Victorian-bred sprinter Fantasy Art won again for Modewarre nursery Ladyship Lodge at Greyville on Friday night.

Fantasy Art is by Sun Stud stallion Wanted and cost $40,000 at the 2013 Inglis Melbourne Premier yearling sale.  He was purchased by leading South African trainer Tony Rivalland from Bill Cockram’s Shadow Glen consignment at Oaklands.

“Bill is our next-door neighbour and Fantasy Art was a lovely colt,” Ladyship Lodge’s Richard Gamble recalled.  “We bought his dam from Eliza Park in foal to Wanted at the Inglis Easter Broodmare Sale in 2011.”

Fantasy Art is a member of Wanted’s first crop and his dam Artist Johanna (Festin) won a Group 2 in Argentina before transferring to New York where she was successful at Saratoga and Aqueduct.

Gamble and his partner Joanne Arneill are on the cusp of an exciting future at Ladyship Lodge which sits on 500 acres.  “We have our own training track and we principally bred to race with about 30 in work at present.”

Their recent buys include USA bred mare Randaroo (Gold Case) who was a Group winner at Pimlico, Gulfstream, Belmont and Aqueduct.  She was offered by Coolmore Stud at the Inglis Easter Broodmare Sale earlier this month in foal to Uncle Mo.

They also bought Itemise (USA) at the 2014 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale from Darley.  Since then, her Street Cry colt Tally has gone on to win two Group 2 races and place 3rd in the 2016 Australian Derby during The Championships.

The Ladyship Lodge team will also be at the Magic Millions National Sale to stock up with more broodmares next week.

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