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Secretariat’s
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Easter Yearling
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Welcome

The Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is one of the finest traditions
of the South Hemisphere, which adores thoroughbred
racing. Buyers plan ahead, keeping budget aside for serious
shopping during the sales, where they expect select vendors
with premium offerings which eventually turn into a valuable
and much loved Group One winner.
With global interest (and of course investment) fast rising,
the Easter sale holds even more allure. Well know faces hob-
nob with more secretaive billionaires as they hunt down the
inspection barns to find those diamond's in the rough.
This special supplement also features the exclusive vendors
who pride themselves on breeding, breaking and raising the
choicest yearlings which would head into the ring come
April.
This is the first issue of our Easter Yearling Sales Supplement
and it compliments our Dubai World Cup Gold Souvenir
(2019). Together with the Souvenir, this magazine will add
immense value to our readers who are passionate horsemen.
We sincerely hope you enjoy reading it!! We look forward to
your thoughts and comments.

But with so many diamonds in the fray, its not going to be Yours Sincerely
easy.
Pallavi Shevade
The Impact spoke to several local and international buyers Publisher
about their buying processes and what they look for in a
yearling. From mature heads to intelligent eyes to sensible
ears. Much has come out, making for interesting reading.

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CONTENTS
8-12 Saeed bin Suroor : Snowing in March

14-16 Forever Unbridled

18-20 Rey De Oro Hopes

To Conquer Sheema Classic Crown
22-23 Dubai World Cup - Heritage Bloodlines

24-26 North America

To Take On American Raiders

30-33 Vazirabad Back To Steal e Gold

34-37 Top Emarati Owners Of e UAE

38-41 Arrogate Babies....

e World Of Feeds 42-43

Serjeant To Arms In e US 44-48

By Jehangir Rustomjee

Say Hello to A Winner 49-51

Fillies & Fashion: Race day Inspiration 54-57

e 2018 Emperors Palace National Sale 58-60

South Africa's Premier Sale

Historic Torryburn Turns 61-63

Into Breeding Sensation

Conformation And Musculoskeletal 64-65

Problems In Racehorses By Dr.
Kathleen
Paasch DVM, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
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UAE Rankings - Season 17-18

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FastnetRock
Credit: Aushorse

Merchant Navy
Credit: Racingpost

Brazen-Beau
Credit: Thoroughbred Breeders Victoria

The crown jewel of the southern hemisphere's yearling

sale season, with acclaimed graduates such as The Autumn
Sun, Merchant Navy, Estijaab, Russian Revolution,
Mossfun, Pinot and Flying Artie is once again around the
bend.

The catalogue features 450 yearlings of which there are 39

siblings to Group 1 winners such as The Autumn Sun,
Merchant Navy, Sunlight, Lankan Rupee, Brazen Beau,
Shoals, Fawkner, Starspangledbanner, Catchy, Dundeel,
Ivictory, Lucky Bubbles, Shooting To Win, She Will Reign,
Shamus Award, Aerolithe and Pinot.
Preview: Easter Yearling Sale 2019
And there is also progeny of 34 Group one-winning mares

Local and International Flavours such as Hasna, River Dove, Pear Tart, Our Egyptian Raine,
Rostova, Steps in Time, Brazilian Pulse, Provocative,
Headway and Dizelle.

Fight To Win Most At Sale The big guns in the catalogue include a brother to
Merchant Navy, a three-quarter brother to The Autumn

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LuckyBubbles
Credit: TDN

Sun by Not A Single Doubt, a half-brother to Shoals by

Pierro, a half-brother by Fastnet Rock to Lankan
Rupee and a brother to Brazen Beau whose son
Tassort who showcased a stellar win in his debut race.

Damion Flower's Snitzel has the strongest array of

yearlings scheduled to the Easter Sale with 37 lots
while other top sires have followed through with
popular Sebring hovering close with 33 lots, Fastnet
Rock with 31 lots and I Am Invincible with 31 lots.

NotASingleDoubt International sires have curried the flavour with

Credit: Dynamic Syndications yearlings by the likes of Deep Impact, Frankel, Lord
Kanaloa, Tapit and Harbinger also catalogued.

Arrowfield Stud is leading vendor with 55 entries

ahead of Coolmore Stud (43), Kitchwin Hills (23), dream Castle
Segenhoe Stud (22) and Widden Stud (22). Credit: dubai Racing club

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Davali Thoroughbreds
Crowning Stone along the way and we have had some great and David and I raced a very good filly by him (LOVED UP)
sales - we are now enjoying watching these horses on the with some family and friends. He just seems to produce an
racetrack. Our highest priced yearling in our short history is athlete and upgrade his mares. Another sprinting horse I

– A New Era In Breeding
Davali Thoroughbreds is situated along the Hunter river at
just a 2 hour drive from Sydney. They are very Co-owner
Alison Hush and her husband have persevered to make
Davali Thoroughbreds a recognized name in the thorough
with industry.
In this interview, Alison talks about their select draft for the
Inglis Easter Yearling Sale this year, her preference for the
Riverside Stables as a sales house and how she relies on her
gut feel to buy a horse.
Q: What can buyers expect from your 2019 draft, in
terms of quality and quantity?
A: We have a small draft of three yearlings to present at
Easter this year, but they are a group of well grown, athletic
horses who I think will go on to make their mark on the
racetrack in the coming years.
Q: Which lots would you say are your highlight lots?
A: It's hard to pick a highlight lot from a group of three. Each
has their own desirable qualities.
Lot 135 is a good moving, strong colt with a workmanlike
attitude. His sire, PIERRO, continues to prove his worth in
the breeding barn, producing stakes winning horses such as
LEVENDI, PIERATA and TULIP. His dam, stakes placed
MONTANA SUNSET, is producing winners in her own
right, with two winners and a very consistent placed horse
from her three runners to date.
Lot 311 is the first foal from winning NORTHERN
METEOR mare TIFFANY'S DIAMOND. She is a well
grown, athletic filly and is sure attract her share of admirers.
Her sire, FOXWEDGE, has a great record for producing top
class daughters, including Group 1 winners FOXPLAY and
VOLPE VELOCE.
Lot 383 is a classy filly in the mold of her paternal grandsire,
SEBRING. She is by up and coming young stallion
DISSIDENT who has so far produced two early winners
from his first crop. Her well-related dam, BOROBODUR, is
a half sister to stakes winning and multiple stakes producing
DAMA DE NOCHE. This is a filly with plenty of residual
value.
Q: What do you like most about selling at the Riverside
Stables?
A: Riverside Stables is a grand new venue for us to present
our stock. The thing I like the most would be the layout of
the precinct, with the central spine linking all the barns
together and leading to the parade ring and ultimately the sale
ring. Once all the landscaping and trees have time to develop,
it will be one of the most beautiful sale venues in the world.
Q: Which Davali sales graduates are your highlights
from your previous years?
A: Davali Thoroughbreds presented it's first yearling draft in
2015. We have been very fortunate to have fantastic support
from clients such as Huntworth Stud, GT Park and
AUS $400,000, but a highlight for us would have to be a horse
by the name of SMARTEDGE. He was the first foal born
at Davali and was the first horse we offered at sale with the
Davali brand on his shoulder. He was sold for AUS $70,000
at the 2015 Inglis Broodmare and Weanling Sale and is still
racing for Triple Crown Syndications, having won three races
and placed seven times to date, earning him over
AUS $217,000 in prize money.
Q: When procuring a mare, what factors makes her
stand out to you? What trends, pedigree or otherwise,
do you key in on when evaluating a mare?
A: The first thing for me when buying a mare is that I have to
be happy to look at her every day in the paddock at home. If a
mare walks out of a stable at the sales and my first thought is
“I don't like that much”, I can't buy it. The main physical
factors I have in mind are type, conformation and soundness.
A mare that is unattractive or has bad conformation is highly
likely to give you an unattractive foal or one with
conformation issues. Breeding history and of course
pedigree are important too - all breeders aim for a broodmare
band full of the coveted black type.
Q: How important is black type and race record in your
evaluation of a mare as a broodmare prospect?
A: Black type and race record are both very important,
especially as they usually play a big part in determining what
you have to pay for a mare. The more black type the better
and usually the more expensive. Hopefully though, those
pedigrees give you greater reward in the sale ring. I believe
that when you sell a yearling, buyers like to see that black type
or at least a winner in the first dam – if the mother can run,
hopefully the progeny can too.
Q: Which sprint sires do you like? In your opinion,
which first crop sires, should buyers be keeping an eye
on?
A: Anyone that knows me knows that I love NICCONI. I
followed him as a racehorse, I sent mares to him as a stallion
have a lot of time for is EPAULETTE. He raced in a period
of very good sprinters and he is now proving his worth at
stud. And of course you can't forget PIERRO,
FOXWEDGE and DISSIDENT!
Of the first crop sires in the sale ring this year,
VANCOUVER would have to be an exciting prospect. He
was a champion 2yo himself and his family just keeps getting
better and better. Another to keep an eye on when his first
crop go to the races next year is HEADWADTER. A Group
2 winning 2yo himself, he is impeccably bred, being by
Group 1 winner EXCEED AND EXCEL from Group 1
winner RIVER DOVE.
Q: Who does all the matings at the farm and what do you
look for when you plan those matings? Are you after an
overall athletic horse or are you more focused on horses
suited for specific types of races?
A: David and I do the matings for own mares, and I usually
have some input into our clients mares. If we need another
opinion, Brett Howard from Randwick Bloodstock Agency
is only an email away. When planning the matings, we are
looking to produce an athlete first and foremost. In regards
to races, we are dictated to a little bit by the Australian market,
which tells us earlier type horses are more sought after than
staying types.
Q: And finally, what characteristics do you think
incredibly talented horses have in common?
A: Incredibly talented horses come in all shapes and sizes.
Whether they reach their potential depends on many factors
and one important factor is temperament. If a horse with all
the ability in the world is unmanageable, it is not going to win
races. Good racehorses can have a quirky character about
them or a bit of attitude, but they must be trainable and
tractable enough to do everything that is asked of them on
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“He won the Horris Hill like a nice horse; I was
impressed with him. With a little improvement he
would be a live Guineas chance. There was no fluke
about the way he won that. If he came out and ran well
in the Guineas trial, he could make up into a Guineas
horse.”
Gold highlights Rakan as another star he is excited
by.
“Trained by Dermot Weld in Ireland, he is exciting
because he is a beautifully bred horse by Sea The
Stars out of a mare called Tarfasha who was second
to Taghrooda, in the Oaks.”
middle-distance horses, but also signed on behalf of
His Highness for a series of youngsters bred for
speed and precocity.
The Shadwell racing manager, keenly awaits to see
how the latest arrivals to the Shadwell racing barns
fare this season.
“We have three or four nice colts who didn't get to run
on grass. They ran later in the year on the all-weather
(track), winning their maidens.”
“So, we have three or four potentially decent horses,
who could be good if they improve.”

