Companies and/or individuals involved: Helsinge Inc Leonardo Baquero (co-director) & one former employee of Helsinge Inc., PDVSA S.A Charges: Bribery of foreign public officials (Article 322septies of the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC)), money laundering (Article 305bis SCC) and unauthorised obtaining of data (Article 143 SCC) Swiss lawyers used: PDVSA Maduro: Guerric Canonica (Canonica Valticos & Associés Geneva) vs PDVSA Guaidó: Jean-Pierre Jacquemoud (Jacquemoud Stanislas Helsinge: Jean-Marc Carnicé (BianchiSchwald Francisco Morillo: Guglielmo Palumbo (HABEAS Avocats Sàrl Leonardo Baquero: Daniel Tunik (Lenz & Staehelin ex-employee: Giorgio Campà (Etude de Me Giorgio Campà Outcome: Abandonment in the United States; pending in Switzerland Asset recovery: PDVSA’s case has been dismissed in the United States It’s a small package that could contain evidence proving that Venezuela’s oil revenue was plundered. Arriving from Miami at the Geneva Courthouse on Monday, 12th March 2018, the package weighing barely 23 kilos contained a server that managers from the Helsinge company allegedly used to hack into the IT system of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) and fraudulently track the progress of its files in real time Helsinge – a Panamanian company that had only a handful of employees but has become a crucial intermediary between Swiss trading houses and Venezuelan officials – is said to have sold information to Glencore allowing them to obtain more than USD 40 billion worth of crude oil between 2004 and 2017 this company is also accused of having paid bribes to PDVSA employees with a view to obtaining confidential data as well as commercial and market advantages for the trading houses involved and of having organized the holding and movement of illicit funds.  which was experiencing a dire economic crisis at the time with the collapse of crude oil prices and uncontrollable inflation the loss of revenue from these below-market contracts amounted to USD 5.2 billion which described one of the most sophisticated plundering schemes in history the oil company turned to Switzerland and the United States to obtain justice where Helsinge had just set up a subsidiary in its lawyers’ office a few months earlier.  PDVSA also handed over emails to the Geneva judicial authorities showing that Helsinge passed on confidential information to the trading houses about the state oil company’s tenders From then on, Helsinge’s lawyers constantly disputed PDVSA’s status as a plaintiff. Given the chaotic situation on the ground, the question is: who is really authorized to represent the state oil company? At one point in the proceedings, the latter had two Geneva lawyers to defend it, each appointed by an opposing political faction the civil action was finally dismissed on the grounds that the beneficiaries of the trust that filed the lawsuit were not authorized to represent the oil company has been recognized as a plaintiff on two occasions by the Federal Criminal Court.  In May 2022, Glencore was convicted in the United States and the United Kingdom for paying more than USD 100 million in bribes to intermediaries amongst others to sign oil contracts in Venezuela the Zug-based giant admitted to “conspiring to secure and securing improper business advantages by paying over $1.2 million to an intermediary company that made corrupt payments for the benefit of a Venezuelan official”.  Both directors at Helsinge dispute the alleged facts From a clear last at the top of the straight to what seemed an unlikely first at the winning post exciting Brutal colt Nepotism produced a scintillating performance to win the $1million Group I ATC Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday Trained by Team Hawkes and ridden by Tyler Schiller Nepotism won the Group III ATC Baillieu Stakes at his second start with connections electing to bypass the Group I ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes in favour of the Champagne with happy results Nepotism was eased back and settled at the tail of the field but Tyler Schiller had plenty of confidence in the colt and had no hesitation taking him out around every other runner in search of a clear passage and Nepotism did the rest He accelerated all the way to the line to edge out honest Lucky Vega (IRE) filly Within the Law in a three way thriller with another filly by Trapeze Artist in Tupakara in third place A huge win for Nepotism in the G1 Champagne Stakes, coming from last! ??