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Rhino
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A great read Furious. Thanks for posting.
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kavg
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Agreed Rhino, excellent reading Furious.
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Gay3
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So we don't all have to go back a page to read
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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VOYAGER
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Great read furious
I have mentioned a few times that I have looked forward to this spring and I have to say nothing has disappointed. The next six weeks are going to be great viewing and all sports fans will have a great buffet of sport to chose from. Can Verry Elleegant give good stayers weight and win the cups? Can Russian Camelot fulfil his potential? Which up and comer will sit at the top of the sprinting group after The Everest? Are the Sydney 3yo's better than the Victorians? Which internationals will be competitive in the cups or Cox Plate? Can the older gallopers like Humidor and Kings Will Dream repel the youngsters? Who will be the new stars after the spring? Libertini, Sierra Sue, Toffee Tongue, Superstorm, or someone else? Will Australia New Zealand be able to repel the invaders in the Melbourne Cup? Will we see new jockeys and trainers enter the group 1 winners list, or will the usual suspects continue to dominate? As I said we have a huge six weeks coming up, and I can not wait! |
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furious
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On the weekends results it's already started. It's a fun ride Voyager.
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I can't help but think racing is delivering in spades and while the New Zealanders had a top raceday last weekend we can't keep a good Aussie down for long. But the big news here was the great double of both Guineas falling to a son and daughter of Written Tycoon. Sitting on top of the Sires List Written Tycoon definitely moved further ahead. He also picked up the winner of a G2 in Dirty Work. But no doubt next weekend could change that list. Written Tycoon is also a great advertisement for the Australasian bred stallion. Decending from the first official thoroughbred mare in Australia - Manto - he is as Australian as any horse can be. Likewise he wasn't bred in the purple with his sire Iglesia being only a G2/G3 winner (over sprint trips). Iglesia's 1/2 brother Yippyio was a dual G1 winner in the Queensland Derby and Brisbane Cup. But he also finished 2nd in the Melbourne Cup. So their dam was very versatile. The look at the stallions used in the female line of Written Tycoon. Kenmare, Vain, Better Boy, Summertime all top class sires with many wins on board for sire standings. The class is there in his pedigree. Enough staying blood also there so it would be interesting if he every throws a good stayer. Now like a few from last week Odeum had a double cross to her female line through Marscay (sire of Iglesia's great dam). This is a USA line of mares and isn't a close cross like the other two (Eight Carat & Verry Elleegant). But I like to see these distance crosses in pedigrees. They do still seem to have an effect. Also I love to see the Great Strawberry Road cropping up in Odeum's pedigree. He was a beautiful animal who possibly would of been overlooked if at stud in Australia but he appears in plenty of good pedigrees including the top sire Quality Road over there. Dirty Work brought in a double of Vain and his dam had a double of Bletchingly to cross to the Biscay blood of Marscay in Iglesia. So another nice pedigree. All told it was a day for the Aussies in Victoria seeing I Am invincible (G3 & LR), Shamus Award (G1 & G3), Redoute's Choice (LR and sire of the dam of Arcadia Queen G1), Written Tycoon (G1, G1, G2), Pierro (G1). And on the Day Frankel was expected to sire a G1 winner his big brother at stud in Australia Bullet Train sired a G2 winner in Chapada! Shamus Award a Cox Plate winning son of Snitzel certainly deserves a pat on the back also. Unlike Written Tycoon Shamus belongs to a European family with his great grandam being imported back late 1980s. While she didn't produce any stakes winners her grandaughter Fimatino is the dam of Shaquero (last weeks Breeders' P winner). Mr Quickie unlike his sire belongs to another female line which first came to Australia back in the 1800's. Rosedale was the dam of two stakes winners over a sprint trip. But somehow that was turned around while the family had a stint over in New Zealand. Because before returning to Australia up cropped a great staying mare in Horlicks who was a G1 winner five times over the 2000 or 2100m trip in Australia and New Zealand. But then took her middle distance ability further to win over 2400m