Cover image courtesy of Magic Millions
Vinery Stud is offering buyers an excellent pin-hooking opportunity to secure four well-bred colts by Zoustar, Starspangledbanner, Toronado (Ire) and Home Affairs at this year’s Magic Millions National Weanling Sale. By both type and pedigree, each colt wouldn’t look out of place in a major yearling sale ring next year.
“We are presenting these four colts for Bruce Wilson, who owns Glentree Thoroughbreds. We have a really strong friendship and professional relationship with him,” said Vinery Stud’s Harry Roach.
“We sold some really nice weanlings for him last year, and Luke (Luke Simpson) and Bruce (Bruce Wilson) were keen to follow the same strategy this year.
“We had a bit of luck for them in Sydney with some nice results, and we’ve got some real quality in this draft.”
Harry Roach | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
The first colt through the ring is Lot 85, a son of Zoustar and the first foal of Lomandra (Not A Single Doubt), a city-winning half-sister to G1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner and now stakes-producing stallion Tagaloa.
“He is one of only two (Zoustars) in the sale. He has got quite a strong pedigree, out of a city-winning Not A Single Doubt mare who is a half-sister to a Blue Diamond winner,” Roach said. “From a pedigree perspective, he pedigrees up very nicely.”
“He is a decent first foal, good-bodied colt, and quite sharp, which you would expect being out of a Not A Single Doubt mare. A lot of people have found him.”
“He (Lot 85) is a decent first foal, good-bodied colt, and quite sharp, which you would expect being out of a Not A Single Doubt mare.” - Harry Roach
Bred on the same Zoustar x Not A Single Doubt cross as this season’s G1 William Reid Stakes winner Schwarz, the colt features a close duplication of Redoute’s Choice. When asked about the colt being bred on the same cross, Roach commented “It all helps. It’s always nice when you get a mating right, which they seemingly have done so, and then you get a horse like Schwarz to step out and add a bit more substance to the mating.”
Lot 85 - Zoustar x Lomandra (colt) | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Lot 214 is by the globe-trotting and dual-hemisphere success in Starspangledbanner, he is the first foal of Six Senses (So You Think {NZ}), a half-sister to G1 South Australian Derby winner Qafila (Not A Single Doubt), and is from a pedigree that offers international depth.
“He’s always been a colt we have quite liked, and he has continued to improve and improve as he has grown out,” Roach said. “He is a good-sized foal. I see a bit of So You Think about him, which his mother is by.
“He is a good-sized colt, really good-bodied. He has strength and scope and a good touch of quality, and I really do think he will continue to develop into a well-above-average colt as a yearling.”
Lot 214 - Starspangledbanner x Six Senses (colt) | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Lot 301 is a colt by Toronado (Ire), one of the most in-demand stallions across the sales circuit this year. He is out of Baby Pink (Ire) (Invincible Spirit), a stakes winner herself and already the dam of Group 3 winner Let’sbefrankbaby (Frankel {GB}). The colt’s grandam is by Galileo (Ire), and his pedigree features a duplication of Sadler’s Wells (USA).
“I certainly feel that he’s got the strongest pedigree of all the Toronado weanlings at this sale,” Roach said. “Colts by him have sold tremendously well as yearlings this year, and the stallion himself is doing a fantastic job.”
“The mare couldn’t have made much of a better start - having one foal to race and it’s a Group 3 winner, and she was a stakes-winning mare herself. This colt has a bit of class and is quite sharp for a Toronado. He’s another one I feel will grow into a genuinely nice colt as a yearling.”
Lot 301 - Toronado (colt) x Baby Pink (Ire) (colt) | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
The final colt, Lot 341, is by Home Affairs, whose second crop is coming off a dominant start in the sales ring, topping both the Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale and the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale with his colts out of Group 1 winning mares Sunlight (Zoustar) and Shout The Bar (Not A Single Doubt) who sold for $3.2 million and $3 million respectively.
This colt is out of Damodice (Medaglia D’Oro {USA}) who was unraced but hails from the outstanding female family that includes Redoute’s Choice and Dancing Show (USA) (Nijinsky II). Damodice is a half-sister to three stakes winners, and the pedigree page is littered with black type.
“He is out of a really well-related Medaglia D’Oro mare, and there’s great depth to his second dam,” Roach said. “He is a big, strong and raw colt. I think he will continue to improve and develop, and I think we’ll see the best of this horse with more time.
Lot 341 - Home Affairs x Damodice (colt) | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
With a balanced and high-quality group of colts, Vinery Stud look like they have the potential to make an impact once again for Bruce Wilson at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale.
A unique opportunity to invest in an Ole Kirk share
A share in Vinery Stud's first-season sire sensation Ole Kirk will be offered on Day One of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday, giving breeders a unique opportunity to invest in the former Caulfield Guineas and Golden Rose winner.
Ole Kirk has made an exceptional start to his career at Vinery Stud, and this share provides an exciting avenue for those looking to get involved with a stallion who is already making waves in the industry.
This season, Ole Kirk’s service fee has been set at $99,000 (inc GST), and he has already been fully booked due to the overwhelming demand for this promising stallion.
Ole Kirk | Standing at Vinery Stud
The son of Written Tycoon is currently Australia’s Leading First Season Sire and is second only to the Champion Snitzel on the 2-year-old sire table. From just 22 progeny to the track, Ole Kirk has sired 12 winners, four of which have been successful at stakes level.
“Phenomenal really, every time I think he has raised the bar to his highest point, he finds another way to raise it again,” said Roach.
“Phenomenal really, every time I think he (Ole Kirk) has raised the bar to his highest point, he finds another way to raise it again.” - Harry Roach
“Once we got confirmation on Friday that the share was going to be entered into the supplementary sale, we’ve had an endless amount of interest both over the phone and here at the sales, and it’s easy to see why."
Roach continued. “He has been fully booked for this year, so it’s an opportunity for someone to access the horse and invest in a stallion who, bias aside, is doing a genuinely phenomenal job.
“He (Ole Kirk) has been fully booked for this year, so it’s an opportunity for someone to access the horse and invest in a stallion who, bias aside, is doing a genuinely phenomenal job.” - Harry Roach
“He’s already produced a city-winning 2-year-old today, and he has a horse like Aerodrome, who is undefeated and heading towards the Sires' next Saturday and hopefully on his way to the JJ Atkins.”
Among Ole Kirk’s impressive progeny are the ill-fated Breeders Plate winner King Kirk and the unbeaten Legacy Bound, who are already Group Three winners. Additionally, his daughters are headlined by the $3 million R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner O’Ole.
