1. IRISH BET (C) (SMART MISSILE x Dublin Me Bet (NZ) [O’REILLY])
*$55,000 yearling from Inglis Easter Session 2 – when sold to Mick Flanagan from Middlebrook Valley Lodge, runs in the China Horse Club colours
*1/2 brother to LR Gimcrack Stakes winner FULD’S BET and G1 QLD Derby runner-up Rockstar Rebel/Cheerful Giggles (HK)
*Dam overall has had 5 named foals, 4 to race for 3 winners, she has a yearling SMART MISSILE filly and was covered by Victoria Derby winner REBEL RAIDER last season
*2nd dam Treble Your Bet is a 1/2 sister to EXCHEQUER and LE DESTINA
*3rd dam DOUBLE YOUR BET (NZ) won G2 Theo Marks and is the grand-dam of CHEVAL DE TROY
(Irish Bet as a yearling)
2. LEGEND OF CONDOR (C) (NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x Rhodamine [SUCCESS EXPRESS])
*A $520,000 buy from the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale to Sun Bloodstock from the Lauriston Thoroughbred draft
*Dam Rhodamine was an 8 time winner by top broodmare sire SUCCESS EXPRESS – who’s daughters have produced GOLD EDITION, PINKER PINKER, SEA SIREN, DUPORTH, SAVABEEL, SHAMUS AWARD and CHEVAL DE TROY just to name a few
*Rhodamine has had two named foals, both raced with Legend of Condor a winner, she has a Reset yearling colt being offered at the 2018 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale and after losing her colt by SO YOU THINK this season, was covered by I AM INVINCIBLE
*3rd dam WATER LILY was a French stakes winner, who produced G1 winner TALINUM
*Family of ATLANTE, WOLF MAN ROCKET, NOBLE ROSE, WAQUAAS
(Legend of Condor as a yearling)
3. Stunts (C) (LONHRO x AEROBATICS [EXCEED AND EXCEL])
*Out of dual G3 and LR winning Godolphin mare AEROBATICS, she’s a 1/2 sister to ALVERTA and REVOLTE
*Stunts is her first foal to race, she has a yearling full brother to Stunts, missed to MEDAGLIA D’ORO in 2017 and returned to that sire this season
*Family of PORTE BONHEUR, SLIP STREAM and BANAFSAJEE and BANKSIA
(Stunts as a yearling)
4. Santos (C) (I AM INVINCIBLE x Ghaliah [SECRET SAVINGS (USA)])
*A $180,000 graduate of the Inglis Classic Sale from the Emirates Park draft – sold to Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
*1/2 brother to MELAGRANA, a G3 and LR winner in Japan by FASTNET ROCK
*Dam Ghaliah was a winner at 1300m and is a 1/2 sister to ADEEWIN, FATOON (dam of FAT AL), MUTAWAAJID and JIVAGO
*Ghaliah is the dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, 4 winners – she died in October 2016 after foaling a filly by SMART MISSILE
*Family of SHAFTSBURY AVENUE, STAGE SHY, AGINCOURT EXPRESS
(Santos as a yearling)
5. Exceltic (C) (EXCELEBRATION (IRE) x Offshore Sham [SHAMARDAL (USA)])
*Bought by Laurel Oak Bloodstock at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale for $120,000, from the Willaroon Thoroughbreds draft
*Dam Offshore Sham was a winner at 2 over 1200, and is a 1/2 sister to Talindert Stakes runner-up Liberty Rock
*The dam has produced 3 named foals, all raced for 1 winner which is CONGRATS filly Shampers, plus a yearling colt by HELMET being offered at the 2018 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale
*Family of KALAMATA (dam of STIRLING GROVE) and KIRVINSKY (dam of HUCKLEBUCK)
(Exceltic as a yearling)
6. Toulouse (C) (LOPE DE VEGA x Skibo Castle [CARNEGIE (IRE)]
*Toulouse was bought by trainer David Payne for $50,000 at the 2017 Inglis Premier Sale from the draft of Marquee Stud
*Carries the Aston Bloodstock colours of Wilf Mula, who raced another of the stallion’s offspring FRENCH FERN, to a G2 win as a 2yo in the Reisling Stakes
*Skibo Castle was a winner over 1225m, she’s a 1/2 sister to MURTAJILL, BRADBURY’S LUCK, SUNSET RUN and Skates (dam of VANCOUVER, JUSTE MOMENTE & CAPTAIN COLTISH)
*Skibo Castle has had 4 named foals, 2 to race, both winners (by CASINO PRINCE) including Garbhan who ran 4th in the Tulloch Stakes – Toulouse is her last live foal to date, after she lost her colt this season by ZOUSTAR
*2nd dam SKATING (by AT TALAQ) dual G1 winner including the Doncaster Hcp
(Toulouse as a yearling)
7. Lucky Champion (G) (CHAMPIONS GALLERY (GB) x Lucky Valentine [DANZERO])
*Topical tip with Valentine’s Day falling this week!