@G1TySchil | @HawkesRacing | @aus_turf_club pic.twitter.com/moZrj6EBgx “It’s very hard for any horse to do that. especially a two-year-old having his first racing prep,” said Wayne Hawkes “There wouldn't be too many hard luck stories behind him for the run that he had He's a special colt and he's out of that special family The victory is one that means a great deal to the Hawkes team as they trained his sire Brutal to win the Group I ATC Doncaster Handicap in 2019 and have now prepared his first Group I winner as a sire “Brutal won a Doncaster at his seventh race start and he was the youngest and least raced horse to ever win a Doncaster,” Hawkes reflected “So he's the first G1 winner for Brutal and it’s like having a son out there.” A $160,000 Inglis Premier purchase from Gilgai Farm for International Thoroughbred Solutions Nepotism runs for an ownership group that includes some of the Black Caviar owners and his breeder Gilgai Farm which comes as no surprise given this talented colt comes from the same Helsinge female family that produced Black Caviar Nepotism has the overall record of two wins and a placing from three starts with prizemoney in excess of $748,000 He is the first stakes-winner among three winners from four foals to race from unraced Casino Prince mare Brigite a full sister to Champion 3YO Colt All Too Hard and half-sister to world champion sprinter Black Caviar as well as the dam of Champion 3YO Colt Ole Kirk It’s a hugely successful family that doesn’t just produce G1 winners… it produces champions and Team Hawkes know a bit about it having trained both All Too Hard and Ole Kirk Brigite has been a tricky breeder of late and has not had a foal since Nepotism Nepotism is the first Group I winner and second stakes-winner for Newgate Farm’s young O’Reilly stallion Brutal who was a popular choice with breeders last spring covering 154 mares and is priced this year at $16,500 CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Shared News » Helsinge best known as the dam of the legendary Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) has died at the age of 15 The mare was based at Gilgai Farm and according to reports on racing.com she died after a reaction to medication Helsinge was a half-sister to both Group 1 winner Magnus (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}) and Group 2 winner Wilander (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) As a broodmare Helsinge wasted little time in leaving a lasting legacy to the global racing industry when foaling Black Caviar in 2006 The brilliant filly went on to be unbeaten in 25 runs and has herself become a broodmare with her first produce Oscietra (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) finishing third on her debut recently Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts. Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription Venezuela (AP) — A trust linked to Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has filed a lawsuit against Glencore Lukoil and other energy trading firms for their alleged role funneling bribes to corrupt company officials in exchange for rigged oil purchase and sale contracts The civil complaint was unsealed Thursday by a federal judge in Miami and alleges the ongoing scheme cheated the socialist-run company of billions in lost revenue since 2004 expands its own criminal investigation into corruption at PDVSA At least $11 billion is believed to have gone missing from the company in the past decade according to a 2016 report by the opposition-led National Assembly and among those prosecutors believe took bribes is the country’s former oil czar Rafael Ramirez as well as steal highly-confidential information by cloning the company’s servers was allegedly started by two former PDVSA traders Swiss-based Glencore and Russia’s Lukoil are named as among more than 40 defendants including rogue traders at multinational traders mid-level PDVSA officials and a Florida bank the two Venezuelan men established in Panama a consulting firm Geneva and the British channel island of Jersey The company was the conduit by which some of PDVSA’s biggest clients and supplier allegedly obtained insider information on PDVSA’s tenders for the sale of its oil exports as well as the purchase of the light crude with which Venezuela refines its heavy crude a “clone server” was allegedly installed at Helsinge’s Miami offices by a PDVSA IT administrator nicknamed “the Nerd” to give the middleman and their clients real-time access to information on competing bids and future tenders In exchange for the sneak peak and other unfair advantages Helsinge — which was not authorized to transact directly with PDVSA — allegedly charged monthly retainers from the international oil companies of $15,000 to $150,000 plus added compensation of up to $0.22 per barrel of oil product bought or sold Some of that money was paid out from Panamanian shell companies in the form of bribes to four PDVSA managers currently heads the company’s commercial and supply department An email sent through the website of Helsinge which does not list a phone number or address for the company Glencore and Lukoil did not immediately comment There is no evidence the companies encouraged the corrupt dealings except for communications between Helsinge and traders for the oil companies discussing wire transfers and ways to change the terms of future tenders before they are released to the general market prosecutors in Houston unsealed charges against five former senior officials The indictment alleges Ramirez was one of the recipients of the illegal payments for an undisclosed location after resigning as ambassador to the United Nations in December and has since been targeted by a separate corruption probe in Venezuela The evidence in the lawsuit was partly collected by a former Scotland Yard investigator hired by the trust who had access to PDVSA’s servers in Caracas last year banking records and instant messages provided by Morillo’s estranged wife — some of which are included in the complaint — detailing how the alleged conspiracy was carried out The trust is represented by attorneys from Boies Schiller Flexner the same New York law firm defending Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores’ nephews in a federal drug-trafficking case AP Writer Scott Smith contributed to this report Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information David Boies and Wilmer Ruperti.  