I AM IMMORTAL WATCH THE LATEST ON FIRST SEASONSWETTENHAM’S NEWEST ADDITION TO THEIR SIRE RUNNERS STALLION| PAGE ROSTER16 Friday, October 16, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MAIDEN OF THE WEEK | FAKE LOVE (AUS) PAGE 19 What's on Classic test for promising Stakes races: Murray Bridge (SA) - Murray Bridge Gold Cup (Listed, 1600m) Victoria Derby-nominated Race meetings: Bathurst (NSW), Taree (NSW), Moe (VIC), Pakenham (VIC), Gatton (QLD), Murray Bridge (SA), Wingatui (NZ) Karaka colt Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Rosehill (NSW), Clean-winded Let’s Karaka Deel to start at Caulfield after Bathurst (NSW), Taree (NSW), Flemington (VIC) luckless Flemington run International meetings: Haydock (UK), Redcar (UK), Newcastle (UK), Dundalk (IRE), Leopardstown (IRE), Fairview (SAF), Keeneland (USA) International Group races: Dundalk (IRE) - Pat Smullen Mercury Stakes (Gr 3, 5f). Keeneland (USA) - Pin Oak Valley View Stakes (Gr 3, 8.5f) International sales: Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 3 (UK) Let’s Karaka Deel AAP Maher and David Eustace, has been carefully BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS SALES NEWS managed since his second placing at Bendigo glowing endorsement from Peter in July and connections stuck to the plan World record for digital Cunningham had syndicator despite a luckless last-start run at Flemington platform as Spanish sells Cameron Bennett excited about on September 23 by keeping him fresh for Three-time Group 2 winner Spanish Whisper the prospects of Let’s Karaka tomorrow’s Caulfield Classic (Gr 3, 2000m). (Lope De Vega) yesterday became the highest- ADeel (Dundeel) and 18 months on from the Bennett yesterday revealed that priced thoroughbred to ever sell through a unexpected text message the three-year-old Cunningham had compared Let’s Karaka Deel digital-only platform when her breeders Daniel will this weekend press his Victoria Derby (Gr with Flying Start Syndications’ flag bearer and Nakhle and Darren Brady fought off significant 1, 2500m) claims and back up the raps placed Group 1-winning mare Amphitrite (Sebring) international interest to buy out their fellow on him by the horse breaker. during the colt’s early education at Cranbourne shareholders for AUD$1,202,500 through The lightly-raced colt, trained by Ciaron in May last year. Continued on page 2>> Gavelhouse Plus. Sales News page 12 >> TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2020 2YO READY2RACE SALE ALTERNATE BREEZE UP: SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Classic test for promising Victoria Derby-nominated Karaka colt | 2 | Friday, October 16, 2020 << Continued from page 1 “This is true. I’ve still got it in a text message, my breaker who worked with Amphitrite down in Cranbourne, messaged me after working with him and he said ‘this is your next Group horse’,” Bennett told ANZ Bloodstock News. “He is a pretty good judge. The horse hasn’t done it yet, but hopefully the breaker is right,” Amphitrite won the 2018 Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and would go on to retire from racing as the winner of five races from 17 starts and more than $750,000 in prize-money. She was sold for a seven-figure sum to Japan as a broodmare prospect after being retired last November. SHE WAS LIKE A DOG WAS “(Cunningham) said that THE WAY HE EXPLAINED IT Amphitrite was the best horse TO ME. HE COULD STAND he’d touched early on,” Bennett Mee (left), Bennett (right) MAGIC MILLIONS IN THE RING, CALL HER recalled. OVER AND SHE WOULD “She was like a dog was the “I guess that is what makes them better than most horses. They’re COME OVER, TURN LEFT, way he explained it to me. He intelligent and they have that different quality to them.” TURN RIGHT. SHE JUST could stand in the ring, call her Let’s Karaka Deel was narrowly beaten at Bendigo at his first start, DID EVERYTHING HE over and she would come over, but made up for that with a comfortable maiden victory at Swan Hill on ASKED OF HER AND THAT JUST DOESN’T NORMALLY turn left, turn right. She just August 24, prompting Maher and Eustace to target the Victoria Derby HAPPEN. did everything he asked of her Trial (1800m) at Flemington on September 23 when the colt, who was - CAMERON BENNETT and that just doesn’t normally ridden by John Allen, was badly held up for a run to be beaten three and happen. a half lengths in 11th by Cetshwayo (Dundeel). Continued on page 4>> Inglis Ready 2 Run Sale Draft Lot 91 Lot 174 Lot 203 CAPITALIST x RASALA Filly ALL TOO HARD x ALACER Colt NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x COCO MISS Gelding 2nd A striking A brilliant fastest breeze type breeze 10.17s 10.30s 10.47s Precocious with Proven Breeze, An Opportunity a classy pedigree! Proven Sire! 