Everest-Winning Colt Yes Yes Yes' Career Cut Short After Tendon Injury

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AMERICAN PHAROAH LANDED HIS FIFTH INDIVIDUAL STAKES WINNER ON SUNDAY - STALLION WATCH PAGE 8 Everest-winning colt What's on Race meetings: Albury (NSW), Yes Yes Yes’ career cut Gosford (NSW), Warrnambool (VIC), Townsville (QLD) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: short after tendon injury Cranbourne (VIC), Caulfield (VIC), Royal Ascot campaign abandoned as son of Rubick retired to Eagle Farm (QLD), Taupo (NZ) Coolmore Stud

MORNING BRIEFING Magic Millions March Sale catalogue released The catalogue for the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale has been released online. The sale will see 412 select lots, all of which have been subject to the first Yes Yes Yes SPORTPIX payment for QTIS, go under the hammer over Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Flemington two days. Buyers will have the opportunity to BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS on Saturday week in a campaign that was scoop $67,200 (colts and geldings) and $79,450 he Coolmore hierarchy is disappointed directed towards the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (fillies) every Saturday for a Queensland that The Everest (1200m) winner Yes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot in June. metropolitan two and three-year-old win for Yes Yes (Rubick) did not get the chance But the racing career of the Todman fully paid QTIS youngsters. A record 113 lots to race on the international stage nor Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m)-winning juvenile, who are BOBS eligible in a further boost for buyers. Tadd a Group 1 to his CV, but they believe the three- cemented his stallion credentials with a victory The sale will be held on Monday 16 and year-old has done more than enough to warrant a in last year’s $14 million Everest, came to an Tuesday 17 March following the massive $1.6 spot on their stallion roster. immediate halt with confirmation that the colt million Jewel Raceday at the Gold Coast Turf There were plans for the Chris Waller- had sustained a tendon injury to his nearside Club on March 14. Click here to view the full trained colt to resume in the Black Caviar foreleg. Continued on page 2>> catalogue. Morning Briefing page 5 >>

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<< Continued from page 1 Coolmore’s Tom Magnier yesterday said that while a “wonderful journey has ended” for Waller and his team “another was just beginning”. “Like all at Chris Waller Racing and anyone else ever involved with this son of Rubick, we are certain that Yes Yes Yes takes to his new career at stud with credentials that will see him succeed in transmitting to his progeny the same qualities of speed and precocity, allied with a wonderful temperament, that took him to the pinnacle of achievement on the track,” Magnier said. Coolmore bought a 50 per cent stake in Yes Yes Yes after he won last season’s Todman Stakes. He would subsequently come from last to finish seventh in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) two weeks later on a Heavy 8 surface. He returned in the spring to finish second twice to Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) in the Run To The Rose (Gr 2, 1200m) and Golden Rose (Gr Yes Yes Yes pictured as a yearling MAGIC MILLIONS 1, 1400m) before the gamble to run him in The Everest paid significant dividends. premier 1200-metre sprint in Australia,” Howard told ANZ Bloodstock Yes Yes Yes’ introductory service fee has already been discussed by News. Coolmore decision-makers, but a firm price and public release will not be “It’s run at weight for age and it attracts the best possible field, so if made until later in the autumn, most likely around Inglis Australian Easter anything, it’s the equivalent to a ‘super Group 1’ without actually having Yearling Sale time in April. the Group 1 tag next to its name.” With competition from potential first season stallions this year, Howard predicted a game of cat and mouse between studmasters as including Group 1-winning three-year-olds Bivouac (Exceed And Excel), they attempt to set competitive service fees for the 2020 breeding season. Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) as well as Microphone (Exceed And “There’s a lot of water to flow under the bridge before they announce Excel), Super Seth (Dundeel) and Castelvecchio (Dundeel), how Yes Yes the fee (for Yes Yes Yes),” he said. Yes’ service fee is priced will be “What Rubick does in the next month or two might have a bearing on It has been a brief but one of the key talking points. the service fee as well. amazing ride with a Randwick Bloodstock “It will also depend on what some of the other horses going to stud wonderful colt and Agency’s Brett Howard believes stand for. Traditionally, Coolmore tends to be near the end in terms of I am sure will make the fact that Yes Yes Yes does farms announcing their fees.” a great stallion in not have a Group 1 victory How emerging stallions such as Rubick (Encosta De Lago), the future given the on his record is more than who stood for an increased fee of $38,500 (inc GST) in 2019, Deep talent and ability counteracted by his track record- Field (Northern Meteor) and first crop two-year-old sires including he possessed as a breaking Everest win where he Vancouver (Medaglia d’Oro), Pride Of Dubai (Street Cry), Headwater racehorse defeated ten individual elite (Exceed And Excel) and Press Statement (Hinchinbrook) perform in CHRIS level winners. the coming months could also determine the price bracket the new WALLER “I think The Everest is the brigade fit into. Continued on page 4>>

