November 17 – Winner of the Listed Murray Bridge Gold Cup two starts back is consistent four year-old gelding Excites Zelady, who added another feature win to his resume when saluting in the $50,000 Donald Cup on Sunday, his half-sister due to be offered at the 2015 Magic Millions by Yarraman Park.
Prepared by Chris Bieg, Excites Zelady won the Group III SAJC Breeder Stakes at two, so has always had a touch of class and now has the overall record of five wins and four placings from 22 starts earning over $248,000 in prizemoney.
A son of former Vinery sire Excites, Excites Zelady was foaled and rasied at Yarraman Park and is the best of six winners from seven foals to race from Zeditave mare Zelady, a grand-daughter of New Zealand Group II winner Bound to Honour.
Excites Zelady was sold for $19,000 by Yarraman Park at the Inglis Select Weanling Sale to Ampulla Lodge, who re-offered the colt at the 2012 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale where he was purchased by his trainer for$27,000.
Zelady is now with Jilly Henderson at Middlebrook Station Thoroughbreds and has had a couple of stunning youngsters by Yarraman Park’s Champion First Season Sire, I Am Invincible.
Ms Henderson bred a lovely filly by I Am Invincible that sold for $80,000 at the 2013 Magic Millions and then another even more stunning filly that made $440,000 at Magic Millions this year to set the benchmark for her sire.
The first of those fillies, now the three year-old I Am Zelady, was a winner on debut at Canterbury last month for Sam Kavanagh, while the second filly, two year-old Comprende is with Phillip Stokes.
She made an encouraging debut sixth in the Group III VRC Gucci Stakes at Flemington on Cup Week when not drawn to advantage.
The current yearling from Zelady, a filly by Myboycharlie (IRE) will be offered by Yarraman Park as Lot 34 at Magic Millions.
