S uch is the importance of Aristia (Lonhro) to the success and subsequent growth of First Light Racing that the Group 1-winning mare has a farm set up by the Melbourne syndicator named in her honour. And Tim Wilson, the principal of First Light Racing who races the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained VRC Oaks (Gr 1, 2500m) winner, hopes that the five-year-old can deliver more highlights on the racetrack before the valuable broodmare prospect is sold. Aristia will run first-up in Saturday’s P B Lawrence Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield after being given the tick of approval after her jump- out performance at Flemington yesterday in heat three over 800 metres. Continued on page 2>> | 1 | Brought to you by Follow us @anz_news Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here Aristia CREDIT BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS Aristia ready for the P B Lawrence after enjoying decent spell Group 1-winning Lonhro mare set for final season of racing with Group 2 Caulfield test MORNING BRIEFING Lawrence return for Cape Of Good Hope After trialling at Flemington yesterday, Lindsay Park’s Caulfield Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Cape Of Good Hope (Galileo) will begin his spring campaign in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with the Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) his current aim Morning Briefing page 6 >> What's on Race meetings: Gosford (NSW), Ballarat (VIC), Rockhampton (QLD) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Randwick (NSW), Caulfield (VIC), Otaki (NZ) Sales: Inglis August (Early) Online Sale, Inglis Great Southern Sale, Magic Millions Mungrup Stud Complete Dispersal Online Sale STALLION WATCH - FORMER ARROWFIELD SHUTTLER MAURICE SIRES THREE NEW FIRST-CROP WINNERS IN JAPAN - PAGE 16 FRI 7TH - WED 12TH AUG 2020 INGLIS DIGITAL AUGUST SALE (EARLY): SALE LIVE - VIEW HERE FRI 6TH - TUE 11TH AUG 2020 MAGIC MILLIONS MUNGRUP DISPERSAL SALE: VIEW CATALOGUE 2020 GLOBAL SALES DATES - PAGE 19
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Such is the importance of Aristia
(Lonhro) to the success and
subsequent growth of First Light
Racing that the Group 1-winning
mare has a farm set up by the Melbourne
syndicator named in her honour.
And Tim Wilson, the principal of First
Light Racing who races the Mathew Ellerton
and Simon Zahra-trained VRC Oaks (Gr 1,
2500m) winner, hopes that the five-year-old
can deliver more highlights on the racetrack
before the valuable broodmare prospect is
sold.
Aristia will run first-up in Saturday’s P B
Lawrence Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield after
being given the tick of approval after her jump-
out performance at Flemington yesterday in heat
three over 800 metres. Continued on page 2>>
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Aristia CREDIT
BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS
Aristia ready for theP B Lawrence after enjoying decent spellGroup 1-winning Lonhro mare set for final season of racing with Group 2 Caulfield test
MORNING BRIEFING
Lawrence return forCape Of Good HopeAfter trialling at Flemington yesterday, Lindsay
Park’s Caulfield Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) winner
Cape Of Good Hope (Galileo) will begin his
spring campaign in the P.B. Lawrence Stakes
(Gr 2, 1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, with the
Underwood Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m) his current
aim Morning Briefing page 6 >>
What's on
Race meetings: Gosford (NSW),
Ballarat (VIC), Rockhampton (QLD)
Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Randwick
(NSW), Caulfield (VIC), Otaki (NZ)
Sales: Inglis August (Early) Online Sale,
Inglis Great Southern Sale, Magic Millions
Mungrup Stud Complete Dispersal Online
Sale
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seventh in the Sunline Stakes (Gr 2, 1600m) at Moonee Valley on March
20 which brought an end to her three-start summer-autumn campaign.
“She ran second-up in the All-Star Mile in the autumn and things
didn’t go her way that day and that was when Covid first broke out
everywhere in Australia,” Wilson said yesterday.
“The team backed her up in
six days and gave her a run at
Moonee Valley with the fear that
racing would be put on hold
for a period of time. As a result,
we ended up putting her in the
paddock at the end of March, so
she’s had a ten-week spell which
she’s never had in her life.
