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posted on 1 September, 2022

50 SW for Kingman

Habana (2 f ex Hargeisa by Speightstown) brought up a half-century of individual stakes winners for Juddmonte stallion Kingman (Invincible Spirit) when coming home a ready winner of the Zukunfts-Rennen (Gr 3, 1400m) at Baden-Baden yesterday.

Trained by Andreas Wohler, the two-year-old filly ran on strongly down the centre of the track to beat See Paris by two lengths with a further one and a half lengths back to Ghrainne in third. A 140,000gns purchase at Book 1 of last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Habana is the second foal out of the Group 3-winning Speightstown (Gone West) mare Hargeisa. Kingman stood the 2022 northern hemisphere breeding season at Banstead Manor Stud for £150,000 (approx. NZ$290,000).

Novara Park's KING OF COMEDY By KINGMAN brings the New Zealand Breeder the BEST blood at the BEST value.

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St James Timeform

Says of King of Comedy :

King Of Comedy put in an outstanding effort to finish second beaten a neck by Champion 3YO Miler in France Circus Maximus and half a length ahead of Champion 3YO Colt in Europe Too Darn Hot.

RaceNet - www.racenet.com.au/profiles/horse/press-statement

Says of Press Statement :

Given that it has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,832,275 in career earnings, Press Statement is regarded as an elite class of racehorse.

James Mcdonald - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He was awesome. We got back in a slowly run race so his (sectional) splits
would have been amazing."

Kerrin Mcevoy - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He’s been pleasing us at home but we were worried about the ground and also he was meeting a good field first-up, I had to ride him a bit steady from the gate but he was electric when I asked him to go."
"He’s a nice, big colt with a lovely relaxed attitude and a very good turn of foot."

Hideaki Fujiwara - Champion Trainer Japan

Says of Staphanos :

“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”

Michael Cox - Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts

Says of Staphanos :

"Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs."