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Haut Brion Her in, Farnan out in last-minute Everest shake-up

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The TAB Everest field has had a last-minute shake-up with Aquis replacing Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) with Dollar For Dollar (High Chaparral {Ire}) and Haut Brion Her (Zoustar) taking Chris Waller Racing's slot for Three Bridges Thoroughbreds

The field for Saturday’s The TAB Everest is set with Chris Waller Racing striking a deal with Victorian farm Three Bridges Thoroughbreds to run Haut Brion Her in the $15 million race, while Farnan has been withdrawn with Aquis replacing the G1 Golden Slipper winner with Tony and Calvin McEvoy's Dollar For Dollar.

A dual Group 2-winning 5-year-old daughter of Zoustar, Haut Brion Her is only lightly raced with 10 starts to her name and will contest The Everest third-up this preparation, following a dazzling victory in the G2 Sheraco S. over 1200 metres.

Her winning time of 1:09.05 is the fastest ever for the event since it was run over the current distance, and less than half a second off the Rosehill track record.

Peter Liston, owner of Three Bridges who bred and race the 5-year-old mare, said he was thrilled to be involved in a great showpiece like The Everest.

“It’s sensational,” Liston told TDN AusNZ. “It’ll be our first runner that we’ve had in the race and hopefully not the last.

“The whole concept is exciting and to have one that Chris Waller thinks is good enough to go into the race, we’re very proud.

“The whole concept is exciting and to have one that Chris Waller thinks is good enough to go into the race, we’re very proud." - Peter Liston

“We back our product and that’s why we’ve bought the stock to prove what we’re doing, we think is right.

“If she wins that will be great, but we’re just proud to have a horse of her calibre that was born here, raised here and has got our brand on it to run in a $15 million race. That’s what breeding is all about.

“I’d also like to thank the rest of the partners in the horse for all of their efforts. They’re great friends and great supporters of Three Bridges and we really appreciate all they have done for us.”

Fruitful spring

It’s already been a fruitful spring for Three Bridges with the feats of graduates Felicia (Unencumbered) and Night Raid (Vancouver) as well as Haut Brion Her’s successes, and Liston believes The Everest would be the cherry on top.

“We’d obviously like to win a Group 1 with her and we were thinking about the Manikato, but Chris has always thought she goes better the Sydney way and I’m sure if she won The Everest and became the first-ever mare to win it, I don’t think people would forget that either.

“So let’s hope we can get a good draw and away we go.”

Haut Brion Her’s dam One In A Million (Redoute’s Choice) was purchased by Paul Willetts Bloodstock on behalf of Three Bridges at the 2015 Inglis Sydney Weanling and Broodmare Sale for $170,000, which was $50,000 more than their intended spend.

At the time, Liston wasn’t happy with exceeding their original budget but in hindsight, it all worked out for the best.

“All will be forgiven if she wins on Saturday,” Liston joked.

“I was just sitting on the other side of the auditorium and the mare walked in. They got to our reserve which I think was $120,000 and they just kept going. They went $50,000 over and it was a bit frosty for a day or so but we all move on.”

As Haut Brion Her’s chances in the race, Liston believes drawing a good barrier is the key.

“When she won the Sheraco, she was only a fraction outside the track record and she came from a wide barrier that day so I think if we can draw a barrier, we’ll be competitive,” he said.

Chris Waller will have two stable representatives in The Everest

The announcement means Waller Racing will now have two stable representatives in The Everest field, with Nature Strip (Nicconi) racing in the TAB-owned slot. Last year the Waller stable won the event with 3-year-old colt Yes Yes Yes.

“It’s incredibly exciting for the whole Waller Racing team to see two of our stable stars line-up as genuine chances in the 2020 Everest,” Waller said.

“Haut Brion Her has shown her brilliant speed this preparation with a superb win in the Sheraco and I know she is capable of giving this race a shake. Her work has been faultless the last two weeks which gives me great confidence that she will be primed to put in a big performance on Saturday.”

Brenton Avdulla has been booked to ride.

Farnan out, Dollar in

Late on Monday, Aquis announced that the Gai Waterhouse and Adrain Bott-trained Farnan will not take his place in the $15 million race and they have filled their slot with Dollar For Dollar who was already headed for Sydney to contest the G3 Sydney S.

"Tony McEvoy and his team, we've had a great association with them. He (Dollar For Dollar) was heading up to Sydney anyway, I thought he has got a pretty good profile for the race," Aquis Managing Director Shane McGrath said.

"He is probably the horse we thought, we were surprised he hadn't already been chosen, to be honest. His last start was a proper run in Group 1 form.

"He is tough and he is sound and I think he will give everyone a great site."

Last week, Farnan missed a key lead-up run in the G2 Roman Consul S. due to lameness. In a statement made by the Waterhouse and Bott stable they said the 3-year-old colt will instead be set for the G1 Coolmore Stud S.

"Farnan is in good health and will trial publicly this week prior to Melbourne," the statement read.

McGrath added: "We had a discussion with the ownership group earlier this afternoon in relation to Farnan, he just missed one little piece of work. You're heading into the biggest race of his life and the hottest sprint in Australasia and you need everything the right way.

"We felt from the horse's point of view (it would be best) to regroup and push on to the Coolmore with him."

The line-up

InglisGytrash
Bon HoClassique Legend
TABNature Strip
YulongTofane
AquisDollar For Dollar
The StarBehemoth
GodolphinBivouac
CoolmoreSanta Ana Lane
MiEverestEduardo
Max Whitby & Neil WerrettTrekking
James HarronLibertini
Chris Waller RacingHaut Brion Her

Riverrock Farm Ready2Race Highlights

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Riverrock Farm is a boutique horse agistment, breaking-in, sales preparation and training establishment situated in the Waikato region of New Zealand, run by Chad Ormsby and Aliesha Moroney.

Lot 4 - Ocean Park (NZ) x Fast Quickstep (colt)

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This colt's young sire, Ocean Park (NZ) is having a breakout season with G1 All Aged S. winner Tofane (NZ) heading up his talented progeny, add to that Kolding (NZ), Oceanex (NZ), Star Of The Seas (NZ) and Opacity (NZ), he has an enviable line-up. The Cox Plate winner and five time Group 1 winner displayed toughness and soundness in his racing career, attributes that he is most definitely leaving in his progeny.

