Cover image courtesy of Darren Tindale

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, the 6-year-old gained two elite victories in her 20-start career which saw her earnings total over $2 million. Her career was the embodiment of consistency, as she finished out of the placings on only six occasions.

However, if you assess her career starting as she turned four, her 12 starts as a mare include all but one of her wins, and only twice did she finish outside the top three.

“She basically just improved through her whole career,” Ciaron Maher told TDN AusNZ. “Physically she kept getting better, and that transpired in her form too.”

“To train she was pretty straightforward, very genuine and made her own luck. I said to the guys that own her that, although she was pretty good as a 3-year-old, she’d get better as she got older. Thankfully, she did.

“She ran really well in the Mares’ Magic Millions, and then next year we targeted that race and she just went on from there.”

After contesting her first Magic Millions Fillies and Mares’ in January 2021, Snapdancer was twice black-type placed, but returned the following year to win the race and start off what became a memorable run throughout 2022.

She backed up that performance with a win in the G3 Triscay S. and after a rare below-par run in the Newmarket H., her first attempt at a Group 1, she hit the big time when she was sent to Morphettville for her next start.

In winning the G1 Robert Sangster S. last May, Snapdancer put away a class field, with the runners up being Away Game (Snitzel) and September Run (Exceed And Excel).

After a narrow defeat at the hands of Startantes (Star Turn) in her next assignment, the G1 Tattersall’s Tiara, Snapdancer added a second Group 1 to her record, winning the Memsie S. at Caulfield.

Holding I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) in second, with Cascadian (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) back in third, that performance was a memorable one for co-trainer David Eustace.

“The Memsie was great,” Eustace told TDN AusNZ. “She was very impressive, and it was the plan right from the Sangster.”

A career cut short

With those exceptional performances in the bag, she was secured by Inglis to represent them in The Everest but ultimately never made it after injury curtailed her career, and it was a case of what could have been for a now 6-year-old mare in the form of her life.

“It was a big blow,” Maher said. “She was in career-best form, looking at weight for age and with a very good horse having chased her home in her last start.

“She was going to carry a lot of fitness into the race, just with her racing style and how genuine she was she definitely would have made her presence felt.”

But, whilst it wasn’t the fairytale ending they were hoping for, Eustace reflected on a brilliant career which saw the stable favourite ‘Snappy’ bring together her extensive group of owners.

“The ownership group have all become really good mates,” he said. “Obviously, Brad we’ve raced with for a while, but all the crew have been a lot of fun.”

A rollercoaster ride

With that ownership group led by Brad Spicer of Spicer Thoroughbreds, Snapdancer will now head to the Gold Coast in May and provide them all with one last thrill. After that announcement was made on Monday, Spicer played down the disappointing end to her career, instead pointing to the mare surpassing all expectations.

“She was really exciting to watch and to see what she did in her last 12 months was amazing,” he said. “Whilst it’s sad that it has come to an end, hopefully she can go on and be just as successful as a broodmare.

“Everyone was pretty keen to get her up to the Magic Millions sale. It’s always nice to get up to Queensland and a lot of the owners will travel up to see her take the final step in the journey. I think she will be well sought-after when she gets to the sales ring this year.”

Having first been picked up by Sheamus Mills Bloodstock (FBAA) for $60,000 at the 2017 Inglis Chairman's Sale, the journey began for Spicer when he secured her the following year at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Speaking to TDN AusNZ in December at the announcement of her retirement, Spicer said that, after forking out $180,000, it took a while to work out the optimum trip for the eighth foal from the Galileo (Ire) mare Snapdragon (Ire), having initially had an Oaks in mind for her.

“She is out of a Galileo mare and all her family got a trip, so you’re thinking she is going to get a trip,” he said. “When we looked at her as a yearling, we thought she would be an Oaks style of horse, but she just kept putting on muscle and getting stronger and stronger.

“By the time she furnished she looked like a big powerful sprinter and that made us change tact and she has just got better as they’ve gotten older.”

That powerful physique will undoubtedly make for an attractive offering when Snapdancer is presented as a breeding prospect in May, and according to Maher she is the complete package.

“She’s the type of horse that everyone hopes they own - they show a bit early and just keep improving,” he said.

“Just the way she raced, how genuine she was and the strength of her, I think she’ll make a really good broodmare.”

Reuniting

Consigning Snapdancer on the Gold Coast will be Sherah Sullivan of Sullivan Bloodstock, presenting just their second offering of mares in 2023. For Sullivan, Snappy is a horse she fondly recalls having previously managed Noorilim Park where she was raised.

“Being asked to consign a mare like Snapdancer in our second year is incredibly humbling, we’re absolutely delighted and we couldn’t dream of getting a mare like her, it’s unreal,” Sullivan said.

“She’s a lovely mare, she arrived early December and has been in the paddock letting down and, of course, getting spoilt rotten. She has been getting the works, is in terrific order and looks amazing.”

Things have also come full circle for Barry Bowditch, managing director of Magic Millions where Snapdancer was sold as a yearling, and he was delighted to be offering the mare after the conclusion of her career.

“To offer Snapdancer on behalf of Brad Spicer and the ownership group is a great thrill for Magic Millions,” Bowditch said.

“She is a fantastic graduate of the company and will be a standout for any broodmare band. The team and I are looking forward to offering her amongst other outstanding mares in May.”

Cover image courtesy of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia

With the industry staffing crisis a constant cause of concern for stables and stud farms across Australia, one of the few organisations that can boast action on the topic is the TBA. Through the Fast Track program, TBA has created a pathway to draw talented people into the industry.

The premise is simple: Pick passionate people, regardless of background, and kick-start their career with an accelerated learning experience including hands-on practice in some of Australia’s top stud farms.

Successful students gain the nationally recognised Certificate III in Horse Breeding and, perhaps more importantly, many go on to begin their careers at the same farms on which they’re placed initially.

TBA CEO Tom Reilly has been buoyed by the results of the program since its inception, and says that feedback from industry leaders and employers assures him that it's providing a vital service to the industry.

“We represent breeders all around the country, and if you were to ask any studmaster, ‘What’s your biggest issue?’ nearly all of them would say staffing,” Reilly told TDN AusNZ. “Finding good staff is the biggest challenge they have.

“We started it for that reason, to try to create a way that people who didn’t have a background in thoroughbreds could get into the industry.

“We’re an industry that has an influx of staff from overseas as well, but it’s really important that we have a domestic channel to bring people into the industry too.”

Reilly explained that, as the course has grown its reputation, the appetite from stud farms to receive, mentor and cultivate students has increased, and he was delighted to see this evidenced at Magic Millions in January where over a dozen current trainees and graduates could be found working around the sales ground.

The work done by those at the TBA in fitting the right trainees to the right farms for their crucial placements, and vice versa, is paying off, as Reilly reports that around 90 per cent of those who complete the course stay in the industry.

All inclusive

Now entering its fifth year, the Fast Track program begins each May with a four-week intensive learning block at the TAFE NSW facility in Scone, ideally placed at the heart of Australia’s breeding capital.

After that initial phase, the students move into farm placements until the end of the breeding season, but those aren’t limited to Hunter Valley studs by any means. A link up with AgriFutures two years ago expanded the reach of Fast Track, and allowed an increase in the number of students placed on farms outside of NSW with the covering of tuition and travel costs.

This means students who want to complete placements in their home state have the opportunity to do so, and the inclusivity of the course doesn’t stop there.

For some of the students, Fast Track provides a very first opportunity to touch a horse and, as TBA’s Industry Education and Projects Manager Madison Tims explained, the variety of successful applicants is a feature that TBA are rightly proud of.

“One of the main requirements is that they have to be 18 years old, but in terms of their experience that’s all we ask,” Tims told TDN AusNZ. “They can come from a background with no horse experience at all.

“Each year we have a really wide range of experiences and career changes. This year we had a pilot and a barista!

“We only ask that they have a passion for the industry and a willingness to work hard, but they don’t necessarily have to have any experience in the industry.”

A launchpad to success

Further enhancing the opportunities offered by Fast Track is the Basil Nolan Jnr Scholarship. It was created to honour the legacy of Basil Jnr of the Nolan dynasty at Raheen Stud who tragically passed away in November of 2018, and offers an all-expenses paid place on the prestigious Irish National Stud breeding course - a six-month, all-encompassing residential course with an illustrious honour roll of graduates.

“It’s a very similar process to the Fast Track application itself,” Tims explained. “Students have to nominate themselves, and supply references from their farms and other industry parties, then we undertake an interview process.

“That’s where Basil and Natalie Nolan come into it as well, and they have the deciding factor in selecting someone they think showcases the same traits and passion for the industry that he did.”

