SUMMER | AUTUMN 2021
STALLION FACT PACK
FACT PACK
First-crop yearling sires
2021
Expert Eye 2015 Acclamation - Exemplify (Dansili)
2YO brilliance Expert Eye’s first two books of mares included the dams or sisters to the following notable Group-winning 2YOs: PRETTY POLLYANNA FLEETING SPIRIT SPECIOSA HAVANA GOLD TOORMORE JAMES GARFIELD MEHMAS RESTIADARGENT SHOWCASING ZEBEDEE BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE
Gr.1 Gr.1 (2YO Gr.2 winner) Gr.1 (2YO Gr.2 winner) Gr.1 (2YO Gr.3 winner) Gr.1 Gr.2 Gr.2 Gr.2 Gr.2 Gr.2 Gr.3
As well as the dams or sisters to Group-winning sprinter/milers: GLASS SLIPPERS FALLEN FOR YOU MUARRAB LIGHTNING SPEAR PROHIBIT SIGNS OF BLESSING SLADE POWER TWILIGHT SON OVERDOSE DANDY MAN HEERAAT
Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.1 Gr.2 Gr.3 Gr.3
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GROUP/STAKES WINNERS COVERED IN HIS FIRST TWO BOOKS OF MARES
Four times more than Acclamation and his sons Dark Angel and Mehmas in their first two seasons
The
International Sire
Sensation
Australia’s Champion sprinter whose phenomenal first crop broke all the records...
Triple Gr.1 winner Sunlight who broke the record for the highest priced horse ever sold at Magic Millions when selling for AU$ 4.2million
1 Gr.1 trifecta in his first crop the only Australian sire to ever achieve this 2 Champions in his first crop 3 Gr.1 winners in his first crop 4 crops have raced in Australia and so far 23 Stakes winners, 8 Gr.1 performers, 34 Stakes horses and already AU$43 million in earnings to date
Sire of 7 million-dollar yearlings to date
14 Stakes winners this season, including Gr.1 winner Zoutori
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the team
Intro
editor sally duckett publisher declan rickatson design thoroughbred publishing
Four sons of Scat Daddy, three by Sea The Stars, one apiece by Galileo and Frankel... as well as a son of Kodiac from Tally-Ho Stud... an enthralling batch of first-crop yearling sires
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The master list
Stallions listed standing over £/€4,000 referenced with winning distance details and peak Timeform rating
Foal averages of 2020
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Saxon Warrior
Weatherbys sire statistics from last year’s European foal sales
the photographers
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Stallion Fact Pack intro
Stallions with first yearlings of 2021
the stats and data
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pedigree and sales edited information from weatherbys and timeform
Top-priced first foals of 2020: fillies by Saxon Warrior and Expert Eye
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Cloth Of Stars, photo courtesy of Haras du Logis
Stallion Fact Pack
60 Hawkbill
82
Saxon Warrior
62
James Garfield
84 Seabhac
64
Jimmy Two Times
86 Seahenge
44
Chemical Charge
66 Kessaar
88
Sioux Nation
46
Cloth Of Stars
68
90
Smooth Daddy
Lightning Spear
48 Cracksman
70 Massaat
92 Tasleet
50
Dschingis Secret
72 Mehktaal
94 Unfortunately
52
Expert Eye
74
Poet’s Word
96
US Navy Flag
54
Gustav Klimt
76 Rajasinghe
98
Washington DC
56
Harry Angel
78 Recoletos
100 Zoustar
58
Havana Grey
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the introduction
Four sons of Scat Daddy, three by Sea The Stars, one by Galileo, the first son of Frankel and one standing at Tally-Ho Stud, make up some of this year’s first-crop yearling sires
Yearling debuts
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HIS YEAR’s new batch of stallions with progeny hitting the yearling market for the first time is dominated by one name, Scat Daddy. Four sons of the sire, who died as an 11-year-old in 2015, joined stallion rosters in 2019, farms encouraged to seek his descendants after the Dirt and Turf successes of the Triple Crown winner Justify, Caravaggio, Mendelssohn, Lady Aurelia, Sergei Prokofiev and Skitter Scatter. No Nay Never, an unbeaten two-year-old, winner of the Prix Morny (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) runner-up at three, was the first son of Scat Daddy retired to the European stallion roster. He started his career at Coolmore at a fee of €20,000 in 2015 and, after the appearance of the champion three-year-old sprinter Ten Sovereigns in his first crop, his fee made a rapid ascendancy to €100,000 for 2019. He now stands at €125,000 having been reduced from €175,000 in 2020. Subsequently, Coolmore has retired a number of the sire’s leading colts to its studs in both Ireland and the US, but future stallions have also been available for other studs to access… and they have done so with glee. This Stallion Fact Pack published after Goodwood Festival, a meeting which the four studs with first-crop yearling sire sons of Scat Daddy will have watched with pleasure. No Nay Never ended the meeting as joint-leading sire with three wins, his progeny winners including the impressive Sussex Stakes (G1) winner Alcohol Free, a filly described by trainer Andrew Balding as a “natural athlete, who never even has a blow at home” and for whom the trainer has to keep swapping gallop companions as few of his horses can work with her on a regular basis. Her win was backed up by the exciting performance of Armor in the Molecomb Stakes (G3), the Richard Hannon-trained colt now has the Gimcrack on his agenda, and the maiden winner Wilderness Girl, also trained by Balding. Just a week before the meeting on the Sussex Downs, Caravaggio Europe’s current leading first-season sire by Scat Daddy and now US-based at Ashford Stud, got his first Group 3 winner with Agarthe’s Silver Flash Stakes victory, while a few more days before that Andreas Vesalius finished second in the Anglesey Stakes (G3) with The Entertainer in fourth. All horses may well have run at Group 1 level by the time you read this. New Scat Daddy sires Seabhac and Seahenge are both standing in France, Smooth Daddy in Ireland at Starfield Stud. All three stood their first years at the accessible fee of €5,000. Sioux Nation, winner of the Norfolk Stakes (G2) and the Phoenix Stakes
(G1), started out at €12,500 and is now a €10,000 cover. Like the two in France, he is from that last crop of his Daddy. His filly out of Sonning Rose (Hawk Wing) was his most expensive European foal sold last year fetching €140,000 at the Goffs November Sale. The most expensive foal sold last year by this list of sires was the filly out of Archangel Gabriel (Arch) sold by Norris Bloodstock to Stauffenberg Bloodstock Service for 280,000gns. She is by Saxon Warrior, who retired to stud at €30,000, a covering fee behind only his racecourse foe, the late Roaring Lion. The son of Kitten’s Joy stood his one European season at £40,000. Saxon Warrior is by the former Japanese champion sire Deep Impact, whose flag has been held aloft in Europe this year by his daughter Snowfall. The pair also share Galileo as a dam-sire. Saxon Warrior had four foals sell for six-figure prices. Sea The Stars had three sons retire to stud in 2019, all three standing under €8,000, and include Cloth Of Stars. He was Timeform rated 132 at his best and was one of three sires to retire to stud for 2019 rated over 130 – Dark Angel’s son Harry Angel on a matching mark, while the highestrated of this draft Cracksman (Frankel) achieved a career high of 136. Tweenhills lost Roaring Lion on his shuttle journey to the southern hemisphere, but launches Zoustar’s yearlings to the northern hemisphere this autumn. He has been on the reverse shuttle journey to Europe, connections keen to back up the success – two Group 1 winners, five Group 1 placed – that the son of Northern Meteor has enjoyed Down Under. Mehmas, the record-breaking first-season sire of 2020, is based at Tally-Ho Stud. This year the farm has Cotai Glory (Exceed And Excel) with his first runners on the track, and at the time of writing he is the European leading first-season sire by numbers. The farm’s Kessaar has his first yearlings for sale this autumn. He is by the farm’s super star stallion Kodiac and the only son of the sire standing at the County Westmeath farm. Kodiac has been ably represented on the track in 2021 as a sire of sires through his Overbury Stud-based firstseason sire son Ardad. Mehmas is by Acclamation, and the sire of sires will be represented this autumn by one son with first-crop yearlings – the Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and Juddmonte Farm’s stallion Expert Eye. Gustav Klimt was the only son of Galileo to retire to stud in 2019, and Cracksman was the first son of Frankel to join a European stallion roster when Anthony Oppenheimer retired his champion to Dalham Hall. With the impact that Frankel’s progeny has made on the racecourse this year, all eyes will be watching how his first stallion gets on over the next couple years, first in the sale ring and then on the racecourse.
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stallion master list Stallions with first yearlings 2021 (Stallions listed in this Fact Pack who stood at €/£4,000 or more)
Figures courtesy of Weatherbys and Timeform
Stallion Breeding Farm (2021) 2019 Fee
Wins (f) From To
Chemical Charge
Sea The Stars-Jakinda (Kingmambo)
Haras de Grandcamp
€4,000
8.00
12.50
10.49
120
Cloth Of Stars
Sea The Stars-Strawberry Fledge (Kingmambo)
Haras de Logis
€7,500
8.00
10.50
9.50
132
Cracksman
Frankel-Rhadegunda (Pivotal)
Dalham Hall Stud
£25,000
8.00
12.00
10.55
136
Dschingis Secret
Soldier Hollow-Divya (Platini)
Haras de Saint Arnoult
€4,500
11.00
14.00
12.14
125
Expert Eye
Acclamation-Exemplify (Dansili)
Banstead Manor Stud
£20,000
6.50
8.00
7.10
124
Gustav Klimt
Galileo-Massarra (Danehill)
Castlehyde Stud
€7,500
7.00
7.00
7.00
123
Harry Angel
Dark Angel-Beatrix Potter (Cadeaux Genereux)
Dalham Hall Stud
£20,000
6.00
6.00
6.01
132
Havana Grey
Havana Gold-Blanc De Chine (Dark Angel)
Whitsbury Manor Stud
£8,000
5.00
5.00
5.02
118
Hawkbill
Kitten’s Joy-Trensa (Giant’s Causeway)
Darley Japan
£7,500
7.00
12.00
10.00
125
James Garfield
Exceed And Excel-Whazzat (Daylami)
Rathbarry Stud
€7,000
6.00
7.00
6.34
123
Jimmy Two Times
Kendargent-Steel Woman (Anabaa)
Haras du Montaigu
€5,000
5.00
8.00
6.67
120
Kessaar
Kodiac-Querulous (Raven’s Pass)
Tally-Ho Stud
€8,000
6.00
6.00
6.02
113
Lightning Spear
Pivotal-Atlantic Destiny (Royal Academy)
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
£8,500
7.00
8.00
7.91
125
Massaat
Teofilo-Madany (Acclamation)
Mickley Stud
£5,000
7.00
7.00
7.00
122
Mekhtaal
Sea The Stars-Aiglonne (Silver Hawk)
Haras du Grand Courgeon €5,000
Poet’s Word
Poet’s Voice-Whirley Bird (Nashwan)
Boardsmill Stud
£7,000
10.00
12.00
10.73
129
Rajasinghe
Choisir-Bunditten (Soviet Star)
National Stud
£5,000
6.00
6.00
6.00
107
Recoletos
Whipper-Highphar (Highest Honor)
Haras du Quesnay
€8,000
8.00
11.00
9.50
125
Roaring Lion
Kitten’s Joy-Vionnet (Street Sense)
Died
£40,000
8.00
10.25
9.06
130
Saxon Warrior
Deep Impact-Maybe (Galileo)
Coolmore Stud
€30,000
8.00
8.00
8.00
124
Seabhac
Scat Daddy-Curlin Hawk (Curlin)
Haras de Saint Arnoult
€5,000
8.50
8.50
8.50
105
Seahenge
Scat Daddy-Fools In Love (Not For Love)
Haras de Haie Neuve
€5,000
6.00
7.00
6.51
112
Sioux Nation
Scat Daddy-Dream The Blues (Oasis Dream)
Coolmore Stud
€12,500
5.00
6.00
5.75
117
Smooth Daddy
Scat Daddy-Prairie Maiden (Badger Land)
Starfield Stud
€5,000
8.50
10.00
9.00
109
Tasleet
Showcasing-Bird Key (Cadeaux Genereux)
Nunnery Stud
£6,000
6.00
7.00
6.22
124
Unfortunately
Society Rock-Unfortunate (Komaite)
Oak Lodge Stud
£7,500
5.00
6.00
5.63
117
US Navy Flag
War Front-Misty For Me (Galileo)
Coolmore Stud
€25,000
6.00
7.00
6.20
125
Washington DC
Zoffany-How’s She Cuttin’ (Shinko Forest)
Bearstone Stud
£6,000
5.00
7.00
5.67
119
Zoustar
Northern Meteor-Zouzou (Redoite’s Choice)
Tweenhills Farm & Stud £25,000
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Av WD (f)
9.00 10.00 9.67
5.45 7.00 6.23
Peak TF rating
120
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RECOLETOS WHIPPER • HIGHPHAR [HIGHEST HONOR]
First yearlings selling this year
The best older miler in Europe in 2018 Won Gr.1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Won Gr.1 Prix d’Ispahan 2nd
Gr.1 Prix Jacques Le Marois
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A SON OF THE PHENOMENAL
SCAT DADDY, SIRE OF 26 GROUP 1 WINNERS
pronounced
gaelic : falcon
> Out of Curlin’s Hawk (CURLIN), sister to sire AFLEET ALEX (3 Gr1s)
> A Gr.3 winner on the turf at 2yo in the USA beating VOTING CONTROL (3rd Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Gr.1) and MARAUD (Best Turf Horse in the USA > Don’t miss his first yearlings at Deauville!
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DONT MISS HIS FIRST YEARLINGS SELLING THIS YEAR! USA • 2015 • 1m70
«Seabhac was a very forward-training juvenile who reminded me of his sire at two. I believe he would have developed into a top class three-year-old if not for an unfortunate setback, a serious contender for the Triple Crown races.» TODD PLETCHER
A 2018)
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KUROSHIO #SpeedSire
Savatoxl
1st Gr.1 The Goodwood, 6f
Dunkerron
2nd Gr.2 Vintage Stakes as a 2yo
GR.1 SIRE BY
Kurious
Dual Stakes winning sprinter
Daphinia
2nd L Marygate Stakes as a 2yo
EXCEED AND EXCEL
17% Black-Type horses to named foals
More than any other fourth-crop sire in Europe from limited opportunities. Plus Group winning sprinters Savatoxl and La Rocque.
First yearlings since his return to Europe From a book of over 100 mares.
High-class 2yo and 5f Gr.2 winning sprinter S TA L L I O N S
Cappella Sansevero
Far Above
Kuroshio
Smooth Daddy
My Dream Boat
Galileo Chrome
Standing at Starfield Stud, Ballynagall, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland N91 K8Y9
SMOOTH DADDY #FirstYearlings
TOP CLASS GROUP WINNER BY
SCAT DADDY
Tough and consistent Group turf winner
Won/placed 22 times from 31 starts including 5 Graded races on the turf. Beating Gr.1 horses Time Test, Messi, etc.
Good looking son of sire sensation Scat Daddy
Emerging sire of sires with No Nay Never and Caravaggio. Out of a Stakes winner/producer from the family of Catch The Blues and Sioux Nation.
First 5 sires all Gr.1 winning 2yos
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Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale 24 – 25 August 2021
foal sales Top first-season sires by foal averages in 2020 (gns) Sire Average Saxon Warrior
125,182
Roaring Lion
68,945
Zoustar 44,059 Expert Eye
35,443
Cracksman 32,237 Sioux Nation
27,827
Havana Grey
22,132
Cloth Of Stars
18,765
Rajasinghe 17,500
Foal sales in 2020
Stallions with recorded foal sales in 2020. Listed alphabetically and showing aggregate, average and colt and fillies’ figures from sales in Britain, Ireland and France. Compiled by Weatherbys in guineas. Dual-purpose stallions included, new sires included in this Fact Pack in bold Sire Name
Sold
Acclamation Aclaim Adaay Adlerflug Affaire Solitaire Affinisea Air Force Blue Almanzor Al Wukair Anodin Arctic Cosmos Ardad Attendu Australia Authorized Awtaad Balko Bated Breath Beat Hollow Beaumec De Houelle Belardo Berkshire Birchwood Blue Bresil Bobby’s Kitten Born To Sea Brave Mansonnien Brazen Beau Buck’s Boum Bungle Inthejungle Cable Bay Califet Camacho Camelot
17 10 14 1 1 19 1 7 7 4 4 5 1 16 1 6 1 10 1 4 9 13 3 3 2 2 1 5 1 4 2 9 30 9
Total 969,214 105,036 98,661 12,914 5,650 191,284 5,650 195,592 81,113 19,370 18,160 72,000 5,246 719,527 36,320 91,676 12,914 357,262 16,142 69,411 452,026 99,676 36,320 65,376 7,257 20,985 15,335 28,500 29,056 42,126 30,000 55,933 397,687 978,289
Average
Highest
Colt
Average
Filly
Average
57,012 10,503 7,047 12,914 5,650 10,067 5,650 27,941 11,587 4,842 4,540 14,400 5,246 44,970 36,320 15,279 12,914 35,726 16,142 17,352 50,225 7,667 12,106 21,792 3,628 10,492 15,335 5,700 29,056 10,531 15,000 6,214 13,256 108,698
157,385 42,000 23,000 12,914 5,650 18,563 5,650 60,000 32,284 12,914 5,650 26,000 5,246 140,000 36,320 32,284 12,914 105,000 16,142 25,827 280,000 16,142 17,756 32,284 6,457 13,721 15,335 12,000 29,056 22,599 20,000 12,107 34,000 181,598
8 7 9 1 1 17 0 6 6 3 3 5 0 14 1 3 0 5 1 4 5 13 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 8 23 3
79,686 6,005 9,070 12,914 5,650 10,539 0 31,253 11,635 2,152 4,708 14,400 0 39,823 36,320 14,761 0 40,692 16,142 17,352 76,078 7,667 4,036 20,178 6,457 7,264 0 6,875 29,056 10,531 15,000 6,739 12,441 152,935
9 3 5 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 5 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 6
36,858 21,000 3,405 0 0 6,053 5,650 8,071 11,299 12,914 4,036 0 5,246 81,000 0 15,797 12,914 30,760 0 0 17,908 0 16,142 22,599 800 13,721 15,335 1,000 0 0 0 2,018 15,934 86,580
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foal sales Sire Name
Sold
Caravaggio Casamento Castle Du Berlais Charm Spirit Choeur Du Nord Churchill Cityscape Clodovil Cloth Of Stars Cloudings Cokoriko Conduit Cotai Glory Court Cave Cracksman Dabirsim Dandy Man Dariyan Dark Angel Dartmouth Dawn Approach Decorated Knight Desinvolte Diamond Boy Doctor Dino Doyen Dragon Pulse Dream Ahead Dubawi Due Diligence Dutch Art Ectot El Kabeir El Salvador Elusive City Elusive Pimpernel Elzaam Equiano Estidhkaar Exceed And Excel Expert Eye Farhh Fascinating Rock Fast Company Fastnet Rock Feel Like Dancing Finsceal Fior Flemensfirth Footstepsinthesand Frankel Free Eagle French Fifteen Fuisse Galileo Gold Galiway Garswood George Vancouver Getaway Gleneagles Goken Golden Horn Great Pretender The Grey Gatsby
9 14 1 14 1 27 4 1 7 3 3 3 6 8 16 1 41 2 10 2 5 3 2 27 5 24 8 4 3 1 2 5 3 3 2 30 5 1 1 18 22 3 4 10 4 1 1 10 21 11 10 1 1 1 3 5 1 40 17 1 13 2 5
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Total 281,132 76,837 16,949 101,713 807 1,237,087 22,000 4,036 158,596 15,336 31,073 7,263 46,247 75,061 489,022 11,299 1,407,374 3,632 848,196 29,459 82,566 46,634 7,667 195,801 76,675 269,090 102,428 30,669 1,610,000 7,500 33,000 29,459 16,546 22,115 14,931 231,074 89,427 2,000 2,421 631,083 654,118 148,792 24,616 122,608 203,593 7,264 3,228 451,977 572,618 3,208,773 133,751 807 5,650 1,000 130,750 26,874 807 759,520 385,954 13,721 436,554 36,320 44,794
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Average 31,236 5,488 16,949 7,265 807 45,818 5,500 4,036 22,656 5,112 10,357 2,421 7,707 9,382 30,563 11,299 34,326 1,816 84,819 14,729 16,513 15,544 3,833 7,251 15,335 11,212 12,803 7,667 536,666 7,500 16,500 5,891 5,515 7,371 7,465 7,702 17,885 2,000 2,421 35,060 29,732 49,597 6,154 12,260 50,898 7,264 3,228 45,197 27,267 291,706 13,375 807 5,650 1,000 43,583 5,374 807 18,988 22,703 13,721 33,581 18,160 8,958
Highest 60,000 14,528 16,949 22,000 807 230,000 7,500 4,036 60,533 6,457 17,756 4,036 17,756 22,599 95,000 11,299 190,000 2,825 220,000 19,370 56,497 20,000 4,439 16,142 25,020 35,513 72,000 19,370 700,000 7,500 27,000 10,492 8,475 12,107 8,071 39,548 35,513 2,000 2,421 80,710 145,278 72,000 16,142 32,284 80,710 7,264 3,228 64,568 242,131 550,000 64,568 807 5,650 1,000 80,710 11,000 807 68,604 60,533 13,721 99,158 24,213 14,528
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6 8 1 5 0 15 4 0 3 2 3 2 4 7 7 0 30 1 7 2 5 3 2 18 4 19 8 4 2 0 1 5 2 3 1 24 4 0 1 10 12 2 3 7 1 0 1 6 14 7 9 1 1 0 2 3 1 30 8 0 6 2 3
37,837 7,768 16,949 6,272 0 59,327 5,500 0 27,845 5,650 10,357 3,228 9,786 10,550 28,411 0 39,708 2,825 95,706 14,729 16,513 15,544 3,833 8,402 13,115 13,049 12,803 7,667 650,000 0 27,000 5,891 5,851 7,371 6,860 8,894 21,993 0 2,421 38,760 24,974 46,896 2,824 11,635 54,883 0 3,228 46,812 37,465 338,378 13,919 807 5,650 0 44,390 3,124 807 22,621 16,628 0 43,869 18,160 9,819
3 6 0 9 1 12 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 9 1 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 8 10 1 1 3 3 1 0 4 7 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 10 9 1 7 0 2
18,035 2,448 0 7,817 807 28,931 0 4,036 18,765 4,036 0 806 3,551 1,211 32,237 11,299 19,648 807 59,416 0 0 0 0 4,950 24,213 4,229 0 0 310,000 7,500 6,000 0 4,843 0 8,071 2,932 1,453 2,000 0 30,434 35,443 55,000 16,142 13,720 49,570 7,264 0 42,776 6,871 210,031 8,475 0 0 1,000 41,969 8,750 0 8,087 28,103 13,721 24,762 0 7,667
foal sales Havana Grey’s top priced foal last year was this colt offered by Whitsbury Manor Stud. Born on February 11, he is out of the winning Compton Place mare Satsuma and is a half-brother to Good Vibes, winner of the Cornwallis Stakes (G3). He was bought by Paca Paca Farm for 130,000gns
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The Gurkha Gustav Klimt Gutaifan Harry Angel Harzand Havana Gold Havana Grey Hawkbill Highland Reel Hillstar Holy Roman Emperor Hot Streak Idaho Iffraaj Intello Invincible Spirit Irish Wells It’s Gino Ivawood Jack Hobbs James Garfield Jet Away Jukebox Jury Jungle Cat Kantharos Kapgarde Karakontie Kayf Tara Kendargent Kessaar Kingman Kingston Hill Kodiac Kodi Bear Koropick Kuroshio Lauro Laverock
3 14,536 4,845 6,500 17 190,045 11,179 30,000 6 29,809 4,968 8,878 16 301,294 18,830 55,000 5 73,688 14,737 29,863 11 117,205 10,655 30,000 36 796,771 22,132 130,000 4 15,000 3,750 6,000 13 128,792 9,907 25,827 10 34,544 3,454 12,914 13 334,164 25,704 85,000 3 5,000 1,666 2,000 16 136,561 8,535 22,599 13 388,693 29,899 57,000 1 3,000 3,000 3,000 15 1,492,490 99,499 185,000 1 3,632 3,632 3,632 1 1,211 1,211 1,211 1 1,500 1,500 1,500 2 14,228 7,114 11,000 4 35,490 8,872 20,000 16 152,138 9,508 25,827 22 449,853 20,447 60,533 1 3,228 3,228 3,228 1 11,500 11,500 11,500 2 76,675 38,337 72,639 2 41,161 20,580 22,598 1 16,142 16,142 16,142 1 11,299 11,299 11,299 15 224,993 14,999 44,391 3 279,213 93,071 180,000 11 67,232 6,112 20,178 23 1,384,514 60,196 153,349 7 95,801 13,685 31,477 1 800 800 800 8 81,973 10,246 22,599 3 2,582 860 1,614 2 3,713 1,856 2,744
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Filly
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2 15 4 8 5 6 26 2 7 7 6 2 15 8 1 8 1 1 1 2 2 15 20 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 2 9 15 6 1 8 2 0
5,250 1 4,036 12,107 2 4,219 5,132 2 4,640 20,454 8 17,206 14,737 0 0 11,950 5 9,100 25,693 10 12,874 2,500 2 5,000 10,647 6 9,043 4,127 3 1,883 33,093 7 19,371 1,500 1 2,000 8,931 1 2,583 27,910 5 33,081 3,000 0 0 100,836 7 97,971 3,632 0 0 1,211 0 0 1,500 0 0 7,114 0 0 16,860 2 884 9,685 1 6,860 21,786 2 7,062 3,228 0 0 11,500 0 0 72,639 1 4,036 22,598 1 18,563 0 1 16,142 0 1 11,299 18,729 4 4,742 127,500 1 24,213 6,663 2 3,632 63,799 8 53,440 15,563 1 2,420 800 0 0 10,246 0 0 1,049 1 484 0 2 1,856
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Colt
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Lawman Leading Light Le Havre Libertarian Lightning Spear Lope De Vega Lord Of England Lucky Speed Magneticjim Mahler Make Believe Malinas Manatee Martinborough Masked Marvel Massaat Mastercraftsman Masterstroke Mayson Mehmas Mekhtaal Milan Mizzou Montmartre Mores Wells Motivator Mount Nelson Muhaarar Muhtathir Mukhadram Myboycharlie My Dream Boat My Risk Nathaniel National Defense New Approach New Bay Night Of Thunder Noble Mission No Nay Never No Risk At All Notnowcato Oasis Dream Ocovango Ol’ Man River Olympic Glory Order Of St George Outstrip Passing Glance Pearl Secret Pedro The Great Penny’s Picnic Pillar Coral Pivotal Poet’s Word Policy Maker Pour Moi Prince Of Lir Profitable Rajasinghe Raven’s Pass Recoletos Recorder
3 35,916 11,972 20,177 2 12 64,165 5,347 14,528 9 4 312,568 78,142 100,000 2 3 28,248 9,416 14,528 3 3 26,439 8,813 12,000 2 9 1,825,992 202,888 300,000 6 1 807 807 807 1 1 8,071 8,071 8,071 1 1 3,632 3,632 3,632 1 30 240,676 8,022 19,370 22 14 229,075 16,362 58,111 6 17 152,299 8,958 19,370 13 1 4,843 4,843 4,843 1 1 807 807 807 0 8 114,608 14,326 33,898 6 10 109,930 10,993 18,000 7 17 443,469 26,086 120,000 11 1 30,000 30,000 30,000 1 4 33,843 8,460 20,000 4 13 528,399 40,646 104,923 8 1 4,000 4,000 4,000 0 41 699,432 17,059 38,741 33 1 8,071 8,071 8,071 1 2 26,231 13,115 20,985 0 1 1,211 1,211 1,211 0 2 6,211 3,105 5,000 2 31 426,152 13,746 33,091 17 13 158,954 12,227 30,000 11 2 41,162 20,581 32,284 1 3 15,071 5,023 8,071 2 1 11,299 11,299 11,299 0 5 37,127 7,425 11,703 4 1 32,284 32,284 32,284 1 12 215,869 17,989 62,000 4 3 16,950 5,650 8,475 2 7 172,844 24,692 64,568 6 17 311,275 18,310 54,883 10 16 1,106,360 69,147 155,000 9 1 22,599 22,599 22,599 1 4 542,347 135,586 270,000 2 7 119,048 17,006 46,812 3 1 806 806 806 1 9 415,655 46,183 70,000 7 13 78,449 6,034 13,721 12 1 7,667 7,667 7,667 1 3 13,721 4,573 10,492 1 45 902,747 20,061 72,639 31 2 1,800 900 1,000 1 1 8,878 8,878 8,878 1 4 5,946 1,486 2,500 4 2 25,020 12,510 15,335 2 1 2,825 2,825 2,825 0 7 67,394 9,627 20,178 6 4 90,000 22,500 30,000 4 1 5,000 5,000 5,000 1 3 60,936 20,312 37,127 3 4 29,459 7,364 14,124 4 3 41,669 13,889 27,441 3 20 332,888 16,644 37,934 13 6 177,000 29,500 50,000 4 3 61,721 20,573 48,000 3 3 34,827 11,609 14,528 0 1 1,211 1,211 1,211 0
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Average
7,869 1 20,177 5,963 3 3,497 79,000 2 77,284 9,416 0 0 8,219 1 10,000 224,332 3 160,000 807 0 0 8,071 0 0 3,632 0 0 9,575 8 3,752 13,562 8 18,462 9,964 4 5,690 4,843 0 0 0 1 807 14,258 2 14,528 10,704 3 11,666 17,182 6 42,410 30,000 0 0 8,460 0 0 45,652 5 32,635 0 1 4,000 19,793 8 5,780 8,071 0 0 0 2 13,115 0 1 1,211 3,105 0 0 18,278 14 8,244 14,286 2 900 32,284 1 8,878 6,285 1 2,500 0 1 11,299 8,272 1 4,036 32,284 0 0 17,000 8 18,483 7,869 1 1,211 28,140 1 4,000 21,251 7 14,109 87,127 7 46,030 22,599 0 0 142,500 2 128,673 27,038 4 9,483 806 0 0 43,665 2 55,000 5,864 1 8,071 7,667 0 0 2,018 2 5,851 23,153 14 13,213 1,000 1 800 8,878 0 0 1,486 0 0 12,510 0 0 0 1 2,825 8,138 1 18,563 22,500 0 0 5,000 0 0 20,312 0 0 7,364 0 0 13,889 0 0 19,378 7 11,567 35,500 2 17,500 20,573 0 0 0 3 11,609 0 1 1,211
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Sold
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Average
Highest
Colt
Reliable Man 1 4,843 4,843 4,843 0 Ribchester 25 412,794 16,511 44,391 13 Roaring Lion 7 410,932 58,704 105,000 3 Sageburg 2 14,528 7,264 13,721 2 Sandmason 2 10,250 5,125 6,053 2 Sans Frontieres 1 2,421 2,421 2,421 0 Saxon Warrior 16 1,474,750 92,171 280,000 10 Schiaparelli 2 8,878 4,439 5,246 2 Scissor Kick 1 4,036 4,036 4,036 1 Seahenge 3 13,318 4,439 5,650 2 Sea Moon 3 16,546 5,515 5,650 3 Sea The Moon 14 647,355 46,239 115,000 7 Sea The Stars 14 2,086,344 149,024 285,000 8 Shalaa 7 109,777 15,682 20,178 4 Shantaram 1 4,843 4,843 4,843 1 Shantou 10 144,067 14,406 30,669 5 Shirocco 12 94,390 7,865 22,599 9 Sholokhov 14 206,619 14,758 27,441 13 Showcasing 21 1,232,673 58,698 121,065 13 Sioux Nation 28 686,934 24,533 112,994 21 Sir Percy 3 17,024 5,674 7,500 1 Sixties Icon 1 42,000 42,000 42,000 1 Siyouni 2 101,685 50,842 92,000 1 Smooth Daddy 4 29,827 7,456 17,756 3 Snow Sky 1 4,843 4,843 4,843 1 Soldier Of Fortune 49 796,044 16,245 58,111 39 Sommerabend 2 3,632 1,816 2,018 1 Spanish Moon 3 36,977 12,325 18,563 2 Starspangledbanner 24 696,000 29,000 64,568 11 Tai Chi 1 1,614 1,614 1,614 0 Tamayuz 2 18,000 9,000 14,000 0 Tasleet 17 335,249 19,720 60,000 11 Telescope 9 72,343 8,038 19,370 5 Teofilo 10 371,311 37,131 80,710 6 Territories 10 98,721 9,872 23,000 7 Time Test 12 191,500 15,958 56,000 8 Toronado 1 8,878 8,878 8,878 0 Tunis 1 14,528 14,528 14,528 1 Twilight Son 7 48,799 6,971 11,299 4 Ulysses 16 363,056 22,691 80,000 10 Unfortunately 8 95,099 11,887 20,178 5 U S Navy Flag 10 331,422 33,142 72,000 8 Vadamos 12 176,109 14,675 33,091 9 Valirann 7 24,051 3,435 10,492 5 Vendangeur 1 3,873 3,873 3,873 1 Voiladenuo 1 12,107 12,107 12,107 0 Waldpark 1 8,071 8,071 8,071 1 Walk In The Park 59 1,723,481 29,211 80,710 46 Walzertakt 1 21,792 21,792 21,792 1 Washington DC 7 141,800 20,257 58,000 6 Well Chosen 1 40,355 40,355 40,355 1 Westerner 25 351,088 14,043 40,355 20 Wings Of Eagles 35 238,338 6,809 20,178 20 Wootton Bassett 4 309,119 77,279 129,136 1 Workforce 5 17,756 3,551 5,246 5 Yeats 19 191,728 10,090 25,827 15 Yorgunnabelucky 2 4,518 2,259 3,227 2 Youmzain 5 51,090 10,218 30,670 5 Zambezi Sun 3 12,107 4,035 5,650 3 Zanzibari 1 3,228 3,228 3,228 0 Zarak 2 22,599 11,299 13,721 2 Zoffany 22 804,329 36,560 235,000 13 Zoustar 18 1,042,202 57,900 150,000 10
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Filly
Average
0 1 4,843 16,647 12 16,364 45,050 4 68,945 7,264 0 0 5,125 0 0 0 1 2,421 72,365 6 125,182 4,439 0 0 4,036 0 0 4,237 1 4,843 5,515 0 0 45,714 7 46,765 139,375 6 161,890 17,544 3 13,199 4,843 0 0 20,338 5 8,474 8,676 3 5,434 14,527 1 17,756 67,443 8 44,489 23,435 7 27,827 4,843 2 6,090 42,000 0 0 92,000 1 9,685 9,404 1 1,614 4,843 0 0 18,666 10 6,804 2,018 1 1,614 15,738 1 5,500 34,037 13 24,737 0 1 1,614 0 2 9,000 23,409 6 12,958 8,899 4 6,961 39,017 4 34,301 11,317 3 6,500 20,750 4 6,375 0 1 8,878 14,528 0 0 7,699 3 6,000 25,405 6 18,166 17,135 3 3,140 38,804 2 10,492 17,307 3 6,779 4,164 2 1,614 3,873 0 0 0 1 12,107 8,071 0 0 32,940 13 16,018 21,792 0 0 22,966 1 4,000 40,355 0 0 15,455 5 8,394 7,715 15 5,601 25,020 3 94,699 3,551 0 0 11,420 4 5,104 2,259 0 0 10,218 0 0 4,035 0 0 0 1 3,228 11,299 0 0 43,973 9 25,852 68,972 8 44,059
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Ask a busy person Larissa Kneip has been described as “one of the busiest women in France”. Aisling Crowe chats with the owner of Haras de Saint Arnoult about the two stallions at the farm with first-crop yearlings in 2021: Seabhac and Dschingis Secret Photography courtesy of Saint Arnoult 30
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PROFILE OF LARISSA KNEIP described the owner of Haras de Saint Arnoult as “probably the busiest woman in France”, and it is a description that is as apt now as it was then. The final four months of 2021 will see the first yearlings by two of the seven stallions at her Normandy farm go through the sales rings of Europe. They will then be followed by the first mares sold in-foal to Saint Arnoult’s pair of new sires later in the autumn. In between those sales will be the transition of 25 yearlings from their cosy lives on the stud to Kneip’s training yard, to join the 50 or so horses at various stages of their training careers. As if that wasn’t enough to keep a small army occupied, let alone one woman, in October the Luxembourg native plans to launch her equine rehabilitation service for injured racehorses, an idea that has developed from her interest in using technology for training. With a schedule as hectic as that, not to mention the 35 broodmares she owns, along with approximately 60 mares that board on the 500-acre farm near Exme, which this spring recorded its busiest foaling season with 78 births,
it’s almost a surprise she can find the time for an interview. The former TV producer is in a particularly enthusiastic mood after an exciting evening at nearby Argentan where the first two home in a 1200m handicap for fillies were both owned and trained by Kneip. Her career as a trainer developed from her experiences as a breeder, putting into training the horses that she couldn’t sell and has, like most of Kneip’s endeavours, developed into a successful enterprise. The latest iteration of that enterprising nature and inquiring mind is Kneip’s guidance of the early careers of four young stallions, giving them the best possible opportunities to become successful. The two most advanced of the quartet are Seabhac and Dschingis Secret, who have their first yearlings, while Elarqam and Yafta, who arrived a little ahead of Kneip’s ideal schedule (more of that later) have recently finished their first covering season. They join the Saint Arnoult roster that also includes Stormy River and Sommerabend, and all fit into one of the tenets of Kneip’s philosophy. “You don’t want to have your stallions competing with each other, I always find that a little problematic when
Above, Saint Arnoult is found deep in the stud lands of the Normandy countryside
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You don’t want to have your stallions competing with each other, I always find that a little problematic when you have studs that specialise in a particular type of sire or bloodline, I wonder how do they do it?
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Seabhac: when Kneip set out three years ago on a stallion hunt she had one main proviso – she was after a son of Scat Daddy
you have studs that specialise in a particular type of sire or bloodline, I wonder how do they do it?” she muses. “You can replace them with each other or they take mares from each other so I always try to not have my stallions in competition with one another. “Seabhac and Dschingis Secret are definitely not in competition with each other, they have very different qualities, and you wouldn’t pick either of them for the same mare.” In many respects they could not be more different. Physically they are both attractive bay horses, but that is where the resemblance ends as they have very different shapes and attributes. Seabhac is a son of the leading stallion influence Scat Daddy, while Dschingis Secret is a Group 1 winner by Germany’s best stallion Soldier Hollow. Seabhac was trained by Scat Daddy’s own trainer Todd Pletcher to win the Grade 3 Pilgrim Stakes on Turf over seven and a half furlongs at two, his only season to race. Dschingis Secret ran 20 times over four seasons and won six Group races, five of them at 1m4f and the sixth, the Group 3 St Leger Italiano, over two furlongs further. Their pedigrees are equally as impressive and for Seabhac it is possibly one of the unique qualities that allows him to stand out from his paternal relations at stud in Europe. He is a grandson of the brilliant Curlin and his dam is a half-sister to Afleet Alex, who won the final two legs of the Triple Crown after his third place finish in the Kentucky Derby. Curlin’s influence, as Kneip explains, comes through strongly in a significant proportion of Seabhac’s offspring and Seabhac is everything the stud owner wants to see in a stallion. “A stallion needs to be good-looking; if they are good performers that’s one thing but if they are plain-looking they don’t get mares. It’s unfortunate, but people are superficial, even with horses – they want a horse to be good-looking. “I wanted a really good-looking horse and I wanted him to have black-type at two. It didn’t have to be massive
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black-type, I know that I can’t get a two-year-old Group 1 winner because it would be way out of my budget, but I wanted him to have a good black-type performance at two because I wanted him to have that precocity. “And an extremely important part of my philosophy I want him to have a really, really fab pedigree. “I would prefer to be a Group 3 winner with a super pedigree than a Group 1 winner with a poor pedigree.”
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UCCESS IS RARELY achieved without knowing what it is you want from the start and the criteria Kneip set out for a new stallion when she went in search of one three years’ ago was concise and precise. It also included the key detail – Scat Daddy. “Scat Daddy can be an outcross to almost anything we have here, we are overloaded with Sadler’s Wells and even starting to get overloaded with Monsun now, and he’s an outcross to the Danzig lines as well. “There were a lot of young sons of Scat Daddy in Ireland that looked good, No Nay Never had his first runners in 2018 and had started very well so I thought if the sons were starting out that way then Scat Daddy was the way to go,” is her logical reasoning for seeking a son of the late Grade 1 Florida Derby winner and top-class stallion. As with many stallion deals in France, Seabhac’s acquisition by Kneip was facilitated by Richard Venn, the agent known as the “Stallion Man”. In keeping with the fast-paced nature of the business, and in scenes reminiscent of a thriller, Venn contacted Kneip to say that Seabhac was being retired by his racing owners Donegal Racing after failing to recover from a tendon injury. If she wanted to acquire him, she had 48 hours to decide, otherwise other potential purchasers would be alerted to his availability. Kneip didn’t need the 48 hours, her yes was almost immediate. Everything she demanded of a stallion was being presented to her and, because of the groundwork she had already lain, she was in a position to secure the acquisition of Seabhac through syndicating the imposing
saint arnoult dark bay, who closely resembles his sire. In her view, it is the development of stallion syndicates that has facilitated the improvement in quality and success of French stallions over the past decade. “I had a syndication plan formed so I could put that into motion as soon as I got the horse,” she says. “The syndication thing has become huge in France, and is taking off in Germany, too. “People are almost annoyed now if you offer a new stallion on the market and they cannot buy shares. It has the advantage of helping finance the purchase of better stallions,” she adds. “We have seen in recent years that the quality of stallions on the French market has improved and I think that is partly because you can now syndicate those very valuable males that have top-notch performances to counter offers that owners would previously not have been able to decline. “Now there is an alternative option. You have the same financial benefits as if you sold him outright, but you are going to retain shares in him, be able to breed your mares or sell those nominations and your horse is going to stay in France.” She also believes that syndication has the additional bonus of improving the quality of mares that stallions attract. Breeders are more likely to send a proven mare or a high-class track performer to a stallion in which they have a financial interest. However, Kneip does not operate a “one size fits all” policy and every deal, every horse is treated individually. “For every stallion there is a particular deal, it suits the type of circumstances and type of ownership the horse Above, Kneip prefers a Group 3 stallion with a pedigree over a Group 1 winner without a page, and, below, Dschingis Secret
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saint arnoult already has, that should be reflected in the ownership you are going to create when you stand them as a stallion so that people feel comfortable with what you are proposing.” That is reflected in the nature of her partnerships with the owners of Elarqam and Dschingis Secret – Elarqam is a joint venture between Shadwell and Haras de Saint Arnoult, while Dschingis Secret remains largely in the ownership of his racing owner Horst Pudwill, along with Kneip and a select handful of share owners.