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<< Continued from page 2 “It just gets down to how some of the it could quickly become a more significant stallions with now two-year-olds, three-year-olds and even four-year-olds problem and, as with any horse, this cannot - the first, second and third crop stallions - fare over the next three or four be contemplated. months. They will have an influence on how the first season stallions are “It has been a brief but amazing ride received (by breeders),” Howard said. with a wonderful colt and I am sure will “If some of those horses really fire up, it draws breeders’ focus to those make a great stallion in the future given the horses. People are then happy to support those stallions and likewise the talent and ability he possessed as a racehorse.” proven horses as well. A $200,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling “Ideally, breeders can’t send all their mares to unproven stallions. Sale graduate bought by John Foote and the colt’s former trainer Given the choice, I think every breeder in Australia would love for there to Darren Weir, Yes Yes Yes was bred by Wagga-based Brett Bradley who be more proven stallions in the market. raced his mother Sin Sin Sin (Fantastic Light) before retaining her as “But the fact is, that’s not the case, so you have to mix it around with a broodmare. the unproven and proven stallions.” A half-sister to the stakes winners Hot As Hell (County), Flaming Hot Yes Yes Yes was set to participate in an exhibition gallop at Randwick’s (County) and Craig’s Dragon (Catbird), Sin Sin Sin is also a half-sister to Expressway Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) meeting on Saturday, but Waller called that off juvenile winner Hell It’s Hot (Zeditave), the dam of dual Group 1-winning after heat in a leg was detected in the morning. Scans subsequently confirmed sprinter In Her Time (Time Thief). the tendon injury, which forced connections to retire the valuable colt. Sin Sin Sin’s three foals to race are all winners headed, of course, by Waller announced Yes Yes Yes’ retirement in a statement early Yes Yes Yes and the stakes-placed mare Dee Nine Elle (Duporth). yesterday after revealing that the “very special colt” would need nine to 12 Sin Sin Sin’s yearling colt by Sebring (More Than Ready) was months’ recuperation if he was to race again. purchased for $700,000 at the recent Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling “Yes Yes Yes does not present as lame or sore,” Waller said. Sale by trainer Lloyd Kennewell and Group 1 Bloodstock while the mare is “However, despite it being at the minor end of the scale of a tendon in foal to Zoustar (Northern Meteor) after missing to Not A Single Doubt injury, the vet does assure me that if we were to push on with his campaign, (Redoute’s Choice) the previous year.

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ahead of his return. "He's such a lazy worker," AUSTRALIA Smith said. "But his work at Canterbury last Fierce Impact Friday night was as good as he does work and heads south for Orr I think taking him to the races woke him. Nash After winning two Group 1 handicaps in (Rawiller) got off him and was very pleased the spring, Fierce Impact (Deep Impact) is with him, so that probably gives us a good back to take on weight-for-age company in indication that he's come back in pretty good Saturday’s C.F Orr Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at order. A weight-for-age win at 1400 metres Caulfield. Matthew Smith said it had been would be good for his future as a stallion and hard to gauge the six-year-old’s progress this I think on his wins in Melbourne during the campaign but a gallop at Canterbury between spring, he can run well, for sure." Fierce Impact (yellow cap) SPORTPIX races last Friday night gave him confidence

