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United Breeders Gives Great Marketing Opportunities &
Financial Security |
22/12/2003 |
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The
Australian breeding industry has put itself in a position to rival other
international organisations with the recently announced merger of
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia and Aushorse.
Under
the merger, which is planned to come into effect early in 2004, the
Australian breeding industry will aim to raise funding for national and
international marketing, as well as professional management. The marketing
plan is based on the successful models which exist in
New Zealand
,
Ireland
and the
UK
in which the
breeders, Stud Books and auction companies contribute to an organised
national marketing campaign, and to the administration of the industry, and
to equine research.
Under
the proposal, funds will be directed to the State Breeders Associations and
the national marketing arm, Aushorse, to give support to all breeders in
Australia
. Sales companies will
work with State bodies and Aushorse to promote the success of the Australian
thoroughbred.
The
need for a unified marketing image has been highlighted with the ongoing
success of the Australian horses in
South East Asia
, particularly the
lucrative
Hong Kong
market. However, the
Australian product is coming under increasing pressure with the strong
marketing of horses from
Europe
, the
United States
and
New Zealand
in the rapidly
expanding markets of
China
and
Korea
.
While
funds have been lacking for such a generic National marketing campaign in
the past, interest in the Australian thoroughbred has been growing, mainly
due to the results of the “shuttle’ stallions which have brought an
international recognition of bloodlines in this country.
At
the same time as national and overseas marketing has been limited by
insufficient funds, so has the administration work carried out by
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia. Over the past four years the TBA has been
relying on the generosity of its directors in attending, at their own cost,
both national and international meetings such as the Asian Racing
Conference, the International Breeders Meetings, and the International Black
Type Meetings.
The
merger is a major step forward, allowing
Australia
to have marketing and
administration bodies that have been the norm in other countries for many
years. Under the planned merger proposal, Aushorse will join the TBA as a
member with a total of six (6) votes out of a total of thirty (30) votes.
Three (3) directors from the TBA will join Aushorse as directors out of a
board of eight (8) people.
It
is proposed that funding will come by a series of levies which have been
designed to have as little financial impact as possible on the contributors.
The
proposal is that mare owners will contribute $25 per mare annually, there
will be a $100 levy on local stallions and a levy of between $1,000 and
$5,000 (depending on fee) on shuttle stallions. There will be a 0.25% levy
on sales of yearlings, mares and weanlings sold at major auctions and also
on breeze-up sales.
There
will be a five (5) year moratorium on all rates of contribution.
It
is anticipated that well over 60% of the funds raised ($1.6 to $2 million
annually) will come from the commercial breeders and studs, but it has been
agreed the funds will be divided equally between the TBA and the State
Associations on the one hand and the marketing arm, Aushorse, on the other.
Nearly
every other rural industry, such as the cattle and sheep industries are
financed by producers as a result of governmental legislations. The
thoroughbred industry is probably the last industry to have a national levy
structure to finance marketing and administration. The directors of the TBA
and Aushorse commend the merger to all breeders.
Released by Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA)
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Asian Racing Report |
5/12/2003 |
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International Race Week is an annual business exercise that has enormous financial benefits for Hong Kong, even though the staging of it actually loses money.
If that sounds a bit Irish, then it’s important to understand the bigger picture of international week.
Many of the world’s best jockeys showcase their talents at Happy Valley next Wednesday. The following Sunday 36 of the best overseas thoroughbreds strut their stuff against the cream of the locals across four international races, collectively valued at HK$56 million.
Hong Kong has long been recognised as a centre of global excellence for the wagering side of thoroughbred racing and international week is its chance to show the greater racing world just how far it has come on the sporting side of the business.
Last year’s triple header for Hong Kong owned and trained horses - All Thrills Too, Olympic Express and Precision - in three of the four international races was Hong Kong’s finest sporting moment on the international stage.
Cynics point to the fact that the four international races are the lowest betting turnover events on the 10-race card at Sha Tin, and that even the lowly Class 4 races attract more dollars from Hong Kong punters.
That, plus the phenomenal cost of bringing nearly 40 horses to Hong Kong from all points around the globe, may create an enticing face-value argument against the extravaganza.
But it would be short sighted in the extreme to fall into such a narrow viewpoint.
International week is a massive, global, public relations exercise.
It’s the day when the rest of the racing world comes to Hong Kong and helps celebrate the end of another successful year.
It’s a time when Hong Kong owners and trainers get the chance to meet experienced international racing people on home soil and to share in their knowledge.
International week also represents a huge marketing push to generate interest in horse racing on a wider scale locally.
* HONG Kong Jockey Club’s senior racecourse manager, John Ridley, has a huge assignment on his hands over the next week, keeping connections of all visiting horses happy and contented.
He and his elite team have the public relations game down pat. Ridley, who formerly worked with the AJC at Randwick as well as with the ARC at Ellerslie, has an admirable
can do attitude.
We do our best to look after everyone, from their transport to and from the hotels, details of the accommodation, all the little items that may seem insignificant but are important to a particular
individual, Ridley said.
