The Cornish family owned Torryburn Stud has long been highly regarded as a proven Group I nursery and their easily recognizable TS in a heart shaped brand is carried by the best sprinting three year-old colt in the country in Home Affairs.
Bred by Torryburn and sold as a yearling for $875,000 to Tom Magnier, I Am Invincible colt Home Affairs won the Group II ATC Silver Slipper last season and this spring came of age with a career defining win in the $1million Group I ATC Coolmore Stud Stakes.
The Chris Waller trained colt was in a class of his own at Flemington, blitzing his peers to lead all the way and win by three lengths taking his earnings in excess of $1.6million.
The Torryburn brand features on nine yearlings to be offered at Magic Millions in January by a range of proven and popular sires including the highly anticipated young guns Justify (USA) and The Autumn Sun .
Lot 189 Colt Justify (USA) x La Pomme de Pin, by I Am Invincible
From the first Australian crop of Coolmore’s American Triple Crown winner JUSTIFY, the Horse of the Year and Champion 3YO Colt of the season, he is the first foal of the juvenile winning I Am Invincible mare LA POMME DE PIN, a half-sister to the stakes placed My Favourite (Haradasun) from the family of Torryburn Stud favourites Crimson Reign (Red Ransom), a G3 winner and her G2-winning son Deploy (Fastnet Rock).
Lot 391 Colt The Autumn Sun x Progressive, by Street Cry (IRE)
From the first crop of Arrowfield Stud’s Champion 3YO Redoute’s Choice Colt, and five time G1 winner THE AUTUMN SUN, he is out of the four-time-winning Street Cry mare PROGRESSIVE, a sister to the dam of the Listed winner Promotions (Exceed And Excel) from arguable one of the most exciting black type families in the Australian Stud Book, that includes G1 winners Redoute’s Choice, Manhattan Rain, Gathering, Al Maher, Platinum Scissors, Hurricane Sky, Umatilla, and many more.
Lot 501 Filly I Am Invincible x Serena Miss (NZ), by Iffraaj (GB)
By Champion Sire in waiting I AM INVINCIBLE, the sire of 124 stakes performers including 10 G1 winners highlighted by this season’s Torryburn Stud bred and sold G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Home Affairs, she is out of the G2-winning, G1 placed Iffraaj mare SERENA MISS, already the dam of G3 Widden Stakes placed Centimental (Snitzel), from the family of the Torryburn Stud raced Presently, a winner of ten races including four at Listed level, as well as the G2-winning, G1 placed New Predator, whose first crop foals arrived this season in South Africa.
Lot 532 Filly Pariah x Sister Bruce, by Shamardal (USA)
From the second crop of Redoute’s Choice’s G3-winning, G1 placed son PARIAH, she is out of the Shamardal mare SISTER BRUCE, a half-sister to the G3 placed Un de Sceaux (Hinchinbrook). Already the dam of the Listed winner Westport (Not A Single Doubt), Sister Bruce is the dam of two foals to race, both winners, and comes from the extended family of Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Australian 2YO Triple Crown winner Dance Hero.
Lot 535 Colt Shooting to Win x Slots, by Casino Prince
By G1 Caulfield Guineas winner SHOOTING TO WIN, he is the second foal of the well-named, Listed-winning Casino Prince mare SLOTS from a prolific stakes-winning family of Mr Vitality, Nicoscene, Rafaello, Gunnamatta, Danehill Express, Rose Of Peace and many more. This chestnut colt is out of a Casino Prince mare, just like dual G1 winner Shadow Hero and the multiple stakes winning Tasmanian mare Still A Star.
Lot 599 Colt Deep Field x Taltarni, by Stratum
By Deep Field, the sire of recent G1 Hong Kong Sprint winner Sky Field, he is the second foal of the four-time-winning Stratum mare TALTARNI, a half-sister to the G2 Silver Slipper Stakes winner Chance Bye (Snitzel) from the family of stakes winners High Rolling, Princess Katie, Mighty Lucky and Zigwig. Mares by Statum have produced 10 stakes performers to date including the multiple G3-winning, G1 placed Entente.
Lot 854 Filly Capitalist x Chelsea Hotel, by Dylan Thomas (IRE)
From the third crop of Newgate Farm’s G1 Golden Slipper winner CAPITALIST, already a G1 sire, she is out of the six-time-winning Dylan Thomas mare CHELSEA HOTEL, the dam of three runners for three winners highlighted by the stakes placed Hoover Lucy (No Nay Never) from an international black-type family. Mares by Dylan Thomas have recorded 18 stakes performers including the G1 winners Persian King and Sonnyboyliston.
Lot 889 Colt Fastnet Rock x Crimson Reign, by Red Ransom (USA)
By Coolmore’s Champion Sire FASTNET ROCK, the sire of just shy of 330 stakes performers worldwide, he is out of the G3-winning Red Ransom mare CRIMSON REIGN, the dam of five winners led by the G2-winning DEPLOY (Fastnet Rock), the winner of eight races – and a favourite of Torryburn Stud! This colt is bred on the same Danehill x Red Ransom pedigree cross which has produced 25 stakes performers highlighted by four G1 winners and a further four G2 winners.
Lot 913 Filly Deep Field x Diddums, by Snitzel
By Newgate Farm’s Deep Field, sire of G1 winners Portland Sky and Sky Field, she is out of the G3 PJ Bell Stakes-winning Snitzel mare Diddums, from an international black type family with stakes winners in Australia, South Africa, Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom. This filly is bred on the exact same Deep Field x Snitzel pedigree cross that has produced six winners from seven runners including the G3 performer Marchena, while Snitzel as a broodmare sire is responsible for 22 stakes winners including G1 Golden Slipper-wining filly Mossfun as well as the Spring carnival stakes performers Daisies and Profiteer.
