Australasian Mares Set to Light up Keeneland | 2 | Monday, November 9, 2020
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Monday, November 9, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here "THE TOTE MAY NOT BE DEAD, BUT IT IS ON A DEFIBRILLATOR." READ TIM ROWE'S THOUGHTS ON THE TAB OUTAGE - PAGE 14 Australasian mares set Read Tomorrow's Issue For: to light up Keeneland Stallion Watch What's on High-quality lots go under the hammer as November Metropolitan meetings: Morphettville Breeding Stock Sale begins in Kentucky today Parks (SA) Race meetings: Lismore (NSW), Queanbeyan (NSW), Moe (VIC) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Lismore (NSW), Queanbeyan (NSW), Cranbourne (VIC), Rockhampton (QLD), Belmont (WA) International meetings: Southwell (UK), Dundalk (IRE), Vaal (SAF) International sales: Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale (USA) A Single Doubt), who will go through the ring as Lot 572 in the second session tomorrow. Both Keeneland sales ring KEENELAND she and Houtzen, who is catalogued as Lot 31, Kentucky-based auction becomes the latest are in foal to Hill 'N Dale Farms resident Curlin BY CHRIS HUMPLEBY AND TIM ROWE international sale to battle the impact of Covid-19. (Smart Strike). ual Group 1 winner Con Te Partiro S F Bloodstock’s US-bred Coolmore Classic Keeneland’s Australasian representative (Scat Daddy) and Magic MIllions (Gr 1, 1500m) and Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr Barry Bowditch acknowledges the challenges 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) heroine 1, 1600m) winner Con Te Partiro is catalogued presented by the pandemic in sustaining a Houtzen (I Am Invincible) as Lot 217, while Houtzen is one of two well- strong interest by southern hemisphere buyers, willD spearhead a strong Australasian presence credentialed, southern hemisphere-bred mares but hopes the excellent record of the auction – at today’s opening session of the Keeneland set to be offered by Aquis Farm in the coming days. and the opportunity to buy below the market November Breeding Stock Sale, with prospective She will be joined by Chintz (Savabeel), dam of value of previous years – will prove an attractive purchasers able to ‘buy diamonds’ as the New Zealand Group 2 winner Not An Option (Not proposition. Continued on page 2>> ENTER NOW JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. FRICatalogue 6TH available at inglisdigital.com- WED 11TH NOV 2020 INGLIS DIGITAL NOVEMBER SALE (EARLY): SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Australasian mares set to light up Keeneland | 2 | Monday, November 9, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “I think the sale has stood the test of time. Participants here in Australia who have played in that market for decades now have bought products that have come back and done really well, not only on the racetrack but in the sales ring,” he said. “It’s a proven source of results here in our market. It has bloodlines that we look to acquire to diversify what we do in Australia and give us lots of outcrosses. This year’s catalogue is very interesting from an Australian perspective – there’s some really quality pedigrees that are known to us in this part of the world. “I think the time’s right to play in the market over there given the opportunities that are going to present themselves over the next week.” Elaborating further on the likely involvement of Australasian buyers, Barry Bowditch MAGIC MILLIONS Bowditch continued: “I think there’s interest but to what level I am still unsure. But the market this year will provide more opportunities and to buy horses at huge value and play in a market which will be seen as more holes than any other year. being a very viable market going forward. You’ll be buying diamonds.” “Whether you’re buying maiden mares to bring back to get in foal, or Prospective purchasers will not have to wait long for those diamonds whether you’re buying mares in foal and getting the investment back in to emerge. Trained in Queensland by Toby Edmonds, Houtzen – a US dollars and getting them back here for next season, there’s so much daughter of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) – won seven times, adding opportunity to play. Anyone who is willing will see that when they put two Group 3 successes to her Magic Millions 2YO Classic victory. She ran these mares in foal, or whether they are trading mares, or whether they her final three races in Europe, achieving her best form when runner-up are buying for end users to sell yearlings out of, they will be well rewarded to European champion sprinter Battaash (Dark Angel) in the 2019 renewal for participating. of the King George Stakes (Gr 2, 5f) at Goodwood while under the care of “It provides those who are willing to try and get themselves prepared Martyn Meade. Continued on page 4>> FOR SALE CLOVERDALE FARM - 