Sunday, July 15, 2018

Coolmore Australia

         Following the win of Merchant Navy in the Diamond Jubilee at Ascot and with the news of him being shipped back to Coolmore Australia for the breeding season ahead. Its dreams of what could of been for this talented galloper and a bit of sadness seeing him depart the racetracks just as he hits his peak. It happens too so many but I suppose when you layout nearly 30 million dollars you dont want to be taking risks, wanting a return, quickly on your investment so its off to the breeding barn. 
The girls arrive for Merchant Navy and Caravaggio

  • Fastnet Rock and Coolmore -- I thought it time to cover the Coolmore operation in the Southern Hemisphere. The Fastnet Rock entire will join a group of A listers in the stallion department at the stud. American Pharoah has just returned for his second service season down under at the complex. The top echelon of stallions like Pierro and So You Think plus the old kings of Coolmore, Fastnet Rock and Choisir all have been having good seasons at home and overseas. No Nay Never by Scat Daddy is another interesting addition to the team.    
  • History -- The stud farm occupied by Coolmore today has a long history with Australian racing dating back over one hundred years. The 1920 Melbourne Cup winner Poitrel was bred on the Jerry Plains property but it was in 1975 when John Magnier joined forces with Robert Sangster and Vincent O’Brien to build the large operation it is today. 
So You Think with the owners of his daughter Sopressa this week at Coolmore
  •   Fastnet Rock -- continues to produce plenty of winners around the globe lately and while the win of Merchant Navy in the Diamond Jubilee was hard to beat, for performances. On Saturday at Rosehill we saw the gelding Dreamforce x Eskimo Queen, by Shinko King who has been so consistent and knocking on the door of a stakes success score a tenacious victory in the Listed ATC Winter Stakes.
  • No Nay Never -- A promising stallion with his first crop of two year olds having plenty of success across the globe. Aiden O'brien trained Land Force a dual winner in the UK. Mae Never No who won at Belmont Park. Cosmic Law a dual winner at Epsom. Vanilla Gold the winner of the Prix de L'Avenir in France.
  •  So You Think -- A champion racehorse who leaves his mark on his sons and daughters. They always have that beautiful classic look of their father. This season has seen so many good performance from his progeny with Sopressa winning the group one Australian Oaks. While his son D'Argento won the Rosehill Guineas. So You Too is a dual group 2 winner this season. While other promising performers were Heavenly Thought, Smart as You Think, Kaching and So and So.  
  • Pierro -- I would have to rate this stallion above all, bar Fastnet Rock at Coolmore Australia on performances. He has left some courageous sons and daughter this season. They have a real warrior in them with his daughter Pinot doing the job early in the season with a runaway win in the Group one VRC Oaks but i think it was the courageousness in his son Levendi who made me a fan of the breed. He has an enormous will to win and his win in the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes and Group one Australian Derby were just such memorable efforts. 
Levendi winning the Australian Derby

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