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New sire Galileo: power we assess All you need his to know progress asabout a this year’s sire ofnew sires stallions in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and the US

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New beginnings... ...both equine and human at The National Stud

Myboycharlie is becoming a dual hemisphere success story.

Sally Ann Grassick profiles the son of Danetime

Out with the old, in with the new

Our panelists look back at the year that was, and give us their thoughts on the year ahead

Dare to dream.

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Bated Breath 2007 b h Dansili - Tantina (Distant View)

One of the leading second crop sires in Europe 2018 Fee: £10,000 slf

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Dansili 1996 b h Danehill - Hasili (Kahyasi)

A leading active European sire 2018 Fee: £65,000 slf

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Frankel 2008 b h Galileo - Kind (Danehill)

The most exciting young sire in the world 2018 Fee: £175,000 slf

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Kingman 2011 b h Invincible Spirit - Zenda (Zamindar)

The best son of sire of sires Invincible Spirit 2018 Fee: £55,000 slf

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Oasis Dream 2000 b h Green Desert - Hope (Dancing Brave)

The leading sire from the Green Desert line 2018 Fee: £30,000 slf

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Dual Gr.1 winning 2yo by champion sire Street Cry (7 sons have sired Gr.1 winners).

Closely related to the excellent 2yo sires Invincible Spirit and Kodiac - both are by sons of Danzig.

The only horse to achieve the Blue Diamond/Sires’ Produce double - both are sire producing races.

Blue Diamond Stakes, (c by Street Cry (IRE)), Â 2 races at 2 years in Aus Caulfield, Â?Â? and including second in Blue Diamond Prelude (c&gInglis Sires' Produce Stakes, Randwic tralia and $1,336,100 viz

k, �� , placed twic ), Caulfield, �� ; sire e . ��  ­�

1st Blue Diamond S.-Gr.1, 6f, Caulfield 1st Sires’ Produce S.-Gr.1, 7f, Randwick

Street Cry's influence continues to extend through his sons, a number of whom are at stud worldwide‌ European breeders, of course, have access to top Australian two-year-old Pride Of Dubai, a shuttler for Coolmore who has the additional allure of being related to Invincible Spirit and Kodiac.

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He’s a top-class Australian-bred shuttler, just like our proven Gr.1 sires Fastnet Rock, Choisir and Starspangledbanner!

€  ‚ Dequetteville Stakes, (f by Danehill),  2 races at 2 and 3 year Mor s in Australia and plac dam of ƒ „� …  †�� phettville, �; ed 4 times including third vizin

(g. (c. by Street Cry), see above.

by High Chaparral), Â 3 races in South Afric and SABC Gold Vase a including Elan Gold

, Greyville, Â?Â? .

Cup, Greyville, Â?Â? (c. placed second in Goldby More Than Ready), Â 3 races in Aust Coas ralia t including Gothic Stak Guin eas, Gold Coast, Â?Â? .

ICON OF DUBAI (AUS es, Caulfield, Â?, ) (c.

by High Chaparral),

 1 race at 3 years in Australia, 2017 and $49,3  ‚  ­�

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ELJAZZI (f by Artaius), (multiple Group winner  1 race at 2 years and placed twic e from only 4 starts; dam of �† …  †��and a Champion sire); (half-sister to including (f by Kris),  Trial S., Lingfield Pk, �,5 races including Prix de Diane, Chantilly, ��

Prin , cess May Eliza Hill S., Doncaster, Â?Â? beth S.,

, Oaks (c by Gree Epsom, Â?; dam of: n Desert), 7 races inclu Duke of York Stak ding Sprint Cup, Hayd

(c byes, York, Â?Â? , Boland Stakes, Curragh, Â?Â? ock Park, Â?Â? , Shirley Heights), 6 race ; leading sire. s including John Porter Stakes, Chester, Â?Â?

Stakes, Newbury, Â?Â? . and Ormonde (f by Bahri), 3 race

s incl. Princess Roya (f by Danehill), 3 race s including Empress Stak l Stakes, Ascot, Â?Â? .

Nell Gwyn Stakes, New (f by Cape Cros market, �� , Prix Robert Papin, Maisons-es, Newmarket, �, placed second in Laffitte, �� ; dam of Gran Criterium, Milan, s), ‡ ­ˆ…  ‰ ƒ…€€‰ … � €‰

Stakes, Leopardstown �� , (f by… , 1 race at 2 years viz Premio , �� , Galil Naas, �, (f by Galileo), 2 race eo), 2 races including Silver Flash s Š inclu

ding Naas Juv. Sprint (c by Galileo), Stakes, Newmarket, Â?Â?

Stakes, 2 races Stakes, Ascot, �� ; and  �� (c by Galileo), 1 at 2 years, 2017, including Superlative race Stakes, Lingfield Park grandam of Š (g , placed third in St James's Palace , by �

High and

Chaparral), won Derb Betfred Oaks Trial y Trial

Š ‚… ‹ (c by Stakes, Lingfield Park, � and placed third (f. by Foxwedge); 2 races including in Ribb Dan �� ; also 1 race at 5 ehill), 3 races at 3 and 4 years, placed secolesdale Stakes, Ascot, �� . year nd in Hackwood Stak s in U.A.E.; leading sire.

es, Newbury,

Eyrefield Stakes, Leop(f by Sadler's Wells), Â 4 races inclu ding Blandford Stakes, ardstown, Â?; dam of:

Curragh, �� and (f by Dalakhan i), ‡ ­ˆ…  races including �  Œ‰ „�Ž Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, �� , Blan €‚†� ­ �† … �†€  ‚ … (c by Suave Dancer) dfor , 7 ,  3 races at 2 andd Stakes, Curragh, �� .

Longchamp, Â?Â? .

3 years and placed third €  ‚ in Prix de Conde,  ‰ƒ (f by (f by Danehill), see above.

Slip Anchor), Â 1 race at 2 years and Stakes, Newbury, Â?; placed second in Voda fone Group Fillies Trial (f dam of:

by Dan

ehill), 2 races including Desirable H., Flem (f ington, Â?,; dam of

by Hussonet), won Desi ‘† †‚‚ ‡ rable Š Plate , Flem (f by Danehill), 1 race in Australia and ington, �

Flemington, �� . placed second in Mar ­ˆ„€�…‘† �† ­ ibyrnong Plate, (f by Encosta de Lago), 1 race at 2 Sires' Produce Stak years in Australia and SHE'S ALLURING (AUS es, Eagle Farm, �� . placed second in ) (f Rock), 3 races in Aust by Lure), 2 races in Australia; dam of  �

DODUO (AUS) (f by Dan ralia, placed third in Champagne S., Rand �  ‚ †’‰ (f by Fastnet wick, �� . ehill), 2 races in Aust ralia; grandam of Bullbars), 3 races in New second in Royal Stakes, Zealand including Cambridge Stud Eigh (f. by t Carat Classic, Ellerslie, Ellerslie, �� and Š Zealand inclu �� , plac Š Wosaita (GB) (f by Gen ding Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes, Otaki, � (f by Librettist), 3 races in ed New erou

(f s), placed once at 3 years; dam of:

by Desert Prince), 3 race

(f by Daylami), 2 race s including Premio Sergio Cumani, Milan, Â?Â? . s including Chesham

Stak (c by Exceed And Exce Newbury, Â?Â? . l), 2 races at 2 years, es, Ascot, Â?; dam of 2017, including Mill Reef Unaided (GB) (f by Dan Stakes, sili), unplaced; dam of

(f by Mor Point Stakes, Belmont e Than Park, Â?Â? and Prix Mat El Jazirah (GB) (f by Kris) chem, Maisons-Laffitte, Ready), 3 races including Sands ,; dam Â?

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(f by Barathea), 3 races including Prix �� Ž…€„� (g (f by Dalakhani), 2 races including Petite Etoile, Saint-Cloud, �; dam of

by Mark of Esteem), 2 Â?Â? . races at 2 years, placPrix de la Seine, Longchamp, Â?, ed second in Gran Crite FRINGE (GB) (f by rium, Milan, In The Wings), 1 race Mastercraftsman), 5 race ; dam of

s including Prix Daphnis (c by , Chantilly, Â?Â? .

Fee: ₏15,000 Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars, Jason Walsh, Tom Miller or Neil Magee. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156.

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Her dam FALL ASPEN (Gr.1 Matron S); dam of: FORT WOOD (Gr.1, Champion Sire), HAMAS (Gr.1, sire), NORTHERN ASPEN (Gr.1), TIMBER COUNTRY (Champion at 2, sire), BIANCONI (Gr.2, sire), COLORADO DANCER (Gr.2, dam of DUBAI MILLENIUM [Champion, sire of DUBAWI].

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contents january-february

10 First word

Paul Haigh left the HKIR meeting in December with a grin on his face

14 News

RIP Mary Hambro, Racing Welfare announces a research project into mental health, William makes the most of a December visit to France, and Tina Rau reviews the sales year and looks to the future with caution

20 Mighty Bite

It was a mixed festive season of racing, writes Sue Russell, with a variety of unexpected results, but Shade Oak Stud had a good time of it and bagged two Grade 1 winners

28 NH stallion table

Leading NH sires, stats from Weatherbys

30 Black leads the order in Japan

Simon Rowlands rounds off 2017 with a look at the racing in the Far East, while he wishes that the sport had a stronger grasp of the importance of ratings

36 Out with the old, in with the new

Melissa Bauer-Herzog gives us a region-by-region view of the new stallions at stud in the US

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Jocelyn de Moubray reports on a French stallion business that has changed beyond all recognition

97 Stallion lists

Leading lists from France and Germany from Weathebys

102 European stallion fees

A farm-by-farm list of leading stallions standing in Germany and France, with this year’s fee compared to 2017

109 Final stakes winners list

Hyperion’s final list of 2017 – an alphabetical list of the sires of stakes winners and their respective dam sires

118 Final stakes winners list

In reverse – Hyperion’s final list of stakes-winning dam sires in 2017

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Our view on the social world of racing with photos from December’s RoR stallion nomination auction at Tattersalls, and festive racing at Leopardstown and Cheltenham

130 The database

The end-of-year stakes race catch up

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Myboycha rlie is dual hemisp here sucbecoming a Sally Ann Gra cess story. ssick profiles the son of Danetime

in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, and the US

Out with the in with the old,

new Our panelis at the ts look back and give us year that was, their on the yeathoughts r ahead

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74 New in the USA

92 Stallion business on the up

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The lowdown on the wide range of new sires retired to stud in Britain and Ireland, headed up by 14 Group 1 winners

Sire Myboycharlie is gaining a dual hemisphere profile.

Sally Ann Grassick chats to those involved with the son of Danetime

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86 That’s My Boy

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Almanzor and Wings Of Eagles head a strong roster of new sires retiring to France and Germany, writes Aisling Crowe

... for horses and humans at The National Stud. Tim Lane took over as stud manager at farm last spring, and has three new stallions on the roster for 2018

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42 New sires in Europe

80 New beginnings...

JANUARY-

A panel from all sides of the racing and bloodstock world give us their review of 2017, and their plans for 2018 – with some New Year’s resolutions made!

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142 Photos of the month

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New stallion Aclaim at The National Stud Photo by Debbie Burt

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When Irish eyes are smiling

Highand Reel’s finale headlined a Longines HKIR meeting that left Paul Haigh with a grin on his face

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his column is looking lately like a theatre or restaurant review of great international race meetings. No apologies for that though when they keep coming at us at more than regular intervals.

The latest, following the Arc meeting and British Champions Day in October then the Breeders’ Cup in November, was the Longines Hong Kong International meeting at Sha Tin on December 10. Anyone who came away from any of those without a grin on the face just The Ballydoyle team with the wonderful Highland Reel, now standing at Coolmore

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has to admit they don’t really like racing.

Some of us predicted long ago that internationalisation would be the future of this sport, and its salvation. We just made the fairly common error of being right a bit too early.

The Japan Cup and the Arima Kinen have been left out of this list deliberately. Japanese racing fans being so prodigiously passionate they don’t need a multi-course meal to satisfy them, not when they’re happy to camp out overnight with sushi sandwiches and a flask of sake (an uneducated guess) just to grab slots on the rails whenever their heroes are performing.

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And the JRA, which could easily have turned the Japan Cup meeting into yet another end-of-northernhemisphere-season festival, have acted accordingly and catered to home tastes.

Just as well, because with no other competitor since the Breeders’ Cup on November 4, the Longines HKIR now stands alone as an end-of-term bonanza from the international point of view; and this year, after a few rather questionable renewals in which the meeting seemed about to condense itself into an annual Hong Kong-Japan head to head, the four Group 1s delivered a feast with perhaps more varied international form lines for students to chew on than any other meeting worldwide.

Whether it really deserves its subtitle of “World Turf Championships” remains a moot point, but on 2017 evidence it’s definitely moving in the right direction.

Central to the meeting’s success was the magnificent grand finale to the racing career of the great Highland Reel.

The word “great” is not chosen there without a bit of actual thought. Highland Reel has never been champion of any country, never been idolised, never like his fellow son of Galileo, Frankel, been a sensation who simply humiliated his contemporaries. But he has travelled the globe over the last three years, winning some, losing some, always producing his very gamest, an almost perfectly reliable yardstick against which to measure almost every good horse on every racing continent.

He has expanded the limits of what it’s possible to ask a racehorse to do.

“I’d love to keep him racing as a six-year-old and I know he’d never let us down.

But the boys have decided it’s time for him to go to stud now”

Highland Reel’s second Hong Kong Vase.

“Not once. He’s never lost his appetite for racing at all.

You saw him today. You saw how bright his enthusiasm is still burning. I’d love to keep him racing as a six-yearold and I know he’d never let us down. But the boys have decided it’s time for him to go to stud now and you really can not say it isn’t time for that now.”

On December 10, Highland Reel turned round the Breeders’ Cup Turf form with the André Fabre-trained Talismanic who beat him at Del Mar. But perhaps the most interesting bit of form he’s produced in his long career was his defeat by Winx in the 2015 Cox Plate, because, through it, he offers the direct link to the Australian phenomenon’s ability.

Winx thrashed him that day, as she’s thrashed everything put up against her in her last 22 races.

But Highland Reel was only just beginning his global odyssey, and we shouldn’t forget that O’Brien only sends his not-quite A-listers to race in Australia – or in America, except for the Breeders’ Cup.

Time Warp winning the Hong Kong Cup, coming home over 2l clear of Werther

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eople used to joke about Jim And Tonic that the only way to get him to run his best race back home at Longchamp was to put him in a plane and fly him to Moscow and back rather than bring him down the road from Chantilly. Highland Reel’s frequent flyer stamps make Jim And Tonic look like a homebody.

Aidan O’Brien doesn’t always come to the HKIR when he’s got runners. He didn’t make the trip when his Arc winner Dylan Thomas completed his farewell tour in 2007 (and finished down the field at a shade of odds on).

But O’Brien wasn’t going to miss what he knew was going to be the last race of the horse who must have endeared himself to everyone at Ballydoyle for his sheer global consistency which has enabled him to break the prize-money record for any horse trained in Europe.

Afterwards his great trainer, whose finest advertisement Highland Reel may be, was asked if there had ever been a single moment during those three years when he’d thought, “Well, maybe we’ve asked enough of him now”.

“No,” said Aidan, still beaming with glee 20 minutes after the interviews and the presentations that followed

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Highland Reel has just gone on improving with work and travel. That’s not to say he’d ever get much closer to Winx than the 5l she beat him at Moonee Valley, but the horse we saw at Sha Tin last month was a different one from the colt of 2015. He’s another legend, and now we’re going to be asking ourselves every time an up-andcomer turns up showing a certain fondness for airports: “Could he be another Highland Reel?”

No, probably not. He won his swansong with maybe more relish than he’d ever displayed before. Has there ever been a horse who’s career follows that curve? Only Falbrav comes to mind.

Follow that then. Well, Mr Stunning did his best in the Sprint. Maybe he’s not quite one to speak of in the same breath as superstars such as Silent Witness or Sacred Kingdom, but Mr Stunning reaffirmed the truth that Australian-bred sprinters are still the best in the world, and that when the cream of them come to Hong Kong to be trained they’re more or less unbeatable at home.

It might be fair to say that newly crowned Longines World’s Best Jockey Hugh Bowman (what on earth has Ryan Moore done to lose that title?) didn’t really improve his rep on Lucky Bubbles, but he wouldn’t have caught the winner even with a clear run.

Mr Stunning reaffirmed the truth that Australian-bred sprinters are still the best in the world, and that when the cream of them head to Hong Kong they’re more or less unbeatable

Derek Leung with Beauty Generation after his “superlative” front-running ride

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BC Turf Sprint winner Stormy Liberal finished 11th of 13, but that was no disgrace. Only three overseas horses, including the supreme Lord Kanaloa (twice) have ever been a match for the locals in the Sprint.

The Mile saw a superlative front-running ride on an admittedly speed-favouring track from Derek KC Leung, a local boy who really has made good. Beauty Generation had done nothing much previously to suggest he had the ability to dominate an international Group 1 the way he did, but Leung got every fraction right, and his jubilation as well as the crowd’s at the sight of one of their own being too good for the assembled invaders was a joy to behold.

And then in the Cup itself Zac Purton, a friend and fan of Derek’s, on Time Warp delivered if anything an even better example of how to dictate from the front.

Time Warp, by the late Archipenko (himself a winner of the APQEII) was previously trained by Sir Mark Prescott, and may well be the first (and only?) international Group 1 winner ever to have broken his maiden at Southwell in a Class 6 Auction Maiden.

There was something a bit Prescottian about the fact he did so at the fourth time of asking too and, as one might have foreseen, without a great deal of fuss.

Sir Mark, the best public speaker in racing, who may have got a new taste for intercontinental travel after taking his brilliant mare Marsha to Del Mar, was there to see his former protégé’s triumph in the Longines Hong Kong Cup, having been guest speaker at the traditional Carbine Club lunch on December 8.

It’s probably very bad form to repeat public jokes, but he did tell one that will stick in the mind at least as long as this HKIR renewal.

Once as a young trainer he got a fax (shows how long ago it was) from a Mrs Abercrombie of New York who was then his leading owner.

Mrs Abercrombie wanted details of his plans for her horses and also advised him that her daughter, Baby, wished to visit Heath House, Newmarket to view her mother’s horses.

Sir Mark had a new secretary who had great diligence but no edit button, and when she replied to Mrs Abercrombie did so verbatim at Sir Mark’s dictation, including the words, “Baby – what a fxxxing stupid name for a daughter – will be welcome at Heath House whenever she’s ready”.

Mrs A replied by fax thanking Sir Mark for the information and advising him that, “Baby – what a fxxxing stupid name for a daughter – will be there at 9.15 on Monday.”

Nearly as good as the Longines HKIR 2017. Well, maybe not quite, but a very good dollop of cream on the cake.

the news

Racing Foundation funds research into mental health project The Racing Foundation has awarded over £62,000 in funding to Racing Welfare to commission a mental health research project.

This research will be

conducted by Liverpool John Moore’s University and will assess the racing industry’s specific mental health requirements. The study has the full support of the British Horseracing Authority and will take place over a year.

The aim of the study is to make recommendations regarding a holistic mental health service (inclusive of addiction issues) to be made available on a fully-

accessible and national basis for everyone working within the horseracing industry.

Simone Sear, director of welfare at Racing Welfare said: “We are aware that in order to develop Racing Welfare’s mental health service provision, and to ensure it is consistent and available to all those working in racing, we need to better understand the needs of the people who

make up racing’s workforce.

“The study will include stud staff, stable staff, racecourse staff, groundsmen, jockeys and stalls handlers as well as employers and other key stakeholders within the horseracing and breeding industry.

“No research regarding mental health has been conducted in the industry at this scale before and it is likely that it will provide new insights that will benefit the

Broodmare purchase headed up a French road trip

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broodmare from the Danehill line as John’s only young broodmare is Miss Cap Estel, a Hernando Listed winner on soft ground.

Named Miss Celestial she is from the family of Conduit and Blond Me, Kingsclere’s star filly of 2017, who is due to visit Dubawi this year.

After selling a filly foal-share by Kendargent on the Monday we left on a road trip to Pau, calling in at Haras d’Ommeel to see my two (now yearling) fillies.

I have a Planteur half-sister to five winners, including one at Group level.

She has an Olympic Glory colt called Magic Boy to race this year with Henri-Alex Pantall.

Hopefully, he will help sell her and perhaps Planteur will be commercial with his three-year-old crop.

My other mare, Salute The Sun, has a Multiplex full-sister to the Group winner Superplex and two other winners from her only runners.

On then to Pau with a convenient overnight stop at Saintes. It is the Roman capital of Aquitaine, straddles the River Charente and it is a town that has been twinned with Salisbury since 1990.

We got to Pau just in time to see the first race, a three-year-old chase, from the car park.

The next race was a first for me, an Anglo-Arab chase. As often in France, the Arabs seem to have a strong

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Y DEcember was dominated by attempts to buy a broodmare to strengthen the John Pearce Racing team, which currently has an ageing mare band.

John died last January and left a legacy to carry on his racing and breeding operation with his continuing aim to breed and race a Derby winner.

At Tattersalls we had tried to buy Wooing, an unraced Galileo sister to Rip Van Winkle, but were left short in a market that saw the average on Tattersall’s Tuesday jump by a remarkable 90 per cent.

Liam Norris and I then went on to Deauville where we met up with John’s great nephew Edmund Bush to continue our quest.

Luckily trade on the Saturday was not as strong as Newmarket’s main day and we managed to get a very similar mare to the one we missed: unraced and by Galileo, in-foal to Zoffany, a sister to Lush Lashes and called Best Friend.

Earlier in the autumn, we had also purchased a yearling from Tattersalls Book 1 draft of Ballymacoll.

She is an Exceed And Excel filly out of Liber Nauticus, who herself sold to Moyglare in-foal to Harzand.

We were keen to have a potential

thoroughbred influence.

David Cottin, who had spent a month at Kingsclere last winter, had a fourth in the next; he has made a great transition to a training career.

Luis Urbano, an old friend and very successful former amateur rider, had two two-year-old runners, making their second starts.

The first Repunzel, a filly by Sakhee, won well from a wide draw. The second, Bailey’s Balle, a Lethal Force gelding, was beaten half-a-length at

50-1. He went on to win his next start, also at Pau. The last race we saw was a cross country with 15 runners. This resulted in six fallers, two of them fatal.

Luis’s family have long been connected with racing, both he and his father were champion European amateurs. His uncle spent time with Toby Balding and Luis Jnr, Luis’s son, spent three weeks of the summer with us and rode out for Andrew Balding.

He is due to take out his amateur licence this year.

Pau, for those who have never visited, is situated just below the Pyrenees and is an hour east of Biarritz, relatively close to Lourdes. It sprung to prominence in the late 16th century when Henri IV became King of France having renounced his Protestant faith to become Catholic and unify the country after the Edict of Nantes had guaranteed the religious liberties of Protestants.

Henri is still remembered for his promise to guarantee a “poule au pot” for all his subjects every Sunday.

Pau has a great reputation for gastronomy (Bearnaise sauce and Foie Gras), wine (Jurancon doux and sec, and Madiran from the Tannat grape) and spirits (Armagnac, which is smoother than Cognac to me ).

You can easily ski from there in winter and surf in the summer.

It is home to Jean-Claude Rouget,

the news industry as a whole.”

Racing Welfare already commits to ensuring that racing’s workforce can access appropriate mental health and wellbeing support when required and without lengthy waiting lists.

The charity offers a range of services to support mental health, including telephone and online counselling via Racing’s Support Line and face to face counselling.

All Welfare Officers working for the charity are trained Mental Health First Aiders.

trainer of Almanzor and Brametot, and the first trainer to win the Flat trainers’ championship from the Provinces (in 2009).

François Rohaut, a perennial top ten trainer, is also based in the town.

I have two homebred fillies with Luis – a Mount Nelson three-yearold who did not make it to the sales because of splints as a yearling.

Also a Phoenix Reach two-year-old filly first foal who is aiming to get my mare Lady Melior off to a good start as a broodmare.

Lady Melior is boarded close to Pau and has a Sinndar yearling filly and is in-foal to Dariyan, the Aga’s Shamardal stallion who won the Ganay as a four-year-old and is from the family of Almanzor.

Our journey included a trip to Toulouse for a worthwhile Christmas Fair and to pick up an old friend and client from the airport.

We also had a visit to San Sebastien, Patricia Urbano’s home town, a very busy city in summer –

RIP

Mary Hambro 1951-2018

Bloodstock consignor, trainer, owner and breeder Mary Hambro has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 67.

In recent years Hambro had trained under a permit and produced horses at the Cotswold

we’ve had runners and winners there at the August meeting.

It is easy to get around in winter and even in December there were plenty of surfers showing off their skills.

We had a terrific meal in an old cider press near the university, every bit as good and yet half the price of many meals in France.

We had an excellent Galician Ribiero white wine and also brought back a very interesting Nordes Gin made from Albarino grapes; it is available in the UK. Our road trip was much enlivened by a fascinating audible book, Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down by Allan Jones, an ex Melody Maker editor.

It is subtitled “Rock’n’Roll War Stories” and brought back great memories of an evening in London courtesy of two owners who were in the music business – Maurice Oberstein and Eric Kronfeld.

We started the evening off seeing Lou Reed in concert and then had dinner with him and David Bowie Dariyan: William’s mare Lady Melior is in-foal to the Aga Khan’s six-year-old Shamardal stallion

Stud, but it was in the world of bloodstock sales that she will be primarily remembered.

Consignor Ted Voute, said: “Mary was a pioneer in consignment, changing the game here in terms of preparation and presentation.

“The whole concept came from America, where Lee Eaton was the pioneer, and she adapted a model he had used successfully, and made a great success of it.

“She was the first to prepare professionally the showing of horses at the sales for the likes

in a small party.

In the audible book Jones does a pretty good job of interviewing a very tricky customer, which tallies very well with my memories of Lou. David Bowie, however, was charm personified.

The audio book also reveals just what strong constitution the artists, and journalists, must have had!

Recently, I was glad to hear of two sensible British Horseracing Authority decisions. The treatment of both Philip Hobbs and Hughie Morrison over unexplained dope testing irregularities shows a measure of common sense and fair justice, often lacking from the body.

Had things gone the other way a very expensive visit to the European Courts might have led to the same result and a huge bill for the BHA. I was glad to see recently retired jockey Steve Drowne appointed a stipendiary steward, but can not see the sense of a fully professional team to replace the experienced and fair system now deployed.

Clare Balding’s suggestion of a Television Match Official team based in High Holborn to monitor steward’s enquiries would be far more practical.

William enjoyed a pleasant glass of Ribiero wine at San Sebastien

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of Robert Sangster and James Wigan, which had formerly been the province of owner-breeders themselves.”

He added: “She was very good at it and she set the bar at a new height.

“She will be very sadly missed, but she didn’t half battle.”

In 1989 Hambro sold the only Dancing Brave colt (above) offered that year for 375,000gns.

She was married to investment banker and philanthropist Richard Hambro, a breeder and Jockey Club member who was chairman of Newmarket racecourse until his death in 2009.

Formely known as Mary Briggs, Hambro was her third husband having formerly been married to Barry Brogan – a jockey associated with such charismatic horses as Charlie Potheen, Even Keel, Flyingbolt and The Dikler.

Hambro was joint breeder of 1985 Gran Premio di Milano winner Shulich, and of Sapience, who won won the Ebor, finished second in the St Leger, and won the Princess Of Wales's Stakes and the Jockey Club Stakes.

The last of around 20 winners she trained was Primogeniture, a 66-1 winner at Chelmsford in 2016 on his first start for the stable. The best horse she trained was the five-time winner Dover’s Hill.

Hambro’s funeral will take place at St Mary's Church, Batsford, on Monday January 22 at 2pm.

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Mahsoob retires to stand at Hedgeholme The Group 3 winner Mahsoob has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career at Hedgeholme Stud in County Durham at a fee of £2,000.

The Hamdan Al Maktoum homebred, a son of Dansili, was trained by John Gosden throughout his career to win five races from nine starts.

After a winning debut at the back-end of his three-year-old season, he reappeared at four to win three races on the bounce,

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victories which included the Listed Wolferton Handicap at Royal Ascot.

On his first start at five, Mahsoob returned to winning ways when taking the Group 3 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket.

The first foal out of the dual Listed-placed Montjeu mare Mooakada, Mahsoob’s third dam is the Group 3 winner and twice Group 1-placed Nashwan mare Bint Shadayid, a daughter of 1,000 Guineas heroine and Marcel Boussac heroine Shadayid.

He stands alongside Intrinsic (Oasis Dream) at Hedgeholme.

....Girls aloud

he brain is still slightly foggy from all those yummy holiday treats – so before moving on to the joys that 2018 might hold, let’s start with a review of the 2017 sales year.

While on the surface it seems to have been a bumper year on all sales fronts, this writer here is tempted to be a little more cautious when looking a little further down, though it’s true; the very top of the market was incredibly strong.

But, if you leave aside the superstar performers or star offspring by flavour-of-the-month sires from the very obvious female lines, personally I feel that just underneath there were holes to be found where one wouldn’t necessarily expect them, and where at least to me, they were a little bit alarming – namely in the upper middle market.

I am not complaining – this was all the better for my clients. The majority of them would not be buying in the top segment of the market, but still occasionally have £80,000-£150,000 to spend, which is still pretty decent money in anyone’s terms and above the average of most sales.

I do honestly believe that in 2017 money could buy you a better quality individual (both pedigree and conformation-wise) than it did in previous years.

Obviously, the proof will be in the pudding and by the winning posts later on this year and most importantly in 2019, but up to right now I am feeling very good about what we’ve managed to buy, and for less than silly money.

