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Official Launch: Waterhouse/Bott Merchandise Store
Unleash your inner racing enthusiast with the new Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing merchandise range. From the trackside to the everyday, our CORE RANGE has you covered. Customise your look with the official stable polo, vest, jacket, cap, beanie, and crew socks, all personalised with your own silks and horse's name. But that's not all, celebrate your favourite champion with our STABLE STAR collection. Featuring hoodies and t-shirts for ALLIGATOR BLOOD, LADY OF CAMELOT, MAJOR BEEL, MILITARY MISSION and PLATINUM JUBILEE. Can't find your stable star? Don't worry, we can create a custom design just for you. Shop the range via our website here.
CORE RANGE: Pre-order now until August 15th for delivery commencing 7th October
STABLE STARS RANGE: Orders will be dispatched within 10 days from order placement
A SWEET SHERRY END TO MAGIC MILLIONS 2025
The wait was worth it! At the climax of the Magic Millions Super Session, we unearthed a true gem, LOT 1017, a $1.6M SNITZEL filly out of the Group 2 winner SWEET SHERRY, who is a half-sister to Group 2 Percy Sykes winner, ENEEZA.
We're thrilled with our Gold Coast yearling acquisitions and invite you to share in the journey as we cultivate the next wave of Tulloch Lodge stars. View all our purchases from the sale that have opportunities available to get involved here.
Lot 750 Stay Inside x Our Crown Mistress colt LADIES ONLY
Purchase Price: $280,000 Newgate farm
Silks Available: No
- By STAY INSIDE, the Golden Slipper winning son of Australia's hottest sire EXTREME CHOICE
- Stay Inside's first yearlings have sold for up to $1M at the Magic Millions sale this week
- Out of dual Listed winning mare OUR CROWN MISTRESS, who was trained by Gai, this colt hails from the same family as RACING TO WIN and CLASSIQUE LEGEND. His half-brother MORAVIA has had two wins and narrowly missed out by half a length to CYLINDER in the G2 Run to The Rose.
- View her sales page, video footage and pedigree here
Lot 835 Extreme Warrior x Red Sista colt
Purchase Price: $160,000 Alma Vale
Silks Available: Yes
- This is the first yearling by EXTREME WARRIOR bought at auction
- EXTREME WARRIOR is the highest rated 3YO colt by EXTREME CHOICE
- RED SISTA is a mare by DEEP FIELD who was a winner over 1000m and is the granddaughter of NORTHERN METEOR who is the broodmare sire of Group 1 Randwick Guineas winner COMMUNIST
- This athletic, flashy colt hails from the same family as Champion 2YO in Australia MOSSFUN
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree here
Lot 935 Tassort x Shumookh Colt
Purchase Price: $500,000 Emirates Park
Silks Available: Yes
- By the elite 2YO TASSORT who won the Golden Gift in record breaking time
- His best progeny include Group 1 winner MANAAL and Group 2 winner AMEENA both bred at the same farm as this colt, Emirates Park.
- SHUMOOKH herself is a a dual Group 2 winner over 1400m. The second dam is the talented mare SHAMEKHA who won three Group 1s, two Group 2s and two Group 3s and is a Tulloch Lodge graduate
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree here
Lot 989 Farnan x Steal My Kisses Colt
Purchase Price: $650,000 Widden Stud
Silks Available: No
- By FARNAN who was the 2YO Champion Golden Slipper winner trained by Gai and Adrian and is sire of this year's Golden Slipper Favourite NORTH ENGLAND who is also trained by Gai and Adrian.
