Moreira bags three as Read Tomorrow's Issue For: Champion’s Stallion Watch Way makes it What's On four in a row Race meetings: Wagga (NSW), Hamilton (VIC) Hong Kong News Barrier trials/ Jump-outs: | Page 11 Warwick Farm (NSW) Monday, April 1, 2019 Northern hemisphere breeders circling for valuable Viddora Hong Kong next for mare as she continues international farewell tour Morning Briefing Sunlight set to gallop at Randwick Sunlight SPORTPIX Three-time Group 1 winner Sunlight (Zoustar) is set to gallop at Randwick tomorrow ahead of her run in Saturday's TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) at the same track. However, a start in the race is dependant Viddora SPORTPIX on the weather, with Tony McEvoy not keen Melbourne trainer Lloyd Kennewell now to risk running the filly on significantly wet By Tim Rowe targeting the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, ground. "I'll head up to Sydney on Monday ustralian sprint queen Viddora (I 1200m) in Hong Kong on April 28. and we'll take her to Breakfast With The Stars Am Invincible) is unlikely to return to Kennewell confirmed six-year-old Viddora’s at Randwick on Tuesday morning and then Australia with intense competition racing career was in its last phase with her make a decision on what we do," McEvoy said. from major international breeders future as a broodmare likely to be in the "I think we'll accept because it can change Afighting it out to buy the dual Group 1 winner northern hemisphere. so quickly and you have to accept so far out. when her racing career is over. He said Viddora ‘sells herself’ and there was I'm keen to run her but I've got to watch the Viddora ran fourth in the Al Quoz Sprint no need to bring her back to Australia to be put weather. I don't want to run her on bottomless (Gr 1, 1200m) at Meydan on Saturday night through a public auction in order to maximise ground when there's a million dollar race a in Dubai, at her first start overseas, with her value. Continued on page 2>> week later." Morning Briefing page 7 | 1 | Brought to you by Northern hemisphere breeders circling for valuable Viddora | 2 | Monday, April 1, 2019 << Continued from page 1 The plan to extend Viddora’s Kennewell would not divulge who was exactly behind the growing international campaign would prevent her from completing quarantine interest in the mare but Japan’s Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm has been in time to return to Australia for the Magic Millions Gold Coast National actively buying well-performed Australian race mares in recent years. Broodmare Sale in late May. Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner She Will Reign “She won’t be sold in Australia. There has already been a lot of interest, (Manhattan Rain), dual Group 1 winner Yankee Rose (All American) and to be honest, and she sells herself. She is an unbelievable physical and Single Gaze (Not A Single Doubt) have all been exported to Japan in the everyone that sees her just falls in love with her,” Kennewell told ANZ past two years. Bloodstock News from Dubai last night. “You haven’t got enough fingers on your hand to count how many “It won’t be too hard to move her on when the time comes and she will people are interested in her,” he said. probably more than likely end up in the northern hemisphere.” “Everybody loves the look of her, she’s a peach and is what a lot of people want.” Kennewell was also full of praise for Viddora’s performance at Meydan and that of her regular jockey Joe Bowditch. “(The winner) Blue Point looks like he is A-plus,” he said. “She will go to Hong Kong, which is a good option for her and it is the perfect timing, and we would like to go there.” Viddora, who has won nine of her 31 starts including last year’s AJ Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Moonee Valley, could also race in the UK at the Royal Ascot meeting. “Every race could be her last. 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NZ: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Inglis release capacity catalogue for Scone Yearling Sale | 4 | Monday, April 1, 2019 Inglis release capacity catalogue for Scone Yearling Sale Unprecedented demand for a spot in Australia’s major thoroughbred sales this year from vendors has meant the Scone Yearling Sale received a spike in entries, with breeders desperate to sell their stock at public auction in 2019. Inglis, who runs the Scone sale, received more than 2500 entries for its Classic Yearling Sale held in February, while competitor Magic Millions also received record nominations for its flagship January sale on the Gold Coast. To aid the amount of yearlings needing to be sold, Inglis introduced a Highway Session at their Classic sale and his has in turn caused a knock- on effect, leading to a 204-lot Scone catalogue. The May 12 sale features progeny of 71 different stallions including Inglis Scone Yearling Sale INGLIS yearlings by proven sires such as Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice), Sebring (More Than Ready), Written Tycoon (Iglesia), Nicconi (Bianconi) been earmarked for earlier sales, but had missed out because of setbacks and Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock) as well as the emerging Dundeel (High or other reasons, and subsequently will instead be offered at Scone. Chaparral), Brazen Beau (I Am Invincible) and Rubick (Encosta De Lago). Inglis general manager of bloodstock sales Sebastian Hutch has First season sires Exosphere (Lonhro), Press Statement been pleased with the calibre of horses the auction house has been able (Hinchinbrook), Scissor Kick (Redoute’s Choice), Super One (I Am to put together for the sale. Invincible), Headwater (Exceed And Excel), Bull Point (Fastnet Rock), “In the case of a number of the horses, there are limited options once Outreach (Exceed And Excel) and Real Impact (Deep Impact) also have you miss your first choice sale. The Scone Sale provides a very credible yearlings catalogued. alternative for people who still want to offer their stock through a live The catalogue includes some well-credentialed horses, who had auction,” Hutch told ANZ Bloodstock News. Continued on page 6>> | 4 | Brought to you by – BRILLIANT NICCONI SPRINTER NATURE STRIP WINS SATURDAY’S GROUP ONE GALAXY, 1100M AT ROSEHILL – ROYAL MISSION FOR NATURE STRIP Adam Pengilly Sydney Morning Herald, 23/03/2019 CHRIS WALLER has flagged an overseas campaign for electric sprinter Nature Strip after the speedster won the Group 1 Galaxy over 1100m. “Our sprinters are up with the best in the world and he’s very fast. I think he’d be perfect for a race2019 like Service the Gr.1 Fee:King’s TBA Stand Stakes, 1000m at Royal Ascot”, Waller said. 02 6549 9999 | WIDDEN.COM Inglis release capacity catalogue for Scone Yearling Sale << Continued from page 4 “It was well documented that spots at the Classic Sale was far exceeded by the entries and that has led on to the Scone Yearling Sale which is probably why we have ended up with the situation where supply has far exceeded the number of spots (available).” This year’s main yearling sales have demonstrated buyers’ demand for quality and where vendors paid the penalty for horses having any perceived faults. But Hutch said the introduction of the Highway Session, a sale mainly aimed at country trainers and owners, showed that there was still a market for horses at the lower end of the scale.