With
just six colts guaranteed a start in the Golden Slipper where the rewards are potentially
the biggest for a winning colt, Coolmore Stud have joined the ownership of one
of the favourites.
Coolmore have bought into the ownership of Yes Yes Yes, a son of another
Coolmore stallion in Rubick and currently the $7.50 third favourite.
It's become something of a common theme in recent years with studs being pre-emptive
prior to the race, and now five of the six colts in this year's Slipper will go
to the post with a stud in their ownership.
Along with Coolmore in Yes Yes Yes, Godolphin own Microphone, Aquis are in the ownership
of Free Of Debt, Newgate Farm in Cosmic Force and Kitchwin Hills in Time to
Reign.
Yes Yes Yes became the first stakeswinner for Rubick when winning the Todman
Stakes (Gr2) at Rosehill two weeks ago.
He was a $200,000 yearling purchase at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling
Sale from the Kitchwin Hills draft.
Despite colts being significantly outnumbered by the fillies this year, three
of the four runners at single figure odds are colts so the chances are high that
the spoils that go with a Slipper winning colt will already be locked away.