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That is next level’ - page 12 Saturday, April 17, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT: CONVERGE - PAGE 7 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 6 Phoenix has prize- What's on Stakes races: Randwick (AUS) - Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), Sydney money frozen Cup (Gr 1, 3200m), Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m), Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1, BY ALEX WILTSHIRE | @ANZ_NEWS 1600m), Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m), mbattled racing and bloodstock Heineken Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), operation Phoenix Thoroughbreds Polytrack Provincial Championships Final had action taken against them for (1400m), TAB Sapphire Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), the first time in Australia yesterday, Bisley Workwear South Pacific Classic (Listed, Eas Racing New South Wales and Racing Victoria 1400m), ALM Fernhill Mile Handicap (Listed, moved to freeze all prize-money won by the Amer 1600m) Ascot (AUS) - WA Sires’ Produce Abdulaziz-owned group after an investigation into Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) Caulfield (AUS) - Bel allegations of money laundering, which first surfaced Esprit Stakes (Listed, 1100m) Eagle Farm in November 2019. Continued on page 2>> (AUS) - Daybreak Lover (3yo) (Listed, 1400m), Ascot Handicap (Listed, 1000m) Morphettville (AUS) - R N Irwin Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m), Redelva Stakes (Listed 1100m), Auraria Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m) Te Rapa (NZ) - NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) Metro meetings: Randwick (NSW), Caulfield (VIC), Eagle Farm (QLD), Ascot (WA), Morphettville (SA) Race meetings: Kembla Grange (NSW), Leeton (NSW), Lismore (NSW), Warialda (NSW), Kyneton (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Blacktail (QLD), Bowen (QLD), Chinchilla (QLD), Julia Creek (QLD), Kilcoy (QLD), Gerry Harvey purchases land adjacent to Thangool (QLD), Kalgoorlie (WA), Pioneer Park Magic Millions site for expansion (NT), Te Rapa (NZ), Hastings (NZ) BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS stabling capacity there for up to another 60 horses. agic Millions supremo Harvey confirmed the property Gerry Harvey has purchase with ANZ Bloodstock News and purchased two blocks hopes to have the building extensions of land adjacent to the completed prior to Christmas and ready in MThoroughbred auction house’s Gold Coast time for the company’s major yearling sale in complex as part of a plan to expand January, 2022. Continued on page 5>> Follow us @anz_news Brought to you by Phoenix has prize-money frozen | 2 | Saturday, April 17, 2021 << Continued from page 1 Speaking to ANZ Bloodstock News yesterday, Marc Van Gestel, chief steward for Racing NSW, refused to reveal any details of what was found in the investigation, but confirmed to ANZ Bloodstock News that prize- money had been frozen ‘until such time we are satisfied the matter had been resolved’. “What we can say is that we were investigating, the allegations that have been raised have been denied, and we have frozen prize-money as to such a time that the matter has been resolved in the US, or until such time that it’s been resolved to our satisfaction,” he said. The allegations of money laundering first emerged as Abdulaziz was named in a US court as a participant in money laundering for fake cryptocurrency scam OneCoin, before allegedly Holyfield SPORTPIX stealing US$100 million from the fraudsters. Abdulaziz continues to deny the allegations. Phoenix Thoroughbreds made a rapid rise to prominence in global last year’s Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner and champion two-year- racing circles since their founding in 2017, and have seen their white silks old, Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), a horse they also bred themselves. Their with orange stars associated with a series of high-class horses in Australia, silks will be represented by Holyfield (I Am Invincible) in today’s South including dual Group 1-winning filly Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) and Pacific Classic (Listed, 1600m) at Randwick. Continued on page 4>> Friday 14 May 2021 at Karaka Catalogue Out Now STAKES WINS NZB weanling graduates have claimed eight Group One wins and 51 stakes wins in the current five seasons alone. www.nzb.co.nz Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by DUBAWI Britain’s best-ever stallion, and one of Australia’s best-ever shuttle stallions TOO DARN HOT Three-time G1-winner Including the highest-rated Dewhurst win in 20 years RETURNING in 2021 TOO DARN HOT Dubawi - Dar Re Mi Phoenix has prize-money frozen | 4 | Saturday, April 17, 2021 << Continued from page 2 At this year’s yearling sales, the group, in partnership with Aquis Farm principal Tony Fung, topped the leading buyers by aggregate