Fortuna acquires a lovely Staying type Contributor Filly at the Karaka Ready To Run Sale
Lot 295 – the Two Year Old Filly by the Sire CONTRIBUTOR out of VICTORY PARADE (By STREET SENSE ) has been acquired by the David Ellis/Fortuna Racing combination on Day 2 of the Karaka Ready to Run Sale
She will now spell at Te Akau Stud in the Waikato ahead of a summer/autumn preparation for racing in New Zealand/Australia by the ten time Premiership winning Trainer, Mark Walker of Te Akau Racing Stables at Matamata
John Galvin says “I had asked David Ellis and Mark Walker to select a staying type Two Year Old Filly out of this sale – one with a strong pedigree page but which also met our criteria for type. Their inspections threw up two or three that met the overall criteria, but this Filly was their preferred option and we were lucky enough to secure her below our budget. Contributor is fashioning a great record as a Sire of staying types and this Filly really does fit the bill. Standing 16 hands high and weighing 500kgs, she is a great physical specimen.”
The CONTRIBUTOR – VICTORY PARADE Two Year Old Filly
Mark Walker comments about this Filly – “Asked by John Galvin to find a nice staying type, this Filly really caught my eye when David Ellis and I conducted our inspections – a lovely moving Filly of good size, her breeze up gallop demonstrated a strong powerful action – she paraded very well at inspections and has the physical characteristics to develop into a lovely staying type as a Three Year Old and beyond ”
This Filly will be syndicated by Fortuna to its clients and the general public – Syndicate paperwork still being prepared but shares will be available down to 1% and we are taking expressions of interest NOW – $12,400 per 10% share, $6,200 per 5% share, $3,100 per 2.5 share, $1,240 per 1% share all inclusive of GST, Promoter Fees, Insurance to 31 Jan 2025 and working capital of over $8,000
Ongoing costs start January 2024 at $44 per month per each 1% share