To me, the public relations side of international week is the most critical part of our work.
We want the people who come here to go back to their homelands saying ‘Hong Kong is a special
place I’ve enjoyed it it’s so professional’.
Ridley has fielded some unusual requests from visiting trainers over the years and recalls one of the most unique coming from none other than Australia’s veteran training maestro Bart Cummings.
Bart asked us if we could construct some hurdles down the riverside gallop so he could school one of his horses over
jumps, Ridley recalled.
It was something he liked to do, from time time, to help a horse concentrate and wake him up before a big race.
For us, it was a very unusual request because there are no hurdle races and therefore no brush hurdles in Hong Kong.
But we set up four rows of straw bails, across the riverside gallop, and Bart was able to school the horse over
jumps.
The horse, by the way, was Catalan Opening, the Kaapstad gelding who sailed down the centre of the Sha Tin straight the following Sunday in 1997 to win the Hong Kong Bowl under the guidance of Darren Beadman.
* MASTER trainer Ivan Allan caused a major surprise on Wednesday when he announced that champion Douglas Whyte would replace Weichong Marwing as the rider for Olympic Express in the $HK14 million Hong Kong Mile on Sunday week.
Marwing won last year’s Mile on the sleek black British import for Hong Kong’s most decorated international trainer.
But the South African’s career has stuttered in recent weeks due to a personal problem, the exact nature of which has not been revealed to the public.
Marwing has stood himself down from two recent race meetings, most significantly at the International Trial meeting on November 22 when he surrendered his International Mile Trial mount Ho Choi after suffering an emotional breakdown earlier in the afternoon.
Although he has been highly supportive of Marwing, and continues to be, Allan said he must put the interests of owner Larry Yung first.
Whyte is currently on a rampage, a whopping 19 wins in front of Shane Dye in the pursuit of his fourth successive Hong Kong champion jockeys’ title.
* SINGAPORE’S Horse of the Year elect Ninetyfive Emperor was due in Hong Kong late on Thursday for his biggest assignment in the $HK14 million Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday week amid growing concerns about him racing in the opposite direction.
Hong Kong racing is run in the clockwise direction, the opposite of Singapore.
With this in mind, trainer Charles Leck galloped the 11-time winner twice this week in the reverse direction on the course proper at Kranji prior to his departure.
However his regular rider Saimee Jumaat said the four-year-old had not adapted as well they had hoped.
In both his workouts, he has just struggled getting around the turns, Saimee said.
Once he balances up, he feels good but it is a concern at this stage.
Ninetyfive Emperor will have his final workouts in Hong Kong. Saimee said he hoped the chestnut would make the crucial adjustments in time for the feature race.
* GERMAN star Paolini, runner-up to Precision in last year’s Hong Kong Cup, was a surprise defection from the 2003 renewal on Wednesday.
In the wake of a disappointing piece of work on Tuesday, the ultra-consistent German Group One star has been replaced in the HK Cup by British-bred Blue Stitch, from Hong Kong.
Trained by Tony Millard, Blue Stitch is a very useful four-year-old gelding who has already won over $HK3.3m.
* AUSTRALIAN trainer Don Baertchiger and Kiwi jockey Eddie Wilkinson proved a lethal combination over the two days of racing at Kranji last weekend, winning five of the 18 races.
On Saturday, the pair combined with Award Winner and Seirawan before landing a treble at the 10-race Sunday card with Cosmic Commander, Imperial Treasure and Just Rewarded.
The most impressive win of the weekend came from the Laurie Laxon-trained Titan Bliss, who again made a one-act affair of his assignment over 1400m.
Story By from Murray Bell in Hong Kong
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25.
100 Stakes-Winners For Sunday Silence |
5/12/2003 |
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Shadai Stallion Station’s deceased champion Japanese sire Sunday Silence (Halo-Wishing Well, by Understanding) recorded his 100th stakes-winner when sons Cheers Brightly & Mystic Age both won at Kyoto, reported bloodhorse.com. The 5YO Cheers Brightly won the Gr3 Keihan Hai & 2YO Mystic Age took the Kyoto Nisau Stakes. Sunday Silence (who died in 2002) won the US 1989 Gr1 Kentucky Derby, Gr1 Preakness Stakes & Gr1 Breeders' Cup Classic, & was voted US Horse-Of-The-Year & champion 3YO male.
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24.
Northerly Comeback ‘Won’t Happen In 2004’ |
5/12/2003 |
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WA trainer Fred Kersley
has indicated any comeback by Northerly won’t happen in 2004, despite reports he was setting the dual Cox Plate winner for a spring
return, reported aapracingandsports.com.au. Kersley confirmed he is keen to bring Northerly back to
racing, but is likely to heed veterinary advice that the 7YO will need at least another 12 months to fully recover from his tendon
injury. Kersley said suggestions 9-time Gr1-winning 7YO gelding Northerly would be back to attempt a 3rd win in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley next spring were
premature. Northerly (Serheed-North Bell, by Bellwater) went into ‘retirement’ in August, after showing signs of lameness during his early spring trackwork; he was diagnosed to have suffered a strained off-fore tendon. Northerly (winner of 19 of his 34 career starts) has
returned to the paddocks for the summer & will have his injury scanned again in
February.
