Nurse Kitchen
Bruno Canatelli
Top Newcastle-based trainer Kris Lees has in the past 24-hours welcomed two exciting three-year-old prospects into his stables, including a horse that was sold in recent days for more than A$1 million.
The China Horse Club parted with A$1.7 million to secure Group One-placed filly Nurse Kitchen at the opening day of the 2017 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and shipped the daughter of Savabeel straight to Lees.
"She arrived this morning in great order as you'd expect a filly that was just sold for that sort of money," Lees said.
"She's arrived with about two weeks of light pre-training so we'll just continue on that path and learn about her every day."
Lees said having trained Lucia Valentina gives him a good insight as to what to expect from Nurse Kitchen as both horses are bred on the same cross being daughters of Savabeel out of mares by Monjeu.
"Classic fillies coming out of the autumn tend to go one way or the other heading into the spring as four-year-olds I've found and I think Michael Wallace (China Horse Club's bloodstock consultant) is pretty much on the same page," Lees said.
"We'll see where she stands in the spring with the view that the autumn is probably where she will come into her own.
"She's got a similar profile to Lucia Valentina. She obviously won the Vinery whereas Nurse Kitchen ran second and then they were competitive in the Oaks." -racenet.com.au
The China Horse Club parted with A$1.7 million to secure Group One-placed filly Nurse Kitchen at the opening day of the 2017 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and shipped the daughter of Savabeel straight to Lees.
"She arrived this morning in great order as you'd expect a filly that was just sold for that sort of money," Lees said.
"She's arrived with about two weeks of light pre-training so we'll just continue on that path and learn about her every day."
Lees said having trained Lucia Valentina gives him a good insight as to what to expect from Nurse Kitchen as both horses are bred on the same cross being daughters of Savabeel out of mares by Monjeu.
"Classic fillies coming out of the autumn tend to go one way or the other heading into the spring as four-year-olds I've found and I think Michael Wallace (China Horse Club's bloodstock consultant) is pretty much on the same page," Lees said.
"We'll see where she stands in the spring with the view that the autumn is probably where she will come into her own.
"She's got a similar profile to Lucia Valentina. She obviously won the Vinery whereas Nurse Kitchen ran second and then they were competitive in the Oaks." -racenet.com.au