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‘We’ve never experienced anything like this’: Chittick on top of the mountain
Written by
Trent Masenhelder
6 min read
Adding to a brilliant debut win by exciting young sire Super Seth, Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick - the co-owner of the favourite for the $20 million The Everest - is relishing one of the greatest experiences he’s had in racing.
Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
Mark Chittick has achieved plenty during his time as Waikato Stud principal and has much to be proud of. And on the eve of this year’s The Everest, he admits having a runner in the world’s richest race, one that is a homebred and a son of the farm’s super sire Savabeel, is one of the best moments he has had in his years in the sport.
New Zealander Chittick, who is already in Sydney and was at Tuesday night’s barrier draw on Sydney Harbour, told The Thoroughbred Report, The Everest experience with I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) is “out of this world”.
“We’ve never experienced anything like this. It hasn’t just been this week, it’s been a three-month build-up,” Chittick said.
Mark Chittick | Image courtesy of Trish Dunell
“The Trackside Media guys (I Wish I Win’s slot-holder) have been incredible to be involved with, we do feel like a really tight team and it’s been a hell of a lot of fun.
“We got to Sydney on Tuesday and then went and attended the function on Tuesday night. This is racing in Australia and it’s the best in the world.
“This is racing in Australia and it’s the best in the world.” - Mark Chittick
“It’s an absolute privilege for us that I Wish I Win has given us this opportunity and these opportunities. I was reading the paper (Wednesday) morning and it said he would become the first horse to win the two richest races in Australia if he won, and you go, ‘Wow’.”
I Wish I Win is from a lovely Waikato Stud family, which is the genius of Mark’s father Garry Chittick. The gelding is out the Pins mare Make A Wish (NZ). Bred and raced by Waikato Stud, she won two races and has also thrown the Group 3 winner Another Dollar (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}). I Wish I Win’s second dam, Starcent (NZ) (Centaine), won five races, including two at Group 3 level. She is a sister to Professionelle (NZ) and she herself has produced the stakes winners Prisoner Of Love (Canny Lad), Hoystar (Danzero), Sportsman (Supremo {USA}) and King Of Prussia. Starcent is a daughter of the Group 2 victress Star Of The Knight (NZ) (Sir Tristram {Ire}), who Garry purchased 35-odd years ago.
“He (Garry) paid a lot of money for her (Star Of The Knight), it was NZ$250,000,” Chittick explained.
“He (Garry Chittick) paid a lot of money for her (Star Of The Knight), it was NZ$250,000.” - Mark Chittick
“She was in foal to Danzatore and that foal was presented with its back legs forward and we unfortunately had to cut the foal out bit by bit. Make A Wish had a Savabeel colt top the Karaka Yearling Sale in 2019, then the following year she had I Wish I Win, so that just proves the ups and downs of racing and breeding.”
I Wish I Win himself was born with a severe angular limb deformity and the decision was made to retain him.
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Gallery: I Wish I Win (NZ) as a foal, images courtesy of Waikato Stud
A blessing in disguise, perhaps?
“We didn’t really know where we were going to end and it’s just beyond fathomable that he has won a Golden Eagle and starts as one of the favourites in The Everest.”
“We didn’t really know where we were going to end and it’s just beyond fathomable that he (I Wish I Win) has won a Golden Eagle and starts as one of the favourites in The Everest.” - Mark Chittick
Last spring, Make A Wish had a foal by the farm’s freshman sire Super Seth.
“She had her last foal last year by Super Seth, which is a half-sister to I Wish I Win, then unfortunately lost her life afterwards,” he said. “She’s a nice filly to carry on with and we may have to call her Last Wish or Final Wish or something like that.
“We will definitely be retaining her.”
The racing rollercoaster
It’s been an interesting lead-up to The Everest for Chittick, one that hasn’t been without drama. Last Friday, the Group 1-winning mare Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel), who was bred and is raced by Waikato Stud, was a late scratching moments before the G2 Rose Of Kingston S. at The Valley after playing up in the barriers.
Skew Wiff (NZ) | Image courtesy of Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North)
Chittick’s agony soon turned to ecstasy when the Tony Pike-trained 2-year-old Poetic Champion (NZ) (Super Seth) - logged an early win for his sire when giving his rivals a galloping lesson in a maiden at Hawera.
“Yeah, that was interesting,” Chittick remarked.
“It was great to get that early win for Super Seth.
“It was great to get that early win for Super Seth.” - Mark Chittick
“In this game you’ve got to be able to handle pressure. There’s been four years of pressure. He (Super Seth) won the Caulfield Guineas four years ago, beating Alligator Blood. We made the move on him then. There’s no secrets about it, it was a $15.5 million purchase.
“It’s been a tough time for New Zealand racing and there hasn’t been a lot of positivity. Things are now thankfully tracking down a different street; you’ve got Entain involved. The last four years haven't been easy.
“When Poetic Champion eye-balled the other two on the corner and then let go… when he hit the winning post and was miles in front I bloody let go, too!
“He showed that massive turn of foot that Super Seth had.”
Chittick is looking forward to more of Super Seth’s progeny debuting in the coming months and said there’s a bit of a buzz about some of his 2-year-olds on both sides of the Tasman.
“There’s chat around on three or four of them, mostly in Australia,” Chittick said.
Super Seth | Standing at Waikato Stud
Reverse psychology?
Ahead of Tuesday’s The Everest barrier draw, Peter Moody, who trains I Wish I Win in tandem with Katherine Coleman, revealed he didn’t want a low draw, especially the inside alley. Sadly, for connections, that’s exactly what happened.
Chittick said he won’t be losing sleep over barrier one.
“It’s reverse psychology, we were telling everyone we wanted to draw outside, so we’ve actually got what we wanted,” he quipped.
