SALES PREVIEW: NEWGATE FIRST SEASON GUINEAS, ALL-STAR ANZ BLOODSTOCK NEWS’ SIRES DOMINATE ACROSS MILE ON AGENDA FOR TOP LOTS - PAGE 14 AUSTRALIA - PAGE 7 AEGON - PAGE 6 Sunday, January 24, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here RICHARDS, TE AKAU CONTINUE KARAKA DOMINATION ALMANZOR FIRST YEARLINGS BY AN INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR SALES PREVIEW: NEWGATE FIRST SEASON ENTRIVIERE POTENTIALLY ANZ BLOODSTOCK NEWS’ SIRES DOMINATE ACROSS ‘BOUND FOR THE TOP TOP LOTS - PAGE 14 AUSTRALIA - PAGE 7 DRAWER’ - PAGE 9 Sunday, January 24, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here GUINEAS, ALL-STAR MILE ON AGENDA FOR AEGON - PAGE 6 SINGAPORE NEWS - PAGE 12 Richards, Te Akau What's on continue Karaka Stakes races: Hobart (TAS) - Elwick 2YO Stakes (Listed, 1100m) Metropolitan meetings: Hobart (TAS) domination Race meetings: Grafton (NSW), Wyong Two-year-old feature goes to On The Bubbles, leading home a first (NSW), Geelong (VIC), Great Western (VIC), Sunshine Coast (QLD), Geraldton (WA), four for the trainer, as Australia-bound Aegon sparkles Bordertown (SA) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Grafton (NSW), Geraldton (WA), Bordertown (SA) International meetings: Sha Tin (HK), Nakayama (JPN), Chukyo (JPN), Kokura (JPN), Scottsville (SAF), Lingfield (UK) International Group races: Sha Tin (HK) - Centenary Sprint Cup (Gr 1, 1200m), Stewards' Cup (Gr 1, 1600m), Hong Kong Classic Mile (Listed, 1600m). Nakayama (JPN) - American Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2200m), Tokai Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m) Sales: NZB Karaka Yearling Sales - Book 1 (NZ), Inglis Digital January (Late) Sale, NZB National Online Yearling Sale (Gavelhouse Plus) (NZ), gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred On The Bubbles TRISH DUNELL 25 January Auction (NZ) On The Bubbles, sporting the famous Te BY ANDREW HAWKINS | @ANZ_NEWS Akau tangerine and racing for a group that t takes a very rare training talent to win includes retired racecaller Bryan Martin, a $1 million race five years in a row, but joined an illustrious list of Richards-trained young gun Jamie Richards yesterday Karaka Million 2YO winners. He followed in landed his fifth Karaka Million 2YO the footsteps of subsequent Group 1 winners (RL,I 1200m) in succession as On The Bubbles Melody Belle (Commands), Avantage (Fastnet (2 g Brazen Beau - More Bubbles by Sebring) Rock), Probabeel (Savabeel) and Cool Aza Beel led home a first four for the handler in New (Savabeel); between them, his four predecessors Zealand’s richest juvenile contest. have won 20 Group 1s. Continued on page 2>> SUN 24TH - TUE 26TH JANUARY 2021 NZB KARAKA YEARLING SALE BOOK 1 SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE ENTER NOW JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. FRICatalogue 22ND available at inglisdigital.com - WED 27TH JANUARY 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL SALE JANUARY (LATE) SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Richards, Te Akau continue Karaka domination | 2 | Sunday, January 24, 2021 << Continued from page 1 Richards, who won his first two Karaka Millions in partnership with Stephen Autridge before scoring in his own right the last three years, again proved yesterday that, at the age of 31, he represents the future of New Zealand racing at a time when domestic confidence in the industry is high. Since the country’s black type program began again in earnest in September after a Covid-enforced shutdown, Richards has won 20 stakes races at home as well as two in Australia. That included three at Ellerslie yesterday, as Need I Say More (3 g No Nay Never - Bo Bardi by Fastnet Rock) took out the Almanzor Trophy (Gr 3, 1200m) and Entriviere (4 m Tavistock - Marcey’s Belt by Golan) claimed a first stakes win in the Concorde Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m). “I have to say thank you to David and Karyn for buying these lovely Need I Say More NZ RACING horses, and scenes like this today are what racing’s all about,” Richards said. “There’s a great young group of owners involved in this horse, and this is a metres, the rider allowed his mount more rein and quickly whipped into a fantastic result for them. one-out, one-back position. “This is a big team effort, and I’m really proud of the whole team. All of our Pulled three-wide at the 500 metres, he looked to be set for a tangerine horses ran well today.” throwdown as Sneaky Shark (Capitalist) fought back to his inside and Backed as though unbeatable despite jumping from the outside gate of Sophisticardo (Burgundy) loomed large to his outside. At the 150 metres, 14, On The Bubbles claimed favouritism early yesterday before a late move though, he began to assert and he bounded clear late for a length and