Nine million more
July 30th 2008 06:16
Yesterday I looked at the top four money earners in Australia for season 2007-2008.
This four had earnings in excess of $2 million for the season. In total there were thirteen horses who returned over $1 million to their connections.
(photo: Julia Smith)
Just below the top four comes Caulfield Cup winner Master O’Reilly who had a brilliant Spring and collected $1,803,950 in prizemoney. To show how significant his improvement was last Spring, this figure can be compared to his career earnings of $1.99 million. A very talented stayer who has been a very cheap purchase for his owners after falling to the hammer at $75,000 at the New Zealand South Isle Sale.
Apache Cat is number six. Arguably the most popular horse in the country, this exceptionally talented sprinter (with baldy face and white blinkers) won $1,803,250 last season. Now that they know how best to train him he should add much more to his career earning of $3.5 million. By Lion Cavern and out of Tennessee Blaze, he was retained by his breeders to race.
At number seven we have the first mare: Tuesday Joy. Another to be kept by her breeder (John Singleton) this royally bred mare won $1,670,800. Not quite the same residual value as Sebring, but this mare will be worth a fortune as a broodmare - if the owners ever parted with her or any of her foals. An often suggested campaign in Europe would only further enhance her reputation and value.
Augusta Proud is (number eight and) a 2 year old filly who won $1,503,000 for connections, with the bulk of this coming from her victory in the 2YO Magic Millions ($1,000,000). Very talented, but does not have the history or performance that others on this list possess. Almost a bargain for someone, she was passed in at only $47,500 (reserve $50,000) at the 2007 Adelaide Magic Millions.
Sirmione comes in at number nine on $1,308,400. Bart Cummings produced this gelding for two important wins: the Mackinnon Stakes in the Spring and the Australian Cup in the Autumn. His only two wins for the season being Group One feature races. Such is the genius of JB Cummings. He has career earnings of $1,579 million and was a $300,000 purchase at the 2005 Magic Millions Gold Coast.
Triple Honour is our number ten and was the horse who nearly defeated Weekend Hussler - then went on to win a Doncaster Handicap. He earned $1,289,860 (career earnings $1.388 million) and was a miserly $50,000 purchase at the 2006 William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Number eleven is our only Montjeu representative (very different to Europe) in AJC Australian Derby winner, Nom Du Jeu. This race itself providing over one million and his earnings for the season $1,88,060 (career earnings $1.286 million). He was withdrawn from sale and kept by the breeders. If this was Europe (as a maturing son of Montjeu) you would expect him to increase this figure considerably.
Brilliant New Zealand mare Princess Coup comes in at twelve with prizemoney of $1,134,000 (career $2.6 million) in Australia. This with only a Group Two victory, but a series of placings in Group One races. In fact if we combine her New Zealand earnings of $NZ1,172,500 she also comes in as a two million dollar horse for season 2007-2008. But for this exercise we will look only at prizemoney won in Australia.
And number thirteen (last on this list) is the Flying Spur filly Forensics who won $1,019,700 to make her career earnings now $3.133 million. It appeared at one time (last Spring) that this Golden Slipper winning filly would struggle to win another race - let alone a million dollars. But come the Autumn she returned to her best, culminating with a Group One victory in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes. Forensics is the most expensive purchase on this list, but with career earnings of $3.133 million there is still substantial profit (and residual value to come) on her $900,000 purchase price at the 2006 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
A video of Nom du Jeu winning in New Zealand prior to coming to Australia:
This four had earnings in excess of $2 million for the season. In total there were thirteen horses who returned over $1 million to their connections.
Master O'Reilly in Caulfield Cup triumph
(photo: Julia Smith)
Just below the top four comes Caulfield Cup winner Master O’Reilly who had a brilliant Spring and collected $1,803,950 in prizemoney. To show how significant his improvement was last Spring, this figure can be compared to his career earnings of $1.99 million. A very talented stayer who has been a very cheap purchase for his owners after falling to the hammer at $75,000 at the New Zealand South Isle Sale.
Apache Cat is number six. Arguably the most popular horse in the country, this exceptionally talented sprinter (with baldy face and white blinkers) won $1,803,250 last season. Now that they know how best to train him he should add much more to his career earning of $3.5 million. By Lion Cavern and out of Tennessee Blaze, he was retained by his breeders to race.
At number seven we have the first mare: Tuesday Joy. Another to be kept by her breeder (John Singleton) this royally bred mare won $1,670,800. Not quite the same residual value as Sebring, but this mare will be worth a fortune as a broodmare - if the owners ever parted with her or any of her foals. An often suggested campaign in Europe would only further enhance her reputation and value.
Augusta Proud is (number eight and) a 2 year old filly who won $1,503,000 for connections, with the bulk of this coming from her victory in the 2YO Magic Millions ($1,000,000). Very talented, but does not have the history or performance that others on this list possess. Almost a bargain for someone, she was passed in at only $47,500 (reserve $50,000) at the 2007 Adelaide Magic Millions.
Sirmione comes in at number nine on $1,308,400. Bart Cummings produced this gelding for two important wins: the Mackinnon Stakes in the Spring and the Australian Cup in the Autumn. His only two wins for the season being Group One feature races. Such is the genius of JB Cummings. He has career earnings of $1,579 million and was a $300,000 purchase at the 2005 Magic Millions Gold Coast.
Triple Honour is our number ten and was the horse who nearly defeated Weekend Hussler - then went on to win a Doncaster Handicap. He earned $1,289,860 (career earnings $1.388 million) and was a miserly $50,000 purchase at the 2006 William Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.
Number eleven is our only Montjeu representative (very different to Europe) in AJC Australian Derby winner, Nom Du Jeu. This race itself providing over one million and his earnings for the season $1,88,060 (career earnings $1.286 million). He was withdrawn from sale and kept by the breeders. If this was Europe (as a maturing son of Montjeu) you would expect him to increase this figure considerably.
Brilliant New Zealand mare Princess Coup comes in at twelve with prizemoney of $1,134,000 (career $2.6 million) in Australia. This with only a Group Two victory, but a series of placings in Group One races. In fact if we combine her New Zealand earnings of $NZ1,172,500 she also comes in as a two million dollar horse for season 2007-2008. But for this exercise we will look only at prizemoney won in Australia.
And number thirteen (last on this list) is the Flying Spur filly Forensics who won $1,019,700 to make her career earnings now $3.133 million. It appeared at one time (last Spring) that this Golden Slipper winning filly would struggle to win another race - let alone a million dollars. But come the Autumn she returned to her best, culminating with a Group One victory in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes. Forensics is the most expensive purchase on this list, but with career earnings of $3.133 million there is still substantial profit (and residual value to come) on her $900,000 purchase price at the 2006 William Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
A video of Nom du Jeu winning in New Zealand prior to coming to Australia:
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