Prime Dispatch

Edition 117 Compiled by Joe O’Neill

Reneged flying over the line to win on Friday- Hold on Blake Shinn!!!

It is going to be hard to beat this photo as the racing photo of the year.  It is of Reneged winning at the Sunshine Coast on Friday from Trackside Photography.  The horse was jumping the shadow of the winning post and well done to Blake Shinn for staying aboard.  Reneged is a 3/4 brother to Champion sprinter Bufering and now heads to the Queensland Guineas.  The programming for three year olds heading to the Guineas left a lot to be disired and we didn’t want to run him at 1600m then 1350m and then back to 1600m.  

The decision to run him at 1600m at the Sunshine Coast proved the right one although I didn’t expect to have a jumper come through the race.

EAGLE FARM

Let’s hope the heavy rain predicted for Friday and Saturday at Eagle Farm doesn’t eventuate.  I feel for the officials in Queensland.  They have been waiting a long time for the State’s premier track to reopen and the last thing they need is for it to be trashed at the first meeting back.

We have Awasita running in the Listed Lightning Handicap.  This talented mare hasn’t got black type but gets her chance on Saturday in a Lightning that probably isn’t as strong as in previous years.  Good luck to her and her connections.

ON THE TRACK

The weather is likely to have a big bearing on where our horses run over the next week.  Heavy rain is predicted from Sydney through to Brisbane over the next few days.  Newcastle had 40ml last night.

This afternoon sees More Than A Rose running at Doomben. This will be an emotional race for many of our clients with part owners Anne Wilkinson and Mick Moloney passing away recently.  These two great people were Prime clients since the late 1990’s and will be missed. On Friday we have Shining Brooke and The Wasp down to run and Awasita on Saturday.  On Monday Ankara Lass is set to make her debut.  There are plenty of excited ladies in this filly.

MICHELLE PAYNE

I spoke with Michelle Payne’s sister Theresa Patton this morning and Michelle is slowly improving.  She is expected to be in hospital for another couple of weeks and on the positive side has shown some improvement over the past couple of days.  She was lucky the injuries could have been much worse.

STABLE VISIT JOHN MOLONEY

We will be having visit to John Moloney’s Stable on Sunday 3 July 2016 with light refreshments provided.  All our clients are invited to meet John and his staff and more information will be available as we get closer.  

The SAJC Sire’s Produce Stakes winner Flying Jess, Maldicion and the Sebring filly I purchased for John should be at the stable.

John has a had great run recently and consistently punches above his weight.

MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL SALE

Anyone who doubted the strength of our industry only has to look at the results of the Magic Millions National Sale currently being conducted at the Gold Coast.

The weanling section was as strong as I have ever seen with many of the weanlings bringing yearling prices.  This points to a very strong sales season next year.  

Of interest to Prime Thoroughbreds was the Hinchinbrook filly out of Reve de Victoire that went for $200,000.  She is a ¾ sister to Strike for Victory.

The progeny of I Am Invincible continued to be well found with a top price of $250,000.  It certainly makes my three I Am Invincible 2yo fillies look great value.

I will be attending the yearling sale from Sunday.

NATIONAL JOCKEY’S TRUST LUNCHEON

Over the past few days we certainly have been reminded of the dangerous job being a jockey can be with bad falls in NSW and Victoria.  It probably hit home a bit more for many of our owners with Michelle Payne being injured in a bad fall at Mildura.

I certainly recommend you attend the National jockey’s Trust Luncheon on 19 July as a mark of your appreciation for the job the jockeys do for us.

The National Jockey’s Trust do a great job raising funds to help jockeys and their families who are doing it tough through injury or in some cases where the rider was killed in an accident.  There is no more dangerous profession that being a jockey and the risk their lives each time they ride one of our horses.  

The Trust conducts several functions each year to raise funds and their annual luncheon is being held at Caulfield on 19 July at a cost of $195 per head.  

If you wish to attend please forward your attendance with the number of tickets you require to: primethoroughbreds@hotmail.com

I will forward out details and accounts once I have final numbers.  I will be closing the function off on 31 June 2016.

