The Charm Continues for Lipp

Three-year-old Toowoomba filly Sequential Charm has continued her fine form for trainer Rex Lipp when she added a Listed win to her racing career at Doomben on December 30 in the QRSE Vo Rogue Plate 1350m.

With Jason Holder in the saddle, Sequential Charm (F3 Sequalo-Laudham Charm) produced a half a length win from fellow Toowoomba filly Gold Edition and a further one and a quarter lengths back to Cocktail Supreme (Michael Cahill) in third.

Jumping from barrier four, Sequential Charm sat well back in the field until the home turn where Holder gained a clear run on the fence to take the lead at the 150 meter mark for a well deserved win.

“The plan originally was that we thought Gold Edition would lead and then we heard noise that she wasn’t going to lead which then put us in the right frame of mind,” Lipp said.

“I was quite confident… silently confident (that we had a chance in the race) because if I came out and said that we could beat Gold Edition publicly, people would have said that I had rocks in my head.

“So I was quite confident in myself that if there were any glitches in the armour of Gold Edition over the distance, we could beat her.”

Although the bookies had the under-rated filly at $16, Lipp knew what potential the filly exuded and witnessed the point at where the filly was going to be hard to beat in the Vo Rogue.

“When she straightened for home and got that rail’s run, I knew she had it in the bag,” Lipp said.

“Her sectionals over the last 600 meters in all of her races have been exceptional and there have been a lot of people that didn’t realise how good of sectionals she was running.

“If she was there in pitching distance of her, she was going to be a big threat to them which she was.

“To me she did a very good job to do what she did.”

Lipp made an addition to the Sequential Charm’s gear, placing winkers on the filly to try and overcome a slight problem during her races. 

“She wanted to lay in the other day and we wondered if she wasn’t concentrating properly so we opted to place the winkers on her,” Lipp said.

“Whether it made a difference or not, it is hard to tell because she got the beautiful rail’s run and she had nothing to lay on. She worked better in them, so we took the punt and put them on her.”

Since the filly’s previous win in Toowoomba on November 24, Lipp had plans of starting the filly in town as a stepping stone before heading to the $1 million 3YO Magic Millions race.

“I could not be happier with her and she worked very nice this morning. We are in it and there are many other horses that aren’t.” Lipp said.

“She will go to the paddock after this (Saturday) and we will look at the Winter Carnival.”  

There are no doubts that the syndication of the five owners are continuing to party as the filly has collected $135,900 in prizemoney after three wins from eight starts.

“We couldn’t get better owners; two of them own pubs, one owns Sedl’s, my brother Greg owns the grocery store at Gin Gin and the last owner owned the Pub at Gin Gin, but is semi-retired,” Lipp said. 

“It is a country collection; they are real party goers… I can tell you that now.

“They were out of their minds (with the Vo Rogue win) and they still are.

“They will be there ($1 million 3YO Magic Millions race on Saturday) with bells on, they have even gone out and bought a coat.

“They didn’t even have a suit, they are all country people and they go to the races with jeans and sneakers.”  

QUEENSLAND Racing web news: Lisa Campbell – January 8.

October 19 – Press Release

A performance from the past weekend that should not be overlooked was that by the small but classy Carry On Kosa at Eagle Farm.

Sent out a short priced favourite on the strength of her debut victory in the first two-year-old race of the season at Toowoomba, the Darryl Gollan trained bay again put on display her blistering pace.

Controlling the 1000m event from the onset, Carry On Kosa cruised to the line – holding off late runs from Atomic Huss (by Hussonet), Falvalea (by Falvelon) and Martini Princess (by Choisir).

To date the only Australian 2Y0 to win two from two, Carry On Kosa doesn’t make 15hh but she is all racehorse – “tougher than teak” said Gollan.

Carry On Kosa, who may have one more run before a spell in preparation for an autumn/winter campaign, is owned by an enthusiastic group who hired a mini bus for their trip to Brisbane… and they are still partying!

Carry On Kosa is one of only five named foals by her sire, Lyndhurst Stud’s Carry The Flag – a millionaire racehorse who, from limited opportunities, is proving himself a classy upgrader.

All five of his named foals to date have made it to the track and four have been winners – and smart winners too!

Carry To Glory was the first of his progeny to hit the tracks and he quickly impressed – winning at the Sunshine Coast as a 2Y0 and, prior to being sold for a big sum to Hong Kong, was third to Reigning To Win in the T.J Smith Quality-Gr.1.

The Singapore based Royal Smile was Carry The Flag’s next runner and she too is showing winning promise – in the money at all of her four starts.