“It’s reverse psychology, we were telling everyone we wanted to draw outside, so we’ve actually got what we wanted.” - Mark Chittick
“In all seriousness, what we were all thinking was we just want him to have some room, so he can avoid any traffic. At the end of the day it is what it is and we’ll deal with it, (jockey) Luke (Nolen) will just have to do a bit more thinking about where he is and when he moves.
“Luke is a very experienced and accomplished rider and has been in high-pressure races before.
“We’re not worried about it.”
I Wish I Win
The Everest
Mark Chittick
Waikato Stud
Perfect start for Silverdale to the new juvenile season
Written by
Jessica Owers
8 min read
Silverdale Farm on Wednesday had the best possible start to its 2-year-old season by delivering the first midweek metropolitan winner, a colt bred by Sheriff Iskander and sold by the farm to Tulloch Lodge at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale earlier this year.
Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
The first of the new season’s midweek juvenile races in Sydney occurred in perfect conditions on Wednesday, the Warwick Farm meeting posting a Good 3 surface and decent fields.
The 2-year-old feature was the opening race and, over 1000 metres, it was won by the Tulloch Lodge-trained Sovereign Hill (Written Tycoon) in Yulong's colours. It was the first of a raceday double for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott as they also took out the second race, won by 3-year-old Kaizad (Capitalist).
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Gallery: A raceday double for both Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and Silverdale Farm, images courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
However, it was also a double for Silverdale Farm because both Sovereign Hill and Kaizad had been sold as yearlings by Steve Grant’s Southern Highlands farm. Both were cherry-picked by Waterhouse and Bott.
Kaizad was bought by the training pair with Blueblood Thoroughbreds at the 2022 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale for $390,000, while Sovereign Hill was a more recent headline. He was bought by Waterhouse, Bott, Kestrel Thoroughbreds and Yulong at this year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale for $280,000.
Two-year-old Sovereign Hill had trialled on September 22 with success. That day, he was a dominant 3l winner over 740 metres, and he performed similarly on Wednesday with a 2.41l victory on debut. Jumping from barrier two, he claimed the rail with jockey Adam Hyeronimus and kept it, stretching out to lead home Art’s Alive (Snitzel) and Counteroffensive (Deep Field).
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Gallery: The two Silverdale Farm graduates that won at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, images courtesy of Silverdale Farm
Despite the dominance of the win, Adrian Bott told the raceday broadcast that there was improvement yet in the 2-year-old chestnut.
“He’s had only the one trial leading into this and you could see the raceday was just getting to him a little bit pre-race,” Bott said. “But he was professional once he was out on the track and he did it very well, so a couple of nice targets. He’s a horse we want to get towards the Golden Gift.”
The 1100-metre Golden Gift will occur at Rosehill Gardens on November 4. It’s worth $1 million and last year it was won by Barber (Exceed And Excel). Bott agreed that the race is a viable juvenile target outside of the obvious early targets like the Gimcrack and Breeders’ Plate features.
“It’s become a really important race on the program,” the trainer said. “A top finish in that secures you a ticket into a race like the Golden Slipper in the autumn, so he’s been able to come here and put important prizemoney on the board and get some experience.
“They ran good time there today (Wednesday), a class record, so it’s a pretty sharp performance and he’s got a lot more upside going forwards.”
Pre-christmas winner
For Silverdale Farm, taking out the first midweek metro juvenile race in Sydney was a significant effort for an operation that is, by industry standards, relatively new.
“We were absolutely thrilled with that result today,” said Silverdale manager Rob Petith, speaking to The Thoroughbred Report. “It’s important for a young farm that is establishing its brand, and any pre-Christmas 2-year-old winner anywhere is just fantastic. To get a metropolitan win is even better.”
“It’s important for a young farm that is establishing its brand, and any pre-Christmas 2-year-old winner anywhere is just fantastic. To get a metropolitan win is even better.” - Rob Petith
Sovereign Hill was one of the 10 horses in Silverdale’s Classic draft last February. He was the only one by Written Tycoon and, selling for $280,000, he was bettered in price only by a Deep Field colt in the draft.
Sovereign Hill was the fourth foal from the Bramshaw mare Taraji, who was a winner over a mile during her career. Owned by Sheriff Iskander, the mare is a half-sister to the Written Tycoon gelding Music Magnate, a very useful winner of the G1 Doomben 10,000 and three other Group races.
Taraji, aside from her very first season at stud when she went to Winning Rupert, has exclusively gone to Written Tycoon in each of her six seasons to date, all of which have resulted in colts, Sovereign Hill being her third.
Steve Grant and Rob Petith | Image courtesy of Silverdale Farm
“He was a lovely colt right from birth,” Petith said. “He did very well right the way through, and he presented well at the sales and sold well. He was very straightforward; lovely moving and very forward. It’s fantastic to see him acquit himself like he did today.”
Taraji has performed well in the sale ring for Iskander, albeit she was picked up at the 2021 Magic Millions National Broodmare for $300,000 by Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA). At that time, she was in foal to Written Tycoon with Sovereign Hill.
“She’s been a dream,” Petith said. “When she came to us, she was in foal carrying Sovereign Hill, and she’s had two colts by Written Tycoon in a row here with us. We scanned her in foal carrying a colt again, so she’s very a straightforward mare. She’s gone on to another property now so I don’t know if she’s foaled yet.
Taraji | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“I would think she’s going back to Written Tycoon now if they’re a chance of getting in there, which might be good because Sovereign Hill is obviously owned by Yulong.”
As a yearling, Wednesday’s winner was a masculine, developed youngster with plenty of bone. He was the type of yearling revered by Tulloch Lodge... the early running kind.
Written Tycoon | Standing at Yulong
Waterhouse and Bott had a dream season last year with their 2-year-olds, so it must have been a show of confidence when the training duo settled on bidding for Sovereign Hill. The only downside was that they were in alliance with Yulong instead of driving up the price in opposition.