- STEAL MY KISSES was a Listed winner at 2 years old over 1000m
- The second dam THE FAIRY'S KISS has seven foals to race and six are winners, headed by Group 1 winner ULANOVA
- This is a top quality colt with a nice relaxed temperament and a beautiful free flowing action
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree page here
Lot 992 Wild Ruler x Stella Victoria Filly
Purchase Price: $320,000 Newgate Farm
Silks Available: Yes
- By Exciting new sire WILD RULER who won the Group 1 Moir Stakes, Group 2 Arrowfield Sprint and the sire-making Group 2 Roman Consul which was also won by the likes of RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, ZOUSTAR, FASTNET ROCK and EXCEED AND EXCEL
- The first dam STELLA VICTORIA is a 5 time winner – 3 in succession
- Early September born foal bred by Newgate Farm who have raised 2 of the last 4 Golden Slipper winners
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree page here
Lot 1017 Snitzel x Sweet Sherry Filly
Purchase Price: $1,600,000
Silks Available: No
- This filly is your ticket to the $3M Magic Millions 2YO Classic in 2026
- SNITZEL needs no introduction, he is the sire of 21 individual Group 1 winners and is Australia's only active sire achieving 10% Stakes winners to runners
- SWEET SHERRY is a Group 2 winning half-sister to multiple Group 2 winner ARINOSA
- This top rated filly is a half sister to Group 2 Percy Sykes winner ENEEZA
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree page here
The Magic Millions 2025 Gold Coast Yearling Sale has concluded, and what a thrilling week it's been! We've meticulously assembled a diverse portfolio of exceptional yearlings, catering to a spectrum of budgets. Whether you dream of owning a dazzling filly or a powerful colt, we have the perfect candidate waiting for you.
If you are interested in securing a share in any of our purchases from the sale, or would like additional information please contact our Bloodstock team:
- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Happy racing,
Gai & Adrian
Tulloch Lodge 2025 Yearling Partnerships
- Laser focus at sale time on yearlings that fit the brief
- Increased chance of success through yearlings being purchased for each partnership
- Enjoy the process of identifying and securing these yearlings before and during each sale
- Well formulated & communicated plans for the horses in each partnership, in line with opportunity identified
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1. VALERIE PARTNERSHIP |
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This partnership was developed to take advantage of the extraordinary rise in value of race fillies off the track with Metropolitan+ class precocity and speed, coupled with commercial conformation and pedigree. This partnership is striking at 62.5% Sydney Metro winners to runners and 20% stakes horses to runners from 8 fillies to race to date. The success on the racetrack has already bore fruit in the broodmare sales highlighted by $3.5m Platinum Jubilee and $900,000 Sicilian. Limited availability!
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2. TJ COLTS PARTNERSHIP |
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A partnership focused on fast, running colts at below the average price of the sale. We have had a great deal of success making stallions and good trades with colts in this price window, and we are set to concentrate further on these colts in 2025.
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3. FARNAN PARTNERSHIP |
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Farnan was a special racehorse. We know better than anyone else how talented he was. As a Golden Slipper winning son of Not A Single Doubt, we view Farnan as a high percentage play to make a great stallion and we love what we are seeing from first 2YOs which already include $1m Golden Gift winner North England. We want to make sure we get in early, secure the best athletes from his second crop before the rest of the market catches on, and give them the chance to let our "Farnan" partners enjoy a red hot racing season of 2025/26.
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4. DESCARADO PARTNERSHIP |
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2025 marks our return to Karaka for a second consecutive year, after a most enjoyable trip last year. New Zealand breds have added significant value to our owners and our stable from TJ through to today. This partnership will have a narrow focus on future Classic (Guineas, Derby) winners for our stable, purchased at great value, as we have found in the past.
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- Claudia Miller - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422545990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474161041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400505238
Magic Millions 2025: Double The (Stakes) Winners & Double The Fun
With 15 stakes winners (to 28/11/24) trained from the last three editions of the Magic Millions January Yearling Sale, Tulloch Lodge has produced more than double the number of feature race winners from this great auction when compared to our nearest rivals!
We aim to build on this advantage for our owners in 2025, and the January based sale is coming in hot.
If you plan on attending the sale or would like to keep up to date with our purchases as they happen, now is the time to REGISTER YOUR INTEREST.
By registering and completing our quick survey you can then expect some tailored insights into our selection process and alerts on the fall of the hammer when we have secured a yearling that suits your goals and ambitions based on what you have told us.
