Lonhro Colt Heads the Betting for the Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes29 Jan 2010
Lonhro juvenile Secession is now favourite for next month's Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Blue Diamond Stakes 1200m at Caulfield.
The Peter Snowdon trained colt has had one start for one win when he was presented at Sandown in mid November .
Here he defeated Redoute's Choice filly Shaaheq who subsequently ran second to Crystal Lily in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview earlier this week.
Westbury Stud will offer a filly by Lonhro as well as two yearlings by Redoute's Choice at the NZB Karaka Premier Sale which will commence on Monday.
Captain Rio's Contest Group Events at Trentham on Cup Day27 Jan 2010
Captain Rio could be in for a lucrative weekend, just days out from the 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales with two live chances in the feature races at Trentham.
The Westbury Stud based stallion will be represented by the promising filly Aunt Daisy in the Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes 3YO 1600m.
Aunt Daisy was impressive when winning two starts back and did not let her supporters down when she was a gutsy third at her next outing.
Trained by her breeders Paddy and Sylvia Kay, the Captain Rio three-year-old is a half sister to her stablemate Spiro (Pyrus) who made it three wins on end last Saturday at Trentham.
While Aunt Daisy will line up against glamour filly Katie Lee, co-trainer Sylvia Kay said her charge had trained on well and deserved a chance a group honours.
Later in the day Captain Rio's most notable performer, I l Quello Veloce will take her place in the Gr.1 $200,000 Thorndon Mile.
The John Sargent trained mare comes into the race in-form and is once again ridden by "The Godfather" NG Harris.
Harris will be looking to add to his Gr.1 tally having taken out the 1 Million Telegraph Handicap last Saturday on Vonusti.
Il Quello Veloce is yet to win this preparation but has not been far away and was in outstanding form this time last year.
Westbury Stud will offer a full sister to Il Quello Veloce at the NZB Karaka Premier Sale on Monday when Lot 73 goes through the ring.
Flying In at the Right Time21 Jan 2010
Thorn Park gelding Flying In produced a timely effort to score a convincing win in the HK$850,000 Mount Cameron Handicap over 1650m at Happy Valley last night.
Flying In was sold through the Westbury Stud draft at the 2007 Gold Coast Magic Million Sale for A$150,000 and was purchased by leading Queensland trainer Alan Bailey. The son of talented racemare Arlanda, Flying In was a winner at two in Australia and stakes placed in the Listed Australian Post 2YO Plate at Eagle Farm before being sold to Hong Kong interests as a 3YO.
Trained by Manfred Man, Flying In was given a perfect run in the trail by leading jockey Brett Prebble and proved a class above his opposition at Happy Valley - capping off two very good efforts for second and third at his most recent starts.
Westbury will offer an attractive half sister to Flying In at the Select Session by Darley stallion Reset. The filly has thrown a lot to her sire - and even more so to her grandsire Zabeel - while the family is more than capable of getting a good filly having produced Grand Prix Stakes winner Saint Minerva, AJC Sires Produce winner Rhythmic Charm, and the high class performer Sheralee.
Hong Kong Group 2 winner More Bountiful is also from the family as is quality Perth galloper Universal Ruler.
Dubai Destined for Further Success18 Jan 2010
Darley sire Dubai Destination has enjoyed a great week with five individual winners in Hong Kong and Australia during the past few days as well as a black type performer in Dubai.
On Wednesday night at Happy Valley the son of Kingmambo racked up a double when High Return and Yue Lu Treasure scored over 1200m and 1650m respectively; while on Saturday the Gai Waterhouse stable scored an impressive win with Gigas over 1500m at Rosehill, Klubbing was successful at the Gold Coast, and Swift Sands won over 1000m at Toowoomba.
On Sunday, the Westbury Stud bred Khandura (Dubai Destination-Khaap) went close to making it six for the week when finishing strongly for second at Kilmore - he is trained by David Hayes.
Earlier in the week Dubai Destination went close to adding another stakes winner to his record when his son Meeriss went down narrowly in the Jebel Ali Stakes in the United Arab Emirates.
