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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here STALLION WATCH - PAGE 12 GLOBAL SALES DATES - PAGE 16 Temperamental filly See Read Tomorrow's Issue For: You Soon to be covered Steve Moran What's on Race meetings: Newcastle (NSW), Moruya by The Autumn Sun (NSW), Benalla (VIC), Emerald (QLD) Woodpark Stud’s Jean Dubois pulls plug on promising Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Moruya (NSW), Group-placed filly’s racetrack career Caulfield (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Ruakaka (NZ) International meetings: Ripon (UK), Kempton (UK), Hamilton (UK), Vaal (SAF) International sales: Goffs Premier Yearling Sale (UK) MORNING BRIEFING All Victorian horses to be allowed into NSW Victorian horses will be allowed to cross into NSW immediately, subject to strict protocols See You Soon SPORTPIX and approval from Racing NSW stewards. Once dramatically cut short after the stubborn filly approval is given by stewards, horses must BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS refused to go into the barriers. be transported to a spelling or pre-training he Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) The Jean Dubois-trained See You Soon was property that is away from a racecourse and will has been chosen as the maiden a shock late scratching as favourite in the Silver not be able to enter a racecourse or licensed suitor for the extremely talented Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) last month and was stable for 48 hours after being transported. but troublesome three-year-old See attempting to gain a reprieve at the Rosehill barrier The opportunity for transportation opens up TYou Soon (Siyouni) whose racetrack career was trial session yesterday. Continued on page 2>> spring opportunities in both states for horses trained on both sides of the NSW-Victoria YESTERDAY'S RESULTS FROM | GRAFTON, PAKENHAM & TAMWORTH | PAGE 18 border. Morning Briefing page 4 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Temperamental filly See You Soon to be covered by The Autumn Sun | 2 | Tuesday, September 1, 2020 << Continued from page 1 A winner of the Kirkham Plate (1000m) last October and running placings in the Golden Gift (1100m), Reisling Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) and the Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at two, the valuable filly was scratched from heat one after rearing in the air with attendants unable to coax her into the gates. A frustrated Dubois immediately called a halt to the homebred filly’s career and, speaking to ANZ Bloodstock News later, revealed that See You Soon would be covered by Arrowfield Stud’s five-time Group 1 winner The Autumn Sun who is out of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) mare Azmiyna. “It is a shame with a filly like her and, of course, we could have spelled her but I don’t want to waste a year by trying again,” Dubois said. “It’s a bit quick but it’s September now and we can’t waste any time, which is why after the first time she refused (in the Silver Shadow) we made some inquiries about who would be the right stallion for her and she’s going to be served by The Autumn Sun. The Autumn Sun ARROWFIELD STUD “Galileo can give her a bit of stamina, which never hurts, and of course he is by a champion in Redoute’s. He will be commercial and he has all Chaikin, See You Soon is a half-sister to Qatar’s champion older male you need to be a good stallion and the mating is good.” for four consecutive years, the four-time Listed winner The Blue Eye Dubois said See You Soon had always displayed an unwillingness to (Dubawi), as well as four other winners including the Dubois-trained want to load into the barriers, but it had deteriorated this preparation. Julian Rock (Invincible Spirit). “She has never been that friendly with the barriers but last preparation Her dam, Soneva (Cherokee Run), a half-sister to US Listed winner she was OK,” he said. Coronado Rose (Coronado’s Quest), was a four-time stakes winner “However, it got worse after the winter. She goes in fine at home ... but including two Group 3 victories in France. she can be a nasty pony. They have a good memory.” See You Soon has a yearling half-sister by Fastnet Rock (Danehill) and Bred to southern hemisphere time by Woodpark Stud’s Dr David Soneva is due to foal to Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) in early October. Soneva is expected to be covered by Darley first season shuttlerToo Darn Hot (Dubawi) once she foals down this year while the yearling filly is set to be offered at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in January. “The Fastnet Rock