The dam Fast Quickstep (Fast 'N' Famous) is a three-quarter sister to Pachanga (NZ) (Redoute's Choice), a stakes performer. This family also features Group 3 winner and Group 1 placegetter Any Rhythm (Western Symphony {USA}) as well as Bella Martini (Stratum) winner of the G2 Kewney S. and placed in the G1 Sangster S.

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Lot 47 - Rageese x Marzeri (NZ) (colt)

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This colt is very much in the mould of his sire Rageese, whose oldest progeny are two. By a leading global sire in Street Cry (Ire), Rageese is a direct descendent of champion racemare Emancipation (Bletchingly). As a racehorse, he was a precocious and fast Australian sprinter/miler, Group 1 performed at two and rated in the top five 2-year-old's of his generation by Timeform. He trained on and was a stakes winner in his classic season, as well as winning at Group 3 level as a 4-year-old.

The first dam Marzeri (NZ) (Marju {Ire}) is also well credentialled, she is a consistent broodmare with five foals to race and four winners including ten time winner Mr Epic (NZ) (Falkirk {NZ}). She is a half-sister to Champion NZ 2YO Jokers Wild (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe {USA}), winner of the G1 ARC Diamond S. and G1 Manawatu Sires' Produce S. She is also a half-sister to Kamuniak (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe {USA}) who is the dam of Australian Group 1 winner Streets Of Avalon (Magnus).

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Lot 75 - Mongolian Khan x Permanent (colt)

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Purchased through Highview Stud at the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock yearling sale, this colt comes from a very current and progressive Godolphin family. The first dam Permanent is by Lonhro which makes her a full sister to Group 3 winner Trim, who is the dam of the exciting Manicure (Exceed And Excel), already a Group 3 winner. This colt is from the same family as last season's G1 Makybe Diva S. winner Gatting (Hard Spun {USA}).

Sire Mongolian Khan needs little introduction, a dual Horse of the Year and Champion 3YO, Mongolian Khan is the first horse in history to win the New Zealand Derby, Australian Derby and Caulfield Cup. Rated the highest 4-year-old colt in Australasia by Timeform. Mongolian Khan is out of the outstanding broodmare Centafit (NZ), a daughter of Dewar Award winner and champion broodmare sire Centaine. Mongolian Khan's oldest progeny are 2-year-olds.

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Lot 290 - No Nay Never (USA) x Danalicious (filly)

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This bay filly is by exciting Coolmore stallion No Nay Never (USA), who is by top 2-year-old sire Scat Daddy (USA). A record-breaking 2-year-old himself, he has already made his presence felt on the track with Group 1 winner and now sire Ten Sovereigns (USA), he is also the sire of the promising NZ-based galloper Need I Say More, who is now a stakes winner at 2 and 3-years-old.

The first dam Danalicious is by Zabeel (NZ), who needs no introduction. She is a half-sister to North West Passage (So You Think {NZ}) who is a multiple stakes winner. She is from the same family as multiple Group 2 winner and Group 1 placegetter Shania Dane (Danehill {USA}), the pedigree also features 12-time winner Scintillation (Danehill {USA}) and Listed winner Risk Aversion.

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Mare quality and stallion performance

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John Boyce assesses the likelihood of young stallions' careers succeeding depending upon the quality of mare books they receive.

Discovering a top-class stallion is literally like striking gold. A successful stallion can sustain a stallion farm for decades and help generate so many other business opportunities along the way. The fortunes earned are even greater if the stallion in question is found among the bottom tier of new recruits. And that tends to happen more in big markets with strong regional breeding communities.

Australia is a case in point. The make and shape of the broodmare population in Australia – where there are very few dominant owner breeders as in Europe – means that a good stallion can come from almost anywhere. And they often do.

Just look at the career of one of the nation’s current elite sires, I Am Invincible. He started out covering at an advertised fee of $11,000 (inc GST) for his first four seasons at Yarraman Park. He was leading first-season sire with 15 winners, a tally well above the norm for a freshman sire at the time. That first crop featured five juvenile stakes winners, including Brazen Beau. Six years later I Am Invincible’s fee had reached an all-time high of $247,500 (inc GST).

Nothing succeeds like success as they say and a stallion that can make a big impression with his first 2-year-olds is going to attract plenty of attention from mare owners.

Queensland success

Two more recent examples of stallions that made the right first impression from humble beginnings are the 2017/18 leading first-crop sire Spirit Of Boom and Better Than Ready, the leading freshman a year later.

Spirit Of Boom sired three more first-crop juvenile winners than I Am Invincible and the same number of stakes winners, while Better Than Ready managed as many as 23 individual winners, the most in recent history and only seven shy of the record 30 sired by the great Without Fear (Fr).

"Nothing succeeds like success as they say." - John Boyce

What is different about these two stallions is that they are based in Queensland so don’t have the same access to quality mares as their counterparts in New South Wales or Victoria. The numbers bear this out with Spirit Of Boom and Better Than Ready respectively covering 39 and 37 elite mares in the first four years, compared to the 61 by I Am Invincible, this despite standing within the same fee range in their early years. As a reminder, elite mares are those that are among the top 15% of all mares in Australia.

Better Than Ready covered 37 elite mares in the first four years of his stallion career | Standing at Lyndhurst Stud

Predictably, both Queensland stallions received a hike in mare quality in their fifth season, Spirit Of Boom attracting 63 elite mares – nearly double the number of his first four years put together – and Better Than Ready 27, his best-ever tally too.

Given the way the modern commercial market works, it’s inevitable that there is a fall off in mare quality in years two, three and four, so all things being equal we are entitled to expect quieter times from both in the next few years at least until their better-bred crops start competing.

Emerging stallions

Of course, emerging stallions don’t always have to start on the bottom rung of the latter. In fact, they are statistically more likely to succeed if they can gain access to good mares from the start. There are a number of current horses that started out with much higher expectations and the breeders have liked what they have seen so far, so much so that they have bestowed even greater opportunities upon them.