That warm fuzzy feeling apart (long may it last!) I still have a hunch that there might be tougher times ahead for the industry as a whole: nomination fees are at an all-time high, there is an ongoing Qatar-Gulf crisis (which might be more than the storm in a tea cup we like to see it as), and there are the substantial changes underway in Saudi Arabia. This could result in a dispersal of a few hundred thoroughbreds owned by members of the royal family, who have fallen out of favour with the new regime.

Amid, all of that, Markus Jooste’s Mayfair racing empire is under financial pressure and it is offering fillies at the Tattersalls February Sale.

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Mahsoob: a Group 3-winning son of Dansili

Bloodstock agents Cathy Grassick and Tina Rau share our new column discussing bloodstock and racing issues.

Rau looks at some issues that could potentially affect our industry as we move into 2018

bubbles, but it is worth noting that all the aforementioned parties have been significant players at thoroughbred auctions all over Europe in the last year.

And that’s not even taking into account the looming incertitude of how Brexit will, or won’t affect, our industry…

Enough doom and gloom though – the rest of this column will be more cheery.

A new year first and foremost holds dreams, hopes and promises – be it in the shape of the newborn foal on it’s wobbly baby legs who might just become a future champion or the the rising two-year-old promising adventures and adrenalin rushes ahead of ever hitting the racecourse.

We as an industry are the breeders, sellers and trainers of dreams – money does matter, but even the richest men can be beaten fair and square by a horse that’s owned by a 10,000-strong syndicate, cue the fairytale story of the formidable Marsha and owner Elite Racing Club.

And the end of one chapter is generally just the beginning of the next: that goes for horses such as Marsha as well as for owners – where a void left by one often incites the appetites of new players.

As for New Year resolutions: I have promised myself to learn a new skill, namely passable photography this year [That would be very useful, Editor].

And to try and properly catch up with the people who are important to me in the industry on a more regular basis than the fly-by conversations had at a race meet or sale where everybody has other things on their mind.

Luckily for me, I will be able to combine both those resolutions thanks to my hugely talented photographer friend Amy Lanigan, whom I don’t see enough of, but who has volunteered to spend some time with me and teach me some of the ropes.

And my motto for the year (despite my earlier slightly pessimistic rant): ENJOY! (but proceed with caution).

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The exuberant jumper Might Bite, with jockey Nico de Boinville aboard, moving clear before going on to win the King George Chase

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It was an unusual Christmas racing season with some unexpected results, writes Sue Russell

Might Bite silenced the doubters in the King George Chase.

The son of Scorpion is now a 7/2 chance for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham in March

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ell, at least some enjoyed Christmas.

Nicky Henderson, for one, and Gordon Elliott and Michael O’Leary for two more. But for others, the festive period was a mixture of sadness, disappointment, frustration and confusion.

For Henderson, Boxing Day at Kempton was a cracker. He saddled the favourites for both the main events – Might Bite in the King George VI Chase and Buveur d’Air in the Christmas Hurdle – and both won, with the minimum of fuss.

And after unexpected reverses for Sizing John and Faugheen in the equivalent contests at Leopardstown, the Seven Barrows stablemates have gone into 2018 as favourites for the Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle, the chaser rather by default, the hurdler – the reigning monarch – more as of right.

Might Bite had ended his novice campaign as one of the best of the young stayers, and a return to the flat Sunbury track for the King George was an obvious plan for a horse of his high cruising speed and zestful attitude.

He jumped superbly as he shadowed and at times headed trailblazing Bristol De Mai and Nico De Boinville let him stride on in front as the grey – who had made all when he won the heavy-ground Betfair Chase in November – began to fade before the turn in.

Exuberant leaps over the final two fences kept up his momentum and he never looked in real danger of defeat.

And there was no hint of the overt quirkiness that almost lost him the RSA, when he veered sharply right-handed after the last before rallying.

It was 50-1 shot Double Shuffle, who had won a handicap at the meeting a year earlier, who kept Might Bite honest to the line. The Milan gelding produced a career-best in second, only a length adrift, and will take Might Bite on again at Cheltenham in March.

He was followed in by Tea For Two and Thistlecrack, who ran out of puff after hitting the second-last. He stepped up markedly on his dull comeback over hurdles after ten months off making the recent news of his injury all the more disappointing.

Though the winning distance was narrow, de Boinville always felt in control.

“I was jumping into the lead as Bristol De Mai made a few mistakes, so instead of taking a pull I just let him go on and enjoy it,” said the jockey. “On a horse who jumps as well as him you can’t keep taking him back. He jumped the last as if he had plenty left and if he’d had to, he’d have gone again.”

Might Bite has an emotional tie to the Hockenhull family’s nursery – his third dam Le Melody is second dam of Alflora, who served the stud so well for so many years Flamboyant Might Bite, who runs with his heart on his sleeve, is wonderfully talented but needs tactful handling from the saddle.

“We have our little scheme which is try not to press before the last,” said Henderson.

“Don’t let him know that is the last, then you can go for your life after it. I could see he was on a very good stride, but not a silly one, going to the last but I could see that Nico was very sensible, he had him in his hands.

“He’s so exuberant, and has so much presence and charisma. He loves all the showmanship and he likes to boss it and say, ‘look at me’. You could enjoy watching horses like him all day and night. This was a lovely performance, but Cheltenham will be a whole different ball game, and he’d want everything to go right.”

Might Bite – owned by the Knot Again partnership headed by retired accountant Simon Philip – is a first Grade 1 winner for Scorpion. He was a high-class runner from 1m4f upwards for the Coolmore partners – he won the Grand Prix de Paris and the St Leger at three and the Coronation Cup at five – but owned his share of his own sire Montjeu’s high-mettled temperament.

Scorpion retired straight into the Coolmore jump division at Castle Hyde, but though his early books were huge his popularity in Ireland waned and he transferred to Shade Oak in Shropshire for the 2017 season.

Ironically, his first Grade 1 success came that same year when Don’t Touch It, from his second crop, won the Champion Novices’ Hurdle at the Punchestown festival.

The Montjeu horse is the only son of his sire, perceived as the emerging source of jump stallions, standing in Britain.

Might Bite has an emotional tie to the Hockenhull family’s nursery – his third dam Le Melody is second dam of Alflora, who served the stud so well for so many years. And for good measure, she was dam of another of

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Nine-year-old Might Bite, from Scorpion’s first crop, was bred in County Limerick by John O’Brien from the Presenting mare Knotted Midge.

Her sole success in five outings came in a mares’ maiden point-to-point at Coolkip, but to her credit she did jump round the banks course at Punchestown on her final run, albeit a long way behind the distinguished principals Heads Onthe Ground and Silver Birch.

A month later, her older brother Drombeag won the Cheltenham Foxhunters over the Gold Cup course and distance.

Knotted Midge (a type of fishing fly, hence her celebrity son’s name) may have been only moderate as a runner, but as a broodmare she has excelled, with a 100 per cent top-level record with her two runners to date.

Her first foal by Milan was Beat That, trained by Henderson to win Grade 1 novice hurdles at Aintree and Punchestown in 2014, and her second Might Bite. In the pipeline are 2014 and 2016-foaled brothers to Beat That, and a 2017 filly by Walk In The Park, who like Scorpion is a son of Montjeu.

A breeze for Buveur D’Air

As the 2-11 market leader, Buveur D’Air was judged to have an easy task against just three opponents in the Christmas Hurdle, and so it proved. His only serious rival The New One took the field along and was still 2l up at the second-last, but only on sufferance.

Barry Geraghty asked Buveur D’Air for his effort between the last two hurdles and though it took the champion a couple of strides to engage top gear, once he did the contest was over.

One of Buveur D’Air’s best qualities is his speed and technique over his hurdles.

“Barry told me you won’t see anything quicker from A to B,” said Henderson. “He is too young to remember See You Then [Henderson’s 1980s triple champion] but that was also his asset. He can just flick the top bar, but his knees are up, his feet are in and out and he’s gone.”

Like Might Bite, Buveur D’Air is the second Grade 1 winner for both his sire and his dam, and is from a family well known to Henderson.

The seven-year-old was bred by retired French farmer Gerard Ferte in Allier, La Baie, Normandy. The 22-year-old Saumarez horse was a smart middle-distance runner, when his best performance was to chase Montjeu home in a Prix Foy, and is also responsible for

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Alex De Larredya, winner of the last two Prix d’Automnes at Auteuil.

Buveur D’Air, a AQPS horse, is a fine reminder that the art of racehorse nomenclature is not dead.

As a 2011 foal, his name had to start with B (his breed are named alphabetically according to year) and the one he was given, which translates as wind drinker or gulper, was once the unflattering epithet for the old-fashioned, labouringly slow AQPS types of generations past. And his dam is called History.

That Alesso mare did not trouble a judge in three runs, but her grand-dam Lili Dancer was a cross-country champion in France during the 1980s.

History has also produced three others trained by Henderson, the useful pair Rackham Lerouge and Tistory, and the high-class Punchestowns, winner of the Long Walk Hurdle in 2008 and the Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase a year later. Punchestowns was History’s first foal and Buveur D’Air, owned by JP McManus, her last.

A most perculiar Leopardstown meeting Results went pretty much according to the script at Kempton, but at Leopardstown,

Two Grade 1 Christmas winners: above, the French-bred Buveur D’Air wins the Christmas Hurdle, below, the surprise Christmas Chase winner Road To Respect (yellow cap)

nh racing Hercule Poirot himself might have had difficulty unravelling the plot twists.

The first came in the Christmas Chase when Gold Cup winner Sizing John, who started a shade of odds-on, trailed in a lacklustre seventh. Then 24 hours later Faugheen, the 2016 Champion Hurdle hero, was pulled up in the Ryanair Hurdle, as 2-11 favourite.

Both horses had looked as good as ever in their comeback runs, Sizing John when accounting for Djakadam in the John Durkan Chase, and Faugheen when leaving Jezki trailing in the Morgiana Hurdle on his return to action after a 22-month layoff.

At the time of writing no serious issues had emerged for either horse, and they both remain in the Cheltenham betting lists.

The finish of the Christmas Chase was an extraordinary one dominated by the massed ranks of Michael O’Leary’s colourbearers as Road To Respect led home Balko Des Flos and Outlander for a clean sweep, with Valseur Lido and Alpha Des Obeaux taking fifth and sixth for good measure.

The only interruption in the maroon Gigginstown House flypast came from McManus’s Minella Rocco in fourth. It was O’Leary’s fourth victory in a row in the race after Outlander last year, Don Poli and Road To Riches.

Road To Respect, trained by Noel Meade, is tough, consistent and progressive. As a novice, he won a Grade 3 handicap at last year’s Cheltenham Festival before he took advantage of some wayward antics from Yorkhill to win his first Grade 1, the Ryanair Gold Cup, at Fairyhouse in April. In top senior company for the first time, he went down narrowly to Outlander in the JNWine Chase at Down Royal in November.

At Leopardstown, Sean Flanagan produced the 8-1 shot, wearing a hood for the first time, from off the pace to collar Balko Des Flos at the last.

“I thought halfway down the back I was too far back,” said the rider, “but I was flat out and couldn’t be much closer. There was no hiding place and it was a true-run race, and once I got a bit of room he came alive.”

The performance, notwithstanding belowpar efforts from Sizing John, Djakadam and Yorkhill, propelled Road To Respect up what has become an open and confusing Gold Cup market.

“The hood helped him settle better than last time,” said Meade. “He had to improve to win, and he’s done that. He’s a Gold Cup contender now.”

The chestnut was bred by Ivy Rothwell,

“The hood helped Road To Respect settle better than last time.

He had to improve to win, and he’s done that. He’s a Gold Cup contender now. who bought his dam Lora Lady – a half-sister to Road To Riches – carrying him for just €400 at Goresbridge as a nine-year-old in 2010.

The Lord Americo mare did not race, nor did her dam Bellora, who was, however, a sister to very smart chasing mare Sullane River, winner of a valuable 3m handicap at Leopardstown and beaten inches in a Cathcart Chase at Cheltenham.

Road To Respect, by Gamut (as is Road To Riches), is Lora Lady’s seventh foal and only

winner. There is a three-year-old brother, a two-year-old Leading Light half-sister and a 2017 colt by Fairly Ransom to come.

The two “Roads” are easily the best by 19-year-old Gamut, whose top day on the track came when he won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud as a five-year-old.

The son of Spectrum started his second career at Sunnyhill, and transferred to Rosshill Farm in County Galway in 2015.

The day of days for Mick Jazz

If there are genuine and justifiable championship hopes for Road To Respect, the same cannot really be said for Mick Jazz, the beneficiary of Faugheen’s flop in the Ryanair Hurdle, even by his trainer Gordon Elliott.

The Davy Russell-ridden gelding bettered Cilaos Emery – whom he had also beaten in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown earlier in the year – on the run-in to win going away by nearly 2l.

“We weren’t expecting that result, for certain,” admitted Elliott, who part owns the French-bred with US-based George Mahoney.

Davy Russell on board Mick Jazz with groom Georgie Benson

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But this was the horse’s day in the sun and I suppose we’ll give him a Champion entry now.”

Mick Jazz, who was acquired by Elliott for £27,000 from the Potensis dispersal at Doncaster in August 2016, is clearly improving, but bookmakers judge him a 33-1 shot for the two-mile crown.

The seven-year-old was bred by Gaelle Albert out of three-time hurdle winner Mick Maya, a daughter of the obscure Nureyev horse Siam from a family of prolific but mostly minor French jump winners.

He is a first Grade 1 success for his sire Blue Bresil, previously best known in these parts for dual Grade 2 winner Le Prezien and smart handicap chaser Ibis Du Rheu.

The 13-year-old son of Smadoun, Group and Graded-placed on the Flat and over hurdles, stands at Yorton Farm in Powys, having transferred from France two years ago.

Mick Jazz was one of 17 winners for Elliott in the seven days after Christmas, at Leopardstown, Limerick, Punchestown, Fairyhouse, Down Royal and Tramore.

Two others, both Gigginstown-owned mares, came at the highest level, the superb Apple’s Jade in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown and Shattered Love in the Neville Hotels Novices’ Chase at the County Dublin track.

Apple’s Jade, the best mare in training, notched her seventh Grade 1 win on her first try at three miles, showing stamina and her trademark competitive tenacity to rally past Supasundae close home. The daughter of Saddler Maker would add real spice to the Stayers’ Hurdle, but her avowed Festival target is a defence of the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle crown.

Shattered Love, by Yeats, stayed on stoutly after the hot favourite Monalee fell and brought down another leading fancy, Rathvinden.

Mixed fortunes for Mullins

Willie Mullins notched 12 wins over the festive period, including Footpad and Whiskey Sour at the top level.

But the master of Closutton and his team also endured some crushing blows, of which by far the worst was the loss of Graham Wylie’s splendid little warrior Nichols Canyon, the reigning Stayers’ champion, in the Christmas Hurdle.

The seven-year-old, winner of eight Grade 1s, broke a shoulder in a crashing fall at the

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Jockey Davy Russell, groom Georgie Benson and owner Michael O’Leary with Apple’s Jade

seventh flight. Sadly, his was not the only high-profile death at Leopardstown as Zabana, who beat Outlander in a Punchestown Grade 1 as a novice, finished third in the JNwines.com Chase this season and was the pride of Andrew Lynch’s small string, suffered a fatal injury in the Christmas Chase.

And even Henderson was not immune to the dark side of the sport’s spinning coin, losing Grand National candidate Lessons In Milan at Haydock.

Mullins’ other misfortunes included Faugheen’s flop; disappointing efforts from Djakadam and Yorkhill, regarded

Footpad: the son of Creachadoir takes the Racing Post Novice Chase (G1) under Paul Townend

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here are more than 500 two-year-old races in France, well over twice as many as there are in Ireland. Here’s the best way to go about winning them...

THE BEST SIRE OF G1 TWO-YEAR-OLDS

CHAMPION AT TWO

Monsun – Mandellicht (Be My Guest)

Manduro – Epitome (Nashwan)

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Undefeated when winning the G1 Lagardère in a record time.

CHAMPION AT TWO

CHAMPION AT TWO

Rahy – Express Way (Ahmad)

Exceed And Excel – Dextrous (Quest For Fame)

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Three Group or Stakes juveniles in his first two crops.

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Broke his maiden in a G2, and second in the G1 Golden Slipper.

By European Champion Sprinter and leading sire influence OASIS DREAM Out of European Champion 2YO and five-time Group 1 winner ATTRACTION

FIRST YEARLINGS 2018

His parents won eight Group 1 races, his Group-winning two-year-old half-brother ELARQAM, a 1,600,000gns yearling, is among the favourites for next year’s 2000 Guineas, and his yearling half-brother sold for 1,350,000gns at Tattersalls Book 1.

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Sam Spinner was a first Grade 1 success for 19-year-old Black Sam Bellamy, who has been at Shade Oak since 2009 after starting his second career in Germany as a potential Gold Cup contender, in the Christmas Chase; Min being demoted to second for interference to Nicky Richardstrained raider Simply Ned after he scraped home in the Grade 1 two-miler, and the stablemates Sharjah and Real Steel putting on a display of synchronised independent falling at the last when poised to finish first and second in the Future Champions Novice Hurdle.

Mullins did, though, take the prize with Whiskey Sour, a Flat-bred son of Jeremy.

And he can take encouragement from one of the most exciting performances of the week.

As a hurdler, Footpad was on the fringe of the best, a dual Grade 1 juvenile winner and fourth in last year’s Champion Hurdle.

As a chaser, he has emerged as the leader of the novice two-mile pack with his sparkling performance to take the Racing Post Novice Chase. It was the trainer’s third successive win in the race, after Min and Douvan.

Footpad, by Creachadoir, is from a family developed by the Wertheimers that has produced two leading French jump stallions.

His dam Willamina is out of Animatrice, a half-sister to Saddler Maker (sire of Apple’s Jade and Bristol De Mai), while Animatrice is a half-sister to Poliglote, sire of the Paul Nicholls-trained Tingle Creek Chase winner Politologue.

He confimed his Champion Chase credentials in the Grade 2 Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton.

Poliglote, also responsible for Let’s Dance in the mares’ Grade 3 hurdle at Leopardstown, was one of only two stallions to score a Graded double over the Christmas/ New Year period.

The other was Beneficial, who had Benatar in the Grade 2 Noel Novices’ Chase at Ascot

and De Benno in a Grade B handicap at Limerick.

The only stud with a double, and a Grade 1 pair at that, was Shade Oak. Three days before Might Bite galloped to glory at Kempton, Sam Spinner put himself among the staying hurdle elite with a resolute all-the-way victory in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot.

Sam Spinner was a first Grade 1 success for 19-year-old Black Sam Bellamy, who has been at Shade Oak since 2009 after starting his second career in Germany and whose best performer has been The Giant Bolster, placed in three Cheltenham Gold Cups.

Like his stud-mate Scorpion, he was a high-class middle-distance performer in Coolmore colours – his best performance was an 8l romp in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh – and is a Sadler’s Wells brother to no less than perennial Flat champion stallion Galileo.

Sadler’s Wells, incidentally, continues his extraordinary influence on the jump breeding scene. Of the season’s graded races to the turn of the year, nearly a third were won by horses sired by sons of the great stallion.

Sam Spinner was bred by Dorset-based Doug Proctor of Glenvale Stud, and was the only GB suffix among the 12 festive Grade 1s (there were six for Irish breeders and five for the French).

The six-year-old is the last foal from the Arctic Lord mare Dawn Spinner, a half-sister to very smart chaser The Tsarevich.

The progressive gelding gave his trainer Jedd O’Keeffe a first Grade 1 strike, a feat repeated by his colleague Fergal O’Brien with the Flemensfirth gelding Poetic Rhythm in the Challow Hurdle at Newbury and rider Bryony Frost on Politologue’s stablemate Black Corton in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at Kempton, her first ride in a top-level race.

Black Corton, a French-bred AQPS contemporary of Buveur d’Air by the Octagonal horse Laverock, started his career in France with Serge Foucher before his transfer to Nicholls, as did Kauto Star himself.

The six-year-old gelding was bred in Burgundy by winemaker Dominique Guyon, hence his name.

So cheers, and raise a glass to 2018.

Politologue: the son of Poliglote put himself on target for the Champion Chase on Boxing Day in the Desert Orchid Chase

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Runners

Winners

Races won

Places

PRESENTING (GB) 278 76 113 BENEFICIAL (GB) 260 75 103 OSCAR (IRE) 244 66 91 FLEMENSFIRTH (USA) 249 74 95 MILAN (GB) 262 69 100 WESTERNER (GB) 202 60 87 KAYF TARA (GB) 220 55 68 MIDNIGHT LEGEND (GB) 159 49 76 STOWAWAY (GB) 157 37 54 SCORPION (IRE) 161 38 52 SHANTOU (USA) 100 36 50 YEATS (IRE) 115 37 58 ROBIN DES CHAMPS (FR) 89 24 31 SADDLER MAKER (IRE) 15 8 13 COURT CAVE (IRE) 114 27 40 POLIGLOTE (GB) 19 10 17 MAHLER (GB) 109 33 42 GOLD WELL (GB) 101 22 31 DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) 72 17 30 MARTALINE (GB) 61 18 23 MONTJEU (IRE) 26 9 15 NETWORK (GER) 39 19 31 BRIAN BORU (GB) 81 25 33 GALILEO (IRE) 64 23 26 SAINT DES SAINTS (FR) 39 15 22 BLACK SAM BELLAMY (IRE) 89 24 31 KALANISI (IRE) 129 26 37 KAPGARDE (FR) 46 11 18 DEFINITE ARTICLE (GB) 70 18 23 BALKO (FR) 22 9 13 VINNIE ROE (IRE) 58 20 26 ROBIN DES PRES (FR) 75 16 25 FRUITS OF LOVE (USA) 41 10 15 CRAIGSTEEL (GB) 76 20 24 GOLAN (IRE) 59 18 25 WINGED LOVE (IRE) 59 14 17 GAMUT (IRE) 49 12 16 VOIX DU NORD (FR) 30 8 13 ARCADIO (GER) 52 12 17 TRANS ISLAND (GB) 46 14 23 HERON ISLAND (IRE) 37 4 9 DR MASSINI (IRE) 47 11 16 GETAWAY (GER) 108 21 23 CLOUDINGS (IRE) 38 10 14 AUTHORIZED (IRE) 49 13 16 OVERBURY (IRE) 52 10 13 JEREMY (USA) 46 11 14 DARK ANGEL (IRE) 16 5 6

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374 366 262 254 292 263 250 207 188 168 118 131 93 14 115 27 128 146 89 72 31 67 124 102 45 106 126 51 80 29 82 102 56 99 85 69 52 35 46 63 45 63 81 53 59 53 52 24

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Prize-money

Wnrs to Rnrs

1,273,368 1,183,685 1,078,513 1,033,470 1,028,779 1,023,964 918,098 688,149 639,566 571,756 562,724 555,708 480,639 438,885 433,804 395,232 368,392 365,347 363,533 356,054 349,116 326,970 325,493 319,948 317,055 312,600 303,677 294,966 264,798 263,705 261,389 247,198 245,139 243,521 236,248 233,319 230,231 225,016 220,462 202,407 198,555 194,357 190,735 187,712 180,782 177,870 177,768 173,772

27.33 28.84 27.04 29.71 26.33 29.7 25 30.81 23.56 23.6 36 32.17 26.96 53.33 23.68 52.63 30.27 21.78 23.61 29.5 34.61 48.71 30.86 35.93 38.46 26.96 20.15 23.91 25.71 40.9 34.48 21.33 24.39 26.31 30.5 23.72 24.48 26.66 23.07 30.43 10.81 23.4 19.44 26.31 26.53 19.23 23.91 31.25

Av Earnings 4,580 4,553 4,420 4,150 3,927 5,069 4,173 4,328 4,074 3,551 5,627 4,832 5,400 29,259 3,805 20,802 3,380 3,617 5,049 5,837 13,428 8,384 4,018 4,999 8,130 3,512 2,354 6,412 3,783 11,987 4,507 3,296 5,979 3,204 4,004 3,955 4,699 7,501 4,240 4,400 5,366 4,135 1,766 4,940 3,689 3,421 3,865 10,861

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Black leads the order again in Japan

Simon Rowlands reviews the end of 2017 with focus switching to the Far East

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he postBreeders’ Cup time of year is a quiet one on the international horseracing stage with the notable exceptions of the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) in mid-December and a smattering of big contests in Japan and the US. Sha Tin did another fine job of staging the HKIRs, which again attracted significant runners from a number of different countries.

But there was not one

performance there to rival some of the best of yesteryear.

The son of King Kamehameha, Lord Kanaloa (rated 133 by Timeform), was the best HKIR winner when running away with the Sprint in 2013, one of a dozen 127-or-higher performances at the meeting in history.

This year, there was nothing to choose between Galileo’s Highland Reel (Vase) and Exceed And Excel’s Mr Stunning (Sprint) on 125, with Archipenko’s Time Warp (124 in the Cup) and Beauty Generation (122 in

Top: the 2017 Japan Cup winner Cheval Grand Left: Japan’s top rated horse of 2016 and 2017 Kitasan Black Right: Harbinger’s first Group 1-winning son Persian Knight.

Tosen Basil, also by the Shadai Stallion Station sire, finished second in the Hong Kong Vase to Highland Reel

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simon says... the Mile and by Road To Rock) snapping at their heels.

That is high-class fare, but there will be no major overhaul of the leading global rankings as a result.

Highland Reel turned the tables emphatically on Talismanic (Medaglia D’Oro) from the Breeders’ Cup, but with something of a bunched finish behind them.

The popular globetrotting five-year-old Highland Reel goes to stud with a trio of 129 lifetime ratings to his name, including when winning the Vase in 2015.

His seasonal best in 2017 was a 128 victory in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The other HKIR events all went to locally trained horses, with Mr Stunning leading home a 1-2-3-4-5 for the home team in the Sprint.

Time Warp and Beauty Generation both benefited from enterprising rides and are rated behind one or two further back.

Japan might have drawn a blank at HKIR – for only the second time this decade – but the sport remains healthy

Highland Reel goes to stud with a trio of 129 lifetime ratings to his name, including when winning the Vase in 2015, and with a seasonal best in 2017 of 128 in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes back at home.

November and December saw Group 1 wins for, among others, Persian Knight (Harbinger) in the Mile Championship at Kyoto, Gold Dream (Gold Allure) in the Champions Cup at Chukyo and the promising two-yearold Danon Premium (Deep Impact) in the Futurity Stakes at Hanshin, worth ratings of 122,

122 and 118 respectively.

Even better came from Cheval Grand (Heart’s Cry) in the Japan Cup at Tokyo (126), but the third in that race, the fans’ favourite Kitasan Black (Black Tide), exacted decisive revenge in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama and is likely awarded Timeform’s Japanese Horse of the Year on 128.

The best effort of all in the late-year period, however, came in the US, where the Breeders’ Cup Mile runner-up Sharp Azteca (Freud) was sensational in running away with the Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct under top weight from 124-rated pair Mind Your Biscuits (Posse) and Practical Joke (Into Mischief).

Timeform’s 129 figure on Sharp Azteca can be seen as conservative, and the Jorge Navarro-trained star looks like getting a shot in the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream on January 27, 2018 where, over the longer distance, he will take on Gun Runner.

Other Grade 1 wins in the US late in the year came from

Leading Timeform

Global Rankings (27.11.17) Rating Horse

Sire

136 Battaash

Dark Angel

136 Cracksman

Frankel

135 Arrogate Unbridled’s Song 134 Winx

Street Cry

134 Enable

Nathaniel

133

Gun Runner

Candy Ride

133

Lady Aurelia

Scat Daddy

132

Cloth of Stars

132

Harry Angel

Dubawi Dark Angel

130 Collected

City Zip

130 Marsha

Acclamation

130

Eskendereya

Mor Spirit

130 Ulysses 130

Galileo

World Approval Northern Afleet

129 Humidor

Teofilo

129 Ribchester

Iffraaj

128

Ertijaal (IRE)

128

Highland Reel

Galileo

128

Kitasan Black

Black Tide

128

Order Of St George

Oasis Dream

Galileo

128 Songbird Medaglia D’Oro 128

West Coast

Flatter

127 Chautauqua Encosta De Lago 127 Drefong

Gio Ponti

127 Limato

Tagula

127 Minding

Galileo

127

Satono Crown

127

Satono Diamond Deep Impact

126

Barney Roy

126

Black Heart Bart

Marju Excelebration Blackfriars

126 Churchill

Galileo

126 Idaho

Galileo

126

Jack Hobbs

Halling

126

Mr Stunning Exceed And Excel

126 Redzel 126

Sharp Azteca

126

Vega Magic

Snitzel Freud Lope De Vega

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Seeking The Soul (Perfect Soul, 118 in the Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs), Mo Town (Uncle Mo, 117 in the Hollywood Derby at Del Mar) and Off Limits (Mastercraftsman, 117 in the Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar).

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he turning of the year is a time for annual reviews and New Year’s resolutions, for looking forward as well as back, and this column is not immune from that.

The year just passed was notable for the large number of horses who could plausibly be regarded as “The Best In The World” at one stage or another.

Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song) laid down a strong claim with successes in the inaugural Pegasus Cup (133 performance rating from Timeform) then the Dubai World Cup (135), in the latter overcoming adversity to beat Gun Runner.

Thereafter, however, Arrogate seemed to fall out of love with the game, while Gun Runner banged out high-class efforts with metronomic consistency, including a 133 performance in the Stephen Foster Handicap

Battaash (above) and Cracksman are Timeform’s joint top-rated European horses of 2017 on 136 and a Breeders’ Cup Classic win in which Arrogate was only joint-fifth.

Meanwhile, Winx (Street Cry) won nine out of nine in Australia, though of slightly more variable quality. Timeform has her slamming of last-time Group 1 winner Le Romain by seven and a quarter lengths in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill in March as her best on 134.

Britain’s answer to Winx was Enable (Nathaniel), who won her last six races by healthy margins,

culminating in a 133 performance figure in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly.