“Gai and Adrian have been fantastic supporters of the farm in our few years of offering yearlings,” Petith said. “The first horse they bought off us was Pantonario, who placed in the Gimcrack, so they’ve been wonderful repeat business. Pantonario was among the first draft of horses we ever sold and the first they ever purchased from us, so that was a good start. She was a beautiful filly and she’s back at the farm now.”
“Gai and Adrian have been fantastic supporters of the farm in our few years of offering yearlings. The first horse they bought off us was Pantonario, who placed in the Gimcrack, so they’ve been wonderful repeat business.” - Rob Petith
Pantonario (Not A Single Doubt) was third in the Gimcrack won by Coolangatta (Written Tycoon). She was also third in the G3 Widden S. and was bought outright by Silverdale and Andrew Williams Bloodstock (FBAA) at this year’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale for $850,000 off her original yearling price of $750,000 at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
“We bought the syndicate out and she’s currently in foal to Justify,” Petith said.
Sovereign Hill was a $2.25 favourite at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, well-clear of Counteroffensive. To Petith, it was a very strong debut.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“It was wonderful to hear Adam (Hyeronimus) say there was more in the tank,” he said. “We were thrilled when he won his trial a couple of weeks back because we had two 2-year-old trial winners on the day (the other was Extreme Diva by Extreme Choice for Anthony Cummings). Both of them looked quite good, so for Sovereign Hill to assert himself in a race is fantastic. We’re thrilled.”
Who were the rest?
Wednesday’s field featured six juveniles, led by Sovereign Hill. The second-placed Art’s Alive, for trainer Brad Widdup, is a Snitzel filly from the Written Tycoon mare Novel Dancer, and she was sold at this year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale by Sledmere to B K Racing & Breeding for $350,000.
Art’s Alive is a half-sister to the dual Listed winner Pancho (Dissident), while third-placed Counteroffensive, the son of Deep Field raced by China Horse Club, Newgate Farm, Go Bloodstock and Trilogy Racing, is similarly well-bred. This colt is a half-brother to the South African Group 1 winner Run Fox Run (Foxwedge) and the Listed Heritage S. winner Guard Of Honour (Northern Meteor). He cost his owners $425,000 when bought from Mill Park Stud.
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Gallery: Some of the runners in the first midweek juvenile race
Among the rest of the field, Micro Magic (Microphone) was an $80,000 yearling at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Sale in March, bought by trainer Marc Conners from Fernrigg Farm, and Fortians, also by Deep Field, was a $300,000 colt from Highgrove Stud when bought by Waterhouse, Bott and Kestrel Thoroughbreds on the Gold Coast in January. He is raced in John Singleton’s colours.
Finally, the 2-year-old Maili was in the field for Yes Yes Yes, herself a daughter of the I Am Invincible mare Lanikai. Also bought by BK Racing for $300,000, she hails directly from the Ripe The Rapids (River Rough) family and was sold at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by Tyreel Stud.
Silverdale Farm
Sovereign Hill
Rob Petith
Warwick Farm 2-year-old Race
Second chances for millionaire colts in Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale
Written by
Jessica Owers
9 min read
Wednesday’s Inglis Digital catalogue coughed up two million-dollar yearlings in the top four of results with both Caballus (I Am Invincible) and Fightertown (Snitzel) earning second chances in new homes.
Cover image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
The curtain had just come down on the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on Tuesday when Inglis Digital hosted its October (Early) Online Sale on Wednesday. This time around, the 233-horse catalogue was all about the tried horses, with the top four at the close of bidding all being prolific race colts or geldings.
Topping the sale was the 3-year-old colt Caballus, a son of I Am Invincible that was picked up by Darby Racing for $315,000. Bidding was competitive, with the horse attracting 60 individual bids in total.
Caballus was offered by his owners, which included a Coolmore-led syndicate that had paid $1 million for the colt as a 2022 Inglis Easter yearling. For Scott Darby, director of Darby Racing, his interest in Caballus started with Tuesday’s Ready2Race catalogue.
Scott Darby
“It started at that sale because the half to this horse went through and was passed in,” Darby said, speaking to The Thoroughbred Report. “We were quite interested in him, but physically he wasn’t quite there yet. He’d had only two weeks’ prep going into the Ready2Race Sale, and I said to my team that we don’t know if this horse (Lot 41) can win races or not. The half-brother that made a million dollars, though, is sitting right there.”
Lot 41 at Tuesday’s Ready2Race Sale was a Zoustar colt, consigned by Nolen Racing and passed in at $300,000. Both he and Caballus are from the Commands mare Calming Influence, who was Group 3-placed on two occasions. This is the family of Calming (Zeditave) and the champion German sprinter War Artist.
Darby wasn’t sure what sort of money Caballus would go for in the Inglis Digital catalogue.
“We thought he might make an absolute fortune,” Darby said.
Caballus was lightly raced for Chris Waller heading into Wednesday’s catalogue. In five starts he was a winner second-up in July and then posted a third and two unplaced finishes. In his win at Randwick on July 29, he defeated the I Am Invincible filly Estriella, who was since second in the G2 Silver Shadow S.
“We had a 2-year-old in that race (Desperately, by Rubick) and we got a decent opinion of Caballus after it,” Darby said. “We gave the Ciaron Maher stable a call, which trains Estriella, and they said that filly was a Group 1 winner in the making.
“So, once we did all our due diligence with vetting, we thought Caballus would be ideal. We didn’t think we’d get him, to be honest. I think he’s been fairly well-bought in the end because we thought we might like to pick him up at that $250,000 to $350,000 mark.”
“...once we did all our due diligence with vetting, we thought Caballus would be ideal. We didn’t think we’d get him, to be honest. I think he’s been fairly well-bought in the end because we thought we might like to pick him up at that $250,000 to $350,000 mark.” - Scott Darby
Caballus came in under budget at $315,000. He was a Saturday winner by a Champion sire and a million-dollar yearling, so to Darby, it was good buying. The colt will head to Bjorn Baker at Warwick Farm, who has a lot of Darby Racing’s stable, including The Everest contender Overpass (Vancouver).
