Bluebloods - 2025 - Issue 5

A century of sales ring moments and thoroughbred excellence — from guineas to dollars, Trentham to Karaka and Wrightsons to NZB. Karaka 2026 marks the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand.

KARAKA 2026

NZB Counts Down to 100th National Yearling Sale

Karaka 2026, set to take place at NZB’s Karaka Sales Centre from 25 – 29 January, will mark the 100th National Yearling Sale in New Zealand.

A century of thoroughbred excellence has shaped the National Yearling Sale, from guineas to dollars, Trentham to Karaka and Wrightsons to NZB. It is the beating heart of trade within the New Zealand breeding and racing industry, where breeder meets buyer, where years of careful planning and preparation meets astute judgement and ambition. It is where winning begins.

From this centenary of sales ring moments have emerged many legends of the racetrack, among them the titans Phar Lap, Rising Fast, Tulloch, Dulcify, Octagonal and So You Think. In the countdown to Karaka 2026, NZB will be celebrating the horses, people and moments that have graced the sale ring over the past century, while also

looking towards the future to continue the legacy of the National Yearling Sales Series as the preeminent thoroughbred sales event of New Zealand.

For 60 years, NZB’s International Bloodstock Manager John Cameron has been a key part of the team as the National Yearling Sale has evolved. “It was around 1966, when I first attended the National Yearling Sale at Trentham. Michael Floyd was at the helm of the Wright, Stephensons and Co. bloodstock division. My job was on the rostrum, clerking the sale alongside auctioneers Peter Kelly, Bill Patterson and Dave Clarkson. The National Yearling Sale is the flagbearer. It’s a time when New Zealand breeders present the very best yearlings to the market for international and domestic buyers.”

“The impact and recognition that our NZ-bred horses have had on not only on Australian racing, but also jurisdictions like

Hong Kong, since I’ve first attended the yearling sales is tremendous. Graduates have, and continue to, compete at the highest level on the international stage. Our breeders and vendors of today are carrying forward the tradition of breeding and presenting top class horses and are continuing the future success of the National Yearling Sale. I look forward to Karaka 2026 this January to celebrate the milestone. 100 years is of great significance, there are a lot of memories and people past and present,” added Cameron.

To follow along on all of the news, blogs, videos and more, visit 100years.nzb. co.nz. Enthusiasts can also get involved in the Facebook community group to share memories of the Sale or follow NZB’s social media platforms for more.

To follow along on all of the news, blogs, videos and more, visit 100years.nzb.co.nz. Enthusiasts can also get involved in the Facebook community group to share memories of the Sale or follow NZB’s social media platforms for more.

100th NATIONAL YEARLING SALE SCHEDULE (KARAKA 2026):

• TAB Karaka Millions Raceday: Saturday 24 January at Ellerslie

• Book 1 Sale: Sunday 25 & Monday 26 January at Karaka

• Book 2 Sale: Tuesday 27 January at Karaka

• Karaka Summer Sale: Thursday 29 January at Karaka

Phar Lap

Sydney trainer Harry Telford persuaded American businessman David J. Davis to buy the colt at auction, based on his pedigree. Telford’s brother Hugh, who lived in New Zealand, was asked to bid up to 190 guineas at the 1928 Trentham Yearling Sales.

John Cameron

For 60 years, NZB’s International Bloodstock Manager John Cameron has been a key part of the team as the National Yearling Sale has evolved. Cameron attended his first National Yearling Sale in 1966 at Trentham.

Sir Patrick Hogan

Sir Patrick Hogan leads the last yearling by Zabeel through the ring in 2015. The revered studmaster made the sale his own through 40 years of selling yearlings at Trentham and Karaka.

The sale ring through the years

Kiwi Flyers

by Renée Geelen

The 2024/25 season saw ten New Zealand based stallions add a new Gr1 winner to their stallion record. Super Seth enjoyed the greatest success with four new top level winners during the season, while Savabeel had three Gr1 winners. Street Cry’s sons Per Incanto and Shocking each had two individual Gr1 winners in 2024/25.

Super Seth

(Dundeel-Salutations, by Redoute’s Choice)

Stands at Waikato Stud for NZ$75,000+GST

Second season sire and Gr1 Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth’s progeny came into their own in the autumn, and he sired three Gr1 winners from his first crop with a bonus Gr1 winning juvenile to make it four individual Gr1 winners for the 2024/25 season. Feroce (ex Corinthia, by O’Reilly) won the Gr1 Australian Guineas, and a week later Linebacker (ex Garden Of Swans, by Oasis Dream) won the Gr1 Randwick Guineas. In New Zealand, the two year-old filly La Dorada (ex Gold Fever, by Savabeel) won the Gr1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes to give Super Seth an incredible autumn.

The Brisbane carnival beckoned and Maison Louis (ex Cote D’Or, by Makfi) won the Gr1 Queensland Derby to make it three Classic winners for Super Seth’s first crop, and a total of 7 stakes winners from his first 89 foals to race.

Savabeel

(Zabeel-Savannah Success, by Success Express)

Stands at Waikato Stud for NZ$100,000+GST

New Zealand’s multiple Champion Sire Savabeel continued on his usual path with three individual Gr1 winners in 2024/25. Atishu (ex Posy, by No Excuse Needed) added the Gr1 Empire Rose to her already impressive record of two earlier Gr1 wins in past seasons. Provence (ex Sombreuil, by Flying Spur) won the Gr1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes and Gr1 Thorndon Mile to record her first two wins at the top level, but it was the three year-old colt Savaglee (ex Glee, by O’Reilly) that had everyone talking. A group winner as a juvenile last season, Savaglee won the Gr1 2000 Guineas, was third in the Gr1 Waikato Sprint against the older horses and second in the Gr1 Australian Guineas.

Per Incanto

(Street Cry-Pappa Reale, by Indian Ridge) Stands at Little Avondale Stud for NZ$60,000+GST

Per Incanto continues his rise to fame and in 2024/25, he added two individual Gr1 winners with the exciting sprinter Jimmysstar (ex Anniesstar byZed) who won the Gr1 All Aged Stakes and Gr1 Oakleigh Plate, and Gringotts (ex Miss Bluebell, by Savabeel) who won the Gr1 George Ryder Stakes. Gringotts took his record to 10 wins from 21 starts with earnings over $3.6 million, while Jimmysstar has won nine of his 18 starts and over $2.1 million. All up Per Incanto has 33 stakes winners, nine Gr1 winners, from 662 runners.

Shocking

(Street Cry-Maria di Castiglia, by Danehill) Stands at Rich Hill Stud for NZ$10,000+GST

Gr1 Australian Cup and Gr1 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking is a successful sire with five Gr1 winners and 25 stakes winners from 405 runners. In 2024/25, last season’s Gr1 New Zealand Stakes winner El Vencedor (ex Strictly Maternal, by O’Reilly) thrilled racegoers with three Gr1 wins in succession, the Gr1 Herbie Dyke Stakes, Gr1 Otaki-Maori WFA Classic, and a second victory in the Gr1 New Zealand Stakes. The wonderfully tough galloper now has 12 wins and 14 placings from 42 starts with earnings over $1.9 million. Here To Shock (ex Frescoes, by Lonhro), a Gr3 winner in 2023/24 improved in 2024/25 to travel from Australia to New Zealand and win the Gr1 Waikato Sprint.

Almanzor

(Wootton Bassett-Darkova, by Maria’s Mon) Stands at Cambridge Stud for NZ$30,000+GST

Almanzor continues to be Wootton Bassett’s best sire son with 25 stakes winners from 575 runners, and he has added his third Gr1 winner with three year-old filly Gezora (ex Germance, by Silver Hawk) winning the Gr1 Chantilly Prix de Diane this year. His other Gr1 winners are Gr1 Victoria Derby winner Manzoice who returned to form this season with a group win at the Brisbane carnival, and Gr1 Sydney Cup winner Circle Of Fire.

Derryn

(Hinchinbrook-Munhro, by Lonhro) Stands at Grangewilliam Stud for NZ$7,500+GST

Gr2 Arrowfield Sprint winner Derryn has had a break out season in 2024/25 with four new stakes winners led by Gr1 New Zealand Oaks winner Leica Lucy who dominated the three year-old fillies this season in New Zealand winning five group races. Derry has five stakes winners from 104 runners.

Shamexpress

(O’Reilly-Volksrose, by Volksraad)

Stands at Windsor Park Stud for NZ$20,000+GST

Hong Kong’s Ka Ying Rising ended last season as a promising Gr3 winner, then thrived in 2024/25, being unbeaten in eight starts including winning four Gr1 races to be crowned Hong Kong Horse Of The Year and assume the mantle of world’s best sprinter. Ka Ying Rising is the second career Gr1 winner for Shamexpress, who has 14 stakes winners from 233 runners.

Tarzino

(Tavistock-Zarzino, by Zabeel)

Stands at Westbury Stud for NZ$25,000+GST

Winner of the Gr1 Rosehill Guineas and Gr1 Victoria Derby, Tarzino added his third Gr1 winner in 2024/25 with Gr1 New Zealand Derby winner Willydoit (ex Willamette, by More Than Ready). All three of Tarzino’s Gr1 winners have won Classic races, with Gypsy Goddess winning the Gr1 Queensland Oaks and Jungle Magnate winning the Gr1 South Australian Derby. All up, Tarzino has seven stakes winners from 207 runners.

Others

Former shuttle stallion Iffraaj sired Gr1 Tarzino Trophy and Gr1 Telegraph Handicap winner Grail Seeker (ex Starwish, by Redoute’s Choice). Deceased sire Tavistock sired Gr1 Livamol Classic and Gr1 Zabeel Classic winner Snazzitavi (ex Ritzy Lady, by Zabeel). Zed, who died in September 2024, sired Ladies Man

The Bold One

((Fastnet Rock-The Jewel, by O’Reilly)

Stands at Grangewilliam Stud for NZ$5,000+GST

Beautifully bred stakes placed The Bold One gained his first Gr1 winner in 2024/25 when One Bold Cat (ex Floozie Cat, by One Cool Cat) won the Gr1 Arrowfield Plate in the early spring. A Gr3 winner and Gr1 placed last season, One Bold Cat concluded the season with eight wins and earnings over $500,000. The Bold One has three stakes winners from only 61 runners.

Redwood

(High Chaparral-Arum Lily, by Woodman)

Stands at Westbury Stud for NZ$10,000+GST

Antino (ex Mahamaya, by Bahhare) became Redwood’s third Gr1 winner when he won the Gr1 Toorak Handicap in the spring, then concluded his season with a second in the Gr1 Doomben Cup to take his record to 13 wins from 26 starts and earnings over $3 million. Redwood’s earlier Gr1 winners are 2022/23 Horse of the Year in New Zealand Sharp ‘n’ Smart and Gr1 Captain Cook Stakes winner Rock On Wood. He is able to sire that rare commodity, the truly elite thoroughbred. Redwood has 14 stakes winners from 371 runners.

(ex Just Polite, by Dehere) who won the Gr1 Captain Cook Stakes, having won the Gr1 Livamol Classic the season prior. Crocetti (ex Gracehill, by O’Reilly) added the Gr1 Railway Stakes to his record for deceased sire Zacinto.

BB

• 11 individual Australasian Stakes Winners - 2024/25 season. - 2024/25. sold to $1.1 million, sired 3 of Karaka’s Top Five Sellers Champion NZ Sire and Leading Australasian Group 1 Sire - 2022/23.

• 12.8% Australasian Stakes Winners-to-Runners.

• Sire of 11 individual Stakes Winners from 91 runners.

• 2025 Yearlings sold to $725,000 - Sydney Easter, $525,000 - Karaka

• The first of his two biggest and best-bred crops race as 2YOs in 2025/26.

Group 1 winners by the world’s best stallions

ALMANZOR

WOOTTON BASSETT – DARKOVA (MARIA’S MON)

A champion on the track and at stud

$30,000

CHALDEAN

FRANKEL - SUELITA (DUTCH ART)

Gr.1 winner at two and three

$35,000

EMBELLISH

SAVABEEL – BLING (O’REILLY)

NZ’s greatest sire legacy continues

$5,000

HELLO YOUMZAIN

KODIAC – SPASHA (SHAMARDAL)

NZ’s Champion First Season Sire

$30,000

SWORD OF STATE

SNITZEL – IN THE VANGUARD (ENCOSTA DE LAGO)

First yearlings sold for up to $540,000

$20,000

PERSONALITY PROFILE

Luigi Muollo

by Renée Geelen

A decade ago, property developer Luigi Muollo expanded his small broodmare band into the purchase of Novara Park Stud in the midst of the Waikato region of New Zealand.

In the last decade the farm has cemented its position as a Group 1 producing property with stallions to suit the local market with an eye to selling into the lucrative Australian and Hong Kong markets.

“About twenty-five years ago, I purchased my first mare Explosive. She was a good horse, stakes placed, but had an injury. I bred from her and she had six or seven fillies in a row, and I retained them all. She’s become the base for one of the best families in New Zealand for a black type to runners perspective. She’s the granddam of Explosive Jack who won three Derbies, and New Zealand Derby winner Vin De Dance,” said Muollo.

“From there, I tried to buy my first stallion, and the one I’d picked out was Per Incanto. I almost had him bought but missed out, and then when Little Avondale Stud bought him, I purchased five percent of him. I bought Novara Park in about 2015 and I bought Jakkalberry who sadly died early in career. His statistics are outstanding.” Jakkalberry, a Gr1 winner in Italy over 2400 metres, won 12 of his 29 starts, and at stud, from only four seasons at stud, he sired six stakes winners led by triple-Derby winner Explosive Jack. The journey from property investor to stallion farm owner began much earlier for Muollo whose father had shared his interest in breeding with him. “My father had been a breeder for many years. When I was ten or twelve, I’d get all the stallion brochures, and I’d watch the horses on television. We’d go to the races and we’d go to farms to see his foals. He started out with one mare, and from her he bred Kingston Bay, who was second in the Doncaster to Pharoah. His foot was across the line first, but Pharoah’s nose took the victory.” Kingston Bay (Kingdom Bay-Cook Strait, by My Call) won seven races including the 1993 Gr1 Chipping Norton Stakes and 1993 Gr1 Canterbury Guineas and had a further four Gr1 placings.

“I’ve always loved that you can breed a champion from anywhere. It’s amazing how the cheap horse can beat the million dollar horse.”

Novara Park currently stands four stallions; King Of Comedy, Press Statement, Staphanos, and Sweynesse. They all sit firmly in middle of the market, priced between NZ$9,000 and NZ$6,000 plus GST. For Muollo, the selection of stallions is a work of art. “You try to tick all the boxes, type, pedigree, racetrack performance, turn of foot, there’s a lot to look for. Price matters too, are you paying $20 million or $2 million? You try to get the most you can for the price you are paying.”

And it’s not just the price, it’s the market that Muollo’s Novara Park Stud is part of. “In New Zealand, we aren’t trying to breed those two year-old types like in Australia and we aren’t likely to go down that path, so generally, I’m looking for a miler. Our patient approach in New Zealand is what gets us to win 20 percent of the group races in Australia with only eight percent of the horses. We have an attractive product.” And the idea of sticking to the nation’s strengths flows through to Muollo’s business model at Novara Park too.

“You can’t just have stallions only as a business plan. You do need to have broodmare strength. I’m very lucky to have the Explosive family and have 15 mares from the family now. Then I’ve been lucky to have a mare called Madonna Mia, who is the dam of Lucky Sweynesse and was Broodmare

Of The Year. I have Lucky Sweynesse’s full sister Signora Nera who was Gr1 placed in the Queensland Oaks behind Duais. She has a Wootton Bassett two year-old filly that we retained, and we sold her Bivouac colt at Easter this year.”

The colt went through the Lime Country Thoroughbreds draft where he was bought by Laurel Oak Bloodstock for $300,000. Signora Nera’s dam, Madonna Mia, a Listed winner, has a yearling colt by Sweynesse, and a weanling colt by Savabeel.

Sweynesse has a been an excellent sire for Novara Park. The son of Lonhro won at two, then was a Gr3 winner at three as well as twice Gr1 placed in the Gr1 Spring Champion Stakes and Gr1 Randwick Guineas. The leading NZ First Season Sire in 2019-20, Sweynesse has sired seven stakes winner led by Hong Kong Champion Sprinter and four-time Gr1 winner Lucky Sweynesse.

“King Of Comedy is by Kingman and its early days for him as a sire of sires but he was the second fastest stallion to 50 stakes winners in history and it’s a sireline that has worked in Australia with I Am Invincible. I expect them to be milers who get over ground and I’m really looking forward to them as three year-olds.” A winner at two, King Of Comedy won a Listed race at three and was second in the G1 St James’s Palace Stakes behind Circus Maximus with Too Darn Hot in third. From 63 foals in his first crop, he’s had one juvenile runner.

“Stephanos goes from strength to strength. It’s nice have Basilinna qualified for the Melbourne Cup, and he’s got three Gr1 performers which is the third highest in New Zealand. It’s still early days for him and he has some nice stakes placed horses coming through who look progressive and are getting close to the Gr1 mantle.” Sire of G1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes winner Pignan in his first crop, Basilinna won the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes to qualify for the G1 Melbourne Cup, and she was placed in the G1 Victoria Oaks at three. Of Staphanos’ remaining five stakes placed horses, Movin Out was third in the G1 New Zealand One Thousand Guineas.

“If people look at our record at Novara Park, they can see we are producing good horses.”

On the business model for Novara Park, Muollo was cautious when asked about expanding their roster. “As a stallion station, we have the ability to stand more stallions. Being in the Waikato is a strategic choice as there are many agistment farms nearby, and mare owners can do walk ins very efficiently. We are always looking for our next stallions, but it’s a balance of opportunity. I always say to people there’s no rules in breeding. I’ve got a bit of a spread of bloodlines here but it’s also hard to go too left field. There’s been a slight turn towards America but there have been more failures than successes, so you have to be selective about your next move. The broodmare band in New Zealand is shrinking, so we have to be cognisant of our next move.”

Thinking about the stallion market also involves thinking about the broader trading market for young stock, and where New Zealand fits into the major local racing nations nearby. “We are lucky to have Australia and Hong Kong on our doorstep and we do well there. We sell a lot of horses through trials and Ready To Run sales, the yearling sales are only part of the equation. Buyers like to buy a ready to go product with ability, they don’t have to wait so long.

PERSONALITY PROFILE

There’s been a bit written about European imports lately, and people need to see that our strike rate is better. There should be a bigger shift back to buying New Zealand horses, the cost benefits are better. You can buy a horse here and they qualify for the two and three year-old races, which the Europeans can’t do. You don’t have to worry about acclimatising to local conditions, and the flight cost is only $5000 compared to around $50,000 from Europe. There are huge advantages to buying New Zealand-bred horses.”

New Zealand has been showing improvements in their local racing scene lately with an increase in prizemoney. Muollo remained careful in the way he approaches the changes.

“The increases are a positive, but it’s a bit like John Messara said, ‘there’s no point in doubling a $5 million race to a $10 million race because you’ll get the same field.’ It’s more important to have the $17,000 race go up to $25,000 because that keeps more people in the game. Some people in racing will always be here, regardless of prizemoney, but many won’t. If you look at getting more people into syndicates, they’ll only stay if they can get an okay return. That’s when they’ll re-enter the market, so the distribution of prizemoney is more important than top end increases.”

“Having more money at the bottom is just as important to long term growth. We used to have only the Karaka Million 2YO and then they added the 3YO race which was good. We’ve got to change our racing program so there are more 1600 metres late two year-old races in the program, so that our horses in New Zealand suit their pedigrees, giving them a better preparation for their three year-old racing. Having two year-old races at 1200 metres is not always enough to show what these horses are about.”

When asked about the yearling sales market across Australia and New Zealand this year, Muollo didn’t see it as buyers picking over the better lots and ignoring the majority of the market, instead talking about value. “This year’s yearling results are more about value than buyers being too picky. There’s some very smart agents and trainers from Australia coming here who can see a horse with underlying quality who is a three or four year-old type. They can see what a horse is going to look like in one to two year’s time, and rather than saying, ‘that’s a weak horse’, they’ll say that he’s a more athletic, lighter framed horse. I enjoy seeing some of the best eyes in the industry choosing those types. It’s obviously much easier to pick out the two year-old types because they are already more forward.”

Novara Park’s farm manager Tony Mudgway is a key part of Muollo’s ongoing education and perspective on the changes across the industry. “I’m lucky that Tony has over 45 years’ experience in the industry. It’s so good to have that experience around me. At the yearling sales, 30 years ago, horses were sold with no x-rays and by the pound, so a lot has changed. For us, on our farm, it’s not about the horse who has been fed the most. We know that overfeeding causes knee and joint problems. I’m here to breed a racehorse, which can be a downfall at the sales as our horses are leaner, but too much weight causes long term issues, so it’s all about even, consistent growth for us. We want to produce a sound product.”

And the final word on the state of the industry? “There’s a difference between spin and fact, and a lot of yearling buyers get fooled by spin. I’m into facts. You can’t beat facts and results.” BB

Signora Nera

GLOBAL BLOODLINES MEET CONSISTENT GROUP 1 SUCCESS THIRD ONLY TO SAVABEEL AND SUPER SETH ON GROUP 1 STRIKE RATE (MAY 2025)

THE ENTERTAINER 3YO Group Placegetter

MEDATSU 2YO Stakes Placegetter

7.9% STAKES HORSES/ RUNNERS

Stakes Placegetter

by Renée Geelen

LITTLE BROSE the ideal young sire to continue the Per Incanto/Street Cry line

“Future success comes to those who plan for it and in Little Brose, Little Avondale is confident that the best and most precocious of Per Incanto’s two year-old progeny is the right kind of stallion for Australasian breeding success.”

Breeders who have faith in the concept of a stallion making race would be well aware that Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Little Brose (Per IncantoMohegan Sky, by Straight Man) joined an impressive list of Blue Diamond winners that includes proven sires Extreme Choice, Pride Of Dubai, Bel Esprit, Redoute’s Choice, Hurricane Sky, Written By and Zeditave. Young sires Daumier, Artorius, and Tagaloa all won the race, as did the filly Samaready, dam of recent Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Shinzo.

“Little Brose is a beautifully balanced type with good rein and scope. An outstanding walking horse, he has an intelligent well-set head and eye with a huge nostril,” said Little Avondale Stud.

LITTLE BROSE

Brown or Grey colt, 2020

Machiavellian

Street Cry (IRE)

PER INCANTO (USA) B 2004

Pappa Reale

Straight Man

MOHEGAN SKY (USA) Gr 2003

Seattle Moon

“The Australasian market moves more to the colonial bred sprinter milers by the year and the established sire lines which are proven under conditions in this part of the world continue to prosper. Per Incanto has displayed the rare ability for a New Zealand based sprinting profiled sire to produce types who can compete at the highest level in Australia.

“Future success comes to those who plan for it and in Little Brose, Little Avondale is confident that the best and most precocious of Per Incanto’s two year-old progeny is the right kind of stallion for Australasian breeding success.”

The earliest of the five two year-old Gr1 races on the Australian calendar, the Blue Diamond has a strong history of discovering quality racehorses. A late September foal, Little Brose debuted in November 2022 in the Gr3 Maribyrnong Plate where he ran second, then next time out he won the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes over 1000 metres with future Gr1 winner Cylinder in second. Little Brose sat quietly in mid-field, then sprinted home strongly in the last furlong to run over the top of the leaders and take the victory.

After a short Christmas break, Little Brose returned to the track in February to run second on resuming in the Gr3 Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g) won by Barber, who trained on to win the Listed Takeover Target Handicap this season.

Helen Street

Indian Ridge

Daffodil Fields

Saint Ballado

Brilliant Melody

Seattle Dancer (USA)

Tempest Moon

Mr. Prospector

Coup de Folie

Troy

Waterway

Ahonoora (GB)

Hillbrow

Try My Best

Water Frolic

Halo Ballade

Cornish Prince

Pavlova

Nijinsky

My Charmer

Caro

Moontee

In the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes, Little Brose’s fourth career start, the colt sat mid-field and was almost caught in traffic heading into the straight, but when he came clear with 300 metres to go, Little Brose flew home and swamped the leaders to win impressively by one length for jockey Michael Dee and the Hayes brothers of Lindsay Park. Three weeks later, Little Brose went north to Sydney for the Gr1 Golden Slipper, and after a rough trip finished a close 8th.

Back at three, Little Brose ran fourth in the Gr3 Vain Stakes to Cylinder, and third in the Gr3 HDF McNeil Stakes to future Gr1 winner Veight. After two more starts, Hong Kong-owned Little Brose travelled to Hong Kong where he was set an ambitious target first up in the Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize, but then second-up, his favourite race timing, proved to be his best again with a strong second over 1200 metres while carrying top weight. Unfortunately, Little Brose injured a tendon in a trial shortly afterwards and was retired.

Bred by David Wallace, Little Brose was born at Sledmere Stud and sold through their draft at the 2022 Magic Millions Yearling Sale for $200,000 to Lindsay Park Racing. He is a son of the American born Champion Italian 3YO Sprinter Per Incanto, whose best win was the Gr3 Roma Premio Tudini over 1200 metres, and who began his stud career at Little Avondale Stud at the modest fee of NZ$4,000 plus GST.

Per Incanto has risen from that low starting point, upgrading relatively uncommercial broodmares to rise to a fee of NZ$60,000 plus GST in 2025. With 33 stakes winners from 661 runners (5%), Per Incanto’s nine Gr1 winners are Gr1 All Aged Stakes and Gr1 Oakleigh Plate winner Jimmysstar, Gr1 VRC Sprint Classic and Gr1 Newmarket Handicap winner Roch ‘n’ Horse, dual New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes winner Belclare, Gr1 George Ryder Stakes winner Gringotts, Gr1 Thorndon Mile winner Shadows Cast, Gr1 Railway Stakes winner Santa Monica, Gr1 Diamond Stakes winner Dal Cielo, Gr1 Levin Classic winner Bonham, and of course Little Brose. It’s an impressive record.

Per Incanto, a son of the incredibly versatile Street Cry, has crossed well with prominent broodmare sires in the New Zealand population such as Zed, Savabeel, O’Reilly, Centaine, and Volksraad, as well as the Australian father/ son pair of Redoute’s Choice and Snitzel.

With Little Brose from an American family, he should also cross well with the same damsires as his own sire. The formula of crossing fast American mares with colonial raced stallions has been a huge success in Australia, and Little Brose fits the same mould, given his sire’s ability to leave horses who can sprint in Australia.

Little Brose comes from a strong American family with his first three dams all sprinting up to stakes class. His dam,

Listed winner Mohegan Sky (Straight Man) was certainly a fast mare, winning five times up to 1200 metres. She changed hands a few times during her broodmare career, and went to a highly variable range of stallions with five named foals (three winners) before Little Brose arrived. Her winners are by Lonhro, Ocean Park, and Savabeel, while her daughter, Mohegan Star by Reliable Man has this season produced two year-old colt Matahga (Tivaci), who won the Listed Oaklands Plate and is being aimed at the Gr1 Spring Champion Stakes next spring.

Little Brose’s second dam, Seattle Moon (Seattle Dancer), was also a quick mare, being stakes placed and winning twice up to a mile. Seattle Moon produced two stakes winners, Mohegan Sky and two year-old Listed winner Vous (Wild Rush) who is the granddam of Champion Juvenile and Gr1 winner in Chile Ruby Love.

Third dam, Tempest Moon (Caro), was also a precocious quick mare, being a stakes winning two year-old, and her descendants include Gr1 winner Absolut Glam, dam of Gr3 winner Jazz Song.

With the combination of Little Brose’s own precocity and his speed orientated pedigree that has plenty of lines that are both outcrosses to the key broodmare population and have worked well in this region, there is a lot to like about Little Brose’s stud prospects. He stands his first season at Little Avondale Stud for NZ$15,000 plus GST. BB

Little Brose wins the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes on 25-02-2023

FEATURE STUD

World Class bloodlines on offer at Cambridge Stud

by Renée Geelen

With a five-strong roster in 2025, Cambridge Stud’s line up includes a range of exciting emerging sires and proven Gr1 stallions.

Chaldean

Frankel’s Chaldean became the 18th horse in history to have completed the Dewhurst/Guineas double, and he heads into his second season at Cambridge Stud in 2025, having covered a full book of 120 mares in his first season.

“Chaldean had fantastic support in his first season with us last year - 59% of the mares he covered were either black type performers or producers. The success of shuttle stallions has been a theme this racing season and I think Chaldean’s exemplary two year-old record combined with a Gr1 win over a mile at three really fits the bill to be successful in this part of the world,” said Scott Calder.

Purchased at the 2020 Tattersalls December Foal Sale for 550,000gns by Juddmonte, Chaldean strung together a picket fence of four wins in succession and all at 1400 metres as a juvenile, winning the Gr3 Acomb Stakes, Gr2 Doncaster Champagne Stakes, and then racing away with a stomping win in the Gr1 Dewhurst Stakes.

Back at three, he unceremoniously dumped Frankie Dettori coming out of the gates in the Gr3 Greenham Stakes but arrived for the Gr1 Two Thousand Guineas in arguably unsuitable wet conditions next up to sprint clear and win by almost two lengths.

By Frankel, whose 161 stakes winners include promising sire Cracksman, Chaldean is one of four stakes winners for his four-time winning dam, Suelita (Dutch Art). His half-siblings are two year-old Gr2 winner Alkumait (Showcasing), Listed winner and Gr1 placed Get Ahead (Showcasing), and Listed winner The Broghie Man (Cityscape).

Almanzor

Now a permanent resident at Cambridge Stud, European Champion 3YO Almanzor was hugely popular in 2024, covering 145 mares. Crowned Champion NZ Sire of 2YOs with his first crop in 2021/22 he now counts 25 stakes winners headlined by Gr1 Victoria Derby winner Manzoice, and this year won the Gr3 Tattersall’s Cup, and Gr1 Sydney Cup winner Circle Of Fire. He added 2025 Gr1 Prix de Diane winner Gezora this season, along with Gr2 Italian Derby winner Molveno and Gr2 Auckland Cup winner Trav. Rise At Dawn won a Listed race and was fourth in the Gr1 Doncaster Handicap, while ill-fated Keeneland won a Listed race at three.

“The recent results for Wootton Bassett have been quite incredible but Almanzor remains his highest rated racehorseby quite some margin. He’s also continuing to prove his worth as a stallion. Ultimately, every breeder’s goal is to produce a horse capable of getting black type and Almanzor’s ability to do that is up with the very best stallions in Australasia.”

Almanzor was a triple Gr1 winner, winning the Gr1 Prix du Jockey Club, Gr1 Irish Champion Stakes and Gr1 Ascot Champion Stakes. By Wootton Bassett, Europe’s leading sire in 2025 by earnings, stakes winners and Gr1 winners, Almanzor’s dam is an unraced daughter of Listed winner Darkara, and as well as Almanzor, she’s also left three stakes placed winners. This is the family of Champion 3YO Filly in Europe Darjina.

Hello Youmzain

With two stakes winners in his first New Zealand crop, Hello Youmzain has begun his stud career strongly. Platinum Diamond won the Listed Castletown Stakes and Lucy In The Sky won the Listed Champagne Stakes, while Hello Romeo has won twice in Melbourne and Stormland is a winner in Sydney. Hello Youmzain also has three group winners in Europe.

“Hello Youmzain is quickly racking up the accolades at stud, he was leading first season sire in France and has all but sealed the same honour in New Zealand. I’m particularly excited to see his progeny get over a bit more ground next season as although he was a 1200 metre specialist his two best performers in France have both won Group races over 1600 metres.”

A Gr2 winner at two, Hello Youmzain won the Gr1 Haydock Sprint Cup at three and the Gr1 Royal Ascot Diamond Jubilee Stakes at four. Hello Youmzain’s sire Kodiac (Danehill) has 103 stakes winners and his young sire sons are starting to show the same ability at stud with Adaay and Kodi Bear already leaving multiple stakes winners.

Hello Youmzain’s family has done well when imported to the Southern Hemisphere with members like Gr1 winner Summer Passage, Shania Dane, Scintillation, Northwest Passage, Order of the Sun, and Head of State.

Cambridge Stud 2025 Roster

Chaldean (GB) (Frankel-Suelita, by Dutch Art),

NZ$35,000+GST

Almanzor (FR) (Wootton Bassett-Darkova, by Maria’s Mon),

NZ$30,000+GST

Hello Youmzain (FR) (Kodiac-Spasha, by Shamardal),

NZ$30,000+GST

Sword of State (AUS) (Snitzel-In The Vanguard, by Encosta de Lago),

NZ$20,000+GST

Embellish (NZ) (Savabeel-Bling, by O’Reilly),

NZ$5,000+GST

Sword of State

Sword Of State’s first yearlings were well received by the market, averaging over $200,000 at the major yearling sales, and he gets a small fee increase off the back of that to NZ$20,000 plus GST.

“Sword Of State’s results at the yearling sales this year have been quite something. He’s provided fantastic returns for his supporters and across the board leading stables and agents have put their faith in his progeny. I think given the way they have sold we are entitled to be very excited about what next season will bring on the track.”

Winner of the Gr1 Diamond Stakes, Sword Of State won four of his five starts at two, with his only miss at that age being third behind the incredible sprinting mare Imperatriz (who would go on to win ten Gr1 races). In the Gr1 Diamond Stakes, Sword Of State beat On The Bubbles who went on to win the Gr1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes at his next start from another handy sprinter in I Wish I Win.

Sword of State trained on to win twice at Gr3 level including defeating Imperatriz in the Almanzor Trophy on Karaka Million night, then headed to Australia to prove his form, running second in the Gr3 Gold Coast Guineas to Prince of Boom.

Sword of State cost $600,000 as a yearling and is a son of Champion Sire Snitzel, whose 161 stakes winners include emerging talented stallions Shamus Award (28 stakes winners), Russian Revolution (13) and young Gr1 winners like Trapeze Artist, Wild Ruler, In the Congo, Invader, and last season’s Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Shinzo.

Sword of State’s dam, In the Vanguard (Encosta de Lago) was a stakes placed two year-old winner, and his second dam is Gr2 Light Fingers Stakes winner Sharp (Danzero).

Embellish

Gr1 winning milers are often the best stallions and Embellish has four stakes winners from 87 runners with his oldest crop now four year-olds. Hitabell won this season’s Gr2 Eight Carat Classic, while Luberon is a dual Gr3 winner. Bold Soul won last season’s Gr3 SAJC Chairman’s Stakes as well as the Tasmanian Derby and Launceston Guineas, and What You Wish For is a Listed winner.

“Embellish has fashioned a very handy record at stud with four stakes winners from 80 odd runners. By far his biggest crop are rising three year-olds so he has strength in numbers coming through and given the sire line he comes from we can expect to see his progeny continue to progress with age.”

Embellish was a good looking athletic yearling, selling for $775,000, and he won the Gr1 NZ Two Thousand Guineas at only his fourth start by one and half lengths. By multiple Champion Sire Savabeel, Embellish’s full sister is Gr1 winner Diademe, dam of Listed winning two year-old Unition and stakes placed winner Conqueror. His dam is a half-sister to the dam of Champion Sprinter and dual Gr1 winner Sacred Star, while Savabeel’s recent Gr1 winner Savy Yong Blonk is also in this family. BB

The World’s Leading Source of Royal Ascot Winners Success Delivered Not Just Offered

DOCKLANDS

QUEEN ANNE STAKES, Group 1

sold Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale by Clenagh Castle Stud to Blandford Bloodstock for £16,000

sold Tattersalls December Foal Sale by Mickley Stud to Midland Equine for 18,000 gns

OMBUDSMAN

PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES, Group 1

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Ballyhimikin Stud to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for 340,000 gns

TIME FOR SANDALS

COMMONWEALTH CUP, Group 1

sold Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale by Rathbride Farm to Harry Eustace Racing / DPA for €35,000

CERCENE

CORONATION STAKES, Group 1

sold Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale by Baroda Stud to Crampscastle Bloodstock for €50,000

GSTAAD

COVENTRY STAKES, Group 2

sold Tattersalls December Foal Sale by Maywood Stud to M V Magnier for 450,000 gns

VENETIAN SUN

ALBANY STAKES, Group 3

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 by Tally-Ho Stud to Todd Investments for 240,000 gns

NOBLE CHAMPION

JERSEY STAKES, Group 3

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 by Chasemore Farm to SackvilleDonald for 500,000 gns

sold Tattersalls December Foal Sale by Ballylinch Stud to Chasemore Farm for 140,000 gns

HAATEM

WOLFERTON STAKES, Listed

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Sherbourne Lodge to Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock for 27,000 gns

HAVANA HURRICANE

WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES, Listed

sold Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale by Norris Bloodstock to Highflyer / Eve Johnson Houghton for 9,000 gns

ASCENDING

ASCOT STAKES

sold Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale by Beechdown Farm Stables to Kevin Ross Bloodstock / Henry De Bromhead for 100,000 gns

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Rathbarry Stud to Clive Cox Racing for 75,000 gns

MISS INFORMATION

KENSINGTON PALACE STAKES

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Ballylinch Stud to Norman Court Stud for 90,000 gns

NEVER SO BRAVE

BUCKINGHAM PALACE STAKES

sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 by New England Stud to Blandford Bloodstock for 240,000 gns

ETHICAL DIAMOND

DUKE OF EDINBURGH STAKES

sold Tattersalls July Sale by Baroda Stud to Harold Kirk / WP Mullins for 320,000 gns

GET IT

WOKINGHAM STAKES

sold Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale by Beechdown Farm Stables to George Baker Racing for 40,000 gns

MOVER & SHAKER

Steve Davis

by Kristen Manning

The voice of Steve Davis is a well known one to breeders and buyers across Australasia, the New Zealander bringing theatre and excitement to the sales ring for a number of decades.

