Racing Victoria has introduced an award for the horse that accumulates the greatest success over 5 Group 1 races over four racedays (Lightning Stakes; Blue Diamond & Oakleigh Plate; Newmarket Handicap and Australia Stakes). The award has been named after the wonderful grey sprinter Schillaci who won 8 Group 1 events, two at Group 2 and four at Group 3. Schillaci was bred by one of TBNSW’s most successful breeders, Catherine Remond and one of his wins was the MVRC Stanley Wootton Stakes which is named after Catherine’s father. The speed was bred into this horse through the cross of Biscarina by Biscay and Tobalina by Todman. This double barrelled Star Kingdom dam line then met up with Salieri and Catherine had bred another Champion. 

TBNSW members were off to a flying start to collect the award when Spinning Hill won the first race of the series, the Lightning Stakes. Spinning Hill (Dolphin Street(FR)-Incline) is owned and bred by popular TBNSW members Sandy Tait and Jill Nivison. Spinning Hill is a descendent of the great broodmare Dark Jewel who is her fifth dam. Spinning Hill is the fourth foal (and fourth winner) from Incline, an unraced Century mare whose other winners were fillies by Danehill, Rustic Amber and Snippets. The win by Spinning Hill in the Lightning Stakes was her first at Group 1 level and she has now entered the Millionaire’s Cub with career earnings of $1.05 million.

It has been announced that Mr Robert Pulver has been appointed as the new Chairman of Tamworth Jockey Club. Mr Pulver has paid special tribute to outgoing Chairman Mr Jack Loffel who has resigned the position due to business commitments and increased demands on his time. The change in leadership has occurred just ahead of TJC’s premier meeting on 26 February 2002 which features the $80,000 Smorgan Steelmark Metals Stakes for three-year-olds.

It is with great sadness that I advise of the passing of one of the most popular horses in recent times, Yippyio. Yippyio broke down whilst pulling up after an exhibition gallop between races at Rosehill recently. Initially the vets were hopeful of saving the eight-year-old but lost their battle when the injury proved more serious than first thought. Bred and owned by TBNSW members Geoff and Beryl White, Yippyio had a wonderful racing career amassing some $2,131,450. From 59 starts he recorded 14 wins, 9 seconds and 6 thirds. He was the winner of two Group 1 races, the QTC Queensland Derby and the QTC Brisbane Cup; three Group 2 races, QTC Queensland Guineas, MVRC Grosby Gold Cup and the QTC P J O’Shea Stakes and two Group 3 races, the AJC Craven Plate and the AJC Queens Cup. He endeared himself to the racing public when winning the Group 1 Brisbane Cup after overcoming travel sickness which had kept him sidelined for almost two years. Yippyio will be greatly missed.

 

141. William Inglis Premier Yearling Sale                                       15/02/2002

A total of 311 yearlings were sold over two days at the 2002 San Miguel William Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne with the sale achieving an average price of $36,850, an 8% increase on last year. The sale grossed $11,460,500 (also up by 16%) with a healthy clearance rate of 83.5%. The top end of the market proved very strong with 13 horses selling for $100,000 or more. Victorian based sire Encosta de Lago made a huge contribution to the sale with 29 yearlings selling for $1,453,500 at an average price of $50,120. Top price of the sale was Lot 190, a grey filly by Sunline’s sire Desert Sun (GB) from the first rate producer Song of Norway, the dam of three stakes-winners including former star sprinter Scandinavia. Offered by Eliza Park, the filly was initially passed in at $145,000 but was later sold privately for $175,000 to Frank Tagg.
  

The Top 5 Lots were: Lot Breeding Vendor Purchaser Price 190 f Desert Sun (GB) x Song of Norway Eliza Park F Tagg $175,000 302 c Danehill (USA) x Captiva (NZ) Collingrove Stud G Portelli $170,000 254 f Encosta de Lago x Aerate Riverside Stud J Morrissey $170,000 260 c Gilded Time (USA) x Anne Leone Yallambee Stud as agent J Capellln $160,000 208 f Rory’s Jester x Tatiana Jasmin Park C Conners $160,000