‘Which ones do you keep and which ones do you sell?’: Emirates Park matings mix revealed

Written by

Jessica Owers

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Season in, the season out, Emirates Park has a rich lineup of broodmares to breed. However, this season it’s made a point of the outcross when it comes to several of its household names. From Brave Smash (Jpn) to Into Mischief (USA), Gun Runner (USA) and Justify (USA), we checked in with Bryan Carlson about some of the farm's spring selections.

Cover image courtesy of Emirates Park

Emirates Park has had a vintage year, and there’s still time left on the calendar. In January, it sold a pair of $1.6 million colts on the Gold Coast, the latest of seven such millionaire yearlings in a handful of years.

There’s been the story of Charm Stone (I Am Invincible), now a dual Group 3 winner that was bred, born and sold by Emirates Park, not to mention the farm’s investment into the newest recruit to Yarraman Park, Brave Smash (Jpn).

Charm Stone winning the Listed Atlantic Jewel S. | Image courtesy of Racing Photos

So the headlines have been good, the results even better, and Emirates Park can say with confidence that it’s doing most things right. It’s not a bad way to head into the spring breeding season, with about 70 mares, give or take, on the books.

“The main thing around all this is that the horses are getting results,” said Bryan Carlson, the operation’s general manager. Speaking to The Thoroughbred Report, he said stories like Charm Stone have been a feather in the farm’s cap.

“Those results have been good news for our buyers too,” he said. “We breed for the sale ring, of course, but we’re also breeding for ourself, so in that respect, it’s been a particularly good run.”

A Charmed family

The Charm Stone story has been a layered delight this year for Emirates Park. Last Saturday at Moonee Valley, the filly kicked clear of the field to land the Listed Atlantic Jewel S., her third stakes victory in just five starts.

Charm Stone belongs to a small syndicate headed by bloodstock agent Sheamus Mills, for it was Mills who bought the filly from Emirates Park at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $1.55 million. She was a nervous buy at that price, Mills has admitted, but now worth it.

Charm Stone is the third foal from the Northern Meteor mare Najoom. Najoom has quickly established her roots at Emirates Park as one of its blue-blood producers. Along with Charm Stone, she has also foaled the stakes winner Najmaty (I Am Invincible), whom Emirates Park didn’t sell and who has since joined the farm’s broodmare band.

This is as good an emerging family as it gets in Australia. Najoom herself won the G3 Hawkesbury Guineas and G3 Fred Best Classic during her career. All three of her foals to the track so far have been winners, two of them stakes winners, so it’s logical that this family will be carefully bred at Emirates Park.

As such, Najoom is going to Justify this spring after foaling down an I Am Invincible full-sibling to Charm Stone. Her daughter Najmaty will make her stud debut this spring with a booking to Russian Revolution at Newgate, having been retired in January.

Najoom winning the G3 Hawkesbury Guineas | Image courtesy of Sportpix

Najoom has been an Emirates product since 2013, that year bought by the farm for $225,000 when she was a Willow Park Stud graduate at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The mare has had five foals survive, the latest of which is a Capitalist filly, now a yearling. Carlson said they’re undecided about whether she will be retained or sold.

Najoom has an unraced 2-year-old filly that is in work with Peter and Paul Snowden at Randwick. She is by Tassort, a stallion in whom Emirates Park has a significant investment.

“This has obviously been a terrific family for us,” Carlson said. “It’s brought everybody a lot of results. Charm Stone was a filly that I would love to have kept. She was hard to sell because we want to keep these fillies to race, to breed up the families, but we also need to run a business. When it comes down to it, which ones do you keep and which ones do you sell?

“Charm Stone was a filly that I would love to have kept. She was hard to sell because we want to keep these fillies to race, to breed up the families, but we also need to run a business.” - Bryan Carlson

“With Charm Stone, it was a pure business decision to sell. We have three or four fillies out of Najoom and we knew how good a filly Charm Stone was, going to the sales. Every year, those sorts of things are part of the balancing act, aren’t they?”

The outcross importance

Japanese-bred Brave Smash is an emerging outcross in Australia, and his breeding is well-aligned with some of the strong stallion values at Emirates Park.

The outcross sire is very important to Carlson. He said Australia is crying out for them, which in part was the motivation to send Najoom to Justify this spring. The farm is also sending its imported mare Red Lodge (USA) (Midshipman {USA}) to the Triple Crown winner, as well as its Golden Slipper winner Mossfun (Mossman).

Brave Smash (Jpn) | Standing at Yarraman Park

The bonny Mossfun is already the dam of the Group 3 winner Dajraan (GB), the product of a date with Frankel (GB), and she will first foal to Tassort before heading to Justify at Coolmore. Her daughter, the Fastnet Rock filly Tumooh, is booked to I Am Invincible after a foal by Tassort any day now.

Carlson said one of his major projects at Emirates Park in the next few years is a viable outcross stallion, probably along the Mr Prospector (USA) line. He’s said it many times, that the sire pool in Australia is shrinking and new blood is needed.

“People were saying for a long time that the shuttlers weren’t working,” he said. “But look at what More Than Ready did, look at what Street Cry did and look at Justify now. They’re working. I don’t know why we have this perception that they don’t work because American stallions have done very well here.

“More outcrosses are something we need to look at. There are a lot of good American stallions that would work here if we opened our minds to the idea. They’re tough, they’ve got good bone and they suit our conditions.”

“More outcrosses are something we need to look at. There are a lot of good American stallions that would work here if we opened our minds to the idea. They’re tough, they’ve got good bone and they suit our conditions.” - Bryan Carlson

This year, Emirates Park sent its other Golden Slipper winner, Estijaab (Snitzel), to Gun Runner at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky. She flew back to Australia and is due a foal any day. The farm also sent its Group-winning mare One More Honey (Onemorenomore), who foaled a Gun Runner filly at Denali Stud, Kentucky, on August 1.

One More Honey will remain in America, this time heading to Into Mischief (USA) at Spendthrift Farm.

“She’s our only one in America at the moment,” Carlson said. “But we’ve also got a couple of mares going to Lope De Vega on Southern Hemisphere time in Europe. We’ve had success with Vega One down here, so we thought it was a good opportunity this year.

Dr Shalabhu Sahu and Bryan Carlson | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything

“I believe there are quite a few Australians using Gun Runner this year. There’s been a push for him with a Golden Slipper promotion, so I think we’ll find a few more Gun Runners coming down in time. There’s so much opportunity with these American stallions, even with a horse like Munnings.

“I think there are very few stallions coming through in Australia. At under $50,000, we’ve got very limited proven stallions. In America, they might have 30 of those and we’ve probably got 10 or 15.”

Click here to read our July feature on Gun Runner standing to Southern Hemisphere time

In lieu of her Gun Runner foal, Estijaab will go to I Am Invincible. Carlson is unsure if that Gun Runner foal will be retained at this stage, but it’s that old chestnut that every breeder faces with well-bred stock... race them or sell them?

“It will depend on the individual,” he said. “We’ll get to this time next year with the two Gun Runners and we’ll see where they fit. I’d like to send them to the sales, but if it’s a filly out of Estijaab, she’s worth more to be kept, you’d have to say.”

Brave moves

Variously, Emirates Park has stallion investments in Tassort (it owns half of the stallion with Newgate Farm), Dream Ahead (USA) and others. Its investment into Brave Smash with Yarraman Park earlier this year has been a big deal, and the farm is backing it with good mares.

Tassort | Standing at Newgate Farm

One such booking to the stallion is the Written Tycoon mare Enthaar, who was a winner of the G3 Gimcrack S. and G3 Chairman’s S. at Caulfield. This filly also won the Listed Doveton S. and she’s a homebred for Emirates Park from its Not A Single Doubt mare Final Agreement.

Enthaar had her first foal on August 30, a filly by Tassort, and her booking to Brave Smash is about Emirates Park supporting its new stallion with a well-credentialled pedigree.

“Brave Smash had a great turn of foot when he was racing,” Carlson said. “His temperament and his racing is what I really liked about him, kind of the same with Tassort. They pass those sorts of qualities on to their stock, in my opinion.

“We didn’t breed to Brave Smash early on, but when the opportunity came to buy into him, we jumped on it, and we’re very thankful to Yarraman for allowing us to do that with them.”

“Brave Smash had a great turn of foot when he was racing. His temperament and his racing is what I really liked about him, kind of the same with Tassort. They pass those sorts of qualities on to their stock, in my opinion.” - Bryan Carlson

Brave Smash finished last season fourth on the Australian first-season sire table, behind only Harry Angel (Ire), Encryption and Justify. It was a robust start from a book he had covered during his time at Aquis in Queensland.

Emirates Park has also committed the mare Shumookh (Dream Ahead {USA}) to the stallion, herself an Emirates homebred and a dual Group 2 winner. Like Enthaar, Shumookh is a young mare with only two foals to her name. She has an I Am Invincible yearling colt, and she dropped a Tassort colt on September 3.

Sires on the way up

Among some of the other matings at Emirates Park this spring, and it’s rich pickings, is the Encosta De Lago mare Salma, who is booked to Extreme Choice. This mare is the dam of the Fastnet Rock performer Hilal, who was so promising as a juvenile when second in all of the G2 Skyline S., G1 ATC Sires’ Produce S. and G1 Champagne S.

Hilal is now a 5-year-old. He won the G2 Stan Fox S. and million-dollar Bondi S., and was placed in such races as the G2 Hobartville S. and G1 Randwick Guineas. He is a half-brother to the Listed winner Salaasel (Fastnet Rock).

His dam, Salma, missed to Extreme Choice last season, but it’s a mating that Emirates Park is keen on. The farm is also sending its dual stakes-winner Liwa (Mulaazem) to the Newgate stallion.

Extreme Choice | Standing at Newgate Farm

Liwa is a relatively new addition to the Emirates broodmare band, also a homebred and expecting a foal by Tassort at any moment. Her dam, Sboog (Redoute’s Choice), is a half-sister to Rothesay and the dual Listed winner Sensei (Dream Ahead {USA}).

For Emirates Park, supporting the stallions in which they’re invested, but likewise building-up their female families, is a balancing act. The farm is expecting a good number of Tassort foals this spring, for example. It will send 15 mares back to that stallion over the next few months and it has eight of his youngsters in work.

