Racing Women Ambassador was on course to present the inaugural winner s cheque and trophy to a group of jubilant women. Real Surreal (REAL SAGA-STOLEN BEAUTY) 2YO FILLY Magic Millions Racing Women First 325 000 Bonus 1 140 000 prizemoney Position past the post First Owners Mrs M L Lang-McMahon Mrs G E Lang Miss H Williams Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Passed in with a reserve of 75 000 Missy Longstocking (SEQUALO-LINYANTI) 2YO FILLY Magic Millions Racing Women Second 100 000 Bonus 150 000 prizemoney Position past the post Third Owners Mrs J M Clairs Magic Millions April Sale Passed in with a reserve of 30 000 Global Dream (FASTNET ROCK-VALADON) 2YO FILLY Magic Millions Racing Women Third 30 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM BIG BROWN Boundary Mien (by Nureyev) MAKE IT BIG IN 2013 Already the sire of 16 first crop winners across U.S Europe and Japan (27 Nov. 32 runners). Sire of star 2yo BROWN ALMIGHTY (Sunny Halo Stakes L). Big Brown is back in 2013 ONEMORENOMORE Red Ransom Palia (by Last Tycoon) ONEMORE IS THE ONE The only Gr. 1 winning 2yo by sire of sire s Red Ransom at stud. Sire of a stunning first crop inspect them at Magic Millions. Big Brown Congrats Dubleo Excites More Than Ready Mossman Myboycharlie Onemorenomore Pluck Testa Rossa 02 6543 8333 Call Adam White Conor Phelan or Peter Orton www.vinery.com.au All Vinery stallions carry a transferable free return if your mare fails to deliver a live foal (conditions apply). Payment is not due until June 15 2013. INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE MAGIC MILLIONS REVIEW SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 By Gary Knowles EIGHT IS ENOUGH ON THE GOLD COAST T he lead up to this year s Australasian yearling sales included plenty of hype off the back of strong northern hemisphere growth since Keeneland September. While there was an air of confidence leading into the first of the majors Magic Millions the weight of expectation to get the ball rolling for the southern hemisphere would have felt like somewhat of an impost for the Gold Coastbased sales company. While still patchy in parts as are all sales managing director Vin Cox and his team need not have worried. A strong buying bench including a multitude of overseas orders ensured that the major sessions 1-4 would finish up 8 percent on 2012 s average. Not stunning perhaps but nonetheless coming off a stronger base than the US and Europe a good gauge of what vendors might expect for the forthcoming 6 months. A combination of relief and joy were probably what Cox felt at the end of the first 4 sessions the 4th (evening session) held immediately following another highly successful Magic Millions Gold Coast raceday held across the road. It s been an extremely strong sale Cox declared. It was pleasing to see the clearance rate climb again. Tonight s session was very strong and from a catalogue of just 90 lots for the average to rise again from yesterday is terrific. It was great to see the support of many newer players - both as vendors and buyers. The overall leading buyer for the sale was the powerful partnership of Gai Waterhouse and James Harron - signing for 27 yearlings at a spend of over 6 million. Another 21 lots heading to the Waterhouse stable will be the outstanding selection of purchases from Denise Martin of Star Thoroughbreds. The spend of over 2 million left Star second on the buyers table. American-based Ingordo Bloodstock the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Melbourne s Peter Moody rounded out the leading buyers top five for total spend. Subsequent to winning last season s Australian General Sires Premiership Coolmore reverse shuttler Fastnet Rock has many admirers and the son of Danehill featured strongly at the top end of the sale. TOP SELLERS 1 350 000colt(FastnetRock-Smart Company) Coolmore Australia 800 000colt(Redoute sChoice-Apercu)John O Shea Racing Pty Ltd 675 000filly(Lonhro-CirqueduSoleil) James Harron Bloodstock Pty Ltd 575 000colt(FastnetRock-AwesomePlanet) SpicerThoroughbredsPtyLtd 575 000colt (Redoute s Choice-Daralara) James Bester Bloodstock 550 000colt(StreetCry-VillaBled)Mark Kavanagh 500 000(FastnetRock-LegallyBay)Filly(Gai Waterhouse James Harron Bloodstock) 500 000(FastnetRock-LibertyRose)Colt (Gai Waterhouse James Harron Bloodstock) 500 000filly(FastnetRock-GoldChant) Chris Waller Racing Pty Limited LEADING BUYERS (ranked by total spend) 6 050 000-GaiWaterhouse&JamesHarron B stock (NSW) - 27 lots 2 355 000-StarThoroughbreds(NSW)- 21 lots 2 230 000-IngordoBloodstock(USA)- 12 lots 2 100 000-HongKongJockeyClub(HK)- 8 lots 1 575 000-MoodyRacing(Vic)-14lots LEADING VENDORS (ranked by average 3ormoresold) 391 000-LomarParkStud-5sold 271 250-EvergreenStudFarm-4sold 229 000-NewgateFarm-15sold 202 500-StrawberryHillStud-4sold 93 750-RothwellPark-4sold 1 LEADING SIRES (ranked by average 3ormoresold) 384 500-Redoute sChoice-10sold 318 030-FastnetRock-33sold 226 429-StreetCry-7sold 186 389-Snitzel-18sold 179 583-Lonhro-12sold Key statistics (2012) Lots Catalogued Sold Passed In Withdrawn Sold % 660 (645) 497 (492) 103 (91)) 60 (62) 83 (84) Amounts Prices Gross Amount Highest (Lot 261) Average Median Top 67 677 500 ( 62 570 000) 170 000 136 172 ( 127 175) 105 000 ( 100 000) 1 350 000 ( 960 000) (Lot 251) 1.35 million colt] (Lot 339) 800k Redoute s Choice-Apercu colt] 32 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC REVIEW By Gary Knowles I CLASSIC RESULT IN SYDNEY I am sure we will see a strong offering the Classic Winter Bookon23June withmany of the yearlings being able to benefit from another six months of growth... Inglis managing director Mark Webster was similarly upbeat declaring the wide cross-section of the buying bench a contributing factor behind the sale s success. There was a real diverse buying bench assembled Lot 332 joint here this week with Western sale-topper Australia Korea New Zealand Japan Singapore twice during Monday s second session. Lot 261 and the local contingent all investing in a great Bell River Thoroughbreds colt by Not A Single selection of yearlings said Webster. Syndicators such as Triple Crown have been great supporters Doubt from Fleecing was sold to leading Perth of the Classic Sale and I recommend to anyone trainer Neville Parnham early in the day for interested in getting into racehorse ownership to 170 000 and that figure was equaled just 2 jump onto the Inglis Sharemarket in the coming hours later when Fairview Park Stud s colt by Magic Albert from Kianben was sold to local weeks to view. Last year s top price of 140 000 was eclipsed trainerDavidVandykeasLot332. Key Statistics Lots Catalogued Sold Passed In Withdrawn 467 355 (81%) 82 (19%) 30 Amounts Prices Gross Amount Highest (Lot 261) Average Median 11 850 772 170 000 33 382 29 000 nglis decision to split the 2013 Classic SaleintoSummer&WinterSessionspaid immediate dividends when the 2-day Summer Book closed proceedings in January with an exciting13%increaseinaverageprice.Thefinal averagewas 33 712 withthemedianup20% to 30 000 followingthesaleof348yearlings for 11 731 772. Our aim in trimming the Classic offerings in January to a two day Summer Book has been to reduce the pressure on both buyers and vendors who are faced with very busy schedules at the start of the year which has led to pleasing feedback and results observed Inglis bloodstock director Jonathan D Arcy. Following day-2 D Arcy noted The sale really picked up in the afternoon with considerable growth in the median a result of real strengthinthe 30 000to 60 000pricerange... In addition to buyers and vendors asking us for a more compact Summer Book there has also been a call for a select yearling sale in Sydney later in the year. D Arcy expressed confidence in how Part 2 the Winter Book would be received by buyers Leading Buyers Name Aquanita Racing VIC N Parnham WA R Worthington & Scoone B Stock NSW Korea Bloodstock KOREA Triple Crown Syndications NSW Paul Perry NSW 13 4 5 270 000 258 000 230 000 Bought 7 5 4 Aggregate 322 000 300 000 285 000 Snitzel-Can t Hackit Filly Leading Vendors Name Widden Stud Arrowfield Stud Fairview Park Stud Turangga Farm Edinburgh Park Emirates Park Sold 38 19 11 9 10 17 Aggregate 1 062 500 724 000 590 000 440 000 372 000 357 000 Top Sellers 170 000 (Magic Albert-Kianben) Colt D Vandyke NSW 170 000 (Not a Single DoubtFleecing) Colt N Parnham WA 140 000 (Sebring-Private) Filly T Sekiguchi JAPAN 135 000(NotaSingleDoubt-Happy Camper) Filly First Light Racing Ellerton Zahra Racing Paul Willetts Bloodstock VIC 135 000(Snitzel-DeputyLil)Filly Kitchwin Hills 120 000(Snitzel-Can tHackit(NZ)) FillyBKRacing&BreedingPtyLtd 110 000 (Canny Lad-Encens (GB)) Filly William Inglis As Agent NSW 110 000 (Street Sense (USA)Hinting)ColtRWorthington& Scone Bloodstock Services NSW 105 000(Snitzel-Forestress)Colt Darby Bloodstock Pty Ltd NSW 105 000(MagicAlbert-Prinny s Girl) Colt T Kieser SINGAPORE FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 33 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 KARAKA PREMIER REVIEW KARAKA FIRES UP and with some positive news in New Zealand around fillies racing and so on that confidence will also filter through the local market over the course of the week ahead. The week Ms Vela alluded to included 2 Select &3Festivalsessionswhichculminatedinafew new records allied to improved buying by the local bench. NZB Premier Combined Top Sellers Z 1 975 000(FastnetRock-Celebria)Colt N Mr T Magnier Z 800 000(Zabeel-Destined)FillyNZBas N agent Z 775 000(Pins-Sayyida)ColtMoody N Racing Z 700 000(FastnetRock-Episode)FillyMr N B Cummings Z 620 000(HighChaparral-Our N Echezeaux)ColtMrDCEllis Z 500 000(Zabeel-Seachange)ColtJames N Bester Bloodstock Z 480 000(HighChaparral-Bombay)Colt N Hong Kong Jockey Club Z 460 000(O Reilly-Escada)ColtHong N Kong Jockey Club Z 450 000(Zabeel-Tootsie)ColtMrG N Hennessy Z 440 000(ThornPark-TheGlitter)Colt N DGR Thoroughbred Services Z 440 000(Zabeel-VeloceBella)Filly N Belmont Bloodstock Z 425 000(EncostadeLago-Ethereal)Colt N Mr DC Ellis Z 425 000(Commands-OhSoDiscreet) N Colt Hong Kong Jockey Club Z 425 000(Redoute sChoice-Valpolicella) N Filly Mr GC Beemsterboer Z 410 000(FastnetRock-GypsyPrincess) N Colt Mr DC Ellis Z 400 000(FastnetRock-Distinctly)Colt N Hong Kong Jockey Club Z 400 000(FlyingSpur-StellaLivia)Filly N Mr GE Harding F Curraghmore sold the sale topper ollowing an exceptionally strong sale last year added to an inspirational marketing campaign themed around the slogan The Art Of Winning there was plenty of pre-sale hype priorto2013 sNZBloodstockNationalSaleat Karaka south of Auckland. It didn t disappoint With few exceptions the overseas buying bench included an excellent subset of international agents and buyers underpinned by the Australians whose buying power contributes a substantial amount to the sale s gross. That was augmented by a rampant Australian dollar that made for highly affordable bloodstock when converted back into the green and gold currency. There were fireworks from the git-go with the opening day of the 2-day Premier sessions providinganaveragepriceriseof10.5percent fromNZ 145 985toNZ 161 332.Thesalemedian dropped2%toNZ 117 500fromNZ 120 000 however the aggregate (despite selling 40 less lots) eclipsed 2012 s total. Following a protracted bidding duel that includedunder-biddersPeterMoody&the sale s leading buyer David Ellis Coolmore s Tom MagnierhadthefinalsayatNZ 1.975million onLot63 aFastnetRockcoltoutofCelebria consigned by Curraghmore on behalf of Australia s John Camilleri. Tipped by most pundits to be the likely sale topper the colt is a half-brother to Gr1 winner Gathering from the family of Redoute s Choice. With six days of selling still to go (also including the Select and Festival sessions) at that point NZB Co-managing director Petrea Vela enthused It has been an extremely pleasing start to Sales Week. We re thrilled with the turnout of buyers the salegrounds are as busy as ever and there s been lots of spirited bidding right throughout the day. Leading into the week it was hard to predict how things were going to unfold but vendors are doing well to meet the market and the mood on the grounds is very positive. The clearancerateat77%isagreatstartandislikely to strengthen even further tomorrow. That it did and following the final day the averagepriceacrossthe2dayshadsettled2% up fromNZ 154 677comparedtoNZ 158 054 in2013.Thesalemedianremainedstrongand finished identical to last year s mark at NZ 120 000. Importantly the clearance rate improved further from74%in2012to79%with321of441yearlings sold.CataloguereceiptstotaledNZ 51 051 500 (NZ 3 085 000downonthe2012figurebutwith 27 fewer horses selling). Ms Vela was openly delighted with the final tally. We headed into this Sale expecting some uncertainty in the market and have been very pleasantly surprised by how solid the results have been. We have definitely felt improvement on last year where the first day in particular took a lot longer to find a momentum. Throughout the past two days trade has been very steady very strong in places with a wide and varied buying bench that has been positive in its regard for the horses on offer at Karaka. Hopefully the tide is turning We re thrilled with the turnout of buyers the salegrounds are as busy as ever and there s been lots of spirited bidding right throughout the day... 