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Sargent looking ahead
to Cauthen’s Autumn
Cauthen (NZ) (Darci Brahma) winning at Moonee Valley where he defeated subsequent Cox Plate winner Shamus Award
T
alented four-year-old Cauthen (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
is breathing easy after throat surgery which his new
trainer John Sargent hopes will help him get his career
back on track.
Cauthen beat subsequent Cox Plate winner Shamus
Award (Snitzel) in a Listed race during the 2013 Melbourne
spring when trained by New Zealander Andrew Campbell.
He was transferred to another Kiwi, Trent Busuttin, who
was based in Melbourne this spring, but failed to live up to
expectations in two starts.
The New Zealand connection has continued with ex-pat
Sargent, who now trains at Randwick, in charge for his next
campaign.
“Cauthen had the same wind operation as So You Think,”
Sargent said.
“He seems to have come through it well but we haven’t
put him under any pressure yet.
“The aim is to get a Group One with him next year. He has
the ability and now we know he had an excuse.”
Sargent is also looking forward to the return of Group One
winner Kirramosa (NZ) (Alamosa) who has had problems of
her own.
The winner of the 2013 VRC Oaks, Kirramosa missed the
autumn with a leg problem and her Caulfield Cup bid was
halted when she performed badly in the Caulfield Stakes.
“She has been on the treadmill and will be back in early
December,” Sargent said.
“We will look at all the options for her.”
Thunder Lady (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) just failed to
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Sargent looking ahead
to Cauthen’s Autumn
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emulate her stablemate when second in this year’s VRC Oaks
and her return to the stable has been delayed.
“She was getting ready to come back in but she had a
temperature for four days so there’s about a week’s delay in
her return,” Sargent said.
“Neena Rock is also due back and she will get ready for
the Coolmore Classic and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes in the
autumn.
“They look like they will suit her.”
Neena Rock (Fastnet Rock) is another horse Sargent has
inherited from New Zealand with the aim of securing a Group
One win to boost her value at stud.
She is by Fastnet Rock and her great grand dam is the
champion United States mare Miesque, the winner of two
Breeders’ Cups.
Neena Rock had four starts during the spring with her best
result victory in the Group Three Angst Stakes in October.
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Day ends well
for Cambridge team
A
frustrating start to the programme was put aside
when the Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman training
partnership bagged a winning double to close out
their day at Ellerslie on Saturday.
The duo currently sits atop the national trainer’s
premiership ladder and expectations were high they would
extend that lead however it wasn’t until Sakhee’s Soldier (NZ)
(Sakhee’s Secret) continued his meteoric rise to the elite level
with his victory in the feature Gr. 3 event on the day that
those expectations were fulfilled.
The win of promising mare Sports Illustrated (NZ) (Fast
‘N’ Famous) over 1400 metres in the last race on the card
added icing to the cake with the four-year-old mare signaling
she has more wins in store during this campaign.
“We had eight runners in on Saturday and early on we just
couldn’t take a trick however as it worked out we managed
a couple of victories so it was a good way to finish the day,”
noted Forsman.
“Sakhee’s Soldier provided a great result as we thought
he might struggle against Veyron if the tempo was slow but
there was some pressure on through the middle stages which
played into our hands and he finished off really well.
“Sports Illustrated has really strengthened up during her
Sports Illustrated (NZ) (Fast ‘N’ Famous) and Opie Bosson are a study in power and precision as they head to the winning post at Ellerslie
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Day ends well
for Cambridge team
break and the form around her first up run was strong so we
did expect a good performance from her.”
Described as a “bulldog” by rider Opie Bosson, Sports
Illustrated showed she will be a force to be reckoned with in
any upcoming assignments as she powered home to beat the
highly rated Ultraviolet (NZ) (Darci Brahma).
“She’s a big rangy mare and we tried to get her up to a
middle distance during her three-year-old season but I do
think she is better suited as a miler so that’s where the focus
will be with her this time in,” said Forsman.
“She has really strengthened nicely and her run on
Saturday was very good as she was wide for a good part of
the journey and she extended beautifully with a powerful
sprint to get the win.
“We will see how she comes through the race but at this
stage we are looking at the Group Two fillies and mares race
at Te Rapa on Waikato Cup day for her next run.”
Forsman was also delighted with the performance of
promising three-year-old Ambitious Unicorn (NZ) (Pins) who
finished close up in third in the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial
earlier in the day.
“He just doesn’t know much about the racing game at
present so to run third behind some very promising types
with more experience augurs well for him, especially as it was
his first attempt at Ellerslie,” he said.