“She’s always had that good
horse’s problem whereby one
carnival ends and the next one
comes up so quickly that you are
always racing against the clock,
so for her to have ten weeks in
the paddock is unheard of.
“Every sign so far is that
she’s in for her best campaign
probably since her three-year-
old spring preparation (when she
won the VRC Oaks). Her trial this
morning was sensational. She
was never off the bit and she’s
gone across the line about half a
length off Pretty Brazen and she
had Hanseatic behind her and
Jamie (Kah, jockey) was like a
statue on her.”
While optimistic about the prospects of Aristia breaking her losing
streak dating back to her 2018 VRC Oaks win, Wilson suggested that
connections may look to avoid the top-line open company horses this
campaign.
The Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m), a fillies and mares race she
finished runner-up to Melody Belle (Commands) in last year, looms as a
probable target.
“If she ran top three on Saturday you could put her down that old,
traditional race path or, if she’s not quite up to it on Saturday, you can go
to the Empire Rose,” Wilson said.
“There’s a 1400-metre race in two weeks and then we will use the Let’s Elope
on September 12 as a mid-range target for her.
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SHE’S ALWAYS HAD THAT GOOD HORSE’S PROBLEM WHEREBY ONE CARNIVAL ENDS AND THE NEXT ONE COMES UP SO QUICKLY THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS RACING AGAINST THE CLOCK, SO FOR HER TO HAVE TEN WEEKS IN THE PADDOCK IS UNHEARD OF- TIM WILSON
sunset clause has kicked in for her on those set weights and penalties
races. Last spring it was tough as everywhere we went with her she had 59
kilograms but now … she will be back to the minimum because she hasn’t
won a stakes race for 18 months.”
The way Aristia, who was bred by Greg Perry under his Greenwich
Stud banner, has returned after a lengthy spell has Wilson convinced that
he and his fellow owners have made the right call to race on the daughter
of Lonhro (Octagonal) for another season rather than selling her as a well-
credentialled broodmare prospect.
“She didn’t win a race last season but she still won $250,000 in prize-
money, so it’s a balancing act for the owners, but in my opinion selling
her off the track at the end of her five-year-old season is the prime time to
realise her residual value,” he said.
“You have probably got to treat these next 12 months like they are her
last, and a lot of good mares have raced on into their six-year-old season,
but she’s probably got to give us a compelling reason to do that because
she might lose ten per cent of her value for racing on for another 12
months and that’s a significant figure.”
How Aristia performs on Saturday will also be a guide as to what
difference First Light Racing’s investment earlier this year in a spelling
property at Koo Wee Rup, south east of Melbourne, is making to its racing
team.
Named after the syndicator’s Group 1 winner, Aristia Park is a purpose-
built horse property with a capacity for 120 horses, sand training tracks,
an equestrian area, tie-ups and round yards overseen by farm manager
Marnie Holloway.
“It’s brand-new for us. We took ownership of it in March and it’s just
such an asset. It’s probably not a coincidence but the first two horses that
have raced off that farm who have spelled there were Squami and Rich
Hips,” Wilson said.
“Squami won first-up and Rich Hips went to Sandown and won first-
up and she’s in for a ‘career prep’ as well. Aristia will be the third horse
to go to the races off the property. The first two have won and they have
improved out of sight.”
Wilson praised Holloway for the way she has managed the horses
since taking on the role, describing her as “a magician”.
He said: “We’ve had some
fantastic partners along the way
but our vision has always been
for First Light to do everything
end-to-end and it gives us a
great opportunity now to get our
clients involved in breeding if
they want to go down that path.
“The horses are always in
our care and we see it as a huge
client entertainment facility
in due course. It’s a beautiful
property and I’d love to be doing
yearling parades and having owners out there offering accommodation.
They can come out and spend the night, then do the feed run in the
morning and have a bit of fun.”
Wilson, in conjunction with agent Paul Willetts, meanwhile, came
away with six new season two-year-olds at last week’s Magic Millions
National Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast headed by a $100,000 Dundeel
(High Chaparral) colt out of Group 1-winning mare Alverta (Flying Spur)
and a $52,000 All Too Hard (Casino Prince) filly out of Group 3-winning,
Group 1-placed Galapagos Girl (Dehere). The All Too Hard filly is a
half-sister to last season’s Gerald Ryan-trained stakes winner Villami
(Foxwedge).
