Latest Update
29th May 2025
This colt has been broken in and has done a great job with breaker, Matt Vella. He picked up his education quite easily and Matt was impressed with him.
He has since been turned out to the paddock for a well-deserved break. We are happy with his progress to date. He will have 4 weeks in the paddock to have a think about what he has learned and next time around we will ask him for a bit more.
AN INEXPENSIVE OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH GAI AND ADRIAN WHO SHOULD BE AN EARLY RUNNING 2YO
We recently purchased a wonderful colt by Freshman sire, Wild Ruler (Snitzel) at the Adelaide Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Not only is he a lovely cut of a horse, but he was also so cheap – below his service fee, in fact!
He will be trained by Gai and Adrian and to think you could be racing with them for $1,295 per 2.5% share is exciting in itself.
A beautiful moving colt, he is what we look for in a sharp sprinting type who should be an early running 2yo. Powerful behind and in front, short coupled and a nice deep girth.
A well related colt, he also has the added bonus of a regal head on his shoulders so should we be able to keep him intact and he can win the right races, that will just be the icing on the cake for Stallion appeal.
Sire
WILD RULER
- Group 1 winner of the Moir Stakes & first colt home in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes
- High-class winner at 2, 3 & 4
- Winner of the Group 2 Arrowfield Sprint and the sire-making Group 2 Roman Consul, also won by the likes of Russian Revolution, Zoustar, Fastnet Rock, Exceed And Excel, etc.
- A pre-Christmas debut winner of the RL Inglis Nursery
- “I think he could be one of the better sprinters we’ve ever had” –Peter Snowden, The Australian October 13, 2021
- “He’s the real deal now… he just has an amazing turn of foot.” Jockey, James McDonald SKY Racing March 6, 2021
- First yearlings sold for $350,000, NZ$380,000, $320,000, $250,000, $220,000, $200,000
- 2025 Service Fee – $27,500 inc GST
Dam
COVERT MISS This is the first foal for High Chaparral mare, COVERT MISS, a winner 4 times over 1100m. Her Dam was also a sharp racehorse and a half sister to a Gr.1 winner, COVERTLY and a full sister to Gr3 winner, SO SECRET.
Trainer
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott have been in partnership since 2016. They have been a dominating force in the Australian thoroughbred industry ever since.
The story of Tulloch Lodge began in 1941 when TJ Smith, Gai’s father, received his training licence. During the next fifty years, Tulloch Lodge produced some of the best horses ever to run in Australia, including the legendary Kingston Town and Tulloch.
TJ became the most successful trainer of Group 1 winners in Australia, training a record 282 winners at the highest level, and receiving 33 consecutive trainers’ premierships. In 1992, TJ handed the reins to his daughter Gai, who has become a racing sensation in her own right and has steered Tulloch Lodge to new heights in the 21st century.
Following in her father’s footsteps, Gai has trained 160 Group 1 winners, including eight Golden Slippers. To date, Gai & Adrian have collectively trained 26 Group 1 winners.
Nominations and Bonuses
This colt is eligible for the lucrative BOBS Bonus scheme, the $5 million Golden Slipper, $1 million Golden Rose, $2 million Blue Diamond, $200,000 Blue Sapphire and the Magic Millions Race Series.
Costings
Share Price Includes – Purchase Price, Nominations and Bonus Schemes, Agistment, Breaking In, X-Rays & Clinical Examination, Scoping and Mortality Insurance is covered up to the 31st March 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 June 2025 (or the next business day if the 28th falls on a weekend or public holiday).
