Vinery Stud News

THE INFLUENCE OF A.P INDY

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +1100

THE growing influence and success of sons of the incomparable A.P Indy prompted respected American journalist and pedigree analyst Frank Mitchell to compose a fascinating and insightful delineation on the stallion, his sons and what the future may hold for the "line'' on his blog "Bloodstock in the Bluegrass''.

Given that Vinery stands A.P Indy's Champion USA First Season Stallion (2010) Congrats and Tapit's close relation Dubleo, we thought it was only proper to reprint Mitchell's article in full - it's an important piece and very relevant to us here at Vinery and our breeder clients who helped shape a tremendous first full book for Congrats last season.
His results in the USA continue to prosper and have him firmly established as one of the most talented young stallions on the national roster.
The quality of mare that visits him is increasing with each season ensuring that his already phenomenal results will only continue.
We have enormous belief in the stallion and given the outstanding support from local breeders, he has every chance to reproduce his stunning USA results here in Australia.- Conor Phelan, Vinery Stud.

A.P Indy's influence spreading into the future.

The following post appeared earlier this week at Paulick Report.

Both at the sales and on the racetrack, the breed is crying out for the influence of A.P. Indy. This is not so simply because the 1992 Horse of the Year has been a greatly successful and influential stallion. That he has.
But furthermore, his sons and daughters have become some of the most treasured members of the best international breeding operations, and some of A.P. Indy's second-generation descendants like Tapit have ascended to the highest levels of demand in the commercial arena.

At the opening session of the Keeneland January sale on Monday, the Tabasco Cat mare Spice Island, in foal to Tapit (by Pulpit), sold for $775,000, and the mare is already the dam of Grade 1 winner Ice Box, a son of Pulpit who has retired to stand at Calumet Farm for the 2012 breeding season.

And rather than being led by commercial fashion, the demand for the A.P. Indy line at the sales is fuelled by their success and increasing dominance on the racetrack.
This weekend, for instance, the grand old man's daughter Captivating Lass won the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct, and his son Stephanoatsee was second in the Count Fleet. The winner of the Count Fleet was Alpha, by the A.P. Indy stallion Bernardini.

At Gulfstream Park, the A.P. Indy stallion who marked his sire as a rising force in breeding, Pulpit, had the winner of the Marshua's River, Heavenly Landing, and Pulpit is also the sire of Longview Drive, who ran third in the Sham at Santa Anita on Saturday. The Tapit filly Tapitsfly ran third in the Marshua's River.

The reasons for the expanding ascendency of A.P. Indy are complex, but some of the hallmarks of the line are an enthusiasm for racing, a refreshing combination of speed and stamina, and the potential to race at the very highest class.
A.P. Indy has sired occasional very fast horses who won at sprint distances, such as G1 Hopeful Stakes winner Majestic Warrior, G2 sprint stakes winner A.P. Assay, and Churchill Downs Stakes winner Saint Anddan, who was one of the leading freshmen sires in 2011.
But the reality is that nearly all high-class horses are fast, and the best of the A.P. Indys tend to show their form going two turns because the greater prestige and prizes are available in those races. So we mostly associate the progeny of A.P. Indy with the classic distances, and among his best are Preakness winner and champion 3-year-old Bernardini, now an important young sire, and Horse of the Year Mineshaft, who sired one of the best 3-year-old fillies in 2011, It's Tricky, winner of the G1 Acorn and CCA Oaks.

The accumulating importance of A.P. Indy is shown in the number of his sons who have become important young sires, such as the 2010 leading freshman sire Congrats, who outfinished Bernardini for that honor. And the full brother to Congrats, Flatter, is the sire of G1 winner Flat Out, one of the best older horses in 2011 when he won the Jockey Club Gold Cup and was second in the Whitney and Woodward.

Like the great sire of stallions Northern Dancer, A.P. Indy can get important sons at stud who showed a vast difference in racing results. Some of the successful sons of A.P. Indy were excellent racehorses, like Bernardini, Mineshaft, and Pulpit. Others were talented but less proven, like the stakes-placed Flatter and the twice-raced Malibu Moon.
An enigmatic facet of the A.P. Indys' dominance is that they generally add finesse to their mates. In addition to speed, to stamina, to gameness, they add that little touch of undescribable excellence that is so much a part of the best racing stock.

