“IT’S ONE REASON I KEPT A TRAINERS LICENSE. THE CHANCE OF BUYING A CHAMPION LIKE ABLE FRIEND” JOHN MOORE TALKS TO JO MCKINNON ON AUSTRALIA RETURN - PAGE 17 Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here CASH KEEPS COMING FOR CAPITALISTS AS ANOTHER NEW RECORD IS SET AT CLASSIC - PAGE 1 Congratulations to Roll the Dice Racing & Rogers Bloodstock on winning the $250k Newgate First Season Sires Bonus PROFITEER $2m Inglis Millennium winner Bred by: SF Bloodstock, Matthew Sandblom & WinStar Farm NEWGATE.com.au RUSSIAN +61 (02) 6543 8395 REVOLUTION Inglis yearlings eligible for the $500K FIRST SEASON BONUS “IT’S ONE REASON I KEPT A TRAINERS LICENSE. THE CHANCE OF BUYING A CHAMPION LIKE ABLE FRIEND” JOHN MOORE TALKS TO JO MCKINNON ON AUSTRALIA RETURN - PAGE 17 Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here INGLIS CLASSIC SALE STATISTICS - PAGE 10 MORNING BRIEFING - PAGE 12 MACAU NEWS - PAGE 19 Cash keeps coming for What's on Race meetings: Hawkesbury (NSW), Lismore Capitalists as another new (NSW), Kyneton (VIC), Mackay (QLD), Geraldton (WA) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Lismore (NSW), record is set at Classic Caulfield (VIC), Werribee (VIC), Wodonga Life-changing result for Scone veterinarian (VIC), Stawell (VIC), Sunshine Coast (QLD), Lark Hill (WA), Geraldton (WA), Hobart (TAS), Richard McClenahan after sale of $625,000 colt Otaki (NZ) International meetings: Southwell (UK), Vaal (SAF) Sales: Inglis Classic Yearling Sale (NSW) International sales: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale (USA) STALLION WATCH Lot 374: Capitalist ex Theatric colt INGLIS FIRST FOR CAPITALIST The Team Moore operation of John, Gary, - PAGE 21 BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS George and James, backed by prominent Hong hampion trainer John Moore is Kong and Australian clients, has made its team, was the underbidder on the Kitchwin noted for his patience with horses mark during the opening two days at Riverside Hills-consigned colt, who hails from the family but he is in no mood to play Stables and they upped the ante early in the of Group 1-winning sprinter Pierata (Pierro). the waiting game now that he is afternoon of yesterday’s session, going to Capitalist also had a colt realise $600,000 on Cdomiciled in Sydney, with his agent-son George $625,000 for a colt by the Golden Slipper Stakes Sunday, which surpassed the previous record yesterday helping young sire Capitalist (Written (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning young stallion. high price for the Classic auction, held by a Tycoon) to set a new Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Another family training partnership, the $550,000 son of Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible) record in as many days. powerful Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes who was sold in 2019. Continued on page 2>> SUN 7TH - TUES 9TH FEB 2021 INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE FRI 5TH - WED 10TH FEB 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL FEBRUARY (EARLY) SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE VIEW Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Cash keeps coming for Capitalists as another new record is set at Classic | 2 | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 << Continued from page 1 “In my opinion he is the right size for a race them early next season, rather than constantly waiting to try and win Capitalist. He is not overly big, he is just a powerhouse and he’s got a great races with our older horses right now’,” George Moore said. temperament,” said George Moore, who signed for a $375,000 Invader “We are just buying the best types in the sales, like we usually do. We (Snitzel) colt and a $140,000 son of Maurice (Screen Hero) on day one and look at pedigrees but it is mainly a type thing. a $220,000 Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) colt late yesterday. “We are going to buy a lot more at Easter, too. We will probably buy six “As James Harron said the other day, the Capitalists have got the right or seven at Easter, so we are going to have a good string of two-year-olds head mindwise for racing in Hong Kong and every time I saw him he was to target the races in October and November.” professional. He has a great hip on him and he is a correct horse. The Classic expenditure by the Moores coincides with the arrival in “He had all the right attributes but we paid quite a lot for him.” Sydney