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Schweppes Oaks winner Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Jenni earns Maiden Of The Week favourable On The Watch Timeform What's On rating Race meetings: Hawkesbury (NSW), Timeform | page 11 Seymour (VIC), Pakenham (VIC), Thursday, May 9, 2019 Townsville (QLD), Pinjarra (WA), Woodville (NZ) Classique Legend bound for The Everest Bon Ho and Carmel Size secure GPI Racing’s slot for the $14 million sprint in unprecedented deal Industry News Winx crowned champion for fourth consecutive time By Chris Humpleby Winx (Street Cry) retained her title as champion racehorse for the fourth consecutive year when more than 300 industry leaders, clients and supporters attended the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association annual awards in Scone yesterday, which are held to recognise the best performances from Hunter Valley-bred horses across the course of the season. Classique Legend sportpiX The now-retired wondermare was awarded Auction house Inglis was charged with the accolade having stretched her winning By Lewis Lesbirel and Tim Rowe handling the expression of interest process on streak to 33 when bringing the curtain down xciting three-year-old Classique behalf of the Inghams after they placed their on her glorious career with a third success in Legend (Not A Single Doubt) will target $600,000-a-year Everest slot on the market the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at The Everest (1200m) in October after - the first of the 12 parties who backed the Randwick last month. his Hong Kong-based owner Bon Ho concept to do so. Her former stable companion The Autumn Eand Carmel Size Racing purchased the GPI Racing- The move will also ensure the son of Not Sun (Redoute’s Choice), who proved unbeaten owned slot for the $14 million sprint. A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) remains in in five runs since September 22 - including Ho, who races the progressive Arrowfield 3YO Australia, at least for the spring, as opposed victories in the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), Sprint (registered as Royal Sovereign Stakes) (Gr to continuing his career in Hong Kong, like the the Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and the 2, 1200m) winner Classique Legend for trainer Ho-owned subsequent Group 1-placegetter Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m) - was awarded Les Bridge, reached an agreement with Greg and Southern Legend (Not A Single Doubt) did the title of champion three-year-old colt prior to Barb Ingham to buy their slot for the third running following the spring of his four-year-old him standing his first season at Arrowfield Stud of the Randwick event later this year. season. Continued on page 2>> this year. Industry News page 10 | 1 | Brought to you by Progressive Classique Legend bound for The Everest | 2 | Thursday, May 9, 2019 << Continued from page 1 “It’s been pretty hard keeping a lid on it I can assure you. It’s an opportunity of a lifetime,” Mr Bon Ho’s Racing and Bloodstock manager Carmel Size told ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday. “We’re not kidding ourselves, the horse has to progress to top company, but we wouldn’t be doing it if we didn’t have any faith in the horse. We firmly believe that he has the ability to make that progression. “How wonderful is it that we’ve been able to purchase a slot and we are now in control of our own destiny? I’m not going to disappoint anyone if the horse doesn’t come up. We won’t be disappointed ourselves, we’ve been in horseracing a long time. “If it doesn’t work out, then it’s not a disaster - we have a slot and we can find a horse to run for it. He’s a really good horse but he’s got to go and do it.” Purchased by Size for an auction-topping $400,000 during the Gold Riband session of the 2017 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, Classique Legend Carmel Size and Les Bridge sportpiX has been carefully managed by connections, winning three of his four starts in a maiden campaign that culminated in his emphatic Arrowfield “Mr Bon Ho is a devotee of racing and as much as he would love 3YO Sprint victory last month. to see his horse winning in Hong Kong, he is relishing the challenge of “It wouldn’t have mattered if he was $500,000 - I was always going to tackling the best in The Everest.” buy him,” Size said. Ho, an accountant by trade who was educated in England, currently “I can’t explain to you what I look for in a horse - there’s a connection has 