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Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR OF CUP LIKELY TO CONTINUE - PAGE 17 Vow And Declare Read Tomorrow's Issue For: takes out Melbourne Latest carnival news What's on Race meetings: Grafton (NSW), Kyneton Cup for Australia (VIC), Port Lincoln (SA), Launceston (TAS), Avondale (NZ) Danny O’Brien-trained stayer holds off internationals in tight International meetings: Happy Valley (HK). Flemington finish Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Warwick Farm (NSW), Caulfield (VIC). Sales: Keeneland (USA) - November Breeding Stock Sale - Day 1 elbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winner Vow And Declare, by American-bred stallion Declaration Of War (War MFront) who twice won on turf at the highest level in Europe, has delivered for Australia with a locally bred and trained victory in the country’s biggest race. The former Coolmore stallion Declaration Of War, now domiciled in Japan, certainly left his mark during his two-year stint Down Under, not least of which allows Australia to lay claim to breeding the winner of the $8 million cup for just the second time in a decade. Cont. on page 2>> WHAT THE JOCKEY'S SAID - PAGE 9 MELBOURNE CUP STAKE RESULT Vow And Declare GETTY IMAGES AND BREEDING INFO - PAGE 22 Follow us @anz_news: click here | 1 | Brought to you by Vow And Declare takes out Melbourne Cup for Australia | 2 | Wednesday, November 6, 2019 << Continued from page 1 In a thrilling four-way finish, the Danny O’Brien-trained Vow And Declare ($11), who had raced near the speed throughout, fought back under Craig Williams on the line to score by a head. Master Of Reality (Frankel) was second past the post but relegated to fourth on protest, elevating Prince Of Arran (Shirocco) ($17) to runner-up with Il Paradiso (Galileo) ($15) another nose back. Vow And Declare ran 3:24.76 seconds in the cup on ground rated a Soft 5, more than eight seconds outside Kingston Rule's (Secretariat) 3:16.3 track record set in 1990. The horse is a O’Brien said Williams had courageous horse pulled off a tactical masterstroke on Vow And Declare, who was he's got great Vow And Declare SPORTPIX stamina and runner-up to Japan’s Mer De Glace (Rulership) in the Caulfield "Ultimately, it's been the winning move, I don't think he would've won I'm sure he was Cup (Gr 1, 2400m). if he'd gone back. headed but he just "He'd been in front past "I thought it was an incredibly brave thing for him to do, to roll to the found some more the winning post the first time post the first time. to get his head out and, particularly for a horse "My feelings inside the last 100 metres were that he was going to run a that normally settles midfield nice third or fourth, which would be a bit disappointing. on the line or back, it was a different "The horse is a courageous horse he's got great stamina and I'm sure DANNY position for him to be in," he was headed but he just found some more to get his head out on the O’BRIEN, O’Brien said. line. 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Join us at Karaka in November to secure your next champion. www.nzb.co.nz / +64 9 298 0055 / [email protected] Follow us @anz_news: click here | 2 | Brought to you by ONE OF 39 G1-WINNING INGLIS GRADUATES SINCE 2018 WINNER OF THE 2019 MELBOURNE CUP VOW AND DECLARE Declaration Of War x Geblitzt 2017 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE Vendor Kitchwin Hills Owned by Mr G Corrigan, Mr P J Lanskey, Mrs H R Hueston, Mr T C Lanskey, Mr J P Lanskey, Mr K T Goodman, Mr W R Leitch, Mr A F Lanskey, Mr B T Lanskey, Mr S W R Knipe, Mrs S M Corrigan, Mr L J Lanskey, Mr S A Livingstone Trained by Danny O’Brien Bred by Paul Lanskey inglis.com.au Vow And Declare takes out Melbourne Cup for Australia | 4 | Wednesday, November 6, 2019 << Continued from page 2 "He's definitely got a great motor. His recovery and his lactates are the best that we've seen and to get full advantage of that you probably need to run 3200m and we were able to do that today. "We got a bit out-sprinted in the Caulfield Cup, but the stamina won us the race today." Williams had not been pinned down with a pre-race plan. "I went out there with a clean mind, an open book and I was confident in the