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Saturday, August 1, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here SNITZEL, SAVABEEL IN RARE AIR AS A NEW SEASON DAWNS - PAGE 10 2020/21 GLOBAL SALES DATES - PAGE 24 Merchant Navy colt holds What's on sway on second day of Metropolitan meetings: Royal Randwick (NSW), Moonee Valley (VIC), Eagle Farm (QLD), Belmont (WA), Morphettville (SA) Magic Millions National Sale Race meetings: Kembla Grange (NSW), Weanlings by first season sires prove popular on day two at the Gilgandra (NSW), Donald (VIC), Gold Gold Coast Coast (QLD), Atherton (QLD), Charleville (QLD), Mount Isa (QLD), Nanango (QLD), Toowoomba (QLD), Matamata (NZ), Ashburton (NZ) International meetings: Goodwood (UK), Newmarket (UK), Chepstow (UK), Hamilton (UK), Galway (Ire), Saratoga (US), Monmouth (US), Del Mar (US), Kenilworth (SAF) International Group races: Goodwood (UK) - Lillie Langtry Stakes (Gr 2, 1m 6f). Saratoga (US) - Whitney Stakes (Gr 1, 9f), Personal Ensign Stakes (Gr 1, 9f), H Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (Gr 1, 7f), Bowling Green Stakes (Gr 2, 11f). Del Mar (US) - Bing Crosby Stakes (Gr 1, 6f). Monmouth Park (US) - Monmouth Oaks (Gr 3, 8.5f) Lot 1030 Merchant Navy - Awoke colt MAGIC MILLIONS International Sales: National Yearling Sale Valiant Stud principal Fergal Connolly (SAF) BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS was prepared to go to $210,000 for a colt by unter Valley pinhookers are Coolmore’s dual hemisphere Group 1-winning relying on the progeny of two sprinter Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) while high-profile first season sires to Sledmere Stud’s Royston Murphy went to appeal to a wide cross-section $200,000 for a son of fellow young sire Russian ofH buyers at next year’s yearling sales and they Revolution (Snitzel). backed their judgment by purchasing the The session-topping Merchant Navy colt, two highest-priced lots at the Magic Millions the most expensive foal by a first season sire National Weanling Sale yesterday. to sell this year, was Continued on page 2>> HUNTER STALLION PARADES PAGE 19 CANCELLED - PAGE 15 MON 27TH-TUE 4TH AUG 2020 ESTATE OF THE LATE EDUARDO COJUANGCO: VIEW HERE Estate of the Late EDUARDO Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by CONJUANGCO SALE UNRESERVED YEARLINGS I RACEFILLIES I BROODMARES I RACEHORSES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE HISTORY OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S FINEST THOROUGHBRED NURSERIES PART OF THE GOLD COAST NATIONAL SALE I 27 JULY-4 AUG VIEW THE CATALOGUE ONLINE OR REGISTER TO BID AT www.magicmillions.com.au Merchant Navy colt holds sway on second day of Magic Millions National Sale | 2 | Saturday, August 1, 2020 << Continued from page 1 offered by Rothwell Park who was also the the way he moved,” he said. vendor of the $410,000 Zoustar (Northern Meteor) weanling colt sold on “We will aim to come to the HAVING HIM FOAL Thursday. sales and reoffer these horses for THERE AND WATCHING Connolly made a quick-fire impression on day two with a $160,000 people to come and see and my HIS RACING CAREER, outlay on a Fastnet Rock (Danehill) filly from the family of Godolphin’s prediction is that there will be a I’VE BEEN VERY Group 2 winner Ghisoni (Lonhro) before adding the Merchant Navy colt lot of people looking at them.” six lots later. The Fastnet Rock filly, CLOSE TO THE WHOLE “It’s great to be here on the Gold Coast to see the quality weanlings meanwhile, is the fourth foal PROCESS on offer and I have to commend all the vendors who have turned out out of the unraced Antillanca - FERGAL CONNOLLY their horses in excellent condition, particularly the last two drafts we’ve (Street Cry), herself a half-sister purchased from in Rothwell Park and Aquis Farm. The horses looked to Ghisoni and daughter of Surround Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) winner Portillo outstanding,” Connolly told ANZ Bloodstock News. (Red Ransom). She was consigned by Aquis Farm as Lot 1024. “We’re very excited to have a Fastnet Rock filly going forward and a “I think ($160,000) is great value. You’ve got a race filly first, but a Merchant Navy colt. It is so good to actually work with Merchant Navy broodmare for life,” Connolly said. again, being so close to the family having worked at Segenhoe for years. “She’s a nice type of Fastnet filly like Atlantic Jewel. It’s a very modern “Having him foal there and watching his racing career, I’ve been very family with Darley and Godolphin in the second dam.” close to the whole process.” With the intention