Close Encounters Of The Pedigree Kind Part 12 - Andrew Reichard 12-15
Movers & Shakers - Emma Coleman - Kristen Manning 16-17
Pedigree Analysis - US Champions of 2025 - Alan Porter 35-41
Pedigree Analysis - Snitzel and Sons - Ken McLean ....................................................42-46
Mystery Horse - Andrew Reichard 47
Pedigree Spotlight - Tsarevich - Andrew Reichard 96, IBC
RESULTS & STATISTICS
Leading Sires of USA - 2025 ..........................................................................................40-41
Australian
New Zealand APEX Ratings, Stakes Winners, Indexes and Sire Lists 88-93
International Stakes Results & Bloodlines .................................................................
FRONT COVER: Darley’s Anamoe is one of the most exciting first season sires to have his stock presented at Australasian yearling sales in recent memory.
Anamoe won 9 Gr1 contests including Australia’s WFA Championship, the W S Cox plate, was a Gr1 winner at two, three and four, and won at the highest level over 1400m, 1500m, 1600m, 2000m and 2040m. He was a true champion without a flaw.
To complete the package he is a very stylish individual who has passed on his fine physical attributes to his stock which have made headlines at both last year’s weanling sales and at the first three majors of 2026. Anamoe’s sire Street Boss has emerged as one of the great Street Cry’s top sire sons and it will not be lost on pedigree students that Anamoe is out of a Redoute’s Choice mare just like Australia’s current champion sire.
There will be several more opportunities to purchase yearlings by this once-in-a generation young stallion including 21 Anamoe youngsters catalogued for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on the 29th and 30th of March in Sydney.
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Strong start to Australasian sales season
The completion of the first three major yearling sales of 2026 has reflected the overall health of Australian racing with its total prizemoney of over one billion dollars. Strong sales were recorded throughout with high clearance rates and a generally healthy middle market.
Improved prizemoney in New Zealand and the rich rewards still available in Hong Kong combined with the huge money on offer in Australia have seen a pattern of yearling buyers emerge with different strategies, but all competing strongly for the yearlings suited to their particular goals.
One group consists of the colt syndicates where the payoff for a Gr1 winner can be in the tens of millions; another group sources quality fillies to establish future premium broodmares to sell yearlings back into this lucrative market; the rise of small and large public syndicators continues unabated backed by computer generated split bills and progress reports, their ability to spread the risk over multiple runners paying handsome dividends; the increase in wealthy individuals for whom racing is a challenge as well as recreation and of course the usual suspects who have their own individual aims and dreams.
Colts by Frankel and Extreme Choice shared honours at Magic Millions selling for $2million each to Tom Magnier and Yulong respectively with Arrowfield returning to the top of the vendor’s list with 48 yearlings selling for $15.345 million.
A strapping Ghaiyyath colt topped the Inglis Classic at 625k to the powerful McEvoy/ Belmont Bloodstock team with Arrowfield once again the leading vendor selling 33 lots for $3.82 million.
Professionals I spoke to said that nice horses were hard to buy at all three sales with strong competition in the mid to upper levels which is reflected in the very healthy medians and clearance rates at all three venues.
At Karaka, Cambridge Stud returned to the top of the vendor’s table selling 50 lots for $10.64 million including the sale topping $$1.1 million colt by their young gun stallion Sword Of State.
Elsewhere in this issue we present complete summaries and analysis of all three sales.
By Andrew Reichard
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Australasian Sale Results
USA Champions 2025
Sovereignty skipped a leg of the Triple Crown –having won the first – and was sidelined from the often decisive Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1), but still ended the year as not only Champion Three YearOld Male, but also Horse of the Year. - Alan Porter
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Various Snitzel and Sons
The tremendous support for Snitzel’s progeny at this year’s Magic Million Gold Coast Yearling Sale confirms sons of Snitzel will continue to be popular and well supported. Snitzel, who died in June last year, earned a reputation for transmitting brilliant speed. He sired Marhooba, last year’s winner of the Golden Slipper Gr1. - Ken McLean
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Magic Millions, NZB Karaka and Inglis Classic summaries appear throughout this issue
Segenhoe Stud’s sale topping Frankel colt from the great Procrastinate family had obvious stallion potential for Coolmore’s Tom Magnier who secured him for $2 million
I Am Immortal
It is always interesting as a pedigree enthusiast to note the ways in which sire lines ebb and flow and in which directions they head.
by Kristen Manning
The Danehill branch of the Danzig sire line has well and truly established itself, through Redoute’s Choice, Flying Spur and most recently Snitzel crowned Australian Champion Sire four seasons running between 2016 and 2020. It is a branch which will continue to flourish for some time with Snitzel (at the time of writing in early February) again leading the way with The Autumn Sun and Fastnet Rock also in the top four leading sires. Not A Single Doubt and his sons Extreme Choice have underlined the value of this sireline.
Their success was not difficult to predict with Danehill being the stunning force he was, but few could have foreseen how another Danzig branch would take off, one represented by a son of a horse who stood just four seasons in Victoria; at the first three of those serving only small books of mares. That horse is, of course, Invincible Spirit, the Green Desert horse who, during his short time at Chatswood Stud sired 239 live foals. He was a hard sell for Chatswood, his first three books consisting of just serving books of 48, 73 and 63 mares but when it started to be noticed that he
Retired after just one more run, I Am Immortal proved immediately popular with breeders who supported him with 116 mares in his debut season at Swettenham.
was making waves in the northern hemisphere, Invincible Spirit was rewarded for his success with a harem of 153 in 2006. From that crop of greater opportunity came Yosei (a triple Group 1 winner at two and three), Spirit Song (three times successful at Group level) and the Listed winner She’s Got Gears. It was whilst those fillies were still with their mums that one of the members of Invincible Spirit’s first Australian crop; one of only 18 colts born by him in 2004, was making his debut. He was not one of those horses who buyers had fallen over themselves to buy, the member of Woodlands Stud’s 2006 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale draft secured for now what looks to be one of the biggest bargains of all time for $62,500 by trainer Toby Edmonds on behalf of Ray and Brett Gall. It was a Best Bets form analyst who noticed that the colt “lived up to his name” when making his Warwick Farm debut in February 2017, I Am Invincible jumping straight to the front. Three lengths clear turning, he had five lengths on his rivals on the line with Tye Angland aboard. Quickly up in class, contesting the Kindergarten Stakes-G3, 1100m at his second outing, I Am Invincible was again on pace, fighting on well for third behind the subsequent Golden Slipper Stakes-Gr1, 1200m winner Forensics. Failing to fire at his final two year-old outing as first up at three, I Am Invincible had a stable change and, after over a year off the scene and now under the care of the Hawkes family he was able to find winning form in a Warwick Farm BM81 1000m contest in October 2008. He had his issues and after a poor run at his next start, I Am Invincible made his way to his third trainer, Peter Morgan in Victoria. Renowned to have a knack with horses with problems, he got the horse to the races on six occasions. Winning three times, I Am Invincible showed glimpses of the special talent he had; in March 2009 recording an easy all the way victory over 1000m at Caulfield before a soft victory
in the D.C McKay Stakes-1100m at Morphettville. He was in Adelaide for a crack at the big time and if not for running into a superstar, I Am Invincible would’ve had his Group 1 but as it was he had to settle for a game second (grabbed with 50m to go) to champion Takeover Target. Back in Melbourne he added the Sir John Monash Stakes-Listed, 1100m to his record. Aboard that day, and in the Goodwood, was Darren Gauci who has since joked that he rode before the days of jockeys taking a stallion nomination as a sling! Especially as he liked what he saw and felt, noting that “if you were asked to paint a horse, I Am Invincible is the horse you would choose as the subject. He was a lovely, masculine horse and one of only a few, Lonhro being another, who I rode and thought straight away ‘wow!”
I Am Invincible would have only two more starts with Yarraman Park’s Arthur Mitchell in February 2010 announcing his acquisition, at the time noting that they’d been after a replacement for the infertile Foreplay. Arthur and Harry, it was reported at the time had followed I Am Invincible “from his two year-old days”, noting his “unbelievable speed” and his “several spectacular wins.”
They discussed the European success of Invincible Spirit, the toughness of I Am Invincible’s local family and his looks. “We always knew he was a very good looking horse, but you still want to see them first hand, so we flew to Melbourne to inspect the horse at Peter Morgan’s stables,” Arthur said. “As soon as he came out of the box we were blown away, he is a magnificent horse; really masculine, strong and powerful with a lovely head and a great eye. We knew straight away he was a really exciting stallion prospect and would more than fit the bill at Yarraman.”
What they didn’t predict, and who could, that their new horse would propel the family farm into the stratosphere, I Am Invincible proving himself to be an outstanding upgrader with his 122 stakes winners (including
17 Group 1 winners) earning him three Australian Champion Sire titles. As is always the case when a stallion enjoys great success, the scramble has been on to secure the services of his sons. His first crop dual Group 1 winner Brazen Beau led the way, the oh so handsome dark coated entire retired to Darley in 2015 where, despite some issues, he has fared nicely with his 27 stakes winners including the big race winners Another Prophet, On The Bubbles and Zapateo. Arriving a year after Brazen Beau (whose son Tassort is also a Group 1 sire) was the Group 1 sprinter Hellbent who joined his dad at Yarraman. From there he has been nicely represented by ten stakes winners including the elite level winners Benedetta and Magic Time. Since then Super One, Overshare, Santos, Strasbourg and Kobayashi have all done their bit by siring stakes winners as has Home Affairs whose debut crop has tongues wagging.
And then there is the somewhat quiet achiever, Swettenham Stud’s I Am Immortal. A member of his sire’s sixth crop, I Am Immortal caught the eye of Anthony Freedman and Dream Thoroughbreds who went to $200,000 to secure the horse they would cheer on as “Morty.” On the back of an easy trial victory at Cranbourne, I Am Immortal was well fancied when making his debut in a Blue Diamond Preview-Listed, 1000m at Caulfield in January 2019.
Apart from racing a bit keenly at times, he didn’t do much wrong, showing the speed inherited from his sire when recording an all the way one length victory over Microphone who franked that form by winning his next two before a Golden Slipper second and an ATC Sires Produce Stakes-Gr1, 1400m victory. “A naturally gifted sort of colt,” Anthony Freedman said on the day with jockey Ben Melham adding that “he is a very fast horse with a big action.” Favourite at his next start in a Blue Diamond Prelude-Gr3, 1100m, I Am Immortal was again about to out speed his rivals despite still wanting to travel a bit too strongly. “He showed
his quality at the finish when he dug deep again on the line,” Melham reported. It was that inclination to over race that proved costly in the Blue Diamond Stakes-Gr1, 1200m though his run, a close up seventh behind Lyre, was full of merit. Again sent out favourite at his first run at three, I Am Immortal was again keen, tiring after covering ground but again honest. He was quickly back into form with a game second (not in the best part of the track) behind the older and more seasoned Jungle Edge in the W.J Adams Stakes-Listed, 1000m at Caulfield.
Retired after just one more run, I Am Immortal proved immediately popular with breeders who supported him with 116 mares in his debut season at Swettenham.
There has been a stakes winner out of each of his first two crops, Athanatos taking out last year’s VOBIS Gold Reef enroute to success in the SAJC Chairman’s Stakes-Gr3, 2000m for the Phillip Stokes stable.
Showing versatility with a Group 3 placing over 1500m last spring, Athanatos has shown that his sire can get a horse running early but able to go on with it over more ground. Also racing in fine form at four is Immortal Star, the Ciaron Maher trained mare who, as of early February, had won three of her previous four starts having been stakes placed at two. One of those successes came at Flemington where jockey Harry Bates noted that it was “probably fair to say that’s one of the easiest winners I’ve had. It was just jump out in a straight line and let her rip!”
The WA based five time winner Immortal Bliss has also been in good form of late, building a nice record with her 16 starts yielding another six placings. Also showing that she knows how to find the line is fellow Perth galloper Timeless Gem, winner of four his first 13 starts. Another with a good strike rate, four wins (including the VOBIS Gold Ingot) from 11 starts, is the pacy I Am Velvet whilst off a soft debut victory at Ipswich Commend made his way to Hong Kong where he won his first start for the Caspar Fownes stable. Metropolitan winners Southern Dancer (Randwick) and Mauna Kea Miss (Caulfield) also hail from I Am Immortal’s first crop, his progeny’s
I AM IMMORTAL Bay colt, 2016
Green Desert
Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Cannarelle
Ad Valorem (USA) Sunset Boulevard
Rafha
Canny Lad
Countess Pedrille
Danzig
Classy Women
Fasliyev (USA)
Miasmatic (GB)
ability to race on consistently at four auguring well for his future.
And I Am Immortal’s second crop yielded a fast one, the Emma-Lee & David Browne trained McGaw who in the spring proved himself to be one of Victoria’s best three year-olds. The son of the Listed winning Librettist mare Niki Piki Milo debuted with a very easy win at Pakenham in January last year. Doing a bit of work from a wide gate in the VOBIS Showdown, he showed not only speed and heart in securing that rich juvenile contest. As a spring three year-old adding the Danehill StakesGr2, 1100m (defeating My Gladiola and Tentyris) to his record, McGaw again put his considerable natural speed on display and there looks to be more to come for the bay who has trialled well in preparation for his return.
Fellow second crop I Am Immortals include the Moonee Valley winners Saluted and Eternal Darkness and the Ascot winner Wiluna Lass whilst his first three third crop runners have all shown talent. Portarlington was a strong debut winner for the Phillip Stokes stable in Adelaide in November whilst Lindsay Park’s Eternal Joy ran a bold second at Geelong debut. And McGaw’s stablemate Got Tickets was in the placings at her Morphettville debut. With winners in VOBIS features such as the Showdown and the Gold Ingot, I Am Immortal is a good prospect for
Danzig
Foreign Courier
Kris
Eljazzi (IRE)
Bletchingly
Jesmond Lass
Zoffany (USA)
Sister Pedrille
Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
Relaunch
Aironlass
Nureyev
Mr. P’s Princess
Warning
Tiger Flower
breeders looking to make the most of the many bonuses on offer. And with Swettenham making the popular decision to reduce his service fee, the nine year-old was well supported last spring with the stakes winning dam of McGaw making a return visit as are the stakes winners China Star, My Lady’s Chamber and Ondina and the dams of Beethoven, Fast Witness and Highlad. Also amongst his harem are daughters of Frankel, Northern Meteor, Written Tycoon, Zoustar, Fastnet Rock, Pierro, Redoute’s Choice, Charge Forward, Lope de Vega, Sebring, Red Ransom, More Than Ready, Encosta de Lago, Tavistock, Snitzel, So You Think, Lonhro, Exceed And Excel, Not A Single Doubt, Toronado and Street Boss. The idea behind I Am Immortal’s $8,800 fee was, “on brand for Swettenham” said the stud’s Marcus Heritage, noting that “Adam Sangster has always had a reputation for looking after and promoting the smaller breeders.”
And the move has paid dividends with his book of 107 mares ensuring that he continues to get the chance to prove himself. “It has kept the phone running hot,” Heritage said, adding that it has proven a bonus for the other stallions on the Swettenham roster. “Breeders who have a mare for I Am Immortal often also have one for our other horses like Wooded and Lofty Strike. Obviously Toronado is a horse at the
high end of the commercial market and we think it is important to have stallions to cater for every sort of breeder.”
Mention of Toronado made Heritage think of the time that Adam Sangster was offered his high achieving sire High Chaparral only to be told that “he would not really suit Australia! At least we got Toronado out of it but it does show that a successful stallion can come from a line that breeders at first shun. Just like Invincible Spirit.”
I Am Immortal’s book made him the second busiest stallion standing under $10,000 in Australia and “by far the busiest in Victoria,” something Heritage said helps the horse “keep his momentum.”
And whilst Heritage admits that the thought was that I Am Immortal would sire early comers such as himself, Swettenham are quite happy to see his progeny hitting their peak at three and four. “He can get a good two year-old as McGaw shows but that horse was an even better winner at three and he still has plenty of upside. The I Am Immortal horses are big, scopey types who just need that little bit more time and given that, breeders and owners are reaping the rewards.”
Heritage is a fan of I Am Immortal on type and personality, describing him as “a big kid who really doesn’t know how strong he is!”
Bred at Yarraman, I Am Immortal is the second foal produced by the classy Ad Valorem (a dual Group 1 winning Danzig norse) mare Meliora who won four of her 17 starts including the Angus Armanasco Stakes-Gr2, 1400m by 3 1/2 lengths. She has displayed a nice affinity with I Am Invincible, foaling another three winners including the Listed winner Godfather by him. And she has an I Am Invincible stakes winner as a half-brother, the dual Listed winner Whypeeo. Meliora’s dam is out of a mare by Warning whose sire Known Fact is a grandson of the terrific mare Mixed Marriage whose son Atan is the grandsire of Invincible Spirit’s dam sire Kris. I Am Immortal is one of the 28 stakes winners bred with this Atan/ Known Fact combination and this is the Aloe family that produced the legendary stallions Round Table and Deep Impact.
Another interesting aspect to I Am Immortal’s pedigree is his grandam’s 3mx5f cross of Special via her son
Nureyev and grandson Sadler’s Wells. That mare, Sunset Boulevard, also boasts a cross of her own fifth dam Raise You and of her famous son Raise A Native. This is the prolific Padua family, one which has also produced the influential stallions Blue Larkspur and Relic. The former appears multiple times in I Am Immortal’s pedigree whilst Relic is the dam sire of Bletchingly, in turn dam sire of I Am Invincible’s dam sire Canny Lad. It is always interesting to study the best performed progeny of a young stallion to see if any early patterns are emerging and so far with I Am Immortal you can throw more Danzig (he is already 4mx3m) at him with 23 off his 33 winners carrying at least another strain; McGaw’s dam also linebred to Danzig. He is also picking up on the influence of his sire’s dam sire Canny Lad with seven of his winners including the stakes placed Immortal Star and four metropolitan winners carrying a cross.
True to Swettenham Stud history, I Am Immortal also likes strains of Rory’s Jester with four of his city winners carrying a strain. This ties in with I Am Invincible’s affinity for that same speed influence with two of his Group 1 winners (In Secret and Oohood) bred this way, noting
that I Am Invincible shares the same ancestress, the influential Paraffin, as Rory’s Jester. This Paraffin family plays a big part in the success of I Am Invincible who is a member of the Chelandry branch, as is his second dam sire Zoffany. I Am Immortal is already picking up on this influence with Athanatos (Tudor Melody), Timeless Gem (Gold Carat), I Am Velvet (Zeditave) all nice horses with Chelandry strength.
And he has also sired winners out of mares carrying strains of her descendants Anabaa, High Chaparral and Bellotto, also picking well on Marchetta and La Troienne family strains with both of those great mares being descendants of Paraffin’s ancestress Prunella.
I Am Immortal also likes strains of Seattle Slew (same Myrtlewood family as Mr Prospector, dam sire of his second dam sire Fasliyev), further Sadler’s Wells and Gone West who hails from the same family as Known Fact and Atan. As does Tell, sire of Pompeii Court who is the dam sire of Athanatos’ dam sire O’Reilly.
This is a young stallion off to a very promising start with three stakes horses including a Gr2 and Gr3 winner and Gr1 fourth among his first 77 starters. The best is yet to come!
CANNY LAD is prominent in I Am Immortal’s pedigree with a number of his best performers now featuring a return of this great stallion.
MORE Darley-sired Stakes winners at the Spring Carnival than any other stud.
MORE than all the NZ-breds, too. And MORE than all the imported horses. The vast majority, 29 of them, were bred by our clients. Meaning your best move at the sales is to buy a Darley-sired yearling. Yes... they’re called bluebloods for a reason.
Mick Price
by Renée Geelen
Growing up in a bookmaker’s family gave Gr1 trainer Mick Price a love of racing, but his interest was never with the numbers.
Even his biggest number - fifty Gr1 winsdoesn’t particularly thrill him. “To tell you the truth, I don’t keep trophies. I’m too busy. And in my house, when someone walks in, I don’t want them associating the house with Mick Price, the horse trainer. I want them to say, ‘He’s just another human being.’
I love my motorbikes and I’ve sponsored a few motorbike riders,” said Price.
“I want to come to work and be adrenalized by it all and when I’m home, I’m home. I don’t get too sentimental. I’m fascinated by the horses. I love the daily challenge when I walk into that barn and I look at all my horses and I think, ‘What are you saying?’ Horses do give you information, the difficulty is interpreting it. I’m 67 now and I’ve been doing this since I was 31. And I’ve been in the game all my life
and I still walk into that barn and love what I see. And that is the whole fundamental beauty of horse training.”
“You have got to love two things with horse training, and that’s horses and people. And there’s nothing better than getting a good horse for a good person. There is nothing better in this world because you’re conquering sport, you’re conquering the whole challenge of it.”
Even with 50 Gr1 victories under his belt, 35 of those on his own and another 15 in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr, there are a few trophies missing from Price’s non-existent cabinet. “I’m lacking as a horse trainer as we speak because I haven’t won one of the majors. I’ve been placed in Cox Plates, placed in the Golden
Slipper. I haven’t won a Caulfield Cup, haven’t won a Melbourne Cup. The staying races are not an area I’ve concentrated on. I love the colts. I love training the colts.”
Extreme Choice stands clear as a stallion of excellence, and other outstanding colts on Price’s Gr1 list include Jacquinot, Flying Artie, Tarzino, Grunt, Profiteer, Mighty Boss, and others.
“We’ve sent a lot of horses to stud for the last few years. Extreme Choice, Jacquinot, Flying Artie, and Tarzino. It’s a nice memory, but once they get up and about and serve their mares and the yearlings go in the ring, having trained them means nothing.”
At the sales, Price looks at each yearling as an individual with the same lack of sentiment.
Mick Price (right) with Michael Kent (Jnr.)
“I understand them better because I have trained their fathers and sometimes their mothers. I bought a Gr1 winner by Tarzino. I haven’t trained a Gr1 horse by Extreme Choice yet or Flying Artie. Although I tell you what, I do see a lot of mares that we’ve been able to get black type with. I don’t like pushing my mares when they’re ready for their breeding career. I never ask them to go another season. We’ve had a lot of mares that have gone to stud with black type in their name that have been successful brood mares because I think they’re fresh. They haven’t been worn out. That is something I do get a kick out of, seeing the pages. I love that and I remember them.
“I remember their idiosyncrasies and I look at them and I think, isn’t it good that you have been a good broodmare and you’ve got a happy life, you know?” One mare who stands clear is Samaready, winner of the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes and now dam of Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Shinzo. Bel Mer is another Gr1 winning mare who has been a success at stud with stakes winners Bel Merci and All Too Royal.
Mick Price is one of nine children for his bookmaker father, and grew up around racecourses, but it was the horses who thrilled him, not the numbers. “I was one of nine kids, three boys, six girls, which was fantastic growing up. I was always an outdoor kid, always loved animals and I come from a long line of bookmakers.”
“We grew up at the races and I always admired these beautiful animals. And as I went through year 12 I just thought this is what I want to do. I had no interest in bookmaking at all and I love the animals. To this day I am still amazed at the thoroughbred. The racehorse, the puzzle of it all and how beautiful they are and the constant challenge of training them.”
“I was always at the races admiring them from the mounting yard. I remember me and my brother Neville sat there in the 1973 Melbourne Cup for about five hours hanging onto the fence so we could see the Melbourne Cup horses.”
“I’ve always been absolutely fascinated by the whole industry and the thoroughbred itself. I got a job at Flemington when I first started, when I was about seventeen or eighteen and that’s basically all I’ve ever done.”
Price worked for successful trainers Tommy Hughes, George Hanlon, Bob Hoysted, John Meagher and finally Lee Freedman before embarking on his own career as a 31 year-old in 1991. “I worked for trainers in those days who had 30 horse teams and they were absolutely fastidious about what they did. Meagher, Hanlon, Hoysted, Hughes, they were amazing trainers. I ended up working for Freedman’s, which was the last trainer I work for before I got a license and I remember Johnny Meagher saying to me, ‘Son, there’s nothing worse than a battling horse trainer. Do not be a battling horse trainer.’
“In all my 13 years of working with horse trainers and breakers, it wasn’t until after I spent a couple of years at the Freedman’s that the light went on and I was very confident that I would be a reasonably successful horse trainer.”
A key part of getting a horse to a Gr1 race is soundness, and Price points to improvements in training surfaces as being a key element in that area.
And what makes a good horse trainer in Price’s opinion? “It’s the absolute ability to read your horse and to make your horse. I think that the whole challenge of horse training is reading a young horse, knowing when to go, when to stop, and what to do. That’s such an art form and a science. A very good challenge is to get a horse from a yearling to a Gr1 horse and to maintain it successfully, that’s the whole art and science of being a trainer.”
A key part of getting a horse to a Gr1 race is soundness, and Price points to improvements in training surfaces as being a key element in that area. “In the last few years, horse training in general has evolved to the point where longevity has improved because of water walkers, beach training, better tracks. You have to be able to read the idiosyncrasies of any track that you train on. We went from Epsom when it was there to Caulfield which was fantastic. I was there for 20 years. We had to learn the tracks at Caulfield. Now I’ve come here to Cranbourne. I’ve had to learn the tracks at Cranbourne. I’ve spent a lot of time with the management here at Cranbourne on these tracks here, and we are definitely getting them better and better as time goes on, but it doesn’t happen by itself.”
“Concussion is the enemy of what we do, and there’s two things we need in a track. We need footing and we need give. So if you have footing and give, you should get it right, and then it’s up to you as the trainer to have good discipline with your work riders. And I have a fantastic relationship with my work riders. They’re under the most pressure, of all the staff here, because in the mornings, it’s basically me and them and Junior.” Junior being Mick Price’s training partner Michael Kent Junior. “We have a majority of women riders in our workforce, it is the way the whole industry is going. My former wife was in the equestrian world, and I appreciate how good the riders there are. A lot of my riders here have an equestrian background, which gives them a proper understanding of where their hands should be in contact with the horse. It’s very important, with that background, they have got amazing hands on them.”
Price’s training business relies on more than track riders. His office is run by Shona Dreschler. “No one sees more than the partner of a trainer, and Shona is a fantastic partner in life. We couldn’t do this without her.”
Price has trained in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr for “five or six years. I cannot speak more highly of a young man. If I had a son, it would be a pleasure to have him as my son. He’s intelligent, he’s energetic, and he’s got the two things that you need to be a horse trainer. He’s good with people and he’s good with horses. He’s been great for the business. He’s a positive person. I cannot associate myself with negativity. It’s just something that I can’t get my head around, negativity. And I think people that work with me would know that.”
Horse racing participants are known to be mad optimists, as the saying goes, Nothing says optimism more than a 90 year-old buying a weanling. “That should be life. Horse people didn’t invent optimism.”
“Junior has allowed me to train better because he can do a lot of the fundamental stuff behind me. The logistics of it and all the organisation that you need to do, all the decision making you need to do. It’s a pleasure for me to come to work and be able to just train 80 horses. I’m not going to be around forever, and nothing would give me more pleasure than to see him become a great trainer.”
And what advice does Price have for someone wanting to become a trainer? “Things have changed from when I started, and now you need to be big. You need three things, quality of horse, quantity of horse, and expertise. It’s a very competitive game. It’s not only a business but it is sport. And when you have sport, you have competition. That’s what makes it good, and that’s what makes it difficult.” And it’s not just trainers competing for Gr1 wins, it is racing competing for fans with other sports. “We should not get complacent about where racing sits in general society. We need to future proof it. Wagering is competing across different demographics and betting on different forms of sports. Racing is only just one of them.”
When asked about his favourite horse growing up, Price picked Gunsynd (Sunset Hue-Woodie Wonder, by Newtown Wonder). “I used to see him race at Flemington, and I remember as he walked past one day when we were kids, I nicked a hair out of his tail. And I remember bringing it home and I was so excited. I said, ‘Look at this. This is unbelievable. You wouldn’t guess what I’ve got. I got a hair from Gunsynd’s tail’, and my Mum said, ‘Get that disgusting thing out of here.’ I thought, ‘Here’s the trophy of all trophies. I thought she just doesn’t get it, this girl.’” Maybe not, but Price’s colours are a blend of Gunsynd and a tribute to his Mum. “There are two things about my colours, one was I love my mum dearly, and she loved Carlton and Carlton’s navy and white. And I said, ‘Mum, one day I’m going to be a horse trainer. And I’m going to have them in the design that I’ve seen Gunsynd wear. And I’m going to change it to navy blue.’ So that’s where my own colours come from.”
Last Tycoon a poster boy for inbreeding, Tesio and the shuttle
by Andrew Reichard
There is no simple answer to the question “What makes a successful sireline?” But I’ll stick my neck out to the extent of supplying the answer to the opposite postulation “What doesn’t make a successful sireline?”
Simple answer is OUTCROSSING.
The evidence is overwhelming to indicate that outcrossed sires have a very low probability of success. Determining which of the relatively far more inbred sires will succeed is no easy task, but some of them will. That’s for sure.
In Australia we have no better evidence to support this case than Star Kingdom, Sir Tristram Danehill and Last Tycoon. All four have been champion Australian sires, all four have established strong sirelines in due course, and all four have only one thing in common. They are all inbred to superior female families, in fact all four have the Rasmussen Factor (RF), and they have other notable extra inbreeding features which make their pedigrees definitely inbred, definitely not outcrossed and certainly worthy of closer study.
Before turning to our current subject Last Tycoon let me give a brief precis of what is special about the other three.
Star Kingdom is inbred to his own female line via his fifth dam Canterbury Pilgrim whose dam Pilgrimage is the most highly inbred mare in my own PP PEDIGREE POINTS database at 100+, very plus.
Sir Tristram is a rare double RF, inbred to two superior mares within five generations, once again inbred to his own female line, his fifth dam Selene being one of the highest rated mares in the PP database at PP 96.
Danehill is very closely inbred to Natalma, the most influential mare of modern days being the dam of breed-shaper Northern Dancer. Once again Danehill is inbred to his own female line as Natalma is his third dam.
You will look hard and long before you find more inbred and distinctive pedigrees than these three.
And you may have to look even harder and longer to find one more interesting and more inbred to superior female families than that of Last Tycoon who is inbred to six elite females within seven generations. I can tell you now that you will have to search many thousands of pedigrees to find another. There was only one yearling inbred to six mares in the 1221 lot 2026 Magic Millions and sometimes there are none at our major sales.
The PP inbreeding database of various cohorts of thoroughbreds clearly indicates that the higher the class of horses, the more likely they are to be inbred to multiple females and female families. To give just a few examples, the mighty mare Let’s Elope PP 100+ was inbred to seven females cross duplicated within seven generations. St Simon, The Tetrarch and the elite mares Pilgrimage, Mixed Marriage and Helen Street are all inbred to six females as was Nassipour who sired two great champions, Let’s Elope and Tie The Knot. It’s an illustrious list and I’ve yet to uncover one inbred to eight females.
Yet we find Last Tycoon who was champion Australian sire immediately prior to Danehill, whose grandson Written Tycoon was also a recent champion Australian sire and in turn whose son
Ole Kirk has emerged as a very promising first season sire, is also inbred to six different females within seven generations. It is a most unusual pattern and Last Tycoon is a most unusual horse, unusual in the best sense inasmuch as he is one of the most positive pedigree influences ever to have reached our shores. He was a very high class performer, a triple Gr1 winner over 5f and 1m in England and the USA scoring in the King’s Stand S, the William Hill Sprint Championship, both 5f before demonstrating both class and versatility to win the Breeders Cup Mile on turf in the USA. That is one of the more impressive CVs brought to our shores by a shuttler.
But there’s more, you knew there would be.
What a pedigree pattern!
LAST TYCOON
Pharos and Fairway are full brothers.
LAST TYCOON
Try My Best
Northern Dancer by Neartic by Nearco
Pharos Nogara
Sex Appeal ex Best In Show
Mill Princess
Mill Reef by Never Bend by Nasrullah by Nearco
Irish Lass
Sayajirao by Nearco
Pharos Nogara
Scollata Niccolo dell ‘Arca ex Nogara Cutaway by Fairway
The hand of the master is evident in Last Tycoon’s XRay pedigree. There is only one master, Federico Tesio whose intelligent designs are largely responsible for the best modern thoroughbreds.
Suffice to say that an overwhelming percentage of current stakeswinners and sirelines trace directly to his inbeaten champion Nearco. All the Northern Dancer, and Sunday Silence lines for starters. One of the most prolific sire and broodmare sirelines is that of Danehill who is from the Nearco sireline with a dam by a son of Ribot, Tesio’s other great unbeaten champion. Frankel for example has a Nearco sireline combined with a Nearco/Ribot broodmare sireline.
Last Tycoon is inbred within five generations to the Tesio bred Nogara via her two crack sire sons Nearco (by Pharos) and Niccolo dell’Arca (by Coronach). His second dam Irish Lass is inbred even more closely to the same two stallions. Nogara, their dam was bred by Tesio from his 75 guineas purchase Catnip whom he mated with one of his favourite stallions Havresac. When Tesio sent Nogara to Pharos, having failed to secure a nomination to the better performed full brother Fairway, he produced unbeaten Nearco. It is ironic therefore to find that Last Tycoon has the brothers Pharos and Fairway within five generations. This was a popular strategy with clever breeders in its day.
Strength up close
Apart from the multiple female family inbreeding to full and half siblings, Last Tycoon has two key names close up in his pedigree, the mare Best In Show and the stallion Mill Reef.
Best In Show is the grandam of Last Tycoon’s sire Try My Best and she is also the tail female ancestress of several outstanding sires including none other than the great Redoute’s Choice whose 4th dam she is. It is worth mentioning that when Redoute’s Choice was sent Last Tycoon mares, thus providing close inbreeding to Best In Show, the results were off the charts. The 36 runners resulting from this cross yielded 10 SW (27.77%SW/R) and 3 Gr1 winners (8.33% Gr1W/R and 30% Gr1W/SW) with all these metrics multiples of the commercial elite norms.
Then we turn to Last Tycoon’s dam Mill Princess by Mill Reef. Another male line descendant of Tesio’s Nearco, it suffices to say that you just can’t find a more positive influence in modern pedigrees than mighty Mill Reef of whom it was said that “if he were to gallop on water, he wouldn’t make a ripple.”
This genetic strength, both close up and further back has manifested itself not only in Last Tycoon, but in in several of his sons, grandsons and broodmare descendants.
Influence of the shuttle stallions
The influence of the shuttle on Australian pedigrees and racing can hardly be overstated. Last Tycoon was the first shuttler to become Australian champion sire, followed by Danehill with nine titles and more recently Street Cry. The table below with shuttle sires in pink shows how closely the leading Australian sires are related to shuttle stallions, and we should note that Danehill won the title NINE times.
Summary
The heavily inbred Last Tycoon has figured prominently in current Australian pedigrees, both in his own right as champion sire and via his descendants. Looking down the list of Australian champion sires we find the most inbred of them Danehill lighting up the board, Sir Tristram (a rare double RF inbred to Lavendula and Selene) also heavily involved, the highly inbred Nassipour and Snitzel, Flying Spur, Redoute’s Choice, Exceed And Excel all inbred to Natalma within the RF terms.
There is a golden thread running through all this information. The most effective stallions display relatively high levels of inbreeding within five and up to seven generations. This inbreeding may involve male ancestors but is more likely to succeed if multiple females and female families are involved.
Footnote:
Copies of the seminal reference “inbreeding To Superior Females” by Rommy Faversham and Leon Rasmussen are still available from our office. This book clearly explains the Rasmussen Factor and various aspects of female family inbreeding. I recently reread the chapter on inbreeding in Italy and Rommy Faversham’s essay on Tesio’s background and modus operandi should not be missed if you are serious about breeding quality thoroughbreds.
NEARCO
FEDERICO TESIO
Shuttle Stallions and their influence in Australia
TABLE A
Showing most recent 17 individual Australian Champion Sires by earnings from 1988/89 to 2024/25 by generational descent from either a shuttle stallion or an imported stallion.
Zoustar Northern Meteor Encosta de Lago Fairy King
I Am Invincible Invincible Spirit
Written Tycoon Iglesia
Written Tycoon Last Tycoon
Snitzel Redoute’s Choice Danehill
Street Cry Machiavellian
Fastnet Rock Danehill
Redoute’s Choice Danehill
Exceed and Excel Danehill
Lonhro Octagonal
Encosta de Lago Fairy King
Flying Spur Danehill
Danehill
Zabeel Sir Tristram
Last Tycoon
Marscay Star Kingdom
Nassipour
Sir Tristram
Zabeel Sir Tristram
The following stallions won multiple Australian sire titles:
LAST TYCOON (IRE) Bay colt, 1983
Polynesian
Phalaris
Scapa Flow
Havresac
Catnip
Gainsborough
Abbots Trace
Sarita
Unbreakable
Black Polly
Discovery
Miyako
Blenheim
7 Mah Mahal
Peace
Mother Goose
4
Pharamond
Alcibiades
Bull
Alpoise
Brushup
Teresina
Discovery
Traffic
Herd
Nogara
Blenheim
Mumtaz Mahal
Djebel
Bloodroot
Rose Prince
Indolence
Papyrus
Quick Thought
Reigh Count
Phalaris
Havresac
Catnip
Aileen
Last Tycoon inbred to Nogara 5m x 6m 5m 5m, Scapa Flow 6m x 7m 6m 6m, Selene 6m 7m 7m x 7m, Mumtaz Mahal 7f x 6f, La Troienne 6f 7f x 7m, Serenissima 7f x 7m
Emma Coleman
By Kristen Manning
As part of the always busy team behind the highly successful training partnership that is Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the Irish born Emma Coleman faces exciting challenges every day and she said, she “wouldn’t have it any other way.” Emma’s transition from a Dubliner from a non-horse family to being part of the Sydney racing scene has been an interesting one with her determination to expand on her knowledge and experience integral to every decision she has made.
“My story is quite a bit different from many working in racing,” she said.” I grew up in Dublin with absolutely no horses in sight and my family didn’t have a clue about them.” But fortunately for Emma a childhood friend was a horse nut, one fateful day taking her along to a riding lesson.
The eight year-old Emma was not immediately impressed. “Initially I was absolutely terrified!” she laughed, “but by the end of that hour I was completely in love.” Going on to riding school and pony club, Emma made the most of the Irish school system’s “transition year,” a year off traditional studies between junior and senior high school where “we got to figure out what we wanted to do.”
With Emma’s mum having gone to school with one of the managers at Coolmore Stud, she was able to spend part of that year undertaking work experience at that world famous farm. It was there that she first heard about the Godolphin Flying Start programme which she thought sounded too good to be true; “I thought that’s insane, I just have to get into that!”
Kicking off her tertiary education in the traditional school system taking science subjects with the aim of becoming a vet, Emma did not last long. “Two weeks into chemistry I realised that the science life was not for me!” And so a change of direction ensued and Emma enrolled in a four year long equine business degree at Maynooth University, Kildare... “in the hub of Irish racing and breeding.” Placements at studs around the world were part of that degree with Emma at the age of 19 heading to the United States to work with mares and foals at Godolphin.
“I absolutely loved it. From there I headed to Godolphin, Ireland for a breeding season; helping out in the office and at the sales whilst also working on race days doing bits and bobs at Leopardstown.” In my third year of college, there was an option of a fourth year of placement which I split into two, spending the first six months with Gordon Cunningham (my mum knew his sister) at Curraghmore in New Zealand.”
That time was certainly an eye-opener for Emma and she cherishes the memories of her time there. “I remember getting a minibus from the airport and being greeted by the yearling manager who said, ‘you have no idea how much we need an extra pair of hands here!’. There were around 150 horses and I was the fourth staff member. It was so far out of my comfort zone but in a good way, I had to sink or swim and it was incredible.”
Emma spent her next six months on the ground at the stables of Chris Waller. “He was the first trainer I worked for and everything about that place was incredible. It gave me a high standard to judge things by.” One morning mentioning to Charlie
Duckworth that she would “love to have a crack at riding out,” Emma received a text on a Sunday not long after... “bring a hat tomorrow and you can ride a couple. I bought a hat that day and was cantering two or three a morning which I absolutely loved.”
Whilst obviously missing her family, Emma has settled well into Australian life and she loves her workplace.
