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Newsletter - March 2025
The much-anticipated Albury Gold Cup Carnival didn’t go to plan with the second day postponed after rain throughout the day on Thursday and heavy overnight rain prior to Cup Day on Friday. The cancellation couldn’t be helped and was the right call but still a major disappointment for the Club and industry participants. Not to mention the disruption to the programs of six of our horses.
To the credit of the Albury Racing Club and Racing NSW they have rescheduled Albury Gold Cup Day to Thursday 17 April 2025. I expect our same team with possibly an addition or two to take their place in the races they had accepted for prior to the cancellation.
I have had to reassess the programs of several horses leading into cup day in terms of whether a race, trial or track work best suits their program in the lead up to cup day.
Bianco Vilano, Sparring and Rumours Abound are accepted for races at Warwick Farm this Wednesday 2nd April, I will make a call on whether they start or not based on the track rating on Tuesday.
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Breeding Tidd Bits
The last of the major yearling sales for 2025 are scheduled in April with the Inglis Easter sale this coming Sunday 6th and Monday 7th April at Riverside Warwick Farm and the Inglis HBTA sale on 27 April also at Riverside Warwick Farm.
In December 2024 The Straight published an article written by Bren O’Brien covering the aging of stallions currently in the top ten on the list of Australia’s top Stallions. He makes the point that the average age of stallions in the top ten is 17.6 years and five of those Snitzel (23yrs), Written Tycoon (23yrs), Fastnet Rock (24yrs retired 2024), I Am Invincible (21 yrs) and Per Incanto (21yrs) are over 20 years old. He concedes that current high prize money levels skew the table in favour of older stallions with more runners, (To access the article Google search - The Straight - Run The Numbers Australia’s Top 10 Stallions.) Interestingly three of the Stallions over 20 years old sired winners on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill including the Golden Slipper winner. They were: Fastnet Rock (Via Sistina), Per Incanto (Gringotts), Snitzel (Marhoona).
A member of our ownership base, Fran Ovenstone from Little Wych Stud Bathurst, has three yearlings in the Inglis HTBA Sale at Riverside Warwick Farm on 27 April. Fran would be pleased to provide information on any of the yearlings, they include Lot 31 a Russian Revolution filly, Lot 126 a Capitalist colt and Lot 227 a Captivant filly.
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Horses Available
TAGALOA - CASINO CLUB (Casino Prince) Filly PURCHASED INGLIS PREMIER
We still have shares available in the Tagaloa filly purchased at the Inglis Premier Sale, details of which have previously been sent to the ownership base. Ownership shares are:
10% - $6,000, 5% - $3,000, 2.5% - $1,500.
Price includes purchase price, purchase fees, GST, Transport, Agistment, Bloodstock, Floating and 12 months insurance. All costs to 31st March 2025.
The filly by the Blue Diamond winner and multiple Group placed Tagaloa out of Casino Club (Casino Prince) a winner of 6 races and dam of two foals to race, both winners. Please feel free to call for further information and inspection.
EARTHLIGHT - DALWHINNIE (Bachelor Duke) YEARLING FILLY FOR SALE/LEASE
A member of our ownership base has an Earthlight filly for sale or lease. Earthlight was the Champion 2yr old colt in France in 2019, he was undefeated in five 2yr old starts demonstrating blistering speed and he is a duel Group 1 winner in Europe. His oldest Australian progeny are 2yr olds. The dam Dalwhinnie was the winner of 5 races in New Zealand from 1400m to 2000m. She is the dam of one foal to race a winner and place getter from 3 starts. The owner is seeking a very reasonable $12,000 for an outright sale or will consider a lease and is open to a sale lease option arrangement. Please contact me for the owners contact details.
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Likely Stable Runners In April:
Baledon, Bianco Vilano, Brial Rose, Madam Doesfly, Oke Moon, Prophet‘s Daughter, Rumours Abound, Sargeant Stan, Smart As Grace, Sparring, Stairway.
Acceptors Warwick Farm Wednesday 2nd April:
Race 4 3.30pm, No.4 Bianco Vilano, Barrier 11 Tyler Schiller.
Race 7 5.15pm, No.5 Sparring, Barrier 9, Nash Rawiller.
No. 11 Rumours Abound, Barrier 2 Kerrin McEvoy.
