MAIDEN OF THE WEEK Friday, April 30, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here GOTTA KISS TO MAGIC MILLIONS - PAGE 6 | BHA WILL NOT RECIPROCATE CHECKS - PAGE 15 ‘It’s a little bit like a Read Tomorrow's Issue For Saturday Spotlight university where the What's on Race meetings: Grafton (NSW), Muswellbrook (NSW), Geelong (VIC), best ones get in first’ Cranbourne (VIC), Mackay (QLD), Sunshine Toronado's fee increased during stellar season as Swettenham Coast (QLD), Pioneer Park (NT) caps shuttler’s numbers Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Grafton (NSW), Warwick Farm (NSW), Flemington (VIC), Wangaratta (VIC), Strathalbyn (SA), Cambridge (NZ) International meetings: Taipa (MAC), Fairview (SAF), Goodwood (UK), Chepstow (UK), Musselburgh (UK), Newcastle (UK), Churchill Downs (US) International Group races: Churchill Downs (US) - Kentucky Oaks (Gr 1, 9f), La Troienne Stakes (Gr 1, 8.5f), Eight Belles (Gr 2, 7f), Alysheba Stakes (Gr 2, 8.5f), Edgewood Stakes (Gr 2, 8.5f), Twin Spires Turf Sprint (Gr 2, 5.5f) International sales: Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up & HiT Sale (UK) Toronado SWETTENHAM STUD also revealing the stallion would have his book BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS capped after covering a career peak of 210 wettenham Stud shuttler Toronado mares last year, his sixth at stud. (High Chaparral), the sire of last Rubick (Encosta De Lago), who on Tuesday month’s William Reid Stakes (Gr 1, it was announced would relocate to Swettenham 1200m) winner Masked Crusader, from Coolmore in the Hunter Valley, will stand Swill have his southern hemisphere season in for $27,500, down from $33,000, while Puissance FIRST SEASON SIRE RUNNERS - PAGE 27 the breeding shed carefully managed. De Lune (Shamardal) ($19,800), Highland The Victorian farm, owned by Adam Reel (Galileo) ($16,500), I Am Immortal (I Am STUD NEWS - PAGE 16 Sangster, yesterday confirmed the Al Shaqab- Invincible) ($13,750) and Trust In A Gust (Keep owned Toronado would stand for an increased The Faith) ($6,600) will all remain at unchanged Time To Reign fee of $49,500 (all fees inc GST) in 2021, while fees next season. Continued on page 2>> joins Kingstar roster Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by ‘It’s a little bit like a university where the best ones get in first’ | 2 | Friday, April 30, 2021 << Continued from page 1 Toronado sees his fee rise from $27,500 individual stakes winners, with last year, after a season in which he has sired seven stakes winners to date Affair To Remember, Still A Star in Australia, most recently in the shape of Packer Plate (Gr 3, 2000m) winner and the Hawkes Racing-trained Senor Toba on Saturday, with his oldest crop still just four years of age. Masked Crusader, who was last Sam Matthews, Swettenham Stud nominations and sales manager, week sewn up to run in The said it would be “a bit of a different story this year” for Toronado. Everest (1200m) in October, all “Last year we had to knock back over 300 mares and, rather than going putting the shuttler on the map first in, best dressed this time, we thought we’d hand-select the mares and in Australia. make sure we had the right ones going to him,” Matthews said. To help manage Toronado’s “It’s a little bit like a restricted list of mares, breeders university, I suppose, where will be required to submit their LAST YEAR WE HAD TO the best ones get in first. It’s mare applications through the KNOCK BACK OVER 300 not necessarily the best (race) Tom Seymour-developed Breedr MARES AND, RATHER mares, but also the best on digital booking portal. THAN GOING FIRST IN, pedigree as well. As for what criteria that is, Sam Matthews SWETTENHAM STUD BEST DRESSED THIS “It’s something Al Shaqab Matthews suggested Swettenham TIME, WE THOUGHT wanted us to do to make sure has been targeting mares by I Am Invincible and his own sire Invincible WE’D HAND-SELECT that it wasn’t just those who Spirit (Green Desert). THE MARES AND MAKE called up early, but that they are “I Am Invincible and Invincible Spirit mares are something we’ve SURE WE HAD THE the best mares for him to give chased for him specifically, but there’s a few others in there as well and RIGHT ONES him the best chance (of long- we’re trying, with Al Shaqab, to go back quite a few generations and work - SAM MATTHEWS term success).” it out to make sure everyone can not only get a return, but that it’s also the Toronado is the sire of 12 right cross,” he said. Continued on page 4>> Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Want More Bang For Your Buck? 