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SACRED FALLS TRIUMPHS IN G1 DONCASTER

O'Reilly colt Sacred Falls realised a dream come true result for Raffles Racing and Waikato Stud with his exciting triumph in Australasia’s most famous 1600-metre race, the A$2million Gr.1 BMW Doncaster Hcp (1600m) on Saturday.

Sacred Falls, already the winner of the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas and runner-up to fellow Kiwi-bred three-year-old It’s A Dundeel in the Rosehill Guineas, shocked the Randwick crowd as he inflicted the first ever Sydney defeat on glamour colt Pierro.

The son of O’Reilly and Redoute’s Choice mare Iguazu’s Girl was bred and sold by Waikato Stud at the 2011 National Yearling Sale. After the handsome colt had won his first six starts in New Zealand for trainers Tony Pike and Mark Donoghue, Waikato Stud went back to Dato Yap Kim San - owner of Raffles Farm, and bought a share with a view to a stallion career.

That coincided with his transfer to Sydney trainer Chris Waller, who lined him up for the fourth time on Saturday in the hope that his Rosehill Guineas second was the sign of even better to come in the A$2 million feature.

So it proved as Sacred Falls overcame a tardy start and jockey Tommy Berry banked on an inside run. Tracking through behind the favourite Pierro, Sacred Falls proved unstoppable over the final 200 metres as he burst through to down the local hotshot, with Thorn Park filly Norzita completing a three-year-old white-wash.

“That’s racing at its finest – you can’t describe it or put it into words,” said Waller, who registered his 3rd individual win in the event.

Excerpts from Dennis Ryan, www.theinformant.co.nz

SACRED FALLS FACT FILE BREEDING O'Reilly out of Iguazu's Girl (Redoute's Choice)

OWNERS Dato Yap Kim San's Raffles Thoroughbred Racing, Mr Kyan Yap and Waikato Stud.

BREEDER Waikato Stud

TRAINERS Aus: Chris Waller, NZ: Tony Pike and Mark Donoghue

SALE 2011 National Yearling Sale, Premier Session Vendor: Waikato Stud Purchaser: Guy Mulcaster Bloodstock Price: $160,000

JOCKEYS Tommy Berry & Leith Innes

RECORD 7 wins from 10 starts, earning A$1,626,415  Gr.1 ATC Doncaster Hcp  Gr.1 CJC New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas  Gr.2 Hawke's Bay Guineas  Gr.3 Waikato RC James & Annie Sarten Memorial S  Listed Whangarei RC Westbury Stud Challenge S.

SIRE O'REILLY - 14 Gr.1 winners (see below)

DAM IGUAZU'S GIRL - dam of three named foals, two to race, both winners. Served by O'Reilly in 2012.

SIBLINGS 2007 g. Fate and Fortune, by O'Reilly. Unraced. 2008 f. It Girl, by O'Reilly. Winner at 1200m in 2012-13. 2010 g. by O'Reilly. Currently pre-training at Waikato Stud's Courtza Park 2011 f. by O'Reilly. Retained by Stud 2012 f. by Savabeel.

MARK’S MAIL

What an absolute thrill it was to see Sacred Falls win the Doncaster!

As a homebred galloper who so closely resembles his own sire O'Reilly, he is a very special horse to us and I can tell you, it was a very emotional win!

We are honoured to be racing a horse with Dato Yap Kim San, his son Kyan Yap and with Raffles Racing’s manager, Bruce Sherwin.

A special thanks to Dato and his family, to the horse’s trainers Chris Waller, Tony Pike and Mark Donoghue, to bloodstock agents Guy Mulcaster - who purchased Sacred Falls as a yearling, and Bruce Perry - who very astutely enabled Waikato Stud to purchase Sacred Falls’ grand dam Iguazu, to jockeys Tommy Berry and Leith Innes, to all my Waikato team and of course, a big thanks to my own family!

We are very proud of the stallion strength at Waikato Stud and to think that this guy will add to this in 2014 is truly exciting.

For the last 20 years – and particularly so recently, Waikato Stud has continually made significant investments towards stallion prospects such as these. When you consider these sustained efforts, you can understand why we are just so delighted with the results that our roster is currently achieving on the Stallion Premierships (see below).

On one last note, how about that O'Reilly?! A Doncaster winner, a Newmarket Hcp winner and a Crystal Mile winner all in one season…that’s huge!

STALLION PREMIERSHIP STANDINGS

Game on for the Centaine Award…O'Reilly is now NZ$271,213 behind barnmate Pins.

DEWAR (NZ+AUS) CENTAINE (Global) GROSVENOR (NZ)

