It’s that time again to see where some of the top-class mares headed in 2022.
On the sales front, the intrigue of guessing the future beaus of the top two sale toppers at the National Broodmare Sale, Away Game and Tofane, was dampened a touch when signed for by the Written Tycoon Syndicate.
The season saw the retirement of several Group 1 winners, such as Hungry Heart, Shout The Bar, Krone, Nettoyer, Never Been Kissed, and the import Lighthouse (USA).
On the first season sire front, Pinatubo (IRE) and Home Affairs have been afforded every chance.
As usual, we will start with the two queens, Winx and Black Caviar.
It was good news and bad news for Winx, while The Autumn Sun’s eyes would have widened when Black Caviar made an entrance in the serving barn.
The Stud Book records are not yet complete and subject to change.
Grab a coffee; here we go.
Winx (Street Cry (IRE) x Vegas Showgirl byAl Akbar) 25-time Group 1 winner.
The champion daughter of Street Cry (IRE) had her long-awaited first foal, a healthy daughter of Pierro.
Covered by Snitzel on November 3, Winx failed to conceive. It was decided not to have her served later in the season.
Winx’s dam Vegas Showgirl missed to Extreme Choice in 2021 and was covered by Snitzel on November 4.
Black Caviar (Bel Esprit x Helsinge by Bel Esprit) Group 1 VRC Patinack Farm Classic (twice), ATC TJ Smith Stakes (twice), BRC BTC Cup, MVRC William Reid Stakes (twice), VRC Lightning Stakes (three times), VRC Newmarket Handicap, MRC CF Orr Stakes, SAJC Goodwood Handicap, SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes, Ascot Diamond Jubilee Stakes.
Undefeated champion Black Caviar missed to both Extreme Choice and I Am Invincible in 2021 and was covered by The Autumn Sun on September 9. Three daughters of Black Caviar are at stud.
Oscietra (Exceed And Excel) missed to Street Boss (USA) in 2021 and revisited the Darley stallion this season.
Out of Caviar (Snitzel) had an I Am Invincible colt and visited Capitalist this season.
Ready For Caviar (More Than Ready (USA) had a filly foal by Snitzel on September 3 and was covered by Snitzel a month later.
Arcadia Queen (Pierro x Arcadia by Redoute’s Choice) Group 1 MRC Caulfield Stakes, VRC LKS Mackinnon Stakes, WATC Kingston Town Classic.
Arrowfield acquired triple Group 1 winner Arcadia Queen for a sale-topping $3,200,000 at the 2021 National Broodmare Sale. She foaled an I Am Invincible filly in September and revisited the champion.
Away Game (Snitzel x Elusive Wonder by Elusive Quality) Magic Millions 2yo Classic Group II ATC Percy Sykes Stakes.
The $3,700,000 earner Away Game was a $4 million purchase by the Written Tycoon Syndicate at the National Broodmare Sale. So, no surprise that her first visit was to Yulong’s champion stallion on September 16.
Avantage (Fastnet Rock x Asavant by Zabeel) 9-time Group 1 winner.
Coolmore shelled out NZ$4.1 million for Avantage when she was offered on Gavelhouse, setting a new mark for a horse sold online. The 9-time Group 1 winner foaled a Wootton Bassett (GB) filly on September 5 and was covered by I Am Invincible just over three weeks later.
Alizee (Sepoy x Essaouira by Exceed And Excel) Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes, Group 1 Queen of the Turf Stakes, Group 1 MRC Futurity Stakes,
The gallant Alizee had a Street Boss (USA) filly on September 16 and revisited the son of Street Cry (IRE).
Bella Vella (Commands x Forget The Weather (USA) by Stormy Atlantic) Group 1 SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes.
Purchased by Rosemont Stud for $1,900,000 at the National Broodmare Sale, the daughter of Commands missed to I Am Invincible in 2021 and was covered by Written Tycoon on September 17.
