Glenlogan Park Enjoying Time at the Top As Change in Direction Pays
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Saturday, January 18, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING Glenlogan Park enjoying Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Time at the top as change Stakes Reviews & Results. What's on in direction pays off Stakes races: Flemington (VIC) - Kensington Stakes (Listed, 1000m), Ascot Half-brother to She Will Reign ready to add to (WA) - Miss Andretti Stakes (Listed, 1100m), credentials for suite of stud-bound colts Launceston (TAS) - Launceston Guineas (Listed, 2100m), Trentham (NZ) - JR & N Berkett Telegraph (Gr 1, 1200m), Thorndon Mile (Gr 1, 1600m), Wellington Cup (Gr 3, 3200m), Desert Gold Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) Metropolitan meetings: Rosehill (NSW), Flemington (VIC), Eagle Farm (QLD), Ascot (WA), Murray Bridge (SA), Launceston (TAS), Trentham (NZ) Race meetings: Kembla Grange (NSW), Tumut (NSW), Tuncurry (NSW), Camperdown (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Alice Springs (NT), Gore (NZ) International meetings: Taipa (MAC), Kranji (SGP) Time To Reign SPORTPIX race Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS winner Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) and teve Morley has little doubt that Time Group 1-placed colt Reloaded (Snitzel). To Reign (Time For War), the half- Time To Reign, who won the Silver Slipper brother to Golden Slipper Stakes Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) last February before (Gr 1, 1200m) winner She Will Reign having his spring campaign abandoned by S(Manhattan Rain), is among the top echelon of trainer Gary Portelli after contracting a three-year-old colts in the country. virus, will make his long-awaited return in And the Glenlogan Park manager should today’s Kensington Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at know - he and stud owner Jon Haussler also Flemington. Continued on page 2>> INTERNATIONAL SALES YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS FROM | CANTERBURY | PAGE 11 NEWS: PAGE 8 Follow us @anz_news: click here | 1 | Brought to you by Glenogan enjoying Time at the top as change in direction pays off | 2 | Chances are, no << Continued from page 1 “I have got no question that he is a matter how you’re horse who, ability wise, is right at the top of what is a terrific three-year- old year,” Morley told ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday. “He was pretty dominant in winning the Silver Slipper and there was using Ardex... only one colt who beat him home in the Golden Slipper and that was Microphone who ran second. “He ran fifth in a Slipper on a track where he didn’t love the going on that day. He has shown that he has got the raw talent of any of the colts in that age group, so we are very excited to get him back and hopefully he can produce his best.” Time To Reign, who will be ridden by Damien Oliver against older horses, caught the attention of onlookers when winning a Warwick Farm 804-metre barrier trial on January 2 by nine and a half lengths. The Kensington Stakes will prove decisive for Time To Reign, with connections waiting to see how he performs before determining what races the Time For War (Snitzel) colt targets as they attempt to increase his value as a stallion prospect. “What we’ve said as an ownership group and what Gary has also said is, there are so many races available for this guy if he is at the top of his game, so let’s just get through Saturday and hope that he does what we think he can do and then sit down and map out a plan,” he said. “He’s got a stallion’s pedigree and plenty of good stallions have won a Silver Slipper. He’s got that raw two-year-old speed and he’s a magnificent horse to look at. “It’s a pretty dominant female family there now as well and that mare (Courgette) is going terrifically, he is a half to a Golden Slipper winner and is a Silver Slipper winner himself.” ...there is Glenlogan Park, owned by Jon Haseler and Morley, decided to stop standing stallions at the Queensland farm in early 2017 and instead focus something on strengthening its broodmare band and acquiring shares in young sire prospects that could go to stud predominantly in the Hunter Valley. more we They subsequently bought shares in the Hawkes Racing-trained Exceedance, the Chris Waller-trained Reloaded, Group-placed colt Born can do for A Warrior (I Am Invincible) as yearlings and last year joined forces with the China Horse Club-Newgate Bloodstock colts syndicate. you. Among those to already fly the flag for that partnership is Inglis Nursery (RL, 1000m) winner Wild Ruler (Snitzel) and Aim (Star Witness) who was caught on the wrong part