The function will be held in the The Skyline Level of the Rupert Clarke Grandstand and the package includes:

• Entertainment Jim Cassidy to speak
• 4-course meal (Entree, Main, Dessert, Afternoon Tea)
• Premium Beverage package (Beer, Wine, Sparkling, Soft Drink)
• Guest Speakers
• Raffle & Auction Items
• Enjoy the day with leading former jockeys
• Racebook on Arrival
• Racecourse Entry
• Reserved Grandstand Seating

FEATURED SHARES OF THE WEEK

Hinchinbrook filly out of Kiss ‘n Chase 2014, John Thompson to train at Randwick

10 shares @ $7,900 each

The filly

This filly is a strong nicely balanced athlete that gets around well and has a real presence about her.  She is very strong behind and through the hocks which is a characteristic of the progeny of Hinchinbrook.

She vetted out without any issues and was reared at Yarraman Park one of Australia’s most well respected boutique nurseries.

The filly is at the breakers and will head to John for her first preparation after a four week spell once she has finished breaking.

Hinchinbrook

After I inspected the yearlings by the first season sires in 2013 I made the prediction that Hinchinbrook would be Australia’s leading first season sire.  He didn’t let me down winning the title in a field of over 50 contenders for the title.  This was a wonderful effort considering the horse didn’t serve a big book of mares and stood at a modest fee.

A lot of the credit for his success goes to the team at Yarraman Park.  The farm consistently punches above its weight with the yearlings coming off the farm setting the benchmark across our industry.  It should be remembered Yarraman Park’s I Am Invincible won the title in the previous season.

In winning the title Hinchinbrook not only got early runners but high class juveniles including the Group 1 winner Press Statement, our filly and Group 3 winner Flying Jess, multiple stakes winner Flippant and stakes winners Samara Dancer and the unbeaten filly Whispering Brook.

The success he enjoyed in his 1st season has continued on with him clearly leading the 2nd Season Sire’s Title with his progeny earning almost double that of his nearest rival.

Hinchinbrook’s conversion rate of winners to stakes winners is exceptional with 14.6% of his winners converting up to stakes winners.  This compares with Fastnet Rock 12.6%, Snitzel, Street Cry12.8%, Written Tycoon 4.8% and Not A Single Doubt 8%.  

Hinchinbrook was a top class juvenile winning the Group III AJC Skyline Stakes and Listed Canonbury Stakes before being the first colt home when fourth to Crystal Lily in the Group I STC Golden Slipper and was then third in the Group I AJC Sires Produce Stakes.

He then trained on at three for Group I placings in the AJC All Aged Stakes, MRC Oakleigh Plate and MVRC William Reid Stakes, before being injured in the UK while preparing for Royal Ascot and retiring with earnings in excess of $590,000.

He is a three-quarter brother to leading young sire Snitzel and Group III winner Viennese by champion sire Fastnet Rock from stakes-winning sprinter Snippets’ Lass.

Snippet’s Lass was the best mare trained by Bill Mitchell while I was with him and had one of the very best pedigrees in Australia.  While she was only small in stature she was big on quality and had a heart as big as herself

I have been very big supporter of Hinchinbrook and have three two year old fillies at various stages of their development as well as two three year olds including Shining Brooke who is being prepared for the Spring Carnival.  Hinchinbrook really impresses me and during my visits to the Hunter over the past few months I have left each time with the feeling that he is going to be a great success at stud.  I can’t get enough of them!!!

Kiss ‘n Chase

Kiss ‘n Chase is by Red Ransom whose daughters when crossed with Danehill line sires being very good.  Some of the horses with this cross include Roll Out The Carpet, Red Ruler, Vavasour, Vilanova, Ovidio, Chance By, Secret Agenda, Reparations and Cape Kidnappers.

Kiss ‘n Chase was a good race mare winning four races and running 4th in the Listed AJC HB Carr Stakes.  She is a full sister to Kick ‘n Chase a winner of 4 races with $$252,540 in stakes earnings.  

Kiss ‘n Chase’s first foal is by Northern Meteor and heading to John Size in Hong Kong.  He recently won a trial and the information we are getting is that he has very good ability.  The 2nd also by Northern Meteor is trained by Laurie Mayfield Smith and he reports he is very happy with her.  

The first four dams on this page have had 22 foals race for 19 winners.

I am really looking forward to this filly racing and feel I purchased her well under the odds.