His career has been a lengthy, varied and highly successful one which was somewhat unexpected as he made his way from teachers college to selling cars and then cattle. How happy he is that he ended up in the thoroughbred world.

Loving working, he said “in a great sport with a lovely animal.”

How was your love of racing first fostered?

My father Mike was a little punter, I used to get up Saturday mornings and he’d be poring over the racing papers.

I would mow the lawns for $3 and I’d take six 50c doubles or twelve if I was going halves with Dad. And I had my matchbox toys, I’d spend hours playing with them, doing race calls!

You started off on a different career trajectory, tell us about that.

I went to teachers college but university wasn’t really for me. I probably should’ve taken a year off and travelled beforehand. But I did enjoy the actual teaching. I did a few rounds and really loved that moment when you saw a light come on in a kid. I enjoyed that interaction with kids, and it is a bit like what I now have with vendors and buyers.

Alexandra Park was not far from where I lived whilst I was at teachers college and they had workouts (standardbreds) on Sundays. I started off doing a bit of calling a few heats and was then asked if I’d like to keep doing that.

Ken Cramer-Roberts then asked me if I’d be interested in doing some auctioneering so I approached a few people.

Firstly Michael Floyd who was the head of bloodstock at Wrightson NMA but there were no opportunities at the time. He suggested there might be something in the agricultural side so I went down to the next floor to see John Hudson and Terry Shaw.

They offered me a position but I put it off until the summer; I thought it would be a good holiday job before starting teaching. But the Board Of Trustees at the college recommended I pursue another career and I am pretty happy with how things turned out!

Horses were not part of the initial stages of your career?

After starting off in stock as a clerk I moved onto car auctions when Wrightsons decided to take on Turners which was the major company doing that at the time.

Michael Floyd came out one night, I thought he was there to buy a car but he was there to see how I was doing. I didn’t know it at the time but Peter Kelly (renowned caller and auctioneer) had had a heart attack and they didn’t have a succession plan in place.

December 1984 was a big moment…

I’d always joked with Dad that I’d love to have a job like Peter Kelly’s and in December 1984 here I was doing my first bloodstock sale at Trentham. It was pretty emotional as Dad had died earlier that year, he would’ve loved seeing that.

After that Karaka kicked off and in 1993 ABCOS and Adrian Hancock invited me over as a guest auctioneer. A few years later Magic Millions had me over and I ended up resigning from New Zealand Bloodstock to work for them.

From 2002 I was back working in New Zealand as a contract auctioneer and ever since then I have been selling in three countries; Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

You have just been in Durban, tell us about that experience. The top end of the market there is remarkable, there were three horses make a million or more rand which had never happened before; the desire to buy and race horses there has never been stronger.

And the clearance rates are huge, this latest sale was 96% and they are usually in the 90’s. If you have two in a row not sell, you think that something has gone wrong!

Racing has been rationalized in South Africa, they cut back the tracks to seven in only four areas; Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Durban.

Hollywoodbets is a big supporter and syndication is just starting to take off. The trainer Alan Greef has been doing 1% syndications and three of the first four horses are winners including Joy And Peace and Fairy Knight.

Joy And Peace won eight races (three at Listed level) and sold recently for 665,000 rand whilst Fairy Knight has won ten (also three in Listed company).

Are there many differences between the various sales?

At Magic Millions I love how people are seated in front, it is a captive audience and I really enjoy the interaction with the bid-spotters, you really build up a relationship with them.

In New Zealand it is more of an amphitheatre and you can see the buyers which gives you a more one-on-one relationship with those bidding.

South Africa has been like Karaka though they have started putting out some tables like the Gold Coast.

I think that Australia and New Zealand have the best system in terms of creating competition and the vibe of the sale. And not just with the top lots; the bid-spotters, the noise, the speed; it’s a great atmosphere and I love the theatre of it.

Not all countries have the vendor in the box, is that something you enjoy?

Definitely, some of my favourite moments have been when I’ve seen buyers high-fiving after a purchase and I turn around to the vendor and see a tear in their eye. Some results can be life-changing and it is a privilege to witness that.

Sometimes you will have a horse with a $10,000 reserve fetch $100,000 and that unknown factor is one of the great things about racing.

Which people have influenced you the most?

I learned a lot working with people like Joe Walls and Peter Kelly but going back to the start it was Kevin O’Connor. He was the best general auctioneer I have seen and he taught me the basics; and I still keep in touch with him.

What do you see as racing’s main issues at the moment?

In Australia I think the conflict between New South Wales and Victoria has been an issue but I can see that easing.

And I think we need a balance in regards to prize money in those big races; how much should be put into them? The top end tends to take care of itself so I’d like to see more of a spread to other races.

Welfare is a big issue, especially in regards to broodmares and what happens to them when they retire.

On a positive note, syndication has been great for racing; I love the ability of the average person to become involved in ownership.

Have you seen any missed opportunities for racing?

There was a time in New Zealand when there was a chance to have the lottos at the TABS but that was knocked back and instead they went into book shops and chemists, etc. So you see a long queue at those places and one person in the local TAB. We really should’ve embraced that idea.

And for a time members stands at the tracks were only for 12 year-olds and up, I think we missed a generation there.

You can only get people to the races for a second time if you get them there a first time!

Do you still like a bet and have you had horses yourself?

I will always be a little punter, I was actually a bigger one when I was a kid, I’d spend all of the $3 I had! And I have raced a few with limited success and more recently have been involved with a mare in Australia.

What have your favourite moments been?

I remember selling Octagonal, I can still picture that clearly. He was a lovely horse who really deserved to sell for a lot more than $210,000. Jack Eastgate was the under-bidder, I think he looked across at who he was bidding against and realised he was not going to beat them.

I spoke to John Hawkes about it years later and he said they were not going to go home without him.

I also remember Michael Moran coming into the box and joking with me that he’d give me $500 if I introduced his yearling with an “Aaahh here is a nice horse.”

It was So You Think and he was a nice horse though he sold for only $110,000. I am yet to see the $500!

And your funniest moment?

Selling the horse with the small penis and the reading out of the vet report. I have sold horses like Imperatriz for millions of dollars but it wasn’t that sale that went viral!

I thought they could name that horse something like Little Richard but he is called War Of Kingdoms and he is actually looking pretty smart. He was only just beaten at his first start and he has won both of his starts since.

We sold that vet report at a charity auction for $800!

You mentioned Imperatriz, that was a big moment for virtual selling.

I think virtual selling for top end mares is the next big thing. For weanlings and yearlings I think you need to actually see and

MOVER & SHAKER

touch them but with expensive mares, there are only a handful of people bidding on them and they don’t have to be there.

It worked really well with Imperatriz and we have done it again since. It is better than an online sale as you still have the intensity of the auction experience which is more exciting than someone just clicking a button.

You can see those sorts of changes happening but is there anything old school you still prefer?

They call me a fossil but I still like to use the catalogue, I haven’t moved onto the Ipad. I like to have something in my hand, to write my notes in, to have pages to turn. It is like readers who still prefer books to Kindles.

What does your future hold?

Retirement! I am not yet sure when but the biggest fear for an auctioneer is to wait too long.

I look at how Lance O’Sullivan did it, he rode three winners one day, woke up the next day and thought that will do!

We have a place at Lake Taupo I like to get down to, to do a bit of fishing and relax, just do nothing. I’m not sure how long that would be good for but I am keen to do a bit of travelling as well, it would be great to have a base somewhere in Europe and move around. I have travelled a lot for work and it would be nice to see even more.

What advice would you give to young people starting out in the racing industry?

That old saying rings true to me, that if you have a job you love you will never work a day.

My advice is to be a sponge, to gain as much experience and as much information as you can.

In regards to auctioneering, I really try to help young people and I tell them to mimic the most admired as you will get a quicker start that way. And then you get the time to develop and implement your own style.

BB

Steve Davis and Mike Kneebone

KING OF COMEDY

BY KINGMAN – THE BEST YOUNG SIRE IN EUROPE

KING OF COMEDY – 26 JUNE 2019 TIMEFORM – “THE BEST 3YO IN EUROPE”

KING OF COMEDY – TIMEFORM – “BRED IN THE PURPLE AND A MOST TAKING SORT ON LOOKS”

FIRST SEASON

NZ 2025 first season sires offer unmatched quality bloodlines

by Renée Geelen

Alflaila

(Dark Angel-Adhwaa, by Oasis Dream) Standing at White Robe Lodge for NZ$7000 +GST

Tough and durable over several seasons and competitive in strong company in Europe, Alflaila is an exciting addition to the South Island stallion ranks. A son of Champion Sire Dark Angel, he was a winner at two and ran fourth in the Listed Flying Childers Stakes, before training on to win group races at three, four and five. His second win in the Gr2 York Stakes was run at a similar tempo to many Australian staying races with the four horse field jogging out of the gates slowly, then sprinting home over the final furlong. Incredibly all four horses finished within a length or so of each other with Alflaila prevailing in a tough battle at the line to make it two wins in the race in two years.

Alflaila, who won four of his six starts at three, with three of those wins in stakes

company was tried at Group 1 level a few times and mixed it with the very best in Europe finishing fifth to Auguste Rodin in the Gr1 Irish Champion Stakes and fourth in the Gr1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes both over 2000 metres.

Dark Angel, a Gr1 winning juvenile, was crowned Champion Sire in Ireland in 2024 and has 110 stakes winners. The exciting young sire Harry Angel, with 20 stakes winners including three Australian Gr1 winners, Tom Kitten, Private Harry and War Machine, leads his sire sons who are still at the emerging stages of their stud careers. Top Ranked, who came to Australia to win the Gr1 Epsom Handicap, has recently retired to stud in Queensland. The Dark Angel sireline is emerging as a powerful new influence in world pedigrees.

Alflaila’s dam is stakes placed Oasis Dream mare Adhwaa, while his second and third dam are both stakes winners, with Hammiya winning the Cheshire Oaks and Albacora being a French juvenile stakes winner. Oasis Dream is the damsire of several horses who have excelled in this part of the world such as the stallion Sioux Nation, Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winner Twilight Payment and Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet.

A resilient consistent racehorse with a strong European pedigree containing elements that have already worked in the Southern Hemisphere, Alflaila has many qualities to recommend him to Kiwi breeders.

Auguste Rodin

(Deep Impact – Rhododendron, by Galileo)) Standing at Windsor Park Stud for NZ$30,000 +GST

Auguste Rodin did everything you would want a racehorse to do. He was a Gr1 winner at two, three, and four, and was competitive in the very best races in Europe. With a spectacular pedigree,

Auguste Rodin lived up to the potential in his genetics.

Winner of three of his four starts at two including the Gr1 Doncaster Futurity Trophy over a mile, he went on to win

Little Brose

(Per Incanto-Mohegan Sky, by Straight Man) Standing at Little Avondale Stud for NZ$15,000 +GST

Winner of the time-honoured Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes, also won by successful stallions such as Extreme Choice, Pride Of Dubai, Bel Esprit and Redoute’s Choice, Little Brose was a precocious juvenile who debuted as a pre-Christmas

two year-old when second in the Gr3 Maribyrnong Plate, winning the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes at his second start. He added one more group placing, before he won the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes at his fourth start, then travelled

four Gr1 races at three led by both the Epsom and Irish Derbies, the Irish Champion Stakes and ending his season with a trip to America to win the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Turf. At four, he trained on to add Royal Ascot’s Gr1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes.

He is by Japan’s incredible multiple Champion Sire Deep Impact, whose sire son Satono Aladdin has already proven his worth in New Zealand, while Kizuna and Saxon Warrior are shining globally. Auguste Rodin’s dam is the triple Gr1 winner Rhododendron (Galileo), who is a full sister to seventime Gr1 winner Magical, and to Gr3 winner Flying The Flag. Rhododendron is out of triple Gr1 winner Halfway To Heaven (Pivotal) who is a daughter of dual Gr2 winner Cassandra Go, granddam of two other Gr1 winners in Victoria Road and Photo Call.

With an outstanding pedigree and brilliantly tough race record, Auguste Rodin is the perfect fit for New Zealand breeders who will make the most of his early maturing stamina.

to Sydney for the Gr1 Golden Slipper. Back at three, he was third in the Gr3 HDF McNeill Stakes followed by a couple of group efforts, then his owners took him to Hong Kong where he ran in the Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize as well as gaining a city placing before sustaining a leg injury.

A son of Little Avondale Stud’s marvellous proven sire Per Incanto, whose 33 stakes winners include Australian Gr1 winners Jimmysstar, Roch ‘n’ Horse, and Gringotts with nine Gr1 winners overall. Per Incanto is a son of the influential Street Cry. Little Brose is from an American family with his dam being a Listed winner there, while other branches of this family have had success in this part of the world with the likes of Gr1 winner Absolut Glam, Gr2 winners Miss Gunpowder and Jazz Song, and Listed winner Nobby Snip.

Winner of one of Australia’s premier juvenile contests, Little Brose has a sireline that has already worked extremely well in New Zealand and Australia, from an interesting American family.

Grangewilliam Stud

With Hilal’s half-sister Marhoona winning the Gr1 Golden Slipper and proven sire Derryn enjoying a break out season, the line up at Grangewilliam Stud looks brilliant heading into 2025.

“It has been a fantastic season for our stallions with Derryn, The Bold One and the now deceased Zed all siring winners at the elite Gr.1 level. Hilal’s exceptional pedigree has seen a massive boost even higher by the Golden Slipper win of Marhoona,” said Grangewilliam’s Mark Corcoran.

Derryn

Derryn had a breakout season in 2024/25 with four new stakes winners to take his tally to five.

“Derryn has really gone to a new level this season spearheaded by his season dominating NZ Filly of the Year, Leica Lucy. He will finish in the top ten on the NZ sire’s premiership and represents fantastic value for breeders.”

Three year-old filly Leica Lucy stepped out at the races in the spring, winning on debut. After a second placing at her second start, she rose in class for the Gr3 Eulogy Stakes and her victory there was the beginning a five-race winning streak where she won all the major three year-old fillies races over the New Zealand summer, culminating in the Gr1 New Zealand Oaks. Sent to Australia by her new Aussie owners, she ran fourth in the Gr1 Australian Oaks to likely Champion Filly Treasure the Moment. The simply named Spencer won this season’s Gr3 Waikato Spring Sprint, and Doctor Askar won five in succession including a Listed race and the Gr3 Easter Handicap.

Winner of his first seven starts in Malaysia last season, Antipodean became a stakes winner in 2024/25 with two Listed wins. Derryn’s fee for 2025 goes up from NZ$5,000 to NZ$7,500 plus GST.

A winner at two, Derryn won the Gr2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint and the Listed Darby Munro Stakes as well as placing in the Gr1 Doomben Ten Thousand (to Redzel). By Hinchinbrook, Derryn is a half-brother to the dam of Gr3 winner Arabian Summer, from the stallion making family of Snippets and Not A Single Doubt.

Hilal

Hilal’s half-sister Marhoona won this season’s Gr1 Golden Slipper and he heads into his second season in 2025. He is one of four stakes winners for his dam, and all the form around Hilal is dominated by Anamoe, who stands at Darley Australia for $121,000.

“Hilal is a great type, well performed and has a fantastic pedigree. He was very well supported in his first season at stud last year covering 137 mares.”

Hilal won on debut in Sydney as a February two year-old. In four further starts, Hilal ran second in the Gr2 Skyline Stakes, second in the Gr1 Sires’ Produce Stakes to Anamoe, and second in the Gr1 Champagne Stakes to Captivant.

Back at three, Hilal won the Gr2 Stan Fox Stakes and the $1million The Bondi as well as running second in the Gr2 Hobartville Stakes to Anamoe and third in the Gr1 Randwick Guineas to Converge and Anamoe. At four he ran fourth in the Gr1 Winx Stakes behind Anamoe as well as Fangirl and Profondo.

Hilal is a son of Champion Sire Fastnet Rock, who importantly for the New Zealand market has crossed well with Zabeel, siring Gr1 winners Avantage, Atlantic Jewel, Planet Rock, and Gr2 WA Derby winner Tuscan Queen out of Zabeel mares. Fastnet Rock’s successful sons include Foxwedge, Smart Missile, Hinchinbrook, and El Roca.

From the Redoute’s Choice family, Hilal’s unraced dam Salma (Encosta de Lago) also produced Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Marhoona (Snitzel), Listed winner Salateen (I Am Invincible) and South African stakes winner Trojan Harbour (Harbour Watch).

Salma is a daughter of Gr3 Fernhill Handicap winner Salameh, dam of Listed winner Big Time, and a half-sister to Gr1 winner and successful sire Al Maher. Other successful stallions in this immediate family are Redoute’s Choice, Umatilla, Hurricane Sky, Manhattan Rain, and Rubick.

The Bold One

Beautifully bred, The Bold One is the son of two Champions and from small crops, he’s producing tough racehorses who train on. One Bold Cat won the Gr1 Arrowfield Stud Plate in the spring to become his sire’s first Gr1 winner. With three stakes winners, The Bold One’s other two stakes winners include Mary Louise who won the time-honoured Gr3 Wellington Cup, and Bold Mac won the Listed Rowley Mile Handicap in Australia.

The Bold One is the fourth foal of Champion NZ 3YO Filly

The Jewel, who was a dual Gr1 winner, and has been a hugely successful broodmare with two stakes winners and two stakes placed winners from six foals to race. She is also the granddam of Gr1 winner and NZ Champion Stayer

The Chosen One (Savabeel).

Grangewilliam Stud 2025 Roster

Hilal (AUS) (Fastnet Rock), NZ$8,000+GST

Derryn (AUS) (Hinchinbrook), NZ$7,500+GST

The Bold One (NZ) (Fastnet Rock), NZ$5,000+GST

LEICA LUCY by Renée Geelen

The Oaks

The Oaks Stud is a centrepiece of the Waikato’s breeding industry and in 2025, the Gr1 producing farm will stand three stallions. “The racetrack has been good to us this season with Savaglee, and we have the good two year-old Tajana who is the second favourite for the 1000 Guineas in the spring,” said Rick Williams.

“U S Navy Flag’s statistics are strong, although he needs a break-out horse. He covered a good book of 70 mares last season, but the market is tough out there and we reduced his fee to give breeders a chance.” U S Navy Flag drops from NZ$15,000 in 2024 to NZ$12,500 in 2025. “We will have a nice big draft planned for the 100 year anniversary sale at Karaka next year. As everyone knows, the farm is on the market. The owner, Dick Karreman, will keep racing horses after it’s sold, and until then it’s business as usual.”

Savaglee (Savabeel-Glee, by O’Reilly) was a Gr3 winner at two last season, and in 2024/25, he won five of his eight starts including the Gr1 NZ 2000 Guineas, was third in the Gr1 Waikato Sprint against the older horses and second in the Gr1 Australian Guineas at Flemington. Bought by The Oaks as a yearling for $400,000, he took his earnings over $1.1 million and looks like a promising stallion prospect. Tajana (Darci Brahma-Sleek Secret, by Sakhee’s Secret), a homebred two year-old filly for The Oaks debuted in the Gr3 Colin Jillings 2YO Classic running second to future Gr1 winner Return To Conquer. She went on to win a maiden and run third in the Gr1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes.

U S Navy Flag (War Front-Misty For Me, by Galileo) stands for NZ$12,500 plus GST

U S Navy Flag has six stakes winners from his first three crops to race including his current juveniles who number five winners this season. A dual Gr1 winner at two, U S Navy Flag won the Gr1 July Cup at three. His six stakes winners are led by Gr2 Auckland Guineas winner Pendragon, with Graft winning the Listed Prix La Fleche in early June this year, while three year-old colt So Naïve won the Gr3 Northland Breeders Stakes this season, U S Navy Flag shares a sire with proven stallions Declaration Of War, The Factor, and many others, and is out of four-time Gr1 winner Misty For Me, who has also produced triple Gr1 winner Roly Poly, Gr3 winner Cover Song and Listed winner Greenfinch.

The Chosen One (Savabeel-The Glitzy One, by Flying Spur) stands for NZ$4,000 plus GST

Gr1 winner The Chosen One will stand for his third commercial season at The Oaks. He has 26 rising two year-olds from his first season, where he stood elsewhere, and then covered bigger books on arrival at The Oaks with 80 mares in 2023 and 77 mares in 2024. Winner of seven races on both sides of the Tasman, The Chosen One was a Gr3 winner at three in Australia, a Gr2 winner at four while placing in both the Gr1 Sydney Cup and Gr1 Otaki Maori WFA Stakes, then at five he placed in the Gr1 Caulfield Cup and Gr1 Herbie Dyke Stakes. At six, he broke through at Gr1 level after being competitive there for two seasons prior, winning the Thorndon Mile, while also placing three times at Gr1 level on both sides of the ditch.

Rated the NZ Champion Stayer in three successive seasons, The Chosen One is by multiple Champion Sire Savabeel from one of NZ’s great families. His dam was a tough racemare, winning eight races and placing in black type company on five occasions. His second dam is Champion 3YO in NZ and dual Gr1 winner The Jewel; dam of two stakes winners. Gr1 NZ 1000 Guineas winner The Perfect Pink (Savabeel) also features in this family.

Roc De Cambes (Red Ransom-Fairy Lights, by Fairy King) stands for NZ$3,000 plus GST

With six stakes winners including Gr1 winners Vin De Dance and He’s Our Rokkii, Roc De Cambes offers breeders a good value option for breed to race owners.

Darci Brahma (Danehill-Grand Echezeaux, by Zabeel). Retired

The Oaks Stud’s retired proven sire Darci Brahma is making a name for himself as a broodmare sire, with Gr1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis (Zoustar-No More Tears, by Darci Brahma) becoming his second Gr1 winner in this role. His daughters have produced 15 stakes winners, with Spencer (Derryn), Wolfgang (Puccini) and Ahuriri (Almanzor) all joining in this season.

Breeders looking for assistance with their mating decisions could do no better than to seek Rick William’s advice at The Oaks, his knowledge of bloodlines is unsurpassed and he is always willing to pass on his wisdom.

BB

SAVAGLEE by Renée Geelen

Cool Aza Beel is very hot for Newhaven

by Renée Geelen

The only first season sire to produce a juvenile Gr1 winner in 2024/25, Cool Aza Beel (Savabeel-Cool ‘n’ Sassy, by Testa Rossa) was not the most expensive stallion to retire in 2021, with an initial fee of $16,500 including GST, and yet he’s delivered the ultimate prize for Newhaven Park Stud.

When Cool Archie won the Gr1 JJ Atkins Plate in June, he’d already made a case for Champion 2YO Colt after winning four in succession during the autumn and winter including the Listed Dalrello Stakes, Gr2 Spirit Of Boom Classic, and Gr2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes, and on a mix of track surfaces from good to heavy. His storming win in the JJ Atkins Plate concluded a season that had started back in September where he appeared at the very first juvenile trials of the season.

For Cool Aza Beel to produce an outstanding two year-old shouldn’t be a surprise, given he was exactly that type of horse himself. The bay son of Champion NZ Sire Savabeel won on debut as a September two year-old, then returned in November with a fourth before winning two in succession including the R-Listed Karaka 2YO Millions, before running second in the Gr3 Matamata Slipper Stakes.

He concluded his season with a victory in the Gr1 Diamond Stakes at Ellerslie. Crowned New Zealand’s Champion 2YO Colt, he retired with the superb record of 4 wins and a 2nd from 6 starts including three successive stakes wins culminating in his Gr1 victory over 1200m. He was an astute purchase for John Kelly’s Newhaven Park Stud who introduced him at $16,500. He was very popular with breeders, covering 114 mares in his first season, including Tale Of The Cat mare Aware which was the mating resulting in Cool Archie, who became her sixth winner from as many foals when he began his winning streak in the autumn.

Cool Aza Beel isn’t a one-trick pony either. His first crop includes stakes placed Cobra Club who ran second on debut in the Listed Inglis Nursery Stakes behind Within The Law who went on to win the Gr2 Sweet Embrace Stakes and place in the Gr1 Champagne Stakes.

Cool Aza Beel’s four other winners (as at the middle of June) are led by Cool Aza Rene, who won her first two starts in October and November, and has come back in the late autumn to win twice more.

Don’t Tellyafather won on debut in April, while Kahlua Girl also added a victory in June after running mid-field in the Gr3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic. Melbourne colt Gable won at his second start and has also been sighted twice in stakes company.

Being a son of Savabeel means that Cool Aza Beel’s stock should train on, and his family has tended to train on with the likes of Gr1 winner Aloha, dam of Libertini and Hawaii Five Oh, as well as dual Gr1 winner Malaguerra all members of his maternal pedigree. Cool Aza Beel’s damsires are Testa Rossa, Red Ransom, Bletchingly, Whiskey Road, and Vain a galaxy of talent. His pedigree is free of Danehill, opening up him as a strong option for a Danehill-laden broodmare population, and he’s already shown affinity with a range of broodmare sires with Cool Archie out of a Tale Of

The Cat mare, and his other winners out of mares by Xtravagant, More Than Ready, Flying Spur, and Commands, while Cobra Club is out of a So You Think mare.

As Australia heads into the next season, the question of which stallions from this current crop will produce horses who will train on into their Classic season will be answered shortly. The case for Cool Aza Beel’s progeny to keep on their upward trajectory is strong with a range of quality juveniles who have shown promise.

Few farms anywhere in the world have a tradition of success to match Newhaven Park at Boorowa starting from the glory days of Wilkes through to Marauding, Luskin Star and Zeditave The signs are positive for Cool Aza Beel to add to this distinguished record. BB

In a world of byte size pocket friendly headlines sometimes it pays to go big and see the full picture. Bluebloods’ large format in-depth analysis is unavailable anywhere else in Australia.

Val Hayward retires from Magic Millions

by Andrew Reichard

Val has become a familiar figure to a wide cross section of industry participants and Magic Millions clients, wearing many hats. She is on call at the entry desk to the sales day pavilion during major sales, part of the team dispensing tickets and she also organises the marketing of the colourful caps that are so popular with clients.

But her role involves so much more, a lot of research and planning behind the scenes for the year round marketing programme and various marketing initiatives, booklets and special publications.

The most famous and well known of these is the fabulous MMGC January sales preview magazine published each year in association with this magazine, Bluebloods.

Over the years Val has taken the opportunity to go from being merely an advertiser in our publication to making a major contribution to the sales and lifestyle front half of the magazine while we have concentrated on the vendor features and trade connections. This has seen the magazine become an unofficial joint venture, a rare hybrid, and has seen it develop into one of the most recognisable products in the industry. Early on in the process Val foresaw the benefits of increasing the print run and

mailing distribution, the hard work of planning and production having already been done. She convinced MM management to get right behind the project and we have worked closely with her and her team for the past decade or so to produce this flagship publication.

During this period Margaret, David and I have formed not only a very close working relationship with Val but also a firm friendship. There are always rocky moments and obstacles to overcome on such a large diverse undertaking, but Val’s good humour and great commonsense have enabled us to solve all such problems amicably and to the satisfaction of both parties. From us all at Bluebloods, hope you enjoy a wonderful retirement Val with lots of travel to the places you love.

I asked Margaret and David Reichard to add their thoughts.

Margaret Reichard commented, “Val’s eye for the fine detail and overall impact of the image is second to none. Her command of the English language and in particular correct spelling is also way above what we are all subjected to reading these days – no spellcheck needed when Val is on the job. I know she would spend countless hours combing through the photo library each year for just the right shot and her famous photo pages were

the result of many shuffles and reshuffles. Towards the end of the production period of each magazine every horizontal surface in her office was filled with proof sheets, checking and rechecking. Her photo wall in the VIP lounge also benefited from the same scrutiny each year, just another one of the many almost unseen tasks she performed that we all took for granted.

Val, our business association with you may be over but our friendship never will be. It has been an incredible twelve years since we joined up and produced the MMGC magazine. That 2013 cover still looks as fresh and modern with its powerful image as it did back then. Looking forward to our next dinner date – Margaret.”

David Reichard added, “Val, working with you for a few weeks each year to produce MMGC was always a highlight. With close to 1000 hand selected photos in each issue and over 250 featuring personalities correctly named in the Sale Day Faces section (not a chance if left to me), the magazine is a tribute to your dedication and understanding of our industry. Your drive and passion always brought out the best in my work, thank you and enjoy your retirement. – David”

A value edge for breeders

by Kristen Manning

Every now and then comes along a stallion who has that special something, that magical ability to upgrade his mares.

Written Tycoon is a great recent example in Victoria, a horse who from humble beginnings rose through the ranks by the sheer force of his genetic strengths. And then there is I Am Invincible who kicked off his career at a fee of $11,000 and who has exceeded expectations to reach the championship status that he has.

Such horses are rare gems and Bombora Downs’ Christoph Bruechert is hopeful that he has one of them in the shape of Cliff’s Edge. He does, of course, have a long way to go to reach the feats of the likes of Written Tycoon and I Am Invincible but the early signs are most encouraging with the four time Group winner doing such a good job with his first crop of just 24 foals. Despite those small numbers he has already been well represented by six winners and they are horses showing more than average ability with the likes of Winnasedge and Verona Rupes leading the way. The former, a sprinting member of the Nick Ryan stable, has amassed

over $350,000 in stakes courtesy of his four wins and a somewhat unlucky Group 3 placing from his first 12 starts. Verona Rupes meanwhile is showing nice middle distance potential with a win over 2040m at Moonee Valley.

“His runners are performing over a range of distances and to me that’s the mark of a horse who is upgrading his mares,” Bruechert said. There are also a number of lightly raced horses waiting in the wings with Escarpa, Mainmankash, Marilyn’s Edge and Sea Danger all coming along nicely whilst Lemmings and I Will Shine (a $210,000 Magic Millions graduate) are showing plenty at the trials.

“He just needs that flagbearer,” Bruechert said, noting that when Winnasedge struck form late last spring Cliff’s Edge had a few extra mares booked in. “That’s when the phone starts ringing,” he said, adding that “it really is only a lack of opportunity holding him back. I have not really been breeding many in recent years but I sent three mares to him last spring and I have been buying more mares for him this year.”

SERIOUS UPSIDE

“The bigger farms,” Bruechert noted, “can make their stallions by virtue of the quality and number of mares they send to them and it is not often that a horse comes along who can sire winners no matter who you send to him. I think Cliff’s Edge is one such horse.”

“There have been some great success stories of stallions who have had to do it the hard way and I think he will be one of them. He has a quality which is so often overlooked and that is courage; a trait that is passed on.” And Cliff’s Edge had that, along with plenty of natural talent, in spades. He raced on 30 occasions, holding his form whilst racing in the best of company over four seasons. He was not only classy but versatile, his first stakes success coming over the 2000m of the Norman Robinson Stakes-Gr3 and his second the 1200m of the Manfred StakesGr2. He also took out the Alister Clark StakesGr2, 2040m and the Waterford Crystal Mile-Gr2, 1600m, retiring to stud in 2020 as the winner of eight races and over $1.1 million.

CLIFF’S EDGE

Proven Performance, Solid Value

• Multiple Group 2 and multiple Group 3 Winner

• Class record breaker as a 2yo over 1200m

• Stakes winner as a 3yo and 4yo and stakes placed

• Stakes wins came from elite sprints distances (1200m) classic middle and distance ranges (1600/2000/2040m)

• Raced against and defeated Australia’s elite including 28 individual Group 1 winners

• In rare air with first crop strike rate at 66% winners with progeny having won from 1000m to 2040m

• First season progeny include multiple metropolitan winner and dual placed WINNASEDGE - 3rd SAJC Tobin Bronze Stakes [Gr2] 1200m - 3rd MVRC Red Anchor Stakes [Gr3] 1200m

• Plus multiple city winner Verona Rupes, Escarpa, Marilyn’s Edge, Just Cliffy and Edges Diamond

Solid value, proven performance, serious upsidearguably the best value for money stallion in Victoria

2025 fee: $6,600 - a rate that offers both commercial upside and low risk for breed to race (flexible pricing for multiple bookings)

ENGLISH

FROLIC

LAVISH GIRL

Daughters

PERFECT PROMISE (SAF) RESPONSE

VICTORY VEIN

Direct descendants of BALLROOM BABE (NZ)

BINT MARSCAY

BRAVERY

DANGLISSA

FANFRELUCHE (CAN)

HUNZA (NZ)

LA VOLTA

ORWHINA

PRINCESS TRACY (IRE)

PROCRASTINATE

SOLILOQUY (NZ)

SOMMES SOUND

TAIONA (NZ)

TRIM GIRL (NZ) TRISCAY

MO’UNGA (NZ)

Dual Group 1 winning son of multiple Champion Sire SAVABEEL

2025 FEE: $25,000 (INC. GST)

COOL AZA BEEL (NZ)

Group 1 winning 2YO already sire of a Group 1 winning 2YO ( 1st crop to race)

2025 FEE: $16,500 (INC. GST)

XTRAVAGANT (NZ)

Dual Group 1 winner and proven sire of 2YO, 3Y0 & 4YO stakes horses

2025 FEE: $11,000 (INC. GST)

Passing of a giant

by Renée Geelen

Four time Australian Champion Sire Snitzel was humanely euthanised on June 11, 2025, aged 22. “Arrowfield acknowledges the profound impact of his passing, not only as the loss of a great horse, but as the end of a significant chapter in the stud’s history. Snitzel was more than a commercial success; he was a reliable and stoic presence who shaped the daily rhythm of life at the farm and anchored many careers,” said a press release from the farm.

The impact on the Australian breeding and racing scene by Snitzel can’t be underestimated. At the time of his death, he sired 160 stakes winners, 23 at Group 1 level, and a further 46 stakes winners as a damsire. The Australian Stud Book has 33 sons of Snitzel listed as currently at stud.

“Known for his soundness and vitality throughout most of his life, Snitzel began to show signs of age-related decline in

2024. Despite comprehensive veterinary support and the daily dedication of Arrowfield’s experienced stallion team, his condition deteriorated rapidly over the past week. With no treatment options remaining, the decision was made to allow him a peaceful and dignified farewell.”

Bred by Francois Naude, Snitzel was born on August 24, 2002, and was the second foal of tough dual Listed winner Snippet’s Lass (Snippets) who won seven races and

was placed in Listed company a further six times. She was a full sister to Gr3 Missile Stakes winner Captain Bax, who won ten times, and they were both out of Irish Listed winner Snow Finch (Storm Bird). Snippet’s Lass would go on to produce Gr3 winner and Gr1 placed Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock), Gr3 winner Viennese (Redoute’s Choice), stakes placed Weiner (More Than Ready) who became the dam of Gr1 winner Rediener (Redoute’s Choice),

Listed winner Rathlin (Fastnet Rock), and two stakes placed horses including Za Zi Ba (All Too Hard) the dam of this season’s Gr3 Black Opal Stakes winner King Of Pop (Farnan).

Snippet’s Lass is also the granddam of Gr1 winner Private Eye (Al Maher), and 2020/21’s Champion 2YO Filly Arcaded (Street Boss).

Snitzel was from the second crop of Redoute’s Choice, who would go on to be a multiple Champion Sire for Arrowfield Stud, and who was a son of Arrowfield’s Champion Sire Danehill. “Like his sire Redoute’s Choice and grandsire Danehill, Snitzel became a cornerstone not only of Arrowfield’s breeding program, but of the broader Australian thoroughbred industry. His contribution to the sport, measured in champions, premierships, and the people he brought together, will not be forgotten.”

Not a big horse, Snitzel was sent to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale of 2004 as part of Yarraman Park Stud’s draft, Snitzel was purchased by trainer Gerald Ryan for $260,000. He immediately showed his precocity, winning the Listed Breeders’ Plate on debut as a September juvenile, then won twice more in December, before running third in the R-Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Sent back to Sydney, he won the Gr3 Skyline Stakes, then disappointed in the Gr1 Golden Slipper when finishing 12th in the field of 16. Arrowfield Stud recognised his potential, buying into Snitzel at the end of his twoyear-old campaign. Back at three, Snitzel ran third when resuming in the Gr3 San Domenico Stakes, then won the Gr3 Up &

Coming Stakes. From there, he had three Gr1 starts, winning the Gr1 Oakleigh Plate in the autumn and assuring his place at stud as a three-year-old capable of besting the older horses as a Gr1 winning sprinter. He ran into Champion Sprinter Takeover Target when second to him in the Gr1 Newmarket Handicap next start, then added the Gr2 Challenge Stakes before another Gr1 placing in the Gr1 TJ Smith Stakes. Snitzel retired with seven wins from 15 starts and earnings over $1 million. One of the first sons of Redoute’s Choice to retire to stud, Snitzel served his first book at Arrowfield Stud in 2006 at a fee of $33,000 including GST. He would become known for throwing his own precocity with four Australian Champion 2YO Sire titles in 2016/17, 2017/18, 2019/20, 2022/23, and he currently leads the 2024/25 Champion 2YO Sire table with two months of the season to run. He has three Gr1 Golden Slipper winners Estijaab in 2018, Shinzo in 2023 and Marhoona in 2025.

At the time of his death, Snitzel had sired 1631 runners, 1282 winners (78.0%), with earnings of over $272 million. Of those 160 stakes winners (9.8% of his runners) with a further 141 stakes placegetters. He won his first Australian Champion Sire title in 2016/17 with an impressive 26 individual stakes winners during the year, and his highest earner was Redzel who won just under $1 million of Snitzel’s $16.2 million in progeny earnings. Redzel would win The Everest in the following season to contribute $7.5 million towards Snitzel’s

Championship winning $29.2 million in progeny earnings for 2017/18 and his second title. The following season, Snitzel’s domination continued with his third title and $24.2 million in progeny earnings with Redzel winning his second The Everest and adding another $6.8 million in prizemoney. Snitzel’s fourth title would come the following season in 2019/20 with progeny earnings over $17 million, led by Away Game’s $2.7 million haul for the season. This season, 2024/25, he sits in fourth behind Zoustar with progeny earnings over $20 million. He is also third on the 2024/25 Broodmare Sire table, leading the 2YO table, and a close second to Written Tycoon on the 3YO table. With 33 sons at stud, Snitzel’s long term legacy is assured, and his sons already include proven Gr1 sires Shamus Award, Russian Revolution, with young sons like Shinzo, Switzerland, In The Congo, Sword Of State and Wild Ruler still to come with runners. His broodmare daughters have already produced 46 stakes winners led by Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Mossfun (Mossman), and five other Gr1 winners - three of whom are by Written Tycoon, being Captured By Love, Velocious, and Private Life. Snitzel produced the types of horses that the Australian commercial market adores, early maturing sprinting horses who trained on and were competitive in the best company. Snitzel may have been small in statue but he was a giant of the breed.