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Diamond Prelude Moonee Valley last month, How Womantic ball for the All-Star Mile," Trinder said in a for Muntaseera could be set for the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, video update on Mystic Journey. "We don't Despite being nominated for Saturday’s Inglis 1400m) at Randwick on February 29. want to do Mystic Journey any disrespect or Millenium (RL, 1100m) at Warwick Farm, the race any disrespect by running her when Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have opted Futurity possible only three-quarters of the way ready. We're to run Muntaseera (I Am Invincible) in the for Super Seth still open minded whether we'll have targets Blue Diamond Prelude (F) (Gr 2, 1100m) at First-up Manfred Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner through the autumn period. We'll keep her Caulfield. The promising filly finished second Super Seth (Dundeel) could bypass the C S in the stables for the moment and in light in the Ottawa Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) on debut Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) in preference for training with the options of Queensland, before winning impressively at Rosehill at her the Futurity Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) as the three- Sydney and Adelaide. But I'm quite open to last start. Maher and Eustace hold the current year-old’s lead-up to the Australian Guineas the idea of a nice long spell and coming back favourite for the $2 million Inglis Millennium in (Gr 1, 1600m). The Anthony Freedman-trained for the spring." Cellsabeel (Hinchinbrook). Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner ran down Free Of Debt (Unencumbered) on a Cranbourne trial Melbourne likely wet track at Caulfield on Saturday to reaffirm for Vow And Declare for Time To Reign his stallion credentials. Sam Freedman, the Danny O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) Gary Portelli has indicated that his Group assistant to his father Anthony, yesterday Vow And Declare (Declaration Of War) will 2-winning colt Time To Reign (Time For War) suggested that the Futurity Stakes on February take another step towards a race return when is likely to make the trip to Melbourne for the 22 could suit the colt and be a way of adding he contests a 1190-metre barrier trial at Rubiton Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) on Saturday. to his value being a weight for age Group 1 Cranbourne this morning. "We'll get a good Portelli has also entered the three-year-old race. New Zealand breeders Waikato Stud, Lib measure where his fitness is at with this trial," in the Eskimo Prince Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) at Petagna, Nearco Stud, Sir Peter Vela, Milan assistant trainer Ben Gleeson said. "He is a Warwick Farm but with heavy rain predicted Park’s Tony Rider and Barneswood Farm pretty naturally fit horse anyway. We'll decide for Sydney during the week, he believes the bought into Super Seth for stud duties after his after Tuesday whether he needs a second trial track might be too wet. "We will make the final Group 1 win last October. and then that will tell us where we go first-up, decision after he gallops on Tuesday morning," whether it's straight up to Sydney or whether Portellli said. "But I am 99.9 per cent sure he Century in sight for Gollan it's the Australian Cup.” will go to Melbourne. Looking at the weather Premier trainer Tony Gollan believes he forecast it is going to be very wet in Sydney. has a genuine chance to become the first to Nature Strip wins trial It was a heavy track for the trials here this reach 100 metropolitan winners in a Brisbane Multiple Group 1-winning sprinter Nature morning (Monday) and while he likes a soft season. Gollan has his seventh metropolitan Strip (Nicconi) is on track to return in Saturday track, I'm not so sure about really heavy." Time premiership at his mercy with 61.5 winners week’s Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, To Reign will be ridden by Deal Yendall if he is after six months of the season. He already 1000m) after comfortably winning a 900-metre to run at Caulfield. holds the Brisbane metropolitan record with trial at Warwick Farm yesterday. The five-year- 90 winners set in 2017-18. "I would love to old was ridden by Hugh Bowman filling in for Kevin Hayes test train 100 metropolitan winners for the season," regular jockey James McDonald. "I was really for How Womantic Gollan said. "It is something I have aspired to pleased with him," Bowman said. "I haven't Ciaron Maher and David Eustace’s unbeaten and you have to set yourself targets. I won't be ridden him before so it was good to get a feel of filly How Womantic (The Wow Signal) is likely crying if we don't do it this season. But I have him. He was really relaxed." to take the next step in her career in Saturday’s some nice horses, loyal owners and excellent Kevin Hayes Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) after working staff. It is a good combination and we have had Ball Of Muscle takes out heat on the Moonee Valley course proper yesterday. a strong start to the season. So all in all I think Later in the morning at Warwick Farm, “She just worked over half a mile and just strode we have a shot at it." Joe Pride’s veteran sprinter Ball Of Muscle up the last 600 metres,” Maher said. “She’s just (Dubawi) comfortably took out a heat over 900 in a real god vein of form at the moment. Her Mystic Journey out metres under Glyn Schofield. The nine-year- work was sharp. She’s gone through the grades. of All-Star Mile old defeated Mark Newnham’s Shadow Bridge Three-year-olds, they can make that step up. It’s Star mare Mystic Journey (Needs Further) (War) by a length and a quarter. Last month not a big step up as what it is when they’re an will not defend her All-Star Mile (1600m) title Pride said Ball Of Muscle was on a path towards older horse. She’s in good form and I think it’s after set-backs have forced Adam Trinder the Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) at Caulfield on the right time to do it.” A comfortable winner to pull the pin on her Melbourne autumn February 22 in a bid to earn the Group 2 winner of the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Carat (1200m) at campaign. "We felt we were behind the eight- an elusive Group 1 victory.