charts, purchasing 19 yearlings at a cost of $11,645,000, including three million-dollar lots, led by a Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) colt out of Group 2 winner One More Honey (Onemorenomore) for $1.8 million from the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The move from the industry bodies comes some eight months after action in Europe had been taken against the operation. France banned BEST OF horses owned by Phoenix from participating in races in the country in August last year, with Britain following suit in September. At that time, in September 2020, racing authorities in Australia, including Racing NSW, Racing Victoria and Racing Queensland, LUCK To the Magic Millions graduates running announced that investigations were underway, rather than imposing sanctions, with this the first action taken since. in today’s feature races Van Gestel confirmed that Phoenix runners would not be barred from RANDWICK (ATC) Starry Legend ........... Segenhoe Stud racing in the state, and defended the body when questioned why action Gulf of Suez ..............Rathmore Lodge AUSTRALIAN OAKS GR1 Matao Ma.........................Sledmere Stud was not taken sooner. Montefilia...................................Tyreel Stud “There are different circumstances in France and the UK with Hungry Heart ..................................Yulong MORPHETTVILLE (SAJC) Harmony Rose .................Alexia Fraser RN IRWIN STKS GR3 how they deal with their financial situations within racing. There are B’stock Kemalpasa ..............................Kulani Park certain ways they need to do that, which is not the case here in New QUEEN OF THE TURF STKS GR1 Dexelation .................Strathwood Park South Wales. Odeum............................ Newhaven Park Exhilarates.............................Vinery Stud Vangelic ......................... Segenhoe Stud “We have a different system of transaction. Our decision to freeze AURARIA STKS GR3 Starelle .................................Amarina Farm prize-money is on the basis that there is an allegation against them Ecumenical ....................................Mill Park (Phoenix), and in those circumstances, until such time that it is resolved, PERCY SYKES STKS GR2 Shojiki ...............................Arrowfield Stud Jamaea ........................................Cressfield Flying Mascot ...................Alexia Fraser the prudent course of action is to freeze prize-money until it’s resolved. B’stock Crystal Bound ..................Noorilim Park Wanalirri ..........................Rosemont Stud “Everyone is entitled to procedural fairness,” he continued. “We Centro Storico...Glastonbury Farms Biarchi ...............................Ducatoon Park conducted an investigation on the matter, it doesn’t happen in five ARROWFIELD 3YO SPRINT GR2 minutes, it’s something we’ve got to be diligent about, and once we had Prague ................................Bhima T’breds ASCOT (WATC) completed that, when we were in a position with the evidence that we had Aim .................................... Newhaven Park WA SIRES’ PRODUCE STKS GR3 Wisdom of Water.............Eureka Stud before us, we’ve made the decision to freeze prize-money. Ex Sport Man.................Mungrup Stud Amish Boy ........................... Widden Stud Featherweight ................Scenic Lodge “It wasn’t as though it was years before (the first allegations were made). Isotope ..............................Daandine Stud I Can See Clara...............Gervase Park We conducted the investigation as quickly, but as thoroughly as possible.” Stud SAPPHIRE STKS GR2 Heavenly Waters..............Secret View A spokeswoman for Racing Victoria, quoted by the Australian Air to Air ......................... Newhaven Park T’breds Financial Review, added: “While these legal proceedings remain ongoing, CAULFIELD (MRC) Six Carat ................................Taunton Vale RV has decided to place a freeze Be Optimistic ....................Scenic Lodge THE SHOWDOWN Awesome Rival ............... De Grey Park on Phoenix Thoroughbreds’ THERE ARE DIFFERENT Finance Tycoon ...............Eureka Stud Extorio .................................Mungrup Stud CIRCUMSTANCES IN portion of prizemoney earned FRANCE AND THE UK by horses they own or part-own. WITH HOW THEY DEAL “Should any information WITH THEIR FINANCIAL come to light via these legal proceedings or other means that SITUATIONS WITHIN warrant further action being RACING. THERE ARE taken within our jurisdiction CERTAIN WAYS THEY then we will consider it at the NEED TO DO THAT, time.” WHICH IS NOT THE A representative for Phoenix CASE HERE IN NEW Thoroughbreds declined to SOUTH WALES comment on the situation when - MARC VAN GESTEL contacted by ANZ Bloodstock www.magicmillions.com.au News. Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Gerry Harvey purchases land adjacent to Magic Millions site for expansion | 5 | Saturday, April 17, 2021 Gerry Harvey purchases land adjacent