Milan Park's Rider Hoping for a Super Saturday with Son of Dundeel
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here JAPAN CUP WINNER EPIPHANEIA PRODUCES FIRST GROUP 1 WINNER | STALLION WATCH - PAGE 7 Milan Park’s Rider hoping Read Tomorrow's Issue For: for a Super Saturday Steve Moran What's on with son of Dundeel Race meetings: Newcastle (NSW), Waikato Stud-bound colt given chance in All Aged Stakes for Coffs Harbour (NSW), Sale (VIC), autumn finale Rockhampton (QLD) Barrier trials/ Jump-outs: Coffs Harbour (NSW), Tatura (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Belmont (WA), Caulfield (VIC), Cranbourne (VIC), Camperdown (VIC) STUD NEWS White Robe Lodge Super Seth SPORTPIX Celebrates Twice career, as well as having a stake in the Murray White Robe Lodge, near Dunedin in the deep BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The south of New Zealand, and the Anderton ew Zealand breeder Tony Rider Chosen One (Savabeel). family had much to celebrate on Easter hopes stud-bound colt Super The latter was runner-up in the Sydney Saturday when their resident stallion, Raise Seth (Dundeel) can provide him Cup last Saturday while the three-year-old the Flag (Sadler’s Wells), sired his first Group with a Sydney Group 1 victory is nominated for the All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1 winner, with Etah James taking out the Non Saturday just a week after narrowly being 1400m) this weekend in what is likely to be the Sydney Cup (Gr.1, 3200m). denied in the Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with colt’s last run of his campaign. Etah James’ stamina was tested twice over another horse under his ownership. Secured for stud duties by a syndicate headed at Randwick. The 3200 metres is stamina Rider, the Milan Park principal, is a by Waikato Stud’s Mark Chittick after the colt’s sapping in itself but combined with the gluey shareholder in the Anthony Freedman- Guineas performance last October, Superth Seth track she had to be extra tough and the way trained Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) won the Manfred Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) first-up she stuck to her task was typical of what we winner Super Seth, who will join the Waikato before finishing second in the Futurity Stakes (Gr have come to expect from New Zealand-bred Stud stallion roster at the end of his racing 1, 1400m). Continued on page 2>> stayers. Stud News page 9 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Milan Park’s Rider hoping for a Super Saturday with son of Dundeel | 2 | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 << Continued from page 1 In his most recent start, Super Seth Cambridge stud farm during the coronavirus ran eighth in the Doncaster Mile (Gr 1, 1600m), the second of two runs crisis and watched the Sydney Cup from his in Sydney in a preparation hindered by a minor virus after the Futurity lounge room when fellow New Zealander Stakes. Etah James (Raise The Flag) won the $1 “I think the track didn’t really suit him and whether it was the track or million race. the virus, I am not too sure, but I think the feeling was that it was the track,” The shutdown of the country, including the Rider said yesterday. New Zealand racing industry, will have ramifications “It is that time of the season where you can’t rely (on getting a dry for the thoroughbred industry and Rider is already weighing up how best track) and it is the same with The Chosen One, it if was a bit better who to handle the scenario while the current closure of international borders knows.” could also impact breeders’ decisions. Super Seth is set to take on fellow three-year-olds Bivouac (Exceed “It’s pretty hard with no racing here in New Zealand. They are talking And Excel), Brandenburg (Burgundy), Flit (Medaglia d’Oro) and Standout about opening the tracks in July, so we'll just have to wait and see,” he said. (Exceed And Excel) in the $480,000 All Aged Stakes, which received 22 “Last year, we sent about nine mares to Australia, but we will probably entries yesterday. cut back on that and breed to local stallions,” he said. Group 1 winners Pierata (Pierro), Kementari (Lonhro), Fierce Impact “The coronavirus is a bugger and it is affecting everybody.” (Deep Impact) and Santa Ana Lane (Lope De Vega) have also been Meanwhile, The Chosen One will be spelled in Australia with the plan nominated for the last Group 1 race of the Sydney autumn carnival. being to target the Melbourne spring carnival with the talented four-year- Rider is among the ownership of Super Seth that also