A prime example of the value of Fast Track, Jarrod Robinson is the latest recipient of the Basil Nolan Scholarship. Accepted into the 2021/22 cohort, Robinson had never touched a horse before he left his job as an electrician to begin the course, and after graduating he soon became a highly valued member of the team at Widden Stud.

Fast Track graduates also include Lachlan Pethica, who is a current trainee on the Godolphin Flying Start program, and Isobel Absolon, a 2019 graduate who last year finished her first season working with some of the country’s best stallions at Darley’s Kelvinside operation.

Another graduate working for Darley, in their Woodlands Stud, is Tess O’Connor. Originally from Melbourne, O’Connor had only limited contact with horses through a handful of riding lessons in her youth, and stumbled on the Fast Track program when looking for career options online after she graduated with a degree in agriculture.

Gallery: Some of the Fast Track program graduates, images courtesy of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia

“I looked at it and thought it was a great opportunity because it was offering the theory but, importantly, 11 months of practical experience, which was what I needed,” O’Connor told TDN AusNZ.

Drawn in by the practical experience on offer, O’Connor was placed at Woodlands during the program. Getting on well, she was encouraged by Farm Manager John Sunderland to apply for the Basil Nolan Jnr Scholarship, and was successful.

“It was the best thing I’ve done, and I’ve got to thank Fast Track for that as a stepping stone,” she said.

“It was incredible. We’re all aiming for the same results of healthy and happy horses who are hopefully fast on the track, but they do it so differently due to the climate - it’s a whole other world.

“The on-farm lessons, the tutors, the tours to amazing farms and learning from successful people in the industry… it’s a brilliant opportunity.”

Now in his early twenties, James Loder is on the current intake of Fast Track, and on placement at Cornerstone Stud in South Australia - but it’s not his first time at the stud. After leaving school at 16, Loder had a variety of different jobs, many practical, until he found a job at Cornerstone and touched a horse for the first time.

His affection for thoroughbreds and work ethic didn’t go unnoticed by General Manager Sam Pritchard-Gordon, who encouraged him to apply for the program.

“It’s definitely helped with the all-round knowledge. Whether it be reproduction or nutrition, it’s given me an all-round education of horses,” Loder told TDN AusNZ.

“Fast Track has been amazing in showing me the pathways in the industry, not only in Australia but internationally too.”

Loder’s experience is a great advertisement for Fast Track - after getting a start in the industry he’s now more valuable to Cornerstone than ever as a result of the broad education the program offers.

Kicking off the action at Cranbourne on Monday, last year’s G1 Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) was in much-improved form for his second public workout since that memorable victory for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

With the field led along at a sedate pace by the high-class Persan (Pierro), Gold Trip loomed up and lengthened well in the home straight, though was held at a 0.5l margin by his stablemate, with the pair 4l clear of the field by the end of the 1550-metre trial.

A little later, a trio of veritable spring stars led home the field in Heat 4. Untroubled at the head of affairs was another for the Maher/Eustace stable in G1 Moir S. winner Coolangatta (Written Tycoon).

She moved sweetly through the 800-metre trial under Jamie Kah to finish 2l ahead of The Everest winner Giga Kick (Scissor Kick), with the slowly away Golden Eagle winner I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) rolling home sweetly to finish 0.75l further away in third.

Gallery: Some of the spring's star performers who were back in action at Cranbourne, images courtesy of The Image Is Everything

The following heat saw G1 Manikato S. winner Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) cruise sweetly up the Cranbourne straight. Unlike her first trial of this preparation, in which she was restrained at the rear of the field, she was allowed to stretch on Monday, and looks in fine form.

Heat 6, Cranbourne - homebrew winner for Australian Bloodstock

The first of the juvenile heats on Monday went to Australian Bloodstock’s homebred juvenile colt Brave Mead. By Aquis Farm's first-season sire Brave Smash (Jpn) - who was raced by Australian Bloodstock - he showed plenty of raw talent to come home in front in his debut trial over 800 metres. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, he was soon up to speed after jumping a beat slowly, and responded well to pressure from John Allen.

With a wall of horses closing at the line, he finished 0.2l ahead of Invincible Shield (I Am Invincible), who was fifth on his Flemington debut on January 14, a race won by Saturday’s G3 Chairman’s S. runner-up Veecee (Capitalist).

The formlines were extended further through the field, with third place going to Grahame Begg’s gelding Maharba (Pride Of Dubai) who was fourth in his only start in the Golden Gift.