Tassort, a son of Brazen Beau from that outstanding mare Essaouira (Exceed And Excel), will have his first horses to the track this racing year. Feedback has been very positive from trainers and pre-trainers, and among the mares that Emirates Park will send the stallion shortly is the American-bred Okinawa (USA), a daughter of The Factor (USA) who will first foal to Hanseatic.

The farm (Emirates Park) is expecting a good number of Tassort foals this spring, for example. It will send 15 mares back to that stallion over the next few months and it has eight of his youngsters in work.

In addition to these local ranks, Emirates Park will be sending three mares to Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand, two to Proisir and one to Satono Aladdin (Jpn). Among the pair booked to Proisir is Ebhaar, a 4-year-old daughter of I Am Invincible.

This young mare retired from her career late last year. She had won the Listed Merson Cooper S. on debut and another race at Warwick Farm, and she is a granddaughter of that good producer Legally Bay (Snippets). As such, she is closely related to Merchant Navy.

“Proisir is a no-brainer at the moment,” Carlson said. “What he’s done in the last 12 months has been quite exceptional. We highlighted the stallion and decided to send a few mares to him at good value because when these types of stallions pop up, we try to support them.

“Satono Aladdin is another one who looks to have plenty of upside. We’ve sent him a nice one too and we think he’s a stallion on the way up.”


Ebhaar	I Am Invincible	Proisir	-	-	-
Enthaar	Written Tycoon	Brave Smash	Tassort	-	-
Estijaab	Snitzel	I Am Invincible	Gun Runner??	-	-
Liwa	Mulaazem	Extreme Choice	Tassort	-	-
Marboosha	Dream Ahead	Zoustar	I Am Invincible	-	-
Mossfun	Mossman	Justify	Tassort	Capitalist	I Am Invincible
Najmaty	I Am Invincible	Russian Revolution	-	-	-
Najoom	Northern Meteor	Justify	I Am Invincible	Capitalist	Tassort
Red Lodge	Midshipman	Justify	Zoustar	Vinnie	Tassort
Salma	Encosta De Lago	Extreme Choice	-	Snitzel	Tassort
Shumookh	Dream Ahead	Brave Smash	Tassort	I Am Invincible	-
Okinawa	The Factor	Tassort	Hanseatic	Microphone	Hellbent
Tumooh	Fastnet Rock	I Am Invincible	Tassort	Capitalist	I Am Invincible
One More Honey	Onemorenomore	Into Mischief	Gun Runner??	-	Snitzel

Table: Some of the matings Emirates Park is planning for the 2022 season

Emirates Park

2023 Breeding Season

Gun Runner

Bryan Carlson

Najoom

Charm Stone

Najmaty

Estijaab

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TBNSW proudly sponsors impressive entrants in the Equimillion

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Racing NSW Introduces Equimillion — an equestrian extravaganza where the stakes are sky-high, with a breathtaking minimum of $1 million in prizemoney. It's a celebration of athleticism, versatility, and the indomitable spirit of our equine counterparts, set across the riveting disciplines of Eventing, Show Jumping, Dressage and Show Horse.

Set for the October long weekend, this event shines a spotlight on Thoroughbreds transitioning from the racetrack to the arena, demonstrating their successful adaptation to various disciplines.

Thoroughbred Breeders NSW takes immense pride in sponsoring the following three riders-horse duos for the prestigious Equimillion event.

Shai Dever- Red Roger (Mawingo x Lady Writer)

With a profound connection to the equestrian world and a career entrenched in the thoroughbred breeding stud industry, I've had the privilege of witnessing the awe-inspiring journey this industry offers—from inception to culmination. It's a testament to the sheer wonder of nurturing these magnificent creatures, guiding them from foaling to the sales ring, witnessing their transformation on the track, and ultimately embracing their post-racing chapter.

To me, it's not merely a job; it's a calling, a passionate devotion to these equine athletes who defy convention. It's about spotlighting their incredible potential beyond the racetrack, especially for those who may harbor misconceptions about racing.

These horses are more than racing heroes; they are performers of unparalleled grace and power. Among them, the Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds (OTTs) hold a special place in my heart. Their unrivaled trainability and indomitable spirit are awe-inspiring. Currently, I have the privilege of caring for a stunning chestnut gelding affectionately known as "Reggie."

Reggie embodies the quintessential Thoroughbred spirit—gentle, adaptable, and determined. He's been my steadfast companion, not just in equestrian pursuits but also in the world of cattle mustering and providing safe rides for kids. The journey with Reggie began when I discovered him during my tenure at a stud, where he was enjoying a well-deserved spell.

From that moment, Reggie's transformation began. In a mere 14 months, he transitioned from a seasoned racehorse to an Eventing competitor at 95 and a showjumping marvel at one metre. His story is a testament to the boundless potential of these noble creatures, dispelling any notion that racehorses become 'useless' after their time on the track.

Reggie's journey, like so many OTTs, serves as a beacon of hope, challenging preconceived notions and inviting society to see beyond stereotypes. These horses, with their monumental hearts and unwavering spirit, have the capacity for so much more.

Let's rewrite the narrative—these horses are not 'useless' after racing; they are limitless in their potential.

Tony Priestly - Patchy Rain (Manhattan Rain x Petulie)

Tony, a dedicated equestrian with a heart of gold, was nominated by his dear friend, Sharilea Hitchcock. Among Tony's remarkable equine companions stands Patchy Rain (Manhattan Rain), a horse whose origin is shrouded in mystery. While the details of her foaling and breeder remain elusive, what's undeniable is her remarkable journey under the skilled tutelage of Clint Lundholm.

In a feat that left the equestrian world astounded, Patchy Rain soared to second place in the prestigious Jump Start event in Melbourne, a mere seven weeks after her last race. Tony, now her proud owner, has witnessed her transformation into a sublime jumper. At just six years old, Patchy Rain showcases the boundless potential of Thoroughbreds beyond the racetrack.

As we embark on Tony's journey, you'll discover that he's not just a Master Farrier and an equestrian enthusiast since his Pony Club days. His enduring passion for the sport is rivaled only by his unwavering commitment to saving horses from the clutches of slaughterhouses. This dedication is the cornerstone of why Tony is a deserving candidate for sponsorship.

Over the past few decades, Tony has emerged as a beacon of hope for countless Thoroughbreds and other horse breeds; he embarks on the challenging task of retraining them as Showjumpers. His patience, kindness, and unrelenting work ethic shine through as he guides these horses on their path to a brighter future.

But Tony's generosity extends beyond his four-legged friends. On competition days, he readily offers his expertise to fellow equestrians, assisting them in overcoming challenges with their horses. Not only does he excel in retraining ex-race horses, but he also ensures their well-being by tending to their hooves, alleviating pain, and rectifying behavioral issues.

Currently, Tony cares for two ex-race horses, both ideal candidates for sponsorship. However, the prohibitive entry fee has created a hurdle on his path to showcasing their talents. Sharilea nominates Mr Priestley to be sponsored for this event, emphasizing that there's no one more deserving due to Tony's invaluable contributions to horse welfare and his dedication to providing ex-racers with a second chance at life.

In recent years, Tony's prowess has shone bright, as he clinched the NSW South Coast Ag Show Jumping point score for the most wins on the show circuit. His achievements are a testament to his unwavering commitment to equine welfare and his relentless pursuit of excellence in the equestrian arena.

Join us in celebrating Tony's journey, a journey that not only changes the lives of horses but also inspires us all to be better stewards of these horses.

Taylor Drayton - Hudoo Vudoo (Hinchinbrook x Hudoo)

In the captivating tapestry of equestrian pursuits, Thoroughbreds stand as a testament to unparalleled versatility—a quality I've witnessed since my primary school days when I first embarked on the journey of horse ownership. However, it's disheartening to observe how these athletes are sometimes overshadowed by their warmblood counterparts, leading many to underestimate their true potential.

The Equimillion event—a beacon of hope for retired racehorses and a resounding call to action for those who doubt the Thoroughbreds in the competition arena. This event, where Thoroughbreds compete against their own kind, serves as a pivotal platform to elevate their status as formidable competition horses.

As a final-year veterinary science student at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, I've always nurtured a deep-seated passion for horses. My journey began in primary school, where I forged a bond with horses. Upon completing high school, my desire to immerse myself in the thoroughbred industry led me to Rheinwood Pastoral Company, where I dedicated two breeding seasons to learning the intricacies of equine care.

Upon my arrival in Wagga Wagga, I embarked on a new chapter at Kooringal Stud, where I've devoted the last four years of my life. Within this role, I've had the privilege of establishing connections with various trainers—a network that eventually led me to my horse, Hudoo Vudoo (Hinchinbrook).

Hudoo Vudoo, retired from the racetrack in January 2022, and has become my steadfast partner in a multifaceted equestrian journey. Together, we've ventured into eventing, showjumping, and dressage, demonstrating the exceptional adaptability and spirit of Thoroughbreds.

My journey is a testament to the transformative power of these animals, and I'm committed to illuminating the path for their continued success.

Plenty on the line in red-hot Tea Rose

Written by

Trent Masenhelder

6 min read

Randwick on Saturday will host the G2 Tea Rose S. - the third leg of the Darley Princess Series for 3-year-old fillies. The Thoroghbred Report takes a deep dive into the history of the race - both from a racing and breeding perspective - and looks at this year’s main contenders.

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There’s a lot up for grabs in Saturday’s G2 Tea Rose S. at Randwick. In addition to the vital black type and a $170,000 winner’s cheque, there’s also a nomination for the winning filly's breeder to Darley’s exciting shuttle stallion Ghaiyyath (Ire) - a four-time Group 1-winning World Champion who is a son of one of the all-time great stallions in Dubawi (Ire).

Ghaiyyath stands at Darley’s Victorian base, Northwood Park, at a fee of $27,500 (inc GST) and he has averaged 100 mares across his first two seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.

This year, 16 fillies will be looking to add their name to a star-studded honour roll, one that commenced in 1980. The Tea Rose S. was Listed until 1982, then became Group 3 up until 1985, before gaining Group 2 status.

Ghaiyyath (Ire) | Standing at Darley

It is a traditional lead-up to the G1 Flight S., and only three times since 1999 has the Tea Rose S. not provided the winner of the Flight.

The first running of the Tea Rose S. was won by Dark Eclipse (Baguette).

Two years later, the great Emancipation (Bletchingly) was first home, while in 1989, gun filly Tristanagh (Sir Tristram {Ire}) was much the best.