Bonaria (Redoute’s Choice x Decidity by Last Tycoon) Group 1 VRC Myer Classic.
Robert Anderson’s royally-related Bonaria seems to have taken a dislike to I Am Invincible. After missing to him last year, she again failed to conceive this spring before a change of tack saw her covered by Zoustar on October 4.
Booker (Written Tycoon x Noondie by Flying Spur) Group 1 MRC Oakleigh Plate.
A $1,600,000 Inglis Chairman’s Sale purchase, the speed machine Booker foaled an I Am Invincible filly on September 27 and was covered by Home Affairs.
Catchy (Fastnet Rock x Cats Whisker by Fusaichi Pegasus) Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes.
After missing to Extreme Choice last spring, Catchy was covered by Darley Stud’s triple Group 1 winning son of Shamardal, Pinatubo (IRE).
Celebrity Queen (Redoute’s Choice x Celebrity Miss by More Than Ready) Group 1 MRC Oakleigh Plate.
Purchased by Tom Magnier for a sale-topping $2,500,000 at the 2021 Inglis Chairman’s Sale, Celebrity Queen had a colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) in August and was served by Pierro.
Dear Demi (Dehere x Shirley by Zabeel) Group 1 VRC Oaks.
The dam of Group II Moonee Valley Classic winner Mokulua, Dear Demi foaled a Zoustar filly in September. After failing to conceive to the same stallion earlier in the spring, Dear Demi was covered by So You Think in November.
Diamond Drille (Al Maher x Damzelle Pedrille by Zoffany) Group 1 ATC Queen Of The Turf Stakes.
After foaling an I Am invincible colt in September, Diamond Drille was covered by Newgate Farm’s Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside.
Cosmic Endeavour (Northern Meteor x Crevette by Danehill) Group 1 ATC Canterbury Stakes, Tatt's QLD Tattersall's Tiara.
Royally bred Cosmic Endeavour had a filly by Too Darn Hot (GB) and visited Darley Stud’s first-season stallion Pinatubo (IRE).
Dixie Blossoms (Street Sense (USA) x Whistle Dixie by Star Way) Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic.
Fan favourite Dixie Blossoms had her third consecutive filly by Exceed And Excel and was covered by Darley Stud’s champion again in 2022.
Earthquake (Exceed And Excel x Cataclysm by Marauding) Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes.
Godolphin’s Blue Diamond winner and Golden Slipper runner-up had a Frosted (USA) colt and was covered by Brazen Beau.
Ellicazoom (Testa Rossa x Ellicorsam by Fimiston) Group III MRC WW Cockram Stakes.
Popular Western Australian Ellicazoom was a $1,450,000 purchase for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock (FBAA) / Longwood Thoroughbred Farm / Peter Morgan at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale carrying an I Am Invincible filly. She was sent back to the Yarraman Park Stud champion.
English (Encosta de Lago x Court by Anabaa) Group 1 ATC All-Aged Stakes, BRC Doomben 10000.
Following misfortunes in her first two seasons, English has finally taken to the broodmare caper. Newhaven Park’s top-class sprinter has a yearling colt by I Am Invincible and foaled a Snitzel colt on October 2. She revisited the Arrowfield champion this season.
First Seal (Fastnet Rock x Episode by Scenic) Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes
Winx’s nemesis First Seal had a Snitzel colt on September 29. Her 2022 mating plans are not reported at the time of writing.
Foxplay (Foxwedge x Butters by El Prado) Group 1 ATC Queen of the Turf Stakes.
Foxplay missed to Written Tycoon last season and was among the first to be covered by him in 2022.
Guelph (Exceed And Excel x Camarilla by Elusive Quality) Group 1 ATC Champagne Stakes, Sires’ Produce Stakes, Flight Stakes, MRC One Thousand Guineas.