If you plan on attending the sale in person then 2025 shapes as being double the fun of previous years with Magic Millions announcing a second high prizemoney race day, Sunlight Day, for the week, while we have a couple more Tulloch Lodge owner events planned for the Gold Coast over the sale period too.
Here is a brief overview of a MAGIC MILLIONS itinerary for our Tulloch Lodge owners:
Saturday, 4 January - Sunlight Race Day SUNLIGHT RACE DAY
Sunday, 5 January - Magic Millions Polo & Showjumping
Tuesday, 7 January - Magic Millions 2YO and 3YO Beach Barrier Draw
Tuesday, 7 January - Friday, 10 January: Yearling Sale auction days - Book 1
Friday, 10 January - Tulloch Lodge owners 'after party' on auction completion
Saturday, 11 January - Magic Millions 2YO Classic Race Day
Sunday, 12 January - Sunday At The Stables with Gai & Adrian (Inaugural Gold Coast Edition)
When you register your interest you can communicate your event preferences too.
We look forward to seeing many of you on the Coast, and for those of you who cannot attend, we look forward to keeping you all abreast of the action at Magic Millions January 2025.
If you have any questions about the upcoming sales season please contact our bloodstock team:
- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Kind regards,
Gai & Adrian
VAUBAN - A Letter From Gai
Gai has put pen to paper to explain more:
I am delighted to have secured top-class stayer, VAUBAN. Adrian and I will be setting him for the 2025 Melbourne Cup. Happily, he is fully qualified for next year’s Cup.
Vauban has an outstanding chance as evidenced by his Cup starting favourite (9/2) last year, and second favourite 7/1 this year. Both these Cup starts, he faced difficulties. Firstly, before the two-mile events, he resumed from a 90-day spell and 58-day break, not an optimum Melbourne Cup preparation. 46 runners since 1991 have tried to resume off such a break, and most well in the betting, only three-year-old Cross Counter has won, it is easier to resume for young horses.
Secondly, emerging from six-weeks quarantine on a strange racecourse can distress some horses. VAUBAN didn't seem to enjoy Werribee both years. He was distressed in 2023 by the heat, he was not used to it and was unclipped. Last week, in the mounting enclosure, he was continually throwing his head about. He was only beaten five lengths.
We know also that UK raider, Twilight Payment was well beaten in the 2019 Cup, before winning in 2020. Trained at Flemington by Adrian and my good self, and away from ‘wearisome Werribee’, I know you’ll see a different horse on the 1st Tuesday of November next year. Additionally, we will put a turn-of-foot in his legs.
His UK form is outstanding, his most-recent start was second to champion Kyprios (beaten 2.3 lengths) in the Group One St Leger. His last three-furlong sectional was fabulous. The St Leger is a very strong race. Vintage Crop and Twilight Payment (second) came on this path. The St Leger form has been franked by Kyprios winning his next two starts, the Prix Cadran (Group One) and the Ascot Long Distance Cup. Kyprios is the Champion European stayer and has won his last nine starts in top company. The start before the St Ledger, Vauban won the Group Two Lonsdale Cup over two miles, in fast time.
He handles flat tracks, undulating courses, right and left handed, wet, dry.
And for your reference, VAUBAN's namesake was a wonderful builder of forts.
You can watch Vauban's last two UK races here:
- Won - York Lonsdale Cup - and listen to jockey William Buick and owner Rich Ricci's thoughts on his Cup prospects
- 2nd - Irish St Leger
- View his Racing Post profile here.
Pleasingly, VAUBAN passed our stringent vetting with flying colours and he has now settled nicely into our Flemington stable ahead of a spell before we prepare him for the Autumn Carnival. Our Autumn target is yet to be decided but we have options given he is a Group winner from 2400m - 3200m.
Pleased too that we have secured him for less than the media have reported, and we are humbled to team up with Australian Bloodstock to race Vauban going forward. That team knows what it takes to win a Cup, twice. Vauban's previous owner Rich Ricci has retained a small share too, and winning with him will be fun!