“He’s a really good buy for the team,” Darby said. “You like to get them as cheap as you can, but when you think about what he is – by I Am Invincible, a million-dollar yearling and a Saturday winner with plenty of good form to come out – we think we did well.
“We were bidding on an I Am Invincible there yesterday (at Riverside) and we were the underbidder on an unraced horse at $360,000. So when you put it in perspective, we already know this bloke (Caballus) is at least Saturday metro-class. Hopefully he’s open to improvement so it makes sense to be bidding up on a horse like this.”
I Am Invincible | Standing at Yarraman Park Stud
Darby has no plans to geld Caballus right now, and he’s not sure the colt will race in the immediate future. Caballus last raced on September 27, so he’s been in the spelling paddock only a short time.
“Bjorn will work that out, and Bjorn’s had great success with us, with horses like Malkovich and Overpass,” Darby said. “He’s actually really good with the tried horses as well. He’s known to get improvement out of them, so I’m sure this horse will be snapped up quickly among our clients once we release him.”
Everest dreaming with Overpass
It’s been one of those busy weeks for Darby Racing as Overpass heads into the $20 million The Everest on Saturday. Along with that headline, there’s been the Ready2Race Sale and its inspections, plus The Everest barrier drawn on Tuesday night.
Overpass | Image courtesy of Western Racepix
“It’s an absolute whirlwind right now,” Scott Darby said. “I’ll lock in some sleep time next week because we’re dead-tired today after the sale and the barrier draw yesterday, then back up today for more research on the Inglis Digital catalogue. Then we head straight back into running promotions for the two we bought at the sale yesterday, and Caballus today.”
At Riverside on Tuesday, Darby Racing landed Lot 31 by Pierata and Lot 226 by Shalaa (Ire).
The Pierata was a colt that cost $160,000, sold by O’Gorman Racing and the first foal from the imported mare Belfast Bella (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}). The Shalaa colt cost $180,000 and was from a daughter of Miss Finland (Redoute’s Choice). He was sold by sale-topping vendor Blake Ryan.
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Gallery: Some of the 2-year-olds purchased by Darby Racing at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, images courtesy of Inglis
On Tuesday night, Overpass drew barrier two outside of I Wish I Win (NZ) (Savabeel) for The Everest, and all roads point to promise for the inaugural The Quokka winner, who has banked over $4 million in prizemoney.
“I’m a realist when it comes to racing,” Darby said. “You get things right and you get things wrong, but Overpass is one where I’m feeling, as things have evolved, particularly after the draw, very confident. He’s going to be very hard to run down on a firm surface. He’s spot on and he’s never gone better.
“He’s certainly going to give us plenty to cheer about and, whether he can hang on, we’ll find out on Saturday. Either way, we are very confident he will run to a personal best.”
“He’s (Overpass) going to be very hard to run down (in The Everest) on a firm surface. He’s spot on and he’s never gone better. He’s certainly going to give us plenty to cheer about...” - Scott Darby
Baystone grabs Western star
Following Caballus in Wednesday’s Inglis Digital sale was Lot 25, the Bob Peters-owned Western Empire (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}). He posted the next best price in the catalogue, selling to Dean Harvey’s Baystone Farm for $150,000.
At six years old, Western Empire is no spring chicken but he has showed very decent talent during his career, posting over $1.5 million in earnings and a win in the G1 Railway S. and G2 Western Australian Derby. He relocated to the east coast last year and has consistently competed against Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), Jacquinot and I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking).
Western Empire (NZ) | Image courtesy of Western Racepix
Harvey was buying on Wednesday as Yevrah Investments, and he told The Thoroughbred Report that it was too early to lay any concrete plans for Western Empire, who is currently trained at Pakenham by John Leek Jnr.
“I’m undecided what will happen with him yet,” Harvey said. “He’s a high-class racehorse that seems to be coming back to some sort of form. They’re really hard to find, these sorts of horses. They don’t come up a lot, and he’s a 6-year-old so he’s been there, done that.
“I’ll bring him back to the farm and then make a call on what to do with him. I’ve got no trainer decided on, as of yet. We’ll just get him here and go from there.”
“He’s (Western Empire) a high-class racehorse that seems to be coming back to some sort of form. They’re really hard to find, these sorts of horses. They don’t come up a lot, and he’s a 6-year-old so he’s been there, done that.” - Dean Harvey
At Baystone, Harvey dabbles in all sorts of trading, from broodmares to agistment and tried horses. Western Empire isn’t an unusual purchase for him.
“I buy about a dozen colts a year to trade,” he said. “We do a lot of mares and I’ve bought a couple of European horses in the past. Bits and pieces of everything really, including pinhook weanlings and yearlings. Wherever I can find a market and a point of difference.”
Western Empire was last seen when 12th in the G1 Memsie S. behind Mr Brightside, a horse whom he also followed home in the G2 PB Lawrence S. on August 19. He was bred by Peters from the Perth Cup winner Western Jewel (Jeune {GB}) and is a half-brother to the Listed Bunbury S. winner Western Temple (Dream Ahead {USA}).
Dean Harvey | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
A top gun for Cordoba Bloodstock
The top four best-sellers in Wednesday’s catalogue were all tried horses, and they included the well-bred Fightertown (Snitzel), who posted the equal second-best price at $150,000. This former Coolmore blueblood had been a $1.1 million yearling when bought by Tom Magnier last year.
Fightertown was consigned by Emirates Park to the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, a son of the imported mare Red Lodge (USA) (Midshipman {USA}) and a half-brother to this month’s G3 Gimcrack S. winner Manaal (Tassort).