That was arguably not the best effort on Arc day, however, as Battaash (Dark Angel, 136 with Timeform) won the Prix de l’Abbaye in breath-taking style.

It might also not have been the best by a John Gosden inmate in 2017 as Cracksman (Frankel, also 136 with Timeform) stormed to a 7l success in the Champion Stakes at Ascot three weeks later.

MasterEuropean ratings should not Leading JUVENILES be seen as the sole determiner (27.11.17) of excellence, of course.

Rating Horse Consistency, durability and Sire versatility count for plenty 123 U S NAVY FLAG War Front (though they, too, can be 120p ROARING LION ratings).

Kitten’s Joy measured through 120p SAXON WARRIOR 119

Deep Impact

VERBAL DEXTERITY

118p CLEMMIE

Galileo

117p EXPERT EYE Acclamation 117 UNFORTUNATELY Society Rock 116p HAPPILY

I wish... the sport had a greater understanding of ratings

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f I had one wish for 2018 it would be that ratings become more credible and more intrinsic to the promotion and understanding of the sport.

The handicapping system predates ranking systems in other sports and is superior to them if done correctly and explained properly.

That should involve agreed and evidence-based methodology across different jurisdictions, and the appropriate use of automations and algorithms, which more go-ahead handicapping bodies have been using for many years now.

Performance assessment of a horse should not be depicted as a dark art in this data-driven day and age.

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If I were granted more wishes (this is my dream after all) it would be that the internationalisation of racing continued to grow, that Winx came to Europe and performed to her best, and that European horses went the other way in greater numbers.

Having visited Royal Randwick recently, I would love to see Harry Angel taking on Redzel for the second running of the Everest at a sharp 1200 metres.

And I would wish that more stars emerged from the juvenile crop of 2017.

Another Frankel would be too much to hope for, but I am really looking forward to seeing what Bolt D’Oro can do in the US in the year ahead.

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FLEET REVIEW

War Front

116 MENDELSSOHN

Scat Daddy

116 OLMEDO Declaration Of War 116

SANDS OF MALI

Panis

115p GUSTAV KLIMT

Galileo

115 MAGICAL

Galileo

115 MASAR 115

New Approach

SIOUX NATION

Scat Daddy

114p SEPTEMBER

Deep Impact

114p THE PENTAGON 114

INVINCIBLE ARMY

113p SACRED LIFE

Galileo Invincible Spirit Siyouni

113p WILD ILLUSION Dubawi

MUKHADRAM

Shamardal - Magic Tree

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end of year

Out with the old, in with the new

Our panelists give a wide variety of answers when asked just what 2017 meant to them, and what they believe could be in store for 2018 Tim Kent

GoffsUK, director

Looking back at 2017, it was a strong year of bloodstock trade for GoffsUK and Goffs, what were the highlights of the year?

The growth of all of the key sales in England and Ireland have been exciting for us, but we have also had a wonderful year on the racetrack and one of the highlights would have to be the Group 1 success of Laurens in the Fillies’ Mile.

With my colleague Celine Orton we were involved in helping Anna Sundstrom sell Laurens at the Premier Sale (it was the first time Anna consigned at GoffsUK) and the filly sold for £220,000. Everyone was delighted, and for her to go on and win at the highest level for trainer Karl Burke and owner John Dance was a fantastic moment for everyone.

Harry Angel’s Group 1 victories were another highlight – he is another superstar that Clive Cox has sourced for relatively little at the Premier Sale, whilst the Group 1 success of Barney Roy at Royal Ascot was also very special.

Of the jumpers, the most exciting would have to be Samcro, who topped our inaugural Aintree Sale when selling for £335,000.

He remains unbeaten after five starts for Gigginstown House Stud and Gordon Elliot.

The GoffsUK Breeze Up Sale would also have to be a highlight of 2017.

We had a difficult sale in 2016, but it was followed by a fantastic year on the racecourse

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with four Royal Ascot winners.

We worked with vendors to make a few small changes and they put their faith in us by offering a fantastic bunch of horses, and all of this combined to have a dramatic effect on the sales returns at all levels.

The additional interest by Scandinavian buyers was also an exciting element as the entire catalogue was eligible for the Scandinavian Classic Series. We are confident that this will gain further momentum in 2018.

Aside from any personal moments, how will you remember the bloodstock and racing year of 2017?

The bloodstock market has been incredibly strong at the top end. All of the major sales have their own highlights and many created record returns which we have all enjoyed, and our record-breaking Premier Sale was one that we will remember for many years. It was the first time that we achieved a £50,000 average and the sale has come a long way in the last 10 years.

But, it’s not all been straightforward. Demand at the top of the market was incredibly strong, but this didn’t always filter down to the lower levels as evidenced at some of later yearling sales which were extremely polarised. We must remember that it’s not been easy for The exciting Samcro is Kent’s ante-post bet for the Cheltenham Festival

everyone, despite the headlines generated by sales companies through the year!

How do you think bloodstock / racing commentators will view 2017 in ten years’ time?

I hope that we will look back on the 2017 sales season as the start of a strong period of trade, but I would be surprised if the momentum continues at these levels for a long period of time. This is a cyclical market and the uncertainties of Brexit are likely to cause a correction of the market at some point; I hope we can delay that for as long as possible!

The likes of Laurens, Barmey Roy and Harry Angel, joining Enable and Cracksman as winners at the highest level, could mean that they are names we will hear about for some time.

I wouldn’t be surprised if all of these horses become breed-shaping thoroughbreds in years to come – and we all know the record of Arc-winning mares at stud so the Enable legacy could live on for some time.

Over jumps, Altior, Might Bite and Willoughby Court are just some of the young horses to have won Grade 1 novice races. I hope that they form part of the next generation of top-class jumpers who become household names and help to sell racing to new followers of this wonderful sport.

As we start 2018, if you could wave a magic wand over the bloodstock and racing industry, what would you like to see happen?

I know it’s been said before, but a magic wand that corrected the prize-money situation in the UK would have a hugely positive effect on the bloodstock and racing industry.

We have some of the most prestigious racing in the world, but there are only a limited number of owners who can race for prestige alone. This is reflected in the sales ring where the top of the market is extremely strong as these owners fight it out for the best on offer. However, the middle

end of year and lower levels of the market are comparatively weak and rely heavily on overseas buyers.

Australia is a prime example of a racing nation that has a strong prize-money structure and the popularity of syndicates has meant that ownership is achievable for everyone. This is reflected in the sales ring where there is huge demand for a horse up to A$100,000, whilst there are still the bigger owners to compete at the higher levels.

What are the business’s goals for 2018?

We obviously hope to grow all of the sales but, after a record year, we must also be realistic.

There is no doubt that we can improve the quality on offer and this starts with the January Sale where the Trull House dispersal has helped to attract the best mares and foals offered at this sale.

We will look to build on the Breeze Up Sale’s success of 2017, while keep the Aintree Sale in the minds of all major buyers. It will only be in its third year, but it has produced a constant steam of high-class winners We are excited by the nominations for the Spring Store Sale 2018, and the Spring HIT Sale was incredible last year. The recent Grade 1 success of Summerville Boy will help to further showcase this sale and most of the top 10 prices from 2017 have won on the track so we will be sure to advertise this as the year progresses!

The Premier Sale is obviously a major part of our year and we need to continue to attract new vendors and better horses to increase the quality of horses on offer, while maintaining the “Doncaster type” that buyers look for.

Having one catalogue for the Premier and Silver Sale meant that the Silver Sale horses had more viewings in 2017 and many felt that some sold better in this sale than the Premier. This sale has an important place in the current market place and we need to ensure that we look after our loyal vendors by achieving the best prices for them and ourselves at these sales.

Our Horses in Training Sales in August, September and October achieved record results with strong returns for many of the leading vendors, including Shadwell and Godolphin who sold large drafts

Kent’s resolution (if it can be called that) is to move house in 2018

and were delighted with the results.

We’ll continue to work to attract owners and trainers to sell at a sale where they are likely to stand out, and we need to educate trainers about the results that can be achieved.

Ger Lyons

Trainer

Do you have personal New Year’s resolution you can share with us?

I would like to move house, but I’m not sure that can be classed as a New Year’s resolution!

I also did my first Half Ironman Triathlon in 2017 and I would like to continue with that in 2018, unfortunately sales and training do not go well together!

Do you have a horse / stallion / jockey / trainer we should watch out for in 2018?

Trainers: I ride out for Warren Greatrex and I’m good friends with Ben Pauling so I hope that they continue the fine start to their training careers. Archie Watson is a Lambourn trainer who has had a great start.

Horses: I will be hoping that Harry Angel will be taking further Group 1 honours and Laurens can be a major player this year.

Stallions: I’m also eager to see the Slade Power yearlings hit the racecourse. His yearlings looked very racy and have been bought by the right trainers.

An ante-post bet for 2018?

Laurens for Classic success in the French Oaks, and Samcro for the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle.

Ger Lyons with stable jockey Colin Keane.

Lyons thinks there is more improvement to come in the jockey, while if Lyons had his wish he would see Glenburnie stables above Ballydoyle on the Group 1 winners’ list

Looking back at 2017, we saw how important it was for you for Colin Keane to become Irish champion jockey, what was the highlight moment for you?

We took a box at Naas for the final day, the pressure was off, the title was won.

Colin rode a winner for us on Inscribe and the winners’ enclosure was surrounded by his travelling supporters.

They started singing and chanting and the atmosphere was electric. I’ve not seen that on an Irish racetrack before and will remember it fondly. This championship battle really caught the imagination and the two men should be rightly proud of how they represented our fantastic industry. I couldn’t have been any prouder at that time.

How will you remember the wider bloodstock and racing year of 2017?

Enable and Winter stood out head and shoulders above the rest while other “superstars” such as Caravaggio and Churchill failed to follow through.

The jockeys’ title race lit up the end of the Irish scene, but horse-wise I thought it an average year apart from those two great fillies.

How do you think bloodstock / racing commentators will view 2017 in ten years’ time?

GoffsUK graduate, the Fillies’ Mile winner Laurens, is the pick of many as a future superstar

Maybe as the era of the emergence of the “super sire”. There are only a few stallions

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in demand at the sales and the rest have no chance, bloodstock sales are super strong at the top end, but there was no middle/lower end trade.

In Ireland, there is no doubt that 2017 will be remembered as the year we raced on a building site at The Curragh – it was shameful and should never have been allowed to happen.

As we start 2018, if you could wave a magic wand over the bloodstock and racing industry, what would like to see happen?

I would make sure that Glenburnie replaced the name Ballydoyle at the top of the Group 1 table!

What are your professional / the business’s goals for 2018?

As always it is to continue to improve our results and keep Glenburnie at the top end of the trainers’ lists in Ireland. Also it’s imperative that we start winning Group 1 races soon.

Simon Kerins

Tattersalls Ireland, sales & marketing director

Looking back at 2017, what was the highlight or standout moment for you?

Lyons believes that racing at The Curragh in 2017 should not taken place on the “building site”

Do you have personal New Year’s resolution you can share with us?

No, as I’ve the will power of a wet paper bag!

I will continue to try and be the best that I can be and, hopefully, not piss too many off on the way!

HORSE: Gustav Klimt and Saxon Warrior impressed me and both could be top class, while Would Be King is one of ours to watch.

STALLION: None of the ones I could afford floated my boat, but Australia could be destined to fill some big shoes.

JOCKEY: Colin Keane, I still think that he’s improving and to win a championship so early and without being attached to a “big” yard sets him apart.

TRAINER: JP Murtagh, I’ve been saying it for a while now and given the right horses he will deliver, while Richard O’Brien is another name that I would recommend.

An ante-post bet for 2018?

I don’t bet and ante-post is a mugs’ game, but Aidan to win all the Classics as all the horses to follow for 2018 seem to be in Ballydoyle!

Maybe The Pentagon for something special.

Star moment for Simon Kerins (left) who sold Marsha for six million guineas in 2017 Below, right: Kerins is hoping to get the clubs out of the bag in 2018

Last year was an extraordinary year for Tattersalls Ireland across all three divisions; Fairyhouse, Cheltenham and at Ascot.

At Fairyhouse there were record editions of the Derby, September and November NH Sales – at the Derby Sale 33 individual horses made €100,000 or more, at the September Sale there was a record price of €230,000 and the highestever average and median achieved. It was also an incredible renewal of the November NH Sale.

There were huge advances all year at the Cheltenham sales where the strong demand for form horses continued unabated.

Over 65 lots made in excess of £100,000 and there was a world-record price for a point-to-pointer when Flemenshill fetched £480,000.

At our Ascot sales there continued to be good growth and our Breeze Up Sale produced the Gimcrack winner Sands Of Mali.

From a personal perspective, being on the rostrum to sell Marsha was a huge thrill and privilege.

I think the achievements of Aidan O’Brien will be regaled, as will the utter dominance of Galileo with 12 individual Group 1 winners in 2017. The fillies / mares Winx and Enable look to be absolute superstars and they may be immortalised in time.

Battaash could be the best sprinter we’ve seen in some time, while Highland Reel’s prize-money haul of £9,500,000 may still be a record.

We might also have seen the emergence of Dan Skelton as a future champion NH trainer.

Aside from any personal moments, how will you remember the wider bloodstock and racing year of 2017?

As we start 2018, if you could wave a magic wand over the bloodstock and racing industry, what would like to see happen?

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equine superstars throughout the world – Enable, Winx, Fayonagh, Sizing John, Arrogate, Battaash, Aidan O Brien’s world-record Group 1 winners, Joseph O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup win as well as the insatiable demand and the premium paid for quality stock in the sales ring.

How do you think bloodstock / racing commentators will view 2017 in ten years’ time?

I’d like to see better prize-money in the UK. The most prestigious racing in the world is

end of year in the UK and the return to owners in the majority of cases is not good enough.

It is UK-based owners who largely drive the demand for horses at the sales so it is imperative that more is done for their return on investment. It is pleasing to hear prize-money will be increased in 2018, however I’d like to see a scenario in which the minimum prize fund per race is £10,000-£12,000 to get more buyers at the sales.

What are your professional / the business’s goals for 2018?

To continue to progress our sales, and to witness more of our Tattersalls Ireland graduates win at the leading festivals throughout the world.

We want to see our new May Sale at Fairyhouse be the success we are confident it can be, and for our September Yearling Sale to continue its enormous progression as I strongly believe it can do.

Do you have a personal New Year’s resolution you can share with us?

I always write a number of personal resolutions down on paper at the start of each year and when I look back at them towards the end of the year I always think to myself – that’s a shame, I might try again next year!

I always think I’d like to play more golf or get fit, but sadly these are aspirational rather than reality as there is little time for either!

I’ll probably like to be more organised in 2018.

Do you have a horse / stallion / jockey / trainer we should watch out for in 2018?

Horse: Laurens and Saxon Warrior I like a lot,

Finian’s Oscar, while I also think, and hope, Faugheen will return to his best.

Stallions: Over jumps, Getaway as I’ve always considered him potentially a great sire and he is starting to fulfil that promise with his runners.

On the Flat, I really liked the yearlings by Sea The Moon.

An ante-post bet for 2018?

Saxon Warrior for the 2,000 Guineas, and maybe War Command as an outside bet for first-season sire honours.

For O’Neill, as for many of our contributors, the Group 1 record achieved by Aidan O’Brien was one of the highlights of 2017

Charles O’NEILL

Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, CEO

Looking back at 2017, what were highlights for Irish bloodstock and racing?

There were a great number of highlights in 2017 – Aidan O’Brien breaking the world record for the number of Group 1 winners, Joseph O’Brien training the winner of the Melbourne Cup, Highland Reel retiring in fine style in Hong Kong.

There was also the sale of over 70 horses to Mr. Yuesheng Zhang from China in January 2017.

In August 2017 we led an Irish delegation out to China and it was wonderful to see the horses looking so well.

Seeing the continued success of Irish-bred horses on the track and then in the sales ring with Marsha was a great highlight.

How will you remember the wider bloodstock and racing year of 2017?

While it was a tough year, the turnover for all the Irish sales companies increased which is very pleasing and Irish-bred horses excelled around the world with major successes in the UK, America, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan Overall, it was the year that records were broken on the track by both Aidan and Joseph O’Brien

How do you think bloodstock / racing commentators will view 2017 in ten years’ time?

The year that Coolmore and Godolphin re-engaged with each other and the positive effect this had at the sales throughout the year.

As we start 2018, if you could wave a magic wand over the bloodstock and racing industry, what would like to see happen?

• I would love to see more of the best

Irish-bred horses being sold at public auction in Ireland.

• Greater opportunities for trainers and jockeys at every level so they are able to compete and make a decent living.

• Get barrier trials up and running in Ireland so that we can compete with Australia and New Zealand in getting more unraced horses sold into Hong Kong, Singapore and Asia.

• Finally, for the decision of Brexit to be reversed: it would make life so much easier!

What are your professional / ITM’s goals for 2018?

With all challenges around, especially Brexit, it is to make sure we look after our clients in the UK – our biggest market – better than we ever have before.

We also want to increase our ownership and client base in America, Asia and Australia, while also developing new markets around the world.

Finally, to see the turnover at Irish thoroughbred sales increase for a ninth consecutive season.

Do you have personal New Year’s resolution you can share with us?

To finish 2018 the same weight I am at the start of the year.

Do you have a horse / stallion / jockey / trainer we should watch out for in 2018?

Stallions: There are two stallions I am looking forward to seeing having their first runners in 2018 – Australia and Alhebayeb. They are two very different horses and I liked both sets of yearlings I saw at the various sales.

Horses: I am looking forward to seeing the progress that Platinum Warrior, trained by Michael Halford, can make. By Galileo, he won his maiden by over 7l in November at Dundalk.

Gustav Klimt for Aidan O’Brien was very impressive when winning his maiden at The Curragh in July and a Group 2 in Newmarket.

New Year’s resolution: O’Neill is planning to ensure the scales won’t have fluctuated too much by Christmas 2018

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end of year Derek Iceton

Tara Stud, owner and manager

Looking back at 2017, what was the highlight or standout moment for you?

The purchase and syndication of Estidhkaar was a real highlight in 2017 – we actually syndicated him in just two and half hours!

We have put together a great syndicate of commercial Irish breeders and they, along with Shadwell Stud, which has retained a significant shareholding in the horse, gives Estidhkaar a really great start.

We concluded the deal only the Saturday before Christmas 2016; we closed his book in the middle of January and the horse covered 160 mares.

Life is a lot easier when you get such a commercial prospect and having two sons of Dark Angel in Tara is a great draw for breeders.

We were really delighted to see the Alhebayeb yearlings selling so well and being bought in numbers by the leading trainers in Ireland and Britain. It gives him an exceptional chance in 2018 and I can’t wait for the 2018 racing to begin.

Finally, we are really delighted to have Estidhkaar: Tara Stud syndicated the son of Dark Angel in under two and a half hours

secured Divine Prophet to stand in Tara – he really is an exceptional type and I am really grateful to Aquis Farms for giving us the opportunity to stand this outstanding son of Choisir.

We are particularly delighted to partner with Aquis Farms, and we really hope it turns out to be a long and enduring partnership.

Aside from any personal moments, how will you remember the wider bloodstock and racing year of 2017?

What are your professional / the business’s goals for 2018?

How do you think bloodstock / racing commentators will view 2017 in ten years’ time?

Do you have a personal New Year’s resolution you can share with us?

Aidan O’Brien had an incredible year, he may have the best ammunition, but his ability to use it is exceptional.

I went to the Melbourne Cup for the first time and what a day to be an Irishman in Melbourne!

It is a great memory.

The volte-face of Godolphin during the 2017 sales season was indeed a great surprise, and a period of ten years will give due time to see its outcome.

There was a quote under the clock at The Curragh racecourse which said “time reveals all”.

I believe it to be one of the most apt sayings in the racing industry in general, but particularly so in this case.

As we start 2018, if you could wave a magic wand over the bloodstock and racing industry, what would like to see happen?

I have two issues for the magic wand: (a) I find it regrettable the inability of our industry to market the sport of horseracing to those who are outside the sport and have never been exposed to it, particularly in Britain.

On one hand there is a wonderful racing infrastructure, a population who love their sport and are prepared to pay for it, yet, on the other hand, we seem to be unable to marry the two.

I am talking at all levels whether they be a fan, a bettor or an owner; (b) relates to the interaction between the breeding industry at sales time where there seems to be an overarching emphasis on “style over substance”, particularly in the middle market.

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yearlings who sell best are those by usually an unproven sire and with a big walk, whilst often those by established, proven horses are dismissed.

Indeed, in general terms, you would be better off having the progeny of a son of a unproven horse (even though he might not have been as good a racehorse) than a son of the proven horse himself!

Our goal is to continue to improve our broodmare band, possibly add to our stallions ranks, keep breeding winners (we had a particularly good year with two-year-olds in 2017) and stay focussed on our business.

Most importantly to keep enjoying what we do!

Don’t expect any rash New Year’s resolution from me – I intend on staying the same grumpy old curmudgeon that I was in 2017! There is no chance of a dry January here!

Do you have a horse / stallion / jockey / trainer we should watch out for in 2018?

Horse: Laurens Jockey: Colin Keane Apprentice jockey: Ben Coen Stallion: Alhebayeb

An ante-post bet for 2018?

For those that like a double, how about a Deep Impact Classic double: September for the 1,000 Guineas and Saxon Warrior for the Derby?

Tara Stud won’t be promising to abstain from the black stuff (Ireland’s second greatest export) through January 2018

end of year Jimmy George

Tattersalls, marketing director

Looking back at 2017, it was another recordbreaking year for Tattersalls and included the sale of Marsha, for you / Tattersalls what were the other highlights of the year?

It was a pretty extraordinary year for Tattersalls with any number of records broken, in addition to Marsha’s European record sales of six million guineas.

The obvious highlights were the Wigan’s gorgeous Galileo filly out of Dank selling for 4 million guineas at Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale, the highest yearling price in the world last year; the record price of 850,000gns given for the Sea The Stars colt at the October Book 2 Sale and Elizabeth Browning’s Autumn Horses in Training Sale record price of 700,000gns.

But, really, the highlight of the year was the period of about three hours on the Tuesday evening of the December Sale from when Enable’s half-sister Birdwood (Lot 1797) sold for 1,100,000gns to Abingdon (Lot 1876), the final filly of the Ballymacoll dispersal, selling for 1,050,000gns.

Sixty lots sold in that time for a total of 35,172,000gns at an average price of 586,200gns.

It was truly remarkable few hours – pure theatre, immaculately handled by the auctioneers and unforgettable for all those who were present.

Aside from any personal moments, how will you remember the wider bloodstock and racing year of 2017?

In terms of the bloodstock market, with a degree of bemusement!

We had a record turnover at Tattersalls in 2016 of 265,519,379gns – in three of the four years prior to 2017 the company had achieved record turnover – so to see the annual figure rise to 331,489,750gns was wonderful, but way surpassed expectations.

It would be wrong to maintain that every sector of the bloodstock market is flourishing, but, nevertheless, it should also be noted that the annual clearance rate here was a very respectable 82 per cent – the third highest this century – which suggests that there is depth as well as unprecedented strength at the very top of the market.

On the European racing front, personally I found 2017 perhaps a little underwhelming until it became clear later in the year that we had two genuine superstars in the shape of Enable and Cracksman to look forward to in 2018.

All being well we must hope to see them competing against each other at some point this year.

How do you think bloodstock / racing commentators will view 2017 in ten years’ time?

Bloodstock commentators will probably share my sense of amazement. The principal markets outside Britain and Europe, most notably America, Australia and Japan, also enjoyed very strong sales.

Last year may prove to be the height of this particular cycle in the industry, although we will all do our best to prove that observation to be incorrect.

From the racing perspective, 2017 saw the inaugural runnings of both the $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream in Florida and the A$10 million Everest at Randwick in Sydney.

Such huge prize-money options continue to appear on the global stage and 2017 could be the year that sparks even more competition amongst the wealthiest racing jurisdictions to entice the best horses from throughout the world.

As we start 2018, if you could wave a magic wand over the bloodstock and racing industry, what would like to see happen?

For the bloodstock industry in Europe we need to see genuine progress made in addressing the issue of the inexorable drift away from breeding potential middle-distance and staying horses.

Diversity is crucial to the enduring health of the sport and we must not allow the breed to become as one dimensional as it perhaps has in various other countries.

For the domestic racing industry we must hope for a strong and robust Tote to emerge from the

unsatisfactory Betfred era.

Serious attention needs to paid to the issue of chronic understaffing in many racing stables.

And, of course, we all want to see Winx racing in Britain.

What are your professional / the business’s goals for 2018?

From the Tattersalls perspective the challenge every year is to improve upon the previous one.

That may prove to be a tall order in 2018, but if we do not manage to match or surpass last year’s figures it will not be for want of trying.

Do you have personal New Year’s resolution you can share with us?

No. Never make one.

Do you have a horse / stallion / jockey / trainer we should watch out for in 2018?

A three-year-old colt of Jessie Harrington’s called The King could be interesting.

I suspect Epaulette may surprise a few people, and if there is a trainer out there who can match the start made in 2017 by Archie Watson, he or she will be doing extremely well.

An ante-post bet for 2018?

Keep an eye on Ed Dunlop’s Global Applause – he could bounce back to his best in a big sprint handicap.

George would like to see the mighty Winx travel to Europe in 2018

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A strong Euro

This spring sees the best roster of new stallions to retire to France and Germany for some years.

Aisling Crowe analyses performances and pedigrees Almanzor: the champion three-year-old of 2016 and the joint most-expensive new sire of 2018.

The son of Wootton Bassett is standing at a fee of €35,000 at Haras d’Etreham

EUROPEAN-BASED €20,000 and above

Almanzor

2013 Wootton Bassett – Darkova (Maria’s Mon) Haras de Etreham €35,000 Almanzor is the most expensive recruit to the burgeoning rank of French stallions, and, along with Coolmore’s Caravaggio and Churchill, the highest-priced of the new stallions in Europe for 2018.

Almanzor boasts an excellent race record with three victories at the highest level during his three year-old-season, including success in what was probably one of the best form races run in Europe for some time – the 2016 Irish Champion Stakes.

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a galaxy of stars, including Found, the Breeders’ Cup Turf heroine who, subsequent to her second place behind Almanzor, led home a 1-2-3 for Aidan O’Brien in the Arc. Another brilliant Ballydoyle filly in the seven-time Group 1 winner Minding was also behind Almanzor and, after that defeat, Minding ended the season with victory over Ribchester, another new stallion for 2018, in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, Almanzor ended the 2016 season as champion threeyear-old in Europe, but lost out to Minding in the race for Cartier Horse of the Year.

His four-year-old career never got off the ground due to serious outbreak of EHV-1 at Rouget’s yard. When Almanzor returned to the track in August last year, he was a shadow of the horse who dazzled previously and he was retired from racing.

Bred by Haras d’Etreham, to whom he

returns for his breeding career, Almanzor is from the first crop of Wootton Bassett, winner of the 2010 Prix Jean Luc Lagardère for Richard Fahey.

Wootton Bassett also stands at Haras d’Etreham and from three crops of racing age he is the sire of nine per cent stakes winners to runners with the unbeaten Wootton, a Listed winner in Deauville for Henri Alex Pantall and Godolphin prominent in the betting for the 2,000 Guineas.

Almanzor is the first foal out of Darkova, an unraced daughter of Maria’s Mon purchased for just €18,000 from the Aga Khan’s draft at the 2011 Arqana December Sale.

Her second foal Troarn is a Listed-placed full-sister to Almanzor and the ten-year-old mare is a daughter of Listed-winner Darkara, herself a half-sister to the dam of three-time Group 1 winner Darjina.

It is also the family of another Prix du

new euro sires Jockey Club winner, like Almanzor, in Darsi.

Wootton Bassett is son of the impressive Darley sire Iffraaj, who brings the Gone West line of Mr. Prospector blood and the appearance of Nureyev, as dam sire of Iffraaj,

is as close as Sadler’s Wells, out of Nureyev’s full-sister Fairy Bridge, gets to making an appearance in Almanzor’s pedigree.

Caro, the dam sire of Maria’s Mon, is also the dam sire of Unbridled’s Song, whose

influence on the breed is deepening as a broodmare sire.

Almanzor’s pedigree is free from inbreeding through the first five generations giving mare owners plenty of scope.