English & French Classics

by Alan Porter

Lambourn came into the English Derby (Gr1) as the narrow second choice of the Aidan O’Brien/Coolmore team behind the favoured Delacroix (Dubawi) and slightly preferred to the winter ante-post favourite The Lion In Winter (Sea The Stars).

While, however, his stablecompanions never made their way into contention, Lambourn made virtually all the running to power home unchallenged to score by 3¾ lengths from Lazy Griff (Protectionist) and Tennessee Stud (Wootton Bassett). Winner of a maiden and a French listed

race at two, Lambourn had run twice this year prior to the Derby, going down by 2¼ lengths to Delacroix (winner of the Eclipse Stakes (Gr1) since the Derby), then beating Lazy Griff in the Chester Vase (Gr3). Subsequently, Lambourn followed up with a gritty effort to take the Irish Derby (Gr1) by ¾ lengths over another Wootton Bassett colt with Lazy Griff and

Tennessee Stud in third and fourth. Lambourn follows his sire, Australia, as an English/Irish Derby winner. Winner, also, of the Juddmonte International (Gr1), Australia, by Galileo out of the great mare Ouija Board, has been a solid, but not outstanding sire. He’s been responsible for 48 stakes winners, 25 group/graded, headed

LAMBOURN

by Broome, winner of the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Gr1) and six other group events; the St. Leger (Gr1) victor Galileo Chrome; Mare Australis, who took the Prix Ganay (Gr1); the Gamely Stakes (Gr1) scorer Ocean Road; and the Breeders’ Cup Mile (Gr1) captor, Order of Australia. Lambourn’s dam is the U.S.-bred, Gossamer Wings, a daughter of Scat Daddy (who via Justify, was also grandsire of last year’s English Derby winner, City of Troy). Gossamer Wings was a speedy and precocious individual winning at two, and taking second in the Queen Mary Stakes (Gr3) at Royal Ascot, and third in the Flying Childers Stakes (Gr2) at that age. Gossamer Wings was a different type to her full-sister, Lavender Chrissie, who took the Zia Park Oaks over 1800m. She is also half-sister to the graded stakes winning U.S. dirt sprinter, Baby J, and to Laureate Conductor, a black-type winner over 1800m on turf, and third in the Secretariat Stakes (Gr1). She’s also half-sister to Childhood, dam in Australia of the ATC Sapphire Stakes (Gr2) heroine, Infancy. The second dam, Lavender Baby, a daughter of Champion U.S. Sprinter Rubiano, won eight of 20 races, and is out of a half-sister to graded winner Hot Brush and stakes winner Blazing Hot, the granddam of Super Derby (Gr2) captor, Going Ballistic. Going back to the sixth dam, L’Amour Toujours, she is a daughter of Never Say Die, winner of the Derbyridden by a youthful Lester Piggott - and St. Leger in 1954. She’s ancestress of more than 90 stakes winners, also including other grade one scorers Spinning Round, Dream, Dream Supreme, Majestic Warrior,

Kung Fu Mambo and Sweet Sorrel. Coincidentally, she’s also in the tail female line of Lazy Griff, who chased Lambourn home in the pair’s last three starts. Lambourn is the second stakes winner by Australia out of a Scat Daddy line mare, as he also has Wemighttakedlongway, a group winner who took fourth in this year’s English Oaks (Gr1), and who is out of a mare by Scat Daddy’s son, No Nay Never. We can note six other stakes winners on a broader Galileo/ Johannesburg (sire of Scat Daddy) cross, including a pair of Irish Oaks (Gr1) winners in Seventh Heaven and Savethelastdance (out of a Scat Daddy mare, and also runner-up in the English Oaks). The reverse cross of Scat Daddy’s son, Justify, over a Galileo mare, provided last year’s Derby winner City of Troy. Looking at the pedigree pattern we can observe that Galileo and Scat Daddy are both Northern Dancer/ Mr. Prospector crosses, as is Gossamer Wings, the dam of Lambourn.

MINNIE HAUK

A son of Galileo also supplied the English Oaks (Gr1) winner, Minnie Hauk, who is by Frankel. A maiden winner in two starts at two, Minnie Hauk won the Cheshire Oaks on her debut this year. The Aidan O’Brien trained filly prevailed by a neck over her stable-companion, Whirl (a daughter of Wootton Bassett, subsequently successful in the Pretty Polly Stakes (Gr1)) with the 1,000 Guineas (Gr1) heroine, Desert Flower, back in third.

Minnie Hauk is yet another major winner for Frankel, the undefeated son of Galileo who is broadly accepted to be the best horse ever to race in Europe. He’s been very nearly as good a sire as he was a racehorse, and he’s already responsible for 161 stakes winners, 37 of them group/grade one. Minnie Hauk follows Annapurna and Soul Sister as his third English Oaks (Gr1) winner, and he’s also been represented by Australian Oaks (Gr1) victress Hungry Heart, as well as Adayar, Lake Victoria, Chaldean and Hurricane Lane - all classic winners in England, Ireland and France - dual European Champion Cracksman, and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr1) heroine, Alpinista.

A 1,850,000 Euros yearling purchase by M V Magnier, Minnie Hauk, is half-sister to Tilsit, winner of the Summer Mile (Gr2) and Goodwood Thoroughbred Stakes (Gr3), and runner-up in the Prix d’Ispahan (Gr1). Her dam, Multilingual, a Juddmonte bred daughter of Dansili, was sold to Oliver Sangster for $525,000 in foal to Frankel’s brother Decipher, at the 2019 Keeneland November Sales. Multilingual started only once, but she is a sister to the group three winner Remote, and more significantly, a halfsister to Kingman, European Horse of the Year, and now an outstanding sire. The second dam, Zamindar’s daughter, Zenda, captured the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches - French 1,000 Guineas (Gr1). Zenda is half-sister to another top class runner and sire in European Champion Two Year-Old and Sprinter, Oasis Dream. The fourth dam, Bahamian (by Mill Reef), won the Lingfield Oaks Trial and was

MINNIE HAUK

group placed, and is dam of Irish Oaks (Gr1) victress Wemyss Bight (herself dam of Beat Hollow, a four time group/grade one winner in Europe and the U.S.) and ancestress of several other major winners, including Prix du Jockey-Club - French Derby (Gr1) winner New Bay, who is out of three-quarters sister to Zenda. Minnie Hauk is one of seven stakes winners from 21 starters for Frankel out of Dansili mares, the others including 2023 English Oaks (Gr1) winner Soul Sister. Frankel is out of a Danehill mare, and Dansili is a son of Danehill, and overall Frankel has 13 stakes winners from 78 starters from mares by sons of Danehill, a pattern which gives that horse 3x3. We can also note that Galileo and Multilingual are both Northern Dancer/Mr. Prospector crosses.

CAMILLE PISSARRO

The Poule d’Essai des Poulains -French 2,000 Guineas (Gr1) saw Henri Matisse claim the day, with his stable-mate and fellow Wootton Bassett son, Camille Pissarro in third. Three weeks later, Camille Pissarro returned to France to find his way out of close quarters and captured the 2100m Prix du Jockey-Club - French Derby (Gr1) by a ½ lengths from Cualificar (Lope de Vega) and Detain (Wootton Bassett). We discussed Camille Pissarro’s sire, Wootton Bassett, with regard to Henri Matisse in last month’s issue. Briefly, however, he was Champion Two Year-

Old in France, but lost form at three, and retired to stud relatively cheaply in France. In his first crop of just 23 he came up with European Champion Almanzor, winner of the Champion Stakes (Gr1), Irish Champion Stakes (Gr1) and Prix du Jockey Club French Derby (Gr1). He continued to do well and to date his French conceived crops have yielded 414 starters, and 46 stakes winners, among them additional group and grade one winners Audarya, Al Riffa, Royal Patronage, Bucanero Fuerte, King of Steel, Wooded, Zellie, Unquestionable and Incarville. Such a consistent level of performance drew the attention of Coolmore and Wootton Bassett moved there for the 2021 breeding season. That first Coolmore conceived crop has already produced 17 stakes winners, in addition to Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro, and other group one winners Tennessee Stud (also third in the English Derby (Gr1), Whirl, who took second in the English Oaks (Gr1) and then defeated older mares in the Pretty Polly Stakes (Gr1) and Twain; as well as a further nine group winners. His second crop, now two, has already produced 17 winners, four stakes winners, including group winners Beautify and Albert Einstein. Camille Pissarro’s dam, Entreat, a halfsister to group winner Producer, won a 9½ furlong maiden race at Folkestone in eight starts. In 2016, when she had four foals on the ground, three of which had started, and one of which had won,

Entreat, was sold for 14,000 gns. at the Newmarket July Sales. The foal she had on the ground at the time, the Dutch Art filly Exhort, was to earn black type with a win in the Pipalong Stakes. Even better, the Lethal Force colt she was carrying at the time turned out to be Golden Horde, by far the best runner to represent his sire, and winner of the Commonwealth Cup (Gr1) and Richmond Stakes (Gr2). The next year, came the Mehmas gelding Line of Departure, successful in the Cathedral Stakes at Salisbury. The two foals following Line of Departure winer only minor winners, but then came Camille Pissarro. A 1,250,000 gns Tattersalls October yearling, Camille Pissarro had a busy seven race juvenile season, and one that saw him campaigned for much of the year as if he was expected to be a speedster in the mold of Golden Horde, rather than a classic middle distance horse. In action as early as April, he debuted with a stylish six furlong maiden win at Navan. Beaten a head in the Marble Hill Stakes (Gr3), he faded to eleventh in a 22 horse field for the Coventry Stakes (Gr2) at Royal Ascot, after showing early speed from an unfavorable draw. Second in the Angelsey Stakes (Gr3) over 6½ furlongs , Camille Pissarro was never able to get involved in Gimcrack Stakes (Gr2) over half a furlong shorter, finishing sixth of ten. Beaten just a nose in a valuable 6½ furlong sales at Doncaster, Camille Pissaro ended the year with a first black type triumph, taking the Prix Jean-

GEZORA

LAMBOURN, Bay colt, 2022

(IRE)

AUSTRALIA

Ouija Board

Scat Daddy (USA)

GOSSAMER WINGS

Lavender Baby

Luc Lagardere (Gr1), by a neck over his Coventry stakes conqueror Rashabar, with Henri Matisse back in fifth. He opened his 2025 campaign with a running on second, beaten a ½ lengths by the older horse, Big Gossey, in the Gladness Stakes, before going on to the French classics. Camille Pissarro’s granddam, the Irish River mare, River Saint, is half-sister to a real celebrity in the form of Serena’s Song Champion Three Year-old Filly in 1995, and subsequently dam of group one winner Sophisticat, and group winners Harlington, Grand Reward, and Schramsberg. Imagining, the dam of River Saint and Serena’s Song, appears in the female line of a total of 42 stakes winners, including Champion Irish Two Year-Old Filly Rizeena (by Wootton Bassett’s sire, Iffraaj) and other group/ grade one winners Field of Gold, an impressive winner of this year’s Irish 2,000 Guineas; Honor Code, the Champion Older Horse of 2015; and Zabeel Prince. Camille Pissarro and Henri Matisse are two of ten starters for Wootton Bassett out of mares by Pivotal, a mating that gives a 4x4 duplication of Pivotal’s grandsire, Nureyev, a factor that could make them an interesting cross for the legion of Galileo (by Nureyev’s threequarters brother Sadler’s Wells) which will await if they retire to Coolmore, Wootton Bassett having already sired eight group/graded winners out of Galileo mares. This is all the more so in the case of Camille Pissarro, whose dam is a Northern Dancer/Never Bend cross, a combination that has similarities

to the cross of Northern Dancer over a mare by Never Bend’s half-brother, Bold Reason, that produced Sadler’s Wells.

GEZORA

The Prix de Diane - French Oaks (Gr1) fell to Gezora by Almanzor, who stayed on strongly to score by a length from Bedtime Story (Frankel) and Cankoura (Persian King). Gezora had already firmly established her merit, winning the Prix des Reservoirs (Gr3) on the last of four outings at two, and prepping for the French Oaks with a victory in the Prix Saint-Alary (Gr2), the premier trial for that classic. Gezora is a daughter of Almanzor, who has already earned a mention here as the first horse to draw attention to the merits of Wootton Bassett as a stallion. Although he began his stud career in France, Almanzor also shuttled to Cambridge Stud, New Zealand, and he’s now a permanent resident of the famed Waikato nursery. He was Leading Sire of Two Year-Olds and Leading Freshman Sire in New Zealand for 2021-2022, and he has 13 stakes winners, eight graded from his first three Southern Hemisphere crops, including VRC Victoria Derby (Gr1) captor Manzoice. Gezora was foaled when her dam, Germance was 19 years-old, is her dam’s eleventh foal, and her first stakes winner. Those previous ten foals were sired by such high class runners and sires as El Prado, Bernardini, Elusive Quality, Sea The Stars and Wootton Bassett, and although seven of these won races, the only one to earn black-type in any form was the Garance, a 2014 daughter of Teofilo, who finished second in a pair of French listed races, the Prix Casimir Delamarre and Prix La Sorellina.

That said, Germance certainly began her stud career with all the credentials to become a significant producer. She came close to preceding her daughter as a Prix de Diane heroine, missing by 1½ lengths in the 2006 edition, this being her sole defeat in her first six starts, outings that also saw her capture the Prix Saint-Alary (Gr1), Prix de la Nonette (Gr3) and Prix Penelope (Gr3). A daughter of the very successful sire, Silver Hawk by Roberto, Germance is out of the Caerleon mare, Gaily Tiara, a six furlong winner in Japan, who also produced two time French listed scorer Gaily Game. Gaily Tiara’s half-sister, Aiglonne - another by Silver Hawk and so three-quarters sister to Germance - wasn’t as good a runner as her close relative, although she did take the Prix Fille de l’Air (Gr3), but was a more successful broodmare, appearing as dam of the Prix d’Ispahan (Gr1) and Prix Hocquart (Gr2) scorer Mekhtaal; Democrate, winner of the Prix Hocquart (Gr2); Prix Thomas Bryon (Gr3) victor Normandy Bridge; and Aigue Marine, who took the Long Island Handicap (Gr3) and Robert G. Dick Memorial (Gr3), and herself dam of French listed winner Fenelon. Majestic Role, the dam of Gaily Tiara and Aiglonne, was an untypically precocious daughter of Theatrical, winning the Tyros Stakes and running second n the Prix de la Salamandre (Gr1) at two. She is halfsister to four other black type scorers, including Fair of The Furze, winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr2), dam of three stakes winners, including the Italian Derby (Gr1) winner White Muzzle, and granddam of Almutawakel, who defeated U.S. trained stars Silver Charm, Victory Gallop and Malek, and European classic winners High-Rise and Daylami in the 1999 Dubai World Cup (Gr1). The sixth dam of Gezora is Broodmare of the Year Lea Lark, dam of Champion Two Year-Old Filly Leallah ancestress of more than 50 group and grade one winners among them European Champion Two Year-Old and Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr1) winer St. Nicholas Abbey (who shares a fifth dam with Gezora); Champion U.S. Two Year-Old Filly Echo Zulu; Lacovia, who took the Prix de Diane in 1986; Mastery; Blue Prize; Echo Town; A Shin Hikari; Speed Boat Beach; Far Bridge; Champagne Room; and Miswaki. The cross that Gezora represents, that of Iffraaj and sons and grandsons over mares by Roberto and sons and grandsons, have had limited opportunities, but has produced four other stakes winners from 73 starters, including the New Zealand grade one scorer, Lickety Split.

Flying Fox (ANGELICA)

Stakes winner Buccleuch shines spotlight on Peltzer

by Renée Geelen

Twin Hills Stud’s Gr2 Stan Fox Stakes winner Peltzer gained his first stakes winner when Buccleuch won the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final in July. The win immediately reminded Twin Hills Stud proprietor Ollie Tait of Peltzer’s sire So You Think who concluded his first season at stud with a remarkably similar record. “At this point of his first season with runners, So You Think had four winners and a stakes winner, while Peltzer has three with one stakes winner,” said Tait on his social media.

Trained by siblings Patrick and Michelle Payne, Buccleuch is a homebred for Twin Hills Stud. Buccleuch is named after the Duke of Buccleuch, a Scottish title created in April 1663 for James Scott, an illegitimate son of

King Charles II, who was already the Duke of Monmouth and who was executed for his role in the Monmouth rebellion and lost the titles. His wife was granted the first Duchess of Buccleuch and thus began the line again, and the third Duke of Buccleuch was also the fifth Duke of Queensbury, meaning that the current holder of both titles is one of only five Dukes in England to hold two Dukedoms. The current Duke of Buccleuch, the 10th, is the largest landowner in Scotland with holdings over 200,000 acres, and the family house is Bowhill House near Selkirk.

The two year-old gelding Buccleuch debuted in April with a mid-field effort for sixth, improving at his second start to run second to Highvol, who had won the Listed

Anzac Day Stakes on debut the start prior to beating Buccleuch.

Buccleuch then won three in succession, culminating in the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final to take his earnings over $230,000. Buccleuch won the Taj Rossi in a manner which indicates even better things are in store, with racecaller Matt Hill delaring it “a big win” as he raced away from his rivals. He is the second winner for Golden Fastnet (Fastnet Rock-Militante, by Johannesburg) who won twice in France over a mile and 1900 metres.

Peltzer’s other two winners are I Show Speed and Tom Vegas. Peltzer was unbeaten in three starts at two then training on at three. He resumed with the second in the Gr3 San Domenico Stakes, was fourth in the Gr2 Run To The Roses and fifth in Ole Kirk’s Gr1 Golden Rose. Peltzer bounced off that run into the Gr2 Stan Fox Stakes, winning that, and making it two in a row when winning the $1 million Bondi Stakes.

Back in the autumn, Peltzer won the Gr3 Eskimo Prince Stakes. The Stan Fox Stakes has been renamed the Gr2 Callander-Presnell Stakes and the honour board includes Shooting To Win, Lonhro, Pins, General Nediym, and Octagonal. Peltzer is out of Elusive Quality mare Miss Otto, whose halfsister stakes placed Oui Si Attitude is the dam of Listed winner So We Are (So You Think). Ten-time Gr1 winner So You Think is a successful sire with 63 stakes winners and 12 Gr1 winners. With a reputation for siring middle-distance horses, So You Think’s progeny are actually quite versatile from this season’s Gr1 Queensland Oaks winner You Wanhg to The Everest winner and dual Gr1 winning sprinter Think About It. Just like Peltzer’s Buccleuch, So You Think’s Gr1 Tatt’s Tiara winner Palaisipan is out of a Fastnet Rock mare, and it would make sense that Peltzer will cross well with sons and grandsons of Danehill given So You Think’s record with them. Peltzer already carries one line of Danehill through his second damsire Flying Spur, but Danehill is beginning to go well with being doubled up, such as in Schwarz, so astute breeders should be able to utilise this presence well. So You Think’s sire sons are still only young with Gr1 winner D’Argento leading the charge with his first crop of three year-olds include Listed winner Statuario who placed in the Gr1 South Australian Derby. Standing alongside Peltzer at Twin Hills Stud is Gr1 Blue Diamond winner Daumier, whose first crop are weanlings, and proven sires Hallowed Crown and Smart Missile. BB

VOBIS Platinum a wonderful stimulus

by Kristen Manning

Encouraging owners and breeders to reinvest has been at the forefront of the VOBIS scheme since its beginnings in the mid 1980’s and since that time it has undergone a number of changes and improvements such as VOBIS Platinum which Racing Victoria has had in place since August 2022 as a way of stimulating ownership.

VOBIS Platinum works by way of providing vouchers which can be used to either buy horses by VOBIS Sires at eligible sales or from approved syndicators. Or which can contribute to the costs of service fees to a VOBIS Sires stallion. A horse is eligible to contest the VOBIS Platinum races (exclusive to the progeny of VOBIS Sires stallions) and once they are upgraded (at a fee of $1,100 including GST) from the first level of VOBIS (Silver) to VOBIS Gold, they are also eligible for VOBIS Platinum which sees vouchers attached to over 250 races across Victoria each season; those paid out in addition to existing VOBIS Silver and VOBIS Gold cash bonuses. Each voucher is worth $30,000, providing an additional $7.5 million in benefits to Victorian racing, with that amount divided amongst the winning owners aligning to the percentage of their ownership in the horse. If an owner is lucky enough to win multiple vouchers, they can accumulate for up to two years, allowing for a bigger purchase or a larger saving on a service fee. And they are easy to cash in via the myhorseracing portal, one which also makes the registration of horses simpler than it was in

the past without the considerable paperwork once generated!

For example, if buying into a qualified yearling at the sales, the voucher owner hits a few buttons on the website and the sales company invoices VOBIS meaning that no money has to be put forward by the buyer; it is an upfront voucher rather than a refunding one. Voucher winners are not tied to buying horses only in Victoria, able to redeem them on any eligible horse at Inglis, Magic Millions or New Zealand Bloodstock sales across Australia and New Zealand. And there is a choice of the sort of horse purchased, whether it be a weanling, a yearling or (since last year) a Ready To Run horse.

There have been numerous instances of owners getting together to pool their vouchers with one example being a yet to race two-year-old at Lindsay Park, a son of Grunt and the stakes placed Desert Sun mare Twilighting who was picked up for $60,000 at last year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. And he has been called Vouchers!

The horses purchased or the stallions utilized must be by VOBIS Sires, ensuring the VOBIS scheme’s ongoing commitment to supporting the local industry. Unlike other bonus schemes, the vouchers are just for owners with their full value going that way; no percentage to the trainer or jockey as is the case with other bonuses which are distributed in the same way as traditional prize money. And there are

a variety of races for two, three and four-yearolds over differing distances.

There are also are a couple of feature events run at Caulfield which are put on solely for VOBIS Platinum horses; the $1 million VOBIS Platinum Showdown over 1200m for the juveniles and the $500,000 VOBIS Platinum Guineas for three-year-olds over 1600m. Saturday, March 14 2026 is the date of the next big VOBIS day, the Victorian Owners and Breeders Raceday which hosts several other races only for qualified horses. Such as the VOBIS Gold Distaff, the VOBIS Gold Heath, the VOBIS Gold Dash, the VOBIS Gold Sprint and the VOBIS Gold Mile.

One of the Platinum scheme’s biggest fans is Paul Dugan who, having focused his ownership quest on VOBIS qualified horses, has been lucky enough to win both of the Platinum races; the 2019 Showdown with Prince Of Sussex and the 2022 Guineas with Chartres; both sons of Swettenham Stud’s Toronado. “I love VOBIS!” Dugan enthused, noting that “when I am looking for a horse I really try to buy the qualified yearlings.” And then he seeks out the bonus races, recalling that when Prince Of Sussex was displaying early ability his trainer Matt Laurie asked Dugan if he should throw in a nomination for the Blue Diamond Stakes-Gr1, 1200m. “I said not to bother, let’s set him for the Showdown.”

“I 100% aim for the VOBIS races,” he said, delighted that Chartres has won three VOBIS Platinum races; Paul teaming up with a number of that consistent gelding’s owners to use the vouchers to secure another horse to race in the Matt Laurie stable. Dugan has also used vouchers for service fees and is excited about the prospects of his yearling Golden Rainbow, a Matt Laurie trained son of Rubick and the stakes placed mare Rainbow Girl.

Blue Gum Farm, Godolphin, Lovatsville, Riverbank Stud, Rosemont Stud, Swettenham Stud, Widden Stud Victoria, Woodside Park Stud and Yulong all stand VOBIS Sires whilst 17 syndicators also have eligibility.

Owners have until November 30 to upgrade their VOBIS Silver horses to the Gold programme, one which has so far seen over $5 million in vouchers won; $3 million of which has already been spent.

There have already been good Platinum voucher success stories including the Moonee Valley winning Showdown runner-up Befuddle purchased by Dream Thoroughbreds and Sadler Racing for $30,000 as well as the Inglis 2Y0-RL, 1000m placegetter Rohesia bought by Lindsay Park for $150,000; both being Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale graduates by Rosemont Stud’s Hanseatic. BB

Chartres (by Toronado) has won 7 races and over $761K including three VOBIS Platinum Bonuses.

Pakistan and Roberto

by Andrew Reichard

PAKISTAN (by Palestine) was three times Champion Sire of New Zealand and twice runnerup in Australia.

PAKISTAN – bred in the purple

Few horses could match the dazzling finishing sprint of the Pakistan colt Purple Patch. His name was purple and his pedigree was purple plus as he was from triple Gr1 producer Micheline, NZ broodmare of the year, daughter of another NZ broodmare of the year Dulcie. Keeping it short, this is the family of Balmerino, Beau Zam, Fulmen, Fileur, Gay Filou, Lord Hybrow and arguably the greatest of them all, Purple Patch’s half-sister Surround who remains the only 3yo filly to win the WS Cox Plate.

According to the late great Jenny Churchill, Pakistan sired 326 runners for 43 SW (13.19% SW/R) and 12 Gr1W (27.9% Gr1W/ SW) which are industry leading figures and indicative of the high quality of his best runners. Pakistan sired such greats of the turf as Rajah Sahib, Triton, Zambari, Prepak, Ajasco, Wood Court Inn and of course Purple Patch, winner of 20 races including the George Main S, Rawson S, Warwick S, Chelmsford S and the AJC Shorts. Pakistan was as good a sire of fillies as colts with his SW daughter Hunza producing Golden Slipper winner Courtza the dam of another great NZ sire O’Reilly.

Pakistan (Palestine – Tambara by Nasrullah) was a modest performer winning two small handicaps over 6f in England and being stakes placed. However, he owned a truly spectacular pedigree which soon manifested itself in his progeny when he commenced stud duties at the Fell family’s Fairdale Stud on the lower end of the North Island of New Zealand.

Before proceeding any further let me have a small rant about Pakistan being labelled Pakistan 11 in databases (ditto Nijinsky 11) which is plainly ridiculous and a practice discarded by Jenny Churchill and myself in Bluebloods and our STALLIONS register. Got that out of the way, smoke coming out of my ears still.

Pakistan was a rare double RF, inbred within five generations to TWO superior females via different individuals, in this case Scapa Flow (via Fairway and Pharos) and Lady Josephine (via Lady Juror and Mumtaz Mahal).

The Xray pedigree below illustrates these relationships more clearly than any written description.

It also shows strong similarities between Pakistan’s sire Palestine and his broodmare sire Nasrullah. They are bred on very similar patterns with several key males and females reinforced very close up.

Fairway and Pharos are full brothers

Palestine

Fair Trial

Fairway Phalaris Scapa Flow

Lady Juror ex Lady Josephine

Una by Tetratema by The Tetrarch

Tambara by Nasrullah

Nearco by Pharos

Phalaris Scapa Flow

Mumtaz Begum ex Mumtaz Mahal

The Tetrarch Lady Josephine

PAKISTAN 1958

ROBERTO – poster boy for the Rasmussen factor

What do you call an Italian with a rubber toe? Roberto.

Disgraceful joke but the best I could do in a hurry.

Roberto (Hail To Reason – Bramalea by Bull Dog) was no joke, either on the track or at stud. He was a champion on the track winning the Epsom Derby, Coronation Cup and Benson and Hedges Gold Cup in which he administered the only defeat of the mighty Brigadier Gerard’s career. Roberto lived up to his special pedigree, once again having the double RF to the mares Mumtaz Begum (via Sun Princess and Nasrullah) and Plucky Liege (via Admiral Drake, Sir Gallahad and Bull Dog). It is particularly rare to find inbreeding to three different descendants of a mare within five generations as in this case.

Roberto’s sire and dam are both bred on a Nearco/Plucky Liege/ Blue Larkspur mix via various closely related individuals. You will look long and hard to find another pedigree constructed like this, frankly I wouldn’t bother.

The Xray pedigree below shows the intricate web of relationships.

Roberto’s stellar race record translated into an equally stellar stud career at Darby Dan farm in Kentucky, where he is now buried alongside Ribot.

Roberto became one of the world’s most influential stallions siring 17% SW to foals according to the best records available, including successful sires such as Silver Hawk, Al Mufti, Robellino, Sunshine Forever, At Talaq (Melbourne Cup winner), Red Ransom, Brian’s Time, Touching Wood, Kris S, Real Shadai and Lear Fan. Roberto is also a successful broodmare sire but perhaps his most lasting influence on the breed will be found through his daughter Slightly Dangerous (ex Where You Lead by Raise A Native).

Slightly Dangerous is the dam of no less than four individual Gr1 winners including the successful sires Warning and Commander In

Chief. Yet it is her SP son Deploy (by Shirley Heights) who is the hero of this tale because Deploy is the sire of Zomaradah, dam of Dubawi one of the all time great sires of the breed with 62 individual Gr1 winners to his credit, and rising.

Dubawi’s sons and daughters will continue to fly the flag for the Roberto strain and we can already see that Dubawi’s successful sire son Bay Bridge is inbred to Roberto’s daughter Slightly Dangerous via full siblings Deploy and Shirley Valentine.

This is one Italian who is going to gallop a long way on his rubber toe.

BB

Sir Gallahad and Bull Dog are full brothers, Admiral Drake is their half-brother.

Hail To Reason

Turn-to

Royal Charger

Nearco by Pharos Sun Princess ex Mumtaz Begum

Source Sucree Admiral Drake ex Plucky Liege Lavendula by Pharos

Nothirdchance

Blue Swords by Blue Larkspur

Galla Colors by Sir Gallahad

Teddy Plucky Liege

Bramalea

Nashua

Nasrullah

Nearco by Pharos Mumtaz Begum

Segula ex Sekhmet by Sardanapale

Rarelea

Bull Lea by Bull Dog

Teddy Plucky Liege

Bleebok Blue Larkspur Forteresse by Sardanapale

ROBERTO 1969

ROBERTO (by Hail To Reason) is another example of a thoroughbred with the Rasmussen Factor, a double in this case, being clearly the best runner by his sire.

Bluebloods is pleased to present the ninety-ninth in the series of our regular monthly feature, in which we invite readers to write or email if you think you can correctly identify our monthly “Mystery Horse”. The thoroughbred is one of the best documented breeds of animal in the world and our reference library contains photos and paintings of many of the most influential ancestors since the origin of the breed.

Century. One of each sex.

Terms and Conditions

Answers can be phoned in, emailed or posted. All correct answers received will be placed in a random draw which will be conducted by a member of our staff. Anyone who wins three times will go onto the Honour Board on this page and become ineligible to win again.

The publisher’s decision on all matters relating to this quiz will be final, no correspondence will be entered into. The publisher reserves the right to exclude entries at any time. Prizes may be varied at any time at the publisher’s discretion. By submitting an entry contestants automatically agree to theses terms and conditions. Only your first answer is eligible, no further attempts please.

Monthly Prize: Each month’s winner will receive a prize which will be a choice of one of the books or limited edition prints published by Bluebloods which is still in print, not sold out. Monthly winners will be contacted with a range of choices.

HONOUR BOARD

Sharyn Batson - Vic.

Ian Baird - Vic.

Trevor Johnson - NSW

Trevor Lewis - Vic.

Bruce Dick - NSW

Jon Freyer - NSW

Greg Weatherall - NSW

Stefan Kaempf - Vic.

Roy Munro - NZ

Aaron Hodgson - SA

Elizabeth Wilson - Vic.

Shannon Lawlor - NSW

Michael Curley - NSW

Anne Visser - NZ

Greg Payne - Qld

Chris Irons - Vic.

LAST ISSUE

LAST ISSUE ANSWER

Iglesia (Last Tycoon – Yodells by Marscay) is the link between two Australian Champion Sires, his own sire Last Tycoon and his son Written Tycoon. Iglesia was a brilliant 2yo, winning The Gr 2 Silver Slipper and at the age of five landed a plunge in winning the Gr3 Standish H at Flemington setting a track record for the famous “straight six” in the process.

Hi Sire Last Tycoon was the leading stallion in Australia prior to Danehill’s reign, while his dam was a multiple stake producer, her best being YIPPYIO, winner of the Gr1 Queensland Derby and the Gr1 Queensland Cup among 14 wins. Another close relation Burglar Of Bamff was a Gr2 winner of 36 races. Yes, 36.

Iglesia sired Gr1 winner Nova Star and Gr2 winner Written Tycoon who looks set to propagate the sireline with his son Ole Kirk recently becoming leading Australian First Season Sire.

Iglesia’s daughter Miss Argyle is the dam of multiple Gr1 winner Incentivise and promising NZ sire Ardrossan.

Congratulations to our winner Bernie Perkins from Armidale NSW.

Clue: Sired two of the best horses to race in Australia in the late 20th

Don Corleone an extremely brilliant choice for Eureka

by Kristen Manning

His sire line was already looking exceptional when we acquired him,” Eureka Stud’s Harry McAlpine said of the leading Queensland farm’s well credentialled second season sire Don Corleone, “but it has gone to another level since!”

“It is very, very exciting to be standing a son of Extreme Choice,” he said, noting how that stallion, with a Golden Slipper-Gr1, 1200m winner in his first crop (Stay Inside) and a Melbourne Cup-Gr1, 3200m winner (Knight’s Choice) in his second “has been breaking all the boundaries.” At the time of writing (mid-July), Extreme Choice was sitting on 89 winners from his first 128 runners with 14 of his sons and daughters being stakes winners; an outstanding stakes winner to runner strike rate of 10.9%.

His first sons at stud, Stay Inside and Tiger Of Malay, have their first runners this spring and the progeny of the pair have been well received at the sales; the former’s yearlings fetching up to $1 million and the latter’s up to $220,000.

Really catching the eye at the 2021 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale where he was secured by Newgate and the China Horse Club for $650,000, Don Corelone quickly showed that he had above average raw talent. Covering ground from a wide gate at his Randwick debut, he put on display a good turn of foot recording an easy win and just two starts later he was an unlucky second in the Blue Diamond StakesGr1, 1200m won by Little Brose; getting back and weaving his way through the field.

He went on to prove that he was amongst that season’s better juveniles, finishing right on the heels of the placegetters in the Golden Slipper won by Shinzo and a game second to Militarize in the ATC Sires Produce Stakes-Gr1, 1400m. Continuing to prove competitive in quality sprinting events at three, Don Corleone retired at a time when Newgate had several newcomers and he looked a great fit for Queensland, the McAlpines delighted to take him on. And in doing so they have supported him with 25 of Eureka’s own mares currently in foal to the handsome bay.

“We don’t stand a stallion unless we really believe in him” McAlpine said, “and when you really believe in a horse you are happy to support him.” McAlpine was delighted with the first season support for Don Corleone who served 133 mares. And whilst “many people wait to see what foals are like for second season stallions” he is again attracting a nice group of mares for book two. “At this stage it is looking

like he will serve a similar size book and if his foals impress he may end up serving even more.”

Not only has Don Corleone’s sire line continued to thrive, but his family has also been in fine form with his speedy Group 3 placed multiple city winning dam Snipzu’s half-sister Happy Pilgrim being the dam of The Everest-Gr1, 1200m bound Private Harry. Not tasting defeat from his five starts to date, that Nathan Doyle trained three year-old won The Galaxy-Gr1, 1100m at his most recent outing and looks set for a big spring. He is arguably the most exciting young galloper in Australia. And another one to look out from this proven speed family is Don Corleone’s two year-old half-sister Champere, a Hawkes trained $450,000 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale graduate who was put away after winning a Rosehill trial in early May. Bred by Gilgai Farm’s Rick Jamieson who certainly knows how to produce a good one (Ole Kirk his latest success story in regards to stallion success), Don Corleone hails from a prolific black-type family; able to boast amongst his relations the stakes winners Arkady, Olonana, Super Savings, Paris Petard and Saloon Bar.

A number of the Eureka mares in foal to Don Corleone are daughters of their star resident Spirit Of Boom with McAlpine liking the match both on type and pedigree. Whilst Spirit Of Boom is bred on a Thatching/Danehill cross, Don Corleone is out of a mare bred on the opposite and McAlpine has also noted an affinity between

Spirit Of Boom and Not A Single Doubt (11 winners amongst the first 14 runners bred on this cross). “We are really looking forward to seeing his first foals,” McAlpine said, confident that Don Corleone will pass on his own “quality.”

Meanwhile as he approaches his 12th season at stud, the rising 18 year-old Spirit Of Boom remains in fine fettle as he continues to prove himself as one of Australia’s classiest and most reliable proven stallions. “It is when you sit down to plan matings that you really realise just what a great horse he is at the fee,” McAlpine said. “When sending a mare to Spirit Of Boom you are a great chance to get a two year-old winner and to get a stakes winner,” he said of the horse whose 72.1% winners-to-runners strike rate is impressive, as is his tally of 30 individual stakes winners.

Making up the Eureka roster is the quiet achiever Encryption, the dual Group winning Lonhro horse who is proving to be adaptable in what he can produce. “They just need a bit of time,” McAlpine said. “He has been able to sire classy sprinters as well as staying types and he sires nice types of horses. They are good-looking, masculine horses with that lovely strength.”

