10052016

Prime dispatch
Edition 114 – 10/05/2016
Compiled by Joe o’Neill
Not Surprising as a yearling
To run in Scone Racing Club Woodlands Stakes on Saturday
Not Surprising will be our 4th two year old to line up in a stakes race this season when she runs at
Scone in the Listed Woodlands Stakes on Saturday. She joins Flying Jess the winner of the Group 3
SAJC Sire’s Produce Stakes, Hussy’s Glow 2nd in the Listed TTC Gold Sovereign Stakes and
Invincible Al 5th in the VRC Anzac Day Stakes as two year olds to compete with distinction in these
important ‘black type’ races.
Our other runner at Scone will be Miss de Vega who was the most expensive yerarling I had
purchased when I paid $165,000 for her at the 2014 Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale. Should she win
she will become the 10th individual winner from our three year old crop from 11 to race.
Unfortunately one filly from this crop won’t race and the remaining two of the 14 I purchased which
are now three year olds are in work.
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MICK MOLONEY
Mick receiving a Life Membership to the NT Cattlemen’s Association
One of the best aspects to our business has been the 1000’s of people I have met and done business
with over the past 20 years. In fact the concept of Prime Thoroughbreds was born at the 1997 Scone
Cup Carnival where we purchased our first horse Let’s Jive. I will be attending my 20th straight
Scone Cup on Friday.
Not long after we started the business Mick Moloney, a life long friend of my parents contacted me to
get into a yearling and he has had a horse or two with us ever since. He was very loyal and popular
with many of our owners and loved to sit back and have a few beers and tell some ‘tall tales but true
from the legendary past’. He loved rugby League and racing and will be sorely missed by his family
and endless number of friends.
He had good success with us with Shine On Anna and Transparent Lass being the best horses he raced
in the ‘Prime Thoroughbreds’ colours. Mick’s final horse with us is More Than A Rose which was
placed 3rd at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.
I will be attending his funeral in Brisbane on Thursday.
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ON THE TRACK
Apart from Miss De Vega and Not Surprising running at Scone we have Chastity Strikes at Gosford
on Thursday and Invincible Me nominated at a few meetings over the weekend. On Tuesday The
Wasp is likely to make her debut at Wyong.
It has been very encouraging to see so many two year olds standing up and having a run as two year
olds. I don’t like to see them overdo it as juveniles but it is a great advantage for them to have a run
or two and then a break to be prepared for their three year old season by which time they have
matured and strengthened.
Chastity Strikes and The Wasp are by Smart Missile and have been quite impressive in their barrier
trials. Another Smart Missile filly Strike For Victory is set to barrier trial at Newcastle on Monday.
I am quite bullish about Smart Missile and look forward to watching these three fillies progress.
The Wasp as a yearling
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PRIME THOROUGHBREDS YEARLINGS OF THE WEEK
Mossman Colt out of Nephtys 2014
10 shares @ $12,000 each (5% shares available)
Kris Lees to train
The colt
Mossman needs little introduction to our owners. He is a superb sire and once again sits in the top 15
of the Australian Sires Premiership. This colt oozes quality which is a good sign with the progeny of
Mossman.
I was really taken by him when he was paraded at the Inglis Classic Sale and he comes from a very
good farm in Torryburn Stud. The colt is very athletic and I expect he will get up and run as a two
year old.
Mossman
Mossman has been a big success since he started his stud career and to date has sired 380 winners
with 55 stakes horses to his credit.
His best progeny have been Buffering, Mossfun, Ofcourseican, Neeson, Love Conquers All and the
list goes on. He is particularly potent when crossed with Danehill and his sons and grandsons mares
with 16 of his stakes horses being bred on these lines.
I have always been a big fan of Mossman and will continue to support him when the right yearling
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comes along.
Buffering’s win in the Group I Al Quoz Sprint (1000m) on the turf at Meydan in Dubai on 26 March was
another great advertisement for Mossman and also a terrific boost for the Australian breeding industry.