So the next time you're at Lane's End looking at the new stallions, spare a moment to observe and offer a bow to the big bay horse who has given so much to racing and breeding. He is an honor to the breed.

TRAVELLING MAN CONFIRMS MOSSMAN PATTERN

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +1100

Last Thursday's Patinack Blue Diamond Preview (Listed, 1000m) winner The Travelling Man became the 18th stakes winner for his sire Mossman, and he has stayed very true to a pattern for the Group One winning son of Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Gr 1, 1700m) winner Success Express. writes Daryl Shearer, ANZ BLoodstock News

Mossman has enjoyed good success with mares carrying Bletchingly (Biscay) in their pedigree and The Travelling Man is another example of this with his maternal grandsire being Best Western, a son of Bletchingly.
Mossman has sired Group winners Segments (Bletchingly) and Pure Energy (Bletchingly) this way along with the Listed winner Ofcourseican (Canny Lad).

Success Express (Hold Your Peace) sired the Railway Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Coogee Walk out of a mare by Bletchingly with the six-time Group winner Staging (Best Western), Flash Trick (Lord Ballina), as well as the likes of Key Business (Bletchingly), Class Success (Bletchingly) and Dashing Blade (Bletchingly) this way.

The Travelling Man is out of mare by Jade Robbery, a son of Mr Prospector, and Mossman is the sire of the Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner Our Sweet Moss (Mossman), who is out of a mare by Straight Strike, another son of Mr Prospector.

Mossman has enjoyed great success with mares carrying Danzig and his son Danehill, with the likes of current Group winners Buffering (Anabaa), Hoofit (Danehill), Stirling Grove (Desert Prince) and Under The Eiffel (Danehill) bred like this.

KARAKA SALE RESULTS

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +1100

THE first foal out of Group 1 Railway Stakes winner Imananabaa proved to be the popular of More Than Ready's five yearlings sold at the 86th NZB Premier Yearling sale whilst Testa Rossa averaged NZ$186,667.

The More Than Ready x Imananabaa filly, prepared by Cambridge nursery Lyndhurst Stud, sold for $370,000 to Mr B.J and Mrs J Lindsay of Auckland.
As well as being a daughter of a prized racemare, the filly hales from the influential Born Rich dynasty which originated in Western Australia but has spread it's success far and wide.
Included among a bevy of stakeswinners on the page is the Group 1 winning mare and Testa Rossa daughter Rostova.

The four other More Than Ready's offered at K1 sold for $250,000, $220,000 $125,000 and $100,000.

Meanwhile, Testa Rossa had 3 yearlings change hands at the sale for $230,000, $190,000 and $140,000 respectively.
His top priced yearling was offered on behalf of John Thompson's Rich Hill Stud, home to Melbourne Cup winner Shocking and local favourite Pentire.
Rich Hill's colt is a grandson of Dayjur mare, Duelling Girl, whose offspring include stakeswinners, Pistols and Keep The Faith.

"Testa Rossa's yearling averages have been on an incline over the past couple of years, they sold very well at the Gold Coast and his results at Karaka were fantastic,'' says Vinery's Adam White.
"He is well known as a sire of tough, genuine stakes horses but I think the fact that he sired recent class galloper's in New Zealand (Testa Secret) earlier this season certainly lifted his profile among the local buying bench.
(Testa Rossa has sired 15 runners in New Zealand for 8 winners including three stakes horses).
"Now it's on to Melbourne for the Premier, a venue where Testa Rossa is very well respected.''

Red Ransom - the sire of last weeks Blue Diamond Prelude winning filly Malasun, had two yearlings sold for $100,000 and $70,000 respectively.

"All in all we are delighted with the way Vinery sires have been patronised so far this year,'' says White, ''no doubt the highlight to this point was the Myboycharlie's at the Gold Coast. We couldn't have asked for a better way to have the stallion kick off than land in some of the best stables in Australia.''

TOUGH TESTA OVER QUOTA & OVER ODDS

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +1100

TESTA Rossa gelding Over Quota earned himself the title as the find of the summer after recording a hat trick of wins and sewing up the $100,000 MRC Summer Championship Final (1600m) at Sandown yesterday.

The Mark Webb trained six-year-old began his hot streak with a win at the Lakeside course on December 21 before taking out the VRC Comedy King Handicap (1600m) which served as the unofficial prelude to Saturday's feature.
"He is very tough," Webb said.
"I worked out he is horse you don't have to over work, just let him find his feet."
"I didn't expect him to win at Flemington a fortnight ago but he was set for this series and final because he is very strong at a mile. He has done a wonderful job."

