Wilkinson’s shout after Extreme reward
Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) has already changed the life of Luke Wilkinson, the man who bought the stallion as a yearling, but he did it again yesterday – in a big way.
Formerly Mick Price’s bloodstock manager prior to stints with Yulong, Danny O’Brien and now at Kia Ora, Extreme Choice breeding right holder Wilkinson bred a colt by the sire who sold to James Harron’s colts partnership for $1.6 million.
The Milburn Creek-consigned colt is out of Wilkinson’s twice-winning mare Wanted Lady (Wanted), a half-sister to the stakes winner Missy Cummings (Magnus), herself the dam of 2021 Canterbury Stakes (Gr 1, 1300m) winner Mizzy (Zoustar).
Wilkinson bought Wanted Lady from Dorrington Farm’s Rob Crabtree and Rob Harding after she suffered an injury at just her fifth start. She went on to win two races before he retired her to stud.
“For a commercial breeder it is the thing of dreams – I can’t put it into words,” an emotional Wilkinson said.
“[Wanted Lady] was still a maiden so I bought her for a small amount and I gave her to Mitch Beer and she won two races after she had rehab. I then put her to stud.”
By the same sire as Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside, two-time Group 1 winner She’s Extreme and top-flight scorer Espiona and Magic Millions-bound two-year-old Parkour, Wilkinson’s colt was a standout from the moment he was born.
“From the moment he was born, Peter Orton was straight on the phone saying ‘this is outstanding’, then Harry Roach called me four minutes later and so did Adam White,” said “Lucky” Wilkinson, vowing to “shout anyone on the Gold Coast”.
Harron said the “freakish” Extreme Choice was too hard to ignore given what he’s been able to achieve from small crops of foals.
“He has already got good sons at stud with really legitimate chances [of making it],” the agent said.
“He was one that we identified that we really loved as a physical type and we’re very pleased to get him.”