For more information on how you can join in the ownership in VAUBAN and take you and your family on an exciting journey to the 2025 Melbourne Cup, please contact our bloodstock team:- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Keep winning,
Gai & Adrian
Two Proper FRANKEL Colts - Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale Day 2
- 1,300,000 guineas (approx A$2,700,000)
- A six start 3YO that has already established himself as WORLD CLASS
- Timeform 118
- There is not a Group 1 race in the world at 2000m and beyond (where he is eligible) that is out of question for DELIUS
- 3YO colt with 6 starts, 3 wins and two placings at Group 1 level
- His only failure to finish top three was on very soft ground (heavy by our standards) at his latest start as an 11-1 chance in Europe's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc De Triomphe
- Could he be Gai's first Cox Plate winner?
- A magnificent & 'likely' type bringing 675,000 guineas as a foal
- A son of Champion Frankel
- From a prolific Daylami mare (like Pierro) who has produced three Group horses inside her first 7 runners
- see sale page here
- Delius - the best performed horse inside 6 starts to possibly ever enter Australian shores!? He is only 3YO. There is so much upside with him. He will take us straight into the races we all want to be part of and plus, he is a young, entire son of Champion sire Frankel who stands for approx A$700,000 per service in 2025.
Lot 749E - THE EUPHRATES (GB)
- 250,000 guineas (approx A$525,000)
- Bought specifically to win the 2025 Melbourne Cup and he will be programmed accordingly
- Timeform 119
- 3YO colt with 11 runs (8 at Stakes level and two Group 1s) = 3 wins and 3 placings
- Best form on good ground including his win last month in the 600,000 euro Irish Cesarewitch (3300m) against 30 other runners in this rich Handicap where The Euphrates sat on the speed the entire trip. Watch reply with comments from Aiden O'Brien and Ryan Moore.
- A magnificent & 'likely' type bringing 800,000 guineas as a yearling
- A son of Champion Frankel
- From a Stakes placed daughter of Montjeu, herself a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner, Golan
- Sire and broodmare sires Frankel, Montjeu, Generous, and Shirley Heights are all out and out Champion racehorses
- see sale page here
- For what the going rate for a proper Cup chance is currently VS what we have paid today, The Euphrates is exceptional value and we are delighted to have secured him today for our stable and owners.
- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale 2024
Last year we secured three outstanding types, BALANCE PLAY (Lope De Vega), BEAR ON THE LOOSE (Footstepsinthesand) and ROYAL PATRONAGE (Wootton Bassett). Balance Play came over as the youngest of the three, and although he hasn't been seen at the races yet, he had an impressive debut trial at Randwick last week and will be ready to rock 'n' roll in a months' time. Bear On The Loose won on his Australian debut last preparation at Rosehill over 1800 metres. He is back for the spring and will kick off his campaign in either the Group 3 Cameron Handicap on Friday at Newcastle, or Randwick on Saturday over 1600 metres. Last but certainly not least, Royal Patronage gave us a huge thrill a few weeks ago when winning the Group 2 Tramway Stakes on his Australian debut. He has really stamped himself as one to watch this spring. All three 'stayers' have bright futures.
Our Bloodstock Manager, Claudia Fitzgerald (Miller) will once again be at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale at Newmarket, UK with the sale being held between 28 October - 1st November.
With the help of form expert Rob Waterhouse, Johnny McKeever and the entire Bloodstock team at Waterhouse/Bott, we are really looking forward to purchasing the next group of 'stayers' for the stable who can contest the rich Cups races in years to come.
Read through our 2024 Stayers Package brochure here.
