Sunday, February 9, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australiasian bloodstock industry subscribe for free: Click here DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING I AM IMMORTAL I AM INVINCIBLE x MELIORA • The only dual stakes-winning 2YO son of I Am Invincible. • Took out the Blue Diamond Preview and Blue Diamond Prelude, won in recent times by the current stallions Written By, Flying Artie and Rubick. • Out of Ad Valorem’s best ever mare, Gr2 winner Meliora. • Natural early on-pace 2yo with an exceptional speed, pedigree & physical. • Very good looking, an exceptional type. THOROUGHBREDS • One to watch for the Oakleigh Plate. STANDING AT SWETTENHAM STUD IN 2020 INDUSTRY NEWS EQUINE WELFARE WORKING GROUP PAGE 20 Sunday, February 9, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING Alabama Express Read Tomorrow's Issue For: secures place at stud with The Week Ahead What's on impressive Orr success Stakes Races: Hobart (TAS) - Hobart Cup (Gr 3, 2400m), Mistress Trophy (Gr 3, Moroney hopes son of Redoute’s Choice can 1200m), Strutt Stakes (Listed, 2100m), stand in New Zealand but knows money talks Thomas Lyons Stakes (Listed, 1400m) Metropolitan meetings: Flemington (VIC), Hobart (TAS) Race meetings > Goulburn LatEst NEWS FROM THE WEEKEND'S racING (NSW), Port Macquarie (NSW), Moe (VIC), Rockhampton (QLD), Narrogin (WA), Naracoorte (SA) International meetings: Kranji (SGP) Sales: Inglis Classic Yearling Sale - Book 1, Day 1 Alabama Epxress SPORTPIX Express, who is trained by his brother Mike, BY TIM ROWE AND CHRIS HUMPLEBY STUD NEWS may go beyond the price reach of his home | @ANZ_NEWS country’s leading studs if the colt continues his I Am Immortal to stand at aul Moroney, who identified rapid progression throughout the campaign. Swettenham Stud yesterday’s impressive C F Orr Owned by a syndicate that includes I Am Invincible’s (Invincible Spirit) only Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Arrowfield Stud, Alabama Express - a Listed dual stakes-winning juvenile I Am Immortal Alabama Express (Redoute’s winner in October who landed a Flemington will stand at Swettenham Stud later this year, PChoice) as a yearling, believes the three- handicap on his return last month - but not before the Anthony Freedman-trained year-old is the stallion prospect New Zealand increased his value exponentially with a first colt embarks on a Group 1 autumn mission desperately needs. Group 1 success in yesterday’s $500,000 aimed at enhancing his record. But the bloodstock agent admits Alabama feature at Caulfield. Continued on page 3>> . Stud News page 19 >> Follow us @anz_news: click here | 1 | Brought to you by 1. PURCHASE A YEARLING by a Newgate first-season sire from Magic Millions or Inglis in 2020 2. 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A jubilant Paul Moroney made comparisons with Alabama Express’ “They honoured their agreement and they are now in the driving seat sire, late Arrowfield flagbearer Redoute’s Choice (Danehill), when as far as a stallion career is concerned. Whether they need another son of discussing why the colt was so highly-prized as a youngster. Redoute’s Choice, who knows? They probably can’t get enough of them. “He was almost a mirror-image of his dad. He had so much quality “Personally, I would like to see him stand in New Zealand. I think he’s about him and, to be fair, we were actually quite surprised we could buy ideal for New Zealand right now and I’d love to put a partnership together him,” Moroney said. and get him there and include Arrowfield in it.” “He clearly escaped a few other people at the sale - we thought he was Commenting on the suitability of Alabama Express for New Zealand, our number one colt and we were hell-bent on getting him, if he could fit Moroney added: “John Messara (Arrowfield Stud principal and author into the right price range.” of the Messara Report) has been a backer of the New Zealand industry “We thought at $280,000 he was a very good buy. We thought we got recently and the industry at home is struggling a little bit. him for unders and we were quite surprised.” “A cracking colt like this would do the New Zealanders the world of Having described yesterday’s success as a ‘huge thrill’, Moroney good. But the numbers are big - he’s worth a lot of money after today - and believes the future is bright for Alabama Express. it’s just whether New Zealand can weather the storm of standing a colt “I’d be very surprised if there isn’t (more to come),” he said. “He’s very like him.” lightly-raced and he’s untapped at this stage, really. Ridden by Michael Dee, $11 chance Alabama Express came with a “He’s improved as he’s got older, but then again he had that setback sustained late surge down the outside of the 12-runner field to fend off (hock surgery) he had to get over, so his career was held-up. Fierce Impact (Deep Impact) by a long-neck, with a further short-head “It’s all ahead of him now and he’s proven today he’s right up there back to Kings Will Dream (Casamento) in third. with the best current older horses at weight-for- Continued on page 5>> Follow us @anz_news: click here | 3 | Brought to you by LET HER SHINE 48 MILLION-DOLLAR MARES IN 6 YEARS 275 INDIVIDUAL BUYERS IN 2019 FROM 12 COUNTRIES 21% OF THE GROSS SPEND BY INTERNATIONAL BUYERS IN 2019 STAKES WINNING RACEFILLIES SOLD AT AN AVERAGE OF $567,000 MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE I 26-29 MAY www.magicmillions.com.au Alabama Express secures place at stud with Orr success | 5 | Sunday, February 9, 2020 << Continued from page 3 age, at least in Victoria - and some of the opposition came from other parts of Australia. “So it’s onwards and upwards. He’s a very talented horse from anywhere between 1100 metres to 1600 metres. He had the toughest run in the race today and I think it’s a credit to his ability that he saw it out and forged to the line and held on.” Alabama Express (3 c Redoute's Choice - Lago Ovation by Encosta de Lago) has now won four of his seven starts for prize-money of $534,750. In winning yesterday, he became the 37th individual Group 1 scorer for Redoute’s Choice, who was euthanized last March at the age of 22. Alabama Express is one of four named foals, three of whom have raced and all of whom have won out of Lago Ovation, a once-raced daughter of Encosta de Lago (Fairy King) who herself is a half-sister to the Group 2-placed Rekindled Power (Redoute’s Choice) and Group 3 runner-up Shuffle Up (Redoute’s Choice). Anaheed SPORTPIX Alabama Express’ second dam, Rekindled Applause (Royal Applause), was Listed-placed in Italy, while this is the family of four-time Hong Kong Last seen running third behind star filly Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) Group 1 winner Designs On Rome (Holy Roman Emperor). in the Manikato Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) having taken out the Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) in April, $2.90 favourite Anaheed enjoyed the perfect Anaheed impresses in Rubiton return sit under Tim Clark, tracking long-time pacesetter Sartorial Splendor Anaheed (Fastnet Rock) paid further credence to the quality of the three- (Brazen Beau) before quickening clear at the 200-metre marker. year-old crop by setting herself up for a tilt at the Oakleigh Plate with a first-up Bold Star (Needs Further) finished well to grab a never-nearer second, success in the Rubiton Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) earlier on the Caulfield card. beaten a length and a quarter, with All Too Continued on page 7>> PRESS STATEMENT HINCHINBROOK – KAAPTIVE EMPRESS (BY KAAPTIVE EDITION) THE ATHLETE Gr.1 winning undefeated 2yo. Gr.1 winner of the Caulfield Guineas. Sire of first crop city winner SPOKESMAN. Inspect his second crop yearlings at Inglis Classic. VINERY.COM.AU 02 6543 8333 Follow us @anz_news: click here | 5 | Brought to you by Anaheed impresses in Rubiton return | 7 | Sunday, February 9, 2020 << Continued from page 5 Royal (All Too Hard) a further half a length back in third. However, this result was settled quickly by the daughter of Fastnet Rock (Danehill), who shortened into the TAB’s $5 third-favourite for the $500,000 Oakleigh Plate - run over the same track and distance on February 22. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Anaheed joins exalted company regarding the Rubiton’s recent roll of honour, with Nature Strip (Nicconi) having landed the spoils last year, while Chautauqua (Encosta de Lago) was successful in 2015 and Lankan Rupee (Redoute’s Choice) 12 months prior.