Winx: we say farewell to a legend in our special 12-page supplement Saturday, April 13, 2019 NEW HARRY ANGEL dual G1-winning sprinter son of elite speed sire Dark Angel “He has always been special.” Clive Cox, trainer New to Dark Angel - Beatrix Potter $22,000 inc. GST www.darley.com.au Winx: farewell to a What's On Stakes races: Randwick (NSW) - legend Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), Pages 9-20 Sydney Cup (Gr 1 3200m), Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m), Coolmore Legacy Stakes (registered as Queen Of The Turf Stakes) (Gr 1, 1600m), Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m), Percy Sykes Stakes Saturday, April 13, 2019 (Gr 2, 1200m), Sapphire Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), South Pacific Classic (Listed, Dual Group 1 winner 1400m), Fernhill Handicap (Listed, 1600m) - Caulfield (VIC) - Galilee Series Final (Listed, 2400m), Bel Esprit Harry Angel to shuttle to Stakes (Listed, 1100m) - Morphettville (SA) - R N Irwin Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m), Schweppervescence Stakes (registered Darley Australia as Auraria Stakes) (Gr 3, 1800m), Port Son of Dark Angel to stand at Kelvinside in New South Wales Adelaide Guineas (Listed, 1800m), Redelva Stakes (Listed, 1100m) - Ascot for a fee of $22,000 (WA) - W.A.T.C Derby (Gr 2, 2400m), Raconteur Stakes (Listed, 1500m) - Hastings (NZ) - Hawke’s Bay Cup (Listed, 2200m), NZB Finance Sprint (Listed, 1200m) - Riccarton Park (NZ) - Canterbury Gold Cup (Gr 3, 2000m), Warstep Stakes (Listed, 2000m) Stud News Waikato Stud announce 2019 fees as Savabeel spearheads five-strong roster Harry Angel JOHN grossick Waikato Stud stalwart Savabeel (Zabeel) Lane Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) as a three-year-old, after will work from a closed book for the 2019 By Lewis Lesbirel which he was acquired privately by Sheikh southern hemisphere breeding season, a move hampion sprinter Harry Angel Mohammed’s Godolphin operation. that will see the champion sire cover a reduced (Dark Angel) will shuttle to The son of Dark Angel (Acclamation) went number of mares this year. Darley’s Kelvinside base in New on to make his Group 1 breakthrough in the Savabeel has enjoyed another landmark South Wales this year, where he will July Cup (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket before a season both on the track and in the Cstand for an introductory fee of $22,000 (inc sensational performance in Haydock’s Sprint sales ring, siring 18 individual stakes GST). Cup (Gr 1, 6f) saw him account for a top-class winners and achieving his highest-priced Having shed his maiden tag in the Mill Reef field, which included Group 1 winners Blue yearling at the Karaka Yearling Sale in January, Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) on just his second career start, Point (Shamardal), The Tin Man (Equiano) where Te Akau principal David Ellis parted with Harry Angel announced himself as a top-rank and Brando (Pivotal), by an emphatic four NZ$1.4 million for a colt by the rising 18-year- sprinter with a stunning victory in the Sandy lengths. Continued on page 2>> old. Stud News page 7 | 1 | Brought to you by Harry Angel To Shuttle To Darley Australia << Continued from page 1 Trained throughout his career by Clive Cox, Harry Angel returned at four to land the Duke Of York Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) under a penalty before rounding off his career with a gallant second to Sands Of Mali (Panis) in the British Champions Sprint Stakes (Gr 1, 6f). The dual Group 1 winner began his stud career earlier this year at Dalham Hall in Newmarket as the highest-rated sprinter to take up stallion duties in Britain for more than 30 years. BEST OF “Harry Angel is a high-end sprinter whose precocity will work well in this part of the world,” Godolphin Australia’s Managing Director, Vin Cox, said. “We have been to have a look at him and were very impressed with him on type. We’re sure he’s the sort that Australian buyers will like. LUCK “We will be supporting him with Godolphin mares and expect him to To the Magic Millions graduates get off to a good start.” Harry Angel is out of the placed-mare Beatrix Potter - a daughter of running in this today’s group races fellow July Cup winner Cadeaux Genereux (Young Generation) - who is a RANDWICK (ATC) PERCY SYKES STKS GR2 half-sister to dual Hong Kong Group 1 hero Xtension (Xaar) and a three- Villami ....................... Cressfield QUEEN ELIZABETH STKS Badia ...................Kitchwin Hills quarter-sister to the stakes-placed A Huge Dream (Refuse To Bend), GR1 St Covet’s Spirit ...........Rapisarda herself the dam of dual-Listed winner Mrs Gallagher (Oasis Dream). Winx ..................Coolmore Stud ARROWFIELD 3YO SPRINT As well as possessing an outcross pedigree with just one line of AUSTRALIAN OAKS GR1 GR2 Maracaibo ......... Arrowfield Stud Zousain ........... Edinglassie Stud Danzig (Northern Dancer) in the fifth generation, Harry Angel is the best- Rocknavar ..........Coolmore