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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here EDGAR BRITT - INCOMPARABLES INDUCTEE - PAGE 11 Larneuk Stud’s Neville What's on Murdoch optimistic about Metropolitan meetings: Warwick Farm (NSW), Bendigo (VIC), Eagle Farm (QLD), Belmont (WA) fortunes of breeding season Race meetings: Gawler (SA), Devonport Victorian farm principal believes breeder drop off yet to be seen (TAS), Avondale (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Gosford (NSW), despite Covid uncertainty International meetings: Bath (UK), Lingfield (UK), Wolverhampton (UK), Gowran Park (IRE), Durbanville (SAF), Saratoga (USA) International Group races: Gowran Park (IRE) - Fairy Bridge Stakes (Gr 3, 7.5f). Saratoga (USA) - With Anticipation Stakes (Gr 3, 8.5f) International sales: Goffs Premier Yearling Sale (UK) MORNING BRIEFING Chelmsford fresh Larneuk Stud, inset Neville Murdoch LARNEUK STUD no issue for Avilius Larneuk Stud’s Neville Murdoch, who stands Trainer James Cummings is unconcerned about BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS four stallions at his Euroa property, including the fact that Avilius (Pivotal) missed his first-up he widely held belief is that the O’Lonhro (Lonhro) and Cluster (Fastnet Rock), run in the Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). Covid-19 pandemic will lead to operates in a breed-to-race niche but he is Continues in Morning Briefing page 6 >> a smaller foal crop being born optimistic inquiries from his clients can lead to as breeders look to cut costs and only a minimal decline this year. PEDIGREE ANALYSIS theT commercial realities hit home but one “It’s not simple, my friend, I can assure you ELLEEGANT, BEHEMOTH PROVE THAT Victorian stud principal says it is not a forgone but it’s OK,” a blunt Murdoch told ANZ Bloodstock GROUP 1 WINNERS CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE - PAGE 13 conclusion that will be the case. News yesterday. Continued on page 2>> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Larneuk Stud’s Neville Murdoch optimistic about fortunes of breeding season | 2 | Wednesday, September 2, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “You would think (mare numbers will fall), but who knows? It’s probably the best year to breed in a lot of ways. “I’m hearing the same (about a decline), but until the end of the season we don’t really know because there’s a lot of people doing deals. “A lot of farms, especially the bigger farms, are putting a lot of their own horses to the stallions. That side of things will keep going, but it’s more the breed-to-race type owners which I think could slow down a little bit.” An owner of a number of racehorses with a range of trainers including Greg Eurell, Murdoch admits that his roster of four stallions - O’Lonhro, Cluster, Typhoon Tracy’s (Red Ransom) only foal Last Typhoon (Street Cry) and Honorius (Holy Roman Emperor) - have to do it “the hard way” but is content with his niche offering. “We’re a little bit smaller than a lot of people in a lot of ways but I am not complaining this year. I am actually a little bit surprised that we’ve got as many coming as what we do,” he said. O’Lonhro LARNEUK STUD “People are still ringing us and a lot of people don’t book out their stallions - we don’t have stallions that book out - so we can take horses Murdoch, who has more than 70 mares on the farm, expects to have right up until November and that’s what we do. his stallions in action from today. “At this time of the year, and every year is the same, people aren’t “I own Last Typhoon and he’s back here now and he’s going to have thinking about breeding because their mare hasn’t foaled yet.” two-year-olds this year, Wolf Cry has got two-year-olds this year and The southern hemisphere season started yesterday with trucks criss- Honorius has got two-year-olds this year. crossing the respective breeding regions of each state delivering mares to “We’ll have a bit of fun and hopefully a couple of them will swallow a be served. couple (of races this season). 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GST - Limited book in 2020 Curlin - Mythical Bride by Street Cry Larneuk Stud’s Neville Murdoch optimistic about fortunes of breeding season | 4 | Wednesday, September 2, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “We’ve got plenty happening here, could start to see people being bullish about the (yearling) market, but on don’t worry about that. O’Tauto runs on Saturday at Caulfield and we’ve the other hand, if we are still plagued by it, you have got to be conservative got some nice horses running around.” about what you expect is going to happen,” Messara said. At the other end of the pendulum is Arrowfield Stud, home to four- “There will be people who have stables and they will buy horses, they time champion sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), which is offering a aren’t going to disappear, but there could be some price moderation. streamlined stallion roster in 2020. “At Arrowfield, we have got as good a year as we’ve had bookings wise, With the absence of its Japanese contingent, stranded in their home but we’ve got a very tight roster this year with good horses, so we’re lucky. country due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus, Arrowfield “We’re at least as good as we were last year.” was left without the likes of Maurice (Screen Hero), Mikki Isle (Deep Internationally-owned Victorian farm Spendthrift Australia will Impact) and Real Steel (Deep Impact) but was able to bolster its roster by launch the southern hemisphere stud careers of Vino Rosso (Curlin) securing the standing rights for and Omaha Beach (War Front) who support local stallions Overshare Woodside Park Stud’s Written (I Am Invincible), Gold Standard (Sebring) and Swear (Redoute’s THERE WILL BE PEOPLE Tycoon (Iglesia). Choice). WHO HAVE STABLES Last month, when assessing “We’re in a pretty good spot with the amount of bookings that we’ve AND THEY WILL BUY the overall market following got. Obviously, we’ve got the two high-quality shuttle stallions in Vino HORSES, THEY AREN’T the Magic Millions National Rosso and Omaha Beach and we’re happy with where we’re at with those GOING TO DISAPPEAR, Broodmare Sale on the Gold boys,” Spendthrift Australia general manager Garry Cuddy said. BUT THERE COULD Coast, Arrowfield principal John “The boss has asked us to only cover a limited number of mares with BE SOME PRICE Messara described the current those horses and we’re getting up towards those limits which, for us, is business environment as a “day- great. 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