Prized Broodmare and Well-Bred Filly a Boost for the Chairman's Sale
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First-season sire Rubick Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Steve Moran among the Pedigree Page winners What's On Stallion Watch Race meetings: Grafton (NSW), page 11 Bendigo (VIC) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Caulfield Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (VIC) Prized broodmare and well-bred filly a boost for The Chairman’s Sale Bell set to sell dam of Loving Gaby and a sister to Blue Diamond winner Morning Briefing Godolphin could line up five in Sires James Cummings could have up to five runners in the Inglis Sires (registered as ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes) (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick on Saturday as Godolphin bid to continue their dominance in this season’s juvenile ranks. Kiamichi (Sidestep) defeated her stablemate Microphone (Exceed And Excel) in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) on a heavy track with the Anthony Freedman-trained Loving Gaby SPOrtPIX Lyre (Lonhro) taking James Cummings the minor placing. Invincible (Invincible Spirit), and the winning Kiamichi and By Tim Rowe three-year-old filly Symi on the market. Microphone are in line to run in the Inglis he dam of this season’s exciting The pair will be offered under the Newgate Sires at Randwick but Cummings said three juvenile Loving Gaby (I Am Consignment banner at the Riverside Stables others could join their stablemates in the race. Invincible) and Symi (Fastnet Rock), auction, which is to be held on the evening of "We could have up to as many as five, but I the younger sister to Blue Diamond Friday May 3. am not convinced we will have that many," TStakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Catchy, have been “Both fillies were absolute stand-out Cummings told RSN927. "The certain starters added as wildcard entries to The Chairman’s yearlings when they were bought - pearls of would be Microphone and Tenley. We're pretty Sale. their respective years,” Bell said. likely to run Kiamichi. I think she will be really In a coup for auction house Inglis, prominent “Maastricht was the most expensive strong over 1400 metres.” Bivouac (Exceed owner and breeder Alan Bell has elected to yearling from the first crop of Mastercraftsman, And Excel) and Flit (Medaglia d’Oro) could put the four times stakes-placed Maastricht which goes to show what presence she had in also run. (Mastercraftsman), who is back in foal to I Am the sales ring. Continued on page 2>> Morning Briefing page 4 | 1 | Brought to you by Prized broodmare and well-bred filly a boost for Chairman's Sale << Continued from page 1 “It must also be remembered that Symi was a $700,000 yearling before Catchy had even won a stakes race, which tells you the calibre of physical type she was. “They both had great scale, muscle, movement, scope and so much quality, which will stand with them for the rest of their lives. “My strong belief is strong sales yearlings breed strong sales yearlings, which is already in evidence with Maastricht and I expect the same will prove true of Symi.” Trained by Hawkes Racing, Symi won her first start in a benchmark race (1250m) at Canterbury last August and proved competitive in the Tea Rose Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) later that preparation. She is currently spelling after three unplaced starts in February and March. Meanwhile, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Loving Gaby is set to line up in Saturday’s Inglis Sires’ (registered as ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes) (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick, which could only enhance the value of her dam Maastricht. Loving Gaby, Maastricht’s first foal, won the MRC Chairman’s Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at her first start and has since finished sixth in the Blue Diamond Stakes and fourth to Kiamichi (Sidestep) in last month’s Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). “She’s been a very impressive two-year-old and has a really bright future,” Maher said. “I think the best is yet to come with her as a three-year-old and beyond.” Maastricht is owned in partnership by Bell and Kia Ora Stud, who sold Loving Gaby for $500,000 at last year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale to Phoenix Thoroughbreds. “She is in a partnership with Alan Bell and they have decided her value is quite high at the moment and it would Continued on page 3>> She’S BEEN A VERY IMPRESSIVE TWO-YEar-OLD AND HAS A REALLY BRIGHT FUTURE. I THINK THE BEST IS YET TO COME WITH HER AS A THREE-YEar-OLD AND BEYOND CIARON MAHER ON LOVING GABY | 2 | Brought to you by Prized broodmare and well-bred filly a boost for Chairman's Sale | 3 | Tuesday, April 2, 2019 << Continued