Marine One to stand at Mogumber Park
Western Australian-based Mogumber Park announced it will stand the Group 2-winning sprinter Marine One for an introductory fee of $8800 (inc GST) for the 2023 breeding season. The son of Capitalist will stand alongside Safeguard whose 2023 fee has yet to be disclosed having stood last season at $4400 (inc GST).
Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Marine One finished his career on a high with a victory in last year’s G2 Rubition S. at Caulfield.
Mogumber Park owners Colin Brown and Fiona Lacey moved quickly to sign Marine One. With the advantage of the continuing support of his co-owners including Matthew Sandblom of Kingstar Farm and the China Horse Club.
Marine One, winner of the G2 Rubiton S. | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“We are very excited to enter into this partnership with Kingstar Farm and the China Horse Club,” Brown said. “Marine One certainly fits the profile for a successful stallion in WA and to have their support is an enormous endorsement for not only our farm, but the WA breeding industry as a whole.”
Teo Ah Khing said China Horse Club is excited to enter the West Australian market with Marine One in partnership with Kingstar Farm and Mogumber Park.
“Marine One offers Western Australian breeders an outcross sireline and the key ingredients of a successful stallion – a great physical, precocity, and speed. The DNA of China Horse Club is one that has a global outlook but is built on local partnerships and this venture is another extension of that.
“Marine One offers Western Australian breeders an outcross sireline and the key ingredients of a successful stallion – a great physical, precocity, and speed.” - Teo Ah Khing
“As such we not only look forward to supporting Marine One but to working with and getting to know West Australian breeders and participating in the broader market.”
Meanwhile, Fiona Lacey inspected Marine One in Victoria and was suitably impressed. “He’s drop-dead gorgeous – an absolute stunner,” Lacey said this week. “He has so much presence and we’re over the moon to secure him for Western Australia.
“Capitalist is a son of Written Tycoon and that sireline brings new blood to WA and that precocity will be a perfect fit for Westspeed Platinum.”
Burgundy Rose catches Carter's eye
Having opened bidding on Wednesday, Karaka-based breeder Rosemary Carter was in for the long haul to secure Burgundy Rose (NZ) (Burgundy {NZ}) with a final winning bid of NZ$52,500 for the stakes-placed sprinter on Friday night.
“Having bid on a few on Gavelhouse Plus, this is the first we have managed to take home,” said Carter.
“We are thrilled to have secured such an attractive mare and as we don’t currently have a stallion for her to visit in mind yet, now that we have her, that will be the next part to look forward to.”
Burgundy Rose (NZ) | Image courtesy of Gavelhouse
A Te Akau Racing homebred for David Ellis CNZM and Karyn Fenton-Ellis MNZM, Burgundy Rose is a daughter of the six-race-winning mare Paraiba (NZ) (Faltaat {USA}), and she did even better than her dam on the racetrack, recording no fewer than eight wins in a 34-start career. She also placed in another 11 races and banked NZ$166,736 for the Te Akau Roses Are Red Syndicate.
Burgundy Rose performed up to stakes level, finishing second and beaten by a short neck in the Listed Lightning H. in March of last year. She also finished fifth in the G3 Stewards’ S. and the Listed Pegasus S., and she ran sixth in the Listed Power Turf Sprint.
“She’s a beautiful type of mare and Rosemary now has a really exciting broodmare on her hands by Burgundy who I am sure is going to make a great broodmare sire,” Ellis said.
“She’s (Burgundy Rose's) a beautiful type of mare and Rosemary (Carter) now has a really exciting broodmare on her hands by Burgundy who I am sure is going to make a great broodmare sire.” - David Ellis
“She was a very good and super-consistent performer across five seasons, and she was unlucky not to win a black-type race but her longevity and speed will hold her in good stead going forward.”
Latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings released
Recent G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize winner Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) has moved into a joint-third at 124 on the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR).
Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) | Image courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong galloper is equal to Japan's Titleholder (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}). Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), who won the G1 Sheema Classic in Dubai, sits atop the list at 129, with fellow Hong Kong-based horse Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}) second at 125.
Other horses making the list following the latest ranking period are G1 All Aged S. hero Giga Kick (Scissor Kick) at 120, the same mark as G1 Prix Ganay scorer Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}) and G2 Mile winner Mutasaabeq (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). G1 Satsuki Sho winner Sol Oriens (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) was also given a ranking of 120, as was G1 Turf Classic S. winner Up To The Mark (USA) (Not This Time {USA}).