Both mares Taghrooda and the Tarfasha by Teofilo “I look for an athletic intelligent horse with a genuine
are owned by HH Sheikh Hamdan. eye and outlook.”

“Rakan is her first foal. He won his maiden well,
though he is obviously bred to be more of a middle-
distance horse.
Shadwell's More “So hopefully he could be pretty good.”
“The horse should look like it will be willing to try for
you. That's my most important criteria.”
In closing, he again spoke of how he considers H.H
Sheikh Hamdan as his racing leadership hero.

Precious Than Gold, Angus
Angus Gold is known as the gold standard when it
comes to choosing horses. And he does it with
pleasure for HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al
Maktoum.
The warm affable gentleman with a lovely sense of
humour and a genuine smile, (which even come
across on the telephone), are supposed to be the
trademark of the man who has been with His
Highness since the beginning of his career.
“The only contribution that I can make for H.H Sheikh
Hamdan is to find decent horses, which leads to a
certain amount of satisfaction when they win.”
“I know for Sheikh Hamdan, the focus is on the
homebreds. And getting a good homebred is good for
the whole team.”
Gold is a regular feature at the top sales around the
world.
“They can't all be good, but when you do get a good
one it makes it even more satisfying.”
He has been known to say that sales' season
essentials include 'Good manners, endless stamina
and a large dose of humour.' He should know, having
been to most of the big sales around the world, his
team has now become a well-known fixture.
His 2019 stable stars include Mohaather by
Showcasing, who won the Horris Hill Stakes. The
three-year-old colt is in training with Marcus
Tregoning.
“Hopefully he can make up into a Guineas horse.”
“The other nice horse we have in Europe, trained by
Kevin Pendergast is called Madhmoon.”
“The Maktoum family have made an immense
contribution to the racing industry worldwide. Without
their encouragement there would have been a
“The homebred by Dawn Approach won impressively definite gap over the last two decades”
twice last season and looks like a good horse. He is
not an overly big horse but looked very high class
when he won.”
“He would be our other obvious chance for the
Classics.”
The undefeated colt is from the Galileo line. He won
both his maiden and Group Two Champions Juvenile
Stakes at Leopardstown.”
William Haggas trained Jahbath punched his ticket to
the UAE Derby (which is on the 2019 Dubai World
Cup card) by winning the Stakes Conditions' race at
Kempton and the son of Mukhadram has now been
confirmed a definite runner on World Cup night.
Gold has contributed significantly to a very solid
bloodstock trade at the major 2018 Thoroughbred
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Presenting, “the Kingmaker”,
Presenting, “the Kingmaker”, Damion Flower.
Damion Flower.
Damion Flower has always been a special to the racing
community. His unparalleled talent for spotting the best
horses is nothing short of mystic. Ten Furlongs was granted
time with the master himself and we got him talking about
his method and of course, his superstar, Snitzel.
Q: Have you had a chance to take a peek at the Easter
Yearling Sale Catalogue? Are there any first-crop sires
you fancy?
A: Yes, as soon as it is online I'm onto it. This being the Easter
Sale the proven sires being the cream will rise to the top, so I'll
be concentrating on those sires.
Q: Also, do you see any under-rated first crop sires?
A: I think they have been found during the earlier years sales.
Vancouver is the one to watch in my eyes.
Q: What do you look for in a horse, be it a sprinter or
stayer?
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Damion Flower
Credit: racing.com
Thunder Snow
Credit: DRC
SANDBAR - My current Black Type Sprinter by SNITZEL_DF_2019
A: First thing I look at is there walk. To me: If they can't walk, Credit: Damion Flower
they usually can't run . I like a horse that has presence and a
own which we then put a price on them and wait for them to balance?
great attitude. I tend to look for a precocious type as we breed
go through the ring. A: Naturally popularity through the sire power obviously will
for speed in Australia and the colonial stallions are proven. I
sell on type commercially but for me I like the pedigrees to
like them to be balanced with nice hip and shape. I want them
Q: You've had incredibly talented horses pass through really complement one another as well. There must be
to look “fast “ .
your hands including Snitzel, what characteristics do balance of some sort.
you think the good ones have in common?
Q: What is your process when buying horses?
A: Undoubtedly to me it's their “attitude”. Obviously they Q: Do you find the market has changed over the years
A: Firstly, I start off by browsing the catalogue. I then mark
are blessed with ability but without that smart sharp mature with more emphasis being placed on the top end where
out the ones that interest me. From there I punch them into
brain they rarely produce it. you could possibly find a Group winner?
my own pedigree match system and the ones that hit the
A: The cream always rises to the top therefore the market at
mark 'stay 'and the ones that don't 'go '. Then comes the
Q: Do you study pedigrees? the high end is always going to be greater especially when
sighting of the horses at the complex as they may match-up
A: Yes! It is the first thing I do and it's a major factor in my looking at a Potential Black Type yearling or Potential
great in my system but physically they may not, so the ones
criteria. Blood talks! Stallion. Answering the question I would say that no matter
that match 'stay 'and the ones that don't 'go '. From there we
what state the economy is, the thoroughbred industry
have our short list where we re visit each horse intensely and
Q: In terms of sire power, do you lean toward what is regarding sales never seems to be interrupted by this,
give them a final mark down by priority followed by getting
more commercially popular? Or do you run more therefore changes are by the quality that is on the market.
them vetted. Once vetted and passing our criteria we know
strictly along the lines of how you think the pedigrees
exactly where we are at and we do one last private test of our
will best complement each other? Or is it a more of a
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Diamond Stakes, the granddam of this filly is the Group 2
winner Hips Don't Lie.
Woodman mare Laetitia has been a great producer for
Sledmere Stud with six of her seven to the races winning,
highlighted by four stakes performers, and Lot 84 is a colt out
of the mare from the second crop of Sebring's Horse of the
Year Dissident. As the half-brother to the Group 1-producing
sire Stryker, this colt has the pedigree to be a stallion prospect
himself.
Achieving his 22nd Group 1 winner recently through 3yo colt
Crown Prosecutor was the world-class sire Medaglia d'Oro,
and Lot 129 is a lovely grey filly by the son of El Prado, the
first foal of the Group 3-winning, Group 1 fourth placed
Statue Of Liberty mare Miss Steele.
Secure Your Champion Sire Snitzel is one again experiencing a
tremendous season and Lot 158 is a prime example of the
quality the sire produces. Out of the Minardi mare Ocean Of
Like Lot 32 that sells early on day one of the sale, Lot 335 is a
daughter of the ill-fated Sebring. Out of the Medaglia d'Oro
mare Why Be Discreet, this filly is from the famed 'Discreet'
family which includes stakes winners I'm Discreet, Serenely
Discreet, Very Discreet, Maybe Discreet and many, many
more.
Another filly sure to create plenty of interest is Lot 371, a
daughter of I Am Invincible out of the Group 2-winning
Stravinsky mare Ballet Society, herself a half-sister to dual
Group 1 winner Cent Home and the Group 2 winner
Studebaker.
One of three Snitzel yearlings in the draft, Lot 345 is a colt out
of the Super Saver half-sister to Listed winner I Have No
Fear, both daughters of the juvenile stakes winner Countess
Christie.
From one of the best families in the stud book, we could have
saved the best until last with Lot 414, a filly by Sebring out of

