By Jack Shinar
Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:38 AM
Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 6:52 PM
Southern California shipper Thirtyfirststreet, making his first start on turf at odds of 21-1, took advantage of a crawling pace to edge Close Ally by a neck in the $200,000 Lone Star Derby in Texas May 30.
Sitting just off the early leader Aces N Kings, Thirtyfirststreet put his head in front on the final turn of the 1 1/16-mile test for jockey Chris Landeros and narrowly led the field into the homestretch. The stalking Close Ally, ridden by Robby Albarado, drew alongside on the outside and appeared to get a slight advantage near mid-stretch, but Thirtyfirststreet fought back and was inching away as they reached the wire.
“He was just running so easy,” Landeros said. “Down the lane it seemed like he was focusing on where the other horses were instead of running forward. So when Close Ally came to us, I didn’t even have to ask much. He had plenty left and he really ran hard to the finish.”
The final time was 1:42.55 over firm going after earlier fractions of :25.16, :49.43, and 1:12.89.
The Lone Star Derby was contested for the first time on turf this year and lost its grade III status. Thirtyfirststreet, trained by Doug O'Neil, picked up his first stakes win over open company.
Uncle Sam, the 8-5 favorite in the field of nine, was never a factor while racing near the rear of the pack and finished eighth.
O'Neill and Mark Gorman bred Thirtyfirststreet (Good Journey --Avian, by Sky Classic) in California. The trainer named the 3-year-old bay colt for the street on which he lives in Santa Monica. Gorman owns Thirtyfirststreet in partnership with Neil Haymes and Kevin Bogart.
Thirtyfirststreet won the California Breeders' Championship Stakes at Santa Anita last December and was briefly on the Triple Crown trail. He ran fourth in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) in February before shipping to Turfway Park for the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. III) March 26. That race didn't go well as Thirtyfirststreet finished ninth on the Polytrack, 20 1/2 lengths behind the victorious Animal Kingdom.
Returned to Southern California, Thirtyfirststreet ran a close third in the Snow Chief Stakes for state-breds April 23 at Hollywood Park. With his Texas victory, Thirtyfirststreet improved to 3-1-1 in seven races. He has earned $241,400.
Thirtyfirststreet paid $45.80, $14.60, and $6.80 while keying a $137 exacta with second choice Close Ally, who returned $4.40 and $3.60. It was 2 3/4 lengths back to Derby Kitten, who rallied belatedly for Julien Leparoux and paid $3.40 to show.
Dreaminofthewin, Unbridled Sheriff, Aces N Kings, Awesome Bet, Uncle Sam, and Rys Alley Cat completed the order of finish.
By Steve Andersen
ARCADIA, Calif. – The phone calls began more than a year ago and were the sort of thing that breeder Mark Gorman wanted to hear. It turns out his yearling colt Thirtyfirststreet was a big of a paddock rabble-rouser at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, Calif. “They told me that when he was in the herd he was always getting in fights,” Mark Gorman recalled on Thursday. “He was trying to show he was The Man.”
Gorman took the news as a positive sign of Thirtyfirststreet’s determination. The racing world saw what all the fuss is about when Thirtyfirststreet charged to the front in the final furlong to win the $100,000 California Breeders’ Champion Stakes for statebred 2-year-olds at Santa Anita on Dec. 26.
The victory was the first of two stakes wins in as many days for trainer Doug O’Neill, a co-breeder with Gorman on Thirtyfirststreet. Monday, the O-Neill-trained California Nectar, owned by breeder Pablo Suarez, won the fillies division of the California Breeders’ Champion Stakes. O’Neill also trained the dam of both stakes winners.
Thirtyfirststreet, a colt by Good Journey, has won 2 of 3 starts and $90,400. The win in the seven-furlong California Breeders’ Champion Stakes has led to discussions about a start in the $250,000 Robert Lewis Stakes over 1 1/8 miles on Feb. 12, which would be the colt’s graded stakes debut.
For the 63-year-old Gorman, who is retired from a swimming pool construction business, such a race would have seemed like a lofty goal until he saw Thirtyfirststreet for himself after he was born.
“He just looked the part,” he said. “You can’t explain it. He was an impressive-looking animal. He’s been kind of special since he was born. All that went along with the high hopes.
“When he started to train, he was so strong, a man among boys. When he breezes, he gallops out so strongly.”
Thirtyfirststreet is out of Avian, who was trained by O’Neill during much of her career. The winner of 6 of 27 starts and $127,960 from 1999 to 2004, she ran in mid-priced claimers at the end of her career. Avian has a full brother or sister to Thirtyfirststreet that she is expected to foal in coming months. She is likely to be bred back to the stallion this year, Gorman said.
-December 31, 2010 (Source: drf.com)
Thirtyfirststreet, a 2-year-old colt from the first North American crop of the shuttle stallion Good Journey, became his sire’s first stakes winner in the United States on December 26, when he captured the $100,000 California Breeders’ Champion Stakes on opening day of the 2010-2011 winter/spring meet at Santa Anita Park.
A maiden special weight winner on Cushion Track in his second start at Hollywood Park in November, the California-bred youngster was paired with returning jockey Rafael Bejarano for his first stakes engagement and initial try on dirt. The restricted event, which lists multiple Grade 1 winners General Challenge, Snow Chief and Ancient Title among its notable graduates, attracted eight runners for its 71st renewal.
Thirtyfirststreet was installed as the 5-1 third wagering choice, and exhibited a professional flair with his late run toward victory. He was kept in reserve along the rail while racing near the back of the pack early, moved out three-wide into the stretch, then successfully weaved through traffic to find the rail again in the final yards of the seven-furlong test, outkicking the 4-5 favorite, Arresting Officer, for a half-length win in 1:22.20.
The third foal out of the winning Sky Classic mare Avian pushed his three-race bankroll to $90,400 for trainer Doug O’Neill and owners Kevin Bogart of Sterling Stable, Mark Gorman and Neil Haymes. He was bred in partnership by O’Neill and Gorman.
