Farewell Arborea

Mark Smith - Thursday November 12

The 1993 VATC One Thousand Guineas and Victoria Oaks winner Arborea has passed away at the age of 30 at Segenhoe Stud.

Trained by Clarry Conners for Newhaven Park, Arborea won eight and placed in six of her 32 starts with earnings of $837,456.

In addition to her Group 1 double, the daughter of Imperial Prince (IRE) won a pair of Group IIs A Group III and a Listed Stakes.

She was at her best in the spring in Melbourne in 1993 reeling off three consecutive wins in the VATC One Thousand Guineas, Wakeful Stakes and Victoria Oaks.

Segenhoe Stud’s Peter O’Brien described Arborea as racing royalty.

After having three foals, Arborea was sent to the US in 1999 before being repatriated in 2006.

Advertisement

Her first foal Delta Form (Marscay) was a stakes-winner in South Africa before winning the Grade II Del Mar Hcp in the US and was third in the Grade 1 Belmont Turf Classic.

Two of Arborea’s US-born fillies produced stakes-winners. Sunday Sensation is the dam of the Champion Turf Male in Peru in 2013-14, Szumul while Attessa (USA) is the dam of the South African Group III winner High Seas Beauty.

The first filly foal of Arborea was the winning Last Tycoon filly Tycoon Tess. She is the dam of the stakes-winner Tai Tai Tess (Magic Albert) who has been a goldmine at stud with three consecutive foals by I Am Invincible making $2 million, $1.3 million and $825,000.

The second filly foal of Arborea, Delicate Choice (Last Tycoon) is the dam of Group II winner and stallion Drumbeats (Redoute’s Choice).

Pensioned in 2013, Arborea has been in the ownership of John and Deb Camilleri since being repatriated in 2006.

Advertisment
More Reading...
NZ Derby Hero Willydoit Primed for Epsom
Last season’s New Zealand Derby hero Willydoit will step back into the spotlight on Saturday when he contests the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick for trainer Ciaron Maher, with jockey Tommy Berry bullish the horse is ready to make his mark over the famous mile.
Sires With Winners - Thursday October 2
Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Caulfield
Three barrier trials at Caulfield on Thursday morning produced heat winners for first season sires Wild Ruler and Profiteer with the quickest winner being Free Flying, the half-sister by Snitzel to brilliant Group winning mare Learning to Fly.
Generation Foals Built for Speed
Victorian farm Lovatsville offer a diverse stallion roster for this spring geared to satisfy a wide spectrum of breeder ambitions and if explosive Aussie speed is your thing then Snitzel stallion Generation will fit the bill.
Inglis Ready2Race breeze up footage NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Progeny of the likes of Toronado, Exceed and Excel, Harry Angel, Zoustar and Ole Kirk were amongst the standout performers from breeze up sessions conducted this week in the lead up to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on October 16, footage of which is now available online.
Melody Belle Daughter Set for Long Awaited Debut
It will be a full-circle moment for Te Akau Racing at The Valley on Friday night when Lyrics ‘N’ Song, a daughter of their former multiple Group One winner Melody Belle, makes her debut.
New SW Wrote - Fast Network Wins G3 National Day Cup
Trainer Dennis Yip claimed a timely first win of the 2025/26 season, taking out the feature HK$4.2 million Gr.3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin’s National Day fixture on Wednesday when his stable star Fast Network, a New Zealand bred son of Wrote, blitzed a strong field under Alexis Badel.
Blueblood Fillies From $3million Mares
Tom Magnier has been notable for his purchase of elite race fillies and broodmares in recent years to enhance the stellar Coolmore broodmare band and two of his $3million plus mare purchases have produced stunning fillies this spring.
Milan Park Experience Highs and Lows
Tony Rider experienced the extreme highs and lows of breeding thoroughbreds within a matter of hours on Wednesday.
One to Watch – Geelong
Trilogy Racing will have high hopes for the their talented filly Queen of Clubs in the Group I ATC Flight Stakes on Saturday and their colours were in the frame at Geelong on Thursday carried by a Zoustar filly that saluted on debut.