AUTUMN 2012 Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Ltd.
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AUTUMN 2012 Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Ltd.
Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Ltd. AUTUMN 2012 NSW UPDATE In this Issue: Timeform Australia's review of Sydney Autumn Carnival Exciting new sires in NSW Preparing stallions for the stud season NSW-bred stakeswinners here and overseas Breed Sell Buy Rac We'll get you Winn www.inglis.com.au Newmarket, Sydney T: +61 2 9399 7999 | F: +61 2 9398 5547 | Oaklands, Melbourne T: +61 3 9333 1422 | F: +61 3 9333 1690 Welcome to TBNSW Update for Autumn, 2012 President’s Report Dismissal of the corporate bookmakers’ appeal in the Race Fields Legislation case recently was the best news for the NSW racing and breeding industries in many decades, allowing Racing NSW to quickly announce substantial increases in prizemoney and infrastructure upgrades just prior to the Australian Easter Yearling Sale. mares to give yourself the best chance of making a profit when taking 2012-conceived foals to market as yearlings in 2015, by which time we hope economic conditions will be improved. THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS N.S.W. LIMITED ABN: 70 003 403 656 President: Mr Trevor Lobb Vice-President & Treasurer: Mr Derek Field Committee: Mr Andrew Baddock Functions and sponsorships $2.6 million Easter sale topping half-sister to Black Caviar. Unfortunately, probably due to general economic conditions in Australia, this very positive news failed to lift prices for what, on paper, seemed an outstanding catalogue of yearlings. Average price of $220,682 for the 330 lots sold was around $10,000 below the 2011 Easter figure and only marginally better than the 2010 average. The 2012 average represents a decline of more than seven percent compared to 2011 while the median price of $160,000 represents a drop of more than 11 percent since last year. “Stallion service fees for 2012 need to better reflect market conditions and members should keep in mind that fees for most are negotiable compared to advertised prices. ” Stallion service fees for 2012 need to better reflect market conditions and members should keep in mind that fees for most are negotiable compared to advertised prices. Before booking, do your homework and be careful not to over breed your In January, with the support of William Inglis, we again held the Catch Up function prior to the Classic Yearling Sale at Randwick with some 150 guests attending, giving vendors, potential buyers and agents an opportunity to socialise before this auction which is an important market for many of our members. Our valued corporate sponsors, Goldners, Horsepower, Inglis, International Animal Health, Sirecam and Ascend Sales and Sponsorship Consultancy, all participated in our promotional raceday, the first on a high exposure Saturday, at Canterbury on January 28 and some photos from this day are shown on these pages. This year TBNSW for the first time also sponsored the Group Mr Glenn Burrows Mr Tom Kelly Ms Judy Marheine Ms Caroline Searcy Mr Paul Whelan Mr Les Young Acting Executive Officer: Mr Les Young Life Members of TBNSW: Mr Jim Bartholomew Mr John Clift Mrs Jennifer Churchill Mr John Inglis Mr Lionel Israel Mr John Kelso Mr John W. Kelly Major Norman Larkin Mr Russ Lazarus Mr John Muir Mr Fred Peisah Ms Anne Raymond Mrs Pamela Rose Mr George Ryder Accidental death of Martin Hawcroft Mr Don Storey Mr Richard Turnley As this issue of Update was going to press we learned of the death of Byerley Stud owner Martin Hawcroft as a result of a shooting accident on the property at Sandy Hollow. Contact Details: Martin in recent years was a member of the Southern Cross Breeders’ Group to market the yearlings bred at Byerley and until recently stood Nothin’ Leica Dane. Randwick NSW 2031 A popular figure in the industry, Martin Hawcroft carried on the stud originally established by his late father Ted on a property at nearby Martindale in the late 1960s. Foundation sire was the Grey Sovereign horse Raimondo, a brother to Fortino II, who proved to be a prolific sire of winners. Martin Hawcroft, 53, was also managing director of the family-owned Noahs On The Beach hotel at Newcastle. P.O. Box 198 Telephone: (02) 9398 8811 Fax: (02) 9398 9074 Email: tbnsw@bigpond.net.au Website: www.tbnsw.com.au We extend our deepest sympathies to Martin’s widow Jennifer and sons Nick and Henry for their tragic loss. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 3 President’s Report continued… Two ATC Breeders’ Classic (1200m) for mares. This was contested at the feature Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday, February 18 and was won by Danehill Dancer’s daughter Steps In Time, also a winner at our sponsors’ raceday. Breeding Awards Dinner – Scone, Saturday August 25 We take this opportunity to remind members and friends we will again hold the National and NSW Breeding Awards Dinner at Scone Racecourse in August during the weekend when many of you will be in the Hunter for the pre-season stallion parades. This is shortly after the 2011/12 racing season has concluded and the inaugural dinner held last year was both successful and enjoyable for the 110 who attended. Our special guests this year will be Gerry Harvey and Katie Page Harvey who make a tremendous contribution to our industry on several fronts. They will be interviewed during the evening which should be both entertaining and informative. Do not miss this great night – tickets are limited so contact our office for reservations at $150 a ticket. Invitations with full details will go out with the next (Winter) edition of Update. Tribute to the late Michael Ryan A.I. Court case decision soon Michael served on the Committee of TBNSW for some years, was President from 2005 to 2007 and for a time was also Vice President of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. A decision in the legal challenge seeking to allow Artificial Insemination in thoroughbred breeding in Australia – opposed strongly by TBA and TBNSW – is expected to be handed down within weeks. We hope to be able to advise you of a favourable result in the next issue of Update and immediately through our website. Book winner After the Classic Yearling Sale a prize draw was conducted among members who had recently renewed to receive a copy of the magnificent book, Great Thoroughbred Studs of Australia. Lucky winners were Bridget Woodford-Smith and Peter Stewart of Huntworth Stud, Coolac. Trevor Lobb Goldners Race Presentation, Canterbury We were shocked and saddened greatly to learn of the all too early death of Michael Ryan at his home in Sydney in February as a result of a massive heart attack. Racing and breeding thoroughbreds was a passion for Michael who became actively involved as a young man in the 1980s when he formed a number of breeding partnerships which owned such outstanding mares as Canny Lass, Midnight Fever, Mapperley Heights, Strawberry Fair, Frivolous Lass, Khaptivaan, Cena and Marauding’s dam Biscalowe. In more recent years Michael Ryan bred, on his own account, primarily for the yearling sale market and among his astute broodmare purchases was the blue hen Procrastinate. He also bought and raced a number of yearling fillies, notably multiple stakeswinner Besame Mucho, trained for him by longtime friend Bart Cummings. Appropriately, the last horse to carry his colours was Queensland Guineas winner and up-andcoming young sire Rothesay, bred in partnership with the late Susan Suduk and out of Schiaparelli, a daughter of Canny Lass. Bloodstock consultant Philippa Duncan was for many years Michael’s trusted advisor and manager of his bloodstock interests, a service he needed as he was fully occupied in his professional career as a prominent Sydney lawyer specialising in complex compensation cases involving clients who had often suffered catastrophic injuries. Michael Ryan’s legal mind was also applied for the benefit of our industry which faced a number of significant problems during his time on the Committees of TBNSW and TBA, problems Michael was instrumental in solving, particularly in keeping the States together in a united association. He was a popular personality, widely respected and with a great sense of fun – we are the poorer for his passing. Caroline Searcy (far left) with connections of Steps in Time, winner of the Goldners-sponsored race at Canterbury on January 28, 2012. 4 A young Michael Ryan (right) meets the late champion jockey George Moore at the Easter Yearling Sales. Looking on is Philippa Duncan. Scenes at Canterbury Sponsor’s Raceday Chris and Lyn Lawlor (left) with guests and owners of Al's Magic Miss, winner of the International Animal Health Handicap at Canterbury, January 28, 2012. Austbroker’s guests had fun lunching at Canterbury on January 28, 2012. TBNSW member Carol Richards (fourth from left) and other happy owners after their mare Tigress Lily won the Sirecam Handicap at Canterbury on January 28, 2012. Horsepower table at the Canterbury lunch, January 28, 2012. Sashing of Fontelina after the Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap at Canterbury, January 28,2012 with trainer Anthony Cummings in the background. Inglis guests lunch at Canterbury on January 28, 2012. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 5 Timeform Australia’s review of the Sydney Autumn Carnival By Gary Crispe and Alex Steedman The 2012 Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival comprising 19 Group One races ran for six weeks from Randwick Guineas day until Sydney Cup day, showcasing some of Australia’s most exciting and outstanding thoroughbreds. the George Moore Jockey’s Medal for the carnival, Victorian riders Danny Nikolic and Michael Rodd did manage two Group One wins apiece. Sydney Cup day was perhaps the highlight of the carnival with the three highest Timeform rated performers racing on that day: More Joyous, Atlantic Jewel and Pierro. “Gai now shares the training record with her late father, the incomparable Tommy Smith. ” There is little doubt that at any other time in Australian racing, More Joyous would have been acclaimed a champion in her own right, such as Sunline and Makybe Diva were during their racetrack careers. More Joyous (Nash Rawiller) returns after winning the Queen of the Turf Stakes As far as Timeform ratings are concerned, it has been a long time since a carnival produced so many high rating performances headed, of course, by the outstanding gallopers More Joyous and Atlantic Jewel who shared top billing with a rating of 128. They were well supported by top performances from unbeaten juvenile Pierro (Timeform rated 127), Mosheen (124) and Manighar (126). Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse and stable rider Nash Rawiller had their most successful carnival for some time, dominating with seven Group One wins; Laser Hawk (1 win), More Joyous (3 wins) and Pierro (3 wins). The remainder of the Group One spoils were spread evenly with Peter Moody and Robert Smerdon registering two wins each courtesy Manighar and Mosheen, respectively, and while Nash Rawiller stole the show receiving NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 It is unfortunate that she has had to share the limelight with first Black Caviar and now Atlantic Jewel but that should in no way detract from her outstanding achievements. Like Peter Moody with Black Caviar, Gai Waterhouse deserves great credit for the way she has managed the career of More Joyous. Never a gross type but always somewhat fragile early in her racing career, not until now as a five-year-old have we seen the fully mature, stronger More Joyous. Gai has nurtured this mare into the outstanding galloper she is today. A winner of eight Group One races, nine Group Two and two listed races she is now dominating her rivals of both sexes at distances from 1200m to 2000m. More Joyous was unbeaten in all four runs during the carnival, winning the Group Two Canterbury Stakes (1300m) fresh up then the Group One Queen of The Turf Stakes (1500m), Group One Doncaster Handicap (1600m) and Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). More Joyous came of age winning the Group One Doncaster Handicap, the toughest 1600m race on the Australian racing calendar, under a near record weight of 57.5kgs for a mare. Only the great Sunline (58kgs, 2002) and Cuddle (59kg, 1936) have carried more weight to victory in Doncaster history. It was a record equalling seventh win in the Group One Doncaster Handicap for Gai and her first since Grand Armee in 2003, quite an amazing performance from a trainer first licensed just 20 years prior. Gai now shares the training record with her late father, the incomparable Tommy Smith. Racing’s first lady had previously won the Doncaster with Pharaoh (1994 and 1995), Sprint By (1996), Secret Savings (1997) and Assertive Lad (2001). But on Sydney Cup day, More Joyous took on another challenge, tackling a quality Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes field over 2000m, a field containing several Group One winners of races such as the Melbourne Cup, Australian Cup, BMW, Epsom Handicap, Doncaster Handicap, New Zealand Derby and Rosehill Guineas, to name a few. In short it was a top class 2000m race. For some, there were still unanswered questions over her ability to run a strong 2000m after she failed in So You Think’s historic second Cox Plate win in 2010, her only previous attempt at that distance. More Joyous was forced to take up the role of pacemaker when rival riders handed up the lead. But once into her rhythm, the race was as good as over, skipping clear in the closing stages to win by over two lengths from the much improved Manighar. More Joyous was assessed to have run to her Doncaster – winning Timeform mark of 128, a figure held up through the form and ratings profiles of other runners in the race. 7 Timeform Report continued… joining Lowland (1969), Jandell (1975), My Blue Denim (1981) as well as Dinky Flyer. Outstanding three-year-old filly Atlantic Jewel resumed from an injury enforced spell on Derby day with an effortless display in the Group Two Sapphire Stakes for fillies and mares over 1200m. It was the filly’s first start since her outstanding win in the Group Two VRC Wakeful Stakes over 2000m where she returned the highest Timeform rating for a spring three-year-old in recent memory – 128+, however, she confirmed her reputation as the “heir apparent” to Black Caviar taking out the Group One All Aged Stakes over 1400m at Randwick on the final day. Atlantic Jewel The figure is just above the mid range of values suggested by the historical race analysis. It was a most impressive victory and she joined Iko (1980) as the only horses to have won the Doncaster Handicap – Queen Elizabeth Stakes double in the same season and certainly the first mare to achieve the feat, something even the great Sunline could not achieve in 1999. Gai now joins her late father Tommy Smith as the only trainers to have prepared gallopers to achieve this unique double. More Joyous became the first mare to win the Queen Elizabeth Stakes since Dinky Flyer in 1987 and the fifth mare overall since 1950, Unbeaten in seven starts, the All Aged Stakes was Atlantic Jewel’s first attempt at open weight-for-age company against older horses of both sexes but she did not disappoint, registering what many believe to be her best win yet. Affair get too far ahead of her and Rodd made Atlantic Jewel keep in touch from the outset, something that Rodd remarked after the race had not suited the filly, racing out of her comfort zone. Even then, topping the rise, Rain Affair skipped several lengths clear and just at that point, the task of running him down looked considerable. But that is where the class of Atlantic Jewel came to the fore. The moment of truth that all racegoers were waiting for had arrived. Atlantic Jewel responded to the challenge, quickly accelerating to gather in Rain Affair and beat that gelding by over a length in near record race time of 1:21.82. Atlantic Jewel was assessed to have run to her previous peak Timeform rating of 128, a figure held up by the Rain Affair’s consistent rating performances and supported by a historical analysis of the race itself. Atlantic Jewel faced a totally different assignment in the All Aged Stakes than she is accustomed to, a task made more difficult on race morning when multiple G1 winner King Mufhasa was withdrawn. Also underpinning the significance of her win is the fact that three-year-old fillies don’t win the All Aged Stakes. The last one to do so was Valicare in 1926 and many have tried unsuccessfully since. His scratching from the field changed the dynamics of the in-race tactics for rider Michael Rodd as it left him with no runner that was going to tag the speedy Rain Affair, her main danger, and take Atlantic Jewel into the race. Atlantic Jewel has now won from 1100m to 2000m including twice at Group One level at 1400m and 1600m. Instead, it was left to Atlantic Jewel to perform that out of character role herself, something that made this win special. Atlantic Jewel could not afford to let Rain She will now go for a spell with the Group One Cox Plate over 2040m as her main goal in the Spring of 2012. It has been a long time since Sydney racegoers have seen a juvenile of the calibre of the unbeaten Pierro. By claiming the Group One Champagne Stakes over 1600m at Randwick on the final day, the Gai Waterhouse-trained youngster vindicated his trainer’s faith in him by going through the autumn undefeated. Pierro became just the sixth juvenile in history to win the Golden Slipper-ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes-ATC Champagne Stakes Triple Crown, joining an elite group comprising Baguette (1970), Luskin Star (1977), Tierce (1991), Burst (1992), and Dance Hero (2004). Pierro also provided Waterhouse with a record her late father Tommy Smith didn’t achieve and that was to win the juvenile Triple Crown, something she has now done twice – quite a remarkable achievement. Waterhouse also trained Dance Hero. More Than Ready's daughter Samaready was an autumn star in Melbourne, winning the Blue Diamond Stakes. 8 Pierro now joins Baguette as the only undefeated Triple Crown winners but it should be pointed out that when Baguette won the Champagne, the distance was 1200m not today’s distance of 1600m. It is also significant that Pierro’s juvenile campaign continued to mirror that of former great two-year-old Luskin Star who in 1977 also won the Breeders’ Plate, Silver Slipper Stakes, Todman Stakes, and Triple Crown – the only two juveniles to win those six features races. Following the win Pierro took his Timeform rating to a new level of 127. Pierro again showed lightning acceleration to easily account for Dear Demi, a convincing winner of the time-honoured Fernhill Handicap last timeout under 58kgs and running the second fastest race time since the event was changed in distance to 1600m from 1200m in 1972. His winning margin on a good to dead racing surface was the biggest in the last 20 years. Coincidentally, Dance Hero holds the race record at 1:34.75. Pierro now rates within a pound of Luskin Star’s juvenile 128 rating – a mark that makes him the highest rated juvenile in Australasia since 1977. Classy three-year-filly Mosheen opened the carnival winning the Group One Randwick Guineas over 1600m, setting the foundation for what was to follow both in Timeform ratings and historical terms. The win by Mosheen made her the first filly to win the Randwick Guineas since its inauguration in 2006, replacing the time honoured Canterbury Guineas which dated back to 1935 and had been run over 1900m. In addition, Mosheen is the first horse to have won the Australian Guineas – Randwick Guineas double as well as the first filly to win the treble of Group One races, VRC Oaks- Australian Guineas-Randwick Guineas, something we may not see achieved again for a very long time. It takes an exceptional filly to win those three races and Mosheen has certainly proved herself that, however, to some extent she still lives in the shadow of the unbeaten Atlantic Jewel who treated Mosheen with such contempt in the Thousand Guineas over 1600m at Caulfield last October. “In its short history the Randwick Guineas has quickly made a name for itself as quality race, capable of producing good horses. ” Admittedly, Mosheen has improved a great deal since then, but so, too, has Atlantic Jewel and even trainer Robert Smerdon who regards Mosheen as the best horse he has trained, is not keen to engage Atlantic Jewel anytime soon. In its short history the Randwick Guineas has quickly made a name for itself as quality race, capable of producing good horses. The 2011 renewal won by Ilovethiscity has not produced as many subsequent winners as the other renewals have but Queensland Derby winner Shootoff was in that field. The 2010 renewal