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Second-season sires’ battle set to go to the wire

Trevor Marshallsea

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Ghaiyyath (Credit: Darley)

A gripping three-way battle is being fought for Australia’s champion second season sire title, with Brisbane’s winter carnival looming as not only a showcase of galloping talent on the track but as the final act in that contest of young stallions.

With ten Saturdays left in 2025-26, just less than $96,000 separates the top three sires in the running - Darley’s shuttle sensation Ghaiyyath (Dubawi), Vinery Stud’s Farnan (Not A Single Doubt), and another Darley stallion in Bivouac (Exceed And Excel).

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Ghaiyyath finished the weekend with a decidedly narrow earnings lead, with his $4,991,548 just $12,865 ahead of Farnan’s figure. Bivouac is almost $83,000 further back in third.

With more than $550,000 back to the next best, the top three look set to fight it out for the coveted title amid a highly promising field of young stallions, barring a spectacular Brisbane run for fourth-placed Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) or Vinery’s fifth-placed Ole Kirk (Written Tycoon), last term’s champion first season sire.

After a slow start while his first crop matured as two-year-olds, Ghaiyyath has unleashed a stunning second campaign, earning him a recall to Australia after not shuttling in 2025. That’s also come with a service fee hiked from the $27,500 of his first four seasons to $88,000 (inc GST) for the coming spring, when he’ll serve a tightly managed book.

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The rising 11-year-old has the equal-least number of runners (48) amid the top 11 second season sires, but not only leads by earnings but by stakes winners and stakes wins, and comfortably on those last two counts.

On stakes winners, his tally of five is two more than the four sires sharing the second most, who include Bivouac. Farnan is in equal-sixth spot, with two.

Leading second season sires in Australia by earnings

Ghaiyyath
$4.98M
Farnan
$4.98M
Bivouac
$4.90M
Wootton Bassett
$4.34M
Ole Kirk
$3.93M

And with several repeat performers, Ghaiyyath’s tally of eight stakes wins easily trumps the four of Bivouac and yet another emerging sire in Anders (Not A Single Doubt), sharing second place.

By pure winners, the late Wootton Bassett ended the weekend sitting first with 41 from 97 runners. That was just one more than Farnan, with 102 starters, while Bivouac’s strong numbers across the categories were shown in his share of third ranking - with 38 from 95 - level with Ole Kirk.

Ghaiyyath ranked only ninth on the winners’ table with 24, but has done well to be sitting there with just 48 starters. The eight stallions above him average 90.8 runners apiece, with the second-lowest number in the top nine being 75.

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Darley and Vinery say they will be keenly following the second season sires’ battle over the last weeks of the season. While the title might not be as coveted as a champion sire laurel, both studs agreed that to emerge victorious among such a quality group of young stallions would be a career-affirming honour.

“There’s not a lot of prize-money splitting the top two at the moment, so it’ll be interesting to see what happens in the last couple of months,” said Vinery general manager Adam White.

“When you have such a good group of stallions, it’d be a real feather in your cap to finish on top. Against such strong competition, it makes it even better.

“It’s a great group of young stallions. From an Australian industry point of view, we need these young stallions coming through, and it’s great to see them all doing well. Farnan and Ole Kirk are part of that.”

Darley’s head of stallions Alastair Pulford agreed the look of the second season table suggested the future was bright for Australian stallions.

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It’s a great group of young stallions. From an Australian industry point of view, we need these young stallions coming through, and it’s great to see them all doing well. Farnan and Ole Kirk are part of that

Adam White

“It’s comforting to know that they all look like a pretty handy group of stallions,” he said. “The five at the top are good stallions, and so are Tagaloa [sixth] and Lucky Vega [seventh].

“That’s great for the whole business. It’s a good group of three-year-olds that we have, and it’s a good bunch of young stallions.”

Ghaiyyath has had his earnings inflated by one runner, with Observer amassing nearly $2.67 million after winning four times this season - all at stakes level including the Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) and Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m).

Farnan’s attack has been led by dual Group victor Ninja, with $1.11 million, while Bivouac has Beiwacht, who’s won twice - both at the top tier - for $1.83 million.

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Darley is understandably ebullient over the impact of Ghaiyyath, who’ll continue to stand at their Victorian Northwood Farm this year. Though Observer accounts for more than half of the stallion’s earnings, there can be no downplaying his five individual stakes winners from 48 runners this term, at 10.42 per cent.

“Ghaiyyath’s been a revelation - his figures read fantastically well,” Pulford said of the stallion who has 11 stakes winners worldwide from 203 runners, including one elite victor in each hemisphere.

“Five individual stakes winners from 48 runners is a stat any stallion would be proud of.

“He can get you a Derby or a Guineas horse, and he’s doing an absolutely marvellous job, especially when you consider he only stood at $25,000 [plus GST] in Victoria.

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Five individual stakes winners from 48 runners is a stat any stallion would be proud of

Alastair Pulford

“He’ll have a highly restricted book this season. Godolphin will use him to a large extent, but he’ll get outside mares too.

“With those restrictions comes quality. It’ll take a while for it all to play out, but he is going to find his way to the very top of the stallion ranks, I would imagine.”

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While Ole Kirk took first season honours by earnings last season, Farnan - his new barnmate following the recent merger of Kia Ora Stud’s stallions with Vinery’s - led the table by winners.

White said it was extremely heartening to see the eight-year-old back up that strong showing this season. It was also encouraging to see his versatility, given the Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner has sired three-year-old staying filly Profoundly, who won Randwick’s Adrian Knox Stakes (Gr 3, 2000m) and ran second a week later in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m).

“He was the leading first season sire by winners last year and he’s backing it up again this year,” White said of Farnan, whose fee rose following his first season of runners from $55,000 to $77,000 (inc GST), where it stays this year.

“He’s not only having a very solid year, but they’re getting to a good level, when you look at Ninja and Profoundly.

“Plus he’s versatile for a Golden Slipper winner. He’s had a few very decent two-year-olds in his career, but he’s also had Profoundly almost winning an Australian Oaks.”

Farnan (Credit: Vinery Stud)

Farnan is set to have two interesting runners in an 1100-metre two-year-old handicap at Warwick Farm on Wednesday in Waterhouse-Bott’s third-starter Celtic Spy and Kris Lees’s Shuda Known, a gelding debuting off a 3.57-length win in a Newcastle trial. Strong showings could prompt attempts at Brisbane’s two-year-old riches, which may boost their father’s second season sires’ challenge.

Bivouac may rank third on that table but the nine-year-old deserves high commendation for excelling across all categories.

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Pulford said amongst the second season sires’ performers, Bivouac’s star son Beiwacht could be considered the best of them, given his second top tier title, after the Golden Rose (Gr 1, 1400m), came at weight-for-age in the All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m).

