MUNCE RACING NEWSLETTER Welcome to our April 2018 edition of the Munce Racing Newsletter MUNCE RACING OPEN DAY – KEEP YOUR MORNING FREE Our Open Day this year is being held this coming Sunday the 6th May at the Doomben Racecourse Parade Ring. Proceeding will kick off at 9.30am with morning tea provided. The Open Day will be proudly supported by radio station NOVA 106.9 with David ‘Luttsy’ Lutteral appearing as emcee. All current owners and interested guests will have the opportunity to meet our new yearlings and see the quality of the horses on offer. All yearlings that have been purchased this year will be paraded so if you are looking to join a group or purchase a horse outright, we will have ownership opportunities available to suit everyone. Chris will also provide his valuable expertise in what he looks for in selecting a racehorse for Munce Racing. QUAYDE HEADS SOUTH OF THE BORDER FOR 6 WEEKS Thanks to Chris’s relationship with Gai Waterhouse, Quayde has been given the opportunity to ride trackwork for the First Lady of racing for a period of six weeks. This is a tremendous opportunity for the apprentice and he will no doubt benefit greatly from the experience. A quick text message to him revealed that he may have a race ride next week for the stable. MUNCE RACING NEWSLETTER 2018 CAPRICORNIA YEARLING SALE – 8TH APRIL IN ROCKHAMPTON This year Chris attended the Capricornia Yearling Sale for the second time and was able to secure a son of Dawn Approach. Chris will aim the yearling towards the 2019 Capricornia Yearling Sales Classic 2Yo Plate, worth $100,000 in prizemoney. Lot 91 - Dawn Approach x Savings (chestnut colt) Chris said, “He is a lovely big, strong, athletic colt with a very athletic walk on him with a good head on his shoulder. His x-rays were all clean and I felt he was easily the best colt at the sale”. His sire, Dawn Approach, was an unbeaten multiple Gr.1 winner as a 2-year-old and was later crowned European 2-year-old Champion. At 3 years of age he won the G1 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket by 5 lengths and the G1 St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. In both instances he beat such horses like Toronado, Glory Awaits and George Vancouver. His wins were over distances from 1200m to 1600m. His best progeny to date include 2-year-olds Gongs and Condemned. Both are owned and raced by Godolphin and are part of his first southern hemisphere crop. His dam, Savings, was unraced and is the half-sister to Hot Jules (G1 winner) and Yuro (G3 winner). Our colt is her ninth foal and she is the dam of six foals to race including three winners. Her sire, Iglesia, was Queensland’s Champion First Season Sire in 2004/5 and produced Written Tycoon (Champion First Season Sire in 2010/11). MUNCE RACING NEWSLETTER HORSES AVAILABLE Kuroshio x Superb Melody (brown/black colt) Chris said, “he is a magnificent, beautiful colt with a terrific walk and very athletic. I believe he is one of the best colts at the sale.” This colt is by the blistering winner Kuroshio (Exceed and Excel), who was a Listed winner on debut. He then went on to win the G3 MRC Blue Diamond Prelude at 2 years of age defeating eventual Champion Sprinter and Horse of the Year Dissident. At 3 years of age he won the G2 McEwan Stakes. His dam, Superb Melody is a city winning mare and comes from a strong Group producing winning family. Her sire is the multiple G1 winner Unbridled’s Song. Even though he passed away in 2013 he earned a posthumous title as the American champion sire of 2017 based largely on the achievements of his son Arrogate. The colt is paid up for the Queensland Thoroughbred Incentive Scheme (QTIS) and is eligible for the Magic Millions Race Series. He has just completed his time at the breakers and is currently in the stables going through some education. He will remain in the stables until the Open Day. There is still ownership available in the colt so if you are interested please contact us either via our webpage http://munceracing.com.au or email us at [email protected] MUNCE RACING NEWSLETTER Show A Heart x Art Gallery (bay colt) Chris said “that his presence grabbed his attention when he got in the sale ring and he really just sold himself. He is a stand out.” His sire, Show A Heart, was a Group 1 winner at the age of 2, 3 and 4 years, taking out the Caufield Guineas, VATC Toorak Handicap, the T J Smith and QTC Stradbroke