The fillies try and stake their claims on the Thousand Guineas!
1. SHOALS (FASTNET ROCK x The Broken Shore [Hussonet (USA)]
*Unbeaten in 3 starts – winner of G3 Thoroughbred Breeders and G2 Percy Sykes
*Sold in utero to Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock in 2014 as part of the Teeley Assets Disperal, with dam The Broken Shore knocked down for $1.9million in foal to Fastnet Rock
*SHOALS is raced by Jonathan Munz and John Messara and is the first foal for her dam – not a bad start considering her mum’s pricetag!
*Dam The Broken Shore only one once from 10 starts, but she’s herself a daughter of Shantha’s Choice, making The Broken Shore a 1/2 sister to REDOUTE’S CHOICE, MANHATTAN RAIN, PLATINUM SCISSORS, SLIDING CUBE (dam of RUBICK), ECHOES OF HEAVEN and Monsoon Wedding (dam of PRECIOUS LORRAINE, LUCKY RACQUIE)
*2nd dam Shantha’s Choice is a 1/2 sister to HURRICANE SKY, UMATILLA – with other big names on the page including RULING DYNASTY, MURJANA, AL MAHER, SALAMEH, GATHERING, FLORENTINA
*Dam has since produced a filly and colt by FASTNET ROCK and was covered by MEDAGLIA D’ORO last season
(Shoals)
(The Broken Shore selling as a broodmare for $1.9million)
2. I’LL HAVE A BIT (SMART MISSILE x Take All of Me [JEUNE (GB)]
*A $48,000 buy for Redgum Racing from the 2016 Inglis Melbourne VOBIS Gold Sale
*A G3 winner in SA in the National Stakes
*3rd foal for the dam – who foaled a 2016 filly by TORONADO before missing to the same stallion
*Dam was a 3x winner from 1000m-1400m
*2nd dam TICKLE MY won five stakes races including G2 Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley and G3 Rose of Kingston Stakes at Flemington
(I'll Have A Bit as a yearling)
3. LIMESTONE (HELMET x Limerock [CHARGE FORWARD]
*LIMESTONE is a homebred for David Moodie’s Hesket Bloodstock
*Winner of G3 Blue Diamond Fillies Preview
*Dam Limerock was a $40,000 purchase from Inglis Easter – and is a 1/2 sister to LR winner WARPATH
*2nd dam Only Vanda is by LINAMIX – with others in the family including THE KEY RAINBOW, HONORIA, DESTINED FOR GLORY, MAXIMOVA
*HELMET has sired 7 stakes winners so far including LIMESTONE plus ARCHIVES and THUNDER SNOW in Europe
(Limestone)
4. Pure Scot (PURREALIST x Enthrall [FLYING SPUR]
*Pure Scot is a homebred for Craig Easton and Cornerstone Stud
*Dam has had three named foals – all winners, while the others are a 2015 colt by DALAKHANI, a 2016 colt by ALL AMERICAN and she was covered by FREE EAGLE last season
*Dam is a 1/2 sister to LR winner YESTERDAY’S SONG
*2nd dam SARAH VEE was a LR winner who was also placed 2nd in the G1 NZ 2000 Guineas
*3rd dam CAPTIVATING was a LR winner by CANNY LAD
*PURREALIST is a sire of four stakes winners led by HAWKSPUR and DEVIL HAWK
(Pure Scot)
5. Undoubtable Miss (NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x Spy Catcher [TOBOUGG]
*A $90,000 yearling for trainer Robbie Griffiths in partnership with Peter Ford Thoroughbreds and McKeever Bloodstock, offered by Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm
*Dam Spy Catcher has produced two named foals, both raced with Undoubtable Miss a winner of the MM 2yo Classic at Morphettville
*2nd dam Capto by OCTAGONAL is a 1/2 sister to G1 Oakleigh Plate winner KHAPTINGLY, a top sprinter in the mid-1990s and KHAPTRIST
*Dam sire TOBOUGG raced for Sheikh Ahmed Al Makhtoum, winning G1 Dewhurst, a G1 in France and placing in a Derby at Epsom, Hong Kong Cup and Champion Stakes
(Undoubtable Miss as a yearling)
7. BROADBAND (SEBRING x Electric Dreams [REDOUTE’S CHOICE]
*A homebred for Peter Horwitz, BROADBAND is a G3 winner in South Australia and twice stakes placed
*Dam Electric Dreams was a $600,000 yearling who finished 4th to MORE JOYOUS in LR Sheraco Stakes
