Monday, May 17, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here HONG KONG NEWS- PAGE 12 STALLION FEES - PAGE 25 Capitalist pinhook tops What's on opening session of Inglis Race meetings: Tamworth (NSW), Ballarat Synthetic (VIC) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Warwick Farm Melbourne Gold Sale (NSW), Wyong (NSW), Cranbourne (VIC), Andrew Lafontaine and Peter Macvean splash $115,000 on Lark Hill (WA), Cambridge (NZ) yearling from Ponderosa Park by leading first season sire International meetings: Carlisle (UK), Redcar (UK), Leicester (UK), Windsor (UK), Chantilly (FR) International Group races: Chantilly (FR) - Prix Texanita (Gr 3, 1200m) International sales: Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2YOs In Training Sale MORNING BRIEFING Queensland next for Savatoxl Lot 160 – Capitalist ex Chateau Griffo colt INGLIS The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Savatoxl Chateau Griffo (Sebring), is the second-highest (Kuroshio) is being targeted at the Kingsford- BY JO McKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS priced horse ever sold at a Melbourne Gold Smith Cup (Gr 1, 1300m) at Eagle Farm on uyers rallied strongly for the only Yearling Sale. Saturday week after landing The Goodwood (Gr Capitalist (Written Tycoon) on Old friends, Lafontaine and Macvean 1, 1200m) on Saturday. “I think he has finally offer at the Inglis Melbourne have been racing horses together with arrived,” Calvin McEvoy told RSN yesterday. “Over Gold Yearling Sale with Victorians reasonable success for more than 15 years the past couple of preparations, he has furnished, BAndrew Lafontaine and Peter Macvean going to and were delighted to get the horse they had and we were quietly confident on Saturday. He $115,000 during yesterday’s opening session to targeted. went up a notch to beat Gytrash, Behemoth and secure a flashy-looking colt from the Ponderosa “He’s by Capitalist, out of a stakes-placed Instant Celebrity in the Goodwood. He failed Park draft. mare, he’s a cracking type with a nice page so to run the mile when third in the Balaclava Lot 160, the first foal out of MRC Blue we’re really pumped to be taking him home,’’ Cup, so we are concentrating on shorter Diamond Preview (Gr 3, 1000m) placegetter said Lafontaine. Continued on page 3>> distances.” Morning Briefing page 6 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by only Slipperhis generationRated winner 2yo FARNAN behind colt of Highest Daniel O’Sullivan – Ratings Bureau 27/7/2020. HANSEATIC * He’s the most talented 2yo we have had since Alinghi. Just incredible power and burst of acceleration when required. Anthony Freedman, Trainer Hanseatic runs a sizzling 21.87 last 400m to win the Blue Diamond Prelude Gr3. 2021 Fee: $17,600 inc GST www.rosemontstud.com.au Ryan McEvoy (0439 802 837) Anthony Mithen (0413 486 767) G.A Anna Furniss (03 5220 6501) (Street Boss – Itameri by Exceed And Excel) Capitalist pinhook tops opening session of Inglis Melbourne Gold Sale | 3 | Monday, May 17, 2021 << Continued from page 1 “We came here wanting to buy one of the best horses in the sale, we had a few on our list and our limit was $100,000, but we basically knew that we would need to dig a bit deeper to get our hands on a Capitalist colt, so we did and we’re pretty happy we did. “Capitalist can do no wrong, he’s going from strength to strength so hopefully this colt can add to that in years to come. “We have bought a couple of horses from WE CAME HERE WANTING TO this sale and with BUY ONE OF THE BEST HORSES mixed results, so we IN THE SALE, WE HAD A FEW ON thought we would look at some of the better OUR LIST AND OUR LIMIT WAS type horses from the $100,000, BUT WE BASICALLY better stallions and KNEW THAT WE WOULD NEED see where we land this TO DIG A BIT DEEPER TO GET time around.” OUR HANDS ON A CAPITALIST He will be sent to COLT, SO WE DID AND WE’RE Moe to be trained by PRETTY HAPPY WE DID Craig Blackshaw, the - ANDREW LAFONTAINE son of well respected Gippsland horseman Darryl. “We’ve been racing horses with Craig for a few years now and have given him some cheapies, but we wanted to give him a proper horse and we think this is the one. “We have had success with a few cheapies and we thought we would upgrade this time and see how we go.” Lafontaine part-owns the handy four-year-old Robbie Griffiths- trained mare Don’ttelltheboss (Street Boss) who ran second in a Benchmark 84 race at Flemington on Saturday, and, like many owners, he’s dreaming of winning that elusive Group 1. “We haven't cracked it for a Group 1 win yet but nor have a lot of