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23.
Stoway Wins Hawkesbury Gold Cup |
5/12/2003 |
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Veteran 7YO gelding Stoway (Geiger Counter-Travel Light, by Bellissimo) won yesterday’s $125,000 Gr3 Panthers Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m). Stoway (ridden by Chris Munce for trainer Gai Waterhouse) defeated 4YO geldings Takas (Quest For Fame-Foreign Bank) & Vital Agreement (Belong To Me-Vital Consent) who dead-heated for 2nd. Stoway now has 11 wins & 7 placings in 36 starts for $483,460 prize-money. |
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22.
Sweet Marmalade Wins Hawkesbury Guineas |
5/12/2003 |
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Riverdene Stud sire Marwina recorded further black type when his daughter Sweet Marmalade (Marwina-Sweet Flame, by Brigand) won the $75,000 Listed Hawkesbury Guineas (1200m) for 3YOs. Sweet Marmalade (ridden by Zac Purton for trainer Gary Portelli) defeated another filly Lunasong (Unbridled’s Song-Lunaliona) & the colt Happy Days (Shi-Ar-Widden Way). Sweet Marmalade now has 2 wins & 2 runner-ups in 5 starts for $63,850 earnings.
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21.
Melb Cup Veteran Skybeau Dies |
5/12/2003 |
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Former top stayer Skybeau
(NZ) 1992 who started in 5 successive Melbourne Cups has died aged 11. Skybeau
by (Dahar-Beaumont Babe, Sky Diver) notched 8 wins & 12 placings from 79 starts for $648,755
prize-money. Skybeau's
major achievements were:
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20.
Magic Millions Horse Taxation Seminar
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5/12/2003 |
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Magic Millions is again hosting a Horse Taxation seminar (covering GST, Business v Hobby, Capital Gains Tax, New Losses Rules, Mare & Stallion Write-downs, & Horse deductions & ATO updates) to coincide with its January Yearling Sale week on the Gold Coast. The seminar will be presented by Bloodstock Taxation consultant Paul Carrazzo on Tuesday January 6 from 6-7.30pm at the Magic Millions Sales Complex.
For
further details click
here (PDF ... 470kb) Horse-racing industry gets ATO gee-up
Author: Jennifer Stynes
Date: 06/11/2003
Publication: Financial Review
The Australian Taxation Office has shocked the horse-racing industry by foreshadowing a program to audit business activity statements and income tax returns.
The ATO believes many in the industry are neither declaring prize money nor complying with GST requirements.
It is the first tax crackdown for the racing industry in more than five years, though most winners during the Spring Racing Carnival can rest easily for a bit.
The crackdown is expected to target 5200 owners, 1340 trainers, 410 jockeys and 50 farriers in NSW as a first step, with a likely expansion nationwide if warranted.
"We do have a cash-economy program and the horse-racing industry deals in cash a lot - or lots of elements do anyway," said ATO assistant commissioner Allan Histon.
"We were already working with exports [horses being exported can attract GST] and we realised that a lot of entities weren't disclosing prize money, so we've done a mail-out alerting the industry that we will be conducting audits. 'Traditionally in this sort of business we always find a lot of non-compliance, deliberately or through oversight - they always say it's oversight."
Melbourne bloodstock taxation specialist Paul Carrazzo said the ATO's project was an extension of its data-matching program across a number of industries.
"It will match the amounts of prize money and payments made to horse-racing industry participants by Racing NSW's Stakes Payment System with information declared on the participants' ATO-lodged business activity statements and income tax returns," he said.
NSW was a pilot scheme and "since we started we've had a lot of people coming to us who weren't complying but want to register".
In anticipation of a high level of noncompliance, the ATO has already approached the major racing bodies and told them the industry needs far more education.
Mr Carrazzo said the project reflected concerns the ATO had about "inconsistencies between BAS and income-tax reporting and it's no surprise that the ATO has finally taken action in this area".
The breeding industry was not directly part of the review "but the whole racing industry should now be on notice that the ATO does take tax compliance seriously."
Field and telephone reviews, along with mail-outs, will begin in December, to be followed by further audits from January 2004.
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19.
Record Economic Benefit From 2003 Vic Spring Carnival |
5/12/2003 |
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Meanwhile the 2003 Victorian Spring Racing Carnival has been confirmed as
the largest annual event in Australia, across a variety of indicators. An independent report by IER Pty Ltd revealed the 2003 Carnival brought a Gross Economic Benefit of $388.5 million to the Victorian economy (3.4% above 2002); in addition GEB has grown 10.8% ($38 million) over the past 4 years &
3,700 full-time equivalent jobs were created or maintained to meet the excess demand generated by the 2003 Spring Racing Carnival
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18.
Rory's Keeps on Keeping On |
3/12/2003 |
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Evergreen siring champion Rory’s Jester continues to amaze racing and breeding purists as the winners continue to roll in for the king of Collingrove.