He is the third black-type winner for the Magali Farms sire Good Journey, a 14-year-old son of Nureyev who shuttles between the California nursery and Australia for dual-hemisphere duties. The 2002 Atto Mile Stakes (G1) winner out of the European champion Chimes of Freedom has international progeny earnings in excess of $2.5 million overall. — December 26, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Thirtyfirststreet, a 2-year-old colt from the first North American crop of the shuttle stallion Good Journey, became his sire’s first winner in Southern California on November 20, when he cruised to an easy victory in a maiden special weight race at Hollywood Park.
The youngster was sent postward as the 3-5 wagering favorite for his second career start, which came five weeks after he ran second in his racing debut at the Inglewood track. Kept at the same 6 1/2-furlong distance as his earlier try and accompanied again by returning rider Rafael Bejarano, he broke alertly from the outside stall and stalked the pace from fourth throughout the early stages of the eight-horse race, then moved three-wide into the stretch and responded to left-handed urging with a late rush that ultimately granted him the lead. Despite drifting in, he reached the wire first with a 1 1/2-length win margin in a final time of 1:17.06.
He collected $22,800 for overcoming his fellow California-breds, elevating his overall bankroll to $30,400.
Thirtyfirststreet is trained by Doug O’Neill, who bred him in partnership with Mark Gorman. He is the third foal and winner out of Sky Classic’s six-time winner Avian, and is currently campaigned by Gorman and Sterling Stable.
Good Journey initiated his stallion career in Australia in 2003, and counts a Group 1 winner and dual Group 2 winner among his Southern Hemisphere offspring. The 14-year-old Grade 1 winner by Nureyev stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California during the annual Northern Hemisphere breeding seasons, and has more than $2.5 million in international progeny earnings to date. — November 20, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Lindsay Park Stud’s flagship stallion Good Journey (Nureyev-Chimes of Freedom, by Private Account) has made the most of limited opportunities to date, but if weight of numbers are any guide his best days await him.
The striking chestnut created a big impression when he sired a Group 1 winner (Grand Journey, WA Derby) and a Group2 winner (Sound Journey, Alistair Clark Stakes) from his first crop of just 23 live foals, conceived when the stallion was under the control of Written Bloodstock.
Good Journey relocated to LindsayPark’s Angaston (SA) property in 2008, covering 119 mares that season.
Managing director Sam Hayes says there’s plenty of “blue sky” ahead for Good Journey and his supporters.
“His first crop of Lindsay Park-bred progeny are now yearlings and will have every chance to add some quantity to his already quality results,” Hayes said.
“Good Journey covered one of the better books of mares seen at the farm in some time and has again been very well supported this season on the back of his ability to produce both a consistently good type of yearling and a high-class racehorse.”
Examples of those high-class racehorseswere evident on Cox Plate day 2010.
The first of his two runners at Moonee Valley was the lightly raced three-year old Happy Trails (ex Madame Flurry, by Perugino), who finished hard from the tail of the field to run second in the Group 3 1300 Australia Stakes (1200m).
In the following race, seasoned campaigner Sound Journey (ex Written By Sound, by O’Reilly) was victorious in the Patinack Farm Crystal Mile (1600m) at Group 2 level.
A Group 1-winning miler himself, Good Journey has only had 64 runners in Australia to date, for 35 winners. Among them are city winners Conquering Journey, Miles Above, Trajet, stakes placegetter Night At The Opera and Mr Griswold.
As is normally the case with successful sons of Nureyev at stud, Good Journey is proving versatile, with group winners and/or placegetters from 1200m up to 2400m.
Reaan stamps stock
Standing his second season alongside Good Journey at Lindsay Park is Blue Diamond winner Reaan (Hussonet-Ribe, by Danehill) and Sam Hayes says he’s delighted with the quality of his first foals. “Reaan is stamping his stock with plenty of size, strength and bone. We couldn’t have hoped for a better start,” he said.
“Precocious colonial horses such as Reaan and Wilander complement a horse on our roster such as Good Journey.
“We haven’t had the pleasure of offering a roster of stallions like this since the days of Without Fear, Bluebird, Godswalk, Military Plume and At Talaq.”
Good Journey stands this season for $13,200 including GST while Reaan’s fee is $12,100 inc. GST.
November 13, 2010 (Source: Winning Post)
Sound Journey winning the Group 2 Patinack Farm Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.
Lindsay Park based Good Journey (USA) featured on Cox Plate day when his impressive son Sound Journey recaptured his best form.
Sound Journey gave his Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale bound half sister a tremendous boost when he flew home to win today's Group Two Crystal Mile (1600m).
A member of the Mark Kavanagh stable, Sound Journey produced a powerful run from last to reel in Trader, who was being hailed the winner for much of the straight.
An eye catching fourth at his most recent start at Caulfield, Sound Journey (pictured http://www.stevehart.com.au/) appreciated being back to Moonee Valley wher he had notched his previous biggest win.
That came when, as a three-year-old, he downed a quality field in the Group Two Alister Clark Stakes. In the same campaign he ran fourth in a Group One Australian Guineas.
"I said to the boys today, what you see today is what you get," Kavanagh said. "He's absolutely on top of his game."
Winning rider Michael Rodd was a happy man in the winner's stall after the race.
"All the credit goes to Mark and all his staff at Flemington - they've turned him around."
"I was off the bit early, I couldn't keep up and then I was able to jump on Rock Kingdom's tail at the 1000 (metres) and he just gave me a wonderful drag up."
"I was able to come around them, which the horse likes. He doesn't like getting cramped up too much. He really attacked the line."
The yearling half sister heading to the Gold Coast in January is by Bernardini and is being prepared by Rothwell Park.
"She's an outstanding filly," Magic Millions' Tony Williams said. "A beautiful filly."
"She's got good scope, she's well balanced and is correct and very athletic," Williams added.
"And she's a half sister to a high class galloper - she has a lot going for her."
Sound Journey is the only runner to date for the unraced O'Reilly mare Written By Sound - a daughter of the stakes performed Melbourne mare Golden Sound.