*Electric Dreams is a 3/4 sister to G1 SAJC Australasian Oaks winner ANAMATO and G3 winner MEARAS
*Good South Australian black type family, with Electric Dreams herself out of a RORY’S JESTER mare
*Family of GRAND ARMEE, G1 Oakleigh Plate winner DRUM, G1 Caulfield Guineas runner-up PORT WATCH, CHETWOOD and DEALER PRINCIPAL
*Dam has since produced a full sister to BROADBAND, a colt by I AM INVINCIBLE and was covered by DISSIDENT last season
(Broadband as a foal with dam Electric Dreams)
(Broadband)
8. Sanadaat (NOT A SINGLE DOUBT x It’s Fun [REAL QUIET (USA)]
*3rd in the LR Talindert Stakes
*A $350,000 yearling bought by Aquis Farm in conjunction with Blue Sky Bloodstock and Michael Freedman, from the Newhaven Park draft
*Dam It’s Fun is by REAL QUIET – who in 1998, came without a nose of being the first Triple Crown winner since 1978 – ultimately beaten by VICTORY GALLOP. Real Quiet shuttled to Vinery Stud in Australia in 2000, 2001 and 2002
*It’s Fun is a 1/2 sister to G2 runner-up Kidman (dam of champion sprinter in Singapore ZAC SPIRIT and ZAC INFLUENCE)
*2nd dam UNISON is a 2x LR winner
*Family FLYING ALPHA, CAMBIASO
(Sanadaat yearling)
9. Sheikha (SEBRING x SOLAR CHARGED [CHARGE FORWARD]
*3rd in the G3 Kindergarten Stakes
*350,000 buy for Emirates Park from the Widden Stud draft at 2016 Inglis Easter
*SOLAR CHARGED was a 2x G3 winner – going two better than her daughter by winning the Kindergarten Stakes and also the MRC Tbred Club Stakes
*The dam has since produced a Zoustar filly called SUNLIGHT, an unnamed ZOUSTAR filly and was covered by SEBRING last season
*Also in family is LR winner SIR LINFORD
(Sheikha as a yearling)
10. Blondie (REWARD FOR EFFORT x Divine Princess [GENERAL NEDIYM]
*By 2009 Blue Diamond winner REWARD FOR EFFORT
*Dam has had five named foals, four to race and all winners, has also produced a 2016 filly by ARTIE SCHILLER and was covered by TORONADO last year
*Dam is a 1/2 sister to G3 winner COMMANDING HOPE
*Bred and raced by Innisfree Thoroughbreds
(Blondie)
11. Banish (LONHRO x MEIDUNG [BERNARDINI (USA)]
*Godolphin bred
*Dam MEIDUNG is a LR winner and multiple stakes placed in G2 Furious, G3 Silver Shadow, G2 Reisling
*MEIDUNG was euthanised in October 2015 – she produced a colt by MEDAGLIA D’ORO in 2015
*3rd dam Quilt is the dam of PINWHEEL
(Banish)
(Banish's late dam Meidung in the paddock)
13. She’s So High (I AM INVINCIBLE x High Achiever [EXCEED AND EXCEL]
*Sold as a weanling for $65,000 being re-sold for $120,000 to Blueblood Thoroughbreds as a yearling
*A 1/2 sister to G3 placed Bangs
*High Achiever won over 900m – she died last year in December, She’s So High is her last foal
*2nd dam Cash for Comment is a 1/2 sis to LISTEN HERE (dam of SHOOTING TO WIN and DEEP FIELD)
*Further down on page LA LUNA ROSSA
(She's So High as a yearling)
14. Tarcoola Spirit (STRATUM x VIVACIOUS SPIRIT [BEL ESPRIT]
*Retained to race by Tarcoola Stud
*1/2 sister NZ Filly of the Year 2013/14 COSTA VIVA – winner of G1 NZ 1000 Guineas
*Dam has since had a filly by SO YOU THINK, colt by FASTNET ROCK and was covered by SEBRING last season
*Family of AUDACIOUS SPIRIT
(Tarcoola Spirit as a foal)
(Tarcoola Spirit)
15. Royal Disguise (COMMANDS x ROYAL MASK [ROYAL ACADEMY]
*A $70,000 buy for Seamus Mills from Canning Downs Stud
*Dam ROYAL MASK was a :R winner and is a 1/2 sister to MASKED ASSASIN, a G2 QTC Sires’ Produce winner
*Dam has had 6 named foals, 4 to race, all winners
*ROYAL MASK has since had a Snitzel colt called Republic, a colt by STAR WITNESS and foaled a colt by HINCHINBROOK on 19/08/17
*2nd dam DUK DUK was 2x LR winner at Eagle Farm and Toowoomba
(Royal Disguise as a yearling)