D Kneip also finds time to train, here is a batch of her string putting in some stalls’ practice
SCHINGIS SECRET was not a black-type performer at two, unsurprising given his profile, but Kneip had already secured Seabhac and was not on the look-out for a new stallion – that was until Horst Pudwill and his advisors contacted her for advice about a suitable farm in France to stand the Classic-placed colt. Kneip reveals: “He rang me and asked where I thought would be a good place to stand Dschingis Secret, and while it may not be the done thing, I suggested here! That’s how we started talking. He liked what he saw and has confidence in me to stand Dschingis Secret and try to bring him to the forefront of the breeding scene.” The ownership structure of Dschingis Secret, who is out of a mare who has a perfect black-type record with her foals, all by Soldier Hollow, means that few of the stallion’s first yearlings will be offered for sale this coming season. When Pudwill retired the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin winner, he had a couple of mares boarding with Kneip and five or six more at stud in Germany. To support his stallion, Pudwill increased his broodmare band massively, so much so that 28 of Dschingis Secret’s first crop are bred and owned by Pudwill, who intends to race them all. “The sales companies are disappointed that I didn’t present them with more Dschingis Secret yearlings as they have seen so many good-looking horses in adverts and everything.
“I have a few of them, but there are some I want to keep because they are fillies with nice pedigrees and Dschingis Secret’s owner is keeping all of his and putting them into training,” she explains. Dschingis Secret has really stamped his stock with his looks and has also imparted his feline movements, she adds: “His offspring are very supple, they are superb movers with a wonderful trot and are very elegant movers.” As if launching one new stallion wasn’t enough, Kneip has two to shepherd through their early fraught paths to stud success. In a normal year, Kneip would be in the middle of sourcing a new sire for 2022 as it has reached the point in the cycle where her research suggests it is time to buy a new one. “My analysis of stallion market suggests you need to have a new stallion every three years or else the market forgets about your farm. You will need an extra one every three years as it will put the stallions you already have back into the limelight.” However, that process was accelerated this year when Elarqam, a horse she gleefully admits to “stalking” was retired from racing. Having watched like a hawk the son of Frankel and Attraction during his racing career, Kneip was determined not to let the Group 2 winner slip from her grasp when the decision was made by Shadwell to retire him as a six-year-old. Another Shadwell runner, Dark Angel’s Group 3 Hackwood Stakes winner Yafta, also made his way to Normandy earlier this year when Kneip was tasked by a client with finding a suitable stallion prospect. Yafta, who is out of the Listed-winning sprinter Swiss Dream, a daughter of Oasis Dream and Swiss Lake, has proven exceptionally popular with breeders wanting to buy shares. In any case, Kneip need not fret about Haras de Saint Arnoult slipping from breeders’ minds. Seabhac and Dschingis Secret look set to carry the farm’s name into the future. As for Kneip, it is long odds-on that she will continue to be the busiest woman in France for many years to come.
Seabhac won the Pilgrim Stakes (G3) as a juvenile and is out of a Curlin half-sister to the US three-year-old champion Afleet Alex
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Chemical Charge
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SON OF SEA THE STARS and grandson of Kingmambo from the family of pre-eminent sire A.P. Indy, Chemical Charge has the pedigree to be a successful stallion. Bred by Viktor Timoschenko and sold by Haras du Quesnay at the Arqana August Yearling Sale in 2013 to David Redvers, Chemical Charge carried the Qatar Racing silks to victory at two, four and five. At two he was trained by Ralph Beckett to win both his starts. He was then transferred to Ireland and Ger Lyons for the start of his three-yearold season when he finished second at stakes level on all three of his starts from Glenburnie. His best result during his Irish stint was a close second to Sir Isaac Newton in the Group 3 International Stakes over 1m2f at The Curragh. Returned to Beckett, he ran twice more at four and was second in two Listed contests, including in Kempton’s Wildflower Stakes over 1m4f. As a five-year-old he won the Group 3 September Stakes over course and distance and was third to Idaho in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, beating Dartmouth and Wings Of Desire. He finished that year with fourth behind Group 1 winners Highland Reel and Talismanic in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase. Chemical Charge is bred on the successful Sea The Stars-Kingmambo cross, which has 37 per cent stakes winners-to-runners. He is one of
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three winners out of Jakonda, who was Listed placed at 1m2f and 1m4f in France. She is also the dam of the Listed Prix Lyphard winner and Winter Derby Trial third Dalgarno, a year-younger full-brother to Chemical Charge. His second dam Mystery Trip is a Belong To Me half-sister to the four-time Grade 1 winner and leading sire A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, who won the Preakness Stakes and was second in the Kentucky Derby, and the Grade 3 Dogwood Stakes winner Welcome Surprise. Mystery Trip is also a half-sister to the dam of the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby winner Court Vision and it is the further family of Group 1 winners Duke Of Marmalade, Ruler Of The World and Bee Jersey. He is inbred 4S x 3D to Mr. Prospector through Miswaki and Kingmambo and 4S x 4D to Danzig through his stallion sons Green Desert and Belong To Me. Buckpasser also appears twice in the fifth generation of his pedigree. One of the eye-catching pedigrees amongst Chemical Charge’s 2021 foal crop is one that is inbred 4x4 to Weekend Surprise, the foal is out of a Medaglia D’Oro grand-daughter of the great mare. The only member of Chemical Charge’s first crop to sell at auction was a colt out of Mischka, an Anabaa full-sister to Group 3 Grand Prix Vichy – Auvergne winner Hapsburg. He made €4,500 to Guy Cherel at Arqana’s 2021 February Sale.
CHEMICAL CHARGE
Racing Form 17 runs, five wins, seven places | Best Timeform Rating: 120 | Average winning distance: 10.49f Stakes form AT 4 Second Curragh International S., Gr.3 (10f to Sir Isaac Newton and beating In My Pocket), Silver S., L (10f to Portage and beating Sir Isaac Newton), Kempton Wild Flower S., L (12f to Crimean Tatar and beating Curbyourenthusiasm), Roscommon Lenebane S., L (11f to Red Stars and beating Simannka), Toulouse Prix Max Sicard, L (12f to Satanicjim and beating Holdthasigreen) AT 5 Won Kempton September S., Gr.3 (12f beating Scarlet Dragon and Wild Hacked), Doncaster Adwick Kingpin S. (12f), Musselburgh Tilecraft & Dimension S. (12f), second Newbury John Porter S., Gr.3 (12f to Muntahaa and beating Second Step), third Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2 (12f to Idaho and Barsanti)
9yo SEA THE STARS-JAKONDA (KINGMAMBO)
Haras de Grandcamp
2019: €4,000 | 2020: €3,000 | 2021: €3,000
1st Dam Jakonda (USA), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £46,983, placed 5 times including second in Prix de Thiberville, Longchamp, L. and third in Prix de Liancourt, Longchamp, L.; dam of 3 winners: CHEMICAL CHARGE (IRE). DALGARNO (FR) (2013 g. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), placed 4 times at 6 and 7 years, 2020 and £20,212 including third in Betway Winter Derby Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and Betway Quebec Stakes, Lingfield Park, L.; also won 4 races in France at 3, 4 and 6 years and £62,455 including Prix Lyphard, Deauville, L. FULL POWER (IRE) (2016 g. by Frankel (GB)), won 2 races in Hong Kong at 4 years, 2020 and £157,581. High Deff (FR) (2017 g. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), placed twice in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020 and £6,608. She also has a 3-y-o colt by Le Havre (IRE), a 2-y-o colt by Dark Angel (IRE) and a yearling colt by Invincible Spirit (IRE). 2nd Dam MYSTERY TRIP (USA), unraced; dam of 7 winners: Jakonda (USA), see above. Gallant Fields (USA) (g. by Smarty Jones (USA)), won 4 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £189,828. Mystery Strike (USA) (f. by Smart Strike (CAN)), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £26,410. ROSENDO (USA), won 6 races in Peru. VARIANT PERCEPTION (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £81,118 and placed 4 times. POINTS GUY (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £30,426 and placed 3 times. MR HAYWOOD (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and £36,580 and placed 9 times. Mia Papa (USA), placed twice in Argentina; dam of a winner. MILIONE (ARG), 3 races in Argentina including Clasico Tresiete, San Isidro, L., placed second in Clasico Progreso, San Isidro, Gr.3 (twice) and C. Regimiento de Granaderos A Caballo, San Isidro, L. 3rd Dam WEEKEND SURPRISE (USA), won 7 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years including Golden Rod Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.3, Schuylerville Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.3 and Pocahontas Stakes, Churchill Downs, R., placed 15 times including second in La Canada Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1, third in Delaware Handicap, Saratoga, Gr.1, Frizette Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Matron Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1,Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1, dam of 9 winners including: SUMMER SQUALL (USA) (c. by Storm Bird (CAN)), Jt 3rd top rated 2yr old in U.S.A. in 1989, won 13 races in U.S.A. including Hopeful Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Gr.1, sire. A P INDY (USA) (c. by Seattle Slew (USA)), Champion 3yr old colt in U.S.A. in 1992, Jt 4th top rated 2yr old in U.S.A. in 1991, won 8 races in U.S.A. including Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Hollywood Futurity, Hollywood Park, Gr.1, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Gulfstream Park, Gr.1, champion sire. WELCOME SURPRISE (USA) (f. by Seeking The Gold (USA)), won 2 races in U.S.A. including Dogwood Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.3; dam of winners. EAVESDROPPER (USA) (c. by Kingmambo (USA)), won 3 races in U.S.A. including Harvey Areault Memorial Handicap, Mountaineer Park, L., placed third in Fall Highweight Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.3; sire. Weekend In Seattle (USA) (f. by Seattle Slew (USA)), won 3 races in U.S.A., placed third in Coaching Club American Oaks, Belmont Park, Gr.1; dam of winners. MAMBO IN SEATTLE (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. including Henry Walton Stakes, Saratoga, L.R., placed second in Travers Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1. Sky Beam (USA), placed once; dam of SKY KINGDOM (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. including Tokyo City Cup Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3 (twice), placed third in Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.1. Honor Grades (USA) (c. by Danzig (USA)), won 5 races in U.S.A., placed second in Derby Trial Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.3; sire. LASSIE’S LEGACY (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. and placed twice; dam of winners, including Aspiring (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., placed third in Bourbonette Oaks, Turfway Park, Gr.3; dam of Sweet Success (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., placed second in Bourbonette Oaks, Turfway Park, Gr.3, Sweet Legacy (USA), 3 races in U.S.A.; grandam of GULF COAST (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years, 2021 including Cash Run Stakes, Gulfstream Park Happy Week (USA), 5 races in U.S.A., placed third in Dream Supreme Stakes, L.; dam of HAPPY SAVER (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020 including Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes, Gr.1. AMIRATI (USA), won 1 race; dam of winners, including. Festival Song (USA), 1 race, placed second in Silver Flash Stakes, Leopardstown, L. and third in Emirates Airline EBF Rockingham Handicap, Curragh, L. Weekend Storm (USA), unraced; dam of winners. COURT VISION (USA), 9 races in Canada and U.S.A. including Hollywood Derby, Hollywood Park, Gr.1, TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile, Churchill Downs, Gr.1, Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1, Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Gr.1, Woodbine Mile Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, SMART SURPRISE (USA), 7 races in Canada and U.S.A. including Hendrie Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.3 dam of MOONLIT PROMISE (USA), 8 races in Canada including Bessarabian Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.2 (twice) and Ontario Fashion Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.3. LORD SNOWDON (USA), 10 races in U.S.A. including Paumonok Handicap, Aqueduct, L., third in Metropolitan Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1. GARCIA MARQUEZ (USA), 6 races at home and in Hong Kong including Queen Mother’s Cup, Sha Tin, L. and The Centenary Vase, Sha Tin, L., placed second in ING Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup, Sha Tin, L. Hailstone (USA), 2 races in Canada and U.S.A., placed second in Connaught Cup Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.2 and Pan American Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.2 City Weekend (USA), 8 races in U.S.A., placed second in Vincent A Moscarelli Memorial Stakes, L.; sire. Weekend Strike (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., second in Sweetest Chant Stakes, Gulfstream Park, L.; dam of SIZZLING (IRE), 3 races including Irish Stall.Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes, Cork, Gr.3.
Yearling sale entries Osarus September Sale: 73, 219 SGA September Sale: 45
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http://www.harasdegrandcamp.com/etalons/indexchemicalcharge.html Chemical Charge foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Mischika (IRE) (Anabaa (USA)) (11th February 2020)
4,500
Cherel Guy
284
Haras des Marais
Arqana February Sale 2021
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Cloth Of Stars
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GROUP 1 WINNER from an excellent Niarchos family pedigree, Cloth Of Stars is an exciting stallion prospect by the sire of Sea The Moon. A handsome yearling, he was bought for 400,000gns by John Ferguson at Book 1 and was sent into training with André Fabre for Godolphin. A winner on debut at two, he was stepped into Group class on his second start and he proved himself equal to the challenge winning the Group 3 Prix des Chônes. He was also placed in the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud and Group 3 Prix de Conde. He ran four times at three, winning the Group 2 Prix Greffulhe and Group 3 Prix La Force and was third in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris. The 2017 Group 1 Prix Ganay winner was the first colt home in Enable’s Arcs, finishing second to her in 2017 and third behind the leading filly and his paternal half-sister Sea Of Class in 2018. He was also third in the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic and the Prix Ganay in 2018. He is the best horse produced to date by Strawberry Fledge, a Kingmambo full-sister to the Oaks winner Light Shift, who is the dam of Group 1 Eclipse Stakes and Juddmonte International winner and young sire Ulysses, who is by Sea The Stars’ half-brother Galileo. Strawberry Fledge is a half-sister to Shiva by Hector Protector, winner of the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, and dam of the Listed winner That Which Is Not and second dam of the Group 2 Gimcrack and Champagne Stakes winner Threat.
Another of her half-sisters is the Listed Prix Solitude winner Burning Sunset, dam of the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt winner Smoking Sun and second dam of US champion older horse and multiple Group 1 winner Main Sequence. The third dam is Northern Trick, a daughter of Northern Dancer, who won the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary and Prix Vermeille and was second in both the Arc and Prix de Diane (G1). Cloth Of Stars has 81 yearlings registered and breeders liked what they saw of his first foals as his book increased to 147 mares in 2020. Six of his first crop were sold as foals with four of them sold at Arqana’s December Breeding Sale and two at the same company’s November NH Breeding Stock Sale. The two foals sold in the jumps-oriented sale did by far the best, making €75,000 and €60,000 respectively. Both foals were bought by Saubouas Bloodstock with the half-brother to Grade 1 Prix Cambaceres winner Theleme achieving the higher figure. The half-sister to Grade 3 Prix Sagan winner made €60,000 and is from the family of leading NH sire No Risk At All and Nickname. Of those who were sold as Flat prospects the most expensive was Haras du Hoguenet’s colt out of Caroline’s Secret, an Inchinor Listed and Group 3 placed grand-daughter of Ma Biche, a European champion two-yearold, winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes, the prix Robert Papin and as as a three-year-old the 1,000 Guineas.
Cloth Of Stars foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot 910
b,c. ex Utopia Jem (FR) (Okawango (USA)) (11th February 2020)
60,533
Cordelles
Saubouas BS
Arqana November N.H. Breeding Stock Sale 2020
b,f. ex No News (FR) (Gentlewave (IRE)) (30th January 2020)
48,426
Croix Sonnet
Saubouas BS
Arqana November N.H. Breeding Stock Sale 2020
923
b,c. ex Carolines Secret (GB) (Inchinor (GB)) (21st March 2020)
20,177
Normandie Breeding
Equos Racing Int. (P.S.)
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
265
b,f. ex Zerkeriya (IRE) (Soviet Star (USA)) (28th February 2020)
13,721
Hoguenet
Equine Advisory Agency
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
445
b,f. ex Pinaruh (FR) (Iffraaj (GB)) (19th April 2020)
8,071
La Motteraye Consignment
Renello BS Agency
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
581
b,f. ex Birkley (GB) (Lawman (FR)) (22nd March 2020)
4,843
Grandcamp
Panorama Bloodstock
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
672
b,c. ex Kozama (FR) (Desert Style (IRE)) (15th March 2020)
2,825
Croix Sonnet
L J Negoce Sarl
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
745
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CLOTH OF STARS 8yo Sea The Stars-Strawberry Fledge (Kingmambo) Haras de Logis
2019: €7,500 | 2020: €7,500 | 2021: €7,000
Racing Form 20 runs, seven wins, 11 places | Best Timeform Rating: 132 | Average winning distance: 9.50f Stakes form AT 2 Won Prix des Chộnes, Parislongchamp, Gr.3, (8f. beating Vedevani (FR) and Sixth Sense (IRE)), second in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, (to Robin of Navan (FR)), third in Prix de Conde, Chantilly, Gr.3, (to Robin of Navan (FR)). AT 3 Won Prix Greffulhe, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2, (10f. beating Robin of Navan (FR) and Kidmenever (IRE)), Prix La Force - Figaroscope, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, (10f. beating Viserano (FR) and Ghaaly (GB)), third in Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, (to Mont Ormel (FR)). AT 4 Champion older horse in Europe in 2017 (11-13f.), Champion older horse in France in 2017. Won Prix Ganay, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, (10½f. beating Zarak (FR) and Silverwave (FR)), Prix d’Harcourt, Chantilly, Gr.2, (10f. beating Mekhtaal (GB) and Maniaco (GB)), Prix Exbury, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, (10f. beating Star Victory (FR) and Cafe Royal (GER)), second in Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Chantilly, Gr.1, (to Enable (GB)), Qatar Prix Foy, Chantilly, Gr.2, (to Dschingis Secret (GER)). AT 5 Third in Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Meydan, Gr.1, (to Hawkbill (USA)), Prix Ganay L’Inauguration de Parislongchamp, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (to Cracksman (GB)), Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (to Enable (GB)), Qatar Prix Foy, Parislongchamp, Gr.2, (to Waldgeist (GB))
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 175, 220, 238, 252, 311, 312,
Foal sales (gns): 7 foals sold Average price Median price
22,657 13,721
3 colts Average price Median price
27,845 20,177
4 fillies Average price Median price
18,765 10,896
341, 352 Arqana V2 Sale: 381, 441 BBAG September Sale: 90, 97, 99, 193 Osarus September Sale: 171, 191
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1st Dam STRAWBERRY FLEDGE (USA), placed once in France at 2 years and £1,318; Own sister to LIGHT SHIFT (USA) and Erewhon (USA); dam of 3 winners: CLOTH OF STARS (IRE). WARRIOR OF LIGHT (IRE) (2011 g. by High Chaparral (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £18,484 and placed 5 times; also placed once in U.A.E. at 6 years and £9,077. LAW OF ONE (IRE) (2017 c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years, 2021 and £10,557 and placed 3 times, all his starts. Niku (IRE) (2015 f. by High Chaparral (IRE)), placed 3 times in France at 3 years and £5,708; broodmare. The Best Doctor (IRE) (2010 c. by Pivotal (GB)), placed twice at 3 and 4 years. Warless (IRE) (2016 f. by War Command (USA)), placed twice in France at 3 years and £3,784. Apollonian (IRE) (2014 g. by High Chaparral (IRE)), placed once in France at 3 years and £4,274. Val Bregaglia (IRE) (2018 f. by Sea The Stars (IRE)). She also has a yearling colt by Sea The Stars (IRE). 2nd Dam LINGERIE (GB), placed 6 times in France at 2 and 3 years; dam of 10 winners, including: SHIVA (JPN) (f. by Hector Protector (USA)), Champion older mare in Europe in 1999, Champion older mare in Europe in 2000, won 4 races from 3 to 5 years and £228,637 including Tattersalls Gold Cup, Curragh, Gr.1,; dam of winners, including. THAT WHICH IS NOT (USA), 3 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £85,398 including Prix Zarkva-Fonds Europeen de L’Elevage, Saint-Cloud, L., placed second in Prix Corrida, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2. Flare of Firelight (USA), placed twice at 2 and 3 years; also placed once in France at 3 years; dam of THREAT (IRE), 3 races and £266,170 including Pommery Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2 and Al Basti Gimcrack Stakes, York, Gr.2. Eccentricity (USA), placed once at 3 years; dam of Radiantly (GB), 1 race and £39,498, placed second in Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial, Leopardstown, Gr.3. Tymora (USA), ran a few times on the flat at 3 years; dam of Eltezam (IRE), 1 race and £35,368, placed third in Coventry Stakes, Ascot Gr.2. LIGHT SHIFT (USA) (f. by Kingmambo (USA)), 4th top rated 3yr old filly in England in 2007, won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £347,107 including Vodafone Oaks Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1 and Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks, Chester, L., placed second in Darley Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1 and third in Blue Square Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1; dam of winners. ULYSSES (IRE), Champion older horse in Europe in 2017, 5 races at 3 and 4 years and £1,916,923 including Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, Coral Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, Beringice Gordon Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes, Sandown Park, , placed second in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 Gr.1 and third in Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 and Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Chantilly, Gr.1; sire. LIMNOS (JPN) (c. by Hector Protector (USA)), won 4 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £115,398 including Prix Foy, Longchamp, Gr.2, P. Jean de Chaudenay-G. P. du Printemps, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2 and Prix Le Fabuleux, Saint-Cloud, L., placed second in Prix Maurice de Nieuil, M’-Laffitte, Gr.2; sire. BURNING SUNSET (GB) (f. by Caerleon (USA)), won 2 races at home and in France at 3 years and £36,554 including Prix Solitude, Saint-Cloud, L., placed third in Prix d’Harcourt, Longchamp, Gr.2; dam of winners. SMOKING SUN (USA), 11 races in France and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 8 years and £622,282 including Prix d’Harcourt, Longchamp, Gr.2, Prix Pelleas, Compiegne, L. and Prix Lyphard, Deauville, L., placed second in Singapore Airlines International Cup, Kranji, Gr.1. ZHIYI (USA), 4 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £106,911 including Prix de Saint Patrick, Deauville, L., placed third in Prix Guillaume d’Ornano-Logis St Germain, Deauville, Gr.2. Ikat (IRE), 1 race in France at 2 years and £29,650, placed second in Prix d’Aumale, Chantilly, Gr.3; dam of MAIN SEQUENCE (USA), Champion older horse in U.S.A. in 2014, 9 races at home and in U.S.A. and £2,101,026 including Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1, United Nations Stakes, Monmouth Park, Gr.1, Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf, Santa Anita, Gr.1 COSMIC FIRE (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years and £33,556 and placed 6 times; dam of Ray’s The Bar (GB), 3 races at home and in U.S.A. and £115,943, placed third in Pilgrim Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3, COSMIC CITY (GB), 19 races in France from 3 to 8 years, 2020 and £241,185 and placed 35 times, LADY OF LUXURY (IRE), 3 races at 4 and 5 years, 2021 and placed 3 times. Hyades (USA) (c. by Aldebaran (USA)), won 2 races at home and in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £90,743, placed second in Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.1. Erewhon (USA) (c. by Kingmambo (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and £37,469, placed second in Pasadena Stakes, Santa Anita, L. and La Puente Stakes, Santa Anita, L.; sire. LIGHT BLOW (USA), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice, from only 5 starts; dam of winners. EXPLODE (USA), 6 races in Canada at 2 and 3 years and £202,789 including Canadian Derby, Century Mile, Gr.3, Ascot Graduation Stakes, Hastings Park, L. and Chris Loseth Handicap, Hastings Park, placed second in British Columbia Derby, Hastings Park, Gr.3 and third in BC Premier’s Handicap, Hastings Park, Gr.3. SOLE VOLANTE (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years, 2020 and £245,608 including Sam F Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, Gr.3 and Pulpit Stakes, Gulfstream Park, placed second in Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, Tampa Bay Downs, Gr.2. Light of Joy (USA), 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £43,896, placed second in EBF & Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes, York, L. Molasses (FR), unraced; dam of winners. MAGADAN (IRE), 3 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £146,951 including Prix d’Hedouville, Gr.3 and Prix Lord Seymour, Longchamp, L., third in Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, Longchamp, Gr.1; sire. MUSIQUE MAGIQUE (IRE), 1 race at 2 years, her only start; grandam of Old Fox (IRE), 4 races in Italy to 6 years, 2021 and £69,761, placed third in Premio Guido Berardelli, Rome, Gr.3. 3rd Dam NORTHERN TRICK (USA), Champion 3yr old filly in Europe in 1984, won 4 races in France at 3 years including Prix de Diane Hermes, Chantilly, Gr.1, Prix Vermeille, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Prix de la Nonette, Longchamp, Gr.3, placed twice second in Trusthouse Forte P. de l’Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Prix Saint-Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1; dam of 7 winners
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Cracksman
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FFICIALLY THE BEST COLT IN THE WORLD in 2018, given the same Timeform rating of 130 as the Australian queen Winx, Cracksman was the first son of Frankel to retire to a major stallion farm. Cracksman is accustomed to being the first Frankel to achieve milestones as Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred was the first Group 1 winner in Europe for the generation-defining racehorse and stallion when winning the 2017 Champion Stakes, the first of his two victories in the race. Unbeaten on his only start at two, in a Newmarket mile maiden in which he beat stable companion and subsequent champion stayer Stradivarius, Cracksman announced himself as a colt of substance with victory in the Listed Blue Riband Trial Stakes at Epsom. In the real thing, he was narrowly beaten into third by the fast-finishing Wings Of Eagles and Capri, who went on to deny Cracksman victory in the Irish Derby (G1). He won the Group 2 Great Voltiguer next, but connections opted for a different route with Cracksman – rather than tackle the St Leger, which was won by his Curragh conqueror Capri, Cracksman went to France in search of the softer ground he needed to be seen at his best, and found it. He won the Group 2 Prix Niel before finally having a change of luck at
the top level when winning the Group 1 Champion Stakes. He returned in 2018 and annexed the Group 1 Prix Ganay and then the Group 1 Coronation Cup. At Royal Ascot, he was beaten by Poet’s Word in the Group 1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes. He then remained in his stable as the summer heatwave turned the ground against him. When the autumn rains finally fell, he grabbed his chance for further glory and made it back-to-back Champion Stakes triumphs, running to a rating of 136. That rating makes him the best from his family, which includes Oppenheimer’s champion and fellow Darley sire Golden Horn. Cracksman represents another variation of the successful GalileoPivotal cross, which has a 90 per cent winners-to-runners ratio. His sire Frankel has a 78 per cent winners-to-runners ratio with Pivotal mares and 22 per cent stakes winners-to runners so far. Cracksman’s dam Rhadegunda won three times and has also produced the Group 3 Solario Stakes winner Fantastic Moon to Dalakhani. She is out of St Radegund, a Green Desert daughter of 1,000 Guineas (G1) winner On The House so Cracksman is linebred to Danzig. He has a proliferation of Northern Dancer bloodlines with five lines in the first five generations, and he also has two lines of Special. On The House is also the dam of the Group 3 Sirenia Stakes winner Art
Cracksman foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,f. ex Coolminx (IRE) (One Cool Cat (USA)) (6th March 2020)
95,000
Grove Stud
917
Ringfort Stud, Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
* b,f. ex Act of War (ITY) (Mujahid (USA)) (3rd February 2020)
65,000
Northmore Stud
Gestut Fahrhof
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
818
b,c. ex Exceed Sensazione (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (14th February 2020)
55,000
Old Buckenham Stud
Stroud Coleman BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1019
Laura Clifford-Ward
b,c. ex Navajo Charm (GB) (Authorized (IRE)) (9th February 2020)
45,000
Natton House TB
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
488
* b,f. ex Marie Toulouse (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (28th February 2020)
41,969
The Castlebridge Consignment Glencoole Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
672
ch,f. ex Princess Lala (GER) (Royal Dragon (USA)) (26th March 2020)
34,000
Jamie Railton (Agent)
Paca Paca Farm
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
870
** c ex Golden Stunner (IRE) (Dream Ahead (USA)) (28th January 2020)
32,284
Monceaux
Avenir BS
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
b,c. ex Rainbow’s Edge (GB) (Rainbow Quest (USA)) (13th March 2020)
25,000
a Gentleman
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
64 1018
c ex Santa Luz (GER) (Campanologist (USA)) (10th April 2020)
22,599
Ombreville
Tally Ho Stud
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
393
* b,c. ex Belle Rose (SAF) (Golden Sword (GB)) (1st February 2020)
20,000
Stringston Farm
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
831
ch,c. ex Jameela’s Dream (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (13th February 2020)
20,000
Altenbach Bloodstock
Bobby O’Ryan
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
539
* b,f. ex Amchitka (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (13th February 2020)
16,142
The Castlebridge Consignment Fresh BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
300
* b,f. ex Smiling Blue Eyes (SAF) (Dynasty (SAF)) (31st January 2020)
15,500
Hazelwood Bloodstock
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
995
** ch,c. ex Elysian Fields (GR) (Champs Elysees (GB)) (8th March 2020)
15,000
The Castlebridge Consignment Trickledown Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
622
** b,f. ex Epic Emirates (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (20th April 2020)
12,107
Tinnakill House
Glidawn Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
615
b,c. ex Whim (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (10th April 2020)
9,000
Highclere Stud
Springfield House Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
707
b,f. ex Munyatee (ARG) (Dylan Thomas (IRE)) (29th March 2020)
8,000
Hazelwood Bloodstock
Ryedale Racing
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
543
* b,f. ex Sunlit Waters (GB) (New Approach (IRE)) (24th March 2020)
2,421
Logis
MAB Agency
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
194
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CRACKSMAN 7yo Frankel-Rhadegunda (Pivotal) Dalham Hall Stud
2019: £25,000 | 2020: £25,000 | 2021: £17,500
Of War (Machiavellian) and the grand-dam of Group 2-winning juvenile Leo, who is also by Pivotal, and great grand-dam of the Prix Robert Papin (G2) winner Irish Field, a son of Dubawi. On The House is a Be My Guest half-sister to Loralane (Habitat) whose main claim to fame is as second dam of Oppenheimer’s Group 1 Coronation Stakes winner Rebecca Sharp, another daughter of Machiavellian. She, in turn, is the grand-dam of Oppenheimer’s Derby and Arc hero Golden Horn, a son of Cape Cross and the sire of four stakes winners so far. From that initial crop of 112, 18 foals were offered for sale last year with 18 (including vendor buy backs) changing hands at an average of €36,484. Racing Form 11 runs, eight wins, three places | Best Timeform Rating: 136 | Average winning distance: 10.55f Stakes form AT 3 Champion 3yr old colt in Europe in 2017. Won Qipco Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (10f. beating Poet’s Word (IRE) and Highland Reel (IRE)), Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes, York, Gr.2, (11½f. beating Venice Beach (IRE) and Mirage Dancer (GB)), Qatar Prix Niel, Chantilly, Gr.2, (12f. beating Avilius (GB) and Finche (GB)), second in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Capri (IRE)), third in Investec Derby Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, (to Wings of Eagles (FR)). AT 4 Champion older horse in Europe in 2018. Won Investec Coronation Cup, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, (12f. beating Salouen (IRE) and Windstoss (GER)), P.Ganay L’Inauguration de Parislongchamp, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (10½f. beating Wren’s Day (USA) and Cloth of Stars (IRE)), Qipco Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (10f. beating Crystal Ocean (GB) and Subway Dancer (IRE)), second in Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Poet’s Word (IRE)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 20, 22, 173, 189, 201, 205, 222,
Foal sales (gns): 18 foals sold Average price Median price
29,668 21,300
9 colts Average price Median price
27,098 22,599
9 fillies Average price Median price
32,238 16,142
268, 292, 317 BBAG September Sale: 40, 73, 155, 184 Goffs UK Premier Sale: 18 SGA September Sale: 2,19 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 232, 249, 258 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale: 213, 237, 357
The most expensive by Cracksman was Ringfort Stud’s filly out of Coolminx, who made 95,000gns to Brendan Holland’s Grove Stud at the Tattersalls December Sale. She is a half-sister to 2021’s Listed Dragon Stakes winner and Molecomb Stakes (G3) runner-up Fearby and their dam is a Listed-placed One Cool Cat half-sister to Beau Recall, a multiple Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed mare in North America. The top price for a Cracksman colt was the colt out of Exceed Sensazione (Exceed And Excel), who fetched 55,000gns sold by Old Buckenham Stud (Sales Division) to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock. 1st Dam RHADEGUNDA (GB), won 2 races at 3 years and £17,487 and placed 5 times; also won 1 race in France at 3 years and £20,221, Prix Solitude, Fontainebleau, L.; dam of 3 winners: CRACKSMAN (GB). FANTASTIC MOON (GB) (2010 c. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 years and £33,675 including Candy Kittens Solario Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3 and placed once; sire. STRONG FORCE (GB) (2013 g. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £5,359 and placed once, from only 4 starts. Hopefully Darling (GB) (2018 f. by Frankel (GB)), placed once at 2 years, 2020. Frantastic (GB) (2019 c. by Frankel (GB)). 2nd Dam ST RADEGUND (GB), won 1 race at 3 years, from only 2 starts; dam of 6 winners: RHADEGUNDA (GB), see above. Halla San (GB) (g. by Halling (USA)), won 5 races from 3 to 5 years and £119,848, placed third in Totepool Further Flight Stakes, Nottingham, L. and Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup, York, L.; also won 2 races over hurdles at 6 years. RADEGUND ABBEY (GB), placed once at 2 years; also won 3 races in U.A.E. at 4 and 5 years and £28,496 and placed 5 times. MY SECRETS (GB), won 2 races at 2 years and placed 6 times. CHUBBES (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 3 times. LADY PACHA (GB), placed once at 3 years; also won 1 race over hurdles at 3 years and placed 3 times. Lady Agnes (GB), ran once on the flat at 2 years; dam of winners. KNOW YOUR NAME (GB), 6 races to 6 years and £25,543 and placed 20 times THEYDON THUNDER (GB), 4 races at 4 years and placed 4 times. Monfarejah (KSA), placed 8 times in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2 to 5 years, 2021. 3rd Dam ON THE HOUSE (FR), Jt 4th top rated 3yr old filly in England in 1982, won 4 races at 2 and 3 years including 1000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1 and St Hugh’s Stakes, Newbury, L., placed twice second in William Hill Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and third in Goffs Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1; dam of 8 winners including: ART OF WAR (GB) (g. by Machiavellian (USA)), won 6 races at home and in U.S.A. including Bonusprint Sirenia Stakes, Kempton Park, L., placed second in Wolf Hill Stakes, Monmouth Park. Miss Penton (GB), placed 3 times; dam of winners. LEO (GB), 7 races at home and in U.S.A. including totesport.com Royal Lodge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, placed second in Weatherbys Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3. BALKENHOL (IRE), 6 races in Italy including Premio del Dado, Milan, L. and Premio Giuseppe de Montel, Milan, L. Turkana Girl (GB), placed once; dam of IRISH FIELD (IRE), 4 races in France, Hong Kong and Spain including Prix Robert Papin, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2.
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8yo Soldier Hollow-Divya (Platini)
Haras de Saint Arnoult
2019: €4,000 | 2020: €5,000 | 2021: €5,000
Racing Form 20 runs, seven wins, six places | Best Timeform Rating: 125 | Average winning distance: 12.14f Stakes form AT 3 Won Milan St Leger Italiano, Gr.3 (14fm beating Troublemaker and Berghain), Düsseldorf Preis der Haaner Felsenquelle (11f), third Hamburg Deutsches Derby, Gr.1 (12f to Isfahan and Savoir Vivre), Cologne Oppenheim Union Rennen, Gr.2 (11f to Boscaccio and El Loco), Hannover Grosser Preis der Hannoverschen Volksbank Derby Trial, L (11f to Boscaccio and Moonshiner) At 4 Won Hoppegarten Grosser Preis von Berlin, Gr.1 (12f beating Hawkbill and Racing History), Chantilly Prix Foy, Gr.2 (12f beating Cloth of Stars and Talismanic), Cologne Gerling Preis, Gr.2 (12f beating Sirius and Kasalla), Hamburg Grosser Hansa Preis, Gr.2 (12f beating Iquitos and Nepal), third Munich Grosser Preis von Bayern, Gr.1 (12f to Guignol and Iquitos) At 4 Won Hamburg Grosser Hansa Preis, Gr.2 (12f beating Colomano and Walsingham), second Grand Prix de Chantilly, Gr.2 (12f to Waldgeist and beating Way to Paris)
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€200,000 YEARLING by Germany’s outstanding sire of the past decade, Soldier Hollow, Dschingis Secret was the German Horse of the Year in 2017 and hails from a typically deep blacktype family. Winner of the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin and the Group 2 Prix Foy at four in 2017, Dschingis Secret was also third in the Group 1 Deutsches Derby behind Isfahan and won the Group 3 St Leger Italiano as a three-year-old. At four he won two further Group 2 contests over 1m4f and was third in the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Bayern, by three-parts of a length. Kept in training at five he added a second successive Group 2 Hansa Preis to his list of six career Group wins. Bred by Gestüt Park Wiedingen, he is one of five winners, all of them black-type earners by Soldier Hollow, produced by the Platini mare Divya. His year-younger full-brother Destino was also placed in the Deutsches Derby and won the Group 3 Fritz Henkel Stiftung Rennen. Divya is a winning full-sister to the German and Italian Group 3 winner Deva, who is the dam of the multiple Group 3 and Listed winner Devastar and second dam of German champion two-year-old filly Dhaba. Third dam Diana Dance by Northern Dancer was a Group 3 and Listed winner, who was placed in both the Preis der Diana and German 1,000 Guineas. She is out of Deceit, who was a triple Grade 1 winner in the US. Dschingis Secret is linebred 4x4 to Northern Dancer and his dam Divya is inbred 4x4 to Red God through his stallion sons, Stanford, who is the broodmare sire of Platini, and Blushing Groom, whose excellent son Rainbow Quest is the sire of Divya’s dam Diana’s Quest. His sire Soldier Hollow is inbred 4x4 to the outstanding broodmare Special and her full-sister, the Group 1 Coronation Stakes winner Lissadell. There are 30 registered yearlings by Dschingis Secret and he covered 47 mares in 2020. Amongst the mares who have visited Dschingis Secret in each of his first two seasons at stud is Ile De Roches, a Rock Of Gibraltar half-sister to Group 3 Preis der Winterkoenigin third Ivanka, out of a Monsun full-sister to the Listed winner Imagery and a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Idealist. Ile De Roches has a yearling colt by Dschingis Secret named Dschingis Charmeur. Aquarelle D’Or, a Monsun half-sister to triple Japanese Group 1 winner Fierement, was a member of Dschingis Secret’s first book and she has yearling son by him named Dschingis D’Or. Another of his yearling colts comes from the great Wurftaube family – Dschingis Fear is out of Waldfee, a Dansili daughter of Waldjagd who is a half-sister to Waldmark, dam of St Leger winner Masked Marvel and second dam of Arc winner Waldgeist.
