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VINERY STALLIONS 2020 VINERY STALLIONS ALL TOO HARD $27, 50 0 CASINO PRINCE $5,500 EXCEEDANCE (NEW) $38,500 HEADWATER $13,750 PRESS STATEMENT $13,750 STAR TURN $16,500 All fees include GST. Payment on live foal. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Vinery Stud celebrated its 20th year of operation in Australia in April 2020 and the milestone bought with it an exceptionally successful 2019/20 season. RETIRING A SUPERSTAR GROUP VINERY GRADUATES Vinery’s 2019-20 racing calendar was obviously highlighted by the feats our Vinery’s long list of Stakes winning graduates continued to expand and this year we of brilliant sprinter Exceedance, who ran in the famous Vinery silks. In nine also had Begood Toya Mother and Farnan win Group 1’s. starts he won almost $1.2million, which culminated in his sensational win in the Farnan (2c Not a Single Doubt - Tallow) was sold at the 2019 Magic Millions stallion-making Coolmore Stud Stakes down the Flemington straight. We’re so and showed his talent early with a win in the Gr.2 Silver Slipper S. Farnan joined excited to introduce him to breeders this year. Exhilarates, Hard Landing, Kooweerup, and Letzbeglam to become one of five “He’s a super horse,” Peter Orton said. “We knew he had talent from the 2yo Stakes winners sold by Vinery from our 2018 and 2019 Magic Millions drafts. outset but what he achieved in just 9 starts was amazing. It’s been a great season for 3yo’s and it was extra special to watch him win the grand-final at Farnan also took out the Gr.2 Todman Stakes before his win in the world’s richest Flemington.” Exceedance is a son of Champion sire Exceed And Excel who race for 2yo’s. Farnan’s win in the Golden Slipper was Vinery’s fourth Slipper winner was raised at Vinery. “I’m a big fan of the sire line and Exceedance caught to celebrate (he joined Mossfun (Mossman), Phelan Ready (More Than Ready) our eye with his presence and attitude as a yearling. He’s a beautiful mover and Sebring (More Than Ready) and he is now likely to be crowned this year’s with a great eye.” Champion 2yo. The Team Hawkes colt demonstrated his natural talent on debut as a 2yo Begood Toya Mother (5g Myboycharlie – Lady Of Helena) has had 8 wins for over with a spectacular last-to-first performance. He returned this season and $618,000 in earnings and reached the pinnacle in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke displayed a blistering turn of foot in the San Domenico Stakes Gr.3, leaving Stakes at Caulfield in September. He was raised and prepped at Vinery and bred boom colt Bivouac and $1.5million earner Anaheed in his wake at Rosehill. by long term Vinery staff member Mark Nevan. He was Group 1 and 2 placed in the Golden Rose and Run to the Rose These two elites of the track join and the stage was set for the Coolmore Stud Stakes where Exceedance Aristia, Shamus Award, Atlantic Jewel, fulfilled his potential Delectation, Commanding Jewel, with a powerful finish Samaready and Russian Revolution in the straight-six as Group 1 winning Vinery graduates championship under and have helped Vinery built a Dwayne Dunn. “He reputation over the last 20 years as travelled up nicely one of Australia’s leading consignors. and I knew what was In May fellow Group 1 graduate, under the bonnet,” Dunn Samaready, caused fireworks when explained. “He’s got a Vinery sold her for $1.8million at the great attitude and can Inglis Chairman’s Sale, where she really accelerate.” was the second top priced Lot. FARNAN wins the Gr.1 Golden Slipper. 6 2020 YEARLING SALES STAR TURN Kicking off the year at the Gold Coast Magic Millions, Vinery Stud and our Star Turn’s first crop hit the yearling sales in 2020 and breeder returns for his clients were well rewarded with an aggregate turnover of $4.21million, first-crop were 10 times service fee at the Magic Millions in January. A top average of $210,500 and clearance rate of 91%. price of $550,000 was paid by Team Hawkes for the Glenlogan Park colt out Our Gold Coast yearlings included a $500,000 filly from Downtown of Dukemore (Encosta de Lago). “He was the one we really wanted,” Wayne Manhattan who went to Godolphin, and a $500,000 colt from Fit And Ready Hawkes said. “He’s Star Turn all over and we would love to make one of his who went to Chris Waller and Mulcaster Bloodstock. sons into a great racehorse, too.” More Than Ready led the Vinery stallions with 13 Lots selling for an average Edinglassie Thoroughbreds sold the Star Turn colt