YOUNG sires All American, Nicconi and little known May'Haab are among the next "wave" of sires to be represented with their first winners.
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Feature races will be on the future agenda for All American's first crop two-year-old winner Invisible, who won on debut across 1200 metres at Canterbury.
The colt was a $280,000 Magic Millions graduate.
In comparison, Canberra trainer Gratz Vella only paid $20,000 (at the Scone Yearling Sale) for his first crop two-year-old filly by All American named American Time, who won her first start at her home track recently.
A handsome dark brown stallion who stands at Arrowfield stud, Scone, All American provides an outcross to Danehill blood, being by Roberto's champion US first-season sire Red Ransom (in 1994).
Nicconi who stands at Widden stud in the Widden Valley, was represented with his first crop two-year-old winner when Hashtag Noidea won across 810m at his home track at Port Macquarie recently.
It is not surprising Hashtag Noidea (who is trained by Anthony Dable) showed speed, as his sire Nicconi was the co-champion Australasian three-year-old sprinter of his year, winning six races including two Group One races.
One of them was Melbourne's sprint test, the Victorian Racing Club (VRC) Lightning Stakes, in which Nicconi (by Danzig's Bianconi) defeated Group One winners and now sires Starspangledbanner, Wanted and Duporth.
He may not have won a Group One race but May'Haab, who stands at the family operated Glenthorne Park near Taree, was a $950,000 Inglis Easter yearling graduate bred by Emirates Park, Murrurundi.
A handsome son of Redoute's Choice and US-bred mare My Lady's Key, May'Haab was represented with his first winner, Checkout Me Travla, when he won at Port Macquarie.
Locally trained by Colt Prosser, Checkout Me Travla is raced by his breeders Tyler Connors and Brad Farrell.
So impressed with Checkout Me Travla as a foal, the pair kept returning the three-year-old's Beautiful Crown dam Beautiful Princess to May'Haab.
The two enthusiasts also have Checkout Me Travla's two-year-old full-brother Prince Mayted who recently trialed well, and a yearling full-sister who they will also race.
Colt Prosser also prepared May'Haab's second winner, another three-year-old - Yambaah, a gelding who won across 1100m at Armidale last week.
This gives May'Haab a sire record of two winners and a placegetter (May Be Shady) from his three runners.
Frankel's first foals
NEWS of the first foals born by unbeaten world champion Great Britain-bred racehorse Frankel should underline excitement of those participants booked for the 2014 The Land/Quadrant Journeys UK/France Thoroughbred racing and breeding tour from June 4.
A viewing of a Frankel foal is possible, while visiting the bay stallion himself at his birthplace of Juddmonte Farms' Banstead Manor near Newmarket, England, is on the list of farms to see during this year's tour.
By Sadler's Wells' sire Galileo, Frankel's stakes winning full-brother Bullet Train, who shuttled for the first time to Australia last season to Bowness stud, Young, will also have his first foals born later this year.
If you are considering the 2014 tour, book now.
Contact Quadrant Journeys 1300 301 128 or click here