Monday, April 19, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here SUN OPS SHRUGS OFF TRIP WORRIES WITH SIZZLING WIN - PAGE 16 Read Tomorrow's Issue For Magic Millions release Kiwi Chronicles catalogues for next month’s Stallion Watch What's on Race meetings: Coffs Harbour (NSW), bumper National Sale Echuca (VIC) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Coffs Harbour Rare Shadwell breeding stock and weanling (NSW), Hawkesbury (NSW), Newcastle opportunity to be showcased on the Gold Coast (NSW), Terang (VIC), Cranbourne (VIC), Kyneton (VIC), Swan Hill (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Lark Hill (WA) International meetings: Pontefract (UK), Windsor (UK) Sales: gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 19 April Auction (NZ) MORNING BRIEFING Converge to press 2019 South Australian Derby winner Qafila, who is offered in foal to Dundeel RACING PHOTOS on to Group 1 The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained (Commands), a 14-time Group 1 winner, and Converge (Frankel) has pulled up well from his BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS that it would be responsible for the dispersal of The Agency Real Estate Mile (registered as Fernhill he Magic Millions National Sale Shadwell Australasia’s breeding stock, Magic Handicap) (Listed, 1600m) win on Saturday and has been compared to a high-end Millions has released an 854-lot race fillies is set to line up in the Champagne Stakes this art auction as bloodstock investors and broodmare catalogue for its three-day weekend. Converge will be joined in the race from around the world are breeding stock sale from May 25 to 27. by last-start Eagle Farm winner I’ve Bean There Texpected to compete for the rare and unique The company yesterday also released a (Spill The Beans). The Stuart Kendrick-trained opportunities this year’s catalogue promises to 455-lot National Weanling Sale catalogue, two-year-old will be making his first start in stakes present. with two days set aside for May 20 and 21, as company and will bid to earn a first Group 1 win Having already confirmed the recruitment the lead-in for two weeks of trade on the Gold for both Kendrick and Brisbane jockey James of champion New Zealand mare Melody Belle Coast. Continued on page 2>> Orman. Morning Briefing page 6 >> Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Magic Millions release catalogues for next month’s bumper National Sale | 2 | Monday, April 19, 2021 << Continued from page 1 There will be limited time to test the top-end of the market with Melody Belle - whose value has been estimated STAKES-WINNING MARES as between $2 and $4 million - set to go through the sales ring inside the first half an hour of the opening session. Group 1 winner Served by Lot “It’s a fantastic catalogue and it starts ... with an exceptionally strong Allez Wonder Dundeel 1142 group of race fillies we have as a whole,” Magic Millions managing director Bella Vella Missed in 2019, raced 643 Barry Bowditch said yesterday. Devil Moon Exceedance 1228 “There’s some real highlights in amongst them with the likes of Melody Entisaar Too Darn Hot 835 Belle, Tofane, Bella Vella, Mizzy, Miss Sentimental. It’s a fantastic group Melody Belle Has not been to stud 510 and obviously day one culminates with some fireworks with the Shadwell Miss Sentimental Has not been to stud 523 dispersal, so it’s going to be an outstanding day’s selling.” Pasadena Girl (NZ) Written Tycoon 956 The unreserved 39-lot Shadwell Australasia draft of race fillies and Qafila Dundeel 815 broodmares had been foreshadowed for a number of months and the Star Shiraz The issionM 1060 racetrack feats of its founder Sheikh Hamdan came under notice following Tofane Has not been to stud 603 his death in Dubai last month. Volpe Veloce I Am Invincible 1114 Not since the 2014 Teeley Assets dispersal at the Gold Coast, which grossed more than $23 million, has the southern hemisphere market had an opportunity to access bloodlines such as the one developed by Hamdan. “We were both keen, Magic Millions and Angus, to run it as a group “These dispersal sales are really like collecting art with families that and we thought the best time to have it would be after the race fillies and you don’t always have the opportunity to get into,” Bowditch said. obviously before the mares in foal (which starts on the Wednesday),” “They’ve obviously been very well managed all the way through, so I Bowditch said. would suspect buyers from all over the place that don’t normally pay as much “The way the numbers fell, day one looked the best possible time to attention (to Australian sales) will show up and participate on them.” sell them. There will be plenty of people around that day and it’s a good The mouth-watering Shadwell draft includes: time later in the day to sell them given