Vancouver showed his class when winning the Golden Slipper. Picture: Simon Bullard Source: Simon Bullard / News Corp Australia
COOLMORE has won the race to purchase a controlling interest in unbeaten Vancouver in a deal that values the colt at more than $40 million — making him the most expensive Golden Sipper winner ever sold for stud duties.
On the eve of day one of The Championships at Royal Randwick, Coolmore will on Friday announce they have secured a majority stake in Vancouver and will eventually stand the colt at their picturesque Hunter Valley property.
But the good news for Australian race fans is Coolmore's Tom Magnier has confirmed plans to race Vancouver next season, Gai Waterhouse continuing to train him for the Golden Rose-Caulfield Guineas-Cox Plate treble next spring, and then The Championships in 2016.
"There was obviously a massive amount of interest in the horse so we are delighted to have secured him," Magnier said. "He's a brilliant colt and we and our partners, who include the China Horse Club, Ramsey Pastoral and Peters Investments, couldn't be more excited about his future.
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver will return to racing in the spring. Source: News Corp Australia
"We are delighted to be racing this horse with its current owners next season and you have to give Gai credit, she has done such a great job with this colt, like she did with Pierro.''
Vancouver is unbeaten in four starts, winning the Breeders Plate, Canonbury Stakes, Todman Stakes and Golden Slipper, earning $2.33 million prizemoney and almost certainly clinching the Champion Two-Year-Old title.
His Todman success was achieved in record 1200m time for a juvenile at Randwick, while his Golden Slipper time equalled Coolmore's other Golden Slipper winner, Pierro.
The Daily Telegraph understands there are contingencies in the deal that if Vancouver wins more Group 1 races next season it will add to his value.
Gai Waterhouse will continue to train Vancouver. Picture: Simon Bullard Source: News Corp Australia
Coolmore has also bought into Blue Diamond Stakes winner Pride Of Dubai, who contests the $1 million ATC Sires' Produce Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Vancouver and Pride Of Dubai were born at Coolmore's Jerrys Plains property in the Hunter Valley. Both colts will eventually join Coolmore's stallion roster which already includes Pierro, dual hemisphere champion So You Think, Choisir and the all-conquering Fastnet Rock.
"Racing is very healthy in this country and we are delighted to be a part of it,'' Magnier said.
Vancouver is by Medaglia d'Oro, a multiple Group 1 winner and sire of freakish American filly Rachel Alexandra.
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