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KIWI CHRONICLES Tuesday, June 8, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here STALLION WATCH - PAGE 19 MACAU NEWS - PAGE 17 Frankel investment Read Tomorrow's Issue For proving a stunning coup Steve Moran for Evergreen Stud Farm Focus Asia What's on Two-year-old homebred gelding Converge in good shape for tilt Race meetings: Bathurst (NSW), Tamworth at Group 1 glory in J J Atkins as Bott ponders matings (NSW), Pakenham (VIC) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Randwick (NSW), Bathurst (NSW), Tamworth (NSW), Doomben (QLD), Toowoomba (QLD), Belmont (WA), Devonport (TAS), Otaki (NZ), Cambridge (NZ) International meetings: Ayr (UK), Salisbury (UK), Wetherby (UK), Wolverhampton (UK), Saint-Cloud (FR) Sales: Inglis Digital June (Early) Sale Converge SPORTPIX MORNING BRIEFING champion Frankel (Galileo) has been proved BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS an inspired move. Godolphin’s broad use of he immediate future of J J Atkins Frankel’s son Converge surged to the top stallions paying off Plate (Gr 1, 1600m) pre-post of the betting markets for the J J Atkins after a Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation favourite Converge will become hard-to-miss second in the BRC Sires’ Produce achieved a first on Saturday when becoming clearer after this weekend’s $1 Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) last Saturday week, a run the first owner to win the Epsom Derby (Gr Tmillion two-year-old race at Eagle Farm but, which confirmed connections would extend 1, 1m 4f) and Belmont Stakes (Gr 1, 12f) whatever the outcome, Evergreen Stud Farm’s the gelding’s first season of racing into the in the same year - and, what's more, with decision to support northern hemisphere winter months. Continued on page 2>> homebreds. Morning Briefing page 12 >> FRI 4TH - WED 9TH JUNE 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL INGLIS DIGITAL JUNE (EARLY) SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Frankel investment proving a stunning coup for Evergreen Stud Farm | 2 | Tuesday, June 8, 2021 << Continued from page 1 “If he can run up to his past couple of runs obviously he’s in with a big chance. Eagle Farm’s been a bit of, I won’t say a graveyard, but some horses don’t seem to handle it first-up but he seemed to relish it the other day,” said Evergreen Stud Farm’s Tony Bott, who manages the bloodstock interests of Hong Kong owner P K Sui. “I talk to (son and co-trainer) Adrian regularly and he’s been up and back a couple of times to see the horse (in Queensland). “Converge hasn’t had a lot of work since the Sires’ as he’s pretty fit through recent racing. He’s had one gallop since then, I think, and they’re POSITION VACANT just keeping him nice and happy.” Scone Race Club - CEO Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the homebred Converge Scone Race Club has become a leading country race club in NSW and defied his breeding to win his first start before the turn of the year, in is a major racing and training centre with over 200 horses currently December at Warwick Farm, before returning in the autumn to finish in work, located in the heart of thoroughbred breeding in Australia. runner-up in the Baillieu Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) and win the Fernhill Scone conducts 18 race meetings annually including the two-day metropolitan Scone Cup Carnival in May and has an active function Handicap (Listed, 1600m). centre. Scone Race Club is earmarked for significant investment in He rounded out his campaign in the ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, the coming years. 1600m) when third to Captivant (Capitalist) at Randwick. Scone Race Club is looking to appoint a leader to develop and grow He was then spelled at Evergreen Stud Farm at Heatherbrae, near the organisation in line with the strategic direction and values of the Scone Race Club, with the capacity to adopt the club’s strategic plan Newcastle, before a late decision was made to target the Queensland and work with our Partners who are the leaders in the thoroughbred Winter Carnival. racing and breeding industry. Converge, ridden by Tim Clark in the Sires’ last start, was held up in T H E R O L E the straight before getting clear late to make up many lengths to run J J The CEO, reporting to the Board of Directors, will be responsible for Atkins rival Tiger Of Malay (Extreme Choice) to a head. the management of the Scone Race Club affairs and activities Being owned by Hong Kong interests the intention was to race him in including the effective administration of the