Thursday, September 10, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here CHILDS PICKS UP DALASAN RIDE - MORNING BRIEFING, PAGE 6 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 15 Experienced What's on Victorian vendor Race meetings: Hawkesbury (NSW), Ballina (NSW), Mornington (VIC), Nolen ‘pressing Ipswich (QLD), Northam (WA) ahead’ to Magic Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Wyong (NSW), Ballina (NSW), Sandown (VIC) Millions 2YOs In International meetings: Doncaster (UK), Haydock (UK), Chepstow Training Sale (UK), Chelmsford (UK), Navan (IRE), Longchamp (FR), Vaal (SAF), Emerald al Nolen, who educated and Downs (USA) sold Saturday’s Singapore Derby International Group races: Doncaster (Listed, 1800m) winner Top (UK) - May Hill Stakes (Gr 2, 1m), Knight (Zoustar) and topped last Park Hill Fillies’ Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 6.5f). Tyear’s Magic Millions 2YOs In Training Sale Longchamp (FR) - Prix d’Aumale (Gr 3, with a $525,000 No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) 1600m), Prix des Chenes (Gr 3, 1600m). colt (right), will return to the Gold Coast in Emerald Downs (USA) - Longacres Mile November with a select draft of horses for (Gr 3, 8f) the breeze-up sale. Full story page 10>> International sales: Arqana Deauville Select Sale (FR), Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase (USA) BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS Agent Johnson issues gent Will Johnson will be paying close attention to the Makybe Diva Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) with his stayer Warning Melbourne Cup Warning (Declaration Of War) on the path Atowards the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) while Group 1-winning stayer set for Makybe Diva return on way to also monitoring important bloodstock sales in the spring majors northern hemisphere. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Agent Johnson issues Melbourne Cup Warning | 2 | Thursday, September 10, 2020 << Continued from page 1 The now Australian-based Johnson, who previously forged his career as an agent in the UK under the guidance of the respected Hubie de Burgh, was instrumental in the purchase of the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Warning as a yearling and wisely chose to keep a share in the gelding. He rewarded Johnson’s faith by winning last year’s Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) at Flemington and raced four times at Group 1 level in Sydney and Adelaide during the autumn behind horses such as Shadow Hero (Pierro), Castelvecchio (Dundeel), Quick Thinker (So You Think) and Russian Camelot (Camelot). Warning will again clash with his four-year-old peers Quick Thinker, Dalasan (Dalakhani) and Makybe Diva Stakes favourite Russian Camelot in the Flemington weight for age race on Saturday, but Johnson was not expecting him to be causing an upset. Johnson said Warning had been given two grass gallops and jump- Warning SPORTPIX outs at Mornington to prepare him for his spring return. “I was speaking to Sam Freedman earlier in the week and he said Sam will know exactly how to program him so that he is coming into form that he might be carrying a little bit more surplus (weight) than what you around then.” normally would going into a first-up run, which is probably a sign that he’s Johnson is hopeful that Warning, who was handed 53 kilograms developed and matured and maintained that good baseline through the for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups when weights were spell,” Johnson said yesterday. released on Tuesday, can improve on his autumn form and loom as a “Although the first Tuesday in November is around the corner, he’s genuine chance at Flemington in a race that is expected to be light on got quite a few kilometres to get into his legs, so I am sure Anthony and international horses. Continued on page 4>> Colt ex Night Call – first foal from a winning half-sister to 4-time Gr.1 Filly ex Tingu – closely related to Gr.1 winners The United States, winner Preferment and Gr.3 winner Rezoned, bred by John & Cath Murray Hermosa and Hydrangea, bred by Coolmore and partners The only U.S. Triple Crown winner to retire unbeaten. The best son of proven sire of sires SCAT DADDY. Colm Santry, John Kennedy, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore, Rob Archibald or Emma Pugsley Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by The Stunning, Group winning 2yo by ‘Vinnie’ ‘The best looking, sharpest & most successful I AM INVINCIBLE colt we have had anything to do with. The China Horse Club are supporting him with a significant number of mares’ Michael Wallace, Chief Operating Officer CHC Those to have secured a Breeding Right include: Yarraman Park Three Bridges Longwood Thoroughbreds Little Avondale Stud Willow Grove