“Bivouac has gone super,” Pulford said of the nine-year-old, who also presents as a value option at Darley Kelvinside this spring at $33,000 (inc GST), down from $55,000.

“That group of second season sires have two or three stakes winners each, but I would challenge anyone to say that Beiwacht’s not the best of the them. He’s a dual Group 1 winner including against open company at weight-for-age.

Bivouac (Credit: Darley)

“So Bivouac’s obviously capable of getting a very, very good horse. And he’s been strong across the board. Three stakes winners and a dual Group 1 winner - we’re very proud of what he’s achieving.”

Ghaiyyath has a select offering of stock going under the hammer in the coming weanling sales.

Reflecting the valuable nature of his offspring, he has only one lot at Sunday’s Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale, and five at the Inglis Great Southern Sale on June 11-12, having had both entered lots withdrawn from the recent Inglis National Weanling Sale at Riverside.

Farnan has six weanlings on offer at the Gold Coast this weekend, and 13 at Great Southern, while Bivouac has two and four respectively.

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Morning Briefing

Australia

Fees confirmed for both Devil Night and Private Harry

The fees for both Devil Night (Extreme Choice) and Private Harry (Harry Angel) have been announced by Yulong. Devil Night, a $1.4 million Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling purchase and a son of outstanding subfertile sire Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt), will be introduced at a fee of $33,000 (inc GST). Devil Night secured his future at stud with a rousing success in the 2025 Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), becoming the first two-year-old since his great grandsire Redoute’s Choice (Danehill) to win the Blue Diamond at only their second start. He returned at three to place at Group level on three further occasions, including a third placing in the William Reid Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) – showcasing his ability at weight-for-age level. His most recent start saw him run second behind The Everest (Gr 1, 1200m) runner-up and Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) victor Tempted (Street Boss) in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m). Meanwhile, fellow Group 1 scorer Private Harry will stand at an introductory fee of $27,500 (inc GST). A winner of The Galaxy (Gr 1, 1100m), the son of Harry Angel (Dark Angel) was unbeaten at three and was also the winner of the $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight (1100m), defeating Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon). He is the first son of Harry Angel to retire to stud.

Half Yours out for revenge in the Doomben Cup

Half Yours (Credit: Sportpix)

After an exhibition gallop between races at Doomben last Saturday, co-trainer Calvin McEvoy believes Half Yours (St Jean) is primed and ready to return to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since lifting the 2025 Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m). Half Yours will contest the $1 million Doomben Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) this Saturday, where he will again lock horns with Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) who bids for back-to-back wins following her stirring last-start success in the Hollindale Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m). Half Yours finished fourth behind Ciaron Maher’s mighty mare at the Gold Coast that day, but McEvoy is confident the five-year-old gelding can turn the tables at Doomben. The market is in agreement, with Half Yours installed the $3 favourite ahead of Hollindale runner-up Birdman (Free Eagle) and Pride Of Jenni, who are both on the second line of betting on $4. “It was a hard run [in the Hollindale] and nothing took him into the race, so he had to make that run quite early and he was probably entitled to level off a little bit that last furlong,” said McEvoy, who trains in partnership with his father Tony. “But if you’re stepping up in trip, those hard runs are what you want and he definitely had that. He’s come through the run well, he’ll be well-suited this weekend and then even better suited in the Q22. If you look through his form, second up last time he nearly got beaten in a Benchmark 64 at Seymour. So maybe the second up run is one that is, I’m not going to say flat because he still ran well, but we’re hoping he springboards off that.”

McDonald and Waller eye history at Doomben

Birdman (left) (Credit: Sportpix)

James McDonald is hopeful he can play his part in helping Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller create history this Saturday. Fresh from riding a double at Doomben, McDonald labelled Birdman “the horse to beat” in the $1 million Doomben Cup this Saturday, when Waller will attempt to take his overall tally of Group 1 wins to 200 and his haul for the season to 20. Just two trainers in the history of Australian racing, Tommy Smith and Bart Cummings, have prepared the winners of 200 or more Group 1 races, with the legendary duo both ending their careers with 246 victories at the highest level. Waller is at short odds to surpass that figure in the coming years, but his immediate focus is on the Doomben Cup. McDonald rode Birdman to a fast-finishing second behind Pride Of Jenni in the Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast last time, and the world’s best jockey believes his mount will take plenty of benefit from that promising first-up effort. “Birdman gave me a terrific feel the other day,” McDonald said. “He chased hard and was strong through the line, so I think he is the one to beat off that run.” McDonald is also chasing his own slice of history this weekend, when he has the chance to equal his personal best haul of 15 Australian Group 1 wins in a season. If McDonald could pilot Birdman to victory in the Doomben feature, it would move him one step closer to Malcolm Johnston’s all-time riding record of 16 Group 1 wins, which he set in the 1979-80 season.

Lindsay Park’s baby boom set to continue

Having already sampled success with their juvenile stakes winner Hard Kick (All Too Hard), the Lindsay Park training team is preparing to unveil another ready-to-run purchase when Stars Of Dom (Exceedance) makes her race debut at Sandown this Saturday. Hard Kick, a $140,000 acquisition from the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, made a notable first impression when he kicked off his career with victory in the Talindert Stakes (Listed, 1100m) in February, and stablemate Stars Of Dom is now hoping to shine when the filly steps out for her first dance in Saturday’s Two-Year-old Fillies Handicap (1000m). The daughter of Exceedance (Exceed And Excel) was bought for $80,000 at the Magic Millions 2YOs In Training Sale, and after an impressive jumpout at Werribee last week, co-trainer Ben Hayes believes the filly is ready for her competitive bow. “We haven’t pushed her to be ready for this race, she’s paced herself and she’s trialled up nicely,” he said. “Her first trial was really good, and then she was asked for a nice hit-out at Werribee where she quickened really well and went to the line with a two-year-old we have a high opinion of [Carnevale]. These two-year-old races, they can be full of debut horses or lightly-raced horses, so you don’t know but we’re hopeful with her.” Meanwhile, stablemate Marffiano (Home Affairs) will be aimed up at the $1 million Magic Millions National 2YO Classic (1000m) at the Gold Coast this Friday after the colt’s dashing display in the VOBIS Gold Rush (1100m) at Bendigo at the start of the month.