Westbury will offer a very athletic colt by Dubai Destination from the stakes placed mare Twilight Rose in the Select Session at Karaka. Listed as Lot 779, the colt is a half brother to the current performer Rosie Sunrise (by Rock of Gibraltar) and is out of a half sister to the Group 2 winner Buckle My Shoe and Listed winner Princess Marizza.
Fastnet Rocks to Further Success18 Jan 2010
Coolmore's exciting young sire Fastnet Rock is marching on from one success to the next on a daily basis, and uncovered another quality performer on Saturday at Rosehill when the Kris Lees-trained filly Elimbari scored a convincing win on debut when taking out the Schweppes Mineral Water Handicap from Celts (Lonhro) and Valour (Exceed and Excel) in the hands of Hugh Bowman.
Fastnet Rock has enjoyed a fantastic season to date with his first crop of 3YO's and includes a Group 1 win by Irish Lights in the VATC 1000 Guineas in the spring as well as the exciting South African stakes winner Curved Ball, and the high class Australian colts Wanted, Stryker and Dino Mak. To date Fastnet Rock has had 108 runners for 54 winners and 7 stakes winners - a very respectable effort indeed!
Westbury Stud will put forward a Fastnet Rock filly from Grand Mosque, a full sister to the multiple Group 1 winner Sedecrem and stakes winner Mount Street. The filly is the second foal from Grand Mosque, her first foal was sold at last year's sale for $100,000, and the mare has a Lonhro filly born in 2009.
Weekend Treble for Not a Single Doubt18 Jan 2010
Arrowfield Stud sire continued his 'purple patch' of form over the weekend when his 3YO daughters Absolute Faith and Sweepstaking both won over 1200m at Flemington and Eagle Farm respectively on Saturday, and another 3YO filly Doubt She's Single, was a convincing winner at Cranbourne on Sunday.
The winner of the AJC Cannonbury Stakes at two and the MRC Zeditave Stakes as a 3YO, Not a Single Doubt has made a great start to this stud career with more than 30 winners to date including five stakes performers. Among his progeny to date are the smart Melbourne filly My Girl Helen who was an impressive winner on debut at Caulfield as a 2YO and Group 3 placed behind Avenue and Rostova at Moonee Valley at three, while in New Zealand he has been represented by the Mark Walker trained speedster Regal Flame.
Westbury will present a lovely filly by Not a Single Doubt in the Premier Session at Karaka. She is Lot 283 out of the Group 3 winning mare Bahira and thus a half sister to the Fortuna Syndication performer Rio Fortune, winner of the Listed Castletown Stakes as a juvenile in the 2008-09 season. The grand-dam of the filly is Conifer Bay who included the ARC Championship Stakes Gr.1. among her four wins and was runner up in the New Zealand Oaks Gr. 1.
First Crop of the Speedster Gonski12 Jan 2010
2010 will mark the appearance of the first progeny by the Danehill speedster Gonski. Standing at Darley Stud, Gonski was a true blue speed machine winning two of his 8 starts and was very effective at all distances up to 1410m.
Gonski won the Listed VRC Poseidon Stakes beating the Group 1 winners Perfectly Ready and Ferocity, finished second to the very smart Jet Spur in the STC Heritage Stakes at Rosehill, and finished fourth to God's Own in the Caulfied Guineas Gr.1.
Trained by Tim Martin, Gonski is out of the Marauding mare Abonnement and is a half brother to the singapore Gold Cup winner Recast. His dam Abonnement is a half sister to Schubert - winner of the Group 2 Bill Stutt Stakes - and closely related to Pinezero, Downhill Dancer, Cargo Cult, Living Spirit, and Happy Giggle.
Westbury Stud will offer a very precocious type by Gonski from Waitui Angel who looks perfectly placed to take advantage of the rich Karaka Million concept. Waitui Angel won five races from 1400m to 1600m and stakes of more than A$87,000. Listed as Lot 796, the attractive bay filly is well balanced, has great muscle and looks an ideal 2YO prospect in the making.
Magic Millions Winner Boost for Flying Spur Mares12 Jan 2010
Saturday's Gold Coast Magic Millions Classic winner Military Rose was a boost to the impressive record Flying spur is developing as a broodmare sire in addition to his marvelous record as a leading sire.