Golden Sound is a half sister to the international stakes winner Golden Era as well as the winning dam of the former Melbourne galloper turned Macau star Buffed (Let Go in Macau).
It is also the family further back of Group One winners inclduing Golden Heights, Cariere and Cronus.
He is one of four stakes horses sired by the Nureyev horse Good Journey (USA), who stands at Lindsay Park at a fee of $13,200 and whose first South Australian bred foals are yearlings
-October 27, 2010 (Source: Lindsay Park Stud)
Good Journey (Nureyev – Chimes Of Freedom by Private Account) enjoyed an international double over the weekend in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Lightly raced four year-old Touch Chic (ex Outgunned by Military Plume) scored over 1400 metres at Sha Tin for trainer Francis Lui. A $26,000 Inglis Melbourne Yearling Sale purchase, Touch Chic has now won two of his past three starts.
At Kranji racecourse, five year-old Daring Journey (ex Volkiss by Volksraad) also saluted over 1400 metres for Australian trainer Cliff Brown. Daring Journey was a $34,000 weanling at the 2006 Inglis Australian Select Sale in Sydney.
Meanwhile, talented three year-old Happy Trails (Good Journey – Madame Flurry by Perugino) resumed from a break last Saturday at Morphettville with a fast finishing second over 1050 metres. The Paul Beshara trained gelding has shown great promise to date and is being set for the Group Two Sandown Guineas (1600 metres) in November. – September 20, 2010
(Source: Lindsay Park Stud)
Good Journey was represented by his first winner from his first North American crop when Farallon won the third race at Golden Gate Fields on Aug. 26.
Produced from the Mr. Greeley mare Agua de Mayo, the 2-year-old filly raced 5 1/2 furlongs in :57.82 to win the maiden claiming event by 8 1/2 lengths for owner-breeder Pacific Ridge Stable and trainer Bud Klokstad.
A 14-year-old son of Nureyev who sired 2008 Australian Derby (Aust-I) winner Grand Journey, Good Journey stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, Calif., where his 2010 fee was $7,500.
(Source: Bloodhorse.com)
ALBANY, Calif. (Aug. 27, 2010) – Good Journey was represented by his first North American winner Thursday when Farallon easily won the third race at Golden Gate Fields.
Farallon is a California-bred out of the Mr. Greeley mare Agua de Mayo, was bred by owner Pacific Ridge Stable and was trained by Bud Klokstad. The 2-year-old filly ran the 5 ½ furlongs in 1:04.06 and won by 8 ½ lengths as the 7-10 favorite in the field of six maidens running for a $32,000 tag.
Good Journey stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez.
Source: CTBA.COM
Good Journey, a California-based stallion who initiated his breeding career in Australia in 2003, was credited with his first North American winner on August 26, when his 2-year-old filly Farallon romped to a decisive victory in a Golden Gate Fields maiden test while making her racing debut.
The second foal out of the winning Mr. Greeley mare Agua de Mayo signaled her readiness for her first start with a dozen solid works over the Northern California racetrack’s main Tapeta Footings surface, including a four-furlong move on August 22 that was clocked in :47.20 as the second-fastest of 112 works at the distance that day.
Paired with the region’s perennial leading rider, Russell Baze, and offered for a claiming price of $32,000, California-bred Farallon was sent postward in the 5 1/2-furlong race as the 7-10 wagering favorite among six starters. The Bud Klokstad trainee did not disappoint her backers; she simply overwhelmed the competition with a front-running effort that culminated with an 8 1/2-length margin of victory in a final time of 1:04.06.
Farallon, a homebred runner for Pacific Ridge Stable, earned $9,000 for her successful debut.
The youngster hails from the first California-conceived crop of the shuttle stallion Good Journey, a Grade 1 winner and $1.7 million-earner who is already represented by five crops to race and collective progeny earnings of more than $2 million from his early stint in the Southern Hemisphere, anchored by 2008 WATC Derby (Aus-G1) winner Grand Journey (Aus). The 14-year-old Nureyev half-brother to 2003 Eclipse Champion Sprinter Aldebaran makes his North American home at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. — August 26, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Good Journey enjoyed another successful weekend when his only two runners both recorded impressive victories.
Miles Above enjoyed getting back to the wide open sapces at Flemington and was a dominant 3.75 length winner over the 2000 metre trip. That was his third win from five starts this preparation.
Yesterday, Mr. Griswold puled off a hat trick of wins when beating a handy field of gallopers at Cranbourne over 1500 metres. The lightly raced four year-old looks like he can shape up to a city race in the not too distant future.
Good Journey's Group Two winner Sound Journey is back in work in preparation for the spring carnival. The winner of more than $334,000 in prize money won two races last spring and was also runner-up at stakes level.
– August 9, 2010 (Source Lindsay Park Stud)
Today's win of Miles Above at Ballarat demonstrated just what a talented horse he is.
The Good Journey 4 year-old was resuming from a spell and after travelling wide throughout, was too strong over the final stages to win the rating 0-78 event over 1400 metres running away.
Fellow Good Journey galloper Trajet was also resuming from a break in the same race and he came from last on the bend to finish a closing third.
Both horses look to be in for a good winter campaign, in particular Miles Above, who was once touted as a VRC Derby contender before suffering a setback.
– June 16, 2010 (Source Lindsay Park Stud)
Scoring a stylish win at his second race start at Morphettville on Saturday was improving two year-old Happy Trails, an $11,000 purchase for his trainer Paul Beshara from the Mill Park draft at the 2009 Magic Millions Yearling Sale in Adelaide.
Third on debut at Murray Bridge on May 26 when he reared at the start and was tightened for room, the son of Lindsay Park based Good Journey (USA) took benefit from that experience, charging home from a clear last to win the 1100 metre open juvenile event by more than a length.
This was the first of a Saturday double for Good Journey, who also sired Sha Tin winner Touch Chic later that afternoon.
Happy Trails (pictured as a yearling) is the second foal of the Perugino (USA) mare Madame Flurry, a half-sister to stakes-winner Lake Villa and to the dam of Group Three winner Royal Sash.