Illustration: Nicole Rifkin for Bloomberg Businessweek a couple of fraudsters and a pariah government joined forces to sue the world’s largest commodities trading firms but the bungled lawsuit has so far come to nothing the three biggest commodity trading houses in the world with combined annual revenue of a trillion dollars Duker and his associates planned to sue them in what would be one of America’s largest private civil actions was an old laptop once owned by the conspiracy’s alleged mastermind a scrappy Venezuelan who’d implanted himself as a kind of unofficial intermediary between the state oil company and some of its key customers The laptop contained a trove of explosive material including instant message chats discussing confidential information and account statements for offshore companies that had made large unexplained payments to family members of Venezuelan oil executives It had reached Duker via Morillo’s bitter rival cigar-puffing Venezuelan tycoon who’d obtained it from Morillo’s ex-wife Vinery Stud have enjoyed a dream start to the stud career of Ole Kirk whose story started back at Inglis Premier in 2019 when he fetched $675,000 for Gilgai Farm and six years on this exciting young stallion has 11 yearlings to be offered and four of them are presented by Vinery Ole Kirk is sitting at the top of the Austrralian First Season Sires List with his two winners from eight starters to date being Group III ATC Breeders Plate winner King Kirk and Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner O’ Ole Ole Kirk is writing the next chapter of success for the famed Helsinge family that has also produced undefeated World Champion Sprinter Black Caviar and Champion 3YO All Too Hard with one of the yearlings in the Vinery draft line bred to this most revered of Australian broodmares Lot 144 is the second foal of stakes-placed All Too Hard mare Divanation the only stakes horse among six winners from triple Melbourne Cup winner and two time Australian Horse of the Year Makybe Diva (GB) This stylish bay colt has a 3 x 3 double cross of Helsinge which will excite the pedigree gurus and the first foal of Divanation is a filly by Ole Kirk that has been retained by her breeders to race This colt has bloodlines that don’t just produce Group I winners Click here for the full Vinery draft with additional highlights below: Lot 37 Colt I Am Invincible x Antelope, by Not a Single Doubt Half-brother to a winner and is fourth foal of a winning full sister to dual Group I winner Miracles of Life – MRC Blue Diamond Stakes and SAJC Robert Sangster Classic Lot 156 Colt Snitzel x Ellerslie Lace (Fr), by Siyouni First foal of a stakes-placed daughter of champion French sire Siyouni from European Black Type family featuring Group I winner Turtle Bowl Lot 303 Filly Farnan x Manasari, by More Than Ready (USA) From the second crop of Golden Slipper winner Farnan who has already sired four winners including $1million ATC Golden Gift winner North England Half-sister to metro winner Indian Jewel from a winning half-sister to Aussie bred Japanese Group III winner Fiano Romano and to the dam of US Group II winner Ain’t Easy Lot 460 Filly Ole Kirk x Sheezdashing, by Myboycharlie (IRE) Second foal of Group I placed Sheezdashing a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Dashing Granada the grand-dam of Group I winner Instant Celebrity and Group winners Happy Healthy and Generalife Not only Charlotte Dujardin is able to clock 81% in a national Grand Prix class with her rising super star Mount St but Danish Cathrine Dufour has also proven she has a very hot iron in the fire that can score equal whopping marks At the 2018 CDN Helsinge at the Heslegård riding club on 8 April 2018,  Dufour rode Louise Zinglersen's 8-year old Bohemian (by Bordeaux x Samarant) to an 81.2% score in his second Grand Prix test ever.  