Victorian Sires Preview 2015

THE WOW

SIGNALSwettenham Stud’s new sire is the first sonof Starspangledbannerto go to stud anywherein the world.

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CONTENTSWelcome 2Stellar sires will bring more success to Victoria 3Stud profiles 8Quality pedigree, obvious talent make War a sound choice 10Victoria’s first season sires 18NET awards 20Stallion parades 22

Leading sires 24

ADVERTISERSArmidale Stud 25

Blue Gum Farm 11,12,13

Bombora Downs 7

Darley 15

Larneuk Stud 17

Lauriston Park 5

Rangal Park Stud 21

Spendthrift Australia 19

Swettenham Stud 9

WELCOMENew and established studs owned locally andinternationally, an interesting selection of first seasonsires and proven stallions for the owner/breeder andVOBIS Gold increases, a combination that makesVictoria an attractive proposition for thethoroughbred breeder.

The current season sees an expansion of the VOBISGold Premier Race Series, one which encompasses 15feature races and 250 bonus races at different tracksover varying distance with bonuses reaching a record$2.8 million.

And for the first time five-year-olds have a chance torace for a bonus, a reward for those not concentratingtheir breeding efforts on early racing.

Victoria's studs are spread across the state withstrong pockets in the Euroa/Nagambie, Romsey andMornington Peninsula areas, giving breeders readyaccess.

There is a stallion to fit every budget, over a hundredhorses standing from as low as $500 whilst the topend of the market is well catered for with the likes ofHelmet, Brazen Beau, Starspangledbanner andZoustar all standing for beyond $30,000.

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Magnus at Eliza Park International

It has been a big year for Victoria, the likes of Srikandi, Flamberge, Pride of Dubai, Lankan Rupee, Set Square, Bonaria and Trustin a Gust flying the flag for the Victorian breed at Gr.1 level last season. Also the state welcomed a new international player tothe stud scene, with Spendthrift Farm choosing the old Yallambee Stud at Romsey as its Australian base.

Meanwhile, Swettenham Stud reaffirmed its commitment to Victoria with the addition of three well-credentialled youngstallions to its Nagambie roster, the big race winners Toronado, The Wow Signal and Puissance de Lune. As well Darley choseVictoria to launch the stud career of the dual Gr.1-winning sprinter Brazen Beau who was so game in defeat when runner-up inthe Diamond Jubilee Stakes-Gr.1 (6f) at Royal Ascot.

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STELLAR SIRES WILL BRING MORESUCCESS TO VICTORIA

FEATURE STORY

STORY BY KRISTEN MANNING

SONS of Fastnet Rock have been really firing of late and it is encouraging forVictorian breeders that two of his stakeswinning sons retire to Euroa studsthis spring, Cluster to Larneuk Stud and Rock Hero to Lauriston Park. BlueGum Farm has exciting times ahead as well, with the stud’s multiple Gr.1-

winning shuttler Canford Cliffs making such a great start to his stud career in thenorthern hemisphere.

Represented by 21 debut crop winners, Canford Cliffs has already sired threestakes winners, the Railway Stakes-Gr.2 (6f) Painted Cliffs, the Grangecon StudStakes-Gr.3 (6f) winner Most Beautiful and the Six Perfections Stakes-LR (7f)Aktoria. Crowned Champion European Miler, Canford Cliffs is one of the bestracehorses to stand in Victoria in recent years. The winner of seven of his 11 startshe was successful in five consecutive races at the elite level, proving too strong forhis rivals in the St James's Palace Stakes-Gr.1 (8f), the Sussex Stakes-Gr.1 (8f), the

Irish 2000 Guineas-Gr.1 (8f), the Lockinge Stakes-Gr.1 (8f) and the Queen AnneStakes-Gr.1 (8f).

Never out of the placings, Canford Cliffs was also second to the champion Frankel in theSussex Stakes. A winner at three consecutive Royal Ascot carnivals, Canford Cliffs is amember of the Hail To Reason sire line, his sire being the Prix Morny-Gr.1 (1200m)winner Tagula, sire of 12 stakes winners. Tagula is a son of the lightly raced Taufan, sireof 23 stakes winners including the Caulfield Cup-Gr.1 (2400m) winner Taufan's Melody.

By the Champagne Stakes-Gr.1 (1600m) winning successful stallion Stop The Music,Taufan is from a family well known to Australian breeders, his second dam StolenHour (to whom he is line-bred) being the dam of the great Best In Show, fourth damof Redoute's Choice. Canford Cliffs is out of the Irish Broodmare of the Year MrsMarsh, a Marju half-sister to the stakes winners Triple Threat and Pina Colada.

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Recently welcoming his first foal, War stands alongside Canford Cliffs at Blue Gum.A lightly raced but talented son of More Than Ready, the Up-And-Coming Stakes-Gr.3 (1300m) winner hails from one of Australia's favourite families with his thirddam being the wonderful Denise's Joy. His stud companion, the bold front-runningimport Glass Harmonium, was versatile enough to win at weight-for-age andhandicap level. He was seen at his best claiming the Mackinnon Stakes-Gr.1(2000m), one of his five wins (1400m-2200m).

Dual Gr.1-winning sprinter Turffontein, also at Blue Gum, has been faring well with23 winners from his first 48 runners, including the very classy fillies Fontein Rubyand Fontiton, both stakes winners for Aquanita. Another stud mate, the globe-trotting star Elvstroem, continues to do the job, his 12 stakes winners includinglast spring's Gr.1 winner Hucklebuck who will be seen in action again in comingmonths.

Just down the road a bit from Blue Gum is Neville Murdoch's Larneuk Stud whichwelcomes Fastnet Rock's first season sire Cluster to its roster this spring. A lightlyraced winner of the Theo Marks Stakes-Gr.2 (1400m), the imposing 16.2hh bay isout of the stakeswinning Last Tycoon mare Tarcoola Diamond. Standing alongsideCluster is the Gr.1 galloper Ilovethiscity, brilliant winner of the Randwick Guineas-Gr.1 (1600m), the Hobartville Stakes-Gr.2 (1400m) and the Spring Stakes-Gr.3(1600m). A horse with an outstanding turn of foot, Ilovethiscity is a good lookingchestnut strongly built in the mould of his sire Magic Albert.

One of Australia's most reliable stallions hailing from a consistent sire line, MagicAlbert boasts a winners-to-runners strike rate in excess of 66% with his 20 stakeswinners including the Gr.1 gallopers Albert The Fat, Magic Cape and FightingWarrior. Magic Albert's multiple Gr.1-winning sire Zeditave, one of the bestsprinters of the stellar late 1980s era, was also known for his great record, a strikerate of more than 70% maintained throughout a lengthy stud career that saw himsire 36 stakes winners.

It seems apt that Ilovethiscity, who did the majority of his racing in Sydney, returnto Victoria to stand with his great-great grandsire being one of the state's mostfamed stallions, the wonderful Showdown. Ilovethiscity hails from a favouritefamily both here and in New Zealand, one which has produced the Gr.1 winnersGay Poss, National Gallery, Niello, Mahaya, Dalmacia, Miss Keepsake, LankanRupee and successful stallions Grosvenor and Lonhro.

It is a son of the latter, the record breaking Chelmsford Stakes-Gr.2 (1600m) winnerO'Lonhro, who makes up Larneuk's 2015 roster. A handsome dark brown near-black stallion, O'Lonhro has a definite look of his sire (a great-grandson of SirTristram via Octagonal and Zabeel), an 11 times Gr.1 winner who has been wellrepresented by 53 stakes winners including the big race winners Pierro, Denman,Beaded, Bounding, Mental and Benfica.

Out of the three times Group-winning Zoffany (USA) mare Mamzelle Pedrille from aprolific black type family whose members include the Gr.1 mare Diamond Drille andthe outstanding young stallion I Am Invincible, O'Lonhro is a descendant of theinfluential matriarch Chelandry. Making an encouraging start to his stud career,O'Lonhro has already been represented by 11 winners with the likes of Lirabird, BeauPadrille, Little Capri, Vella Lonchick and Je Suis Prest looking particularly smart.

Another Euroa stud welcoming a first season Fastnet Rock (champion sire of 80 stakeswinners) stallion is Chris and Kathie Bakker's Lauriston Park. A lightly raced bay whoshowed tremendous talent, winning the Dulcify Quality-LR in barnstorming fashion,Rock Herowas highly regarded by trainer David Payne who held in him higher regardthan stable mate Criterion at three. Described by Payne as “the best looking son ofFastnet Rock standing at stud this season,” Rock Hero is a son of the terrific mareGallant Tess, one of the best of the Galileo breed to race in Australia.

A five times Gr.1 placed dual Gr.2 winner of the AJC Breeders' Classic-Gr.2 (1200m)and the Chelmsford Stakes-Gr.2 (1600m), Gallant Tess produced Rock Hero as herfirst foal; and what a great job this Fastnet Rock/Galileo cross is proving, to dateproducing 17 winners from 24 runners including the English Oaks-Gr.1 (12f) heroineQualify, the Queensland Derby-Gr.1 (2400m) winner Magicool and the Listed winnerEagle Island.

Fastnet Rock's sons are bound to be in great demand this spring withHinchinbrook, Stryker and Wanted all siring stakes winners, while Rothesay earnedthe title of leading first season sire by winners and Hinchinbrook Leading First CropSire by earnings in 2014-15.

