When it came to US ranching in 2015, Spendthrift Farm decided to include a whole pig on their Australian itinerary, purchasing Yallambee Stud in Victoria, their hideout — in addition to storing ship stallions. the United States shuttle — like any successful commercial ranch must breed large — race winners, buy grand slam winners and create stallions to showcase the winners of the big race.
The Kentucky Academy founded by the late B. Wayne Hughes may be leaving Australia’s shores, but today it has the opportunity to do so by ticking at least one of the boxes of those three goals — and on The biggest stage of all.
This year’s Golden Slipper Stakes (G1) race has two prospects that Spendthrift has a return on investment. Capitalist pony Sebonack will wear their late founder’s orange and purple silk suit purchased for AU$260,000 (US$198,976) during last year’s Inglis Easter sale, during the OTI race Lady Lagunaa filthy Spendthrift farm bred by their first season stallion Excessive sharingrun for Annabel Neasham.
“Really winning a Slipper means anything to anyone and we are no different, even in the current circumstances,” manager Garry Cuddy told ANZ Bloodstock News.
“At the end of the day, the Slipper is top notch as far as I’m concerned, and to get two tickets in the lottery is an unbelievable achievement for the farm.
“We’re still figuring out which solution we’re going to get the most, but if either one wins, we’ll be very, very happy.
“You look at it and go, we bought Lady Laguna’s father as a wish and he ended up being listed as a stallion and here he is with his first crop and one who runs sandals. But I’ll sit on the fence and say I am. I’ll definitely be for both and I think both mean the same.”
The decision to close Spendthrift’s Australian branch was last December, and in the last 7 years of operation, Spendthrift has taken 3 of their stallions as soldiers, with the group 2 winner being Dirty Work in 2021. Join the stallion team. Swear and Excessive sharing like pride of place in Victoria.
Oversharing at Spendthrift Australia
Overshare, Ladbrokes Zeditave Stakes (G3) winner in 3rd place, was a AU$320,000 purchase ($243,296) from the Inglis Easter sale in 2016, while thrashing by Lady Laguna, winner of New Zealand, Catalina de Lago, she is half sister to group 2 Winner She Will Be Loved and bets on substitutes Mya and Thorn Dancer, is a purchase of AU$230,000 (US$172,592) for Spendthrift in 2018.
If Lady Laguna, a chubby girl picked off the Spendthrift circuit for OTI Racing at a cost of $20,000, wins the Golden Slipper today, the stallion will become the third stallion of the first season. for four years to become the winning male Slipper from their first crop.
“At the end of the day, we always say we put the stallions on our list the hard way. It’s selling them, buying them as aspirants, and racing them and then closing the list. ,” Cuddy said.
“So to get to this point with him, with his first crop at 2 years old, in which he had three runners-up, that combined has had six starts to two victories at the city. street, two wins and two finishes, so he can’t do more than that at this stage of his career.”
The win would also make Overshare one of Australia’s most sought-after items, with his future position at school uncertain after Spendthrift moved out of Victoria and currently has no deal.
“If he happened to know the Golden Slipper winner and my phone didn’t ring on Saturday afternoon, people might not have noticed,” Cuddy jokes.
Lamaros Hotel Chairmans Stakes (G3) winner Sebonack, trained by Team Hawkes, arrived in Rosehill after finishing fourth in the Neds Blue Diamond Stakes (G1) in Caulfield last month, while Lady Laguna , two-time winner before Christmas, third after On fire in Furphy Sweet Embrace Stakes (G2) on a rain-affected track at Randwick on February 26.
“It was a very, very open race. We were at breakfast the previous morning and everyone thought they could win and all thought five other horses could win. win,” Cuddy said.
“That Sweet Embrace was run on ‘Heavy 20’ and Fireburn got through it at its best and she’s a senior chubby. She’s Extreme second run and then show up and get the job done in the Wine Cellar Magic Night (G3), which resembles the Sydney acorn shape, which is the group that Lady Laguna sits in.
“Hopefully she can improve her Sweet Embrace performance, but I don’t think she felt comfortable on the track that day. She enjoyed hitting those horses that day. ; we’ll have a better track tomorrow, so hopefully she’ll blend in.”
