Ontrack Thoroughbreds useful sprinting mare Cymbalism scored a convincing win at Doomben courtesy of a faultless ride by Tegan Harrison. The daughter of Denman lead virtually all the way to win her fourth race in style from hot favourite Emsie Is A Star. Cymbalism came north to Meagher Racing’s Eagle Farm base late last year and in four starts up north she’s won twice and run fourth. “We felt she would be better placed in the slightly easier company in South East Queensland and she’s done a good job,” said Ontrack Thoroughbreds Managing Director Grant Morgan. “In both her wins up here she’s lead and it’s probably fair to say her record would be better if she’d been ridden that way in all her races up here. “Tegan has done a lot of work with this mare and she’s a rider who Ontrack has enjoyed a good association with in recent years. She gave the mare every opportunity today and rated her perfectly. “She was pretty convincing today and it’s great to get a city win with the mare. She’s in good form so we will find a similar race for her in the next couple of weeks. “Long term we may look to put her through the Magic Millions Broodmare Sale as she’s got a nice pedigree being from a successful family for the Ingham Brothers Woodlands Stud. “She’s closely related to Yell, Sung and Anthems and is a lovely mare who will let down into a really nice broodmare.” Purchased out of the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale for $150,000, Cymbalism has won four of her 19 lifetime starts and been placed eight times for earnings of $100,540. Congratulations to our owners Mark Walker, Andrew Dean, Beau River Racing (M Shaw), Chris Burdon, C Connor, D Frew, Mrs M Frew, M Ostermeyer, R Pawley, Mrs J Pawley, A Tranter, WBC Racing (N Wood), Lang Brothers Racing #4 (S Lang), R Lawlor, A Connor (Mrs C Connor), D & R (D Ewbank) & Ms L J Saxton. Ontrack’s champion sprinter Brazen Beau is well on the way to becoming a champion sire.
With his first crop on the racetracks, Brazen Beau is now Australia’s leading young stallion on the strength of amazing results at this week’s Inglis Classic Sale in Sydney. Brazen Beau ended the Sale with the highest average and he set a new record price for the sale when a colt sold for $550,000 for Murrulla Stud. Ontrack Thoroughbreds Grant Morgan bought Brazen Beau out of the Inglis Classic Sale in 2013 for $70,000, a figure that’s hard to comprehend these days. “Brazen Beau was from the first crop of I Am Invincible and this week we saw Brazen Beau top the Classic Sale with an average price of $247,847 from seven lots sold while I Am Invincible was runner-up with an average $206,818 from 11 lots sold. “The sale also saw Brazen Beau produce the second highest price, $480,000 for a colt offered by Aquis.” Grant Morgan said the dominance by Brazen Beau is just another chapter in an amazing story. “I bought Beau for $70,000 from Murrulla Stud’s draft and this week it was fantastic to see Tim Nolan from the same farm back at the sale selling the record breaking Brazen Beau colt. “At Ontrack we have always had a lot of faith in Brazen Beau and the events of this week just reinforce our confidence in the horse. “I purchased four Brazen Beau yearlings last year and at the recent Magic Millions I put my hand up for another three. “They are all nice horses and they’re all going the right way. The form of Accession and Tassort on the track indicate that Brazen Beau is going to be a major influence for seasons to come and if one of these colts can win the Golden Slipper then his career couldn’t have had a better start,” said Grant Morgan. Brazen Beau’s record-breaking sale-topper at $550,000 was Lot 609, a colt from Pouter, and purchased by New Zealand-based agent Bruce Perry on behalf of a stallion syndicate. The colt is a half-brother to three winners, including Rock Dove who won a Listed race in Tasmania last weekend, and is from a strong American family. The demand for Brazen Beau stock this week follows a strong showing at January’s Magic Millions Sale where 11 of his yearlings made six figures, the highest price of A$625,000 being paid for a filly from Classy Chloe. In 2018 his first-crop filly from Pretty Penny made A$700,000 at the Inglis Easter Sale. She races as Pretty Brazen and has been placed at Flemington. The first northern-hemisphere crop of the former champion sprinter also sold well in Europe last year, making up to £100,000 in Britain and €130,000 in France. Ontrack Thoroughbreds decision to hold on to promising colt Makfi Amour looks to be paying dividends. The son of Makfi quit maidens at only fourth starts with an impressive win at Pakenham, but the colt could easily have ended up racing in silks other than Ontrack’s all gold livery. “We bought him at the Karaka Sales in 2017 with the plan of selling him on at the New Zealand Ready to Run Sale the following November,” said Ontrack’s Managing Director Grant Morgan. “Ontrack had successfully pin hooked a High Chaparral colt the previous year, buying him as a yearling for $100,000 and selling him at the Ready To Run Sale for $200,000. “The plan was to do the same with this colt, but when our New Zealand trainer Jacob McKay broke him in, he was very positive about the horse and strongly advised we keep him. “The ownership group agreed so we brought him to Queensland and he started his career at Meagher Racing’s Eagle Farm base and was fourth and then third in a very strong QTIC Three-Year-Old race at Doomben on a Saturday. “The colt was sent to Meagher’s base at Mornington because we thought the Victorian programme offered a few more suitable racing options and he’s only had the two starts down there for a first up third at Sandown and the Cranbourne win. “He’s a lovely colt and the plan is to try and take the next step up to a city grade race. “That looks more than likely given the fact that the horse that beat him at Sandown, Age of Chivalry went from that race to win a Wednesday race at his next start.” Grant Morgan paid $70,000 for Makfi Amour from the Westbury Farm draft at Karaka. He is the third foal of a Show A Heart mare Notre Amour and she’s had a perfect record at stud with Wawrinka and Swiss Love also winners. “Although reared in New Zealand at Gerry Harvey’s Westbury operation, the colt stems from a family that’s had great success in Queensland. “ His second dam Cantantes was a useful mare in Brisbane but she’s been a great mare at stud leaving horses such as Funtantes (10 wins) and Excellantes (12 wins). She had eight foals to race and six were winners. “It’s a family of good tough horses that are capable of stretching out to 1600 metres and it looks like Makfi Amour fits that mould,” said Grant Morgan. Congratulations to our owners: B & L Racing (Brett Grogan), Dan McHugh, Rob Harvey, Marilyn Searles, Bernie Warnick, Dennis and Del Bates, Dominic Bassi, Bill Clough, Peter Hanan, Laraine Blades, Andrew Wellington, Darren Smeath, Anne Leonard, Ontrack Notre Amour Syndicate: Paul McGavin, Stephen Hurford, FRF Racing (D Fitzpatrick), Graeme Cameron, Luke Harrison, James Macmillan, Lisa Saxton, Dale Watts & Haimes Racing (J Haimes). |
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