Success Story Here
Sledmere Stud
With a proud family tradition of producing outstanding
drafts of yearlings, Sledmere Stud will head to the 2019 Inglis
Australian Easter Yearling Sale, the pinnacle of all yearling
sales in the south hemisphere, with a draft of 15 high-quality
conformed and pedigreed yearlings.
Past yearling sale graduates for the farm include Politeness, a
daughter of Street Sense who went on to claim the Group 1
Myer Classic at Flemington, while the likes of recent stakes
performers include Alfolk, Gold Fever, Causeway Girl, Ready
To Attack, Anjaal, Invincibella, Futooh, Spring Heat,
Buckinghampshire and Cautious.
In 2019, the draft is comprised of 11 fillies and four colts,
many by proven sires including Sebring, Pierro, Medaglia
d'Oro, Snitzel, I Am Invincible and Exceed And Excel, while
up and coming you sires include Vancouver and Dissident.
The first of the draft to enter the ring is Lot 27, a son of the ill-
fated Hinchinbrook out of the Group 1-winning Cape Cross
mare Gaze. A half-brother to the Sledmere Stud bred and sold
Ready To Attack, a stakes winner in South Africa before being
crowned Horse of the Year during 2017 in Mauritius, this colt
is also a half-sister to the multiple-winning Street Gaze, a
daughter of Winx's sire Street Cry.
A handful of lots later, the exciting Sebring x Golden
Millennium filly will be offered as Lot 32. A full-sister to the
stakes winner Futooh, who was purchased by Angus Gold on
behalf of Shadwell Stud a few years back from our draft, it's
the family of stakes winner Sweet And Candy, Silverstream,
Speedy Natalie and Miss Kariba – all fillies.
An exciting young sire whose oldest are just four, Lonhro's
Group 1 Golden Slipper winner Pierro is proving to be a hot
commodity with his yearlings and Lot 63 is a filly with an
impeccable pedigree. Out of the winning Fastnet Rock mare
Irish Sea, a full-sister to Group 3 winner Ennis Hill and her
full-sister Lake Geneva, a Listed winner who also finished
third in both the Group 1 Golden Slipper and Group 1 Blue
Tears, the colt is a half-brother to the Group 3 winner No
More Tears and is closely related to Lot 63 that we will offer
earlier in the sale.
the well-related Encosta de Lago mare Crystal Flute, from the
family of Group 1 winners Redoute's Choice, Manhattan
Rain, Shoals, Platinum Scissors, He's No Pie Eater, Hurricane
Sky and Umatilla.
Back to back Snitzel yearlings from our draft sees Lot 166, a
chestnut filly by the Champion Sire out of the well-related
Street Cry mare the next to be offered. From the family of
With an exciting draft set to cater for buyers on all levels, the
yearlings set to be offered on April 9 and 10 epitomise almost
Group 1 winner Laisserfaire, a Champion in South Africa, as two and a half years of hard work from the planning of the
well as the Group 1 producing sire Time Thief, this filly is sure mating's, covering the mare, getting the mare in foal, day to
to held in high regard. day up keep of the mare, foaling down, weanling, handling
and yearling preparation to present an individual in best
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver is the sire of Lot 189, with possible condition for their grand final day, the 2019 Inglis
the filly the first foal of the Group 1 Robert Sangster winner Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Precious Gem, from the family of Group 1 winners Hot The
Roof, Turffontein, Alynda, Penny Gem and Ivory's Irish.
From the family of this season's Group 1 New Zealand
Derby winner Crown Prosecutor and the exciting Group 3-
winning juvenile McLaren, Lot 224 is a filly by Champion
2YO Sire Written Tycoon out of the Al Maher mare River
Pebbles.
A Champion Sire in his own right, Lot 310 is a daughter of
Exceed And Excel, the first foal of the Listed-winning Pins
mare Time Me Down, from the family of last season's Group
1 Australian Derby winner Levendi.

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Paul Moroney wears many hats. The globally acclaimed

Paul Moroney : Inspection

bloodstock agent but also an ex-trainer, the founding Board
Member of New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame & the
Managing owner of 7 individual Gr.1 winners including 3
Derby winners and a Melbourne Cup winner.

The Impact chats to him about his plans and expectations

Before Catalogue for the purchase of yearling during the busy sales season:

Q: Are you someone who studies the sales catalogues

before they make their trip to sales house?
A: I do not study sales catalogues as I physically inspect every
horse. Hence I do not have an opinion on the comparative
strength of catalogue nor do I have specific lots to suggest
keeping an eye on or an opinion on the first season sires.

Q: Are there sires, you always keep a look out for as a

good return for your yearling investment?
A: I have no particular favourite sires because I treat each
yearling as an individual.

Q: Has technology affected and influenced your

business?
A: Technology affects everyone's business because it allows
easier & usually instant access to information.

Q: What is the best piece of advice you have been

given?
A: The best piece of advice I've had is that every stallion has
its champion and that its usually a freak. That's why I don't
dismiss horses by their sire.

Q: When you're not working how do you like to spend

your time?
A: I'm always working. This industry is 24-7 and global.

Q: Which particular yearling in recent years gave you

the most pleasant surprise with the sale price?
A: This year's Victoria Derby third placed Chapada was a
very good buy. I immediately recognised him as an ideal
Derby prospect so his purchase price of only A$32,500 at
the 2017 Inglis Classic was a nice surprise. We have since
been offered A$1m for him.

