At the Karaka 2016 Premier Sale at Little Avondale Stud, Toby Koenig of Ultra Thoroughbreds was interviewed by Racing Post regarding our purchase of Lot 301 – a colt is from unraced mare Generous Nature, for $775,000. Find out what Toby Koenig had to say in the video:
The colt is from unraced mare Generous Nature and is a full-brother to the Group II winner Savvy Nature. Toby Koenig went to New Zealand to successfully secure the sale, which Sean Buckley and the entire Ultra Group is thrilled about.
Toby Koenig spoke to NZ Racing News and said:
“We have always been keen on the Savabeels, having bought a number of them through this sale,” he said.
“Their racetrack performance been outstanding and you can see the fierce competition every time a yearling by him steps into the ring. We’ve managed to secure a pair of superb colts and we’re very happy to be taking them home to Australia.”
Toby Koenig with our new Savabeel colt
Read more from the interview at Racing and Sports
Defiant Angel finished 1st at the Quayclean Handicap (1600m) at Morphettville on the 2nd January 2016. A great start to the year for the 6YO, ridden well by Ms E Finnegan, with a prize of $32,000. It has been a promising start to 2016 for Sean Buckley and the Ultra Thoroughbreds team.
Morphettville
Coerced Witness won the Campolina Stud Handicap at Morphettville on the 2nd January 2016. She raced well from the start ridden by jockey Ms E Finnegan, and came from 3rd on the turn at latest outing to record a great win with prize money of $29,000.
Campolina Stud
We hope that everyone has a great new year and we wish you all the best in all of your pursuits.
We are looking forward to having a great 2016 and taking everything to the next level.
Thanks to all of our staff, customers, partners, families and friends.
All the best!
A look back at Shamus Award winning the Cox Plate in 2013! Featuring behind the scenes photos from before the race and some winning moments captured by Bruno Cannatelli at Ultimate Racing Photos. A proud day for Sean Buckley, Ultra Thoroughbreds, Chad Schofield, Danny O’ Brien and the rest of the team!
This weekend we had several horses running at various locations:
– Defiant Angel @ Flemington Race 5, 3pm
– Tear Gas @ Doomben Race 3, 2:48pm
– Held Hostage @ Morphettville Race 8, 5:48pm
– Coerced Witness @ Morphettville Race 1, 1:08pm
– Time Walker @ Beaumont Race 7, 5:44pm
– Defiant Angel made a massive run for 2nd at Flemington and will be looking for some good racing over the summer.
– Coerced Witness finished 5th and we are excited by the 3yo filly and her potential looking ahead
– Tear Gas ran an impressive 5th and will be looking to improve next start.
– Time Walker flashed home for an exciting 3rd at Beaumont and will look for longer distances over the coming weeks.
IT’S not often Phillip Stokes flies under the radar during the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
With an exceptional record in Melbourne in recent years, South Australia’s leading trainer rarely takes a horse across the border without the expectation of a competitive effort.
But there has been little fanfare around his Victoria Derby hopeful Colonel Custer — and Stokes is just fine with that.
The lightly raced three-year-old, a $200,000 buy at the 2014 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale, is rated a $26 chance in latest UBET fixed-odds markets for Saturday’s $1.5 million Group 1 event at Flemington, with the Mick-Price trained Tarzino the raging favourite at $2.60.
Colonel Custer’s task became more challenging when he drew near the outside in barrier 14 and master jockey Craig Williams will need to be at his best to position his charge to advantage.
Stokes, however, remains upbeat about the colt’s prospects in the 2500m blue-riband feature on the back of a luckless seventh to Derby rival Extra Choice in the Geelong Classic 10 days ago.
“They might have dismissed him but I think the horse is going really well,” Stokes said.
“He had no luck at Geelong and I’m sure he’ll stay.
“He’s drawn a bit of a sticky barrier and will need a bit of luck.
“Craig Williams has had a couple of sits on him during the week and he has a better understanding of the horse now, so that’s good.
“Obviously I’d want him to be getting a bit of cover somewhere but I’m just not sure where that will happen from that barrier.
“It’s an open Derby. I don’t think there’s a standout.
“If our horse didn’t get knocked from pillar to post at Geelong and finished right up there, people wouldn’t be dismissing him … but I’m happy to be going into it nice and quiet.”
Read more on this at www.news.com.au
We are pleased to see that Star Witness progeny Minetti taking her most significant win to date! On 22nd Oct 2015 at Ballarat, Minetti won the $23,000 3-y-o Fillies Maiden Plate.
Minetti is a 3yo bay filly (female) from Australia trained by Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes, who is based at Rosehill. She is sired by the stallion Star Witness out of the dam La Italia.
Hooked led from start to finish & won the Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick! Ridden by Tye Angland, Hooked sprinted ahead of fierce competition from the off and secured an excellent win!
A great start to Spring Carnival for owner Sean Buckley, trainer John Thompson and Ultra Thoroughbreds.