NZ TROTTING BROODMARE CENTURION – CYCLONE VANCE

The very latest broodmare centurion thanks to the dead heat victory of Glenferrie Typhoon in the trotters mobile at Menangle last Saturday (18 July 2020) is Cyclone Vance.

One of the more recent broodmare trotting gems having only been foaled in 1998, Cyclone Vance already has an impressive strike rate of winners to foals.

One of the more recent broodmare trotting gems having only been foaled in 1998, Cyclone Vance already has an impressive strike rate of winners to foals.

CYCLONE VANCE (1998f Safely Kept/Cyclone Betsi, member of NZ family of Little Agnes, CF N65) : T2:06.1, $46,582; fourteen foals/one died, eight raced, all winners, six sub two minutes, two sub 1:55.0. Bred by Robert Jacobs, Mrs Annette Cameron; all progeny bred by Aaron Lowe, Mrs Annette MacFarlane with exception of Cyclone L Ko, Cyclone S Adams, Cyclone Lucky Linda, and Cyclone Kadabramelia filly bred by Aaron Lowe and Todd MacFarlane who are current owners of Cyclone Vance.

** Conversion: $A1=$NZ1

Cyclone Vance was a six win trotter who also placed on five occasions in twenty five trotting starts whilst also being unplaced from two starts as a pacer during a career spread over three seasons (three to five years old). Trained and driven throughout her career by astute horseman Todd MacFarlane from his Pukekohe stables. Cyclone Vance broke her maiden race status as a late three year old at her fourth start at Alexandra Park. Placed fifth in her previous three races, she later attained a further five wins at the Auckland headquarters.

Cyclone Vance scored at her second four year old start in late August 2002, also a month later with further victories in early and late December during the Auckland club’s 2002 Christmas meetings. The latest victory came against fellow fillies and mares over 2700m in what was her best recorded mile rate of T2:06.1. Off the scene until late July 2003, she began a new campaign with a run of four placings before taking out her sixth and final success at Alexandra Park in early September 2003. A further string of five placed efforts (thirds to fifths, including fifth in group Two Challenge Stakes against open class trotters) followed. Unplaced efforts in group races the National Trot, Cambridge Trotters Mile and Cambridge Flying Stakes brought her race career to a conclusion (six wins, T2:06.1, $46,582).

The sire of Cyclone Vance was dual gaited sire Safely Kept, well performed pacing classic performer in North America (1:52.4US, $866,999). Safely Kept’s major winning performance was the 1992 North America Cup at Greenwood Raceway, Toronto also a number of two and three year old Group Three features. His record as a sire shows 873 Australian winners, 68 NZ winners (ten trotters) and world-wide 946 winners. As a broodmare sire, Safely Kept has 825 Australian winners with a further 47 NZ winners (twenty trotters). A leading two year old sire on stakes and leading broodmare sire of two and three year olds (stakes and winners) on numerous occasions.

Cyclone Vance’s dam Cyclone Betsi, was the non-winning dam of three winners from five starters including Atlas Alliance, four NZ (three Alexandra Park)/eleven VIC (three Melton)/thirteen NA wins, 1:51.2US, $278,059; Just on Time, two wins, 2:03.7, $11,134 and Cyclone Vance (see above).

Unraced Grand dam Cyclone Bola was the dam of four winners from five live foals including

• Anakim (seven NZ/six Alexandra Park wins, non-winner in Australia, 1:58.7, $52,640, fourth NI Breeders Stakes; dam of Running On Faith, 1:56.1, $326,890, GN Oaks, Jewels Diamond – 3f, dam of The Faithful, eight NZ/nine AUS wins, 1:52.5, $205,498)

• Cold Front (seven NZ/six Alexandra Park wins, 1:58.3, $63,173, second Caduceus Club Classic – 2f, dam of Diablo Storm, four NZ(three Alexandra Park)/three Menangle wins, 1:54.6AUS, $53,660; grand dam of Big Mach, eight NZ/three AUS/three NA wins, 1:53.2US, $113,767)
• Thunder Storm, six Alexandra Park wins/1:51.4US, $300,795
• Wacko Jacko, four NZ (two Alexandra Park)/six NSW wins (five Harold Park), 1:58.5, $76,319
• Cyclone Betsi (see above)

Her third dam was the unraced Lotto, dam of four winners from five starters including Casino Lord, winner of seven, 2:01.6, $191,400, International Classic Series – 2c; Lotta Motoring, four NZ wins, 1:53.4US, $150,830 and unraced mares Cyclone Bola (see above) and Soky’s Colleen, dam of four winners including Stormy Sirocco, eleven NZ (ten Alexandra Park), two Menangle wins (1:55.2AUS, $195,553), third NZSS – 2c, fourth Jewels – 2c.

Cyclone Vance’s female tail line continues back to Little Agnes through unraced Raffles, (grand dam of boom juveniles Ben, 1:56.7 and Billbob, NZSS – 2c, Cardigan Bay Stakes), Hildas Trust, Gold Trust, Trustworthy (winning trotter), Connie (non-winning trotter) and Agnes B (descendants include NZ/Easter Cup and NZFFA winner Great Adios, Great Reveller, Milly Dee, Local Mark, John Craig, Vertigal and trotters Illawong Helios, Opal Invasion). Cyclone Vance is ten removes from foundation mare Little Agnes.

