Category Archives: God’s Own

God’s Own moving to Greta West

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YALLAMBEE STUD NEWS – The God’s Own Syndicate, headed by Yallambee Stud and Eliza Park Stud, are pleased to announce the relocation of God’s Own in 2013 to one of Victoria’s oldest and most respected family owned stud farms, Greta West Stud.

Timing is everything in commercial thoroughbred breeding, and this announcement comes on the back of an outstanding two state metropolitan winning double today for God’s Own.

Firstly, highly consistent mare Manor Lady easily won race 2 at Sandown in Melbourne for trainer Robbie Griffiths (a great supporter of God’s Own progeny), and 15 minutes later 3yo Destiny Rising was ultra-impressive in winning by 4 lengths race 1 at Canterbury  in Sydney for trainer Brian Gentle.

On behalf of the God’s Own Syndicate, Yallambee Stud’s Peter Woodard explained, “We have known the McCarthy family for a lifetime and are absolutely thrilled that God’s Own will continue his successful stud career at Greta West Stud. There was fierce competition from local and interstate stud farms to stand God’s Own, but we know brothers Laurie and John McCarthy will do a fantastic job with God’s Own as they have been standing stallions all their lives.”

God’s Own(pictured) , the brilliant Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas winning son of Redoute’s Choice, is doing a fine job at stud. So far this season he has the very impressive statistics of siring 63 winners of over $2 million in prize money and is currently in 45th position on the Australian General Sires Table.

God’s Owns 2013 stud fee will be announced shortly.

 

Dawn is Heavenly

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Caulfield Guineas winner Gods Own is enjoying a purple patch of winners and he kept the tally rising at Cranbourne on Friday when Heavenly Dawn (4 m Gods Own – Shanghai Dawn, by King Of Kings) proved one length too good for Boredom (Ad Valorem) in the $12,000 Dowling Dirtworks 0-62 Hcp (2025m).

Trained locally by Greg Eurell, Heavenly Dawn has been very consistent and was making it two wins on end yesterday.

Gods Own had four winners in the past week and in the last fortnight has had winners in Australia, Singapore and Manila.For the month of December Gods Own has had 11 winners alone in Australia.

Last Friday night at Canterbury Park in Sydney,  Godwilling (4 g Gods Own РMillrich, by Millionaire) won the $27,000 ATC Noble One Handicap (1100m) to make it two wins from three starts and this Kris Lees trained galloper is looking full of promise.

Bel Sir follows mum with Valley victory

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Game mare Mrs. Bently (Euclase – Truepenny, by True Statement) won six races at Moonee Valley during her 83-start career so it was no surprise to see her consistent son Bel Sir (Bel Esprit – Mrs. Bently, by Euclase) score at the same venue on Friday night.

Mrs. Bentley was a confirmed Moonee Valley specialist during her racing days, which yielded more than $380,000 in prizemoney. Bel Sir took his first steps in his mother’s footsteps with his win in the Sistema Plastics Handicap (2040m).

The son of Eliza Park resident Bel Esprit (Royal Academy – Bespoken, by Vain) led all the way to win the $50,000 race by 2-1/2 lengths at his first race at the tricky Melbourne venue.

Meanwhile, another Eliza Park Stud resident, God’s Own (Redoute’s Choice – Angel In Disguise, by Sky Chase) kept his outstanding run going when Godwilling (God’s Own – Millrich, by Rubiton won the Noble One Handicap (1100m) at Canterbury.

Godwilling’s success was the sire’s eighth individual victory in the first half of December. Godwilling is also a half-brother to the former handy sprinter, now emerging young sire, Danerich (Danehill – Millrich, by Rubiton).

In-form God’s Own gets midweek treble

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Eliza Park Stud resident God’s Own (Redoute’s Choice – Angel In Disguise, Sky Chase) has continued his outstanding start to December with a midweek treble with winners at Sale and Eagle Farm.

God’s Own, who stands at Eliza Park Stud in conjunction with Yallambee Stud, has produced five individual winners in the first week of December with four of those successes coming in his home state.

Heavenly Dawn (God’s Own – Shanghai Dawn, by King Of Kings) started God’s Own’s roll with a win at Sunday’s Cranbourne fixture before the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Godliness (God’s Own – All The Rave, by¬† Forest Glow) won in stylish fashion at Kyneton on Tuesday.

God’s Own produced the first two winners of Wednesday’s Sale fixture. The Robbie Griffiths-trained Maker’s Marque (God’s Own – Fraarie, by Fraar) raced away to win the AVG Valves Maiden Plate (1200m) comfortably before Bartholomew (God’s Own – Harrow, by Dehere) broke through in the Aztec Master Flash Maiden (1500m).

Bartholomew is a half-brother to the talented Mark Kavanagh-trained sprinter We’re Gonna Rock (Fastnet Rock – Harrow, by Dehere). Newhaven Park will offer a sister to We’re Gonna Rock and a half-sister to Bartholomew as Lot 18 of next month’s Jupiter’s Magic Millions Sale on the Gold Coast.

