Yulong Investments Buy Royal Fixation to be Trained by Karl Burke

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Following a season in which Yuesheng Zhang was represented in Britain by G1 Dewhurst Stakes winner Gewan (Night Of Thunder), his Yulong Investments operation has now stepped in to buy another smart prospect for 2026 in Royal Fixation.

The daughter of Palace Pier won the G2 Lowther Stakes and was third in the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes for Ed Walker and Opulence Thoroughbreds, and she will now join Karl Burke's stable in Middleham.  

Paul Curran, the European representative for the primarily Australian-based Yulong Investments and bloodstock and racing manager for Newmarket-based Ace Stud, said, “We bought her a couple of months ago and she's heading to Karl. She's a good filly and hopefully one who can be lucky for us.

“We'll take a good look at her and see what she can do, but she was very competitive last season and was beaten by a good filly of Karl's [Venetian Sun] who went on to win a Group 1, so I think we could try to aim at around a mile.

“We could have Guineas ambitions but we haven't made a definitive decision on where we go – it's a possibility obviously.”

Burke also trains another Classic prospect for Zhang in the G1 Fillies' Mile third Evolutionist (Night Of Thunder).

Curran added, “We've a very good relationship with Karl and one of the reasons she is heading up there is we believe he is the right man. He's a very good trainer of these two-year-olds turning three, especially the fillies.

“We've already a special filly there in Evolutionist who could bring us some excitement next year and we're in a good stable and have just added another nice one to the armoury I think.”

Curran was busy on behalf of Ace Stud at the recent December Sale at Tattersalls, where the team's purchases included the weanling half-brother to Gewan from the first crop of Native Trail for 500,000gns and Caliyza (Le Havre), a half-sister to Japan Cup hero Calandagan (Gleneagles), for 850,000gns.

 

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