The test of choice class The pair had just finished a two-day training seminar with Kyra Kyrklund and the liver chestnut was on point and today he did his only second Grand Prix scoring 81.2% The 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We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Helsinge, the mother of one of Australia's finest race mares, Black Caviar, has died at her owner's stud farm in northern Victoria. Helsinge produced Black Caviar, former champion three-year-old All Too Hard and also gave birth to a foal that established an Australasian record price. Only a select few of Helsinge's foals made it to the racetrack.Credit: Gilgai Farm The 15-year-old daughter of Desert Sun, owned by Rick Jamieson's Gilgai Farm was in foal to stallion Written Tycoon, but was euthanised late last week. The unbeaten Black Caviar was the first foal Helsinge produced. She then gave birth to Moshe, who is now at stud, and the next foal was group 1 winner All Too Hard, who is also standing at stud. Helsinge's last living foal is the unraced three-year-old Brigite, by Casino Prince, still owned by Jamieson who also has Naturale, a four-year-old sister to Black Caviar, who never raced. The colt known to the media as "Jimmy" died without racing and fetched a staggering $5 million at the Sydney yearling sales and was purchased by Melbourne businessman Bill Vlahos, who is facing numerous charges in relation to an alleged Ponzi scheme. The colt's death has led to a complex insurance battle. The story of "Jimmy" has been distressing. The son of Helsinge suffered an apparent spider bite before being broken in and, after a bout of diarrhoea, the youngster was finally diagnosed with laminitis. Vets worked around the clock to try to save one of Australia's most valuable pieces of horse flesh but lost the battle. While Helsinge had very few of her foals make it to the racetrack, they included Black Caviar, who was unbeaten during her amazing career. It was Black Caviar who made Helsinge one of the most revered broodmares in the country. After the mare won a string of group 1 races around Australia she went to England, winning at her only outing. Helsinge, the mother of one of Australia's finest race mares, Black Caviar, has died at her owner's stud farm in northern Victoria. The 15-year-old daughter of Desert Sun, owned by Rick Jamieson's Gilgai Farm was in foal to stallion Written Tycoon, but was euthanised late last week. Helsinge's last living foal is the unraced three-year-old Brigite, by Casino Prince, still owned by Jamieson who also has Naturale, a four-year-old sister to Black Caviar, who never raced. The colt known to the media as \\\"Jimmy\\\" died without racing and fetched a staggering $5 million at the Sydney yearling sales and was purchased by Melbourne businessman Bill Vlahos, who is facing numerous charges in relation to an alleged Ponzi scheme. The colt's death has led to a complex insurance battle. The story of \\\"Jimmy\\\" has been distressing. The son of Helsinge suffered an apparent spider bite before being broken in and, after a bout of diarrhoea, the youngster was finally diagnosed with laminitis. Vets worked around the clock to try to save one of Australia's most valuable pieces of horse flesh but lost the battle. It’s something of an understatement to suggest that BEL ESPRIT has been a star from the get go. Winner of his first five starts, including the Group 1 Blue Diamond, Bel Esprit would go on to capture the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 before retiring to Sun Stud (then Eliza Park). From only his 3rd crop, Bel Esprit achieved everlasting fame through racing immortal, Black Caviar, while an unprecedented eight Victorian Sires’ premierships, an Australian title and 720 winners later, he’s still producing headliners such as Kisukano, winner of six  from nine, $698,100 in stakes and the only horse to defeat Rothfire (by 2 lengths) as a 2YO. However, BEL ESPRIT is now well and truly into the next stage as a leading Broodmare Sire, courtesy of Saturday’s brilliant Group 1 Golden Rose winner, Ole Kirk. On Friday night at Moonee Valley, Swats That became his 25th stakes horse as a Broodmare Sire by taking out the Group 3 Champagne Stakes. And let’s not forget the big daddy of them all, Beauty Generation. Hong Kong Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation has won 20 races – including 8 Group 1s – and is the highest money earner ever in Hong Kong. Now under the guidance of David Hayes, Beauty Generation returned to racing on Sunday with a brave second behind Golden Sixty in the Group 3 Celebration Cup at Sha Tin and appears on target to retain his title as the world’s best miler. Much, much closer to home though is how well MAGNUS over BEL ESPRIT mares go: already there have been 17 winners from 22 runners, with 5 of them stakes horses … among them the exciting 3YO stakes winner FRONT PAGE. The Geoff Duryea trained chestnut has won four from seven  (including 2 seconds) and is due to appear in the $1.3 million The Kosciuszko at Royal Randwick in 3 weeks with James Macdonald booked for the ride. So, if you have a BEL ESPRIT mare … Bel Esprit stands this season at Sun Stud at a fee of just $7,700, while barnmate, MAGNUS will cover another full book at $15,400. No payment on any Sun Stud stallion until live foal. For further information, phone Phil Marshall at Sun Stud on 0407 853 782. the mother of one of Australia's finest race mares has died at her owner's stud farm in northern Victoria All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueHelsinge produced Black Caviar former champion three-year-old All Too Hard and also gave birth to a foal that established an Australasian record price owned by Rick Jamieson's Gilgai Farm was in foal to stallion Written Tycoon The unbeaten Black Caviar was the first foal Helsinge produced and the next foal was group 1 winner All Too Hard Helsinge's last living foal is the unraced three-year-old Brigite still owned by Jamieson who also has Naturale The colt known to the media as "Jimmy" died without racing and fetched a staggering $5 million at the Sydney yearling sales and was purchased by Melbourne businessman Bill Vlahos who is facing numerous charges in relation to an alleged Ponzi scheme The colt's death has led to a complex insurance battle  The son of Helsinge suffered an apparent spider bite before being broken in and the youngster was finally diagnosed with laminitis Vets worked around the clock to try to save one of Australia's most valuable pieces of horse flesh but lost the battle While Helsinge had very few of her foals make it to the racetrack who was unbeaten during her amazing career It was Black Caviar who made Helsinge one of the most revered broodmares in the country After the mare won a string of group 1 races around Australia she went to England Today's top stories curated by our news team. 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Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! ABC News News HomeBlack Caviar to get a sisterShare Black Caviar to get a sisterBrigid DonovanMon 18 Jun 2012Monday 18 June 2012Mon 18 Jun 2012 at 5:39amBlack Caviar breeder Rick Jamieson and Black Caviar's eight-month-old half-brother. (ABC News: Supplied) Link copiedShareShare articleAs Black Caviar mania hits England in the lead-up to her run at Royal Ascot next weekend, her media-shy breeder, Rick Jamieson, has revealed a full sister to the champion mare will be born this spring. Mr Jamieson, a Melbourne businessman and owner of the freakish sprinter's mother Helsinge, has told the ABC's Australian Story about his ambition to produce another Black Caviar. "For me the challenge now, I want to do it again," he said. "We sent Helsinge back to (Black Caviar's father) Bel Esprit again this year and successfully she's in foal. "We had her scanned and she's carrying a filly so that'll be a full sister to Black Caviar, so that's fairly exciting." Mr Jamieson is a relative newcomer to the thoroughbred breeding industry. He built a successful business leasing marquees to the Melbourne and Caulfield Cup carnivals and gradually became interested in the sport. "I started breeding 15 years ago; I think it took probably 10 years to learn and I think the last five years we've taken a big jump forward," he said. Winner to be: Champion racehorse Black Caviar pictured as a foal. (ABC: Supplied) Friend and equine advisor Peter Ford bought the mare Helsinge for Mr Jamieson in 2005. After studying her pedigree, Jamieson decided to mate her with Victorian-based stallion Bel Esprit. Black Caviar was born in 2006. "Every night probably for 20 years he would study pedigrees, look at international catalogues and find out reasons why horses would run and go back to six and seven and eight generations and so he developed his own theory," said Mr Ford. "I don't think I can tell you what Rick Jamieson's basic breeding theory is because I don't know and he wouldn't tell me." I'll be there for the Ascot Week and of course whenever Black Caviar runs, I get terribly nervous - the couple of days leading into into Ascot I will be a bit of wreck. Mr Jamieson travels to Ascot every year but this year will be more nerve-wracking than most, as he hopes to witness Black Caviar complete her 22nd unbeaten run. "I'll be there for the Ascot Week and of course whenever Black Caviar runs, I get terribly nervous - the couple of days leading into into Ascot I will be a bit of wreck," he said. "I don't sleep and I don't eat and my friends don't talk to me because they know I won't talk to them and when she races and she wins, then I'm right again. But it does take a lot from me." Meanwhile the staff of Gilgai Farm at Nagambie in Northern Victoria are organising their own celebrations for this weekend. Horse stud manager Meaghan Strickland-Wood is monitoring Helsinge's pregnancy and therefore will not be at Royal Ascot. "We've got to stay back and look after the horses, so we can't go," she said. "We're getting a bunch of friends together and we're going to have a Black Caviar slumber party here at the farm, so that we can watch the race and be as close to the action as we can." For more on Rick Jamieson's story, watch Australian Story tonight on ABC1 at 8pm. Black Caviar has completed 21 unbeaten runs. (AAP: Joe Castro) Topic:Food and Beverage Processing Industry AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) ABC News News HomeBlack Caviar half-brother sells for record $5mShare Black Caviar half-brother sells for record $5mBy Daniel Franklin The colt is a half brother to Black Caviar and boom three-year-old All Too Hard Link copiedShareShare articleA yearling half-brother to world champion Black Caviar has sold for an Australian record price of $5 million by champion sire Redoute's Choice out of broodmare Helsinge was the star lot of the Inglis Easter Yearling Sales The blue-blooded colt was knocked down to a syndicate from BC3 Thoroughbreds which bought Black Caviar's half-sister last year for $2.6 million The viewing areas in and around the ring at the Newmarket sales complex were at near capacity as bidding came down to a duel between