Farnan Colt Wins $1million Golden Gift

Tara Madgwick - Saturday November 9

Kia Ora Stud’s Golden Slipper winner Farnan is on the board with his first winner after brilliant colt North England improved from a placing in the Group III ATC Breeders Plate to win the $1million Group III ATC Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

North England wins the Golden Gift - image Steve Hart

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, North England did everything right for Tim Clark and kicked away with a furlong to run before holding off the late challenging Wootton Bassett (GB) colt West of Swindon to win by a long neck.

 

“He’s a push button colt with a great demeanour,” said Tim Clark.

“He’s just got the right attitude for an early two year-old and he was able to handle the prep for the Breeders and then only a very short turnaround to come here.

“It’s exciting to know that he’s in the Slipper now and Gai and Adrian can just plot their way towards that race.”

North England was a $280,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Valiant Stud for China Horse Club / Newgate Bloodstock / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy and with over $600,000 in the bank from his first two starts will be assured of a Golden Slipper start next year.

Bred by Zhongli Thoroughbreds, North England is the first winner from three runners from Our Belisa, a metro winning Lope de Vega (IRE) mare from the family of Group winners Cracke Me Up and Hoofit as well as this season’s stakes-winner A Little Deep.

Farnan has his first winner!

North England is the first winner for Farnan, who stands at Kia Ora at a fee of $55,000.

 

 

 

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Race Result - Inglis Golden Gift Gr3 1100m

Rosehill Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.10
1
North England
- 2c Farnan (AUS) x Our Belisa (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $280,000
Seller: Valiant Stud, Aberdeen
Buyer: China Horse Club / Newgate Bloodstock / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy
2
0.6
West Of Swindon
- 2c Wootton Bassett (GB) x Fife (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56.5
Wootton Bassett
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $350,000
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Hawkes Racing
3
0.6
Extractor
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Assertory (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
Spirit Of Boom
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $300,000
Seller: Eureka Stud, Cambooya, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Gandharvi Pty Ltd/Michael Freedman Racing
4
1
Icarian Dream
- 2f Blue Point (IRE) x Teebo (AUS) (Stryker (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J R Collett 54.5
5
2.3
O' Ole
- 2f Ole Kirk (AUS) x Vellor (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 54.5
6
4.1
Gaeilge
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Dathanna (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56.5
7
4.1
Tupakara
- 2f Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Catchulata (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: Tom Sherry 54.5
8
4.8
Chicama
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x The Broken Shore (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56.5
9
7.4
Lapis Lazuli
- 2f Microphone (AUS) x Colour (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54.5
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