Much has been written and speculated on about the demise of Australian stayers and apparent lack of interest in staying races with the exception of Australia’s most famous race the Melbourne Cup, but with a rich program of Black Type events run over 2000 metres and upwards the cultivation of stayers has the potential to reap great rewards.
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Moving And Shaking
The bloodstock staff merry-go-round has been operating at full pace this year with any number of new appointments and staff changes including a statement this week from Blue Sky Thoroughbreds announcing long time Inglis Bloodstock Accounts Manager Damien Toose would be taking up a position with them as General Manager effective from November 1.
The Breednet Sire Prospect Tracker has been updated with a sharp jump up the table for blue-blooded entire Musket, more progress for Predatory Pricer and a new arrival in My Vegas.
Action this weekend centres around Golden Rose winner Duporth who is a dual acceptor in the Group One AJC George Main Stakes (1600m, weight-for-age against the older horses) and Group Two AJC Stan Fox Stakes (set weights for three year-olds).
1/ The Group Three MRC Thousand Guineas Prelude was won last Saturday by Ortensia from Romneya. They are both from the Eau d’ Etoile family. True or false?
2/ How many times has Orange County’s sire Volksraad (GB) been champion sire in New Zealand?
3/ Who was the most expensive stakes-winner bought at public auction last Saturday?
4/ The most expensive yearling by Hussonet (USA) in 2007 made $470,000 and won on debut at Randwick on Tuesday for John O’Shea. What is his name?
5/ What is the only Australian Group One event for three year-olds at a distance shorter than 1600 metres?
