2024 DECEMBER Online Sale

Lot: 208 Craig (GB) - 5% SHARE

This sale has ended

Buyer: Jack Pakis - $80,000

Particulars

Name:	Craig (GB) - 5% SHARE
Category:	Share
Sire:	Territories (IRE)
Dam:	Travel Writer (IRE)
Colour:	Chestnut
Sex:	Gelding
DOB:	28 March 2021
COB:	GB
Disclosures:
GST:	Yes 100%
Location:	250 Wallaces Rd DROMANA VIC
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Description

5% Share

A terrific opportunity has opened up to become involved in untapped, Group 1 proven, imported galloper (& cult horse), CRAIG!

A southern hemisphere 4yo, Craig has raced just 8 times in Australia (9 starts overall) and has a record that reads 9: 3-3-2. He has a current rating of 103*.

Craig was a dominant 4.25L winner at Bendigo at his Australian debut before being a certainty beaten at Flemington at his next start, running a scintillating 22.5s L400m sectional when held up to the furlong.

He would go on to turn the tables at his third Australian start, winning a hot form 3yo $150K race defeating Rise At Dawn (a 7-time winner and 98 rater).

Off a brief freshen up, Craig toyed with his rivals upon resumption at Caulfield in a 1400m BM78 before being a hard-luck story and without doubt run of the day in the G3 Sandown Stakes behind Desert Lightning.

Craig's peak would come in the G1 Toorak Handicap (at his 7th local start) when running 2nd to Antino. This performance highlighted his Group 1 ability and earmarked him as a top-class and future WFA galloper for the seasons ahead.

Craig is due back in to work with trainers Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young at their Cranbourne base on Monday 9th December and will be readied for Group 1 Autumn targets in both Melbourne & Sydney.

Craig is sound, clean-winded and has had no injury history.

All of Craig's race form and replays are accessible via Racing.com

Location

250 Wallaces Rd DROMANA VIC

Pedigree
Form

Pedigree



CRAIG (GB)
Chestnut gelding		Foaled 2021

TERRITORIES (IRE)

Invincible Spirit

Green Desert

Danzig

Rafha

Kris

Taranto

Machiavellian

Mr. Prospector

Magna Graecia

Warning

TRAVEL WRITER
2014

New Approach

Galileo

Sadler's Wells

Park Express

Ahonoora (GB)

Grain of Truth

Gulch

Mr. Prospector

Pure Grain

Polish Precedent

TERRITORIES (IRE) (Bay 2012-Stud 2017). 3 wins-1 at 2, Chantilly Prix Jean Prat, Gr.1. Sire of 452 rnrs, 240 wnrs, 17 SW, inc. Rougir (ParisLongchamp Prix de l'Opéra, Gr.1), Lazzat, Regional, Que Tempesta, Berkeley Square, Navajo Peak, Live to Tell, Master, Hoo Ya Mal, Hunting Goddess, Grey's Monument, Geologist, Territorywar, Aldaary, Fulgentia, Sadalsuud, Teresa Mendoza, SP Intrusively, Iowa City, Craig, Dollerina, Loose Cannon, etc.

1st dam

TRAVEL WRITER, by New Approach. Unraced. Half-sister to Iptisam. Dam of 4 foals, all raced, 2 winners-

Craig (g by Territories (Ire)) 3 wins. See below.

Ever Really (f by Ardad) 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m in Italy.

Lexington Rocket (g by Ardad) Placed at 2 in 2024 in GB.

Helene (f by Olympic Glory (Ire)) Placed at 2, 3d Newbury Bet365 2YO Fillies' S.

2nd dam

Grain of Truth, by Gulch. 3 wins from 8½f to 1¼m, Lingfield JB Riney & Co H., Keeneland Allowance, 2d Ascot Rosemary H., L, Goodwood Alice Keppel H., L, York Constant Security H., 3d Yarmouth John Musker S., L, 4th Hollywood Park Bayakoa H., Gr.2, Santa Anita Paseana H., L. Half-sister to GONCHAROVA, Pure Song (dam of ROMSDAL). Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Iptisam (g Rahy) 2 wins at 7f, 2d Lingfield Hever Sprint S., L, 4th Lingfield Cleves S., L.

