The Run to the Rose was launched in 2003 as a lead up for the newly created Golden Rose. Five horses have completed the Run to the Rose/Golden Rose double: Paratroopers (2005), Denman (2009), Hallowed Crown (2014), Exosphere (2015), Astern (2016).

Interestingly, all of them have ties to Godolphin, Denman, Exosphere and Astern were raced and now stand at stud for Darley/Godolphin, Hallowed Crown is now also on the roster, while Paratroopers, a son of the late Commands, was bred and raced by Woodlands, now part of the Godolphin empire.

Could Godolphin’s Kementari spring a surprise on his 3yo debut?

1. INVADER (SNITZEL x FLAME OF SYDNEY [ENCOSTA DE LAGO]

*Winner of the G1 ATC Sires’ Produce and was runner up in the Champagne & Todman Stakes

*A standout as a yearling – he was purchased by the China Horse Club for $475,000 at the Magic Millions. Others in the ownership are Newate Farm, Aquis Farm, Matthew Sandblom and Winstar Farm.

*Dam was a Listed winner and G2 placed, dam of 5 foals to race, four winners including INVADER’S half brother NOT LISTENIN’TOME multiple stakes winner in Aus and HK

*FLAME OF SYDNEY has since re-visited SNITZEL for a filly (2015) and colt (2016), and was covered by MEDAGLIA D’ORO last season

*2nd dam Flame of Atlanta was Listed placed and is a sister to WRY HERO and WHAT CAN I SAY

*Family of G2 Surround winner ONLY WORDS and G2 Warwick stakes winner GIBRALTAR CAMPION, also a stakes winner in NZ

(Invader as a yearling)

2. DIAMOND TATHAGATA (HINCHINBROOK x Maltese [TALE OF THE CAT])

*$100,000 purchase at Inglis Melbourne Premier – sold to Inglis as Agent on behalf of Macau trainer Patrick Li

*Breakout star for Mark Newnham, has the distinction of being the first yearling given to him to train – won the G2 Skyline Stks and ran 7th in Golden Slipper

*Finished last in the Rosebud

*One of 11-stakes winners to date for HINCHINBROOK, who has a son at stud in PRESS STATEMENT

*4th foal for dam Maltese – she foaled a colt by THE BROTHERS WAR last season

*Maltese has since produced a 2016 colt by THE BROTHERS WAR, and was covered by the same stallion last season

*Maltese is a 1/2 sis to LR winner in Melbourne JESTARELLA BOY, 2nd dam MARWELL LADY won the LR VATC Nursery Stks

(Diamond Tathagata as a yearling)

3. TANGLED (SNITZEL x BRAMBLE ROSE [SHINKO KING]

*Bred by Matthew Sandblom, TANGLED was sold for $310,000 at 2016 Inglis Easter by Chris Waller Racing

*A winner of the G2 BRC Champagne Classic, TANGLED is a 3/4 brother to LR winner MAULES CREEK (REDOUTE’S CHOICE) and a 1/2 to LR winner SEBROSE

*BRAMBLE ROSE won G1 NZ Oaks and was crowned champion 3yo NZ Stayer and NZ Filly of the Year 2002/03, she was also runner-up in the G1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes and 3rd in Australian Oaks

 *BRAMBLE ROSE’S sire SHINKO KING was a multiple G1 winner in Japan, who shuttled to Cambridge Stud and to Paxton Park in NZ before being euthanased at the latter in 2012 following a long battle with laminitis

*BRAMBLE ROSE has had seven foals to race for six winners, and is herself a 1/2 sister to G3 winner LADY CHAPARRAL

*3rd dam Fauxzann produced G3 winner RED HAWK and well known galloper THE FILBERT – a winner of the G1 New Zealand Stakes and several other Group races in Aus and NZ – ran 3rd behind fellow Kiwi’s BONECRUSHER and (OUR) WAVERLY STAR in the epic 1986 W.S. Cox Plate

(Tangled as a yearling)

4. PARIAH (REDOUTE’S CHOICE x Secluded [Hussonet (USA)]

*First foal for dam Secluded – who’s second foal is a newly turned 2yo colt called Melik

*Full brother to Pariah sold for $2.5 million at 2017 Inglis Easter to Tim Stakemire on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maltoum – topping the sale

*PARIAH sold for $700,000 at Inglis Easter 2016 to James Harron from the Arrowfield Stud draft

*A runner-up in the Blue Diamond and a G3 Canonbury Stakes winner on debut

*Arrowfied bought a half-share in PARIAH at Inglis Easter 2017, to secure his breeding future

*Secluded was trained by Paul Messara and ran 9 times for 3 wins and 3 seconds

*Secluded is a half-sister to dual G1 winning mare MELITO who was also a runner-up in 5 other G1 races

*Both the 2nd dam CLOISTER and 3rd dam PAMPAS FIRE won the LR VATC Debutante Stakes

*Further down it’s the family of FURNACES, YOU’RE SO GOOD and Champion NZ 3yo filly 05/06 SHIKOBA

(Pariah as a yearling)

5. MENARI (SNITZEL x ISURAVA [GENERAL NEDIYM])

*Bred and raced by Corumbene Stud – was catalogued for sale at the 2016 MM but fell sick and had to be withdrawn

*By champion sire SNITZEL from family of TIE THE KNOT

*5th foal for dam ISURAVA (General Nediym) – a LR winner in QLD and full sis to 4 x stakes winner Ichihara and LR Silk Stocking winner AU CHOCOLAT

*ISURAVA was covered by NOT A SINGLE DOUBT last season

*2nd dam Cut A Dash is by Whiskey Road – and a 3/4 sis to G1 Thousand Guineas winner WHISKED, the dam of Tie Th eKnot

*Stakes placed – 2nd to PARIAH in G3 Canonbury and was 3rd past the post in the Golden Slipper – officially fourth after protest by TULIP’S connections

(Menari by Snitzel)

6. QIJI PHOENIX (NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x No Mistaking [TESTA ROSSA]

*A Listed Champagne Stakes winner at Ellerslie in NZ – making his Australian debut for new trainer Chris Waller

*First sold by Widden Stud to Ascot Farm for $57,500 at the 2015 Inglis Australian Weanling Select Session – before the colt was re-offered by Phoenix Park at the NZB Select Sale in 2016 – selling for $75,000

*Dam had two wins 1300m & 1400m

*No Mistaking produced a colt by DUNDEEL on 20/08, she also foaled an unnamed Dundeel colt in 2015  

*Family of LR winner SICARN DAMON

(Qiji Phoenix by Not a Single Doubt)

7. Chauffeur (SNITZEL x MIRROR MIRROR [DEHERE])

*A $1.6 million dollar sales topper from the 2016 Magic Millions Sale

*Dam MIRROR MIRROR won 2006 Magic Millions while SNITZEL ran 3rd in same race in 2005 – son Chauffeur ran 2nd to HOUTZEN earlier this year – while his 3/4 sister NO LOOKING BACK won the 2012 Magic Millions but lost it on protest to DRIEFONTEIN!

*MIRROR MIRROR has missed a few times at stud, but all three named foals have been winners – and she foaled a full sister to Chauffeur on 17/08/17

*Family of TENNESSEE JACK, TENNESSEE VAIN, TENNESSEE MORN, TENNESSEE MAGIC, TENNESSEE MIST, MALAGUERRA, MY EMOTION, ALOHA – and further down SOOBOOG, SNITZERLAND

*DEHERE is the broodmare sire of 91 stakes winners

 (Chauffeur as a yearling)

8. Shogun Sun (WRITTEN TYCOON x Lady Somers [BELONG TO ME (USA)]

*Yet to run at stakes level, has won BM75 at Randwick in August before a last start 2nd on the Gold Coast

*An $80,000 yearling purchase for Kelly Schweida from Baystone Farm

*WRITTEN TYCOON has sired 19 individual stakes winners to date, led by CAPITALIST, RICH ENUFF and TYCOON TARA

*Dam has had four foals – all raced – three winners

*Lady Somers wasn’t served for a few seasons intermittently but was covered by Fiorente last season

*Lady Somers is a 1/2 sister to LR winner ISHIABEEL and LR Warrnambool Cup winner VIDEO STAR

(Shogun Sun as a yearling)

9. Siege Of Quebec (FASTNET ROCK x Rose of Cimmarron [BITE THE BULLET])

*$1.2 million yearling at Inglis Easter in 2016 – purchased by T Magnier/Gai Waterhouse Racing/Nordic Racing & Breeding/J Blaxland

*Bred in the purple – full brother to G3 winner BULL POINT who stood his first season at Kingstar Farm last year, covering 88 mares 

*Closely related to 4xG1 winner CRITERION (SEBRING) – their dam’s are full sisters, plus VARENNA MISS, COMIN’ THROUGH, SILENTLY

*Others in the family: UPON THIS ROCK, MOQUEEN, BHUTANE DANE, GAZE ON, AMAH ROCK

*Dam missed to EXCEED AND EXCEL last two seasons – but has an unnamed colt by the same stallion born 2014

(Siege Of Quebec as a yearling)

10. Kementari (LONHRO x Yavana [REDOUTE’S CHOICE])

*A half brother to LR winner TELPERION who was also 2nd in G1 Sires’ Produce and 4th in Golden Slipper

*Dam won twice at 1300m - and has since foaled a 2015 colt by SEPOY called Isilmo, an unnamed 2016 filly by RESET and was covered by STREET BOSS last season

*2nd dam WILD QUEEN was a 5x stakes winner including two G3 events

*Family of G1 Golden Shaheen (UAE) winner STERLING CITY, TIPUNGWUTI, CUMBRIA, SO GORGEOUS

(Kementari by LONHRO)

11. Perast (SNITZEL x THOUSAND VEILS [ZABEEL])

*$100,000 to Paul Perry at 2016 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale

*Dam won the SAJC St Leger –*Dam has had five foals to race for four winners

*Perast was 3rd in RL MRC Inglis 2yo Premier

*THOUSAND VEILS won the LR St Leger in South Australia – and won from 1430m – 2400m

*Dam has had five foals go to the races for four winners, Perast being the best performed so far

*THOUSAND VEILS was covered by SMART MISSILE last season

(Perast as a yearling)