Friday, January 10, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australiasian bloodstock industry subscribe for free: Click here PINHOOKING RESULTS & DAY THREE - PAGE 32 | YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 34 | HONG KONG NEWS - PAGE 19 Friday, January 10, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here PINHOOKING RESULTS & DAY THREE - PAGE 32 | YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 34 | HONG KONG NEWS - PAGE 19 Litt makes a big impact Read Tomorrow's Issue For: with flying Gold Coast visit Stakes Reviews & Results Castelvecchio’s trainer wins battle for Arrowfield’s $1.9 million What's on Deep Impact colt Metropolitan meetings: Launceston (TAS) Race meetings: Gosford (NSW), Port Macquarie (NSW), Cranbourne (VIC), Hamilton (VIC), Sunshine Coast (QLD) Barrier trials / Jump outs: Port Macquarie, Bunbury Sale: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale - Book 1 - Day Three By Japan’s champion sire Deep Impact, who died last year, the colt is the first foal out of Group 3-winning mare Honesty Prevails (Redoute’s Choice) and Litt revealed his Lot 385 Deep Impact - Honesty Prevails colt MAGIC MILLIONS client was prepared to keep going, had the It was left to Castelvecchio’s Sydney-based competition continued for the prized yearling. BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS trainer Richard Litt to handle the bidding on “This was a massive responsibility on me ttavio Galletta, the majority behalf of Galletta, chiming in at $1.7 million and it’s not something I will be taking lightly owner of Group 1-winning before landing the Arrowfield Stud-offered lot - I have to step up and produce another good stallion prospect Castelvecchio for $1.9 million. horse in a year or so,” Litt said. (Dundeel), did not reveal his He was one of four million dollar lots sold “I never thought I would be in this position intentionO to buy the only horse by Deep Impact yesterday, bringing the total of seven-figure lots a year ago, I was here buying tried horses so we (Sunday Silence) at the Magic Millions Gold changing hands so far to seven, in a market that are very lucky. Coast Yearling Sale until hours before the colt remains buoyant with a thirst from the buying “Ottavio knows his horses and he buys the went through the ring. bench for new stock. ones he wants and he loved his pedigree. It was a bit nerve-wracking. There was no budget - I just did | PAGE 22 what he told me to do.” Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news: click here | 1 | Brought to you by Litt makes a big impact with flying Gold Coast visit | 2 | Friday, January 10, 2020 << Continued from page 1 On the colt himself, Litt said: “I only saw him a couple of hours ago, but he came out and was very professional - what can I say, he was perfect. “He is very well bred out of a good mare and Deep Impact, they don’t make them anymore - he’s a lovely individual.” Hong Kong-based owner Bon Ho, who races the Les Bridge-trained Group 2-winning sprinter Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt), was the under bidder. Arrowfield’s John Messara has had a long-established relationship with Galletta and orchestrated the deal to buy a majority share in the Arrowfield Stud-bred Castelvecchio late last year with Lot 385 Deep Impact - Honesty Prevails colt MAGIC MILLIONS a view to retiring him to stud in the next year or two. told him, ‘Ottavio, I think this horse is going to fetch a million-plus’ and he But Galletta did not flag his said ‘that’s going to be too much money’. interest in the valuable colt in the “He obviously had his mind set. Ottavio is a canny investor and I guess days leading up to yesterday’s what he’s done is give us some of our money back for the purchase of auction which saw a $500,000 Castelvecchio. I’m excited that he’s got him and we are obviously in the stable opening bid. now with the other horse, so I’ll be able to keep an eye on this bloke.” “Ottavio plays his cards very Messara had neither sought nor been offered a chance to close to his chest. He asked me a retain a stake in the colt who is the only lot by Deep Impact in the Richard Litt MAGIC MILLIONS few times about this horse and I catalogue. Continued on page 4>> ALL TOO HARD Top 10 Sire by Stakes winners Top 10 Sire by winners Top 10 Sire by Stakes wins Sire of ALLIGATOR BLOOD Favourite for Saturday’s $2million 3yo Magic Millions Guineas 02 6543 8333 vinery.com.au Follow us @anz_news: click here | 2 | Brought to you by Yarraman Park Stud’s colt by No Nay Never ex Lagerphone which was purchased by Tom Magnier for $575,000 Sire from his first 2 crops (€17,500-€20,000 nominations) of: 2019 LEADING EUROPEAN 2ND CROP SIRES TEN SOVEREIGNS (DAM BY EXCEED AND EXCEL) (IN ORDER OF CUMULATIVE EARNINGS) 1st July Cup-Gr.1, Middle Park S.