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Wootton Bassett x Frida La Blonde
Bay – 2017 – 16.2 hh
2025 Service Fee: $16,500 (inc GST)
Race Record
At 2-years-old, in 4 runs
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1st Prix de Tour en Bessin Deauville, 7f .1400m
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2nd Prix la Rochette Gr.3 ParisLongchamp, 7f . 1400m
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2nd Prix Charles Pichegru Dieppe, 7f . 1400m
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3rd Prix Thomas Bryon Jockey Club de Turquie Gr.3 Saint Cloud, 7f . 1400m
At 3-years-old, 5 runs
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1st Prix de l’Abbaye de longchamp Longines Gr.1 ParisLongchamp, 5f . 1000m
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1st Prix Texanita Gr.3 Chantilly, 6f . 1200m
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2nd Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert Gr.3 ParisLongchamp, 5f . 1000m
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4th Qatar Prix Jean Prat Gr.1 Deauville, 7f . 1400m
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Race Record
(in France)
| Age | Runs | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
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| 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | €45,500 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | €172,898 |
| Totals: | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | €218,398 |
| At 2 : | Deauville Prix de Tour en Bessin (1400m), 2d ParisLongchamp Prix La Rochette, Gr.3 (1400m to Kenway and beating Sujet Libre), 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Thomas Bryon, Gr.3 (1400m to King's Command and Royal Crusade) |
| At 3 : | ParisLongchamp Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, Gr.1 (1000m beating Glass Slippers and Liberty Beach), Chantilly Prix Texanita, Gr.3 (1200m beating Alocasia and My Love's Passion), 2d ParisLongchamp Prix du Petit Couvert, Gr.3 (1000m to Air de Valse and beating Lady in France), 4th Deauville Prix Jean Prat, Gr.1 (1400m) |
Sales Results
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(Image: Racing Photos)Puissance De Lune filly Tel Aviv could make the leap from maiden to Group 1 grade in her first racing campaign, after scoring comfortably at Mornington on Sunday.
The Ciaron Maher-trained galloper was desperately unlucky last start at Hawkesbury, but Ben Allen took luck out of the equation in her first Victorian start.
Tel Aviv ($1.80) went straight to the front and never looked in danger throughout the 2050-metre circuit, keeping on for a soft win on the line.
“On paper, she was the best horse in the race, and I rode her like that,” Allen said.
“Once we hit the crossing, she spat the bit out and relaxed nicely. I was more worried about getting her around the bend – she’s got a big stride.
“She was getting a bit unbalanced, but she was too good today.”
With her maiden comfortably out of the way, a sharp class rise could be on Tel Aviv’s horizon, with the 2000m G1 Australasian Oaks and 2500m G3 SA Fillies’ Classic both realistic options.
Feeling his mount will race better on a bigger track and with horses to follow, Allen said a trip west could be worth a shot with the Brae Sokolski-bred filly.
“When you’re winning, that’s all you can. She didn’t beat much today, but the way she did it was nice,” he said.
“She’ll probably be better on a bigger track, and with a few to follow, she was a bit green in front.”
“Adelaide’s a big, wide-open track, and if anyone’s going to get her there, it’ll be Ciaron.”
View the full article here: https://www.racing.com/news/2025-04-06/news-review-tel-aviv-060425#
Toronado (Ire) led the sire’s table at Inglis Premier across both books with gross sales of $3.7 million for his 14 yearlings sold. His sale topper, Lot 197, was sold for $1 million by Gilgai Farm to Andrew Williams Bloodstock (FBAA) and Hong Kong Bloodstock.
“It’s a discerning market currently and buyers are selective in what they are pursuing. The biggest difference between Classic and Premier was that we had more sire power at Premier,” said Hutch.
The sire power was apparent with three yearlings by global sensation Frankel (GB) making over $1.5 million, at an average of $520,000. Proven sires were the most popular with the top nine stallions by average all being proven sires, and the tenth, Lucky Vega (Ire), has performed well with his juveniles so far this season.
|
sire
|
lots catalogued
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withdrawn
|
sold
|
aggregate
|
average
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronado (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 14 | $ 3,735,000 | $ 266,786 |
| Zoustar | 14 | 3 | 7 | $ 2,180,000 | $ 311,429 |
| Written Tycoon | 22 | 6 | 9 | $ 2,160,000 | $ 240,000 |
| Wootton Bassett (GB) | 13 | 3 | 9 | $ 2,085,000 | $ 231,667 |
| Ole Kirk | 13 | 2 | 10 | $ 1,725,000 | $ 172,500 |
| The Autumn Sun | 14 | 10 | $ 1,620,000 | $ 162,000 | |
| I Am Invincible | 11 | 4 | 6 | $ 1,570,000 | $ 261,667 |
| Pinatubo (IRE) | 12 | 10 | $ 1,565,000 | $ 156,500 | |
| Frankel (GB) | 7 | 1 | 3 | $ 1,560,000 | $ 520,000 |
| Home Affairs | 14 | 2 | 10 | $ 1,550,000 | $ 155,000 |
Table: Inglis Premier (Book 1 and 2) sires by aggregate
“Toronado’s first million dollar yearling was an incredible result. This is the first crop off an $80,000 fee, his 2-year-olds are off a $45,000 fee, and the rest were at that $20,000 or lower.