Back in Ireland, at the age of 21 Emma applied for the Flying Start programme as well as for a graduate position at Paddy Power. She was accepted for the latter whilst still waiting to hear from Flying Start, signing a contract and getting ready to embark on a career in a different sector of the racing industry. But a week later Flying Start was on the phone and she was in. “The Paddy Power people were great, they said they were envious! I didn’t have to think twice about accepting.”
Undertaking Flying Start between 2019 and 2021, Emma spent time at the broodmare sales in England with John Foote (“an amazing mentor, one of the best judges anywhere in the world and a lovely man to work with”) and in Kentucky where she first met Marette Farrell who had worked with Gai Waterhouse. Her time in America was cut short due to Covid and Emma was back in Ireland, working for Jessica Harrington. “Her daughter Kate took me under her wing and I absolutely loved it; it was incredible to work for such groundbreaking women.” Twice going through hotel quarantine in Australia; “I spent a month of my life in a nice Meriton but I’m glad I don’t have to do that again!” Emma was one of the eight from her Flying Start class of twelve who ended up in this part of the world.
“The people are the reason so many came here,” she said. “Vin Cox, he could not have been more inclusive, he was always checking in on us, taking us into the winner’s room at the races. Alison Sedgewick and Alastair Pulford were great too; we were always so well looked after.” Since the age of 16, “dreaming” of one day working for Gai Waterhouse, Emma had applied for a placement position whilst undertaking her degree but the offer came after she had already accepted with Chris Waller. She has no regrets about that; on top of what she learned during her time with the Waller stable she noted that “if I had gone straight to Gai, I may never have done
the Flying Start programme; everything happens for a reason.” And part of her Flying Start time was spent accompanying Gai Waterhouse at the Magic Millions sales as well as “learning the ropes” at the stables. “That was an amazing time and two weeks before the end of the course I was driving Gai back from the track and she asked what I was going to do upon graduation. I said I wasn’t sure and she asked if I would like to come back and work for them.” It didn’t take even a split second for Emma to accept that offer, laughing as she said, “I just had to make the dreaded phone call home to mum!”
Whilst obviously missing her family, Emma has settled well into Australian life and she loves her workplace. “I get on so well with all of the team and Gai and Adrian have the most infectious energy. There are staff who’ve been here 20 and 30 years and that loyalty from staff is testament to how everyone is treated here. I work closely with Claudia Fitzgerald and Bruce Slade and it is challenging every day; it is always an exceptionally fast pace and I wouldn’t change anything.”
“I started in HR, going to the barns, reporting on staff in general. Then a barn manager left and I got to run a barn of 65 horses; Gai said that would make or break me! I learned so much from that experience which was very important for the role I am now in. I learned the ropes from the inside out.” Working in a bloodstock and sales role for the last 3 1/2 years, Emma loves the variety of her working week.
“I look after clients, plan events, go to the races and sales and keep everything ticking over. When I sit at my desk each morning, I have no idea what will unfold that day and that’s one of the reasons I love it so much. Mum is very proud of me though, my family have been very supportive though they still have absolutely no idea what I do!”
Able to head home for three weeks last Christmas, Emma said that there is a feeling of home in Australia; “there are lots of Irish people here!” Emma is looking forward to the autumn campaign of Sir Delius, the stable champ who she said has star quality.
“He stands like a model, he doesn’t flinch.”
But it is Vauban who has stolen her heart.
“Everyone here knows that he is my favourite. I followed him back home as I was a huge Willie Mullins fan and it was great that he got to stay with us. His first up win (the Sky High Stakes-Gr3, 2000m) was extremely exciting and hopefully he can win a Group 1. He is an extremely cheeky horse with a quirky personality. He likes his routine, he has the same person looking after him and he is one of the first out in the morning. And in the afternoon, if he is not, he dances around his box! He loves his carrots and his cuddles,” and Emma is certainly well positioned with her love of horses to provide plenty of both.
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Darley Dominance
by Renée Geelen
Forty-two. The answer to life, the universe, and everything.
In Douglas Adam’s sci-fi trilogy of six books, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42. And 42 is the number of stakes races won by the progeny of Darley stallions during the spring of 2025/26.
Sometimes in life, reality imitates art. Or perhaps, as Adams would say, it’s all a fun coincidence.
Certainly, for the connections of the Darley-sired horses who won 42 stakes races over the spring, there was plenty
of fun to be had. The fun was spread around too with 29 individuals bred by clients of Darley. Sixteen of them went through a yearling sale, providing the industry with plenty of opportunities to buy stock by the progeny of these horses.
“The Darley stallions had an amazing spring with 42 wins out of 220 stakes races, so basically one in five, and the vast majority of those were bred by our clients and raced by people other than Godolphin. It’s more than all imported runners, all New Zealand-bred
runners, and more than for any other farm in Australia,” said Alastair Pulford.
“It’s something we’re obviously very proud of for our stallions, and it’s a variety of different stallions, it’s not just dominated by one stallion. What we’re trying to convey is that our stallions are really high class. We have a fantastic roster and the racecourse is proving that. We’ve got horses like Ghaiyyath and Bivouac who are absolutely flying at the moment, and proven horses like Too Darn Hot and Street Boss.”
BIVOUAC is delivering the goods for Darley
Impressively, Darley calculated that these 42 wins were more wins than achieved by European imports. The four Gr1 winners were all three year-olds, which bodes well for the future as these horses age up into weight-for-age company next season. Beiwacht (Bivouac-Metastasio, by Street Cry) became the first Gr1 winner for his young sire Bivouac when winning the Gr1 Golden Rose Stakes in Sydney. He’d previously won the Gr2 Silver Slipper at two, and finished his spring campaign with a fourth in the sire making Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes. Also in Sydney, Attica (LonhroSavatiano, by Street Cry) won the Gr1 Spring Champion Stakes to add his now deceased sire Lonhro’s brilliant record. In Victoria, Tentyris (Street Boss-Deity, by Exceed And Excel) won the stallion making Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes. Former shuttle sire Ghaiyyath enjoyed his first Gr1 winner when Observer (GhaiyyathSmooth, by Lonhro) won the Gr1 Victoria Derby. Observer added to his record when he returned in the autumn, winning the Gr2 Autumn Stakes on resumption. Darley sired stallions achieved results across the full spectrum of the Spring Carnival from pre-Christmas stakes winning two year-olds such as Too Darn Hot’s pair of Shiki (Too Darn Hot-Jest Excel, by Exceed And Excel) and Tornado Valley (Too Darn Hot-Oklahoma Girl, by Fastnet Rock), through to the Derby victory over 2500 metres by Observer. Both Shiki and Tornado Valley were bred and sold by Darley clients with Shiki initially offered as a weanling by Cornerstone Stud where Riverstone Lodge and Suman Hedge purchased her for $150,000. Riverstone Lodge took her to Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where Kurrinda Bloodstock and trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott purchased her for $420,000. She won the Gr3 Gimcrack Stakes on debut and followed up with victory in the Gold Pearl in January. Tornado Valley was sold by Rosemont Stud to Bennett Racing for $300,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Calamari Ring (Street Boss-Excelsior Island, by Exceed And Excel) won the R.Listed Inglis Banner Stakes on debut, and she was sold by Two Bays Farm as a weanling to Hall Of Fame and Shane McGrath Bloodstock for $140,000. There are plenty more opportunities for trainers and owners to grab a yearling by a Darley sire at the upcoming Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. “Ghaiyyath has made an amazing start to his stud career here. He’s obviously a horse
There are plenty more opportunities for trainers and owners to grab a yearling by a Darley sire at the upcoming Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
that gets progeny that run over a trip as he did himself, and he’s so well bred and he was such a good racehorse, that it’s not rocket science that it’s now translating into his progeny. We are hopeful that he’ll return to Australia for next spring.” Observer’s sire Ghaiyyath and proven sire Blue Point are the stallions with the most representation in Melbourne with 17 lots each. The 17 Ghaiyyath yearlings are spread across 13 different vendors, and the sire of two Gr1 winners from his first crop has also enjoyed success in Australia with Yum, Different Gravy, and Freedom Flame. Blue Point, a son of Shamardal, has been a sensation in Europe with Gr1 winners like Rosallion, Big Evs, and Kind Of Blue, while his Australian stock are led by group winner and Gr1 placed Bosustow, exciting two year-old Icarian Dream, and Point Barrow. He has 28 stakes winners globally, and his Melbourne Premier yearlings are being offered by several high profile farms such as Rosemont Stud, Segenhoe Stud, and Widden Stud. Pinatubo, who had his first Australian winner from his first crop of juveniles recently with Pinafore, while Hardinger ran third in the Gr3 Widden Stakes. He has five stakes winners from his European runners who have just turned four. He has 14 yearlings in the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Anamoe, whose first yearlings have been highly sought after so far this sales season, has 11 yearlings to be offered at Melbourne. There are some huge pedigrees among them including Lot 172, a colt out of dual Gr1 winner Lizzie L’Amour, and Lot 463, a half-sister to Gr1 Australian Derby winner Quick Thinker. Harry Angel, the sire of Private Harry, Tom Kitten, War Machine, Arkansaw Kid etc, has 11 yearlings in the sale, and those chasing the stock of a proven Gr1 stallion would do well to inspect them. Among them
is Lot 321, a half-sister to Gr1 Thousand Guineas winner Another Prophet. Boom sire Too Darn Hot, sire of Broadsiding, will be represented by ten yearlings at Oaklands, including Lot 388 the second foal of Gr2 Silver Shadow Stakes winner Swift Witness. Lot 153 is the colt out of Canadian group winner La Dragontea, while Lot 512 is a filly out of Gr3 winner Beret. Proven sire Street Boss has had a massive spring with the likes of Tentyris and Tempted, and he has seven yearlings to be offered at Melbourne. One of the leading lots is Lot 436, the halfsister to Gr3 winner Watchme Win. Bivouac, sire of Beiwacht, exciting two year-old Big Sky and two other stakes winners from his first two crops who are two and three, has seven yearlings in the sale. Lot 142 is a half-brother to dual Gr1 winner and $2.4 million earner Streets Of Avalon, and Lot 111 is a half-brother to stakes winners Humma Humma and Tycoon Humma. Lot 161 is a halfbrother to Listed winner Grand Pierro. First season sire Paulele was brilliant sprinter who was a group winning juvenile and won the Gr1 Winterbottom Stakes as an older horse. The son of Dawn Approach has five of his first crop heading to the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Lot 634 is a filly out of winning mare Jessie’s Dream who is a Choisir full sister to Gr1 winner Eloping, dam of dual Gr1 winner In Secret. Other Darley sires with yearlings headed to the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale are Kermadec (9), Brazen Beau (9), and Exceed And Excel (4). BB
Darley sires represented at Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale.
Hot start at MMGC 2026
by Renée Geelen
Magic Millions reduced the size of their Gold Coast catalogue from 1401 in 2025 to 1221 in 2026 and the tighter sale was rewarded with very strong metrics.
The median for Book 1 remained at $200,000, while the average rose from $272,507 in 2025 to $273,177 in 2026.
With less horses catalogued, the number of horses sold in Book 1 in 2026 fell from 754 to 742, with the difference due to a very healthy rise in clearance rate, up from 81% to 86%.
This resulted in the gross for the sale only marginally down on 2025’s $205 million in Book 1 to a gross of $202.7 million in 2026.
“I’m delighted, $200 million was a real goal,” Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said. “We had 40 less horses catalogued and 20-plus more withdrawals, and some significant withdrawals among them. It was pleasing to get close to last year’s gross, to increase the clearance rate to 86 per cent and an average that is up on last year.”
The top two lots for the sale both hit the $2 million mark, down on 2025’s sale topping $3.2 million figure. In 2025, three yearlings made over $2 million, while only two hit that figure in 2026. In 2026, there were 15 seven figure yearlings, two more than the 13 horses who made seven figures in 2025 which was a great result for commercial breeders.
The joint sale toppers were two colts, Lot 59 (Frankel-Antibes, by Lonhro) and Lot 345 (Extreme Choice – Hazlebrook, by Hinchinbrook). Coolmore purchased Lot 59 from Segenhoe Stud who presented him for his breeder Fairway Thoroughbreds. Antibes, an unraced mare, has already produced stakes placed Chateau Eze, a full sister to Lot 59, and
Antibes is a daughter of Gr.3 winner A Time For Julia, from the family of Gr.1 winners Personal and Laisserfaire.
Lot 345 was purchased by Yulong from Kingstar Farm, and is a full brother to Gr3 winner Wollombi. Extreme Choice had only eight yearlings sell, and he topped the averages at $822,500 ahead of Snitzel whose 29 yearlings sold averaged $688,966. Frankel had 11 sell at an average of $601,364 with I Am Invincible coming in fourth with 32 yearlings sold at an average of $593,281.
First season sire Anamoe was popular, as predicted, with 30 yearlings sold at an average of $481,000 (not including GST), off his initial fee of $121,000 including GST.
The top individual buying group for the sale was Chris Waller and Guy Mulcaster who spent $8.685 million for 14 yearlings. “We worked hard to get the best buying bench we could. There were a lot of traders here and a good, diverse bunch from regional areas – Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland was great, the New Zealanders and through Asia were fantastic,” said Bowditch.
“It was a diverse buying bench but we really ensured that we marketed the sale so that people would come up here and have a great selection of horses within all budgets. With the clearance rate, kudos to vendors meeting the market. What pleased me was the spread of buyers. There were about 360 separate buyers and more than 45 buyers spent over $1 million each.”
Arrowfield Stud was the leading vendor by gross, selling 48 lots for $15.195 million ahead of the Coolmore Stud who sold all 38 of the yearlings they walked through the ring for a
gross of $13.735 million, while Newgate Farm came in third with 41 yearlings sold for $13.265 million.
Magic Millions reduced their Book 2 catalogue to one day and sold 179 yearlings for $9.2 million at an average of $51,466, up from $44,198 achieved in 2025 for 247 yearlings sold. This put the combined aggregate for the sale at $212.8 million. The median for Book 2 rose from $35,000 in 2025 to $42,500 in 2026 and the clearance rate leapt up to 84% compared to last year’s 73%. “I think it (the one day format) worked very well. The vendors received it well. The vibe and the new faces on the results sheet across the day was great - a new influx of buyers and they really supported the sale,” said Bowditch.
The sale topper for Book 2 was Lot 1113 (Tagaloa-Mightily, by Not A Single Doubt) and the filly was sold by Yulong for $270,000 to the bid of Cape Schnack Stud’s Tony Ottobre. She was one of two yearlings to crack the $200,000 mark, something that wasn’t achieved in 2025’s Book 2 sale.
“It’s been the most incredible carnival. From the Gold Raceday to the Pacific Fair Polo and Showjumping, the Barrier Draw and of course TAB Magic Millions Raceday. That alongside an incredibly successful sale has made it a hugely successful event. To everyone that has played their part we thank you. From the security staff to the bar staff, transport companies, the leaders and stud staff - there’s so many that make this sale very special. We thank everyone for their participation and their efforts. My team at Magic Millions have worked tirelessly and helped deliver the most remarkable event - I am so proud of them all.”
Lot 345, equal top lot from Kingstar Farm - Extreme Choice (AUS) x Hazlebrook (AUS) $2,000,000
2025 MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST JANUARY YEARLING SALE -
Monarch Rcg/Catheryne Bruggeman/ Paul Moroney B/stock, NSW 5
Matthew Smith Rcg, NSW 3
Ciaron Maher B/stock/
Starblue Consultancy, Vic 4
Cape Schanck Stud, Vic 3
Kia Ora Stud, NSW 3 1,380,000 460,000 650,000 Buyer
Equine Growth Fund/SP B/stock/
Blueblood T/breds/Ci, NSW 3
Scott Waters/Jay McPhee/ Clarke B/stock FBAA, NSW 3
Mulberry Rcg, NSW 3
Dynamic Syndications/
Dean Watt B/stock, NSW 8
Portelli Rcg, NSW 7
Munce Rcg/Arthur Hoyeau Agent, Qld 6
Gollan Rcg/John Foote
B/stock FBAA, Qld 4
Kelly Schweida Rcg, Qld 7
George Moore B/stock, HK 3
Busuttin Rcg, Vic 6
Equine Growth Fund/SP B/stock/
Blueblood T/breds, NSW 3
Fitzsimmons Rcg/Wattle B/stock FBAA/
Elvin B/stock, Vic 3
Lees Rcg/Bahen B/stock, NSW 6
Jiandao Zhang, Chn 9
Mathland, NSW 7
Williams Rcg, WA 4
Koidco Limited, Kor 6
Laurel Oak B/stock FBAA, NSW 3
Monarch Rcg/Catheryne Bruggeman/ Paul Moroney B/stock, NSW 5
Gollan Rcg Fillies Partnership/ John Foote B/sto, Qld 3
Linsheng Zhang, Chn 3
Gao Sanxiong, Chn 3
Astute B/stock FBAA, NSW 3
O'Shea Charlton Rcg/ James Bester B/stock, NSW 3
Gollan Rcg, Qld 5
Hancock Quality B/stock FBAA-ag 3
Malua B/stock, Vic 5
Upper B/stock, HK 3
Baystone/Malua B/stock, Vic 5
Springy's Prestige Rcg/ Kearney Rcg, NSW 4
Mystery Downs, NSW 3
Maher B/stock/
2025 MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST
Vendors A-Z
Stud 30 28 12,865,000 459,464 2,000,000
Farm 16 16 5,280,000 330,000 950,000
Stud 35 32 7,295,000 227,969 750,000
Bloodstock 4 3 370,000 123,333 200,000
Stud 8 8 763,000
Leading vendors by average (3+ sold)
The Chase, NSW 6 6
Milburn Creek, NSW 8 8
Segenhoe Stud, NSW 30 28
Coolmore Stud, NSW 38 38
Lime Country T/breds, NSW 15 14
Bell River T/breds 10 9
Yarraman Park Stud, NSW 32 30
Silverdale Farm, NSW 16 16
Highgrove Stud, Qld 4 4
Newgate Farm, NSW 41 41
Arrowfield Stud, NSW 52 48
Three Bridges T/breds, Vic 11 9
Kulani Park 7 6
Torryburn Stud, NSW 8 8
Kia Ora Stud, NSW 15 14 4,125,000 294,643
Lucas Bloodstock, QLD 5 3
Rosemont Stud, Vic 13 12
Tyreel Stud, NSW 6 6
Longwood T/bred Farm 7 6
Kingstar Farm, NSW 17 15
Yulong, Vic 57 46
Cressfield, NSW 7 7
Vinery Stud, NSW 25 25
Westbury Stud Ltd, Akld 20 11
Emirates Park, NSW 14 13 3,187,500
Widden Stud, NSW 61 49
Grenville Stud, Tas 5 5
Baramul Stud, NSW 41 26
Sledmere Stud, NSW 35 32
North Bloodstock, NSW 12 11
Glenlogan Park, Qld 10 9
Daandine Stud, Qld 7 7
Attunga Stud, NSW 14 13
Riverstone Lodge, NSW 15 9
Mill Park Stud, SA 11 10
Glenbeigh Farm, NSW 11 10
Kenmore Lodge, Qld 26 23
Blue Gum Farm, Vic 12 11 1,729,000
Newhaven Park, NSW 29 24 3,771,000
Balius Farm 3 3
Corumbene Stud, NSW 8 5
Middlebrook Valley Lodge, NSW 7 6 920,000 153,333
Evergreen Stud Farm, NSW 10 5
Yarramalong Park, Qld 15 13
Amarina Farm, NSW 16 11
Goodwood Farm, NSW 7 7
Windsor Park Stud, Wko 4 4
Riversdale, NSW 11 7
Twin Hills Stud, NSW 16 13
Fernrigg Farm, NSW 14 11
Sullivan Bloodstock 4 3
Eureka Stud, Qld 27 25
Marquee Stud, NSW 8 8
Willow Park Stud, NSW 6 6
Infinity T/breds, Qld 4 3
Telemon Stud, Qld 8 8
Lyndhurst Stud Farm, Qld 12 12
Alma Vale T/breds, NSW 14 10
Raheen Stud, Qld 17 14
Noble Bend Farm, Qld 4 4
KBL T/breds, Qld 8 5
Bowness Stud, NSW 20 20
Figtree T/breds, Qld 5 5
Toolooganvale Farm, NSW 11 9
Golden Grove, NSW 6 6
RobynWise, Qld 6 6
Roona Lodge, Qld 5 4
Alexia Fraser Bloodstock, Qld 4 3
Oaklands Stud, QLD 7 7
Murrulla Stud, NSW 7 6
Gooree Park Stud, NSW 8 6
Redbank North P/L, NSW 4 4
More millionares to be found in Adelaide
Should Eternal Warrior, a smart debut winner of the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes-Listed, 1000m and a fast finisher in the Blue Diamond Prelude-Gr3, 1100m go on to even bigger and better things it will be another success story for the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale. That promising Lloyd Kennewell trained colt was an $80,000 purchase from The Chase draft last year and he has a half-sister going through the ring this year; Lot 194 from Holbrook Thoroughbreds being a daughter of Russian Revolution. He is the latest addition to the list of stakes winners who have made their way through the Morphettvile sales ring and when you consider that the European Champion Sprinter Asfoora was actually on offer for just $30,000 (passed in for $24,000), it is a place that bargains can be found.
Such as the Group 1 galloper Private Eye, the $12.8 million earner who Proven Thoroughbreds and Pride Thoroughbreds secured for Ambergate Farm’s draft for $62,500 in 2019. Or the high class Hong Kong galloper Galaxy Patch, the Summerset Park Stud bred Wandjina horse whose four Group victories have earned him over $6.4 million, a nice result on the $50,000 he cost.
412 horses go under the hammer on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 March with Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch looking forward to “the sale that keeps producing.” 107 different sires are represented, amongst that tally being the highly regarded
first season horses Artorius, Best Of Bordeaux, Bruckner, Cape Of Good Hope, Dalasan, Daumier, Ellsberg, Hitotsu, In The Congo, Jacquinot, Paulele, Sejardan, State Of Rest, Stronger and the late Top Ranked.
Other young stallions with progeny include Bivouac, Captivant, Cool Aza Beel, Extreme Warrior, Farnan, Fierce Impact, Home Affairs, I Am Immortal, Portland Sky, Russian Camelot, Tassort, Tiger Of Malay and Wild Ruler. And for those looking for the tried and true, there is a selection of yearlings by the Champion Sires Savabeel, Written Tycoon and Zoustar and horses by the proven stallions Alabama Express, All Too Hard, Better Than Ready, Brave Smash, Brazen Beau, Capitalist, Dundeel, Hellbent, Nicconi, Per Incanto, Pierro, Pride Of Dubai, Russian Revolution, Shalaa, Shamus Award, So You Think, Spirit Of Boom, Star Witness, Starspangledbanner, Stay Inside, Supido, The Autumn Sun and Toronado. There is depth in regards to family as well with highlights of the sale including siblings to the stakes winners Pretty Punk, Rich Hips, Good Star, Indian Thunder, No Restriction, Bengal Boy, Irukandji, Rio Del Mar, Arctic Glamour/ Waging War, Brazen Style, Ivictory, Newhart, Champagne Dreams, Dalasan/Party Princess/ Freedom Flame, Allibor, Felicia, Hi Stranger, Ringbolt/Bestseller, Giannis and Thames Court. As well as the progeny of the Group winners Avienus, Belle du Nord, Brazilian Pulse, Ecumenical, Flying Snitzel, In Style
by Kristen Manning BB
and Look To The Stars and the Listed winners So We Are, Whisper Bay, Zauberin, Causeway Lass, Cavaloce, Cryptic Love, Espresso Martini, Illuminati, Libor Lady, Oridane, Peggie’s Dream and Pantenny.
Others of great interest include a Justify colt out of a sister to Super Seth, a Shamus Award colt out of a half-sister to Golden Sixty, a Best Of Bordeaux filly from the family of Pierro and Observer, a Bivouac filly out of a daughter of the outstanding broodmare Elegant Eagle, a Wild Ruler colt out of a half-sister to the recent Group 1 winner Libertad, a Home Affairs colt out of a half-sister to the Group 1 filly Vibrant Sun, a Toronado filly out of a halfsister to Savabeel and a Zoustar filly out of a daughter of Atlantic Jewel’s Group 1 winning half-sister Commanding Jewel.
The sale is also a good opportunity to spend some time in Adelaide with many breeders, owners and trainers staying at nearby Glenelg. “We know how much our vendors and buyers love getting to Adelaide,” Bowditch said, “with its world class food and award winning wines, South Australia has so much to offer.” And if you are up for an extended stay, the sales can be accompanied by fun at the track with the Magic Millions Raceday being held a couple of weeks before the sale, Saturday March 7 at Murray Bridge with the Adelaide Cup run at Morphettvile two days later.
PRIVATE EYE is a Gr1 winner of 14 races and $12.8 million, winning every year from 3 to 8 years of age. The $62.5k buy epitomises the quality on offer at Magic Millions Adelaide each year.
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Sovereignty HOTY in USA
by Alan Porter
Sovereignty skipped a leg of the Triple Crown – having won the first – and was sidelined from the often decisive Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1), but still ended the year as not only Champion Three Year-Old Male, but also Horse of the Year.
Last year, Sovereignty ended the campaign by breaking his maiden when taking the Street Sense Stakes (Gr3) by five lengths. He opened 2025 with a narrow victory in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (Gr3), then went down by 1¼ length to Tappan Street – an Into Mischief colt who went to the sidelines after this win – in the Florida Derby (Gr1). In the Kentucky Derby (Gr1), Sovereignty – who was probably not peaked for the Florida prep – prevailed by 1½ lengths over two top-class colts Journalism and Baeza. Sovereignty is trained by Hall of Famer, Bill Mott, a notably patient and cautious conditioner, and with Sovereignty’s longterm development in mind, Mott elected to skip the Preakness Stakes (Gr1), two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, even though it meant forfeiting a shot at the Triple Cown. In the meantime, the Preakness was taken by Journalism, who then reopposed Sovereignty in the Belmont Stakes (Gr1), which due to the rebuilding of Belmont Park run this year over ten furlongs at Saratoga rather than 12 furlongs at Belmont. Journalism had the lead into the Saratoga stretch, but Sovereignty simply ran past him to score by three lengths, with Baeza 3½ lengths back in third. In the Jim Dandy Stakes (Gr2), Sovereignty scored a length over Baeza, without being fully extended. This race served as a prep for the “Midsummer Derby” the Travers Stakes (Gr1), an event that saw an eased down Sovereignty ten lengths clear at the finish. Sovereignty was ante-post favourite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1), but spiked a temperature following the transcontinental trip to Del Mar, and missed the race. Given that Journalism finished fourth behind the older horses, Forever Young, Sierra Leone and Fierceness, but beaten only
3½ lengths, one would think that Sovereignty would have been there or there abouts. He is, however, back in training with the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Classic as his premier goal. Sovereignty is the third Kentucky Derby winner, and second Horse of the Year –preceded in both those roles by Authentic – for his sire, Into Mischief, who is also responsible for other Eclipse Award winners Ted Noffey (2025), Pretty Mischievous, Gamine, Citizen Bull, Wonder Wheel and Covfefe. Two-thousand and twentysix marked the seventh consecutive year that Into Mischief has headed the Leading Sires table, matching a modern era feat achieved by previously only by Bold Ruler (who subsequently added an eighth title), the only other stallions with more being Glencoe (the last in 1858) and Lexington, who earned 16 titles from 1861 to 1878, Sovereignty is the third foal of his dam, Crowned a daughter of Bernardini, and Mushka, an Empire Maker mare who had the distinction of winning graded stakes events on dirt (the Spinster Stakes (Gr1), turf and all-weather surfaces. The third dam, stakes winner Sluice, is out of Seattle Slew’s four-time grade one winning daughter Lakeway, and the sixth dam, Priceless Fame, is a sister to the “Puerto Riccan Rolls-Royce” Bold Forbes, hero of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1976. The family goes back to Nellie Morse, who defeated colts in the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes back in 1923. On an historical note, we’ll mention that Nellie Morse’s pedigree had strong New Zealand and Australian links. Her sire, Luke McLuke, was out of Midge, who was by twice Champion Australian Sire, Trenton (born in New Zealand), and was closely related
to Carbine. Nellie Morse’s dam was by the top-class Abercorn, whose victories included the AJC Australian Derby, out of a mare by Trenton, to whom she was inbred 3x3.
FOREVER YOUNG
The Champion Older Male division prevent voters with a thorny problem. Japanese trained Forever Young took the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1), but this was his only start in the U.S. Last year’s Champion Three YearOld and Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1) victor, Sierra Leone, finished runner-up to Forever Young as first USA trained horse in this year’s race, but Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), a grinding closer who needed a strong pace to run into, won only once in five starts in 2025. The Champion Two Year-Old of 2023, Fierceness (City of Light) won the Alysheba Stakes (Gr2) and Pacific Classic (Gr1), but was beaten by the sprinter/miler Raging Torrent (Maximus Mischief( in the Metropolitan Handicap (Gr1), but unplaced behind Sierra Leone in the Whitney Stakes (Gr1), and third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1), looking as if he found the a strongly run ten furlongs the absolutely limit of his stamina. Mindframe at one stage seemed to hold sway, his first three outings bringing win in the Gulfstream Park Stakes (Gr2), Churchill Downs Stakes (Gr1) and Stephen Foster Stakes (Gr1) –beating Sierra Leone – but then, through no fault of his own, unseated his rider at the start of the Jockey Club Gold Cup (Gr1), and could only manage fifth in the Classic. In the end the status of Forever Young as the best older horse to race in the U.S. saw him prevail over any xenophobic tendency or reluctance to award top spot to a horse with only one race in the U.S.,
and thus he followed his “Aunt” Loves Only You, as only the second Japanese horse to earn an Eclipse Award (he also became the first dirt runner to be crowned Horse of the Year in Japan).
Forever Young is the product of a formula that has served Japanese breeders remarkably well, that being the cross of Sunday Silence line stallions over of well performed imported mares. In this case, he’s from the second crop of Dubai Turf (Gr1) victor, Real Steel, a brother to Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Gr1) heroine, Loves Only You, both by Deep Impact out of a Storm Cat mare from the family of Miesque (which also makes them close relatives to Study of Man). Real Steel has sired only seven stakes winners, in his first three Northern Hemisphere crops. Forever Young is his only grade one winner, but he does have five other graded winners.
A half-brother to Japanese graded scorer, Brown Ratchet, Forever Young is out of the American raced Forever Darling, successful in Santa Ynez Stakes (Gr2).
Forever Darling was by Congrats, a son of A.P. Indy out of a Mr. Prospector mare, and when her dam Darling My Darling was mated to the similarly bred Malibu Moon, the result was Forever Darling’s very close relative, Heavenly Love. She captured the Alcibiades Stakes (Gr1) at two, and by remarkable coincidence is dam of none other than Sierra Leone, making the great rivals in effect “cousins.”
Darling My Darling, a daughter of Deputy Minister was also talented runner in her own right, winning the Raven Run Stakes and Doubledogdare Stakes, and taking seconds in the Frizette Stakes (Gr1) and Matron Stakes (Gr1).
Forever Young’s third dam, Roamin Rachel, earned the distinction of being the only
Northern Hemisphere grade one winner by her sire, the Mr. Prospector horse Mining, with a victory in the Ballerina Stakes (Gr1), one of three graded triumphs in her career. She produced another really good performer in Zenno Rob Roy – by Sunday Silence and therefore from the same sire and dam line as Forever Young – Horse of the Year and Champion Older Horse in Japan, and winner of the Japan Cup (Gr1). Another Roamin Rachel offspring was Stray Cat, the dam of four stakes winners, three graded, in Japan.
A sister to Roamin Rachel, Choice Claim, produced the graded stakes winning Another, and a half-sister, Tangled, features as dam of the Acorn Stakes (Gr1) heroine, Cat’s Cradle. There are more quality females further back in the family as the sixth dam, Plucky Roman, won the Top Flight Handicap, and she is also ancestress of the exceptionally speedy five-time graded winner Frank’s Rockette, of Indian Blessing, Champion Two Year-Old Filly in 2007 and Champion Female Sprinter the following year, and more distantly of Caravel, whose most notable success came in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr1).
BOOK’EM DANNO
Book’Em Danno’s connections elected to close out his season before the Breeders’ Cup and the decision paid off, as he was voted Champion Sprinter. He won four of five races in 2025, his sole defeating coming when fourth, beaten a neck, head and head, in the Churchill Downs Stakes (Gr1). Following that narrow loss, the New Jersey bred captured in succession the True North Stakes (Gr3), Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes (Gr2) and Forego Stakes (Gr1).
Book’em Danno is from the second crop of his sire Bucchero. By Kantharos – a son of the Tale of the Cat stallion, Lion Heart who retired to stud after winning all three of his starts, including the Bashford Manor Stakes (Gr3) and Saratoga Special Stakes (Gr3) – Bucchero was a tough surface and distance versatile sprinter/miler. Racing for five seasons, he won 11 of 31 starts, seven in black-type events, which ranged from 5½ to 8½ furlongs. The most notable of his successes came at five and six years of age, when he captured back-to-back
BOLD RULER
INTO MISCHIEF
wins in the Woodford Stakes (Gr2) over 5½ furlongs on the grass. He’s a threequarters brother to World of Trouble, whose success included the Carter Handicap (Gr1) on dirt and the Jaipur Invitational Stakes (Gr1) on turf. Overall, Bucchero has sired eight stakes winner, his only other graded winner being Queen Maxima, who took a trio of grade three events. Book’em Danno’s dam, Adorabella, is an unraced daughter of Ghostzapper. She sold for just $14,000, carrying her first foal, in the 2020 Keeneland January Sales. That first foal, a daughter of Fast Anna, now known as Girl Trouble, captured the Parx Futurity and the filly division of Parx Racing Future Stars Filly Stakes, and earned places in three other black-type races. Book’em Danno is her second foal. Adorabella is half-sister to the black-type winning Quality Road daughter, Alydiva. Her dam, Alydorable (by Arch) was a winner, and also took third in the Revidere Stakes at Monmouth Park. Alydorable is a three-quarters sister to La Jolla Shores – by Arch’s sire, Kris S. – dam of stakes winner Knockout Artist and granddam of stakes winners Marina’s Legacy and Rebal Bull. Alydorable is also half-sister to graded stakes winning and grade one placed Gastronomical (dam of stakes winner Hippogator); to European black-type winner and group placed performer Spanish John; and to Bagasse, dam of the Sunset Handicap (Gr2) victor Black Astor, all of these being from the same Roberto line as Alydorable.
NOTABLE SPEECH
Unable to win in four starts in Europe in 2025, Notable Speech gained the Eclipse Award as Champion Turf Male in the U.S., following victories in the Woodbine Mile Stakes (Gr1) and Breeders’ Cup Mile (Gr1) in his final two outings. He had previously triumphed at the highest level in the 2,000 Guineas (Gr1) and Sussex Stakes (Gr1), both in 2024. Notable Speech is yet another credit for the remarkable veteran, Dubawi, now responsible for more than 300 stakes winners, and 200 group winners, more than 50 of which are group one. Three of them, Modern Games, Master of the Seas and Space Blues, preceded Notable Speech as Breeders’ Cup Mile winners. Notable Speech is out of the Invincible Spirit mare, Swift Rose. A winner at two, and third in the UAE Oaks (Gr3) at three, Swift Rose is half-sister to the Dubawi gelding, Desert Wisdom, a grade three winner in the UAE, and to Wild Beauty, who took the Fred Darling Stakes (Gr3) in England and the Natalma Stakes (Gr1) in Canada. The granddam, Tulips, a listed winner in France is a granddaughter of Cherokee Rose, a Dancing Brave daughter whose successes included the Prix Maurice de Gheest (Gr1) and Haydock Sprint Cup (Gr1). Dam of group winner Bowman, Cherokee Rose is also ancestress of St. Leger (Gr1) and Hong
Kong Vase (Gr1) winner Mastery, Eclipse Stakes (Gr1) scorer Mukhadram, and other group one winners Kirklees and Linebacker. One of five stakes winners for Dubawi out of Invincible Spirit mares, Notable Speech is also inbred 3x4 to Seeking Gold through the male line, and through the third dam, and Dancing Brave also appears 4x5.
TED NOFFEY
With a record of four wins in four starts, including the Hopeful Stakes (Gr1), Breeders’ Futurity (Gr1) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Gr1), there was never any doubt that Ted Noffey would be accorded the Eclipse Award as Champion Two Year-Old Colt. Named, with tongue firmly in cheek for a magazine misspelling of the long-standing manager of Spendthrift Farm (who both own Ted Noffey and stand Into Mischief), Ted Noffey, is as mentioned above, another credit for the domintant sire of the era, Into Mischief.
A daughter of the Unbridled’s Song stallion Old Fashioned, Ted Noffey’s dam, Streak of Luck was a talented performer in her own right, capturing the Lady Canterbury Stakes, and taking second in the Buena Vista Stakes (Gr2) and third in the Autumn Miss Stakes (Gr3).
A half-sister to the dam of stakes winner Moment’s Pleasure, Streak of Luck is out of Lindsay Jean, winner of five stakes events, including the Brown Bess Handicap (Gr3). Lindsay Jean is also half-sister to stakes winners Honour Colony and Crozet. Her dam, Colony Bay, is half-sister to stakes winners Biwa Shinseiki; to Silky Craft, the dam of stakes winner T O Energy, to West Indies, the granddam of the Affirmed Handicap (Gr3)
winner Indian Ocean and stakes winner Megan’s Halo; and to Water Angel, the granddam of stakes winner Drayton. Colony Bay is out of Oceana, a full-sister to European Champion Storm Bird, the sire of Storm Cat, and to Northernette, Champion at two and three, and ancestress of 21 stakes winners, including grade one winners Scoot, Didmo, La Vie En Rose and Napa Valley. Oceana is also three-quarters sister to Ocean’s Answer, ancestress of 45 stakes winners, including Champions Green Tune and Pas de Reponse, and grade one winners Dr. Zic and Gun Pilot. Ted Noffey is one of seven stakes winners by Into Mischief out of mares by Unbridled’s Song and his sons, the others including grade one winner Gina Romantica, and Maximus Mischief, and unbeaten juvenile graded stakes winner Maximus Mischief, who also stands at Spendthrift, and who is making a promising start to his stud career. It’s also interesting to note that Into Mischief’s grandsire, Harlan, is by a grandson of Storm Bird out of a Halo mare, and that Ted Noffey’s granddam, Landsay Jean, is by a son of Halo out of a daughter of Oceana, a sister to Storm Bird.
THORPEDO ANNA
Although she wasn’t dominant in 2025 as she had been the previous year, four graded stakes wins in six starts, including the Apple Blossom Handicap (Gr1) and Personal Ensign Stakes (Gr1), was enough to earn Thorpedo Anna a second Eclipse Award, this one as Champion Older Mare. Named in part for the Australian swimming superstar, Ian Thorpe, Thorpedo Anna is from the fifth and final crop of Fast Anna, who died from the complications of laminitis back in 2021. A son of
DUBAWI
Medaglia d’Oro out of Champion Two Year-Old Filly Dreaming of Anna, Fast Anna was a sprinter rather than a classicist. Successful in three of nine starts Fast Anna never won a black-type event although he did capture an added money contest, the Sawgrass Handicap over five furlongs on turf at Gulfstream Park. More significantly, he came within a neck of defeating The Big Beast for the King’s Bishop Stakes (Gr1) on dirt. He was also beaten just 2½ lengths when fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Gr1) after setting electrifying opening fractions of :21.19 and :43.34. Retired to Three Chimneys Farm, Midway, Kentucky, Fast Anna has been represented by 14 stakes winners from five crops, but Thorpedo Anna is his only graded scorer. Thorpedo Anna’s dam, Sataves, was unraced as she was born seven weeks premature and had crushed hocks. Her dam, Pacific Sky, a daughter of Stormy Atlantic, was also unraced, but she is half-sister to Balmont, winner of the Middle Park Stakes (Gr1) and Gimcrack Stakes (Gr2) at two in England, and to one-time Kentucky Derby (Gr1) favorite, Eskendereya (who like Pacific Sky is by a son of Storm Cat), successful in the Wood Memorial Stakes (Gr1) and Fountain of Youth Stakes (Gr2). Pacific Sky is also half-sister to Wear Red who produced the stakes winning and graded stakes placed Jessica Krupnick to Sataves’s sire, Uncle Mo. There are some top-quality sires further down the male line, as Pacific Sky’s dam, Aldebaran Light is by Seattle Slew out of Altair, by Alydar out of Stellar Odyssey, by Northern Dancer. Stellar Odyssey had an interesting pedigree as she was inbred 3x3 to Almahmoud who appeared as the granddam of both Northern Dancer and of Stellar Odyssey’s own granddam, Queen Sucree. A Ribot half-sister to twice Leading
Sire Halo, Queen Sucree produced four stakes winners, headed by Cannonade, who in 1974 captured the hundredth Kentucky Derby. Overall Thorpedo Anna has seven crosses of Northern Dancer and one of Halo, giving her nine total crosses of her tail-female ancestor, Almahmoud.
