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WELLINGTON DELIVERS ALL TOO HARD A FOURTH GR 1 WINNER - page 18 Monday, April 26, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here SEBRING COLT THREE KINGS HAS MORE TO GIVE AFTER ANZAC DAY STAKES SUCCESS - PAGE 1 First-crop colt CAPTIVANT, winner of the G1 Champagne Stakes Trainers: Peter & Paul Snowden Owners: Newgate Bloodstock, China Horse Club Racing Pty Ltd, Horse Ventures, Newgate S F, Go Bloodstock Australia, Starlight Racing, Glenlogan Park, Highgrove Stud, Nick Vass Bloodstock, Aston Bloodstock, Grant Bloodstock Pty Ltd, Carpe Diem, G1G Racing & Breeding Breeder: Ashleigh Thoroughbreds Jockey: James McDonald WELLINGTON DELIVERS ALL TOO HARD A FOURTH GR 1 WINNER - page 18 Monday, April 26, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here THE WEEK AHEAD - PAGE 19 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 7 Sebring colt Three Kings What's on Race meetings: Albury (NSW), Port has more to give after Anzac Macquarie (NSW), Mildura (VIC), Albany (WA), Avondale (NZ) Day Stakes success Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Albury (NSW), McEvoys considering SA Sires’ Produce Stakes before Port Macquarie (NSW), Moe (VIC), spring campaign is mapped out for juvenile Cranbourne (VIC), Albany (WA) International meetings: Ayr (UK), Southwell (UK), Lingfield (UK), Windsor (UK), Thirsk (UK), Naas (IRE) Sales: Inglis Digital April (Late) Sale International sales: Keeneland The April Sale (US) Tagaloa retired to take place on Yulong roster Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Three Kings RACING PHOTOS Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) has been retired by Yulong through the ranks with his second win to stand and will take up his place on their stallion BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS in succession in the Listed feature race, roster for the 2021 breeding season as the first onnections of Three Kings, a colt prompting the stable to consider raising the son of Japanese stallion Lord Kanaloa (King from the second-last crop of Sebring bar again with the lightly-raced colt. Kamehameha) to stand at stud in Australia. A (More Than Ready), hope the two- Three Kings ran fifth in Adelaide high-class two-year-old, Tagaloa raced six times year-old has bigger wins in store in early March at his first start before as a juvenile, beginning his career with a third- Cafter taking out the Anzac Day Stakes (Listed, finishing runner-up at Sandown later in placed effort in November’s Maribyrnong 1400m), a Flemington juvenile race with growing the month. He then confirmed his obvious Plate (Gr 3, 1000m) when racing in the silks reputation of unearthing a spring contender. talent with a comfortable win at Ballarat a of an Ozzie Kheir-led syndicate, with the colt The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained fortnight out from yesterday’s Anzac Day opening his account at Moonee Valley later that Three Kings continued his rapid progression Stakes. Continued on page 3>> month. Continued on page 14 >> FRI 23RD - WED 28TH APR 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL INGLIS DIGITAL APRIL (LATE) SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Sebring colt Three Kings has more to give after Anzac Day Stakes success | 3 | Monday, April 26, 2021 << Continued from page 2 The South Australian Sires’ Produce Tavistock’s ‘big dummy’ Through Irish Eyes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) on Saturday week at Morphettville looks a likely takes out VRC St Leger autumn finale for Three Kings. "It (the SA Sires) comes up nicely on May 8. If we could get him back home, on the farm, on the river, he doesn't have to be trained for it, as he'll stay at 1400 metres and it looks a nice race. "If he bounces through this then that's where we'll go but if he feels it and needs a break, he'll go to the paddock,” Calvin McEvoy said. "This was a big step up, but it is an opinion of the horse we've had for a long time." Previous winners of the Listed race include Vassilator (Zacinto) (2018) and Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) (2017), while Super Seth (Dundeel), winner of the 2019 Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), finished third to Chaillot (Testa Rossa) earlier that year. Making his fourth start yesterday, the Luke Currie-ridden Three Kings ($6) raced to a long-head victory from Biscayne Bay (Sebring) ($10) with El Rocko (Fastnet Rock) ($26) a head away in third place. "He's a really nice horse," Currie said. "Every time I've ridden him, he's been really good. To fight like he did at Ballarat, and I rode him the start before at Sandown, I thought today he could measure up, for sure. Through Irish