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LEADING Kembla Grange trainers Rob and Luke Price had never trained a horse for Australian Bloodstock until they bought a yearling bred by the leading Hunter syndicators. That was at the Magic Millions sale at the Gold Coast last year when they paid $180,000 for a youngster by AB’S dual Group 1 winner and 2017 The Everest placegetter Brave Smash from the Street Cry mare Trick. Even then, the Price boys probably didn’t even expect their purchase would race in the Australian Bloodstock colours. He does, and at Kembla Grange on Saturday broke through for his first win in the $60,000 2YO Super Maiden Handicap (1400m). With Robbie Downey aboard, Smashing Time ($3.80) at only his second start defeated $2.25 favorite Media World and Interjection ($3.70). He had finished third on debut at $61 on the Kensington track over 1100m on March 27.
KRIS Lees will have a third shot at winning regional Queensland’s richest race at Rockhampton on Sunday week. Lees confirmed Ucalledit will be his representative in the $775,000 The Archer (1300m) at Callaghan Park, filling the last spot in the 12-horse field. The Archer, introduced in 2022, is run along similar lines to The Everest – and also run at weight-for-age. Ucalledit (61kg) was one of three Lees’ nominations for Saturday’s Benchmark 100 Handicap (1400m) at Royal Randwick – Kinloch (58kg) and Razeta (54kg) were the others – but will not be an acceptor. “He will go to our Gold Coast stable later this week, and then go on to Rockhampton next week,” Lees said. “Australian Bloodstock was keen to have a runner in the race. “At this stage, we haven’t confirmed a rider for Ucalledit.” Hunter syndicators Australian Bloodstock share a slot in The Archer with Rockhampton couple Ron and Jill Milne. Lees has had two runners in each of both runnings of The Archer. Gem Song (fifth) and Ventura Ocean (seventh) ran in Emerald Kingdom’s inaugural 2022 race, and Animate (sixth) and Gem Song (ninth) ran last year when Gold Coast-trained Alpine Edge beat the now retired Emerald Kingdom. Former New Zealander Ucalledit, who has won 10 of his 30 starts, has never raced on Rockhampton’s spacious track, but is no stranger to Queensland. He won three races in a row there toward the end of 2022, culminating with the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm. The six-year-old gelding last winter won two 1400m Listed races at Royal Randwick – the Civic Stakes and Winter Stakes.
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While the future of Australian Bloodstock's flagship stayer Gold Trip is still being assessed, Jamie Lovett is eagerly awaiting Saturday's Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick with star staying pair Ashrun and Glentaneous. Lovett said Gold Trip is still being rehabbed under the careful tuition of Ciaron Maher and a decision on his future will be made in the next month after the 2022 Melbourne Cup winner suffered a tendon injury in mid-March when he was being prepared for the Australian Cup. According to Lovett, Australian Bloodstock has 'two live chances' in the Sydney Cup in the form of the recent Pakenham Cup quinella. Maher-trained Ashrun subsequently finished third in the G1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill on March 30, while Glentaneous finished sixth in the Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington on the same afternoon. Ashrun returned to racing last spring after being out for three years and he showed his talent with a fourth placing in the Melbourne Cup, with Lovett saying he had held that form and the camp is very pleased with his Tancred run. "He came out of the Tancred run without a problem and he'll go to the Sydney Cup and Craig Williams will ride," Lovett said. "It's been an amazing comeback supervised by Ciaron and he's a proven two-miler. He and More Felons deserve to be the two favourites."
Budding star sprinter Brave Mead has been euthanised after suffering a 'catastrophic' injury at trackwork in Sydney on Tuesday. The last-start Listed Darby Munro Stakes winner was being prepared for Saturday's Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at Randwick when the incident occurred. "He had a catastrophic injury this morning and he's been euthanised," confirmed a devastated Jamie Lovett from Australian Bloodstock. "He shattered a sesamoid bone. He's been a fantastic horse for his owners and a really good advertisement for the stallion (Brave Smash). It's just terrible news." Brave Mead had won five of his 12 starts for earnings of almost $700,000. He was a Listed juvenile winner of the St Albans Stakes (1200m) at The Valley and as a three-year-old added the G3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield and the Listed Darby Munro to his record. Andrew Eddy https://www.racing.com/news/2024-04-09/news-contenders-vale-brave-mead
We had big runs in our colours on Day 1 of the Championships at Randwick from Nugget and Berkshire Shadow in the Doncaster! The weekend preview is live ahead of Day 2 ! Professional punter and mounting yard expert John is back with Luke to deep dive all the races. We have a huge team this week. Ashrun is a massive player in the Group1 Sydney Cup... Willinga Freefall and Willinga Beast are live hopes in the Provincial Championship final.. And Miss Busslinger & Midnight Opal are set to peak early on the card. Plus comments on all of the feature races including stars Orchestral & Via Sistina Show Notes; Australian Bloodstock Update ( 1.55 ) Greyhound ownership opportunity with Luke (4.45) Doomben R9 Mayfair Spirit ( 6.20 ) Randwick R1 Miss Busslinger ( 9.30 ) Randwick R2 Midnight Opal ( 14.15 ) Randwick R3 Provincial Championship final -- Willinga Beast, Willinga Freefall, Baltic Coast ( 20.00 ) Randwick R7 Group1 Sydney Cup -- Ashrun ( 38.38 ) Best Bets ( 1:02.04 )
