Champion sprinter Shamus Award has won the Herald Sun Champion Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding of the Year award.
Shamus Award was trained by Danny O’ Brien and had great success this year. The son of Snitzel won the Sportingbet Cox Plate (2040m), and became the first horse to also win the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in the same season. Read more at Racing.com http://www.racing.com/news/2014-10-02/shamus-award-wins-3yo
Watch Shamus Award win the Cox Plate:
A great week for Sean Buckley and the team at Ultra Thoroughbreds as they purchase exciting stallion Hooked for $600,000 at the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast. Sean Buckley commented: “the horse was purchased by Ultra Thoroughbred Racing and will race in our colours in the Epsom Handicap on Saturday.” He will continue to be trained by John Thompson.
Hooked is a 4yo bay stallion and is sired by the stallion Casino Prince out of the dam Absolute Lure. On 17th Sep 2014 at Newcastle, Hooked was ridden by Blake Shinn and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $151,100 Strathayr Cameron Handicap, defeating Rugged Cross (GB).
Read more about the news here : http://www.breedingracing.com/news/2014/10/02/mm-patinack-dispersal-day-4-hooked-fetches-600k/
The team at Ultra Tune are extremely proud of Randy Petalcorin and his outstanding win against Walter Tello at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai!
Find out more on Ultra Tune’s Sean Buckley’s blog!
“She’s bigger and better and makes my job a lot easier. I had a look at the big screen halfway down the straight and I was surprised with how far in front of the other horses they were.
“She’s in a class of her own.”
Craig Newitt
See why in this video of Miss Andretti winning The Age Classic in 2007
Sean Buckley’s Miss Andretti – The Age Classic – Flemington 2007 from Sean Buckley on Vimeo.
Also check out http://www.theage.com.au/news/horse-racing/miss-andretti-too-good-for-gold-edition-again/2007/11/10/1194329557053.html
Sean Buckley is passionate about sports; in particular thoroughbred horse racing. He is the owner of Ultra Thoroughbreds, who run a beautiful stud farm in North East of Victoria known as ‘Barree Stud’.
A look back at Sean Buckley’s champion; Shamus Award, trained by Danny O’Brien, wins the 2013 Cox Plate (MVRC Group 1) at Moonee Valley – 26/10/2013
Talented filly Marveen broke through for a deserved stakes success in today’s Listed Merson Cooper Stakes at Sandown Hillside.
The filly, prepared by Aquanita trainer Robert Smerdon and raced by the Howell family, had placed at her only two starts and although she got off to a shaky start proved too strong for her rivals.
After only jumping fairly she mustered speed and settled in a big bunch behind the leading pair but shouldered through into the clear around the turn and went to the lead.
Jockey Luke Nolen kept her going and she drew away for a strong win over Tzarina, who was unlucky after bombing the start and being held up in the straight.
First starters Kalash and Yatala filled third and fourth.
Marveen is a daughter of Orientate from the Forest Glow mare Shiny, who Smerdon also trained, and put the writing on the wall with a narrow loss at Moonee Valley on debut behind Woppit.
Read more about the history of Sean Buckley’s Marveen here
Marveen’s win at Listed Merson Cooper Stakes http://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/racing/display-a-story-116743
Marveen bought by Sean Buckley for $450,000 http://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/racing/display-a-story-152885
High profile owner Sean Buckley will be looking for healthy returns from Marveen in the autumn after purchasing her with a view to her eventually joining his band of broodmares.
The four-year-old daughter of Orientate has raced twice since Buckley paid $450,000 for her at the Magic Millions Winter Broodmare sale in June and he will be keen to see her carry his colours to victory in the coming weeks.
Trainer Robert Smerdon said Saturday’s Listed Summer Race Days Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield would launch her campaign towards to the feature mares’ races in Melbourne and possibly Sydney.
“We wanted to give her a good spell after last winter and time her run back in to the autumn,” Smerdon said.
A six-time winner who has earned $631,645 in prize money, Marveen has three Listed races among her victories – the VRC Desirable Stakes, Gold Coast Bracelet and Merson Cooper Stakes.
Read more here about Sean Buckley’s Marveen here http://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/racing/display-a-story-167303
Here’s a look back at the fantastic Miss Andretti in 2007!
Sean Buckley’s Miss Andretti!
Miss Andretti : Sean Buckley’s 2007 champion takes gold!
SURPRISE Cox Plate winner Shamus Award has been retired from racing and will stand at Widden Stud in Australia next season for a fee of A$27,500 (£15,080/€18,360).
The son of young sire Snitzel defied odds of 20-1 when breaking his maiden in the Group 1 event, besting such top-class runners as Foreteller, Fiorente, It’s A Dundeel and Seville in the process. The Danny O’Brien-trained colt returned later in the season to land the Australian Guineas – becoming the first horse to complete the double.
On Thursday, O’Brien tweeted: “Very pleased to announce Shamus Award off to Australia’s leading Stud. Over to you Widden!”
Widden Stud, in New South Wales, will stand 11 stallions for the coming season. Making the announcement, stud owner Antony Thompson said: “Shamus Award is the first three-year-old ever to win the Cox Plate/Australian Guineas double and we are thrilled to have him join our roster alongside our other new addition, the brilliant dual Group 1-winning sprinter Zoustar – who also made history as the first three-year-old to win the Group 1 Golden Rose/Coolmore Stud Stakes double.
“To be honest, it feels a little like déjà vu, starting off two young stallions together that we believe are the best sire prospects in the land.
“We did it a few years ago with Sebring and Northern Meteor, which proved incredibly successful, so I had no hesitation in seizing the opportunity to do the same again this year.”
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