Breed to Race - $1.3Million Kosciuszko is a Winnable Goal

Tara Madgwick - Sunday October 17

The richest race in Australia for country trained horses, the $1.3million ATC Kosciuszko is a realistic dream for every broodmare owner no matter what their budget for a sire and Saturday’s winner Art Cadeau will provide inspiration for many.

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Art Cadeau wins the $1.3million Kosciuszko - image Steve Hart

Trained by Terry Robinson on the South Coast of NSW for his owner breeders Mick and Joy Lils, Art Cadeau was first up from a spell the 1200m Kosciuszko and hit the line hard to win by a head over Handle the Truth.

A well backed favourite, Art Cadeau has an impressive record with six wins and six seconds from 12 starts with prizemoney of $1.3million.


Art Cadeau became the first horse to claim country racing’s two biggest prizes as he had won the $600,000 ATC Country Championships Final back in April.

“I never thought I would train a horse like him, but for my family, this is just an amazing story. He is a 1400m [horse] and we saw that at the end. I thought he was going to be strong and he was,” Terry Robinson said.



Art Cadeau has been a remarkable success story for one of Robinson’s longest standing owners in Mick Lill, who also bred and raced his mother Jewelled Gate.

“It is a wonderful feeling to be here. He is just a super horse. For Mick, you must have the greatest smile on your face. He has been a trainer, he bred this horse and it is a great result for him, my staff and my family,” Robinson added.

Art Cadeau is by well proven Group I sire Artie Schiller (USA), who was standing at a fee of $13,200 in the year he was conceived.

Artie Schiller stands this spring at a fee of $11,000.

Now 20 years old, Artie Schiller is the sire of 55 stakes-winners worldwide including Australian Group I winners Flying Artie and Laser Hawk.  He stands at Stockwell Thoroughbreds in Victoria this spring at  a fee of $11,000.

Art Cadeau is the best of five winners from stakes-winning Hurricane Sky mare Jewelled Gate, who has a two year-old filly by Americain (USA) called Ulysses Blue and a yearling colt by Odyssey Moon. She appears to now be in foal to Astern.


 

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Race Result - The Kosciuszko 1200m

Randwick Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:10.07
1
Art Cadeau
- 5g Artie Schiller (USA) x Jewelled Gate (AUS) (Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Tnr: T J Robinson Rdr: Tommy Berry 57.5
2
0.2
Handle The Truth
- 6g Star Witness (AUS) x Assertively (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: K R Dryden Rdr: N Rawiller 59
3
1.0
Spiranac
- 5m Magic Albert (AUS) x Makemeasupermodel (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: R P Northam Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
4
1.6
Edit
- 5g Swiss Ace (AUS) x Edie (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Cody Morgan Rdr: J Bowman 55.5
4
1.6
Irish Songs
- 6g Shamus Award (AUS) x Lucky Songs (NZ) (Johar (USA))
Tnr: Kurt Goldman Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57
6
1.7
Mr Hussill
- 6g Husson (ARG) x Fame For Three (AUS) (Quest For Fame (GB))
Tnr: Cameron Crockett Rdr: Regan Bayliss 55
7
3.1
Aheadofhistime
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Lis Nediym (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: T G Hardy Rdr: J Penza 56.5
8
3.2
Plonka
- 6g Epaulette (AUS) x Loving New (BRZ) (Choctaw Ridge (USA))
Tnr: W J Gavenlock Rdr: J Parr 57
9
3.5
Sunrise Ruby
- 4m Casino Prince (AUS) x Scarletta (AUS) (Distant Music (USA))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: G Boss 53
10
3.8
Ice In Vancouver
- 4g Vancouver (AUS) x Skating On Ice (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: Cody Morgan Rdr: Tim Clark 55
11
4.6
Patino Ruby
- 4m More Than Ready (USA) x Commanding Jewel (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: A B Collett 53.5
12
7.5
Ceasefire
- 4g Panzer Division (AUS) x Amandine (AUS) (Tertian (USA))
Tnr: Paul Messara Rdr: R Dolan 55
13
12.7
Nadaraja
- 3g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x National Anthem (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: S C Jones Rdr: Matthew Palmer 55
14
15.3
Island Bay Boy
- 4g All Too Hard (AUS) x Pressera (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: T Sergi Rdr: J R Collett 55
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