Rock Hero is a descendant of Mumtaz Mahal, a family that has excelledinternationally and has been well represented in this part of the world by EightCarat (GB), Australasia's most prized matriarch. The big race winners from thisprolific family are too numerous to name but another was added to its honour rollthis year, the English Derby-Gr.1 (12f) star Golden Horn.

Warrior’s Reward

Rock HeroCluster


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Welcoming Rock Hero to Lauriston is Danehill's son Desert King, the young and theolder stallion striking up an immediate friendship in their adjoining paddocks!What a grand contribution that triple Gr.1-winning son of Danehill has made toAustralian racing, siring the triple Melbourne Cup-Gr.1 (3200m) winner Makybe Divaamong his 27 stakes winners.

He is no one-horse sire either, Desert King also siring the fantastic Gai Waterhouse-trained six times Gr.1 winner Desert War, the French Champion Three Year-OldStayer Mr Dinos and fellow Gr.1 winners Chelsea Rose, Darsalam and Lachlan River.This year's Perth Cup-Gr.2 (2400m) winner Real Love is also by Desert King, as isDesert Jeuney who looks set to enhance his black type record this spring.

Another Danehill stallion doing a good job for Victoria is Rangal Park Stud'sDanerich. A speedy dual stakes winner of the McNeil Stakes-Gr.3 (1100m) and theMitchell McKenzie Stakes-LR (1000m), Danerich was also second to Segments in theSchillaci Stakes-Gr.2 (1000m) and he was third behind the Gr.1 gallopers ApacheCat and God's Own in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude-Gr.3 (1400m).

A good-looking $500,000 Magic Millions graduate, Danerich is a son of the verytalented Rubiton mare Millrich, winner of the Sweet Embrace Stakes-Gr.3 (1200m)and third in a strong edition of the Golden Slipper Stakes-Gr.1 (1200m) behindFlying Spur and Octagonal. This is a fast family, its members including the stakeswinners El Roca, Dilly Dally, Li Lo Lill and Linga Longa Lucy.

Getting more than 81% of his named foals to the track, Danerich has sired 120 winnersfrom only 197 starters, and six of his sons and daughters are stakes winners. Richie'sVibe (Australia Stakes-Gr.2, 1200m, Sprint Handicap-LR, 1200m), Lord of the Sky (SirJohn Monash Stakes-Gr.3, 1100m), Heaven's Riches (Chairman's Stakes-Gr.3, 2000m),Classy Chloe (Durbridge Stakes-LR, 1200m), Streetcar Isabelle (Oakbank Stakes-LR,1100m) and Flying Skipper (Fashion Stakes-LR, 1800m) are all strong performers forDanerich who has also sired five stakes placed winners.

The new boy on the Victorian block is Spendthrift Farm and it is looking to make animmediate impact with a unique “Share The Upside” program, one that allowsbreeders who choose to pay a bit more than the advertised service fee to take partin the stallion's entire career. After paying service fees for the first two years, thebreeder will be entitled to a lifetime nomination, one which they can use or sell.

Four stallions make up Spendthrift Farm Australia's debut roster, Can The Man,Warrior's Reward, Jimmy Creed and Hampton Court. A Listed and Gr.3 winner fromjust six starts in the United States, Can The Manwas Gr.1 placed at two. He is a sonof the Hollywood Futurity-Gr.1 (8.5f) winner Into Mischief (Storm Cat line) who hasdone a great job siring 11 stakes winners in his first four crops.

Of most interest to Australian breeders however is the fact that Can The Man's thirddam is Best In Show who has had such great influence in this part of the world,especially via Redoute's Choice.

Warrior's Reward is a horse who many Victorians are talking about, the big strongGr.1-winning son of Medaglia d'Oro making such a good start to his stud career in theUnited States with 44 winners from his first two crops. Already the sire of two stakeswinners and eight stakes placed gallopers, Warrior's Reward hails from a stronginternational family whose members include the recently retired English 2000Guineas-Gr.1 (8f) winner Night of Thunder and the NZ Champion 2Y0 Ruud Awakening.

Also a Gr.1 winner, the handsome chestnut Jimmy Creed is by Distorted Humor,highly successful sire of 127 stakes winners including the multiple Gr.1 winnersFunny Cide, Commentator and Drosselmeyer. His dam is the Gr.1 mareHookedonthefeelin, also dam of the triple Gr.1 winner Pussycat Doll and the Listedwinner Funny Feeling.

Wanting an Australian horse on their roster, Spendthrift was pleased to be able tosecure a son of proven sire of sires Redoute's Choice in Hampton Court, winner ofthree of his 15 starts including the Spring Champion Stakes-Gr.1 (2000m) and theDulcify Handicap-LR (1600m). Boasting a cross of the influential Nijinsky II,Hampton Court is out of the imported stakeswinning mare Roses 'N' Wine from thefamily that produced superstar Makybe Diva.

There is plenty of new blood on offer at Swettenham Stud this spring too, theNagambie farm home to six stallions and half are embarking on their first season atstud. The Melbourne Cup-Gr.1 (3200m) hero Americain, dual King's Stand Stakes-Gr.1 (1000m) winner Equiano and the local Gr.1-winning sprinter Master of Designhave been joined by Toronado, The Wow Signal and Puissance de Lune.

A high class winner of six of his 12 starts, High Chaparral's son Toronadowas twicesuccessful at Gr.1 level, defeating strong fields in the Queen Anne Stakes-Gr.1 (1m)at Royal Ascot and the Sussex Stakes-Gr.1 (1m) at Goodwood. Runner-up inanother three Gr.1 races, Toronado is out of the winning Grand Slam mare WanaDoo, daughter of the Listed winner Wedding Gift who also produced the Gr.1sprinter Casamento. This is a family well known in Australia, one that has producedthe local Gr.1 winners French Clock and Heart of Dreams.

Speaking of Australian bloodlines, The Wow Signal is a horse who will be of greatappeal to fans of Choisir, his sire being that globe-trotting multiple Gr.1 winner'sexcellent son Starspangledbanner. Like his sire, a big race winner in Australia andthe UK, Starspangledbanner, who stands at Rosemont Stud at Gnarwarre, has beenthwarted by fertility problems, but he has done a great job in both hemisphereswith four stakes winners from just 44 runners. As a winner of the Prix Morny-Gr.1(1200m), The Wow Signal is the best of those and he is from a nice family, his damby High Chaparral being a half-sister to the dual stakes winner Tolpuddle, while hissecond and third dams are both stakes winners.

A popular horse who we did not see at his best, Puissance de Lune still managedto put his class on display winning eight of his 22 starts, three of those at Grouplevel. Four times placed in Gr.1 races, Puissance de Lune is a son of the multipleGr.1 winner Shamardal, highly successful sire of 84 stakes winners including theAustralian bred Hong Kong star Able Friend.

Darley's Victorian base at Northwood Park is also in for a busy spring with a strongroster of seven well-credentialled stallions, a nice mixture of the proven and theemerging. One of the state's classiest stallions, Zabeel's unbeaten son Reset, hassired 30 stakes winners and has made a fine contribution siring the winners ofsome of our biggest races, the W.S Cox Plate-Gr.1 (2040m) (Pinker Pinker), theCaulfield Cup-Gr.1 (2400m) (Fawkner), the VRC Derby-Gr.1 (2500m) (Rebel Raider)and the VRC Oaks-Gr.1 (2500m) (Set Square).

Red Ransom's Silver Slipper Stakes-Gr.2 (1100m) winner Domesday also gets hisshare of winners, notably Gr.1 winners Doctor Doom and Pressday and is always

Brazen Beau Warhorse


popular with mare owners, while dual Gr.1 winner Street Boss has been serving bigbooks and has been doing the job, with 17 stakes winners. The remaining fourmembers of the Darley roster are youngsters Brazen Beau, Helmet, Kuroshio andSkilled.

All horses of considerable talent with hot young stallion I Am Invincible's sonBrazen Beau the newest of them, standing his first season and bound to provepopular on the back of his Gr.1 form. Helmet (Exceed and Excel) meanwhile is intohis fourth season, the imposing triple Gr.1-winning chestnut being given everychance having served 421 mares during his first three years at stud.

Commands' Champagne Stakes-Gr.1 (1600m) winner Skilled is also provingpopular while Gr.2 winner Kuroshio, by speed influence Exceed and Excel and withhis first two dams by Gone West and Storm Cat, served 103 mares in his first seasonlast spring.

The breeding industry was dealt a huge blow in 2009 with the death of theoutstanding sire General Nediym. With just 10 crops to race General Nediym hashad over 560 winners (73% W/R) including 48 stakeswinners, 8 of which came fromhis final crop. Come 2015 and Bombora Downs will be standing his most successfulson Warhorse, a product of that final crop.

A dual Group winner at two with the highlight being the 2012 Gr.1 Diamond Stakes(1200m) Warhorse was subsequently crowned New Zealand Champion Two Year-Old of that year. Returning as a three year-old Warhorse won the ListedBonecrusher Stakes and placed in the Gr.1 NZ 2000 Guineas (behind Sacred Falls)and Gr.2 Apollo Stakes. Warhorse went on to be a proven Group class weight for ageperformer right through to his fifth year. Combine this with his impressive pedigreeand his first season at stud is sure to attract a great book of mares.

The Victorian stud with the biggest roster is Eliza Park, home this spring to FightingSun, Fiorente, Magnus, Moshe, Sharkbite, Squamosa, Statue of Liberty andWanted. Being a talented son of the much missed Northern Meteor, the lightlyraced Listed winner Fighting Sun was always going to prove popular and he didjust that, 147 mares making up his debut harem.

A different style of horse, the Melbourne Cup-Gr.1 (3200m) winner Fiorente also hasa strong fan base, and his first group of foals from last year’s book of 186 mares, are

already impressing. The consistent Magnus whose 149 winners from 230 runnersinclude eight stakes winners, notably Gr.1 winner Magnifisio, is in for another busyseason as is his close relation, Moshe, brother to the mighty Black Caviar.

Having been represented by his first stakes winner in Dead Or Alive, and also byimpressive Flemington debut winner Most Wanted (subsequently sold to HongKong), VRC Newmarket Handicap-Gr.1 winner Wanted (Fastnet Rock) will againhave support, as will the always reliable Statue of Liberty (Storm Cat), sire of 17stakes winners including the popular sprinter and multiple Gr.1 winner Hay List.Members of the Redoute's Choice sire line, Sharkbite and Squamosa make upEliza Park's roster, one which they showed off at the stud’s recent well attendedannual stallion parade.

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the best performed son of outstanding sire General nediym (73% winners to runners)

Outstanding pedigree, completely Danehill free & from a family already proven to

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A highly respected & very hot commercial pedigree with Warhorse’s half brother

selling for $335,000 at the 2015 Yearling sales, and his half sister selling for $410,000

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Fiorente


T HIS year marks the 20th anniversary of the Sangster family’s tenure of theSwettenham property at Nagambie. To take advantage of the newlylaunched VOBIS in 1995, the Sangster and Hayes families relocated manyof their stallions from the NSW Collingrove property to Victoria.

Renowned sire of precocious speedsters, Rory’s Jester (Crown Jester-Rory’s Rocketby Roan Rocket), was one of the first to stand at the new property, originally namedCollingrove Victoria. When the family asked the late Bill Stutt about buying land inVictoria he said, “You want to be north of the divide and on the river” to whichRobert Sangster quipped “And next to a vineyard.”

The property neighbours Mitchelton Winery and the Goulburn River which Sangsterrefers to as an “umbilical cord of water in times of drought”. The 364ha (900 acre)farm was purchased from the Sleigh family who ran a cattle property there, butwere best known for their string of Golden Fleece petrol stations. As the Sangstershad owned English Derby winner Golden Fleece a decade earlier, it seemed like agreat omen for the next step in the Collingrove story.

Prior to this decision, Robert Sangster had been responsible for pioneering sendingshuttle stallions to Australia (in conjunction with Coolmore) via the NSW property,and raced horses all over the world under the racing brand Swettenham with thefamous green, royal blue and white colours.

One of six children, Adam Sangster grew up travelling with his father all overEurope, but once he graduated he took the advice of his mother. She told him“there is nothing worse than talking to a man who can only talk about horses,booze and sex”. So Adam took a job with a big finance company, and after the 1987crash the company sent him to Hong Kong. With that experience in a differentindustry under his belt, in 1991, Adam moved to Adelaide to work with the Sangsterfamily bloodstock advisor David Coles. “He was a great mentor and the mostfabulous communicator. We knew more about our Australian racehorses than anyof our other stock. He played a massive part in the growth of our Australianbusinesses, and it is only fitting that he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hallof Fame,” Adam said.

The two Collingrove properties were initially owned by the Sangster family inconjunction with the Hayes family, and over the years have gone through acomplicated set of ownership changes as the two families have dealt with severalpersonal changes. The Sangster family bought out the Hayes family (in stages) afterColin Hayes died in May, 1999, and later, in April, 2004, when Robert Sangster died,Adam bought the remaining 50% of the Victorian property.

This enabled Adam to create certainty for his own future, and he renamed the farmSwettenham in honour of his father. Swettenham had raced more than 200 Gr.1winners by that time, and the choice was a tribute to a father, friend and mentor.Later, in 2007-08 the remaining family bloodstock assets were dispersed, with allbloodstock sold and Collingrove NSW sold to Patinack. This dispersal sale finalisedthe ‘who owns what’ clean up between the six Sangster siblings, and freed them allto go their own directions into the future.

Adam Sangster’s background in finance has proved extremely useful in the past 20years with the Swettenham property, and has silenced Sangster’s initial critics, ashe has grown the farm into a fully Australian-owned business that continually re-invests into the Australian industry. This season, Swettenham is launching threestallions, two of which are owned by Qatar’s Al Shaqab.

Stud Manager Brian Gorman says “2015 is going to be a very busy season for us, butall the staff are excited to be working with two champion horses in Al Shaqab’sToronado and The Wow Signal. Toronado was awarded Champion Three Year-OldMiler in Europe and The Wow Signal is France’s Champion Two Year-Old. It is thefirst time Al Shaqab has sent stallions to the southern hemisphere (Al Shaqab alsohas Choisir’s son Olympic Glory at Arrowfield), and we are very fortunate to havebeen chosen for this new relationship.”

The Wow Signal (Starspangledbanner–Muravka by High Chaparral) should appealto Australian breeders who recall the international deeds of Starspangledbannerand his sire Choisir. The Wow Signal showed the precocity that we Australianstypically associate with this sire line in winning at Royal Ascot (Coventy Stakes-Gr.2) early in the season before dominating in the Prix Morny-Gr.1 in August.

Toronado (High Chaparral-Wana Doo by Grand Slam) gives breeders in Victoria achance to use a top class European galloper who started his career in perfect style,winning all three of his two year-old starts including the Champagne Stakes-Gr.2.He made good progression as a three year-old, beating Dawn Approach in theSussex Stakes-Gr.1, and stayed in training as a four year-old to win the Queen AnneStakes-Gr.1 at Royal Ascot. He is from the family of Australian Guineas-Gr.1 winnerHeart of Dreams (Show a Heart–Academy of Dreams by Royal Academy).

“These horses complement the rest of our stallion line-up and it is a thrilling timefor Victoria to stand horses of such class,” Gorman said.

The other freshman for this season is Puissance de Lune (Shamardal-Princess Serenaby Unbridled’s Song), who flourished into a tough racehorse in Australia winning eightraces, two at Gr.2 level and notched up four Gr.1 placings. By the same sire as WorldChampion Miler Able Friend, Puissance de Lune has a strong family, with his half-sisterleaving 2013 Champion Two Year-Old Filly in Ireland Rizeena (Iffraaj-Serena’s Stormby Statue of Liberty). “He was a very versatile racehorse who is well priced in themarket and as such is receiving solid support,” Gorman added.

Of the Melbourne Cup winner Americain (Dynaformer-America by Arazi), Gormansaid, “His stock sold well as weanlings, and he throws nice strong individuals, so weare looking forward to offering his yearlings this season.”

The Gr.1-winning sprinter Master of Design (Redoute’s Choice-Urge To Merge byLast Tycoon) has his first crop of two year-olds and Gorman is optimistic abouttheir prospects. “Every stud with a horse at this stage is holding their breath inanticipation. We have had plenty of solid reports about his progeny, so we arelooking forward to seeing them out on the racetrack.”

The only horse on the Swettenham roster with progeny at the races is dual King’sStand Stakes-Gr.1 winner Equiano (Acclamation–Entente Cordiale by Ela-Mana-Mou), who is currently the leading second crop sire in Europe and Australia. Healready has four stakes winners on the board, headlined by this season’s two year-old Gr.3 winner Fly on the Night (ex Midnight M by Green Desert).

“We have a good blend of bloodlines that creates a very attractive roster for 2015.Swettenham is proud to be partnering with Al Shaqab to bring such top classhorses to Victoria in Toronado and The Wow Signal,” Adam Sangster added.

20TH ANNIVERSARY MARKED BY A STELLAR ROSTER

STUD PROFILE SWETTENHAM STUD

Toronado

STORY BY RENÉE GEELEN

Puissance de Lune

“The response to this horse has been phenomenal. The Australian breeder wanted

early speed, and that’s what we have delivered with The Wow Signal – a two-year-old

Group 1 winner (Prix Morny) and Group 2 winner (Coventry Stakes), both 1200 meters.”

Adam Sangster

“His two-year-old form has emerged as some of the best in the world and I have no doubt that he would have gone on to be an

exceptional three-year-old.”

Hon. Harry Herbert Racing Advisor to Al Shaqab

“He’s so tough, determined and precocious, he has the heart of a lion.”

Frankie Dettori Jockey

Also in 2015

AMERICAIN$13,750 inc. GST

EQUIANO$13,750 inc. GST

TORONADO$22,000 inc. GST

$15,000 inc. GST

MASTER OF DESIGN$15,000 inc. GST

THE WOW SIGNAL

PUISSANCE DE LUNE$11,000 inc. GST

CHRIS BELLI 0417 514 552ADAM SANGSTER 0418 543 633

[email protected]


HE COVERED 44 mares at $8800 last season, but since then his pedigreehas become even more attractive with his half-sister Fenway (HighChaparral (IRE)) landing the ATC Vinery Stud Stakes-Gr.1 earlier this year.Not that anyone should be surprised when a good un’ pops up in this

family as War and Fenway have the champion Denise’s Joy as their third dam, theirsecond dam is a Gr.1 winner by nine times Australian Champion Sire Danehill (USA)and their dam is a city winner by multiple champion sire Zabeel (NZ) (Sir Tristram(IRE)-Lady Giselle (FR) by Nureyev) and just happens to be a half-sister to Gr.1winners Tuesday Joy (Carnegie (IRE)) and Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence).

War’s breeder John Singleton has spared no expense to build a top classbroodmare band for his showplace Strawberry Hill Stud at Mt White, and many ofthem are descendants of Denise’s Joy (Seventh Hussar (FR)-Fun For All by Pipe ofPeace (GB)) whose wins included the VRC Oaks-Gr.1, Queensland Oaks-Gr.1, WATCAustralian Derby-Gr.1, VRC Turnbull Stakes-Gr.1 and VATC Underwood Stakes-Gr.1when racing in the mid-1970s.

Although she left only one stakes winner, War’s third dam, the multiple stakeswinner Denise’s Joy by Seventh Hussar, her daughters became exceptionalproducers including Joy and Fun (Showdown (GB)), whose descendants includeGr.1 winner Euphoria, sire Christmas Tree and young sire Stryker, while

descendants of another daughter, Clifton Gardens (Mighty Kingdom), include Gr.1winner Miss Danehill, Gr.2 winner Pentastic and Gr.3 winner and sire Primus.

Other daughters Joie de Vivre (Vain), Joyfulness (Bletchingly) are dams of the likesof Eastern Star, Jolly, Arlington Road and Joie de Grise. Other descendants includeGr.1 winners Bentley Biscuit, Thorn Park (champion sire), Sterling City (UAE GoldenShaheen) and Group winners Elliotto, Ready to Rip, Light Up The World, WorldPeace, Chivalry, Sunny Power, Cask and Rain Drum.

However it is the branch via the QTC Oaks-Gr.1 heroine Joie Denise by Danehill thatcaptures our attention as the second dam of War and her six winners include themagnificent Tuesday Joy whose seven wins included the BMW-Gr.1, ChippingNorton Stakes-Gr.1, Coolmore Classic-Gr.1 and Ranvet-Gr.1. Her half-sister SundayJoy, a $1m Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling buy in 2001 and conceived when herdam visited Japan for a mating with Kentucky Derby winner and supersire SundaySilence, won three races including the AJC Australasian Oaks-Gr.1 and then foundfurther fame as the dam of champion More Joyous (like War by More Than Ready),a mare inbred to Halo, who won 21 races, eight of them at Gr.1.

The best performer by her sire, More Joyous took the Flight Stakes, George MainStakes, Doncaster Handicap, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Queen of the Turf Stakes

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(twice), Toorak Handicap and Futurity Stakes for owner John Singleton and trainerGai Waterhouse and was Champion Middle Distance Horse in Australia in 2011-12,winning from 1100m-2000m and earning more than $4.57m.

While Deedra did not earn black type, she won twice at 1600m and was city placed,running second (twice) and third, before going to stud. Her record of seven first-three finishes in just nine starts shows she had some quality, and War who wasfoaled in 2010 was her first foal. Fenway was born in 2011 and then came two MoreThan Ready fillies, This Time Bridie and Fly Lightly, in 2012 and 2013. After missingto a Fastnet Rock cover in 2013, Singleton sent his mare to the UK for a mating withchampion Frankel in October 2014 and that foal is due in September.

War, a $500,000 buy at Inglis 2012, was knocked down to James Bester and DemiO’Byrne for a Coolmore Stud Syndicate, and headed to the stables of GaiWaterhouse. He appeared at the two year-old trials in Sydney on September 24,winning over 850m from Mr Jackman and then took his place in a field of 12 for thehistoric Breeders’ Plate-LR (1000m) at Randwick on October 6, running a three-length second to speedy stable mate Whittington.

He was given a break and then won a 900m trial on January 13 before a fifth in atrial the following month saw him sent back to the paddock. He was third in a1050m trial on July 19, 2013 and then ran sixth of 11 on a heavy track over 1100mat Canterbury on August 7 before his win in the Up and Coming Stakes-Gr.3 (1300m)at Warwick Farm on August 24. The colt beat Drago by three-quarters of a length,with Vilanova third and with favourite and previously undefeated Pitcrew in fourthin a race previously won by Fastnet Rock, Marscay, Star Watch, Our Maizcay,General Nediym, Testa Rossa and Exceed and Excel, all successful sires.

“He’s a very good horse in the making,” Gai Waterhouse said after the win. “He’sgone ahead in leaps and bounds and I loved the way he came away in the straight.He wanted to over use himself in earlier races and I have had to train him a littledifferently to get him to learn to relax, and he’s done that today.”

“I wasn’t happy at all with him the other day at Canterbury as his manners weren’tvery good and he went very keen and hung a bit. Gai said ‘just give me a week ortwo and I’ll fix him’,” Tommy Berry said. “I hopped on him today and he was adifferent horse. It just shows what a good trainer Gai is. She can turn these horsesaround very quickly. Nash (Rawiller) and I have always had a big opinion of thishorse and so has Gai. We were kind of just hoping the penny would drop. We didn’tknow if it would this preparation, but he’s a very nice horse in the making.”

War’s next outing came in the Golden Rose-Gr.1 at Rosehill on September 14 and hewas 12th of 16 behind Zoustar, beaten 6.9 lengths. It was his last race and hecovered his first mares 12 months later.

Just as he was beginning his stud career his half-sister Fenway made her firstappearance on the track, winning by two lengths on debut over 1400m at Bendigoon October 2 for trainers Lee and Shannon Hope. A $700,000 Colm Santry buy atInglis Easter in 2013 and racing for Alpara Lodge (Mr G.A. White), Fenway then ranfourth in the city before a third behind Thunder Lady in the VRC Wakeful Stakes-Gr.2 at the Melbourne Cup carnival.

She reappeared on February 21 this year with a fourth in The Vanity-Gr.3 behindSweet and Speedy and was then fourth in the Schweppervescence Trophy-Gr.3 toNoble Protector on March 14 before heading to Sydney for the Vinery Stud Stakes-Gr.1 (2000m) where she was ridden by Blake Shinn and landed the money by ashort neck. It was an emotional win for Shinn as he had been replaced as rider onthe runner-up First Seal and his mount was trained in partnership by his stepfatherLee Hope and stepbrother Shannon. Fenway then ran second in the SAJC Oaks-Gr.1behind Delicacy on May 2. Fenway is by High Chaparral and his daughters, andother mares from the Sadler’s Wells line could be a good fit for War given thesuccess of Fenway and of close relation Tuesday Joy (by Carnegie, a son of Sadler’sWells) and the fact that War’s pedigree features Nureyev, a three-quarter brother toSadler’s Wells.

More Than Ready (USA) (Southern Halo-Woodman’s Girl by Woodman (USA)) was avery good sprinter in the US, winning the King’s Bishop Stakes-Gr.1 and severalGroup races and twice finishing second at Gr.1 level. Trained for the KentuckyDerby-Gr.1 (2000m) at three, he was not disgraced when fourth at a distance out ofhis comfort zone. A champion sire of juveniles in the US and Australia, where hisrunners include juvenile Gr.1 winners in Golden Slipper hero and successful sireSebring, Golden Slipper winner Phelan Ready (dam by a grandson of Sadler’sWells), Blue Diamond winner Samaready and Champagne Stakes winner Carry onCutie.

His other local Gr.1 stars include More Joyous, Dreamaway (WA Derby), PerfectlyReady (Goodwood Handicap), More Than Sacred (NZ Oaks), Gimmethegreenlight(in South Africa) and Benicio (VRC Derby), while his northern-conceived Gr.1winners are champion miler Verrazano (USA) (at Coolmore in 2015), Room Service,Regally Ready (from a mare inbred to the three-quarter brothers Sadler’s Wells andNureyev), Buster’s Ready and Daredevil.

His son Pluck (dam is by a son of Sadler’s Wells), who won the Breeders’ Cup TurfJuvenile-Gr.2, also stands alongside his sire at Vinery, Scone. More Than Ready hasdone well with mares from the Mr. Prospector, Storm Cat, Halo, A.P. Indy andCanny Lad lines and of course has been particularly effective with mares byDanehill or Sir Tristram and their sons (War is just one example).

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2015 leading 1st crop sires in Europe RK STALLION WNRS SWS EARNINGS £

1 CANFORD CLIFFS 21 3 344,8342 Zoffany 16 4 399,5323 Dream Ahead 13 1 153,7004 Lilbourne Lad 11 0 93,965

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Possibly the best-credentialed sire returning to Melbourne is Canford Cliffs… his firstprogeny sold for up to $150,000 at yearling sales this year... he has stunned the European2yo scene in recent weeks with a fantastic winning spree by his progeny, which has seenhim shoot to a runaway lead in the 2YO sires' premiership.

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RACEGOERS did not see a lot of Needs Further (Encosta de Lago-Crowned Gloryby Danehill (USA)) but what they did see suggested he had great naturalability. A Gr.3 winner and in the first three in four of his five starts, he an

exciting stallion for Tasmania's Armidale Stud and stands at the value fee of $3300.

“We think he is attractively priced,” said Armidale’s David Whishaw who isdelighted with the quality of his yearlings. “We are thrilled with the types he isthrowing. He is a lovely horse who stands over a lot of ground. He has great boneand a magnificent temperament.”

A home bred for Gooree Stud and combining the blood of champion sires Encostade Lago (Fairy King) and Danehill (Danzig), Needs Further was beaten odds-on atdebut, fighting on gamely for third behind Gr.1 winner Skilled having worked early.Easily winning three trials prior to his next start, Needs Further was a six lengthmaiden winner first-up. He won again second-up, and third-up tackled the CarbineClub Stakes-Gr.3 (1600m), easily defeating the likes of Divorces, Shadows In TheSun, Happy Trails, Kudakulari and Riva de Lago.

“He’s a very exciting horse in the making,” trainer Gai Waterhouse said. “They don'tusually go through their grades so quickly. He has a lovely cruising speed and agreat turn of foot.”

“He is a really serious horse,” said jockey Nash Rawiller. “He has come a long wayin a short time and he gives you a really good feel.”

Retired due to injury, Needs Further is one of dual Champion Australian SireEncosta de Lago's 106 stakes winners. A half-brother to Gr.1 winner HallowedCrown (Street Sense (USA)), Needs Further is out of the Gr.3-winning Danehill mareCrowned Glory who was only just beaten when runner-up in Belle du Jour's GoldenSlipper-Gr.1 (1200m) while second dam Significant Moment (Bletchingly-LadyGiselle (FR) by Nureyev) is a half-sister to Gr.1 winners and sires Zabeel andBaryshnikov. This is a highly successful international family with the big racewinners Detroit, Carnegie, Durtal, Gildoran, Roderic O'Connor, Keen Winner, Filagoand Magicool close up on the family tree.

Happy to have welcomed interstate mares to Needs Further during his first twoyears at stud, Whishaw hopes to attract more, and will contribute to the price oftransport from the mainland for potential mates. “We were already getting interestfrom interstate but that has increased since Hallowed Crown won his Gr.1 races,"Whishaw said.

HALLOWED CROWN ADDS LUSTRE TO NEEDS FURTHER

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Needs Further

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LOCATED on the banks of the Goulburn River at Seymour, 100kms north ofMelbourne, Darley Northwood Park is widely regarded as one of theworld’s finest thoroughbred properties. Older than the town of Seymouritself, Northwood Park is a picturesque 1100-acre farm which was first

developed as a cattle station by John Clark in 1838.

In the early 1900s, Northwood Park was transformed into a horse and cattleproperty by AG Hunter – a legendary racing and later trotting personality. AG as hewas known, raced and stood the 1925 Melbourne Cup winner Windbag on theproperty and a headstone now marks the former Cup winner’s resting place on thefarm.

In later years AG’s son Robert bred many champion trotters at Northwood Park andbecame a very influential member of the Victorian Harness Racing fraternity. TheHunter family also continued to have success in the thoroughbred world withseveral significant wins including the 1932 VRC Derby with Liberal, who was siredby Windbag, and the 1935 Caulfield Guineas with Young Idea.

Northwood Park moved back into the spotlight created by the Hunter family whenBarrie and Midge Griffiths purchased the property and subsequently raced andbred a number of significant Group-winning fillies which were kept on the farm.Thousand Guineas winner Azzuro, VRC Oaks winner Northwood Plume andCaulfield Cup winner Mannerism all spent many months at Northwood Park as didTawrrific, with whom the Griffiths won the Melbourne Cup in 1989.

“In late 2005 we discussed a strategic move into Victoria for Darley and it wasdecided that we would start looking for a property,” said Henry Plumptre,Managing Director of Darley in Australia.

“In terms of quality stock and historical record, no property in Victoria had a betterreputation for producing quality horses and cattle than Northwood Park atSeymour.”

Northwood Park was purchased by HH Sheikh Mohammed in March 2006 from theGriffiths and many of the paddocks today have been named after the formerchampions who once resided there including Mannerism, Tawriffic, NorthwoodPlume and Windbag.

A state-of-the-art stallion complex and over 100kms of fencing have been added tothe property since the 2006 purchase. The farm’s most famous graduate for Darleyis Sepoy, who was born at Northwood Park in 2008. Sepoy claimed the Gr.1 BlueDiamond Stakes and Gr.1 Golden Slipper on his way to being crowned Australia’sChampion two-year-old before going on 12 months later to become the worldChampion three-year-old sprinter. Northwood Park has continued to be an

outstanding source of quality horses for the Godolphin stable with last season’sStakes-winning juveniles Furnaces, Ottoman and Antelucan also all born at theproperty.

“It is one of Sheikh Mohammed’s signature farms around the world and has quicklyestablished itself under Darley’s management as the leading Victorian stallionstation,” Plumptre said.

“In 2006 we purchased, as a foundation stallion, the champion three-year-old coltReset from Lloyd Williams and he joined a roster that included Street Cry who atthat stage had not had any runners in the southern hemisphere. It is significant thatStreet Cry’s first Group One winners in Australia, Whobegotyou and Shocking, wereconceived in that first year at Northwood Park.”

At the end of last year Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Brazen Beau, a son ofChampion first-season sire I Am Invincible, was purchased by Darley with a view tojoining the Northwood Park roster at the completion of his racing career. Leasedback to his original ownership group, Brazen Beau returned as an autumn three-year-old to defeat Lankan Rupee, Chautauqua and Terravista – the three highest-rated sprinters in the world at that time – in the Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap. He thenwent on to compete at Royal Ascot where he ran a narrow second to Undrafted inthe Gr.1 Diamond Jubilee.

Standing at Northwood Park alongside Brazen Beau in 2015 is record-breakingCaulfield Guineas winner Helmet as well as Reset, the sire of Caulfield Cup winnerFawkner, Cox Plate heroine Pinker Pinker, 2014 VRC Oaks winner Set Square andGodolphin’s young star Hauraki.

“Sheikh Mohammed and John Ferguson along with Henry recognise the significantrole Victoria plays in the Australian breeding industry,” said Andy Makiv, Darley’sGeneral Manager, Victoria.

“The level of investment highlights their commitment to the Victorian breedingindustry and their decisions to stand the likes of Helmet, New Approach when heshuttled, Reset and now Brazen Beau at Northwood Park is testament to that.”

Northwood Park’s seven-stallion roster in 2015 also includes Domesday, StreetBoss, Kuroshio and Skilled.

Domesday has two crops of racing age conceived in Victoria and his 14 Stakeshorses from them is more than double the total sired by any single stallion fromthose same crops based in that state, Street Boss has arguably the most excitingfilly in Australia at the moment in Petits Filous, while Kuroshio and Skilled are twovery fast, talented sons of Exceed And Excel and Commands – two of the mostinfluential stallions Darley has had in Australia.

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DarleyKUROSHIO $8,800 inc GSTExceed And Excel – Arctic Drift, by Gone WestStanding at Northwood Park, VICNorthwood Park +61 (0)3 5735 8100Kelvinside +61 (0)2 6543 9000www.darley.com.au

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W HEN champion racehorse, Fiorente (IRE) (Monsun-Desert Bloom byPilsudski), arrived at Eliza Park International last spring, he did soamid much fanfare. Here was a genuine superstar who only sixmonths earlier had won the Melbourne Cup and backed up in the

autumn with a memorable Australian Cup victory, one of the very few horses toachieve that Gr.1 double.

“We (EPI) were absolutely over the moon in securing him,” Eliza ParkInternational’s sales and nominations manager Mark Lindsay, said. “Best part ofall, broodmare owners shared our excitement and he ended up covering 186mares, the most popular first season sire in the country.”

There’s a lot to like about Fiorente as a stallion prospect, and a lot to like as wellwhen you scratch beneath the surface. Fiorente’s race record is well established:aside from over $6m-plus in stakes, helped considerably by Melbourne andAustralian Cups, he also won a Gr.2 in England, won the Feehan Stakes-Gr.2 over amile at Moonee Valley, the Peter Young-Gr.2 at Caulfield, and grabbed placings inweight for age jewels such as the Cox Plate and BMW.

It’s also worth noting that he ran a terrific third first up in the 1400m All-AgedStakes-Gr.1 behind out and out speed stars such as All Too Hard (who wasrecording his fourth Gr.1 victory from his previous five starts) and Rain Affair.

The influence of Fiorente’s sire Monsun, on Australian turf, is also coming more tothe fore as time goes on. The now-deceased Monsun is a breeding phenomenon inEurope with one in seven foals, that’s ONE in seven FOALS, not runners, winningblack type races! The strike rate is even greater on this side of the equator.

Although Fiorente is the pick of the bunch down under since his Melbourne Cup winin 2013, Monsun has been represented in Australia by Protectionist (giving thestallion successive Melbourne Cups), Midsummer Sun who won last year’s GosfordGold Cup and repeated the dose this year, plus Gai Waterhouse’s Excess Knowledgewho has now won three of his past five in Australia including the DoncasterPrelude-Gr.3. Monsun’s son, Manduro, has also produced two stakes winners inAustralia this calendar year with Bonfire and Greatwood.

So, naturally enough, Eliza Park International was eagerly awaiting the first ofFiorente’s foals this spring, but they clearly weren’t waiting around for the warmerweather, with his first baby (and possibly the first in Australia for 2015), arriving onJuly 15.

“The response was phenomenal,” Mark Lindsay said. “Social media went mad . . .we had a record number of ‘Likes’ on Facebook and re-tweets from all over theplace. The Herald Sun sent out a photographer, Channel 7 a film crew. She (the fillyfrom Statue of Liberty mare Libertas) was an instant star and didn’t she know it, thephoto of her reaching down to kiss the (Melbourne) Cup was unbelievable and, whoknows, she might have one of her own!” Also while Fiorente’s light continues toshine bright, his mates in the stallion barn at Eliza Park International’s Victoriancomplex are not letting him have it all his own way.

With dual Gr.1 winner Bel Esprit (Royal Academy (USA)-Bespoken by Vain) re-located to Queensland for this spring, hot on the hoof of a record-breaking eighthsuccessive Victorian sires’ title, AJC The Galaxy-Gr.1 winner Magnus (Flying Spur-Scandinavia by Snippets) could well be stepping into his sizeable shoes with aseason that realized more than $5m in progeny earnings. Not bad for a stallion withonly four crops of racing age and one who has now firmly established himself asone of Australia’s top 20.

Meanwhile, VRC Newmarket-Gr.1 winner Wanted (Fastnet Rock-Fragmentation bySnippets) is really coming into his own in 2015 with a host of winners in recentweeks and continues to find favour with leading trainers such as Gai Waterhouseand John Hawkes who paid up to $220,000 and $180,000 respectively at sales thisyear. It’s also worth noting that while he only had 42 named foals from his firstcrop, he now has 130 two year-olds waiting in the wings.

“I’m really looking forward to the next few months,” Mark Lindsay sums up. “Statueof Liberty (USA) continues to get plenty of winners, so does Sharkbite, while thereports coming back on the first 2YOs by Moshe (brother to Black Caviar) arepromising. Keep an eye on Squamosa too, with the first of his progeny heading toyearling sales in 2016.

“As well, but certainly not least, is Fighting Sun. He was almost as popular asFiorente last spring (147 mares), and his first foals are proving to be just asphotogenic as those of Fiorente. One thing I am certain of is that we’ll be seeing alot more of them in the years to come.”

FIORENTE:WORTHY OF ALL THE FANFARE

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a 2015 Fiorente filly (ex Libertas) with the Melbourne Cup


LARNEUK Stud's Neville Murdoch is “thrilled to bits” with the response to firstseason sire Cluster. The son of Fastnet Rock and the Last Tycoon (IRE)daughter Tarcoola Diamond, was in the first three in six of his 12 starts with

his major win coming in the Theo Marks Stakes-Gr.2 (1400m) at Rosehill.

“There has been terrific interest and he has great appeal to Victorian breeders andwe have also been fielding interstate enquiries,” he said. “Cluster is such amagnificent type and he’s an extremely athletic horse with plenty of strength andscope and a great deal of presence.”

Cluster, whose sire Fastnet Rock (Danehill (USA)-Piccadilly Circus by RoyalAcademy (USA)), a winner of the VRC Lightning-Gr.1 and Oakleigh Plate-Gr.1 andChampion Australian Sire by earnings in 2014-15 and in 2011-12, has made such agreat start as a sire of sires including last season’s first crop leader Hinchinbrook,has settled in well at Larneuk where he is endearing himself with his laid-backnature coupled with a touch of cheekiness, the five year-old is often seen in relaxedmode, poking his tongue out! “He has a terrific personality and everyone who hasanything to do with him loves him,” Murdoch said.

A three times winner from just 12 starts, Cluster showed above average talentfrom day one and was so well regarded that at only his second start he contestedthe San Domenico Stakes-Gr.3 (1100m), finishing a game second to Va Pensieroafter finding trouble at the 200m. A month later Cluster was third in the Bill StuttStakes-Gr.2 (1600m), beaten by Divine Calling with Shamus Award second andPolanski fourth.

Changing stables to Peter and Paul Snowden the following winter, Cluster shookoff maiden status with a 9.25 length victory at Kembla Grange and wassubsequently successful over 1200m at Rosehill before being freshened for thespring. After a first-up second on a heavy (9) track at Rosehill behind Weinholt, hetook on stakes company at his next start for owners Peter and Wendy Moran.Although he was shuffled back to the rear in the Theo Marks Stakes-Gr.2 (1400m)and awkwardly placed, Cluster showed dash and heart to swamp his rivals,

beating Bull Point and Ninth Legion into the minors and running 1.23.34 on adead track.

“Once he got to the outside he showed what class he really has,” Peter Snowdensaid. “He has a massive amount of acceleration and we saw a bit of that.” JockeyTim Clark agreed. “He has an awesome turn of foot, he is a real horse and he is Gr.1quality.”

At his next start Cluster weaved through the field for a close up fifth in the SirRupert Clarke Stakes-Gr.1 (1400m) with Trust in a Gust, Dissident and Bull Pointfilling the placings. Unfortunately injury prevented Cluster reaching the pinnaclesexpected and he was retired after one more run, an unplaced effort in the DarleyClassic-Gr.1.

One of Fastnet Rock's 80 stakes winners, Cluster is out of the Listed-winning LastTycoon mare Tarcoola Diamond whose five wins came from 1100m-1400m. Also damof the stakes placed Inkling (now in the US) and the multiple city winners DiamondJim and Novikov, she is one of eight winners for metropolitan-winning Bletchinglymare Potent, also dam of triple Listed winner Chickaloo (Sri Pekan). Her dam I LikeDiamonds (by Golden Slipper winner Baguette) won the AJC Champagne Stakes-Gr.1(1600m). Cluster’s broodmare sire Last Tycoon won the King’s Stand Stakes-Gr.1 atAscot and the Breeders’ Cup Mile-Gr.1 in the US and his runners include Horse of theYear Mahogany while his daughters have produced 26 Gr.1 winners.

Cluster’s family arrived in Australia with the importation of Churra (IRE) (ThePhoenix-Anne Bronte by Fair Trial) in the 1950s and her Flight Stakes-winningdaughter Candy Floss (Pipe of Peace (GB)) is a sister to Cluster’s fifth dam I Like It(family 20a). His fourth dam is the Magic Night Quality winner As You Like It(Dignitas (USA)).

“It is a great family chock-full of speed,” Murdoch said. “Danehill, Last Tycoon andBletchingly are all great influences, and Cluster is a horse who looks ideal for theVOBIS schemes.”

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A speed pedigree with Danehill, Last Tycoon and Bletchingly

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o’LoNHro2005 Brown 16.2hh Lonhro - Mamzelle Pedrille, by Zoffany fee $5500 inc.GST

2015 service Fee $6600 inc. GST

New for 2015... The best value of Fastnet Rock’s Group winning sons at stud in Victoria


BRAZEN BEAU 2011 brown I Am Invincible - Sansadee by Snaadee

2015 fee $44,000Darley 03 5735 8100www.darley.com.au

CAN THE MAN2011 bay Into Mischief - Smolensk by Danzig

2015 fee $3,850 ($5,500 share the upside programme)Spendthrift Farm, Garry Cuddy 0410 451 595www.spendthrift.com.au

CLUSTER2010 bay Fastnet Rock - Tarcoola Diamond by Last Tycoon

2015 fee $6,600Larneuk Stud, Neville Murdoch 0418 105 706www.larneuk.com

DARK COVE2007 bay Medaglia D'Oro - Crystal Cove by Kris S2015 fee $9,900Sutket Farm, Peter Wilson 0407 845 732

HAMPTON COURT2011 bay Redoute's Choice - Roses 'N' Wine by Broken Vow


HURDY GURDY MAN2007 bay Street Cry - Abalone by Bluebird2015 fee $4,400Moorookyle Park, Nioka Wozny 0427 456 385www.moorookylepark.com.au

JIMMY CREED2009 chestnut Distorted Humor - Hookedonthefeeling by Citidancer


LITTLE CRITTER2009 bay Court Command - Gotha by Rustic Amber

2015 fee $2,200Cora-Lynn Farm, Kylie Stephenson 0498747442

LONDON BRIDGE2010 bay Arch - Kindness by Indian Ridge2015 fee $4,950Ridgeview Park Stud, Phil & Fiona Sloane 0488 525 063www.ridgeviewpark.com.au

PUISSANCE DE LUNE2008 grey Shamardal - Princess Serena by Unbridled's Song

2015 fee $11,000Swettenham Stud, 03 5794 2044www.swettenham.com.au

ROCK HERO2010 bay Fastnet Rock - Gallant Tess by Galileo2015 fee $4,950Lauriston Park, Chris Bakker 0427 903 353www.lauristonpark.com.au

THE WOW SIGNAL2012 bay Starspangledbanner - Muravka by High Chaparral2015 fee $15,000Swettenham Stud, 03 57942044www.swettenham.com.au

TORONADO2010 bay High Chaparral - Wana Doo by Grand Slam

2015 fee $22,000Swettenham Stud, 03 57942044$22,000www.swettenham.com.au

WARHORSE2009 bay General Nediym - Rathlin Island by Giant's Causeway

2015 fee $7,700Bombora Downs, Christoph Bruechert 0419 534 961www.bomboradowns.com

WARRIOR'S REWARD2006 bay Medaglia D'Oro - For All You Do by Seeking The Gold


ASTRONOMER ROYAL2004 bay Danzig - Sheepscot by Easy Goer

2015 fee $4,400Riverbank Farm, Russell Osborne 0423768155www.riverbankfarm.com.au

CECCONI2004 bay Encosta de Lago - Tonicity by Blazing Sword

2015 fee $3,300Moorookyle Park, Nioka Wozny 0427 456 385www.moorookylepark.com.au

GLOBETROTTER2005 chestnut Street Cry - Cool Slew by Seattle Slew

2015 fee $5,500Highpoint Lodge, Damian White 0418 477 090www.damianwhitebloodstock.com.au

RHINEBECK2009 bay Encosta de Lago - Aqua D'Amore by Danehill

2015 fee $2,750Cora-Lynn Farm , Jacqui Berrill 0477180199

VON COSTA DE HERO2005 bay Encosta de Lago - Piavonic by Scenic

2015 fee $4,400Riverbank Farm, Russell Osborne 0423768155www.riverbankfarm.com.au

FIRST SEASON SIRES

VICTORIA’S FIRST SEASON SIRES15 first season sires will enter Victoria’s stallion ranks for the 2015 season. The impressive list of new stallions features a numberof racetrack stars including dual Gr.1 winners Brazen Beau and Toronado (Ire).

RELOCATED STALLIONS

Can The Man London Bridge Hampton Court

Learn more at www.SpendthriftAustralia.com

451 Mt. Eliza Road, Romsey VIC 3434 | Tel: +61 410 451 595

Coming in 2015.

CAN THE MAN $5,500*

HAMPTON COURT $11,000*

JIMMY CREED $11,000*

WARRIOR’S REWARD $13,750*

CONTACT:Garry Cuddy

+61 410 451 595

Rick and Christie Woodard Ph: (03) 5427 0577

Australia

* All Prices above Include GST

HOW TO EARN YOUR LIFETIME BREEDING RIGHTTo participate in Spendthrift’s Share The Upside Program, the breeder will:

SECURE your right to breed with a small, one-time deposit.

EXECUTE your live-foal contracts.

BREED for two years, have two live foals, and pay both stud fees when due.

It’s that simple! Your free breeding right continues throughout the breeding life of the stallion,

and there are NO ongoing expenses associated with your breeding right.

G1 winner Hampton Court - the first colonial stallion for Spendthrift Australia

CAN THE MAN

HAMPTON COURT

JIMMY CREED

WARRIOR’S REWARD

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PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF LISA MATTHEWS &

NORTH EAST THOROUGHBREDS INC.

1. Daniel Nevill from Hollylodge Thoroughbreds receiving the Strathbogie Shire Young Achiever Award from the The Mayor of the Strathbogie Shire, Councillor Deborah Swan 2. Ian Horwoodfrom Blue Gum Farm receiving the Prydes Easifeed Supervobis High Achiever Award, for Fontein Ruby, from Samantha Kilgour representing Prydes Easifeed 3. Ian Horwood from Blue Gum Farmreceiving the W. Inglis & Son Broodmare of the Year Award, for Charming Ruby, from James Price representing W. Inglis & Son 4. Christine Mills (on behalf of Chatswood Stud) receiving theGoulburn Valley Equine Hospital Champion First Season Sire Award, for Reward for Effort, from Dr. Jim Vasey representing GVEH 5. Andy Makiv from Darley Victoria receiving the CEPA FarmSupplies Stallion of the Year Award, for Reset, from Rob Bogumil, representing CEPA 6. Bob Norris from Wood Nook Farm receiving the Stud & Stable Vets Industry Award (won jointly by BobNorris and Bob Scarborough from Wood Nook Farm) from Dr. Terry Lowis, representing Stud & Stable Vets 7. Andy Makiv from Darley Victoria receiving the Kentucky Equine Research Breeder ofthe Year Award from Rebecca Ham representing K.E.R. 8. A happy Darley Victoria Team with their awards 9. A happy Blue Gum Farm team with their awards 10. North East ThoroughbredsCommittee Member Damian Gleeson presenting the jovial ‘Over Achievers Award’ to joint winners, Harry Swieboda (Hallmark Thoroughbreds) and Tas Reilley (Basinghall Farm).

NET AWARDSPICTORIAL

The North East Thoroughbred Breeders held their annual awards night at Mitchelton Winery Nagambie in early August. The Awards have been held for over 30 years and showcase the quality and value of the premium horses bred in Victoria’s NorthEast. Many great horses and horse people have been honoured over the years and this year was no exception. A night offabulous food and wine, sensational entertainment, great company and exciting awards made the exclusive annual event one toremember by all who attended.

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DANERICH’S talented son Lord of the Sky (exPrincess Abassi by the Bletchingly son Abassi)is a horse most breeders on a “bread and

butter” budget can only dream of producing. By amodestly priced sire and the only stakes winnerunder the first four dams on his pedigree page, Lordof the Sky is a $911,000 earner, a Gr.3 winner andmultiple Gr.1 placed, competing against the likes ofFlamberge, Chautauqua and Brazen Beau.

His sire is not a one hit wonder either, as Gr.3 winnerDanerich (Danehill (USA)-Millrich by Rubiton) hasproduced stakes winners from each of his first threecrops. Other star runners include last season’sstakes winner Streetcar Isabelle (ex Stellar Fille byFilante), as well as Gr.2 Australia Stakes winnerRichie’s Vibe (ex Early Wakening by Hennessy) plusFlying Skipper (ex Flag of Pride by Personal Flag),Heaven’s Riches (ex Nassi Angel by Nassipour) andClassy Chloe (ex Capital Growth by Brocco).

All up, Danerich has six stakes winners and 120winners from 197 starters, and earnings topping$9million. This season, Gr.2 placed Classy Jack (exCapital Growth by Brocco) has won again making itfive wins up to 1200m; and keep an eye out for thepromising Kaiser Sun (ex Street Princess by Keltrice).

This success is hardly surprising when you considerDanerich’s excellent pedigree and race record. A$500,000 yearling, Danerich (2002) is from thesecond-last Australian crop of supersire Danehill

(Danzig-Razyana by His Majesty), who needs littleintroduction here. Suffice to say he left a record 90Gr.1 winners, many sons who have becomesuccessful sires (think Redoute’s Choice, Flying Spur,Exceed and Excel, Fastnet Rock, Danehill Dancer)and won multiple Champion Sire titles includingnine as Australia’s Leading Sire by Earnings.

Danerich, who stands at Eric Buttler’s Rangal ParkStud at Euroa on $7700, is out of Rubiton mareMillrich (ex Mill Rani by the Mill Reef son Millionaire)who won three races at two, including the SweetEmbrace Stakes-Gr.3 and ran third in the GoldenSlipper-Gr.1 to Flying Spur and Octagonal. She hasalso left last season’s Gr.3 placed juvenile Redzel (bySnitzel) among seven winners from nine foals to

race. This is also the family of stakes winner and Gr.1runner-up El Roca (Fastnet Rock).

The weight of expectations is heavy for an expensiveyearling, and Danerich was seen out early in theListed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes where he ran fourth.He was spelled and won as a two year-old in thewinter before embarking on an ambitious spring.Danerich won the Listed Mitchel McKenzie Stakes(1000m) then the H.D.F. McNeil Stakes-Gr.3 (1100m)at Caulfield a week later, before being thrown intothe Manikato Stakes-Gr.1 at his next start. He ransixth, and then was third to Gr.1 sprinter Apache Catin the MRC Guineas Prelude-Gr.3. Danerich then ransecond to Segments in the Schillaci Stakes-Gr.2. Hewas spelled soon after and didn’t find form again atfour and was retired to stud.

Only lightly raced, Lord of the Sky, whose dam wonfive races to 1300m including a city win at two, hasfive wins and five seconds in 20 starts and wasrunner-up in the T.J. Smith-Gr.1 (narrowly toChautauqua) and Goodwood Handicap-Gr.1 (toFlamberge) and was also fourth in the VRCNewmarket-Gr.1 (to Brazen Beau). An honest andtalented sprinter, there is every chance this speedyfive year-old entire can add a Gr.1 win to his resumefor trainer Robbie Laing and connections beforeheading off to stud. He’s a great advertisement forhis sire who at $7700 looks good value for a provenstallion who upgrades his mares.

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STALLION PARADESPICTORIAL

Across the final weekend in August Eliza Park International, Swettenham Stud and Darley Northwood Park opened their gatesto showcase their 2015 rosters in three magnificent stallion parades.

DARLEY NORTHWOOD PARK

ELIZA PARK INTERNATIONAL

Domesday

Skilled Brazen Beau

Helmet Reset

Magnus

Squamosa Sharkbite Statue Of Liberty

Fighting Sun Fiorente foals


SWETTENHAM STUD

Americain Equiano

Master Of Design

Toronado

Puissance De Lune

The Wow Signal


STATISTICS

LEADING VICTORIAN SIRES 2014/15 SEASON

GENERAL SIRES

1 Bel Esprit, 1999, by Royal Academy (USA) 290 138 (3) 47.6 1.0 238 (4) 68 0 2.4 $5,668,426 Afleet Esprit $323,450 2 Reset, 2000, by Zabeel (NZ) 151 70 (6) 46.4 4.0 107 (9) 41 2 6.0 $5,164,999 Fawkner $879,000 3 Magnus, 2002, by Flying Spur 183 94 (3) 51.4 1.6 171 (4) 50 1 3.8 $5,155,372 Magnifisio $665,100 4 Written Tycoon, 2002, by Iglesia 203 110 (7) 54.2 3.4 171 (10) 46 0 4.9 $5,088,222 Rich Enuff $513,250 5 Domesday, 2002, by Red Ransom (USA) 201 84 (1) 41.8 0.5 126 (1) 44 0 4.5 $3,031,076 Profit Share $168,400 6 Statue of Liberty (USA), 2000, by Storm Cat (USA) 141 74 (2) 52.5 1.4 125 (4) 34 0 1.4 $2,776,110 Dawn Approach $389,020 7 God’s Own, 2002, by Redoute’s Choice 176 71 (2) 40.3 1.1 109 (2) 45 0 2.3 $2,580,658 Brook Road $216,100 8 Elvstroem, 2000, by Danehill (USA) 154 56 (1) 36.4 0.6 85 (3) 41 1 2.6 $2,547,216 Hucklebuck $776,720 9 Danerich, 2002, by Danehill (USA) 122 47 (1) 38.5 0.8 82 (1) 37 0 2.5 $2,407,526 Lord of the Sky $643,000 10 Churchill Downs, 2003, by Danehill (USA) 157 66 (1) 42.0 0.6 99 (1) 46 0 1.9 $2,346,105 Girl Guide $245,250

