Debut Win for Record Priced Saxon Warrior

Tara Madgwick - Sunday July 23

The most expensive yearling from the first Australian crop of Deep Impact shuttler Saxon Warrior (Jpn) became his first Australian winner when scoring on debut at Sale on Sunday.

Warlords wins well on debut - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, two year-old colt Warlords had obviously been doing all the right things at home as he was sent out a short priced favourite for the 1205m maiden.

Warlords took a while to hit top gear in the straight, but was doing his best work on the line to win by a length for Blake Shinn.

“It was his first start today and he handled the occasion like a professional and full credit to the team to prep him up to win on debut,” said Blake Shinn.

“I think ultimately he’ll end up a mile, 2000m  type of horse. When the chips were down today and I got stuck right into him he was there for me and in the end he won pretty soft.”

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Warlords is the most expensive yearling by Saxon Warrior sold in Australia.

Bred by Ben Kwok and foaled and raised at Willow Park, Warlords was a $400,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Coolmore draft for Busuttin Racing/Group 1 Bloodstock. He is a half-brother to Group III placed Folk Dress being the sixth winner from seven to race from Gypsy Chimes (USA), a winning half-sister by Snow Ridge to Group III winner La Chunga, the grand-dam of current European stakes-winner Buckaroo.

Gypsy Chimes has another yearling filly by Saxon Warrior followed by a King’s Legacy colt.

Warlords is the first Southern Hemisphere winner for dual Group I winner Saxon Warrior, who has sired five stakes-winners in the Northern Hemisphere headed by Group I winner Victoria Road.

He shuttled to Coolmore Australia for four seasons covering 387 mares including 124 last spring, but is remaining in Ireland this year.

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Race Result - Ladies Day Sunday 10/9 Mdn 1205m

Sale Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:11.42
1
Warlords
- 2c Saxon Warrior (JPN) x Gypsy Chimes (USA) (Snow Ridge (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: B Shinn 58
2
1.0
I Eff Oh
- 2g Santos (AUS) x Longoria (AUS) (Lujain (USA))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: B Higgins 58
3
3.0
Mystery Blonde
- 2f Sepoy (AUS) x Street Dreamer (AUS) (Equiano (FR))
Tnr: Julius Sandhu Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
4
3.5
Golden Lotus
- 2f Palentino (AUS) x Pan Jinlian (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms W Kelly Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 56
5
4.0
Dipierdomenico
- 2c Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Miss Salinger (AUS) (All American (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Ben Allen 58
6
4.7
Naval Force
- 2c Merchant Navy (AUS) x River Dove (AUS) (Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: J Noonan 58
7
6.0
Streetwise
- 2f Street Boss (USA) x Sozzini (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: Ben & J D Hayes Rdr: Lachlan King 56
8
6.1
Adiuro
- 2g Swear (AUS) x Lady Louise (AUS) (Presence (AUS))
Tnr: R J Besanko Rdr: Carleen Hefel 58
9
7.3
Towering
- 2g So You Think (NZ) x Joy's Choice (NZ) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: Jack Hill 58
10
7.4
Golden Artifact
- 2c Gold Standard (AUS) x Classic Kitten (AUS) (Kitten's Joy (USA))
Tnr: T J Andrews Rdr: Fred W Kersley 58
11
15.4
Bella Von Costa
- 2f Von Costa De Hero (AUS) x Orbetello (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: A W Noonan Rdr: Liam Riordan 56
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