Never Judge a Book

Tara Madgwick - Monday June 28

We all know the saying ‘never judge a book by it’s cover’, but in the bloodstock industry that might be better applied as ‘never judge a sire on what he does in his first season’.

The busiest Australian sire in 2020 and one of the most successful this year in terms of racetrack results finished his first season with just one winner and five years on So You Think has gained as many fans for his efforts at stud as he did for his heroic performances on the track.

So You Think was 12th in the list of Australian first season sires in 2016.

So You Think finished 12th on the Australian First Season Sires List in the 2015/2016 season and here we are in 2021 and he has emerged clearly superior to every other sire above him on that list still active in Australia.

Coolmore will be hoping they have another sleeper sire that can jump right out of the ground as his progeny mature in Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA), who had a smart winner on Monday at Taree.

Trained by Neil Godbolt, Buck Pharoah went to the paddock after winning at Port Macquarie back in March and resumed from a spell to win over 1000m beating older horses as favourite.

Godbolt bought Buck Pharoah for just $33,000 at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale from the Highgrove Stud draft and the gelding has already won back his purchase price banking over $40,000 from two wins and two seconds from four starts.

Buck Pharoah is a half-brother to stakes-winner Excitable Boy and is the fifth winner from Sequential, a half-sister by Lion Hunter to stakes-winners Order of the Sun, Beauty and Get to Work as well as to the dam of Group I winner Summer Passage.

American Pharoah

Buck Pharoah is one of three Australian winners for Coolmore’s high profile shuttler American Pharoah, who has sired 19 stakes-winners worldwide including three Group I winners in the Northern Hemisphere where his oldest progeny are now four year-olds.

American Pharoah has over 80 unraced two year-olds and has very similar numbers and quality to come in his next two crops, so when the tide turns for the Triple Crown hero it may well turn with a tidal wave.

Yearling buyers at the sales this year are obviously keeping the faith with some 60 of his stock averaging around $160,000 this year.

Among his unraced stock is the Mike Moroney trained filly Asteroidea, who looked good winning a jump out at Flemington last Friday over 800m, while another to keep an eye out for will be the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained filly Tattooist, who won two trials in Sydney earlier this year.

American Pharoah returns to Australia this spring at a fee of $49,500.


 

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Race Result - Thank You Kevin Williams-Bm58 1000m

Taree Track: Heavy(8) Time: 0:59.42
1
Buck Pharoah
- 2g American Pharoah (USA) x Sequential (AUS) (Lion Hunter (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: A Bullock 58.5
2
0.4
Adamdeeant
- 4g Whittington (AUS) x Sahifa (AUS) (Lion Hunter (AUS))
Tnr: A P Ball Rdr: Reece Jones 60.5
3
1.7
All About Charlie
- 7m Myboycharlie (IRE) x Texas Melody (AUS) (El Moxie (USA))
Tnr: B D Bellamy Rdr: M Bennett 55.5
4
3.7
Khitaamy
- 6g Delago Deluxe (AUS) x Increase (AUS) (Zeditave (AUS))
Tnr: Ms C Murnane Rdr: C G O'Brien 57
5
5.3
Mandirigma
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Ulap (AUS) (Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Tnr: D Wagstaff Rdr: A B Collett 56
6
6.5
Chasing Comets
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Ashley's Kitty (USA) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Clayton Gallagher 61
7
6.7
Wolfram
- 7g Al Aseel (AUS) x Horbury Terrace (AUS) (Fantastic Light (USA))
Tnr: M P O'Neill Rdr: Ms G Mc Donnell 53
8
6.8
Lady Clare
- 5m Epaulette (AUS) x Idalia Belle (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: Wayne S Lawson Rdr: B Looker 56.5
9
7.1
Just Sizzling
- 5g Sizzling (AUS) x Final Star (AUS) (Delago Brom (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: J Kehoe 55
10
7.5
Rutto
- 3g Direct Charge (AUS) x Coast City (AUS) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: Craig Ruttley Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 57
11
9.1
Budawang
- 7g Ready's Image (USA) x Manhattan Project (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Higgins Rdr: Madeline Owen 52
12
13.9
Fermanagh Lad
- 8g Bon Hoffa (AUS) x Pride And Gorgeous (AUS) (Pride And Glory (GB))
Tnr: B D Bellamy Rdr: Courtney Bellamy 60
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