breednet.com.au

Promise of Success Sells for $1.35million

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday May 23

An acceptor for the $1million Group I BRC Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, quality import Promise of Success (GB) will run in new colours after being purchased by Yulong at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Tuesday.

Rosemont say goodbye to Promise of Success after she sold for $1.35 million - image MM

The Rosemont Stud consigned daughter of Dansili was snapped up by Yulong for $1.35million and is a Group II winner in Australia of over $1.4million, but started her career in the UK.

She was purchased by Rosemont Stud and David Redvers Bloodstock for just 27,000 guineas at the 2020 Tattersalls December Mares Sale, but blossomed after arriving in Australia in 2021.

Nurtured by John O’Shea, Promise of Success won her maiden at Warwick Farm in June of 2021 and has been on an upward spiral ever since.

Advertisement

“(She cost) 27,000 Guineas, the last lot through the December Sale on Day 2, about 10 o’clock at night, and she’s just been a revelation,” said part-owner Hannah Wall.

“It’s just been the most brilliant journey, with brilliant people – the team at Rosemont and his operation and David (Redvers) and I – and it’s just been the stuff of dreams.”

Promise of Success won the G2 Emancipation Stakes - image Steve Hart

Promise of Success comes with an exceptional European pedigree tracing to Allegretta, the dam of renowned blue hen Urban Sea with Sam Fairgray indicating she may be returned to Europe to go to stud.

For now though she will be given her chance to add a Group I win to her resume.

“She’s a Dansili mare, obviously a very good racemare, so we’ll just chat to John O’Shea. John’s mapped out a program, I think, where she races Saturday and then the Tatt’s Tiara is what he was aiming for,” said Sam Fairgray.

“We’ll just see how she looks for Saturday and whether we run, or whether we wait and go straight into the Tatt’s.”

“The likelihood is we’ll breed her in the spring. Dansili and Frankel go very well together so it’s a possibility that she might jump on a plane and head back.

“We’ll just weigh up at the end what we end up with an see where she gets to.”

We ran a story last week about the Frankel x Dansili nick which is responsible for exciting three year-old filly Soul Sister, who heads next to the G1 Epsom Oaks after a resounding win in the Group III Musidora Stakes, read about her here.

 

 

Advertisment
More Reading...
$1.7Million for C'Est Magique – Waller to Train
Group I placed C’Est Magique has never won a stakes race, but that didn’t stop her being one of the most sought after mares at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on Thursday night with Tom Magnier securing the daughter of Zoustar for $1.7million.
Nine Mares Top $1million at Fabulous Chairman's Sale
Outstanding filly She’s Extreme became the equal second-most expensive horse ever sold at an Inglis Chairman’s Sale when realising $3.4m to the bid of Coolmore at Riverside this evening.
$1.6million for G2 winner Autumn Ballet
With three recent Group I winning three year-old fillies, The Autumn Sun is a sire on the up and his Group II winning daughter Autumn Ballet proved a hot commodity at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale selling for $1.6million to the bid of Tom Magnier.
Blueblood Colt a 30th Stakes-Winner for Justify
Not shuttling to Australia this spring, Justify posted a milestone 30th stakes-winner in the UK overnight when progressive colt Capulet won the Listed Chester Dee Stakes (1m2 ½ f) for the Coolmore partners.
Tom Magnier Pays $3.4million for She’s Extreme
A Group I winner of the ATC Champagne Stakes (1600m) at two and then a Group I VRC Oaks (2500m) winner at three, She’s Extreme was extremely good and that’s why she sparked a protracted bidding duel at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale before Tom Magnier won the day with a final bid of $3.4million.
$1million for So You Think Mare Banana Queen
A homebred for Arcella Thoroughbreds, talented So You Think mare Banana Queen has been a favourite of the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou stable working through her grades over the past three seasons before winning the Group III Tibbie Stakes at Newcastle last year to cap her appeal as a broodmare prospect.
Yulong Swoop to Secure Kimochi for $2.2million
It was the second trip around the Inglis sale ring for quality Brave Smash (Jpn) filly Kimochi at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on Thursday evening and while she made just $21,000 at the weanling sale in 2021, she shot out the lights out this time when knocked down to Islay Vale (Yulong) for $2.2million.
Resolute Racing Secure Tutta La Vita for $3.2million
Three times Group I placed, The Autumn Sun filly Tutta La Vita will be looking to improve on that in the upcoming Group I BRC Queensland Oaks next month, but she’ll be carrying a new set of colours after being purchased by John Stewart’s Resolute Racing for $3.2million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Widden Pounce for $1.15million G1 Winner Startantes
The Robert Heathcote stable have had a lot of success with the progeny of top producer Funtantes and the best of her four winners is Group I Tatts Tiara winner Startantes, who was snapped up by Widden Stud for $1.15million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on Thursday.
Dual Oaks Winner Sells for $1.6million, Star Producer for $1.15million
It’s rare enough for any filly to win more than one G1 Oaks event and rarer still for them to be offered at public auction, so the appearance of Satono Aladdin (Jpn) mare Pennyweka (NZ) at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale produced some fiscal fireworks before she was knocked down to Panthalassa Syndicate (Yulong) for $1.6million.