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October 2016 CONTENTS News In Brief Featured Winners One To Watch From the Horse’s Mouth Winners by Stallion Jameka and Nick Hall finish 3 lengths in front THE CAUFIELD CUP! Myboycharlie mare Jameka can join the Jameka (4m Mine Game by General Nediym) greats after a dominant victory in the Gr.1 won the Gr.3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield Cup (2400m) on Oct 15. her third run back this season and then ran Jameka jumped well from her wide barrier an impressive second to Hartnell in the Gr.1 (11) and crossed to the rails in front of all Turnbull Stakes (2000m) on Oct 2. but one horse. Under a strangle hold from She first made headlines after winning the jockey Nick Hall she settled in 4th and then Gr.2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) as 5th position. On the final turn Hall let her go a 2yo and then again after winning the Gr.1 and the result was never in doubt as soon VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington as a 3yo. as she hit the straight. Watch it here. “She was too good for the boys at two and “She was the favourite so there was a bit of was outstanding against the 3yo fillies at added pressure,” trainer Ciaron Maher last year’s spring carnival,” Maher recalled. admitted. “She’s gone to another level this “She’s had a perfect prep and Nick (Hall) preparation and has improved race-by- looked confident in running. Bring on the race.” two miles.” Maher confirmed the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup Maher bought her out of Rick Jamieson’s (3200m) is the next target and she’s now a Gilgai Farm draft for $130,000 at the 2014 $5 equal favourite with Hartnell for the race Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale. The Caulfield that stops the nation. Cup prizemoney increased her earnings to $3.60 million for a syndicate that includes Let’s Elope (1991) and Ethereal (2001) are Colin McKenna and Malcolm Fallon. the only mares to complete the cups’ double since World War II. Jamieson purchased her dam Mine Game as a yearling from Eliza Park Stud and her October 2016 NEWS THE CAULFIELD CUP! only victory was at Caulfield on the same day All The Good won the Cualfield Cup in 2008. Mine Game, who is a half sister to Gr.1 winner Jymcarew, has just had her final scan in foal to Myboycharlie. Myboycharlie was the Champion French 2YO of his generation following a Group 1 victory in the 2007 Prix Morny at Deauville. He’s kicking more goals in France this year at the top of the 2YO Sires’ table with 12 individual winners. He’s also currently on top of the Australian Sire’s table. HUSSON’S NEWEST STAKES WINNER Husson sprinter Moral Victory has earned a You can watch the replay here. trip to the Melbourne spring carnival after The win was extra exciting for Martin who claiming his first black-type win in the Gr.2 said “I bred this one too, which makes it Shannon Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on the even more special.” 24th of September. Martin bred Moral Victory with part- The Tim Martin trained gelding came back owner Mark Walters. He is out of Doomben from an 8 week spell to win at Rosehill on winner Fairy Moth (Shinko Forest) and his the 10th of September before backing up to second dam It’s A Giggle (Rory’s Jester) won win the Shannon Stakes a fortnight later. the Gr.2 Bloodhorse Breeders’ Stakes at “He continues to improve with age and has Flemington back in 1997. never gone better,” Martin said. “(With) his A late bloomer, Moral Victory has won 8 win last start and today, he is well and truly times in 32 starts for prizemoney of on song.” $424,950. He is the 9th stakes winner by The 7yo gelding, under the guidance of Husson and is from the same crop as dual jockey Jason Collett, took advantage of a Gr.1 winning millionaire Lucky Hussler. position on the rails to conserve energy. He then burst through a gap on the straight to run away by a length and a quarter from front-runner Caped Crusader. The finishing time was 1:28:06, which set a new race record. Winning rider Jason Collett thanked former champion jockey Darren Beadman for his advice on Saturday. “He told me to ride the horse not the race. We took a sit and relaxed behind the speed. He got a run on the inside and was really strong once I asked for a Moral Victory’s strong finish finishing effort.” October 2016 IN BRIEF CASINO’S SUPER MORE THAN READY’S covering for the