Friday, August 7, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here Black Caviar to visit Written What's on Tycoon as Prince Of Caviar Race meetings: Tamworth (NSW), Ballarat (VIC), Ipswich (QLD), Canberra (ACT), Wingatui (NZ) retires to Riverbank Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Warwick Farm The champion sprinter will be served by a sixth separate (NSW), Tamworth (NSW), Flemington (VIC), Canberra (ACT) stallion with Arrowfield Stud’s new arrival her next suitor International meetings: Taipa (MAC), Sandown (UK), Yarmouth (UK), Hamilton (UK), Fairview (SAF), Saratoga (USA), Del Mar (USA) International Group races: Saratoga (USA) - Saratoga Special (Gr 2, 6f). Del Mar (USA) - Sorrento Stakes (Gr 2, 6f) Black Caviar with Prince of Caviar as a foal It was also announced yesterday that Black BY ANDREW HAWKINS AND ALEX WILTSHIRE Caviar will visit Arrowfield Stud’s new addition iverbank Farm will have close Written Tycoon (Iglesia) this season, with her named I Am Caviar; she was last covered in late relations to two of Australia’s daughter and first foal Oscietra (Exceed And December last year. champion mares at stud this Excel) bound for Swettenham Stud’s Toronado That followed visits to Exceed And Excel season, with Black Caviar’s (Bel (High Chaparral). (Danehill), which produced Oscietra; Sebring Esprit)R son Prince Of Caviar (Sebring) joining Black Caviar has visited Yarraman Park’s I (More Than Ready), with the resultant Prince Winx’s (Street Cry) half-brother Boulder City Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) the last three Of Caviar; Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), with Out (Snitzel) on the roster at the Benalla stud. years, with her just-turned-yearling a colt Of Caviar unraced; Continued on page 4>> FRI 6TH - TUE 11TH AUG 2020 MAGIC MILLIONS MUNGRUP DISPERSAL SALE: VIEW CATALOGUE ENTER NOW JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22. Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock. 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WE’VE GOT TO TRY AND Oscietra, who won two of her five starts at Geelong and Ballarat, has “The likes of Boulder City, GET THE BLOODLINES also visited I Am Invincible the last two years, but will instead head for Wayed Zain and Prince of SOMEHOW, AND THE Victoria to Toronado, who has been one of the breakout stars of the last Caviar, their sole draw would be PERFORMED HORSES 12 months. on the bloodlines and not the ARE PRICED OUT OF Oscietra’s younger half-brother Prince Of Caviar won a maiden at performance and for the lower IT FOR US. FOR THE Bendigo from six starts, while he was also city-placed behind Victoria end bloke to get into blue blood. If BREEDING TO RACE Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Extra Brut (Domesday). He will stand for they had performed on the track, $4,400 (inc GST) at Riverbank Farm this season. then they wouldn’t be here. MARKET THIS WORKS For Riverbank principal Russell Osborne, the opportunity to access “Last year the farm produced PERFECTLY FOR THEM. these top bloodlines fits into his vision for what he hopes to achieve with 84 winners which is what our WE OFFER SUCH A the farm. breeders want. The breeders VARIETY THAT IT’S LIKE “We deal in breeding to race, so we’re not chasing any greatly- love to race their horses and A ONE-STOP STATION performed stallion,” Osborne told ANZ Bloodstock News last night. “I that’s where I think the Black FOR THEM think with the Black Caviar ownership - they really do love their horses Caviar ownership really suits - RUSSELL OSBORNE and that’s why they haven’t sold any of them. It’s not a commercial sort our set up and our niche. of thing. They were looking for a stud to do their own boutique breeding “We would have about 70 operation and open it up for everyone else. mares on the farm that are residents and the majority are pretty keen to “My wife Caroline had a bit of an affiliation with Neil Werrett, they just go to him. had a look at us and thought that he would suit our criteria. “He’s a really nice horse and nice natured and couldn’t be happier to “We’ve got to try and get the bloodlines somehow, and the performed have him here.” horses are priced out of it for us. For the breeding to race market this While Winx’s first foal, by I Am Invincible, is due within weeks, the works perfectly for them. We