The 2025 breeding season is sure to prove a busy one at Eureka Stud. BB

Great Broodmares in Thoroughbred History

by Ken McLean

In the evolution of the Thoroughbred racehorse, performance varies according to conditions of track surface, clean airflow, nervous energy, speed, stamina and sound conformation. Elite sires and mares which helped upgrade the gene pool of the breed were those able to transmit exceptional genetic qualities, possessing the ability to transmit valuable dominant genes and electrical energy to their progeny.

Genetic dominance refers to the phenomenon where one allele (a variant of a gene) masks or overrides the effect of another allele at the same locus on a chromosome. It is called the dominant allele while the masked gene is called the recessive allele. A small percentage of stallions were able to stamp their progeny with almost similar phenotype (conformation). St. Simon, Tourbillon, Pharos and I Am Invincible nearly always stamped their progeny. We recognise breeding the racehorse is an inexact science. Brothers and sisters rarely look alike, rarely perform the same and produce progeny with contrasting features. The same mating between stallion and mare allows for the expression of genetic variation. Chestnut coat colour is recessive to bay or brown coat colour.

For example, the match between Phalaris (brown) and Scapa Flow (chestnut) by Chaucer produced the following siblings:

1920 PHAROS brown colt

1925 FAIRWAY bay colt

1927 FAIR ISLE bay filly

1928 Fara chestnut filly

1929 St Andrews brown colt

1931 Pharillon chestnut colt

These brothers and sisters were all physically different. The standout sire success among them was the brown colt Pharos who won for Lord Derby 14 of 30 starts including the Champion Stakes, Duke of York Handicap twice, Chesham Stakes, Great Two Year-Old Stakes, Liverpool Spring Cup and Royal Stakes. Pharos was very much like Sainfoin rather than Phalaris. After standing at Woodlands Stud, Newmarket for three seasons he was shipped to Haras d’Ouilly in France. Pharos was leading sire in England in 1931 and leading sire in France in 1939. His best son was unbeaten Nearco.

A repeat of the mating produced classic winner Fairway, a big bay colt, highly strung and difficult to train. He was more the St Simon type.

Fairway was Champion 2YO, and Champion 3YO and Champion Older horse in England. Until he injured a tendon as a five year-old he won 12 of 15 starts including the Champion Stakes twice, English St. Leger, Eclipse

THE ELITE LIST OF GREAT MARES

POCAHONTAS (by Glencoe)

ST ANGELA (by King Tom)

SELENE (by Chaucer)

LA TROIENNE (by Teddy)

CANTERBURY PILGRIM (by Tristan)

PLUCKY LIEGE (by Spearmint)

SANDA (by Wenlock)

MUMTAZ MAHAL (by The Tetrarch)

LAVENDULA II (by Pharos)

NOGARA (by Havresac II)

MANNIE GRAY (by Enquirer)

TOURZIMA (by Tourbillon)

BANSHEE (by Irish Lad)

ALMAHMOUD (by Mahmoud)

NATALMA (by Native Dancer)

ROUGH SHOD II (by Gold Bridge)

SPECIAL (by Forli))

FAIRY BRIDGE (by Bold Reason)

FANFRELUCHE (by Northern Dancer)

URBAN SEA (by Miswaki)

COUP DE FOLIE (by Halo)

DELSY (by Abdos)

LALUN (by Djeddah)

HIGHCLERE (by Queen’s Hussar)

MYRTLEWOOD (by Blue Larkspur)

ROQUEBRUNE (by St Simon)

SOMETHINGROYAL (by Princequillo)

NOTHIRDCHANCE (by Blue Swords)

ASPIDISTRA (by Better Self)

SQUARE ANGEL (by Quadrangle)

KEY BRIDGE (by Princequillo)

FLOWER BOWL (by Alibhai)

MILL PRINCESS (by Mill Reef)

BEST IN SHOW (by Traffic Judge)

GLORIOUS SONG (by Halo)

BAHAMIAN (by Mill Reef)

ELJAZZI (by Artaius)

KIND (by Danehill)

HELEN STREET (by Troy)

FALL ASPEN (by Pretense)

EIGHT CARAT (by Pieces of Eight)

JESMOND LASS (by Lunchtime)

DANCING SHOW (by Nijinsky II)

LASSIE DEAR (by Buckpasser)

COURTLY DEE (by Never Bend)

MIESQUE (by Nureyev)

ALRUCCABA (by Crystal Palace)

LESLIE’S LADY (by Tricky Creek)

SCAPA FLOW

PHAROS, Bay colt, 1920

An exceptional pedigree pattern to analyse is that of champion miler Nureyev whose strain nicks with three-parts brothers Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King. In Nureyev’s pedigree we find a double of Mumtaz Mahal via Mah Mahal (dam of Mahmoud) and Mumtaz Begum (dam of Nasrullah) plus a double of Lady Juror.

NUREYEV, Bay colt, 1977

Stakes, Jockey Club Cup, Champagne Stakes, Coventry Stakes, July Stakes and Newmarket Stakes. He disappointed his owner in the English Derby when starting favourite. Fairway retired to Woodlands Stud. Among his influential sons were Blue Peter and Fair Trial.

Classic winner Fair Isle won five of ten starts including the English 1,000 Guineas. The chestnut filly Fara, a minor winner, inherited characteristics from her dam’s duplicated chestnut ancestor Hermit (English Derby winner). St. Andrews and Pharillon failed to win perhaps because of weak tendons.

Maternal strength is the key to the success of any family. Sensational filly Pretty Polly came from an obscure branch of the Number 14 Family, yet with continued concentration of specific high-class ancestors she became a popular champion. Heavy linebreeding to superior ancestors enhanced her DNA and she went on to establish an amazingly successful branch of the family.

When studying pedigrees of colts and fillies we should concentrate on performance and identify relatives with real racing class ability. There is no guarantee an unplaced sister to a stakes winner will produce winners let alone black type runners. As well, one should identify those members of the family which consistently produce sound winners.

Who were the greatest mares in Thoroughbred history? Here is a list of mares that altered the Thoroughbred gene pool. They helped shape the breed. They transmitted exceptional DNA.

First on the list is the remarkable mare POCAHONTAS who produced three famous stallions, Stockwell, Rataplan and King Tom, the latter being broodmare sire of St. Simon. POCAHONTAS inherited much of her magical powers from her father Glencoe (large heart). Linebreeding multiple times to Pocahontas via sons and daughters was the most potent technique used to produce champions with classic speed.

Nureyev

TRACERY, Brown colt, 1909

Sainfoin

Darshaan, Brown colt, 1981

In France, the stallion Wellingtonia would command international acclaim. He was inbred to two “daughters” of Pocahontas, namely Ayacanora and Araucaria. This incestuous duplication helped Wellingtonia to become Leading Sire in France. He quickly upgraded racing class and when his descendants met up with partners having Stockwell, Rataplan or King Tom, sparks would fly! Wellingtonia

is the dominant balancing force in the make up of Tracery and unbeaten Ajax, sire of Teddy.

Second on the list must be ST. ANGELA, dam of champion St. Simon and of his sister Angelica, dam of champion Orme. Third on the list is little SELENE who produced Hyperion, Sickle, Pharamond II, All Moonshine, New Moon and Hunter’s Moon.

Fourth on the list is LA TROIENNE (by Teddy) whose descendants number more than 140 stakes winners. This is the family of Buckpasser, Businesslike, Busanda, Bimelech, Straight Deal, Cohoes, Busher, Striking and Affectionately.

Next comes CANTERBURY PILGRIM, winner of the English Oaks. She produced Chaucer and Swynford, exceptional sires and broodmare sires. PLUCKY LIEGE by Spearmint is the dam of English Derby winner Bois Roussel and of the siblings Bull Dog, Sir Gallahad III, Quatre Bras and Marguerite de Valois. As well, she produced Admiral Drake. Fappiano traces to Marguerite de Valois.

SANDA is the dam of English Derby winner Sainfoin and of his sister Sierra, dam of champion Sundridge. Sainfoin sired Triple Crown winner Rock Sand (sire of Tracery) and is damsire of Phalaris. These ancestors are among the most brilliant performers in the stud book. Mumtaz Mahal inherited sensational speed from her dam Lady Josephine by Sundridge. (Nasrullah is a product of mixing Sainfoin with his sister Sierra).

MUMTAZ MAHAL established a dynasty for the Aga Khan. Champion at two, she produced Mumtaz Begum (dam of Nasrullah, Rivaz, Malindi, Sun Princess dam of Royal Charger, Tessa Gillian), Mah Mahal (dam of Mahmoud) and Badruddin (broodmare sire of My Babu). Mumtaz Mahal is half-sister to Lady Juror, dam of Fair Trial and Riot, second dam of Aristophanes.

An exceptional pedigree pattern to analyse is that of champion miler Nureyev whose strain nicks with three-parts brothers Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King. In Nureyev’s pedigree we find a double of Mumtaz Mahal via Mah Mahal (dam of Mahmoud) and Mumtaz Begum (dam of Nasrullah) plus a double of Lady Juror. NOGARA (by the inbred stallion Havresac II out of Catnip by Spearmint) produced Nearco, Nervesa and Niccollo dell’Arca. The Catnip family produced champions in Germany. LAVENDULA II produced French champion 2YO Ambiorix, Perfume II and Source Sucree, dam of Turn-to. TOURZIMA (Tourbillon-Djezima by Asterus), inbred to the sisters Durban and Heldifann, traces to Banshee (Irish Lad-Frizette by Hamburg). She produced champion Corejada. Descendants of Tourzima include Darshaan, Darara, Dar Re Mi, Too Darn Hot, Akarad, Akiyda, Taghrooda and Edabiya.

In Western Australia, I particularly like the pedigree pattern of Aysar. He traces in direct female line to Canada’s Horse of the Year Fanfreluche, one of the best daughters of Northern Dancer.

AYSAR

, Chestnut colt, 2017

DEEP FIELD

B 2010

MISS INTERIORS B 2011

Northern Meteor Encosta

Elusive

Listen Here

1 Flying Spur Danehill (USA)

ALMAHMOUD produced Natalma (dam of Northern Dancer) and Cosmah (dam of Halo). SPECIAL and FAIRY BRIDGE trace in direct female line to Rough Shod II. Special is the dam of Nureyev. Fairy Bridge is the dam of Fairy King and Sadler’s Wells.

URBAN SEA, winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Gr1, is the dam of Leading Sires Galileo and Sea the Stars. Duplicating Urban Sea is already successful.

COUP DE FOLIE, dam of Machiavellian, produced a strong stakes family while DELSY established a powerful family for The Aga Khan. Delsy traces to Tourzima and is the dam of Prix du Jockey Club Gr1 winner Darshaan (Champion 3YO in Europe). LALUN (by Djeddah), won the Kentucky Oaks and produced Never Bend and Bold Reason.

Important to note - Too Darn Hot should sire stakes winners from mares carrying Darshaan in their pedigree. Reinforcing Delsy’s family is highly recommended.

MATERNAL STRENGTH

Discover maternal strength in stallion pedigrees, essentially noting the number of Elite mares present. For example, a study of the pedigree of Pride of Dubai (Blue Diamond Stakes Gr1 winner) shows sensational strength:

MYRTLEWOOD (Mr Prospector), LAVENDULA II (Turn-to, My Babu), SELENE (Sickle, Pharamond II, Hyperion), PLUCKY LIEGE (Case Ace, Bull Dog, Sir Gallahad III), SANDA (Sainfoin, Sierra, Sundridge), NATALMA (Raise the Standard, Northern Dancer, Spring Adieu), MUMTAZ MAHAL (Nasrullah, Royal Charger, Mahmoud), HELEN STREET (Street Cry) and ALMAHMOUD (Cosmah, Natalma). His pedigree inherits substantial impact from Selene, especially via Hyperion. Pride of Dubai was runner up to Zoustar on the 2024/25 Australian General Sires’ List. Of significance, Pride of Dubai is linebred to champion Native Dancer (Polynesian-Geisha) via both sexes (balanced breeding). He will make a wonderful broodmare sire, much like his father Street Cry.

VALUE SIRES

Stallion service fees skyrocketed during the past few years, putting pressure on the small breeder with budget limitations. Expect the annual foal crop to decline. Enthusiasts who breed to race have a wider selection of stallions to use, but for the small breeder who intends to breed to sell, times are tough! I reckon this year is ideal to contact stallion managers for any chance to sign foal share contracts.

This year there are sons of influential sires available to use, e.g. sons of I Am Invincible, Written Tycoon, Savabeel. Shamardal, Siyouni etc. Here is a short list of young stallions with maternal strength, worthy of serious consideration:

HAWAII FIVE OH

(I Am Invincible-Aloha by Encosta de Lago) $16,500 fee Vinery NSW.

MO’ UNGA

(Savabeel-Chandelier by O’Reilly) $25,000 fee Newhaven Park, NSW.

PINATUBO

(Shamardal-Lava Flow by Dalakhani) $38,500 fee Darley, Kelvinside NSW.

COSMIC FORCE

(Deep Field-Little Zeta by Commands) $16,500 fee Newgate, NSW.

AYSAR

(Deep Field-Miss Interiors by Flying Spur) $8,800 fee Geisel Park Stud, W.A. WYNDSPELLE

(Iffraaj-Western Star by High Chaparral) $6,600 fee Wyndholm Park, VIC.

FIRST SETTLER

(Written Tycoon-Graciousness by Street Cry) $11,000 fee Yulong VIC.

SOUTHPORT TYCOON

(Written Tycoon-Ready to Rule by More Than Ready) $38,500 fee Widden, VIC.

Pinatubo is an impressive European champion likely to sire classic runners - his genotype blends brilliance with stamina. Southport Tycoon earned $2.4 million. The son of Written Tycoon impressed when winning the Manikato Stakes Gr1 and Australian Guineas Gr1.

In Western Australia, I particularly like the pedigree pattern of Aysar. He traces in direct female line to Canada’s Horse of the Year Fanfreluche, one of the best daughters of Northern Dancer. Bred by Canadian industrialist Jean-Louis Levesque, Fanfreluche was purchased by Bertram Firestone.

Among her 11 victories were the Manitoba Derby, Alabama Stakes, Natalma Stakes, Selene Stakes, Princess Elizabeth Stakes and Quebec Derby. She set a new track record when winning the Benson & Hedges Invitational Handicap. Fanfreluche was U.S. co-champion 3YO Filly and champion Canadian 3YO Filly. Her dam has a double of Teddy. Aysar is an attractive chestnut horse, winner of the Chautauqua Stakes (Listed) at Moonee Valley, and runner-up to Ole Kirk in the Caulfield Guineas Gr1.

He also finished second in the Carbine Club Stakes Gr3, Manfred Stakes Gr3 and C, S. Hayes Stakes Gr3. He seems to be compatible with most commercial strains.

From Sir Tristram’s sire line comes Newhaven Park’s new stallion Mo’ Unga (by Savabeel) with an intriguing pedigree pattern. He was a tough campaigner with 5 wins, 11 placings from 29 starts earning $3,838,640. His wins include the Winx Stakes Gr1 and Rosehill Guineas Gr1 and impressive seconds in six Group 1 races. They were the Queen Elizabeth Stakes Gr1, Randwick Guineas Gr1, Futurity Stakes Gr1, Underwood Stakes Gr1, Makybe Diva Stakes Gr1 and VRC Champions Stakes Gr1. Mo’Unga could be anything as a sire and stands for only $25,000 fee. His dam Chandelier is by Last Tycoon’s son O’Reilly.

First Settler is a young stallion who might surprise. Standing at Yulong in Victoria at $11,000 fee, he has a strong pedigree pattern. He is by Written Tycoon from a daughter of Street Cry. I expect the team at Yulong to support First Settler with quality mares.

CHAMPION 2YO COLT

There was no outright star among the two year-old colts and even towards the end of the season the J. J. Atkins Stakes Gr1 over a mile failed to attract a quality field. One might question where are all the high priced yearlings of this generation?

The title of champion juvenile colt should go to VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes Gr1 and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes Gr1 winner Vinrock (by I Am Invincible). He is the only real standout in his division, remaining unbeaten three for three with earnings of $930,000.

A feature of Vinrock’s interesting pedigree is the 3 x 4 duplication of Champion 2YO Canny Lad (BletchinglyJesmond Lass by Lunchtime), damsire of I Am Invincible and Redoute’s Choice. In hindsight, this year’s Golden Slipper Stakes Gr1 might have been below average in quality.

Vinrock is bred to be a strong candidate for the Caulfield Guineas Gr1 yet his trainer opted to miss the Champagne Stakes Gr1. Vinrock’s dam Girl Gone Rockin is by Redoute’s Choice from

Sorrento by Just a Dancer from Amatrice by Beaufort Sea (son of Nashua). Jesmond Lass, dam of Canny Lad, won all seven starts, four of them at two years and produced two Group 1 winners. Her dam Beautiful Dreamer was inbred 3 x 3 to Dodoma (Dastur-Mumtaz Begum by Blenheim-Mumtaz Mahal), the half-sister to Nasrullah.

CHAMPION 2YO FILLY

Three fillies stood out in the juvenile division 2024/25. Although Marhoona (Snitzel-Salma by Encosta de Lago) won the $5 million Golden Slipper Gr1 in a photo, it was the unlucky Tempted who finished fast for third after suffering interference. Tempted (earner of $1,470,415) by Street Boss had earlier defeated Marhoona in the Resiling Stakes Gr2.

Marhoona is linebred 4 x 4 to Dancing Show whereas Tempted is free of any close duplications. Perhaps we should have co-champion 2YO Fillies? Within the Law, runner-up in the Champagne Stakes Gr1, is probably third best juvenile filly.

Aysar

Camilla Whishaw

by Kristen Manning

Growing up at Armidale Stud in Tasmania, Camilla Whishaw always knew that her career and life path would be horse orientated and it was during her teenage years, when faced with health challenges, that the specific direction she would take started to become clear.

With issues that “didn’t respond to conventional medicine,” Camilla had her interest in alternative health care sparked and with her parents’ philosophy of ensuring their children had “something to fall back on,” she embarked on a degree in naturopathy.

“The option to go back to the stud was always there but my parents wanted all of us to go out and get a trade or a degree or to work for someone else.”

It was that advice and support that led Camilla to pursuing a career that would combine her two great interests, horses and natural medicine. To that end she earned her Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) and whilst studying she always had in mind how she could apply what she was learning to horses. In particular, improving fertility in stallions was something that piqued her interest. And so, upon completion of her degree, she successfully applied for the Godolphin Flying Start programme which gave her the opportunity to work with a variety of horses and horse people both here and abroad.

Camilla made the most of that time, working with stallions and stallion handlers, taking on board the differences in management procedures and during her spare time picking the brains of vets in different equine hospitals. Keen to be taken seriously in what is so often the male dominated world of stallion management, Camilla spent a year working with the stallions at Vinery upon completion of the programme after which she was approached by Darley to work from their Hunter Valley base as their equine naturopath.

During that two year period Camilla worked in the areas of rehabilitation and stallion fertility and it was in late 2016 that she thought the time was right to “branch out on my own.” And so Optim Equine was born and Camilla has been in demand both locally and internationally, delighted that she can help fill the void she saw whilst she was growing up on a stud.

“There was always a gap between what conventional medicine and pharmaceuticals

could offer and what else horses might need,” she said. Camilla fully recognises the need for the more traditional methods of treatment and likes to work in conjunction with veterinarians, ensuring that her equine patients health is addressed holistically and comprehensively”.

“Often a medication can appear to be doing the job,” she explained. “The horse is responding well, looking well, his energy levels are good. But we don’t always see the side effects of some medications until later.”

Such as in regards to fertility with some treatments and medications such as those geared towards ulcer control, affecting the way in which horses absorb their nutrients. And lessened nutrition has a definite effect on fertility, Camilla noting that a stallion can look and feel great but still not have everything in place to ensure proper sperm production and health.

Camilla’s work has taken her to many different places across Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe and she has enjoyed the experience of meeting a variety of people with a recent trip to Turkey a highlight. “I have been working

with a stud and I coincided a trip to take in the prestigious Turkish Gazi. The race was won by the progeny of one of their stallions and they hosted my partner and I, we had such a great time.”

As well as her expertise in regards to stallion fertility, Camilla has researched inflammatory bowel disease with her groundbreaking work in that regard leading to global recognition and publication. And her website is chock-full of articles on a range of equine health issues, testament not only to her varied and considerable knowledge but also to her passion.

The lead up to the stud season is Camilla’s favourite time of year and she urges stallion owners to be on the ball early. “Often we are reactive so I get people coming to me when their horses have problems during the season. But the sperm cycle in horses is 57 to 59 days so it really is beneficial for a stallion to have a health check a couple of months before the spring in order to give him every chance.” Camilla has noted that there have been increased instances, both in horses and humans, of sperm fragmentation due to certain environmental exposures and nutritional factors which “can be quite complex. But on the plus side, there is so much we can do to help and improve outcomes.”

Hence her work involves delving right into the history of a horse, Camilla keen to really get to know her patients, enjoying the process of “putting the pieces of the puzzle together.” And being particularly happy when her clients come to the party; “it is very satisfying to see when a horse owner has that light bulb moment!” she said.

Another issue Camilla sees with stallions is how they are presented for the stud season, acknowledging that breeders like to see horses in prime condition but cautioning that they need to be more fit than fat! “Feeding just for body condition is a bit of a trap,” she said, “as that does not always provide all the key nutrients vital for optimum fertility.”

Camilla regularly lectures and presents within Australia and internationally on all things equine health, medicine and supplementation. She is carrying on a fine family tradition of Tasmania’s Whishaw family’s involvement in the thoroughbred industry. BB

• As a 2YO won the Todman S 1200m Gr2 in a blistering 1.08.4.

• As a 3YO won The Everest 1200m (now Gr1) at Randwick in a scorching 1.07.32 – TRACK RECORD! Winner of over $7million in prizemoney.

• From one of Australia’s elite speed families which includes IN HER TIME (VRC Lightning, ATC Galaxy (equal world top female sprinter), UNDER THE LOUVRE (BBC Stradbroke), SALAAM (AJC Galaxy).

• Proven as a Leading Australian second season sire both by prizemoney and number of winners (5th by number of winners, 41 individual winers with less runners than the stallions above him.

• Sire of 7 stakesperformers, over 7% stakesperformers to runners.

• Quality individual, proven sire, the fastest ever, affordable fee, unbeatable value for 2025.

Brilliant broodmare sire, Galileo naturally.

by John Boyce

Despite supplying the dams of top-class runners like The Autumn Sun and Tofane and 76 other Stakes winners, Galileo was always going to be appreciated more in Europe than Australia and it is now understandable to see why his career in the south was cut short.

GALILEO (by Sadler’s Wells) has been an exceptional sire and is also an exceptional broodmare sire.

After all, he sired only one 1200m Gr1 winning two year-old - a key requirement for success in Australia - despite his long and illustrious career in Europe. Conversely, it wasn’t hard to envisage a sire as good as Galileo was in Europe also becoming a broodmare sire of some repute. So when Godolphin’s Street Cry colt Saamidd won the Gr2 Champagne Stakes in 2010, you suspected that it was the first of many Group winners for Galileo in his role as a broodmare sire. Fifteen years on, the Coolmore colossus has just reached Group winner number 300 among his northern hemisphere conceived foals thanks to Suzie Songs’ victory in the Gr3 Anglesey Stakes last month. For the record, Galileo has now delivered 379 Stakes winners worldwide in an illustrious career as a broodmares sire that has more to come. His northern hemisphere Stakes winners have emerged at a rate of 8 per cent from runners compared with the 6.6 per cent in the south, which is an exceptional effort for a broodmare sire on both fronts. Moreover, his northern hemisphere runners from his top mareswhich constitute the top one third - have posted a strike rate of 12.2 per cent Stakes winners. Again one of the best returns by a sire of broodmares anywhere, anytime. In the early days of Galileo’s maternal grandsire career in the north, it was notable that his daughters frequently turned up as the dam of the best runner by many a sire, both good and bad. La Collina, his first Gr1 winner in this role, was an early example as she was the sole top flight performer sired by the disappointing Dansili stallion Strategic Prince. Similarly, Gr1 Donn Handicap winner Lea was the best of First Samurai’s three career Gr1 winners. Similar claims can be made for four time Gr1 winner Barney Roy, Timeform rated 126 and comfortably the best of Excelebration’s two top level scorer. Then there’s sprinter Shaquille, the sole Gr1 winner sired by Charm Spirit and a pretty talented one at that with his Timeform mark of 123. Other examples of top runners out of Galileo mares are Gr1 Coronation Stakes and Gr1 Prix Rothschild heroine Watch Me by Olympic Glory, and Marhaba Ya Sanafi, the top rated Gr1 winning son of Muhaarar. We can also add dual Gr1 winning Galileo Gold, comfortably the best racehorse sired by Paco Boy, plus Le Havre’s best, the unbeaten French filly La Cressoniere, and Myboycharlie’s top rated offspring Sistercharlie. All of these

are examples of where a Galileo mares produced the best by sires who otherwise struggled. The list goes on and where Galileo hasn’t supplied the dam of the best, he has come pretty close.

It looks like we are going to see many more top racehorses with a Wootton Bassett over Galileo pedigree given the cross’s early success.

All of the above are examples of underperforming sires that were greatly assisted by the class imparted by Galileo through his daughters. But where Galileo mares have really made their mark is when mated with the top European stallions of the day. It says something when a broodmare sire supplies a higher proportion of a sire’s talented runners than the sire himself has managed. And this has very much been the case with Galileo mares. By way of illustration we can point to 19 sires with 40 or more runners out of a Galileo mare and no fewer than 14 of them have a lower Stakes winner to runner strike rate than that posted by their runners from Galileo mares. This is a tremendous achievement given that most of these are top class sires in their own right.

Dubawi is the obvious place to start. Night of Thunder was the first really good Dubawi out of a Galileo mare and since then the cross has been tried and tested with 126 runners of which 24 are Stakes winners or 19 per cent which edges Dubawi’s own career score of 17.8 per cent. Fourteen are Group winners, including three Gr1 winners, featuring Dubawi’s highest rated horse Ghaiyyath (Timeform 133). Kingman has also benefitted from Galileo daughters with ten Stakes winners (12.3 per cent), his unbeaten Gr1 winning juvenile daughter Commissioning topping his list. It is well known that Haras de Bonneval’s Siyouni has a lower Stakes winner conversion rate than many of his high priced peers, probably due in part to his early years

serving lower class mares and his score is even lower for his colts and geldings at 6.1 per cent compared to his daughters’ 10.1 per cent. However, examining his runners out of Galileo mares paints an entirely different picture, his male runners containing 22 per cent Stakes horses compared to his fillies’ 14 per cent. Moreover, the four best runners on the cross, Gr1 winners St Mark’s Basilica (Timeform 132) and Sottsass (Timeform 128), plus Gr2 scorers Al Hakeem (Timeform 125) and Shin Emperor (Timeform 124), are all colts. And just like most of the stallions mentioned earlier, including Dubawi, a Galileo mare has also produced the highest-rated Siyouni. It looks like we are going to see many more top racehorses with a Wootton Bassett over Galileo pedigree given the cross’s early success. So far, Wootton Bassett’s 12.9 per cent Stakes winners from Galileo mares is well ahead of his own career northern hemisphere score of 9.4 per cent. Even more revealing is the fact that all eight Stakes winners bred on the cross are actually Group winners, so the nick is responsible for 12.9 per cent Group winners, almost twice the 6.5 per cent he normally achieves. Pretty Polly winner Whirl became Wootton Bassett’s second Gr1 winner out of a Galileo mare following Al Riffa and the first from his Coolmore conceived crops. You can rest assured that there will be many more if only for the simple reason that 106 Galileo mares visited Wootton Bassett in 2023 and 2024.

It should be noted that sires renowned more for their progeny’s speed and precocity haven’t done as well with Galileo mares despite plenty of opportunities. For instance, No Nay Never has five Stakes winners from 71 runners (7 per cent) which is below the norm for No Nay Never. Oasis Dream has only one Stakes winner from 63 runners while Kodiac (40 runners), Exceed and Excel (36 runners), Showcasing (34 runners) and Dark Angel (33 runners) also had just a single Stakes winner each out of a Galileo mare. It’s also surprising that Lope de Vega, despite a healthy strike rate of 12.8 per cent Stakes winners, is still waiting for his first Gr1 or Gr2 winner on the cross, which was exactly the case with his own sire Shamardal.

Nothing plus nothing equals more than you think!

The intriguing tale of the Noble Bijou/Mellay cross

by Andrew Reichard

“Nothing will come of nothing” – Shakespeare, King Lear

Yet indeed, sometimes, something does come out of nothing, and in this case of two unraced thoroughbreds, the two nothings combined to form one of the most remarkable combinations in the history of thoroughbred breeding.

The first of these nothings was Mellay 1961 (Never Say Die - Meld by Alycidon), the second was Noble Bijou 1971 (Vaguely NoblePriceless Gem by Hail to Reason). They both stood at Brian and Lorraine Anderton’s White Robe Lodge, Mosgiel near Dunedin at the lower end of New Zealand’s South Island.

Mellay and Noble Bijou were two of the best bred horses ever exported from Britain to New Zealand, or anywhere in the world for that matter. So how did the pair find their way literally to the far

side of the world and to a farm, that despite some considerable local success would have been unknown in the breeding centres of the world’s thoroughbred industry.

Well here’s how, despite their stellar pedigrees, both horses were unraced.

No race records, nil, nada, blot, you get the idea. Not what most studmasters have on their radar. However, in that era, astute breeders in New Zealand, which the Andertons assuredly were, and in Australia too for that matter, usually had to make compromises in stallion selection.

Pedigree, Performance, Physique, you couldn’t have it all. Something had to give, one of the three Ps, or even two. If you had performance,

MELLAY 1961 (Never Say Die - Meld by Alycidon)

Pedigree

Sire Line The Hottest Sire Line in the world

Sire Real Impact

Grand Sire Deep Impact

Great Grand Sire Sunday Silence

All 3 Sires have the outstanding strike rate of 75% WINNERS to runners In his 3 seasons in Australia Lauda Sion’s Sire, Real Impact, Sired 68.5 percent WINNERS to foals with Northern Dancer line mares*

* Danehill, Redoute’s Choice, Fastnet Rock, Snitzel, Flying Spur etc

67.5 percent WINNERS to foals with other sire lines.

Lauda Sion’s sire line delivers WINNERS with mares of all Australian sire lines

Dam Line The first 4 dams have produced 33 foals 28 WINNERS (85%)

10 black type inc 3x G1, 2x G2 (35% black type to winners)

3 Sires (excluding Lauda Sion)

Lauda Sion’s dam line is an exceptional producer of elite WINNERS

Performance Headlines

Prizemoney $3,878,820

pedigree was often forgiven, if you had pedigree then performance or physique could be ignored to some degree. Even so, to try an unraced stallion was a brave move, to try two in a row close together looked folly, grave folly.

Despite these long odds, not only did Mellay and Noble Bijou become outstanding stallions in their own right, but they forged one of the most powerful and successful nicks in the history of the breed.

The Noble Bijou/Mellay mare cross was responsible for:

104 runners, 74 winners, 18 SW (17.3% SW/R) and 6 Gr1W (5.77% Gr1 W/R and 33.33% Gr1W/SW).

Mellay sired 6.9% SW/R and Noble Bijou 10.85% as best as I can ascertain. The figures for the nick at 17.3% are far higher.

And to put the icing on the cake, Noble Bijou sired 10 individual Gr1 winners in total, with 6 of those out of Mellay mares, and another 2 had a second dam by Mellay, they being the full brothers

The Phantom and The Phantom Chance (Mackinnon S winner and Cox Plate winner respectively).

Those are astonishing figures whichever way you look at them, so a few comments about the pedigree patterns involved might help to shine some light on the results.

Pedigree Analysis

Mellay and Noble Bijou were both bred in the purple, by leading sires of the day out of exceptional mares.

Mellay was by Nasrullah’s champion sire son Never Say Die out of the English Triple Crown winner Meld by Alycidon. Her sire sons included Charlottown and Lysander, the latter stood with success at Lyndhurst in Queensland.

Noble Bijou was by champion Vaguely Noble (Timeform 140) out of Priceless Gem by Hail to Reason. Priceless Gem was rated only 1lb below the top filly of her year Moccasin. Priceless Gem’s fourth dam was arguably the greatest mare of the 20th century, La Troienne, and Priceless Gem continued the family tradition with her daughter Allez France often rated the best French race mare of all time.

Two pedigrees don’t come much more high falutin’ than that. Such are the vagaries of our sport that for various reasons both horses were unraced and remained entires, no doubt due to their obvious potential as stallion prospects for the Antipodes.

Xray pedigrees and inbreeding rated by PP (Pedigree Points)

Two techniques I have developed, and which are fully explained in recent editions of Bluebloods magazine, are particularly useful in examining the genetic structures of Mellay, Noble Bijou and some of the important winners bred on the Noble Bijou/Mellay cross, or nick. They are Xray pedigrees using colour graphics to show inbreeding patterns, and Pedigree Points (PP) which assign a proprietary rating out of 100 for the degree of inbreeding within a specified genetic distance.

MELLAY 1961

The Xray pedigree of Mellay shows that the two halves of his pedigree display strong similarities, his sire Never Say Die and his second dam Daily Double are close genetic relatives, bred along parallel lines. Furthermore, Mellay is a rare double RF, inbred to two superior females through different individuals within five generations, they being Scapa Flow and Lady Josephine. Mellay has 9 lines tracing to Canterbury Pilgrim, 4 via Swynford and another via Swynford’s full brother Harry of Hereford, plus 4 via their half-brother Chaucer.

He has a PP score of 80, highly inbred.

NOBLE BIJOU 1971

The pedigree of Noble Bijou is more mundane, showing inbreeding only to Nearco within five generations 3f x 5m, but hinting at more interesting relationships further back. Noble Bijou has 12 lines tracing to Canterbury Pilgrim, 6 via Swynford and another via his full brother Harry Of Hereford, Plus 5 lines of their half-brother Chaucer.

He has a PP score of 81, highly inbred within the scope of the ratings.

Pharos and Fairway are full brothers

Never Say Die by Nasrullah

Nearco by Pharos

Phalaris Scapa Flow

Mumtaz Begum

Blenheim by Blandford

Mumtaz Mahal ex Lady Josephine

Meld

Alycidon by Donatello by Blenheim by Blandford

Daily Double

Fair Trail

Fairway

Phalaris Scapa Flow

Lady Juror ex Lady Josephine

Doubleton by Bahram by Blandford

Swynford and Harry Of Hereford are full brothers and half-brothers to Chaucer all ex Canterbury Pilgrim

Vaguely Noble Vienna

Aureole by Hyperion ex Selene by Chaucer

Turkish Blood by Turkhan by Bahram by Blandford by Swyndford

Noble Lassie by Nearco by Pharos ex Scara Flow by Chaucer

Priceless Gem

Hail To Reason

Turn-to

Royal Charger by Nearco to Chaucer

Source Sucree by Admiral Drake ex Plucky Liege

Nothirdchance ex Galla Colors by Sir Gallahad ex Plucky Liege

Searching

War Admiral ex Brushup ex Annette K by Harry Of Hereford

Big Hurry ex La Troienne

I AM UNSTOPPABLE

Gr1 placed 3YO $

• Precocious 2YO family.

• By four time Champion Australian Sire I Am Invincible.

• Dam is SW Gimcrack S winning 2YO, multiple stakes producer.

• Second dam is Gr2 Silver Slipper S winning 2YO.

• First two dams are by Golden Slipper winners Pierro and Flying Spur.

• I AM UNSTOPPABLE won both starts as a 2YO including the MRC Redoute’s Choice S.

also standing

• I AM UNSTOPPABLE was an exciting 3YO, resuming with four successive STAKES PLACINGS (LR, Gr3, Gr2, Gr1) culminating in a close second to Ozzmosis in the stallion-making VRC Coolmore Stud S with Shinzo third.

• I AM UNSTOPPABLE won $719K competing against the best.

• I AM UNSTOPPABLE is now available at a fraction of the fee of horses he competed against, with a pedigree that stands up to any comparison

Prince Fawaz Pariah Power

MELLAY 1961

NOBLE BIJOU 1971

NOTE:

Swynford and Harry Of Hereford are full brothers, both by John O’Gaunt out of Canterbury Pilgrim.

Chaucer is their half-brother by St Simon out of Canterbury Pilgrim.

THE MAGIC BEHIND THE SCENES

While researching this article and extending the Xray pedigrees slightly further than five generations some interesting connections revealed themselves.

Both Mellay and Noble Bijou are inbred multiple times (I went dizzy trying to count them) to the highly influential mare Canterbury Pilgrim via her famous stallion sons Chaucer and Swynford, and surprisingly both also to Swynford’s less well known full brother Harry Of Hereford who appears in the pedigree of War Admiral, found close up in both our featured stallions. Every mating of these two stallions resulted in inbreeding 22 times to Canterbury Pilgrim, notwithstanding any extra lines found in the bottom quarter of the resulting pedigrees.

Average PP (Pedigree Points) for selected groups

205 Sires in GTSOW-72

29 Mares, subjects of RF in GTSOW-82

31 Key sires in direct line from Phalaris-71

971 Yearlings from Australian sales 2024-52

133 Acceptors from Australian maidens 2024 -49

When we mix these two pedigrees, both with multiple lines of Chaucer, Swynford, Harry Of Hereford and their dam Canterbury Pilgrim, hey presto, it’s magic, with stakes winners and Group One winners appearing at rates two, three and more times the industry standards for even elite thoroughbreds.

Canterbury Pilgrim has a PP of 77, which is high enough, but it is worth mentioning that her dam Pilgrimage (by The Palmer) has the highest PP score in the database. It’s 100+ and is actually far north of 100.