European first-season sires 2017: in order of fee Sire

Stallion

Dam

Dam sire

Stud

Fee

Almanzor Caravaggio Churchill Ribchester Ulysses Postponed Highland Reel Decorated Knight Galileo Gold Aclaim National Defense Profitable Wings Of Eagles Zarak Barney Roy Brametot Time Test Al Wukair El Kabeir Zelzal Divine Prophet The Grey Gatsby Ultra Ardad Counterattack Cotai Glory Mondialiste Recorder Spill The Beans Attendu Ectot Ivanhowe Jack Hobbs My Dream Boat De Treville Mattmu Whitecliffsofdover Balios Mahsoob Gladiatorus Victory Song

Wootton Bassett Scat Daddy Galileo Iffraaj Galileo Dubawi Galileo Galileo Paco Boy Acclamation Invincible Spirit Invincible Spirit Pour Moi Dubawi Excelebration Rajsaman Dubawi Dream Ahead Scat Daddy Sea The Stars Choisir Mastercraftsman Manduro Kodiac Redoute’s Choice Exceen And Excel Galileo Galileo Snitzel Acclamation Hurricane Run Soldier Hollow Halling Lord Shanakill Oasis Dream Indesatchel War Front Shamardal Dansili Silic Dansili

Darkova Mekko Hokte Meow Mujarah Light Shift Ever Rigg Hveger Pearling Galicuix Aris Angel Falls Dani Ridge Ysolkdina Zarkava Alina Morning Light Passage Of Time Macheera Great Venue Olga Prekrasa Prophet Jewel Marie Vison Epitome Good Clodora Kisma Continue Occupandiste Memory Miss Dodwell Gwenseb Tonnara Indigo Girl Swain’s Gold Betty Burke Dar Re Mi Katie Boo Orate Elle Galante Mooakada Gmaasha All Too Beautiful

Maria’s Mon Holy Bull Storm Cat Marju Kingmambo Dubai Destination Danehill Storm Cat Galileo Danroad Kingmambo Indian Ridge Kendor Zamindar Galileo Law Society Dansili Machiavellian Unbridled’s Song Kingmambo Encosta De Lago Entrepreneur Nashwan Red Clubs Snippets Elusive Quality Kaldoun Danehill Dancer Falbrav Green Tune Linamix Sternkoenig Swain Choisir Singspiel Namid A.P. Indy Galileo Montjeu Kris Sadler’s Wells

Haras d’Etreham Coolmore Stud Coolmore Stud Kildangan Stud Cheveley Park Stud Dalham Hall Stud Coolmore Stud Irish National Stud Tally-Ho Stud The National Stud Irish National Stud Kildangan Stud Haras de Montaigu Haras de Bonneval Dalham Hall Stud Haras de Bouquetot The National Stud Haras de Bouquetot Yeomanstown Stud Haras de Bouquetot Tara Stud Petit Tellier Haras du Logis Overbury Stud Gestut Karlshof Tally-Ho Stud Elwick Stud Haras de Montfort et Preaux The National Stud Haras du Quesnay Haras de Bouquetot Haras du Thenney Overbury Stud Bridge House Haras du Thenney Bearstone Stud Haras de la Haie Neuve Haras du Hoguenet Hedgeholme Stud Withyslade Farm Haras des Preux

€35,000 €35,000 €35,000 €30,000 £30,000 £20,000 €17,500 €15,000 €15,000 £12,500 €12,000 €12,000 €12,000 €12,000 £10,000 €10,000 £8,500 €8,000 €8,000 €8,000 €7,500 €7,000 €7,000 £6,500 €6,500 €6,000 £6,000 €6,000 £6,000 €5,000 €5,000 €4,500 £4,000 £4,000 €3,000 £3,000 €3,000 €2,500 £2,000 £2,000 €1,800

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Wings Of Eagles

2014 Pour Moi – Ysoldina (Kendor) Haras de Montaigu €12,000 A stunning triumph under Padraig Beggy in the Derby that was eerily reminiscent of his sire’s victory in the same race six years’ earlier thrust the French-bred colt into the spotlight.

His 40-1 Epsom win came at the expense of Cliffs Of Moher, Eminent and Cracksman, who finished the season as Europe’s top-rated three-year-old colt.

A fractured sesamoid, sustained when finishing third to Capri and Cracksman in the Irish Derby, ended Wings Of Eagles’s racing career and he returns to his native France and for his stallion career.

Bought by MV Magnier from Montaigu for €220,000 at the Arqana Yearling Sale 2015, the gorgeous son of Pour Moi had a sole success – a two-year-old maiden over a mile – to his name prior to his Derby glory.

Although Pour Moi now stands for Coolmore’s NH division, breeders shouldn’t allow that to dissuade them from either the father or son.

Wings Of Eagles was the second Group 1 winner by the Montjeu stallion – Pour Moi’s first was two-year-old Sacred Elixir, the winner of the JJ Atkins Stakes over a mile at Eagle Farm in Australia.

Sacred Elixir’s mare was by the sprinter Stravinsky, while Pour Moi’s daughter Only Mine, a 925,000gns purchase at Tattersalls in December by the Niarchos Family, was a Listed and Group 3 winner in Ireland at 6f.

She is out of a Rock Of Gibralatar mare.

Wings Of Eagles is out of the Kendor mare Ysoldina whose best performance was her third place in the Group 1 Poules d’Essais des Pouliches.

Her four winners also include the Oasis Dream full-sisters Gyrella and Torentosa, who were both Listed-placed over trips short of a mile.

Ysoldina is a half-sister to Belle Et Celebre (Peintre Celebre), who won the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary over a 1m2f, and to the Starborough mare Whortleberry, successful in the Group 2 Prix Jean Romanet over the same distance.

Appel Au Maitre, a full-brother to Whortleberry, was twice placed in Group 1 races and successful multiple times at Group 3 level, while Valentino is the third Group winner out of their dam Rotina. She was by the Blushing Groom horse Crystal

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Wings Of Eagles: the first Derby winner to retire straight to France for at least 50 years

Glitters out of a mare by Pharly.

Pour Moi is inbred 3x4 to Northern Dancer, but the patriarch appears only once in the fifth generation of Ysoldina’s pedigree as the sire of Lyphard.

Montjeu had a good record with mares by Darshaan, Gone West, Woodman, Shirley Heights, Silver Hawk, Warning and Nashwan and all are open to breeders as regards Wings Of Eagles.

Zarak

2013 Dubawi – Zarkava (Zamindar) Haras de Bonneval €12,000 By an outstanding sire and out of the brilliant racemare Zarkava, the Aga Khan’s homebred colt had extremely high expectations to meet on the track, and with his combination of genes; there will be more expected of him in the breeding shed too.

Successful on his debut at two in late October 2015, over a mile on heavy ground, Zarak was next seen warming up for the Poule d’Essais des Poulains with victory over the same trip in April 2016.

Sent off favourite for the mile Classic, he was fifth behind The Gurkha, and then was second to Almanzor in the Prix du Jockey Club. He was also placed in the mile Prix du Moulin behind Vadamos and Zelzal that season.

At four he finished a close second to Cloth Of Stars in the Group 1 Prix Ganay before making the breakthrough at Group 1 level in the Grand Prix de Saint Cloud.

Zarak is the first Group 1 winner and only winner so far out of Zarkava, the unbeaten winner of seven races, five of which were Group 1s and included the Poules d’Essai des Pouliches, the Prix de Diane and the Arc. Zarkava has not been blessed with luck as a broodmare as, despite visiting Europe’s elite stallions including Sea The Stars and Frankel, Zarak is the only one of her offspring so far to make it to the track.

Her first foal was a filly by Dalakhani named Zerkaza who is unraced, her second foal was a Sea The Stars colt called Zarkash, who broke his leg in a gallops accident, while her third foal, named Zerkar, by the multiple champion sire Galileo, is yet to race.

She also has a four-year-old son of Redoute’s Choice named Zarmitan, an unnamed three-year-old Frankel filly, a two-year-old colt by Invincible Spirit and a yearling filly by Siyouni.

Zarak is inbred 4S by 4D to Mr. Prospector as his sire Dubawi is descended from the Seeking The Gold line of Mr. Prospector sons, while Zarkava’s sire Zamindar is by Gone West.

He is also inbred 4 x 4 to both Northern Dancer and Mill Reef through Northern Dancer’s sons Shareef Dancer and The Minstrel, the damsire of Zamindar, while Mill Reef’s son Shirley Heights appears in Dubawi’s pedigree with Zarkava’s featuring Doyoun.

Brametot

2014 Rajsaman – Morning Light (Law Society) Haras de Boquetot €10,000 A dual Classic winner in 2017 for Al Shaqab and Gerard Agustin Normand, also part owner of Almanzor, Brametot was the star from the first crop of Rajsaman.

Brametot was successful in the Poules

new euro sires d’Essai des Poulains and Prix du Jockey Club, a feat over the last decade that has been a good indicator of stallion success.

Shamardal and his son, the good young sire Lope De Vega, were victorious in both races, while Le Havre, sire of dual Classic-winning fillies Avenir Certain and Le Cressoniere from his initial crops, was second in the Poulains before taking the 1m2f Prix du Jockey Club.

Rajsaman is a son of the hugely influential sire Linamix, perhaps better represented by his NH sire sons who include the full-brothers and Group 1 sires Reefscape and Martaline.

Linamix was twice champion sire in France and champion broodmare sire there in 2012.

Rajsaman, twice a Group 2 winner, is another sire to feature an Aga Khan connection as he was bred by the farm and sold at the end of a three-year-old season in which he beat Siyouni, for whom he was pacemaking, and Lope De Vega in the Group 2 Prix Fontainebleu. He also finished third behind Goldikova and Cirrus Des Aigles in the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan.

Brametot’s best performances were his Classic victories over a mile and 1m2f respectively, but middle-distance influences abound on his dam’s side.

Morning Light, a daughter of Law Society, who features as broodmare sire of Classic winners Love Divine and Scorpion, won twice in her native Germany as a three-year-old and is a half-sister to the outstanding sire Monsun.

Among Manduro’s best progeny number three Melbourne Cup winners, as well as the Group 1 winners Shirocco and Vadamos, who stands his second season at Tally-Ho Stud this year, Estimate and Manduro.

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Al Wukair

2014 Dream Ahead – Macheera (Machiavellian) Haras de Boquetot €8,000 Al Shaqab took the unusual step of reducing Al Wukair’s stud fee from its initial price of €15,000 to €8,000 before Christmas, but breeders should not let that put them off the Group 1-winning miler.

His sire Dream Ahead stands in France again this year at Haras du Grandcamp and his advertised fee is €12,000 so it makes perfect sense to bring Al Wukair’s fee below that of his sire for his first season at stud.

Bred by Ballylinch Stud, where Dream Ahead began his stallion career, Al Wukair

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Zelzal is one of eight individual Group 1 winners sired so far by the outstanding Sea The Stars, one of the all-time greats was bought by Al Shaqab for 200,000gns at Tattersalls October Sale Book 1.

Al Wukair is the best son so far of Dream Ahead and provided Europe’s champion three-year-old sprinter of 2011 with his first Group 1 winner as a sire.

For his thrilling victory over Group 1 winner Thunder Snow and Inns Of Court in the Prix Jacques Le Marois, he received a Timeform rating of 123.

Al Wukair beat National Defense on his first start at three in the Group 3 Prix Djebel over 7f and was third behind Churchill and Barney Roy in the 2000 Guineas.

As well as his three Group 1 sprint wins and his success at two in the Group 1 Prix Morny, Dream Ahead stretched his stamina out to win the Group 1 Prix de la Foret over 7f.

Al Wukair’s dam Macheera won on her debut at two over a mile and is out of the Prix de Diane winner Caerlina.

What is most striking about Al Wukair is the identity of his dam sire – Machiavellian.

The most successful son of Mr Prospector in Europe, Machiavellian continues to exert a strong influence on the breed through his daughters and their sons.

Machiavellian is dam sire of Dark Angel, who continues his march to the elite of European sires, the brilliant Shamardal and Group 1 winner and sire Zoffany.

Zelzal

2013 Sea The Stars – Olga Prekrasa (Kingmambo) Haras du Bouquetot €8,000 Al Shaqab is consolidating its breeding interests in France and Zelzal is one of four new stallions at Sheikh Joaan al-Thani’s Haras de Bouquetot.

Zelzal is one of eight individual Group 1 winners sired so far by the outstanding Sea The Stars, one of the all-time greats.

Unraced as a two-year-old, Zelzal made an instant impression when winning his debut

by 6l at Deauville in 2016. Disappointing behind The Gurkha in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, he rebounded with a first stakes win in the Group 3 Prix Paul de Moussac over a mile at Chantilly.

His best performance followed in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat at the same track breaking the course record for the mile in a very impressive fashion. He finished off the season when third to Vadamos in the Group 1 Prix Jacque Le Marois, one place ahead of Zarak.

The serious illness that afflicted trainer Rouget’s yard in early 2017 (see Almanzor) seemed to affect Zelzal’s performances when he returned to racing in the summer and he failed to win again.

Zelzal is the second foal of the Kingmambo mare Olga Prekrasa, a winner over a mile at three in France. Olga Prekrasa is also the dam of last season’s Group 3 Prix Chloe winner Ibiza by Redoute’s Choice.

Her second dam is Group 3 winner State Crystal, who was third in the Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille and is the dam of nine winners and grand-dam of the Group 2 winner and Group 1 Sydney Cup runner-up Libran.

It is also the family of Crystal Music, winner of the Fillies’ Mile and second in both the Coronation Stakes and Irish 1000 Guineas.

She, in turn, is the dam of Dubai Success and Solar Crystal and grand-dam of Ocovango, who is now a Coolmore sire.

Mr. Prospector features on both sides of Zelzal’s pedigree – he is the sire of Miswaki, the sire of blue hen Urban Sea, the dam of Sea The Stars, and as the sire of Kingmambo, dam sire of Zelzal.

Nureyev and his three-parts brother Sadler’s Wells both feature on the distaff side of Zelzal’s pedigree with Nureyev as the dam sire of Kingmambo and Sadler’s Wells the damsire of Olga Prekrasa.

Sea The Stars is working well with mares from the Sadler’s Well, Sharpen Up, Kingmambo and Danehill lines.

The Grey Gatsby

2011 Mastercraftsman – Marie Vision (Entrepreneur) Haras de Petit Tellier €7,000 One of three Group 1 winners from the first crop of Mastercraftsman, The Grey Gatsby retires to stud the winner of the Prix du Jockey Club and the Irish Champion Stakes, in which he beat dual Derby hero Australia.

During that stand-out three-year-old

new euro sires season, the grey finished second in the Craven Stakes one place ahead of Postponed, another new sire for 2018. He went on to take the Dante before his record-breaking Classic win at Chantilly.

He was finished runner-up behind Australia in the International before recording that Irish Champion triumph.

He added five Group 1 places to his tally as a four-year-old starting the season when second to Solow in the Dubai Turf and occupying the same podium position in both the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the Eclipse.

He was also again placed in the International and in the Tattersalls Gold Cup. His form tailed off after that with a second behind Big Orange in the Group 2 Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket the best he achieved in 2016.

A high-class horse at his best, The Grey Gatsby was awarded an official rating of 127 at his peak, making him the best horse sired so far by Mastercraftsman – the son of Danehill Dancer now stands at Coolmore for an advertised fee of €25,000 with the oldest of his better-bred crops just turned three.

The Grey Gatsby is out of the Entrepreneur mare Marie Vision, who is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Steady As A Rock, by Rock Of Gibraltar.

Kingston Hill, also a Group 1 winner

by Mastercraftman, is out of a Rainbow Quest mare, while Amazing Maria is out of a Tale of The Cat mare.

It is under Ultra’s third dam where superstars are to be found with a trio of Guineas-winning siblings led by Fillies’ Mile, 1,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes heroine Bosra Sham Sadler’s Wells lines, Storm Cat and Rainbow Quest mares have done well with Mastercraftsman so far.

Inbreeding to Mr. Prospector features again in The Grey Gatsby’s pedigree although at 5S x 4D it is a little further back than that of Zelzal but it occurs through the same sires – Kingmambo and Miswaki.

He is also inbred 5S x 5S x 5D to Northern Dancer and 6S x 5D x 5D to Raise A Native, the sire of Mr. Prospector and Exclusive Order, the dam sire of Marie Vision’s sire Entrepreneur.

The Grey Gatsby (grey) won twice at Group 1 level and finished in the places seven times at the top level

Ultra

2013 Manduro – Epitome (Nashwan) Haras du Logis €7,000 The only new sire retiring to Darley’s French base for 2018, the lightly raced Ultra joins his sire Manduro in Normandy where both stand for the same advertised fee.

Ultra is the best juvenile by world champion Manduro, a son of Monsun, and he crowned an undefeated two-year-old season with victory in the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère.

Behind the chestnut that day were three future Group 1 winners: Galileo Gold, Johannes Vermeer and Ventura Storm.

Half of Ultra’s six career starts came at two when he earned a Timeform rating of 116 for his course record time in the Longchamp Group 1, making him the highest-rated juvenile from the Monsun sire line.

Ultra ran twice as a three-year-old with his seasonal reappearance second place in the Group 2 Prix Eugene Adam over 1m2f at Maisons-Laffitte the best result.

A solitary start last year in the 1m1f Listed Prix Jacques Laffitte returned Ultra to the winners’ enclosure.

Although Monsun is considered a source of stamina, the German powerhouse has sired Group 1 winners at a mile, including his stallion sons Manduro, Maxios and Vadamos.

Ultra is the second Group 1-winning juvenile sired by Manduro after fellow Godolphin horse Mandean, who won the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. Manduro is the sire of eight individual Group 1 winners so far – the best Vazirabad being out of a Linamix mare, while the good filly Ribbons is out of the Marju mare Sister Act. On his dam’s side Ultra is related to a host of winners with some very famous names found on his page.

He is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Synopsis, and out of the Nashwan mare Epitome, who is a half-sister to Calista, a Grade 2 winner in the US. Epitome is also a half-sister to Noeskis, a winner at three in France and the grand-dam of dual Group 1 winner Act One. It is under Ultra’s third dam where superstars are to be found with a trio of Guineas-winning siblings led by Fillies’ Mile, 1,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes heroine Bosra Sham (Woodman).

Her full-brother Hector Protector won five times at the highest level including the Prix Morny, Poule d’Essai des Poulains and Prix Jacques Le Marois.

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new euro sires Their half-brother Shanghai, a son of Procida, emulated Hector Protector by winning the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, a year after his older half-brother.

Their Nijinksky half-sister Gioconda produced the Group 1 Grand Criterium, Prix Lupin and Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes winner Ciro to Woodman.

Counterattack

2012 Redoute’s Choice – Kisma (Snippets) Gestut Karlshof €6,500 Counterattack is a very interesting stallion for Germany and provides breeders with a new source of bloodlines as he is the product of two of Australia’s best stallions – Redoute’s Choice and Snippets, one of the strongest crosses currently in Australia.

Shuttling from Kitchwin Hills where he has just completed his first southern hemisphere season, Counterattack is bred on the same Redoute’s Choice-Snippets cross as that of Australia’s leading young sire Snitzel.

Counterattack offers German breeders a source of speed as all of his wins came over sprint distances of 5f to 6.5f. A winner over 6f during his juvenile campaign, he was also second in a pair of Group 2 contests.

At three, he stepped up to Group 1 level finishing third in the Coolmore Stud Ascot Vale Stakes at Flemington and he also won the Group 3 Fred Best Classic at Doomben.

He continued his Group 1 placings at four with second place behind Redzel, winner of the inaugural Everest, in the Doomben 10,000 Stakes and third in the Darley

Counterattack is bred on the same Redoute’s Choice-Snippets cross as that of Australia’s leading young sire Snitzel Kingsford-Smith BTC Cup at Eagle Farm his best results.

He is a half-brother to the consistent and courageous Group 1-winning filly Red Tracer, whose victories include the Myer Empire Rose Classic at Flemington and Tattersall’s Tiara Stakes at Eagle Farm.

She was also placed in five further Group 1 contests during a career that encompassed 15 victories over four seasons.

Her full-brother Shellscape is also a Group 1 winner courtesy of his success in the James Boag Galaxy Handicap at Randwick and his top-level placings include third in the Ascot Vale Stakes, just like his half-brother Counterattack.

Redoute’s Choice is the sire of 32 individual Group 1 winners, including champions of the calibre of Snitzel, Lanken Rupee and Miss Finland.

The son of Danehill is inheritor of his sire’s mantle of Australian supreme sire and Snitzel is set to take up that mantle from Redoute’s Choice.

Counterattack’s bloodlines look an excellent choice for German mares,

The Queen’s homebred Recorder, a son of Galileo and out of the Cherry Hinton winner Memory

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particularly for daughters of In The Wings and his sons Soldier Hollow and Alderflug.

Recorder

2013 Galileo – Memory (Danehill Dancer) Haras Montfort and Préaux €6,000 A precocious son of Galileo out of a Royal Ascot-winning mare is the vehicle for a Brexit-era entente cordiale between Britain and France with the Queen’s homebred chestnut standing in France.

Speed and precocity is what this son of the incredible Galileo offers to breeders as a Group-winning juvenile out of the Queen’s Group 2 Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Memory.

Recorder ran just three times during his career, all at two, and was third in a maiden on debut before winning over 7f on soft ground at Newmarket, beating subsequent Group 1 winner Ventura Storm.

Trained by William Haggas, he then travelled to York for the Group 3 Acomb Stakes on soft to heavy ground and beat Cyrmic, who went on to be second in the Group 1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardère.

After that performance Recorder was rated 109 and on target for a Group 1 test, but injury prevented him racing any further.

Recorder is bred on the prolific GalileoDanehill Dancer (Danehill) cross, which has provided so much of the great stallion’s success in recent seasons, including seven-times Group 1 heroine Minding and Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner The Gurkha whose first foals are due this spring.

Memory was a Royal homebred who won the Group 3 Albany Stakes prior to her Cherry Hinton success.

Her first three foals have all won with Recorder’s full-brother Call To Mind, a Listed winner who was second in the Group 2 Prix Chaudney.

Her three-year-old Frankel colt Learn By Heart was Listed-placed last season. She has a two-year-old full-brother to Recorder, as well as a Dubawi yearling filly. She was covered last year by Galileo.

Memory is out of the Diesis mare Nausicaa, who was placed in a Group 3 and is the dam of six more winners, including Remember Alexander by Teofilo who won the Group Three Tyros Stakes.

Memory is inbred 3x3 to Sharpen Up, the dam sire of Danehill Dancer and the sire of Diesis.

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“Mattmu was a truly sound and tough sprinter with lots of talent” Tim Easterby

Timeform rated 113 at 2: “smart performer…..travels strongly; reliable” WON WON WON 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd

Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte Gr.2 6f, at Maisons-Laffitte at 2 years Phoenix Sprint Stakes Gr.3 6f, at the Curragh beating Maarek (Gr.1) Rockingham Stakes LR 6f, at York at 2 years Duke of York Stakes Gr.2 6f, at York by a head, beating Astaire (Gr.1) Chipchase Stakes Gr.3 6f, at Newcastle Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy LR 6f, at Redcar Nunthorpe Stakes Gr.1 5f, at York beating Gr.1 winners Sole Power, Goldream, Profitable and Move In Time Abernant Stakes Gr.3 6f, at Newmarket beating Maarek (Gr.1)

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new sires Attendu

2013 Acclamation – Gwenseb (Green Tune) Haras du Quesnay €5,000 On the back of a stellar year for Acclamation and his son Dark Angel, Attendu retires to stud in France as a representative of the sire line that added four new Group 1 winners last year.

A Group winner every season he raced, Attendu was also third in the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint Cloud to last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up Johannes Vermeer.

Attendu won the 7f Group 3 Prix La Rochette at Longchamp during his debut season.

Attendu’s best wins were all between 6f and a mile as befits a son of Acclamation out of a mare who won from 5f to a mile.

At three, he won the Group 3 Prix du Palais Royal over 7f at Deauville beating Esoterique and was fifth to Limato in the Prix de la Forêt.

The highlight of his four-year-old season was victory in the Group 3 mile Prix Quincey.

Attendu was bred by the Wertheimers out of their Group 3-winning two-year-old Gwenseb, who was purchased as a yearling in Deauville for €40,000.

So far she has bred four winners from four runners, three of them Group winners.

She is the dam of the Invincible Spirit fillies Impassable, who won the Group 2 Prix Sandringham, and Listed winner Foreign Tune. Her 2014 colt by Redoute’s Choice was fourth to Brametot in last year’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains.

Gwenseb has a two-year old filly called Gwendola and a yearling colt named Thirsty, both by Oasis Dream. The Wertheimers took the decision to send her to Dark Angel, Attendu’s paternal half-brother, in 2017.

Further back in the family is Seville (Galileo), winner of the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap in Australia and second in both the Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris when trained by Aidan O’Brien.

Jim Bolger’s Irish Derby and King George winner St Jovite makes an appearance in Attendu’s pedigree as Gwenseb’s damsire.

Gwenseb is by Green Tune, a son of the Wertheimer’s homebred Classic winner Green Dancer, representing the sire line of Triple Crown winner Nijinsky.

Acclamation is developing a good relationship with mares by Cadeaux Genereux, Selkirk, Pivotal, Green Desert, Night Shift, Rainbow Quest and Indian Ridge.

A Group 1 winner in both hemispheres, Ivanhowe represents one of the most successful sire lines in Germany as a son of Soldier Hollow and grandson of In The Wings Ectot

2011 Hurricane Run – Tonnara (Linamix) Haras de Bouquetot €5,000 A Group 1 winner at two and five, and a half-brother to a Group 1 winner, Ectot has plenty to recommend him to breeders at a fee of €5,000.

Standing at Al Shaqab’s French base in partnership with Haras de Montfort et Préaux, the grandson of Montjeu is the best horse by Hurricane Run in the northern hemisphere.

Ectot won the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint Cloud as a two-year-old and was also successful in the Group 3 Prix des Chenes at Longchamp.

At three he began the season by defeating future Group 1 winner Karakontie in the Group 3 and also won the Group 2 Prix Niel, with future Cox Plate winner Adelaide amongst the vanquished in that Arc Trial.

A disappointing four-year-old season saw Ectot moved to Todd Pletcher in the States and that was rewarded with a victory over the champion Flintshire in the 1m4f Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes at Belmont Park.

He is a half-brother to the Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes winner Most Improved.

The son of Lawman, two years older than Ectot, began his stallion career at Coolmore and his first crop are three-year-olds in 2018.

Their dam Tonnara is out of the Listed winner Mahalia and a half-sister to the Group 1-placed Johnny Barnes and to the dam of Group 3 winners Thikriyaat and Daban, who was third for John Gosden behind Winter in last year’s 1,000 Guineas.

Another filly to be third in the 1,000 Guineas who features in the pedigree is Hathrah (Linamix), who also produced Prix de l’Opera third Hadaatha (Sea The Stars).

Linamix is the broodmare sire of Tonnara and his other Group 1 winners as dam sire

include Classic-winning fillies Blue Bunting

by Dynaformer and Natagora by Divine Light.

Hugely influential sires Danehill and Surumu (damsire of Hurricane Run and of Monsun) are also in third generation of Ectot’s pedigree along with Sadler’s Wells.

As his half-brother is a Group 1 winner by Lawman, Ectot may appeal to breeders with daughters of Invincible Spirit and his sons or other Green Desert line stallions with Danzig not appearing until the fourth generation of Ectot’s pedigree.

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Ivanhowe

2010 Soldier Hollow – Indigo Girl (Sternkoenig) Haras du Thenney €4,500 A Group 1 winner in both hemispheres, Ivanhowe represents one of the most successful sire lines in Germany as a son of Soldier Hollow and grandson of In The Wings.

Soldier Hollow and Adlerflug, who is from the family of Urban Sea, are Group 1 winners and champion sires by the Irish Derby winner, while their Group 1-winning sons, which includes German second-season sire Ito, are helping to establish the In The Wings sire line as the dominant one in Germany.

Amongst Soldier Hollow’s Group 1 winners are Dschingis Secret (out of Platini mare), winner of the Grosser Preis von Berlin and whose full-brother sold for €500,000 at the 2017 BBAG Select Yearling Sale.

Pastorious is out of a Monsun mare and his three Group 1 wins include the Prix Ganay and Deutsches Derby. The Preis der Diana winner Serienholde (out of a Highest Honor mare) are two more of Soldier Hollow’s best progeny from his earlier, smaller crops.

Ivanhowe had just one start as a two-yearold, but then won every year after that with four of those triumphs at the highest level.

He was joint-champion older horse in Germany in 2014 winning the Grosser Preis von Bayern and the Grosser Preis von BadenBaden, defeating that year’s Deutsches Derby winner Sea The Moon, whose first runners are expected on the track later this year.

Sent to Australia in 2015, Ivanhowe was third in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup but at six and seven he took the Group 1 1m2f Doomben Cup followed by the Ranvet Rawson Stakes beating Group 1 winners Hartnell and The United States.

He is out of the German Oaks third Indigo Girl by Sternkoenig.

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Handsome Gr.1 winner by the sire of DARK ANGEL from the family of MONTJEU

First crop of yearlings sold for €60,000, 45,000gns, €46,000, 36,000gns, £37,000, 34,000gns, €40,000, 32,000gns etc.

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Winner of the Gr.1 Prix de la Forêt, Gr.2 Park Stakes, Gr.2 Challenge Stakes, Dubai Duty Free Cup, L., and his only start at two Timeform 123. Rated the best three-year-old by Acclamation – and even higher rated at four The best speed horse in an exceptional family Out of a Stakes-placed juvenile who beat Gr.1 winner Gordon Lord Byron to break her maiden

Averaged over 9 times his stud fee at Tattersalls Book 2, and 6 times his fee at Goffs Sportsman’s Sale Yearlings going to some of the industry’s most well respected trainers: Keith Dalgleish, Kevin Ryan, Karl Burke, Brian Ellison, Tim Easterby, Michael Dods etc

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Timeform rated 118, after just his 3rd start at 2yo, in the top 3 European 2yo colts of his generation First book of mares included over 30% Stakes performers or producers and from beautiful black type families, including those of Gr.1 winners Dick Whittington, Moriarty and Virginia Waters

Winner of the Gr.2 Hungerford Stakes, and Gr.1 placed 4 times

By a son of Invincible Spirit, and from the family of Gr.1 winners Annoconnor and At Talaq

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Time Test

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Undefeated 2yo and multiple Group winning 3yo, including Gr.2 QTC Cup (6.5f)

Dual Gr.2 winning miler

Touted as the world’s fastest son of Champion sire High Chaparral - his only son at stud in the UK

First son of record breaking Australasian dual Champion sire Snitzel in Europe

Royal Ascot track record breaking winner of the Gr.3 Tercentenary Stakes

Winner of 5 of his 11 starts, and placed a further 4 times.

Defeated Gr.1 winners Pride Of Dubai, Stratum Star and Holler

By record breaking sire Dubawi, out of Gr.1 winner Passage Of Time, from the family of Champions Twice Over, All At Sea etc.

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Outstanding first crop foals in Australia 2017

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2012 HIGH CHAPARRAL - BRECCIA

Brilliant Gr.1 winning Sprinter/ Miler, with victories in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (7f), Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes (7f) and Gr.3 Sunshine Coast Guineas (1m) Defeated 6 Gr.1 winners in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick.