related to Golden Slipper of $221,923 followed by Star Turn ($204,375), Press Statement ($190,000), winner Crystal Lily for $300,000 to James Harron Bloodstock. “I like the Star All Too Hard ($156,250) and Headwater ($145,000). Turns,” Edinglassie Manager Mick Talty said. “He was a superb athlete and this colt is a very strong individual.” Vinery sold 100% of its consignment to Book 1 of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. And we met the market again at the history-making Inglis Easter Sale, The Inglis Classic was another successful sale for Star Turn with a Book 1 which was conducted online due to the COVID-19 lockdown in April. clearance rate of $100%. Lot 122 from Empress Zakynthos went for $140,000 to Mick Price (“One of the best sprinting colts in the Sale”) and In The Moment’s colt went for $140,000 Tony McEvoy (“He’s a powerhouse”). Topping Vinery’s virtual sale was the I Am Invincible – Snitzerland colt who made $600,000. He’s a half-brother to this season’s Maribyrnong Plate Gr.3 winner Hard Landing (All Too Hard) and will be trained by John O’Shea for Star Turn is proving extremely popular with broodmare owners, Domeland. averaging 130 mares in his first three seasons at Vinery. Vinery legend More Than Ready also had plenty to celebrate with the full- Bred for speed by Star Witness, he possessed brilliant acceleration and sister to his Champion mare More Joyous knocked down for $500,000 to defeated older horses at weight-for-age in the Schillaci Stakes Gr.2 and Hong Kong owner Bon Ho. Gai Waterhouse, who won her seventh Golden signed off as one of Australia’s highest-rated 3yo sprinting colts with a Slipper with Farnan, went back to the source with $300,000 for Vinery’s colt Timeform rating of 124. from Gilgai Stakes Gr.2 winner Hallowell Belle. 7 STAKES WINNERS GALORE FIRST RUNNERS All Too Hard had another bumper season, with just four crops racing, and he This season saw the first crop by young guns Headwater and Press Statement was the youngest stallion to reach 100 individual winners for the season. He hit the track, and based on 2020 sale results they’re impressing trainers. It started at was also a Top 5 stallion for Stakes winners (8) and Stakes wins (14) to the Karaka where they both had first-crop colts sell for $420,000 at the NZB Ready To end of May and they were complemented by Group winners Frosted Gold Run Sale. and Roy’s Riviera in South Africa. On the track, Wisdom Of Water was the flag-bearer among Headwater’s 5 early Alligator Blood led the charge with 8 wins in 10 starts, including his memorable first-crop winners. He won three races including the Gr.3 Ken Russell Memorial win in the Australian Guineas Gr.1, with earnings over $2.82million this season. Classic, becoming the first Stakes winner for his sire. The Edmonds team are Dawn Dawn was another of his leading progeny, with a win in the Gr.2 ATC hoping he can develop into a Coolmore Stud Stakes or Caulfield Guineas horse Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) and a place in the Gr.3 MRC How Now Stakes in the spring. (1200m). Trainer Tony Sears is another Queenslander with black-type plans for his Headwater “We have a lot of confidence in All Too Hard and we’re definitely seeing winners Maya Bay and Be Water My Friend. “We love the Headwaters,” he said. those results on the track,” Peter Orton said. “Despite the great success “Both our boys have beautiful temperaments.” this year, his fee will remain unchanged as it represents terrific value for Press Statement’s Sydney colt Spokesman also earned a trip to the Brisbane breeders looking for a proven stallion to take their resulting produce to winter carnival with wins at Canterbury and Warwick Farm for trainer Chris Waller. the sales.” Press Statement’s other early winners include Major Murphy, Equation and All Too Hard had a great year in the sale ring, and at the majors he had a Incredulous Dream. clearance rate of over 96% and an average of almost five times service fee. David Vandyke and $2.9million earner ALLIGATOR BLOOD. 8 ALL TOO HARD Youngest sire to reach 100 winners in the last two seasons. All Too Hard Pedigree Danehill By Danzig Flying Spur Sire Rolls By Mr. Prospector CASINO PRINCE Year of Birth – 2009 (10yo) Last Tycoon By Try My Best 2003 Lady Capel Kew Gardens By Kenmare To Stud – 2013 Green Desert By Danzig Desert Sun Dam Solar By Hotfoot Height – 16.11/2HH HELSINGE Snippets By Lunchtime 2001 Scandinava Colour – Bay Song of Norway By Vain 1st dam 2nd dam HELSINGE, by Desert Sun.