My buying record includes 35 individual Gr.1 winners of 51

Gr.1 races, 119 individual stakes race winners and 228

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individual stakes performers (1st, 2nd or 3rd in stakes races).
Seventeen of my Gr.1 winners have cost less than A$60,000
in the yearlings ring.
Q: Would you say, based your experience, that every
horse or yearling should be inspected personally? And
perhaps in this instance technology may not be the best
option?
A: Personally, I would not buy unless I had inspected it either
myself, my partner Catheryne Bruggeman or by a trusted
associate from my global network. There are so many
physical aspects that cannot be properly analysed from
photos and videos.
Q: And based on your experience (which is that every
horse brings something unique to the marketplace and
to the racing industry), would you say it is tough to
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A: Each horse is unique to its genetic physical make-up which
is often influenced by many of its forebearers, not necessarily
its sire. But dominant sires will certainly be more attractive to
intending purchasers who are looking at increasing their
percentages of buying a top racehorse. With that, though,
often comes expensive purchases, many who don't make the
grade.
Q: And by the same measure, from a breeding
perspective, what would you say is the best type of horse
which can succeed in becoming the most commercially
successful racehorse?
A: It is safer in my opinion to firstly select on athletic type.
The pedigree will then dictate if you can afford to buy it.
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Marie Yoshida is the co-owner of historic Winchester Farms

in Kentucky. A second generation breeder is as passionate
about her job as she is talented. In this interview, Marie
Yoshida tells us why she prefers riverside stables, what she
looks for in a horse when buying, her first champion and
much more.

Q: What do you think of this year's Easter Yearling Sale

offering?
A: I believe that this year's catalogue is the most select
yearling catalogue in Australia with 450 top yearlings selling
on April 9 & 10, 2019

Q: How often do you attend the Easter Yearling Sales?

A: I attend W. Inglis Easter Yearling sale every year. It is
“THE” reference yearling sale in the Southern Hemisphere
that every serious buyer must attend. I moved to Hong Kong
in 1996 and I attended W. Inglis Easter Yearling sale in April
1997 where I was lucky to purchase the Hong Kong
Champion FAIRY KING PRAWN. I have been hooked
since then!

Q: Are there any specific sires, whose progeny get first

preference?
A: The top Australian stallions are well represented with
yearlings by I Am Invincible, Fastnet Rock, Medaglia d'Oro,
More Than Ready, Redoute's Choice and Snitzel having my
preference. I also inspect the progeny from the top Japanese
stallions Deep Impact and Lord Kanaola.

Q: What do you like best about buying at the Riverside

Stables?
A: I love the large beautiful space at the Riverside Stables.
Everything has been planned and designed to give ample
room for the buyers to inspect each yearling and have the
yearlings walk on different surfaces.

Marie Yoshaida : Q: What is your process when buying horses?

A: Pedigree is very important but physical inspection is the

The Legend Of Winchester No 1 criteria. Nothing can replace inspecting carefully each
yearling, assessing the body type, the confirmation, the
temperament, the balance and the fluidity of the walk.

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Q: Who was your idol when starting out in the industry?
A: From a young age I attended Thoroughbred auctions in
Deauville, France and loved it. But I found my true idol when
I moved to Australia in 1991 and worked at Turangga Stud in
the Hunter Valley (NSW) with Dr. Phil Redman, DVM, a true
horseman and an exceptional veterinarian.
Q: Tell us about your first winner.
A: I do remember very well my parents' homebred
Thoroughbred "Prince Flamand" (Flemish Prince) who was
very popular with the French punters, winning many famous
handicap races broadcasted "Live" on French television.
Q: What do you like best about buying at the Riverside
Stables?
A: I like the design of the sale complex, the beautiful practical
stables and the large alleys which allow plenty of room for
the prospective buyers to inspect horses.
Q: How important are the black type and race record in
your evaluation of a yearling prospect?
A: In my opinion, successful female families should always be
at the base of the selection. There is no shortcut and very few
surprises. Black type and race record allow selection for
breeding purpose.
Q: What stallions do you like as broodmare sires?
A: Many leading sires become top broodmare sires. My
favourite broodmare sires are Danehill and his sons. Danehill
changed Australian racing and breeding scene, injecting
speed and a tremendous turn of foot into the Australian
Thoroughbred industry.
extraordinary female lines for generations.
Q: In terms of sire power, do you lean toward what is
more commercially popular? Or do you run more
strictly along the lines of how you think the pedigrees
will best complement each other? Or is it a more of a
balance?
A: I mostly purchase yearlings to race in Hong Kong. It is a
very specific market with priorities given to sire lines who can
adapt to Hong Kong racing and its characteristics: very firm
surface and intense competition.
Q: Any first crop sires you are keeping an eye out for?
A: I have an interest in inspecting the Rubick yearlings.
Rubick was a very good 2yo and a top sprinter with also an
excellent pedigree being by Encosta de Lago out of a 3/4
sister to Redoute's Choice.
Q: Do you find the market has changed over the years
with more emphasis being placed on the top end where
you could possibly find a Group winner?
A: Horse racing is in full boom in Australia and it has become
extremely competitive at all levels of the selection. Racing
partnerships and syndicates have brought more financial
influx but it is still possible to find Group winners under the
median price of A$250,000.

Q: You've had incredibly talented horses pass through

your hands/ through your company's books. What
characteristics do you think the good ones have in
common?
A: Speed and Soundness are my priorities

Q: Do you study pedigrees?

A: Yes I do and it is a passion of mine, especially the
exceptional female families. I have a lot of respect for
breeders like H.H. The Aga Khan who develop

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Peter Gelagotis Racing or P.G.R as it is known, is an well-

known stable in the horse racing community. Spread across 4
locations P.G.R. has produced winners after winners every
year. Manny Gelagotis, the affable manager of the brand lets

The Era Of us in on how they manage to pull this off.

Q: Have you had a chance to take a peek at the Easter

Yearling Sale Catalogue? If yes, what do you think of

Peter Gelagotis Racing this year's offering as compared to last year?

A: Yes, I have had a good look at the catalogue this year and it
might lack in numbers being a smaller select book but the
quality is endless – its going to be a very strong market selling
over 2 days only.

Q: Are there any specific sires, whose progeny get first

preference?
A: The good sires really excel in this sale like Snitzel, I Am
Invincible & Redoutes Choice and everyone wants them. In
this Sale it is difficult to separate the ones that can slip
through because the best buyers all over the world attend and
all the best judges so it comes down to type, pedigree and
confirmation and unfortunately you will have to pay the
overs to get the horse you want.

Q: Are there any sires you currently see as underrated?

A: Dundeel appears to be going very well and Pierro is one of
my favourites being the sire of my great 3yo Levendi who
was the dominant horse of his age last year winning at Group
1 level.

Q: What do you look for in a horse, be it a sprinter or

stayer?
A: Great walk & Temperament is everything to me and then
I assess confirmation with a good strong gaskin and
shoulder.

Q: What is your process when buying horses?

A: Very thorough process and stringent vet examinations in
scope. We also have a pretty simple process that relies heavily
on our judgement based around confirmation and type and a
great walk. James Bester a world class judge of horse flesh
assists in the yearling process and has been pivotal to the
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of the best horses we have raced like Levendi & Hvasstan in
particular – one of the best judges and has taught me all I
know about yearling acquisitions.
Q: Who was your idol when starting out in the industry?
A: Bart Cummings was always an idol purely because he had
structures and beliefs in a process and created his own legacy
based around patience and hands on approach – superb
trainer who has left a legacy of success that will never be
matched and a very cool customer under pressure that never
panics.
Q: Tell us about your first winner?
A: Lesvos Ruler was by Kingston Rule and was a homebred
and turned out to be a very good horse winning over 10 races
and became a very good jumper so he was the reason we
caught the bug and it's been an amazing journey ever since.
Q: What do you like best about buying at the Riverside
Stables?
A: Inglis are a very good company to deal with and the new
Riverside facility is a great new investment that really makes
the horses and the buyers very comfortable and the state of
the art facilities allows you to feel most welcome and creates
a great theatre to buy off the vendors and a comfortable
facility which makes it a very special environment to buy
horses in.
Q: What energises you and brings you excitement?
A: Success excites me and winning excites me even more in

particular developing yearlings to get to the very top and see
them win big races brings a huge personal thrill to Team
Gelagotis. I thrive on finding the best horses at sales and
thrive on winning on the big stage and racing does it better
than any other sport if you have the privilege to get to that
point and thankfully, we have which is the most amazing
experience.
significance also for the fact he won his Group 3 during
Caulfield Cup week when our father passed away
unfortunately through illness so he will always hold a special
spot in our family hearts as our Father introduced us to racing
and will always be remembered by this great memory.

