Terra Amata winning at Canterbury on Friday night

13th win for the season!!!

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TWO FOR TWO MAKES FOR A GREAT WEEKEND

I was thrilled with Terra Amata’s great win at Canterbury on Friday night.  The mare had done her earlier racing in Tasmania under Charlie and Leuella’s care and was moved to Kris Lees before the start of this preparation.  For her to produce her best she needs to be ridden to be saved up for one final crack at them.  The mare was ridden to perfection by apprentice Samantha Clenton.  This was also Samantha’s first city winner which was great.

The weekend just got better with our promising three years old filly Savoureux resuming for an impressive win at Wyong where she beat the older horses in fine style.  Write her named in your black books.  She is a good filly and unbeaten in her onmly two starts.

On Wednesday Makeadane headed to Warwick Farm where he showed his last to first win wasn’t a fluke running 2^nd in a strong three years old 1600m race.  He looks a nice staying horse in the making.

It is interesting to note that Savoureux and Makeadane were in my opinion the nicest horses in the yearling sales they were offered in. They probably lacked the commercial pedigree that much the syndication market seems to be obsessed with.  I don’t think any of the other syndicators would have probably looked at these two beautiful yearlings that alone purchased them. They were standouts as types in their respective sales.  I’m certain both these nice horses will prove to have very good racing careers.

On the other hand many of the yearlings purchased by the ‘sexy’ stallions at these sales had obvious faults to my eye but were purchased because they were easier to sell on.  That is the short term approach, get in and get what you can as quickly as possible and doesn’t suggest a long term career in our type of business!!!  

Remember, the first motto we had at Prime back in 1998 – ‘We sell racehorses not pedigrees’.  This philosophy hasn’t changed and I always try to purchase nice horses with enough pedigree to do the job.  It is much more fun to go to the races and watch your horse compete and hopefully have success than to sit at home looking at a pedigree page wondering what went wrong.

At any given time we only have 25 horses in work including our un-raced babies and this season have won races with 13 of these horses in 13 weeks.  Not bad considering the average purchase price was just under $45,000.

For the record Savoureux, and Makeadane were the most difficult yearlings to syndicate in their year.  Looking back I must say that Zero Drama, Horrocks, Believe’n’Achieve and Mosse Diva were the toughest in their year to get away but went on to be very good horses. 

ON THE TRACK

We have a very busy week ahead.  On Saturday Husson Eagle lines up in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  I’m not sure if he is up to these but we will find out on Saturday.  Faith’n’Courage runs on Saturday at Doomben.  She is drawn a bit awkwardly but is racing well and is a last start winner.  Unique is set to run at Newcastle. On Tuesday Pitt Street runs in the Muswellbrook Cup, Shining Brooke runs in the Emirates Airlines Stakes and Hijack Hussy steps out in the Lexus Hybrid Plate at Flemington.

A EMERGING CROSS

I wasn’t surprised to see I’m Zelady win at Canterbury on Friday night.  I had good mail regarding her and she was a nice enough yearling.  She is out of the Zeditave mare Zelady which I syndicated.  Another filly out of the mare named Comprende is set to make her debut in the next couple of weeks with the reports again strong. 

The only other I Am Invincible to race out of a Zeditave mare is Illustrious Lad, a Melbourne metropolitan winner out of Industrious which was a fast mare as was Zelady.  While these are only small numbers the cross appears to go well.

I have had terrific success over the years with the progeny of Zeditave and his sons Strategic and now Magic Albert.  Zeditave is a great broodmare sire and now Strategic is really starting to make his presence felt as a very good sire of broodmares.

The I Am Invincible colt out of Miss Alberta gives us a colt by I Am Invincible out of a fast Magic Albert mare.  Check him out.  He does look like a two year old to me and all indications are that the mating could be a very good one. 

 CUP WEEK

The next week is very busy.  Just for your information it is almost impossible to get member’s tickets if you are not members or don’t have a runner.  I’m not in a position to help as the VRC are very protective of the income they receive from the week and to their credit treat everyone equally. 

RACEDAY AT ROYAL RANDWICK

Last year we had a fantastic day at Royal Randwick and it will be on again on 13 December in the Grandview Restaurant.  We have 24 positions available @ $200 per head which includes member’s tickets lunch and a drinks package.  It will be first in best served basis.  Email me if you would like to attend.  This is the Villiers meeting. primethoroughbreds@hotmail.com

PROGENY OF PRIME MARES CONTINUE TO FIRE

Last week I highlighted  the excellent results the progeny out of the Prime Thoroughbreds mares had been achieving.  The run has continued.  In addition to the recent wins by Faith’n’Courage, Powerline, Excites Zelady we saw I Am Zelady win at Canterbury and Powerline won again, this time at Warwick Farm. 

Sine On Anna’s daughter Shining Brooke runs at Flemington on Tuesday and Brooklyn out of Believe’n’Achieve has accepted for Rosehill on Saturday in a tough race.

Others not far away include Comprende, Simuli out of Mal deMer and Calming Influence out of Calming.  I  noticed recently one of our earlier syndications was General Intent and her son Rainbow Magic has won his past three starts.

I AM INVINCIBLE’S PROGENY ON FIRE

I Am Invincible is proving that he is anything but a one season wonder with nine of his last 18 runners winning.

He has left the other 2^nd season sires behind with 13 winners with the next best having nine winners.  Well done to the boys at Yarraman Park on the great job they have done with him.

Included in these winners are Powerline and I Am Zelady out of Prime syndicated mares.

SYNDICATION OF THE WEEK

I AM INVINCIBLE COLT OUT OF MISS ALBERTA

ONLY FIVE (5) SHARES REMAIN

PATRICK PAYNE TO TRAIN

I AM INVINCIBLE / MISS ALBERTA COLT 2013

Pictured above is an athletic yearling colt by I Am Invincible out of the very good race mare Miss Alberta.  Miss Alberta won 9 of her 18 starts and only missed earning stakes money on 3 occasions.  She won at Randwick.

This colt is a beautifuly well balanced individual with a terrific girth and strong hindquarters. His conformation is faultless with good legs and joints.

Miss Alberta 

Not many horses achieve a strike rate of 50% and she won her final race where she sustained a serious tendon injury in record time.  She was placed 5^th in stakes company at Randwick in the Aspiration Stakes where she lead the race by 5 lengths. This is her 2^nd foal for the mare with the 1^st foal unraced but is reported to have good ability with its trainer trying to purchase this colt. 

Miss Alberta is a full sister to another very good mare in Toldyas which was only unplaced once in her first 12 starts winning three races including two in Sydney.  She raced in races like the Triscay Stakes and Dark Jewel Classic.  Tolydas has had just the two to race with a winner of three from seven named Yasstar.

The colt will be prepared by Patrick Payne who has done a terrific job for us.  The first yearling I purchased him was Husson Eagle and now Patrick prepared our first two year old runner of the season with Atalanta Miss winning at Morphettville on Saturday.

 I Am Invincible

 I Am Invincible was Australia’s Leading First season Sire in 2013/14 Season by both stakes money and individual winners.  In fact he gapped the opposition with as many winners as the next three sires on the list.  See table above.

The progeny of I Am Invincible have continued to fire as three year olds with Brazen Beau being one of four winners in two days when he saluted in the Roman Consul Stakes at Randwick recently.

I Am invincible had his service fee raised to $27,500 this breeding season and was fully booked out in a matter of days.  The mail about his upcoming crop of two year olds is very strong.

I am thrilled to have this colt join our team and look forward to him wearing our colours.

10 shares @ $7,600 with 5% shares just $3,800 each.