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Sears after Kilcoy QTIS cash Winks (Begood Toya Mother). They said there weekend. Foote and Travelling Light’s part-owner Tony and Maddy Sears are hoping to win another were three aspects to the fall which could not be and co-breeder Col MacRury threw the Herbie QTIS bonus race tomorrow when Magic Trick attributed to any one rider. "Ashlor shifted out Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa into the mix for the filly (Top Echelon) runs in the Great Northern QTIS and away from Scales Of Justice, there was a little along with the Waikato Guineas (Gr 2, 2000m) Three-Year-Old Handicap (1060m) at Kilcoy. “He shift from the outside by Begood Toya Mother and the David and Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic, but was a little disappointing at Caloundra last start and Barend Vorster attempted a run where there Foote believes the Waikato Guineas against the as he had trialled well before it,” Sears said. “He’s was a questionable amount of room," chair Corrie colts and geldings is the best option on Saturday. never been to Kilcoy but it doesn’t worry me as he Waller said. "In the circumstances there was so “She could end up running third or fourth in the went to Gatton the first time and won. The barrier much going on, so we took no action." Herbie Dyke against the older horses and we’d (10) is a bit of a problem but it doesn’t worry me be left wondering if the first couple were just too too much as it’s not an overly strong field.” Jockey banned for using good or she didn’t stay,” Foote said. “I know they modified spurs (three-year-olds) haven’t got a bad record in it Baster rejects All-Star Queensland country jockey Joshua King has been and it’s a Group 1 and worth $400,000, but the comeback call suspended for a month and fined $500 after being New Zealand Derby is worth more and it’s the Retired jockey Stephen Baster says he has fielded found to have used modified spurs on Smarty main goal. She’s definitely going for the Derby countless messages of support but will not be Jack (Real Saga) who won the second race at over the New Zealand Oaks against the fillies.” making a comeback to ride Logan McGill’s Gold Dalby on Saturday. Stewards opened an inquiry Fields (Churchill Downs) in the All-Star Mile. into the post-race condition of Smarty Jack which Etah James set Baster partnered the seven-year-old in his most heard a post-race veterinary examination showed for Auckland Cup recent victories at Sale and Sandown and while the gelding had lacerations to the near and off- Pakenham Cup (Listed, 2500m) winner Etah he said he would love to ride the gelding, he side lateral thorax. In the opinion of the on-course James (Raise The Flag) has re-joined the stables believes the challenge is beyond him. "I have veterinarian, the wounds were consistent with of part-owner Mark Lupton in New Zealand a great relationship with Logan and I love the the use of spurs. Stewards searched jockey Joshua and is set for a tilt at the Auckland Cup (Gr 1, horse and would love to ride him, but realistically King's race gear, and seized spurs that, in their 3200m) on March 7. “We were going to keep her I don't think I could do the horse justice," Baster opinion, appeared to be modified and therefore in Australia and have a crack at the Adelaide Cup said. "The amount of support I have received from were not suitable for use. (Gr.2, 3200m), but she’s got some sarcoids on her people wanting to see me back riding has been face and they need treating,” Lupton said. “The NEW ZEALAND tremendous, but I don't think I can do it." vets over there wanted a small fortune, so with all Bosson back things being equal we decided to bring her home Date set for Laming’s on True Enough and treat her here. We had her nominated for cobalt hearing Opie Bosson holds the key to feature success the Auckland Cup and it’s worth more than the Richard Laming is set to appear before Victorian at Te Rapa on Saturday for leading Cambridge Adelaide Cup. Maybe our stayers are not as strong Racing Tribunal from Monday May 18 in trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. as Australia so we talked to our two mates in the relation to a horse in his care testing positive to Bosson has picked up the mount on the stable’s horse and decided to bring her home and give her cobalt almost double the permitted threshold. latest Group 1 winner True Enough (Nom Du a go and start her treatment, which we’ve done.” The test came from a pre-race swab of Iam Jeu) in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) INTERNATIONAL Ekstraordinary (Ekraar) at Ballarat on May 23, and will again be aboard Showbeel (Savabeel) 2018 where the gelding finished fifth of seven in the David and Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (Gr Five for American Pharoah runners in a 1200-metre maiden. RV stewards 2, 2000m). True Enough has not raced since Coolmore shuttle stallion American Pharoah laid charges against Laming in October 2019. winning the Zabeel Classic (Gr 1, 2000m) (Pioneerof The Nile) landed his fifth individual on Boxing Day. “I know it’s been a fair time stakes winner on Sunday when Harvey's Lil Goil's No action taken between races, but he did have that Matamata (3 f ex Gloria S by Tapit) took out the Busanda over Manuel fall trial,’’ Baker said. “I thought about giving him a Stakes (Listed, 9f) by a comfortable margin of Jockeys have escaped sanction after an inquiry gallop between races at Matamata (on Sunday), seven and a half lengths and stamped herself as into a fall in the Australia Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m but he doesn’t need it. He’s done well.” a genuine Kentucky Oaks (Gr 1, 9f) contender. at Moonee Valley that claimed the life of Group Water White (Conveyance) was second with 1 winner Manuel (Commands) and left jockey Waikato Guineas Fiftyshays Ofgreen (Bernardini) a further four and Barend Vorster with a fractured collarbone. for Travelling Light a quarter lengths back in third. American Pharoah Stewards took evidence yesterday from Vorster, Ben Foote is keen to stick to the plan with his has seven lots catalogued at the Inglis Classic winning rider Dean Yendall (Scales Of Justice) top filly Travelling Light (El Roca) and resist Yearling Sale which begins at Riverside Stables on along with Daniel Stackhouse (Ashlor) and James the temptation of another Group 1 mission this Sunday. Click here to view the catalogue.

