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Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here EXOSPHERE SIRED HIS FIRST WINNER ON FRIDAY - STALLION WATCH PAGE 17 MACAU RACING NEWS - PAGE 21 First Light go big for What's on Race meetings: Grafton (NSW), Pierro colt with in-form Kembla Grange (NSW), Ballarat (VIC), Mackay (QLD) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Busuttin and Young Eagle Farm (QLD), Cranbourne (VIC) Sales: Inglis Premier Yearling Stakes (Day 3) Syndicator already has Derby dreams with $575,000 session topper on day two of Premier as high as we did with a team of our owners and Trent and Natalie as owners as well. “He is a star colt in our eyes so we’re pretty excited.” By Pierro out of the More Than Ready (Southern Halo) mare Pass The Parcel, the colt - who was catalogued as Lot 349 - is a half-brother to the Nick Ryan-trained Danehill Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) placegetter Express Pass (Wandjina). The result continued a brilliant sale for Lot 349 Pierro - Pass the Parcel colt INGLIS leading vendor Blue Gum Farm, who also Bloodstock manager for First Light Racing, consigned the sale-topping Snitzel (Redoute’s BY GEORGIE DENNIS AND TIM ROWE Ash Dowley, said she was shaking having Choice) colt for $725,000 on Sunday. irst Light Racing made the biggest fended off prominent owner Brae Sokolski for “He is a colt that when we first looked purchase of its existence when the well-related colt. at him, we only looked at him for about 60 the Group 1-winning syndicator “(I was) very nervous,” Dowley said. seconds, me and Paul Willetts,” Dowley said. secured a Pierro (Lonhro) colt in “We bought him in partnership with “We looked at each other straight away and Fconjunction with Busuttin Racing and Paul Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, recent Blue said ‘put him away’ and then we whispered to Willetts for $575,000 on day two of the Inglis Diamond winners, and we’ve had great support each other ‘this is the best colt we’ve seen all Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale yesterday. from them so we had a lot of confidence to go year’ so we’ve worked pretty tirelessly in the last 48 hours putting a group of owners together to PAGE 23 buy him. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news: click here | 1 | Brought to you by First Light go big for Pierro colt with in-form Busuttin and Young | 2 | Tuesday, March 3, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “We’ve had wonderful support and “We did (expect we’re very excited, we were just so blown away by this colt.” him to cost that First Light Racing celebrated its maiden Group 1 victory in 2018 when much),” Dowley Aristia (Lonhro) won the VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) and Dowley believes added. their expensive purchase could be a contender for the colt’s equivalent “To us we looked to the race. at him and thought “Pierro isn’t your natural two-year-old sire so he looks to be your he was a half a typical late two-year-old, three-year-old mile plus, Derby prospect and million dollar colt so that’s what Pierro has shown, they get a bit of distance,” Dowley said. we knew we had to “They need a bit of time so we’ll be patient with him, we won’t be be pretty strong on pushing him too early and he looks like a perfect 1600-metre plus type. him. “He’s perfectly conformed, he’s a big, strong colt, with a big girth on “We went two Lot 349 Pierro - Pass the Parcel colt INGLIS him and a big hindquarter. bids over what we “It’s the way he moved that really struck us. He’s got the most fluent initially thought but we loved him that much we didn’t want to go home walk about him and the most incredible attitude we’ve seen in a colt as without him.” well, and we know that takes them a long way. The colt’s dam, Express Pass, was a two-time winner and is a half-sister “He’s like a five-year-old gelding out there. We know he’s been really to Magic Millions Guineas (RL, 1400m) third Happy Hussey (Hussonet) popular. I’ve been down to see him three or four times and every time he and Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) fourth Prix Du Sang (Red Ransom). stepped out of the box, he just walked along with no issues.” Further down the page is four-time Group winner So Gorgeous (Brief Truce) On the hefty price tag the syndicate had to pray, Dowley said she as well as Wild Queen (Loup Savage), who is the granddam of Randwick Guineas wasn’t surprised. (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Kementari (Lonhro). Continued on page 4>> Follow us @anz_news: click here | 2 | Brought to you by Holler didn’t just win the G1 Canterbury Stakes... First Seal Happy Clapper Our Boy Malachi Criterion Kermadec Ecuador He annihilated a field with ten G1 wins between them. 11 yearlings selling at HOLLER Melbourne Premier Commands – Shouts Player comes out on top for Written Tycoon colt | 4 | Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Player comes out on top for Written Tycoon colt Mark Player is hoping “lightning can strike twice” after buying a son of Written Tycoon (Iglesia) with agent Rob Roulston for $400,000 yesterday, the second time in as many years he has purchased a colt by the stallion at the Premier sale. The International Thoroughbred Solutions principal secured the Blue Gum Farm-consigned colt, who is the first foal out of the seven-time- winning Group 2 scorer Miss Promiscuity (Magnus), who won three of her first five starts for trainer Peter Moody. He was catalogued asLot 313. “He was a first foal so he was a very neat colt and reminded me of a Capitalist-type of colt, short-coupled, very athletic terrific walk and very strong chestnut colour,” said Player of his latest acquisition. Lot 313 Written Tycoon - Miss Promiscuity colt INGLIS “He was a really good mover who had a bit of presence about him and every time I saw him he just seemed to be doing the right things. The move also came about having observed the willingness of the “I’m not sure who the competition was, but hopefully they are good buying bench at Oaklands Junction being prepared to go above and judges and hopefully we will come out of it looking like we’ve got the right beyond in order to secure their chosen stock. horse and I’m pretty confident that we have.” “You do wonder when you’re going to get a turn (to bid),” he said. The bidding hit $360,000 when the pair made the decisive move to go “You have to be prominent with where you stand, so you can get the eye of straight to $400,000, which proved a winning tactic. the auctioneer or one of the bid spotters. There is just really good competition. “I think sometimes you have all these theories about how to bid and “The optimism surrounding the industry is great - we are in great times what to do I just thought, ‘let’s try to land a knockout blow at this stage’,” for racing. We have got great infrastructure and great people involved in Player said. the industry at the moment and with the strong prize-money, racing and “You get a feeling you are down to only beating one person and when breeding is in a really good place in Australia.” you are down to tens you don’t want to get caught on the wrong leg. Player has respected the experienced Roulston’s judgment for many “I just thought it was the right thing to do at the time and hopefully it years and was pleased to join forces with the Melbourne-based agent on w a s .” the colt who is by Victoria’s leading stallion. Continued on page 6>> LEADING BUYERS NAME LOTS AVERAGE ($) AGGREGATE ($) Ciaron Maher Racing 12 173,333 2,080,000 Aquis Farm Pty Ltd 5 337,000 1,685,000 Hawkes Racing 7 165,714 1,160,000 R Yiu 5 211,000 1,055,000 O'Brien Thoroughbreds (Aust) Pty Ltd 6 170,000 1,020,000 Paul Moroney Bloodstock / Ballymore Stables Australia 4 255,000 1,020,000 Hong Kong Jockey Club 3 336,667 1,010,000 Lindsay Park Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock 8 123,750 990,000 Busuttin Racing Pty Ltd 6 158,333 950,000 Robbie Griffiths Racing & Peter Ford Thoroughbreds (FBAA) 6 148,333 890,000 Henry Dwyer Racing 5 168,000 840,000 McDonald Racing 4 205,000 820,000 Want a complete overview of the current crop of First Season Sires... visit arion.co.nz ... go to Data Centre for all the up-to-date information Arion Pedigrees www.arion.co.nz Follow us @anz_news: click here | 4 | Brought to you by Player comes out on top for Written Tycoon colt | 6 | Tuesday, March 3, 2020 << Continued from page 4 “There was a good team of people behind it and Rob Rolston and I really loved him,” he said. Lot 402 “He’s a terrific judge and has been for a long time, so when we are on Breeding: I Am Invincible - Runaway Jesse by Rory’s Jester the same horse we have a bit of luck and hopefully we will be this time.” Price: $375,000 At last year’s Premier sale, Player purchased recent Hawkes Racing- Buyer: Ricky Yiu trained debut Talindert Stakes (Listed, 1100m)-winning Written Tycoon Vendor: Longwood Thoroughbreds colt Ole Kirk for $675,000 on behalf of Neil Werrett and partners.