Brave Mead is out of the two-time winning Galileo (Ire) mare Mead, whose 10 foals include Listed winner Solemn (Bernardini {USA}). He was highlighted by his co-trainer in TDN AusNZ’s First Impressions series as a horse who will only improve in his Classic year. Brave Smash has enjoyed two winners from 11 runners so far.

Heat 7, Cranbourne - Legend snaps the win

Lloyd Kennewell’s colt Snippety Legend (Snitzel) came home best in Heat 7, another for the juvenile colts and geldings. Showing a nice turn of foot under Zac Spain, he finished 0.3l in front of Harry Angel (Ire) colt Chinqui, who’s in his second preparation for Anthony and Sam Freedman. Those two pulled 2l clear of Hellbent colt Jehbenti, who was under firm drive by Jake Noonan.

Snippety Legend is out of Reply Churlish (NZ) (O’Reilly {NZ}), a five-time winner and half-sister to a pair of Group 3 winners in Darci Be Good (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) and Babylon Berlin (All Too Hard). He was a $550,000 purchase for Legend Racing at the 2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Heat 8, Cranbourne - Hayes’ Sheva impresses

The sole 2-year-old trial for the fillies at Cranbourne on Monday morning was dominated by the Ben and JD Hayes-trained Sheva (Written Tycoon). Having finished second in her first trial at Flemington on January 27, Sheva took the lead early in the centre of the course under Michael Dee and extended well when asked in the final 100 metres of the 800-metre trial.

Another Written Tycoon filly filled the second spot, as 2.25l away was Gumdrops who led home Just A Bit More (Justify {USA}) by 0.2l.

Sheva is out of As It Lies (Foxwedge), a half-sister to Derelique (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), the dam of Group 2 winner Man From Uncle (Uncle Mo {USA}) and Group 3 winner Head Of State (American Pharoah {USA}).

Running in the familiar blue and white checks with green sleeves of Limerick Lane, Sheva was a $320,000 purchase at last year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for John Foote Bloodstock (FBAA).

Heat 9, Randwick - Snowdens' Dundeel colt shines

Third in his previous trial to subsequent impressive Kensington maiden winner Bases Loaded (Snitzel), Peter and Paul Snowden’s colt Vomo Island (Dundeel {NZ}) let down well under James McDonald to take the first of the juvenile heats at Randwick on Monday morning.

He finished 1.17l ahead of a less-pressured Rockabilly Rebel, a filly by Street Boss (USA), who was a nose ahead of John Sargent’s Mendelssohn (USA) colt Llewellyn. Vomo Island completed the 1050-metre trial in 1:03.76, covering the final 600 metres in 35.61s on a Good 4 surface.

A homebred for Greg Ingham, Vomo Island is out of the Lonhro mare The Darling One, and is a half-brother to Listed Cap d’Antibes S. winner Wayupinthesky (Snitzel), who won two races as a juvenile.

Heat 10, Randwick - Sargent’s strong to the line

Improving in the home straight for heavy pressure from Zac Lloyd, John Sargent’s No Nay Never (USA) colt Waverley could only just be separated as the winner from the more quietly ridden Helldancer (Hellbent). In third, 1.25l away, was the Richard and Will Freedman-trained colt Misty Legend (I Am Invincible), whose only racecourse appearance saw him last in the Golden Gift.

Helldancer, a filly trained by Bjorn Baker, was a winner of her only previous trial where she finished ahead of Blanc De Blanc (I Am Invincible), who last December finished third in the R. Listed Inglis Nursery.

Running in Sargent’s stable colours, Waverley completed the 1050-metre trial in 1:05.36, clocking 35.84s for the last 600 metres.

He is out of the winning Redoute’s Choice mare Frontalis, a half-sister to a Listed winner, and is from the extended family of US sire War Of Will (USA) a son of War Front (USA). He was picked up by his trainer and Rick Connolly Bloodstock at the 2022 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale for $70,000.

Heat 15, Randwick - Cassidy steals smart win

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s Written Tycoon colt Butch Cassidy was an eye-catching winner of Heat 15, running out a 1.9l victory over Need Some Luck (Rubick), a colt from Peter and Paul Snowden’s stable.

The form of the trial looks good too, as 1.39l away in third was another Waterhouse/Bott colt, Deciduous (The Autumn Sun), who was second on his Warwick Farm debut in December. Butch Cassidy finished the 740-metre trial in 43.79s, covering the final 600 metres in 33.7s.

