News - FASTNET ROCK (AUS)
For Kia Ora Stud’s Alex Kingston, it was the most magical moment of her career.
George Moore proved more determined than Coolmore to buy a $1,800,000 Fastnet Rock colt at Riverside on Tuesday that ended as the highest priced horse of the day and of the sale so far.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock was the first to post a million dollar result at the second session of the 2018 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on Tuesday with a filly from Frustrating fetching $1,150,000 to the bid of James Bester Bloodstock.
An outstanding Chairman’s Sale Racing Prospects was highlighted by a $1million price tag for 3YO Fastnet Rock colt Siege of Quebec in Sydney tonight.
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained debutant Rockwithu saw off a field of likely types in Tuesday’s Last Straw Hay Supplies Maiden (1200m) at Ballarat.
Outstanding Fastnet Rock filly Avantage won the rich Karaka Million back in January and at Awapuni on Saturday became the 33rd Group I winner for her champion sire when taking out the Group I Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes.
A full sister to this season’s stakes-winning two year-old Long Leaf, who runs in the Golden Slipper this weekend, three year-old filly Sacredvista broke her maiden in New Zealand on Wednesday.
This Group II winner at Rosehill last Saturday highlighted a powerful nick between two champion sires that may well be the best of them all.
Formerly trained by Gai Waterhouse with good success as River Wild, five year-old Fastnet Rock gelding Elite Excalibur claimed his first feature race win in Singapore on Sunday when taking out the Committee’s Prize Sng G3.
Champion sire Fastnet Rock featured with a stakes double at Rosehill on Saturday with Oaks contender Unforgotten winning the Group II ATC Phar Lap Stakes, while newly gelded Comin’ Through scored a last stride win in the Group II ATC Ajax Stakes.
Coolmore have today confirmed Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winning colt Merchant Navy will join Aidan O’Brien’s string at Coolmore’s training operation Ballydoyle in Ireland in preparation for a tilt at Royal Ascot.
As a three-quarter sister-in-blood to dual Group I winner Shoals it’s no real surprise this filly made $1million when offered at Magic Millions in 2016.
Book 1 of the 2018 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale ended with a flurry today, with the sale’s two top Lots both coming on an action-packed afternoon at Oaklands.
Godolphin continued its spending on yearlings this year with the sale-topping Fastnet Rock filly at the Inglis Premier yearling sale on Tuesday.
If she’s not the most valuable mare racing in Australia at the moment, Saturday’s Group One Surround Stakes winner Shoals would make the shortlist.
Regally-bred filly Paulownia will head straight to stakes company following a perfect debut.
Age Of Fire’s Sydney campaign has been confirmed and he will head across the Tasman next week.
The Listed ATC Parramatta Cup at Rosehill on Saturday was won by seven-year-old Fastnet Rock gelding More Energy, who turned in a career-best performance to score his first Black Type win.
The Brent Stanley-trained Casadiva showed she will make a dent in her $1,150,000 purchase price before her days are done when leading all the way at her career debut in a competitive maiden over 1100 metres at Bendigo on Saturday.
A competitive juvenile maiden at Bendigo on Saturday produced a winning debut for the most expensive yearling sold by Newgate Farm in 2017.