Incredibly despite his two preliminary wins, Over Quota started at $16 in the Final putting paid to his more fancied rivals with the same degree of class and authority that he had in his two prior starts.
Over Quota was purchased for just $28,000 at the 2007 Melbourne Yearling sale and after yesterday's win, his earnings are just short of $200,000.

The gelding is out of a Zabeel mare, and given that his sire has delivered stakeswinners up to 2800m, Webb feels that the horse may be able to go beyond a mile and still maintain his supremacy.
"We will just give him a little let up for week and probably push him up to 2000 metres now," Webb said.
"I have always believed he will race over 2000 metres if ridden back."
"He settles a lot better now."

STIRLING EFFORT FROM STUNNING MOSSMAN

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:30:00 +1100

GAMBLERS who took the short odds on offer about talented Mossman galloper Stirling Grove ($1.50) scoring his seventh win from 19 career starts were smiling after the Richard Jolly trained four-year-old took out the SAJC Adelaide Casino Handicap (1200m) at Morphettville yesterday.

The son of Mossman rates as one of the most consistent and formidable sprinters in the South Australian ranks with various hit and run missions to Melbourne paying off. Consistency is the key with early success back as far as Melbourne Cup day in 2010 where his supreme speed and pace was put to good effect on racing's biggest stage when he powered up the straight course to add the VRC Schweppes Tonic (1000m) to his S.A wins.
Subsequent raids have netted wins at Caulfield and another at Flemington as well as a Gr.2 placing in the MRC Schillaci Stakes behind champion mare Black Caviar and Magic Millions 2YO winner, Karuta Queen.

"Stirling Grove showed himself to be something very special when he won the Fulham Park by nine lengths at his first start,'' says Vinery's Adam White.
"He has often raced against the best horses around S.A and when he travels across from Adelaide, he has measured up really well. Nothing beats Black Caviar and his run in the Salinger had to be seen to be believed. He was last of the 14 at the 400m but was only beaten about a length and half by Sister Madly at the finish, it was a super run from a very consistent, genuine racehorse and typical Mossman."

"He is only fairly lightly raced in the overall scheme (19 starts) and he has already won over $460,000 which is a substantial amount and a super return on the $52,500 Richard paid for him out of our draft at the Melbourne Premier sale in 2009,'' White added.

TWO STATE DOUBLE FOR DUBLEO

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +1100

SMART Dubleo galloper Skateboard was back in the good books with punters after erasing the memories of his dramatic Warwick Farm episode last start to bounce back and claim today's ATC Thoroughbred Breeders NSW Handicap (1550m) at Canterbury.

The Guy Walter trained gelding went into his last start as a heavily backed $4.20 favourite off the back of a sterling win at the Farm at his prior outing.
Sadly for punters, the horse virtually took no part in the race dumping his young rider Ben Vassallo soon after the start in a most uncharacteristic display.

Skateboard was in a much more agreeable mood today for veteran jockey Rodney Quinn who positioned his mount in a favourable slot from the jump as the pair surged clear over the concluding stages to win by 2 1/4-lens ahead of dead-heaters Acta Non Verba and World Wide.

"It was great for Guy and (managing owner) Jamie Walter to get the win today,'' says Vinery's Conor Phelan, "who knows what happened last start but you never like to see that happen to anyone with so much preparation going into each race.
"I know Jamie always thought Skateboard was a Saturday class horse and he's been very patient and strategic with the way he has placed him. The horse has now won over $130,000 with more to come and that's a good profit on the $42,500 Jamie paid for the horse at the Magic Millions when he was a yearling.''

Skateboard's effort comes only a day after the handy Koonoomoo scored her second successive Moonee Valley win racing clear of the others to score by 2-lens and take her earnings above $150,000 in a short time.

"Koonoomoo ran some nice races during her three-year-old campaign without being able to win but she looks to have come back a bigger and stronger mare and has really been flying this campaign,'' says Phelan.
"Both of her wins at the Valley have been pretty easy, she won her last one by a little over a length and last night she was two in front when they crossed the line. Horses that win by those sort of margings while coming through their grades usually amount to something.''

Dubleo has been siring winners at frequent stages over the past few weeks notably the above average mare Monnie's Double who claimed her third win in just five starts when winning the ATC At Wyong (1350m) at her last appearance on January 18.