With another handful of winners over the weekend the former Golden Slipper winner boosted his number of individual winners to 560
all this from just 751 starters that’s a winners to runners statistic of 75 per cent!
Top four-year-old mare Toast of the Coast bounced back to her best form when she beat a quality field of sprinters for a strong win in the Geelong Football Club Sprint (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
As usual Toast of the Coast showed good speed out of the barriers to control the race and despite challenges from a number of rivals she was still able to hold out the placegetters Mr Casanova and Deprave.
The Tony Vasil trained mare is already a stakes winner in Sydney and Adelaide and judging by her strong performance on Saturday there will be more opportunities for extra black type over her next couple of preparations.
The chestnut sire is also now making a name for himself as a leading broodmare sire. In recent times he has scored black type success thanks to his daughters producing stakes winners including In Top Swing, Hinting, Consular, Living Spirit, Ultimate Fever, Rosarino and Chuckle.
Rory’s Jester is the broodmare sire of no less than 247 winners of about 610 wins and (broodmare) progeny earnings of over $11 million.
He is standing the 2003 breeding season at Collingrove Victoria. He is serving a strictly limited (full) book for $27,500 (inc
GST).
© Cyberhorse 2003 Greg Irvine
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17.
150 Group One Winners for Sangster |
3/12/2003 |
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Robert Sangster, principal of Collingrove shareholder Swettenham Stud, achieved a notable milestone with the win of Tap Dance City in Sunday's Group 1 Japan Cup. Tap Dance City was the 150th Group 1 winner bred and/or raced by Swettenham since commencing operations in 1967. He is also the 104th individual Group 1 winner produced by one of the world's most prolific racing and breeding operations.
Tap Dance City, a 6-year-old son of Pleasant Tap, was bred by a partnership between Swettenham and Don Sucher's Echo Valley Farm in Kentucky. His dam, All Dance, by Northern Dancer, was bought by Swettenham's US agent Mark Glyer in1979 as one of a package of 4 foals. Trained by Adrian Maxwell in Ireland, All Dance could only win a modest 1600m Maiden in France, but she did manage to place in the Listed Atlantic City Pageant when sent back to the USA. Another of the four, the mare Absentia, had more racetrack success, winning a Group race in France.
After retiring to stud, All Dance's progeny were bred and sold by the partnership between Swettenham and Echo Valley Farm. This has been a long standing arrangement, dating back more than 20 years, where the partners breed 4 mares a year and sell the progeny. All her progeny were sold, with the partnership having done very well out of her over the years. All Dance died in 1998 and Tap Dance City was her second last foal.
All Dance, is a half sister to 1988 Kentucky Derby (Group 1) winner Winning Colors, who like Tap Dance City won her big race by leading all the way. Tap Dance City was purchased privately as a foal and races for the Yushun Racehorse Club, a partnership with dozens of participants. Tap Dance City is one of eight winners produced by All Dance, and is a half brother to stakes winner Carezza, the dam of the late Group 2 winner Freedom’s Daughter, and steeplechase stakes winner Ruling.
Already a Group 2 winner in Japan, the Shozo Sasaki trained stallion, Tap Dance City's most recent win was in the 2400m Grade 2 Kyoto Daishoten on Oct. 12. Heavy rain on Saturday left the Tokyo race track yielding on Sunday and Tap Dance City relished the conditions, breaking first from the barriers and leading throughout to win easily under Tetsuzo Sato going the 2400m in 2:28.70.
© Cyberhorse 2003 Bill Saunders
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16.
Magic Millions 3YO Order-Of-Entry |
3/12/2003 |
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Latest Top 20 in the order-of-entry for the Magic Millions 3YO Trophy (1400m) on the Gold Coast on January 10:
1: Hasna $1,283,995 Gai Waterhouse
2: Special Harmony $1,072,600 Lee Freedman
3: How Funny $882,550 Gai Waterhouse
4: Regimental Gal $860,100 Shaun Dwyer
5: Shamekha $546,750 Gai Waterhouse
6: Halibery $505,300 Mick Price
7: Picaday $388,800 Bruce McLachlan
8: Timbourina $299,500 Tony Wildman
9: Danbird $287,050 CP McNab
10: Dress Code $256,150 Andrew Noblet
11: Dane Belltar $193,800 Leon Macdonald
12: Fragmentation $122,610 Tony McEvoy
13: Windy Kate $106,650 Alan Bailey
14: L'espalier $98,400 Gai Waterhouse
15: Express Ball $91,300 Ricky Maund
16: Spark of Life $90,450 Allan Denham
17: Terracotta Bay $84,460 Gai Waterhouse
18: Fashion Victim $83,800 David Hall
19: Kas Nediym $77,700 George Osborne
20: King's Choir $74,300
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Magic Millions 2YO Order-Of-Entry |
3/12/2003 |
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Latest Top 20 in the order-of-entry for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) on the Gold Coast on January 10:
1: Oratorio $59,250 Lee Freedman
2: Charge Forward $48,750 John O'Shea
3: More Than Hugs $39,250 Bede Murray
4: Not A Single Doubt $32,500 Graeme Rogerson
5: The General $32,000 Rick Hore-Lacy
6: Love Jeddah $30,000 Tony McEvoy
7: General Patton $25,600 Bryan Guy
8: I'm Alice $25,600 Kelly Schweida
9: Birthday Bash $22,300 Alan Bailey
10: Swift Sequalo $18,700 Liam Birchley
11: Little Chloe $18,000 Tony McEvoy
12: Roar Prospect $17,300 Pat Duff
13: Find the Cash $16,000 Mick Price
14: Star of Asia $15,300 Alan Bailey
15: Headland $14,740 Tony McEvoy
16: Way West $14,740 Tony McEvoy
17: Marie Madeleine $13,950 Grant Dalziel
18: Caffe Francais $11,300 Ron Maund
19: Greenheart $10,050 Tony Noonan
20: Wizard Princess $10,000 Albert Stapleford
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14.
