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Europe’s unlikely wonder                                                                                    Kiwi Chronicles
                                                                                                            Stallion Watch

stallion Wootton Bassett                                                                                      What's on
                                                                                                            Race meetings: Queanbeyan (NSW),
                                                                                                            Tamworth (NSW), Wingatui (NZ)
Remarkable sire son of Iffraaj, whose first crop included                                                   Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Queanbeyan
Champion Almanzor, to make Jerrys Plains home in 2021                                                       (NSW), Cranbourne (VIC), Eagle Farm
                                                                                                            (QLD), Lark Hill (WA), Oakbank (SA)
                                                                                                            International meetings: Greyville (RSA)
                                                                                                            Sales: gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 22
                                                                                                            March Auction, Gavelhouse Plus Valachi
                                                                                                            Downs Reduction Sale
                                                                                                            International Sales: Tattersalls Online

                                                                                                         HONG KONG NEWS
Wootton Bassett                                                                             COOLMORE
                                                                                                         Sky Darci takes Hong Kong
BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS
                                                    last night confirmed Wootton Bassett would           Derby for Fownes and Moreira
                                                    join the stud’s Australian roster at Jerrys Plains   An inspired Caspar Fownes training performance,

W
                   ootton Bassett (Iffraaj), who    later this year, standing alongside the likes        crowned by a supreme Joao Moreira ride, allowed
                   defied his minnow start at       of fellow shuttlers Justify (Scat Daddy) and         Sky Darci (Darci Brahma) to overcome serious
                   stud in France to become         American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile).               stamina doubts while delivering dramatic Hong
                   one of Europe’s most sought          “We are very excited by this opportunity to      Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) success at Sha Tin
after proven stallions, will shuttle to Australia   offer Australasian mare owners a proven sire of      yesterday.
later this year, less than 12 months after coming   Wootton Bassett’s calibre,” Magnier said.                The gelding was plucked from New Zealand’s
under the ownership of the powerful Coolmore            “He is a magnificent dark brown horse with a     Highden Park as a PPG (Privately Purchased
empire.                                             fabulous head and eye – a deep-girthed individual    Griffin), joining the Fownes stable in 2019 when
    After running a teaser campaign at the          with a very good hindquarter and hip and a really    unraced. Less than two years later, he is part of Hong
weekend, Coolmore principal Tom Magnier             good, purposeful action. Continued on page 2>>       Kong racing folklore.       Continued page 14 >>

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        DON’T              FOLLOW THE CROWD...                                                 ...let the crowd follow you.
                                                                                                            ENABLE
                                                                                              JAPAN                            MAGIC WAND

                                                                                                                  GHAIYYATH won nine times
        GHAIYYATH                          Standing at
                                           NORTHWOOD PARK, VICTORIA
                                                                                                                  by a combined 41 lengths
        Dubawi - Nightime (Galileo)

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Perfect
                    PERFORMANCE
                    Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2020
                    Cartier Horse Of The Year for 2020
                    Four G1 wins beating Enable,
                    Magical, Stradivarius

                    Perfect
                    BREEDING
                    The highest-rated son of Dubawi from
                    a G1-winning Galileo mare.
                    The same cross as Night Of Thunder

      Standing at
                    Perfect
NORTHWOOD PARK,
        VICTORIA
                    SALES HORSE
                    A €1.1 million foal at Goffs

                           GHAIYYATH
                                   Dubawi - Nightime (Galileo)
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                                                     suitable for racing, consideration will be given     through the sentimental value through my
AUSTRALIA
                                                     to transferring to the Kensington Track at           grandparents so it is a big thrill.”
Five for Vital Equine                                Randwick prior to acceptances being finalised.
                                                                                                          Profiteer to suit
                                                     Paynes team up                                       wet conditions
                                                     in familiar silks                                    Co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent jr have
                                                     Patrick and Michelle Payne successfully              expressed their relief that the Golden Slipper
                                                     teamed up for the first time since 2018 when         Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) has been pushed back
                                                     Douceur (No Nay Never) took out the second           a week with the pair confident that favourite
                                                     division of the 1100-metre two-year-old plate        Profiteer (Capitalist) will cope with the testing
                                                     at Ballarat yesterday. Trained by Patrick            conditions if the track is wet on Saturday. "He
                                                     and ridden by his sister Michelle in the Tait        was peaked for Saturday, as was everyone else,
                                                     family silks, Douceur got her career off the         but I'm glad we didn't run," Kent Jr said. "He's a
Vital Equine                         ROSELEE PARK    to the perfect start by defeating Under The          brilliant horse and brilliant horses don't need to
                                                     Dunes (Under the Louvre) by half a length            be running on Heavy 15 tracks. I think he'll get
Bella's Idol (7 g ex Bella Contessa by Bel Esprit)   with Tonquani (Reset) another two and a              through it. He's a horse that travels deep into his
got off the mark in stakes company on his 42nd       quarter lengths back in third. The siblings have     races. It's when they come off the bridle, that's
career start yesterday when landing the South        partnered 93 winners together since the start        when they can flounder in the ground and he
West Autumn Cup (Listed, 2219m) at Bunbury.          of the 2007-08 racing season and have been           will be at the front of the race, which again is
The win earned Vital Equine (Danetime) his           successful six of the last ten times they have       going to be a big help on soft ground.” Kent
fifth individual stakes winner. Trained by           teamed up.                                           remains confident going into Saturday’s contest
Summer Dickson, Bella’s Idol improved on                                                                  and added: “We're in the pole position. We've
his third-placed effort behind Paddy’s Shadow        Surreal win in Bairnsdale Cup                        got the best colt in the race and we've got a good
(Dane Shadow) in the Bunbury Cup (Listed,            Nathan Punch scored a sentimental win in             barrier which is important. I reckon he will get
2000m) last-start to turn the tables and defeat      the Bairnsdale Cup (1600m) yesterday as he           through a soft, heavy track next Saturday."
that rival by a length yesterday, with Utgard        partnered the Kevin Corstens-trained Surreal
Loki (Frost Giant) a further head behind in          Image (Akeed Mofeed) to victory. The five-year-      Oliver gains Group 1 rides
third. Vital Equine, whose best performer is         old gelding defeated Mrs Sippy (Americain)           Damien Oliver has picked up an extra two top-
Group 2 winner and multiple Group 1 placed           by half a length, with New Choice (Delightful        level rides for Saturday’s rescheduled Golden
Material Man, stood at Roselee Park last year        Choice) another three and three-quarter              Slipper meeting. Oliver has been booked to
for a stud fee of $3,300.                            lengths back in third. Punch explained post-         ride the Danny O’Brien-trained pair of Miami
                                                     race the sentimental value of the win. “It is very   Bound (Reliable Man) in the Ranvet Stakes
Hawkesbury trials called off                         good to get a country cup here especially, my        (Gr 1, 2000m) and Young Werther (Tavistock)
The Hawkesbury barrier trials scheduled for          grandparents have lived here for a long time         in the Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m), with
today have been abandoned due to the wet             but unfortunately they can’t be here today they      neither horse among the meeting’s original
weather. Hawkesbury's track has received 205         are in a nursing home now,” Punch told Racing.       acceptors. Oliver will keep his rides on Arcadia
millimetres of rain since Friday. Stewards and       com. “It is good to get a win for them, they have    Queen (Pierro) in the George Ryder Stakes (Gr
ATC officials will inspect Warwick Farm this         lived here a long time and always come to the        1, 1500m) and Ingratiating (Frosted) in the
morning to ascertain suitability to race on          races and I bet they are watching and ecstatic.      Golden Slipper, meaning he will participate in
Wednesday. Should the track not be deemed            It would be up there (career highlight) just         four of Saturday’s five Group 1 contests.