Zoustar8455434910598
Dundeel424258231991
Rubick271083154-
Better Than Ready12481327-
Spirit Of Boom159966327

Table: Young sires and their elite mares

Zoustar was always going to be a hot commodity when he retired to stud, as his $44,000 (inc GST) opening service fee indicated. And after a very bright start with his first 2-year-olds, his fee rose in 2018 and was up again in 2019 following the brilliant exploits of his first 3-year-olds, notably triple Group 1 heroine Sunlight. On the back of these successes, it is no surprise to learn that Zoustar’s current yearlings and foals are from his best-ever books of mares.

"Emerging stallions... are statistically more likely to succeed if they can gain access to good mares from the start." - John Boyce

Arrowfield’s Dundeel (NZ) is another who commenced his stallion career with quality books as his $27,500 (inc GST) service fee suggests. He too has wowed breeders with his first set of 3-year-olds and was rewarded with his best-ever book in his sixth year at stud, covering more than twice as many elite mares as he did when he first went to stud; 91 in year six compared to 42 in year one.

Dundeel (NZ) | Standing at Arrowfield Stud

And then we have Coolmore’s Rubick who hit the jackpot, siring G2 Todman S. hero Yes Yes Yes with his first juveniles. The net result was that his number of elite mares shot up later that year to double the number he served in year one.

But will better mares make a difference? Or is it the case that good sires will produce the goods whatever the standard of their mares? Well, the evidence is overwhelming. Even the best of stallions benefit from blue-blooded partners. I Am Invincible gets 11.6% stakes winners from his elite mares and only 7.4% from the rest. Even the great Snitzel relies on his better mares, siring 13.2% stakes winners from them and 8.1% from the rest. And his own sire Redoute’s Choice is similarly indebted to his elite partners, as they have produced 13.7% stakes winners versus 9.0% from the others.

Spirit Of Boom is now up to 12 stakes winners, produced at a rate (5.1%) well in advance of the expectations of his early mares. By my calculations, he’s only ever had eight starters out of what could be classed as elite mares, and one of them – Sugar Boom – is already a stakes winner. Better Than Ready, meanwhile, had a slightly quieter time with his 3-year-olds last season. The fact that Zoustar, Dundeel, and Rubick started out at higher fees perhaps puts them on a sounder footing, but then again they’ll be held to a higher standard.

What’s certain is that all five stallions have the ammunition to see them do well in the coming years.

Cunninghams' plans born from Magic moment

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A chance meeting with trainer Tony Gollan at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale three years ago has parlayed into a burgeoning family-run racing and breeding operation for Cunningham Thoroughbreds, with the Queensland-based business planning to make a considerable mark in the coming years.

Cover image courtesy of Cunningham Thoroughbreds

It was Magic Millions Bloodstock Manager Clint Donovan who played matchmaker in January 2017 when Gary and Lorilie Cunningham visited the Gold Coast sales office looking for a guide on purchasing a yearling at the Sale.

As chance would have it, Gollan passed by and the Cunningham's curiosity has now turned into an interest in 25 racehorses and a handful of high-quality broodmares, with the Cunningham Thoroughbreds business now headed up by their son Mitchell.

"We were at the Magic Millions and Clint introduced us to Tony as we were looking to buy our first yearling. Tony introduced us to John Foote and they took us through their catalogue that year. They picked us out a few horses we might like and we bought Light Up The Room and we had a bit of success with her," Mitch Cunningham told TDN AusNZ.

"That was the start of the relationship and we have bought a fair few with Tony since."

Light Up The Room (So You Think {NZ}) was a $120,000 purchase from Torryburn Stud's draft and provided the Cunninghams with fuel for a racing passion which had long burned for the family, winning three of her first four starts and placing twice at stakes level.

Light Up The Room as a yearling

Her success built the idea in Gary Cunningham's mind that he and his sons, Mitch and Xavier, could make a serious go of a thoroughbred racing and breeding business.

"We've always been into racing and we lived in the United States for a long time and I have been living in Hong Kong for 12-13 years, so the involvement in horseracing itself has been at a hobby level with my father, brother and I," Cunningham said.

"Through Tony and John, we started making more significant investments in those yearlings and we decided if we were going to continue, we should look to build residual value by looking at their broodmare value afterwards.

"We decided if we were going to continue, we should look to build residual value by looking at their broodmare value afterwards. " - Mitch Cunningham

"We started buying more thoughtfully, and we got to a point where we planned to race fillies and then breed from them. Now that has evolved to buying broodmares. We got a little impatient and we picked up a few from the Chairman's Sale and at the Magic Millions. We've really jumped in with both feet."

As well as ramping up their own interests, the Cunninghams became involved with Boutique Thoroughbreds, a collective of mainly Queensland breeders who have come together to breed high-class yearlings for the Australian market.

Boutique is headed up by Andrew Dunemann, a good friend of Mitch Cunningham's, and someone who has become an invaluable sounding board as the family looked to build their breeding interests.

Andrew Dunemann (middle) with Tony Gollan (right)

Gollan, who the Cunninghams have 24 horses with, has also become a close friend and confidant since that initial meeting, while Foote, Duncan Grimley and Neil Douglas are among those who the family have relied on for advice.

"We have utilised good opinions and we’ve got plenty of eyes on us at the moment to make sure we don’t go awry," Cunningham said.

Broodmare investment builds

Cunningham Thoroughbreds has five broodmares on its own, as well as another four owned in partnership, while there are 12 race fillies currently on the track which it intends to breed with.

It made three major mare purchases this year, including Chachapoyas (Medaglia D'Oro {USA}), who was placed in a Listed Fernhill S. for Godolphin and cost $460,000 from the draft of Glastonbury Farms at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

She is out of Peruvian (GB) (Diktat {GB}), the daughter of Group 1 winner High Hawk (Ire) (Shirley Heights {GB}) and a half-sister to G1 Breeders' Cup Turf winner In The Wings (GB) (Sadler's Wells {USA}).