Stallion Earnings Stallion Earnings Stallion Earnings

1 O'Reilly $6,109,513 1 Pins $8,124,089 1 O'Reilly $1,974,982

2 Thorn Park $4,935,931 2 O'Reilly $7,852,876 2 Savabeel $1,570,967

3 High Chaparral $4,123,435 3 Thorn Park $7,034,713 3 Darci Brahma $1,416,190

4 Zabeel $3,469,901 4 High $5,368,639 4 Pins $1,192,765 Chaparral 5 Pins $3,451,656 5 Ekraar $1,086,150

5 Savabeel $4,905,315

O’REILLY AVERAGE STAKES WINNERS PER SEASON: 10.3

8 15 14 6 12 10 8 4 7 6 2

0 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

2012/13 O'REILLY STAKES WINNERS: 12

SACRED FALLS (NZ) 09c 1st 2013 ATC Doncaster H. (1600m) Gr.1 (ex Iguazu's Girl by Redoutes Choice) 1st 2012 CJC NZ Two Thousand Guineas (1600m), Gr.1 1st 2012 Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Guineas (1400m) Gr.2 1st 2012 James & Annie Sarten Memorial S. (1400m), Gr.3 1st 2012 Whangarei RC Westbury Stud Challenge S. (1200m) L SHAMEXPRESS (NZ) 09c 1st 2013 VRC Newmarket H., (1200m) Gr.1 (ex Volkrose by Volksraad) SILENT ACHIEVER (NZ) 08f 1st 2012 MVRC Schweppes Crystal Mile H., (1600m) Gr.2 (ex Winning Spree by Zabeel) HIGH FASHION (NZ) 09f 1st 2013 WRC Desert Gold S., (1600m) Gr.3 (ex Pin High by Pins) 1st 2013 Hawke's Bay Lowland S. (2100m) Gr.3 ANNIE HIGGINS (NZ) 07f 1st 2012 Waikato RC Waikato Gold Cup (2400m) Gr.3 (ex Diva Belle by Carnegie) MOSSE (NZ) 08g 1st 2012 ARC Concorde H. (1200m) Gr.3 (ex Golden Sparkle by Gold Brose) RIC O'SHEA (NZ) 07g 1st 2013 Otago RC White Robe Lodge H. (1600m) Gr.3 (ex Fellowship b7 Success Express) 1st 2013 WRC Cuddle S. (1600m) Gr.3 O'FILLE (NZ) 07f 1st 2013 WRC Trentham S. (2100m) Gr.3 (ex La Fille by Grosvenor) 1st 2013 Manawatu RC Manawatu Breeders' S. (2000m), L EMERALD QUEEN (NZ) 09f 1st 2012 CJC Canterbury Belle S.(1200m) L (ex Scarlet Queen by Fasliyev) THY (NZ) 08f 1st 2013 ATC Aspiration H., (1600m) L (ex Star Affair by Star Way) THE SOLITAIRE (NZ) 07f 1st 2013 South Island Thoroughbred Breeders S. (1600m) L (ex The Dazzler by Centaine) MONACHEE (NZ) 06f 1st 2013 Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m) L (ex Kincia by Kinjite)

O'REILLY GR.1 ROLL OF HONOUR: 14

SACRED FALLS 09c SWICK 01g (ex Iguazu's Girl by Redoute's Choice) (ex Crème Anglaise by Crested Wave) 2013 ATC Doncaster Hcp (1600m) 2008 VRC Patinack Classic (1200m) 2012 CJC NZ 2000 Guineas (1600m) GUYNO 03g SHAMEXPRESS 09c (ex River Century by Centaine) (ex Volkrose by Volksraad) 2007 WATC Derby (2400m) 2013 VRC Newmarket Hcp (1200m)

SILENT ACHIEVER 08f MASTER O'REILLY 02g (ex Winning Spree by Zabeel) (ex Without Remorse by Bakharoff) 2012 ARC NZ Derby (2400m) 2007 MRC Caulfield Cup (2400m)

SHAMROCKER 07f (ex Bohemian Blues by Blues Traveller) LIM'S OBJECTIVE 03g 2011 VRC Australian Guineas (1600m) (ex Hasty Bird by Bluebird) 2011 ATC Australian Derby (2400m) 2007 Singapore Raffles Cup (1800m)

FELLOWSHIP 02g ARENTI 01g (ex Mystical Flight by Danzalion) (ex Gio by Centaine) 2010 HKJC Stewards' Cup (1600m) 2006 Singapore Lion City Cup (1200m)

ALAMOSA 04c THE JEWEL 99f (ex Lodore Mystic by Centaine) (ex The Grin by Grosvenor) 2007 ARC Diamond Stakes (1200m) 2002 NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) 2008 WRC Thorndon Mile (1600m) 2005 Waikato International S. (2000m) 2008 Otaki Maori RC WFA S. (1600m) 2008 MRC Toorak Hcp (1600m) FINAL DESTINATION 98f (Logical Lady by Sound Reason) MACO'REILLY 03g 2001 NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m) (ex Double Babu by Centaine) 2001 Levin RC Bayer Classic (1600m) 2009 Waikato Int’l S. (2000m) 2009 ARC NZ Stakes (2000m)

O’REILLY WINNERS THIS TERM: 125

LOCATION WINNERS AUSTRALIA 42 HONG KONG 10 MACAU 1 MALAYSIA 3 NEW ZEALAND 61 PHILIPPINES 1 SINGAPORE 7 TOTAL 125

NZ’S LEADING ALL-TIME STAKES PRODUCERS

NZ-BASED SIRE STAKES WINNERS ZABEEL (NZ) 1986 145 SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) 1971 130 O'REILLY (NZ) 1993 65 NOBLE BIJOU (USA) 1971 65 ZAMAZAAN (FR) 1965 64 CENTAINE (AUS) 1980 61 STAR WAY (GB) 1977 60 SUMMERTIME (GB) 1946 59 VOLKSRAAD (GB) 1988 59 LE FILOU (FR) 1946 56 GROSVENOR (NZ) 1979 54 PINS 50

O'REILLY KEY STATS

14 Gr.1 winners 65 Stakes Winners 12 Stakes Winners this season 125 winners this season 66.9% Winners-to-Runners 5.9% Stakes Winners-to-Named Foals 7.2% Stakes Winners-to-Runners 10.3 stakes winners averaged per season $7.8million plus progeny earnings in 2012/13 $460,000 Yearlings Sold Up To at Karaka in 2013 $60,000 +GST, LFG Stud Fee in 2013

WAIKATO STUD

Gr.1 Winners Bred: 27 (click here) 12 Stakes Winners Averaged Per Season Stakes Winners Bred in 2012/13: 10 (click here)

WAIKATO STUD SEASONAL STAKES WINNERS

13 12 11 10 10 10

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13