JONKER / TEEGEEBEE GELDING
Privately Purchased
From the first crop of Gr.1 Manikato Stakes winner JONKER, this gelding presents fantastic value to race an untried horse with the stable.
Well balanced with a nice early foaling date, this horse has completed all of his early education and has just recently come back into the stable for his first training preparation. We are looking forward to seeing the natural improvement he will take into this preparation.
On paper, this colt is bred to be effective over 1400m - 2000m with plenty of speed from the sire line with JONKER being by Gr.1 winning sprinter SPIRIT OF BOOM. On the dam’s side there are some strong middle distance, staying credentials with his dam being a full sister to Gr.2 Herbert Power Stakes winner CHAPADA. Chapada was a genuine stakes horse running third in four Gr.1’s including the Victoria Derby, Australian Cup and Turnbull Stakes.
Further down the page you’ll find a prolific European stakes-class family, proven at the highest levels from 1600m to 2500m.
From what we have seen so far from this horse, he could be at the races as a late 2YO/early 3YO and should only continue to improve from there.
If you like the look of this gelding, please get in touch with JD Hayes on 0400 044 834 to discuss ownership opportunities.
Watch this Jonker gelding work in company on our gallop track at Euroa.
About his sire Jonker
The most credentialed progeny of Gr.1 winning sprinter SPIRIT OF BOOM, Jonker had a fascinating career on the track. In his 2YO season he put up two impressive wins - one being his debut run where he won by 4.5L over 900m and the second being his win in the Restricted Listed Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic, beating home Skyray and Bondi.
He continued to race at the highest levels in his 3YO, 4YO and 5YO seasons, placing in six Group races including running second in the Gr.1 Kingsford Smith Cup and third in the Gr.1 Galaxy Handicap.
But his best performance was his last where, as a 6YO he came out to win the Gr.1 Mankato Stakes, beating sprinting sensation and subsequent Everest winner, Bella Nipotina. On that day he recorded the fastest time ever run in the Manikato by a colt or gelding.
Jonker’s precociousness combined with his longevity is a rare attribute amongst the stallion ranks. But the theme of his career, bookending his career was his blistering speed.
Jonker, a Gr.1 winning sprinter who stands at Aquis Farm.
Photo sourced from Breednet.com.au