Q: What have been your Inglis Sale Highlights?

A: The Inglis sale highlight was purchasing Hvasstan for
$260k and this horse won at Group 3 level and had 2 very
unlucky 4ths in the Australian Guineas & Victorian Derby
and he has just recently thrown his first winner at stud in
Queensland, so this was a huge thrill. He holds great

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In-Conversation with Phill Cataldo :
Bloodstock Agent, New Zealand
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Phill Cataldo is one of the most experienced bloodstock
agents in the Southern Hemisphere. There is probably very
little he has missed during his career.
In this exclusive interview, Cataldo chats to The Impact
about his process when buying a horse and much more:
Q: Which horse/ yearling purchased by you, would you
say has given you the most satisfaction?
A: Better Than Ever was a special horse purchased in
junction with champion trainer Laurie Laxon from
Blandford Lodge. He was champion 3yo and 4yo in
Singapore, he won 3 Group One races and his first 12 starts
in a row.
Q: As a person who prefers purchasing proven
racehorses what do you look for when you buy young
yearlings?
A: Athleticism, movement, temperament, conformation.
Q: Which sires among the young lot are you most
hopeful about?
A: Of the first season N.Z. sires I like –
- Contributer - I like the way they move
- Mongolian Khan - they look like developing into classic
staying 3yos
- Sweynesse - his stock have presence
Q: What energises you and brings you excitement?
A: Buying Group One winners and seeing the owners'
elation.
Q: What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
A: Success only comes before work in the dictionary.
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The Lime
Country Report
One of the top thoroughbred enterprises in New Zealand.
Lime Country positions itself as a progressive thoroughbred
enterprise and we couldn't agree more. A favourite among
the breeders, trainers and owners alike. Lime country is
gearing itself up for the future. Co-owner Jo Griffin spoke to
Ten Furlongs and spilled some beans on their 2019 draft and
their process.
Q: How big is Lime Country's 2019 draft and horses
from which proven and first-crop sires will be included
in the draft?
A: This year we will be presenting 15 yearlings at Easter.
Proven Gr.1 producing sires like Snitzel, So You Think, Not
A Single Doubt, Hinchinbrook, Sebring and Makfi along
with up-and-comers like Deep Field, All Too Hard &
Dissident. We only have two first season sires represented
both of which were top two year old's themselves in
Vancouver and Pride of Dubai.
Q: Which yearlings would you say are the most
promising?
A: At this stage they are all unbeaten and anyone of them
could be the champion of their crop!
Q: What have been your Easter Yearling Sale highlights
in the past?
A: Selling Lot 1 last year at the inaugural Easter Sale at the
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new complex. The rostrum was chock full, there were
cameras everywhere - it was a beautiful filly which sold for
$550k to Angus Gold. Shadwell had purchased the ½ brother
off us at Easter the year before for $625k. We hadn't done
business with the breeder before our move to Australia and
thus far they are the two highest priced yearlings he has ever
sold at auction, so that was a particularly sweet moment for
Greg & I for a multitude of reasons.
Q: And what were your 2019 highlights thus far?
A: Our last batch of foals born on the farm back in NZ or
sold through our final draft at Karaka are now 3YO's and
have thus far thrown the NZ 1000 Guineas winner in Media
Sensation and Beyond The Fort which ran 2nd in the Gr.1
NZ Oaks last weekend. Great results for our clients both the
breeders and the buyers/trainers/owners involved. There
are a couple of 3YO geldings which have been placing in
Gr.2's from the same batch as well and it's exciting to follow
them all through.
Q: When planning a mating, how important is black
type and race record in your evaluation of a stallion
prospect?
A: Extremely important. We aim to work with the owners of
our mares on farm to produce horses which are competing at
an elite level. Stallions have to have a turn of foot which can
put away the rest of the field when the button is pushed be it
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stayers, middle distance horses or sprinters. We look for that
inherent speed when it is asked for in addition to families
with depth of pedigree. You have more faith in young
stallions when the female family behind any stallion keeps
throwing up black type performers.
Q: Which stallions do you like as broodmare sires?
A: Redoute's Choice, Zabeel, Charge Forward is on fire at the
moment, Anabaa, Encosta de Lago, Lonhro & Hussonet to
name a few.
Q: What would you say are your key factors when you
decide to breed highly commercial racehorses?
A: Hot up-and-coming in demand young sire or proven
champion sire over young well performed and/or related
mare or over a more mature mare who is a proven stakes
producer. You need to have a mare who is herself a great type
or that you know can leave a quality individual if you are
fronting big service fees.
Q: In the past, which horse or yearling was sold at a low
price but eventually became a highly successful
racehorse?
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A: We grew out and broke in two time Hong Kong Horse of
The Year in Ambitious Dragon back in NZ he was with us
for approximately 14 months in total before he was sold to
HK. We loved the colt after breaking him in as a yearling and
tried to get a number of agents to purchase him off the
owner for around $50,000. I believe his prize winnings ended
up around US$7,500,000.
Q: How has technology affected and influenced your
business?
A: The impact of Social Media and the new demands and
opportunities it presents for business today is something we
never anticipated 10 years ago. It is time consuming but it
allows a direct and immediate channel of communication
with a huge range of people from owners & clients to
prospective staff and the media. As a medium sized
operation we need to be innovative and authentic with the
way we use it to maximize opportunities and minimize what
can very expensive from a labour perspective. This year we
introduced some new services for clients of yearlings and
foals on farm which are technology based which we have had
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of the Southern Hemisphere's major Derby races and this

Q: Please tell us more about your 2019 Easter Yearling colt looks set to follow with his pedigree. He has Derby and
Consignment? stayer written all over him. Provocative was freakishly athletic
A: We have 4 horses going into the sale. and this colt is cut from the same cloth.

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds Lot 60 - Into The Mist x Lonhro colt: - First foal from a
Group 2 winner by Redoute's Choice. The Redoute's Choice
Q: Could you tell us a bit more about Three Bridges
Thoroughbreds?

- Being Successfully Family x Lonhro cross has produced Group 1 winner Kementari and
has really taken off in the past year. This colt is an exceptional
first foal, lovely rich brown colour and has a very mature head
and body that could see him develop into a stallion for the
future. He will be a popular colt at the Inglis Easter sales.
Lot 116 - Midnight Oil x Dundeel filly:- Out of an Oaks
winner by a brilliant Derby winner this filly is all class. She is
very mature, has a wonderful hindquarter and a very
intelligent head. Timing is on her side with Dundeel raising
the bar with two Group 1 winners already and a few more on
the horizon.
A: Three Bridges Thoroughbreds is a boutique, family owned
and operated thoroughbred farm in central Victoria. We are
fortunate to do what we love with the people we love. Our
goal is quite simply to introduce horses back to nature and let
horses be horses. Our large acreage enables our horses to
develop naturally in 100 acre undulating and sheltered
paddocks with established pastures.
Q: What would you consider your highlight reel for
Three Bridges Thoroughbreds?
A: Six stakes winners last year were raised on the farm
including 2 x Group 1 winners

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds prides itself on raising athletic
thoroughbreds whose racetrack performance speaks for
itself. Owner Peter Liston firmly believes, that to raise high
quality horses they need to be introduced back to nature,
where they can be allowed to live like horses. Their large
acreage enables their horses to develop naturally in 100 acre
undulating and sheltered paddocks with established pastures.
Lot 170 - Papillon Rogue x So You Think filly:- She has a Q: When planning matings, what kind of horses do you
beautiful head just like her father. The So You Think x Fastnet hope to breed?
Rock cross is proving to be a very popular mating, providing a A: Our focus is on raising athletic thoroughbreds whose
lot of scope and strength. This filly has fantastic movement racetrack performance speaks for itself
All decisions are made jointly in this family owned farm.
and really uses her whole body with classic movement. She
Experience, enthusiasm and attention to detail are all
has dapples and looks fantastic.
hallmarks of the Liston family. And it shows. Last year alone
they raised six stakes winners on the farm including two
Lot 200 - Provocative x Tavistock colt:- This colt is a first foal
Group One winners - Leicester and Soapressa.
out of a Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner, Provocative. The
The Impact speaks to Peter Liston about his draft for this
Tavistock x Zabeel cross has produced Derby winners in all
year's Inglis Easter Yearling Sales:

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Julian Blaxland:
An Expert Speaks
Julian Blaxland: An expert speaks
Julian Blaxland and finance Kacy Fogden after Sunlight’s win in 2018 Magic Millions Classic
Credit: Julian Blaxland
Always a keen eye for the best progeny's this man has created Q: Are there any specific sires, whose progeny get first
a special demand for himself in the market. An iconic figure preference?
in horse racing, Julian Blaxland opens about what he is A: Look, Easter is typically a sale for proven sires – the big
looking for in this year's sales. His first win and his mentor guns and this year we are blessed again with plenty of progeny
Adrian Nicoll. by Fastnet Rock, I Am Invincible, Snitzel, Redoute's Choice
and co. For me, though I don't go to a sale with a preconceived
Q: What do you think of this year's Easter Yearling Sale idea of what I am going to buy. I inspect every horse and take
offering? each one on its merits.
A: As usual, the Easter Yearling sale has thrown up some of
the best pedigrees offered not only from Australasian Q: What do you like best about buying at the Riverside
breeders but from many of the best families in the world. It Stables?
seems to be a smaller catalogue this year which will be A: Riverside is a great complex. It's still new to all of us but I
interesting to watch the market effect. Obviously, one would can't lie, I do miss the old Newmarket complex as its where so
think it can only be a positive from an overall average much history was made over 100 or more years. But change is
perspective. the one constant in life and the new Riverside set up is easy to
work and has some of the best amenities found anywhere in
Q: How often do you attend the Easter Yearling Sales? the world.
A: I attended Easter for the first time in 1996 as a 17YO and
was blown away. I've been buying there since 2006 and have Q: What is your process when buying horses?
bought every year since. A: For the Premier Sales like Magic Millions January and
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Easter, I like to get to the farms a few weeks prior to the sales
and see the stock at home. That's where the process of
elimination starts for me. I'll then re inspect those horses I
like again at the complex and slowly reduce horses from my
list over a 5-7 period at the sales complex. Generally, I'm
buying with trainers or clients too so I'll reduce the overall
catalogue down to around 10-15% and go around with the
trainer or client and get a consensus among us which horses
remain on the list to be vetted. The vets then reduce the list
further and finally we are left with a list to work budgets prior
to the sale.
Q: Who was your mentor when you started out buying
horses?
A: Adrian Nicoll was the first agent/judge to really help me
learn the fundamentals of selecting horses when I worked a
year for him and the BBA in 2004/5. I thought I knew a lot
prior to this but I really gained a great insight into what makes
a racehorse from Adrian. Later in my career, I learned much
from Richard Kelly of Newhaven Park. He's one of the best
judges in the world, in my opinion, and Newhaven's record
on the track over many years is a testament to that. I think
you're always learning. Trainers that have been invaluable to
inspect horses with are of course Gai Waterhouse, Peter
Moody and recently Anthony Freedman. Not only top class
trainers but brilliant judges to go with it.
Q: Tell us about the first winner you've bought.
A: My first winner was Testa Rossa colt bought from
Yarraman Park stud for $50,000. Harry Mitchell put me onto
him. He didn't have much pedigree but was a sharp, 2YO type
and relayed my faith with a 2YO stakes win in the Tommy
Smith Slipper. He ran in the Magic Millions Classic the
following January and was then sold for a good profit for the
owner to Hong Kong. It was more luck than good selection
and a bit of help from Harry steering me onto the right one!
Q: What do you like best about buying at the Riverside
Stables?
A: You can stay at the complex which is particularly useful for
the first few days on inspections while you are getting
everything in the catalogue seen and rated. Having a pool and
a spa on site next to a sales complex is also a rare but
thoroughly appreciated luxury!
Q: How important is a black type and race record in
your evaluation of a yearling prospect?
A: Pedigrees are important to a point in my opinion. You like
to see black type in a family obviously but it's not the be all
and end all of a horse. A yearling must be an athlete first and
foremost and look like it will run.
Q: Do you study pedigrees?
A: I do of course, but I probably focus more on whether a
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horse is mated correctly more than anything in regard to its
pedigree. Statistics matter. Say I fall in love with a yearling,
but it's not mated correctly - I must ask myself whether the
odds are in my favor for this horse to make it. Can the horse
defy the genetic stats against success? Some can, but usually,
you lose that battle. Most horses I buy – the primary objective
and hope are that the yearling can be a black type performer
itself. One must at least start with that as the objective,
otherwise don't buy the horse. Obviously, only a small
percentage of horses will win black type, but you must aim
high when buying yearlings otherwise I don't see the point.
Q: In terms of sire power, do you lean toward what is
more commercially popular? Or do you run more
strictly along the lines of how you think the pedigrees
will best complement each other? Or is it a more of a
balance?
A: It's a balance. Sires are generally commercially popular
because they're successful. You do however observe the
buying bench getting carried away over early success of a sire
and I'm wary of that phenomenon. Often a first or second
season sire out sells top proven sires and that makes no sense
to me. Sure I like buying first season sires and have had
success doing so, most recently evident with Sunlight and
Lean Mean Machine. But becoming a proven sire is a hard
thing to achieve, hence Ill lean towards proven sires if given a
choice.
Q: Any first crop sires you are keeping an eye out for?
A: I've bought a few first season sires this year. I like the stock
of Rich Enuff, Pride Of Dubai and Exosphere. I've bought 4
Vancouver's so far. He was an incredible racehorse and I'd
back him to put his hand up early with his progeny.
Q: What was the best advice you were given?
A: 'The harder you work, the luckier you get' – is a line I live
by. Gary Player the golfer said it and it makes a lot of sense to
me. I've been given countless pieces of advice from so many
kind people over the years so there are too many to mention.
I wish I'd taken on some more of it as a young bloke
sometimes!
Q: As a Sydney local, what are your top go-to spots after
a sales day from the Riverside Auction house?
A: Near the complex, there is a fantastic Chinese called Iron
Chef in Cabramatta. In the City I would recommend
Chiswick in Woolhara and the Royal Oak in Double Bay for a
beer.
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Monarch Stud
In-Conversation Farm Falvey,
With Kieran
Owner & Manager, Monarch Stud
Based in the home of Australian thoroughbred, Hunter
Valley, Monarch Stud is on its way to becoming one of
Australia's leading stud farms. They cater to a limited number
of mares, with special emphasis on preparing their progeny
for the sale ring or their race track careers. Monarch's sales
success includes Group One winners Vega Magic, Shot Of
Thunder and Blue Murder, and other Group and Stakes
horses include Lucky Hussler, Kirvinsky, Shamardashing and
Liberty Rock.
Ten Furlongs chats to owner Kieran Falvey about the farm
and his 2019 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale:
Q: What is the size of your draft at the Easter Yearling
Sale and what's the quality of horses should buyers
expect?
A: Monarch will present just one yearling at this year's Easter
Yearling Sale. Buyers can expect our Kermadec/Boredom
colt to be an impressive, powerfully built individual who
carries himself particularly well.
Q: Could you please tell us a bit more about this
yearling?
A: Our one yearling (Lot 382) is the only progeny in this
Easter sale by Darley's exciting first season sire in Kermadec.
His progeny have been very well received by the market
selling upto $540,000. He is the third foal from the winning
Ad Valorem mare Boredom. Boredom's first two foals are
winners including the very smart three year old filly Tropezina
who has won her first three starts this campaign including the
$250,000 VRC Inglis Dash. Boredom comes from a great
Woodlands family and is a half-sister to Group One winner
and young sire Complacent as well as 4 other black type
horses. The mare has a nice Artie Schiller filly foal at foot and
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we sent her back to Kermadec on the strength of yearling she