seemed stronger as it produced subsequent Group One AJC Derby winner Shoot Out, Group One Epsom Handicap winner Captain Sonador, Group One Rosehill Guineas winner Zabrasive, Group One South Australian Derby winner Kidnapped and Group One Railway Stakes winner Gathering. The previous four renewals have produced nine subsequent Group One winners and 20 overall stakeswinners – not bad for a race only in its infancy. The final assessment of the race was not straightforward. In this instance the margin is not reflective of the merit of the win plus second and third placegetters, Said Com and Laser Hawk who were both coming off restricted class races, factors tending to hold the race back to a value under the five year average. Other factors in the mix when assessing the quality of the race are a bunched finish, the fact Mosheen was coming off a career peak effort at her previous start 14 days prior – and those efforts are seldom backed up next start. Mosheen suffered buffeting during the race that cost her valuable ground further exacerbated by the even paced tempo and the provisional higher ratings that second and third horses ran to compared to recent form. Consequently Mosheen ran to a 115+ Timeform rating, some nine pounds under her previous peak 124 figure while Said Com and Laser Hawk ran to vastly improved ratings of 118 and 117, respectively. Mosheen rounded out her autumn campaign with a win in the Group One Vinery Stakes over 2000m at Rosehill where she defeated subsequent AJC Oaks winner Streama. The lightly raced Laser Hawk made rapid improvement during the autumn that saw him place in the Group One Randwick Guineas, score a solid win in a strong renewal of the Group One Rosehill Guineas and finish a game third in the Group One Australian Derby. Laser Hawk gave champion trainer Gai Waterhouse her second Group One Rosehill Guineas winner with an impressive display, holding out Kiwi gallopers Ocean Park and Silent Achiever in a close finish. Waterhouse, who won the 2002 Rosehill Guineas with another rapid improving threeyear-old, Carnegie Express, rates Laser Hawk as a superior galloper, saying she has never trained a three-year-old that has shown more potential, likening him to another talented galloper, Victoria Derby winner and Melbourne Cup placed Nothin’ Leica Dane. Laser Hawk is a half brother to Waterhouse’s former grand weight-for-age galloper Desert War, a six-time Group One winner from 1600m to 2000m, but significantly beaten at his only two attempts at 2400m. Mosheen defeats Streama to take out the Vinery Stakes. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 Laser Hawk’s Timeform ratings rise has been spectacular, taking his rating from 101 fresh up at Rosehill in restricted class some weeks 9 Timeform Report continued… Multiple Group One winner Metal Bender upset a top class line up in the Group One George Ryder Stakes (1500m). Starting at big odds he held off Rekindled Interest and Secret Admirer in a close finish. Metal Bender rated to his best in the win at 124 but unfortunately fell victim to injury again and had to be spelled. Master Of Design upset Rain Affair to narrowly win the Group One T. J. Smith Stakes over 1200m at weight-for-age, rating to a new Timeform peak of 120, a figure that placed the 2012 renewal below the race five year average. NSW-bred Niwot finishes powerfully to take the Schweppes Sydney Cup. back, to 123 last Saturday, a figure sitting a pound below star Kiwi Jimmy Choux’s victory in the 2011 Rosehill Guineas renewal. At that level Laser Hawk is assessed as one of the better winners of the Rosehill Guineas in the last 25 years, placing him on par with previous winners Metal Bender (2009), Sky Heights (1999) and Tie The Knot (1998). The mighty three-year-old Octagonal’s 1996 renewal victory over Saintly and Nothin’ Leica Dane where he rated 125 still remains the highest rated Rosehill Guineas in the last 25 years. Laser Hawk went on to place third in the Australian Derby over 2400m, a meritorious effort considering he suffered a leg injury during the race. narrowly defeating Tulloch Stakes winner Polish Knight and Laser Hawk. A 121 Timeform rating fits just under the five year average for the race but right in the mid range of possible values suggested by historical race analysis. The final figure was held back slightly by Polish Knight who came off a below par win in the Tulloch Stakes and Laser Hawk who, after the race, was found to have bone chips in his knee. “ The Team Hawkes-trained galloper had put in a number of encouraging displays prior to the Sydney Cup against weight-for-age company. ” Visiting Melbourne trainer Pat Carey took the Group One Australian Derby with the lightly raced Ethiopia, becoming the first maiden to win the Derby at Randwick since the Tommy Smith trained Silver Sharpe back in 1970 and the first since the Derby was transferred to the autumn in 1979. It is rare indeed for such a lightly raced threeyear-old, still a maiden, to win the Australian Derby in the autumn as the race comes towards the end of the three-year-old season and most, if not all of the promising stayers, have disclosed form by that stage. He joins a small but select group of maidens to have won a Group One Derby in recent times, also joining Fire Oak (1990) and Redding (1992), both of whom won the Victoria Derby as maidens. Both Ethiopia and Polish Knight are very lightly raced for stayers and have shown rapid improvement in their ratings profiles so should make their presence felt as four-yearolds. In particular, Ethiopia promises much more next preparation as he is open to considerable improvement. By 2002 Victoria Derby winner Helenus, Ethiopia came into the Australian Derby largely unexposed having just three race starts prior, his last when second to Highly Recommended in the Group Two Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley, rating to 111. However, Ethiopia was assessed as running to a new Timeform mark of 121 in the Derby, NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 Of the older horses, the rejuvenated Manighar continued his dominance in weight-for-age races winning both the Group One Ranvet Stakes and the Group One BMW, stretching his Timeform rating to 125 in the BMW, up a pound from his Ranvet Stakes win. Manighar then went to 126 after running an unlucky second to More Joyous in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. As always, the time-honoured Sydney Cup over 3200m is a great way to close the Sydney Carnival and Niwot relished the drop back to handicap conditions, running to his career peak Timeform figure of 120. The Team Hawkes-trained galloper had put in a number of encouraging displays prior to the Sydney Cup against weight-for-age company, having just missed out on the placings in both The BMW and Ranvet Stakes. Niwot rising to the 3200m looked well suited under handicap conditions. He did not disappoint, settling midfield on the fence prior to peeling second deepest around the turn before striking the front 150m and subsequently winning the Group One Sydney Cup by a long neck from a gallant Efficient. Niwot’s performance rates well above the previous five year winning average of the event which stands at 116 with the highest rated winners in that time Jessicabeel (2010, 117) and No Wine No Song (2008, 117). Efficient's impressive second was rated at 125 which is the highest figure recorded in a Sydney Cup since Tie The Knot registered a five length victory, rating 127, in the 1999 renewal. Tie The Knot's dominant display as an odds on favourite was assessed at 127. A second tilt at Melbourne Cup success is expected for Niwot this upcoming spring with the Galileo gelding having finished eighth in last year’s renewal. Niwot would have to buck the trend of latest Sydney Cup winners with only two during the past 10 years going on to contest the Melbourne Cup in the following spring. 2004 Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva claimed the rare double that year while 2009 Sydney Cup winner Ista Kareem was a well beaten 15th behind Shocking. 11 2012 Australian Timeform ratings as at May 4, 2012 Timeform Ratings – 2 year old Rank Horse 1 Pierro 2 Samaready 2F 3 Epaulette 2C 4 All Too Hard 2C 5 Limes 2C 6 Snitzerland 2F 7 2C Dear Demi 2F Driefontein 2F Raceway 2R 10 Shelford 2C 11 Hussousa 2F 16 18 Meidung 2F Narcissus 2C No Looking Back 2F Tatra 2C Cavalry Rose 2F Ichihara 2F Cambiaso 2C Choice Bro 2C Flying Snitzel 2F Jimando 2C Sizzling 2C Lonhro (AUS)-Miss Right Note (IRE) (Daylami (IRE)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE More Than Ready (USA)-Samar (AUS) (Secret Savings (USA)) MICK PRICE Commands (AUS)-Accessories (GB) (Singspiel (IRE)) PETER SNOWDEN Casino Prince (AUS)-Helsinge (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB)) MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES Commands (AUS)-Rum Cruise (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS)) PETER SNOWDEN Snitzel (AUS)-Monte Rosa (AUS) (Fraar (USA)) GERALD RYAN Dehere (USA)-Shirley (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ)) CLARRY CONNERS Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Follow Gold (AUS) (Export Price (FR)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE More Than Ready (USA)-Claws (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE Redoute’s Choice (AUS)-Taimana (NZ) (Woodman (USA)) JOHN O’SHEA Husson (ARG)-Petousa (AUS) (Redoute’s Choice (AUS)) JOHN P THOMPSON Bernardini (USA)-Amish (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS)) PETER SNOWDEN Exceed And Excel (AUS)-Hasna (AUS) (Snippets (AUS)) PETER SNOWDEN Redoute’s Choice (AUS)-Mirror Mirror (AUS) (Dehere (USA)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE Hussonet (USA)-Slovakia (USA) (Danzig (USA)) PETER SNOWDEN Charge Forward (AUS)-Alberton Rose (NZ) (Danske (NZ)) GERALD RYAN General Nediym (AUS)-Cut A Dash (AUS) (Whiskey Road (USA)) ALLAN DENHAM More Than Ready (USA)-Flying Alpha (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS)) DANNY O’BRIEN Choisir (AUS)-Ladidi (AUS) (Palace Music (USA)) J G SARGENT Snitzel (AUS)-Hula Flight (NZ) (Hula Town (NZ)) GERALD RYAN Commands (AUS)-Finko (IRE) (Caerleon (USA)) TONY MC EVOY Snitzel (AUS)-Admirelle (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS)) KELSO WOOD Timeform Ratings – 3 year old Rank Horse PR TFE $2,941,100 127 1 Sepoy $1,225,100 123+ 2 Atlantic Jewel 3F Foxwedge 3C $242,500 122 $418,700 121p 4 Helmet 3C $84,400 119? 