business, overseeing all Asia, but Bott revealed connections remained in a quandary as to whether racing and training activities, events, functions and the management of all staff, and contractors. that was the right option for Converge. “He’s not a huge horse so, therefore, Hong Kong is maybe a question A B O U T Y O U The ideal candidate will possess the following: mark because they carry big weights up there and it is of benefit to be Exceptional organisation, communication, and public relation another hand taller,” Bott said. skills and excellent racing knowledge “However, he is quite solid, so it will depend on how far we think we Outstanding written and verbal communication skills can stretch him. We will spell him after this run and, if we don’t think he’ll Capacity to engage with people at all levels to build positive working relationships stretch to 2000 metres, well, he might go to Hong Kong, but if not we’ll stay Ability to motivate staff and provide leadership within a team and here. If he can get 2000 metres then you might be able to dream of races manage staff at all levels like Cox Plates.” Knowledge of and involvement in Australian Racing and Racing How Converge came into Evergreen Stud’s bloodstock portfolio is NSW and their respective rules Capacity to work with the Racing Industry Governing Body linked to another mare, Princess Coup (Encosta De Lago), a four-time Thorough understanding of Work, Health and Safety legislation Group 1 winner, who resides at the NSW property and Bott and P K Sui’s and ability to manage risks admiration for European champion Frankel. Capacity to oversee budget preparation, financial analysis, project In 2017, Princess Coup, was sent to the UK to be covered by Frankel management, strategic planning, marketing, compliance/ governance, and event management and, later aware that the mating was going to produce a filly, Bott was The Scone Race Club Chief Executive Officer position description will on the lookout for a mare in foal to the Juddmonte stallion to southern be provided on request. A competitive remuneration package will be hemisphere time carrying a negotiated with the successful applicant. IF HE CAN GET 2000 colt, which is how Conversely To apply please supply a Current Resume & Cover Letter to Nicole Furness [email protected] by Friday 18th June 2021 METRES THEN YOU (Shamardal), the dam of Converge, came on the radar. MIGHT BE ABLE TO “We were looking for a colt DREAM OF RACES LIKE to race by Frankel. We had sent COX PLATES Princess Coup over to go to - TONY BOTT Frankel and we knew she was Continued on page 4>> sconeraceclub.com.au Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Frankel investment proving a stunning coup for Evergreen Stud Farm | 4 | Tuesday, June 8, 2021 << Continued from page 2 carrying a filly and this one (Conversely) was available through Coolmore,” Bott said. “They had sex-tested it, so we knew there was a high chance that she was carrying the colt, so we did a deal with them and purchased her. “We sold a Churchill as a weanling following the Frankel and we weren’t quite sure what to do with her (she has an Invader weanling colt and is in foal to Divine Prophet) . “We were waiting to see what Converge could do before we decided what to do with the mare and now that he has gone on and lived up to expectations she will be mated up a little bit. SOME OF THE STALLION Converge has certainly lived FEES HAVE JUST BEEN up to expectations since being Argentia RACING PHOTOS ANNOUNCED AND broken in. SOME OF THE GOOD “I think he’s probably one “He’s not a huge horse but he uses himself very well. What you see is ONES HAVE TAKEN A of the only early two-year-old what you get. He’s very honest and sound all the time, touch wood, and FAIR HIKE FROM LAST winners by Frankel out here. Most there’s nothing wrong with him at the moment.” YEAR, SO IT IS A LITTLE of the others have been later two- While Converge is on the precipice of a maiden Group 1 win, the BIT OF A CONUNDRUM year-olds and three-year-olds, so Frankel-Princess Coup mating appears well-founded, too, judging by the AT THIS STAGE it took us a little bit by surprise that resulting filly’s performance at Flemington on Saturday. - TONY BOTT he showed so much dash straight Named Argentia, the two-year-old was bought by agent James Harron, who away, but he is a very forward little was acting for Fairway Thoroughbreds’ John Camilleri, for $670,000 at last horse,” Bott said. year’s virtual Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Continued on page 6>> t The Chris Waller trained CAPE BRETON remains unbeaten with a comfortable win at Rosehill on Saturday.