Major changes announced as Lindsay Park Racing enters new era - page 16 Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here STEVE MORAN - PAGE 17 MB: GOOD SLIPPER DRAW FOR LEADING FANCIES - PAGE 9 Locals embrace Read Tomorrow's Issue For It’s In The Blood March Yearling Sale as What's on Metropolitan meetings: Kensington (NSW), Lakeside (VIC), Doomben (QLD), Ascot (WA). Launceston (TAS) records tumble again Race meetings: Balaklava (SA), Canberra Russian Revolution filly holds court on day two at Magic Millions (ACT), Matamata (NZ) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Geelong (VIC), Horsham (VIC), Woolamai (VIC), Pakenham (VIC) International meetings: Happy Valley (HK), Greyville (RSA), Kempton (UK), Lingfield (UK) Sales: Inglis Digital March (Early) Sale, gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 22 March Auction Lot 291 Russian Revolution ex Pinpoint filly MAGIC MILLIONS sale-topping $370,000 for a Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) Group 1 winner El Dorado BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS colt on Monday, added to his haul yesterday with Dreaming joins star-studded ueensland owners and trainers the addition of the second session’s top lot, a Chairman’s cast made the most of their local $190,000 Russian Revolution (Snitzel) filly, and Magic Millions Gold Coast a $180,000 Hellbent (I Am Invincible) colt. The Inglis Chairman’s Sale has received March Yearling Sale without Seventeen of the top 20 yearlings sold at further high-profile entrants to bolster its Qheavy-hitting interstate competition in what the March sale were bought by Queenslanders, select catalogue with Group 1 winner El was the seventh straight record-breaking live while there is a possibility a further two within Dorado Dreaming (Ilovethiscity) among a Australian thoroughbred auction held this year. those leading yearlings could also remain to be number of notable additions announced Gold Coast trainer John Morrisey, who paid a trained in the state. Continued on page 2>> yesterday. Continued on page 15>> FRI 12TH - WED 17TH MAR 2021 INGLIS DIGITAL INGLIS DIGITAL MARCH (EARLY) SALE SALE LIVE VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Locals embrace March Yearling Sale as records tumble again | 2 | Wednesday, March 17, 2021 << Continued from page 1 Yesterday’s most expensive yearling proved to be a good result for the sale’s leading vendor, Darling Downs farm Eureka Stud, after they bought her mother carrying the high-priced filly almost two years ago for John Kurtz and his family. “We were buying the mare because she’s related to (Spirit Of Boom’s) Sugar Boom for some clients,” Eureka Stud’s Scott McAlpine said. “They are a couple of good guys who know the family and when they have a couple going well out of it they want to stick with it, which is why we bought that mare.” Out of the winning mare Pinpoint (General Nediym), a three-quarter sister to the Perth Listed winner Miss Bux and a half-sister to the Tony Gollan-trained stakes winner Sugar Boom (Spirit Of Boom), the filly is her dam’s third living foal and was catalogued as lot 291. Harry McAlpine bought Pinpoint, who is also from the same family as this season’s MRC Debutant Stakes (Listed, 1000m) winner Fake Love (I Lot 272 Hellbent ex O'Reilly's Charm colt MAGIC MILLIONS Am Invincible) and Villiers Handicap (Gr 2, 1600m) winner Quackerjack (Not A Single Doubt), from the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Tony Gollan and agent John Foote bought seven yearlings for a Broodmare Sale from Sledmere Stud when she was in foal to Russian total of $650,000 while Chris Anderson and agent Steve Morley bought Revolution on behalf of the Kurtzs. six for $540,000. Prominent Queensland owner Mike Crooks’ Mishani “I think $125,000 was the right price to buy her and it’s proven to be Enterprises purchased eight yearlings. right with the filly out of her making $190,000 and she’s got a Spirit Of “It is great having John here. He’s a neighbour of ours and he was Boom filly next year,” McAlpine said. stepping in and buying some of the very best yearlings we had to offer over “That was what they bought her for - to send her to Spirit Of Boom as the two days,” Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch said. they are shareholders in him.” “He’s got some great supporters and long-term clients (Gundaroo Nineteen lots earlier, Morrisey went to $180,000 for a son of Yarraman Stud) and he’s buying the right horses to take advantage of the lucrative Park Stud’s first season sire Hellbent. QTIS money on offer. Bidding opened at $100,000 for the impressive colt and moved up