of reoffering his weanling purchases as yearlings, The colt is the first foal out of the Group 1-performed Awoke, who is Connolly believes the pair will find favour with trainers and owners even in foal to Deep Field (Northern Meteor) and was purchased by Nick Vass amid the coronavirus pandemic. for $350,000 at the broodmare sale earlier this week; he was catalogued He said: “The way the economy is at the minute I think we all as Lot 1030. foresee a little bit of a drop off in the market but outstanding types will “The Merchant Navys are very good solid conformed types. This colt always sell. moved very well and I thought he’d appeal to so many people with his “Trainers will always want the nice horses, so I am confident that the horses family being very up to date and modern. He’s a standout colt for me with we’ve purchased, for that reason, will meet the market.” 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 SET TO SHINE National Yearling Sale - Live on the Gold Coast 447 YEARLINGS INCLUDING 57 BROKEN IN $12.69M WORLD’S RICHEST SALE-BASED INCENTIVE RACE SERIES INCLUDING THE $10.25 MILLION RACEDAY AT THE GOLD COAST EACH JANUARY 129 INDIVIDUAL SIRES INCLUDING AMERICAN PHAROAH, CAPITALIST, DEEP FIELD, DUNDEEL, FASTNET ROCK, GALILEO, I AM INVINCIBLE, LONHRO, NOT A SINGLE DOUBT, PIERRO, REDOUTE’S CHOICE, SIYOUNI, SNITZEL, WRITTEN TYCOON & ZOUSTAR 328 BOBS ELIGIBLE MULTIPLE BONUS SCHEMES HIGHLIGHTED BY 73% OF THE CATALOGUE BOBS ELIGIBLE MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL YEARLING SALE I 3-4 AUGUST View catalogue online www.magicmillions.com.au or via the equineline app; and if you can’t make it to the Gold Coast, register now for LIVE INTERNET BIDDING www.magicmillions.com.au/online-bidding/ Sledmere takes shine to Russian colt | 4 | Saturday, August 1, 2020 Sledmere takes shine to Russian colt Consigned by Newgate Farm, the home of Russian Revolution, he was catalogued as Lot 947. Murphy said comparing weanlings against their own stock at home had played an important role in determining the likely rate of development of the foals offered this week. “As I’ve said to a few people looking at horses this week, I think they change so much (from May to July) and, before we go to a sale, we always walk around the paddocks at home to look at what we have so when you get to the sales you know what you’re comparing to,” he said. “Even from our own draft, we’ve got horses who will change a lot in the next few months. “That is why it’s important to talk to vendors and ask them where they think they are in their stage of life. This is what we do, so hopefully we can get it right.” Lot 947 Russian Revolution - Silent Cash colt MAGIC MILLIONS As for the market over the past two days, Murphy was matter of fact. Earlier in the full-day session, a Russian Revolution colt fitted the “Like every sale I have ever gone to, the good horses have sold well,” criteria for Sledmere Stud and pinhooking partner Cangon Stud and he said. Murphy believes the just-turned yearling may have even been deserving of a price tag higher than $200,000. Lime Country make mark “We only really came here with the intention of buying a couple The leading buyer at the sale was Lime Country Thoroughbreds in of horses and he was the one we definitely wanted to leave with conjunction with agent James Bester, who purchased four lots at an and hopefully we can bring him back here next year,” the Sledmere average of $112,500. principal said. After securing a Written Tycoon (Iglesia) filly for $230,000 on day one, “We’re very big fans of Russian Revolution. We’ve seen his stock at they added colts by Russian Revolution ($115,000), a son of American home and I think his stock will come here in January and be very popular. Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) ($70,000) and a colt by Vancouver (Medaglia “When the trainers get to see d’Oro) ($35,000). WE’RE VERY BIG them I think they will see what “James has advised clients of the farm in the past and he was my pick FANS OF RUSSIAN we see. They are good, athletic for a weanling agent to work with. We’ve used different agents for different REVOLUTION. WE’VE horses who are well-muscled.” things,” Lime Country’s Jo Griffin said. A half-brother to MRC Vain “But as far as weanlings go, James always buys an athlete, a race horse SEEN HIS STOCK AT Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) winner Got before anything else. That’s his top priority and I think as the market is HOME AND I THINK The Nod (U S Ranger), the colt what it is trainers are more and more racehorse-focussed above pedigree.