Ten Sovereigns' (Ire) emphatic success in the G1 July Cup in Newmarket is set to have reverberations all the way to Australia, with Coolmore anticipating the first Australian crop of his sire No Nay Never (USA) hitting the tracks this season.

The July Cup has proven a strong influence on the Australasian breeding scene in recent years, with the past two winners, Harry Angel (Ire) and U S Navy Flag (USA), standing for the first time in Australia and New Zealand respectively this season.

While Ten Sovereigns himself is not yet destined for stud, he has become the flagbearer for his brilliant young sire, who also tasted success with the winner of the G2 Superlative S. at Newmarket, the 2-year-old colt Mystery Power (Ire).

The European Champion First Crop Sire from 2018 has backed up his amazing debut season with another seven stakes winners so far in 2019, including Ten Sovereigns, who has now added a second Group 1 victory to his success in the G1 Middle Park S. at the same track last year.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien had to work a bit of his genius to get Ten Sovereigns back to his sprinting best after he had finished fifth in the G1 2000 Guineas in May and fourth in the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.

"It took him a little bit of time to come back after Newmarket and he was just ready to go to Ascot, but we hadn't really woken him up to go back to sprinting before that. He looked like a horse who hadn't really clicked in yet mentally at Ascot, but he really blossomed afterwards and we felt he had really come alive," O'Brien said.

"His times were unbelievable. In his last piece of work, he broke 11 seconds every furlong for four furlongs, so to do that he has to be very quick. He was smiling and in a good place after every piece of work."

Ten Sovereigns also carried that out in the race itself clocking furlong splits of 10.91s, 10.79s, 10.51s and 10.62s and rounding off with an impressive uphill finale of 12.18s to win by 2.75l.

It was O'Brien's fifth success in the race matching the deeds of Charles Morton and Dr Vincent O'Brien, while it was Ryan Moore's second successive win in the famous sprint, to go with his win on U S Navy Flag.

"He was very impressive today and although he was still a little bit babyish, he was sharper than at Ascot," Moore said.

"He's a top-class sprinter and there was no doubt about his superiority there. He was a little flat at Ascot and the ground was a little bit slow there. He needs a slick surface and gets the trip very well."

No Nay Never perfectly suited in Australia

For Coolmore Australia, it further emphasises No Nay Never's suitability to an Australian market which is enamoured with speed.

"To produce an elite Group 1 winning speed 2-year-old who can train on at three and beat older horses in the July Cup from your first crop is an incredible feat, particularly from an Australian perspective," Coolmore Australia's Marketing and Nominations Tom Moore said.

"We have always had great faith in No Nay Never, ever since his first foals hit the ground in Europe. As such, we have supported him heavily in all of his Australian seasons with quality mares, so we wait with great anticipation for his first Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds to hit the track."

That first crop was bred off an $11,000 (inc GST) service fee in Australia and he served over 100 mares in each of his first two seasons at that price. That fee has quadrupled to $44,000 (inc GST) in 2019, while his fee in Ireland this past season was €100,000.

His early supporters in Australia have ridden his success with him, with two of his first crop Australian colts selling for $400,000 at the Sydney Easter Yearling Sale this year.

Danehill-line nick working well

Significant in Ten Sovereigns' success is that the 3-year-old is out of an Exceed And Excel mare, giving Australian breeders plenty of evidence of his success with Danehill-line mares, of which there is an abundance in this part of the world.

"He is one of the most exciting young stallions in the world, by one of the most influential speed sires of the modern era and he has already performed incredibly well with Danehill-line mares, as evidenced by Ten Sovereigns. He is tailor made for the Australian market and is fully booked for the 2019 season," Moore said.

Coolmore is heavily invested in the Scat Daddy (USA) sireline and No Nay Never is one of three of his sons it will stand in Australia this year, along with Justify (USA) and Mendelssohn (USA).

"Sons of Scat Daddy are a perfect fit for Australia. We believe him to be a breed shaping sire and alongside No Nay Never we welcome his paternal half-brothers Justify and Mendelssohn to the Coolmore Australia roster in 2019, while Caravaggio (USA) will return in 2020," Moore said.

