Deep Field and Capitalist colts stop clock at Taupo
Colts by Newgate Farm stallions Deep Field (Northern Meteor) and Capitalist (Written Tycoon) ran the fastest breeze-up times at the New Zealand session ahead of next month’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale at Riverside Stables in Sydney.
Breeze-up sessions have been conducted in Victoria, NSW and Queensland and 47 New Zealand-educated juveniles stepped out at Taupo on Monday.
Prepared by Ohukia Lodge, a Capitalist colt out of Mothwing (Encosta De Lago) and a Deep Field son of Riddling (Redoute’s Choice) clocked 10.19 seconds, the quickest time of the day.
They were closely followed by Lot 162, a Deep Field-Wind Shift (Exceed And Excel) colt from Regal Farm, in a time of 10.30 seconds and a duo from Riverrock Farm, Lot 4, an Ocean Park (Thorn Park)-Fast Quickstep (Fast ‘N’ Famous) colt and a Rageese (Street Cry)-Marzeri (Marju) colt, listed as Lot 47 , who both ran 10.31 seconds.
Ohukia’s Jamie Beatson, who in total will offer 19 horses at the sale, described the two fastest colts as “exceptional’’.
“I’m thrilled with how they went,’’ Beatson said.
“And the timing couldn’t be better with the stallions; Deep Field is flying and Capitalist was well featured at the Australian two-year-old trials on Monday.
“Ohukia is presenting four Savabeels in the draft among others as well and the Savabeel-Dreamer colt is one of the best-looking horses I’ve ever prepared. He breezed up in 10.45secs and is already popular with prospective buyers.’’
Of his Deep Field-Wind Shift colt, Regal Farm’s Shane Crawford said: “He flew, he’s a beautiful horse and Deep Field had another exciting winner in Hong Kong on Sunday. I’m extremely happy with how the draft went and it’s all systems go for the sale on October 20.’’
Mark Forbes of Kiltannon Stables, who breezed ten horses, added: “I’ve been preparing drafts for the Inglis Ready2Race Sale for four years now and this isn’t just the best group of horses I’ve personally prepared, but collectively it’s the best group I’ve ever seen heading to a two-year-old sale.”
All videos from horses that have breezed ahead of the Inglis Ready2Race Sale are now available online.
Inglis bloodstock consultant and New Zealand representative Brett Gilding couldn’t be more pleased with how the breeze up process went at Taupo.
“It’s really a pleasure to be working with these New Zealand-based preparers – they are consummate professionals and the standard of horse that they are presenting for the sale is exceptionally high, so we’re all very excited about the sale,’’ Gilding said.
The Ready2Race Sale in Sydney will take place from 10am on Tuesday, October 20.
Inspections begin on Friday, October 16, the same day an alternate breeze-up session is scheduled at Warwick Farm for any vendor that wishes to re-breeze their two-year-olds for any reason.
The annual Veuve Clicquot champagne brunch will again take place in the lead-up to the sale, at Riverside at 11am on Sunday, October 18, where a selection of catalogued lots will be paraded for prospective buyers as part of a preview of the sale.