three- saw him start as the $2.90 favourite ahead of Millefiori (Iffraaj) at $4.10. quarter triumph. It wasn’t all plain sailing from a wide gate though as Johnathan Parkes “I’m very grateful to the connections for entrusting me with the ride,” said sought cover aboard On The Bubbles, taking his time on the two-year-old Parkes, who took out his first Karaka Million. “He’s a super horse and he’s early. However, he risked being caught four-deep near the tail so, after 200 done really well. Continued on page 4>> SATONO First Yearlings Selling ALADDIN KARAKA 2021 (JPN) Deep Impact – Magic Storm by Storm Cat WON Japan’s Highest Rated Mile - GR.1 YASUDA KINEN in a sensational time of 1 minute 31.5 seconds. WATCH WATCH www.richhillstud.co.nz Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Of the past 12 Group 1 Derbies in Australia, % 83were won by Australian-bred horses. THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Aushorse.com.au Richards, Te Akau continue Karaka domination | 4 | Sunday, January 24, 2021 << Continued from page 2 “I got caught wide in the early stages, said that racing is an opportunity to make dreams into reality. A five-peat and I had to decide whether to go back or forward. I decided that I might as in the Karaka Million is beyond our wildest dreams. well keep rolling and go forward. He makes it easy with his cruising speed. “It’s amazing to add another win today, after winning this iconic race “His first win at Awapuni last month was impressive, and I thought he in all of the last four years, and also having Probabeel come back last year improved quite a lot when he came here and won a couple of weeks ago. to become the first horse to ever complete the Karaka Million 2YO-Karaka He’s done that again today. It’s exciting.” Million 3YO Classic double.” Fellow Te Akau representative Sneaky Shark held down second with On The Bubbles, who is now unbeaten after three starts, was a AUD$60,000 Avonallo (Belardo), prepared by Richards for Chris Rutten and Little (NZD$56,000) weanling at the 2019 Inglis Great Southern Sale, having been Avondale Stud, a further length away in third. bred by Cathy Hains’ Burnewang North in Victoria. He was then on-sold to Te Sophisticardo finished fourth, a neck from Avonallo, but such was the Akau Racing’s David Ellis for $90,000 at last year’s Karaka Premier Yearling Sale. Richards dominance that the closest any other trainer could get was Lisa He is the first foal out of More Bubbles (Sebring), a Geelong placegetter Latta, whose fifth-placed Brazen Blue (Brazen Beau) was more than six in 2017 who herself is a half-sister to Myer Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) winner lengths from the winner. Politeness (Street Sense). It is also the family of Group 2 winners Thackeray Millefiori, the fifth of Richards’ starters, weakened into eighth. (At Talaq) and Parables (Lonhro), both who were Group 1-placed as well. “It was a lovely ride by Johnathan on the winner,” Richards said. “After More Bubbles missed in 2019 but produced a colt by Impending breaking from the outside gate, it was a big effort to get into that good spot, (Lonhro) in September. However, she once again missed after being and a great performance from the horse. served by Frosted (Tapit) in November. “They all produced big performances, although perhaps Millefiori On The Bubbles took his prize-money to $574,800 with his win yesterday didn’t quite handle the quick back-up from Tauranga last week. She’ll and he is likely to get the opportunity to build on that record in the Diamond make a lovely three-year-old in time. Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) or the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). “Sneaky Shark ran a great race for second, and Avonallo and Three of Richards’ past four winners have run in one or both of those Sophisticardo both fought on really well for those third and fourth races, with the exception being Probabeel, who instead tackled the Magic placings.” Night Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) and the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) Te Akau syndicate manager Karyn Fenton-Ellis added: “I’ve always in Sydney. WAR DECREE WAR FRONT X ROYAL DECREE (STREET CRY) THE APPLES AREN’T FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE see for yourself at www.nzb.co.nz FIRST CROP YEARLINGS SELLING 2021 Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Guineas, All-Star Mile on agenda for Aegon | 6 | Sunday, January 24, 2021 Guineas, All-Star Mile on agenda for Aegon New Zealand 2000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Aegon (3 g Sacred Falls - Toss Up by Zabeel) demonstrated both his brilliance and his tenacity yesterday to win the $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic (RL, 1600m) in a pulsating finish.