Fields Of Omagh Heads For HK |
2/12/2003 |
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Trainer Tony McEvoy has confirmed Australian runner Fields Of Omagh
pulled up well after his failure on the rain-sodden shifting surface at Tokyo’s newly-laid Fuchu track in Sunday’s Gr1 Japan Cup & will now head for the Gr1 HK Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on December 14. Lindsay Park marketing manager Sam Hayes told racenet.com.au: "Tony did say yesterday morning that the horse would come straight home. But we received a phone call from the HK Jockey Club asking us to reconsider. We decided then to give the horse the rest of the day &, because he has pulled up so well, it has been decided we will take him on to HK for the Vase. He just didn't handle the track in Japan; it was too slippery & he couldn't sprint at all. Even if it rains that much in HK, the track would still be 100% better."
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Japan Cup Syndicate Aims 2YO At Randwick |
2/12/2003 |
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The
Yushun Horse Syndicate (who won Sunday’s Gr1 Japan Cup with 6YO American-bred Tap Dance City) is also active in Australia, where they have a number of horses in work with some of our leading trainers. The Yushun-owned 2YO Midnight City (a $35,000 purchase at the 2003 Inglis Classic Sale) made an encouraging weekend debut at Kembla Grange, finishing 2nd over 1000m. The Tim Martin trained youngster is aiming toward the $610,000 Inglis Classic at Royal Randwick in January.
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Arrowfield-Bred Wins Singapore Stakes |
2/12/2003 |
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Arrowfield Stud-bred 3YO gelding Good Businessman (a $34,000 buy at the 2001 Inglis Select Weanling Sale) made it 2 wins from 2 starts when he bowled over a smart field to win Singapore’s Gr3 Stewards’ Cup at Kranji on the weekend. Good Businessman is by Brocco from Speedy Topaze (a half-sister by Woodman to French Gr1 winner Fast Topaze).
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HK Treble For Inglis Graduates |
2/12/2003 |
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Inglis
Sale graduates score a treble at Happy Valley:
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4YO
gelding Supreme Molly (a $45,000 buy at the 2000 Inglis Select
Weanling Sale) took the Class 3 Handicap over 1000m; Supreme Molly
(Snippets-Jade Court, by Bletchingly) has notched 2 wins & 2
placings in 4 starts since late September.
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Brilliant
Attorney (a $36,000 purchase at the 1998 Inglis Classic Sale) also
recorded another win; &
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4YO
Asset Play (a $30,000 investment at the 2001 Inglis Breeze-Up
Sale) recorded his 1st win for expatriate Australian-trainer John
Size; Asset Play (Monde Bleu-Affluent) is a full brother to
stakes-placed Oceanfast (dam of this season’s stakes-winning
juvenile Alinghi).
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Hennessy Colt Could Be A Headliner |
2/12/2003 |
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Hennessy colt Headland burst into contention for next month’s $1 million Conrad Jupiters Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a sizzling debut win at Victoria Park on November 29.
Headland cleared out to an unextended six and a quarter length win, a performance that has the $100,000 graduate from the 2003 Magic Millions Yearling Sale rated the fastest two-year-old to race so far this season from the powerful Lindsay Park stable of Tony McEvoy.
A half brother to Headland by Danehill’s Golden Slipper winning son Danzero is catalogued for the 2004 Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast.
Tintagel Head, the dam of Headland and the Danzero colt in January, was placed over 1000 metres before a serious bleeding attack curtailed her racing career but it has not diminished her worth at stud.
She is from Swettenham Stud’s top producing mare Duchy of Cornwall and is therefore a half sister to the stakes winners Newquay, Civil List and Lands End and a sister to Tregurrian.
Tintagel Head is by Rory’s Jester, the evergreen champion who continues to produce amazing results.
After racing last weekend Rory’s Jester boosted his number of individual winners to 560 from just 751 starters, a winners to runners ratio of 75 per cent.
His weekend star was the classy mare Toast of the Coast, who bounced back to her best form with a strong win at Moonee Valley.
Rory’s Jester is also the broodmare sire of no less than 247 winners.
