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Saxon Warrior and Mendelssohn to shuttle to Coolmore Monday, April 8, 2019 Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) Gr.1 winner at 2 and 18½ length UAE Derby winner at 3 Justify (Scat Daddy) 2018 U.S. Horse of the Year and unbeaten Triple Crown winner Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) Gr.1 winner at 2 and 2,000 Guineas winner at 3 Michael Kirwan, Colm Santry, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore or Rob Archibald Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Chairman's Trophy Read Tomorrow's Issue For: cruise for Stallion Watch Beauty Sales Preview Generation What's On Hong Kong news, Race meetings: Ballina (NSW), Scone page 24 (NSW), Mildura (VIC) Monday, April 8, 2019 Barrier trials/Jump-outs: Rosehill (NSW) Saxon Warrior and Mendelssohn to shuttle to Coolmore Group 1-winning pair set to strengthen Australian roster Racing News Royal Ascot still on cards as Everest slot holders circle for Santa Ana Lane At least three The Everest (1200m) slot holders have swamped the owners of T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Santa Ana Lane (Lope De Vega) in the wake of Saturday’s Saxon Warrior (right) Racing Post impressive victory, but the interest is unlikely to skittle plans for an overseas campaign. Daddy (Johannesburg), both set to shuttle to Michael Ramsden, the manager of the By Tim Rowe Coolmore this year. William Street syndicate who own the Anthony Australian breeders will gain more access “Saxon Warrior and Mendelssohn combine Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane, revealed to two of the world’s most coveted sirelines Group 1-winning excellence at two with yesterday that the star sprinter remained on with Saxon Warrior, a son of Japan’s champion remarkable performances at three,” said Paddy track for the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, super-sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence), Oman, head of Coolmore Australia sales and 1200m) in Hong Kong and Mendelssohn, a son of the late Scat nominations. Continued on page 2>> later this month. Racing News page 20 Lot 61 - Medaglia d’Oro x Invest - Colt Lot 212 - Zoustar x Red Roses Too - Filly Lot 416 - Lonhro x Dancing Heather - Filly John Kelly P. +61 (0)2 63 858 335 E. [email protected] www.newhavenpark.com.au #ourbrandyoursuccess | 1 | Brought to you by Saxon Warrior and Mendelssohn to shuttle to Coolmore | 2 | Monday, April 8, 2019 << Continued from page 1 “They are both by exceptional sires, The Classic winner will be joined at Jerrys Plains in 2019 by have stallions’ pedigrees and will suit the Australian broodmare Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (Gr 1, 1m) winner Mendelssohn, the population. They’re two very exciting prospects and offer Australian second son of Scat Daddy to be announced on the roster in three days breeders the best of international form and bloodlines.” after American Triple Crown winner Justify (Scat Daddy) was revealed Both horses were trained by Ireland’s champion trainer Aidan to be also spending the southern hemisphere covering season in O’Brien, while Saxon Warrior was an outstanding two-year-old, winning Australia. all three of his starts, including the Racing Post Trophy (Gr 1, 1m) in Mendelssohn was a well-travelled colt who raced 13 times for four which he defeated subsequent Group 1 winner Roaring Lion (Kitten’s wins including three times at stakes level. He also finished runner-up as Joy). a juvenile in the Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) at Newmarket and occupied At his first start as a three-year-old, the colt showed a devastating the same position in the Travers Stakes (Gr 1, 10f) as a three-year-old, but turn of foot in the 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m), again beating Roaring arguably his best performance came when he won the UAE Derby (Gr 2, Lion alongside subsequent Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m4f) winner Masar 1900m) by an astonishing 18 and a half lengths. (New Approach) and Breeders’ Cup Mile (Gr 1, 8f) winner Expert Eye Purchased at the Keeneland September Yearling for a sale- (Acclamation) in the British Classic. topping US$3 million, Mendelssohn is out of Leslie’s Lady (Tricky The son of Deep Impact also finished runner-up in both the Eclipse Creek), making him a half-brother to 11-time Grade 1 winner Beholder Stakes (Gr 1, 1m2f) at Sandown and the Irish Champion Stakes (Gr 1, (Henny Hughes) and Grade 1 winner and successful sire Into Mischief 1m2f) at Leopardstown, with the latter proving to be the final start of his (Harlan’s Holiday). career. Scat Daddy, meanwhile, is already beginning to make a name for Saxon Warrior is out of Group 1 winner Maybe (Galileo), making him a himself as a sire of sires. His