Casino Prince
2011 Service Fee: $27,000 (inc gst, free return)
Standing at Patinack Farm,
Hunter Valley, NSW
When Casino Prince beat the star mare Tuesday Joy as a four-year-old in the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Randwick he proved his class as one of Australia's toughest and most talented racehorses.
At two, we saw his star qualities with three brilliant wins headed by the Group 3 Skyline Stakes (1200m) at Randwick.
He then returned as a three-year-old to take out the Group 2 Alistair Clark Stakes before taking on star filly Miss Finland in the Group 1 Cadbury Guineas (1600m). He was narrowly beaten in the last few strides.
Since his retirement to stud in 2008 Casino Prince has been given a book of mares that is at least equal to that of any past comparable first season sire comprising of world class bloodlines, stakes winning fillies and proven stakes producing mares.
The results have shown during this year's sale season. Having returned a yearling sale average of over double his service fee, (31 yearlings sold for an average of $82,343) including the Easter Sale top lot of A$1.025m from his first crop. No less, a colt half brother to World Champion Sprinter Black Caviar.
Armed with the precocity of his Golden Slipper winning sire Flying Spur, from a blue chip family out of a daughter of a champion broodmare sire, Casino Princes' progeny will be sure to impress when they step out in the later part of 2011.
Race Record
At 2: AJC Skyline S., Gr.3 (1200m beating Empires Choice and My Middi), Telstra Stadium Charity Shield 2YO H. (1100m), STC Flora 2YO H. (1200m)
At 3: MVRC Alister Clark S., Gr.2 (1600m beating Furio and Ambitious General), 2d VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m to Miss Finland and beating Jokers Wild), 4th STC George Ryder S., Gr.1 (1500m)
At 4: AJC Chipping Norton S., Gr.1 (1600m beating Tuesday Joy and Sniper’s Bullet), 2d AJC Doncaster H., Gr.1 (1600m to Triple Honour and beating Pinnacles), 3d VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1 (2000m to Sirmione and Princess Coup), AJC All Aged S., Gr.1 (1400m to Racing to Win and Murtajill), STC George Ryder S., Gr.1 (1500m to Weekend Hussler and Racing to Win), MVRC Norman Carlyon S., Gr.2 (1200m to Let Go Thommo and Maldivian)