Completed the final 3 furlongs of the Listed Kensington Stakes in a slick 32.1 seconds First southern hemisphere season 2017

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New sire power The British and Irish stallion ranks bolstered by 14 Group 1 winners

Caravaggio: the son of Scat Daddy is one of 24 Group or Grade 1 winners by the sire

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Caravaggio

2014 Scat Daddy – Mekko Hokte (Holy Bull) Coolmore Stud €35,000 Caravaggio was named to be the late Scat Daddy’s masterpiece and the steel grey colt added further lustre to Scat Daddy’s brilliant reputation after ending his two-year-old season unbeaten and racking up six straight wins, including the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes and Commonwealth Cup, in which he beat subsequent Group 1-winning sprinter Harry Angel.

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Rated 126 by Timeform, Caravaggio is the best son by Scat Daddy to retire to stud so far Issues such as shoe problems were blamed for his failure to win again at the highest level although he was fourth in the July Cup and finished the season third on soft ground to Librisa Breeze in the British Champions’ Sprint. Victory in the Group 2 Flying Five Stakes at The Curragh was sandwiched

between those runs.

Rated 126 by Timeform, Caravaggio is the best son by Scat Daddy to retire to stud so far with a higher rating than his Coolmore stablemate No Nay Never.

Despite a racing career exclusively on Dirt, four of Scat Daddy’s 24 individual Group 1 winners from just six crops to race so far came on the Turf of Europe, but the vast majority of them – 13 – have been in Chile.

All of Scat Daddy’s European Group 1 winners have been over sprint trips, but Scat Daddy himself was not a sprinter as his victories in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes over a mile at Belmont Park as a two-year-old and in the nine furlongs Grade 1 Florida Derby the following year prove.

new sires Scat Daddy was also placed in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile won by Street Sense.

Caravaggio is the fifth generation of his sire line to win a Group/Grade 1 as a two-yearold.

Scat Daddy’s sire Johannesburg was an outstanding juvenile with four Group/Grade 1 wins in four different countries – the Phoenix Stakes, Prix Morny, Middle Park Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

His sire Hennessy won the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes at two and was second to Unbridled’s Song in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) emulating his own sire Storm Cat who was also second in that race after winning the Grade 1 Young America Stakes.

It would appear that Caravaggio’s speed is also influenced by his dam Mekko Hokte, who produced the 6f Grade 2-winning filly My Jen to Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus.

Mekko Hokte, herself a stakes winner over 6f and graded placed at the same trip, is a daughter of the brilliant Holy Bull, who died last June.

Winner of 13 of his 16 starts, the grey won five Grade 1 races at three, including the Woodward Stakes, the Travers and the Haskell Invitational and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.

He is the sire of Kentucky Derby Breeders’ Cup juvenile winner Giacomo, and champion Macho Uno, and his reputation as a broodmare sire is even better.

As well as Caravaggio, his daughters have produced Judy The Beauty, Munnings and the Grade 2 winner Cairo Prince.

Mekko Hokte’s pedigree is an outcross to Northern Dancer with no appearance from the dominant stallion in European thoroughbreds in the first five generations of her pedigree.

Through his sons Storm Bird and Nijinsky, Scat Daddy was inbred 5x4 to Northern Dancer, but for many breeders, Caravaggio offers a source of speed with Northern Dancer far enough back on the page.

Interestingly, Scat Daddy was inbred 4x2 to Mr. Prospector and his Prix Morny winner No Nay Never adds a third thread back to the great sire through his dam sire Elusive Quality from the Gone West branch of the Mr. Prospector sire line.

No Nay Never also has three lines of Northern Dancer in his pedigree with his third dam the Northern Dancer mare Six Months Long.

In Europe, Scat Daddy has done well with Danehill Dancer, Oasis Dream and Elusive Quality.

Churchill: a Group 1 winner and champion at two and a Classic hero at three

Churchill

2014 Galileo – Meow (Storm Cat) Coolmore Stud €35,000 The European champion at two and a dual Guineas winner at three, Churchill represents a combination of bloodlines that are among the best in the world.

Galileo’s success as a stallion is astonishing and each season brings more unprecedented success for a sire that continues to rewrite the history of the thoroughbred.

In 2017, he sired 12 individual Group 1 winners, including Winter, Happily, Ulysses and Hydrangea to bring his total so far to 70 with 11 of his sons at stud having sired Group 1 winners themselves, including last year’s outstanding three-year-old Enable by Nathaniel and Frankel’s Group 1 Champion Stakes winner Cracksman.

His prowess as a broodmare sire is also unparalleled with 2017 seeing him occupy that place in the pedigrees of Group 1 winners such as Roly Poly, US Navy Flag, Saxon Warrior and Barney Roy.

Galileo was crowned champion sire for the ninth time in 2017, the eighth successive time the son of Sadler’s Wells out of the brilliant Urban Sea has earned the title.

Churchill was defeated on his debut at two, but then went on a seven-race winning streak that included victories in the Group 1 National Stakes and the Dewhurst. Prior to that he had won the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot.

After his fourth place finish to Barney Roy in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, Churchill was stepped up in trip to 1m2f and he was second to another son of Galileo – Ulysess – in the International at York.

He was also third behind Persuasive in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions’ Day and rounded out his racing career down the field behind Eclipse Champion-elect Gun Runner in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

He is the second foal out of Meow, a Listed winner over 5f at two, her only season to race.

She is also the dam of Clemmie, a two-yearold full-sister to Churchill, and winner of last season’s Cheveley Park Stakes. Meow has a

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new sires two-year-old and yearling colt both by Galileo and was covered by him again last year.

She is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Aloof, who is the dam of a promising War Front filly named Flora Sandes for Godolphin, and to Orator, who is a Listed winner over a mile in France.

Their dam is Airwave, the champion two-year-old filly in England in 2002 and Europe’s joint second-highest rated threeyear-old filly the following year.

Her victories included the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group 2 Temple Stakes and she was placed in three Group 1 sprints, including a second place to Choisir in the Golden Jubilee and third to Oasis Dream in the July Cup. Her half-sister Jwala by Oasis Dream won the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes in 2013 for trainer Robert Cowell.

They are out of the Indian Ridge mare Kangra Valley, who was a winner at two and has produced eight winners at stud.

Airwave is the best horse sired by Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Air Express, whose stud career was cut short by his premature death at the age of six.

Galileo has a 73 per cent winners to runners ratio with daughters of Storm Cat and his Group 1 winners out of Storm Cat mares include Happily, Gleneagles,

Marvellous and Decorated Knight.

The exceptional success Galileo has enjoyed with Danehill mares in particular, but with daughters of Danzig sires in general, was the initial propeller to glory for the sire.

Churchill is inbred 3x4 to Northern Dancer through Sadler’s Wells and Storm Bird, but is free of the Danzig line descended from him which gives breeders with mares by Danehill, Green Desert, Cape Cross, Invincible Spirit and their sons a lot of scope with breeding to Churchill.

Churchill’s dam is a half-sister to a Group 1 winner by Oasis Dream, a son of Green Desert.

Ulysses

Galileo – Light Shift (Kingmambo) Cheveley Park Stud £30,000 From an aristocratic family with the race record to match his genes and good looks, Ulysses proved a lot less complicated to follow than Joyce’s masterful reworking of Odysseus.

The chestnut son of Galileo shone last season at four with his two Group 1 triumphs coming in the Eclipse and International.

Both wins over 1m2f the distance that for many breeders is the ideal one they want

a stallion to have excelled over.

Second to superstar Enable in the King George and third to her in the Arc, the trip was possibly too long for Ulysses, who was ideally suited by a 1m2f despite his Classic breeding.

He is bred on a similar cross to Derby winner Ruler Of The World, whose first crop hit the track this year – a son of Galileo out of a Kingmambo mare.

In this case Ulysses’s dam is none other than Oaks heroine Light Shift, whose triumph in the 2007 Classic at Epsom for the late Sir Henry Cecil was one of the best-received and emotionally charged victories at the track in recent years.

Homebred by the Niarchos family, Ulysses represents the best of their wonderful families and pedigrees. Light Shift sadly died with her fourth foal, a colt by Frankel, so Ulysses her third, was to be her last and best foal.

He is a half-brother to the winning Dansili horse Dr Yes, while Light Shift was a half-sister to Shiva, the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner by Hector Protector.

Shiva’s full-brother Limnos won twice at Group 2 level in France. Their Listed-winning half-sister by Caerleon called Burning Sunset is dam of Prix d’Hocquart winner Smoking Sun and the grand-dam of Main Sequence, America’s champion older horse of 2014.

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new sires Light Shift’s full-sister Strawberry Fledge is the dam of last year’s Group 1 Prix Ganay winner Cloth Of Stars, by Galileo’s halfbrother Sea The Stars, who finished one place ahead of Ulysses in the Arc. Strawberry Fledge’s yearling daughter from the first crop of War Command was bought

by Dermot Farrington at the 2017 Goffs Orby Sale for €300,000.

Ulysses’s grand-dam Lingerie by Shirley Heights is out of the Prix de Diane and Prix Vermeille winner Northern Trick, who was also second in the Arc. The daughter of Northern Dancer was purchased by Stavros Niarchos at Keeneland in 1982.

Kingmambo, a son of Mr. Prospector, bred by the Niarchos family out of their brilliant champion and broodmare Miesque, was a fantastic sire with 24 individual Group or Grade 1 winners, but is also an outstanding broodmare sire.

Stallions out of his daughters who are currently at stud include Camelot, the triple Classic winner whose first crop are threeyear-olds in 2018 and include Group 2 winner Fighting Irish.

Japan’s second-best sire, behind the phenomenon that is Deep Impact, is a son of Kingmambo – King Kamehameha.

Ribchester

2013 Iffraaj – Mujarah (Marju) Kildangan Stud €30,000 Speed, precocity and a Timeform rating of 131 means that Ribchester is an exciting addition to Darley’s stallion brigade at Kildangan Stud.

The highest-rated horse by Ifraaj, Ribchester broke the track record for the straight mile when winning the Queen Anne Stakes at the 2017 Royal Ascot meeting.

That was his second successive victory at the Royal meeting following his victory in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes in 2016.

Four times successful in Group 1 races, all over a mile, the son of Iffraaj broke his maiden in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes over 6f.

Prior to that success he was second in the 5f Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes at York.

Placed third behind fellow new season sire Galileo Gold in the 2,000 Guineas, he was third to Poule d’Essais des Poulains winner The Gurkha with Galileo Gold second in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes before his breakthrough Group 1 success in the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville.

Ribchester ended the year second behind

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Dubawi’s Group winners to runners ratio of 10 per cent is outstanding and places him among an elite group of global stallions 2016 champion Minding in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions’ Day. Those performances helped him secure the title of European champion miler in 2016.

Ribchester grew stronger again at four and added three more Group 1s to his tally with the Lockinge Stakes and the Prix du Moulin as well as his triumphant return to Royal Ascot. He was placed in three more Group 1 miles, including finishing runner-up for the second successive year in the Queen Elizabeth II. His young dam, the ten-year-old Mujarah, was bred by Shadwell but failed to show much in five starts for trainer John Dunlop and was sold as part of Sheikh Hamdan’s draft at the 2011 Tattersalls December Mare Sale where she was purchased for 18,000gns by Andrew Thompson.

Sent to Iffraaj in 2012, the resultant foal was Ribchester who fetched €75,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale and €100,000 to Highfield Farm at the following year’s Goffs Orby Sale.

His year-younger full brother was bought

by Ribchester’s trainer Richard Fahey for 85,000gns in Book Two of the 2015 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, but has not shown anywhere near the same level as form as his older brother.

Ribchester’s dam Mujarah was subsequently purchased by Godolphin and has a two-year-old filly by Raven’s Pass and a yearling colt by Dubawi, who she was covered by again in 2017.

The daughter of Marju is a half-sister to Group 3 Curragh Cup winner Tactic (Sadler’s Wells) and Yaazy, a Listed-winning daughter of Teofilo.

Their Nayef half-sister Zahoo, who was Listed-placed herself, is the dam of Convergence who won the Group 3 Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown for Ger Lyons.

Convergence is a son of the late Cape Cross, who is a half-sister to Pastorale the dam of Iffraaj.

Ribchester’s third dam is the Irish 1,000

Dubawi’s son Postponed (left) in Dubai ahead of his victory in the Sheema Classic

Guineas, Nell Gwynn Stakes winner and champion three-year-old Mehthaaf, who was also placed in three Group 1 contests, including the Prix Jacques Le Marois.

Mehthaaf is the dam of Group 2 Premio Lydia Tesio winner Najah (Nashwan) and a half-sister to Elnadim (Danzig), the champion sprinter and winner of the July Cup (G1).

She is also a half-sister to Only Seule, the dam of Prix de la Forêt winner Occupandiste, who in turn is the dam of Mondialliste (more on him further on) and the Group 2 winner and Classic-placed filly Impressionante (Danehill).

Only Seule is also the second dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner and young sire Intello (Galile0).

new sires His dam line represents some fine breeding as his second dam is the brilliant Park Appeal, dam of Cape Cross and second dam of Diktat.

Under his third dam Balidaress are Classic winners Alydaress, Shadayid and Russian Rhythm and sires Fath, Layman and Dumaani.

Ribchester is inbred 3 x 4 to Nureyev, who is the sire of both Pastorale and Mehthaaf, two important female ancestors in his pedigree and with The Minstrel also in the fourth generation of his pedigree, it strengthens the inbreeding to Northern Dancer.

€30,000-€20,000

Postponed

After another excellent year for his progeny on the track, in both hemispheres, Darley has increased Iffraaj’s fee to £40,000 for the 2018 season.

Winner of the Lennox Stakes and twice placed in the July Cup, he is the sire of eight individual Group 1 winners, including the two star three-year-old colts of last season in the southern hemisphere – Gingernuts (out of a Generous mare) and Jon Snow.

Iffraaj is also the sire of Group 1 winner Wootton Bassett (Primio Dominie mare), who is himself the sire of Almanzor.

A son of Zafonic and grandson of Gone West, Iffraaj is the latest successful sire from the hugely influential branch of the Mr. Prospector line.

2011 Dubawi – Ever Rigg (Dubai Destination) Dalham Hall Stud £20,000 For all his undoubted brilliance as a sire, Dubawi’s sons have yet to make their mark at stud with only Makfi the sire of a Group 1 winner so far.

With yearlings and foals by Night Of Thunder, Al Kazeem and New Bay around, and Poet’s Voice siring a pair of Group 2 winners from his 2014 crop, there are plenty of possibilities (and lilely more to come) for sons of Darley’s kingpin to step up to the mark.

Postponed is the latest son of Dubawi to enter stud and he has the credentials – pedigree and performance – to become a successful stallion.

A Timeform rating of 130 and an official rating of 124 ensures that Postponed takes high rank among the best of Dubawi’s progeny with Makfi, Al Kazeem and the Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso only rated higher than him.

A winner of a 7f Yarmouth maiden at two, Postponed progressed with his racing to finish third to Toormore in the Group 3 Craven Stakes and then occupied the same position in the King Edward VII at Royal Ascot.

The step-up in trip to a 1m4f seemed to suit Postponed and he recorded his first win of the season in the 1m3f Listed Glasgow Stakes before improving again to win the Group 2 Great Voltigeur.

It was as a four and five-year-old when Postponed really bloomed, something he has in common with the majority of Dubawi’s offspring.

It would suggest breeders and buyers will need patience with his stock, who are unlikely to be early and precocious types.

Postponed was the top-rated horse in England during 2016, the season when he won his first Group 1, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Better again at five, Postponed beat the brilliant Found in the Group 1 Coronation Cup and the top-class Highland Reel in the International.

He also took the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan earlier in the year and his final race was in the same contest last year when he finished third behind Jack Hobbs, injury prevented him from running again.

Dubawi’s misfortune is to live at the same time as Galileo. Were it not for the Coolmore colossus, Dubawi would certainly have a number of sire championships to his credit and perhaps an even higher fee than his advertised £250,000.

From the only crop of Sheikh Mohammed’s beloved Dubai Millennium, Dubawi won the Group 1 National Stakes at The Curragh as a two-year-old and returned to the track to claim the Irish 2000 Guineas.

His third Group 1 victory came in the Prix Jacques Le Marois and he was also third in the Derby and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Dubawi is the sire of 33 individual Group 1 winners in England, Ireland, France, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong and the USA. Dubawi’s Group winners to runners ratio of 10 per cent is outstanding and places him among an elite group of global stallions.

Dubai Millennium was a son of the brilliant Seeking The Gold, winner of two Grade 1s at three and placed in five more, including a close second behind Alysheba in the 1988 Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Seeking The Gold was champion first-season sire in the US in 1993 and overall the sire of 18 individual Grade 1 winners, including Heavenly Prize (out of a Danzig mare) from his first crop, who was champion two-year-old filly, Lujain the winner of the Middle Park Stakes and Belmont Stakes victor Jazil.

He is also the broodmare sire of the brilliant Blame, Point Of Entry and Excellent Art. Postponed’s bottom line in excellent one with his dam Ever Rigg a daughter of Moyglare and Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Bianca Nera.

By Dubai Destination, a son of Kingmambo, Ever Rigg won once as a threeyear-old and is the dam of two Group winners so far. As well as Postponed she has also produced last season’s Group 3 Prix Minerve winner God Given to Nathaniel (Galileo).

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new sires Bianca Nera is the dam of six winners, two of the them black-type fillies, and the second dam of Turning Top (Pivotal) the winner of the Grade 3 Beverly Hills Handicap, also second in the Grade 1 Yellow Ribbon Handicap and Group 3 winner Robin Hood’s Bay. She is a half-sister to Hotelgenie Dot Com (Selkirk), who was second in the Moyglare and third in the Fillies Mile and is the dam of Fillies’ Mile and Falmouth Stakes winner Simply Perfect (Danehill).

Hotelgenie Dot Com is the second dam of Irish St Leger second Bondi Beach and she is a half-sister to Warwickshire Oaks winner Ronaldsay, dam of the Irish National Stud sire Gale Force Ten.

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Highland Reel

2012 Galileo – Hveger (Danehill) Coolmore Stud €17,500 The European horse with the highest-ever prize-money figure, the tough, consistent and high-class Highland Reel, is possibly one of the best value sires on offer in 2018.

He is a son of the wonder that is Galileo, from the female family of Starspangledbanner and bred on the famed Galileo-Danehill cross that has produced the excellent sires Teofilo, Frankel and his full-brother Noble Mission, whose first foals are two-year-olds in 2018.

It has also produced the Group 1 winner Maybe, dam of Group 1 Racing Post Trophy winner and leading Classic hope for this season, Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact).

Highland Reel ended his superb racing career on a high in December with a seventh Group 1 victory, this time in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin. Winner of the Group 2 Richmond Stakes over 7f as a two-year-old, Highland Reel was placed in 20 of his 26 races over four seasons, winning nine and finishing second in six more.

His Group 1 successes came twice at Sha Tin in the Hong Kong Vase, twice in America in the Secretariat Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Turf and in Britain with two coming at Ascot – the King George and Prince of Wales’s Stakes – and the Coronation Cup at Epsom.

He was part of Aidan O’Brien and Galileo’s historic 1-2-3 in the 2016 Arc filling second place behind Found and ahead of Order Of St George in third.

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The European horse with the highest-ever prize-money figure, the tough, consistent and high-class Highland Reel, is possibly one of the best value sires on offer in 2018 He was also second in that year’s Hong Kong Vase to Satono Crown, runner-up to New Bay in the Prix du Jockey Club of 2015 and third that year to the mighty Winx in the Cox Plate.

His travels and record prove the constitution and strength of the horse as Highland Reel travelled from Ireland to France, America, Australia and Hong Kong to compete at the highest level and regularly return with the plaudits.

Plenty has been written about Galileo and that side of Highland Reel’s pedigree, but what of his dam?

Highland Reel cost 480,000gns as a yearling at Tattersalls Book 2 when consigned from Camas Park Stud and bought by John Warren.

He is a half-brother to the Australian Group 1-placed Encosta De Lago filly Valdemoro and a full-brother to last season’s Group 2 Hardwick Stakes winner Idaho.

Their dam Hveger was placed twice in Group 1 contests at home in Australia and is a full-sister to Elvstroem, whose ten victories include the Caulfield Cup in Australia and the Dubai Duty Free, and a half-sister to the Queen Anne winenr Hardasun (Fusaichi Pegasus).

They are out of Group 1 AJC Oaks winner Circles Of Gold by Marscay and she is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Gold Wells (Barathea), who is the grand-dam of the brilliant sprinter and Royal Ascot winner Starspangledbanner.

Galileo seems to click with almost every bloodline, but as mentioned under Ulysses he does well with Kingmambo mares with 88 per cent winners to runners.

His son Frankel has sired two Group winners out of mares by Kingmambo including Derby fourth Eminent, while his Group 1 winners Soul Stirring and Cracksman have Monsun and Pivotal as their respective dam sires.

Galileo is the sire of Group 1 winners including Rhodedendron, The United States and Hydrangea, who are also out of daughters of the Cheveley Park Stud lynchpin.

With not that many Sunday Silence mares in Europe, there may not be many breeders with Halo bloodlines, but considering that Saxon Warrior is out of a mare bred on the same lines as Highland Reel, it may be an option.

Storm Cat daughters and mares by his sons also work well with Galileo, as mentioned elsewhere in this article.

€15,000-€10,000

Decorated Knight

2012 Galileo – Pearling (Storm Cat) Irish National Stud €15,000 A fine addition to the team at the Irish National Stud from one of the hottest families right now, this three-time Group 1 winner blossomed at five.

Decorated Knight is the first foal out of Pearling, a full-sister to the outstanding Giant’s Causeway and bought in utero by Saleh Al Homaizi and Iman Al Sagar at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale in 2011 for 1.3 million guineas.

Pearling was placed once at three in Canada so her race record doesn’t quite match that of her illustrious siblings.

As well as being a sibling to Europe’s champion three-year-old of 2000, Pearling is also a full-sister to Group 2 Cherry Hinton Stakes winner You’resothrilling. She is the dam of three Group 1 winners – Marvellous, Gleneagles and Happily – all by Galileo and three-parts siblings to Decorated Knight.

You’resothrilling is also the dam of Coolmore, winner of the Group 3 Park Express Stakes at two and third in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks, and The Taj Mahal, successful on his most recent start in the Group 2 Zipping Classic at Sandown in Australia and second in the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington last summer, both are also by Galileo.

A Sadler’s Wells half-sister to Giant’s Causeway, You’resothrilling, Pearling et al called Love Me Only is the dam of 2016 Derby third and Irish Derby second Storm The Stars

by Sea The Stars (Cape Cross).

Now 21, Giant’s Causeway is the leading active sire in North America by earnings, and the only stallion since Danzig to be three-time leading sire in North America.

He has also been a champion two-year-old

new sires sire there on two occasions and is the sire of 31 individual Group/Grade 1 winners across the globe.

Some of the stars by the brilliant “Iron Horse” include Shamardal, a leading sire out of a Machiavellian mare, Footstepsinthesand, out of a Rainbow Quest mare, Maid’s Causeway, a daughter of a Kingmambo mare Aragorn (Mr. Prospector), Frost Giant (Gone West) and My Typhoon, a Grade 1 winner and half-sister to Galileo and Sea The Stars.

Giant’s Causeway has gelled exceptionally well with mares by sons and grandsons of Mr. Prospector as his pedigree is relatively free of links to Native Dancer.

Out of mares from this line, Giant’s Causeway has produced 17 individual Grade 1 winners, while four of his Grade 1-winning daughters have dams by Seeking The Gold.

The Fappiano line of Mr. Prospector’s descendants has also provided Giant’s Causeway with much success, including Grade 1 Wood Memorial winner Carpe Diem out of a daughter of Unbridled’s Song, while fellow Grade 1 winner Heatseeker’s dam is by Defensive Play.

Freud, a full-brother to Giant’s Causeway, who was third in the then Group 2 Cork and Orrey Stakes, is the leading sire in New York, dominating for a number of years.

He is the sire of five individual Grade 1 winners, the most recent of which is Sharp Azteca, victorious in the Cigar Mile in December after his second place to Battle Of Midway in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

Like his older brother, Freud has done particularly well with Mr. Prospector line mares. Sharp Azteca is out of a daughter of Saint Liam, whose dam sire is Quiet American

by Fappiano, while the Grade 1-placed Quick Little Miss has Unbridled as her dam sire.

Interestingly, two of his other top-level winners Giant Ryan and Lubash are inbred to Bold Ruler and Hail To Reason.

Franny Freud is inbred to both Northern Dancer, 4x4, and Secretariat 4x3.

For Galileo see Churchill, Caravaggio, Highland Reel and others.

Galileo Gold

2013 Paco Boy – Galiciux (Galileo) Tally Ho Stud €15,000 A partnership between Al Shaqab Racing and the O’Callaghan family sees Galileo Gold retire to the farm that has transformed its recent retirees into

Decorated Knight

Giant’s Causeway has gelled exceptionally well with mares by sons and grandsons of Mr. Prospector as his pedigree is relatively free of links to Native Dance champion first season sires.

The 2,000 Guineas winner joins Kodiac, the world record holder for two-year-old winners in a calendar year, at the Westmeath farm, which also stands another Al Shaqab stallion in Mehmas and Monsun’s Group 1-winning miler Vadamos, both of whom have their first foals in 2018.

Galileo Gold is by far the best horse sired

by Paco Boy before he was sold to the Turkish Jockey Club.

Paco Boy, a son of Desert Style, won nine stakes races for Richard Hannon senior and Richard Hughes, including three Group 1 contests – the Lockinge, Queen Anne and Prix de la Foret.

A high-class two-year-old, Galileo Gold won the 7f Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood, like Highland Reel, and was third to Ultra in the Group 1 Prix Jean Luc Largardère where he finished ahead of subsesquent Group 1 winners Johannes Vermeer and Ventura Storm.

Excelling at trips of 7f and a mile, and like his sire winner of the 2,000 Guineas in which he beat Ribchester, going on to beat the Irish and French Guineas winners Awtaad and The Gurkha in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot 2016.

He was also a close second to The Gurkha in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, once more finishing ahead of Ribchester and Awtaad.

His final run ended with a fifth place finish behind Ribchester in the Lockinge Stakes last May. The slightly misleading name of Galileo Gold comes from his dam Galiciux, a daughter of Galileo who failed to make an impact in two starts over 1m2f at three.

However, she boasts an excellent pedigree – her year younger half-brother is Prix de l’Abbaye winner Goldream, while her dam Clizia (Machiavellian) is out of an unraced Highest Honor half-sister to Montjeu.

Another half-sister to Montjeu and

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new sires Cuixmala is Cumbres who produced Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Again (Danehill Dancer) and her Danroad sister Aris, who in turn is the dam of Aclaim. There is more on this family with the new National Stud below.

Galileo Gold is inbred 5 x 4 to Northern Dancer and 5 x 4 to Mr. Prospector on his dam’s side. He is the latest generation of stallions from the Green Desert branch of the Danzig sire line.

Aclaim

2013 Acclamation – Aris (Danroad) The National Stud £12,500 The second Group 1 winner by Acclamation to retire to stud in England, Aclaim represents a sire line that is one of the most exciting around.

A son of Royal Applause, Acclamation is the sire of four individual Group 1 winners, including Marsha, the most expensive horse sold at public auction in Europe, and the sire sensation that is Dark Angel (out of Machiavellian mare).

Equiano, the first top-level winning son of Acclamation at stud in England, is already the sire of a Group 1 winner in The Tin Man, while Expert Eye (by Acclamation and out of a Dansili mare) , put in one of the most exciting two-year-old performances of the 2017 season with his devastating victory in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood.

On the track, Aclaim produced his best performances at 7f with his Group 1 victory coming over that distance in the Prix de la Forêt at Chantilly last October, while he was second in the 6f Prix Maurice de Gheest prior to that win.

As a two-year-old Aclaim broke his maiden over 6f on his debut towards the end of the year and progressed through his three-year-old season, starting off winning a 6f handicap at the Craven meeting and then finishing third to Only Mine and Washington DC in the 6f Group 3 Lacken Stakes at Naas on good ground.

His breakthrough stakes win came in the Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup over 7f on soft ground at Newbury and he quickly made the step up to Group winner with success in the Dubai 100 Challenge Stakes, a 7f Group 2 run on good to firm ground at Newmarket.

Aclaim was ground versatile and won his Group 1 on soft ground in France, while winning on good and good to firm going before that.

Northern Dancer appears twice in the fifth generation of Aclaim’s pedigree with

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National Defense is bred along the same lines as Invincible Spirit’s best northern hemisphere sire son Lawman Acclamation’s sire Royal Applause going back to Try My Best by the Canadian legend, while his dam Aris is a daughter of Danroad, a son of Danehill.

Aris, who was Listed placed, is a three-parts sister to Irish 1000 Guineas and Moyglare Stakes winner Again by Danehill Dancer.

Again is the dam of Listed-winning juvenile Indian Maharajah (Galileo) and his fullbrother Delano Roosevelt, who was second in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes at The Curragh.

Arkadina, a Danehill sister to Aris (which means again in Irish) and Again, was placed in the Group 3 Give Thanks Stakes and is the dam of Guilty Twelve, a mare by Giant’s Causeway who won the Grade 3 Robert G Dick Memorial Stakes at Delaware last summer.

She is also the dam of Listed Prix de Tourelles winner Iltemas (Galileo) and the winning son of Street Cry called St Malo in training with Roger Varian.

Their dam Cumbres is a Kahyasi half-sister to the wonderful racehorse and outstanding sire Montjeu whose 11 victories include six Group 1 triumphs and amongst those are the Arc, King George, Irish Derby and Prix du Jockey Club.

The son of Sadler’s Wells is the sire of Derby winners Camelot, Authorized, Motivator and Pour Moi, who has already sired a Derby winner in Wings Of Eagles, while Montjeu is also sire of the outstanding St Nicholas Abbey and leading southern hemisphere sire Tavistock.

As mentioned this is also the family of Group 1 winners Galileo Gold and Goldream.

