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UNDER THE LENS 2021 ROYAL ASCOT COVERAGE SPONSORED BY TATTERSALLS - PAGE 15 Thursday, June 17, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here IT'S IN THE BLOOD | AYRTON - PAGE 18 ENTRIES OPEN FOR MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO SALE - PAGE 4 Prized property Read Tomorrow's Issue For Maiden of the Week What's on Think Big Stud Race meetings: Wyong (NSW), Nowra (NSW), Warrnambool (VIC), Mackay (QLD), Northam (WA), Wanganui (NZ) put on the market Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Nowra (NSW), Horsham (VIC) Lime Country departure sees the late Dato’ Tan Chin Nam-owned International Group races: Ascot (UK) complex up for sale for eight-figure sum - Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2m4f), Norfolk Stakes (Gr 2, 5), Ribblesdale Stakes (Gr 2, 1m4f), Hampton Court Stakes (Gr 1, 1m2f) International race meetings: Ascot (UK), Chelmsford (UK), Lingfield (UK), Ripon (UK), Leopardstown (IRE), Turffontein (SAF) Think Big Stud INGLIS “We are exploring the interest to sell it. BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS ROYAL ASCOT BRIEFING Think Big Stud has been offered off market on ime Country Thoroughbreds’ move an open contract basis with a few leading rural Kemari made favourite from the NSW Southern Highlands property agents in a short term window,” said for Melbourne Cup after to Blandford in the Hunter Valley the stud’s managing director Duncan Ramage. Vase triumph has paved the way for the estate of “If we don't sell it we have the opportunity A trip Down Under for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup theL late Dato’ Tan Chin Nam to place Think Big to re-lease it but we are exploring the option (Gr 1, 3200m) could be on the agenda for Kemari Stud on the market. to sell it rather than keep it on a tenancy (Dubawi) following his victory in the Queen’s The prized horse property, which has been basis.” Vase (Gr 2, 1m 6f) at Royal Ascot. The northern tenanted by the Griffin family and their Lime Located in the village of Burradoo at hemisphere bookmakers reacted to yesterday’s Country Thoroughbreds operation since they Bowral and set on 121 hectares, Think Big result by making the Godolphin runner the 16-1 relocated from New Zealand to Australia in Stud is being offered via private treaty as favourite for the November contest for Charlie 2016, has been listed with three rural property either one parcel or three separate 40 hectare Appleby, who landed the race in 2018 with Cross agents. allotments. Continued on page 2>> Counter (Teofilo). Continued page 13 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Think Big Stud on the market | 2 | Thursday, June 17, 2021 << Continued from page 1 Ramage told ANZ Bloodstock News the decision does not mean there will be a reduction in the family’s level of interest and investment in Australian racing. “Think Big Stud PTY LTD will continue to operate and race horses but it’s just that we no longer have the need to have a property to centralise our horses because we no longer have one exclusive trainer which was Bart (Cummings). “Our horses are spread across multiple trainers from Sydney to Brisbane down to Victoria so the property is no longer of strategic benefit.” Think Big Stud is located on the banks of the Wingecarribee River and Duncan Ramage INGLIS is internationally recognised as a nursery of champion horses. It has been used to spell or breed Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) and estates outside of the metropolitan areas. We would be expecting an eight- Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winners as well as numerous other stakes figure sum,” Ramage said. performers and is equipped for commercial stud operations with stallion Whilst the horse property belonging to Think Big Stud PTY LTD is up barns, stabling, foaling yards as well as an irrigated 1200-metre grass track. for sale, the group will continue its involvement in Australian racing under Ramage said that since the purchase of the original property back that banner, and, based on activity at the recent round of yearling sales, in 2006, Think Big Stud’s land holding has been expanded through the they will remain solid players in the market for a while to come yet. acquisition of surrounding property funded by prize-money earnings of “The horseracing business known as Think Big Stud will continue. some of their star horses, including So You Think (High Chaparral) and We have actively bought into ten fresh yearlings this year by sires such as Viewed (Scenic). Caravaggio, Pierro, All Too Hard, Tavistock, Redoute’s Choice and So You Potential buyers have already started inspecting the