Seabrook Brought to you by What's On on top Race meetings: Goulburn (D), Narromine (NSW), Ballarat (VIC), anz_news Champagne Stakes at Sunshine Coast (QLD), Port Augusta (SA), Narrogin (WA), Trentham (NZ) Randwick International meeting: Kranji (SGP) - Racing News Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic page 4 (Listed, 1400m) Sunday 22 April 2018 Sale: Inglis Melbourne Vobis Gold Yearling Sale New Trapeze Artist prevails in New thrilling All Aged Stakes Third Group One victory for brilliant three-year-old son of Snitzel Morning Briefing Tosen Stardom to stand for a fee of $17,500 Tosen Stardom SPORTPIX Woodside Park Stud have announced that retired dual Group One winner Tosen Stardom (Deep Impact) will stand for an introductory fee of $17,500 (plus GST) this season. The seven- year-old won seven of his 29 starts, including the Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) and the LKS Mackinnon Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) and amassed Trapeze Artist SPORTPIX $3,455,607 in career prize money. "You only clinging on for third from the fast-finishing have to watch his Mackinnon Stakes win, and By Jack Keene Hartnell (Authorized). hear the excitement resonating in Matt Hill's op-class stallion prospect Victory in the All Aged Stakes caps a voice say 'Tosen Stardom drops from the sky', Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) ran out memorable season for Trapeze Artist, who was to know that he is a serious, serious racehorse, a narrow winner of a thrilling All also successful in the Golden Rose Stakes (Gr and that you can expect the same success at Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in a 1, 1400m) in the spring and lowered the colours stud," James Price of Woodside Park Stud told Trecord time at Randwick yesterday, with an of leading sprinter Redzel (Snitzel) two weeks Racing.com. "Tosen Stardom will be strongly announcement on his future at stud expected ago in the T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). supported by his owners, Northern Farm's from owner-breeder Bert Vieira in the coming He was well positioned just in behind the Mr Yoshida and Mr Shimakawa, Australian days. front-running Showtime by jockey Tye Angland, Bloodstock and Woodside Park Stud. He The Gerald Ryan-trained three-year-old and having engaged the back-to-form Le Romain will have every opportunity with the best- edged out three-time Group One winner Le in an exciting tussle from the 300 metres he performed and proven producing mares to hit Romain (Hard Spun) by a head in the $600,000 gained the upper hand close home in a race the ground running with a brilliant first crop of feature, with the well-bred Showtime (Snitzel) record time of 1:20.33. Continued on page 2>> foals." Morning Briefing page 7 | 1 | Trapeze Artist prevails in thrilling All Aged Stakes << Continued from page 1 As reported in Thursday’s issue of ANZ Bloodstock News, Vieira said a decision on the colt’s immediate future would be made public after the weekend, with connections weighing up immediate retirement against a potential four-year-old campaign centred around The Everest (1200m) and a possible trip to Royal Ascot. "I have no idea, honestly," Vieira said. "Obviously I've had a lot of offers. I will make some firm decision on Monday, and hopefully we will make the right decision for him. "I would love to race him in The Everest, to be honest. It is exciting. "If I did that it means I can't breed him this season, I'll have to race a few more Group Ones and then maybe take him to Ascot and breed him next year. That's my option. "It's a great position to be in, Trapeze Artist SPORTPIX but very stressful. This is about two months with no sleep. I'll get some sleep soon." Rosehill-based Ryan is also anxious for a decision on Trapeze Artist’s future to be made, and the trainer is keen to train the colt into his four- year-old year. "I've done my job, he's won his three Group Ones this season," Ryan said. "He's run a track record, he's beaten Le Romain who's had more improvement in him coming off the TJ than my boy probably did. "He got the job done. Onwards and upwards, hopefully. "He could be on the top of the world as a four-year-old. I just hope we get a chance to show it." Following yesterday’s victory Trapeze Artist (3 c Snitzel - Treppes by Domesday) has won six times in 14 starts with two placings for prize money earnings of $3,102,850. He was offered by the Vieira Group at the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter IN-FOAL MARES SELLING AT Yearling Sale but was passed in for $250,000 with a reserve of $300,000. MAGIC MILLIONS Trapeze Artist is the second living foal out of Treppes (Domesday), a placed half-sister to Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Crawl (Dr Grace) and his Listed-winning