Whisked (Whiskey Road {USA}) was victorious in 1990 and she would go on to produce three stakes winners, including the brilliant Tie The Knot (Nassipour {USA}) - a 13-time Group 1 winner.

The following year, Bold Promise (Luskin Star) took the honours and she too became a successful broodmare, throwing the Group 1 heroines Miss Pennymoney (Brocco {USA}) and Merlene (Danehill {USA}) and the Group 3 scorer Compulsion (Danehill {USA}).

Burst (Marauding {NZ}) became the first filly to take out the Sydney Triple Crown in the autumn of 1992 and then returned in the spring to add the G2 Tea Rose S. to her glittering CV.

Burst, Sydney Triple Crown and G2 Tea Rose S. victress | Image courtesy of Sportpix

In 1998, the great Sunline (NZ) (Desert Sun {GB}) was sent out a 10/9 favourite, following an unbeaten five-run start to her career. She made a mess of her rivals, bolting in by 4l under Larry Cassidy. Two weeks later, it was a similar story in the G1 Flight S., with Sunline saluting by 3l.

In 2001, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Ha Ha (Danehill {USA}) became the second Golden Slipper winner to land the Tea Rose, joining Burst.

Waterhouse lifted the trophy again in 2003 with Shamekha (Secret Savings {USA}). She has since produced the dual Group 2 victress Shumookh (Dream Ahead {USA}).

The John Hawkes-trained Mnemosyne (Encosta De Lago) touched off Fashions Afield (Redoute’s Choice) in a quality edition in 2005. She turned out to be a wonderful broodmare, producing the dual Group 1 winner and Group 2-producing stallion Impending, as well as the stakes winners Epidemic (Lonhro) and Forget (Exceed And Excel).

Samantha Miss (Redoute’s Choice), who just recently made $320,000 at the Magic Millions Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal, was too good in 2006. Her lone stakes winner - Miss Fabulass (Frankel {GB}) - also won this race (in 2018), and she too was sold at the Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal, making $1.85 million.

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Gallery: Noteworthy winners of the G2 Tea Rose S. from 1998 to 2018, images courtesy of Sportpix

The outstanding More Joyous (NZ) (More Than Ready {USA}) was an easy winner for Waterhouse and John Singleton in 2009. She also found a new home after the Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal, selling for $450,000.

Darley enjoyed another Tea Rose victory in 2013 with its star filly Guelph (Exceed And Excel). The four-time Group 1 heroine has thrown the stakes winners Emanate (Lonhro) and Encryption, with the latter becoming a very handy sire.

In 2020, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Dame Giselle (I Am Invincible) won the first three legs of the Princess Series in taking the Tea Rose S. She couldn’t complete the sweep, finishing fourth in the Flight.

And last year, it was Chris Waller’s Zougotcha (Zoustar) who proved too strong under James McDonald. She won three legs of the Princess Series and didn’t contest the G2 Furious S.

Zougotcha | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

Ones to watch

The first leg of the Princess Series, the G2 Silver Shadow S., was won by Autumn Ballet (The Autumn Sun), while the second leg, the G2 Furious S., was taken out by Tiz Invincible (I Am Invincible). Both are back to tackle the Tea Rose.

The Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Autumn Ballet could only manage eighth in the Furious and Sam Clipperton takes over from Adam Hyeronimus. The stable also engaged Platinum Jubilee (Zoustar), Tropical Squall (Prized Icon) and Summer Loving (Exceed And Excel). The former is a quality filly, but won’t find it easy from gate 15. Tropical Squall is unbeaten from two starts, but she too has a wide draw (12) to contend with.

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace’s Tiz Invincible is drawn to do no work from barrier two and her victory last start was full of merit. She is yet to taste defeat this prep and seems to have serious upside.

Tiz Invincible | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

Eustace joined SEN Track on Thursday morning to discuss the chances of Tiz Invincible.

“I can tell you I think she’s top class, I think she’s showing that and still improving,” Eustace said.

“It’s the best she’s ever looked on Monday when she came back from a few days off to gallop on Tuesday.

“I can tell you I think she’s (Tiz Invincible) top class, I think she’s showing that and still improving.” - David Eustace

“We’re really confident from a nice gate so she should be hard to beat.”

The Gary Portelli-trained Kimochi has been luckless this spring. The Brave Smash (Jpn) filly was third in the Silver Shadow, then flashed home to grab second in the Furious, suggesting the rise to 1400 metres will suit her ideally.

“I think she was looking for 1400 last start to tell the truth. That was the only concern I had going into the 1200 last start, that she was a horse that might not have that quick turn of foot over the journey,” Portelli said on Thursday.

“I think she (Kimochi) was looking for 1400 last start to tell the truth.” - Gary Portelli

“But I think this week we get the right race.”

Tea Rose Stakes

Ghaiyyath

Who was I?

Written by

Jessica Owers

4 min read

In our weekly series, we take a walk down memory lane to learn about some of the characters, both human, equine and otherwise, in whose honour our important races are named. This week we look at Tea Rose (Mr Standfast {GB}), who has the G2 Tea Rose S. at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

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It’s hard to believe that the 1940s in Sydney was able to produce such continued brilliance as had the 1930s. But it did, and Australian racing’s World War II era was gifted such names as Bernborough, Shannon and Flight (Royal Step).

Count among them the long, elegant, chestnut mare Tea Rose, who raced from her juvenile season of 1944 through to the autumn of 1946.

It was a brief career, but enough of one to plant her name in the history books. Tea Rose won the Rosehill Guineas, Craven Plate and Canterbury S., all in 1944 and all in advance of the victory that was her making – the AJC Derby.

At that time, Sydney’s Derby was run in the spring, and it hadn’t been won by a filly since Picture (Russley {NZ}) in 1898. Such a statistic made no difference to Tea Rose though, and she clattered over the top of a field that included the very sharp Shannon and Murray Stream to win by 2l at odds of 9/4.

It was a famous victory that promised great things from Tea Rose, but that’s the thing about racehorses. They can promise all they want but they won’t always deliver.

Tea Rose raced a handful of times after her Derby victory, but she didn’t win again. Did the Derby ruin her? Her trainer, Queenslander George Anderson, was never sure.

Who was I: Tea Rose's trainer, George Anderson (pictured right), at the races in September 1944 | Image courtesy of the State Library of New South Wales

Rumours swirled that the filly was broken-winded, and that she returned as a bleeder in her 4-year-old season. Either way, it proved impossible for her to reproduce her brilliance and she was retired reluctantly in May 1946.

Tea Rose had been bred in Queensland in 1941 by Ernest White. Her sire, Mr Standfast (GB), was a very good import, while her dam, Tea Table (Rivoli), also foaled the Toowoomba stakes winner Lucky Ted. George Anderson had trained Tea Table, and he had trained her dam, Tea For Two (Highfield {GB}), so that by the time he got hold of Tea Rose, he had handled three generations of the family page.

Anderson knew the fillies in this family. They didn’t need heavy work and he trained them all the same, on light preparations with racing to fit them for the bigger targets. When Tea Rose was born, racing had ground to a halt in Brisbane, so Anderson migrated to Sydney and brought the filly with him.

Ernest Edward Duckett White (EED White), Tea Rose's breeder, pictured as a service recruit, 1917-1918 | Image courtesy of the State Library of Queensland

He raced Tea Rose on lease from her breeder with the former Kiwi, Walter Devon. Tea Rose carried the same colours as the Adrian Knox-Wakeful S. winner of the late 1930s, the filly Early Bird (The Buzzard {GB}).

On retirement, Tea Rose returned to Queensland with Anderson, but ultimately she ended up at Edward A. Underwood’s Warlaby Stud in Victoria. Here, she visited the resident stallion Dhoti (GB) and shared paddocks with Flight, the Melbourne Cup winner Rainbird (The Buzzard {GB}) and Tranquil Star (Gay Lothario {GB}).

However, Tea Rose never managed to see a pregnancy through and it was a crying shame that this leggy, lovely racehorse died while foaling in 1954, with not a single offspring to her name.

The State Heritage-significant stables that remain at the old Warlaby Stud, Oaklands Junction

In Sydney, the Tea Rose S. has been ongoing since 1980, when it was won by the Golden Slipper winner Dark Eclipse (Baguette). It’s become a 3-year-old fillies’ fixture, which is fitting given its namesake was one of the smartest 3-year-old fillies of her era.

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US$1.2 million half-brother to Mage leads Book 2 opener at Keeneland

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Written by Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis (with Trent Masenhelder)

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At A Glance

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Colts once again dominated during the first day of Book 2. Of the five US$1-million ($1,553,519) offerings, colts weighed in at four with a single filly reaching the seven-figure mark.

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Wednesday's opening session of Book 2 produced an additional five million-dollar yearlings, led by a US$1.2-million ($1,864,222) son of McKinzie who is a half-brother to GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage.

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Through three sessions, 28 yearlings have sold for seven figures. Thirty yearlings reached that threshold at the entire 2022 auction.

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In sharp contrast to Book 1, Book 2 began with nine separate stallions filling the top 12 spots.

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During Wednesday’s session, 209 yearlings sold for US$64,024,000 (AU$99,608,000). The session average was US$306,335 (AU$476,595) and the median was US$255,000 (AU$396,52).

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During last year’s Book 2 opener, 219 yearlings grossed US$66,695,000 (AU$103,761,000) for an average of US$304,543 (AU$472,239) and a median of US$250,000 (AU$389,000).

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With 83 horses reported not sold, the buy-back rate was 28.42 per cent. It was 26.01 per cent a year ago.

The Keeneland September Yearling Sale’s first Book 2 session continued right on from where the auction’s elite Book 1 section concluded, producing strong results, largely in line with last year’s record-setting renewal.

“We’ve got to be very happy with the way the day turned out, obviously, being on par with last year’s figure,” said Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy. “Early in the day it was a little slower, but it picked up and charged on very strongly right to the end. It was great to see the active trade. Buyers are finding it very competitive. It bodes well for tomorrow.”

“We’ve got to be very happy with the way the day turned out, obviously, being on par with last year’s figure.” - Tony Lacy

Wednesday’s opening session of Book 2 produced an additional five million-dollar yearlings, led by a US$1.2-million (AU$1.9 million) son of McKinzie (USA). The yearling, purchased for Lee and Susan Searing’s CRK Stables, was consigned by Runnymede Farm, which also consigned the day’s second highest-priced offering, a colt by Gun Runner (USA) who sold for US$1.15 million (AU$1.8 million) to Repole Stable and Spendthrift Partners. Through three sessions, 28 yearlings have sold for seven figures. Thirty yearlings reached that threshold at the entire 2022 auction.