“We had so many new owners come in this year with one, two and
three degrees of separation from existing First Light owners or even just
new people. We’ve still been able to have a good year despite Covid,” he
said.
“We haven’t overbought and we were fortunate with … the Magic
Millions sale being pushed all the way out to August, that really worked
for us.
“That sale is normally in May/June and in May we are usually carrying
a lot of stock but by the time we got to August our numbers were quite
low and we were looking at September and October and thinking that we
won’t have any stock to offer.
“We bought six up there and we could have easily grabbed a couple
more.”
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scams ever perpetrated.
Phoenix and Abdulaziz have categorically
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Godolphin will make the most of
its champion stallions Lonhro
(Octagonal) and Exceed And
Excel (Danehill) by supporting
the pair with as many of its high-class
broodmares as possible while the aging sires
are still capable of covering.
Lonhro and Exceed And Excel, aged 22 and
20 respectively, continue to produce high-class
racehorses and are also noted sire of sires.
The latter, in particular, has had a stellar
past two seasons with his progeny on the track
including the likes of valuable Group 1-winning
colts Exceedance, Bivouac and Microphone.
Godolphin sent mares to Arrowfield
Stud’s champion sire Snitzel (Redoute’s
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Godolphin to send mares to I Am Invincible
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"Even though those two runs might have looked a bit plain, he was
warming up and I've been happy with him," jockey Brad Rawiller said.
"Today, the whole way through the run I was thinking 'geez, we're
going to be in this'."
It was Black Heart Bart’s first win since the 2017 Futurity Stakes (Gr
1, 1400m). He was retired by Weir and his owners almost 12 months ago
after finishing well back in last year’s Toorak Handicap (Gr 1, 1600m).
An emotional Rawiller, the long-time rider of Black Heart Bart, was
delighted to see the gelding return to Group 1 winning form.
It also capped Rawiller’s own comeback from a broken neck which
almost ended his career, having been kept on the sidelines for nearly six
months after being seriously injured last October.
"I've won a Golden Slipper and a Caulfield Cup and I never looked like
getting teary, and I'm nearly in tears," he said.
"It's just amazing. I can't put it into words. Since coming back from my
broken neck it's been a long road.
"At the end of the day I haven't had much to look forward to as far as
rides for the spring and Black Heart Bart was always just my sole focus.
"I've been really happy with how he has been coming along.
"Last week after the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes when I was asked about
him, I said 'he lit the fire today'. But you've still got to see it.
"I'm still overwhelmed myself, to be honest, even though I thought he
could win today."
Monday, September 30, 2019 Smith rejuvenates veteran Black Heart Bart to win second Underwood
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YESTERDAY'S STAKES RACE RESULTS FROM | MOONEE VALLEY | PAGE 13
Nature Strip (Nicconi) staked his
claim for a potential shot at The
Everest (1200m) when silencing
his doubters with an impressive
victory in the AJ Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at
The Valley last night.
The Chris Waller-trained gelding
harboured plenty of criticism after his last
start in the Concorde Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m)
when he failed to settle on the front end.
However, he showed he is a bona fide Group
1 horse with an impressive win in the $1
million sprint.
Ridden by James McDonald, Nature Strip
began well from the inside barrier and was able
to hold the inside advantage to eventually lead.
