2/9/10
Balatro wins impressively over 1400 metres today at Waverley.
Taken to the front by Hayden Tinsley she was never headed and won untouched.
Trainer Sandie Cookson will head to Hastings now with this very promising mare for a rating 70.
"Balatro" (4m by Chianti ex Justice For All) was very impressive first up yesterday over 1400 metres at Foxton for the Sandie Cookson Stable. Selected originally by Rod Fulton Bloodstock Ltd out of the Neill Ridley Stable she was purchased by David Woodhouse and Bill Rutherford.
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3f by Chianti ex Justice For All (College Chapel)
Star Halo (My Halo ex Winkum) belongs to Swift Gallops Ltd whose bloodstock I manage in New Zealand. This filly was bred here in New Zealand and has been leased to a Syndicate in Singapore for her racing career.
Excellent debut for Star Halo
10 Jul 2010 Craig Brennan
The wait was worth it for owner newcomers Nice Touch Racing when Star Halo scored an impressive debut win in the $65,000 Restricted Maiden over 1000m on Friday night.
Ridden by leading jockey Joao Moreira, Star Halo scored by a length-and-a-quarter from Knight Spirit (John Powell) with Ace Allotroped (Barend Vorster) three-and-a-quarter lengths back in third place.
As a measure of her ability, Star Halo stopped the clock at 59.72 seconds for the 1000m journey.
Moreira explained that Star Halo was crowded from both the inside and outside on jumping away and that it took the filly some time to find her feet.
After travelling four wide in the early stages, Moreira kicked the filly for home on straightening where she quickly put the result beyond doubt.
“I rode her in a trial two weeks ago and I knew then that she was a filly with lots of ability,” said Moreira.
“She found some trouble at the start tonight, but I didn’t panic on her and allowed her to find her feet.
“On the hometurn I allowed her to go to the lead and she kept going without me having to use the whip.
“She is a very courageous horse.”
Trainer Michael Clements said Star Halo had taken a lot of education to get her to the stage of being ready to race.
Clements described Star Halo as a “fractious filly” but one that was “very precocious.”
“There is not much of her but she has a huge heart and a lot of speed,” said Clements.
“She has always shown us a lot and she pretty much had the race in her control a long way out.
“She had a good preparation in New Zealand before she made her way up here but has done most of work here.
“It is just that she has been a bit of a handful at the barriers which has delayed us in getting her to the races.”
Star Halo is a daughter of My Halo from the Waikiki Star mare Winkum and landed in Singapore in early February having arrived from New Zealand unraced.
Bright prospect for NSW Storm Cat newcomer
Rod Fulton Bloodstock Ltd arranged the orginal importation of Mosayter to Australia in association with Jane Henning of Sydney.
MICKEY DRIPPIN, a juvenile son of the spectacularly bred Mosayter, a new Storm Cat sire in New South Wales this year, is a youngster that could be worth keeping an eye on. He is yet to race, but suggested a bold first up showing is likely when he won an open trial for the age group at Perth’s Belmont Park on June 28.
Mickey Drippin is one of the foals that Mosayter has supplied from use in Western Australia, a region in which he had his first runners in 2007-08. So far he has had only 30 starters out of which seven have won and eight others placed. Those to impress have included Shajezar, a colt whose11 outings have returned eight first three cheques, including a win over 1600m in the city, a second and a third in Listed stakes.
Mosayter is also sire of the Perth winner My Sweet Lil and Perth placed Feline (won Pinjarra), Dontloitermosyter (won Bunbury by 2.25 lengths), General Mosville and Young Modern.
Now the foundation sire on a fee of $4,400 at Louise and Mark Ellis’s Argyle stud at Panuara on the southern slopes of Mount Canobalas near Orange and Canowindra, the16.2 hands American born Mosayter is among the most fashionably bred sires now at stud in New South Wales. Not only is he bred on a cross of two of great influences of modern times, being by Storm Cat and from a Cheshire Oaks second by Mr. Prospector, but he is from an immediate family which consistently throws up excellence.
He is a half-brother to the dam of American champion turf mare Lahudood and his dam is one eight stakes performers (six winners) from the nine to race out of Height of Fashion, a champion European 2-year-old filly and a prominent 3-year-old. Her foals include Nayef, a multiple Group1 winner and good sire who is a three-quarter brother to the dam of Mosayter, also the eminent sires Nashwan (by Blushing Groom, won English Derby and Two Thousand Guineas) and Unfuwain (won Newmarket Jockey Club Stakes).
