Tareena Bloodstock stallions Floral Dynamite and Manton combined for a winning double this week.
Floral Insight has been a great money-spinner for Taree trainer Jim Delaney winning six races at his home track plus one in the city at Warwick Farm.
A son of Tareena sire Floral Dynamite, his latest win came at Grafton on October 26 and Delaney will nominate him to double up in the Skellatar Sprint at Muswellbrook on Melbourne Cup day.
Floral Insight (5g Floral Dynamite – Please Believe by Palace Music) is from the first crop of his sire who won from 1200m to 1800m in Hong Kong and was also runner-up in the G1 HKJC Gold Cup and the G3 Centenary Vase to Vengeance of Rain.
Floral Dynamite (Danehill) has an 80% winning strike-rate out of his first crop. He stands for a $3,000 fee at Tareena.
Manton gelding Manalute broke through at the first time of asking over 1400m at Lismore last Monday. He is a homebred for Aldena Syndicate owner Don Beard and continued the good run of Ballina based Stephen Lee who has trained 8 winners in the last month.
Manalute (4g Manton – Sea Search by Sir Laurence) is one of 15 first-crop winners by his sire and they have arrived at a 60% strike-rate. His dam won 7 races around Sydney and the provincials for a syndicate that included Beard.
The Gallows is another early winner for Manton. He doubled up at Wyong and Scone last season and trainer Darren Smith has him ready to resume after a five month spell. The Gallows won a Gosford barrier trial the day after Manalute broke his maiden.
Manton (Danehill) was a G2 winner of the 2006 Tulloch Stakes at Rosehill and he is a younger brother to Champion WA stallion Blackfriars and Craiglea Stud based Waterford Road.
Tareena owner Ian McRobert stands him for a $5,000 service fee.
Second-season Redoute’s Choice sire Killy completes the line-up at Tareena Bloodstock. Killy is a half-brother to stakes winning stallions Snippetson and Snowland and stands for a $3,000 service fee. Broodmare owners can call Ian McRobert for further information on (02) 6553 1204.
– Karl Patterson