Fortuna – Karaka Yearling Sale 2020 Update

Well it has been a busy three days!!! Barely had we had time to take a breath after getting over the excitement of Fortuna’s Training Team, Te Akau Racing winning their 4th Karaka Million in a row plus taking about the Karaka Classic with Probabeel, not to mention Melody Belle’s superb exhibition gallop on the same evening and we were into the 1st Day of the Karaka Yearling Sale.

As always, David and Jamie had been beavering away for weeks and weeks conducting inspections and with a final polish with the assistance of Singapore based Trainer, Mark Walker and the Waikato Equine Team, headed up by Dr Doug Black, a “short list” had been put together.

As always, Fortuna, as a “boutique” operator had given David, Jamie and Mark some riding instructions as to what we were looking for. A change of strategy meant that this year the instructions were;

Of course it is one thing to outline a plan, another to execute it, particularly given the dynamics of a public auction – so how did the plan go?

Amazingly, almost to the letter!!! Let’s have a look

Lot 99 – Deep Field Colt – $70k

Lot 381 – Maurice Filly – $80k

Lot 505 – Choisir Colt – $140

Below are thumbnails of all three Yearlings – Full details will be on the Fortuna website over the next few days but readers of this newsletter will have the opportunity to go our “Expression of Interests” Lists

Deep Field – Miss Fi Colt – Stable name “Bruno”

A real natural 2yo type if you ever saw one, by a Stallion who was a super fast race horse, who has been leaving super fast race horses in his first two crops – out of a winning (and Stakes placed Makfi mare who is a half sister to a Stakes winner).

David Ellis says – “this horse was a really easy pick – just a strong, lovely walking type that I rated a B+ (I hardly ever give A’s) with a very good pedigree page – dam, grand dam and great grand dam were all 2yo winners and physically correct – just the ideal type to make the 2021 KM race.”

“Bruno” – Yearling Colt by Deep Field out of Miss Fi

Jamie Richards and I inspected this Colt before he went into the ring and Jamie affirmed David’s comments saying “John, we were always going to buy this horse and he meets your criteria perfectly”

Paperwork being prepared but each 1% share in this horse will be NZ$1200 – as always that includes purchase price, GST, Promoters Fees, Karaka Million Fee, Insurance to 31 Jan 2021 and working capital of over $7,000

A Video Clip of this horse with voiceover from Jamie is under preparation and will be available soon

Click HERE to see his catalogue page from the website

Click HERE to view the Pedigree

Expressions of interest (on a no obligation basis) can be registered with John  by emailing him HERE or call/text 021 921 460

Maurice – Vamoose Filly – Stable name “Haya” (Japanese for “quick”)

I think we have all admired the quality of the Japanese bred horses form afar, now we get a chance to acquire one – and not just on the Sire line but on the Dam side as well.

By the first season Shuttle Sire Maurice, (standing at Arrowfield in Australia), Japan’s Horse of The Year in 2015, Champion Miler, Champion Sprinter, winner of the Hong Kong Mile and the Hong Kong Cup, this filly is out a the mare Vamoose who just happens to be a half sister to Caulfield Cup winner, Admiral Rakti – hard to fault this pedigree

Jamie Richard’s says “At inspection, this filly caught our eye as a potential early runner at Two – She’s a really good type of filly that walked well and we think she can run early  – she possesses some of the best thoroughbred blood in the world and Maurice was a champion racehorse.”

“Haya” – Yearling Filly by Maurice out of Vamoose

We are looking forward to this filly saying “Sayonara” to her rivals on race day!!!

On Day 1 of the Sale, David Ellis and Mark Walker took me aside – pointed to the page for this horse, saying. “John, this is your $150k horse” – not coming up for sale until day 3 it meant we had to bypass some other potentials – however wait we did and were successful. By the super fast race horse Choisir (seven wins, 3 as a 2yo) and now a veteran Stallion who has sired over 1100 winners including 96 Stakes winners and out of a winning half sister to the NZ Horse Of the Year and Multiple Group One winner Jimmy Choux, and also a half sister to the Group One  winning Miss Wilson, this Colt ticks a lot of boxes.

Denny Baker of Hallmark Stud, the Vendors says about this Colt “He’s an easy horse to like and a beautiful mover. He’s an athletic and tidy horse. He’s got a temperament to go with it, that’s the important thing, something you can’t measure. The fact that Fortuna, David (Ellis) and Jamie (Richards) have selected him says it all, really. They’re such very good judges. If they get involved in a horse they’re obviously seeing something that some others may not.”

 “Choice” – Yearling Colt by Choisir out of Choux Diva

Jamie said during our inspection, “John, this horse has the physical attributes to be an early runner, he is of a good size already, is strong through the middle, moves well and to my eye and also David and Mark’s, can be ready to run as an early 2yo.”

Paperwork being prepared but each 1% share in this horse will be NZ$2,100 – as always that includes purchase price, GST, Promoters Fees, Karaka Million Fee, Insurance to 31 Jan 2021 and working capital of over $9,000

A Video Clip of this horse with voiceover from Jamie is under preparation and will be available soon

Click HERE to see his catalogue page from the website including his pedigree

Expressions of interest (on a no obligation basis) can be registered with John  by emailing him HERE or call/text 021 921 460