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1st Dam DIVYA (GER), won 3 races in Germany at 4 and 5 years and £10,984 and placed 4 times; Own sister to DEVA (GER); dam of 5 winners: DSCHINGIS SECRET (GER), see above. DESTINO (GER) (2015 c. by Soldier Hollow (GB)), won 2 races in Germany at 2 and 3 years and £162,079 including Fritz Henkel Stiftung Rennen, Dusseldorf, Gr.3, placed 3 times including second in Deutsches Derby, Hamburg, Gr.1 and Oppenheim Union-Rennen, Cologne, Gr.2. DEIA (GER) (2017 f. by Soldier Hollow (GB)), won 2 races in Germany at 3 and 4 years, 2021 and £19,303 including Hannoverscher Stutenpreis, Hannover, L., placed twice second in Prix Panacee, Toulouse, L. and Derby-Trial, Dusseldorf, L. Diana Storm (GER) (2014 f. by Soldier Hollow (GB)), won 1 race in Germany at 3 years and £60,117, placed 7 times including second in T von Zastrow Stutenpreis, Baden-Baden, Gr.2, Mitglieder des Hamburger Stuten Preis, Hamburg, Gr.3 and Prix Zarkava-Fonds Europeen de L’Elevage, Parislongchamp, L. and third in Prix Dahlia-Fonds Europeen de L’Elevage, Saint-Cloud, L. and BMW Preis Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, L.; broodmare. Dschingis First (GER) (2016 c. by Soldier Hollow (GB)), won 1 race in Germany at 3 years and £19,165, placed 4 times including third in pferdewetten.de Bavarian Classic, Munich, Gr.3 and GP Berlin 1936 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen, Krefeld, Gr.3. She also has a 2-y-o filly by Soldier Hollow (GB) and a yearling filly by Soldier Hollow (GB). 2nd Dam DIANA’S QUEST (IRE), placed once at 2 years; also won 1 race in Germany at 3 years and placed 4 times; dam of 10 winners: DEVA (GER) (f. by Platini (GER)), won 6 races in Germany and Italy from 3 to 5 years and £75,609 including Premio Paolo Mezzanotte, Milan, Gr.3 and Baden-Wurttemberg-Trophy, Baden-Baden, Gr.3, placed second in Premio Memorial Mario Incisa, Milan, Gr.3; dam of winners. DEVASTAR (GER), 8 races in Germany from 3 to 6 years and £205,169 including Grosser Preis von Lott Hamburg, Hamburg, Gr.3, pferdewetten.de 26 P. Deutschen Einheit, Berlin-Hoppegarten, Gr.3, bwin Sachsen Preis, Dresden, L., Preis von Dahlwitz, Berlin-Hoppegarten, L. and Rottgen Cup, Cologne, L., placed second in G.P. Rondo Food Niederrhein Pokal, Krefeld, Gr.3, Preis der Sparkas en Finanzgruppe, Baden-Baden, Gr.3 and Baden Wurttemberg Trophy - Defi du Galop, Baden Baden, Gr.3 (twice) and third in G.P. Rondo Food Niederrhein Pokal, Krefeld, Gr.3 and Grosser Preis der Sparkasse Krefeld, Krefeld, Gr.3 (twice). Dagostino (GER), 6 races in Germany to 9 years and £41,711, placed third in Henkel Trophy, Dusseldorf, L. and Veuve Clicquot Cup, Baden-Baden, L. DARSHANA (GB), 2 races in Germany at 4 years and placed 5 times; dam of DHABA (GER), Champion 2yr old filly in Germany in 2015, 2 races in Germany and £74,180 including Preis der Winterkonigin, Baden-Baden, Gr.3, DARSHANO (GER), 3 races in France and Germany from 3 to 5 years, 2020 and £79,427 and placed 9 times; grandam of DIBUJABA (GER), 2 races in Germany at 3 years, 2021, placed third in Sea The Moon-Rennen, Hannover, L., placed third in Grosser Preis von Lotto Hamburg, Hamburg, Gr.3. DEVAKI (GER), 2 races in Germany at 3 and 4 years and placed 4 times. DRAGON FLY (GER) (g. by Acatenango (GER)), won 9 races in Germany and Italy to 11 years and £49,764 including Grosser Canon-Preis 3, Munich, L. DUKE D’ALBA (GER) (c. by Monsun (GER)), won 4 races in Germany at 3 and 4 years and £41,445 including Badener Steher Cup, Baden-Baden, L. and Grosser Tenovis Preis-Langer Hamburger, Hamburg, L., placed third in Betty Barclay Rennen, Baden-Baden, Gr.3 . DANDALOO (GER), won 6 races in Germany and Italy from 4 to 7 years and placed 15 times. DENANGO (GER), won 6 races in Germany to 8 years and placed 8 times. DUNDEE (GER), won 5 races in Germany at 4 and 6 years and placed 7 times. DIVYA (GER), see above. DESTINY (GER), won 1 race in Slovakia at 6 years and placed 8 times. DANANDO (GER), won 1 race in Germany at 4 years and placed 7 times. DANCING DIANA (GER), won 1 race in Germany at 2 years and placed once; dam of a winner. DELANO (GER), 2 races in Germany at 4 years and £30,532 and placed 15 times. 3rd Dam DIANA DANCE (CAN), Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old filly in Germany in 1988, Jt 3rd highweighted 3yr old filly in Germany in 1989, won 4 races in West Germany at 2 and 3 years including Neuss Stuten Preis der Gunnewig Hotels, Neuss, Gr.3, Kronimus Rennen, Baden-Baden, L. and Grosser Philips Preis, Hamburg, L., placed 5 times second in ARAG Schwarzgold Rennen (1000 Guineas), Dusseldorf, Gr.2, Preis der Niedersachsischen Sparkassen, Hannover, Gr.3, Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen, Krefeld, L. and Bonnfinanz Fruhjahrs Stuten Preis, Koln, L. and third in Preis der Diana - Deutsches Stuten Derby, Mulheim, Gr.2; dam of 2 winners including: Dorlando (GB) (g. by Kris), won 11 races in Germany, placed second in Suchard Sprint Cup, Bremen, L. The next dam DECEIT (USA), Jt 4th top rated 2yr old filly in U.S.A. in 1970, won 11 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years including Acorn Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr.1, Matchmaker Stakes, Atlantic City, Gr.1, Mother Goose Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Astarita Stakes, Belmont Park, Colleen Stakes, Monmouth Park, Fashion Stakes, Aqueduct and Polly Drummond Stakes, Delaware Park, placed second in Delaware Handicap, Delaware Park, Gr.1, As land Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3, Demoiselle Stakes, Aqueduct and Blue Hen Stakes, Delaware Park third in Sorority Stakes, Monmouth Park, Spinaway Stakes, Saratoga, Comely Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr.3 and Falls City Handicap, Churchill Downs, Gr.3 and fourth in Delaware Oaks, Delaware Park, Gr.1 and Test Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.2; Own sister to Pondelli (USA); dam of 6 winners
Yearling sale entries BBAG September Sale: 128 Osarus September Sale: 220 Further lot details will be updated online when available
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Expert Eye
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BRILLIANT GROUP 1 BREEDERS’ CUP MILE victory on his final start ensured that Expert Eye fulfilled the promise of the breathtaking Group 2 Vintage Stakes victory that thrust the son of Acclamation into prominence. A 50 per cent strike rate is not to be taken lightly and his Group 3 Jersey Stakes win, as well as his placed efforts in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes and Group 1 Prix du Moulin, proved that the Juddmonte homebred was a top-class miler. He is one of five individual Group 1 winners by Acclamation, who is sire of the excellent stallion Dark Angel and the 2020 champion first-season and leading second-season sire Mehmas. It is fast-developing into the strongest branch of the Try My Best sire line. Expert Eye is the fourth generation of this Juddmonte family and he is out of a Dansili half-sister to Special Duty, a daughter of Hennessy who
earned a place in the record books when awarded two 1,000 Guineas races in the stewards’ room. On the track Special Duty won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin and is out of a once-raced sister to Juddmonte’s seven-times Grade 1 heroine Sightseek, a daughter of Distant View. Their Rahy half-sister is the Group 1 Gamely Handicap and Group 1 Yellow Ribbon Handicap winner Tates Creek. They are out of the Listed-winning Nijinsky mare Viviana, a half-sister to the Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Revasser by Riverman. The family is that of the champion racehorse and sire Chief’s Crown, a son of Danzig. Expert Eye received strong support from Juddmonte in his first season at stud, his owner-breeder sending Grade 3 winner and Group 1-placed
Expert Eye foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,f. ex Lady Livius (IRE) (Titus Livius (FR)) (22nd April 2020)
145,278
Ballylinch Stud
Yeomanstown Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
660
b,f. ex Tanouma (USA) (Mr Greeley (USA)) (14th March 2020)
75,000
Lady Jennifer Green
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
934
** b,c. ex Orangey Red (IRE) (Lawman (FR)) (1st March 2020)
70,000
Ringfort Stud, Ireland
Juddmonte Farms
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
619
* b,c. ex Rickrack (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (28th January 2020)
60,533
Irish National Stud
Ballyhimikin Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
711
b,c. ex Oeuvre d’Art (IRE) (Marju (IRE)) (28th January 2020)
45,000
Trinity Park Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
809
gr,c. ex White Cay (GB) (Dalakhani (IRE)) (24th April 2020)
41,000
Dukes Stud
JC BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
369
** b,f. ex Duchess Power (IRE) (Dutch Art (GB)) (12th March 2020)
33,898
Ballintry Stud
Suzanne Roberts/Deerpark Goffs November Foals 2020
611
b,c. ex Treat Gently (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (24th April 2020)
29,863
Salcey Forest Stud
BBA Ireland/Glencoole BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
271
b,f. ex Bella Lulu (GB) (Iffraaj (GB)) (20th March 2020)
22,000
The National Stud Ltd.
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
706
* b,c. ex On The Stage (GB) (Swiss Spirit (GB)) (19th February 2020)
21,000
Plantation Stud
Howson & Houldsworth BS Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
627
* b,f. ex Fille du Septembre (IRE) (Choisir (AUS)) (27th March 2020)
20,985
La Motteraye Consignment
Broadhurst Agency
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
296
b,f. ex Soul Mountain (IRE) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (21st February 2020)
16,142
Ballybin Stud
Anthony Calnan
Goffs November Foals 2020
727
b,c. ex Precious Gem (IRE) (Sadler’s Wells (USA)) (27th January 2020)
16,142
Limekiln Stud
Gaelic BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
704
b,c. ex Soft Ice (IRE) (Kingmambo (USA)) (4th April 2020)
16,142
The Castlebridge Consignment Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
517
b,f. ex Enigmatique (GB) (Arcano (IRE)) (31st March 2020)
16,142
Neilstown Stud
Prime Equestrian
Goffs November Foals 2020
372
b,c. ex Palais Glide (GB) (Proclamation (IRE)) (14th February 2020)
16,000
Baroda Stud, Ireland
EMO BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
589
** b,c. ex Deep Dream (GB) (Dream Ahead (USA)) (11th March 2020)
14,000
Crimbourne Bloodstock Ltd.
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1016
b,f. ex Stravina (GER) (Platini (GER)) (22nd March 2020)
13,721
Abbeville Stud
Brian Grassick BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
737
** b,f. ex Omneeya (GB) (Frankel (GB)) (29th January 2020)
13,000
Hazelwood Bloodstock
Philippa Mains / R Jones
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
544
b,f. ex Sugar Free (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (31st March 2020)
13,000
Highclere Stud
Oakshott BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
377
b,f. ex Esteemable (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (1st April 2020)
10,000
Barton Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
676
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
839
b,c. ex Starlit Sands (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (2nd May 2020)
9,500
St Simon Stud
b,c. ex Cool Kitten (IRE) (One Cool Cat (USA)) (10th March 2020)
9,000
The Castlebridge Consignment Friday BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
911
b,f. ex Mrs Greeley (GB) (Mr Greeley (USA)) (12th March 2020)
7,264
Coolagown Stud
J H BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
455
** b,c. ex Oh Dream (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (4th February 2020)
7,000
Carrigbeg & Felley Priory
Bobby O’Ryan
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
801
b,c. ex Popular (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (4th April 2020)
5,650
Saint Isidro
Arcadia Elevage
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
368
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EXPERT EYE
6yo Acclamation-Exemplify (Dansili)
Banstead Manor Stud
2019: £20,000 | 2020: £17,500 | 2021: £12,500
Mirabilis, dam of six winners, including the Group 3 winner Monarch’s Glen, who has a filly by Expert Eye. Juddmonte also has a colt out of Lilyfire, a half-sister to Tantina, the Listed-winning dam of the Group 1 winner and sire Cityscape and Group 2 winner and proven sire Bated Breath. Juddmonte ventured into the foal market to support Expert Eye buying Ringfort Stud’s colt out of Group 3 Supreme Stakes fourth Orangey Red for 70,000gns at the Tattersalls December Sale. From the family of Irish Oaks winner Dance Design, a full-sister to his second dam, he was the most expensive colt foal last year by Expert Eye. Ballylinch Stud sold Expert Eye’s top-priced filly foal at the Goffs November Foal Sale. The half-sister to Group 3 winners Burnt Sugar and Brown Sugar made €180,000 to Yeomanstown Stud. Expert Eye’s first foals averaged 28,741gns from 26 offered and he has 94 yearlings registered with Weatherbys.
1st Dam EXEMPLIFY (GB), won 1 race in France at 2 years and £12,123; dam of 5 winners: EXPERT EYE (GB) DIVISIONIST (GB) (2013 c. by Oasis Dream (GB)), placed 3 times at 3 years and £1,823; also won 2 races in Germany at 4 and 5 years and £5,461 and placed twice. CLERISY (GB) (2016 f. by Kingman (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years and £7,027 and placed once, from only 4 starts. EYEWITNESS (GB) (2017 g. by Dark Angel (IRE)), won 1 N.H. Flat Race at 4 years, 2021 and £6,429 and placed once. DUTY OF CARE (GB) (2018 c. by Kingman (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £5,318 and placed once, from only 3 starts. Invigilate (GB) (2019 f. by Acclamation (GB)), in training.
Racing Form 10 runs, five wins, three places | Best Timeform Rating: 124 | Average winning distance: 7.10f Stakes form AT 2 Jt 4th top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in 2017 Won Qatar Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (7f. beating Zaman (GB) and Mildenberger (GB)). AT 3 Won Breeders’ Cup Mile, Churchill Downs, Gr.1, (8f. beating Catapult (USA) and Analyze It (USA)), Jersey Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, (7f. beating Society Power (IRE) and Could It Be Love (USA)), Sky Bet City of York Stakes, York, Gr.3, (7f. beating Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) and Arbalet (IRE)), second in Qatar Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, (to Lightning Spear (GB)), Al Basti World Greatwood Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, (to James Garfield (IRE)), third in Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (to Recoletos (FR)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana V2 Sale: 418
Foal sales (gns): 26 foals sold Average price Median price
28,741 16,142
14 colts Average price Median price
25,774 16,142
12 fillies Average price Median price
32,203 16,142
Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 8, 24, 82, 115, 142, 179, 180, 217, 270, 327, 345, 361, 369, 463, Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 64, 155, 173, 184, 219, 264 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt 1 & Pt2: 8, 47, 185, 307, 455, 544
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2nd Dam QUEST TO PEAK (USA), ran once in U.S.A. at 3 years; Own sister to SIGHTSEEK (USA); dam of 5 winners: SPECIAL DUTY (GB) (f. by Hennessy (USA)), Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2009, won 4 races at home and in France at 2 and 3 years and £722,059, Electrolux Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, stanjames.com 1000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Prix Robert Papin, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, placed second in Darley Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1; dam of a winner. South Bank (USA), placed 3 times in France at 2 and 3 years including second in Prix Yacowlef, Deauville, L. HYPNOTIST (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2020 and placed once. Presidency (GB) (c. by Oasis Dream (GB)), won 7 races in Spain from 3 to 6 years and £148,597, placed third in Prix Servanne, Maisons-Laffitte, L. ICESPIRE (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also won 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years and £28,889 and placed once. VENTOUX (GB), won 1 race in France at 3 years and placed once; dam of winners. BREITHORN (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020 and £55,602 and placed 6 times. Ballacolla (USA), placed once in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2021. EXEMPLIFY (GB), see above. 3rd Dam VIVIANA (USA), won 3 races in France at 3 years including Prix des Tuileries, Longchamp, L. and Prix Melisande, Evry, L., placed 4 times including second in Prix de Psyche, Deauville, Gr.3; dam of 5 winners including: SIGHTSEEK (USA) (f. by Distant View (USA)), won 12 races in U.S.A. including Beldame Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1 (twice), Ogden Phipps Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1 (twice), Go For Wand Handicap, Saratoga, Gr.1, Ruffian Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Humana Distaff Handicap, Churchill Downs, Gr.1, Top Flight Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.2, Rampart Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Gr.2 and Raven Run Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3, placed second in Go For Wand Handicap, Saratoga, Gr.1, Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1 and Santa Monica Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1; dam of winners. Raison d’Etat (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., placed third in Discovery Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.3; sire. TATES CREEK (USA) (f. by Rahy (USA)), won 11 races in U.S.A. including Yellow Ribbon Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Gamely Breeders’ Cup Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.1, Las Palmas Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.2, Diana Handicap, Saratoga, Gr.2, San Gorgonio Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.2, Noble Damsel Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.3, Jenny Wiley Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3 and Finlandia Cup Handicap, Del Mar, L., placed second in John C Mabee Handicap, Del Mar, Gr.1; dam of winners. SPIRIT RIDGE (GB), 5 races at home and in Australia from 3 to 5 years, 2020 including Summer Cup, Randwick, Gr.3 and January Tattersalls Club Cup, Randwick, L., placed second in Sky High Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.3. Routine (USA), unraced; dam of TIDE OF THE SEA (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years, 2021 including W L McKnight Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.3, placed second in Mac Diarmida Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.2, Boule (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., placed second in Interborough Stakes, Aqueduct, L., Module (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., placed third in Ginger Brew Stakes, Gulfstream Park, L. FLOURISH (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. and placed 3 times; dam of winners. FULSOME (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2021, Oaklawn Stakes, Oaklawn Park, L. Mr Darcy (USA), 6 races in U.S.A., placed third in Ack Ack Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.3. Citrus Burst (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2021, placed second in Silks Run Stakes, Gulfstream Park, L. Orangery (USA), unraced; dam of. Mission Orange (USA), placed 3 times in Greece at 4 years, 2020. Verbena (USA), unraced; dam of a winner. ALLIUM (USA), 2 races in Canada and U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and placed 4 times.
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Gustav Klimt
G
USTAV KLIMT is bred on the famously successful Galileo/ Danehill cross. By Galileo and out of the Danehill mare Massarra, who is a sister to Kodiac and half-sister to Invincible Spirit, this is a true stallion’s pedigree. Massarra is already dam of Group 1 Premio Gran Criterium winner Nayarra, the champion two-year-old filly in Italy, the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes-placed Mars, also by Galileo, the Group 3 winner Wonderfully, again by Galileo, as well as the Listed winners Cuff and Blissful, both by Galileo. Her three-year-old daughter Friendly was sixth in this season’s Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1). Gustav Klimt was a consistent performer at the highest level and won/ placed seven times in 13 career starts. He finished fifth on his debut, he won his next two starts picking up a maiden and then the 7f Group 2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket’s July meeting. He was not seen again until the spring of his three-year-old season, but
he made a winning reappearance in the Ballylinch Stud 2,000 Guineas Trial beating US Navy Flag. His next two starts were in Classics in which he acquitted himself with honours when sixth behind Saxon Warrior in the 2,000 Guineas and then third behind Romanised in the Irish equivalent. He maintained that fine form on his next two starts when finding only Without Parole too good in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes and then finished a length and a quarter third to Intellogent in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat at Deauville. Facing older horses for the first time, he ran well to finish fourth in both the Group 1 Sussex Stakes and the Prix de la Forêt either side of a good third to The Tin Man when dropped back down in trip in the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup. What is noticeable amongst some of the higher-priced first-crop foals by Gustav Klimt is inbreeding to his broodmare sire Danehill though mares by Danehill Dancer. The Listed-placed Glitter Baby’s colt by Gustav Klimt was his most
Gustav Klimt foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Harpist (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (22nd March 2020)
30,000
Castletown Stud, Ireland
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
739
b,c. ex Caramel Sundae (GB) (Oratorio (IRE)) (30th March 2020)
28,000
a Partnership
Glenvale Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1133
b,c. ex Glitter Baby (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (2nd April 2020)
25,020
Rathbarry Stud
Woodtown House Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
ch,c. ex Heart of An Angel (GB) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (28th March 2020)
17,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Mohammed Moubarak
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1043
b,c. ex Queen Elsa (IRE) (Frozen Power (IRE)) (29th March 2020)
15,000
Ringfort Stud, Ireland (Agent) 147 BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
449
b,c. ex Commendable (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) (12th March 2020)
12,107
Kellsgrange Stud
St Uberto
Goffs November Foals 2020
53
** b,c. ex Ease The Jets (GB) (Paco Boy (IRE)) (1st March 2020)
8,475
Cornagher House
Hyburcon BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
80
** b,c. ex Dream Scenario (GB) (Araafa (IRE)) (29th February 2020)
8,071
Ballykenly Stud
Hillwood BS/Annabel Owen Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Black Meyeden (FR) (Black Minnaloushe (USA)) (1st March 2020)
8,071
Pipe View Stud
Castlehyde Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Cuilaphuca (IRE) (Danetime (IRE)) (29th April 2020)
8,071
Newtownbarry House Stud
Glenvale Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
60
b,c. ex Wild Academy (IRE) (Royal Academy (USA)) (23rd February 2020)
6,860
Kellsgrange Stud
T F
Goffs November Foals 2020
552
ch,c. ex Blue Moonstone (USA) (English Channel (USA)) (8th April 2020)
6,457
Ballintry Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
36
b,c. ex Specific (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (8th May 2020)
6,053
James P. Linnane
Lisa Houston
Goffs November Foals 2020
239
b,f. ex Hawaiian Dream (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye (IRE)) (7th April 2020)
4,439
Castletown Stud
Az Agr S Uberto (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
108
b,c. ex Perino (IRE) (Speightstown (USA)) (9th April 2020)
4,036
Old Carhue Stud
St Uberto
Goffs November Foals 2020
191
ch,f. ex Alerted (USA) (First Defence (USA)) (10th May 2020)
4,000
Barton Stud
Chris O’Dowd
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
399
b,c. ex Miss Tiptoes (USA) (Mr Greeley (USA)) (28th April 2020)
2,421
Mount Nugent Stud
Antonio Peraino
Goffs November Foals 2020
169
ch,f. ex Peace Fonic (FR) (Zafonic (USA)) (13th March 2020)
2,421
Mount Coote Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
190
b,c. ex Cosenza (GB) (Bahri (USA)) (14th March 2020)
2,421
Old Carhue Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
58
b,c. ex Classic Falcon (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (8th April 2020)
2,421
Limekiln Stud
Leon Carrick BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
48
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GUSTAV KLIMT
6yo Galileo-Massarra (Danehill)
Castlehyde Stud
2019: €7,500 | 2020: €6,000 | 2021: €4,000
Racing Form 13 runs, three wins, four places | Best Timeform Rating: 123 | Average winning distance: 7.00f Stakes form AT 2 Won bet365 Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (7f. beating Nebo (IRE) and Great Prospector (IRE)). AT 3 Won Ballylinch 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes, Leopardstown, L., (7f. beating Imaging (GB) and Kenya (IRE)), second in St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Without Parole (GB)), third in 32Red Sprint Cup Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.1, (to The Tin Man (GB)), Prix Jean Prat, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Intellogent (IRE)), Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Romanised (IRE)).
expensive foal at Goffs. A half-brother to the Listed-placed Luire he was sold by Rathbarry Stud to Woodtown House Stud for €31,000. It was a similar story at Tattersalls December Foal Sale – the 30,000gns colt out of Harpist by Danehill Dancer was sold by Castletown Stud to BBA Ireland. Commendable, a daughter of Pivotal and the classy sprinter Danehurst, winner of the Group 2 Flying Five and second in the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes, is another mare with a Gustav Klimt yearling colt inbred 3x3 to Danehill. Peace Fonic, the Zafonic half-sister to Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Peace Burg and dam of Listed winner Peace Of Oasis, has a Gustav Klimt yearling filly that is inbred 3x3 to Sadler’s Wells. The third foal of Blue Moonstone, an English Channel half-sister to 1,000 Guineas, Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks winner Blue Bunting, is a colt by Gustav Klimt. He has 58 yearlings on the ground and covered 70 mares in his second season.
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 61, 94, 149, 380
Foal sales (gns): 20 foals sold Average price Median price
10,067 7,466
17 colts Average price Median price
11,205 8,071
3 fillies Average price Median price
3,620 4,000
BBAG September Sale: 130 SGA September Sale: 43 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 192 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 126, 134, 283, 422, 436, 509, 514, 531, 556 Further lot details will be updated online when available
https://coolmore.com/farms/ireland/stallions/gustav-klimt
1st Dam MASSARRA (GB), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £40,696 including Taylor Woodrow Empress Stakes, Newmarket, L., placed 6 times including second in Shadwell Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 and third in Ruinart Champagne Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, L.; also placed in France at 2 years and £13,579 second in Prix Robert Papin (Omnium de 2 Ans), Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2; Own sister to Kodiac (GB); dam of 11 winners: NAYARRA (IRE) (2009 f. by Cape Cross (IRE)), Champion 2yr old filly in Italy in 2011, placed 9 times at 2 and 3 years and £26,328 including second in Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 and third in Sakhee Oh So Sharp Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 and Peter Willett Stardom Stakes, Goodwood, L.; also won 1 race in Italy at 2 years and £145,847, Premio Gran Criterium, Milan, Gr.1; dam of 4 winners. Seventh Kingdom (GB) (c. by Frankel (GB)), 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £9,132, placed third in Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2; also placed in France at 3 years, 2021 and £7,366 third in Prix Aymeri de Mauleon, Toulouse, L. Lahore (USA) (g. by Elusive Quality (USA)), 6 races at 3, 5 and 6 years, 2020 and £67,499, placed twice including third in Totescoop6 EBF Guisborough Stakes, Redcar, L. MAGICAL RHYTHMS (USA), 2 races at 3 years and £12,043 and placed twice, from only 5 starts. GUSTAV KLIMT (IRE) WONDERFULLY (IRE) (2011 f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 years and £50,373 including Silver Flash Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3 and placed once; dam of a winner. WONDROUS WORDS (IRE), 1 race at 3 years, 2020 and £7,949 and placed 4 times, from only 6 starts. BLISSFUL (IRE) (2017 f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 years and £65,500 including Ballylinch Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes, Leopardstown, L. and placed once. CUFF (IRE) (2014 f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 years and £37,816 including Coolmore EBF Naas Juvenile Sprint Stakes, Naas, L. and placed once, from only 4 starts; broodmare. Mars (IRE) (2010 c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £99,769, placed 3 times including second in Jockey Club of Turkey Meld Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3 and third in St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1. BASS ROCK (GB) (2007 g. by Pivotal (GB)), placed 5 times at 2 and 3 years and £5,493; also won 1 race over jumps in Czech Republic at 4 years. TOSCANELLI (IRE) (2012 c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £15,588 and placed 3 times; also placed once in U.A.E. at 3 years and £4,825. FIRE FLY (IRE) (2016 f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £16,620 and placed 3 times; broodmare. TEBEE (GB) (2004 f. by Selkirk (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years and £6,510 and placed 3 times; dam of 6 winners. HERTFORD DANCER (GB) (f. by Foxwedge (AUS)), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £55,428 including Betfred Oaks Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L., placed 5 times including third in Ribblesdale Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, from only 8 starts. ANGLO IRISH (GB), 4 races at 3 years and £21,475 and placed 3 times; also 1 race in Australia at 6 years and £13,312 and placed 7 times. ROCKABILL (GB), 2 races at 3 years and £23,981 and placed 6 times. TEBEE’S OASIS (GB), 1 race at 3 years and £2,344 and placed once, from only 4 starts; dam of ANNIE ROSE (GB), 2 races at 2 years, 2020 and £7,882 and placed twice. LADY PETROL (GB), 1 race in Canada at 2 years, 2020 and £25,581. MIDDLE PERSIA (GB) (2006 f. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £7,794 and placed 3 times, from only 6 starts; dam of 3 winners. KILIMANJARO (IRE) (g. by High Chaparral (IRE)), 2 races at 3 years and £111,023 including Derby Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and placed once; also placed 3 times in Australia at 5 and 6 years. MAWAANY (IRE), 3 races at 4 and 5 years and £109,815 and placed 8 times; also 3 races in Australia at 6 years and £88,484 and placed once. MARATHA (IRE), 3 races at 3 and 4 years and £30,610 and placed 12 times. Jawbox (IRE), placed twice in N.H. Flat Races at 4 years, 2020 and £3,156. Friendly (IRE) (2018 f. by Galileo (IRE)), 1 race at 3 years, placed 4 times at 2 and 3 years, 2021 and £20,832. She also has a 2-y-o filly by Galileo (IRE). 2nd Dam RAFHA, won 5 races at home and in France at 2 and 3 years and £196,031 including Prix de Diane Hermes, Chantilly, Gr.1, May Hill EBF Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.3, Marley Roof Tile Oaks Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Epsom, L. and placed twice; dam of 11 winners: INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) (c. by Green Desert (USA)), JT top rated older sprinter in Ireland in 2001, won 7 races at 2, 4 and 5 years and £247,786 including Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup, Haydock Park, Gr.1, Duke of York Stakes, York, Gr.3, Aon MacDonagh Boland Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, Ripon Champion 2yo Trophy, Ripon, L. and Ruinart Champagne Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, L.; sire. SADIAN (GB) (c. by Shirley Heights), won 7 races at home and in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2 to 5 years and £122,460 including Lanes End John Porter Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 and Ormonde Stakes, Chester, Gr.3, placed third in Geoffrey Freer Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2. ACTS OF GRACE (USA) (f. by Bahri (USA)), won 3 races at home and in France at 3 years and £53,388 including P’waterhousecooper Princess Royal Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 and Prix des Tourelles, Chantilly, L.; dam of winners. CONTRADICT (GB), 1 race at 3 years and placed 4 times; dam of MISHRIFF (IRE), Jt Champion 3yr old in Europe in 2020 (9.5-10.5f.), Top rated 3yr old in England in 2020 (9.5-10.5f.), 6 races at home, in France, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. from 2 to 4 years, 2021 and £10,218,928 including Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1, Dubai Sheema Classic, Meydan, Gr.1, Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, Deauville, Gr.2, placed second in King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, third in Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1 and, ORBAAN (GB), 3 races at home and in France at 3 and 5 years, 2020 and £72,199 including Prix de Saint Patrick, Saint-Cloud, L., Momkin (IRE), 4 races at home and in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 2, 4 and 5 years, 2021 and £132,207, placed second in bet365 Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 and Weatherbys Supreme Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3. FNAN (GB) (g. by Generous (IRE)), won 4 races at 3 years. MASSARRA (GB), see above. Kodiac (GB) (c. by Danehill (USA)), won 4 races at home and in U.A.E. from 3 to 5 years and £101,721, placed second in Stan James Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3; sire. Aquarius (IRE) (g. by Royal Academy (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years, placed third in Queen’s Vase, Royal Ascot, Gr.3 Al Widyan (IRE) (c. by Slip Anchor), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years, placed third in Cooperative Bank Serlby Stakes, Doncaster, L. BY COMMAND (GB), won 3 races at 3 and 5 years and placed 11 times. JAFARU (GB), won 3 races at 3 and 5 years and placed 9 times. GYR (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once, from only 4 starts. Affectionately (GB), unraced; dam of winners.
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Harry Angel
Harry Angel foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Music And Dance (GB) (Galileo (IRE)) (20th February 2020)
55,000
Norelands Stud, Ireland
Ballyhimkin Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
701
b,c. ex Dalamar (GB) (Montjeu (IRE)) (10th February 2020)
41,969
Coulonces
Paca Paca Farm
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
b,c. ex Firenze (GB) (Efisio) (21st April 2020)
35,000
The National Stud Ltd.
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
516
b,f. ex Mokaraba (GB) (Unfuwain (USA)) (8th April 2020)
31,477
Tinnakill House
Shawn Dugan
Goffs November Foals 2020
677
b,f. ex Espagnolette (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (17th March 2020)
30,000
Vicarage Farm
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
797
b,f. ex Fatal Attraction (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (22nd March 2020)
25,000
Trickledown Stud
Dan Tunmore
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
636
b,c. ex Fatanah (IRE) (Green Desert (USA)) (21st March 2020)
23,000
Norelands Stud, Ireland
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
927
b,f. ex Tejaara (USA) (Kingmambo (USA)) (10th March 2020)
20,178
Monceaux
Henri-Alex PANTALL
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
ch,f. ex Marasima (IRE) (Barathea (IRE)) (14th April 2020)
20,000
Petches Farm Ltd.
Meridian / Taroka Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
* b,c. ex Purplest (GB) (Iffraaj (GB)) (11th March 2020)
18,563
The Castlebridge Consignment T.S. Ltd
Goffs November Foals 2020
478
b,c. ex Midnight M (GB) (Green Desert (USA)) (22nd April 2020)
15,000
Natton House TB
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
535
b,c. ex Totsiyah (IRE) (Dalakhani (IRE)) (13th March 2020)
14,528
AK Thoroughbreds
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
537
b,f. ex Blue Maiden (GB) (Medicean (GB)) (25th January 2020)
12,500
Overbury Stud
Trickledown Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
532
b,f. ex Cape Mystery (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (11th February 2020)
12,000
Glebe Farm Stables
J Quinn
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
777
b,f. ex Mrakeb (USA) (Medaglia d’Oro (USA)) (22nd April 2020)
11,000
Culworth Grounds Farm
Equitarno
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
350
b,c. ex Oilinda (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (30th March 2020)
10,000
Nuthurst Farm Stud
Forge BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
599
* b,c. ex Hope Lake (IRE) (Shamardal (USA)) (6th February 2020)
9,282
Irish Emerald Stud
James Barcoe
Goffs November Foals 2020
637
b,f. ex Centred (IRE) (Dalakhani (IRE)) (6th April 2020)
5,500
New England Stud
J Reid
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
657
ch,c. ex Tete Orange (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits (GB)) (15th February 2020)
3,000
Overbury Stud
Browne Brothers BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
300
* br,c.ex Newtown Pippin (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (26th April 2020)
2,825
The Castlebridge Consignment Brian Dunning
Goffs November Foals 2020
462
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2019: £20,000 | 2020: £20,000 | 2021: £12,500
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HE CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD SPRINTER OF 2017 Harry Angel is a son of Group 1 Middle Park Stakes winner Dark Angel, who enjoyed a fantastic Royal Ascot 2021 with three winners, the same number as the meeting’s leading sire Frankel. He has also added an eighth individual Group 1 winner, and his third in North America, courtesy of the victories of his four-year-old daughter Althiqa in Saratoga’s Diana Stakes and the Just A Game Stakes at Belmont Park for her owner-breeder Godolphin. Harry Angel’s dam Beatrix Potter is a winning Cadeaux Genereux halfsister to the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile winner Xtension. Harry Angel was precocious as a juvenile winning the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes for trainer Clive Cox. Godolphin stepped in to purchase the colt after he broke the track record when winning the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock. His first run in the blue of Godolphin saw him finish a close second to Caravaggio in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, but he turned the tables on the Scat Daddy colt when they next met winning the July Cup (G1). He followed up with victory in the Sprint Cup (G1) and finished the season with a game fourth in the Group 1 British Champions’ Sprint behind Librisa Breeze. Victory on his seasonal reappearance in the Group 2 Duke of York Stakes was his final career win. After an injury in the stalls prior to the Golden Jubilee Stakes (G1) scuppered his chances, he appeared to still be feeling the effects when he was only managed sixth place in defence of his Sprint Cup title. Racing Form 12 runs, five wins, five places | Best Timeform Rating: 132 | Average winning distance: 6.01f Stakes form AT 2 Won Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, (6f. beating Perfect Angel (IRE) and Global Applause (GB)). AT 3 Champion 3yr old sprinter in Europe in 2017 2nd top rated 3yr old colt in Europe in 2017 Won 32Red Sprint Cup Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.1, (6f. beating Tasleet (GB) and The Tin Man (GB)), Darley July Cup Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (6f. beating Limato (IRE) and Brando (GB)), Armstrong Aggregates Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2, (6f. beating Second Thought (IRE) and Mubtasim (IRE)), second in Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Caravaggio (USA)), Merriebelle Pavilion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, (to Blue Point (IRE)). AT 4 Won Duke of York Clipper Logistics Stakes, York, Gr.2, (6f. beating Brando (GB) and Sir Dancealot (IRE)), second in Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Sands of Mali (FR)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 63, 129, 159, 221, 232, 242
Foal sales (gns): 20 foals sold Average price Median price
19,791 16,782
11 colts Average price Median price
20,742 15,000
9 fillies Average price Median price
18,628 20,000
Arqana V2 Sale: 426 Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 45, 78, 118, 144, 156, 242, 250, 296, 372, 376, 415 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 63, 76, 201, 204, 270 SGA September Sale: 61 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale: 153, 209, 226, 297
In his final run in the Group 1 British Champions’ Sprint he seemed full of his old sparkle when second to Sands Of Mali. After finishing second on his debut over 5f, the remainder of his career was spent racing over 6f and he won on going from heavy to firm. He has 94 yearlings registered and covered 121 mares in 2020. The Moyglare Stakes (G1) and Phoenix Stakes (G1) winner Saoirse Abu has a Harry Angel yearling filly, as does First Destiny, the Listed-placed Lawman half-sister to Group 1 Sussex Stakes winner and sire Lightning Spear. Gimme Some Lovin’ is a half-sister to the Group 1 Golden Shaheen Stakes winner Muarrab and to Cornwallis Stakes (G3) and Molecomb Stakes (G3) winner and sire Bungle Inthejungle. She is the dam of Listed Jebel Ali Stakes winner Thammin and has a yearling filly by Harry Angel. His first foals averaged 19,791gns for 20 sold from 22 offered in Europe with two foals making more than €50,000. The highest price given was for Norelands Stud’s colt out of Music And Dance, a winning Galileo half-sister to Group 3 Diamond Stakes winner Bowerman from the outstanding Juddmonte family of Hasili. He was bought for 55,000gns at Tattersalls December Sale by Ballyhimikin Stud. Harry Angel’s top price at Arqana was the €52,000 sale of a colt out of Dalamar, the Montjeu half-sister to Listed Corrib Stakes winner Dalkova from the family of Darshaan and Dar Re Mi. He was bought by Paca Paca Farm from Anna Sundstrom’s Coulonces Sales.
1st Dam BEATRIX POTTER (IRE), placed 3 times at 4 years and £3,096; dam of 3 winners: HARRY ANGEL (IRE) PIERRE LAPIN (IRE) (2017 g. by Cappella Sansevero (GB)), won 2 races at 2 years and £50,748 including Dubai Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2. GOLDEN JOURNEY (IRE) (2011 c. by Nayef (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years and £3,584 and placed once; also won 1 race in Serbia at 4 years and £3,492 and placed twice. Blackfoot Brave (IRE) (2012 g. by Iffraaj (GB)), placed 3 times at 2 and 3 years and £2,503. Hilltop Ranger (IRE) (2013 f. by Bushranger (IRE)), placed twice at 3 years; broodmare. Fanciful Tale (IRE) (2018 f. by Dark Angel (IRE)), in training. She also has a yearling filly by Justify (USA). 2nd Dam Great Joy (IRE), won 1 race in Germany at 3 years, placed 4 times including second in Dusseldorfer BMW Preis, Dusseldorf, L.; dam of 4 winners: XTENSION (IRE) (c. by Xaar (GB)), won 4 races at home and in Hong Kong at 2, 4 and 5 years and £2,584,572 including The BMW Champions’ Mile, Sha Tin, Gr.1 (twice) and Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, placed third in Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Prix Jean Prat, Chantilly, Gr.1 and Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile, Sha Tin, Gr.1; sire. A Huge Dream (IRE) (f. by Refuse To Bend (IRE)), won 2 races in France at 3 years and £74,886, placed second in Prix de Bonneval, Chantilly, L.; dam of winners. MRS GALLAGHER (GB), 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £63,900 including Whitsbury/ EBF Stallions Lansdown Stakes, Bath, L. and Irish Stallion Farms EBF Polonia Stakes, Naas, L. TONE THE BARONE (GB), 9 races from 3 to 5 years, 2021 and £74,027 and placed 3 times. CHASING DREAMS (GB), 2 races at 2 years; also 1 race in France at 3 years, 2020 and placed once. SO HI STORM (IRE), won 2 races at 2 years and placed 5 times; also won 4 races in Spain at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and placed 3 times. OUR JOY (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 3 times. Triggers Broom (IRE), placed once at 2 years; dam of winners. SUPREMACY (IRE), Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in 2020, 3 races at 2 years, 2020 and £157,257 including Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and Richmond Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, from only 5 starts. TRIGGERED (IRE), 2 races at 2 years and placed 5 times; also placed once in France at 2 years. 3rd Dam CHEESE SOUP (USA), unraced; dam of 5 winners including: A LA CARTE (IRE) (f. by Caerleon (USA)), won 2 races including Bonusprint October Stakes, Ascot, L., placed third in Bank of Scot. Tercentenary Atalanta Mile, Sandown Park, L., dam of winners. Great Joy (IRE), see above. CROWN’S BID (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. and placed 6 times, dam of winners. BALLY SOUZA (IRE), won 2 races and placed 7 times; dam of winners. WATHAB (IRE), 3rd top rated 2yr old in Ireland in 2003, 2 races including Go And Go Round Tower Stakes, Curragh, L., placed second in Dunnes Stores National Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1. Luppiano (USA), placed 3 times in U.S.A.; dam of winners. Silver Blazer (USA), 6 races in U.S.A., placed third in Saguaro Stakes, Turf Paradise and Paradise Valley Handicap, Turf Paradise. Aesaro (IRE), unplaced on the flat; dam of winners. Drasario (IRE), placed once; also placed once in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020. Avietwo (IRE), unraced; dam of winners. ALMASIGA (AUS), 2 races in Australia; dam of Innate Quality (SAF), 4 races in South Africa, placed third in Mount Edgecombe Michaelmas Handicap, Greyville, L.
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Havana Grey foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
gr,c. ex Satsuma (GB) (Compton Place (GB)) (11th February 2020)
130,000
gr,c. ex Darsan (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (2nd April 2020)
108,959
gr,f. ex Rebecca de Winter (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (31st January 2020)
42,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Purchaser Sale
Lot
Paca Paca Farm
741
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
Pipe View Stud
Shadwell Estate Company
Goffs November Foals 2020
354
Trickledown Stud
George Mullins BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
638 555
b,c. ex Gilt Linked (GB) (Compton Place (GB)) (19th March 2020)
40,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Peter & Ross Doyle BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
** gr,c. ex Exrating (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (10th March 2020)
36,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Grangemore Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
684
* gr,c. ex Kendamara (FR) (Kendargent (FR)) (19th March 2020)
29,056
Awbeg Stud
Lynn Lodge Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
127
ch/gr,c. ex Masonbrook Lady (IRE) (Canford Cliffs (IRE)) (28th February 2020)
29,000
Barton Stud
Blandford BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
400
ch/gr,f. ex Frequent (GB) (Three Valleys (USA)) (15th February 2020)
25,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Harry Dutfield
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
490
gr,c. ex Belatorio (IRE) (Oratorio (IRE)) (17th April 2020)
25,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Ballyphillip
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
379
b,c. ex Fashion Trade (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (9th February 2020)
24,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
GHS BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
452
ch/gr,c. ex Skeleton (IRE) (Tobougg (IRE)) (29th February 2020)
22,000
Meadowlands Stud (Co. Down) Hamish Macauley
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
634
** b/gr,c. ex Roxie Lot (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (24th March 2020)
21,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Blue Star BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
602
** gr,c. ex Starboard Watch (GB) (Harbour Watch (IRE)) (11th April 2020)
21,000
Byerley Stud
Hazelwood BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1084
gr,c. ex Rosehill Artist (IRE) (Excellent Art (GB)) (27th March 2020)
21,000
The Castlebridge Consignment JC BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
407
b,c. ex Fair Maiden (JPN) (Carnegie (IRE)) (3rd February 2020)
17,500
Dutch Barns Farm
Crimbourne BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1036
bay gr,f. ex Radio Gaga (GB) (Multiplex (GB)) (4th February 2020)
16,142
Kent, Mr. Finn
Zig and Zag
Goffs November Foals 2020
480
gr,c. ex Quixada (GER) (Konigstiger (GER)) (7th March 2020)
16,142
Tullogher House Stud
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
200
** b,c. ex Glace (IRE) (Verglas (IRE)) (12th February 2020)
16,000
Houghton Bloodstock
Forge BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
492
* b,c. ex Urban Hunt (IRE) (Born To Sea (IRE)) (27th February 2020)
15,335
A Gentleman
Saturday BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
542
** gr,c. ex Foxcatcher (GB) (Foxwedge (AUS)) (14th January 2020)
14,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
EMO BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
643
b,c. ex Chasing Rubies (IRE) (Tamayuz (GB)) (11th March 2020)
13,000
Whatcote Farm Stud
Tally-Ho Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1052
b,c. ex Copy-Cat (GB) (Lion Cavern (USA)) (26th March 2020)
12,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
519
ch,f. ex Dubai Legend (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux) (13th April 2020)
11,000
D. & S. L. Tanker Transport Ltd. Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1112
* gr,c. ex Roman Times (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (16th March 2020)
11,000
a Partnership
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
339
b,f. ex Sonnellino (GB) (Singspiel (IRE)) (3rd March 2020)
10,000
Crimbourne Bloodstock Ltd.
THB And Sons
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
332
ch,c. ex Seven Magicians (USA) (Silver Hawk (USA)) (28th March 2020)
9,685
Oak Leaf Stud
Magic BS (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
227
gr,c. ex Tout Va Bien (IRE) (Verglas (IRE)) (14th April 2020)
9,500
Plantation Stud
Torard House Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
311
gr,f. ex Child Bride (USA) (Coronado’s Quest (USA)) (5th March 2020)
9,282
Ms Caitriona Fitzpatrick
Joanna Morgan
Goffs November Foals 2020
337
bay gr,c. ex Ruby Slippers (GB) (Sir Percy (GB)) (12th March 2020)
9,000
Nuthurst Farm Stud
Arwel Price
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
598
b,c. ex Church Melody (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (25th April 2020)
8,878
Cleaboy Stud & Coppice Farm
Shinglis Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
46
b,c. ex Scintillating (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (11th April 2020)
8,475
Pipe View Stud
Gary Brazil
Goffs November Foals 2020
222
* gr,f. ex Claramara (IRE) (Epaulette (AUS)) (29th March 2020)
8,071
Ballyduane Stud
Friday BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
** ch,c. ex Rutherford (IRE) (Dutch Art (GB)) (24th April 2020)
8,000
Cobhall Court Stud
Paula Flannery (P.S.)
