Epaulette ex Bosphoruscence colt

Horse Details

KEY POINTS

• An outstanding colt by rising stallion star, EPAULETTE, from a ½ sister to 3-time Group 1 winner LUCKYGRAY (winner of over $2.6m in prizemoney).
• “This is an outstanding specimen. He looks an early running 2YO type by a stallion who is on fire.” – Chris Ward.
• With his oldest Australian progeny just 3YOs, EPAULETTE is off to a flyer with his runners including South African Champion 2YO and Group 1 winner, SOQRAT, Australian stakes winners MERYL, KHULASSA, February 2019 black type winners COSSETOT and ROCK DOVE and, of course, Triple Crown’s Gosford Guineas hero, MILITARY ZONE.
• Selected by Triple Crown’s Chris & Michael Ward.
• To be trained by world renowned pair of Peter and Paul Snowden, trainers of Triple Crown’s 2017 ($10 million) and 2018 ($13 million) The Everest winner REDZEL and 2016 Golden Slipper winner CAPITALIST.
• Other highly credentialed Snowden trained runners include; REDZEL, CAPITALIST, EPAULETTE, RUSSIAN REVOULTION, SHOOTING TO WIN, SEPOY, PRIDE OF DUBAI, HOT SNITZEL, FORENSICS, PEGGY JEAN, DENMAN, GUELPH, EARTHQUAKE, HELMET, SKILLED, PURPLE, MENTAL, COMPLACENT, & BENFICA

THE HORSE

This colt was such a good buy … his sire is flying and he’s the first foal of a very well related mare!

Talk about an eye-catcher … from the moment we first inspected this colt he had our attention : terrific walk on him, great temperament and just has so much presence. He has that x-factor, which makes you believe he could be very special on the race track.

The sire is pretty hard to go past for us too – EPAULETTE has had an amazing 6 months with SOQRAT being named Champion 2YO of South Africa, while the EPAULETTE that Triple Crown purchased two years ago – MILITARY ZONE – won the Gosford Guineas in December and looks to be a potential Group 1 candidate. Add into that, EPAULETTE had 2 stakes winners in a week … actually make that 2 stakes winners in 3 days with COSSETOT and ROCK DOVE, in February.

This is also the first foal of BOSPHORUSCENCE who is a ½ sister to one of the best gallopers to come out of Western Australian in recent times: the 3-time Group 1 winner (9 Group wins overall) in LUCKYGRAY, while other close relations include the Group 2 winning 2YO DIEGO GARCIA, winner of 13 races.

What’s more, the 3 x 4 DANEHILL cross has been hugely successful as well.

EPAULETTE

With his oldest Australian progeny just 3YOs, EPAULETTE is off to a flyer with half a dozen stakes winners,  including  Champion  South  African  2YO,  SOQRAT,  plus Group  winning  2YOs MERYL and KHULAASA, the Triple Crown raced, MILITARY ZONE and February stakes winners COSSETOT and ROCK DOVE … not to mention several stakes performers in the northern hemisphere.

A three-quarter brother to HELMET and brilliant winner of the Group 1 Golden Rose, EPAULETTE was a stunning colt, from a golden era of Australian juveniles. His run to the Golden Slipper included victory in the valuable  Black  Opal  Stakes  before  he  claimed  Group  1  victory  as  a  three-year-old  in  the  prestigious Golden Rose. A further Group  1 success followed in the Doomben 10,000, in a race where he defeated eight Group 1 winners as a three-year-old, including YOUR SONG and BUFFERING.

A consistent  performer,  EPAULETTE  finished  a  neck  runner-up  behind  PIERRO  in  the  Group  2  Todman Stakes and placed behind ALL TOO HARD in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas over a mile. As a three-year- old he was runner-up to BLACK CAVIAR in the TJ Smith Stakes.

The  best-performing  son  of  Champion  Sire  COMMANDS  (sire  most  recently  of  2019  Group  1  CF  Orr Stakes winner MANUEL), he showed a tremendous aptitude for racing and a tough resilience. From his first 14 starts he finished in the top three on nine occasions to earn $1.7 million in prizemoney during his career.

To match his exploits on the track, EPAULETTE has a stellar pedigree behind him, being the three-quarter brother to champion 2YO HELMET, and Group 2-winning filly PEARLS, while he is a half-brother to Group 1 winner and sire BULLBARS.

EPAULETTE’s   ability,   temperament   and pedigree  dictate  that  he  is  set  to  be  a sterling success as a sire, and his first crop have been in high demand at the sales.

Peter  Snowden  engineered  EPAULETTE’s superb racing career, and there is no better trainer to now look after his progeny!

BOSPHORUSCENCE

What a tremendous family, with so much upside!