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Cranbourne tricode                                   that," Moroney said. "First thoughts are that if     a good effort and he did it well at the finish,”
meeting a success                                    he does go well enough, we will take him up          Collett said. “It was nice to see him get some
Canbourne’s unique annual Tricodes meeting           to Sydney for the Queen Elizabeth and then           luck with the gap in the home straight as he
last Friday was a great success according to         give him a break, or he will go straight to the      hasn’t had much of that lately. I think he could
Cranbourne Turf Club CEO Neil Banbridge,             paddock after one run."                              have won his last four starts as he has been held
with the 20th anniversary of the event                                                                    up in the straight each time and that has cost
generating a substantial increase in wagering.       Marquand to extend stay                              him. It had been four weeks since his last race
The meeting, which is normally held in               Tom Marquand is set to remain in Sydney for          and he wasn’t probably as sharp as he could
November but was moved due to Covid-19, saw          an extra week in order to partner Addeybb            have been, so all in all it was a nice run.” Collett
a capacity crowd of 4000 in attendance. “It was      (Pivotal) in the rearranged Queen Elizabeth          will stick to 1200 metres for No Filter, as he
a great event, normally it would be hosted on a      Stakes. It was decided on Saturday that all races    plots a path towards the Cambridge Breeders’
Saturday night in November but due to Covid          forming part of the Sydney autumn carnival           Stakes. “We could look at taking him up to 1400
we moved it and found a home for it on a Friday      will be pushed back by seven days following          metres, but I’d prefer to keep him over the 1200
night,” Bainbridge told Racing.com .“Based on        the postponement of Rosehill’s meeting at the        metres if we are going to go to Te Rapa,” he said.
the data we have, I think we will look for it to     weekend, meaning Addeybb’s rematch with              “His breeding suggests he will get further but
remain there and as part of daylight savings.”       Verry Elleegant (Zed) in the Ranvet Stakes will      he can have another 1200-metre race between
Wagering for the meeting was up 18.7 per cent        take place this Saturday, March 27.                  now and the Te Rapa race and then we can
in comparative to the same meeting last year -                                                            decide what we do with him after that.”
but when compared to the previous Tricodes           Inglis Easter previews on Sky
meeting - increased by 78.5 per cent.                The first of two Inglis Australian Easter Yearling   Jessiegee due a stakes success
                                                     Sale previews will air on Sky Thoroughbred           Mike Breslin believes Jessiegee (Alamosa) is
Golden Mile for English King                         Central tonight at 7:30pm, with part two to          deserving of a slice of big race luck after the
High-profile European import English King            screen on Monday, March 29. The previews             plucky seven-year-old went within a neck of
(Camelot) is set to make his Australian debut        highlight the best young thoroughbreds from          causing an upset in Saturday’s Cuddle Stakes
in the Golden Mile (Listed, 1600m) at Bendigo        12 studs in the Hunter Valley and the Southern       (Gr 3, 1600m) at Trentham. It was the fifth
on Saturday. English King, who was sent off          Highlands of NSW. Part one features yearlings        time that Jessiegee has finished in the runner-
second favourite before finishing fifth in the       from    Arrowfield    Stud,   Coolmore      Stud,    up position in a stakes race and the second
2020 Epsom Derby (Gr 1, 1m 4f ), was one of          Cressfield, Newgate Farm and Widden Stud.            time in the Cuddle Stakes, after she finished
three European purchases at the Tattersalls          Part two next Monday contains the crops from         second to Concert Hall (Savabeel) in the
Autumn Horses In Training Sale last October          Yarraman Park Stud, including some regal             2019 edition. “I don’t think she ever looked
to enter the stables of Mike Moroney, along          bluebloods from the Shadwell Stud dispersal,         like she was going to pick up Coventina Bay,
with Emissary (Kingman) and Keats (Galileo).         and    yearlings   from   Middlebrook      Valley    but I was just extremely proud of the way she
Emissary was gelded after one jump-out               Lodge, Bhima Thoroughbreds, Torryburn                went to the line,” Breslin said. “She has had
and sent for a spell, while Keats was given          Stud, Milburn Creek and Lime Country                 five Group seconds now without winning a
a third jump-out on Friday. Moroney said             Thoroughbreds. The Inglis sale will be held at       stakes race so surely she deserves to break
a decision was pending on whether to geld            Riverside Stables from 10am on April 6 and 7.        through one day. When you look at the ones
him, with English King – who was bought for                                                               that have beaten her, she has been in against
925,000gns at Tattersalls – set to remain an                                                              the best as she has been behind Concert Hall,
                                                     NEW ZEALAND
entire. "The disappointing part is that they                                                              Supera, Prise De Fer and now Coventina Bay.
have enough breeding to say they could stay          Stakes assignment                                    It’s not as if she has all those seconds because
colts, but we're kidding ourselves to say they'll    for No Filter                                        she is not genuine, she’s just a mare that needs
all make stallions," Moroney said. "English          A decisive victory at Tauranga on Saturday           conditions to suit and when she gets them, she
King, he's different. He's by Camelot and I          could have promising three-year-old No Filter        is very competitive.” Breslin is keen to keep
think if he can win Group 1 races, he'll find a      (Toronado) on a path towards a start in the          Jessiegee on a familiar path and added: “When
home here in Australia." Following Saturday's        Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m)             she ran second to Concert Hall in the Cuddle
outing, Moroney said a decision would be             at Te Rapa on May 1. The Richard Collett-            in 2019, she then went on to finish a very
made whether to run in the Queen Elizabeth           trained No Filter did all that was asked of him      unlucky fourth in the Manawatu Breeders’
Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) at Randwick on April 17         in accounting for his age-group rivals over          Stakes and then second in the Travis Stakes at
or to head for a spell. "It will be too short for    1200 metres and Collett was pleased to get           Te Rapa. That is the same path I’d like to follow
him, but it's a good start off for him on a nice     another win on the board after experiencing          this time as I think she is going as well as she
big track and we'll just see what we make of         some luckless runs on previous outings. “It was      ever has.”

