Slade buy promising NZ galloper to head to cups

Ever wanted a Cups horse?  Want one heading there in 2008?

Introducing
RED SQUARE
4yo chestnut gelding
(by Danske from Albert on Star)

We approached a leading NZ bloodstock agent to find us a potential staying type to be brought to Australia & he highly recommended this horse, Lee Freedman & ourselves reviewed his record & footage of his runs, he vetted fine, he’ll so on be heading here to be trained by Lee with the major Spring staying races in mind.

We tried to buy The Fuzz last year in the same fashion but were outbid …our man in NZ doesn’t rate The Fuzz anywhere near RED SQUARE.  He’s lightly raced having on ly 10 starts, 3 wins, 3 thirds & yet to go bey on d 1600 metres but he’ll stay all day.

Former trainer Lance O’Sullivan wasn’t keen to part with him and said to me he has ‘untapped’ ability, has taken his time with the horse & was about to embark on a staying preparation with him. He said he’s reeled off some terrific sectionals in his work & going to a top trainer such as Lee with his facility will see the horse reach his full potential.

He’s a proven galloper with an exciting future

This is a one off opportunity & shares will not last!

10% SHARE $35,000 ALL INCLUSIVE
5% SHARE $17,500 ALL INCLUSIVE

Class of 2008

This year Slade Bloodstock has employed the strategy of quality over quantity when purchasing their latest crop of yearlings.

They shortened their shopping list and went on the hunt for just fourteen colts and fillies that fit their criteria - great physical athletes by commercial sires backed by a strong pedigree.

Stock purchased to date include:

Zabeel-Blackrock College colt (pictured)
Exceed And Excel-Vintage Dance filly
Bletchley Park-She's Zeel colt
Commands-Silver Jubilee colt
Charge Forward-Ain't Seen Nothin filly
Testa Rossa-Ascorbic filly
Danewin-Kali Smytzer colt
Bel Esprit-Our Fame filly
Rock of Gibraltar Moment's Pleasure filly
Hussonet Olivia de Belle colt
Fastnet Rock-Prickly Problem colt
Show A Heart-Rapturous colt
Commands-Achieving colt

Three Slade winners in one day!
16/01/2008

As anyone in racing knows it's hard to win a race anywhere let alone in town.  So it was a great achievement when not one but three Slade syndicated horses were successful in the metropolitan area on Wednesday January 16.

First cab off the rank was Falvelon filly Spring Drinks who scored a well deserved win in the MRC Indian Summer Handicap over the 1400 metre Sandown-Lakeside course.

The Freedman trained filly looked all over a winner when jockey Corey Brown went for home mid-way down the Sandown straight but had to pull out all stops to hold out stablemate Shimasani in the drive to the wire.

She prevailed by a short half head but nevertheless was due all credit after Corey Brown declared the ride "the best worst ride ever".  Carrying 57.5 kg Spring Drinks was caught three deep and Brown was forced to roll forward and race on the lead.

"It was a pretty good effort," Brown said. "Considering how she raced and had to do it at both ends and the weight."

5YO Spectrum mare Anais completed a Sandown double for Slade when she scored what was her second consecutive win in the Not A Single Doubt Handicap (1200m). 

The mare looked in magnificent order as she pounced on leader Kioni and drew away for an easy 1 & 3/4 length win over that horse with a further 2 lengths back to Call Me Syd in third.

Splitting the Sandown pair was Pins 3YO Lapel who scored a stylish win in the Tooheys New Handicap over 1050 metres at Morphettville.   The win was the second for Lapel who is building an enviable record (2 wins and 2 thirds from five starts) under Adelaide trainer Richard Jolly.

Summer Joy for Spring Drinks

Slade Treble as Anais Cruises Home

World Title for Slade Champ

Boxer Daniel Geale, clad in the colours of sponsor Slade Bloodstock, claimed his first world title on Friday night with a unanimous twelve round points decision of Daniel Dawson.