The Noble Bijou /Mellay cross produces massive amounts of inbreeding not only to Canterbury Pilgrim but to other key ancestors common to both horses. The six Gr1 winners bred on this nick are:

Alibhai has a PP of 85

Prince Majestic has a PP of 82

Be Noble has a PP of 100+

Powley has a PP of 90

Allez Bijou has a PP of 94

Our Sophia has a PP of 94

Vaguely Noble

There were 13 runners by Noble Bijou out of mares by Gate Keeper (who preceeded Mellay at White Robe Lodge) who had a second dam by Mellay. Of these there were four SW and the Gr1 winning “Phantom” brothers.

The Phantom and his brother The Phantom Chance have a PP of 97.

Those few examples should be sufficient to illustrate how highly inbred the various horses produced on this cross were.

And how two nothings mixed together resulted in something special, several somethings actually.

FOOTNOTE 1

The short tabulated pedigrees of the horses bred on the Noble Bijou/Mellay cross show very high amounts of inbreeding at seven generations for example.

It is a considerable challenge to construct matings, barely 50 years later with anywhere near such intense inbreeding.

To illustrate the point, the highest PP, the most inbred horse I could find in Book One of the 2025 Magic Millions catalogue consisting of 1021 lots were two at PP87, two at PP85 and going down from there, the average PP was 51 and the median was 50.

Yet in this study we have found six elite performers bred on a specific cross with four at PP 90 or higher and an average of 91 and a median of 92.

Not a strong argument for genetic diversity.

FOOTNOTE 2

With a little help from my friends John Hutchinson and Alan Porter, two of the most knowledgeable students of thoroughbred history you could ever wish to find, I have compiled a brief list of successful unraced sires. They are:

Bartlett’s Childers, 1716 (Darley’s Arabian – Betty Leedes by Old Careless)

Sir Hercules, 1843 (Cap-A-Pie – Paraguay by Sir Hercules, 1826 by Whalebone)

Grafton, 1894 (Galopin – Maid Marian by Hampton)

Alibhai, 1938 (Hyperion – Teresina by Tracery)

Balloch, 1939 (Obliterate – Cinna by Polymelus)

Chief Ruler, 1939 (The Tetrarch – Jest by Sundridge)

Resurgent, 1950 (The Phoenix – Gainsborough Lass by Gainsborough) Mellay 1961 (Never Say Die – Meld by Alycidon)

Noble Bijou, 1971 (Vaguely Noble – Priceless Gem by Hail to Reason)

And two American stallions with very similar incestuous pedigrees –Hippodrome, 1904 (Commando – Dominoes by Commando) your eyes aren’t deceiving you, Hippodrome is by Commando out of a mare by Commando

Ultimus, 1906 ( Commando–Running Stream by Domino) Commando is by Domino.

NOBLE BIJOU 1971 (Vaguely Noble - Priceless Gem by Hail to Reason)

2025 MM NATIONAL YEARLING SALE

2025 MM NATIONAL YEARLING SALE

Comparative totals

Colt and filly trade Colts

Fillies

Market Ranges

Vendors annually

APEX RATINGS for Australia 2025

Introducing new improved APEX TABLES for both countries, exclusive to BLUEBLOODS. BLUEBLOODS is now able to present APEX tables, in an improved format showing separate tables for Australia and New Zealand. APEX tables for Australia show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in Australia. APEX tables for NZ show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in NZ. There are now three separate tables for each country: the default ratings are for horses with at least 150 year starters in the previous seven rolling seasons (runners count as year starters in each season they compete and earn prizemoney); then there are also tables for horses with 100 year starters and 30 year starters which give an insight into the progress of first and second season sires or stallions which serve smaller books. Finally, to recap, APEX A runners are those which earn an amount in the top 2% each season, B runners the next 2%, C runners the next 4%.

Therefore ABC runners are those earning an amount that falls in the top 8% each season (2+2+4).

For further explanation refer to previous issues. Special thanks to Arion Pedigrees NZ who have developed these tables for Bluebloods and to respected analyst Bill Oppenheim whose brainchild they are. Andrew Reichard, Publisher.

Australian APEX “A” Ratings 150 Starters

6

9

18

21

22

23

24

24

26

27

27

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

23

24

25

27

28

28

30

31

32

33

35

36

36

1

2

Sires’ Produce S. (BRC Sires Produce S.)-G2

Eagle Farm, May 31, A$1,000,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1400m.

1 COOL ARCHIE, (CHANTAL WILLIS 57kg) b c 2, Cool Aza Beel - Aware by Tale of the Cat. Trainer: Chris & Corey Munce.

2 Farnicle, (Tim Clark 57kg) b c 2, Farnan - Jennifer Eccles by Rip Van Winkle.

Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

3 Call da Vinci, (Jaden Lloyd 57kg) b g 2, Under the Louvre - Calzini by Shamus Award. Trainer: S B Laming.

COOL ARCHIE (1S)

Bay colt foaled 2022

Sold 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale . Price: $100,000

Breeder: Newhaven Park Stud NSW

Owner: Whitby Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: M J Whitby)

Moreton Cup (QTC Cup)-G2

Eagle Farm, June 7, A$300,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 1200m.

1 FRONT PAGE, (Tim Clark 55kg) ch g 8, Magnus - Stacey Lee by Bel Esprit.

Trainer: Matthew Dale.

FRONT PAGE (2B)

Chestnut gelding foaled 2016

Breeder: Mr P Duryea VIC

Owner: P M Duryea, M G Duryea, Ms B M Duryea, J N Edmunds, M K S Goodger, Miss P A Lindsay, A T Cronin, Mrs C L Wallace, M Owen, Barwood Racing (Mgr: K P Naish), S McLellan, A L Apps & S J Gray

The Q22 (Eagle Farm Cup)-G2

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$1,200,000, 3yo+ Open Weight For, 2200m.

1 KOVALICA (NZ), (N Rawiller 59kg) b g 5, Ocean Park - Vitesse by Makfi.

Trainer: C J Waller.

2 New Endeavour (IRE), (Tim Clark 59kg) b g 4, New Bay - Moody Blue by Invincible Spirit. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

3 Fawkner Park (IRE), (Ethan Brown 59kg) b g 5, Zoffany - Za’hara by Raven’s Pass.

Trainer: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald.

KOVALICA (NZ) (2J)

Bay gelding foaled 2019

Sold 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. Price: $110,000 Breeder: Nearco Stud Limited, Canterbury, NZ

Owner: N Morgan & D Devine

Brisbane Cup-G2

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$400,000, Open Quality, 3200m.

1 CAMPALDINO (NZ), (Tim Clark 55.5kg) ch g 4, Ghibellines - Zuzana by Shocking.

Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

CAMPALDINO (NZ) (10D)

Chestnut gelding foaled 2020

Breeder: Ricky & Anna Rhodes Partnership, Canterbury, NZ

Owner: Darby Racing (Mgr: S Darby), Azzurri Tiger Racing (Mgr: S Gatto), Biviano Bros (Mgr: F Biviano), Coco’s Crew, Happy Racing, T Henderson, T Ludowyke, Magro Racing, J Neilsen, Mrs C Read, Mrs H Stone, T Dane Ripper S.-G2

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$300,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1300m.

1 FLOOZIE, (Angela Jones 56kg) b or br f 4, Zoustar - Catchy by Fastnet Rock.

Trainer: T J Gollan.

FLOOZIE (13A)

Bay or Brown filly foaled 2020

Breeder: Mr RJ Crabtree VIC

Owner: J W Mitchell & Yarraman Park Stud (Mgr: A D Mitchell)

Belmont Sprint-G3

Pinjarra, May 28, A$200,000, 2yo+ Open Weight For, 1400m.

1 THE BOSS LADY, (S Mc Gruddy 57kg) ch f 4, Street Boss - Top of the Class by Star Witness. Trainer: M L Lane.

THE BOSS LADY (13A)

Chestnut filly foaled 2020

Breeder: Canal Enterprise Syndicate WA

Owner: Canal Enterprises (Mgr: P Z Capararo), Ms R D Gilchrist & K J Matthews Lord Mayor’s Cup-G3

Eagle Farm, May 31, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 1800m.

1 NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE), (Tim Clark 56kg) b g 4, New Bay - Moody Blue by Invincible Spirit. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) (11)

Bay gelding foaled 2020

Sold 2021 Goffs Ireland Orby Yearling Sale. Price: €200,000

Breeder: Oghill House, Sledmere Stud & D. Hyland

Owner: L M Nestadt, Teme Valley (R Ryan), Ballylinch Stud (J O’Connor), Bangaloe Stud (Miss J C Ritchie), EST F P Hume, Australian Chinese Jockey Club Racing 8 (D You), T J Harry, T Needham, A D McClure, L C Queen Elizabeth II Cup-G3

Eagle Farm, May 31, A$200,000, Open Quality, 2400m.

1 CAMPALDINO (NZ), (Tim Clark 54kg) ch g 4, Ghibellines - Zuzana by Shocking. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

CAMPALDINO (NZ) (10D)

Chestnut gelding foaled 2020

Breeder: Ricky & Anna Rhodes Partnership, Canterbury, NZ

Owner: Darby Racing (Mgr: S Darby), Azzurri Tiger Racing (Mgr: S Gatto), Biviano Bros (Mgr: F Biviano), Coco’s Crew, Happy Racing, T Henderson, T Ludowyke, Magro Racing, J Neilsen, Mrs C Read, Mrs H Stone, T Fred Best Classic-G3

Doomben, June 4, A$300,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1350m.

1 SPICY MARTINI, (Craig Williams 55kg) b f 3, Justify - Extra Olives by Redoute’s Choice. Trainer: Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean.

SPICY MARTINI (19A)

Bay filly foaled 2021

Sold 2023 William Inglis Inglis Digital March Sale. Price: $8,000

Breeder: Katom NSW

Owner: Miss H R Penfold, A R E Investments (Mgr: P H Butts), C G White, D J Tamblyn, D J Tamblyn, A Daffy, Felgate Holdings (Mgr: P D Felgate), D L Turner, K R Green, B A Membrey, S F Loughran, M R Magarry

Hyperion S.-G3

Pinjarra, June 7, A$200,000, 2yo+ Open Weight For, 1600m.

1 WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ), (W Pike 59kg) b g 7, Iffraaj - Western Jewel by Jeune. Trainer: G & A Williams.

WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) (13B)

Bay gelding foaled 2017

Breeder: Peters Investments Pty Ltd, Auckland, NZ

Owner: Mrs A D Williams, A Latassa & Ms S J Leury

Gunsynd Classic (Gunsynd Mile)-G3

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$200,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1600m.

1 JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY, (Tommy Berry 55kg) b f 3, Justify - Phylicia by Pierro.

Trainer: Michael Freedman.

JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY (22)

Bay filly foaled 2021

Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $80,000

Breeder: Mrs CB Remond NSW

Owner: Charas Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: C Charalambous), E J Nathan, Mrs A A Arnott, M J Kirwin, Mrs J R McGrath, J K Sullivan, P P Carrazzo, Ursino Racing (Mgr: D Ursino), Neil Douglas Racing (Mgr: N R Dougl

Strickland S.-G3

Pinjarra, June 21, A$200,000, 2yo+ Open Weight For, 2000m.

1 ADMIRATION EXPRESS, (Lucy Warwick 57kg) gr f 5, My Admiration - Comme Ci by Verglas. Trainer: J F Miller.

ADMIRATION EXPRESS (1U)

Grey filly foaled 2019

Sold 2021 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. Price: $60,000

Breeder: Namerik Thoroughbreds WA

Owner: Mrs S Miller, R Bright, T Cowcher, C George, D & R Done, Mrs N Hall, L Chapman, J Miller, R O’dea, Freo Racing (Mgr: P Paino), Bean & Cone (Mgr: Ms M Adams), Nautical Drive (Mgr: G Trigg), D & S Trimb

WJ Healy S.-G3

Eagle Farm, June 28, A$200,000, Open Quality, 1200m.

1 METALART, (J R Collett 54.5kg) br g 4, Better Than Ready - Exquisite Art by Redoute’s Choice. Trainer: K M Schweida.

METALART (2C)

Brown gelding foaled 2020

Breeder: Mr BM Nolan QLD

Owner: M K Kamp, Miss K A Fuller, G Augello & P S Pattison

Tattersall’s Cup (QJC Tattersall’s Cup)-G3

Eagle Farm, June 28, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 2400m.

1 MANZOICE, (A Mallyon 55kg) b g 5, Almanzor - Choice by Mastercraftsman. Trainer: C J Waller.

MANZOICE (16C)

Bay gelding foaled 2019 Sold 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $340,000

Breeder: Ms S Hole NSW

Owner: B Flannery, Mrs P A Flannery, T D Flannery & Q J Flannery

Winx Guineas (Sunshine Coast Guineas)-G3

Sunshine Coast, July 5, A$300,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1600m.

1 THE THREE HUNDRED, (Angela Jones 57kg) b or br g 3, I Am InvincibleSassy ‘n’ Smart by Smart Missile. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

THE THREE HUNDRED (23B)

Bay or Brown gelding foaled 2021 Sold 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Price: $400,000

Breeder: Allam Racing Syndicate NSW

Owner: Trilogy (Mgr: Mrs M Stenning), D P Maher, Ms V M Anderson, S S Roth, CBL Racing (Mgr: C Higgins), G1G Colts & Breeding Pty Ltd (Mgr: G J Diamond), Allam Family Racing (Mgr: S Allam) & J Jacobson

Lord Mayor’s Cup-L

Rosehill, May 31, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2000m.

1 TOURISTIC (Gb), (A Adkins 54kg) b g 5, Frankel - Heuristique by Shamardal.

Trainer: Peter Snowden.

Breeder: Wertheimer Et Frere

Owner: Tedwin Bloodstock, Spartus Bloodstock, F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Doyles Breeding & Racing, F M D Racing, C E Nobbs, Mrs J M Nobbs, The R B O (Mgr: M Bradby), G C Waters, Lucky Eight Racing, Exo Racing

Bel Esprit S.-L

Caulfield, May 31, A$175,000, Open Handicap, 1100m.

1 NIANCE (NZ), (D Moor 55.5kg) b f 5, Swiss Ace - Cosmetic by Red Giant.

Trainer: G M Begg.

Breeder: G Harvey, Auckland, NZ

Owner: Ace Bloodstock Racing Pty Ltd, Ace Club, P W Mangan, 2W, A R Pezzimenti, A Sharp, B Stephenson, C D Dunn, NZ Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd, J Pezzimenti, Mangan Racing, M Wanzare, R A Caia, C Francese

Sandown Cup-L

Sandown, June 1, A$175,000, Open Quality, 3200m.

1 DIWALI, (J Bowditch 54kg) b g 4, Tavistock - Belongs in Lights by Belong to Me.

Trainer: Gavin Bedggood.

Breeder: Rosemont Stud VIC

Owner: Mrs K Flaherty, Baxter Lodge (Mgr: A E Jacobs), Ruling Bool (Mgr: M J Catanzariti), Ms N E McMaster, W J Dansey, W L Dansey, Nice Garry (Mgr: L Hobbs), D C Witchell, Nevermissbool (Mgr: D R Freyer)

Spear Chief H.-L

Eagle Farm, June 7, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1500m.

1 TRANSATLANTIC, (Ryan Maloney 56kg) b g 4, Snitzel - Gust of Wind by Darci

Brahma. Trainer: T J Gollan.

Breeder: Go Bloodstock NSW

Owner: Mrs Z Daly, Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia (Mgr: K Maloney), G Voller, Supasonic (Mgr: Ms J K Baldwin), C J Minehan, B Minehan, S M George, J N Schwarz, Esky Black Racing (Mgr: B P Crimmins)

Lightning H.-L

Eagle Farm, June 7, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1000m.

1 VODKA MARTINI, (Cejay Graham 54kg) ch g 5, Agitate - Semisyn by Semipalatinsk

Trainer: K M Schweida.

Breeder: Mr A Havig QLD

Owner: A J Havig, M J Halle, D L Streten, A J Houston, W P Griffin, D F Bondfield, A S Wilson, Mrs V M Wilson, Ms J McMillan, M L A Greer, Ms S G Greer, J W Lansdown, K M Schweida & Ms H M Nichols

Queensland Day S.-L

Eagle Farm, June 7, A$200,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.

1 COSMIC FIRE, (J Mott 57kg) br g 3, Cosmic Force - Exellas by Helmet.

Trainer: Billy Healey.

Breeder: Leneva Park VIC

Owner: Healey Racing (Mgr: Mrs S B Healey), T A Horoch, P G Giemza, M D Russell, P Silk, D P Krushka, J A Young, On Fire Racing (J Kersten), S R Aylett, A C Lansdown, Mrs A Y Livingstone, S McCarthy

Bob Charley AO S. (June S.)-L

Randwick, June 7, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1100m.

1 IN FLIGHT, (J Ford 55kg) b f 4, Flying Artie - Waveline by Stravinsky.

Trainer: Joseph Pride.

Breeder: Goodwood Farm NSW

Owner: Ms K A Tibbey, J M T Fish, R Edwards, B D Playford, S Hambly, Goldmount Lodge Pty Ltd (Mgr: Ms D H Sulivan) & Proven Thoroughbreds (Mgr: A J Walter)

Show a Heart S. (The Phoenix)-L

Eagle Farm, June 7, A$160,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1500m.

1 SUNRAYS, (Tommy Berry 55kg) b f 2, Hellbent - Hiccups by Fastnet Rock.

Trainer: K M Schweida.

Breeder: Mr P Moran QLD

Owner: P G Moran

Helen Coughlan S. (Juanmo S.)-L

Eagle Farm, June 7, A$160,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1200m.

1 ZASZOU, (Ethan Brown 55.5kg) b f 4, Zoustar - Zasorceress by Zabeel. Trainer: P Stokes.

Breeder: Winton Bloodstock VIC

Owner: Bennett Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: N Bennett), R Menchise, R Coloretti, J G Falcke, B J Britten, M Hay, A D Stanley, M V Broadhead, R Akers, B J Molloy, Bakerland (Mgr: A Downard), Bearbucks No1

Wayne Wilson P. (Strawberry Road H.)-L

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$160,000, 3yo+ Open Weight For, 1600m.

1 PIER (NZ), (Ethan Brown 59kg) b g 5, Proisir - La Vitesse by Darci Brahma.

Trainer: Darryn & Briar Weatherley.

Breeder: D R & Mrs L M Weatherley & B W P Wright, Waikato, NZ

Owner: Mrs L M Weatherley, D R Weatherley, B W Wright, A Kheir, J A O’Neill, B D Nettlefold, D Edmonds & A K Racing (Mgr: Ms K L Solomon)

Hinkler H.-L

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1200m.

1 COMPELLING TRUTH, (B Wheeler 57kg) br g 5, I Am Invincible - Speak Fondly by Northern Meteor. Trainer: M D Griffith.

Breeder: Gooree Park Stud Pty Ltd NSW

Owner: M D Griffith, B M Brooks, K J Brooks, Mrs A Griffith, P N Rees, H J Johnstone, Ms J L Griffith, Mrs L Swan, D Walker, Gooree Stud (Mgr: Mrs J Tioseco) & G J Hume

Oxlade S. (Hampden S.)-L

Eagle Farm, June 14, A$160,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.

1 BRAVE DESIGN, (Jordan Childs 57kg) b or br c 2, Brave Smash - Our Design by Stratum. Trainer: D T O’Brien.

Breeder: Mrs A Webster QLD

Owner: DOB Racing Our Design (Mgr: Mrs J O’Brien), S Crow, J J Hicks, A Prce, Mrs M B Fletcher, W J Fletcher, M E Lang, A J Skelly, B Coopersmith, Mrs K Coopersmith, L W Dix, D Gay, B J Christian, M Decker

Winter Cup (STC Winter Cup)-L

Rosehill, June 14, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2400m.

1 SIR LUCAN (IRE), (A Hyeronimus 57kg) b g 6, Camelot - Sparrow by Oasis Dream Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

Breeder: Coolmore

Owner: A Kheir, GW Holdings, J A O’Neill, Mrs M N Annetts, V Kheir, B D Nettlefold, F W Cook, Carty Racing, T Needham, Kemp & Melrose, G J Skien, Ms P A Bourke, R W Holland, Australian Chinese Jockey Club Ra Raconteur S.-L

Bunbury, June 14, A$147,800, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1400m.

1 OPPORTUNISTIC, (Clint Porter Jnr 55kg) b g 3, So You Think - I’m Feeling Lucky by Bletchley Park. Trainer: Michael Grantham.

Breeder: Mr E van Heemst WA

Owner: Peters Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Peters)

Eye Liner S.-L

Ipswich, June 21, A$200,000, Open Quality, 1350m.

1 A PAL (H.K.) - OUGHTON, (R Dolan 56kg) ch g 6, More Than Ready - La Fluorescent by General Nediym. Trainer: Melissa Kelly.

Breeder: Makybe Racing & Breeding VIC Owner: L C Kelly

Ipswich Cup-L

Ipswich, June 21, A$250,000, Open Quality, 2150m.

1 FLASH AAH, (Ron Stewart 53kg) b or br g 9, Lucas Cranach - Never Despair by Hotel Grand. Trainer: Troy Pascoe.

Breeder: Clear Mountain Fairview Pty Ltd QLD

Owner: T J Pascoe, Mrs N Schloss, Mrs P M Fulton, T Schloss & Mrs S M Pascoe

Gai Waterhouse Classic-L

Ipswich, June 21, A$160,000, Fillies & Mares Open, 1200m.

1 KIN, (Angela Jones 56kg) br f 5, Impending - Kinshachi by Commands. Trainer: James Cummings.

Breeder: Godolphin Australia VIC Owner: Godolphin Civic S.-L

Randwick, June 21, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1400m.

1 HEADLEY GRANGE, (J R Collett 54kg) b g 4, Exosphere - Hard Go Jo by Hard Spun Trainer: Joseph Pride.

Breeder: Mr RJ Manwaring NSW

Owner: R J Manwaring, S C Foley, G Eggleton, M H Paine, M S Pasini, A J Hale, G Pasini J Kitsou, N G Pasini, W R Manwaring, R J Manwaring & Miss E J Manwaring Oaklands P.-L

Morphettville, June 28, A$125,675, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1400m.

1 MATAHGA (NZ), (Jacob Opperman 56kg) gr c 2, Tivaci - Mohegan Star by Reliable Man. Trainer: P Stokes.

Breeder: S J Lawson, Waikato, NZ

Owner: Saddlers Knife (Mgr: G F Brook)

Belmont Guineas-L

Pinjarra, June 28, A$147,800, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1600m.

1 OPPORTUNISTIC, (Clint Porter Jnr 57kg) b g 3, So You Think - I’m Feeling Lucky by Bletchley Park. Trainer: Michael Grantham.

Breeder: Mr E van Heemst WA

Owner: Peters Investments Pty Ltd (Mgr: R J Peters)

Gold Crown (Open Mile)-L

Eagle Farm, June 28, A$200,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 2100m. 1 MISS JOELENE, (Angela Jones 56.5kg) br f 4, Russian Revolution - Cellargirl by More Than Ready. Trainer: K M Schweida.

Breeder: Wilrace Pty Ltd QLD Owner: Wilrace Pty Ltd (Mgr: D G Wilson)

WJ McKell Cup-L

Rosehill, June 28, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 2000m.

1 ELAMAZ (IRE), (J Parr 56.5kg) b g 4, Gleneagles - Emiyna by Maria’s Mon. Trainer: G Waterhouse & A Bott.

Breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan’s Studs S.C.

Owner: L Le Metayer, Aston Bloodstock, Miss W Williams, R McClure, R Mews, Prestige Racing 14, M Wiener, J Tupou, French Kiss Thoroughbreds, Mrs K Lamond, Mrs C Cook, S Saddington, P McClure, J Simmons, F Ce

Tattersall’s S. (Tattersall’s 2YO S.)-L

Eagle Farm, June 28, A$160,000, 2yo Open Set Weight, 1400m.

1 AUTUMN BOY, (J B Mc Donald 57kg) b c 2, The Autumn Sun - Rosegarden by Savabeel. Trainer: C J Waller.

Breeder: Mr R Rutherford NSW Owner: E G C Ritchie

Tattersall’s Mile-L

Eagle Farm, June 28, A$160,000, Open Quality, 1600m.

1 THE INFLICTOR, (Rachel King 54.5kg) b g 4, Under the Louvre - Zietta by Bernardini. Trainer: C A Cousins.

Breeder: Mr K Turner QLD

Owner: A K Turner, Mrs M A Turner, R Fronis, Mrs V M Fronis, Mrs N Smith, C Smith, Ms E A Gillard, C A Cousins, D J Hannigan, Mrs J Hannigan & Bond 007 Winter S.-L

Rosehill, July 5, A$200,000, 3yo+ Open Quality, 1400m.

1 ESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE), (Dylan Gibbons 54.5kg) b g 5, Galileo GoldSuperior Charm by Elusive Quality. Trainer: Joseph Pride.

Breeder: Mrs Lena Farrell

Owner: NSW Tycoons (Mgr: S K Brown), Barraband Racing & Breeding (Mgr: M W Livsey), M Galanos, P Binet & Brave Luigi (Mgr: D A Johns)

AR Creswick S.-L

Flemington, July 5, A$175,000, 3yo Open Set Weight, 1200m.

1 BRIDAL WALTZ, (B Melham 56kg) b f 3, Snitzel - Charleston Dancer by Lonhro.

Trainer: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman.

Breeder: O E & D R Pope Pty Ltd VIC

Owner: Pope Racing No 2 (Mgr: D R Pope)

Caloundra Cup (Caloundra City Cup)-L

Sunshine Coast, July 5, A$300,000, Open Quality, 2400m.

1 HALF YOURS, (Ashley Morgan 54kg) ch g 4, St Jean - La Gazelle by Desert King.

Trainer: T & C McEvoy.

Breeder: Mrs J Thomson VIC

Owner: Kildalton Park Racing (Mgr: D Gordon), J B Biasin, D J Canny, G M Fox, Mrs G M Smith, J M Simmons, N B Smith, P R Farley, S M George, Terrace No 3 (Mgr: R H Allert) & A Guoga

Glasshouse H.-L

Sunshine Coast, July 5, A$300,000, Open Quality, 1400m.

1 FORTUNATE KISS, (Luke Tarrant 53kg) b f 6, Divine Prophet - Kiss Me Goodbye by Savabeel. Trainer: L Kennewell & L Yeomans.

Breeder: Mr T Falcone NSW

Owner: Ridgeport (Mgr: E S Guagliardo)

Sires of Stakes Horses - Season 2024-25

A LotNet Zero

Ace HighMolly Bloom (NZ), She’s a Hustler (NZ)

AgitateVODKA MARTINI Akeed MofeedSECOND TO NUN Al MaherPRIVATE EYE, SENTIMENTAL HERO, Brigidine Gal Alabama ExpressALABAMA LASS, GLASGOW LASS, TREASURETHE MOMENT, Alabama Magic, Kalkallo, Strideaway

Alfred NobelBOOTS LIKE BRUCE

All AmericanDuchess of Gossip

All Too HardARRAN BAY, DANNY’S ST DARCI, FAR TOO EASY, LITTLE BAIA, PHILIA, STEFI MAGNETICA, Accredited, Bubion, Horseshoe Hill, Red Cadillac

AlmanzorKEENELAND (NZ), MANZOICE, POSITIVITY (NZ), RISE AT DAWN (NZ), Alma Rise (NZ), Athabascan (FR), Holymanz (NZ)

Alpine EagleGEEGEES GEMSTONE, Alpine Flyer, Crack the Shutters, Snow Eagle

American PharoahCLEO CAT, GOLDRUSH GURU, IN GOOD ORDER, Pharari, Redbreast ArchipenkoHuetor (FR), Wyclif (GB)

ArdrossanBEAU DAZZLER (NZ), Saltcoats (NZ)

Artie SchillerI Am Artie, Steparty AsternGolden Mile

AustraliaDEAKIN (FR), TAJANIS (IRE), Earl of Tyrone (IRE) Awesome RockSEARCHIN’ ROC’S, WATCH ME ROCK, Own the Queen, Red Sun Sensation

AwtaadMaktoob (GB), Waterford (IRE)

BarbadosStruck By

Bated BreathQuietness (GB)

Bel EspritNed’s Gully

BelardoBelegato (NZ), Golden Path (NZ)

Taj Rossi Series Final H. (Gibson Carmichael S.)-L

Flemington, July 5, A$175,000, 2yo Open Quality, 1600m.

1 BUCCLEUCH, (W Egan 59kg) b g 2, Peltzer - Golden Fastnet by Fastnet Rock.

Trainer: Patrick & Michelle Payne.

Breeder: Mr OP Tait NSW Owner: O P Tait & Mrs K H Tait

Winter Championship Final (VRC Winter Championship)-L

Flemington, July 5, A$200,000, Open Quality, 1600m.

1 JIMMY THE BEAR, (W Egan 59kg) ch g 6, Jimmy Creed - Belvedere Road by Street

Boss. Trainer: Patrick & Michelle Payne.

Breeder: Mr MJ Hirst VIC

Owner: M J Hirst, J Bruin, N Wright, Ms E Sweetnam, Prof S Hawkins, Ms G Crowe & C Wright

Santa Ana Lane Final-L

Flemington, July 5, A$175,000, Open Quality, 1200m.

1 MARBLE NINE, (Liam Riordan 57.5kg) br g 4, Kobayashi - Aura Lee by O’Reilly.

Trainer: L & T Corstens & W Larkin.

Breeder: Palya Bloodstock Pty Ltd VIC

Owner: Palya Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: C Mckeon), T A Brooks, Mrs S Brooks, D J Blair, Mrs M R Blair, Mrs C E Whitbread, J N Whitbread, A R Walton, Mrs N Walton, E & Mrs E McKeon & R Fitzgerald

Beaufine S.-L

Pinjarra, July 5, A$125,000, 2yo+ Open Handicap, 1000m.

1 REPOSSESSION, (B Parnham 54kg) br g 3, Sessions - Can Time by Danetime.

Trainer: C & M Gangemi.

Breeder: Mrs SL Campbell WA

Owner: Gangemi Thoroughbreds (Mgr: M J Gangemi), C D Bell, G W McNally, W J Beament, S A Stay, Care Factor (Mgr: J M Pow), R J Wade, Mercon Racing (Mgr: D Condidorio), Brady Street (Mgr: R P Gartrell)

South West Cup-L

Bunbury, July 6, A$125,000, 3yo+ Open Set Weight, 2200m.

1 GINGER BAKER, (B Parnham 57.5kg) b or br g 7, Gingerbread Man - Spring Violet by Encosta de Lago. Trainer: D & B Pearce.

Breeder: Kingarth Pty Ltd WA

Owner: Greenfields Lodge Syn (Mgr: T M Patrizi)

visit the Bluebloods Shop for the finest range of thoroughbred pedigree reference books and prints

Better Than ReadyCHRYSAOR, HIDDEN WEALTH, METALART, PORT LOCKROY, Isti Star BivouacBEIWACHT, LUANA MISS BlackfriarsBe Optimistic Blue PointBOSUSTOW, ICARIAN DREAM, Aleppo Pine, Gerringong, Point Barrow Bon HoffaThe Drover Brave SmashBRAVE DESIGN, KIMOCHI

Brazen BeauANOTHER PROPHET, TAUNTING, Bold Bastille BrutalNEPOTISM, Harlem Queen, Jenni’s Meadow Bull PointFlower of Gold BullbarsMR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)

Bungle InthejungleGivemethebeatboys (IRE)

Cable BayBUBBA’S BAY, Cavity Bay, Electric Impulse, Uncommon James CalyxLIKEAKALIX, SEPALS, Good Hotspur, Husk, Stirrup Cup CamelotSIR LUCAN (IRE), Mr Waterville (IRE), Shaiyhar (IRE) CapitalistAMAZING EAGLE, CANNONBALL, ENCAP, KING KAPA, MEMO, RESERVE BANK, Akaysha, Appin Girl, Comrade Rosa, Hedged, Junqueira, King of Roseau, Lady Pankhurst, Mednyi, Quietly Arrogant

CaravaggioAMOR VICTORIOUS

CasamentoAmade (IRE)

Casino PrinceCASINO SEVENTEEN, Bandersnatch CastelvecchioAELIANA (NZ), COMANCHE MISS, DOUBLE MARKET, EL CASTELLO, SHANGRI LA SPRING, VERONA ROSE, Onavuitton

Charge ForwardTOO SOON Charm SpiritGLOBE (NZ)

ChurchillATTRITION, IMPERIALIST (NZ), ROBUSTO, Charisse, Churchill’s Choice, Cigar Flick, Golden Vale

Circus MaximusHa’penny Hatch (NZ)

City PlaceOXBRIDGE, Capital Flight

Cliff’s EdgeWinnasedge ClusterPromises Kept ComplacentCommando Drift (NZ)

ContributerLION’S ROAR (NZ), TENZING (NZ), Chase Your Dreams (NZ)

Cool Aza BeelCOOL ARCHIE, Cobra Club

Cosmic ForceCOSMIC FIRE, GIVE ME SPACE, STAY FOCUSED, WONDER BOY, Bacash, Stay Cosmic

Cotai GloryREDSTONE WELL (IRE), Glory Daze (IRE)

D’ArgentoSTATUARIO, All Kinds of Folk, Sequista, Silver Dagger DalgharHEMLOCK STONE (NZ)

Dandy ManHELLSING (IRE)

DansiliTaramansour (IRE)

Dark AngelBerkshire Shadow (GB), Munhamek (GB), Sibaaq (GB)

Decorated KnightETNA ROSSO (IRE)

Deep FieldA LITTLE DEEP, DEPTH OF CHARACTER, FIELD OF PLAY, GALA QUEEN, RUSTIC STEEL, Bases Loaded, Celestial Hero, Deep Focus (NZ), Deep Pleasure, Fire Star, Ningaloo Star, Pondalowie, Stoli Bolli, Who Dares

Deep ImpactCITY OF LIGHTS, Muramasa, Newfoundland (IRE), Prognosis (JPN)

DemeritNorich, Zephyra

Dialed InONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA)

Dirty WorkDO I FEEL LUCKY Divine ProphetFORTUNATE KISS, GENEROSITY, SEE YOU IN HEAVEN DomesdayANTIQUE MISS DracarysDRAGONNE ROUGE, Kahlisee

Dream AheadHeadwall, Lisztomania

DrefongWarp Speed (JPN)

DubawiFIRST LIGHT (GB), Clear Thinking (GB), My Oberon (IRE)

DubiousDon’tdoubthelady DundeelCINCH, DEEL HER IN, FEMMINILE, JASMIN ROUGE, KINGOFWALLSTREET, KONASANA, LITZDEEL, MARE OF MT BULLER, RED ACES, THE INEVITABLE, Ain’tnodeeldun, Fukubana, Henlein, It’s a Knockout, Politely Dun, Polymnia, Townsend EarthlightPETIT ARTISTE EmbellishKazaru (NZ) EncryptionCIFRADO, Encoder EpauletteImposant, Lievore, The Merryman Exceed and ExcelBARBER, POUNDING, ZEITUNG, Contemporary, Hard to Say ExceedanceDANCE TO THE BOOM, SWIFTFALCON, Exceed the Boom, Exceed the Planet, Flyer, Swiftie Harriet ExosphereAUSTMARR, HEADLEY GRANGE, SKYBIRD, Phearson, Spacewalk Extreme ChoiceBEL MERCI, DEVIL NIGHT, KNIGHT’S CHOICE, Extremely Lucky, Nostringsattached, Tempestuous FarnanKING OF POP, NORTH ENGLAND, RECUPERATO, Farcited, Farnicle Fast CompanyLIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR) Fastnet RockBUCKAROO (GB), COASTWATCH, ON DISPLAY, VIA SISTINA (IRE), China Sea, Inevitable Truth, Mayfair, Pereille, Smokin’ Princess Fine NeedleFine Future (JPN) FiorenteGOTTA GO GURU, SILENT SURRENTE, Apulia, Cecchetti, Fear the Wind, My Brothers Keeper, Oxford Blue Flying ArtieASFOORA, IN FLIGHT, VAST ART, Coin Toss, Democracy Manifest FootstepsinthesandBear on the Loose (IRE) FoxwedgeBianco Vilano

FrankelHERMAN HESSE (GB), SIR DELIUS (GB), TOURISTIC (GB), Converge, Fernao (IRE) Free EagleBirdman (IRE) Frost GiantValour Road

FrostedPISCES, Arctic Glamour, Chergui, Go Jeanie, Snack Bar GalahDesennea, Let’s Galahvant

GalileoLAND LEGEND (FR), OKITA SOUSHI (IRE), OUR ANCHORAGE (IRE), Changingoftheguard (IRE), Interpretation (IRE), Iowa (IRE), Serpentine (IRE)

Galileo GoldESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE)

GaliwayVAUBAN (FR), Gregolimo (FR)

GhibellinesCAMPALDINO (NZ), PALMETTO (NZ), SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ)

Gingerbread ManGINGER BAKER, Fluro Neuro, Phanta

GleneaglesELAMAZ (IRE), Glentaneous (IRE), Kettle Hill (GB)

GraffGrafterburners, Royal Chic

GruntMIRAVAL ROSE, POCKETING, All Grunt

Hampton CourtMARACOURT

HanseaticBefuddle, Bermondsey, Rohesia

Harry AngelANGEL CAPITAL, ARKANSAW KID, PRIVATE HARRY, TOM KITTEN, WAR MACHINE (NZ), WATCHME WIN, Miss Skyhigh, Stretan Angel

HarzandMostly Cloudy (IRE)

HeadwaterLONDON’S IMAGE, MANHOOD, Strait Acer, Thespian Waters, Tristate

HellbentMAGIC TIME, SUNRAYS, TREMONTI, Benedetta, Deekay, Hell Hath No Fury, Hella Fast, Savvy Hallie, Vivy Air

Highland ReelBeautiful Jewel, Kicking King, Warnie (IRE)