There has also been a winner in Korea whilst the lightly raced Juluka has been placed. Five runners, four winners and a placegetter – has a stallion who had just 28 foals in his first two crops ever started so well?

Twice successful at two in the UK, Carry The Flag was also in fine form at three – his win in the Shergar Cup described by Racing Post as “impressive.”

“His turn of foot looks such a potent weapon that it would be no surprise at all to see him make his mark in Group company.”

It was to be in Singapore where he made his mark at that level – under the care of Michael Kent taking out the Singapore Gold Cup-Gr.1 and finishing third (behind Ouzo and Jim And Tonic) in the Singapore International Cup-Gr.1.

A winner from seven to 12 furlongs, Carry The Flag retired to stud in 2002. He is a member of the Northern Dancer line via Nijinsky II, Caerleon and Tenby – an unbeaten Gr.1 2Y0 and sire of 14 stakes winners.

A descendant of the famed matriarch Chelandry, Carry The Flag – with his proven ability to sire speedy early comers – looks outstanding value at just $2,200 (including gst).

Carry On Kosa’s dam sire Sequalo is another Lyndhurst resident and his two-year-olds are also firing – the Lyle Plumb trained Redhotjazz overcoming an awkward start to lead throughout at his Doomben debut on October 7.

Highly regarded by his trainer who is setting the colt on a Magic Millions/Golden Slipper path, Redhotjazz first caught Plumb’s eye at the Magic Millions sale – describing him as “the best looking yearling there.”

Sequalo has been represented by a number of juvenile trial winners – Friends Venture (second at her Scone debut on Monday), Nicole Sequalo, Kara Moon, Donqualo and Our Charliemac all showing speed and ability.

Visit Carry The Flag and Sequalo – the stallions who have provided the season’s first two Brisbane city 2Y0 winners – at:

www.lyndhurststud.com

Carry on Kosa takes on Town

Toowoomba filly Carry on Kosa came home with her second win after claiming the Chicks In Pink QTIS 2YO Fillies Handicap 1000m at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Carry on Kosa (F2 Carry the Flag-Kosa) was too strong over the sprint distance, leading the 16-horse field and crossing the post first for a well earnt victory.

Atomic Huss (Shane Scriven) was a long head in second and a further short head back to Falvalea (Michael Cahill) in third.

Trainer Darryl Gollan was ecstatic with the filly’s effort on Saturday, backing up from a hearty win in the $75,000 Fitton Insurance Hopeful Plate 1000m in September.

“She wasn’t as fast from the gates as she normally is, but she was standing in there for seven or eight minutes while they were waiting to load the rest,” Gollan said.

“She can sit, she doesn’t have to lead but she is only very small and she may as well race the way she is comfortable.

“Saying that, in the Fitton she jumped from the wide alley and went straight to the front, they got outside and she just relaxed.

“When we straightened up, we let her down and she sprinted.”

The hard work paid off for Toowoomba jockey Kristy Banks, who puts in the hard yards at the track of a morning and was again in the saddle for the filly’s second win.

“I think with babies, they get used to people riding them and she (Kristy) rides at a bit longer length and rein than most of the modern jockeys today,” Gollan said.

Carry on Kosa seems to have a spilt personality – one for the stables and a completely different attitude for the track. 

“She is a very relaxed horse at the stables,” Gollan said.

“She travelled down terrific, she was standing there in her box and when the first race came on her eyes lit up, but the minute the race was over she just went back to sleep again.

The filly’s owners were not going to miss any action on or off the track, hiring what was said to be a ‘party bus’ for the day.

“The owners got a mini bus to Brisbane to have a big day,” Gollan said.

“They had a massive day as their relations and friends just about took over the Plainlands Hotel that night when they got home.”  

Gollan to going to see how the filly responds to an easy week of work to ascertain if she will start or go for a holiday.
 
“I am going to take her easy this week,” Gollan said.

“She came home and ate up, there is nothing of her but she is tougher than teak. 

“There is another race back in Brisbane in a fortnight for fillies (Starlet 2YO Fillies QTIS Added Stakes Handicap 1010m on October 28 at Doomben).  

“If we think it won’t do her any harm we will run her, otherwise she will go to the paddock and have a break.

“We’ll bring her back then because she is not Magic Millions and we will dodge all of the good ones getting ready for the Millions and most probably start racing her again in February or March before the Winter Carnival.”  

In just two starts, Carry on Kosa has accumulated $97,800 in prizemoney, including $21,000 in QTIS bonuses.

QUEENSLAND Racing web news: Lisa Campbell – October 16.

October 9

He Proved to be Red Hot for Plumb

Redhotjazz with Ryan Plumb in the saddle fights on to claim victory from Feline Hunter (Noel Pascoe photo)

Local trainer Lyle Plumb has kicked off to a perfect start with his two-year-olds, taking out the first Brisbane QTIS win of the season at Doomben on Saturday.

It was again Lyle’s handy colt Redhotjazz (C2 Sequalo-Jazz Lass) who dominated after showing early potential at the recent 2YO trails at Doomben on September 8.

Redhotjazz outclassed the field in the Jess Bognar Freshman QTIS 2YO Colts and Geldings Handicap 1010m, taking the title a half a head from Feline Hunter (Sheree Drake) in second and a further two and a half lengths back to Falco Star (Shane Scriven) in third.

Although Lyle was playing in a Pro-Am golf event at the Gold Coast and was unable to be trackside, he finished his last shot in time to view the magic win.

Connections discuss the winning run with jockey Ryan Plumb (Noel Pascoe photo)

“He drew awkwardly but we have set him for the Magic Millions and if I didn’t run on him Saturday, he wouldn’t get another start for a couple more weeks,” Lyle said.

“If that was the case, I wouldn’t have had enough time to give him a break and bring him up for the Millions.

“Even though he drew awkwardly, I though he would have enough ability to still beat them.

“Fortunately Ryan rode him well and was good enough to beat them. 

Jumping from barrier eight, apprentice Ryan Plumb pushed Redhotjazz to the front to take an early lead and settle on the fence for the 1010m journey.

A perfectly executed ride from Plumb placed the colt in a winning position and gained praise from trainer and father Lyle.

“He is a very good and hard working jockey. We are very happy with it all,” Lyle said.  

Lyle has future plans for the Redhotjazz, with the first task being next year’s 2YO Magic Millions race after he comes back from a holiday in November and then Sydney.

“He will have a trip to Sydney as he is paid up for the Golden Slipper,” Lyle said.  

“He can have a shot at the Slipper and one of the lead up races.”

The classy two-year-old was purchased at the beginning of the year at the Magic Millions sales.

“I paid $47,500 at this year’s Magic Millions Sales and was willing to go to $75,000.”

When Lyle was asked why he had his eye on Redhotjazz for his stable, he responded with “he was the best looking yearling there.”

Redhotjazz is made up of six owners with Roy and Jane Marsden and Stanley and Fiona Law from Sanctuary Cove, Janet Plumb and Richard Morrison.

“Now we are planning on having a lot of fun with the horse,” Lyle said.

“It’s not only the money, but it’s the fun that you have being part of it all.”

QUEENSLAND Racing web news: Lisa Campbell – October 9.

September 28

Brian Russell Breeding Report

Carry On Kosa, a filly who on Saturday became the first two-year-old winner of the new racing year when she took out the event for the age group on the Fitton Insurance sponsored race day at Toowoomba, carries the flag for two sires currently at the Kruger family's spectacular Lyndhurst Stud at Warwick.

Raced by five owners out of the Darryl Gollan stables and also winner of two trials on the Toowoomba track in slashing style, she is by the imported England bred Carry The Flag and is the first foal of Kosa, one of the first mares by Sequalo to be represented by a runner.

Carry On Kosa was bred by Patrick Sanders, the man who trained Kosa, winner of races over 1000m at Ipswich and Murwillumbah and a placegetter at the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.

Maternal grandsire Sequalo is a former top grade Melbourne sprinter who is now entrenched at Lyndhurst as one of the best sires in Queensland, but Carry The Flag is little known, a fact that is surprising as he was a good class performer on both sides of the world and is from the Nijinsky male line.

His oldest progeny are three-year-olds, but there are less than ten potential runners in the first crop and, including the new two-year-old Carry On Kosa, he has only had five compete. Four have won with the others being Carry To Glory (at two last year a winner and second at the Sunshine Coast and third in the Group1 T.J. Smith Stakes at Eagle Farm), Royal Smile (a winner of the Singapore Initiation Stakes in 1000m track record time and in the money in all her three starts) and a filly who has been successful in Korea. The only other runner, Juluka, raced three times at two last year and was second at Townsville.

Carry To Glory's ability has attracted so much interest that he has been sold subject to a veterinary examination for a seven figure sum to Hong Kong. Asian interest in progeny of Carry The Flag is to be expected for he proved himself as a very good galloper in ten starts in Singapore with his four wins including the Singapore Gold Cup and placings a second in the Singapore Airlines International Cup.