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
753
chesnut gr,c. ex Copper Penny (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (28th February 2020)
6,500
Windmill Farm
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
308
b,f. ex Jagapaw (IRE) (Manduro (GER)) (1st March 2020)
5,246
Cornagher House
Shane Farrell
Goffs November Foals 2020
121
b,f. ex Khaki (IRE) (Key of Luck (USA)) (6th March 2020)
5,000
a Partnership
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
266
**SOUP OR SONIC (GB) b,f. ex Xenon (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (16th April 2020)
5,000
Barton Stud
Walter Buick
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
255
b,c. ex Bertorizzia (FR) (Bertolini (USA)) (20th March 2020)
4,500
Culworth Grounds Farm
Gordon Cosburn
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
286
ch,f. ex Dolly Colman (IRE) (Diamond Green (FR)) (6th March 2020)
4,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
302
* gr,f. ex Prisom (IRE) (Zebedee (GB)) (26th March 2020)
4,000
a Partnership
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
294
ch,c. ex Starbotton (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (14th April 2020)
2,583
Little Park Farm
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
243
** b,f. ex Anneani (IRE) (Bushranger (IRE)) (13th January 2020)
2,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
343
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HAVANA GREY 6yo Havana Gold-Blanc De Chine (Dark Angel) Whitsbury Manor Stud
2019: £8,000 | 2020: £6,500 | 2021: £6,000
Racing Form 16 runs, six wins, three places | Best Timeform Rating: 118 | Average winning distance: 5.02f Stakes form AT 2 Won Bombay Sapphire Molecomb Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3, (5f. beating Invincible Army (IRE) and To Wafij (IRE)), Allied World Dragon Stakes, Sandown Park, L., (5f. beating Roussel (IRE) and To Wafij (IRE)), Matchbook National Stakes, Sandown Park, L., (5f. beating Frozen Angel (IRE) and Haddaf (IRE)), second in Darley Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Unfortunately (IRE)), Wainwrights Flying Childers Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, (to Heartache (GB)). AT 3 Won Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, (5f. beating Son of Rest (GB) and Sioux Nation (USA)), Sapphire Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, (5f. beating Caspian Prince (IRE) and Mabs Cross (GB)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana V2 Sale: 425
Foal sales (gns): 42 foals sold Average price Median price
19,901 12,500
29 colts Average price Median price
23,763 16,000
13 fillies Average price Median price
11,288 8,071
Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 17, 56, 120, 126, 136, 159, 201, 214, 223, 230, 236, 253, 293, 312, 325, 332, 407, 422, 471 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 7, 24, 45, 58, 59, 90, 96, 97, 103, 126, 129, 156, 167, 194, 213, 216, 225, 235, 257, 266, 289 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale: 253, 256, 299, 447
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AVANA GREY WAS THE BEST performer from the first crop of the Prix Jean Prat (G1) winner Havana Gold (Teofilo), whose two-year-olds of 2021 are in red hot form and have so far produced three stakes performers. They are headed by the Royal Ascot winner Chipotle, who also won the Brocklesby, and Fearby, winner of the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown and runner-up in the Molecomb Stakes (G2). Havana Grey is out of the six-time-winning mare Blanc De Chine, her sire Dark Angel developing into a broodmare sire of note with this season’s Oaks runner-up and Listed Pretty Polly Stakes winner Mystery Angel out of a Dark Angel mare Blanc De Chine is a half-sister to a Molecomb Stakes (G3) runner-up Fast Act, and hails from the family of the good Group winners Lateen Sails (G3), Richard Pankhurst (G2) and Cascapedia, who was Group 1 placed in South Africa. Havana Grey’s fourth dam Chain Store produced the champion threeyear-old filly Al Bahathri, the dam of the champion Haafhd. Further leading performers under Chain Store’s name include top Hong Kong runner Military Attack, the Group 2 winner Munir, the champion stayer Red Cadeaux, the Group 1 winner Big Orange, the Italian champion Gladiatorius and Giant Treasure, another top performer in Hong Kong. She is also the second dam of Juddmonte’s Spanish Fern, a multiple Grade 1 winner in the US, and ancestress of the Group 1 winners Heart Of Fire, Heatseeker, Lord Shanakill, Forever Together and Together Forever. Havana Grey was second in Group 1 Prix Morny as juvenile behind stablemate and fellow first-crop yearling sire Unfortunately. He was also a Group 3 winner of the Molecomb Stakes and finished second to Heartache in the Flying Childers (G1). As a three-year-old he won the 5f Group 2 Sapphire Stakes, was a
1st Dam BLANC DE CHINE (IRE), won 6 races from 2 to 4 years and £29,250 and placed 6 times; dam of 2 winners: HAVANA GREY (GB) HAVANA OOH NA NA (GB) (2016 g. by Havana Gold (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 years and £10,896 and placed 4 times. Kawaalees (GB) (2018 g. by Havana Gold (IRE)), placed once at 2 years, 2020 and £1,232. Yalata (GB) (2017 g. by Fast Company (IRE)), ran once on the flat at 2 years. Lady Caroline (GB) (2019 f. by Teofilo (IRE)), in training. She also has a yearling colt by Showcasing (GB). 2nd Dam NULLARBOR (GB), won 1 race in France at 2 years and placed once; dam of 8 winners: Fast Act (IRE) (g. by Fast Company (IRE)), won 3 races at 2 and 4 years and £53,202, placed second in bet365 Molecomb Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3. DESERT OPAL (GB), won 15 races to 8 years and £76,406 and placed 16 times. KUANYAO (IRE), won 13 races to 10 years and £46,450 and placed 23 times. BLANC DE CHINE (IRE), see above. OONDIRI (IRE), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 8 times. GERALDINES LASS (IRE), won 2 races at 3 years and placed 4 times. DISGUISE (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 4 times. WHISPERING DESERT (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 3 times. 3rd Dam BLOUDAN (USA), unraced; dam of 6 winners including: RADEVORE (GB) (c. by Generous (IRE)), won 8 races in France and U.S.A. including Prix Eugene Adam, Saint Cloud, Gr.2 and Prix La Force, Deauville, Gr.3, placed third in Prix Greffulhe, Longchamp, Gr.2 and Prix Niel, Longchamp, Gr.2. FELUCCA (GB), won 1 race and placed 3 times, from only 5 starts; dam of winners. LATEEN SAILS (GB), 3 races at home and in France including Prix Daphnis, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3 and Michael Seely Memorial Glasgow Stakes, York, L. MAINSTAY (GB), 1 race and placed twice, from only 5 starts; dam of RICHARD PANKHURST (GB), 3 races including Betfred Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, CRAZY HORSE (GB), 4 races at home and in France including Worthington’s Horris Hill Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3. Halliard (GB), placed twice; dam of HANG MAN (IRE), 9 races in Australia from 4 to 6 years, 2020 including Easter Cup, Caulfield, Gr.3, placed third in Japan Racing Association Plate, Randwick, Gr.3 and Mornington Cup Prelude, Caulfield, L. Great Request (GB), unraced; dam of winners. HUNAN (IND), 3 races in India; dam of Nadia (IND), 4 races in India, placed second in Irish Marketing Goffs RWITC Ltd Gold Cup, Pune, L. and C N Wadia Gold Cup, Mumbai, L., Agent Archie (IND), 3 races in India, placed third in Calcutta Million, Kolkata, L. OCEANIC ZONE (IND), 2 races in India; dam of Oceanic Storm (IND), 4 races in India, placed second in Gd.Turf Racing/Reality North Ind. Derby, Delhi, L.R. Janoubi (GB), unraced; dam of winners. CASCAPEDIA (IRE), 6 races in South Africa including Joburg Spring Fillies & Mares Challenge, Turffontein, Gr.2, Yellowwood Handicap, Turffontein, Gr.3 and London News Stakes, Turffontein, Gr.3, placed second in Premier’s Champions Challenge, Turffontein, Gr.1 and third in Cartier Paddock Stakes, Kenilworth, Gr.1 and G-Bets Summer Cup, Turffontein, Gr.1. KYNANCE (IRE), placed 6 times; also 7 races in U.S.A. from 4 to 6 years, 2021 and placed 7 times. Similie GB), unraced; dam of a winner.
respectable fifth in the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) before winning the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes. There were two 2020 stand out results in the sales ring for Havana Grey – first was the 130,000gns paid by Paca Paca Farm for Whitsbury Manor’s homebred half-brother to Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes winner Satsuma at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. That was followed by Shadwell’s €135,000 purchase of the half-brother to Method, winner of the 2020 Listed Rosebowl Stakes and second in the Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes. He was sold by Pipe View Stud at Goffs. Those six-figure sales helped boost Havana Grey’s first-crop average to 19,901gns for 42 sold from 44 offered. The highest-price for a first-crop filly foal was 42,000gns for Trickledown Stud’s half-sister to Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes winner Mrs Danvers, bought by George Mullins. Havana Grey’s books remained steady at 130 and 131 in 2019 and 2020 and he has 111 yearlings registered. Amongst those yearlings is a colt out of Exrating, an unraced Exceed And Excel half-sister to Pearl Secret, winner of the Group 2 Temple Stakes and third in the King’s Stand Stakes (G1). Frequent, a Juddmonte Stud-bred Three Valleys half-sister to the good sires Camacho and Showcasing, has a daughter from Havana Grey’s first crop, while Fashion Trade, a Dansili half-sister to Prophecy, the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner and dam of Group 1 Modern Look and second dam of Camacho and Showcasing, has a yearling colt by Havana Grey. Xenon, a Kyllachy full-sister to the Golden Shaheen Stakes (G1) winner Krypton Factor, is another mare to have a Havana Grey yearling filly. Havana Grey was also chosen as the first mate for Kendamara, a Kendargent full-sister to Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Kendam, who is also the dam of Group 3 winner Kenway, and she has a colt by the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes winner.
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HE DUAL GROUP 1-WINNING SON of Kitten’s Joy began his stud career at Darley’s British base before his transfer to their Japanese stallion station for his second season. Hawkbill was successful in the Eclipse Stakes as a three-yearold ahead of The Gurkha and Time Test, and then took the 1m4f Sheema Classic as a five-year-old beating Poet’s Word and Cloth Of Stars. In the interim, he won the Group 2 Dubai City of Gold, the Group 2 1m4f Princess of Wales’s Stakes, both times ahead of Frontiersman, as well as Newbury’s Al Rayyan Stakes (G3) from My Dream Boat and Royal Ascot’s Tercentenary Stakes (G3). He also collected placed performances over 1m4f in the Northern Dancer Turf Stakes (G1), the Grosser Pries won Berlin (G1), when behind Dschingis Secret, in the Coronation Cup (G1) behind Highland Reel and in the Grosser Preis von Bayern. After his three-year-old season nearly all his runs came over 1m4f. In all, he ran 24 times in 14 Group 1 races. He also had five outings as a juvenile to win his last three races of that year, and he continued his winning ways as a three-year-old in his first three races, victories that included Royal Ascot success.
He is out of the Giant’s Causeway Grade 3-placed dam Trensa and is a half-brother to the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity Stakes winner Free Drop Billy (Union Rags). His third dam boasts two Grade 1 placings, while under his fourth dam is Cozzene, a champion Turf horse in the US in 1985 and a winner of the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Hawkbill’s sole European crop contains 24 yearlings, including a colt out of the Listed-placed L’ile Au Loupe, a Rock Of Gibraltar half-sister to multiple Group 2 winner and sire Loup Breton. Kirsten Rausing sent Aksaya, an unraced daughter of Sea The Stars and Group 3 Blue Wind Stakes winner Akdarena, to Hawkbill and she produced a filly. Cape Rising, a winning full-sister to Group 2 winner Rising Cross (Cape Cross), who was placed in both the Oaks and Irish Oaks, was another member of Hawkbill’s first book and has a colt by him. Cape Rosie’s filly by Hawkbill sold for 6,000gns from Trickledown Stud to Peter Foster at Tattersalls December Sale and is the most expensive of the four foals by the dual Group 1 winner that came on the market.
Hawkbill foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
b,f. ex Cape Rosie (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (18th April 2020)
6,000
Trickledown Stud
Peter Foster
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1118
b,f. ex Taleteller (USA) (Bernardini (USA)) (12th April 2020)
4,000
D. R. Botterill
King / Barry
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1100
ch,c. ex L’Ile Aux Loups (IRE) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (3rd May 2020)
3,000
New England Stud
Apple Tree Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
411
ch,c. ex Flora Medici (GB) (Sir Percy (GB)) (12th March 2020)
2,000
a Partnership
Sam Mahony
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
104
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HAWKBILL
8yo Kitten’s Joy-Trensa (Giant’s Causeway)
Darley Japan
2019: £7,500 | 2020: ¥1,000,000 | 2021: ¥1,000,000
Racing Form 24 runs, ten wins, seven places | Best Timeform Rating: 125 | Average winning distance: 10.00f Stakes form AT 3 Won Coral Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (9½f. beating The Gurkha (IRE) and Time Test (GB)), Tercentenary Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, (9½f. beating Prize Money (GB) and Long Island Sound (USA)), Havana Gold Newmarket Stakes, Newmarket, L., (10f. beating Abdon (GB) and Sky Kingdom (IRE)), third in Pastorius Grosser Preis von Bayern, Munich, Gr.1, (to Guignol (GER)). AT 4 Won Arqana Princess of Wales’s Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (12f. beating Frontiersman (GB) and Algometer (GB)), Al Rayyan Aston Park Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, (12f. beating My Dream Boat (IRE) and Midterm (GB)), second in Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin, BerlinHoppegarten, Gr.1, (to Dschingis Secret (GER)), Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, (to Johnny Bear (CAN)), third in Investec Coronation Cup, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, (to Highland Reel (IRE)). AT 5 Top rated older horse in U.A.E. in 2018 (11-13f.). Won Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Meydan, Gr.1, (12f. beating Poet’s Word (IRE) and Cloth of Stars (IRE)), SkyCargo Dubai City of Gold Stakes, Meydan, Gr.2, (12f. beating Frontiersman (GB) and Gold Star (GB)), third in Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Poet’s Word (IRE)).
Yearling sale entries Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 10
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Foal sales (gns): 4 foals sold Average price Median price
3,750 3,500
2 colts Average price Median price
2,500 N/A
2 fillies Average price Median price
5,000 N/A
1st Dam Trensa (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £100,848, placed 9 times including second in Robert G Dick Memorial Handicap, Delaware Park, Gr.3 and third in John W Rooney Memorial Stakes, Delaware Park, L. and Revidere Stakes, Monmouth Park; dam of 4 winners: HAWKBILL (USA) FREE DROP BILLY (USA) (2015 c. by Union Rags (USA)), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 years and £521,651 inclu ing Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, Keeneland, Gr.1, placed 5 times second in Hopeful Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1, Holy Bull Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.2 and Sanford Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.3 and third in Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.2 and Gotham Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr.3. COASTAL DEFENSE (USA) (2016 c. by Curlin (USA)), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2020 and £92,117 and placed twice. TRENSITA (USA) (2012 f. bY Curlin (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years and £41,127 and placed 3 times; dam of Momentita (USA), placed once in U.S.A. at 2 years, 2020 and £8,211. Count Down (USA) (2017 c. by More Than Ready (USA)), placed once in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020 and £8,239. Ridgeway Avenue (USA) (2018 c. by Kitten’s Joy (USA)), placed once at 2 years, 2020 and £3,032. 2nd Dam SERAPE (USA), won 5 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years and £123,224 including Ballerina Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1 and Straight Deal Handicap, Laurel, L., placed 6 times including second in Genuine Risk Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.2 and Vagrancy Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.3 and third in Gay Matelda Stakes, Belmont Park, L.; dam of 5 winners: BATIQUE (USA) (f. by Storm Cat (USA)), won 7 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 6 years and £260,077 including Vinery Matchmaker Stakes, Monmouth Park, Gr.3, Honey Fox Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Gr.3 and My Charmer Handicap, Calder, Gr.3, placed second in Athenia Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.3; dam of winners. Tejida (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. at 4 and 6 years and £161,315, placed second in Grey Goose Bewitch Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3, All Along Stakes, Colonial Downs, Gr.3 and The Very One Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Gr.3 and third in Gallorette Handicap, Pimlico, Gr.3 and Doubledogdare Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3. Miss Lamour (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £71,335, placed second in Forever Together Stakes, Delaware Park; dam of MAGIC J (USA), 2 races at 2 and 4 years, 2020 and placed 4 times. MEDIA MADNESS (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £50,738 and placed 4 times; dam of Union Blues (USA), 6 races in U.S.A. and £115,275, placed third in Maryland Coalition Stakes. Trensa (USA), see above. PAY PER WIN (USA), won 10 races in U.S.A. at 3, 5 and 6 years and £179,762 and placed 10 times. ENCANTO (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £48,972 and placed 4 times. PAISLEY FASHION (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years and £28,180 and placed 6 times; dam of winners. PRINCESS KATE (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £66,750 and placed 5 times. TSUNAMI STRYKER (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £32,682 and placed twice. Etro (USA), placed once in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of VIRAMUNDO (USA), won Clasico Appucapa, Hipo Presidente Remon, L., placed third in Donn Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Gr.1. Palapa (USA), unraced; dam of winners. Alexander Castle (USA), 1 race at 2 years and £28,134, placed second in Urban-i Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2. MINED (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. at 3, 5 and 6 years and £40,326 and placed 3 times. PARASOL (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 4 and 5 years and £34,390 and placed 5 times. LADINA (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £60,231 and placed 9 times. 3rd Dam MOCHILA (USA), won 9 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years including Busher Handicap, Aqueduct, placed 9 times including second in Ruffian Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1 and Long Look Handicap, Meadowlands, Gr.2 and third in Beldame Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Ladies Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.1 and Grey Flight Handicap, Belmont Park; dam of 7 winners including: SERAPE (USA), see above. AVANICO (USA) (g. by Manila (USA)), won 3 races in U.S.A.; also won 5 races over jumps in U.S.A. including Noel Laing Handicap Hurdle, Montpelier, L. and Temple Gwathmey Handicap Hurdle, Middleburg, L., placed second in Iroquois Handicap Hurdle, Percy Warner, L. and David L Zeke Ferguson Memorial Hurdle, Colonial Downs, L. Bolsa (USA), placed once in U.S.A.; dam of winners. Universal Traveller (ARG), placed second in Clasico Pedro E y Manuel A Crespo, Palermo, Gr.3. Montera (USA), unraced; dam of winners. SUE’S GOOD NEWS (USA), 6 races in U.S.A. including Singapore Plate Stakes, Arlington International, Gr.3, Iowa State Fair Stakes, Prairie Meadows and Instant Racing Breeders’ Cup Stakes, Oaklawn Park; dam of TIZ MIZ SUE (USA), 8 races in U.S.A. including Ogden Phipps Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1 and Azeri Stakes, Oaklawn Park, Gr.3 (twice), placed second in Apple Blossom Handicap, Oaklawn Park, Gr.1 and third in Apple Blossom Handicap, Oaklawn Park, Gr.1 and Personal Ensign Invitational Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1, BULLETIN (USA), won Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, Churchill Downs, L.; grandam of SOUPER SENSATIONAL (USA), 2 races in Canada at 2 years, 2020 including Glorious Song Stakes, Woodbine, L., placed second in Silverbulletday Stakes, Fair Grounds, L. and third in Fair Grounds Oaks, Fair Grounds, Gr.2, MADE ME SHIVER (CAN), won Sorority Stakes, Monmouth Park, L., Serein (USA), placed once in U.A.E. at 3 years, 2020 third in Range Rover UAE Oaks, Meydan, Gr.3, Tiz Splendid News (USA), placed once in U.S.A. at 2 years, 2020 second in Trapeze Stakes, Remington Park. EASYFROMTHEGITGO (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. including Lecomte Stakes, Fair Grounds, L. and Iowa Derby, Prairie Meadows, L., placed second in Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds, Gr.2 and third in Coolmore Lexington Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.2. Conquest Curlgirl (USA), 3 races in U.S.A., placed third in Summertime Oaks, Santa Anita, Gr.2.
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James Garfield
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AMES GARFIELD was a fast precocious two-year-old, who broke his maiden in July 2017 over 6f at Doncaster before going on to finish fourth to Expert Eye in the Vintage Stakes (G2). He improved again to take second in the 7f Acomb Stakes (G3) to Wells Farhh Go before dropping back to 6f to collect the Mill Reef Stakes (G2). He made a winning reappearance at three back at Newbury in the Greenham Stakes (G3) before finding the mile in the 2,000 Guineas too far an ask. His run in the Sandy Lane Stakes (G2) resulted in a fourth placing, but a down-the field run in the 7f Jersey Stakes (G3) preceded a fine performance when second in the 6f Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest. He is from a prolific stallion’s family – his Listed-winning Daylami dam Whazzat is a daughter of Wosaita, a half-sister to Rafha, the dam of
leading stallions Invincible Spirit and Kodiac, the record-breaking sire of two-year-olds. Other luminaries out of Rafha include Massarra, the dam of Nayarra, a champion two-year-old filly in Italy, the St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) runner-up Gustav Klimt, and the Group 3 winner Wonderfully. Rafha is also the dam of the Group 3 winner Chiang Mai (Sadler’s Wells) dam of Chinese White (Dalakhani), a champion older mare in Ireland. Wosaita is also a half-sister to Al Anood, by Danehill, who was Listedplaced but is best known as the dam of Inglis Sires’ Stakes (G1) and Blue Diamond Stakes (G1) winner Pride Of Dubai, Australia’s champion firstseason sire last season. From a pedigree perspective what’s interesting about James Garfield’s most expensive foal is the inbreeding to Daltawa and Mill Reef – the Prospect Stables’ colt is out of Oatmeal (Dalakhani) and she has two lines
James Garfield foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
gr,c. ex Oatmeal (GB) (Dalakhani (IRE)) (24th February 2020)
20,000
Prospect Stables, Ireland
J Reid
556
b,c. ex Omanome (IRE) (Acclamation (GB)) (14th February 2020)
13,721
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
Rathbarry Stud
Howson & Houldsworth BS Goffs November Foals 2020
b,f. ex Tip of The City (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (23rd April 2020)
969
Mr. Richard Seaver
Clonmult Farm
b,f. ex Butsova (IRE) (Dansili (GB)) (21st January 2020)
800
Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Blackthorn BS
62
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JAMES GARFIELD 6yo Exceed And Excel-Whazzat (Daylami) Rathbarry Stud
2019: €7,000 | 2020: €6,000 | 2021: €4,000
Racing Form 14 runs, three wins, six places | Best Timeform Rating: 123 | Average winning distance: 6.34f Stakes form AT 2 Won Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, (6f. beating Invincible Army (IRE) and Nebo (IRE)), second in Tattersalls Acomb Stakes, York, Gr.3, (to Wells Farhh Go (IRE)), third in Windsor Castle Stakes, Ascot, L., (to Sound And Silence (GB)) AT 3 Won Al Basti World Greatwood Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, (7f. beating Expert Eye (GB) and Hey Gaman (GB)), second in LARC - Prix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Polydream (IRE)).
Yearling sale entries GoffsUK Premier / Silver Sale: 9, 215, 271, 429
Foal sales (gns): 4 foals sold Average price Median price
8,873 7,345
2 colts Average price Median price
16,861 N/A
2 fillies Average price Median price
885 N/A
Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 55, 237 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt2: 489, 532, 568
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back to Mill Reef in her pedigree. That 20,000gns foal was the highest-priced of eight offered and four sold by James Garfield last year. At Goffs, Rathbarry Stud sold the colt out of Omanome by Acclamation, and she is now the dam of two winners from three runners. He made €17,000 to Howson and Houldsworth. James Garfield’s average for four foals sold was 8,873gns and he has 45 yearlings registered and covered 31 mares in 2020. Stetchworth and Middle Park Studs, who bred and raced James Garfield, have four yearlings by him, including a filly out of Beyond Fashion, a Motivator half-sister to the dam of Group 1 Prix Morny winner Pretty Pollyanna. They also sent Just Be Friendly, a Toronado half-sister to Beyond Fashion, and Unex Mona Lisa to James Garfield for her first covering and she produced a colt to him.
1st Dam WHAZZAT (GB), won 2 races at 2 years and £36,372 including Chesham Stakes, Ascot, L., placed twice including second in totescoop6 EBF Gillies Stakes, Doncaster, L.; dam of 7 winners: JAMES GARFIELD (IRE). The Shrew (GB) (2008 f. by Dansili (GB)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £19,028, placed 3 times including second in Come to Kempton Boxing Day Hyde Stakes, Kempton Park, L. and third in Mawatheeq Rosemary Stakes, Newmarket, L.; dam of 2 winners. PETRUCHIO (IRE), 1 race at 3 years and £4,320 and placed twice; also 2 races in Australia at 4 years and £24,735. Corrida de Toros (IRE), placed 4 times at 2, 3 and 5 years, 2021 and £4,768. Darkest Hour (IRE), placed once at 4 years, 2021 and £1,785. EVA MARIA (GB) (2016 f. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), won 3 races at 3 years and £52,901 and placed twice. TRAINNAH (GB) (2013 f. by Pivotal (GB)), won 2 races at 3 years and £9,805 and placed twice, from only 5 starts; dam of a winner. JERY SMAIH (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2021 and £21,127 and placed twice. THELADYINQUESTION (GB) (2007 f. by Dubawi (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 4 years and £12,446 and placed once; dam of 2 winners. Nate The Great (GB) (g. by Nathaniel (IRE)), 3 races at 2 and 5 years, 2021 and £86,868, placed 8 times including second in Chesham Stakes, Ascot, L. and third in Bahrain Trophy Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, Racebets Derby Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L., Godolphin Zetland Stakes, Newmarket, L. and Wooldridge Group Pat Eddery Stakes, Ascot, L. NURSE NIGHTINGALE (GB) (2014 f. by Nathaniel (IRE)), won 1 race at 4 years and £9,821 and placed 8 times; broodmare. GREAT VIBES (GB) (2018 f. by Showcasing (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £8,995 and placed once, from only 4 starts. Vereri Senes (GB) (2012 f. by Nayef (USA)), placed 4 times at 3 years and £1,131; dam of a winner. MOTARAJEL (GB), 1 race in France at 2 years and £10,166. Robert Walpole (GB) (2017 g. by Golden Horn (GB)), ran twice on the flat at 2 years. Morag McCullagh (GB) (2019 f. by Exceed And Excel (AUS)), in training. She also has a yearling colt by Exceed And Excel (AUS). 2nd Dam WOSAITA (GB), placed once at 3 years; dam of 9 winners: WHAZZIS (GB) (f. by Desert Prince (IRE)), won 3 races at home and in Italy at 2 and 3 years and £67,898 including Premio Sergio Cumani, Milan, Gr.3 and EBF Valiant Stakes, Ascot, L., placed third in Vodafone Surrey Stakes, Epsom Downs, L.; dam of winners. Whim (GB), 1 race in France at 2 years and £32,156, placed third in Prix de la Seine, Longchamp, L. CULTURATI (GB), 3 races at 2 and 4 years and £35,069 and placed 3 times, from only 7 starts. VALIANT (GB), 2 races at 3 years; also placed once in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 4 years. OF COURSE DARLING (GB), 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times; dam of KENNOCHA (IRE), 3 races at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and placed 4 times. WHAZZAT (GB), see above. SPECIAL ENVOY (GB), won 2 races at 2 years and placed once; also won 12 races in Switzerland from 3 to 8 years and £32,173 and placed 15 times. WHATIZZIT (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 7 times, all her starts, dam of winners. CHICANE (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 5 times; dam of winners. VINACCIA (IRE), 4 races in France at 4 and 5 years, 2020 and £58,111 and placed 11 times. DOUBLY MOTIVATED (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also 2 races in France at 4 years and placed times. BO SELECTA (IRE), 1 race at 4 years and placed 5 times; also 2 races in Italy at 4 years and placed once. Sharp Applause (IRE), unraced; dam of IVATHEENGINE (IRE), 3 races at 2 and 3 years, 2020 CHILLI JAM (GB), won 1 race at 4 years and placed 4 times. HARBOUR FRONT (GB), won 1 race at 4 years, 2020 and placed 4 times. UNDER OATH (GB), placed once at 4 years; also won 1 race over hurdles at 4 years and placed twice. HIGH ADMIRAL (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed once. Whatami (GB), placed once at 3 years; dam of winners. NKOSIKAZI (GB), 3 races at 3 and 5 years, 2020 and £51,331 including Hoppings Stakes, Newcastle, Gr.3. Juan Elcano (GB), 1 race at 2 years and £48,818, placed second in bet365 Superlative Stakes, Newma rket, Gr.2 and third in Pommery Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2 and Dante Stakes, York, Gr.2. CONSTANTINE (GB), 2 races at 2 years and placed 4 times; also 6 races in Italy from 7 to 10 years, 2021 and placed 21 times; also 2 races over jumps in Italy at 4 years and placed 5 times. Unaided (GB), unplaced in Japan at 2 and 3 years; dam of winners. UNI (GB), 11 races in France and U.S.A. from 3 to 6 years, 2020 and £2,058,607 including Matriarch Stakes, Del Mar, Gr.1, TVG Breeders’ Cup Mile, Santa Anita, Gr.1, First Lady Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1 (twice), Sands Point Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.2, Noble Damsel Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3, Prix Matchem, Maisons-Laffitte, L., Perfect Sting Stakes, Belmont Park, L., Fasig-Tipton De La Rose Stakes, Saratoga, L.R. and Plenty of Grace Stakes, Aqueduct, placed third in Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Fourstardave Handicap, Saratoga, Gr.1 and Just a Game Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1. ISOLATE (FR), placed 3 times at 3 years; also 2 races over hurdles at 4 years, 2020 and placed 3 times. AL MUJAHAZ (FR), 2 races in Qatar at 5 and 6 years, 2021 and placed 5 times. Bring Him Home (FR), placed once at 3 years, 2020. Matroshka (IRE), unraced; dam of winners. Ketil (USA), 2 races in France at 2 years and £62,095, placed second in Prix Hocquart, Deauville, Gr.2. Irish Intuition (USA), placed 4 times in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years, 2020 and £25,435. Thread Bare (USA), placed twice in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of Flying Scotsman (IND), placed once in India at 3 years, 2021 second in The Gool S Poonawalla Million, Mumbai, L.R. Await So (GB), unraced; dam of a winner. LINGER (IRE), 2 races at 6 years and placed 4 times
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Jimmy Two Times
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ENDARGENT IS THE SIRE of France’s reigning champion first-season sire Goken and, following on from that success, Jimmy Two Times has been repatriated to France after beginning his stud career in Germany. He is bound to be popular as Kendargent’s star has never been higher – Skaletti’s victory in the Prix d’Ispahan in May providing him with his first Group 1 winner. Jimmy Two Times was placed at Group 1 level, finishing third in the Prix Maurice de Gheest to Signs Of Blessing and Donjuan Triumphant. He was also fourth to Limato in the Group 1 Prix de la Fôret at three. Jimmy Two Times raced for Haras de Saint Pair for the first two seasons of his career having been purchased for €85,000 by Crispin de Moubray at Arqana’s October Yearling Sale. He was second in the Listed 6f Prix Zeddan as a two-year-old after winning his first two starts over 5f and coming fourth in the Group 2 Criterium de Maisons-Lafitte. At three he won the 7f Group 3 Prix de la Porte Maillot and Listed Prix Marchand d’Or and was beaten a head into second by Quiet Reflection in the Group 3 Prix Sigy, in addition to his aforementioned Group 1 performances.
Bought privately by Godolphin he was unbeaten in his two starts at four in the Godolphin blue, winning Saint-Cloud’s Group 3 Prix Edmond Blanc, his first victory over a mile, and added the Group 2 Prix du Muguet a month later over course and distance. As a five-year-old, he was placed in his first five starts, all coming over 7f and a mile at Group 2 and 3 level. Jimmy Two Times is inbred 4x5 to Kenmare, the grandsire of Kendargent, and sire of Highest Honor, who is the broodmare sire of Jimmy Two Times’ second dam. He is the best of four winners produced to date by the Anabaa mare Steel Woman, who is a daughter of the Group 3 Deutscher Herold Preis winner and Group 2 Premio Lydia Tessio-placed Saperlipoupette, by Highest Honor. His third dam Emmanuelle is a half-sister to the French Listed winner and US Grade 1 third Envie De Rire and the Listed winner and sire Solido. Buyers might note that Kendargent’s son Goken’s two Group 3 winners are out of mares by Sageburg (Johannesburg) and Soave (Dashing Blade), while his Group 3-placed sprinter Axdavali is out of Key Success, a mare by Kodiac.
Jimmy Two Times foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
b,c. ex Madrugada (GER) (Sholokhov (IRE)) (26th March 2020)
4,036
Gestϋt Hofgut Heymann
Vendor
BBAG October Sale 2020
37
b,c. ex Prima Directa (GER) (Big Shuffle (USA)) (4th April 2020)
2,421
Gestϋ-t Hofgut Heymann
Vendor
BBAG October Sale 2020
39
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JIMMY TWO TIMES 8yo Kendargent-Steel Woman (Anabaa) Haras du Montaigu
2019: €5,000 | 2020: private | 2021: €4,000
Racing Form 19 runs, six wins, eight places | Best Timeform Rating: 120 | Average winning distance: 6.67f Stakes form AT 2 Second Maisons-Laffitte Prix Zeddaan, L (6f to Gracious John and beating Noce) AT 3 Won Deauville Prix de la Porte Maillot, Gr.3 (7f beating Jallota and Caointiorn), Prix Marchand d’Or, L (6f beating Nordic Dream and Largent du Bonheur), second Chantilly Prix Sigy, Gr.3 (6f to Quiet Reflection and beating Post Var), third Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.1 (6f to Signs of Blessing and Donjuan Triumphant) AT 4 Won Saint-Cloud Prix du Muguet, Gr.2 (8f beating Kourkan and Usherette), Prix Edmond Blanc, Gr.3 (7f beating Dicton and Attendu) AT 5 Second Saint-Cloud Prix du Muguet, Gr.2 (8f to Recoletos and beating Taareef), MaisonsLaffitte Prix Messidor, Gr.3 (8f to Geniale and beating Zalamea), third Longchamp Prix du Palais-Royal, Gr.3 (7f to Polydream and Inns of Court), Prix de la Porte Maillot, Gr.3 (7f to Efaadah and Inns of Court), Saint-Cloud Prix Edmond Blanc, Gr.3 (8f to Stormy Antarctic and Nice to See You)).
Yearling sale entries BBAG September Sale: 1, 9, 49, 213, 216, 219
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Foal sales (gns): 2 foals sold Average price Median price
3,229 N/A
2 colts Average price Median price
3,229 N/A
1st Dam STEEL WOMAN (IRE), won 1 race in France at 2 years and £30,351 and placed 4 times; dam of 4 winners: JIMMY TWO TIMES (FR). PIEDI DI ORO (IRE) (2011 g. by Footstepsinthesand (GB)), won 6 races in France from 4 to 7 years and £71,501 and placed 17 times. MOSCOU (FR) (2017 f. by Makfi (GB)), won 2 races in France at 3 years, 2020 and £26,695 and placed 3 times. HURRICANE STEEL (IRE) (2010 c. by Hurricane Run (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 4 years and £8,495 and placed twice. Buxlow Belle (FR) (2015 f. by Authorized (IRE)), placed 3 times at 3 years and £2,364; broodmare. She also has a 3-y-o filly by Kendargent (FR) and a 2-y-o filly by Muhaarar (GB). 2nd Dam SAPERLIPOUPETTE (FR), won 7 races in France and Germany from 4 to 6 years and £154,654 including Deutscher Herold-(Hamburger Stutenpreis), Hamburg, Gr.3, placed 17 times including third in Premio Lydia Tesio, Rome, Gr.2; dam of 7 winners: TCHOUKTCHOUKNOUGAT(FR), won 4 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £59,898 and placed 3 times; dam of a winner. ROCK OF BROCKTON (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2020 and placed once. SERIUS GAME (GB), won 3 races over jumps in France at 3 and 4 years and £52,580 and placed 9 times. THE MIRAGE (FR), won 1 race in France at 4 years and £35,297 and placed 14 times. SON OF A ROCK (FR), won 1 race over jumps in France at 3 years and placed 4 times. STEEL WOMAN (IRE), see above. ROYAL ROCKY (IRE), won 1 race in France at 3 years and placed 3 times. STRAW MARK (IRE), won 1 race in Japan at 3 years and £26,565. 3rd Dam EMMANUELLE (FR), won 8 races in France from 2 to 4 years and placed 8 times; dam of 4 winners including: SAPERLIPOUPETTE (FR), see above. Barouf (FR) (c. by Kenmare (FR)), won 3 races in France, placed third in Prix Saint-Roman, Longchamp, Gr.3. QUIRIQUINO (FR), won 5 races in France. Escouades (FR), placed 4 times in France; dam of winners. Squad (FR), 13 races in France, placed third in Derby du Midi, Bordeaux Le Bouscat, L. and Derby du Languedoc, Toulouse, L.; also 2 races over jumps in France. Misery (FR), placed 4 times in France; also placed 4 times over jumps in France; dam of DALILA DU SEUIL (FR), 1 race over fences, placed second in Pertemps Lady Protectress Mares’ Chase, Huntingdon, L. and 3 races over jumps in France including P. Alain & Gilles de Goulaine Hcp Hurdle, Auteuil, L. and Prix Dominique Sartini Hurdle, Compiegne, L.
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Kessaar
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Y KODIAC, the leading European and record-breaking sire of two-year-olds, Kessaar was retired to stud as a juvenile after a fourth placing for trainer John Gosden in the Group 1 Criterium International. He made his racing debut in May when second, was then wellbeaten in the Windsor Castle Stakes (L), but rebounded to get off the mark at the end of July at Windsor. The Listed Ripon Two-Year-Old Trophy saw him running on to finish sixth after losing ground at the start, but he righted that error when next taking the Group 3 Sirenia Stakes at Kempton. He built on that again to win the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) before his top-level fourth in France. Kessaar is the second foal out of the Raven’s Pass mare Querulous, a daughter of Contentious, a Group 3-placed daughter of Giant’s Causeway
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and a grand-daughter of Inside Information (Private Account). She was a champion older mare in the US and winner of six Grade 1 races: the Spinster Stakes (G1), the Acorn Stakes, the Ashland Stakes, the Ruffian Handicap, the Shuvee Handicap, and the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. She was also the dam of Smuggler (Unbridled), the 2005 US champion three-year-old filly, and winner of the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) and Mother Goose Stakes (G1). In the last couple of seasons Kodiac’s young stallion sons have started to make their mark with Kodi Bear, whose oldest crop is just three, now the sire of a Group 2 winner in the Railway Stakes victor Go Bears Go, and four Listed winners headed by Group 1 Oaks second Mystery Angel. Ardad’s first crop exploded out of the blocks this spring and the Group 2 Flying Childers and Listed Windsor Castle Stakes winner has
KESSAAR 5yo Kodiac-Querulous (Raven’s Pass) Tally-Ho Stud
2019: €8,000 | 2020: €6,000 | 2021: €5,000
already sired the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes winner Perfect Power, who beat Go Bears Go into second. It is the second successive running of the Norfolk to be won by a grandson of Kodiac following the victory of The Lir Jet, from the first crop of Prince Of Lir, in 2020. Kessaar joined his sire Kodiac at Tally-Ho Stud and has 75 yearlings on the ground with 24 of them being offered for sale as foals and 15 selling for an average of €18,312. The most expensive of them was Collegelands’ Stud’s colt, who is closely related to Ardad. Bought by Tally-Ho for €55,000 at Goffs, he is the first foal of Armum, a winner at two and a Society Rock half-sister to Ardad. Princess Rose, dam of Italian Listed-winning two-year-old Andromaca, has a Kessaar yearling colt, who made €42,000 to Lynn Lodge Stud from
Racing Form Seven runs, three wins, two places | Best Timeform Rating: 113 | Average winning distance: 6.02f Stakes form AT 2 Won Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, (6f. beating True Mason (GB) and Shine So Bright (GB)), 188Bet Casino Sirenia Stakes, Kempton Park, Gr.3, (6f. beating Junius Brutus (FR) and Fuente (GB)).
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 12, 25, 58,189, 204,
Foal sales (gns): 20 foals sold Average price Median price
13,847 6,457
14 colts Average price Median price
17,751 12,107
6 fillies Average price Median price
4,738 4,238
221, 307, 374, 388, 433, 445 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 14, 138, 211, 265, 287 SGA September Sale: 30, 100 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 45, 50, 104, 137, 161, 176, 244, 379, 491, 508, 524, 536, 575, 581
Soolmoy Stud at the same sale. Olive O’Connor sold a Kessaar half-brother to the Listed winner and Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye third El Astronaute to Tally-Ho for 32,000gns at Tattersalls December Foal Sale. Bisous Y Besos, the dam of this season’s Group 3 Albany Stakes third Oscula by Tally-Ho’s first season sire Galileo Gold, has a Kessaar halfbrother to that filly. Kessaar is well represented at the early-season yearling sales with 11 lots catalogued at the Goffs UK Premier and Silver sales, and five at the Tattersalls Somerville Sale. He also has two lots scheduled to sell at the SGA September Selected Yearling Sale out of mares by Hernando (Lot 30) and Mastercraftsman (Lot 110).
1st Dam QUERULOUS (USA), unraced; dam of 2 winners: KESSAAR (IRE) BREAKING RECORDS (IRE) (2015 g. by Kodiac (GB)), won 3 races at 3 years and £26,624 and placed 9 times. Kodiac Sign (IRE) (2019 c. by Kodiac (GB)), in training. She also has a 3-y-o colt by Vadamos (FR). 2nd Dam Contentious (USA), won 2 races at home and in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £46,952, placed 8 times, placed second in Kolner Herbst Stuten Meile, Cologne, Gr.3 and Pomfret Stakes, Pontefract, L. and third in Space Property Rosemary Stakes, Ascot, L.; dam of 3 winners: HY BRASIL (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and £32,672 and placed twice. CAROLINA SOUTH (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and placed twice. CLASSY MOON (USA), won 1 race at 2 years. 3rd Dam ILLICIT (USA), unraced; dam of 3 winners: GONE ASTRAY (USA) (c. by Dixie Union (USA)), won 5 races in U.S.A. including Ohio Derby, Thistledown, Gr.2, Pennsylvania Derby, Philadelphia Pk, Gr.2 and Salvator Mile Stakes, Monmouth Park, Gr.3, placed second in Razorback Handicap, Oaklawn Park, Gr.3; sire. Contentious (USA), see above. MISCHIEVIOUSLY (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. and placed 9 times. Tactful Lady (USA), unraced; dam of winners. LOVEATTURKEYCLUB (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and placed 3 times.
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Kesaar foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
* b,c. ex Armum (IRE) (Society Rock (IRE)) (8th April 2020)
44,391
Tally Ho
305
Collegelands Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Princess Rose (GB) (Royal Applause (GB)) (30th March 2020)
33,898
Soolmoy Stud
Lynn Lodge Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
476
ch,c. ex Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand (GB)) (23rd April 2020)
32,000
Olive O’Connor Bloodstock
Tally-Ho Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
773
** b,c. ex Belle Diva (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (24th January 2020)
32,000
Mr John McEnery
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
347
b/ br,c. ex Red Ivy (IRE) (Clodovil (IRE)) (3rd March 2020)
25,827
Ballinalard Stud
Beechvale Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
484
b,c. ex Never Lose (GB) (Diktat (GB)) (8th April 2020)
24,000
Tibthorpe Stud
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
572
b,c. ex Zaindera (IRE) (Acclamation (GB)) (15th April 2020)
13,721
Milltown House Stud
Gus Roche
Goffs November Foals 2020
4
** b,c. ex Madam McPhee (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (25th February 2020)
10,492
Kildallan Farm
Paula Flannery (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
155
* b,c. ex Sweet Lady Rose (IRE) (Shamardal (USA)) (29th March 2020)
10,000
D. R. Botterill
Tally-Ho Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
794
b,c. ex Quick Sketch (IRE) (Excellent Art (GB)) (2nd May 2020)
6,457
Kildallan Farm
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
199
b,f. ex Divine Design (IRE) (Barathea (IRE)) (27th April 2020)
6,457
Kilfeacle Stud
Highpoint BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
357
* b,f. ex My Kathleen (IRE) (Roderic O’Connor (IRE)) (19th March 2020)
6,457
Littlejohn Bloodstock Ltd
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
178
b,c. ex Bisous Y Besos (IRE) (Big Bad Bob (IRE)) (28th March 2020)
6,053
Kilpatrick Farm
Tally Ho
Goffs November Foals 2020
34
b,c. ex Girl Ranger (IRE) (Bushranger (IRE)) (12th March 2020)
4,843
Boherguy Stud
Evergreen BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
102
b,f. ex Calorie (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (22nd March 2020)
4,439
Vinesgrove Stud
Beechlane Stables
Goffs November Foals 2020
41
ch,f. ex Shushu Sugartown (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (1st March 2020)
4,036
Esker Lodge Stud
Denise O’Brien
Goffs November Foals 2020
231 129
b,c. ex Kimbay (IRE) (Windsor Knot (IRE)) (2nd March 2020)
4,036
Kildallan Farm
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
* ch,f. ex Commodus (IRE) (Australia (GB)) (2nd April 2020)
4,036
Phoenixtown Stud
MYOB Equine (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
ch,f. ex Cherika (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (4th February 2020)
3,000
Trickledown Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
456
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
633
ch,c. ex Green Chorus (IRE) (Oratorio (IRE)) (22nd April 2020)
800
Meadowlands Stud (Co. Down) Sense BS
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Lightning Spear
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HE SON OF PIVOTAL picked up his highly deserved Group 1 when winning the 2018 Sussex Stakes, a race in which he beat Expert Eye. Lightning Spear was much in love with Goodwood – he had finished third in the Group 1 race the previous year and won the track’s Celebration Mile (G2) in 2017 and 2016. All three of his Group race wins came at the Sussex track. In total, he ran 27 times in his career, won seven races and was placed on eight occasions.
After winning on his debut at two – his only start as a juvenile – he also had just one start as a three-year-old, a race he also won, before he was successful on his first two starts at four. He then finished second in the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot – another favourite track – behind Arod. In 2016, he picked up his first Celebration Mile and went on to take third in the Queen Elzabeth Stakes II (G1) behind Minding and Ribchester, finishing ahead of Awtaad, Galileo Gold, Stormy Atlantic and Adaay. In 2017, his first outing produced a second, behind Ribchester again, in
Lightning Spear foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
b,c. ex Riccoche (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (19th April 2020)
12,000
John Walsh BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1070
ch,f. ex Starlit Sky (GB) (Galileo (IRE)) (23rd February 2020)
10,000
Byerley Stud
Redwall BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1141
4,439
Limekiln Stud
Browne Brothers Agent
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Dream Day (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (4th February 2020)
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Lot
76
LIGHTNING SPEAR
10yo Pivotal-Atlantic Destiny (Royal Academy)
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
2019: £8,500 | 2020: £5,000 | 2021: £5,000
the Lockinge Stakes (G1) before he gained his third spot in the Goodwood Group 1 and then agaim won the Celebration Mile at Goodwood. In 2018, aside from his Group 1 win, he again finished second in the Lockinge Stakes (G1) and third in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1). He was a true running miler. His dam Atlantic Destiny won the Listed Sirenia Stakes and is a halfsister to Make No Mistake (Darshaan), winner of the Royal Whip Stakes (G2) and third in the Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1). His fourth dam is What A Treat, a champion three-year-old in the US, who put 11 race wins to her name. She took even bigger honours as a dam producing the champion sire Be My Guest. She was also grand-dam of the Grade 2-placed Ida Delia and of Nikishka, a Grade 2 winner and three-time placed at Grade 1 level. Lightning Spear has Northern Dancer via Nureyev and The Minstrel, but no instances of Danzig or Danehill on his page. On the strength of an impressive first crop of foals, Lightning Spear’s book increased by more than two-thirds for 2020. His first crop of 20 yearlings include a colt out of the Group 3 Firth of Clyde Stakes winner Dark Reckoning and he was supported by leading breeders, including Meon Valley Stud, Whatton Manor Stud, Kildaragh Stud and Stratford Place Stud. A colt and a filly foal by Lightning Spear were offered and sold at Tattersalls December Foal Sale with John Walsh buying Kirtlington Stud’s colt out of Riccochet from the family of Group 1 winner and sire Poliglote for 12,000gns. Byerley Stud’s filly out of Starlit Sky, the dam of seven winners from seven runners, and a Galileo three-parts sister to Group 2 Prix de Pomone winner Interlude, made 10,000gs to Redwall Bloodstock. Racing Form 27 runs, seven wins, nine places | Best Timeform Rating: 125 | Average winning distance: 7.91f Stakes form AT 4 Second in F.Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, (to Arod (IRE)), third in Clipper Logistics Solonaway Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.2, (to Custom Cut (IRE)). AT 5 Top rated older miler in England in 2016 Won Doom Bar Celebration Mile, Goodwood, Gr.2, (8f. beating Zonderland (GB) and Arod (IRE)), third in Qipco Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Minding (IRE)), Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Tepin (USA)). AT 6 Won Grosvenor Sport Celebration Mile Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (8f. beating Zonderland (GB) and Hathal (USA)), second in Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1, (to Ribchester (IRE)), third in Qatar Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, (to Here Comes When (IRE)). AT 7 Won Qatar Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, (8f. beating Expert Eye (GB) and Lord Glitters (FR)), second in Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1, (to Rhododendron (IRE)), third in Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Accidental Agent (GB)).
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 386 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 243 SGA September Sale: 28
Further lot details will be updated online when available
1st Dam ATLANTIC DESTINY (IRE), won 2 races at 2 years and £29,898 including Gearhouse Group Sirenia Stakes, Kempton Park, L., placed 7 times including second in Vodafone Woodcote Stakes, Epsom, L. and third in Sino Group Dragon Trophy, Sandown Park, L.; also won 5 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £107,168 including Local Thriller Handicap, Delaware Park, L., Park Heights Stakes, Laurel and Gold Digger Stakes, Pimlico, placed 4 times including second in Contrary Rose Stakes, Laurel Park, L. and Stefanita Stakes, Laurel Park, L. and third in A P Indy Stakes, Keeneland, L.; dam of 6 winners: LIGHTNING SPEAR (GB). OCEAN WAR (GB) (2008 g. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 years and £30,100 including Makfi Newmarket Stakes, Newmarket, L. and placed once. Seaway (GB) (2006 g. by Dr Fong (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years and £20,496, placed 5 times including second in Chesham Stakes, Ascot, L., all his starts. First Destinity (FR) (2009 f. by Lawman (FR)), won 3 races in France at 3 years and £48,370, placed 3 times including third in Prix Occitanie, La Teste De Buch, L.; broodmare. NAISHAN (GB) (2014 g. by Pivotal (GB)), won 11 races in Greece from 4 to 6 years, 2020 and £78,656 and placed 15 times. ATLANTIC LIGHT (GB) (2004 f. by Linamix (FR)), won 1 race at 2 years and £7,984 and placed twice; dam of 4 winners. WYNDHAM WAVE (GB), 3 races from 2 to 4 years and £6,208 and placed 7 times. ALDABRA (FR), 3 races in France from 2 to 4 years and £67,659 and placed 4 times. MAIDEN VOYAGE (FR), 2 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £46,163 and placed 4 times. ATLAMOUR (FR), 2 races in France at 4 years and £34,256 and placed 3 times. Mylington Light (GB), ran once on the flat at 3 years; dam of LETHAL BLONDE (GB), 3 races in Italy at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £13,301 and placed 10 times, AMITY ISLAND (GB), 2 races at 3 and 4 years and £14,947 and placed 7 times; also placed 3 times in Germany at 4 and 5 years, 2020 and £3,459. Atlantic Drift (GB) (2013 f. by Oasis Dream (GB)); dam of. Arctician (IRE) (c. by Dark Angel (IRE)), , placed 4 times at 2 years, 2020 and £17,585 including second in Marble Hill Stakes, Cork, Gr.3 and third in Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, all his starts. 2nd Dam RESPECTFULLY (USA), ran once in France at 3 years; dam of 6 winners: MAKE NO MISTAKE (IRE) (c. by Darshaan), won 5 races at home and in U.S.A. to 6 years and £252,419 including Royal Whip Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, Meld Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, Arlington Handicap, Arlington Inter, Gr.3 and Bougainvillea Handicap, Hialeah Park, Gr.3, placed third in Tattersalls Gold Cup, Curragh, Gr.1. ATLANTIC DESTINY (IRE), see above. ROBERTOLOMY (USA), won 3 races at 3 years and placed 9 times; also won 2 races over hurdles at 5 years and placed once. NOBLE RESPECT (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and placed 6 times. LIMBO LADY (USA), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and placed 8 times; dam of winners. TAIKI JIVE (USA), 2 races in Japan at 3 and 4 years and £102,083. MR RESPECTFULL (GB), placed 7 times at 2 and 3 years; also won 1 race over hurdles at 3 years. Highly Respected (IRE), placed once at 3 years; dam of winners. Invincible Force (IRE), 9 races to 7 years and £235,163, placed second in Prix Eclipse, Chantilly, Gr.3. Khefyn (IRE), 2 races at 2 years; also 8 races in France to 8 years and £161,533; also 1 race over jumps in France at 7 years and £29,111, placed third in Prix Achille Fould Hurdle, Auteuil, L. HIGH RESERVATION (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also 5 races in Austria and Czech Republic at 3 and 4 years and placed 6 times. SIR NIGHT (IRE), 3 races at 3 and 5 years and placed 14 times; also 2 races over hurdles at 4 and 5 years and placed 6 times. CARINA TOO (IRE), 3 races in Yugoslavia at 3 years. MY ESCAPADE (IRE), placed 3 times at 3 years; also 2 races over hurdles at 7 years and placed 6 times. 3rd Dam TREAT ME NOBLY (USA), unraced; dam of 6 winners including: Regal Step (USA) (c. by Northern Dancer), won 2 races in France, placed fourth in Prix Greffulhe, Longchamp, Gr.2; sire. Faten (USA) (f. by Northern Dancer), won 1 race in France, placed second in Prix des Tourelles, Longchamp, L.; dam of winners. FOREST DEW (USA), 1 race and placed once; dam of Capullo Rak (ARG), 7 races in Argentina, placed second in Asoc. Bonarense Prop. Caballos Carrera, La Plata, Gr.3. Black Fighter (USA), unplaced on the flat; dam of TIKRAM (GB), 1 race; also 2 races over hurdles and 6 races over fences including Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup Hp Chase, Cheltenham, Gr.3, placed second in Flightworks Gerry Feilden Hcp Hurdle, Newbury, Gr.2 and Mira Showers Silver Trophy Hcp Chase, Cheltenham, Gr.2; also 1 point-to-point, COSSACK FIGHTER (GB), 12 races in U.S.A. including Mountain State Handicap, Mountaineer Pk; sire, Tracking (GB), 7 races at home and in U.S.A., placed second in Solario Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, Tramway (GB), 1 race, placed second in Manchester Evening News July Stakes, Haydock Park, L.
Foal sales (gns): 3 foals sold Average price Median price
8,813 10,000
2 colts Average price Median price
8,220 N/A
1 filly Average price Median price
10,000 N/A
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ASSAAT, A SON OF TEOFILO, hails from a fast female line and boasts the 2018 Commonwealth Stakes (G1) winner Eqtidaar (Invincible Spirit) as his half-brother, while his Acclamation dam is a half-sister to Dolled Up, winner of the Prix Du Bois (G3), and to the Listed winner Zeiting (Zietan). Zeiting is dam of two good runners by Teofilo – the Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes winner Royal Empire, and Scottish, winner of the Strensall Stakes (G3) and second in the Caulfield Cup (G1). Zeiting is also grand-dam of Precieuse, by Tamayuz, winner of the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1). The family traces to the good fourth dam North Forland, who was a runner-up in the Ribblesdale Stakes (G2), and ancestress of the Grade
1-placed Fortune’s Wheel, the French Classic-placed Libertine, the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) third Harmless Albatross, and Volochine, who was third in the Prix de la Salamandre (G1) and the Rothman’s International Stakes (G1). Massaat kicked off his racing career in the July of his two-year-old season with a second at Sandown over 7f and followed up with success at Leicester over the same trip in September. He was stepped up quickly to Group 1 level, but acquitted himself well when runner-up to Air Force Blue in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1). He debuted at three in the 2,000 Guineas (G1) running a fine race finishing a length and a half behind Galileo Gold. He failed to build on that
Massaat foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
b,c. ex Icky Woo (GB) (Mark of Esteem (IRE)) (30th April 2020)
18,000
Midland Equine
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Lot
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1073 497
b,f. ex Delizia (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (9th April 2020)
16,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Kelly Equine
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,c. ex House of Roses (GB) (New Approach (IRE)) (5th March 2020)
16,000
McCracken Farms
Paula Flannery
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
269
b,c. ex Nantyglo (GB) (Mark of Esteem (IRE)) (9th May 2020)
11,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Wallhouse Slu
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1042
b,f. ex Piranha (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (27th February 2020)
10,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Susie Sands
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1166
b,c. ex Ceedwell (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (4th May 2020)
10,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
David Spence
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
259
* b,f. ex Zelaniya (IRE) (Lawman (FR)) (28th January 2020)
9,685
Kent, Mr. Finn
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
5
** b,c. ex Capelita (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (18th March 2020)
9,684
Kent, Mr. Finn
Rochestown Lodge (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
43
b,f. ex What’s Up Pussycat (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (20th March 2020)
9,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Westwinds
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
312
* b,c. ex Thornton Mary (GB) (Mawatheeq (USA)) (5th April 2020)
8,000
Norton Grange Stables
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1177
* b,c. ex Kalia Asha (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (3rd April 2020)
8,000
Natton House Thoroughbreds Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
278
b,c. ex Madam Mojito (USA) (Smart Strike (CAN)) (4th April 2020)
5,246
Kent, Mr. Finn
Ballymorris Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
156
b,c. ex Dharwa (GB) (Equiano (FR)) (1st May 2020)
5,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Bobby O’Ryan BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
476
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MASSAAT 8yo Teofilo-Madany (Acclamation) Mickley Stud
2019: £5,000 | 2020: £5,000 | 2021: £4,000
Racing Form Nine runs, two wins, five places | Best Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance: 7.00f Stakes form AT 2 Second in Dubai Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to Air Force Blue (USA)). AT 3 Second in Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to Galileo Gold (GB)). AT 4 Won Betfred Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, (7f. beating Librisa Breeze (GB) and Nathra (IRE)), second in Godolphin Challenge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (to Limato (IRE)), third in Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Chantilly, Gr.1, (to Ribchester (IRE)).
in the Derby finding the 1m4f too far a stretch of stamina. After a down-the-field run in the mile Sovereign Stakes (G3) he did not run again until the following year. Taken back a furlong he made his seasonal debut a winning one in the 7f Hungerford Stakes (G2) from subsequent Group 1 British Champions Sprint winner Librisa Breeze. In the Prix du Moulin (G1) he found only Ribchester and Taareef too good, but beat subsequent Group 1 winners Robin Of Navan and Lightning Spear, and Group 3 winner Inns Of Court. His last run came when second to Limato in the Challenge Stakes (G2). Massaat was extensively patronised in his first two seasons at stud and has 69 registered yearlings and covered 83 mares in 2020. At the foal sales last year his representatives did very well with all 13 offered selling for an average of 10,432gns, around double Massaat’s initial covering fee. His most expensive foal was a half-brother to the Keeneland Grade 3 winner Ickymasho and Australian Group 2-placed Harbour View. Sold at the Tattersalls December Sale by Mickley Stud he made 18,000gns to Midland Equine. Two more Massaat foals made 16,000gns – first was McCracken Farms’ colt bred on a variation of the cross that produced Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and Vertem Futurity winner MacSwiney, who is by New Approach and out of a Teofilo mare. This colt is a Massaat half-brother to two winners out of a New Approach daughter of Tudor Court,who was a Listed-placed Cape Cross half-sister to the Group 1 Lockinge winner Fly To The Stars and to the dams of Fallen For You, winner of the Coronation Stakes (G1), and Age Of Fire, victorious in the Levin Turf Classic (G1). He was bought by Paula Flannery. Massaat’s most expensive first crop filly is out of Listed Marygate Stakes winner Delizia and inbred 3x3 to Acclamation. She was bought by Kelly Equine for 16,000gns from Mickley Stud.
1st Dam MADANY (IRE), won 2 races at 2 years and £55,363 and placed 4 times; dam of 4 winners: EQTIDAAR (IRE) (2015 c. by Invincible Spirit (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £311,763 including Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1, placed 3 times including second in Merriebelle Pavilion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3; sire. MASSAAT (IRE). MUJBAR (GB) (2018 c. by Muhaarar (GB)), won 2 races at 2 years, 2020 and £24,507 including Horris Hill Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3. HATHIQ (IRE) (2014 g. by Exceed And Excel (AUS)), won 4 races at 2 and 5 years and £48,516 and placed 3 times. Manaafis (IRE) (2019 f. by Frankel (GB)). She also has a yearling colt by Invincible Spirit (IRE). 2nd Dam BELLE DE CADIX (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 4 times; dam of 8 winners: DOLLED UP (IRE) (f. by Whipper (USA)), Jt 4th top rated 2yr old filly in Europe in 2009, won 2 races in France at 2 years and £125,616 including Prix du Bois, Chantilly, Gr.3, placed third in Criterium de Maisons Laffitte, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2 and Prix Robert Papin, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2; dam of a winner. FOU RIRE (IRE), 2 races in France at 2 years and £41,606 and placed 3 times. ZEITING (IRE) (f. by Zieten (USA)), won 6 races in France and U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years and £130,047 including Prix Zeddaan, M’-Laffitte, L., Omnibus Stakes, Monmouth Park, L., Frances A Genter Handicap, Calder, L. and Miss Liberty Stakes, Meadowlands, placed third in Prix de la Calonne, Deauville, L.; dam of winners. COMBAT ZONE (IRE), 16 races in France, Germany and Switzerland from 4 to 7 years and £238,275 including Bayerische Hausbau Grosse Europa Meile, Munich, Gr.2, Prix Tantieme, Chantilly, L., I. & H. Ramm Excelsior Hotel Ernst Meile, Cologne, L. and Internationales Super-Handicap Rennen, Berlin-Hoppegarten, L., placed second in Premio del Piazzale, Milan, Gr.3 and third in Badener Meile, Baden-Baden, Gr.3, G.P. der Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Gr.3 and Wettenleip Fruhjahrs-Meile, Dusseldorf, Gr.3. ROYAL EMPIRE (IRE), 5 races at home and in U.A.E. at 3 and 4 years and £168,274 including Betfred TV Geoffrey Freer Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 and Sharps Brewery Steventon Stakes, Newbury, L., placed second in Grosvenor Cumberland Lodge Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 and Totepool September Stakes, Kempton Park, Gr.3. SCOTTISH (IRE), 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £406,459 including Betfred Strensall Stakes, York, Gr.3, William Hill Doonside Cup, Ayr, L. and bet365 Steventon Stakes, Newbury, L., placed second in BMW Caulfield Cup, Caulfield, Gr.1. Bikini Babe (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and £93,895, placed second in C L Weld Park Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3 and Prix de Psyche, Deauville, Gr.3 and third in Bet365 Classic Trial, Sandown Park, Gr.3; dam of LA BARROSA (IRE), 2 races at 2 years, 2020 and £44,003 including Somerville Tattersall Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, placed second in Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3. Zut Alors (IRE), 1 race in France at 2 years and £38,683, placed third in Prix Miesque, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3; dam of PRECIEUSE (IRE), 3 races in France and U.S.A. and £384,381 including Abu Dhabi Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Deauville, Gr.1 and Honey Fox Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.3, Peut Etre (IRE), 2 races in France and £61,287, placed second in Prix Fille de l’Air, Toulouse, Gr.3 Baccarat (IRE), 8 races at home and in U.A.E. and £491,773, placed third in Stobart Club and Shop Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket, L., Porcelaine (IRE), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2020, placed third in Prix des Lilas, Deauville, L., DELPH CRESCENT (IRE), 8 races from 3 to 6 years, 2021 and £68,457 and placed 13 times; grandam of Hypothetical (IRE), 3 races at home and in U.A.E. at 2 and 4 years, 2021 and £576,599, placed second in Al Maktoum Challenge R3, Meydan, Gr.1 and Firebreak Stakes, Meydan, Gr.3. Sante (IRE), 1 race at 3 years, placed third in Coolmore Stud Baden-Baden Cup, Baden-Baden, L. MOHATHAB (IRE), 1 race at 4 years and placed 4 times; also 3 races in Belgium from 5 to 7 years and placed 10 times. FRONT CONTENDER (IRE), 2 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £55,845 and placed 6 times. DOUBLE YOUR MONEY (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed twice. PERMISE MEN (IRE), won 6 races in Italy at 2, 3 and 5 years and £47,486 and placed 13 times. ARDBEG (IRE), won 5 races in Sweden from 2 to 5 years and placed 11 times. MIKANDY (IRE), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 7 times; dam of Positive Mentality (IRE), placed once at 2 years, 2020. MADANY (IRE), see above. IN A FLASH (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 3 times; also won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and placed once. BARRISSIMO (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed twice. Deserting (IRE), ran a few times in France at 2 years; dam of a winner. Colour of Money (IND), 2 races in India, placed second in Juvenile Sprinters’ Million, Bangalore, L.R.
Foal sales (gns): 13 foals sold
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 49, 53, 85, 112, 158,
Average price Median price
10,432 9,685
9 colts Average price Median price
10,103 9,684
4 fillies Average price Median price
11,171 9,843
212, 396, 406, 425, 450, 453, 466, 469 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 203 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale: 78, 175
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Mekhtaal
F
RENCH BREEDERS were spoiled for choice in 2019 with no less than three sons of the outstanding Sea The Stars retiring to stud. One of that trio is the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan winner of 2017, Mekhtaal, a handsome and muscular horse, who was an attractive looker from the start – he made €300,000 as a yearling bought by Mandore International at the 2014 Arqana August Yearling Sale. Unraced at two, Mekhtaal made a winning debut over 1m2f in the March of his three-year-old season for Al Shaqab and Jean-Claude Rouget and won the Group 2 Prix Hocquart at Deauville on just his third start, his first in Group class. He was fourth to Mont Ormel in the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris stepped up to 1m4f and a close second in the Group 2 Prix du Prince d’Orange dropped back to 1m2f. He ran Cloth Of Stars to a neck on his seasonal reappearance at four in the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt and then defeated a field that included the Group 1 winner Zarak in the Prix d’Ispahan on his next start. He made two more starts for Rouget before transferring to the care of Graham Motion to start a high-class Turf career in North America. He made two starts over 1m4f at Woodbine as a five-year-old, finishing second both times, first in the Grade 2 Nijinsky Stakes and latterly in the Grade 1 Northern Dancer Stakes. Mekhtaal returned to France to begin his stud career at Haras du Boquetot and now stands in partnership with Al Shaqab at Haras du Grand Courgeon.
Bred by Haras du Mezeray and Skymarc Farm out of the Silver Hawk mare Aiglonne, he is a three-parts brother to the Grade 3 Long Island Handicap and Robin G Dick Memorial Stakes winner Aigue Marine and to Democrate, who won the Group 2 Prix Hocquart. Their dam Aiglonne won the Group 3 Prix Fille de l’Air and was second in the Robin G Dick Memorial Stakes. Aiglonne is a half-sister to Gaily Tiara, a winner in Japan and successful broodmare whose offspring include the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Germance and Gaily Game, a dual Listed winner. His second dam Majestic Role won the Listed Tyros Stakes and was second in the Group 1 Prix de la Salamandre. She is a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Fair Of The Furze, dam of Group 1 Derby Italiano winner White Muzzle and second dam of Almutawakel, winner of the Dubai World Cup. Mekhtaal has an outcross pedigree for mares by stallions from the sire lines of Sadler’s Wells and Danehill, as well as Linamix and Kendor. He has eight registered yearlings and covered 15 mares in 2020. The only foal from his first crop to be offered at auction last year was a filly out of the winning Paco Boy mare Taffetta, who is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Enforcer and to the dam of four times Group 2 winner A’Ali. Consigned by Byerley Stud at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale she made 4,000gns to Paul Murphy.
Mekhtaal foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
ch,f. ex Taffetta (GB) (Paco Boy (IRE)) (24th March 2020)
4,000
Paul Murphy
254
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MEKHTAAL 8yo Sea The Stars-Aiglonne (Silver Hawk) Haras du Grand Courgeon
2019: €5,000 | 2020: €4,000 | 2021: €2,300
1st Dam AIGLONNE (USA), won 4 races in France at 3 years and £96,405 including Prix Fille de l’Air - Tierce Magazine, Toulouse, Gr.3 and Prix Panacee, Toulouse, L., placed 5 times; dam of 11 winners including: MEKHTAAL (GB), see above. DEMOCRATE (GB) (2005 c. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £66,107, Prix Hocquart, Gr.2 AIGUE MARINE (GB) (2009 f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 5 races in France and U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £259,860 including Long Island Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.3, Robert G Dick Memorial Stakes, Delaware Park, Gr.3 and GPdeClairefontaine-Asoc Graine d’Avenir, Clairefontaine, L.; dam of 2 winners. FENELON (FR) (c. by Fastnet Rock (AUS)), 2 races in France at 3 years, 2021 and £38,578 including Prix de l’Avre, ParisLongchamp, L., and placed once. NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) (2018 c. by Le Havre (IRE)), won 2 races in France at 2 years, 2020 and £77,008 including Prix Thomas Bryon, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, placed second in Criterium International, Gr.1. Apophis (IRE) (2004 c. by Rainbow Quest (USA)), won 3 races in France at 2, 6 and 7 years and £101,403, placed 19 times including thir din Prix Jacques Laffitte, Maisons-Laffitte, L. Crosswind (IRE) (2007 g. by Cape Cross (IRE)), won 2 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £32,118, placed twice third in Prix Ridgway, Maisons-Laffitte, L. and Prix Frederic de Lagrange, Vichy, L. CICERON (IRE) (2006 g. by Pivotal (GB)), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £18,219 and placed twice.
Racing Form 13 runs, three wins, six places | Best Timeform Rating: 120 | Average winning distance: 9.67f Stakes form AT 3 Won Prix Hocquart, Deauville, Gr.2, (10f. beating Thewayyouwish (IRE) and Royal Julius (IRE)), second in Prix du Prince d’Orange, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3, (to Sky Kingdom (IRE)). AT 4 Won Prix d’Ispahan, Chantilly, Gr.1, (9f. beating Robin of Navan (FR) and Usherette (IRE)), second in Prix d’Harcourt, Chantilly, Gr.2, (to Cloth of Stars (IRE)). AT 5 Second in Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, (to Johnny Bear (CAN)), Nijinsky Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.2, (to Tiz A Slam (CAN)).
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier Sale: 481
Foal sales (gns): 1 foal sold Average price Median price
4,000 N/A
1 filly Average price Median price
4,000 N/A
Osarus September Sale: 257
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2nd Dam MAJESTIC ROLE (FR), Jt 4th top rated 2yr old filly in Ireland in 1993, won 1 race at 2 years and £35,249, EBF Tyros Stakes, Curragh, L., placed twice second in Prix de la Salamandre, Gr.1, dam of 5 winners including: AIGLONNE (USA), see above. Last Attempt (IRE) (c. by Cape Cross (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £42,336, placed third in Derby de l’Ouest-Grand Prix de L’Asselco, Nantes, L. and Coupe des Trois Ans, Lyon-Parilly, L. GAILY TIARA (USA), won 1 race in Japan at 3 years and £32,702 and placed twice; dam of winners. GERMANCE (USA), 5 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £306,189 including Montjeu Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1, Darley Prix de la Nonette, Deauville, Gr.3 and Prix Penelope, Saint- Cloud, Gr.3, placed second in Prix de Diane Hermes, Chantilly, Gr.1; dam of Garance (FR), 2 races in France and £53,575, placed second in Prix Casimir Delamarre-Euro.L’Elevage, Chantilly, L. and Prix La Sorellina - Tattersalls, La Teste De Buch, L., FALCON RUN (FR), 3 races in France at 2, 4 and 5 years, 2021 and £55,814 and placed 4 times. GAILY GAME (GB), 6 races in France at 3, 5 and 6 years and £106,999 including Eme Derby du Midi, Bordeaux Le Bouscat, L. and Prix Michel Houyvet, Deauville, L. BEYNOTOWN (GB), 1 race in France at 3 years; dam of Out of Town (FR), 3 races in France at 2, 4 and 5 years, 2020 and £78,593, AKYO (FR), 3 races in France at 3 and 4 years, 2021. 3rd Dam AUTOCRATIC, won 1 race at 2 years and placed twice, from only 5 starts; dam of 7 winners including: FAIR OF THE FURZE (f. by Ela-Mana-Mou), won 4 races including Tattersalls Rogers Gold Cup, Curragh, Gr.2 and Brownstown Stud Cornelscourt Stakes, Leopardstown, L.; dam of winners. WHITE MUZZLE (GB), Jt Champion 3yr old in England in 1993, Jt Champion 3 and 4yr old in Europe in 1993-94 (11-14f.), 6 races at home, in France and Italy including Derby Italiano, Rome, Gr.1 and Grand Prix de Deauville Lancel, Deauville, Gr.2, placed second in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 (twice) and CIGA Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, Gr.1; sire. FAIR QUESTION (IRE), Top rated 3yr old stayer in Germany in 2001, 2 races at home and in Germany including G.P. Casino Hohensyburg St Leger, Dortmund, Gr.2. ELFASLAH (IRE), 3 races including Diamond Stakes, Curragh, L.; dam of ALMUTAWAKEL (GB), Top rated older horse in U.A.E. in 1999 (9.5-10.5f.), 4 races at home, in France and U.A.E. including P. Abu Dhabi Commerce/Industry Jean Prat, Chantilly, Gr.1 and Dubai World Cup, Nad Al Sheba, Gr.1; sire, Elmustanser (GB), 3 races at home and in U.A.E., placed second in Al Maktoum Challenge R3, Nad Al Sheba, Gr.2 and third in Al Maktoum Challenge R3, Nad Al Sheba, Gr.2, Inaaq (GB), 1 race, placed third in Princess Royal Stakes,Newmarket, Gr.3, Muwakleh (GB), 2 races in U.A.E., placed second in Sagitta 1000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1; third dam of Intibaah (GB), 5 races at home and in France, placed second in Battersea Dogs/Cats Home Pavilion Stakes, Ascot, L., Saktada (GB), 3 races in Italy, placed third in Criterium Varesino Trofeo SGA, Varese, L. Donnelly’s Hollow (IRE), placed 3 times; dam of Headline News (IRE), 4 races, placed third in 32red com EBF River Eden Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and 32red.com Wild Flower Stakes, Kempton Park, L. Penza (GB), placed once; dam of Minsk (IRE), 3 races, placed second in Irish Field Finale Stakes, Curragh, L.; Valmari (IRE), 1 race; Trullitti (IRE), 1 race, placed third in Euro Select Preis, Cologne, L.; grandam of Clouds At Night (IRE), 11 races in Switzerland, placed third in G. P. d’Avenches Etape du Defi du Galop, Avenches, L. Bounteous (IRE), placed once; dam of OUTLAW KID (USA), 2 races in U.S.A.; Bureaucratic (USA), 2 races in Canada, placed second in Valedictory Stakes, Woodbine, L. Fair Sailing (IRE), ran a few times on the flat; dam of WINDFAST (IRE), 3 races including Stobart Club and Shop Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket, L., Montalcino (IRE), 1 race, placed third in L’Ormarins Queens Plate Oak Tree Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3. NORMAN STYLE (c. by Malacate (USA)), won 3 races at home and in West Germany including Ostermann Pokal, Gelsenkirchen, L., placed third in Benazet-Rennen, Baden-Baden, L. SUPREME COMMANDER (FR) (c. by Saumarez), won 3 races in France and Germany including Prix Isonomy, Evry, L. and Carl Friedrich Oettingen Wallerstein Mem, Munich, L. PROCONSULAR (USA) (c. by Procida (USA)), won 2 races in France including Prix Touffier, Marseille, L., MAJESTIC ROLE (FR), see above. DELLAGRAZIA (USA), won 1 race in France and placed 4 times; dam of winners. GRAZALEMA (USA), 4 races in France and U.A.E. including Prix de la Jonchere, Chantilly, Gr.3 and Prix des Chenes-Haras de la Perelle, Longchamp, Gr.3 PRINCESS CARLA (USA), 6 races in France and Japan including Prix du Ranelagh, Longchamp, L., Audition (FR), ran 3 times in France; dam of winners. JUDGE DECISION (FR), 2 races in France including Prix Herbager, Saint-Cloud, L., placed second in Premio Emilio Turati, Milan, Gr.2. JUST FOR FUN (FR), 1 race in Germany; dam of ROMBALDI (FR), 10 races in France; grandam of LAUGH OUT LOUD (GB), 4 races at home and in France including Prix de Sandringham, Chantilly, Gr.2, placed third in Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, SUZI’S DECISION (GB), 6 races including EBF Chalice Stakes, Newbury, L. and EBF Joan Westbrook Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, L., Baghdad (FR), 5 races, placed third in Glorious Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3; third dam of PLAINCHANT (FR), 4 races in France at 2 years, 2020 including Criterium de Maisons Laffitte, Chantilly, Gr.2 and Prix Eclipse, Chantilly, Gr.3, PLATINUM WARRIOR (IRE), 3 races at home and in U.S.A. including San Marcos Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.2 and Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3
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Poet’s Word
Poet’s Word foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Kelamita (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) (4th February 2020)
5,000
Richard Knight BS Agent
326
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POET’S WORD
8yo Poet’s Voice-Whirly Bird (Nashwan)
Boardsmill Stud
2019: £7,000 | 2020: €5,000 | 2021: €5,000
P
OET’S WORD fulfilled his middle-distance promise in the summer of 2018 collecting his first Group 1 when taking the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1), beating Cracksman, Hawkbill, Cliffs Of Moher and Eminent. He backed that up in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes beating Crystal Ocean by a neck, while his last career start saw him second to Roaring Lion in the International Stakes (G1) at York. Poet’s Word, typically brought along with patient skill by trainer Sir Michael Stoute, signalled his Group 1 ability in his last two starts at four when second in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) to Decorated Knight and in the British Champion Stakes (G1) to Cracksman. That year he had previously won the Glorious Stakes (G3) having previously finished second in the Huxley Stakes (G2). The colt also collected a second placing in the Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) to Hawkbill. Poet’s Word began his stallion career at Shadwell’s Nunnery Stud before his switch to the Flood family’s Boardsmill Stud in 2020 after just one season as a Flat stallion. The change from Flat to NH made a marked difference to his book size, indicative of the disappointing shift away from the patronage by Flat breeders of high class middle-distance horses. His first foals are just yearlings and there are only 20 of them registered but he covered 220 mares in his first year at Boardsmill, making him one of the busiest stallions in Britain and Ireland last year. A solitary member of that first crop came up for auction last winter, that being Langton Stud’s colt out of the Pivotal mare Kelamita, and he made 5,000gns to Richard Knight. Amongst the yearlings from Poet’s Word first crop is a colt out of Authora, an Authorized half-sister to Group 1 winner Scintillula out of the Group 1 and Classic winner Danseuse De Soir. He was bred by Woodcote Stud. Barnezet has a Poet’s Word yearling half-sister to the Listed-placed pair of Ajrar and Rajar. The Group 2 Rockfel Stakes winner Cape Dollar, from the family of Classic winners Yesterday and Generous, also has a yearling filly by Poet’s Word. Dreaming Beauty, an Oasis Dream full-sister to the Group 2 winner and the Group 1-placed Monitor Closely and a half-sister to the Group 1 winner and sire Mount Nelson, has a colt from the first crop of Poet’s Word. Another well-connected yearling colt by Poet’s Word is the son of Frequently, a Dansili three-parts sister to the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner of 2019 Albigna.
Yearling sale entries
Foal sales (gns): 1 foal sold
SGA September Sale: 83
1 colt Average price Median price
Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt2: 569
5,000 N/A
Racing Form 17 runs, seven wins, nine places | Best Timeform Rating: 129 | Average winning distance: 10.73f Stakes form AT 4 Won Betfred Glorious Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3, (11½f. beating Second Step (IRE) and Scarlet Dragon (GB)), second in QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, (to Decorated Knight (GB)), Qipco Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Cracksman (GB)), sportingbet.com Huxley Stakes, Chester, Gr.3, (to Deauville (IRE)). AT 5 Champion older horse in Europe in 2018 (11-13f.). Won King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (12f. beating Crystal Ocean (GB) and Coronet (GB)), Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (10f. beating Cracksman (GB) and Hawkbill (USA)), Matchbook Brigadier Gerard Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, (10f. beating Laraaib (IRE) and Desert Encounter (IRE)), second in Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, (to Roaring Lion (USA)), Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Meydan, Gr.1, (to Hawkbill (USA)).
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1st Dam Whirly Bird (GB), won 5 races at 3 and 4 years and £25,057, placed twice including third in EBF Harvest Stakes, L., all her starts; dam of 6 winners, including: POET’S WORD (IRE), see above. MALABAR (GB) (2012 f. by Raven’s Pass (USA)), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £119,957 including Whiteley Clinic Prestige Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3. WHIRLY DANCER (GB) (2007 f. by Danehill Dancer (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 years and £14,115; dam of 3 winners. BECKFORD (GB) (c. by Bated Breath (GB)), 2 races at 2 years and £177,824 including GAIN Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, placed 3 times including second in Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1; also 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years. CLOWANCE ESTATE (IRE) (2009 g. by Teofilo (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and £34,171. She also has a yearling colt by Roaring Lion (USA). 2nd Dam INCHYRE (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times, from only 5 starts; dam of 5 winners, including: URSA MAJOR (IRE) (c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 4 races at 3 years and £113,351 including Gain Ballycullen Irish St Leger Trial, Curragh, Gr.3. INCHIRI (GB) (f. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), won 2 races at 3 years and £44,183 including EBF Galtres Stakes, York, L., placed third in Fawley Stud Golden Daffodil Stakes, Chepstow, L.; dam of winner, including. HAWK’S EYE (GB), 6 races at home and in South Africa at 3 and 4 years and £47,891 including Betting World Algoa Cup, Fairview, Gr.3. Inchelle (IRE), placed 4 times in France at 3 years; dam of IRON ROCK (IRE), 8 races in Spain from 3 to 6 years, 2021 and £40,315 and placed 13 times; Pompey Girl (GB), unraced; dam of Ptolemaic (GB), 5 races at home and in U.S.A. and £68,831, placed second in Totepool Silver Tankard Stakes, Pontefract, L., FITZROVIA (GB), 3 races at 4 and 5 years, 2020 and placed once. Whirly Bird (GB), see above. Inchberry (GB) (f. by Barathea (IRE)), placed 7 times at 2 and 3 years and £37,404 including second in Tote Bookmakers Silver Tankard Stakes, Pontefract, L., from only 8 starts; dam of winners, including DIVINE UNICORN (GB), 6 races in Australia and Hong Kong at 3, 4 and 6 years, 2020 and £277,684 including Lazy Yak Tattersall’s Cup, Doomben, Gr.3. Measuring Time (GB), 2 races at 2 years and £147,759, placed second in Bet365 Classic Trial, Sandown Park, Gr.3 and A. Catchpole Celebration Solario Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3 and third in totesport. com Derby Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, Gr.3 and Select Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3. 3rd Dam INCHMURRIN, Champion 3yr old filly in Italy in 1988, won 6 races at 2 and 3 years including Child Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, Harry Rosebery Challenge Trophy, Ayr, L. and Venus Fillies Stakes, Kempton Park, L., placed second in Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1; dam of 8 winners including: INCHINOR (GB) (c. by Ahonoora), won 5 races including Singer & Friedlander Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, Gardner Merchant Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 and Van Geest Criterion Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3; sire. INCHENI (IRE) (f. by Nashwan (USA)), won 2 races including Ballymacoll Stakes, L., ; dam of winners. INCHINA (GB), 1 race and placed once; dam of Perfect Inch (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2020, placed second in Prix Petite Etoile, Deauville, L. Inchmina (GB), unraced; dam of Johann Strauss (GB), 1 race, placed second in Racing Post Trophy Doncaster, Gr.1 and third in Emirates Airline Jebel Hatta, Meydan, Gr.1, Mythical (FR), 1 race, placed third in Criterium de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, Inchargeofme (GB), 3 races in U.S.A., placed third in Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap, Churchill Downs, Gr.3. INGOZI (GB) (f. by Warning), won 2 races including Starlight Express Roller Mile Stakes, L.; dam of winners. MISS KELLER (IRE), 6 races at home, in Canada and U.S.A. including E P Taylor Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, Canadian Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.2 and De La Rose Stakes, Saratoga, R., placed second in Fly Emirates E P Taylor Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1. Kotsi (IRE), 1 race, placed second in Frenchgate for Fashion May Hill Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2. Sir George Turner (GB), 2 races, placed second in Select Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and third in Furstenberg-Rennen, Baden-Baden, Gr.3. Tissifer (GB), 7 races, placed second in Baileys Liqueur Fairway Stakes, Newmarket, L. ABUNAI (GB), 3 races and placed 5 times; dam of HARBOUR LAW (GB), Champion 3yr old stayer in Europe in 2016, 3 races including Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.1, placed third in Ascot Gold Cup, Ascot, Gr.1; sire, Moheet (IRE), 1 race, placed third in Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3. OSHIPONGA (GB), 1 race and placed once; dam of HATTA FORT (GB), 5 races at home, in U.A.E. and U.S.A. including Weatherbys Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and Perryville Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3, SPIRIT OF APPIN (GB), 4 races including Princess Royal Muhaarar Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, BLUE BAYOU (GB), 2 races including germantb.com Sweet Solera Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3; grandam of AYAAR (IRE), 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Germany in 2012, 6 races at home, in Australia and Germany including Belmondo Zukunfts Rennen, Baden-Baden, Gr.3, AGENT MURPHY (GB), 4 races including Betfred Geoffrey Freer Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 placed second in Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger, Curragh, Gr.1, Global Heat (IRE), 2 races at home and in U.A.E. at 3 and 5 years, 2021, placed second in Nad Al Sheba Trophy, Gr.3. Umlilo (GB), placed twice; dam of FANTASTIC PICK (GB), 5 races at home and in U.S.A. including Oak Tree Derby, Hollywood Park, Gr.2. Umoya (GB), unraced; dam of Coppergate (AUS), placed 3 times including second in Inglis 2yo Premier, L.R. Inchlonaig (GB) (c. by Nashwan (USA)), won 1 race, placed 6 times, placed third in Dubai City of Gold Concord Stakes, Nad Al Sheba, Gr.3. INCHKEITH (GB), won 2 races and placed 5 times, from only 9 starts; dam of winners. INGEBURG (GB), 2 races in France and Germany including Prix La Fleche, Maisons-Laffitte, L. Indistinto (GB), unraced; dam of INCOGNITO (IND), 4 races in India INCHMAHOME (GB), won 1 race; dam of winners. VENUS DE MILO (IRE), 4 races including Irish Stall.Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes, Cork, Gr.3, Munster Oaks Noblesse Stakes, Cork, Gr.3 and Irish Stallion Farms EBF Naas Oaks Trial, Naas, L., placed second in Darley Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1, Newbridge Silverware Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and Darley Yorkshire Oaks, York, Gr.1 and third in Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1. What A Home (IRE), 2 races, placed third in Betway Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.3
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Rajasinghe
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AJASINGHE IS A SON OF CHOISIR, who proved himself to be a decent stallion influence courtesy of leading runner Secret Weapon, the Hong Kong-based Group 2 winner and Grade 1 performer, his three-time Group 1 winner Olympic Glory, his dual-hemisphere sprint star and sire Starspangledbanner, and Middle Park Stakes (G1) winner The Last Lion. Rasjinghe was a precocious two-year-old, who won his first start in the May of his juvenile year before going onto score in the 6f Coventry Stakes (G2). Run on fast ground, the Richard Spencer-trained runner broke Ascot’s juvenile course record. He went on to finish third under a penalty to Cardsharp and US Navy Flag in the July Stakes (G2). He did not perform in two subsequent starts at two or in one start in the 2,000 Guineas at three and was retired after the Newmarket Classic with injury. Olympic Glory has made a solid start at stud with eight individual stakes winners with his star performer Watch Me (out of a Galileo mare) victorious in the Coronation Stakes and Prix Rothschild (both G1), while Group 3 winner Grand Glory was third in the Group 1 Prix de Diane. Starspangledbanner, also a Coventry Stakes (G2) winner, retired to stud in 2011 and has had to overcome some fertility issues. His second coming
however has gathered pace in 2021 – he sired the first two juvenile Group winners of the Irish season in Marble Hill Stakes (G3) winner Castle Star and Hermana Estrella, winner of the Group 3 Naas Juvenile Sprint Stakes. They are two of the 18 stakes winners so far sired by Starspangledbanner with his best to date the juvenile Group 1 winners The Wow Signal and Millisle. Starspangledbanner’s success from smaller numbers earlier in his career bodes well for Rajasinghe, who has just 24 yearlings registered. However, the half-dozen who were sold as foals impressed buyers and averaged £30,975, six times his covering fee of 2019. Phil Cunningham, in whose Rebel Racing silks Rajasinghe raced, supported him strongly in the sales ring buying two of his six foals at Tattersalls December Sale, including the top-priced 50,000gns colt out of Bakoura, a winning daughter of Green Desert and the dam of two winners from two runners so far. From the further family of Shadayid, she was sold by Mickley Stud. Jimmy Murphy’s Redpender Stud went to 46,000gns for a Rajasinghe colt from The National Stud out of the winning Verglas mare Louya, while Larry Stratton bought Whitwell Bloodstock’s grandson of Listed winner Jalousie for 37,000gns.