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Carnival delays a blessing                           JPN: Deep Bond storms to                               as the sire's Group winners Sealiway and Kenway,
for Te Akau raiders                                  Hanshin Daishoten success                              out of mares by his barn mate Kendargent
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards believes the          The Ryuji Okubo-trained Deep Bond (4 c                 (Kendor).
delay to Sydney’s autumn carnival could              Kizuna - Zephyranthes by King Halo) scored
benefit the likes of New Zealand Oaks (Gr 1,         his second stakes success when taking out the          78 for Lope De Vega
2400m) winner Amarelinha (Savabeel), who             Hanshin Daishoten (Gr 2, 3000m) yesterday.
will now be given an extra week if connections       Deep Bond, whose previous stakes win came
opt to run her in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1,         in last year’s Kyoto Shimbun Hai (Gr 2, 2200m),
2400m) on April 17. “It was certainly a shame        defeated You Can Smile (King Kamehameha)
for them that they got the rain they did and         by five lengths, with Namura Donovan (Deep
had to postpone Saturday’s meeting,” Richards        Brillante) three-quarters of a length further
said. “It didn’t really have too much effect         behind    in    third.     Short-priced   favourite
on us as we are going to stick to the plans          Aristoteles (Epiphaneia), who finished a neck
we had made for our horses before the shift          runner-up to Contrail (Deep Impact) in the
in the carnival dates was announced. In my           Kikuka Sho (Gr 1, 3000m) before winning the
experience if you start to alter things too much,    American Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2200m) on
that is when problems can occur. We will assess      his last start, could only finish seventh. Deep
when our horses fly over, but in some cases the      Bond is one of nine individual stakes winners
delay could be a good thing. If Amarelinha           by Kizuna (Deep Impact).
goes over to tackle the Australian Oaks that
extra week will be of benefit as it allows her a
                                                     INTERNATIONAL
few more days to recover from her exertions                                                                 Lope De Vega                       BALLYLINCH STUD
at Trentham. She is one that definitely needs        12 for Sea The Moon
a good track so that factor will have a bearing      Lanwades Stud resident Sea The Moon (Sea The           Sweet Lady (3 f ex High Heel Sneakers by Dansili)
on whether we go or not.” Melody Belle is also       Stars) sired his 12th individual stakes winner         bounced back from a sixth place finish in the
set to run in the Tancred Stakes (Gr 1, 2400m)       when his son Pretty Tiger (3 c ex Fast And Pretty      Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Gr 1, 2000m) in October
on April 3. “We will also stick to our original      by Zamindar) relished the testing conditions           to claim her first stakes success yesterday in the
plan with Melody Belle who will race in the          to take out the Prix Francois Mathet (Listed,          Prix la Camargo (Listed, 1600m) at Saint-Cloud.
Tancred Stakes next,” Richards added. “That          2100m) at Saint-Cloud yesterday. Trained by            The Francis-Henri Graffard-trained three-year-
will give her three weeks between runs which         Fabrice Vermeulen, Pretty Tiger was winning            old became the 78th individual stakes winner for
is just perfect for her and she is one that will     for the third time in four starts as he beat Cash      her sire Lope De Vega (Shamardal). Ridden by
appreciate some give in the ground if the wet        Equity (Toronado) by four lengths. Media Stream        Mickael Barzalona, she was an impressive winner
weather sticks around.”                              (Frankel) was another three lengths away in third      in the heavy ground, scoring by six lengths from
                                                     in a well stretched out field. Sea The Moon, sire      the Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr 1, 1600m) heroine
                                                     of Group 1 winner Alpine Star, stands for a fee of     and favourite Tiger Tanaka (Clodovil). Lubertine
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                                                     £22,500 (approx. AUD$40,340).                          (Dark Angel) was another head away in third.
51 for Heart’s Cry                                                                                          Lope De Vega stands at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland
Victipharus (3 c ex Virginia by Galileo)             Five for Galiway                                       where his fee is €125,000 (approx. AUS$193,000).
went one better than his last-start second           Galik (3 g ex Revedargent by Kendargent) became
in the Kyodo News Hai (Gr 3, 1800m) when             the fifth individual stakes winner for Galiway         FRA: Skalleti back to winning
landing the Sho Spring Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m)          (Galileo) when taking out the Prix Omnium II           ways with Group 3 success
at Nakayama yesterday, providing Heart’s             (Listed, 1600m) at Saint-Cloud yesterday. Trained      Skalleti (6 g Kendargent - Skallet by Muhaymin)
Cry (Sunday Silence) with his 51st individual        by Christophe Ferland for owner breeder Guy            took his career tally to 13 wins in 18 starts when
stakes winner. The Manabu Ikezoe-trained             Pariente, the gelding was recording his fourth         returning to action with a victory in yesterday’s
colt defeated Asamano Itazura (Victoire Pisa)        win on his seventh start when accounting for           Prix Exbury (Gr 3, 2000m) at Saint-Cloud. The
by a head, with favourite Boden (Harbinger)          the Fabrice Chapppet-trained favourite Easter          Jerome Reynier-trained gelding, who was last
finishing two lengths behind the winner in           (Exosphere) by a length and a half who in turn         seen finishing down the field in the Hong Kong
third. Heart’s Cry, the sire of ten individual       was a further two and a quarter lengths clear of       Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin in December, beat
elite-level winners, stood at Shadai Stallion        Perseverants (Zoffany) in third. Galiway stands        Grand Glory (Olympic Glory) by three and a half
Station for a stud fee of ¥10,000,000 (approx.       at Haras de Colleville for a fee of €12,000 (approx.   lengths with a further two lengths back to the
AUD$118,700) last year.                              AUD$18,530) and Galik is bred on the same cross        third home, Ecrivain (Lope De Vega).

