Monthly Archives: March 2024

The E Dees Cam stallion Warrawee Needy was imported from Canada in 2016 and after Tuesday’s meeting at Menangle he is now the sire of two 1:50 performers among his 63 Australian bred winners.

Warrawee Needy previously sired Uncle Shank which took a record of 1:49.4 in the USA and on Tuesday he added the gelding Bully Bourne to his 1:50 list.

Trained and driven by Seaton Grima, Bully Bourne led throughout to down the $1.90 favourite Outside Fighter and Saveeon winning by a little over three metres and stopping the clock at exactly 1:50.0 for the mile trip.

It was Bully Bourne’s fourth win and he is one of ten winners produced by his dam Mainland Banner.

Mainland Banner was a superstar in New Zealand taking out the 3yo Filly of the Year Award and following that up as a 4yo by being awarded the New Zealand Harness Horse of the Year honour on the back of four Group One wins that season including the New Zealand Cup when she beat Alta Serena and Just An Excuse.

She has been equally impressive as a broodmare and her 13th foal goes under the hammer on Sunday on behalf of Yirribee Stud as Lot 27.

Lot 27 is in fact a full-sister to Bully Bourne.

Mainland Banner’s 12th foal is a current 2yo and each of her previous 11 foals has raced and ten have been winners including the Group One NZ 4yo Diamond and Group One Victorian Ladyship Cup winning mare Rocker Band p,1:51.8 $369,442, Return To Sender p,1:51.6 $218,849, another mare in Island Banner p,1:51.4 $138,663 and Stunin Banner p,1:56.2 $131,020.

Dennis Picker from Yirribee Stud has prepared Lot 27 for Sunday’s sale and he can be found at Barn J48 and he would be happy to get the filly out of her box for inspection.

For full details and catalogued yearlings in the three remaining Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.

By Alan Parker

Arts Treasure, the dam of Lot 124 in next weekend’s Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale, has produced a jewel in the Captaintreacherous 3yo Kabochon.

Racing first-up, the 3yo gelding Kabochon started a $1.22 favourite for trainer/driver Jocelyn Young and, after doing some work early from his outside draw, he showed his class to draw away in the concluding stages for a comfortable nine metre win rating 1:58.8 for the 2185 metres.

Kabochon was bought by Peter Gianni from the 2022 Nutrien Sydney Sale for $85,000.

Being offered by I D & K Sutherland, Lot 124 this weekend is a three-quarter sister to Kabochon being by Captaintreacherous’s son Captain Crunch from Arts Treasure.

Captain Crunch has his first downunder crop racing as 2yos in 2024 and yesterday, also at Pinjarra, produced his first Australian bred winner when Captain Paprika spiced up his rivals for a ten metre win at just his second start in a race for trainer/driver Dylan Egerton-Green.

Arts Treasure won the 2yo Queensland Triad on her way to a record of p,1:50.9 and stakes of $152,542 and Kabochon is her first foal.

Her second foal, a current 2yo filly by Captain Crunch, called Golden Shooz, qualified in January for trainer Jess Tubbs.

Arts Treasure is a half-sister to Chariots of Fire winner Expensive Ego p,1:48.6 $987,407 which just failed to qualify for this week’s Miracle Mile when he finished fourth to Hi Manameisjeff in the Allied Express Sprint at Menangle last Saturday night.

Expensive Ego will start in the $100,000 Group Two Australian Light Horse FFA at Menangle this week on the eve of the Yearling Sale.

Lot 124 is being prepared by Benstud Standardbreds NSW and can be found in Barn C64 on the weekend.

For full details and catalogued yearlings in the three remaining Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.

By Alan Parker

The 5yo Rock N Roll Heaven mare Rocknroll Sass brought us successive wins when she led throughout to win at Pinjarra on Monday.

It was her 12th win overall and her earnings are now $97,667 for owner/trainer Nathan Turvey and driver Gary Hall Jnr.

Just A Bit Sassy, the dam of Rocknroll Sass, took a record of p,1:55.8 and won ten races and $68,175 before being retired to stud.

Her first foal, Cee Cee Armbro won ten races and $122,483 and her first four foals have all been winners and she is the dam of Lot 11 at this weekend’s Sydney Yearling Sale.

Lot 11, on account of R & W Sullivan is a colt by Captain Crunch from Just A Bit Sassy.

Captain Crunch has his first downunder crop racing as 2yos in 2024 and yesterday, also at Pinjarra, produced his first Australian bred winner when Captain Paprika scored ten metre win at just his second start in a race rating 1:58.6 over the 1684 metres.