Rajasinghe foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
ch,c. ex Bakoura (GB) (Green Desert (USA)) (2nd March 2020)
50,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
Phil Cunningham
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1130
b,c. ex Louya (IRE) (Verglas (IRE)) (17th April 2020)
46,000
The National Stud Ltd.
Redpender Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
453
ch,c. ex Lucia de Medici (GB) (Medicean (GB)) (9th April 2020)
37,000
Whitwell Bloodstock
Larry Stratton
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
256
** b,f. ex Twizzell (GB) (Equiano (FR)) (28th March 2020)
20,000
The National Stud Ltd.
Phil Cunningham
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1128
* b,f. ex Caius College Girl (IRE) (Royal Applause (GB)) (29th April 2020)
15,000
The National Stud Ltd.
Cashel Rock BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1169
a Gentleman
Studio Racing
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
260
* b,c. ex Oneroa (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (17th February 2020)
76
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9,000
Lot
RAJASINGHE
6yo Choisir-Bunditten (Soviet Star)
National Stud
2019: £5,000 | 2020: £5,000 | 2021: £3,000
1st Dam Bunditten (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and £20,130, placed 3 times including third in bonusprint.com National Stakes, Sandown Park, L.; dam of 8 winners: RAJASINGHE (IRE). Kurland (IRE) (2013 f. by Kheleyf (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years and £19,307, placed twice including third in Julia Graves Roses Stakes, York, L.; broodmare. BUNDESTAG (GB) (2007 g. by Dansili (GB)), won 4 races in U.S.A. from 6 to 8 years and £77,412 and placed 17 times. STAR FIRE (GB) (2012 f. by Dark Angel (IRE)), won 4 races at 3 years and £20,550 and placed 7 times; broodmare. DUTUGAMUNU (IRE) (2017 g. by Ivawood (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years, 2021 and £7,088 and placed twice. STAR BREAKER (GB) (2010 g. by Teofilo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £8,996 and placed once; also won 1 race in Italy at 4 years and £3,958 and placed 5 times. AIRBORNE AGAIN (IRE) (2009 g. by Acclamation (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years and £3,599 and placed twice; also won 1 race in Italy at 4 years and £3,372 and placed 3 times. QUINTA FEIRA (IRE) (2011 g. by Medicean (GB)), won 1 race at 4 years and £2,618 and placed once; also placed once in France at 5 years and £1,691. Bequia (IRE) (2014 f. by Helmet (AUS)), placed twice at 2 and 3 years and £1,733; also placed twice in Belgium at 4 years; broodmare. Maarakah (IRE) (2018 g. by Markaz (IRE)), in training. She also has a yearling colt by Dark Angel (IRE).
Racing Form Six runs, two wins, one place | Best Timeform Rating: 107 | Average winning distance: 6.00f Stakes form AT 2 Won Coventry Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, (6f. beating Headway (GB) and Murillo (USA)), third in Arqana July Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (to Cardsharp (GB))
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier Sale: 280, 462, 487
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Foal sales (gns): 6 foals sold Average price Median price
29,500 28,500
4 colts Average price Median price
35,500 41,500
2 fillies Average price Median price
17,500 N/A
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2nd Dam FELICITA (IRE), won 3 races in France at 2 years and £43,658 including Criterium du Bequet, La Teste Buch, L. and Criterium de Vitesse, Chantilly, L., placed 6 times including third in Prix Eclipse, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3; dam of 4 winners: Bunditten (IRE), see above. MIDNITE BLEWS (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 5 times; also won 2 races over hurdles at 4 and 5 years and placed 7 times. RETAINER (IRE), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed once; also won 1 race in Spain at 4 years and placed twice. FACILITA (IRE), won 2 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £26,684 and placed twice; dam of winners. Ficelle du Houley (FR), 5 races in France from 3 to 5 years, 2020 and £167,372, placed second in Premio Verziere - Memorial Aldo Cirla, Milan, Gr.3. DELICE DU HOULEY (FR), 5 races in France from 2 to 4 years and £47,947 and placed 3 times. F AMILY MONEY (FR), 3 races in France from 4 to 6 years, 2020 and £44,520 and placed 10 times. 3rd Dam ABERGWRLE, ran twice on the flat at 2 years; dam of 6 winners: FELICITA (IRE), see above. Anemone Garden (IRE) (f. by Dancing Dissident (USA)), won 2 races at home and in U.S.A., placed second in Brownstown Stud Stakes, Leopardstown, L.; dam of winners. SUPER BUCKS (AUS), 1 race in Australia; dam of SUPER CASH (AUS), 1 race in Australia Keno Kwikpi Schillaci Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.2 and Schweppes Rubiton Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.2 (twice), placed second in Ubet Stradbroke Handicap, Doomben, Gr.1 and third in Racing Tattersall’s Club Tiara, Doomben, Gr.1, Golden Tycoon (AUS), 2 races in Australia, placed third in Smithfield RSL Club The Rosebud, Rosehill, L. ALLWIGHT THEN (IRE), won 2 races and placed 8 times. SOVEREIGN CREST (IRE), won 2 races and placed 5 times. IMCO DISPLAY (IRE), won 2 races in Italy. ERREUR (IRE), won 1 race; dam of a winner. HILLBILLY BOY (IRE), 10 races including Manor House Stables Queensferry Stakes, Chester, L. Caerella (IRE), unraced; dam of winners. Mister Dependable (IRE), placed 5 times at 2 and 4 years, 2020.
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HE MOST EXPENSIVE STALLION to retire to stud in France for the 2019 breeding season, Recoletos carries the hopes of the historic Haras du Quesnay into the future. Bred and owned by Sarl Darpat France, Recoletos was a topclass performer at a mile and 1m2f from three to four. He won his first three starts at three, working up from a maiden success to defeating future Prix de l’Arc de Troimphe winner Waldgeist in the Group 2 Prix Greffuhle before finishing a short head and length third to Brametot and Waldgeist in the Group 2 Prix du Jockey-Club.
He edged out Plumatic to win the Group 3 Prix du Prince Orange and then ended the year with fourth to Cracksman in the Group 1 Champion Stakes. At four he came into his own over shorter trips winning the Group 2 Prix du Muguet from Jimmy Two Times on his seasonal reappearance, then taking the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan. He was second to Alpha Centauri, conceding 10lb, in the Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois but beat Wind Chines, Expert Eye, Plumatic and Lightning Spear to win the Group 1 Prix du Moulin. Recoletos ended his racing career with a close fifth to Roaring Lion in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
Recoletos foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
b,f. ex Atarfe (IRE) (Anabaa (USA)) (3rd March 2020)
14,528
b,f. ex Semenova (FR) (Green Tune (USA)) (19th April 2020)
11,299
br,f. ex My Broken Drum (GB) (Slickly (FR)) (13th March 2020)
78
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9,000
Purchaser Sale
Lot
Fairway Partners
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
249
Hoguenet
Eric Lemaitre
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
396
Norris Bloodstock
Wallhouse Slu
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
281
Ombreville
RECOLETOS 7yo Whipper-Highphar (Highest Honor) Haras du Quesnay
2019 €8,000 | 2020: €6,500 | 2021: €6,500
Racing Form 14 runs, seven wins, three places | Best Timeform Rating: 125 | Average winning distance: 9.50f Stakes form AT 3 Won Prix Greffulhe, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2, (10f. beating Waldgeist (GB) and Akihiro (JPN)), Prix du Prince d’Orange, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3, (10f. beating Plumatic (GB) and Afandem (FR)), third in Qipco Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1, (to Brametot (IRE)). AT 4 Champion older miler in Europe in 2018. Won Churchill Coolmore Prix d’Ispahan, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (9f. beating Almodovar (IRE) and Trais Fluors (GB)), Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (8f. beating Wind Chimes (GB) and Expert Eye (GB)), Prix du Muguet, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2, (8f. beating Jimmy Two Times (FR) and Taareef (USA)), second in P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Alpha Centauri (IRE)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 349
Foal sales (gns): 3 foals sold Average price Median price
11,609 11,299
3 fillies Average price Median price
11,609 11,299
Arqana V2 Sale: 376, 435, 458 Osarus September Sale: 24, 72, 150, 179, 226, 233
Further lot details will be updated online when available
He is a half-brother to the Group 2 Prix de la Nonette and Group 3 Prix Cleopatre winner Castellar by American Post and his three-year-old Adlerflug half-sister Ricla won the Listed Prix de Thiberville in June for Recoletos’ trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias and Sarl Darpat France. Dam Highphar is by Highest Honor and is an unraced daughter of Pharatta, winner of the Grade 2 Garden City Breeders’ Cup Handicap and Group 3 Prix de Sandringham. She is a half-sister to Group 2 winner and sire Crimson Tide, the Group 3 winner Tamarind and the Listed Claire Marine Stakes winner Arosa, who is the dam of Group 1 Prix du Royal-Oak winner Technician. Third dam Sharatta is an unraced Darshaan half-sister to the Derby and Irish Derby winner and sire Shahrastani. Recoletos is one of five individual Group 1 winners for Whipper, who has an outstanding pedigree and is an influential broodmare sire. Whipper is inbred to Special and Recoletos has three lines of the outstanding broodmare in his first five generations; through her son Nureyev and her grandsons Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King, the full-brothers who appear in the third generation of Recoletos’ pedigree. Recoletos is also inbred to Never Bend through Mill Reef and Riverman. He has 48 registered yearlings in his first crop and covered 62 mares last year. Two foals from his first crop were offered, and sold, at the 2020 Arqana Breeding Stock Sale. The best price of €18,000 was given by Fairway for Haras d’Ombreville’s filly out of Atarfe, an unraced Anabaa half-sister to the Hong Kong Group 1-placed Helene Spirit. Eric Lemaitre gave €14,000 for the Recoletos half-sister to the Group 3 Prix de Guiche winner Absolutly Yes and to the Listed winner Aornos from Haras du Hoguenet. Terra Fina’s colt by Recoletos made €7,000 to Ecurie du Chene at Arqana in February, and the colt sold by La Motteraye is inbred 3x4 to Myth To Reality, the dam of Whipper. Other stand-outs on pedigree include a filly out of the Group 3-placed Barbayam, a half-sister to Listed winner Kayaba out of a half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner and sire Sendawar. Barbayam is the dam of five winners from five runners so far. Smyrnes, an Anabaa half-sister to Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed sire Silver Pond, has a yearling colt by Recoletos, while Under Pressure, a winning Intello half-sister to Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Gallic Chieftain and Group 3 winner Aladinne has a yearling filly.
1st Dam HIGHPHAR (FR), unraced; dam of 6 winners: RECOLETOS (FR), see above. CASTELLAR (FR) (2015 f. by American Post (GB)), won 3 races in France at 3 years and £121,286 including Shadwell Prix de la Nonette, Deauville, Gr.2 and Prix Cleopatre, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3 and placed once; broodmare. RICLA (GB) (2018 f. by Adlerflug (GER)), won 2 races in France at 3 years, 2021 and £68,823 including Prix de Thiberville, ParisLongchamp, L., placed 4 times including second in Prix de Royaumont, Chantilly, Gr.3 and third in Prix de Malleret, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2. PEDREGALEJO (IRE) (2008 c. by High Chaparral (IRE)), won 8 races in Belgium and France to 10 years and £82,270 and placed 22 times VILLALAR (FR) (2016 f. by Whipper (USA)), won 2 races in France at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £25,183 and placed once. MARACENA (FR) (2009 f. by Marju (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £21,143 and placed 4 times; dam of a winner. MARATINO (FR), 2 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £25,277 and placed 5 times. Marastar (FR), placed twice in France at 2 and 3 years, 2021 and £4,325. THARSIS (IRE) (2010 f. by Gold Away (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 2 years and £22,695 and placed twice; broodmare. 2nd Dam PHARATTA (IRE), won 4 races in France and U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £138,693 including Garden City Breeders’ Cup Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.2, Prix de Sandringham, Chantilly, Gr.3 and Prix d’Angerville, Chantilly, L., and placed twice; dam of 1 winner: BENALMADENA (FR), won 2 races in France at 3 years and placed once; dam of winners. CARTAYA (GB), 7 races in France and Italy at 3 and 4 years and £92,209 including Premio Verziere - Memorial Aldo Cirla, Milan, Gr.3. Elabela (IRE), 2 races in France at 4 and 5 years and £95,715, third in Prix de Bonneval, Chantilly, L. THE SPANIARD (AUS), 1 race in Australia at 3 years, 2020. Frigiliana (GB), placed 4 times in France at 2 and 3 years; dam of winners. FIGHT FOR GOLD (ITY), 4 races in Italy from 2 to 4 years and placed 15 times. SUPERFIAMMA (ITY), 2 races in Italy at 3 and 4 years and placed 14 times. 3rd Dam SHARATA (IRE), unraced; dam of 7 winners including: CRIMSON TIDE (IRE) (c. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), 3rd top rated 3yr old in Italy in 1997, won 7 races at home, in Germany and Italy including Premio Ribot, Rome, Gr.2, Grosser Preis von Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Gr.2 and Grosvenor Casinos September Stakes, Epsom, Gr.3, placed third in Solaglas Winter Hill Stakes, Windsor, Gr.3; sire. PHARATTA (IRE), see above. TAMARIND (IRE) (f. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), won 2 races including Ladbrokes Give Thanks Stakes, Cork, Gr.3; dam of winners. Tauteke (GB), 1 race, placed second in Racebets Oaks Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. Tansholpan (GB), 1 race, placed third in Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks Stakes, Chester, L. and British Stall. Studs EBF Montrose Stakes, Newmarket, L., from only 4 starts. Taslima (GB), placed twice at 2 and 3 years, 2021 including third in Pretty Polly Stakes, Newmarket, L., all her starts. TALAP (GB), placed 3 times; also 1 race in France at 3 years, 2020 and placed 4 times. LA VIDA LOCA (IRE) (f. by Caerleon (USA)), won 4 races at home and in U.S.A. including Edgewood Stakes, Churchill Downs, L., placed third in San Clemente Stakes, Del Mar, Gr.2, dam of winners. AROSA (IRE) (f. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), won 2 races at home and in U.S.A. including Claire Marine Stakes, Arlington International, placed third in Possibly Perfect Stakes, Arlington International; dam of winners. TECHNICIAN (IRE), 5 races at home and in France including Prix Royal-Oak, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, Qatar Prix Chaudenay, Parislongchamp, Gr.2, Unibet Geoffrey Freer Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 and Prix Ridgway, Parislongchamp, L., placed second in bet365 Classic Trial, Sandown Park, Gr.3. Water Hole (IRE), 3 races, placed third in TBA Atalanta Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3. SHARATAN (IRE), won 2 races and placed 5 times; also won 1 race over hurdles and placed 4 times. Arpege (IRE), unraced; dam of winners. Beau Vengerov (IRE), 3 races in France, placed second in Grand Prix de la Riviera Cote d’Azur, Cagnes Sur-Mer, L. Parisienne Ways (IRE), placed once at 3 years, 2020.
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Roaring Lion
Roaring Lion foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
** gr,f. ex Great Court (IRE) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (14th February 2020)
105,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
Hunscote Stud
923
David Howden
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,f. ex Roedean (IRE) (Oratorio (IRE)) (28th April 2020)
82,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
694
** ch,c. ex Sand Shoe (GB) (Footstepsinthesand (GB)) (1st March 2020)
66,182
The Castlebridge Consignment Redwall BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
713
c. ex Amarysia (FR) (Medicean (GB)) (5th April 2020)
52,462
Etreham
Vendor
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
9
b,f. ex Persian Sky (GB) (Galileo (IRE)) (3rd March 2020)
48,426
Montaigu
Nick Bell
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
116
bay brown colt ex Kanes Pass (IRE) (Clodovil (IRE)) (19th January 2020)
41,969
AK Thoroughbreds
Gormanstown Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
653
b,f. ex Dame d’Honneur (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (8th March 2020)
40,355
Abbeville Stud
Skara Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
607
b,c. ex African Plains (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (14th March 2020)
27,000
New England Stud
Blind Leading The Blind
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
629
80
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ROARING LION Died as a 4yo Kitten’s Joy-Vionnet (Street Sense) Tweenhills Farm & Stud 2019: £40,000
Racing Form 13 runs, eight wins, three places | Best Timeform Rating: 130 | Average winning distance: 9.06f Stakes form AT 2 Top-rated British two-year-old colt Won Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, ((8f. beating Nelson (GB) and Mildenberger (GB)), second Racing Post Trophy, Gr.1, (8f. to Saxon Warrior (JPN) AT 3 European Horse of the Year Won Coral-Eclipse Stakes, Sandown, Gr.1, (10f. beating Saxon Warrior (JPN) and Cliffs Of Moher (IRE)), Juddmonte International Stakes,York, Gr.1, (10f. beating Poet’s Word (IRE) and Thunder Blue (USA)), QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, (10f. beating Saxon Warrior (JPN) and Deauville (IRE)), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (8f. beating I Can Fly and Century Dream (IRE)), Betfred Dante Stakes, York, Gr.2, (10f. beating Mildenberger (GB) and Zabriske (IRE)), third in Investec Derby, Epsom, Gr.1, (to Masar (IRE)), bet365 Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (to Masar (IRE))
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 4, 13, 38, 96, 137, 153, 239, 321
Foal sales (gns): 8 foals sold Average price Median price
57,924 50,444
4 colts Average price Median price
46,903 47,216
4 fillies Average price Median price
68,945 65,213
Goffs UK Premier Sale: 110, 135, 143, 303 BBAG September Sale: 65
Further lot details will be updated online when available
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HE ILL-FATED AND MUCH-MISSED ROARING LION was the most expensive new stallion in Europe for 2019. Voted Cartier’s Horse of the Year for 2018 following four victories at the highest level as a three-year-old, Roaring Lion sadly stood for a single season before his untimely demise, aged just four. He was one of two top-level-winning sons of Kitten’s Joy, North America’s leading Turf sire for the past decade, to retire to stud in Britain for 2019, the other being fellow Eclipse winner Hawkbill. Bobby’s Kitten, the Group 1 Breeder’s Cup Sprint winner who stands at Lanwades Stud, has his second crop of runners in 2021 and has already sired the unbeaten Royal Ascot-winning two-year-old filly Sandrine. Qatar Racing returned to the Kitten’s Joy well at Keeneland in 2018 to buy another yearling colt, who turned out to be the 2020 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko, who also claimed the Group 1 Vertem Futurity Trophy at two and stood his first season at Tweenhills this year. Roaring Lion possessed exactly what appeals to certain sections of the buying markets with a Group 1 triumph over a mile and three more at 1m2f. He demonstrated the class and speed much sought-after in a stallion. Second by a short head to Saxon Warrior in the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, after winning the Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes, he went on to greater glory at three. Third in the Group 3 Craven Stakes he won the Group 2 Dante Stakes on his first attempt at a longer distance than a mile and he was then third to Masar in the Derby. Dropping back to 1m2f he excelled when winning the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes, the Group 1 International Stakes and the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes before overcoming softer ground than ideal to take the mile Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on Champions’ Day. Roaring Lion achieved a Timeform rating of 130 at his peak.
1st Dam Vionnet (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £110,500, placed 3 times second in Sweet Life Stakes, Santa Anita and China Doll Stakes, Santa Anita and third in Rodeo Drive Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1; dam of 1 winner: ROARING LION (USA) 2nd Dam CAMBIOCORSA (USA), won 9 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £299,499 including Las Cienegas Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.3, Senator Ken Maddy Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.3, Irish O’Brien Stakes, Santa Anita, L.R. and Wishing Well Handicap, Santa Anita, L., placed 3 times including third in California Cup Distaff Handicap, Santa Anita, L.R.; Own sister to CALIFORNIA FLAG (USA); dam of 6 winners: SCHIAPARELLI (USA) (f. by Ghostzapper (USA)), won 5 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £170,621 including Royal Heroine Mile Stakes, Hollywood Park, Gr.2 and Great Lady M Stakes, Hollywood Park, placed second in Las Cienegas Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3; dam of a winner. AMERICAN PHENOM (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020 and £25,639 and placed once. MOULIN DE MOUGIN (USA) (f. by Curlin (USA)), won 4 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 4 years and £190,432 including John C Mabee Stakes, Del Mar, Gr.2, placed third in Royal Heroine Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.2. ALEXIS TANGIER (USA) (f. by Tiznow (USA)), won 4 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £127,069 including Unzip Me Stakes, Santa Anita and Swingtime Stakes, Santa Anita, R., placed third in Mizdirection Stakes, Santa Anita. BRONSON (USA) (c. by Medaglia d’Oro (USA)), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £181,569 including English Channel Stakes, Gulfstream Park, placed third in Louisville Handicap, Gr.3. Vionnet (USA), see above. POWER PLAYER (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £78,936 and placed once. Cambi Lion (USA), placed twice in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2021. 3rd Dam ULTRAFLEET (USA), ran a few times in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years; dam of 7 winners: CALIFORNIA FLAG (USA) (g. by Avenue of Flags (USA)), won 11 races in U.S.A. including Morvich Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.3 (3 times), San Simeon Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.3, Hollywood Turf Express Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.3, Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Santa Anita, L. and Green Flash Handicap, Del Mar, L. (twice), placed third in Emirates NBD Al Quoz Sprint, Meydan, Gr.3. CAMBIOCORSA (USA), see above. Shadow Raider (USA) (g. by Memo (CHI)), won 10 races in U.S.A., placed second in Bay Meadows Breeders’ Cup Handicap, Bay Meadows, Gr.3. VADER (USA), won 8 races in Canada and placed 10 times. DEMO MEMO (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. and placed 5 times; dam of winners. Working Capital (USA), 2 races in U.S.A., placed second in TVG Snow Chief Stakes, Hollywood Park, L.R. Lucky Romano (USA), 1 race in U.S.A., placed second in King Glorious Stakes, Los Alamitos, R. and third in Golden State Juvenile Stakes (c&g), Del Mar. PLATINUM MINE (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. and placed 3 times, dam of winners. COSMOPOLITAN (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. and placed once, dam of winners. Cashmere (USA), unraced; dam of winners. ROMBAUER (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years, 2021 including El Camino Real Derby, Golden Gate, L., placed second in American Pharoah Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1 and third in Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.2. Cono (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 2, 4 and 5 years, 2020, placed third in Unusual Heat Turf Classic Stakes, Santa Anita, R. TREASURE TROVE (USA), 6 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and placed 7 times.
He is the first foal to race out of Vionnet, who was third in the Group 1 Rodeo Drive Stakes on Dirt, but Roaring Lion’s form and his female family suggests Turf is his metier. Vionnet is a half-sister to the Curlin filly Moulin De Mougin, who won the Group 2 John C Mabee Stakes over a mile on Turf, Schiaparelli, a daughter of Ghostzapper who won the Turf Group 2 Royal Heroine Mile, and the Medaglia D’Oro colt Bronson, who was third in a Turf Grade 3. As expected, considering his race record, conformation and covering fee, Roaring Lion’s only crop is a well-bred bunch of yearlings. Amongst his offspring is a filly out of the Group 1 St Leger and British Champions’ Fillies and Mares Stakes winner Simple Verse, and a three-parts brother to the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup winner Kitten’s Dumplings, a daughter of Kitten’s Joy. The Group 1 Premio Lydia Tesio winner Quiza Quiza Quiza is also the dam of a Roaring Lion yearling filly. Unsurprisingly, the handful of Roaring Lion foals offered for sale last winter were popular with the top price of 105,000gns achieved by a filly out of Great Court, a Mastercraftsman half-sister to the Listed winner and the Group 2-placed Kalahari Gold and to the dams of Listed winners Easton Angel and Frutireu. Roaring Lion’s average at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale was 71,333gns. At Goffs he achieved an average of €61,333 for three sold with the most expensive a colt out of Sandshoe, an unraced Footstepsinthesand half-sister to Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Thistle Bird. He made €82,000 to Redwall Bloodstock, from the Castlebridge Consignment. A single Roaring Lion filly was sold at Arqana in December and she made €60,000 to Nick Bell from Haras de Montaigu. The March-born foal is out of the Galileo mare Persian Sky, whose Group 3-placed dam Peinture Abstraite is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Peintre Celebre.
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Saxon Warrior
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HE 2,000 GUINEAS HERO SAXON WARRIOR is bred to be a stallion – two of the globe’s pre-eminent sires are his sire and grandsire – the bloodlines of the Japanese champion Deep Impact and super sire Galileo combining to offer breeders access to potentially potent genes. Saxon Warrior is the best son of perennial Japanese champion Deep Impact to retire to stud in Europe and that alone would make him an exciting recruit to the stallion ranks. However, the imposing bay is also out of Maybe, who took the Group 1 Moyglare Stakes at two and is out of the Danehill Listed winner Sumora, a three-parts sister to the Group 1 Oaks winner Dancing Rain. Galileo’s growing influence as a broodmare sire is also evident globally with Saxon Warrior a Group 1 winner out of a daughter of the champion sire – this season’s dual French Classic winner St Mark’s Basilica is also out of a Galileo broodmare, while the stunning Oaks winner Snowfall is bred on the same cross as Saxon Warrior, . The late Deep Impact with Galileo mares has produced five stakes winners from 31 runners. Unbeaten as a two-year-old, including defeating Roaring Lion at Doncaster in the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy, Saxon Warrior combines two-year-old success with the miler speed that so many breeders are looking for. This is allied to the class that saw him narrowly defeated by his nemesis in the 1m2f Irish Champion Stakes (G1). His appeal was seen in the quantity and quality of mares he has covered in his first two seasons at stud – 142 in 2019 which increased to 166 last year. Amongst that first crop were mares such as Denford Stud’s Approach, dam of dual Group 1 winner Coronet, who has a yearling colt by Saxon Warrior. As does Trevor Stewart’s brilliant broodmare Cassandra Go, the second dam of the Group 1 winners Magical, Rhododendron and Photo Call all by Galileo. Cassandra Go’s Group 3-winning daughter Tickled Pink, by Invincible Spirit, also has a colt from Saxon Warrior’s first crop. Saxon Warrior’s first foals to come on the market averaged 83,176gns last year with 18 sold, though the most expensive member of his first crop was sold in the land of Saxon Warrior’s birth at the JRHA Select Foal Sale. Miyazaki Toshiya paid the equivalent of €336,895 for a filly out of Well Away (Monsun). She is a half-sister to the Group 1 Preis der Diana winner Well Timed from the family of Hernando. In Europe his most expensive foal was Norris Bloodstock’s filly out of Archangel Gabriel, an Arch full-sister to Grade/Group 1 winners Prince Arch and Pathfork. She was bought by Stuaffenberg Bloodstock Services at Tattersalls December Sale for 280,000gns. The highest price given for a Saxon Warrior colt foal was 160,000gns
for the third foal out of the Listed Prix Six Perfections winner Aktoria, who was bought by Camas Park Stud from Highclere Stud. Saxon Warrior had a colt and a filly catalogued in the JRHA Select Sale on July 12, both consigned by Northern Farm. The colt fetched approx £1,257,691 and is out of the Listed-winning Invincible Spirit mare I’m Yours, a daughter of Rebelline (Robellino), winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup. He was the ninth most-expensive yearling at the sale.
Saxon Warrior foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,f. ex Archangel Gabriel (USA) (Arch (USA)) (18th February 2020)
280,000
a Partnership
Stauffenberg BS Services
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
835
b,f. ex Well Away (GER) (Monsun (GER)) (2nd March 2020)
271,032
Tanikawa Stud Farm
M Toshiya
JRHA Select Sale 2020
323
b,c. ex Aktoria (FR) (Canford Cliffs (IRE)) (15th February 2020)
160,000
Highclere Stud
Camas Park Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
603
b,c. ex Alltherightmoves (IRE) (Namid (GB)) (5th February 2020)
100,000
Glashare House Stud, Ireland
Camas Park Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
747
* c. ex Silver Meadow (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (16th February 2020)
80,710
Coulonces
AUGUST WEST
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
169 717
b,c. ex Cay Dancer (GB) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (9th February 2020)
78,000
Newsells Park Stud Ltd.
Fairway Partners
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
ch,c. ex Desert Tigress (USA) (Storm Cat (USA)) (15th April 2020)
75,000
Tinnakill House, Ireland
Paca Paca Farm
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
* b,f. ex Cascella (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (18th April 2020)
71,025
The Castlebridge Consignment MAB Agency/Larry Stratton Goffs November Foals 2020
999 329
* ch,f. ex Take A Deep Breath (GB) (Bated Breath (GB)) (25th March 2020)
68,000
Norelands Stud, Ireland
Margaret O’Toole
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
700
b,c. ex Pamona (IRE) (Duke of Marmalade (IRE)) (11th March 2020)
65,000
Highclere Stud
Horse Park Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
711
ch,c. ex Gilt Edge Girl (GB) (Monsieur Bond (IRE)) (3rd April 2020)
56,497
Irish National Stud
J B BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
630
** ch,f. ex Power’s Dream (IRE) (Power (GB)) (25th April 2020)
50,040
Kilfeacle Stud
Pattern BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
702 701
b,c. ex Positive Step (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand (GB)) (2nd April 2020)
48,426
Highpark
Wyanstown House
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Stormy Blessing (USA) (Storm Cat (USA)) (8th March 2020)
35,000
Oghill House Stud, Ireland
Margaret O’Toole
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
857
* b,c. ex Brimbelle (GB) (Clodovil (IRE)) (27th February 2020)
25,020
Bourgeauville
Avenir BS
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
259
b,c. ex Isobel Archer (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (8th April 2020)
20,000
Salcey Forest Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
494
b,f. ex Dawreya (IRE) (Acclamation (GB)) (29th January 2020)
11,000
Mill House Stud (Agent)
Aidan O’Ryan
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
702
Coulonces
Vendor
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
334
** b,c. ex Marie The Sea (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (2nd May 2020)
82
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SAXON WARRIOR 6yo Deep Impact-Maybe (Galileo) Coolmore Stud
2019 €30,000 | 2020: €27,500 | 2021: €20,000
Racing Form Nine runs, four wins, five places | Best Timeform Rating: 124 | Average winning distance: 8.00f Stakes form AT 2 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in 2017. Won Racing Post Trophy Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.1, (8f. beating Roaring Lion (USA) and The Pentagon (IRE)), Juddmonte Beresford Stakes, Naas, Gr.2, (8f. beating Delano Roosevelt (IRE) and Warm The Voice (IRE)). AT 3 Jt 2nd top rated 3yr old colt in Europe in 2018. Won Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (8f. beating Tip Two Win (GB) and Masar (IRE)), second in Coral Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (to Roaring Lion (USA)), QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, (to Roaring Lion (USA)), third in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Latrobe (IRE)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 60, 97, 98, 135, 283, 287, 227
Foal sales (gns): 18 foals sold Average price Median price
83,176 66,500
12 colts Average price Median price
62,173 60,749
6 fillies Average price Median price
125,183 69,513
BBAG September Sale: 72, 190 SGA September Sale: 7 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 25, 36, 284, 309, 311, 546
Further lot details will be updated online when available
1st Dam MAYBE (IRE), Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2011, won 5 races at 2 years and £284,330 including Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, Keeneland Debutante Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, Silver Flash Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3 and Chesham Stakes, Ascot, L., placed third in Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1; Own sister to PROMISE TO BE TRUE (IRE) and Barbados (IRE); dam of 3 winners: SAXON WARRIOR (JPN) More Beautiful (USA) (2018 f. by War Front (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £21,011, placed second in Sweet Mimosa Stakes, Naas, L. Pavlenko (JPN) (2014 f. by Deep Impact (JPN)), won 1 race at 3 years and £14,702, placed 3 times including third in Platinum Stakes, Cork, L. She also has a 4-y-o colt by American Pharoah (USA) and a yearling colt by Deep Impact (JPN). 2nd Dam SUMORA (IRE), won 2 races at 2 years and £37,086 including stanjamesuk.com St Hugh’s Stakes, Newbury, L., placed 3 times including second in EBF Lansdown Stakes, Bath, L.; dam of 5 winners: MAYBE (IRE), see above. PROMISE TO BE TRUE (IRE) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), Jt 4th top rated 2yr old filly in Ireland in 2016, won 2 races at 2 years and £109,499 including Turkey Jockey Club Silver Flash Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, placed second in Total Prix Marcel Boussac, Chantilly, Gr.1 and third in Criterium International, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1. Barbados (IRE) (g. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £105,053, placed second in Queen’s Vase, Ascot, Gr.2. RAS MLAEJY (IRE), won 2 races in Qatar at 7 and 10 years, 2021 and placed 7 times. FLUFF (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years. Madonna (IRE), placed once at 2 years, 2020. 3rd Dam RAIN FLOWER (IRE), unraced; dam of 6 winners including: DANCING RAIN (IRE) (f. by Danehill Dancer (IRE)), won 4 races at home and in Germany including Investec Oaks Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, Henkel Preis der Diana - Stuten Derby, Dusseldorf, Gr.1 and Qipco Fillies and Mares’ Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, placed third in British Champions Fillies/Mare Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2; dam of winners. MAGIC LILY (GB), 3 races at home and in U.A.E. at 2 and 5 years, 2020 including Creek Views Cape Verdi Stakes, Meydan, Gr.2 and Gulf News Balanchine Stakes, Meydan, Gr.2, placed second in Emirates Airline Jebel Hatta, Meydan, Gr.1 and third in bet365 Fillies’ Mile Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1. JALMOUD (GB), 2 races at home and in France including Prix de l’Avre, Parislongchamp, L., placed third in Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, Parislongchamp, Gr.1. SAKURA PETAL (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2020, from only 2 starts. SUMORA (IRE), see above. CAPTAIN DANCER (IRE), won 2 races and placed 5 times; also won 1 race over hurdles. RAIN GAUGE (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years, 2021 and placed twice, from only 5 starts.
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Seabhac
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FASCINATING RECRUIT to the French stallion ranks, this son of Scat Daddy has an excellent American family and was a Grade 3 winner on Turf at two. Seabhac was trained by Todd Pletcher for Donegal Racing, who purchased him for $170,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. He was bred by Three Chimneys Farm out of Curlin Hawk, a Curlin half-sister to the Grade 1 Belmont and Preakness Stakes winner and sire Afleet Alex and to the stakes winner Unforgettable Max. She is also a half-sister to the dam of Grade 1 American Oaks third Topic by Discreet Cat. His third dam Qualique won the Grade 1 Demoiselle Stakes at two and is the second dam of Wolfhound’s Italian Group 2 winner and Group 1 Oaks d’Italia third Vale Mantovani, herself the dam of dual Listed winner and Group 1 runner-up Duca Di Mantova (Manduro). Seabhac ran twice -at two, winning the Grade 3 Pilgrim Stakes at Belmont Park. Injury ended his career prematurely, dashing any hopes of emulating Afleet Alex as a Triple Crown contender.
Scat Daddy has proven to be a top-class sire of Turf horses in Europe and sired two Group 1 Prix Morny winners in No Nay Never and Lady Aurelia. No Nay Never was champion first-season sire in 2018 and has the Group 1 winners Ten Sovereigns and Alcohol Free from his northernhemisphere runners. Like No Nay Never, Seabhac has a broodmare sire from the Mr. Prospector line to add to the two lines of Mr. Prospector in Scat Daddy’s pedigree. No Nay Never has enjoyed a lot of success with mares from Danehill and Danzig sire lines – Group 1 Middle Park Stakes and July Cup winner Ten Sovereigns is out of a mare by Exceed And Excel, while Alcohol Free, who added the Group 1 Coronation Stakes to her Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes success last month, has Hard Spun as her broodmare sire. Caravaggio’s first stakes winner, the Listed Prix La Fleche winner Dizzy Bizu, is out of a Kodiac mare. Seabhac has 45 registered yearlings and covered 70 mares in his second season at stud. The only member of Seabhac’s first crop to sell at auction
Seabhac foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse ** br,f. ex Jamaica Inn (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (USA)) (23rd March 2020)
84
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Price Consignor 1,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
Purchaser Sale
Lot
Vendor
380
Arqana February Sale 2021
SEABHAC
6yo Scat Daddy-Curlin Hawk (Curlin)
Haras de Saint Arnoult
2019: €5,000 | 2020: €5,000 | 2021: €5,000
Racing Form Two runs, one win, one place | Best Timeform Rating: 105 | Average winning distance: 8.50f Stakes form At 2 Won Belmont Pilgrim S., Gr.3 (8½f beating Voting Control and Maraud)
1st Dam CURLIN HAWK (USA), ran once in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of 1 winner: SEABHAC (USA). Itsallaboutthehype (USA) (2016 f. by Super Saver (USA)), placed 4 times in U.S.A. at 3 years and £9,142. She also has a 4-y-o colt by Strong Mandate (USA) and a 3-y-o colt by Malibu Moon (USA). 2nd Dam MAGGY HAWK (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 2 years and placed twice; dam of 3 winners: AFLEET ALEX (USA) (c. by Northern Afleet (USA)), Champion 3yr old colt in U.S.A. in 2005, won 8 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £1,466,273 including Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1, Hopeful Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Gr.1, Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn Park, Gr.2, Sanford Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.2 and Mountain Valley Stakes, Oaklawn Park, placed second in Champagne Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1 and Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Lone Star Park, Gr.1 and third in Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Gr.1; sire. UNFORGETTABLE MAX (USA) (c. by Northern Afleet (USA)), won 5 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 5 years and £222,873 including Shecky Greene Stakes, Delaware Park, placed second in General George Handicap, Laurel, Gr.2; sire. Stormin Maggy (USA) (f. by Storm Cat (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 2 years, placed second in E L Gaylord Memorial Stakes, Remington Park; dam of winners. UNITED STAND (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. at 4, 5 and 7 years, 2020 and £109,742 and placed 6 times. GIOCARE (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2020 and placed once. Storm Tower (USA), placed 5 times in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2020. Higher Quality (USA), placed once in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2021. Awesome Fleet (USA), ran 3 times in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years; dam of winners. Fleet Dude (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 2 years and £56,254, placed third in Florida Sire My Dear Girl Stakes, Gulfstream Park, R. INDY AWESOME (USA), 12 races in U.S.A. from 4 to 8 years and £161,666 and placed 22 times. SUPER FLEET (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £48,238 and placed 4 times. Jolie Hawk (USA), unraced; dam of winners. CASH’S GIRL (USA), 6 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years and £163,167 including Sweet & Sassy Stakes, Delaware Park, L., placed second in Endine Handicap, Delaware Park, Gr.3; dam of NAME CHANGER (USA), 8 races in U.S.A. and £403,093 including Monmouth Cup Stakes, Monmouth Park, Gr.3, CLASSIC LINES (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. and placed 7 times, CASH IS QUEEN (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. and placed 4 times. Wynns Nighthawk (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £53,193, placed second in Oh Say Stakes, Delaware Park. WYNN WYNN DEAL (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £61,711 and placed 5 times. Quiet Maggy (USA), unraced; dam of winners. TOPIC (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £104,257 including CTT & T.B. Owners of California Handicap, Del Mar, placed third in American Oaks, Hollywood Park, Gr.1; dam of IDOLO MUNDIAL (USA), 2 races in Peru to 2020. Mutamakkin (AUS), 2 races in South Africa, placed second in Tony Ruffel Stakes, Turffontein, Gr.3. SHINNECOCK (AUS), 5 races in Australia. DE VALERA (AUS), 2 races in Australia and placed 9 times. Maggy’s Melody (USA), unraced; dam of winners. LAGOM (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2020 and £51,750 and placed twice. BEACHCOMBING (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2021 and £43,375. Mobaadel (USA), placed once at 2 years, 2020. 3rd Dam QUALIQUE (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 years including Demoiselle Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr.1, placed 4 times including fourth in Miss Grillo Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr.3; Own sister to Honolulu Honey (USA); dam of 3 winners including: SANTA ROSA ISLAND (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. and placed 4 times, dam of a winner. CUE THE GROOM (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. and placed 3 times; dam of winners. VALE MANTOVANI (GB), 7 races in Italy including Premio Memorial Mario Incisa, Milan, Gr.3 and Premio Seregno, Milan, L., placed third in Oaks d’Italia, Milan, Gr.1; dam of DUCA DI MANTOVA (GB), 10 races in Italy including Premio UNIRE, Naples, L. and Premio Roma Vecchia, Rome, L. (twice), placed second in Gran Premio del Jockey Club, Milan, Gr.1 and third in Gran Premio del Jockey Club, Milan, Gr.1. Il Bimbo de Oro (GB), 7 races in Italy, placed third in Coppa d’Oro di Milano, Milan, L.