*Dam Happy Valentine is a winner over 1600m and is a full sister to HAPPY ZERO, she has a yearling full sister to Lucky Champion plus a colt by STAR WITNESS – she was covered by VANCOUVER this season
*2nd dam Have Love was 3rd in a Gimcrack Stakes
*3x3 cross of DANEHILL
8. Mandalong Tapit (USA) (C) (TAPIT (USA) x EUPHROSYNE (USA) [HARLAN’S HOLIDAY (USA)])
*Mandalong Park purchase from Milburn Creek at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale for $300,000
*Bred to Southern Hemisphere time in the USA by Spendthrift Farm, his dam is also in Australia at Spendthrift’s Victorian base
*EUPHROSYNE is a G3 winner in the USA – she’s since had a filly to Southern Hemisphere time by MALIBU MOON, a recent colt by HAMPTON COURT and was covered by SWEAR this season
*2nd dam THREE GRACES is a LR winner in America, and a 1/2 sister to PRIVATE HORDE
*TAPIT is a 3x champion sire in America (2014, 2015, 2016), standing at Gainesway in Kentucky
(Mandalong Tapit as a yearling)
9. Tchaikovsky (C) (REDOUTE’S CHOICE x Ballet Blue [STRAVINSKY (USA)]
*Topped the 2017 Magic Millions when James Harron bought him for $1.3million, when offered by Arrowfield Stud, making him the most expensive horse in the race
*Dam is unraced and a 1/2 sister to G2 Maribyrnong Plate winner THE HEAVYWEIGHT, BORN WESTERN, dual LR winner and Pago Pago runner-up turned stallion ZEDRICH, plus LISBOA STAND a stakes winner in Macau
*Dam has produced three named foals, one to race for a winner – Three Votes in WA by FASTNET ROCK
*Dam has an OLYMPIC GLORY colt which sold for $210,000 to Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott at the recent Magic Millions Sale, and was covered by SNITZEL this season
*Others in the family include IMANANABAA, TRIGGER EXPRESS, SO ANYWAY, 3rd dam BORN RICH, BORN PRICELESS, SIMPLE ADORABLE
(Tchaikovsky as a yearling)
10. Perfect Pitch (F) (PIERRO x Absolutely Flying [COMMANDS])
*Sold for $100,000 to Laurel Oak Bloodstock at the MM from Southern Cross Breeders
*1/2 sister to LR placed Lipizzan
*Absolutely Flying is a 1/2 sister to CAMPORELLA, she’s produced 2 foals, both raced – 1 winner
*Perfect Pitch is the last foal so far for the dam, who has slipper in subsequent seasons
*2nd dam REALLY FLYING (by REAL QUIET) won the LR Dark Jewel Classic at Scone
(Perfect Pitch as a yearling)
11. Sundarbans (NZ) (F) (SEPOY x Cyclonic [MARAUDING (NZ)])
*AR Bell Racing bought the filly from the NZB Premier Sale for $NZ 60,000 from the Jamieson Park draft
*1/2 sister to HISTORIAN a dual G1 winner in NZ
*Dam was exported to NZ in November 2014, she’s had 7 named foals, 4 to race for 2 winners – and had a yearling colt by SACRED FALLS sell at the NZB Premier Sale this year
*SEPOY has sired 7 stakes winners to date including ALIZEE in Australia, while the others are in the Northern Hemisphere
*Golden Slipper winner MARAUDING, is the broodmare sire of 59 stakes winners to date, including GRAND ARMEE, AMORINO, MELITO, EARTHQUAKE, AMBULANCE and MONTON
(Sundarbans as a yearling)