TWO STONE LIGHTER FOR TOP WEIGHT

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +1100

THE newly gelded Testa Rossa son Fontelina looks set to realise his full potential after scoring a narrow yet impressive win in the ATC Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap (1200m) at Canterbury this afternoon.

The Anthony Cummings trained 3YO proved too strong for hot favourite Said Com ($1.70) in a driving finish despite carrying 59kg with the Lonhro gelding Prosperity Aethon a further 1 3/4-lens back in third.

Fontelina showed considerable promise early in his career which was highlighted with an emphatic 2yo victory in the Listed BRC Doomben Slipper (1350) in May.
The horse failed to ignite at his next preparation finishing down the track in the San Domenico and Ming Dynasty Stakes at his only two starts in the spring.

"His mind really wasn't on the job (last preparation) and he'd shown himself to be of stakes quality with a very good win at Doomben," Cummings said.
"The choice was either to have a failing stallion or a successful racehorse. The owners took the right decision. We gelded him and today shows the benefit of that."

Cummings said Fontelina could head to Melbourne for a feature Group One contest.
"He's nominated for the Australian Guineas in Melbourne and we put him in the nominations for the Newmarket as well so we'll have a talk to Blake (Shinn) and just see how it sorts itself out.
"But he'll find himself in another stakes race in the not too distant future."

Fontelina is one of 40 individual stakeswinners sired by Testa Rossa and is from a Timber Country daughter of the Flight Stakes and Vinery Stud Stakes winner, Electrique.

MIGHTY TESTA STANDS TEST OF TIME

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:51:00 +1100

PATIENCE is a virtue and no one knows that more than former Darwin based trainer Kathy Hughes whose hard work paid dividends after Mighty Triple Ace scored his maiden stakes win as a seven year old landing the prestigious Tunku Gold Cup (1200m).

Hughes is the first female trainer to be licensed in Malaysia and her breakthrough stakeswin is testament to her skills as a horse woman to breath new life into her charge whose future prospects looked dim after an unsuccessful stint in Singapore.
Those dark days seem a world away now after the Australian-bred seven-year-old gelding wound back the clock to his glory days to claim one of Malaysia's most important sprint features.
It was the fourth win in five starts since Hughes took over the training duties and his record now read 37 starts for 9 wins, 9 placings and over A$300,000.

"Mighty Triple Ace is Testa Rossa's 40th Stakes winner, he won a Malaysian Group 1 race in 2009 but it was not recognised as a Stakes race here in Australia. In fact he was a leading horse over there with 8 wins from 22 odd starts but he just couldn't find his way in Singapore,'' says Vinery's Conor Phelan.
"It's amazing what a change of scenery can do for a horse, obviously Kathy has him happy and well, you only have to look at how he's racing. Full credit to her.''

"It also shows", Phelan says, "that you're always a chance of winning a race at any age with a Testa Rossa".
"They are remarkably tough and sound horses,'' he says, "It's always been the trait of the Testa Rossa's to train on and on. He has sired Group winners up to 2500m, so anything is possible with them.''

Mighty Triple Ace is out of the Scenic mare, Brave Scene, who is part of a well established Lindsay Park family whose most prominent members include the Perth Cup winner, Crown Prosecutor, and Group 3 winner Autumn Jeuney.

REWARD FOR BENICIO MARE

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:46:00 +1100

CONNECTIONS of Benicio mare Caravan Sang were at last able to celebrate a well earned win with their consistent mare following her victory in the Adam Dower Memorial Maiden Plate (1532) at Mornington on Friday.

The Robert Kingston trained four-year-old had managed to place three times from her previous 8 starts including a last start 0.6-lens fourth at Sandown where she struck interference early on in the race.
Prior to that Caravan Sang had placed at Terang and Sale signalling that a win was indeed close at hand.

Caravan Sang is a particularly well bred mare being by More Than Ready's Group 1 winning son, Benicio (ex Mannington) out of an imported daughter of Bering.
She is a half sister to stakesperformers Marranilla and Aistream.
Her third dam, Before Dawn, was the USA Champion 2YO of her year and is the ancestor of Golden Slipper hero, Prowl.

Caravan Sang is part owned by Limerick Lane whose principal Gerry Lane shares in the ownership of Melbourne Cup winner, American, as well as the promising Excites three-year-old Greenedge who has won two of his three starts.

