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Sunday, November 15, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 6 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 17 Kahma strikes as Bosson Read Tomorrow's Issue For: The Week Ahead and Richards reunite What's on The rider and trainer, who began 2020 with a Metropolitan meetings: Hobart (TAS) Race meetings: Dubbo (NSW), Geelong flourish of Group 1 wins, combine for their first (VIC), Donald (VIC), Cairns (QLD), Albany feature score since March in Guineas (WA), Canberra (ACT), Waverley (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Dubbo (NSW), Albany (WA), Canberra (ACT) International meetings: Kranji (SIN), Taipa (MAC), Hanshin (JPN), Tokyo (JPN), Fukushima (JPN), Krefeld (GER), Greyville (SAF), Del Mar (USA) International Group races: Hanshin (JPN) - Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Gr 1, 2200m). Fukushima (JPN) - Fukushima Kinen (Gr 3, 2000m). Krefeld (GER) - Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen (Gr 3, 1700m). Del Mar (USA) - Bob Hope Stakes (Gr 3, 7f) International sales: Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale (USA) Kahma Lass (right) RACE IMAGES SOUTH with champion two-year-old Cool Aza Beel BY ANDREW HAWKINS | @ANZ_NEWS (Savabeel) in the Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) ne of the most potent at Ellerslie. combinations in world racing, Before that though, the pair had enjoyed trainer Jamie Richards and rider a stellar start to 2020, taking the Telegraph Opie Bosson, reunited yesterday Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) and the Bonecrusher toO lift another Group 1 trophy, this time with New Zealand Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) with Bittersweet success for Carif Kahma Lass (3 f Darci Brahma - Distinctive Lass Avantage (Fastnet Rock), the Waikato Sprint (Gr Carif’s win in yesterday’s Sandown Cup (Listed, by Orientate) in the New Zealand 1000 Guineas 1, 1400m) and the Chipping Norton Stakes (Gr 3200m), sporting the late Dato Tan Chin Nam’s (Gr 1, 1600m) at Riccarton. 1, 1600m) with Te Akau Shark (Rip Van Winkle) colours - the black and white checks with It was the first time since New Zealand’s and the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) with yellow sleeves that have been triumphant in Covid-enforced lockdown in late March Probabeel (Savabeel), in addition to Cool Aza some of Australia’s greatest races - should have that the duo had combined to taste Group 1 Beel’s Sistema win. provided a moment of great satisfaction for glory, with their previous joint victory coming Continued on page 2>> Think Big Stud. Continued on page 2 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Kahma strikes as Bosson and Richards reunite | 2 | Sunday, November 15, 2020 << Continued from page 1 Perhaps it was fortuitous then that Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m) their partnership should continue once more at the top level with Kahma “We get a big thrill out of winning races for Brendan and Jo as they Lass, owned by Sistema founders and Cambridge Stud principals Brendan have been fantastic supporters,” he said. “That’s the great thing about and Jo Lindsay. Brendan and Jo, they let you give them time when it’s needed and they Sent out among a slew of runners in the market just behind the top have reaped the rewards here.” two in betting, Tinker McPhee (Nostradamus) and Cornflower Blue An excited Brendan Lindsay added: “Wasn’t that fantastic? I could see (Savabeel), Kahma Lass was among the last out of the gates and settled she was going well at the top of the straight, but what a ride, it’s pretty beyond midfield on the rail in a race that lacked any real speed. bloody exciting. We thought we had a chance but there were plenty of Last weekend’s New Zealand 2000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner good fillies in the race so we’re just delighted to end up on top.” Aegon (Sacred Falls) ended up in a similar position, but unlike her male Purchased by Te Akau Racing’s David Ellis for NZ$290,000 from the counterpart, Kahma Lass did find herself unsettled by the slow tempo as Curraghmore draft at last year’s Karaka Premier Yearling Sale, Kahma Lass she found herself on the heels of the pair in front. is the sixth named foal, all winners, out of the Listed-placed Distinctive However, as Bosson so often does, he weaved a passage between Lass (Orientate) and the third stakes winner. runners, getting onto the back of numerous rivals at just the right time Kahma Lass is a sister to ten-time winner in Singapore and Malaysia, before the seas parted at the top of the Riccarton straight. Distinctive Darci, whose standout victory came in the Merlion Trophy Still with three lengths to make up in what was a sit-sprint affair, it (Listed, 1200m), a Singapore Group 2. She is also a half-sister to five-time took most of the straight for Kahma Lass to reel in the market