Monday, September 28, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here THE WEEK AHEAD - PAGE 12 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 4 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 17 Connections to hold Read Tomorrow's Issue For: studmasters at bay after Stallion Watch What's on Metropolitan meetings: Belmont (WA) Ole Kirk’s Group 1 victory Race meetings: Leeton (NSW), Tamworth Hawkes' indicate second elite level tilt is on the cards for the well- (NSW), Moe (VIC) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Rosehill related three-year-old colt following his Golden Rose Stakes win (NSW), Tamworth (NSW), Coleraine (VIC), Cranbourne (VIC), Benalla (VIC) International meetings: Fairview (SAF), Hamilton (UK), Bath (UK), Newcastle (UK), Chantilly (FR) International Group races: Chantilly (FR) - Prix de Conde (Gr 3, 1800m) Sales: Inglis Digital September Sale (NSW) HONG KONG NEWS Ole Kirk SPORTPIX Golden Sixty takes the to embark on a Melbourne campaign after his Group 3 Celebration Cup BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS breakthrough Group 1 victory. Golden Sixty (Medgalia d’Oro) took the first step tudmasters are likely to have to The three-year-old’s principal owner on his path toward the 2020 Longines Hong Kong wait at least another fortnight Neil Werrett confirmed yesterday that the International Races with an impressive win in before negotiations for a stallion syndicate would more closely consider their the Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at deal for Golden Rose Stakes (Gr stud options for the son of Written Tycoon Sha Tin yesterday, thwarting Beauty Generation’s 1,S 1400m) winner Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon) (Iglesia) after his next start which is set to be in (Road To Rock) tilt at a fourth straight triumph in ramp up, with the highly sought after colt set Melbourne. Continued on page 2>> the race. Hong Kong News page 10 >> ENTER NOW JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. 25THCatalogue available - 30TH at inglisdigital.com SEPTEMBER 2020 INGLIS DIGITAL SEPTEMBER SALE (LATE): SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Connections to hold studmasters at bay after Ole Kirk’s Group 1 victory | 2 | Monday, September 28, 2020 << Continued from page 1 The Hawkes Racing-trained Ole Kirk is with stallion deals until after you have kept celebrating for a little bit, so we will expected to be given his chance to emulate The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) probably have a chat later in the week,” an elated Werrett explained. (2018) and In Top Swing (Beautiful Crown) (2003) in completing the Golden “First of all, you have to be comfortable about where he’s going and then Rose-Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) double rather than be freshened up for a the money comes second, to be honest, because you want the horse to be well tilt at The Everest (1200m) or Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). supported. “A lot of the studs have already called and asked that if we’re going to do Werrett on … anything, can we speak to them first. Spring horses to look out for outside Ole Kirk ... “I think we wait until after the Guineas.” Neil Werrett is one of Australia’s biggest owners and he is also a Written Tycoon’s son Rich Enuff has made a promising start at stud, while significant breeder. After Ole Kirk’s Golden Rose success, he has high Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Capitalist and Group 2-winning sprinter hopes for Jen Rules (Redoute’s Choice) this spring. Winning Rupert’s first crop two-year-olds are racing this season. Raced in partnership with Max Whitby, the Peter and Paul Snowden- Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Written By’s first foals are also trained Jen Rules ran third in Saturday’s Golden Pendant (Gr 2, 1400m). being born this year after attracting a quality book of mares at Widden Stud in Werrett has also bought into international Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) 2019. contender Nickajack Cave (Kendargent) who is to be trained by Peter Brett Bradley, who bred last year’s Everest winner Yes Yes Yes (Rubick), is also Moody. a part-owner of Ole Kirk and he backed up Werrett’s comments that connections “I am hoping (Jen Rules) will pick up a really good race and would not rush into a stud deal with the colt. we’ve got a horse coming out from overseas who I have an interest in “The studs will have their own view on what they’re prepared to do and all called Nickajack Cave, so I am looking forward to him running in the we can do is just manage the horse and make sure he is in the right races and look Melbourne Cup,” he said. after him and whatever offers come, will come,” Bradley said. “It’s a really strong lot (of internationals). I’m surprised how strong Werrett, meanwhile, indicated that the Whitby Everest slot would be vying they are, but they don’t run for too much money in the UK and if they with rivals for the remaining candidates for the race, with Saturday’s Premiere can come out here and run for $7 million, that will certainly get them Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick and Gilgai Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Flemington on that plane.” to be crucial. Santa Ana Lane (Lope De Vega), who ran sixth in the 2018 Everest and second Werrett, a shareholder in Max Whitby’s Everest slot alongside Steve McCann last year, looms as a likely target for the remaining slot holders without a horse as and Ole Kirk’s part-owner Colin Madden, admitted the proposition to freshen up does Libertini (I Am Invincible) who will resume in the Premiere. Ole Kirk for the $15 million race on October 17 had been floated but at this stage He said: “We’re talking to everyone we can. I think it’s a bit up in the air after he had been ruled out as a candidate. Saturday. Rothfire, unfortunately for the connections and miRunners went “I think it’d be great to go down there (to Melbourne) as the Guineas is a race amiss, so they’re out looking for another horse now as well. that will suit him. He looks to be a top three chance at worst and I would have “I suppose everyone’s got about five or six horses in mind and two or three of thought, on current form, you’d have to put him in the top three,” Werrett told them are running next Saturday, either in the Gilgai or the Premiere, so if anyone ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday. comes out and wins they will be snapped up within 30 seconds.” “We had discussed The Everest, but unless something dramatically happens Werrett also has a share in the Mike Moroney-trained Tofane (Ocean Park) between now and Wednesday and the Hawkes’ have another rethink, from what who last week was announced as running in the Yulong Investments slot. they were talking about (on Saturday night) it would be Caulfield Guineas if the horse horse pulls up well.” Werrett on … Out of Naturale (Bel Esprit), an unraced sister to the Werrett-raced, unbeaten 2021 Australian yearling sales … champion sprinter Black Caviar and a half-sister to Vinery Stud stallion All Too Werrett also remains optimistic that the 2021 Australian yearling sales will Hard (Casino Prince), Ole Kirk was a $675,000 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling remain vibrant despite the wider economic outlook caused by Covid-19. Sale graduate in 2019. “We’re so lucky that we’ve got racing continuing through (Covid-19) Written Tycoon, who also sired Friday night’s A J Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) and that prize-money has had a very little effect and it’s a credit to racing winner Pippie, relocated from Woodside Park Stud in Victoria to the Hunter administrators that they’ve been able to keep it going with the governments’ Valley’s Arrowfield Stud this year and is developing a reputation as a sire of sires, support,” he said. which has helped fuel interest in Ole Kirk. On next year’s yearling market outlook, he added: “It would only crash if Werrett stressed his affiliation with Vinery Stud and Kitchwin Hills would not the returns come down. If they decided to halve prize-money or something give the two Hunter farms a headstart on any potential interest they may have in like that, then it would have to come off. You look at yesterday’s prize-money standing Ole Kirk and that a number of factors will be considered once a deal is (for the Golden Rose), it’s really good. eventually struck for the colt. “It was a million dollars, for a race like that - it’s a lot of money. People “We’ve had some very nice inquiries but, to be honest, none of us have invest in horses to make money and there’s a lot of people who do it very well. spoken much about it because I don’t think you want to get too carried away “While prize-money is holding up, I think horse prices will hold up, too.” Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by IT RUNS IN THE BLOOD There are elements to look for in an athlete – power, agility, speed and strength. Santos’ first foals arriving now. Santos x Retosona, C. Santos x Princess Aubrey, C. 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