NITROGEN
Succeeding Thorpedo Anna as Champion Three Year-Old Filly is another Medaglia
d’Oro line distaffer, Nitrogen. The versatile bay won six of nine starts this year, the first five all-black type on turf, and the Alabama Stakes (Gr1) on dirt, and her only defeats were seconds in the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (Gr1), Spinster Stakes (Gr1) and Breeders’ Cup Distaff Stakes (Gr1). Nitrogen is by Medaglia d’Oro himself. The grandson, of Sadler’s Wells, who just officially turned 27 years-old, has 187 stakes winners to his credit, among them two other brilliant fillies Rachel Alexandra and Songbird, as well as the Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty. Nitrogen is three-quarters sister to the stakes winning and graded placed Love to Shop (by Medaglia d’Oro’s son, Violence), both out of the stakes placed Uncle Mo mare, Tiffany Case, herself half-sister to the group winning and grade one placed Talk Veuve to Me. The granddam, Biblical Point, is a sister to stakes winning Winning Point, and halfsister to stakes winner Sense of Duty. Her dam, Biblical Sense, by Blushing Groom out of the black-type placed Northern Dancer mare, Star in the North, a halfsister to Manhattan Handicap (Gr1) scorer Cool, and to Mountain Kingdom, winner of the Yorkshire Cup (Gr2) and runner-up in the St. Leger (Gr1).
SHE FEELS PRETTY
She Feels Pretty lost out by a ½ length to the Prix de Diane-French Oaks (Gr1) victress Gezora in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare (Gr1), but a record of three graded stakes wins, including the New York Stakes (Gr1) and E. P. Taylor Stakes (Gr1),
GUN RUNNER
STORM CAT
and a second in the Diana Stakes (Gr1) in her other four starts was sufficient to see her voted Champion Turf Female. She Feels Pretty is by the Bernstein (by Storm Cat) stallion, Karakontie, winner of three group races in France, including the Prix Jean Luc Lagardere Grand Criterium (Gr1) and Poule des Poulains-French 2,000 Guineas (Gr1), and in the U.S. the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Karakontie has 21 stakes winners from six crops of three-year-olds, and one other grade one winner, Splenderella, successful in the Del Mar Oaks (Gr1). Summer Sweet, the dam of She Feels Pretty, is a three-time winning daughter of More Than Ready. Summer Sweet is half-sister to stakes winners Summer Breezing and Adirondack Summer, and to the dam of graded winner Solo Album. The second dam, Summer Solstice, was a stakes winner in France, and is half-sister to the multiple group winning French runner Act One. This is the Konafa family that has also produced such as Modern Games, Hector Protector, Bosra Sham, Shanhai, Ciro, Mawj and Golden Sixty. She Feels Pretty as an intriguing pedigree pattern as the dam of Karakontie, the sire of She Feels Pretty, is by a son of Halo out of a mare by Woodman, the same pattern as More Than Ready, the broodmare sire of She Feels Pretty.
SHISOSPICY
In the Sprint Female category, Shisospicy made history as the first turf filly to earn the honour. She failed to fire on a trip to Royal Ascot, but in the U.S., she won five straight races, culmulating in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr1) where she dominated throughout to score by 2½ lengths. Sold for $5,200,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November Sales two days after the Breeders’ Cup, Shisospicy is from the second crop of Champon Sprinter Mitole (by the Giant’s Causeway horse, Eskendereya). The Leading Freshman Sire of 2023, Mitole has already sired 16 stakes winners, including other graded scorers Halina’s Forte, Booth, Stormcast, V V’s Dream and Tirupati. Shisospicy is out of Mischief Galore, an allowance winning daughter of Into Mischief. The dam of Mischief Galore, Maren’s Melody, is a daughter of Unbridled’s Song out of the Monmouth Oaks (Gr3), Bourbonette Oaks (Gr3) and Monmouth Beach Stakes Maren’s Meadow. Maren’s Meadow is half-sister to multiple stakes winner Golden Path, the dam of graded stakes winner Mukhtar, and to stakes winner Chamul. This is a branch of the Cool Mood family that has also supplied Belmont Stakes (Gr1) winner Touch Gold, Canadian Champion and classic winner With Approval, other Canadian Champions Serenading and Izvestia, and grade one winners Healthy Addiction, My Sweet Addiction and Brilliant Speed.
Shisospicy’s sire and dam are both from the Storm Cat line, and oddly enough, she’s a reverse Giant’s Causeway/Into Mischief cross to the Filly & Mare Sprint (Gr1) heroine, Audible.
SUPER CORREDORA
There was a body of opinion that felt that the Eclipse Award for Champion Two Year-Old Filly should go to Cy Fair, a brilliant winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Gr1). Convention prevailed, however, the the voters choice fell on the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies (Gr1) captress, Super Corredora. That was her only start in a black-type event, having won her maiden on her previous outing, her third start. Super Corredora is from the fourth crop of Gun Runner, a son of Candy Ride who who earned Horse of the Year honours at four winning a Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1) on his final start that year. Retired to Three Chimneys Farm, Midway, Kentucky, after taking the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Gr1) in his sole outing at five, Gun Runner led off with an exceptional first crop that provided 18 individual stakes winners, 12 graded, and six grade one. The total from his first crops currently stands at 47 stakes winners, 31 graded, among them in addition to Sierra Leone, Champion Two Year-Old Filly Echo Zulu, Preakness Stakes (Gr1) captor Early Voting, and other grade one scorers Locked, Taiba, Gunite, Society, Cyberknife, Vahva, Gun Pilot and Brant. It would appear he will vie with Not This Time to take over Into Mischief’s mantle, as the long-time Champion turns 21 at the start of next year. Super Corredora is the second foal of her dam, Super Simple, a two year-old
winning daughter of Super Saver. The family already has a proven affinity for Gun Runner, as Super Simple is half-sister to Optionality, a stakes winner daughter of Gun Runner and to the graded placed Gun Runner son, Counterspy. In addition, her stakes winner half-sister Simple Surprise is dam of the Gun Runner duo, Gunite, a two-time grade one winner, who took second in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Gr1), and current two year-old Spice Runner, successful in the Iroquois Stakes (Gr3). Simplify, the second dam of Super Corredora, is by Pulpit, a stallion who has done well under Gun Runner, principally through the medium of his outstanding sire son, Tapit. Simplify captured four blacktype events and was also graded stakes placed. She is half-sister to the five time stakes winner, Classify, and three-quarters sister to the Tapit daughter Omnitap, dam of the graded stakes winning sprinter Air Strike and stakes winner Home Brew.
Super Corredora’s third dam, Classic Olympio, was a fast and precocious performer on the West Coast, winning four black-type events, including the Moccasin Stakes and Anoakia Stakes, and she also took second in the Santa Ynez Stakes (Gr2) and third in the Railbird Stakes (Gr2). The fifth dam, Lilac Hill, took the Cotillion Handicap (Gr1)when it was run at Liberty Bell (now Parx), and was half-sister to Gran Premio di Milano (Gr1) scorer Rouge Sang, three-quarters sister to Del Mar Derby winner and sire, Speak John, and closely related to Stage Door Johnny, the Champion Three YearOld Colt of 1968 (both by Prince John, out granddaughters of the mare Folle Nuit).
MEDAGLIA D’ORO
USA SIRE LIST Season 2025
This listing of the leading sires of USA by earnings includes stakes performance (shown in brackets), and percentages are given for winners to runners, stakeswinners to runners and total stakeshorses (winners and placegetters) to runners. The top earner for each horse is shown with its particular individual earnings. Information in this section is for the season from 1/1/25 to 31/12/25 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.
Leading Sires of USA
Leading
Leading 2YO Sires of USA
Snitzel and SONS
by Ken McLean
The tremendous support for Snitzel’s progeny at this year’s Magic Million Gold Coast Yearling Sale confirms sons of Snitzel will continue to be popular and well supported.
Snitzel, who died in June last year, earned a reputation for transmitting brilliant speed. He sired Marhooba, last year’s winner of the Golden Slipper Gr1. Yearling colts sired by him with stallion potential saw fireworks explode in the salering at the Gold Coast.
Standing at Arrowfield Stud, Snitzel became Leading Sire, repeating the
amazing success of his father Redoute’s Choice. Bred by Francois Naude and foaled on August 24, 2002, Snitzel was purchased by trainer Gerald Ryan for $260,000 on behalf of owners Damion and Camilla Flower. Among his victories were the Breeders’ Plate Gr3, Skyline Stakes Gr2, Oakleigh Plate Gr1 and Challenge Stakes Gr1. From 15 starts, he won seven for earnings of $1,031,500 and sired more
than 160 stakes winners. In the Golden Slipper Gr1 he started favourite but finished unplaced.
Snitzel was Australian Champion Sire 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. He commenced stud duties at Arrowfield Stud for a fee of $33,000 in 2006, $22,000 in the period 2007 to 2009, and rose to $165,000 in 2021 and $220,000 for 2022.
and Sons
Among his outstanding Group 1 winning sons at stud are:
SHINZO (Golden Slipper Stakes Gr1), TRAPEZE ARTIST (Golden Rose Stakes Gr1), RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (Oakleigh Plate Gr1), SWITZERLAND (Coolmore Stud Stakes), SHAMUS AWARD (W. S. Cox Plate Gr1), IN THE CONGO (Golden Rose Stakes Gr1), SWORD OF STATE (Sistema Stakes Gr1), SIZZLING (T J Smith Stakes Gr1), INVADER (Sires’ Produce Stakes Gr1), WANDJINA (Australian Guineas Gr1) and WILD RULER (Moir Stakes Gr1).
Recently his son RETURN TO CONQUER (NZ) won the Sistema Stakes Gr1. Snitzel’s best fillies include ESTIJAAB and MARHOOBA (both won the Golden Slipper Gr1), YEARNING (The Thousand Guineas Gr1), LADY SHENANDOAH (Coolmore Classic Gr1), I AM EXCITED (The Galaxy Gr1), SWEET IDEA (The Galaxy Gr1) and SNITZERLAND (Lightning Stakes Gr1). Snitzel’s brilliant gelding REDZEL won The Everest (twice), Darley Classic Gr1 and Doomben 10,000 Gr1.
Shinzo set a race record when winning the Golden Slipper Gr1 and has an impressive first crop of foals on the ground at Coolmore Stud. They show plenty of athletic energy and many exhibit the true characteristics of grandsire Snitzel. Progeny of proven sires Shamus Award and Russian Revolution often reflect the conformation of their dams. All are exciting young sires.
Trapeze Artist (Snitzel-Treppes by Domesday-Traipse by Bletchingly) is making significant progress with a host of stakes winners in the past six months.
Standing at Widden Stud, Trapeze Artist earned $5.5 million from seven wins and four placings. His major victories were the Golden Rose Stakes Gr1, T. J. Smith Stakes Gr1, ATC All Aged Stakes Gr1, Canterbury Stakes Gr1, Expressway Stakes Gr2 and Black Opal Stakes Gr3. He was bred and raced by the Vieira family.
The pedigree of Trapeze Artist shows 5 x 4 duplication of Bletchingly, and 4 x 5 duplication of British Champion 2YO
Griff Bay colt, 2020
Snitzel
TRAPEZE ARTIST B or Br 2014
Treppes
CHATEAU GRIFFO
B 2014
Sebring Moulin Rouge
Storm Bird. Snitzel carries the mix of Nijinsky II and Storm Bird who possess similar ancestors in the dams. Adding more Storm Bird has hyped up speed. Trapeze Artist sired Griff, winner of the Caulfield Guineas Gr1, Strutt Stakes Gr2 and Listed Exford Plate.
Griff is linebred three times to Danehill, He is out of Chateau Griffo by Sebring and has earned $2,163,550. Trapeze Artist’s son Spywire has earned $1,389.550.
Redoute’s Choice
Snippets’ Lass
Domesday Traipse
More Than Ready
Purespeed Commands Dance Class
DANEHILL (USA)
Shantha’s Choice
Snippets
Snow Finch
Red Ransom
In the Past
Bletchingly
Elegant Walk
Southern Halo
Woodman’s Girl
Flying Spur
Lady Moulin
Danehill (USA)
Cotehele House
Bin Ajwaad
Shadow Dancer
(USA)
DANEHILL
Sword Of State is emerging as an exciting sire son of Snitzel at Cambridge Stud, NZ.
At Newgate Stud, Group 1 sprinter Russian Revolution holds court. Typical of Snitzel’s type, he won The Galaxy Gr1, Oakleigh Plate Gr1, Roman Consul Stakes Gr2, Vain Stakes Gr3 etc. and was leading First Season Sire. He is out of Ballet d’Amour by Stravinsky, son of Nureyev.
Among Russian Revolution’s standout progeny are Revolutionary Miss ($1,905,030 Rose of Kingston Stakes Gr2, A V Kewney Stakes Gr2, 2nd Thousand Guineas Gr1, Blue Diamond Gr1), General Salute ($920,125 Star Kingdom Stakes Gr3, 2nd Theo Marks Stakes Gr2), Libertad ($1,695,950 Winterbottom Stakes Gr1), Communist ($1,105,465 Randwick Guineas Gr1) and Miss Joelene ($1,436,983).
Russian Revolution is another successful sire with Miswaki present in his pedigree. I loved Miswaki’s dam “Hope” who never raced owing to a knee injury. Miswaki (Mr Prospector-Hopespringseternal by Buckpasser) has an affinity with all the Northern Dancer tribe. Miswaki sired Exigent, the second dam of Russian Revolution.
Doubling up on Miswaki would boost fast twitch muscle fibre. He could upgrade his mares and is famous for siring Urban Sea, dam of champions Galileo and Sea The Stars.
Shamus Award (sire of Mr Quickie) has sired some pretty talented fillies such as Duais (Australian Cup Gr1, Tancred Stakes Gr1, Queensland Oaks Gr1), Media Award (Australasian Oaks Gr1), El Patroness (ATC Australian Oaks Gr1) and Quintessa (Levin Classic Gr1). He has much bigger crops to come.
SWITZERLAND (Snitzel-Miss Bad Behavior by Blame) who retired to stud last year at Coolmore was a $1.5 million yearling purchase by Tom Magnier. Switzerland won five of 10 starts for $1,910,525 including the Coolmore Stud Stakes Gr1, Roman Consul Stakes Gr2 and Todman Stakes Gr2. His damsire Blame defeated previously unbeaten champion mare Zenyatta
Sword of State (Snitzel-In The Vanguard) linebred 3 x 4 to Danehill, stands at Cambridge Stud in New Zealand and is the sire of the fast two year-old colt Warwoven, undefeated at time of writing. Warwoven is out of Needle and Thread (Makfi-Fleece by Daylami)
SEASON’S BEST TWO YEAR-OLDS
Up to the end of January, two year-olds could be rated as follows:
115 Unit Five (Supido)
112 Tornado Valley (Too Darn Hot), Warwoven (Sword of State)
Unit Five Bay colt, 2023
Sebring
SUPIDO Br 2011
More Than Ready
EN AVAL B 2015
110 Zip Lock (Hellbent), Paradoxium (Extreme Choice)
109 By Choice (Written By), Eurocanto (Per Incanto), Tales of Time (Pinatubo)
105 Shiki (Too Darn Hot), Milson’s Point (Blue Point), Inco (Stay Inside), I’m Ya Huckleberry (Home Affairs)
104 Zambale (Pinatubo), Knightsbridge (Farnan).
Unit Five surprised when coming from near last to weave his way through the field and sprint clear to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic R-Listed (1200m) for his happy syndicate of owners.
Amazingly, it was only the second start for the colt by Supido who qualified for the race by winning the Magic Millions Vic 2YO Classic. Trainer Ciaron Maher said he always had a high opinion of the colt. Runner-up was stablemate Tornado Valley who edged out the smart filly By Choice. Warwoven, early favourite for the MM 2YO Classic, was scratched after failing vet inspection.
Unit Five has earned $1,881,600. An athletic colt with deep girth, Unit Fived is a son of brilliant sprinter Supido who stood for $9,900 fee at Widden Stud and has his biggest number of runners about to grace the turf.
Southern Halo
Woodman’s Girl
Flying Spur
Lady Moulin
Roberto
Kelley’s Day
Nureyev
Coup de Folie
Brave Warrior
Miss Sandman
Grand Lodge
Blixen
DANZIG
Elle Seule
Kenmare
Sushi Rocket
Buenos Notches (by Supido) had shown “come from behind speed” at Flemington when he ran champion mare Imperatriz to a head in the Champions Sprint Group 1, with the brilliant filly In Secret third. How good is Unit Five? His pedigree shows he is linebred seven times to Almahmoud via Northern Dancer and Halo.
Supido traces to famous mare Almahmoud (Mahmoud), grandam of Halo and Northern Dancer. In the pedigree of Unit Five we find Grand Lodge who is by Chief’s Crown (Danzig-Six Crowns by Secretariat); and we find Southern Halo who is out of a daughter of Northern Dancer. Unit Five traces to Adelaide performer Sushi Rocketa stakes winning half-sister to Golden Slipper winner Rory’s Jester.
Unit Five’s damsire Toorak Toff, bred by Glenlogan Park, won six times for $1,293,000 including the Golden Rose Stakes Gr1 and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Gr1.
Tornado Alley (Too Darn Hot) finished second to Unit Five in the MM 2YO Classic. The colt had won the Maribyrnong Plate Gr3, finished second in the B. J. McLachlan Stakes Gr3 and third in the MRC Debutant Stakes Listed. He took his earnings to $769,145.
Bred by Rosemont Stud, Tornado Valley comes from the family of Sadler’s Wells, going back to Rough Shod II. His dam Oklahoma Girl (by Fastnet Rock) bred by Ingham Racing earned $202,770 from three wins plus second Doomben Roses Gr2 and third in the Queensland Oaks Gr1.
Purespeed
Brian’s Time
Hydro Calido
Show a Heart
Orong
Elnadim
Young and Free
Lady Succeed
Toorak Toff
En Amont
HALO
Danehill by DANZIG
NORTHERN DANCER
HALO
NORTHERN DANCER
Tornado Valley Bay or Brown colt, 2023
Dubai Millennium
Dubawi
TOO DARN HOT B 2016
Dar Re Mi
OKLAHOMA GIRL
B 2013
Fastnet Rock Shawnee Girl
Zomaradah
Singspiel
Darara
Danehill
Piccadilly Circus
Encosta de Lago
My Moccasin
Seeking the Gold
Colorado Dancer
Deploy
Jawaher
In the Wings
Glorious Song
Top Ville
Delsy
DANZIG
Razyana
Royal Academy
Gatana
Fairy King
Shoal Creek
Belong to Me
Explosive
The third dam of Oklahoma Girl is Explosive, dam of Northern Meteor. The team at Rosemont Stud come up with clever mare matings. Tornado Valley is linebred 5 x 4 to brothers Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King with Mr Prospector duplicated to balance Native Dancer’s impact from the sons of Northern Dancer. In a thrilling MM 2YO Classic finish for second, Tornado Valley nosed out By Choice, a lovely filly by Written By. She won from two starts before her third place to Unit Five. By Choice is out of Audacious Choice by Redoute’s Choice from Barinka by Shinko King.
Her pedigree reveals powerful 5 x 4 duplication to Sadler’s Wells and brother Fairy King, and 5 x 4 duplication of the big mare Dancing Show (Nijinsky II). The form from the result of the Maribyrnong Plate Gr3 won by Tornado Valley looks like being a reliable indicator of racing class.
SADLER’S WELLS
DANZIG
Shamus Award is a Cox Plate winning multiple Gr1 siring son of Snitzel at Rosemont, Victoria.
Champion two year-old of Europe, Pinatubo inherited the ability to quicken and handle different surfaces. He is the perfect type of stallion to shuttle to Australia.
The fast finish by runner-up Tales of Time (Pinatubo-Cinderella by I Am Invincible) to almost catch Tornado Valley confirmed my suspicion that daughters of I Am Invincible may have strong compatibility with Pinatubo.
Champion two year-old of Europe, Pinatubo inherited the ability to quicken and handle different surfaces. He is the perfect type of stallion to shuttle to Australia.
From Pinatubo’s first three crops should come talented progeny to compete in our classics. A Dewhurst Stakes Gr1 winner, Pinatubo is likely to be a versatile stallion with progeny suited over most conditions and distances. There is enough stamina in his ancestry for some of his progeny to get the Derby distance.
Pinatubo is a very commanding individual by Shamardal. Apart from the Dewhurst Stakes Gr1 he won Royal Ascot’s Chesham Stakes Gr2, the National Stakes Gr1 by a big margin and went on to take
The Prix Jean Prat Gr1. He was runner-up in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Gr1 and Royal Ascot St James’s Palace Stakes Gr1. Furthermore, he comes from the female line that produced Invincible Spirit.
DUPLICATING SISTERS –
From the clever mix of Pinatubo with I Am Invincible, colts and fillies should inherit speed from the sisters El Jazirah (Kris-Eljazzi) and Rapha. El Jazirah is the fourth dam of Pinatubo whereas Rapha is the dam of Invincible Spirit.
The pedigree of Tales of Time shows how powerful ancestors shaped his pedigree. Sons of Shamardal are expected to suit mares with Street Cry and his sonsmatings that would mix sister Helsinki with her brother Street Cry.
Another interesting test would be to mix Pinatubo with daughters of Redoute’s Choice to double up champion Canny Lad. It’s worth sending daughters of Snitzel to Pinatubo to breed early maturing juvenile runners.
Tales of Time Bay colt, 2023
B 2017
CINDERELLA B 2017
Flow I Am Invincible Admirelle
Warwoven Bay colt, 2023
SWORD OF STATE B or Br 2018
NEEDLE AND THREAD B 2017
In the Vanguard Makfi Fleece
Giant’s Causeway
Helsinki
Dalakhani
Mount Elbrus
Invincible Spirit
Cannarelle
General Nediym
Laudemio
Storm Cat
Mariah’s Storm
Machiavellian
Helen Street
Darshaan
Daltawa
Barathea
EL JAZIRAH
Green Desert
RAFHA
Canny Lad
Countess Pedrille
Nediym
Military Belle
Alzao
Estate Label
Redoute’s Choice
Snippets’ Lass
Encosta de Lago
Sharp
Dubawi
Dhelaal
Daylami
Gold Dodger
DANEHILL
Shantha’s Choice
Snippets
Snow Finch
Fairy King
Shoal Creek
Danzero
Snarl
Dubai Millennium
Zomaradah
Green Desert
Irish Valley
Doyoun
Daltawa
Slew o’ Gold
Brooklyn’s Dance
Kris - Eljazzi
- Eljazzi
PINATUBO
Shamardal
Lava
Kris
Snitzel
DANZIG
DANEHILL
DANZIG
Miswaki
MYSTERY
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LAST ISSUE
LAST ISSUE ANSWER
Donatello (Blenheim – Delleana by Clarissimus) was one of the best horses bred by Federico Tesio, winning eight of his nine starts before a very unlucky second in the Grand Prix de Paris at his final start. He was then sold to England for 47,500 pounds, an astronomical sum in the late 1930s which was exceeded the following year when Tesio sold his next superhorse, the unbeaten Nearco, to English bookmaker Martin Benson for 60,000 pounds. All the money was reinvested into Tesio’s breeding programme. Tesio paid 210 guineas for Donatello’s second dam Duccia di Buoninsegna (a grandaughter of Pretty Polly) and just 75 guineas for Nearco’s second dam Catnip. Donatello became an influential stallion who left an enduring legacy on New Zealand pedigrees in particular. His son Alycidon left the legendary Alcimedes, while another son Alcide left the equally effective Oncidium.
On the distaff side, Donatello left Epsom Oaks winner Meld whose unraced son Mellay was another giant of the NZ breed. And if I’m allowed to fudge a little, it is worth mentioning that Donatello’s three-quarter sister Donatella is the dam of the stallion Duccio whose daughter Dulcie and grandaughter Micheline were both NZ Broodmares Of The Year.
To complete the picture Donatello was a key member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Congratulations to our winner: Where are you this time? Sadly no winner this issue, I really didn’t expect to stump you all with this one.
Clue: Retired undefeated
Starting a horse business FAQ’s revisit
Happy New Year!
As I prepared for yet another visit to the QLD Magic Million sales, it occurred to me that it has been too long since I shared my insights as to what a new industry player should be mindful of, tax wise, before they commence a horse breeding and/or racing business.
Given January kicks off the major yearling and breeding stock sales, there is no shortage of enquiries during this period from people wanting to start a horse business so it’s a good time to revisit the major Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) we receive on this topic.
The income tax and GST regime in Australia has, predictably, seen many changes since my last article on this topic, so I’m confident that I will cover off on the key areas you should be mindful of.
Q1. I’ve just bought a 1/6th share of a wellbred colt with some mates for $330,000 (inc.GST), does that make me a horse business? Can I claim back my $5,000 of GST paid?
Answer
Regrettably, no.
The ATO generally will not accept an interest in one or two racehorses as being an income tax ‘business’.
A stand-alone horse activity, without associated breeding activities, is rarely accepted as a business by the ATO, neither would this investment meet the GST ‘enterprise’ criteria, so the $5,000 GST could not be claimed back either.
Q2. I want to start a breeding business but want to do it by acquiring full or part interests in 3 or 4 quality yearling fillies first. Could I claim this as a horse business from the beginning?
Answer
Yes, possibly, if sufficient ‘business-like’ characteristics are in place from the beginning. These would include, but are not limited to:
• A business plan with projections;
• Proper record keeping, especially stock records;
• Use of consultants;
• Regularity and permanency of the activity;
• Profit intention;
• Activities must be systematic and organised and carried on in a manner consistent with ordinary trade in that industry
• Existence of a breeding property
• Breeding history of the owner;
• The breeding savvy of the owner; and
• Scale of investment.
Facts are always king in these cases, and if the purchaser does not ‘walk the talk’ and retire all or most of these fillies to the breeding barn, the ATO will have every right to strip such activity of its “business” status from the beginning.
Q3. My tax adviser has just told me that my new horse activity is an income tax “business”, so will the losses in the first few years be automatically deductible against my $500,000 CEO salary?
Answer
No, not unless the CEO applies for a private ruling under the ‘Non-Commercial Loss’ (NCL) rules which apply to individuals (alone or in partnership).
Under these NCL rules, where an individual earns an ‘adjusted taxable income’ of $250,000 or greater, the discretion of the ATO must be sought via a special private ruling to be allowed to immediately deduct the losses in the early years.
N.B. If the CEO’s salary was under $250,000, he or she need only meet one of four objective tests to be able to claim the losses.
Q4. I own a successful engineering business in a company, and I’ve just bought some costly horses in that same company, does this mean that the horses are also a ‘business’?
Answer
No, only if the horses are also a ‘business’ in their own right.
Merely because a company is carrying on a ‘business’ does not automatically mean its ‘non-horse’ activities, or any other activity that company conducts, will meet the same criteria.
In this instance, every effort must be made to prove that the horses are a business in their own right – a Business Plan supporting long-term profitability would be a very good start.
Q5. I’ve heard about these special mare ‘write-offs’, does this mean that all the mares in my horse breeding business, even those still racing, can use these rules?
Answer No.
For a broodmare to be eligible for the ‘write-off’ rules, they must be:
• At least three years old;
• Acquired under a contract; and
• Must be used for breeding (i.e. not just capable of breeding).
• For instance, the above rules would exclude:
• Horses bred by the owner that are later used for breeding (i.e. they are not acquired under a contract); and
• Mares that are still racing and not being ‘used’ for breeding.
Q6. Can I race the odd filly or colt/gelding that my breeding business has bred?
Answer
In most instances, yes.
The ATO will allow the racing of horses in a breeding business if the racing is an ‘integral’ part of the business, or in other words, is ancillary to the breeding purpose. This means that horses bought to sale that did not attain a commercial price or a filly deliberately retained for the breeding herd, due to the quality of her pedigree and commercial appeal, will be allowed to be raced under the ‘integration’ principle.
N.B. If the racing of these horses is done for too long and/or too often, the ATO could question the overall ‘breeding’ status of your business.
Q7. Do I have to start a new company, trust etc to be able to set-up a horse business?
Answer No.
A horse business can be run by you as the individual if it meets the ATO ‘business’ criteria. Setting up a new entity is not a significant ‘business’ factor.
However, if your major priority is asset protection, and a company or trust is appropriate to your current tax structure,
serious consideration should be given to running your horse business through these structures.
An overarching request though; please set up your structure in consultation with your adviser or a firm with experience and capabilities in the horse industry. There is just too much ill-informed “pub-talk” out there as to the features and characteristics of the tax structure options.
Q8. My partner and I want a start a breeding business. Can we do it in partnership?
Answer
The very wide definition of ‘partnership’ in the Tax Act presents an opportunity to use a partnership structure for the splitting of family income.
The factors which the ATO considers when deciding whether persons (in particular spouses) are carrying on a business as partners include:
• The mutual assent and intention of the partners (essential but not sufficient);
• Joint ownership of business assets (to be reflected in accounts, too);
• Joint business account and the power to operate it;
• Extent to which parties are involved in the conduct of the business (e.g. one partner may have the horse savvy and contributes more capital, the other may handle administration and record keeping);
• Extent of capital contributions;
• Entitlement to a share of net profits (essential);
• Business records; and/or
• Trading in joint names and public recognition of the partnership.
• The weight given to the factors listed above varies with the individual circumstances.
Q9. If I start a breeding business via buying mares ‘in-foal’, how do I value the ‘unborn’ foal in our closing stock?
Answer
The trading stock rules do not distinguish as to whether a mare is in-foal or otherwise on purchase, thus the total amount paid for the ‘package’ attaches to the mare only. Thus, if a mare is acquired for $100,000 ‘infoal’, her purchase price for tax purposes is $100,000. The foal, when born, is valued at $20 (if ‘cost’ method is used) or at a market selling value if that basis is used.
Q10. What is the tax treatment of my existing “hobby” stock if I want to start a breeding business?
Answer
The tax treatment of your existing stock depends on what entity owned the existing stock and whether you are wanting to
trade your ‘business’ as an individual or via another entity (e.g. company or trust).
If the stock was originally owned by you as an individual ‘hobbyist’, and you want to convert to trading as a ‘business’ individual, the stock can be transferred to the new business at either cost or market selling value, however an appropriate election must be made pursuant to the trading stock tax provisions. Tax planning considerations will determine which valuation basis is used.
If the stock was originally owned by you as an individual ‘hobbyist’ and you want to trade as a ‘business’ within, say, a new company, this stock must be transferred to the new company at market value. In this scenario, consideration needs to be given as to the potential capital gain that may result on this transfer.
N.B. Under the CGT rules, an interest in a racehorse that costs $10,000 or less is exempt from CGT when sold or transferred. If you wish for me to clarify or expand upon anything mentioned in this article, please do not hesitate to contact me.
DISCLAIMER
Any reader intending to apply the information in this article to practical circumstances should independently verify their interpretation and the information’s applicability to their circumstances with an accountant or adviser specialising in this area.
Prepared by:
PAUL CARRAZZO CA, CPA
Partner - Baumgartners
1/35 Cotham Rd, Kew, VIC, 3101
TEL: +61 3 9851 9000
MOB: 0417 549 347
E-mail: p.carrazzo@baumgartners.com.au
Web: www.baumgartners.com.au
THE RIGHT TRACK FOR EQUINE TAXATION
VOBIS vouchers set to turbocharge trade at Premier Sale
by Paul Symes
With more than 200 VOBIS Sires lots on offer at next month’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, buyers heading to Oaklands Junction with a valid VOBIS Platinum voucher in their pockets will be spoilt for choice across the three days of trading.
Melbourne’s most prestigious yearling auction has previously proved a very happy hunting ground for any owners keen to reinvest their vouchers on an eligible colt or filly, and this year’s offering represents another veritable feast with a grand total of 230 lots bearing the VOBIS Platinum logo.
VOBIS success stories include Rohesia, who was plucked from Rosemont’s draft for $150,000 by an all-female syndicate flushed with vouchers from the success they had enjoyed with another Lindsay Park-trained filly, Croatian Belle.
Croatian Belle, who is now a member of Kingstar Farm’s boutique broodmare band, had claimed $60,000 in VOBIS Platinum vouchers for connections, enabling her owners to gain a significant discount on Rohesia’s purchase price at the 2024 Premier Sale.
The canny acquisition reaped further rewards for her ownership group as Rohesia
– who tuned up for her autumn campaign with an impressive trial win at Pakenham on Tuesday morning – has so far amassed almost $200,000 in prizemoney as well as a $30,000 VOBIS Platinum voucher, which can be redeemed at any recognised yearling, weanling or Ready To Run sale in Australasia.
Of the $2.2 million in VOBIS Platinum vouchers redeemed so far at the sales, more than $1.6 million has been spent at Inglis auctions and, given the quality and quantity on offer at Oaklands Junction from 1-3 March, there is every chance that figure will increase significantly.
With eligible lots by leading Victorian stallions such as Toronado, Street Boss, Shamus Award and Alabama Express, as well as the siblings to a plethora of stakes winners including the half-sister to Ciaron Maher’s dynamic Inglis Banner (1000m) heroine Calamari Ring (Lot 45), there are options aplenty for anyone on the hunt for their next VOBIS star at the Premier Sale.
“The VOBIS Platinum program has been an absolute game-changer,” said James Price, Inglis’ Victorian Bloodstock Manager.
“These vouchers make it so easy for people to purchase horses at the yearling sales, especially in their home backyard at Inglis
Premier in a few weeks’ time. There are 230 VOBIS Sires lots in the Premier catalogue from March 1-3, which creates so many opportunities for buyers to redeem their vouchers on some of the best yearlings on offer anywhere in the world in 2026.
“I would strongly encourage people to take their vouchers to Oaklands Junction in a few weeks and use them to buy their next Bella Nipotina, Nature Strip, Vinrock or Nepotism, the list just goes on of the star graduates that have been offered through Inglis Premier in recent years.”
Only the paid-up progeny of VOBIS Sires stallions are eligible to compete in the $1 million VOBIS Platinum Showdown (1200m) and the $500,000 VOBIS Sires Guineas (1600m), which headline the 12th edition of Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday at Caulfield on Saturday, 14 March.
For more information on the VOBIS program, please head to www.vobisplatinum.com.au
To view the online catalogue ahead of the 2026 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, click on https://inglis.com.au/sale/2026-premieryearling-sale
BB
Quality and variety in depth at Ingis Melbourne Premier 2026
The Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in 2026 will feature representatives of 110 stallions including 11 first season horses sold by 64 individual vendors. VOBIS, BOBS, Racing Reward SA, Westpeed and TAS Bred horses all eligible for the rich Inglis Race Series; all from the sale that provided two of last season's Group 1 winning juveniles as well as the last three auctioned winners of The Everest-Gr1, 1200m. The sale will comprise of two Book 1 days and one Book 2, kicking off at Oaklands Junction at 10am on Sunday March 1. A catalogue that has Inglis Victorian Bloodstock Manager James Price excited. "It is always a fun time to be in one of the world’s great cities in Melbourne and we look forward to welcoming our guests for the sale. The standard of yearlings catalogued for the sale is higher than at any time I can remember and I know my colleagues feel the same," he continued.
"In terms of both stallion power and families, the quality of pedigrees reads exceptionally well. Last year's sale was the first in the southern hemisphere to post improved metrics year on year which helped us consolidate an even stronger catalogue for 2026." The 2025 sale had an 81% clearance rate with an average of over $134,000 with two of last season’s Gr1 winning 2 YOs Vinrock and Nepotism, both Premier graduates. Of course it is not only results on that day that give indication of the success of the sale, but also how the graduates fare on the track. Both Vinrock (ATC Sires Produce Stakes-Gr1, 1400m) and Nepotism (ATC Champagne Stakes-Gr1, 1600m) are graduates of the 2024 Melbourne Premier; the former purchased for $300,000 by Matt Laurie Racing and Wilannah Park from the Rosemont Stud draft and the latter for $160,000 by International Thoroughbred Solutions from Gilgai Farm.
Everest winners Bella Nipotina, Think About It and Nature Strip are also Melbourne Premier success stories with 34 winners coming through the sale since 2018, including 16 who sold for $100,000 or less; such as Benedetta, Griff, Mariamia, Gytrash and Santa Ana Lane. In that same time frame, the sale has also produced 33 millionaires and the winners of 314 Australian stakes races. And it has been a great source of classy Hong Kong winners such as Victor The Winner, Beat The Clock, Invincible Sage, Senor Toba, Mugen, Champion’s Way, Full Of Beauty and Handsome Bo Bo.
Local vendors such as Blue Gum Farm, Gilgai, Rosemont, Yulong, Stonehouse Thoroughbreds, Aristia Park, Collingrove Stud, Crossley Thoroughbreds, Flinders Park, Longwood Thoroughbred Farm, Maluka Thoroughbreds, Merricks Station, Miranda Park, Musk Creek Farm, Rushton Park, Supreme Thoroughbreds and Two Bays Farm are all well represented as are a number of interstate vendors.
Such as Alma Vale Thoroughbreds, Coolmore, Glen Lee Thoroughbreds, Mill Park Stud, Newgate Farm, Newhaven Park, Segenhoe Stud, The Chase, Twin Hills Stud, Vinery Stud, Widden Stud, Willow Grove Stud and Yarraman Park Stud.
The winners of the past 10 Australian Champion Sires have yearlings in the sale; the progeny of Zoustar (including a 3/4 brother to Zousain, a daughter of the Group 3 mare Nudge and a filly out of the Group winning high class broodmare Snitzerland, I Am Invincible (including
progeny of the Group 1 winners Mariamia and Hasahalo), Written Tycoon (a brother to the Group 3 galloper Hightail) and Snitzel (a son of the dual Group 1 winner Nettoyer) bound to be highly sought after. Others who are going to be in demand are the progeny of such star stallions as Extreme Choice (out of the Group 3 mares Pecans and Tempt Me Not), Frankel (all out of stakes winners including the local Group 2 winner Quantum Mechanic), Street Boss (a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Watchme Win), Toronado (ten out of the stakes winners including the Group 1 mare Costa Viva), Exceed And Excel (a halfbrother one of last year's $1 million buys), Kingman (a colt from the famed Fall Aspen family) and The Autumn Sun (a colt out of a sister to Jimmy Choux).
The first season stallions Anamoe, Artorius, Bruckner, Daumier, Diatonic, Hitotsu, In The Congo, Jacquinot, Paulele, Sejardan and State Of Rest are also represented as are the exciting up-and-comers Alabama Express, Bivouac, Brave Smash, Castelvecchio, Cool Aza Beel, Extreme Warrior, Farnan, Ghaiyaath, Hitotsu, Home Affairs, Ole Kirk, Pinatubo, Portland Sky, Profiteer, Russian Camelot, Stay Inside, St Mark's Basilica, Super Seth, Tassort, Too Darn Hot, Wild Ruler and Wootton Bassett.
As well as such stalwarts as Savabeel, All Too Hard, Brazen Beau, Capitalist, Dundeel, Nicconi, Pierro, Pride Of Dubai, Proisir, Shamus Award, Spirit Of Boom, So You Think and Starspangledbanner.
And, as well as yearlings by the superstar Juddmonte pair Frankel and Kingman, other international success stories such as Siyouni, Lope de Vega, Lord Kanaloa and No Nay Never are represented. Frankel has two colts and a filly in the sale while Kingman is represented by a filly. Amongst them is a future star or two, from a sale that has found new homes for the likes of Black Caviar, Starspangledbanner, Ole Kirk and Sacred Kingdom.
Zoustar, Australia’s current champion sire has 10 quality lots catalogued for Melbourne Premier.