Thirty-nine horses brought US$500,000 (AU$778,000) or more on Wednesday, while 29 horses reached that mark a year ago.

Tony Lacy | Image courtesy of Keeneland

“That’s a significant increase,” Keeneland Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach said of that comparison. “And we are up half a million ahead of the gross this year compared to a record sale last year. RNAs are just a touch higher than we would want and we are cognizant of that, but the activity is all there. The median and average are just a couple per cent higher than they were last year, so it's an extremely good sale. The soft spot is just probably in the buy-back rate and we would like to see that come down. But it’s a competitive market and people have good horses that they are willing to protect.”

“We are up half a million ahead of the gross this year compared to a record sale last year.” - Cormac Breathnach

While the top of the market remains strong, demand underneath those elite offerings remains a major question mark as the Keeneland sale moves into its later books.

“The market has been very strong,” Spendthrift’s Ned Toffey said. “The big question is, how long does this hold up? Obviously, you’re starting to see a little bit of a tail-off (Wednesday), but it’s still strong. When we get into Books 3 and 4, down to the real meat and potatoes, those numbers are very important. They’ll say a lot about the market moving forward. But it’s been strong so far, beginning in (Fasig-Tipton) July and to a greater degree Saratoga. Fasig put together a great catalogue, and now Keeneland with Book 1, which was very strong. But it’ll be interesting to see what happens later on in this sale.”

McKinzie half to Mage brings US$1.2 million

A McKinzie colt, who is a half-brother to G1 Kentucky Derby winner Mage (USA) (Good Magic {USA}), attracted a final bid of US$1.2 million (AUS$1.9 million) from Dottie Ingordo on behalf of Lee and Susan Searing’s CRK Stable. Ingordo, sitting alongside April Mayberry, signed for the colt (Hip 669) in the name of Mayberry Farm.

“He’s a very athletic colt and we would like to have a nice colt,” Ingordo said. “And obviously, there’s a fabulous pedigree, and a young mare, so it has a lot of positives. And you always want one with a lot of presence, and he has that.”

The yearling was consigned by Runnymede Farm on behalf of his breeder, Grandview Equine. He is out of the stakes winner and Graded placegetter Puca (USA) (Big Brown {USA}), who is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Finnegans Wake (USA) (Powerscourt {GB}).

“He’s (Hip 669) a very athletic colt and we would like to have a nice colt.” - Dottie Ingordo

Grandview Equine, a partnership led by Robert Clay which also includes Everett Dobson and the Roth family of LNJ Foxwoods, purchased Puca for US$475,000 (AU$738,000) at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November sale. The group sold Mage for US$235,000 (AU$365,000) at the 2021 Keeneland September sale and he re-sold for US$290,000 (AU$451,000) at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale. His 2-year-old brother, Dornoch (USA), sold for US$325,000 (AU$505,000) at Keeneland last September and was most recently runner-up in the Sapling S. at Monmouth Park on August 26 after finishing second on Saratoga debut a month earlier on July 29.

“We didn’t know what to expect,” Clay admitted after watching the mare’s yearling colt sell on Wednesday. “We knew he was going to sell well, but we didn’t know how far they would go. We had a couple of really interested parties. We are thrilled with that result.”

Puca herself has an upcoming date with the Keeneland sales ring.

“We knew he (Hip 669) was going to sell well, but we didn’t know how far they would go. We had a couple of really interested parties. We are thrilled with that result.” - Robert Clay

“She is in the sale in November,” Clay said of the 11-year-old mare who is carrying a full sibling to the Derby winner. “We kept the filly, but she is in the sale. She’s never going to be worth more than she is right now, so we are going to try to take some chips off the table and see if we can do it again.”

Grandview retained Mage’s half-sister Gunning (USA) (Gun Runner {USA}), who RNA’d for US$70,000 (AU$109,000) at the 2020 Keeneland September sale and is now twice stakes-placed.

Grandview was selling its first yearling at the Keeneland sale on Wednesday, but the group had already purchased three colts, going to US$1.1 million (AU$1.7 million) for a colt by Into Mischief (USA) (Hip 18); US$1 million (AU$1.55 million) for a son of Curlin (USA) out of Songbird (USA) (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}) (Hip 325); and US$400,000 (AU$622,000) for a son of Nyquist (USA) (Hip 35)

“It’s hard to buy,” Clay said of the market. “This was the only one we sold, so it was a good sale.”

Hip 669 completed a trio of seven-figure sales for Runnymede Farm, which sold a US$2-million (AU$3.1 million) son of Uncle Mo (USA) (Hip 154) on Tuesday and a Gun Runner colt (Hip 614) for US$1.15 million (AU$1.8 million) earlier in Wednesday’s session.

“The sense of gratitude is just tremendous,” said Brutus Clay. “We feel so blessed to have the team we have, all the grooms, assistant managers. For me, we have this land that has been in the family, so I can’t take credit for that. To be a good steward of that is incredible.”

A dozen for Justify

Justify (USA) | Standing at Coolmore Stud

Coolmore’s shuttle stallion Justify (USA) had 12 yearlings find new homes on Wednesday, including Hip 620 - a filly from the winning Street Sense (USA) mare Malim (USA). Douglas Scharbauer paid US$675,000 (AU$1.1 million) for her from the Eaton Sales, Agent for WinStar Farm Bred & Raised consignment.

Justify’s Wednesday average was a healthy US$234,580 (AU$364,500).

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Per Incanto back at Little Avondale

Little Avondale Stud has this week welcomed its banner sire Per Incanto (USA) back to the farm. The multiple Group 1-producing sire, a son of the brilliant Street Cry {Ire}), suffered a paddock injury in July. He has been recuperating of late at Cambridge Stud under the close attention of Dr Laurinda Oliver and Dr Greg Quinn from Hamilton Vets.

Per Incanto (USA) | Standing at Little Avondale Stud

Per Incanto will begin serving shareholder mares next week and his progress over the next few weeks will be monitored closely before any decisions are made regarding the possibility of serving any outside mares this season.

“Per Incanto’s recovery is down to the incredible attention and dedication from so many of this country’s leading thoroughbred vets and horse people,” Sam Williams said. “It’s great to have my and Time Test’s mate back, he’s enjoying being home, despite the first-class attention he received at Cambridge Stud.”

Stewards look into Giga Kick comments

Racing.com has revealed that Racing Victoria Stewards are looking into the comments made earlier this week by Rod ‘Rocket’ Douglas in relation to the ride of jockey Craig Williams aboard the Pinecliff Racing-owned Giga Kick (Scissor Kick) in last Saturday’s McEwan S. The Everest winner finished third behind Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) and Rothfire (Rothesay) in a finish that inflamed Douglas, Pinecliff’s racing manager.

Douglas claimed he’d have “strangled him (Craig Williams) with my bare hands, I’d have strangled him in the mounting yard”, among other things. The comments were made in a week that has brought attention down to racing in the shape of allegations of emotional and physical abuse being rampant across the Victorian industry.

Craig Williams and Giga Kick | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

On Thursday, a Racing Victoria spokeswoman said stewards were aware of the comments and were “looking into it”. Craig Williams has made no public comment specifically on the incident other than stating on Wednesday that he hadn’t read what Douglas had said.

“I’ve been riding for 30 years and racing is a very reactive and very emotional sport, and whatever Rocket has said is obviously what he’s said,” the jockey stated. “I have got my four kids at home, and my wife’s got me, and that’s what I focus on. I stay in my lane.”

Overpass out to impress Everest slotholders

Trainer Bjorn Baker will send out The Quokka winner Overpass (Vancouver) this Saturday in the G2 The Shorts, and all roads have led to a first-up victory in this race and a subsequent berth into The Everest, according to his trainer. This was the path that the 5-year-old Darby Racing gelding took last year when he was second to Nature Strip (Nicconi) in The Shorts and then headed straight into a sixth-place finish in The Everest.

Overpass | Image courtesy of Western Racepix

“I’m not beating about the bush,” Baker said. “We need to run really well and we need to make a statement. He’s been gelded and only had the two runs in the autumn, so I think he’s had the perfect set-up to run really well.”

Overpass was last seen when second to Giga Kick (Scissor Kick) in the G1 Doomben 10,000, that race following his famous victory over Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni {Fr}) in the $4 million The Quokka last May.

Brightside to have Blood in sight

With just seven runners in the field, Ben Hayes believes Saturday’s G1 Makybe Diva S. at Flemington will be a tactical affair. Hayes, who trains Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars) out of Lindsay Park alongside brothers Will and JD, knows their main danger Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) will roll forward, but insists Mr Brightside won’t be too far behind.

“Last year when we ran in those small fields, we drew wide and elected to go back,” Hayes said. “When you give horses like Alligator Blood an easy time in front in a sprint home, it’s very hard to chase them down. He (Mr Brightside) is very versatile, so we won’t be too far away from him in the race.”

QLD Thoroughbred Award finalists announced

Finalists for the 2023 TAB Queensland Thoroughbred Awards were announced by Racing Queensland on Thursday. A total of 30 awards will be presented at a gala event at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane on October 8, including Trainer, Jockey and Apprentice of the Year categories, as well as Queensland Horse of the Year.

Vying for overall Horse of the Year honours will be the G1 Queensland Derby winner Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}), the R. Listed Magic Millions Classic winner Skirt The Law (Better Than Ready) and the G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Uncommon James (Cable Bay {Ire}).

The awards will also feature Horse of the Year categories for 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds and older, as well QTIS Horse of the Year, Broodmare and Stallion of the Year, Champion First Season Stallion and Champion 2-Year-Old Stallion.

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Williams to reunite with See You In Heaven

Jockey Craig Williams will reunite with the top-class South Australian mare See You In Heaven (Divine Prophet) in the G2 Let’s Elope S. at Flemington, a race that will also welcome the east-coast debut of the west-coast star Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni {Fr}). Williams last piloted See You In Heaven when the pair was second in the G3 The Vanity last February.

See You In Heaven | Image courtesy of Richard and Chantelle Jolly Racing

Trained at Morphettville by Richard and Chantelle Jolly, See You In Heaven was a winner on August 12 in the G3 Behemoth S. before then running a last-start second in the Listed Macdonald S. on August 26.

