Easter Monday produced a lovely result for Oaklands Stud with Power's greatest earner to date, Mighty Giant, becoming Power's 18th Stakeswinner. Mighty Giant takes his career stats to 15:7-2-2 with career earnings beyond A$2.5M. What a result!
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He continues on what has been a stellar season for Power, with this season already being his most successful with stakes races won and stakeswinners.
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Neorealism's close relation, Real Impact, has sired his first Australian Stakeswinner over the weekend. Lunar Impact, was able to pull off a fighting win in the $250,000 Group III City Of Belmont-WA Oaks (2400m) on Saturday.   

Ridden by Jason Whiting for trainer and part-owner David Harrison, Lunar Impact made a move mid-race to take the lead after being caught wide in transit.

The daughter of Real Impact (JPN) was entitled to weaken following a tough run. Instead, the $51 chance began to rally, first turning back the second favourite Temptation, then holding the challenge of favourite Pure Devotion (So You Think) to win by a short-neck. Temptation (All Too Hard) was a further three-quarter of a length back in third.

​Lunar Impact was coming off a fading fifth in the Listed Natasha Stakes (2200m) at Ascot. Before that, she beat one of the ten runners home in the Listed 1000 Guineas and tailed the field home in the Listed Challenge Stakes.

However, her trainer had no doubts about her ability to stay.
“We knew she lacked a sprint, so we thought we would let her bowl along a bit and put the pressure on from a long way out,” Harrison said. “All she does is want to stay. She has no kick, but I think she will run all day.

​A $26,000 pinhook by Westbury Park out of the Newhaven Park Stud draft at the 2018 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale, Lunar Impact was consigned by Western Breeders Alliance to the 2019 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale where she was knocked down to Bridge Patrol Lodge for $62,500.

The strapping daughter of Real Impact is a half-sister to the talented Man Of choice (Manhattan rain), who placed in the Group 1 ATC Spring Champion Stakes, Group II Phar Lap Stakes and Group III Gloaming Stakes.

She will now target the Derby in 2 weeks time.

​A terrific win by Force of Will at Trentham in the Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes. Power’s 3YO Filly, now winning 3 on the trot, becoming Power’s 15th Stakeswinner in the process.

​The filly, out of Savabeel mare Sade, continues on the terrific season of the Oaklands stallion, who extends his lead in the NZ 3YO sires list for wins and winners in NZ.

A great day and well done to Wexford Stables for managing the filly so well. Looking forward to what is next for her.

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​It's that very exciting time of the year, when we get the babies ready to sell at the yearling sales. The team have assembled a very good draft going to the 2021 Gold Coast Yearling Sale at
Magic Millions. 
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We also get to reveal our first home-bred Power yearlings at this sale. On behalf of everyone at the Farm, and our valued clients, we are pleased to present our 2021 draft:

LOT
199   F  Exceed and Excel (AUS) x Curzon (AUS)
448   C  Astern (AUS) x Kwinana (AUS)
1062 C  Power (GB) x Rosalita (AUS)
1101 C  Dream Ahead (USA) x Strathspey (AUS)
1108 C  Power (GB) x Sun Kisses (AUS)
1151 C  Power (GB) x Ailish (AUS)
1259 C  Territories (IRE) x Hidden Treasure (AUS)

​See online catalogue here: https://catalogue.magicmillions.com.au/sale/21GPR
Please feel free to contact us if you would like any further information on either of these lots available.

​Mighty by name and by talent is the exciting Hong Kong galloper Mighty Giant who is Group One bound on the back of a stellar run of form for the Ricky Yiu stable.

Taking a couple of runs to find his feet when first arriving at Shatin from New Zealand, the son of Oaklands Stud's emerging stallion Power was unplaced off a wide run at his debut 12 months ago.

But he quickly learned what it was all about, catching the eye with a fast-finishing second a month later and at start number three breaking through with a gutsy win over 1400m. Another second followed three weeks later since then he has proven very hard to beat.

Unbeatable in fact, Mighty Giant not tasting defeat in five outings since February this year, rising through the classes with he and Zac Purton proving to be a powerful combination.

February 16 was the start of the winning run, Mighty Giant striking forward from an outside gate to sit outside the leader, dashing clear from the 250m. A month later he took the lead despite finding early trouble and was always in control. And at his last run before a break he was again a dominant winner.

Kicking off his current campaign with a determined victory from a wide gate, Mighty Giant was again too good second up... and now tougher tests await with the flashy chestnut due to take his place in this weekend's Gr.2 Jockey Club Mile.

And from there the International races in December beckon for Mighty Giant, a horse Zac Purton has described as "an honest who gets up there, makes own luck and fights... he is a winner!"

Ricky Yiu agrees.. "he takes his races so easily. He is a lovely horse to train, he has never put one step wrong."

POWER has produced his 14th Stakeswinner overnight with Helvic Dream comprehensively winning the Group 3 International Stakes over 2000m by a widening 7 Lengths margin. The Noel Meade trained 3YO gelding is out of the Danehill Dancer mare, Rachevie and has now taken his record to an impressive 10: 3-1-5, only ever being out of the placings once.