Watch: Chachapoyas parade

"Peruvian has been pretty successful herself. She's also got Aramayo who was a Group 3 winner here and won the Raffles Cup in Singapore on the weekend as well as the stakes-placed Tupac Amaru," Cunningham said.

"She has got a Snitzel 2-year-old, who is with Richard Litt and is named in Centro Storico, while she has got a Snitzel filly on the ground and she's got a positive scan to Zoustar."

Cunningham Thoroughbreds also came together with Boutique Thoroughbreds and Paul Willetts Bloodstock to purchase two well-bred mares out of the Inglis Chairman's Sale.

They purchased Golden Hooves (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a dual winner in France and sister to Group 3 winner and G1 Breeders' Cup Fillies Juvenile placegetter East (GB), for $300,000 from Glenesk Thoroughbreds in foal to Pierro.

"She was the first Frankel mare to go to I Am Invincible and while she had a negative scan, she has gone back to him. She has a Pierro filly on the ground now," he said.

Golden Hooves (GB)

The other purchase was Unassailed (Fastnet Rock), the half-sister to stakes winners Great Esteem (Redoute's Choice) and High Esteem (Redoute's Choice), who cost $275,000 from the draft of Segenhoe Stud and is set to foal to I Am Invincible this spring.

"She was a million-dollar yearling herself, who went amiss at the track. She has got an I Am Invincible gelding Garrison, who has won a couple and is now with Kim Waugh, while she also has a Deep Impact 2-year-old filly called Dolomites, which I have heard good reports on," Cunningham said.

Among the other mares is that very first yearling purchase, Light Up The Room, who visited and is in foal to Lonhro in her first season.

Unassailed

Focus on quality

The strategy is to slowly build up a select broodmare band which can give Cunningham Thoroughbreds the option of operating in the commercial space or racing their own as they see fit.

"We are very conservative with our buying. We are not looking to buy 50 mares, we are looking to own a small catalogue of really well-bred mares from good families. Pedigrees that hold up and are modern and we hope to mate them well," he said.

"Commerciality is the main driver for us, although we will be breeding to sell and breeding to race. From a commercial perspective, we are very committed to supporting proven stallions. We are buying mares that suit that. We want to be selling at January on the Gold Coast as well as at Easter."

With that in mind, Cunningham Thoroughbreds is looking to secure a base in the Hunter Valley in the near future.

Yearlings, weanlings still on radar

It will also continue to be active at yearling and weanling sales in the coming years, feeding its racing interests under Gollan's eye, and, longer-term, its broodmare band.

"Tony in an amazing communicator. Aside from being a fantastic trainer, his communication with clients is second to none. He keeps us in the loop and we know everything that is going on with the horses," Cunningham said.

While the business has taken off at a remarkable rate, the Cunninghams have long-term plans to figure as significant players in the racing and thoroughbred business for some time.

"It’s a family business, and my father was the driver of all of this. This was his passion project early on. He wanted my brother Xavier and I to become the drivers of the project going forward," he said.

"It’s a family business, and my father was the driver of all of this. This was his passion project early on." - Mitch Cunningham

"I've taken over the running of the business while my brother is working at Godolphin's Woodlands Stud right now, learning his trade. He's only 19 and a law student and he's very passionate about the industry.

"Between my father, Xavier and myself, we have got three people that are extremely passionate about the industry and love working together as a family."

Mare’s Group victory celebrated around the world

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The cosmopolitan nature of racing was emphasised by Group 2 success of Tamahere (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the Sands Point S. at Belmont Park at the weekend.

Cover image courtesy of Coolmore

Tamahere was bred by Xavier and Beatrice Kos, who are now residents in New Zealand and live in the Waikato district the mare is named after, and her victory has significant future financial implications for the couple.

They continue to breed from Tamahere’s mother Alatasarai (Ire) (Giant’s Causeway {USA}), whose Reliable Man (GB) filly will be sold as Lot 10 at the Arqana October Yearling Sale at Deauville next week under the banner of Haras d’Etreham.

“We are originally from Belgium and lived in France for 17 years before moving to New Zealand a year and a half ago,” said Xavier Kos, a radiologist at Hamilton Hospital.

“Alatasarai is the first broodmare we bought so we’re really lucky. We’ve also got a share in Shadan, which is a half-sister to Tamahere.”

Shadan (Fr) (Orpen {USA}) won two of her six starts, including the Listed Prix Caravelle.

“It’s crazy really, we don’t have a lot of horses and Alatasarai has given us two stakes winners from three foals. Everything is a bonus now,” Kos said. “We try to keep one or two fillies as it’s so expensive to buy good broodmares.”

“We try to keep one or two fillies as it’s so expensive to buy good broodmares.” - Xavier Kos

The couple sold Tamahere at the Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale, but remained in the ownership.

She won two of her six starts from Francois Rohaut’s French stable, including the Listed Prix La Sorellina in a 7.5l romp, before her sale to American interests.

She was on debut at the weekend for four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown in the Sands Point S.

“When we were in France, Alatasarai was at a farm called Bergeret with Mr and Mrs Laval and they are close friends and professional breeders. Jean-Luc was a trainer for more than 30 years and he’s retired now,” Kos said.

“After we moved to New Zealand, Alatasarai moved to Normandy and is now based at a stud farm called Trois Rivieres, just next to d’Etreham.

“I also have 50 per cent of a mare named Madonna and she is in foal to the Aga Khan’s stallion Dariyan.

“Alatasarai has an Almanzor filly and is in foal to Ten Sovereigns while Shadan has a colt foal by Munnings, who will be going to the Keeneland Sale next year.”

Group 1 relative

Alatasarai is a daughter of the unraced Montjeu (Ire) mare May (Ire), a half-sister to the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Classic Park (GB) (Robellino {USA}) and the family of the G3 Newbury Hackwood S. winner Tabdeed (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}).

Kos has also dipped his toe into the market in Australia with the $140,000 purchase of Zone Regard (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) from Willow Park Stud’s draft at this year’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

A three-time winner in France and a half-sister to the G3 Newmarket Darley S. winner Charlie Farnsbarns (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), she has foaled a filly to American Pharoah (USA).

