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FOLLOW SIMON VIVIAN US ON TIM ROWE SPEAKS TO THE MAN WITH THE DULCET TONES AND GAVEL AFTER ANNOUNCING HIS RETIREMENT - PAGE 9 TWITTER Saturday, February 13, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 4 TODAY'S STAKES FIELDS - PAGE 26 Shadwell to relinquish What's on Stakes races: Flemington (VIC) - Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m), C S Australian interests Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m), The Vanity (Gr Golden opportunity looms for buyers as Sheikh Hamdan Al 3, 1400m), Talindert Stakes (Listed, 1100m). Maktoum-owned stock to sell unreserved in coming months Randwick (NSW) - Apollo Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), Light Fingers Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), Southern Cross Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), Triscay Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). Ascot (WA) - Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1500m), Cyril Flower Stakes (Listed, 1200m). Te Rapa (NZ) - Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1400m), Waikato Guineas (Gr 2, 2000m), David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (Gr 2, 2000m) Metropolitan meetings: Randwick (NSW), Flemington (VIC), Doomben (QLD), Morphettville Parks (SA), Ascot (WA), Te Rapa (NZ) Race meetings: Gosford (NSW), Sapphire Coast (NSW), Coffs Harbour (NSW), Bendigo (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Rockhampton (QLD), Toowoomba (QLD), Esperance (WA), Pioneer Park (NT), Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum EDWARD WHITAKER Riccarton (NZ) “Sheikh Hamdan has had a long and BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS successful involvement in Australia, initially fter 36 years of heavy investment thanks to his close friendship with Colin Hayes and involvement in Australia, and subsequently with his son, David, when Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al he took over the licence,” said Gold. Maktoum’s Shadwell Stud will “However, as those who know him will Adisband its thoroughbred holdings in the region. attest, Sheikh Hamdan is very much a “hands The shock news was delivered in an official on” man who likes to be closely involved statement by the organisation yesterday, with with the Shadwell horses, and due to his Shadwell’s racing manager Angus Gold citing commitments in the United Arab Emirates TELEMON ACQUIRES Sheikh Hamdan’s inability to work as closely as he has not been able to devote as much time NEIGHBOURING he’d like with the operation in Australia as the as he would like to following his horses in RUNNING CREEK STUD - PAGE 11 prevailing reason behind the decision. Australia. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Saturday, February 13, 2021 << Continued from page 1 “As a result, and as part of a global review of the Shadwell operation, it has been decided to wind down its racing and breeding operations in the southern hemisphere over the next few months.” Gold confirmed that Shadwell’s entire Australian yearling crop will be offered at public auction, with the cream of the youngsters bound for the BEST OF Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. LUCK AS THOSE WHO KNOW HIM WILL ATTEST, SHEIKH To the Magic Millions graduates running HAMDAN IS VERY MUCH A “HANDS ON” MAN in todays feature races WHO LIKES TO BE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE SHADWELL HORSES, AND DUE TO HIS FLEMINGTON (VRC) Hungry Heart ..................................Yulong Vangelic ......................... Segenhoe Stud COMMITMENTS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CS HAYES STKS GR3 Every Rose ..............................Tyreel Stud HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEVOTE AS MUCH Tagaloa ............................Arrowfield Stud Sweet Reply .........................Rosari Farm TIME AS HE WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOWING HIS Aysar ..................................Torryburn Stud Philizzy ..................................Baramul Stud Grandslam ................................Gilgai Farm HORSES IN AUSTRALIA - ANGUS GOLD Orpheum ...................... Newhaven Park Cambourne ........................... Luskin Park TRISCAY STKS GR3 THE VANITY GR3 Madam Rouge ................. Widden Stud Zou Dancer .................... Newgate Farm Into the Abyss ....................Vinery Stud Shadwell’s breeding stock will be presented for sale by close associates Starelle .................................Amarina Farm Yarraman Park at the Magic Millions Breeding Stock Sale on May 20. Thunder Peak .......................Aquis Farm SOUTHERN CROSS STKS GR3 While disappointed to be farewelling his biggest client over the past 20 Longduan ......................Rosemont Stud Victorem ...................Symphony Lodge Hightail .................Woodside Park Stud years, Yarraman principal Harry Mitchell remained philosophical about RANDWICK (ATC) Shadwell’s decision. TE RAPA (NZ) APOLLO STKS GR2 “It’s a bit of a sad day really. We have had a very good relationship Prince Fawaz ...................Baramul Stud DAVID & KARYN ELLIS FILLIES through Angus for a long time, but things move on,” he said. CLASSIC GR2 LIGHT FINGERS STKS GR2 Key ........................ Evergreen Stud Farm Away Game ......................Mill Park Stud Absconded ...................Edinburgh Park Qafila RACING PHOTOS “They have been great clients of ours for a long time and they will be sorely missed.” Shadwell’s unreserved dispersal of broodmares, weanlings and the reduction sale of race fillies will provide the market with an opportunity to acquire top quality bloodstock from one of the most substantial investors in the Australian racing and breeding scene over the last three www.magicmillions.com.au decades. Continued on page 3>> Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Shadwell to relinquish Australian interests | 3 | Saturday, February 13, 2021 << Continued from page 2 “Shadwell has been a huge part of the Australian racing and breeding industry for decades and the legacy through their stock in the breeding barn and on the racetrack will be seen for many years in the future,” said Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch. “It is certainly a bittersweet moment to see the culmination of Sheikh Hamdan’s Australian investments down under. However, it is a great honour for Magic Millions to be entrusted to market and sell the Shadwell unreserved dispersal, given it all began here in the ‘80s. “We are tremendously excited to present this unique buying opportunity on behalf of Sheikh Hamdan.” Jeune SPORTPIX THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT CLIENTS OF OURS FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY WILL BE SORELY MISSED market for many years and has been rewarded with numerous stakes winners both in Australia and South Africa. - HARRY MITCHELL Sheikh Hamdan’s famous blue and white colours were carried to victory in two Melbourne Cups (Gr 1, 3200m) by At Talaq (Roberto) in Some of the high-class broodmares set to go under the hammer at Magic 1986 and Jeune (Kalaglow) in 1994 and they won three editions of the Blue Millions include South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Qafila (Not A Diamond with Mahaasin (Biscay) in 1990, Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice) in Single Doubt), Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Rimraam (Commands) 2006 and Reaan (Hussonet) in 2008. and 2015 Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) runner-up Reemah (Redoute’s “Although it is very sad that we will no longer be represented on the track Choice). Grade 1 winners in South Africa will also be sold. in Australia I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sheikh Hamdan Older mares such as Rewaaya (Singspiel) will not be auctioned and for his loyal support of the industry over so many years, and to wish all will instead remain in the first-class care of the team at Yarraman to see prospective purchasers the best of luck in the years ahead,” Gold said. out their living days on the farm as nannies. “As we have seen from the recent successful yearling sales on the Gold “It will be a good dispersal. There’s some very good stock there and we Coast and at the Classic sale in Sydney, there certainly couldn’t be a more will be sad to have them leave the farm,” Mitchell said. exciting time to be involved in such a thriving racing industry.” Gold paid tribute to the Mitchell family along with David Hayes for their professional support during Shadwell’s long involvement with breeding and racing in Australia. Tattersalls “On Sheikh Hamdan’s behalf, I would like to thank the extended Hayes family, namely Colin, Peter and David, as well as Tony McEvoy, and latterly Ben Autumn HIT Hayes and Tom Dabernig, together with their excellent staff, for the outstanding job they have done over the years for Sheikh Hamdan and Shadwell,” he said. Listed Winner “Equally, I would like to pay tribute to Arthur and Harry Mitchell and their team at Yarraman Park for all their hard work in looking after our breeding stock for the last twenty years or so.” STARCASTER Shadwell has been a huge supporter of the Australasian yearling MOONEE VALLEY NIGHT CUP, Listed sold Tattersalls Autumn HIT Sale by Summerdown Stables to Jedd O’Keeffe for 35,000 gns Next Sale: March Sale, March 31 - 1 April Flat & NH Horses In Training, etc. Jenny McAlpine Tel:+61 411 504803 [email protected] www.tattersalls.com Angus Gold and Sheikh Hamdan EDWARD WHITAKER Follow us @anz_news | 3 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Saturday, February 13, 2021 HISTORY IS BEING WRITTEN MORNING BRIEFING to abide by all government directives in the days 2020. She once again visited Under The Louvre last AUSTRALIA ahead. Please also get tested, isolate at home and spring, with the sire serving 108 mares - his biggest Victoria in lockdown again contact us immediately if you or a close contact have book yet - at a fee of $4,400. Under The Louvre has Racing will continue through Victoria's five-day been to an exposure site or are displaying any Covid had three runners from 20 named foals to date, hard lockdown, which began at 11.59pm last night. symptoms.” Andrews said professional sport would including the twice-placed The Love Of Mary. Last night’s meeting at Moonee Valley was run as be treated like an essential workforce, who are still planned but without crowds, while the gates are allowed to travel. 147 for Dansili closed to the public for Black Caviar Lightning Stakes day today at Flemington.