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It has just proved to be economic indicators aside a sale that has quietly gone about its business in a city where sport verges on religion. If one were to single out some of the key factors behind that oil-tanker like steadiness it I CITY O By Gary Knowles probably boils down to a combination of having produced a production line of some of the best gallopers in the world (many of them outstanding sprinters or sprinter-milers) a value offering a very strong incentive scheme and excellent Fortunately Inglis has had the good fortune to get the balance right i.e. the vendors are happy so they return often with even better stock and the buyers can t ignore the sale graduates on-track success so keep coming back often MELBOURNE PREMIER It s a tough combination to get right for any sales company success through the ring and on the track and it s a chicken and egg situation... marketing coupled with the hospitality that Melbourne s epicurean precinct and hotels are renowned for. That and Black Caviar. It s a tough combination to get right for any sales company success through the ring and on the track and it s a chicken and egg situation. with deeper pockets. Unsurprisingly reignin Australian Champion Sire Fastnet Rock had a fair bit to do with the success of last year s renewal 5 of the top half dozen sellers being by the imposing sire-son of Danehill. They included prices of 500 000 36 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM F SALES 2012 Catalogued Sold Passed In Withdrawn 2011 Catalogued Sold Passed In Withdrawn 2010 Catalogued Sold Passed In Withdrawn 2009 Catalogued Sold Passed In Withdrawn 613 422 (75%) 142 (25%) 49 Gross Amount Highest (Lot 283) Average Median 23 366 272 365 000 55 370 45 000 554 406 (81%) 98 (19%) 50 Gross Amount Highest (Lot 254) Average Median 28 835 500 400 000 71 023 55 000 568 429 (84%) 84 (16%) 55 Gross Amount Highest (Lot 412) Average Median 30 735 500 340 000 71 645 57 500 614 Gross Amount 32 078 681 500 000 72 412 60 000 340 000 340 000 330 000 and 300 000. Owned by Coolmore who will sell under their own flag this year Fastnet Rock has 6 yearlings at the 2013 Premier Sale following one withdrawal and competition is expected to be even fiercer following demand for his stock at earlier sales this year. Of course with a sale of this scope no one sire can make the sale. In 2013 Melbourne Premier is blessed with representation by a veritable who s who of the Australian stallion brigade including a large number with first crop yearlings that have already been keenly sought out by buyers at January sales. With the weather beginning to cool down as Melbourne approaches its autumn the indoor amphitheatre at its Oaklands complex makes for a cozy place to chew the fat and take in all the action. It s guaranteed to be standing room only for latecomers so make sure you re there early for the grand opening. 443 (82%) 95 (18%) 76 Highest (Lot 408) Average Median FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 37 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 PERFORMANCE WITH A T he growth of the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in the past ten years has been nothing short of remarkable. That this success has been outshone by the outstanding performances of the horses sold at the auction is phenomenal. Champions such as Black Caviar Starspangledbanner Sacred Kingdom Igugu and Weekend Hussler were all sourced from Inglis Oaklands sale ring at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Black Caviar confirmed her position as the greatest sprinter and the greatest female equine athlete world racing has seen in the modern era when she was recently crowned the World Champion Sprinter for the third straight year by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The great mare s win in the Gr1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot was also enough for Europe to crown her Cartier Sprinter of the Year. Some thought the award should go to another Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale graduate in Ortensia who won the Gr1 Nunthorpe Stakes and Gr2 King George Stakes plus finished fourth in the Gr1 July Cup all in England following a dashing win in the Gr1 Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai. That s two international sprinting mares to balance the international sprinting males Starspangledbanner and Sacred Kingdom who are also graduates of Melbourne Premier. Melbourne Premier s World Class sprinters have also been well backed up by champion miler Weekend Hussler W.S Cox Plate s winners Fields Of Omagh and Pinker Pinker plus South African Horse of the Year Igugu and Champion Macau galloper Elderly Paradise. In fact Melbourne Premier graduates have won a staggering 49 Gr1 races in Australia South Africa Japan Hong Kong United Kingdom Malaysia and Macau in the last six racing seasons. The catalogue for the 2013 edition of the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale is again teeming with quality and depth 775 yearlings have been catalogued for the four day sale which will be commencing with a new afternoon session on Sunday 3 March. Premier One will continue on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 March. Premier Two will conclude the sale on Wednesday 6 March. CAPITAL P Lot 313 the yearling brother to fourtime Hong Kong Champion Sprinter Sacred Kingdom is one of 93 siblings to stakes-winners to be offered in Melbourne. A sister to Mentality three-quarter sister to Red Dazzler three-quarter brother to Gold Edition half-brother to Once Were Wild plus half-sisters to Moment Of Change Rock Kingdom Riva San and Mummify are amongst the 14 siblings to Gr1 winners set to be offered in March. Nine of High Chaparral s 28 yearlings in the catalogue have been selected for the new Blue Riband Session which will be conducted during Day Two of the sale. This new session features 50 yearlings which on pedigree and type suggest they are suitable for classic races and in due course Australia s very lucrative Cups racing (see Merissa Borg s Blue Riband report later in this feature). Choisir the sire of Starspangledbanner has 27 yearlings catalogued in the March sale Premier graduates have won a staggering 49 Gr1 races in Australia [and around the world] in the last six racing seasons... 93 of the yearlings catalogued across Premier One and Premier Two are from stakeswinning mares seven of those won at Gr1 level such as Republic Lass and Champion racemare Dane Ripper. 105 stallions are represented with progeny in the 2013 catalogue led by Coolmore Stud s top young sire High Chaparral who is building an enviable reputation as a sire of high-class middle distance and staying types. while there are 25 lots by Black Caviar s sire Bel Esprit whose stock are in very hot demand. Seven yearlings by Australia s Champion Sire in Fastnet Rock are set to be sold at Oaklands just as his Gr2-winning son Hvasstan was in 2011. There are also 10 yearlings by Pinker Pinker s sire Reset eight by Weekend Hussler s sure Hussonet 17 by Sacred Kingdom s sire Encosta de Lago and 10 by Ortensia s sire Testa Rossa. Made in Victoria Black Caviar 38 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 2012 s 300 000 Fastnet RockScenario Filly Other proven sires represented include Starcraft (23) Statue Of Liberty (21) Domesday (22) Flying Spur (18) Exceed And Excel (17) Commands (15) Not A Single Doubt (14) Tale Of The Cat (14) Bernardini (13) Snitzel (12) Rock Of Gibraltar (9) Show A Heart (8) Lonhro (8) and Stratum (7). There is also a strong selection of 20 first season sires including Wanted (21) Nicconi (18) Turffontein (14) Denman (12) Manhattan Rain (11) All American (9) Big Brown (8) Onemorenomore (8) Von Costa de Hero (8) O Lonhro (7) Duporth (6) and Medaglia D Oro (2). The increasing depth of stallion strength and vendor support at the Inglis Melbourne Recent star Premier graduates Ortensia Black Caviar Igugu Pinker Pinker Premier Yearling Sale have been significant factors towards the sale being the only major thoroughbred auction in the world to have achieved an increase in average in seven of the last eight years. Respected breeders and sellers Coolmore Stud have joined the upward spiral of Melbourne Premier. In 2013 Coolmore Stud will offer 21 yearlings under their own banner the first time they have ever done so at the sale. Eliza Park Stud the home of Black Caviar s sire Bel Esprit will bring the largest draft of 60 yearlings to the 2013 Melbourne Premier Sale. Swettenham Stud who sold Black Caviar from their draft on behalf of Gilgai Farm in 2008 will bring a strong selection of 29 C This new Blue Riband session features 50 yearlings which on pedigree and type suggest they are suitable for classic races... M Y CM MY CY CMY K yearlings to this year s Melbourne Sale. Other breeding operations with significant drafts heading to the sale include Three Bridges Thoroughbreds (29 lots) Supreme Thoroughbreds (28) Yallambee Stud (26) Basinghall Farm (25) Rosemont Stud (23) Blue Gum Farm (22) Phoenix Broodmare Farm (21) Woodside Park Stud (19) Arrowfield Stud (18) Little Plains Stud (15) Bellerive Stud (14) Musk Creek Farm (13) Burnewang North Pastoral (13) Cornerstone Stud (12) Grange Thoroughbreds (12) Vinery Stud (12) and Widden Stud (12). Importantly all horses sold at the 2013 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale are eligible to be nominated to the 5 million Inglis Race Series which is set to include more 1600m to 2400m events in future years. The catalogue for the 2013 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sales is available online at www.inglis.com.au and on the new Inglis Sales iPad app. For hard copy catalogues or more information on the sale please contact a member of the Inglis Melbourne team on 61 3 9333 1422. 