Zone Regard (Ire)

“I also have 25 per cent in Chilly Cha Cha, a maiden mare, with Nearco Stud. They are in Australia with Zone Regard is going to Russian Revolution and Cha Cha to American Pharoah,” Kos said.

Chilly Cha Cha (NZ) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) was a $200,000 purchase out of Yarraman Park Stud’s draft at the Gold Coast and she was successful four times and finished third in the G3 Adrian Knox S.

She is a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Suavito (NZ) (Thorn Park) and the G3 Swap Contractor’s Sprint winner and G1 Windsor Park Plate runner-up Sultan Of Swing (NZ) (Bachelor Duke {USA}).

Mikki Isle’s son stars at breeze-ups

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A colt from the first Southern Hemisphere crop of Mikki Isle (Jpn) earned time honours at the Warwick Farm breeze-ups on Monday ahead of next month’s Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOS In Training Sale.

The colt, catalogued as Lot 181, posted a slick 10.24s in his 200 metre dash highlighting an impressive line-up of youngsters to go through their paces during the Sydney session.

A member of the O'Gorman Racing Stables draft from Tamworth, the brown colt is the third foal of the unraced Redoute's Choice mare In the Clear, who is a daughter of the Group 1-winning mare Clean Sweep (End Sweep).

Mel O’Gorman’s consignment produced the five quickest times with Lot 137, a son of Starspangledbanner out of the winning High Chaparral (Ire) mare Doncella (Ire) ran 10.45s while Lot 64, a son of Hinchinbrook and the unraced Saucy Eyes (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) returned 10.49s.

A colt by Shalaa (Ire), Lot 43, from a sister to the G2 Theo Marks S. winner Riva De Lago (Encosta De Lago) clocked 10.58s and the Super One colt, Lot 65, was timed at 10.59s. His dam is a half-sister to stakes winners Etymology (New Approach {Ire}), Dirty (Hussonet {USA}) and Whitlam (Elusive Quality {USA}).

The third session will be held on Tuesday at the Gold Coast Turf Club.

To view the online catalogue with all times so far and the clips from Seymour follow the below link. The Sale is to be held on November 10.

View the catalogue

The breeze-ups followed a Victorian session at Seymour last week when a son of Cable Bay (Ire) took time honours. He stopped the clock in 10.41s to be the quickest of 42 lots timed over 200 metres.

Catalogued as Lot 116, the bay or brown colt is the first foal of the Myboycharlie (Ire) mare Bunratty Bliss and is from the draft of Nolen Racing.

Others to impress on the day were Lot 165, by Exceed And Excel who clocked 10.52s for Nolen and Lot 180, a Hinchinbrook colt in the JCS Thoroughbreds draft who also matched that time.

A Woburn charmer stretches out well

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A Charm Spirit (Ire) youngster from Woburn Farm’s draft produced the slickest time of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale breeze-ups at Te Rapa on Monday.

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The first of two sessions saw 129 2-year-olds in action and it was Woburn’s gelding, Lot 135, who was fastest home in 10.15s. He is out of the winning Exceed And Excel mare Amour Cache.

Sam Beatson’s Riversley Park prepared Lot 113, a son of Highly Recommended and Wilma Rudolf (NZ), a Stravinsky (USA) mare from the family of the G1 Western Australian Derby winner Markus Maximus (NZ) (Pentire {GB}) breezed up solo in a time of 10.30s.

Riversley's Lot 48, a Per Incanto (USA) out of Royal Access (Exceed And Excel), who has already produced six-time winner Excessabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) clocked 10.31s.

Lot 2, a Not A Single Doubt colt out of stakes-performed O’Reilly (NZ) mare O’Naturelle (NZ), offered on account of Jamieson Park breezed up in 10.49s with partner Lot 130, a Contributer (Ire) colt out of stakes-performed More Than Ready (USA) mare Ali Spur from the draft of Lilywhites Lodge clocking the same time.

Increased workload

With COVID-19 preventing international buyers from attending, the workload for several New Zealand agents has increased, many of whom were on course to begin inspections.

Phill Cataldo has a Group 1 history with the Ready to Run Sale having bought New Zealand Derby winners Military Move (NZ) (Volksraad {GB}) and Vin De Dance (NZ) (Roc De Cambes {NZ}).

“I’m always about type and movement ahead of pedigree. Temperament is a big thing as well, it’s at the end of their preparation and they’ve been in full work for a lot of the time,” he said.

“I’m really impressed with the quality of the horses presented so far and the track is beautiful,” he said.

“I’m really impressed with the quality of the horses presented so far and the track is beautiful." - Phill Cataldo

Bruce Perry was also pleased with the performance of the 2-year-olds during the opening session.

“It’s a great opportunity to have a look at them all and get an idea of their conformation and physique,” he said. “There are some really nice horses, there will be some great buying and it's a good opportunity for people to get involved.”

The full Breeze Ups clips and parade footage will be made available for viewing on New Zealand Bloodstock by Friday, as well as streamed on Trackside in New Zealand, plus Sky Racing and Racing.com in Australia.

New Zealand Bloodstock

Before they were famous: Classique Legend

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In this series TDN AusNZ will take a look at Group 1 runners before they were successful on the racetrack; speaking to breeders, breakers and trainers on their formative years. Today, we take a look at Bon Ho's runner for The Everest, Classique Legend.

Classique Legend

Not A Single Doubt x Pinocchio (Encosta De Lago)

Winner - G2 Bowermans Furniture The Shorts 1100m

Winner - G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 1200m

Winner - Listed Bob Charley AO S. 1100m

Placegetter - G2 Premiere S. 1200m

Placegetter - G2 Bisley Workwear Premiere S. 1200m

Placegetter - G2 The Shorts 1100m

Classique Legend

The breeder

TDN AusNZ: This was Pinocchio’s second foal, what was the foaling down like?

Linda Monds, Tyreel Stud: It was a normal foaling and noted on the Foaling Report was; ‘has a lot of quality’.

TDN AusNZ: What was Classique Legend like as a foal?

