Riverina Downs Five for Adelaide Day Two

Sponsored Content - Tuesday March 12
Day Two of the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale sees Riverina Downs offering five lots of strong sires and families with some interesting pedigree updates.

Riverina Downs is a family run business operated by Jenny and Mario Cesnik with their daughter Lexi.

"There's no-one else, just us three" Jenny said.

"We are a family business with no outside clients"

"Mario's family have been farming on the property since the 80s and following a trip to New Zealand in 2005, we decided to "have a real go" at commercial breeding from the property".

"Starting small, we pin-hooked three fillies and following good success we decided to continue along this path and have continued to invest in some high-quality mares in foal.

"We obviously have to try and make the business pay for itself and put our faith in each other and our decision making so we have to try and buy the right mares at the right price"

"We both have our background in the thoroughbred industry and breed our horses in a natural way on good quality undulating country and let them develop naturally in big open paddocks"

"We have always had good success in Adelaide and many of our better horses have gone through this sale so we are looking forward to tomorrow as we have some very nice yearlings this year".

Riverina Downs are offering five lots on Day Two of the Magic Millions Adelaide Sales on Wednesday:

Lot 310. Colt by Kermadec x Esteemed Elegance.
BOBS eligible. By first season sire Kermadec who's first yearlings have been very well received, with 40 yearlings selling so far this sales season at an average of $90,000. The first foal of a winning mare by Sir Percy from the family of top sire Pentire.


Lot 369. Colt by Dream Ahead (USA) x Longchamp Belle.
Super VOBIS nominated and BOBS eligible. First foal of a city winning mare by Charge Forward.


Lot 383. Filly by Dream Ahead (USA) x Miss Cutie.
Super VOBIS nominated and BOBS eligible. Third foal of Miss Cutie who has had strong recent pedigree updated with her second foal Almerheri winning at Kensington in February and Prince Ziggy winning the Stony Creek Cup last week. From the same family as top class galloper Defier.


Lot 424. Filly by Hallowed Crown x Strum Cha.
Super VOBIS nominated and BOBS eligible.
Out of a three-time winning mare by Stratum who's only foal to race so far is the stakes placed winner Artstrum.


Lot 511. Filly by Helmet x Betrothed.
Super VOBIS nominated and VOBIS Sires eligible. Out of a full-sister to stakes winner Quidnunc (by Lonhro) and stakes placed Segolene. Grand-dam is Dory, placed in San Domenico Stakes (Gr.2), Reisling Slipper Trial (Gr.2), Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr.2) and Kindergarten Stakes (Gr.3)



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