Stud Stonehouse Thoroughbreds Flinders Park Willaroon Thoroughbreds Leneva Park Daisy Hill Stockwell Thoroughbreds etc. 2020 Fee: $11,000 inc GST Rosemont Stud, 250 Volum Road, Gnarwarre, VIC 3221 P: 03 5220 6500 W: rosemontstud.com.au G.A Ryan McEvoy - 0439 802 837 Ted Mithen - 0429 933 955 Anna Furniss - 0410 686 817 A Rosemont / China Horse Club Partnership Agent Johnson issues Melbourne Cup Warning | 4 | Thursday, September 10, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “Coming to Sydney, his first three runs 27 yearlings from the Classic (sale) up until recently and a handful of there, he was never far off them and he was hitting the line behind those them are looking to be at the trials in the next couple of weeks which horses with quite lofty reputations,” he said. is exciting. “If you go back and watch the ride in the (Australian) Derby - and I “(Covid-19) probably hasn’t slowed down international transactions don’t want to be too unkind to the jockey (Tommy Berry) who has to make or purchases, either, and there’s been a few broodmares that I’ve been split-second decisions - the horse just had to do too much, too early and able to purchase that are heading to Japan and to America. the race was over before it had begun. “There’s also been a few deals done in Europe through Hubie. It’s more “From there, he went to Adelaide and acquitted himself well but, about utilising my contacts through my trips overseas to ensure business probably off a few hard runs, by the time he got the (South Australian) is done. With technology, photos and videos being up to scratch and a guy Derby he might just have been running on tired legs (when third).” like Hubie being able to inspect a horse for me, the lines of business are Billy Egan will ride Warning, a $41 chance, from barrier nine in still open.” Saturday’s Makybe Diva. While unlikely to feature on the buyers’ sheet at Arqana in France or at Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland in the US in the coming days, the young Johnson on market watch agent will have more than a passing interest in the results. Operating within the constraints of Covid-19, Johnson’s bloodstock “It’s probably not normally my market, but I’m more interested in the agency has still been active, brokering deals for Group 1-winning mares depths of the sales,” he said. Amphitrite (Sebring) and Seabrook (Hinchinbrook) to be sent to Japan “Goffs Doncaster was a long way off the pace compared to previous while also negotiating for horses to be bought and sold in Europe and the years, so I am more interested to see how the market holds up in Europe US. and America. “Everyone’s had to adapt to the situation that’s presented itself. One “I am sure the top-end will, but the middle to bottom end is very door closes on travelling internationally, another one opens domestically,” important and hopefully for all consignors in those jurisdictions, the he said. market holds up as resilient as we’ve seen that it can be in difficult “It’s been a very fruitful sales season with Darby Racing securing times.” STEVE MORAN DON’T MISS STEVE MORAN’S LATEST COLUMN - VIEWS, ANALYSES AND TIPS FROM ONE OF THE INDUSTRY’S LEADING VOICES. FORTNIGHTLY IN ANZ. Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Thursday, September 10, 2020 2020 VIRTUAL ONLINE STALLION PARADE NOW MORNING BRIEFING Thinker (So You Think) will kick off his Cup Waterhouse stands by AUSTRALIA campaign in the Makybe Diva Stakes on a bold Farnan call Childs picks up Dalasan ride Flemington card where stablemate The Chosen One (Savabeel) will also be looking to put down his marker for the spring features. Mick Dee will ride both horses and Murray Baker, who trains the pair in partnership with Andrew Forsman, is pleased with the reports from travelling foreperson Aleisha Legg. “They’ve settled in pretty well and the fact they have been there before is a big help,” Baker said. “They’re in Farnan SPORTPIX the same boxes as last year.” Both horses have had two trials in New Zealand ahead of their Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse remains Dalasan SPORTPIX Melbourne campaign but are expected to confident that Group 1 winner Farnan (Not A In-form jockey Jordan Childs will have the improve for their respective runs. “I am picking Single Doubt) will pick up where he left off last chance to add another Group 1 to his CV after that both of them will need the run, but we are season by taking out Saturday’s Run To The Rose picking up the ride on leading fancy Dalasan pleased where they are at,” Baker said. “We (Gr 2, 1200m). Waterhouse tweeted last month (Dalakhani) in Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes will see how they go on Saturday and then “Farnan will not be beaten”, a bold statement she (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington.