News - ALL TOO HARD (AUS)
James Cummings got his first winner as a trainer in Hong Kong a week ago with Farnan gelding Grand Eagle and he got his second at Sha Tin on Sunday when another son of Farnan in Speedy Power, who saluted as favourite.
All Too Hard sprinter Losesomewinmore continued his strong affiliation with the Flemington track, recording his second black type victory down the straight by winning the $300,000 G2 VRC Bobbie Lewis Stakes (1200m) on Saturday for Richard and Chantelle Jolly.
The annual Vinery Stud stallion parades last weekend are always a highlight on the Hunter Valley stud tour given their famed breakfast is the perfect way to start a long day of looking at horses and this year’s stallion roster is a ripper.
All Too Hard is having a great season with his juveniles and had his ninth 2YO winner on Thursday at Sale with a stylish debut victory for a youngster plucked from the Inglis Ready 2Race Sale for $220,000.
All Too Hard is having a very good season with his juveniles and posted an eighth 2YO winner at Scone on Monday and he carried the Vinery Stud colours.
If your goal this spring is to choose a stallion that can breed you a nice winner with upside it might not be as expensive as you think.
Vinery Stud stalwart All Too Hard is having a good season with his juveniles and produced a promising debut winner at Randwick on Saturday with Why So Hard arriving on the line to salute.
Four year-old All Too Hard gelding Patch of Stars has been carving through his grades in Hong Kong and had his first crack at Black Type in the Group III Sha Tin Vase (1200m) on Sunday emerging with a win, a timely result for his yearling half-sister to be offered at the Gold Coast .
Continuing his strong affiliation with the Flemington straight, the well-named Richard and Chantelle Jolly trained All Too Hard gelding Losesomewinmore recorded his fifth win down the famed straight, taking out the Listed Straight Six (1200m) in emphatic fashion on Saturday.
The Phillip Stoakes-trained Arran Bay is in outstanding form with the 7yo son of All Too Hard winning the $220,000 G3 SAJC Cumming Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville on Saturday, his third black type win from his last four starts, and fourth overall.
A perfect mix of race performance and peerless pedigree saw Group II BRC Doomben Roses winner Philia sell for $1.4million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on Thursday.
In the small field of just six juveniles at Geelong on Wednesday, it was the Archie Alexander trained All Too Hard filly She’s Buoyant who proved too good for Ciaron Maher’s Pursuit, with the Pierro colt having jumped the favourite off the back of a recent trial victory.
They say when one door closes another will open and there was a little of that about the win of talented All Too Hard filly Horsehoe Hill at Randwick on Wednesday in the same colours as her illustrious stablemate Stefi Magnetica, whose retirement was also announced earlier in the day.
The Bjorn Baker stable have announced two-time Group One winning mare Stefi Magnetica has been retired.
People that watch stakes results closely will have noticed a flurry of stakes success for horses that carry the famous V brand of Vinery Stud and it struck again in Adelaide on Monday when seven year-old All Too Hard gelding Arran Bay landed the Listed SAJC CS Hayes Memorial Cup (1600m).
The last time a locally trained juvenile won the Black Opal, it was the Gratz Vella trained You’re Canny back in 2011, and today’s running of the $200,000 G3 contest also went to Vella as 2yo All Too Hard gelding Music Time dominated his rivals.
All Too Hard sired the first stakes-winner at Flemington on Saturday in Hard Kick and was then sire of the dam of the second when exciting three year-old So You Think filly Sass Appeal led her rivals a merry dance to win the Listed VRC Desirable Stakes (1400m).
The Lindsay Park team made an astute purchase from the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale last year paying $140,000 for All Too Hard gelding Hard Kick, who produced a brilliant debut victory at Flemington on Saturday in the Listed VRC Talindert Stakes (1100m).
There were just two heats for juveniles at Warwick Farm on Monday morning and both were won by Bjorn Baker trained youngsters with one of them the highest priced Australian sold yearling by first season sire Sword of State.
Already a dual Group1 winner, Bjorn Baker’s 5yo All Too Hard mare Stefi Magnetica added the $2m Group 2 ATC The Invitational (1400m) to her impressive record, with her earnings smashing through the $7m mark for her ownership group headed by the Cunningham family.