Leading Victorian nursery Blue Gum Farm has a proven track record for success and under the new ownership of Jason and Melanie Stenning (Trilogy Racing) and Sean and Cathy Dingwall it’s business as usual with a new stallion roster featuring Flying Artie and Sejardan, plus quality yearling consignments for major sales starting with Magic Millions.
The seamless changeover in ownership yielded immediate success with Blue Gum the leading vendor by aggregate at last year’s Inglis Premier Sale in Melbourne and that draft has already produced a stakes-winner in Bold Bastille.
A speedy filly by Brazen Beau, Bold Bastille was snaffled by Lindsay Park Racing / Group 1 Bloodstock for $270,000 and duly made a winning debut in the $500,000 Inglis Banner RL.
She joins a stellar list of Blue Gum Farm stakes graduates including September Run, Bruckner, Semillon, Nanagui and Crosswinds, etc.
Blue Gum Farm will present 10 yearlings at Magic Millions with highlights below:
Lot 242 Colt Castelvecchio x Statuette, by Redoute’s Choice
Half-brother to Group III placed Providenceprovides and stakes-placed Deserves plus two more winners being from good producer Statuette, a winning mare from a South American Black Type family. Bred on similar Dundeel x Redoute’s Choice cross to Group I winner Super Seth.
Lot 332 Colt Snitzel x Vaujany, by Lonhro
Second foal of unraced sister to Group II winner Ghisoni (dam of SW Renosu) and half-sister to the dam of Group III winner Larkspur Run. Dam is from Group II winner Portillo from the family of Group I winner Snowland. Bred on the same Snitzel x Lonhro cross as G3 winner Bruckner and SW’s Sandpaper and Wayupinthesky.
Lot 393 Colt Russian Revolution x Aalto, by Pierro
Third foal of a placed daughter of SW Miss Moonee Mooney from the family of SW and leading Queensland sire Better Than Ready and her second foal Kitsilano (3g Vancouver) has placed twice since catalogue went to print. Pierro mares have made a flying start at stud producing five SW’s so far headed by G1 winner Jacquinot.
Lot 480 Colt Deep Field x Big Band, by Sebring
Second foal of a sister to Group III winner Broadband from the family of Champion NZ 2YO Yourdeel tracing back to the family of Australian Horse of the Year Anamoe. From the last big crop of foals by now pensioned Champion Hong Kong Sire Deep Field.
Lot 566 Filly Exceed and Excel x Dawaa, by Lonhro
Third foal of a winning daughter of Group I winner Rewaaya from the Nasmah branch of the Easy Date family that has also produced G1 winner Sense of Occasion and current Group and SW’s Wandabaa, Olentia and Malkovich. Bred on very successful Exceed and Excel xLonhro nick that has produced 40 winners from 51 starters and eight SW’s including top colt Barber. 78% winner to runner and 15% SW to runner!
Lot 861 Filly Maurice (Jpn) x Libre a Vous (Fr), by Redoute’s Choice
Third foal of unraced half-sister to Group I winner French Fifteen and her second foal is Blue Mustang (2c Blue Point ) that made $260,000 and is trained by Robbie Griffiths and Matthew de Kock, although yet to trial. Bred on super Maurice x Redoute’s Choice nick that has produced 20 winners from 24 starters and five SW’s headed by triple G1 winner Hitotsu. 83% winner to runner and 20% SW to runner!