Vantorix has his eyes on the Sires prize

Trainer Jenny Graham is resigned to a jockey change when Vantorix (Captivant) steps up to 1400 metres for the first time in the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at the end of the month, but given the manner of his victory in the Spirit Of Boom Classic (Gr 2, 1200m) she won’t be short of options. James McDonald piloted the juvenile to his first stakes win at Doomben on Saturday, but with Chris Waller aiming the likes of Tron Bolt (Toronado), Nations League (Snitzel) and Stormy Marco (Wootton Bassett) towards the Sires’ Produce, the world’s best jockey is likely to be required elsewhere. Graham reported that Vantorix pulled up remarkably well after extending the unbeaten start to his career with a narrow defeat of Martist (Trapeze Artist); so provided the gelding continues to please his trainer at home, the pair will press onto the Group 2 contest at Eagle Farm on Saturday, 30 May. “I haven’t done anything just at the moment about a rider for Vantorix in the Sires,” said Graham. “I do understand that James [McDonald] is probably going to be on one of Chris’ two-year-olds, but I must say I will be checking first. I was like a dog with a bone chasing James for the ride on Saturday. We were all so excited to get a chance to have him aboard Vantorix, and his feedback was great. I’m only a small trainer and James rides some of the very best horses in the world, but he was so obliging and helpful. He showed his professionalism because he gave me his time, he rode to the conditions, got the win and it was great to hear what he had to say after the race.”

Debutante Reschs Milk out to get the cream

Local trainer Kris Lees will link up with prominent owner John Singleton and Group 1-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy when his first starter Reschs Milk (Farnan) lines up on her home track at Newcastle on Tuesday. Lees has enjoyed great success in partnership with both Singleton and McEvoy over a long period, and the Newcastle horseman is hoping that luck can continue when the filly makes her race debut over 1300 metres. “We’ve given her a bit of time to get to the races, but she is ready to go now,” Lees said. “She’s had the three trials now and Kerrin [McEvoy] rode her in the second of them, so he’s had a feel of her. She’s a daughter of a Golden Slipper winner in Farnan and her dam [Mother’s Milk] was a Savabeel mare that was handy enough. She’s drawn a good gate on Tuesday, and we are looking forward to seeing her in action.” Reschs Milk will go up against two stablemates with the Pierro (Lonhro) pair Oh My Oh My and Sacred Well also going around in the Maiden Plate. “They are both first starters as well,” said Lees. “They are both by Pierro and have also had a number of trials each, so it will be good to see how they measure up.”

Zahra set for another date with Docklands

Mark Zahra is set to be reunited with Royal Ascot winner Docklands (Massaat) at the famous meeting next month. Zahra stopped off at Ascot last year as part of a European holiday, and promptly guided Docklands to Group 1 success in the Queen Anne Stakes (1m) for trainer Harry Eustace and owners OTI Racing. Terry Henderson’s syndication company will field multiple runners across the five-day carnival this year, with Zahra keen to return to the UK to partner Docklands and potentially other OTI-owned gallopers. “I was talking to Terry and he said they might have a few other rides for me,” Zahra told News Corp. “So I might try and hang around a bit more this year. Last year was unbelievable to be honest, I didn’t really expect it. When I took the ride I was heading to Europe anyway and I’d always wanted to ride at Royal Ascot. Docklands was 20-1 but the closer the race got, the more form I did and I thought I’m actually a real smokey chance here. To win a Group 1 on one of the biggest race days in the world, and one of the better races at the carnival, was massive – it was a great thrill.”

Belle goes for a spell

Danny O’Brien has sent another of his autumn stakes-winning fillies for a winter spell with a view to chasing some spring riches later this year. Gold Coast Belle has joined fellow daughter of So You Think (High Chaparral), Getta Good Feeling, in the paddock after O’Brien brought the curtain down on a prosperous preparation which culminated in the filly’s victory in the Bendigo Guineas (Listed, 1400m). “We put Gold Coast Belle out for a break after Bendigo with the plan to give her a month off before we get ready for the spring,” O’Brien told Racing.com. “She obviously won’t be ready early, but the first port of call will be those mares’ group races at Flemington on Makybe [Diva] Day and Turnbull Day. There are two 1400-metre races there, and then we’ll know where she sits. She had a really good prep, she’s a smart So You Think filly that will be a much better four-year-old.” Another promising daughter of So You Think, and arguably the most talented of the trio, is Sass Appeal who closed out her first racing campaign by stringing together four wins in a row including back-to-back stakes victories. The filly recently returned to the stables following a short break and will be aimed at races like the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) in the early part of the spring.

Richards hospitalised after serious accident

Group 1-winning trainer Steve Richards is in the intensive care unit at Royal Melbourne Hospital as he recovers from a serious fall late last week. Richards’ family made the shock announcement in a statement to the stable’s clients on Monday morning. “The family of Steven Richards wish to announce that Steve had a serious accident and is hospitalised,” the statement read. “He is in a coma. The incident occurred last Thursday, May 14 when Steve fell and hit his head on the pavement. He is in the intensive care unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and under the constant monitoring of the medical team. We are very grateful to the ambulance and hospital team, whose fast reaction and constant care have not only brought comfort to the family, but saved Steve. There is no doubt that Steve will have a long road to recovery, so we ask that all those in the racing industry to please pray for his rehabilitation and wellbeing.” Richards took out his training license in the early 1970s and made his Group 1 breakthrough when Ark Regal (Star Way) claimed the Futurity Stakes (1400m) in 1990.

Still time for Tour d’Horse donations

In excess of $1 million has already been raised for the KIDS Foundation through this year’s Tour d’Horse, but there is still time to make a donation to the charity which provides support to young children and their families across Australia. After six days in the saddle, the 2026 Tour d’Horse wrapped up last Saturday when competing riders and their thoroughbreds made their way up the straight at Scone Racecourse – albeit at a more leisurely pace than during the subsequent races. All funds raised so far will be used to assist the KIDS Foundation in its efforts to improve the lives of more than 300,000 children and families, through recovery programs, injury prevention, wellbeing programs and education. The Tour d’Horse silent auction closes at 5pm on Tuesday, May 19, so bids can still be taken on a number of items including exclusive racing memorabilia, luxury stays at both Silverdale Farm and Woolooma Glass House, stallion nominations, race day hospitality packages, original artwork, a private chef dining experience and much more. Bids can be placed using the following link. Aushorse / TBA were one of the teams taking part, and you can support their fundraising efforts by donating at the following link.

Prohibited substance detected in Wangoom runner

Racing Victoria (RV) stewards have received a report from Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL) confirming that a prohibited substance has been detected in a blood sample collected from the Shawn Mathrick-trained racehorse Corniche (Fastnet Rock). The report relates to a pre-race blood sample taken from Corniche prior to running in the Wangoom Handicap (Listed, 1200m) at Warrnambool Racecourse on May 6, 2026, where the gelding finished 11th. RASL reported that the blood sample was shown to contain a total carbon dioxide (TCO2) concentration in excess of 36.0 millimoles per litre in plasma, which is a prohibited substance in accordance with the Australian Rules of Racing. The Racing Science Centre (RSC) confirmed that the reserve portion of the blood sample was shown to contain a TCO2 concentration in excess of 36.0 millimoles per litre in plasma. Alkalinising agents, in accordance with the Rules of Racing, when evidenced by TCO2 at a concentration in excess of 36.0 mmol/L in plasma, are prohibited substances. RV stewards initially informed Mr Mathrick of the irregularity on May 11, 2026. Mr Mathrick has now been informed of the confirmatory findings and that the Stewards are continuing with their investigation.

