Latest News....POWER-packed June

​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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Power-Packed June

​With the resumption of racing in Europe we have seen some of Power’s progeny hit the track again with terrific results. He produced another stakes performer with 3YO filly Mozzarella (out of Melting Ice by Verglas) placing a very promising 3rd in the Group 3 Prix de Royaumont for 3YO Fillies over 2400m at Chantilly. She looks on track for a crack at an Oaks-level race soon. Staying in France, 2YO filly Candescence (out of Bright Flash by Dutch Art) was able to win at her first start overnight, showing good speed early and strength to the line to win. 

​In England, another on an Oaks journey is the well-named 3YO Filly, Punting (out of Lakatoi by Saddler’s Hall), who is fine form early in the season. Winning first up at Lingfield over 2200m, she then repeated the quality effort by finishing a closing 3rd at Goodwood overnight, with a trip to the Investec Oaks no doubt on the agenda.

Power standing for $11,000 in 2020

​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:

STARTS	1st	2nd	3rd
39	8	3	9

​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.

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NEOREALISM’S Three-Quarter brother captures Group 1 Success

​As we prepare to see the first of the Neorealism babies hit the ground this season, we’ve been watching with a lot of interest to see how his ¾ brother, Real Impact, kicks off his stallion career. Being from the same Dam, Meadowflake mare, Tokio Reality, and sharing the same grandsire in super sire Sunday Silence, we get an opportunity to draw some parallels and pick up some successful trends early on. Real Impact did shuttle to Arrowfield Stud for several seasons but has not returned this year.

​Real Impact recently produced his first Group 1 winner, from his first crop, with Lauda Sion winning the NK Mile for the 3YO’s over the 1600m. Lauda Sion out of a Songandaprayer (USA) mare called Antiphona, produced the Group 1 winning effort from just his 6th start. Closer to home, the Paul Messara trained Outburst became the first winner for Real Impact in Australia

Neorealism stands for $9,900 in 2020

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