“With each increase in fee, the quality of mares has increased too. It’s not just better mares, but also a different type of breeder. He started out with breed to race mares, but now breeders are spending $80,000 they are sending more commercial mares and looking to take the stock to the sales,” said Swettenham Stud’s Sam Matthews.
“Written Tycoon is probably the closest comparison, he really kicked along and got sons at stud once he hit an $80,000 fee. We also capped his book to ensure that breeders could get into the sales they wanted. Toronado can handle more mares, but we felt it was the right thing to do for our clients, if they are spending that much, we want to give them the best chance to get a return on investment. It’s the making sure the quality is there, and quality over quantity.
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sire
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lots catalogued
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withdrawn
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sold
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aggregate
|
average
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankel (GB) | 7 | 1 | 3 | $ 1,560,000 | $ 520,000 |
| Zoustar | 14 | 3 | 7 | $ 2,180,000 | $ 311,429 |
| Toronado (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 14 | $ 3,735,000 | $ 266,786 |
| I Am Invincible | 11 | 4 | 6 | $ 1,570,000 | $ 261,667 |
| Written Tycoon | 22 | 6 | 9 | $ 2,160,000 | $ 240,000 |
| Wootton Bassett (GB) | 13 | 3 | 9 | $ 2,085,000 | $ 231,667 |
| Extreme Choice | 3 | 3 | $ 675,000 | $ 225,000 | |
| Too Darn Hot (GB) | 6 | 2 | 4 | $ 840,000 | $ 210,000 |
| Snitzel | 8 | 4 | 4 | $ 820,000 | $ 205,000 |
| Lucky Vega (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 6 | $ 1,140,000 | $ 190,000 |
Table: Inglis Premier (Book 1 and 2) sires by average (3 or more sold)
“His colts are easy to sell, even though his fillies are slight better, but there’s a market perception that he only leaves colts. His last three Australian stakes winners are fillies.”
Gilgai Farm, who sold the seven figure colt, also bred Toronado’s debut crop G1 William Reid Stakes winner Masked Crusader. Toronado’s last three Australia stakes winners are Listed Stutt Stakes winning 3-year-old filly Suntora, Listed Scenic Blast Stakes winner Twain’s Angel, and Listed Black Pearl Stakes winner Romantic Choice.
Five first-season sires—St Mark’s Basilica (Fr), Stay Inside, Pinatubo (Ire), Home Affairs, and Wild Ruler—achieved an average sale price exceeding the overall Book 1 average.
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sire
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lots catalogued
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withdrawn
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sold
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aggregate
|
average
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark’s Basilica (FR) | 4 | 4 | $ 720,000 | $ 180,000 | |
| Stay Inside | 14 | 4 | 7 | $ 1,152,500 | $ 164,643 |
| Pinatubo (IRE) | 12 | 10 | $ 1,565,000 | $ 156,500 | |
| Home Affairs | 14 | 2 | 10 | $ 1,550,000 | $ 155,000 |
| Wild Ruler | 8 | 2 | 6 | $ 920,000 | $ 153,333 |
| Wooded (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 6 | $ 562,000 | $ 93,667 |
| Portland Sky | 7 | 1 | 6 | $ 460,000 | $ 76,667 |
| Palace Pier (GB) | 7 | 1 | 6 | $ 400,000 | $ 66,667 |
| Sword of State | 1 | 1 | $ 65,000 | $ 65,000 | |
| Extreme Warrior | 2 | 1 | $ 60,000 | $ 60,000 | |
| Captivant | 3 | 1 | 1 | $ 55,000 | $ 55,000 |
| Tiger of Malay | 5 | 4 | $ 193,000 | $ 48,250 | |
| Acrobat | 5 | 2 | 3 | $ 80,000 | $ 26,667 |
| Profiteer | 3 | 1 | $ 20,000 | $ 20,000 |
Table: Inglis premier (Book 1 and 2) first season sires by average
“Wooded was incredible. I was over the moon to see him go so well and using his multiplier of fee, he led the first season sires. He’s had exceptional support from buyers, and they were bought by good judges. It validates that he is the right sort of horse for Australia. People understand who he is and what he offers, and for me, his return on investment was as exciting as it was to see Toronado’s results.”
Wooded (Ire) stood his first season for $20,000 plus GST and he achieved an average of $93,700 for six yearlings sold at Inglis Premier.
“I Am Immortal had his record price with Widden selling a filly for $160,000. She’s a full sister to a recent debut winner. And I Am Immortal has a strong hand in the Showdown.” Lot 354 was purchased by Busuttin Racing, and her full brother 2-year-old gelding McGaw won on debut at the end of January for trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne.