in the Japan Cup. While her son Brew did win a Melbourne Cup he wasn't as good has his dam. So here we are full circle with Mr Quickie an Aussie bred with a 2400m win in the Queensland Derby to his name and now also a G1 miler. Arcadia Queen may come from WA but she fitted in on this day very well. After all Pierro is a son of Lonhro a winner of the Guineas. While her dam is a daughter of Redoute's Choice also a winner of the Guineas. Next sire Metal Storm is a son of Kenmare (also in the pedigree of Written Tycoon) oh and further down her female line Bletchingly and Vain. She was back to her best and her best is not to be overlooked. While the Sydney races pretty well ran the same way. The list of sires being Dane Shadow, Snitzel, Lonhro, Dundeel, So You Think, Medaglia D'Oro (out of a Redoute's mare), Kermadec, Sebring and Sizzling. I though Montefilia probably would of been flattened last week after such a hard win but she is an iron filly. Her sire Kermadec was an excellent miler winning the Doncaster H and George Main Stakes but I think this one will go further. Probably like Ramruma (Epsom, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks) who was produced by Montefilia's 4th dam. Didn't mind that another Aussie showed some staying power with Chapada winning the Herbert Power Stakes. Despite having quite a bit of European sprinting blood there in his veins he decends from Lily of the Valley who had a very big part to play in the early 1900's in Australia. At stud Lily of the Valley produced Valais who was to five times our Champion Stallion. His son Heroic did even better! |
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Second Chance
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Chapada arguably needed that European sprinting blood on the distaff side Furious, as she's almost certainly the first Bullet Train (sibling to Group 1 winners Frankel and Noble Mission) galloper that could manage to get out of first gear.
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furious
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Well he can gallop and the family must of had something to offer in the past that suited Australian racing. It's an interesting bunch of races we have coming up.
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Only 3 starters in the G3 Blue Sapphire Stakes on Wednesday? Hmmmm |
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furious
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Maybe no one wanted to come up against Anders? Very strange though.
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Talking about that 13b family of Hebrew Maid and yet another crops up in Albarado (Savabeel to O'Reilly).
I find that Captivant (decends from Kilmarie a filly I followed from the sales and her family has been gold) takes Star Kingdom to extreme. You find Paris Review, Marscay x 2, Biscay x 3, Noholme x 2, Luskin Star, Kaoru Star, Blazing Sword, Bletchingly, Brigand, River Rough and the mare Fairy Dream. That is 15 representatives of a stallion who was supreme back in his day.
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What a mare It's Me is. She decends from Herringbone (dam of Dogger Bank) and Schiaparelli (dam of Masthead and Herringbone - winner of the English St Leger and 1000 Guineas). Both Masthead and Dogger Bank made their way to stud in Australasia. Masthead sired Matrice (1973 Australian Bred Champion Sire) the first Australian bred stallion since Spearfelt has won back in 1943. A thirty year break. Most of the Dogger Banks raced in New Zealand but Te Poi (Doncaster H) and The Wash (Queensland Derby & Brisbane Cup) won over here.
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It's just one of those days. California Zimbol decends from the dam of Zeddaan. Zeddaan a son of Grey Sovereign was the sire of Adraan, who from a short stud career in Australia before his early death, looked like the next big stallion. From one season and only 27 foals he got 7 stakes winners.
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Ok today yet another first season sire Odyssey Moon (Snitzel) had his first winner. We are not to the end of October and already five first season sires have a winner on the board. With a further two in Extreme Choice and Star Turn having stakes placegetters. Sure we have a Written Tycoon filly who looks to be better than average but these young boys are giving plenty of studs and breeders a chance to get excited. I hope they keep it up all season. Could be if Frosted comes out on top we will see a new sireline get a foothold in our sire standings. Even if one of the others rides supreme it is great to see a young group of stallions showing such early promise.
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Second Chance
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The finality of our 18-year full-on breeding "change of life" with just five broodmares concluded when the very last two of them deceased in 2019.