Before he went to Singapore Carry The Flag showed a lot of potential in Great Britain and Italy. After winning twice in four starts at two, he turned in some good performances at three and four in the shape of wins in two valuable middle distance handicaps, the Goodwood Shergar Cup and Kempton Rosebery Handicap, and seconds in two stakes, the Ayr Gold Cup and the Gran Premio d'Milano. Connections thought enough of him to send him round in the Italian Derby but he was unplaced.

Carry the Flag is by Tenby, an unbeaten major stakes winner in England and France at two and then a leading European three-year-old up to 2000m, a year he made it five in a row when successful in two early stakes, the Newmarket Stakes and York Dante Stakes. He is by one of the greatest Nijinsky sires, Caerleon, and from a mare by Kalaglow, the sire also of Melbourne Cup winner and good sire Jeune.

September 26

Carry The Flag Takes Two-Year Old Honour
Breednet - Sunday, September 24, 2006

The honour of winning the first 2yo race of the season fell to the D J Gollan-trained filly Carry On Kosa (Carry The Flag - Kosa), which defeated the odd-n favourite Bonza Crop (High Yield) by 1 ¾-lengths in the $75,000 Fitton Insurance Hopeful Plate (1000m) at Toowoomba on Saturday.

The bay is another promising performer for the sadly underutilised stallion Carry The Flag (GB).

The son of Tenby was in the news when his promising 3Y0 Carry To Glory was sold (subject to veterinary inspection) for a seven figure sum to Hong Kong buyers, placing his sire Carry The Flag in the spotlight.

A resident of Lyndhurst Stud Farm, Warwick Queensland, Carry The Flag – who has just nine first crop runners representing him – has made an outstanding start to his stud career.

Carry To Glory showed enormous ability during his handful of starts at two, winning at the Sunshine Coast on his way to a strong third behind emerging champ Reigning To Win in the T.J Smith Quality-Gr.1.

Meanwhile in Singapore Carry The Flag’s daughter Royal Smile recently broke the 1200m course record at Kranji and she has been in the money at all three starts.

Over to Korea where a filly out of the Jan Murray mare Maximum Chance is a winner whilst his only other starter Juluka has been in the placings in Queensland.

That’s four runners – three winners (one Gr.1 placed), one placegetter. And the best is yet to come – on Saturday in the season’s first 2Y0 race Carry The Flag’s daughter Carry On Kosa due to make her debut on the back of two very easy trial wins.

There can be no doubt that Carry The Flag is proving a strong upgrader – a horse who deserves better opportunities at stud.

A tough and classy campaigner, Carry The Flag was a millionaire racehorse who won six of 23, figuring in the placings on a further five occasions.

Quickly finding form as a 2Y0 in the UK, Carry The Flag was a second up 2.5 length winner over seven furlongs (1400m) at Thirsk. Also a winner over a mile as a juvenile, he showed his best ability on firm tracks.

At three Carry The Flag raced in good company across Europe, earning his first black type with a Listed second at San Siro (Milan). Back in England he won two in a row – including the Shergar Cup at Goodwood.

“Carry The Flag was impressive,” reported Racing Post, “producing a terrific late burst to win readily after having to be switched wide when a run failed to materialise on the inside.”

“His turn of foot looks such a potent weapon that it would be no surprise at all to see him make his mark in Group company.”

Wise words indeed – after earning more place black type in Scotland, Carry The Flag travelled to Singapore where, at the end of a long and demanding campaign he took on the best of company and beat them.

Lining up against the likes of Ouzo, Par Excellance (Singapore Derby) and Pacific Prince (Summer Beau), Carry The Flag – now under the care of Mick Kent, conceded his Singapore Gold Cup-Gr.1 rivals eight lengths at the turn.Finishing on strongly he was able to win by a head.

Kicking off his next campaign with a 1400m victory, Carry The Flag took on some of best horses in the world in the Singapore International Cup-Gr.1, going down fighting in a close and exciting finish – running third to the high class gallopers Ouzo and Jim And Tonic.

A winner from seven to 12 furlongs, Carry The Flag retired to stud in 2002. He is a member of the Northern Dancer line via Nijinsky II, Caerleon and Tenby – an unbeaten Gr.1 2Y0 and sire of 14 stakes winners.

Carry The Flag is a half brother to the European Gr.1 winner Posidonas and the last start Goodwood Listed winning 3Y0 Final Verse – and to the dam of the Gr.2 winner Spirit Of Desert. His dam Tamassos – by the Canadian Champion 3Y0 Dance In Time – is a half sister to the Juddmonte International-Gr.1 winner Ile de Chypre.