Dam of Group II winner Encryption (Lonhro), and Group III winner Emanate (Lonhro), Guelph had a Too Darn Hot (IRE) in September and was another in a list of quality mares to be covered by Pinatubo (IRE).
Heavens Above (Street Cry x Reggie by Germano) Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic
Reg Kemister’s Group 1 winner hasn’t strayed away from I Am Invincible in five seasons. She has three consecutive fillies and was covered on October 1.
Hungry Heart (Frankel x Harlech by Pivotal) Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks, Group 1 ATC Vinery Stud Stakes.
Yulong’s beautifully related Frankel mare has a nice early cover (Sept 1) to resident champion Written Tycoon.
In Her Time (Time Thief x Hell It’s Hot by Zeditave) Group 1 ATC The Galaxy, VRC Lightning Stakes.
A $2,000,000 Ingis Chairman’s Sale purchase in 2020, In Her Time made $200,000 more when going through the same ring a year later. She had a Written Tycoon colt on August 14 and was covered by Written Tycoon again.
Krone (Eurozenex x Soft Landing by Al Maher) Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic
The overachieving Krone rarely achieved the accolades she deserved, but the 5-time stakes-winner earned a date with royalty in her first season when courted by I Am Invincible.
Invincibella (I Am Invincible x Abscond by Galileo) Group I Tatts Tiara.
The $1,300,000 National Broodmare Sale purchase had a colt by Wootton Bassett (GB) and was covered by Snitzel
Kiamichi (Sidestep x Ouachita by Canny Lad) Group 1 ATC Golden Slipper Stakes.
The 2019 Golden Slipper winner had an I Am Invincible filly in October and was covered by Street Boss (USA).
Lighthouse (USA) (Mizzen Mast x More Hoping by North Light) Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic.
Gorgeous grey mare Lighthouse (USA) built a considerable fan base in her short time on the track in Australia, highlighted by victory in the Coolmore Classic.
A $1.7 million purchase for Dermot Farrington Bloodstock at the National Broodmare Sale, the daughter of Mizzen Mast was covered by Kia Ora Stud’s Golden Slipper hero Farnan.
Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible x Maastricht by Mastercraftsman) Group 1 MVRC William Reid Stakes, Manikato Stakes.
With her first foal, a Pierata filly, sure to be a highlight at the Magic Millions, Loving Gaby had a Snitzel filly in August and was among the first to be covered by Aquis Farm shuttler Aclaim (IRE).
Lucia Valentina (Savabeel x Staryn Glenn by Montjeu) Group 1 ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Vinery Stud Stakes, VRC Turnbull Stakes.
After foaling a colt by Super Seth in October, the courageous Lucia Valentina was covered by I Am Invincible.
Lyre (Lonhro x Erato by Street Cry) Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes
Lyre had her first foal, a colt by Exceed And Excel on September 2 and went back to date with Darley Stud’s flagship stallion.
Madam Rouge (Zoustar x Cabernet by Al Maher) Group II MRC Tristarc Stakes.
The $1.4 million earner Madam Rouge was a $2.4 million purchase for Widden Stud at the National Broodmare Sale. The daughter of Zoustar was carrying an I Am Invincible colt and was covered by Snitzel.
Melody Belle (Commands x Maleka Belle by Iffrraaj) 14 Group 1 wins
The most successful Group 1 racehorse in New Zealand racing history with 14 wins at the highest level, Melody Belle was purchased by the Written Tycoon Syndicate for $2,600,000 at the National Broodmare Sale. The daughter of Commands had a Written Tycoon filly on August 20 and was in his harem again in 2022.
Mid Summer Music (Oamaru Force x Samsara Lady by Nassipour) Group 1 BRC Stradbroke Handicap.
The overachieving daughter of Oamaru Force has a Group III winner to her credit in the Fastnet Rock filly Hellfest (Group III MVRC Typhoon Tracy Stakes). She had a filly from the first crop of Bivouac in September. Her plans for 2022 TBA.