property and as Think. recently as yesterday it was showcased privately to an interested party. “The family is continuing on with racing and this property sale may “There is now an appetite globally and in Australia to have country free up some capital to continue that investment,” Ramage added. English & Simplified Chinese - at the touch of a button ENGLISH 简体中文 All the key news, statistics and analysis for racing and bloodstock in Asia Subscribe for free direct to your inbox every week anzbloodstocknews.com/asia Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by The only horse ever to win three G1 sprints at Royal Ascot Eight in-foal mares sold for an average $328,000 at Magic Millions with a top price of $750,000 BLUE POINT Shamardal - Scarlett Rose $44,000 inc GST Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Thursday, June 17, 2021 MORNINGSIDE WORLD - CLASS THOROUGHBRED PROPERTY MORNING BRIEFING joined Nature Strip (Nicconi) as the second Listed level, Aidensfield (Dissident) will bid AUSTRALIA horse to lock in a berth in The Everest (1200m) to return to winning ways having not scored Entries open for Magic in October, after the TAB partnered with the since landing her first two starts, while Millions 2YO sale John O’Shea-trained rising five-year-old. The Pioneer River (Snitzel) looks to get his head in gelding has put together an enviable record front after three consecutive seconds. "There in recent months, with just one defeat in was no real major issue, but her action wasn't seven starts, with his dominant front-running quite the same so we gave her a good break Listed win at Rosehill a first black-type and she seems free and normal again and success for the son of Little Avondale Stud’s her jump-outs have been good," Dabernig Per Incanto (Street Cry). He sits fourth in the said of Aidensfield, who failed to trouble the line of betting for the $15 million race behind judge in the One Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, race-favourite Nature Strip. Trainer John 1600m) in the spring and has not raced since O’Shea labelled the Carl Holt-owned Lost disappointing in the Kevin Hayes Stakes (Gr Sale ring MAGIC MILLIONS And Running, whose colours are also worn by 3, 1200m) on her return in February. "She Zaaki (Leroidesanimaux), the best sprinter likes a little bit of give in the ground also so The Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs in he has trained. "Lost And Running is far and hopefully she'll be well-placed over winter." Training Sale has opened for entries. The away the best sprinter I have trained and On Pioneer River, Dabernig added: "He's got sale, which will take place across two days on the group who own him have owned some quite good form down the straight, so I'm November 8 and 9, saw a $500,000 Mikki Isle serious racehorses over their time, but I've expecting him to again run well.” (Deep Impact) colt top the auction a year ago, never seen a group of people so excited when which helped Mel O’Gorman top the leading we announced we'd teamed with TAB for this Kosciuszko target for Jones’s vendor charts after selling all eight consigned year's Everest." Tabcorp managing director, Toro Toro lots. In recent years the sale has unearthed wagering and media, Adam Rytenskild, said Last-start Wyong winner Toro Toro (Time several top-flight winners, including this year’s the TAB was delighted to partner with the For War) has been set a Kosciuszko (1200m) Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) winner Krone exciting sprinter. "TAB is proud to have been target by his Scone-based trainer Stephen (Eurozone). Taking place within the context associated with The Everest since the first Jones, having missed out 12 months ago when of the prevailing Coronavirus pandemic, the running and think we have secured the right overlooked by the 14 ticket holders. The four- sale was characterised by a good depth to the horse to win it," he said. “We look forward year-old has won five races from 17 starts, and buying bench, despite the restrictions in place, to sharing the ride with our customers as we placed three times in Highway Handicaps in and saw 106 individual buyers from 130 horses count down to the big race at Randwick on town, with the son of Time For War (Snitzel) sold. There will be for breeze-ups leading into October 16." graduating to a BenchMark 72 contest at the sale, on October 15 at Seymour, October Rosehill on Saturday. "If he goes alright this 18 at Warwick Farm and at the Gold Coast on Lindsay Park doubles up for Saturday, we'll give him a freshen up and aim October 22 and November 5. Entries for the sale Creswick Stakes assault for it this year," Jones said. "He's going well, all will close on August 20.