Stud Lean Mean Machine ....Glenlogan performed son of Dark Angel and ended his three-year-old season rated Romani Girl ......... Westbury Stud Park Charge .............. Turnagga Farm 132 by Timeform - level with Muhaarar (Oasis Dream) and the best by any QUEEN OF THE TURF STKS Jonker ............... Fig Tree T’breds GR1 sprinter to retire to stud in Britain since 1985. Baller ................... Baramul Stud Eckstein ...................Vinery Stud The panel of international handicappers duly assessed him the Prophet’s Thumb..........Bell River Sedanzer .. Three Bridges T’breds T’breds world champion sprinter in 2017, two or more points above Battaash Spanish Reef ....... Patinack Farm Dyslexic ..............Newgate Farm SAPPHIRE STKS GR2 (Dark Angel), Chautauqua (Encosta De Lago), Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy), Amphitrite .............Goldin Farms Invincibella .......... Sledmere Stud Redzel (Snitzel) and Caravaggio (Scat Daddy). Fundamentalist ............ Holbrook Quilista ...................Korilya Stud T’breds Egyptian Symbol ......... Cressfield Darley Head Of Sales, Alastair Pulford, added. “He was the world’s Ellicazoom ........Mogumber Park best sprinter in a year when there were a lot of good sprinters going Irithea ................ Arrowfield Stud around, particularly in Australia. ASCOT (PERTH) “The international handicappers rated him better than Chautauqua, WATC DERBY GR2 better than Redzel and better than Vega Magic.” Platoon ................Mungrup Stud Harry Angel is the second new recruit to Darley’s stallion roster for the Without Reason ..... Scenic Lodge Apparition ............... Toreby Park 2019 southern hemisphere breeding season after it was announced that Ping Me Another .. Yarradale Stud Kementari (Lonhro) would stand for an introductory fee of $33,000 (inc MORPHETTVILLE GST) following his retirement last month. (SAJC) RN IRWIN STKS GR3 Casino Wizard .....Barrine T’breds Hussybay ....... Cornerstone Stud Hard Empire ....... Maluka T’breds One More Daisy ... Patinack Farm Mica Lil ............Willow Park Stud Beautiful Flyer ..................Noack AURARIA STKS GR3 Cosmic Alert ..........Golden Grove Stud Mirette ...... Three Bridges T’breds Havana Heat ....... Ferndale Farm Kenyan Wonder ......Attunga Stud www.magicmillions.com.au Harry Angel GETTY IMAGES | 2 | Brought to you by Morning Briefing | sponsored by Westbury Stud | 3 | Saturday, April 13, 2019 Australia Scarlet Dream ready to step Conditions should suit Yogi Rain holds off in Sydney up in Oaks Eustace has also spoken positively regarding Day two of The Championships is set to begin Mark Newnham has issued a positive bulletin on Sydney Cup hopeful Yogi (Raise The Flag), on a Soft 5 surface following a dry week in ATC Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m) contender who was last seen running fifth in the Tancred Sydney, while there is a chance the going Scarlet Dream (Sebring) and is anticipating Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m), while the six-year-old description could improve to a Soft 4 later that the Vinery Stud Stakes (registered as the was a dual Listed winner for former trainer today. The lucky fans who have managed Storm Queen Stakes) (Gr 1, 2000m) seventh Darren Weir. "He's a thorough stayer, which to obtain a ticket for the sell-out showpiece will appreciate the extra distance. "She was you're going to need to be in that race," Eustace are set to be rewarded with pleasant viewing probably a little disappointing to the eye in the said. "It's probably going to be a full field and a conditions as the weather is set fair and Vinery, but it was a Heavy 10 and she was back bit of a stamina test of course, so at least he's sunny, with the temperature forecast to be in last and had to come wide,” Newnham said. “It's got that on his side. He's in good order and this the mid-20 degrees. never a good recipe at Rosehill and certainly has been his target." not when it's heavy and the rail is out six metres. Webster will be pleased with Her work on Monday was as good as you'd like Improving track should also second and I'm sure a mile-and-a-half and a big track is suit Rondinella Happy Clapper (Teofilo) will face Winx for what she's been looking for." Co-trainer Roger James believes his Sydney Cup the 11th time in his career in today’s Queen contender Rondinella (Ocean Park) will be well- Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) and trainer Young hoping for first Group 1 suited by the drying track conditions, with the four- Pat Webster is hoping he can occupy the Co-trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will year-old having run third in the Tancred Stakes (Gr runner-up spot behind the wondermare once have two chances at Randwick this afternoon - 1, 2400m) on her latest outing. He said: “It is good again. "She's a freak," Webster said. "But I'd Maracaibo (Redoute’s Choice) in the Australian form and all on tracks that were basically against like to think the Clapper can run second.