40 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 T THE RUN OF PLAY shores to take up residence in the stable of Lloyd Williams just over a year before his Cup win. The Cup runner-up Fiorente arrived on here just in time for the big race his first in Australia even though he was trained by Gai Waterhouse and the Irish-bred third place-getter Jakkalberry raced mainly in Italy before taking up residence in the UK stable of his Italian trainer. He has now raced on five continents. While this is only a small snapshot it s a true indication of the trend developing due to a lack of staying stocks in this country. It can be argued that this is brought about by the lack of incentive and support for breeders to produce those types. But maybe shipping in expensive horses from Europe is not the answer especially when many are geldings who contribute nothing to the local breeding industry in the long term. The likes of Australian trainers and owners going to Europe and the USA to buy tried staying horses for our middle distance and cup races has its limitations it s an expensive exercise and as with any racehorse the rate of failure is high. The major bloodstock sales in this country Inglis Melbourne director Peter Heagney AGAINST he 2013 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale has catalogued a Blue Riband session for the first time predominantly identifying potential staying or classic types. Merisa Borg finds out why. When the Melbourne Cup rolled around last November the sentiment held by many Australians was that there were too many international raiders in the cup. There s a growing argument about the limitations placed on locally-bred horses to even get a sniff at the qualifying races with the influx of the overseas company let alone a tilt at the big race itself. Also thrown around is the question of the relevance of the race that stops the nation when punters don t have any local heroes that they can connect with and the card reads with a long list of unknowns. The 2012 instalment of the Melbourne Cup is a prime example of this where you had eight international runners and 16 from the stables of Australian trainers who were for the most part purchased by the local contingent from overseas. The winner Green Moon was a 3-time winner in Great Britain before gracing our We are blessed in this country to have access to the best international staying bloodlines around... Peter Heagney have gained international recognition as an enviable source of precocious youngsters for the 2YO market and the breeders in turn have responded to the demand. Take for example Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale which has unearthed champion sprinter milers like Black Caviar Starspangledbanner Sacred Kingdom and Weekend Hussler. The support for breeders of staying horses and the popularity of stallions who throw those types has dwindled. Inglis director Peter Heagney confirmed There is no question that Australia is a leading producer of world-class sprinter milers and this precocity predominantly comes from our colonial lines. However with access to leading international pedigrees and the top imported sires there is no reason we can t also produce the world s best middle distance performers and stayers. Our industry prides itself on the ability to produce speedy 2YOs and the promise of a quick return for the buyer. But when you have some 600 races over 2000m on the race calendar you need to fill the gap from somewhere With all this in mind it seems fitting Inglis has taken the step of introducing a Blue Riband session in its Melbourne Premier Sale. Having already proved a good source of exceptional middle distance and staying horses including Pinker Pinker Fields Of Omagh Littorio Hollow Bullet and Arapaho Miss plus South African Horse of the Year Igugu Heagney says Inglis saw an opportunity to build on this 42 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 announcing a special session dedicated to yearlings that were likely standouts to perform at both middle distance and staying races. We selected these yearlings from the nominations for their pedigree and conformation which suggests they will excel over a classic or Cup distance. It s an initiative that has garnered a lot of support from vendors and breeders alike with Heagne revealing breeders of these selected yearlings were invited to include their horse in the Blue Riband session and the initiative was very well received. It s sure to whet the appetite of local trainers and international buyers vying for a piece of Cup history. The initiative is also in response to our expanding international market and with demand for Australian bloodstock growing there is a need to have a supply of classic and staying horses. Heagney says Many of the top races in South Africa and Hong Kong are 1600m to 2000m races so there is a market for this type of horse both locally and on the international front. The 2013 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale kicks off on Sunday 3rd March at Oaklands and will play host to a four-day showcase of prime bloodstock culminating on Wednesday 6th March. With 588 lots to get through in the Premier Session 1 alone the Inglis team will be run off their feet with the overall sale set to see 775 yearlings go under the hammer to a bevy of local and international buyers. But particularly given its novelty factor all eyes could well be on the Blue Riband yearlings who will enter the ring come Monday afternoon. The Blue Riband session will get underway with Lot 171 and there will be 50 lots with potential staying qualities on offer. The final lot of this special session will be Lot 220 and by then 21 fillies and 29 colts will have paraded through the ring to an expectant buying bench. There s a strong selection of 24 highly credentialed sires represented in the session including yearlings by Australian-bred Redoute s Choice Encosta de Lago Fastnet Rock Al Maher Choisir Reset and Stratum. New Zealand s Waikato Stud stallion s Savabeel and Pins are also in the mix. The Gr1 Cox Plate champion Savabeel has already left three Australian Gr1 Classic winners in Victorian Derby winner Sangster plus Scarlett Lady and Brambles. another superb distance performer. From across the Tasman Don Eduardo an AJC Derby winner by Zabeel is already a proven sire of sprinters and stayers at Group level including dual Gr1-winner Booming. Arrowfield Stud s Starcraft has six yearlings catalogued for this session while his home has just one home-grown offering a colt out of Danehill mare Lady Danette. She s a producer of eight winners and the colt is a half-sibling to three stakes-winners including Just a Kiseki and Mr Trickster both winners at distances above 2000m. There s another Starcraft that looks an interesting type on pedigree Lot 177 is out of a daughter of dual Oaks-winning Zabeel mare Zacheline. On the US front there are yearlings by Henrythenavigator Big Brown Bernardini Hard Spun and Good Journey. Good Journey was placed in the Breeders Cup Mile and has left four stakes-winners so far including Gr1 WATC Derby winner Grand Journey and 2012 Gr1 Emirates Stakes winner Happy Trails. He stands at Cornerstone Stud one of Australia s highest profile properties and the Sam Hayesowned farm has consigned a colt and a filly from his crop. The filly is out of South Africanbred champion stayer Almah who is a sister to Gr3 Turffontein Caradoc Gold Cup winner Zambomba and a half-sister to stakes-winner Zambucca and Zamburak both winners over 2000m. Henrythenavigator who has already sired a Breeders Cup juvenile winner is the sire of a colt in Lot 187 a half-brother to Gr2-winner Delzao who was Gr1-placed in both the VRC Australian Cup and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. We are blessed in this country to have access to the best international staying bloodlines around with imported sires standing The growing list of staying type stallions available to breeders in this country and support for a commercial market will no doubt replenish [staying] stocks... It s good to see our top Aussie sires like Redoute s Choice Fastnet Rock and Encosta de Lago who predominantly leave sprinters consistently have progeny succeed over 2000m at the highest level. In this session Fastnet Rock has a colt at Lot 188 from dual Gr1-winner Arborea who has produced a string of winners including Gr2-winner Delta Form. Al Maher s got a colt at Lot 198 who is from a daughter of Diamond Seal a prolific producer of Group level distance performers. It s also the family of Geelong Cup winner and Melbourne Cup runner-up Bauer. Lot 210 for Encosta de Lago is from Adelaide Cup winner Lacey Underall Shocking is by Street Cry Happy Trails s sire has 4 in the Blue Riband 44 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Premier Yearling Draft LOT 55 LOT 163 LOT 183 LOT 186 LOT 222 LOT 248 LOT 321 LOT 366 LOT 401 LOT 403 LOT 494 LOT 544 Bay Bay Chestnut Bay Bay Bay Bay or Brown Bay Bay Bay Bay Chestnut Filly Filly Colt Filly Colt Colt Colt Filly Colt Colt Colt Filly Haradasun (AUS) High Chaparral (IRE) Good Journey (USA) Good Journey (USA) Charge Forward (AUS) Good Journey (USA) Domesday (AUS) Blackfriars (AUS) Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) Hussonet (USA) Good Journey (USA) Northern Meteor (AUS) Shady Affair (AUS) Abazan (AUS) Zip Baby Zip (AUS) Almah (SAF) Allegrini (AUS) Balsamico (AUS) Danehill Diva (AUS) Europium (AUS) Gialisa (AUS) Girls Rule (AUS) Loving Excess (AUS) Mountcat (USA) 2013 MELBOURNE http www.facebook.com pages Cornerstone-Stud 292205517546645 https twitter.com CornerstoneStud FIND US ON Sam - 0438 767 227 David - 0433 492 727 Ross - 0487 173 989 www.cornerstonestud.com.au INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 can only hope with success in its first year more breeders will place an emphasis on breeding horses with this session in mind. Victorianbased Three Bridges Thoroughbreds are already on board with five yearlings while there are three a piece for Swettenham Stud Supreme Thoroughbreds and Phoenix Park. Even the Kiwis are in on the act with the New Zealand contingent headed up by four yearlings from Esker Lodge and one consigned by Cambridge-based Ascot Farm. There s also a pair for Yallambee Stud Woodnook Farm Musk Creek Farm and Basinghall Farm as well as single entries from NSW Victoria and South Australian studs. The NSW entries include Arrowfield Stud Goodwood Farm Bellerive Stud Fairhill Farm Bell View Park Stud Kia Ora Stud and Rothwell Park. Victoria has representation via Burnewang North Pastoral Eliza Park Grange Thoroughbreds Rangal Park Stud and Rosemount Stud while the South Australian contingent includes Mill Park and Rubiton Bloodstock. Heagney says The last few years at Cup time has highlighted that we are not breeding as many stayers so we saw an opportunity to promote this type of horse and we wanted to show support for the breeders who are bringing these stallions into Australia and give breeders confidence that we will market those horse in our sale. The Blue Riband supports the breeders of middle distance and staying types but also buyers of those horses with discussions with race clubs underway to increase the number of 1600m to 2400m events in the 5 million Inglis Race Series. Out of the 50 yearlings reserved for the Blue Riband line up surely there s a serious Melbourne or Caulfield Cup performer in their midst and while the Blue Riband session isn t a cure for the shortage of staying prospects in this country it is certainly a step in the right direction. Last but not least although covered indepth elsewhere in this edition the bold decision by Swettenham Stud to stand Melbourne Cup hero Americain a stallion sure to be well supported given his marvellous qualities is another indication that perhaps the anti-staying pendulum had swung too far. What we might be witnessing is the start of a slow-build resurgent demand for horses that will get a trip allowing future Australia-breds to take their place on the world stage over distances beyond just the sprints for which they are renowned. Monaco Consul typifies High Chaparral s stock here who have won the Arc the Derbies and the 2000 Guineas Heagney points out. Buyers will be spoilt for choice in this session which will showcase a myriad of Europeanbred sires with progeny by Pentire Authorized New Approach Mastercraftsman Street Cry and Rock of Gibraltar. Never unplaced in 11 starts 5-time Gr1-winner New Approach s first Australian crop are 2YOs this season and he has five youngsters in this session. His first northern hemisphere crop has left dual Gr1-winning colt Dawn Approach who is unbeaten in six starts as a 2YO so his offspring are an exciting prospect. Goodwood Farm s got the only representative of NZ-based Mastercraftsmen who was a Champion 2YO colt in Europe and whose yearlings at the recently completed New Zealand National Yearling Sale were in very high demand. Street Cry is another sire who has delivered superb form as a sire of stayers with the likes