LM: He was a tough-looking, muscular, nuggety foal. He was thick-set all round. He had a hind quarter and forearm strength like no other. He possessed a gentle nature with a streak of determination and independence.

TDN AusNZ: What was he like as a weanling, did he display any early personality traits or mannerisms?

LM: I would say he was bold, with a fearless nature as a weanling. He was a quick learner and loved his handlers. His weanling handling was seamless.

TDN AusNZ: Could you foresee his success from early on?

LM: He looked like he would just jump and run. He had a good brain on him, was strong and had all the right genetics. We believed he would be the one that would start Pinocchio’s launch to becoming a ‘Blue-Hen’.

TDN AusNZ: What was Classique Legend like through his yearling prep?

LM: He became a strong, tough colt who needed every bit of his routine. He loved his food and the contact he had with his handler.

TDN AusNZ: Could you describe his personality? Did he have any standout traits or mannerisms?

LM: He had a big personality. He was kind, gentle but also had his coltish, playful side.

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TDN AusNZ: Could you foresee his career unfolding as it has?

LM: When we breed and raise these youngsters, we always dream that one day a thoroughbred off our farm will become a champion. Every foal bred at Tyreel Stud has had the same beginning as Classique Legend, we always live in hope for each and every horse. We did not foresee this particular journey he has been on, but did believe he had every bit of what is needed to be that special athlete.

TDN AusNZ: How do you think he will perform in this year's Everest?

LM: It will be an interesting race. There are so many variables with weather, track, barrier draw and a clean prep towards the big race. He has as much of a chance as any other contender.

The sales company

TDN AusNZ: What was it about the horse that first struck you as a yearling?

Chris Russell, Inglis' NSW Bloodstock Manager: The thing that sticks in my mind is what a great mover he was. He wasn’t an overly big horse at the time but the way in which he covered the ground was just effortless.

TDN AusNZ: Can you please describe him physically and explain why he was selected for the Sale?

CR: He was actually accepted into our inaugural ‘Gold Riband’ session of Classic which was in 2017, a session aimed at precocious yearlings although they were very patient with him which they are seeing the benefits of now. He had great depth and strength to him, a terrific hindquarter and had a great head, eye and a massive nostril which is a quality I learnt the great old horsemen looked for.

TDN AusNZ: What about his pedigree? What aspect of his page piqued Inglis’ interest?

CR: Not A Single Doubt needs no introduction, nor does Encosta De Lago as a broodmare sire and his mother, Pinocchio, is a full sister to Racing To Win so he is the right colour for the family! I remember looking at Pinocchio with Linda and Laurence Monds and Rob Sims of Tyreel when they bought her and actually did the bidding on her at the Sale as they had to head home early. She has always been a beautiful mare so it is no surprise she is throwing quality stock.

TDN AusNZ: Could you foresee his success then?

CR: It is obvious that you are never going to know how good they will be but you’d hope that when they are bred like that, and look that way, that they will have ability. Hindsight has proved that that was the case with him and who knows, in time he may have his name on The Everest trophy which would be great for connections Mr Ho, Carmel Size and Les Bridge and the Monds’ from Tyreel as the breeders.

Classique Legend as a yearling

The racing manager

TDN AusNZ: What was your first impression of Classique Legend?

Carmel Size, Purchaser and Racing Manager at Les Bridge Racing: His presence. There was something about him, nothing that I could say definitively like his conformation or anything, it was just his presence, for me he had everything, I was always going to come home with him.

Mr Bridge was asked the other day how much do you think she would have gone to to get him? And when I came home from the races I said to him I was never not going home without him. If it was over a million and I was going to go home to get in trouble from the owner, well so be it. It was a sort of love at first sight and I've bought a few horses in my time and it has never, ever, been like that before.

I can even remember what sort of day it was, it was a night session at the last Inglis Classic Sale at Randwick, it was 40 degree heat. It's imprinted in my memory the night that I bought that horse.

TDN AusNZ: Could you please describe him physically as a yearling?

CS: He was well proportioned and nicely grown as a yearling, he had already developed a great character about him. But he moved, he really walked from the shoulder, it was this long loose walk. He had a swagger about him.

TDN AusNZ: Can you provide some insight into his early breaking and pre-training preparation?

CS: He trained up well but he got a little bit behind as he got a cold, so he had a bit of an interrupted early breaking preparation, and then he went through the usual baby issues. So he went to the breaker for three stints instead of two and we really took our time breaking him in, and I think that has held him in good stead. Anyone who has been on him has always had a high opinion of him.

TDN AusNZ: How soon did you see something special in Classique Legend?

CS: From the day I saw him. What's interesting is that when he first came in for his first baby preparation at the racing stable, I had been raving about this horse ever since I bought him, and Mr Bridge said to me - and he had only been in the stable for about 48 hours - ‘love, that's the horse you've been waiting your whole life for’, and he didn't even go to the races that preparation.

Carmel Size gives Classique Legend a pat after winning the G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint

TDN AusNZ: Does he have a nickname? Could you explain how he got it?

CS: His name is Jiminy Cricket. His mum is Pinocchio and his name was Jiminy before the hammer even fell. This is a very girly thing but I like to make friends with my horses before I even buy them. I have several visits and I know I drive the vendors mad, but they're quite used to me now. I don't just look at a horse once, I could look at a horse a dozen to 20 times. I always pop in to see the horse, I look at it by myself and I like to hop into the box and see it also.

He's called Classique Legend because for me he was the best horse of that Inglis Classic Sale, and Racing New South Wales wouldn't let me use Classic so he became Classique.

TDN AusNZ: Is he a team favourite?

CS: Haha, he's a fan favourite. He's the most unusual horse in the sense that he had a following before he had even been to the racecourse for the first time. Even Snowden's staff who had Redzel win two Everests, they love him - everyone loves him. Even the track maintenance people love him, they all want to talk to him. He is a distinctive grey, a marble grey, but I think it's the huge white birthmark on his rump, that perhaps is the attraction, I guess people do love greys also.