Story By Chris Scholtz
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Bianconi Off The Mark In Australia |
2/12/2003 |
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Young Danzig stallion Bianconi is off the mark with his first Australian winner.
Bianconi, who can be compared in some categories with Danzig’s greatest son Danehill, was represented by Carlton Ace, a debut winner at Moonee Valley on November 29.
Carlton Ace is out of Aces Royal, a daughter of Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas winner King’s High who is also the dam of the talented Melbourne stakeswinner Carlton Spirit.
Her grandam Fairest Afar, by Brave Salute, is a half-sister to Flanders Fields, the stakes winning dam of Potter McQueen, from Blue Diamond Stakes placegetter Poppy Show.
Bianconi made quite an impact with his first crop in the northern hemisphere this year where he had 11 individual winners of 15 races from 16 runners in the US.
It’s something akin to when Danehill first came on the scene and not surprising considering the similarities in their race records apart from Bianconi’s world class pedigree.
During his racing career Danehill won a minor race at two followed by three wins as a 3YO including the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup and G3 Cork & Orrery Stakes at Royal Ascot. He also was third in the G1 2000 Guineas and G1 July Cup, and fourth in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas.
Bianconi was second at his only appearance at two and then like Danehill successful in three at three including the G3 Diadem Stakes at Ascot. He also was second in the G3 Phoenix Stakes and, like Danehill, fourth in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas.
Bianconi’s Timeform rating at the end of his three-year-old season was a creditable 123, compared to Danehill’s rating of 126 at the same age.
Bianconi is from the great US broodmare Fall Aspen – a mare who has produced 12 winners from 12 runners including nine stakes winners.
They include the G1 winners and sires Timber Country, Fort Wood and Hamas as well as Northern Aspen and the G2 winner Colorado Dancer, dam of ill-fated World Cup winner Dubai Millennium.
Story By Chris Scholtz
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First Crop Sires On Show In January |
2/12/2003 |
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Almost 90 stallions are represented in next month¡¦s 2004 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale catalogue with the usual high interest in the drafts by he first season sires.
The notable Australian Group winners Easy Rocking, Over, Mr. Innocent, Iglesia and Springsteen are represented by their first yearlings and will vie for the spotlight with first Australian progeny by the high class imports Agnes World, Chief Bearhart, High Yield, Howbaddouwantit, High Rolling, Lujain, More Than Ready, Mujahid, My Halo and Singspiel.
While none of the last crop of Australian yearlings by Danehill are available, there is till no escaping his influence as five of his young sire sons in Arena, Catbird, Commands, Dangerous and Redoute¡¦s Choice account for nearly 60 yearlings in the two-day sale.
Some pedigrees that will demand attention on January 18 and 19 include:
Half-brother by Jade Robbery to G1 winner Rouslan.
Half-brother by More Than Ready to G1 winner Solar Circle.
Half-brother by Orpen to G1 winner Rechabite.
Half-brother by Agnes World to G2 winner Ascorbic.
Half-brother by Arena to G3 winner Headstrong.
Brother to G3 winner Crown Princess.
Half-brother by Easy Rocking to stakeswinner Sir Success.
Half-brother by Lion Hunter to G3 winner Party Boy.
Half-brother by Mujahid to stakeswinner Little Pattie.
Half-brother by Nothin¡¦ Leica Dane to stakeswinner Palidamah.
Half-sister by Catbird to G1 winner Quick Star.
Half-sister by Fuji Kiseki to G3 winner Shy Hero.
Half-sister by Zeditave to stakeswinners La Lagune and Make Me a Miracle.
Filly by Canny Lad from At Talaq G3 winner Fuss.
Filly by Canny Lad from stakeswinning Last Tycoon mare Harmonia.
Secret Savings filly from G1 winner Not Related.
Octagonal colt from G1 winner Bianco Flyer.
Desert King colt from Oaks winner Cherontessa.
Catbird colt from G1 winner Judyann;
My Halo colt from G1 winner Diablo Girl.
Flying Spur colt from stakeswinner Newtown Pike.
Grand Lodge colt from G3 winner Trivia Lass.
Honour and Glory colt from G2 winner Mardi¡¦s Magic
Snippets colt from G3 winner Shadowy Outline.