At 119 is G1 Churchill Downs S. winner Cody's Wish (USA) (Curlin {USA}) and Mage (USA) (Good Magic {USA}), the winner of last Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby. Another pair ranked at that level are three-time Classic winner Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) who took the G2 Jockey Club S., and G1 Tenno Sho (Spring) winner Justin Palace (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). For the full list, please visit the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities website.
Payne hopes Dunkel can bring him a Derby
The Patrick Payne-trained Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel {NZ}) is the sole representative for his trainer in Saturday’s G1 South Australian Derby. It has been almost 30 years since Payne won the South Australian Derby on Bullwinkle (Bellotto {USA}), Payne is hoping he can add his name to the winning trainers list when he saddles up the promising 3-year-old gelding.
Dunkel has already claimed the Listed Tasmanian Derby back in February and will head to Adelaide after a freshen-up, as he hasn’t been to the races since he contested the G2 Alister Clark S. in the middle of March.
“Dunkel had a fairly busy 3-year-old year, so I didn’t really want to send him over to Adelaide and race him in the Chairman’s and then stay there or bring him back,” Payne told Racing.com.
“I just thought, we’ll do the equivalent at home, we will head a little bit on the fresh side. I don’t think he needed any more racing before Saturday. I think we are heading down the right path waiting and tackling the South Australian Derby.”
Begg hopes time helps Lunar Flare bring her best
The Grahame Begg-trained Lunar Flare (Fiorente {Ire}) will line up in Saturday’s $500,000 Listed Andrew Ramsden S. chasing a G1 Melbourne Cup ticket.
The G2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup and G3 Bart Cummings winner hasn’t raced since finishing third to White Marlin (Ire) (Mastercraftman {Ire}) who she will oppose again on Saturday in the G3 Easter Cup over a month ago.
“Lunar Flare is in great shape. I didn’t go to the Mornington Cup on purpose, I just thought running in the Easter Cup, they had a pretty hard run and it was probably evident, White Marlin wasn’t quite the same horse second-up,” Begg said.
“We just felt on the day, it was pretty trying conditions at Sandown, so we decided to give her that extra time between runs and we gave her a jumpout in between. We think the Andrew Ramsden is the right race to run Lunar Flare in; then we can back off her over the rest of the season and gear her up again for the spring.
Begg also confirmed other stable stars Nonconformist (Rebel Raider) and Cardinal Gem (Choisir) would head to Queensland with the former to tackle the G1 Doomben Cup and the latter the G3 BRC Sprint on the same day.
Adam Roustoby breaks 1435 day drought
The Gregory Webb-trained Redabout (Red Arrow) was a surprise winner of the opening event at Geelong on Friday, the 6-year-old gelding ran clear to break his maiden at start 40, prevailing at odds of $101.
However, the son of Red Arrow also provided his trainer his first winner for more than 18 months and incredibly his rider Adam Roustoby’s first Australian winner since June, 2019.
“I can’t remember my last winner; it may have been two or three years ago,” Roustoby told Racing.com.
“I am based at Flemington, but I go back and forth to New Zealand and ride over the jumps there.”
Roustoby admitted looking at Redabout’s form he wasn’t confident, “I looked at his form and I wasn’t inspired, but Webby (trainer Gregory Webb) told me all about this horse, he was very confident the horse was going to run really well.”
Chantilly Lace the yardstick in Taranaki 2-year-old
Trainer Chrissy Bambry is looking forward to saddling smart juvenile filly Chantilly Lace (NZ) (U S Navy Flag {USA}) in Saturday’s Seaton Park 2YO at New Plymouth.
The daughter of U S Navy Flag (USA) caught the eye when fifth in the G1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce S. at her most recent run, having broken maiden ranks a start prior and been competitive in her five runs to date.
Despite a minor hiccup since the Sires’ Produce, Chantilly Lace is now ready to go.
Chantilly Lace (NZ) | Image courtesy of Race Images PN
“She was all set to run at Pukekohe (in the Listed Champagne Stakes over 1600 metres), but spiked a temperature so we had to abandon those plans and treat her. She's had a couple of jump-outs since and has been working well,” Bambry said.
“She probably didn’t have the rub of the green in the Sires’ and we weren’t far away from third and fourth so I was really happy with her run, being the first time up in that grade. It just cemented what we thought of her ability.”