Fightertown | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
It’s a happening pedigree, and in six starts, Fightertown had won as recently as August 30. Now three years old, he last raced at Randwick on October 4. He was purchased on Wednesday by Cordoba Bloodstock.
Whipping in the four six-figure sales on Wednesday, the 6-year-old gelding Poland (So You Think {NZ}) made $105,000 when selling to Mailbag Bloodstock as Lot 6. This horse had won the G2 Autumn S. as a 3-year-old and was fifth in the G1 Oakleigh Plate.
All up, Wednesday’s online sale grossed $2,139,550 from its 233-horse catalogue. The average was $11,756 at a clearance rate of just shy of 82 per cent. Entries are now open for the Inglis Digital October (Late) Sale, which will run from October 20 to 25.
Inglis Digital October (Early) Online Sale
Darby Racing
Scott Darby
Caballus
Dean Harvey
Baystone Farm
Western Empire
Fightertown
Poland
Australian-based trainers active on Day 2 of Book 2 at Tattersalls
3 min read
Written by Trent Masenhelder
Cover image courtesy of Tattersalls
Group 1-winning trainers Chris Waller and Annabel Neasham both made a purchase on the second day of Book 2 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
Waller, in partnership with Newmarket-based trainer James Ferguson, paid 120,000gns (AU$241,000) for a Night Of Thunder (Ire) colt. Consigned as Lot 812 by Highclere Stud, the colt is from the winning Dynaformer (USA) mare Wadaa (USA), making him a half-brother to the stakes performer Wedding Dance (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). The colt’s grandam, Cloud Castle (GB) (In The Wings {GB}), scored in Group 3 company and she has produced no less than 11 winners, including the stakes winners Queen’s Best (GB) (King’s Best {USA}), Reverie Solitaire (Ire) (Nashwan {USA}) and Urban Castle (USA) (Street Cry {Ire}).
Lot 812 - Night Of Thunder (Ire) x Wadaa (USA) (colt) | Image courtesy of Tattersalls
In Book 1 of the sale, Waller and Ferguson went to 200,000gns (AU$403,000) for Lot 107, a Kingman (GB) colt from the Ballyinch Stud draft.
Neasham, meanwhile, teamed with Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA), going to 55,000gns (AU$110,400) for a colt by Almanzor (Fr). Offered as Lot 1075 by Ballygallon Stud, he is out of the winning Teofilo (Ire) mare Find It Within (Ire). The colt is closely related to the Listed victress Walk In Marrakesh (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}).
Lot 1075 - Almanzor (Fr) x Find It Within (Ire) (colt) | Image courtesy of Tattersalls
Champion Thoroughbreds pick up Almanzor colt
Sydney-based syndicator Champion Thoroughbreds landed a blow on Day 2 of Book 2, with Brian Grassick Bloodstock signing for Lot 876 - a colt by Almanzor from the two-time winner Angel Vision (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) - on its behalf.
The Cheveley Park Stud-consigned colt realised 75,000gns (AU$151,000) and is a half-brother to the Group 2 scorer Berkshire Shadow (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}). The colt’s second dam is the multiple elite-level victress Islington (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells {USA}), while G1 Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente (Ire) is in the pedigree.
Lot 876 - Almanzor (Fr) x Angel Vision (Ire) (colt) | Image courtesy of Tattersalls
“He’s a leggy, staying type by a quality sire that we are hoping will be a Cups horse in time,” said Jason Abrahams, owner of Champion Thoroughbreds.
“The half-brother is now in Australia, Berkshire Shadow, after being purchased by Australian Bloodstock.
“His pedigree represents a cross that I love - Sadler’s Wells with Nureyev, close relations that work like magic together.
“He’s (Lot 876) a leggy, staying type by a quality sire that we are hoping will be a Cups horse in time.” - Jason Abrahams
“And the underbidder of this colt was the trainer of Almanzor, so that gave us some extra confidence!”
Havana Grey colt on top on Day 2
The top-seller on Tuesday was Lot 1020 - a colt by Havana Grey (GB) from the winning Swiss Spirit (GB) mare Dotted Swiss (Ire). A brother to Kelvin Burke’s Group 3 winner Elite Status (GB), he was consigned by Kilminfoyle House Stud and made 425,000gns (AU$853,000), with Stroud Coleman Bloodstock buying.
“Havana Grey has done terrifically-well. This is a very well-balanced horse who moved particularly well,” Stroud said.
“Havana Grey is a very exciting young stallion and, from what he has had, he’s done very well. He’s doing a great job. This colt is for His Highness Shaikh Nasser (bin Hamad Al Khalifa) and is going to Simon Crisford.”
“Havana Grey has done terrifically-well. This is a very well-balanced horse (Lot 1020) who moved particularly well.” - Anthony Stroud
Day 2 of Book 2 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale saw 205 lots sold, with gross sales of 18,075,000gns (AU$36.28 million) and an average of 88,171gns (AU$177,000).
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Walsh leaning to Golden Eagle with his Jewel
Prominent owner-breeder Peter Walsh and trainer Simon Miller have a huge decision to make following Saturday’s G1 Toorak H. They must decide whether to aim star mare Amelia’s Jewel (Siyouni {Fr}) towards the G1 Cox Plate at The Valley on October 28 or the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill a week later. Walsh told Racenet the fact the latter is restricted to 4-year-olds is hard to ignore.
Louis Le Metayer and Peter Walsh | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“I am swinging to the Golden Eagle and I think we all are swinging that way, even though we are not 100 per cent,” Walsh said. “Originally, I always said I wanted to go to the Golden Eagle, Simon (Miller) knows that.
“When you work it out, Amelia's Jewel is only four years old. The only thing that has changed is we are now one of the top fancies for the Cox Plate, when originally, we thought we might be $15.”
Amelia’s Jewel has drawn barrier 12 for the $1 million Toorak H.