Story By Chris Scholtz
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Aushorse & TBA Merger |
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Australia’s 2 major thoroughbred breeding bodies Aushorse & Thoroughbred Breeders Australia have completed
a historic signing for a formal merger, reported The Australian newspaper. Aushorse was formed in the early 1990s by a group of major studs seeking to expand the promotion & marketing of Australian-bred horses both domestically & internationally. TBA is the federal association governing the individual state Breeders’ Associations. TBA chairman Richard Turnley said:
Our industry can speak with a united voice, so it can only be to the benefit of all thoroughbred
breeders. Aushorse chairman John Messara summed up: A divided voice is now united. The merger will give all breeders a voice with so much more strength when dealing with government & various
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Black Type Winners |
1/12/2003 |
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Hardrada Wins Gr1 Railway Stakes
In Australia, 4YO gelding Hardrada (Marooned-Marrich Bay, by Old Spice) won the $485,000 Gr1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at Belmont in Perth, reported racenet.com.au. Hardrada (ridden by Jason Whiting for trainer Lou Luciani) defeated fellow 4YO geldings Early Express (Dauberval-Early Dawn, by Ifrad) & fast-finishing Mapperholic (Mapperley’s Star-Capaholic, by Noalcoholic). Hardrada (who finished 2nd in this race last year behind Old Fashion) now has 7 wins (also including the Gr2 Winterbottom Stakes twice, Gr2 Lee Steere Stakes & Gr3 WA Sires Produce Stakes) & 2 runner-ups in 20 starts for $790,000 prize-money; he was purchased by Luciani for $30,000 at 2001 Magic Millions Perth Premier Yearling Sale from the consignment of Woodbridge Thoroughbreds. Hardrada comes from the 11th crop of WA stalwart & former Gr1 Sydney Cup winner Marooned (Mill Reef-Short Rations, by
Lorenzaccio) currently serving his 16th book of mares at Tilden Park Stud; overall he has 136 winners (also including dual Gr1 winner Island Morn) from 193 runners (70.5%) with 16 stakes-winners & earnings over $8.2 million.
Spirit Lady Wins Champion Fillies Stakes
Spirit Lady (Dauberval-Horoscope, by Is It True) won the $80,000 Gr3 Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) for 3YO fillies at Belmont. Spirit Lady (ridden by Paul Harvey for trainer Fred Kersley) defeated Tissot (Laranto-Khaddad) & Belhari (Dr Johnson-Rosette).
Happy Johnson Wins T.J.Smith Trophy
The 3YO gelding Happy Johnson (Dr Johnson-Gay Dolphin) won the $50,000 Listed T.J.Smith Trophy (2000m) for 3YOs at Belmont. Happy Johnson (ridden by T.Turner for trainer G.Ballantyne) defeated gelding Mystic Force (Brocco-Petite Amour) & colt Black Tom
(Langfuhr-Narmada).
This Manshood Wins Festival Stakes
The 6YO gelding This Manshood (Manshood-Our Gilded Lily, by Gildoran) carried top weight of 60kg but still made it 3-in-a-row with victory in the $70,000 Listed Festival Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney. This Manshood (ridden by Zac Purton for trainer Tim Martin) defeated 8yo gelding Palladium Star (Palace Music-Lady Swaino, by Whiskey Road) & 6YO gelding Salgado (Danewin-Slight Chance, by Centaine) to win this race for the 2nd successive year. This Manshood now has 13 wins & 11 placings in 47 starts for $526,700.
General Minolta Wins Recognition Stakes
The 4YO gelding General Minolta (Nediym-Minolta) won the $75,000 Listed Tattersalls Recognition Stakes (1600m) at Eagle Farm in Brisbane. General Minolta (ridden by Glen Colless for trainer Rob Heathcote) defeated fellow 4YO gelding Alfonso (Sequalo-Raespell) & 5YO gelding Experience (Quest For Fame-Trousseau). General Minolta now has 4 wins & 9 placings in 22 starts.
Pipkin Wins JRA Trophy
The 4YO mare Pipkin (Gallo Di Ferro-Cuplet) won the $40,000 Listed JRA Trophy-O.J.Smith Stakes (2000m) at Victoria Park in Adelaide. Pipkin (ridden by J.Potter for trainer B.Brook) defeated 8YO gelding Odysseus (King’s High-Our Silver Jan) & 5YO horse Foxborough (Flying Spur-Zantoussa). (Dec 1)
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1st Winner For Redoute’s Choice |
1/12/2003 |
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Arrowfield Stud stallion Redoute's Choice recorded his 1st winner when 2YO colt Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice-Singles Bar, by Rory’s Jester) won his debut over 1100m at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney. Not A Single Doubt (ridden by Larry Cassidy for trainer Graeme Rogerson) scored effortlessly by 5 lengths & is aiming toward the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast in January; Rogerson purchased Not A Single Doubt at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $210,000. Redoute’s Choice already had
2 stakes-placed runners from his 1st 5 starters, noted racenet.com.au
40 Redoute’s Choice Yearlings At Magic Millions
Arrowfield will be offering a Flying Spur 3/4 sister to Not A Single Doubt at the 2004 Magic Millions Gold Coast sale, reported
racenet.com.au.
With 40 yearlings catalogued, Redoute’s Choice has 1 of the largest offerings at the Gold Coast sale. His star lots include: a filly out of Magic Millions winner Shalt Not (by St Covet); a colt out of multiple stakes-winner Snippets Lass (by Snippets); a half-brother to 3 stakes-placed winners out of Gr1 Doncaster Hanbdicap winner Skating (by At Talaq); a filly out of Marauding’s city-winning half-sister Biscara (by Bluebird); & a colt out of regally-related stakes-winner Zalinda (by Zabeel).
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Lion Hunter does well |
1/12/2003 |
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Top Queensland sire Lion Hunter (Danehill) is making a good recovery after sustaining an injury to his hind pastern at Oaklands Stud last week.