“She probably didn’t have the rub of the green in the Sires’ and we weren’t far away from third and fourth so I was really happy with her run, being the first time up in that grade. It just cemented what we thought of her ability.” - Chrissy Bambry
Apprentice Lily Sutherland will take the ride, with her 2-kilo claim to assist on the Heavy 10 track.
“I don't think she'll probably be 110 per cent on a bottomless heavy track but she's a lightly framed filly so I’m just hoping with Lily’s claim we can get through it,” Bambry said.
Future targets for Chantilly Lace include the Listed Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Futurity S. at Pukekohe on May 27 or the Listed Castletown S. at Wanganui a week later.
Matamata rescheduled to Sunday
The Matamata race meeting abandoned today (Friday) has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 14.
There will be a change of race times from the original schedule, with Race 1 at 10.03am AEST (12.03pm NZST). All scratchings have been reinstated.
Platinum Jubilee renamed in honour of late monarch
The G1 Platinum Jubilee S. will be renamed as The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee S. for next month’s Royal Ascot meeting in memory of the late monarch.
The Group 1 contest, which will be held on the final day of the meeting on June 24, will pay tribute to the late Queen’s long-standing passion for racing.
Tahiyra camp mull options after Guineas second
Group 1 winner Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) has come through her strong second-place effort in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas in good order, according to trainer Dermot Weld.
His Highness The Aga Khan's homebred pushed Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And Excel) all the way to the line in a fierce stretch duel at Newmarket. Plans for last year's G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine are fluid at the moment, but the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas on May 28 is under consideration.
“She's come out of her excellent run at Newmarket very well, but no decisions will be made about her next start for another few weeks, certainly until closer to the Irish 1000 Guineas,” said Weld of his 'TDN Rising Star'. “She ran an excellent race and has come out of it well.”
Cynane becomes first winner for Omaha Beach
Two-year-old filly Cynane (USA) (Omaha Beach {USA}) became her freshman sire's first winner on Thursday with a front-running 2.75l win. Pushed hard from the outside gate by G1 Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Javier Castellano, the dark bay filly took command from outside of a pair of rivals. Sam's Treasure (USA) (Munnings {USA}) tried to stick with her early but Cynane proved up to the challenge, brushing that rival off into the far turn and maintaining a clear advantage down the lane to win at first asking.
Forte disqualified from Hopeful; connections will appeal
Forte (USA) (Violence {USA}) has been disqualified from the 2022 GI Hopeful S. ran on September 5, due to the presence of meloxicam in his system, according to the horse's owner, Mike Repole; his trainer, Todd Pletcher; and their lawyer, Karen Murphy, who held a phone conference Thursday afternoon to address the suspension.
Meloxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, widely prescribed to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It is not one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatories that is approved in the United States for the treatment of racehorses in training.
“This horse came into our care on March 25, 2022,” said Pletcher. “He was never prescribed or administered meloxicam under our care.”
Forte (USA) | Image courtesy of Sarah Andrew
Murphy said that Braulio Baeza, the steward for the New York State Gaming Commission, informed her on Thursday afternoon that the horse would be disqualified and that Pletcher would be fined $1000 and suspended for 10 days. Murphy said that the decision would be appealed, and that her request for a stay “at this level” had never been denied.
Forte's connections placed the blame for the eight-month delay squarely on the shoulders of the Gaming Commission.
“One point I want to address up front is that the Gaming Commission has stated now two or three times that we somehow delayed the process,” said Murphy. “That's a little bit shocking to me because it's false. I don't like government regulators to make false statements.”
“One point I want to address up front is that the Gaming Commission has stated now two or three times that we somehow delayed the process. That's a little bit shocking to me because it's false.” - Karen Murphy
“I've never been involved in a situation like this,” said Repole. “As an owner who cares about the horses, I was on the emails with Karen and Todd and I was appalled at the simple questions that I asked the Gaming Commission that took days or weeks before they could even respond.”
Repole said he would fight this case as long as he had to in order to overturn this ruling.
“I spent US$20 million last year on horses, I can spend US$20 million fighting this case,” he said. “I think long-term this is going to be good for racing. This whole process, though sad and pathetic, has been a great learning experience for me. They really picked on the wrong owner.”
Forte will ship back to Belmont on Saturday where he will prepare for the G1 Belmont S. on June 10, said Repole.
