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Spirited resurgence by Dash For Cash

Chung Wah Spirit Dash For Cash colt Chung Wah Spirit is tipped for a bright future in Hong Kong after winning the Districts Cup (1400m) on Sunday.

He had been working up to a win over shorter trips before the breakthrough fourth time out at Sha Tin.  “He has a good engine but just isn’t the finished article,” jockey Zac Purton said.  “You will see a better horse next season, he just needs to mature.”

Chung Wah Spirit (3c Dash For Cash – Letter From France by Exceed And Excel) was exported from Australia in October 2016 after winning his first two starts at Doomben and Sunshine Coast when racing as Cash Dash.

Purton was confident of his prospects with the addition of shades on Sunday.  “He had a jump-out in blinkers last week and really switched on,” he explained.  “He also needs gelding and that will probably happen in the off-season.”

The speedy son of Scenic Lodge sire Dash For Cash was raced by Queensland owners Ross Donovan and Peter Malpass before they accepted a $500,000 offer from clients of trainer Dennis Yip.

Chung Wah Spirit is the first and only foal from Letter From France.  The mare took sick shortly giving birth and breeders Jodie and Lindsay Anderson taught him to drink milk out of a bowl.

The Hong Kong result follows two recent debut winners by Dash For Cash in Australia.  Beautifully-bred 2yo colt Andaz was very impressive at Geelong last Friday.  His dam has already foaled Group 2 winners Arinosa (Dash For Cash) and Sweet Sherry (Bel Esprit).

Queensland 3yo Lady Vixen won first-up at the Gold Coast last month for local trainer Mel Eggleston and he indicated the filly will progress to the winter carnival in Brisbane.

Dash For Cash has sired 356 individual winners of 1,056 races and there are many more left in the locker for a $2,500 (plus gst) fee at Scenic Lodge this year.

2017 Service Fee’s Announced

Scenic Lodge has announced its service fees for 2017 in the lead-up to Black Heart Bart’s defence of the Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on May 20. Black Heart Bart is the chief earner by Scenic Lodge champion Blackfriars and a sixth elite-level triumph on Saturday week will see his bank-balance soaring through $4 million.

His trainer Darren Weir will also prepare promising Blackfriars stakes winner Chocolate Holic for Perth-based owner-trainers Grant & Alana Williams. He goes east after 7 wins from 11 starts topped by Listed victories in the Carbine Club Of WA Stakes and Northam Cup.

BLACKFRIARS (Danehill) has been Champion WA Sire for the last 6 years and he will claim the title by a convincing margin again in 2016-17. “He’s constantly ranked in the Australian Top 20 and his fee is unchanged at $12,000,” Scenic Lodge general manager Jeremy Smith confirmed. “He’s amazing value considering the fees of similar standard stallions in NSW and Victoria.”                    Now entering the twilight of his stud career, Blackfriars will cover restricted numbers this year and breeders are advised to make an early booking.

SNIPPETSON (Snippets) is ranked a clear second for the WA prizemoney premiership but he does lead Blackfriars on the individual winners’ table 80 to 76 with daylight third on 47. “He’s having a tremendous season with his three year-olds,” Smith said. “There have been 36 winners of 48 races and that puts him in the Top 6 in Australia.”  Snippetson was crowned WA Champion 2YO Sire in 2015-16 and a week after clinching the title he sired Mystic Master to win the G3 Singapore Juvenile Championship.

UNIVERSAL RULER (Scenic) has been making admirable progress from limited books early in his stud career and that will change for the better with his largest foal-crop turning two on August 1.  Buyers paid $50,000-plus for them at this year’s Perth Magic Millions and they’re sure to take him to another level. “Like Scenic, he’s siring horses with sizzling early speed that race on,” Smith said. “We’ve reduced his fee for this year but I’m confident broodmare owners will look back in the seasons ahead and realize it was a bargain.”

Owners with a Universal Ruler are also taking advantage of the Westspeed Platinum Scheme. His 3yo filly Military Reign had banked $531,200 after winning the Listed Beaufine Stakes last year and that included a record-breaking $180,000 in bonus pay-outs.

DASH FOR CASH (Secret Savings) continued to churn out winner after winner in April like Lady Vixen on debut at the Gold Coast and Miss Counterfeit who completed a running double at Ballarat.  “He’s the best-value, proven stallion in the State,” Smith declared. “He gets them at an outstanding overall strike rate of 64% and Blackfriars is the only locally-based stallion to have sired more winners.”

Dash For Cash sires great types and they are commercial as evidenced when buyers bid up to $95,000 for his first Sunspeed-bred yearlings at the Perth Magic Millions in February.

Scenic Lodge service fees are also subject to discount structures for early confirmed bookings. For further details, contact Jeremy Smith on 0419 943 356 or [email protected]

BLACKFRIARS: $12,000
SNIPPETSON: $6,000
UNIVERSAL RULER: $3,500
DASH FOR CASH: $2,500
All fees (plus gst)