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RACING NEWS OXLEY IN THE FAST LANE ON ROAD TO ELITE LEVEL - PAGE 8 Sunday, February 21, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here SINGAPORE NEWS - PAGE 14 STAKES RACE RESULTS - PAGE 20 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 10 Artorius goes one What's On: better than his sire with The Week Ahead Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Blue Diamond success Stakes races: Launceston (TAS) - Tasmanian Oaks (Listed, 2100m). Pinjarra Park (WA) - Son of Flying Artie provides Anthony and Sam Freedman with Pinjarra Classic (Listed, 1300m). their first Group 1 win as a partnership Metropolitan meetings: Launceston (TAS) Race meetings: Goldburn (NSW), Taree (NSW), Spendthrift Australia Park (VIC), Sportsbet-Ballarat (VIC), Grafton (QLD), Pinjarra Park (WA), Port Lincoln (SA), Yea (VIC), Hastings (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Goldburn (NSW) International meetings: Sha Tin (HK), Scottsville (SAF), Tokyo (JPN), Hanshin (JPN), Kokura (HK), Dortmund (GER) International Group races: Sha Tin (HK) - Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m), Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (Gr 1, 2000m), Hong Kong Classic Cup (Gr 1, 1400m), Dortmund (GER) - Cologne Classic (Gr 3, 2100m). Tokyo (JPN) - February Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). Kokura (JPN) - Kokura Daishoten (Gr 3, 1800m). Artorius (left) GETTY IMAGES Sales: Inglis Digital February (Late) Sale After missing the start it appeared Artorius BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS (2 c ex Gracie’s Lass by Redoute’s Choice), who rtorius was able to do what his sire was wearing blinkers for the first time, might Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) was have had his work cut out, but he defied the slow unlucky not to have done in 2016 get away and flew home to produce one of the and win yesterday’s Blue Diamond most impressive wins in the history of Victoria’s AStakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Caulfield, providing premier two-year-old race, crossing the line father-and-son training team Anthony and three-quarters of a length in front of Ingratiating Sam Freedman with their first Group 1 success (Frosted), having come from deep in the ruck ENTER together as a partnership. under Luke Currie. Continued on page 2>> NOW JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. FRI 19THCatalogue available - at inglisdigital.comWED 24TH FEB 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL FEBRUARY (LATE) SALE MIXED SALE LIVE VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Artorius goes one better than his sire with Blue Diamond success | 2 | Sunday, February 21, 2021 << Continued from page 1 “It’s a big thrill,” said Sam Freedman. up Hanseatic (Street Boss) in “There’s a big team behind this horse and to have the family colours on last year’s Blue Diamond after today is a nice touch.” suffering serious injuries in a fall Bred by Greg Perry, Artorius was bought for $120,000 out of the at Moonee Valley the previous Vinery Stud draft at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale night, admitted that he had and Freedman admitted that he wasn’t a huge fan of the horse at that found himself further back than particular stage of his life. ideal. “He was very immature and “I knew he was getting a good TO BE HONEST, I looked six months off being a run through, but I thought he DIDN'T LOVE HIM. developed yearling,” he said. might struggle late, just because DAD DID AND HE'S A “To be honest, I didn't love he hadn’t really had a chance to him. Dad did and he's a very travel down and quicken,” the VERY GOOD JUDGE Sam Freedman & Luke Currie good judge of a yearling. We winning jockey said. “But he just OF A YEARLING. WE thought he was very immature kept coming. It was an amazing feeling the last 50 metres.” THOUGHT HE WAS and so we gave him time over The win was a second in three starts for Artorius, who has now bagged VERY IMMATURE AND the last six months and now he's just shy of $1million dollars in prize-money. SO WE GAVE HIM TIME turned into a beast. Filling the two positions behind him were the James Cummings- OVER THE LAST SIX "1200 metres is probably trained pair Ingratiating and Anamoe (Street Boss). MONTHS AND NOW short of his best distance. We'll “It was a very good effort. I might have hit the front a smidge early and HE'S TURNED INTO A probably be targeting a Guineas was left vulnerable,” William Pike, rider of the runner-up said. BEAST. in the spring." Anamoe was another length and three-quarters away in third and his - SAM FREEDMAN Currie, who was forced jockey Damien Oliver said having blinkers applied for the first time might to miss the ride on runner- have tested him. Continued on page 4>> ANZ DIAMOND DAZZLER! ARTORIUS (Flying Artie-Gracie’s Lass) MRC BLUE DIAMOND STAKES G1 $120,000 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale Vendor: Vinery Stud (As Agent) Buyer: Anthony Freedman/Blue Sky Bloodstock Earnings: $975,050 Owners: Peake Racing (Mgr: PN Edwards), FOS Enterprises (Mgr: CG Crockett), Hold Your Horses (Mgr: D Morris), Greenwich Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: GJ Perry), M Davidson, Mrs MA Pearson, M Baker, Mrs L Bruhn, S Bruhn, B Chapman, P Connor, C Charteris, M Connor, L Money, G Wakefield & P Gardiner | Trainers: Anthony and Sam Freedman Congratulations to all Connections www.magicmillions.com.au Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Bumper 71 Lot catalogue online now. Bidding closes from 7pm (NZ) on Monday! 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Her rider Mark Zahra commended the “He’s got a great attitude effort from a wide barrier (14) and suggested that the high pressure nature and he's doing everything right,” of the 1200-metre contest tested her in the finish. Waller said. “We had to use him Artorius was identified as the Maiden of the Week in the January 21 up a bit early which was not ideal edition of ANZ Bloodstock News. He is the second winner out of Gracie’s but it's an important stepping Lass (Redoute’s Choice), an unraced half-sister to another Perry-bred stone for a horse like him with horse, Darley Classic (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Delectation (Shamardal). his pedigree.” The brown colt brought up Flying Artie’s first Group 1 winner in Waller was non-committal Australia and continued the exceptional run of success recently set by his about whether the $875,000 Home Affairs SPORTPIX young barnmates at Newgate Farm - Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) Inglis Australian Easter Yearling and Deep Field (Northern Meteor). Sale graduate and half brother to Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) runner- Two-year-old racing was also a major focus at Rosehill yesterday up Aysar (Deep Field) would have one more run before the Slipper. with Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) hopefuls all taking their next “He's a great athlete but at the same time he does well between runs,” important steps in the Silver Slipper (Gr 2, 1100m). he continued. “He's the perfect racehorse for a trainer as you need to work Carrying the Coolmore silks, Home Affairs (2 c I am Invincible - them and prepare them properly so we will see how he comes through it Miss Interiors by Flying Spur) gave champion trainer Chris Waller his and talk to the owners and see what they want to do.” first success in the race, as he built on his debut second in last month’s After being snookered most of the way down the straight, the Scott Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) and provided his sire with his 63rd Spackman-trained Rocket Tiger (Cluster) managed to bullock his way out of individual stakes winner. trouble and ran on well to finish second in the race, a length and a quarter in After sitting just off the race leader Direct (Siyouni), Home Affairs front of third-placed Direct. The runner-up could now be aimed at Canberra’s kicked clear for an impressive performance that placed him in serious Black Opal Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) on March 7. Continued on page 6>> Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) Winner of the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) Visit. Invest. Win. www.nztm.co.nz Portland Sky and Celebrity Queen dead heat in Oakleigh Plate | 6 | Sunday, February 21, 2021 Portland Sky and Celebrity Queen dead heat in Oakleigh Plate The judge could not split Portland Sky (Deep Field) and Celebrity Queen (Redoute’s Choice) in yesterday’s Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) at Caulfield, with the pair dead-heating in the handicap sprint feature.