Messara hopes Remarque earns Everest call up

Arrowfield Stud supremo John Messara has been surprised by the lack of interest in its quality sprinter Remarque, but he isn’t giving up hope of seeing the gelded son of Snitzel in the $20 million race at Randwick on October 14.

“We haven’t had a hint of an approach,” Messara told Racenet.

Remarque - an impressive winner of the G3 Concorde S. first-up - gets another chance to showcase his quality in Saturday’s G2 The Shorts at Randwick

“I think a lot of people want to see what happens in The Shorts, this race will tell us a lot more,” Messara added. “October 14 at Randwick has two races, The Everest and the Sydney Stakes. Remarque is pencilled in for the Sydney Stakes at this stage but he may earn his way into The Everest.”

Weir charged by Racing Victoria

Disgraced trainer Darren Weir, who had hoped to regain his trainer’s licence, has been slapped with 10 new charges by Racing Victoria (RV) stewards.

Weir has been pre-training horses at his Baringhup property between Ballarat and Bendigo since his four-year ban for possession of electric shock devices imposed by RV stewards in 2019 expired on February 6.

He later pleaded guilty to three animal cruelty charges in Warrnambool Magistrates Court, but avoided a conviction.

The new charges relate to corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour and the care and welfare of horses. McLean’s former stable manager Jarrod McLean and ex-stablehand Tyson Kermond were also charged by RV stewards on Thursday.

VRC ‘strongly supports’ independent review into abuse

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) released a statement on Wednesday in light of Racing Victoria’s independent review by the Office of Racing Integrity Commissioner (ORIC). It stated that ‘any form of abuse in the community is abhorrent and the VRC totally condemns this behaviour in society. The VRC has strongly supported the independent review… into historical abuse in the Victorian racing industry… and acknowledges the report that has been handed down and the important work conducted by the ORIC'.

The statement further read that the VRC acknowledges ‘both the pain endured by people across the racing industry and those whose lives have been affected’.

The ORIC statement was an industry bombshell when it was released this week. It alleges scathing and systemic emotional and physical abuse as recounted by victims across all three codes of racing, but in particular across thoroughbred racing in Victoria.

New debut winner for Justify

Reigning Champion First Season Sire Justify (USA) logged a new winner at Bendigo on Thursday in the shape of the 3-year-old gelding Verdad. Trained by Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock at Cranbourne, the gelding was a dominant, 3.75l winner when leading home the Hawkes-trained Copacabana (Toronado {Ire}) and Undercover Agent (Master Of Design) for Grahame Begg.

Justify (USA) | Standing at Coolmore

Verdad is from Group 3 placegetter and seven-time winner Whistle Baby (Magnus). He was a $65,000 purchase for Tal Nolen at the 2022 Inglis Premier Sale, and then bounced into the Inglis Ready2Race Sale where he was pinhooked for $150,000 when bought by his trainers and Peter Ford Thoroughbreds (FBAA).

English Derby winner a ‘magical staying horse’

Gai Waterhouse has told Racing.com that the Epsom Derby winner Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whom she received from Robert Hickmott’s stable late last year after a luckless Melbourne Cup effort, should not be overlooked when starting this Saturday in a 2500-metre quality handicap. Serpentine is winding up for another tilt at the Cup.

The 7-year-old has resumed some degree of form for Tulloch Lodge with a second-place finish at his last start on September 2 in the Listed City Tattersall’s Cup at Randwick. In four starts for Waterhouse and Bott, he has run first, second (twice) and a ninth in the G2 The Q22 during the winter.

“He’s a very exciting horse,” Waterhouse said. “He’s a wonderful, very magic staying horse. He’ll go close to winning on Saturday. He’s very fit, and you only had to see his first-up start over 2400 metres. They don’t do that in Australia. He’ll really give it (Saturday’s race) a shake.”

Tweaks made to Sportsbet Bonus Series for Sydney Everest Carnival

Racing NSW on Thursday announced changes to bonuses offered for sprint and middle-distance racing totalling $6 million during the Sydney Everest Carnival.

The $3 million Sportsbet Bet With Mates Bonus will be offered in 2023 over six feature sprint races, which commenced with the G2 Concorde S. on September 2, and goes through to the Giga Kick S. on November 4.

The $1 million Sportsbet Multi Bonus applies to the Giga Kick S. for horses placing in that race after contesting the TAB Everest, Sydney S. or The Kosciuszko.

The $2 million Sportsbet Emerald Mile Bonus will be offered in 2023 for horses competing in both the G1 Epsom H. and King Charles III S.

Horses accrue points throughout the race series, with five for first, down to one for fifth.

Ordinary trial no worry for Steel City

Co-trainer David Eustace has told Racing.com that he isn’t worried about an ordinary trial effort from the 3-year-old Merchant Navy filly Steel City. She was sixth to King Of Sparta (I Am Invincible) in a Sydney trial on September 8, but Eustace said it won’t reflect on her in this Saturday’s Listed Cap D’Antibes S. at Flemington.

“She trialled really well last Friday, as she was out the back of the field and she had seasoned sprinters in front of her,” the trainer said. “Her closing splits were very good. We have a big opinion of her and we hope to get her to the Coolmore where she can try and emulate her sire, Merchant Navy. This will be an important step to get there.”

Steel City was a winner of the G3 Magic Night S. at Rosehill back in the autumn and then 11th to Shinzo (Snitzel) in the Golden Slipper. She was also second to Learning To Fly (Justify {USA}) in the G3 Widden S. and Saturday's race will be her 3-year-old debut.

Gollan eyes Toorak with winning machine

Queensland’s premier trainer Tony Gollan will use Saturday’s Listed The Sofitel to gauge just how good his 5-year-old gelding Antino (NZ) (Redwood {GB}) is. Antino has won eight of his nine starts, and prior to going for a spell, he notched his maiden stakes success, winning the Listed Wayne Wilson S.

“He’s pretty untapped, he’s got a fair bit of upside to him and he’s nowhere near his best either Saturday, he’s got good improvement in him out of the weekend,” Gollan told Racing.com. “We’ll get a bit of an idea where he’s at against southern horses on the weekend but there’s good improvement to come and I don’t really know how good he is yet, I’m nowhere near the surface of him, I don’t think."

Should the gelding measure up, Gollan will give Antino a chance at the top level in the G1 Toorak H. at Caufield on October 14.

“I’d love to head towards the Toorak with him, hence why we put this race in the plan for him - to head from here to Sandown and then from Sandown to the Toorak. They’re probably the three runs that we had in mind for him,” he said.

Studs show interest in ‘Vinnie’ colt

Don’t be surprised if the talented colt I Am Unstoppable (I Am Invincible) is racing in new colours in the future. According to his co-trainer Lloyd Kennewell, I Am Unstoppable is attracting plenty of attention.

“It’s still early days, but there are plenty of people watching him,” Kennewell told Racing And Sports. “There’s been interest from people that are keen to acquire a little share in the horse for a fair sum of money, but there are also (stud) farms watching to see what happens in the next start or two before the Coolmore.

“They all want to get involved for the sheer fact that they’re potentially buying into an investment as a stallion prospect. This horse is an investment at this stage. He’s worth money now no matter what, but it’s a matter of what level I guess, so we’ll see where we end up.”

A winner of his first two starts, I Am Unstopabble resumed with a fast-finishing third in the G3 Vain S. at Caulfield last month. He heads to Flemington on Saturday, where he will contest the Listed Poseidon S.

Frilled remains unbeaten

The 4-year-old mare Frilled (Star Witness) continued her gradual climb for Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith on Thursday when she won the opening event at Kembla Grange, her third win on the bounce. The mare remains unbeaten after previous wins at Kembla and Nowra.

Frilled was the $1.40 favourite on Thursday and she didn’t disappoint with Kerrin McEvoy aboard. She skipped away to win by 0.8l in a persistent finish from the Bryce Heys-trained Another Cognac (Zoustar) and the Natalie Jarvis-trained Kattegat (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}).

Newcastle Jockey Club gearing up for spring racing

The Newcastle Jockey Club (NJC) will host its two-day spring meeting across Friday and Saturday this week and its chief executive, Duane Dowell, said the full field that the Newcastle Gold Cup has attracted is “an outstanding result”.

“Overall, there is over $1 million in prizemoney offered on Cup Day,” he said in a media release. “Would it be fantastic to have a Newcastle-trained trifecta in the race? We expect great crowds for both days. However, bookings for Ladies Day have been particularly strong.”

Newcastle Gold Cup Day will occur on Friday, with Ladies Day falling on Saturday. The $300,000 Newcastle Gold Cup over 2300 metres has attracted such locals as Kris Lees and Mark Minervini, while Chris Waller, Tulloch Lodge, John Sargent, David Payne and Annabel Neasham are all among the Sydney visitors with runners.

Coco Rox out of Kosciuszko

The 5-year-old Better Than Ready mare Coco Rox has been withdrawn from the Kosciuszko. Trainer Matthew Dunn informed Racing NSW Stewards that she had sustained an injury to a near-fore sesamoid and will be retired.

Coco Rox won four of her 17 lifetime starts and was just shy of $300,000 in earnings. One of her best performances came in the Listed Denise’s Joy S. last year at Scone when she was third to Godolphin’s Zapateo (Brazen Beau) and Mark Newnham’s A Very Fine Red (Deep Field).

Gear change the making of Derry Grove?

Murwillumbah trainer Matthew Dunn has told RNSW News that the addition of a browband to the bridle of his Kosciuszko-bound gelding Derry Grove (Star Turn) has made all the difference. Ever since, the horse hasn’t been beaten in a trial or a race.

Five-year-old Derry Grove has won three of his nine races to date and is unbeaten in the last two. However, Dunn said the gelding will need to step up if he is to be competitive in the $2 million Kosciuszko on October 14.

“He needs to go to another level to be competitive with horses like Far Too Easy and Mogo Magic and the like, but who knows where his bottom is,” the trainer said. “He was untested the other day winning by five (in a Randwick Highway on August 19). I don’t think I’ve had one canter up the rise, like he did at Randwick, before in my life.”

Polly Grey heads home to New Zealand

The 9-year-old mare Polly Grey (NZ) (Azamour {Ire}) has headed home to New Zealand to wind up her racing career, Loveracing.nz has reported. She has gone back into the care of her part-owner, Kylie Fawcett, and, somewhere in the middle of final runs, a date with Proisir. She is likely to race at either New Plymouth or Te Rapa this weekend before Group targets later in the spring.