VINERY'S PERFECT PRELUDE'S

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +1100

VINERY Stud stallions are destined to play a pivotal role in the outcome of next month's Group 1 $1m MRC Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) after both divisions of today's Prelude were won by resident sires, Mossman and Red Ransom (deceased).

Punters had expected the colts and geldings feature to fall to More Than Ready colt, Cambiaso, who hadn't faced the starter since winning the VRC Maribrynong Plate in the spring.
However the race quickly turned into a one act affair with the Matt Laurie trained The Travelling Man leading throughout to win the Prelude by 1 1/4-lens ahead of No Smoken with Timely Truce a further 3 1/2-lens away.
Cambiaso was fourth.

The Travelling Man clocked a lightning fast 57.5 for the 1000m with a final 600m of 33.64s.

The Travelling Man was sold at Karaka at last year's NZB Select Sale session where he was bought by Laurie for the sum of NZ$80,000.
It was the only horse Laurie bought at the auction.

"Some people said to me 'why did you go to New Zealand to buy a Mossman', but at the end of the day he was a cracking type and I was happy to have him," Laurie said.
"He'd shown he had good gate speed in his trials and obviously he was a bit green and it didn't happen at his first start.
"But he put it together today."

Bookmakers reacted swiftly to The Travelling Man's comprehensive win, slashing his Blue Diamond Stakes quote from $26 to $9.
"He's shown really good ability from the moment we let him down for his first gallop," said 31-year-old Laurie who trains at Mornington outside Melbourne.
"So we made sure we paid up (for the Blue Diamond Stakes).
"He was still a little bit hot behind the gates but he'll settle down with time. He's a very exciting horse."

Immediately following The Travelling Man's triumph, Red Ransom filly Malasun stepped forward to win the Blue Diamond Prelude (f) by exactly the same margin and in slightly faster time than the males.
Malasun was ridden perfectly by champion jockey Damien Oliver who positioned his mount just off the pace before making his move at precisely the right time.

"She is very quick but there was good speed there today and a couple of quality fillies she was chasing," Oliver said.
"We didn't know how she would go racing in behind them but she really knuckled down and did well to run them down.
"She is a real professional and a nice, scopey filly.
"She's qualified now (for the Blue Diamond) and all they have to do is look after her for the next month."

Trainer Mick Price has gone close to winning the Blue Diamond on several occasions in the past notably with the Vinery owned Halibery (also by Red Ransom) who was 2nd in 2003 and Perfectly Ready (by More Than Ready) who placed third in 2005.
As well as Malasun, Price will likely represented in the February 27 grand final with Samaready, a daughter of twice Champion Aust 2YO Sire More Than Ready who sports the green and white colours of Vinery Stud.

MOSSMAN TRAVELLING AS WELL AS EVER

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +1100

BLUE Diamond hopeful The Travelling Man has the potential and talent to rate as his sire Mossman's best ever two-year-old after his dazzling all the win in today's Prelude at Caulfield.

While Mossman, a Group 1 winning 2YO himself, has sired a bevy of quality juveniles including Segments, Pure Energy and ex Kiwi now U.S Stakes winner Hoofit. The Travelling Man could be the best Mossman two-year-old so far according to Vinery's Adam White.

"If he wins the Blue Diamond, no doubt,'' says White, "but today's win puts him right up there. He was super impressive and has that brilliance that all two-year-olds need when the big races come around. You don't want to be coming from six lengths off the leader in a Blue Diamond.''

The Travelling Man becomes Mossman's 18th individual stakeswinner and one of 31 stakesperformers alongside the likes of current Mossman star's Love Conquers All, Buffering, Neeson, Ofcourseican and Under The Eiffel.

The colt is a grandson of the Best Western mare, Glory Girl, who raced with high distinction for trainer Bart Cummings with feature wins in the Tea Rose and Furious Stakes.

MALASUN ANOTHER PREMIER VINERY GRADUATE

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +1100

MALASUN'S dominant win in today's Blue Diamond Fillies Prelude at Caulfield is both a sad and timely reminder of the absence of Vinery Stud foundation sire, Red Ransom.

"It was great to see the filly win for Mick (Price) and the BC3 team but it just reminds everyone that this crop of yearlings going through the sales are his last ones and after that, there won't be any more,'' Vinery's Adam White said.

