From Breednet: Showing the experience earned from three previous starts, the Justin Bowen-trained Play My Song overpowered the favourite Secret Revolution in a hotly contested 1000m 2yo handicap at Muswellbrook on Friday to credit Jukebox with his fifth winner and fourth in Australia.
From Breednet: Young Aquis Farm stallion Jukebox received a huge boost when the Barry Lockwood-trained Johnny Rocker went coast to coast in Saturday’s Listed Oxlade Stakes (1300m) at Eagle Farm.
From Breednet: Pierata also had a $200,000 sale with his Newhaven Park consigned colt from Plastered (USA) bought by Bahen Bloodstock. Dubious made his mark with a colt from Chit Chat making $150,000 for Kenmore Lodge when bought by Aquis Stallions.
From Breednet: Aquis Farm is thrilled to announce that Glennfiddich, the Group 2 winning son of Champion Sire, Fastnet Rock, will stand at their Canungra based farm this season.
From Breednet: Teodore Nugent believes there is plenty of upside to Bella Babe after guiding the daughter of Invader to a three and a quarter length win over 1100m at her career debut at Werribee on Monday.
From Breednet: Exceptional Group I winning sprinter Jonker has retired and will stand at Aquis Farm. He is the first son of Queensland’s champion sire Spirit of Boom to retire to stud.
From Breednet: The Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained two-year-old filly See You In Heaven is proving an excellent ambassador for Aquis Stud’s Divine Prophet.
Coming off a win in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes, See You In Heaven dominated Saturday’s Group III Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.
From Breednet: Every colt that has won the Group I ATC Champagne Stakes since 2000 has been given a shot at commercial stud success by major farms and while their results have been mixed with Pierro a clear standout, the winner of the race in 2017 is probably exceeding expectation this season.
Choisir colt The Mission had 19 starts winning just two of them with his two and a half length win in the Group I ATC champagne Stakes over Invader the highlight in an otherwise fairly average racing career.
From Breednet: A winner of the Group III Ottawa Stakes (1000m) on Oaks Day at Flemington last November, the Richard and Chantelle Jolly-trained See You in Heaven was third on resumption in the Listed Cinderella Stakes at Morphettville on March 4.
The daughter of Divine Prophet took plenty from that race. With Paul Gatt in the saddle, See You in Heaven retuned to the winner’s circle with a fast-finishing win in Saturday’s Listed Dequetteville Stakes at Morphettville.
From Breednet: At the start of a new yearling sale season all freshman sires begin on an equal footing, but as each sale passes and commercial judgement is delivered on their offspring, some will rise from the pack to make a positive statement.
The first son of Zoustar to go to stud, Aquis Farm’s Lean Mean Machine covered 147 mares in his first season at stud in Victoria at a fee of $17,600 and those resulting foals are packing a powerful punch at the sales.