The first (having one stakes-winner from one to race) was euthenized in foal to Impending, and the other (100% winners including two stakes-performers) died in foal to Frosted. Can only guess what a live Frosted foal might have brought in 2021. But that just summarizes the perils of hobby/boutique breeding and just "what might have been". |
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furious
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So sorry you lost both of them SC. It is certainly a hard industry sometimes. But you have seen both sides. Many breeders would dream of breeding some as good as you managed to get.
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furious
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Here is a query for everyone. What do Tears of Jupiter, Palamos, Puysegur, Gainsford, Flying Visit, Moneymore, Goko, Run Fox Run, Sea Ways, Lavaglo, Need I say More, De La Terre, Plushenko, Sure Is, Vitesse Bo, Dragon Storm, Miss Tycoon Rose, Trouser the Cash, Lockheed, Baltic Success, Lipizzaner, Fire and Ice and Second Base have in common? I expect most of you will get it pretty quickly.
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furious
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Come on someone must get it by now! Hint look outside of Australia.
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max manewer
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What's the prize ?
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furious
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Show's you have brainpower!
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TJMitchell
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They all raced yesterday
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Time is a flat circle
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TJMitchell
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Or won yesterday maybe?
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Time is a flat circle
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furious
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All won but something else ties them up.
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Baghdad Bob
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All have raced in the 20th or the 21st centuries,
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Grey Affair
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All have an Australian bred parent. Some of them won stakes races yesterday. |
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Second Chance
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A parent-ly your correct GA.
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furious
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No but good try. They raced in NZ, HK, South Africa, England and Ireland and all won. They all had at least one Australian bred parent. Of course some were bred here also. Just saying not to get to worried when our middle distance races seem to fall to overseas bred horses. We send ours out there in small numbers but they bounce up all over the place. This is the list -
Gainsford (Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) – More than Ready x Yes
She Can Cancan by Canny Lad) from Right Royal Diva (AUS) (Stratum (Redoute’s Choice)
inbred to Canny Lad, Sir Tristram and dam inbred to Luskin Star Run Fox Run (Foxwedge (AUS) – Fastnet Rock x Forest Native)
from Victory Cry (AUS) (General Nediym) carries a cross of Biscay, Sir Tristram
and Northern Dancer Sea Ways (Ashaawes) from Maayaat (AUS) (Sebring x Porto
Cervo by Danzero) dam inbred to Danehill Second Base (Gimmethgreenlight as above) and carries Canny
Lad, Bletchingly, Biscay, Marauding, Red Anchor etc in his pedigree Fire and Ice (Noble Turne) from Spitfire Lady (AUS)
(Hussonet x Galroof) Flying Visit (Pride of Dubai (AUS) – Street Cry x Al Anood
by Danehill) inbred to Northern Dancer, Danehill and Danzig Lipizzaner (Uncle Mo) from Irish Lights (AUS) (Fastnet Rock
x Aspen Falls by Hennessy) inbred to Danzig and Northern Dancer Moneymore (Reward for Effort (AUS) – Exceed and Excel x Miss
Prospect by Rory’s Jester) from Just Stunning (AUS) by Snippets carries Rory’s Jester, Crown Jester,
