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By Chief Stipe · Posted
World's Highest Rated Mare Set to Make History breednet.com.au reports: Champion sprinter Imperatriz, currently rated the world’s best mare on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, will be offered at next month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast. The most globally recognised mare ever offered at public auction in the Southern Hemisphere, Imperatriz will present the rarest of opportunities when she goes under the hammer on Tuesday, 28 May. A winner of 10 Group Ones among 19 wins from just 27 lifetime starts, the daughter of champion sire I Am Invincible amassed almost $7 million in prizemoney during an incredible racetrack career. Six of her other wins came at Group level. During the 2023 calendar year Imperatriz won six Group One races – more than any other horse globally. She is the highest rated mare (by Racing Post Rating) to be offered at public auction – higher than the international sales ring sensations Lady Aurelia, Alcohol Free, Gamine and Monomoy Girl. Recently retired after yet another stunning Autumn campaign, Imperatriz will remain at Te Akau Stud in New Zealand, while her sales process will take place at the Southern Hemisphere’s leading breeding stock auction in Queensland. It seems fitting the next chapter of the remarkable Imperatriz story would be written from the same sales complex as she was presented as a yearling in 2020. Te Akau’s David Ellis took a shine to the daughter of I Am Invincible and he went to A$360,000 to secure her at the Gold Coast Yearling Sale from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft. “There is no doubt Imperatriz will attract global interest and will be the headline act of the auction calendar internationally. Currently rated the world's best mare, her outstanding achievements speak volumes about her exceptional talent and tenacity on the track," said Te Akau Principal David Ellis CNZM. “She won more Group One races than any other horse world-wide in 2023, solidifying her status as one of the greatest race mares of recent decades.” “Imperatriz will go under the hammer where her fairytale career began. I remember when I first inspected her in the Bhima Thoroughbreds' draft. I was instantly taken with her, so in many ways, this is a fitting finale to a stellar career. There is no doubt that she is a rare and valuable gem," Ellis concluded. The news of Imperatriz’s upcoming offer at public auction will give buyers from across the world an opportunity to secure a true superstar of the turf. “It is a huge honour for our company to be able to present Imperatriz as an elite breeding prospect during the Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale,” Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said. “Since selling Imperatriz in 2020 we have proudly watched on and celebrated as she established herself as one of the greatest sprinters in the world.” “It is incredibly rare that a mare of her calibre is offered at public auction and we can’t thank David, Karyn and Imperatriz’s connections enough for entrusting us with her journey to the breeding barn.” “A 10 time Group One winner during an electrifying career, Imperatriz established herself as the world’s finest sprinter and regularly broke track records – she was an elite racehorse and is currently rated as the world’s best racemare!” “Importantly nine of her 10 Group One wins came against all sexes – time after time she met and defeated the best on both sides of the Tasman,” Bowditch added. “She was an unbeaten two-year-old who just got better and better.” IMPERATRIZ’S GROUP ONE VICTORIES 2022 WRC Levin Classic (1600m) defeating On the Bubbles & I Wish I Win 2022 Waikato RC NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stks (1600m) by 5 lengths 2023 Waikato RC Railway Stks (1200m) on a good track 2023 Waikato Sprint (1400m) by 4.5 lengths on a good track 2023 MVRC William Reid Stks (1200m) defeating Bella Nipotina & Roch ’n’ Horse 2023 MVRC AJ Moir Stks (1000m) in track record time 2023 MVRC Manikato Stks (1200m) by 3.3 lengths 2023 VRC Champions Sprint (1200m) defeating Buenos Noches & In Secret 2024 VRC Lightning Stks (1000m) defeating Private Eye & Espiona 2024 MVRC William Reid Stks (1200m) on a heavy track -
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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