23 horses that are either in training, in the paddock or being broken with them that I have to have and I know that sounds like a girly thing to in, while Size, who went to a personal high of $1,050,000 to secure a Not say, but I had a very strong connection with this horse and I was always A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) colt for the Hong Kong-based owner going to have him. He’s a special horse, he really is. at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale last month, manages both his “He ran third in the Darby Munro but that was unlucky, he was the racing and bloodstock interests. victim of circumstances. It was a very heavy track and he is unlucky not to “He’s not a multi (millionaire) by any stretch of the imagination, well he be the winner of four out of four, but that’s racing.” hasn’t told me if he is, but this year was the first year that I’ve spent over a Regarding the decision to target The Everest with the rising four-year- million on a horse,” Size said. old, Size continued: “The Golden Eagle was on our radar, but I had so “Prior to that, the highest price I paid for a horse was $600,000 for a much ground interest in the horse from different slot holders that I had to Redoute’s Choice called Flying Legend, who will also improve again next start thinking about The Everest. season. He’s a lovely horse but he just needs time and will be a big, strong “The Everest is for tough, seasoned horses, but when people were four-year-old. coming to me and saying ‘would you consider negotiating with us’ - and it “We don’t go to the sales and go crazy. The first horse I bought for him wasn’t just one offer it was several offers - that’s when I thought we need was Southern Legend [multiple Group 1-placed in Hong Kong], who is to think about this. also by Not A Single Doubt. “The decision to aim Classique Legend at The Everest later this year “To me, Not A Single Doubt is an underrated stallion. He’s on par with should be seen as a vote of confidence in the Australian racing industry, with Snippets while he was alive, just one of those good horses who keeps special acknowledgment to Racing NSW who have developed the initiative. coming up with a good one every year.” Continued on page 3>> AUSSIE ENTRIES DUE 7PM MONDAY gavelhouse.com NZ’s 68-Lot auction online now! Includes quality breeding packages from some of NZ's leading studs. Auction LIVE now. Bidding closes from 7pm on Monday. Yearlings, tried and untried racing stock and broodmares. UNRESERVED. UNRESERVED. UNRESERVED. RELIABLE MAN FILLY. ZABEEL MARE IN FOAL TO NOW RETIRED DUAL WELL-RELATED 'THE' FAMILY PENTIRE MARE SACRED FALLS. STAKES-PLACED MARE. SHOWCASING FILLY. I/F TO SACRED FALLS. BIDDING CLOSES FROM 7PM MONDAY 13 MAY- REGISTER ONLINE NOW TO BID. | 2 | Brought to you by Progressive Classique Legend bound for The Everest | 3 | Thursday, May 9, 2019 << Continued from page 2 Size’s adoration for the progeny of Not view of the race it is very exciting to have a horse with that sort of potential A Single Doubt is illustrated no better than through her faith in Classique committed to the race at this stage. Legend, a horse who has been nicknamed Jiminy and whom possesses “Mr Ho and Carmel are fantastic patrons of the Australian Bloodstock ‘untapped potential’ according to his trainer Les Bridge. industry and Inglis Sales in general and I hope for the sake of Mr Ho and “I’m going up to the farm to see the horse on Tuesday and he’s due Carmel, Classique Legend goes on to prove himself the top-class horse back in the second week of June. I just can’t wait to spend time with him that they think he is.” again,” Size said. Classique Legend joins Pierata (Pierro), who will represent Aquis “It’s such a unique situation to be able to buy a horse as a yearling Farm, as the two horses who have been confirmed for slots in the race, and be involved in its life right the way through. Obviously I’ll have to say which takes place at Randwick on October 19. goodbye to him when he eventually goes to Hong Kong and I’ll probably cry for a week, but I’m living the dream. “When Jiminy is in training I’m there seven days a week. I just love being with horses.” Meanwhile, details of the deal between Ho and GPI Racing, who agreed to sell the slot prior to the closure of the expression of interest period on April 30, remain confidential - but it is believed the price was more than the $600,000 Ingham paid for the slot when signing up to a three-year-old contract in 2017.

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