Message from Hancox Racing

November, 2009

Thank you for your inquiry on the syndicate being formed to race the 2YO bay filly by the excellent old timer and GROUP ONE winning miler in BRIEF TRUCE (USA).

BRIEF TRUCE was a high class galloper in the first three at ALL ten starts winner of his only start as a 2YO (6f) and effective at 8f and 10f . Highlight of his career was his win in the 8f G1 St James Palacer S (Royal Ascot) but he also had G1 placings in the Prix du Moulin, Irish 200 Gns and Breeders Cup Mile

He has been a good solid sire with close to 65% winners to runners, 23 Stakes winners and progeny earnings over $39 mill. Earlier this year his stats showed 823 runners and 537 winners with the SW including RED OOG, TRUE JEWELS, DIATRIBE, TRUE GLO, SO GORGEOUS, CAMARGO, DEBRIEF etc.

The versatility of his progeny is undeniable 2YO's to middle distance horses and fillies as good as (if not better) than his colts.

The dam of this filly SARCHI LODGE (by GRAND LODGE) was unraced she is a half sister to 5 winners including the Gr3 winner JOY OF FLIGHT (9 wins & MVRC Tesio S.). Another half sister Grand Prospect is the dam of Gr 1 winner GRAND JOURNEY (WATC Derby and Oaks). Her first foal is an untried 4YO by Grass Wonder.

Our filly was not overly big when purchased in April. However she is a 4 November foal and has grown on very well.  She is correct and strong and has plenty of scope for further development. She was laryngoscoped clear of any throat problems at the time of sale.

The filly will be trained at Cranbourne by GREG EURELL. Greg is consistently one of the leading trainers in this state, his current headline horse is the 5 time Gr.1 winner APACHE CAT (BTC Doomben 10,000, MVRC Australia S., VRC Lightning S., VRC Cadbury Guineas etc), MIC MAC, MAJESTICAL , VATC Blue Diamond Prelude winner SHREWD RHYTHM (on sold the D Hayes stable has not won since), WAYNE'S GOLD, our own JUST LIKE EL and WAVELENGTH (TRC Strutt S.) plus the above average 5YO FIRE IN THE NIGHT, GO MISSY, HEY ROSIE etc.

Greg has very similar philosophies to ours no matter how well conformed and no matter how good (or bad) the pedigree the two things none of us can tell you about a racing prospect are WHAT IS IN ITS HEART and WILL ITS HEAD LET IT BE A RACE HORSE ?

Owning race horses often requires patience and fortitude but we will not waste your money, our current team of 45 horses has only one horse older than four  ROUGH NIGHT  (now having a successful jumping career).

I have been a licensed syndicator since 1989. We have just done a full rundown on every horse purchased by Hancox Bloodstock since that time.

We have syndicated 516 horses which are now 2Y0 and older.  Hancox Bloodstock has spent some $4.8 million on purchasing horses(currently 24 unraced 2YO's) and those horses have returned over $10.7 million.  There are now 239 individual winners of 827 races.

Statistics of course are out of date as soon as they have been done but Rod intends to update again shortly.

Most of our horses get to the races; of course some have no ability and others are discarded because they are not up to the required standard in Victoria or NSW but they have successful racing careers in other states for other connections. 

Our stakes winners include the obscurely bred SWORD (12 wins including Gr 1 SAJC Goodwood H.), BUZZOFF (10 wins incl STC Lord Mayors Cup), STAR COSSACK (7 Moonee Valley Oaks, Stuart Crystal S.), KALARING (4 SAJC Rose Of Kingston S), MAKE A SCENE (10 Ballarat Cup), REGULATIONS (11  STC Starlight S,),  COLBRANAT (7 VRC Gibson Carmichael S), COURTLY QUALMS (9 VRC Auckland H.), plus handy  types like SUPER DANE, PURIST, REBEL WITH A CAUSE, BURNING CLAY,  TAYARRA, PENTIRELY etc

Our latest stakes winner is the Gr 2 AJC Sapphire Stakes and MRC Le Tan S. winner BELONG TO MANY ($20,000 y'lng over $440,00 in earnings, on sold for $525,00).

We have just finished another successful racing season with city winners like SALUTE THE STORM and JUST LIKE EL.  Promising types like Thwarted, Hula Dane, Shaville,Monzero, Regal Dawn etc. It is worth noting the $11,000 purchase PRIMA NOCTE ticked over $258,000 in earnings from her 8 wins, ROUGH NIGHT won ten, DESERT LAD (3 wins, a second and a third from 6 runs for Allan Denham), WAVELENGTH (earnings over $300,000 multiple city winner and Listed TRC Strutt S.). ,Mosseltov, Jet Kingdom,Paris Icon, Rigotune, Al Khafra, Nobelenus, Solar Spirit, Base Dancer, Scenic Affair, etc continue to race on well for other connections.

The above run down on our company does not include a couple of stars like the 1994 VATC Blue Diamond Stakes winner HURRICANE SKY or stakes winning 2YO's EGYPTIAN IBIS and PRIOR ENGAGEMENT, part of a package of ten horses with Contract Racing or indeed the dual Group 1 winning sprinter MOOKTA selected for Mark Riley.

Our aim is to give you the best possible chance of racing a winner at TAB level  by purchasing an athletic youngster who on percentages gives you a real chance of reaching the winner's circle.

If there is any further information you require or you wish to inspect the filly she is about to be broken in /educated at Blue Mane, Lyndhurst please do not hesitate to telephone me on (03) 5274 9171.

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