By the ill-fated sire General Nediym, Military Rose was emphatic in her Millions win and comes from the Flying Spur mare Bella Maddalena who won twice from seven starts on the track and is now well on the way to making her mark as a broodmare. The winner of the 1995 Golden Slipper Stakes, Flying Spur is the sire of the dam Golden Slipper winner Sebring, Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Headway, WATC Derby winner Grand Journey, quality Singapore galloper The Hornet, Minnesota Shark, Hot 'n' Ready etc.
Westbury will offer a quality Flying Spur filly from Princess Marengo (making her a half sister to the quality sprinter Accardo) and Flying Spur filly from the Zabeel mare Imposingly (a three-quarter sister to St Reims and Champagne); as well as two yearlings from Flying Spur mares, Lots 131 and 510. Lot 131 is an imposing colt by Postponed from Riverine and comes from a high class European family, while Lot 510 in the Select Sale is a striking individual from Love Dust and closely related to Bon Cher, Lonhro and Grosvenor.
Karaka 2010 Preview17 Dec 2009
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Roulettes May Now Head Toward The Blue Diamond15 Dec 2009
The Michael, John, and Wayne Hawkes training partnership unveiled a promising juvenile in the form Roulettes when the Flying Spur filly made it two from two when she took out the Listed St Albans Stakes at Moonee Valley on Sunday in the hands of Steven King.
The intention was to send Roulettes to the spelling paddock after the St Albans Stakes, but in light of the impressive nature of her win, her trainers may now be tempted to bring her back for the Blue Diamond Prelude in February. A daughter of the Canny Lad mare Discretion, Roulettes is a half sister to the talented sprinter-miler Royal Discretion and is yet another stakes winner for Arrowfield Stud's Golden Slipper winning sire.
Westbury Stud will offer a close relation to Roulettes at the Select Session at Karaka when Lot 678 a bay filly by exciting first season sire Nadeem (by Redoute's Choice) from the Fusaichi Pegasus mare Secret Silence steps into the ring. Secret Silence has a Fastnet Rock colt at foot and is back infoal to Fastnet Rock.
On another note, Westbury Stud will also offer an attractive chestnut filly by Flying Spur in the Karaka Premier Session with Lot 107, a half sister to high class sprinter Accardo, out of the stakes winning juvenile Princess Marengo.
Big Weekend for Lonhro Progeny14 Dec 2009
Darley stallion Lonhro has had an outstanding run on the racetrack already this season and his progeny continued on their winning way again over the weekend, with four individual winners including Tampiko, Sadalbari, Counterpane, and Pinwheel.
Lonhro has been represented by the stakes winners Denman, O'Lonhro, Demerit, Deer Valley, Secession, Trim, and Beaded already this season while the winners keep flowing on a weekly basis for the former champion.
Lot 169 in New Zealand Bloodstock's Premier Session is a brown filly by Lonhro from Siuya (O'Reilly). A magnificent dark filly, she is very much in the mould of the Lonhro filly and will impress a number of the good judges when it comes to sale time. Siuya, the dam of the filly, is a half sister to the Ascot Vales Stakes winner Scaredee Cat and closely related to former high class miler Kinjite.
Alverta Adds Another Black Type to Her Record14 Dec 2009
Flying Spur mare Alverta added a further black type success to her record when scoring a convincing four length victory in the Just Now Quality at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Alverta was the winner of two Listed races prior to Saturday, the QTC Brisbane Handicap and the Hawkesbury Guineas, and takes her record to six wins from 30 starts and more than $430,000 in stakes. A quality racemare, Alverta is out of the Rahy mare Grilse while her third dam is the Champion two and three-year-old It's in the Air - the winner of 16 races including five Group 1 victories - and is the family of high class performer and now sire Storming Home.
Westbury Stud will offer a quality colt by Postponed from Alverta's full sister Riverine in the Premier Session at Karaka in February. Scheduled to be sold as Lot 131, the striking chestnut colt bears a strong resemblance to Alverta on type, and is a very good advertisement for his dam who has a Pins colt at foot and is currently infoal to Cambridge Stud's champion sire Zabeel.
