Shinzo on speed dial for Inglis Foal Sale
Inspections for this week’s Inglis Australian Weanling Sale moved up a notch at Riverside Stables on Sunday with growing interest around the first foals of Shinzo (Coolmore), Ozzmosis (Newgate), Native Trail (Darley), King’s Gambit (Newgate) and Hawaii Five Oh (Vinery).
Shinzo (Snitzel) ticks all the boxes as a Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m)-winning son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) and broodmare owners flocked to him in 2024. He was our most popular freshman that year and that’s been reflected in a quality selection of his youngsters by 11 different vendors over two sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lot 43 is a Shinzo filly offered by Noorilim Park who’s a half-sister to Blue Diamond Preview (F) (Gr 3, 1000m) winner Miss Roseiano (Exceed And Excel) from the famed family of Eight Carat (Pieces Of Eight).
“She’s a belter,” Noorilim’s Glen Garrick said. “A beautiful mover, lovely hip, shoulder and deep girth. One of the better fillies we bred last year.”
Lot 145 is a strongly built bay colt offered by Riverstone Lodge. He’s a Shinzo three-quarter brother to Group 2-winning sprinter Splintex (Snitzel) who is making a name as a leading first-crop sire in Western Australia this season.
Lot 325 is a leggy filly offered by Alma Vale Thoroughbreds from imported stakes winner Josdesanimaux (Leroidesanimaux). “She’s a very good type and is a half-sister to multiple Hong Kong winner Amazing Kid,” Oscar Engelbrecht said. “We also have a Shinzo – Hell’s Fury filly (Lot 297) related to Every Rose.”
Lot 331 is a forward looking filly from Kela’s Turn (Kela) offered by Lime Country Thoroughbreds. “She‘s a cracker of a first foal,” Greg Griffin said. “Well-made and muscled with plenty of scope. Her dam is from the Mr Prospector sireline and she’s being sold on behalf of one of our breeding partnerships.”
Lot 412 is the sole Shinzo entry from Coolmore and he’s a well-grown first foal from My Xanadu, a Fastnet Rock (Danehill) half-sister to black-type winner He’s Heaven (Zoustar). Their dam Lights Of Heaven (Zabeel) won a South Australian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) and the latest stakes winner from the family is this year’s New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Road To Paris (Circus Maximus).
Lot 443 is a big, strong colt offered by Tyreel Stud. He’s the second foal of stakes-winner Pacific Dragon (Charm Spirit) whose yearling filly by The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) made $650,000 at the Gold Coast Magic Millions in January to the bid of James Harron, Michael Freedman and Tony Fung.
“Pacific Dragon is a neat mare and Shinzo is a big boy bred for speed,” Tyreel owner Linda Monds explained. “He’s a lovely physical so that worked and he’s one of our standouts.”
Newgate has catalogued colts from Iamican (I Am Invincible) (Lot 310) and Miss Alacrity (Munnings) (Lot 383).
“Shinzo is stamping his stock with the same physical presence,” Newgate’s Beirs Jackson said. “The Miss Alacrity colt is being offered as agent for Belinda Bateman and the dam’s Frankel colt made $1 million at the Magic Millions in January.”
The market has already targeted Shinzo stock on the ground and in utero. Blueblood mare Atlantic Emerald (Galileo) was sold with a PPT to Shinzo for $410,000 to Justin Carey at the Inglis online Australian Broodmare Sale last week.
The Irish-bred mare is a daughter of Champion Australian 3YO Filly Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet Rock) who was the Autumn Glow of her time, winning at Group 1 level in the Caulfield Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m), Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and All Aged Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m).
“Shinzo is proving to be hugely popular, to the surprise of nobody, and he should have a great week at the Foal Sale,” Carey said. “At this stage, the plan is for Atlantic Emerald to go back to Shinzo once we foal her down in a few months.”
Newgate three-peats by Ozzmosis and King’s Gambit
Newgate is offering the first foals of Ozzmosis, who is being spoken about as the heir apparent to his sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor).
