Friday, October 2, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MAIDEN OF THE WEEK | DARLING DIAMOND (AUS) 3 F PIERRO - DIAMOND DRILLE BY AL MAHER - PAGE 15 Respected Rutten keen Read Tomorrow's Issue For: to play bloodstock agent Path To The Everest What's on Metropolitan meetings: Moonee Valley (VIC) to a bigger audience Race meetings: Dubbo (NSW), Moruya (NSW), Tatura (VIC), Ipswich (QLD), Te New Zealand breaker and pre-trainer to place more emphasis Rapa (NZ), Riccarton Park (NZ) on yearling selection Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Newcastle (NSW), Dubbo (NSW), Moruya (NSW), Flemington (VIC), Yeppoon (QLD), Murray Bridge GH (SA) International meetings: Fairview (SAF), Ascot (UK), Newcastle (UK), Saint-Cloud (FR), Keeneland (USA), Pimlico (USA) International Group races: Saint-Cloud (FR) - Thomas Bryon (Gr 3, 1400m). Keeneland (USA) - Alcibiades Stakes (Gr 1, 8.5f), Phoenix Stakes (Gr 2, 6f). Pimlico (USA) - Pimlico Special (Gr 3, 9.5f). Yourdeel RACE IMAGES horses, has the distinction as a master judge, BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS purchasing and racing quality thoroughbreds hris Rutten’s brief stint as part of such as Group 1 winner Yourdeel (Dundeel), MORNING BRIEFING the buying team for champion the recently retired Group 2 winner Scott trainer Gai Waterhouse and Base (Dalghar) and talented three-year-old Mares out to break Adrian Bott was cut short by the Yourpoint (Bull Point). Epsom hoodoo Ccoronavirus pandemic earlier this year, but Rutten will be out to enhance his recent Probabeel (Savabeel) and Funstar (Adelaide) the experience has whetted the appetite of the record when NZ$30,000 yearling purchase enjoyed a tremendous rivalry as three- respected New Zealand horseman to expand Avonallo, a colt by Haunui Farm’s first year-olds and the pair will lock horns again his bloodstock business. season shuttler Belardo (Lope De Vega), tomorrow in a bid to defy the historic male The Cavallo Farm principal, who specialises lines up in the Nobby Bussell 2YO (800m) at dominance of the Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, in the spelling, pre-training and breaking-in of Riccarton. Continued on page 2>> 1600m). Morning Briefing page 6 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Respected Rutten keen to play bloodstock agent to a bigger audience | 2 | Friday, October 2, 2020 << Continued from page 1 The Jamie Richards-trained Avonallo, whose breeder Sam Williams of Little Avondale Stud retained a share, has caught the eye in two barrier trial victories last month. “Hopefully he will be hard to beat, but you never know in these early races as there could be another smart one there,” a cautious and understated Rutten said yesterday. “We haven’t competed against anything to get a line on them. He goes all right, but he’s never been pressured. He’s been held back in his two trials, but Jamie is very pleased with him. “I have broken-in another couple by Belardo for other people and they are really nice horses, too.” Rutten’s exploits were recognised by Waterhouse and HOPEFULLY HE WILL Bott, with the latter approaching Yourdeel pictured as yearling NZB BE HARD TO BEAT, BUT him to assist the Sydney trainers YOU NEVER KNOW IN in selecting yearlings. prior to both countries being effectively locked down and the international THESE EARLY RACES He started that role at the borders closed. AS THERE COULD BE Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, “I was looking forward to the sales there, but that didn’t happen. ANOTHER SMART ONE putting his name alongside colts Adrian said (Easter) was where they do most of their buying but Covid put THERE by Sebring (More Than Ready) an end to that,” Rutten said. - CHRIS RUTTEN and Xtravagant (Pentire), “It just throws you out of kilter, the Covid, and it will until we get fully and had planned to be at the operational again, but when that happens I’ll be looking forward to getting Australian Easter Yearling Sale back to Australia for the sales. Continued on page 4>> Updated daily, the information on each stallion includes; top performer, recent race & auction results, upcoming race entries, sire statistics, hypothetical pedigrees with Truenicks Over 36,000+ 400,000 users in sessions Over 2019 5.2m screen views Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Respected Rutten keen to play bloodstock agent to a bigger audience << Continued from page 2 “That is what I’d like to get into now. I’ve been breaking and pre-training and I’ve been buying and selling horses, which have all been going well, but I’d like to do a bit more bloodstock work rather than focusing so much on the land and being