Conform With Fact. 3 wins at 1000m, 1200m in U.A.E, 3d Jebel Ali Sprint Prep.

Essaouira. 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m in 2024 in Italy.

Nothingbutthetruth. Winner at 8½f in U.S.A. Producer.

Counterfeiter. Winner at 2000m in France.

3rd dam

PURE GRAIN, by Polish Precedent. Joint Champion 3YO Filly in GB in 1995. 5 wins-2 at 2-from 7f to 1½m, £277,625, 200,000fr., Irish Oaks, Gr.1, Yorkshire Oaks, Gr.1, Goodwood Prestige S., Gr.3, York Musidora S., Gr.3, 3d The Oaks, Gr.1, Ascot Princess Margaret S., Gr.3, 4th Ascot Fillies Mile, Gr.1. Sister to All Grain, Mill Grain (dam of FINE GRAIN). Dam of 9 foals, 8 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

GONCHAROVA (f Gone West) 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2100m, Toulouse Prix Fille de l'Air, Gr.3, Haydock Commhoist Skyrig H., 3d Newmarket Severals S., L. Dam of 9 winners-

Avantist (c Daiwa Major) 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, 101,960,000¥, Tokyo Akiiro S., 2d Chukyo Subaru S., L, 3d Hanshin Autumn Leaf S., 4th Chukyo Subaru S., L.

Brittany (c Montjeu) 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 2200m in Ireland and Qatar, 2d Qatar International Derby, L.

Love Dylan. Raced twice. Dam of 6 winners-

CASSIUS - KEMONO (Aust.) (g Kinshasa No Kiseki) 2 wins at 2, A$84,150, 64,037,000¥, Hakodate Nisai S., Gr.3, 2d Tokyo Keio Hai Nisai S., Gr.2, MRC Testa Rossa S., L, 3d VRC Bobbie Lewis H., Gr.2, Kyoto Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen, Gr.3, MRC Anniversary Vase, L.

Fern Hill (c Kinshasa No Kiseki) 4 wins-2 at 2-at 1200m, 99,491,000¥, Hanshin Aki S., 2d Nakayama Keiyo S., L, Fukushima Adatara S.

Grain of Truth (f Gulch) 3 wins. See above.

Never Kingdom. 4 wins from 2000m to 2500m, Nakayama Miho Tokubetsu, 2d Tokyo Motosuko Tokubetsu, 3d Nakayama Miho S.

Grain of Gold. Winner at 10¼f in GB. Dam of 5 winners-

Golden Eagle (c Montjeu) Champion Sprinter in Czech Republic in 2011. 6 wins from 1200m to 1600m in Czech and Poland, Warsaw KMET Cup Sprint, 2d Bratislavská Míla, 3d München Bayerischer Fliegerpreis, L, Velka Chuchle Velka Cena Prahy.

Centurio - Taknam (H.K.). 5 wins from 1600m to 2000m, £7,395, HK$2,850,250, HKJC River Verdon H., Newmarket Racecourses.co.uk S.

Pure Song. Placed at 3, 3d Newbury Jung Pumpen S. Dam of 5 winners-

ROMSDAL (g Halling) 2 wins at 1¼m, 11f, £477,024, Kempton Magnolia S., L, 2d The St Leger, Gr.1, Chester Vase, Gr.3, 3d Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S., Gr.1, The Derby, Gr.1.

Pure Art (f Dutch Art) 2 wins at 7f, 1¼m, Sandown Abu Dhabi Sports Council H., 3d Newmarket Pride S., L, 4th Ayr Rothesay S., L, Pontefract Castle S., L. Dam of 3 winners-

Stanhope Gardens (c Ghaiyyath) Winner at 2 in 2024, 2d Newmarket Autumn S., Gr.3.

Cracker Factory. 7 wins from 2m to 26f, £47,792, US$116,500 in GB and U.S.A, Wetherby Weatherbys Hamilton Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle, 2d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle.

Pure Spin. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners-

Flapper. 2 wins at 1m, Newmarket BBAG-Sales.de H., 2d Sandown Marbank Construction H. Producer.