If you would like to register your interest, please email Claudia Fitzgerald claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or call on 0422 545 990.Official Launch: Waterhouse/Bott Merchandise Store
Unleash your inner racing enthusiast with the new Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing merchandise range. From the trackside to the everyday, our CORE RANGE has you covered. Customise your look with the official stable polo, vest, jacket, cap, beanie, and crew socks, all personalised with your own silks and horse's name. But that's not all, celebrate your favourite champion with our STABLE STAR collection. Featuring hoodies and t-shirts for ALLIGATOR BLOOD, LADY OF CAMELOT, MAJOR BEEL, MILITARY MISSION and PLATINUM JUBILEE. Can't find your stable star? Don't worry, we can create a custom design just for you. Shop the range via our website here.
CORE RANGE: Pre-order now until August 15th for delivery commencing 7th October
STABLE STARS RANGE: Orders will be dispatched within 10 days from order placementA SWEET SHERRY END TO MAGIC MILLIONS 2025
The wait was worth it! At the climax of the Magic Millions Super Session, we unearthed a true gem, LOT 1017, a $1.6M SNITZEL filly out of the Group 2 winner SWEET SHERRY, who is a half-sister to Group 2 Percy Sykes winner, ENEEZA.
We're thrilled with our Gold Coast yearling acquisitions and invite you to share in the journey as we cultivate the next wave of Tulloch Lodge stars. View all our purchases from the sale that have opportunities available to get involved here.
Lot 750 Stay Inside x Our Crown Mistress colt LADIES ONLY
Purchase Price: $280,000 Newgate farm
Silks Available: No
- By STAY INSIDE, the Golden Slipper winning son of Australia's hottest sire EXTREME CHOICE
- Stay Inside's first yearlings have sold for up to $1M at the Magic Millions sale this week
- Out of dual Listed winning mare OUR CROWN MISTRESS, who was trained by Gai, this colt hails from the same family as RACING TO WIN and CLASSIQUE LEGEND. His half-brother MORAVIA has had two wins and narrowly missed out by half a length to CYLINDER in the G2 Run to The Rose.
- View her sales page, video footage and pedigree here
Lot 835 Extreme Warrior x Red Sista colt
Purchase Price: $160,000 Alma Vale
Silks Available: Yes
- This is the first yearling by EXTREME WARRIOR bought at auction
- EXTREME WARRIOR is the highest rated 3YO colt by EXTREME CHOICE
- RED SISTA is a mare by DEEP FIELD who was a winner over 1000m and is the granddaughter of NORTHERN METEOR who is the broodmare sire of Group 1 Randwick Guineas winner COMMUNIST
- This athletic, flashy colt hails from the same family as Champion 2YO in Australia MOSSFUN
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree here
Lot 935 Tassort x Shumookh Colt
Purchase Price: $500,000 Emirates Park
Silks Available: Yes
- By the elite 2YO TASSORT who won the Golden Gift in record breaking time
- His best progeny include Group 1 winner MANAAL and Group 2 winner AMEENA both bred at the same farm as this colt, Emirates Park.
- SHUMOOKH herself is a a dual Group 2 winner over 1400m. The second dam is the talented mare SHAMEKHA who won three Group 1s, two Group 2s and two Group 3s and is a Tulloch Lodge graduate
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree here
Lot 989 Farnan x Steal My Kisses Colt
Purchase Price: $650,000 Widden Stud
Silks Available: No
- By FARNAN who was the 2YO Champion Golden Slipper winner trained by Gai and Adrian and is sire of this year's Golden Slipper Favourite NORTH ENGLAND who is also trained by Gai and Adrian.