of Breeders Cup Classic winner Zenyatta Melbourne Cup winner Shocking Whobegotyou and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense. It s hard to go past High Chaparral as the definitive staying sire. From his first crop alone he sired four Gr1-winners including 8-time Gr1-winner So You Think. Who could forget his trifecta in the Australian Derby the sire of all three place-getters in Shoot Out Descarado and Monaco Consul. Shoot Out was also a winner of the Gr1 Randwick Guineas Monaco Consul We saw an opportunity to promote this type of horse and we wanted to show support for the breeders who are bringing these stallions into Australia... Peter Heagney the Victoria Derby and Descarado the Caulfield Cup. Coolmore s prized stallion is the most represented in the session with nine yearlings set to tempt buyers. Lot 181 is a colt from a halfsister to Champion NZ stayer Zabeat another is a half-brother to Gr1-winner Rock Kingdom and Lot 220 is a filly from prolific producer Push a Venture a half-sister to the dam of Rock of Gibraltar. Coolmore Stud will be selling under its own banner for the first time at Premier and they also are the most represented vendor with seven yearlings in the Blue Riband session. The growing list of staying type stallions available to breeders in this country and support for a commercial market will no doubt replenish the stocks of middle distance and classic horses in Australia. There are 26 vendors with yearlings catalogued for the Blue Riband session and you 46 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Contact Damian Gleeson Ph 03 5795 3145 Fax 03 5795 2145 Mob 0427 960 502 RMB 3130 Euroa VIC 3666 2013 MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING DRAFT LOT 3 LOT 14 LOT 21 LOT 78 LOT 92 LOT 155 LOT 171 LOT 181 LOT 215 LOT 315 LOT 316 LOT 336 LOT 378 LOT 523 LOT 526 LOT 558 LOT 606 LOT 648 LOT 661 LOT 687 LOT 767 Bay or Brown Bay Chestnut Bay Brown Bay Bay or Brown Bay Bay Bay Bay or Brown Brown Bay Bay Bay Chestnut Chestnut Bay Bay Bay Brown Colt Filly Filly Filly Colt Colt Colt Colt Colt Filly Colt Colt Colt Colt Colt Colt Colt Colt Filly Colt Filly Big Brown (USA) Reset (AUS) Magic Albert (AUS) Tale of the Cat (USA) All American (AUS) Red Arrow (AUS) Stratum (AUS) High Chaparral (IRE) Big Brown (USA) Astronomer Royal (USA) Myboycharlie (IRE) Duporth (AUS) Danzero (AUS) Henrythenavigator (USA) Teofilo (IRE) Husson (ARG) Ad Valorem (USA) Astronomer Royal (USA) Magnus (AUS) Magnus (AUS) Statue of Liberty (USA) Questamatic (AUS) Ready Charm (AUS) Relativity (AUS) Solar Antiquity (AUS) Stella Stargazer (NZ) Youthful High (AUS) Queen Mother (USA) Truly Lovely (NZ) Magical Sunday (JPN) Cruisy Lady (AUS) Cuban Girl (AUS) Desert Ash (AUS) Flawed Logic (AUS) Minnie Deal (AUS) Miss Chaski (USA) Not Another Misty (AUS) Snasta (AUS) Ballet Belle (AUS) Cambridge (AUS) El Amonte (AUS) Pescara (AUS) www.phoenixbroodmarefarm.com.au INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 2013 BLUE RIBAND YEARLINGS LOT 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 COL B. or Br. 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Lot 138 is a filly with residual value by Henrythenavigator from Listed winner Well Hidden. Lot 205 is also from a Listed winner Honest Politician and this yearling is a colt by High Chaparral the sire of So You Think. A filly with a precocious pedigree is Lot 223 by freshman sire Nicconi out of a full-sister to Gr2 Pago Pago Stakes-winner Brightexpectations. Lot 318 by Henrythenavigator is out of Gr3 Launceston Cup winner Dakasha whose dam is a super producer of 4 stakes horses. Dakasha s half-sister is also represented in this draft as the dam of Lot 196 a filly by Darley s promising sire New Approach. Lot 469 by Bernardini is also from this family. Lot 390 is a colt by Hard Spun out of Listed winner Franjelica from one of Europe s best families (Trillion Triptych Generous etc). Lot 520 is from the first Australian crop of top USA sire Medaglia d Oro from a winning Zabeel mare that has three stakes-winning siblings. And for those looking for staying types Lot 565 is out of a half-sister to NZ Derby winner Hades while Lot 672 is from a daughter of Gr1 Wellington Cup winner Miss Bailey. Bushranger sire of Lot 716 BUCKLEE FARM Bucklee Farm at Greta West has a small draft of 7 yearlings to show to buyers highlighted by Lot 53 a colt by Astronomer Royal from a young daughter of dual Gr1-winner Electrique whose daughters have left 4 stakes horses already including Gr2 winner Fontelina. Another by Astronomer Royal (whose oldest are 2YOs) is Lot 656 from Bon Ace a winning half-sister to tough Gr2 winner Millennium. Promising young sire Written Tycoon is represented here with Lot 662 a filly out of a half-sister to Gimcrack Stakes-winner Western Zip. Lot 364 is by Helmet s sire Exceed and Excel from a city-winning Woodman mare who is a halfsister to Gr3 winner Shanzero and Listed winner What s the Mail. Another in this draft from a city winner is Lot 591 a filly by Hard Spun and from a running NZ family so this filly should keep improving. A colt by Ad Valorem Lot 663 is from an imported mare whose dam is an Irish Listed winner and this draft is rounded out with Lot 716 a nicely related filly by freshman sire Bushranger from winning mare Just Stunning who is a daughter of Listed winner Lady Nickelii. is out of Listed winner Zip Baby Zip with a good running family to boot while Lot 248 is a half-brother to 2YO Gr1 placed Masthead from the family of Sizzling while the final Good Journey in this draft is also from the precocious Sizzling family Lot 494 from a winning Exceed and Excel mare whose dam was a dual Listed winner at 2. A filly with massive residual value is Lot 366 a half-sister to Gr1 winner Moment of Change by Blackfriars (sire of Playing God etc). This is a strong family with plenty of stakeswinners filling up the page. Lot 55 is a filly by young sire Haradasun from a winning Danehill mare from the American family of dual Gr1 winner Some Romance. Shoot Out s sire High Chaparral is represented in this draft with Lot 163 from the family of Gr1 winners Samantha Miss and Cronus. Lot 321 is out of a full-sister to Queensland Oaks winner Miss Danehill and is by Domesday sire of Gr1 winners Pressday and Doctor Doom. The draft is rounded out by Lot 544 a filly by Northern Meteor from the family of Zenyatta and a whole bunch of stakes-winners. CORNERSTONE STUD ESKER LODGE Mick Goss bought Igugu at Premier The Hayes family s Cornerstone Stud bring 12 yearlings to Melbourne Premier this year and 4 are by their resident sire Good Journey sire of Gr1 winners Happy Trails and Grand Journey. All 4 are well related highlighted by Lot 186 a filly from Champion Older Female Stayer in South Africa Almah (by Al Mufti). Lot 183 Following a rewarding sale at Karaka NZ s Esker Lodge has brought 11 yearlings to this sale highlighted by super hot sire Fastnet Rock who has a superbly bred colt on offer here at Lot 261. The first foal of dual Australian Gr2 winner Bird of Fire the second dam was Gr1 placed and has left a promising Gr1-placed filly as well as Bird of Fire. The third dam of 52 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Esker Lodge See us at the Melbourne Premier Sale for the next Derby or Oaks winner Enquiries welcome Contact Esker Lodge Tom or Shelly Murtagh 230 Fencourt Road RD1 Cambridge NZ 64 7 8232040 Mob 64 274857753 esker xtra.co.nz eskerlodge.co.nz INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 VENDOR PROFILES (CONT) this colt is a Listed winner as well. Lot 303 in this draft has plenty of residual value by Stratum (sire of Crystal Lily etc) this filly is a half-sister to Gr3 winner Pillar of Hercules and it is the family of Fitting dam of good sires Catbird and Danbird. Two Snitzel fillies are Lot 338 (out of a winning half-sister to Gr2 2YO Downhill Dancer) and Lot 409 the first foal of a winning daughter of 2YO Listed winner Maroochydore (by Danehill). Esker Lodge also presents four by top sire Pentire. Lot 206 is a filly from Gr1 miler Honor Bound while Lot 191 is the first foal of her winning daughter Bound to Impress. Lot 179 is another Pentire filly this time from Listed winner The Chunkster from a good running local family. Other NZ-based sires in this draft are Pins whose colt from dual Listed winner Kims Coup is Lot 717 plus top-notch stallions Savabeel and Don Eduardo. FLINDERS PARK Flinders Park Stud is responsible for 8 yearlings at the sale 3 colts and 5 fillies. Lot 69 is a Stratum colt from a young stakesplaced half-sister to dual Gr1 winner Melito (recently sold at auction for 1.65 million 54 which shows the strength of this family). Lot 301 is a colt by Hay List s sire Statue of Liberty and as he is a half-brother to a dual Listed winner in Macau he should appeal to the strong Asian market. The final colt in this draft is Lot 322 by Charge Forward from a Redoute s Choice mare a cross we are sure to hear more about in the near future. He is from the family of Ironstein and many European stakes-winners. The group of 5 fillies includes two from half-sisters to champion galloper and dual gr1 winner Pompeii Ruler. Both are by freshman sires Lot 48 is by Gr1 Golden Rose winner Denman while Lot 244 is by Emirates Stakes-winner All American. Lot 549 is a filly by Snitzel (sire of Sizzling) from a half-sister to Gr1 Oakleigh Plate winner Miss Kournikova. The draft also includes fillies Lot 734 by Gr2 winner Churchill Downs while freshman stallion & dual Gr1 winner Turffontein is sire of Lot 771 whose dam is a half-sister to 2YO Gr2 winner Blue Genes. FULMEN PARK Fulmen Park at Longwood have 7 yearlings to present at this sale and all are well credentialed. Two of the yearlings are by Hay List s sire Statue of Liberty. Lot 16 is a filly from city winning Redoute s Choice mare Redance from a solid NZ family while Lot 640 is the third foal of an unraced Catbird mare who is a half-sister to consistent galloper Jungle Ruler (20 wins Gr3 placed). Bernardini is really kicking goals in America and his Australian crops include recent Karaka Millions winner Ruud Awakening. He has a colt (Lot 507) in this draft from Gr2 Wakeful Stakes-placed Cape Cross mare Mango Daiquiri whose broodmare career has started well with stakesplaced Upon among her 3 foals to race. There is a Gr1 European family in behind this colt too (Cherokee Rose Kirklees Mastery etc). Lot 240 is a filly by freshman sire Denman from stakes-placed Flying Spur mare Audacious Amber. Lots 41 and Lot 644 are both first foals the former by international sprint star Choisir from winning mare Rustic Rossa a half-sister to Gr2 winner Amberino and the latter is by Danzig s sire-son Astronomer Royal from winning American mare Atlantic Dame (a half-sister to Gr1 Belmont Futurity winner Burning Roma). Lot 226 is also from a city-winning sister to Amberino and is a colt by Black Caviar s sire Bel Esprit. FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale EIGHT STRAIGHT winning at ATC Randwick Sold in the Oakford Thoroughbred Farm s 2011 Inglis Premier Sale Draft Half-sister selling this year LOT 408 AUTHORIZED (IRE) - GO RUBY GO LOT 82 LOT 106 LOT 237 LOT 359 LOT 408 LOT 437 LOT 471 LOT 639 LOT 746 Bay Bay or Brown Brown Bay Bay Brown Bay Bay Grey Colt Filly Colt Colt Filly Colt Filly Colt Filly Authorized (IRE) Commands (AUS) Statue of Liberty (USA) Astronomer Royal (USA) Authorized (IRE) Statue of Liberty (USA) High Chaparral (IRE) Hard Spun (USA) Good Journey (USA) Special Dream (AUS) Testa Reale (AUS) Ashlyn (AUS) Elusive Doll (AUS) Go Ruby Go (AUS) Infatuated (AUS) Lady of Letters (AUS) Akiva (AUS) Mistifies (AUS) 471 Bridgewater Rd Maldon Victoria Contact Brian McKnight P 03 5475 2810 M 0418 139 546 E oakfarm bigpond.net.au PIRE RISING EM 2012 ingapore in red n 2YO in S Champio Thoroughb by Oakford ir Also sold the Farm from ft ier Sale Dra Inglis Prem 2011 www.oakfordthoroughbredfarm.com INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 VENDOR PROFILES (CONT) HILLSIDE THOROUGHBREDS Nagambie s Hillside Thoroughbreds have a select draft of 6 