The track record holder over the course
and distance from last year's McEwen Stakes
(Gr 2, 1000m) Nature Strip kicked strongly
around the turn and was able to hold off a
gallant Miss Leonidas (I Am Invincible) by a
short neck. Continued on page 2>>
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Nature Strip SPORTPIX
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Nature Strip puts in blistering display towin Moir StakesThe son of Nicconi adds second elite level race to his CV with impressive victory at The Valley
COVERAGE FROM YESTERDAY’S RACING AT THE VALLEY
Read Tomorrow's Issue For:
Stakes results and reports
What's On:
Stakes races: Rosehill (NSW) - Golden Rose
Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), Golden Pendant (Gr
2, 1400m), Shannon Stakes (Gr 2, 1500m),
Gloaming Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m), Colin
Stephen Quality (Gr 3, 2400m), Heritage
Stakes (Listed, 1100m) - Mornington (VIC)
- R.M. Ansett Classic (Listed, 2400m) -
Belmont (WA) - Birthday Stakes
(Listed, 1200m)
Metropolitan meetings: Rosehill (NSW),
Doomben (QLD), Morphettville (SA)
Race meetings: Gunnedah (NSW),
Kembla Grange (NSW), Mornington (VIC),
Gold Coast (QLD), Longreach (QLD),
Toowoomba (QLD), Belmont (WA), Ellerslie
(NZ), New Plymouth (NZ)
International Group 1 races: Newmarket
(UK) - Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f),
Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) - Santa Anita
(US) - American Pharoah Stakes (Gr 1, 8.5f),
Chandelier Stakes (Gr 1, 8.5f), Rodeo Drive
Stakes (Gr 1, 10f), Awesome Again Stakes
(Gr 1, 9f) - Belmont Park (US) - Jockey
Club Gold Cup Stakes (Gr 1, 10f), Vosburgh
Stakes (Gr 1, 6f)
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Everest-bound filly Sunlight (Zoustar)
closed strongly late to finish the same distance away in third with Ian
McEwen Stakes winner Faatinah (Nicconi) another short-head further
back in fourth.
Waller admitted after the race that the horse gets a lot of negative
attention, but this win might put a stop to the bad press.
"He's a popular horse," Waller joked. "We seem to get more criticism
with him than we ever got with
another certain horse [Winx]
who was probably our last Group
1 winner here.
"That's racing, everyone has
got their opinions. He's a good
horse and today he stepped away
well. James didn't panic he just
got there gradually and it was a
good race.
"You think punters get
frustrated, well owning a horse
and training a horse when you're
running in these types of races,
it's a bitter pill to take when you
don't quite get it right.
"So I think it's a good reward to everybody and I hope the punters had
something on as well and got a bit back from last start when apparently I
did everything wrong."
Waller hopes Nature Strip secures a spot in the $14 million Everest at
Randwick on October 19 and the gelding will now head to the Schillaci
Stakes (Gr 2, 1100m) at Caulfield on October 12 - the winner of that race
will represent the Melbourne Racing Club in the $14 million sprint a week
later.
"I don't think 1200 metres is a problem," Waller said. "I'd say we'll just
see what unfolds in the next few days. If he doesn't get an invite for The
Everest I guess the Schillaci Stakes is the logical choice."
Meanwhile, trainer Shaun Dwyer said Miss Leonidas ran a great race
while Sunlight's co-trainer Tony McEvoy could not hide his delight over
the mare's performance.
McEvoy said he would run Sunlight the Gilgai Stakes at Flemington,
two weeks before The Everest at Randwick.
"I'm pumped," McEvoy said. "I feel like I've won the race.
"The risk was the 1000 meters tonight and that's all that cost her the
race."
Passed in for $90,000 (reserve $120,000) at the 2016 Inglis Melbourne
Premier Yearling Sale, Nature Strip (5 g Nicconi - Strikeline by Desert Sun)
took his record to 11 wins and two placings from 18 starts for prize-money
of $1,879,285.
Saturday, September 28, 2019 Nature Strip puts in blistering display to win Moir Stakes
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Already 16 Stakes winners from his first two crops including: Pierata (Gr.1), Arcadia Queen (Gr.1), Levendi (Gr.1), Pinot (Gr.1),
Furore (Gr.1-HK), Action (Gr.2), Regal Power (Gr.2), Rock (Gr.3) etc.
TIMEFORM TOP 4YOS: 1 ARCADIA QUEEN (Pierro) 121
TIMEFORM TOP 5YOS: 1 PIERATA (Pierro) 126
YEARLINGS IN 2019 SOLD
FOR UP TO $1,100,000
HE'S A GOOD
HORSE AND TODAY HE STEPPED
AWAY WELL, AND IT WAS
A GOOD RACE
Chris Waller,Trainer
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