Captain Crunch is also the sire of the New Zealand 2yo Ukraine which won on debut at Wairio on February 11th in a time of 1:59.1 for the mile.

Lot 11 is being prepared for this weekend’s sale by Robert and Wayne Sullivan and he is located in Barn C33 at the Riverside Complex.

For full details and catalogued yearlings in the three remaining Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.

By Alan Parker

Last Saturday night at Menangle was Chariots of Fire night and one of the supporting events was the $25,500 Waratah Stakes which was won by the beautifully named A Rocknroll Dance mare Pas De Cheval for trainer Steve Turnbull and driver Amanda Turnbull.

The win in a time of 1:51.2 for the mile lowered the 5yo’s record and raised her career earnings to $153,337 from her 13 wins.

Pas de Cheval is a ballet step that resembles the pawing of a horse and Pas De Cheval the horse has a double dose of dance being by A Rocknroll Dance from the Art Major mare Then We Dance.

Brooklyn Lodge Standardbreds as agent will offer a half-sister to Pas De Cheval as Lot 27 at the 2024 Nutrien Bathurst Yearling Sale on March 24th.

This filly is by former Australian Harness Horse of the Year Tiger Tara from Then We Dance and is a half-sister to three other winners including the 2024 3yo Dancebytheseaside p,3,1:58.1 which won at Newcastle in January.

Then We Dance is a full-sister to 2yo Vicbred Super Series winner Our Femme Fatale p,1:55.3 $210,080 and the pair are out of the winning Armbro Operative mare Aluring p,2,2:02.8 which is a full-sister to 2yo Vicbred Super Series winner Full Pleasure p,2,2:00.8 $106496.

Full Pleasure is the dam of Australian 3yo Filly Pacer of the Year Kept For Pleasure p,1:56.0 $542,343 which is in turn the dam of Australian 3yo Colt/Gelding Pacer of the Year Vincent p,3,1:50.2 $598,803.

Lot 27 in Bathurst is being prepared by Brooklyn Lodge who can be contacted on 0438 683 280 to arrange inspection.

For those who don’t want to wait for Bathurst, Lot 97 in next weekend’s Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale is a close relative.

Lot 97 in Sydney, being offered by Nixon Bloodstock, is the second foal from the Somebeachsomewhere mare Trinity Dreaming p,1:54.3 which is a half-sister to Then We Dance.

By Bettors Delight Lot 97 next week is a colt and is bred on a cross that has already produced 13 winners in Australasia including Ardens Horizon p,3,1:58.1 $176,840.

Lot 97 in Sydney is being prepared for next weekend’s sale by Craig Judd who can be contacted on 0458 658 273 to arranged for inspection.

For full details and catalogued yearlings in the three remaining Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.

By Alan Parker

As if her record of seven winners from nine starters wasn’t good enough the Presidential Ball mare Miss Hazel p,1:57.0 $310,063 notched her eighth winner when Little Arty Miss won her first race at Friday’s meeting at Wagga.

Little Arty Miss rated 1:56.6 over the 1740 metres with the final half in 57.3 as she cruised home seven metres clear of runner-up Wot Dya Reckon.

Her final sectional would have been considerably faster than the official race time as Little Arty Miss came from last at the 800 metre mark to score an impressive win for trainer Paul Tonkin and driver Ellen Tormey.

Lot 37 in next week’s Nutrien Sydney Yearling Sale is a Captaintreacherous half-brother to Little Arty Miss and seven other winners including the Group One placed Hazelnuts p,1:52.7 $137,553 and Victorian Country Clubs Championship winner Christian Sloy p,1:53.8 $95,027.

Miss Hazel won both a New South Wales Oaks and final of the Australian Pacing Gold as a 3yo and such is the strength of this pedigree the second dam of Lot 37 had to be pruned back to fit the first two dams on the page.

Miss Hazel is a half-sister to three other $100,000 earners in 2yo and 3yo NSW Breeders Challenge winner Louvre p,3,1:54.5 $402,665, 2yo NSW Sires Stakes winner Renaissance Man p,1:53.1 $297,904 and NSW Treuer Memorial winner My General Lee p,1:52.2 $261,897.

Miss Hazel is also a half-sister to the dams of Benicio p,1:50.2 $303,817, Promiseland p,3,1:53.9 $134,487 and Barrett p,3,1:52.7 $120,107.

Scott Robertson is preparing Lot 37 for the vendors Sloys Company Pty Ltd and Scott can be contacted on 0400 331 386 to arrange a pre-sale inspection but you will need to be quick as the sale is next weekend.

For full details and catalogued yearlings in the three remaining Nutrien Standardbred 2024 Yearling Sales, click here.

By Alan Parker