breednet.com.au

Veteran Trainer Secures Bargain Almanzor Filly at RTR

Media Release - Wednesday November 20

Following the retirement of his stakes-winning mare Casino Princess, Cliff Goss turned to New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale in search of another filly, which he found early on day one in the form of Lot 25.

Tauranga trainer Cliff Goss. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images)

Goss was in the spotlight over the past 12 months courtesy of the daughter of Casino Prince, who won the Listed Tauranga Classic (1400m), and post-retirement was sold to Windsor Park Stud via gavelhouse.com.

At the Ready To Runs, the nonagenarian horseman was on the lookout for progeny of Almanzor and soon settled on a filly by Cambridge Stud’s prominent sire, out of a Keeper mare in Lady Aroha, a half-sister to Gr.2 City Of Auckland Cup (2400m) winner and Group One performer Zarius.

Advertisement

$45,000 Almanzor (Fr) filly from Lady Aroha.

“There was a combination of everything, she breezed up very well and she had a good pedigree,” Goss said.

“She was a very relaxed filly walking around before her breeze-up, I always like to see them walking around casually, not jumping around too much. She ticked all the boxes really.

“It’s a bit of a buzz there (at the sales), everyone is trying to buy a horse and it’s whichever horse suits the person. For me, I wanted an Almanzor because he was a champion two-year-old sire. He’s left a lot of speed horses and you’ve got to have that.

“I always preferred colts or geldings, but after I had Casino Princess, I thought she was a good filly, so I’ll settle for another one and hopefully I can find one like her. This filly was the only one I wanted right from the very start, I watched her breeze-up at least 20 times and I thought yes, this is the one.

“I said to myself that I would go to $50,000 and I got her for $45,000, so it was good.”

Goss indicated the filly will now enjoy a break at his daughter and son-in-law, Cherry and Brent Taylor’s Trelawney Stud, before looking for a possible autumn two-year-old preparation.

“She’ll probably be an autumn two-year-old, I’m going to put her out at Trelawney Stud for about a month for a nice freshen-up, then I’ll bring her in and see if she’ll be ready for that,” he said. – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

Advertisment
More Reading...
Sires With Winners - Tuesday November 19
Here is the full list of 28 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Spirit Of Boom 2YO Shining Smile Off the Mark
Second in the Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes and third in the Group III Maribyrnong Plate, Shining Smile made no mistake when dropping back to midweek company in the Sportsbet Jockey Watch Hcp (1000m) at Caulfield Heath.
$1.65million I Am Invincible Colt Lights Up NZB Ready to Run
David Ellis knows a thing or two about champion sire I Am Invincible and has bought and raced his champion sprinting mare Imperatriz and his only Group I winning juvenile colt in Move to Strike and the Te Akau boss liked what he saw at the NZB Ready to Run Sale on Wednesday where he paid $1.65million for the much hyped colt from Shillelagh.
French Oaks Winner to be Offered for Sale
The European broodmare sales promise to produce some big results in coming weeks with Irish Oaks winner You Got to Me confirmed for the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, while Arqana have announced they will offer French Oaks winner Sparkling Plenty at the ARQANA Vente d’Élevage on Saturday 7 December in Deauville.
Tavistock Mare Chasing G1
Last start Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) winner Town Cryer has another Trentham feature in her sights, taking the next step towards the Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at the Foxton trials on Tuesday.
Ready to Run Sale Going From Strength To Strength
The retirement of Hong Kong megastar Golden Sixty has done nothing to slow the momentum of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale, with buyers from across Australasia and Asia converging on Karaka for the two-day sale on Wednesday and Thursday.
No Compromise Still Going Strong in NZ
Bill Thurlow couldn’t have hoped for a better week at the New Zealand Cup carnival and is optimistic a more senior member of the team can add a northern feature to the stable’s tally this Saturday.
Magic Millions Announce Sale of New Zealand’s Iconic The Oaks Stud
In a landmark opportunity for the equine and investment communities, Magic Millions, in partnership with Donovan + Co, proudly present the sale of The Oaks Stud, one of Australasia’s most revered thoroughbred breeding facilities.
Pedigree Updates Add to NZB Ready to Run Sale’s Appeal
The catalogue for NZB’s 2024 Ready to Run Sale at Karaka was already loaded with quality, but a number of big-race performances by siblings and close relatives this spring have added even more points of major interest.
$650,000 Proisir Gelding Headed to Hong Kong
Bloodstock agent Andrew Williams won a spirited bidding battle to secure a well-related Proisir gelding for $650,000 on the opening day of the NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka on Wednesday.