BELL RIVER THOROUGHBREDS
by Renée Geelen
Bell River Thoroughbreds return to the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale for the first time since 2016, and will present a draft of six yearlings, three colts and three fillies.
The Ferguson family know a fair bit about winning Gr1 races in Victoria with their homebred mare Another Prophet (Brazen Beau-Set To Skelter, by Reset) winning the 2024 Gr1 Thousand Guineas. They bred and sold Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Extreme Choice, whose brilliance at stud is well document and among his many Gr1 winners is the 2025 winner Devil Night. Bell River Thoroughbreds is also responsible for Gr1 winners Ace High and I Am Excited, as well as recent stakes winners such as Gr2 winner Chrysaor, Gr3 winner Bel Merci, Listed winner Gin Spirit, Listed winner Volcanic Rock, and Gr3-placed Farcited.
“It’s a ripping draft and we are thrilled to be taking yearlings by highly rated young sires like Anamoe and Home Affairs to Melbourne,” said James Ferguson.
It is the fillies in the draft who have the flashiest pedigrees. Harry Angel filly, Lot 321, is a half-sister to Bell River’s Gr1 winner Another Prophet, as well as Gr2 winner Prophet’s Thumb, and Gr3 winner More Prophets, so this filly have a huge amount of residual value on the page. Not only that, but Set To Skelter’s two other winners have both clocked up six wins each with Set To Prophet adding two more victories since the catalogue went to print.
The market has been loving the first crop of Anamoe, and Bell River’s filly, Lot 126 is the second foal of American Gr2 winner Inthemidstofbiz, who is by a son of Giant’s Causeway. She is, in turn, out of a stakes winning mare, so this Anamoe filly has a good depth of pedigree and we all know how well American mares have crossed with Australian-raced stallions.
Rounding out the trio of fillies is Lot 795, by Brazen Beau who Bell River have previously enjoyed success with through Another Prophet, and this filly is the first foal of a half-sister to both Gr2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner La Tene, and Gr3 winner Gaulois. Lot 795’s second dam is the good race mare Celts (Lonhro) who won the Gr3 Birthday Card Stakes, and it’s a great Woodlands family.
Leading the colts is Lot 323 by exciting young sire Home Affairs. Home Affairs has started well with his first crop, siring a stakes winner in New Zealand with debutant winner Guest House one of the more favoured runners for the Gr1 Blue Diamond on February 21. Bell River’s Home Affairs colt is out of sprinting mare Seven Sonnets who won twice over 900 metres, and has produced three winners from as many to race. She has a Fastnet Rock two year-old colt still to come for the pedigree. This is a strong sprinting family with Seven Sonnets being a half-sister to Gr2 Expressway Stakes winner Happy Galaxy and this colt’s third dam is Gr1 Coolmore Classic winner Porto Roco, dam of Gr1
Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso and granddam of Gr1 William Reid Stakes winner Silent Sedition.
Bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner and young sire Celestial Legend is Lot 128, a bay colt by Dundeel from Snitzel’s Gr3 Hawkesbury Crown winner Irithea who won eight races and almost $1 million. Her first foal, three yearold filly Kurithea (Maurice) won her maiden in Brisbane since the catalogue went to print, and her two year-old colt by Pierro has been named Le Starcell. This is the wonderful Japanese family of champions Cesario, Epiphaneia, Saturnalia, and Leontes. Gr3 Zeditave Stakes winner Overshare is also a member of this family.
A colt who should suit Hong Kong buyers is Lot 139 by one of Hong Kong’s favourite sires in Toronado, from Fastnet Rock mare Justice Glory who is a full sister to Gr2 West Australia Derby winner Tuscan Queen. The Toronado/Fastnet Rock cross is responsible for Listed winner Laverrod, while Toronado’s success in Hong Kong can be attributed to the likes of Victor The Winner, Helios Express, Senor Toba, and he recently sired this year’s Classic Mile winner Little Paradise.
Bell River Thoroughbreds have been steadily progressing their business as they embed themselves on their new property, and the results are already coming on the track to demonstrate their skill in breeding and raising brilliant racehorses. Their Melbourne Premier draft is a case in point and is sure to be on astute buyers inspection list. BB
ANOTHER PROPHET – bred and raised by Bell River wins the 1000 Gns Gr1, there is sure to be future stars in the 2026 Melbourne Premier draft.
BLUE GUM FARM
It has certainly been a challenging time for the Blue Gum Farm team, losing their young stallion Sejardan last spring whilst January saw the Euroa property threatened by the area's raging bushfires.
The business of selling horses continues however and Blue Gum enjoyed a successful Magic Millions with yearlings selling for up to $460,000 with an average of over $187,000.
They take over 30 well related youngsters to the Melbourne Premier, eight of those being by Sejardan who, the farm's Phil Marshall said, have "wonderful attitudes, a trait we are seeing in all his progeny." This is especially the case with Lot 86 out of the stakes placed Gosh. A halfbrother to the Group 3 sprinter Is It Me, he is, Marshall noted "a beautifully balanced, great moving horse who is so well put together. I love him, he is a cracking colt who will make a racehorse as all he wants to do is please. If we could have a barn full like him!"
Next up for Sejardan is Lot 145 from the family of the exciting three-year-old Legacy Bound. And another promising horse of that age is Top Reward who, at the time of writing was about to embark on his autumn campaign. Lot 277 from the family of Silent Witness is his half-brother who Marshall describes as "a very strong, athletic, powerful colt whose page could have a massive update given the races Top Reward will be contesting."
by Kristen Manning
Also impressive is Lot 376 out of the stakes winner Strykum. "She is a powerfully built filly and I would not be surprised to see her at the races early. She wants to do everything at 110%, there is real purpose in the way she goes about things." Both of Blue Gum's colts by Anamoe are bred on the successful Redoute's Choice/Last Tycoon cross (one which provides for the duplication of Best In Show) and both are from lovely families; Lot 60 out of the Group 3 mare Fine Bubbles and Lot 375 hails from the prolific Procure clan. Toronado's stellar form continues and Blue Gum have two; Lot 74 a colt from the family of Home Affairs and Russian Revolution and Lot 384 a filly out of a daughter of the Group 1 mare Mani Bhavan. "The colt is a forward, precocious type of Toronado, a great mover and very powerful, there is a great engine there. The filly, well she is a Queen, an exceptional filly and we are very excited to be taking her to the sale."
This High Chaparral sire line is also represented by Lot 422. Bred by the Pope family who have a long association with Blue Gum, this So You Think colt is out of the Group 3 mare Tyche Goddess. "If you close your eyes and imagine what a So You Think colt should look like, this is it. He is very much So You Think with his lovely scope and his unbelievable nature. He is an effortless mover, he just floats across the ground."
The progeny of Golden Slipper-Gr1, 1200m winners are keenly sought and Lot 88 is a colt by Stay Inside; the second foal for a Group 3 placed five time winner. Another young stallion represented is the impressive Pinatubo, sire of Lot 496 out of a sister to the Hong Kong Derby hero Cap Ferrat. "His sire was an electric two year-old and this colt is in the same mould. He is a very mature, very smart, well grown colt." A colt by Written Tycoon is going to attract attention; Lot 154 a brother to the Group 3 winner Hightail. Fellow high achieving Yulong stallion Alabama Express has Lot 208, a colt out of a half-sister to the stakes placed Humanity. He is line-bred to Try My Best, a member of the same Best In Show/Stolen Hour family as Alabama Express; as is his recent two year-old stakes winner Alibaba. "He looks very fast, he is a really sharp, early type and I'd be very surprised if he doesn't make a two-year-old. He is an intelligent, fast learner."
Two of the 16 colts from the final crop of Exceed And Excel are members of the draft. Line-bred to Ribot's dam Romanella, Lot 213 is out of the Group 3 mare Ms Catherine whilst Lot 269 is a 3/4 brother to the Group placed multiple city winner Party For Two.
Speaking of reliable stallions, Pride Of Dubai has Lot 242, a 3/4 sister to four time Group winner Sirileo Miss. And All Too Hard has Lot 490, a colt out of a half-sister to the multiple stakes winners Savatiano (dam of last year's Spring Champion Stakes-Gr.1, 2000m winner Attica), Vilana and Athiri. Dirty Work, D'Argento, Exceedance, Jacquinot, Grunt, Rubick and Zousain are also represented, ensuring a successful Melbourne Premier for Blue Gum.
SEJARDAN - Blue Gum Farm will offer eight lots by their prematurely deceased crack juvenile.
2026 DRAFT
Lot S/C/ Sire Dam
60 B./C Anamoe Fine Bubbles
74 B./C Toronado (IRE) Galina
86 B./C Sejardan Gosh (IRE)
B./C Stay Inside Great News 108 B./Br/C Grunt (NZ) Honey Esprit 145 B./C Sejardan Keeper Girl (NZ) 154 B./C Written Tycoon La Paris
208 B./C Alabama Express Miss Zumba 213 B./C Exceed and Excel Ms Catherine 230 B./C Exceedance Never More Lady 242 B./F Pride of Dubai Oh Cecilia 269 B./C Exceed and Excel Ponte Roma (NZ) 271 B./C Jacquinot Positive Charge 277 B./C Sejardan Prosecution 375 B./C Anamoe Strike Swiftly
B./F Sejardan Strykum
B./F Br.F Toronado (IRE) Suzila 422 B./Br/C So You Think (NZ) Tyche Goddess 423 B./C Grunt (NZ) Typhoon Titmus
is a fine Gr1 winning advertisement for Rosemont Stud and there are sure to be more gold nuggets in the 2026 Premier draft.
As the winner of four of his eight starts including last year's ATC Sires Produce Stakes-Gr1, 1400m, the Matt Laurie trained Vinrock is one of Victoria's most exciting three year-olds. He was secured from the 2024 Melbourne Premier draft of Rosemont Stud, sold for $300,000; already winning over four times that amount.
"Vinrock is a great example of our best graduates," Rosemont's Ryan McEvoy said, "and we are looking forward to seeing buyers source their own high class racehorses from our 2026 draft." Buyers will have 34 chances to do so with the yearlings a lovely mix of those by high class proven stallions and exciting up and comers.
As vendors of one of last year's million dollar babies, Rosemont boast a great Premier record and they look certain to again figure in the thick of things off the back of their 2025 aggregate, the second highest behind Yulong. Kicking off for Rosemont is Lot 70, a filly by Savabeel out of the Frankel mare Frankly So whose stakes placed son Interjection has been racing well. She boasts a double cross of Special via Nureyev (dam sire of Zabeel) and Sadler's Wells (grandsire of Frankel). Frankel has sired seven Group 1 winners bred this way and Savabeel four; a cross that works!
A half-brother to Rosemont's 2025 $1 million Frankel colt is next up, Lot 96 another by a Champion Sire; a member of the final crop of Exceed And Excel. And what a family he hails from with his American bred Group 3 winning dam Heavenly Curlin being a granddaughter of Redoute's Choice's dam Shantha's Choice. The first of Rosemont's three yearlings by one of their favourite stallions in Starspangledbanner is Lot 151 a sister to Packing Phoenix who won at his Hong Kong debut last September. Also by Starspangledbanner is Lot 407, the first foal for an I Am Invincible daughter of the Group 2 mare Gold Rush and Lot 438, the first foal for the stakes placed Way To Go Paula. Four of Too Darn Hot's stakes winners are line-bred to Glorious Song via her son Rahy, half-brother to Too Darn Hot's dam sire Singspiel. And this is how Lot 153 out of the Group 2 winner La Dragontea is bred. Another in form stallion represented is Home Affairs who has Lot 169, half-brother to the Group 3 winner Limestone. He is joined by another two members of the I Am Invincible sire line; Lot 412 a Hellbent colt out of a sister to the Group 2 winner Nurse Kitchen and Lot 769, a Tassort out of a sister to the US stakes winner Sugarinthemorning.
Rosemont's own Shamus Award continues to do the job with his 31 stakes winners including four this season. Lot 234 is his son of the Listed winner No Restriction from the family of Might And Power and Lot 506, a half-sister to the Group 3 placed Gates with the wonderful Hasili as her third dam. Standing alongside Shamus Award is Extreme Warrior, son of the freakish Extreme Choice. Already off the mark with his first stakes winner Eternal Warrior, he has four horses in his home draft including Lot 349, half-brother to the stakes winners Sneaky Five and Beautiful Mind out of the Australasian Oaks-Gr1, 2005m winner Small Minds. Another son of Extreme Choice with stakes winners amongst his first runners is the Golden Slipper Stakes-Gr1, 1200m hero Stay Inside. He has Lot 541, first foal for the stakes placed
by Kristen Manning
Cap Estel whose half-brother Diss Is Dramatic won three Group races.
Also calling Rosemont home is Hanseatic whose eight draft members include Lot 284 out of a half-sister to the stakes winner Lincolnshire and Lot 382 line bred to the lovely mare River Lady, a colt with the stakes winners Superfly and Allez France as his second and third dams. Another Victorian stallion in Russian Camelot is starting to get the winners, his progeny just taking that bit of time. He has several recent first start winners and the performance of Tsarevich to score at Kembla at just his second start had to be seen to be believed. His Rosemont entry is Lot 259 from the Group 1 family of Amarelinha and Metal Bender. Justify no longer shuttles and there are two chances here to secure his progeny; Lot 296 a half-sister to the stakes winners Gold Tail and Sopran Ival out of a half-sister to Rosemont's bonny mare Brooklyn Hustle and Lot 570 out of the Caulfield debut winner Cotel.
Ghaiyyath didn't return to Australia last year and there will be many hoping he makes a reappearance with his sons Observer and Different Gravy doing such good things. He has Lot 508 and Lot 598, a half-brother to the stakes winner Jimmy The Bear and a filly from the family of the Group 1 winning stallion Move To Strike. Another Godolphin horse getting winners is Blue Point whose Gold Coast Guineas-Gr3, 1200m winner Bosustow is raced by Rosemont. They have Lot 416, a colt out of True Excelsior, Group placed member of the Diamond Lover branch of the prolific Eight Carat family.
From the third last crop of So You Think, Lot 534 is the first foal for the Listed winner Bundle Of Fun whose Group 1 placed half-brother Kubrick also won at Listed level. The high class race and broodmare Twiglet, dam of the Group 1 boys Fairy King Prawn and Easy Rocking, is from this family.
Rosemont's Book 2 yearlings are also well worth a look, including colts by Wild Ruler, Russian Revolution and Zousain. It’s a draft not to be missed for serious horse players.
B.C Hellbent Tovolo Gap (NZ) 416 B.C Blue Point (IRE) True Excelsior (NZ) 438 Ch.C Starspangledbanner Way to Go Paula 506 B.F Shamus Award Bellwether (GB) 508 Ch.C Ghaiyyath (IRE) Belvedere Road 534 Br.Filly So You Think (NZ) Bundle of Fun
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VINROCK
Rosemont bred, Matt Laurie trained colt VINROCK, winner of the 2025 $1M ATC Inglis Sires Produce Stakes Gr1
Inglis Sales Complex - Barn D, Oaklands Junction. Parading from February 24th
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Strong results at Inglis Classic
The steady progress of the 2026 yearling sale season continued at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale which saw a rise in all metrics, matching similar rises seen at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. The key difference at Classic was a similar catalogue size to the previous year, while the aforementioned sales both deliberately reduced their catalogues sizes in 2026 from 2025.
In 2025, Inglis catalogued 806 yearlings for the Classic sale, and the catalogue remained the same with 800 in the book for 2026. A rise in clearance rate from 79% to 84% saw more horses sold in 2026 (595) compared to 2025 (571), although postauction sales saw 2025’s figure eventually rise to 592 yearlings sold.
Inglis were thrilled with a 6% rise in aggregate up to $57.6 million (from $53.88 million in 2025). “The sale has had a good feel to it since inspections began last week and ultimately we have had a strong sale, with a lot of vendors and buyers going home happy,” Inglis CEO Sebastian Hutch said.
“We ran a very good sale 12 months ago and the support of vendors off the back of that meant we felt we were well positioned to run a better sale in 2026 and so it has transpired. We catalogued a similar number of yearlings to 12 months ago, but with scratchings, have ultimately offered fewer yearlings than what we did last year but still managed to post a significantly improved gross figure and a markedly improved clearance rate, all while increasing both average and median.”
The average rose from $94,367 in 2025 at the close of play to $96,842, while the median lifted from $70,000 to $75,000, although it dropped back to $70,000 a few days after the sale as more of the passed in lots found homes.
“There were so many pleasing aspects about the past few days. To have a buying bench that includes participation from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Europe etc and all over Australia is a testament to the work that is done throughout the year to promote the Inglis Yearling Sales Series,” continued Hutch.
“We’ve had 20 yearlings make $300,000 or more, by 17 different stallions, offered by 16 different vendors and bought by 18 different listed buyers, which is fantastic.
“There is no disguising that there are challenges in the market, particularly in the bottom quartile, but we are working hard
By Renée Geelen
GHAIYYATH (by Dubawi) sired the Inglis Classic sale topper at $625k reflecting the excellent early stats recorded by the Darley young gun.
to facilitate the best market we possibly can for vendors and I’m proud that we have been able to deliver an improved market for vendors when results from other sales show that is not an easy thing to do.
“As always, we are eternally grateful to the vendors and breeders who continue to support Inglis and wish all buyers every success with their purchases.”
The three top lots of the sale each topped their respective days, with McEvoy Racing and Belmont Bloodstock (FBAA) bidding high on the final day to take home Wentwood Grange’s Lot 668 (GhaiyyathBerg En Dal, by Dehere) for a sale topping $625,000. “We loved him from the first time we saw him, which you really need to when you spend that sort of money,” Calvin McEvoy said.
“This is a colt we pinpointed early and every time we went back to look for something wrong with him, we couldn’t find it. For that reason we knew we had to be strong and we’re very excited that we’re able to take him home. I thought he was the standout in the sale. I knew he’d be around that price but maybe not quite that mark, maybe a bid or two less but I heard there was a very good judge as underbidder so that gives us even more confidence.”
The colt is out of winning mare Berg En Dal, who is a half-sister to Gr3 winner Leigh Valley, dam of Gr1 Herbie Dyke Stakes winner Valley Girl. Valley Girl’s Anamoe filly sold for $200,000 from the same draft.
The second top lot came on day 2 with the Equine Growth Fund paying $540,000 for Lot 462, who is the Kirks Bridge Farmoffered full brother to $1.2 million earner Stretan Angel (Harry Angel-Sretan, by Bernadini). And the third top lot of the same topped the first day, setting a benchmark early as Star Thoroughbreds and new advisor Vin Cox Bloodstock paid $425,000 for Lot 233 (Extreme Choice-Nais Ko, by Exceed And Excel), the only filly in the top five lots of the sale.
Wentwood Grange will be back after their sale topping moment in 2026. “This really is an unbelievable result. He’s been a great mover the whole week, the staff have done a terrific job with him and we’re just absolutely thrilled. It’s an auction so you never, ever know… but the team has been fantastic. This is our 10th or 11th year with a Classic draft, we love it and we’ll keep coming back,” said Dean Hawkins.
Kilgravin / Bevan Smith B/stock / McKeever B/stock, NZ 3
T Murphy, Qld 3
Munce Rcg / Arthur Hoyeau Agent, Qld 3
E Yeung-ag 5
REDFOX Rcg, NSW 4
M Dunn / N Jenkinson FBAA / Viva Rcg 4
Gollan Rcg Stables / First Light Rcg / Matt Holdsworth, Qld 3
T/breds, Vic 3
2026 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE
Vendors A-Z
T/breds, NSW 8 5
Highgrove Stud, Qld 3 3
Cannon Hayes Stud, NSW 7 6
Silverdale Farm, NSW 4 4
Lime Country T/breds, NSW 16 16
Bhima T/breds, NSW 5 4
Fernrigg Farm, NSW 11 9
HP T/breds, NSW 15 13
Eureka Stud, Qld 7 6
Mullaglass Stud, NSW 17 16
Glenlogan Park, Qld 12 9
Sledmere Stud, NSW 31 27
Yarraman Park Stud, NSW 18 17
Arrowfield Stud, NSW 40 33 3,820,000
Milburn Creek, NSW 4 4
Lynton Farm 5 3
Kenmore Lodge, Qld 5 5
Riverstone Lodge, NSW 10 9
Monarch Stud, NSW 5 4
Sullivan Bloodstock 12 10
Lucas Bloodstock, Qld 5 5
Yulong, Vic 28 23
Torryburn Stud, NSW 7 6
Rheinwood Pastoral Co, NSW 8 7
Newgate Farm, NSW 15 15
Willow Park Stud, NSW 9 8
Glen Gallic Stud, NSW 7 6
Coolmore Stud, NSW 14 14
North Bloodstock, NSW 7 7
Glenn Lee T/breds, NSW 9 8
Goodwood Farm, NSW 8 7
Kia Ora Stud, NSW 9 6
Waikato Stud, Wko 3 3
Amarina Farm, NSW 7 5
Riversdale Farm, NSW 27 20
Valiant Stud, NSW 18 13
Redbank North P/L, NSW 10 8
Tyreel Stud, NSW 9 7
Blue Gum Farm, Vic 5 5
Glenbeigh Farm, NSW 12 10
Fairview Park Stud, NSW 12 11
Vinery Stud, NSW 31 25 1,976,000 79,040 160,000
Jamieson Park, Akld 7 7 522,000 74,571 140,000
Kingstar Farm, NSW 15 14 1,012,000 72,286
Newhaven Park, NSW 13 11 790,000 71,818 140,000
Golden Grove, NSW 4 4
Middlebrook Valley Lodge, NSW 5 4
Alma Vale T/breds, NSW 22 15
Widden Stud, NSW 46 44 2,875,000
Twin Hills Stud, NSW 12 7
Ultra T/breds, Vic 3 3
Kooringal Stud, NSW 5 4
Yarramalong Park, Qld 5 5
Infinity T/breds, Qld 7 3
T/breds, NSW 3 3
Bowness Stud, NSW 4 4
Karaka soars to celebrate 100
by Renée Geelen
New Zealand Bloodstock had much to celebrate at their centenary sale. One hundred years after the inaugural National Yearling Sale was held at Trentham in New Zealand, New Zealand Bloodstock collated a tighter catalogue with a new format for the sale. With book 1 reduced from three days to two, and book 2 reduced to one day, they also introduced the new Summer Sale.
The strategy worked with a rise in metrics across the board. Book 1’s aggregate rose by NZ$3.2 million to NZ$79 million for 422 yearlings sold, and the average lifted 14% to NZ$187,257 from 2025’s average of NZ$164,841. The median for book 1 soared to a record NZ$140,000, up 27% on 2025’s median of NZ$110,000 with the clearance rate reaching 81%.
“The new format has seen Book 1 come back from three days to two, and despite having 94 less horses catalogued, the aggregate is up more than $3 million on last year,” said NZB Managing Director Andrew Seabrook.
“We’ve hit a record Book 1 average and median, and a clearance rate which we haven’t seen in some time. I’m very proud of the whole NZB team, the positivity on the grounds has been fantastic. The whole industry has really lifted this week.”
The sale topper for 2026, and the only seven figure yearling of the sale, was the colt Lot 513 (Sword Of State-Las Brisas, by Shamardal). Sold by Cambridge Stud, he was purchased by Ciaron Maher and Sanxiong Gao for NZ$1.1 million. He is a half-brother to dual Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes (formerly the Gr.1 George Main Stakes) winner Ceolwulf (Tavistock), who has earnings over $10.9 million and four Gr.1 victories, with the other two being the 2024 Gr.1 Epsom Handicap and 2025 Gr.1 Cantala Stakes.
Cambridge Stud was the leading vendor in book 1 with 50 yearlings sold for NZ$10.6 million, with Waikato Stud coming in second with 34 yearlings sold for NZ$5.76 million. David Ellis of Te Akau Racing topped the buyer’s chart spending NZ$4.65 million on 17 yearlings.
Rich Hill Stud’s stallions Satono Aladdin and Proisir were the two top sires in book 1 by aggregate with Satono Aladdin achieving NZ$8 million in sales over 40 yearlings sold and Proisir’s 37 yearlings selling for NZ$7.16 million. Snitzel topped the averages at NZ$705,000 for two yearlings sold, while first season sire Anamoe was highly sought after in second place with six yearlings sold at an average of NZ$487,500.
The buzz continued into the one-day book 2 sale where 188 yearlings sold for NZ$12.2 million, a record aggregate for the
sale, despite being a much tighter catalogue than in the past. The average of NZ$65,144 was an increase of 80% on 2025’s average of NZ$36,144. The median also hit a record figure of NZ$60,000, up a staggering 124% on 2025’s median for book 2 of NZ$26,750, and the sale achieved a clearance rate of 76%.
“As we had expected, putting the Book 2 horses in front of the international buyers has been key,” said Seabrook. “To see a $2.5 million increase in turnover from a catalogue with 146 less horses, the results are just extraordinary really. The Australian spend has more than doubled compared to this session last year.”
Cambridge Stud continued their momentum, topping book 2’s vendor chart by aggregate, with 14 yearlings sold for NZ$1.195 million. Frankie Ting was the leading buyer, spending NZ$380,000 on four yearlings.
Sword Of State was the leading sire in book 2 with gross receipts of NZ$2.28 million for 24 lots sold, while Shocking lead the averages with NZ$121,667 achieved for three yearlings sold.
The inaugural Summer Sale was held two days after book 2, leaving Wednesday free for the races, and the largely local market held up well, almost reaching 2025’s book 2 figures.
The one day catalogue of 161 lots saw 138 yearlings through the ring and 112 sold for NZ$3.4 million. The average of NZ$30,612 for the inaugural sale compared favourably to 2025’s book 2 average of NZ$36,144, while being theoretically a book 3 quality sale.
The sale topper for the new session was the colt, Lot 958 (Armory-Hanako, by Satono Aladdin) purchased by John Foote Bloodstock for NZ$130,000. The first foal of an unraced mare, by a second season sire, the colt is from the family of Gr.1 winner and Singapore Horse Of The Year Zirna (Deputy Governor).
“We’re just over the moon, seeing these results from the new format. The Karaka Summer Sale today was one of the strongest sessions, almost matching Book 2 results from last year,” said Seabrook.
“It’s just been a phenomenal week all around, celebrating such a big milestone in New Zealand thoroughbred history, and returning almost $96 million back to breeders. Our vendors have done an incredible job presenting their yearlings, our buyers supporting the sale so well and our whole NZB team who have all contributed to its success.”
Sale Topping Lot 513 - Sword Of State-Las Brisas by Shamardal sold for $1.1m
2026 NZ BLOODSTOCK YEARLING SALE - BOOK 1,
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2026 NZ BLOODSTOCK YEARLING SALE -
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BUYERS ANALYSIS
SIRE ANALYSIS
Buyers A-Z
McLeod / P Corbett, Cbry 3
Alex Ho Yin Cham, HK 1
A Campbell B/stock / T Heptinstall, Wgtn 4
Andrew Carston, Cbry
Andrew Williams B/stock / HK B/stock, Wko 1
Anthony Freedman Rcg / Jeremy Rogers B/stock, Vic 2
Apollo Farm, Taranaki 1
Archer Equine Investments, Akld 1 80,000
Archer Park Rcg / O'Shea Charlton Rcg / James Bester B/stock, NSW 1
Introducing new improved APEX TABLES for both countries, exclusive to BLUEBLOODS. BLUEBLOODS is now able to present APEX tables, in an improved format showing separate tables for Australia and New Zealand. APEX tables for Australia show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in Australia. APEX tables for NZ show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in NZ. There are now three separate tables for each country: the default ratings are for horses with at least 150 year starters in the previous seven rolling seasons (runners count as year starters in each season they compete and earn prizemoney); then there are also tables for horses with 100 year starters and 30 year starters which give an insight into the progress of first and second season sires or stallions which serve smaller books. Finally, to recap, APEX A runners are those which earn an amount in the top 2% each season, B runners the next 2%, C runners the next 4%.
Therefore ABC runners are those earning an amount that falls in the top 8% each season (2+2+4).
For further explanation refer to previous issues. Special thanks to Arion Pedigrees NZ who have developed these tables for Bluebloods and to respected analyst Bill Oppenheim whose brainchild they are. Andrew Reichard, Publisher.
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The Ingham (Villiers S.)-G2
Randwick, December 13, A$2,000,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1600m.
AUSTRALIAN STAKES RESULTS
1 YORKSHIRE, (Zac Lloyd 53kg) b or br g 5, Snitzel - Chanteline by Majesticperfection
Trainer: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton.
2 Estadio Mestalla (IRE), (A Hyeronimus 56kg) b g 6, Galileo Gold - Superior Charm by Elusive Quality. Trainer: Joseph Pride.
3 Robusto, (Ashley Morgan 54kg) b g 6, Churchill - She’s Clean by Redoute’s Choice.
Trainer: Bjorn Baker.
YORKSHIRE (9E)
Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2020
Sold 2022 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale . Price: $575,000
Breeder: S F Bloodstock L L C NSW
Owner: R L Roulston, G T Ryan, Werrett Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Madden Bloodstock, Ms C Y Li, Musk Creek Farm P/L, Rifa Mustang, T C Eddy, R I Goldbloom, D J Corrigan, Lucky Owners Pty Ltd, P T Heinz, Irish Racing
Ted Van Heemst S. (CB Cox S.)-G2
Ascot, December 20, A$300,000, 3yo+ Open Weight For, 2100m.
1 APULIA, (W Pike 59kg) b c 5, Fiorente - Giannarelli by High Chaparral.
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes.
APULIA (19C)
Bay colt foaled 2020
Breeder: Meadowvale Pastoral Co Pty Ltd VIC
Owner: Lindsay Park Bloodstock (Mgr: Mrs S Steel) & Revelstone Stud (Mgr: Mrs R A Garrett)
Perth Cup-G2
Ascot, January 1, A$1,000,000, 3yo+ Open Handicap, 2400m.
1 APULIA, (W Pike 58.5kg) b c 5, Fiorente - Giannarelli by High Chaparral. Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes.
2 Filthy Habits, (Lucy Warwick 53kg) b g 6, I’m All the Talk - Dirty Vegas by Lucky Owners. Trainer: Brandon Fiore.
3 Forever Boy (NZ), (Chris Parnham 53kg) b g 5, Charm Spirit - Neverland by Big Brown. Trainer: Michael Grantham.
APULIA (19C)
Bay colt foaled 2020
Breeder: Meadowvale Pastoral Co Pty Ltd VIC
Owner: Lindsay Park Bloodstock (Mgr: Mrs S Steel) & Revelstone Stud (Mgr: Mrs R A Garrett)
Australia S. (Stanley Wootton S.)-G2
Pakenham, January 23, A$350,000, 3yo+ Open Weight For, 1200m.
1 HEDGED, (H Coffey 58.5kg) b g 5, Capitalist - Acing Shamrock by Fastnet Rock. Trainer: Gavin Bedggood.
HEDGED (2E)
Bay gelding foaled 2020 Sold 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale . Price: $140,000
Breeder: Yulong Investments Yulong Stud VIC
Owner: RTD Racing (Mgr: R Norton), G Franklin, P Mcelvogue, C Bourke, Mrs L Robertson, Olke Alice (Mgr: G Koch), D Mcginnes, D+A Racing, The Middle, Ms M Stewart, PBFF Racing, P Harrison, Bay Boys
Blue Diamond Prelude (f) (Blue Diamond Preview Filly)-G2
Caulfield, February 7, A$350,000, 2yoFillies Open Set, 1100m.
1 STREISAND, (Jamie Kah 56kg) b f 2, Magnus - Zouper Star by Zoustar.
Trainer: C W McDonald.
STREISAND (7E)
Bay filly foaled 2023
Sold 2025 William Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. Price: $100,000
Breeder: Eldon Park Stud VIC
Owner: GFY Racing Success (D Painter), Primal (M Gardiner), This Is My Lane (Mrs T Notman), Riddell Racing (B Besanko), D&D Racing (D Painter), Miss A McGrath, D McGrath, A Blackshaw, R Bowen, C Gilder
Autumn S.-G2
Caulfield, February 7, A$300,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1400m.
1 OBSERVER, (Ethan Brown 59.5kg) b c 3, Ghaiyyath - Smooth by Lonhro.
Trainer: C Maher.
OBSERVER (1T)
Bay colt foaled 2022
Breeder: Godolphin Australia NSW
Owner: Godolphin
Rubiton S.-G2
Caulfield, February 7, A$300,000, Open Set Weight With, 1100m.
1 OAK HILL (NZ), (Damian Lane 57kg) br g 5, Per Incanto - Isstoora by High Chaparral
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes.
OAK HILL (NZ) (8F)
Brown gelding foaled 2020
Sold 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $180,000
Breeder: Mahoenui Partnership, Central, NZ
Owner: Lindsay Park Bloodstock, R & C Legh Racing (R Legh), B & C Thoroughbreds (B Dorman), G Devonport, C Madden, J Madden, W Parkinson, Peake Racing (P Edwards), S Bishop, M Molloy, D Molloy, M Paton
Gold Rush (A J Scahill S.)-G3
Ascot, December 13, A$1,500,000, 3yo+ Open Weight For, 1400m.
1 REY MAGNERIO, (W Pike 59kg) br g 6, Magnus - Luchardo by Testa Rossa.
Trainer: R D Griffiths.
2 Cosmic Crusader (NZ), (Clint Porter Jnr 59kg) b g 5, Maurice - Cosmic Storm by Street Sense. Trainer: Michael Grantham.
3 Overpass, (J Parr 59kg) b g 7, Vancouver - Walkway by Exceed and Excel. Trainer: Bjorn Baker.
REY MAGNERIO (18) Brown gelding foaled 2019
Breeder: A & J Nitschke SA
Owner: R D Griffiths, D P Goss, G Russo, S G Apperley, Mrs P N Curran, G D Malloch, S Vasiljevic, Ms N Whyte, Miss S Vasiljevic, Miss P Vasiljevic, S McRobert, Irish Rovers, S F Racing, Cvt Racing Club
Grand Prix S.-G3
Eagle Farm, December 20, A$300,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1800m.
1 MATIAS, (M Rodd 57kg) b or br g 3, Snitzel - Never Listen by Trusting.
Trainer: G Ryan & S Alexiou.
MATIAS (8F)
Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2022
Sold 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale . Price: $450,000
Breeder: Mr JW Ramsey NSW
Owner: TFI (Mgr: Miss S Williams) & R M Wanless
Summer Cup-G3
Randwick, December 26, A$250,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2000m.
1 TAVI TIME (NZ), (Dylan Gibbons 56kg) b g 6, Tavistock - Guiseppina by Johar.
Trainer: K A Lees.
TAVI TIME (NZ) (22B)
Bay gelding foaled 2019
Sold 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $60,000
Breeder: Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: A Pazman, F Alam, H Lin, Q Chen, V J Chaudhary & L J Robertson
BJ McLachlan S.-G3
Eagle Farm, December 27, A$300,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 ZIP LOCK, (Justin Huxtable 57kg) b c 2, Hellbent - Honolulu Lass by Hinchinbrook
Trainer: Chris & Corey Munce.
ZIP LOCK (8J)
Bay colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $160,000
Breeder: Miss L Mitchell NSW
Owner: Mrs C L Munce, S Reid, Ringling Bros (Mgr: T A McCullough), H H W G Racing (Mgr: L C Henderson), G P Sinclair, C Howard, P Pappas, D Honan, L W Dobe, K R Krienke, T D O’sullivan, W T Childs, D Penber
Belle of the Turf S.-G3
Gosford, December 28, A$300,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1600m.
1 KIND WORDS, (Tom Sherry 54kg) b f 5, Written Tycoon - Gracious Grey by Redoute’s Choice. Trainer: K A Lees.
KIND WORDS (16A)
Bay filly foaled 2020
Sold 2022 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale . Price: $280,000
Breeder: Mr B Lindsay NSW Owner: L Petagna
La Trice Classic-G3
Ascot, January 1, A$200,000, 2yo+Fillies & Mares, 1800m.
1 LUVNWAR (NZ), (Clint Porter Jnr 56.5kg) b f 5, War Decree - Pretty Woman by Pins. Trainer: Michael Grantham.
LUVNWAR (NZ) (20A)
Bay filly foaled 2020
Sold 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $22,500
Breeder: T Schroeder, Canterbury, NZ
Owner: Peters Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Peters)
Vo Rogue P.-G3
Eagle Farm, January 3, A$300,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1300m.
1 NINJA, (Tommy Berry 57kg) b or br g 3, Farnan - Impulsive by So You Think.
Trainer: Michael Freedman.
NINJA (C7)
Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2022
Sold 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale . Price: $380,000
Breeder: Fairway Thoroughbreds NSW
Owner: MyRacehorse No. 1, Fairway Thoroughbreds, G M Funnell, Widden Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: A W Thompson), Bundarra Breeding and Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: T E Kennedy), Sledmere Stud, Torryburn Stud (Mgr: B J Cornish
Standish H.-G3
Flemington, January 10, A$200,000, Open Handicap, 1200m.
1 DISNECK, (D W Stackhouse 55kg) b g 5, Trapeze Artist - Lindisfarne by City Zip. Trainer: Bjorn Baker.
DISNECK (2F)
Bay gelding foaled 2020
Sold 2022 William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. Price: $200,000
Breeder: Phoenix Thoroughbred (11) Ltd QLD
Owner: Bjorn Baker Racing (Mgr: B Baker), S Craig, G1G Colts & Breeding P/L (Mgr: G Diamond), M Hunter, P Iemma, Isca Consulting 2022 (Mgr: D Moylan), A Kateiva, A Lee, A Long, E Malouf, D Murray, T Murrie, Manfred S.-G3
Caulfield, January 24, A$210,600, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 SPACE RIDER, (Ethan Brown 57kg) b c 3, Zoustar - Fuddle Dee Duddle by Red Ransom. Trainer: M Price & M Kent Jnr.
SPACE RIDER (19)
Bay colt foaled 2022
Sold 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale . Price: $500,000
Breeder: Longwood Park Pty Ltd VIC
Owner: MyRacehorse No. 1, Aston Bloodstock, Mrs R J Mula, Mr N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, Peake Racing, Dr J F Kinnear
Blue Diamond Preview (f) (Blue Diamond Prelude Flly)-G3
Caulfield, January 24, A$250,750, 2yoFillies Open Set, 1000m.
1 RUBI’S CHOICE, (Beau Mertens 56kg) ch f 2, Rubick - Redasun by Haradasun.
Trainer: G Eurell.
RUBI’S CHOICE (13E) Chestnut filly foaled 2023
Breeder: Mr L Krongold VIC
Owner: L M Krongold, P A C Schultz, J L Greenland, Miss L Richardson, J Richardson, J P Accurso, M J Phelan, R Palleschi, G A Bishop, T McKenney, Mrs D L McKenney, Ms D Morton, M A O’Neill, S J Steegstra, J
Widden S.-G3
Rosehill, January 31, A$250,000, 2yoFillies Open Set, 1100m.
1 CHILLY GIRL, (Tim Clark 54.5kg) b f 2, Trapeze Artist - I Got Chills by General Nediym. Trainer: G Ryan & S Alexiou.
CHILLY GIRL (10D)
Bay filly foaled 2023
Breeder: Vieira Group Pty Ltd NSW Owner: Vieira Racing (Mgr: B Vieira), B Vieira, Mrs S G Vieira, T Vieira, Mrs R Vieira & Mrs C Vieira-Choy
Geoffrey Bellmaine S. (Geoffrey Belmaine S.)-G3
Caulfield, January 31, A$200,000, 4yo+Mares Open Set W, 1200m.
1 WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ), (D Yendall 58kg) b f 7, Wrote - Galloping Gerte by Align. Trainer: M J Williams.
WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ) (9C)
Bay filly foaled 2018
Breeder: Mrs N M Bishop, Bay Of Plenty, NZ
Owner: Mrs J Doolan, M J Williams, Mrs U Williams, Mrs V M Moors, T J Harty, Mrs H C Plumridge, G R Plumridge, Mrs J Tainsh & A Tainsh
JRA P. (Frederick Clissold S.)-G3
Rosehill, January 31, A$250,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1200m.
1 WILLAIDOW, (J B Mc Donald 56kg) b or br g 7, Shamus Award - Stimulated by
Casino Prince. Trainer: Marc & Mitchell Conners.