After being beaten by 37 lengths in Tuesday’s Brierly Steeplechase and having to rely on jockey Darryl Horner Jnr pleading with stewards to allow him to race, Count Zero (NZ) (Zed) amazingly won the 5500-metre Grand Annual Steeplechase on Thursday afternoon. According to Horner Jnr, the run on Tuesday was not due to fatigue and he argued that Count Zero had travelled strongly late, which is why he allowed him to finish the race. Fast forward two days and the hard-fought victory over Bell Ex One (Excelebration) gave trainer Symon Wilde his third win in the race and Horner Jnr his first, with the result also giving the Jericho Cup winner a second feature triumph at a huge price. Darryl Horner Jnr celebrates his win. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Bought by Darren Weir and John Foote in 2016 for just $22,000, the son of Zed took five starts to break his maiden and arrived at Wilde’s yard two starts later, rated 59. His first victory for the stable was in a 0-58 at Ararat, but he steadily began to improve over the next two years, picking off a few races before a landmark victory in the 2020 Jericho Cup under Luke ‘Stumpy’ Williams. In hindsight, perhaps the fact that he won Australia’s longest flat race by five lengths, albeit as a $26 shot, was an indication that the Grand Annaul’s marathon journey would suit. But at this point, Count Zero hadn’t so much as trialled over the jumps, apparently due to reluctance from a tiny portion of the ownership group. He eventually got jumping in 2022 and won his first two hurdle starts before collecting another pair of wins last season, one of them over steeples. However, a lacklustre start to his 2024 campaign, compounded by the disappointing Brierly effort, had him out of most people’s Grand Annual calculations coming into Thursday. Behind the scenes, though, Horner Jnr had concocted a plan to try and put Count Zero in a more-competitive mindset. “We had a bit to look though after the Brierly, he just didn’t jump well,” Wilde said post-race. “It was due to him being too far back and Darryl was terrific. He said, ‘Why don’t we put him up the front like usual, I’ll kick him hard out the gates’. “He jumped beautifully today, with a better look at them. (Darryl) thought he just wasn’t interested in the Brierly, being too far back. “He’s a top-of-the-ground horse and we know he can stay, he’s won a Jericho and he just needed to get that jumping right and that happened today.” Get the jumping right he did – the nonchalant efforts of Tuesday were replaced by much better jumps throughout the 33-obstacle course – and Count Zero looked like a huge chance a long way from home. Andrew Bobbin’s Bell Ex One looked to be going slightly better as they jumped the last, but Count Zero kicked back strongly, as the pair engaged in a genuine two-horse war. They hit the line almost in unison, but Wilde’s galloper would emerge the victor by half a head, securing another famous win in a remarkable career. It brings Count Zero’s record to 10 wins from 59 starts and his prizemoney to a remarkable A$705,000. Wilde ends his hometown carnival with four winners and seven placings, as well as Vanguard’s unlucky fourth in the Grand Annual behind his stablemate. “It’s a thrill – our whole team gets such a buzz, you’ve no idea,” Wilde said. “I love this race; the theatre of the Brierly, the Galleywood and then this today, it just makes these carnivals. “Look how many people are here, it’s wonderful.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
After being beaten by 37 lengths in Tuesday’s Brierly Steeplechase and having to rely on jockey Darryl Horner Jnr pleading with stewards to allow him to race, Count Zero (NZ) (Zed) amazingly won the 5500-metre Grand Annual Steeplechase on Thursday afternoon. According to Horner Jnr, the run on Tuesday was not due to fatigue and he argued that Count Zero had travelled strongly late, which is why he allowed him to finish the race. Fast forward two days and the hard-fought victory over Bell Ex One (Excelebration) gave trainer Symon Wilde his third win in the race and Horner Jnr his first, with the result also giving the Jericho Cup winner a second feature triumph at a huge price. Darryl Horner Jnr celebrates his win. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Bought by Darren Weir and John Foote in 2016 for just $22,000, the son of Zed took five starts to break his maiden and arrived at Wilde’s yard two starts later, rated 59. His first victory for the stable was in a 0-58 at Ararat, but he steadily began to improve over the next two years, picking off a few races before a landmark victory in the 2020 Jericho Cup under Luke ‘Stumpy’ Williams. In hindsight, perhaps the fact that he won Australia’s longest flat race by five lengths, albeit as a $26 shot, was an indication that the Grand Annaul’s marathon journey would suit. But at this point, Count Zero hadn’t so much as trialled over the jumps, apparently due to reluctance from a tiny portion of the ownership group. He eventually got jumping in 2022 and won his first two hurdle starts before collecting another pair of wins last season, one of them over steeples. However, a lacklustre start to his 2024 campaign, compounded by the disappointing Brierly effort, had him out of most people’s Grand Annual calculations coming into Thursday. Behind the scenes, though, Horner Jnr had concocted a plan to try and put Count Zero in a more-competitive mindset. “We had a bit to look though after the Brierly, he just didn’t jump well,” Wilde said post-race. “It was due to him being