| Latest Update | 14th April 2026 |
| Just complete breaking in and Matt Vella is very impressed with him. |
A REGALLY BRED COLT OF PURE PHYSICAL QUALITY, OUT OF A HALF SISTER TO JAMEKA, AND GRANDSLAM.
TRAINED BY CLINTON MCDONALD – WHO LIKES HIM SO MUCH HE BOUGHT A 10% SHARE FOR HIS WIFE.
****30% LEFT****
JUST COMPLETED BREAKING-IN
We purchased this striking colt at the 2026 Inglis Premier Sale in conjunction with Clinton McDonald and Bloodstock guru, Shane McGrath.
A magnificent specimen just like his Dad, he is by the very exciting stallion GHAIYYATH, sire of OBSERVER and STORM LEOPARD from the unraced mare, Shy Talk a daughter of city winning mare, MINE GAME, dam of JAMEKA, GRANDSLAM and NIKITAS.
He has broken-in without turning a hair and left a very good impression on his breaker, Matt Vella who knows a good one when he sees one having broken in many Group One winners.
Sire
GHAIYYATH
Darley’s dual Hemisphere Group 1 producing shuttler and four-time Group 1-winning stallion, Ghaiyyath, was crowned Cartier Horse of the Year and Longines World Best Racehorse. He has become a hot sire, bursting to prominence last spring in Melbourne with his first four stakes winners in the space of a few weeks.
Capped by the Gr.1 VRC Derby triumph of Ciaron Maher and Godolphin’s Observer, the quartet gave the four-time Group 1-winning stallion an 11.11 per cent stakes winners to runners ratio in Australia from just 36 starters. He also faces the near certainty of a return to Australia this spring after a year off the shuttle, and with a huge fee rise from his 2024 mark of $27,500.
His other Southern Hemisphere Stakes winners so far are SNOW LEOPARD, FREEDOM FLAME, YUM and DIFFERENT GRAVY.
Dam
SHY TALK – by SHAMUS AWARD is a daughter of General Nediyim mare, MINE GAME – a city winner over 1400m.
She is a half sister to the star galloper, JAMEKA (pic below) who won a Gr1 Caulfield Cup and Gr1 VRC Oaks as well as two Gr2’s and a Gr3 as well as Gr2 winner, GRANDSLAM.
She is also a ¾ sister to the Group performer, NIKITAS.
Shy Talk has had 3 to race for city winner SYDNEY BOWLER.
Trainer
CLINTON MCDONALD
Clinton McDonald is a multiple Group One winning Trainer based at the Cranbourne Training Centre, continuing one of Australia’s most respected racing dynasties. He is the son of trainer Ross McDonald, grandson of Bon Hoysted, and great-grandson of legendary horseman Fred Hoysted, and grew up immersed in the racing industry.
McDonald began training in his own right in 2000, recording his first winner with Kirabati in 2001, and has since developed a highly successful stable that regularly competes at metropolitan and Group level. Among his early headline performers was Regal Roller, a multiple Group 1 winner whose victories in races such as the Futurity Stakes, Toorak Handicap and Emirates Stakes established McDonald as a trainer capable of producing elite racehorses.
In recent years he has gained particular recognition for his success with two-year-olds, highlighted by victories in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, Australia’s premier juvenile race. McDonald won the race in 2024 with outstanding filly Hayasugi, who completed the rare Preview–Prelude–Blue Diamond treble, and again in 2026 with talented filly Streisand, cementing his reputation as one of Australia’s leading trainers of young horses. Training from Cranbourne, McDonald continues to prepare a strong team of horses for major races across Australia while carrying forward a proud family legacy in the sport.
Nominations and Bonuses
This colt is eligible for the lucrative VOBIS Sires, the $5 million Golden Slipper, $1 million Golden Rose, $2 million Blue Diamond, $200,000 Blue Sapphire and has been nominated for the $12M Inglis Race Series.
Costings
Share Price Includes – Purchase Price, X-Rays & Clinical Examination, Scoping. Race Series Nomination and Mortality Insurance is covered up to the 31st March 2027.
The breaking-in fee and any other general related costs are not included in the share price. Any costs associated with nominations for Vobis, Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper have also not been included in the share price. These fees and charges will be invoiced separately on your monthly invoice, in due course.
Ongoing Expenses and MMF: The Ongoing Expenses consist of a $77 flat Monthly Management Fee (MMF) per owner, regardless of share percentage. The remainder of the fees are the Ongoing Expenses for the horse billed monthly, in arrears, which are split between the owners based on their percentage held. The following are estimated total monthly costs based on averages, as the Ongoing Expenses for the horse do vary depending on the current whereabouts of the horse i.e. training, spelling etc. The following amounts include both the $77 MMF and the average Ongoing Expenses combined:
- 2.5% – $162 estimated total monthly cost
- 5% – $247 estimated total monthly cost
- 10% – $417 estimated total monthly cost
Your first monthly fee will due on the 28th May 2026 (or the next business day if the 28th falls on a weekend or public holiday).