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3 Offerings From AppleTree For Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale 27th & 28th August
AppleTree Stud are offering 3 yearlings in the upcoming Doncaster Premier yearling sale 2 colts and a filly. First up is lot 103 Ardad x Sleepless bay filly, she is a big filly with plenty of size and substance to get on with. She had been very straight forward in her preparation and has a great temperament. Next up is lot 232 Palace Pier x Astonishing chestnut colt, he is a flashy striking colt with a good pedigree behind him. He is a half to 3 stakes performers and out of AppleTrees top mare Astonishing. His half sister is an unraced filly named Rumba Numba in training with Roger Varian, she is pleasing in all her work and looks to have nice updates coming through in the future. AppleTrees last offering is lot 366 Lope Y Fernandez x Frequent bay colt, he was picked up at last December foal sale for 10,000gns. He moves impeccably and has a huge walk, with size and scope. Granted he may take a little time to come to hand but there is a race horse here.
Lunar Flies Home At Lingfield 04/06/24
Home Bred Lunar Shadow flew home at Lingfield tonight winning the Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap over 1m4f by 1/2 a length from Aiming High, given a usual strong ride by Hollie Doyle. This was Lunars 7th win of her career and fingers crossed there looks more to come. She won this off a career high mark and was possibly value for more the the winning distance suggested, Lunar got a little bit unbalanced off the bend but once Hollie got her on an even keel she powered out very well to the line. Lunar will probably be kept to the flat this season although she has won over hurdles she seems very much at home on the level.
Last But Not Least Oasis Dream Filly Arrives 05/05/24
AppleTrees last foal arrived last night, a stunning Oasis Dream filly out of Absolute Blast. The new filly has a full sister in training with Roger Varian retained by AppleTree and reports are good so the future looks good for our new arrival and Mum. She is this fourth living foal from Absolute Blast being the dam of one winner and also Absolute Star who has been placed on 3 occasions from 3 starts.
Astonishing Delivers a Cracking New Bay Colt 28/04/24
Astonishing (Galileo X Amazing Krisken) gave Apple Tree a cracking New Bay colt this evening and plenty to look forward too. She is the dam of 3 runners and they have all been stakes placed, Astonishing also has on the ground a flashy Place Pier yearling colt who will be offered for sale in the autumn, a 2yo filly by Too Darn Hot in training with Roger Varian and is visiting Baeed this season so exciting times ahead with the mare.
A First USA Winner For AppleTree And Great To Be Part Of The Frankie Show 06/04/24
AppleTree enjoyed a first winner stateside this Saturday night curtesy of Royal Charter (Expert Eye x Queens Charter) winning the Allowance Optional Claiming Race at Santa Anita. The filly was exported last December on the advice of William Haggas as she enjoys quick ground and there are more opportunities to gain black type in the US. The filly travelled extremely well and although I was slightly worried she had done too much in the early stages when unleashed by Frankie turning in she won by 2 length going away. The evening was made a little more special being part of a Frankie Dettori 6 timer and the exposure that brings.
Stradivarius Lands At AppleTree 20/03/24
Our first Stradivarius foal landed at AppleTree, a filly was born to Sleepless (Shalaa x Sleepless) at 10pm. She is the 3rd foal out of our home bred mare who is yet to have a runner but her first foal is now a 2yo and is in training with Karl Burke so has every chance. We are delighted to support Stradivarius as he was such a champion and are sending another mare to him this season. I see the stallion as great value and very exciting how many prolific group 1 winners can you get a cover for for £10,000. There are also the breeder incentives being given by Bjorn Nielsen which is extraordinary. We Look forward to our filly hitting the track.