Polly Grey (NZ) | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan

“We are going to scan her after this race and see where she is at,” Fawcett said. “It (future starts) will be determined by when she gets in foal and the weather conditions, so we will plot around those the best that we can.”

Polly Grey spent a number of seasons in Australia in the hands of Chris Waller. She won the Group 3 pair of the Epona S. and JRA Plate, as well as the Listed ATC Cup, Lord Mayor’s Cup and Gosford Gold Cup, in addition to the Listed Matamata Cup in 2019.

Time called on Justaskme?

Kiwi trainer Allan Sharrock has told LoveRacing.nz that he’s almost ready to call time on the handicap career of his loyal gelding Justaskme (NZ) (No Excuse Needed {GB}), a Group 2-winning, Group 1-placed warrior. The gelding has won just shy of NZ$500,000 but his handicap weights are now prohibitive.

“I’ve talked openly with the handicapper and it’s nearly all over when you’ve got 63.5kg,” Sharrock said. “It’s becoming time to pull the pin because it’s just too tough. His career could be curtailed shortly.”

Justaskme (NZ) | Image courtesy of Race Images Palmerston North

The 8-year-old gelding will contest an open handicap this weekend at New Plymouth and was a last-start fourth in the G3 Winter Cup, but Sharrock believes it will be a struggle for the horse to be competitive against others claiming weight.

Jericho stepping-stones in NZ this weekend

Warrnambool’s folk-hero race, the Jericho Cup, a stiff test over 4600 metres, will be on the minds of New Plymouth racegoers this Saturday when the first of two qualifying races will be staged. The NZB Airfreight Road to the Jericho (3210 metres) is the first of the New Zealand ‘golden tickets’, while the second will be the race of the same name over 3000 metres at Riccarton on October 28.

The winner of each qualifying race will earn an automatic berth into the Jericho Cup, which will be run on the fourth Sunday after the Melbourne Cup. The Jericho Cup is a long-running feature, first fun in 1918 but revived five years ago.

Flemington stable tours on September 24

The VRC will, on September 24, open its on-track stables at Flemington to public tours. All the major yards will be open from 10am to midday, coinciding with the Spring Classic Preview Day meeting on the track later that afternoon.

The operations of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Lindsay Park, Godolphin and Mike Moroney will all be open to the public, along with Anthony and Sam Freedman, Malua Racing and Danny O’Brien, among others. Children must be aged 12 years or over and the VRC is asking for registrations.

Click here to register for the VRC’s stable tour

Goffs suspends Dubai Breeze-Up Sale for 2024

The Dubai Breeze-Up Sale, which took place for two seasons in association with Goffs, will not be staged in 2024, the company announced on Wednesday. The main reason for the suspension is that the sale fell within the holy month of Ramadan.

The Dubai Racing Club stated, however, that it ‘would like to commend the partnership with Goffs, who conducted both sales with huge professionalism, and look forward to the opportunity to explore potential collaborations with Goffs in the future under more favourable circumstances’.

Tally-Ho Stud to stand Good Guess

Tally-Ho Stud has snapped up the G1 Prix Jean Prat winner Good Guess (GB) for its 2024 stallion roster. The son of Kodiac (GB) led home such horses as Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Prix Jean Prat, and he will stand alongside his sire at Tally-Ho, who joined the stud’s roster in 2007.

“We are delighted to be adding Good Guess to our roster,” said Tally-Ho’s Roger O’Callaghan. “As one of Kodiac’s best sons, it is very satisfying to be standing him in the stallion yard as his sire.”

Good Guess won four of his nine starts and carried the colours of Hisaaki Saito throughout his career. As well as showing top-class form as a 3-year-old, he had the precocity to win over five furlongs on debut at Chantilly.

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Looking Ahead - September 15

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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.

It’s a great day of racing on Friday, with Newcastle hosting the G3 Gold Cup, the G3 Cameron H. and the G3 Tibbie S. There are also some very hot maidens at both Newcastle and Geelong, and we’ve found some well-bred 3-year-olds that are set to debut. At Geelong, all eyes will be on Winx’s (Street Cry {Ire}) half-sister. There’s also a half-brother to a Group 1-winning sprinter that creates plenty of interest. And the first foal of a very good race filly/mare lines up for a bunch of prominent owners in New South Wales.

Newcastle, Race 3, 2.05pm AEST, Rarity Wholesale CG&E Mdn H., $50,000, 1400m

Jurisprudence, 3-year-old colt (Justify {USA} x Eckstein {I Am Invincible})

Bred by Premier Bloodstock, this colt was consigned by Coolmore Stud at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He was bought by China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock/Trilogy Racing for $450,000.

Jurisprudence is the first and only foal from a dual Group 3 victress and Group 1 placegetter. Sadly, Eckstein died in April 2021, having been covered by Pierro in the spring of 2020.

Jurisprudence as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions

Other stakes winners on this colt’s page include Causeway Lass (Giant’s Causeway {USA}), Rothesay, Canny Lass (Bletchingly) and Canny Lad.

The Chris Waller-trained Jurisprudence has been well-educated for his debut, having been to the trials on six occasions. Brett Prebble rides.

Geelong, Race 3, 2.30pm AEST, McGrath Estate Agents Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1121m

Time Of My Life, 3-year-old filly (I Am Invincible x Vegas Showgirl {NZ} {Al Akbar})

A homebred for John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds, this filly is a half-sister to the great Winx - a winner of 25 Group 1s, including an unprecedented four G1 Cox Plates. Time Of My Life is also a half-sister to the Group 3 scorer El Divino (Snitzel).

I Am Invincible | Standing at Yarraman Park

Time Of My Life’s dam was a two-time Listed winner and the Broodmare of the Year in Australia in 2015/16 and 2016/17. She is a half-sister to the stakes performer Black Magic Maggie (NZ) (Our Westminster {NZ}).

Trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman, the filly will debut under Luke Nolen.

Geelong, Race 4, 3pm AEST, Geelong Homes Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1221m

Fury, 3-year-old colt (Written Tycoon x Soorena {Encosta De Lago})

Rick Jamieson’s Gilgai Farm bred Fury and offered him at the 2022 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, where Hawkes Racing signed for him for $675,000.

The colt is a half-sibling to a host of stakes winners and stakes performers, including the G1 Newmarket H. hero The Quarterback (Street Boss {USA}) and the G2 Tulloch S. winner Vanilla (Host {Chi}).

Fury as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis

A two-time winner herself, Soorena is a half-sister to the Listed scorer Spinning Jenny (Hard Spun {USA}) and the stakes performer Philda (Secret Savings {USA}).

Fury’s grandam, Suraya (Brief Truce {USA}), won on debut at two and placed in Group 2 grade.

The Team Hawkes-trained Fury has been to the trials on two occasions. Jye McNeil has been booked for the ride.

Looking Back

In Race 2 at Bendigo, Grand Larceny (Zoustar) finished third on debut, while Tulsa King (Kermadec {NZ}) was unplaced. Insyde Success (War Chant {USA}) stayed home after the Northam meeting was postponed due to significant overnight rain.

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Northern Hemisphere stallions covering on Southern Hemisphere time


Lope De Vega	Shamardal	Ballylinch Stud, Ireland	€ 60,000	$98,400
New Bay	Dubawi	Ballylinch Stud, Ireland	€ 40,000	$65,600
Night Of Thunder	Dubawi	Kildangan Stud, Ireland	€ 50,000	$82,000
Space Blues	Dubawi	Kildangan Stud, Ireland	€ 15,000	$24,600
Naval Crown	Dubawi	Kildangan Stud, Ireland	€ 10,000	$16,400
Frankel	Galileo	Banstead Manor, United Kingdom	£125,000	$241,000
Kingman	Invincible Spirit	Banstead Manor, United Kingdom	£40,000	$77,100
Palace Pier	Kingman	Dalham Hall Stud, United Kingdom	£25,000	$48,200
Cracksman	Frankel	Dalham Hall Stud, United Kingdom	£17,500	$33,700
Masar	New Approach	Dalham Hall Stud, United Kingdom	£12,500	$24,100
Iffraaj	Zafonic	Dalham Hall Stud, United Kingdom	£10,000	$19,300
Siyouni	Pivotal	Haras de Bonneval, France	€ 60,000	$98,400
Zarak	Dubawi	Haras de Bonneval, France	€ 40,000	$65,600
Gun Runner	Candy Ride	Three Chimneys Farm, United States	US$65,000	$96,700

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Australian-based stallions including GST. New Zealand-based stallions plus GST.