“We’ll sit down and work out where to go next with him
but he does hold a nomination for the Group One Levin
Classic so that will be in our minds when we do work out a
programme for him.”
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Rasa Lila sets up
treble for Colgan
Vinnie Colgan racks up the first leg of a treble on Saturday with impressive mare Rasa Lila (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
her breeder and owner, Sir Peter Vela, Rasa Lila was having
romising four-year-old mare Rasa Lila (NZ) (Darci
her third start in New Zealand after doing her early racing
Brahma) provided the first leg of a winning treble for
from the stable of David Hayes & Tom Dabernig in Victoria.
top rider Vinnie Colgan at Ellerslie on Saturday when
“We knew David Hayes had a good opinion of her but she
she displayed an electric turn of foot to capture the More FM
probably wasn’t quite strong enough in her first campaign
2100 and serve notice she could be a genuine lightweight
over there but since she has come back and had a good
contender for some of the major staying features later in the
break over the winter she has really strengthened up and has
summer.
gotten better each start she has had this time in.
Co-trainer Julia Ritchie was delighted with the win and
“She’s such a super horse to do anything with and she has
the assessment of the mare by Colgan when the combination
bounced through the run beautifully so we have to sit down
returned to the winner’s circle after the race.
now and work out where to go with her.
“Vinnie was full of praise for the win as he said she didn’t
“We do have her nominated for both the Wellington and
get a lot of luck during the race and had to barge her way into
Auckland Cups however the first priority will be to get her
a gap in the home straight before she unleashed a really good
through the grades as she will still be eligible for a rating 75
sprint to get up and win going away at the finish,” she said.
“She had gone two nice races to start this campaign but
race after that win.
“We’ll work out a programme with Gary (Cossey) but it is
she is looking for more ground so that’s why we stepped
likely she will have another run within the next two weeks as
her up to the 2100 metres and she did exactly what we were
she still has plenty of improvement in her.”
hoping for.”
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Successful Central Districts
raid for Pukekohe team
Robbie Hannam guides Courtmaster (NZ) (Mastercraftsman) to his maiden victory at Wanganui
P
ukekohe trainer Louise Saunders and partner
Alwin Tweedie made a successful raid on Central
Districts racing at Wanganui on Saturday although
it was Courtmaster (NZ) (Mastercraftsman), the travelling
companion and younger sibling of their main hope Mato
Grosso (NZ) (Captain Rio) that produced the winning result
for the pair.
However the maiden win for the son of Mastercraftsman
wasn’t without expectation after he had produced an eyecatching run for third on debut behind the well regarded
Ambitious Unicorn at Awapuni earlier in the month.
“We had trouble finding a suitable race up here for Mato
Grosso so we decided to take him to Wanganui as the mile
there suited him perfectly as he does tend to go a little better
when he is racing on left-handed tracks,” explained Tweedie.
“Courtmaster had done really well after his debut run so
we put him on the float as well as we thought another trip
away could be the making of him.
“He was a little unlucky behind Ambitious Unicorn, who
looks like a serious racehorse, as he got a bump before he
finished off well for third so we did think he was in with a
chance on the weekend.
“We were lucky enough to get the services of Robbie
Hannam who rode him beautifully just off the speed and got
him home nicely in the straight.
“He does look quite promising and we think he will only
get better as he goes over more ground.”
Courtmaster holds a nomination for the Gr. 1 New Zealand
Derby in March but Tweedie is the first to admit there is a lot
of water to go under the bridge before then.
“They are only three once so you have to have a go if you
can but at this stage we will just take him along quietly and
see how he progresses in his next few starts,” he said.
“We do think a fair bit of him so we would like to have a
crack at one of the nice three-year-old races at Ellerslie during
their Christmas Carnival.”
Unfortunately the winning luck for Saunders and Tweedie
didn’t last for their other stable hope in Mato Grosso who
finished a narrow fourth in the last race on the card before
being subsequently promoted to third after an enquiry.