exploits as a grandsire have been well brother to Listed-placed filly Pavlenko. advertised by his son No Nay Never, whose first crop of runners in Europe Maybe herself is out of Listed-winner Sumora (Danehill), who also yielded 38 winners, with Group 1 winner Ten Sovereigns among his eight produced Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed mare Promise To Be True stakes scorers. (Galileo). Further back this is the same family as Group 1 winners Dancing Saxon Warrior will stand for a fee of $24,750 (inc GST), while Rain (Danehill Dancer) and Dr Devious (Ahonoora). Mendelssohn will stand for $17,600 (inc GST). FRANKEL 2008 b h Galileo - Kind (Danehill) 40% AUSTRALIAN BLACKTYPE FABULOUS PERFORMERS TO RUNNERS INCLUDING: FIGURES MISS FABULASS 1st Tea Rose Stakes Gr.2 FRANKELY AWESOME 2nd Vinery Stud Stakes Gr.1 2nd Kembla Grange Classic Gr.3 HE’S EMINENT 2nd Ranvet Stakes Gr.1 Sire of lots 74, 288 and 306 at Inglis Easter Yearling Sale Contact Shane Horan, Claire Curry or Eoin Fives +44 (0)1638 731115 ® [email protected] www.juddmonte.com | 2 | Brought to you by In the past five years some locally-bred colts have gone to stud 69 for AUD$10,000 or more in Australia and New Zealand. A massive 87% of those were Australian-bred. It pays to buy Australian. Aushorse.com.au Morning Briefing | sponsored by Westbury Stud | 4 | Monday, April 8, 2019 Saturday where he became the second stakes their interest by contacting Inglis managing Australia winner for Deep Field, joining Pago Pago Stakes director Mark Webster on [email protected] Seven for Deep Field (Gr 3, 1200m) scorer Cosmic Force. or 0419 610 809. The Stuart Kendrick-trained Chevy Nova (2 g ex Nova Star by Iglesia) became the seventh Inglis call for expressions of McEvoy to ride boom colt individual winner for first-season Newgate Farm interest for The Everest slot Chenier resident Deep Field (Northern Meteor) when he Connections of sprinters seeking to gain a berth Kerrin McEvoy has been booked to ride impressive landed the Craft Beer & Food Maiden Handicap in the third running of The Everest (1200m) will be debut winner Chenier (Medaglia d’Oro) when (1000m) by the narrowest of margins on debut given two opportunities to do so after Inglis have the Anthony Freedman-trained juvenile tests his at the Sunshine Coast yesterday. Eric The Eel called for official expressions of interest to fill their Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) credentials in (Olympic Glory) ran second, while Ramblin’ Man slot for 2019, while GPI Racing is selling its place in a handicap (1400m) at Sandown on Wednesday. (Magic Albert) was a further length and a quarter the line-up for this year’s edition of the $14 million "Kerrin McEvoy is coming down from Sydney away in third. The juvenile was purchased by his contest, which will be run at Randwick on October to ride him with a view to riding him in the trainer for $20,000 from the Newgate draft at 13. Inglis will be giving priority to Inglis graduates Champagne," Freedman's racing manager Brad the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale, while that have paid up for an Inglis Race Series, past or Taylor said. "We knew he was very good but you his win follows hot on the heels of Dig Deep’s present. Owners or trainers who are interested in never go to the races thinking they are going to Karrakatta Plate (Gr 2, 1200m) success on competing in the race are encouraged to express run away and win by six lengths." 1st Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf [G1], Del Mar on a firm track (PICTURED) 1st UAE Derby [G2], Meydan, by 18 ½ lengths in track record time 1st 2YO Maiden, Curragh, good to firm 2nd Travers Stakes [G1], Saratoga 3rd Jockey Club Gold Cup [G1], Belmont Park ❝Mendelssohn, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and successful in a warm-up at Dundalk, put in a huge performance... He was quick enough early to secure the lead close to the rail... Mendelssohn just kept pouring it on, looking to do it quite comfortably, and lowered the course record❞ Racing Post, after the UAE Derby-Gr.2 NEW for 2019 Michael Kirwan, Colm Santry, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore or Rob Archibald Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com | 4 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing | sponsored by Westbury Stud | 5 | Monday, April 8, 2019 Aristia out to win second at Randwick this weekend. Aliferous secured partner the seven-year-old in the QEII Stakes (Gr Oaks her third career success when prevailing by a 1, 2000m) at Randwick on Saturday, although a Connections of Aristia (Lohnro) are hoping for a neck on Saturday and she is a $21 chance for final decision over his participation will be made dry week in Sydney to give the three-year-old the the Oaks, the market for which is headed by $2 during the week.