It isn’t well known that Mossman has far less horses representing him on the track than most of the other
sires the top 15 on the Australian General Sires List. This is due to him serving limited books of mares in
recent years. He has been well managed by Vinery Stud.
Mossman’s son Love Conquers All is currently the leading First Season Sire in Australia which further
highlights the achievements of this ‘unsung hero’ of the Australian breeding industry.
Nephtys
Nephtys is by the great broodmare sire Redoute’s Choice. Redoute’s Choice is the youngest sire of
the top 10 on the Broodmare sire’s list in Australia and currently sits in 5th position.
The best progeny out of his daughters include Sacred Falls, Pasadena Girl, Zoustar and Stay With Me.
In all he has 81 stakes performers in his 393 winners which is a great conversion rate.
Redoute’s Choice as a Sire has statistics that are almost without peer in Australia. He has sired 129
stakes winners, a further 101 stakes placed horses and has proven to be an amazing sire of sires with
Not A Single Doubt and Snitzel heading the way for him.
Nephtys comes from a very good female line that includes the Group 1 winner Star Shiraz. There are
a number of good two year old winners in the family which is a good pointer that this colt born on 19
August could well get up and get running early. He ticks all the boxes and I’m looking forward to his
racing career. He is a terrific athlete.
I have decided to pay him up for the rich Inglis Series of races.
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OUTSTANDING HUSSONET FILLY OUT OF STAKES WINNING MARE
TONY GOLLAN TO TRAIN
Hussonet – Miss Piggy Bank
10 shares @ $7,500 each (5% shares @ $3,750)
The filly
This is a very attractive filly. He is well grown, has a deep girth, beautiful head and great hindquarter.
The moment I inspected her in Adelaide I was certain I would purchase her provided she vetted out
without any issues. This was the case and a vet report is enclosed in this package.
I have had wonderful success with Hussonet’s daughters. In all I have syndicated three with all
getting to the races. Hijack Hussy was a stakes winner at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day
and Huiskes was a two year old stakes winner. Hussy’s Glow was stakes placed recently in the
TTC Gold Sovereign stakes. In total Hussonet has had 1011 foals to race with 96 stakes winners
(9.5%) and a further 79 stakes placed (7.8%). For us to purchase three fillies with 2 stakes winners
(66%) and a further stakes placed is a remarkable effort.
Hussonet (USA)
Hussonet (USA) is one of the very best sires to have stood in Australia in the past decade with his
progeny including the outstanding Weekend Hussler, Husson, Wild Spirit, Host, Eagle Falls, Gold
Trail and Reaan being some of his 30 Group 1 winners. In total he has had 96 stakes winners
including our very good fillies Hijack Hussy and Huiskes. I was also the under bidder on the Stakes
winning Hussonet filly Member’s Joy.
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It is important to plan ahead. Hussonet’s daughters are now well sought after broodmares with good
results being achieved crossing them with the many sons and grandsons of Danehill we have standing
at stud in Australia. Hussonet and his sons are also working in reverse with Danehill line mares.
Hijack Hussy is the result of this potent cross.
Hopefully this filly can follow the racetrack success of Hijack Hussy, Huiskes and Hussy’s Glow and
secures a future for herself at stud after her racing career is completed. Hussonet has jumped from
173rd to 20th in only his 3rd season on the broodmare list in Australia. The best known of the runners
out of his daughters is the Blue Diamond winner Extreme Choice. Hussonet came to Australia as a
relatively old horse from a stud perspective but has had a remarkable impact here.
Miss Piggy Bank
Miss Piggy Bank is by the successful sire Secret Savings and was a nice race mare winning twice and
being stakes placed. She comes from a very successful family with the first four dams producing 21
to race for 17 individual winners. I love buying out of families where there is a Champion mare on
the page. This is the case here with the 4th dam Par Excellance being the top filly on the 1979
Canadian 2YO Free Handicap.
Miss Piggy Bank has had one to foal to race with it winning 11 races.
Hijack Hussy winning at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day!!!
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