of John, a 39-time Group 1 winning trainer, who has gone into The colt, catalogued as Lot 374, is the first foal out of the twice- partnership with his brother, Gary. winning Theatric (Casino Prince), who is from the same family as Aquis “Everything is coming together for the stable. Dad’s been in town for Farm sire Pierata, Group 3 winner Ashokan (More Than Ready) and about a week now and I came in about two weeks ago,” George Moore this season’s Stan Fox Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m) placegetter Jet Propulsion said. (Rubick). “I was dad’s travelling assistant trainer for about eight years, so “We have noticed I know his attention to detail and exactly what he wants, so we have IN MY OPINION HE IS THE RIGHT right now that we have changed quite a lot in the stable to dad’s standards, which are very, SIZE FOR A CAPITALIST. HE IS got a lot of late two- very high.” NOT OVERLY BIG, HE IS JUST A year-olds in the stable The record-holding colt was consigned by Kitchwin Hills on behalf of POWERHOUSE AND HE’S GOT A and I said to dad, Scone veterinarian Richard McClenahan who, along with his wife Kim, GREAT TEMPERAMENT ‘let’s go to the sales oversaw the preparation of the youngster. and buy those early, The victory of Profiteer (Capitalist) in Saturday’s Inglis Millennium - GEORGE MOORE precocious two-year- (RL, 1100m) has helped to boost the profile of Capitalist’s second crop of old types, so we can yearlings, according to Kitchwin’s Mick Malone. Continued on page 4>> Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by At MMGC they sold for $250,000, $200,000, $170,000, $155,000, $140,000, $110,000 etc. At Karaka they sold for NZ$200,000, NZ$160,000, NZ$100,000, NZ$100,000 etc. And at the Inglis Classic they’ve already made $160,000, $160,000, $150,000 etc. The only colt by GALILEO to win at Royal Ascot as a 2YO The most precocious son of GALILEO (20 sons have sired Gr.1 winners). His full-sister and grandam were both Gr.1-winning 2YOs over 1200m. EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2YO AND WINNER OF 4 CONSECUTIVE GR.1 RACES. Colm Santry, John Kennedy, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore, Rob Archibald or Emma Pugsley Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Cash keeps coming for Capitalists as another new record is set at Classic | 4 | Tuesday, February 9, 2021 << Continued from page 2 “It is a perfect storm, isn’t it? The horse wins the Millennium and here we are - Profiteer just added so much value to the colt,” Malone said. “It would be interesting to know what that horse was worth if that horse hadn't won. It probably added $200,000 to $300,000 to his price. “The other thing about him was, he never put a foot wrong. He just walked up and down and every parade was the same and there were huge numbers, there were massive X-ray numbers, so he was always going to make a lot of money. “The reserve played no role because we knew it wouldn’t, it was just wherever it ended up.” Irishman McClenahan was in disbelief following the massive result after buying Theatric from agent Damon Gabbedy. Capitalist ex Theatric colt and his breeder Richard McCLenahan INGLIS “It’s been stressful getting him here, we knew he would be a popular horse and everybody that looked at him seemed to like him, but I never in mare owners paid heed to the whispers surrounding the early talent of his my wildest dreams believed we could get a result like that,” he said. first crop, sending him 237 mares in 2020 - his biggest book to date. “That’s life-changing for us. It literally is life-changing. I liked Capitalist, who has had 15 yearlings sell for an average of $226,000 (Theatric’s) family and know it well through Kitchwin Hills and we bred after two days, also had a filly make $380,000 yesterday to Woodpark her to Capitalist. Stud’s Jean Dubois. “He’s always been an outstanding colt from the day he was born. Sorry, The Newgate Farm-offered youngster, catalogued as Lot 396, is the first I’m just speechless, I can’t believe this has really happened. It’s unbelievable.” foal out of the US stakes-winning mare Tricky Zippy (City Zip), who was Breeders have held Capitalist in high esteem from the time he retired bought by SF Bloodstock for US$135,000 at the 2017 Keeneland November to stud in 2017, covering in excess of 200 mares each season. However, Breeding Sale. Continued on page 6>> FREE ENTRY FREE PASSED IN COMMISSION REAL RESULTS! 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