WILLAIDOW (1N)
Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2018
Breeder: Serene Lodge NSW
Owner: M C Conners Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs M J Conners), Mrs L L Thomas, Mrs K Russell & Mrs A Solagna
Canonbury S.-G3
Rosehill, January 31, A$250,000, 2yoColts & Geldings, 1100m.
1 HIDRIX, (Zac Lloyd 54.5kg) gr c 2, Extreme Choice - Shadow by Medaglia d’Oro.
Trainer: C J Waller.
HIDRIX (3L)
Grey colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. Price: $1,700,000
Breeder: Etak Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: C Waller, B2B Thbrds P/L (R Surace), B K Racing & Breeding (B Hunt), Etak Thbrds (Miss K Nivison), CGO Racing (C Olliver), G & C Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (V Oldfield), Track Star Racing (A Belcastro), Newg
Chairman’s S. (MRC Chairman’s S.)-G3
Caulfield, January 31, A$200,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1000m.
1 BIG SKY, (B Melham 59kg) br c 2, Bivouac - Zoom By by Red Dazzler.
Trainer: M Price & M Kent Jnr.
BIG SKY (1S)
Brown colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $140,000
Owner: R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), B & C Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: B A Dorman), D F Matthews, Miss K A Smith, W J Ouston, H A Bentley, Martec Racing (Mgr: Mrs L Rogers), D P Tyler, S J Ruthe
Kevin Heffernan S.-G3
Caulfield, February 7, A$200,000, Open Weight For Age, 1400m.
1 TOM KITTEN, (Craig Williams 59kg) b or br g 5, Harry Angel - Transfers by Street Cry. Trainer: Anthony & Sam Freedman.
TOM KITTEN (8F)
Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2020
Breeder: Godolphin Australia VIC
Owner: Godolphin
Peter Le Grand S. (Doveton S.)-G3
Caulfield, February 7, A$200,000, 3yoFillies Open Set, 1100m.
1 ALPHA SOFIE, (Zac Spain 57.5kg) ch f 3, Capitalist - Sofie’s Gold Class by Hard Spun. Trainer: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman.
ALPHA SOFIE (2C)
Chestnut filly foaled 2022
Sold 2024 William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. Price: $150,000
Breeder: Mr D Alford VIC
Owner: Murphy Syndicate (Mgr: T O Murphy), Ms L M Lord, Dr M A Holland & Mrs L J Alford
Foundation Cup (TS Carlyon Cup)-G3
Caulfield, February 7, A$200,000, 4yo+ Open Set Weight, 1600m.
1 LIGHT INFANTRY (MAN) (FR), (Ethan Brown 60kg) ch g 6, Fast CompanyLights on Me by Kyllachy. Trainer: C Maher.
LIGHT INFANTRY (MAN) (FR) (1N)
Chestnut gelding foaled 2019
Sold 2020 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale. Price: €25,000
Breeder: Mme Barbara Moser
Owner: Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd, A Kheir, J A O’Neill, Deg Racing, YES Bloodstock, Carty Racing, A J Willoughby, B D Nettlefold, A K Racing, Mrs J McKenna, Never Say Die Partnership & J Pakis
Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g) (Blue Diamond Prelude
C&G)-G3
Caulfield, February 7, A$350,000, 2yoColts & Geldings, 1100m.
1 CLOSER TO FREE, (M J Dee 57kg) ch c 2, Street Boss - Lady Naturaliste by Choisir
Trainer: D T O’Brien.
CLOSER TO FREE (13A)
Chestnut colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. Price: $60,000
Breeder: Milburn Creek Stud NSW Owner: Ultra Horse Syndicate (Mgr: P S Buckley)
Eskimo Prince S.-G3
Randwick, February 7, A$250,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 TEMPTED, (C Schofield 57.5kg) ch f 3, Street Boss - Calliope by Exceed and Excel.
Trainer: C Maher.
TEMPTED (2J)
Chestnut filly foaled 2022
Breeder: Godolphin Australia NSW
Owner: Godolphin Hobart Cup-G3
Hobart, February 8, A$250,000, Open Handicap, 2400m.
1 BLONDE STAR, (E Byrne Burke 54kg) b or br f 5, Starcraft - Blonde Mafia by Redoute’s Choice. Trainer: Imogen Miller.
BLONDE STAR (4M)
Bay or Brown filly foaled 2020
Breeder: Ms M Hunter VIC
Owner: Flylikeaneagle (Mgr: Ms M M Brosnan), Ms I R Miller, K J A Goodwin, Mrs A Hemingway, Ms MJ Johnson, D N Calvert, C Tuttiett, Mrs G J Mulhern, Ms A Mansell, Mrs G M Crawford, R Bowden, C J Riley
Mystic Journey S. (Bow Mistress Trophy)-G3
Hobart, February 8, A$150,000, Fillies & Mares Open, 1200m.
1 SANNIYA, (C Newitt 53.5kg) b f 3, Stratosphere - Lady Writer by Written Tycoon.
Trainer: B P Campbell.
SANNIYA (19A)
Bay filly foaled 2022
Sold 2024 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale. Price: $67,500
Breeder: Mr M Wadley TAS
Owner: Star Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: Ms D J Martin), Mrs J A Leach, Mrs A M Howlett, C D Pailthorpe, Mrs K A Pailthorpe, Paramount Racing (Mgr: Ms K M Wood), Mrs T A Schwanke, P J Evans, A N Birrell
Conquering S. (Premium S.)-L
Launceston, December 10, A$125,000, Open Weight For Age, 1400m.
1 DURAZZO, (K Sanderson 59kg) b g 5, Needs Further - Arenzano by Not a Single Doubt. Trainer: B P Campbell.
Breeder: Armidale Stud Pty Ltd TAS
Owner: Ms D J Martin, R D Schwanke, Mrs T A Schwanke, M I Ive, Mrs R A Ive, Paramount Racing (Mgr: Ms K M Wood), L Polglase, B Calabro, J G R McCrimmon, B L Howard, D J Cooper, G Dakin, Mrs T G Johnston & M Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic (R)-RL
Wyong, December 10, A$200,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1100m.
1 PARADOXIUM, (J R Collett 56.5kg) b c 2, Extreme Choice - Paredo by Better Than Ready. Trainer: Bjorn Baker.
PARADOXIUM (1C)
Bay colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $400,000
Breeder: Grant Bloodstock Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: Bjorn Baker Racing, Ridgmont (Mgr: M Cunningham), C E Holt, Mrs L I V Holt, B T Ennals, S R Bache, S Elliot, L P Galliott, Moana Racing (Mgr: J W Rogan), D P Sinn, M K Virgo, H I Myers, Mrs C M Myers Christmas Cup-L
Randwick, December 13, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2400m.
1 FUTURE HISTORY (GB), (A Hyeronimus 57.5kg) b g 7, Showcasing - Likelihood by Mizzen Mast. Trainer: C Maher.
Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
Owner: P Trainor, M J Burns, B S David, A R E Investments (Mgr: P H Butts), Parsons Creek (Mgr: Mrs J O’Gorman), A P Carney, Mrs A Carney, Mrs T A Carney, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh)
Black Heart Bart S. (Birthday S.)-L
Ascot, December 13, A$125,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 SMOOTH CHINO, (Austin Galati 57.5kg) ch g 4, Maschino - Amorei by Gingerbread Man. Trainer: Indianna Weinert.
Breeder: Mr K Reilly WA
Owner: Miss I Weinert, Mrs M Hall & B S Wilken
Razor Sharp H.-L
Randwick, December 13, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1200m.
1 WEEPING WOMAN, (Zac Lloyd 53kg) br f 5, Lonhro - Cries and Whiskers by Street Cry. Trainer: Joseph Pride.
Breeder: Mr I Cornell NSW
Owner: I G Cornell, Mrs J I Cornell, G R Willmott, Mrs S M Willmott, N B Couper, Mrs H E Couper, Mrs A M Johnston & R M Johnston
Pakenham Cup (Werribee Cup)-L
Pakenham, December 13, A$300,000, Open Handicap, 2500m.
1 TARAMANSOUR (IRE), (L Currie 54kg) b g 8, Dansili - Tanoura by Dalakhani.
Trainer: P Stokes.
Breeder: His Highness the Aga Khan’s Studs SC
Owner: Regal Bloodstock, R Livori, Mrs M Livori, K N Good, R Pezzano, P J Bongiorno, Dr C M Duncan, Mykonos, M W Silva, C Hill, D B Mortison, Fairlie, Colmum Racing, Mrs C E Mckelvie, M McKelvie, P B’s Last Bribie H.-L
Eagle Farm, December 13, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1000m.
1 THE BLACK CLOUD, (D Moor 53kg) b f 5, Shamus Award - Containment by Krupt. Trainer: Joseph Pride.
Breeder: G & C Pastoral Co NSW
Owner: Proven Thoroughbreds (Mgr: A J Walter), G Marando, P Hickman, A N Mcmaster, B R Read, C Chapple, Gdansk C2 Racing (Mgr: K Stafford), J R Owen, R W Owen, H A Williams, A Cordner, Dinner Till We Die, G Just Now H. (Just Now Quality)-L Eagle Farm, December 13, A$160,000, Fillies & Mares Open, 1300m.
1 MIDNIGHT IN TOKYO, (Ryan Maloney 59kg) b f 6, Kobayashi - Orabelle by Casino Prince. Trainer: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald.
Breeder: Aquis Farm QLD Owner: D J McKenzie & Mrs M E McKenzie Starstruck Classic-L
Ascot, December 13, A$125,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1600m.
1 STORYVILLE, (W Pike 60kg) b or br f 4, Overshare - New Orleans by Time Thief. Trainer: G & A Williams.
Breeder: G & A Williams Racing Pty Ltd WA
Owner: Mrs A D Williams, R Buswell, M J Ferguson, B J Greenwood, Mrs V Valentine, Mrs K M Miles, A L Miles, Mrs J J McAuliffe, M A Hill, S J Franklin, P Foyster, K M Fissioli, Esquin (Mgr: S J Quinlivan), P Inglis Nursery (R)-RL
Randwick, December 13, A$400,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1000m.
1 WHERE’S THE CIRCUS, (Jean Van Overmeire 54kg) b f 2, Trapeze ArtistMisplaced by Fastnet Rock. Trainer: Paul Murray. WHERE’S THE CIRCUS (1S) Bay filly foaled 2023 Sold 2024 William Inglis Inglis Digital September Sale 2. Price: $1,250 Breeder: Vieira Group Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: Ms M J Ritchie, P A Murray, D M Badger, Ms J E Mors, P J Spring, Mrs F A Williams
P A Carlyon, Mrs R P Carlyon, M W Carlyon, M H Carlyon & S L Keane Tails S. (Tails Quality)-L
Eagle Farm, December 13, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1500m.
1 MISS JOELENE, (Cejay Graham 59kg) br f 5, Russian Revolution - Cellargirl by More Than Ready. Trainer: K M Schweida.
Breeder: Wilrace Pty Ltd QLD Owner: Wilrace Pty Ltd (Mgr: D G Wilson)
ATA S.-L
Ascot, December 17, A$125,000, 3yo+ Open Handicap, 2200m.
1 PLAYHOUSE PATRON, (J Whiting 55.5kg) b or br g 6, Patronize - Playhouse Theatre by Racer’s Edge. Trainer: R C McPherson.
Breeder: Mrs B Lammie WA
Owner: R C McPherson, Mrs J A McPherson & Mrs B Lammie Lough Neagh S.-L
Eagle Farm, December 20, A$200,000, Open Set Weight With, 1300m.
1 ROCKRIBBED, (Ryan Maloney 57.5kg) ch g 8, Night of Thunder - Seattle Lass by Fraar. Trainer: T J Gollan.
Breeder: Bridsan Bloodstock VIC
Owner: B C Walker, N A Robertiello, P N Bartilomo, R Raciti, E O’Shea, N Zangari, J G Swan, P T Noonan, C O’Shea, R Seymour, L Seymour & B A Stack Gold Edition P.-L
Eagle Farm, December 20, A$197,250, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m. 1 GRAFTERBURNERS, (Cejay Graham 57kg) b c 3, Graff - Coralina by Dylan Thomas. Trainer: K M Schweida.
Breeder: Canning Downs Pty Ltd QLD
Owner: G A Betts, K S Swindail, Mrs H Swindail, B H Goldie, Mrs S Goldie, T D Dall’Osto, Mrs K M Swindail, M D Heath, C J Betts, E K Betts, Miss B A Betts, C Johnson, R A Allan, Mrs L Allan & J H Bryant Lord S.-L
Sandown, December 26, A$175,000, Open Handicap, 1600m.
1 REGAL ZEUS, (Jye Mc Neil 57.5kg) ch g 5, Zoustar - Quiet Kitten by Kitten’s Joy.
Trainer: John McArdle.
Breeder: Mr IK Smith NSW
Owner: Regal Bloodstock (Mgr: M Burckhardt), R Livori, M Livori, R Raco, A Raynes, D Raynes, G Armstrong, L King, M Gordon, D La Crosse, F Kennedy, P Silva, Power Rangers (Mgr: L Fitzpatrick), R Logan, W Lar
Christmas S.-L
Sandown, December 26, A$200,000, Open Handicap, 1200m.
1 HEDGED, (H Coffey 57.5kg) b g 5, Capitalist - Acing Shamrock by Fastnet Rock.
Trainer: Gavin Bedggood.
Breeder: Yulong Investments Yulong Stud VIC
Owner: RTD Racing (Mgr: R Norton), G Franklin, P Mcelvogue, C Bourke, Mrs L Robertson, Olke Alice (Mgr: G Koch), D Mcginnes, D+A Racing, The Middle, Ms M Stewart, PBFF Racing, P Harrison, Bay Boys, Ms J Mich
Members’ H.-L
Eagle Farm, December 27, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 1600m.
1 AMOR VICTORIOUS, (J R Collett 59kg) b or br g 6, Caravaggio - Koizora by Snitzel
Trainer: Bjorn Baker.
Breeder: Fieldhouse Partnership NSW
Owner: Darby Racing (Mgr: S Darby), M Allenby, L Beattie, G Ebbeck, M Farrugia, M Grant, J Hunt, J Iliopoulos, A Morgan, S Schleemann, T Stoddard, JGSS Racing (Mgr: S Whitlock), Jusic and Bailey (Mgr: J Jusi
Christmas H.-L
Morphettville, December 27, A$120,000, Open Quality, 1200m.
1 KLABEL (NZ), (Jake Toeroek 57.5kg) b g 6, Vadamos - Ardere by Hidden Dragon.
Trainer: R & C Jolly.
Breeder: A R Galbraith QC, Waikato, NZ
Owner: N Morgan, J F Naffine & Bula Bula (Mgr: C M Fitzgerald)
Falvelon H. (Falvelon Quality)-L
Eagle Farm, December 27, A$200,000, Open Quality, 1200m.
1 HIDDEN WEALTH, (Ryan Maloney 60kg) b g 6, Better Than Ready - Miss Stash by Bradbury’s Luck. Trainer: T J Gollan.
Breeder: Ms JB Fraser QLD
Owner: Wessel Thoroughbreds, M A McLean, Ms S R McGowan, C R Filer, P G Keys, Diceridge Pty Ltd, Bergelicious Racing , BRINGO Racing, J P Jenkins, J P Houlihan, Roverford Pty Ltd, Ms J M Brosnan, M K Lindsay
Tasmanian Guineas-L
Hobart, December 28, A$125,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1600m.
1 MAZZINI, (K Sanderson 57kg) b g 3, Needs Further - Arenzano by Not a Single Doubt
Trainer: B P Campbell.
Breeder: Armidale Stud Pty Ltd TAS
Owner: Star Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: Ms D J Martin), Paramount Racing (Mgr: Ms K M Wood), B L Howard, Mrs S C Howard, Mrs R A Glasgow, B J Johnston, Mrs T Johnston, G Dakin, C Leach, Mrs J Leach, A Birrel
Gosford Guineas-L
Gosford, December 28, A$185,500, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 CAFFE FLORIAN, (J R Collett 54kg) b f 3, Snitzel - Madame Andree by War Emblem
Trainer: Richard Litt.
Breeder: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: Galletta Constructions Pty Ltd (Mgr: O Galletta)
The Inevitable S. (Tasmanian S.)-L
Hobart, December 28, A$125,000, Open Weight For Age, 1600m.
1 DURAZZO, (K Sanderson 59kg) b g 5, Needs Further - Arenzano by Not a Single
Doubt. Trainer: B P Campbell.
Breeder: Armidale Stud Pty Ltd TAS
Owner: Ms D J Martin, R D Schwanke, Mrs T A Schwanke, M I Ive, Mrs R A Ive, Paramount Racing (Mgr: Ms K M Wood), L Polglase, B Calabro, J G R McCrimmon, B L Howard, D J Cooper, G Dakin, Mrs T G Johnston & M Kensington S.-L
Flemington, December 31, A$175,000, 3yo+ Open Handicap, 1400m.
1 ZOU SENSATION, (Jamie Kah 57.5kg) b g 6, Zoustar - Dame Claire by Danehill Dancer. Trainer: L & T Corstens & W Larkin.
Breeder: Qatar Bloodstock Ltd NSW
Owner: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd (N Bennett), D Hardie, A Stanley, B Britten, S Dellow, K Stephenson, FW No.2 (R Fennell), D Lamont, Bakerland (A Downard), Doug can’t skip (M Trotter), BMBP Racing (B Fisher)
Bagot H.-L
Flemington, December 31, A$175,000, Open Handicap, 2800m.
1 FUTURE HISTORY (GB), (Ethan Brown 60kg) b g 7, Showcasing - Likelihood by Mizzen Mast. Trainer: C Maher.
Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
Owner: P Trainor, M J Burns, B S David, A R E Investments (Mgr: P H Butts), Parsons Creek (Mgr: Mrs J O’Gorman), A P Carney, Mrs A Carney, Mrs T A Carney, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh)
Canterbury Sprint (Canterbury Classic)-L
Canterbury, January 1, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1200m.
1 KING’S SECRET, (A Adkins 53kg) br g 4, Shalaa - Confidential Queen by Shamardal
Trainer: Joseph Pride.
Breeder: Goodwood Farm NSW
Owner: Proven Thoroughbreds (Mgr: A Walter), N Dimitrakis, Beams (Mgr: P Allen), M Rowden, A Bagshaw, G Lester, B Playford, M Ross, D Oldfield, Martin Thoroughbred Racing, Falcon Two, Sixth Sense Racing
Summer Scorcher H.-L
Ascot, January 1, A$125,000, 2yo+ Open Handicap, 1000m.
1 MADHI GIRL, (W Pike 54kg) ch f 4, Winning Rupert - Very Angry Gal by Gingerbread Man. Trainer: Simon Miller.
Breeder: Mr D Beacham WA Owner: Mrs T I Hulse
Black Pearl S.-L
Geelong, January 3, A$200,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1200m.
1 JENNI THE FOX, (Thomas Stockdale 56kg) b f 4, Too Darn Hot - Miss Foxwood by Fastnet Rock. Trainer: Lucy Yeomans.
Breeder: Mr J Hannan NSW Owner: Cape Schanck Racing (Mgr: T Ottobre)
Nudgee S. (Nudgee Quality)-L
Eagle Farm, January 3, A$200,000, Fillies & Mares Open, 1200m.
1 LONHRO’S QUEEN, (Rachel King 55.5kg) b f 5, Lonhro - Queen of the Hill by Danehill. Trainer: Chris & Corey Munce.
Breeder: Gooree Park Stud Pty Ltd NSW Owner: Gooree Stud (Mgr: E M Cojuangco)
Miss Andretti S. (Ruabon Sprint)-L
Ascot, January 10, A$125,000, 2yo+ Open Handicap, 1100m.
1 ACROMANTULA, (Lucy Warwick 57.5kg) b or br g 8, Written Tycoon - For Your Eyes Only by Bletchley Park. Trainer: D & B Pearce.
Breeder: Mr A Olive WA Owner: A J Olive
Launceston Guineas (Hobart Guineas)-L
Launceston, January 14, A$125,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 2000m.
1 DAD AND DAVE (NZ), (E J Walsh 58kg) b g 3, Time Test - Nymenche by Rip Van Winkle. Trainer: C Maher.
Breeder: Windsor Park Stud Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Ciaron Maher Racing, N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, A M Penklis, B Crouch, D L Edwards, D J Fowler, D W Salmon, G J P Van Ameyden, H L I Williams, J G Roberts, P J Silvey, Mrs J Silvey
Magic Millions Cup (R)-RL
Gold Coast, January 17, A$2,000,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1400m.
1 KING OF ROSEAU, (Tom Sherry 54.5kg) ch g 4, Capitalist - Dominica by Choisir.
Trainer: Peter Snowden.
2 Boomtown Boss, (Angela Jones 53kg) b g 4, Spirit of Boom - Boomalicious by Red Dazzler. Trainer: T J Gollan.
3 Moravia, (Tyler Schiller 53kg) b g 5, Snitzel - Our Crown Mistress by Star Witness.
Trainer: Michael Freedman.
KING OF ROSEAU (10D)
Chestnut gelding foaled 2021
Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $95,000
Breeder: Mrs S Bissett NSW
Owner: C T Hay, P M O’Shea, A J Pustetto, G T Charles, V Ponzio, Ms S Bissett, S Triplett, L R Reckwell, G Hale, S E Green, M J Borck, P B Goyen, B J Lenaghan, R Proctor, P J Hanrahan, Mrs G Kabouris
Magic Millions 2YO Classic (R)-RL
Gold Coast, January 17, A$3,401,217, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 UNIT FIVE, (Thomas Stockdale 57kg) b c 2, Supido - En Aval by Toorak Toff.
Trainer: C Maher.
2 Tornado Valley, (Ethan Brown 57kg) b or br c 2, Too Darn Hot - Oklahoma Girl by Fastnet Rock. Trainer: C Maher.
3 By Choice, (Jamie Kah 55kg) ch f 2, Written By - Audacious Choice by Redoute’s
Choice. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.
UNIT FIVE (1M)
Bay colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $80,000
Breeder: Mr L Attwood NSW
Owner: Ciaron Maher Racing, Coco’s Crew, C Stathopoulos, Ms A Loughnan, F Materia, R W Spokes, N Scown, Durban P V, P W Downey, Mrs C Downey, C J Smith, Mrs M C Field, I M P S Lions Den, C J Quirk, M J Downe
January Cup (Tattersalls Club Cup)-L
Rosehill, January 17, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2000m.
1 FUTURE HISTORY (GB), (N Rawiller 61kg) b g 7, Showcasing - Likelihood by
Mizzen Mast. Trainer: C Maher.
Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
Owner: P Trainor, M J Burns, B S David, A R E Investments (Mgr: P H Butts), Parsons Creek (Mgr: Mrs J O’Gorman), A P Carney, Mrs A Carney, Mrs T A Carney, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: R P Legh), Exset Rac
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (R)-RL
Gold Coast, January 17, A$3,224,700, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1400m.
1 TORQUE TO BE SURE, (B Melham 56kg) b or br g 3, Shamus Award - Elimbari by Fastnet Rock. Trainer: M J Dunn.
2 Ninja, (Tommy Berry 57kg) b or br g 3, Farnan - Impulsive by So You Think. Trainer: Michael Freedman.
3 Spanish Treasure, (Ryan Maloney 56kg) b g 3, Pierata - Lady Selkirk by Von Costa de Hero. Trainer: T J Gollan.
TORQUE TO BE SURE (9B)
Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2022
Sold 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale . Price: $260,000
Breeder: Mr RD Hannon NSW
Owner: Calladunn (Mgr: M J Dunn), I J Corazzol, Mrs M F Anderson, S P Anderson, Goldmount Lodge Pty Ltd (Mgr: Ms D H Sulivan), Mrs H J Millard, C K Millard, J M T Fish & R E Beckerman
Goldmarket H.-L
Gold Coast, January 23, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1100m.
1 LIQUOR, (Emily Lang 53kg) b f 6, Spirit of Boom - Luqyaa by Exceed and Excel. Trainer: T J Gollan.
Breeder: Highclere Stud Australia NSW
Owner: Black Soil Bloodstock (Mgr: B A Siemsen), Eureka Stud (Mgr: S C Mcalpine), B Cross, A Geddes, Mrs C M Bachmann, D W Bachmann, P S Farrugia, M K Lawrence, H S McAlpine, C Arkadieff, S G Sclavos
Carrington S.-L
Randwick, January 24, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1400m. 1 SANDPAPER, (N Rawiller 59kg) b g 6, Snitzel - Smooth by Lonhro. Trainer: Bjorn Baker.
Breeder: Godolphin Australia NSW
Owner: Darby Racing (Mgr: S Darby), Mrs A Baker, K Ferrel, Boxing Day Boys (Mgr: R Meldrum), Bushboy Punters (Mgr: N Bradley), Jimlee Racing (Mgr: Ms L Caff), R Lesic, J Neilsen, B Pitts, PTP Racing
Blue Diamond Preview (c&g) (Blue Diamond Preview C&G)-L Caulfield, January 24, A$249,750, 2yoColts & Geldings, 1000m. 1 ALIBABA, (C Newitt 56kg) b or br c 2, Alabama Express - Rowsthorn by Written Tycoon. Trainer: K & K Keys.
Breeder: Yulong Investments Yulong Stud VIC
Owner: K M Keys, Mrs L A Keys, Mrs G F Miller, G G Miller, G March, L W Warner, D J Kelly, Ridgeport (Mgr: E S Guagliardo), J A Mcleish & M McNeil
Scenic Blast S. (Australia Day S.)-L
Ascot, January 24, A$125,000, 2yo+ Open Handicap, 1200m.
1 JAZ SESSION, (S O’Donnell 54kg) br f 5, Sessions - Jaz Me Up by War Chant.
Trainer: Ms J Erkelens.
Breeder: Kingarth Pty Ltd WA Owner: I J Rickwood
Sunshine Coast Cup (Summer Cup)-L
Sunshine Coast, January 24, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1400m.
1 ANEMACORE (NZ), (M Rodd 55kg) b g 6, Unusual Suspect - Saintly Ripa by Rip Van Winkle. Trainer: S A Dwyer.
Breeder: Mrs K A & N J Auret, Central, NZ
Owner: M G Buys, M R Brown, T M Bignill & Robert Willis Bloodstock (Mgr: R S Willis) WJ Adams S.-L
Caulfield, January 24, A$175,000, Open Quality, 1000m.
1 WAY TO THE STARS, (Ethan Brown 60kg) b g 7, Reward for EffortWritteninthestars by Written Tycoon. Trainer: Matthew Smith.
Breeder: Mr M Zammit NSW
Owner: M J Zammit, M Zammit, M E Catt, Mrs R McDonald, Mrs S Zammit, Mrs E M Zammit, Mrs L M Catt, J R Attard, R P Tobias, N Role, J R Clarke, P W Harvey, D J Freney, D Rezo, S Bobek, Mrs S Pillay & Maroun
John Dillon S. (Barton S.)-L
Caulfield, January 24, A$175,000, Open Quality, 1400m. 1 REGAL ZEUS, (J Mott 58.5kg) ch g 5, Zoustar - Quiet Kitten by Kitten’s Joy. Trainer: John McArdle.
Breeder: Mr IK Smith NSW
Owner: Regal Bloodstock (Mgr: M Burckhardt), R Livori, M Livori, R Raco, A Raynes, D Raynes, G Armstrong, L King, M Gordon, D La Crosse, F Kennedy, P Silva, Power Rangers (Mgr: L Fitzpatrick), R Logan Elwick S.-L
Hobart, January 25, A$125,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1100m.
1 ARISTOPOLOS, (E Byrne Burke 57kg) b c 2, St Mark’s Basilica - Flying Krupt by Krupt. Trainer: J K Blacker.
Breeder: Armidale Stud Pty Ltd TAS
Owner: J K Blacker, Ms P M Cawthen, Ms T G Hanson, R W Donaldson, R P McDonald, D P Kerr, R R Woolley, Mrs C A Woolley, B J Goss, Mrs K A Goss, R J Marshall, L Marshall, Ms S Powell, Mrs L N Chugg & P Chugg
Australia Day Cup-L
Warwick Farm, January 26, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2400m.
1 NEWFOUNDLAND (IRE), (Tim Clark 54kg) b g 6, Deep Impact - Best in the World by Galileo. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.
Breeder: Coolmore
Owner: N C Williams, L J Williams, G T Ryan, P Mehrten, Bulla Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Mgr: M E Ruff), B N Singer, Mrs B A Green, EST A L Green, M J Symons, J A Ingham, D Evans, B E G Arnhold, M Gudinski
Durbridge S.-L
Morphettville, January 31, A$120,000, Open Weight For Age, 1100m.
1 SGHIRRIPA, (Campbell Rawiller 58.5kg) blk or gr g 6, Lonhro - Wonder I Do by Encosta de Lago. Trainer: Shane & Cassie Oxlade.
Breeder: Grenville Stud TAS
Owner: Mrs J M Oxlade, BDF Racing (Mgr: M J Blaschek), JJNL Racing (Mgr: J L Bulman), K D J Schubert, J N Heaslip, G J Tucker, Mrs L J Crowell, B W Crowell, D Sghirripa, Mrs J M Sghirripa, Miss N Sghirripa,
Breeders’ Classic (South West Breeders’ Classic)-L
Bunbury, February 1, A$160,950, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 PLAYIN’IT SWEET, (Lucy Warwick 55kg) b f 3, Playing God - Sweet Ora by Oratorio. Trainer: A G Durrant.
Breeder: Mr R Cosgrove WA
Owner: R M Cosgrove, Mrs T M Cosgrove, Miss J M Cosgrove & Miss G L Cosgrove
Tasmanian Derby-L
Hobart, February 6, A$150,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 2200m.
1 DAD AND DAVE (NZ), (E J Walsh 57kg) b g 3, Time Test - Nymenche by Rip Van Winkle. Trainer: C Maher.
Breeder: Windsor Park Stud Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Ciaron Maher Racing, N A Greenhalgh, Mrs M T Greenhalgh, A M Penklis, B Crouch, D L Edwards, D J Fowler, D W Salmon, G J P Van Ameyden, H L I Williams, J G Roberts, P J Silvey, Mrs J Silvey
Premier’s P. (Birthday Cup)-L
Morphettville, February 7, A$120,000, Open Quality, 2006m.
1 KOMACHI (IRE), (Rochelle Milnes 57.5kg) b or br g 7, Kingman - Kamakura by Medaglia d’Oro. Trainer: Will Clarken.
Breeder: St. Croix Bloodstock
Owner: Dr D P Arnold, P M Cole, Mrs R I Cole, A J Dempsey, Dr P R Knight, Ms H E Park, A M Ryan, N T Smith, F J Spillane, Mrs K G Spillane, BJ Thomsen, M P Whelan, A D J McDonald, S M Kelsh, Miss K M Eishold
Lonhro P.-L
Randwick, February 7, A$200,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1000m.
1 AGRARIAN GIRL, (Ms W Costin 54kg) br f 2, Tassort - Liwa by Mulaazem.
Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.
Breeder: Emirates Park Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: Horseshoe Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R N Russell), D K Sarre, A Bryson & J Jacobson
Cyril Flower S.-L
Ascot, February 7, A$125,000, 2yo+ Open Handicap, 1200m.
1 ALMIGHTY CLASS, (W Pike 55.5kg) b or br g 5, Playing God - My Classy Lady by Oratorio. Trainer: T M Andrews.
Breeder: Willaview Park WA
Owner: Ms C Williamson, C E Hunter, T Black, T Hodge, K Hodge, D Tucker, T O Hodge, R Pearson, A Elari, J Jenkin, B McIntosh & C Askevold-McDonald Inglis 2YO Millennium (R)-RL
Randwick, February 7, A$2,000,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1100m.
1 FIREBALL, (J B Mc Donald 56.5kg) b c 2, Snitzel - Advance Party by Charge Forward Trainer: C J Waller.
2 Ghana’s Akan, (Tommy Berry 54.5kg) ch f 2, Street Boss - Turaathy by Redoute’s Choice. Trainer: C Maher.
3 Alibaba, (C Newitt 56.5kg) b or br c 2, Alabama Express - Rowsthorn by Written Tycoon. Trainer: K & K Keys. FIREBALL (23B)
Bay colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. Price: $460,000
Breeder: Mr MW O’Keeffe NSW
Owner: James Harron Bloodstock Colts (Mgr: J Harron), TFI (Mgr: M King), Mrs B C Bateman, Bundarra Breeding and Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: T E Kennedy), M A De Stoop, G1G Colts & Breeding Pty Ltd (Mgr: G J Diamond
Strutt S.-L
Hobart, February 8, A$125,000, 3yoFillies Open Set, 2020m.
1 DAYTONA DIVA, (Jabez Johnstone 57.5kg) ch f 3, Anders - Step the Pedal by Elvstroem. Trainer: J K Blacker.
Breeder: Armidale Stud Pty Ltd TAS
Owner: Ms T G Hanson, Mrs L N Chugg & J R McKenna
Thomas Lyons S.-L
Hobart, February 8, A$150,000, Open Weight For Age, 1400m.
1 STEPARTY, (John Allen 59kg) b g 5, Artie Schiller - Watch Your Step by Sepoy.
Trainer: P A Preusker.
Breeder: Mr G Baldwin VIC
Owner: G J Baldwin, D M Drum, D A Russ, Snow Road Thoroughbreds, V J Nally, P A Hetherington, B J Nally, A Cassidy, G A McLaren, P G Walsh, B N Bannerman, R W McIntosh, Miss T Weir, Swan Hill Gang
Australian Stakes Results
Ladbrokes Supernova
Pakenham, December 13, A$1,000,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 1400m.
1 WARNIE (IRE), (Thomas Stockdale 59kg) b g 4, Highland Reel - Cumbfree by Footstepsinthesand. Trainer: C Maher.
2 Private Eye, (Craig Williams 59kg) br g 8, Al Maher - Confidential Queen by Shamardal. Trainer: Joseph Pride.
3 Arkansaw Kid, (L Currie 59kg) blk or br g 5, Harry Angel - Florabella by Exceed and Excel. Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes.
WARNIE (IRE) (3J)
Bay gelding foaled 2021 Sold 2022 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3). Price: Gn18,000
Breeder: Glenanore Stud
Owner: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: N P Bennett), D Phillips, M Buckley, M V Broadhead, G Sandford, A J Arkinstall, G J Walker, B J Britten, S S Roth, Bakerland (Mgr: A Downard), G J P Van Ameyden
1 Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Razyana
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HIGHLAND REEL (IRE) (Bay 2012-Stud 2018). 10 wins-2 at 2, Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S., [G1]. Sire of 462 rnrs, 192 wnrs, inc. SW Atamisque (Roma Premio Dormello, [G2]), Warnie, Comanche Country, Ruby Lips, It’sreel - Kim Emperor (Mal.), High Approach, SP Nachtgeist, Hi Dubai, Beautiful Jewel, Kicking King, Kyle of Lochalsh, Dannsa Flora, Didn’thavemuchtodo, Highland Blaze and of Inverness, Jerusalema, Little Fella, etc.
Dam CUMBFREE, by Footstepsinthesand (GB). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1950m in France. Halfsister to ON CALL NOW. Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, 3 winners2018 Mutaraafeq (g by Estidhkaar). Winner at 1m in GB.
2019 Butterfly Island (f by Acclamation). Placed, 2d Leopardstown Irish Auction Series 2YO S.
2020 Alnahel (c by Australia). Placed in Saudi Arabia.
2021 WARNIE (g by Highland Reel). 5 wins-2 at 2-to 1550m, $1,066,118, to 2025-26, VRC Damien Oliver H., [G2], Tipperary Churchill S., L, Southside Racing Ladbrokes Supernova, VRC TAB H., 2d MRC Moonga S., [G3], Ive Idea Execution H., 3d BRC Moreton Cup, [G2], MRC Kevin Heffernan S., [G3], VRC Channel 9 Trophy, 4th VRC Paris Lane S., L, SCTC Glasshouse H., L, Gosford RC Takeover Target H., L 2022 Montpellier Green (g by Mehmas). Winner at 2 at 7f, Curragh Lavazza Nursery H. 2023 Bemersyde (c by Ghaiyyath). Unraced.
2nd Dam
CUMBRIAN PRINCESS, by Mtoto. 6 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 9½f in GB. Half-sister to HELLVELYN, Golden Bounty, Miss Donovan, Woodfighter, True Love (dam of HUCKING HOT). Dam of 7 foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:ON CALL NOW 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1550m to 2000m, €176,660, MaisonsLaffitte Prix Le Fabuleux, L, 2d La Teste Prix du Bassin d’Arcachon, 3d Deauville Grand Handicap de la Cote Fleurie, 4th Lyon-Parilly Prix André Baboin, [G3], La Teste Prix Millkom, L, Grand Prix de Marseille, L Cumbfree 2 wins. See above. Transitor Winner at 1550m in France. Air Stricker Placed at 3, 3d Chantilly Prix du Parc a Moutons. Dam of 2 winnersThunderous Love. 6 wins at 6f to 2025 in GB.
3rd Dam
CUMBRIAN MELODY, by Petong. 2 wins at 2 at 5f, 6f, Newmarket AR Dennis Bookmakers Nursery H., 2d Newmarket Manns & Norwich Brewery Fosters Trophy Nursery, 3d Newmarket Coral Bookmakers H. Dam of 13 foals, 10 to race, 9 winners, inc:HELLVELYN 5 wins-3 at 2-at 5f, 6f, £149,224, Royal Ascot Coventry S., [G2] Beverley Bullet Sprint S., L, Gulfstream Park Allowance, 2d Curragh Phoenix S., [G1], 3d Saratoga Quick Call S., L, 4th Newmarket Middle Park S., [G1]. Sire. Golden Bounty 3 wins-1 at 2-to 5¼f, Sandown Silver Clef H., Newbury Coolmore Stud S., 2d Newbury Carnarvon S., L, Sandown Royalties Gold S. Woodfighter 2 wins at 1200m in Germany, 3d Baden-Baden Scherping Rennen, L Miss Donovan Winner at 6f, 3d Tipperary Abergwaun S., L, Leopardstown Venture Business Network H. Producer. Mardoof. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1200m in GB and U.A.E, Jebel Ali Saih Al Salam Stable S. True Love. Unraced. Dam ofHUCKING HOT 3 wins-2 at 2-from 7½f to 9f, Hollywood Park Audrey SkirballKenis S., L, Santa Anita Hidden Light S., L, 2d Santa Anita China Doll S., L, 3d Beverley Hilary Needler Trophy, L, 4th Hollywood Starlet S., [G1] Producer. Loveofmylife. Placed at 3 in GB. Dam ofAMULET 5 wins from 1600m to 1700m, Nantes Grand Prix Anjou Bretagne, L, Ascot Sodexo Fillies’ H., 2d Chantilly Prix du Ranelagh, L, Prix Isola Bella, L, 3d Curragh Park Express S., [G3], 4th Sandown Fortune S., L, Pontefract Pipalong S., L Vellena. Unraced. Dam of 2 winnersKoharu. 2 wins at 6f in GB. Dam of 2 winnersSUMMER SANDS 2 wins at 2 at 5f, 6f, £165,509, Redcar 2YO Trophy, L, Beverley Brian Yeardley 2YO Trophy, 3d Newmarket Middle Park S., [G1], York British Stallion Studs 2YO S. 4th Dam Avahra by Sahib. 3 wins-2 at 2-at 5f, Doncaster Batthyany H., 3d York William Hill Trophy H., L. Half-sister to Roc d’Or. Dam of 13 foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:Pavahra. 4 wins-3 at 2-at 6f, York Wykeham H. Producer. Cumbrian Melody. 2 wins. See above.
Sunlight P.
Gold Coast, January 10, A$3,000,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1100m. 1 GRAFTERBURNERS, (J B Mc Donald 57kg) b c 3, Graff - Coralina by Dylan Thomas
Trainer: K M Schweida. 2 Nashville Jack, (Tyler Schiller 57kg) b c 3, Farnan - Dixie Chick by Star Witness. Trainer: Brad Widdup. 3 Sylph, (Zac Lloyd 55kg) b or br f 3, I Am Invincible - Noondie by Flying Spur. Trainer: Michael Freedman.