In the afternoon when he comes out all the kids want to chat to him and they say to me, ‘I hope you're not spoiling him’ and even the trainers say hello like John Thompson and Peter Robl, they just love him. There's a bit of rivalry between the top and bottom of High Street, but certainly at the top of High Street he is very popular, but yes, he is a genuinely well-liked horse.

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TDN AusNZ: Could you please describe his character?

CS: He is such a dude - so cruisey and I think that's what makes him so good. He conserves so much energy. You know he can turn it on, he can come off the track like a prized fighter, if he's got a bee in his bonnet. But 99 per cent of the time you'd see him and you couldn't believe he would be a racehorse!

He certainly goes into the zone on race day, he really gets into it and basic things like brushing his tail annoy him, so we don't annoy him on race day, because he really just wants to be in his zone thinking about what he is doing.

TDN AusNZ: Is there anything else about Classique Legend that you'd like to share? Perhaps some funny stories from around the stables?

CS: He's just such a trouble-free horse, but also such a character. We've got him in a stabling situation where he’s sort of the boss of the yard and he passes judgement on any horse that walks by. He doesn't like Madam Legend, he really doesn't think much of her. He's very particular about what horses he likes and what horses he doesn't like. But he does have a harem of girlfriends, and older women too.

But he’s just a pleasure to deal with, I went to work the other day and the wind, it was like the world was bending in half, it was cyclonic, and I was thinking to myself oh no should we take him out or should we work him later? But I just thought no we've just got to deal with it and we got to the back gate and I was waiting for him to play up but he didn't turn a hair, he just got on with it. He was like ‘no it's okay, it's all good, I'll look after you Carmel, don’t you worry, you stick with me’. He is just a really, really special horse, I just love him to death. And I've been with a lot of horses in my life, seen a lot of horses, looked after a lot of horses, but it ends with this one, he is irreplaceable.

I am at work very early, and he is the first horse I see and we have three carrots in the dark before I turn the lights on. If I’m having a busy day, or there's something on my mind, I only have to look into his eyes and he changes my whole day. Kathy McEvoy and the kids came in to meet the horse on Sunday and I had never said that to anyone before, but she walked right up to him and said ‘oh my god his eyes!’, and it was just so lovely, because there was another person who could see what I see in him, it’s almost like he can look into your soul, and I mean that with all honesty, he is just so special.

TDN AusNZ: What do you believe is his career highlight to date?

CS: The Shorts. Any horse that can do that, and swoop like that - to me, that was the highlight of anything that I have been involved with in racing - that was the highlight of my racing career also.

Foal Showcase

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To have your foal featured, send a landscape-oriented image to olivia@tdnausnz.com.au

All Too Hard x Jacinta (colt) at Willow Park Stud | Image courtesy of Lisa Richards

Santos x Lieoftheland (colt) at Aquis Canungra

Needs Further x Tycoon Sali (colt) at Armidale Stud

Zoustar x Solar Charged (colt) at Widden Stud

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All Too Hard x Cubana Moss (filly) at Vinery Stud

Denman x Smart Miss filly at Twin Hills Stud

Headwater x Gipsy Countess (Ire) (filly) at Vinery Stud

Vancouver x Dynamic Rock (filly) at Vinery Stud

Daily News Wrap

6 min read

Enable retires

Juddmonte have confirmed the retirement of superstar mare Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) with the dual G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner to visit Kingman (GB) next year.

Douglas Erskine Crum, CEO of JuddmonteFarms, said: “Prince Khalid has decided that Enable will be retired from racing and will now join the Juddmonte broodmare band to be covered by Kingman.”

Enable (GB) | Image courtesy of Racingfotos

Spring over for Tagaloa

After being eased out of the G1 Caulfield Guineas on the weekend, Group 1-winning colt Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) will play no further part in this year’s spring carnival with his immediate future unknown.

“It’s obviously really disappointing, but we ride the highs and lows in this game constantly,” co-trainer Trent Busuttin told Racing.com.

“The scans and tests have shown he has a slight throat issue where he may have displaced his soft palate during the run and he’s also feeling his suspensory ligament a bit.

“His immediate future is out in the paddock and it will be up to the ownership group where he goes to from here.”

Tagaloa

Three accept for Blue Sapphire

This year’s G3 Blue Sapphire S. will have only three runners, headed by the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Anders (Not A Single Doubt).

The other two runners will be Godolphin colt Hanseatic (Street Boss {USA}) and the Leon and Troy Corstens-trained Ranting (NZ) (Zoustar).

“Anders looks to have frightened a few of them off but we’re still excited that it will certainly be a different type of race,’’ MRC Chief Executive John Blanksby said. ‘’It’ll be very tactical and very interesting.

“While there will be limited turnover on a race of three runners, we’re looking at it as an engagement tool as it will be a gripping race and something away from what we’re used to.”

Tofane primed

G1 All Aged S. winner Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) is in prime condition for Saturday’s The Everest according to trainer Mike Moroney.

“She was pretty luckless last start. Ollie (Damien Oliver) was pretty confident if she had a clear run she would have won it, so we are treating it like she is going into the race in winning form,” Moroney told Racing.com.

“It’s going to be a tough race but she will acquit herself well.

“We know she travels well, we know she goes that way around. If they get a bit of rain it will help too, make it a little bit tougher for the rest of them.”

Dalasan jockey switch

Dalasan (Dalakhani {Ire}) has had a jockey switch ahead of Saturday’s G1 Caulfield Cup.

The 4-year-old was originally meant to be partnered by Billy Egan but connections have opted to take up the services of William Pike after his original ride was ruled out of the race.

Egan and the connections of Dalasan have come to a compensation agreement for the change of jockey but the figure is undisclosed.

Cup would be a bonus

Co-trainer Trent Busuttin believes he is in bonus territory with Mirage Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}).

From a future stallion point of view, the 7-year-old earned an all-important Group 1 credit when he won the Metropolitan H. at Randwick last time out.

Mirage Dancer (GB)

Busuttin said Mirage Dancer had progressed well since his successful Sydney raid ahead of Saturday’s G1 Caulfield Cup.