Happy Trails will have one more run before being turned out and aimed at the spring carnival.
To watch Happy Trails' devastating last 600 metres, click on the link below and go to June 12 Morphettville race 1. http://www.trsa.com.au/race_information/race_results
- June14, 2010 (Source Breednet/Lindsay Park Stud )
Today's win of Conquering Journey at Sandown continues a great run of late for his sire, Good Journey.
The lightly raced three year-old colt worked hard early and held off all late challenges to score a narrow, but impressive victory over 1200 metres. That was his second win from three starts and there looks to be plenty in store for the Peter Moody trained galloper.
Good Journey continues to make the most of his opportunities. The Group One winning son of Nureyev's first Lindsay Park bred crop are now weanlings. A selection of these were recently offered at the Inglis Great Southern Sale in which he was the fifth highest averaging sire behind the likes of Commands, Stratum, Danzero and Wilander's 3/4 brother, Magnus.
The below table compares him favourably to other young stallions on the rise; Dane Shadow and Charge Forward.
| SIRE | RUNNERS/WINNERS | % | GROUP WINNERS | 2010 FEE |
| GOOD JOURNEY | 67/34 | 50.7 | 2 (G1 & G2) | $13,200 inc. GST |
| DANE SHADOW | 65/29 | 44.6 | 1 (G2) | $16,500 inc. GST |
| CHARGE FORWARD | 66/24 | 36.4 | 4 (G1 & 3XG3) | $33,000 inc. GST |
Good Journey has enjoyed a successful weekend, siring 3 winners.
The Mark Kavanagh trained Sound Journey backed up his last start win with another impressive victory over 1500 metres at Sandown, drawing clear to win by 2.25 lengths carrying the topweight of 58.5kg. Sound Journey looks to have recaptured some of his best form that saw him previously win at Group 2 level.
Yesterday's racing at Carnbourne saw promising 4 year-old gelding Trajet score a comfortable 3.3 length win in a 0-68 handicap over 2025m. The lightly raced galloper looks to have a nice future ahead of him for trainer Nikki Burke.
Meanwhile, Blesswithtalent won his 3rd race in Malaysia for trainer B.T.Lim over 1400m. Blesswithtalent is from the first crop of Good Journey and was a $3,000 Inglis Autumn yearling sale purchase.
Good Journey now boasts 11 winners from 26 runners for the 2009/10 season to date. –November 23. 2009 Weekend treble for Good Journey
Good Journey has enjoyed a successful weekend, siring 3 winners.
The Mark Kavanagh trained Sound Journey backed up his last start win with another impressive victory over 1500 metres at Sandown, drawing clear to win by 2.25 lengths carrying the topweight of 58.5kg. Sound Journey looks to have recaptured some of his best form that saw him previously win at Group 2 level.
Yesterday's racing at Carnbourne saw promising 4 year-old gelding Trajet score a comfortable 3.3 length win in a 0-68 handicap over 2025m. The lightly raced galloper looks to have a nice future ahead of him for trainer Nikki Burke.
Meanwhile, Blesswithtalent won his 3rd race in Malaysia for trainer B.T.Lim over 1400m. Blesswithtalent is from the first crop of Good Journey and was a $3,000 Inglis Autumn yearling sale purchase.
Good Journey now boasts 11 winners from 26 runners for the 2009/10 season to date. –November 23, 2009 (Source Lindsay Park Stud)
November 9, 2009
Sound Journey’s win in the Emirates Airline Handicap (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday capped off a winning run of late for both his sire Good Journey and Lindsay Park Stud.
The winner of the 2008 Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes recaptured some of his best form when coming from near the tail of the field to claim the final race of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. His time of 1.22.18 was the slickest of all 1400m races during the carnival.
Sound Journey’s sire, Good Journey, has unearthed a couple more emerging sprinters recently with the Darren Weir trained Via Real and Robert Heathcote’s Ocean Journey both having won over 1000m by 3 lengths and 5 lengths respectively.
Good Journey has already had 8 winners this season from limited runners and his statistics continue to impress; perhaps the most compelling being that from his first crop of just 23 live foals he’s produced 12 winners including Group 1 winner Grand Journey and Group 2 winner Sound Journey.
/ With a world class set of credentials next to his name, Good Journey is one of the most exciting up-and-coming stallion prospects in the country. His first Lindsay Park Stud bred progeny are now on the ground.
Good Journey's first Lindsay Park Stud bred foal has arrived. A chestnut filly out of Redoute's Choice mare Balsamico was born on 13/8/09.
This particular foal (pictured below) was bred by Vintage Bloodstock and carries a double cross of blue hen mare Best In Show.
Good Journey's good run has continued on into the new racing season with 2 winners in Victoria this week.
The ultra impressive Locke's Choice (ex Kind by St Hilarion) blew his rivals away to win by 6 lengths over 1000m today at Sale. The 4 year-old gelding was having just his second race start and looks to be a very smart horse in the making.
This follows on from Traverse (ex Point Aven by Green Perfume) who made it back-to-back wins when scoring at Doanld on Monday. He has won his last 2 starts by a combined total of 5 lengths.
Night at the Opera (Aus), a filly from the second Southern Hemisphere crop of California/Australia shuttle stallion Good Journey, added black type to her racing credentials on July 11, when she ran third in the listed WATC Belmont Classic at Belmont Racecourse, one of the two major tracks in the Western Australia city of Perth.
The 3-year-old runner, who broke her maiden across town at Ascot Racecourse on May 2, was making her fifth consecutive start at the venue. Facing 11 rival sophomore fillies, Night at the Opera was sent off at odds of 6-1 with jockey Daniel Staeck in the irons for the 2,200-meter (1 3/8-mile) turf test, while toting 54 kilograms (119 pounds). After running in seventh position early, she moved up in the latter stages and ultimately finished three-quarters of a length behind the winner, Mega Steel, who posted a final time of 2:17.49 on a surface listed as good.
