Ross Hatton and his team from South Australian based nursery Rathmore Lodge have arrived safely at Riverside Stables for the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale (May 5 and 6) and their draft of 14 quality youngsters will be ready to parade from Friday morning.
The draft has broad appeal featuring youngsters by proven G1 sires, first season young guns and two of the hottest young sires in the land in Home Affairs and Stay Inside, who are running one and two on the Australian First Season Sires List.
Lot 35 Filly Stay Inside x Smokin' Val, by Valentia – Second foal of stakes-placed Smokin’ Val.
“She’s a quality physical with a big hip and lovely walk,” said Ross Hatton.
“Her yearling half-brother by Bivouac will be trained by Tony Gollan for First Light Racing and is expected to target early 2yo races given how he has broken-in.
“This filly's dam Smokin' Val was a very fast racemare who had a career often marred by bad barriers, including when beaten only two and a half lengths by Bella Nipotina in the G3 How Now Stakes.”
“This colt could be a bit special. He has all the attributes you look for in a future racehorse,” said Hatton.
“His half-sister Naina is a relatively lightly raced two-time winner with Chris Waller and his 3yo half-brother still to run was a 200k yearling purchase for Gerald Ryan. His sire Home Affairs will be crowned champion first season sire, and no doubt a champion again in the future, so his progeny are only going to get more expensive.”
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Lot 128 Colt - Ozzmosis x Your Time, by Your Song – From the first crop of G1 VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis and is second foal of an unraced half-sister to G2 winner Cosmic Force, G3 winner Onemorezeta and SW Razeta.
Very well balanced colt with a nice action. Looks an ideal pinhooker's type to go to one of the early yearling sales next year. Huge family, including the fact that this colt's dam is a half-sister to leading young stallion Cosmic Force.
Lot 221 Filly Toronado (IRE) x Danish Bingo, by Sebring – Half-sister to two metro winners and is from a daughter of SW Danedina.
Very attractive filly with plenty of substance and is the ultimate professional, a farm and likely staff favourite. Her half-brother Brave Halo was an obvious G1 winner in waiting before being fatally struck down after his final start 4th in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes. The mare has more in the pipeline with an unraced 3yo named Little Green Men, who won a jump-out a few weeks ago, as well as a 2yo Ole Kirk filly. Toronado is the sire of 51 stakes-winners, 24 of which are fillies.
Lot 320 Colt Capitalist x Jedaffair, by Trade Fair (GB) – Second living foal of SW Jedaffair, a grand-daughter of US G1 winner Miss Josh.
A colt with size and scope, very well put together and a lovely attitude. His half-sister Niccy's Affair raced at stakes level a few times as a 3yo and has won twice again at 1000m since the catalogue was printed. Capitalist has sired more winners in Australia this season than any other stallion and his Hong Kong appeal is only growing further.
Lot 385 Filly Ozzmosis x Miss Gaga, by Scissor Kick – Second foal of a winning sister to $15.5million earning multiple G1 winning Everest hero Giga Kick with the family also producing G1 winning and G1 producing sire Alabama Express.
A filly with terrific balance and a lovely hip, she is good through both her knees and hocks. This filly walks with purpose and as a mid-October born foal she looks to have oodles of improvement to come as she grows out over the next 6 months. She has the pedigree to walk into any yearling sale she likes next year.