in “The QTIS scheme is an unsung hero for the Queensland industry. $10,000 increments to $170,000, prompting the under bidder to attempt a Whether you’re racing at two or three, racing in the country or the final $5,000 bid when the Gold Coast-based Morrisey returned at $180,000 metropolitan area, whether you’re running first, second or third, you’re to ensure the horse would race under his and son Scott’s care. in play for the bonuses. Consigned by Kenmore “It is all encompassing and it gives everyone an opportunity to reap WE’RE THE BIGGEST Lodge as Lot 272, the colt the rewards.” VENDOR AND WE HAD is the third foal out of the Eureka Stud also sold the brother to the Sydney-trained stakes- unraced mare O’Reilly’s Charm performed winner Spirituality (Spirit Of Boom) to First Light Racing, the 42 YEARLINGS TO SELL. (O’Reilly), herself a sister to the syndicator’s agent Paul Willetts, and trainer Rob Heathcote for $180,000. WE HAVE DONE VERY Group 2-placed mare Clover Catalogued as Lot 235, the colt is the 11th foal out of Matinee WELL. WE PASSED Lane. His second dam is the (Flying Spur), a half-sister to Staging (Success Express), in turn the dam SIX IN AND WE’VE Queensland Guineas (Gr 2, of stallions Duporth (Red Ransom), Excites (Danewin) and Tickets EXCEEDED WHAT WE 1600m) winner Sequential (Redoute’s Choice). BUDGETED FOR QUITE Charm (Sequalo). A sibling to five winners, including the recent Wyong-winning Gerald SUBSTANTIALLY In total, Morrisey bought Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained Spirituality, the colt is also from the - HARRY MCALPINE four yearlings for $910,000, all of same family as Eureka’s stakes-winning two-year-old Tiyatrolani (Captain whom are QTIS eligible. Sonador). Continued on page 4>> DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX EVERY MORNING YOUR ESSENTIAL DAILY READ THIS WEEK IN Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by A P E R F E C T 10 years - 10.4% Stakeswinners/Lots o ered *2010 – 2019 Arrowfield Easter Graduates Locals embrace March Yearling Sale as records tumble again | 4 | Wednesday, March 17, 2021 << Continued from page 2 McAlpine said: “Again, that family think a lot of different breeders experienced good with Matinee and Tiyatro, who ran third to Spirit Of Boom in the Magic fortune and those who brought good horses to Millions Prelude (on debut in 2010), and she has gone on to produce the sale were admired and sought after in Tiyatrolani, is one of our families. Matinee helped get us going and it’s a the ring,” Bowditch said. family that sticks with us.” “It’s great to see the money being In the last hour of the second and final session, Edmonds Racing and spread through many different clients Bruce Slade’s Kestrel Thoroughbreds combined to buy a colt by Better and giving them the opportunity and the Than Ready (More Than Ready), the sire of the stable’s star two-year-old confidence they need to step ahead here Alpine Edge, from Kenmore Lodge for $180,000. in Queensland and strive for bigger and better Offered as Lot 406, he is the second foal out of the stakes-performed, things in the years to come.” six-time winner Vienna Queen (Jet Spur), whose first foal Vienna Cruise The aggregate of $14,462,500 year-on-year is up 86 per cent, but a more (Winning Rupert) is already a juvenile winner this season. accurate comparison is to the 2019 sale and that, also, is up a staggering Magic Millions 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) runner-up Alpine Edge, the 47 per cent. winner of the Phelan Ready Stakes (Listed, 1000m) and B J McLachlan The average of $44,776 compared to two years ago is up 33 per cent Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) to open his career, was spelled after finishing last in (up 57 per cent on 2020) but the figure is slightly lower than what was the Todman Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on March 6. achieved at the 2018 sale. At the end of the March sale, Eureka Stud was crowned leading “It is hard to compare to any other sale of its kind, but I guess the best vendor, selling 36 of its 42 yearlings for a total of $1.9 million at an average barometer we can come up with is the 2018 sale, which is commonly of $52,778. known as the Spirit Of Boom sale, and it surpassed that by gross and by “The March sale has been very strong and it’s been very good to us,” median and clearance rate,” Bowditch said. McAlpine said. “To achieve those heights again and better them is huge for the March sale.” “We’re the biggest vendor and we had 42 yearlings to sell. We have While Magic Millions’ focus now switches to its Gold Coast National done very well.