produced.
Q: Could you please tell us a bit more about your Farm?
A: We are a small farm based in the Hunter Valley and
permanently board mares and their progeny for a handful of
long term clients. The vast majority of the horses bred here
are bred to race and will never go to a yearling sale. We would
average 20 foals annually and from this to give a snapshot of
the last three years we have produced three Group 1 winners-
VEGA MAGIC (Goodwood/Memsie and second in the
Everest $3.94 million),LUCKY HUSSLER (Toorak/William
Reid and second in four other Group one races $2.14 million)
and TRAP FOR FOOLS (Mackinnon $1.87 million). Also we
have produced Stakes winners TO EXCESS, ZARANTZ,
SEANNIE and RAIDO as well as Stakes place getters
DREAM KISSES, BELTER, VEUVE DE VEGA,RIVER
BIRD and ZONTE.
Some young upcoming horses to watch in the next few
months from the farm include the ultra-impressive Hong
Kong sprinter REFINED TREASURE who seems destined
for Group racing, YOU MAKE ME SMILE, MO'S
CROWN,PABLO'S POEM and TROPEZINA who is the
3YO sister to the Kermadec colt we are presenting at the
Easter sale.
I stress these results have been achieved from annual crops of
twenty foals on average and most of these are by stallions
standing for fees between ten and twenty thousand dollars.
Q: What are the main factors you consider when you
plan matings and when you preparing yearlings for sale?
A: When we do our matings every year there are many factors
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to be considered. Before looking at stallions we have a long
hard look at the mare. If she was a good quality Stakes mare or
high grade metropolitan winner that's the best starting point-
if not there has to be something in her immediate family that
says to us there is something we can try and replicate. If the
mare didn't achieve on the track due to unsoundness then
that's fine but there has to a concerted effort to try and offset
that by sending her to stallion who stamps his stock with
correct limbs and himself displayed a tough an durable career
on the track. In Australia we have forged a great reputation
around the world for producing great sprinters. I think that a
massive proportion of these horses are by stallions that
excelled as milers and we find we can get more value for our
mares in using good looking, Group One milers than the
more commercially driven two year old sprinting type stallion
that has generally been packed off to stud prematurely. There
is often the debate do you breed for racetrack or the sale ring-
If your horse does the talking on the track then hopefully the
buyers will come for your product.
The factors we consider when preparing our yearlings for sale
are to get that yearling to peak on the week of the sale. In
striving to achieve this we want to present the yearling as well
prepared mentally to handle the trip to the sale, to adapt
quickly to their new environment and to be able to present
successfully on the 80 to 100 inspections that will be required
of that yearling while on the sale complex.
Our preparation at home intensifies in the ten weeks before
sale with the yearling boxed for that period with some time
every morning in a small paddock. The horses are lunged
every day in rollers and side reigns at a gentle trot and walk
responding to voice commands. With the current emphasis
on x-rays great care has to be taken from the day a foal enters
the world. Diet and pasture are of paramount importance. It
has been well documented that eastern Australia is enduring a
sustained period of drought which has been a challenge to all
breeders. We are fortunate in that we have up to now been
able to irrigate all our property from the adjacent Hunter
River.
Q: What do you consider when you design a commercial
stallion?
A: The "design" of a commercial stallion for me has to be a
horse of the highest class on the racetrack first and foremost.
I think there are many overpriced young stallions going to
stud on the back of an incomplete career on the track but
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being the son of one of the top three or four stallions in the
country seems to be commercially more appealing than
performance. Conformation and good looks are obviously
very important and I think the mental attributes a stallion
passes on are often overlooked.
We have been in-breeding a species for a few hundred years
with the goal of speed and probably compromising
conformation but also the mental side of things. You get to
know pretty quick when foals of a new stallion hit the ground
how their temperaments will handle the challenges that life
will present to them. You watch any race and if your horse
can't settle and conserve it's energy early in a race invariably
there's not much happening at the business end.
The pedigree of the stallion is also of vital importance. While
there are exceptions to the rule, it seems to me that more often
than not successful stallions come from families with stallions
in them.
Q: What about 2019 energises you and brings you
excitement?
A: The run of good fortune that we've had with horses bred
on the farm in the last few seasons has certainly energised and
excited us at Monarch and the anticipation of hopefully
similar standards for the next generation. Being an Irishman
who has worked in the breeding game in various parts of the
world before settling in Australia, I'm so impressed with the
way racing is promoted in this country. There is no country
that can sustain a model of country racing like ours, our prize
money is growing at a healthy rate and the great job Peter
V'landys and Racing NSW have done in relation to this and
innovative concepts like the Everest and the Golden Eagle.
I brought my daughter to the Everest to support Vega Magic
last year and I couldn't believe what an amazing success the
race has become so quickly. I have been at some of the world's
great racetracks and football stadiums and I have never heard
a crowd roar like the run to the line in the Everest. There was
this crescendo of wave after wave of noise, I'll never forget it!
They have gone out to introduce racing to a younger audience
and given themselves a winning chance.
Q: What was the best piece of advice you were given?
A: In my chosen profession I have been the recipient of a lot
of advice, much of it keenly sought after but a lot imparted
for free. Despite the good intentions of the later I think keep
asking questions, try to find a way of improving every day.
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Evergreen Stud Farm
And Adrian Bott At Riverside Stables
Evergreen Stud farms is a haven for the horses and humans
alike. Situated along the Hunter river it has an abundance of
space, beauty, scenery and clean air. Once here you are
instantly catapulted into a world of tranquility which explains
why their farm has produced high quality horses every year.
In addition, they offer all round services like Breaking, Pre-
training and other amenities
. demand Slipper winning Sire, Vancouver out of a winning
Agistment facility at Evergreen Stud Farm is the one of the
best available in Australia for the caring and grooming of
thoroughbreds.
This has been a busy season for Bott who has been to all the
sales over the last few months. Ten Furlongs had an
opportunity to sit down and talk to the soft-spoken man
himself about his 2019 Easter Yearling Draft:
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Q: Please tell us more about your 2019 Easter Yearling
Consignment?
A: We have a draft of 3 select fillies.
Lot 143 is an attractive filly from the family of Champion
3YO Whobegotyou by exciting Sire Exosphere, while Lot
390 is a racey type by Sebring and is a full sister to Champion
Hong Kong galloper Lucky Bubbles and finally Lot 438 by in
daughter of Cirque du Soleil, a sister to champion sire
Fastnet Rock. All are an inspection must.
Q: What are some of the notable horses bred on the
farm?
A: We are a relatively new farm and only recently a vendor.
However, Sizzling an emerging sire was sold by us as an agent
at Magic Millions in our first years as well as numerous
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gordon on breaker
overseas Group horses. Q: Who would you say is your proven sire pick for 2019?
A: Proven Sire pick for 2019 is probably the obvious, I am
Q: When you plan matings, what factors do you Invincible or Snitzel.
consider in-order to increase the athleticism of a
foal/racehorse? Q: What is the best advice you've been given?
A: When planning matings, apart from pedigree we try to A: Plan for the future.
breed an athlete. Therefore we consider both stallion and
mare conformation for compatibility. Stallion pedigree and
Black Type pedigree are also important criteria in our
selection process.
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Coming from the finance background and armed with

Bachelors in Business, Michael Ward has tasted resounding
success in the Bloodstock Syndication industry. Along with

The Triple Crown Affair his brother Chris, Michael continues to take Triple Crown
Bloodstock to new heights.

He sat down for a little chat with Ten Furlongs. Here's what
we discovered.

Q: What do you think of the drafts in this year's Easter

Sale? As is always the case with the Inglis
A: Easter Yearling Sale, it is a very strong catalogue with some
very well related yearlings on offer and it will be as
competitive as ever.

Q: Which yearling in recent years gave you the most

pleasant sur prise with the sale price ver sus
performance?
A: We've had several Inglis graduates who have done
exceptionally well for us in recent years. In particular, Moss
Trip who was purchased for AUS$32,000 and is now a Group
3 winner and Peggy Jean who won the Group 1 Sires' Produce
in 2014 for the Triple Crown team after her purchase for
AUS$46,000. Both are horses of a lifetime!

Q: How often do you attend the Easter Yearling Sales?

A: We have a presence at the Easter sale each and every year as
we look for our next Redzel or Hot Snitzel!

Q: How important is black type and race record in your

evaluation of a yearling prospect?
A: We look at a variety of factors. Of course the quality of the
family in its ability to produce elite racehorses is important,
but in equal measure we place an importance on type and
essentially we're looking for athletes with the genetic make-up
to race at the top level.

Q: What stallions do you like as broodmare sires?

A: We've had success with a variety of broodmare sires and
those with proven records like Encosta De Lago and Canny
Lad we always take note of. But then we've had success with
less notable sires including Falbrav, a son of Fairy King like
Encosta De Lago is. He is the damsire of Charlie Boy and also
an exceptional yearling we picked up from the Inglis Premier
Sale in March.

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Q: Are there any underrated sires on the horizon?
A: We were one of the first to latch on to the progeny of
Snitzel with Group winners Redzel, Hot Snitzel and Flying
Snitzel etc, so we specialize in picking sires on the up!
Epaulette is a sire who has made a flying start to life and we're
very excited to see what he does in the years ahead. We already
have a Stakes winner from his first crop in Military Zone and a
couple of nice yearlings of his with shares available now.
Q: First season sire pick for 2019?
A: There are several exciting additions to the sales' catalogue
this year. Of note I'd say are the Darley pair of Kermadec and
Exosphere, while Press Statement has stamped all his
progeny with a good, strong physique.
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Q: What are your plans for Redzel in the forthcoming
year? Is Everest on the agenda once again?
A: The Everest will most certainly be on the agenda again for
this year and we'll look forward to negotiating a deal with the
slot holders to have him target the three-peat in the spring. In
the immediate future we'll be targeting the Group 1 TJ Smith
at Randwick before heading north for the Group 1 Doomben
10,000.
Q: With so many sales this year already, have you been
busy buying?
A: It has been a busy period here at Triple Crown and we've
been delighted with what we've bought so far this sales
season. We have shares available now, so if anyone has had the
dream of owning a racehorse, we can most certainly help
them live that dream!
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One of the most renowned stable owners Viddora's

conditioner Lloyd. Lloyd Kennewell is a rare hybrid of love
for the game and a rare business acumen. His stable
Kennewell Racing has produced an avalanche of winners
over the years. Lloyd is the present and the future. Ten
Furlongs had an opportunity to sit down, converse about his
process. His favourite horses and more importantly, explore
the brilliance that Lloyd Kenewell is.

Q: How do you approach an upcoming sale? What are

the processes you follow and what do you do differently
to find those “hidden gems”?
A: We look at every horse in the catalogue and then identify
the ones we like to “short list”. Once the shortlist is made, we
try to trim the numbers down to the ones we “love”. You
usually know when you see the one you want!

Q: Have you had a situation where you have bought a

horse for a client or for pin-hooking, sold the horse
onwards and then questioned whether you should have
kept the colt yourself ?
A: Not really, you need to be comfortable on the decision
making and trust your judgement. An old saying “if you keep
looking back you get a sore neck”.

Q: Have you had a look at the Easter Yearling Sales

catalogue? What are your aspirations for this year's
Easter yearling sale market?
A: It is one of the best sales in the world and it brings the
biggest buyers from around the world. Some of the best
equine athletes you will see, will be at this sale in 2019.

Q: Which of the first-crop sires are you high on this

season?
A: I am firmer on buying from the proven stallions that I have
had success with. But in saying that I am liking the look of the

The Viddora Of “Headwater” and “Super One” progeny. They are built for
speed!

Q: As we venture into the end of the yearling sales'

season, what is the overall state of the industry?

Lloyd Kennewell A: I think it is in a very good place particularly in Australia as

prize money has a great return for getting results with 2yo's
which makes it exciting for the owners/breeders and of
course the trainer and jockey.

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Viddora Pedigree
GREEN DESERT (USA)
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) b. 1983
dkb/br. 1997 RAFHA (GB)
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) b. 1987
b. 2004 CANNY LAD (AUS)
CANNARELLE (AUS) br. 1987
b. 1998 COUNTESS PEDRILLE (AUS)
b. 1994
ZABEEL (NZ)
COLOMBIA (NZ) b. 1986
br. 1996 EIGHT CARAT (GB)*
SNOW FLIGHT (NZ) blk. 1975
b. 2002 ZEDITAVE (AUS)
ZED DU JOUR (AUS) ch. 1985
ch. 1996 DEL DU JOUR (AUS)
b. 1990

Q: What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the
thoroughbred sales industry and how would you solve it?
A: I don't think there too much need for change. As long as we
evolve with other industries and keep moving with the times.
Q: What do you think horse racing's perception is for the
general public?
A: It's pretty good overall. Look at the betting turnover!
I love all sports, but I have a real soft spot for the NBA and
watching LeBron James.
What this guy does off the court is even more powering than
what he does on it which is astonishing!
Q: What would you like to achieve in the next five years?
A: I would like to keep building up my brand, deliver great
results for all my supporters.
If you are doing that everything will keep rolling along nicely!

Q: Who is your favourite racehorse of all time and why?

A: Very hard question! I have been blessed to see 3 mares
dominate racing at 3 different distances and they were all
different and amazing!
· BLACK CAVIAR
· MAKYBE DIVA
· WINX
What these mares achieved is nothing short of unbelievable.

Q: Tell us something about yourself that not many

people would know.
A: I enjoy work and as everyone knows our lives revolve
around work but….

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TOP GLOBAL SIRE RANKINGS

As of March 20, 2019
General Sires Lists 2019
Rank Stallion Runners Total Winners Stakes Winners Gr. 1wnrs Earnings Best perf.(earnings in AUS$)
1 Snitzel 290 131 9 1 $1,92,44,872 Redzel ($6,764,250)
2 I Am Invincible 292 142 24 3 $1,27,06,943 Invincibella ($901,525)
3 Street Cry 115 55 5 1 $94,76,057 Winx ($4,431,250)
4 Fastnet Rock 227 78 7 0 $72,50,165 Tumultuous ($672,550)
5 Redoute's Choice 144 66 4 2 $72,27,216 The Autumn Sun ($2,646,150)

First Crop Sires

Rank Stallion Runners Total Winners Stakes Winners Gr1. wnrs Earnings Best perf.(earnings)
1 Be er Than Ready 31 14 2 0 $13,47,350 The Odyssey ($557,550)
2 Brazen Beau 19 2 1 0 $10,46,355 Accession ($760,900)
3 Rubick 21 5 1 0 $7,71,550 Yes Yes Yes ($300,700)
4 Deep Field 16 4 1 0 $4,34,480 Cosmic Force ($178,065)
5 Safeguard 9 2 0 0 $4,12,755 Miss West Coast($200,350)

Broodmare Sires
Rank Stallion Rnrs Wnrs SWnrs Gr1. wnrs Earnings Best perf.(earnings)
1 Redoute's Choice 486 184 15 3 $1,50,47,427 Extra Brut ($1,602,620)
2 Encosta de Lago 599 234 8 0 $1,21,31,463 Hawkshot ($489,000)
3 Flying Spur 460 176 8 3 $1,01,74,491 Shillelagh($702,400)
4 Rubiton 115 53 3 0 $92,36,823 Redzel ($6,764,250)
5 Zabeel 384 151 6 1 $89,64,666 Humidor($1,153,500)

Global Sires
Rank Name Modal Country Runners Runs Gr.1 wnrs Gr.2 wnrs Gr.3 wnrs
1 Dubawi Great Britain 126 519 24 33 47
2 Galileo Ireland 180 864 56 30 53
3 Frankel Great Britain 70 250 10 9 22
4 Scat Daddy USA 98 322 22 14 20
5 I Am Invincible Australia 91 344 7 13 27
6 Deep Impact Japan 207 854 25 31 37
7 Sea The Stars Great Britain 68 248 10 19 14
8 Ki en's Joy USA 68 300 13 18 19
9 Quality Road USA 52 181 17 11 8
10 Candy Ride USA 65 209 14 9 15
Informa on sourced from: www.thoroughbredracing.com & www.stallions.com.au

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