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Thursday, March 4, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here HK NEWS: PURTON SCORES FIVE-TIMER - PAGE 13 MB: SEVEN FOR CAPITALIST - PAGE 4 New Zealand fishing family Read Tomorrow's Issue For Maiden of the Week haul in another big one What's on Aegon’s owners prepare for another hectic Race meetings: Port Macquarie (NSW), Pakenham (VIC), Ipswich (QLD), Albany (WA) Saturday across the Tasman Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Rosehill, Port Macquarie (NSW), Albany (WA) International meetings: Southwell (UK), Chelmsford (UK) Sales: Gavelhouse Thoroughbred 08 March Auction (NZ) Llanacord to Oaks after brave Lowland win BY LLOYD JACKSON AND NZ RACING DESK The Stephen Nickalls-trained Llanacord Aegon LISA GRIMM (Contributer) landed the Little Avondale Stud Lowland Stakes (Gr 2, 2100m) at Hastings Aegon is raced by the Zames, an Italian fishing yesterday to provide the Mapperley Stud-based BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS family in New Zealand who, four generations ago, stallion Contributer with a first stakes success. porting a distinct set of racing migrated to Gisborne and established what is A dominant eight-length winner in maiden silks that represent the Italian now a highly successful fishing business called grade over 2040 metres at Whanganui last flag, Aegon (Sacred Falls) flashed East Rock that boasts a fleet of trawlers also month, she narrowly withstood the late home to win the Hobartville decked out in the colours of their home country. challenge of runner-up Charms Star (Per SStakes (Gr 2, 1400m) last start, announcing It was not that long ago they were lured Incanto) by a nose to win here in a brave to the world that we will be seeing a bit into racehorse ownership and in only a short performance. Canuhandleajandal (Jimmy more of the green, white and red on the space of time they have landed two high-class Choux) finished a half-length further back in major stage this autumn. horses. Continued on page 2>> third. Continued on page 11>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Premiership-winning Walker won’t follow rivals in closing the book on successful Singapore chapter | 2 | Thursday, March 4, 2021 << Continued from page 1 First, they owned ATC Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Jon Snow (Iffraaj) and now Aegon, who is unbeaten in five starts and is a leading contender for this Saturday’s $1 million Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m). “It’s surreal and has been the whole way through. The burst of speed he showed last time really blew us away, it’s pinch yourself sort of stuff,” said part-owner Bart Zame. “All I know is it’s been a hell of a fun time since we bought him until now and the excitement is something very difficult to describe.” Aegon was selected at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale by his co-trainer Andrew Forsman, who also found Jon Snow for them. “I really loved him as a yearling. As a type he was very athletic and a beautiful mover and had a fair bit of quality about him,” sad Forsman, who trains in partnership with Murray Baker. “I was determined to buy him. I didn't have any owners in mind and bought him on spec and worried about the rest later on. The first people I called were the Zame family.” Bart Zame recalls the day he and his father received that phone call from Forsman. East Rock fishing vessels BART ZAME “It was almost by chance. Tony, my father, and I were at the sales and chatting with Andrew and we weren’t really looking for another one,” he Dundeel (High Chaparral), another horse Forsman was closely involved said. in the preparation of years ago when he worked under Murray Baker. “Then my dad said, ‘Andrew if you find something you really, really Dundeel, now a successful member of the Arrowfield Stud roster, like, give us a bell’ won the 2013 edition of the Randwick Guineas before going on to further and then he did 30 minutes later on our way back home to Tauranga.” Group 1 success as a three-year-old in the Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and Forsman backed his own good judgement and stayed in the horse for ATC Derby. a small share and together they are now enjoying a pretty rapid ascent up “He's got a little way to go until he gets to those heights. Hopefully the Group 1 mountain. he has really improved and the signs were good last start that this guy is “They don't all end up like this but it's gone perfectly so far and says maturing and improving. He’s up in that league, he's just got to prove it more about the horse’s raw ability than anything,” said Forsman. now,” said Forsman. “He