From TDN: ‘Her Brave Smash colt from 2020 was an outstanding type!’ read the ending to the 2021 Inglis Digital April Sale (Late) catalogue page of the Sebring mare Danish Bingo. With that, the mare’s second foal, on the ground, she was sold by Gooree Park Stud as agent for Aquis Farm, in foal to their freshman Bellevue Hill.
From TDN: Aquis Farm’s promising first-season sire Brave Smash (Jpn) posted his fourth individual winner when his 2-year-old son Brave Mead saluted the judge at Pakenham on Thursday evening.
From Breednet: Narrowly defeated when a well-fancied third at Pakenham at his career debut on February 23, the Brave Smash (JPN) colt Brave Mead put his opponents to the sword in the Cookers Bulk Oil System Maiden (1200m) at Pakenham on Friday night.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Saturday was a day to remember for the connections of Sunshine In Paris (Invader) in the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), but her win meant just as much to Aquis Farm who stand the filly’s sire Invader (Snitzel), handing him his first Group 1 win at stud.
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From ANZ Bloodstock: Brave Smash’s (Tosen Phantom) good start in the breeding barn continued apace yesterday when his daughter Brave Strike (2 f ex Taste Of Money by Not A Single Doubt) became the stallion’s third individual winner when she broke her maiden at the first time of asking in the Amelia Park 2YO Plate (1100m) at Ascot.
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From ANZ Bloodstock: Aquis Farm stallion Invader (Snitzel) recorded his first stakes and Group 1 winner as a stallion in yesterday’s Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), thanks to his filly Sunshine In Paris (3 f ex Zenaida by Zabeel).
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From TDN: When James McDonald, aboard second-favourite Zougotcha (Zoustar), pushed ahead to hold Hugh Bowman, riding In Secret (I Am Invincible), against the rail as they turned for home, little did the pair realise that neither would finish in the top two, their main dangers still lying behind them.
From Breednet: There were six Group I races in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday, three of them won by first time G1 horses, while several other new 2YO stakes-winners put their hands up as having G1 potential.
From ANZ Bloodstock: In one of the tightest finishes seen so far this year, less than a head separated the first four across the line in yesterday’s Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick, with Sunshine In Paris (Invader) crowned the winner.
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From ANZ Bloodstock: Para Park Chance (2 g ex First Plan, by Henrythenavigator) became the second winner for Aquis Farm’s first-season sire Performer (Exceed and Excel) from nine runners when the gelding made a successful debut in a maiden handicap over 1100 metres at Rockhampton yesterday.
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