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New Zealand

Davies delights in her wonderful weekend

Toni Davies (Credit: Race Images)

Apprentice jockey Toni Davies enjoyed a memorable weekend after she followed up her first treble at Otaki on Saturday with victory in the last race at Hawera on Sunday. The highlight of Davies’ winning weekend came aboard Riverplate (Flying Artie), who brought up the emerging hoop’s second stakes success in the Rangitikei Gold Cup (Listed, 1600m). Still on a high from Saturday’s bounty, Davies made the journey north to Hawera on Sunday and duly registered her fourth win of the weekend aboard the aptly named Bean A Pleasure (Spill The Beans). “I am super stoked with how the weekend went, and I am grateful to all the trainers and connections for the rides,” said Davies. Her success aboard Riverplate was Davies’ second black type win after piloting Ruby Rocks (Burgundy) to victory in last year’s Marton Cup (Listed, 2200m) at Trentham. It was her first sit on Riverplate, and Davies was rewarded for her proactive approach in securing the ride. “I rang [trainer] Andrew Campbell the day the fields came out, and I was really happy to get on,” Davies said. “I was hoping we would get a nice, soft lead. It wasn’t as soft as we would have hoped, but he got nice sectionals and he was pretty tough to the line. Now they know he can get the mile, and I am sure more opportunities will now open up for him.”

Wheeler pleasantly surprised by his naughty boy

John Wheeler has high hopes that Crosswell (The Bold One) can progress to bigger and better things after he won impressively on debut at Hawera on Sunday. Wheeler also trained the juvenile’s dam, Enchanted Lady (Per Incanto), and although the mare only had the one race start due to her soundness issues, the Taranaki trainer rated her highly and believes she has passed on her speed to Crosswell. “Enchanted Lady was a very fast horse, probably one of the fastest horses I have ever trained, but I couldn’t keep her sound,” Wheeler said. “I suggested to the guy that owns her, who is a good friend of mine, that we should send her to a cheap horse and see if she can reproduce herself. We sent her to The Bold One and we got Crosswell, and hopefully he can go on to be a good horse.” While Crosswell made an early impression on Wheeler at home, he has also had his fair share of behavioural issues which may explain why he jumped the $31 outsider in Sunday’s maiden. Contrary to Wheeler’s expectations, however, the juvenile gelding was on his best behaviour as he sprang a surprise with a one-length win. “We thought he was a pretty good horse, but he is quite naughty, so we didn’t have great hopes because he does a lot of things wrong in his day-to-day work,” Wheeler said. “We thought he was liable to do that on raceday too but other than being a bit slow to load up in the barrier, he did everything right. It was a super run and he is a horse with a fair bit of ability.”

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Asia

HK: Ka Ying Generation chasing breakthrough success

Ka Ying Generation (Credit: HKJC)

In-form galloper Ka Ying Generation (Churchill) is set to become trainer Pierre Ng’s very first runner in Sunday’s Champions & Chater Cup (Gr 1, 2400m), a race which holds special significance for his family. His father, Peter, prepared the legendary grey Quicken Away (General Assembly) to Champions & Chater Cup glory back in 1990, when the race was run over 1800 metres. In a remarkable feat of training, Quicken Away swept to an elite level double six days later when he dropped in distance to 1200 metres to capture the Chairman’s Prize (now the Chairman’s Sprint Prize). Ng Jnr hopes his Irish-bred gelding Ka Ying Generation can use his natural stamina to his advantage and deny Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) a clean sweep of the Triple Crown in the final Group 1 contest of the Hong Kong season. “He is very fit now, and hopefully he can be in the mix and finish in the money,” said Ng. “Of course, this will be Ka Ying Generation’s stiffest test, as we face a very tough field. However, his breeding and overseas form in Ireland suggest the trip will suit him. He used to be a horse who struggled to maintain his form, but after adding sheepskin cheekpieces in his last two runs, he has definitely improved. He is now racing more consistently and holding his form well. He is currently in Conghua. I was pleased with his trial performance there last Friday. The trial was over 1400 metres, which is a bit sharp for him, but he showed a good turn of foot.”

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International

83 for Wootton Bassett

Coolmore’s late shuttler Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) took his total of individual stakes winners to 83 on Sunday when siring a stakes double at Naas. First up was the Henry De Bromhead-trained Wannabe Royal (4 f ex Lady Wannabe by Camelot) who landed the Owenstown Stud Stakes (Listed, 7f) under Ronan Whelan. The four-year-old filly made most of the running and, having gone clear of her seven rivals at halfway, kept on inside the closing stages to beat Expanded (Wootton Bassett) by a head with a further three-quarters of a length back to Greek Mythology (Pinatubo) in third. Bred by Churchtown House Stud, Wannabe Royal was purchased by her owners Coolmara Stables for 150,000gns at the 2023 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. She is the first foal out of the Group 3-winning Camelot (Montjeu) mare Lady Wannabe, herself a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Higher Truth (Galileo) and from the family of Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner and English 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) runner-up Wannabe Grand (Danehill). Wootton Bassett’s second stakes winner on the day came when the Aidan O’Brien-trained Victorious (2 f ex Heaven On Earth by Galileo) took out the Fillies Sprint Stakes (Gr 3, 6f). Ridden by Ryan Moore, the juvenile filly doubled her unbeaten tally as she kept on well inside the closing stages to deny Controlla (Night Of Thunder) by a neck. There was a further six lengths back to Dancing Destiny (Magna Grecia) in third place. Bred by Westerberg, Victorious is raced by John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Westerberg. A sister to Stellenbosch and a half-sister to Group 3 winners Sugar Island (Dubawi) and Mother Nature (Justify), Victorious is the fourth foal out of the winning Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) mare Heaven On Earth, herself a sister to Classic winners Minding and Tuesday. Wootton Bassett died last year.

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First Season Sire Runners

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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Acrobat (AUS)

Circus Prince (AUS) (b g ex Queens Carriage (IRE) by Mehmas (IRE))

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Kiwi Chronicles

Turning point

Kilman (Credit: Grant Peters)

Lloyd Jackson

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Once the two New Zealand stakes races from last Saturday were run and done, eyes turned to Australia where there were 14 such races conducted at Melbourne’s Flemington, Scone, Brisbane’s Doomben and Perth’s Belmont.

If the Kiwi-breds were expecting positive results they needed to be patient because it was the last two of the 14, the Rough Habit Plate (Gr 3, 2000m), won by Kilman (Super Seth), and the Belmont Sprint (Listed, 1200m), won by Western Empire (Iffraaj), which gave the New Zealand Stud Book something to celebrate.

