Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here TREVOR MARSHALLSEA | IT'S IN THE BLOOD - PAGE 9 YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS - PAGE 19 Small-time player Sousa Read Tomorrow's Issue For: enjoys success at Tattersalls Maiden Of The Week What's on Race meetings: Coffs Harbour (NSW), with trusted partners Kyneton (VIC), Cairns (QLD), Northam Russian Camilla makes 300,000 guineas in astute (WA), New Plymouth (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Warwick Farm trade by Australia-based syndicate (NSW), Newcastle (NSW), Coffs Harbour (NSW), Echuca (VIC), Sale (VIC) International meetings: Chelmsford (UK), Turffontein (SAF) International sales: Tattersalls December Sale - Breeding Stock (UK) RED-HOT MOREIRA SHINES WITH TREBLE Roger Sousa AT HAPPY VALLEY AS LUI NOTCHES 700TH Futurity Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and Manikato BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS HK WIN - PAGE 11 Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) in Australia, and has has o many, Roger Sousa may not breeding interests in 2014 Melbourne Cup (Gr MORNING BRIEFING be a recognisable name, but his 1, 3200m) winner Protectionist (Monsun). growing Platinum Breeding and On Tuesday night, the owner and breeder also Harrison backing Racing operation has already enjoyed a big return on his investment in Russian Gemma judgment madeT an impact in bloodstock circles and the Camilla (Camelot), the sister to Australia’s David Harrison is confident Gemma’s Son Sydneysider has big plans for that to continue. northern hemisphere-bred dual Group 1 winner (Snippetson) will see out the Kingston Town Sousa has experienced the ultimate success Russian Camelot, who made 300,000gns (approx. Classic (Gr 1, 1800m) trip at Ascot on Saturday as with Brave Smash (Tosen Phantom), a two- AUD$571,000) at the Tattersalls December the three-year-old competes over further than a mile year-old stakes winner in Japan who won a Mare Sale in the UK. Continued on page 2>> for the first time. Morning Briefing page 5 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Small-time player Sousa enjoys success at Tattersalls with trusted partners | 2 | Thursday, December 3, 2020 << Continued from page 1 The figure was a significant return on what Sousa and his syndicate partners, agents Johnny McKeever and Dave Mee, and form analyst and ratings guru Shannon Evans paid for the now two-year-old filly late last year. “The whole team set the alarm and we were watching the sale eagerly,” Sousa said yesterday. “We had a lot of interest leading up to the sale and, after her first race when she did so well, we knew that we were onto a good thing. “We were just so happy and we couldn’t wish for anything better. It all just panned out.” Russian Camilla, who unleashed a startling finish to score an unlikely victory at Kempton in November for trainer Sylvester Kirk, was bought by Oceanic Bloodstock’s Michel Zerolo on behalf of Peter Brant’s White Birch Farm. Russian Camilla TATTERSALLS She will now be WE DID KNOCK BACK SOME sent to France where Lambourn stables by McKeever on Boxing Day last year, came under OFFERS PRIOR TO THE AUCTION, she will be trained by notice from agents and owners in both hemispheres after her last-to-first BUT WE KNEW WE HAD THE Jean-Claude Rouget. Kempton win last month, but the partnership elected to sell her publicly. RIGHT PRODUCT AND WERE Russian Camilla, “It is the sort of thing where you’re damned if you do and damned if TICKING THE RIGHT BOXES who was bought you don’t as you just never know what can happen at a public auction,” - ROGER SOUSA privately by the Sousa said. syndicate after being “We did knock back some offers prior to the auction, but we knew we had inspected at Kirk’s the right product and were ticking the right boxes. Continued on page 4>> INGLIS MEDIA “I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY SHELBY COBRA’S WIN ON SATURDAY AND THEN I SAW THE AD IN THE ANZ WHICH MOTIVATED ME TO GO AND INSPECT HER AND THE FILLY AT RIVERBANK FARM” - SHEAMUS MILLS PURCHASER OF SEGENHOE VALLEY, $325,000, INGLIS DIGITAL NOVEMBER (EARLY) SALE TO PROMOTE YOUR OFFERINGS IN ANZ BLOODSTOCK NEWS, CONTACT [email protected] Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by $100 MILLION REASONS TO SHOP FOR COLTS at the Gold Coast THIS SELECT GROUP SOLD TO STUD FOR AN ESTIMATED $100 MILLION FARNAN | TAGALOA | KING’S LEGACY | PRAGUE | ANDERS Your search starts and ends at Magic Millions this January MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE | 12-18 JANUARY 2021 View the catalogue online at www.magicmillions.com.au or via the Equineline catalog app for iPad Small-time player Sousa enjoys success at