Ancestress of this family is the famed matriarch Chelandry, winner of the English 1000 Guineas-Gr.1 and dam the big race winners Neil Gow, Traquair and Skyscraper. Her descendants have been winning at the highest level for generations and they read like a who’s who of racing – in Australia; Heroic, Baystone, Zeditave, Manihi, The Trump, Just A Dash, Jetball, Chicola, Magpie, Innocent King, Imposera, Bellotto, Rose Archway and Flight all making their presence felt.

Others descending from Chelandry include the successful stallions Wrack, Never Say Die, Ocean Swell, Clarion, Pitskelly, Tudor Melody, Traghetto, Shadeed and Forty Niner.

Carry The Flag stands for just $2,200 (including gst) and is the ideal stallion for those looking to upgrade their mare. Visit Carry The Flag at http://www.lyndhurststud.com/

Gollan Takes First 2YO Title

The Darryl Gollan-trained Carry on Kosa claimed the first 2YO title of the season in the $75,000 Fitton Insurance Hopeful Plate 1000m in Toowoomba on Saturday.

Gollan nearly missed the title before the race had even jumped, with Carry on Kosa shying and dislodging jockey Kristy Banks on the way to the barriers.

After finding Carry on Kosa in the 1300m shoot, the vet passed her fit to race in the feature event of the day and was loaded into barrier 16.

“It was a scary start to the day,” Gollan said.

“She shyed at a sign at the barriers and she is so small it would be like trying to sit on a kerosene tin.

“She is only 14 ½ hands high, she is only a pony.”

Carry on Kosa (F2 Carry the Flag-Kosa) dominated over the 1000m, taking home the $48,000 winners cheque one and three quarter lengths from Bonza Crop (Scott Galloway) in second and a further two and a half lengths back to Feline Hunter (Jason McKinnon) in third.

Gollan’s confidence lifted in the filly’s chances after race favourite Earnshaw trained by Mark Webb, was scratched on Friday after drawing barrier 18 in the feature race.

“When Webb’s good horse drew 18 and they decided to scratch him, it made me less worried because he is such a big horse and she (Carry on Kosa) is such a little horse,” Gollan said.

“She would have been inside of him and as it turned out she was on the outside of the field and didn’t have to worry about getting squeezed out.

“However, when things went wrong on the way to the barriers, I thought it wasn’t my lucky day.

“As it turned out, it was my lucky day and I was quite happy, actually I was over the moon.”

Gollan acknowledged that Banks’ ride was well earnt after the long hours she puts in at the local stable in the mornings.

“It is a great credit to her. She rides anything from 12 to 18 horses each morning for me,” Gollan said.

“She works hard, so she deserves every break she gets.”   

With Gollan’s lengthy experience in training babies, he admits Carry the Kosa is one of the handiest he has had.

“I have had a lot of good young horses, but she is the most professional I have had in along time,” Gollan said.

“She is the easiest horse in the world to to do anything with, but when you take her to the barriers, she knows what is going on.

“She turns from a kids pony to a real little race horse.

“She has got good gate speed, but when you dig her up and take hold of her she will always come back under you and she seems to be able to find something at the end as well.

“I don’t even own a stop watch, but a bloke clocked her last Tuesday morning when she galloped and the time she ran made me a little bit happier.”

The way Carry the Kosa pulled up after the race, has given Gollan an indication on where and when the filly will run in the future.

“She ate up over the weekend and done everything right, so I am going to give her a pretty easy week and have a look around,” Gollan said.

“We will most probably start her in the fillies race town, three weeks from last Saturday (2YO Fillies QTIS Added Stakes Handicap 1000m on October 14 at Eagle Farm).”

Carry on Kosa was bred out of the Sequalo mare Kosa by the owner of the dam Geoffrey Schmidt of Gatton.

Schmidt has a 20 per cent share of the handy filly, in partnership with David Peterson, Rita Morello, Ronald Schmidt and Peter Thornton.

Carry the Flag stands at Lyndhurst Stud for $2,200 with only having 18 mares in his first season.

“You just don’t really know what Carry the Flag can do,” Gollan said.

“He has already has a record holder in Malaysia and he also has another of Paddy Cunningham’s, Carry to Glory that placed in the TJ.

“Now with this one coming out and winning an early two-year-old race, I think he may get a few more mares this year.”

QUEENSLAND Racing web news: Lisa Campbell – September 25.

September 23

Promising 3Y0 Carry To Glory has been sold (subject to veterinary inspection) for a seven figure sum to Hong Kong buyers, placing his sire Carry The Flag in the spotlight.