yearlings on offer at the Melbourne Premier Sale this year. Their first lot off the block is Lot 252 a Choisir colt from a daughter of Golden Slipper winner Bint Marscay (who is the dam of Gr1 winner Bollinger etc) from one of Australia s best families. Beam has already left 6 winners so you know the dam of this mare can produce a good running type. Lot 368 is a half-brother to 2YO Listed winner Diamond to Pegasus as well as three winners of multiple races. The colt by Danzero s Gr3 winner Kaphero is from the family of Edward Manifold stakes-winner Tynia. There are two yearlings by Bernardini in this draft. Lot 602 is a colt from the Mannerism family out of a young winning Shovhog mare while Lot 593 is a filly from a full-sister to stakes-placed Radical Lady and it is a good running Argentinean family full of top class broodmare sires. Lot 693 is a colt by Proudly presenting lot 377 Sebring Flashed (filly) sister to Stakes winner Angelic Light (winner of the William Crockett Stakes 2012) Lot 57 116 283 317 377 517 Sex Filly Colt Filly Filly Filly Colt Details Nicconi She s Curvaceous Manhattan Rain Tizzy May Sebring Caramella Starcraft Dai Ichi Sebring Flashed Wanted Metellus Lot 554 572 575 588 700 Sex Colt Filly Filly Filly Colt Detailss Starcraft Night and Day Northern Meteor Peppie Nicconi Pharoah s Spirit Wanted Purrfection Written Tycoon Goldcraft Contact Mat Clayton at Northern Lodge p (03) 9715 1130 m 0434 328 323 56 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 5 02 13 2 14 PM half.indd 1 KG KIAHGLENN The boutique operation of Kiah Glenn in the Adelaide Hills presents another quality draft at the Melbourne Premier Yearling sale find them at Barn H... KG Lot 349 2012 Melbourne Premier Sale - Not A Single Doubt - Young And Free (Kenmare) Filly Lot 125 Bay Filly Bel Esprit (AUS) Two Fuhr One (AUS) Lot 331 Bay Colt Domesday (AUS) De Lovely Lady (AUS) Lot 351 Bay Colt Bernardini (USA) Dulcina (AUS) Lot 453 Brown Colt Nadeem (AUS) Jumaana (AUS) Lot 492 Chestnut Colt Choisir (AUS) Loucineh (AUS) Lot 603 Brown Colt Blevic (AUS) Shell I Swing (AUS) Lot 642 Bay Filly Good Journey (USA) Angel s Wing (AUS) Lot 669 Bay Filly Nadeem (AUS) Choose Wisely (AUS) Lot 754 Chestnut Filly Choisir (AUS) Orderly (AUS) Villa Verde (Not A Single Doubt - Young And Free (Kenmare) strolls home in the Listed VRC 7News Plate For any enquiries contact Janita Edwards KIAH GLENN Macclesfield SA Ph fax 08 8388 9746 Mob 0403 272 360 Email janita kiahglenn.com INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 VENDOR PROFILES (CONT) Court Command from a Rahy mare that has left six winners mostly to Danehill line sires just like Court Command himself is. The second dam of this colt is Gr2 winner and multiple Gr1-placed Magic Gleam. Their draft concludes with Lot 713 a colt by promising sire Domesday (sire of 2 Gr1 winners from less than 100 runners) and is from a winning mare whose first foal to race is also a winner. This is the family of tough racehorse and good sire Grand Lodge. Premier s indoor arena KIAH GLENN South Australia s Kiah Glenn has ten yearlings on offer and all of them are by proven sires. The pick on paper is Lot 754 a daughter of Choisir and a half-sister to stakes-placed Iron Lace. Not only has the dam of this filly left a black type horse already she is also a full-sister to Gr1 Epsom winner Excellerator and Gr1 Oaks winner Miss Artistic. Also by global sprint star Choisir is Lot 492 a colt from a winning Peintre Celebre mare from the family of Blevic and Universal Prince. Blevic is the sire of Lot 603 a colt from 4-race winner Shell I Swing who has left 2 winners from as many foals to race. Lot 125 is the first foal of a city-winning Langfuhr mare and is by the sire of Black Caviar Bel Esprit. This is a strong running family with many multiple race winners in it. Lot 331 is a colt by Domesday from an unraced Mossman mare. Dam of her first foal she is a half-sister to stakes-winner Angel of Mercy from the family of Gr1 sprinter Divine Madonna. Gr1 winner Absolut Glam s winning half-sister is the dam of Lot 351 and this colt by Bernardini is from a strong sprinting family with a lot to like about BUCKLEE FARM 2013 Melbourne Premier Sale Draft LOT 53 LOT 364 LOT 591 LOT 656 LOT 662 LOT 663 LOT 716 BAY BAY BAY CHESTNUT BAY BAY BAY COLT FILLY FILLY COLT FILLY COLT FILLY ASTRONOMER ROYAL (USA) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) HARD SPUN (USA) ASTRONOMER ROYAL (USA) WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) AD VALOREM (USA) BUSHRANGER (IRE) SELENA (AUS) ESCARPMENT (AUS) REINE DU SOIR (AUS) BON ACE (NZ) CANHILL (AUS) CANONIZE (IRE) JUST STUNNING (AUS) BUCKLEE FARM GRETA WEST VICTORIA LEEANE SMITH M 0427 662 394 E lcsmith3 bigpond.com 58 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 12 02 13 11 48 AM bucklee.indd 1 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 it. Blue Diamond winner Nadeem has two lots in this draft Lot 453 is a first foal colt from city winner Jumaana herself a half-sister to Adelaide Cup winner Rialya. The other Nadeem is Lot 669 a filly from winning mare Choose Wisely from the family of Hong Kong millionaire Down Town. Also to consider is Lot 642 a filly by Good Journey from an Anabaa mare that is the dam of stakes-placed Happy Angel. MANX PARK Manx Park have brought a small draft of three yearlings down from Moss Vale in NSW s southern highlands with all three pedigrees brimming with black type. Lot 157 is a filly by Danehill s Gr3 winner Commands who has fashioned himself a strong stud career winning Australia s leading sire by number of winners on three separate occasions and highlighted by nine Gr1 winners. This filly is the first foal of Zagazig a winning half-sister to Gr1 sprinter Our Egyptian Raine and Hong Kong Gr1 winner Egyptian Ra. Magic Albert has sold well on the back of Gr1 victors Albert the Fat and Ilovethiscity and Manx Damon Gabbedy Peter Moody and Colin McAlpine Park offers Lot 257 a colt from a daughter of stakes-winner Winged Prayer from their homebred family of Golden Slipper winner Tierce. Last up in the small draft is Lot 566 a colt by Storm Cat s son Tale of the Cat. Champion USA Sire of 2YOs Tale of the Cat has left eight Gr1 winners including Gathering and Glamour Puss. This colt is from a winning half-sister to Morphettville Guineas winner Liberty Rose herself the dam of stakes-winner Grand Jardin. Fulmen Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale- Barn F Lot 16 Statue of Liberty x Redance A strong and very leggy filly by the leading sire of more than 11 stakes winners and out of a Redoute s Choice mare Redance who is a half-sister to multiple stakes producing mare Danceabeel. A precocious filly with strong pedigree and great residual value. Park Lot 41 Choisir x Rustic Rossa By one of the hottest sires in the country year after year Choisir has sired 5 individual Group 1 winners worldwide. This filly hails from unraced Testa Rossa mare who is a sister to the Group 2 winner of Emancipation Stakes in Amberino. A very athletic looking filly. Lot 226 Bel Esprit x Amber Shimmer The second foal out of the very fast daughter of Geiger Counter and by the hottest stallion in the state. Nice forward colt that looks like his father and from a family that is stacked full off speed through all first 3 dams. Lot 240 Denman x Audacious Amber Out of stakes placed Flying Spur mare with a multiple winner at the track from only 2 to race. By a freshman sire better known as the best son of Lonhro on the track and in the breeding barn. A filly that has the walk and all the attributes required. Lot 644 Astronomer Royal (USA) Atlantic Dame (USA) Filly Lot 507 Bernardini x Mango Daiquiri Brett Casey 0400 118 9 57 or Lee Powell 0418 565 262 Email longwood fulmenpark.com.au For further information contact Half-brother to recent multiple winner Mango Mojito and the stakes placed Upon who ran second in the Werribee Cup. By leading stallion showing good promise as his progeny mature already the sire of 19 SW s. Out of very well performed mare that is chock a block full of black type. Lot 640 Statue of Liberty x Ali De Lys www.fulmenpark.com.au By proven stallion out of an unraced Catbird mare that is a half-sister to Jungle Ruler and hailing from the family of Tobougg winner of the Salamander and the Dewhurst stakes the European equivalents to our Golden Slipper. The filly is from a family of genuine performers and is a strong bodied precocious type. Lot 644 Astronomer Royal x Atlantic Dame Hailing from a very strong American family the dam being a half-sister to the Group 1 winner of the Belmont Futurity in Burning Roma also a full sister to stakes placed filly Be Envied. By a fine young stallion that will make his mark on the local scene this yearling is a buy to breed dream. A lovely filly. FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM fulmen park_HALF_V2.indd 1 59 8 02 13 12 30 PM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 VENDOR PROFILES (CONT) MILL PARK Mill Park Stud have earned an exceptional producer of stakes-winning horses among them Happy Trail (this edition s cover horse) and they have 8 yearlings for buyers to sort through here in the quest for the next one. Lot 353 is a filly with residual value as she is already a half-sister to Gr1 winner Zip Zip Aray. By Golden Slipper winner Stratum there is a lot to like about her on paper. Lot 2 is a Bernardini filly out of a winner of 4 races from the family of Sizzling while Lot 173 is also by a promising Darley based sire in New Approach. This filly is from a half-sister to three stakes-winners including Gr1 South Australian Derby winner Hard to Get. Lot 126 is a daughter of Testa Rossa sire of international Gr1 winner Ortensia from a 5 race-winning half-sister to Gr1 winner Global News. Another well related filly is Lot 282 as her dam has already left stakes-placed Ankh Morpork. By Choisir this filly is from the family of English Gr1 winners Royal Applause and Lyric Fantasy. If you believe in stallion making families Lot 311 is worth an inspection. This colt by Flying Spur Champion South Africa trainer Mike De Kock the third foal of a daughter of Melbourne Cup winner Jezabeel. Another of her daughters left a stakes-placed 2YO last season so this is not just a stamina family. MILLFORD THOROUGHBREDS is from the Best in Show family of El Gran Senor Redoute s Choice and so many more. Another Flying Spur colt is Lot 413 out of an unraced daughter of Gr3 2YO winner Freedom Fields. Freshman sire Big Brown is the sire of Lot 422 Millford Thoroughbreds brings draft of 13 yearlings to Melbourne this year with a balanced mix of 7 fillies and 6 colts. Starcraft the sire of Gr1 winner Star Witness has three lots on offer here. Lot 74 is a colt from a young winning Hussonet mare that is a half-sister to Gr1 Derby winner Hard to Get and two other stakes-winners. Lot 263 is a filly from a winning American mare with a strong pedigree full of black type performers. The final Starcraft is Lot 505 the first foal of a winning Red Ransom daughter of Gr3 winner Miss Jugah. Lot 438 is a colt well worth an inspection. The half-brother to ill-fated Gr1 winner Cedarberg this colt is by Nicconi s sire Bianconi. Freshman sire and Golden Slipper placegetter Von Costa de Hero is represented by Lot 361 a filly that is already 60 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 a half-sister to two stakes-winners. Bred to be tough Lot 425 is a son of Flying Spur from a winning half-sister to Gr1 Doncaster winner Triple Honour. Lot 491 is a colt by Choisir from a winning American mare who has left a promising 3YO this season in Ptolemy. This is the family of Breeders Cup Sprint winner Dancing in Silks. Testa Rossa the sire of Ortensia has Lot 498 here from Lykanna a winning Anabaa mare with two stakes-winning siblings including young sire Exceedingly Good. Freshman sire Denman is the sire of Lot 612 a colt from a daughter of stakes-winner Verdict Declared herself a full-sister to Gr1 winner Mr Innocent. Colm Santry and Tom Magnier NORTHERN LODGE STUD Northern Lodge Stud has a draft