horse," Williams said. "He was so happy and rolling along. I was happy to take up the lead and then I was happy to take a sit. "I had the horse to deliver and he was awesome." The Australian-bred and trained element of the cup win was also not Winning connections SPORTPIX lost Williams, who had avenged his disappointment of missing out on the ride on 2011 winner Dunaden (Nicobar) due to suspension. as we follow trends." "To be lucky enough to be associated with an Australian-bred horse as The 2019 edition was also a story of resilience for O’Brien whose career the race is now so international, it's wow,” he said. almost appeared over earlier this decade as he and 2009 Melbourne Cup- "It is very special to be able to win our greatest race. It just resonates winning trainer Mark Kavanagh became the faces of the cobalt saga. with everyone. It stops the nation. It's very special so I'm very thrilled." Following a long legal battle, the pair were eventually exonerated in Vow And Declare, who won the Connoisseur Stakes (Listed, 1800m) November 2017. at the Flemington carnival last year, underlined his staying potential Incidentally, the Kavanagh-trained Shocking (Street Cry) was the when winning the Tattersall’s Cup (Gr 3, 3000m) at Eagle Farm in June. last Australian-bred winner of the cup in 2009, with 2015 victor Prince Of The victory had come after finishing runner-up to Mr Quickie (Shamus Penzance (Pentire) bred in New Zealand. Award) in the Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m). "Everyone in the racing game long enough has their ups and downs," Surprise Baby (Shocking) rattled home from back in the field to finish O'Brien said. fifth while the Chris Waller-trained Finche (Frankel), who started the "The main thing is you just keep persisting, keep working and $8.50 favourite, ran seventh, just one and a half lengths behind the winner. sometimes you have a bit of luck. Waller said Vow And Declare’s victory was ‘a big win for Australia’. "Ultimately, I was very confident that once it (cobalt case) got outside "It's great to see for Australia, I think. From my perspective, as a trainer the racing jurisdiction, that we'd be found completely innocent." in Australia, you question whether we've still got what it takes to win it and O’Brien has now trained the winner of the Caulfield Cup (Master we bloody have. I'd rather be buying them here,” Waller said. O’Reilly), the Cox Plate with Shamus Award (Snitzel) and the Melbourne "I think bloodlines are important and I'm sure people will delve into Cup. this horse's bloodlines (and) there will be some good staying blood there. "Someone told me yesterday there has been no trainer win the three of "Well done to Danny (O'Brien) and the team. It was a great race. them in the last 15 years and the last guy was Bart Cummings so it's pretty "That horse went to Queensland and that will give Queensland a boost special to have won all three of them," he said. Vow And Declare SPORTPIX Follow us @anz_news: click here | 4 | Brought to you by Lanskey glad he kept Classic graduate | 6 | Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Lanskey glad he kept Classic graduate Lanskey said the early ability Vow And Declare (Declaration Of War - Geblitzt by Testa Rossa) displayed by Lycurgus prompted was bred by Paul Lanskey who passed the horse in for $45,000 (reserve him to retain Vow And Declare $60,000) at the 2017 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale after being consigned by to race after he was passed at the Kitchwin Hills. Classic sale. The Melbourne Cup win saw his prize-money earnings skyrocket to “Geoff Corrigan, the senior $5,722,690 with his fourth victory and five placings from 13 starts. owner of Lycurgus, came in for Vow And Declare is a half-brother to Listed-winning stablemate 35 per cent then another 15 per Lycurgus (Star Witness), who won the Galilee Series Final (Listed, 2400m), cent and the rest is really family, while he has a yearling half-sister by Star Witness (Starcraft) who will be my sons, nephews, my partners,” offered by Widden Stud at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling he said. Sale. “It’s amazing. You can’t He also has a half-sister by Shalaa (Invincible Spirit) who was born on explain this feeling.