11 Artie Schiller (USA), 2001, by El Prado (IRE) 114 48 (4) 42.1 3.5 79 (4) 37 0 5.3 $2,199,745 Vain Queen $227,650 12 Keep the Faith, 2000, by Sunday Silence (USA) 142 56 (2) 39.4 1.4 90 (3) 39 1 2.1 $2,083,064 Trust in a Gust $648,600 13 Turffontein, 2004, by Johannesburg (USA) 44 19 (2) 43.2 4.5 27 (6) 9 0 6.8 $1,928,747 Fontein Ruby $967,460 14 Bianconi (USA), 1995, by Danzig (USA) 139 60 (1) 43.2 0.7 84 (1) 33 0 1.4 $1,726,829 Black Royale $122,625 15 Purrealist, 2004, by Tale of the Cat (USA) 95 36 (1) 37.9 1.1 54 (1) 31 0 2.1 $1,434,096 Hawkspur $239,450 16 Kaphero, 2003, by Danzero 91 34 37.4 61 25 0 1.1 $1,313,974 Stingray $95,700 17 Dash for Cash, 1998, by Secret Savings (USA) 127 43 33.9 70 33 0 $1,294,898 Dodging Bullets $135,950 18 Street Boss (USA), 2004, by Street Cry (IRE) 40 18 (1) 45.0 2.5 34 (1) 11 0 10.0 $1,289,955 The Quarterback $171,200 19 New Approach (IRE), 2005, by Galileo (IRE) 68 32 47.1 52 17 0 2.9 $1,287,835 Fast Approaching $128,070 20 Any Given Saturday (USA), 2004, by Distorted Humor (USA) 95 42 44.2 69 19 0 $1,221,379 Lordag $106,300

21 Niello, 2000, by Octagonal (NZ) 122 41 (1) 33.6 0.8 58 (1) 31 0 1.6 $1,217,533 Tried and Tired $136,900 22 Host (CHI), 2000, by Hussonet (USA) 68 34 (1) 50.0 1.5 49 (1) 14 0 1.5 $1,080,043 Hong Kong Captain $137,050 23 Desert King (IRE), 1994, by Danehill (USA) 52 15 (1) 28.8 1.9 25 (3) 11 0 3.8 $991,687 Real Love $548,000 24 Von Costa de Hero, 2005, by Encosta de Lago 52 17 32.7 27 11 0 1.9 $974,985 Jurasound $308,300 25 Astronomer Royal (USA), 2004, by Danzig (USA) 62 26 (1) 41.9 1.6 34 (1) 17 0 1.6 $907,405 Weary (FR) $285,950 26 Rakti (GB), 1999, by Polish Precedent (USA) 72 25 34.7 43 12 0 $899,425 Stylish Miss $85,785 27 Wanted, 2006, by Fastnet Rock 45 16 (1) 35.6 2.2 18 (1) 15 0 8.9 $822,642 Rough Justice $233,750 28 Gonski, 2002, by Danehill (USA) 87 27 31.0 37 21 0 1.1 $807,530 Miss Gidget $90,700 29 Soldier’s Tale (USA), 2001, by Stravinsky (USA) 59 24 40.7 40 11 0 1.7 $787,602 Golden Oldies $125,410 30 Sharkbite, 2003, by Redoute’s Choice 61 23 37.7 33 13 0 3.3 $768,815 Sasenkile $124,850

Winners % Wns % SW Wins Pl. %Stks Horses 2014/15 Season Stallion, Year, Sire Runners (SWs) /Rnrs /Rns (Swins) (SP) /Runners Earnings Top Earner Earnings

This listing of the leading Victorian 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 1/8/14 to 31/7/15 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes.

3YO SIRESInformation in this section is for the season from 1/8/14 to 31/7/15 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes. • Denotes 1st season sire

1 Reset, 2000, by Zabeel (NZ) 36 21 (3) 58.3 8.3 36 (5) 7 1 11.1 $2,417,854 Set Square $766,900 2 Written Tycoon, 2002, by Iglesia 76 43 (2) 56.6 2.6 60 (4) 13 0 5.3 $2,119,376 Rich Enuff $513,250 3 Domesday, 2002, by Red Ransom (USA) 98 42 42.9 59 25 0 6.1 $1,664,145 Profit Share $168,400 4 Magnus, 2002, by Flying Spur 58 28 48.3 56 18 0 1.7 $1,585,424 Volcanic Ash $184,950 5 Bel Esprit, 1999, by Royal Academy (USA) 45 25 (1) 55.6 2.2 46 (2) 8 0 4.4 $1,447,670 Afleet Esprit $323,450 6 Turffontein, 2004, by Johannesburg (USA) 32 15 (1) 46.9 3.1 20 (3) 6 0 6.3 $1,337,857 Fontein Ruby $967,460 7 Statue of Liberty (USA), 2000, by Storm Cat (USA) 58 32 (1) 55.2 1.7 56 (2) 14 0 1.7 $1,324,955 Liberty’s Gem $253,800 8 Von Costa de Hero, 2005, by Encosta de Lago 45 16 35.6 26 10 0 2.2 $950,380 Jurasound $308,300 9 Wanted, 2006, by Fastnet Rock 30 11 36.7 13 11 0 6.7 $604,877 Rough Justice $233,750 10 Kaphero, 2003, by Danzero 42 13 31.0 23 13 0 2.4 $555,832 Stingray $95,700

11 New Approach (IRE), 2005, by Galileo (IRE) 24 12 50.0 21 5 0 $502,250 Fast Approaching $128,070 12 Any Given Saturday (USA), 2004, by Distorted Humor (USA) 36 15 41.7 22 5 0 $411,445 He’s a Given $55,060 13 Sharkbite, 2003, by Redoute’s Choice 36 14 38.9 19 7 0 2.8 $363,400 Shayana $61,875 14 Dash for Cash, 1998, by Secret Savings (USA) 23 8 34.8 13 6 0 $354,319 Dodging Bullets $135,950 15 Keep the Faith, 2000, by Sunday Silence (USA) 32 10 (1) 31.3 3.1 12 (1) 10 0 3.1 $339,500 Soldi Domani $118,250 16 Gonski, 2002, by Danehill (USA) 29 13 44.8 16 6 0 $331,080 Duckworth $83,040 17 God’s Own, 2002, by Redoute’s Choice 21 9 42.9 18 5 0 $330,428 Sirbible $122,289 18 Bushranger (IRE), 2006, by Danetime (IRE) 24 11 45.8 14 4 0 $238,905 Black Caesar $32,400 19 Astronomer Royal (USA), 2004, by Danzig (USA) 26 8 30.8 11 10 0 $238,100 Royal Oasis $35,975 20 Soldier’s Tale (USA), 2001, by Stravinsky (USA) 17 4 23.5 7 5 0 $224,965 Golden Oldies $125,410


2YO SIRESInformation in this section is for the season from 1/8/14 to 31/7/15 and includes prizemoney paid from bonus schemes. • Denotes 1st season sire

1 Turffontein, 2004, by Johannesburg (USA) 12 4 (1) 33.3 8.3 7 (3) 3 0 8.3 $590,890 Fontiton $404,900 2 Hard Spun (USA), 2004, by Danzig (USA) 23 4 (2) 17.4 8.7 8 (2) 7 0 17.4 $543,930 Counter Pulse $194,700 3 Reward for Effort, 2006, by Exceed and Excel 29 9 31.0 11 6 0 3.4 $439,257 Take Pride $128,000 4 Starspangledbanner, 2006, by Choisir 14 5 (1) 35.7 7.1 9 (2) 2 0 7.1 $386,785 Of the Brave $177,250 5 Written Tycoon, 2002, by Iglesia 25 8 (1) 32.0 4.0 8 (1) 3 0 4.0 $375,520 Stoker $219,600 6 Domesday, 2002, by Red Ransom (USA) 18 6 (1) 33.3 5.6 6 (1) 1 0 16.7 $332,895 Antelucan $126,000 7 Magnus, 2002, by Flying Spur 19 3 (1) 15.8 5.3 6 (1) 3 0 5.3 $330,030 Prince of Brooklyn $154,345 8 Street Boss (USA), 2004, by Street Cry (IRE) 16 5 31.3 5 5 0 6.3 $277,965 Street Rapper $127,650 9 Wanted, 2006, by Fastnet Rock 15 5 (1) 33.3 6.7 5 (1) 4 0 13.3 $217,765 Dangerous Breeding $63,500 10 Stryker, 2006, by Fastnet Rock 19 5 (1) 26.3 5.3 5 (1) 8 0 10.5 $210,870 Strykum $55,300

11 Artie Schiller (USA), 2001, by El Prado (IRE) 15 2 13.3 3 5 0 6.7 $205,245 El Greco $134,800 12 Gonski, 2002, by Danehill (USA) 11 2 18.2 3 4 0 9.1 $175,440 Miss Gidget $90,700 13 Bel Esprit, 1999, by Royal Academy (USA) 14 4 28.6 4 5 0 $162,855 Bel Chandon $73,350 14 New Approach (IRE), 2005, by Galileo (IRE) 11 3 27.3 4 3 0 $159,680 Royal Rumble $79,600 15 Kaphero, 2003, by Danzero 17 3 17.6 3 3 0 $124,162 Northkape $76,000


Listed as per ranking in the Leading Australian General Sires.

STATISTICS BY ARION PEDIGREES

VICTORIAN BREEDERS TAKE NOTE

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