has, in some ways, Forsman and his band of fellow owners, that includes Bart Zame, IT’S SURREAL AND HAS been easy to train and has so along with his 77-year-old father and 80-year-old uncle, can not be BEEN THE WHOLE WAY much ability. A lot of times in there at Randwick on Saturday due to continued Covid-19-related travel the running he can get out of restrictions between New Zealand and Australia. So, instead, they will THROUGH. THE BURST trouble and good horses do that gather to watch it on the TV at the Zame family home in Mt Maunganui. OF SPEED HE SHOWED despite things going wrong. They are predicting another hectic afternoon with a group of close to LAST TIME REALLY “Touch wood, that's the 20 adults and children coming together this time to cheer on Aegon. BLEW US AWAY, IT’S good thing about him. He “Everyone up the street knows when our horse is racing,” said Zame. PINCH YOURSELF SORT doesn't put any undue pressure “I tell you what, these horses bring people together like family and OF STUFF on himself.” friends. It’s the racing game and without the racing game we wouldn't - BART ZAME On Saturday, Aegon will be have as much fun in life. Who knows, it might get someone else excited to aiming to emulate the feats of go and buy a horse sometime.” DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING YOUR ESSENTIAL DAILY READ THIS WEEK IN Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Impressive first-crop yearlings at Inglis Premier and Classic $240,000 $220,000 $210,000 $200,000 $175,000 $170,000 $150,000 $150,000 $140,000 IMPENDING www.itsimpending.com.au Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Thursday, March 4, 2021 HISTORY IS BEING WRITTEN MORNING BRIEFING took Capitalist two winners clear of his Ridden by Jamie Kah, the two-year-old colt AUSTRALIA nearest rival Flying Artie (Artie Schiller) (five) notched his first win on his second start, First for Lucky Street in the freshman league table, with Frosted defeating Amegdul (Medaglia D'Oro) by Story Book (2 f ex Top Show by Stratum) made (Tapit) and Sooboog (Snitzel) both on four. three-quarters of a length, with Montana an impressive winning debut at Pinjarra Capitalist, who has two stakes winners so far Flash (Star Turn) three lengths behind the Park yesterday to provide first season sire courtesy of Profiteer and Tycoon Humma, winner in third. "He's a nice horse going Lucky Street (Oratorio) with his first winner. stood at Newgate for a fee of $44,000 (inc. forward,'' stable representative Dom Sutton The Trevor Andrews-trained filly arrived GST) in 2020. told Racing.com of Predetermined, who at Pinjarra following two trial wins and she finished sixth in the $500,000 Inglis Banner continued that momentum with a one- Lofty Star in consolation (RL, 1000m) on debut in October. "He's and-a-quarter-length defeat of He’s Gold win at Sandown always been a horse that we've thought has a (Rogano) in the 1000-metre two-year-old Cranbourne trainer Julius Sandhu and the nice amount of ability, he was just coming to maiden. Diamond Blue (Awesome Rock) was connections of Lofty Star (Zoustar) have the end of his prep when he ran at Moonee another half a length back in third. Story Book received some minor consolation at missing a Valley on debut. He's gone away, developed is the second foal out of Stratum (Redoute’s start in the Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and furnished into a really nice colt now and Choice) mare Top Show, who has two with victory in the Thoroughbred Club I think he's a horse that's definitely going to winners from two runners. Story Book was a Handicap (1600m) at Sandown yesterday. Lofty be winning races." $30,000 purchase by Andrews from the 2019 Star, who was the sole emergency for last week's Perth Winter Mixed Sale out of the Western Guineas but was unable to gain a start when Aegon on song for Guineas Breeders Alliance draft. Lucky Street, winner there were no scratchings, defeated Derive The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman- of the Karrakatta Plate (Gr 2, 1200m) in 2015, (Redoute’s Choice) by a head, with Rousseau trained Aegon (Sacred Falls) ran out an stood at Darling View Thoroughbreds for (So You Think) a length behind the winner in impressive winner of the Hobartville Stakes $4,400 last year. third. "I would have been happy to see what that (Gr 2, 1400m) last month and is likely to would have looked like, but we did not get the start a short-priced favourite in Saturday’s Seven for Capitalist opportunity so there is no point looking back, Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), a position Capitalist (Written Tycoon) extended his we'll look forward," Sandu told Racing.com.