of 11 yearlings highlighted by the improving pedigree of Lot 377 a daughter of Golden Slipper winner Sebring sire of Dissident from Listed winner Flashed who has left Angelic Light a Listed winner this season. Also by Sebring in this draft is Lot 283 a filly from the family of Gr2 was Gr3 placed from the family of Caulfield Cup winner Imposera. Another Starcraft is Lot 554 and this colt is out of a half-sister to Gr1 winner and sire Nothin Leica Dane (and four other stakes horses). Wanted s oldest progeny are yearlings and one of his first crop is Lot 588. This filly is a daughter of Gr2 placed Purrfection a half-sister to NZ Oaks winner Boundless. Northern Lodge Stud also has a colt by Wanted for sale Lot 517 is from the Denise s Joy family. From the second crop of Northern Meteor is Lot 572 a filly from a Danehill mare who has already left Gr2 winner Sea Battle and this filly is bred on the Encosta de Lago Danehill cross of Gr1 winner Aloha. Gr1 sprinter and freshman sire Nicconi is the sire of Lot 57 a first foal filly from a full-sister to 2YO Gr2 winner Velasco (dam of stakes-winner Devoirs). winner Sea Battle. Gr1 2YO-winning Arrowfield freshman yearling stallion Manhattan Rain is the sire of Lot 116 a colt from a half-sister to Gr1 winner Miss Danehill and tough millionaire Pentastic. Lot 317 is a Starcraft filly whose dam OAKFORD THOROUGHBRED FARM Oakford Thoroughbred Farm in Maldon will offer 9 yearlings for sale highlighted by Lot 437 whose dam Infatuated has already left two stakes horses Lot 74 Starcraft (NZ) Slippery Madam (AUS) Chestnut Colt Lot 233 Bel Esprit (AUS) Arcetri (AUS) Bay Filly Lot 263 Starcraft (NZ) Blue Grouse (USA) Chestnut Filly Lot 361 Von Costa de Hero (AUS) Encarta (NZ) Bay Filly Lot 372 Statue of Liberty (USA) Fantastrick (AUS) Bay Colt Lot 425 Flying Spur (AUS) Hella Good (AUS) Chestnut Colt Lot 438 Bianconi (USA) Infrared (AUS) Brown Colt Lot 491 Choisir (AUS) Losin at Love (USA) Bay Colt Lot 498 Testa Rossa (AUS) Lykanna (AUS) Bay Filly Lot 505 Starcraft (NZ) Mam selle Rouge (AUS) Chestnut Filly Lot 621 Denman (AUS) The Baroness (AUS) Brown Colt Gr1 Cox Plate winner PINKER PINKER. Sold by Millford Thoroughbreds at the 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Lot 725 Filly Tale of the Cat (USA) Litowinda (AUS) Bay or Brown Lot 732 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) Marinov (NZ) Bay Filly Enquiries Richard Kerry 0458 962 350 Jarrod Byers 0458 962 351 Email info millfordthoroughbreds.com.au www.millfordthoroughbreds.com.au FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Millford.indd 1 6 02 13 9 21 AM 61 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 VENDOR PROFILES (CONT) with Listed winner Kaiser s Prize and stakes-placed Lioabuqi. Additionally Infatuated is a half-sister to Gr1 VRC Oaks winner Lovelorn. By Hay List s sire Statue of Liberty this colt is worth inspecting since the mare has proven she can leave a top type already. English Derby winner Authorized has two yearlings in this draft Lot 82 is from a mare who has left 3 winners from 3 foals to race while the other Lot 408 is from a city-winning mare who also has a 100 percent winner record. Lot 106 is a daughter of Commands from a stakes-placed Testa Rossa mare who is from a running black type family. Danzig s Gr1 winner Astronomer Royal is the sire of Lot 359 a colt from a winning half-sister to Gr1 Derby winner Hard to Get and two other stakes-winners. A filly that should attract some attention is Lot 471 a daughter of So You Think s sire High Chaparral from a 5-time city winner who has left 4 winners so far including stakes-placed Letter of Intent. This is the family of stakes-winners King Lotto and Princess Dan. brother Second Effort already a Gr2 winner and still racing well. There is plenty to like about Lot 171 a colt by Stratum from an American mare whose first runner is Super Cool a Gr2 winner this season and this colt has a strong family to back up his dam s great start at stud. Stakeswinner Flawed Logic is the dam of Lot 378 by Danzero and this colt is bred on the Danehill Rory s Jester cross that has been so successful. Desert Sun is fashioning a good broodmare sire record highlighted by Black Caviar and his Gr1-placed daughter Solar Antiquity is the dam of Lot 78 a filly by Tale of the Cat from the family of dual Gr1-winner River Rough. Lot 92 is a colt by freshman sire All American from a proven broodmare who is the dam of 5 winners including stakes-winner Grace Park and from the family of Gr1 Derby winner So Casual. Lot 215 is a colt by Vinery s Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown from a Sunday Silence mare who is the dam of this season s stakes-winner Cuban Sunday. This colt s dam is a full-sister to Gr1 winner and good sire Tayasu Tsuyoshi (sire of Gr1 winner Hollow Bullet). PHOENIX BROODMARE FARM Willie Leung and Dean Beanaisse Phoenix Broodmare Farm at Euroa has a big draft of 21 yearlings on offer here. The stock of Magic Albert have sold well this year and Lot 21 is a filly with ready residual value with her half- LOT 157 Bay Filly Commands (AUS) Zagazig (NZ) LOT 257 Bay Colt Magic Albert (AUS) Benita (AUS) LOT 443 Brown Colt High Chaparral (IRE) Irongail (AUS) LOT 566 Bay Colt Tale of the Cat (USA) Our Parfumee (AUS) Enquiries Peta Tilden m 0403 172 707 e manxpark hinet.net.au 62 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 6 02 13 12 16 PM Manx Park.indd 1 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING INGLIS PREMIER SALE SALE SUMMER BOOK 20 21 JAN 2013 MARCH 3 - 6 YALLAMBEE STUD Yallambee Stud traditionally a stalwart of the annual Premier Sale brings a big draft of 26 yearlings including 8 by promising young sire and Gr1 winner Magnus in whom they have a pecuniary interest. Lot 65 is a half-brother to Gr2 winner Upbeat Lot 91 and Lot 658 are out of stakes-winning mares while Lot 604 is from a Gr2-placed mare and Lot 485 is a half-brother to Listed winner Testamarriage. High Chaparral s first Australian-conceived crop is for sale this year and Yallambee has two on offer. Lot 312 is a colt out of stakeswinner Corsaire from the family of champion galloper Catella meanwhile Lot 217 is a filly with residual value. Her dam is a stakes-winner who has left two stakes horses already and it is a family on the improve. Another filly with residual value is Lot 292 a daughter of proven sire Commands from a stakes-placed daughter of 4-time Gr1-winner Giovana. Snitzel has already left a 2YO Gr1 winner and Lot 428 is the first foal of a daughter of top 2YO Bold Promise Rob Hines (the dam of Golden Slipper winner Merlene). This colt is from a precocious family full of class and well worth an inspection. Black Caviar has the whole world talking about racing and Lot 519 is a close relative. This colt has the same sire Bel Esprit and is out of a stakes winning half-sister to her granddam. Those buyers on the hunt for fillies with improving families should inspect Lot 567 by proven sire Choisir from a half-sister to triple Gr1-winner King s Chapel this filly s dam has already left two stakes horses. FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Flinders Park Stud.indd 1 63 4 02 13 2 01 PM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SUMMER MARCH JAN 2013 2013 MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE BOOK 20 2111 - 13 HAPPY HUNTING F IN ADELAIDE three per cent of the country s foals each year are bred in South Australia Cox added. Of great interest is the performance of the top-priced yearlings from recent Adelaide Yearling Sales. The only three yearlings in the sales history to sell for 300 000 or more are the quality performers Tipungwuti Victory Chant and Tullamarine - all stakes horses. At the other end of the sale numerous stakes winning graduates of the Adelaide Sale could have been yours for under 50 000. That list includes the likes of Happy Trails Devil Moon Atapi Young Centaur rom Happy Trails to Torio s Quest Augusta Proud to Undoubtedly Divine Madonna to Casino Prince and Catapulted to Devil Moon - graduates of the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale match it with the best in Australasia. No other Yearling Sale in Australia can boast such an outstanding record of producing top class racehorses at value prices. Magic Millions managing director Vin Cox said the Adelaide Sale is regarded by many astute buyers as the value sale of Australasia. The Adelaide Yearling Sale has a proud history of producing outstanding racehorses at bargain prices Cox commented. It s got a reputation of being a real trainers sale. You don t have to come and part with your life savings to buy a nice horse who will win you plenty of races. Rarely does a day go by the Adelaide graduates aren t winning races around the country. Every sale has produced countless stakes winners and the Gr1 honour roll is quite outstanding. South Australian-bred performers enjoyed a stellar spring with highlights from the likes of Alcopop Happy Trails Southern Speed Fawkner Midnight Martini Tanby Maybe Discreet Instinction and Moment of Change. That is a great record considering just A bid spotter calls for one more sold on the Gold Coast as a yearling. She made a Magic Millions record price of 3 million as a broodmare when sold as a breeding prospect straight off the tracks. The previous Magic Millions record of 2.7 million was held by the Adelaide sale graduate Divine Madonna a four time Group One winner who cost trainer Mark Kavanagh just 82 500 as a yearling. Divine Madonna isn t the only star racehorse plucked from the Adelaide ring by the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate winning trainer. Kavanagh also purchased the likes of That is a great record considering just three per cent of the country s foals each year are bred in South Australia... Vin Cox MM managing director Mummify Rinky Dink Rosden Lacey Underall King s Choir Blahnik Torio s Quest Maximus Moonard So Swift Moment in Time Baughurst Arinos Cargo Cult Dollops Snort Silent Surround Dashitude and Macau champion Crown s Master. It s also interesting to note that the champion kiwi mare Princess Coup was bred and reared in South Australia prior to being Undoubtedly Alezan Thunder Tipungwuti Hard to Get Dr Doute s and Catapulted from the sale. With such a reputation as being the country s best value thoroughbred sale the Adelaide Yearling Sale is a popular hunting ground for many buyers from around the state country and world. We work hard as a team to ensure we have the best possible buying bench on hand at the Morphettville sales complex each year. The 2012 auction was declared a success by both buyers and vendors and this is a balance we would love to see at all of our auctions around the country. The whole Adelaide and South Australian package is a great one to sell for our interstate and international clients. Cox notes With the wonderful food world class wines great beaches and seaside suburbs Adelaide is a great location for a sale and the state s proud history for producing quality thoroughbreds works well with this. The 2013 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale will be held at the Morphettville Sales Complex on March 11 12 and 13. The sales action kicks off on the Monday night following the running of the Adelaide Cup and Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic at the racecourse which is just metres from the sales complex. 