National Defense

2014 Invincible Spirit – Angel Falls (Kingmambo) Irish National Stud €12,000 The Irish National Stud has recruited a son of their kingpin Invincible Spirit to stand alongside his sire in Kildare for the 2018 breeding season.

A Group 1 winner at two for Criquette

Head Maarek, he was a Sun Bloodstock €280,000 yearling purchase from the renowned nursery of Ecurie des Monceaux.

A champion two-year-old in France for 2016, he won on his debut over a mile at Deauville in the August of his juvenile season and was immediately stepped up in class to the Group 3 Prix des Chenes where he was beaten just 3l by the Deep Impact colt Akhiro.

Next tested in the Group 1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardère on Arc day, he was a comfortable winner of the race.

His first start of 2017 was in the Group 3 Prix Djebel where he was second to Al Wukair, and then disappointed in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, his final race.

National Defense is one of 18 sons of Invincible Spirit at stud, and the Green Desert stallion commands a fee of €125,000.

Invincible Spirit is the sire of 15 individual Group 1 winners, including Charm Spirit, Kingman, Shalaa and Moonlight Cloud and is a half-brother to the record-breaking twoyear-old sire Kodiac (Danehill).

The majority of his sons at stud are at the early stages of their stallion careers, but Kingman’s yearlings were very well-received at the sales last year, while Charm Spirit and Mayson are two more sons with their first runners in 2018.

The first foals of Shalaa and Territories are on the ground this spring and Born To Sea has already produced a Classic horse from his first crop, runner-up to Precieuse in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches last summer.

In the southern hemisphere I Am Invincible has led the way for his sire as the Yarraman Park resident was crowned champion first season sire for 2013-2014.

Thw Group 1 winner and Darley sire Brazen Beau and the 2017 Crown Perth Winterbottom Stakes winner Viddora are his Group 1 winners so far.

National Defense is bred along the same lines as Invincible Spirit’s best northern hemisphere sire son Lawman.

The Prix du Jockey Club winner is out of a mare by Gulch, a son of Mr. Prospector, and is now the sire of five individual Group 1 winners, including Most Improved.

Another exciting stallion prospect by Invincible Spirit with a dam sire descending from Mr. Prospector is Kingman whose dam Zenda is by Zamindar, a son of Gone West.

The prowess of Kingmambo as a dam sire is mentioned elsewhere on these pages under Ulyssess, and National Defense is just the latest in a line of Group 1 winners to enhance the champion broodmare sire’s reputation.

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new sires of Kingmambo include Camelot, Midday and Maid’s Causeway.

National Defense’s unraced dam Angel Falls is out of the Group 3 winner Anna Palariva and is a half-sister to three black-type winners, including Anna Salai by Dubawi, winner of the Group 3 Prix de la Grotte and runner-up in the Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Angel Falls’s Pivotal half-brother Iquazu Falls won the Listed Surrey Stakes and was placed on multiple occasions at Group level and their half-brother by Seeking The Gold called Advice is also a Listed-winner and Group 3 placed.

Another half-sister Anemometer (Sunday Silence) is the dam of South African Listed winner Dubai Gina by Kingmambo’s son Dubai Destination.

Anna Palariva is a daughter of Anna Of Saxony, who won and was third in the Group 3 Park Hill Stakes and was also placed in the Group 3 St Simon and Princess Royal Stakes.

She is the dam of six winners and the second dam of Ave by Danehill Dancer, who won the Grade 1 Flower Bowl Invitational and the Group 3 Denny Cordell and Lanwades Stakes at Gowran Park, and her Listedwinning half-sister Anipe (Sea The Stars).

Profitable

2012 Invincible Spirit – Dani Ridge (Indian Ridge) Kildangan Stud €12,000 Profitable was bred to be fast as the son of two sprinters and he was just that winning the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot in

Barney Roy is bred on another variant of the Galileo-Danehill cross which has provided so many winners and two of the best horses so far by Excelebration have Galileo as their damsire 2016 and finishing second to the rocket Lady Aurelia in the 2017 renewal of that race.

All of his victories came at 5f and Profitable improved with age and racing. A maiden winner at two, he made the jump to Listed class at three with victory in York’s Westow Stakes and a second place in the Scurry Stakes at Sandown.

It was at four he shone with his Royal Ascot success which was preceded by a win in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock in which he beat Group 1 winner Mecca’s Angel.

It was after his win that he was purchased as a stallion prospect by Godolphin and that season Profitable was also fourth in the July Cup over 6f to Limato.

Although he never won again after that Royal Ascot triumph, he ran some fantastic races in defeat and was twice placed to Battaash, first giving him weight in the Group 2 King George Stakes at Goodwood before his third to the son of Dark Angel in the Prix de l’Abbaye in October.

Profitable is a half-brother

Profitable: was bred to be fast

to nine winners out of Dani Ridge, who won three times at four and five. She is also the dam of Ridge Ranger, a daughter of Bushranger whose six wins at sprint trips encompass the Group 3 Summer Sprint Stakes, and the Noverre filly Danidh Dubai, who was placed in the Group 3 Albany Stakes and is already the dam of stakes winner Gamgoom.

A daughter of Invincible Spirit’s predecessor as the Irish National Stud’s alpha male Indian Ridge, Dani Ridge has a perfect record with all her nine foals to race winning.

She has three winners by Invincible Spirit and one by his son Lawman with three further winners by Acclamation and a winning daughter of Mastercraftsman called Crafty Madam.

Dani Ridge is a full-sister to Blomberg, winner of the Group 3 Diomed Stakes at Epsom out of Daniella Drive who won 12 times over 6f during her four seasons to race in America.

With Indian Ridge and his sire Ahonoora on his dam’s side and Green Desert and Invincible Spirit along with Sharpen Up on his sire’s side, Profitable has the genes of some of the best Classic and speed influences around.

For more on Invincible Spirit see National Defense.

Barney Roy

2014 Excelebration – Alina (Galileo) Dalham Hall Stud £10,000 During his racing career Barney Roy’s sire Excelebration had to play second fiddle to Frankel, finishing second behind the champion in four separate Group 1 races.

As a sire Excelebration managed to beat his old adversary in the race to their first European Group 1 winner, thanks to Barney Roy’s success in the St James’s Palace Stakes last year.

From the first crop of the son of Exceed And Excel, who won three Group 1s himself, Barney Roy was one of Europe’s best threeyear-old colts in 2017.

His victory in the St James’s Palace was achieved in a course record time for the straight mile and he turned the tables on his 2,000 Guineas conqueror Churchill.

Winner of the Greenham Stakes, he split Churchill and Al Wukair in the Guineas and won his only start at two, a mile maiden at Haydock for trainer Richard Hannon junior.

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new sires Eclipse, Barney Roy was a very close second to Ulysses and was third to the same horse and Churchill in the International at York the following month. The stamina influence of dam sire Galileo coming through as his dam did all her winning at 6f up to a mile.

Barney Roy is the first foal out of Alina, a Galileo daughter of Group 3 winner Cheyenne Star who has produced one winner so far, a Teofilo gelding named Lucent Dream.

By Mujahid, the eight-time winner Cheyenne Star is a half-sister to Boa Estrela, an unraced daughter of Intikhab better known as the dam of the talented and tough Gordon Lord Byron whose globe-trotting exploits have brought him Group 1 glory in England, France and Australia.

Their dam Charita by Lycius is a Listed winning sprinter and the dam of five winners, the best of whom is Cheyenne Star.

Alina’s Kodiac half-sister to Barney Roy was bought by David Redvers for 400,000gns at the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale.

Barney Roy is bred on another variant of the Galileo-Danehill cross which has provided so many winners and two of the best horses so far by Excelebration have Galileo as their dam sire.

Galileo’s record as a dam sire is impressive, which would almost be expected given the quality of his daughters and their achievements on the track.

Last season his daughters were the dams of four individual Group 1 winners in Europe. As well as Barney Roy, they were the full siblings US Navy Flag and Roly Poly by War Front and Saxon Warrior by Deep Impact (see pages 118 for Hyperion’s stats).

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Time Test

2012 Dubawi – Passage Of Time (Dansili) The National Stud £8,500 A Royal Ascot winner out of a Group 1 winner and from one of Juddmonte’s proven and best stallions, Time Test is an exciting purchase by The Jockey Club for The National Stud where he retires after a season racing in America.

The six-year-old is a Group 2-winning miler and was placed four times in Group/ Grade 1 contests over 1m2f.

Trained by Roger Charlton for his breeder Prince Khalid Abdullah, Time Test won his maiden second time out over 7f and finished second in his two other runs that season, both over the same trip.

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Similar to No Nay Never, Scat Daddy’s Group 1 Prix Morny winner, El Kabeir’s pedigree features three lines of Mr. Prospector and is inbred 5 x 3 x 5 At three, he made a winning seasonal reappearance in a Newbury handicap over 1m2f and then made the step up to Group company with ease, taking the Group 3 Tercentenary Stakes at Royal Ascot on his next start.

He then took fourth place in the International before stepping back to a mile for the Group 2 Joel Stakes. In winning that race he defeated subsequent triple Group 1 winner Decorated Knight.

Another winning seasonal debut followed at four when he returned to 1m2f and won the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown.

Time Test beat the dual Group 1 winner Mondialiste in the Group 2 York Stakes, his last run in England before his transfer to Chad Brown for 2017.

His American adventure was a qualified success with two Grade 1 seconds and a \ Grade 2 runner-up place from three starts, all on the Turf.

In the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes he beat multiple Grade 1 winner and Breeders’ Cup Mile hero World Approval.

Time Test is the best so far out of Passage Of Time, who beat Soldier Of Fortune into second place when she won the Group 1 Criterium de Saint Cloud.

Trained by the late Sir Henry Cecil for her breeder Khalid Abdullah she was sent off favourite for the 2007 Oaks after her victory in the Musidora Stakes, but finished eighth behind her stable companion Light Shift, the dam of Ulysses.

Passage Of Time is a half-sister to Group 1 Falmouth Stakes winner Timepiece

by Zamindar and a full-sister to Father Time, winner of the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes and placed in the St Leger.

Their dam Clepsydra is a Sadler’s Wells half-sister to Double Crossed, a Listedwinning daughter of Caerleon and dam of Sir Henry Cecil’s Eclipse, International and dual Champion Stakes winner

Twice Over by Observatory.

Time Test is a son of Dubawi (and for more information about him see Postponed).

He is inbred 5 x 5 x 4 to Northern Dancer and 5 x 5 to High Line.

El Kabeir

2012 Scat Daddy – Great Venue (Unbridled’s Song) Yeomanstown Stud €8,000 With Scat Daddy hotter than the sun right now, Yeomanstown Stud has recruited another son of the late sire for Ireland.

Although he is another grey, again through the dam sire which in this case is Unbridled’s Song, El Kabeir differs a lot from Caravaggio and not just in price, which at €8,000 is less than a quarter of his paternal half-brother at Coolmore.

Owned by the colourful Zayat family of American Pharoah fame, El Kabeir raced exclusively in America and on Dirt tracks over distances between 7f and 1m1f.

He was purchased for $250,000 as a yearling and was placed in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes, a race previously won by Scat Daddy.

El Kabeir won the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs in the November of his two-year-old season over a little further than a mile.

He won two Grade 3 races at Aqueduct at the start of his three-year-old career and was then third to Frosted in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial over the course and distance.

El Kabeir finished 2015 with another Grade 1 placing, this time in the 7f Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita. His best performance in seven starts after that was fourth in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.

Although his entire racing career was on Dirt, the success of Scat Daddy, who also raced exclusively on Dirt, with his European runners on Turf suggests that El Kabeir should work with Irish and British mares.

(For more on Scat Daddy, see Caravaggio).

El Kabeir is the first foal out of Great Venue, an unraced daughter of Unbridled’s Song.

Great Venue is a half-sister to Too Much Bling by Rubiano, a multiple Grade 2 winner who was placed at Grade 1 level. As a sire he has the joint-highest percentage of stakes winners to runners of any North American based stallion, along with War Front.

Great Venue is out of the stakes winner Rose Colored Lady by Formal Dinner, an

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Ardad: the speedy, precocious son of Kodiac won the Windsor Castle Stakes by over 3l. He is standing for £6,500 at Overbury Stud

American sire inbred 3 x 3 to Bold Ruler.

Unbridled’s Song, the dam sire of El Kabeir, and the source of his colouring is possibly best known in Europe as the sire of Arrogate, brilliant winner of the Breeders’ Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup. Since his death at 20, Unbridled’s Song has developed a huge reputation as a broodmare sire with almost 20 individual Grade 1 winners produced so far by daughters of the brilliant racehorse and stallion.

Similar to No Nay Never, Scat Daddy’s Group 1 Prix Morny winner, El Kabeir’s pedigree features three lines of Mr. Prospector and is inbred 5 x 3 x 5 to the breed-shaping sire.

Divine Prophet

2013 Choisir – Prophet Jewel (Encosta De Lago) Tara Stud €7,500 A new source of speed and Australian bloodlines comes from Group 1 Caulfield Guineas winner Divine Prophet, who stands the northern hemisphere breeding season at Tara Stud. He has shuttled from Aquis Farm in Australia’s Hunter Valley, where he proved very popular.

His race record shows he performed in Australia’s stallion-making races with his victory in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas at three of particular note – it is race that

has been won previously by champion sires Lonhro and Redoute’s Choice.

The Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes is another race with a reputation for winners who go on to be successful stallions and, along with Divine Prophet, its roll of honour includes Snitzel, Exceed And Excel and Fastnet Rock with the last two becoming Group 1 sires in both hemispheres.

At two, Divine Prophet was placed in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes over a mile, and in the 7f Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes as a three-year-old.

He is one of 11 individual Group 1 winners

by Choisir, the first Australian horse to travel to Royal Ascot and win both of the meeting’s Group 1 sprints in the same week.

Choisir is also the sire of another leading sprinter in Starspangledbanner and despite the chestnut’s fertility issues he is already the sire of a Group 1 winner in The Wow Signal.

Divine Prophet’s pedigree is a variation on the much-storied cross between Sadler’s Wells and Danehill and various descendants.

His sire Choisir is a son of Danehill Dancer, while his dam sire Encosta De Lago is by Sadler’s Wells’ full-brother Fairy King.

His dam Prophet Jewel has also produced Proisir, a full-brother to Divine Prophet, who won the Group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle and was second in the Randwick Guineas and the Champion Stakes.

He retired to Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand in 2015 where he covered 145 mares

in his first season with his first two-yearolds to run during the 2018-2019 southern hemisphere season.

Prophet Jewel’s yearling filly by Exceed And Excel sold at the 2017 Inglis Easter Sale for A$1,200,000.

It is the female family of Gold Pulse who was placed in the AJC Derby, Melbourne Cup and Rosehill Guineas and his unraced half-sister Reasonable, who is the dam of the Group 1-placed siblings Idea and Perpetual Check.

Encosta De Lago is recognised as one of the all-time great stallions in Australia where the son of Fairy King was twice champion sire and produced 26 individual Group 1 winners.

For the first time the title of champion broodmare sire in Australia went to the son of Fairy King, dam sire of Group 1 winners, Japonisme, also by Choisir, and Australian Oaks winner Sofia Rosa (Makfi).

He is sire of the leading sprinter Chautauqua, who is out of a Lion Hunter mare (Danehill).

Ardad

Kodiac – Good Clodora (Red Clubs) 2014 Overbury Stud £6,500 A precocious Royal Ascot winner from a family in which speed is so important some of Ardad’s relatives are named for it.

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new sires Bred by Tally-Ho Stud, out of a daughter of Red Clubs, who stood at the farm before his early demise at the age of seven, he represents some of the O’Callaghan family’s most successful recent stallions.

His precocity was ideal for the breeze-up sales and he topped the Goffs UK Breeze Up in 2016 selling to Blandford Bloodstock for £170,000.

The son of Kodiac, who in 2017 surpassed his own record for the most two-year-old winners in a calendar year, won the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes and the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes, his victory at Doncaster coming over the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes winner The Last Lion, who stands at Kildangan Stud.

Trained by John Gosden, Ardad’s three career successes all came as a juvenile and all were over 5f.

Each of his wins were on different types of ground ranging from soft to firm. Ardad ran three times at three with his best result a fourth place to Fashion Queen in the Listed Westow Stakes at York.

Kodiac is a Danehill half-brother to Invincible Spirit, out of the Prix de Diane winner Rafha who has carried that success into her broodmare career.

He is a full-sister to Massarra who has produced five black-type horses so far, including last season’s Group 2 Superlative Stakes winner Gustav Klimt (Galileo) and trained by Aidan O’Brien.

She is also the dam of the Group Criterium de Saint Cloud winner Nayarra (Cape Cross) and the Galileo Group 3 winner Wonderfully, who was purchased for $1,800,000 by Ballylinch Stud at the Keeneland November Sale 2015.

Invincible Spirit’s success as a stallion is discussed elsewhere in these pages, but Kodiac has become a prolific source of precocity and speed.

Kodiac has become the go-to sire for speedy juveniles and early types, particularly the much sought-after Royal Ascot juveniles.

On winners and placed runners at the Royal meeting since 2010, Kodiac has the best record of any sire.

Ardad’s Timeform rating of 111 for his Royal Ascot win last season was the highest achieved by any of Kodiac’s Royal Ascot two-year-old performers so far.

He is also the sire of a Group 1 winner Tiggy Wiggy, who is out of a Kheleyf mare and was second in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot before going on to win the Lowther and Cheveley Park Stakes (G1).

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Mondialiste: picked up Grade 1s in Canada and the US and has retired to the north of England

Prince Of Lir (dam by Whipper), Besharah (Dixieland Band), Gifted Master (Shamardal) and Best Solution (Kingmambo) are amongst Kodiac’s group-winning juveniles.

Ardad is the first winner out of the Red Clubs mare Good Clodora, who was unplaced at two.

She is also the dam of Armum, a winning filly from the first crop of Tally-Ho Stud’s Society Rock. She fetched £250,000 at the Goffs London Sale on the eve of Royal Ascot last June.

Good Clodora, who has a two-year-old full-brother to Ardad, is a half-sister to Ruby Rocket (Indian Rocket, a son of Indian Ridge), a Listed-winning sprinter and the dam of Maarek (Pivotal), whose career successes include the Prix de l’Abbaye and the British Champions Sprint.

Another half-sister is the Danetime filly Alexander Alliance, who won the Listed Tara

Stakes as a two-year-old and has already produced Dream Ally (Oasis Dream).

Mondialiste

2010 Galileo – Occupandiste (Kaldoun) Elwick Stud £6,000 Mondialiste is not just a new stallion for the north of England, he is the catalyst for the development of Elwick Stud.

After making his debut at three for Freddie Head and breeders the Wertheimers, Mondialiste finished third to Havana Gold in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat just two months into his racing career. That was the best performance of his French career and he was sold at Arqana in the summer of 2014 for €190,000.

Sent into training with David O’Meara by

new sires the Sandra and Geoff Turnbull, Mondialiste won the Group 3 Strensall Stakes before going on his travels to Woodbine in Canada where he won the first of his Grade 1s, the Woodbine Mile. He followed that up with the runner-up position in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile to Tepin and ahead of Karakontie, Tourist, Esoterique and Mshawish.

In 2016, he added the Arlington Million over a 1m2f to his treasure haul and he was placed once again in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile won by Miss Temple City.

His final two starts in 2017 saw him placed in the Woodbine Mile behind Breeders’ Cup winner World Approval and he ended his career with a fifth place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile.

A son of Galileo, whose achievements are mentioned elsewhere in this article, Mondialiste’s female family is highlytalented and one of the best owned by the Wertheimers.

He is one of eight winners produced by Group 1 Prix de la Forêt and Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Occupandiste, who was crowned champion older mare in France for 1997.

Occupandiste is also the dam of Impressionante (Danehill), winner of the Group 2 Prix de Sandringham and placed twice at Group 1 level, including in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches.

Impressionante is the dam of Prix du Jockey Club winner and young sire Intello, who as a son of Galileo is closely related to Mondialiste.

Mondialiste has a year younger full-brother Planetaire, who won the Listed Prix Pelleas, and their half-sister by Green Desert named Only Answer is a dual Group 3 winner.

Occupandiste is a half-sister to Only Green (Green Desert), who won the Listed Prix de Saint-Cyr and is the dam of Listed winner Green Sweet (Smart Strike).

Another half-sister Buck Aspen (Seeking The Gold) is the dam of Indian Chief (Montjeu), who was third in the 2013 Dante for Aidan O’Brien.

Mondialiste’s third dam is Elle Seule (Exclusive Native), dam of Elnadim (Danzig), who was champion sprinter and a decent sire and she is also the dam of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Mehthaaf (Nureyev), who is the third dam of Ribchester.

Mondialiste’s fourth dam is the blue hen Fall Aspen (Pretense), who won the Grade 1 Matron Stakes but has a lasting legacy through her offspring and descendants.

She is the dam of Timber Country (Woodman), the first horse to win the

A son of Galileo, Mondialiste’s female family is highly-talented and one of the best owned by the Wertheimers Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and follow up with victory in one of the Triple Crown races, in his case the Preakness.

Fall Aspen is also the dam of Colorado Dancer (Shareef Dancer), a Group 2 winner and the dam of Dubai Millennium (Seeking The Gold), who in turn is the sire of Dubawi.

Her Sadler’s Wells daughter Dance Of Leaves is the dam of Racing Post Trophy winner Medaaly (Highest Honor) and of Charnwood Forest (Warning), while Dance Of Leaves’ full-brother Fort Wood (Sadler’s Wells) won the Grand Prix de Paris and has been champion broodmare sire in South Africa.

Sheroog, her Shareef Dancer filly is the second dam of Harbour Watch (Acclamation).

Fall Aspen is also the dam of July Cup winner Hamas (Danzig).

Occupandiste is by the Caro horse Kaldoun who is also the dam sire of 2,000 Guineas winner Zafonic.

Mondialiste is inbred 3 x 4 to Northern Dancer through Sadler’s Wells and Lyphard, the sire of Only Seule, and he is also inbred 5 x 5 to Native Dancer through Mr. Prospector the second sire of Urban Sea and Exclusive Native, the sire of Elle Seule.

Spill The Beans

2012 Snitzel – Miss Dodwell (Falbrav) The National Stud £6,000 The first son of Australian sire sensation Snitzel to stand in the northern hemisphere, Spill The Beans is another exciting recruit for the National Stud.

Spill The Beans excelled at five and a half furlongs to 7f and won five of his 11 career starts, including the Group 2 QTC Cup at Eagle Farm over six and a half furlongs and the slightly longer Group 3 Hawkesbury Guineas.

He also was successful in the Eskimo Prince Stakes, a 6f Group 3 at Randwick.

Snitzel is the heir apparent in Australia to his sire Redoute’s Choice and grandson Danehill (see Redoute’s Choice under Counterattack).

The sire of 12 Group 1 winners and champion sire in Australia for 2017, Snitzel’s best offspring include Caulfield Cup winner Shamus Award (dam by Success Express,

Spill The Beans is a son of the champion Australian sire Snitzel, also leading sire of two-year-olds

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new sires Redzel (dam by Rubiton), who won the inaugural running of the Everest, and Australian Guineas winner Wandjina (Last Tycoon).

Snitzel was not just last year’s overall champion sire in Australia, he was also 2017’s leading sire of two and three-year-olds.

In the sales ring he was the sire of two of the most expensive yearlings sold in Australia last year and at the 2016 Inglis Easter Sale his colt out of Vegas Showgirl, the dam of superstar Winx, was sold for A$2,300,000.

During the 2016-17 Australian racing year he beat his grandsire Danehill’s record of 26 Australian stakes winners in a season and set a new record for stallion earnings in Australia of A$16.2million. He finished the season with 35 two-year-old winners achieved in Australia and New Zealand.

During his racing career Snitzel won the Group 1 MRC Oakleigh Plate beating Takeover Target and he was runner-up to that international sprinter in the Group 1 VRC Newmarket Handicap.

Snitzel was also placed in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes, the All-Aged Stakes and the Manikato Stakes at distances from 6f to 7f. He also won the Group 3 Up And Coming Stakes, an important victory for future stallions down under.

Spill The Beans is out of the Falbrav mare Miss Dodwell, who won one of her two starts at three in Australia.

Spill The Beans’s year-younger threeparts sister Kenedna by Not A Single Doubt won the Group 2 Magic Millions Roses at Doomben at three and two Group 3 contests.

She was also second in last year’s Group 1 Australian Oaks.

Miss Dodwell is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Yammer (Bellotto) and to Blab, a Listed-winning daughter of Flying Spur.

She has already produced a Group 1 winner being the dam of six-year-old mare Speak Fondly (Northern Meteor), who was trained by Gai Waterhouse to win the Group 1 Coolmore Flight Stakes and was second in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes.

Speak Fondly’s older half-brother by Snowland (a son of Snippets) called Wild And Proud won the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes.

Spill The Beans’s second dam Don’t Stop Talking is an Ahonoora half-siste r to Australia’s champion two-year-old of 1985-86 Bounding Away (Biscay),who won nine races during her racing career, including the Group 1 AJC Oaks, Blue Diamond Stakes, Champagne Stakes, Flight Stakes, Golden Slipper Stakes and Orlando Wines Classic.

She is the dam of Group 2 Queen Of The

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Cotai Glory: broke the track record in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes (above)

Turf winner In A Bound, who is a daughter of Ashkalani and a half-sister to Group 1 The Metropolitan Handicap winner Glastonbury

by Sir Tristram.

Cotai Glory

2012 Exceed And Excel – Continua (Elusive Quality) Tally-Ho Stud €6,000 When it was announced that Cotai Glory would retire to Tally-Ho Stud, Roger O’Callaghan stated that his sire line of Danehill and his track record for a two-year-old at Goodwood were two of the most attractive qualities for the farm in recruiting the then five-year-old.

Both Tally-Ho’s current sire Kodiac and the farm’s former stallion, the Group 1 winner Danetime, are both descendants of Danehill, like Cotai Glory, who is a grandson of the brilliant dual hemisphere champion.

Cotai Glory set the Goodwood track record in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes over 5f and he was set to add Doncaster’s Group 2 Flying

Childers to his CV until losing his jockey close to the finish line.

His Molecomb win came hot on the heels of a Listed second to subsequent Group 1 winner Limato over 6f. That was his best run over the trip until October of 2017 when he finished second in the Grade 2 Neartic Stakes at Woodbine.

His sole victory at three was in the Listed Scarbrough Stakes at Doncaster beating the former sprinting star Kingsgate Native, but it was at four and five when he regained the best of his form.

He was second to Profitable in the King’s Stand Stakes (G1), fourth in the Nunthorpe to Mecca’s Angel and won the Group 3 Dubai International Airport World Trophy over 5f.

At five, he was placed again in the Nunthorpe and was third in the 2017 renewal of the Dubai International Airport World Trophy.

In total Cotai Glory raced 30 times over four seasons, winning four races and being placed in ten more.

A 75,000gns purchase at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, he is the second foal out of Continua, an unraced daughter of Elusive Quality bred by Darley and purchased for 45,000gns by Julia Scott at the 2010 Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

Cotai Glory is a full-brother to Excel’s Beauty, who was Listed placed at two, and a half-brother to Permission (Authorized), who won the 1m2f Listed James Seymour Stakes at Newmarket last year.

Continua is a full-sister to Huntdown, third in the Middle Park Stakes for trainer Saeed Bin Suroor, and out of Infinite Spirit, a Listed-placed daughter of Maria’s Mon. Continua’s third dam is Eternal Reve, winner of the then Group 3 (now Group 1) Matron Stakes, also second in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes and Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland.

By Diesis, Eternal Reve is the dam of six winners including the Listed winner Moquette, a full-sister to Infinite Spirit, and Enrich, -third in the Group 3 Park Stakes.

Eternal Reve is a half-sister to the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby winner Eternity Star, son of Majestic Light.

Cotai Glory is inbred 4S x 4S by 5D by 5D to Northern Dancer with his sons Danzig and Lomond appearing in the pedigree of Exceed And Excel, while his daughter Northern Eternity is the dam of Eternal Reve.

There is an additional line to Northern Dancer’s dam Natalma through her Buckpasser filly Spring Adieu who is the dam of Razyana, the dam of Danehill.

DECORATED KNIGHT OF NOBLE LINEAGE

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Al Kazeem bay 2008, 16.1hh by Dubawi - Kazeem (Darshaan) European Champion at 10 furlongs Winner of 10 races at 2 to 7 years including 4 Gr.1 races

By DUBAWI – sire of 33 Gr.1 winners including Classic sire MAKFI From the stallion producing family of IN REALITY, KNOWN FACT and RELAUNCH Timeform rated 128 in three consecutive seasons “He was a gentleman from the outset, full of class and tough as they come” Roger Charlton

THE GREY GATSBY

FASCINATING ROCK

In 2016 his first crop of yearlings averaged £135,000 His second crop will be yearlings in 2018 Two winners from five runners including stakes filly Golden Spell, a winner at 5 and 6 furlongs and placed second Legacy Stakes LR (6f) and third Blenheim Stakes LR (6f).

STANDING AT OAKGROVE STUD

Fee: £12,000 Oct 1st SLF (Limited Book)

Oakgrove Estate, St Arvans, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EH Tel: 01291 622876 Fax: 01291 622070 Email: oakgrovestud@btinternet.com www.oakgrovestud.com For Nominations Contact: David Hilton: 07595 951248 Vannessa Swift: 01291 622876

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hile none of last year’s Triple Crown race winners are retiring for the 2018 breeding season, the year promises to be an interesting one. While Kentucky gains the all-time highest North American based earner and a blueblooded Horse of the Year, other regions are also benefitting from a market in which it’s now harder to get into a Kentucky farm. From California to Pennsylvania to Florida, breeders around the country have many choices when booking their mares this year.

