Frankel Colt for Silent Achiever

Media Release - Tuesday August 1
Kevin Hickman's breeding operation has welcomed another highly valuable addition while his prospects for the new racing season also look particularly bright.

Frankel colt from Silent AchieverIn England overnight, the Valachi Downs principal's former crack race mare Silent Achiever foaled to Galileo's unbeaten champion son Frankel, already a Group One producer at stud.

"He's a strong, good-boned colt and just as impressive as his full-sister last year," Valachi manager Jonathan Scully said. 
"We're all absolutely rapt and Silent Achiever loves being a Mum so that's great."

Trained throughout her career by Roger James, Silent Achiever won 10 races, including the Gr.1New Zealand Derby and the Gr.1New Zealand Stakes and in Australia the Gr.1Ranvet Stakes and the Gr.1BMW.

Meanwhile, last season's Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas winner Ugo Foscolo was a runaway winner at the trials on Tuesday morning as he prepares for a return to racing from the stable of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

"I've been talking to Adrian and they put Blake Shinn on him and it was a nice trial over 1000 metres," Scully said. "He pulled eight or 10 lengths away from them at the line.

"He was under a good hold throughout so things are looking good. He'll probably have another trial and then maybe kick off in a Group Two somewhere.

"He will be hanging around Sydney to see just how he does come up and then we'll decide whether he goes down to Melbourne to have a go at Winx or not."

Hickman also has high hopes for Ugo Foscolo's regally-bred stablemate Honfleur, a half-sister by Fastnet Rock to the Group One winners Shamrocker and Rock Diva.

"She's had a couple of trials and they've seen enough in her to send her straight to Melbourne for her first start," Scully said. "She looks a million dollars, a lovely filly." – NZ Racing Desk.


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