Settling towards the rear, the son of Power made smooth progress on the outer from early in the straight and swept through to lead with over a furlong to race. He stretched clear in the closing stages, going on to score easily by seven and a half lengths.
Up Helly Aa, the 2/1 favourite, finished second, while Raise You (16/1) was a further four and a half lengths back in third.
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Meade said afterwards about Helvic Dream: "I thought he was good all year but things just haven't gone right for him with one thing and another. "I don't know where he will go next, and there is the possibility we could travel with him. He'll stick to Stakes races now".

Helvic Dream continues on the outstanding run of form of Oaklands stallion Power, with this being his 23rd winner for the new season. His European progeny have been excelling this season, with Power sitting on the Leading Sires List across, Italy, France, Great Britain and Ireland. His versatility as a stallion also on show with black type success ranging from 5 furlong sprinters to 10 furlong winners. His crosses across Danehill-line mares also proving to be very potent, with great success coming from broodmare sires Exceed and Excel (Laws of Indices) and Danehill Dancer (4 runners for 4 winners & 1 SW).

Power's oldest Australian-bred progeny are now yearlings and will be hitting the sales ring from January 2021 at the Magic Millions sales. 

Power progeny keep winning all around the globe... from the UK to Singapore to NZ and in Australia.
Singapore Star, Mighty Giant has returned from a spell with a gritty win first up, and is destined for bigger and better races. The 5YO gelding's race record is now at 8:5-2-0, with his earnings now in excess of A$1.2M - he's a superstar!!

The terrific filly, Elizabeel, has won 2 in a row for the John Sargent Racing stable and is also destined for far bigger things this preparation.

Consistent winners also keep coming from across UK, Ireland & France, as well as his from his progeny of New Zelanders.
Power's oldest Australian progeny are now yearlings and will be hitting the sales floor next January starting at the Magic Millions so make sure you breed yourself a Power.

Oaklands Stud leading stallion, Power, has finished off the 2019-2020 season very strongly. Producing further winners across Europe, Australia and NZ.

His strong European season form continued, with leading Two-Year-Old Laws of Indices going on to win the Group 2 Railway Stakes at The Curragh to become Power's 13th Stakeswinner. This stakes win takes him back above Spirit Of Boom and comfortably ahead of Better Than Ready for Stakes and Group Winners.

Power's results further proving what outstanding value he represents in the QLD Breeding market. The farm are very much looking forward to his first QLD-bred yearlings hitting the sales early next year. It's a perfect time to send a mare to Power.

The Oaklands Stud Farm were thrilled to see resident stallion, Power (Oasis Dream) sire his 12th stakes winner courtesy of Wakanaka’s (2f ex Storyline by Kodiac) win in the Premio Vittorio Crespi (Listed, 1200m) at Milan. 

The two-year-old filly beat Fulgentia (Territories) into second with Permetti (Helmet) coming home in third. Watch the race here > 

Power’s stakes winners are headed by Group 2 winning pair Gift Of Power, who won the Wakefield Challenge Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) and La Force in the US.

Having been the champion 1st and 2nd Season Sire in NZ, Power's first QLD-bred yearlings will hit the sales ring next year with great excitement. He has been very popular early in the season with bookings and is on track for a record season in the breeding barn. He will stand for a fee of $11,000 (inc GST) this season.
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​Well it’s been a POWER-packed month already in June with a lot of relevant racing going on around the world. It has been great to watch the restart of the European racing from France to England and Ireland, the quality racing in Japan has continued and we look forward to New Zealand racing kicking off again later this week. 
From an Oaklands perspective it’s been an exciting period watching the POWER progeny back racing and winning at an amazing strike rate! We also revelled in watching Neorealism’s ¾ brother, Real Impact siring his first Group 1 winner in Japan from his first crop.
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​In Ireland, POWER has also tasted success this week with the first up successes of Powerful Ted (over 2600m) and Alexei Vronsky (over 2200m). It’s been really interesting to note the success that POWER is having not only over the short course distance, but the progeny are getting over further ground as they mature. Very exciting to see.
Closer to home NZ import Power O’Hata won again for the Hayes & Dabernig team as they now look towards black type with the improving mare. With 6 wins and 6 placings from only 22 starts she has already been terrific money spinner, however the Hayes & Dabernig team are finding plenty of improvement in her. Bjorn Baker was able to produce a win at the first start for 4YO gelding, Straight Torque. Out of an O’Reilly mare, he looks to have a nice sprinting future ahead of him.

POWER'S recent strike rate since European Racing has resumed (where his most mature progeny are) is through the roof!
​He has produced:

• 5 winners from his last 8 runners
• In the month of June so far:

​There are several other very relevant points to note as we see further trends develop. He has a high strike rate of runners to winners, across many different broodmare sire lines. He has proven to be very potent with mares from Zabeel or Zabeel-line sires, he has a 100% strike rate with Danehill Dancer and Danzero, is very potent across Sadler’s Wells and son, Montjeu.