from page 2 be a good time to capitalise on that,” Kia Ora Stud’s Alex Kingston told ANZ Bloodstock News. “She is a big, strong mare and has a lot of quality to her. Producing Loving Gaby as a maiden foal, who was a big, strong foal, you could tell she was going to produce some lovely foals going forward given the first one was very good.” Maastricht also has a weanling filly by the late Sebring (More Than Ready) who will be offered for sale as a yearling next year. The addition of Maastricht and Symi brings the Newgate Consignment draft to ten lots, with Group 1 winner Aloisia (Azamour) and dual Group 3 winner Pecans (Skilled) also featuring among the stud’s offerings. “We are very grateful to have been chosen to offer Maastricht and Symi, both of whom have bright futures ahead of them,” Newgate Farm’s Henry Field said. “We look forward to parading them both for prospective buyers from around the globe at Inglis ahead of The Chairman’s Sale.” Symi SPOrtPIX The news comes a day after it was revealed that Group 1 winner Viddora (I Am Invincible), arguably one of Australia's most valuable race mares, is likely to be sold privately and most probably to northern The focus remains on next week’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling hemisphere interests. Sale before attention turns to the breeding stock sales, starting with The The Lloyd Kennewell-trained Viddora, who ran fourth in the Al Quoz Chairman’s Sale and the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Sale in May. Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Meydan on Saturday, is slated to have her next start in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin later this Related Links | The Chairman's Sale catalogue month. DISCOVER GREATNESS LOT 383 Inglis Easter 2017 Dundeel-Sylvaner colt | 3 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing | sponsored by Westbury Stud | 4 | Tuesday, April 2, 2019 finish sixth in the Magic Night Stakes (Gr 3, really dragged me through the line. It's not going Australia 1200m) at her first Australian run on March 16. to be an easy race but she did start favourite in Probaeel to work at an Everest so that speaks highly of her ability.” Randwick Clark confident about Shoals New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards will be Tim Clark has issued a positive bulletin on the Ryan delighted with Trapeze on hand this morning to supervise the final Anthony Freedman-trained Shoals (Fastnet Artist gallop of his exciting two-year-old Probabeel Rock), who is a $13 chance for the TJ Smith Meanwhile, Trapeze Artist, who won the TJ (Savabeel) ahead of the Inglis Sires. “She Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Smith by two lengths last year and is the $4.50 works on Tuesday morning on the grass at Three-time Group 1 winner Shoals has run co-favourite to defend his crown, has pleased Randwick,” Richards said. “We are happy with once this season, finishing runner-up to Trapeze trainer Gerald Ryan following his victory in the her and looking forward to hopefully seeing a Artist (Snitzel) in the Canterbury Stakes (Gr 1, Canterbury, including when successful in a little bit of drying in Sydney this week. I think 1300m), while she finished third in a 1045-metre barrier trial at Randwick on Friday. "He hasn't the step up to 1400 metres will really suit her.” trial at Randwick last Friday. “It was a bit of missed a beat since the trial," Ryan said. "He's The Brendan and Jo Lindsay-owned Probabeel a maintenance gallop really, just to keep her got better this preparation and is bright and has won three of her first four starts, including ticking over,’’ Clark told Racing NSW. “She's in happy in himself and is ready for the TJ. I just the Karaka Million (RL, 1200m) at Ellerslie on great order - she trialled up probably as good as don't want him to draw the inside - anywhere January 26, and made up ground from last to she will trial. She can be a bit lazy at times but she outside three would be best." GREATNESS DISCOVERED ATYAAB Dundeel-Sylvaner colt Kenilworth Cape Derby G1 | 4 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing | sponsored by Westbury Stud | 5 | Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Lindsay Park turn to Group 1 1, 2400m) in the shape of Arrogant (Ocean Racing.com. "She just had a canter around last rookies for Doncaster Park) and Chapada (Bullet Train), who finished Wednesday morning at Randwick and she’ll In other Randwick news, Lindsay Park are set to second and third respectively in the Rosehill gallop there (today) for Breakfast With The accept a trio of novices in the Doncaster Mile (Gr Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m). However, the market Stars. If she gallops well we’ll carry on towards 1, 1600m), with co-favourite Fifty Stars (Sea The predicts that the form will be reversed upon the Chairman’s Quality.