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It was a big night for Australia with Asfoora (Flying Artie) proving so dominant in the G1 King Charles III S. at Royal Ascot – and even more so for Victoria with the Ballarat trained 5-year-old having so many local connections. The Thoroughbred Report spoke to a few different people behind the scenes.
Musk Creek Farm’s David Kobritz was another Victorian cheering on, he having bred Golden Child as well as her dam Predestined (King’s Best {USA}).
“We bought Predestined’s dam Hard Rider (NZ) (Maroof {USA}) (for $80,000 at the 2002 Inglis Easter Broodmare Sale) because she was stakes placed but she just kept producing small foals for us and we were finding them hard to sell – so we moved her on.”
Before doing so Musk Creek did breed out of her the Listed winner Utah Saints (God’s Own) and her next owner David Moodie of Contract Racing fared all the better – Hard Rider going on to produce the Group 3 mare Big Chill (Artie Schiller {USA}) and the Listed winner Hard Stride (Street Sense {USA}).
David held on to Predestined for a while but she too produced smaller types, including Golden Child who Dynamic Syndications purchased for $60,000 at the 2014 Melbourne Premier.
“I Am Invincible was not quite so big a stallion as he is now,” David recalled, adding that he secured the nomination at a Magic Millions run charity auction for just $7,000!
David has enjoyed seeing the family thrive even though it has been for others, taking note of a smart win by the 2-year-old Blue Renegade (Blue Point {Ire}) at Sandown last Saturday – he being Hard Rider‘s final foal.
“You just don’t know where the good horses are going to come from and somewhere in Golden Child’s genes came that speed that Asfoora has.” – David Kobritz
“You just don’t know where the good horses are going to come from and somewhere in Golden Child’s genes came that speed that Asfoora has.”
“It was a fantastic performance,” he added – “so good for Australia and for Henry Dwyer, he is a lovely bloke and hopefully this gives him a boost.”