Australian Bloodstock will soon showcase two of its prized imports ahead of important Group 1 autumn targets, with both New Energy and Berkshire Shadow poised for their first Australian runs. Jamie Lovett said on Tuesday that former Irish horse New Energy is set to kick-off his career Down Under in the G3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday, with Berkshire Shadow to have his first run a week later in the G3 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington. "I can't wait," Lovett enthused. "They have trialled up nicely, although they have taken a while to come to hand. "Obviously, we brought them out over the spring and we've been very patient with them and they took a while to acclimatise and to adapt to Ciaron's (Maher) training methods. "I think New Energy is in a really good spot at the moment, he's still not quite there at the moment so it won't shock me if he needs a couple of runs, but I think a light little prep in the autumn and we'll be right on track for the spring in Melbourne. "I've been really pleased with what I've seen over the last couple of weeks. His action looks really good. "The way they have trialled up, I would be disappointed if they did not both run really well. Whether they can win or not first time off long breaks and as we know, match day is a bit different, but from what they've shown in their gallops, you'd think they will show up. "I think they are both Group 1 horses in the making. They will certainly be competitive at that level." New Energy will carry a domestic rating of 101 into his race on Saturday on the back of some strong three-year-old form in Europe, highlighted by his second placing in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas as a $41 chance. Berkshire Shadow has a 106 rating, with his most recent campaign last year resulting in a third in the G1 Lockinge Stakes (1600m) at Newbury, followed by a close-up fifth in the G1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot. Andrew Eddy https://www.racing. com/news/2024-02-28/news-contenders-prized-imports-ready-to-debut
Australian Bloodstock scored the quinella in a fiercely run Pakenham Cup on Friday night, as Ashrun stormed to his first victory in 1231 days. The Ciaron Maher-trained import, who ran fourth in last year’s Melbourne Cup, was the subject of a big late betting push, going from $3.80 to a $2.90 favourite in the hours leading up to the Listed 2500-metre contest. Ashrun ended up a long way off the speed down the back straight, as leader Major Beel ($12) set some lightning-quick sectionals for the first half of the race, going three seconds quicker than standard time approaching the final bend. Mark Zahra got the gelding travelling with a weaving run up the inside rail, and when he hit clear air at the 350m mark, it was obvious something special would need to occur for him to get beaten. “He deserved that win, he’s an old horse who’s had a few problems,” he said. “Ciaron’s done a great job for him to be as competitive as he is with so many problems… good win, geez he won easy in the end. “It was a brutally run race, but he just went to sleep on the rail, we just needed a bit of room and then it was over.” He thinks a Group 1 Sydney Cup tilt in April would be a wholly worthwhile endeavour. “I don’t think he’d have to improve much, that was 58kg and he was only second-up, so you’d think there would still be a bit of improvement to come,” he said. “Ciaron’s just got him flying, he’s eight years old and he let go a lot better than he did when I rode him in the Geelong Cup (last year. “So a Sydney Cup would be on the cards for sure.” The final margin was just under two lengths, with fellow Australian Bloodstock runner Glentaneous ($3.80) running on strongly for second. But Zahra said Ashrun, who was off the track for nearly three years with a tendon injury between 2020 and 2023, was doing it easily on Friday, even with the hot speed up front. With thanks to Darcy Cosgriff https://www.racing.com/news/2024-03-16/news-review-ashrun-pakenham-cup-160324
Welcome to our first episode of "Talking the Trip" where Luke Murrell and Kyle Ryan delve into the captivating world of thoroughbred racing with a special focus on the Australian Bloodstock team. This year, as the Magic Millions Yearling Sale Series catalogues nearly 3,000 yearlings across its seven distinguished sales, the Australian Bloodstock team has embarked on an insightful journey to this prestigious event.
Emerging stayer Glentaneous could hit the road on the hunt for autumn riches after his dominant Bagot Handicap win at Flemington on New Year's Day. Melbourne Cup-winning trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman claimed another feature success at Flemington when Glentaneous handled a sharp rise in class from his last-start win in a Benchmark 78 win at The Valley. Glentaneous raced below his best in his maiden Australian campaign earlier this year but the import has improved sharply in his second local preparation. "He's had a couple of niggling issues in behind that have just held him up getting to the races," Freedman Racing Manager Brad Taylor said. "He had another break and the team have done an outstanding job this preparation at both Pinecliff and Flemington. "We've got those issues under control now and we always thought he was a progressive stayer."Taylor said Glentaneous could find himself in Group races in Sydney and Adelaide during the autumn months. "Once he ran second first-up at Sandown, Sam said ‘let's target the Bagot'," Taylor said. "We worked back from there and the plan has come off. "He's a horse that we've always thought an Adelaide Cup might be a nice target for him. "These Europeans, they can tick over for a long time so we can just get him down to the farm and just tinker away with him. "The way he won here today, he might be good enough for a Sydney Cup. "We'll get him home now and have a look at him." Taylor said the fact jockey Damian Lane was happy to ride Glentaneous at 54kg boosted the camp's confidence in the Irish-bred stayer living up to his $2.70 quote in Monday's $200,000 assignment."Damian Lane has a good affinity with him now and he wanted to ride him at this weight," Taylor said. "At this time of the year, he probably doesn't ride this weight so it was a good push for the horse and we were happy to have him on at that weight." Meanwhile, the Mike Moroney-trained Not An Option overcame a weight disadvantage to win the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m). Not An Option ($11) hit the lead in unison with Who Dares ($7.50) at the 200m before prevailing narrowly at the end of the $175,000 race despite giving the runner-up 4kg. With thanks to Brad Waters https://www.racenet.com.au/news/melbourne-cup-winners-anthony-and-sam-freedman-claim-bagot-handicap-with-glentaneous-at-flemington-20240101
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