GRAFTERBURNERS (13A)
Bay colt foaled 2022
Sold 2024 William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. Price: $70,000
Breeder: Canning Downs Pty Ltd QLD
Owner: G A Betts, K S Swindail, Mrs H Swindail, B H Goldie, Mrs S Goldie, T D Dall’Osto, Mrs K M Swindail, M D Heath, C J Betts, E K Betts, Miss B A Betts, C Johnson, R A Allan, Mrs L Allan, J H Bryant
GRAFF (AUS) (Bay 2015-Stud 2021). 4 wins-2 at 2-1000m to 1300m, MRC Caulfield Sprint, [G2], ATC San Domenico S., [G3], 3d ATC Golden Rose S., [G1]. Brother to SP Steel Diamond. Sire of 37 rnrs, 13 wnrs, inc. SW Grafterburners (BRC Gold Edition P., L), SP Royal Chic and of Notocar - Power of Courage (H.K.), Royal Corporal, Gemologist, Steffi Electrica, Neeson, Telling, Andrea, Backhander, Bargain Boy, Good’n’you, Grumpyoldcol, Kakoda, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs. Dam CORALINA, by Dylan Thomas (Ire). Unraced. Half-sister to OVERREACH (dam of LOFTY STRIKE), STANDOUT Outreach. Dam of 6 named foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:2013 Speedy Demon (g by So You Think (NZ)). 6 wins at 1100m, 1200m, $115,303 in Malaysia.
2014 (c by Pierro)
2015 (c by Pierro)
2016 Beach Club (f by Zoffany (Ire)). 4 wins to 1400m, $110,080, 3d MVRC Happy Birthday Pat Egan 2YO P.
2017 Missed to Vancouver
2018 Ahrahmia (f by Astern). Unplaced.
2019 Bat Out of Hell (g by Hellbent). 4 wins to 1550m, $288,800, to 2024-25, ATC Evening Star H., 2d ATC Evening Star H.-twice, Hitotsu Yearlings H., Casino Prince H., Ranvet H., Castelvecchio H., 3d ATC TAB H., BP H., Furphy H.twice, Castelvecchio at Arrowfield H., Ole Kirk H., PKF Global H., Ranvet H.
2020 Missed to Invader
2021 Thinking Sensation (g by So You Think (NZ)). Winner at 1350m in 2025-26 in Aust.
2022 GRAFTERBURNERS (c by Graff). 6 wins-2 at 2-at 1100m, 1200m, $2,047,800, to 2025-26, BRC Gold Edition P., L, GCTC Sunlight P., QTIS 2YO Jewel, BRC Pierata P., RTE Custom Trucks H., 2d BRC Portland Sky 2YO H., 3d BRC Spirit of Boom Classic, [G2], 4th ATC Inglis 2YO Millennium, L 2023 (c by Jonker) 2024 Missed to Extreme Warrior 2025 Missed to Jonker 2nd Dam BAHIA, by Snippets. 4 wins-2 at 2-at 1100m, 1200m, $106,600, STC Lemnos 2YO H., Giddy Up Club H., Tooheys New 2YO H., Young Members H. Half-sister to REWARD FOR EFFORT CONSULAR Annie la Vie. Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:OVERREACH Champion 2YO Filly in Australia in 2012-13. 3 wins at 2 at 1100m, 1200m, $2,360,800, ATC Golden Slipper S., [G1], Reisling S., [G2], Widden S., L, 2d MRC Debutant S., L, 3d ATC Sires’ Produce S., [G1], MRC Schillaci S., [G2]. Dam of 4 winnersLOFTY STRIKE 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1100m, $1,073,265, MRC Rubiton S., [G2], Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), [G3], VRC Resimax Group Rapid Racing 2YO P 2d VRC Newmarket H., [G1], MRC Oakleigh P., [G1], 3d MRC Blue Sapphire S., [G3], 4th VRC Coolmore Stud S., [G1], SAJC Goodwood H., [G1] STANDOUT 4 wins at 1100m, 1200m, $877,065, ATC Expressway S., [G2] Heritage S., L, Press Statement at Vinery H., 2d ATC Premiere S., [G2], Roman Consul S., [G2], Sydney S., [G3]-twice, 3d ATC Southern Cross S., [G3], Classique Legend S. Outreach Placed at 2, 2d ATC Canonbury S., [G3]. Sire. Skylimit 6 wins to 1400m, $222,985, ATC Schweppes P., BRC Qantac Pty Ltd H., Randw.com.au H., GCTC Sky Racing H., 2d BRC James Boags P., Happy 40th Adam Cecchini H., Toowoomba Guineas, 3d ATC TAB Rewards H., BRC Byrne Ford Kedron H. Sire. Stromboli 4 wins at 1100m, 1200m, $257,450, ATC Furphy H., TAB H.-twice, 2d ATC Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation H., TAB H., 3d ATC Jockeys Celebration Day H., Precise Air H., World Gym Castlereagh H., Precise Fire H., MVRC Schweppes P. Marishka 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m, ATC Tab.com.au H., 2d ATC McGrath Estate Agents ACT H. Dam ofYowie. Winner at 2 at 1000m, MRC Ladbroke it 2YO H., 4th MRC Redoute’s Choice S., L 3rd Dam MISS PROSPECT, by Rory’s Jester. 6 wins-4 at 2-to 1200m, $183,040, AJC Keith Mackay H., L, MVRC Great Western Champagne S., L, Silver Jubilee S., L COA Press P., Suni-Toast H., Good Brandy 2YO H., 2d MVRC Pacific Orchard P., VATC Snow White Cleaning H., 3d STC Magic Night S., [G2], VRC Ottawa S., L, VATC Debutante S., L. Dam of 9 foals, 8 to race, all winners, inc:REWARD FOR EFFORT 4 wins-2 at 2-to 1200m, $937,200, MRC Blue Diamond S., [G1], STC Concorde S., [G3], MRC Blue Diamond Preview (c&g), L, Sir John Monash S., L, 2d MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), [G3], 3d MVRC Ian McEwen S., [G3]. Sire. CONSULAR 16 wins from 1050m to 1700m, $1,020,450, Qld Tatt’s RC Tattersall’s Mile, L, QTC Ascot H., L-twice, GCTC Goldmarket H., L, VRC Lord Mayor’s Cup, 2d QTC
The Syndicate
Gold Coast, January 10, A$1,000,000, 3yo+ Open Weight For, 1100m.
1 SPYWIRE, (Ethan Brown 58.5kg) br g 4, Trapeze Artist - Secret Trail by Denman.
Trainer: C Maher.
2 King Kapa, (Tommy Berry 58.5kg) ch g 7, Capitalist - Emmalene by Jet Spur.
Trainer: T J Gollan.
3 Payline, (Justin Huxtable 58.5kg) ch g 5, Shooting to Win - Slots by Casino Prince.
Trainer: Chris & Corey Munce.
SPYWIRE (1O)
Brown gelding foaled 2021
Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $520,000
Breeder: Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: A Kheir, J A O’Neill, A K Racing, R M Anderson, R El Daghl, Widden Stud Pty Ltd, Bromfield Park Pty Ltd, L Caminiti, Deg Racing, G J P Van Ameyden, Z Zhang, B C Carty, D Edmonds, J M Simmons
Redoute’s Choice
Snitzel
Snippets’ Lass
Domesday
Treppes
Traipse
Lonhro
Denman Peach
Danehill (USA)
Shantha’s Choice
Snippets
Snow Finch (IRE)
Red Ransom (USA)
In the Past (GB)
Bletchingly
Elegant Walk
1 Octagonal (NZ)
Shadea (NZ)
Vain
Market Maid
Seeking the Gold
Jurisdictional
Danewin
Margaret Layton (USA)
Danzig Razyana
Canny Lad
Dancing Show (USA)
Lunchtime (GB)
Easy Date
Storm Bird A Realgirl
Roberto Arabia
Zafonic (USA)
Victoriana Biscay Coogee (GB) Le Cordonnier (GB) Fairy Walk Zabeel (NZ) Eight Carat (GB)
Straight Strike (USA)
Concia Wilkes (FR) Elated Marscay
Marjoram
Mr. Prospector Con Game
Damascus Resolver
Danehill (USA) 1 Cotehele House (GB)
Mr Leader Ruling Bird
Age Starts Wins 2nds 3rds Earnings ($AUS)
2 7 2 1 (1) 1 (1) 485,900
3 4 - 1 2 171,600
4 6 3 - 1 759,550 17 5 2 (1) 4 (1) 1,417,050
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) (Bay or Brown 2014-Stud 2019). 7 wins-2 at 2, ATC TJ Smith S., [G1]. Leading Second Season Sire in Aust. in 2023-24. Sire of 234 rnrs, 136 wnrs, 10 SW, inc. Griff (MRC Caulfield Guineas, [G1]), Panova, Chilly Girl, Disneck, Ducasse, Facile, Piggyback, Where’s the Circus, Pinito, Flying Bandit, SP Artistic Venture, Moonlight Circus, Concello, Big Swinger, Pleasure Artist, She’s an Artist, Spywire, Flying Trapeze, etc. Dam SECRET TRAIL, by Denman. 5 wins-1 at 2-to 1200m, $503,871, BRC Bright Shadow H., L, McGahan Electrical H., GCTC Tattersall’s Racing Club 2YO P., ATC Theraces H., Bowermans Furniture H., 2d GCTC Magic Millions H., ATC Schweppes H., Tab.com.au H., 3d ATC More Than Ready at Vinery H., TAB Rewards H., 4th ATC Maurice McCarten H., [G3]. Half-sister to Hostwin Legend - Magic Legend (H.K.). Dam of 4 named foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:2019 Secret Revolution (g by Russian Revolution). 3 wins at 1000m, 1100m, $170,475, 2d ATC Vinery Yearlings H., Headwater at Vinery Stud H., BRC Sky Racing P., 3d ATC Vale Ray Selkrig H., TAB H., TAB P., Hyland Race Colours 2YO H., SCTC Coastline BMW H., Wimmers Soft Drinks H.
2020 Miss Sunshine (f by Snitzel). Winner at 1000m, 3d SAJC Furphy 2YO P., MRC (Mornington) Thoroughbred Club of Australia H.
2021 Spywire (g by Trapeze Artist). 5 wins-2 at 2-to 1200m, $1,417,050, to 2025-26, GCTC The Syndicate, Gold Nugget, ATC Toyota Forklifts 2YO H., BRC Radio Metro P., Illawarra TC Altus Traffic H., 2d Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic, RL, ATC TAB H., 3d GCTC Magic Millions 2YO Classic, RL, Wyong RC Magic Millions Wyong 3YO & 4YO S., ATC Private Life H., SCTC Coastline BMW H., 4th MVRC Valley Pearl S., L
2022 Dragon Scroll (f by Zoustar). Raced once. 2023 Missed to Zoustar 2024 (c by Anamoe)
2025 Slipped by Zoustar 2nd Dam TRAIL OF SECRETS, by Secret Savings (USA). Winner at 1000m in Aust. Halfsister to (A) GOLD TRAIL. Dam of 7 named foals, all winnersSECRET TRAIL 5 wins. See above.
Hostwin Legend - Magic Legend (H.K.) 7 wins-2 at 2-to 1200m, $1,375,583, BRC Hamilton Hotel 2YO H., HKJC Duddell H., Nam Long Shan H., Silver Grecian H., Po Tin H., Citi Global Banking H., 2d HKJC Seoul H., 3d HKJC Premier Cup, [G3], Pacific Ocean H., Le French May Trophy H., Nam Chung River H., Lai Chi Chong H., 4th HKJC Premier Bowl, [G2], Sha Tin Vase, [G3], National Day Cup, [G3] Franklin Corners 7 wins to 1400m, $149,215 in Aust. Irresistible Force 4 wins to 1500m, $100,415, in 2024-25 in Aust. Mystery Eclipse 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m in Aust. Tereka Winner at 1350m in Aust. Vanishing Winner at 1100m in Aust.
3rd Dam TRAIL OF GOLD, by Danewin. 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 1800m, $108,620, AJC James HB Carr S., L, SCTC Chairman’s Tribute 2YO Quality H., 3d Qld Tatt’s RC City Rowers H., QTC Over $4 Million Give Away H., 4th STC Research S., [G3], BTC Doomben Roses S., L. Dam of 11 foals, 9 to race, 8 winners, inc:(A) GOLD TRAIL 7 wins at 1100m, 1200m, $599,549, ARC Railway H., [G1] AJC Shorts H., [G2], STC Canterbury Classic, L, IRSA Daily Living Trade Show H., AJC Schillaci H., Sydney.com H., STC Caravan & Camping Supershow H., 2d STC Expressway S., [G2], Missile S., [G3], AJC Double Century H., Shaftesbury Avenue H., 3d AJC Galaxy H., [G1], STC Starlight S., L, AJC Centennial Park H., Schofields H., 4th Singapore TC Krisflyer International Sprint, [G1], STC Concorde S., [G3], BRC Chief de Beers H., L Trail of Glory. 7 wins-2 at 2-to 1300m, $237,050, BRC H&T H., Southbank Emporium H., Ipswich TC Seven H., 2d BRC TAB H., 3d BRC Society Roku Gin NY Eve Party H. Mickelberg. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1250m, $189,760, ATC Become a Sponsor H., Canterbury BMW H., Ascot Club 2YO P., 2d ATC Vili’s Bakery H., Gallipoli H., Rosehill Garden Event Centre P., Vinery Stud H., 3d AJC Yellowglen 2YO H., STC Winning Post Restaurant 2YO H., ATC Austbrokers ABS Bloodstock H., Season Pass Available H. Producer. Prerequisite. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1200m, AJC Rosebrook 2YO H., STC Golden Slipper Festival H., 2d AJC Katoomba RSL Club 2YO H., STC Integra H., 3d STC Theraces.com.au 2YO H., IEU Good Faith Bargaining Cup H., 4th AJC Light Fingers S., [G2], Hawkesbury RC Yalumba Cup, L Producer. 4th Dam
MARGARET LAYTON (USA), by Mr Leader. Placed in U.S.A. Half-sister to ROSA D’ARGENT RULING MUSIC. Dam of 15 named foals, 14 to race, 8 winners, inc:TRAIL OF GOLD 4 wins. See above.
Magic Millions H.
Gold Coast, January 10, A$1,457,050, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1300m.
1 YELLOW BRICK, (J B Mc Donald 61kg) b g 6, The Mission - Magical Mist by High Chaparral. Trainer: Tony & Maddysen Sears.
2 Bossed Up, (Ben Thompson 52kg) b g 5, Better Than Ready - Go Arrivederci by Snitzel. Trainer: T J Gollan.
3 John Rambo, (Angela Jones 52kg) b g 6, Adelaide - Queen Cora by Rothesay. Trainer: T J Gollan.
YELLOW BRICK (2R)
Bay gelding foaled 2019
Sold 2021 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale . Price: $20,000
Breeder: Aquis Sha Tin Syndicate QLD
Owner: Mrs L J Sears, Ms M L Sears & Mrs S E Wee
Danehill (USA)
Mira Adonde
Lunchtime (GB)
Pensive Mood
Danehill (USA)
Shantha’s Choice
More Than Ready (USA)
Rose of
Danzig
Magic Millions P. Gold Coast, January 17, A$1,000,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1300m. 1 POSTER GIRL, (CHANTAL WILLIS 56kg) b f 4, Alabama Express - Caricature by Dubawi. Trainer: Chris & Corey Munce. 2 Jenni the Fox, (Craig Williams 56.5kg) b f 4, Too Darn Hot - Miss Foxwood by Fastnet Rock. Trainer: Lucy Yeomans.
3 Countyourblessings, (Zac Lloyd 55.5kg) b f 5, I Am Invincible - Bidii Babe by Not a Single Doubt. Trainer: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton. POSTER GIRL (1S) Bay filly foaled 2021 Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $160,000 Breeder: Yulong Investments Yulong Stud VIC Owner: Mrs D O’Toole, G F O’Toole & J O’Toole
Danehill (USA)
Redoute’s Choice
Shantha’s Choice
Encosta de Lago
Lago Ovation
Rekindled Applause (GB)
Dubai Millennium
Dubawi (IRE)
Zomaradah
CARICATURE (USA)
Katahaula County
Brattothecore
THE MISSION (AUS) (Bay 2014-Stud 2018). 2 wins at 2, ATC Champagne S., [G1]. Sire of 110 rnrs, 55 wnrs, inc. SW Yellow Brick (Gold Coast Guineas, [G3]), Mission of Love, SP Apuntar, Adiella and of Mishani Mental, Mishani Warfare, Bakerloo, Enterprise Private, City Mission, Kalumburu, Perfect Mission, Mishani Moet, Mishani Fire, Mishani Reactor, Moet at Midnight, Kelly’s Landing, Altar Boy, Distorted Mission, Earlston, Fiddler Onthe Roof, etc. Dam MAGICAL MIST (NZ), by High Chaparral (Ire). 4 wins at 1300m, 1600m, WATC Tabtouch Your Industry Your TAB H., Tabtouch.com.au H., 2d WATC Amelia Park Wines H., 3d WATC Westspeed Stayers’ H., Twitter.com Perthracing H. Half-sister to DISTILL, MR TIPSY. Dam of 6 named foals, 5 to race, all winners, inc:2015 Lygia (f by Manhattan Rain). 4 wins at 1400m, 1600m in Aust.
2016 BALLISTIC BOY (g by Smart Missile). 8 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 2200m, $666,625, BRC Rough Habit P., [G3], 2200m-in track record time, Doomben Mile H.-twice, IPCQ Corrosion Control H., Chairmans Club H., SCTC Mooloolaba Cup, Race Zone Racing Supplies P., BRC Sirromet 2YO P., 2d BRC Lord Mayor’s Cup, [G3], Gunsynd Classic, [G3], Boss Designs H., Souths Sports Club H., Cutters Skips H., 3d BRC Daybreak Lover P., L, XXXX Dry H.
2017 SPLENDIFEROUS (f by Pride of Dubai). 6 wins from 1200m to 2500m, $474,955, BRC Premier’s Cup, [G3], 2400m-in track record time, SAJC Port Adelaide Cup, L, Sale TC Country Oaks, 2d MRC Obrien Real Estate H., 3d ATC Bowermans Furniture H., 4th BRC Queensland Oaks, [G1]
2018 (f by Divine Prophet)
2019 YELLOW BRICK (g by The Mission). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 1600m, $3,455,750, to 2025-26, Gold Coast Guineas, [G3], BRC Members Cup, L, Spear Chief H., L, GCTC Magic Millions H., BRC This is Croser P., Higgins Coatings H., SCTC Butler McDermott Lawyers H., 2d BRC Stradbroke H., [G1], Fred Best Classic, [G3], Gunsynd Classic, [G3], GCTC Magic Millions Guineas, RL, SCTC Australian Turf Club Trophy, L, Toowoomba TC Weetwood H., L-twice, 3d ATC Five Diamonds, GCTC Sci-Fleet Hino H., 4th ATC Show County H., [G3]
2020 Hotchi (g by Performer). Winner at 1300m in 2024-25 in Aust.
2021 Missed to Smart Missile
2022 Open Fire (f by Smart Missile). Unraced.
2023 (c by Maurice (JPN))
2024 (f by Alabama Express)
2025 Missed to Pierata
2nd Dam Fairy Tipsy, by Casual Lies (USA). 5 wins from 1100m to 1600m, CJC Flair H., Matamata RC Bloomsbury Stud H., 2d Waikato RC Scott Lucock Racing Stables H., 3d Hawke’s Bay Cup, [G2], Matamata RC New Zealand Insurance H. Half-sister to Trepidation (dam of WESSEX). Dam of 9 foals, all raced, 7 winners, inc:DISTILL 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 1650m, $343,538, Levin Classic, [G1], HKJC Ho Chung River H., 2d HKJC Hing Wah H., 3d Taranaki 2YO Classic, [G3], HKJC Bulldozer H., Tai Hang H., 4th ARC Diamond S., [G1] MR TIPSY 11 wins from 1600m to 2400m, $558,479, Marton Cup, L, Counties RC Karaka Classic, L, BOP RC Bay of Plenty Cup, ATC Bowerman’s Office Furniture H., Markey Saddlery H., ARC Lindauer Brut Cuvee H., Waikato RC Jorja’s Birthday H., Counties RC HR Fisken & Sons H., Rotorua RC Tyremaster Tauranga H., 2d Auckland Cup, [G1], Counties Cup, [G2] Rotorua Challenge P., L, Hawkes Bay Bay Ford H., 3d AJC Sydney Cup, [G1], Moonee Valley Night Cup, ARC Lindauer Blanc de Blanc H., Avondale JC Carol’s & Deli’s Sports Bar H. Fairy Me Home 5 wins from 1600m to 1800m, $144,280, BRC Souths Sports Club P., 2d BRC XXXX Dry H., GCTC Winning Ways H., Aquis H., 3d ATC Vale Mr Bob Whyburn H., BRC Village Kitchen H., Pink Picnic H. Magical Mist 4 wins. See above. Chapchick 2 wins at 1600m, 1950m, 2d Waikato RC Empire Hotel Stratford H., Te Aroha JC Cathay Pacific Waikato Breeders’ NZTR Bonus H., 3d ARC Buffalo Advertising & Design Mile H. Dam of 3 winnersVerbek 5 wins from 1000m to 2000m, $287,645, 2d BRC The Phoenix S., L, ATC Midway H., 3d ATC Midway H., Admire Mars at Arrowfield P. 3rd Dam
REBELLIOUS ANGEL, by Success Express (USA). Unraced. Dam of 10 named foals, 9 to race, 7 winners, inc:Fairy Tipsy 5 wins. See above.
Trepidation 4 wins at 1200m, $124,928, ARC Stella Artois H., WRC Mitsubishi Electric H., Manawatu RC Inspire Net H., 2d ARC Newmarket H., L, WRC Lightning H., L-twice, ARC Portofino Restaurants H., 3d WRC Telegraph H., [G1]-twice, Waikato RC TR Pride H., 4th ARC Railway S., [G1], Darley P., [G3]. Dam of 3 winnersWESSEX 4 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m, $172,507, Rotorua S., [G3], Hawkes Bay Valley d’Vine Restaurant H., Auckland TR NZB Insurance Pearl Series 2YO H., 2d Auckland TR Elsdon Park H., WRC Cambridge Stud H., 3d Auckland TR Eight Carat Classic, [G2], Egmont RC Taranaki Breeders S., [G3], BOP RC Tauranga Classic, L, Wanganui JC O’Learys Fillies S., L, 4th Hawkes Bay Tauranga Classic, L, Taranaki RC Opunake Cup, L, Taumarunui RC Ryder S., L
(AUS) (Bay 2016-Stud
4
at 2, MRC CF Orr S., [G1]. Sire of 119 rnrs, 65 wnrs, inc. SW Treasurethe Moment (VRC Oaks, [G1]), Alabama Lass, Alibaba, Discretion Rules, Glasgow Lass, SP Cheaha, Karavas, Poster Girl, Shangri la Express, Strideaway, Express Yo’self, Kalkallo - Natural Numbers (H.K.), Alabama Magic and of Dashing Dixie, Alabama Song, Silent Diva, Talladega Girl, Alabama Fox, Alabama State, Brandjam, etc. Dam CARICATURE (USA), by Dubawi (Ire). Unraced. Half-sister to CITY STYLE, My Order (dam of UNIVERSAL ORDER). Dam of 5 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:2017 Gentle Strokes (f by Golden Horn). Unraced.
2018 Depasser (f by Exceed and Excel). Raced twice.
2019 Sketched - Pacific Master (Sing.) (g by Snitzel). 5 wins at 1100m, 1200m, $180,718, to 2025 in Aust., Malaysia and Singapore, 3d VRC Foundation P., L
2020 Doña Leoncia (f by Russian Revolution). 7 wins from 1200m to 1600m to 2025 in Philippines.
2021 Poster Girl (f by Alabama Express). 6 wins-1 at 2-to 1300m, $1,341,300, to 2025-26, GCTC Magic Millions P., Magic Millions Rising Stars P., BRC Calcutta & Luncheon June H., Impressu H., SCTC OGE Group Architects 2YO H., Innovative Planning Solutions H., 2d BRC BJ McLachlan S., [G3] 3d BRC XXXX H.
2022 Missed to Tagaloa 2023 (c by Alabama Express)
2024 (c by Grunt (NZ))
2025 (f by Alabama Express) 2nd Dam
BRATTOTHECORE, by Katahaula County. 4 wins-2 at 2-from 5f to 8½f, $322,567, Woodbine Ontario Lassie S., L, Fort Erie Bison City S., L, Woodbine Allowance, 4th Woodbine Fury S., L, Algoma S., L, Woodbine Oaks, L. Halfsister to SWEET MONARCH, Prodigious, Out From Africa. Dam of 15 foals, 6 to race, 1 winner, inc:CITY STYLE 8 wins-2 at 2-from 1100m to 1800m, £836,820 in GB, U.S.A. and U.A.E, York Strensall S., [G3], Louisiana Downs Sunday Silence S., L, Nad al Sheba Meydan Classic, GNB P., Meydan Friday Trophy H., Longines Master Collection Moon Phases H., Al Naboodah Construction Group S., 2d Meydan Jebel Hatta S., [G1], Al Rashidiya S., [G2]-twice, 3d Meydan Dubai Duty Free, [G1], Jebel Hatta S., [G1], Haydock Spring Trophy, L, 4th Newmarket Ben Marshall S., L, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf S., L My Order Unraced. Dam of 3 winnersUNIVERSAL ORDER 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 2400m, £147,603 in GB and U.A.E, Newmarket Fred Archer S., L, Meydan Dubai Racing Club Classic, L, 2d Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., [G3], Haydock Double Delight H., 3d York Silver Cup, [G3], Kempton September S., [G3], Newmarket Racecourses.co.uk H., 4th Newmarket Fred Archer S., L, Chester Stand Cup, L Great Job Unraced Broodmare of the Year in Hungary in 2024. Dam of 2 winnersGéza. Horse of the Year in Hungary in 2024. Champion 3YO Colt in Hungary in 2024. Champion Horse in Hungary (Grass) in 2024. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2400m, $128,611 in Hungary, Kincsem Park Magyar Derby, Nemzeti Díj, Alagi Díj. 3rd Dam Sweet Leader, by Mr Leader. 7 wins at 1m, 8½f, $112,900, 3d Bay Meadows Ladyhawke Ranch S., L, 4th Bay Meadows Sunflower Farm H., L. Half-sister to DO THE BUMP, LI’L ARCH, Dust Devilette, Rain Crow (dam of SUBVERSIVE CHICK). Dam of 8 foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:SWEET MONARCH 5 wins-1 at 2-from 5½f to 8½f, $223,827, Northlands Park Sonoma H., L, Madamoiselle H., L, Stampede Park Lilac H., L, 2d Northlands Park Canadian Derby, [G3], Hastings Park British Columbia Oaks, [G3], Northlands Park Bird of Pay S., L, Northlands Oaks, L, 3d Northlands Park Edmonton Distaff H., L, Princess Margaret H., L, 4th Stampede Park Alberta Derby, [G3], Northlands Park John Patrick H., L, Stampede Park Mount Royal H., L. Dam of 7 winnersCall Shot 5 wins-2 at 2-from 6f to 8½f, $130,209, Keeneland Allowance, 3d Gulfstream Park Dania Beach S., L BRATTOTHECORE 4 wins. See above. Prodigious 10 wins from 6f to 8½f, $251,395, 2d Santa Rosa Joseph T Grace H., L, Hastings Park CTHS Sales S. (2YOc&g), L, 3d Bay Meadows All American H., [G3], Hastings Park British Columbia Cup Keno Classic H., L, Juvenile S., L, 4th Portland Meadows Mile H., L, Hastings Park Jack Diamond Futurity, L Out From Africa 12 wins-1 at 2-from 5½f to 8¼f, $292,399, Woodbine Allowance, 2d Woodbine Sunny’s Halo S., L, 4th Woodbine Plate Trial S., L, Fort Erie Prince of Wales S., L Sweet Windsong. Raced once. Dam of 5 winnersCherokee Windsong Winner at 1m, 3d Hastings Park Fantasy S., L, 4th Hastings Park CTHS Sales S. (3YOf), L. Producer. If We Knew Then Winner at 8½f,
Snippets P.
Gold Coast, January 17, A$1,000,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 1200m.
1 AXIUS, (Tim Clark 56kg) ch g 4, Justify - Orontes by Redoute’s Choice.
Trainer: C Maher.
2 Payline, (Damian Lane 56kg) ch g 5, Shooting to Win - Slots by Casino Prince.
Trainer: Chris & Corey Munce.
3 Scampi, (Craig Williams 56kg) b g 4, Blue Point - Sistonic by Bel Esprit.
Trainer: C Maher.
AXIUS (8F)
Chestnut gelding foaled 2021
Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $200,000
Breeder: Cobra Bloodstock Australia NSW
Owner: Dynamic Ladies (Mgr: Mrs F K Watt), D W Watt, A Turnbull, J W Lyons, G A Hoult, M P Bottcher, M P Carroll, C J R Racing (Mgr: C N Deeb), A Cranes, S D Murray, R Roberts, D Coughtrey, J R Carter
Leading Sire of 2YOs in USA/Can in 2023. Sire of 590 rnrs, 367 wnrs, 56 SW, inc. City of Troy (The Derby, [G1]), Opera Singer, Just F y I, Scandinavia, Ramatuelle, Ruling Court, Hard to Justify, Aspen Grove, Arabian Lion, Learning to Fly, Storm Boy, Buchu, Grand Job, Statuette, Air Assault, Spicy Martini, Just Feelin’ Lucky, Lilac, Alpha Bella, Just Aloof, etc. Dam ORONTES, by Redoute’s Choice. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to TAKEDOWN Dam of 4 named foals, 1 to race, 1 winner, inc:-
2018 Making Time (f by No Nay Never (USA)). Unraced.
2019 Moyaliffe (f by Caravaggio (USA)). Unraced.
2020 Slipped by American Pharoah (USA)
2021 Axius (g by Justify (USA)). 5 wins to 1300m, $824,200, to 2025-26, GCTC Snippets P., ATC Jack Ingham AO H., Victor Ludorum H., PKF Newcastle H., Exceedance H., 2d ATC Castelvecchio 2YO P., 3d GCTC Magic Millions Rising Stars P.
2022 Arantu (f by Pierro). Unraced.
2023 (c by Acrobat)
2024 (c by Profiteer)
2025 Missed to Pierro
2nd Dam Apamea (GB), by Zafonic (USA). 2 wins at 1500m, 1600m, SAJC Neil Sachse Foundation H., 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Prestige, 3d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Ronde de Nuit, L, Deauville Prix Hotweed, SAJC Petite Rue Hair & Beauty H., Maisons-Laffitte Prix La Belle II, 4th Chantilly Prix Sigy, L. Half-sister to ANGELINA CAROLINA, Mateyev, Alamagna (dam of WAY BACK - DRAGON COMMANDER (H.K.)). Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:TAKEDOWN 7 wins-3 at 2-to 1400m, $1,628,803, WATC Winterbottom S., [G1], ATC Premiere S., [G2], Shorts H., [G2], Schweppervescence H., [G3], Canberra RC Black Opal S., [G3], Gold Coast Guineas, [G3], 2d MRC Moonga S., [G3], BRC Fred Best Classic, [G3], ATC Fireball S., L, 3d ATC Arrowfield 3YO Sprint S., [G2], VRC Chester Manifold S., L, ATC Heritage S., L, 4th ATC Premiere S., [G2], Roman Consul S., [G2], BRC Victory S., [G2], ATC Show County H., [G3], Darby Munro S., L, SAJC Christmas H., L Sea Diamond 5 wins at 1200m, 1400m, $474,942, HKJC Yan Chau Tong H., Carnarvon H., Li Cup, Lo Wu Saddle Club H., Lugard H., 2d HKJC HKU Faculty of Arts H., Mr Vitality H., 3d HKJC Family Harmony H. Parmenio 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m to 2024-25, 3d ATC Bivouac at Darley H. 3rd Dam ANGELINA BALLERINA, by Nureyev. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 6f, $113,700, Newbury Rose Bowl S., L, 2d California Oaks, L, 3d Phoenix Park Debutante S., [G3], 4th Hollywood Park Silver Belles H., [G2], Will Rogers H., [G2], Phoenix Park Park S., [G3], Royal Ascot Queen Mary S., [G3]. Sister to ALEX NUREYEV, three-quarter-sister to Main Edition (dam of PLATINUM BALLET), half-sister to SEXY SLEW. Dam of 13 foals, 11 to race, 8 winners, inc:ANGELINA CAROLINA 2 wins at 1600m, Saint-Cloud Prix Cérès, L, Deauville Prix des Chaumieres, 2d Chantilly Prix de La Broutillerie, Longchamp Prix de la Faisanderie, Saint-Cloud Prix Albarelle, 3d Chantilly Prix de Senailly, Saint-Cloud Prix Louqsor. Dam of 5 winnersL’Infinito 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2100m in France and Qatar, Prix du Chateau de Compiègne, 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Flamant, 3d La Coupe de Marseille, L Mateyev 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1300m, 1600m, Saint-Cloud Prix Bubbles, 3d Chantilly Prix de Saint-Patrick, L, 4th Chantilly Prix de la Jonchere, [G3] Apamea 2 wins. See above. Anigma. Winner at 1800m in France. Dam of 7 winnersIt’s Vegas Baby 3 wins-1 at 2-to 1300m, 2d GCTC First Up Racing Connections 2YO H., 3d BRC Phelan Ready S., L Nimbletoes. Unraced. Dam of 2 winnersKING LOUIS 2 wins at 1200m, 1350m, ARC Mongolian Khan Trophy, [G3], 2d WRC Wellesley S., L, Hawkes Bay Rageese at Windsor Park Stud S., 3d Hawke’s Bay Guineas, [G2], WRC Kilbirnie Sports 2YO H., Gavelhouse.com Auction Online 2YO H. Alamagna. Raced once. Dam of 3 winnersWAY BACK - DRAGON COMMANDER (H.K.) 6 wins from 1600m to 2000m, €339,476, Milano Premio d’Estate, L, Premio Lodi Vecchio, Premio Scuderia Radice Fossati, HKJC Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, Solar Hei Hei H., Hung Shui Kiu H., 2d Milano Premio Pontenure, HKJC Chinese Chamber of Commerce H., Nam Kok H., Tropicbird H., Waglan Island H., 3d Milano Premio Vittorio Riva, L, Premio Gardone, L, Premio Emanuele Filiberto, L Apperella. Unraced. Dam of 8 winnersLimited Edition Winner at 1900m, Chantilly Prix du Chemin Ferre, 3d Deauville Prix de Lieurey, [G3], Maisons-Laffitte Prix de Bagatelle, L. Producer. Afya Winner at 1600m, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Luth Enchantee, 2d Longchamp Prix de la Michodiere, 3d Maisons-Laffitte Prix de Bagatelle, L 4th Chantilly Prix de la Cochère, L. Producer. 4th Dam SOLARIAT, by Secretariat. Unraced. Half-sister to Devilish Ninja, Love From the Air (dam of TAKEAWAKATLOVE), Shining Through (dam of BAHAMIAN PIRATE STRONG HOPE). Dam of 11 foals, 8 to race, 6 winners, inc:ALEX NUREYEV 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 1800m, Roma Premio Daumier, L, 3d Milano Premio Emilio Turati, [G1]. Sire.
Subzero H.
Australian Stakes Results
Gold Coast, January 17, A$1,000,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2200m.
1 SNITZANOVA, (Zac Lloyd 54kg) ch f 4, Snitzel - Albanilla by Galileo. Trainer: C Maher.
2 You Wahng, (Tommy Berry 56kg) b f 4, So You Think - Wahng Wah by Casino Prince Trainer: K A Lees.
3 Miss Joelene, (Cejay Graham 60kg) br f 5, Russian Revolution - Cellargirl by More Than Ready. Trainer: K M Schweida.
SNITZANOVA (9C)
Chestnut filly foaled 2021
Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $200,000
Breeder: Pacific King Pty Ltd NSW
Owner: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: N P Bennett), M V Broadhead, B J Britten, H A Kennedy, Lets Go Again (Mgr: V M Asdagi), R Akers, Mrs D Broadhead, L Chandley, Mrs S M Miller, J P Horne, N D Munnings
SNITZEL (AUS) (Bay 2002-Stud 2006). 7 wins-4 at 2, MRC Oakleigh P., [G1]. Champion Sire in Aust. 4 times. Sire of 1704 rnrs, 1336 wnrs, 167 SW, inc. Trapeze Artist (ATC TJ Smith S., [G1]), Shamus Award, Estijaab, Redzel, Sword of State, Switzerland, Marhoona, Shinzo, Summer Passage, Invader, Lady Shenandoah, Russian Revolution, Hot Snitzel, Wild Ruler, Sweet Idea, Sizzling, Snitzerland, I Am Excited, Return to Conquer, Baraqiel, Transatlantic, etc. Dam ALBANILLA (GB), by Galileo (Ire). Unraced. Sister to Alegra (dam of BLUE GARDENIA, PYTHAGORAS), three-quarter-sister to Albamara (dam of ALALCANCE). Dam of 5 foals, all raced, 4 winners2017 Chicamo (f by Exceed and Excel). Winner at 1350m, 2d MVRC Stoney’s 40th Furlough 2YO P., BRC Membership H., 3d BRC Gallopers Sports Club P. 2018 Aldrin (g by Not a Single Doubt). Unplaced.
