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Monday, June 1, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here ELLIS RECOGNISED IN QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS - PAGE 12 HONG KONG NEWS - PAGE 16 Big week awaits What's on Race meetings: Dubbo (NSW), Pakenham Godolphin with sale, (VIC), Northam (WA) Barrier trials/ Jump-outs: Dubbo (NSW), Cranbourne (VIC), St Arnaud (VIC) Stradbroke beckoning International meetings: Deauville (FR), The racing powerhouse will send an 18-horse team through the Cologne (GER), Newcastle (UK), Greyville (SAF) virtual sales ring on June 10, while Trekking aims to go back-to-back International Group races: Deauville (FR) - Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas) (Gr 1, 1600m), Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (French 1,000 Guineas) (Gr 1, 1600m). Cologne (GER) - German 2,000 Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) Trekking RACING PHOTOS MORNING BRIEFING prepares to tackle the final Group 1 of the Nervous wait for BY ANDREW HAWKINS | @ANZ_NEWS season, the Stradbroke Handicap (Gr 1, 1400m) Superare Atkins start odolphin will make a first at Eagle Farm on Saturday, with a likely four- Connections of well-bred two-year-old Superare foray as vendor into the online runner team, while internationally, the racing (Exceed And Excel) face an anxious few days auction domain when it offers operation will be represented by Poule d’Essai waiting to see if he can sneak into the field 18 tried horses for sale through des Poulains (Gr 1, 1600m) favourite Victor for Saturday’s JJ Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). Gthe Inglis Digital June (Early) Online Sale next Ludorum (Shamardal) tonight as well as 2,000 Superare lifted his prize-money to $40,800 week. Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) hotpot Pinatubo (Shamardal) when he won at the Sunshine Coast on Friday It comes as Godolphin’s Australian arm this weekend. Continued on page 2>> night but he will need at least one horse higher on the ballot to drop out when acceptances are YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS | PAGE 24 | SOCIAL HUB | PAGE 15 | taken tomorrow. Morning Briefing page 8 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Big week awaits Godolphin with sale, Stradbroke beckoning | 2 | Monday, June 1, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “Globally, it has been a tough time that will compromise their ability to go to the races. Transparency is also for the Godolphin operation, while Australia has been fortunate with the key, we disclose everything we know about each horse.” racing continuing,” Godolphin Australia managing director Vin Cox Godolphin’s racing and bloodstock manager Jason Walsh added: told ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday. “Most jurisdictions are gradually “Inglis have invested significant time and resources into ensuring its opening with all staff looking forward to our horses getting back to the online platform provides both vendor and buyer with a simple and races. Interestingly, the breeding operations have not missed a beat, the transparent solution to purchasing and selling bloodstock and Godolphin stallions have been as busy as ever while operating amidst very strict is looking forward to participating for the first time.” human biosecurity protocols and procedures. Inglis welcomed Godolphin’s involvement in their online arena, “We are all looking forward to cheering on the royal blue colours in with general manager of bloodstock sales and marketing Sebastian some very exciting racing coming up.” Hutch saying it is “one of the ultimate endorsements for the Inglis Digital A key feature of the Godolphin operation has been their willingness platform”. to trade stock through tried horse sales. Among their horses that have “Godolphin Australia is recognised not just as the premier breeding proven successful for new connections are Sonntag (Teofilo), purchased operation in Australasia but arguably one of the most effective breeding for $58,000 before going on to win the Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m); operations in the world,” Hutch said yesterday. “Its record speaks for itself. Pecans (Skilled), sold for $50,000 before winning two Group 3 races; and The regularity with which it produces top-class racehorses is nothing Big Blue (Galileo), who won the ATC St Leger (2600m) before heading to short of extraordinary. the UK for a Cheltenham Festival campaign. “To have the opportunity to offer a number of horses of racing age However, while they have participated in plenty of physical tried horse and with racing upside that are graduates of this extraordinary breeding sales in the past, next week’s Inglis auction will be