New winners No Nay Never - Need I Say More (2 g ex Bo Bardi by Fastnet Rock) backed up an impressive barrier trial win last month to score a comfortable debut victory at Matamata on Sunday for the powerful Te Akau Racing team, and in the process, delivered No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) with his first southern hemisphere- bred winner. The Coolmore shuttler, who is the sire of 20 stakes winners, including Group 1 scorers Ten Sovereigns and Brooke, stood for a fee of $44,000 (inc GST) in 2019 at Coolmore Australia. His 2020 northern hemisphere fee is €175,000. Outreach - Widden Stud-based stallion Outreach (Exceed And Excel) sired his first winner on Thursday when Pee Dee (2 g ex No Nay Never COOLMORE Hot'n'dreamin by Nothin' Leica Dane) won a 900-metre two-year-old handicap at Scone. The being knocked down to Star Thoroughbreds two-year-old, he won the Hawkesbury Guineas Greg Ryan-trained gelding was retained to race and Randwick Bloodstock (FBAA) from the (Gr 3, 1400m) and QTC Cup (Gr 2, 1300m) at by his breeder David Parker and is the fourth draft of Fairview Park Stud, Spokesman is from three, while he shuttled to the National Stud winner out of Hot’n’dreamin (Nothin' Leica the family of Victory Vein (Mr Henrysee), who in Newmarket for one northern hemisphere Dane), who herself is a sister to dual-Group was crowned Australia’s champion two-year- breeding season in 2018. Spill The Beans has 1 winner Hot Danish. Out of the Snippets old filly in 2001-02. Press Statement covered one youngster catalogued at the Inglis Classic (Lunchtime) mare Bahia, Outreach is a brother 161 mares at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST) last Yearling Sale. She is Lot 741. to Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner year, while Fairview are set to offer a Your Song Overreach. He had only one race start where (Fastnet Rock) half-sister to Spokesman at this New Group / he finished second to Vancouver (Medaglia year’s edition of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. Grade 1 winners d’Oro) in the Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m). She is catalogued as Lot 36. Captain Al - The ultra-consistent One Outreach stood at Widden Stud for a fee of Spill The Beans - The Peter Fleming-trained World (4 c ex Aquilonia by Giant’s Causeway) $7,700 (inc GST) in 2019 and has five yearlings Java Sparrow (2 f ex Sintessa by Snippets) posted his tenth win in 14 starts when getting on offer at the upcoming Inglis Classic Sale. produced an imperious performance to win by the better of Rainbow Bridge (Ideal World) to Press Statement - Vinery Stud resident five lengths on debut at Bowen yesterday and register a breakthrough elite-level success in Press Statement (Hinchinbrook) sired his in doing so handed late Aquis Farm shuttler South Africa’s most notable race, the Sun Met first winner on Friday when Spokesman (2 c Spill The Beans (Snitzel) his fourth individual (Gr 1, 2000m) at Kenilworth on Saturday. One ex Calaluna by Mujahid) broke his maiden juvenile winner. Spill The Beans covered 116 World’s victory provided his sire Captain Al (Al second-up over 1250 metres at Canterbury. A mares at a fee of $11,000 (inc GST) last year prior Mufti) with his 23rd individual Group/Grade 1 $270,000 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale purchase, to dying suddenly in November. Unbeaten as a winner.