Fastnet Rock Records Seventh Stakes Winner7 Dec 2009
High profile Coolmore sire Fastnet Rock recorded his seventh individual stakes winner when Dino Mak fought bravely to land the Group 3 Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic over 1400m at Ascot on Saturday in a very quick 1:22.26.
Out of the Kiwi-bred mare Huka, Dino Mak has now won two of his 10 starts with a further five placings and A$145,000 in prizemoney. The son of Fastnet Rock made $280,000 at the Perth Magic Millions Sale in 2008 and is the first stakes winner for his dam Huka (Volksraad).
Westbury Stud will offer a very nice filly by Fastnet Rock from Grand Mosque at the NZ Bloodstock Premier Sale in 2010. The filly is the second foal from Grand Mosque - a full sister (by Faltaat) to the multiple Group 1 winning sprinter/miler Sedecrem - with her first foal by Galileo knocked down for $100,000 at the 2009 NZB Sale.
Out of the Turf Ruler mare Real Trier, Grand Mosque is also a half sister to the stakes winner and NZ Derby runner-up Mount Street, as well as the stakes placed pair of Emerald Zoff and Real Flyer.
Fastnet Rock has made an excellent start to his stud career siring his first Group 1 winner Irish Lights, as well as the recent Group 2 winner Curved Ball, and promising colts Wanted and Stryker.
Bellini Rose Returns Positive Test to Redoute's Choice2 Dec 2009
The high class racemare Bellini Rose (Faltaat-Raise the Play) has returned a positive test to Arrowfield Stud's champion sire Redoute's Choice at her first sojourn to the breeding shed.
The winner of more than A$500,000 in prizemoney, Bellini Rose's best win came in the Group 2 VRC Blazer Stakes at Flemington where she defeated the likes of Absolut Glam, Viking Turf Belle, Forensics and company. In addition to her win in the Blazer Stakes Bellini Rose also recorded Group placings in the MRC Tristarc Stakes G2, SAJC Queen of the South Stakes G2, VRC Rose of Kingston Stakes G2, and the VRC Let's Elope Stakes G3-twice.
A daughter of the Defensive Play mare Raise the Play, Bellini Rose is closely related to Darci Brahma, Grand Echezeaux, Ethereal, and Romanee Conti. Raise the Play has returned a positive test to the successful Coolmore sire Tale of the Cat.
Westbury will offer an attractive full sister to Bellini Rose in the Premier Session at Karaka in February 2010. The filly should prove to be an attractive proposition for those looking for a quality filly from a current commercial family - her full sister was purchased by Steve Brem in 2009 for $200,000.
Charge Forward Filly Scores Impressively30 Nov 2009
Charge Forward, sire of the Group 1 winner Headway, may have unearthed another Group quality juvenile after his daughter Solar Charged careered away with the Jim Beam Handicap over 1000m at Randwick yesterday.
Trained on the track by leading conditioner John O'Shea, Solar Charged was making her debut and could not have been more impressive when stopping the clock at 57.79 seconds - a class record - and posting a winning margin of 5 lengths over her nearest rival.
Corey Brown had the Peter Horwitz-owned filly cruising along outside the leader Platinum Choice, and quickened up in excellent fashion when Brown released the brakes. Solar Charged is a daughter of the 3 times winning Danehill mare Soul Singer, making her a half sister to the Tasmanian Oaks winner Causeway Queen (by Giant's Causeway)
Westbury Stud will offer a well muscled filly by Charge Forward from Khaap in th Karaka Premier Sale in February. The brown filly is Lot 476 and comes from the family of the Oakleight Plate winner Khaptingly and the outstanding racemare Khaptivaan, while Battlefield (Choisir) is a recent stakeswinner from the field.
Starcraft Off the Mark in Australia30 Nov 2009
Former high class racehorse and Champion Miler Starcraft was credited with his first Southern Hemisphere winner when Star Witness scored a game victory in the two-year-old event at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
With just three runners to date in Australia, Starcraft has started his career in excellent fashion with one winner and two placed horses to date; while it is only fair to expect his progeny to excel markedly as they mature. Star Witness bears a strong resemblance to his sire Starcraft, and while racing greenly in the run, he proved too strong for his opposition over the final stages of the 1000m trip.