-Gr.1, Round Tower S.-Gr.3 GROUP G1 TOTAL LAND FORCE (DAM BY ROCK OF GIBRALTAR) 1st Richmond S.-Gr.2 RK STALLION WNRS HORSES EARNINGS CHESTNUT HONEY 1st Premio Federico Tesio-Gr.2 1 NO NAY NEVER 9 6 £4,354,324 SHADN 1st Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte-Gr.2 2 KINGMAN 6 2 £4,238,422 NAY LADY NAY 1st Mrs Revere S.-Gr.2 3 AUSTRALIA 6 4 £2,451,254 ARIZONA 1st Coventry S.-Gr.2, 2nd Dewhurst S.-Gr.1 Source: Hyperion Promotions MYSTERY POWER 1st Superlative S.-Gr.2 Europe’s most exciting young sire and his fee for 2020 is €175,000. Michael Kirwan, John Kennedy, Colm Santry, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore or Rob Archibald Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com ANZ news-93w250h.pdf 1 2019/12/30 15:07:06 Litt makes a big impact with flying Gold Coast visit | 4 | Friday, January 10, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “Richard’s a young trainer with a big future and this will give him an additional boost now on top of Castelvecchio,” he said. “I made no arrangements to buy any equity but if he offers me some equity I wouldn’t mind having it, by the way, so that way the horse can stand at Arrowfield otherwise he’s going to hit me for tens of millions to buy in at some later stage.” The colt is out of the former Rick Worthington-trained Honesty Prevails and he carries the same cross that has proved successful in the past with Epsom Cup (Gr 3, 1800m) winner Satono Arthur (Deep Impact). He was catalogued as Lot 385. Messara was also pleased with the way the progeny of Arrowfield’s new season sires Mikki Isle (Deep Impact), Maurice (Screen Hero) and Shalaa (Invincible Spirit), the latter who had a colt sell for $600,000 yesterday. He said: “I don’t like these unproven horses selling for too much money because the expectation becomes enormous on the progeny. I’ve been caught in that before, but they are averaging around $200,000 which is about six and seven times the service fee which is more than enough. “I’m very pleased with the acceptance of these horses.” Karuta Queen filly by Written Tycoon fetches $1.5 million Lot 434 Written Tycoon - Karuta Queen colt MAGIC MILLIONS Sheamus Mills was so taken by the Written Tycoon (Iglesia) daughter of Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) winner Karuta Queen (Not A Single Doubt) that he went to $1.5 million to secure her, considerably more than he thought he would have to pay. The Victorian agent tried to avoid cliches, but he was certain that the John Singleton-bred, Strawberry Hill Stud-sold filly was the best yearling he had ever seen. Such was his conviction that he kept bidding, well past the $800,000 to $900,000 figure he had placed on her. “I don’t know what I’m thinking actually, I hope someone is going to pay for it,” Mills said as the adrenaline was still pumping shortly after the hammer fell. “I got a bit carried away there, but people use these superlatives about the best horses in the sale which is a lot of sales talk. But she’s as good a yearling as I have ever seen, not just a filly and not just at this sale, she really is as good as a yearling as I’ve seen. Continued on page 6>> Follow us @anz_news: click here | 4 | Brought to you by Karuta Queen filly by Written Tycoon fetches $1.5 million | 6 | Friday, January 10, 2020 << Continued from page 4 “She is outstanding. I just couldn’t fault her. I generally judge horses up to A-plus and I had to invent a new Lot 322 category on my scale and I just said to the boys ‘If I had to give something Breeding: I Am Invincible - Friday Hussy (Hussonet) colt an A+++ that’s her.” Price: $750,000 It was the first time Mills has bought a yearling for more than $1 Buyer: China Horse Club, Newgate Bloodstock and WinStar million, dramatically surpassing the $500,000 he had previously paid. Vendor: Widden Stud She will be raced by a partnership of Mills’ clients and it is yet to be “He was a very fast looking horse. He was the son of a top stallion decided who will train the filly.