5 Manawanui 3G $874,500 118 6 Mosheen 3F Smart Missile 3C $234,400 116 $1,408,000 116 8 Streama 3F $282,000 116 9 Ethiopia 3G $100,000 115 Laser Hawk 3G $170,000 114 Niagara 3C $86,000 114 Polish Knight 3G $65,000 114 Ambidexter 3C 13 $572,000 114p $104,600 114 $294,000 113 $189,600 113 16 $68,000 $225,900 112 $152,500 112 $132,000 3C Strike The Stars 3G Induna 3G Sangster 3G Darci Be Good 3C Doctor Doom 3G Elite Falls 3F Huegill 3C Said Com 3G 112 18 $119,500 Ocean Park 112 112 Timeform Ratings – 4 year old Rank Horse 1 3 7 11 Jimmy Choux 4H Rain Affair 4G Buffering 4G Lion Tamer 4H Rekindled Interest 4G Ilovethiscity 4H Playing God 4H Secret Admirer 4M Toorak Toff 4H King’s Rose 4M Pinker Pinker 4M 13 Midas Touch 4H 14 Bel Sprinter 4G 15 At First Sight 4H Decision Time 18 20 12 4G Southern Speed 4M Shez Sinsational 4M Speediness 4G He’s Remarkable Lights Of Heaven 4H 4M Scarlett Lady 4M Shamrocker 4M Thorn Park (AUS)-Cierzo (NZ) (Centaine (AUS)) JOHN BARY Commands (AUS)-I Believe (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ)) JOSEPH PRIDE Mossman (AUS)-Action Annie (AUS) (Anabaa (USA)) ROBERT HEATHCOTE Storming Home (GB)-Lioness (NZ) (Generous (IRE)) M BAKER Redoute’s Choice (AUS)-Rekindled Affair (IRE) (Rainbow Quest (USA)) J T CONLAN Magic Albert (AUS)-Kensington Rose (NZ) (Kenfair (NZ)) GRAHAME BEGG Blackfriars (AUS)-Dolly Will Do (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS)) NEVILLE PARNHAM Dubawi (IRE)-Secret Illusion (AUS) (Secret Savings (USA)) GRAHAME BEGG Show A Heart (AUS)-Orong (AUS) (Grand Lodge (USA)) RICK HORE-LACY Redoute’s Choice (AUS)-Nureyev’s Girl (AUS) (Nureyev (USA)) PETER MOODY Reset (AUS)-Miss Marion (AUS) (Success Express (USA)) GREG EURELL Galileo (IRE)-Approach (GB) (Darshaan (GB)) ROBERT HICKMOTT Bel Esprit (AUS)-Gavroche (AUS) (Snippets (AUS)) JASON WARREN Galileo (IRE)-Healing Music (FR)(Bering (GB)) ROBERT HICKMOTT Foreplay (AUS)-Daunting Thought (AUS) (Just Awesome (AUS)) CLARRY CONNERS Southern Image (USA)-Golden Eagle (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ)) LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS Ekraar (USA)-Original Sin (NZ) (Shinko King (IRE)) A SHARROCK Testa Rossa (AUS)-Fine Glass (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS)) COLIN SCOTT Pentire (GB)-Axiom (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ)) R JAMES Zabeel (NZ)-I’m In Heaven (NZ) (Volksraad (GB)) PETER MOODY Savabeel (AUS)-On Call (NZ) (Mr. Ironclad (NZ)) GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON O’reilly (NZ)-Bohemian Blues (NZ) (Blues Traveller (IRE)) DANNY O’BRIEN 3C Elusive Quality (USA)-Watchful (AUS) (Danehill (USA)) PETER SNOWDEN Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Regard (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ)) MARK KAVANAGH Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Forest Native (USA) (Forest Wildcat (USA)) JOHN O’SHEA Exceed And Excel (AUS)-Accessories (GB) (Singspiel (IRE)) PETER SNOWDEN Oratorio (IRE)-Lady Remlap (AUS) (Filante (NZ)) R T LEEMON Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Sumehra (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA)) ROBERT SMERDON Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Comical Smile (USA) (Comic Strip (USA)) ANTHONY CUMMINGS Stratum (AUS)-Pensiamo (AUS) (Sovereign Red (NZ)) G H WALTER Helenus (AUS)-Shona (AUS) (Spectrum (IRE)) P G CAREY Artie Schiller (USA)-High Heels (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE Encosta De Lago (AUS)-River Song (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE Encosta De Lago (AUS)-Polish Princess (GB) (Polish Precedent (USA)) MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES Commands (AUS)-Dextrous (AUS) (Quest For Fame (GB)) PETER SNOWDEN Thorn Park (AUS)-Sayyida (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ)) G HENNESSY Savabeel (AUS)-Ambitious (NZ) (Last Tycoon (IRE)) ANTHONY CUMMINGS Elusive Quality (USA)-Camarena (NZ) (Danehill (USA)) PETER SNOWDEN Savabeel (AUS)-Quinta Special (IRE) (Spectrum (IRE)) TRENT BUSUTTIN Darci Brahma (NZ)-You Can’t Say That (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)) BEDE MURRAY Domesday (AUS)-Orcym (AUS) (Orpen (USA)) G H WALTER More Than Ready (USA)-Niagara Falls (AUS) (Danehill (USA)) JOHN O’SHEA More Than Ready (USA)-Trust Antonia (SAF) (National Assembly (CAN)) PETER MOODY O’reilly (NZ)-Centa Belt (NZ) (Centaine (AUS)) CHRIS WALLER PR TFE $950,500 129 $922,900 128 $730,400 128p $930,000 127 $1,265,600 126 $1,976,000 124p $300,000 124 $1,034,600 122+ $953,500 121p $569,100 121p $222,100 121p $420,700 121 $201,800 120 $194,400 120p $387,800 120 $354,300 119 $1,030,000 119 $247,400 118 $315,500 118 $79,700 118 $138,000 118p $197,800 118 Timeform Ratings – 5 year old PR TFE $844,500 126 Rank Horse $813,400 126p $581,500 124 $228,000 124 4 $640,000 124 5 Manighar 6G $108,700 123 6 Efficient 8G $476,700 123 Shoot Out 5G $803,200 123 8 Descarado 5G $239,500 123 Metal Bender 6G 1 Black Caviar 5M 2 Hay List 6G 3 Americain 7H More Joyous 5M $705,500 122 Precedence 6G $2,204,100 122 Rangirangdoo 7G $88,500 121 Albert The Fat 7G Dunaden 6H 119p Eagle Falls 6G 119 Glass Harmonium 6H King Mufhasa 7G $173,700 120+ $189,500 $79,000 12 $2,184,500 119 $582,500 118 Love Conquers All 5H $131,200 118? Lucas Cranach 5H $385,000 117 Trusting 5H $83,500 117 Wall Street 7G $205,100 117 $14,000 117 Bel Esprit (AUS)-Helsinge (AUS) (Desert Sun (GB)) PETER MOODY Statue Of Liberty (USA)-Sing Hallelujah (AUS) (Is It True (USA)) JOHN MCNAIR Dynaformer (USA)-America (IRE) (Arazi (USA)) A DE ROYER DUPRE More Than Ready (USA)-Sunday Joy (AUS) (Sunday Silence (USA)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE Linamix (FR)-Mintly Fresh (USA) (Rubiano (USA)) PETER MOODY Zabeel (NZ)-Refused The Dance (NZ) (Defensive Play (USA)) ROBERT HICKMOTT High Chaparral (IRE)-Pentamerous (NZ) (Pentire (GB)) CHRIS WALLER High Chaparral (IRE)-Karamea Lady (NZ) (Lord Ballina (AUS)) MS GAI WATERHOUSE Danasinga (AUS)-Jacqwin (AUS) (Bluebird (USA)) CHRIS WALLER Zabeel (NZ)-Kowtow (USA) (Shadeed (USA)) BART CUMMINGS Pentire (GB)-She Wishes (NZ) (Kenfair (NZ)) CHRIS WALLER Magic Albert (AUS)-Alemar (AUS) (Bureaucracy (NZ)) CHRIS WALLER Nicobar (GB)-La Marlia (FR) (Kaldounevees (FR)) M DELZANGLES Hussonet (USA)-Desina (AUS) (Desert King (IRE)) DAVID HAYES Verglas (IRE)-Spring Symphony (IRE) (Darshaan (GB)) MICHAEL MORONEY Pentire (GB)-Sheila Cheval (NZ) (Mi Preferido (USA)) STEPHEN MCKEE Mossman (AUS)-She’s A Meanie (NZ) (Prince Salieri (AUS)) MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES Mamool (IRE)-Lots Of Love (GER) (Java Gold (USA)) ANTHONY FREEDMAN Tale Of The Cat (USA)-Legible (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ)) JOHN P THOMPSON Montjeu (IRE)-Villa Wanda (GB) (Grand Lodge (USA)) JEFF LYNDS PR TFE $1,976,100 136 $812,000 132 $1,167,100 129 $2,028,400 128 $2,661,200 126 $235,000 125 $725,000 125 $242,000 124 $262,500 124 $143,000 124 $126,500 124 $719,200 123 $5,185,700 123 $78,900 123 $791,200 123 $871,700 123 $245,900 123 $662,000 123p $273,400 123 $207,700 123 Timeform Ratings symbols and abbreviations Timeform Ratings Symbols & Abbreviations + The horse may be better than rated P The horse is capable of much better ? The rating is suspect & needs confirmation p The horse is likely to improve New Sires 2012 Exciting group of New Sires in NSW this season By Les Young Breeders in NSW are already spoiled for choice with a wonderful array of proven and promising stallions and the ranks will be further boosted in the spring with one of the best groups of new sires ever to retire in a single year. At time of writing we know of 12 and no doubt there will be others which we will cover in the Winter issue of Update. Following, listed alphabetically, is a brief review of this exciting group of newcomers: Arlington Brown horse – foaled 2004 Standing at Lincoln Farm, Blandford – FEE (inc. gst) $5,500 Hail To Reason Roberto Bramalea Red Ransom (USA) Damascus Arabia Christmas Wind Hold Your Peace Success Express (USA) Au Printemps Savannah Success Semipalatinsk (USA) Alma Mater Sweetie One of the finest yearlings I have seen, Arlington topped the 2006 Magic Millions sale when he realised $1.55 million and over six seasons of racing in Australia and New Zealand proved himself very talented, sound and durable. He won five races – three in Sydney and two in New Zealand including the WRC Douro Cup – from 1100 to 1800m. and placed 18 times but his six stakes placings probably give the best indication of his ability. He was second in the Group Two Japan-New Zealand Trophy, third to Weekend Hussler and Triple Honour in the Group One Randwick Guineas and third at two years in the Canonbury Stakes at Randwick. Arlington is a son of deceased Red Ransom, whose 104 black type winners throughout the world include a number like Charge Forward, Domesday, Ekraar and Red Dazzler who have made a mark as sires around the world. The female half of Arlington’s pedigree is just as impressive – he is a half-brother to successful young New Zealand sire Savabeel (Cox Plate, AJC Spring Champion Stakes, etc and $2.7 million in prizemoney) from dual Group One winner Savannah Success (New Zealand Oaks, STC Storm Queen Stakes, AJC Surround Stakes, etc). His second dam Alma Mater, a mare linebred to Star Kingdom, won the AJC Adrian Knox Stakes. Benfica Bay horse – foaled 2008 Standing at Darley, Aberdeen – FEE (inc. gst) $11,000 Zabeel Octagonal Eight Carat Lonhro Straight Strike (USA) Shadea Concia Danzig Danehill (USA) Razyana Hot Star Way (GB) Ivy Cottage Country Charm Darley newcomer Benfica is one of the best entire sons of champion sire Lonhro from Hut, a good Sydney winner and a stakes placed daughter of Danehill. Benfica recorded three wins from 1100 to 1600m. at two years in Brisbane and Sydney, earning prizemoney of $467,150. Highlight of his brief racing career was in taking the Group One T.J. Smith Stakes in Brisbane. There is a good deal of depth in Benfica’s female pedigree as his stakes placed NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 second dam Ivy Cottage won five races – three on Sydney tracks – and is a Star Way half-sister to outstanding mare Riverina Charm, a four-time Group One winner of such events as the Rosehill Guineas, Canterbury Guineas and VATC Thousand Guineas. Riverina Charm has gone on to breed stakeswinners Sarwatch and Paolino (dam of Mirandola) while another major recent winner from the family is Neroli (7 wins and $772,050). 