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UK: Prince Of Arran                                    winner. Hot Rod Charlie finished runner-up at           Grounds on Saturday. Trained by Todd Pletcher,
aimed at Ascot                                         long odds in November’s Breeders' Cup Juvenile          Colonel Liam was sent off a short-priced favourite
Three-time Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)                 (Gr 1, 8.5f) and followed that up with a third-         to land his third consecutive win and he sped
placegetter Prince Of Arran (Shirocco) is set to       placed finish in the Robert B Lewis Stakes (Gr 3,       clear of Two Emmys (English Channel) in the
make his next appearance in the Sagaro Stakes          8.5f) in January. The three-year-old colt has since     closing stages to win by a length and a half, with
(Gr 3, 2m) on Royal Ascot Trials Day, the first        switched from Doug O'Neill to Leandro Mora and          Logical Myth (Data Link) five lengths behind the
meeting of Ascot's Flat season on April 28. Charlie    got off the mark in stakes company as he won            winner in third.
Fellowes confirmed Prince Of Arran’s main target       in track record time with a two length defeat of
is another shot at the Melbourne Cup, but admits       Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow). O Besos (Orb) was            US: Travel Column books
his latest Australian exploits have left a mark on     a further head behind in third. Oxbow, the winner       ticket to Kentucky Oaks
him, with Prince Of Arran beating only four rivals     of the 2013 Preakness Stakes (Gr 1, 9.5f), stands at    The Brad Cox-trained Travel Column (3 f Frosted
home in two subsequent starts at Lingfield and         Calumet Farm in Kentucky for a 2021 stud fee of         - Swingit by Victory Gallop) secured herself a
Riyadh. "The Melbourne Cup in 2021 is very much        $7,500 (approx. AUD$9,700).                             slot in next month’s Kentucky Oaks (Gr 1, 9f)
our number one target,” the trainer told Racing.                                                               with a comfortable victory in the Fair Grounds
com. "I wasn't happy with Prince Of Arran's past       92 for Into Mischief                                    Oaks (Gr 2, 8.5f) on Saturday. The three-year-old
two runs, his head hasn't been in the game at the                                                              filly cruised clear of Clairiere (Curlin) to score
races and he looked reluctant and uninterested.                                                                by two and three-quarter lengths, with Souper
I feel like he had two very, very hard races in                                                                Sensational (Curlin) another two lengths further
Australia last year, didn't win either of them, and                                                            back in third. The victory earned Travel Column
that has left its mark. I have changed his training                                                            100 points toward a place in the field for the
routine and we are going to do some (barrier)                                                                  Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, guaranteeing
stalls work to get him back enjoying himself. He                                                               herself a spot in the starting gate. "She's been good
is training great at home and looks fantastic, so I                                                            since day one," Cox told Bloodhorse of Travel
am not overly concerned at the moment (about                                                                   Column, an $850,000 purchase from Denali Stud's
his future) but a lot will depend on how he runs                                                               consignment to The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's
at Ascot."                                                                                                     select yearling sale in 2019. "She'd come in with
                                                                                                               some praise from Eddie Woods (who) broke her,
US: Life Is Good off                                                                                           did a good job. I want to thank Larry Best (of
Triple Crown trail                                     Into Mischief                      SPENDTHRIFT FARM
                                                                                                               OXO Equine) for the opportunity with her. She's
Life Is Good (Into Mischief), the pre-race favourite                                                           a talented filly. She was an expensive yearling, it's
for the Santa Anita Derby (Gr 1, 8.5f) and Kentucky    Chess Chief (5 h ex Un Blessed by Mineshaft)            now paid off, and hopefully we can get her to the
Derby (Gr 1, 10f), has suffered a hind-end injury      got off the mark at Graded level when landing           last Friday in April. We're ready and hopefully she
which will prevent him from chasing the Triple         the New Orleans Classic Stakes (Gr 2, 9f) at Fair       bounces out of this in good order and we'll march
Crown. The unbeaten three-year-old landed the          Grounds on Saturday, earning Into Mischief              that way."
San Felipe Stakes (Gr 2, 8.5f) by eight lengths        (Harlan’s Holiday) his 92nd individual stakes
earlier this month and his trainer Bob Baffert         winner. Trained by Dallas Stewart, Chess Chief,         US: United scores on return
expressed his disappointment about the injury,         who had previously placed three-times in Graded         The Richard Mandella-trained United (6 g Giant's
which was suffered in a workout at Santa Anita         company, notched his fourth win in 23 starts            Causeway - Indy Punch by Pulling Punches)
Park on Saturday. "There is always a possibility       with a head victory over favourite Owendale             returned from a four-month break since finishing
every day we go to work, but he's going to be          (Into Mischief). Enforceable (Tapit) half a length      down the field in the Breeders' Cup Turf (Gr 1,
fine," Baffert told Bloodhorse. "It's disappointing    further back in third. Into Mischief, the sire of       12f) with a victory in the San Luis Rey Stakes
because he's such an exciting horse." Life Is Good     eight individual elite-level winners, stands at         (Gr 3, 12f) at Santa Anita on Saturday. The six-
will travel to Kentucky to be evaluated by Dr. Larry   Spendthrift Farm’s US base for $225,000 (approx.        year-old gelding defeated Say The Word (More
Bramlage at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in         AUD$290,850).                                           Than Ready) by three-quarters of a length, with
Lexington before recovering at WinStar Farm.                                                                   Masteroffoxhounds (War Front) another length
                                                       US: Colonel Liam rules again                            behind in third. "Hat's off to Mr Mandella, he
Six for Oxbow                                          Colonel Liam (4 c Liam's Map - Amazement by             had him ready to run a mile-and-one half today,"
Hot Rod Charlie (3 c ex Indian Miss by Indian          Bernardini), winner of the Pegasus World Cup            winning jockey Flavien Prat said. "He was traveling
Charlie) took out the Louisiana Derby (Gr 2, 9.5f)     Turf Invitational Stakes (Gr 1, 9.5f) on his previous   well the whole way and he responded well when
at Fair Grounds on Saturday to provide Oxbow           start, returned to action with a decisive win in the    I asked him to go. My horse likes to be in the race
(Awesome Again) with his sixth individual stakes       Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes (Gr 2, 9f) at Fair        and he likes it when there is a good pace."