on the farm all the time.” Rutten’s hands-on experience has assisted him in assessing the respective merits of yearlings but he also spent years at Karaka honing his skills, something he hopes to call on to a greater capacity. “I enjoy looking at horses and being able to compare them all. I’ve been going to the sales for a long time and just looking at horses,” he said. “I haven’t really promoted myself. I’ve been quite busy on the farm and I need to let that go to spend more time promoting myself and getting myself out there to try and act as an agent. I will keep that up and try to make some Avonallo pictured as a yearling NZB more contacts.” Meanwhile, Rutten also The two runs in September came after Rutten had rejected significant I ENJOY LOOKING AT revealed yesterday that offers to buy the Bull Point (Fastnet Rock) gelding who he purchased for HORSES AND BEING Yourpoint was spelling at his NZ$100,000 at the 2019 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale. ABLE TO COMPARE THEM farm in the south of the North “It’s been a little bit disappointing and we couldn’t really put a finger ALL. I’VE BEEN GOING TO Island after performing below on why he didn’t finish off,” he said. THE SALES FOR A LONG expectations in the Northland “He copped a couple of bumps and maybe that saw him switch off. TIME AND JUST LOOKING Breeders Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) He’s just having a little spell on my farm and then he’ll go back to Jamie. AT HORSES and the El Roca Sir Colin Meads “He showed a lot early and hopefully he'll be back in time for Ellerslie - CHRIS RUTTEN Trophy (Listed, 1200m) two (in January) as he’s only having a short break. He’s got a good turn of foot weeks later. when he gets going.” PATH TO THE EVEREST READ ANZ BLOODSTOCK NEWS TO FOLLOW THE LEAD UP TO THE EVEREST Every Saturday INDUSTRY LEADER IN BREAKING AND DELIVERING BLOODSTOCK NEWS SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Friday, October 2, 2020 2020 VIRTUAL ONLINE STALLION PARADE NOW MORNING BRIEFING Rondinella set to peak tomorrow. The mare will clash with the leading AUSTRALIA John O’Shea believes his mare Rondinella (Ocean Everest fancies as trainer Anthony Cummings Mares out to break Park) is set to peak perfectly for the Metropolitan looks to give her every opportunity to gain a Epsom hoodoo (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick tomorrow. The six- place in the $15 million race amid interest from year-old finished fifth in the Kingston Town Stakes slot holders. If she fails to gain a start, she will (Gr 3, 2000m) on September 19 and clocked the instead contest the Sydney Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) fastest last 200 metres of the race, which should on the Everest undercard. "She is easily forward stand her in good stead for the weekend. “She’s and well enough to go to the races and I expect just improved again, she’s been set for this race her to run up to her best," Cummings said. "She and I wouldn’t change her preparation,’’ O’Shea will improve off that into the run in two weeks told Racing NSW. “It’s been perfect and I hope time on Everest day. It could be in The Everest, that reflects in her performance. Each run has it might be the other race. I suppose that's a been better, her work has been much better in the matter for other people. The nature of her work Funstar SPORTPIX last fortnight and she will take good improvement and the ease with which she runs puts her in from her last run.” The last mare to win the race their [Nature Strip and Classique Legend] ball Probabeel (Savabeel) and Funstar (Adelaide) was Coco Cobanna (Casual Lies) in 2000, but park and then it's a matter of match fitness.” enjoyed a tremendous rivalry as three-year-olds O’Shea has a solid record in the race having and the pair will lock horns again tomorrow in prepared Bedouin (Snaadee) to victory in 2003 ‘He’s doing things he a bid to defy the historic male dominance of and Magic Hurricane (Hurricane Run) 12 years shouldn’t be doing’ the Epsom Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m). Only three later. Nature Strip’s recent barrier troubles have left a big mares have triumphed in the Epsom over the question mark over him according to dual Everest past four decades - Winx (Street Cry) in 2015, Just Thinkin’ to winner Peter Snowden. Nature Strip was ordered to Secret Admirer (Dubawi) in 2011 and La Neige run in Hill Stakes retrial before he could race after dislodging James (Better Boy) in 1976 - yet Probabeel's trainer Just Thinkin’ (So You Think) has been scratched McDonald as the gates opened in a Randwick Jamie Richards is unperturbed by the statistics.