Moschino did her younger half-sister proud with a dominant victory at Ellerslie and the promise of more to come from the Ten Sovereigns mare.

We bred and sold the daughter of the Stravinsky mare Botanic, whose Sword Of State filly will be presented as Lot 325 in our draft at the upcoming New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale.

Trained by part-owner Margaret Falconer, Moschino was purchased via Gavelhouse for $2700 and the four-year-old now has three wins and nine placings from 16 appearances.

“She’s been going really well and has had some horror draws which haven’t been easy,” Falconer said.

“She’s a really good galloper and still developing.”

Moschino settled in the body of the field for rider Corentin Berge before improving wide around runners near the turn and lengthened stride impressively in the straight to score by 2.1l.

All three of Botanic’s foals to race have been successful and we have retained her two-year-old Sword Of State filly named Blossom and the mare is back in foal to our son of Snitzel.

Botanic is a half-sister to South African stakes winner Diamond King with their dam the Listed Winter Championship winner and G1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes runner-up Salsa.

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Warwoven tightened his grip on the upcoming A$3 million Magic Millions when he cruised to victory at Eagle Farm to maintain his perfect record.

The son of Sword Of State completed a grand day for his Cambridge Stud-based sire following the earlier success at Te Aroha of State The Obvious.

The stallion’s daughter Torture also did her Karaka Millions hopes no harm at Geelong where she made ground well for fourth under topweight of 59kg after blowing the start.

Warwoven will start a short-priced favourite in the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast on January 17 after he followed up his debut win at Randwick with another commanding performance.

“He’s had a good hit out and paraded beautifully, lovely and relaxed,” trainer Bjorn Baker said.

“We’ve won the Magic Millions twice before and he’s got a great attitude, it’s very exciting.”

Warwoven was sourced by Baker’s bloodstock agent Jim Clarke at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale where he was offered by breeder Kia Ora Stud and sold for A$380,000.

He is the first foal of the Makfi mare Needle And Thread, who won the G2 Royal Stakes and placed at Group 2 level in the Sir Tristram Fillies’ Classic and Eight Carat Classic and G3 Sunline Vase.

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State The Obvious significantly improved her chances of a crack at a major pot of gold with a determined display to win at Te Aroha.

The daughter of our exciting young stallion Sword Of State, who also sired homebred runner-up Imperial Rose, overcame testing conditions to bank $10,360 and better her hopes of a spot in the Karaka Millions.

“That’s the plan and it’s worked out well, over the moon,” said Graham Richardson, who prepares the filly with Rogan Norval.

We bred State The Obvious, who has shortened to an $18 Karaka Millions chance, and remained in the ownership group after she was sold for $170,000 to Richardson Racing and Brendon McCullum at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.

“She is a lovely horse, we didn’t know if she would handle the ground, and she’ll only get better and better,” Richardson said.

State The Obvious settled near the pace and from third on the bend, rounded off strongly to down the Stephen Marsh-trained debutante Imperial Rose who we sold for $180,000 at Karaka.

“She’s still learning but is very tough. She fought hard and will improve with that,” winning rider Rihaan Goyaram said.

State The Obvious is the first foal of Pullyoursocksup, a Thewayyouare mare who won on four occasions and a sister to the Listed Matamata Slipper winner and multiple Group 1 placegetter Prince Mambo.

Pullyoursocksup has subsequently produced an Embellish filly and a son of Almanzor before returning to Sword Of State.

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