Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock Australia has joined forced with Queensland’s Telemon Stud to launch the stud career of gun 2yo colt RED RESISTANCE
An elite juvenile, RED RESISTANCE was scratched the morning of the 2023 Golden Slipper due to illness when a leading contender. At the time, multiple Golden Slipper winning trainer Adrian Bott commented ‘We’re devastated not to be able to run him. We know what it takes to win a Slipper and this colt was right up to the mark”
Steve O Connor from Go Bloodstock explained the decision to partner with Queensland farm Telemon: ‘In standing RED RESISTANCE, Sir Owen was adamant he wanted to give our colt the best opportunity with a focus on his elite 2yo speed. Telemon is a perfect fit. The farm has an illustrious honour roll and our partnership places RED RESISTANCE in a Queensland market and mare population focused on 2yo speed. RED RESISTANCE is ready-made to compliment the Queensland mare population and produce precocious talent like himself. We feel this will give him every opportunity to be a leading national first season sire and ultimately a significant stallion’.
RED RESISTANCE competed with the very best of his generation from his debut where he lowered the colours of Gr.3 Magic Night winner STEEL CITY.
At this next appearance RED RESISTANCE announced himself as a leading Golden Slipper chance in winning the Gr3 Canonbury Stakes, lowering the colours of undefeated colt KING’S GAMBIT (G2 Roman Consul winner and G1 Golden Slipper 3rd: to Stud in 2024 $22,000) as well as eventual Slipper Winner SHINZO (to stud in 2024 $55,000).
Tulloch lodge set their star colt on the same path as their previous Slipper winners, giving him a five week break into the G2 Todman Stakes. In that race, RED RESISTANCE lost no admirers as he was worn down late by Group 1 Newmarket Handicap winner and Golden Slipper runner-up, CYLINDER (to stud 2024 $44,000). 3rd in that race was multiple G1 winning 2yo MILITARIZE (to stud 2024 $38,500)
“We came out of the Todman convinced we were on track for the Slipper” said co-trainer Adrian Bott. “RED RESISTANCE was out to 1,200m for the first time that day with five weeks between runs. That told late against a quality colt who was race fit in CYLINDER. The Todman certainly wasn’t our grand final and with the improvement we had in our colt we were confident we were on track for Slipper day”.
Fatefully, RED RESISTANCE was unable to take his place in the Golden Slipper being withdrawn race morning with a high temperature.
RED RESISTANCE is a standout and imposing type. A homebred for Sir Owen’s Go Bloodstock, he was born at Newgate and rated so highly by the farm that Newgate purchased a share in him when a yearling.
RED RESISTANCE boasts a formidable, speed pedigree. He is the best colt by Champion 1st & 2nd season sire RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (Oakleigh Plate G1, Galaxy G1) and a son of top sprinting mare HEATHERLY (By LONHRO) – who won the G2 Rubiton Stks, was 2nd in the G1 Moir Stks, and 3rd G1 Oakleigh Plate.
RED RESISTANCE will have the full support of arguably Australia’s leading breeder Sir Owen Glenn who has unwavering belief in this colt.
Sir Owen commented ‘‘RED RESISTANCE is a horse dear to me and Go Bloodstock. We purchased his dam HEATHERLY specifically to visit RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. Highly rated as a yearling, he delivered on the racetrack and was unlucky to miss the Golden Slipper when Gai rated him a winning chance. We believe in RED RESISTANCE and will support him accordingly. We ask breeders to join us on this journey and “Join The Resistance”’.
This view is shared by Dan Fletcher of Telemon Stud “RED RESISTANCE was an outstanding juvenile and everything about him said he would go on to Group 1 level as an older horse . It’s such a shame for his connections his career was curtailed. He represents a huge opportunity for not just Qld breeders but anyone Australia wide to tap into a colt of this quality at a fraction of the fee commanded by his peers.
The big thing for us is what he brings as a type. It’s not easy for a colt to stand out when you line them up against the elite of the elites that populate the best farms in the country, but this bloke does. He’s an incredibly attractive horse and we’re privileged to have him”.
RED RESISTANCE will stand for $11,000 GST Inclusive on Live Foal Terms with a select number of Lifetime Breeding Rights available. It is anticipated these breeding rights will be sought after and we encourage breeders to contact the stud quickly to avoid disappointment.
