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A Bertolini half-brother to Racing Post Trophy runner-up Winged Cupid fetched the equivalent of €155,340 (£139,400) when selling at the Honk Kong International breeze-up sale over the weekend. The British-bred gelding is out of Hiwaayati, who has bred four winners to date and has a yearling colt by Zafeen and a filly foal by Proclamation.
New Zealand-bred three-year-old filly Puttanesca became Bertolini’s latest black type performer on Saturday when running third in the G3 Eulogy Stakes at Awapuni. Out of the Prized mare Tesoro, she races in the colours of her breeder, Seaton Park Limited.
Closer to home, the great run of Bertolini two-year-old Smokey Ryder continued when she recorded a hat-trick of wins with victory over five furlongs at Lingfield. Her winning streak started at Great Leighs on 29 October, followed by success at Kempton on 3 December. Prior to this, she also won during the turf season at Folkestone in August. Bred by Jeremy Hinds, Smokey Ryder is a full-sister to Smokey Rye, who is herself a dual winner. Hinds also bred the Kayf Tara mare Megasue, who has been successful in both her starts in bumpers to date and is trained, like the Smokey sisters, by Gary Moore.
We were delighted to share in Bertolini’s success when he was crowned leading first-season sire in 2005. His runners this year have helped him achieve a 38.5% winners to runners strike rate and he is back here at Overbury for the 2009 season at a fee of £4,000 (October 1, Special Live Foal).
16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done.
We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.
6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock).
The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this.
In the meantime we just have to wait and hope.
(I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).
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