MediaPA 15 Report post Posted June 6, 2015 There will be a major spin-off for Novara Park sire Jakkalberry from the win by unbeaten Chris Waller-trained Press Statement in the Group 1 A$500,000 JJ Atkins Doomben 2YO in Queensland today. Presslist, a half-sister to the Group One winners Press Statement and 2010 Atkins winner Pressday, was flown over to Novara Park in Cambridge from Australia last year to be served by promising sire Jakkalberry and has tested positive in foal to him. Jakkalberry, who is owned by Tony and Luigi Muollo, stands at Novara Park and recorded the fastest last 600m ever in a Melbourne Cup (35.33 seconds) when he finished third. A Group 1 winner of 12 races and $2.5 million in prize-money, Jakkalberry is a son of Storming Home and his dam, Claba Di San Jore, has had seven foals to the races for seven winners. Tony Muollo is the owner of Press Statement who has won three times from as many outings and gave Waller his 14th Group One win of the season "The family has been good to me and I think there is more to come in the spring. The hard part was getting him to the race today," Waller said. "He was a maiden when he won his first start at the end of April. He has now had three starts for three wins and has gone from kindergarten to a Group One win." Waller said there were several options for Press Statement next season. "There is the Caulfield Guineas in the spring or who knows he might be a horse for the Stradbroke Handicap up here next year," he said. Winning jockey Tye Angland is also a huge fan of Press Statement who he rates as potentially among the best horses he has ridden. "I rode him in a trial and said he was a potential Group horse. Thankfully he has proved me right," Angland said. The Waller-Muollo connection had more success recently when close relation to Press Statement, the 4 yo gelding Marenostro winning in Sydney last week. This post has been promoted to an article Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted June 6, 2015 That commentator saying "Jakkalberry, Jaaakalberrrry, Jaaaaaaakberrrrrry" is great publicity. GONSTA, IWMC, classic one and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione 77 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 Who is that commentator, he is a turn off for me? GONSTA 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashoka 1,179 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 Hermione... Sunlineboy is right on the mark, in my opinion, though, I must say, it took around three listens before I came to the same conclusion. It sounds genuine and the accent gives it, somehow, an authority that it would not, otherwise, have. A great piece of marketing, yet not overly-jarring on the eardrums...yet... All the best. Ashoka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 I'm not sure he could think of anything else to say, so why not repeat the name with different inflections. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