the first time they have program is a great opportunity for us and a fantastic opportunity for our sold horses online. enormous client base.” “It is the first time we have gone down the online path,” Cox said. “We Among the horses on offer is Esperance (Bernardini), a comfortable do generally sell a tranche of racehorses at this time of year, but given winner at Rosehill on Saturday, as well as yesterday’s Ballarat maiden these unique times we are selling online. Over a period of time we have winner Flensburg (Reset). Cox said that, despite their wins, they were both built up a faith with the buyers, we don’t offer horses that have any issues still set to head for the virtual sale. Continued on page 4>> Some of the best sires in Australia. And some of the best sire prospects in the world. At prices you can afford. Click here to see our full roster and fees for 2020 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 Big week awaits Godolphin with sale, Stradbroke beckoning | 4 | Monday, June 1, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “Subject to those horses being to take advantage of it. We’re looking forward to being able to host an fit and well, they will be offered,” he said. “Once we have made the effective sale for them and hopefully our buyers will be able to recognise decision to sell, irrespective of current race form, we generally sell. We the value that the Godolphin horses can represent and we are talking love following the careers of our graduates. Manseneta won today at about the success stories from this sale in six, 12, 18 months’ time.” Gunnedah, Hemsted won last week at Bathurst and Ligulate won the What makes this digital sale different from others that have been held Tamworth Cup recently, plus there have been plenty of winners in north during the Covid-19 era is that the Godolphin draft can be inspected at Queensland too.” Riverside Stables at Warwick Farm from next Monday, June 8, before the Also being sold is The Driller (Sea The Stars), a regally-bred three- hammer drops on Wednesday, June 10. year-old out of Group 1 winner Shamal Wind (Dubawi), as well as other “We’ve put provisions in place for the Godolphin stock to be recent winners like Golwen (Lonhro) and Secretively (Dawn Approach). inspected at Riverside Stables, subject to restrictions and social distancing Cox said: “To use an old cliche, there is a horse for every buyer, from requirements,” Hutch said. “Inspections are by appointment only and it is maiden performers to open class horses, and last-start winners too.” very easy to organise through Brett Gilding, one of our Inglis bloodstock Inglis Digital is now one of a number of online platforms for trading staff members. thoroughbreds across Australia and New Zealand, with Covid-19 protocols “It’s just an added advantage to have the facility which allows us to accelerating the move into and the growth of the digital marketplace. facilitate these kinds of inspections and hopefully people take advantage “One of the most valuable features of the Inglis Digital online platform of the opportunity. They can meet some of the Godolphin staff, see some is the fact that it’s a tried, proven and established platform with a strong of the horses in the flesh and get some further insight into the subtleties precedent of success,” Hutch said. “It’s a platform that is very familiar and and the particulars of the stock. Again, hopefully it helps buyers make the success of graduates continues to progress at a rapid rate, particularly informed decisions and identify the stock they really want and try to get over the last six months and as recently as a few weeks ago with Bella Vella some value.” being the first Group 1 graduate. Before the sale, Godolphin will send out as many as four runners in the “It seems like a very effective marriage between Godolphin and Inglis Stradbroke Handicap, which will be the last Group 1 of the 2019-20 season after in this type of sale; they have the stock and we have a massive client base the Brisbane winter carnival program was reduced. Continued on page 6>> "We couldn't be more impressed with our Star Turn - Spoleto colt at this stage. He is highly intelligent, hasn't put a foot wrong and is a horse that always wants to please. He also has a lovely, fluent stride and all his riders comment that he has a nice action and gives a good feel." Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Big week awaits Godolphin with sale, Stradbroke beckoning | 6 | Monday, June 1, 2020 << Continued from page 4 Trekking (Street Cry) will attempt to join Black Piranha (Clang) and Rough Habit (Roughcast) as a back-to- GODOLPHIN HORSES FOR SALE back Stradbroke winner in the modern era and enters off a second Group 1 win in The Goodwood (Gr 1, 1200m) in Adelaide.