A resident of Lyndhurst Stud Farm, Warwick Queensland, Carry The Flag – who has just nine first crop runners representing him – has made an outstanding start to his stud career.

Carry To Glory showed enormous ability during his handful of starts at two, winning at the Sunshine Coast on his way to a strong third behind emerging champ Reigning To Win in the T.J Smith Quality-Gr.1.

Meanwhile in Singapore Carry The Flag’s daughter Royal Smile recently broke the 1200m course record at Kranji and she has been in the money at all three starts.

Over to Korea where a filly out of the Jan Murray mare Maximum Chance is a winner whilst his only other starter Juluka has been in the placings in Queensland.

That’s four runners – three winners (one Gr.1 placed), one placegetter. And the best is yet to come – on Saturday in the season’s first 2Y0 race Carry The Flag’s daughter Carry On Kosa due to make her debut on the back of two very easy trial wins.

There can be no doubt that Carry The Flag is proving a strong upgrader – a horse who deserves better opportunities at stud.

A tough and classy campaigner, Carry The Flag was a millionaire racehorse who won six of 23, figuring in the placings on a further five occasions.

Quickly finding form as a 2Y0 in the UK, Carry The Flag was a second up 2.5 length winner over seven furlongs (1400m) at Thirsk. Also a winner over a mile as a juvenile, he showed his best ability on firm tracks.

At three Carry The Flag raced in good company across Europe, earning his first black type with a Listed second at San Siro (Milan). Back in England he won two in a row – including the Shergar Cup at Goodwood.

“Carry The Flag was impressive,” reported Racing Post, “producing a terrific late burst to win readily after having to be switched wide when a run failed to materialise on the inside.”

“His turn of foot looks such a potent weapon that it would be no surprise at all to see him make his mark in Group company.”

Wise words indeed – after earning more place black type in Scotland, Carry The Flag travelled to Singapore where, at the end of a long and demanding campaign he took on the best of company and beat them.

Lining up against the likes of Ouzo, Par Excellance (Singapore Derby) and Pacific Prince (Summer Beau), Carry The Flag – now under the care of Mick Kent, conceded his Singapore Gold Cup-Gr.1 rivals eight lengths at the turn.

Finishing on strongly he was able to win by a head.

Kicking off his next campaign with a 1400m victory, Carry The Flag took on some of best horses in the world in the Singapore International Cup-Gr.1, going down fighting in a close and exciting finish – running third to the high class gallopers Ouzo and Jim And Tonic.

A winner from seven to 12 furlongs, Carry The Flag retired to stud in 2002. He is a member of the Northern Dancer line via Nijinsky II, Caerleon and Tenby – an unbeaten Gr.1 2Y0 and sire of 14 stakes winners.

Carry The Flag is a half brother to the European Gr.1 winner Posidonas and the last start Goodwood Listed winning 3Y0 Final Verse – and to the dam of the Gr.2 winner Spirit Of Desert. His dam Tamassos – by the Canadian Champion 3Y0 Dance In Time – is a half sister to the Juddmonte International-Gr.1 winner Ile de Chypre.

Ancestress of this family is the famed matriarch Chelandry, winner of the English 1000 Guineas-Gr.1 and dam the big race winners Neil Gow, Traquair and Skyscraper. Her descendants have been winning at the highest level for generations and they read like a who’s who of racing – in Australia; Heroic, Baystone, Zeditave, Manihi, The Trump, Just A Dash, Jetball, Chicola, Magpie, Innocent King, Imposera, Bellotto, Rose Archway and Flight all making their presence felt.

Others descending from Chelandry include the successful stallions Wrack, Never Say Die, Ocean Swell, Clarion, Pitskelly, Tudor Melody, Traghetto, Shadeed and Forty Niner.

Carry The Flag stands for just $2,200 (including gst) and is the ideal stallion for those looking to upgrade their mare. Visit Carry The Flag at www.lyndhurststud.com

Sequalo Mixes it with the Best

August 2006 – 20 wins for the progeny of Lyndhurst Stud’s classy and reliable Sequalo (Rustic Amber – Dash Around by Bending Away).

The tally for August thus far – 11 winners including a Doomben quinella (Mr Sequential and Sequallan) last Saturday, an easy first up victory by Holding at Flemington on Sunday and a classy 4.5 length win by the promising 3Y0 Highland Winner at Doomben on Wednesday.

And those amazing statistics are no fluke – sons and daughters of Sequalo winning week in, week out all year round.

The season just past was an extremely successful one for Sequalo who boasts an excellent overall winners-to-runners strike rate of 67.3%.

