First Crop Yearlings by Warhorse at Premier

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday February 14
Champion New Zealand 2YO Warhorse will have his first crop yearlings on offer at the 2018 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale in Melbourne next month and they will follow on from the success of his first sales yearling that sold for $45,000 at the Tasmanian Magic Millions on Thursday.

The best son of outstanding Australian speed sire General Nediym, Warhorse quickly made his mark at two winning the Group III ARC Eclipse Stakes and then the Group I ARC Diamond Stakes over 1200 metres beating subsequent Group I winning filly Rollout the Carpet.

Warhorse is the best son of General NediymCompetitive with the best of his age at three, he added another stakes win to his tally and was a close up third to Sacred Falls in the Group I New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas as well as placing in the Group II ATC Apollo Stakes at weight-for-age in Sydney.

On the New Zealand 3YO Free Handicap of 2013 from 1200 to 1600 metres he rated just behind the big guns Sacred Falls and Dundeel.

61 SACRED FALLS – Champion Group I Winner
60.5 DUNDEEL – Champion Group I Winner
59.5 WARHORSE – Champion Group I Winner

While Sacred Falls and Dundeel have gone to stud respectively in New Zealand and the Hunter Valley, Warhorse has found his home at Bombora Downs in Victoria with his oldest progeny now yearlings.

Eligible for the lucrative Super VOBIS scheme, they should not be overlooked at the upcoming Victorian yearling sales starting with Inglis Premier from March 4 – 7.

Warhorse - Champion 2YO, multiple Group winner 1200 - 1400mWarhorse has the following three Inglis Premier entries.

Lot 638 Colt Warhorse x Volte - Bombora Downs

Half-brother to seven winners headed by Group I winner Dealer Principal and Group III placed Resistor from terrific producer Volte.

Lot 724 Colt Warhorse x Jivochka – Bombora Downs


Second foal of a half-sister to Group III winner Sophie's Spirit.

Lot 761
Colt Warhorse x Nirvana Lass – Briddon Park Thoroughbreds

First foal of an unraced daughter of stakes-placed Seattle Lass.

Also expect to see Warhorse yearlings at the 2018 Inglis VOBIS Gold Yearling Sale at Oaklands on April 22.


Footnote: The first yearling by Warhorse offered at the 2018 Magic Millions Yearling Sale in Tasmania on Thursday sold for $45,000. The colt from Petite Oiseau was offered by N Barker Thoroughbreds and bought by John Blacker.



Advertisment
More Reading...
Pinhook Winners 2024 NZB Ready to Run – Churchill Colt the Star
A record breaking NZB Ready to Run Sale this week at Karaka delivered plenty of pinhook success with 18 two year-olds selling for $300,000 or more above their yearling purchase price, so let’s take a look at some of the best of them.
$1.3million Snitzel Colt Ready to Fire on Debut for Te Akau
Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson are confident they have the young firepower to make an early impression in the first of the black type features at Pukekohe Park on Saturday.
City of Troy Crowned 2024 Cartier European Horse of the Year
Outstanding Justify colt City of Troy was crowned Horse of the Year at the 2024 Cartier awards on Wednesday night in London at a star studded ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel.
Halo Racing Reduction features in November (Late) catalogue
Shares in reigning G1 Caulfield Cup champion Duke de Sessa, G1 Toorak Hcp winner Attrition and tomorrow’s G1 Railway Stakes favourite Light Infantry Man headline an exciting Inglis Digital November (Late) Online Sale.
$2,000 Gavelhouse Bargain Keeps on Winning!
The Grey Goose continued to belie her purchase price last start when recording her fifth win at Wingatui, bringing her career earnings to more than $225,000.
Best On Breeding
The cerise, white crossed sashes and black cap of Bob Peters, Peter's Investments, may not be the once dominant force they have been for decades in Western Australian racing, but they are far from finished.
Luberon Heads Cambridge Stud Saturday Charge
Lance Noble will attempt to add to a strong run of spring form for Cambridge Stud when he sends out five well-credentialled runners in Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s black and gold colours at Pukekohe on Saturday.
Cambridge Stud News
It’s been the spring that keeps giving for Cambridge Stud and it’s not over yet.
Magic Millions 2025 Magazine Online
The 2025 Magic Millions magazine is now online with a great mix of gallery images, editorial and vendor profilies.
One to Watch – Hawkesbury
Castelvecchio has gone from nowhere to somewhere during the course of this spring with three stakes-winners putting his name in lights and he had a promising three year-old colt salute at Hawkesbury on Thursday that has now won two of three starts.