Cyclone Vance’s male progeny include :

Cyclone Jake, first foal of Cyclone Vance, winner of five at Alexandra Park including first start (early four year, three consecutive victories) and a further ten placings from twenty two NZ starts. Placed in three year old trotting classics – thirds NZSS, Cambridge Trotting Stakes; fourths in GN Trotting Derby, Jewels Ruby. Trained by Todd MacFarlane and Craig Sharpe and driven on all occasions by Todd MacFarlane except for Roydon Downey’s winning drive in a junior driver’s event. On relocation to Australia aged four, the winner of a further eleven races in NSW (seven Menangle, four Harold Park) including NSW Trotters Championship (Group Three) at Cyclone Jake’s first Australian start (Harold Park), two FFA’s at both Harold Park and Menangle (T1:55.6)

Cyclone Dream, five NZ (three Alexandra Park) wins, twice raced in Jewels Rubies before export to Australia where a further seven victories all at Menangle (T1:58.0) have been recorded over seven seasons

Cyclone U Bolt, nine NZ wins (six Alexandra Park, one Addington)/winner of three of five VIC starts, T1:54.5 (NZ all comers record when set on Jewels Day 2013 at Ashburton), $230,225; Jewels Ruby 3T/4T, Ordeal Trotting Cup, City Of Sails FFA, VIC Trotters Derby (heat/second in final); second in Greenlane Cup; thirds in Cambridge Trotting Stakes, VIC Breeders Crown – 3T; fourths NZSS – 3T, GN Trotters Derby, NZ Trotting Championship, Rowe Cup, Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup.

Racing at the top level over three seasons, Cyclone U Bolt proved very competitive throughout his race career. The winner of his first start in a two year non-tote at Alexandra Park, he didn’t race again until aged three some ten months later. With major successes in the Jewels at three and four, his last start came as a five year old in the 4/5yo Trotters Championship placing sixth to Royal Aspirations.

Cyclone U Bolt raced from the stable of Todd MacFarlane and Craig Sharpe, in the interests of major owner/breeder Aaron Lowe, co trainer Craig Sharpe and several others until sold to Australian owners Merv and Meg Butterworth just prior to Jewels at Cambridge in 2012. The sale had been arranged through bloodstock agent Justin Le Lievre. Cyclone U Bolt (Todd MacFarlane) was fifth favourite at odds of 21/1 when winning the Jewels Ruby – 3T from Stent (Colin De Filippi) and Triumphant Monarch (Tony Herlihy), trotting the mobile mile in 1:59.1, 800m in 58.1 and 400m in 28.8. Following the Jewels, Cyclone U Bolt was transferred to Mark Purdon and Grant Payne’s stables at Rolleston.

Whilst his three year old Jewels success was unexpected, at four in the Jewels Ruby he again went out fifth favourite (10/1) and established an all comers NZ record for the mile of T1:54.5 which smashed Stig’s previous record of T1:55.2 (last 800m 55.6 and 400m in 27.4). He defeated Escapee and Stent in a field that included dual Dominion Hcp winner Master Lavros and Flying Isa (T1:53.2). Cyclone U Bolt became the fifth horse to complete a Jewels double as at the end of 2013. (Our Sky Major is the only horse to date to win the Jewels treble at two, three and four).

Glenferrie Typhoon, thirty six AUS wins and fourteen placings from seventy seven starts (twenty two VIC/twelve Melton, five NSW/Menangle, nine WA/seven at Gloucester Park), T1:53.5 (Menangle), $561,169; Group One Great Southern Star (heat/final),

Group Two Maori Mile Bendigo, Group Threes – George Gath, Melton Trotters/Freestone Cups and a Menangle FFA; seconds in VIC Breeders Crown – 4T, Great Southern Star Final; thirds in Tontine Trotters Final, VIC Breeders Crown Open, Bill Collins Trot; fourths Bill Collins Trot, Australian Trotting Grand Prix.

Glenferrie Typhoon started his career with Jodi Quinlan and Craig Demmler before changing ownership and becoming a star for Kate and Andy Gath and then had a stint in Western Australia with trainer Matthew Scot (owners G Gullace, C M Cousins, N H Dunbar, M Harrell, A Redden). A further change of ownership to R J (Robert) Stephenson and trainer Roy Roots Jnr in NSW has led to his latest five wins including his best mile time of T1:53.5.

Cyclone Lucky Seven, won three in NZ (one at Alexandra Park) for trainer/driver/part owner Todd MacFarlane (part owner Aaron Lowe), including first start at Cambridge prior to export to Australia. The winner of seven in Australia (two at Albion Park, one Melton/Menangle, T1:56.3) including the Swan Hill Trotters Cup, Woodland Stud All Stars at Melton and placed second in the DJA Memorial at Albion Park

Cyclone S Adams, winner of his fifth and final three year old start at Alexandra Park (T2:08.5) for trainer/driver/part owner Todd MacFarlane (Aaron Lowe one of several part owners) and his second start for new trainers Peter and Vaughan Blanchard at Cambridge as a late four year old (T2:07.0)

Cyclone Vance’s fillies include :

Cyclone Jeter, a winner at Addington for trainer/driver Nigel McGrath and owner Yabby Dam Farms and on nine occasions in Victoria (five at Melton, T1:58.4) from a total of twenty starts. Victories included two Victorian Group Threes – Lightfoot Laurels, Chris Howe Cup

Cyclone L Ko, was placed in her inaugural start at Alexandra Park and exported to Australia following an unplaced effort at her second start. In Australia, she has won two races in Victoria (T2:02.3, Maryborough)

Unraced filly Cyclone Dani, dam of five foals, three to race all winners – Cyclone Chief, four wins (T2:03.2, $58,818); Cyclone Emily, two wins; Cyclone Joe Parker; all raced by Aaron Lowe and Todd MacFarlane plus current unraced Father Patrick two year old filly Cyclone Lucky Linda and an unregistered Kadabra yearling filly. Twenty One year old Cyclone Vance is not currently in foal.

Peter Craig

22 July 2020

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