"Red Ransom was a tremendously important horse for Vinery, he was our foundation sire here and I think he helped prove the worth of the outcross. You only have to look at how many studmasters want his sons so they can keep injecting his blood into the mare population. I think there is something like 12 or 13 Red Ransom's at stud in Australia alone this season including Onemorenmore who is currently the stallion's only Group 1 winning 2YO - perhaps Malasun might challange this status" said White.

Malasun was delivered from the former handy racemare and Encosta De Lago daughter, Malapert, whose previously foals include the Group 2 winner, Stokehouse, who won up to 2020m.

The filly became Red Ransom's 104th individual Stakes winner was sold out of Vinery Stud's 2011 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale draft in Melbourne for $80,000.

APPLAUDING OVER COLIC AND BACK ON TRACK

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +1100

THE 'upset tummy' that forced exciting US filly Applauding to miss here scheduled Grade 3 Silverbulletday Stakes mission last weekend has settled with plans drawn up to contest the Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park on February 11.

The unbeaten daughter of Vinery Stud resident Congrats was heavily fancied to take out last Saturday's Louisiana feature but had to be withdrawn on race morning owing to signs of a stomach ailment which was later diagnosed a slight bout of colic or gas.
Since then, the tearaway three-year-old's condition has improved markedly as she seeks to continue her ascendancy among the rising stars of the North American racing scene.
"We have a little bloodwork still at the lab, but she's eating and passing manure," trainer Al Stall told Daily Racing Form. "She seems like her regular self."

Applauding has taken her only two starts to date debuting with a dazzling win at Keeneland in Kentucky where she set a new course record on the Polytrack.
She then ventured to Louisian's Fair Grounds circuit where she proceeded to win her most recent outing at odds of 1/10 on by a margin of 6 1/2-lens putting down incredible fractions including a sub 46s 4 furlongs (about 800m).

The filly's proposed Martha Washington Stakes assignment will present a good sized test for her overall skills to see whether she is able to stretch her uncommon pace and speed to a mile.

Applauding is aiming to join a honour roll of supremely talented fillies to have won the race including Rachel Alexander (2009) and Eight Belles who holds the biggest winning margin when she blazed away to take the feature by 13 1/2-lens in 2008.

CONGRATS TOPS SESSION

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:47:00 +1100

A yearling colt by boom Vinery Sire Congrats was purchased by Bortolazzo Stable for $90,000 to top Wednesday's second and final session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's January Mixed Sale.

The colt was the second-highest price overall at the auction at more than 12 times the sale average.

Offered by Stroud's Lane Farm as hip 328, the Florida-bred chestnut is out of Summer School (Royal Academy), a half-sister to multiple Stakes Winner Mud Route (Strawberry Road (Aus)).

"We are very excited about Congrats" commented Vinery's Adam White, "He is one of the leading son's of A.P Indy having been crowned Champion First Season Sire last season ahead of A.P Indy's other shuttler, Bernadini."

"Bernadini has been well recieved here in Australia and Congrats gives every impression of continuing his success down here. He had the book full sign up very quickly last season and we've already been inundated with requests".

During Wednesday's open session, a total of 174 head sold for $1,316,000. The average was $7,565, up from last year's $4,779. The median rose to $4,850, as opposed to the $2,850 achieved in 2011. The RNA rate was 26%, compared to 31.7% 12 months ago.

ROUTE HORSE OR SPRINTER?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:55:00 +1100

The future racing ambitions of speed demon and Congrats daughter, Applauding will broaden considerably if she is able to add a third straight career win when she tackles the Grade 3 Silverbullet Stakes at Fair Grounds in Louisiana on the weekend.

Applauding literally burst onto the scene towards the end of 2011 with a scintillating 9 length debut win at Keeneland setting a new course record on the Polytrack - the main track at Keeneland since 2006.

She backed that next start with an even more dazzling effort at Fair Ground - winning by 6-lens at odds of 1/10 on to end her brief but unforgettable juvenile season in grand style.

With those two wins well and truly behind her, Applauding's next mission is to stretch her peerless pace to long trips, hence the unusually high interest in this year's running of the Silverbullet Stakes.

"The question about Applauding's ability to route has implications for major 3-year-old filly races early this season, wrote the Daily Racing Form's Marcus Hursh.
"If Applauding can transfer her obvious brilliance from sprints to a route of ground, she becomes a favourite to win the Fair Grounds Oaks in March and a candidate for the Kentucky Oaks on the first Friday in May. If not, the trajectory of her campaign changes, with a focus on major one-turn races, like the Acorn and the Test in New York.''