The grey son of Danehill underwent repair work at Oakey Vet Hospital and as of this morning, was in high spirits and back on his feet.
Due to the injury Lion Hunter will not be serving for the rest of the season.
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Inglis catalogues 504 yearlings for Classic Sale |
1/12/2003 |
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The William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale has a proud history of producing bargain priced stakes winners.
Catalogues are now available for the 2004 Classic Yearling Sale featuring 504 selected yearlings by a wide range of nearly 90 stallions including some of the best performed sires in the country such as: Beautiful Crown (USA), Canny Lad, Danehill Dancer (IRE), Danewin, Danzero, Encosta de Lago, Flying Spur, Grand Lodge (USA), Marauding (NZ), Octagonal (NZ), Quest for Fame (GB), Rubiton, Secret Savings (USA), Snippets, Spinning World (USA), Strategic, Success Express (USA), Thunder Gulch (USA), Zeditave, etc.
First season sires are also well represented with significant drafts from Aussie bred Group One winners Easy Rocking and Over, plus entries by well regarded young stallions such as Agnes World (USA), Chief Bearhart (CAN), High Yield (USA), Howbaddouwantit (USA), High Rolling, Iglesia, Lujain (USA), More Than Ready (USA), Mr Innocent, Mujahid (USA), My Halo (ARG), Singspiel (IRE), Springsteen, etc.
The five young Danehill (USA) stallions Arena, Catbird, Commands, Dangerous and Redoute’s Choice account for nearly 60 yearlings between them.
Progeny of the highly promising quintet are sure to be popular with buyers again after being so well received last time around.
Classic is renowned as a “type” yearling sale but there are still plenty of pedigrees to jump out from the page.
A half-brother by Jade Robbery (USA) to Group One winner Rouslan; half-brother by More Than Ready (USA) to Group One winner Solar Circle; half-brother by Orpen (USA) to Group One winner Rechabite; half-brother by Agnes World (USA) to Group Two winner Ascorbic; half-brother by Arena to Group Three winner Headstrong; full brother to Group Three winner Crown Princess; half-brother by Easy Rocking to stakes-winner Sir Success; half-brother by Lion Hunter to Group Three winner Party Boy; half-brother by Mujahid (USA) to stakes-winner Little Pattie; and a half-brother by Nothin’ Leica Dane to stakes-winner Palidamah.
A half-sister by Catbird to Group One winner Quick Star; half-sister by Fuji Kiseki (Jap) to Group Three winner Shy Hero; half-sister by Zeditave to stakes-winners La Lagune and Make Me a Miracle.
First foal (filly by Canny Lad) of the At Talaq (USA) mare Fuss, a Group Three winner; first foal (filly by Canny Lad) of stakes-winning Last Tycoon (IRE) mare Harmonia; also a Secret Savings (USA) filly from Group One winner Not Related.
Octagonal (NZ) colt from Bianco Flyer, winner of the VATC 1000 Guineas Gr 1; Desert King (IRE) colt from Oaks winner Cherontessa (NZ); Catbird colt from Group One winner Judyann; My Halo (Arg) colt from Kiwi Group One winner Diablo Girl (NZ); Flying Spur colt from stakes-winner Newtown Pike; Grand Lodge (USA) colt from Group Three winner Trivia Lass; Honour and Glory (USA) colt from Group Two winner Mardi’s Magic; also a Snippets colt from Group Three winner Shadowy Outline.
Inglis News
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Lunasong Another X-Ray Failure to Win |
1/12/2003 |
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The Arrowfield Stud owned filly LUNASONG (2002 Easter $170,000) is the latest horse to overcome an x-ray problem and go on to race successfully.
The three year old filly by Unbridled’s Song (USA) from Lunaliona (GB) was knocked down for $170,000 at the 2002 Australian Easter Yearling Sale before being returned to the stud following negative x-ray findings.
She was given plenty of time to correct the problem and was not broken in until April this year. After a short break she has managed to progress right through her current preparation to score a tidy win at Canterbury last Wednesday for David Payne.
She is a half-sister to Lunaspur, who recently won the MRC Merson Cooper Stakes L, so the future is looking very bright for Lunasong both on the pedigree front and as a racing proposition.
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Aushorse and TBA on the road to industry unity |
1/12/2003 |
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A heads of agreement document relating to the merger of the activities of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) and Aushorse was signed Friday by representatives of the two Australian thoroughbred breeding associations.
As a result of this agreement, one unified body will be able to speak for the Australian thoroughbred breeding industry. Subject to execution of final agreements, the TBA will continue to be chaired by Richard Turnley, with current Aushorse chairman John Messara becoming TBA vice-chairman.
The marketing body, Aushorse, will comprise directors from both associations and will be chaired by Mr Messara. "This is the first step in having our industry speak with a unified voice, and it can only be to the benefit of all thoroughbred breeders," said TBA chairman Richard Turnley.
Released on behalf of TBA and Aushorse
For more information:
James Peters, TBA 02 48695 283 or 0419 279 078
Bronwyn Farr, Aushorse 02 6545 9329 or 0417 680 553 |