In that 12 month period Sequalo sired 111 individual winners of 198 races. That is nearly four winners a week, an average of 16.5 winners each month.

With these statistics there can be no doubt then that Sequalo is one of Australia’s most prolific stallions. His runners earn an average of nearly $33,000 each and they have a definite touch of class too – Star Shiraz a brilliant Group One winner.

Sequalo’s progeny fire at two and race on. They are sound and tough and compete over a variety of distances in differing conditions – his runners successful in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau.

And the best may yet to be to come for Sequalo who has served large books over recent seasons. 2005/06 saw the emergence of a number of smart youngsters including Covet Gold (a recent impressive Eagle Farm winner), the metropolitan winners Reonmay, Mono Mac, Go Sequalo, Shy Baldy and the game last start winner Lover In Space.

Himself an outstanding sprinter, the winner of ten races and over $830,000 in stakes – Sequalo raced against only the best.

The winner of his first five starts including the C.S Hayes Stakes-Gr.3 and McNeil Quality-LR, Sequalo went on to another four successes at stakes level – taking out the Linlithgow Stakes-Gr.2, the Chirnside Stakes-Gr.2, the Moir Stakes-Gr.2 (in record time) and the Moondah Stakes-LR.

That record is impressive enough on its own but all the more so when you look at who Sequalo defeated during his stellar career – the likes of Hareeba, Mahogany, Lady Jakeo, Keltrice, Alannon, Poetic King, Gold Ace and Brawny Spirit finishing in his wake.

That was one of the best eras for sprinters and Sequalo was extremely unlucky not to win a Group One race. He was however three times placed at that level – and again always against the elite.

Sequalo retired to stud in 1997 and he has sired 229 winners of 750 races. A solid alternative to the Northern Dancer line, he is a son of the excellent Thatching stallion Rustic Amber from a strong family and he crosses well with a variety of mares.

At 16.2hh Sequalo is a handsome bay with considerable presence and he is not surprisingly much cherished at Lyndhurst – the stud’s Jeff Kruger describing him as “a remarkable stallion.”

“He consistently produces metropolitan winners and statistically he can match the country’s best stallions for wins and winners – and he has achieved this from a very modest introductory service fee.”

“Now standing at $13,200 he represents outstanding value.”

Starlactic A Genuine Winter Contender

Saturday, 5 August 2006: 

Grafton hobby trainer Wayne Lawson has left Doomben convinced Starlactic (Celestial Dancer) is a genuine Brisbane winter sprints contender next year after his explosive win in the Action Formwork Quality (1200m).

Starlactic ($3.20 fav) overcame a traffic jam in the straight to score a resounding 1-1/2 length win over Kiwi sprinter Anca ($3.60).

Apprentice Ric McMahon was stunned with the victory and had no doubt Starlactic was the real deal.

"It was a huge win and he copped a fair buffeting in the straight," McMahon said.

"I was caught in a pocket and they wouldn't let him out so I just pushed our way into the clear.

"It took him a while for him to balance up again but he really let down and won well."

Any fears Lawson had that Starlactic might have trained off were eased after the five-year-old recorded his 11th win in 20 starts.

Lawson plans to test Starlactic over 1350 metres for the first time at Doomben in a fortnight to gauge his prospects for next year's Doomben 10,000 (1350m) and Stradbroke Hcp (1400m).

But on Saturday's evidence, neither Lawson nor McMahon need fear him handling the longer trips.

"He'll probably go up another kilo after this win but he's used to carrying a 70kg work rider so 58kg next start shouldn't worry him," Lawson said.

"I only want to give him one more run but there's a chance he might have two runs in either Sydney or Melbourne in October before I spell him and bring him back into work next January for the Brisbane winter races."

Starlactic's win broke a two-run losing streak when he was runner-up to boom sprinter Natural Destiny in the Group Three Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm in June and a last-start fifth in the Listed Ramornie Hcp (1200m) on his home track at Grafton on July 12.

Clockers Kept In Dark
Tony Meany  
July 10, 2006
 
POPULAR bush sprinter Starlactic staged a winning gallop in the fog at Grafton on Saturday, according to part-owner and trainer Wayne Lawson.
 
Tired of waiting for the fog to lift, Lawson told his cousin Bryce Ryder to gallop the horse on the course proper and count off the workout.

"There was quite a crowd waiting for him to go past the gap and they were disappointed no one could put a clock on him," Lawson said.

"He worked well though. The last 300m was very fast. There will be no excuses if he is beaten."