Gallery: The sons of Scat Daddy standing at Coolmore this season

"Those breeders who supported No Nay Never in his first season were very well rewarded, and as a result, Justify and Mendelssohn have been very popular ahead of the upcoming season."

Swettenham Stud in Victoria will also stand a son of Scat Daddy in Sioux Nation (USA).

Ten Sovereigns' success rounds off a good weekend for Coolmore Australia, who had Eckstein (I Am Invincible) win the Listed Winter S. at Rosehill on Saturday just two starts after she was purchased for $750,000 at the recent Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.

Entries for the 2020 Magic Millions Yearling Sales Series are open with the Magic Millions team working hard to lock in vendors for the three yearling sales at the Gold Coast as well as its yearling sales in Perth, Adelaide and Launceston.

The structure of the sales season remains unchanged, with Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch saying that its pitch to vendors in the next month before nominations closed was the opportunities that structure afforded vendors to reach a broad and deep buying bench.

"We're looking to make it bigger and better each and every year, but it is more of the same in structure. It’s very similar to what has been there in years gone by. We believe we’ve got an option that is working for our vendors," he said.

"We have sales all over Australia. We'd like to think that for any breeder, anywhere in Australia, we've got a sale for them."

With nominations for the Sales Series to close on August 9, Bowditch's team is already out there speaking to potential vendors about the best options for their yearlings in 2020.

"We are already out there on the road seeing yearlings and we believe it’s vital to work with our vendors. We like to think we have a very good working relationship with our vendors," he said.

"We listen to them. They’ve put a lot of hard work into these horses up until they go into the ring and the decision we make together is obviously an important one."

Gold Coast the flagship

At the centre of the pitch is of course the marquee Gold Coast Yearling Sale held in January. It set all sorts of new benchmarks in 2019, with $180.8 million traded, including a record Book 1 average price of $239,809.

"Our flagship sale in January is a foolproof option for vendors. It’s a very consistent sale and it continues to grow each and every year in terms of average and in gross and we set the benchmark in clearance each and every year," Bowditch said.

"It gives vendors which are aspiring to breed a good quality yearling a brilliant option in January to get your money early and sell your horse well."

International investment in the Australian industry has been a feature of recent years and strong interest from international buyers has been crucial to the strength in the top end of the market on the Gold Coast in January.

"Obviously our domestic market is vital and that continues to increase but each year we are looking to get as many international buyers in, which is key to growing the higher end of the sale and we will continue to do that," Bowditch said.

"Each year recently we have had more million-dollar yearlings than the year before and we hope to continue that trend."

Options at all ends of the market

But while there is considerable energy spent in finding that next million-dollar yearling, Bowditch said just as much energy needs to be focused on ensuring the depth of both bloodstock and buyers was there.

"Getting the right mix of the right horses and right buyers is vital. We’d like to think there's every bracket covered from a horse's perspective and that buyers can come with confidence and bid with confidence on a select yearling and there's one for every budget," he said.

In 2019, records were set for average price at the Perth Yearling Sale, for aggregate at the Tasmanian Yearling Sale and for the highest individual price at the Gold Coast National Sale in June.

The Gold Coast March Yearling Sale was the second best ever off the back of a phenomenally successful 2018 sale, while the Adelaide Yearling Sale held up well considering some of the headwinds in racing and breeding in that state.

Overall, the 2019 Sales Series was a huge success, growing significantly on 2018, and while the challenge is out there to continue to build on that, Bowditch is confident 2020 can offer even greater chance for upside.

"We've grown enormously over the last few years and you do wonder if it can go on forever," he said.

"But our aim is to get as many buyers on the ground and from a buyers' perspective to have the best horses we have to offer and we have been ticking those boxes in recent years and we don’t see any reason why it can’t continue," he said.

In terms of winners, Tavistock is enjoying his best-ever season in Australia with 50, while the son of Montjeu (Ire) has had 43 in his native New Zealand, just four short of his previous best.