of the track at the Gold Coast in last Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m). Glenlogan Park, along with the likes of Kitchwin Hills, Neil Werrett We’re in the business of and Max Whitby, bought into Time To Reign who confirmed his talent by making yours easier. winning his first start at Rosehill in November 2018. “It was only a couple of years ago when Glenlogan changed direction from standing stallions to become a boutique broodmare farm,” Morley recalled. “Glenlogan and Jon Hausler always loved the bulls, so when we decided to stop standing them what we wanted to do was to still be involved in them. “So, I went to those (2018) yearling sales for that group that are now three-year-olds and the plan was to try and buy into some colts as yearlings who could hopefully develop. Continued on page 3>> ardex.com.au Follow us @anz_news: click here | 2 | Brought to you by Glenogan enjoying Time at the top as change in direction pays off | 3 | Saturday, January 18, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “Luckily enough, we had Exceedance, who is the flag bearer in a small group of seven or eight colts we have and, right at this second, four of them are genuine chances of going to stud.” Among the potential stud-bound quartet are Exceedance, who could be aimed towards Royal Ascot in June, the J J Atkins (Gr 1, 1600m)- placed Reloaded who is being aimed at the Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), the twice stakes-placed two-year-old Born A Warrior and Time To Reign. “In the second year we went out and we were invited into the Newgate- China Horse Club group and I enjoyed going around with Henry (Field, Newgate founder),” he said. “I think there’s some really exciting horses there as well. Aim was stuck in the wrong part of the track on the weekend, Wild Ruler is an exciting Exceedance sportpix horse, Barbaric and Rulership and Bartley are all coming back with a Morley said: “The success of the last sale and the success on the track Golden Slipper campaign in mind, so it’s pretty exciting for Glenlogan on are giving us plenty of confidence going forward that we’re happy with the the racing side at the moment.” decision we’ve made.” The on-track success coincides with Glenlogan Park enjoying a Glenlogan Park also bought into about 15 yearlings at the profitable Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where the stud sold ten Magic Millions while they also acquired a Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s yearlings at an average of $311,500. Choice) filly out of US stakes winner A Brilliant Idea (Afleet Alex) for It’s top lot was an $800,000 Written Tycoon (Iglesia) filly and a colt by $220,000. Star Turn (Star Witness) bred and sold by Morley to Hawkes Racing for The Highgrove Stud-consigned filly was signed for by trainers Gai $550,000. Waterhouse and Adrian Bott on day one. ENTER NOW JANUARY 24 - 29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JANUARY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. Catalogue available at inglisdigital.com Follow us @anz_news: click here | 3 | Brought to you by Your Essential Read - Sponsored by Aquis | 4 | Saturday, January 18, 2020 Payne banking on Fasano might seem a strange move at this time in AUSTRALIA Trainer David Payne is hoping he has another his campaign but he is a horse you can do My Pendant to return in nice horse on his hands for owner/breeder different things with.” Kensington John Camilleri in lightly-raced three-year- Danny O'Brien admits he has some concerns over old Fasano (Lonhro) who resumes in today’s Sears team chasing QTIS the distance for My Pendant (Pins) when she drops Jack Ashman Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill. cash back in trip for today’s Kensington Stakes (Listed, Payne, who trained the dam Florentina Trainers Tony and Maddy Sears will attempt to 1000m) at Flemington. "She has come back in (Redoute's Choice) to Group 3 success, said: continue their domination of QTIS bonus races really good shape," O'Brien said. "The 1000 metres "It was nice of him to give me this horse. If with two key runners at Eagle Farm today in might be a bit sharp for her but we thought this he performs, I'd like to try to win a black-type the shape of Dark Son (Better Than Ready) in would be a good kick-off on her home track to get race somewhere. Saturday will tell us - he's the Makers Mark QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap her going for the autumn. It's a small field and she's got to step up." (1000m) and Raging Pole (Better Than Ready) going to be the one out the back and sometimes it in the TAB QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap can set up for the closer to be the finisher.