Of the New Zealand-trained runners to try their luck in Australia, the Waikato Stud-owned Roger James-Robert Wellwood-trained filly Solid Gold (Savabeel) appeared to have the best chance of success, racing in the Rough Habit Plate. Her task was not helped by a wide draw but her strong finish for fifth was notable and the filly is on track for her main mission, the June 6 Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2200m).

By an odd coincidence, her race was still a success for Waikato Stud who may have looked upon the result as worthwhile consolation when Kilman led all the way. The stud bred Kilman and sold him at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Kilman’s winning effort was a feature of the day. While Solid Gold drew wide, Kilman drew widest (16) yet had the lead within the first 200m. Rounding into the back straight he was a length in front and that was as close as his rivals got. He had the field stretched at the 1000m and reaching the home straight kicked from the 300m. If they were going to catch him it would have been at the 100m but the chasers were done and he held on for a comfortable win, his second in 12 starts.

All the credit should be directed towards rider Ryan Maloney, who rated the gelding beautifully. Kilman’s fortunes have changed for the better since it was discovered that he races best when sent forward. His last three runs have been tackled using that formula.

Kilman won the first first of his three starts at two. Four starts as a spring three-year-old were disappointing at which point he was gelded. In five races since February he has finished in the top four on each occasion but his performance in the Carbine Club Stakes (Gr 3, 1600m) at Randwick on April 4 was the turning point, a point which caught Sydney commentator Darren Flindell off guard soon after the jump, remarking: “It’s Kilman, a bit of a surprise leader.”

Kilman didn’t win the Carbine but the margin was only a nose. However, that didn’t tell the story of how he narrowly led turning for home and simply never gave in for the next 400m when under immense pressure. It was a great fight only to lose in a head bobber.

In the May 2 Queensland Guineas (Gr 2, 1600m) he didn’t get to the front but sat mostly fourth before running on for fourth. The slower tempo 2000 metres of the Rough Habit Plate allowed him to take up the running and this time he ran his opponents into the ground.

Powerhouse combo

Kilman joins recent Super Seth (Dundeel) stakes winner Perlino as stakes winners nine and ten for Coolmore’s bold acquisition from Waikato Stud a few months ago. Among the ten are four Group 1 winners and given that Super Seth’s oldest crop are four-year-olds his future looks highly promising. Although Kilman will need to find another 400 metres in his Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) attempt, his connections only have to look back 12 months to last year’s event won by Maison Louis, Super Seth’s fourth Group 1 winner.

While Super Seth is making headlines, Kilman’s female line provides a powerhouse foundation, due to Southland’s famous Dennis Brothers of Woodlands near Invercargill. The four brothers, twins Ray and Tony plus Martin and Joe, established a fantastic line, beginning some sixty years ago. Sadly, Ray’s twin brother Tony passed away last September and Martin, largely responsible for designing the matings for their mares, also passed away recently.

Their equine family is best known by the names given to their breed as the vast majority are preceded with the preposition “The”, although not in Kilman’s case. His dam is the dual Sydney and Melbourne Listed winner Thy (O’Reilly) who also placed third in the Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2400m). Thy’s half-sister is the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner La Diosa (So You Think).

Kilman is the third winner from Thy whose two earlier winners were both by Savabeel (Zabeel) including Thee One, the dam of Patch Of Cosmo (Super Seth), a five-time winner in Hong Kong and who ran third in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (Listed, 1800m) in March this year.

Kilman’s grandam, Star Affair (Star Way) was a Group 2 winner of Te Rapa’s Travis Stakes (1600m). Star Affair foaled three stakes winners and is herself the daughter of stakes winner and 2003 New Zealand Broodmare of the Year The Grin (Grosvenor).

The Grin is not the only mare from this family to achieve the honour. So too was The Grin’s grandam The Pixie (Mellay) who is responsible for nine Group 1 winners over six generations. Best known are the triple Group 1-winning brothers The Phantom Chance (Noble Bijou) and The Phantom (Noble Bijou) whose dam The Fantasy (Gate Keeper) was also a New Zealand Broodmare of the Year. Significantly, Kilman’s first five dams are all stakes winners. Powerhouse is the only term to describe this family.

Close finish

It happens often. A small field yet a close finish which was the case for Ellerslie’s Champagne Stakes (Listed, 1600m), won by Incandescent (Per Incanto).

The race lost serious gloss when pre-race favourite Excite (Wootton Bassett) was withdrawn leaving a small field of five runners. For Auckland Thoroughbred Racing to stage a $100,000 race and end up with such a tiny field can only be described as very disappointing. Certainly New Zealand tracks can begin to deteriorate at this time of year but that is the entire point of Ellerslie’s new, state-of-the-art StrathAyr racing surface. The meeting presented a Soft 5 track so the board must surely be scratching their heads.

Incandescent (Credit: Race Images)

As a contest, however, the runners were pretty evenly matched. Favourite Incandescent was given the perfect ride by Joe Doyle, sitting one out and one back to the top of the straight. He and Grocer’s Girl (Tarzino) co-led at the 200m and they provided a good fight to the line with Incandescent gaining the advantage late for victory by a head.

The two-year-old gelding arrived at Ellerslie off a strong finish for second behind Excite in the Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (Listed, 1400m), held at Te Rapa on May 2 so the form held up nicely. It was win two from seven starts for the youngster. His maiden win, on debut, back in November, was also at Elleslie.

Incandescent is stakes winner number 37 for Little Avondale Stud’s Per Incanto (Street Cry) and he is the first and so far only foal from Saint Katarina (Snitzel), a winning three-quarter sister to Adelaide Group 3 winner Kittens (Redoute’s Choice) as well as Melbourne Group 3 winner Sheer Talent (Redoute’s Choice). Saint Katarina is also a half-sister to Sydney Group 3 winner Saint Encosta (Encosta De Lago).

Like Kilman’s family (above), this is a really nice family. Grandam St Katherine (Barathea) ranks as a half-sister to three Group 1 winners, namely full relations Bonanova (Star Way), Telesto (Star Way) and Fraternity (Star Way). Their dam St Klaire (Bletchingly) is a daughter of Great Klaire (Great Nephew) whose half-sister is the incomparable producer Eight Carat (Pieces Of Eight) as well as champion sprinter Habibti (Habitat).

Loving the beach

Rangitikei Gold Cup (Listed, 1600m) winner Riverplate (Flying Artie) has long been rated by his connections. The now seven-year-old has mixed his racing between New Zealand and Australia including four races at Sandown as a four-year-old. Foaled in New Zealand but conceived in Australia, Riverplate is back home and seems to be enjoying being back home and his new life at the beach.