too far back and Darryl was terrific. He said, ‘Why don’t we put him up the front like usual, I’ll kick him hard out the gates’. “He jumped beautifully today, with a better look at them. (Darryl) thought he just wasn’t interested in the Brierly, being too far back. “He’s a top-of-the-ground horse and we know he can stay, he’s won a Jericho and he just needed to get that jumping right and that happened today.” Get the jumping right he did – the nonchalant efforts of Tuesday were replaced by much better jumps throughout the 33-obstacle course – and Count Zero looked like a huge chance a long way from home. Andrew Bobbin’s Bell Ex One looked to be going slightly better as they jumped the last, but Count Zero kicked back strongly, as the pair engaged in a genuine two-horse war. They hit the line almost in unison, but Wilde’s galloper would emerge the victor by half a head, securing another famous win in a remarkable career. It brings Count Zero’s record to 10 wins from 59 starts and his prizemoney to a remarkable A$705,000. Wilde ends his hometown carnival with four winners and seven placings, as well as Vanguard’s unlucky fourth in the Grand Annual behind his stablemate. “It’s a thrill – our whole team gets such a buzz, you’ve no idea,” Wilde said. “I love this race; the theatre of the Brierly, the Galleywood and then this today, it just makes these carnivals. “Look how many people are here, it’s wonderful.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
After being beaten by 37 lengths in Tuesday’s Brierly Steeplechase and having to rely on jockey Darryl Horner Jnr pleading with stewards to allow him to race, Count Zero (NZ) (Zed) amazingly won the 5500-metre Grand Annual Steeplechase on Thursday afternoon. According to Horner Jnr, the run on Tuesday was not due to fatigue and he argued that Count Zero had travelled strongly late, which is why he allowed him to finish the race. Fast forward two days and the hard-fought victory over Bell Ex One (Excelebration) gave trainer Symon Wilde his third win in the race and Horner Jnr his first, with the result also giving the Jericho Cup winner a second feature triumph at a huge price. Darryl Horner Jnr celebrates his win. Photo: Bruno Cannatelli Bought by Darren Weir and John Foote in 2016 for just $22,000, the son of Zed took five starts to break his maiden and arrived at Wilde’s yard two starts later, rated 59. His first victory for the stable was in a 0-58 at Ararat, but he steadily began to improve over the next two years, picking off a few races before a landmark victory in the 2020 Jericho Cup under Luke ‘Stumpy’ Williams. In hindsight, perhaps the fact that he won Australia’s longest flat race by five lengths, albeit as a $26 shot, was an indication that the Grand Annaul’s marathon journey would suit. But at this point, Count Zero hadn’t so much as trialled over the jumps, apparently due to reluctance from a tiny portion of the ownership group. He eventually got jumping in 2022 and won his first two hurdle starts before collecting another pair of wins last season, one of them over steeples. However, a lacklustre start to his 2024 campaign, compounded by the disappointing Brierly effort, had him out of most people’s Grand Annual calculations coming into Thursday. Behind the scenes, though, Horner Jnr had concocted a plan to try and put Count Zero in a more-competitive mindset. “We had a bit to look though after the Brierly, he just didn’t jump well,” Wilde said post-race. “It was due to him being too far back and Darryl was terrific. He said, ‘Why don’t we put him up the front like usual, I’ll kick him hard out the gates’. “He jumped beautifully today, with a better look at them. (Darryl) thought he just wasn’t interested in the Brierly, being too far back. “He’s a top-of-the-ground horse and we know he can stay, he’s won a Jericho and he just needed to get that jumping right and that happened today.” Get the jumping right he did – the nonchalant efforts of Tuesday were replaced by much better jumps throughout the 33-obstacle course – and Count Zero looked like a huge chance a long way from home. Andrew Bobbin’s Bell Ex One looked to be going slightly better as they jumped the last, but Count Zero kicked back strongly, as the pair engaged in a genuine two-horse war. They hit the line almost in unison, but Wilde’s galloper would emerge the victor by half a head, securing another famous win in a remarkable career. It brings Count Zero’s record to 10 wins from 59 starts and his prizemoney to a remarkable A$705,000. Wilde ends his hometown carnival with four winners and seven placings, as well as Vanguard’s unlucky fourth in the Grand Annual behind his stablemate. “It’s a thrill – our whole team gets such a buzz, you’ve no idea,” Wilde said. “I love this race; the theatre of the Brierly, the Galleywood and then this today, it just makes these carnivals. “Look how many people are here, it’s wonderful.” View the full article
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