64 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SUMMER MARCH JAN 2013 2013 MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE BOOK 20 2111 - 13 MAGIC MILLIONS FACES AT Adelaide FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 65 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SUMMER MARCH JAN 2013 2013 MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE BOOK 20 2111 - 13 NO ONE YEAR WONDER By Gary Knowles hey ve been doing it for years have the One of Australia s most successful long- the state. crow-eaters ... Sometimes slipping be- term bloodstock agents Hancock says if South The John Hyam-trained 3-year-old Petman neath the radar statistics corroborate that Australia is to raise its profile its important for topped the list of SABOIS bonus payments with South Australia manages year in year out local breeders perhaps with the exception of 62 700 in bonuses while 2-year-old Dashito produce exceptional thoroughbreds. having a really high profile horse to look at tude trained by the highly talented emerging Yes we ve heard it all before and while often selling locally. To that end he is delighted that Chris Bieg collected 44 000 in bonus payments these types of comments can be anecdotal laced some of the best yearlings produced by local for his connections. All-told with a good dollop of PR spin in 304 individual SABOIS-qualthis instance the hard facts paint a Hancock is delighted that some of ified horses earned SABOIS pretty compelling picture for the Southern State. In the past three the best yearlings produced by local payments for their connections over and above regular seasons alone Adelaide graduates breeders have been held back for prizemoney won. earned black-type on 143 occasions won 2 283 races and over 43 Adelaide in preference to other sales... Millicent Cup winner Evenmillion in prizemoney. And during moreaction added an additional the recent Melbourne Spring Carni 15 600 to his earnings for the val 15 percent of all stakes-races went to South breeders have been held back for Adelaide in season through SABOIS Plus. Regardless of Australian-bred performers with 25 percent preference to other sales. While that applies to age all SABOIS horses are eligible to compete of the Gr1 races falling to horses bred in the the smaller farms it s equally true of top echefor a bonus of 10 000 in SABOIS Plus Races. Festival State. lon South Australian properties like Mill Park If one accepts that thoroughbreds go Kambula Cornerstone and Willow Grove each Available on selected races run throughout hand-in-hand with vineyards then where of which is bringing super yearlings to the sales South Australia races are run at distances of better to grow equine athletes than the State ground location perfectly positioned between 1800m or further in which horses entered may be four-years-old or over. where you ll find world-renowned wine regions the city and Glenelg Beach. Meanwhile Mystic Morn was the leading like the Barossa Valley McLaren Vale & the The return of an evening session in 2013 Clare Valley (not held since 2009) is really exciting declares 4-year-old receiving bonus payment of 13 975 As a State we are fighting way above our Hancock. Held straight after the Adelaide Cup for the season. weight enthuses Adrian Hancock head of trainers are all for it as it allows them to bring Magic Millions South Australian team. The their clients and families straight from the track 2011 12 Premiership Board figures really tell an amazing story. next door. SABOIS Breeders Premiership winner With this year s Adelaide catalogue boasting Tori Park Stud 60 black-type relations and 39 black-type dams Plethora Of Incentives Hancock recognizes the contribution eastern Adding to the incentive to buy a horses SABOIS Owners Premiership winners Ken and Helen Smith State vendors make to the line-up of yearlings in Adelaide is the sheer breadth and depth of for sale. Examples are Arrowfield (selling under yearlings whose rumps will be tagged with SABOIS Trainers Premiership winners Glenelg Park as agent) Patinack Farm Emirates incentive stickers. Hancock observes At last Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas Park Baramul and Bowness. count and it ll grow between SABOIS Jockeys Premiership winner now and the sale there are 140 Justin Potter 3YO SABOIS Championship Super VOBIS yearlings 193 winner Petman ( 2) BOBS-qualified and 137 with SABOIS Two-Year-Olds Premiership the SABOIS sticker. Dashitude South Australia s home- SABOIS Three-Year-Olds Premiership grown SABOIS acronym stands Petman for South Australian Breeders & Owners Incentive Scheme and SABOIS-Plus Premiership Evenmoreaction it has a loyal following having once again having proved its SABOIS Sires Premiership worth following the completion Blevic of another successful season. Owner Nominations for the 2011 foal crop In the 2011 12 racing season a total of 2 042 150 was paid out have been extended until 31 May 2013. For to industry participants rang- queries contact David Thomas (08) 8179 9804 ing from owners and breeders email dthomas theracessa.com.au or visit therto jockeys and trainers across acessa.com.au. SOUTH AUSTRALIA T 66 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SUMMER MARCH JAN 2013 2013 MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE BOOK 20 2111 - 13 LEADING STAKES RELATED YEARLINGS Performance Gr1 Winner Gr1 Winner Gr2 Winner Gr2 Winner Gr2 Winner Gr3 Winner Gr3 Winner Gr3 Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Listed Winner Gr1 Placed Gr2 Placed Gr2 Placed Gr2 Placed Gr2 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Gr3 Placed Runner Captain Sonador Stella Cadente Hailbery Palacio de Cristal Sir Breakfast Dinkum Diamond Shablec Tarzi Centurytwentyone Danedina Dinner Date Estrato Excuse My French Fixated Follow the Till Go Cart Hoegaarden Khateer Moving Money Pipkin Siennas Fury Sermon St Trinians Storm Rolling In Kid Marco Allanthus His Affidavit The Big Gee Typhoon Fury Alcohol Almachino Fordee Fuzzy Cuzzy Liege Metonymy Recruit Shadrach Tai Sing Yeh Zodiac Queen Relation Half brother Half brother Half brother Half brother Half sister Half sister Full brother Half sister Half brother Three quarter brother Full brother Half sister Half brother Half brother Half brother Three quarter sister Three quarter sister Half brother Half brother Half sister Half sister Half sister Half brother Half sister Half brother Half sister Full brother Half brother Half brother Full brother Half brother Half brother Half brother Half brother Full brother Half brother Half brother Full sister Half sister Sire Testa Rossa Written Tycoon Dane Shadow Testa Rossa Denman War Pass Blevic Dylan Thomas Mint Lane Hidden Dragon Mossman Reaan Manhattan Rain Statue of Liberty Mutawaajid Choisir California Dane Danewin Starcraft Reset Red Arrow Snitzel Mint Lane Astronomer Royal Danerich Dylan Thomas Hussonet Holy Roman Emperor Good Journey Bianconi Eavesdropper Domesday I Am Invincible Statue of Liberty Hotel Grand Barely a Moment Dylan Thomas Not a Single Doubt Red Arrow Dam Pushing Daisies Temple Fire Brown Eyed Girl Crystal Palace Reviewed Raja Lane Shabet Majestic Chile Dancer Aradina Quaglino Lung Tah Trois Couleurs Infatuated Primary Vision Cubicle Inspect Cloudy Skies Subsequential Cuplet Rocket Rose Eureka Jewel Besotted Stormy Flyer Tristram Power My Family Tree Deposition Lin O Dee Kuri Bay Tendue Zecchino Duchess Drive Cara Cara Infatuated Shack Chacolet Autumn Belle Precious Lass Star Hit Lot 247 42 99 118 10 1 19 209 108 75 249 203 49 173 245 119 174 113 37 121 13 145 89 36 48 226 130 200 187 43 62 137 102 173 20 105 79 244 33 68 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Mint Lane (Maria s Mon sister Girl) First yearlings selling at the 2013 Adelaide Magic Millions (USA) Specialist Miler used his high cruising speed to demolish his opposition Made his rivals look second rate in winning the Time Honoured Dwyer Stakes Gr2 (1700m) Woodside SA Willow Grove Stud www.willowgrovestud.com.au Ph 08 83897084 Email willowgr cobweb.com.au MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE YEARLING SALE MARCH 11-13 BALCREST STUD another filly from Ambola s family from stakes placed Ambika. The following lot (325) is by another exciting first crop stallion in Mint Lane from another daughter of Ambola in Ambolene. Another commercial Balcrest draft concludes with the Good Journey colt from Centaine mare Final Centaine (Lot 362). Vendor Profiles ond in the Newmarket. Plus he just happens to be a half-brother to leading second crop stallion Magnus. Plus grand-dam Bravitian ran second in a Blue Diamond Prelude Lot 337 is colt by Mint Lane from Scenic mare Bright Bead a half-sister to stakes-placed WA performer The King s Jet. Little Hills really supported Hussonet s Gr1 Blue Diamond winning son Reaan in 2012 and continue to back him in 2013 with the filly (Lot 412) from Molly Or Me a half-sister to Gr3 Concorde Stakes third Fox Lake. Hoofnote Don t miss the 3 Little Hills yearlings in the Melbourne Premier Sale Draft of Phoenix Broodmare Farm (Lots 21 155 & 378). Balcrest Stud in 2013 presents its 77th consecutive Adelaide yearling draft. It s a remarkable effort and this year s selection is one of its best ever. Headlining is Lot 237 the colt by boom young sire New Approach from dual stakes winning mare Pipkin. Already touted as potentially one of the nicest horses at the sale his stocks are bolstered even further given his dam s debut runner is promising youngster Host of the Party already a stakes performer. The Balcrest draft of 10 features 10 individual stallions with varying potential distance aptitudes and begins with a bang with Lot 69 the colt by Gr1 winner Hay List s sire Statue of Liberty. He s from Rory s Jester mare Ambola (a daughter of Gr1 winner Ambala) and is a half to stakes placed Ambika. The black type continues with the Barely A Moment ex Chacolet colt (Lot 105) a half to 2 stakes performers and goes up a further notch with Lot 119 the filly half-sister by Choisir to arguably Balcrest s best mare multiple stakes-winner Go Cart. We re back to Pipkin s family with the Reset filly (Lot 121) a half to Pipkin. Oasis Dream is one of the hottest sires in Europe and Lot 131 is a first cropper by his exciting son Captain Gerrard. Pipkin s full-sister Posnet is the dam of Lot 243 the filly by emerging influence Street Hero followed by Lot 324 LITTLE HILLS PASTORAL CO. Geoff and Chris Tucker continue to produce exceptionally prepared drafts with international appeal and their 2013 offering of 5 only builds on this reputation. It begins with Lot 80 a filly by Gr1 winner Albert The Fat s sire Magic Albert. She s the first foal of Autumn Dash a half-sister to the flying multi stakes-winner Fappiano s Son. There s quite a bit of buzz about first crop stallion Red Arrow (by Red Ransom) and Lot 92 is his son from winning Catbird mare Birdlady. Having already produced Singaporean winner Powerpac she hails from the family of WA Listed winner Western Zip (second dam) and her Gr2-winning grandson Second Effort. To the fairer sex and Lot 97 and another first cropper in Wilander. A Gr3 Blue Diamond Prelude winner he also captured the Gr2 Schillaci Stakes and played with the big boys at Gr1 level when sec- RIVA RIDGE STUD The must inspect yearling in Riva Ridge s superb 2013 draft is the colt by Not A Single Doubt from Baggage. With Villa Verde and Miracles of Life currently flying the flag for their sire this colt is also from a half-sister to Gr2 winner and promising sire O Lonhro. Lot 3 is a colt by Buffering s sire Mossman from Rapidfire Lady. Already producer of 3-time winner No Doubtfire she s also a half to stakes-placed pair Principal Dame and The Ex Files. Riva Ridge has banked on first cropper Gr2 Sires winner and Gr1 Golden Slipper runner-up Von Costa Balcrest Stud Session 1 Selling our ...and what a cracking draft it is 77th Yearling draft in Adelaide (08) 8388 4237 Lot 131. Bay Colt. CAPTAIN GERRARD (IRE) DESIRING by O Rielly Very attractive well grown colt with strength and quality. By good 2yo son of Oasis Dream. Contact the stud for more information on Lot 69. Bay Colt. STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) AMBOLA by Rory s Jester Well grown strong attractive colt by the sire of Hay List . to Ambika (5 wins 166 670) Grandam Ambala (Gr1). Lot 105. Bay Colt. BARELY A MOMENT CHACOLET by County Athletic good looking colt with size and scope. Half brother to Recruiting(SP) by the sire of Moment Of Change (Gr1). Lot 237. Chestnut Colt. NEW APPROACH (IRE) PIPKIN by Gallo Di Ferro Very much in the mould of his sire with size strength and scope. Half to the very promising Host Of The Party. Lot 119. Chestnut Filly. CHOISIR CUBICLE by Scenic Quality