Riverplate (Credit: Race Images)

In Saturday’s Gold Cup he took up the running from the outset and was never headed for his third win in 12 starts since returning to Andrew Campbell’s Otaki stable. It was Campbell who found Riverplate as a yearling, from Book 1 of the 2020 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale, purchasing him for $30,000. With eight wins in 42 starts, Riverplate has banked $445,000.

He is an older half-brother to Wakeful Stakes (Gr 2, 2000m) winner Amazonian Lass (More Than Ready) and one of three winners from Dynastic Lady (Fastnet Rock), herself a sister to Levin Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) and New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) second placed Age Of Fire.

Triple boost

Small breeders with a connection to one equine family become totally invested in their line and when black-type results occur, they are uplifted far more dramatically than a stud which might track the progress of dozens of mares and their families. An example is Brian Nally of Opaki, Masterton whose line, started by his mother Joan, has experienced a triple boost of black-type winners in the past two weeks.

Nally’s story begins during the mid 1970s when his mother Joan bought a foal out of the paddock at Ardsley Stud, run by the Wallace family. Stud Master Jim Wallace (Jnr) is Brian’s brother-in-law. Nally’s Mum had inherited a small sum of money and decided to buy a weanling filly by Forty Winks II (Fortino) from Teina Marie (Gold Nib). Joan named the foal using Siob’han (Irish For Joan), then adding the second half of the dam’s name.

As a racemare, Siob’han Marie didn’t set the world on fire with a maiden win and a good number of placings which kept the bills paid. However, at stud the mare returned gold, foaling eight winners. Her first foal, Clovelly Bay (English Harbour), was a Listed winner of the Geelong Derby Trial (2400m) who also recorded third placings in both the Victoria Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) and the Spring Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m).

Siob’han Marie’s sixth foal (1987) was from the first crop by Ardsley Stud’s dual Group 1 winner Lord Ballina (Bletchingly), later a leading New Zealand sire. The resultant filly was Acushla Marie who landed the Winfield Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) at Rosehill along with Group 3 wins at Flemington and Moonee Valley. Acushla Marie, was leased to an Australian syndicate and retired with 11 wins and earnings of more than $400,000, which was a tidy sum thirty plus years ago.

When Acushla Marie mare was returned to Joan she sent her to Scenic (Sadler’s Wells) which resulted in the unraced Kirtlington and it is to Kirtlington that three very recent stakes winners are closely connected. The family has continued to add a total of 14 black-type winners, three of them during the last two weeks and two on the same day.

May 6 at Warrnambool saw Oliveanotherday (Nicconi) land the Wangoom Handicap (Listed, 1200m) for his fifth win in just seven starts. Oliveanotherday is a grandson of Kalamata (Desert Prince), a stakes winning daughter of Kirtlington.

Fast forward to last Saturday and the family chimed in with two stakes winners at separate venues. Losesomewinmore (All Too Hard), winner of Flemington’s Straight Six Handicap (Listed, 1200m), took the six-year-old’s record to seven wins in 14 starts. He is also a grandson of Kalamata as he and Oliveanotherday are from half-sisters.

Queen Regent (Wild Ruler), who scored a huge upset in Saturday’s Woodlands Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Scone, is yet another close relative. Queen Regent is a granddaughter of Kirtlington’s stakes winning daughter Kirvinsky (Stravinsky), thus wrapping up a trio of recent black-type winners for the family. The best performer since Joan’s involvement is Kirtlington’s grandson Hucklebuck (Elvstroem) whose eight wins included the Emirates Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington.

The last word goes to Brian who commented to Kiwi Chronicles: “My sister Mary, brother Kieran and I are delighted that Mum's legacy continues to blossom, as we all have mares from her family. The most pleasing aspect of the current success for me is the foundation that Mum established and her desire to send Acushla Marie to Coolmore stallions all those years ago.”

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Monday, May 18, 2026

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Port Macquarie NSW Heavy(9)
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Port Macquarie NSW Heavy(9)

R1: Flower Hotels Country Boosted Mdn Hcp, $30,000, 1206m

  1. Sunstaz (AUS) (ch F 3 Sebring Sun (AUS) - Sudden Star (AUS)
    T: D L Matts J: S Traecey
  2. Lykos (AUS) (b M 4 Wolf Cry (AUS) - Angel Of Capri (AUS))
  3. Halloween Holly (AUS) (ch M 4 Defcon (AUS) - Snitzel Express (AUS))

Margins: 0.6 lens, 1.2 lens. Time: 1:15.48 (last 600m 38.90)

R2: Port City Bowling Club Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1509m

  1. Thunder Lights (AUS) (b G 3 All Too Hard (AUS) - Invincible Thunder (AUS)
    T: Ms K Buchanan J: Shannen Llewellyn
  2. Colorado Tycoon (AUS) (b G 4 Written Tycoon (AUS) - Steamboat Sally (AUS))
  3. Cherry Dream (AUS) (b M 4 Sebring Sun (AUS) - Adabelle (AUS))

Margins: 4.4 lens, 0.9 lens. Time: 1:35.08 (last 600m 38.25)

R3: Panthers Port Macquarie Mdn Plate, $27,000, 1006m

  1. River Biscotte (AUS) (br G 4 Headwater (AUS) - Dibella (AUS)
    T: G Prosser J: B Looker
  2. Kiwi Harmony (NZ) (b F 3 Ardrossan (AUS) - Do Ra Mi (NZ))
  3. Predict The Future (AUS) (b G 4 Nostradamus (AUS) - Jeopardy (AUS))

Margins: 2.5 lens, 0.5 lens. Time: 1:01.89 (last 600m 36.91)

R4: Char Bar Catering Hcp (C2), $27,000, 1206m

  1. Too Hot To Torque (AUS) (b/br G 3 Too Darn Hot (GB) - Brigadoon Rise (AUS)
    T: M J Dunn J: Nick Heywood
  2. Storm Merchant (AUS) (b G 3 Merchant Navy (AUS) - Miss Inbetween (AUS))
  3. Caledonian (AUS) (b/br G 4 Sizzling (AUS) - Erins Princess (AUS))

Margins: 1.3 lens, 1.5 lens. Time: 1:15.11 (last 600m 37.75)

R5: John Oxley Motors Hcp (C2), $27,000, 1206m

  1. Patrioticintention (AUS) (b G 6 Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Addy Baby (NZ)
    T: Samantha McGuren J: Grace Palmer
  2. Incantress (NZ) (b M 4 Per Incanto (USA) - Isla's Dream (AUS))
  3. Send A Telegram (AUS) (b G 4 Cable Bay (IRE) - Dance In The Mist (AUS))

Margins: 4.3 lens, 1.5 lens. Time: 1:14.62 (last 600m 37.97)