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GST LIMITED BOOKINGS AVAILABLE CONTACT MATT: 0481 989 661 ‘It’s a little bit like a university where the best ones get in first’ | 4 | Friday, April 30, 2021 << Continued from page 2 “We also don’t want to just tap I Am so it could be a good story to Invincible or Invincible Spirit mares because you can flood the market be told if Rubick’s first Group 1 and we’re trying to keep it a little bit broad. is named after the boss’s dad,” “We want to give everyone a chance to submit the mares and give Matthews said. everyone a crack at getting (a slot). “He’s probably got 50 mares “Last year he covered a couple of Group 1 producers and he covered a booked at the moment and we’ll daughter of Black Caviar. He covered some really good mares rather than get him down to the farm soon, just nice mares and this season he will cover a better book again. so people can have a look at him. “We could have stood him at $66,000 and people wouldn’t have “We were excited to batted an eyelid, but it’s not announce him and we’ve had Swettenham’s way of doing people call up out of the blue. WE COULD HAVE Rubick SWETTENHAM STUD it. We want to still make sure We’ve had people who have STOOD HIM AT people can get a return along supported us before, but we’ve also new people as well calling us, so it’s $66,000 AND the way.” been overwhelming.” PEOPLE WOULDN’T Matthews, meanwhile, has Next season looms as a pivotal one for Swettenham as Highland Reel’s HAVE BATTED AN spent much of this week on the first two-year-olds will step out while I Am Immortal’s first foals will be EYELID, BUT IT’S NOT phone answering calls from born. SWETTENHAM’S WAY breeders following news of “We can’t wait for the I Am Immortals to hit the ground and if they OF DOING IT Rubick’s move south. look anything like him we will be very excited about him,” he said. - SAM MATTHEWS “Rubisaki is running in the “He covered 116 mares in his first year. Shareholders and some really Sangster (Group 1) on Saturday, good breeders got around him, so he’s getting every chance.” SWETTENHAM STUD STALLION ROSTER 2021 2020 Toronado (High Chaparral) $49,500 $27,500 Rubick (Encosta De Lago) $27,500 $33,000 Puissance De Lune (Shamardal) $19,800 unchanged Highland Reel (Galileo) $16,500 unchanged I Am Immortal (I Am Invincible) $13,750 unchanged Trust In A Gust (Keep The Faith) $6,600 unchanged *all fees inclusive of GST Puissance De Lune SWETTENHAM STUD The brand new essential weekly publication dedicated to Asia, from the ANZ Bloodstock News team All the key news, statistics and analysis for racing and bloodstock in Asia Subscribe for free direct to your inbox every week anzbloodstocknews.com/asia Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by The HIGHEST EARNER OF 2YO PRIZEMONEY in Australian Racing History On track to be the HIGHEST EARNING FIRST CROP SIRE in Australian Racing History Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Friday, April 30, 2021 MORNINGSIDE WORLD - CLASS THOROUGHBRED PROPERTY MORNING BRIEFING Wandjina to stand at MRC confident of strong AUSTRALIA Larneuk Caulfield Cup despite new Gotta Kiss added to Magic Wandjina (Snitzel) is relocating to Larneuk recommendations Millions National Sale Stud in Victoria for the upcoming season where The Melbourne Racing Club is confident he will stand at a fee of $8,800 (inc. GST). The $1 that the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) will million yearling and Australian Guineas winner continue to attract international runners (Gr 1, 1600m) for trainer Gai Waterhouse stood in the wake of the International Injury the 2020 season at Newgate Farm for a fee of Review's adopted recommendations, $11,000 and has sired three crops of racing which it will monitor so as to assess the age. His progeny features last season’s Group impact. MRC executive director, racing and 2-winning juvenile Mamaragan, placed in membership, Jake Norton, said the club both the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) was supportive of the review. The changes, and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), which include added scanning, limitations Gotta Kiss RACING PHOTOS the seven-time winner and recent Sapphire on the number of runs internationals can Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) third Wandabaa, the have before the Melbourne Cup and a cap Last year’s J J Atkins Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) runner- Group 2-placed pair of Express Pass and Rocky on the number of internationals travelling up Gotta Kiss (Not A Single Doubt) is one of ten My Wand, as well as black type two-year-olds to Australia, could impact the overseas fillies and maiden mares supplemented to the Deep Chill, Grand Scholar and Wanaroo.