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NZ STALLION AWARDS
The Centaine Award
STALLIONS
The Dewar Stallion Trophy
EARNINGS
STALLIONS
Savabeel
EARNINGS
O’Reilly
$3,913,556
$2,647,461
Savabeel
$3,485,284
Zabeel
$2,120,020
Zabeel
$2,511,716
O’Reilly
$2,056,660
Pins
$2,456,295
Captain Rio
$1,114,311
Keeper
$1,964,761
Thorn Park
$1,097,760
Elusive City
$1,935,127
Pentire
$1,096,479
Thorn Park
$1,846,462
High Chaparral
$1,034,993
Darci Brahma
$1,824,500
Pins
$1,010,275
Pentire
$1,518,221
Darci Brahma
$970,170
Captain Rio
$1,372,640
Yamanin Vital
$943,900
Criteria: Sire whose progeny have accumulated the highest
combined stakes earnings in Australia & New Zealand
Criteria: Sire whose NZ-conceived progeny have accumulated the
highest stakes earnings worldwide
The Grosvenor Award
STALLIONS
EARNINGS
BEST PERFORMERS
Turn Me Loose
EARNINGS
Iffraaj
$679,750
$311,000
O’Reilly
$657,655
O’Marilyn
$90,500
Darci Brahma
$611,935
Darci’s Dream
$93,625
Keeper
$553,263
Locket
$58,570
Pins
$530,385
Antonio Lombardo
$65,375
Savabeel
$499,745
Costume
$156,250
No Excuse Needed
$425,897
I Do
$234,750
Thorn Park
$357,490
Ryan Mark
Colombia
$293,150
Addictive Habit
High Chaparral
$292,530
Soubrettes
$75,000
$187,500
$80,310
Criteria: Leading Sires by Earnings in New Zealand
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NZ Bred Winners IN HONG KONG
NOVEMBER 26
Horse & Breeding
BREEDER
WIN IT (NZ) 2008 by Towkay (AUS) out of Justice
Supreme by Justice Prevails (AUS)
S F Heung & K L
Leung; Waikato; NZ
RACE
Sales Details
HKJC Dumbarton
H. 1650m.
NZ Bred Winners IN HONG KONG
NOVEMBER 30
Horse & Breeding
BREEDER
RACE
Sales Details
UP AND COMING (NZ) 2010 by Castledale (Ire)
out of Elianto by Desert Sun (GB)
Y L Lam; Auckland;
NZ
HKJC Chevalier
Cold Storage H.
1400m.
SIGHT SEEING (NZ) 2010 by Pentire (GB) out of
Splendid in Spring (USA) by Best of Luck (USA)
Camray Stud
Limited; Waikato;
NZ
HKJC Chevalier
Construction H.
1200m.
2012 National Yearling Sale - Premier Session;
V: Curraghmore Stud, P: Aquanita Rcg;
$80,000
TOP ACT (NZ) 2010 by O’Reilly out of Shemiyra
(Ire) by In the Wings (GB)
R H Rutherford;
Canterbury; NZ
HKJC Chevalier
Lifestyle H. 1600m.
2012 National Yearling Sale - Premier Session;
V: Beltana, P: New Zealand BStk Ltd; $160,000
ALL YOU WISH (NZ) 2009 by Thorn Park (AUS)
out of Molly Dear (AUS) by Cape Cross (IRE)
E J Wood; Waikato;
NZ
HKJC Chevalier
Cup 1600m.
2011 Ready to Run Sale; V: Beatson Stables
Ltd, P: Mr D Yip; $250,000
CELESTIAL SMILE (NZ) 2009 by Castledale (Ire)
out of Gulfstream by Yachtie (AUS)
G R Munro; South;
NZ
HKJC Chevalier
Lifts & Escalators H.
1600m.
2011 National Yearling Sale - Festival Session;
V: Te Runga Stud Ltd, P: Wexford Stables Ltd;
$22,000
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NZ Bred Winners IN SINGAPORE
NOVEMBER 28
Horse & Breeding
BREEDER
RACE
RATHAUSGLOCKEL (NZ) 2011 by Pins (AUS) out
of Stanica by Zabeel
P J & P M Vela Ltd;
Waikato; NZ
Singapore TC
Restricted Maiden
S. 1000m.
DAAD’S THE WAY (NZ) 2005 by Istidaad (USA)
out of Rodeo Rose by Prince of Praise
B T Corbett; NZ
Singapore TC Class
4 H. 1600m
Sales Details
2007 Ready To Run Sale Of 2yo’s V: Mana
Park $52500 P: IOI Thoroughbreds Pte
Ltd
NZ Bred Winners IN SINGAPORE
NOVEMBER 30
Horse & Breeding
BREEDER
RACE
INSPIRE (NZ) 2009 by Keeper (AUS) out of
Goldilocks by Nassipour (USA)
A Jacobsen; NZ
Singapore TC
Benchmark 67 H.
1700m.
The Deep South – OVER EASY (Sing.) (NZ)
2008 by Darci Brahma out of Southern Cry by
Kaapstad
J W Gordon; Little
Avondale Trust &
Opuatia Farms Ltd;
Central; NZ
Singapore TC Class
5 H. 1800m.
Sales Details
2011 National Yearling Sale - Select
Session; V: Shelby Park, P: Brisk BStk;
$30,000
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