Dual Group 1 Winner Ole Kirk to Stand at Vinery Stud | 2 | Friday, October 30, 2020

Dual Group 1 Winner Ole Kirk to Stand at Vinery Stud | 2 | Friday, October 30, 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MAIDEN OF THE WEEK - PAGE 18 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 21 Dual Group 1 winner What's on Metropolitan meetings: Moonee Valley Ole Kirk to stand (VIC) Race meetings: Moree (NSW), Wagga (NSW), Kilmore (VIC), Kilcoy (QLD) at Vinery Stud Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Randwick Royal Ascot on the table for richly bred Written Tycoon colt (NSW), Moree (NSW), Wagga (NSW), Flemington (VIC) after Hunter Valley farm wins race for three-year-old International meetings: Taipa (MAC), Newmarket (UK), Newcastle (UK), Dundalk (IRE), Fairview (SAF) SALES NEWS Moroney relishing opportunity to train record breaker English King Dual Group 1-winning colt Ole Kirk (Written Ole Kirk RACING PHOTOS Tycoon) could race at Royal Ascot next year to who is by a white hot sire in Written Tycoon enhance his European shuttling credentials BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS (Iglesia) out of a sister to champion mare before retiring to Vinery Stud after the Hunter ual Group 1-winning colt Ole Black Caviar (Bel Esprit), offers breeders a rich Valley farm yesterday secured the prized three- Kirk (Written Tycoon) could Australian pedigree capable of covering a large year-old for stallion duties. race at Royal Ascot next year to majority of mares in the Stud Book. This season’s Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m) and enhance his European shuttling Vinery general manager Peter Orton was Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner, who is credentialsD before retiring to Vinery Stud after thrilled that Ole Kirk, who commanded a by a white hot sire in Written Tycoon (Iglesia) the Hunter Valley farm yesterday secured the significant multi-million dollar price tag, would be out of a sister to champion mare Black Caviar prized three-year-old for stallion duties. joining the farm’s stallion ranks and in all likelihood (Bel Esprit), offers breeders a rich Australian This season’s Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m) would have one more racing preparation before pedigree capable of covering a large majority of and Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner, going to stud. Continued on page 2>> mares in the Stud Book. Sales News page 8 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Dual Group 1 winner Ole Kirk to stand at Vinery Stud | 2 | Friday, October 30, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “You can get plenty of outcross (stallions) but you have got to get ones that work as well and he’s by probably the hottest stallion going around at the moment - Written Tycoon’s having a hell of a run,” Orton told ANZ Bloodstock News. “These days, you can put a value on a horse when they win certain races and get to a certain standard, but when you get an outcross horse such as himself, with such a good, strong female pedigree, there’s a kicker that goes on top.” The owners of Ole Kirk, who won the Talindert Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at his first start in February before running third in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), fourth in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and third in the ATC Champagne Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m), held off selling him to a stud until after he had claimed both the Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas. Peter Orton GETTY The colt was immediately spelled after his October 10 Guineas victory and he underwent a final veterinary check yesterday afternoon before the He said: “It wasn’t that simple at all, and understandably, too. Neil was deal was officially signed off. representing a group of other owners and he had to have discipline to it The John, Michael and Wayne Hawkes-trained Ole Kirk, a $675,000 and a number of farms went through a process (to try and buy Ole Kirk).” Inglis Premier Yearling Sale graduate, was raced by a syndicate headed by Any international campaign, Orton says, would need to be ticked off by Vinery shareholder Neil Werrett, who also part-owns Black Caviar, as well Ole Kirk’s trainers, but if he did head to the northern hemisphere it would as the colt’s breeder Rick Jamieson. likely be for a race like the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot Despite prominent owner Werrett’s affiliation with Vinery, Orton said next June, a race previously won by Australian-bred sprinters Black Caviar the stud was not handed any favours during negotiations to secure Ole (2012), Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock (2018), Starspangledbanner (Choisir) Kirk. 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Dual Group 1 winner Ole Kirk to stand at Vinery Stud | 4 | Friday, October 30, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “Ole Kirk is the sort of horse who I wouldn’t see going on as a four-year-old as he’s done what he needs to do, as we always say, but that is not to say that we’re not open to it,” he said. “It’s been discussed and Neil and the boys are very keen to seek Ascot opportunities because we’ve had quite a bit of interest from overseas from a couple of farms we’ve talked to, so there’s an opportunity there perhaps. “But in the meantime, we will keep it open and let John Hawkes decide where he’s going to go. Certainly, he’s that sprinter-miler style of stallion, so there’s great options for him.” Rival studs competing to land the well-credentialed Ole Kirk also tabled offers comprising a shuttling component to their deals in a bid to convince the owners they were the best fit for the colt. “Our interest has been Europe-based and I know a couple of the other farms have obviously put things together with America, Ireland and Japan,” Orton disclosed. “It’s always on the agenda of everyone coming into a horse like him who is an expensive horse and (shuttling) is a way to spread the risk, but, Ole Kirk VINERY STUD most importantly, it provides him with double the opportunities. “The sire line is working so well and Black Caviar being in the family well as being the sister to the unbeaten Black Caviar, is a three-quarter sister makes it one that is known so well worldwide. It’s a pedigree that would to stakes winner Iconic and Vinery Stud stallion All Too Hard (Casino Prince), fit in anywhere.” the sire of this season’s dual Group 1 winner Behemoth and Australian Ole Kirk is the first foal out of the unraced Naturale (Bel Esprit) who, as Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Alligator Blood. Continued on page 6>> Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Looking for a Stakes Winner? MAGIC MILLIONS 2YOs IN TRAINING SALE HAS PRODUCED FOUR TIMES THE STAKES WINNERS THAN ANY OTHER AUSTRALIAN 2YO SALE SINCE 2015 SELLING 2YOs BY WATCH ALL THE BREEZES Use the YouTube playlist to watch all the breezes non- All Too Hard, Deep Field, Denman, Dundeel, Exceed stop. 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