Read more at SecondsOut.com

City Success for Sandton
23/11/2007

Lightly raced three-year-old Sandton made a stylish graduation to city class when successful in the Stardex Insurance Handicap (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Punters forgave the filly her last start Flemington fourth when favourite and sent her out at an odds on quote.

She did not disappoint, box seating on the fence in third before easing out and strolling three wide to the front.

Her winning run saved jockey Corey Brown from a fate worse than death.

"Lee said to me - whatever you do don't be third on the fence with this rail out so far," Brown said.

"I could feel his (Freedman's) hands around my throat at the half mile."

The result was never in doubt once Brown extricated Sandton from the rails and the pair cleared out to score a two and a quarter length win over Apple Crumble, with Hushabye Baby a further half head back in third.

Brown said the daughter of Johannesburg had a bright future and suggested her Flemington failure was best forgotten.

"That day she ran her race beforehand," Brown noted. "She got fired up before the race and was a spent force at the finish."

Sandton has an enviable strike rate having won three of her six starts.

Freedman.com.au launch owners lounge
26/10/07

Freedman Brothers have taken the exciting step of opening the Owners' Lounge on Freedman.com.au today.

Almost 300 horses in the Freedman stable have their own unique web page full of facts, photos, history, form and pedigree. Owners, with the use of their username and password, will be able to access Lee Freedman's weekly comments detailing the progress of their horses.

And Freedman fans, by clicking on The Horses on the main menu, also will have access to all the individual web pages of the Freedman-trained horses where they can view vital information, including photos, full form and pedigree, about their favourite Freedman horse.

Read more at www.freedman.com.au

Brilliant Bel! 
04/10/07 - Rob Slade

Belcentra is certainly back to her best after blitzing her rivals at Moonee Valley last Friday evening. It was one of the easiest wins you would want to see with her sitting back smoking the pipe at the 600 metre mark before cruising around the field and power away to win untouched by 3 3/4 lengths.

The 3yo daughter of Bel Esprit showed she was amongst the best 2yo’s in the land running a very strong second to Camarilla in the Gr 3 Blue Diamond Prelude in February earlier this year.   This was preceded by a slashing 4th in late January in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview & in both events
she ran the best sectionals run by a 2yo in Victoria to that stage.

We headed confidently into the Inglis Premier Race at Caulfield on 3rd March, however, just as the filly was about to go past Incumbent (the winner) she chipped a joint, ducked in & ran 6th.

That ended her 2yo year which was unfortunate because had she not chipped the joint she would have clearly won the Inglis Race & we believe the Sires the following week (won by Incumbent).

Anyhow, we accepted that’s racing, proceeded with the bone chip op & gave her a good spell accordingly. On returning Johnny Walker recommended a new treatment for such injuries that has been very successful in the USA called Irap.  This is a protein injection that assists in keeping heat & inflammation out of the joint promoting soundness in the future.

One would have to say the treatment has worked a treat. The real trick now is where to with
Belcentra?  I have no doubt she is capable of going close in a race such as the Thousand Guineas but she is not quite timed right & there is the lack of an appropriate lead up race.

Should that prove unachievable Lee would target races such as the Gr 3 1200 Thoroughbred Club Stks at Caulfield 13th October, Listed 1400 Lexus Stks on Cup Day, & then the Gr 2 1600 Sandown Guineas on 17th November as a logical path.

The Guineas is certainly tempting & the only way to head there would be to run in a 1600 metre
race at Moonee Valley Friday night 12th October. That’s 1200 to 1600 then backing up 5 days later which is certainly not ideal.

The filly was also vaccinated with the Ei injection early this week & they have a couple of quiet days
following making it hard for Lee to pour the required work into her.

Anyhow, Maestro Freedman has thrown a few curve balls at me in recent times just when I thought I could read him like a book…..so where will we end up?