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Arrogate putting in the stellar performance of 2017 in the Dubai World Cup

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The headliners of the 25 freshmen retiring to Kentucky in 2018 are obviously Arrogate and Gun Runner.

The highest money earner in North American in history, Arrogate joins Mizzen Mast at Juddmonte Farms standing for $75,000. He is the most expensive of any freshman in North America this year.

Named the champion three-year-old in 2016 after a season that included wins in the Grade 1 Travers and Breeders’ Cup Classic, in which he beat California Chrome (who put up his best Beyer figure in the race), Keen Ice, Hoppertunity, Melatonin and Frosted.

He went on to put in that incredible performance in last year’s Dubai World Cup beating Gun Runner having previously taken the richest race in the world, the Pegasus Cup. In that race he beat Shaman Ghost,

Neolithic, Keen Ice, War Story, Noble Bird and California Chrome.

His “figures” include the highest Beyer Speed Figure of 2017 (119) and in 2016 (beyond a mile) of 122.

He was rated Longines World’s Best Race Horse in 2016 and stands at the top of the 2017 list after his incredible performance in Dubai.

The first foal out of stakes winner Bubbler, Arrogate’s third dam is the champion two-year-old and six-time Grade 1 winner Meadow Star (Meadowlake).

The best bred horse to retire to stud in 2018 is the son of Candy Ride, Gun Runner. He is due to run in the Pegasus Cup in late January before heading to Three Chimneys Farm.

The winner of two races in three starts at two, Gun Runner improved as a three and four-year-old.

new us sires At three he won four graded stakes races, including the Grade 1 Clark Handicap ahead of Breaking Lucky, Shaman Ghost and Hoppertunity before finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and third in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby behind Nyquist and Exaggerator.

His best season came at four when he won four Grade 1s – the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the Whitney Stakes, the Woodward Stakes and the Stephen Foster Handicap, all over 1m1f and 1m2f. He also finished second to Arrogate in the Dubai World Cup. He is probably going to be voted Horse of the Year.

He is the first foal out of Grade 2 winner Quiet Giant (Giant’s Causeway), but his second dam is where it gets interesting.

Gun Runner has followed a similar path to his dam’s half-brother Saint Liam in winning the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic, Stephen Foster, Woodward and Clark Handicap in a 12-month period in (likely in Gun Runner’s case) Horse of the Year campaigns.

Gun Runner is to stand for $70,000 in 2018, the second-most expensive of any freshman in the country and double the price of champion two-year-old Classic Empire, whose fee is $35,000.

Classic Empire is undoubtedly the star of the freshman class at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud this year as 2016’s champion two-year-old.

At two he won a trio of Grade 1 races – the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Breeders’ Futurity and the Arkansas Derby.

As a three-year-old, training and physical issues restricted him to just four starts but he made the most of those opportunities with victory in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, a close second in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes and a third in the Grade 2 Holy Bull.

By Pioneerofthe Nile, he is out of the Cat Thief mare Sambuca Classic, the daughter of the Acorn Stakes (G1) and Gazell Stakesplaced mare, In Her Glory.

Under the fourth dam is the champion three-year-old Revidere, winner of three Grade 1s.

Classic Empire is joined at Ashford Stud by the three-time Grade 1 winner Practical Joke, a son of developing and exciting young sire, Into Mischief.

At two, Practical Joke won two Grade 1 races, the Champagne Stakes and the Hopeful Stakes, and finished third to Classic Empire in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

As a three-year-old he won or placed in six graded stakes races – his Grade 1 performances including one success in the H. Allen Jerkins Stakes and thirds in the

Classic Empire: the son of Pioneerofthe Nile won three Grade 1 races at two and stands at $35,000

Haskell Invitational Stakes and the Cigar Mile.

His dam is the two-time juvenile winner Disorted Humor mare Halo Humor, a half-sister to a stakes-winning juvenile.

The third new stallion on the Ashford roster is Cupid standing for $12,500.

He was a Grade 1 winner at four of the Gold Cup at Santa Anita, and was a threetime Grade 2 winner over eight and a half furlongs and 9f at three. His prize-money earnings totalled $1.3 million.

By leading sire Tapit, he is a half-brother to three stakes winners, as well as a Keeneland September Sale session topper.

California

This year’s freshman sire ranks in California will be strong with seven different horses entering stud in the state.

Four-time stakes winner Stanford,

by Malibu Moon, leads the charge as one of three new stallions standing at Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.

Stanford, who raced for the partnership of Coolmore and Stonestreet, won a race every year he ran with stakes wins in three of those years. He is the second-leading earner by Malibu Moon.

Out of the Distorted Humor mare Rosy Humor, he’s the best horse to race under his first two dams, but his fourth dam is the blue hen mare Yarn, who produced sire Tale Of The Cat. Stanford descends

from Myth’s branch of that family, with his second dam being a three-quarters sibling to Johannesburg.

The second most accomplished freshman stallion in California may be Danzing Candy, who won the Grade 2 San Felipe, defeating multiple Grade 1 winner Mor Spirit and future Preakness winner Exaggerator.

Danzing Candy went on to win two more graded stakes at four and finished third in a Turf sprint in a third.

By Twirling Candy, he is a half-brother to a winner by Tale Of The Cat, while his Songandaprayer dam Talkin And Singing is a placed half-sister to 1m4f Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Better Talk Now. He is standing at Rancho San Miguel for $5,000.

An interesting choice in California is the War Front son War Envoy, who started his career with Aidan O’Brien.

The six-year-old was multiple group stakes placed at two and won Royal Ascot’s Britannia Stakes at three.

He came home in fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf after meeting trouble in running.

He didn’t have much luck at four or five when transferred to the US, but his career earnings total over $490,000 achieved on both Turf and Dirt.

He is standing at Tommy Town for $5,000, and is the only son of War Front standing in California.

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Noble Bird won the Haygard Feyette Stakes (G2) over 9f in a course record time, and dominated the Pimlico Special Handicap (G3) winning by 11l Florida

Florida’s new stallions have a bit of everything – from a multiple Grade 1-placed sprinter in Gentlemen’s Bet to a Grade 1-winning twoyear-old in Greenpointcrusader to Grade 1 performers over longer distances on the Turf and Dirtt.

The Grade 1 Champagne Stakes-winning two-year-old Greenpointcrusader comes from a stallion-making family as his stakes-winning dam Ava Knowsthecode (Cryptoclearance) is the dam of Grade 1 winner Justin Phillip, Grade 2 winner Keyed Entry, and Grade 3 winner Algorithms, all of whom have places at stud.

By Bernardini, Greenpointcursader was also second to Mohaymen in the Grade 2 Holy Bull in one of only two starts at three.

A $575,000 yearling, he stands at Ocala Stud Farm for ¢5,000.

Gentlemen’s Bet’s 22-race career spanned five seasons in which he won seven races and picked up four third-place finishes.

The nine-year-old won three stakes races in his career, including the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes, but was a bridesmaid in two major Grade 1s when second to Secret Circle in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and runner-up to Justin Phillip in the Vanderbilt Stakes at four.

He is out of a half-sister to the US Grade 1 juvenile winner Consolidator, is grand-daughter of the French mile twoyear-old Group 3 and 1m2f Listed winner Good Example.

“Gentlemen’s Bet is the perfect horse for Florida,” said Brent Fernung of Journeyman Stud in Florida where the son of Half Ours is slated to stand for $3,000. “He is a big, beautiful, fast horse with a great pedigree.

“The Frank J. De Francis Stakes has made quite an impact in Florida in the past. Among the winners of that race to go to stud in Ocala are Wildcat Heir, Montbrook, and Yes It’s

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The Britannia Stakes winner War Envoy is the only son of War Front at stud in California

True, arguably the best three stallions to stand in Florida in the past 20 years.”

Noble Bird has raced at the highest level on Dirt for multiple years and was rewarded with a Grade 1 Stephen Foster victory at four defeating Lea and Hoppertunity. In that same year he finished second in the Grade 2 Alysheba Stakes.

A fast horse, Noble Bird won the Haygard Feyette Stakes (G2) over 1m1f in a course record time, and dominated the Pimlico Special Handicap (G3) winning by 11l, and earning a career-high 110 Beyer — the fastest

Mid-Atlantic

Beyer in the US around two turns on Dirt during the first half of 2016.

As a five-year-old, he proved to be one of the tougher horses in the division with three stakes wins and one other graded stakes placing.

By Birdstone, he has multiple stakes winners in his immediate family, his dam Anyhow being a half-sister to the Lexington Stakes (G3) winner Mythical Gem. He gathered prize-money earnings of $1.3 million and is available for $5,000.

Union Jackson becomes the first son of Curlin to stand in the New York region, the stakes winner retiring to Sequel Stallions at a fee of $5,000.

Union Jackson is out of the Spinaway Stakes (G1) winner Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union), and his profile went up considerably last May when Hot Dixie Chick’s half-brother Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) won the Kentucky Derby.

Union Jackson ran a total of 11 times for six victories to become one of only a handful of Curlin sons currently standing in the United States.

Eight new stallions are joining the ranks in Maryland in 2018, headlined by multiple Grade 1 winner and Kentucky Derby placed Dortmund, who is standing at Bonita Farm.

A son of New York-based sire Big Brown (Boundary), Dortmund was undefeated going into the Kentucky Derby and went off as the second choice behind stablemate American Pharoah. He finished third to American Pharoah and Firing Line, beating Frosted, Danzig Moon and Keen Ice. The colt never returned to that early form, but did battle head-to-head with California Chrome in the Grade 2 San Diego Stakes as a four-year-old, finishing only half a length behind him.

Dortmund will be the most expensive new stallion in the state this year at $7,500.

It looks as though Tapit is taking a hold of the state in a few different ways. His son, the Grade 3 winner Divining Rod, from the family of Kitten’s Joy, is standing at $5,000 at Country Life Farm, while the multiple graded stakes winner Madefromlucky (Lookin At Lucky), standing at Northview Stallion Station, is out of Home From Oz, a full-sister to the leading sire.

Divining Rod is also a half-brother to A Shin Gold (Medaglia D’Oro), runner-up in the Japan Dirt Derby. It is also the family of the champion sprinter Rubiano and the champion three-year-old Summer Bird.

BOBBY’S KITTEN (Kitten’s Joy – Celestial Woods, by Forestry)

BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT STAR • ONLY 3YO EVER to win Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint • Specialist miler who could also sprint • Won 6 races at 2, 3 and 5 years and $1.4m in the USA and Ireland– all on Turf • A Graded Stakes winner at 2 and 3 years FIRST FOALS 2018

2018 fee: £12,500

• First stallion son of KITTEN’S JOY (Champion Turf racehorse & multiple US Champion sire) in Europe

SEA THE MOON (Sea The Stars – Sanwa, by Monsun)

A RISING STAR • Sensational 11 length German Derby winner; CHAMPION 3yo and HORSE OF THE YEAR • Unbeaten 2yo & winner of 2 further Group races at 3 • His first yearlings sold in 2017 made 525,000gns, €460,000, etc

FIRST RUNNERS 2018

2018 fee: £15,000

• His GB/Irish Sales* average was £115,361 (€128,050), putting him top of the table of GB/Ire Stallions with first crop yearlings in 2017 standing at £25,000 or under.

SIR PERCY (Mark of Esteem – Percy’s Lass, by Blakeney)

STELLAR DURABILITY & VALUE • Undefeated CHAMPION 2yo; CHAMPION 3yo & Derby winner • Sire of 39 individual Stakes horses including Group 1 winners WAKE FOREST and SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD; also sire of Group 2 Park Hill Stakes winner ALYSSA in 2017 • Sire of 68 individual 2yo winners including promising 2017 winners BOMBYX and THRAVE A CONSISTENT STAKES SIRE

2018 fee: £7,000

• 2017 yearlings sold at the major GB/Ireland Sales* averaged £72,330 (€80,786) – over 10 times his 2015 nomination fee

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New beginnings...

... for horses and humans at The National Stud.

Aisling Crowe meets new stud manager Tim Lane, who has three exciting new stallions on the farm’s roster for this spring

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HE TWELVE months of 2017 were momentous for Tim Lane who began his tenure as stud manager of The National Stud, Newmarket on May 1.

On top of his move from Oakgrove Stud in Wales, where he had nurtured the career of the wonderful Al Kazeem, the endearingly modest Leicester man lost his mother, changed jobs and became a father for the second time when his wife gave birth to their baby son Harry.

With all the upheaval in his life, it would have been understandable if Lane had taken time to adjust to his new role in the bloodstock industry, but the genial former champion point-to-point jockey has overseen the arrival of three new stallions to the National Stud for the 2018 breeding season.

“Cathal Beale [who became CEO of the Irish National Stud in July 2017] is a great mate, and at the December Sales 2016 he gave me some bags of feed he had left over before he went back to Ireland. At this year’s December Sales Jimmy Murphy of Redpender Stud, who is another great friend of mine, said to us, ‘To think you pair of k******s were trading feed last year – now look at you both!’” laughs Lane.

It is not by chance that Lane now runs the National Stud, instead of swapping feed with his old friend.

Two decades of hard work, first with Henry Hill, then trainer James Fanshawe, a stint with Malcolm Bastard and with John Deer at Oakgrove have brought the self-effacing Lane to Newmarket.

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“You have to go forward in life, if you don’t you go nowhere and opportunities don’t come along that often,” he explains. “Nineteen years ago I was a stable lad in Newmarket mucking out and riding at James Fanshawe’s.

“I always say to the students the harder you work, the luckier you get. There will be days when you don’t want to get out of bed, but you have to and there will be days when you can’t wait to get to work because you want to see that mare or foal,” he says, while admitting leaving Oakgrove was a wrench.

The resurgence in fortunes of The National Stud was masterminded by the previous manager Brian O’Rourke and Lane has been charged by the Jockey Club with steering the farm on the next stage of its journey back to pre-eminence.

“My brief is to maintain progress. Brian pulled it out of the fire and has turned it into a successful place and the plan is to keep going.

It’s a big old farm that could haemorrhage money because of the way it is, but it’s a fantastic farm and it is wonderful that the Jockey Club is supporting it in such a big way – I hope that we can fill all the stables and stallion boxes,” states Lane.

He has certainly gone a long way towards fulfilling that desire in such a short space of time with the recruitment of three new stallions who offer unique qualities to mare owners.

Aclaim, who saved his best for last when winning the Group 1 Prix de la Forêt at Chantilly on Arc day, is one of the most exciting new stallions in Britain for 2018.

The five-year-old son of Acclamation

“You have to go forward in life; if you don’t you go nowhere and opportunities don’t come along that often

the national stud Tim Lane is looking forward to Gregorian’s first crop hitting the racecourse this summer.

Lane is seen here with the son of Clodovil, who stands at the National Stud in partnership with Rathasker Stud.

All the stallions on the current roster at the farm are yet to have runners, with three standing their first seasons in 2018

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Aclaim: settling into his new role

was also second to Brando in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville earlier last summer, trained by Martyn Meade for breeder Dermot Farrington.

An excited Lane says: “Aclaim coming to join us is amazing. Dermot Farrington is a gentleman and a great friend and to be entrusted with Aclaim is fantastic.

“We couldn’t believe it when we got the news he was coming and a few days later he turned up. Aclaim is a little like me – he is very laid-back. He is a beautiful horse and has already started to let down well.

“We think there’ll be a market for him in England because he is a son of Acclamation and it’s great that Dermot bred him as well; it’s wonderful.”

Acclamation, who stands at Rathbarry Stud, also enjoyed another significant year as a sire of sires as his exciting son Dark Angel sired his fourth individual Group 1 winner in 2017 when Persuasive won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions’ Day. Acclamation is also developing as a significant sire of fillies, headlined by his

The National Stud: 100 years in the making The National Stud was founded by William Hall Walker, who effectively initiated the inception of the stud when he donated his bloodstock to the British government.

The son of a wealthy brewer, he ran the family business for over 20 years. He was also a soldier, politician, amateur jockey and polo player, and had enjoyed considerable success as a breeder prior to gifting his stock to the government. Hall Walker was a member of The Jockey Club (elected in 1919), and after a lengthy political career he became Lord Wavertree in 1919.

In October 1915, Colonel Walker approached the British government with a proposal to remedy the country’s dangerous shortage of thoroughbred stallions to breed cavalry remounts for the front line, as well as the stock to produce future champions of the Turf.

He put forward the idea that the government should buy his 1,100 acre estate in Tully, Ireland, and in return he would provide his bloodstock as a gift to the British nation.

The idea was met with a lukewarm response, and was initially rejected.

However, after influential figures with ties to both racing and politics rallied to persuade the government, it was decided to accept the proposal.

With his idea initially having been dismissed, on the morning of December 2, 1915, Hall Walker was at Tattersalls in London for the dispersal of his stock when he received a telegram. It stated that the British government had agreed to his proposal and would buy the land in Ireland. He immediately withdrew his stock from the sale, a decision which founded The National Stud.

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William Hall Walker

the national stud dual Group 1-winning daughter Marsha who became the most expensive mare sold at public auction in Europe when purchased by Coolmore for 6 million guineas at Tattersalls December Mare Sale.

Aclaim’s top-level triumph made him the fourth individual Group 1 winner for his sire and the five-year-old was one of the most sought-after horses for stud in 2018.

Phoenix Thoroughbreds, Amer Abdulaziz Salman’s emerging investment force, subsequently purchased a 50 per cent stake in Aclaim, which has also encouraged others to invest in breeding rights to the new stallion.

“We are very lucky that we have John Ferguson and Mark McStay managing for Dermot and we are involved too,” explains Lane. “It meant the people who wanted to get involved in Aclaim had to move quickly as there were a limited amount of breeding rights left, so they sold those very easily.

“Phoenix seem a great crew and Amer is very excited about it and can’t wait to see the Aclaim babies.”

Aclaim is not the only new face at the stud,

...the people who wanted to get involved in Aclaim had to move quickly as there were a limited amount of breeding rights left, so they sold those very easily with Spill The Beans and Time Test starting out their first seasons this spring at the farm.

Philip Mitchell, former long-standing general manager of Juddmonte and now in a similar role at the stud to support Lane, was heavily involved in brokering the deal to shuttle Spill The Beans to the National Stud

Early success

Under its new ownership, and first manager in Captain Henry Greer, the stud continued producing high-class staying stock with great success.

One of the most notable early successes was breeding the great Blandford, foaled in 1919. He ran only four times and won the Prince of Wales’ Stakes, however it was his stud career in which he made his mark.

Three times a champion sire, he produced 11 Classic winners, and he remains one of only four stallions to have sired four Derby winners.

In 1942, under the new management of Peter Burrell, the National Stud was responsible for breeding the winners of four of that year’s Classics: Sun Chariot, who won the Fillies’ Triple Crown, and Big Game winner of the 2000 Guineas.

Establishment of the Irish National Stud and move to Britain

With the land at Tully transferred to the ownership of the Irish government in 1943, the National Stud moved its stock to Sandley Stud in Dorset and to West Grinstead in Sussex.

In 1963, the newly established Levy Board was tasked with running the stud, and 500 acres in Newmarket were leased from The Jockey Club to become the new home of The National Stud. The decision was taken to reduce the broodmare band and stand only stallions. Burrell was responsible for planning the layout of the farm and yards – as they are to this day. The Queen officially opened the current site on April 17, 1967.

In the mid-1970s, public tours of the stud began, and a decade later the stud’s first full-time training programmes started.

Transfer to The Jockey Club

The most recent historical shift for The National Stud came in April of 2008 when acquired by The Jockey Club. It is now run as a subsidary company

Reverse shuttler Spill The Beans

of the Jockey Club.

Support for the training of persons within the racing and breeding industries is listed in the Jockey Club’s Royal Charter objects, so the programmes of stud industry training at the stud fit comfortably in to this remit.

Its commercial operations act solely for the good of British horseracing and its patron is Her Majesty The Queen.

The National Stud’s charity is known as the Wavertree Charitable Trust named in William Hall Walker’s memory.

WCT was established when The National Stud was owned by the state, with a view to providing grant aid for the stud’s education and training programme and for other training for trades and occupations in the equine industry.

WCT was initially endowed as a consequence of the sale from the public to the private sector, alongside a private donation with funds earmarked for the education and training.

Since it was established in 2008, WCT has granted over £5 million towards facilities, revenue costs of the training and bursarial help to students towards the accommodation and board costs incurred during the diploma course. The sustainability of the stud staff training offered at The National Stud is supported by the WCT. Currently, the stud runs four full-time courses – the long-standing diploma course, an intermediate apprenticeship, an advanced apprenticeship and 2017’s new Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Entry to Stud Employment Programme for 2017.

It is a Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association-funded training programme, delivered by The National Stud, for adults who lack practical experience, but who are committed to developing a long-term career in the thoroughbred breeding industry.

There are also a number of short courses, accredited qualifications as well as an evening lecture series run at the stud.

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the national stud for the northern hemisphere season, along with Billy Jackson Stops of Atlas Stallions and agent Johnny McKeever.

Spill The Beans is a son of reigning Australian champion sire Snitzel, who has sired 12 individual Group 1 winners so far including Redzel, victorious in the 2017 inaugural running of the Everest Cup. The Arrowfield Stud sire is a son of threetimes champion Australian sire Redoute’s Choice, a son of the incomparable Danehill, who racked up nine championships in Australia.

An imposing horse, Spill The Beans covered more than 200 mares in his first season at Aquis Farm, Queensland and breeders will be impressed by his physicality.

“I hadn’t seen him in the flesh before he arrived at the farm, but I saw lots of videos and friends saw him and he is a beast,” is Lane’s description of the reverse shuttler.

Time Test completes the trio of new National Stud recruits in 2018 and the Juddmonte-bred and raced son of Dubawi boasts wonderful bloodlines.

He is out of the Dansili mare Passage Of Time, who won the Group 1 Criterium de Saint Cloud at two for the late Sir Henry Cecil, and is a half-sister to Group 1 Falmouth Stakes winner Timepiece. Their dam Clepsydra is a winning half-sister to Double Crossed, a Listed winner and the dam of fourtimes Group 1 victor Twice Over.

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ime Test won the York Stakes (G2) and the Brigadier Gerard Stakes (G3) before shipping to the states. There he was unucky not to pick up a Grade 1, twice finishing second – first in last June’s Manhattan Handicap and then the Fourstardave Handicap. He also finished third in the Eclipse at Sandown the year before behind Hawkbill and The Gurkha.

“Time Test has some page and he is not the most typical Dubawi, he is very elegant to look at,” reports Lane of the six-year-old.

“He has a very good walk and seems to have a very good mind – he was stuck in transit for three days before getting here and he came off the box like he had been at the stud all his life. Time Test is a lovely looking horse and is filling up all the time; it’s an amazing family to get into.”

Of course, it isn’t just the new recruits who have Lane and the team at The National Stud looking excitedly to the future.

The first foals of Paul Makin’s Racing Post Trophy winner Marcel are starting to arrive, while Gregorian, who stands in partnership

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Marcel and ‘Greg’ are two lovely horses, we are very hopeful with Greg, a lot of his yearlings have gone to good trainers

Time Test

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Acclamation ex Aris (Danroad) 2013 bay colt 15.3hh Winner of seven races including the G1 Prix de la Foret (7f) and G2 Park Stakes (7f), second in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest (6.5f) Fee: £12,500

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Snitzel ex Miss Dodwell (Falbrav) 2012 bay horse 15.3hh Winner of five races, including G2 QTC Cup over 6.5f and G3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (6f) and Hawkesbury Guineas (7f) Fee: £6,000

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Dubawi ex Passage Of Time (Dansili) 2012 bay horse 16hh Winner of six races, including the G2 Joel Stakes (8f) and York Stakes (1m2f) and G3 Tercentennary (King Edward VII) Stakes at Royal Ascot in track record time (1m2f).

Placed four times in G1 races in England and America, including second in the Manhattan Stakes at Belmont and third in the Eclipse (1m2f).

Fee: £8,500

with breeder Rathasker Stud, will have his first runners in 2018.

The grey’s progeny were very well received by buyers at the yearling sales, returning an average price of £22,000 and a top price of £60,000 from a 2015 covering fee of £4,500.

“Marcel and ‘Greg’ are two lovely horses, we are very hopeful with Greg,” smiles Lane.

“A lot of his yearlings have gone to good trainers and the Burns family are special people and have invested a lot in him by sending him plenty of mares.

“Maurice is an amazing man and trainer Michael Dodds bought two or three Gregorians, which is brilliant. We are very excited about him and we are also looking forward to Marcel’s first foals this spring.”

But Lane is not only overseeing a working stallion farm, he is shaping the future of an institution. Developing other sources of revenue for the Jockey Club-owned stud are vital to ensure its financial security.

To that end, the expansion of the stud’s capabilities for permanent boarding is being focused on and Whitcombe Farm, previously leased, has been taken back into the operation. The 100-acre, 30-box farm will serve as an isolation unit.

The role of The National Stud as an educational provider is one that is currently being continually developed and the first intake of students on the Entry to Stud Employment (E2SE) course, run in conjunction with the TBA, have just graduated.

“Education is massive for us,” says Lane.

“The E2SE is a great opportunity for people to learn while getting experience.

“We have a fellow on the course who was a policeman and is looking to go into the industry. We can depend on them a bit more because they are that bit older, it should work well for the industry and already they’ve been offered jobs with Newsells Park, Cheveley Park, Chasemore Farm and Shadwell.

New stallions, new employment and training opportunities, alongside a new job and family, they are all part of Tim Lane’s new life at The National Stud.

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That’s my boy Stallion Myboycharlie is making his mark in two hemispheres. Sally Ann Grassick chats to those involved with the globe-trotting son of Danetime

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alue for money… it is what we are all looking for in every aspect of life, let alone when it comes to breeding horses.

Value – that is the resounding comment from French breeders when asked about Myboycharlie.

He may not be the most fashionable, and therefore not the most commercial stallion standing in France at the moment, but his statistics speak for themselves.

A recent report by website France Sire revealed this handsome son of Danetime was the most successful French-based stallion in the world in 2017 (based on number of wins internationally in every category as well as black-type placings).

As this list takes into account the number of wins of a stallion’s progeny around the world, a sire such as Myboycharlie, who regularly shuttles between the two hemispheres, obviously has a huge advantage over those who remain in Europe during the off season.

The Haras du Mezeray-based stallion comes out on top of this list with 230 wins to his name globally, ahead of fellow shuttler Authorized (198), Dream Ahead (165), the veteran Elusive City (163) and the ever popular Siyouni (152).

Myboycharlie, who stood for a fee of A$8,800 in 2017, has been a regular shuttler to Australia, where he covers an average of 70 mares per season. He first stood at Vinery Stud and is now based at Bowness Stud, New South Wales.

His time in Australia has resulted in this

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Myboycharlie was very straight-forward as a two-year-old, very professional, a lovely kind, well mannered horse to deal with son of Danetime producing triple Group 1-winning racemare Jameka, who won the Group 1 Caulfield Cup by 3l in 2016 as well as finishing placed at Group 1 level on five occasions over distances ranging from a mile to a 1m4f.

Myboycharlie joined the stallion band at Bowness Stud in 2017, and the stud’s owner John North explained the reasoning behind standing the 13-year-old.

“We were very pleased to have the opportunity of adding a stallion of Myboycharlie’s quality to our roster,” he said.

“He should appeal to plenty of breeders in our area because of his ability to produce two and three-year-old runners, as well as horses such as Jameka who trained on to become the best home-grown stayer in Australia.

“We are especially keen to encourage broodmare owners with mares by sire-sons of the two great brothers

Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King.”

It is of no surprise that Myboycharlie is able to produce talented two-year-olds as he was indeed one himself.

He was the champion two-year-old colt in France and the third top-rated two-year-old in Europe in 2007 following his impressive success in the Group 1 Prix Morny in Deauville.

He was trained in Tipperary by Tommy Stack, whose son Fozzy remembers him fondly.

“Myboycharlie was very straight-forward

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Myboycharlie enjoying himself in the paddock at Mezeray. Christine Dutertre at the farm describes him as “chic and very correct” as a two-year-old, very professional, a lovely kind, well mannered horse to deal with,” recalls Stack.

“We knew early enough in the year that he was above average, but we didn’t think he was as good as he turned out to be.

“I bought him as a yearling from Tally-Ho Stud for £54,000 at Doncaster.

“He was originally owned by a syndicate of footballers from West Ham United that included Teddy Sheringham who named him after his son Charlie.

“John Magnier bought the horse from

them after he won the Group 3 Angelsey Stakes at The Curragh by 7l on heavy ground.

“His next start was the Morny in France and he ran a great race to quicken up well and beat Natagora by two lengths,” says Stack, who adds: “I’m glad he is doing well as a stallion now as he was a really lovely horse.”

Those characteristics seem to have continued after his retirement from the track – Christine Dutertre of Haras du Mezeray describes Myboycharlie as “a very easy horse to look after with a good mentality and a super personality.”

Having started his stallion career at the National Stud in Newmarket, Myboycharlie moved to Mezeray in Normandy in 2012.

In 2016, he remained in Australia and did not shuttle back to France, but by the end of that year he was top of the list of two-yearold sires in France so he made his return to Mezeray where he covered a record 143 mares in 2017.

“He is a chic horse, very correct and elegant,” says Dutertre. “He is quite a big horse at 1m65 and he tends to produce very good-looking foals – even if the mare is a bit

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His top sales yearling of 2017 cost €100,000

Myboycharlie: by Danetime, he is the sire of three Grade / Grade 1-winning fillies

coarse – who are forward going.

“We send him some of our own mares, though we do not have a big broodmare band here on the stud, as well as those of our clients.

“Obviously, he was very popular last year after his amazing results in 2016, and there has been a lot of interest from breeders once again – we hope he will cover around 70-80 mares this year at a fee of €5,000.

“He is a proven sire and a pertinent choice at that price. There are a lot of good new stallions in France now, but I think he is at an attractive price for small breeders.”