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What A Winter - Russet Air (4 g ex Icy Air (Listed, 1500m) at Wingatui. Standing for a Road To Rock - Wellfield Lodge resident by Jallad) made amends for his disappointing service fee of $6,000, Ghibellines has sired three Road To Rock (Encosta De Lago) sired his fourth defeat last time out when he ran out a surprise individual winners to date. El Gladiador, who individual stakes scorer on Saturday courtesy winner of Saturday’s Cape Flying Championship was his sire’s first-ever winner when scoring on of a win for Sitarist (5 m ex Sita by Bertolini) (Gr 1, 1000m) at Kenilworth. Russet Air has now debut in December 2018. now heads that list, in the Dunedin Gold Cup (Listed, 2400m) at won five of his 15 starts, with yesterday’s victory while Live Drama and Ranger have both placed Wingatui. The dual Group 1 winner, whose son providing his sire What A Winter (Western at Listed level. Beauty Generation has landed multiple Group Winter) with just his second individual Group/ O'Reilly - The late Waikato Stud stallion races in Hong Kong, stood for a fee of $5000 Grade 1 winner. O’Reilly (Last Tycoon) sired his 95th individual (plus GST) in 2019. stakes winner when Killarny (7 g ex Irish Roc de Cambes - The Oaks Stud-based New Stakes winners Colleen by Shinko King) landed the White stallion Roc de Cambes (Red Ransom) sired American Pharoah - Coolmore shuttle Robe Lodge WFA (Gr 3, 1600m) at Wingatui on his fourth individual stakes winner on Saturday stallion American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Saturday. Bred by part-owner Daniel Nakhle when Seven Seas (3 f ex Just Keepher by Keeper) Nile) landed his fifth individual stakes winner and his father Elias, Killarney is out of the well- took out the Taranaki Oaks Prelude (Listed, on Sunday when Harvey's Lil Goil's (3 f ex performed racemare Irish Colleen who won 1800m) at New Plymouth. Standing for a fee of Gloria S by Tapit) took out the Busanda Stakes seven races including the Concorde Handicap $5,000 in 2019, Roc de Cambes is responsible (Listed, 9f) by a comfortable margin of seven (Gr 2, 1200m). for New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner and a half lengths and stamped herself as a Real Impact - Lauda Sion’s (3 c ex Vin De Dance as well as Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, genuine Kentucky Oaks (Gr 1, 9f) contender. Antiphona by Songandaprayer) victory in the 1600m) winner He’s Our Rokkii. Water White (Conveyance) was second with Crocus Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Tokyo on Shamardal - The speedy Good Effort Fiftyshays Ofgreen (Bernardini) a further four Saturday provided George Ryder Stakes (Gr (5 c ex Magical Crown by Distorted Humor) and a quarter lengths back in third. 1, 1500m) winner Real Impact (Deep Impact) ran his rivals ragged as he made all to come Canford Cliffs - Highlands Farm Stud with his first stakes winner. Lauda Sion, who home a clear winner of Saturday’s Cleves resident Canford Cliffs (Tagula) sired his has now won three of his five starts, is a half- Stakes (Listed, 6f) on Lingfield’s Polytrack. 16th individual stakes-winner on Sunday brother to Ambrosio (Rose Kingdom) who In winning his fifth race from 20 starts, Good when Money Matters (3 g ex Miz Nicholls finished second in the Crocus Stakes two years Effort provided Darley’s Shamardal (Giant’s by Danehill) took out the Rangeview Stud ago. He is the third winner from four foals out Causeway) with his 144th individual stakes Classic (Listed, 1400m) at Bunbury. Money of the winning Songandaprayer (Unbridled’s winner. Matters is related to Group 1 winner Shinzig Song) mare Antiphona who visited Real Steel Stratum - The late stallion Stratum (Danehill) as well as Group 1 runner-up (Deep Impact) last year. (Redoute’s Choice) landed his 43rd stakes Hawkshot (Fiorente). Canford Cliffs shuttled Redoute’s Choice - The late champion winner on Saturday when Vamos Raffa (3 g to Blue Gum Farm for five seasons and now stallion Redoute’s Choice (Danehill) sired his ex Villa De Madrid by Mossman) took out the resides in South Africa. 171st stakes winner on Saturday as the Ciaron Tasmanian Derby (Listed, 2200m) at Hobart. Dubawi - A breakthrough win from Maher and David Eustace-trained Prague (2 Stratum, winner of the 2005 Golden Slipper Secret Advisor (6 g ex Sub Rose by Galileo) c ex Purely Spectacular by Pins) took out the Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) stood at Widden Stud and in Thursday’s Meydan Cup (Listed, 2800m) Canonbury Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) at Randwick. died of a heart attack in 2016, aged 14. provided Darley’s super sire Dubawi (Dubai The colt was having just his second race-start Sweynesse - Novara Park-based stallion Millennium) with his 181st individual stakes but his perfect record remains in tact after Sweynesse (Lonhro) sired his maiden stakes winner. Secret Advisor has now won three of his winning on debut at Canterbury. Arrowfield winner on Saturday as Bonita Aurelia (2 nine starts with a further three placings. Stud announced the death of their resident f ex Cassie May by Red Clubs) took out Ghibellines - White Robe Lodge stallion sire Redoute’s Choice at age 22 in March last the Woburn Classic (Gr 3, 1200m) at New Ghibellines (Shamardal) sired his first stakes year. The son of Danehill (Danzig) has ten lots Plymouth. The Group 1 runner-up has had winner when El Gladiador (3 g ex Querella by catalogued at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale in just six runners and stood for a fee of $6,000 Haafiz) landed Saturday’s Dunedin Guineas April. (inc GST) in 2019.