2019 Slipped by Maurice (JPN)
2020 Lenape Vibe (g by Maurice (JPN)). 2 wins at 1550m, 1800m, $154,535, to 2024-25, ATC Precise Air H., Drinkwise P., 3d ATC Headwater H. 2021 SNITZANOVA (f by Snitzel). 4 wins from 1400m to 2200m, $1,027,050, to 2025-26, MRC Sandown Guineas, [G2], Newcastle JC Spring S., [G3], GCTC Subzero H., ATC Drinkwise P., 2d BRC Tails S., L 2022 Hiatus (f by Snitzel). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 900m, 1100m to 2025-26, Murray Bridge RC Moorundi Classic, GCTC Happy Birthday Kylie H. 2nd Dam ALTITUDE, by Green Desert. Winner at 1½m in GB. Three-quarter-sister to Algarade (dam of ALLADA), half-sister to ALBANOVA (dam of ALGOMETER, ALIGNAK, ALL AT SEA, ALWILDA), ALBORADA (dam of ALGONQUIN - MY NORDIC HERO (AUST.), ALVARITA), ALMA MATER, Albinus, Alakananda (dam of DRAGON DANCER). Dam of 7 foals, 4 to race, all winners, inc:Alegra Winner at 1m, 2d Sandown More Lane H. Dam of 7 winnersPYTHAGORAS 6 wins-3 at 2-from 1300m to 1600m, $192,146, Pontefract Silver Tankard S., L, 3d Ayr Microtech Group Nursery H., MRC Samson H., 4th Epsom Blue Riband Trial, L BLUE GARDENIA Winner at 2 at 1m, Newmarket Montrose S., L, 4th Goodwood March S., [G3]. Producer. Kathmandu Winner at 2 at 7f, £112,278, 2d ParisLongchamp Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, [G1], 3d Newmarket Nell Gwyn S., [G3] 3rd Dam
ALOUETTE, by Darshaan. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1m, 1½m, Galway Oyster S., L, Leopardstown Sandymount H., 2d Leopardstown Killavullan S., [G3], York Galtres S., L, 3d Curragh Moyglare Stud S., [G1]. Sister to ARRIKALA, Jude (dam of QUARTER MOON YESTERDAY), three-quarter-sister to APPROACH (dam of CORONET, MIDAS TOUCH), Intrigued (dam of MICHELANGELO, PRIVATE SECRETARY), half-sister to LAST SECOND (dam of AUSSIE RULES), ALLELUIA (dam of ALLEGRETTO), Alexandrine (dam of KINGSTON MINES), Requesting (dam of PARISH BOY). Dam of 12 foals, 10 to race, 9 winners, inc:ALBANOVA Champion Older Female Stayer in GB in 2003 & 2004 & Germany in 2004. 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1450m to 2400m, £283,956 in GB and Germany, Düsseldorf Westlb Deutschland Preis, [G1], Köln Rheinland Pokal der Stadtsparkasse, [G1], Preis von Europa, [G1], Haydock Pinnacle S., L, Chepstow Golden Daffodil S., L, Haydock Stanley Racing 2YO S., 2d Köln Preis von Europa, [G1]. Dam of 9 winnersALGOMETER 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1m to 11f, £133,011, Newbury Arc Trial, [G3], Goodwood Cocked Hat S., L, Newbury Al Basti Equiworld 2YO S., 2d Longchamp Prix Maurice de Nieuil, [G2], Sandown Classic Trial S., [G3], Brigadier Gerard S., [G3], 3d Newmarket Princess of Wales’s S., [G2], 4th Doncaster Cup, [G2], Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., [G3] ALWILDA 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 3850m in GB and Germany, Köln Silbernes Band, L, Sandown Hersham H., Wet Wet Wet H., 2d Hamburg Langer Hamburger, L, Haydock Double Delight Hat Trick Heaven H., 3d Lingfield River Eden S., L. Dam of 2 winners-
ALPINISTA Leading Older Female on the 2022 WBR Rankings. Champion Older Female in Europe in 2022 (Long). Champion Older Female in Germany in 2021 (Long). Champion Older Female in France & GB in 2022 (Long). Joint Champion Older Female in GB in 2021 (Long). 10 wins1 at 2-from 1400m to 2400m, £2,848,544 in GB, France and Germany, ParisLongchamp Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, [G1], York Yorkshire Oaks, [G1], Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, [G1], Hoppegarten Grosser Preis von Berlin, [G1], München Grosser Preis von Bayern, [G1], Köln Preis von Europa, [G1], Haydock Lancashire Oaks, [G2], Goodwood Daisy Warwick S., L, Salisbury Upavon S., L, Epsom Ewell Phab 2YO S., 2d York Yorkshire Oaks, [G1], Newmarket Princess Royal S., [G3], 4th ParisLongchamp Prix d’Aumale, [G3], Vichy Prix Madame Jean Couturié, L ALPENBLUME 4 wins from 2000m to 2400m in France and Germany, Sparkasse Holstein Cup, L, 2d Hannover Großer Preis von Volkswagen Automobile Hannover & Region, L, 3d Deauville Prix Vulcain, L, 4th ParisLongchamp Prix Joubert, L ALL AT SEA 4 wins from 2000m to 2200m, €111,350, Longchamp Prix de Liancourt, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Zarkava, L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix de la Pépinière, L, Longchamp Prix de la Celle Saint-Cloud, 4th Deauville Prix de Pomone, [G2], Compiegne Prix Mélisande, L. Dam of 3 winnersELDAR ELDAROV Champion 3YO Stayer in Europe in 2022. Joint Champion 3YO Stayer in GB in 2022. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 8½f to 14½f, £943,560, The St Leger, [G1], Irish St Leger, [G1], Royal Ascot Queen’s Vase, [G2], 2d York Yorkshire Cup, [G2], 4th Goodwood Cup, [G1]
FarhhFarhh Flung (GB) FarnanNINJA, Grand Eagle, Invincible Son, Nashville Jack, Recuperato Fast CompanyLIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) Fastnet RockEL ROCKO, VIA SISTINA (IRE), Buckaroo (GB), Gilded Water (GB), Goodie Two Shoes (IRE), Mayfair, On Display, Pereille Fierce ImpactFine Star
FiorenteAPULIA
Flying ArtieSIXTIES, SKYGLIDER, Amjaad, Flying Orchid, Ninetymilestraight FrankelSIR DELIUS (GB), Age of Sail (GB), Chateau Eze (GB), Enviable, Touristic (Gb) Free EagleBIRDMAN (IRE), Wealdstone FrostedARCTIC GLAMOUR, Ice Pick Nick, Wintery GalileoCHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE), STAR OF INDIA (IRE), Interpretation (IRE), Salt Lake City (IRE) Galileo GoldEstadio Mestalla (IRE)
Harry AngelANGEL CAPITAL, ARKANSAW KID, STRETAN ANGEL, TOM KITTEN, WAR MACHINE (NZ), WATCHME WIN, Mareth, Zealously
Havana GoldSpace Tracker (IRE)
HeadwaterLondon’s Image
HellbentBOSTON ROCKS, MAGIC TIME, REVENGEANCE, SAVVY HALLIE, VIVY AIR, ZIP LOCK, Bauhinia, Fully Lit, Warby
Highland ReelWARNIE (IRE), Hi Dubai
Home AffairsGin Twist, Guest House, I’m Ya Huckleberry, Internal Affairs, La Gitana
I Am ImmortalMCGAW, Athanatos I Am InvincibleCABALLUS, CHARM STONE, INKARUNA, JIMMY RECARD, MY GLADIOLA, OHOPE, VINROCK, Chayan, Compelling Truth, Countyourblessings, Ernaux, I Am Aria, Invicto, Monte Supreme, Naifah, Navy Pilot, Nettuno, Sylph, Zarastro
I’m All the TalkFilthy Habits, Talkanco IffraajWestern Empire (NZ) ImpendingCOOL MEMORY, OPTIONS, Stormchaser, Sunset Dreaming InvaderFOREIGN PRESS
JakkalberryDetonator Jack (NZ)
JustifyAIR ASSAULT, AXIUS, JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY, Arcora, Just a Journey, Officiate, Verdad
KermadecMissy Aggravation King’s LegacyKujenga, Regeneration KingmanKOMACHI (IRE), Ziryab (GB) KobayashiMIDNIGHT IN TOKYO, Marble Nine KodiacCOTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE) Le HavreSPLASH BACK (FR)
Lean Mean MachineEnxuto LevendiTempt the Gods LonhroATTICA, LINDERMANN, LONHRO’S QUEEN, SGHIRRIPA, WEEPING WOMAN
Lope de VegaArapaho (FR), Star Vega (IRE), Travolta (GB)
Lucky VegaLuna Vega, Vega for Luck (NZ), Within the Law
MagnusMAGNIFICENT ANDY, REY MAGNERIO, STREISAND, Front Page, Great Maximus Make BelieveROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE)
Manhattan RainJIGSAW, NEW YORK LUSTRE, SABAJ, Benagil, Man Crush MaschinoJOKERS GRIN, SMOOTH CHINO, Asphalt MastercraftsmanAlalcance (GB), Berkshire Breeze (IRE)
MauriceCOSMIC CRUSADER (NZ), Amazake, Bank Maur, Belvedere Boys, Jenni Gone Bonkers, Mardusa, Matcha Latte, Mazu, Miewa, Queen of Clubs
MicrophoneHighvol, Kalmana Mint LaneQUEMAN
Mongolian KhanBankers Choice (NZ)
MorandiMormona (FR)
More Than ReadyGrinzinger Prince, Oughton
My AdmirationAdmiration Express Needs FurtherDURAZZO, MAZZINI, Zany Girl
New BayNew Endeavour (IRE) NiagaraFancify (NZ)
NicconiBossy Nic, Screen Icon, Well Timed Night of ThunderROCKRIBBED, RUMBLED AGAIN
No Nay NeverObjectify Not a Single DoubtCAFE MILLENIUM
Ocean ParkKovalica (NZ), Ocean Beyond (NZ)
Ole KirkLEGACY BOUND, OLE DANCER, Regal Award
OratorioCut the Talk
OvershareSTORYVILLE, Major Share
PariahOstraka
PatronizePLAYHOUSE PATRON
PeltzerThanks Gorgeous
Per IncantoEUROCANTO, EVAPORATE (NZ), GRINGOTTS (NZ), JIMMYSSTAR (NZ), OAK HILL (NZ)
Phoenix of SpainSOUL OF SPAIN (IRE)
PierataSmexy, Soft Love, Spanish Treasure, Without Peer
PierroSHANGRI LA BOY, Grand Pierro, Osipenko (NZ), Royal Law
PinatuboHardanger, Tales of Time
Playing GodALMIGHTY CLASS, PLAYIN’IT SWEET, ROPE THEM IN, Comfort Me, Country God, Currimundi, Sky Duke
PragueBohemian Rhapsody
Pride of DubaiBUCKETS RIDGE, PRIDE OF JENNI, Desert Lightning (NZ), Yorga Pride
ProisirHyperbolic (NZ), Pier (NZ), Tapildoodledo (NZ), The Pearls (NZ)
Puissance de LuneSAV ON ICE
RedwoodAntino (NZ), Crimson Vine (NZ), Ryewood (NZ), St Lawrence (NZ)
Roaring LionKINGSWOOD (GB), VALIANT KING (GB), Middle Earth (GB), Saint George (GB)
RothesayROTHFIRE
RubickNEED SOME LUCK, RUBI’S CHOICE
Russian RevolutionLIBERTAD, MISS JOELENE, Brudenell, General Salute, Hughes, Long Legs, The Instructor
Sacred FallsHollywood Hero (NZ)
SantosVictory Win
Broodmare Sires of Stakes Horses - Season 2025-2026
AcclamationBIRDMAN (IRE)
AdlerflugRiver of Stars (IRE)
Al MaherSir Kingsford
AlamosaJIMMY RECARD
AlignWROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ)
All Too HardKujenga, Man Crush
AmericainAgent Zero
AnabaaGrand Pierro, Just Cruisin’,
See You in Heaven
Animal KingdomEVAPORATE (NZ), Amur
ArchWelwal (GB)
AreionAlenquer (FR)
AuthorizedMelody Again
BahhareAntino (NZ)
BalestriniObjectify
Barely a MomentJOKERS GRIN
Bel EspritAVIATRESS, LUANA MISS, Bel Merci, Big Swinger, Front Page, Scampi
Satono AladdinFirestorm (NZ)
SavabeelCAPTAIN PLUTO (NZ), MAJOR BEEL (NZ), VON HAUKE (NZ), Damask Rose (NZ), Poison Chalice (NZ), Samarelle (NZ), Savisanta (NZ), Secret Attraction (NZ) Saxon WarriorSHEZA ALIBI
Scissor KickGIGA KICK
Sea the StarsSUNSET PARK (GB), Muktamil (IRE), River of Stars (IRE), Sea What I See (IRE) SebringFANGIRL SessionsJAZ SESSION, Cessation, Repossession ShalaaKING’S SECRET, Jennilala, Recommendation, Sha of Gomer, Welwal (GB) ShamexpressKA YING RISING (NZ), Tsunami Sam (NZ) Shamus AwardPOP AWARD, THE BLACK CLOUD, TORQUE TO BE SURE, WILLAIDOW, Blindedbythelight, Distrustful Award, O’sheamus, Roll on High, Top Reward ShockingAZAZEL (NZ), HERE TO SHOCK (NZ), Scary (NZ) Shooting to WinSHE’S BULLETPROOF, Payline ShowcasingFUTURE HISTORY (GB) Sir PrancealotSir Kingsford Smart MissileAVIATRESS, BRIASA SnitzelBARAQIEL, CAFFE FLORIAN, FIREBALL, LAZZURA, MARHOONA, MATIAS, SANDPAPER, SNITZANOVA, TRANSATLANTIC, YORKSHIRE, Agent Zero, Amur, Beadman, Bridal Waltz, Chatterley, Free Flying, Job Done, Lady Shenandoah, Lugh, Moravia, Prestige Snitzel, Snitzalatte, Voting Rights So You ThinkDIAMOND SCENE, GETTA GOOD FEELING, OH DIAMOND LIL, REVELARE, Adorable Thought, Bossy Benita, Don’t Hope Do, So You Are, Tuileries, You Wahng SpiethFLYING FOR FUN, Dark Glitter Spirit of BoomLIQUOR, Boomtown Boss, Golden Boom, Karinska St JeanHALF YOURS
St Mark’s BasilicaARISTOPOLOS
Star TurnOverriding, Prairie Flower, Starry Heights
Star WitnessChief Witness
StarcraftBLONDE STAR
StarspangledbannerStar Patrol
Stay InsideINCOGNITO, Eviction Notice
StratosphereSANNIYA
Street BossCALAMARI RING, CLOSER TO FREE, GREEN SPACES, MOTORSPORTS, PERICLES, TEMPTED, TENTYRIS, Custom, Ghana’s Akan, Just Cruisin’ Sun CityITCHINTOGO
Super OneSUPER SMINK
Super SethLINEBACKER (NZ), RUSKA ROMA, Feroce (NZ), Maison Louis (NZ)
SupidoUNIT FIVE Swiss AceNiance (NZ)
Sword of StateTORTURE (NZ)
TagaloaSALTY PEARL, SPICY LU, Miss Chanel, Tagline, Tambeloa, Teine Aulelei
TarzinoTORRANZINO (NZ), Immediacy (NZ)
TassortAGRARIAN GIRL, MANAAL, Miss Freelove
TavistockCEOLWULF (NZ), TAVI TIME (NZ), Asterix (NZ), Good Banter (NZ), Pudding (NZ) TerritoriesBERKELEY SQUARE, More Territories, Territory Express, Unspoken (IRE) The Autumn SunAUTUMN BOY, AUTUMN GLOW, AUTUMN MYSTERY, After Summer, Aurora Rise, Helioson, Plymouth, Snow in May The Brothers WarBandi’s Boy The MissionYELLOW BRICK Tiger of MalayMomentslikethese Time TestDAD AND DAVE (NZ), PROVED (NZ) Time to ReignCrown the King TivaciJonny da Wolf (NZ) Too Darn HotHOT AND HIGH, JENNI THE FOX, SHIKI, TOO DARN DISCREET, TORNADO VALLEY, TROPICUS, Arabian Summer, Ornithology, Ripley, Rivellino
ToronadoSNOW MERCY, TOROPA, Extratwo, Obvious, Vestas Tough SpeedAlvarinho Trapeze ArtistCHILLY GIRL, DISNECK, PANOVA, PIGGYBACK, SPYWIRE, WHERE’S THE CIRCUS, Artistic Venture, Big Swinger, Moonlight Circus, Spicy Miss, Tupakara TurffonteinCARTOON GRAVEYARD, COAL CRUSHER, First Accused Twilight SonBRAYDEN STAR (GB) Under the LouvreThe Inflictor Universal RulerAztec Ruler, Yonga Lass Unusual SuspectANEMACORE (NZ), Isuspectjeu (NZ) VadamosKLABEL (NZ), WITH YOUR BLESSING (NZ) VancouverOverpass War ChantMemory Parade War DecreeLUVNWAR (NZ) Wild RulerSavage Look, Stretan Ruler Winning RupertMADHI GIRL, Iowna Merc Wootton BassettNAPOLEONIC, WEST OF SWINDON, WOOTTON VERNI (FR), Confederation, Pallaton, Providence, Ruination, Wise Inlaw, Wodeton WordsmithGeegees Mistruth
Written ByBy Choice, Plagiarism Written TycoonACROMANTULA, GANGSTA GRANNY, GRAND PRAIRIE, KIND WORDS, MEDIA WORLD, SKYHOOK, TYCOON STAR, Gumdrops, Lyrics ‘n’ Song, Royal Insignia WroteWROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ) XtravagantNadal Your SongMelody Again
ZacintoChica Mojito (NZ) ZoustarJOLIESTAR, MULTINATIONAL, REGAL ZEUS, SPACE RIDER, STARDOM, ZOU SENSATION, De Bergerac, Fermoy, Gallant Star, Hearcomesthestar, Hillier, Live, Masvingo, Midwest, Miss Roumbini, San Giovanni, Thunderlips, Zaszou n
BeneteauTAVS, Gin Twist
BernardiniCAPTAIN PLUTO (NZ), SHE’S A HUSTLER (NZ), STRETAN ANGEL, Dark Glitter, Stretan Ruler, The Inflictor, Tuileries
Better Than ReadyPARADOXIUM
Big BrownForever Boy (NZ)
BirdonthewireROSBERG
BlackfriarsBauhinia
Bletchley ParkACROMANTULA
Bradbury’s LuckHIDDEN WEALTH
California DaneRichanco, Talkanco
CamelotBerkshire Breeze (IRE)
Candy RideVALIANT KING (GB)
Canford CliffsBosustow
Canny LadSIMPLY
Casino PrinceABOUNDING, MIDNIGHT IN TOKYO, SEPALS, WILLAIDOW, Generosity, Payline, Regal Hustle, You Wahng
Catcher in the RyeRyewood (NZ)
CecconiChica Mojito (NZ)
Charge ForwardFIREBALL, LIBERTAD, SPICY LU, Heeza Phoenix, One Day at a Time, Tupakara
ChoisirCLOSER TO FREE, KING OF ROSEAU, PIGGYBACK, Top Reward
HussonetBARAQIEL, ROTHFIRE, WAR MACHINE (NZ), Highvol, Overriding I Am InvincibleDANCE TO THE BOOM, GRAND PRAIRIE, INCOGNITO, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rohesia, Tales of Time
Not a Single DoubtDURAZZO, FERIVIA, HEADWALL, HIDDEN MOTIVE, MAZZINI, MY GLADIOLA, Confederation, Countyourblessings, Don’t Hope Do, Fermoy, Gumdrops, Live, Masvingo, San Giovanni
Nothing to LoseITCHINTOGO
NoverreMULTINATIONAL, En Pointe
O’ReillyMAJOR BEEL (NZ), PRIDE OF JENNI, VON HAUKE (NZ), Accredited, Athanatos, Feroce (NZ), I Am Aria, Lord Penman (NZ), Marble Nine, O’sheamus, Poison Chalice (NZ), Snitzalatte, Star Patrol
Oamaru ForceSTEFI MAGNETICA
Oasis DreamCOTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE), LINEBACKER (NZ), Star Vega (IRE)
One Cool CatTapildoodledo (NZ)
OratorioALMIGHTY CLASS, PLAYIN’IT SWEET, Sky Duke
Per IncantoKA YING RISING (NZ)
Perfect SoulPURE EXCESS
PierroJUST FEELIN’ LUCKY, Grand Eagle, Jenni Gone Bonkers
PivotalSOUL OF SPAIN (IRE), Age of Sail (GB), Immediacy (NZ), Shaiyhar (IRE)
Power -
Depth of Character
Pure PrizeInternal Affairs
Racer’s EdgePLAYHOUSE PATRON
Real JesterROPE THEM IN Red DazzlerBIG SKY, Boomtown Boss
Red GiantNiance (NZ)
Red RansomSPACE RIDER, Crimson Vine (NZ)
Redoute’s ChoiceAXIUS, BLONDE STAR, GREEN SPACES, INKARUNA, KIND WORDS, OH DIAMOND LIL, SIXTIES, SKYHOOK, VINROCK, Akaysha, Bank Maur, Belvedere Boys, By Choice, Ghana’s Akan, Grinzinger Prince, Matcha Latte, Memory Parade, Metalart, Momentslikethese, Queen of Clubs, Robusto, Royal Law, Secret Attraction (NZ), Shangri la Spring, Tagline
Reliable ManScary (NZ)
ResetTempt the Gods, Victorious Spirit
Reward for EffortPOINT BARROW
Rip Van WinkleANEMACORE (NZ), DAD AND DAVE (NZ), Glory Daze (IRE)
Rock of GibraltarTOROPA, Tambeloa
RoganoSherpa Express
RothesayJohn Rambo, Magritte
Royal AcademyCOAL CRUSHER, First Accused
Royal ApplauseGIGA KICK
RubitonAztec Ruler
Sacred FallsREVENGEANCE
Sakhee’s SecretDRAKAINA (NZ)
SavabeelAUTUMN BOY, EUROCANTO, GRINGOTTS (NZ), SALTCOATS (NZ), Good Banter (NZ), Hollywood Hero (NZ), Jonny da Wolf (NZ), Moonlight Circus, Regeneration, Tsunami Sam (NZ)
Savoire VivreAlvarinho
Sea the StarsKINGSWOOD (GB), Etna Rosso (IRE)
SebringAUTUMN MYSTERY, FLYING FOR FUN, SALTY PEARL, Hillier, Karinska, Miss Freelove, Oscar’s Fortune, Single Choice, Territory Express
SepoySNOW MERCY, STEPARTY, WATCHME WIN, Zealously
ShaftSHEZA ALIBI
ShamardalCEOLWULF (NZ), KING’S SECRET, NEW YORK LUSTRE, PRIVATE EYE, SHE’S BULLETPROOF, TOO DARN DISCREET, Teine Aulelei, Touristic (Gb)
ShamexpressPROVED (NZ)
Shamus AwardRegal Award
ShiroccoAfter Summer, Asterix (NZ)
ShockingColizzi (NZ)
ShowcasingSilver Dagger
SingspielPERICLES, Brave Danza
Sir PercyCadmus (IRE), Hyperbolic (NZ), Leica Lucy (NZ)
SiyouniSnow in May
Smart MissileKing Zephyr, Monte Supreme
Smart StrikeSea What I See (IRE)
SnippetsonElusive Capital SnitzelAMOR VICTORIOUS, CLEAR THINKING (GB), HOT AND HIGH, STARDOM, SUPER SMINK, YUM, Bossed Up, Chayan, Express Class, Fully Lit, Iowna Merc, Just a Journey, Manolo Bling, Miss Chanel, Naifah, Plagiarism, Smexy, Soft Love, Wise Inlaw So SecretCut the Talk
So You ThinkNINJA, Bird Whistle, Rivellino Soldier of FortuneWATERFORD (IRE) Soldier’s TaleFluro Neuro
Star WitnessAeliana (NZ), Moravia, Nashville Jack, Screen Icon
StarcraftWEST OF SWINDON, Lady Shenandoah
StratumLINDERMANN, Enxuto, Guest House, Midwest StravinskyLa Gitana Street BossBossy Nic, Eviction Notice, Spicy Miss Street CryATTICA, BEIWACHT, ESTREMO, IDLE FLYER, TOM KITTEN, TREASURETHE MOMENT, WEEPING WOMAN, Arabian Summer, Contemporary, Fire Star, Ice Pick Nick, Recommendation, Ripley Street SenseCOSMIC CRUSADER (NZ) StrykerRAGING FORCE, Icarian Dream SulamaniQuietness (GB) Swiss AcePerfumist (NZ) Tanino GimletGolden Snap (JPN) TapitAurora Rise TavistockAZAZEL (NZ), MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) TeofiloANGEL CAPITAL, BERKELEY SQUARE, Helioson Testa RossaGETTA GOOD FEELING, REY MAGNERIO, Elliptical Time ThiefSTORYVILLE TobouggDe Bergerac, Royal Insignia ToolighttoquitBlindedbythelight Toorak ToffUNIT FIVE TowkayRise at Dawn (NZ) Trade FairMAGNIFICENT ANDY TrustingMATIAS, PANOVA, Distrustful Award TwiningBRIASA Uncle MoSABAJ, STRICTLY BUSINESS UnencumberedWintery Universal RulerCOOL MEMORY VarAUTUMN GLOW VerglasAdmiration Express ViolenceMayfair ViscountGreat Maximus VolksraadThe Pearls (NZ) Von Costa de HeroSpanish Treasure WarBenagil War ChantJAZ SESSION, Stormchaser War EmblemCAFFE FLORIAN, Ostraka War FrontAdelaide River (IRE), Muktamil (IRE) West QuestWolf Junior Written TycoonALIBABA, FOREIGN PRESS, SANNIYA, WAY TO THE STARS, Ernaux, Sovereign Dash ZabeelAIR ASSAULT, DIAMOND SCENE, MIRAVAL ROSE, REVELARE, Pudding (NZ), Zambardo (NZ), Zarastro, Zaszou ZedJIMMYSSTAR (NZ) ZoustarSTREISAND n
AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS Season
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This listing of the leading Australian sires by earnings includes stakes performance (shown in brackets), and percentages are given for winners to runners, stakeswinners to runners and total stakeshorses (winners and placegetters) to runners. The top earner for each horse is shown with its particular individual earnings. Information in this section is for the season from 1/8/25 to 8/2/26 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.
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APEX RATINGS for New Zealand 2026
Introducing new improved APEX TABLES for both countries, exclusive to BLUEBLOODS.
BLUEBLOODS is now able to present APEX tables, in an improved format showing separate tables for Australia and New Zealand. APEX tables for Australia show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in Australia. APEX tables for NZ show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in NZ. There are now three separate tables for each country: the default ratings are for horses with at least 150 year starters in the previous seven rolling seasons (runners count as year starters in each season they compete and earn prizemoney); then there are also tables for horses with 100 year starters and 30 year starters which give an insight into the progress of first and second season sires or stallions which serve smaller books. Finally, to recap, APEX A runners are those which earn an amount in the top 2% each season, B runners the next 2%, C runners the next 4%. Therefore ABC runners are those earning an amount that falls in the top 8% each season (2+2+4).
For further explanation refer to previous issues. Special thanks to Arion Pedigrees NZ who have developed these tables for Bluebloods and to respected analyst Bill Oppenheim whose brainchild they are. Andrew Reichard, Publisher.
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This listing of the leading New Zealand sires by earnings includes stakes performance (shown in brackets), and percentages are given for winners to runners, stakeswinners to runners and total stakeshorses (winners and placegetters) to runners. The top earner for each horse is shown with its particular individual earnings. Information in this section is for the season from 1/8/25 to 8/2/26 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.
Leading New Zealand Sires
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Zabeel Classic (Second Century S.)-G1
Ellerslie, December 26, NZ$500,000, Open4 Weight For Age, 2000m.
NEW ZEALAND STAKES RESULTS Season 2025-2026
1 KINGSWOOD (GB), (R Hutchings 59kg) gr c 5, Roaring Lion - All at Sea by Sea the Stars. Trainer: Gavin Bedggood.
2 Jaarffi, (W B Kennedy 57kg) b f 6, Iffraaj - Pride of Tralee by Redoute’s Choice.
Trainer: L R Noble.
3 Legarto, (R T Elliot 57kg) b f 6, Proisir - Geordie Girl by Towkay.
Trainer: K & B Kelso.
1.5 len, 2 len, 2:06.40, Track Soft(5), 9 strs.
KINGSWOOD (GB) (9C)
Grey colt foaled 2020
Sold 2021 Goffs Ireland Orby Yearling Sale. Price: €130,000
ROARING LION (USA) (Grey 2015-Stud 2019). 8 wins-3 at 2-1m to 10¼f, Sandown Eclipse
S., [G1]. Sire of 90 rnrs, 55 wnrs, inc. SW Kingswood (Auckland TR Zabeel Classic, [G1]), Dubai Mile, Running Lion, Queen of the Pride, Middle Earth, Embesto, Valiant King, Lion’s Pride SP Long Ago, Queen Regent, Saint George, Waltham, Magellan and of Iron Lion, Exuberance, Fox Journey, Lion of War, Roaring Legend, Sheradann, Gallant Lion, Humanity, etc. Dam ALL AT SEA, by Sea the Stars. 4 wins from 2000m to 2200m, €111,350, Longchamp Prix de Liancourt, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Zarkava, L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix de la Pépinière, L, Longchamp Prix de la Celle Saint-Cloud, 4th Deauville Prix de Pomone, [G2], Compiegne Prix Mélisande, L. Three-quarter-sister to ALIGNAK, Albamara (dam of ALALCANCE), Jane the Star (dam of PLESANT JANE), half-sister to ALGOMETER, ALWILDA (dam of ALPINISTA, ALPENBLUME). Dam of 7 named foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:2017 A la Voile (f by Invincible Spirit (Ire)). 3 wins from 1m to 1¼m, Sandown Betway Fillies’ H., 3d Ayr Rothesay S., L, 4th York Lyric S., L, Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oaks, L 2018 A Legacy (f by Archipenko). Placed at 3 in GB. Dam ofAllegresse. 2 wins at 2 at 1m in 2025, 2d Doncaster British Stallion Studs 2YO S 2019 ELDAR ELDAROV (c by Dubawi (Ire)). Champion 3YO Stayer in Europe in 2022. Joint Champion 3YO Stayer in GB in 2022. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 8½f to 14½f, £943,560, The St Leger, [G1], Irish St Leger, [G1], Royal Ascot Queen’s Vase, [G2], 2d York Yorkshire Cup, [G2], 4th Goodwood Cup, [G1], ParisLongchamp Grand Prix de Paris, [G1]
2020 KINGSWOOD (c by Roaring Lion). 5 wins from 1800m to 2050m, $874,536, to 2025-26, Auckland TR Zabeel Classic, [G1], MRC Coongy Cup, [G3], VRC Furphy P., L, MRC Quayclean H., 2d Waikato TR Herbie Dyke S., [G1], Curragh Northfields H., VRC Ronald McDonald House Charities Trophy, 3d Curragh Gallinule S., [G3], 4th Listowel S., L, Ballarat Cup, L 2021 A la Belle Etoile (f by Study of Man). Unraced.
2022 Naval Command (g by Lope de Vega (Ire)). Placed at 3 in 2025 in GB. 2023 Allaire (f by Study of Man). Placed at 2 in 2025 in GB.
2024 (c by New Bay)
2nd Dam
ALBANOVA, by Alzao (USA). Champion Older Female Stayer in GB in 2003 & 2004 & Germany in 2004. 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1450m to 2400m, £283,956 in GB and Germany, Düsseldorf Westlb Deutschland Preis, [G1], Köln Rheinland Pokal der Stadtsparkasse, [G1], Preis von Europa, [G1], Haydock Pinnacle S., L Chepstow Golden Daffodil S., L, Haydock Stanley Racing 2YO S., 2d Köln Preis von Europa, [G1]. Sister to ALBORADA (dam of ALGONQUIN - MY NORDIC HERO (AUST.), ALVARITA), three-quarter-sister to LAST SECOND (dam of AUSSIE RULES APPROACH), half-sister to ALMA MATER Albinus, Alakananda (dam of DRAGON DANCER). Dam of 10 foals, all raced, 9 winners, inc:ALGOMETER 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1m to 11f, £133,011, Newbury Arc Trial, [G3] Goodwood Cocked Hat S., L, Newbury Al Basti Equiworld 2YO S., 2d Longchamp Prix Maurice de Nieuil, [G2], Sandown Classic Trial S., [G3], Brigadier Gerard S., [G3], 3d Newmarket Princess of Wales’s S., [G2], 4th Doncaster Cup, [G2], Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., [G3] ALWILDA 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 3850m in GB and Germany, Köln Silbernes Band, L, Sandown Hersham H., Wet Wet Wet H., 2d Hamburg Langer Hamburger, L, Haydock Double Delight Hat Trick Heaven H., 3d Lingfield River Eden S., L. Dam of 2 winnersALPINISTA Leading Older Female on the 2022 WBR Rankings. Champion Older Female in Europe in 2022 (Long). Champion Older Female in Germany in 2021 (Long). Champion Older Female in France & GB in 2022 (Long). Joint Champion Older Female in GB in 2021 (Long). 10 wins1 at 2-from 1400m to 2400m, £2,848,544 in GB, France and Germany, ParisLongchamp Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, [G1], York Yorkshire Oaks, [G1], Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, [G1], Hoppegarten Grosser Preis von Berlin, [G1], München Grosser Preis von Bayern, [G1], Köln Preis von Europa, [G1], Haydock Lancashire Oaks, [G2], Goodwood Daisy Warwick S., L, Salisbury Upavon S., L, Epsom Ewell Phab 2YO S., 2d York Yorkshire Oaks, [G1], Newmarket Princess Royal S., [G3], 4th ParisLongchamp Prix d’Aumale, [G3], Vichy Prix Madame Jean Couturié, L ALPENBLUME 4 wins from 2000m to 2400m in France and Germany, Sparkasse Holstein Cup, L, 2d Hannover Großer Preis von Volkswagen Automobile Hannover & Region, L, 3d Deauville Prix Vulcain, L, 4th ParisLongchamp Prix Joubert, L ALL AT SEA 4 wins. See above.
ALIGNAK 3 wins from 11f to 12½f, £103,925, Chester Stand Cup, L 2d Haydock Tapster S., L, Meydan Cup, L, 3d Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., [G3], 4th Meydan Dubai Gold Cup, [G2], Chester Stand Cup, L Albamara Winner at 2 at 8½f, 2d Newmarket Princess Royal S., L, 3d Newbury Lord Weinstock Memorial S., L, Hamilton Glasgow S., L, 4th Newbury Chalice S., L. Dam of 5 winners-
ALALCANCE 5 wins from 2000m to 2600m, $586,362, to 2024-25 in Ireland and Aust, ATC Chairman’s H., [G2], NE Manion Cup, [G3], Randwick City S., L, Casino Prince H., 2d ATC Christmas Cup, L, Illawarra TC PFD Food Services H., 3d VRC Matriarch S., [G2] Jane Eyre Raced once. Dam of 3 winnersJane the Star. Placed at 3 in France. Dam ofPLESANT JANE 3 wins at 2000m, 2100m, ParisLongchamp Prix Zarkava, L Saint-Cloud Prix Fourire, 2d Grand Prix de Fontainebleau, L
Telegraph S.-G1
Trentham, January 3, NZ$550,000, Open4 Weight For Age, 1200m.
1 FIRST FIVE, (W F Pinn 58.5kg) br g 5, Almanzor - Payette by Volksraad.
Trainer: D G Greene.
2 Navigator, (R T Elliot 58.5kg) ch g 6, El Roca - Joiya by Stravinsky.
Trainer: C W Cole.
3 Grail Seeker, (Joe Doyle 56.5kg) b f 5, Iffraaj - Starwish by Redoute’s Choice.
Trainer: L O’Sullivan & A Scott.
1 len, 1.3 len, 1:07.23, Track Soft(5), 15 strs.
FIRST FIVE (12G)
Brown gelding foaled 2020
Breeder: G A Shand, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Mrs J C McLeod, Mrs J J & P W Rogers & G A Shand
Zafonic
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ALMANZOR (FR) (Bay or Brown 2013-Stud 2018). 8 wins-3 at 2, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, [G1]. Leading Sire of 2YOs in NZ in 2021-22. Sire of 665 rnrs, 359 wnrs, 30 SW, inc. Manzoice (VRC Victoria Derby, [G1]), Gezora, First Five, Circle of Fire, Molveno, Zuckerhut Lux Libertas, Qali Al Farrasha, Trav, Positivity, Mehzebeen, Castle Way, Athabascan, Almara, Manzor Blue, Mary Shan, Moonlight Magic, Sudbina, Zabmanzor, Cheval d’Or, etc.
Dam PAYETTE, by Volksraad (GB). 6 wins at 1200m, 1300m, ARC VRC Trophy H., Counties RC Ceva Pallecon H., BOP RC Gilmours Tauranga H.-twice, 2d Counties RC Pallecon H., 3d Whangarei RC Majestic Horse Transport H., 4th ARC Newmarket H., L. Dam of 4 named foals, 3 to race, 2 winners, inc:-
2015 (c by Pierro)
2016 Riverhill (g by Tavistock). Unplaced.
2017 (c by Tavistock)
2018 Shanette (f by Iffraaj (GB)). Unraced.
2019 Not served previous season
2020 FIRST FIVE (g by Almanzor (Fr)). 8 wins from 1200m to 1600m, $706,707, to 2025-26, WRC Telegraph S., [G1], Waikato Sprint, [G1], Waikato TR J Swap Sprint, [G3], BOP RC Super Liquor H., Matamata RC Noble & Lee H., Te Aroha JC Capistrano Lodge H., Whangarei RC Harcourts H., 2d Auckland TR NHR Group H., Waikato TR Hutton Contracting H., Matamata RC Fairview H., 3d BOP RC Ray White H., 4th Auckland TR Sprint S., L
2021 Rambling On (g by Almanzor (Fr)). 2 wins at 1600m in 2025-26, Waikato TR Norwegian Park Mile, 2d Waikato TR Karapiro Classic.
2022 Not served previous season
2nd Dam
LADY PAY (NZ), by Zabeel. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1400m, ARC Haunui Farm H. Half-sister to Pretty Vegas. Dam of 4 named foals, 3 to race, all winners, inc:Payette 6 wins. See above. Roman Ruler 3 wins at 1200m, 1400m, ARC Skycity H., Waikato RC Munns the Man’s Store H. Shangold Winner at 2100m in NZ.
3rd Dam
STRAIGHT SHOW, by Straight Strike (USA). 6 wins at 1400m, 1600m, ARC DB Draught H., 2d ARC Paxus P., TV Guide H., Waikato RC Kalgoorlie H., 3d Waikato RC Kiwi FM Futurity H., Storey O’Shea & Kelly H., Equine Pacific Ltd H. Dam of 7 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:Pretty Vegas 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1400m, ARC North Harbour Club Charitable Trust H., 2d ARC Eight Carat Classic, [G2], Masterton RC Lowland S., [G3], Waikato RC Hawkins Waikato Juvenile H., Matamata RC Mitre 10 H., 3d Waikato RC Sir Tristram Fillies Classic, [G2], WRC Cuddle S., [G3], Manawatu RC Eulogy S., [G3], BOP RC Bayleys Waikato H., Counties RC Terry Ryan Timber H.-twice. Dam ofPretty Good Excuse. 9 wins from 1400m to 2000m, $107,385, CJC Yesberg Insurance Services H., North Canterbury RC Garrards Horse & Hound H., CJC Racing Owners Association H., 2d Oamaru Cup, 3d North Canterbury Cup, CJC Blue Star Taxis H., Barneswood Farm Agistment H., Racecourse Hotel & Motel Lodge H., New Zealand Cup Tickets on Sale H. Dam of 2 winnersAzilee Star. Winner at 1400m in 2025-26, 2d Southland RC World Solar S. Lady Pay. 2 wins. See above. Diamond Show. 2 wins at 1200m in NZ. Dam of(The) Diamond Knight 3 wins at 1000m, $377,039, HKJC Epsom H., Shek Uk Shan H., 2d ARC Bonecrusher S., L, HKJC Shanghai H., HKU Alumni Challenge Cup H., Derby Restaurant & Bar H., Port Shelter H., 3d HKJC Shanghai H., American Club Challenge Cup H., Ewo Challenge Trophy, Chevalier Aluminium Engineering H., South Bay H., 4th Hawke’s Bay Guineas, [G2] Keep the Show. Winner at 1200m in NZ. Viking Warrior. Winner at 1500m in NZ.
4th Dam STEALTH, by Ring Round the Moon (GB). Raced once. Half-sister to Shilling (dam of BUSTER BROOKFIELD). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:Straight Show. 6 wins. See above.
5th Dam GAY MAREE, by Neanderthal (GB). Winner at 1m in NZ. Dam of 5 foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:Quay Princess. 6 wins from 1400m to 2000m, Nelson JC Gold Cup. Producer.
Railway S.-G1
Ellerslie, January 24, NZ$700,000, Open4 Set Weight Wit, 1200m.
1 JIGSAW (AUS), (Logan Bates 57kg) br g 7, Manhattan Rain - Demandz by Lonhro.
Trainer: Ms C Alderson. 2 Arkansaw Kid (AUS), (O P Bosson 58kg) blk or br g 5, Harry Angel - Florabella by Exceed and Excel. Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes.
3 Sweynesday, (M Hashizume 55kg) b c 5, Sweynesse - Keep Thinking by Faltaat.
Trainer: R James & R Wellwood. 0.8 len, 1.6 len, 1:09.55, Track Soft(5), 13 strs.
JIGSAW (AUS) (42)
Brown gelding foaled 2018
Breeder: Mrs LB Alderson VIC
Owner: C Alderson & M Price
MANHATTAN RAIN (AUS) (Bay 2006-Stud 2010).
Jigsaw, Benagil, Wild Rain, Moonovermanhattan, Scarlet Rain, Jamaican Rain, Runaway, New York Lustre, Excelling, Man Crush, Sabaj, La Danseuse Rouge, Hail Manhattan, Alison of Tuffy, Let Me Sleep on It, Indian Thunder, Manhattan Street, Manapine, Ondina, SP Fame, etc. Dam DEMANDZ (NZ), by Lonhro. 3 wins at 1200m, 1400m, ARC Lindauer Spec H., MRC Bushnell Outdoor Products H., 2d ARC Coca-Cola H., 3d MRC (Mornington) Community Real Estate H. Dam of 5 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:2016 Zee Hoarder (g by Zebedee (GB)). Winner at 1200m in Aust. 2017 Queen Adele (f by Adelaide (Ire)). 2 wins at 1500m, 2050m, $102,490, 2d Tasmanian Oaks, L, 3d MRC Ladbrokes Money Back Odds H., Ladbrokes Blended Bets H.
2018 JIGSAW (g by Manhattan Rain). 13 wins-2 at 2-to 1200m, $2,155,897, to 2025-26, Auckland TR Railway S., [G1], MVRC Australia S., [G2], Ian McEwen S., [G2], MRC Christmas S., L, Doveton S., L, MRC (Mornington) Hareeba S., L, MRC Unleash Your Neds Toolbox 2YO H., Southside Racing The Meteorite, Cranbourne TC Apache Cat Classic H., MRC Take it to the Neds Level H., Southside Racing Apache Cat Classic, 2d MVRC Mitchell McKenzie S., L, 3d BRC Moreton Cup, [G2], MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), [G3], VOBIS Gold Sprint, MVRC Mia Kleer Hand Sanitiser 2YO H.