Miss Finland (Redoute’s Choice x Forest Pearl by Woodman) Group 1 VRC Oaks, Australian Guineas, MRC One Thousand Guineas, STC Golden Slipper Stakes, Arrowfield Stud Stakes.
Dam of the Group 1 MRC One Thousand Guineas winner Stay With Me, the champion Miss Finland had a Dundeel filly in November and was covered by Street Boss (USA) on December 21.
Her daughter Stay With Me already has a stakes-winner to her credit with the I Am Invincible filly Walz On By. Stay With me had an I Am Invincible filly in September before visiting Dundeel.
Mizzy (Zoustar x Missy Cummings by Magnus) Group 1 ATC Canterbury Stakes.
A $2.2 million National broodmare Sale purchase for Tom Magnier in 2021, Mizzy foaled a Wooton Bassett (GB) filly on September 21 and was covered by Farnan.
More Joyous (More Than Ready (USA) x Sunday Joy by Sunday Silence) 8-time Group 1 winner.
John Singleton’s champion had a So You Think filly in October before being covered by I Am Invincible.
Mossfun (Mossman x Eye For Fun by Snitzel) Group 1 ATC Golden Slipper Stakes.
With an I Am Invincible colt on offer at the Magic Millions, Emirates Park’s 2014 Golden Slipper heroine was represented by her first stakes-winner in 2022, the Frankel colt Dajraan (GB).
Mossfun had a Capitalist filly in August and was covered by Tassort. Her dam Eye For Fun had a colt from the first crop of Ole Kirk and visited the Vinery stallion again.
Nakeeta Jane (So You Think x Lustre Lady by Flying Spur) Group 1 ATC Surround Stakes.
Nakeeta Jane had a Wootton Bassett (GB) colt in September and was covered by Coolmore’s high profile shutter again.
Never Been Kissed (Tivaci x Movie by Savabeel) Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes.
The Chittick family’s Flight stakes winner and Spring Champion Stakes runner-up was covered by Maurice (JPN) before returning home to Waikato Stud.
Nettoyer (Sebring x Cleanup by Dehere) Group 1 ATC Doncaster Handicap, Group 1 ATC Queen of the Turf Stakes.
A $20,000 yearling, Nettoyer earned a bit more respect the second time around when Trilogy Racing shelled out $1,300,000 at the 2022 National Broodmare Sale. After foaling a Capitalist filly in October, the dual Group 1 winning daughter of Sebring was covered by Snitzel.
Oohood (I Am Invincible x Bella Sunday by Sunday Silence) Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes
Sadly, Oohood’s Wootton Bassett (GB) foal was born dead. The Flight Stakes winner was covered by Wootton Bassett (GB) again in November.
Overreach (Exceed And Excel x Bahia by Snippets) Group 1 ATC Golden Slipper Stakes.
Corumbene Stud’s Golden Slipper winner was another to have her first stakes-winner in 2022, the smart Snitzel colt Lofty Strike (Group III MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (C & G).
After foaling a Capitalist filly in October, Overreach was covered by Snitzel.
Pippie (Written Tycoon x Coupe Express by Ne Coupez Pas) Group 1 MRC Oakleigh Plate, MVRC AJ Moir Stakes.
A $1,800,000 Inglis Chairman’s Sale purchase, Pippie’s first foal is a Snitzel filly, and she was covered by I Am Invincible in October.
Plucky Belle (Mossman x Winning Belle by Zabeel) Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic.
The Esplin family’s Coolmore Classic heroine missed to Too Darn Hot (GB) in 2021 and revisited the champion son of Dubawi this spring.
Politeness (Street Sense x Berengaria by Commands) Group 1 VRC Myer Classic.
The 6-time stakes-winner is as reliable at stud as she was on the racetrack with six consecutive foals, none born after September 9.
That will change next season as Politeness was covered by Castelvecchio on November 9 after foaling a Written Tycoon colt in September.