Out of the Group 3 winning Lion Hunter mare Leone Chiara, Star Witness was a product of the 2009 Magic Millions Sale, knocked down to Danny O'Brien for A$150,000. Star Witness is trained at Flemington by Danny O'Brien and was ably handled in Saturday's race by leading apprentice Nicholas Hall.
Westbury Stud will offer a Starcraft colt from the Summer Squall mare Shop Girl at the Premier Session at Karaka in February. Like Star Witness, the colt (Lot 163) is also very typical of his sire and will be an appealing individual come sale time. Shop Girl is a grand-daughter of the Group 2 winner Geraldine's Store and is closely related to recent Group 1 winners Heatseeker (by Giant's Causeway) and the very high class Godolphin horse Gladiatorus.
The Frustration Is Over26 Nov 2009
The Patinack Farm-owned Frustrating (Stravinsky-Parfore) opened her winning account when defeating the favourite Tea Roses (by Exceed and Excel) over 1000m in a very quick 57.44 seconds (the last 600m in 33.9 secs) at Eagle Farm today. Frustrating is trained by Jamie Nielsen and was ridden by leading jockey Jim Byrne.
A A$150,000 purchase at the 2008 Magic Millions Sale, Frustrating is by Stravinsky from the Gold Brose mare Parfore, making her a half sister to the Ipswich Cup winner Our Lukas. Parfore is a sister to Nishaani - dam of champion 2YO Il Quello Veloce.
Westbury will sell two yearlings which are closely related to Frustrating this year. In the Premier Session we will offer a full sister to Il Quello Veloce (by Captain Rio) and in the Select Session a colt by O'Reilly from Golden Sparkle - both Golden Sparkle and Nishaani are full sisters to Parfore.
Fellowship and Sight Winner on Target for International Mile23 Nov 2009
The New Zealand-bred pair of Fellowship (O'Reilly) and Sight Winner (Faltaat) looked to be peaking perfectly for the Group 1 Cathay Pacific International Mile when they filled the quinella in the Group 3 International Mile Trial yesterday.
Trained by Paul O'Sullivan, Fellowship finished strongly to overhaul Hong Kong Champions Mile winner Sight Winner by three-quarters of a length and both horses look to be serious contenders for the Grand Final in December. John Size looks to have the Westbury Stud-bred Sight Winner peaking perfectly and with a 5lb turn around in the weights come the International Mile one would expect Sight Winner will prove to be a far tougher obstacle for Fellowship in three weeks time.
Among the yearling entries from Westbury this year are two O'Reilly colts - out of Golden Sparkle and Sheza Dooley - as well as a Faltaat colt from the stakes placed Mandana.
By Gold Brose, Golden Sparkle is a full sister to the dams of Il Quello Veloce and Our Lukas as well as the very capable Hong Kong performer Sparky; while Sheza Dooley (by Grosvenor) was the winner of four races up to 1800m and her colt is bred on the identical cross to the high class performers The Jewel, Kerry O'Reilly, Never Look Back, and O'Reilly Rose.
The Faltaat colt is the second foal from the three times winning mare Mandana and is very typical of the Faltaat breed who have enjoyed so much success in Hong Kong with the likes of Sight Winner, Gold Striker, Super Combed, Victory Code, Towering Feeling, Moon Chaser, Walk in the Park, He Can Tango; while in Australasia Faltaat has sired the likes of Tit For Taat, Sedecrem, Taatletail, Jurys Out, Bellini Rose, Rosina Lad, Fears Nothing, etc.
Happy Zero Another Shining Star for Danzero23 Nov 2009
Hong Kong has unearthed another sprinting star in the form of the John Moore-trained Happy Zero who will head to the International Meeting in December as favourite for the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint over 1200m after an explosive victory in the Group 2 International Sprint Trial at Sha Tin yesterday.