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Miraculous escape for Wauchope
trainer’s breeding and racing stock

Colt Prosser's property under flood water                                                                                                          COLT PROSSER

                                                      up to 300 millimetres of rain, the flood water
BY JO MCKINNON | @ANZ_NEWS                                                                                   THE BIGGER HORSES WERE
                                                      had swelled 1.3 metres over the area where the

W
                                                                                                             WELL UP OVER THEIR
                     auchope      trainer     Colt    horses were huddled.
                     Prosser was lucky to save            “We cut six fences and made a track to go
                                                                                                             SHOULDERS IN THE WATER.
                     some of his racing and           through waist deep water most of the way and           THEY KEPT POPPING THEIR
                     breeding stock yesterday as      had to swim across 80-90 metres where you              HEADS UP AND THE FOAL
record high flood waters engulfed his property        could not touch the ground at all,” he continued.      STUCK ITS NECK OUT LIKE A
in the Mid-North Coast region of NSW.                     “Luckily I swim all my horses so I had a           SNORKEL - COLT PROSSER
    With a short break in the relentless rain,        couple of the good horses that we sent out in
Prosser was able to access his farm and called on     front and the others followed.”                     those that assisted him and shouted them a few
friends and staff to mount an incredible rescue           Prosser even had a few local jockeys chip in    well earned beers at the local pub.
mission for his 15-head of prized broodmares,         to help the rescue effort.                              “We were so lucky. It was a good mix of our
spellers, yearlings, retired racehorses and a foal.       “Jockeys were wading up to their necks to       future all tied up on one little property. People
    “We thought they would all be dead when           get them through.”                                  nearby lost all of their horses and whole herds
we got there, the water was so high. We couldn’t          Once they were safely on dry ground, the        of cattle,” he said.
believe it,” said Prosser.                            horses were transported to the Wauchope                 Race clubs on the Mid-North Coast have
    “Water was up to the windshield of the            Showground for veterinary care.                     also been inundated with flood waters and will
horse truck. The bigger horses were well up               “They were shivering and stressed because       be out of action for days.
over their shoulders in the water. They kept          they were submerged for a day. They have been           Mid-North          Coast    Racing   Association
popping their heads up and the foal stuck its             treated with antibiotics and electrolytes       secretary     Michael          Bowman    said   Port
neck out like a snorkel.”                             over the tongue so they can have a good drink.      Macquarie, which lost its meeting last Friday,
    Fortunately the horses had made their way             “They have swollen legs and scratches and       is scheduled to stage another programme this
onto a refuge mound Prosser built when he first       nicks.”                                             Saturday but it’s looking highly unlikely to go
bought the property. After a daily dumping of             Last night, a relieved Prosser gathered with    ahead.

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    “Unfortunately it's a period where we have
three meetings in three weeks. We are trying to
race next Saturday but I don't like our chances.
They are talking about it coming down hard
again in the next couple of days.
    “In-field dams keep rising and rising and
now go over the sand track and a section of the
main track,” said Bowman.
    At the Manning Valley Race Club in Taree
conditions are even worse. The club’s secretary
Helen Sinclair said the weather event is
unprecedented.
    “It's very severe. I can't get to work
tomorrow. The town (Taree) is cut off at both
ends. The track itself has had a lot of flooding
and debris. It's never happened like this ever,”
said Sinclair.                                        The rescue effort from Prosser's stable                                               COLT PROSSER

    There are 20 trainers based at the Taree          This rain has come down for six weeks or so. We     standstill at Kempsey with the next meeting
racecourse and they have all been forced to           have had a really unrealistic rain event.           there scheduled for April 25.
keep their horses stabled and cannot work                 “In March last year we lost a meeting due to        In recent days the Mid-North Coast horse/
them.                                                 smoke from bushfires and now it's a complete        livestock flood recovery group was established
    “The track itself will take a while to recover.   turnaround,” she said.                              on Facebook and already has more than 2,000
We have been racing on a Heavy 10 for a while.            Racehorse trainers have also come to a          members.

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Fownes and Moreira lift the
Hong Kong Derby with Sky Darci
BY LEO SCHLINK | HKJC_RACING

A
              n    inspired       Caspar   Fownes
              training performance, crowned
              by a supreme Joao Moreira ride,
              allowed Sky Darci (Darci Brahma)
to overcome serious stamina doubts while
delivering dramatic Hong Kong Derby (Listed,
2000m) success at Sha Tin yesterday.
    The gelding was plucked from New
Zealand’s Highden Park as a PPG (Privately
Purchased Griffin), joining the Fownes stable in
2019 when unraced. Less than two years later,
he is part of Hong Kong racing folklore.
    Eleven starts after debuting in Hong Kong
in November 2019, the four-year-old emulated
the feats of fellow unraced import Golden Sixty
                                                       Ski Darci (rails)                                                                   HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUBU
(Medaglia D’Oro), now the highest-rated horse
in the jurisdiction, by staving off stouter-bred       got the soft gate and he’s in perfect condition.         well and immediately I just grabbed hold of
stayers to lift Hong Kong’s most coveted race.         So, good luck’.”                                         him and tried to put him to sleep,” Moreira said.
    In the end, only a head separated Sky                  Having     finished    sixth   and        seventh,       “Once those two horses (Healthy Happy
Darci and a charging Russian Emperor – the             respectively, in the Hong Kong Classic Mile              and Silver Express) ran away in front, it was
son of super-sire Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and         (Listed, 1600m) and the Hong Kong Classic Cup            such a good section for us and at the 800-metre
champion mare Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet Rock) –          (Listed, 1800m), Sky Darci was strategically sent        mark when Russian Emperor was moved out
as Panfield (Lookin At Lucky), a triple Group 1        to Conghua Racecourse to recover by Fownes.              and left the fence for me to start improving, it
winner in Chile, closed menacingly.                        It was a masterstroke – and one which                actually forced me to go a little bit too early.
    “It was the longest (last) 200 metres I’ve         paves the way for the now six-time Hong Kong                 “I had to angle my way out but once I got
ever seen in a race, that’s for sure,” Fownes said     winner to return to more preferable distances.           into the straight, I had taken the lead a little
after securing his second Hong Kong Derby                  “That was a big, tough win but he’s going to         bit too early but I knew I was on the best horse
triumph, having savoured his first win in 2010         have to go to the next level now, which I’ll think       in the race and I had a lot of confidence in the
with Super Satin (Danehill Dancer).                    he will take in time,” Fownes said.                      horse.
    “It felt like an eternity there and I’m glad he        “We’ll just see how he pulls up, which is the            “I knew they (rival runners) were coming,
stuck his neck out and got the winning result.         key. He’s showing us his versatility and now it          they were good horses as well. He’s not a
    “All in all, it’s a magic day - massive            depends on how I want to train him – maybe               specialist 2000-metre horse, in my opinion, but
satisfaction. This horse with the owners               we’ll bring him back to 1400 metres, mile races          he’s got heart and even if they were coming, he
(the Kwan family), it’s magic, they’ve been            now. We’ll just see how he is.”                          was giving his best.
incredible people to train for.                            On a day of milestones, Moreira celebrated               “Going across the line, oh my goodness, it’s
    “They bought this horse and gave me the            his second Derby achievement after Rapper                such a meaningful race for me, for Casper too
opportunity to train him - he’s come a long            Dragon (Street Boss) in 2017, while surging over         and his family.
way in a short period of time - all credit goes to     the 100-win mark for the 2020/21 season.                     “This is the first Classic that I’ve had for him
them. Also, I’m very happy with Joao (Moreira).            The Brazilian gave an icy display on Sky             (Fownes). I haven’t had too many rides in the
    “You’re never too confident in these types         Darci, sitting behind Shadow Hero (Pierro) as            big races for him and he’s a tough trainer, he’s
of races. I said to Joao ‘I can’t get a horse any      Healthy Happy (Zoustar) and Silver Express               won the championship a number of times, he’s
better than this. Obviously, the staying test is       (Canford Cliffs) set a solid clip in front.              won the Derby before and this is such a great
going to be a little bit of a query for us but we’ve       “It was such a smooth run - he jumped out            training achievement.