Rising Romance (Ekraar (USA) x Post Romance by Postponed) Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks.
The dam of Group 1 MRC One Thousand Guineas winner Yearning and the $2,500,000 2021 Easter Yearling sales-topping Snitzel colt Magic, Rising Romance has been covered by Snitzel in all six years at stud. After missing in 2021, she was covered by the 4-time Champion stallion in November.
Samantha Miss (Redoute’s Choice x Milliyet by Zabeel) Group 1 VRC Oaks, AJC Champagne Stakes, Flight Stakes.
The dam of Group II Tea Rose Stakes winner Miss Fabulass, Samantha Miss, had a Pierro filly in September and revisited the champion.
Her daughter Miss Fabulass (Frankel) had an I Am Invincible colt in October and was covered by him again.
Samaready (More Than Ready x Samar by Secret Savings) Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes, MVRC AJ Moir Stakes.
The dual Group 1 winner could not have made a better start to her broodmare career with her first live foal, Exhilarates (Snitzel), winning five stakes races and over $2.4 million, including the Magic Millions 2yo Classic.
Which makes it more heartbreaking that Samaready has just two live foals from her first seven seasons. After missing in 2021, she was exported to Ireland.
Better news for her daughter Exhilarates, who had a Street Boss (USA) colt in September and went back to him.
Shoals (Fastnet Rock x The Broken Shore by Hussonet) Group 1 VRC Myer Classic, ATC Surround Stakes, SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes.
Shoals had an I Am Invincible filly in September and was covered by Maurice (JPN).
Shout the Bar (Not a Single Doubt x Drinks All Round by O’Reilly) Group 1 ATC Vinery Stud Stakes, Group 1 VRC Empire Rose Stakes.
The $2.7 million Inglis Chairman’s Sale topper was covered by Coolmore Stud’s popular I Am Invincible stallion Home Affairs in her first season.
Steps In Time (Danehill Dancer x Rare Insight by O’Reilly) Group 1 ATC Coolmore Classic.
After foaling an Ole Kirk colt in September, Steps In Time was covered by Dundeel.
Sunlight (Zoustar x Solar Charged, by Charge Forward) Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes, Newmarket Handicap, MVRC William Reid Stakes
A sale-topping $4.2 million National Broodmare Sale purchase for Tom Magnier in 2020, Sunlight has a Justify (USA) colt in the Coolmore draft at the Magic Millions. After foaling a Wootton Bassett (GB) colt in September, the flying daughter of Zoustar was among a bevy of stars to visit Home Affairs in his first season.
Tofane (Ocean Park x Baggy Green by Galileo) 4-time Group 1 winner ATC All-Aged Stakes, BRC Stradbroke Handicap, Tatt's QLD Tattersall's Tiara, MRC CF Orr Stakes.
The $3.7 million earner was purchased by the Written Tycoon Syndicate for $3.1 million at the National Broodmare Sale. Tofane was covered by Written Tycoon on October 20.
Unforgotten (Fastnet Rock x Memories Of You) Group 1 ATC Australian Oaks.
Millionairess Unforgotten was a $2,750,00 purchase by Yulong at the 2020 National Broodmare Sale. She had a filly by Lucky Vega (IRE) and was covered by him again after missing to an earlier cover by Written Tycoon.
Winning Ways (Declaration Of War x Skip Along by Galileo) Group 1 BRC Queensland Oaks.
After two years in Great Britain, where she had a Kingman filly and a Camelot colt, Winning Ways was repatriated and sold online for $700,000. She was covered by Tagaloa on September 1.
Viddora (I Am Invincible x Snow Flight) Group 1 MVRC AJ Moir Stakes, WATC Winterbottom Stakes.
A $2,550,000 Yulong purchase at the National Broodmare Sale, Viddora foaled a Written Tycoon colt in November and may have been given a season off.
