Eliza Park Achieves Excellence

Eliza Park Achieves Excellence… 
Australia’s Eliza Park International made its presence felt at this sale last year–shortly after it was acquired by Sun International Group–stocking up on mares for its Northern Hemisphere operation, and the operation made its first splash of the mare sale late in the afternoon yesterday when outlasting Tom Goffs at 260,000gns for lot 1552, the young stakes winner Pure Excellence (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) in foal to Oasis Dream (GB). 

Eliza Park’s bloodstock advisor David O’Callaghan noted that the 4-year-old, who is carrying her first foal, will foal out and be re-bred in Europe. 

“We’re not sure what we’re going to do with her yet, but we’ve got a booking to Kingman, so that is a possible,” O’Callaghan noted. He added that Eliza Park’s business plan is to buy young, stakes-winning mares and breed to top-class stallions. The operation currently has about eight mares in the Northern Hemisphere, and O’Callaghan said they have matings to stallions like Oasis Dream, Invincible Spirit, Dubawi and Kingman.” 

Commenting on the sale’s early trade, O’Callaghan remarked, “It’s strong, but I think at the top end there’s probably something there, and that’s where we’re concentrating, at the better end–that’s where we think there’s a bit of value.” 

Pure Excellence’s third dam is the joint champion 3-year-old filly and G1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Connaught Bridge, and she hails from the family of G1 Middle Park S. winner Primo Valentino (Ire).