Yearling sale entries so far is a filly out of the Whipper mare Bien Nommee, who made €1,000 at Arqana’s February Sale. Bien Nommee is a granddaughter of Because, a Sadler’s Wells full -sister to the Group 1 winners Yesterday and Quarter Moon. Pepperrose, a Big Shuffle full-sister to the Group 2 winners Peppercorn and Pepperstorm and Group 3 winner Peppershot, has a filly from Seabhac’s first crop. Shimmering Sands, from the family of Acclamation, has a Seabhac yearling half-brother to this season’s Listed Prix la Fleche second Anterselva.
Arqana V2 Sale: 380, 419, 463, 475 Osarus September Sale: 10, 19, 56, 68, 70, 75, 129, 170, 190, 203, 249 Further lot details will be updated online when available
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Seahenge
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EAHENGE IS PART OF THE BRACE of Scat Daddy sons to start their stud career in France, but Seahenge did race in Europe, having cost the Coolmore partners $750,000 at the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. He made a winning debut at Naas over 6f in July of his two-year-old season and was swiftly tasked with a Group race assignment – Goodwood’s Group 2 Vintage Stakes in which he finished fifth behind Expert Eye. Kept at 7f and Group 2 level for the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, Seahenge made the breakthrough defeating Hey Gaman with subsequent Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Mendelssohn, also by Scat Daddy, well-beaten. He was third to stable companions US Navy Flag and Mendelssohn in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes on his next start, with Expert Eye down the field. Seahenge ended his two-year-old season with an eighth place to Saxon Warrior in the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy. At three, he started on the Kentucky Derby trail, finishing third to Mendelssohn on Dundalk’s All-Weather surface in the Listed Patton Stakes over a mile. He accompanied Mendelssohn to Dubai for the Group 2 UAE Derby and was well-beaten. Off to Kentucky for the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile on the Kentucky Derby undercard and Seahenge didn’t handle the sloppy Dirt. He had one more try on Dirt before being switched to Turf and upped in trip to 1m4f for his final start in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes. Seahenge is the older half-brother of the 2020 Grade 3 Withers Stakes
winner and Grade 1 Travers and Belmont Stakes third Max Player. They are out of Fools In Love, a granddaughter of Mr. Prospector, who is also a full-sister to the Listed winner DC Dancer. She is a half-sister to the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby and Risen Star Stakes winner International Star (Fusaichi Pegasus). His second dam Parlez is by French Deputy and is a half-sister to the dam of Shamaal Nibraas (First Samurai), winner of the Group 3 Jebel Ali Mile and Listed winner New Edition. It is also the family of Storm Cat’s Group 2 Futurity Stakes-winning son Van Nistlerooy and Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes winner Halory Hunter (Jade Hunter). Seahenge covered one of the largest books of mares of France’s new stallions in 2019 and has 66 registered yearlings. Four foals by Seahenge were offered at Arqana’s 2020 December Breeding Stock Sale with two further short yearlings sold at the firm’s 2021 February Sale and a single offering at Tattersalls online sale that same month. The Fairway Partners bought Haras de Bourgeauville’s Seahenge colt out of the Listed winner Blue Blue Sky from the family of Group 1 winners Orpen and Bleumamba for €7,000 at Arqana in December. Normandie Breeding’s colt out of a full-sister to Listed-placed Teofilo Calva made €6,000 to BG Racing Service at the same sale. At the Arqana February Sale the farm sold a Seahenge colt, linebred to Hennessy, to Paul Nataf for €6,000. He is the first foal out of Connivence, Group 3 fourth, from the family of Group 1 winners Elusive Kate, Pleasantly Perfect and Distant View.
Seahenge foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Blue Blue Sky (IRE) (Anabaa (USA)) (4th April 2020)
5,650
Bourgeauville
Fairway Partners
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
473
b,f. ex Zamorano (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (15th April 2020)
4,843
Normandie Breeding
BG Racing Service
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
443
b,c. ex Graetchen (GER) (Dabirsim (FR)) (23rd March 2020)
2,825
Cordelles
Marta KUBICKA
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
714
b,f. ex Aneesah (GB) (Canford Cliffs (IRE)) (21st April 2020)
807
Castillon
Vendor
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
453
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6yo Scat Daddy-Fools In Love (Not For Love)
Haras de la Haie Neuve
2019: €5,000 | 2020: €5,000 | 2021: €4,000
1st Dam FOOLS IN LOVE (USA), won 5 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years and £145,605 including Orleans Stakes, Delta Downs, R., placed 6 times including second in Sorority Stakes, Monmouth Park, L. and Maryland Million Lassie Stakes, Laurel, L.R. and third in Maryland Million Distaff Handicap, Laurel, L.R. and Colleen Stakes, Monmouth Park; Own sister to D C DANCER (USA) and No More Talk (USA); dam of 5 winners: SEAHENGE (USA). MAX PLAYER (USA) (2017 c. by Honor Code (USA)), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years, 2020 and £349,554 including Suburban Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr. 2, Withers Stakes, Aqueduct, Gr.3, placed 3 times including third in Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1 and Travers Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1. Urban Bourbon (USA) (2013 c. by City Zip (USA)), won 5 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years and £80,759, placed 5 times including third in Dania Beach Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.3. Frank’s Folly (USA) (2014 f. by Mineshaft (USA)), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £75,886, placed 4 times including third in Weber City Miss Stakes, Laurel. EXCHEQUER (USA) (2016 c. by Exchange Rate (USA)), won 4 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £61,714 and placed 5 times. Homeric (GB) (2019 c. by Ulysses (IRE)). She also has a yearling filly by Frankel (GB). 2nd Dam PARLEZ (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £61,309 and placed 7 times; dam of 7 winners: INTERNATIONAL STAR (USA) (c. by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)), won 6 races in Canada and U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years and £812,762 including Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds, Gr.2, Risen Star Stakes, Fair Grounds, Gr.2, Grey Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.3, Lecomte Stakes, Fair Grounds, Gr.3 and Louisiana Stakes, Fair Grounds, L., placed second in New Orleans Handicap, Fair Grounds, Gr.2 and With Anticipation Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.2. FOOLS IN LOVE (USA), see above. D C DANCER (USA) (g. by Not For Love (USA)), won 4 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 4 years and £224,041 including Maryland Million Sprint Handicap, Laurel, R., placed third in Maryland Million Sprint Handicap, Laurel, R. No More Talk (USA) (c. by Not For Love (USA)), won 7 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 6 years, 2020 and £199,729, placed third in Miracle Wood Stakes, Laurel. LOVE TALK (USA), won 10 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 6 years and £97,828 and placed 15 times. MR SMURTHWAITE (USA), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £58,939 and placed 6 times. JET PACK (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 4 years and placed 8 times. 3rd Dam Speak Halory (USA), won 4 races in U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years, placed 4 times including third in Blazing Skies Handicap, Golden Gate; dam of 8 winners: Lovely Sage (USA) (f. by Gentlemen (ARG)), won 2 races in U.S.A., placed second in La Troienne Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.3; dam of winners. Rowdy the Warrior (USA), 3 races in U.S.A., placed third in Smarty Jones Stakes, Oaklawn Park, L. ALANDTOM (USA), won 11 races in U.S.A. and placed 18 times. JAMACIAN NEWMAN (USA), won 5 races in U.S.A. and placed 7 times; dam of winners. Harry And Lloyd (USA), 1 race in U.S.A., placed third in George Maloof Futurity, Albuquerque, R. HOLD THE MUSTARD (USA), won 5 races in South Korea. PARLEZ (USA), see above. NOT A DICKIEBIRD (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. and placed 5 times. PICO DINERO (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. and placed 4 times. SASHAY AWAY (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. and placed twice; dam of winners. SHAMAAL NIBRAS (USA), 10 races at home and in U.A.E. including Shadwell Farm Jebel Ali Mile, Jebel Ali, Gr.3, placed second in Derrinstown Jebel Ali Mile, Jebel Ali, Gr.3 (4 times). NEW EDITION (USA), 4 races in U.S.A. including Denise Rhudy Memorial Stakes, Delaware Park, L., placed second in Lake Placid Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.2. RED SASHAY (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. including Honey Ryder Stakes, Gulfstream Park and Our Dear Peggy Stakes, Gulfstream Park. KID FROSTIE (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. from 4 to 6 years, 2020 and placed 4 times. Raven Quiver (USA), ran 3 times in U.S.A.; dam of a winner. KARUN (VEN), 3 races in Venezuela Clasico General Raphael Urdaneta, Santa Rita, L. and C. Nuestra Senora de la Chiquinquira, Santa Rita, L. (4 times).
Racing Form
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 297
Foal sales (gns): 4 foals sold Average price Median price
3,531 3,834
2 colts Average price Median price
4,238 N/A
Arqana V2 Sale: 362, 388, 393, 457, 465 Osarus September Sale: 1, 3, 5, 41, 55, 77, 78, 82, 88, 104, 128, 135, 241, 245, 261, 265, 266, 267
Further lot details will be updated online when available
2 fillies Average price Median price
2,825 N/A
10 runs, two wins, two places | Best Timeform Rating: 112 | Average winning distance: 6.51f Stakes form AT 2 Won Howcroft Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, (7f. beating Hey Gaman (GB) and Mythical Magic (IRE)), third in Darley Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to U S Navy Flag (USA)). AT 3
Third in 32Red Patton Stakes, Dundalk, L., (to Mendelssohn (USA)).
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IOUX NATION WAS ONE of the most popular stallions in Ireland in 2019 – the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner covered 209 mares in his first season at stud. As a son of the influential Scat Daddy and a Group 1 winner at two, Sioux Nation offers popularity and precocity – two vital elements in today’s bloodstock marketplace. Winner of his maiden in the May of his two-year-old season, he emulated No Nay Never in winning the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes over 5f at Royal Ascot and then defeated fellow Coolmore new stallion U S Navy Flag and Romanised, Holy Roman Emperor’s Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, to claim the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes over 6f. At three he won the Group 3 Lacken Stakes, over 6f, at Naas. That proved to be the last win of his 15-race career, with third place in the 5f Group 1 Flying Five Stakes the best result of his three-year-old season. He was beaten less than 3l into fifth by U S Navy Flag in the July Cup (G1). Sioux Nation is out of the winning Oasis Dream mare Dream The Blues, a daughter of Catch The Blues by influential sire Bluebird and it is a sprinting family throughout. Catch The Blues won the Ballyogan Stakes (G3) and was placed in the Sprint Cup (G1), as well as twice in the Group 3 Cork and Orrey Stakes. She is also the grand-dam of the Group 3-winning sprinter My Catch (Camacho). Interestingly, it is the further family of Smooth Daddy, another son of Scat Daddy based in Ireland with his first crop of yearlings in 2021.
As well as being a son of Scat Daddy, Sioux Nation is a grandson of Oasis Dream and was the first Group 1 winner out of a daughter of Oasis Dream. The July Cup winner is developing into a top-class broodmare sire with his daughters since producing the Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Siskin, Melbourne Cup hero Twilight Payment and Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet amongst over 100 stakes performers they have foaled to date. Scat Daddy is developing an astonishing legacy with unbeaten Triple Crown hero Justify his crowning glory. His Group 1 Prix Morny and Group 2 Norfolk Stakes-winning son No Nay Never has done much of the early heavy lifting in securing Scat Daddy’s legacy in Europe with Group 1 winners Ten Sovereigns and Alcohol Free, who recently added the Group 1 Sussex Stakes to her Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes (G1) victory. Caravaggio is an exciting prospect and was the first of this season’s new sires to have a black-type winner – Dizzy Bizu in the Listed Prix le Fleche. Over a quarter of Sioux Nation’s first crop were offered at a foal sale last year with 35 of the 41 finding new owners for an average price of 22,732gns. The most expensive of them was a filly who received a pedigree boost before the rescheduled Goffs November Sale when her Belardo half-sister Elysium won the Group 3 Park Stakes. Offered by Albany Stud the daughter of the Listed Chesham Stakes Sonning Rose made €140,000 to Altenbach Bloodstock. His most expensive colt was the son of Autumn Snow, an Invincible Spirit half-sister to July Stakes (G2) second Figure Of Speech out of a halfsister to Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Ultra. Inbred to Green Desert, he was purchased by Alex Elliott for 88,000gns.
Sioux Nation foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Purchaser Sale
Lot
112,994
Albany Stud
Altenbach BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
724
** b,c. ex Autumn Snow (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (28th February 2020)
88,000
Barton Stud
A C Elliott, Agent
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1075
* b,c. ex All Time High (IRE) (High Chaparral (IRE)) (12th April 2020)
65,000
The Castlebridge Consignment Castlehyde Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
908
** b,c. ex Edessa (IRE) (Lawman (FR)) (27th January 2020)
50,000
Stringston Farm
Castlehyde Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
520
ch,c. ex Impressionist Art (USA) (Giant’s Causeway (USA)) (1st May 2020)
40,355
Noralla Stud Farm
Margaret O’Toole
Goffs November Foals 2020
406
** brown colt ex Thiel (GB) (Teofilo (IRE)) (26th January 2020)
30,000
B & B Equine Ltd.
Ray Townsend
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
719
* ch,c. ex Volute (FR) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (24th January 2020)
25,020
La Motteraye Consignment
Oceanic BS Inc
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
640
b,c. ex Suite (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (27th March 2020)
25,020
Mullinam House Stud
Childwickbury Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
* b,f. ex Mia Kyllachy (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (5th January 2020)
21,000
Old Buckenham Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
filly ex La Conseillante (USA) (Elusive Quality (USA)) (4th April 2020)
20,178
Hoguenet
Zied Romdhane
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
317
b,c. ex Xema (GB) (Danehill (USA)) (5th February 2020)
20,000
Olive O’Connor Bloodstock
Oaks Farm Stables
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
774
** b,c. ex Simple Love (USA) (Proud Citizen (USA)) (1st March 2020)
18,563
Butlersgrove Stud
Browne Brothers Agent
Goffs November Foals 2020
510
ch,c. ex Limber Up (IRE) (Dansili (GB)) (23rd March 2020)
17,756
The Castlebridge Consignment Moyrisk BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
438
b,f. ex Dream Can True (IRE) (Marju (IRE)) (15th January 2020)
16,142
Irish National Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
colt ex Sphere of Grace (FR) (High Chaparral (IRE)) (5th May 2020)
16,142
Fairway Consignment
Vendor
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
b,f. ex Sonning Rose (IRE) (Hawk Wing (USA)) (2nd February 2020)
Price Consignor
527 1126
74 406
b,c. ex Scripture (IRE) (Sadler’s Wells (USA)) (15th April 2020)
16,142
Harcourt Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
715
b,c. ex Excellent Mariner (IRE) (Henrythenavigator (USA)) (25th January 2020)
16,142
Glynn Park Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
376
brown colt ex Mizayin (IRE) (Clodovil (IRE)) (19th February 2020)
16,142
A Lady
Torard House Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
172
b,f. ex Ardea Brave (IRE) (Chester House (USA)) (6th May 2020)
16,142
Ballintry Stud
T S Syndicate
Goffs November Foals 2020
21
** ch,c. ex Jowana (IRE) (Dutch Art (GB)) (16th April 2020)
14,931
Cornagher House
Autumn BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
414
brown filly ex Hitra (USA) (Langfuhr (CAN)) (28th April 2020)
14,000
Castletown Stud, Ireland
Stamina Turf
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
435
* b,c. ex Cartographer (GB) (Henrythenavigator (USA)) (15th February 2020)
13,000
Bearstone Stud
Byerley Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
357 404
b,f. ex Icebreaking (IRE) (Elusive City (USA)) (22nd March 2020)
12,914
Irish National Stud
St Uberto
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Cynthia Calhoun (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (20th February 2020)
12,510
Peria Stud
JC BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
62
ch,c. ex Van de Cappelle (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) (18th March 2020)
12,107
Cloughmealy Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
752
b,c. ex Falabala (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (31st March 2020)
12,107
Ombreville
LDC BS (P.S.)
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
293
brown colt ex Albaraaha (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (16th April 2020)
11,299
Grenane House Stud
BBA Ireland
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,f. ex Paradise Way (GB) (Elusive Quality (USA)) (22nd February 2020)
11,000
Boocock Trading
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,f. ex Maybe I Will (IRE) (Hawk Wing (USA)) (2nd April 2020)
10,492
295 1056
Cleaboy Stud & Coppice Farm
Mike Brosnan
Goffs November Foals 2020
446
b,c. ex Melanippe (IRE) (Shirocco (GER)) (29th March 2020)
8,071
A Partnership
Mayo Farm Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
447
b,c. ex Spanish Doll (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (9th March 2020)
8,071
Graigue Stables
Mike Murphy
Goffs November Foals 2020
520
b,f. ex Luxuria (IRE) (Kheleyf (USA)) (20th April 2020)
8,071
Cleaboy Stud & Coppice Farm
M Harwood/T Nugent
Goffs November Foals 2020
152
b,c. ex Starlight Princess (IRE) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (21st April 2020)
8,070
Glynn Park Stud
JRSA (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
522
b,c. ex Enliven (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (1st February 2020)
5,000
a Partnership
T & P Partnership (P.S.)
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
798
** b,c. ex Banba Rock (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (20th January 2020)
3,228
The Castlebridge Consignment Ausra Mackeviciute
88
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SIOUX NATION 6yo Scat Daddy-Dream The Blues (Oasis Dream) Coolmore Stud
2019: €12,500 | 2020: €10,000 | 2021: €10,000
1st Dam DREAM THE BLUES (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and £3,493, her only start; dam of 4 winners: SIOUX NATION (USA). GIORGIO VASARI (IRE) (2018 c. by Air Force Blue (USA)), won 2 races at 2 years, 2020 and £29,115 and placed once. AMERICAN WHISKEY (USA) (2017 g. by Declaration of War (USA)), won 1 race in Australia at 2 years and £16,902 and placed twice. ISLE OF INNISFREE (USA) (2016 c. by Scat Daddy (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years and £12,549 and placed once. Oregon Point (USA) (2014 g. by Cape Blanco (IRE)), placed once at 3 years. She also has a 2-y-o colt by Galileo (IRE). 2nd Dam CATCH THE BLUES (IRE), Top rated older sprinter in Ireland in 1996, won 3 races from 3 to 5 years and £87,878 including Ballyogan Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, placed 12 times including second in Cork and Orrery Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.3 and Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3 (twice) and third in Haydock Park Sprint Cup, Haydock Park, Gr.1, Cork and Orrery Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.3, Flying Five, Leopardstown, Gr.3 and Knockaire Stakes, Leopardstown, L.; dam of 7 winners: Colour Blue (IRE) (f. by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)), won 5 races from 2 to 5 years and £153,431, placed third in Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes, Killarney, L. and Arthur Guinness EBF Corrib Stakes, Galway, L.. BEAN UASAL (IRE), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and placed 3 times; dam of winners. GEOLOGICAL (IRE), 14 races to 8 years, 2020 and £202,379 and placed 38 times. GRIMEFORD LANE (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and placed 3 times; also 5 races in Sweden at 3 and 4 years and £57,087 and placed 18 times. BEACON WOOD (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed once; also won 1 race in Spain at 4 years. THE BLUES MASTER (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 11 times; also placed 4 times over hurdles from 3 to 5 years. ROYAL VISIT (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed once, from only 3 starts; dam of winners. ROYAL ASHIRAH (IRE), 2 races in Italy at 2 years, 2021 and £29,911 including Premio Alessandro Perrone, Rome, L., placed third in Prix Yacowlef, Deauville, L. ROYAL ADMIRAL (IRE), 3 races at 5 years and £37,896 and placed 14 times. ON A MAY DAY (IRE), 2 races at 3 years and placed 3 times. PORTUGUESEPRINCESS (IRE), 1 race at 3 years, 2020 and placed 7 times. BLUE MIRAGE (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once, all his starts. DREAM THE BLUES (IRE), see above. Catch The Sea (IRE), placed 3 times at 3 years; dam of winners. MY CATCH (IRE), 7 races in France and U.A.E. to 8 years and £334,845 including Prix de Cabourg Jockey Club de Turquie, Deauville, Gr.3, gulfnews.com Al Shindagha Sprint, Meydan, Gr.3, Swaidan Trading Auto. Meydan Classic, Meydan, L. and Lincoln Continental The Garhoud Sprint, Meydan, L., placed third in Longines Dubawi Stakes, Meydan, Gr.3. VLADIMIR (IRE), 3 races in France and Spain at 2 years and £73,199 including Criterium du Bequet entes Osarus, La Teste De Buch, L., placed third in Darley Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1. Natural (IRE), 1 race at 2 years, placed second in Bathwick Tyres Rose Bowl Stakes, Newbury, L. Pearl Sea (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and £30,346, placed third in Blade Amenity Michael Seely Mem Stakes, York, L. BLACK CASPIAN (IRE), 1 race at 3 years, 2020 and placed once.
https://coolmore.com/farms/ireland/stallions/ Racing Form 15 runs, four wins, four places | Best Timeform Rating: 117 | Average winning distance: 5.75f Stakes form AT 2 Won Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, (6f. beating Beckford (GB) and Actress (IRE)), Norfolk Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, (5f. beating Santry (IRE) and Cardsharp (GB)). AT 3 Won Goffs Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3, (6f. beating Fleet Review (USA) and Speak In Colours (GB)), third in Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Havana Grey (GB)).
3rd Dam DEAR LORRAINE (FR), won 1 race in France at 3 years and placed twice; dam of 7 winners including: CATCH THE BLUES (IRE), see above. Sharp Catch (IRE) (f. by Common Grounds), won 2 races, placed third in Ballyogan Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3; dam of winners. LITTLEMISSSUNSHINE (IRE), 3 races and placed 10 times; dam of Soapy Aitken (GB), 2 races, placed third in Racing UK Day Pass Dragon Stakes, Sandown Park, L. ROI ESTATE (IRE), placed once; also won 11 races in Austria, Germany and Slovakia and placed 11 times. GALLERY OF ZURICH (IRE), won 5 races in France, Germany and Switzerland and placed 4 times. MY-LORRAINE (IRE), won 2 races and placed once; dam of winners. Izmail (IRE), 3 races, placed second in Costcutter Roses Stakes, York, L. DEAR CATCH (IRE), won 1 race and placed 3 times; dam of winners. Golden Destiny (IRE), 5 races, placed second in Dubai Airport World Trophy, Newbury, Gr.3.
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 306 Arqana V2 Sale: 367, 373, 453, 481, 487 Goffs UK Premier Sale: 161, 185, 306, 338, 355, 379,
Foal sales (gns): 35 foals sold Average price Median price
22,732 16,142
25 colts Average price Median price
22,107 16,142
10 fillies Average price Median price
24,293 15,071
441 Osarus Somerville Sale: 213 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 68, 160, 233, 262 SGA September Sale: 56 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 16, 22, 95, 100, 132, 162, 186, 246, 267, 272, 288, 291, 344, 374, 409, 433, 438, 546, 554, 585, 589
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Smooth Daddy
Smooth Daddy foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Silesie (USA) (Magician (IRE)) (16th February 2020)
17,756
Starfield Stud
Ballyphilip Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
509
b,c. ex Anbella (FR) (Common Grounds) (6th May 2020)
6,457
Starfield Stud
Ihor Andray BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Kikini Bamalaam (IRE) (Society Rock (IRE)) (8th May 2020)
4,000
Ringfort Stud, Ireland (Agent) Midland Equine
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,f. ex Lady Caprice (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (25th March 2020)
1,614
Castlelyons Stables
Cillian Ennis
Tattersalls Ireland Flat Breeding Stock Sale 2020 1012
b,f. ex Dolly Levi (IRE) (Clodovil (IRE)) (29th February 2020)
807
Clongiffen Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls Ireland Flat Breeding Stock Sale 2020 1051
90
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SMOOTH DADDY 10yo Scat Daddy-Prairie Maiden (Badger Land) Starfield Stud
2019: €5,000 | 2020: €5,000 | 2021: €4,000
Racing Form 31 runs, four wins, 12 places | Best Timeform Rating: 109 | Average winning distance: 9.00f Stakes form AT 3 Second in Saranac Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.3, (to Ring Weekend (USA)), third in Hill Prince Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3, (to Ring Weekend (USA)), Tropical Park Derby, Gulfstream Park, L., (to Sky Flight (USA)). AT 5 Second in Fort Marcy Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3, (to Ironicus (USA)). AT 6
Won Fort Marcy Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3, (9f. beating Time Test (GB) and Messi (GER)).
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MOOTH DADDY, a $170,000 yearling, offered 2019’s breeders a budget opportunity to tune into one of the most fashionable sires on the planet in Scat Daddy at an opening fee of €5,000. Smooth Daddy was a tough and consistent performer who won/placed 16 times in a 31-race career. Fourth on his debut at three, he was pitched into the Grade 3 Saranac Stakes on his second start finishing a fine second to subsequent Grade 1 winner Ring Weekend. He was again narrowly beaten by that same horse on his third start in a Belmont Grade 3. As a four-year-old he had just the one down-the-field race, but returned at five when a good second in the Grade 3 Fort Marcy Stakes. That was his best performance at five, and he saved the best until last when going one better a year later in the Grade 3 Fort Marcy defeating the Juddmonte homebred and stallion Time Test. Out of the Badger Land mare Prairie Maiden, herself a stakes winner and producer of three stakes horses, Smooth Daddy is from the family of Catch The Blues and fellow 2019 new boy Sioux Nation. This year’s new sire with two-year-olds El Kabeir, a son of Scat Daddy who was bracketed in a similar budget of Smooth Daddy and started his stud career at a fee of €8,000, has already sired a stakes winner from his first few runners – the Listed Premio Giuseppe de Montel winner Don Chicco, who is out of an Oasis Dream mare. It is a variation of the cross that produced the Group 1 winner and sire Sioux Nation. Scat Daddy’s sons at stud in Europe have ensured that demand for his genes remains unabated. No Nay Never has six stakes winners so far this season with his Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner of 2020 Alcohol Free adding the Coronation Stakes and the Sussex Stakes (G1) to her resume and he has two new juvenile stakes winners – Zain Claudette and Nymphadora. Caravaggio has two stakes winners already from his first crop, both of them out of granddaughters of Danehill. They are headed by Joseph O’Brien’s Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes winner Agartha, who is out of a Dylan Thomas mare, while Caravaggio’s first stakes winner, the Listed Prix La Fleche winner Dizzy Bizu, has Kodiac as her broodmare sire. Smooth Daddy has 29 yearlings registered and covered 37 mares in 2020. His most expensive foal from four sold and seven offered was the first foal out of the Magician mare Silesie, who is a half-sister to Scat Daddy’s Listed Anoakia Stakes-winning daughter Surfside Tiara from the family of European champion two-year-old Air Force Blue. He was sold at Goffs November Foal Sale by Starfield Stud to Ballyphilip Stud for €22,000. Starfield Stud also sold a Smooth Daddy half-brother to Masaya, the Listed-placed dam of 2020 Listed Dragon Stakes winner Gussy Mac, for €8,000 to Ihor Andray Bloodstock. His dam is the Listed winner Anbella, a half-sister to Satwa Queen, winner of the Prix de l’Opera (G1) and the second dam of Phoenix Stakes (G1) winner Lucky Vega, also placed in the 2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes (G1).
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1st Dam PRAIRIE MAIDEN (USA), won 10 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £181,759 including Lady Canterbury Breeders’ Cup Handicap, Canterbury Park, L., Azalea Stakes, Remington Park, L., Rick’s Memorial Handicap, Remington Park, L. and Rose Rock Handicap, Remington Park, placed 15 times including second in Rick’s Memorial Handicap, Remington Park, L. and Colorado Derby, Arapahoe Park and third in Wild Rose Handicap, Prairie Meadows, L., Paseana Stakes, Oaklawn Park and Canterbury Oaks, Canterbury Down; dam of 6 winners: SMOOTH DADDY (USA), see above. PRAIRIE CHARM (USA) (2005 f. by Silver Charm (USA)), won 7 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £173,760 including Harry Henson Handicap, Sunland Park, L., Fair Queen Handicap, Albuquerque and Zia Park Distaff Stakes, Zia Park, placed 3 times including second in Harry Henson Handicap, Sunland Park, L.; dam of 3 winners. Virgin Voyage (USA) (2000 f. by Deputy Commander (USA)), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years and £143,835, placed 8 times including second in Sands Point Stakes, Belmont Park, L. and Helena Stakes, Suffolk Downs and third in Busher Stakes, Aqueduct, L. and Go For Wand Stakes, Delaware Park, L. PRAIRIE LITES (USA) (2002 c. by Afternoon Deelites (USA)), won 11 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 6 years and £87,961 and placed 14 times. WILL’S AFLEET (USA) (2007 c. by Afleet Alex (USA)), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £79,141 and placed 3 times. GAY DIVORCEE (USA) (2003 f. by Broken Vow (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and £5,233; dam of a winner. JULIET’S PROMISE (USA), 5 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 5 years and £74,615 and placed 6 times. 2nd Dam WILL PATRICIA (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and placed once; dam of 2 winners: PRAIRIE MAIDEN (USA), see above. HOPETOSEEYA (USA) (c. by Moment of Hope (USA)), won 5 races in U.S.A. at 2 and 3 years including Colorado Thoroughbred Breeders’ Derby, Arapahoe Park. Wooden Shoe’s (USA), placed twice in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of winners. CUTE BOOTS (USA), 6 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years and £79,849 and placed 6 times. SLEW SHOES (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and placed once. Turf World (USA), placed once in U.S.A.at 3 years; dam of winners. DAYS RIDE (USA), 8 races in U.S.A. from 4 to 8 years and £185,252 and placed 18 times. ACADEMIAN (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and placed 9 times. Sky Nine (USA), placed once in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of winners. Pure Blue Sky (USA), 4 races in Canada at 3 years and £134,258, placed third in Ontario Matron Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.3. GOOD LUCK TO US (USA), 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and placed 5 times. ONLYTENISEE (USA), 2 races in Canada at 3 years and placed 3 times. NANNY MARIE (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years and placed 6 times; dam of Peripherique (USA), placed third in Shesastonecoldfox Stakes, Finger Lakes, R. 3rd Dam Native Loraine (USA), won 1 race at 3 years, placed 3 times including third in Cornelscourt Stakes, Leopardstown, L.; dam of 5 winners including: Cabo Real (USA) (c. by D’Accord (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A., second in Beau Brummel Stakes, Fairplex Park. DEAR LORRAINE (FR), won 1 race in France and placed twice; dam of winners. CATCH THE BLUES (IRE), Top rated older sprinter in Ireland in 1996, 3 races including Ballyogan Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, placed third in Haydock Park Sprint Cup, Haydock Park, Gr.1; dam of Colour Blue (IRE), 5 races, placed third in Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes, Killarney, L. and Arthur Guinness EBF Corrib Stakes, Galway, L.; grandam of SIOUX NATION (USA), 4 races including Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, Norfolk Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 and Goffs Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3, placed third in Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1; sire, MY CATCH (IRE), 7 races in France and U.A.E. including Prix de Cabourg Jockey Club de Turquie, Deauville, Gr.3 and gulfnews.com Al Shindagha Sprint, Meydan, Gr.3, VLADIMIR (IRE), 3 races in France and Spain including Criterium du Bequet - Ventes Osarus, La Teste De Buch, L., placed third in Darley Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, ROYAL ASHIRAH (IRE), 2 races in Italy at 2 years, 2021 including Premio Alessandro Perrone, Rome, L., placed third in Prix Yacowlef, Deauville, Natural (IRE), 1 race, placed second in Bathwick Tyres Rose Bowl Stakes, Newbury, L., Pearl Sea (IRE), 1 race, placed third in Blade Amenity Michael Seely Mem.Stakes, York, L. Sharp Catch (IRE), 2 races, placed third in Ballyogan Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3; grandam of Soapy Aitken (GB), 2 races, placed third in Racing UK Day Pass Dragon Stakes, Sandown Park, L. MY-LORRAINE (IRE), 2 races and placed once; dam of Izmail (IRE), 3 races, placed second in Costcutter Roses Stakes, York, L. DEAR CATCH (IRE), 1 race and placed 3 times; dam of Golden Destiny (IRE), 5 races, placed second in Dubai Airport World Trophy, Newbury, Gr.3.
Foal sales (gns): 5 foals sold
Yearling sale entries GoffsUK Premier / Silver Sale: 141
Average price Median price
6,127 4,000
3 colts Average price Median price
9,404 6,457
2 fillies Average price Median price
1,211 N/A
Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 267 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 106, 140, 293, 426, 587
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Tasleet foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
ch,c. ex Great Hope (IRE) (Halling (USA)) (10th February 2020)
60,000
Petches Farm Ltd.
Chris Armstrong
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
727
b,c. ex Gone Sailing (GB) (Mizzen Mast (USA)) (27th April 2020)
58,000
D. R. Botterill
Margaret O’Toole
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
498
ch,c. ex Darajaat (USA) (Elusive Quality (USA)) (4th February 2020)
30,000
Norelands Stud, Ireland
Peter & Ross Doyle BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
885
** b,f. ex Kuriosa (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle (IRE)) (17th February 2020)
26,000
Northmore Stud
Larry Stratton
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1049
br,c. ex Point Perfect (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (15th February 2020)
26,000
Genesis Green Stud
JC BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
388
b,f. ex Gumhrear (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (3rd April 2020)
22,000
Whatcote Farm Stud
T Hillman
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1054
b,c. ex Viola da Braccio (IRE) (Vettori (IRE)) (25th March 2020)
18,500
Brook Stud
Kelly Equine Services
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
608
b,c. ex Miss Villefranche (GB) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (3rd May 2020)
17,000
Overbury Stud
Wednesday BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
299
* b,f. ex Gilded Flyer (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (23rd February 2020)
16,949
Ridge Manor Stud
Federico Barberini
Goffs November Foals 2020
b,c. ex Midnight Sky (GB) (Desert Prince (IRE)) (5th April 2020)
16,000
Milldown Stud
Redgate BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1150
** b/br, f. ex Robbie Roo Roo (GB) (Kheleyf (USA)) (22nd April 2020)
16,000
Brookside Breeders Club
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1139
** b,c. ex Mulhimatty (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (3rd February 2020)
15,000
Amy Marnane Bloodstock
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
790
** b,c. ex Forever Excel (IRE) (Excelebration (IRE)) (29th February 2020)
15,000
Byerley Stud
Oakshott BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
483
b,c. ex Olympic Medal (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (29th April 2020)
11,000
Knockatrina House, Ireland
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
470
ch,f. ex Buttercross (GB) (Zamindar (USA)) (14th March 2020)
10,000
Whitwell Bloodstock
Cavalier BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1116 458
100
b,c. ex Midnight Fantasy (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (18th February 2020)
8,500
Trickledown Stud
Philippa Mains / M Tallon
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
* b,c. ex Ardwinna (IRE) (Battle of Marengo (IRE)) (26th March 2020)
7,264
Oak Leaf Stud
Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
ch,c. ex Dangerous Moonlite (IRE) (Acclamation (GB)) (4th April 2020)
5,500
Trickledown Stud
Saturday BS (P.S.)
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,c. ex Blancmange (GB) (Montjeu (IRE)) (18th April 2020)
3,000
Plantation Stud
Quarryland Bloostock (P.S.) Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,f. ex Celestine Abbey (GB) (Authorized (IRE)) (20th April 2020)
2,000
Hill Farm Stables
Valfredo Valiani
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1156
Marston Stud
Blackthorn BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
426
ch,f. ex Leap of Joy (IRE) (Canford Cliffs (IRE)) (12th May 2020)
92
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8yo Showcasing-Bird Key (Cadeaux Genereux)
Nunnery Stud
2019: £6,000 | 2020: £6,000 | 2021: £5,000
Racing Form 17 runs, five wins, eight places | Best Timeform Rating: 124 | Average winning distance: 6.22f Stakes form AT 2 Won Compton Estates Rose Bowl Stakes, Newbury, L., (6f. beating Madrinho (IRE) and Plagiarism (USA)), second in Qatar Richmond Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (to Shalaa (IRE)), Somerville Tattersall Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (to Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)). AT 3 Won Betfred Greenham Stakes, Chelmsford City, Gr.3, (7f. beating Knife Edge (IRE) and Log Out Island (IRE)). AT 4 Won Duke of York Clipper Logistics Stakes, York, Gr.2, (6f. beating Magical Memory (IRE) and Comicas (USA)), second in 32Red Sprint Cup Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.1, (to Harry Angel (IRE)), Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to The Tin Man (GB)), Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Librisa Breeze (GB)), Totepool EBF King Richard III Stakes, Leicester, L., (to Home of The Brave (IRE)). AT 5 Third in Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, (to Merchant Navy (AUS)).
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier Sale: 33, 38, 80, 90, 132, 184, 200,
Foal sales (gns): 21 foals sold Average price Median price
18,310 16,000
14 colts Average price Median price
20,769 15,500
7 fillies Average price Median price
13,393 16,000
240, 249, 333, 390 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 12, 44, 57, 74, 95, 100, 102, 106, 123, 135, 150, 168, 199, 218, 288 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale: 1, 58, 82, 116, 164, 179, 227 Further lot details will be updated online when available
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S A SON OF EMERGING INFLUENTIAL SIRE SHOWCASING, a strong influence for precocity, Tasleet ran six times at two, winning three times taking the Listed Rose Bowl Stakes over 6f at Newbury and collecting the valuable DBS Premier Yearling Stakes at York. He also finished second twice at Group level in the Richmond Stakes (G2) behind Shalaa and in the Group 3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes. His three-year-old career yielded just two starts – his first outing producing a winning performance in a Group 3 at Chelmsford in April. He returned at four dropped back in trip after a seasonal debut over 7f to take the 6f Duke Of York Stakes (G2) from Magical Memory. He went from York to Royal Ascot to finish second in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (G1) to The Tin Man. The year produced two more Group 1 runner-up spots – in the Sprint Cup to Harry Angel and in the British Champions Sprint to Librisa Breeze. He had three starts at five with a third in the Greenlands Stakes (G2) first time out before down-the-field runs in Group 1s. He hails from a fast family being out of the unraced Cadeaux Genereux mare Bird Key. She is a half-sister to Etlaala, winner of the Champagne Stakes (G2) and a July Cup (G1) third, and Anna Law, the dam of leading sprinter Battaash. Showcasing, a son of Oasis Dream, has sired three Group 1 winners with the Phoenix Stakes (G1) winner Advertise being out of a Pivotal mare, while his star filly Quiet Reflection is out of a Haafhd (Alhaarth) mare and Mohaather, winner of the Group 1 Sussex Stakes and standing alongside
1st Dam BIRD KEY (GB), ran once on the flat at 3 years; dam of 4 winners: TASLEET (GB). Lady Light (GB) (2017 f. by Showcasing (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years and £8,080, placed third in I.S.F. EBF Bosra Sham Stakes, Newmarket, L., all her starts. MAKAAMEN (GB) (2006 g. by Selkirk (USA)), won 2 races at 3 years and £14,489 and placed once; also won 6 races in Spain to 11 years and £47,970 and placed 37 times. FACE THE FUTURE (GB) (2008 c. by Green Desert (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years and £1,993 and placed once. Sarasota Bay (GB) (2016 f. by Coach House (IRE)), placed 5 times at 2 and 3 years and £4,142. She also has a 2-y-o filly by Showcasing (GB) and a yearling colt by Showcasing (GB). 2nd Dam PORTELET (GB), won 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £34,400 and placed 11 times; dam of 9 winners: ETLAALA (GB) (c. by Selkirk (USA)), won 5 races at 2 and 4 years and £144,423 including SGB Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, totesport.com Leicestershire Stakes, Leicester, L. and Axminster Carpets Cathedral Stakes, Salisbury, L., placed third in Darley July Cup, Newmarket, Gr.1. Selective (GB) (g. by Selkirk (USA)), won 3 races at 3 years and £75,191, placed third in Betfair John of Gaunt Stakes, Haydock Park, L. Back On Top (IRE) (f. by Lope de Vega (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 years and £35,953, placed third in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Stakes, Dundalk, L.; dam of a winner. MUSIC TO MY EARS (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years, 2020 and £42,643 and placed twice. Champion Green (IRE), placed once at 2 years, 2020. Button Moon (IRE) (f. by Compton Place (GB)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and £48,178, placed 14 times, placed third in Herbertus Liebrecht-Gedachtnispreis, Baden-Baden, L.; dam of winners. LIANEL (GB), 2 races in Czech Republic at 2 and 3 years and placed once; also 1 race over jumps in Czech Republic at 3 years and placed twice. MARMOOQ (GB), won 11 races from 3 to 6 years and £34,314 and placed 20 times. DEFROCKED (IRE), won 3 races at 3 years and £83,712 and placed twice; also won 2 races in Hong Kong at 4 and 5 years and £342,642 and placed 5 times. OVERSPECT (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 4 times; also won 3 races in Italy at 2, 4 and 5 years and placed 5 times. SPLENDORINTHEGRASS (IRE), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and placed twice. COME WHAT MAY (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice; dam of winners. WOODLANDSWAY (GB), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also 10 races in Canada and U.S.A. from 3 to 6 years and £55,001 and placed 6 times. MAKE MUSIC (GB), 6 races from 3 to 5 years and £61,679 and placed 11 times. DICHMON (GB), 2 races in Italy at 3 years and placed 9 times. Faithful Duchess (IRE), placed 8 times at 2 and 3 years; dam of winners. LUMSDEN (IRE), 1 race at 3 years; also 1 race in Germany at 4 years, 2020. Anna Law (IRE), ran a few times on the flat at 2 years; dam of a winner. BATTAASH (IRE), Champion older sprinter in Europe in 2018, 2019 & 2020, Top rated 3yr sprinter in France in 2017, 13 races at home and in France from 2 to 6 years, 2020 and £1,755,422 including King’s Stand Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, York, Gr.1 (twice), Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp - Longines, Chantilly, Gr.1, Qatar King George Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2 (4 times), Armstrong Temple Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2 (twice), Coral Charge Sprint Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3 and Randox Health Scurry Stakes, Sandown Park, L., placed second in King’s Stand Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 (twice). Isabelle’s Dream (GB), ran 3 times on the flat at 2 years; dam of a winner. BEAU DREAMER (GB), 8 races in Germany and Hungary from 3 to 6 years and placed 18 times. 3rd Dam NOIRMANT, unraced; dam of 5 winners including: Rozel (IRE) (f. by Wolfhound (USA)), won 2 races, placed 5 times, placed second in FM-Holding Sprint Preis, Cologne, L., dam of a winner.
