Following a slight nasal discharge earlier in the week and a couple of days rest, the horse will be scoped today as a precaution before trialling Friday (see below).
I think I'll move in to Gerald's; KW gets better health care than me!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
First Start Delayed
Trainer Gerald Ryan has decided against a first start for Khamsin Warrior next Wednesday. He has been listed for another trial at Rosehill next Friday (13th) at 8.35am.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Stallion Statistics for Invincible Spirit Auger Well for KW
Invincible Spirit progeny in Australia may not yet have reached the heights of their half-brothers and sisters in Europe but his local statistics are nevertheless encouraging.
Progeny such as Sanpan, Invinciblekindness, and Invincible Power have seen his last 100 starters average 17% wins and 45% placings.
In races from 1501m-2000m these figures jump to a very impressive 23% and 61% respectively. (By comparision leading sire, Redoutes Choice's figures for his last 100 starters are 11% and 31%).
Progeny such as Sanpan, Invinciblekindness, and Invincible Power have seen his last 100 starters average 17% wins and 45% placings.
In races from 1501m-2000m these figures jump to a very impressive 23% and 61% respectively. (By comparision leading sire, Redoutes Choice's figures for his last 100 starters are 11% and 31%).
Spiriting Ahead
The new Northern Hemisphere racing season seems to have kicked off with a bang for Khamsin Warrior's sire, Invincible Spirit. This report is from Australian Racing and Breeding Magazine.
Invincible Spirit Adds Irish Gr3
In Ireland overnight, former Chatswood Stud shuttler Invincible Spirit (Green Desert-Rafha, by Kris) added a group success when daughter Age Of Chivalry (Invincible Spirit-Aravonian, by Night Shift) grabbed victory by a head in the €70,000 (A$119,000) Gr3 Ballyogan Stakes (6 furlongs) for fillies & mares at Leopardstown. Age Of Chivalry (ridden by Fran Berry for trainer John Oxx) defeated UK-bred pair Eastern Romance (Oasis Dream-Ocean Grove, by Fairy King) & Cartimandua (Medicean-Agrippina, by Timeless Times).
Age of Chivalry is bred similarly to Khamsin Warrior being 4 x 3 & 5 to Northern Dancer and 4 x 5 to Sir Ivor.
Khamsin Warrior is 4 x 5 to Northern Dancer and 4 x 4 to Sir Ivor.
The Northern Dancer/Sir Ivor cross is well known as a potent producer of winners. For example Redoute’s Choice has sired 8 stakeswinners from 33 runners out of mares by Sir Ivor line stallions. The chief source is Sir Tristram who is the damsire of 3 stakeswinners including multiple Group 1 winner Lotteria while 5 of Sir Tristram’s sire sons have each been represented as the damsire of a Redoute’s Choice stakeswinner: Marauding, Zabeel, Sovereign Red, Dr. Grace and Military Plume.
Three out of four of our current top four stallions are by Northern Dancer male line stallions out of mares which trace tail female to a Sir Ivor mare! They are Flying Spur, Redoutes Choice & Encosta De Lago. The fourth, Zabeel, is not male line to Northern Dancer or tail female to a Sir Ivor mare but is (coincidently or not?) bred on the reverse cross as he is by a Sir Ivor line stallion out of a Northern Dancer line mare.
Invincible Spirit Adds Irish Gr3
In Ireland overnight, former Chatswood Stud shuttler Invincible Spirit (Green Desert-Rafha, by Kris) added a group success when daughter Age Of Chivalry (Invincible Spirit-Aravonian, by Night Shift) grabbed victory by a head in the €70,000 (A$119,000) Gr3 Ballyogan Stakes (6 furlongs) for fillies & mares at Leopardstown. Age Of Chivalry (ridden by Fran Berry for trainer John Oxx) defeated UK-bred pair Eastern Romance (Oasis Dream-Ocean Grove, by Fairy King) & Cartimandua (Medicean-Agrippina, by Timeless Times).
Age of Chivalry is bred similarly to Khamsin Warrior being 4 x 3 & 5 to Northern Dancer and 4 x 5 to Sir Ivor.
Khamsin Warrior is 4 x 5 to Northern Dancer and 4 x 4 to Sir Ivor.
The Northern Dancer/Sir Ivor cross is well known as a potent producer of winners. For example Redoute’s Choice has sired 8 stakeswinners from 33 runners out of mares by Sir Ivor line stallions. The chief source is Sir Tristram who is the damsire of 3 stakeswinners including multiple Group 1 winner Lotteria while 5 of Sir Tristram’s sire sons have each been represented as the damsire of a Redoute’s Choice stakeswinner: Marauding, Zabeel, Sovereign Red, Dr. Grace and Military Plume.
Three out of four of our current top four stallions are by Northern Dancer male line stallions out of mares which trace tail female to a Sir Ivor mare! They are Flying Spur, Redoutes Choice & Encosta De Lago. The fourth, Zabeel, is not male line to Northern Dancer or tail female to a Sir Ivor mare but is (coincidently or not?) bred on the reverse cross as he is by a Sir Ivor line stallion out of a Northern Dancer line mare.
Let's hope KW lives up to all this theory when he gets his chance on the track.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
First Start Next Wednesday
Khamsin Warrior has pulled up well from his trial and Gerald has nominated him for a 2-YO maiden race at Canterbury Racecourse next Wednesday, 11 June.
