Southern Warrior was a very impressive trial winner in his first jump out and trainer Jimmy Taylor has declared he will definitely win his fair share of races. The Smart Lady / Scandal Keeper colt was purchased from the 2015 Magic Millions sale.

The very promising Trevor Andrews trained Gangbuster (Blackfriars / Oopsy Doopsy) half brother to Let It Slip, has now been gelded and turned out after a first up fourth this month. We will be looking forward to him coming back in.

The Neville Parnham trained Baleen Magic / Blackfriars colt “Take No Prisoners” has run two very good seconds in his first two trials. Neville has tipped him out to give him time to grow and mature. He believes he is above average. Neville did very well with his mother Baleen Magic.

Dino Mak will head for a spell after making the step to stakes class with an impressive win in the Group Three Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday. With regular rider Patrick Carbery in the saddle, Dino Mak got up in a driving finish to beat Impressive Jeuney and The Corporate in a Magic Millions trifecta to the feature three-year-old event.

An imposing individual by Fastnet Rock, Dino Mak was the highest priced colt at last year’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale. He was purchased at the sale by his trainer Wally Mitchell for $280,000.

“He’s been pretty immature and Patty (Carbery) still thinks he’s six months away,”  Mitchell noted.
“When he hit the front he tried to pull up, luckily he kept going.”

Mitchell was particularly impressed with the ride from Carbery. He had his mount in the firing line throughout.
“He rode him a treat,” Mitchell said. “The plan came off good.”

“In the Guineas he had no hope – he was caught three deep and four deep, pulling and we thought we wouldn’t go to the Aquanita (Stakes) and come to the Lee-Steere (Classic) and it’s worked beautiful.”

Dino Mak will most likely not race again this year and will be spelled with Group One ambitions in 2010.

“We’ll probably tip him out. I think he might be a Railway (Stakes) type horse next year.”

“When he puts it together he’ll be a nice horse,” Mitchell summed up.

Mitchell bid to $280,000 on behalf of major stable client Santoso Wirya to secure Dino Mak as a yearling at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale last year. He was offered in Perth by Gervase Park Stud who’d successfully pin hooked him for $100,000 from the draft of Kitchwin Hills at the 2007 National Weanling Sale at the Gold Coast. By Coolmore Stud’s exciting young Danehill’s sire Fastnet Rock, Dino Mak is one of three winners from the 100% winner producing mare Huka.  daughter of Volksraad, Huka won three races – including one in Melbourne and another in Adelaide – and was stakes placed in New Zealand and Melbourne.

Fastnet Rock, who is the most represented sire in the upcoming Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, has been enjoying a great season.

His three-year-old daughter Irish Lights won the Group One Thousand Guineas, while his other recent stakes performers have included Curved Ball (in South Africa), Wanted, Gybe, Lagerphone, Zikmann, Ebony Rock and now Dino Mak.

In Adelaide on Saturday another of the Fastnet Rock progeny sold by Magic Millions, the Mick Price trained Luminous Harmony scored a brilliant three and a half length win.

Two yearlings by Fastnet Rock will be offered at the 2010 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale – both colts – one from Beaux Art’s stakes winning daughter Imaginaire and the other from the Snippets mare Munchie – a half sister to Happens.

Gervase Park Stud, the vendors of Dino Mak at the 2008 sale, have a top draft of 15 yearlings heading to the Belmont sale at the end of January.

Among them are yearlings by sires including Exceed and Excel, Not a Single Doubt, General Nediym, Testa Rossa, Hussonet, Starcraft, Stravinsky, Reset, Bel Esprit and locals Bletchley Park, Key Business and Flying Pegasus.

An exciting development has been the purchase of the New Zealand bred mare Very Grand in partnership with long standing friends Paul and Tacey Spackman. Very Grand is from the family of Slight Chance currently headlined by the first season sire Dane Shadow.  Very Grand is the winner of four in Sydney and over $150,000.00 under the guidance of Bart Cummings. She will be set for fillies and mares races in Perth before going to stud in 2010.

Very Grand will be under the care of trainer Steve Rowe, who has done an excellent job with another Gervase Park Graduate Class Of Her Own.

2009 has seen some some exciting new mares added to the stud from the Eastern State Sales.

From the Inglis Easter Sale we have the beautiful Danehill mare Tivolli Gardens in foal to General Nediym. Tivolli is from the exicting family of Miss Margaret, New Spice and Confront to name a few. Her first foal is already the winner of over $400,00.00 in Hong Kong.

Then there is a stunning Breif Truce maiden mare Konzaag in foal to General Nediym. Konzaag was a handy Melbourne winner, out of the Rory’s Jester mare China Jester making her a half to Testa Rossa Stakes Winner and Group 2 placed Jiang and also a half to the Rock Of Gibralta Stakes placed colt Rock Jester. More importantly the General Nediym she is carring will be a three quarter relation to the unbeaten Queenslander Andsosayallofus.

Next we have a very well bred American mare Gaslight in foal to Lionheart. Gaslight has had three to the track for two winners and a place getter. Gasia her first foal is a mulitple Stakes Winner and Group placed.

And last a magnificent Flying Spur mare named Hotspurs, herself a two times winner in foal to Lionheart. Hotspurs is from the family of Pit Lane and Returntosender. Lionheart has had a very exciting start with him placing well up on the first season sires list.

At the Magic Millions Queensland sales we aquired a lovely mare Tennessee West in foal to the stand out sire Lonhro. Tennessee West herself a winner of two is from the famous Tennessee Vain family and has had three two race for two winners.

Recently purchased from the training stables of Neville Parnham is the lovely mare Baleen Magic. She now joins her mother Baleen Lass in the breeding barn at Gervase Park Stud. Both are currently in foal to the magnificent Flying Pegasus, whose first crop of foals are outstanding types. Baleen Magic is a City Winner and Stakes placed.