Mogumber Park

By Kristen Manning

It’s an exciting era at Mogumber Park, the 2024 spring seeing the arrival of the first foals for Marine One whilst a number of youngsters by fellow resident stallion Safeguard are displaying potential.

The stud’s Colin Brown said that he and Fiona Lacey have plenty to look forward to in 2025, kicking off with a bigger than normal Magic Millions draft, one which sees Mogumber presenting a draft with plenty of variety.

“You always say that you want a horse for every one and I really think we have achieved that,” he said, describing the draft as “diverse.”

“We started out seeking to have the progeny of different stallions mainly as a marketing tool, to have interesting horses who people will want to inspect.”

“And we have now built that up as always having balance to our draft,” he said, noting that when a stud has big numbers by the same stallions interest can wane.

“Those horses are up against each other then.”

And so Mogumber has 19 yearlings by 13 different stallions, showcasing Safeguard and fellow WA locals Awesome Rock and Rommel whilst also offering youngsters by respected interstaters.

Including stallions proven in their ability to sire early comers; “we have yearlings by Spirit Of Boom, Farnan and Zousain who are all in the top ten two-year-old sires.”

Brown took us through ten highlights of the draft:

Lot 7 bay colt by Awesome Rock from Castle Queen (Oratorio)

A “striking” half-brother to the promising Safekeeper, he is out of a city winning daughter of Mogumber’s stakes placed successful broodmare Clarecastle

Lot 13 chestnut filly by Safeguard from Clarecastle (Tribu)

A sister to the very smart, twice winning juvenile Castle Road whose consistently classy dam has been well represented by three black-type performers

“She presents a rare opportunity to buy into one of the WA blue-hen families The ownership group has previously kept and raced all the offspring of Clarecastle, but many have decided to reduce their racing interests

She’s a strong, precocious looking filly with incredible residual value; she will have many admirers ”

Lot 74 brown/grey colt by Zousain from Lirismo (Lope de Vega)

The first foal for a half-sister to the durable stakes winners The Candy Man and Phrases, “he looks every inch a runner with a good hindquarter and a lovely walk ”

Lot 79 bay colt by Farnan from Magical Charge (Magic Albert)

A half-brother to the promising Magical Moments out of a city winner from the prolific Glorious Song family, “he will have many admirers.”

“He is well grown with a great shoulder and hindquarter and he is an outstanding walker; and the the spitting image of his Golden Slipper winning father.”

Lot 84 bay filly by Rommel from Mindarie (Safeguard)

The second foal for a city winning daughter of Clarecastle whose first foal Do I Feel Lucky did not have the easiest of runs when a game second to Castle Road at debut but showed his class in winning his second start by over two lengths.

“She looks an early type like her mother and half-brother, with the shoulder with the scope of Rommel, suggesting she will be early but train on as a three-year-old.”

Lot 95 bay colt by Hellbent from Msongari (Show a Heart)

His three-time winning dam has already been represented by the multiple city winners Kenyan Wonder and Starsongari.

“His dam is out of the Champion 2Y0 Flying Babe and this colt has great presence and plenty of scope.”

Lot 96 bay/brown colt by Anders from Murtle Turtle (Murtajill)

A half-brother to four winners out of a two time Group 3 placegetter, he is a “strong, precocious, balanced colt from a two-yearold family He has early runner written all over him.”

Lot 108 brown colt by Spirit Of Boom from Poverty Point (Testa Rossa)

A “real eye-catcher,” he is a half-brother to the trial winning $280,000 2023 sale graduate Into The Future out of a half-sister to three stakes winners including the Group 1 winner Elite Belle.

“He hails from one of the great WA families and his sire’s ability to sire quality performers is well known.”

Lot 128 bay filly by Hellbent from Singing Dixie (Not A Single Doubt)

The first foal for a winning mare whose halfsister produced the Singapore Champion Golden Monkey, “she has a great shoulder and hindquarter with an athletic walk; she covers the ground effortlessly She looks an early runner, she is Westspeed qualified and she has residual value; she ticks every box.”

Lot 150 bay colt by Cosmic Force from Toyland (I Am Invincible)

A very attractive colt out of an I Am Invincible mare who is a half sister to the stakes placed Stellar Magic He is a strong, athletic colt with a great walk and a lovely attitude and by one of the leading second year stallions, Cosmic Force, the sire of Give Me Space (winner of the Gr3 Vo Rogue and 0 2L second in the MM 3yo Guineas).

There are some lovely pedigrees amongst the remainder of the draft, Lot 16 a Brutal colt out of a speedy three time winner from the family of Regal Cheer, a Lot 111 a Captivant colt out of a half-sister to Shamexpress, Lot 113 a Dirty Work colt out of a half-sister to the stakes winner Transact, Lot 256 a Brutal filly from the in-form family of Autumn Angel and Baraqiel, Lot 263 a Captivant colt out of a city winning half-sister to stakes winner It’sarayday and Lot 349 a filly out of a half-sister to the Group 3 sprinter News Alert.

Brown is looking forward to showcasing another three sons of Safeguard; Lot 208 out of a city winning half-sister to stakes winners Diamond Dash and Metro Miss, Lot 223, a half-brother to the city winning juvenile Red Square and Lot 251, a member of a high class international family which has enjoyed local success.

Brown is optimistic about the sale, looking forward not only to getting the results every stud strives for, but also to having a good time.

“We get to catch up with people we don’t see all year,” noting that the sales is as much a social occasion as a business one.

“You have the stress of selling your horses but it is also such a nice time of year, seeing your staff enjoying a drink at the end of the day, relaxing and getting excited about what the next day will offer.”

2026 will see the first Marine One yearlings through the ring and Brown is delighted with the quality of the foals being sired by the Group 2 winning son of Capitalist.

“They are just like him; smart, forward, happy to learn They come up to you in the paddock, they are well built with great strength and bone, we are very excited about them.”