Tasleet is out of daughter of Inchinor. Tasleet’s first crop received a warm reception at the 2020 foal sales, earning an average of 18,310gns, three times in excess of the sire’s initial covering fee. Of his 68-strong first crop, 24 came on the market with 21 of them selling, headed by the 60,000gns half-brother to Reckoning, the dam of the Group 1 winner Subjectivist and the Group 3 winner and St Leger third Sir Ron Priestley. Offered by Petches Farm he was bought by Chris Armstrong at Tattersalls December Foal Sale. At the same sale Mags O’Toole went to 58,000gns for Mickley Stud’s half-brother to the Listed Queensferry Stakes winner Major Jumbo. He comes from the same Juddmonte family as Showcasing and is inbred 4x3 to Prophecy, second dam of Showcasing. Tasleet’s most expensive filly foal was Northmore Stud’s daughter of Kuriosa, a Rip Van Winkle three-parts sister to Group 2 winner and St Leger second Kite Wood. Hailing from the family of Group 1 winners Count Dubois and Indian Haven she was bought for 26,000gns by Larry Stratton at the Tattersalls December Sale. Only one Tasleet foal was sold at Goffs November Foal Sale, a filly inbred 3x3 to Cadeaux Genereux. Sold by Ridge Manor Stud to Federico Barberini she is the first foal of Gilded Flyer whose dam Gilded Edge is a Cadeaux Genereux half-sister to the dam of Middle Park Stakes (G1) and Prix Morny (G1) winner and sire Dutch Art.
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Unfortunately foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
ch,c. ex Celestial Dream (IRE) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (2nd March 2020)
20,178
Ms. Audrey F. Thompson
Ivor Andray BS
Tattersalls Ireland Flat Breeding Stock Sale 2020 1046
* ch,c. ex Miss Fay (IRE) (Sayif (IRE)) (15th March 2020)
20,000
Oak Lodge & Springfield
Rockview Stables
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
328
* b,c. ex The Chemist (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (19th February 2020)
19,000
Cheveley Park Stud Ltd.
Tally-Ho Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
421
** ch,c. ex Plead (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (23rd April 2020)
15,000
Cheveley Park Stud Ltd.
Danesrath Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
559
b,c. ex Neshla (GB) (Singspiel (IRE)) (26th March 2020)
11,500
a Partnership
BBA Ireland
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1152
** b,f. ex Sainted (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (7th March 2020)
5,500
Cheveley Park Stud Ltd.
Renello BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
417
ch,f. ex Lovely Dancer (IRE) (Yeats (IRE)) (3rd February 2020)
2,421
Tara Stud
Springfield House Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
150
* ch,c. ex Designated (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (17th March 2020)
1,776
Oak Lodge & Springfield
Vendor
Tattersalls Ireland Flat Breeding Stock Sale 2020 1050
b,f. ex Abonos (IRE) (Approve (IRE)) (17th February 2020)
1,500
Hill Farm Stables
Blackthorn BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1184
b,c. ex Natty Bumppo (IRE) (Kheleyf (USA)) (14th March 2020)
1,000
Brook Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
264
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6yo Society Rock-Unfortunate (Komaite)
Springfield House Stud
2019: £7,500 | 2020: €5,500 | 2021: €4,500
Racing Form 12 runs, four wins, two places | Best Timeform Rating: 117 | Average winning distance: 5.63f Stakes form AT 2 Champion 2yr old colt in France in 2017. Won Darley Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, (6f. beating Havana Grey (GB) and Different League (FR)), Prix Robert Papin, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, (5½f. beating Frozen Angel (IRE) and Heartache (GB)), second in Prix La Fleche -P du Carrefour Montesson, Maisons-Laffitte, L., (to Ardenode (IRE)). AT 3
Won Renaissance Stakes, Naas, Gr.3, (6f. beating St Patrick’s Day (USA) and St Brelades Bay (IRE)).
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Y THE LATE SOCIETY ROCK, Unfortunately hit the heights as a juvenile breaking his duck in May, picking up a Listed second in June and winning the Prix Robert Papin (G2) in July. In August, he returned to France and won the Prix Morny (G1) from stablemate Havana Grey. A ninth in the Middle Park Stakes (G1), by then sporting the red and white and blue colours of Cheveley Park, rounded off his two-year-old campaign. He failed to trouble the judge at three until winning his final start in September – the Renaissance Stakes (G3) at Naas. He is a half-brother to the good Danetime filly and Temple Stakes (G2) winner Look Busy, a 12-time winner. Society Rock (by Rock Of Gibraltar and out of High Society (Key Of Luck)) was a winner of the Golden Jubilee Stakes (G1) and the Sprint Cup (G1), but he died before his first crop of runners hit the racecourse. He ended that year as leading first-season sire for his Tally-Ho Stud. In 2018, The Mackem Bullet flew the flag for his second crop of juveniles with a second to Fairyland in the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) and to the same filly in the Lowther Stakes (G2). A daughter of Trade Fair, she has since been sold to Japan. From his third and final crop came the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes, Prix Robert Papin and Flying Childers Stakes-winning juvenile A’Ali, who went on to win the Sapphire Stakes (G2) and Sandown Sprint (G3) at three. Unfortunately moved to Ireland after his first season at stud and stands in Tipperary at Reddy and Linda Coffey’s Springfield House Stud. His sole UK-bred crop numbers 34 registered yearlings and he covered 50 mares in 2020. He was the sire of the third-most expensive foal at the Tattersalls Ireland Flat Foal and Breeding Stock Sale last December – Kilmore Stud’s colt out of Celestial Dream, a daughter of Group 1-winning sprinters Oasis Dream and Lochangel. He was purchased by Ivor Andray Bloodstock for €25,000. At Tattersalls in Newmarket his top price was 20,000gns for the first foal out of Miss Fay, an unraced Sayif half-sister to Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed Queen Of The Sand. Consigned by the Coffeys, he made 20,000gns to Rockview Stud. Tally-Ho was also amongst the buyers for Society Rock’s grandchildren and went to 19,000gns to secure the first foal out of The Chemist, a winning daughter of Dutch Art and granddaughter of Pivotal from the further family of the excellent broodmare Cassandra Go. That colt was sold by breeders Cheveley Park Stud. He is one of four Unfortunately yearlings catalogued for the Doncaster Premier Yearling Sale and the only filly amongst them is the second foal out of End Of An Era, an unraced Azamour half-sister to Listed winner Maid For The Hills offered by Ballyvolane Stud. In all, ten foals from Unfortunately’s first crop sold for an average of 9,788gns. Four of those first group of 34 yearlings have been catalogued in the Tattersalls Somerville Sale and the quartet is headed by the half-brother to Vintage Clarets, who was third in this season’s Group 2 Coventry Stakes, and is one of three stakes performers out of Enchanted Princess by Royal Applause.
1st Dam UNFORTUNATE (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £5,279 and placed 4 times; dam of 6 winners: UNFORTUNATELY (IRE), see above. LOOK BUSY (IRE) (2005 f. by Danetime (IRE)), won 12 races from 2 to 6 years and £288,225 including betfred com Temple Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2, Cill Dara Security Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, EBF Lansdown Stakes, Bath, L., Scottish News EBF Land O’Burns Stakes, Ayr, L. and Totesport Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes, Beverley, L., placed 17 times including second in James Barr Harry Rosebery Stakes, Ayr, L. and Stowe Family Law Henry Gee Stakes, Chester, L. and third in Cuisine de France Summer Stakes, York, Gr.3, Stow Law Silver Jubilee Rockingham Stks., York, L. and totesport.com Kilvington Stakes, Nottingham, L.; also placed in Germany at 4 years and £3,884 second in EBF Kolner Sprint Preis, Cologne, L.; dam of 2 winners. KEEP BUSY (IRE) (f. by Night of Thunder (IRE)), 3 races at 2 and 3 years, 2020 and £100,890, placed 10 times including second in Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and Scurry Stakes, Sandown Park, L. and third in Beverley Bullet Sprint, Beverley, L.; also 1 race in France at 2 years and £32,749, Prix Yacowlef, Chantilly, L. Looks A Million (GB) (f. by Kyllachy (GB)), 1 race at 2 years and £12,273 and placed twice; also, placed in France at 2 years and £7,692 placed third in Criterium de Vitesse, Chantilly, L. THE CITY KID (IRE) (2003 f. by Danetime (IRE)), won 8 races to 7 years and £29,121 and placed 19 times; broodmare. RED ROAR (IRE) (2007 f. by Chineur (FR)), won 5 races from 3 to 5 years and £19,244 and placed 10 times; dam of a winner. APLEKTON (IRE), 5 races in Greece at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £35,706 and placed 8 times. BUSY BIMBO (IRE) (2009 f. by Red Clubs (IRE)), won 4 races at 5 and 6 years and £26,129 and placed 32 times; broodmare. ELA CHARLIE MOU (IRE) (2002 c. by Raise A Grand (IRE)), won 4 races in Greece at 3 and 6 years and £32,072 and placed 15 times. Tansanite (IRE) (2012 g. by Zebedee (GB)), placed 5 times at 3 and 4 years and £2,586. Partner’s Gold (IRE) (2010 g. by Red Clubs (IRE)), placed 4 times at 3 and 4 years and £1,475. Looks Good (IRE) (2017 f. by Morpheus (GB)), placed once at 2 years and £2,071. Time And Tide (IRE) (2006 f. by Danetime (IRE)), placed once at 2 years. Still The Same (IRE) (2018 c. by Vadamos (FR)), in training. 2nd Dam HONOUR AND GLORY (GB), ran a few times on the flat at 2 years; dam of 1 winner: UNFORTUNATE (GB), see above. 3rd Dam CHEB’S HONOUR, placed 3 times at 2 years; dam of 6 winners including: SINGING STEVEN (c. by Balliol), won 5 races including Cornwallis Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, King George Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and Harry Rosebery Challenge Trophy, Ayr, L., placed third in Bonusprint Champion Two Year Old Trophy, Ripon, L., Tote Leisure Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and Trafalgar House Sprint Stakes, Sandown Park, L.; sire. GENERAL STREAK (c. by Firestreak), won 6 races in British West Indies including Trinidad Turf Club Cup, Queen’s Park, L., placed second in Stewards Cup, Queen’s Park, L.; sire. MINUS MAN, won 8 races and placed 10 times. BALLIHONOUR, won 7 races in Barbados and British West Indies. SHARP STEVEN, won 2 races and placed twice; also won 1 race in Denmark.
Foal sales (gns): 10 foals sold
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 37, 54, 105, 111,
Average price Median price
9,788 8,500
7 colts Average price Median price
12,636 15,000
3 fillies Average price Median price
3,140 2,421
Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 139, 185, 246, 261 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 171, 523, 573
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S NAVY FLAG is a history-making son of War Front as he was the first horse to win the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes and the Group 1 July Cup, with a juvenile victory in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes also featuring on his resumé. He was also placed second in the Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and displayed toughness and soundness during a busy racing career. That is an attribute shared with his full-sister Roly Poly, herself the winner of three Group 1 contests over a mile and Group 1-placed at two. They are bred on the successful War Front-Galileo cross, which operates at 16 per cent stakes winners-to-runners. Their dam Misty For Me was a champion two-year-old, and won the Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1) and Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) as a three-year-old. She is the dam of three Group winners with her first three foals, her first being the Grade 3 Autumn Miss Stakes winner Cover Song (Fastnet Rock). Misty For Me is a full-sister to another Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) winner in Ballydoyle, who has produced the Listedwinning two-year-old Monday. Grand-dam Butterfly Cove is an unraced Storm Cat full-sister to the Group 3 winner Kamarinskaya and a half-sister to the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner and sire Fasliyev. The third dam Mr P’s Princess is an unraced daughter of Mr. Prospector and a half-sister to US Group 1 winners Desert Wine (Damascus) and the million dollar earner Menifee (Harlan). US Navy Flag combines the genes of four prepotent stallions in War Front, Galileo, Storm Cat and Mr. Prospector with three lines of the latter in his first five generations through Fappiano and Miswaki, as well as Mr P’s Princess. He also has three of Northern Dancer’s most successful stallion sons in his pedigree – Sadler’s Wells, Danzig and Storm Bird. In his first season he covered 90 mares and on the strength of those first foals his book increased by almost 50 per cent in 2020 to 143 mares. A dozen of that first crop were offered for sale as foals and 12 sold (including vendor buy backs) for an average of 29,502gns. His most expensive foal in 2020 was out of the winning Montjeu mare Leaf from the family of the Coronation Cup (G1) winner Defoe and the Group 3 winner and Arc second Mubtaker. Her colt made 72,000gns to Peter and Ross Doyle from The Castlebridge Consignment. At Goffs, US Navy Flag’s most expensive foal was the colt out of Boca Raton, a winning daughter of Approve, bred by Woodford Stud and sold by Brian O’Neill to Camas Park Stud for €60,000. One of the most high-profile members of his first crop is the halfbrother to this season’s 2,000 Guineas (G1) and St. James’s Palace Stakes (G1) winner Poetic Flare. Another Group 1-producing mare with a yearling by US Navy Flag is Barronstown Stud’s Arosa, dam of the Prix Royal-Oak winner Technician.
US Navy Flag foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Leaf (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE)) (22nd February 2020)
72,000
The Castlebridge Consignment Peter & Ross Doyle BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
910
** b,c. ex Boca Raton (IRE) (Approve (IRE)) (18th February 2020)
48,426
Woodford Stud
Camas Park Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
588
b,c. ex Fresh Strike (IRE) (Smart Strike (CAN)) (2nd May 2020)
45,000
St Simon Stud
Make A Stand
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
838
b,c. ex Show Rainbow (GB) (Haafhd (GB)) (26th March 2020)
43,584
The Castlebridge Consignment Belleville/Lucy Blake
Goffs November Foals 2020
505
b,c. ex Argentina (IRE) (Sadler’s Wells (USA)) (30th January 2020)
33,898
Baroda Stud
Winetown Lodge
Goffs November Foals 2020
572
** b,c. ex Cherished (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (12th April 2020)
32,284
Wardstown Stud
Lynn Lodge Stud
Goffs November Foals 2020
599
** b,c. ex Sunday Sister (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (26th March 2020)
30,000
Stringston Farm
Kelly Equine Services
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
582
b,f. ex Ibiza Dream (GB) (Night Shift (USA)) (26th March 2020)
14,528
Castletown Stud
Tradewinds/Glending
Goffs November Foals 2020
642
* b,f. ex Cameo (FR) (Camelot (GB)) (3rd February 2020)
14,528
Ombreville
Vendor
Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2020
262
b,f. ex Sapore di Roma (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (28th February 2020)
8,071
The Castlebridge Consignment Vendor
Goffs November Foals 2020
219
b,f. ex Coolibah (IRE) (Peintre Celebre (USA)) (26th March 2020)
6,457
Baroda Stud
Highpoint BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
345
b,c. ex Chase The Light (IRE) (Lawman (FR)) (26th April 2020)
5,245
Graigue Stables
Whitethorn BS (P.S.)
Goffs November Foals 2020
335
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US NAVY FLAG 6yo War Front-Misty For Me (Galileo) Coolmore Stud
2019: €25,000 | 2020:€17,500 | 2021: €12,500
Racing Form 19 runs, five wins, seven places | Best Timeform Rating: 125 | Average winning distance: 6.20f Stakes form AT 2 Champion 2yr old colt in Europe in 2017. Won Darley Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (7f. beating Mendelssohn (USA) and Seahenge (USA)), Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (6f. beating Fleet Review (USA) and Cardsharp (GB)), Plusvital Round Tower Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, (6f. beating Landshark (GB) and Ball Girl (IRE)), second in Arqana July Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (to Cardsharp (GB)), third in Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes, Curragh, L., (to Brother Bear (IRE)). AT 3 Champion 3yr old sprinter in Europe in 2018. Won Darley July Cup Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (6f. beating Brando (GB) and Fleet Review (USA)), second in Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Romanised (IRE)).
1st Dam MISTY FOR ME (IRE), Champion 2yr old filly in Ireland and France in 2010, Champion 3yr old filly in Ireland in 2011, won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £437,551 including Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, placed twice second in Keeneland Debutante Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2 and third in Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1; also won 1 race in France at 2 years and £278,622, Total Prix Marcel Boussac, Longchamp, Gr.1, placed third in Emirates Airlines Breeders’ Cup F&M Turf, Churchill Downs, Gr.1; Own sister to BALLYDOYLE (IRE) and TWIRL (IRE) and April Showers (IRE); dam of 4 winners: ROLY POLY (USA) (2014 f. by War Front (USA)), 4th top rated 2yr old filly in Europe in 2016, 4th top rated 3yr old filly in Ireland in 2017, won 5 races at 2 and 3 years and £563,395 including Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, I.C. Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and Grangecon Stud Balanchine Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, placed 5 times including second in Connollys Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Coronation Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1 and Sky Bet Lowther Stakes, York, Gr.2; also won 1 race in France at 3 years and £146,513, Prix Rothschild, Deauville, Gr.1. U S NAVY FLAG (USA). COVER SONG (USA) (2013 f. by Fastnet Rock (AUS)), won 2 races in U.S.A. at 3 years and £83,740 including Autumn Miss Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3 and placed 3 times; broodmare. ELIZABETHAN (USA) (2018 f. by War Front (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £13,868 and placed twice. Ohio State (USA) (2017 c. by War Front (USA)), placed once at 2 years. Simply Glorious (USA) (2019 f. by War Front (USA)), ran once on the flat at 2 years, 2021. 2nd Dam BUTTERFLY COVE (USA), unraced; Own sister to KAMARINSKAYA (USA); dam of 6 winners: MISTY FOR ME (IRE), see above. BALLYDOYLE (IRE) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), Champion 2yr old filly in France in 2015, 2nd top rated 2yr old filly in Ireland in 2015, won 3 races at home and in France at 2 years and £367,807 including Total Prix Marcel Boussac, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Breast Cancer Research Debutante Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, placed second in Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1; dam of a winner. MONDAY (USA), 1 race at 2 years, 2020, £54,813, Ingabelle Stakes, Leopardstown, L., from 3 starts. TWIRL (IRE) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £84,766 including I.S.F. EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes, Gowran Park, L., placed second in Tattersalls Musidora Stakes, York, Gr.3 and Lodge Park EBF Park Express Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3. April Showers (IRE) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £31,586, placed second in Kilboy Estate Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2 and third in Naas Oaks Trial, Naas, L. ALEXANOR (IRE), placed twice at 2 years; also won 9 races in Italy from 3 to 7 years and £85,219 and placed 30 times. COME TOUCH THE SUN (IRE), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years; dam of winners. ARCHERY PEAK (GB), 1 race at 4 years and placed once; also 2 races in Australia at 5 years and £33,158 and placed 3 times. Showcall (USA), ran once on the flat at 2 years; dam of. Karistar (IRE), ran a few times on the flat at 2 and 3 years; dam of ELYSIAN STAR (FR), 7 races in Spain to 2020 and placed 13 times. Could It Be (IRE), unraced; dam of a winner. MUBARIZ (GB), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also 3 races in Australia at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £50,567 and placed 3 times. 3rd Dam MR P’S PRINCESS (USA), unraced; Own sister to Excavate (USA); dam of 6 winners including: FASLIYEV (USA) (c. by Nureyev (USA)), Champion 2yr old in Europe in 1999, won 5 races at home and in France including Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, Coventry Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.3 and Victor Chandler Marble Hill Stakes, Curragh, L.; sire. KAMARINSKAYA (USA) (f. by Storm Cat (USA)), won 1 race, Dimitrova 1000 Guineas Trial Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, placed third in C L Weld Park Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, dam of winners. Maderno (USA) (g. by Nureyev (USA)), won 2 races at home and in Hong Kong, placed third in Lane’s End Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3. Tereschenko (USA), ran once on the flat; dam of winners. FIBONACCI (GB), 2 races at 3 and 6 years, 2020 and placed 6 times; also 1 race in France and placed once; also placed twice over hurdles at 4 and 6 years, 2020.
Foal sales (gns): 12 foals sold
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 1, 288, 322, 325
Average price Median price
29,502 31,142
8 colts Average price Median price
36,107 33,898
4 fillies Average price Median price
9,685 8,071
Goffs UK Premier / Silver Sale: 43, 59, 129, 166, 287, 331, 362, 365 BBAG September Sale: 45 SGA September Sale: 46 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Pt1 & Pt2: 7, 15, 38, 108, 197, 233, 392, 443, 527, 570, 583
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Washington DC
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ASHINGTON DC IS out of the Shinko Forest, seven-timewinning, Listed-placed mare How’s She Cuttin’. Her fifth foal is the three-year-old Galileo colt Sandhurst, who was second in the Group 3 Chester Vase last time out for Ballydoyle and Coolmore. It is a young family and if you take a look at the fourth dam Magic Flute, she is a grand-dam of Grand Lodge, a champion two-year-old and winner of the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and the St. James’s Palace Stakes (G1). She is also grand-dam of Fine Society, a Group 1 winner of the Canterbury Guineas. Washington DC was a fast horse and was named Ireland’s champion three-year-old sprinter in 2016. He ran 32 times in his career for six wins and 12 places, consistently taking on some of the best sprinters of his generation. He ran in April as a juvenile winning his maiden on his second start, finishing second in the Marble Hill Stakes (L) and then collecting the Windsor Castle Stakes (L). His last run at two came in the Phoenix Park Stakes (G1), a race won previously by his sire Zoffany, and Washington DC found just Air Force Blue too good. Washington DC made a Listed-winning start at three and, after placed and winning performances at Listed and Group 3 class, he took third in the Commonwealth Stakes (G1) behind Quiet Reflection and Kachy.
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Further efforts as a three-year-old included seconds in the King George Stakes (G2) behind Take Cover, in the Flying Five (G2) at The Curragh and in the Prix l’Abbaye (G1) to Marsha. At four, he won the Phoenix Sprint Stakes (G3). That was to be his last career success although at five he finished a good second to Battaash in the Temple Stakes (G2). He was a sound, consistent performer, who reached a career-high rating of 112 at three and in three further seasons only once dropped to 107. His most expensive first crop foal was done no harm at all by his half-sister Lullaby Moon, who racked up victories in the Prix Miesque (G3) and Redcar’s Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy prior to the foal sales. Bred by Bearstone Stud, and 4x4 to Danehill, the colt made 58,000gns bought by Stephen Hillen. That was the highlight of a very successful sales season for Washington DC, who averaged 17,089gns for nine foals sold (including vendor buy backs), which was a little more than three times his covering fee. Bearstone Stud also sold a colt from the family of their Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Glass Slippers for 35,000gns. Similarly inbred 4x4 to Danehill, he is a half-brother to three winners and out of an Indesatchel half-sister to Glass Slippers. Mattmu, a Group 2 winner by Indesatchel and the sire of a dual winner from just four runners from his sole season at Bearstone in 2018, has a Washington DC half-brother bought by Peter Fahey for 10,000gns.
WASHINGTON DC 8yo Zoffany-How’s She Cuttin’ (Shinko Forest) Bearstone Stud
2019: £6,000 | 2020: £5,000 | 2021: £4,500
Racing Form 32 runs, six wins, 12 places | Best Timeform Rating: 119 | Average winning distance: 5.67f Stakes form AT 2 Jt 3rd top rated 2yr old colt in Ireland in 2015. Won Windsor Castle Stakes, Ascot, L., (5f. beating Areen (IRE) and Steady Pace (GB)), second in Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Air Force Blue (USA)), Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes, Curragh, L., (to Round Two (IRE)). AT 3 Top rated 3yr old sprinter in Ireland in 2016. Won Coolmore Stud Power Committed Stakes, Navan, L., (6f. beating Diamond Fields (IRE) and Only Mine (IRE)), Paddy Power Patton Stakes, Dundalk, L., (7f. beating Alphonsus (GB) and Most Beautiful (GB)), second in Qatar Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, Chantilly, Gr.1, (to Marsha (IRE)), Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, (to Ardhoomey (IRE)), Qatar King George Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (to Take Cover (GB)), Bar One Racing Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3, (to Only Mine (IRE)), third in Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Quiet Reflection (GB)). AT 4 Won At the Races Phoenix Sprint Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, (6f. beating Cougar Mountain (IRE) and Gordon Lord Byron (IRE)), Woodlands Stakes, Navan, L., (5f. beating Ardhoomey (IRE) and Primo Uomo (IRE)), second in Longholes Palace House Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (to Marsha (IRE)). AT 5 Second in Armstrong Temple Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2, (to Battaash (IRE)), third in Woodlands Stakes, Navan, L., (to Primo Uomo (IRE)).
1st Dam How’s She Cuttin’ (IRE), won 7 races from 3 to 5 years and £58,710, placed 9 times including third in Scottish News EBF Land O’Burns Stakes, Ayr, L.; dam of 5 winners: WASHINGTON DC (IRE), see above. Sandhurst (IRE) (2018 c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £28,316, placed twice including second in Chester Vase, Chester, Gr.3, from only 4 starts. CUTTIN’ EDGE (IRE) (2014 g. by Rip Van Winkle (IRE)), won 3 races at 2, 4 and 5 years and £21,510, placed 9 times. SCORCHED EARTH (IRE) (2016 g. by Zoffany (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £12,491 and placed 4 times. AL TARMAAH (IRE) (2017 g. by Muhaarar (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years, 2020 and £4,075. She also has a yearling colt by No Nay Never (USA). 2nd Dam MAGIC ANNEMARIE (IRE), won 3 races at 4 and 5 years and placed 19 times; dam of 4 winners: How’s She Cuttin’ (IRE), see above. LIKE MAGIC (IRE), won 4 races at 2, 4 and 5 years and £41,755 and placed 21 times. BY THE EDGE (IRE), won 4 races at 3 and 4 years and placed 12 times; dam of a winner. ASTRO JAKK (IRE), 5 races at 3 and 4 years, 2020 and £37,534 and placed twice. KHELERED (IRE), won 4races in Italy at 3 years and placed 4 times. Magilini (IRE), placed 3 times at 2 and 3 years; dam of. Oran (IRE), placed 3 times in France at 3 years, 2021. Ban Draiocht (IRE), ran 3 times on the flat at 3 years; dam of winners. PENSYLVANIA AVENUE (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years; also placed twice in Hong Kong at 4 and 5 years. 3rd Dam MAGIC GARTER, unraced; dam of 4 winners including: Escape Plan (IRE) (c. by Key of Luck (USA)), won 5 races at home and in Hong Kong, placed second in Gahrens/Battermann Sierstorpff Rennen, Hamburg, L. APPLETREEMAGIC (IRE), won 2 races and placed 7 times; dam of winners. Spirit Noir (IRE), 5 races in Italy at 2 and 3 years, 2020, placed second in Premio Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, L. and Premio Giuseppe de Montel, Milan, L. and third in Premio Vittorio Riva, Milan, L. Annmarie’s Magic (IRE), placed twice; dam of winners. Magic City (IRE), 10 races, placed third in Piper Heidsieck National Stakes, Sandown Park, L. MAGIC SEA (IRE), 1 race and placed 7 time. Manuka Magic (IRE), unraced; dam of winners. ASPEN DARLIN (IRE), 3 races including Laundry Cottage Firth of Clyde Stakes, Ayr, Gr.3, placed second in 32red.com Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1. The next dam MAGIC FLUTE, Jt 3rd top rated 3yr old filly in England in 1971, 2nd top rated 2yr old filly in England in 1970, won 5 races at 2 and 3 years including Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2, St Hugh’s Stakes, Newbury and Strensall Stakes, York, L., placed 3 times second in Royal Palace Stakes, Doncaster, L. and fourth in 1000 Guineas Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and Diadem Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, all her starts; dam of 7 winners, grand-dam of GRAND LODGE (USA), Champion 2yr old in Europe in 1993, Jt Champion 3yr old in Europe in 1994 (9.5-10.5f.)
Foal sales (gns): 9 foals sold
Yearling sale entries Goffs UK Premier Sale: 114, 176, 192, 231, 260, 302,
Average price Median price
17,089 10,000
7 colts Average price Median price
20,829 14,000
2 fillies Average price Median price
4,000 N/A
363, 416, 427, 439, 446, 447, 448, 458 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 46, 140, 208, 222
Further lot details will be updated online when available
https://www.bearstonestud.co.uk/washingtondc.html Washington DC foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
Purchaser Sale
Lot
b,c. ex Bold Bidder (GB) (Indesatchel (IRE)) (12th April 2020)
58,000
Stephen Hillen BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
503 320
Bearstone Stud
b,c. ex She Mystifies (GB) (Indesatchel (IRE)) (5th March 2020)
35,000
Bearstone Stud
Y&R Engineering
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
b,c. ex Alle Stelle (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (26th March 2020)
16,000
Bearstone Stud
John Walsh BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
274
b,c. ex Intrusion (GB) (Indesatchel (IRE)) (6th April 2020)
14,000
Bearstone Stud
Trickledown Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
358
b,c. ex Katie Boo (IRE) (Namid (GB)) (26th April 2020)
10,000
Bearstone Stud
Peter Fahey
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
504
b,c. ex Gift of Love (IRE) (Azamour (IRE)) (4th May 2020)
8,000
Natton House Thoroughbreds Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
277
* ch,c. ex Bataka (GB) (Mount Nelson (GB)) (1st March 2020)
4,800
a Partnership
Chris Bennett
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
1171
ch,f. ex Symphonic Dancer (USA) (Smart Strike (CAN)) (29th April 2020)
4,000
Bearstone Stud
Mick Easterby
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
321
** b,f. ex Jive (GB) (Major Cadeaux (GB)) (6th February 2020)
4,000
Bearstone Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
275
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Zoustar
Zoustar foal sales : descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse
Price Consignor
ch,c. ex La Collina (IRE) (Strategic Prince (GB)) (17th January 2020)
150,000
Kenilworth House Stud, Ireland Paca Paca Farm
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
892
** b,c. ex Rue Cambon (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (5th March 2020)
110,000
Plantation Stud
Yeomanstown Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
738
b,c. ex Bewitchment (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) (7th April 2020)
100,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
David Howden
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
691
ch,f. x Thatsallimsaying (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (18th February 2020)
92,000
Whitsbury Manor Stud
George Mullins BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
815
** b,c. ex Peach Melba (GB) (Dream Ahead (USA)) (8th March 2020)
90,000
Mickley Stud Ltd.
David Redvers BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
883
* ch,c. ex Castle Hill Cassie (IRE) (Casamento (IRE)) (22nd February 2020)
80,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
David Howden
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
969
* b,f. ex Moons of Jupiter (USA) (War Front (USA)) (14th February 2020)
80,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
Jamie Railton Sales Agency Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
866
b,c. ex Thousandkissesdeep (IRE) (Night Shift (USA)) (13th April 2020)
62,000
The Castlebridge Consignment Margaret O’Toole
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
621
* brown filly ex Felissa (GER) (Soldier Hollow (GB)) (21st February 2020)
50,000
Airlie Stud, Ireland
Good Will BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
937
b,f. ex Sterling Sound (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) (6th April 2020)
40,000
Parsonage Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
819
** b,f. ex Frosting (GB) (Kyllachy (GB)) (14th March 2020)
35,000
Trinity Park Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
525
* b,c. ex Always A Drama (IRE) (Red Jazz (USA)) (21st March 2020)
33,898
Plantation Stud
Redwall BS
Goffs November Foals 2020
566
b,f. ex Threetimesalady (GB) (Royal Applause (GB)) (27th March 2020)
32,000
Barton Stud
Loughmore Stables
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
509
b,f. ex Valonia (GB) (Three Valleys (USA)) (5th March 2020)
31,477
Vinesgrove Stud
BBA Ireland
Goffs November Foals 2020
751
b,f. ex Sandy Cay (USA) (Mizzen Mast (USA)) (11th April 2020)
27,000
aNewsells Park Stud Ltd.
King Barry
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
652
** b,f. ex Evil Spell (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (25th January 2020)
26,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
Culworth Grounds Farm
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
695
b,c. ex Henties Bay (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (2nd February 2020)
25,827
Baroda Stud
OMR Bloodsrock
Goffs November Foals 2020
631
* b,c. ex Wingingit (IRE) (Helmet (AUS)) (22nd February 2020)
21,000
Langton Stud
Torard House Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
549
b,c. ex Wishsong (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (24th March 2020)
17,000
West Moor Stud
K S BS
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
571
b,f. ex Zakhrafa (IRE) (Shamardal (USA)) (22nd February 2020)
14,000
Barton Stud
Kirtlington Park Stud
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
680
** b,c. ex Silverville (USA) (Badge of Silver (USA)) (4th February 2020)
10,000
Tweenhills Farm & Stud
Vendor
Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2020
693
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Purchaser Sale
Lot
ZOUSTAR 10yo Northern Meteor-Zouzou (Redoute’s Choice) Tweenhills Farm & Stud
2019: £25,000 | 2020: £30,000 | 2021: £25,000
Racing Form Nine runs, six wins, two places | Best Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance: 6.23f Stakes form AT 3 Won Coolmore Stud Ascot Vale Stakes, Flemington, Gr.1, (6f. beating Not Listenin’tome (AUS) and Lion of Belfort (AUS)), De Bortoli Wines Golden Rose Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.1, (7f. beating Dissident (AUS) and Bull Point (AUS)), Al Basti B.R.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, Doomben, Gr.2, (6½f. beating Vilanova (NZ) and Bound For Earth (AUS)), Roman Consul Stakes, Randwick, Gr.2, (6f. beating Barbed (AUS) and Open Book (AUS)), second in Patinack Farm J J Atkins Stakes, Eagle Farm, Gr.1, (to Romantic Touch (AUS)).
Yearling sale entries Arqana August Sale: 105, 134, 162, 181, 224, 269
Foal sales (gns): 21 foals sold Average price Median price
53,676 35,000
11 colts Average price Median price
63,611 62,000
10 fillies Average price Median price
42,748 33,500
Goffs UK Premier Sale: 3, 6, 22, 117, 227, 237, 246, 259, 356, 384, 398 Tattersalls Somerville Sale: 124, 236 Tattersalls Ireland September Sale: 67, 276
Further lot details will be updated online when available
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ITH THE EXCEPTION POSSIBLY of his damsire Redoute’s Choice and Fastnet Rock, no stallion has come to Europe from Australia with as high a reputation as Zoustar . The southern-hemisphere-bred and trained star won the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, a serious stallion-making race, and the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes at three. Yet nobody could have predicted the meteoric start Zoustar has made to his stallion career in Australia with a stunning first season seeing him crowned champion first-season sire. He followed that with the champion second and third-season sires’ crowns His champion-making first crop contained three juvenile Group 2 winners, including Sunlight, who went on to lead home an astonishing 1-2-3 for Zoustar in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes. So far, Zoustar is the sire of two individual Australian Group 1 winners and 23 black-typewinning horses. His yearling average for 75 horses sold in 2021 was A$320,000 (€202,057) and his covering fee for the 2019 southern-hemisphere season was A$154,000 (€97,245), the figure at which it remains. His northernhemisphere fee of £25,000 seems a real bargain viewed through that prism. Zoustar is one of six Group 1 winners by Northern Meteor, who sadly died from a fatal colic attack at the age of eight two days before his coronation as leading first-crop sire in Australia. He is a son of Encosta De Lago, the champion Australian sire and champion broodmare sire, who passed away in October 2018. Encosta De Lago stood one northern-hemisphere season at Coolmore and is the sire of 26 individual Group 1 winners, including the six-time Group 1-winning sprinter Chautauqua. He is the most successful stallion son of Fairy King, the full-brother to Sadler’s Wells who shuttled twice to Australia. With Nureyev also in the family, it is one of the prepotent stallion-making genetic pools. Northern Meteor is out of the Fappiano mare Explosive, adding in an outstanding strain of Mr. Prospector bloodlines. Zoustar’s dam Zouzou is by another of Australia’s super sires Redoute’s
1st Dam ZOUZOU (AUS), won 1 race in Australia at 5 years and £5,761 and placed 3 times; dam of 5 winners: ZOUSTAR (AUS). EMPEROR OF THE SUN (IRE) (2017 c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 4 years, 2021 and £71,580 including Saval Beg Stakes, Leopardstown, L., placed 5 times including second in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes, Navan, L. and third in Vintage Crop Stakes, Navan, Gr.3. ZOU YORK (AUS) (2014 g. by All Too Hard (AUS)), won 6 races in Australia and £14,712 and placed once. CIARLET (AUS) (2012 f. by Northern Meteor (AUS)), won 2 races in Australia at 4 years and £35,229 and placed 5 times; broodmare. KONDO ISAMI (IRE) (2018 c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £6,106 and placed twice, all his starts. Drill Bit (AUS) (2007 g. by Starcraft (NZ)), placed 4 times in Australia. She also has a yearling colt by No Nay Never (USA). 2nd Dam METEOR MIST (AUS), won 12 races in Australia; dam of 4 winners: Crestfallen (AUS) (f. by Rivotious (USA)), won 7 races in Australia, placed second in Winter Stakes, Eagle Farm, Gr.3; dam of winners. Miss Antaeus (AUS), 1 race in Australia and $58,150, third in Pryde’s Easifeed Woodlands Stakes, Scone, L. MIATOKO (AUS), 6 races in Australia and $56,680 and placed 14 times; dam of Spaceboy (AUS), 4 races in Australia and £242,904, placed second in Starlight Stakes, Rosehill, L., PROUD MIA (AUS), 4 races in Australia and placed 3 times. MOONLIGHT SHADOW (AUS), 6 races in Australia; dam of TESTASHADOW (AUS), 8 races in Australia and £869,733 including Festival Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.3, MOJO MOON (AUS), 2 races in Australia and placed 4 times. ROKATOKO (AUS), 5 races in Australia. DEEFOUR (AUS), 4 races in Australia and Singapore and placed 9 times. METEOR MAN (NZ), won 7 races in Australia. FOREVER MIDNIGHT (AUS), won 2 races in Australia; dam of winners. DUSTY STAR (AUS), 4 races in Australia and $335,830 including D’Urban Autumn Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.2, placed third in Bletchingly Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.3. ZOUZOU (AUS), see above. 3rd Dam SUNBUSTER (AUS), won 1 race in Australia; dam of 3 winners: METEOR MIST (AUS), see above. STAR SPECTRUM (AUS), won 5 races in Australia; dam of winners. Spectroscope (AUS), 2 races in Australia, placed third in TBV Bloodhorse Breeders’ Stakes, Flemington, Gr.3; dam of Silver Spur (AUS), 2 races in Australia and U.S.A., placed second in Hilton Springtime Stakes, Flemington, L. RIVOTIOUS LAD (AUS), won 5 races in Australia.
Choice, who at the time of writing is the sire of 34 individual Group 1 winners and the sire of current stallion sensation Snitzel and Not A Single Doubt and exciting young recruit The Autumn Sun. Interestingly, for European breeders, Zoustar’s best horse so far Sunlight is out of a mare by a son of Red Ransom with Danehill as the sire of her second dam. His second Australian Group 1 winner is inbred to Fairy Bridge through Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King and is inbred to Mr. Prospector, with Fusaichi Pegasus as his broodmare sire. With all that to go on it’s no surprise that Zoustar’s first European books of mares read like a “Who’s Who” of blue-blooded broodmares. Entreat, the Pivotal dam of 2020 Group 1 Commonwealth Cup winner Golden Horde and this season’s Listed Cathedral Stakes winner Line Of Departure, has a yearling filly by Zoustar. Dardiza, the dam of Group 3 winner Guildsman and a half-sister to the dam of champion Almanzor, has a yearling filly by Zoustar, while Fortitude, an Oasis Dream half-sister to this season’s Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Broome and Point Lonsdale, has a colt. The dual Group 1 winner La Collina was another to visit Zoustar in his first season at Tweenhills and her colt by him duly became the most expensive foal sold from his first northern-hemisphere crop when making 150,000gns to Paca Paca Farm from breeder Kenilworth House Stud. He was one of three colts by Zoustar to sell for six-figures at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale – Yeomanstown Stud went to 110,000gns to secure Plantation Stud’s Rue Cambon, an Exceed And Excel half-sister to Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes winner Gorella, and David Howden bought Tweenhills’ colt out of Bewitchment, a Pivotal half-sister to Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner Hooray, for 100,000gns. Zoustar’s most expensive filly was Whitsbury Manor Stud’s daughter of Listed St Hugh’s Stakes second That’sallimsaying. The granddaughter of Dandy Man was bought by George Mullins for 92,000gns at Tattersalls December Foal Sale. These sales contributed to a first crop average of 53,676gns for 21 sold (including vendor buy-backs) from 22 offered.
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photo of the fact pack: top-priced first foals of 2020 TOP RIGHT: the Expert Eye filly out of Lady Livius (Titus Livius), who sold for €180,000 at the Goffs November Sale 2020, bought by Yeomanstown Stud She was bred by and sold by Ballylinch Stud and is a half-sister to five winners, including the Group 3 Sierenia Stakes winner Burnt Sugar (Lope De Vega) and the Molecomb Stakes (G3) winner Brown Sugar (Tamayuz). It is Rathasker Studdeveloped family of the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) winner Galeota. Lady Livius had a colt foal by Waldgeist last year and was sent to visit Acclamation this spring, he is the sire of Expert Eye. Lady Livius produced a colt by Acclamation in 2019. He sold for 300,000gns as a yearling last year bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock and has been named Vespasian. Photo courtesy of Juddmonte Farms and Ballylinch Stud
BOTTOM RIGHT: the filly by the Coolmore sire Saxon Warrior out of Archangel Gabriel (Arch), a full-sister to the Grade 1 winner Prince Arch, and a halfsister to Kingsfort, winner of the National Stakes (G1). She was sold by Norris Bloodstock to Stauffenberg Bloodstock for 280,000gns, bred by Hunscote Stud & Humber Bloodstock. The mare has bred two winners from three runners. In a 2019 she produced a colt by Kingman, who was bought from Kilminfoyle House Stud by trainer Kevin Ryan at Tattersalls October Book 1 for 350,000gns on behalf of Sheikh Obaid. He is called King Of York and by the beginning of August had run once when fourth in a novice stakes at Haydock, with race entries ahead. Archangel Gabriel was due to Invincible Spirit this spring.
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