Race Record:

3 wins at 1400m, 1600m, £1,014, A$403,625, to 2024-25, VRC Rod Johnson H., MRC Stow Robotics H., 2d MRC Toorak H., Gr.1, Sandown S., Gr.3, VRC Mary Longden Mile, 3d VRC Silver Bowl Series Final.

All pedigrees, supplement pedigrees and indexes are supplied by Arion Pedigrees Limited for use by William Inglis & Son Limited under license. They are subject to copyright law and use outside a William Inglis publication is illegal without written permission granted by Arion Pedigrees Limited.

Race Record

Full Race Record for

CRAIG (GB) 2021 Chestnut gelding
by Territories - Travel Writer, by New Approach

(in Great Britain, Australia)

Age	Runs	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
2	1	-	-	1	A$1,941
3	8	3	3	1	A$403,625
Totals:	9	3	3	2	A$405,566

03/Nov/2023	3rd of 10 (1L)	Newmarket Betfred Double Delight British EBF Novice S., £8,000, 7f, time 1:30.48. Track heavy. Carried 128.00lbs. The Reverend was 1st and Strong Opinion 2nd. Trainer: Adam West. Owner: J W Haydon R Deacon & All Seasons Raci. Jockey: Callum Shepherd.	£1,014
22/May/2024	1st of 9 (4.3)	Bendigo JC Bet365 Maiden P., A$37,500, 1400m, time 1:24.09. Track good(4). Carried 59.50kg. Neferure was 2nd and My Boy Jim 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford & A R Trevena. Jockey: L Currie.	A$20,625
08/Jun/2024	2nd of 12 (0.1)	VRC Mary Longden Mile, A$150,000, 1600m, time 1:35.89. Track good(4). Carried 55.00kg. Rise at Dawn was 1st and Enxuto 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford & A R Trevena. Jockey: L Currie.	A$27,000
22/Jun/2024	1st of 9 (1.3)	VRC Rod Johnson H., A$150,000, 1620m, time 1:36.08. Track good(4). Carried 54.00kg. Rise at Dawn was 2nd and Red Galaxy 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford & A R Trevena. Jockey: L Currie.	A$82,500
06/Jul/2024	3rd of 9 (1.7)	VRC Silver Bowl Series Final, A$150,000, 1600m, time 1:36.58. Track soft(5). Carried 57.00kg. Justadeel was 1st and Rise at Dawn 2nd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford & A R Trevena. Jockey: John Allan.	A$13,500
26/Aug/2024	7th of 9	--trial--Cranbourne Training Complex Barrier Trial, 800m. Public Attention was 1st and Express Yo'self 2nd and The Grumpy Bear 3rd.
31/Aug/2024	1st of 10 (2.3)	MRC Stow Robotics H., A$80,000, 1400m, time 1:22.84. Track good(4). Carried 57.50kg. The Open was 2nd and El Rocko 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford, A R Trevena, B W Tonks, S M Stanton, B Hamilton & T C Burford. Jockey: L Currie.	A$44,000
28/Sep/2024	2nd of 9 (1)	MRC Sandown S., Gr.3, A$200,000, 1500m, time 1:29.79. Track good(4). Carried 54.00kg. Desert Lightning was 1st and Magnaspin 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford, A R Trevena, B W Tonks, S M Stanton, B Hamilton & T C Burford. Jockey: L Currie.	A$36,000
12/Oct/2024	2nd of 12 (6.5)	MRC Toorak H., Gr.1, A$1,000,000, 1600m, time 1:35.24. Track good(3). Carried 53.50kg. Antino was 1st and Alsephina 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford, A R Trevena, B W Tonks, S M Stanton, B Hamilton & T C Burford. Jockey: Craig Williams.	A$180,000
02/Nov/2024	15th of 20 (5.8)	ATC (Rosehill) Golden Eagle, A$10,000,000, 1500m, time 1:27.98. Track good(4). Carried 56.50kg. Lake Forest was 1st and Lazzat 2nd and Tom Kitten 3rd. Trainer: T Busuttin & N Young. Owner: Busuttin Racing (Mgr: T L Busuttin), P C Larkin, F E Ferrari, L F Harrison, Ms M D Tichy, C Bennie, I C Burford, A R Trevena, B W Tonks, S M Stanton, B Hamilton & T C Burford. Jockey: N Rawiller.