leggy filly with good hindquarter. sister to Go Cart(SW) 8 wins 416 900. Lot 243. Bay Filly. STREET HERO (USA) POSNET by Gallo Di Ferro Medium sized filly with good scope and structure. Dam a winning sister to Pipkin(SW). Session 2 Lot 324. Chestnut Filly. SOLDIER S TALE (USA) AMBIKA by Indian Danehill Well grown filly. Sister to Apala. Dam Stakes Placed winner of 5 races and 166 670. Lot 121. Brown Filly. RESET CUPLET by Will Dancer Attractive filly with good balance rein and outlook. to Pipkin (LR) by sire of Pinker Pinker. Lot 325. Bay Colt. MINT LANE (USA) AMBOLENE by Bellotto. Medium sized colt with good strength and structure. By Dwyer Stakes winner Mint Lane. proach New Ap ot 237 Sire of L Lot 362. Chestnut Colt. GOOD JOURNEY (USA) FINAL CENTAINE by Centaine Good sized colt with scope and loose action. By sire of Happy Trails (Gr1) balcrest_Ad_108_V3.indd 1 12 02 13 12 14 PM 70 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM Riva Ridge Adelaide Magic Millions Not A Single Doubt Sire of leading 2YO s Miracles of Life and Villa Verde Sire of Lot 82 (ex Baggage by Desert Prince) Lot 3 MOSSMAN x RAPIDFIRE LADY colt Half brother to promising galloper NO DOUBTFIRE (5 wins). Dam a city winner. Lot 73 VON COSTA DE HERO x ANGELINA BALLERINA colt By exciting first season sire. Dam a city winner by CANNY LAD. Lot 82 NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x BAGGAGE colt By leading 2 yr old sire. Recent winners include MIRACLES OF LIFE (Listed Blue Diamond Preview) and VILLA VERDE (Listed 7News Plate). Dam a city winner at 2 and a halfsister to Gr2 winner and promising sire O LONHRO. Lot 265 VON COSTA DE HERO x SHANKADI filly Dam a 2-year-old city winner producing recent winner Shehara. Lot 283 KEEP THE FAITH x SUNSET SKY filly First foal from a NOT A SINGLE DOUBT mare unraced due to paddock injury. Dam a half to city winner BLAZING STARS and multiple Singaporean winner TZAR. Lot 338 SNIPPETSON x BUGLE CALLS colt Full brother to multiple winner SALUTE TO HEAVEN. Family of MARKHAM and FUBU. Lot 359 BEL ESPRIT x EMMAAGH colt Half brother to HURRARA(240k). Dam a 2-year-old winning half to SHREWD RHYTHM and BLUR. Lot 376 MUGHARREB x HOLIDAY TIME colt Full brother to HARREB LADY (5 wins). Lot 390 WRITTEN TYCOON x LA TAHAA filly First foal from winning PINS mare. Family of CENTAUREA. Lot 407 FACE VALUE x MISS ALISIDORA colt First foal from ENCOSTA DE LAGO mare. Closely related to RAINBOW QUEST and SCENIC. Lot 421 WILANDER x OUR INDIAN ROSE colt Half brother to recent city placed 2-year-old Pound The Alarm. Dam a city winner. Family of GOLDEN DELICIOUS and STRAIGHT GOLD. INSPECTION WELCOME AT BARN 2 ROW B INQUIRIES CONTACT JOHNDAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT598 FOR HODGSON 0408 371 WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 71 MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE YEARLING SALE MARCH 11-13 dam of dual winner Turf Predator while Black Caviar s dad Bel Esprit has his say with Lot 359 from a half-sister to ultra-precocious stakes-winners Blur and Shrewd Rhythm. Lot 376 is by Mugharreb from a half-sister to stakes placegetters Langarza and Miss Snip Lot 390 is by Howmuchdoyouloveme s sire Written Tycoon from Pins mare La Tahaa Lot 407 is by Red Ransom s son Face Value from a well related Encosta mare in Miss Alisidora and the draft concludes with Lot 407 a colt by Wilander from dual winner Our Indian Rose. Vendor Profiles (cont) son of Danehill in Flying Spur). The third California Dane is the colt from Catrail mare This Era (Lot 295) the 4-time winning producing half-sister to stakes-placed mare Tristera while Lot 360 is the colt from Equatorial and a half-sister to French stakes placegetter Tropical Mark. The final California Dane is another colt from Grand Lodge mare Geometrician a half-sister to stakes-winning mare Feelers (dam of stakes placed Tromso). Henrythenavigator dam of Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf winner George Vancouver is sire of Lot 47 from a three-quarter-sister to Champion Mahogany while Lot 211 is RIVERSLEA FARM Not A Single Doubt De Hero with 2 this year (Lots 73 and 265). The first is the colt from Canny Lad mare Angelina Ballerina whose dam is from a half-sister to Gr1 VRC Oaks second Oaks Day. Lot 265 is the filly from Shankadi the three-quarter-sister to Gr3 winner Electric General. Lot 283 drips speed being by Keep The Faith from Not A Single Doubt mare Sunset Sky while Lot 338 (by Snippetson) is the half-brother to Salute to Heaven. Another son of Encosta in Delago Brom is the sire of Lot 345. She s from Royal Academy mare Chiemsee Internationally prominent Karen Irwin-operated Riverslea Farm consigned multiple group winner Luckygray at the 2009 Perth Magic Millions while in Hong Kong last year their Gold Coast graduate Daily Double continued to fly the flag in Hong Kong. Riverslea s 2013 Adelaide draft puts much faith in a sire who is really flying under the radar at present. Riverslea has a quintet by California Dane sire of exceptional unbeaten galloper Rebel Dane plus exciting stakes-placed mare Lake Sententia. Lot 26 is from Sirocco Mist a half-sister to stakesplaced Al Samoud. Lot 174 is a lovely filly from stakes placed mare Inspect already the dam of WA Listed winner Hoegaarden (by another sire- Lot 134 is from a half to Aqua D Amore Little Hills Adelaide Magic Millions 2013 LOT SIRE DAM Pastoral Co. COL SEX BONUS SCHEME 80 92 97 337 412 Magic Albert Red Arrow Wilander Mint Lane Reaan Autumn Dash Birdlady Brave Accord Bright Bead Molly or Me Bay Black or Brown Chestnut Bay Chestnut filly colt filly colt filly BOBS Eligible SABOIS Breeder Paid BOBS Eligible SABOIS Breeder Paid SABOIS Breeder Paid SABOIS Breeder Paid SABOIS Breeder Paid Also selling 3 exciting Melbourne Premier Sale yearlings in the Phoenix Broodmare Farm Draft 21 155 378 Magic Albert (AUS) Red Arrow (AUS) x Danzero (AUS) x Relativity (AUS) Youthful High (AUS) Flawed Logic (AUS) Chestnut Bay Bay filly colt colt BOBS and Super VOBIS Eligible BOBS Eligible BOBS Eligible P O B O X 17 9 Yo r k e t o w n S A A u s t r a l i a 5 57 6 Contac t 0 8 8852 10 87 72 LittleHills2013.indd 1 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 7 02 13 12 21 PM MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE YEARLING SALE MARCH 11-13 from Encosta mare Meillure. Lot 153 is a Snitzel filly from stakes-placed NZ mare Flying Class plus there s a Northern Meteor filly from Woodman mare Keela a half-sister to stakes-winner Fluoro. Rounding out a fabulous selection are Lots 107 by Excellent Art from O Reilly mare Chichi Romero Lot 134 by Duke of Marmalade from the dual winner producing half-sister to Gr1 winner Aqua D Amore and Lot 144 the stakes-placed Lucky San s half-brother by Danehill s US-bred son Aussie Rules. Gr1 Sires runner-up Century Pike. Lot 374 another filly is from stakes-placed mare Grinful a daughter of Happy Giggle. She s a mare who won from 1000m to 2100m whose family seems to relish distance diversity. The final Face Value (Lot 428) is the colt from stakes-placed mare Private Star a 5-time winner and sister to 6-time Tasmanian stakes-winner Petite Oiseau. The Stable Hill draft also features 2 offerings by Gr1 winner Good Journey sire in 2012 of impressive Gr1 Emirates Stakes-winner Happy Trails plus stakes-winners Grand Journey and Sound Journey. Lot 346 is from young winning Danehill Dancer mare Chlobo a half-sister to stakes-placed mare Mi Chiamo from the family of Gr1 Doomben Cup winner Mr Bureaucrat. The second Good Journey (Lot 404) is from Jeune mare Mandarina who is from a sister to Gr1 Rosehill Guineas-winner Star of Maple. Vendor Profiles (cont) capitalise on a dynamic new bloodline in the form of Maria s Mon s Gr2-winning son Mint Lane. Standing at Willow Grove Stud his first yearlings are available in Adelaide and Willow Grove has 11 on offer including 7 colts. Lot 29 is from Snow Maker a half-sister to Gr2 Ascot Vale Stakes-winner Spargo. Lot 56 is from Rubiton mare Way To Go Ruby producer of 4 winners Lot 89 is from Besotted a winning Euclase mare who has produced multiple stakes-winner St Trinians among her 4 winners to date Lot 196 is from Zabeel mare Lifting whose sire is undoubtedly the hottest broodmare sire in the Southern Hemisphere at present Lot 238 is from Pitch an At Talaq half-sister to stakes-winner Natural Tycoon Lot 311 is from speedy Testa Rossa mare Wings of Alice from the family of stakes-winner Marwell Lady Lot 378 is from a three-quarter-sister to Listed winner Allstar. There are also 4 Mint Lane fillies on show. Lot 126 is from Encosta mare De Lago Haze with a one-for-one record Lot 155 is a half-sister to 3 winners from Gaze At Gold Lot 253 is a half to 6 winners and Lot 341 is from Hussonet mare Carpe Jugulum a winning half-sister to Gr2 Bill Stutt Stakes-placed Ankh Morpork (coincidentally by Fantastic Light) STABLE HILL THOROUGHBREDS Red Ransom s son Face Value has started his career well with a 47.6% winners-to-runners ratio. These include Gr3 Sires Produce stakes-winning 4YO mare Silent Surround smart Listed winner Hidden Value and stakes placed 3YO filly Monica Kate. Stable Hill has invested in Face Value s rising graph with two thirds of their draft of 6 by the Gr3 winner. First up is Lot 301 the colt from End Sweep mare Trapeze Star. This is a tough family with Trapeze Star being a half-sister to hardy 4-time Gr1 winner Juggler. Lot 332 is next and is from Bella s Rose who is from a half-sister to both Gr1 Sires Produce winner Rechabite and WILLOW GROVE STUD Put plainly Maria s Mon is an exceptional sire. Consider 783 runners for 625 winners (79.8%) 54 stakes-winners (6.9%) and progeny that would look extra bold on any pedigree page Gr1 winners like Wait A While Monarchos Awesome Maria See How She Runs and Super Saver. Now the Australian market gets its chance to Presents a quality draft for the 2013 Adelaide Magic Millions Lot 26 Lot 47 Lot 107 Lot 134 Lot 153 Lot 174 Lot 184 Lot 211 Lot 295 Lot 360 Lot 366 b b br b br ch ch b ch b br br b Colt Filly Colt Filly Filly Filly Filly Filly Colt Colt Colt California Dane Henrythenavigator (USA) Excellent Art (GB) Duke of Marmalade (IRE) Snitzel California Dane Northern Meteor Henrythenavigator (USA) California Dane California Dane California Dane Sirocco Mist by Brocco Tremone Bay by Last Tycoon Chichi Romero (NZ) by O Reilly Dorado Deceiver Lure Flying Class (NZ) by Tuscany Flyer Inspect by Integra Keela by Woodman Meilleure Encosta de Lago This Era by Catrail Equatorial (IRE) by Cape Cross Geometrician by Grand Lodge MULTIPLE GROUP 1 WINNER LUCKYGRAY PINHOOKED AND SOLD BY RIVERSLEA FARM RIVERSLEA FARM CONTACT KAREN IRWIN 310 Rosemount Rd Denman NSW 2328 P 02 6547 1041 M 0408 272 114 karen riversleafarm.com.au www.riversleafarm.com.au riverslea.indd 1 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 12 02 13 12 22 PM 73 MAGIC MILLIONS ADELAIDE YEARLING SALE MARCH 11-13 Vendor Profiles (cont) Vin Cox MM managing director Adam Sangster (R) & Alan Morton ADELAIDE MAGIC MILLIONS SALES 13TH MARCH 2013 BREEDING RACING WINNING We cordially invite you to inspect our draft from Friday 8th March 2013 Session 3 Barn 6 Row A LOT 301 332 346 374 404 428 COL Brown Bay Brown Bay Chestnut Brown SEX Colt Filly Filly Filly Colt Colt SIRE Face Value Face Value Good Journey Face Value Good Journey (USA) Face Value DAM Trapeze Star Bella s Rose Chlobo Grinful Mandarina Private Star Face Value Good Journey Prior to sale inspection available Contact Rebecca Hodson 0412 202 298 74 stable Hill.indd 1 FOR DAILY INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATES VISIT WWW.BREEDINGRACING.COM 11 02 13 2 10 PM If you w breed t ant to he best FEED THE BE ST Quality ingredients Produced in a feedsafe accredited mill Sound nutritional advice Affordable Results in the sales ring Results on the race track Horsepower Feeds and Supplements do Greg Murphy - National Sales Manager 0416 237 665 Tony Nutley - Queensland 0412 559 590 Bernie Shortis - North NSW & Victoria 0414 933 508 Stephen Lamb - Sydney ACT 0402 118 558 w w w. h o r s e p o w e r. c o m . a u