- STEAL MY KISSES was a Listed winner at 2 years old over 1000m
- The second dam THE FAIRY'S KISS has seven foals to race and six are winners, headed by Group 1 winner ULANOVA
- This is a top quality colt with a nice relaxed temperament and a beautiful free flowing action
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree page here
Lot 992 Wild Ruler x Stella Victoria Filly
Purchase Price: $320,000 Newgate Farm
Silks Available: Yes
- By Exciting new sire WILD RULER who won the Group 1 Moir Stakes, Group 2 Arrowfield Sprint and the sire-making Group 2 Roman Consul which was also won by the likes of RUSSIAN REVOLUTION, ZOUSTAR, FASTNET ROCK and EXCEED AND EXCEL
- The first dam STELLA VICTORIA is a 5 time winner – 3 in succession
- Early September born foal bred by Newgate Farm who have raised 2 of the last 4 Golden Slipper winners
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree page here
Lot 1017 Snitzel x Sweet Sherry Filly
Purchase Price: $1,600,000
Silks Available: No
- This filly is your ticket to the $3M Magic Millions 2YO Classic in 2026
- SNITZEL needs no introduction, he is the sire of 21 individual Group 1 winners and is Australia's only active sire achieving 10% Stakes winners to runners
- SWEET SHERRY is a Group 2 winning half-sister to multiple Group 2 winner ARINOSA
- This top rated filly is a half sister to Group 2 Percy Sykes winner ENEEZA
- View his sales page, video footage and pedigree page here
The Magic Millions 2025 Gold Coast Yearling Sale has concluded, and what a thrilling week it's been! We've meticulously assembled a diverse portfolio of exceptional yearlings, catering to a spectrum of budgets. Whether you dream of owning a dazzling filly or a powerful colt, we have the perfect candidate waiting for you.
If you are interested in securing a share in any of our purchases from the sale, or would like additional information please contact our Bloodstock team:
- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Happy racing,
Gai & Adrian
Tulloch Lodge 2025 Yearling Partnerships
- Laser focus at sale time on yearlings that fit the brief
- Increased chance of success through yearlings being purchased for each partnership
- Enjoy the process of identifying and securing these yearlings before and during each sale
- Well formulated & communicated plans for the horses in each partnership, in line with opportunity identified
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1. VALERIE PARTNERSHIP |
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This partnership was developed to take advantage of the extraordinary rise in value of race fillies off the track with Metropolitan+ class precocity and speed, coupled with commercial conformation and pedigree. This partnership is striking at 62.5% Sydney Metro winners to runners and 20% stakes horses to runners from 8 fillies to race to date. The success on the racetrack has already bore fruit in the broodmare sales highlighted by $3.5m Platinum Jubilee and $900,000 Sicilian. Limited availability!
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2. TJ COLTS PARTNERSHIP |
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A partnership focused on fast, running colts at below the average price of the sale. We have had a great deal of success making stallions and good trades with colts in this price window, and we are set to concentrate further on these colts in 2025.
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3. FARNAN PARTNERSHIP |
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Farnan was a special racehorse. We know better than anyone else how talented he was. As a Golden Slipper winning son of Not A Single Doubt, we view Farnan as a high percentage play to make a great stallion and we love what we are seeing from first 2YOs which already include $1m Golden Gift winner North England. We want to make sure we get in early, secure the best athletes from his second crop before the rest of the market catches on, and give them the chance to let our "Farnan" partners enjoy a red hot racing season of 2025/26.
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4. DESCARADO PARTNERSHIP |
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2025 marks our return to Karaka for a second consecutive year, after a most enjoyable trip last year. New Zealand breds have added significant value to our owners and our stable from TJ through to today. This partnership will have a narrow focus on future Classic (Guineas, Derby) winners for our stable, purchased at great value, as we have found in the past.
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- Claudia Miller - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422545990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474161041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400505238
Magic Millions 2025: Double The (Stakes) Winners & Double The Fun
With 15 stakes winners (to 28/11/24) trained from the last three editions of the Magic Millions January Yearling Sale, Tulloch Lodge has produced more than double the number of feature race winners from this great auction when compared to our nearest rivals!
We aim to build on this advantage for our owners in 2025, and the January based sale is coming in hot.
If you plan on attending the sale or would like to keep up to date with our purchases as they happen, now is the time to REGISTER YOUR INTEREST.
By registering and completing our quick survey you can then expect some tailored insights into our selection process and alerts on the fall of the hammer when we have secured a yearling that suits your goals and ambitions based on what you have told us.