Lawson has a long-term goal of winning next year's Stradbroke (1400m) with Starlactic, short-priced favourite for Wednesday's $125,000 Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton.

Legislation has been amended in NSW which enables the TAB to bet fixed odds for the first time on the Ramornie and Grafton Cup.

Lawson said he was hoping to draw a good gate with Starlactic because he would like to see him resting behind the leaders.

"I really think he will run longer because he settles so well in his races. That's why I would like to set him for the Stradbroke," Lawson said.

"With 56kg I don't think he is harshly weighted. It is only 3kg above the minimum. He has carried 60.5kg and broken track records."

Starlactic was runner-up to Natural Destiny at his last start at Eagle Farm but he was trapped three deep from the barrier and beaten by a very smart horse.

Lawson said Starlactic had recovered quickly from the beating and the prospect of a firm track at Grafton meant the gelding would have a chance to run a fast sectional. "Looking through the weights I think Shysu and Sir Breakfast will be the hardest to beat," Lawson said.

Offers of $600,000 have been refused for Starlactic and Lawson said the four-year-old was definitely not for sale.
 

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Shysu To Aim Up In The Eyeliner

Bet-Busters Queensland form man Mick Dolan thinks from a class prospective the $175,000 Listed Eyeliner Stakes (1200m) is the best race on the Ipswich Cup day card and he thinks the hardest to beat is the Rex Lipp-trained Shysu (Sequalo).
”I really liked her third behind the speedster Starlactic in the 1000m race the other day and that form has more than held up,” Dolan said.
”She’ll relish the extra 200m and she’s very effective second up.
”Jim Byrne should give her every chance and she’s the one they have to beat.”
Dolan has identified Diamonds And Chalk, Sir Breakfast and Impaler as the main dangers.
”Diamonds And Chalk and Sir Breakfast both come out of the Starlactic race but I think there are more pluses about Diamonds And Chalk,” he said.
”That was his first run in eight weeks and he will also benefit from the 1200m that added the fact he’ll be big odds represents a value hope for the multiples.
”You can’t fault the form of Impaler either.
”He’s the class horse in the race I’m just concerned about the 58kg he’s got.”

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Ray Hadley Has First Metropolitan Winner

Wednesday, 7 June 2006: 

Leading Sydney radio commentator Ray Hadley posted a major milestone in his new racing venture when lightly-raced galloper The Chanster (Hayil) gave him his first metropolitan winner in the Lyndhurst Stud Handicap (1030m) at Doomben on Wednesday.

Better known as a talkback host and the voice of rugby league on Radio 2GB in Sydney, Hadley bought The Chanster (Hayil) for $10,000 in partnership with his neighbour Dave McSeveny at the Magic Millions sale last year on the advice of Gold Coast trainer Peter Balzen.

The Chanster (Hayil) was one of 10 horses Hadley and McSeveny shelled out more than $200,000 to buy and his win indicated the two-year-old gelding would play his part in recouping some of his owners' outlay.

Ridden by Michael Cahill, The Chanster ($4.40) exploded out of the barriers to lead easily by three lengths and maintained his momentum in the run to the line to defeat the well-supported favourite Captain Lightning ($2.60) by 1-1/4 lengths.

The Ron Macrae-trained second favourite Mono Mac ($3.60) held his ground in the straight to finish a further length back in third.

Formerly based at Rosehill in Sydney before he shifted to Queensland in the 1990s, Balzen has 10 horses in work, of which Hadley owns seven.

Balzen said The Chanster had proven a handful to train when he was first in work but added the horse had turned the corner and predicted a bright future for the son of Hayil.

"He has any amount of early speed and I'm confident he will mature into a nice horse next preparation," Balzen said.

"He was a bit of a rogue early and he used to buck and throw himself down but he's a different horse now."

Balzen said he doubted The Chanster (Hayil) had enough strength at this stage to be stretched to 1200m and he plans to give the gelding two more midweek runs before turning him out.

"If he can get 1200 metres next time in I think he will make a really nice three-year-old and that's what were looking toward," he said.

Balzen's relationship with Hadley dates back to his time training in Sydney when he had leading apprentices Brett Grant and Jeff Penza under his care.

"Ray and I got know each other back then and he asked me to have a look at a few horses he was looking to buy at the Magic Millions last year," Balzen said.

"He was big into greyhounds previously but we have some nice horses now and hopefully there is plenty more city winners in store for him."

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Jason Holder will team up with Messiaen (Celestial Dancer) in the Stradbroke Handicap this weekend after winning the Group 2 Borrelli Joe Richards QTC Cup Handicap at Eagle Farm (Noel Pascoe photo)