Isaac Shelby Launches Wathnan Racing's Stallion Roster

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00:00We've been fortunate in the last few years to welcome a number of new players to the

00:06industry who have signalled their intent to play the long game. Among them is Wotnan Racing

00:11whose first horse and training purchase was Isaac Shelby, a son of Night Thunder. He has

00:16retired to New South Park stud and while he was on show at the Tattersall Stadium Parade

00:21during the February sale, TDN seized the opportunity to speak with Julian Dollar about the classic

00:27placed horse. Isaac Shelby came out and won his maiden at Newbury on debut by three and

00:34a half lengths, pretty impressive start. Second start he stepped up to run in the group two

00:38superlative stakes at Newmarket, he won that. Same race that was won by his grandson, Dubawi,

00:44Native Trail and of course a couple of years ago City of Troy, so it's a pretty good two

00:48year old race to win. He then came out as a three year old and won brilliantly on his

00:53debut in the Greenham Stakes, obviously a major classic trial. He won that by three

00:59lengths from multiple group one winning Milo Charin with the rest of the field miles behind.

01:05So his obvious next step was to go for a guineas and he came within a short head of winning

01:09a guineas. He was in front but he just got done on the line. He's a proper seven to eight

01:15furlong horse. He's got that speed, he's got that precocity and as you said he was bloody

01:21nearly a guineas winner so he's got an awful lot to offer. I've dealt with a few Night

01:26of Thunders and that Dubawi Sire line a fair bit and I've known that temperament is generally

01:31very good but this horse seems to have an exceptional nature. He's a very, very kind

01:35horse. You go and sort of fuss him and stroke his head, he sticks his tongue out and wants

01:40you to play with his tongue and he's just a lovely, lovely character. I think he's very

01:45hard to fault. He stands sixteen and a half an inch so you could send him a small mare,

01:50you could send him a big mare. He's very correct. I know that that can be a fault of

01:54Night of Thunders but he was quite an expensive Night of Thunder from one of his first crops

01:59so it says a lot about him physically that he's correct. He's got a pretty good walk.

02:05I know again that Dubawi line can be slated for not necessarily having a great walk but

02:09I think he walks pretty well. So physically I think he suits a lot of mares. The temperament

02:14is obviously a great attribute for a highly strong mare. He'll blend well with that. We're

02:19excited to be standing the only son of Night of Thunder but the fact that it's owned and

02:23we're doing it in partnership with Wathland Racing is very important. These guys I hope

02:29are here to stay and they could have a major positive influence on the UK breeding and

02:35racing industry. They already have but they have a lot to offer. To work with two guys

02:41like Ollie Tate and Richard Brown is an absolute dream. They're so easy. They know the industry

02:46inside and out. They trust us to do a decent job. It's all done on yes and no and a phone

02:51call and they're going to support the horse. More so probably in the ring in the early

02:57days as they're building up their broodmare band. They're just starting in that regard

03:00but they certainly will be there to support the horse and he means a lot to them. He was

03:04one of the first horses they bought. I think he probably was the first horse they bought

03:08to race on with so I think he's important for them and they will support him accordingly.