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Farnan Colt Wins $1million Golden Gift

Tara Madgwick - Saturday November 9

Kia Ora Stud’s Golden Slipper winner Farnan is on the board with his first winner after brilliant colt North England improved from a placing in the Group III ATC Breeders Plate to win the $1million Group III ATC Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday.

North England wins the Golden Gift - image Steve Hart

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, North England did everything right for Tim Clark and kicked away with a furlong to run before holding off the late challenging Wootton Bassett (GB) colt West of Swindon to win by a long neck.

“He’s a push button colt with a great demeanour,” said Tim Clark.

“He’s just got the right attitude for an early two year-old and he was able to handle the prep for the Breeders and then only a very short turnaround to come here.

“It’s exciting to know that he’s in the Slipper now and Gai and Adrian can just plot their way towards that race.”

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North England was a $280,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Valiant Stud for China Horse Club / Newgate Bloodstock / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy and with over $600,000 in the bank from his first two starts will be assured of a Golden Slipper start next year.

Bred by Zhongli Thoroughbreds, North England is the first winner from three runners from Our Belisa, a metro winning Lope de Vega (IRE) mare from the family of Group winners Cracke Me Up and Hoofit as well as this season’s stakes-winner A Little Deep.

Farnan has his first winner!

North England is the first winner for Farnan, who stands at Kia Ora at a fee of $55,000.

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Race Result - Inglis Golden Gift Gr3 1100m

Rosehill Track: Good(4) Time: 1:04.10
1
North England
- 2c Farnan (AUS) x Our Belisa (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
2
0.6
West Of Swindon
- 2c Wootton Bassett (GB) x Fife (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56.5
Wootton Bassett
3
0.6
Extractor
- 2c Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Assertory (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Tommy Berry 56.5
Spirit Of Boom
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $120,000
Seller: Eureka Stud, Cambooya, Qld (As Agent)
Buyer: Brett Dodson
4
1
Icarian Dream
- 2f Blue Point (IRE) x Teebo (AUS) (Stryker (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J R Collett 54.5
5
2.3
O' Ole
- 2f Ole Kirk (AUS) x Vellor (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 54.5
6
4.1
Gaeilge
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Dathanna (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: K Mc Evoy 56.5
7
4.1
Tupakara
- 2f Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Catchulata (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: Tom Sherry 54.5
8
4.8
Chicama
- 2c Written Tycoon (AUS) x The Broken Shore (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: A Hyeronimus 56.5
9
7.4
Lapis Lazuli
- 2f Microphone (AUS) x Colour (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54.5
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