people, so we will keep striving for that. You never know your luck,” he said. The colt was a great pinhooking outcome for the team at Nathalia- based Ponderosa Park, who originally purchased him out of the Widden Stud draft at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in March for $45,000. At that particular sale he went through the sales ring with a bandaged leg after suffering a nick on the fetlock. Whilst the injury was only cosmetic, it put some buyers off and enabled Ponderosa Park’s owner Paul Kelly to pick him up for what, in hindsight, was a song. Kelly, described the colt as an outstanding looking horse. “We’re very happy with the price, he was on the market early enough for trainers to get on him and we’d hoped he’d roll up toward the $100,000 mark but never did we think it would exceed that, let alone reach $115,000 so we’re thrilled,’’ said Kelly. “He’d be the best horse we’ve ever put through a yearling sale… he grabbed everyone’s attention and it was a great bidding battle with 360 Bloodstock the underbidder. “Full credit needs to go to the staff at the Continued on page 5>> Follow us @anz_news | 3 | Brought to you by Superstar Mare ARCADIA QUEEN “The best I’ve ever raced” Bob Peters, leading breeder and owner VRC MACKINNON STAKES GR1 | MRC CAULFIELD STAKES GR1 | WATC KINGSTON TOWN CLASSIC GR1 ATC THEO MARKS STAKES GR2 | WATC WA GUINEAS GR2 | WATC CHAMPION FILLIES STAKES GR3 ARCADIA QUEEN, ONE OF 230 STAKES PERFORMERS CATALOGUED AMONGST THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE’S GREATEST FILLIES AND MARES AT THE GOLD COAST GOLD COAST NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE I 25-27 MAY www.magicmillions.com.au Capitalist pinhook tops opening session of Inglis Melbourne Gold Sale | 5 | Monday, May 17, 2021 << Continued from page 3 farm, they do a great job and have done so to do what I think he’s capable of doing in the spring or next autumn, he especially with this colt and we can’t wait to get back here for session two really could enhance this filly’s page,’’ said Sadler. where we have four more to offer, including a beautiful Merchant Navy “I really liked this filly as well, she’s going to be a lovely addition to filly.’’ the stable. Second-top lot honours on day one were shared, with an All Too Hard “I’d say she’d be up and running by this time next year and hopefully filly out of Savsenga (Reset),Lot 33 from the Blue Gum Farm draft and she can go on and make a name for herself in her own right, which I certainly think she can.’’ Blue Gum’s Phil Campbell – who enjoyed a 100% clearance rate yesterday from 12 yearlings offered said; “She’s a nice running type of filly, a particularly good mover and I think they’ll have plenty of fun with her. “We’re tickled pink with the sale, we sold her for a good client Phil Wilton and she’s been raised on the farm all the way along. “We’re very happy with what’s been achieved so far and tomorrow looks to be another strong day too,’’ said Campbell. A number of other Victorian trainers were prominent on the buying bench with Michelle Payne forking out $70,000 for a Palentino colt out of Tiger’s Girl (Tiger Hill), Lot 78, from the Bucklee Farm draft. Cranbourne trainer Greg Eurell paid $72,000 for a Glass Harmonium colt offered asLot 58 by Blue Gum Farm. He is out of Starlet O’Hara (Galileo), who has already produced Group 2-placed Captain Rhett Lot 33 - All Too Hard - Savsenga colt INGLIS (Helenus). James Price, who is officiating at his first sale since taking over the role Lot 140, a Toronado colt out of Bluegrass Danni (Danetime) from as Inglis’ Victorian bloodstock manager from Simon Vivian, said he was Bombora Downs each selling for $100,000. pleased with the opening day’s results. Christoph Bruechert offered the Toronado (High Chaparral) colt on The session ended with turnover of $2,297,250, with an average behalf of breeder Raymond More, who was over the moon with the result. of $18,986, median of $11,000 and clearance rate of 80%. There are no “Raymond is thrilled, he’s so excited, we’re all very happy with that. comparable figures to last year’s edition, which was pushed back to July “He sold very well. For such a strong horse he moves quite lightly and and held as an online one-day sale. I think that’s what attracted people to him,’’ said Bruechert. “I think it was a very healthy sale. There's no doubt that based on The colt was purchased by long-time friends Mark Cook and Rod the confirmation and pedigree of a number of the horses it was very Scott, who met at Inglis’ original Newmarket sales complex more than 20 strong.