filly looks really good. She’s a nice foal. She’s taller than this one (See You Soon) and she will go to the Magic Millions in January, but I don’t know yet who will consign her,” Dubois said. See You Soon is by France’s leading sire Siyouni (Pivotal), who currently leads this year’s table with 44 individual winners and four stakes winners having finished runner-up by earnings to Coolmore’s goliath Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) last year and second in 2018 as well behind Nathaniel (Galileo). Standing at the Aga Khan’s Haras de Bonneval in France, Siyouni covered seven mares to southern hemisphere time in 2017 and eight in 2018. Two yearling colts by the stallion sold at the Magic MIllions sale in January for $400,000 and $220,000 respectively while a filly by the sire was bought by Bon Ho’s Legend Racing for $400,000 at the Inglis Australian Jean Dubois SPORTPIX Easter Yearling Sale. Logo (without secondary wording) MAGNUS Champion Victorian Based Sire Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by He is the best colt by Merchant Navy I have seen. He moves so well and “ An absolute belter of a colt who “possesses all the traits of an“ early 2yo. was always a standout at home I look forward to showcasing him at the “ and deservedly topped the Magic Millions in January where he will sale today. be an absolute standout. 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New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Tuesday, September 1, 2020 2020 VIRTUAL ONLINE STALLION PARADE NOW MORNING BRIEFING to run second to stablemate Kings Will Dream Melbourne switch AUSTRALIA (Casamento) in the Turnbull Stakes (Gr 1, for Master Of Wine Nature Strip ready for 2000m), fifth to Mer De Glace (Rulership) in The lure of a ballot-exempt position in the Cox Concorde return the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) and seventh Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) could entice Master Of Likely Australian Horse of the Year Nature Strip to Vow And Declare (Declaration Of War) in Wine (Maxios) to Moonee Valley this weekend (Nicconi) will make his first raceday appearance the Melbourne Cup. "He has been in work for to tackle the Feehan Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m). Part- this season in the Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) a long time so he is naturally pretty fit," Waller owner Rupert Legh said Master Of Wine was at Randwick on Saturday in what will be a small said. "I think he will run a cheeky race over a definitely bound for Melbourne to continue field. Only five rivals were nominated to take mile but he will be harder to beat second up his campaign after he disappointed when him on yesterday, with Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, over 2000 metres." 12th behind Verry Elleegant (Zed) in the Winx 1000m) winner Gytrash (Lope De Vega) and Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). “He will definitely come Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) conqueror Sydney satellite stable up down here this week, so it’s either the Feehan Splintex (Snitzel) joined by ten-year-old Ball and running for Pike or the Makybe Diva at Flemington,’’ Legh told Of Muscle (Dubawi), honest mare Fiesta (I It may have taken plenty of effort and sacrifice, Racing.com. “He’s here for either the Cox Plate Am Invincible) and improving sprinter Dirty but Cambridge trainer Tony Pike finally has his or Caulfield Cup and then hopefully into the Work (Written Tycoon). With entries extended temporary Sydney satellite barn in operation. (Melbourne) Cup. (First-up) he was ridden until 11am Sydney time today, trainer Danny Stable foreman Chris McNab and trackwork rider upside down for a stayer resuming. He was in Williams threw in the well-travelled Prairie Fire Matthew Ward have undergone their mandatory the red zone from the moment they jumped (Snitzel) yesterday, but other entries are likely two-week quarantine period in Sydney after and everything on the speed faded.’’ to be few and far between. Nature Strip finished receiving travel exemptions to head across the fourth to Gytrash in the Lightning Stakes first- Tasman earlier this month. The pair welcomed Prague trials well up last preparation, but trainer Chris Waller The Bostonian (Jimmy Choux) to their temporary at Rosehill expects a different result this time around. "The home at Rosehill yesterday morning, with the Dual Group 3-winning colt Prague (Redoute’s 1000 (metres) up the straight is a little different Group 1 winner having been based at Bjorn Choice), the centre of a significant purchase to 1000 (metres) around a bend," Waller said of Baker’s Warwick Farm stables.