This colt is the first foal of BOSPHORUSCENCE, a ½ sister to 3-time Group 1 winner LUCKYGRAY and recent Hong Kong winner GREEN LUCK, while other close relations include Group 2 winning 2YO, DIEGO GARCIA, Sydney stakes winner, BLAZING SILKS, the dam of Melbourne black type winner and multiple stakes placed, DELIRIOUS and Group 1 placed LESTER THUNDERWING. This is also the family of Group 1 winners TOLERANCE, PTERYLAW, STRAWBERRY FAIR and successful stallion BEST WESTERN.

Importantly, you just need to look at the success rate of those up close and personal … LUCKYGRAY won 14 races, while DIEGO GARCIA won 13 races in 3 countries.

There is little question that LUCKYGRAY is one of the best racehorses to come out of the west in recent years: with Group 1 victories in the Railway Stakes – twice (and finished 2nd  in another!) and the Kingston Town Classic (and 2nd  another year), 6 other Group victories and a 4th  in the Group 1 William Reid in Melbourne (behind BLACK CAVIAR).

All up, LUCKYGRAY won $2,694,025 in stakes and, notably, is a great grandson of DANEHILL … just like this colt!

What’s more, this colt boasts a 3 x 4 cross to DANEHILL as well.

Prizemoney opportunities like never before. . .

Please note that this outstanding colt is eligible and suited to target the following races:

• $8,000,000 INGLIS race series (already nominated)
• $3,500,000 Golden Slipper (already nominated)
• $2,000,000 Inglis Millennium (already nominated)
• $1,000,000 Golden Rose (already nominated)

In 2017/18, there was $733,445,379 distributed in prizemoney throughout Australia with stakes increasing by 92% in the last 10 years: the highest of any racing nation in the world. There are also 8 x 2YO races in Australia worth $1 million or greater, whilst the phenomenal $13m The Everest is the pinnacle for the older horses.

The colt is also BOBS (Breeder Owner Bonus Scheme), BOBS EXTRA and SUPER VOBIS eligible which means he will be running for millions of dollars in extra bonuses over and above any prizemoney. For example (using some standard race figures):

• Metro Race (Saturday) – Prizemoney = $125,000 plus BOBS up to $40,000. Total on offer = $165,000!
• Metro Race (Midweek) – Prizemoney = $50,000 plus BOBS up to $20,000. Total on offer = $70,000!
• Provincial Race – Prizemoney = $35,000 plus BOBS up to $10,000. Total on offer = $45,000!
• Country Race – Prizemoney = $22,000 plus BOBS up to $10,000. Total on offer = $32,000!

Trainer

Trainer

Peter Snowden was appointed Head Trainer of the Australian leg of world-class breeding and racing operation, Darley (now Godolphin) in 2008, a role in which he dominated Sydney racing for six years. During his time at Darley he enjoyed unmatched success winning the Sydney Trainer’s Premiership, notching 29 Group 1’s and 214 other stakes wins, amassing $76,743,659.

Throughout his career, Peter has proved himself a superior trainer of 2yo’s. In May 2016 he won the world’s most valuable and prestigious juvenile race – the Golden Slipper – for a third time with CAPITALIST, adding to the list of multiple wins in the Blue Diamond, Sire’s Produce, T.J Smith and Champagne Stakes. In 2011, he oversaw a clean sweep of every juvenile Group 1 race, with SEPOY (Blue Diamond, Golden Slipper), HELMET (Sires’ Produce Stakes, Champagne Stakes) and BENFICA (T.J. Smith), a feat that had never before been accomplished.

Peter, also known as the modern day King of the Caulfield Guineas, has demonstrated himself as a superb developer of a horse into their third year, having won Australia’s most coveted 3yo race three times over the last eight years. Peter is rightly regarded as the most astute trainer in the industry.

Paul Snowden commenced his career as a track work rider before graduating to Assistant Trainer for Darley, where he ran the Melbourne stables with outstanding success. Paul prepared approximately 80-100 winners each season and oversaw SEPOY’S clean sweep of Melbourne’s 3yo and Open class sprinting events including Group 1 wins in the Manikato and Coolmore Stud Stakes.

Peter & Paul commenced their training partnership in 2014 and within their first 12 months recorded a remarkable five Group 1 wins including Caulfield Guineas winner SHOOTING TO WIN, as well as PRIDE OF DUBAI, HOT SNITZEL & MIRACLES OF LIFE. Peter & Paul have produced an endless list of outstanding racehorses including REDZEL, CAPITALIST, SEPOY, DENMAN, SHOOTING TO WIN, HOT SNITZEL, FORENSICS, PRIDE OF DUBAI, PEGGY JEAN, GUELPH, EARTHQUAKE, HELMET, EPAULETTE, SKILLED, CHARLIE BOY, MENTAL, COMPLACENT, BENFICA, BEADED, DOTHRAKI, INVADER, TYCOON TARA  and RUSSIAN REVOLUTION etc.

In what was a great coup for both sides, Triple Crown and Team Snowden proudly announced an exclusive partnership in September 2014, which ensures that you, the Triple Crown owners, will always have a chance to race a horse with Team Snowden located at Sydney’s newly improved, world class racecourse Royal Randwick.

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