He finished third in the feature last year behind Mer De Glace (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) and Vow And Declare (Declaration Of War {USA}) and the stable is confident he is in similar fettle this time around.

Lees leaning to Cox Plate

Kris Lees will wait until Tuesday morning before deciding which race Mugatoo (Ire) (Henrythenavigator {USA}), runs in next but he said he is leaning towards the G1 Cox Plate.

“He’ll work at Caulfield in the morning and I’ll make a decision after that,” he told Racing.com.

“At the moment I am leaning towards the Cox Plate.

“I think it will work out perfect for him having three weeks between runs and dropping back in distance.”

Manikato warm-up

Bella Vella (Commands) warmed up for next Friday night’s G1 Manikato S. with a comfortable trial win at Gawler on Monday morning and trainer Will Clarken is pleased with her heading into the race.

“She actually is never one to get you terribly excited in the manner she trials,” Clarken told Racing.com.

“However I was really happy with that. She had a good blow afterwards and I will give her one more solid piece of work before the Manikato.”

Boss secures Cox Plate ride

After Hugh Bowman was ruled out of riding in next Saturday’s G1 Cox Plate through suspension, Glen Boss has picked up the ride on imported galloper Sir Dragonet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}).

Bowman elected not to appeal the 10 meeting ban which he earned in the G1 Caulfield Guineas and owner Ozzie Kheir confirmed the jockey booking on Monday.

Campaign at a crossroads

Carnival plans for classy mare Vanna Girl (Husson {Arg}) are in limbo after she jarred up in her G1 Epsom H. ”non-event".

The remainder of the 4-year-old's Sydney program won't be locked in until she is assessed in the coming days by the Toby and Trent Edmonds stable.

"She felt the track a bit and pulled up a little bit jarred up for a few days afterwards," co-trainer Trent Edmonds said.

"We've treated her with a couple of quiet days, some swimming and some anti-inflammatories as well.”

Depending on how quickly she recovers, Vanna Girl may start in Saturday's G3 Craven Plate at Randwick.

Old-timer’s still got it

Otaki trainer Howie Mathews and his wife, Lorraine, have never been more proud of their evergreen galloper Sampson (NZ) (Dubai Destination {USA}) than at Hawera at the weekend as he clawed his way to victory.

As an 11-year-old with 60.5kg on his back, he gave age and weight to all his rivals, but that didn’t stop him from showing his will to win over the final stages for rider Chad Ormsby to score by a nose.

“What can I say, he’s a great old horse. I did think I was selfish bringing him back into work this year, but then what do you do? He’s a professional racehorse and he loves it,” Howie Mathews said.

“He’s a happy horse and basically the only one I have in full work so he gets one on one. He gets the royal treatment. We’re lucky he’s been sound right through and he just loves racing. He may be 11, but he doesn’t show it and he proved that on Saturday. He just wanted to win.”

Former Aussie scores on HK debut

Former Australian galloper Leviathan (Zoustar) made his presence felt on his Hong Kong debut, helping jockey Chad Schofield to a double.

The exciting Frankie Lor-trained youngster, now named Healthy Happy, took the first section of the Class 3 Lai Kok H. on Sunday.

“That was really impressive - he trialled well leading into this without giving any indication that he could come and win at his first time out,” Schofield said.

The Zoustar gelding arrived in Hong Kong from Australia, rated 80, where he was trained by Peter and Paul Snowden and was a two-time winner.

“He really impressed me today, he gave me the feel of a good horse – it’s very tough to do what he did today, to come to Hong Kong rated 80 and win with top weight,” Schofield said.

Looking Ahead - October 13

3 min read

Looking Ahead puts the spotlight on runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are a particularly well-bred or high-priced runner having their first or second start, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse which has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.

Today we like the chances of a filly out of a city winning mare, while at Newcastle two runners take our fancy, one is the second foal to race out of G1 Thousand Guineas winner and the other is a $220,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale graduate.

Kyneton, Race 1, 12pm AEDT, Top Tote Plus Maiden P., $23,000, 1118m

The Phillip Stokes-trained Tan Tat Spirit (Brazen Beau) will become the fifth foal to race out of city winning mare Tan Tat Tess (Testa Rossa), who is also responsible for winners Tan Tat Charger (Charge Forward), Tan Tat Wish (Wanted) and Tan Tat Blaze (Not A Single Doubt).

Brazen Beau, sire of Tan Tat Spirit | Standing at Darley

Tan Tat Tess is herself a half-sister to G3 Danehill S. winner Tan Tat De Lago (Encosta De Lago) and multiple Hong Kong stakes winner Tan Tat Sun (Snitzel). Further back, this is also the family of dual G1 Toorak H. winner Umrum (Umatilla {NZ}).

Newcastle, Race 1, 2pm AEDT, Red Funnel Maiden H., $35,000, 900m

Patino Ruby (More Than Ready {USA}) will become the second foal to race out of G1 Thousand Guineas winner Commanding Jewel (Commands), who is a half-sister to the late exceptional four-time Group 1 winner Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet Rock).

More Than Ready (USA), sire of Patino Ruby

Atlantic Jewel herself is the dam of Royal Ascot Group 3 winner Russian Emperor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), while this is also the family of G1 The Galaxy winner I Am Excited (Snitzel) and Group 3 scorer Flippant (Hinchinbrook).

Newcastle, Race 6, 5.05pm AEDT, Hunter Race Day 14/11 Maiden, $35,000, 1500m

Purchased by DGR Thoroughbreds Services and Anthony Cummings Racing for $220,000 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale from the draft of Lime County Thoroughbreds, Believe So (So You Think {NZ}) is out of Power Of Love (NZ) (Bahhare {USA}), making him a half-brother to Listed Moonee Valley Night Cup runner-up Vaucluse Bay (Al Maher) and G3 Mannerism S. fourth Anaphora (Dylan Thomas {Ire}).

Believe So as a yearling

Power Of Love herself is a half-sister to Group 1 placegetter Waitoki Dream (NZ) (Pentire {GB}), while this is also the family of dual Group 1 winner Calm Harbour (NZ) (Spectacular Love {USA}) and G2 Matriarch S. winner Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}).

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