By the former Golden Slipper winner Danzero, Happy Zero was a $425,000 yearling from Sydney Easter and has now won 7 of his 8 lifetime starts.
Westbury will consign an outstanding looking colt by Danzero from the American mare Treble Tone at the Karaka Sales in February. Very much in the mould of his sire Danzero, the colt is the second foal from the Cherokee Run mare Treble Tone who is out of a half sister tp leading European sire Zafonic.
Stakes Winning Juvenile for Lonhro19 Nov 2009
Secession (Lonhro-Walnut) credited her sire Lonhro with his seventh individual stakes winner this season when she scored an impressive win in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.
A sister to the talented Purdey, races in the Darley colours and looks to be a leading contender for trainer Peter Snowden in the coming months. Lonhro has enjoyed a great run of form this spring with the likes of Denman, O'Lonhro, Demerit, Deer Valley, Trim and Beaded.
Westbury will offer an impressive filly by Lonhro from Siuya in the Premier Session at Karaka in 2010. An athletic individual, the filly is out of an O'Reilly half sister to the very smart Group 2 winner Scaredee Cat and is closely related to the multiple Group 1 winner Kinjite.
Our Lukas Relations for Karaka19 Nov 2009
The Robert Heathcote-trained stakes winner Our Lukas added to his black-type tally on Saturday when he led throughout the 1600m of the Listed Recognition Stakes at just his second start back from a spell after scoring an impressive all-the-way win in the Ipswich Cup earlier in the year.
Concerning buyers will have the opportunity to purchase two horses from the family of Our Lukas at Karaka with smart colt by leading sire O'Reilly from Golden Sparkle destined for the Select Session, and a filly by Captain Rio from Nishaani - making her a full sister to Champion 2YO Il Quello Veloce.
Both Nishaani and Golden Sparkle are full sisters to Our Lukas's dam Parfore.
Breeders Cup for Kitten's Joy Progeny6 Nov 2009
One of the first season sires in the USA to make an big impression in 2009 has been the son of El Prado, Kitten's Joy, and he goes into this weekend's Breeders Cup raceday with some exciting chances in the Juvenile races.
Kitten's Joy raced on 14 occasions for 9 wins and 4 seconds, winning the Secretariat Stakes Gr.1. and the Turf Classic Invitational Stakes Gr.1 at Belmont as well as recording placings in the Arlington Million Gr.1. and the Breeder's Cup Turf Gr.1. Kitten's Joy was the Champion Turf colt in 2004 and from his first crop of juveniles in 2009, he has started his stud career in the very best fashion with five individual stakes winners and a further three stakes placed horses from just 35 runners.
Kitten's Joy will have four runners contest the Breeders Cup Series over the weekend with Lisa's Kitten to contest the Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday, while on Saturday he will have William's Kitten in the Breeder's Cup Juvenile Gr.1. and two runners in the Group 2 Breeder's Cup Juvenile Turf with his sons Kera's Kitten and Becky's Kitten lining up.
Kitten's Joy will be represented at Karaka in 2010 with a colt from Velma Kelly in the Westbury Stud draft. The colt is out of Velma Kelly, a half sister to the stakes winner High Gale and is closely related to the Group 1 winner Prince of Birds, as well as the Australian Group winner Red Trinket.
50 yearlings for the 2010 Sales Series
5 Nov 2009
We will offer a total of 50 yearlings for the 2010 Sales Series at Karaka this year with the very best Australasian sires represented.
One filly in our Premier draft whose pedigree is very prominent at the moment is the brown filly by Charge Forward from Khaap. Charge Forward, a son of Red Ransom, was credited with his first Group 1 winner last weekend when Headway took out the VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes Gr.1.
Not to be outdone, the filly's dam Khaap also has a couple of very promising performers at the moment with the Doug Harrison trained Steel Road (by Danroad) winning his third race in succession on Bendigo Cup day - running the 1000m in 57.19 - and in Singapore the John Meagher-trained Count Zerpour has been a model of consistency.
Khaap is a half sister to the VRC Bobby Lewis Handicap winner Sain Khapital, and comes from the family of the high class sprinters Khaptivaan, Khaptingly, Khaptrist, and Battlefield.
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