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A colt by Woodside Park Stud’s Written Tycoon from Peppie has topped the opening day of the 2016 Inglis Great Southern Sale when selling for $170,000. Its been a BIG month for the Super Young Sire is is one of the most popular in Australia.

SNITZEL – The outstanding son of REDOUTE’S CHOICE continues to lead the way as the best sire of 2yo’s this season posting his 26th Individual 2yo Winner on Tuesday. That takes him to 25 Individual 2yo Winners in Australia & 1 in South Africa. Snitzel's 25 Australian 2yo winners in 2015/16 are headed by the Gai Waterhouse trained Group winner EL DIVINO and debut stakes winner Modern Wonder.

Australian bred Zoffany (IRE) colt Zodiac Ruler scored a debut victory at Greyville in South Africa on Wednesday. He is the 6th Southern Hemisphere bred winner for Dansili’s Gr1 winning son Zoffany, who is considered "Too Valuable" to be returning to Coolmore Australia this year after covering 213 mares in 2015.

Effortless Reward a 2yo Reward for Effort filly made a one act affair of the 1000 metre maiden at Vaal in South Africa on Tuesday winning by more than seven (7) lengths. She became the 39th Individual Winner for 2nd Crop Sire REWARD FOR EFFORT who had a Service Fee jump from $11,000 to $16,500 in 2016.

Gerald Ryan trained FOXY HOUSEWIFE became the 12th Winner of FOXWEDGE. No Australian 1st crop sire has more Southern Hemisphere bred winners on the scoreboard than Foxwedge, who stands at Newgate Farm at a fee of $22,000 this spring. FOXWEDGE sired 5 winners in Australia, 2 in NZ, 3 in the UK & 1 each in the US and Ireland.

ONLY 1 x 5% SHARE remains in our colt that according to GAI WATERHOUSE - who trained the sire SEBRING - he has thrown the replica of himself. The colt is from the quality broodmare ROCK SUCCESS. Gai Waterhouse said "He's the closest horse I've seen to his own father (Sebring) as a yearling, at the same age - They're identical !"

RIP VAN WINKLE has a pedigree and conformation to produce middle distance & staying horses in Australasia, is doing a fabulous job. He’s had 103 winners, 8 Stakes Winners, 9 stakes placed and in the first 10 days of June, he has sired Melbourne Winners WAR LEGEND and EURO ANGEL and the highly impressive Rosehill trained 2yo debut winner AWOKE.

The most expensive broodmare sold at public auction in Australia is the dam of a very smart 3yo filly who is on target for the Gr1 Irish Oaks next month. 3yo filly PRETTY PERFECT had previously scored a Listed win last month before unplaced in the Group 1 Irish Thousand Guineas. Prepared by Aidan O’Brien, she bounced back to win by four lens in the Gr3 Munster Oaks at Cork over 2400m, her 3rd win from 6 starts

Current stats in Europe for for the first season sires of 2011 show these Stallions that are excelling. LOPE DE VEGA, SIYOUNI, SHOWCASING, RIP VAN WINKLE, STARSPANGLEDBANNER, & MAKFI. In Australia - LOPE DE VEGA and RIP VAN WINKLE are the big boys to follow.