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Coolmore have completed the purchase of a controlling interest in the unbeaten Golden Slipper winner Vancouver and are delighted the current owners are going to participate in his racing career with trainer GAI WATERHOUSE.

Being trapped deep certainly wasn’t going to be enough to stop the Gerald Ryan-trained Ygritte from capturing much overdue valuable black type with a gutsy win in Thursday’s Listed Gosford Guineas (1200m). She became the 30th Stakes Winner for her sire SNITZEL

Beautifully bred two-year-old filly Sempre Libera booked herself a start for day two of The Championships with a powerful victory in the McGrath Estate Agents Handicap 2YO NMW (1200m) at Rosehill on Wednesday. Trained by Gai, the filly is by MEDAGLIA D'ORO the same sire as her recent Golden Slipper winner Vancouver.

Vendors have commenced parading their yearlings at Inglis’ Newmarket sales complex in Sydney ahead of what promises to be a bumper Australian Easter Yearling Sale to be held on 7, 8 and 9 April next week, with selling on all three days of the sale beginning at 11:00am.

Gai has commenced penning a monthly column for the USA based TDN (Thoroughbred Daily News). The TDN is the equivalent of the Wall Street Journal for the Thoroughbred industry worldwide. TDN alerts participants to what we need to know. Below is Gai’s first column for TDN. It guides readers through the process Gai undertakes to turn yearlings into racetrack hero’s.

Vancouver, the Gai Waterhouse trained 2yo has become the most valuable potential stallion prospect in the southern hemisphere since his outstanding Golden Slipper win. One of the Hunter Valley’s leading studs is expected to complete the purchase of Vancouver this week, in a deal which values the colt at more than $40 million.

Chris Munce has set himself a goal to finish towards the top of the 2 Brisbane premiership tables this season. Also Dynamic Syndications have 2 horses with Chris Munce, both have won in town, and are running Saturday at Doomben.

Gai Waterhouse announced on Monday afternoon that she will immediately spell Golden Slipper winner Vancouver, saying he’s done all that could be asked of him during the autumn and he will be aimed at the Spring riches including the COX PLATE

GAI Waterhouse never ceases to amaze. The first lady of racing if you listened to her critics has been “gone” for a decade now . Yet she continues to flourish. She produced a Group 1 Double on Saturday despite the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" jealousy - Gai is a Champion ! We're delighted she has become DYNAMIC !