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R5: Lifeline Dubbo Hcp, $22000, 1200m. Tab Meetings 1. KENNY SUCCEED (AUS) (b g 8 Bel Danoro (AUS) - Delightful DUBBO (NSW) Good(4) Success (AUS)). R1: Lifeline Boys Day Out Mdn, $22000, 1100m. T: Kody Nestor J: J Pracey-Holmes 1. UNPREDICTED (AUS) (b/br g 3 Rubick (AUS) - Predicted (AUS)). 2. Thermosa (AUS) (br g 5 Squamosa (AUS) - Erthakit (AUS)). T: R P Northam J: G M Ryan 3. Jetgirl (AUS) (b m 5 Nicconi (AUS) - Rosie’s Halo (AUS)). 2. Alison Princess (AUS) (ch m 4 Strada (AUS) - Bizarre Princess Margins: 3 lens, 0.1 lens. Time: 1:08.80. (AUS)). 3. Cutie Patoutie (AUS) (b m 6 Tickets (AUS) - Lucky Jockey (AUS)). R6: Remember 13 11 14 (Bm58), $22000, 1100m. Margins: 0.5 lens, 0.1 lens. Time: 1:03.77. 1. SIPHARDERSON (AUS) (b g 5 Haradasun (AUS) - Sippa Bubbly (AUS)). T: C Lundholm J: G M Ryan R2: McDonalds Dubbo & W’gton Mdn, $22000, 1300m. 2. Demonize (AUS) (br g 6 Ready’s Image (USA) - Make Me Dance (AUS)). 1. ALASKAN AURA (AUS) (br g 3 Oratorio (AUS) - Lady Alaska 3. Fourth Protocol (AUS) (b g 6 Dane Shadow (AUS) - Bold Horizon (AUS)). (AUS)). Margins: 0.2 lens, 0.2 lens. Time: 1:02.59. T: A J Gibson J: K Dunbar 2. Arkam Asylum (AUS) (b g 4 Pierro (AUS) - Her Diamond Rock R7: Summer Sunday Hcp (C2), $22000, 1300m. (AUS)). 1. PETAIN (AUS) (b g 5 Commands (AUS) - Segolene (AUS)). 3. Dissisoul (AUS) (b f 3 Dissident (AUS) - Lady Sol (NZ)). T: R W Howe J: A Cavallo Margins: 0.4 lens, 0.1 lens. Time: 1:17.29. 2. Adsum (AUS) (br g 5 Sebring (AUS) - Chordata (AUS)). 3. Sue’s Girlfriend (AUS) (b f 3 Zariz (AUS) - Miss Ginger Nut (AUS)). R3: Win Network Plate (C1), $22000, 1600m. Margins: 0.4 lens, 1 len. Time: 1:16.18. 1. MAYAMAN (AUS) (b g 4 Smart Missile (AUS) - Cara Y Cruz (USA)). MUSWELLBROOK (NSW) Good(4) T: Ms C Monaghan J: A Cavallo R1: Tab.Com.Au Mdn Plate, $22000, 1000m. 2. Empowered Madam (AUS) (b/br m 6 Authorized (IRE) - Empress 1. CHICO (AUS) (br g 6 Ad Valorem (USA) - Katrina (AUS)). Regnant (AUS)). T: B F Cavanough J: B Looker 3. Snipselva (AUS) (b/br m 5 Snippetson (AUS) - Selva (AUS)). 2. Minifinn (AUS) (b f 3 Myboycharlie (IRE) - Infinite Fortune (AUS)). Margins: 1.3 lens, 0.2 lens. Time: 1:36.20. 3. Kennywyn (AUS) (b g 6 Time Thief (AUS) - Cool Awesome (AUS)). Margins: 0.5 lens, 2.3 lens. Time: 57.26 (last 600m 34.91). Tw i n SMART DO THE THING Hills R2: Tune In Tuesday 18 Feb. Mdn, $22000, 1500m. Stud 1. DISCOMBE (NZ) (b/br g 4 Redoute’s Choice (AUS) - Lovetessa (NZ)). T: J C Deamer J: Ms S Clenton R4: Racing Mates (Bm66), $22000, 2200m. 2. Brother Bassy (AUS) (b g 3 Benfica (AUS) - Misasio (AUS)). 1. ATHENA’S VOICE (AUS) (b m 5 Poet’s Voice (GB) - Star Of 3. Total Recall (AUS) (ch g 3 Animal Kingdom (USA) - Hussta La Vista (AUS)). Athena (AUS)). Margins: 0.4 lens, 3.5 lens. Time: 1:28.93 (last 600m 37.93). T: P J Cornish J: A Cavallo 2. Rockchesta (AUS) (b g 7 Danewin (AUS) - Wadeema (AUS)). 3. Club Town (AUS) (ch g 6 Sebring (AUS) - Take Heart (AUS)). Margins: 0.2 lens, 2.5 lens. Time: 2:17.76.