Eyes RACING PHOTOS "I think he's a nice type of horse going forward and he's going to be better when he gets out to the mile." The VRC St Leger (Listed, 2800m) highlighted what a loss New Zealand Passed in at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale with stallion Tavistock (Montjeu), a consistent source of staying talent, is to the a reserve of $220,000, Three Kings is a brother to speedy dual stakes- Australasian industry after his son Through Irish Eyes landed yesterday’s winning juvenile Thurlow. three-year-old race first run in 1857. One of six winners for the joint New Zealand Southern Filly of the Year A berth in the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) could now be in the offing Princess Emmy (King’s Chapel), who was bought by Matthew Sandblom’s for the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Through Irish Eyes, a Hollymount Stud for $130,000 at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast horse described as a big dummy, after a strong staying performance at National Broodmare Sale when in foal to Sebring (More Than Ready). Flemington, Tavistock’s ninth individual stakes winner this season. The resulting foal, a filly, was sold at this year’s Magic Millions Gold Ridden by Mark Zahra, Through Irish Eyes ($3.20) took the lead on Coast Yearling Sale by Sandblom’s Kingstar Farm for $270,000 to trainers straightening and rallied when challenged to score by a length over Salto Ciaraon Maher and David Eustace. Angel (Sacred Falls) ($6) with the $3 favourite Favreau (Tavistock) another Princess Emmy has a weanling filly by Super One (I Am Invincible) head away in third. but did not get in foal in 2020. Post-race, Eustace initially suggested either the South Australian I THINK HE'S A NICE Widden Stud sire Sebring, Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) at Morphettville on May 8 or the Queensland Derby TYPE OF HORSE GOING the winner of the 2008 Golden (Gr 1, 2400m) at Eagle Farm three weeks later was appealing. FORWARD AND HE'S Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) But once he was made aware that Through Irish Eyes was eligible for GOING TO BE BETTER and Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, The Andrew Ramsden Stakes (Listed, 2800m) at Flemington on May 15, WHEN HE GETS OUT TO 1400m), died in February 2019. which provides the victor a ballot exemption into this year’s Melbourne THE MILE He has 162 two-year-olds while Cup, Eustace believes it could be an option for the stayer. - LUKE CURRIE his final crop numbers 152 "That is something that had not crossed our mind but it might be yearlings. worth considering," Eustace said. Continued on page 5>> DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING YOUR ESSENTIAL DAILY READ THIS WEEK IN Follow us @anz_news | 3 | Brought to you by 2021 ARROWFIELD STALLIONS SNITZEL $165,000* CASTELVECCHIO $33,000 DUNDEEL $66,000 ADMIRE MARS $22,000 NEW THE AUTUMN SUN $66,000 PARIAH $16,500 MAURICE $44,000 SHOWTIME $11,000 SHALAA $44,000 THE AUTUMN SUN 5 X G1 WINNING CHAMPION ALL FEES INCLUDE GST *LIVE FOAL TERMS JON FREYER +61 408 583 888 | SALLY GORDON +61 421 080 021 PETER JENKINS +61 408 667 876 | ALISON BRASSIL +61 439 338 630 Tavistock’s ‘big dummy’ Through Irish Eyes takes out VRC St Leger | 5 | Monday, April 26, 2021 << Continued from page 3 "He's just a really, really nice staying the Galilee Series Final (Listed, 2400m) to Liqueuro (Fiorente) prior to horse. He's still learning his craft, he had a proper wander around when he yesterday’s success. hit the front, but when the penny drops, he is going to continue to progress Bred by Jonathan Munz, who retained a share in the gelding, Through with racing. Irish Eyes was sold for NZ$150,000 at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock "He is a big dummy, but he's had a pretty tough life. As a young horse National Yearling Sale to Darren Weir. He is one of four winners for Munz’s he had colic, so he's lucky to be alive and racing." SAJC South Australia Fillies Classic (Gr 3, 2500m) winner Zapurple Zahra said if something had challenged Through Irish Eyes in the (Zabeel), making him a half-brother to the stakes-placed Anchor Bid closing stages, the gelding would have responded. (High Chaparral). "I got to the front a long way out and I think you've seen that he didn't The Tavistock-Zabeel (Sir Tristram) cross is responsible for 55 know whether he wanted to run into the mounting yard or to the line," individual winners, nine stakes winners including four at Group 1 level: Zahra said. Werther, Tarzino, Toffee Tongue and Johnny Get Angry. The nick has a ten Danny O'Brien, trainer of the runner-up Salto Angel, said the filly could per cent stakes winners to runners strike-rate.