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    “He’s got this horse to a great level - if he   Purton to deny plunge horse True Legend                   “He won like an upper-class horse,
didn’t do such a great job, I don’t think we        (Deep Field) in the Class 3 Collection Handicap       physically he looks like one,” Hayes said after
would have won the race.”                           (1400m).                                              the sprinter’s four-length victory.
    Sky Darci was the high point of a Moreira           The Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) winning               “Next season, he’ll be even better at 1600
treble after the ‘Magic Man’s’ success on           trainer, who moved to Sha Tin in 2004/2005,           metres but this season we’ll keep him short
Courier Wonder (Sacred Falls) in the Class          said: “It’s been a great journey and 500 is a great   because he’s young.”
3 Designs On Rome Handicap (1200m) and              number.”                                                  The victory was Schofield’s first since
Fantastic Way (Swiss Ace) in the Class 3 Luger          Zac Purton and Danny Shum earlier                 overcoming a back injury and his second
Handicap (1200m).                                   celebrated a race-to-race double with Charity         aboard Fantastic Treasure.
    “Of course, riding 100 winners is always        Fun (War Command) in the Class 3 Akeed                    Alexis Badel and Chris So opened the
special but riding exciting horses makes it even    Mofeed Handicap (2000m) before Charity                blockbuster program in style with Bella Baby’s
more special,” said Moreira, who clearly has a      Grace (Per Incanto) saluted in the Class 4 Ping       (Havana Gold) triumph in the Class 4 Fay Fay
huge opinion of unbeaten Courier Wonder.            Hai Star Handicap (1400m).                            Handicap (1200m) before Matthew Poon and
    “I have been saying to connections he is            Fantastic Treasure (Written Tycoon) bolted        Benno Yung combined with Shanghai Dragon
such a special horse and I doubt that he is going   in with the Class 4 Super Satin Handicap              (All Too Hard) to clinch the Class 4 Helene
to let us down because he is so professional.”      (1200m) under Chad Schofield to preserve              Mascot Handicap (1600m).
    On an afternoon of significant achievement,     his unbeaten record for David Hayes, who                  Frankie Lor and Derek Leung claimed the
David Hall scored his 500th Hong Kong win           predicted the gelding has plenty of scope for         Class 2 Rapper Dragon Handicap (1600m) with
when Beluga (Tavistock) lunged late for Zac         improvement.                                          Reliable Team (Reliable Man).

         FIRST SEASON                                                              FLYING ARTIE (AUS)

         SIRE RUNNERS                                                              Lanks (AUS) (br g ex Te Akau Rose (NZ) by Thorn Park (AUS))
                                                                                   R2 (2:00pm): Tamworth, 2yo Aust. Bloodstock Starmaker Hcp,
             SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2021                                                1000m

   5 TORONADO
               AUSTRALIAN STAKES WINNERS
                                                                                   MAURICE (JPN)
                                                                                   He’s Purring (AUS) (ch g ex She’s Purring (AUS) by Flying
                                                                                   Spur (AUS))
                                                                                   R2 (2:00pm): Tamworth, 2yo Aust. Bloodstock Starmaker Hcp,
  ASTERN (AUS)                                                                     1000m
  Zadig (AUS) (b g ex Zrinski (AUS) by Redoute’s Choice (AUS))
  R6 (4:50pm): Queanbeyan, Hibernian Hotel Mdn Plate, 1200m
                                                                                   TERRITORIES (IRE)
  Do As You’re Told (AUS) (b f ex Look And Listen (AUS) by                         Topender (AUS) (b f ex Simply Impressive (AUS) by Bernardini
  Hinchinbrook (AUS))                                                              (USA))
  R2 (2:00pm): Tamworth, 2yo Aust. Bloodstock Starmaker Hcp,                       R2 (2:00pm): Tamworth, 2yo Aust. Bloodstock Starmaker Hcp,
  1000m                                                                            1000m

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                                                                              MONDAY 22 - SUNDAY 28 MARCH 2021

WEEK AHEAD                                          PROV ID ING WORK , H E ALTH AN D SAFET Y FOR
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                                                    O U R C LO U D -B ASED SYSTEM M AK ES WH S/OH S C OM P L IAN CE S IMPLE .

                                                                          RACE MEETINGS: Grafton (NSW), Strathalbyn (SA)
MONDAY 22
                                                                          BARRIER TRIALS / JUMP-OUTS: Grafton (NSW), Newcastle (NSW),
RACE MEETINGS: Queanbeyan (NSW), Tamworth (NSW), Wingatui                 Mornington (VIC)
(NZ)                                                                      INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Happy Valley (HK), Greyville (RSA)
BARRIER TRIALS / JUMP-OUTS: Queanbeyan (NSW), Cranbourne
(VIC), Eagle Farm (QLD), Lark Hill (WA), Oakbank (SA)
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Greyville (RSA)
                                                                              THURSDAY 25
SALES: gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 22 March Auction
INTERNATIONAL SALES: Tattersalls Online                                   RACE MEETINGS: Hawkesbury (NSW), Wagga (NSW), Kilmore (VIC),
                                                                          Pakenham (VIC), Rockhampton (QLD), Pinjarra (WA)
                                                                          BARRIER TRIALS / JUMP-OUTS: Wagga (NSW)
                                                                          INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Vaal (RSA)
TUESDAY 23