New-look Melbourne Cup celebrations for 2023
This year’s Melbourne Cup carnival celebrations are set for a different look, with the iconic street parade, which has been a feature since 1983, set to be replaced by an alternate event.
Significant road closures and major infrastructure works in the Melbourne CBD will prevent access to key streets, meaning the event, in its traditional format, is not possible this year.
Instead, the Victoria Racing Club will host a Cup Week live site at Petanque Social on Crown Riverwalk, with that announcement set to take place on Thursday.
Contrary to some reports, the amended format does not have anything to do with animal rights activists.
The VRC has vowed to bring back the traditional event next year.
“The traditional Lexus Melbourne Cup parade has been disrupted by Victoria’s Big Build across the city,” said VRC CEO Steve Rosich.
“We are clear that our intent is to bring the parade back to the city when we can again next year.
“And whether that means we end up with this live site and a parade, we will certainly look at that possibility as well.”
King Charles for the 2024 King Charles?
Sydney media reported on Wednesday morning that the reigning monarch, King Charles III, could be lined up for a guest appearance at the 2024 The Everest, which will also feature the race renamed in his honour, the King Charles III S. The Sydney Morning Herald has stated that Peter V’Landys has been lobbying to get The King to the Harbour City, which will coincide with the monarch's visit to the Pacific region at the same time.
“We’ve given him an open invitation and we would welcome him at the races any time he’s able to come,” V’Landys said. “When we met with him (at Royal Ascot in June), he was very chuffed about having the race named after him. He loves Australia and he said, ‘The quicker I can get there, the better’.”
Change of fortune for Mazu?
Co-trainer Peter Snowden is hoping for a change of fortune this Saturday for his The Everest contender Mazu (Maurice {Jpn}), who will take his place in the big feature for the second time in the slot belonging to The Star/Arrowfield. Snowden admitted that Mazu’s spring prep has been less than ideal, compounded by a near-outside draw of barrier 11 on Tuesday night.
“If he drew one to four, I’d say he would be right in the race, but 11 makes the job hard,” the trainer told Racing NSW. “I think we are back on track as far as fitness goes. I won’t be surprised to see him storming home and running great sectionals, running in the first half. I’d be happy with that.”
Mazu | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
Mazu was a creditable third in last year’s The Everest, but he was ninth last time out in the G2 The Shorts behind Private Eye (Al Maher) and Overpass (Vancouver), both of whom he will face on Saturday. Snowden admitted that the 5-year-old gelding’s best chance was to be ridden for luck by jockey Tommy Berry.
“Now we have only one option to go back and ride for luck,” the trainer said. “We hope a few others are thinking what we are thinking and put a bit of pressure on. There’s probably only three lengths between them. They are all quality sprinters so pace is a big factor in the race.”
Everest field cleared by vets
All declared runners in The Everest were reported fit and clear to run by Racing NSW on Wednesday morning after official veterinary clearances, with no issues reported to stewards. A final examination of all runners will be conducted by Racing NSW veterinarians on Friday morning.
Australian debut for New Endeavour
The New Bay (GB) gelding New Endeavour (Ire), bought by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott earlier this year at the Goffs London Sale ahead of Royal Ascot, will make his Australian debut this Saturday in the million-dollar Silver Eagle at Randwick. The 4-year-old last raced for Roger Varian when second in the G2 Hungerford S. at Newbury on August 19.
New Endeavour (Ire) | Image courtesy of Goffs
New Endeavour cost his Australian trainers £260,000 (AU$460,000) and he is raced by a hefty syndicate that includes Ballylinch Stud, headed by prominent Johannesburg-based owner Larry Nestadt, in whose colours he will race.
“We put him on the radar to target the Golden Eagle,” Adrian Bott told Racing NSW. “A decision was made to keep him racing in Europe with the Eagle in mind, so he had a further couple of runs in Group company. It allowed him to arrive down here nice and fit and forward, and ready to go. He’s had plenty of racing so he hasn’t had to do too much.”
Williams sticks with Soulcombe
Star jockey Craig Williams will partner promising stayer Soulcombe (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in Saturday week’s G1 Caulfield Cup. Williams, who was aboard the Chris Waller-trained Soulcombe in the G1 Turnbull S. last start, will ride the 5-year-old at 53kg.
Stablemate Montefilia (Kermadec {NZ}) is a likely starter in the Caulfield Cup, with Nash Rawiller keen to maintain the ride. He will have to get down to 54.5kg to ride the gun mare.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jye McNeil will jump aboard last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up Emissary (GB) (Kingman {GB}) in the Caulfield Cup. Emissary was ridden by Jamie Kah when the gelding finished 12th in the G1 Turnbull S. at Flemington. The Michael Moroney-trained Emissary has 52kg in the Caulfield Cup.
Partnership endures into The Everest
Jockey Dylan Gibbons has been aboard the 4-year-old The Everest contender Buenos Noches (Supido) for each of the horse’s two starts so far this spring, and he has told Racing NSW that he is excited to continue that journey into the $20 million feature this weekend. Gibbons won his first Group 1 earlier this year in the Sydney Cup and is honoured to even be in the field, let alone aboard a horse that sits within the top five in betting.
Dylan Gibbons | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan
“Matt (Smith, trainer) pulled me aside one day at Randwick and wanted to have a chat,” Gibbons said. “He and the owners wanted someone who would stick with him for the prep. Looking at the horse’s form before I had anything to do with him, you could tell he was a high-quality animal but probably still underrated.”
Buenos Noches was second to Giga Kick (Scissor Kick) last season in the G2 Danehill S. and third to In Secret (I Am Invincible) in the G1 Coolmore Stud S. This spring, he won the G3 Show County Quality before running third to Private Eye and Overpass in the G2 The Shorts. He has drawn barrier eight for The Everest.