offer such a variety that it’s like a one-stop unraced Boulder City offers a rare opportunity to access those bloodlines station for them.” at a reasonable price of $5,500 (inc GST). He has one crop on the ground Prince Of Caviar and Boulder City are among an expansive eight- with his second group of foals to be born this season. stallion roster at Riverbank Farm, joining Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) Boulder City is the only one of Winx’s brothers to stand at stud, with winner Anacheeva (Anabaa), Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) her half-brother Win Win Leader (Fastnet Rock) gelded before retiring from runner-up Von Costa De Hero (Encosta De Lago) and Group 1 winners Hong Kong without racing and her best-performed sibling, Group 3 winner El Bon Aurum (Bon Hoffa) and Skilled (Commands). Divino (Snitzel), euthanised after a training incident as a four-year-old. Also on the Riverbank roster are blueblood Wayed Zain, by High “Boulder City has been received really, really well so far, and his foals Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) out of a half-sister to Encosta De Lago (Fairy I’d put up against any in the area in terms of quality and type,” Osborne King), and the unraced Redente, by Redoute’s Choice (Danehill) out of said. “From those foals we’ve got a massive return from him and those Group 1 winner Stella Cadente (Centaine). breeders are really keen to go back to him. “The market that we’re looking at is mostly that lower-end breeder “Without a doubt, Winx and Black Caviar have been the best- who can’t access the likes of Sebring or Snitzel so we get the sons of those performed mares in our lifetime, and to be able to have bloodlines directly stallions who have done really well in the breeding barn and hopefully associated with them out of the first dam is really unbelievable.” REGISTER TO BID AUGUST 7-12 ONLINE SALE SALE NOW OPEN Catalogue available at inglisdigital.com Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by European sires with two-year-olds Timeform-rated 90+ Timefrom ratings as at 29 July 29 at as ratings Timefrom 90+ 2YOs SIRES 5 Territories 5 Kodiac 5 Starspangledbanner 4 Night Of Thunder 4 Dark Angel Quality, 4 Frankel early speed. 4 Kingman 3 Dubawi 3 Exceed And Excel 3 Acclamation 3 War Front TERRITORIES Invincible Spirit - Taranto $11,000 inc GST Morning Briefing -Sponsored by Woodside Park Stud Friday, August 7, 2020 TOSEN STARDOM #DROPSFROMTHESKY FIRST WEANLINGS inc. SELLING 2020 $12,100 GST MORNING BRIEFING be as strong due to the travel restrictions," co- for two wins and Flemington was rated in the AUSTRALIA trainer Tom Dabernig said. "If he's going well soft range yesterday. "She seems to have come Ryan holds aces in Rosebud then who knows? We might think about it up well. She hasn't had a trial but she's fit Gerald Ryan believes underfoot conditions but he would have to be in good form." More enough," O'Brien said. "This is a run to get her will be the determining factor in which of immediately though, So Si Bon has the matter going and she'll have the advantage of being on his three runners fares best in tomorrow’s of the Aurie’s Star and ten rivals to contend a soft track. She'll carry a big weight which will The Rosebud (Listed, 1100) at Rosehill. The with. "He'll like the conditions with a bit of make things hard first up so we're just hoping. trainer will start Return With Honour (Fastnet rain about,” Daberning said. “There should What I want to see is a good run and a return Rock), Kumasi (Snitzel) and The Face be good pace, which he'll like, and if he's left to good form. I won't be looking at anything or (Rubick) with the trio all figuring prominently alone early he should run a good race. The making any plans for her until I see she's back in betting in the nine-strong field. "Dry track, main difference is that he's got the topweight in form." I would say Return With Honour, soft track of 60 kilos and he only carried 55.5 kilos last I would say Kumasi, heavy track, The Face," year." Kemp eyes Weetwood Ryan said. Punters looking for further clues with Marbellouz will, however, be buoyed by the fact Ryan Keeper a potential Plate Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp is eyeing compares Return With Honour favourably contender another hometown feature race success to one of his former stars.