includes prominent old stayer. New Zealand thoroughbred investor Lib Petagna, Nearco Stud, Sir Peter Vela, Rider’s opinion that the rain-affected surface counted against The Barneswood Farm as well as Australian owner Richard Pegum. Chosen One was backed up by Forsman. Buying into stallion prospects to complement Milan Park’s band of “It was obviously a very testing track and I was actually surprised how 25 broodmares is something Rider well he performed on it,” Forsman said. I think the has undertaken for a number “In the end, the track conditions probably cost him. The winner had of years and, in particular, with a two-kilogram pull in the weights and probably got through the ground track didn’t Chittick. a bit better than he did but all things considered, it was a very brave run.” really suit him and “I have gone in with Mark The Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) and Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) whether it was the Chittick on a number of stallions are the two probable goals for The Chosen One at this stage, track or the virus, I over the years,” he said. “He will stay based in New South Wales and go back into work in early am not too sure, but I “I am a small stud breeder with June,” Forsman said. 25 broodmares and I am always “We will get him going and we will have to work out a path as to think the feeling was looking to buy into potential what we do with him in the spring. Bjorn (Baker) has sorted out a place that it was the track stallions. for both our horses (The Chosen One and Quick Thinker) to go and - Tony “I have a share in Savabeel and obviously as things stand, there is no point making plans for bringing Rider probably over the past ten years them home because we want to campaign them in Australia in the we’ve done reasonably well (out of spring anyway. him). We can’t grizzle.” “We will give them a spell and when they go back into work we will Rider is in lockdown at his look to send a staff member across to oversee things.” ENTER NOW APRIL 24-29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. Catalogue available at inglisdigital.com Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by NEW for 2020 TOO DARN HOT Dubawi - Dar Re Mi Your Essential Read - Sponsored by Aquis | 4 | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 Pierata to bow out in All Aged to send Vow And Declare to Brisbane to gear up AUSTRALIA Trainer Greg Hickman believes Pierata (Pierro) for another tilt at the Cup. But with the majority of King’s Legacy favourite looks ‘as good as ever’ in what will likely be his the Brisbane winter carnival cancelled and travel for Champagne swansong in the All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). A restrictions in place, O’Brien has been forced to King’s Legacy (Redoute’s Choice) is a short- stud career beckons for Pierata, who has amassed look at home options. The trainer is not deterred priced favourite to win his second consecutive over $5.7 million during his illustrious career. by his galloper’s performance on Saturday when Group 1 in the Moet and Chandon Champagne He will bid to repeat his win in last year’s race, finishing ninth. “Plan A was we were midfield Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Randwick this Saturday. when he beat Osborne Bulls (Street Cry). “He has or beyond midfield and working into the race,” The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained juvenile improved heaps from last year,” Hickman told O’Brien said. “But Glen said he was very fresh on is a $2.20 chance for the $400,000 race. The colt Racenet. “Every time he has come back into the the day and flew the lids and unfortunately got in led home a quinella for deceased sire Redoute’s stable he has come in with a different attitude. that spot he did right on the lead which left him Choice when he won the ATC Sires’ Produce His strength has improved. I have had to do a lot exposed. I think it’s a forgive-and-forget run.” Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick on April 4. more with him now to keep him fit because he “It was satisfying,” co-trainer Peter Snowden is not a baby anymore. He has grown up.” Aquis Blueblood Archanna bolts in said of the win. “It’s a good result for him and Farm purchased a controlling stake in Pierata last Archanna (Snitzel), the $1.3 million three- let’s hope he can move on to the mile and be October and he will stand at their Hunter Valley quarter sister to The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s competitive in that race as well.” King’s Legacy farm for the 2020 season.