R6: Carlton Dry (Bm58), $27,000, 1106m

  1. Magnolia Jewel (AUS) (b M 5 Outreach (AUS) - Meghalaya (AUS)
    T: T J Bartley J: Shannen Llewellyn
  2. Stiorra (AUS) (b M 6 Ad Valorem (USA) - Kelsha Begs (AUS))
  3. Jewels Statement (AUS) (b M 5 Press Statement (AUS) - Poppet's Treasure (GB))

Margins: 0.7 lens, 1 lens. Time: 1:08.79 (last 600m 37.91)

R7: BNCC Security Services (Bm58), $27,000, 1106m

  1. Dusan (AUS) (br G 5 Exosphere (AUS) - Rekindled Choice (AUS)
    T: Samantha McGuren J: O A Dalton
  2. Gaylord (NZ) (b G 5 Charm Spirit (IRE) - Ysabelle (NZ))
  3. Personal Space (AUS) (gr/br M 6 Caravaggio (USA) - Louisiana Belle (NZ))

Margins: 2 lens, 1 lens. Time: 1:08.87 (last 600m 38.31)

R8: De Bortoli Wines (Bm58), $27,000, 1509m

  1. Yorikiri (AUS) (b G 7 Mikki Isle (JPN) - Rumba (AUS)
    T: P M Perry J: Ms M Weir
  2. The Comanche (AUS) (b G 4 Written Tycoon (AUS) - Tuudelu (AUS))
  3. Argerich (AUS) (b M 5 Casino Prince (AUS) - Perran Beach (AUS))

Margins: 1.5 lens, 0.8 lens. Time: 1:35.03 (last 600m 39.60)

R9: Tab.com.au Country Boosted Hcp (C1), $30,000, 1006m

  1. I'm Super (AUS) (b M 4 Super One (AUS) - Lucky Choisir (AUS)
    T: P J Kelly J: Jenny Duggan
  2. Deep Stealth (AUS) (b M 4 Deep Field (AUS) - Tatcee (AUS))
  3. She's A Wild One (AUS) (b M 4 Brutal (NZ) - Kentucky Wildcat (AUS))

Margins: 0.2 lens, 0.7 lens. Time: 1:01.46 (last 600m 37.03)

Stawell VIC Soft(7)
Show

Stawell VIC Soft(7)

R1: Gift Hotel Stawell Mdn Plate, $32,000, 1100m

  1. Positive Image (AUS) (ch G 3 Yes Yes Yes (AUS) - Angel Face (AUS)
    T: Tom Dabernig J: Declan Bates
  2. Packers Journey (AUS) (b M 4 Overshare (AUS) - Kalakhani (AUS))
  3. Apache Sunrise (AUS) (b/br F 3 Pierata (AUS) - Omniyah (AUS))

Margins: 2 lens, 0.3 lens. Time: 1:08.11 (last 600m)

R2: Russ Studio Jewellers Mdn Plate, $32,000, 1300m

  1. Western Legend (AUS) (ch G 3 Fiorente (IRE) - Rangry (AUS)
    T: Brittany Raymond J: Neil Farley
  2. Menzies Creek (AUS) (b G 3 Soul Patch (AUS) - Echo Diamond (AUS))
  3. Discover Lupino (AUS) (b G 3 Overshare (AUS) - Lupino (AUS))

Margins: 3.8 lens, 3.2 lens. Time: 1:22.37 (last 600m)

R3: Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park Mdn Plate, $32,000, 1600m

  1. Call Me Rhonda (AUS) (b M 4 Dandino (GB) - Moussaieff (AUS)
    T: Jarrod Robinson J: D Yendall
  2. Zetheros (NZ) (b G 3 Zed (NZ) - Silver Cloud (NZ))
  3. Angel's Gathering (AUS) (b G 3 Impending (AUS) - Lady Esprit (AUS))

Margins: 0.4 lens, 2 lens. Time: 1:44.97 (last 600m)

R4: Carlton Draught Mdn Plate, $32,000, 2000m

  1. Epoch (NZ) (b G 4 Time Test (GB) - Onmyown (NZ)
    T: M J Williams J: D Yendall
  2. Janey Bopper (AUS) (b F 3 Finn McCool (IRE) - Jane's Angel (AUS))
  3. Crackerofanight (AUS) (gr G 3 Crackerjack King (IRE) - The Night's Hot (AUS))

Margins: 3.3 lens, 7 lens. Time: 2:12.81 (last 600m)

R5: Discover Northern Grampians Mdn Plate, $32,000, 2000m

  1. Nothin' Wong Here (AUS) (b G 4 Dundeel (NZ) - Iskander (AUS)
    T: Liam Howley J: W Egan
  2. Path To Victory (AUS) (ch G 3 Farnan (AUS) - Aramoana (NZ))
  3. Iron Legacy (AUS) (b/br G 3 Fierce Impact (JPN) - Dane Hussler (AUS))

Margins: 0.5 lens, 1 lens. Time: 2:14.62 (last 600m)

R6: Mackays Family Jewellers Hcp (56), $22,000, 2000m

  1. Jaz Tycoon (AUS) (b G 6 Written Tycoon (AUS) - Hell or Highwater (AUS)
    T: Ms M Cunningham J: W Gordon
  2. Smokin' Rohie (AUS) (b G 5 Fiorente (IRE) - Fulminate (AUS))
  3. All In Vain (AUS) (br/bl G 4 All Too Hard (AUS) - Vain Elaine (AUS))

Margins: 0.5 lens, 0.5 lens. Time: 2:15.11 (last 600m)

R7: Manhari (Bm56), $22,000, 1100m

  1. Tori's Dee (AUS) (gr G 7 Zebedee (GB) - Tori's Gift (AUS)
    T: Jamie Edwards J: Chelsea Thompson
  2. Lonely One (AUS) (b M 5 Nostradamus (AUS) - Arizona Skies (AUS))
  3. Forever With Ned (AUS) (br/bl M 4 I Am Immortal (AUS) - Save Me Ned (AUS))

Margins: 0.5 lens, 0.4 lens. Time: 1:08.90 (last 600m)

R8: bet365 Bet Boost (Bm56), $22,000, 1300m

  1. Princess Mess (AUS) (gr M 5 Puissance De Lune (IRE) - Masai Miss (AUS)
    T: Patrick Payne J: W Egan
  2. Triomphe (AUS) (b G 4 Strasbourg (AUS) - Bowerbird (AUS))
  3. Sacro Catino (AUS) (b G 4 Calyx (GB) - Lagerphone (AUS))

Margins: 1.8 lens, 1 lens. Time: 1:23.36 (last 600m)

R9: Thomas Foods (Bm56), $22,000, 1600m

  1. Pharoah's Glory (AUS) (ch M 4 American Pharoah (USA) - Spiced (AUS)
    T: P Kearney J: Neil Farley
  2. Catch a Break (AUS) (b G 6 Alpine Eagle (AUS) - Surf Candy (NZ))
  3. Nile Crocodile (AUS) (b M 5 American Pharoah (USA) - Loading Zone (AUS))