Chautauqua’s half-brother breaks the ice
Rubick colt Need Some Luck - a half-brother to sprinting great Chautauqua (Encosta De Lago) - is a maiden no longer after scoring at Warwick Farm. The 3-year-old prevailed in Race 3 - a 1200-metre maiden - by 0.21l.
A homebred for Throsby Racing, the colt is the 12th and final foal of the two-time Group 1 winner Lovely Jubly (Lion Hunter), who has also thrown the Group 3 scorer London Lolly (Charge Forward).
Need Some Luck is trained by Peter and Paul Snowden and was handled by Ryan Maloney.
“There is a bit of improvement to come, but he will need to. I thought he may have gone a bit better than that, but a win’s a win. I am sure there is more to come,” Peter Snowden told Sky Thoroughbred Central.
“I hope we don’t have to geld him. He is a lovely colt and it would be good to keep him that way.”
Maloney added: “He’s got a bit of X-factor about him. Hopefully he can go and get a bit of black type for connections.”
Chautauqua won five Group 1s, banking more than $8.8 million in prizemoney.
Ipswich double for Saxon Warrior
The former Coolmore shuttler Saxon Warrior (Jpn) posted a raceday double at Ipswich on Wednesday, with the 3-year-old pair of Weigall Tiger and Shy Guy winning the opening two races respectively.
Weigall Tiger is trained by Kelly Schweida at Eagle Farm. The gelding has won his last two races on the trot, including Wednesday’s win, and he was an $80,000 purchase for the trainer at the 2022 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale when consigned by Lyndhurst Stud.
Shy Guy proved a good result for Chris Waller’s Gold Coast yard, breaking his maiden with this victory at the fifth time of asking. Raced in the Magic Bloodstock colours, this gelding was an $85,000 purchase for Waller and Mulcaster Bloodstock at last year’s Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Meanwhile, second-season sire Eminent (Ire), who stands at Brighthill Farm, had a new winner, with the Chris Waller-trained Dulcet (NZ) shedding his maiden status at Sale.
Dundeel colt too good on debut
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Big Swan (Dundeel {NZ}) looks to have a promising future, judging by his first start. The 3-year-old colt made the perfect start to his career, scoring narrowly in Race 2 at Sale, a 1423-metre maiden.
The colt made $250,000 at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, with Ciaron Maher Bloodstock buying him from the Three Bridges Thoroughbreds draft. Big Swan is from the Danehill Dancer (Ire) mare (Ire) Swan River, making him a brother to the Group 2-winning Victoria Quay.
Name change for King Charles runner
Imported galloper Light Infantry (Fr) (Fast Company {Ire}) has been renamed Light Infantry Man ahead of his assault on Saturday’s G1 King Charles III S. at Randwick. Authorities ordered the name change because Bjorn Baker has an unraced Snitzel 3-year-old called Light Infantry.
Uncommon James a Schillaci live chance
The star Queenslander Uncommon James (Cable Bay {Ire}) could be the fourth galloper from the sunshine state to win the G2 Schillaci S. should he be successful this Saturday at Caulfield. He could join Falvelon in 2000, Gold Edition (Lion Hunter) in 2007 and Buffering (Mossman) in 2012 as previous winners.
Uncommon James | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
“Fingers crossed he can do the job and put his name alongside those great sprinters,” said co-trainer Matthew Hoysted, who prepares the gelding alongside Steven O’Dea at Eagle Farm. “The Schillaci wasn’t in his original program, but he’s done so well in Melbourne he needs another run before the Manikato.”
Uncommon James was crowned Queensland Horse of the Year on Sunday night off the back of his winning the G1 Oakleigh Plate in February. He was seen when third to Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) in the G1 Moir S.
Bustler will start early
The Group 3-winning Western Australia star Bustler (Playing God) will return to racing in next week’s G3 Eurythmic S. at Ascot, instead of next month’s G2 Lee Steere S. as originally planned. Bustler was very smart with two wins and a third through late April and May last season, twice in Group company, and has trialled well this month leading into his reappearance.
“I didn’t really feel like we needed to give him another hard hitout after he trialled last week,” said trainer Neville Parnham. “It was just to brighten him up a little bit. I didn’t want to wait until next week to trial him and potentially want to run him in the Eurythmic. It’s still five or six weeks away, the Lee Steere.”
John Allen charged by RV Stewards
Pakenham trainer John Allen has been charged by Racing Victoria Stewards under rule AR 240(2) after the 4-year-old Supido gelding Suppose I Do returned a positive swab after winning a race at Pakenham on June 20 with jockey Ben Allen. The gelding’s post-race sample was positive to the banned substance Metformin, which is commonly used in the human treatment of diabetes as it is an anti-hyperglcaemic agent (lowers blood glucose).
The charge against Allen will be heard before the Victorian Racing Tribunal on a date to be fixed.
John Allen | Image courtesy of Racing Photos
Onesto to stand at Haras d’Etreham
The European Group 1 winner Onesto (Ire), a son of Frankel (GB) from a Sea The Stars (Ire) mare, will stand at Haras d’Etreham in France in 2024. The horse is bound for the Breeders’ Cup meeting next month and was a winner of the G1 Grand Prix de Paris in July, before running second in the G1 Irish Champion S. last month. Onesto was third recently in the Arc.
“He possesses a most remarkable pedigree, which is why we acquired him as a 2-year-old,” said Nicolas de Chambure of Haras d’Etreham. “He was a magnificent colt and has become a very handsome horse with the confirmation of a miler and a strong physique. Our hopes of seeing him become a stallion prospect have been realised thanks to his high-class performances at the top level.”
High-class siblings headline Tattersalls December Foal Sale
A Showcasing (GB) half-brother to this year's 2000 Guineas winner Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is among 1084 weanlings to be consigned to the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. The sale begins on Tuesday, November 28 and runs until Saturday, December 2.
Bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud, Chaldean is himself a graduate of the foal sale. Another well-related individual to be offered for sale is the Starspangledbanner half-brother to the dual Group 1 winner Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}).
Announcing the release of the catalogue online, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said; “The Tattersalls December Foal Sale is the premier fixture of its kind in Europe, consistently attracting the cream of the British and Irish foal crop, and this has been reflected in an outstanding year on the racecourse with a Classic winner and the highest rated 2-year-old colt in Britain.
“As well as consistent racecourse success, the Tattersalls December Foal Sale has consistently been the source of some spectacular pinhooking triumphs. We have some outstanding foals entered this year, and the catalogue has the quality and diversity to appeal to buyers from throughout the world at all levels of the market.”
Bolt D’Oro filly tops Day 1 of OBS October Yearling Sale
Coming late in proceedings, Hip 353, a daughter of Bolt D'Oro (USA), realised the top price of US$135,000 (AU$210,000) during the opening session of the OBS October Yearling Sale in Ocala on Tuesday. Offered by agent Richard Kent's Kaizen Sales, she is a half-sister to the recently stakes-placed Yatta (USA) (Yoshida {Jpn}). The filly was purchased by de Meric Sales, who also led the session as its leading buyer.
Day 1 topper at the OBS October Yearling Sale | Image courtesy of Judit Seipert
Heading the colts on Tuesday were a pair of yearlings who realised a session-leading US$100,000 (AU$155,000) final bids. First through the ring was Hip 193, by Omaha Beach (USA), and later in the session, Hip 279, who is by Gormley (USA). The top three yearlings of the session were by Spendthrift stallions.
For the session, 175 horses sold for a total of US$3,308,500 (AU$5.2 million). The average price was US$18,906 (AU$30,000) while the clearance was 41.5 per cent. The sale continues on Wednesday.
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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.
Thursday at Kembla Grange, we have two very nice pedigrees to consider. The first is Nicconori (Nicconi) in the opener, a 3-year-old half-brother to a stakes winner, while in the second race, we look at the debut of a $1.7 million yearling. At Kyneton, we look at a debutant gelding from a full sister to Acrobat, Ennis Hill (Fastnet Rock) and Lake Geneva (Fastnet Rock).
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Nicconori, 3-year-old gelding (Nicconi x Takanori {Vital Equine {Ire}})
This gelding is the sixth foal from the broodmare Takanori, who was a stakes winner before her producing career. She is the dam of the 2019 Listed Nudgee S. winner Tahitian Dancer (Dawn Approach {Ire}), as such a half-sister to this gelding.
The second dam on this page is the very good producer Nishikawa (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn}), who, along with Takanori, is the dam of the last year’s Western Australian stakes winner Rokanori (Awesome Rock). This is a strong female family because it also features the excellent Alma’s Fury.
Nicconi | Standing at Widden Victoria
Nicconori was bred by Willow Park Stud in alliance with several partners, most of which are racing this gelding. He wasn’t offered for sale as a yearling and is trained by Joseph Pride at Warwick Farm. He was recently gelded. He’s has had three trials spread through this year and he has steadily improved, finishing third in his last two. He will jockey Tyler Schiller from barrier four.
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Unquestionably, 3-year-old gelding (Not A Single Doubt x Miss Admiration {Sebring})
This gelding has plenty of pedigree to match a hefty price-tag. He is the first foal from the Group 3-winning Miss Admiration, who was third in the G1 Australian Oaks and G1 South Australian Oaks during a very good career. This is a strong Oaks family with the second dam, Admiring (Street Cry {Ire}), being third in the Group 3 Western Australian version, and Empire Dancer (Second Empire {USA}), her half-sister, winning the Listed Belmont Oaks.
Unquestionably was consigned by Segenhoe Stud to the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He was bought by Ciaron Maher Bloodstock and TFI for $1.7 million.
Unquestionably as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
The gelding has been trialled extensively with mixed results earlier this year. On September 25, he was third in a 1207-metre barrier event at Warwick Farm. In this debut he will have jockey Tommy Berry from barrier one.
Lambay, 3-year-old colt (Zoustar x Irish Sea {Fastnet Rock})
This colt is from one of the most happening pedigrees in the Stud Book. He is from the Fastnet Rock mare Irish Sea, who is a full sister to Acrobat, Lake Geneva and Ennis Hill, the latter the dam of Learning To Fly (Justify {USA}). This family keeps producing through the second dam, Hips Don’t Lie (NZ) (Stravinsky {USA}), who is a half-sister to the dam of the Group 2 winner and now sire, Splintex.
Lambay was consigned by Coolmore to the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, where he was bought by Chris Waller Racing and Mulcaster Bloodstock for $650,000.
Lambay as a yearling | Image courtesy of Inglis
He is trained by Waller at Flemington but started his career in barrier trials in Sydney earlier this year, running second and third in trials in May. He has placed similarly in Flemington jump-outs and comes into this debut with jockey Michael Dee and barrier one.
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Our Looking Ahead selections on Wednesday were unlucky. At Warwick Farm, the juveniles Maili (Yes Yes Yes) and Micro Magic (Microphone) were unplaced in the opener, while at Sale, Big Swan (Dundeel {NZ}) was a smart winner.
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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
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Kildangan Stud, Ireland
€ 15,000
$24,600
Naval Crown
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Kildangan Stud, Ireland
€ 10,000
$16,400
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Galileo
Banstead Manor, United Kingdom
£125,000
$241,000
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Invincible Spirit
Banstead Manor, United Kingdom
£40,000
$77,100
Palace Pier
Kingman
Dalham Hall Stud, United Kingdom
£25,000
$48,200
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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
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Pivotal
Haras de Bonneval, France
€ 60,000
$98,400
Zarak
Dubawi
Haras de Bonneval, France
€ 40,000
$65,600
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Candy Ride
Three Chimneys Farm, United States
US$65,000
$96,700
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