Holy Roman EmperorNumerian (IRE)

HualalaiVOLCANIC EXPRESS

HussonSwoop Dog I Am ImmortalATHANATOS, MCGAW I Am InvincibleAIRMAN, BLUE HOTEL, CABALLUS, CHARM STONE, COMMEMORATIVE, COMPELLING TRUTH, ENRICHED, ESTRIELLA, GARZA BLANCA, HI BARBIE, I AM ME, INKARUNA, ISTHMUS, LUBRICATION, MY GLADIOLA, THE THREE HUNDRED, VINROCK, Anode, Arriving Home, Bizot, Chisholm, Countyourblessings, Daggers, Hidden Achievement, I Am Unstoppable, Ikasara, Kundalini, Let’sfacethemusic, Naifah, Navy Pilot, Nettuno, Sisstainable, Tiz Invincible, Written in Code, Zarastro I’m All the TalkTALKANCO, Final Siren, Loves Talking, Premium Choice IffraajIS IT ME, WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ), Luncies (GB) IlovethiscityLovelycut, Tippa ImpendingKIN InvaderSUNSHINE IN PARIS, I’m Zac, Robrick JakkalberryHit the Road Jack (NZ) Jimmy CreedJIMMY THE BEAR JustifyAIR ASSAULT, DAWN SERVICE, JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY, JUST TOO FLY, LILAC, SPICY MARTINI, STORM BOY, Arcora, Clear Proof, Just Party, Justa Star, Ndola KermadecCaptain Fenkel, Kirkeby, Lim’s Kosciuszko, Scarlet Oak King’s LegacySTEEL TRAP, Kujenga KingmanSounds of Heaven (GB), Zardozi, Ziryab (GB) KobayashiMARBLE NINE, Midnight in Tokyo, Our Kobison Le HavreELIYASS (FR) Lean Mean MachineTITLE FIGHTER LonhroLINDERMANN, Amenable, Sghirripa, Thames

Sires

of Stakes Horses - Season 2024-25 continued

Lope de VegaARAPAHO (FR), COSMIC VEGA (IRE), DUBAI POET (GB), DUKE DE SESSA (IRE), Lord of Biscay (IRE), Our Gold Hope, Star Vega (IRE)

Love Conquers AllRamp it Up

Lucas CranachFLASH AAH

Lucky VegaWITHIN THE LAW

MagnusDASHING, FRONT PAGE, JUST FOLK, MISS CELINE, REGAL AZMON, REY MAGNERIO, Bopping Blue, Magnaprime, Magnaspin, Magnificent Andy

MahisaraLittle Mix, Mahbaby

MakfiWILD IMAGINATION (NZ)

Manhattan RainBENAGIL, MAN CRUSH, La Danseuse Rouge, Sabaj

MaschinoBONJOY, JOKERS GRIN, MACHINE GUN GRACIE, SMOOTH CHINO, Crippalenko

MassaatCoco Jamboo (IRE)

MastercraftsmanALALCANCE (GB), Berkshire Breeze (IRE)

MauriceMATCHA LATTE, MAZU, Ausbred Flirt, Belvedere Boys, Ethereum Girl, Foujita San, Jenni Gone Bonkers, Katsumi Orochi

Medaglia d’OroKallos

MehmasChorlton Lane (IRE)

MendelssohnFelix the Scat

Merchant NavyMerchant Gold, Royal Merchant, She Ours

MicrophoneHIGHVOL, Amplify, Lavalier, Matisse

Mikki IsleDRAGONSTONE

Mongolian KhanBANKERS CHOICE (NZ)

MorandiMormona (FR)

More Than ReadyOUGHTON, Grinzinger Prince

MosheASHFORD STREET

MotivatorHopeful (FR)

MshawishWishlor Lass

My AdmirationADMIRATION EXPRESS

NathanielSpirit Ridge (GB), Zechariah (IRE)

National DefenseBRAVO CENTURION

Needs FurtherDURAZZO, ZANY GIRL, Superfluous

New BayNEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE), NEW ENERGY (IRE)

NiagaraFANCIFY (NZ)

NicconiJOYFUL FORTUNE, NICOLINI VITO, Amber Glide, French Ruler, Nicco the Greek Night of ThunderROCKRIBBED, RUMBLED AGAIN

No Nay NeverLAKE FOREST (GB)

Noble MissionBuffalo River (USA)

Not a Single DoubtWEST OF AFRICA, Sans Doute

Ocean ParkKOVALICA (NZ), Grebeni, Hurry Curry (NZ), Olympic Park (NZ), Powers of Opal (NZ)

Ole KirkKING KIRK, LEGACY BOUND, O’ OLE, PRESTIGE FOREVER

Omaha BeachBAND OF BROTHERS OvershareSTORYVILLE, Lady Laguna, Major Share PariahLADY IN PINK, OSTRAKA, Madame Lexis, Peleus PatronizePLAYHOUSE PATRON PeltzerBUCCLEUCH Per IncantoBELCLARE (NZ), EVAPORATE (NZ), GRINGOTTS (NZ), JIMMYSSTAR (NZ), MARBLE ARCH (NZ), Mrs Chrissie (NZ), Rue de Royale (NZ) PierataColeman, Midnight Dynamite, Perfectly Proper, Tobeornottobe PierroGRAND PIERRO, LES VAMPIRES, OSIPENKO (NZ) Playing GodBABY PARIS, COMFORT ME, CURRIMUNDI, MOJO RHYTHM, ROPE THEM IN, SEPTEMBER BORN, WEST STAR, Bustler, Funchal, Noahquintilly, Play Fair

PrefermentMeridiana (NZ), Strathtay (NZ) Press StatementPRESS DOWN, Pier Pressure, Roots Pride of DubaiBELLA NIPOTINA, BUCKETS RIDGE, DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE), DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ), DUBAI HONOUR (IRE), MAHARBA, PRIDE OF JENNI, Dubai Focus, Fancy Man (IRE), Maxwhooshtapin, My Khalifa, Shadhavar, Sirileo Miss, Sun ‘n’ Sand, Talisay

ProisirCOEUR VOLANTE (NZ), NIKAU SPUR (NZ), PIER (NZ), SERGEANT MAJOR (NZ), Alhambra Lad (NZ), Dark Destroyer (NZ), Midnight Mass (NZ), Poetic Drama (NZ) Puissance de LuneFLOATING, Somewhere Real SteelScheelite Rebel RaiderPLENTY OF AMMO, Nonconformist Red Hot ChoiceHot Zed Redoute’s ChoiceMilitary Expert RedwoodANTINO (NZ), Sharp ‘n’ Smart (NZ)

Reliable ManLEKVARTE (NZ)

ResetJunipal Reward for EffortWAY TO THE STARS RibchesterGarachico (GB), Pisanello Rich EnuffABOUNDING, Demolish, Enuff Seduction, Oscar’s Fortune, Tiger Shark

Roaring LionKINGSWOOD (GB), Valiant King (GB), Waltham (GB)

Rock of GibraltarSTRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE)

RommelSNOWDOME

RothesayRothfire

Royal MeetingHayasugi

RubickFreedom Rally, Need Some Luck, Outback Miss, River Rubicon Russian RevolutionBRUDENELL, GENERAL SALUTE, LIBERTAD, MISS JOELENE, REVOLUTIONARY MISS, THE INSTRUCTOR, Insurrection, Russian Alliance, Whinchat Sacred FallsKaliuwaa Falls (NZ)

SafeguardCASTLE ROAD, Fila Mia, Sinful Living

SantosMOORLANDS MISS Satono AladdinFIRESTORM (NZ), Raf Attack (NZ)

SavabeelATISHU (NZ), CAPTAIN PLUTO (NZ), GOLD BULLION (NZ), JEDIBEEL (NZ), Forgot You (NZ), I Wish I Win (NZ), Major Beel (NZ), Poison Chalice (NZ), Savaglee (NZ), Scintillante (NZ), Twilight Tale

Saxon WarriorConfetti Garden, Miss Busslinger, Sheza Alibi

Scissor KickGiga Kick

Sea the StarsCEPHEUS (GB), JUST FINE (IRE), SEA KING (GB), UNCLE BRYN (GB), River of Stars (IRE)

SebringFANGIRL, TASHI

SepoyTiffany Valentine SessionsREPOSSESSION, SAIL SESSION, SALOON BAR, Sensessional ShalaaEAGLE NEST, JENNILALA, MORNINGTON GLORY, RECOMMENDATION, WELWAL (GB), Night Endeavor (FR), Sha of Gomer, Shalaa’s Moment ShamardalRoyal Champion (IRE) ShamexpressGRINZINGER BELLE (NZ), Expressiveness (NZ) Shamus AwardDISTRUSTFUL AWARD, QUINTESSA (NZ), WILLAIDOW, A Samurai Mind, Irish Songs, McKeyla, Quickster, Roll on High, Torque to Be Sure

ShockingHERE TO SHOCK (NZ), Hezashocka (NZ), Scary (NZ)

Shooting to WinMCHALE, PAYLINE, SHE’S BULLETPROOF, Oakley Miss ShowcasingFUTURE HISTORY (GB)

SidestepParty for Two

Sioux NationApache Song, Socks Nation Sir PrancealotSIR KINGSFORD, SIR SWAY, SNOOPY NOW SiyouniAMELIA’S JEWEL, Nugget (GB) Smart MissileAVIATRESS, BRIASA, TRIPLE MISSILE, Elite Missile, Felix Majestic, Scud, Tanglewood SnitzelBARAQIEL, BEADMAN, BITTERCREEK, BLITZBURG, BRIDAL WALTZ, GATSBY’S, LADY SHENANDOAH, LAZZURA, LOFTY ARCH, MAKARENA, MARHOONA, PROST, SAINT EMILION, SANDPAPER, SNITZANOVA, SWITZERLAND, TRANSATLANTIC, ZLOTIES, Beskar, Boa Vista, Chatterley, Declichy Boulevard, Imperial Force, Kirribilli, Manos, Prestige Snitzel, Pure Passion, Sakima, Snitzalatte, Snitzel Miss, Wanaruah, Williamsburg So You ThinkDIAMOND SCENE, GENTLEMAN ROY, MIDNIGHT BLUE, OPENING ADDRESS (NZ), OPPORTUNISTIC, PUNCH LANE, YOU WAHNG, Dame Commander, So Glamorous, Think ‘n’ Fly SooboogTime to Boogie SpiethBROOKHAVEN, Dark Glitter, Flying for Fun, Jaguar Stone, Lost in Transit Spill the BeansCranky Harry Spirit of BoomBOOMTOWN BOSS, GIN SPIRIT, GOLDEN BOOM, SHINING SMILE, All That Pizzazz, Boom Torque, Cuddles for Kimmy, Extractor, Hot Digity Boom, Midnight Spirit, Prince of Boom St JeanHALF YOURS StaphanosBASILINNA (NZ), Just Kick (NZ), Movin Out (NZ) Star TurnALSEPHINA, PRAIRIE FLOWER, STARRY HEIGHTS, Fabulantes, Overriding, Shezanalister Star WitnessBELLATRIX STAR, EL MORZILLO, IKNOWASTAR, Dazzling Lucy, In Her Eyes StarcraftCliff House StarspangledbannerPALM ANGEL, Perilous Fighter StratosphereSANNIYA, Azonto Stratum StarIn Her Stride Street BossANOTHER WIL, CASHEL PALACE, ELPHINSTONE, PERICLES, PINSTRIPED, TEMPTED, TENTYRIS, THE BOSS LADY, TRAFFIC WARDEN, Triple Jay Study of ManKinesiology (GB) Sun CitySun Worshipper

Super EasySuper Strike (NZ)

Super OneSUPER SMINK, Suparazi

Super SethFEROCE (NZ), LINEBACKER (NZ), MAISON LOUIS (NZ), Sanctified (NZ)

SupidoBuenos Noches, Shohisha

SwearREGAL VOW

Swiss AceNIANCE (NZ)

TagaloaSPICY LU, Meisho, Salty Pearl

TarzinoKADAVAR (NZ), TORRANZINO (NZ)

TassortAMEENA, MANAAL, Good Sort, Secret Sort, Statewide, Wollzeile

TavistockCEOLWULF (NZ), DIWALI, TAVI TIME (NZ), Episodic (NZ), Through Irish Eyes (NZ)

TeofiloGear Up (IRE), Without a Fight (IRE)

TerritoriesBERKELEY SQUARE, Craig (GB), Lazzat (FR), More Territories, Territory Express, Unspoken (IRE)

The Autumn SunAUTUMN BOY, AUTUMN GLOW, KNOW THYSELF, MATUSALEM, PRIVATE LEGACY, SNOW IN MAY, Plymouth, Sneaky Sunrise

The MissionYELLOW BRICK, Adiella, Apuntar

Time for WarIT’SOURTIME

TivaciAMERICAN WOLF (NZ), MATAHGA (NZ), King of Thunder (NZ)

Too Darn HotARABIAN SUMMER, BROADSIDING, PERSPIRATION, RIVELLINO, SHANWAH (NZ), SILMARILLION, SUPERALLOY, TOO DARN DISCREET, TOO DARN LIZZIE, TROPICUS, Hot Sea, Hot Too Go, Interjection, Jenni the Fox, Killcare Beachgirl, Sweltering, Sword of Legacy ToronadoBOIS D’ARGENT (GB), LADY JONES, ROMANTIC CHOICE, SUNTORA, TWAIN’S ANGEL, Beltoro, Extratwo, Luvya Mumma, Modown, Perfect Chant, Toropa, Vestas

Tosen StardomSeeking Stardom

Tough SpeedAlvarinho, Zewinna Trapeze ArtistFLYING BANDIT, PINITO, Artistic Venture, Dream Side, Ducasse, Flying Trapeze, Pleasure Artist, She’s an Artist, Tupakara TurffonteinFIRST ACCUSED, Coal Crusher

UlyssesMIGHTY ULYSSES (GB)

Under the LouvreTHE INFLICTOR, Call da Vinci, Exotique Miss Universal RulerAZTEC RULER, Rusty Dreams, Yonga Lass

Unusual SuspectUnusual Legacy (NZ)

VadamosKlabel (NZ), With Your Blessing (NZ) VancouverOVERPASS VerdiGOLDMAN (NZ) VespaELETTRICA (NZ) WandjinaINFANCY, TERRA MATER, Wanda Rox War ChantMOOD SWINGS, Memory Parade, Without Reg War DecreeLuvnwar (NZ), Warmonger (NZ)

Winning RupertIOWNA MERC

Wootton BassettROYAL PATRONAGE (FR), Gallo Nero, State Visit, West of Swindon, Wiltshire Square, Wodeton, Yamashita’s Gold WordsmithGEEGEES MISTRUTH, Geegees Missile Worthy CauseHINGED

Written ByTHE PLAYWRIGHT, WIND AND THE LION, Buffalo, The Novelist Written TycoonCATOGGIO, CERTAIN RISE, CILACAP, FIRST SETTLER, MEDIA WORLD, MILITARY TYCOON, PRIVATE LIFE, PUBLIC ATTENTION (NZ), ROYAL INSIGNIA, SCENIC POINT, SKYHOOK, SOUTHPORT TYCOON, SUMMER FLAME, TYCOON STAR, Gallant Son, Gangsta Granny, Goodlucktome, Kind Words, Lady of Camelot, Magnatear, Marsept, Rich Dottie, Ron’s Finalflutter, Run Harry Run, Supercilious, Winmar, Yoshinobu WrotePULCHRITUDINOUS (NZ), WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ) XtravagantNADAL, Devoted Yes Yes YesFirm Agreement, Yes Queen Your SongMELODY AGAIN ZacintoChica Mojito (NZ) ZedBELLE DETELLE ZoffanyPOINT KING (IRE), Fawkner Park (IRE), Osmose (FR) ZousainAMELITA, BELLAZAINE, DRIFTING, Sweet Pretender ZoustarARTS OBJECT, CLEAN ENERGY, FLOOZIE, GROWING EMPIRE, INHIBITIONS, JOLIESTAR, OLENTIA, PHILOSOPHER, REGAL ZEUS, RIGHT TO PARTY, SCHWARZ, SHE’S GOT PIZZAZZ, STARDOM, ZASZOU, ZOUATICA, Astero, Climbing Star (NZ), Dominetta, Duchess Zou, Hillier, Midwest, Miss Aria, Miss Roumbini, Mumbai Muse, Phenom, Price Tag, Street Chase, Tuned, Xidaki, Zoubaby, Zougotcha n

Broodmare Sires of Stakes Horses - Season 2024-25

AcclamationBirdman (IRE)

AdelaideMiss Busslinger

AdlerflugRiver of Stars (IRE)

Al AkbarCITY OF LIGHTS

Al MaherSIR KINGSFORD, Midnight Dynamite, Ramp it Up

AlamosaPowers of Opal (NZ)

Alfred NobelNorich, Perfectly Proper

AlignWROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ)

All AmericanDark Destroyer (NZ)

All Too HardKING OF POP, MAN CRUSH, TREMONTI, Kahlisee, Kujenga, Talisay

AnabaaGRAND PIERRO, OLENTIA, SEE YOU IN HEAVEN, Devoted, Dominetta, Episodic (NZ), Lord of Biscay (IRE)

Animal KingdomEVAPORATE (NZ), Madame Lexis, Peleus

AraziSuparazi

ArchWELWAL (GB)

Artie SchillerTITLE FIGHTER, Sakima

AustraliaLazzat (FR)

AuthorizedBRAVO CENTURION, MELODY AGAIN

AzamourELIYASS (FR), STRAWBERRY ROCK (IRE)

BahhareANTINO (NZ)

Barely a MomentJOKERS GRIN

Beat HollowPOUNDING

Beautiful CrownBrigidine Gal

Bel EspritAVIATRESS, BEL MERCI, FRONT PAGE, LUANA MISS, TERRA MATER, Amplify Belong to MeDIWALI

BeneteauFelix Majestic

BenicioDemocracy Manifest BernardiniCAPTAIN PLUTO (NZ), THE INFLICTOR, Dark Glitter, Flying Trapeze, Inevitable Truth, Kundalini, She’s a Hustler (NZ), Stretan Angel

BertoliniAlma Rise (NZ)

BianconiANOTHER WIL, Wishlor Lass

Big BrownDRIFTING, Roots

BirdonthewireDeep Pleasure

Bite the BulletBITTERCREEK

Black HawkSwoop Dog

Black MinnalousheLION’S ROAR (NZ)

BlameSWITZERLAND

Bletchley ParkOPPORTUNISTIC, Crippalenko, Without Reg

BotswanaLisztomania

Bradbury’s LuckHIDDEN WEALTH

BrillianceHezashocka (NZ)

California DaneTALKANCO

CamelotBerkshire Breeze (IRE)

Candy RideValiant King (GB)

Canford CliffsAMELIA’S JEWEL, BOSUSTOW

Canny LadARRAN BAY, SHINING SMILE, TOO SOON

Cape CrossDUKE DE SESSA (IRE), MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB)

Captain AlManos

Captain SonadorAdiella

Casino PrinceABOUNDING, GENEROSITY, NEPOTISM, PAYLINE, PERSPIRATION, SEPALS, WILLAIDOW, YOU WAHNG, Midnight in Tokyo, Sensessional CecconiChica Mojito (NZ)

Charge ForwardAMAZING EAGLE, CLEAN ENERGY, LIBERTAD, SPICY LU, Ethereum Girl, Meisho, Redbreast, Tupakara

Cherokee RunLOFTY ARCH

ChoisirCHRYSAOR, Churchill’s Choice, Dubai Focus, King of Roseau, Mahbaby

ComfyCOMFORT ME

CommandsALABAMA LASS, BUBBA’S BAY, CABALLUS, GIN SPIRIT, KIN, MOOD SWINGS, PUBLIC ATTENTION (NZ), SIR SWAY, Hayasugi, Raf Attack (NZ), Scarlet Oak, Socks Nation ConatusBANKERS CHOICE (NZ), CATOGGIO

CongratsPRIVATE HARRY

Court CommandLost in Transit DalakhaniROYAL PATRONAGE (FR), China Sea, Taramansour (IRE) DanehillMORNINGTON GLORY, Fear the Wind, My Brothers Keeper Danehill DancerKADAVAR (NZ), Amenable, Iowa (IRE), Kettle Hill (GB), Play Fair, Serpentine (IRE) DanerichLovelycut

DanetimeREPOSSESSION, Yes Queen DansiliARAPAHO (FR), HERMAN HESSE (GB), LAND LEGEND (FR), Athabascan (FR), Interpretation (IRE), Maktoob (GB), Munhamek (GB), Waltham (GB) DanzeroEnuff Seduction, Good Hotspur Darci BrahmaDANNY’S ST DARCI, PALMETTO (NZ), PIER (NZ), PRAIRIE FLOWER, TRANSATLANTIC, With Your Blessing (NZ) Dash for CashSTATUARIO, Tiffany Valentine DaylamiBOIS D’ARGENT (GB), REGAL AZMON, SIR DELIUS (GB)

Deep ImpactFine Future (JPN), Warp Speed (JPN)

DehereRIGHT TO PARTY

DenmanCASINO SEVENTEEN, THE INSTRUCTOR, TWAIN’S ANGEL, Cavity Bay, Husk, Price Tag, Run Harry Run, She Ours, The Merryman

DenmarketCranky Harry

Desert KingHALF YOURS

Desert SunJUST FOLK

DomesdayLADY JONES, Benedetta

Don EduardoGLOBE (NZ)

DoyenKirkeby

Dubai DestinationGolden Path (NZ), Phanta, Unspoken (IRE)

DubawiDEAKIN (FR), KNOW THYSELF, TAJANIS (IRE), Holymanz (NZ), Spacewalk, Townsend, Without a Fight (IRE), Zardozi

Due SassoLoves Talking

Duke of MarmaladeSEA KING (GB), Bacash DundeelWITHIN THE LAW, Plymouth

DuporthROMANTIC CHOICE

Dutch ArtGivemethebeatboys (IRE)

Dylan ThomasDuchess of Gossip, Grafterburners

Easy RockingFabulantes

EkraarSERGEANT MAJOR (NZ)

El PradoLAKE FOREST (GB)

Elusive QualityESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE), OXBRIDGE

Empire MakerREGAL VOW

Encosta de LagoCOASTWATCH, ENRICHED, FANGIRL, GINGER BAKER, GOLDEN BOOM, LADY IN PINK, LEKVARTE (NZ), MARHOONA, RECUPERATO, RED ACES, ZLOTIES, All Grunt, All That Pizzazz, Horseshoe Hill, Lady Laguna, Red Cadillac, Sghirripa, Sweltering, Tristate

EpauletteMEDIA WORLD

EquianoTYCOON STAR, Who Dares

Exceed and ExcelARKANSAW KID, AUSTMARR, BELLATRIX STAR, IN GOOD ORDER, OVERPASS, TEMPTED, TENTYRIS, TRAFFIC WARDEN, TROPICUS, Bold Bastille, Chergui, Crack the Shutters, Deekay, Kallos, La Danseuse Rouge, Mednyi, Rue de Royale (NZ), Snow Eagle, Sword of Legacy, Tiger Shark, Wodeton

Excellent ArtChangingoftheguard (IRE)

ExcitesCIFRADO, Imposant

Face ValueSILENT SURRENTE

FalbravMATUSALEM, Bandersnatch FaltaatRed Sun Sensation FalvelonBianco Vilano Fantastic LightAnode, Luncies (GB) Fastnet RockAIRMAN, BUCCLEUCH, CLEO CAT, DUBAI POET (GB), EL CASTELLO, FLOOZIE, GARZA BLANCA, IMPERIALIST (NZ), INHIBITIONS, ISTHMUS, JOLIESTAR, KINGOFWALLSTREET, LILAC, LUBRICATION, MEMO, OKITA SOUSHI (IRE), RESERVE BANK, STORM BOY, SUNRAYS, TENZING (NZ), VAST ART, Arcora, Beautiful Jewel, Cigar Flick, Climbing Star (NZ), Confetti Garden, Harlem Queen, Hedged, Hella Fast, Jenni the Fox, Lady of Camelot, Miss Roumbini, Mumbai Muse, Our Kobison, Polymnia, Savvy Hallie, Seeking Stardom, She’s an Artist, Torque to Be Sure, Vivy Air, Wanda Rox, Yonga Lass, Zougotcha Five Star DayAmade (IRE) Floral PegasusPLENTY OF AMMO Flying SpurEAGLE NEST, MAZU, RUMBLED AGAIN, Bermondsey, Just Kick (NZ), Secret Sort, Think ‘n’ Fly FootstepsinthesandWarnie (IRE) ForestryGATSBY’S FoxwedgeBuffalo FraarROCKRIBBED FrankelInterjection FreezePORT LOCKROY French DeputyATTRITION, Elite Missile Fusaichi PegasusGLASGOW LASS GalileoALALCANCE (GB), BUCKAROO (GB), FIRST LIGHT (GB), MOORLANDS MISS, POINT KING (IRE), SNITZANOVA, STAY FOCUSED, VIA SISTINA (IRE), Arctic Glamour, Fancy Man (IRE), Nettuno, Newfoundland (IRE), Ningaloo Star, Nugget (GB), Sirileo Miss, Smokin’ Princess, Sounds of Heaven (GB), Stay Cosmic, Ziryab (GB)

General NediymGENERAL SALUTE, OUGHTON, Chatterley, Cuddles for Kimmy, Hot Digity Boom, Little Mix, Quickster, Struck By, Xidaki, Yamashita’s Gold

Giant’s CausewayExceed the Planet, Sha of Gomer Gingerbread ManSMOOTH CHINO

GolanNight Endeavor (FR)

Gold FeverImperial Force

GonskiApache Song

Grey SwallowMOJO RHYTHM

Handsome RansomGIVE ME SPACE

HaradasunWONDER BOY, Good Sort Harbour WatchAMEENA

Hard SpunHEADLEY GRANGE, Magnaspin

Heart’s CryLAZZURA, Somewhere

HelenusCommando Drift (NZ)

HelmetCOSMIC FIRE, TORRANZINO (NZ)

HenrythenavigatorOSIPENKO (NZ)

HeritageCapital Flight

HernandoMr Waterville (IRE)

Hidden DragonKlabel (NZ)

High ChaparralBUCKETS RIDGE, DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ), ON DISPLAY, POCKETING, QUINTESSA (NZ), STARRY HEIGHTS, YELLOW BRICK, Apulia, Daggers, Garachico (GB), Muramasa, Numerian (IRE), Roll on High, Russian Alliance, Williamsburg

Hold That TigerNonconformist

Hotel GrandFLASH AAH

Hurricane RunVAUBAN (FR)

HussonPRIVATE LEGACY, Artistic Venture, Flower of Gold

HussonetBARAQIEL, FAR TOO EASY, HIGHVOL, WAR MACHINE (NZ), Military Expert, Overriding, Rothfire

I Am InvincibleASFOORA, DANCE TO THE BOOM, FIELD OF PLAY, KIMOCHI, Gallo Nero, Pure Passion, Rohesia, Sans Doute, Sequista, Tanglewood

IffraajBEADMAN, SHANWAH (NZ), Belegato (NZ), Molly Bloom (NZ)

Indian CharlieBuffalo River (USA) Invincible SpiritNEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE), PRESS DOWN IstidaadFIRESTORM (NZ), Hit the Road Jack (NZ)

Jet SpurKING KAPA, Uncommon James JetballGEEGEES MISTRUTH, Geegees Missile

JeuneWESTERN EMPIRE (NZ)

Jimmy ChouxWATCH ME ROCK

JohannesburgPHILIA

JoharTAVI TIME (NZ), Irish Songs

KeeninskyFANCIFY (NZ)

Keep the FaithSECOND TO NUN, Superfluous

KeeperKazaru (NZ), Lim’s Kosciuszko

KeltriceAusbred Flirt

KendargentGregolimo (FR)

King’s HighTHE INEVITABLE

KingmamboJUST FINE (IRE)

KingmanOPENING ADDRESS (NZ)

Kitten’s JoyREGAL ZEUS

KyllachyLIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR)

LadoniZANY GIRL

LarantoScud

Last TycoonGENTLEMAN ROY

Le HavreHELLSING (IRE)

LibrettistMCGAW

Lion HunterNeed Some Luck

LonhroA LITTLE DEEP, BARBER, BRIDAL WALTZ, ESTRIELLA, HERE TO SHOCK (NZ), INFANCY, MANHOOD, SANDPAPER, STEEL TRAP, Desennea, Ducasse, Extratwo, Fukubana, Golden Mile, Kirribilli, Snack Bar, Triple Jay, Tuned

Lope de VegaNORTH ENGLAND, Apuntar, Robrick

Love Conquers AllIn Her Eyes, Shezanalister

MachiavellianFernao (IRE)

Magic AlbertASHFORD STREET

MagnusSHE’S GOT PIZZAZZ, TOO DARN LIZZIE, Demolish, Golden Vale, Scheelite, Winnasedge, Zoubaby

MakfiKOVALICA (NZ), MAISON LOUIS (NZ), VERONA ROSE, Alabama Magic, Magnaprime, Prestige Snitzel

ManduroDENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)

Manhattan RainJENNILALA, Gangsta Granny Manner HillI Am Artie

Maria’s MonELAMAZ (IRE)

MastercraftsmanMANZOICE, SUNTORA, Lady Pankhurst

McFlirtSEPTEMBER BORN

Medaglia d’OroBAND OF BROTHERS, GOLDRUSH GURU, I AM ME, ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA), SUPERALLOY, TRIPLE MISSILE, Grebeni, Osmose (FR), Pisanello, Snitzel Miss

Broodmare Sires of Stakes Horses - Season 2024-25

MediceanKONASANA

MidshipmanMANAAL

Mizzen MastFUTURE HISTORY (GB)

Monaco ConsulNoahquintilly

Monashee MountainNed’s Gully

MonolithJusta Star

MonsunHopeful (FR)

MontjeuDUBAI HONOUR (IRE), GOLDMAN (NZ), Alhambra Lad (NZ), Mostly Cloudy (IRE), Wyclif (GB)

More Than ReadyAMELITA, BRUDENELL, CILACAP, ELETTRICA (NZ), JUST TOO FLY, KNIGHT’S CHOICE, LEGACY BOUND, LONDON’S IMAGE, MAHARBA, MISS JOELENE, NICOLINI VITO, PETIT ARTISTE, SENTIMENTAL HERO, SOUTHPORT TYCOON, Bizot, Gerringong, Ikasara, More Territories, Our Gold Hope, Promises Kept, Twilight Tale, Vestas

MosheNADAL

MossmanGallant Son, The Drover

MotivatorMormona (FR)

Musee d’OrsayTippa

NadeemYoshinobu New ApproachDRAGONNE ROUGE, SNOOPY NOW, Beskar, Craig (GB), Hot Too Go, Navy Pilot, Pereille, Tiz Invincible

NicconiGALA QUEEN, KING KIRK, MAGIC TIME, Henlein, Ndola

NielloFreedom Rally No Excuse NeededATISHU (NZ) Northern MeteorCHARM STONE, COMPELLING TRUTH, PROST, SWIFTFALCON, TAUNTING, Buenos Noches, Major Share Not a Single DoubtBELLAZAINE, DURAZZO, MY GLADIOLA, PRESTIGE FOREVER, SCHWARZ, Bases Loaded, Celestial Hero, Countyourblessings, Extractor, Headwall, Insurrection, Let’sfacethemusic, Matisse, Quietly Arrogant, Shalaa’s Moment, Winmar Nothin’ Leica DaneNicco the Greek

O’ReillyATHANATOS, BELCLARE (NZ), FEROCE (NZ), JEDIBEEL (NZ), MARBLE NINE, POSITIVITY (NZ), PRIDE OF JENNI, ZOUATICA, Accredited, Chase Your Dreams (NZ), Forgot You (NZ), Major Beel (NZ), Mrs Chrissie (NZ), My Khalifa, Poison Chalice (NZ), Sanctified (NZ), Savaglee (NZ), Scintillante (NZ), Snitzalatte, Unusual Legacy (NZ), Whinchat Oamaru ForceSTEFI MAGNETICA Oasis DreamLINEBACKER (NZ), SIR LUCAN (IRE), Berkshire Shadow (GB), Coco Jamboo (IRE), Sibaaq (GB), Star Vega (IRE) ObservatoryPrognosis (JPN) OctagonalGo Jeanie, Hell Hath No Fury OnemorenomoreREVOLUTIONARY MISS, Luvya Mumma

OratorioBustler, Final Siren, Rusty Dreams OratorioStirrup Cup OrfevreBLITZBURG

Palace MusicJunipal Papal BullREDSTONE WELL (IRE)

PatronizeWEST STAR, Fila Mia, Own the Queen Peintre CelebreIS IT ME, Huetor (FR) PentireBEAU DAZZLER (NZ), IKNOWASTAR, PULCHRITUDINOUS (NZ), Olympic Park (NZ)

PierroFEMMINILE, JUST FEELIN’ LUCKY, I Am Unstoppable, Jenni Gone Bonkers, Pier Pressure, Pleasure Artist

PinsCURRIMUNDI, Ha’penny Hatch (NZ), I Wish I Win (NZ), Luvnwar (NZ), Oxford Blue, Party for Two, Phearson

PivotalCOSMIC VEGA (IRE), PALM ANGEL, Earl of Tyrone (IRE), Shaiyhar (IRE), Zechariah (IRE)

PluckBe Optimistic

PowerDEPTH OF CHARACTER

PricelesslyZephyra Racer’s EdgePLAYHOUSE PATRON

RahySpirit Ridge (GB) Raise the FlagSAIL SESSION

Raven’s PassFawkner Park (IRE)

Real JesterROPE THEM IN Real SagaBoom Torque, Outback Miss, Phenom

Red DazzlerBOOMTOWN BOSS, Prince of Boom

continued

Red ElementPondalowie Red GiantNIANCE (NZ) Red RansomSAINT EMILION, Hard to Say Redoute’s ChoiceANTIQUE MISS, CERTAIN RISE, DEEL HER IN, DOUBLE MARKET, INKARUNA, MARE OF MT BULLER, MATCHA LATTE, METALART, OUR ANCHORAGE (IRE), PISCES, ROBUSTO, SHANGRI LA SPRING, SILMARILLION, SKYHOOK, SPICY MARTINI, VINROCK, WILD IMAGINATION (NZ), Akaysha, Aleppo Pine, Belvedere Boys, Coleman, Comrade Rosa, Exotique Miss, Foujita San, French Ruler, Goodlucktome, Grinzinger Prince, Isti Star, It’s a Knockout, Jenni’s Meadow, Kind Words, Maxwhooshtapin, McKeyla, Memory Parade, Miss Aria, Rich Dottie, Sinful Living, So Glamorous, State Visit, Statewide, Sun ‘n’ Sand Reliable ManMATAHGA (NZ), Scary (NZ)

ResetANOTHER PROPHET, DASHING, GOTTA GO GURU, Sun Worshipper

Reward for EffortPoint Barrow Rip Van WinkleGRINZINGER BELLE (NZ), Farnicle, Glory Daze (IRE) Roc de CambesShohisha

Rock of GibraltarLES VAMPIRES, RUSTIC STEEL, Toropa

RothesayOnavuitton

Royal AcademyFIRST ACCUSED, Coal Crusher, Perilous Fighter, Premium Choice

Royal ApplauseLIKEAKALIX, Giga Kick

RubickBefuddle

RubitonAZTEC RULER, COMANCHE MISS

Sacred FallsMidnight Spirit

SafeguardDO I FEEL LUCKY

Sakhee’s SecretMARBLE ARCH (NZ)

SavabeelAUTUMN BOY, FORTUNATE KISS, GRINGOTTS (NZ), HEMLOCK STONE (NZ), KEENELAND (NZ), Captain Fenkel, Cecchetti, Hurry Curry (NZ), Kaliuwaa Falls (NZ), Ron’s Finalflutter, Saltcoats (NZ), Warmonger (NZ)

Savoire VivreAlvarinho, Strathtay (NZ)

ScenicMARACOURT

Sea the StarsETNA ROSSO (IRE), KINGSWOOD (GB), Kinesiology (GB), My Oberon (IRE) SebringPINITO, WEST OF AFRICA, WIND AND THE LION, All Kinds of Folk, Boa Vista, Charisse, Encoder, Flying for Fun, Hillier, Hot Sea, Marsept, Oscar’s Fortune, Poetic Drama (NZ), Salty Pearl, Shadhavar, Territory Express SemipalatinskVODKA MARTINI

SepoyO’ OLE, PHILOSOPHER, SUMMER FLAME, WATCHME WIN, Steparty, Tempestuous

Seventh ReasonRoyal Chic, Royal Merchant ShaftSheza Alibi

ShamardalCEOLWULF (NZ), DEVIL NIGHT, DRAGONSTONE, ELPHINSTONE, PRIVATE EYE, SHE’S BULLETPROOF, TOO DARN DISCREET, TOURISTIC (GB), ZEITUNG, Chorlton Lane (IRE), Converge, Dame Commander

Shamus AwardCall da Vinci, Wiltshire Square

Shinko KingBASILINNA (NZ) ShockingCAMPALDINO (NZ)

ShowcasingMidnight Mass (NZ), Silver Dagger SingspielNEW ENERGY (IRE), PERICLES, UNCLE BRYN (GB), Lavalier SinndarGlentaneous (IRE) SiyouniSNOW IN MAY

Smart MissileTHE THREE HUNDRED, Felix the Scat SnippetsonNet Zero

SnitzelAMOR VICTORIOUS, BONJOY, BOOTS LIKE BRUCE, CANNONBALL, CINCH, EL MORZILLO, FLOATING, GROWING EMPIRE, IOWNA MERC, JASMIN ROUGE, PINSTRIPED, PRIVATE LIFE, SCENIC POINT, SNOWDOME, STARDOM, SUPER SMINK, THE PLAYWRIGHT, Astero, Chisholm, Clear Thinking (GB), Duchess Zou, Farcited, Katsumi Orochi, Naifah, Supercilious, The Novelist, Wollzeile

So SecretLet’s Galahvant So You ThinkGOLD BULLION (NZ), RIVELLINO, Cobra Club, Firm Agreement, Sneaky Sunrise Soldier of FortuneWaterford (IRE) Soldier’s TaleFluro Neuro, Funchal

SpeightstownMerchant Gold Spirit of BoomHI BARBIE, Exceed the Boom, Stoli Bolli

StaaraqPUNCH LANE

Star WitnessAELIANA (NZ), BELLA NIPOTINA, THE BOSS LADY, Declichy Boulevard, Wanaruah

StarcraftLADY SHENANDOAH, MAKARENA, Ain’tnodeeldun, Bubion, West of Swindon

Stark SouthSuper Strike (NZ)

Stormy AtlanticJunqueira

StradaMISS CELINE

StrategicZewinna

Strategic ImageMeridiana (NZ)

StratumBRAVE DESIGN, ENCAP, LINDERMANN, Arriving Home, Extremely Lucky, Midwest

StravinskyBLUE HOTEL, IN FLIGHT, Clear Proof, Movin Out (NZ)

Street BossJIMMY THE BEAR, Sweet Pretender

Street CryALSEPHINA, ARABIAN SUMMER, ARTS OBJECT, BEIWACHT, BROADSIDING, COMMEMORATIVE, FIRST SETTLER, RECOMMENDATION, TASHI, TOM KITTEN, TREASURETHE MOMENT, Appin Girl, Contemporary, Dream Side, Fire Star, Magnatear, Miss Skyhigh, Pharari, Royal Champion (IRE), Street Chase, Thames Street SenseLITTLE BAIA, Politely Dun, Valour Road

StrykerICARIAN DREAM

SulamaniQuietness (GB)

Swiss AceSharp ‘n’ Smart (NZ)

Tale of the CatCOOL ARCHIE, Jaguar Stone

TavistockMR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ), Swiftie Harriet

TeofiloANGEL CAPITAL, BERKELEY SQUARE, Bear on the Loose (IRE), Electric Impulse, Oakley Miss

Testa RossaCOEUR VOLANTE (NZ), LITZDEEL, REY MAGNERIO, In Her Stride

TheatricalThespian Waters

Thorn ParkCoin Toss, Just Party Time ThiefSTORYVILLE, VOLCANIC EXPRESS

TobouggROYAL INSIGNIA

ToccetGear Up (IRE)

Toorak ToffFlyer

ToronadoDon’tdoubthelady

Tough SpeedAlpine Flyer

TowkayBELLE DETELLE, RISE AT DAWN (NZ)

Trade FairSEARCHIN’ ROC’S, Bopping Blue, Magnificent Andy TribuCASTLE ROAD

TrustingDISTRUSTFUL AWARD

TsuimaiJOYFUL FORTUNE

TwiningBRIASA

Tycoon RulerHINGED

UmatillaExpressiveness (NZ)

Uncle MoA Samurai Mind, Kicking King, Modown, Sabaj Universal RulerMILITARY TYCOON UstinovNIKAU SPUR (NZ) Val RoyalAzonto Van NistelrooyCEPHEUS (GB)

VarAUTUMN GLOW

VerglasADMIRATION EXPRESS, Amber Glide ViolenceMayfair

ViscountBROOKHAVEN, SALOON BAR WantedFLYING BANDIT, SKYBIRD, Strait Acer WarBENAGIL War ChantBABY PARIS, CASHEL PALACE, Nostringsattached, Perfect Chant War EmblemOSTRAKA Wildcat HeirCliff House WoodmanRiver Rubicon

WordsmithGEEGEES GEMSTONE Written TycoonMACHINE GUN GRACIE, SANNIYA, WAY TO THE STARS, Dazzling Lucy, Hidden Achievement, Kalkallo, Strideaway, Tobeornottobe, Written in Code XaarMCHALE

Yamanin VitalSMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) ZabeelAIR ASSAULT, AMERICAN WOLF (NZ), DIAMOND SCENE, MIDNIGHT BLUE, MIRAVAL ROSE, SUNSHINE IN PARIS, ZASZOU, Beltoro, Deep Focus (NZ), Killcare Beachgirl, King of Thunder (NZ), Lievore, Through Irish Eyes (NZ), Zarastro

ZarizTime to Boogie

ZedJIMMYSSTAR (NZ)

ZeditaveIT’SOURTIME

ZedrichHot Zed

ZizouI’m Zac

ZoustarDAWN SERVICE, Sisstainable n

AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS Season 2024-2025

Australian Sires by Winners

2

4

Australian Sires by Wins

1 Zoustar,

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 Snitzel, 2002, by

Australian Sires by Average Earning Index

This listing of the leading Australian sires by earnings includes stakes performance (shown in brackets), and percentages are given for winners to runners, stakeswinners to runners and total stakeshorses (winners and placegetters) to runners. The top earner for each horse is shown with its particular individual earnings. Information in this section is for the season from 1/8/24 to 6/7/25 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.

