Saturday, March 14, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 4 LEADING TRAINERS - PAGE 35 STAKES FIELDS - PAGE 20 QTIS Yearling Sale What's on Stakes races: Rosehill (NSW) - Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m), Phar Lap Stakes (Gr to go ahead in face of 2, 1500m), Ajax Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m), Magic Night Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), Pago Pago Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), Sky High Stakes (Gr coronavirus protocols 3, 2000m), Maurice McCarten Stakes (Gr 3, Magic Millions to comply with 500-person gathering limit at 1100m), Gold Coast (QLD) - Goldmarket Gold Coast auction early next week Handicap (Listed, 1300m), Ascot (WA) - JC Roberts (Listed, 1800m), Natasha Stakes (Listed, 2200m) Metropolitan meetings: Rosehill (NSW), Caulfield (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Ascot (WA), Morphettville Parks (SA), Darwin (NT), Trentham, Tauranga (NZ) Race meetings: Gosford (NSW), Ballina (NSW), Geelong (VIC), Toowoomba (QLD), Rockhampton (QLD) International meetings: Sha Tin (HK) The Magic Millions sales complex at the Gold Coast MAGIC MILLIONS Magic Millions managing director Barry BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS Bowditch late yesterday confirmed the two- ext week’s Magic Millions QTIS day auction would continue as planned after RACING NEWS March Yearling Sale on the consulting authorities to ensure the company Gold Coast will proceed with complies with the ban on non-essential events Asiago a potential appropriate health and safety attracting 500 people or more. Oaks filly, says Bowman Nmeasures in place in the wake of a dramatic The ban, issued yesterday by the government For the second year in a row, Godolphin federal government directive banning large on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, comes prevailed in the Kembla Grange Classic (Gr public gatherings in a bid to try and combat the into effect on Monday, the first day of the two-day 3, 1600m) as Asiago (Medaglia D’Oro) took spread of coronavirus. 412-lot QTIS sale. Continued on page 2>> the fillies’ feature yesterday in a blanket finish with the first seven across the line separated YESTERDAY'S STAKES RESULTS FROM | MOONEE VALLEY & KEMBLA GRANGE | PAGE 12 by a length. Racing News page 8 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Saturday, March 14, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “The sale is going ahead at this stage. Magic Millions is getting the right advice from key authorities and putting measures in place to hold the sale to the best of our ability,” Bowditch said. “Vendors have done a hell of a lot of work on their horses to get them here for this sale - it is their grand final. They are here and ready to go to give their horses an opportunity to sell.” Inspections started at the Gold Coast complex on Thursday and BEST OF continued yesterday with a number of agents, owners and trainers viewing yearlings. While predominantly marketed towards Queensland owners and LUCK trainers, Bowditch admitted some international investors had been forced to cancel plans to attend the sale due to the coronavirus outbreak. To the Magic Millions graduates “We have got online bidding, our agents are in place and hopefully running in today’s feature races over the next few days all these horses will have photos and videos to give CAULFIELD (MRC) MAGIC NIGHT STKS GR3 potential buyers who can’t be here all the information they need,” he said. Stellar Pauline ...........Arrowfield Stud “There are going to be plenty of opportunities in the market at this ALL-STAR MILE Philizzy .......................Baramul Stud sale.” Black Heart Bart ..... Lakeside T’breds Time is Precious ..........Baramul Stud Mr Quickie ............... Rosemont Stud On Thursday, Inglis said it was closely monitoring the coronavirus Sancy ..............Canning Downs Stud Alligator Blood .............Baramul Stud situation and how the travel bans and pandemic could impact its Dottie Dee ..............Willow Park Stud ROSEHILL (ATC) Jemss ...................Willow Park Stud Australian Easter Yearling Sale, to be held on April 8 and 9. Contingency Fall on a Star ..................Gilgai Farm plans were being formulated by management ahead of the key sale. PHAR LAP STKS GR2 Quick Thinker .........Holbrook T’breds MAURICE McCARTEN STKS GR3 Trust the Process .......... Tartan Fields Spending to Win ...........Widden Stud All-Star Mile gates closed but Nudge .............Lime Country T’breds Goldfinch ...................Kambula Stud Rosehill open to public AJAX STKS GR2 Miss Exfactor ...............Widden Stud Quackerjack ..................Rosari Farm TRENTHAM (NZ) Rock ........................Coolmore Stud NEW ZEALAND OAKS GR1 PAGO PAGO STKS GR3 Zipitsweetie .................Baramul Stud Aim ........................ Newhaven Park Prague ......................Bhima T’breds CUDDLE STKS GR3 Postcode ................. Glenlogan Park Vee Cece ........................Aquis Farm Kumasi .......................Baramul Stud I Am Swerving ....Yarraman Park Stud Argenteus ...................Milburn Creek Rosehill Gardens JASON MCCAWLEY/GETTY IMAGES Meanwhile, the Melbourne Racing Club has elected to bring forward the ban and will not have the gates open to the public for today’s All-Star Mile (1600m) race meeting at Caulfield while last night’s Alister Clark Stakes meeting at Moonee Valley was also closed to punters. The MRC said it was taking “considered action” in closing the gates to protect the health and safety of its members, patrons and participants in consultation with Racing Victoria. "In the interest of patron safety, in consultation with Racing Victoria, the MRC has taken the decision to take extra precaution and proceed with The All-Star Mile Race Day without spectators,” the racing club said. Continued on page 3>> www.magicmillions.com.au Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by QTIS Yearling Sale to go ahead in face of coronavirus protocols | 3 | Saturday, March 14, 2020 << Continued from page 2 Other race meetings across Australia, however, including today’s Group 1 card at Rosehill in Sydney and the lucrative Jewel meeting on the Gold Coast, will remain open, with the ban not to come into force until Monday. The Geelong TAB and Dederang picnic meetings in Victoria scheduled for today, as well as Sale, Benalla and Woolamai tomorrow, will go ahead as planned with crowds allowed to attend. Racing NSW acknowledged the federal and state government advice, allowing the state’s racecourses to remain open today and tomorrow. Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (TRSA) said the state’s race clubs would abide by the directive, with attendances to be capped at 500 for upcoming race meetings, including participants. Non-cup and regional race meetings programmed will continue as Moonee Valley MOONEE VALEY RACING CLUB normal as a crowd of fewer than 500 people is expected. "Racing in South Australia has previous experience in dealing with The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) yesterday said in a statement: a major interruption with the Equine Influenza outbreak in 2007," TRSA "Whilst this restriction does not take effect until Monday, the decision to chief executive Nick Redin said yesterday. proceed without members, owners and racegoers attending (last night’s) "We know what it's like to have an industry-wide issue and the race meeting has been taken in light of the increased concern over the learnings from that experience are still relevant today. We are working transmission of COVID-19. closely with the Racing Minister and his office and we're constantly “The health and wellbeing of the broader community needs to be our monitoring, discussing and updating our response." priority at this point in time." Racing Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) will implement similar The MVRC also indicated that Friday’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes measures for its race meetings from Monday. meeting would also likely be closed to the public, if it is run at all. Maha, owned and bred by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Stakes Goals Next for remains unbeaten in two starts with an impressive 2¼ length win Pride of Dubai’s Maha at Moonee Valley yesterday. Breednet.com.au, 13th March She has so much raw ability and is improving all “the time… there’s a couple of nice stakes“ races coming up in Adelaide for her. Calvin McEvoy, trainer nd Also sire of Tanker (won the Debutant S.-L.), Bella Nipotina (2 in the $2m Inglis Millennium-L.(R)), More 2yo winners (7) this season than Dubai Star (winner, 2nd Merson Cooper S.-L.) etc. Not A Single Doubt, Exceed And Excel, Redoute’s Choice, Brazen Beau, Hinchinbrook etc. Michael Kirwan, John Kennedy, Colm Santry, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore, Rob Archibald or Emma Pugsley Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Follow us @anz_news | 3 | Brought to you by Your Essential Read - Sponsored by Aquis | 4 | Saturday, March 14, 2020 “He’s been an old warrior for the yard. I got a big family that boasts Magnus (Flying Spur) and AUSTRALIA thrill out of that, he’s been my favourite horse Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) among numerous stakes Faatinah cruises home for a long time,” said co-trainer Ben Hayes. “I performers. in Abell Stakes went to Dubai with him twice and he’s won two international races. This is the first year in some Alligator Blood a time that he hasn’t gone over there. He’s a horse confirmed starter that always wins a nice race each prep so it’s nice Favourite Alligator Blood (All Too Hard) will run to get that win here.” in the All-Star Mile (1600m) today after his owner had threatened to scratch him because of the Pride Of Dubai filly public lock-out at Caulfield. Managing owner Allan makes it two from two Endresz's wife Joy is terminally ill with cancer and Maha (Pride Of Dubai) confirmed her potential had been planning on attending the $5 million as a filly on the up when winning her second All-Star Mile to watch Alligator Blood run for the race from as many starts at Moonee Valley last first time this autumn.