Bred in New South Wales by The Written Bloodstock and purchased by John Chalmers Bloodstock for AUS$5,500 at the 2006 Inglis Australian Select Weanling Sale, Night at the Opera has won one of 10 starts, with four placings, and earned AUS$57,750 to date for owner R.G. Quenby’s Oakland Park Stud. She was produced by the Masterclass mare Written By A Queen (NZ), and is currently trained by Fred Kersley.
Grade 1 winner Good Journey, a half-brother to 2003 Eclipse Champion Sprinter Aldebaran, is represented by cumulative progeny earnings of more than $1 million from his first three crops of racing age, which he sired in Australia. The 13-year-old Nureyev stallion holds court during the Northern Hemisphere breeding season at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. His first North American crop will race in 2010. — July 11, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Breednet - Monday, 13 July 2009
Lindsay Park Stud’s Good Journey added another stakes performer to his resume last Saturday when Night At The Opera (ex Written By A Queen by Masterclass) finished a close third in the Listed Belmont Classic (2200m).
The Group 1 winning son of Nureyev continues to display the ability to throw stakes horses from relatively small books and to date he has a stakes performers/winners ratio of 15% and a stakes performers/named foals ratio of 5%.
Having stood privately from 2003 through to 2006, Good Journey covered a total of just 140 mares in the four year period but has produced impressive performers despite such limited opportunity.
His first crop, now four year-olds, include Group One winner Grand Journey, who won the WA Oaks, WA Derby double last season and also the stakeswinning Sound Journey.
To date there have been 20 winners from his first three crops of racing age, and from a total number of just 93 live foals.
With the move to Lindsay Park for the 2008 season however, his opportunities have increased considerably in both quantity and quality, serving a book of 119 in his first season at the legendary South Australian farm.
For a stallion with proven ability from such limited numbers, and coming off serving his best book, following him up this season at a fee of $16,500 is a proposition that is sure to be attractive to plenty of breeders.
Source: Breednet.com.au - Monday, 13 July 2009
Group 2 winner Sound Journey (Aus), a colt from the first crop of California/Australia shuttle stallion Good Journey, just missed capturing the second stakes trophy of his career on March 28, when he ran second by a nose in the AUS$100,500 Programmed Maintenance Services Anniversary Vase at Caulfield in Melbourne, Australia.
Installed at odds of 6-1 as the youngest male in the 14-horse race, 4-year-old Sound Journey received the services of jockey Ibrahim Gundogdu and lost by a head-bob to Skiddaw Peak in the 1,400-meter turf race. The final time was 1:23.99.
Sound Journey is trained by Mark Kavanagh on behalf of a 10-member ownership group. He has collected four wins and two placings to date for earnings of $181,932.
The colt, who is out of the O’Reilly (NZ) mare Written By Sound (NZ), was bred by The Written Bloodstock in New South Wales. He embarked on his career with great promise when he won his first three races in September and October 2007, then captured the 1,600-meter Alister Clark Stakes (G2) at Moonee Valley in February 2008 while posting a final time that was only .02 off the track record.
Good Journey, a Grade 1 winner and $1.7-million earner, entered stud in Australia in 2003, and began shuttling to Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California, prior to the 2007 Northern Hemisphere breeding season. The 9-year-old son of Nureyev out of European champion Chimes of Freedom is represented by two group winners among his Australian contingent; his first U.S.-conceived foals are yearlings of 2009. — March 29, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Lightly raced Economy (Good Journey ex Country Class by Woodborough) appreciated the step up in distance at Moe on Monday to run away with an easy 4 length victory.
Having only her third start, the 3 year-old filly trained by Mick Price could not have been more impressive in breaking her maiden over 1628 metres.
Her victory was ran in significantly quicker time than the other 2 higher classed races over that distance on the day, indicating that there are plenty more wins in store for her.
(Source: Lindsay Park)
Good Journey 3 year-old Miles Above continues to go from strength to strength winning today at Sandown over 1500m.
At his first start in the city, Miles Above (Good Journey ex Grand Prospect by Flying Spur) stumbled out of the barriers to settle last before rounding in his opposition to win running away by just over a length.
The Dennis Daffy trained galloper now has 2 wins from 3 starts and judging by his win today, he still has plenty of improvement left, after racing greenly for most of the trip.
A full brother to Group 1 winner Grand Journey, Miles Above looks set for a bright future.
(Source: Lindsay Park)
Story By Nathan Exelby
Monday, 2 June 2008: Lindsay Park has received a huge response from breeders since announcing that sparingly used stallion Good Journey would be returning to Australia in 2008.
Lindsay Park's Sam Hayes reported today that the son of Nureyev already had 115 bookings and expected that figure to rise to as much as 150 before the season begins.
“The response from breeders reflects what the horse has done over the past 12 months,” Hayes said.
Good Journey stood for four seasons in Australia, but was restricted to very small books on each occasion.
Despite having just 23 live foals in his first crop, he is among the leading Second Crop sires in Australia this season.
From his two crops of racing age, 21 have faced the starter for 11 individual winners, highlighted by Group 1 WA Derby winner Grand Journey (also G2 winner of the WA Oaks) and the exciting G2 winning three-year-old Sound Journey.
With those kind of statistics, Hayes swooped on the opportunity to secure him for the famous South Australian nursery.
“Adrian Hancock put me onto the horse just after Grand Journey won the Oaks, but before she had won the Group 1 Derby,” he said.
“The story was compelling already – pre- Group 1 – but that just made it look even better.
Hayes approached Rich Sulpizio from Magali Farms in California's Santa Ynez Valley and was able to beat off several other negotiating parties to buy a 50% share in partnership with Magali.
“His statistics stack up very well if you compare them with other sires with second season progeny and we think there is a realistic chance those statistics will continue to build,” Hayes said.
“We wanted a horse with a strong female family and we saw this as a good opportunity to fit a proven horse into our roster to go with our young horses like Barely A Moment, Face Value and De Beers.”
