Big Investment Begins Paying Off

Tara Madgwick - Friday July 18

A big investment by Rosemont Stud at the 2021 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale in purchasing Group III winning mare Khulaasa for $1.35million produced a dividend on Friday, but that’s just the beginning!

Purchased in foal to Too Darn Hot (GB) from the Shadwell Dispersal, Khulaasa produced a filly from the mating and three year-old Fitzalan broke her maiden at Albury today.

Retained by Rosemont and trained by Jason Warren, Fitzalan was second on debut at Wangaratta earlier this month and then scored by more than a length today in the 900m maiden as favourite.

Khulaasa has now had two foals to race and both are winners and she also has an unraced two year-old colt by I Am Invincible called Cisco that is in work with Annabel and Rob Archibald.

Khulaasa was bought  for $1.35million.

Khulaasa came with a prolific Black Type pedigree being a half-sister to Group III winner Bulbula, dam of Rosemont Stud’s young G2 winning sire Doull, with the family also producing slick Group winning juvenile Lazzago, who was bought by Widden Stud and partners for $1.4million at the Magic Millions National Sale this year.

Rosemont took the decision to send Khulaasa to the Northern Hemisphere in 2023 after she missed to I Am Invincible and so far the plan is looking good.

She is now back in Australia along with a filly by champion French stallion Siyouni and is safely in foal to Too Darn Hot, who covered to Southern Hemisphere time in the UK last year for Darley.

Aryaaf was bought for $800,000.

When Rosemont bought Khulaasa back in 2021, they also bought her Group III winning three-quarter sister Aryaaf from the same Shadwell Dispersal for $800,000 straight off the track and her mother Bulbula for $1.35million.

Advertisement

Aryaaf produced a filly by Zoustar for Rosemont in her first season at stud and two year-old Odessa has shown good talent with fifth placings at her only starts and was not beaten far in the Group II MRC Blue Diamond Prelude won by another Rosemont bred and raced filly in Palm Angel.

Aryaaf accompanied Khulaasa on her trip to Europe and achieved a similar outcome producing a foal by Siyouni and returning in foal to Too Darn Hot.

Bulbula was bought for $1.35million.

Bulbula unfortunately slipped the pregnancy she was carrying at the sale and has since produced a colt by Snitzel that was sold by Rosemont for $500,000 at Inglis Easter in 2024.

She had a filly last year by Starspangledbanner and was not covered so will be ready to go early this spring with Rosemont Stud’s new recruit Schwarz likely to cover all three of these well related stakes-winning mares.

This is a family being bred to the very best sires and has the potential to blossom in all directions over the next few years.

Watch this space!

Advertisment

Race Result - Plus Fitness Thurgoona Mdn Plate 900m

Albury Track: Soft(7) Time: 0:53.52
1
Fitzalan
- 3f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Khulaasa (AUS) (Epaulette (AUS))
Tnr: Jason Warren Rdr: Lachlan King 57
2
1.2
With Strength
- 3g Grunt (NZ) x Mightily (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: D J McCarthy Rdr: J Kissick 59
3
1.3
Too Darn Cold
- 3g Frosted (USA) x Misty Grey (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Ms D Scott Rdr: Nick Heywood 59
4
1.3
Machete
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x My Emotion (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: R P Wellington Rdr: Pierre Boudvillain 57
5
2.8
Gigantor
- 3f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Vasori (AUS) (Teofilo (IRE))
Tnr: M Krikas Rdr: J Duffy 57
6
3.4
Postwar
- 2c Extreme Choice (AUS) x Nais Ko (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: D J McCarthy Rdr: Justin W Stanley 56.5
7
4.2
Noble Nightcrawler
- 4g Redente (AUS) x Big Nell (AUS) (Niello (AUS))
Tnr: Olivia Osborne Rdr: C J Parish 59
8
4.5
Palais Du Rhin
- 3f Strasbourg (AUS) x Jesse's Girl (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Ms D Scott Rdr: Amy O'Driscoll 55
9
7.6
Collerette
- 3f Zousain (AUS) x Queen For Ninedays (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: K F Hanley Rdr: B Vale 57
10
8.1
Yamato
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x A City Girl (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: C J Davis Rdr: R Bensley 59
11
9.6
Shady Lover
- 4m Grunt (NZ) x Princess De Lamour (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Ms E Haworth Rdr: Brittany Button 55
More Reading...
Inglis Ready2Race breeze up footage NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Progeny of the likes of Toronado, Exceed and Excel, Harry Angel, Zoustar and Ole Kirk were amongst the standout performers from breeze up sessions conducted this week in the lead up to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on October 16, footage of which is now available online.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Caulfield
Three barrier trials at Caulfield on Thursday morning produced heat winners for first season sires Wild Ruler and Profiteer with the quickest winner being Free Flying, the half-sister by Snitzel to brilliant Group winning mare Learning to Fly.
Melody Belle Daughter Set for Long Awaited Debut
It will be a full-circle moment for Te Akau Racing at The Valley on Friday night when Lyrics ‘N’ Song, a daughter of their former multiple Group One winner Melody Belle, makes her debut.
NZ Derby Hero Willydoit Primed for Epsom
Last season’s New Zealand Derby hero Willydoit will step back into the spotlight on Saturday when he contests the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick for trainer Ciaron Maher, with jockey Tommy Berry bullish the horse is ready to make his mark over the famous mile.
Blueblood Fillies From $3million Mares
Tom Magnier has been notable for his purchase of elite race fillies and broodmares in recent years to enhance the stellar Coolmore broodmare band and two of his $3million plus mare purchases have produced stunning fillies this spring.
Generation Foals Built for Speed
Victorian farm Lovatsville offer a diverse stallion roster for this spring geared to satisfy a wide spectrum of breeder ambitions and if explosive Aussie speed is your thing then Snitzel stallion Generation will fit the bill.
Sires With Winners - Thursday October 2
Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
New SW Wrote - Fast Network Wins G3 National Day Cup
Trainer Dennis Yip claimed a timely first win of the 2025/26 season, taking out the feature HK$4.2 million Gr.3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin’s National Day fixture on Wednesday when his stable star Fast Network, a New Zealand bred son of Wrote, blitzed a strong field under Alexis Badel.
Milan Park Experience Highs and Lows
Tony Rider experienced the extreme highs and lows of breeding thoroughbreds within a matter of hours on Wednesday.
One to Watch – Geelong
Trilogy Racing will have high hopes for the their talented filly Queen of Clubs in the Group I ATC Flight Stakes on Saturday and their colours were in the frame at Geelong on Thursday carried by a Zoustar filly that saluted on debut.