Australian Sires - Season 2024-2025

Leading Australian 2YO Sires - Season 2024-2025

Leading First Season Sires -

Season 2024-2025

Season Sires

Leading Fourth Season Sires - Season 2024-2025

Leading Fifth Season Sires - Season 2024-2025

2

AGC Training S. (Jackson S.)-L

NEW ZEALAND STAKES RESULTS Season 2024-2025

Wanganui, May 31, NZ$80,000, Open4 Weight For Age, 1600m. 1 EARS BACK, (M K Hudson 57kg) ch f 6, Jakkalberry - Makesmewonder by Grass Wonder. Trainer: J C Blackadder.

Breeder: P J & Mrs R M O’Leary, Canterbury, NZ

Owner: J C & S Blackadder, P J Blacktopp, Too Good Partnership & Colin Wightman

Castletown S.-L

Otaki, June 20, NZ$80,000, 2yo Open4 Set Weight, 1200m. 1 PLATINUM DIAMOND, (B Queiroz 55kg) b f 2, Hello Youmzain - Spritz by Thorn

Park. Trainer: Ms L Latta.

Breeder: Beaufort Downs Ltd, Canterbury, NZ

Owner: N J McAlister, K T Dixon & T D Tomlins

New Zealand Sires of Stakes Horses - Season 2024-25

Ace HighMY LIPS ARE SEALED, Dealt With, Kitty Flash, Texas Dolly AdelaideMalt Time (AUS) Alabama ExpressALABAMA LASS (AUS), Cheaha (AUS)

All Too HardBABYLON BERLIN (AUS), DREAM OF THE MOON (AUS) AlmanzorMEHZEBEEN, TRAV, Geriatrix (AUS), Lux Libertas, Mary Shan, Qali Al Farrasha, Zormella American PharoahKHAFRE (AUS), About Time ArdrossanARDALIO, YALDI, Almakeitgood, Renovations, Toretto AtlanteSumi, Testify Me AustraliaTajanis (IRE) BelardoBelardo Boy, Bella Montagna, Donna Chiara, Midnight Scandal, Whiskey ‘n Roses BivouacINTENTION

Blue PointBosustow (AUS) Brazen BeauMiss Ziggy BrutalBrutiful Lass (AUS) BurgundyRUBY ROCKS, Mercurial

Al AkbarMAROTIRI MOLLY, OUR JUMALA Al MaherACQUARELLO (AUS)

All AmericanHERBERT, Born to Be Royal (AUS), Dark Destroyer All Too HardTo Bravery Born Animal KingdomEvaporate Bachelor DukeHARLECH, Outback Opal, Toruk Makto BahhareNest Egg BernardiniSO NAIVE, TOO SWEET, Freeze Frame, Witz End Black MinnalousheRUBY ROCKS, Crouch, Mali Ston, Prince Alby Bradbury’s LuckShe’s Untouchable (AUS) BurgundyQali Al Farrasha Canford CliffsBosustow (AUS)

Canny LadFRANCEE Cape BlancoDusty Road, This Time Girl Cape CrossProsegur Captain RioTUMUCH Carlton HouseVEGAS QUEEN CentaineLet Fly

Charge ForwardDREAM OF THE MOON (AUS)

ChoisirFancy Like Lass ColombiaCanheroc CommandsALABAMA LASS (AUS)

ConatusBOURBON EMPRESS, CHECKMATE

CapitalistTO CAP IT ALL (AUS), She’s Untouchable (AUS) CastledaleKnights Realm Circus MaximusTOWERING VISION

ComplacentCORK, JAY BEE GEE, Hi Yo Sass Bomb

ContributerHE’S LUCID, KIWI SKYHAWK, Campionessa, Casemiro, Master Marko, This Time Girl

Cosmic ForceOtokomae (AUS)

Darci BrahmaHARLECH, Country Salon, Eye Candy, Tajana, The Radiant One Deep FieldSouth of Houston (AUS)

DerrynDOCTOR ASKAR, LEICA LUCY, SPENCER

DissidentDiss is Dramatic

DubiousLavender Haze (AUS)

DundeelKONASANA (AUS)

Echoes of HeavenOUR ECHO

El RocaCanheroc, Dramatic Miss, Faraglioni, Mali Ston, Navigator, Nom de Plume, Outback Opal

EmbellishHITABELL, LUBERON, WHAT YOU WISH FOR, Quintabelle, Talisker

EminentToruk Makto

DanasingaChase

DanroadPearl of Alsace

DansiliInterpretation (IRE)

DanskeMatscot

DanzighillLOFTYS GIFT

Darci BrahmaSPENCER, WOLFGANG, Diss is Dramatic, Liffey, Pier, Roctave, Vega for Luck, When Stars Align DehereLADIES MAN

Don EduardoDrop of Something

Dream AheadNavy Dreams, Sierra Leone

Dubai DestinationLA CRIQUE

DubawiKIWI SKYHAWK, MYSTIC PARK, Abbakiss (AUS), Eye Candy, Tajanis (IRE)

DuelledSkymax

E DubaiDubai’s Potiki

EkraarManifique

Elusive CityAdannaya, Third Decree

Encosta de LagoNom de Plume

Exceed and ExcelDO YOU JUST (AUS), Bourbon Proof (AUS), Dealt With, Master Marko, Otokomae (AUS)

Excellent ArtVittoria

FalkirkWessex

FasliyevKELLY COE

EpauletteEPEE BEEL (AUS)

FerrandoSkymax

Fierce ImpactZelia (AUS)

GalileoInterpretation (IRE)

GhibellinesLOFTYS GIFT, Noble Knight

HaradasunMatscot

HellbentFancy Like Lass, Marokopa Falls (AUS)

Hello YoumzainLUCY IN THE SKY, PLATINUM DIAMOND

I Am InvincibleHostility (AUS), Tardelli (AUS)

IffraajFRANCEE, GRAIL SEEKER, REPUTATION, Goldie’s Chance, Jaarffi, Perfect Scenario

JakkalberryEARS BACK

JustifyBourbon Proof (AUS)

King’s LegacyBorn to Be Royal (AUS), Queen’s Evidence

Lucky VegaVega for Luck

Merchant NavyLandlock (AUS), Merchant Queen (AUS), Navy Dreams

MicrophoneAbbakiss (AUS)

Mongolian KhanCHECKMATE, Khanshe

Fastnet RockHINEKAHA, LUBERON, About Time

FerlaxCountry Salon

Flying SpurDAMASK ROSE, PROVENCE

FoxwedgeGLAMOUR TYCOON (AUS)

Fully FledgedWhiskey ‘n Roses

Fusaichi PegasusBABYLON BERLIN (AUS)

GalileoBradman, No Compromise

GenerousLilly

Giant’s CausewayTerra Mitica (IRE)

Grass WonderEARS BACK

GuillotineOrlov

High ChaparralKHAFRE (AUS), TOMODACHI, Dubai Goldrush, Mary Shan, Mosinvader, Queen’s Evidence, Sight to See, Unbridled Joy (AUS)

HinchinbrookLavender Haze (AUS)

HussonetDomain Ace

I Am InvincibleI’m All In

IffraajREAD ABOUT IT, TOWERING VISION, Casemiro, Top Shelf

IshiguruRoyal Flower

Jimmy ChouxRIVIERA REBEL

KaapstadSumi

KeeperHasstobeawinner, Mamaea, Sassy Lass, The Boss Lady

NiagaraNIGELLA LANE, RAZIAH, Adannaya, Liffey

No Nay NeverSLIPPER ISLAND (AUS)

Ocean ParkMYSTIC PARK, Dubai’s Potiki, Ocean Miss, Oceana Dream Per IncantoMAROTIRI MOLLY, Bedtime Story, Bellucci, Evaporate, Tikki, Vittoria PierroGolden Century, Loch in Ora PinsBradman, No Compromise PivotalMEANINGFUL STAR (IRE)

PrefermentMUSTANG MORGAN

Pride of DubaiDubai Goldrush ProisirBOURBON EMPRESS, ISLINGTON LASS, KELLY COE, LEGARTO, VEGAS QUEEN, WAITAK, WHANGAEHU, Arby, Dark Destroyer, Dazzling Miss, Pier, Prochester, Prosegur, Royal Flower PucciniWOLFGANG

Pure ChampionRIVIERA REBEL

Raise the FlagLet Fly RedwoodSharp ‘n’ Smart Reliable ManFinal Return, Nest Egg RibchesterMamaea

KingmakerLombardi

LawmanMyakkabelle

Le Bec FinBONNY LASS

LonhroHERE TO SHOCK, RETURN TO CONQUER (AUS), Landlock (AUS), Love Poem (AUS), Romilly (AUS)

Lope de VegaDramatic Miss

Lord BallinaALJAY

Lucky OwnersSouth of Houston (AUS)

Magic RingREAL CLASS

MakfiLux Libertas

MediceanKONASANA (AUS)

MellifontSacred Satono

MontjeuISLAND LIFE, ISLINGTON LASS, December

More Than ReadyWILLYDOIT, Cognito (AUS)

NicconiLOOSE SALLY

No Excuse NeededHE’S LUCID

Nom du JeuOpawa Jack O’ReillyCORK, CROCETTI, EL VENCEDOR, LUCY IN THE SKY, ORCHESTRAL, SAVAGLEE, THE HOTTIE, TUXEDO, Arby, Campionessa, Khanshe, Merchant Queen (AUS), Sesimbra

Oasis DreamMEANINGFUL STAR (IRE)

Tauranga Classic-L

Tauranga, June 21, NZ$80,000, 3yo+Fillies & Mares, 1400m. 1 CORK, (S T Collett 57kg) b f 7, Complacent - Little Bit Irish by O’Reilly.

Trainer: Ms P Gerard.

Breeder: W G & H G Bax, Waikato, NZ

Owner: Dame Sian Elias, E T & H A Fletcher & N E Walker

Roc de CambesRoctave Rock ‘n’ PopALJAY

Sacred FallsBELLA WATERS, Aegon, Fall for Cindy, Prince Alby SantosPlatinum Attack (AUS) Satono AladdinTOO SWEET, TUMUCH, Sacred Satono SavabeelDAMASK ROSE, HINEKAHA, NEREUS, ORCHESTRAL, PROVENCE, SAVAGLEE, Manifique, Skew Wiff, Top Shelf, Witz End Saxon WarriorArchaic Smile (AUS) ShamexpressBLUE SKY AT NIGHT, December, Dusty Road

ShockingEL VENCEDOR, HERE TO SHOCK, KOPUA, Beavertown Boy SnitzelLITTLE BLACK DRESS (AUS), RETURN TO CONQUER (AUS), He Who Dares, Love Poem (AUS), To Bravery Born, Unbridled Joy (AUS)

So You ThinkDO YOU JUST (AUS), THEDOCTOROFLOVE (AUS), Cognito (AUS), Midnight Blue (AUS), Romilly (AUS) StaphanosMovin Out, Sassy Lass

Ocean ParkHe Who Dares

One Cool CatONE BOLD CAT

PentireToretto, Uderzo

Per IncantoYALDI

PierroTardelli (AUS)

PinsJAY BEE GEE, KOPUA, NEREUS, WHANGAEHU, Freddie Time, Kitty Flash, Malt Time (AUS), Ocean Miss, Perfect Scenario, Zormella

PivotalBELLA WATERS, PIVOTAL TEN

Ready’s ImageMarokopa Falls (AUS)

Rebel RaiderTHEDOCTOROFLOVE (AUS)

Redoute’s ChoiceGRAIL SEEKER, SLIPPER ISLAND (AUS), Alottago (AUS), Jaarffi, Oceana Dream, Talisker

Reliable ManProchester Royal AcademyPOETIC CHAMPION

Sakhee’s SecretRAZIAH, Tajana SavabeelEPEE BEEL (AUS), LA DORADA, TRAV, Cheaha (AUS), Fall for Cindy, Hostility (AUS), Loch in Ora, Smooth Operator, Texas Dolly

Sea the StarsGolden Century

Stratum StarBETTY SPAGHETTI (AUS)

Sun CitySierra Leone

Super EasyBONNY LASS

Super SethLA DORADA, POETIC CHAMPION, SETHITO

Sweet OrangeHERBERT

SweynesseOrlov

Swiss AceTHE HOTTIE, Domain Ace

TagaloaAlottago (AUS)

TarzinoTOMODACHI, WILLYDOIT, Crouch

TavistockSNAZZYTAVI, SON OF SUN, TOWN CRYER, Pearl of Alsace

TelperionDrop of Something Ten SovereignsPIVOTAL TEN

The Autumn SunAmazing Fluke (AUS)

The Bold OneONE BOLD CAT Time TestConnello, Freddie Time, Sight to See TivaciTUXEDO Turn Me LooseLOOSE SALLY, Electron, Smooth Operator, Wessex

SebringBrutiful Lass (AUS)

SepoyAlmakeitgood

ShamardalElectron

ShockingWAITAK

Shooting to WinZelia (AUS)

ShowcasingAirpark Hustler, Geriatrix (AUS), Midnight Edition, Midnight Scandal, Show Pony

Sir PercyLEICA LUCY

Smart MissileWHAT YOU WISH FOR

SnitzelBONA SFORZA (AUS), CAPTURED BY LOVE (AUS), ILLICIT DREAMS, INTENTION, TO CAP IT ALL (AUS)

So You ThinkArchaic Smile (AUS), Bella Montagna

SpartacusHi Yo Sass Bomb

St. PetersburgDOCTOR ASKAR

Star WayDazzling Miss

StarcraftSkew Wiff

Stormy RiverAmazing Fluke (AUS)

StratumCelestial Wonder (AUS)

StravinskyHITABELL, Knights Realm, Lady Iris, Movin Out, Navigator

Street CryLITTLE BLACK DRESS (AUS)

SufficientImprevu

Swiss AceBETTY SPAGHETTI (AUS), Sharp ‘n’ Smart

U S Navy FlagSO NAIVE, Lady Iris, Lil Zena, Sesimbra UlyssesTerra Mitica (IRE) VadamosISLAND LIFE, LA CRIQUE, REAL CLASS, Freeze Frame, Hasstobeawinner, Mosinvader, The Boss Lady, Uderzo VancouverILLICIT DREAMS VerdiLombardi VespaShow Pony War DecreeVAL DI ZOLDO, Airpark Hustler, Lilly, Myakkabelle, Opawa Jack, Third Decree

Written ByBONA SFORZA (AUS)

Written TycoonACQUARELLO (AUS), CAPTURED BY LOVE (AUS), GLAMOUR TYCOON (AUS) WroteREAD ABOUT IT, Imprevu, Midnight Edition XtravagantCelestial Wonder (AUS) ZacintoCROCETTI, The Odyssey ZedLADIES MAN, OUR JUMALA, Chase ZoustarI’m All In, When Stars Align n

Tale of the CatSON OF SUN, The Radiant One

TavistockMY LIPS ARE SEALED, Bedtime Story, Mercurial, Quintabelle

Thorn ParkPLATINUM DIAMOND, SETHITO, VAL DI ZOLDO

TowkayLEGARTO, Belardo Boy, Connello, Tikki Uncle MoPlatinum Attack (AUS) VettoriThe Odyssey Viking RulerBLUE SKY AT NIGHT, Beavertown Boy

VolksraadNIGELLA LANE, TOWN CRYER, Testify Me

Written TycoonARDALIO

Yamanin VitalOUR ECHO, Noble Knight

ZabeelMEHZEBEEN, REPUTATION, SNAZZYTAVI, Aegon, Bellucci, Donna Chiara, Faraglioni, Final Return, Goldie’s Chance, Midnight Blue (AUS), Renovations

ZacintoMiss Ziggy

ZedLil Zena

ZeditaveMUSTANG MORGAN n

NEW ZEALAND SIRES LISTS Season 2024-2025

This listing of the leading New Zealand sires by earnings includes stakes performance (shown in brackets), and percentages are given for winners to runners, stakeswinners to runners and total stakeshorses (winners and placegetters) to runners. The top earner for each horse is shown with its particular individual earnings. Information in this section is for the season from 1/8/24 to 6/7/25 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.

Leading New Zealand Sires

Leading New Zealand Broodmare Sires

Leading New Zealand 2YO Sires

APEX RATINGS for New Zealand 2025

Introducing new improved APEX TABLES for both countries, exclusive to BLUEBLOODS. BLUEBLOODS is now able to present APEX tables, in an improved format showing separate tables for Australia and New Zealand. APEX tables for Australia show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in Australia. APEX tables for NZ show ratings for only those stallions which stand (or have stood) in NZ. There are now three separate tables for each country: the default ratings are for horses with at least 150 year starters in the previous seven rolling seasons (runners count as year starters in each season they compete and earn prizemoney); then there are also tables for horses with 100 year starters and 30 year starters which give an insight into the progress of first and second season sires or stallions which serve smaller books. Finally, to recap, APEX A runners are those which earn an amount in the top 2% each season, B runners the next 2%, C runners the next 4%.

Therefore ABC runners are those earning an amount that falls in the top 8% each season (2+2+4).

For further explanation refer to previous issues. Special thanks to Arion Pedigrees NZ who have developed these tables for Bluebloods and to respected analyst Bill Oppenheim whose brainchild they are. Andrew Reichard, Publisher.

New Zealand APEX “A” Ratings 150 Starters

5

7

8

8

10

11

12

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

6

6

3

INTERNATIONAL STAKES RESULTS

Gran Premio de Potrancas-G1

San Isidro, Argentina. May 25. 1600m, Wet

1 CHARM, ch f 2, Strategos - Roman Princess by Roman Ruler.

2 Citana, ch f 2, Endorsement - City Flash by Grand Reward.

3 La Banda, blk f 2, Fortify - Langostura by Honour and Glory.

Gran Premio Gran Criterium-G1

San Isidro, Argentina. May 25. 1600m, Wet

1 ARDIENDO, b c 2, Remote - Albinia by Dynamix.

2 Es por Amor, ch c 2, Strategos - Inofensiva by Pure Prize.

3 Drive Joy, ch c 2, Fortify - Zip Drive by City Zip.

Gran Premio 25 de Mayo-G1

San Isidro, Argentina. May 25. 2400m, Wet

1 HONEST BOY, ch c 3, Heliostatic - Honey Happy by Lode.

2 Pecado Original, b c 3, Global Hunter - Forbidden Fruit by Sixties Icon.

3 Out of the Blue (BRZ), c 3, Drosselmeyer - Felka by Agnes Gold. Champions & Chater Cup-G1

Sha Tin, Hong Kong. May 25. 2400m, Good

1 VOYAGE BUBBLE (AUS), b or br g 6, Deep Field - Raheights by Rahy.

2 Rubylot (AUS), b g 4, Rubick - Emirates Comfort by Dubawi.

3 Cap Ferrat (AUS), b g 4, Snitzel - C’Est Beau la Vie by Bernardini. Clasico Club Hípico de Santiago-G1 Club Hípico , Chile. May 25. 2000m,

1 GRAN ORIENTE, b c 3, Classic Empire - Oresteia by Verrazano.

2 Dia de Otoño, b f 3, Mendelssohn - Dynajoy by Kitten’s Joy.

3 Medjool, b c 4, Constitution - Monedita de Oro by Total Impact.

Yushun Himba-G1

Tokyo, Japan. May 25. 2400m, Good to Firm

1 KAMUNYAK, b f 3, Black Tide - Dance Amiga by Sakura Bakushin O.

2 Arma Veloce, b or br f 3, Harbinger - Rakuami by Daiwa Major.

3 Tagano Abby, f 3, Animal Kingdom - Tagano Tairin by I’ll Have Another. Gamely S.-G1

Santa Anita, USA. May 26. 9f, Firm

1 BE YOUR BEST (IRE), b or br f 5, Muhaarar - Kamakura by Medaglia d’Oro.

2 Lady Claypoole (IRE), b f 5, Starspangledbanner - Short Affair by Singspiel.

3 Liguria, b f 5, War Front - Lerici by Woodman.

Shoemaker Mile S.-G1

Santa Anita, USA. May 26. 1m, Firm

1 KING OF GOSFORD (GB), ch c 4, Zoustar - Miss Sugars by Harbour Watch.

2 Mi Hermano Ramon, ch g 5, Creative Cause - Sassy Suances by Suances.

3 Cabo Spirit, br c 6, Pioneerof the Nile - Fancy Day by Shamardal. Tattersalls Gold Cup-G1

Curragh, Ireland. May 25. 10½f, Good

1 LOS ANGELES, b c 4, Camelot - Frequential by Dansili.

2 Anmaat, b g 7, Awtaad - African Moonlight by Halling.

3 Kalpana (GB), b f 4, Study of Man - Zero Gravity by Dansili. Irish One Thousand Guineas-G1

Curragh, Ireland. May 25. 1m, Good

1 LAKE VICTORIA, b f 3, Frankel - Quiet Reflection by Showcasing.

2 California Dreamer (GB), b f 3, Mehmas - Penelopa by Giant’s Causeway.

3 Cercene, ch f 3, Australia - Tschierschen by Acclamation. Prix Vicomtesse Vigier-G1

ParisLongchamp, France. May 25. 3100m, Good to soft

1 CANDELARI (IRE), b g 4, Frankel - Candara by Barathea.

2 Sevenna’s Knight (IRE), b c 5, Camelot - Sevenna by Galileo.

3 Presage Nocturne (IRE), gr c 5, Wootton Bassett - Kyurem by Verglas. Prix d’Ispahan-G1

ParisLongchamp, France. May 25. 1850m, Good to soft

1 SOSIE (Ire), b c 4, Sea the Stars - Sosia by Shamardal.

2 Sardinian Warrior (IRE), b c 4, Saxon Warrior - La Collina by Strategic Prince.

3 Horizon Dore, b g 5, Dabirsim - Sweet Alabama by Enrique. Allan Robertson Championship-G1

Scottsville, South Africa. May 31. 1200m, Good to Soft (Both Tracks)

1 DIRECT HIT, b f 2, Canford Cliffs - Wrecking Ball by Great Britain.

2 Elegantrix, ch f 2, Vercingetorix - Elegantes by Danehill Dancer.

3 One Fine Winter, b f 2, What a Winter - One Fine Day by Trippi. Gold Medallion-G1

Scottsville, South Africa. May 31. 1200m, Good to Soft (Both Tracks)

1 GOOD FOR YOU, b c 2, Legislate - Slightly Blonde by Indigo Magic.

2 Charming Cheetah, b c 2, New Predator - Endearing by Judpot.

3 Intensity, ch c 2, The United States - Illumiere by Giant’s Causeway. South African Fillies Sprint-G1

Scottsville, South Africa. May 31. 1200m, Good to Soft (Both Tracks)

1 MIA MOO, ch f 4, Vercingetorix - Leeward by Captain Al.

2 Asiye Phambili, b f 5, What a Winter - Cast a Spell by Rambo Dancer.

3 Mrs Browning, b f 5, Rafeef - Miss Galidora by Galileo. Tokyo Yushun-G1 Tokyo, Japan. Jun 1. 2400m, Good to Firm

1 CROIX DU NORD, br c 3, Kitasan Black - Rising Cross by Cape Cross.

2 Masquerade Ball, br c 3, Duramente - Mask Off by Deep Impact.

3 Shohei, b c 3, Saturnalia - Oro Trajet by Orfevre. Prix du Jockey Club-G1

Chantilly, France. Jun 1. 2100m, Good to soft

1 CAMILLE PISSARRO (IRE), br c 3, Wootton Bassett - Entreat by Pivotal.

2 Cualificar (GB), ch c 3, Lope de Vega - Qualify by Fastnet Rock.

3 Detain (IRE), b c 3, Wootton Bassett - Nisriyna by Intikhab. Ogden Phipps S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 6. 9f, Sloppy (Sealed)

1 DORTH VADER, b or br f 5, Girvin - Hardcore Candy by Yonaguska.

2 Dazzling Move (CAN), b or br f 4, Not This Time - Lady Liam by Saint Liam.

3 Raging Sea, ch f 5, Curlin - Stormy Welcome by Storm Cat. Acorn S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 6. 9f, Sloppy (Sealed)

1 LA CARA, b f 3, Street Sense - Cara Caterina by Bernardini.

2 Look Forward, b f 3, Bolt d’Oro - Troublesome by Into Mischief.

3 Scottish Lassie, b or br f 3, McKinzie - Bodebabe by Bodemeister.

New York S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 6. 9½f, Yielding

1 SHE FEELS PRETTY, ch f 4, Karakontie - Summer Sweet by More Than Ready.

2 Beach Bomb (SAF), b f 5, Lancaster Bomber - Beach Beauty by Dynasty.

3 Bellezza (IRE), b f 4, Siyouni - Terrific by Galileo.

Just a Game S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 6. 1m, Yielding

1 DYNAMIC PRICING (IRE), b f 4, Night of Thunder - Shemda by Dutch Art.

2 Excellent Truth (IRE), b or br f 5, Cotai Glory - Moment of Truth by Teofilo.

3 Special Wan (IRE), b f 5, Belardo - Fast Jazz by Frozen Power.

Gold Challenge-G1

Greyville, South Africa. Jun 7. 1600m, Good

1 DAVE THE KING, b c 5, Global View - Touche by Jet Master.

2 Oriental Charm, b c 4, Vercingetorix - Souk by Greys Inn.

3 Gladatorian, b c 5, Vercingetorix - Harvard Crimson by Dynasty.

Metropolitan H.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 7. 1m, Sloppy (Sealed)

1 RAGING TORRENT, b c 4, Maximus Mischief - Violent Wave by Violence.

2 Fierceness, b c 4, City of Light - Nonna Bella by Stay Thirsty.

3 Just a Touch, b c 4, Justify - Touching Beauty by Tapit.

Woody Stephens S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 7. 7f, Muddy

1 PATCH ADAMS, b c 3, Into Mischief - Well Humored by Distorted Humor.

2 Madaket Road, rn c 3, Quality Road - Frolic’s Dream by Smoke Glacken.

3 Big Truzz, b or br c 3, Justify - Saralin by Curlin.

Belmont S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 7. 1¼m, Good

1 SOVEREIGNTY, b c 3, Into Mischief - Crowned by Bernardini.

2 Journalism, b c 3, Curlin - Mopotism by Uncle Mo.

3 Baeza, b c 3, McKinzie - Puca by Big Brown.

Coronation Cup-G1

Epsom, Great Britain. Jun 6. 1½m, Good to Soft (Good in places)

1 JAN BRUEGHEL (IRE), b c 4, Galileo - Devoted to You by Danehill Dancer.

2 Calandagan (IRE), b g 4, Gleneagles - Calayana by Sinndar.

3 Giavellotto (IRE), ch c 6, Mastercraftsman - Gerika by Galileo.

The Oaks-G1

Epsom, Great Britain. Jun 6. 1½m, Good to Soft (Good in places)

1 MINNIE HAUK (IRE), b f 3, Frankel - Multilingual by Dansili.

2 Whirl (IRE), b f 3, Wootton Bassett - Salsa by Galileo.

3 Desert Flower (IRE), ch f 3, Night of Thunder - Promising Run by Hard Spun. Jaipur S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 8. 5½f, Good

1 AG BULLET, gr f 5, Twirling Candy - Noble Grey by Forestry.

2 My Boy Prince (CAN), rn c 4, Cairo Prince - Hopping Not Hoping by Silent Name.

3 Alogon, ch c 6, California Chrome - Scamper by Scat Daddy. Manhattan S.-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jun 8. 9f, Good

1 DETERMINISTIC, b or br c 4, Liam’s Map - Giulio’s Jewel by Speightstown.

2 Integration, b c 5, Quality Road - Harmonize by Scat Daddy.

3 Far Bridge, b c 5, English Channel - Fitpitcher by Kitten’s Joy.

The Derby-G1

Epsom, Great Britain. Jun 7. 1½m, Soft

1 LAMBOURN (IRE), b c 3, Australia - Gossamer Wings by Scat Daddy.

2 Lazy Griff (GER), b c 3, Protectionist - Linarda by Rock of Gibraltar.

3 Tennessee Stud (IRE), b c 3, Wootton Bassett - In My Dreams by Sadler’s Wells.

Yasuda Kinen-G1

Tokyo, Japan. Jun 8. 1600m, Good to Firm

1 JANTAR MANTAR, b c 4, Palace Malice - India Mantuana by Wilburn.

2 Gaia Force, gr c 6, Kitasan Black - Natale by Kurofune.

3 Soul Rush, b c 7, Rulership - Eternal Bouquet by Manhattan Cafe.

Takarazuka Kinen-G1

Hanshin, Japan. Jun 15. 2200m, Good

1 MEISHO TABARU, b c 4, Gold Ship - Meisho Tsubakuro by French Deputy.

2 Bellagio Opera, b c 5, Lord Kanaloa - Air Routine by Harbinger.

3 Justin Palace, b or br c 6, Deep Impact - Palace Rumor by Royal Anthem.

Prix de Diane-G1

Chantilly, France. Jun 15. 2100m, Good to soft

1 GEZORA, b f 3, Almanzor - Germance by Silver Hawk.

2 Bedtime Story (IRE), b f 3, Frankel - Mecca’s Angel by Dark Angel.

3 Cankoura, gr f 3, Persian King - Candarliya by Dalakhani.

King Charles III S.-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 17. 5f, Good to Firm (Good in places)

1 AMERICAN AFFAIR, b g 5, Washington Dc - Classy Anne by Orientor.

2 Frost at Dawn (USA), gr f 4, Frosted - Hawana by War Front.

3 Regional, b g 7, Territories - Favulusa by Dansili.

Queen Anne S.-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 17. 1m, Good to Firm (Good in places)

1 DOCKLANDS, b c 5, Massaat - Icky Woo by Mark of Esteem.

2 Rosallion (IRE), b c 4, Blue Point - Rosaline by New Approach.

3 Cairo (IRE), b c 5, Quality Road - Cuff by Galileo.

St James’s Palace S.-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 17. 1m, Good to Firm (Good in places)

1 FIELD OF GOLD (IRE), gr c 3, Kingman - Princess de Lune by Shamardal.

2 Henri Matisse (IRE), b c 3, Wootton Bassett - Immortal Verse by Pivotal.

3 Ruling Court (USA), b c 3, Justify - Inchargeofme by High Chaparral.

Prince of Wales’s S.-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 18. 1¼m, Good to Firm

1 OMBUDSMAN (IRE), b c 4, Night of Thunder - Syndicate by Dansili.

2 Anmaat (IRE), b g 7, Awtaad - African Moonlight by Halling.

3 See the Fire, ch f 4, Sea the Stars - Arabian Queen by Dubawi.

Clasico Jockey Club del Perú-G1

Monterrico, Peru. Jun 22. 2400m,

1 ENFORCEABLE (USA), rn c 7, Tapit - Justwhistledixie by Dixie Union.

2 Don’t Lose Time (USA), ch c 4, Carpe Diem - Sweet Charity by A.P. Indy.

3 Serafin, br c 4, Street Lolo - Slam Star by Bisbee Slam.

Clasico Pamplona-G1

Monterrico, Peru. Jun 22. 2000m, 1 LA KIKA, b f 3, Badge of Silver - Azarenka by Street Hero.

