Tanev offers a superstar broodmare family in a rare package

CANADIAN owner Mike Tanev is selling a rare opportunity with his family of superstar mares.

Tanev, a huge supporter of Australian racing, is bundling up his siblings Aardies Express and Aardie B Miki with their mother Tatijana Bromac and his other superstar mare Aardiebytheseaside for sale as a package.

“It’s a unique opportunity to buy an incredible family to breed from,” he said. “I really want someone in Australia to benefit from breeding champions.”

Tatijana Bromac has had just four foals to race for a total of 71 wins and almost $1.6 million in earnings. She has a foal on the ground from Captaintreacherous.

Aardies Express, winner of the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Mile and one of 20 wins, earned $498,134. She is pregnant with Captaintreacherous.

Aardie B Miki (15 wins and $632,851) is still racing in the US, while Aardiebytheseaside (22 wins, $629,962) is back at work with top WA trainers Greg and Skye Bond.

“Aardie B Miki will return to Australia mid-year for breeding purposes and this will likely be Aardiebytheseaside’s final racing season,” said Tanev.

“My goal is to sell them to one individual owner or a larger breeding company.

“Doing that keeps all the relationships together and creates true black-type foals and hopefully future champions.”

Tanev changes his ownership and racing model.

“I’m 67 this year and I want to change things,” he said. “I have often bought horses in New Zealand, ridden them in Australia and then brought them to North America, but I don’t want to do that anymore.

“I want to support racing Down Under more. It’s been great for me.

“I would rather sell them when the time is right in Australia than lose them in the competition and move to North America.

“I’m still heavily involved. I have three horses together with Pete (McMullen) and Chantal (Turpin). They will also be for sale at some point.

“I don’t want to be known as an owner who just races. I think I have a pretty good eye, and that allows someone else to benefit from my experience and buy horses from me when I’m done racing.”

Through Adam Hamiltonfor Harness Racing Australia