IT’S IN THE BLOOD: PAUL CARRAZZO: WIDDEN STUD SIX OF THE BEST NEW CASE HITS 100 PER 2021 MAGIC MILLIONS BY TREVOR MARSHALLSEA CENT FENCING WRITE-OFFS GOALD COAST YEARLING PAGE 23 - PAGE 25 SALE DRAFT - PAGE 17 Thursday, january 7, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here FIRST SEASON SIRE RUNNERS - PAGE 16 | MMGCYS 2021 PINHOOKERS - PAGE 29 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 33 SEARCHING FOR A TWO-YEAR-OLD? There are eight juvenile races worth A$1 MILLION OR MORE in 2021. In the past 20 years all but four of the 100 winners of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Blue Diamond, Golden Slipper, Sires’ Produce and the JJ Atkins were bred in Australia. That’s a success rate of 96%. Click through to our INVESTORS’ GUIDE to learn more THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Aushorse.com.au IT’S IN THE BLOOD: PAUL CARRAZZO: WIDDEN STUD SIX OF THE BEST NEW CASE HITS 100 PER 2021 MAGIC MILLIONS BY TREVOR MARSHALLSEA CENT FENCING WRITE-OFFS GOALD COAST YEARLING PAGE 23 - PAGE 25 SALE DRAFT - PAGE 17 Thursday, january 7, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here FIRST SEASON SIRE RUNNERS - PAGE 16 | MMGCYS 2021 PINHOOKERS - PAGE 29 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 33 Waikato Stud ‘extremely Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Maiden Of The Week proud’ of ten-strong draft What's on Metropolitan meetings: Doomben (QLD) Race meetings: Wagga (NSW), Geelong heading to Magic Millions (VIC), Geraldton (WA), Ruakaka (NZ), New Zealand-based operation represented by six-time Reefton (NZ) champion New Zealand sire Savabeel, Ocean Park and Tivaci Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Randwick (NSW), Wyong (NSW), Wagga (NSW), Wangaratta (VIC), Geraldton (WA) International meetings: Southwell (UK), Wolverhampton (UK), Vaal (SAF) Sales: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale - Inspections (QLD) Savabeel WAIKATO STUD MORNING BRIEFING push for their own account this year with Chittick Neasham secures new Aquis BY TOMMY CHURCHYARD | @ANZ_NEWS keen for an added presence in Australia. recruits aikato Stud will be Waikato’s ten-yearling draft consists of six Annabel Neasham’s thriving relationship with represented at next week’s from their headline act Savabeel (Zabeel), the Aquis Farm has been given a further boost with Magic Millions Gold Coast sire of 109 individual stakes winners; three from the announcement that the rising trainer has Yearling Sale by a draft under Group 1 winner Tivaci (High Chaparral), whose been sent a number of promising Aquis-owned Wtheir name for the first time in over a decade, first crop graced the racetrack last year; and older horses. Global Quest (More Than Ready), with stud principal Mark Chittick excited one from Ocean Park (Thorn Park), who has Osamu (Exceed And Excel), Mo’unga (Savabeel), for attendees to see what the New Zealand made a name for himself with his versatility, Olmedo (Declaration Of War) and Cadenabbia breeding operation has to offer. producing Group 1-winning sprinter-milers (Redoute’s Choice) will join Neasham from Over recent years, Waikato Stud have sent like Tofane and Kolding, as well as a first Chris Waller, while Prague (Redoute’s Choice) multiple yearlings to the sale through other drafts, Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) runner in has been switched from Ciaron Maher and predominantly Sledmere Stud, but decided to Oceanex last year. Continued on page 2>> David Eustace. Morning Briefing page 8 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Waikato Stud ‘extremely proud’ of ten-strong draft heading to Magic Millions | 2 | Thursday, january 7, 2021 << Continued from page 1 With logistical preparations beginning We were very comfortable with them preparing them for us for the sale all the way back in July, it was no mean feat for Waikato to send ten of their and when we organised this back in July, they were prepared to take them finest yearlings across the Tasman. But after spending the last month and as one group and take them to the sale at Waikato Stud, which I felt was a half under the care of Alison and Matt Park at their Symphony Lodge very honourable of them and also really worked in our favour of having a base, the team in New Zealand were delighted for their yearlings to finally presence in Australia. arrive at the Gold Coast earlier this week. “We had fantastic support from Magic Millions when we came across “We are