Investment in new bloodlines is crucial for any breeding operation and Waikato-based farm Rich Hill Stud has achieved great success this season with the offspring of previous broodmare purchases.
The Grahame Begg-trained race mare She’s A Hustler is another standout product of a mare selected for the farm’s broodmare band.
The talented daughter of Ace High, who earlier this season won the Gr.2 Zipping classic at Caulfield, looks on target for a bold showing in the Gr.1 Doomben Cup over 2000m after she finished strongly last time out for third behind outstanding mare Pride Of Jenni the Gr.2 Hollindale Cup over 1800m.
She’s A Hustler was bred by Rich Hill in partnership with Nearco Stud and was sold during the Book 1 session at Karaka in 2022 for $70,000.
Her dam Snow Petal was a A$120,000 purchase at the Gold Coast National broodmare Sale and Snow Petal is a daughter of leading American broodmare sire Bernardini, also the dam-sire of this year’s Gr.1 Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo.
Other standout performers this season bred from Rich Hill broodmare purchases include exceptional Group 1-winning mares Aeliana and She’s A Dealer.
Aeliana has cemented her reputation as one of Australian racing’s elite performers with back-to- back top-flight victories in the Ranvet Stakes and Tancred Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.
Her dam Temolie was purchased in partnership with Nearco Stud for A$200,000 from the Edinburgh Park dispersal at the 2021 Gold Coast Broodmare Sale.
At the time of purchase, Temolie was carrying a positive test to Castelvecchio and the resulting pregnancy was Aeliana who was subsequently sold for NZ$180,000 at the 2022 Karaka Book 1 Sale.
Ace High’s 2026 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes winner She’s A Dealer is another Group 1 winner bred from a mare purchased by Rich Hill.
Her dam is dual elite level winning Pentire mare Say No More who was purchased by the nursery at the conclusion of her racing career.
Say No More and She’s A Dealer made history by becoming the first mother and daughter combination to win New Zealand’s only Group 1 race for fillies and mares.
“These results reinforce the importance of New Zealand breeders reinvesting into quality bloodstock,” Rich Hill managing director and NZTBA President John Thompson said.
“It introduces fresh blood into our sales catalogues and racetrack success future proofs the investment going forward.
“I have recently purchased a premium mare by Harry Angel at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale and will be heading to the Magic Millions Sale later this month with the intention of finding a mare to try and breed another Group 1 winner.”
