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RACING NEWS O’BRIEN BREAKS DERBY DUCK AS ST MARK’S BASILICA ROMPS AWAY WITH PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB - PAGE 17 Monday, June 7, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here FIRST STAKES WINNER FOR CARAVAGGIO - PAGE 12 AKEED MOFEED RETURNS TO GOLDIN FARMS - PAGE 7 Neighbours turned life-long Read tomorrow's issue for: friends celebrate ‘dream Kiwi Chronicles Stallion Watch come true’ after Oaks win What's on Matthew Irwin and Peter Harris claim first Group 1 success Race meetings: Goulburn (NSW), Taree with Edward Cummings-trained Duais (NSW), Ballarat (VIC), Northam (WA), Ellerslie (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Goulburn (NSW), Taree (NSW), Traralgon (VIC), Morphettville (SA) International meetings: Leicester (UK), Lingfield (UK), Pontefract (UK), Windsor (UK) Matthew Irwin, Ed Cummings and Peter Harris at Eagle Farm on Saturday MATTHEW IRWIN HONG KONG NEWS SHA TIN DOUBLE GIVES FOWNES him a filly for just $22,000 at the 2009 Inglis BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS VITAL BREATHING SPACE Scone Select Yearling Sale that went on to race PAGE 18 ith a love of the Aussie bush as Meerlust (Johannesburg). SALES NEWS that developed during his She won her debut on March 11, 2011 at time studying agricultural Grafton but, due to knee problems, she never Confidence high in Ready economics at the University realised her full potential on the track and was 2 Race Sale as entries open Wof New England, Matthew Irwin always retired after only five starts. for October auction dreamed of racing a horse in the country. Meerlust’s racing journey might have been Inglis general manager of bloodstock sales So, he contacted leading Tamworth trainer short but what a producer the mare, who’s now Sebastian Hutch believes the Inglis Ready 2 Sue Grills to ask her if she could buy a horse for 13 years of age, has since gone on to be. Race Sale can go from strength to strength him. Her crowning glory was on Saturday when as entries open for the two-year-old sale She answered the challenge and purchased her daughter Duais Continued on page 2>> today. Sales News page 16 >> FRI 4TH-WED 9TH JUN 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL JUN (EARLY) SALE SALE LIVE - CLICK HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Neighbours turned life-long friends celebrate ‘dream come true’ after Oaks win | 2 | Monday, June 7, 2021 << Continued from page 1 (Shamus Award) delivered Irwin, and his friends, was made even more close friend Peter Harris, the Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) at Eagle meaningful by the fact that it was IT'S BEEN A BIG DREAM Farm. trainer Edward Cummings’ first COME TRUE. “It's been a big dream come true. Group 1 winner since branching WE WERE ALL THERE “We were all there yesterday. If you saw a bunch of yahoos in the out on his own, away from the YESTERDAY. IF YOU background celebrating, it was us. You don’t miss being there for one you comfort of a training partnership SAW A BUNCH OF have bred from humble beginnings,” said Irwin. with his father, Anthony, to set YAHOOS IN THE The victory shared between the former neighbours, who are now great up at Hawkesbury. BACKGROUND “You are very proud to see this CELEBRATING, IT WAS come to fruition, you dream of it and when it happens you need to US. YOU DON’T MISS pinch yourself,” added Irwin. BEING THERE FOR ONE “And when it’s with your YOU HAVE BRED FROM friends and family and someone HUMBLE BEGINNINGS like Ed, it makes it very special.” - MATTHEW IRWIN Irwin met Ed, the son of Anthony Cummings and grandson of Bart, over a game of golf and was impressed with the young man, who hails from one of Australia’s most famous racing dynasties, so Duais MICHAEL MCINALLY decided to back him with a horse to train. Continued on page 5>> Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale Stakes Winner KNIGHTS ORDER WINTER CUP, Listed sold Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale by Phantom House Stables to McKeever BS / Gai Waterhouse Next Sale: Online June 29th Sale for 250,000 gns Tel: +44 1638 665931 www.tattersalls.com Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by “ Speed is the holy grail CALYX always had“ that rare brilliance you only and he's got it in abundance “ “ see in champions Leading bloodstock agent Hubie De Burgh, who recommended his clients send several John Gosden, trainer mares to Calyx in 2020 Calyx defeats Triple Gt.1 winner Advertise in the Coventry Stakes-Gr.2 over 1200m at Royal Ascot just 10 days after bolting up by 5 lengths on debut at Newmarket! I was particularly impressed with Calyx when I saw him at Coolmore. He looks very“ much like a typical Australian speed horse with a powerful hindquarter, deep girth and sharp “ action. 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Fee $13,750 (inc GST) Colm Santry, John Kennedy, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore, Rob Archibald or Emma Pugsley Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Neighbours turned life-long friends celebrate ‘dream come true’ after Oaks win | 5 | Monday, June 7, 2021 << Continued from page 2 “We decided to entrust Ed and the Broodmare Sale for $650,000 and she will be covered by Spendthrift Cummings family with our filly. It’s been a remarkable story for him to go Farm’s Dirty Work (Written Tycoon) this spring having been purchased by out and train on his own. the Australian arm of B Wayne Hughes’ global operation. “Duais was his first city winner, first stakes winner and now his first Telemon Stud sold her on their behalf and Duais will now be sent to Group 1 winner,” said Irwin. their Queensland property for her winter break before being targeted at Duais, who will now forever be remembered as the one that launched races in the spring. the career of Ed Cummings on the elite stage, isn't the first high class horse “We have to let dust settle and we understand she has pulled up Meerlust has produced. well. It’s up to Ed where we place her in spring, we can only dream The David Vandyke-trained Baccarat Baby (Casino Prince) is another now.” of Meerlust’s progeny to provide long-time friends Irwin and Harris with Nowadays, Irwin, who is semi-retired, owns a farm at Armidale in the stakes success. New England region but still lives in Sydney. His great friend and racing Among her most notable wins is the Sunshine Coast Guineas (Gr 3, partner Peter Harris is based in Queensland. 1600m), while a second placing in the Queensland Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) To keep it all fair and balanced they alternate the horses they invest in added further black type. together between the two states. “She’s a very versatile “It has been a partnership where we split horses going to Brisbane and IT HAS BEEN A broodmare,” said Irwin. “We Sydney and we never argue over a horse.” PARTNERSHIP WHERE have always bred to race and The system has worked so far and their friendship is still well intact WE SPLIT HORSES that's the important thing, after 27 years. GOING TO BRISBANE we love racing together and it Furthermore, what’s additionally exciting to the outcome they shared AND SYDNEY AND WE makes it even more special if together at Eagle Farm at the weekend, is that they currently have Duais’ NEVER ARGUE OVER A you can breed them yourself.” two-year-old sister Amity Gal in training with David Vandyke. HORSE Irwin and Harris sold Sue Grills hasn’t been forgotten among all the city successes, either. - MATTHEW IRWIN Baccarat Baby at the recent She was one of the first people Irwin spoke to after the Oaks win and she Magic Millions National still trains a few for them to this day. 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