55* MINUTES FROM MELBOURNE CBD 32.4* hectares / 80.06* acres • EQUINE - Extensively developed equine facility with a full scope of stabling, day yards, vetting infrastructure and associated buildings. • LANDBANK - 71*km east of Melbourne, 4.9* lineal km from Urban Growth Zone. Commutable distance to CBD, 23*km ex Cranbourne and 15*km ex Packenham Racecourse. The property incorporates 3 titles offering subdivision potential. • COUNTRY AND WATER - Highly fertile quality peat soils. Secure water a feature with equipped bore. Excellent tree plantings. • ACCOMMODATION - Stylish 3 bedroom brick cottage on tree lined driveway. Features established gardens, entertaining deck and carport. • HIGHLY DEVELOPED - Features stables, 30 boxes, post and rail fencing (53 paddocks) and vet facilities. • RURAL LIFESTYLE - Enjoy working from home on Melbourne’s fringe. FOR SALE VIA AUCTION ON For Sale via Expression of Interest - Closing Wednesday 16 December 2020. Inspections by Appointment Only *approximately INGLIS PROPERTY INGLIS PROPERTY NUTRIEN HARCOURTS SAM TRIGGS RICHIE INGLIS RAY CULLEN M: 0410 683 891 M: 0438 424 216 M: 0429 977 313 Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD 17-19 NOVEMBER ONLINE SALE Entries close Wednesday 11 November • User friendly design • Edited pedigrees • Global database of clients looking to invest • No hidden fees, no passed in commissions • Full catalogue available on Equineline • Customisable tabs for sellers It’s never been easier! www.magicmillions.online Australasian mares set to light up Keeneland | 4 | Monday, November 9, 2020 << Continued from page 2 Aside from her racecourse record, Houtzen’s service to Curlin is sure to catch the attention of buyers given his daughter, six-time top-tier winner Stellar Wind, topped the corresponding session of this sale in 2017 when selling to Coolmore’s M V Magnier for US$6 million. “Houtzen would be a flagship mare in anyone’s broodmare band. We had great fun racing her with a lot of good people,” said Aquis Farm managing director Shane McGrath. “She is by I Am Invincible and is a stunner herself, so it will be really interesting to see how the market receives her. There’s obviously a really strong Australian connection and you see quite a few Australian boutique breeders and large commercial breeders keeping an eye on the Keeneland sale.” Houtzen realised $105,000 at Book 2 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in 2016, being knocked down to Edmonds Racing Chintz KEENELAND from the Yarraman Park Stud draft, while she is out of a winning sister to the dam of Bendigo Guineas (Listed, 1400m) scorer Mystery Love plenty of options with her. You can foal her down and bring her home (to (Eurozone). Australia) or leave her up there.” Aquis’ second offering Chintz, an 11-year-old daughter of Savabeel (Zabeel), counted the Rich Hill Mile (Gr 2, 1600m) among her six career successes, while she also finished third in the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). Having fetched NZ$240,000 at Book 1 of the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale in 2019, her Tony Pike-trained son Not An Option won the Wakefield Challenge Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) as a juvenile in December. “She was a very good racemare herself. She leaves a really good sort. Savabeel is a sire who appeals to most breeders from an outcross point of view,” McGrath said. “She is the dam of Not An Option who, on ratings, looks like he is one of the best three-year-olds in New Zealand. He’s probably a Group 1 winner in waiting. She could have appeal.” Other mares encompassing southern hemisphere interest include Miracles Forever (Medaglia d’Oro), an unraced daughter of Australia’s dual Group 1-winning sprinter Miracles Of Life (Not A Single Doubt). Houtzen KEENELAND She is in foal to Kantharos (Lion Heart) and will be offered as Lot 724 in session three on Wednesday. “It’s obviously an Australian pedigree underneath but the sireline is In session four on Thursday, dual Listed winner Scorpio Queen a successful European one. We’ve seen how well Royal Meeting, a son of (Choisir), who was bought by Spendthrift Australia for $300,000 in 2016, Invincible Spirit, has been received down in Victoria. It’s a line everyone is will be offered by the US arm of B. Wayne Hughes’ operation asLot 1178. familiar with,” McGrath said. She is in foal to young sire Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy). “She’s in foal to Curlin, a world-class stallion who will appeal to all the Selling begins at noon (ET) today, with purchasers able to bid on-site, leading American breeders. Knowing how good looking she is...there are by phone and online. Custom Stallion Report... visit arion.co.nz ... go to Data Centre for all the up-to-date information Arion Pedigrees www.arion.co.nz Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by "She's been foolproof.