Good Journey is standing at a fee of $18,000 (including GST).
| Media Release April 21, 2008 |
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Magali Farms and Lindsay Park Stud form partnership to shuttle Good Journey
Magali Farms and Lindsay Park Stud have entered a partnership that will see proven young sire Good Journey (Nureyev – Chimes of Freedom) shuttle between California and South Australia.
The Grade 1 winning son of Nureyev will re-commence his Southern Hemisphere duties at Lindsay Park Stud in the upcoming 2008 stud season.
With his oldest progeny now 3YO’s, Good Journey has already produced Group One winner Grand Journey and Group Two winner Sound Journey.
Good Journey was purchased in 2006 by Magali Farms and partners, GM Thoroughbreds and Leatherman Racing.
“Our partnership will see Good Journey shuttle between our farms for as long as he is fit and fertile and we look forward to providing him with every opportunity to build upon this most impressive start to his stud career,” explained Magali Farms Owner Rich Sulpizio.
Lindsay Park Stud boss Sam Hayes was delighted to have secured Good Journey in partnership with the team at Magali Farms.
“In developing a roster of commercial stallions we could not have hoped for a better credentialed addition than Good Journey and to be doing so in partnership with Magali Farms is an added bonus.
Good Journey will stand for $18,000 inc. GST at Lindsay Park Stud in 2008.
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Good Journey's daughter Grand Journey established herself as one of the dominant 3-year-old fillies in Australia Sunday with a hard-fought victory in the Group 1 $460,900 Schweppes WATC Derby at Ascot. The Australian publication Breednet reported the event as follows: "In the space of a week, Grand Journey completed the classic double following her comfortable win in the Group 3 West Australian Oaks. She becomes the third filly in the last eight years to complete the double." She is reported to be pointing for the Group 1 AJC Australian Oaks April 30 at Royal Randwick. Jockey William Pike roused Grand Journey with about 600 meters remaining in the 2,400-meter (11.93-furlong) race and she got the jump on favorite Yuro, who closed with a rush but was unable to overtake the winner, who prevailed by a long head. |
| With five wins, three seconds, and two thirds in 17 career starts, Grand Journey has amassed earnings of $558,476. Grand Journey is one of two group winners from Good Journey's first crop, which also includes Group 2 winner Sound Journey. Good Journey began his stud career in Australia, where he stood four seasons before moving to California for the 2007 breeding season. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--April 8. |
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Good Journey's first Australian foals, nearing the end of their 3-year-old season, are creating a sparkling record for their departed sire, now standing in California.
He collected his second group stakes winner in little more than a month Saturday when favored Grand Journey scored a front-running two-length victory in the Group 3 $250,000 ($231,510US) West Australian Oaks at Ascot racecourse in Perth.
She moved into that elite company to join Sound Journey, who captured the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes in late February.
Grand Journey now has four wins and five placings from 16 starts for earnings of $292,850 ($228,807US). In her last start before the Oaks, she captured the ungraded Natasha Stakes, also at Ascot.
Bred in Australia by L. E. King and trained by David Birdeoake, Grand Journey is owned by a partnership. She was ridden in the Oaks by William Pike.
Good Journey, a Grade 1 stakes winner of $1,733,058 in the U. S. and Canada, has nine winners from that crop, the first of four that he sired in Australia before departing for California.
He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--March 31.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Paced most recently by the achievements of Good Journey's runners in Australia, Magali Farms sires are continuing to find success.
Three Magali sires were in the news on a single day Monday when a daughter of Good Journey won a stakes race in Australia, a daughter of Lit de Justice placed in a stakes race at Santa Anita, and a son of Atticus placed in a stakes race at Turfway Park.
They didn't make this week's news, but runners by another Magali Farms sire, Decarchy, are continuing to race with the ability that earned him the California freshman sire championship of 2007.
Good Journey entered the stud in Australia and sired four crops there before coming to California for the 2007 breeding season. He has nine winners from his first Australian crop, two of them stakes winners.
His first Australian stakes winner was Sound Journey (Grade 2 Top Cut Alister Clark Stakes), and Grand Journey became his second when she captured the Natasha Stakes at Ascot in Perth.
The 3-year-old scored by 4 1/2 lengths in the $70,387 event at 2,200 meters--about 1 3/8 miles--to increase her career earnings to $127,526.
On the same day at Santa Anita, Justice Is Brief became Lit de Justice's 30th stakes horse by finishing a closing second in the $125,000-added Irish O'Brien Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course.
Always in a challenging position, Justice Is Brief closed stoutly and was gaining on the winner at the finish, winding up just a three-quarter length back.
In 16 career starts, the 4-year-old has earned $80,641 with one win, five seconds, and a third. She was bred in California by Magali Ventures, LLC, and is owned by her breeder in partnership with Owners Stables and Victor Racing, and CNG Racing Stables. She's trained by Doug O'Neill and ridden in the Irish O'Brien by Tyler Baze.
On the same day at Turfway Park, Atticus's veteran son Atticus Kristy increased his career earnings to $573,482 with a second-place finish in the $50,000 St. Patricks Day Handicap at six furlongs.
Although he never could threaten the winner, the 7-year-old came on strong in the stretch to wrest second place from the early leader in the race.
In 43 starts over six seasons, he's had 10 wins, eight seconds, and 10 thirds. He's won three stakes, including the Grade 3 Shakertown Handicap at Keeneland, and placed in eight others, three of them graded.
He was bred in Kentucky by Centaur Farms, Inc., and is owned by his breeder and Dan Lynch. He's trained by Merrill Scherer and was ridden in Monday's race by Brian Hernandez, Jr.
Good Journey, Lit de Justice, and Atticus all stand at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--March 19.
The victory of Good Journey's son Sound Journey in a weekend Group 2 stakes race in Australia is drawing expressions of regret that he was allowed to move to the United States.
The New South Wales Racing and Breeding News reported with the following analytical article (edited slightly to omit irrelevant sections):
"Two sires who were unwanted by the higher echelon of Australian breeders when they briefly shuttled to Victoria are now two of the best in America. On 2008 fees of $300,000, the equal highest in America, and $125,000 respectively, they are the Mr. Prospector grandsons Distorted Humour (by Forty Niner) and Mr. Greeley (by Gone West).