Margins: 7.3 lens, 0.1 lens. Time: 1:45.22 (last 600m)

Leading Broodmare Sires

Data supplied by Arion pedigrees

Australia

Leading Broodmare Sires by

Rank Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Breeding Rnrs Wnrs Wins SW(SWins) Earnings Best Performer
1 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Danehill - Piccadilly Circus 634 270 401 13(18) $31,350,023 Joliestar - 4,498,500
2 Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Danehill - Shantha's Choice 600 251 369 12(16) $23,240,213 Green Spaces - 1,618,375
3 Exceed and Excel (AUS) 2000 - 2004 Danehill - Patrona 496 201 304 11(17) $22,630,850 Tempted - 4,438,500
4 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Redoute's Choice - Snippets' Lass 549 260 382 9(11) $20,727,800 Clear Thinking - 1,049,000
5 Lonhro (AUS) 1998 - 2004 Octagonal - Shadea 493 204 289 5(9) $18,595,596 Jigsaw - 3,443,500
6 Street Cry (IRE) 1998 - 2003 Machiavellian - Helen Street 289 129 207 11(18) $18,131,371 Beiwacht - 1,830,700
7 Galileo (IRE) 1998 - 2002 Sadler's Wells - Urban Sea 154 54 79 5(7) $15,042,324 Via Sistina - 6,581,500
8 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 Southern Halo - Woodman's Girl 506 203 308 9(11) $14,651,140 Miss Joelene - 589,350
9 Encosta de Lago (AUS) 1993 - 1997 Fairy King - Shoal Creek 482 194 278 3(4) $14,396,750 Chidiac - 1,111,750
10 O'Reilly (NZ) 1993 - 1997 Last Tycoon - Courtza 298 129 196 5(8) $13,544,802 Pride of Jenni - 1,883,145
11 High Chaparral (IRE) 1999 - 2004 Sadler's Wells - Kasora 330 125 195 7(11) $13,419,143 Yellow Brick - 1,496,400
12 Savabeel (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Zabeel - Savannah Success 273 110 166 6(7) $13,213,061 Autumn Boy - 3,282,750
13 Not a Single Doubt (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Redoute's Choice - Singles Bar 381 159 232 7(10) $11,953,985 My Gladiola - 869,645
14 Shamardal (USA) 2002 - 2005 Giant's Causeway - Helsinki 147 70 120 7(9) $11,468,593 Ceolwulf - 5,045,895
15 Stratum (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Redoute's Choice - Bourgeois 212 90 128 2(4) $10,897,153 Guest House - 3,275,500
16 Sebring (AUS) 2005 - 2009 More Than Ready - Purespeed 358 133 209 7(9) $10,314,418 Salty Pearl - 823,750
17 Medaglia d'Oro (USA) 1999 - 2005 El Prado - Cappucino Bay 205 78 128 7(10) $9,788,060 Campione d'Italia - 1,270,000
18 Desert King (IRE) 1994 - 1998 Danehill - Sabaah 25 16 23 1(3) $9,477,118 Half Yours - 8,933,450
19 I Am Invincible (AUS) 2004 - 2010 Invincible Spirit - Cannarelle 320 141 208 6(7) $8,913,325 Modella - 294,950
20 Per Incanto (USA) 2004 - 2011 Street Cry - Pappa Reale 42 20 24 1(1) $8,637,960 Ka Ying Rising - 7,549,000

New Zealand

Leading Broodmare Sires by

Rank Stallion Ccode Yof - To Stud Breeding Rnrs Wnrs Wins SW(SWins) Earnings Best Performer
1 O'Reilly (NZ) 1993 - 1997 Last Tycoon - Courtza 190 69 98 12(13) $5,277,657 Tuxedo - 668,950
2 Savabeel (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Zabeel - Savannah Success 174 65 85 5(5) $4,179,727 Road to Paris - 823,235
3 Sebring (AUS) 2005 - 2009 More Than Ready - Purespeed 25 12 23 2(7) $3,462,692 Well Written - 2,615,625
4 Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Danehill - Shantha's Choice 71 25 37 3(5) $2,778,795 Ohope Wins - 894,120
5 High Chaparral (IRE) 1999 - 2004 Sadler's Wells - Kasora 96 40 59 3(3) $2,750,960 Bozo - 342,725
6 Keeper (AUS) 1997 - 2002 Danehill - Nuwirah 72 26 37 3(4) $2,624,230 Belle Cheval - 902,915
7 Pentire (GB) 1992 - 1997 Be My Guest - Gull Nook 66 19 34 4(5) $2,385,685 She's a Dealer - 521,000
8 Pins (AUS) 1996 - 2000 Snippets - No Finer 124 38 59 1(2) $2,340,737 Enrico - 269,550
9 Fastnet Rock (AUS) 2001 - 2005 Danehill - Piccadilly Circus 72 32 54 5(5) $2,146,990 Hinekaha - 340,125
10 Stravinsky (USA) 1996 - 2000 Nureyev - Fire the Groom 52 25 34 3(3) $2,097,032 Romanoff - 576,100
11 Zabeel (NZ) 1986 - 1991 Sir Tristram - Lady Giselle 98 37 45 3(4) $2,091,800 Manzor Blue - 344,635
12 Darci Brahma (NZ) 2002 - 2007 Danehill - Grand Echezeaux 110 36 47 0(0) $1,841,365 Toa Haka - 277,875
13 Towkay (AUS) 1994 - 1999 Last Tycoon - Princess Tracy 30 14 17 1(2) $1,720,330 Legarto - 1,083,500
14 More Than Ready (USA) 1997 - 2001 Southern Halo - Woodman's Girl 73 32 43 2(2) $1,613,575 Liguria - 174,750
15 Lonhro (AUS) 1998 - 2004 Octagonal - Shadea 51 25 33 1(1) $1,523,367 Jigsaw - 402,500
16 Volksraad (GB) 1988 - 1993 Green Desert - Celtic Assembly 52 17 22 2(4) $1,410,810 First Five - 689,775
17 Snitzel (AUS) 2002 - 2006 Redoute's Choice - Snippets' Lass 44 18 27 3(3) $1,235,785 Miss Jones - 139,475
18 Per Incanto (USA) 2004 - 2011 Street Cry - Pappa Reale 47 20 28 2(2) $1,123,150 Special Sakura - 200,300
19 Showcasing (GB) 2007 - 2011 Oasis Dream - Arabesque 37 11 13 2(2) $1,120,060 Lollapalooza - 588,725
20 Ocean Park (NZ) 2008 - 2013 Thorn Park - Sayyida 27 7 8 0(0) $1,054,065 He Who Dares - 772,300
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