A Lot	Tapit	Westbury Park, WA	$9,350	$5,500	$3,300
Ace High	High Chaparral	Rich Hill Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$10,000 + GST
Acrobat	Fastnet Rock	Coolmore, NSW	$13,750	$13,750	-
Adelaide	Galileo	Coolmore, NSW	$5,500	$5,500	$5,500
Admire Mars	Daiwa Major	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$22,000	$22,000	$22,000
Alabama Express	Redoute's Choice	Yulong, VIC	$22,000	$22,000	$24,750
All Too Hard	Casino Prince	Vinery Stud, NSW	$38,500	$38,500	$33,000
Almanzor	Wootton Bassett	Cambridge Stud, NZ	NZ$50,000 + GST	NZ$50,000 + GST	NZ$30,000 + GST
Alpine Eagle	High Chaparral	Armidale Stud, TAS	$4,400	$5,500	$6,050
ANAMOE	Street Boss	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$121,000	-	-
Ancient Spirit	Invincible Spirit	White Robe Lodge, NZ	NZ$7,000 + GST	NZ$7,000 + GST	NZ$7,000 + GST
Anders	Not A Single Doubt	Widden Stud, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	$16,500
Ardrossan	Redoute's Choice	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$6,000 + GST	NZ$3,000 + GST
Armory	Galileo	Mapperley Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$10,000 + GST	-
ARTORIUS	Flying Artie	Newgate Farm, NSW	$27,500	-	-
Astern	Medaglia D'Oro	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$22,000	$11,000	$16,500
Awesome Rock	Fastnet Rock	Gold Front Thoroughbreds, WA	$9,900	$7,700	$5,000
AYSAR	Deep Field	Geisel Park, WA	$8,800	-	-
Banquo	Written Tycoon	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$3,000 + GST	NZ$4,000 + GST	NZ$4,000 + GST
Barbaric	I Am Invincible	Lyndhurst Stud Farm, QLD	$8,800	$8,800	-
Bellevue Hill*	Pierro	Platinum Thoroughbreds, VIC	$3,300	$6,600	$6,600
BEST OF BORDEAUX	Snitzel	Coolmore, NSW	$27,500	-	-
Better Land	Shamardal	Turangga Farm, NSW	$8,800	Private	Private
Better Than Ready	More Than Ready	Lyndhurst Stud Farm, QLD	$27,500	$24,200	Private
Bivouac	Exceed And Excel	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$66,000	$66,000	$66,000
Blue Point	Shamardal	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$44,000	$44,000	$44,000
Brave Smash*	Tosen Phantom	Yarraman Park Stud, NSW	$33,000	$22,000	$16,500
Brazen Beau	I Am Invincible	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$44,000	$44,000	$49,500
BRUCKNER	Snitzel	Widden, VIC	$11,000	-	-
Brutal	O'Reilly	Newgate Farm, NSW	$22,000	$22,000	$27,500
Bull Point	Fastnet Rock	Kingstar Farm, NSW	$6,600	$6,600	$6,600
Capitalist	Written Tycoon	Newgate Farm, NSW	$77,000	$99,000	$99,000
Captivant	Capitalist	Kia Ora Stud, NSW	$27,500	$27,500	-
Casino Prince	Flying Spur	Vinery Stud, NSW	$5,500	$5,500	$5,500
Castelvecchio	Dundeel	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$27,500	$27,500	$33,000
Churchill	Galileo	Coolmore, NSW	$22,000	$22,000	$22,000
Circus Maximus	Galileo	Windsor Park Stud, NZ	NZ$17,500 + GST	NZ$20,000 + GST	NZ$20,000 + GST
Contributer	High Chaparral	Mapperley Stud, NZ	NZ$18,000 + GST	NZ$20,000 + GST	NZ$22,000 + GST
Cool Aza Beel	Savabeel	Newhaven Park, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	$16,500
Cosmic Force	Deep Field	Newgate Farm, NSW	$11,000	$11,000	$16,500
DALASAN	Dalakhani	Riverbank Farm, VIC	$5,500	-	-
D'Argento	So You Think	Bowness Stud, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	$16,500
DAUMIER	Epaulette	Twin Hills Stud, NSW	$16,500	-	-
De Gaulle	Exceed And Excel	Quilly Park, VIC	$5,500	$5,500	$5,500
Delaware	Frankel	Woodside Park Stud, VIC	$8,800	Private	-
Denman	Lonhro	Twin Hills Stud, NSW	$8,800	$8,800	$8,800
DIATONIC	Lord Kanaloa	Yulong, VIC	$13,750	-	-
Dirty Work	Written Tycoon	Widden, VIC	$13,200	$16,500	$19,800
Divine Prophet*	Choisir	Highview Stud, NZ	NZ$13,500 + GST	$16,500	$16,500
Doubtland	Not A Single Doubt	Widden, VIC	$13,200	$16,500	$16,500
Dubious*	Not A Single Doubt	Kitchwin Hills, NSW	$15,400	$13,200	$13,200
Dundeel	High Chaparral	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$82,500	$66,000	$66,000
Earthlight	Shamardal	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$16,500	$22,000	$22,000
El Roca	Fastnet Rock	Westbury Stud, NZ	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST	NZ$8,000 + GST
Embellish	Savabeel	Cambridge Stud, NZ	NZ$5,000 + GST	NZ$4,000 + GST	NZ$4,000 + GST
Encryption	Lonhro	Eureka Stud, QLD	$13,200	$13,200	$13,200
Exceed And Excel	Danehill	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$132,000	$132,000	$132,000
Exceedance	Exceed And Excel	Vinery Stud, NSW	$33,000	$33,000	$33,000
Exosphere	Lonhro	Oaklands Stud, QLD	$6,600	$6,600	$4,950
Extreme Choice	Not A Single Doubt	Newgate Farm, NSW	$275,000	$275,000	Private
Extreme Warrior	Extreme Choice	Rosemont, VIC	$19,800	$24,750	-
Farnan	Not A Single Doubt	Kia Ora Stud, NSW	$55,000	$55,000	$55,000
Fastnet Rock	Danehill	Coolmore, NSW	$110,000	$165,000	165000
Ferrando	Fast 'N' Famous	Westbury Stud, NZ	NZ$5,000 + GST	NZ$2,500 + GST	NZ$2,500 + GST
Fierce Impact	Deep Impact	Leneva Park, VIC	$16,500	$16,500	$16,500
Finance Tycoon*	Written Tycoon	Kooringal Stud, NSW	$11,000	$13,200	-
Foxwedge	Fastnet Rock	Woodside Park Stud, VIC	$11,000	$11,000	$11,000
Gallant Guru	Montjeu	White Robe Lodge, NZ	NZ$2,000 + GST	NZ$2,000 + GST	NZ$2,000 + GST
Ghaiyyath	Dubawi	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$27,500	$27,500	$27,500
Ghibellines	Shamardal	White Robe Lodge, NZ	NZ$8,000 + GST	NZ$8,000 + GST	NZ$8,000 + GST
Glenfiddich	Fastnet Rock	Aquis, QLD	$8,800	$8,800	-
Gold Standard	Sebring	Widden, VIC	$13,200	$17,600	$5,500
Graff	Star Witness	Kitchwin Hills, NSW	$9,900	$13,200	$13,200
Grunt	O'Reilly	Yulong, VIC	$22,000	$13,750	$13,750
Hallowed Crown	Street Sense	Twin Hills Stud, NSW	$8,800	$11,000	$11,000
Hanseatic	Street Boss	Rosemont, VIC	$17,600	$17,600	$17,600
Harry Angel	Dark Angel	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$33,000	$16,500	$16,500
Headwater	Exceed And Excel	Vinery Stud, NSW	$13,200	$16,500	$16,500
Hellbent	I Am Invincible	Yarraman Park Stud, NSW	$38,500	$22,000	$22,000
Hello Youmzain	Kodiac	Cambridge Stud, NZ	NZ$30,000 + GST	NZ$30,000 + GST	NZ$30,000 + GST
HITOTSU	Maurice	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$22,000	-	-
Home Affairs	I Am Invincible	Coolmore, NSW	$99,000	$110,000	-
I Am Immortal	I Am Invincible	Swettenham Stud, VIC	$13,750	$13,750	-
I Am Invincible	Invincible Spirit	Yarraman Park Stud, NSW	$302,500	$247,500	$220,000
Ilovethiscity	Magic Albert	Noor Elaine Farm, VIC	$5,500	$6,600	$8,800
Impending	Lonhro	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$8,800	$22,000	$22,000
IN THE CONGO	Snitzel	Newgate Farm, NSW	$33,000	-	-
Invader	Snitzel	Aquis, QLD	$11,000	$22,000	$22,000
JACQUINOT	Rubick	Widden Stud, NSW	$33,000	-	-
Jonker	Spirit Of Boom	Aquis, QLD	$16,500	$16,500	-
Jukebox*	Snitzel	Platinum Thoroughbreds, VIC	$5,500	$6,600	$8,800
Justify*	Scat Daddy	Coolmore, NSW	$77,000	-	$55,000
Kermadec	Teofilo	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$16,500	$16,500	$11,000
King Of Comedy	Kingman	Novara Park Stud, NZ	NZ$7,000 + GST	NZ$7,000 + GST	NZ$7,000 + GST
King's Legacy	Redoute's Choice	Coolmore, NSW	$27,500	$33,000	$33,000
Kobayashi	I Am Invincible	Aquis, QLD	$8,800	$8,800	$3,300
Lean Mean Machine	Zoustar	Aquis, QLD	$13,200	$17,600	$13,200
Levendi	Pierro	Magnum Park, TAS	$5,500	$7,700	$7,700
LIGHTSABER	Zoustar	Darling View Thoroughbreds, WA	$6,600	-	-
Lord Of The Sky	Danerich	Kingstar Farm, NSW	$3,300	$3,300	$3,300
Love Conquer's All	Mossman	Clear Mountain Fairview, QLD	$5,500	$5,940	$5,940
Lucky Street	Oratorio	Darling View Thoroughbreds, WA	Private	$3,300	$3,300
Lucky Vega	Lope De Vega	Yulong, VIC	$16,500	$19,250	$22,000
Magnus	Flying Spur	Widden, VIC	$16,500	$16,500	$15,400
MARINE ONE	Capitalist	Mogumber Park, WA	$8,800	-	-
Maurice	Screen Hero	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$82,500	$82,500	$44,000
Merchant Navy*	Fastnet Rock	Kooringal Stud, NSW	$13,200	$27,500	$33,000
Microphone	Exceed And Excel	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$33,000	$33,000	$33,000
Needs Further	Encosta De Lago	Armidale Stud, TAS	$5,500	$6,600	$8,800
Neorealism	Neo Universe	Grandview Stud, QLD	$3,300	$3,300	Private
Nicconi	Bianconi	Widden, VIC	$22,000	$22,000	$27,500
North Pacific	Brazen Beau	Newgate Farm, NSW	$22,000	$22,000	$22,000
Noverre	Savabeel	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$10,000 + GST	-
Ocean Park	Thorn Park	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$30,000 + GST	NZ$30,000 + GST	NZ$30,000 + GST
Ole Kirk	Written Tycoon	Vinery Stud, NSW	$55,000	$55,000	$55,000
Overshare	I Am Invincible	Widden, VIC	$8,800	$11,000	$11,000
Palace Pier	Kingman	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$44,000	$55,000	-
Palentino*	Teofilo	Platinum Thoroughbreds, VIC	$3,300	$6,600	$11,000
Pariah*	Redoute's Choice	Oaklands Stud, QLD	$8,800	$16,500	$16,500
