News - WILD RULER (AUS)
The second season sires division has been a hotbed of action since the start of spring with GI winners for St Mark’s Basilica (Fr), Pinatubo (IRE) and Sword of State, three SWs for Home Affairs and an Everest runner for Stay Inside, but on the score of winners Wild Ruler sets the pace.
Exciting young Newgate sire Wild Ruler has had a flying start to spring as the leading second season sire by winners (13) and the Group I winning son of Snitzel set a new benchmark for himself in the sale ring at Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale on Thursday when a colt from Icebomb sold for $600,000.
A trio of colts by Toronado (IRE), Wild Ruler and Anamoe shared top honours at $600,000 at today’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, which smashed through the $30m turnover barrier for the first time.
Narrowly beaten at her first two starts, talented Wild Ruler filly Saffron Veil broke the ice at Canterbury on Wednesday bringing a pedigree update for her three-quarter brother headed to the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale next month.
At this time of year for a second crop sire every winner means something in the bid to attract mare bookings and Wild Ruler is certainly pressing his case after posting his sixth winner for the season on Monday when hot favourite Wild Monarch saluted.
Recording his fourth winner so far this season, Wild Ruler’s first crop runners have started the new season in fine form as Annabel and Rob Archibald’s 3yo Konomie headed to Taree on Friday to record a facile victory.
Exciting young Snitzel son Wild Ruler posted his third winner of the new season when talented filly Queen Olympias saluted at Eagle Farm on Saturday, but she very nearly threw the race away.
Ending last season with 11 first crop winners in Australia, Newgate Farm’s Wild Ruler has announced himself as one to watch with his 3yo's as the G1-winning son of Snitzel secured a double on Thursday with Count Du Money scoring at Gosford before Face The Wild broke her maiden at Ballarat.
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It was two new winners in two days for Wild Ruler when Queen Olympias saluted at the Gold Coast on Saturday following on from a hugely impressive win at Echuca on Friday for Myhro’s Ruler.
Newgate Farm based Wild Ruler posted his tenth Australian winner at Echuca on Friday with a dazzling six length win for the John McArdle trained gelding Myhro’s Ruler.
As we move into the back end of the racing season Newgate based first season sire Wild Ruler is surging forward and added a ninth first crop winner to his tally on Wednesday with an encouraging victory at Caulfield for Vivid Storm.
The $200,000 Listed Woodlands Stakes (1100m) Scone on Saturday featured a big field of beautifully bred fillies all chasing their first Black Type and at the winning post it was 150-1 shot Queen Regent that took the prize.
The Randwick trials on Monday morning featuring five juvenile heat winners including unraced youngsters by first season sires Stay Inside and Wild Ruler, while the colt with the name we like, Punxsutawney Phil made it two trials wins from two attempts.
The juvenile event at Muswellbrook on Friday was seen as an easy target race for talented Too Darn Hot (GB) colt Dr Hook, whose previous three runs had all been in Group races, but his connections had not reckoned with the potential of Priory Park.
Fresh from siring Stretan Ruler to win the Group II ATC Silver Slipper Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, Newgate Farm young gun Wild Ruler added a third winner to his tally on Tuesday.
The Golden Slipper market was again given an almighty shake up when the Philip Stokes trained Wild Ruler colt Stretan Ruler put the Sydney juveniles to shame when thrashing them to win the$300,000 Group II ATC Silver Slipper (1100m) by a wide margin.
In the same week Newgate young gun Profiteer sired his first winner, his barnmate Wild Ruler has followed suit with the Rod Northam trained gelding Savage Look making a winning debut at Scone on Thursday.
Four heats for juveniles run at Warwick Farm on Friday and we saw winners by Trapeze Artist, Tassort, Exceed and Excel and first season sire Wild Ruler, while from a pedigree perspective a Godolphin filly that ran second was the obvious highlight.
Setting the early pace among the first season sires with progeny selling at Inglis Premier on Sunday are Newgate young guns Wild Ruler and Stay Inside with fillies by the dynamic duo selling for $350,000 and $340,000.