Colts syndicates chase stallion opportunities
Earlier, there was no lunch time lull with back-to-back million dollar colts selling to syndicates chasing elusive stallion prospects.
The Newgate Farm-China Horse Club colts partnership, which also includes Trilogy and Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock, went to $1.55 million for the Zoustar brother to the stakes-winning three-year-old Schwarz before agents Paul Moroney and Catheryne Bruggeman signed the $1.4 million docket for a Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) colt out of champion filly Sunlight (Zoustar).
Widden Stud, which sold a filly by their star resident sire for $2.2 million on Sunday, bred the Zoustar colt out of the stakes-winning mare Summer Sham (Not A Single Doubt).
Newgate principal Henry Field, who bought 11 yearlings at Easter for his the colts syndicate at a cost of $9.165 million including the Written Tycoon (Iglesia) half-brother to Group 1 winner Shoals (Fastnet Rock) for $1.35 million during Monday’s buoyant second session.
“He was a very special colt, very fast by Zoustar who is flying. His full-brother is a good horse and he is a beautiful colt. If he can run, he’ll make a beautiful stallion, so I am really pleased to get that horse,” said Field.
“He’s come off a great farm at Widden at the partnership, China Horse Club, Trilogy, Go Bloodstock and the team, are excited.
“I love being part of the Inglis Easter sale. It’s the best of the best, blue chip stock and it’s great when we can participate and buy the horses we want to buy.”
The very next lot Coolmore sold Sunlight’s second foal to Moroney and Bruggeman and Moroney said they were acting for an undisclosed stud.
“It’s one of the best bred colts in the sale and it’s a fantastic family. Everyone wants it. The sire is proven in Europe and is doing well down here already,” said Moroney.
“If he can get out there and compete like the rest of the family has, well, he’s a great chance [of becoming a stallion].”
Moroney added: “I could see him being an autumn two-year-old, without any doubt. He’s got a lot of power behind him.
“The dream is to have them back here running at this time of the year. He’s got all the credentials that he could be back here in 12 months’ time.”
Sunlight’s first foal, a colt by Justify (Scat Daddy), was bought by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and Bruce Slade’s Kestrel Thoroughbreds at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $1.4 million.
Another colt to make $1.4 million on Monday was an Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) colt out of the Group 3 winner Tempt Me Not (Strategic Maneuver), who will be trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott for Go Bloodstock’s Sir Owen Glenn, after they teamed up with Kestrel Thoroughbreds to secure the Newgate Farm-consigned youngster.
Waterhouse, Bott and Glenn enjoyed Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) success together only last month with Lady Of Camelot (Written Tycoon).
“Sir Owen, who is travelling back from the United States at the moment, said, ‘go and get the colt’,” Go Bloodstock’s Steve O’Connor revealed.
“He was the standout colt on our first inspections on physical; Lady Of Camelot was raised at Newgate, so we have the utmost confidence in Jim [Carey] and Henry and the job that they do.
“He was the horse we thought might take us back to the Golden Slipper next year, touch wood.”
The Newgate Farm-Gooree Park Stud-bred colt is the fourth foal out of the P J Bell Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) winner who raced in Gooree’s red and black vertical striped silks.