Patronize	Redoute's Choice	Darling View Thoroughbreds, WA	Private	$4,400	$4,400
PAULELE	Dawn Approach	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$16,500	-	-
Peltzer	So You Think	Twin Hills Stud, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	$16,500
Per Incanto	Street Cry	Little Avondale Stud, NZ	NZ$50,000 + GST	NZ$50,000 + GST	NZ$25,000 + GST
Pierata*	Pierro	Yulong, VIC	$44,000	$44,000	$44,000
Pierro	Lonhro	Coolmore, NSW	$82,500	$99,000	$110,000
Pinatubo	Shamardal	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$55,000	$55,000	-
Playing God	Blackfriars	Darling View Thoroughbreds, WA	$33,000	$27,500	$16,500
Portland Sky	Deep Field	Widden Stud, NSW	$22,000	$27,500	-
Power	Oasis Dream	Oaklands Stud, QLD	$13,250	$13,250	$13,200
Prague	Redoute's Choice	Kia Ora Stud, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	$16,500
Press Statement*	Hinchinbrook	Novara Park Stud, NZ	NZ$6,000 + GST	$8,800	$13,750
Pride Of Dubai	Street Cry	Coolmore, NSW	$27,500	$16,500	$22,000
Prince Fawaz	Fastnet Rock	Oaklands Stud, QLD	$11,000	$11,000	$11,000
Prized Icon	More Than Ready	Kooringal Stud, NSW	$8,800	$11,000	$11,000
Profiteer	Capitalist	Newgate Farm, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	-
PROFONDO	Deep Impact	Windsor Park Stud, NZ	NZ$17,500 + GST	-	-
Proisir	Choisir	Rich Hill Stud, NZ	NZ$70,000 + GST	NZ$17,500 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST
Puissance De Lune	Shamardal	Swettenham Stud, VIC	$14,300	$14,300	$19,800
Quick Thinker	So You Think	Motree Thoroughbreds, TAS	$5,500	$7,700	-
Raise The Flag	Sadler's Wells	White Robe Lodge, NZ	NZ$6,000 + GST	NZ$6,000 + GST	NZ$6,000 + GST
Rebel Dane	California Dane	Widden Stud, NSW	$22,000	$27,500	$8,800
Redwood	High Chaparral	Westbury Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$8,000 + GST	NZ$8,000 + GST
Reliable Man	Dalakhani	Westbury Stud, NZ	NZ$13,500 + GST	NZ$16,000 + GST	NZ$17,500 + GST
Rich Enuff	Written Tycoon	Woodside Park Stud, VIC	$11,000	$8,800	$8,800
Roc De Cambes	Red Ransom	The Oaks Stud, NZ	NZ$3,000 + GST	NZ$5,000 + GST	NZ$5,000 + GST
Rothesay	Fastnet Rock	Lyndhurst Stud Farm, QLD	$4,950	$4,950	$6,600
Royal Meeting	Invincible Spirit	Leneva Park, VIC	$11,000	$11,000	$11,000
Rubick	Encosta De Lago	Swettenham Stud, VIC	$27,500	$22,000	$27,500
Russian Camelot	Camelot	Widden, VIC	$19,800	$22,000	$22,000
Russian Revolution	Snitzel	Newgate Farm, NSW	$88,000	$71,500	$44,000
Sandbar	Snitzel	Kooringal Stud, NSW	$8,800	$8,800	$8,800
Santos*	I Am Invincible	Highview Stud, NZ	NZ$7,500 + GST	$6,600	$13,200
Satono Aladdin	Deep Impact	Rich Hill Stud, NZ	NZ$45,000 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST
Savabeel	Zabeel	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$100,000 + GST	NZ$100,000 + GST	NZ$100,000 + GST
Scorpz	Charm Spirit	Platinum Thoroughbreds, VIC	$4,400	$5,500	$5,500
Sebring Sun	Sebring	Glenthorne Park, NSW	$6,600	$4,950	$3,300
SEJARDAN	Sebring	Blue Gum Farm, VIC	$13,750	-	-
Shalaa*	Invincible Spirit	Woodside Park Stud, VIC	$22,000	$33,000	$44,000
Shamexpress	O'Reilly	Windsor Park Stud, NZ	NZ$8,000 + GST	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$6,000 + GST
Shamus Award	Snitzel	Rosemont, VIC	$60,500	$88,000	$33,000
Shocking	Street Cry	Rich Hill Stud, NZ	NZ$12,500 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST	NZ$8,500 + GST
Showtime	Snitzel	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$16,500	$11,000	$11,000
Smart Missile	Fastnet Rock	Twin Hills Stud, NSW	$13,200	$16,500	$16,500
Snitzel	Redoute's Choice	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$247,500	$220,000	$165,000
So You Think	High Chaparral	Coolmore, NSW	$99,000	$93,500	$77,000
Sooboog*	Redoute's Choice	Clear Mountain Fairview, QLD	$5,500	$8,800	$13,200
Spirit Of Boom	Sequalo	Eureka Stud, QLD	$38,500	$33,000	$33,000
Spiritjim	Galileo	Roselee Park, WA	$4,400	$4,400	$3,850
Splintex	Snitzel	Darling View Thoroughbreds, WA	$11,000	$11,000	-
St Mark's Basilica	Siyouni	Coolmore, NSW	$44,000	$44,000	-
Staphanos	Deep Impact	Novara Park Stud, NZ	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$7,000 + GST	NZ$7,000 + GST
Star Turn	Star Witness	Vinery Stud, NSW	$27,500	$27,500	$16,500
Star Witness	Starcraft	Widden, VIC	$11,000	$14,300	$16,500
Starspangledbanner	Choisir	Coolmore, NSW	$33,000	-	$16,500
STATE OF REST	Starspangledbanner	Newgate Farm, NSW	$44,000	-	-
Stay Inside	Extreme Choice	Newgate Farm, NSW	$77,000	$77,000	-
Strasbourg	I Am Invincible	Rosemont, VIC	$8,800	$11,000	$11,000
Stratosphere	Snitzel	Grenville Stud, TAS	$7,700	$4,400	$4,400
Street Boss*	Street Cry	Darley, Northwood Park, VIC	$66,000	$77,000	$55,000
STRONGER	Not A Single Doubt	Aquis, QLD	$13,750	-	-
Super Seth	Dundeel	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$35,000 + GST	NZ$35,000 + GST	NZ$35,000 + GST
Supido	Sebring	Widden Stud, NSW	$19,800	$8,800	$8,800
Sweynesse	Lonhro	Novara Park Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$9,000 + GST	NZ$9,000 + GST
Swiss Ace	Secret Savings	Westbury Stud, NZ	NZ$5,000 + GST	NZ$5,000 + GST	NZ$7,500 + GST
Sword Of State	Snitzel	Cambridge Stud, NZ	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$15,000 + GST	-
Tagaloa	Lord Kanaloa	Yulong, VIC	$27,500	$30,250	$33,000
Tarzino	Tavistock	Westbury Stud, NZ	NZ$25,000 + GST	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$12,000 + GST
Tassort	Brazen Beau	Newgate Farm, NSW	$11,000	$11,000	$11,000
The Autumn Sun	Redoute's Choice	Arrowfield Stud, NSW	$66,000	$66,000	$66,000
The Brothers War	War Front	Kooringal Stud, NSW	Private	Private	$1,100
The Chosen One*	Savabeel	The Oaks Stud, NZ	NZ$4,000 + GST	NZ$4,000 + GST	-
The Mission	Choisir	Aquis, QLD	$8,800	$11,000	$8,800
Tiger Of Malay	Extreme Choice	Newgate Farm, NSW	$16,500	$16,500	-
Time Test	Dubawi	Little Avondale Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$8,500 + GST
Time To Reign	Time For War	Kingstar Farm, NSW	$9,900	$9,900	$9,900
Tivaci	High Chaparral	Waikato Stud, NZ	NZ$12,500 + GST	NZ$20,000 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST
Too Darn Hot	Dubawi	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$44,000	$44,000	$44,000
Toronado	High Chaparral	Swettenham Stud, VIC	$88,000	$88,000	$49,500
Trapeze Artist	Snitzel	Widden Stud, NSW	$55,000	$55,000	$66,000
Turffontein	Johannesburg	Motree Thoroughbreds, TAS	$4,400	$4,400	$5,500
Turn Me Loose	Iffraaj	Windsor Park Stud, NZ	NZ$18,000 + GST	NZ$18,000 + GST	NZ$15,000 + GST
U S Navy Flag	War Front	The Oaks Stud, NZ	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$15,000 + GST
Unite And Conquer	Hinchinbrook	Kingstar Farm, NSW	$6,600	$6,600	$6,600
Vadamos	Monsun	Rich Hill Stud, NZ	NZ$12,500 + GST	NZ$15,000 + GST	NZ$12,500 + GST
Vanbrugh	Encosta De Lago	Windsor Park Stud, NZ	NZ$10,000 + GST	NZ$6,000 + GST	NZ$5,000 + GST
Vancouver	Medaglia D'Oro	Woodside Park Stud, VIC	$11,000	$15,400	$22,000
Victor Ludorum	Shamardal	Darley, Kelvinside, NSW	$16,500	$24,750	-
Wild Ruler	Snitzel	Newgate Farm, NSW	$38,500	$38,500	-
Winning Rupert	Written Tycoon	Grandview Stud, QLD	$7,700	$7,700	$11,000
Wooded	Wootton Bassett	Swettenham Stud, VIC	$22,000	$22,000	-
Wootton Bassett	Iffraaj	Coolmore, NSW	$93,500	$71,500	$71,500
Worthy Cause	Choisir	Clear Mountain Fairview, QLD	$5,500	$5,500	$5,500
Written By	Written Tycoon	Widden Stud, NSW	$27,500	$27,500	$24,750
Written Tycoon	Iglesia	Yulong, VIC	Private	$165,000	$165,000
Wrote	High Chaparral	Highview Stud, NZ	NZ$6,500 + GST	NZ$5,000 + GST	NZ$5,000 + GST
Xtravagant	Pentire	Newhaven Park, NSW	$22,000	$24,750	$11,000
Yes Yes Yes	Rubick	Coolmore, NSW	$33,000	$38,500	$38,500
Yulong Prince	Gimmethegreenlight	Motree Thoroughbreds, TAS	$5,500	$7,700	$9,900
Zousain	Zoustar	Widden Stud, NSW	$22,000	$22,000	$19,800
Zoustar	Northern Meteor	Widden Stud, NSW	$220,000	$198,000	$154,000
Zululand	Fastnet Rock	Grenville Stud, TAS	$4,400	$5,500	$5,500

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2023 Announced Stallion Fees

Debutants

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First-time starters lining up on Friday, September 15

2YO & 3YO Winners by Sire

First Season Sire Runners & Results

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First Season Sire Results

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Second Season Sires’ Results

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Second Season Sires’ Runners

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Second Season Sire Results

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NSW Race Results

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QLD Race Results

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Australian 3-Year-Old Sires' Premiership

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New Zealand 3-Year-Old Sires' Premiership

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