Lot 354 – I Am Immortal x Niki Piki Milo (NZ) (colt) | Image courtesy of Inglis
Swettenham Stud haven’t had a draft at the yearling sales for the last five years.
“It was the best decision we ever made. It allows us to support our clients at the sales, without being stuck at our barn with our own horses. Our clients know that we’ll be at the sales promoting our stallions and their progeny.
Sam Matthews and Hannah Penfold | Image courtesy of Inglis
“We have around 35 broodmares and we race all the fillies through leases, and sell the colts across all the different sales through other people’s drafts. We had only one yearling in Premier, and it wasn’t by one of our stallions,” said Matthews.
And on the sale itself. “It felt that people were nervous at the start, but then once horses were on the market, they were easy to sell and many made overs.”
View the full article here: https://www.ttrausnz.com.au/edition/2025-03-06/inglis-premier-sale-analysis-median-and-aggregate-rises-defy-the-overall-sale-market-in-2025
Victorian-based stallion Toronado (Ire) topped the sire’s list by gross over the two days with 13 sold for $3.68 million, while Zoustar and Written Tycoon came in second and third with almost identical aggregates at $2.18 million and $2.16 million respectively.
“I absolutely love him,” said Gilgai Farm’s Rick Jamieson of Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (Ire) and whilst we may put that down to this week’s stellar results as the reason for that, the fact is that Jamieson has been on the Toronado bandwagon from day one.
He bred the G1 Sussex Stakes and G1 Queen Anne Stakes winner’s first Group 1 winner Masked Crusader; the G1 William Reid Stakes winner who he sold for $340,000 to the Hawkes stable at the 2018 Inglis Premier.
Toronado (Ire) | Standing at Swettenham Stud
Three of his 11-strong draft at this year’s sale are sons of Toronado and each sold well, exceptionally so in fact with the equal sale-topping $1 million colt being a Gilgai product.
He went through the ring on Sunday whilst another two sold well on Monday; Lot 322, a three-quarter brother to Masked Crusader fetching $475,000 to the bid of Mulberry Racing and Lot 449 $400,000 to Upper Bloodstock (discussed below).
“Our Toronado colts are beautiful,” Jamieson enthused, “the stand-outs of our draft.”
Sending “six or eight mares to Toronado,” Jamieson currently has six in foal to the horse he said is his “second favourite stallion after Ole Kirk (who he bred).
There is, he told us, so much to like about Toronado.
“He is fertile, he gets them in foal and he sires good types. When a stallion does that, it’s a good start; you are a fighting chance.”
“And I don’t think we have seen the best of Toronado yet as the quality of his books has improved over the last few years.”
“And I don’t think we have seen the best of Toronado yet as the quality of his books has improved over the last few years.” – Rick Jamieson
“Adam Sangster deserves a lot of credit, he has supported Toronado all the way through.”
Swettenham Stud’s Sam Matthews was understandably delighted by the demand for Toronado colts though also a bit disappointed in the response to his fillies.
“The Hong Kong factor is a major part of his sons selling better than his daughters,” he said, “and the fact that he doesn’t yet have a good son at stud.”
“But we are big believers in his fillies as well.”
Matthews is fully aware of the perception that the sire line of High Chaparral (Ire) – and Sadler’s Wells (USA) before him – has been much better represented overall by its boys than its girls, but believes that has been overstated.
Matthews loves the consistency of the stock sired by Toronado.
“You can send a 15.3hh mare to him or a 16.3hh mare and you are going to get the same good type. He has been consistent right from the start. He gets great sales results and they can run.”
Sam Matthews | Image courtesy of The Image is Everything
He is looking forward to even better performances with this yearling crop the first sired by Toronado when his fee was raised from $49,500 incl GST to $88,000 incl GST.
Ross Lao of Upper Bloodstock is an unabashed Toronado fan and when he put in the successful $400,000 bid for Lot 449 it was the fifth time he has bought one of the bay’s yearlings.
Another nice one from the draft of Gilgai Farm, the colt is out of the placed Exceed And Excel mare Segosha whose dam is a half-sister to the Group 2 gallopers Chinchilla Rose (Lion Hunter) and Ferocity as well as the Group 3-winning high-class broodmare Leone Chiara (Lion Hunter).
Lao purchased the horse for Hong Kong where Toronado has been represented by 23 individual winners of 67 races; three stakes winners including the Group 1 sprinter Victor The Winner.
There are several traits of the breed that make Toronado an attractive proposition for Hong Kong racing, Lao noting that “they are very tough, they have the right action, they are a good size with a strong girth and they handle the firm tracks.”
“They are robust and they have great temperaments which makes them so suitable for racing in Hong Kong.”
View the full article here: https://www.ttrausnz.com.au/edition/2025-03-04/five-things-we-learned-on-day-2-at-inglis-premier
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