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The China Horse Club are supporting him with a significant number of mares’ Michael Wallace, Chief Operating Officer CHC Those to have secured a Breeding Right include: Yarraman Park Three Bridges Morning Rise Stud Longwood Thoroughbreds Little Avondale Stud Willow Grove Stud Stonehouse Thoroughbreds Flinders Park Willaroon Thoroughbreds Leneva Park Daisy Hill Stockwell Thoroughbreds etc. 2020 Fee: $11,000 inc GST Rosemont Stud, 250 Volum Road, Gnarwarre, VIC 3221 P: 03 5220 6500 W: rosemontstud.com.au G.A Ryan McEvoy - 0439 802 837 Ted Mithen - 0429 933 955 Anna Furniss - 0410 686 817 A Rosemont / China Horse Club Partnership Classic test for promising Victoria Derby-nominated Karaka colt | 4 | Friday, October 16, 2020 << Continued from page 2 “It took me about a day to get off the floor after that run,” he said. “The jockey was shattered but that is racing. He thought he was going well enough to win. That is what they took out of it. “They have always thought he was a pretty good horse and we’ve just taken steps along the way and that was one of the races but it didn’t pan out.” Momentarily, Eustace and Maher considered backing up Let’s Karaka Deel in the Super Impose Stakes (Listed, 1800m) on October 3 but decided against it. “They were worried with the tracks being hard and he is a better horse kept fresh and we Oceanography RACING PHOTOS only wanted to give him one more run if he does go to the Derby,” he said. Flying Start Syndications also has another promising New Zealand “If he went to the other race (Super Impose Stakes) he would have graduate in training with Maher and Eustace, the three-year-old needed another run again before the Derby, so that’s the reason they Oceanography (Ocean Park) who won at Sandown in September. didn’t back him up. The colt, who was purchased from Cambria Park, had his last start in “They were thinking that straight after the race, but 24 hours later, the Super Impose Stakes but the talented stayer has since been spelled. they were never going to go there as they wanted to give him another few “We have tipped him out. They like him, too, but the Flemington track weeks. was rock hard and he just didn’t stretch out,” Bennett said. “He’s really clean-winded, he pulls up well and he doesn’t need a “They tried to keep him going, but he’s just a bit sore. He will appreciate tonne of work. They keep him on the fresh side.” time and he got a lot further this preparation than what we thought he would.” Let’s Karaka Deel was an NZ$80,000 purchase by Bennett and Pinhook Bennett and Mee paid NZ$25,000 for Oceanography who is by Waikato Bloodstock’s Dave Mee from the Wentwood Grange draft at the 2019 New Stud’s sire Ocean Park (Thorn Park). Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale after the syndicator sought out “I spoke to Dave Eustace (on Wednesday) and he wants to target him the progeny of Arrowfield Stud’s Dundeel (High Chaparral). towards the Adelaide and Brisbane carnivals. He thinks he’s up to that “I still remember the first time they pulled him out of the box and I grade,” he said. honestly did like him and Dave (Mee) liked him too, which was good, “Dave did say, ‘you wouldn’t think he’d win a race six weeks ago and because sometimes there are horses I like that he doesn’t,” Queensland- six weeks later he’s up to a Listed race’ but the Ocean Parks can improve based Bennett said. that much in a short space of time. “We looked at him two or three times and he was from Wentwood “They galloped him with some good horses and that is why they Grange who are good breeders with Kolding and a heap of other good thought he had some ability, so we should be able to have a bit of fun with horses in a short time.” him.” Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by xxx“Churchill was the | 5 | Friday, October 16, 2020 “Churchill was the leading sales [Tattersalls freshman sire at [Tattersalls CHURCHILL October, Book 1] << Continued from page 5 October] Book 2 with 16 Gets The Nod leading freshman sire sold for 1,468,000gns and TDN, 2nd Oct., after his by average with 13 an average of 91,750gns” yearlings sold so well at sold for an average the Goffs Orby Sale , 15th Oct.