BC3 and Adam Sangster from Swettenham Stud Bidding opened at $2 million and advanced in $500,000 increments to $4 million; from there it was $100,000 per bid before the hammer came down While Black Caviar's half-brother attracted a record $5m bid in Australia race horses in the USA have sold for almost three times that amount...but have not always lived up to their hype sold $15.3 million (2006)The two-year-old colt was sold for a world record price and made his debut at Belmont Park in 2007 finishing 3rd He was officially retired in February 2008 after failing to break his maiden sold $12.5 million (1985)The most expensive yearling ever sold at auction finished 3rd in his April 1987 debut before winning the Group 3 Gallinule stakes and the Group 2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Seattle Dancer ran his final race at the same course running 2nd sold $11.21 million (2006)The second most expensive yearling to be sold at public auction broke his maiden at Newmarket in 2008 ridden by Frankie Dettori He made seven starts in his career with just one other win and a third Meydan City was retired in 2009 with a total career earnings of $35,000 The previous national record of $3 million was held by colts sold at the Inglis sales in 2006 and 2007 The Australasian record had been the $NZ3.6 million paid at New Zealand's Karaka sales for a Zabeel colt who raced in Australia as Don Eduardo and went on to win the 2002 AJC Derby Helsinge's last two yearlings to go through the sales were a colt by Casino Prince - champion three-year-old All Too Hard - and BC3's unraced Redoute's Choice filly named Belle Couture BC3 chairman Bill Vlahos said stable clients had put up most of the money but a small share was still available - the smallest share offered would be 5 per cent ($250,000) "As soon as Belle Couture told us she wasn't going to let the family down we really started looking at this horse," Vlahos said "We're just pleased that the purest of Australian blood stays in Australia." Vlahos said his vets had given him the green light despite some respected judges putting a knock on the horse there's also some of our money in that too so we're not going to be headless in making decisions like this," he said "Our owners trust us implicitly." The stallion potential of Lot 131 was a big factor in his record price a winner of three Group Ones including the Caulfield Guineas was bought for $1,025,000 in 2011 and sold last year to Vinery Stud in a deal worth more than $25 million said the colt would not be rushed onto the racetrack "We know how good Belle Couture's going and it is just great to get the full set with this colt," he said "He's typical to the family and has a lot of growing to do so he'll let us know when he's ready to rock and roll." although Marshall said Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody and All Too Hard's trainer John Hawkes would be considered The day's other sales were highlighted by Lot 123 - a half-brother to Caulfield Guineas winner Starspangledbanner - which was knocked down for $2.4 million Other seven-figure lots were colts by Fastnet Rock ($1.5 million) and Snitzel ($1 million) The yearling's illustrious relation was also keeping a close eye on the action: Meanwhile, Sydney's recent wet weather has the Australian Turf Club facing a nervous wait to see if Black Caviar goes for win number 25 at the Derby Day meeting on Saturday. The mare's connections are adamant she will not contest the $1 million TJ Smith Stakes (1,200m) if the Randwick track is heavy. Showers at the track on Tuesday have the track rated as a heavy 8, but ATC spokesman Matt Rudolph says fine weather forecast for later in the week is expected to help dry out the track. "Just talking to the track manager and it's a heavy track, but with the rain at the moment and the weather forecast ahead of Saturday, it's actually ideal conditions." Black Caviar worked in Melbourne on Monday and Moody described the speed of her gallop as "scary". The great mare is one of 17 horses nominated for the Group One TJ Smith, a race she won two years ago. Meanwhile, the barrier draw for Saturday's feature event, the $1.5 million Australian Derby, was conducted on Tuesday morning, with odds-on favourite It's A Dundeel drawing barrier 8. It's the magical pairing that produced a one-in-a-million racing star: By Bel Esprit, from Helsinge. Black Caviar's parentage is just one of the hundreds of thousands of couplings that form the intricate web of Australian thoroughbred bloodlines - a world no one knows better than the Stud Book Keeper. Taking the reins: Jacqueline Stewart with Aussie at Randwick racecourse. She is to become Keeper of the 135-year-old Australian Stud Book.Credit: Tamara Dean As of January 1, the holder of that 135-year-old title will be Jacqueline Stewart, who was this week announced as the first woman to lead the official record of the nation's racehorse breeding. Overseeing the integrity of a multibillion-dollar industry by guaranteeing the pedigree of each and every Australian-born thoroughbred, the Keeper is a linchpin in the global racing world. The Stud Book records the DNA profile of every foal and mating history of