He’s the fourth generation of an exceptional sireline of Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winners, following Encosta De Lago, Northern Meteor and Zoustar.
“I can say with absolute certainty Ozzmosis is the best and fastest I’ve ever trained,” Bjorn Baker said. “Superlatives are used too loosely with these colts but I’m telling you without any doubt this horse was different.”
Ozzmosis has 143 first-crop foals on the ground this season. “They’re straightforward with plenty of length and quality from books of fast, sharp mares,” Newgate’s Bruce Slade said. “And they have the Zoustar head, leg, muscle and momentum.”
Ozzmosis had his first in-foal mares sell for $400,000, $320,000, $250,000 and $225,000 last year and there are 19 of his weanlings parading this week at Riverside, including three fillies from Newgate.
His Day 1 filly from Wanda’s Legacy (Wandjina) (Lot 113) is being sold by Bhima Stud as agent for Kulnura-based Finniefeirme Stud.
“The filly is uncomplicated and will get along early,” Bhima owner Mike Fleming said. “Ozzmosis was a speed horse and her dam is a half-sister to the Capitalist sprinter Economics who was a 1000-metre stakes winner at Rosehill.”
Newgate has another three-peat of first-crop foals by King’s Gambit (I Am Invincible). “He’s a magnificent stallion and is siring great-looking stock,” Slade added. “He won a Debutant Stakes [Listed, 1000m] in Melbourne and a Roman Consul Stakes [Gr 2, 1200m] at Rosehill.
“Our King’s Gambit first-crop are all in the mould of their sire and the colt from Sundarbans [Lot 57] is the best foal from the mare. The filly out of Tilla Rose is a very attractive type and will have her share of admirers.”
Native Trail a man among boys
Darley sire Native Trail (Oasis Dream) represents the same Green Desert (Danzig) sireline that produced I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) and he was described by trainer Charlie Appleby as a “man among boys” after dominant wins at two in the National Stakes (Gr 1, 7f) and Dewhurst Stakes (Gr 1, 7f).
He clocked faster times than Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway), his son Pinatubo and City Of Troy (Justify) in both juvenile features and he confirmed his class with a Classic victory in the Irish 2000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m), again running faster than Kingman (Invincible Spirit) and Churchill (Galileo).
Native Trail’s first two books include 25 stakes-winning mares and 18 stakes-producing mares with Godolphin supporting him first-up with 24 mares. His filly from New Zealand-bred mare Sheza Flyer (Tavistock) is one of the standouts for Noorilim Park as Lot 19.
“She is beautifully put together,” Glen Carrick said. “And her Too Darn Hot filly sold for $120,000 at last year’s Inglis Weanling Sale to Sledmere and Cangon Studs.”
Popular foals by Hawaii Five Oh
Shares in Hawaii Five Oh (I Am Invincible) were snapped up by investors when he joined the Vinery Stud roster in 2024 and that initial book numbered 173 mares.
“He’s been very popular and we have a lovely group of his first foals at home,” Vinery’s Adam White said. “He’s an I Am Invincible and a lot of the breeders went back to him which is a good sign.
“He’s been given a great opportunity by a good group of shareholders and he’s a beautiful horse with a great depth of pedigree.”
Vinery consolidated its stallion operations with Kia Ora Stud last week and its next-door neighbours have a Hawaii Five Oh colt who is a strong, sharp mover from Movader (Invader) (Lot 406) at the Inglis Foal Sale.
Noorilim’s Hawaii Five Oh colt (Lot 267) from a half-sister to QLD Tatt’s Mile (Listed, 1600m) winner Silvera (High Chaparral) is another powerful member of his first-crop.
Over in WA, Gold Front Thoroughbreds owners Alan and Sue Olive had extra reason to celebrate the win of Beyond The Limits (Ole Kirk) at Ascot on Saturday. His dam Lucky Ana (Lucky Unicorn) has an August filly foal by Hawaii Five Oh and she was covered by him again in September.