To prove no one really takes any notice of what I think, who recalled what I wrote about Falbrav way back on April 6, as follows:
Amongst his first crop, however, were a handful of impressive individuals, in my book none moreso than the colt out of Angelic Smile bred by Ron Gilbert and sold last Easter to Woodlands for $550,000, Falbrav’s top price. He was as a good a type as you’d ever see. He’s named Fravashi and presumably he’ll be one of the new Darley tidal wave. I saw him trial in January; he’ll be worth waiting for.
Out popped Fravashi at Canterbury today and he brained them at $7.50. Thanks for coming.
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Tilly, super cool biker chick.
Melbourne Underbelly?
Looks like it, but actually the Main Man at 'Orange' ... if great coffee, fine food, sumptuous wines, funky atmosphere and fab service are your go, 'Orange' at the Windsor end of Chapel St, Melbourne, is the place. Ask for Anthony and tell him his old man sent you.
SOME RECENT PURCHASES and RECOMMENDATIONS
Thousand Guineas Prelude winner Ortensia, trainer Tony Noonan. Love those nostrils and ears (the filly's).
Fastnet Rock/Rare Insight 2YO colt. Tr J O'Shea
Danzero/Global Dance 2YO colt. Tr G Waterhouse
Canadian 2YO stakeswinner and young broodmare Chelsey's Image (Holy Bull-Lucky Chelsey), in foal to Dylan Thomas (Ire)
Golan/Double Owe 2YO colt, named Double Whisky. Tr C Waller
Redoute's Choice/Volted In 2YO filly. Tr G Waterhouse
Hussonet/Portrayal 2YO filly, named Bolocco Miss. Tr C Waller
Anabaa/Regal Fun 2YO colt. Tr C Waller.
High Chaparral, sire of the Kaapentyne 2YO colt. Tr C Little.
More Than Ready/Rachael's Pride 2YO colt, named Our Corsa. Tr C Waller
Charge Forward/Zerlina 2YO filly, named Passing By. Tr Robert Price
A P Indy's successful sire son Malibu Moon, sire of USA stakeswinner and young broodmare Grant's Moon, booked to Show A Heart.
USA stakeswinner and young broodmare Les Ry Leigh (Broken Vow-Azusa), in foal to Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire)
Hussonet's G1 winning 2YO champion filly La Chiflota
Group winner Rockwood (Rock Of Gibraltar-Foxwood, by Centaine). Tr G Waterhouse
Gr 1 winning mare Absolut Glam (Snowland-Pine Away, by Pine Bluff). Tr D O'Brien.
5 comments:
Just proves you are a good judge Steve!!
Interesting to see that Patinack Farm didn't buy anymore yearlings at the Easter sale,Your thoughts???
Steve,
On the subject of the sales, lot 477 by encosta from a good family only went for $100,000. I have a friend who took a share. Do you know what was wrong with it?
Anonymous #1, Patinack bought truckloads right through to the end of Session 2, in trainers' names. Anonymous #2, I don't know what was "wrong" with it. As with every other yearling on the grounds, I looked at it: it wasn't a great colour for an Encosta, it was fairly narrow but lengthy and strong enough, it was a little out in the knees but no more so than a couple of hundred others. Not having an interested buyer I had no reason to do any further due diligence so have no idea what his rays were like. Swettenham seemed to be having a quiet sale overall. Racing To Win cost less than half that so don't despair.
Steve
Pity Falbrav can't find himself back on the Arrowfield roster this spring as they wont let horses out of Japan into Australia!
Keep up the good work
Byron
Hi Steve,
I have just been told about your blog. Very interesting reading and some funny points of view.
I was wondering if you would mind publicising a raffle we (Quensland Thoroughbred Breeders)are running to raise some funds we need post the EI crisis. The prize is a racing trip for 2 to Hong Kong
Here are the details.
5 day trip to Hong Kong Races
The trip is for 2 people and includes the following
° first class hospitality in the exclusive Cathay Pacific private box at one of Hong Kong’s race tracks
° return economy class air fares - Brisbane/Hong Kong
° six nights accommodation at one of Hong Kong’s premium five star hotels
° $25 per ticket. Prize Drawn Friday 20th June 2008
° Winner to take prize During October or November
This is a great prize. I have done this exact trip last year and I intend to do it again soon. The hospitality in Hong Kong in general is superb and the Cathay Pacific box is unbelievable.
Any interested person can email me
My email is bob@flexi.net.au
Bob Frappell president TBQA
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