The filly, by Ekraar out of Original Sin, will now be put up for auction at the select session of the upcoming Karaka yearling sales in Auckland. She will be offered as part of the draft from Highbury Park Stud, which is acting as agent for the receivers.
The filly already had good residual value, even before Shez Sinsational's outstanding win on Monday, but that value has skyrocketed now that she is a full sister to a Group 1 winner.
Original Sin has had three of her progeny to race and all of them are winners. Eye Might, a full-brother to Shez Sinsational, was the winner of 10 races in Australia while Repenting, another full sister, has won one race so far in New Zealand.
Shez Sinsational is now the winner of five races and has never finished further back than sixth in her 15 starts. She was also placed twice at Group 1 level in Australia earlier this year, finishing third in the Queensland Oaks (2400m) and second in the Queensland Derby (2400m).
A disappointed Wong thought he was going to have a full sister to Shez Sinsational to race and breed from in the future but has been left with nothing.
"It just goes to show you that you can't do deals on just a handshake," he said yesterday.
"I thought the filly was mine but, like any business deal, you need to make sure you have everything in writing."
The Prince rules
Well-bred four-year-old The Prince went some way towards recouping the $300,000 he cost as a yearling when he broke through for a maiden win over 1400 metres on his home track at New Plymouth last Saturday.
The O'Reilly gelding, trained by John Wheeler, is owned by a syndicate that includes Hawke's Bay Racing's general manager Jason Fleming and was bought out of the premier session of the 2009 Karaka yearling sales.
He was having his fourth start on Saturday and had finished sixth in each of his previous three runs.
The Prince is certainly bred to be good as he is out of the Grosvenor mare The Grin and a full brother to the top racemare The Jewel, who won 11 races including the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton and Group 1 Waikato International Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa. She was also runner-up in the New Zealand 2000 Guineas, New Zealand Oaks and Queensland Oaks, all Group 1 events.
The Prince descends from the highly successful family that the Dennis brothers of Southland have bred and raced horses from for many years. His grandam is The Dimple, who won 16 races.
Last-stride win
Dancing Dee, part-owned by Napier couple Alister and Jeannette Cameron, made a return to winning form with a last-stride victory in a $7000 Rating 75 race over 1200 metres at last Saturday's Taranaki meeting.
In a close four-way finish, Dancing Dee got up on the outside to head off McLaren, La Muchacha and Princess Katie. The minor placings were changed after an inquiry.
Dancing Dee was recording her fourth win from 16 starts but her first since taking out a 1600-metre race at Wanganui back in March.
The six-year-old Danehill Dancer mare is trained on the Wanganui track by Wayne Marshment and raced by the Camerons in partnership with former Central Hawke's Bay man Dave Stevenson, who now lives in Waitotara.
Dancing Dee cost $70,000 as a yearling. She is out of the Australian mare Minori Express, who was the winner of two races and is closely related to the tough Australian stayer Grey Song.
Trainers' bonus
Trainers have a $5000 incentive to line up as many horses as they can at the Woodville-Pahiatua Racing Club's meeting on January 7.
The club is putting up a $5000 winner-takes-all prize for the trainer who accumulates the most points over the day's programme.
Every runner will collect a point for the trainer. Plus, the winner of each race will earn six points, second (four points) and third (two points).
If there is a tie, the $5000 prize will be shared.