brother Old Man (Dr Grace), who was placed at three before being retired to stud. Treppes is also a half-sister to Step (Grand Lodge), who is the dam of Moonee Valley Vase (Gr 2, 2040m) winner and Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) placed Marching (Commands) and stakes winner Gait (Anabaa). Trapeze Artist is one of 83 stakes winners and 13 Group One winners NEWGATE.com.au | +61 (02) 6543 8395 for Arrowfield Stud-based Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), who is on course to retain his champion sire crown in Australia this season. NOT A SINGLE DOUBT – EXTREMELY, BY HUSSONET Related Links | All Aged Stakes replay Fee: $22,000 incl. GST | 2 | Seabrook (NZ) (Hinchinbrook) winner of the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) Visit. Invest. Win. www.nztm.co.nz Seabrook on top in Champagne Stakes Seabrook on top in Champagne Stakes Chautauqua Shooting to Win Kermadec Scissor Kick Seabrook SPORTPIX Terravista Trainer Mick Price is already plotting a course to the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) at Caulfield in the spring with Seabrook Stratum Star (Hinchinbrook) after the high-class filly took out the ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) in decisive fashion at Randwick yesterday. Lucky Hussler The two-year-old filly has performed with credit in top company in Sydney this autumn and gained her Group One breakthrough when Brazen Beau beating Bondi (Snitzel) by half a length, with shock Inglis Sires’ (registered as ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes) (Gr 1, 1400m) winner El Dorado Dreaming Alpine Eagle (Ilovethiscity) backing up her surprise success with a rock-solid third. Jockey Damien Oliver was forced to take Seabrook back towards Rebel Dane the rear of the field from barrier 12 in the 13-runner field, and she was anchored in second-last as Encryption (Lonhro) led the field on the approach to the home straight. The filly cornered expertly around the final bend and, having shifted Sire-Making off the rail to launch her challenge approaching the 200 metres, she wore down Bondi inside the final 50 metres and was well on top at the line. "It's fantastic. She's done a good job and she's thrived in Sydney," Winner Price said. "She's a sound filly, a clean-winded filly. She goes straight to the paddock and will be set for the Thousand Guineas.” While proud of the filly’s performance, Price was also quick to praise the winning ride of Damien Oliver. "He said to me this morning that this race is won by horses that are ridden patiently," Price said. "But from a bad gate, to get on the fence and then come around one Snitzel – La Bamba, by Last Tycoon horse, it was a Damien Oliver special. $22,000 INCL. GST "This is why Damien Oliver has got so much confidence in himself that he pulls these genius rides out and gets the money. "Not every jockey has got the confidence to back themselves like that." After a string of solid efforts in Group One company, Oliver said the daughter of Yarraman Park-based Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock) deserved her victory at the highest level. "She got knocked down in the lead-up to the Diamond, missed the NEWGATE.com.au | +61 (02) 6543 8395 Diamond, won a lead-up to the Slipper and the gate was a bit against her in the Slipper, but she ran really well," he said. Continued on page 5>> | 4 | Seabrook on top in Champagne Stakes | 5 | Sunday 22 April 2018 << Continued from page 4 "Last start she really bungled the start. Higher Ground forms part of Group Three It was a bit puzzling actually, why she went so bad, but you had to forgive double for So You Think her for that one bad run. Chris Waller’s progressive "She really deserved that win today." Higher Ground led home his Seabrook (2 f Hinchinbrook - Midnight Revels by Don Eduardo) stablemate Tangled (Snitzel) in has now won twice and placed once in six starts, with her other victory the Frank Packer Plate (Gr 3, coming in the Sweet Embrace Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) in March, for prize 2000m) at Randwick yesterday money earnings of $556,300. and formed part of a cross-state She is one of three named foals but the first winner out of the stakes double for Coolmore unraced mare Midnight Revels (Don Eduardo), herself a half-sister stallion So You Think (High to Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (Gr 2, 1600m) winner My Emotion Chaparral). (Savabeel). The upwardly mobile three- Her second dam Midnight Rock (Rory’s Jester) has produced two year-old was having his first start winner from three foals to race and is a half-sister to the 2011 Coolmore over 2000 metres in the Group Classic (registered as TAD Kennedy Stakes) (Gr 1, 1500m) winner Aloha Three and, having been briefly Chris Waller SPORTPIX (Encosta De Lago).