KIWI CHRONICLES Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here INGLIS GOLD SALE STATISTICS - PAGE 8 MACAU NEWS - PAGE 24 Extreme Choice filly Read Tomorrow's Issue For smashes record at Focus Asia What's on Race meetings: Newcastle (NSW), Port Inglis Gold yearling sale Macquarie (NSW), Moe (VIC), Cairns (QLD) Supreme Thoroughbreds-consigned filly one of two to top $200,000 Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Port Macquarie as Bon Ho takes home $260,000 session topper at Oaklands (NSW), Caulfield (VIC), Avoca (VIC), Deagon (QLD), Longford (TAS), Ashburton (NZ), Cambridge (NZ) International meetings: Brighton (UK), Nottingham (UK), Wolverhampton (UK), Sligo (IRE) International sales: Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2YOs In Training Sale STALLION WATCH NEW WINNERS AND STAKES WINNERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE - PAGE 25 Extreme Choice ex French Origins filly INGLIS $260,000 for lot 215, an Extreme Choice BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS filly out of French Origins (Choisir) wo fillies took centre stage on the offered by the Romsey-based Supreme second and final day of the Inglis Thoroughbreds. Melbourne Gold Yearling Sale, with “She was recommended to me a few days a daughter of Extreme Choice (Not ago by Jonathan D’Arcy from Inglis so I asked TA Single Doubt) setting a new record for the John (Sadler) to look at her yesterday and he highest priced horse ever sold at this auction. said he liked her very much and that's why Hong Kong owner Bon Ho, of Classique I went ahead and bought her,” Ho told ANZ Legend (Not A Single Doubt) fame, paid Bloodstock News. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Extreme Choice filly smashes record at Inglis Gold yearling sale | 2 | Tuesday, May 18, 2021 << Continued from page 1 The filly will be trained by John Sadler Yesterday’s record breaking Gold Sale result set by Ho came as a at Caulfield who now has 30 horses in work for Ho. pleasant surprise for Supreme Thoroughbreds’ Brent Grayling, who The prominent owner teamed up with Sadler about 18 months ago and prepared the filly on behalf of her breeder Mike Mant, the former owner currently has the promising two-year-old colt Starry Legend (Zoustar), of Middlebrook Valley Lodge in the Hunter Valley, where she was raised. who has won two from three, racing with the stable in Ho’s white and red “It was a bit of a fairytale story for us, really, because she was in the trimmed silks Melbourne Premier and she got injured days before she was due to go “He is my biggest trainer in Australia followed by Les Bridge,” said down and so we had to withdraw her. Ho, who confirmed his Everest (1200m) winner, Classique Legend, who “We don't like taking horses with bandages and stitches because as he sent to Hong Kong for an soon as people see that they dismiss your horse so we decided to fight SHE WAS unsuccessful campaign, will another day.” RECOMMENDED TO fly to New Zealand on May 24, Their decision to reserve her for the Gold Sale paid huge dividends, where he will be quarantined with the value of Extreme Choice’s stock increasing significantly in recent ME A FEW DAYS AGO before returning to the care of months off the back of his son Stay Inside’s win in the Golden Slipper (Gr BY JONATHAN D’ARCY his original trainer Les Bridge at 1, 1200m). FROM INGLIS SO I ASKED Randwick. “Since then Extreme Choice has kicked goals and it showed in the ring JOHN (SADLER) TO LOOK Last week Bridge was today. The stallion is as hot as anything so it’s worked out well for us,” said AT HER YESTERDAY AND inducted into the Australian Grayling. HE SAID HE LIKED HER Racing Hall of Fame. With Ho bidding on the filly from his base in Hong Kong and other VERY MUCH AND THAT'S “He (Classique Legend) interested parties chiming in either on the phone and online, the auction WHY I WENT AHEAD AND will be back at Randwick in the experience felt a little different to usual for Grayling. BOUGHT HER middle of next month with Les “It was quite a surprise. Most of the bidding was done on the - BON HO who is very happy and excited phone and online. It shows if you have the right product there's about it,” said Ho. money there. Continued on page 4>> Yulong Stud have exciting positions available for full time stallion grooms. This is a great opportunity to work in a brand new, world class facility with an exciting group of stallions, including Australia’s leading active stallion, Written Tycoon. Reporting to the stallion manager, you will assist in the day to day care of the stallions along with breeding barn duties throughout the season. 