2019 Missed to Rich Enuff
2020 (c by Tosen Stardom (JPN))
2021 Lumosity (f by Foxwedge). Placed at 3 in 2024-25 in Aust.
2022 (foal by Brutal (NZ))
2023 Missed to Blue Point (Ire)
2024 Labyrinth (f by Street Boss (USA))
2025 (f by Cylinder)
2nd Dam
LOADED COMMAND by Commands. 5 wins at 1200m, 1400m, $105,723, Waikato RC Ag & Turf Sprint H., L, ARC Stella Artois H., Waikato RC Curraghmore Stud H., 2d ARC Wellfield Stud H., 3d ARC Catwalk Club H., BOP RC Karen Worley Bayleys H., 4th Te Aroha JC New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ S., [G1]. Dam of 1 foal, 1 winnerDemandz 3 wins. See above.
3rd Dam
LOADED LADY, by Last Tycoon (Ire). Raced once. Half-sister to Foreign Minister, Endorsement. Dam of 5 foals, all raced, 4 winners, inc:LOADED COMMAND 5 wins. See above.
Loaded Owners. 7 wins to 1200m, $102,910, TRC KPMG H., Van Hardyards H., Members Sprint H., Gateway Sorell H., Kevin Sharkie H., 2d TRC Winzenberg Trophy Quality H., Become a Member H., Stere Aerospace H., Sheet Anchor H., 4th TTC Newmarket H., L Loaded Tycoon. 6 wins from 1400m to 1650m, 3d BRC Weddings at BRC H., BTC Pistols at Dawn 2YO H. Demands Respect. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 900m, 1000m in Aust. 4th Dam TOURIST VISA (USA), by L’Emigrant. Unraced. Half-sister to CZARAVICH. Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners, inc:Foreign Minister 10 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, $241,710, QTC Slight Chance Welter H., Qld Tatt’s RC VB S., QTC Mitty’s World of Sport H., New Farm Clinic H., Wide World of Sports H., Mistletoe 2YO S., 2d BATC CocaCola Classic, [G3], BTC Neilsons Flying H., QTC Grantley Cogzell Benn H., Qld Tatt’s RC Australian Post 2YO S., QTC Issac Moore H., Sky Ace H., 3d QTC
Waikato Sprint-G1
Te Rapa, February 7, NZ$500,000, Open4 Weight For Age, 1400m.
1 FIRST FIVE, (W F Pinn 59kg) br g 5, Almanzor - Payette by Volksraad.
Trainer: D G Greene.
2 Sterling Express, (M Cameron 59kg) b g 5, Shamexpress - On Parole by Keeper.
Trainer: M H Brosnan.
3 Tomodachi, (Joe Doyle 57kg) b f 5, Tarzino - Quintessentially by High Chaparral.
Owner: Mrs J C McLeod, Mrs J J & P W Rogers & G A Shand
Herbie Dyke S. (International S.)-G1
Te Rapa, February 7, NZ$700,000, Open4 Weight For Age, 2000m.
1 LEGARTO, (O P Bosson 57kg) b f 6, Proisir - Geordie Girl by Towkay.
Trainer: K & B Kelso.
2 Kingswood (GB), (R Hutchings 59kg) gr c 5, Roaring Lion - All at Sea by Sea the Stars. Trainer: Gavin Bedggood.
3 The Odyssey, (J K Riddell 59kg) ch g 6, Zacinto - Macavelli Miss by Vettori.
Trainer: Ben & Ryan Foote.
0.4 len, 2 len, 2:02.17, Track Good(4), 9 strs.
LEGARTO (3B)
Bay filly foaled 2019
Sold 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $90,000 Breeder: W E Jeffries, Bay Of Plenty, NZ
Owner: Mrs C J & P H Brown, A C & Mrs M E Enting, W J Foster, Mrs B J & K S Kelso, A M & Mrs P J Kirton, G & M Maloy & E J Verheyen
Danehill Dancer (IRE)
Choisir Great Selection
Encosta de Lago
Prophet Jewel Factor (NZ)
Last Tycoon (IRE)
Towkay
Princess Tracy (IRE)
GEORDIE GIRL
Racing is Fun (USA)
Racing Waters
Miss Harbour
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6
2
4
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5 2 1 (1)
Danehill (USA)
Mira Adonde
Lunchtime (GB)
Pensive Mood
Fairy King (USA)
Shoal Creek
Centaine
Imperial Bride Try My Best
Mill Princess Ahonoora (GB)
Princess Ru
Olympiad King
Flower Box
Sea Anchor (IRE) Banba
Danzig
Razyana
Sharpen Up Lettre d’Amour
Silly Season Great Occasion
Biscay Staid Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Star Way (GB) Rolls (USA)
Century Rainbeam
Imperial March (CAN) Bridesmaid
Northern Dancer Sex Appeal Mill Reef Irish Lass Lorenzaccio (IRE) Helen Nichols
Princely Gift Chiru
Curragh King
Gamest Windy Sands Miss Zenoda Alcide Anchor Resurgent (IRE) Kay-ib-Marie
New
Cal Isuzu S. (Lady Norrie S.)-G2
Te Rapa, December 13, NZ$175,000, Fillies & Mares Open, 1600m.
1 HINEKAHA, (C J Grylls 57kg) br f 4, Savabeel - Hinerangi by Fastnet Rock.
Trainer: Andrew Forsman.
HINEKAHA (13A)
Brown filly foaled 2021
Breeder: C R Grace, Central, NZ
Owner: C R Grace QSM, Mrs S Grace, M C J & P F Hurley
Wakefield Challenge S.-G2
Trentham, December 20, NZ$175,000, 2yo Open4 Set Weight, 1100m.
1 LARA ANTIPOVA (AUS), (C J Grylls 55kg) b f 2, Russian Revolution - Artistic Lass by Myboycharlie. Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson.
LARA ANTIPOVA (AUS) (22C)
Bay filly foaled 2023
Sold 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $100,000
Breeder: Mr E Harrington NSW
Owner: Fortuna Lara Antipova Syndicate (Mgr: John Galvin)
Manawatu Challenge S.-G2
Trentham, December 20, NZ$150,000, Open4 Weight For Age, 1400m.
1 LUX LIBERTAS, (B Queiroz 57kg) b f 5, Almanzor - Miss Fi by Makfi.
Trainer: L O’Sullivan & A Scott.
LUX LIBERTAS (16C)
Bay filly foaled 2020
Breeder: Mrs H G & W G Bax & JML Bloodstock Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Goldeye Trust (Mgr: Kylie Bax) & P Sain
Auckland Guineas (Great Northern Guineas)-G2
Ellerslie, December 26, NZ$270,000, 3yo Open4 Set Weight, 1400m.
1 WELL WRITTEN (AUS), (Matthew Cartwright 55kg) ch f 3, Written TycoonMozzie Monster by Sebring. Trainer: S B Marsh.
WELL WRITTEN (AUS) (3B)
Chestnut filly foaled 2022
Sold 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Online Yearling Sale. Price: $80,000
Breeder: Mr D Digney VIC
Owner: Yulong Investment NZ Ltd, 8 Mates Syndicate, W L Bolton, Ms S E Bourke, N V Burnside, N J Carter, Mrs V M Carter ONZM, P Dench, N N Dobson, J R Gray, S W Hawkings, J Lewis, Rayas Bloodstock Ltd, P L S
Eight Carat Classic (Ladies Mile)-G2
Ellerslie, December 26, NZ$270,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 1600m.
1 TELLUM, (Joe Doyle 56.5kg) b f 3, Ocean Park - Early Morning Rise by Fastnet Rock
Trainer: Debbie Sweeney.
TELLUM (C17)
Bay filly foaled 2022
Breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Flying Mullet Racing Syndicate One (Mg: John Tarrant)
Sir Patrick Hogan S. (Royal S.)-G2
Ellerslie, January 1, NZ$270,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 2000m.
1 OHOPE WINS, (Joe Doyle 56.5kg) b f 3, Ocean Park - Choux Mania by Redoute’s
Rich Hill Mile (ARC George Adams (Tattersall) H.)-G2
Ellerslie, January 1, NZ$270,000, Open4 Handicap, 1600m.
1 QUEEN ZOU (AUS), (Matthew Cartwright 53kg) b f 5, Zoustar - Lady Oracle by Medaglia d’Oro. Trainer: S B Marsh.
QUEEN ZOU (AUS) (16C)
Bay filly foaled 2020
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PROISIR (AUS) (2009). 3 wins from 1200m to 1600m, Newcastle JC Spring S., [G3]. Sire of 414 rnrs, 258 wnrs, 24 SW, inc. Legarto (New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, [G1]), Levante Prowess, Waitak, Dark Destroyer, Pier, Coeur Volante, Vegas Queen, Bourbon Empress, Tapildoodledo, Islington Lass, Whangaehu, Kelly Coe, Belle Plaisir, Fairy Dream, Arby, Vitesse Bo, Yonce, Aimee’s Jewel, Riodini, etc. Sire of the dams of Speed Demon, Illustrious, etc
Dam GEORDIE GIRL, by Towkay. 2 wins at 1200m, 1600m, WRC Stella Artois H., 2d ARC North Harbour Club Charitable Trust H., Matamata RC New World H., BOP RC Platinum Showhome H., 4th Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ S., L. Sister to RAPID KAY, half-sister to KEKOVA. Dam of 4 named foals, 3 to race, all winners, inc:-
2010 (foal by Sir Percy (GB))
2011 Locally Sauced (g by Iffraaj (GB)). 10 wins from 2000m to 3900m, $169,117, North Canterbury Cup, 2d CJC Lindauer H., Gold Club H., Speight’s H., Heatstore H., 3d Whangarei Gold Cup, CJC Phil & Corin Murfitt H., Speight’s Mid Ale H., Counties RC Dunstan Driving Perfection H., Whangarei RC Northpine Growing Strong H.
2012 (f by Iffraaj (GB))
2013 (g by Iffraaj (GB))
2014 Missed to Power (GB)
2015 (f by Cape Blanco (Ire))
2016 (c by Jimmy Choux)
2017 Missed to Dalghar
2018 Emanon (f by Burgundy). 11 wins to 1400m, $281,859, CJC Banks Peninsula Cup, Johnny Fresh Darfield H., Amberley RC Smiths Hire H., Otago RC Property Brokers Dunedin H., 2d Southland RC Olphert Contracting H., Gore RC AON Insurance Brokers H., Waikouaiti RC Barnyard Mainfeed’s H., Southland RC Southland S., Riverton RC Bupa Care S., Gore RC AON Insurance Brokers H., 3d Otago RC Hazlett S., L, CJC Pryde’s Easifeed Sprint H., Otago RC Gallagher Insurance H., Positive Signs + Print H.-twice, CJC NZB South Island Sale 14 April 2YO S., Amicus Insurance Brokers H., Otago RC Ray Kean-Property Brokers H., Property Brokers Dunedin H.
2019 LEGARTO (f by Proisir). Champion 3YO Filly in NZ in 2022-23. Champion Middle Distance Horse in New Zealand in 2023-24. 11 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 2000m, $2,283,269, to 2025-26, VRC Australian Guineas, [G1], Waikato TR Herbie Dyke S., [G1]-twice, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas [G1], Auckland TR Eight Carat Classic, [G2], Waikato RC Soliloquy S., [G3], Matamata RC Lisa Chittick Champagne S., L, Matamata Cup, L, Auckland TR Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic Preview, Waikato RC Ready to Run Sale Trainers S., 2d Auckland TR New Zealand S., [G1], Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic, 3d Auckland TR New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders S., [G1], Zabeel Classic, [G1], Hawkes Bay Tarzino Trophy, [G1], 4th WRC Captain Cook S., [G1], Thorndon Mile, [G2], Auckland TR Karaka Million 3YO Classic, RL
2020 Not served previous season
2021 Not served previous season
2022 Missed to Proisir
2023 Latoya (f by Proisir). Unraced.
2024 Missed to Proisir
2nd Dam Racing Waters, by Racing is Fun (USA). 3 wins to 1400m, CJC Jetmaster Fireplace Quality H., Canterbury Draught Apprentice H., 2d CJC Canterbury Westland Trainers Association H., 3d Timaru S., L. Half-sister to FAIROSS Dam of 6 foals, all winners, inc:-
KEKOVA 7 wins from 1200m to 1600m, $111,793, CJC Great Easter S., L, Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders’ S., L, CJC Christchurch Casino H., Waikato RC Anexa Animal Health H., Manawatu RC McEntee Event Hire H., 2d CJC Canterbury Breeders S., L, Hawkes Bay AON Insurance Brokers H., Elbow Sports Bar H., 4th CJC Easter Cup, [G3], Levin S., L. Producer. RAPID KAY 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1300m to 1600m, Taranaki RC Mason Appliances 4YO H., L, North Canterbury RC Canterbury S., L, Hawkes Bay Corn Exchange Juvenile S., CJC GH Murfitt Memorial H., Taranaki RC Pupil at Java Lodge H., 2d Hawkes Bay Highview S., [G3], WRC Desert Gold S., [G3], 3d WRC Captain Cook S., [G1], Waikato Draught Sprint, [G1], Avondale JC 2YO Fillies S., L, BOP RC Ultimate Motor Group Ford 3YO S., 4th Waikato RC Gasmate S., [G3]. Producer.
Sold 2022 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale . Price: $650,000
Breeder: Phoenix Thoroughbred (11) Ltd QLD
Owner: 2022 Bourbon Lane Stable New Zealand Llc Partnership, Mrs R A Carter, B Kendall, Dr P H Mitchell & A P Saker
Eclipse S.-G2
Ellerslie, January 1, NZ$225,000, 2yo Open4 Set Weight, 1200m.
1 KINNAIRD (AUS), (O P Bosson 57kg) b or br c 2, Home Affairs - Orinda by O’Reilly Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson.
KINNAIRD (AUS) (2R)
Bay or Brown colt foaled 2023
Sold 2025 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $340,000
Breeder: Hong Kong Breeders Club Limited NSW
Owner: Te Akau Home & Abroad Racing Partnership (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM)
Levin Classic (Levin Turf Classic)-G2
Trentham, January 3, NZ$400,000, 3yo Open4 Set Weight, 1400m.
1 LA DORADA, (C J Grylls 55kg) b f 3, Super Seth - Gold Fever by Savabeel.
Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson.
LA DORADA (13B)
Bay filly foaled 2022
Sold 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $190,000
Owner: Te Akau Solid Gold Racing Partnership (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM)
Thorndon Mile-G2
Trentham, January 17, NZ$500,000, Open4 Handicap, 1600m.
1 DOCTOR ASKAR, (Joe Doyle 53kg) b g 5, Derryn - Petipas Delight by St. Petersburg
Trainer: Ms J Moss.
DOCTOR ASKAR (17)
Bay gelding foaled 2020
Breeder: Ms J R Moss, Central, NZ Owner: Joanne & Mrs R Jill Moss
Lowland S.-G2
Trentham, January 31, NZ$175,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 2100m.
1 ULTIMATE HABIT, (C J Grylls 56.5kg) b f 3, Embellish - Queens Habit by Bachelor Duke. Trainer: R J Patterson.
ULTIMATE HABIT (1H)
Bay filly foaled 2022
Breeder: Mrs I M Roddick, Central, NZ
Owner: G & I Roddick, B McAree, S O’Leary, G Lennox, G Vanner, B Bradley, B Nonu, A Wilson, M Sorensen, G Nisbett, G Waterhouse, M Benton, J Rasmussen, S Walker, P Hardy & S Hardy
Waikato Guineas-G2
Te Rapa, February 7, NZ$275,000, 3yo Open4 Set Weight, 2000m.
1 AUTUMN GLORY, (V A Colgan 55kg) b f 3, Ocean Park - Venus’s Dream by Viscount
Trainer: R James & R Wellwood.
AUTUMN GLORY (1N)
Bay filly foaled 2022
Breeder: Monovale Holdings Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Sir Tristram Fillies Classic-G2
Owner: Monovale Holdings Ltd
Te Rapa, February 7, NZ$275,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 2100m.
1 OHOPE WINS, (Joe Doyle 56.5kg) b f 3, Ocean Park - Choux Mania by Redoute’s
Choice. Trainer: L O’Sullivan & A Scott.
OHOPE WINS (16G)
Bay filly foaled 2022
Breeder: Gartshore Bloodstock Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Yulong Investment Nz Ltd
Waikato Cup-G3
Te Rapa, December 13, NZ$140,000, Open4 Handicap, 2400m.
1 SHARP ‘N’ SMART, (G Rooke 59kg) b g 6, Redwood - Queen Margaret by Swiss Ace
Trainer: Team Rogerson.
SHARP ‘N’ SMART (10C)
Bay gelding foaled 2019
Sold 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $55,000
Breeder: G Harvey, Auckland, NZ
Owner: G A Rogerson, Todd Bawden, C A Leishman, Nz Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd, M & M Butterworth & M B Waddy
J Swap Sprint (F C Johnstone H.)-G3
Te Rapa, December 13, NZ$120,000, Open4 Handicap, 1400m.
1 FIRST FIVE, (L H Satherley 54.5kg) br g 5, Almanzor - Payette by Volksraad.
Trainer: D G Greene.
FIRST FIVE (12G) Brown gelding foaled 2020
Breeder: G A Shand, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Mrs J C McLeod, Mrs J J & P W Rogers & G A Shand
Eulogy S.-G3
Trentham, December 20, NZ$100,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 1600m. 1 WAR PRINCESS, (S T Collett 56.5kg) b f 3, U S Navy Flag - Royal Appellant by Keeper. Trainer: Peter & Trent Didham.
WAR PRINCESS (18) Bay filly foaled 2022 Sold 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $77,500
Trentham, December 20, NZ$120,000, Open4 Handicap, 2300m. 1 SAGUNTO, (S T Collett 54.5kg) br g 10, O’Reilly - Queen Sabeel by Savabeel. Trainer: Peter & Shaun McKay.
SAGUNTO (22B) Brown gelding foaled 2015 Sold 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $120,000 Breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd, Waikato, NZ Owner: Kim & Peter McKay
Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Queen Elizabeth H.)-G3 Ellerslie, January 1, NZ$250,000, Open4 Handicap, 2400m.
1 SANTA CATALINA, (Angela Jones 53kg) b f 5, Puccini - Tarantella by O’Reilly.
Trainer: Peter & Shaun McKay.
SANTA CATALINA (1S)
Bay filly foaled 2020
Breeder: Simms Davison, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Kim McKay, Peter McKay, Simms Davison
Phar Lap Trophy (Anniversary H.)-G3
Trentham, January 3, NZ$120,000, Open4 Handicap, 1600m. 1 KHANSHE, (M Cameron 53.5kg) br f 5, Mongolian Khan - Folies Bergere by O’Reilly
Trainer: F J Auret.
KHANSHE (COLMISS MILLAR)
Brown filly foaled 2020
Breeder: R L Orr, Canterbury, NZ
Owner: Est late R L Orr
Desert Gold S.-G3
Trentham, January 17, NZ$200,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 1600m.
1 FAIRY DREAM, (M Hashizume 56.5kg) b or br f 3, Proisir - Fairygem by Viscount. Trainer: R James & R Wellwood.
FAIRY DREAM (13A) Bay or Brown filly foaled 2022 Sold 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $360,000 Breeder: M & I Heyns Partnership, Waikato, NZ
Owner: C R Litt & H J Litt
Trentham S.-G3
Trentham, January 17, NZ$150,000, Open4 Set Weight Wit, 2100m.
1 ROSSO (IRE), (D W Stackhouse 55kg) b g 4, Camelot - Egyptian Sky by Fastnet Rock
Trainer: M & M Pitman.
ROSSO (IRE) (9B)
Bay gelding foaled 2021
Sold 2022 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1). Price: Gn120,000
Owner: D L Archer, S C Archer, N N Micarone & D J Wright
Wellington Cup-G3
Trentham, January 31, NZ$400,000, Open4 Handicap, 3200m. 1 MANZOR BLUE, (K R Hercock 53kg) b f 5, Almanzor - Turquoise Coast by Zabeel. Trainer: Ms L Latta.
MANZOR BLUE (9C) Bay filly foaled 2020 Sold 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $130,000
Breeder: T V Rider, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Go Racing Amalfi Syndicate (Mgr: Albert Bosma)
Colin Jillings 2YO Classic (Taranaki 2YO Classic)-G3
Ellerslie, January 31, NZ$120,000, 2yo Open4 Set Weight, 1200m.
1 LIGURIA, (W B Kennedy 55kg) b f 2, Snitzel - Vernazza by More Than Ready.
Trainer: L R Noble.
LIGURIA (20)
Bay filly foaled 2023
Breeder: B J Lindsay MNZM & Mrs J E A Lindsay, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Cambridge Stud Limited
Otago Breeders S. (ORC Breeders’ S.)-L
Wingatui, December 26, NZ$100,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 1400m.
1 BOBBY MCGEE, (Rohan Mudhoo 56.5kg) b f 3, Ancient Spirit - Lucille by Remind.
Trainer: T J Kennedy.
Breeder: C K & J P Hunter, South, NZ Owner: Craig Hunter & Jim Hunter
Wellesley S.-L
Trentham, January 3, NZ$100,000, 2yo Open4 Set Weight, 1100m.
1 LASSIFIED (AUS), (B Queiroz 55kg) b or br f 2, Stay Inside - Exclusive Lass by Nicconi. Trainer: Andrew Forsman.
Auckland TR, January 11, NZ$100,000, 3yo Open4 Set Weight, 2100m.
1 AMMIRATI, (Matthew Cartwright 57kg) b c 3, Savabeel - Happily by Pins.
Trainer: S B Marsh.
Breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Hawridge Developments Ltd, Jamieson Park Ltd & JML Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr: L Petagna)
Karaka 2YO Million (R) (Super Bonus Classique)-RL
Ellerslie, January 24, NZ$1,000,000, 2yo Open4 Set Weight, 1200m.
1 DREAM ROCA, (Ben Thompson 55kg) b f 2, El Roca - Petrachor by Redwood.
Trainer: L F Birchley.
2 Magill (AUS), (W F Pinn 57kg) b c 2, Farnan - Jessica Rabbit by Sooboog.
Trainer: Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos.
3 Torture, (Damian Lane 55kg) b f 2, Sword of State - Ruthless Lady by Keeper.
Trainer: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes.
DREAM ROCA (5B)
Bay filly foaled 2023 Sold 2025 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $75,000 Breeder: G Harvey, Auckland, NZ
Owner: P N Watson, Mackellar Syndicate, Mr P Fahey, J D Dougherty, Mrs A K Donoghue, S A George, C J George, M D Baker, R Baverstock, M R Gersekowski, P T Gersekowski, J R Joyce, R J King, Dr K P Stanton
Karaka Million 3YO Classic (R) (Karaka 3YO Mile)-RL
Ellerslie, January 24, NZ$1,500,000, 3yo Open4 Set Weight, 1600m.
1 WELL WRITTEN (AUS), (Matthew Cartwright 55kg) ch f 3, Written TycoonMozzie Monster by Sebring. Trainer: S B Marsh.
2 He Who Dares, (O P Bosson 57kg) b c 3, Snitzel - Rondinella by Ocean Park.
Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson.
3 La Dorada, (Craig Williams 55kg) b f 3, Super Seth - Gold Fever by Savabeel.
Trainer: Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson.
WELL WRITTEN (AUS) (3B)
Chestnut filly foaled 2022
Sold 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Online Yearling Sale. Price: $80,000
Breeder: Mr D Digney VIC
Owner: Yulong Investment NZ Ltd, 8 Mates Syndicate, W L Bolton, Ms S E Bourke, N V Burnside, N J Carter, Mrs V M Carter ONZM, P Dench, N N Dobson, J R Gray, S W Hawkings, J Lewis, Rayas Bloodstock Ltd
Timaru S.-L
Riccarton, January 24, NZ$80,000, Open4 Handicap, 1200m.
1 POUR THE WINE, (K Bakker 53kg) b f 6, Telperion - Needlly by O’Reilly.
Trainer: Barbara Kennedy.
Breeder: D E Nakhle, Auckland, NZ
Owner: T A Bidois, Mrs R Duffy, D E Nakhle, B J & G W Shaw & P J Stark Oaks Prelude-L
New Plymouth, January 24, NZ$80,000, 3yoFillies Open4 Set, 1800m.
1 ACER, (E M Leighton 56.5kg) b f 3, Savabeel - Sweet Treat by Ekraar.
Trainer: L O’Sullivan & A Scott.
Breeder: Monovale Holdings Ltd, Waikato, NZ
Owner: Monovale Holdings Ltd
Fulton Family S. (Metric Mile)-L
Ellerslie, January 31, NZ$100,000, Open4 Handicap, 1500m.
1 SPECIAL SAKURA, (C Dell 53kg) b f 4, Staphanos - Mia Mamma by Per Incanto.
High ChaparralBOZO, MARY SHAN, QUINTESSA, Clara Bow, Crimson Sky, Khafre (AUS), Professional Lad, Queen’s Evidence, Single Red, Tomodachi
HussonetAzeezle (AUS)
Per IncantoTWAIN, Marotiri Molly, Spellbound PinsBradman, Candycane PivotalMeaningful Star (IRE) ProisirFAIRY DREAM, LEGARTO, WAITAK, Professional Lad, Royal Flower
PucciniSANTA CATALINA
RedwoodPULSATILLA, SHARP ‘N’ SMART, Rosetown Princess, Who Knows
Reliable ManFINAL RETURN
RibchesterL’Aigle Noir
Roaring LionKINGSWOOD (GB)
Rock ‘n’ PopAftermath
Russian RevolutionLARA ANTIPOVA (AUS)
SantosPLATINUM ATTACK (AUS)
Satono AladdinBOZO, MAGIC CARPET, Say Satono, Yamato Satona
SavabeelACER, AMMIRATI, BELLE CHEVAL, FORCE OF NATURE, HINEKAHA, PROVENCE, SIR ALBERT, WITZ END, Nereus, Waimea Bay
O’ReillyCIRCUS DANCER, EL VENCEDOR, FORCE OF NATURE, KHANSHE, KINNAIRD (AUS), POUR THE WINE, SANTA CATALINA, SIR ALBERT, TUXEDO, Aftermath, Bulgari, Candycane, Waimea Bay
Oasis DreamMeaningful Star (IRE)
Ocean ParkHe Who Dares
ShamexpressSTERLING EXPRESS, THE SCUNNER, Dusty Road
Shamus AwardQUINTESSA
ShockingEL VENCEDOR
SnitzelLIGURIA, ORIGIN OF LOVE (AUS), He Who Dares, In Haste (AUS), Little Black Dress (AUS), War of Silence (AUS)
So You ThinkCognito (AUS)
StaphanosSPECIAL SAKURA, Tulsa King
Stay InsideLASSIFIED (AUS)
StrasbourgMoxie (AUS)
Stratum StarBetty Spaghetti (AUS)
Super SethLA DORADA
SweynesseMISS STARLIGHT, Sweynesday, Trust in You
Sword of StateTorture
TagaloaAlottago (AUS), Vahvay (AUS)
TarzinoTSHIEBWE, Crouch, Titicaca, Tomodachi
TavistockSon of Sun
One Cool CatONE BOLD CAT
OrientateDrops of God
PentireAGERA, Butler Cabin, Moxie (AUS), Notabadspillane, Say Satono, Trosettee
Per IncantoSPECIAL SAKURA
PierroTardelli (AUS)
PinsAMMIRATI, Cannon Hill, Enrico, Freddie Time, Kitty Flash, Nereus, Tomasina
ViscountAUTUMN GLORY, FAIRY DREAM VolksraadFIRST FIVE, NIGELLA LANE
War ChantWar of Silence (AUS)
Written TycoonARDALIO
XtravagantCOOL AZA RENE (AUS)
Yamanin VitalNoble Knight
ZabeelFINAL RETURN, MANZOR BLUE, Who Knows
ZacintoMiss Ziggy n
Gran Premio Ciudad de Montevideo-G1
Maroñas, Uruguay. Jan 6. 2000m,
1 MARTANA (ARG), b f 5, Fortify - Marsigliese by Mutakddim.
2 Truco E Flor (BRZ), b f 3, Verrazano - Society Girl by Agnes Gold.
INTERNATIONAL STAKES RESULTS Season 2026
3 Vecchia Signorina, b f 5, Verrazano - Vecchia Signora by Holy Roman Emperor.
Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez-G1
Maroñas, Uruguay. Jan 6. 2400m,
1 NATIVE EXTREME (BRZ), c 4, Emcee - Extreme Justice by Adriano.
2 Pluto, b or gr c 7, Discreetly Mine - High Banana by T.H. Approval.
3 Obstacle (BRZ), c 3, Hofburg - Come and See by Elusive Quality. Paddock S.-G1
Kenilworth, South Africa. Jan 10. 1800m, Good (Both Tracks)
1 WISH LIST, b f 3, Legislate - Wind Chill by Silvano.
2 Reet Petite, b f 3, Rafeef - Super Elegant by Daylami.
3 Rainbow Lorikeet, f 5, Querari - Nightingale by Silvano. Cape Flying Championship-G1
Kenilworth, South Africa. Jan 10. 1000m, Good (Both Tracks)
1 KINGDUNDEE, b c 4, The United States - Miss Marmalade by Duke of Marmalade.
2 I Am Giant, c 6, Querari - Vars Honour by Var.
3 Outlaw King, c 5, Rafeef - Way of Escape by Greys Inn. King’s P.-G1
Kenilworth, South Africa. Jan 10. 1600m, Good (Both Tracks)
1 THE REAL PRINCE, b c 5, Gimmethegreenlight - Real Princess by Trippi.
2 Questioning, b c 5, Querari - Wheredowego by Captain Al.
3 See it Again, ch c 6, Twice Over - Supreme Vision by Visionaire.
Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S.-G1
Gulfstream Park, USA. Jan 24. 9f, Firm
1 TEST SCORE, b c 4, Lookin at Lucky - Joy of Learning by Kitten’s Joy.
2 One Stripe (SAF), b c 5, One World - Silver Stripe by Silvano.
3 Almendares (GB), gr g 6, Havana Grey - Glace by Verglas.
Pegasus World Cup Invitational S.-G1
Gulfstream Park, USA. Jan 24. 9f, Fast
1 SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING, b c 7, Exaggerator - Twinkling by War Chant.
2 White Abarrio, gr c 7, Race Day - Catching Diamonds by Into Mischief.
3 Full Serrano (ARG), b c 7, Full Mast - Serra Do Mar by Jump Start.
Al Maktoum Challenge-G1
Meydan, U.A.E.. Jan 23. 1900m, Track Condition: Fast
1 IMPERIAL EMPEROR (IRE), b g 5, Dubawi - Zhukova by Fastnet Rock.
2 Tumbarumba (USA), b g 5, Oscar Performance - Naive Enough by Street Sense.
3 Heart of Honor (GB), b or br c 3, Honor A. P. - Ruby Love by Scat Daddy.
Jebel Hatta-G1
Meydan, U.A.E.. Jan 23. 1800m, Track Condition: Good
1 OPERA BALLO (IRE), b c 3, Ghaiyyath - Dubai Opera by Invincible Spirit.
2 Silawi (IRE), b g 5, Dubawi - Silasol by Monsun.
3 Holloway Boy (GB), ch g 5, Ulysses - Sultry by Pivotal.
Centenary Sprint Cup-G1
Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Jan 25. 1200m, Firm
1 KA YING RISING (NZ), b g 5, Shamexpress - Missy Moo by Per Incanto.
2 Tex Mex - Helios Express (H.K.) (AUS), b or br g 6, Toronado - Paris Texas by Hinchinbrook.
3 Fast Network (NZ), b g 5, Wrote - Alberta by Magic Albert.
Stewards’ Cup-G1
Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Jan 25. 1600m, Firm
1 ROMANTIC WARRIOR (IRE), b g 7, Acclamation - Folk Melody by Street Cry.
2 Lucky Sweynesse (NZ), br g 7, Sweynesse - Madonna Mia by Red Clubs.
3 Voyage Bubble (AUS), b or br g 7, Deep Field - Raheights by Rahy.
Majorca S.-G1
Kenilworth, South Africa. Jan 31. 1600m, Good (Both Tracks)
1 DOUBLE GRAND SLAM, b f 5, Vercingetorix - Princess Peach by Captain Al.
2 Rainbow Lorikeet, f 5, Querari - Nightingale by Silvano.
3 Mon Petit Cherie, b f 4, Rafeef - Exotic by Galileo.
Lomitas
Silvano (GER)
Spirit of Eagles
VERCINGETORIX B 2009
National Assembly National Vixen
Royal Vixen
Al Mufti
Captain Al Off to War
PRINCESS PEACH
Badger Land
Princess Tobin
Alice B Tobin
KA YING RISING (NZ) - CENTENARY SPRINT CUP-Gr.1 Bay gelding, 2020
Try
Pompeii Court (USA)
Celtic Assembly
Grosvenor (NZ)
Geraniums Red (GB)
Machiavellian
Helen Street
Cape Town Met-G1
Kenilworth, South Africa. Jan 31. 2000m, Good (Both Tracks)
1 SEE IT AGAIN, ch c 6, Twice Over - Supreme Vision by Visionaire.
2 Legal Counsel, b c 4, Legislate - Imperial Wish by Silvano.
3 The Real Prince, b c 5, Gimmethegreenlight - Real Princess by Trippi.
Clasico El Derby-G1
Valparaíso , Chile. Feb 1. 2400m, 1 TEAO, b c 3, Ya Primo - Ti Ricorderai by Seeking the Dia.
2 Noche Sublime, b f 3, Mendelssohn - Noche Clasica by Indy Dancer.
3 Apolo Rey, b c 3, Mendelssohn - Bellonce by Proud Citizen.
Grande Premio Henrique Possolo-G1
Gávea, Brazil. Feb 1. 1600m,
1 VEIL, f 3, Can the Man - Vestida de Noiva by Dubai Dust.
2 Like it Hot, f 3, Arrocha - Ladina by Put it Back.
3 Only Believe, f 3, Sangarius - Julie London by Major Storm.
GRAND SLAM (SAF) - MAJORCA S.-Gr.1
Unbridled Unbridled’s Song (USA)
Trolley Song
Ocean Crest Surf Club
Horns Gray
A.P.
EXTREME
SEE IT AGAIN (SAF) - CAPE TOWN MET-Gr.1
Chestnut colt, 2019
Distant View
Observatory
Stellaria
TWICE OVER B 2005
Caerleon
Double Crossed
Quandary
Grand Slam
Visionaire
Scarlet Tango
SUPREME VISION CH 2013
Casey Tibbs
Sweet Virginia
Millie Bovana
Mr. Prospector
Seven Springs
Roberto
Victoria Star
Nijinsky
Foreseer
Blushing Groom
Lost Virtue
Gone West
Bright Candles
French Deputy (USA)
Silver Tango
Sadler’s Wells
Fleur Royale
Royal Prerogative
Modern Millie
Lassie
Raise a Native Gold Digger
Irish River
La Trinite
Hail to Reason
Bramalea
Northern Dancer
Solometeor
Northern Dancer
Flaming Page Round Table
Regal Gleam
Red God
Runaway Bride
Cloudy Dawn
Aunt Tilt
Mr. Prospector
Secrettame
El Gran Senor
Christmas Bonus
Deputy Minister Mitterand
Silver Badge Royal Tango
Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge Mill
Reef
Sweet Mimosa
Relko
Bride Elect
Oligarchy
Adular
TEST SCORE (USA) - PEGASUS WORLD CUP TURF INVITATIONAL S.-Gr.1
Bay colt, 2022
Mr. Prospector
Smart Strike
Classy ‘n Smart
LOOKIN AT LUCKY (USA) B 2007
Belong to Me (USA)
Private Feeling
Regal Feeling
El Prado
Kitten’s Joy
Kitten’s First
JOY OF LEARNING B 2016
Royal Academy (USA)
Miss Chapin
Society Dream
Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Smarten
No Class
Danzig
Belonging
Clever Trick
Sharp Belle
Sadler’s Wells
Lady Capulet
Lear Fan
That’s My Hon
Nijinsky
Crimson Saint
Akarad
Society Bride
WISH LIST (SAF) - PADDOCK S.-Gr.1
Bay filly, 2022
Sadler’s Wells
Fall Aspen
Commodore Blake
Joy Petite
Danehill (USA)
Twine
Jungle Cove
Classic Art
Niniski
La Colorada
Beau’s Eagle
Big Spirit
Gone West
Chilly Hostess
Kenmare (FR)
Follies Bergeres (USA)
Native Dancer
Raise You
Nashua
Sequence
Cyane
Smartaire
Nodouble
Classy Quillo
Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
Exclusive Native
Straight Deal
Icecapade
Kankakee Miss
Native Charger
Sleek Dancer
Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Sir Ivor
Cap and Bells
Roberto Wac
L’Enjoleur
One Lane
Northern Dancer
Flaming Page
Crimson Satan
Bolero Rose
Labus
Licata
Blushing Groom
Chic Belle
Northern Dancer
TSAREVICH by Russian Camelot
by Andrew Reichard
Russian Camelot (Camelot – Lady Babooshka by Cape Cross) is the sire of Tsarevich.
This series usually focuses on the pedigree of a high class performer, a rising star, or even a member of a different breed. Some of our subjects have gone on to greater glory after their brief appearance in these notes. I try not to recall the failures, but look back fondly on Levante and Sepals who both scaled the Gr1 mountain, and of course the brilliant trotting mare with the extraordinary pedigree Keayang Zahara keeps racking up the Group Ones. Whether this issue’s hero Tsarevich can emulate these worthies remains to be seen. But he did record one of the most death defying wins seen in recent times when scoring at his second start, first up over 1300m at Kembla in late January. The time was nothing flash and it was just a maiden, but 150m out he couldn’t have hit the leaders with a 303 and was making barely any ground. Then he sprouted wings and turned on the afterburners at the same time, if that’s possible, rocketing home to score impressively. The leaders were stopping no doubt, but it was a freakish effort. His normally conservative trainer John Sargent rates him a promising stayer, expressing a “look and see what happens next” attitude.
Tsarevich is by Widden Victoria’s Russian Camelot out of the Frankel mare Casual Reply with his next three dams by Cape Cross, Kingmambo and Rainbow Quest. Giants of the breed all. Classic blood throughout.
Camelot is firmly established as a source of classic performers with 13 individual Gr1 winners and Russian Camelot with two wins at the highest level is one if his best sons. Camelot’s sire is Montjeu the multi Derby siring son of Sadler’s Wells and as Russian Camelot also has a second dam by Sadler’s Wells it isn’t hard to imagine where the classic aptitude comes from. This sireline is noted for its slower maturity and preference for longer journeys so it would not surprise in the least if breeders looking for a nice stayer will be rewarded down the track for supporting Russian Camelot. He has sired a rush of lightly raced winners in the weeks before we went to press including our hero Tsarevich and the very promising unbeaten single start winners Veyepee, Camelight, Beyond Question and Censori.
Triple Twist
Triple twist, triple pirouette, call it what you will, maybe even trifecta since we are discussing horses. But whatever you call it Tsarevich has it, with three strains of Sadler’s Wells within four generations, two from his sire as we have seen and another via his broodmare sire Frankel.
His Xray pedigree shows this clearly and it also shows the neat symmetry of the top and bottom halves of his ancestry. Both his sire and dam have close up lines of Sadler’s Wells, Kingmambo, Danehill and Cape Cross. Displaying the pedigree in this manner also reveals at a glance the strong similarities in the pedigrees of Camelot and Frankel, both Sadler’s Wells line with a dam or second dam by Danehill.
Following this revelation the ARION non-gridbased nicks report revealed that the similarly bred Sadler’s Wells and Camelot have proved a potent combination as described or in reverse. For all combinations of the cross there are 289 runner, 23 SW (7.96% SW/R) and 5 Gr1 W (21.74% Gr1W/SW) all very positive ratios. Among The Gr1 winners are Russian Camelot himself and Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet.
Now it’s all up to John Sargent and Tsarevich to scale the heights this pedigree indicates might be possible.