first time, SEPTEMBER KEENLAND RESULTS however we couldn’t be more pleased with how these two Ever-consistent Vinery sire More Than Ready had two are working. Both young Casino Prince finished last yearlings sell for half a mil- horses are covering their season off with a bang, lion dollars at the 2016 mares very well and and becoming the best value sire Keeneland September their fertility is excellent. We to have over 100 winners for Yearling Sale. The first was a are supporting these two 2015-16, which included 6 filly out of My Sugar Bear with good stakes winners individual SW’ers. This sea- (Giant’s Causeway) sold by and are really looking for- son looks like it will continue Taylor Made Sales Agency to ward to seeing the first foal on the same successful path. Cheyenne Stables. The arrive next season” Vinery's Casino Prince had a winner second was a colt from Adam White said. every 1.8 days for the month Winsome Ways (Smart of September. Strike) who sold in Book 2 FOALS WITH FAT through the Elm Tree Farm PEDIGREES MORE BLACK TYPE FOR draft to the China Horse VINERY GRADUATE Club and WinStar Farm. Vinery is proudly home to More Than Ready’s Book 1 some very talented race Russian Revolution (3c Snit- average, for 10 yearlings, mares and producers. This zel - Ballet D’Amour by was 4 x fee at $243,000. year Gr.1 winners Sacred Stravinsky) remained un- Choice and Snitzerland both beaten in 4 starts to take out had fillies by All Too Hard, the Gr.2 Roman Consul as did Assertive Sound who (1200m) at Randwick on Oct is a full sister to two Gr.1 1. He beat home Astern, winners. Samaready had a Capitalist and Jamekas half- filly by Snitzel, while her sister Nikitas. His previous Gr.2 winning half-sister win was in the Gr.3 Vain S. Night War foaled a filly by All (1100m) at Caulfield on Aug Too Hard. Gr.1 winner Allez 13. Russian Revolution was Colt from Winsome Ways Wonder and Gr.2 winner foaled, raised and sold by Hallowell Belle both had EARLY SIGNS POSITIVE Vinery. Bred by Brian and More Than Ready fillies. Noela Backshall, he was part FOR NEW SIRES Commanding Jewel had an I of the Vinery draft at the Vinery’s new boys Press Am Invincible colt, Plucky 2015 Inglis Easter Yearling Statement and Headwater Belle had an Animal King- sale and went to Newgate are proving that their transi- dom colt and Golden Statue, Farm and The China Horse tion from the racetrack to a sister to Hay List, is in foal Club for $320,000. He has the breeding barn has been to Husson. Sally’s World already earned $372,725. successful. Between them foaled a full sister to 4 x the they’ve already had a SW’ing son Better Than total of 104 mares scanned Ready, by More Than Ready. positive. Both stallions have READY2RACE RESULTS been really well supported by breeders, and have good Vinery achieved a 100% books of mares. clearance rate at the Inglis “It's always a nervous time Ready2Race Sale on Oct 4 when you have new stallions with 4 promising youngsters, Russian Revolution selling up to $50,000. October 2016 FEATURED WINNERS TESTA’S 58th STAKES WINNER The decision to keep Cavaloce in training mare Refit, a half-sister to Gr.1 Oakleigh paid dividends when she overcame a tardy Plate winner Reactive. She was sold by start to win the LR Durbridge Stakes Supreme Thoroughbreds (as agent) for (1200m) at Morphettville on Oct 16. $56,000 as a foal at the 2011 Inglis Great The Will Clarken-trained mare became the Southern Sale. 58th stakes winner for her sire Testa Rossa Prior to changing hands again this year, she on Saturday and there’s more black-type on broke the 1400m record at Morphettville the radar before she’s sent to stud. while completing a hat-trick for Kadina- based owner Peter Toole. Cavaloce (6m Refit by Encosta de Lago) was purchased by Bell View Stud earlier this year and they believe she’s racing too well to be retired. “She came from last to win the Durbridge and Will has a plan in place for her this season,” Bell View manager Peter Ward said after her win. “She will stay in Adelaide but could go across for a stakes race in Melbourne.” Cavaloce was bred by Townsings Lane Farm owners Bernie & Jan Rodriquez from the WEEKEND DOUBLE FOR PLUCK Young sire Pluck is on a roll getting two new Plucky Girl is a homebred for Darwin-based first-crop winners (Plucky Girl and Bring Me entrepreneur John ‘Foxy’ Robinson and was Luck) over the weekend. educated by Peter Robl at Randwick before transferring to the Gold Coast.