Blue Gum to stand Turffontein
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Blue Gum Farm announced Thursday the acquisition of multiple Group 1 winner TURFFONTEIN (Johannesburg). The chestnut will be syndicated to stand alongside Elvstroem, Churchill Downs and Astronomer Royal at Blue Gum Farm near Euroa, Victoria, Australia, for the 2010 season.
A dual Group 1 winner of five races and more than $1.2 million in stakes, Turffontein produced a career-best performance to win this season's William Reid S. (Aus-G1) at Moonee Valley, defeating a stellar field that included six Group 1 winners. His other Group 1 win came in the Sir Rupert Clarke S. going 1,400 meters at Caulfield and he was also victorious in the Queensland Guineas (Aus-G2) over 1600 meters at three. During his career, Turffontein contested 28 stakes events in a 31-race career.
Turffontein represents an unbroken sire-line of six Group 1 winners, tracing through Johannesburg, Hennessy, Storm Cat, Storm Bird and Northern Dancer. Added to this proven sire-line is a female pedigree to match. Turffontein comes from the immediate family of Group 1 winners Hit the Roof, Alynda and Penny Gem while this is also the family of champion sires Sovereign Edition and Smokey Eyes. |
Turffontein is also inbred to influential Blue Hen mare Somethingroyal
through Secretariat and Sir Gaylord, the same as successful sires Grand Lodge
and Volksraad.
"We are delighted to have been able to acquire a horse of Turffontein's
ability," Blue Gum's Philip Campbell said. "Having launched the stud career of
several Group 1-producing stallions including Encosta de Lago, who also won the
Rupert Clarke Stakes when it was run as the VicHealth Cup, I believe Turffontein
also possesses the attributes to be a successful stallion."
"He's a dual Group 1 winner, retires sound and is a very masculine looking
horse from the most prepotent sire-line there is. He is four generations free of
Northern Dancer so is open to all the Danehill blood out there, especially with
the Sir Tristram in his pedigree. Turffontein is what the market wants and we
are very happy to have secured him."
Turffontein, who will stand at A$13,750 including gst in his first season,
will be syndicated into 40 shares, with several of his racing owners remaining
in the syndicate. A limited number of shares will be available to clients of
Blue Gum Farm with standing rights in his first four seasons.
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