While there has been only one stakes winner, Tomelilla (NZ) among that collection, his lowest return since his first season, Saturday's quartet across Melbourne and Sydney, and another in Hong Kong on Sunday, sets the scene for what should be a big next 12-18 months.

"For one stallion to have four metropolitan winners in a day, it’s a massive result. The key to it is that the horse has had a quiet year, everyone knows that. Stallions are entitled to go through a quiet patch, every leading stallion I've been involved with has had a quiet patch," he told TDN AusNZ.

"We have been waiting for the green shoots to appear. He's got a fantastic team of horses coming into the spring, most of them unraced, in terms of his rising 3-year-olds."

"In terms of those coming through the system, we've got a number of our own in training, which we really like."

Tavistock's current 2-year-olds are from his biggest crop of foals (153), while subsequent foal crops of 121 and 107 were achieved off his highest service fee of $65,000 (ex GST). That corresponded with a significant improvement in the quality of mares, with nine Group 1 winners among those to visit him in 2016.

Saturday's slew of winners in Australia features a treble at Caulfield where Travimyfriend (NZ), Tavirun (NZ) and Bedford (NZ) were all successful, while Curragh (NZ) was victorious at Rosehill.

Plumptre said a string of results like that was important to keep the stallion front of mind in Australia.

"It's most important for us that he is performing in Australia. It’s our biggest marketplace for him," he said.

"If we are going to continue to have them as our biggest marketplace, we need to be relevant to them and having a stallion do that in one afternoon, it reminds them that we've got a good product over here and it’s worth coming over here to look at them."

Hong Kong is also a crucial market and the Sha Tin win of Above (NZ) for Zac Purton and John Moore on Sunday was his seventh winner of the season in that jurisdiction.

Boost for Busuttin and Young

One of Tavistock's biggest supporters of the Australian-based trainers have been ex-pat New Zealanders Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young.

Their faith in the stallion was rewarded on Saturday was rewarded with a two-state double with Tavirun (NZ) and Curragh (NZ).

"I sent Trent a text yesterday congratulating him for keeping the faith. He's been fantastic. He's always been a big believer in the horse," he said.

"He's had a number of them and it was fantastic to see him and Natalie have that result yesterday. Particularly an interstate double. Melbourne and Sydney are the toughest two stages to perform on."

Tavirun was a $300,000 buy for Busuttin Racing and Tim Scales at the 2017 NZB Ready To Run Sale, while Curragh was a $21,000 purchase at the NZB Select Sale.

The success of Bedford (NZ), was also significant for Cambridge Stud given the colt is named after Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford, who bred Tavistock.

Watch: Bedford breeze-up as a 2YO

"I texted her yesterday, and I said he's had a fantastic day. She was back to me straight away saying she watched them all and was very excited. She's on the Tavistock committee, she bred him and is a big supporter," he said.

Plumptre said the quartet was also a tonic for former Cambridge Stud principal Sir Patrick Hogan, who he said is currently not in the best of health.

Shuttle stallions arrive

Meanwhile, Cambridge's two shuttle stallions Roaring Lion (USA) and Almanzor (Fr) arrived in Auckland on Saturday night and will travel to the iconic stud after serving their quarantine.

"They came in 9pm last night to Auckland. They are safely in quarantine. David Redvers sent Reece Sutcliffe down with Roaring Lion and he looked after both stallions and reported they travelled well," he said.

"They drank well on the plane and they are in great shape this morning. We are looking forward to seeing them in a couple of weeks."

Roaring Lion serves his first season in New Zealand at $NZ35,000 (ex GST), while Almanzor is back for his second season at $NZ30,000.

Plumptre said the investment Brendan and Jo Lindsay have made in the new-look Cambridge Stud was ready to bear fruit in the coming seasons.

"Brendan and Jo took a massive leap of faith, buying Cambridge and rebuilding a significant amount of the farm this year as well as taking on a couple of European stallions," he said.

"That's why success like on Saturday is important. That is the adrenaline shot you need when you are investing significant amounts of money. It couldn’t have come at a better time."