fancies; first Listed winner and Group 1-placed Kuro (Denman), as well as the Listed- Tinker McPhee, and then Cornflower Blue. placed Southern Lad (Ocean Park), and hails from a family full of speed. South Island representative Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon) Third dam Special (Habituate) remains one of the fastest horses to flashed home for Michael and Matt Pitman, producing an eye-catching grace the Australian turf in the last half-century, breaking the track record run under Samantha Wynne to grab second, but it was Kahma Lass who in winning the 1988 Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m). It was a mark that scored by three-quarters of a length, adding her name to an honour roll would remain for 25 years, until Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) bettered the time that includes King’s Rose (Redoute’s Choice), Katie Lee (Pins), Daffodil in the 2013 Lightning. (No Excuse Needed), Seachange (Cape Cross) and Tycoon Lil (Last Kahma Lass’ win also brought up an 11th Group 1 winner, and 50th Tycoon) in the last 25 years alone. individual stakes winner overall, for Darci Brahma (Danehill). The Oaks Cornflower Blue held down third, a nose behind Miss Tycoon Rose, Stud resident, who raced in the Te Akau tangerine, stands for NZ$15,000 with a further three-quarters of a length to Tinker McPhee in fourth. (plus GST) in 2020. A veteran of only four starts after yesterday’s win, Kahma Lass broke her maiden at her second start at Avondale before charging home to be beaten a nose behind De La Terre (Reliable Man) in the Soliloquy Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) at Te Rapa. “She’d done really well and had gone the right way since her Te Rapa run,” Richards said. “Her work had been very good and she arrived down from Matamata in good order with everything going to plan. “We knew she was pretty sharp when she TODAY IT ALL WORKED OUT trialled up as a two- PRETTY WELL AS THEY WENT year-old but she had NO TEMPO. SHE GOT THE RUN to get through some THROUGH THEM WITHOUT maturity issues. HAVING TO COME TO THE “Today, it all OUTSIDE worked out pretty Carif SPORTPIX - JAMIE RICHARDS well as they went no tempo. She was back Vale Norzita: Bittersweet success for Carif getting on heels at the half mile but she got the run through them without Carif’s win in yesterday’s Sandown Cup (Listed, 3200m), sporting the having to come to the outside, which was probably the winning of the race. late Dato Tan Chin Nam’s colours - the black and white checks with yellow “She’s a good filly and we had the right man on board as Opie told me sleeves that have been triumphant in some of Australia’s greatest races - he needed the (earlier) win in the Welcome Stakes on Avonallo which put should have provided a moment of great satisfaction for Think Big Stud, him right.” especially given it came on the day that the legendary Bart Cummings Richards, who brought up a second individual Group 1 winner for would have turned 93. the Lindsays after Probabeel’s wins in the Surround Stakes and the Carif, a son of two of the best to ever Continued on page 3>> Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Vale Noritza: Bittersweet success for Carif | 3 | Sunday, November 15, 2020 << Continued from page 2 carry those colours in the Cummings- staying horse but he just lacks a turn-of-foot and that might come.” trained So You Think (High Chaparral) and Norzita (Thorn Park), had long Not only was it a poignant win for Carif with Norzita’s passing, but it promised to take out a staying feature. He finished fifth in the Queensland also came on the day that his fourth dam Summoned (Crowned Prince) Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) at three and then second in each of the ATC St Leger was recognised with the Summoned Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m), won by (2600m), Hotham Handicap (Gr 3, 2500m), Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 3, Carif’s stablemate Missile Mantra (4 m Smart Missile - Wecansay Mak by 2600m) and the Chairman’s Handicap (Gr 2, 2600m) at four. Starcraft). For Arrowfield Stud, though, it was a bittersweet result after they Summoned, one of the great blue hens who produced Zeditave announced the death of Norzita yesterday morning following a paddock (The Judge), Square Deal (The Judge), Alannon (Noalcoholic), Zedagal accident. (The Judge) and Pampas Fire (Prince True), is the matriarch of a family The 11-year-old mare, who won the Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and that includes the likes of Melito (Redoute’s Choice), Pariah (Redoute’s Vinery Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) and was third to Sacred Falls (O’Reilly) Choice), Greys Inn (Zabeel), Smart Call (Ideal World), Jet Spur (Flying and Pierro (Lonhro) in a vintage Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m), was Spur), Military Rose (General Nediym) and Zac Spirit (Flying Spur).