"Their neglect here is recalled again following the win in the $176,000 ($191,030US) Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday of the Mick Price trained gelding Sound Journey. He is not by either of these sires, but by another, Good Journey, who like them could leave egg on the faces of Australian breeders by becoming a prominent sire in America, a country in which he had earlier proved a class racehorse. He won or placed in 15 of 16 career starts, including in seven wins, one of them a Group 1 event and three others Group 2s, and among minor placings a third in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
"A son of Nureyev and the Private Account (by Damascus) mare Chimes of Freedom, the best 3-year-old filly miler in Europe in 1990 and from the same exalted family as Redoute's Choice, Good Journey had four seasons at the Johnson's Ealing Park Stud at Euroa, 2003 (27 mares), 2004 (44), 2005 (47) and 2006 (22). He returned to America at the close of 2006 and is now welcoming his first foals in that region from use on $7,500 at Magali Farms in California.
"Good Journey's oldest Australian progeny are 3-year-olds and nine out of 17 starters have been successful. The best of them has been Sound Journey, now winner of four of five starts, including the Alister Clark, his first stakes success, but another is Grand Journey, a filly now racing in the west following 11 starts in Victoria, including a win at Wangaratta and two seconds and a third in Melbourne. Her first two outings in her new region have resulted in a win by 1.3 lengths at Bunbury and a sixth from an outside barrier in Saturday's 16 runner $176,000 Group 3 Western Australian Champion Fillies Stakes over the same distance as the Alister Clark.
"The winner of four of his five career starts, Sound Journey more than trebles his earnings to over $136,450. A rare bargain indeed considering he cost just $6,000 at the 2006 Inglis March Thoroughbred Sale Mixed sale. At the same sale his dam, Written By Sound, was purchased for just $4,000, carrying a full brother to the Alister Clark Stakes winner.
"Written by Sound, like Good Journey, was owned by the troubled Written Bloodstock syndicate.
"A daughter of O’Reilly, Written by Sound did not race. She is out of the stakes-placed Golden Sound (Kreisler), whose dam is a three-quarter sister to the dam of Adelaide Cup (G1) winner Cronus (Zabeel) and Group 2 winner Pravda (Zabeel).
"Good Journey covered 27 mares in 2003, 44 (2004), 47 (2005) and 22 in 2006. He was exported to the U.S. last November and is standing the current season at Magali Farms, California for a fee of $7,500.
"On pedigree and performance, Good Journey has plenty to recommend him.
"On the racetrack Good Journey hit the board in 15 of his 16 career starts and was a top-class performer on turf. His career highlight came in the Grade 1 Atto Mile at Woodbine, while he also captured Grade 2 Firecracker Stakes at Churchill Downs and was twice successful in the Grade 2 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park.
"Bred by the Niarchos family’s Flaxman Holdings, Good Journey is a son of two champions, the influential stallion Nureyev and the Coronation stakes (G1) winner Chimes Of Freedom (Private Account). He is a half-brother to three stakes winners including the champion sprinter Aldebarren (Mr Prospector).
"Chimes Of Freedom is a daughter of the champion Irish 2yo filly Aviance (Northfields), the dam of Independent Stallions multiple Grade 1 winner Denon (Pleasant Colony) and the stakes-winning filly Imperfect Circle, the dam of Coolmore’s Champion miler Spinning World, like Good Journey a son of Nureyev.
"It is yet another branch of influential matriarch Best In Show."--February 20.
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Good Journey, who has sent out a steady parade of winners from his first crop to reach racing age, climbed the next rung on the ladder to sire success Saturday when Sound Journey captured the Group 2 Top Cut-Alister Clark Stakes at the Moonee Valley race course in Australia. Scoring the fourth victory of his career, Sound Journey covered the 1,600-meter distance--11 yards less than one mile--in 1:35.82 to win by a half-length. He is one of 23 foals from Good Journey's first crop, now 3-year-olds in Australia. Sixteen of them have started and nine have won. He sired three other crops in Australia before being moved to California for the 2007 breeding season. He has 39 2-year-olds, 31 yearlings, and 17 weanlings. |
| Sound Journey is trained by Mick Price and is owned by an extensive partnership of P. Grech, R. Whatmouth, P. Sherlock, N. Forster, N. Mortlock, M. Mirabelli, M. Howard, R. Nudo, B. P. Murray and E. Murray. Good Journey, a son of Nureyev, won or placed in 15 of 16 starts in the United States and Canada, winning a Grade 1 stakes race and retiring to stud in Australia with earnings of $1,733,058. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--February 17. |
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Promising colt Sound Journey completed an exciting double for Caulfield trainer Mick Price, when he defeated the unlucky Playwright to win the Group 2 Top Cut Alister Clark Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
Ridden by Damien Oliver, Sound Journey outlasted Playwright, which was held up for a run early in the home straight, to win by a head. Sound Journey’s stablemate and race favourite Schilling was a slightly disappointing third. Sound Journey completed a race to race double for Price, following the outstanding win of exciting three-year-old Light Fantastic. “What he did (Sound Journey) in restricted races, well only good horses can finish like he did,” Price said. |
| “I’ve always had a good opinion of him.”
Sound Journey overcame a tough run in the race and impressed Oliver. “He’s been up and coming and he’s still learning but going the right way,” Oliver said. The win was Sound Journeys’ fourth from just five starts. The first three across the line are all heading to the Cadbury Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on Super Saturday. |
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Good Journey added the ninth name to his lengthening list of winners Friday when 3-year-old St. Peregrine captured the Seymour Conference Centre Maiden at the Seymour race course in Australia.
St. Peregrine was all-out to win the 1,612-meter event by what the official result called a "short head," covering the distance in 1:40.44 to lead a 10-horse field. The distance is a few feet more than one mile.
Good Journey's first Australian foals are now 3-year-olds. He has nine winners from 15 starters from that crop, with earnings of more than $150,000US. Two members of his second crop have started.