Hursh for one, is in the 'can do' corner, believing that Applauding's natural brilliance is the key to victory.

"At one mile 70 yards, and with a field likely lacking horses of Applauding's raw ability, the Silverbulletday should provide an ideal distance test for Applauding,'' he says.
"Her sire, Congrats, was a route horse himself, but his offspring have tended toward middle distances, and Applauding is out of a mare by Forestry, another speed influence. But to spend time with Applauding is to recognize that the filly will do everything she can to negotiate as much ground as genetics permit.''

Silverbulletday S. Gr.3

1 Mile 70 Yards | Fillies | 3 Year Olds | STAKES | Purse: $125,000

Exacta / Trifecta / $0.10 Superfecta Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8) / Daily Double

PP	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	EQUIP.	MED.
1	Yvete Sangalo (MEX)	S. Bridgmohan 120 Lbs	K. Craddock	-	L
2	Inny Minnie	J. Velazquez 116 Lbs	S. Margolis	-	L
3	Always Here Too	J. Graham 118 Lbs	T. Amoss	-	L
4	Believe You Can	R. Napravnik 122 Lbs	J. Jones	-	L
5	Applauding	S. Sellers 118 Lbs	A. Stall, Jr.	-	L
6	Summer Applause	R. Albarado 118 Lbs	W. Calhoun	-	L

DUBLEO ON FIRE AND IN DEMAND AT CLASSIC

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +1100

DUBLEO's summer hot streak continued when Monnie's Double won her third straight race at just her fifth start at today's ATC Wyong meeting. Trained by David Pfeiffer at Warwick Farm, Monnies Double is one of 8 individual winners already this month for rising star Dubleo.

Dubleo's continues success will no doubt play out favourably for two particular Lots of the more than 500 yearlings scheduled to go under the hammer at the 2012 Inglis Classic Yearling sale. The single Dubleo colt and the half sister to Dubleanny are sure to attract attention.

Vinery Stud (as agent) are offering buyers the one and only chance to secure a Dubleo yearling at the sale while another youngster in the auction boasts sibling status to Dubleo's multiple stakeswinning first crop daughter and now valuable broodmare, Dubleanny.

Lot 249 in the sale is a BOBS eligible chestnut colt by Dubleo out of the unraced Springsteen mare, Attunga Rose.
Attunga Rose is a half-sister to explosive Australian-bred galloper Fighting Warrior (by Magic Albert) who took out the South African equivalent of the Golden Slipper when winning the 2011 Golden Horseshoe in the Republic.
Other members of this particularly strong family include the Group 1 winning milers - Prussian Blue and Ensign Ewart.

Meanwhile lot 185 in the sale a half sister to triple stakeswinner Dubleanny sired by the former ace 2YO, Exceedingly Good.
Exceedingly Good and this colt's dam sire, Canny Lad, both won the Maribyrnong Plate as two-year-olds.

"There is only one Dubleo in the sale, one Exceedingly Good in the sale. Apart for the dynamic of supply and demand, both horses should well sought after on type alone,'' says Vinery's Adam White.
"They are both well bred and extremely well put together yearlings. Dubleo has sired an awesome number of winners leading into the sale and this colt is from a brilliant family being from a half sister to last year's Group 1 winner Fighting Warrior."
"The Exceedingly Good filly has plenty of residual value,'' says White, ''There aren't too many Exceedingly Good yearlings on offer as he covered Dubleanny was a multiple stakeswinner herself and is in foal to Testa Rossa in her first season at stud so the family is potentially going on - and close up.''

MYBOYCHARLIE MOST PROFITABLE

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:08:00 +1100

VINERY Stud resident Myboycharlie was the stunning success among the first season sires at the 2012 Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast after his yearlings sold at an average of $121,000 making him the most popular and profitable first season sire at the sale.

Myboycharlie had 100% clearance of his stock with 10 yearlings averaging $121,000 off an affordable debut service fee of just $14,300. His top seller was $170,000, which was paid by Mick Kent for a colt (pictured above) from Fidelias Dance (GB) offered by Southern Cross Breeders.

The competition for the Myboycharlie yearlings, colts and fillies, remained constant throughout the four sessions of the sale.

