ANOTHER GROUP 1 SUCCESS

Sam Nien has become the latest group 1 winner from our breeding operation.

The Volstead gelding returned to his best form in the $60,000 Vicbred Super Series 4yo entires & geldings final at Melton on Saturday night (September 19).

Sam Nien was group 1 and 3-placed as a 3yo for trainer Darren Pace and now has five wins for $125,000.

He’s out of Sassy Pinevale, which also produced Electrojet (11 wins) for Yabby Dam Farms.

YDF-bred Val Thorens has had his third win in NZ, completing back-to-back successes on the Banks Peninsula grass circuit - racing away by more than 11 lengths on a standing start.

THERE’S three YDF-bred runners in Need For Speed 3yo heats at Melton on Friday night (September 25).

There’s fillies Amira (Quaker Jet Fra-Ready To Shine) and Jilliby Aura (Quaker Jet Fra-Bouttemont), and geldings Hammer (Classic Connection Fra-Saint Etienne.

YDF-raced and bred winners and placegetters across Australasia the past week:

1st KITTY CASH (Volstead US-Par Ici) 4yo mare Victoria - bred/own

1st SAM NIEN (Volstead US-Sassy Pinevale) 4yo gelding Victoria - bred

1st VAL THORENS (Volstead US-Courchevel) 5yo gelding NZ - bred

3rd AMOUR MATERNAL (Love You Fra-My Valerie NZ) 8yo mare Victoria - bred/own

3rd CASCATA (Volstead US-Val Gardena) 4yo mare Queensland - bred

3rd BELLE NEIGE (Love You Fra-Miss Manitoba) 6yo mare NZ - bred