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Vinery’s General Manager, Peter Orton speaks to The Impact about their fantastic sales result at the Chairman and Broodmare sale where the daughter of More Than Ready was knocked down to Coolmore for A$1.8m.
Orton selected the Samaready as a yearling, went on to win multiple Group races including, Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes, Gr.1 Moir Stakes, Gr.2 Reisling Stakes, Gr.3 Blue Diamond Prelude, and Gr.3 TheShark.com.au Stakes and was placed in the Gr.1 Golden Slipper Stakes and the Gr.1 Lightning Stakes.
Out of the Black Type producer, Samar, Samaready was one of the finest yearling purchases by Belmont Bloodstock dual for Peter Orton on behalf of the Vinery Stud Syndicate and co-owned with Greg Perry, Alan Green, Neil Werrett Steve McCann.
Coolmore’s Tom Magnier bought the second and third-top lots, the Vinery Stud-offered Samaready (in foal to Snitzel) for A$1.8m and Yarran Thoroughbreds’ Booker for A$1.6m.
Orton was terrible to see Samareadyleave the farm; “She’s a beautiful mare, we had some special moments racing her and it was equally special when her daughter Exhilarates won the Magic Millions 2yo classic. As sad as it is losing her from the farm, she realized what was a great price for her in what has been a testing market. She is going to a good home where she will get the best of care and opportunity,’’ Orton said.
Both mares will be covered by Coolmore’s US Triple Crown winner Justify.
Another sale success was the Vienna Classic who sold for A$275,000. “Samaready and Vienna Classic are both very good mares with very good pedigrees. Vienna Classic is an excellent producer right across her family line,” said Orton.
With the Magic Million July sales next on the agenda, Vinery will again be participating selling and buying mares form a market that has plenty of scope and opportunity”.
Vinery produces some of the best horses in the Australasia region and already have plans to present a top-quality draft at the main yearling sales of 2021.
“Looking to 2021, we have an exciting crop of weanlings coming through for the next year’s sales.” Kicking off the sale season, we will have 25 to 30for the January Magic Million Sale and a further 15/20 for the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. There will also be the usual numbers going the Sydney Classic Sale and the Melbourne Premier Sale.
According to Peter, the Vinery brand means much more for the buyers than just fine pedigree. “Vinery is renowned for breeding well-grown tough horses who have been given every opportunity to grow and develop to their individual optimum levels. Young horses that trainers have trust in and buyers know these horses have had the best start in life.”
Vinery Stud has had a big year on the racetracks, All Too Hard achieved his first Gr.1 winner when Alligator Blood blitzed the field in the Gr.1. Australian Guineas at Flemington and the Gai Waterhouse trained Farnan took out the A$3.5m Gr.1 Golden Slipper Stakes in dominant style.
“At Vinery over fifty per cent of the mares are owned by the partners and the rest are owned by clients. We have great client support and we ensure their bloodstock receive the best care and the clients are able to access our advice and support along the way.”
Orton is more than a little concerned by the economic conditions produced by COVID19, “I see that there could be a challenging condition in a year’s time - pronounced stress from economic conditions.”
“We need to be cautious and sensible; however we have the great benefit of the Australia industry in its strength and stability. We have a very lucrative product and a viable industry, it is soundly run and administered industry with great prize money, strong community support with positive online betting trends all making racing a successful business.”
“The Middle East certainly has strong buying potential and an enthusiastic racing community. There are fantastic opportunities for this part of the market to participate with great success in Australia or sourcing bloodstock from Australia.”
The style of a horse being bred to be strong precocious types with a very high metabolism and reared in a hotter climate. With our conditions we have a low cost of production in comparison to many countries and feel sure our bloodstock would be the perfect fit for them,” said Orton.