He retired to stud in Australia following a racing career in the United States and Canada in which he won four graded races and earned $1,733,058. He sired four crops in Australia before returning to the United States to stand the 2007 breeding season.
Good Journey's first American crop--and first California crop as well--will race in 2010. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--February 9.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Good Journey has left Australia for California, but he's leaving a legacy Down Under as runners from his first crop continue to reach the winner's circle.
The eighth of those is 3-year-old Part and Parcel, winner of the T. Daniel's The Good Guys Maiden at 1,500 meters (about 7 1/2 furlongs). He won by a length in 1:32.75 at the Ballarat race course.
Two of the eight broke their maidens at 2, the others at 3. All are from Good Journey's first crop, which will become 4-year-olds on July 1 by the Southern Hemisphere calendar.
Foals from his first American crop are arriving this spring following his inaugural California breeding season in which he covered 81 mares last year.
Good Journey, a son of Nureyev, retired to the stud in Australia following a highly successful North American racing career in which he won four graded stakes races--one of them Grade 1--and placed in two others--one of those Grade 1--while amassing earnings of $1,733,05.
Good Journey stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--January 30.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
The steady stream of Good Journey's winners from his first Australian crop continued to flow Friday when 3-year-old New Journey was victorious in the Barclay Boyd Maiden Plate at the Benalla race course.
New Journey is the seventh winner in Australia from the first of the American millionaire's crops bred in that country. Good Journey stood four seasons in Australia, arriving in California for the 2007 breeding season. His first U. S. foals will race in 2010.
New Journey covered the distance of 1206 meters--the equivalent of six furlongs--in 1:12.17, winning by a half-length. He's out of the imported American mare, Priada, by Dayjur.
Good Journey, a son of Nureyev, earned $1,733,058, winning the Grade 1 Atto Mile Stakes at Woodbine and four Grade 2 events at Hollywood Park, Santa Anita, and Churchill Downs. He placed in two other graded races, including the Breeders' Cup Mile.
He will stand his second season in 2008 at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--January 26.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Runners from Good Journey's first crop to race are continuing to win in their native Australia.
Baychevelle became the sixth winner from that crop, now 3-year-olds, with a two-length victory Tuesday at the Moama race course in Australia.
The leader of that first crop is Grand Journey, with one win, two seconds, and two thirds in 10 starts for earnings of $63,097 ($71,450 Australian).
Good Journey retired to the stud in Australia following a racing career in which he earned $1,733,058 while winning four graded stakes races, including the Grade 1 Atto Mile Stakes at Woodbine.
He's by Nureyev out of Chimes of Freedom, a European champion runner by Private Account and is a half-brother to Eclipse Award-winning sprinter Aldebaran.
Good Journey, whose first American crop will race in 2010, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--January 16.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Good Journey is now standing in California, but the Grade 1-winning millionaire has left a legacy in Australia, where he began his stud career following a highly successful North American race career.
His first Australian foals are now 3-year-olds, and the number of winners from that crop grew to four Sunday when Happy Holiday scored a hard-fought victory by a nose in the Motel's of Euroa Maiden Plate at Benalla race course.
The race drew a field of 14 runners at a distance of 1,606 meters, which Happy Holiday covered in 1:40.07.
Good Journey stood four season in Australia, arriving in California for the 2007 breeding season. His first U. S. foals will race in 2010.
Good Journey, a son of Nureyev, earned $1,733,058, winning the Grade 1 Atto Mile Stakes at Woodbine and four Grade 2 events at Hollywood Park, Santa Anita, and Churchill Downs. He placed in two other graded races, including the Breeders' Cup Mile.
He will stand his second season in 2008 at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--December 5.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Good Journey has three winners from his first Australian crop, and now one of them is a double winner.
Three-year-old Sound Journey captured the Tony Ferguson Weightloss at 1,600 meters at Bairnsdale race course in Australia on Tuesday, winning by a neck.
Sound Journey had broken his maiden only two weeks earlier, joining two earlier winners by Good Journey, who moved from Australia to stand his first season in the United States this spring.
Good Journey, a son of Nureyev, won three graded stakes races, including the Grade 1 Atto Mile Stakes at Woodbine--a $1,000,000 event. He also won three Grade 2 races--the Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park twice and the Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap at Churchill Downs.
He retired after his 7-year-old season with earnings of $1,733,058 and entered the stud in Australia.
Good Journey will stand again in 2008 at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--October 10.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Good Journey has left Australia for California, but the Grade 1-winning son of Nureyev has left runners Down Under.
Sound Journey became the third winner from his first Australian crop Monday when he captured the Melrose Airport Parking Maiden at Kilmore racecourse, covering 1,212 meters in 1:12.27.
He finished first by three quarters of a length in the field of 12.
Earlier, Across the States and Grand Journey had reached the winner's circle. They are from the first of four crops that Good Journey sired after retiring to the stud in Australia.
Good Journey won the Grade 1 $1,000,000 Atto Mile Stakes and three other graded stakes races and placed in another three, retiring at 7 with earnings of $1,733,058.
He returned to the U. S. to stand the 2007 breeding season at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif., where he will stand again in 2008.--September 27.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Far, far away, on the other side of the world, Good Journey's first foals are running and winning.
The multiple graded stakes-winning son of Nureyev now stands in California, but he entered the stud in Australia, where his first foals turned 3 in midyear.
Grand Journey became the second winner from that first crop Monday at Australia's Wangaratta racecourse northeast of Melbourne, winning The Toohey's New 3-Year-Old Maiden Plate at 1,600 meters by 2 1/4 lengths.
Earlier, Across the States had become Good Journey's first winner.
Good Journey earned $1,733,058 while winning four graded stakes races and placing in three others. He won the Grade 1 Atto Mile Stakes at Woodbine, the Grade 2 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park twice, and the Grade 2 Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap at Churchill Downs.
In addition, he placed in the Grade 1 NetJet Breeders' Cup Mile at Arlington Park and the Grade 2 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap at Santa Anita.
Good Journey returned from Australia early this year and now stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez. His first American foals will race in 2010.--September 13.
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)