AUTUMN 2012 Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Ltd.

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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
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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: [email protected]
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
Laser Hawk’s Timeform ratings rise has been
spectacular, taking his rating from 101 fresh
up at Rosehill in restricted class some weeks
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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,
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.
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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
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
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
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
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).
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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.
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.
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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.
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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
– 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.
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.
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New Sires
2012
New Sires 2012
Uncle Mo (USA) Bay horse – foaled 2008
– 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
– 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Check the Stallion Roster below for BOBS 2012 – if the sire of your rising 2YO is listed, then don’t delay!
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BOBS Stallion Roster (Sires paid up for BOBS 2012)
AD VALOREM (USA)
AFFECTED
AL MAHER
ALERT (ARG)
AMALFI (NZ)
ARENA
ASSAFA
AUSSIE RULES (USA)
AUTHORIZED (IRE)
BEAUTIFUL CROWN (USA)
BEL DANORO
BENICIO
BERNARDINI (USA)
BITE THE BULLET (USA)
BOLD EXPECTATION
BON HOFFA
BOOTLEG
BOTSWANA
BUREAUCRACY (NZ)
BURITON (NZ)
CALIFORNIA DANE
CANNY LAD
CARRY THE CROWN (CAN)
CASINO PRINCE
CASUAL FORTUNE
CHARGE FORWARD
CHOISIR
CLASSIC ENDEAVOR (USA)
COMMANDS
DANASINGA
DANE FEVER
DANE SHADOW
DANEWIN
DANZERO
DEHERE (USA)
DIOGENES
DOMESDAY
DREAM BALLAD
DUBAI'S CHOICE
DUBAWI (IRE)
DUBLEO (USA)
DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE)
DYLAN THOMAS (IRE)
EAGLE RISE
EASTERN STAR (NZ)
EAVESDROPPER (USA)
ENCOSTA DE LAGO
ENEMY OF AVERAGE
EXCEED AND EXCEL
EXCELLENT ART (GB)
EXCITES
EYEFUL
FASTNET ROCK
FIVE DYNASTIES (USA)
FLORAL DYNAMITE
FLYING NICKO
FLYING SPUR
FRISCO VIEW (USA)
FUBU
GLOBAL CROSSING
GRAND REVE
GUNPOWDER
HAAYIL
HARADASUN
HEEBY REIBY
HENNY HUGHES (USA)
HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (USA)
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE)
HOME ON THE GRANGE
HONOR IN WAR (USA)
HUSSON (ARG)
HUSSONET (USA)
INTERGAZE
KHELEYF (USA)
KING OF DANES
KINGSPIEL
LION HEART (USA)
LONE WOLF
LONHRO
LORD OF THE MANOR
LUCKY OWNERS (NZ)
MAGIC ALBERT
MAGIC WINNER
MANTON
MARWINA
MAY'HAAB
MORE THAN READY (USA)
MOSSMAN
MOUNT NELSON (GB)
MOVILLE DANCER
MURPHY'S BLU BOY
MURTAJILL
MUSKET
MUTAWAAJID
MYBOYCHARLIE (IRE)
NADEEM
NORTHERN METEOR
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT
NOTHIN' LEICA DANE
NUCLEAR FREEZE (USA)
OCTAGONAL (NZ)
OH OKLAHOMA
OLYMPUS
ORATORIO (IRE)
OUR MAIZCAY
PENDRAGON (NZ)
POWER OF DESTINY
PRESS CARD (USA)
PRINCE ARTHUR
QUEST FOR FAME (GB)
READY'S IMAGE (USA)
RECAPITALIZE
RED RANSOM (USA)
REDOUTE'S CHOICE
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE)
ROYAL ACADEMY (USA)
SAHARA JAY
SEBRING
SEIDNAZAR
SHAFT
SHAMARDAL (USA)
SHARKBITE
SIPPIN' BOURBON (USA)
SNIPPETSON
SNITZEL
SNOWLAND
SOUTHERN IMAGE (USA)
SPEED MERCHANT
SPINNING WORLD (USA)
SPYMASTER
STARCRAFT (NZ)
STRADA
STRATUM
STREET CRY (IRE)
STREET SENSE (USA)
SUPER JET (USA)
SUPREME CLASS
TALE OF THE CAT (USA)
TECHRICO (NZ)
TEMPLE DANE
TENDER FOOT
TEOFILO (IRE)
TESTA ROSSA
TIMBER TRADER (NZ)
TROTAMONDO (CHI)
UNTOUCHABLE
VALIXIR (IRE)
VAN NISTLEROY
VICE ADMIRAL (IRE)
VOLCANIC PRINCE
WAR PASS (USA)
WE CAN SEEK (CHI)
WHERE'S THAT TIGER (USA)
WONDERFUL WORLD
YOUTHFUL LEGS (USA)
ZABEXPRESS
ZA-IM (GB)
ZARIZ
ZEPPLIN
ZIZOU
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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)
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
Streets Ice Cream Stakes
Bylong Park Thoroughbreds
Listed
1
1
1
3
Listed
High Chaparral-Myself (Nashwan)
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)
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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
Golden Slipper Stakes
1
Inglis Sires Produce Stakes
1
Champagne Stakes
1
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
Reisling Stakes
2
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)
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)
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
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

AUTUMN 2012 Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Ltd.

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