If you plan on attending the sale in person then 2025 shapes as being double the fun of previous years with Magic Millions announcing a second high prizemoney race day, Sunlight Day, for the week, while we have a couple more Tulloch Lodge owner events planned for the Gold Coast over the sale period too.
Here is a brief overview of a MAGIC MILLIONS itinerary for our Tulloch Lodge owners:
Saturday, 4 January - Sunlight Race Day SUNLIGHT RACE DAY
Sunday, 5 January - Magic Millions Polo & Showjumping
Tuesday, 7 January - Magic Millions 2YO and 3YO Beach Barrier Draw
Tuesday, 7 January - Friday, 10 January: Yearling Sale auction days - Book 1
Friday, 10 January - Tulloch Lodge owners 'after party' on auction completion
Saturday, 11 January - Magic Millions 2YO Classic Race Day
Sunday, 12 January - Sunday At The Stables with Gai & Adrian (Inaugural Gold Coast Edition)
When you register your interest you can communicate your event preferences too.
We look forward to seeing many of you on the Coast, and for those of you who cannot attend, we look forward to keeping you all abreast of the action at Magic Millions January 2025.
If you have any questions about the upcoming sales season please contact our bloodstock team:
- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Kind regards,
Gai & Adrian
VAUBAN - A Letter From Gai
Gai has put pen to paper to explain more:
I am delighted to have secured top-class stayer, VAUBAN. Adrian and I will be setting him for the 2025 Melbourne Cup. Happily, he is fully qualified for next year’s Cup.
Vauban has an outstanding chance as evidenced by his Cup starting favourite (9/2) last year, and second favourite 7/1 this year. Both these Cup starts, he faced difficulties. Firstly, before the two-mile events, he resumed from a 90-day spell and 58-day break, not an optimum Melbourne Cup preparation. 46 runners since 1991 have tried to resume off such a break, and most well in the betting, only three-year-old Cross Counter has won, it is easier to resume for young horses.
Secondly, emerging from six-weeks quarantine on a strange racecourse can distress some horses. VAUBAN didn't seem to enjoy Werribee both years. He was distressed in 2023 by the heat, he was not used to it and was unclipped. Last week, in the mounting enclosure, he was continually throwing his head about. He was only beaten five lengths.
We know also that UK raider, Twilight Payment was well beaten in the 2019 Cup, before winning in 2020. Trained at Flemington by Adrian and my good self, and away from ‘wearisome Werribee’, I know you’ll see a different horse on the 1st Tuesday of November next year. Additionally, we will put a turn-of-foot in his legs.
His UK form is outstanding, his most-recent start was second to champion Kyprios (beaten 2.3 lengths) in the Group One St Leger. His last three-furlong sectional was fabulous. The St Leger is a very strong race. Vintage Crop and Twilight Payment (second) came on this path. The St Leger form has been franked by Kyprios winning his next two starts, the Prix Cadran (Group One) and the Ascot Long Distance Cup. Kyprios is the Champion European stayer and has won his last nine starts in top company. The start before the St Ledger, Vauban won the Group Two Lonsdale Cup over two miles, in fast time.
He handles flat tracks, undulating courses, right and left handed, wet, dry.
And for your reference, VAUBAN's namesake was a wonderful builder of forts.You can watch Vauban's last two UK races here:
- Won - York Lonsdale Cup - and listen to jockey William Buick and owner Rich Ricci's thoughts on his Cup prospects
- 2nd - Irish St Leger
- View his Racing Post profile here.
Pleasingly, VAUBAN passed our stringent vetting with flying colours and he has now settled nicely into our Flemington stable ahead of a spell before we prepare him for the Autumn Carnival. Our Autumn target is yet to be decided but we have options given he is a Group winner from 2400m - 3200m.
Pleased too that we have secured him for less than the media have reported, and we are humbled to team up with Australian Bloodstock to race Vauban going forward. That team knows what it takes to win a Cup, twice. Vauban's previous owner Rich Ricci has retained a small share too, and winning with him will be fun!