At the moment 19 are nominated and they include some very well bred youngsters including several by Hussonet, Encosta de Lago etc from big stables representing well known owners such as Nick Moraitis (Might and Power) and Sheikh Mohammed (Darley and Woodlands Studs). Several already have provincial wins under their belt.
At the moment the weather doesn't look so good from a track point of view, so cross your fingers that it clears and the track dries out for his first start.
At the moment 19 are nominated and they include some very well bred youngsters including several by Hussonet, Encosta de Lago etc from big stables representing well known owners such as Nick Moraitis (Might and Power) and Sheikh Mohammed (Darley and Woodlands Studs). Several already have provincial wins under their belt.
At the moment the weather doesn't look so good from a track point of view, so cross your fingers that it clears and the track dries out for his first start.
Friday, May 30, 2008
First trial completed with flying colours.
Khamsin Warrior trialled today at Rosehill. Graham's assessment of his effort is as follows,
"Our Boy trialled very well at Rosehill today. Beaten into fourth place about four and a half lengths from the winner, a colt fired up and very fit from the Waterhouse stable. They ran the 2nd fastest two-year-old time of the day so it was very meritorious."
"Matthew Palmer rode KW and told me afterwards that there was a lot of improvement still in him; green still but learning fast. Matthew rode him as per instructions from Gerald - 'don't knock him about'."
"He's grown in to a magnificent gelding and I am sure he pleased all owners who came along to see him trial. Another trial in 2 weeks and then into a race, all going well."
"Our Boy trialled very well at Rosehill today. Beaten into fourth place about four and a half lengths from the winner, a colt fired up and very fit from the Waterhouse stable. They ran the 2nd fastest two-year-old time of the day so it was very meritorious."
"Matthew Palmer rode KW and told me afterwards that there was a lot of improvement still in him; green still but learning fast. Matthew rode him as per instructions from Gerald - 'don't knock him about'."
"He's grown in to a magnificent gelding and I am sure he pleased all owners who came along to see him trial. Another trial in 2 weeks and then into a race, all going well."
Results of today's trials can be found by clicking here
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Trial Friday
Graham advises that KW will trial this Friday, 30th May at Rosehill in Heat 5 (run at 8.55am). Gerald expects him to run well.
Geoff visited the horse at the stables after he worked this morning and reports that he looks in great shape.
" He was much more animated than last visit and I put this down to him now being near race-fit and therefore not so physically exhausted from his morning exertions. On both occasions I turned up not long after he had worked. I’m looking forward to a bold showing on Friday," he said.
He commented, "On several occasions he stood alert and struck a pose that looked uncannily like…
We wish....
Geoff visited the horse at the stables after he worked this morning and reports that he looks in great shape.
" He was much more animated than last visit and I put this down to him now being near race-fit and therefore not so physically exhausted from his morning exertions. On both occasions I turned up not long after he had worked. I’m looking forward to a bold showing on Friday," he said.
He commented, "On several occasions he stood alert and struck a pose that looked uncannily like…
We wish....
She's Back
Invincible Spirit (Green Desert-Rafha, by Kris) added a UK group success when 3YO filly Fleeting Spirit (Invincible Spirit-Millennium Tale, by Distant Relative) scored a 2-lengths victory over her older rivals in the £100,000 (A$210,000) Gr2 Temple Stakes (5 furlongs) at Haydock.
Fleeting Spirit (ridden by Ryan Moore for trainer Jeremy Noseda) set a new track record (57.15sec, cutting 1.05sec off the previous mark of 58.2sec) in defeating 6YO gelding Borderlescott ( Compton Place-Jeewan, by Touching Wood) & 8YO gelding Desert Lord (Green Desert-Red Carnival, by Mr Prospector).
Last season as a juvenile, Fleeting Spirit won both the UK Gr2 Flying Childers Stakes (5 furlongs) at Doncaster & Gr3 Molecomb Stakes (5 furlongs) at Goodwood, as well as placing in both the Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes (6 furlongs) at Newmarket & Gr2 Lowther Stakes (6 furlongs) at York). see also Close relative rated World's 10th top two-year old
Fleeting Spirit (ridden by Ryan Moore for trainer Jeremy Noseda) set a new track record (57.15sec, cutting 1.05sec off the previous mark of 58.2sec) in defeating 6YO gelding Borderlescott ( Compton Place-Jeewan, by Touching Wood) & 8YO gelding Desert Lord (Green Desert-Red Carnival, by Mr Prospector).
Last season as a juvenile, Fleeting Spirit won both the UK Gr2 Flying Childers Stakes (5 furlongs) at Doncaster & Gr3 Molecomb Stakes (5 furlongs) at Goodwood, as well as placing in both the Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes (6 furlongs) at Newmarket & Gr2 Lowther Stakes (6 furlongs) at York). see also Close relative rated World's 10th top two-year old
Friday, May 9, 2008
Khamsin Warrior continues to please
Graham reports: "The horse is working along great. I saw him this morning and he seems to have grown even more! Gerald is heading The Big Fella to a barrier trial and as soon as I get confirmation from Gerald I will let all owners know."
Goffs Flat Breeze-Up: $73k Invincible Spirit Colt
Agent Bobby O'Ryan paid €43,000 (A$73,000) for a colt by Irish National Stud stallion Invincible Spirit. The colt is a half-brother to 3 winners out of Firth Of Clyde Stakes runner-up Randonneur, consigned from Con Marnane's Bansha House Stables.
O'Ryan told racingpost.co.uk: "I've bought him for Michael Green who is a new owner with David Murray Smith. He is a very nice colt by the right sire & looks a nice prospect."
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