Handicap. His 2002 Stradbroke win was one of the most thrilling on record when he got up in the final few bounds to beat his arch rival Falvelon. Chris and Cathy know this family well as Cathy was an owner of his sire Brave Warrior and Chris was his jockey, steering him to 6 of his 8 wins, including three Group 2 wins. As a stallion he has gone on to produce Group 1 winning son Toorak Toff who won the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2-year-old Classic as well as the G1 Rupert Clarke and the G1 Golden Rose. Other Group 1 progeny include Heart of Dreams and Woorim. At 20 years of age Show a Heart remains at Glenlogan Park but is now retired so there will now be limited chances to own a colt or filly by this stallion. Our colt is his dam’s fifth foal. Her fourth foal is a 2-year- old with her previous three foals all winners. Glendara, a full brother to our colt, won the Listed Tattersall’s Mile Handicap on 3 March 2018 and then ran second in the time-honoured Gold Coast Stakes two weeks later. Chris currently trains two sons of Show A Heart. The well performed 3-year-old Johnny Whitesox and the up and coming Racecourse Road who broke his maiden at his first start. Chris is very impressed with both and says that they have plenty of potential to excel. Whittington x Flexibility (brown filly) Cathy Munce said “I liked her from the word go and I was not going to leave the sales without her. She is an elegant and stylish filly with the looks and walk to match. Nothing seemed to faze her at the sales and she came across as a very sensible filly. Perfect for a women’s only syndicate.” Both her x-rays and scope came back all clear. MUNCE RACING NEWSLETTER Her sire, Whittington, exploded onto the scene in October 2012 as a 2-year-old when he won the time- honoured Breeders Plate in dominant fashion. He came back as a 3-year-old winning the Magic Millions Sprint defeating the older horses in blistering fashion, stopping the clock at 1:01.77 for the 1100m smashing the track record. After moving stables from Sydney to Brisbane he went on to take out the Listed Lightning Handicap. The striking son of Tale of the Cat is an impeccable type and possesses the strength and speed that has been the precedent for sire success in Queensland. This is his first crop of yearlings. Her dam Flexibility is by Viscount (Quest for Fame) and is from the same family as Group 3 winner Youth, Backgammon, Over (Group 1 winner of the Doncaster) and Group 3 winning mare Raiment who is owned and race by Godolphin. She is paid up for the Queensland Thoroughbred Incentive Scheme (QTIS) and she is eligible for nomination to the Magic Millions Race Series. The filly is currently at the breakers going through her education. Time for War x Emerald Downs (bay colt) Chris said, "he is a lovely colt with a muscular physique that grabbed my attention as soon as I saw him". He also said the colt reminds him a lot of his sire. His sire, Time for War (Snitzel), won the G2 Pago Pago in 2014. He finished fourth in the G1 Sires’ Produce two weeks later, and a month after that bested eventual multiple Group 1 winning sprinter Brazen Beau in the G2 BRC Sires’ Produce. He comes from the same family as Group 1 winners Lucky Owners and Mosheen. Unfortunately, Time for War passed away from a colic attack in 2016 after only standing at stud for 2 seasons so there will be a very limited number of his progeny. His dam is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Turffontein, Lady Gracious and Graces Spirit and comes from the same family as Affable and Vergara. As an added bonus Kitchwin Hills (where Time for War used to stand and who bred the yearling) have retained some ownership in him which shows they must really like him. MUNCE RACING NEWSLETTER After completing his time at the breakers, the colt came into the stables for a week, for some education, and has only recently headed back out to Oakwood Farm for a spell. There is still ownership available in the colt so if you are interested please contact us either via our webpage http://munceracing.com.au or email us at [email protected] Shooting to Win x Coco Kerringle (bay filly) She is a stunning filly by first season sire Shooting to Win. This filly really fits the mould, she is extremely athletic, elegant and a beautiful moving filly. Chris believes she will be an early running type two-year-old and thought she was a very good buy.