From Breednet: A soft winner over 900m on a slow track at Newcastle on February 12, the David Atkins-trained Promitto took the quantum leap to stakes company in his stride when he found conditions to suit in the Group II Elite Sand and Soil Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
From Breednet: The dust has settled after a record breaking Inglis Classic Yearling Sale where the median price soared by 25% to $100,000, so we’re taking a look at the performance of first season sires with a surprise name at the top of the list.
Aquis Farm’s Lean Mean Machine had three yearlings offered in Book 1 and all were sold at an average $225,000, a phenomenal result from a fee of just $17,600.
From TDN: Aquis sire Kobayashi has his first winner after the victory of Midnight In Tokyo at Sunshine Coast on Sunday.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Midnight In Tokyo (2 f ex Orabelle by Casino Prince) gave her first season sire Kobayashi (I Am Invincible) a first individual winner when taking out the QTIS Two-Year-Old Maiden Handicap (1000m) on debut at the Sunshine Coast yesterday.
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From Breednet: I Am Invincible has another sire son with his first winner after Aquis Farm’s Kobayashi broke the ice at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday with a debut victory for two year-old filly Midnight in Tokyo.
From Breednet: Boxing Day races provided opportunity for some of our first season sires to put runs on the board and as we get to the end of 2021 we see four of our young first season stallions tied on three winners each – can you name them?
Three of the four sires with three winners all stand in Queensland with Aquis standing Invader and The Mission…
From TDN: With 20 weeks of the racing season now done and dusted, which members of the new class of first-season sires have been quick to make their mark? The early table-topper is Aquis Farm Canungra’s The Mission, who stood for a 2021 service fee of $8800 (inc GST). The son of Choisir won the G1 Champagne S. at Randwick in 2017.
From TDN: Pretty Devine’s narrow success at Lismore on Friday brought up the 14th winner this season for her Aquis Farm sire Divine Prophet.
From TDN: Mystic Flame, a daughter of young Aquis Farm stallion Divine Prophet, notched her second career victory in a Class 1 H. at Cowra on Thursday.
From ANZ Bloodstock: The Gary Portelli-trained Vaderzan, a gelding from the first crop of the young Aquis stallion Invader (Snitzel), led home the second of the two 809-metre trials for juveniles at Warwick Farm yesterday.
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