Mosayter’s third dam, Highclere, won the English One Thousand Guineas and French Oaks and was grandaughter of another winner of the Thousand Guineas, Hypericum. She was a half-sister by Hyperion to the dam of breed shaper Round Table and a three-quarter sister to the dam of another world breeding influence, Aureole.
One of the most significant features of Mosayter’s breeding is its close ties with the Coolmore shuttle sire Tale of the Cat (fee $38,500). He is also by Storm Cat and from a Mr. Prospector mare and on top of this his fourth dam is a sister to Round Table.
Tale of the Cat’s best runners in Australia have included Glamour Puss (dam by Centaine),Tell A Tale (Sir Tristram), Real Saga (Air Express), Falkirk (Palace Music), Willow Creek (Umatilla) and Mr. Ubiquitous (Zabeel). Mares by these sires may also work with Mosayter.
Two other distinguished Storm Cat sires who have shuttled to Australia who have shown up his value as a sire of sires have been Hennessy and Giant’s Causeway.
Although Mosayter is the first sire to stand at the Argyle Thoroughbreds stud, they are already respected in the horse industry for their agistment services at modest rates. Louise Ellis can be reached (02) 6366 4234 or mobile 0427 899 827.
KING OF ROSES ( Fairy King ex Stellar Spirit) has arrived in New Zealand to stand at GREENACRES STUD in North Canterbury courtesy of Rod Fulton Bloodstock Ltd who arranged the lease from well known breeder David Hains in Victoria, Australia.
WHY THIS STALLION WILL SUCCEED IN NEW ZEALAND
King Of Roses is by Fairy King, a full brother to Champion Sire Sadler's Wells--sire of Montjeu.
Fairy King is also the sire of Shinko King who has been so successful here in New Zealand.
Fairy King is also the sire of Encosta De Lago--Champion Sire in Australia 2007/8.
King Of Roses has already been successful at Stud in Australia from a limited book of private mares. He has produced 20 winners including two G3 winners at Flemington in Australia, a winner of the Derby and Guineas in Macau, a stakes placed filly in Australia and a filly which has won her last two races in England very recently, from only 44 runners.
King Of Roses has approximately 76 current 2 yr olds and 70 yearlings still to race in Australia from his transfer to Independent Stallion Station in Victoria in 2007.
His pedigree provides access to Bold Reason, Secretariat (via a son), Special, Natalma and Bletchingly right in the engine room at the 3rd generation.
There are no dysgenic weaknesses in his pedigree and he displayed genuine ability on the track before injury curtailed his career. At his first start he defeated the Cox Plate winner Fields of Omagh in a runaway win over 1200 metres.
"His pedigree suits the NZ broodmare population even better than the genetic pool which has been available to him in Australia" according to noted pedigree expert Clive Harper.
He descends from one of the best Classic families in Australia--the "Kingston" family which includes Spirit of Kingston G1, Rose of Kingston G1, Kingston Rule G1, Portland Player G1, Coup De Grace G1 etc which are all present in his first three generations.
He is 16.1 hh and has strength and scope.
His stock display his own ability to run off the front and accelerate away from the opposition in the straight.
He has produced winners in Macau, Singapore and Great Britain already from three individual runners.
His fillies and colts have sold for between A$30-35,000 at recent auctions in Australia so there is demand for his progeny.
At a service fee of NZ$3000.00 plus GST he represents incredible value.
Ultimate Fighter gives Chin maiden success
IPOH, April 17, 2010 |
ULTIMATE FIGHTER bounced back after a run of dismal showings to register a huge upset in the Da Ma Cai Stakes (Class 4 Banded 48-58) over the 1100m straight course to give apprentice Chin Chee Seng his maiden success in the saddle.
Since breaking through for his maiden win last July, ULTIMATE FIGHTER (Simon Snorkel - Wendy Jane by Beaufort Sea) managed just one placing in six starts.
Partnered by Chin for the first time today, ULTIMATE FIGHTER came through in a big field of 19 runners to pay RM189 for a win - the same payout by maiden winner CHINA GREAT (Mull Of Kintyre - Vanda Miss Joaquim by Dash O'Pleasure) in the opening event. |
Gust blows them away in Marsling Classic - Singapore
7 March 2010 Craig Brennan
Gust took out the $150,000 Marsling Classic Stakes over 1800m on Sunday, ridden by Singapore’s leading apprentice jockey over the past two seasons, Mark Ewe.
Racing on the speed throughout, Gust held on to score by a length over Saddlers Creek (Barend Vorster) with Switchblade (Oscar Chavez) a short-head away third.
The 1800m journey was covered in 1min 52.20 secs which took 0.23 secs off the previous record held by Bumble Bee.
