News - OLE KIRK (AUS)
An Ole Kirk filly from a full sister to a Golden Slipper winner is a juvenile winner that was always going to prick the ears.
Hot on the heels of being the leading vendor at last week’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, Gilgai Farm have another stakes-winner on their honour roll after the Gilgai bred and sold three year old Ole Kirk gelding Aerodrome won the $165,000 Listed Canberra Guineas (1400m) on Sunday.
Bennett Racing have had a hot run of success with the likes of Baraqiel, Snitzanova, Magnaspin, Zou Sensation, Warnie and Tornado Valley and they signed for a lovely Ole Kirk filly at Inglis Premier on Monday for $430,000.
The Rosehill trials on Thursday morning featured four heats that were won by juveniles and two of those winners were by Ole Kirk, while an unraced Home Affairs filly continues to show potential with her second trial win.
Crowned Australia’s Leading First Season Sire last season, Vinery Stud’s Ole Kirk has kept the momentum going, recording his first elite level winner as the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman trained 3yo filly Ole Dancer got the better of the favourite to win the $1.5m Group 1 MRC Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield.
Breaking his maiden in style two starts back over 1300m at Sandown, the Phillip Stokes trained Ole Kirk gelding Regal Award appreciated the 1600m on Wednesday at Caulfield, pulling clear to win the MRC Foundation Pin & Win Handicap by seven and a half lengths.
We had three heats for 2YO’s run at Warwick Farm on Friday morning over 815m with winners by Farnan, Ole Kirk and Kia Ora Stud’s first season sire Captivant, while Stay Inside had an impressive trial winner at Murray Bridge.
A slick field of three year-olds lined up in the Listed VRC Poseidon Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday which saw G1 Blue Diamond winner Devil Night again fail to place, while the up and comers Legacy Bound and Navy Pilot fought out the finish.
Shares in leading young stallions Ole Kirk and Southport Tycoon dominated bidding in today’s Inglis Digital September (Early) Online Sale, finishing as the two highest-priced lots.
Improving off a last start fifth behind Space Rider over 1200m at Moonee Valley, the Phillip Stokes trained Regal Award didn’t disappoint as the race favourite in Sportsbet BlackBook Plate (1300m) on the Sandown Hillside course on Wednesday, scoring with ease.
An Ole Kirk filly from a famous female family started a short priced favourite at Ballarat on Monday and duly got the cash.
Ole Kirk and Farnan are two of the hottest young sires in the Hunter Valley and both had a new winner on Tuesday with one of those winners being our ‘One to Watch’.
Stakes-placed Trapeze Artist filly Artistic Venture was expected to cast off maiden status in a modest race at Wyong on Sunday as a short priced favourite, but she bumped into a first starter by Ole Kirk that had other ideas.
Improving off a debut fifth, the Anthony and Sam Freedman trained Godtfred Kirk (Ole Kirk) appreciated the step up to 1400m, with the half-brother to Golden Slipper winner Mossfun breaking his maiden in Wednesday’s Sportsbet Jockey Watch Plate at Sandown.
Successful in the Magic Millions SA 2YO Classic at Murray Bridge on debut back in March, the Peter Moody and Katherine Colemen trained filly Ole Dancer resumed at Sandown on Saturday, winning the Senet Gambling Law Experts Handicap (1200m) to remain unbeaten.
There’s a good battle going to decide the leading first season sire by Australian winners and with just seven days of the season to run Farnan is laying down the gauntlet to the long time division leader Ole Kirk.
Ole Kirk is setting the pace among first season sires and added a new winner to his tally at Caulfield on Saturday with Sonofkirk producing a dazzling finish to score an eye-catching victory.
As we move towards the end of the racing season, attention invariably focuses on first season sires and who will be the leader of the cohort by winners and it’s a close run race this year, but does any of it matter in the grand scheme of things?
It’s a busy time of year for late season juveniles looking get a run on the board before they turn three and eight heats at the Rosehill trials on Friday were won by two year-olds including some unraced youngsters by gun first season sires Wootton Bassett (GB), Ole Kirk and Farnan.
The most successful Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series in history today concluded with a strong renewal of the Great Southern Weanling Sale at Oaklands.