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Forget the bells and whistles and hype of marketing spin of Stud farms about their Stallions. “Lies, damned lies and statistics” is a phrase that describes the persuasive power of numbers. The facts remain once a Sire has progeny on the racetrack there is nowhere to hide. Statistics show real facts – Who is Hot & Who is Not.

The Group 2 win by SWORD OF OSMAN who was bought for $165,000 at the 2017 NZ Premier Sale is another success story for Champion Sire SAVABEEL. SAVABEEL entered stud in 2005. He has since been crowned Champion NZ Sire on 4 occasions.

The biggest talking point of the breeze ups was the exceptional ability on display from progeny of New Zealand’s champion sire Savabeel whose youngsters were to the fore breezing-up in quick times across the board. Ohukia Lodge produced the quickest time of the day and overall, when their Savabeel colt (Lot 127) clocked a time of 10.07. He was paired with another Savabeel colt (Lot 180) who posted a similar time of 10.09.

The Autumn Sun turned in arguably the performance of the spring when he sat three deep throughout before powering away under James McDonald to win the Caulfield Guineas by 4½ lengths easing down.

Quality mare Nicoletta (NZ) (by Champion Sire Savabeel) began her 2018-19 campaign in strong style on Saturday, leading all the way in the $80,000 Group 3 Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. Nicoletta has now had 22 starts for 4 wins, 7 placings and $232,100 in prize-money.

Here’s two questions - (1) How Good a Judge of a Racehorse Are You? (2) Can You Pick a Winner? We present two (2) magnificent 2yo’s (a filly and a colt) both in training. Which is the better?

A big weekend with 3 Stakes Winners for terrific young sire PIERRO. Fresh off a stakes winning double at Randwick on Saturday, PIERRO was at it again in Victoria on Sunday when his son OCTABELLO aided by a perfectly-timed ride from Noel Callow saw the Mick Price-trained gelding win the $350,000 Listed TAB Cranbourne Cup (2025m).

Exciting young Coolmore sire Rubick sired his first stakes horse at Randwick a fortnight earlier on 29th September when Krameric ran home strongly for third in the Group 3 ATC Breeders Plate. On Saturday the 13th October at Caulfield, Rubick produced his second stakes horse when 2yo filly Biscara finished runner-up in the Listed MRC Inglis Debutante Stakes over 1000m.

Exciting young Second Season Sire EPAULETTE has seen two of his daughters earn Black-Type over three successive weekends after last start stakes winner MERYL added further black type to her pedigree page when running a courageous third in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes Gr3 over 1200m at Caulfield on Saturday.