Fiorente is a dad, his very first foal, a filly was born two weeks ago, she’s a real daisy cutter, her winning dam, Libertas, has trouble keeping up with the youngster when she decides to go on her regular galloping spree.

Mr. Bill Stapleton is the proud owner of the filly foal.

Early foal by Fiorente

Magnus is firing on all cylinders; he is having an amazing season siring four winners over the last three city fixtures.

His yearlings are always in great demand at the various sales, he is popular for good reasons, he gets results that every breeder and owner are looking for, it is all about winning.

Magnus was a good racehorse, he won four of his 24 starts, he was placed 11 times, mainly in Group races, except for bad luck his race record would have been more impressive.

Yet he is doing a remarkable job as a sire, his progeny are consistent, tough, and are not necessarily just sprinters, they win over a variety of distances.

He is by Flying Spur, a Golden Slipper Stakes success, yet maybe his finest hour was the All Aged Stakes, a brilliant win by a three year old against the older horses.

There is not a weak link in his dam line, it is exceptional, his dam, Scandinavia, was a good race filly, as a brood mare she was a giant in every respect, never given the recognition that she so richly deserved.

Mares of her quality are rare, like finding a diamond in the desert, it rarely happens.

Magnus having a great season

Eliza Park figured prominently in the winner’s circle over the weekend with Magnus and Bel Esprit each siring a trio of winners.

Magnus was at the top of his game siring a winning double at Caulfield, with Volcanic Ash and Miss Promiscuity, taking out the honours with the latter stamping her authority at weight for age winning the Sir John Monash Stakes, plus Black Type alongside her name.

Volcanic Ash and Miss Promiscuity both have quite a bit in common, they were bred by Robert Crabtree, from mares by Distant Music, however, there is no relationship involved.

Distant Music was quite a responsible sire in Europe, but never measured up to the same success when he came into the southern hemisphere.

Magnus was also responsible for siring You Never Know, a Maiden Handicap winner at Donald.

In all, Magnus has had a remarkable season; he is among the few consistent sires in Victoria.

His progeny are popular at the sales as he gets a high percentage of winners to runners is 48.1 per cent.

While Bel Esprit has left Victoria for the warmer weather of sunny Queensland, he has proved a great acquisition for Victoria; he is the third highest sire by progeny earnings to stand here.

A Caulfield winner, via Pilly’s Wish, was rewarded for her consistency; she has not run a poor race in her last six outings.

Cheeky Babe gave her rivals something to chase at Newcastle, she is out of the David Pfieffer yard at Warwick Farm, out of a Spartacus mare, the brilliant colt, Rich Enuff, is also from a daughter of Spartacus.

A winner at Donald, per medium of Simply Ming, completed the treble for Bel Esprit from The Dash, by More Than Ready.

The Leading Stud

A Quality Draft For The Inglis Sales

Lot 160 Bay Filly – Magnus – Flokkati –Fastnet Rock , dam lightly winning mare this is her second foal first foal an unraced two year old, from the family of The Heavyweight, Zedrich, Happy Strike-Lisboa Stand,Born Western etc.

Lot 177 Bay Colt –I Am Invincible – Gemma’s Joy –Fasliyev a winning dam, second foal first foal unraced, from the winning family of King Leopold, Tombstone , Stolit.

Lot 270 Bay Colt (NZ) – Savabeel --Vanessatheundresser – Carnegie (Ire) a winning dam with 4 foals to race for 3 winners including Queen Sabeel, from the family of Vo Rogue , Gypsy Rogue and Time To Plunder.

Lot 568 Bay Filly -- Fastnet Rock –Three Rainbows (Ire) -- Kingmambo unraced dam of 2 foals yet to race from a strong international pedigree closely related to Group winners Bright Beauty, Marquesa and Good Journey.

Lot 569 Bay Filly -- Bel Esprit – Ticket To Rome – At Talaq (USA) by Victoria’s recognised leading sire from a dam with 7 wins , half sister to 6 winners a quality pedigree.

Lot 727 Chestnut Filly – Moshe – Predominance –Ladoni(GB) this is her second foal first foal yet to race from a dam winner of 8 races from 1600 to 2000 metres stakes of $155,550. 

Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sales

Lot 20 Bay Filly Fastnet Rock – Honor Lap –Honor Grades 3 wins 1400 metres to 2400 metres, WATC Derby Gr.1, WATC Oaks Gr 2, $ 366,385 dam of 5 foals to race 4 winners inc. Honor Net by Hussonet a winner at 1300 metres Group placed from the family of Clan O’Sullivan 9 wins placed Golden Slipper Stakes, Blazing Bags, Burning Embers 5 wins.

