Breeder George Altomonte is at it again, reaching out with a new Golden Slipper hopeful

By Adam Pengilly
Updated January 30 2015 - 3:18pm, first published 3:01pm
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Success: Gai Waterhouse, George Altomonte and jockey Tommy Berry celebrate after winning the 2013 Golden Slipper with Overreach. Photo: Dallas Kilponen

George Altomonte, unashamedly, breeds at the top end of the market. Hefty stallion fees and high reserves means it's going to take a fair wad of cash to prise one of his progeny out of a sales ring.