Tattersalls with trusted partners | 4 | Thursday, December 3, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “We were fairly confident and it was just a matter of how much someone was going to pay.” Sousa’s Platinum Breeding and Racing currently has about ten mares and foals as well as another ten yearlings heading to the 2021 sales around the country. He considers his partners Mee and Evans, and McKeever in Russian Camilla’s instance, as close friends as well as trusted advisers and believes that is part of his success. “We have a team where everyone knows their role. Shannon does the form work and analyses the sectionals and all those sorts of things,” he said. “He generally identifies them and then the process starts from there. I have confidence in the team and I don’t need much convincing if the numbers are there and everything works in our favour, I am confident to Roger Sousa go ahead with it because I trust these guys.” While Sousa, who established his own real estate agency aged just two for 700,000gns (approx. AUD$1,330,300). The five-year-old mare, 19 before selling it and turning to financial planning, enjoys his relative who won eight of her 18 starts in Australia, was offered in foal to Kingman anonymity in racing and breeding circles, he does have aspirations to (Invincible Spirit) by Genesis Green Stud. increase his level of involvement, albeit gradually. Also, Tashaarok (Invincible Spirit), who was being offered in foal to “At the moment, people obviously don’t know me and that’s fine - there’s Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) to southern hemisphere time, was also passed a lot of people I don’t know either as our paths haven’t crossed yet, but in by vendor Tinnakill House for 100,000gns (approx. AUD$190,000). there’s room for everyone,” he said, describing himself as a ‘small player’. Rosemont Stud, who last week went to $410,000 to secure Small Minds “You can be small, medium or big. It’s an exciting industry. You’re (Canny Lad) out of the Inglis Digital November (Late) Online auction, going to have your ups and downs, but it’s a matter of also being there for bought Promise Of Success (Dansili) for 27,000gns (approx. AUD$51,500) the long-term by not going in too heavy at the start and letting it play out at Tattersalls on Tuesday. smoothly by being a bit diversified with your stock.” Purchased in conjunction with David Redvers Bloodstock, the placed He added: “It’s about patience and meeting the right people and being four-year-old is out of a winning daughter of Newbury Listed scorer around the right people for guidance. We have a system in place and we all Measured Tempo (Sadler’s Wells) from the family of Prix du Jockey Club abide by it and we trust each other’s judgment. (Gr 1, 2400m) victor Anabaa Blue (Anabaa). “Everyone’s got a different The Gnarwarre-based farm had also been active during Monday’s expertise that you can learn opening session, landing from. There’s a lot of guys out Marietta Robusti (Equiano) with a bid of 49,000gns (approx. EVERYONE’S GOT A there who devote a lot of their AUD$93,000). DIFFERENT EXPERTISE time to opening your eyes about The five-year-old, a five-time winner, is a half-sister to the Listed THAT YOU CAN LEARN the industry. It’s a fun industry - winner and Group 2-placed Three Sea Captains (Choisir) as well as the FROM. THERE’S A LOT there’s a lot of opportunities and dam of this year’s Molecomb Stakes (Gr 3, 5f) scorer Steel Bull (Clodovil). OF GUYS OUT THERE there’s room for many of us to Respected New Zealand agent Paul Willetts also got a piece of WHO DEVOTE A LOT participate.” Tuesday’s action when he went to 65,000gns (approx. AUD$123,500) to OF THEIR TIME TO Meanwhile, Winning Ways secure the winning Frankel (Galileo) five-year-old Sing A Rainbow. (Declaration Of War), who won A half-sister to Sandown Group 3 winner and Group 1-performed OPENING YOUR EYES the 2019 Queensland Oaks (Gr Lavender’s Blue (Sea The Stars), Sing A Rainbow is out of Prix Chloe (Gr 3, ABOUT THE INDUSTRY. 1, 2200m) for trainer Garry 1800m) winner Beatrice Aurore (Danehill Dancer). - ROGER SOUSA Newham and late owner Paul A report on the top lots sold on day two of the Tattersalls December Makin, was passed in on day Mare Sale can be found in today’s International Sales News. INVITE A FRIEND Do you have a friend who would benefit from reading ANZ Bloodstock News? Invite them to receive ANZ Bloodstock daily via email by clicking here Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Thursday, December 3, 2020 G3 G1 G1 G1 G2 G3 WRITTEN DIRT Y WORK FINANCE BEAUTY PIPPIE ODEUM OLE KIRK T YCOON G3 WRIT TEN T YCOON G3 ENTHAAR #REWRITINGHISTORY RICH HIPS MORNING BRIEFING is confident he can run well.