It was a first trial performance for Butch Cassidy, who was picked up at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by the James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership, where he cost $750,000. He is the first named foal from Rose Ahead (Dream Ahead {USA}), a half-sister to two stakes winners.

Heat 16, Randwick - Harron gets a second

The following heat saw the Tulloch Lodge team achieve the trifecta they were denied moments before, and gave James Harron’s green colours back-to-back trial victories, as Trapeze Artist colt Introducing led home the high-class filly Platinum Jubilee (Zoustar).

Last seen running second in the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Platinum Jubilee led the field through the trial but was tackled by her debutant stablemate in the home straight, with Introducing edging only a nose in front under Brett Prebble.

Gallery: Heat 16, images courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

Positioned at the rear of the field under Regan Bayliss, the stable’s Pierro filly Tu Qui Santuzza showed a good turn of foot and finished 2.32l away in third. Introducing clocked 43.27s, the fastest time of the three 740-metre juvenile heats, running the final 600 metres in 33.38s.

He was an Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale graduate last year for the James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership, where he cost $380,000, and is a half-brother to multiple-Listed winner Eleven Eleven (Fastnet Rock).

Heat 17, Randwick - Quinton bosses it

The final juvenile heat at Randwick on Monday was won by Ron Quinton’s Capital Boss (Capitalist) who, after jumping slowly, swept through from the rear under Sam Clipperton to deny the Waterhouse/Bott pair of Summer Loving (Exceed And Excel) and Soldier Of Rome (Snitzel).

With those two separated by 0.13l, Capital Boss’ 0.5l margin was a vast improvement from his first trial at Randwick two weeks ago when he failed to move beyond midfield. He completed the 740-metre trial in 43.87s, marginally the slowest of three juvenile heats over the same distance, and clocked 33.69s for the last 600 metres.

Running in the colours of Gall Bloodstock, he was purchased at the 2021 Inglis Sydney Weanling Sale by his owners in conjunction with P Morgan, where he cost a healthy $400,000. He is out of Laylia (Redoute’s Choice), and is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Shamalia (Shamardal {USA}) and Listed winner Emperor’s Way (Roman Emperor {NZ}).

Cover image courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Kiwi trainer Allan Sharrock was, on Monday, celebrating the maiden Group 1 success of Lucky Sweynesse, who he bred in partnership with Paul Dombroski and Luigi Muollo of Novara Park Stud. At the same time, Sharrock was ruing the fact he sold the horse, who has developed into one of the best sprinters in Hong Kong under veteran trainer Manfred Man.

After his desperately unlucky run for sixth in his first attempt in top company in the G1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200 metres) in December, Lucky Sweynesse was a dominant victor in Sunday’s G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200 metres) at Sha Tin.

“It’s a big thrill, he’s a superstar, really. He had to do a bit of work early from the gate and he still won pretty good,” Sharrock told TDN AusNZ.

“I think he will get to a mile, that’s what I believe based on his pedigree and having trained his mother, she won over 2100 metres.

“I probably shouldn’t have sold him.”

Lucky Sweynesse was sold by Woburn Farm at the 2020 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale for NZ$90,000 to J and I Bloodstock and then won an Ellerslie inside track trial by 6l when trained by Shelley Hale before being sold to Hong Kong.

He is from the Listed-winning Red Clubs (Ire) mare Madonna Mia (NZ), making him a brother to Signora Nera (NZ), who ran third in the 2021 G1 Queensland Oaks (2200 metres) behind Duais (Shamus Award) when trained by Chris Waller.

Signora Nera was also bred by Sharrock and Co, before realising NZ$40,000 at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale (Book 1), when offered by Novara Park. The filly was purchased by Phill Cataldo Bloodstock (BAFNZ).

Lucky Sweynesse’s second dam, Hill Of Hope (Danehill {USA}) won over 1100 metres and is a three-quarter sister to the Group 2 victress Rose Of Danehill (Danehill {USA}), who has thrown the stakes winners Kazanluk (Red Ransom {USA}) and Nozomi (Street Cry {Ire}).

“At least we’ve still got the mother and I’ve got a 3-year-old half-brother (by Per Incanto),” Sharrock explained.

Sharrock is a shareholder in Sweynesse, a dual Group 3 victor who stands at Novara Park.