the exposure and to get those involved (internationally). • Three-year-old Minhaaj (Exceed And Excel), a winner two starts “These are fillies which are a result of a significant investment by ago and a close-up sixth in Saturday’s Redelva Stakes (Listed, Sheikh Hamdan which have been decades in the making and this is the 1100m) in Adelaide; culmination of that. • The 2019 South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) winner Qafila “There’s some sensational young mares under the age of ten which are (Not A Single Doubt), who is in foal to Dundeel (High Chaparral); stakes-performed and very well mated and on top of that the older mares, • Stakes-winning two-year-old Madeenaty (Exceed And Excel), ten and above, are already stakes producers.” who is in foal to Too Darn Hot (Dubawi); The headline acts will naturally capture much of the attention, but • Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) placed mare Reemah Bowditch says the extensive catalogue offers buyers at all levels the (Redoute’s Choice); opportunity to trade. • Champion South African Grade 1-winning two-year-old Entisaar “It’s got depth and diversity and the catalogue is very young on the (More Than Ready) who is in foal to Too Darn Hot; and, whole,” he said. • Mares in foal to I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), Exceed “Most of the mares in foal are first, second and third covers, so they And Excel (Danehill), Written Tycoon (Iglesia) and Deep Field have got very few convictions behind them and they’ve got big futures in (Northern Meteor). front of them and we’re delighted with the quality of the catalogue from start to finish.” The Shadwell breeding stock dispersal will be conducted at the end of Day one of the broodmare sale will also see breeding rights in stallions the May 25 race fillies and mares session in a format agreed to by Magic Written Tycoon, Alabama Express (Redoute’s Choice), Extreme Choice (Not Millions and Sheikh Hamdan’s trusted adviser Angus Gold. A Single Doubt) and Grunt (O’Reilly) being offered. Continued page 4>> Want a complete overview of the current crop of First Season Sires... visit arion.co.nz ... go to Data Centre for all the up-to-date information Arion Pedigrees www.arion.co.nz Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by The BEST RACEFILLIES TOFANE MISS SENTIMENTAL MELODY BELLE BELLA VELLA 14-TIME GR1 WINNER GR1 WINNER GR1 WINNER GR1 WINNER OCEANEX POSITIVE PEACE GREYSFUL GLAMOUR MIZZY GR2 WINNER GR2 WINNER REELEM IN RUBY GR2 WINNER GR2 WINNER GR2 WINNER SPANISH REEF SISSTAR GR2 WINNER ALIFEROUS GR3 WINNER TOORAK AFFAIR GR3 WINNER ARYAAF GR3 WINNER GR3 WINNER HUMMA HUMMA GR3 WINNER EMBRACE ME MINHAAJ MISSYBEEL LI’L KONTRA GR3 WINNER GR3 WINNER GR3 WINNER GR3 WINNER BACCARAT BABY POLLY GREY GR3 WINNER GR3 WINNER FISCAL FANTASY SHE SHAO FLY GR3 WINNER DE LA TERRE GR3 WINNER GR3 WINNER 205 RACEFILLIES AND MAIDEN MARES, 31% OF WHICH ARE BLACK TYPE PERFORMERS ALL SELLING ON DAY ONE OF THE NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE GOLD COAST NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE I 25-27 MAY www.magicmillions.com.au Magic Millions release catalogues for next month’s bumper National Sale | 4 | Monday, April 19, 2021 End users to take notice of weanling catalogue MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST NATIONAL SALE SCHEDULE The preceding two-day Magic Millions National Weanling Sale was also one not to be missed, National Weanling Sale according to Bowditch [pictured left], who believes Thursday, May 20 – 10am - Book 1 the market is ripe for owners and trainers to target Friday, May 21 – 10am - Book 1 and 2 horses capable of reaching the top on the racetrack. Vendors such as Bhima Thoroughbreds, Bell National Broodmare Sale River Thoroughbreds, Coolmore, Kitchwin Hills, Tuesday, May 25 – 10am – Race fillies and maiden mares (inc. Shadwell Gilgai Farm, Segenhoe and Rothwell Park will be Stud Australasia Unreserved Dispersal race fillies & among the consignors supporting the Gold Coast auction with stock. broodmares), stallion shares & lifetime breeding rights The catalogue is also backed up by the Shadwell draft of weanlings Wednesday, May 26 – 10am – Book 1 broodmares which includes colts by Dundeel, Lonhro (Octagonal), Exceed And Excel, Thursday, May 27 – 10am – Book 1 and 2 broodmares Shalaa (Invincible Spirit) and Zoustar (Northern Meteor). There are also fillies by I Am Invincible and Deep Field and a daughter National Yearling Sale of Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) bred to southern hemisphere time out of Tuesday, June 1 – 10am - Book 1 South African champion Entisaar. Wednesday, June 2 – 10am - Book 1 “The weanling sale - and taking Shadwell out of it - is a sale that (end- Thursday, June 3 - 10am - Book 2 use) buyers need to pay attention to,” he said.