Tuesday, 30th April 2024
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Talented Easter 2YO Tiger Of Malay (Extreme Choice) firmed from $21 into $7 with TAB for the G1 JJ Atkins in a fortnight following a strong win in Saturday’s $1m Gr2 BRC Sires Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm. It was a first career stakes success for the valuable Michael and Richard Freedman-trained colt, who won the Kirkham Plate on debut and has raced against the best juveniles ever since. Bred by Bridie O’Bree, Tiger Of Malay is a $255,000 purchase for China Horse Club and Newgate Farm from last year’s Virtual Easter Yearling Sale, where he was offered by Tyreel Stud. Tiger Of Malay (pictured) joins the likes of Acrobat, Home Affairs, O’President and Joyous Legend as high-class graduates of the 2020 Virtual Easter Yearling Sale. His win continues a huge season for outstanding young stallion Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) – himself an Inglis Classic graduate – sire of Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside who was purchased in utero at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale by Matthew Sandblom’s Kingstar Farm. There are five weanlings by Extreme Choice at next month’s Great Southern Sale at Oaklands on June 13 and 14. A thrilled Linda Monds of Tyreel said, “It was only a matter of time before he did what he did today – he’s shown plenty of form right through his 2YO campaign and he’s always had plenty of ability.” Monds revealed, “He was one of those horses that had the wow factor, he was very strong and did look like an early runner, which he’s proven already. He’ll go around close enough to favourite now in the G1 JJ Atkins and hopefully he can add a big one to his resume.’’
