The Nicconi – Alana’s Party Colt – A Stallion Making opportunity
$2,300.00NZD for a 1% share
Location: Victoria, Australia
Trainer: Mark Walker
Sire: Nicconi
Dam: Alanas Party
Price (incl. GST): 10% share $23,000|5% share $11,500|2.5% share $5,750 |1% share $2,300
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About The Nicconi - Alana's Party Colt - A Stallion Making opportunity
David Ellis and Fortuna Racing struck early on day one of the Inglis Premier sale in Melbourne Sunday 2nd March, securing lot 20, the half brother to the four time Stakes winner Bellatrix Star (Star Witness)
Consigned by Newhaven Park, the son of Nicconi was knocked down to the Ellis/Fortuna pairing for A$200,000. Ellis and Fortuna had combined to buy Bellatrix Star at the 2023 NZ Bloodstock Karaka Book One sale for NZ$80,000 and she subsequently became a star performer, winning at Group 2 level in New Zealand as a two year-old, then picking up three Stakes races in a row in Melbourne during the spring of 2024 and running a gallant 2nd behind Switzerland in the Group One Coolmore Stakes on Derby day.
Te Akau trainer Mark Walker who had conducted inspections at the sales complex on behalf of Ellis and Fortuna,’ described the Nicconi – Alana’s Party offering as “a big strong colt, he is very forward and will run early”
Set to be trained by Walker out of Te Akau Racing’s Cranbourne stable, this Colt is now offered for public syndication
Shares available down to 1% – NZ$2,300 for each 1% share and NZ$50 per month from 1 May 2025
Some background here – we had spotted this Colt in the catalogue pre sale, but when Mark Walker went to the sales ground before the sale to conduct his inspections, he called John once he had inspected the horses on his list and had this to say “John the half brother to Bellatrix Star is a genuinely beautiful Colt, big and strong and will run early” – you should note that we always approach these inspections very methodically and the fact that he was a half brother to Bellatrix Star was of course of interest to us, but at the same time whatever the pedigree is, we leave emotion out of it and focus on our core criteria which is the physical attributes and he certainly ticked all the boxes
Click HERE to see his presale parade.
Yearling Colt by Nicconi out of Alana’s Party
In fact this Colt is so forward that Mark has decided to send him straight to the breakers from the Sales Arena – this will mean that we can get him broken in early, then give him the usual two weeks stable prep and then give him a really decent break before bringing him back for a further preparation ahead of trialing in the spring. He is a Colt of course and it’s always challenging with Colts to keep them intact, but he definitely has a Stallion’s pedigree and if he was able to win Group races for us, particularly as a two-year-old, he would have immense value as a Stallion prospect.
Fortuna’s Trainer, Mark Walker is extremely positive about this Colt – Click HERE to listen to his verbal description
Te Akau Principal David Ellis has this to say about this Colt
“Lovely Two Year old type pedigree page, with the dam out of an Exceed and Excel mare, strong forward looking Colt, lovely walk, deep girth, looks to be an early running type”
Click HERE to see the pedigree page
In a remarkable show of confidence, the Breeders/Vendors of this Colt expressed a desire to retain 25% of him as a racehorse – a request we were happy to accede to
We know with Bellatrix Star of course, that she was able to run early, winning the very first 2yo race of the season in Australasia (1st Saturday in September) and a nice early black type race for this Colt would be the (Listed) Inglis Banner 1100m down the Flemington chute for A$400k on the last day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival – and of course the Group One Blue Diamond run at Caulfield in February is famous as a “stallion making” race
Key Points are:
- Strong, powerful, well developed Colt who will run early
- Potential Stallion at Stud prospect
- By a well proven Stallion in Nicconi, the sire of the Multiple Group One and Everest winner, Nature Strip – Nicconi in his long career at Stud has thrown 70% winners to runners including 29 Stakes winners
- A half brother to the brilliant Bellatrix Star, the winner of 5 races including 4 Stakes races, three of those in succession in Melbourne, – with two wins at Group 2 level, one at Group 3 and one Listed as well as running 2nd to Switzerland in the Group One Coolmore Stakes at Flemington
- Will be prepared for racing by Mark Walker out of the Te Akau Racing Cranbourne facility in Victoria
- His Breeders have retained 25% and so this Colt will race in a Partnership with our Fortuna Syndicate holding 75% of the horse and the Breeders 25%
- Despite the partnership arrangement, he will race in the Fortuna Silks and Fortuna (John Galvin) will be the Racing Manager with full powers over the partnership as per the Syndicate Agreement
He will be nominated for the very lucrative Inglis Race Series (including the Pink Bonus) – Click HERE to read full details of that Series
View and/or Download the Disclosure Statement and the Syndicate Agreement for the NICCONI – ALANA’S PARTY COLT
Read the Declaration.
Terms
- Shares available right down to 1%.
- 10% share $23,000, 5% share $11,500, 2.5% share $5,750, 1% share $2,300 – with ongoing costs from 1 May 2025 @$50 per month per each 1% share
- Initial Capital includes Purchase Price, Australian GST of 10%, Promoters fees, Inglis series fee, Insurance to 31st January 2026 and working capital of over $12,000
- Monthly ongoing costs from 1st May 2025 – from that date ongoing costs are – 10% share $500 per month – 5% share $250 per month – 2.5% share $125 per month – 1% share $50 per month.
- Monthly ongoing costs can alternatively be paid up to 12 months in advance as an option for subscribers by Bank Payment or Credit Card