Yulong has accomplished a stud deal for group 1 winner Non-public Harry, shopping for 50% of the unbeaten 3-year-old colt in a transaction understood to be price greater than AU$8 million.
Zhang Yuesheng’s burgeoning empire and Non-public Harry’s house owners Kurrinda Bloodstock signed off on the deal March 28, pending vet checks. Non-public Harry will keep together with his younger coach Nathan Doyle beneath a sale clause preserving the horse with the Newcastle conditioner for all times.
ANZ Bloodstock Information understands the deal values Non-public Harry at a base determine of barely greater than AU$16 million, with efficiency kickers on high of that. Yulong are eager for the colt to fill their slot within the AU$20 million weight-for-age Everest (G1) at Randwick in October, earlier than he joins their stallion barn at a later date.
The sale represents an enormous windfall for the colt’s band of 19 primarily small-time house owners, who purchased into the son of Darley shuttler Harry Angel after Kurrinda bought him with Doyle for simply AU$115,000 on the Inglis Basic Sale in 2023. He’s out of the successful Congrats mare Glad Pilgrim.
Yulong beat out different stud farms in a race to signal Non-public Harry following his breakthrough elite victory within the March 22 Galaxy (G1) at Rosehill. Newgate Farm was understood to have been the closest rival stud to securing the colt however balked at matching Yulong’s in the end profitable supply.Join BloodHorse Day by day
That Galaxy win has taken Non-public Harry’s Timeform score to 119, placing him equal-sixth amongst present Australian 3-year-olds. Coolmore Stud Stakes (G1) winner Switzerland tops the listing at current at 125, forward of Rising Empire, Lake Forest, and Linebacker at 121, and Broadsiding at 120.
Non-public Harry is scheduled to contest the April 5 TJ Smith Stakes (G1) going 1,200 meters at Randwick, for which he is presently a AU$4.50 second favourite behind Joliestar.
The colt has had a speedy rise to fame since debuting lower than 5 months in the past. He first appeared with a 3 1/2-length win in a Newcastle tremendous maiden going 900 meters Nov. 2, earlier than benchmark wins at Hawkesbury—by seven lengths—and Rosehill.
Non-public Harry then took a serious step up in January by contesting the inaugural version of AU$3 million Queensland slot race the Daylight 3YO Plate, and received that by 2 1/2 lengths beating Golden Slipper (G1) winner Girl of Camelot and million-dollar earner Arabian Summer season.
After two barrier trial wins, he then received the Galaxy by three-quarters of a size, as a AU$3.50 favourite.
He’ll in the end be a part of Yulong’s stallion band, which presently numbers 9, headed by the 22-year-old Written Tycoon , together with younger barnmates together with Alabama Categorical and Grunt. Yulong additionally added two stallions to their assortment earlier this month, having bought Shaquille and Soldier’s Name in Britain.