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Out of the unplaced Choisir (Danehill Dancer) mare French Origins, a half-sister to French stakes winner Inhabitant (Zafonic), the filly is a granddaughter of dual Group 1-winning mare Infra Green (Laser Light), herself a prolific producer, having foaled three stakes winners in addition to St James’s Palace Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) runner up Greensmith (Known Fact). The second highest-priced yearling sold yesterday again reached the $200,000 mark and was a Headwater (Exceed And Excel) filly out of Little Indian (Not A Single Doubt) from the Blue Gum Farm draft. She was knocked down to Cranbourne trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, who teamed up with Peter Ford and Heywood Bloodstock to secure her for $200,000. Catalogued as Lot 291, she is out of a half sister to Griffiths’ former six- time stakes placed mare Fidelia (Not A Single Doubt). “Robbie basically said to me ‘don’t come home without her’,’’ said Corey Smith, the racing manager for Griffiths de Kock Racing. “She was the one we really wanted. We liked how she moved. She has a great walk and a strong shoulder. We thought she was the best filly in the sale. “I think a few of the Fidelia owners will be back in this filly and, whoever does come in, they won’t have a long time to wait to race her because she’s a ready-made racehorse who looks like you could throw a saddle over tomorrow.’’ The result capped off a great two days in the sales ring for Blue Gum Farm, who took leading vendor honours with all 21 of their offerings selling for a gross of $874,000, at an average of $41,619 - a figure topped only by Supreme Thoroughbreds who sold eight of their 12 offered lots at an average of $44,500. “She’s a terrific example for the Gold Sale whereby a nice filly who gets a little bit more time to physically and mentally mature can really come into her own, and that’s exactly what this filly did,’’ said Blue Gum Farm boss Phil Campbell. Vendors Supreme Thoroughbreds with the sale topper INGLIS Continued on page 6>> Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by What Do These Stakes Winning 2YO’s Have In Common? SHAQUERO XTREMETIME EVERY ROSE CAPTIVANT THEY ALL HAVE 1/2 RELATIONS BY HELLBENT COMING THROUGH! Breed To Hellbent I AM INVINCIBLE X VOLKASPRAY $22,000 INC. GST LIMITED BOOKINGS AVAILABLE CONTACT MATT: 0481 989 661 Extreme Choice filly smashes record at Inglis Gold yearling sale | 6 | Tuesday, May 18, 2021 << Continued from page 4 “It’s been a fabulous sale for us, we’ve sold Hutch said he and the management team at Inglis would sit down and from $6,000 to $200,000 to a broad range of buyers and we couldn’t be happier. review the timing of the Gold Sale for next year. “We were leading vendor at Premier and now leading vendor at Gold Traditionally it has been held in April but was moved to mid-May for which is a great testament to what we do at home. We’re bloody rapt.’’ the first time this year in order to fit in with changes to the New Zealand The Gold Sale ended with an ever-increasing gross of $4,970,250 (up Thoroughbred sales calendar. 43 per cent) and a healthy clearance rate of 85 per cent. “The intention would be to relocate back to the April slot, subject to Inglis’ general manager of bloodstock sales and marketing, Sebastian consultation with the vendors. Hutch, was pleased with the outcome. “It’s a congested sales calendar as it is and trying to find appropriate “I’ve no doubt the recent success of graduates of this sale in the slots factoring in other major events isn’t straightforward but we are likes of Australian Guineas winner Lunar Fox, Australasian Oaks conscious of putting sales in the best position for vendors to get a return winner Media Award and Saturday’s Goodwood Handicap winner on their stock.