For more information on how you can join in the ownership in VAUBAN and take you and your family on an exciting journey to the 2025 Melbourne Cup, please contact our bloodstock team:- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Keep winning,
Gai & Adrian
Two Proper FRANKEL Colts - Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale Day 2
- 1,300,000 guineas (approx A$2,700,000)
- A six start 3YO that has already established himself as WORLD CLASS
- Timeform 118
- There is not a Group 1 race in the world at 2000m and beyond (where he is eligible) that is out of question for DELIUS
- 3YO colt with 6 starts, 3 wins and two placings at Group 1 level
- His only failure to finish top three was on very soft ground (heavy by our standards) at his latest start as an 11-1 chance in Europe's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc De Triomphe
- Could he be Gai's first Cox Plate winner?
- A magnificent & 'likely' type bringing 675,000 guineas as a foal
- A son of Champion Frankel
- From a prolific Daylami mare (like Pierro) who has produced three Group horses inside her first 7 runners
- see sale page here
- Delius - the best performed horse inside 6 starts to possibly ever enter Australian shores!? He is only 3YO. There is so much upside with him. He will take us straight into the races we all want to be part of and plus, he is a young, entire son of Champion sire Frankel who stands for approx A$700,000 per service in 2025.
Lot 749E - THE EUPHRATES (GB)
- 250,000 guineas (approx A$525,000)
- Bought specifically to win the 2025 Melbourne Cup and he will be programmed accordingly
- Timeform 119
- 3YO colt with 11 runs (8 at Stakes level and two Group 1s) = 3 wins and 3 placings
- Best form on good ground including his win last month in the 600,000 euro Irish Cesarewitch (3300m) against 30 other runners in this rich Handicap where The Euphrates sat on the speed the entire trip. Watch reply with comments from Aiden O'Brien and Ryan Moore.
- A magnificent & 'likely' type bringing 800,000 guineas as a yearling
- A son of Champion Frankel
- From a Stakes placed daughter of Montjeu, herself a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner, Golan
- Sire and broodmare sires Frankel, Montjeu, Generous, and Shirley Heights are all out and out Champion racehorses
- see sale page here
- For what the going rate for a proper Cup chance is currently VS what we have paid today, The Euphrates is exceptional value and we are delighted to have secured him today for our stable and owners.
- Claudia Fitzgerald - claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0422 545 990
- Emma Coleman - ecoleman@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or 0474 161 041
- Bruce Slade - bruce@kestrelthoroughbreds.com.au or 0400 505 238
Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale 2024
Last year we secured three outstanding types, BALANCE PLAY (Lope De Vega), BEAR ON THE LOOSE (Footstepsinthesand) and ROYAL PATRONAGE (Wootton Bassett). Balance Play came over as the youngest of the three, and although he hasn't been seen at the races yet, he had an impressive debut trial at Randwick last week and will be ready to rock 'n' roll in a months' time. Bear On The Loose won on his Australian debut last preparation at Rosehill over 1800 metres. He is back for the spring and will kick off his campaign in either the Group 3 Cameron Handicap on Friday at Newcastle, or Randwick on Saturday over 1600 metres. Last but certainly not least, Royal Patronage gave us a huge thrill a few weeks ago when winning the Group 2 Tramway Stakes on his Australian debut. He has really stamped himself as one to watch this spring. All three 'stayers' have bright futures.
Our Bloodstock Manager, Claudia Fitzgerald (Miller) will once again be at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale at Newmarket, UK with the sale being held between 28 October - 1st November.
With the help of form expert Rob Waterhouse, Johnny McKeever and the entire Bloodstock team at Waterhouse/Bott, we are really looking forward to purchasing the next group of 'stayers' for the stable who can contest the rich Cups races in years to come.
Read through our 2024 Stayers Package brochure here.
If you would like to register your interest, please email Claudia Fitzgerald claudia@gaiwaterhouse.com.au or call on 0422 545 990.Official Launch: Waterhouse/Bott Merchandise Store
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