each and every breeding mare and stallion in the country: an equine litany of births, deaths and marriages. ''As most young girls do, I loved horses,'' Stewart says. ''But my fad stuck.'' The horsewoman, desperate for a foot in the door after studying equine science, started her life at Randwick by serving drinks in the Owners and Trainers Bar. The 35-year-old will become only the eighth person to head up the Victoria Racing Club- and Australian Turf Club-owned body, taking over the reins from Michael Ford. It is a role for which she has been groomed for nine years. ''To learn to build a 27-generation pedigree, you can't just get somebody off the street and teach them overnight,'' says Stewart, who, 15 years ago, was the last member of staff to join the Australian Stud Book. As deputy keeper, she was mentored by studying the ASX, imports and exports and worldwide yearling sales figures to estimate foal crops three years ahead. In addition to maintaining the DNA and mating history of 55,000 active records, she will head up the past profiles of 750,000 Australian-born horses and 200,000 foreign horses. Australia's Stud Book is the second-largest in the world, after America's, with breeders required to register new foals within 30 days of birth. They are DNA profiled at the book's partner lab at the University of Queensland at a cost of $140. Integrity checks mean the system is virtually impossible to swindle. Most mistakes, says Ford, are down to human error or a stallion ''jumping the fence''. The attention given to the hidden world of equine family trees comes down to money. ''We can prove their breeding. That is why thoroughbreds are worth so much money at the sales,'' says Stewart. Redoute's Choice stood at stud for $300,000 plus GST in 2008. More Than Ready is now standing at $132,000. Now in its 43rd volume, the Stud Book's coverings are valued at $320 million. The value of the elite offspring from those pairings is much the same. Add those eye-watering sums to racing's peripheral businesses, such as farriers, vets - even champagne sales - and ensuring the lineage of the creatures soon swirls into the billions. Without such a record, there would be no graded races, international recognition of Australian racehorses or visiting horses. For Stewart, the role is about watching history unfold. Black Caviar's first foal, sired by Exceed And Excel, will be born next spring, the Keeper ready to record the new inclusion. ''Now we just have to wait for her to foal,'' she said. It's the magical pairing that produced a one-in-a-million racing star: By Bel Esprit, from Helsinge. Black Caviar's parentage is just one of the hundreds of thousands of couplings that form the intricate web of Australian thoroughbred bloodlines - a world no one knows better than the Stud Book Keeper. As of January 1, the holder of that 135-year-old title will be Jacqueline Stewart, who was this week announced as the first woman to lead the official record of the nation's racehorse breeding. ''As most young girls do, I loved horses,'' Stewart says. ''But my fad stuck.'' The horsewoman, desperate for a foot in the door after studying equine science, started her life at Randwick by serving drinks in the Owners and Trainers Bar. The 35-year-old will become only the eighth person to head up the Victoria Racing Club- and Australian Turf Club-owned body, taking over the reins from Michael Ford. ''To learn to build a 27-generation pedigree, you can't just get somebody off the street and teach them overnight,'' says Stewart, who, 15 years ago, was the last member of staff to join the Australian Stud Book. As deputy keeper, she was mentored by studying the ASX, imports and exports and worldwide yearling sales figures to estimate foal crops three years ahead. Australia's Stud Book is the second-largest in the world, after America's, with breeders required to register new foals within 30 days of birth. They are DNA profiled at the book's partner lab at the University of Queensland at a cost of $140. Integrity checks mean the system is virtually impossible to swindle. Most mistakes, says Ford, are down to human error or a stallion ''jumping the fence''. The attention given to the hidden world of equine family trees comes down to money. ''We can prove their breeding. That is why thoroughbreds are worth so much money at the sales,'' says Stewart. Redoute's Choice stood at stud for $300,000 plus GST in 2008. More Than Ready is now standing at $132,000. Now in its 43rd volume, the Stud Book's coverings are valued at $320 million. The value of the elite offspring from those pairings is much the same. Add those eye-watering sums to racing's peripheral businesses, such as farriers, vets - even champagne sales - and ensuring the lineage of the creatures soon swirls into the billions. Without such a record, there would be no graded races, international recognition of Australian racehorses or visiting horses. Black Caviar's first foal, sired by Exceed And Excel, will be born next spring, the Keeper ready to record the new inclusion. ''Now we just have to wait for her to foal,'' she said. Jimmy was sold for a record $5 million in April Link copiedShareShare articleThe $5 million