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Bigger, stronger and importantly injury free, Team Dynamic were delighted with the comeback trial of stunning 3YO Gelding LOVE TAP (Tapit x Smokey’s Love) after he had a pipe-opener to blow out cobwebs in a trial at Rosehill on Tuesday. Trainer RICHARD FREEDMAN and jockey NASH RAWILLER were full of superlatives for LOVE TAP as he successfully negotiated his first full hit-out before resuming. LOVE TAP will join Dynamic Stablemate HIGH SUPREMACY (3yo g Savabeel x Lady Chaparral) who is on a Qld Derby path.

Widden Stud have announced their service fees for all 21 stallions on their 2021 rosters across both NSW and Victoria. Heading their list is the powerhouse Champion Sire ZOUSTAR, whose stocks have clearly been on the rise this year. ZOUSTAR’S oldest progeny now five-year-olds, and he continues to build a formidable record as the sire of 22 stakes winners – 15 of them Group Winners. Worldwide he has over 200 winners amassing in excess of $40 million in prizemoney.

Understanding the British racing scene can be difficult at the best of times for those of us from the Southern Hemisphere. However as the world continues to become smaller and as we fly horses from one point of the globe to another to compete and further, as the gene pool of thoroughbreds expands, its important to have some basic knowledge of what happens abroad, especially in the UK and even moreso for 2YO racing as this establishes the breeding trends for future generations.

Following on from the instant success of his progeny Tenebrism and Elliptic, boom first season sire CARAVAGGIO (USA) had another scintillating filly strut her stuff on debut, as CONTARELLI CHAPEL was super impressive winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden eased down by a widening 5½ lengths at Naas on Monday. All three of CARAVAGGIO’s 2yo winners are now eyeing starts at Royal Ascot in June.

Royally bred juvenile filly Verstappen made the perfect start to her racing career when the daughter of Savabeel came from well-back and wide to win on debut over 1200m at Avondale in NZ on Monday. This is yet another racetrack success story for the latest boom CROSS for champion sire SAVABEEL – the cross with Mares by FASTNET ROCK. Verstappen became the 7th progeny of SAVABEEL out of FASTNET ROCK Broodmares to have raced, recording 6 Winners and 1 Placed including 2 Stakes Winners.

An exciting new Group 2 Winner for AMERICAN PHAROAH was achieved on Saturday when Coolmore’s racetrack hero and super Young Sire American Pharoah (USA) was represented by a stunning new Stakes-Winner in the USA, when lightly raced mare AS TIME GOES BY made it a one act affair when streaking away by 9.25 lengths in the Group 2 Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita.

Dynamic young trainer WILL FREEDMAN scored himself a “SCHOONER IN COONA” as our 4yo mare FRANKLY SAVVY (Savabeel x Frankly by Pins) produced her Second Career Win at her fifth race start, when leading from barriers to finishing post to claim Race 1 on the programme at Coonabarabran on Saturday afternoon at the NSW Sky2 TAB meeting. Race 1 was the aptly named “HAVE A SCHOONER IN COONA” CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE (1600m).

Known as the BALLYDOYLE BULLET in his own racing days for his blistering speed, it now appears obvious that he has the ability to pass this speed into his progeny, as he produced his second winner from 6 runners, when on Tuesday in Ireland, his brilliant debutant daughter ELLIPTIC sizzled to score in a very competitive 2YO race at Tipperary. When you see the win of this debutant filly - it is self-explanatory why there is a genuine buzz about this exciting sire

With the announcement by Darley Stud of the 2021 Service Fees for the 20 stallions on their roster, it was no surprise that they kept their flagship sires at their same fees established the previous year, with EXCEED AND EXCEL set at $132,000 and LONHRO set at $66,000. These two sires are the cornerstone of Darley’s success in Australia and they continue ploughing out the winners and the stakes horses year on year ensuring breeders looking for proven success keep flocking to these outstanding sires to uplift their mares.