Lucky Sweynesse is the first Group 1 winner for the son of Lonhro.

“I’ve got a share in Sweynesse, so I hope they continue to go well,” said Sharrock.

Senor Toba claims another Group 3

Former Australian-based galloper, Senor Toba (Toronado {Ire}), added a third Group 3 triumph to his CV, taking out Sunday’s The Centenary Vase (1800 metres) at Sha Tin.

The 5-year-old was bred by prominent South Australian breeder David Peacock and made $180,000 at the 2019 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale (Book 1). Offered by Mill Park Stud, he was bought by Hermitage Thoroughbreds.

Now trained by Caspar Fownes, Senor Toba won two races in Australia, including the G3 Frank Packer Plate (2000 metres), and placed second in the G1 Queensland Derby (2100 metres) in 2021, before being sold to Hong Kong interests.

He is from the Group 1 placegetter Bahamas (Teofilo {Ire}), making him a half-brother to the talented 3-year-old Berkeley Square (Territories {Ire}) – a Group 2 winner with Dan O’Sullivan.

Bahamas has a colt (Lot 288) by Harry Angel (Ire) that will be offered by Mill Park Stud at this year’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

Lim’s Kosciuszko does it again

Another horse to go through the sales ring at Karaka enjoyed a feature race at the weekend, with Daniel Meagher’s top galloper Lim’s Kosciuszko (NZ) (Kermadec {NZ}) victorious in the G3 Merlion Trophy (1200 metres) at Kranji.

Lim’s Kosciuszko was offered by Trelawney Stud at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale (Book 1) and then the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale, where he was passed in.

The dam of Lim’s Kosciuszko, Jacquetta (NZ) (Keeper), won the Listed Welcome S. (1000 metres) at Riccarton as a 2-year-old and placed in the G2 Wakefield Challenge S. (1100 metres).

Lim’s Kosciuszko has a 3-year-old half-sister by Almanzor (Fr) named The Iberian (NZ), who is unraced and with Stephen Marsh at Cambridge.

The catalogue for the 2023 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale was released on November 21, 2022, and since then, a host of yearlings that will be offered at Riverside Stables have had their pedigree enhanced, which is important information for vendors and buyers alike.

Lot 3 – Hellbent x Queen Of Kandy (Magic Albert), filly – on account of Sledmere Stud

This filly was bred and will be offered for sale by Sledmere Stud on Sunday.

She is a sister to the Matthew Hoysted and Steven O’Dea-trained Helluva Barty (Hellbent), who enhanced this filly’s pedigree when winning a 1200-metre maiden at Doomben on January 11.

Helluva Barty is the first foal of Queen Of Kandy (Magic Albert), with her second being Dynamic One (Super One) – an unraced 2-year-old colt with Peter Moody.

The filly’s dam is a sister to the Group 2 victor Master Harry and a half-sister to Barcelona Girl (Noverre {USA}) – the dam of the Group 1-winning sprinter Under The Louvre.

Lot 25 – Rubick x Rosie’s Halo (Al Maher), colt – on account of Amarina Farm

Superhorse Trust bred this colt, who will be offered for sale by Amarina Farm on Sunday.

The colt has received two pedigree enhancements since the catalogue went to print; his stakes-winning half-brother, Superium (Verrazano {USA}), who was also bred by Superhorse Trust, won at Randwick on December 17, while 3-year-old Rubick filly, Rosato, notched her maiden success at Doomben on December 14.

Rosie’s Halo (Al Maher) is half-sister to the stakes performer Gun Case (War Pass {USA}), while the colt’s second dam is Brief Embrace (Irgun {USA}) – a Group 3-winning sprinter.

Rosie’s Halo had a Yes Yes Yes colt last spring and was later served by Better Than Ready.

Lot 122 – Hellbent x Sunlit (Snitzel), colt – on account of Glenlogan Park Stud

This colt was bred and will be offered for sale by Glenlogan Park Stud on Sunday.

He is a half-brother to the talented 2-year-old The Novelist (Written By), who is unbeaten in two starts and boasts a Group 3 victory to his credit.

Also bred by Glenlogan Park Stud, The Novelist is trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

This colt’s dam is a half-sister to the Group 2-winning mare Vo Heart (Show A Heart), while his grandam is the stakes performer Smile Of Desire (Red Ransom {USA}).

Sunlit (Snitzel) had a North Pacific filly last spring before being covered by Spirit Of Boom.