2 Mathilde, ch f 4, Galapiat - Vinevivenci by Eurosilver.

3 Queen Sienna (ARG), b f 4, Fortify - Gamuza Fina by Equal Stripes. Gold Cup-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 19. 2½m, Good to Firm

1 TRAWLERMAN (IRE), b g 7, Golden Horn - Tidespring by Monsun.

2 Illinois (IRE), b c 4, Galileo - Danedrop by Danehill.

3 Dubai Future, b g 9, Dubawi - Anjaz by Street Cry.

Clasico Arturo Lyon Pena-G1

Club Hípico , Chile. Jun 20. 1600m,

1 AMADA MILA, f 2, Flameaway - Sambacanuta by Leroidesanimaux.

2 Eccentric, b f 2, Ivan Denisovich - Elea by Seeking the Dia.

3 Nartella, b f 2, Mendelssohn - Nina Brava by Mastercraftsman.

Grande Premio Major Suckow-G1

Gávea, Brazil. Jun 21. 1000m,

1 MANDRAKE, c 4, Tiger Heart - Condoleza by Macho Uno.

2 Lendario Brujo, c 3, Comandante Dodge - Es la Bruja by Tiger Heart.

3 Eletrizante Dollar, c 4, Billion Dollar - Xuxa Blade by Blade Prospector.

Grande Premio Roberto e Nelson Grimaldi Seabra-G1

Gávea, Brazil. Jun 21. 2000m,

1 NIGHT OF ROSE, f 3, Drosselmeyer - Name of Rose by Clackson.

2 Gevrey-Chambertain, f 3, Drosselmeyer - Vega Sicília by Vettori.

3 Ramani, b f 4, Ganesh - Aerosfera by Crimson Tide.

Grande Premio Jockey Club Brasileiro-G1

Gávea, Brazil. Jun 22. 1600m,

1 TÁ LEGAL, c 2, Can the Man - Morena Matte by Shudanz.

2 Zucca Baby, c 2, Hofburg - Joy Baby Bunny by Wild Event.

3 Sushi Do Iguassu, c 2, Synchrony - Que Festa by Wild Event.

Grande Premio Presidente da República-G1

Gávea, Brazil. Jun 22. 1600m,

1 DOPODOMANI, ch c 3, Drosselmeyer - Innocent Beauty by Point Given.

2 Vitruvian, c 3, Hofburg - Organic Lady by Redattore.

3 Olympic Orkut, c 3, Verrazano - Our Charm by Spend a Buck.

Grande Premio Brasil-G1

Gávea, Brazil. Jun 22. 2400m,

1 SINSEL, c 3, Alpha - Golden Land by Nedawi.

2 Valparaiso, c 3, Ay Caramba - Ninny Baby by Fluke.

3 Ethereum, f 3, Courtier - Etapa Vencida by Wild Event.

Commonwealth Cup-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 20. 6f, Good to Firm

1 TIME FOR SANDALS (IRE), b f 3, Sands of Mali - Days of Summer by Bachelor Duke.

2 Arizona Blaze, b c 3, Sergei Prokofiev - Liberisque by Equiano.

3 Rayevka (IRE), b f 3, Blue Point - Rayisa by Holy Roman Emperor.

Coronation S.-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 20. 1m, Good to Firm

1 CERCENE (IRE), ch f 3, Australia - Tschierschen by Acclamation.

2 Zarigana, b f 3, Siyouni - Zarkamiya by Frankel.

3 January (IRE), b f 3, Kingman - I Can Fly by Fastnet Rock.

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee S.-G1

Royal Ascot, Great Britain. Jun 21. 6f, Good to Firm

1 LAZZAT (FR), b g 4, Territories - Lastochka by Australia.

2 Satono Reve (JPN), b c 6, Lord Kanaloa - Ciliege by Sakura Bakushin O.

3 Flora of Bermuda (IRE), b f 4, Dark Angel - Dubai Power by Cadeaux Genereux.

Stephen Foster S.-G1

Churchill Downs, USA. Jun 28. 9f, Fast

1 MINDFRAME, b or br c 4, Constitution - Walk of Stars by Street Sense.

2 Sierra Leone, b c 4, Gun Runner - Heavenly Love by Malibu Moon.

3 First Mission, b c 5, Street Sense - Elude by Medaglia d’Oro.

Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies-G1

Palermo, Argentina. Jun 28. 1600m, Normal

1 CHARM, ch f 2, Strategos - Roman Princess by Roman Ruler.

2 Queen Elinor, b f 2, Señor Candy - Aymar by Slew Gin Fizz.

3 Embrace It, b f 2, Daddy Long Legs - Embrace Moi by Ride the Rails.

Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile-G1

Palermo, Argentina. Jun 28. 1600m, Normal

1 DRIVE JOY, ch c 2, Fortify - Zip Drive by City Zip.

2 Amor de Contramano, gr f 2, Gouverneur Morris - Anelada by Stormy Atlantic.

3 Nevado Catedral, blk c 2, Gouverneur Morris - Nivologia by Easing Along. Gran Premio Estrellas Mile-G1

Palermo, Argentina. Jun 28. 1600m, Normal

1 EL EXITO, ch c 4, Il Campione - Serenity Jane by Sebi Halo.

2 Descamisado, b c 3, Cosmic Trigger - Erudita Girl by Pure Prize.

3 Earth God, ch c 3, Cosmic Trigger - Earthshine by Pure Prize.

Gran Premio Estrellas Distaff-G1

Palermo, Argentina. Jun 28. 1800m, Normal

1 CONI FIZZ, b f 3, Marconi - Azarella by Not for Sale.

2 Martana, b f 4, Fortify - Marsigliese by Mutakddim.

3 International Look, ch f 3, Cosmic Trigger - Intense Look by Halo Sunshine.

Gran Premio Estrellas Classic-G1

Palermo, Argentina. Jun 28. 2000m, Normal

1 NEED YOU TONIGHT, b c 3, Hat Ninja - En Exceso by Easing Along.

2 Endor Rye, b c 5, Endorsement - Foggy in the Rye by Catcher in the Rye.

3 Acento Final, b c 3, Treasure Beach - A Tu Salud by Not for Sale.

Gran Premio Estrellas Sprint-G1

Palermo, Argentina. Jun 28. 1000m, Normal

1 LE CORNETTE, ch c 5, Emmanuel - La Plus Chic by The Leopard.

2 Labrado, b c 5, Le Blues - Sabrina Land by Sebi Halo.

3 Hiran, ch c 3, Santillano - Hail to Humor by Distorted Humor.

Clasico Alberto Vial Infante-G1

Club Hípico , Chile. Jun 27. 1600m,

1 CREATED, ch c 2, Mendelssohn - Cascada Sureña by Rock of Gibraltar.

2 Rambam, b c 2, Lookin at Lucky - Nadie Como Ella by Rock of Gibraltar.

3 Pimpazo, c 2, Spun to Run - Petite Lorraine by Thunder Gulch.

for just $278 per

Clasico Tanteo de Potrancas-G1

Hipódromo Chile, Chile. Jun 28. 1500m,

1 DIOSA DEL ROCK, f 2, Timojin - Oludeniz by Newfoundland.

2 Dalyan, f 2, Dubai Sky - Waven by Kitten’s Joy.

3 Hela, b f 2, Spun to Run - Sigue Regaloncita by Morning Raider.

Clasico Tanteo de Potrillos-G1

Hipódromo Chile, Chile. Jun 28. 1500m,

1 NEW EMPIRE, c 2, Classic Empire - Fantastic Snow by Fantastic Light.

2 Teao, b c 2, Ya Primo - Ti Ricorderai by Seeking the Dia.

3 Tremendo Macho, b c 2, Mendelssohn - Genoa by War Command.

Pretty Polly S.-G1

Curragh, Ireland. Jun 28. 1¼m, Good

1 WHIRL, b f 3, Wootton Bassett - Salsa by Galileo.

2 Kalpana (GB), b f 4, Study of Man - Zero Gravity by Dansili.

3 Survie, b f 4, Churchill - Sotteville by Le Havre.

Irish Derby-G1

Curragh, Ireland. Jun 29. 1½m, Good: Changed to Good, Good to Firm in places afte

1 LAMBOURN, b c 3, Australia - Gossamer Wings by Scat Daddy.

2 Serious Contender, b c 3, Wootton Bassett - Lugnaquilla by Galileo.

3 Lazy Griff (GER), b c 3, Protectionist - Linarda by Rock of Gibraltar.

Cryptoclearance Herbalesian

Candy

City

Mr.

Toussaud

Danzig

Crownette

Storm

Surgery

Great

Sharon

Hold

ARDIENDO

Danehill (USA)

Dansili

REMOTE B 2010

International Stakes Results

Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud-G1

Saint-Cloud, France. Jun 29. 2400m, Good to soft

1 CALANDAGAN (IRE), b g 4, Gleneagles - Calayana by Sinndar.

2 Aventure (Ire), b f 4, Sea the Stars - Balladeuse by Singspiel.

3 Junko (GB), b g 6, Intello - Lady Zuzu by Dynaformer.

Durban July-G1

Greyville, South Africa. Jul 5. 2200m, Good to Soft (Turf) - Standard (Poly)

1 THE REAL PRINCE, b c 4, Gimmethegreenlight - Real Princess by Trippi.

2 Eight on Eighteen, b c 3, Lancaster Bomber - Sempre Libre by Captain Al.

3 Selukwe, c 5, Pomodoro - Sovereign Flo by Captain Al.

Garden Province S.-G1

Greyville, South Africa. Jul 5. 1600m, Good to Soft (Turf) - Standard (Poly)

1 DOUBLE GRAND SLAM, b f 4, Vercingetorix - Princess Peach by Captain Al.

2 Mon Petit Cherie, b f 3, Rafeef - Exotic by Galileo.

3 Rascova, b f 4, Lancaster Bomber - Netsuke by Western Winter.

Belmont Derby-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jul 4. 9f, Firm

1 TEST SCORE, b c 3, Lookin at Lucky - Joy of Learning by Kitten’s Joy.

2 World Beater, ch c 3, Oscar Performance - Dabinett by Blame.

3 Luther (GB), b c 3, Frankel - Give and Take by Cityscape.

Belmont Oaks-G1

Saratoga, USA. Jul 5. 9f, Firm

1 FIONN, b f 3, Twirling Candy - Gaelic Gold by Giant’s Causeway.

2 Nitrogen, b f 3, Medaglia d’Oro - Tiffany Case by Uncle Mo.

3 Opulent Restraint (IRE), gr f 3, Dubawi - Significant Form by Creative Cause.

Eclipse S.-G1

Sandown, Great Britain. Jul 5. 1¼m, Good to Firm (Firm in places)

1 DELACROIX (IRE), b c 3, Dubawi - Tepin by Bernstein.

2 Ombudsman (IRE), b c 4, Night of Thunder - Syndicate by Dansili.

3 Ruling Court (USA), b c 3, Justify - Inchargeofme by High Chaparral. Deutsches Derby-G1

Hamburg, Germany. Jul 6. 2400m, Good

1 HOCHKÖNIG, b c 3, Polish Vulcano - Halinara by Kallisto.

2 Convergent (IRE), b c 3, Fascinating Rock - Monty’s Miracle by Shamardal.

3 Lazio, b c 3, Make Believe - La Caldera by Hernando.

Prix Jean Prat-G1

Deauville, France. Jul 6. 1400m, Soft

1 WOODSHAUNA, b c 3, Wooded - Tosen Shauna by Alhebayeb.

2 Maranoa Charlie, b c 3, Wootton Bassett - Koubalibre by Galileo.

3 The Lion in Winter (IRE), b c 3, Sea the Stars - What a Home by Lope de Vega.

INTERNATIONAL BLOODLINES Season 2025

AMADA MILA (CHI) - CLASICO ARTURO LYON PENA-Gr.1 filly, 2022

Johannesburg (USA)

Scat Daddy (USA)

Love Style

FLAMEAWAY CH 2015

Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)

Vulcan Rose

Rose of Tara

Candy Stripes

Leroidesanimaux

Dissemble

SAMBACANUTA CH 2012

Smart Strike

Sa da Ve Simone’s Show

Danzig

Razyana

Kahyasi

Hasili

Zamindar Zenda Hope

A.P. Indy Dynamix

Sacahuista

ALBINIA B 2012

Roy Aprilla April Talk

Kerali Gone

Zaizafon

Dancing

Nalees

Adlibber

Confidential

Prospector Killaloe Never Bend Ivy Hackett Damascus

Confidentiality Air Forbes Won April Showers

CAMILLE PISSARRO (IRE) - PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB-Gr.1 Brown colt, 2022

Gone West

Zafonic

Primo Dominie Balladonia

Susquehanna Days

Zaizafon

Nureyev

Park Appeal

Dominion

Swan Ann

Chief’s Crown (USA)

Gliding By

Nureyev

Marie d’Argonne

Cozzene

Stufida

Riverman

Irish

Irish Star

Northfields

Image Intensifier

Mr. Prospector Secrettame The Minstrel Mofida Northern Dancer Special Ahonoora (GB) Balidaress

Derring-Do Picture Palace My Swanee Anna Barry

Danzig Six Crowns

Hennessy (USA)

Myth

Mr. Prospector

Likeable Style

Mr. Prospector

Angel Fever

Generous (IRE)

Flame of Tara

Blushing Groom

Bubble Company

Ahonoora (GB)

Kerali

Mr. Prospector

Classy ‘n Smart

Theatrical

Yekaterina

BE YOUR BEST (IRE) - GAMELY S.-Gr.1

Bay or Brown filly, 2020

Green Desert

Oasis Dream

Hope

MUHAARAR B 2012

Tahrir

Linamix

Miss Sacha

El Prado

Medaglia d’Oro (USA)

Cappucino Bay

KAMAKURA B OR BR 2013

A.P. Indy

Kotuku

Flagbird

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Dancing Brave

Bahamian

Mendez

Lunadix

Last Tycoon (IRE)

Heaven High

Sadler’s Wells

Lady Capulet

Bailjumper

Dubbed In Seattle Slew

Weekend Surprise

1 Nureyev

Up the Flagpole

CANDELARI (IRE) - PRIX VICOMTESSE VIGIER-Gr.1

Bay gelding, 2021

1 Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Miswaki

Allegretta

Danzig

Razyana

Rainbow Quest

Rockfest

1 Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Habitat

CANDARA

Woodman (USA) Caribbeandriftwood

Storm Cat Island Kitty

Ogygian

Yarn

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Nijinsky Personable Lady

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Danzig Rowdy Angel

Caerleon

Doff the Derby

Artaius

Welsh Flame Red God

Runaway Bride

Lyphard

Prodice

Lorenzaccio (IRE)

Helen Nichols

High Line

Sookera

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Smarten No Class

Nureyev

Tree of Knowledge

Strawberry Road

Cruella

Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

Sir Ivor

Courtly Dee

Lyphard

Navajo Princess Mill Reef

Sorbus

Bellypha

Miss Carina

Breton

Lutine

Try My Best

Mill Princess

High Line

Triumphant

Northern Dancer

1 Fairy Bridge

Sir Ivor

Cap and Bells

Damascus Court Circuit

Silent Screen

Society Singer

Bold Reasoning My Charmer

Secretariat

Lassie Dear

Northern Dancer

Special Hoist the Flag The Garden Club

Nearctic

AMERICAN AFFAIR (GB) - KING CHARLES III S.-Gr.1 Bay

Danehill

Machiavellian

Dust

Dancing

Magic

Ahonoora

Inchinor

Inchmurrin

Bay

Gundi

Young

Local

CALANDAGAN (IRE) - GRAND PRIX DE SAINT-CLOUD-Gr.1

Bay

Sadler’s

Storm Cat

You’resothrilling

Northern

Fairy

Miswaki

Allegretta

Storm

Terlingua

Rahy

Immense

Chief’s

La

Lashkari

Sinntara

Acclamation

Clariyn

Clodovina

Sidama

Royal

Princess

Rock

CERCENE (IRE) - CORONATION S.-Gr.1

Chestnut

Northern

Mr. Prospector

Playmate

Lyphard

River Lullaby

Seattle

MARCONI RN 2015

Pulpit

AZARELLA B 2011

Slew Gin Fizz

April Fizz

April Mon

DAVE THE KING (SAF) - GOLD CHALLENGE-Gr.1

Bay colt, 2019

Sadler’s Wells

Galileo (IRE)

Urban Sea

GLOBAL VIEW BR 2011

Storm Cat

Egyptian Queen

Warrior Queen

Rakeen

Jet Master Jet Lightning

TOUCHE B 2007

All Fired Up

Fire Tread

Light Tread

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Miswaki

Allegretta

1 Storm Bird

Terlingua

Quiet American (USA)

Call Me Fleet

Northern Dancer

Glorious Song

Rollins

Jolly Laughter

Timeless Moment

Anjelicco

Royal Prerogative

Little Freedom

Nearctic Natalma

Bold Reason Special

Mr. Prospector

Hopespringseternal

Lombard

Anatevka

Northern Dancer

South Ocean

Secretariat

Crimson Saint

Fappiano

Demure

Afleet

1 Ocean’s Answer

Nearctic

Natalma

Halo

Ballade

Damascus

Glorious Spring

Jolly Drummer

Let’s Laugh

Damascus Hour of Parting

Angle Light

Ajericco

Relko

Bride Elect

Ambiopoise La Dauphine

DETERMINISTIC (USA) - MANHATTAN S.-Gr.1 Bay or Brown colt, 2021 Fappiano

Unbridled

Unbridled’s Song (USA) Trolley Song

LIAM’S

Gana Facil

Caro

1 Lucky Spell End Sweep (USA)

Jealous Appeal

3 Great Above Stem

Mr. Prospector

Secrettame Storm Cat Silken Doll

GIULIO’S

DOCKLANDS

Cee’s Tizzy

Cee’s Song

Dixieland Band Aquilegia

Mr. Prospector

DIOSA DEL ROCK (CHI) - CLASICO TANTEO DE POTRANCAS-Gr.1 filly, 2022

Raise a Native

Forty Niner Distorted Humor (USA)

Danzig’s Beauty

TIMOJIN CH 2007

Stravinsky (USA)

Luna Bella

Procure

Storm Cat

Newfoundland

Clear Mandate

OLUDENIZ CH 2017

Tolaitela

Dunkirk

Boul Free

Mr. Prospector

File

Danzig

Sweetest Chant

Nureyev

Fire the Groom

Centaine

Getting There

Storm Bird

1 Terlingua

Deputy Minister

Dream Deal

Unbridled’s Song (USA)

Secret Status

Jeune Homme

Advertising

Gold Digger

Tom Rolfe

Continue Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

Mr Leader

Gay Sonnet

Northern Dancer

Special

Blushing Groom

Prospector’s Fire

Century Rainbeam

Jungle Boy (GB)

Bibiana Girl

Northern Dancer

South Ocean

Secretariat

Crimson Saint

Vice Regent

Mint Copy

Sharpen Up

Likely Exchange

Unbridled

Trolley Song

A.P. Indy

Private Status

Nureyev 1 Alydariel

Relaunch

Comparability

DOPODOMANI (BRZ) - GRANDE PREMIO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA-Gr.1

Chestnut colt, 2021

DROSSELMEYER

Mr. Prospector

File

Danzig

Sweetest Chant

Nijinsky

Millicent

Slew o’ Gold

Miss Storm Bird

Gulch

Line of Thunder

Turkoman

Turbo Launch

INNOCENT

Sadler’s Wells

Sharata

Roy

Jade Girl

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Tom Rolfe

Continue

Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

Mr Leader

Gay Sonnet

Northern Dancer

Flaming

Alluvial

Mr. Prospector

Darshaan

FORTIFY B 2010

International Bloodlines

A.P. Indy

Carson City

Raise

DYNAMIC PRICING (IRE)

Seeking

Colorado

Deploy Jawaher

Sadler’s

Urban

Desert

Hertford

Machiavellian

Blushing Promise

Relaunch

Thirty Zip

Blushing Groom

Glorious Song

Nijinsky

Kamar

ENFORCEABLE (USA) - CLASICO JOCKEY CLUB DEL PERÚ-Gr.1

Roan colt, 2017

A.P. Indy

Pulpit

TAPIT GR 2001

Preach

Unbridled

Tap Your Heels

Ruby Slippers

Dixieland Band

Dixie Union

She’s Tops

JUSTWHISTLEDIXIE B OR BR 2006

Honour and Glory (USA)

General Jeanne Ahpo Hel

Seattle Slew

Weekend Surprise

Mr. Prospector

Narrate

Fappiano

Gana Facil

Nijinsky

2 Moon Glitter

Northern Dancer

Mississippi Mud Capote

She’s a Talent

2 Relaunch

Fair to All (USA)

Mr Leader

Tiy

GEZORA (FR) - PRIX DE DIANE-Gr.1

Bay filly, 2022

Iffraaj (GB)

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Balladonia

ALMANZOR (FR) B 2013

Maria’s Mon

Chester

Danzing Crown

Storm Cat Giant’s Causeway (USA)

Mariah’s Storm

Unbridled’s Song (USA) Strike it Rich Belle of Perintown

GRAN

Unbridled

Darkova

Darkara

Roberto

Silver Hawk

Gris Vitesse

GERMANCE B 2003

Caerleon

Gaily Tiara

Majestic Role

Zafonic (USA)

Pastorale

Primo Dominie

Susquehanna Days

Wavering Monarch

Carlotta Maria

Halling (USA)

Daralbayda

Hail to Reason

Bramalea

Amerigo

Matchiche

Nijinsky

Foreseer

Theatrical

Autocratic

HOCHKÖNIG (GER) - DEUTSCHES DERBY-Gr.1 Bay colt, 2022

1 Nijinsky

Niniski

Lomitas La Colorada

POLISH VULCANO CH 2008

Trempolino

Polska Infa

Polska Princess

Sternkönig

Giant’s

Mystic Goddess

Spectrum (IRE)

Palacegate Episode

Night Shift (USA)

Reasoning

Charmer

Delta Judge Sand Buggy Seattle Slew Too Bald Mr. Prospector Paintbrush In Reality Foggy Note

Al Nasr

1 Gonfalon

Hail to Reason

Jolie Deja

Nalees Man Leix

Gone West Zaizafon

Nureyev Park Appeal

Dominion Swan Ann Chief’s Crown (USA)

Gliding By Majestic Light

Uncommitted

Caro

Water Malone Diesis Dance Machine

Doyoun Daralinsha Turn-to Nothirdchance Nashua Rarelea Nearco Sanlinea

Mat de Cocagne

Chimere Fabuleuse

Northern Dancer Flaming Page

Round Table

Regal Gleam Nureyev Tree of Knowledge

Tyrant Flight Table

Northern Dancer

Flaming Page

Tom Rolfe

Virginia Hills

Surumu

La Dorada

Sharpen Up

Trephine

Polish Precedent

Pikante

Kalaglow

Sternwappen

Kallisto Kalinikta

HALINARA BR 2010

Habina

The Minstrel

Königsstuhl

Kassiopeia

Northern Dancer

1 Fleur

Persian Bold

Cala Blava (GB)

Ridin’ Easy

Literat

Surama

Kronzeuge

Love In Atan

Rocchetta

Viceregal

Quiriquina

Danzig

Past Example

Surumu

Prärie

Kalamoun

Rossitor

Wauthi

Sternwacht

Dschingis Khan

Königskronung

Prince Ippi

Kleine Ballerina

Nearctic

Natalma

Victoria Park

Flaming Page

Bold Lad

Relkarunner

Moulton Parthica

GOOD

Sadler’s

Encosta de Lago

Northern Meteor

Explosive (USA)

Zouzou

KAMUNYAK (JPN) - YUSHUN

Raise

Smart Strike

Curlin

Sherriff’s Deputy

PALACE MALICE B 2010

Royal Anthem

Palace Rumor

Whisperifyoudare

Bernardini (USA)

Wilburn

Moonlight Sonata

INDIA MANTUANA B OR BR 2014

Tomorrows Cat

Speed Wagon

Rajica

LA CARA (USA) - ACORN S.-Gr.1

Bay filly, 2022

Machiavellian

Street Cry (IRE)

Helen Street

In

Ack

Roberto

Skywalker

Fawn and Hahn

Mr. Prospector

Coup de Folie

Troy

Waterway

Generals Sister

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Halo 1 Raise the Standard

Petingo

La Milo

Riverman

Boulevard

STREET SENSE (USA) B 2004

Dixieland Band

Meteor Mist

Acclamation

Harbour Watch (IRE) Gorband

Starcraft (NZ)

Three Sugars

Hoh Dear (IRE) ZOUSTAR B

1 Northern Dancer

Nearctic Natalma

Redoute’s Choice

Aspen

Nureyev

Court (USA) Lucky Heiress Red Ransom (USA) Lady Godolphin Alzao (USA) Catos Ridge

LAKE VICTORIA (IRE) - IRISH ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS-Gr.1

Bay filly, 2022

Sadler’s Wells

Galileo (IRE)

Urban Sea

FRANKEL (GB) B 2008

Danehill (USA)

Kind

Rainbow Lake

Oasis Dream

Showcasing (GB) Arabesque

QUIET REFLECTION B 2013

Haafhd (GB)

My Delirium

Clare Hills

(ARG)

1 Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Miswaki

Allegretta

Danzig

Razyana

Rainbow Quest Rockfest Green Desert Hope

Zafonic (USA) Prophecy Alhaarth

Al Bahathri

Orpen (USA) Morale

Mr.

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr. Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka 1 Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty 1 Spring Adieu Blushing Groom I Will Follow Stage Door Johnny Rock Garden Danzig Foreign Courier Dancing Brave Bahamian Gone West Zaizafon Warning Andaleeb Unfuwain Irish Valley Blushing Groom Chain Store Lure (USA) Bonita Francita Bluebird (USA) Shebasis

Bedazzle

Majestic Legend

A.P. Indy

Bernardini (USA)

Cara Rafaela

CARA CATERINA B 2017

Deputy Minister

Pilfer

Misty Hour

Mississippi Mud

His Majesty

Long Legend

Seattle Slew

Weekend Surprise

Quiet American (USA)

Oil Fable

Vice Regent

Mint Copy

Miswaki

Our Tina Marie

LAMBOURN (IRE) - THE DERBY-Gr.1

Bay colt, 2022 - IRISH DERBY-Gr.1

Sadler’s Wells

Galileo (IRE)

Urban Sea

AUSTRALIA CH 2011

Cape Cross (IRE)

Ouija Board

Selection Board

Johannesburg (USA)

Scat Daddy (USA)

Love Style

GOSSAMER WINGS B 2016

Rubiano

Lavender Baby

Mighty Milk

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Miswaki

Allegretta

Green Desert

Park Appeal

Welsh Pageant

Ouija

Hennessy (USA)

Myth

Mr. Prospector

Likeable Style

Fappiano

Ruby Slippers

Hero’s Honor

Hot Milk

LOS ANGELES (IRE) - TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP-Gr.1 Bay colt, 2021

Sadler’s Wells

Montjeu (IRE)

Floripedes

CAMELOT (GB) B 2009

Kingmambo Tarfah

Fickle

Danehill (USA) Dansili Hasili

Kingmambo

Allez

1 Northern Dancer

3 Fairy Bridge

Top Ville

Toute Cy

Mr. Prospector

Miesque

Danehill (USA)

Fade

Danzig

Razyana

Kahyasi

Kerali

Mr. Prospector

Miesque

Riverman

Allegretta

Delta Judge Sand Buggy

Ribot

Flower Bowl

Reviewer

Lianga

Bold Reasoning

My Charmer

Secretariat

Lassie Dear

Fappiano

Demure

Spectacular Bid

Northern Fable

1 Northern Dancer

Victoria Regina

Bunty’s Flight

Shakney

Mr. Prospector

Hopespringseternal

Nijinsky

Java Moon

Nearctic Natalma

Bold Reason Special

Mr. Prospector

Hopespringseternal

Lombard

Anatevka

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Ahonoora (GB)

Balidaress

Tudor Melody

Picture Light

Silly Season

Samanda

Storm Cat

Island Kitty

Ogygian

Yarn

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Nijinsky

Personable Lady

Mr. Prospector

Killaloe

Nijinsky

Moon Glitter

Northern Dancer

Glowing Tribute

Restless Native

Nuit Blanche

Nearctic Natalma

5 Bold Reason

Special

High Top

Sega Ville

Tennyson

Adele Toumignon

Raise a Native Gold Digger

3 Nureyev

Pasadoble

Danzig

Razyana

Persepolis

Forty Niner

Distorted Humor (USA)

DROSSELMEYER

Moscow

Sweetest

Miss

Budding

International Bloodlines

Sunday Silence

Hat Trick (JPN)

HAT NINJA B 2013

Tricky Code (USA)

Bernstein (USA)

Stormy Nimble

South Nina

Storm Cat

Easing Along

Cadillacing

EN EXCESO CH 2011

Lode

Mystify Me

Fontaine

OMBUDSMAN (IRE) - PRINCE OF WALES’S S.-Gr.1

Bay colt, 2021

Dubai Millennium

Dubawi (IRE)

Zomaradah

NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) CH 2011

Galileo (IRE)

Forest Storm

Quiet Storm

Danehill (USA)

Dansili

SYNDICATE B 2014

Hasili

Sadler’s Wells

Indication

Insinuate

Seeking the Gold

Colorado Dancer

Deploy

Jawaher

Sadler’s Wells

Urban Sea

Desert Prince (IRE)

Hertford Castle

Danzig

Razyana

Kahyasi

Kerali

1 Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Mr. Prospector

All at Sea

SHE FEELS PRETTY (USA) - NEW YORK S.-Gr.1

Chestnut filly, 2021

Mr. Prospector

Con Game

Shareef Dancer Fall Aspen

Shirley Heights

Slightly Dangerous

Dancing Brave High Tern

1 Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge

Miswaki

Allegretta

Green Desert Flying Fairy (GB)

Reference Point

Forest Flower

1 Northern Dancer

Pas de Nom

His Majesty

1 Spring Adieu

Ile de Bourbon

Kadissya

High Line

Sookera

Nearctic

Natalma

Bold Reason

Special

Raise a Native Gold Digger

Riverman

Lost Virtue

Dancer

Storm Bird

Terlingua

Affirmed

La Mesa

Halo

Wishing Well

Woodman (USA)

Miesque Halo Northern Sea

Woodman (USA)

Becky be Good Nijinsky

Foreseer

Baillamont

Harlan

Harlan’s

Christmas

Aiken

INTO MISCHIEF B 2005

Tricky Creek

Leslie’s Lady

Crystal Lady

A.P. Indy

Bernardini (USA)

CROWNED B 2013

Mushka

Cara Rafaela

Empire Maker

Sluice

Quiet

Unbridled

Toussaud

Seeking

THE REAL PRINCE (SAF) - DURBAN JULY-Gr.1

Bay colt, 2020

Southern Halo

More Than Ready (USA)

Woodman’s Girl

GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT B 2008

Canny Lad

Yes She Can Cancan

Dove Vai

End Sweep (USA)

Trippi

Jealous Appeal

REAL PRINCESS CH 2011

Fort Wood

Pagan

Princess

Dancing Flower

Halo

Northern Sea

Woodman (USA)

Becky be Good

Bletchingly

Jesmond Lass

Marauding (NZ)

Benbara Queen

Forty Niner

Broom Dance

Valid Appeal

Jealous Cat

Sadler’s Wells

Fall Aspen

Dancing Champ

Wild Hyacinth

Storm

Harlan

Christmas in Aiken

Tricky Creek

Crystal

Pas

Blushing Groom

Danzig

Gdynia

Lassie

Demure

Spectacular

Nashua

Levee The

Milliardaire

Hail to Reason

Cosmah

Northern Dancer

Sea Saga

Mr. Prospector

Playmate

Naskra

Good Landing

Biscay

Coogee (GB)

Lunchtime (GB)

Beautiful Dreamer

Sir Tristram (IRE)

Biscalowe

Red Anchor (NZ)

Lunar Sky

Mr. Prospector

File

Dance Spell

Witching Hour

In Reality Desert Trial

Cougar

Only the Loyal

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Pretense

Change Water

Nijinsky

Mrs. Peterkin

Royal Prerogative

Bluebell Girl

VOYAGE BUBBLE (AUS) - CHAMPIONS & CHATER CUP-Gr.1

Bay or Brown gelding, 2018

Green Desert

Cape Cross (IRE) Park Appeal

Dubai Destination (USA)

Fleche d’Or Nuryana

Königsstuhl Monsun Mosella Shantou

Encosta de Lago

Northern Meteor

Explosive (USA)

DEEP FIELD B 2010

Elusive Quality (USA)

Listen Here

Announce

Blushing Groom

Rahy

RAHEIGHTS B 2002

Glorious Song

Red Ransom (USA)

Laoub (USA)

Lisieux

Fairy King (USA)

Shoal Creek

Fappiano

Scuff

Gone West

Touch of Greatness

Military Plume (NZ)

Theme Song

Red God

Runaway Bride

Halo

Ballade

Roberto

Arabia

Steady Growth

Gay Sonnet

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge Star Way (GB)

Rolls (USA)

Mr. Prospector

Killaloe

Forli

Moccasin

Mr. Prospector

Secrettame

Hero’s Honor

Ivory Wand

Sir Tristram (IRE)

Ultraviolet Sackford (USA)

Cotehele House (GB)

Nasrullah

Spring Run

Wild Risk

Aimee Hail to Reason

Cosmah

Herbager

Miss Swapsco

Hail to Reason

Bramalea

Damascus

Christmas Wind

Briartic

Crelita

Sailor

Gay Rig

SIRE LISTS OF USA Season 2025

This listing of the leading sires of Japan by earnings includes stakes performance (shown in brackets), and percentages are given for winners to runners, stakeswinners to runners and total stakeshorses (winners and placegetters) to runners. The top earner for each horse is shown with its particular individual earnings. Information in this section is for the season from 1/1/25 to 6/7/25 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.

Leading Sires of USA

Leading Broodmare Sires of USA Leading 2YO Sires of USA

TOP WEANLINGS 2025 TOP 100 WEANLINGS BY PRICE

YEARLING RESULTS BY SIRE

STAY INSIDE, sire of the top priced weanling filly.

TOO DARN HOT, sire of the top priced weanling colt.

Ole Kirk and Nepotism –the pedigree twins

by Andrew Reichard

“The Ferrari that Michael Schumacher drives is absolutely unique, apart from the one Eddie Irvine drives which is identical.”

- Murray Walker, legendary Formula One commentator

THE TWINS

To paraphrase the great man, “The pedigree of Ole Kirk is unique, apart from the pedigree of Nepotism which is almost identical.”

Vinery’s multiple Gr1 winner Ole Kirk (by Written Tycoon) has emerged as Australia’s leading first season sire while Nepotism (by Brutal) scored a strong finishing win in the Gr1 Champagne S at Randwick to stamp himself on of the nation’s top juveniles.

Ole Kirk and Nepotism are both by grandsons of Last Tycoon out of daughters of Helsinge. But there’s more, you knew there would be, because their dams are in fact full sisters. The Xray pedigrees below show the remarkable similarities of their pedigree constructions.

WHY IS IT SO

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially in the horse business. Let’s take Ole Kirk as an example. He won a stakes race at his first start as a 2yo, was Gr1 placed as a 2yo, won two of the best Gr1 races for 3yos (ATC Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas) and earned over $2.1million. He is by a Champion Australian sire from a full sister to unbeaten Black Caviar who is one of the all time greats anywhere.

What’s not to like there.

Admittedly his dam Naturale was unraced, but all the elements of excellence are up front and centre in this pedigree. Sometimes we can knock ourselves out trying to find reasons why a pedigree works, or what makes a particular horse elite. However, in this case the reasons are jumping out at us and practically biting us.

This combination has struck gold more than once with three elite horses bred on the Last Tycoon/Helsinge cross, two of them with identical pedigree construction. And this is all from just 14 runners. There are only 3 runners bred on the identical cross of Last Tycoon/Helsinge in the same positions with all three being winners and two being Gr1 winners.

The similar Last Tycoon cross with Helsinge’s dam Scandinavia has 38 runners for 6 SW (all Group winners) and 3 Gr1 winners.

DEEP BACKGROUND

Examination of the extended pedigree backgrounds of Last Tycoon and Helsinge (and her dam Scandinavia) reveals multiple inbreeding to Nearco, Nasrullah, Mumtaz Mahal and Lady Josephine, all giants of the breed. This type of intense inbreeding in the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th generations can be very effective, and the connections are not immediately obvious when looking at a short pedigree.

SUMMARY

THE COUSIN

Vinery also stands the multiple Gr1 winner and successful sire All Too Hard (by Casino Prince) who could safely be described as the not so long lost cousin, his Xray pedigree shows the similarity of his pedigree.

Sometimes things just work, and the reasons are right in front of us, as with Ole Kirk, Nepotism and Casino Prince. It isn’t always necessary to do a deep dive to find an explanation. The twins and their cousin are all by Gr1winning stallions from dynamic sirelines and from a female family that has been a continuing source of excellence.

Still, it always makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck (and if it doesn’t, it should) when you see pedigrees like these.

BB

Written Tycoon by Iglesia by Last Tycoon

Naturale

by Desert Sun ex Helsinge

OLE KIRK 2017

Brutal by O’Reilly by Last Tycoon

Brigite

by Desert Sun ex Helsinge

NEPOTISM 2022

Casino Prince ex Lady Capel by Last Tycoon

Helsinge

37 years on and Bluebloods still offers unbelievable value for Australian Thoroughbred Breeders. You still get STALLIONS 2025 for free when you subscribe for one year. STALLIONS is the industry bible and is worth the value of a subscription by itself. Then include 6 issues of Bluebloods and one MMGC souvenir edition. Value not to be missed.

For a one-stop thoroughbred resource...

visit arion.co.nz Australia and New Zealand’s leading thoroughbred pedigree provider

Since our inception in 1996, Arion has grown to be the sole provider of thoroughbred pedigree pages to all thoroughbred auction houses in Australasia, including New Zealand Bloodstock, Magic Millions and William Inglis. We are pleased to have a close working relationship with AAP, The Australian Studbook, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and Weatherbys (GB)

Our website site features

• over 4 million thoroughbreds and their race records

• race results added daily from over 60 countries worldwide

• a choice of catalogue pedigree styles covering William Inglis, Magic Million and NZ Bloodstock and in PDF or RTF format

• a Stallion Roster covering ALL stallions currently at stud in Australasia

• Horse Tracker

- Register your stallion with us: We will inform you by email when progeny by the stallion have trialed, entered in races and the subsequent race result.

- Register your broodmare with us: We will inform you by email when progeny out of the broodmares OR her daughters have trialed, entered in races and the subsequent result.

Away from the website, we offer a wide range of services to non-sales company clients. To stud masters, we offer a nightly update of their stallion’s performances via ftp and our Horse Tracker service has an extensive following.

• Data Centre *new*

The recently released Data Centre allows users to interrogate our database, with interactive viewing of racing, breeding and sales information.

• Nicks Reports

A varied selection of nicks and descendants reports, enabling detailed analysis of breeding theories.

Stallion Roster

• All known stallions standing at stud, with their stud performances updated nightly.

• 2YO Watch – Lists the Stallion’s current 2YO’s performances including trial and race Results and all upcoming 2YO Acceptances

Kyla Johnston Managing Director

Mob: + 64 (0) 21 864 224

Email: kylaj@arion.co.nz

Andrew Stewart Bloodstock Manager

Mob: + 64 (0) 21 864 226

Email: andrews@arion.co.nz

Breed your Champion