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The Australian breeding industry has been sent into a flurry over the past 48 hours as two of the nation’s most prospective broodmares, Black Caviar and Atlantic Jewel, prepare to make their mark on the nation’s breeding industry.
In what is perhaps the most exciting breeding news to break this year, Black Caviar, the most brilliant racehorse of a generation, is confirmed to be in foal to Exceed and Excel while her heir apparent, Atlantic Jewel, has secured a date with International super-sire Galileo.
Owner/Breeder Rick Jameison broke the exciting news about Black Caviar on Thursday to a throng of media and supporters. The announcement was timed to coincide with the unveiling of a full size statue of Black Caviar in her hometown of Nagambie, Victoria.
The Peter Moody trained mare was born in Nagambie back in 2006 at boutique breeding operation Gilgai Farm, finishing her incredible career unbeaten in 25 starts, taking home almost $8 million in prize money.
After failing to fall pregnant at her first attempt, Black Caviar was sent back to Exceed and Excel in late September. Her owners, who currently intend to keep and race the first born progeny, have opted to breed for speed through sprinting super sire Exceed and Excel and are expecting her first foal next Spring.
It’s certainly been an incredibly exciting week for all involved at the now famous Gilgai Farm. Last Saturday, Helsinge, the dam of Black Caviar, gave birth to a filly by Casino Prince. The bay filly is the seventh foal produced by Helsinge and is a full sister to All Too Hard and a half-sister to Black Caviar.
In April this year, Helsinge’s sixth foal, a colt by Redoute’s Choice, set an Australian yearling price record when sold for $5 million to BC3 Thoroughbred, who also bought Helsinge’s fifth foal, a filly by the same sire for $2.6 million.
Meanwhile for Vinery Stud, All Too Hard has served both three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva and her dam Tugela this week, spreading the Helsinge bloodlines to another champion mare. The ensuing foal will possess the dam side pedigree of both Black Caviar and Makybe Diva, undoubtedly the two best Australian mares to race in Australia over the past fifty years.
No sooner than we were lauding the emergence of another champion mare, did we lose the pin-up girl of the 2013 Spring Carnival, Atlantic Jewel. Coolmore Stud have confirmed that the brilliant daughter of Fastnet Rock has run her last race and will be retired to stud in Ireland, where she will be served by Coolmoore’s globe-trotting lothario stallion Galileo.
The confirmation follows the shock news of a tendon injury sustained by Atlantic Jewel during trackwork at Flemington on Tuesday morning.
Coolmoore Australia general manager Michael Kirwan was quick to confirm her retirement on Wednesday, stating that pre-post favourite for the Cox Plate would be sent into Quarantine at Coolmoore’s Hunter Valley base before heading off to Ireland, where she will be served to Northern Hemisphere time.
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