When respected studmaster Peter O’Brien selected his yearlings to present in Victoria for Segenhoe Stud at Inglis Premier this year, he knew the draft would feature one yearling with a Group I connection, but results from Randwick last Saturday have now given him two.
Segenhoe Stud will offer a draft of 16 and the clear standout on pedigree comes early in the sale with Lot 6, the second foal of Group I ATC Flight Stakes winner Oohood, a half-sister to the dam of the famous Segenhoe bred and sold multiple Group I winning juvenile, King’s Legacy.
A son of Redoute’s Choice, King’s Legacy made $1.4million when purchased by James Harron Bloodstock as a yearling and this colt is by another legendary champion sire in Fastnet Rock.
This is a family that just keeps getting better with Oohood a three-quarter sister-in-blood to this season’s Group placed filly Blanc de Blanc, who was second to Golden Slipper favourite Learning to Fly in the $2million Inglis Millennium.
The second youngster that has emerged with a Group I connection is Lot 250, a stylish chestnut colt from the first crop of Dubious out of rising star producer Zenaida.
He is a half-brother to last Saturday’s Group I ATC Surround Stakes winner Sunshine in Paris, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise this year with a close second in the Group II ATC Light Fingers Stakes preceding her first G1 victory.
This colt is the fourth foal of well related Zabeel mare Zenaida, whose previous three foals are all winners with her first foal Macroura a Group III winner of over $300,000 in prizemoney.
Sunshine in Paris is from the first crop of Snitzel’s Group I winning son Invader, while Macroura is by Snitzel, so this colt is bred along similar lines being by Dubious, another fast precocious sprinter from the Redoute’s Choice sireline.
He was pinhooked as a weanling by one of the best judges in the business in James Bester and has progressed in just the way you would anticipate.
Another yearling that has had a timely pedigree update is Lot 112, a lovely filly by Brazen Beau from Segenhoe Valley, whose two year-old filly Shesallshenanigans (Toronado (IRE) opened her account with a terrific win at Bendigo on Tuesday, read about her here.
A strong racy type, very typical of her sire, she is also a half-sister to Flemington stakes-winner Shelby Cobra from a prolific Black Type family.
The Segenhoe brand is revered by blue chip investors with their sales drafts producing 17% stakes performers that include current season Group I winners In Secret and Ellsberg along with stakes-horses such as Holyfield, Juan Diva, Starry Legend, Poland, Shalailed, Millane and progressive mare I Am Me.
A $210,000 Inglis Premier purchase from Segenhoe for Dynamic Syndications, I Am Me has won seven of 13 starts earning over $464,000 and as a stakes-winning daughter of I Am Invincible is going to be worth a pretty penny for her big ownership group when her racing days are done.
Click here to see the full Segenhoe Inglis Premier draft with further highlights below
Lot 40 Colt Capitalist x Princess Joy Joy, by Sebring
By leading third crop sire Capitalist. First foal of a placed sister-in-blood to $7million earning multiple Group I winner Criterion and dam is also a sibling to stakes-winners Upon This Rock, Bhutane Dane and Gaze On. Black Type fills the page with stakes-winners Najoom, Charm Stone and Najmaty under the second dam.
Lot 296 Filly Pierata x Bellevue Girl, by Exceed and Excel
From the first crop of Group I winning sprinter Pierata and is a three-quarter sister to Group III winning juvenile Bellevue Hill. Dam has produced four winners and her 2YO Hachiman (Brave Smash (Jpn) has shown promise in two starts for the Maher Eustace stable last December and is held in high regard.
Lot 504 Filly Russian Revolution x Kahlo, by Dissident
By the leading second season sire Russian Revolution. First foal of a winning half-sister to progressive So You Think mare Sonora, who has won twice in Sydney and Melbourne since the catalogue went to print, and comes from the family of Group winning fillies Royal Sash, Sabatini and Vivi Veloce.