"Most of the studs would be quite happy with the way their first season sires sold but from a vendors and breeder's point of view what matters is service to price ratio and Myboycharlie was the clear winner in that category with 8.5 times service fee'' says Vinery Stud's Adam White.

Stamped like peas in a pod, the Myboycharlie's offered were strong athletic bays in the Danehill mould as they should be, given Myboycharlie (pictured) is by the ill-fated Danehill sire Danetime (IRE), whose stud career was cut prematurely short after just a few seasons at stud.

He's also from a familiar European Black Type family that features one particular branch that has been very successful in Australia producing the Group I winner Snowland, Group II winner Portillo and the useful sire Snippetson, so there were a number of reasons why buyers were prepared to look very hard at the Myboycharlie stock.

"There was no great spread in prices for the 'Charlie's up here which attests to the fact that they are very similar horses in type - he throws a consistent, strong bodied, good boned, athletic style of horse that really appeals to trainer's and buyer's with an eye for an early type'' White commented.

"Gai Waterhouse is going to train three of them, while the others were sold to David Hayes, Anthony Freedman, John Sadler, David Payne and Cliff Brown bought one to take back to Singapore.''

Myboycharlie has six lots in the 2012 Inglis Classic Yearling sale scheduled for January 22,23 & 24 at Newmarket in Sydney.

"The Classic is a renowned 'type-sale' so I would imagine that his yearlings are going to given every consideration by the buyers,'' White said.

Myboycharlie was a high class racehorse who won four of his nine starts highlighted by the Group 1 Prix Morny (1200m) by 2-lens and the Angelsey Stakes (1200m) by 7-lens.
He was crowned Champion 2YO Colt in France in 2007.

"Myboycharlie was a very fast and precocious two-year-old who won up to a mile,'' White said,''he is a grandson of Danehill and from a very good female family which includes several Group 1 sires.''

BREEDNET'S SIRE PROFITABILITY TABLE

100% clearance. Myboycharlie dominates the first season sire's and just misses topping the Sale's Profitability List.

Sire	Sold	Avg	Fee	x Fee	$ Profit
Magic Albert	8	118,125	$13,750	8.6	$104,375
Myboycharlie	10	121,000	$14,300	8.5	$106,700
Snitzel	11	168,182	$22,000	7.6	$146,182
Dubawi	5	120,000	$16,500	7.3	$103,500
Jet Spur	4	107,500	$16,500	6.5	$91,000
Zizou	4	79,375	$13,200	6	$66,175
Shamardal	5	146,000	$27,500	5.3	$118,500
Mutawaajid	3	46,667	$8,800	5.3	$37,867
New Approach	3	172,500	$33,000	5.2	$139,500
Starcraft	12	108,750	$22,000	4.9	$86,750
Red Dazzler	3	56,667	$13,200	4.3	$43,467
Dane Shadow	12	69,792	$16,500	4.2	$53,292
Fastnet Rock	27	255,370	$60,500	4.2	$194,870
War Pass	10	89,000	$22,000	4	$67,000
Show a Heart	12	118,958	$33,000	3.6	$85,958
Stratum	19	105,263	$33,000	3.2	$72,263
Northern Meteor	35	104,929	$33,000	3.2	$71,929
Lonhro	19	104,079	$33,000	3.2	$71,079
Sebring	26	154,423	$49,500	3.1	$104,923
Al Maher	3	65,833	$24,200	2.7	$41,633

BENICIO'S BEST

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:04:00 +1100

VINERY Stud resident Benicio did his part to ensure a triumphant finale to the 2012 Magic Millions Yearling sale on the Gold Coast after his one and only entry sold for $82,500 on Sunday.

The colt was presented to sale by Goodwood Farm (as agent) who watched on as bidding made it's way ever higher finally settling above $80,000 with local Craig Morrisey winning the battle.

Morrisey's newly acquired yearling was delivered from a Flying Spur mare, Manhattan Project, who is closely related to the stakeswinner Sparks Fly.
The colt is the third foal of his dam who left a Mossman filly in 2011.

"Vinery stallions enjoyed a tremendously successful sale at the Magic Millions, most notably Myboycharlie who made the perfect start with 10 offered, 10 sold at an average in many cases at ten times his service fee,'' Vinery's Conor Phelan said.
"More Than Ready and Tests Rossa were incredibly popular again as was Mossman.

"Goodwood's colt was a cracking type and beautifully presented so they very much deserved the accolades.''