Valachi Downs’ young racing stock dispersal online
After Valachi Downs sold their broodmares in an unreserved dispersal via the Gavelhouse Plus platform on Friday, attention will now turn to the farm’s Unreserved Young and Racing Stock Dispersal which is now live on Gavelhouse Plus.
Friday’s sale saw Tofane’s (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) dam Baggy Green (Galileo {Ire}) sell to Yulong’s Written Tycoon Syndicate for NZ$1.75 million and Valachi Downs will be hoping for more good results when they sell 52 lots of young and racing stock.
Among the highlights in the next offering is Tofane’s yearling sister, while they will also offer G2 Sir Tristram Fillies' Classic runner-up Glory Bound (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}).
Lot 18 - Ocean Park (NZ) x Baggy Green, the yearling sister to Tofane (NZ) | Image courtesy of Gavelhouse
The offering includes a filly by Zoustar and out of the Redoute’s Choice mare Dark Hedges, making her a three-quarter sister to Group 2-winning juvenile and multiple Group 1 runner-up Zousain.
Meanwhile, they will also offer an Almanzor (Fr) half-sister to G2 Royal S. winner Needle And Thread (Makfi {GB}), who sold for NZ$410,000 in the breeding stock dispersal on Friday.
“This is a unique opportunity to secure genuine racing propositions that are of the quality that they would usually be retained to further bolster an elite broodmare band,” Valachi Downs' General Manager Gareth Downey said.
“They have been well-reared and those that are further through the system have been well-educated by the Valachi Racing team and are ready for new owners to reap the benefits from this.”
Bidding will close from 7pm NZT (5pm AEST) on Friday, 1 July.
Four winners for Spirit Of Boom
Eureka Stud’s star stallion Spirit Of Boom continued his good form on Saturday, siring four winners at four different tracks.
The four-timer included a fourth win for 4-year-old mare Be Famous when she saluted the judge at Laura, while 2-year-old filly Deb's Ellie made a winning debut at Roma.
Spirit Of Boom | Standing at Eureka Stud
The stallion was also represented by winners courtesy of Lime Soda’s triumph at the Gold Coast and he was also the sire of The Brotherhood, who saluted the judge at Mt Isa.
Spirit Of Boom has sired 127 winners since August 1 and they are headed by six stakes winners, including Group 1 scorer Jonker, who landed the G1 Manikato S., earning him a place on the Aquis Farm roster. Spirit Of Boom will stand the upcoming breeding season for a fee of $33,000 (inc GST).
Great day for Brazen Beau
Darley stallion Brazen Beau was handed a brilliant four-timer on Saturday and the quartet of winners was headed by Indigenous Realm’s (GB) win over 1400 metres at Sha Tin.
Meanwhile in Australia, the stallion was represented by a winner on the Laura card courtesy of Endorse, who was winning the fourth start of his career.
Brazen Beau | Standing at Darley's Northwood Park
The stallion’s credentials were also advertised by the exploits of Ideas Man, who added a third win to his CV at Fannie Bay, while War Dog also handed Brazen Beau a victory when he landed a race over 1180 metres at Gundagai.
Brazen Beau stands at Darley’s Northwood Park base and he will stand for a fee of $44,000 (inc GST) in 2022.
Pre-race treatment fears sees Minks Star scratched
Two-year-old filly Minks Star (Star Witness) was withdrawn from Saturday's Listed Tattersall's Life Members S. on suspicion of raceday treatment.
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards scratched the Chris Anderson-trained Minks Star from the race as their investigation on Saturday morning found the horse had allegedly been treated with a substance within one clear day of racing.
An inquiry was held at Eagle Farm ahead of the nine-race card and Racing Queensland stewards determined they were not satisfied that Minks Star had not been treated within the clear-day rule and she was subsequently scratched from the Listed field.
Seven winners for Waller
Chris Waller sent out an incredible seven-timer on Saturday, headed by an impressive quartet of winners at Royal Randwick.
Waller’s brilliant day at the Sydney venue was kicked off by Kalino (Pierro), who chalked up his second career win, while in the sixth race of the day Shameless Miss (NZ) (Shamexpress {NZ}) provided the trainer with his second victory.
Meanwhile, Francesco Guardi (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) provided the stable with the third win and the quartet was completed by Hulk (I Am Invincible), who landed the ninth race of the afternoon.
At Newcastle, Waller saddled Mystic Mermaid (Fastnet Rock) and Frumos (USA) (Kitten’s Joy {USA}) to victory, while at the Gold Coast, Doonican (Ire) (No Nay Never {USA}) landed a handicap over 1700 metres.
Double for the Paynes in Adelaide
Michelle Payne’s first trip to Morphettville since 2019 proved to be a winning one, when the G1 Melbourne Cup-winning jockey teamed up with her brother Patrick to land a brilliant double at the track.
After missing out on a winner aboard The Guava (Akeed Mofeed {GB}) in the first race on the card after a delayed flight, Payne got on the board when steering Another Rally (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) to victory in the fifth race.
The jockey then added to that tally on Mr Pickwick (Magnus), when he took out the final event on the card.
Arqana release August Sale catalogue
The catalogue for Arqana's August Yearling Sale has been released, with lots by some exciting sires being offered and a quarter of the entries being siblings to black-type winners, including 17 brothers or sisters to Group 1 winners.
The sale takes place from Saturday, August 13 to Monday, August 15 and will offer the same quality of yearlings instead of being held in two parts as in previous years.
Leading sires who are represented in the catalogue include the likes of Arrogate (USA), Camelot (GB), Churchill (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire), Dubawi (Ire), Frankel (GB), Galileo (Ire), Justify (USA), Kingman (GB), Lope De Vega (Ire), Night Of Thunder (Ire), No Nay Never (USA), Sea The Stars (Ire), Shamardal (USA), Siyouni (Fr), Wootton Bassett (GB).
Gosden and Dettori agree to take a ‘sabbatical’
After days of speculation, John Gosden and Frankie Dettori mutually agreed to take a ‘sabbatical’ from their successful partnership after the pair met on Friday in Newmarket.
Gosden was openly critical of some of the rides Dettori gave some of his horses at the Royal Ascot meeting, including on staying superstar Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and rumours of a rift were escalated further after Dettori was not booked on two of the the Gosden-trained horses at Saturday’s Newmarket meeting.
"Following speculation in the press, Frankie and I have amicably decided to take a sabbatical from the trainer-jockey relationship but we remain the closest of friends and colleagues,” Gosden - who trains in partnership with his son Thady - revealed to the Racing Post on Friday.
"Frankie has been – and always will be – one of the family here so I wanted to meet face to face after he returned from his post-Ascot holiday.
"I do not intend to appoint a stable jockey at Clarehaven."
