Ian Smith's Edinburgh Park have had much success with their breeding program
over the years that started with world champion
sprinter Silent Witness and has continued through a host of stakes-winners
right up to Amovatio.The Chris Waller trained five year-old son of Al Maher has now won nearly $800,000 in prizemoney providing a sensational return on investment for Spicer Thoroughbreds.
Edinburgh Park is not just about selling yearlings, as the farm has also achieved notable success through trading young broodmares.
"We select quality young mares on pedigree, race performance and type and then mate them to commercial stallions we believe suit them both physically and on pedigree," explained Ian Smith.
"We sell these mares annually and this year will be offering them with Inglis."
Some of the successful broodmare purchases from Edinburgh Park include Allegra,
who has since produced yearlings that have sold for $650,000, $1million and
$300,000, also Sister Madly, who produced a $1.2 million colt at Magic Millions
last year."Edinburgh Park is becoming a great source of both breeding and racing stock as shown with Amovatio today, but also by the fillies/mares we have bred and or sold," said Smith.
"They include Better Alternative, the dam of Preferment, Dances on Waves, a Group II Villiers Stakes winner now producing high end yearlings and Rose of Cimarron, the dam of Bull Point and his full brother that made $1.2 million this year at Inglis Easter."
Edinburgh Park will offer 11 mares at the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale in foal to some of the most popular young stallions including Rubick, Shooting to Win, Brazen Beau, So You Think and Written Tycoon – click here for pedigrees.
Highlights include:
Lot 506 Shigeru Sendan – Young stakes-winner by Denman from the family of international Group I winning sprinter Amber Sky. In foal to Written Tycoon in her first season at stud.
Lot 678 Calvados – Winning half-sister by Medaglia D'Oro (USA) to stakes-winner Barbed from stakes-winner Key Bar Nights. In foal to Brazen Beau in her first season at stud.
Lot 396 Miss Fidle r – Half-sister by Royal Academy (USA) to Group I winner Hurtle Myrtle. In foal to Shooting to Win.
Lot 395 Miss Adelaide – Winning half-sister by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) to Group I placed stakes-winner El Roca. In foal to Rubick.
Lot 371 Magic in Motion – Six time winner of over $200,000 and fourth in the Group III BRC Roses. By a proven outcross sire in Magic Albert and in foal to Rubick in her first season at stud.
Lot 455 Quest for Peace – Stakes-placed daughter of Hard Spun (USA) offered in foal to Rubick, second season.
See the mares at Stable 1, Row M1-9.
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