half-brother to champion racehorse Black Caviar is fighting for his life after a suspected white-tailed spider bite is being treated at the Werribee Veterinary Clinic outside Melbourne He was bitten about a fortnight ago but he suffered a reaction to an antibiotic which in turn has led to him developing laminitis which is a disease that affects the hoofs and can prove fatal chief executive of the horse's owners BC3 Thoroughbreds he's a horse that's got a great personality he's well-loved by his owners and everyone at the stables," Cameron said "Any horse in the condition he's in is shocking to see." Jimmy developed major complications during treatment Prognosis 50/50 but he is receiving great care — BC3 Thoroughbreds (@BC3thoroughbred) November 13, 2013 If Jimmy does survive, experts suggest it would be highly unlikely that he would make it to the racetrack. The horse, by champion stallion Redoute's Choice out of mare Helsinge, was bought amid much fanfare at April's Easter yearling sales, just a few days before his famous relation was to race for the final time. His price of $5 million set a new record for a yearling bought in Australia. Jimmy is also related to now-retired champion three-year-old All Too Hard, and has a half-sister named Belle Couture who is expected to make her racetrack debut in the coming months. The team from BC3 Thoroughbreds bought Belle Couture in 2012 for $2.6 million. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced Aushorse have released a great tribute a blue hen - What an incredible mare A Group Two winner who would go on to produce four stakes winners including Group One winner and leading sire Scandinavia is the granddam of racing immortal Black Caviar Viking Warrior – now racing in Hong Kong Scandinavia lived out her final years at Victoria’s Dorrington Farm Crabtree has bred and/or raced quite a few stakes winners including a Group One double in the space of 40 minutes via Catchy (Blue Diamond) and Sheidel (Oakleigh Plate) but Scandinavia’s impact will likely remain unmatched “You never forget your first … I had a couple of good horses before Scandinavia and a few since but in my opinion she’s changed the landscape of Australian breeding: a ‘blue hen’ by any definition,” Crabtree opines “She’s a Group winner in her own right her daughters have produced Group winners and her granddaughters are now producing Group winners.” The story goes back to 1994 when Crabtree purchased the unraced Vain mare for $40,000: in foal to Snippets and the pregnancy which would become Scandinavia “She (Song of Norway) had just the three foals for me but I put her in foal to Western Symphony after Scandinavia was born and she produced the Sydney stakes winner “I decided to race Scandinavia in partnership with John Sadler and he trained her to win a Blue Diamond Prelude at two and the Group Two QTC Cup but she was also 4-times Group One placed in the Salinger “Scandinavia was an even better racehorse than the record suggests – she was beaten a whisker in the Salinger behind 12-time stakes winner and was less than a head away when third to an absolute flying machine Scandinavia’s first foal – Danavia by Danehill – would fail to salute in four starts but she went on to produce Melbourne stakes winner Helsinge – albeit unraced – would leave an indelible mark on Australian racing Bred by Lee Fleming through a foal share arrangement Helsinge would be sold by Fleming at the 2005 Inglis Broodmare Sale: going on to produce both the superstar and 4-time Group One winner All Too Hard for Rick Jamieson’s Gilgai Farm (All Too Hard now stands at Vinery Stud where he has produced 16 stakes winners is the dam of this season’s stakes winning 2YO and Group One placed it was Scandinavia’s third foal that would change the course of Crabtree’s history “I’d come so close to winning a Group One on too many occasions and Magnus had finished second to Miss Andretti – in track record time – in the Lightning Stakes then he ran third in the Oakleigh Plate,” Crabtree reveals “Winning a Group One was proving to be fairly elusive but then Magnus came out and won the Galaxy in Sydney for the ‘comeback kid’ Peter Moody and Damien Oliver “I stood Magnus at Eliza Park (now Sun Stud) and from there he’s gone on to produce four Group One winners including this year’s Futurity winner and 40 other stakes horses of $46 million.” Fleming would also breed – from Scandinavia – the multiple Group winner Wilander and Baltics (granddam of Group winning 2YO and this year’s Blue Diamond runnerup before the mare would remain with Crabtree for the remainder of her career “Scandinavia then produced Arctic Flight who won the (Group Two) Magic Night and finished second to Guelph in the Group One ATC Sires’ Produce Anthony Cummings trained both of them for me,” Crabtree points out “Her final stakes horse was the Lindsay Park trained who finished second in the (Group Two) Skyline at his second start.” Scandinavia would be retired from stud duties in 2018 “What a phenomenal career and truly a legend in her own lifetime,” Crabtree adds who’s looked after her from the start Scandinavia is buried in the way of champions : standing up and facing the morning sun.”