Baguette, Todman etc Goko (O’Reilly) from Miraculous Miss (AUS) (Exceed and Excel
x Galway Lass by Rhythm) Baltic Success (Exceed and Excel (AUS) – Danehill x Patrona
by Lomond) from Madame Pedrille (AUS) (Secret Savings – Damzelle Pedrille by
Zoffany) Lockheel (Exceed and Excel (AUS) as above) Trouser the Cash (Sparspangledbanner (AUS) – Choisir x Gold Anthem
by Made of Gold) from Bint Malyana carries Vain, Biscay, Noholme etc Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon (AUS) – Iglesia x Party
Miss by Kenmare) from Splat (AUS) (More than Ready) carries Marscay, Biscay,
Noholme, Bogan Road, Vain etc Puysegur (Fastnet Rock (AUS) – Danehill x Piccadilly Circus
by Royal Academy) from Pins ‘n’ Needles (Pins (AUS) from Raining by Centaine
(AUS) Dragon Storm (Shocking (AUS) – Street Cry x Maria di
Castiglia by Danehill) from Prize Lady Vitesse Bo (Prosir (AUS) by Choisir x Prophet Jewel by
Encosta de Lago) from Cissy Bowen (Colombia) carries an inbreeding to Biscay
but also Centaine, Century, Todman, Vain etc Sure Is (Highly Recommended (AUS) – Fastnet Rock x
Suggestive by Al Hareb) from Umachelle (AUS) (Umatilla x Filabina by Lord
Ballina (AUS)) inbred to Northern Dancer, Nijinsky and Biscay but also has Star
Affair, Marauding, Bletchingly etc Palamos (Extreme Choice (AUS) – Not a Single Doubt x
Exremely by Hussonet) from Unrevealed inbred to Raise a Native and Mr
Prospector but carries Rory’s Jester, Crown Jester, Redoute’s Choice, Canny
Lad, Bletchingly, Biscay, Baguette etc Plushenko (Rock ‘n’ Pop (AUS) – Fastnet Rock x Popsy by Sir
Tristram) from Russian also with Marauding, Biscay ect D La Terre (Reliable Man) from Veva Girl (AUS) (Fastnet Rock
x Barawin by Barathea) also carries Handy Proverb, Marauding, Biscay, Luskin
Star etc Need I Say More (No Nay Never) from Bo Bardi (AUS) (Fastnet
Rock – Our Golden Dream) inbred to Nijinsky and Northern Dancer Lavaglo (Rock ‘n’ Pop (AUS)) as above & includes
Octagonal on the damside Tears of Jupiter (Zoustar (AUS) – Northern Meteor x Zouzou
by Redoute’s Choice) from Snow Blitz (AUS) (Zabeel) also has Covetous, Luskin Star,
Kaoru Star, Star Shower, Star of Heaven, Canny Lad, Bletchingly, Biscay etc If I'd included the sire of the dam in the criteria the list would of been longer but I though sire or dam was good enough. The Gimmethegreelight from a Stratum mare (Gainsford) in South Africa decends from Startling Lass (Silver Shadow, Reisling Slipper Trial, Veuve Cliquot C) and related to Midnight Fever (Blue Diamond) and one of my all time favourites in Igloo (Brisbane Cup, Chipping Norton S, Caulfield S, Turnbull S) - he was an ugly duckling but I loved him as a teenager. While Baltic Success decends from Simper dam of six stakes winners including Gold Light (NZ Oaks & numerous other stakes races), Razzle Dazzle (NZ Oaks) and Sir Simper (Toorak H). Her grandaughter Lambent went on to produce an Aussie superstar in Flight (AJC Champagne S, W S Cox Plate [twice - didn't see her running last Friday], LKS Mackinnon S, C F Orr S, AJC Plate (Queen Elizabeth s) etc). Flight's daughter produced two Golden Slipper/Derby winners in the Champion Sky High (Golden Slipper, VRC Derby, Champagne S, Epsom Hcp, Caulfield S (twice), Futurity S, L K S Mackinnon S, LIghtning S (twice), Warwick S (twice), Rawson S (twice) and many more) and his full brother Skyline (Golden Slipper S and AJC Derby). Pretty sure no other full brothers have come close to that record. De La Terre decends from La Caissier (Flight S, Wakeful S, Surround S ect) Tears of Jupiter is from a daughter of Golden Slipper winner Polar Success. |
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furious
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Sorry yes Grey Affair I was writing the above when you posted.
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furious
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Well Todman and Noholme were both great but they didn't win the Golden Slipper/Derby combo. They each won multiple G1 races but went on different paths.
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furious
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Same could be said about Time and Tide and Fine and Dandy. Actually Star Kingdom full siblings had pretty good records.
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