RACE MEETINGS: Gosford (NSW), Benalla (VIC), Beaudesert (QLD),
Pukekohe (NZ)
BARRIER TRIALS / JUMP-OUTS: Warwick Farm (NSW), Avoca
                                                                              FRIDAY 26
(VIC), Kyneton (VIC), Caulfield (VIC), Terang (VIC), Deagon (QLD),
Toowoomba (QLD), Morphettville (SA), Devonport (TAS), Taupo (NZ),         METROPOLITAN MEETINGS: Darwin (NT)
Foxton (NZ)                                                               RACE MEETINGS: Muswellbrook (NSW), Sapphire Coast (NSW),
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Durbanville (RSA)                                 Cranborne (VIC), Warrnambool (VIC), Warwick (QLD), Albany (WA),
INTERNATIONAL SALES: Tattersalls Online (UK)                              New Plymouth (NZ)
                                                                          BARRIER TRIALS / JUMP-OUTS: Flemington (VIC), Kilmore (VIC),
                                                                          Rockhampton (QLD), Albany (WA)
WEDNESDAY 24
                                                                          INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Taipa (MAC), Fairview (RSA), Lingfield
METROPOLITAN MEETINGS: Warwick Farm (NSW), Sandown                        (UK), Newcastle (UK), Dundalk (Ire)
Lakeside (VIC), Ipswich (QLD), Ascot (WA), Launceston (TAS)               SALES: Inglis Digital March (Late) Sale

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WEEK AHEAD
                                                                           INTERNATIONAL GROUP RACES: Meydan (UAE) - Al Quoz Sprint
SATURDAY 27
                                                                           (Gr 1, 1200m), Dubai Golden Shaheen (Gr 1, 1200m), Dubai Kahayla
STAKES RACES: Rosehill (NSW) - Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1,                Classic (Gr 1, 2000m), Dubai Turf (Gr 1, 1800m), Dubai World Cup (Gr
1200m), George Ryder Stakes (Gr 1, 1500m), Ranvet Stakes (Gr 1,            1, 2000m), Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Gr 1, 2410m). Gulfstream
2000m), The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m), Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m),          Park (USA) - Florida Derby (Gr 1, 9f ), Ghostzapper Stakes (Gr 3, 9f ),
Birthday Card Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), Epona Stakes (Gr 3, 1900m), N E        Gulfstream Park Oaks (Gr 2, 8.5f ), Kitten’s Joy Appleton Stakes (Gr 3,
Manion Quality Cup (Gr 3, 2400m), Darby Munro Stakes (Listed,              1m), Orchid Stakes (Gr 3, 11f ), Pan American Stakes (Gr 2, 12f ), Santa
1200m). Morphettville (SA) - Clare Lindop StakesPROV
                                                (Listed,ID ING WORK Ana
                                                         1600m),    , H EStakes
                                                                          ALTH(Gr
                                                                                AN3,D10fSAFET    Y FOR
                                                                                         ). Turfway Park (USA) - Jeff Ruby Steaks (Gr 3,
                                                B R E E DGuineas
Manihi Classic (Listed, 1100m). Bendigo (VIC) - Bendigo   E RS & T RAIN
                                                                     9f ). ERS IN (JPN)
                                                                           Hanshin TH E -TH ORO U
                                                                                          Manichi  GH
                                                                                                  Hai  B RED
                                                                                                      (Gr       IN D USTRY
                                                                                                          3, 1800m). Nakayama (JPN) -
                                                    O U R C LO U D -B ASED
(Listed, 1400m), Golden Mile (Listed, 1600m). Ascot (WA) - W. A.
                                                                            SYSTEM M AK ES WH S/OH S C OM P L IAN CE S IMPLE .
                                                                         Nikkei Sho (Gr 2, 2500m)
Oaks (Gr 3, 2400m), Melvista Stakes (Listed, 2200m).                       SALES: Inglis Digital March (Late) Sale
METROPOLITAN MEETINGS: Rosehill (NSW), Bendigo (VIC),
Doomben (QLD), Ascot (WA), Morphettville (SA)
                                                                               SUNDAY 28
RACE MEETINGS: Port Macquarie (NSW), Wellington (NSW),
Wyong (NSW), Wodonga (VIC), Gold Coast (QLD), Cairns (QLD),                METROPOLITAN MEETINGS: Oakbank (SA), Hobart (TAS)
Toowoomba (QLD), Kalgoorlie (WA), Pioneer Park (NT), Tauranga              Race meetings: Armidale (NSW), Wellington (NSW), Sale (VIC),
(NZ), Riccarton (NZ)                                                       Sunshine Coast (QLD), Geraldton (WA), Tauherenikau (NZ)
BARRIER TRIALS / JUMP-OUTS: Port Macquarie (NSW), Wellington               INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Sha Tin (HK), Nakayama (JPN),
(NSW)                                                                      Hanshin (JPN), Chukyo (JPN), Greyville (RSA), Doncaster (UK), Naas
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: Nakayama (JPN), Hanshin (JPN),                     (IRE)
Chukyo (JPN), Kranji (SGP), Taipa (MAC), Turffontein (RSA),                INTERNATIONAL GROUP RACES: Naas (IRE) - Park Express Stakes
Doncaster (UK), Kempton (UK), Wolverhampton (UK), Navan (IRE),             (Gr 3, 1m), Nakayama (JPN) - March Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m). Chukyo
Meydan (UAE), Gulfstream Park (USA), Santa Anita (USA), Turfway            (JPN) - Takamatsunomiya Kinen (Gr 1, 1200m)
Park (USA)                                                                 SALES: Inglis Digital March (Late) Sale

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          Tue 16th-Mon 22nd March 2021                                   gavelhouse.com    NZ                 gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 22 March Auction       Mixed                        CLOSED
          Wed 17th-Fri 26th March 2021                                   Gavelhouse Plus   NZ                 Valachi Downs Reduction Sale               Mixed      			                         N/A
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                                  CLOSE JULY 22.
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          Monday 29th March 2021                                         Fasig-Tipton      USA                The Gulfstream Sale                        2YO
          Tue 30th Mar-Mon 4th Apr 2021                                  gavelhouse.com    NZ                 gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 05 April Auction       Mixed                   CLOSE MAR 29
          Sun 4th - Wed 14th April 2021  New Zealand Bloodstock NZ           South Island Sale (Gavelhouse Plus)                                        Yearling                           CLOSED
                FRI 22ND-WED 27TH       INGLIS DIGITAL      AUSTRALIA (NSW) INGLIS DIGITAL JANUARY                                                     MIXED                        CLOSE JAN 20
                  MON 5TH-
                JANUARY    2021 		 MAGIC MILLIONS AUSTRALIA                  MAGIC
                                                                            (LATE)    MILLIONS
                                                                                   SALE                                                                 MIXED                        CLOSE MAR 31
                  WED 7TH APRIL 2021 ONLINE		                                ONLINE APRIL SALE