R3: Cup Day Friday 27 March Hcp-C2, $22000, 1500m. 2. More Than A Samba (AUS) (b g 5 More Than Ready (USA) - Divya 1. SPIRIT OF ELIJAH (AUS) (b g 5 Poet’s Voice (GB) - Tornado Lil (AUS)). (AUS)). 3. Call Me Trinity (AUS) (b m 4 Runs To Win (AUS) - Fairweather T: J R Gask J: Tom Sherry (AUS)). 2. Sir Leo (AUS) (ch g 4 All Too Hard (AUS) - Pennacchio (NZ)). Margins: 3 lens, 0.5 lens. Time: 56.95 (last 600m 34.60). 3. Star Alibi (AUS) (ch m 4 Star Witness (AUS) - Laynlow (AUS)). Margins: 0.5 lens, 1.8 lens. Time: 1:30.36 (last 600m 34.52). WERRIBEE (VIC) Soft(5) R1: Tobin Brothers Mdn Hwt, $23000, 1600m. R4: Horsepower Hcp (C1), $22000, 900m. 1. THE MITRE (AUS) (b g 5 Bernardini (USA) - Malbun (AUS)). 1. SPECIAL DATE (AUS) (br f 3 Snitzel (AUS) - Racing Nadine (AUS)). T: M & L Cerchi J: Clayton Douglas T: Matthew Vella J: Mitchell Bell 2. Hot Night (AUS) (b g 6 Floral Pegasus (AUS) - The Night’s Hot 2. Leo (AUS) (b c 3 I Am Invincible (AUS) - Swooning (IRE)). (AUS)). 3. Red Light Dancer (AUS) (ch f 3 Choisir (AUS) - Crimson Dawn (GB)). 3. Delshay (AUS) (b/br g 5 Bianconi (USA) - On Par (AUS)). Margins: 2.3 lens, 0.2 lens. Time: 51.49 (last 600m 33.92). Margins: 0.1 lens, 0.5 lens. Time: 1:42.04.

R5: R U Keen 4 Cup Day Mdn Hcp, $22000, 1280m. R2: Harcourts Werribee Hwt (Bm58), $22000, 2000m. 1. SPIRITUAL POWER (AUS) (b c 3 Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Majestic 1. REFEREE (NZ) (ch g 7 No Excuse Needed (GB) - Reputedly Power (IRE)). (AUS)). T: K A Lees J: A Gibbons T: J W Bridgman J: W Gordon 2. Fonce Factor (AUS) (gr/b f 3 The Factor (USA) - Vanetta (AUS)). 2. Scobie (AUS) (b g 4 Rebel Raider (AUS) - Dark Eyed (AUS)). 3. Freedom’s Fire (AUS) (br g 4 Honor In War (USA) - Sweet Trouble 3. Creative Harmony (AUS) (b g 5 Denman (AUS) - Magic Harmony (AUS)). (AUS)). Margins: 0.2 lens, 1.3 lens. Time: 1:16.24 (last 600m 37.17). Margins: 0.2 lens, 1.8 lens. Time: 2:12.04.

R6: @thebrookracing Twitter (Bm58), $22000, 1280m. 1. FREE RIDER (AUS) (b g 4 Animal Kingdom (USA) - Forward Thinking (AUS)). T: Paul Messara J: Mitchell Bell 2. Dodecanese (AUS) (b c 3 Excelebration (IRE) - French Fantasy (AUS)). R3: Spendthrift Australia Mdn, $23000, 1400m. 3. Love Me Quietly (AUS) (b f 3 Trusting (AUS) - Queen Of The Falls 1. HAMMER ‘N’ TONE (AUS) (b/br g 6 Manner Hill (AUS) - Hampton (AUS)). (AUS)). Margins: 0.8 lens, 0.2 lens. Time: 1:14.95 (last 600m 35.98). T: E V Musgrove J: Chelsea Macfarlane 2. Rebel Typhoon (AUS) (b g 3 Dissident (AUS) - Cyclone Stacey R7: Happy Monday (Bm58), $22000, 1000m. (AUS)). 1. ESCEBEE (AUS) (ch g 9 Written Tycoon (AUS) - Sonic Animation 3. Master Designer (NZ) (b/br g 3 Savabeel (AUS) - Baby Shacks (AUS)). (NZ)). T: M A Milton J: B Griffiths Margins: 5 lens, 2 lens. Time: 1:28.12. STEVE MORAN DON’T MISS STEVE MORAN’S LATEST COLUMN - VIEWS,

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day - he’d not ridden a winner, BY STEVE MORAN | @ANZ_NEWS of any sort, in Melbourne until pring’s major racing has highlighted January this year. again that jockeys are arguably Meanwhile, Daryl “Digger” the world’s greatest sportsmen McLellan, all but won the Oaks and women and, almost without on Never Listen on Thursday. On

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