Latest Update
19th February 2025
LOT 141 FROM THE INGLIS CLASSIC, IS A WELL PRICED, GOOD QUALITY COLT BY JAPAN’S CHAMPION 2YO, ADMIRE MARS, HEADING TO MICHAEL FREEDMAN.
The colt has settled in well to Cavallo Park after arriving there from the Inglis Classic Sale. We are excited to have that Japanese bloodline in our stable. Very dominant last decade in Australia and we are very pleased to have an ADMIRE MARS in our stable. He will head to the breaker soon to commence his education preparation.
With the famous Arrowfield brand on his shoulder, this powerful colt certainly looks the part. To look at, he is a distinct hybrid of his sire and his damsire with very similar markings to Admire Mars and the rich bay colour of Dundeel. Japanese horses tend to be very laid back and relaxed, and this colt is no exception.
He has purposeful mover and has a nice swagger about him and an unmissable presence. Although we may see him as a late 2yo, he will definitely be close the finished product when he’s 3 and with that pedigree should find his best at a mile, and even possibly a Derby trip.
It’s worth noting too that 3-time Gr.1 winner and successful Sire, Almanzor close up in his pedigree.
His half-brother, Freddie Bassett was a $230k yearling last year and is a 2yo not far off making his debut and his 3yo half-brother was a $200k purchase so considering he slipped through the cracks and we paid about an eighth of that, we are already doing well.
Admire Mars was unbeaten in 4 starts as a 2yo, a triple Group 1-winning miler & the only 3YO winner of the Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile G1. Now the sire of 13 first-crop 2YO winners in Japan, inc. a track record-setter.
Sire
ADMIRE MARS Three-time Group 1 winner, whose first southern hemisphere yearlings sold consistently well in 2024, has much to add to the growing story of Japanese stallion success in this part of the world.
A son of Group 1 winner & leading sire Daiwa Major (by Sunday Silence) & the French Group winner Via Medici, Admire Mars was Japan’s unbeaten Champion 2YO Colt of 2018 after winning all four of his juvenile starts.
His 2YO season culminated with victory in the 1600-metre Hanshin Asahi Hai Futurity S. G1, where he pulled clear of the field to score by two lengths in 1:33.9.
Admire Mars returned at three to claim the Tokyo NHK Mile Cup G1, overcoming a difficult, wide run in transit to sprint hard in the straight and score in 1:32.4.
The colt ended 2019 by playing his part in a Japanese cleanup at the Hong Kong International Races, defeating Waikuku and champion Beauty Generation in 1:33.25 to become the first 3YO winner of the Hong Kong Mile G1. He contested the same race a year later and closed out his ~A$5 million career with a fighting third behind champion Golden Sixty.
Standing at Japan’s famed Shadai Stallion Station, Admire Mars has begun his stud career in attention-grabbing style, with 3 first-crop 2YO winners in a single mid-summer weekend: the filly Jardinier at Kokura and the colts Mars Odyssey & Seiun Big Bang at Fukushima. He has since added a further 9 individual winners including the filly Embroidery who scored by 7 lengths at Niigata, in the process setting a new 2YO track record.
Dam
DARGANA Unraced Dundeel mare, Dargana hails from a quality International family. This is her 3rd foal, her 3yo has had 2 starts and her 2yo is yet to race. She is very closely related to 3 time Gr.1 winner and successful Sire, Almanzor.
Trainer
Michael Freedman was part of the famed, “FBI” – Freedman Brothers Incorporated, the team who trained so many superstars in the 80’s right through to the early 2000’s. He branched out in his own right when granted a licence to train in Singapore. There he won 468 races at a strike rate of 15%, with his best galloper during that period was the two-time Singapore Horse of the Year – Super Easy.
After a brief stint in Hong Kong, Freedman returned to Australia, where his stable included Golden Slipper runner-up Frolic. In 2019, Michael teamed up with his brother Richard under the banner of Freedman Brothers. During that time, based at Randwick, Michael oversaw the training of Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside, three-time Group 1 winner Forbidden Love and Group/feature race winners, Tiger Of Malay, Glistening, Queen Of The Ball & Prime Star.
Michael looks forward to continuing to deliver a first-class thoroughbred training service for all future clients.
Nominations and Bonuses
This colt is eligible for the lucrative BOBS Bonus scheme and will be nominated for the $5 million Golden Slipper, $1 million Golden Rose, $2 million Blue Diamond, $200,000 Blue Sapphire and the Inglis Race Series.
Costings
Share Price Includes – Purchase Price, Nominations and Bonus Schemes, Breaking In, X-Rays & Clinical Examination, Scoping and Mortality Insurance is covered up to the 28th February 2026.
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 March 2025  (or the next business day if the 28th falls on a weekend or public holiday).