Ewe allowed Gust to settle in second place behind the speed set by Golden Number (Olivier Placais) with Superb (Soo Khoon Beng) tucked away in third place.
After initially setting a steady pace, Placais was able to give Golden Number a breather down the backstraight, which in turn helped the chances of Gust.
Soon after straightening for home, Gust took over at the head of affairs and kicked clear of the chasing pack which was whittled down to Saddlers Creek and Switchblade with Drovetti (Saimee Jumaat) driving late.
But it was to no avail as Gust kept going strongly all the way to the line.
“The race turned out perfectly for us,” said Ewe. “He is a horse that likes to race from the front, but the pace was strong and we were able to take a sit.
“Down the back the pace wasn’t as strong and that really suited us. My horse was nice and relaxed and when he went to the front he showed good fight.”
Gust was having his third start for trainer Tan Hor Khoon after being previously prepared by John Meagher.
“He’s only been with me for around a month,” said Tan. “And today was just his third start for me.
“We’ll take him along quietly but it is satisfying to get this victory.”
Gust is a six-year-old Australian-bred by Langfuhr from the Celtic Swing mare Green Genes and recorded his ninth victory in Singapore from 34 starts. The win saw his prizemoney has top the $500,000 mark for the Four Season Stable with the success.
Rod Fulton Bloodstock sold this horse to Singapore after he won a Trial in NZ and he has won 9 races and $500,000 now.
Squall Line does it again making it
2 starts for 2 wins
19 November 2009
The New Zealand bred four-year-old gelding by My Halo out of Tremble (Spectacular Love) showed his class by winning the $55,000 Class 4 Stakes over 1100m in Singapore on 18 November in a time of 1min 06.4 secs. He was ridden by K.B. Soo and carried 56.5kg and showed little contempt for his rivals winning the race by six lengths. This win comes after an impressive debut race when he won by two lengths over Palombaro in a 1200m race on November 1st.
Squall Line has now won around $60,000 for the ZQ Stable, and trainer Tan Hor Khoon, from these two starts.
His racing career while in New Zealand included two trials resulting in a win and a second for the then trainers Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue of Cambridge. On both occasions he was ridden by Andrew Calder. His first trial saw him beaten into second by Try Time by a head and his second trial saw him win by 2 lengths over Prospective Belle.
Squall Line (4g by My Halo ex Tremble)
I sold this horse to Singapore earlier this year and he has just won up there by 2 lengths first up on Sunday night in 1.10.4 for 1200 metres. Purchased from the stable of Tony Pike at Cambridge after a Trial win he appears to be a horse with plenty of potential.
In association with the late Lyle Mortimore I imported My Halo to New Zealand in 2001 and he was purchased by Wynyard Lodge Stud in Canterbury. As the first son of Southern Halo to enter Australasia he has played an important part in the development of that sireline which is now also successfully represented by More Than Ready. Other representatives include new imports such as Thano, Edenwold and Mr Nancho.
With the ever increasing saturation of our pedigrees by Northern Dancer via Danehill, Danzig, Nureyev and Nijinsky it has become very important to have access to another complimentary sireline. Southern Halo is by Halo whose 2nd dam Almahmoud is also the 2nd dam of Northern Dancer and even more significantly Southern Halo is out of Northern Sea by Northern Dancer therefore providing an automatic sex balance with any Northern Dancer line mare. My Halo also carries the very unusual but extremely valuable female influence of Northern Dancer himself via two daughters at 3x5.
Squall Line (Click on photo's to enlarge)
ELTAWAASUL has his first Stakes performer at the Riccarton Cup Meeting
Premier Lady (2f by Eltawaasul ex Blowfish Baby by Deputy Governor) runs a very unlucky 2nd in the Listed Welcome Stakes at Riccarton on November 14th 2009. Beaten only a short neck by Encosta Diablo over 1000 metres in 57.72, she was desperately unlucky after having to change ground in the straight.
The ironic factor about the result was that the winner was purchased for NZ$600,000 at the Karaka Sales and Premier Lady was purchased by Paul Harris (Trainer) for around $1500.00 at an Emerald Lodge Dispersal Sale.
Premier Lady becomes the first Stakes performer for Eltawaasul (Nureyev) and continues the promise shown by a number of his progeny recently including Imani (ex Sothys by Crested Wave) who has won twice for Terri Rae. A recent Trial winner by Eltawaasul ex Come On Darling shows promise.
Rod Fulton Bloodstock Ltd arranged the lease of Blowfish Baby specifically for Eltawaasul. This mare is closely related to Circles of Gold-- dam of Elvstroem and Haradasun.