13 New Sires 2012 New Sires 2012 Dream Ahead (USA) Bay/brown horse – foaled 2008 Standing at Emirates Park, Murrurundi – FEE (inc. gst) $27,500 Known Fact Warning Slightly Dangerous Diktat Sadler’s Wells Arvola Park Appeal Young Generation Cadeaux Genereaux Smarten Up Land of Dreams Green Desert Sahara Star Vaigly Star This big, good-looking brown horse was one of Europe’s best two-yearolds in 2010 when Timeform gave him the high annual rating of 128 after winning two Group One tests, the Prix Morny (1200m) at Deauville by nine lengths and the Middle Park Stakes (1200m) at Newmarket. The Cartier Champion European Sprinter at three years when given the high Dream Ahead, who shuttles from Ireland to Emirates Park Stud, Murrurundi, trained on at three years in 2011 to defeat Star Witness and other star sprinters in the Newmarket July Cup (1200m) and captured two other Group Ones, the Haydock Park Sprint Cup (1200m) and at his final start, the 1400m Prix de la Foret at Longchamp beating the great mare Goldikova in race record time of 1m 18.1s. with a lot of Australian mares and with names like Sadler’s Wells, Roberto, Annual Timeform rating of 133, Dream Ahead won five Group Ones from only nine career starts. From the American outcross male line of In Reality, Dream Ahead should work Sharpen Up and Danzig in his background he offers many opportunities to linebred to these major influences. Foxwedge Bay horse – foaled 2008 Standing at Newgate Farm. Scone – FEE (inc. gst) $33,000 Danzig Danehill (USA) Razyana Fastnet Rock Royal Academy (USA) Piccadilly Circus Gatana Storm Cat Forest Wildcat Victoria Beauty Forest Native (USA) Water Bank Miss Timebank Countless Times Ultra handsome Foxwedge, a son of boom sire Fastnet Rock, scored a well deserved and overdue Group One success in the 2012 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley and is likely to race at Royal Ascot in June before becoming the foundation sire at Newgate Farm, Scone. Foxwedge, to date earner of $952,450 in prizemoney, is also winner of the ATC Roman Consul Stakes and San Domenico Stakes at three this season, was a very talented juvenile and was runner up in the VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 His dam, stakes placed American mare Forest Native, has so far foaled four winners from four foals to race. Miss Timebank, second dam of Foxwedge, was a listed stakeswinner at Santa Anita and comes from a strong black type family which includes Count The Time (12 wins and $677,499) and Throbbin’ Heart. 15 New Sires 2012 New Sires 2012 Gio Ponti (USA) Bay horse – foaled 2005 Standing at Arrowfield Stud, Scone – FEE (inc. gst) $22,000 Storm Bird Storm Cat Terlingua Tale of the Cat Mr Prospector Yarn Narrate Raise a Native Alydar Sweet Tooth Chipeta Springs Salt Marsh Salt Spring Jungle Mythologic Gio Ponti was effective from 1600 to 2400m. and his great ability and consistency gathered for connections earnings of $U.S.6.16 million. He ranks as far the best son of Tale of the Cat. Described as a magnificent type, Gio Ponti was also a magnificent performer, a three time Eclipse Award winner in the USA where he was judged 2009’s champion older male and champion male turf horse, a title he achieved again in 2010. His sire, of course, has also stood with success in Australia and New Zealand leaving the likes of Glamour Puss, Tell a Tale, Gathering, Real Saga, Trusting and promising sires Falkirk and Purrealist. In 29 career starts from two to six years, Gio Ponti won at least one black type event every season and of 12 victories 11 were in stakes events, and seven in Grade One races – the Arlington Million, Man O’War Stakes (twice), Manhattan Handicap, Frank E. Kilroe Mile and Shadwell Turf Mile (twice). Every one of his 11 placings was in a feature race including four seconds in Group Ones, one when runner up to the great Zenyatta in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Chipeta Springs, Gio Ponti’s dam, has also produced stakeswinners Bon Jovi Girl and Fisher Pond while her dam Salt Spring was a Group One winner in Argentina before winning stakes events in California. Musir Bay horse – foaled 2006 Standing at Coolmore Australia, Jerrys Plains – FEE (inc. gst) $16,500 Danzig Danehill (USA) Razyana Redoute’s Choice Canny Lad Shantha’s Choice Dancing Show Fairy King Encosta de Lago Shoal Creek Dizzy de Lago Mill Reef Spring Reel The Dancer A horse of exceptional looks, Musir is claimed to be the highest rated son of champion sire Redoute’s Choice, fast evolving as a sire-of-sires in the class of his own father, Danehill. While bred in Australia, Musir did his early racing in South Africa, winning on debut over 1000m and then going on to an effortless victory in the Group One Golden Horseshoe (1400m), South Africa’s Golden Slipper equivalent. This win clinched for him the title of champion juvenile in South Africa in 2009. Musir became a dual classic winner in Dubai at three years, taking the UAE 16 2000 Guineas Trial before impressive wins in both the UAE 2000 Guineas (1600m) and Derby (1900m) at Meydan. As a four-year-old Musir scored an impressive success in the competitive 1600m. Group Two Topkapi Trophy in Turkey and was stakes placed in Britain , Hong Kong and Dubai. At five years in Dubai he won two more Group events, the 1600m Al Maktoum Challenge and the Al Rashidya (pictured) over 1800m. Out of a stakes placed daughter of Encosta de Lago, Musir comes from the family of champion Japanese sire King Kamehameha and of Blushing Groom, one of the most influential sires in international breeding since the 1980s. New Sires 2012 Poet’s Voice (GB) Bay horse – foaled 2007 Standing at Darley, Aberdeen – FEE (inc. gst) $16,500 Seeking the Gold Dubai Millenium Colarado Dancer Dubawi Deploy Zomaradah Jawaher Danzig Chief’s Crown Six Crowns Bright Tiara Riva Ridge Expressive Dance Exclusive Dancer Retired to Dalham Hall Stud in Britain early this year, Poet’s Voice will shuttle to Darley’s Aberdeen farm this spring and his race record and pedigree seem ideally suited to Australian conditions. then later in the season showing a great run of foot and plenty of courage to defeat Rip Van Winkle and Makfi in a fast run Group One Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. An attractive type with plenty of scope, Poet’s Voice was a high class two-yearold, scoring by 10 lengths over 1400m. at Newmarket before winning the Doncaster Champagne Stakes over the same distance, defeating subsequent Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Viscount Nelson. He also ran well in two other stakes events in his first campaign. By one of Darley’s best sires in Dubawi (sire here of Secret Admirer), Poet’s Voice is one of seven winners left by his dam Bright Tiara, others being Gold Tiara (Group One winner in Japan) and Queen’s Park (Jack Hardy Stakes and a stakes producer). Poet’s Voice showed considerable improvement at three years, developing into a top miler, taking the Group Two celebration Mile at Goodwood very easily and Expressive Dance, second dam of Poet’s Voice, won the Comely Stakes in the USA, produced Chief Honcho and 11 other winners and is closely related to champion U.S. sire Exclusive Native. Shrapnel Brown horse – foaled 2007 Standing at Kooringal Stud, Wagga Wagga – FEE (inc. gst) $6,600 Roberto Red Ransom Arabia Charge Forward Bletchingly Sydney’s Dream Dream Appeal Lunchtime (GB) Snippets Easy Date Fragmentation Southern Appeal (USA) Southern Sprinter Ceres Mist Breeders in southern areas of NSW have a well bred, well performed new stallion available in the shape of Shrapnel who retires to the Lamont family’s long established Kooringal Stud, Wagga Wagga. Shrapnel is a half-brother to popular young Victorian sire Wanted (VRC Newmarket, AJC Kindergarten Stakes, etc. and $1.21 million in earnings) from the Snippets mare Fragmentation, winner of the listed VRC Australian Cup Carnival Stakes and other races. This strong, attractive son of Charge Forward raced only nine times, mainly in stakes company, winning the SAJC Yallambee Classic, SAJC Breeders’ Stakes and the MVRC TEAC Audio Visual Spectacular Plate, all over 1200m. He also placed third in the Group One VRC Ascot Vale Stakes behind Star Witness and in the SAJC Queen Adelaide Stakes. This is the successful South Australian family of In The Mist (dam of De Lago Mist and second dam of Instinction). Shrapnel carries an interesting 4 x 4 cross of successful U.S. sire Valid Appeal. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 17 New Sires 2012 New Sires 2012 Smart Missile Bay horse – foaled 2008 Standing at Arrowfield Stud, Scone – FEE (inc. gst) $22,000 Danzig Danehill (USA) Rayana Fastnet Rock Royal Academy (USA) Piccadilly Circus Gatana Red Ransom Comic Strip Now Thats Funny Comical Smile Fappiano Explosive (USA) Scuff Smart Missile (outside) defeats Foxwedge Smart Missile, earner of $541,150 in prizemoney, had a frustrating campaign as a spring three-year-old. After defeating Foxwedge first up in the ATC Run to The Rose, he rushed home late to be second to Manawanui in the ATC Golden Rose, finishing well clear of Helmet and Foxwedge but problems spoiled the rest of his spring campaign last year. Gooree Park-bred Smart Missile was a horse of tremendous but largely untapped ability who demonstrated great brilliance and class in a short, six start racing career at two and three years. After debuting in the spring of his two-year-old season with an impressive victory in the ATC Breeders’ Plate in smart time, Smart Missile returned in the autumn of 2011 to down Blue Diamond Stakes winner Sepoy and Foxwedge on a wet Rosehill track in the ATC Todman Stakes (1200m) in 1m 9.91s, thus confirming himself as a top contender for the Golden Slipper. It is now history that he was sensationally scratched at the barrier leaving Sepoy to take the sire-making race. By champion Australian sire elect Fastnet Rock and a grandson of Danehill, Smart Missile is a half-brother to stakeswinner Kiss From a Rose from Comical Smile, a half-sister to the dam of former top sprinter Northern Meteor, now a promising young sire at Widden Stud. Comical Smile traces to famous foundation mare Rough Shod, a family that has given us outstanding sires Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev and Fairy King. So You Think (NZ) Bay horse – foaled 2006 Standing at Coolmore Australia, Jerrys Plains – FEE (inc. gst) $66,000 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge High Chaparral (IRE) Darshaan Kasora Kozanna Nijinsky Tights (USA) Dancelot Triassic Long Row (IRE) Astral Row Pak Bun Bay Great looks, sensational ability and a strong female pedigree should ensure patronage for So You Think when the best son of High Chaparral returns to Australia to begin his breeding career at Coolmore. Although bred more on classic lines, So You Think had the speed and maturity to win over 1400m. at Rosehill as a two-year-old as a prelude to a wonderful spring three-year-old campaign when he took the Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill before a memorable all-the-way win in the Group One W.S. Cox Plate at Moonee Valley, easily defeating Manhattan Rain and Zipping. He then followed up, switching back to 1600m. when runner up to All American in another Group One, the VRC Emirates Stakes. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 Off the scene for some months, So You Think returned in the spring of 2010 to win a second Cox Plate, the Yalumba Stakes, Underwood Stakes, L.K.S. MacKinnon Stakes and Memsie Stakes before a gallant third behind Americain in the Melbourne Cup. After five Group One victories in Australia, So You Think took his talent to Europe adding another three (Eclipse Stakes, Irish Champion Stakes, Tattersalls Gold Cup) to his tally plus some other fine performances against world class opposition. Triassic, the dam of So You Think, is by Nijinsky’s son Tights (USA) and was herself a more than handy performer in New Zealand where she won the Waikato Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (Gr. 2) and the Soliloquy Stakes at Ellerslie. 19 New Sires 2012 New Sires 2012 Uncle Mo (USA) Bay horse – foaled 2008 Standing at Coolmore Australia, Jerrys Plains – FEE (inc. gst) $24,200 Siberian Express In Excess Kantado Indian Charlie Leo Castelli Soviet Sojourn Political Parfait Kris S Arch Aurora Playa Maya Dixieland Band Dixie Slippers Cyane’s Slippers Unbeaten champion two-year-old colt in the USA in 2010, Uncle Mo is a valuable and interesting addition to the powerful stallion roster at Coolmore, representing a new outcross for many mares. A rare liver illness plagued Uncle Mo’s three-year-old season but he won two of five starts including the Grade Two Kelso Handicap and was beaten a nose when runner up in the Grade One King’s Bishop Stakes (1400m). After taking his 1200m maiden by a breathtaking 14.25 lengths, Uncle Mo jumped straight to the Grade One Champagne Stakes (1600m), scoring by almost five lengths in 1m 34.51s. His final start of his juvenile season then came in the Grade One Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (1700m) which he won by 4.25 lengths against a hot field. Uncle Mo, who earned more than $U.S.1.6 million, will be the first son of recently deceased leading U.S. sire Indian Charlie (Caro/Grey Sovereign-line) to come to Australia. He is from a successful female family and carries three lines of the legendary Northern Dancer. Zoffany (IRE) Bay horse – foaled 2008 Standing at Coolmore Australia, Jerrys Plains – FEE (inc. gst) $11,000 Danzig Danehill (USA) Razyana Dansili Kahyasi Hasili Kerali Mr Prospector Machiavellian Coup de Folie Tyranny Suave Dancer Dust Dancer Galaxie Dust Zoffany, who carries the same name as another successful former NSW sire, is yet another exciting addition to the sire team at Coolmore. A son of top UK sire Dansili (Danehill – Hasili), known here from the deeds of Foreteller, Trick of Light, Permit and Soft Sand, Zoffany was high among the best two-year-olds seen in Europe in 2010. At that age he won five of his seven starts, among them the Group One Phoenix Stakes (1200m) at Curragh, the Group Three Tyros Stakes (1400m) at Leopardstown and the Golden Fleece Stakes. He also placed in the Group One National Stakes. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 While he failed to win in six starts at three years, Zoffany more than confirmed his class with three seconds in feature events, notably the St. James’s Palace Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot where he took ground off the great Frankel in the closing stages and in the Prix Jean Prat, another 1600m Group One at Chantilly in which he was beaten by only a head. Tyranny, the winning dam of Zoffany, is a half-sister to U.S. stakeswinner Spotlight out of Dust Dancer, winner of the Group Three Prix de la Nonette while Zoffany’s third dam Galaxie Dust is a daughter of the influential Blushing Groom. 21 Preparing stallions for the stud season With popular sires having books of 100 plus mares to serve each season, they need to be mentally and physically fit and ready to start covering on September 1. Caroline Searcy, TBNSW Committee member and popular TVN presenter, spoke with three of our leading studmasters,Vinery’s Peter Orton, Sam Fairgray of Arrowfield and Mick Malone of Kitchwin Hills, to learn how they approach stallion preparations leading up to the season. Tell me the process involved in getting a stallion ready for the breeding season. Do you let them go a bit in the off season, or does that involve too much work to get them fit again? PETER ORTON: Preparing a stallion for the breeding season is not unlike taking a speller from the paddock and putting it into work. It is good to see them let down and get the hot feed out of their system, then the process of getting them up to peak condition and performance is similar in both circumstances. The work load on our stallions is quite significant and we want them to work effectively and to remain in good body condition throughout the season. Therefore, the feed program does change for that specific purpose; not any specialised ‘super fertility feeds’ or the like, just the balance of diet to build the individual up where necessary. SAM FAIRGRAY: Yes, they have the energy taken out of their diet in the off season. As we build toward September and their exercise increases so do their feed levels. MICK MALONE: Like all horses in “work”, their diet is tailored to the amount of work they are doing. During the off season, they are fed less protein, again tailored to the individual. In the lead up, protein levels are increased. Do they get more paddock time through the winter or do you stick to a routine year round with them? PETER ORTON: In winter we try to get them out on a full time basis so they are relaxed, have plenty to graze on and get as much exercise as they need to keep them happy and settled. SAM FAIRGRAY: Our stallions stay out as much as possible, even at night time we leave them out. They only come into the boxes in hot weather or if it is very rough weather. 22 Successful sire Dane Shadow who stands at Kitchwin Hills. Do some stallions require different handling in the off season, or do they all cope with the same patterns as other stallions on the farm? PETER ORTON: We do like to have the stallions in the same routine. However every stallion is very different and we need to make adjustments and exceptions. For example the gross stallion, we may need to find a smaller, lighter paddock or limit the time he is out grazing; or the stallion that has feet issues and has problems when the ground is hard, etc SAM FAIRGRAY: Yes, each stallion is treated as an individual all year round. They are given the best care and attention. MICK MALONE: Duporth enjoys life whatever, he’s very relaxed and enjoys everything about his life, especially food and girls (in that order). Dane Shadow is a completely different kettle of fish – he’s quirky and more solitary by nature and we have to cater for what suits him at all times – during the off season he responds particularly well to having his own time and less fuss. How do you build up their fitness before a busy season? PETER ORTON: We start exercising our stallions six (6) to eight (8) weeks prior to the breeding season which is done by hand walking. Taking them for long walks around the farm is good for their overall disposition to get out and about with a clear head. The other way we exercise them is on our horse-walker which is a more accurate conditioning process. The best approach of all is a bit of both. SAM FAIRGRAY: We build up their fitness levels leading up to the breeding season by walking and trotting them on the horse walker. During the breeding season it depends on how busy the stallion is in the breeding barn as to how much work we give him. MICK MALONE: From early June (sometimes earlier if parades are scheduled) for their own fitness we alter their feed and exercise routine by introducing hand walking around the farm past the mares (exercises both body and mind), lunge sessions, time in the sand roll and in Duporth’s case, work under the saddle. Is there much preparatory vet work done pre season to check fertility levels etc? PETER ORTON: We do like to have the stallions cover test mares before the start of the season. At that time we do take dismount samples for sample quality and mobility of the sperm. We don’t investigate from a fertility perspective any deeper than that unless there is call for it. Also at this time we take a number of swabs to ensure the horse is clean and clear to go. SAM FAIRGRAY: No. MICK MALONE: Routine counts and swabs only. What’s the process with a first season stallion. At what stage will you start test breeding, and what does that entail? PETER ORTON: The first season stallion is a delicate process and many stallions can be mismanaged at this time, which can sometimes take them some time to get over. Understanding the mental process the young stallion will be going through, firstly being allowed to do what he has been told not to do for some time is the first hurdle. Secondly, he must learn the routine with control and discipline. A young stallion rushing and roaring into a covering barn can result in himself being kicked, the mare being hurt or your handlers being put in danger; all leading to the worst result and limiting the chances of the mares conceiving. SAM FAIRGRAY: Starting a new stallion off in the breeding barn is a very important step in his future. Patience and time is taken to allow him to build confidence and get his technique right. Some take longer than others but once they get the idea there is no turning back! MICK MALONE: Approximately 10 days prior to the season’s start a test mare is introduced once a day, every day. Too much too early can make them too keen for their own good. Do you breed thoroughbred foals from the test breeding before the season proper, for instance with an older mare, or is that usually done with a Clydesdale or non Thoroughbred mare? PETER ORTON: We usually use a non thoroughbred mare and in the case of a first season stallion carefully choose the most suitable temperament and size. SAM FAIRGRAY: We have Clydesdale mares that we breed to the thoroughbred stallions and we also use them to teach a new stallion how to serve with them. MICK MALONE: Kitchwin uses non thoroughbred mares. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 Top international sire Red Ransom -- his death was a blow for everyone at Vinery. Is there a difference in handling European/ USA stallions in the off season, who may not have shuttled for the northern hemisphere season, or do they just get treated the same as the horses who always winter here? All we need to do is slow their workloads down and wait for them to come back, which for most stallions will only be a few days, for others that may not have fully adapted it may take a couple a weeks. PETER ORTON: They get treated exactly the same, dealing with their individual needs as they present. Over the years I have observed that the northern hemisphere stallions certainly physically thrive in our environment, which makes our task easy. SAM FAIRGRAY: No, they are in good condition when they arrive. You just need to keep them happy and most settle in very quickly. SAM FAIRGRAY: Generally you treat them the same. They can tend to put weight on very quickly though so that has to be monitored. What goes into the preparation for a northern hemisphere shuttle horse, who may be coming off a busy season? They obviously arrive close to the start of the season, but do they need some time to acclimatise and get in the swing of things? PETER ORTON: We certainly expect the stallions to be in good condition and somewhat rested before getting on a plane. They do need a few days to get over the trip and then they should be ready to get straight to work. It is later in the season where we need to be careful and watch their work loads. Just like our racehorses heading to the northern hemisphere to race, most trainers like them to arrive fit to race and only enough time for them to fully get over the trip. It is two to three months after they have changed hemispheres that they start to have acclimatisation issues. For the shuttle stallion, towards the end of October and early November their coat roughens as if developing a winter coat and their libido drops off slightly. Are there any things you’d like to add about stallion preparation for the new season? PETER ORTON: Working with stallions is certainly a complex job and we need to have the best of people handling them. Stallions in general have unique personalities that need to be approached accordingly. In some cases bad handling can lead to behavioral problems such as the savage stallion, a timid stallion or a generally unhealthy stallion. Most stallions are worth many millions of dollars so we require a high level of management to appreciate the responsibility of caring for such an investment. For all of the above reasons stallions are one of the most interesting and satisfying areas to work with on the breeding farm. They are at the forefront of your business and to a degree we rise and fall on their success. Just as important the stallions become so much a part of the fabric of the farm on so many personal levels. When Red Ransom died here at Vinery, he received accolades from all over the world for his feats as a stallion, but his passing also personally affected my staff here and the many more past employees. MICK MALONE: Only that stallions are individuals and we treat them as such. 23 Don’t underMINE us! In early March the NSW Government released its long awaited Draft Strategic Regional Land Use Policy for the Upper Hunter. In early March the NSW Government significant developments should proceed released its long awaited Draft Strategic to obtain full development approval. Regional Land Use Policy for the Upper Hunter. While exploration licences for coal projects are generally granted and renewed for terms The Draft Strategic Regional Land Use Policy up to five years, it can sometimes take over a recognises the Hunter Valley’s Thoroughbred decade or more before exploration licence Breeding Industry as an industry of national proponents apply for Development Approval. significance. It maps and identifies our Development Approvals can in turn last for industry as a critical industry cluster (and many decades (depending on the nature of now includes the Widden and Bylong Valleys the mining operation). This is a significant which were included in these maps and as a period of time and uncertainty for result of our discussions with the Department surrounding landowners, communities of Agriculture). and agricultural industries. Given the recent activities of mining companies across the road, underneath or The draft plan classifies the Hunter Valley’s Thoroughbred Breeding Industry as strategic agricultural land but stops short of protecting it. As it stands the Draft Strategic Regional Plan does not provide us with the certainty “It’s time to protect the Hunter Valley’s critical mass of thoroughbred breeding operations before it is too late. ” that we need. Rather than protecting our nationally significant industry, the draft policy introduces a “gateway” that applies to state significant development proposals at the Development Application stage of the assessment. This “gateway” is intended to determine case-by-case whether state Andrew Wiles, Chairman HTBA Protect Our Industries Committee The Government says that their “gateway” is intended to signal to mining companies that they should not waste their shareholder funds generally on strategic agricultural lands or thoroughbred breeding operations we have not seen much evidence that the mining companies are paying much heed to the Government’s signals so far. It’s time to protect the Hunter Valley’s critical mass of thoroughbred breeding operations before it is too late. exploring in areas that are close to or on strategic agricultural lands. But the “gateway” This year, more than ever, it is important does not apply to exploration licences or for us all to stand together to support our their renewal. industry. You can show your support by becoming a member of the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders, keeping up to date with developments on our website www.htba.com.au, following us at www.facebook.com/hunterthoroughbred breeders and participating in the following key events throughout the month of May. TBNSW members Mary Hallett and Dianne Lanham getting the message across to protect our land and water at the Sydney rally on May 1. NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 25 AND NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN! If you have a BOBS Eligible yearling, turning 2YO on 1 August 2012, make sure you nominate it for BOBS and BOBS Extra by the closing date of 1 September 2012. Miss the deadline and you will miss your share of bonus prizemoney. With our unique Double-Up incentive Racing NSW adds up to $36,000 value to a metropolitan Saturday win, up to $18,000 for a metro midweek win, and up to $9,000 for a country win. Fees: $990 for BOBS plus $840 if you choose BOBS Extra as well. BOBS pays bonuses on 2YO and 3YO races. BOBS Extra covers horses 4YO and older winning over 1600m and longer. Check the Stallion Roster below for BOBS 2012 – if the sire of your rising 2YO is listed, then don’t delay! Pay the Racehorse Nomination by 1 September. The late nomination fee for BOBS after 1 September is $5,500. There is no late entry for BOBS Extra – BOBS Extra fees must be paid at the same time as BOBS entries. 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making racing more affordable Black Type Honour Roll Black Type Honour Roll Congratulations to the breeders of these international winners between 16 January and 29 April 2012 Hot Snitzel Flying Snitzel Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd, Jungle Pocket Pty Ltd Royal Sovereign Stakes 2 The Schweppervescence H. 3 Rose of Peace Colorado Claire Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd and Planette Thoroughbred Trading Wenona Girl Handicap Listed Phar Lap Stakes 2 Snitzerland Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 3 Bermaise Matchmaker Classic Master of Design T J Smith Stakes Snitzel-Flames of Paris (Blushing Groom) Snitzel-Hula Flight (Hula Town) Hussonet-Rose O’War (Danehill) Hussonet-Lunaspur (Flying Spur) Snitzel-Monte Rosa (Fraar) Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd, Mr P Byrne Listed Arrowleave Joint Venture 1 Orientate-Chilkat (Miswaki) Redoute’s Choice-Urge to Merge (Last Tycoon) Mr P M Ballard Listed Cariad Bright Shadow Quality Power Princess Miss Andretti Stakes Ofcourseican Ofcourseican Liverpool City Cup Coolmore Classic Extra Zero Albury Gold Cup Bush Aviator Bill Duncan Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd Elwick 2YO Stakes Listed Sequalo-Shower of Steel (Comet Shine) Mr D G Bay Listed Marwina-All Electric (Canonise) Mr D P Bentata 3 1 Mossman-Yes She Can Cancan (Canny Lad) Mossman-Yes She Can Cancan (Canny Lad) Mr R J Bergstrom, Mrs J K Bergstrom Listed Danzero-Extra Bubbly (Bellotto) Stratum-Sister Patricia (Geiger Counter) Single Sky High Stakes Bloomsbury Stud Listed Lethal Jones Melvista Stakes Mr R T Bone Listed Valixir-Grier Garsonne (Arena) Youthful Jack Youthful Jack Youthful Jack TheTote.com.au Stakes Thomas Lyons Stakes George Adams Plate Mr J Bowcock Listed Listed Listed Youthful Legs-Formative (White Bridle) Youthful Legs-Formative (White Bridle) Youthful Legs-Formative (White Bridle) Streama Streama Surround Stakes Australian Oaks Brook Pastoral Pty Ltd 2 1 Stratum-Pensiamo (Sovereign Red) Stratum-Pensiamo (Sovereign Red) Fill The Page Mr G H Brown, S K Brown, J L Brown, M R Malone, P Moody, D Swain Canberra Cup Listed Dane Shadow Dorothy Dinosaur (Canny Lad) Mosheen Mosheen Mosheen Mosheen Psychologist Driefontein Manfred Stakes Australian Guineas Randwick Guineas Vinery Stud Stakes Geoffrey Belmaine Stakes Widden Stakes Vatuvei Caradale Pty Ltd, Cobra Bloodstock Australia Pty Ltd, Austramore Pty Ltd VRC St Leger Listed Skyerush Ms S H Castle-Roche, Ralph Gilbert Emancipation Stakes 2 Miss Solis Supremacy Stakes Fire Thunderbolt NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 Streets Ice Cream Stakes Bylong Park Thoroughbreds Listed 1 1 1 3 Listed High Chaparral-Myself (Nashwan) Fastnet Rock-Sumehra (Stravinsky) Fastnet Rock-Sumehra (Stravinsky) Fastnet Rock-Sumehra (Stravinsky) Fastnet Rock-Sumehra (Stravinsky) Choisir-Miss Conception (Danzero) Fastnet Rock-Follow Gold (Export Price) Reset-Boisterous Lady (Rivotious) Super Jet-Bally Aura (Bellotto) Mr R Caruso Listed Oratorio-Longoria (Lujain) Mr M Coleman Listed California Dane-Spirited and Sexy (King Ivor) 27 Black Type Honour Roll Eagle Falls Raceway Ichihara Empress Rock Empress Rock No Evidence Needed Pied A Terre Glows Pierro Pierro Pierro Pierro Pierro Epaulette Sabie Appearance Crucial Cornell Prevailing Underestimation Underestimation Fat Al Fat Al Invest Luke’s Luck Luke’s Luck Maules Creek Zaratone Werd Risk Aversion Wild and Proud Laser Hawk Ever the Same Red Tracer The Travelling Man General Rippa Samaready Samaready Samaready Go The Knuckle Metallurgical First Command Verco Road Verco Road Steps in Time Steps in Time Ashokan 28 Corumbene Stud Rubiton Stakes 3 Hussonet-Desina (Desert King) Canonbury Stakes Listed More Than Ready-Claws (Flying Spur) Magic Night Stakes 2 General Nediym-Cut A Dash (Whiskey Road) Mr J B Cummings, Dato Tan Chin Nam, Mr L Smith A V Kewney Stakes 2 Fastnet Rock-Empress Jade (Encosta de Lago) Moonee Valley Fillies Classic 2 Fastnet Rock-Empress Jade (Encosta de Lago) Mr JB Cummings, Mr B Halcombe, Mr T Kostos, Mr M Alexeeff, Mr L Smith, Dato Tan Chin Nam Southern Cross Stakes 3 Shamardal-Generosa (Generous) Darley Autumn Stakes 2 Ad Valorem-Masonette (Grand Lodge) Typhoon Tracy Stakes Listed Canny Lad-Lustre (Quest for Fame) Silver Slipper Stakes 2 Lonhro-Miss Right Note (Daylami) Todman Stakes 2 Lonhro-Miss Right Note (Daylami) Golden Slipper Stakes 1 Lonhro-Miss Right Note (Daylami) Inglis Sires Produce Stakes 1 Lonhro-Miss Right Note (Daylami) Champagne Stakes 1 Lonhro-Miss Right Note (Daylami) Kamberra Wines Black Opal S. Listed Commands-Accessories (Singspiel) Pewsey Vale Stakes Listed Exceed and Excel-Rondavel (Snippets) Keith Nolan Classic 3 Commands-Disguise (Grand Lodge) Auraria Stakes 3 Nadeem-Dawn Attack (Fantastic Light) Port Adelaide Guineas Listed Elusive Quality-Ivy League (Doyoun) Launceston Cup St Albans Stakes Anzac Day Handicap Carbine Club Stakes Frank Packer Plate Emirates Park Pty Ltd 3 Listed Listed 3 3 Secret Savings-Amulet (Entrepreneur) Al Samer-Nawadder (Marscay) Al Samer-Nawadder (Marscay) Al Maher-Fatoon (Snaadee) Al Maher-Fatoon (Snaadee) Fairway Thoroughbreds, Mrs Deborah Camilleri Schweppes Oaks 1 Dehere-Unearthly (Zabeel) R A & J E Ferguson Karrakatta Plate 2 Show A Heart-Red Queen (Redoute’s Choice) WATC Sires Produce 3 Show A Heart-Red Queen (Redoute’s Choice) Mr D R Fleming Randwick City Stakes Listed Redoute’s Choice-Bramble Rose (Shinko King) Mr I Frykberg Sebring Stakes 3 Zariz-Comeback Queen (King’s Theatre) Gainsborough Stud Australia Pty Ltd, Arrowfield Group Ltd WATC Australia Day Stakes Listed Hussonet-Messenger Miss (Danehill) Goldendale Juanmo Stakes Listed Encosta de Lago-Subterfuge (Machiavellian) Gooree Park Stud Pty Ltd Hobartville Stakes 2 Snowland-Blab (Flying Spur) Flinders Lane Rosehill Guineas 1 Artie Schiller-High Heels (Canny Lad) P J Bell Stakes Listed Canny Lad-Jamil (Giant’s Causeway) Mr G Grimish Millie Fox Stakes 3 Dane Shadow-Kisma (Snippets) Mr G Harvey Blue Diamond Preview Listed Mossman-Gypsy Jewels (Jade Robbery) Blue Diamond Prelude c 3 General Nediym-Nazzuca (Canny Lad) Blue Diamond Prelude f 3 More Than Ready-Samar (Secret Savings) Blue Diamond Stakes 1 More Than Ready-Samar (Secret Savings) Reisling Stakes 2 More Than Ready-Samar (Secret Savings) Yallambee Classic 2 Elvstroem-Zefta (Zeditave) Hinkler Quality Handicap Listed Redoute’s Choice-Lady Capel (Last Tycoon) Kensington Stakes Listed Commands-River Serenade (Hurricane Sky) Mr M Hitchens C S Hayes Stakes Listed City of Adelaide Handicap Listed Mr N Hoar, Mr M Everett, Mr J Jackson Wiggle Stakes Listed NSW T’bred Breeders Classic 2 Hobartville Stud Skyline Stakes 3 Rubiton-Bells Are Tolling (Tolomeo) Rubiton-Bells Are Tolling (Tolomeo) Danehill Dancer-Rare Insight (O’Reilly) Danehill Dancer-Rare Insight (O’Reilly) More Than Ready-November Flight (Flying Spur) Black Type Honour Roll Katom, Chelsaus (Ireland) 2 Niagara Ajax Stakes Hanks Linley Investments, Chelsaus (Ireland) Moonee Valley Night Cup Listed Foxwedge Encosta de Lago-River Song (Fusaichi Pegasus) Encosta de Lago-Sister Fromseattle(Seattle Slew) Luskin Park Stud, Aston Bloodstock, Mr Greg D’Arcy, Zamotown Pty Ltd, Mr Conrad Staff, Mr David Carter William Reid Stakes 1 Fastnet Rock-Forest Native (Forest Wildcat) Armed for Action Queen Adelaide Stakes Balzeus H C Nitschke Stakes Milburn Creek Thoroughbred Stud Listed Mr S Munro Listed Exceed and Excel-Brave and Bold (Timber Country) God’s Own-Balmaria (Balmerino) Mr P Newsom Full of Spirit Adrian Knox Stakes 3 Title Maurice McCarten Stakes Dr L Nutman Listed Mrs F Ovenstone 3 Molto Bene SAJC Sires Produce Rock Robster Tasmanian Oaks So Pristine Queen of the South Stakes Patinack Farm Listed Flying Spur-Imposingly (Zabeel) Honours List-Claudia (Al Jaasi) Royal Academy-Benevolent (Generous) Fastnet Rock-Chinese Whispers (Woodman) Mr D Paykel 2 Zabeel-Pristine Kristine (Spinning World) 2 1 Fastnet Rock-Regard (Zabeel) Fastnet Rock-Regard (Zabeel) Mr G J Perry Atlantic Jewel Atlantic Jewel Sapphire Stakes All Aged Stakes Panipique Highly Recommended Fast Clip Bob Hoysted Stakes Alister Clark Stakes Doncaster Prelude Dystopia Triscay Stakes Rain Affair Rain Affair Rain Affair Expressway Stakes Challenge Stakes Apollo Stakes More Joyous More Joyous More Joyous More Joyous Dear Demi Canterbury Stakes Queen of the Turf Stakes Doncaster Mile Queen Elizabeth Stakes Fernhill Quality Hood National Sprint Ramsey Pastoral Co Pty Ltd Listed 2 3 Reavill Farm Thoroughbreds Pty ltd Listed Mr D W Storey, Mrs V G Storey 2 2 2 Strawberry Hill Stud 2 1 1 1 Listed Testa Rossa-Our Quivira (Spinning World) Fastnet Rock-Suggestive (Al Hareb) Snippetson-Hint of Glory (Honour and Glory) Redouet’s Choice-Bourgeois (Luskin Star) Commands-I Believe (Octagonal) Commands-I Believe (Octagonal) Commands-I Believe (Octagonal) More Than Ready-Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence) More Than Ready-Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence) More Than Ready-Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence) More Than Ready-Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence) Dehere-Shirley (Zabeel) Mr O P Tait Fibrillation Fibrillation Aspiration Quality Epona Stakes Landing South Pacific Classic Niwot Sydney Cup Listed Sharmardal-Whiskey (Whiskey Road) Mr J L Thompson Listed 3 Diatribe-Sudden Beat (Serheed) Diatribe-Sudden Beat (Serheed) Torryburn Stud, Maxan Pty Ltd Listed Mr A E Vrisakis, Mr S Flynn, Mrs A Flynn 1 Mr N J R Werrett Listed Pampelonne Gosford Guineas Nobby Snip Nobby Snip Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd, Mr M Sakurai Fireball Quality Handicap Listed Eskimo Prince Quality Listed Raspberries Celts Frances Tressady Stakes Birthday Card Stakes Soft Sand Kevin Hayes Stakes Jade Marauder Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd, E & J Rea Sweet Embrace Stakes 3 NSW BREEDERS’ UPDATE AUTUMN 2012 Woodlands Stud 3 3 Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd Listed More Than Ready-Joy of Flight (Flying Spur) Galileo-Too Darn Hot (Noble Bijou) Rock of Gibraltar-Jestajewel (Rory’s Jester) Snippetson-Pine Away (Pine Bluff) Snippetson-Pine Away (Pine Bluff) Lonhro-La Melba (Grand Lodge) Lonhro-Dinna Fash (Canny Lad) Dansili-Mizzle (Rahy) Fastnet Rock-Jade Diva (Jade Robbery) 29 NSW-bred Stakeswinners overseas Congratulations to the breeders of these international winners between 16 January and 29 April 2012 Grp/L *ICSC Grp/L **Local Barnaby & Co Ltd Rock 'n' Pop ARC Karaka Mile (New Zealand) RL Fastnet Rock-Popsy (Sir Tristram) W G H G & K B Bax Better Than Ever Singapore Turf Club Merlion Trophy L Sgp-3 French Deputy-Songfest (Unbridled’s Song) L L Shaft-Adaptable Lass (Marauding) 2 2 Holy Roman Emperor-Out of Egypt (Red Ransom) L Sgp-3 Catbird-Pinnacle (Shirley Heights) L Mac-1 Catcher in the Rye-Steel Shuffle (Steel Blade) L L L Sgp-1 L L Cape Cross-Vodka Twist (Hurricane Sky) 3 3 Fastnet Rock-Akris (Zabeel) L Mac-2 1 1 Galileo-Zarinia (Intikhab) L L Not A Single Doubt-Park Heiress (Sadler’s Wells) L Mac-3 Falbrav-Whistle Dixie (Star Way) Mr D A Blair Magic Shaft Matamata RC Silver S. (New Zealand) Mr J Cameron Rollout the Carpet Matamata Breeders’ S. (New Zealand) Copabella Pty Ltd Tenzing Singapore Turf Club Fortune Bowl Mr K J Elliott, Mr D S Elliott Viva Pronto Macau Hong Kong Trophy Mr R A Emery Green Supreme Manawatu RC Flying Handicap (New Zealand) Oasis Dream-Haibah (Rainbow Quest) Mr D R Fleming Rocket Man Singapore Turf Club Lion City Cup Viscount-Macrosa (McGinty) Mr L J Fleming Torra Bay Greyville Kwazulu-Natal S. (South Africa) Mr W J Gleeson Planet Rock Hawke’s Bay Lowland S. (New Zealand Mr G Harvey Dr Sweet Macau Spring Trophy King Cugat-Retro Chic (Canny Lad) Kia Ora Stud Igugu Kenilworth J&B Metropolitan H. (South Africa) Mr F Meduri Castlethorpe Fairview East Cape Sprint Cup (South Africa) Mr A S Osburg Able Green Macau 4YO Trophy Mrs C B Remond Speedy Leo Macau Lisboa Prelude L L Nadeem-Leonina (Snippets) Speedy Leo Macau Lisboa Challenge L L Nadeem-Leonina (Snippets) *International Cataloguing Standards Committee designation 30 ** Local designation NSW-bred overseas stakeswinners Grp/L *ICSC Grp/L **Local 1 1 Mr L D Rhodes Ortensia Meydan Al Quoz Sprint (Dubai) Testa Rossa-Aerate’s Pick (Picknicker) Shadwell Stud Australasia Ltd Mr Big Singapore TC Kranji Sprint L Sgp-3 Elusive Quality-Basamaat (Danehill) Power Alkhafif Macau Chairman’s Challenge Cup L Mac-1 Exceed and Excel-Alaloof (Awain) 2 2 Chateau Istana-Accent on Gold (Deputy Minister) 3 3 Show A Heart-Oaky Miss (Rory’s Jester) Mr P Thompson Golden Chateau Turffontein Gauteng Guineas (South Africa) Mr M Todd I’m Your Venus CJC Easter Cup (New Zealand) Mr M A Treweek Bangalore Bullet Gore Guineas (New Zealand) L L Hussonet-San Century (Centaine) Bangalore Bullet Otago RC Dunedin Guineas (New Zealand) L L Hussonet-San Century (Centaine) Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd, Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd Lochiel Venture Power of Khan Selangor Gold Cup (Malaysia) L *International Cataloguing Standards Committee designation 1 General Nediym-Flurry’s Gem (Perugino) ** Local designation
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