Saturday, November 14, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MATCHMAKER OUT TO EMULATE STAR CANTERBURY FILLY - PAGE 8 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 13 Jonker crosses state lines What's on Stakes races: Newcastle (NSW) - Spring on Newcastle’s big day Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m). Sandown Hillside (VIC) - Sandown Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m), Zipping The former Novocastrian, a winner of the Max Lees Classic and a Classic (Gr 2, 2400m), Sandown Stakes (Gr 3, runner in the inaugural $1 million The Hunter, steps out at Doomben 1500m), Kevin Heffernan Stakes (Gr 3, 1300m), Eclipse Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m), Summoned Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m), Sandown Cup (Listed, 3200m), Merson Cooper Stakes (Listed, 1000m), Twilight Glow Stakes (Listed, 1400m), Doveton Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Doomben (QLD) - Keith Noud Quality (Listed, 1200m). Ascot (WA) - WA Champion Fillies Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m), Colonel Reeves Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m), R J Peters Stakes (Gr 3, 1500m), Ascot Gold Cup (Listed, 1800m). Riccarton (NZ) - New Zealand 1000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), New Zealand Cup (Gr 3, 3200m), Welcome Stakes (Listed, 1000m). Tauranga (NZ) - Tauranga Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) Metropolitan meetings: Newcastle (NSW), Sandown Hillside (VIC), Doomben (QLD), Morphettville Parks (SA), Ascot (WA), Darwin (NT), Riccarton (NZ) Race meetings: Bathurst (NSW), Gundagai (NSW), Inverell (NSW), Kembla Grange (NSW), Dunkeld (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Mackay Jonker RACING PHOTOS (QLD), Toowoomba (QLD), Geraldton (WA), Tauranga (NZ) Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1100m) and Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Bathurst (NSW), BY ANDREW HAWKINS | @ANZ_NEWS was sent out hard in the market for the Magic Gundagai (NSW), Inverell (NSW), Orange (NSW), Geraldton (WA) hree years on from taking the Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) at the Gold inaugural Max Lees Classic (900m) Coast. at Newcastle, Jonker (Spirit Of However, he suffered severe interference at Boom) will attempt to return to the first turn and trailed the field home in the $2 winningT ways when he steps out in the Keith million feature, more than 21 lengths from the Noud Quality (Listed, 1200m) at Doomben this winner Sunlight (Zoustar). He has not won in 17 afternoon. starts since, including when tenth to Savatiano Jonker, a former Novocastrian previously (Street Cry) in the inaugural $1 million The trained by David Atkins, won his first two Hunter (1300m) last year, but he has placed five starts in the Max Lees Classic and the Wyong times at stakes level. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Jonker crosses state lines on Newcastle’s big day | 2 | Saturday, November 14, 2020 << Continued from page 1 Today, Jonker will attempt to return to the winners’ circle once more for new trainer Tony Gollan, with Brisbane’s leading handler also sending out Glasshouse Handicap (Listed, 1400m) heroine Krone (Eurozone) and the resuming Macewen (Rothesay). “Jonker is in good order; the horse, he’s come along quite well,” Gollan said. “We haven’t done anything too different with him at the moment. He’s got a good fitness base under him and we’ve had him in work for quite a while. “If anyone is worried about him and his level of fitness, they BEST OF shouldn’t be.” What may make the task of Jonker - or jockey Jim Byrne - more difficult is gate 15, although the pair will come into barrier 14 should first emergency Profit (Dundeel) fail to gain a start. LUCK “He’s drawn very tricky,” Gollan admitted. “We will go forward on To the Magic Millions graduates him. I think he’s a colt that we want to get a bit interested with out of the running in today’s feature races barriers and put him up in a race. I can’t see him any further back than the first three pairs, so it’s about how much work he has to do and where he SANDOWN (MRC) WA CHAMPION FILLIES STKS GR3 ends up in that spot. SANDOWN GUINEAS GR2 Watch Me Dance ........Mungrup Stud “I can see there being a bit of pressure so he’s going to need a little bit Aysar ........................ Torryburn Stud Snickerdoodledandy .........Tyreel Stud Raphael ..........Lauriston T’bred Farm Kissonallforcheeks ... Newhaven Park of luck. Jim is really effective on these types of horses and I think the horse Sweet Reply ..................Rosari Farm Valanetti .....................Amarina Farm Chiclett ..........................Kulani Park and rider combination will be terrific. Thersyourtrouble ........ Yarradale Stud Victory for Jonker, today or later on in his preparation, will give ZIPPING CLASSIC Levendi ........................Widden Stud COLONEL REEVES STKS GR3 pedigree analyst Kristen Manning a second standout success this spring, KEVIN HEFFERNAN STKS GR3 Valour Road .............. Yarradale Stud following the success of Portland Sky (Deep Field) in the Red Anchor Kemalpasa ....................Kulani Park Condor Heroes ................ Riversdale Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m). Music Bay ..............The Old Crossing Battle Storm ..............Barrine T’breds Wild Vixen .......................Tyreel Stud Manning purchased Jonker’s granddam Villa Igea (Papal Power) for NEWCASTLE (NJC) ECLIPSE STKS GR3 clients at the 2001 Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale for $75,000, before All Too Huiying ....................Mill Park SPRING STKS GR3 planning a mating with Moonee Valley Vase (Gr 2, 2040m) winner Kempinsky Real Peace ................Arrowfield Stud (Danehill) that would produce Jonker’s dam Hearts And Arrows. SUMMONED STKS GR3 Ellsberg ....................Segenhoe Stud Stome.........................Kitchwin Hills Red Stiletto .................... Element Hill Raced by Manning among others, Hearts And Arrows - trained by Missile Mantra ...........Arrowfield Stud Leeward ....................Arrowfield Stud Mick Kent - won her first two starts at Cranbourne before being sent out as La Tigeresa................. Rothwell Park THE HUNTER second favourite in the Auraria Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m) at Morphettville. She ASCOT (WATC) Special Reward.............Taunton Vale injured a tendon, though, and was retired to the breeding barn, having RJ PETERS STKS GR3 Redouble .................. Torryburn Stud Cuba ..........................Kitchwin Hills been purchased by Wicklow Lodge’s Jeff Cullen. Flow ............................... Godolphin Eleven Seconds .........Coolmore Stud Sambro ......................Baramul Stud "We had a very big opinion of Hearts And Arrows and still consider her to be our 'what if' horse,” Manning told ANZ Bloodstock I CAN SEE THERE BEING News yesterday. “So following A BIT OF PRESSURE the career of her son has been SO HE’S GOING TO a terrific journey despite its NEED A LITTLE BIT OF many ups and downs. Jeff LUCK. JIM IS REALLY Cullen at Wicklow Lodge, who also bred Winning Rupert, has EFFECTIVE ON THESE done a great job with her and TYPES OF HORSES it has been exciting to have AND I THINK THE been involved with stallion HORSE AND RIDER suggestions for her. COMBINATION WILL BE “Of course, I follow plenty TERRIFIC of horses but I have a real soft - TONY GOLLAN and special spot for Hearts And Arrows’ progeny.” Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 2 | www.magicmillions.com.auBrought to you by Jonker crosses state lines on Newcastle’s big day | 3 | Saturday, November 14, 2020 << Continued from page 2 Her first foal, Rollo Run (Husson), was "He's not the easiest horse to ride and not unraced, while second foal Beau Arrow (Love Conquers All) has won five many like riding him so I get stuck with him," races in and around Brisbane. Bullock said of the Kris Lees trainee. "I However, it is Jonker that has proven her best performer so far, the put up with him every morning. He's $45,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase earning been playing up at home and that's $562,660 to date - and with the promise of more to come. when he races good. I'm hoping he Last night, Jonker was rated a $23 chance with TAB for his first outing can get back to his best. for the Gollan yard. "It would mean a lot. I know the original owners, who have still got a Bullock seeks ‘Special Reward’ in Hunter half-share, have really pushed for me While Jonker will not be at Newcastle, his original rider Aaron Bullock to ride this horse. Opportunities like this - who was two from two on the gelding - will be at the Broadmeadow track don't come around often and just to make with a strong book of rides. the most of it and get the job done would be great." Bullock will partner Baby Wong (Press Statement) as he searches While Lees is well-represented with five runners in his home-track for his second Max Lees Classic, while Special Reward (Demerit) feature as he seeks to add to his Newcastle Cup (Gr 3, 2300m) victory with should get every chance from gate four as he chases his biggest payday Mugatoo (Henrythenavigator), he does not have a runner in the race named in The Hunter. for his late father, having finished second the last two years. It will be just the second time Bullock rides Special Reward in a Favourite, at her first start, is Godolphin filly Sliders (Street Boss), a half- race, having partnered the subsequent Group 3 winner into second in a sister to Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Flit (Medaglia d’Oro). Benchmark 94 at Randwick in January. Sliders’ third dam Blue Storm (Bluebird) produced her best However, he has ridden the former Perth sprinter most mornings performance at Group 1 level when she finished fourth in the Coolmore since the gelding switched - in A-League parlance - his Glory for his Jets Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) in 1998. The winner? Shindig (Straight Strike), who last year. scored in race record time for trainer Max Lees. Do you have a friend who would benefit from reading ANZ Bloodstock News? 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