Sons Of God (God’s Own – Lucky Punch, by Celtic Swing) completed God’s Own’s treble when the Robert Heathcote-trained four-year-old won the Racing Retro Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Pentire’s big week still going

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Rich Hill Stud sire Pentire (Be My Guest – Gull Nook, by Mill Reef) continued his terrific week with yet another winner at Thursday’s Sunshine Coast meeting.

Pentire has sired seven winners in the past seven days, including Mufhasa (Pentire – Sheila Cheval, by Mi Preferido), who won the Group 1 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Hastings last Saturday.

Pentire’s hot form continued when Connacht (Pentire – Darine, by Dahar) scored a comfortable win in the Bundaberg Distilling Company Class 3 Handicap (2200m).

The sire’s big week has taken his win tally for the 2011/12 season to 14.

Meanwhile, Victorian operation Eliza Park Stud enjoyed a double success with winners at the Seymour and Wyong meetings.

Bel Esprit (Royal Academy – Bespoken, by Vain) three-year-old Sir Fernando (Bel Esprit – Ruby Doll, by Desert Style) scored a comfortable win in the Print Supply Management Maiden (1009m) at Seymour. The David Hayes-trained Spirited Addition (Bel Esprit – Ruby Doll, by Desert Style) finished second to complete a Bel Esprit quinella.

God’s Own (Redoute’s Choice – Angel In Disguise, by Sky Chase) completed Eliza Park’s double when Magnolia Lane (God’s Own – Stikumonice, by Umatilla) won the LA Interiors Handicap (1600m) at Wyong.

Triple success for Eliza Park sires

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Eliza Park Stud stallions were in fine form in the southern areas of Australia on Sunday after they compiled a trio of winners at the Victorian and Tasmanian meetings.

Bel Esprit (Royal Academy – Bespoken, by Vain) led the way with a winning double. Navillus Superman (Bel Esprit – Sharna Cabarna, by Dolphin Street) finished strongly to claim the TAB Sportsbet $2 Million Bonus Handicap (1000m) at Cranbourne before Cleaver (Bel Esprit – Mill Lady, by Straight Strike) took out the $22,500 Jack Maher Classic (1200m) at Wodonga.

God’s Own (Redoute’s Choice – Angel In Disguise, by Sky Chase) earned a two-year-old success when Father Ned (God’s Own – Ornamented, by Gilded Time) posted his second win in the Oamps Handicap (1220m) at Launceston.

Father Ned is the fifth foal out of Ornamented (Gilded Time – Princess Carrie, by Lightning Orphan) to race; the gelding kept his dam’s perfect breeding record intact with his win earlier in the season.

Bel Esprit will stand for $27,500 for the 2011 breeding season.

Meanwhile, Arrowfield Stud sires produced an international double with wins in Australia and Singapore on Sunday.

The Patinack Farm-owned Renewed Vitality (Redoute’s Choice – Real Pzazz, by Green Desert) completed the local half of Arrowfield’s double with his success in the David Dwyer Bookmaker Maiden Plate (1000m).

Starcraft (Soviet Star – Flying Floozie, by Pompeii Court) three-year-old El Perigo (Starcraft – Patronella, by Mister C) posted his second win in a row in an 1800-metre Class 4 at Kranji.

El Perigo is a half-brother to stakes winners Stella Artois and Smytzer’s Trish (both Geiger Counter – Patronella, by Mister C).

Canonized is Gods Own

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Canonized (Gods Own) made an impressive winning debut at Cranbourne yesterday. Trained on course by Michael Kent, the colt coped with the the slow track and, after racing just off the pace throughout, forged clear over the final 200m to score impressively.

Canonized is out of the stakes winning Grand Lodge mare, Rather Grand, a half sister to Moonee Valley stakes winner Sublimity, and was bred by St Arnaud’s favourite son and long-term Yallambee Stud client, John Richards.

This continues a good run of success for God‚Äôs Own iwith his second crop of 2yo’s. Already the sire of four winners and seven placegetters from this crop including stakes placed Vatican and city performers Father Ned, Miss Holyfield, Homedge, San Jose and Manor Lady.

God’s Own stands at Eliza Park in conjunction with Yallambee Stud.

Eliza Park fees

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After announcing earlier in the week it will be standing the Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (USA), Eliza Park Stud released the rest of its fees for 2011 yesterday.

Lonhro stakes winner, Dissolved will also stand his first season in 2011 and will stand at a fee of $5,500 alongside Black Caviar’s sire Bel Esprit ($27,500), current leading Australian First Season Sire, Written Tycoon ($11,000), Statue Of Liberty ($17,600), Wanted ($38,500), Magnus ($22,000), Super Saver ($16,500), Bushranger ($9900), Shinzig ($8800), Sharkbite ($5500) and Gods Own (On application).

Nominations to each stallion come with a transferrable free return and payment of service fees is extended to March 31st, 2012.