Rich Hill Stud celebrated a historic Saturday with success at the highest level on both sides of the Tasman.
On the domestic front, the farm-bred and raced She’s A Dealer claimed top honours in the G1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Trentham and fellow homebred Aeliana later followed suit at Rosehill when she reigned supreme in the G1 Tancred Stakes.
“That’s the first time we’ve bred Group 1 winners in New Zealand and Australia on the same day and She’s A Dealer is the first Group 1 winner I’ve owned,” Rich Hill’s John Thompson said.
Rich Hill also savoured another top result at Flemington where Satono Aladdin filly Satono Glow triumphed in the G3 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Flemington.
By resident sire Ace High, the Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained She’s A Dealer is owned by Rich Hill and raced with good friends Mark Neill, Richard Kidd, Ian Hart & Peter Merton.
Her dam is Pentire’s daughter Say No More, who won the 2021 edition of the Breeders’ Stakes and the G1 Thorndon Mile.
“We’ve got the full package really with the stallion Ace High, She’s A Dealer and her half-sister Say Satono, who’s won seven races and been stakes placed this season,” Thompson said.
The Chris Waller-trained Aeliana was bred by the Waikato nursery with Nearco Stud and is a daughter of Castelvecchio and the Star Witness mare Temolie, who was purchased in foal for A$200,000 at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Aeliana was sold out of Rich Hill’s draft at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $180,000 to Star Thoroughbreds and added the Tancred title to her previous Group 1 victories in the Ranvet Stakes and Australian Derby.
“We retained the half-sister to Aeliana by Proisir and the mother’s in foal to Dundeel so it’s pretty exciting for us,” Thompson said.
Meanwhile at Flemington, Satono Glow remained unbeaten after the daughter of Rich Hill’s Satono Aladdin followed up her debut win at Warwick Farm with further success in the Breeders’ Stakes.
Bred by Sydney doctor Phil Chen, she is out of the Pins mare Electrode and was sold out of Windsor Park Stud’s draft at Karaka for $260,000 to O’Shea Charlton Racing and James Bester Bloodstock.
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