                  TUES 6TH -        INGLIS AUSTRALIA, NSW                                                     AUSTRALIAN EASTER YEARLING                                                     CLOSED
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                    JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE
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                  FRI 9TH ENTRIES
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                                  CLOSE JULY 22.
                    Featuring broodmares, yearlings and racing stock.    INGLIS            AUSTRALIA          INGLIS DIGITAL                             MIXED                       CLOSE APR 9
                  APRIL 2021                                                                                  APRIL (EARLY) SALE
                              Catalogue available at inglisdigital.com

          Mon 12th-Tue 13th April 2021                                   Tattersalls       UK                 Craven Breeze Up Sale                      2YO
          Tue 13th-Mon 19th April 2021                                   gavelhouse.com    NZ                 gavelhouse.com Thoroughbred 19 April Auction       Mixed                   CLOSE APR 12
                    JULY 24 -29 ONLINE SALE
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                  FRI 23RD - WED 28TH                                    INGLIS            AUSTRALIA          INGLIS DIGITAL                             MIXED                       CLOSE APR 21
                                      ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 22.
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                  APRIL 2021                                                                                  APRIL (LATE) SALE
                              Catalogue available at inglisdigital.com

          Thu 29th-Fri 30th April 2021                                   Tattersalls       UK                 Guineas Breeze Up & HiT Sale               2YO, HiT
                  SUN 2ND -                                              INGLIS            AUSTRALIA (NSW) HTBA MAY YEARLING SALE                        YEARLING                 CLOSE MAR 2021
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STAKES RESULTS                                                                       1st dam: Bella Contessa, by Bel Esprit. Placed at 3, 2d WATC
                                                                                     Westspeed 3YO H., 3d WATC Baileys Irish Cream H., 4th
The Bull&Bush Tavern Sw Cup                                             (LR)         WATC Gimcrack S., L.. Dam of-
$100000, Bunbury (WA) 3yo+, 2219m, Good(4).                                            2013 BELLA'S IDOL (g by Vital Equine (Ire)). 7 wins from
1. BELLA’S IDOL (AUS) 7 b g, 54 kg                                                     1400m to 2200m, A$285,255, to 2020-21, Bunbury TC
   Vital Equine (IRE) - Bella Contessa (AUS), by Bel Esprit (AUS)                      Bull & Bush Tavern Cup, L, WATC Inglis Bloodstock H., D
   2nd dam: Queen Of Smooth, by King Concorde                                          Oberman 90th Birthday H., Amelia Park Beef H., Autumn
   3rd dam: So Smooth, by Third Martini                                                Ascot Racing H., 2d WATC Iron Jack H., David Gray's Aglink
   O: M D Fortune, Mrs R M Fortune                                                     H., Kirin Megumi H., Seacorp H., 3d Bunbury Cup, L, WATC
   B: Mrs R Fortune T: Summer Dickson                                                  Penfolds H., Budget Car & Truck H.
   J: S Mc Gruddy                                                                      2014 Contessa Vera (f by Blackfriars). Unplaced.
2. Paddy’s Shadow (AUS) 6 bl m, 59 kg                                                  2015 Secret Socks (f by Trade Fair (GB)). Unraced.
   Dane Shadow (AUS) - Pattie Me Lass (AUS), by Lords a Leaping (NZ)                   2018 (f by Blackfriars).
   B: Mr DH Ramsay T: Ms R L Williams                                                  2019 (c by Vital Equine (Ire)).
   J: S O’donnell
3. Utgard Loki (AUS) 5 b g, 56.5 kg
   Frost Giant (USA) - Twinkle Toes (IRE), by Danehill (USA)                    TAB MEETINGS
   B: Mr E van Heemst T: J T Warwick J: Lucy Warwick                            BAIRNSDALE (VIC)                                                Good(4)
                                                                                R1: Bet365 Top Tote Plus Mdn Plate, $35000, 1000m.
Margins: 1 len, 0.2 lens. Time: 2:19.23(last 600m 37.90).                       1. SHE’S KEROSENE (AUS) (b f 3 Deep Field (AUS) - Tamtheel
Betting: $9.00, $8.50, $8.50.                                                       (AUS)).
                                                                                    T: Patrick Keane J: B Park
Then followed: He’s A Parker (AUS), Divine Shadow (AUS), Superior               2. Precious Socks (AUS) (ch f 3 Reward For Effort (AUS) - Tulla
Smile (AUS), Porphyrio (AUS), Montelena (AUS) & The Big Show                        Express (NZ)).
(AUS), last.                                                                    3. The Trance Factor (AUS) (b/br m 4 The Factor (USA) - Trance
                                                                                    (AUS)).
Analysis: After seven wins and nine placings at this first 42 starts,           Margins: 3 lens, 2.8 lens. Time: 59.29.
the seven-year-old gelding Bella’s Idol broke through in registering
his first stakes success here. He enjoyed an ideal trip in third place          R2: Bairnsdale Sporting Center Mdn, $35000, 1200m.
on the rails, challenged the leader (Utgard Loki) nearing the turn, got         1. SUMMAROCA (NZ) (b g 3 El Roca (AUS) - Summalucky
the upper hand at the 100m and then went on to win well. Paddy’s                    (NZ)).
Shadow raced in seventh place on the rails, continued along the inner               T: T Busuttin & N Young
coming to the turn and eventually got into clear running halfway down               J: Thomas Stockdale
the straight and she then finished well for second. Utgard Loki went            2. Merri Meric (AUS) (ch m 4 Elvstroem (AUS) - Yuleba (AUS)).
to the front and then travelled along quite well at a reasonable tempo,         3. Iris West (AUS) (b f 3 Magnus (AUS) - Silver Flash (AUS)).
was challenged at the turn and kept fighting back well, just fading             Margins: 0.3 lens, 1 len. Time: 1:13.09.
late for third. The favourite Montelena raced in sixth place but was
suddenly under pressure at the 800m. She then struggled to keep in
touch and finished near the tail of the field in a performance to suggest
something was amiss with the mare. [KB]

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