really, really excited about the draft we’ve got going to the this opportunity to sell under our own name. Back in July I said to Alison Magic Millions sale and we’ve been very meticulous in the horses that and Matt, ‘we will send you horses that I believe will work in the market we’ve taken there,” Chittick told ANZ Bloodstock News. and hopefully be easy to sell, if we are able to get there and be part of it that “It’s the first time we’ve sold under Waikato Stud for a while. would be the gold standard, but as long as the horses are there that is the We’ve had horses there over the past few years, mostly through main thing’. As it’s panned out, that is exactly where we’re at. the Sledmere draft, “From the day the horses walked off the float, both Alison and Matt but we think these said, ‘what an incredible bunch of horses, you can be very proud of them’.” WE ARE REALLY, REALLY yearlings are a great Leading their draft is six-time Grosvenor Award winner Savabeel, the EXCITED ABOUT THE DRAFT product to represent sire of 21 individual elite-level winners, most recently Epsom Handicap WE’VE GOT GOING TO THE Waikato Stud in (Gr 1, 1600m) heroine Probabeel and Zabeel Classic (Gr 1, 2000m) victress MAGIC MILLIONS SALE AND Australia. Concert Hall, as well as last season’s New Zealand champion two-year-old WE’VE BEEN VERY METICULOUS “We chose to have Cool Aza Beel. IN THE HORSES THAT WE’VE the horses prepared at Among his offering is a brother to Listed winner Savacool (Lot 155), TAKEN THERE Symphony Lodge by out of unraced mare Chilled Out (Anabaa), while another standout on Alison and Matt Park, paper is the Candelabra (Pins) colt (Lot 134), who is a three-quarter - MARK CHITTICK who are extremely brother to Group 1 winners Diademe and Embellish, from the family of good horse people. Sacred Star (Flying Spur). Continued on page 4>> Looking for a winner? Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by ROYAL ASCOT SPRINTING SUPERSTAR AT 2 AND 3 YEARS Caravaggio easily beats a very strong field in the Commonwealth Cup-Gr.1 over 1200m. at Royal Ascot HARRY ANGEL BLUE POINT Brilliant Gr.1 winner at both 2 and 3. The fastest son of sire of sires SCAT DADDY. DON’T MISS HIS QUALITY FIRST YEARLINGS AT THE GOLD COAST! 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 Waikato Stud ‘extremely proud’ of ten-strong draft heading to Magic Millions | 4 | Thursday, january 7, 2021 << Continued from page 2 However, while recognising all six of his yearlings more than hold their place, it is the colt out of unraced five- year-old mare Gram (O’Reilly) that Chittick is really taken by. “The colt that I have loved from birth, and I’ve got a soft spot for the family, is the Gram colt,” said Chittick. “It is a family that does perform HEROIC early. The grand dam, Gold Rocks, was a two-year-old stakes winner and she’s directly left three two-year-old stakes winners. “We were getting Gram prepared by Te Akau for one of our smart two-year- old fillies races over here and unfortunately she overreached and cut her tendon. VALOUR “That’s why she never got to the races herself and I do believe a beautiful mare like that, with that sort of breeding, they make great His first crop of yearlings are broodmares very early, because they just put everything into their foals. “This colt is the first foal out of the mare, and she’s got another Savabeel foal following on behind which is just as high class, so she’s a very special SURE TO IMPRESS! mare who I’m sure will be one of our best mares in years to come.” Savabeel capped off another remarkable year with a black-type treble on Boxing Day, courtesy of Concert Hall scoring in the Zabeel Classic, Amarelinha taking out the Eight Carat Classic (Gr 2, 1600m) and Brando victorious in the Uncle Remus Stakes (Listed, 1400m). The son of Zabeel (Sir Tristram), who stood at Waikato for NZ$100,000 (plus GST) in 2020, is showing no signs of slowing down and Chittick paid tribute to the stud’s pride and joy. “He’s an incredible horse. He’s 19 years old now, he’s just finished off the season and he’s got over 100 mares in foal,” he said. Lot 385 Lot 1021 “I’ve always said he’s an incredible stallion because firstly he is consistently leaving ten per cent stakes winners to runners, which is huge, but also the versatility of the horse. He can get a two-year-old, they run through to whatever age they need to be, he’ll leave a sprinter, he’ll leave a two-miler, he’ll leave a filly, he’ll leave a colt, he’s just an incredible horse.