Lot 40 Bay Colt Wanted --Lady Knockout --Serheed 5 wins from 1100 metres to 2000 metres $174,457 five foals to race three winners inc.Missy Cummings by Magnus three wins, A City Girl three wins, Keltara 2nd dam Prime Again a well performed race mare 7 wins 1400 metres to 2300 metres $283,480 dam of 12 foals to race 9 winners.

 Lot 57 Bay Filly Magnus –Markka –Marscay dual city winner half sister to The Heavyweight, Born Western, Happy Strike, Zedrich, Danarich. Dam of two winners Flokkati,Corbett King .Second dam Rich Haul nine wins dam of 14 foals 11 to race 8 winners. 

Lot 97 Bay Colt – Bel Esprit –Precious Snippets – Snippets , winner of 5 races from 1200 metres to 1400 metres this is her first foal, the family of Hareeba dual Group 1 sprinter winner of 10 races, Rass Dancer 6 wins and Seto Stayer 8 wins.

Lot 150 Bay  Colt  Moshe –Voice Of Spring  --Danerich, this is a first foal of a lightly raced dam , sire a full brother to Black Caviar, from the family of Delta Gee and Wave Rock each won four races.

Lot 165 Brown Filly-- Congrats (USA) –African Dawn –Commands, this a first foal from a dam that won twice, grand dam Miss Zambezi by Barathea a multiple winner produced seven foals to race all winners.

Lot 183 Bay Colt –Lope De Vega (Ire) –Belle Bizarre – Dauberval, dam a multiple winning of 13 races inc. WATC Group 1 Railway Stakes from 1200 metres to 1800 metres $1,008,090, dam of two foals to race both winners.

 Lot 234 Black or Grey Filly—Statue Of Liberty (USA) –Lady Jewel (NZ) –Starway, dam a half sister to Confluence 12 wins 2003 Malaysia Horse of the Year from 1200 metres to 2200 stakes earnings of $2,043,068, dam of three foals to race inc. Xanthos  

Bel Esprit, the most underrated sire in Victoria, and the best with progeny earnings, in excess of $41 million dollars, has sired another star in Sistonic.

Without drawing comparisons between her and the three quarter sister, Black Caviar, this would be ridiculous however, she is a high class filly with a lot quality and a touch of class, and she is in there with a bright future.

Sistonic wins at Moonee Valley

When Bel Esprit was offered as a yearling, all the so called good judges and experts steered away from him due to a hock they considered was not right, that did not deter the late Kurt Stern, he bought him for $9,000 and laughed all the way to the bank.

Bel Esprit won eight races including the Blue Diamond Stakes and the Doomben 10,000, and was placed five times from his 19 starts.

With over $40 million in progeny earnings he is by far the second highest stake earning sire ever to stand in Victoria.

Bel Esprit is by Nijinsky’s brilliant son Royal Academy, he is proving a very good brood mare sire and quite dominant in present day pedigrees, the dam, Bespoken is by Vain, who had no peer as a sprinter.

Both Black Caviar and Sistonic have a double cross of Vain within their pedigrees, he won the Golden Slipper Stakes and as a three year old he stepped out into open company winning twice at Group1 level, and once at Group 2 level, over the four days of the Victoria Racing Club’s Spring Carnival and became champion sire in 1984 after runner up the previous year to Sir Tristram.

Bel Esprit - Victorias leading sire

Statue of Liberty is more than capable of getting a good horse, he has done it before and lightning has struck again in the form of Lucky Liberty who remains unbeaten after three starts.

He has sired 34 stakes winners with progeny earnings of just over $31 million dollars, after having to miss two breeding seasons due to the outbreak of Equine Influenza in August of 2007.

Formerly he stood at Blue Gum Farm, he shuttled for a season to Japan, when the E I drama was discovered he was forced to lose two breeding seasons in Australia, devastating for a horse of seven years of age.

Two of the best years of his life gone, wasted, nothing to show for it at the time when his progeny were winning well, such as Hay List and Mic Mac and numerous other winning progeny.

Now located at Eliza Park International, Statue of Liberty has been rejuvenated, he is on the crest of a wave at present, siring quite a number of winners of late besides the highly promising three year old Lucky Liberty, he looks the real deal and could easily win a Group 1 on his first preparation.

Being by Storm Cat, Statue of Liberty has inherited the speed of his sire, whilst his dam line is exceptional.

His dam, Charming Lassie, is a three quarter sister to A P Indy, by Seattle Slew, the pedigree is well endowed with Black Type

Statue Of Liberty at Eliza Park Int

       A QUALITY Draft

     For Magic Millions

Lot 50 Bay Colt (NZ) by Savabeel --Affairoftheheart (NZ) by Fusaichi Pegasus

First foal from a dam that won 6 races from 1600 to 2100 metres, grand dam Call Me Lily, 8 wins, dam of 6 foals to race, 5 winners, dam full sister to Soriano, 5 wins to Group level.

Lot 73 Bay Filly by Bernardini (USA) – Any Dane Now by Danehill

Dam of 3 foals to race, 2 winners, dam half sister to triple Group1 success Boban , 2^nd dam Kenbelle, 3 wins include AJC Australian Oaks.

Lot 106 Chestnut Filly by Love Conquers All – Believe ‘N Achieve, by Beautiful Crown.

Dam won 8 races from 1200 to 1600 metres, this is her second foal, has had one foal to race, from the family of Chief De Beers, 20 wins, multiple Group1 winner.

Lot 112 Brown Colt by Written Tycoon -- Bluedanu by Danzero

From a winning dam of 5 races at 2 years, dam of 6 foals to race for 4 winners , from a half sister to Motown Lady , 2^nd dam, Suburban Blues by Bluebird, dam of 8 winners.

Lot 191 Chestnut Filly by Foxwedge – De Lago Lass by Encosta De Lago

From an unraced dam of 3 foals to race, 2 winners, a half sister of Rothesay, Q T C Guineas winner, a definite Black Type family that produced Canny Lad, Astute Angel and Al Jameel.

Lot 243 Bay Colt (NZ) by Savabeel – Fire Song (NZ) by Senor Pete

Dam won at 2 years with 5 wins in all to 1200 metres, including AJC Sapphire Stakes Group 2, this is her 5^th live foal, 2 have raced including Olympic Anthem placed at Group level.

Lot 456 Bay Filly by Fastnet Rock – Mist (Ire) by Galileo

Filly carries a double cross of the great Danehill with an international pedigree, this is her second foal , while the grand dam, Beauty Bright, was lightly raced, she won twice including the Group 3 Curragh Renaissance Stakes.

Lot 477 Bay or Brown Colt by Statue Of Liberty – Music In The Park by Bel Esprit.

First foal of a dual city winning mare by Bel Esprit, grand dam Songs Of Vienna by Umatilla, Group placed, three quarter sister to Hadabeclorka, dam of four foals to race, including City Of Song, by Bel Esprit, who had 5 wins.

Lot 491 Bay Colt by Magnus – Northpoint by Dehere.

A well related colt by Victoria’s most consistent sire, from a winning dam with an excellent pedigree, dam, a winning half sister to Bond Street, a family well endowed with the great Star Kingdom imfluence.

Lot 530 Bay Colt by Fastnet Rock – Pretty Flamingo by More Than Ready

Dam unraced with an impressive international pedigree, her progeny yet to race, second dam, Milanova by Danehill won 3 races, SAJC Tokyo Cup Group 3 inc., from the family of the well performed sire, Holy Roman Empire.

Lot 623 Chestnut Colt by Written Tycoon – Solar Song by Flying Spur

Interesting colt from well performed winning family, dam, a winner, has produced 5 foals to race, 4 are winners, second dam, Sumatra, champion South American mare, won 12 races, most at Group level.  

Lot 664 Bay Filly by Northern Meteor – Tantalized by Octagonal

A filly among the last crop of the ill fated Northern Meteor, from an unraced dam, out of a high quality family, first foal has already been placed, a pedigree lined with winners.

Lot 804 Bay Colt by Moshe – Lady Kin by Keltrice

First foal to be sold by the speed machine Moshe, full brother to Black Caviar and half brother to All Too Hard, carriers a double cross of Vain, dam has produced nine foals including Lyell, winner of 7 races.  

Phil Marshall, one of the enthusiastic young guns at Eliza Park Int., recently returned from a shopping spree at Newmarket with bloodstock advisor, David O’Callaghan.

The purpose was to buy good quality young mares in foal to prominent sires, that is where the future lies, it has to be seen as an investment, and youth is the way to go.

Phil is no stranger to Newmarket, he was born there, he comes from a racing family, his father is still involved in the industry.

Bloodstock is at a premium in Britain and Ireland at present, with buyers worldwide in search of the best bloodlines, in many instances money becomes secondary.

The only mare purchased out of the sale this time for Eliza Park Int. was Pure Excellence for 260,000 guineas, a four year old daughter of Exceed And Excel she is lightly raced, having won three races as a two year old and is currently in foal to Oasis Dream.

“She has a nice pedigree, we really liked her, she has a great covering to a leading sire,” said David O’Callaghan.

“We are in no hurry to bring her here, she will remain in our northern hemisphere operation, we have eight mares in the UK, Ireland and the U S,” he added.

They will be bred to Dubawi, and Oasis Dream, while Kingman is on the short list coming into northern hemisphere spring season.

Eliza Park Int. purchased 17 excellent mares on the Gold Coast earlier this year, with the majority covered this season by either Fiorente or Fighting Sun.