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nother person who agrees with those comments is Henri Bozo of Ecurie des Monceaux,who are responsible for breeding two Group winners

by Myboycharlie – Sistercharlie, a Group 3 winner and second in the Group 1 Prix de Diane and Group 1 Belmont Oaks last year, and Group 3 Prix Djebel winner Cheikeljack.

“He is a fun stallion to use as he produces horses who are successful at every age and level around the world,” says Bozo. “He is ideal for young mares who you want to ‘make’ without spending a fortune and he produces

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“I’m not a fan of any one stallion in particular, but there are sires who are capable of breeding good horses and those that are not: Myboycharlie is part of the former group horses who are precocious with a turn of foot.

“We have had a lot of success with young mares who we wanted to inject speed into and it has worked well.

“He needs a middle-distance mare who is not too heavy and he works particularly well with the Sadlers’ Wells bloodline.

“We bred Sistercharlie whose dam is by Galileo; I like to try and send those mares to a stallion who will inject some speed into the pedigree.

“We also bred Cheikeljack, who is a really good-looking, fast horse, and we are hoping he will have a good year in 2018 as he stays in training.”

Both Sistercharlie and Cheikeljack were purchased from Ecurie des Monceaux at the Arqana October Yearling Sales by bloodstock agent Paul Nataf, for €12,000 and €15,000 respectively.

“There are a lot of stallions on the market,” explains Nataf, “but you can buy a goodlooking yearling by Myboycharlie for around €15,000, which isn’t the case with other sires.

“Myboycharlie has had a lot of success as a sire, but fortunately for me that has not changed his value at the sales.

“Sistercharlie walked very well as a yearling, is from a family whom I know going back four or five generations and has Galileo as a broodmare sire.

“I bought Cheikeljack from Ecurie de Monceaux too, who was a good-looking yearling who walked well. I always think it is worth buying cheap horses from good breeders.

“It worked for me two years in a row but unfortunately, I didn’t find a Myboycharlie yearling in their draft last year!

“I’m not a fan of any one stallion in particular, but there are sires who are capable of breeding good horses and those that are not: Myboycharlie is part of the former group.”

With top level-winning progeny that includes not only Sistercharlie, Cheikeljack and Jameka but also Group 1 Beverly D Stakes heroine Euro Charline, Australian Group 1 winner Peggy Jean and Group 1 Prix Saint Alary-placed Camprock, there is little doubt that Myboycharlie is capable of breeding a good horse and, in particular, a talented filly.

Given that overall the average price for one of his daughters at yearling sales in Europe is just over £26,000, I would say that is indeed very good value for money.

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Stallion business Jocelyn de Moubray reports on a French stallion sector that has changed beyond recognition over the last eight years

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he French stallion business has been completely transformed over the last eight years. In 2010 only three stallions in France covered more than 100 mares – all were new that year as Elusive City had been moved from Ireland to stand at the Haras d’Etreham for €20,000, while Soldier Of Fortune and Le Havre started their stud careers that year off at €10,000 and €5,000 respectively.

Kendargent: the son of Kendor, who began covering off a fee of €1,000, was one of the first to begin the transformation of the French stallion industry

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french stallions The Haras de la Cauvinière’s (now named Haras de Montfort & Préaux) Le Havre was the busiest of the country’s Flat stallions covering 146 mares.

Move forward to 2017 and it is a different world altogether, despite the fact that the size of the total French foal crop has remained broadly stable between 2010 and 2018.

In 2017, 13 French sires each covered more than 100 mares, six of whom – Wootton Bassett, Kendargent, Le Havre, Siyouni, Intello and Shalaa – stood at €20,000 or more, and three more Dabirsim, Rajsaman and Olympic Glory stood for between €8,000 and €15,000.

Dabirsim and Siyouni, who covered 198 and 191 mares in 2017, were both among the seven busiest Flat sires in Europe.

Stallions based in France have never been this popular, or this successful. Over the last three covering seasons eight French-based sires have covered a total of more than 300 mares – Siyouni 605, Rajsaman 552, Le Havre 543, Olympic Glory 445, Dabirsim 439, Kendargent 427, Anodin 331 and Wootton Bassett 308.

No French-based sire has ever covered so many mares in a three-year period – for instance, at the height of their success at the beginning of the century Linamix and Anabaa stood at between €40,000 and €45,000 and covered between 280 and 300 mares in a three-year period.

In 2018, Siyouni becomes the most expensive stallion ever in France and, even at €75,000, he is heavily oversubscribed.

Intello has returned to England for the 2018 season, while Charm Spirit has made the opposite move.

There are numerous new sires in France, including at least 13 Group 1 winners – Al Wukair, Almanzor, Brametot, Ectot, Ivanhowe, Pastorius, Reliable Man (who has moved from Germany), Toronado (moved from Britain), The Grey Gatsby, Ultra, Wings Of Eagles, Zarak and Zelzal – as well as many other Group winners, such as Attendu and Recorder.

There may well be 20 or more French sires who will cover 100 mares or more in 2018.

Commercial change began with Kendargent

This transformation began back in 2008 when Kendargent retired to the Haras de Colleville. At the time, of course, nobody realised that this non-stakes-winning son of Kendor who commanded €1,000 stud fee was going to be of any significance at all.

Wings Of Eagles: the Derby hero is one of 13 Group 1 winners retiring to France for the 2018 season

Kendargent’s first expensive crop, conceived at €15,000, are three-year-olds in 2018 and he has three big books from higher fees still to come.

The remarkable success of his small early crops made Kendargent a commercial success, however his 2017 yearlings struggled in the market recording an average of around €30,000 after three years in which he had a European average between €50,000 and €60,000.

This is largely the inevitable consequence of numbers. At the beginning Kendargent covered small books most of whom were

Over the last three covering seasons eight French-based sires have covered a total of more than 300 mares

supplied by his owner Guy Pariente, but by 2012 and 2013 he covered large books of mares at €4,000 and €6,000.

Objectively the results from these large books continue to be far better than average, but over the last two seasons there has also been a large number of ordinary winners by Kendargent too.

At the time of writing Kendargent was the leading sire in France by number of wins with 85 from Siyouni with 82.

Kendargent’s foals of 2013 and 2014 include 23 black-type performers headed by the Group winners Jimmy Two Times and Soleil Marin, both of whom remain in training with André Fabre for Godolphin with the potential to win top races in 2018.

His 2017 two-year-olds included the Listed winners Armoricaine and King Bubble as well as the promising stakes-placed sprinter Ken Colt.

Kendargent’s commercial standing will certainly be very different by the time of the 2020 yearling sales, if there are no top horses over the next three years he will be definitely downgraded, however, a Group 1 winner or two and he could just as easily return to the top drawer of France’s established sires.

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The next of France’s new top sires to retire to stud was Le Havre in 2010. The son of Noverre covered large books during his first three years at €5,000, mainly due to the support of his owner Gerard Augustin Normand.

The success of these first three crops, headed by three Group 1 winners in La Cressonniere, Avenir Certain and Suedois, established his reputation. Starting with his two-year-olds in 2018, Le Havre will have three large crops from fees going from €20,000 in 2015 to €60,000 in 2017.

His fourth and fifth crops were smaller, he had only 55 three-year-olds in 2017 and will have a 100 in 2018. These include the promising Tigre Du Terre in England and Chailloue in France.

Le Havre’s progeny have rarely been high-class two-year-olds and, in most cases, they have progressed from two to three, and over distances of a mile and further.

Le Havre has 136 two-year-olds for 2018 who sold for up to 325,000gns in 2017 and with many of Europe’s top trainers.

Siyouni: an explosive future?

Siyouni retired to the Haras de Bonneval in 2011. Unlike either Kendargent or Le Havre right from the beginning the son of Pivotal has been a sire of two-year-olds.

He had two two-year-old Group winners in his first crop, Ervedya and Souvenir Delondres, and so by 2015 his fee was up from the €7,000 he stood at for his first four years to €20,000. His second crop included the Group-winning two-year-old Trixia, and the top three-year-olds Spectre and Volta, his third crop were three in 2017 and included his best colt to date, the Royal Ascot winner Le Brivido, while remarkably his fourth crop looks as if it could be his best to date.

He was leading two-year-old sire in France by money won and number of wins, ahead of Dabirsim and Kendargent, and his best win came in England with the Group 1 winner Laurens.

In France, Sacred Life was an impressive Group winner and was favourite for the abandoned Group 1.

Siyouni has produced four crops of three-year-olds to date each of which was far better than the average, and he has achieved this while covering at €7,000 in France.

Over the next three years his profile is going to change dramatically as he has covered some 600 mares at fees going from €20,000 in 2015 to €45,000 in 2017.

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Laurens: the daughter of Siyouni winning the Fillies’ Mile. She is now on a BHA rating of 113

Wootton Bassett: sire of an exceptional horse

The fourth of the new wave of French sires was Wootton Bassett who retired to the Haras d’Etreham in 2012.

The son of Iffraaj struggled to attract support during his first two seasons at stud and his first two crops had only 17 foals each.

These included the European champion Almanzor, his useful full-sister Troarn and the Listed winner Do Re Mi Fa Sol. However, as soon as his first foals reached the market his fortunes began to

Few stallions ever produce a horse as good as Almanzor and Wootton Bassett covered a large book in 2016 and was then resyndicated and covered 113 mares

change and he covered about 70 mares at €4,000 in 2014 and 2015.

Few stallions ever produce a horse as good as Almanzor and Wootton Bassett covered a large book in 2016 and was then resyndicated and covered 113 mares at €20,000 in 2017.

He is fully booked at the same fee for 2018.

Wootton Bassett’s third crop of two-yearolds suggested that he, too, is going to be an important sire.

His seven two-year-old winners in 2017 included Mamba Noire, who was Group-placed at The Curragh, Newmarket and York, the stakes-placed Patascoy and Wootton, who was one of the best two-yearold colts of his generation in France.

The Henri Alex Pantall-trained Wootton won a Deauville maiden in August by 6l and, then having been purchased by Godolphin, won a Listed race on the same track in October by 5l.

Champion first-season sire Dabirsim

The next potential French star is Dabirsim, who stood his first two seasons at Gestüt Karlshof in Germany in 2014 and 2015 before moving to the Haras de Grandcamp in 2016.

The son Hat Trick was France’s champion first-season sire in 2017 with 15 winners of 17

french stallions races headed by Different League, a Group winner at Royal Ascot and Group 1 placed in Deauville and Newmarket later in the season, and the Listed winner Coeur de Beaute.

The son of Hat Trick is clearly a very promising stallion and he was oversubscribed at the new fee of €30,000 for 2018 after a spectacularly successful yearling sales season when 41 of his progeny sold for an average of nearly €100,000, including two individuals who made €500,000 at the Goffs Orby and the Arqana October sales.

Dabirsim sired a total of 18 two-year-old winners from 53 runners and remarkably Velma Valento became the 11th to make a winning debut at Deauville in December.

Few first-season sires have two or more Group winners, and most of these go on to further success as in recent years Siyouni and Showcasing have

Narella (Reliable Man) won a Group 3 in Germany in the summer, she is now trained by Roger Varian

One two-year-old crop is not sufficient evidence to judge any first-season sire accurately and Dabirsim’s progeny will have to confirm their promise in 2018 if his next crop of yearlings is to sell as well.

There is a suspicion that most of his progeny are fast horses, many of their wins came over 6f, and aside from Different League none of the other debutant winners appeared to progress significantly afterwards.

Only two of the 11 debutant winners won again and these were both in June. Different League will be prepared for top races in 2018 by her new trainer Aidan O’Brien and, while Dabirsim’s second crop was significantly smaller than his first, he covered two big books at Grandcamp in 2016 and 2017. There there will be plenty of Dabirsims to run between now and the 2020 yearling sales.

Reliable Man: starting out in France

Among Europe’s leading first-season sires another who has moved from Germany to France is Reliable Man, who after four seasons at Gestüt Röttgen, is standing at the Haras du Thenney in 2018.

The son of Dalakhani sired only two winners from 20 runners, but these two were both Group winners and included Erasmus, the best two-year-old colt in Germany and the 8l winner of the Preis des Winterfavoriten, and the filly Narella. She won her 7f Group race impressively at Baden Baden and is now in training with Roger Varian for Teruya Yoshida.

Few first-season sires have two or more Group winners, and most of these go on to further success as in recent years Siyouni and Showcasing have.

It is even more unusual for a sire to achieve this in Germany where there are only four two-year-old Group races, and especially for a horse such as Reliable Man who didn’t race at two himself and was a middle-distance performer.

Reliable Man’s other runners included several who showed above average ability – like Senza Fine in France and Ernesto, Leevje and Moon Relation who were all placed in valuable sales races in Germany.

Reliable Man has three crops of around 50 foals to come and will be well supported in 2018.

Pedro The Great: the surprise

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Areion: champion in Germany

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e all like something new and in particular, the bloodstock industry worldwide gravitates towards young and upcoming sires.

But sometimes older is best and thus it proved in Germany last year with Areion (to stud 2001) landing champion sire honours from a clutch of younger rivals.

It was no fluke and Gestüt Etzean’s multiple champion sire also had a strong percentage of winners to runners.

His leading earners in Germany included Palace Prince, winner of a Group 2 and a Group 3 both at Baden Baden, the Group 3 and Listed winner Aristica, the Hamburg Group 3 scorer Shy Witch and Wonnemond who won a Dusseldorf Group 3 first time out then capped a fine season with victory in the valuable Group 2 Topkapi Mile at Veliefendi.

Areion finished the year with German progeny earnings of €1,017,821 and with 59 winners from 105 runners.

In second place, over €250,000 behind, was Gestüt Schlenderhan’s Adlerflug who had a special year with a brace of Group 1 winners in Iquitos (Grosser Dallmayr Preis G1) and Lacazar whose four wins were headed by her Prix der Diana (G1) victory at Dusseldorf.

Adlerflug only had 38 German runners, but 16 of those won 22 races and yielded €742,512.

Third-placed Soldier Hollow (Gestüt Auenquelle) also had a fine year with his leading performer Dschingis Secret scoring three times at Group 2 level, winning the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin (beating Hawkbill) and running a good sixth beaten 7l by Enable in the Arc. Next up is Rathbarry-based Shirocco whose seven winners from just 18 runners, included the Deutsches Derby (G1) winner Windstoss, who also won the Group 1 Preis von Europa.

Germany lost its champion first-season sire Reliable Man to France, but runner-up Maxios made a very solid start to his second career.

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prize-money was Al Shaqab’s Style Vendome and the Haras de la Haie Neuve’s Pedro The Great.

The Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Style Vendome had eight winners in France, the best of whom was probably the Francis Rohaut-trained filly Princess Gold who won two of her three starts in the south west.

Pedro The Great, a half-brother to Footstepsinthesand by Henrythenavigator, was the surprise of the group producing three high-class horses in Fatale Bere, Feralia and Bonita Fransisca from a covering fee of just €3,000 standing in the west of France.

Pedro The Great has 39 two-year-olds in 2018 and has covered enough mares in recent years to maintain a presence until the progeny from his 2018 covering reach the tracks.

Strength in depth: Rajsaman, Rio De La Plata and Myboycharlie

Before moving to sires without runners there are some other French-based sires who could return to prominence between now and 2020.

The Haras de Grandcamp’s Evasive, a Cheveley Park Stud-bred son of Elusive Quality, made a promising beginning with his first crop and as a result has 115 two-year-olds in 2018.

The Haras de Preaux and Monfort’s Rajsaman has already produced a top horse in the dual Classic winner Brametot and has been covering large books in recent years and has around 150 two-year-olds in 2018.

Rio De La Plata had three Listed winners in 2017 and will continue to attract support.

Motivator, Manduro and

Pedro The Great has 39 two-year-olds in 2018 and has covered enough mares in recent years to maintain a presence Authorized, whose first French crop is three in 2018, are all proven Group 1 sires, who have been well supported in recent years.

Myboycharlie returned to the Haras du Mezeray in 2017 and his second French crop of three-year-olds, included Sistercharlie, a top filly who was unlucky not to win the Prix de Diane.

Olympic Glory yearlings well received

The French sires who have yet to have runners include the 2018 first-season sires Anodin, Charm Spirit and Olympic Glory.

The market received Olympic Glory’s yearlings the best as they averaged more than four times his initial stud fee of €15,000, but the other two sold well enough and all three have the numbers to make a mark.

Those with their first yearlings in 2018 include the Haras du Logis’s Sidestep and Hunter’s Light, and the Haras du Petit Tellier’s Elvstroem.

Al Shaqab’s champion two-year-old Shalaa was by far the busiest of the new French sires of 2017 covering 158 mares, but Goken, Dariyan and Scissor Kick were also well supported at Huderie, Bonneval and Etreham.

Rajsaman: sire of the 2017 Royal Ascot winner Brametot

french stallions Leading sires in FRANCE 2017: (by prize-money earned to December 31, 2017) Stallion

Breeding

Nathaniel (IRE) Galileo (IRE) Sea The Stars (IRE) Siyouni (FR) Rajsaman (FR) Dubawi (IRE) Kendargent (FR) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Myboycharlie (IRE) Elusive City (USA) Le Havre (IRE) Whipper (USA) Air Chief Marshal (IRE) American Post (GB) Dansili (GB) Dark Angel (IRE) Pivotal (GB) Dream Ahead (USA) Motivator (GB) Sageburg (IRE) Acclamation (GB) Manduro (GER) Silver Frost (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) Muhtathir (GB) Teofilo (IRE) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) Shamardal (USA) Frankel (GB) Iffraaj (GB) Lawman (FR) Dalakhani (IRE) Oasis Dream (GB) Nayef (USA) Naaqoos (GB) Lope De Vega (IRE) Slickly (FR) Gold Away (IRE) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Literato (FR) Fastnet Rock (AUS) Redoute’s Choice (AUS) Turtle Bowl (IRE) Blame (USA) Munjiz (FR) Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) Panis (USA) King’s Best (USA)

Galileo - Magnificient Style (Silver Hawk) Sadler’s Wells - Urban Sea (Miswaki) Cape Cross - Urban Sea (Miswaki) Pivotal - Sichilla (Danehill) Linamix - Rose Quartz (Lammtarra) Dubai Millennium - Zomaradah (Deploy) Kendor - Pax Bella (Linamix) Green Desert - Rafha (Kris) Danetime - Dulceata (Rousillon) Elusive Quality - Star Of Paris (Dayjur) Noverre - Marie Rheinberg (Surako) Miesque’s Son - Myth To Reality (Sadler’s Wells) Danehill Dancer - Hawala (Warning) Bering - Wells Fargo (Sadler’s Wells) Danehill - Hasili (Kahyasi) Acclamation - Midnight Angel (Machiavellian) Polar Falcon - Fearless Revival (Cozzene) Diktat - Land Of Dreams (Cadeaux Genereux) Montjeu - Out West (Gone West) Johannesburg - Sage et Jolie (Linamix) Royal Applause - Princess Athena (Ahonoora) Monsun - Mandellicht (Be My Guest) Verglas - Hidden Silver (Anabaa) Danehill - L’On Vite (Secretariat) Elmaamul - Majmu (Al Nasr) Galileo - Speirbhean (Danehill) Danehill - Offshore Boom (Be My Guest) Giant’s Causeway - Helsinki (Machiavellian) Galileo - Kind (Danehill) Zafonic - Pastorale (Nureyev) Invincible Spirit - Laramie (Gulch) Darshaan - Daltawa (Miswaki) Green Desert - Hope (Dancing Brave) Gulch - Height of Fashion (Bustino) Oasis Dream - Straight Lass (Machiavellian) Shamardal - Lady Vettori (Vettori) Linamix - Slipstream Queen (Conquistador Cielo) Goldneyev - Blushing Away (Blushing Groom) Giant’s Causeway - Glatisant (Rainbow Quest) Kendor - La Cibeles (Cardoun) Danehill - Piccadilly Circus (Royal Academy) Danehill - Shantha’s Choice (Canny Lad) Dyhim Diamond - Clara Bow (Top Ville) Arch - Liable (Seeking The Gold) Kesberoy - dam Arabian (Sire Unknown) Galileo - Affianced (Erins Isle) Miswaki - Political Parody (Doonesbury) Kingmambo - Allegretta (Lombard)

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To Stud

Rnrs

Runs

2013 2002 2010 2011 2013 2006 2008 2003 2010 2005 2010 2006 2011 2005 2001 2008 1997 2012 2006 2009 2004 2008 2011 2007 2001 2008 2003 2006 2013 2007 2008 2004 2004 2004 2010 2011 2003 2000 2006 2009 2010 2013 2008 2011 2007 2010 2002 2001

30 58 41 136 114 52 170 69 102 125 114 80 119 79 42 50 37 35 89 98 42 63 79 61 83 34 70 48 24 40 69 26 41 25 51 40 79 31 42 58 46 35 40 2 47 70 47 51

107 202 146 759 571 185 866 319 658 797 528 587 778 535 172 262 186 159 395 514 233 303 448 415 417 166 434 209 71 212 360 117 236 155 386 210 525 329 317 366 221 114 339 7 137 327 372 324

Wnrs Wnrs/Rnrs Wins 10 18 21 57 22 27 57 33 44 48 45 33 44 33 22 20 19 14 32 33 17 26 24 26 32 19 28 17 9 18 26 13 15 9 22 18 24 19 21 20 17 14 19 2 6 22 19 16

33.33 31.03 51.22 41.91 19.30 51.92 33.53 47.83 43.14 38.40 39.47 41.25 36.97 41.77 52.38 40.00 51.35 40.00 35.96 33.67 40.48 41.27 30.38 42.62 38.55 55.88 40.00 35.42 37.50 45.00 37.68 50.00 36.59 36.00 43.14 45.00 30.38 61.29 50.00 34.48 36.96 40.00 47.50 100.00 12.77 31.43 40.43 31.37

14 24 31 83 34 35 86 51 70 75 73 59 59 48 32 27 31 18 46 54 25 33 32 43 42 27 39 20 14 29 33 17 26 17 37 25 31 38 26 30 27 17 35 3 8 28 28 30

SWnrs 2 5 6 6 2 9 6 7 1 3 2 2 0 4 5 4 6 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 0 2 5 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

SWs

Earnings

2 5 10 6 4 11 8 9 1 3 2 3 0 4 6 4 8 4 1 1 2 4 3 1 2 3 0 2 5 4 1 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 3

2,808,388 2,356,316 2,175,363 2,159,359 1,900,800 1,850,976 1,743,415 1,471,568 1,469,046 1,367,106 1,254,565 1,254,107 1,110,733 1,002,366 971,674 957,645 935,923 859,073 853,366 844,400 834,460 823,166 816,887 793,395 788,960 787,433 734,276 732,627 724,335 685,771 670,417 663,239 661,790 653,129 614,910 614,548 613,215 607,402 595,529 591,164 588,241 576,808 576,153 563,827 558,525 558,270 541,628 540,902

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french stallions Leading sires of two-year-olds in FRANCE 2017: (by prize-money earned to December 31, 2017) Stallion Siyouni (FR) Dabirsim (FR) Kendargent (FR) Galileo (IRE) Society Rock (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) Elusive City (USA) Style Vendome (FR) Air Chief Marshal (IRE) Camelot (GB) Panis (USA) Intello (GER) Dark Angel (IRE) Pedro The Great (USA) Showcasing (GB) Penny’s Picnic (IRE) Wootton Bassett (GB) George Vancouver (USA) Orpen (USA) Captain Chop (FR) French Fifteen (FR) Evasive (GB) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Sageburg (IRE) Rio De La Plata (USA) Kodiac (GB) Motivator (GB) Exceed and Excel (AUS) Le Havre (IRE) Rajsaman (FR) Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) Oasis Dream (GB) Declaration of War (USA) Dream Ahead (USA) Lawman (FR) Mastercraftsman (IRE) Camacho (GB) Redoute’s Choice (AUS) Planteur (IRE) Manduro (GER) Literato (FR) Zanzibari (USA) Iffraaj (GB) Dansili (GB) Havana Gold (IRE) Lope de Vega (IRE) Palace Episode (USA) Zebedee (GB)

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Breeding Pivotal - Sichilla (Danehill) Hat Trick - Rumored (Royal Academy) Kendor - Pax Bella (Linamix) Sadler’s Wells - Urban Sea (Miswaki) Rock of Gibraltar - High Society (Key Of Luck) Dubai Millennium - Zomaradah (Deploy) Elusive Quality - Star Of Paris (Dayjur) Anabaa - Place Vendome (Dr Fong) Danehill Dancer - Hawala (Warning) Montjeu - Tarfah (Kingmambo) Miswaki - Political Parody (Doonesbury) Galileo - Impressionnante (Danehill) Acclamation - Midnight Angel (Machiavellian) Henrythenavigator - Glatisant (Rainbow Quest) Oasis Dream - Arabesque (Zafonic) Kheleyf - Zerky (Kingmambo) Iffraaj - Balladonia (Primo Dominie) Henrythenavigator - Versailles Treaty (Danzig) Lure - Bonita Francita (Devil’s Bag) Indian Rocket - Hatane Chope (Sin Kiang) Turtle Bowl - Spring Morning (Ashkalani) Elusive Quality - Canda (Storm Cat) Green Desert - Rafha (Kris) Johannesburg - Sage et Jolie (Linamix) Rahy - Express Way (Ahmad) Danehill - Rafha (Kris) Montjeu - Out West (Gone West) Danehill - Patrona (Lomond) Noverre - Marie Rheinberg (Surako) Linamix - Rose Quartz (Lammtarra) Danehill - L’On Vite (Secretariat) Green Desert - Hope (Dancing Brave) War Front - Tempo West (Rahy) Diktat - Land of Dreams (Cadeaux Genereux) Invincible Spirit - Laramie (Gulch) Danehill Dancer - Starlight Dreams (Black Tie Affair) Danehill - Arabesque (Zafonic) Danehill - Shantha’s Choice (Canny Lad) Danehill Dancer - Plante Rare (Giant’s Causeway) Monsun - Mandellicht (Be My Guest) Kendor - La Cibeles (Cardoun) Smart Strike - Zinziberine (Zieten) Zafonic - Pastorale (Nureyev) Danehill - Hasili (Kahyasi) Teofilo - Jessica’s Dream (Desert Style) Shamardal - Lady Vettori (Vettori) Machiavellian - Palace Weekend (Seattle Dancer) Invincible Spirit - Cozy Maria (Cozzene)

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Rnrs

Runs

2011 2014 2008 2002 2014 2006 2005 2014 2011 2014 2002 2014 2008 2014 2011 2014 2012 2014 2000 2013 2014 2011 2003 2009 2013 2007 2006 2005 2010 2013 2007 2004 2014 2012 2008 2010 2006 2013 2014 2008 2009 2011 2007 2001 2014 2011 2010 2011

36 34 48 6 5 9 30 31 29 20 11 15 10 22 6 27 16 30 22 6 20 27 17 14 13 12 25 5 24 46 9 5 9 11 9 12 6 10 22 20 11 11 11 7 3 9 9 5

112 102 160 10 23 16 109 118 116 39 95 38 37 84 15 101 53 116 98 35 59 112 37 71 68 35 59 11 50 153 39 12 21 34 27 28 45 18 60 48 41 61 25 10 8 24 65 28

Courtesy of Weatherbys Wnrs Wnrs/Rnrs Wins 15 15 12 3 2 7 8 8 10 6 6 5 4 6 2 6 6 5 6 3 7 8 7 7 3 3 8 3 5 4 4 3 1 3 5 3 3 2 5 4 4 3 4 3 1 3 2 2

41.67 44.12 25.00 50.00 40.00 77.78 26.67 25.81 34.48 30.00 54.55 33.33 40.00 27.27 33.33 22.22 37.50 16.67 27.27 50.00 35.00 29.63 41.18 50.00 23.08 25.00 32.00 60.00 20.83 8.70 44.44 60.00 11.11 27.27 55.56 25.00 50.00 20.00 22.73 20.00 36.36 27.27 36.36 42.86 33.33 33.33 22.22 40.00

20 19 17 5 3 7 13 14 12 6 10 8 4 11 4 6 9 5 10 10 9 10 7 10 5 4 9 4 5 4 6 4 1 4 6 4 7 2 5 6 5 3 5 4 1 3 3 5

SWnrs

SWs

Earnings

2 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

2 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

423,692 411,350 330,990 289,514 289,324 276,955 265,331 260,021 243,283 234,240 213,117 196,033 194,292 190,987 186,969 179,585 177,848 175,070 166,839 165,857 164,591 163,996 160,599 159,818 159,355 141,418 140,947 138,072 137,470 136,725 135,032 130,565 122,698 120,117 116,386 113,452 112,188 111,716 111,453 108,151 106,945 103,273 100,862 95,913 91,453 89,946 89,605 89,005

french stallions Leading sires in GERMANY 2017: (by prize-money earned to December 31, 2017) Stallion

Breeding

Areion (GER) Adlerflug (GER) Soldier Hollow (GB) Shirocco (GER) Lord of England (GER) Cape Cross (IRE) Exceed and Excel (AUS) Lando (GER) Campanologist (USA) Tertullian (USA) Mastercraftsman (IRE) Nathaniel (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) It’s Gino (GER) Reliable Man (GB) Motivator (GB) Mamool (IRE) Shamardal (USA) New Approach (IRE) Sehrezad (IRE) Tai Chi (GER) Doyen (IRE) Poet’s Voice (GB) Contat (GER) Approve (IRE) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Samum (GER) Lawman (FR) Linngari (IRE) Kallisto (GER) Jukebox Jury (IRE) Cacique (IRE) Pour Moi (IRE) Sternkˆnig (IRE) Maxios (GB) Desert Prince (IRE) Wiener Walzer (GER) Santiago (GER) Kendargent (FR) Dubawi (IRE) Sholokhov (IRE) Toylsome (GB) Monsun (GER) Electric Beat (GB) Dashing Blade (GB) High Chaparral (IRE) Saddex (GB) Delegator (GB)

Big Shuffle - Aerleona (Caerleon) In the Wings - Aiyana (Last Tycoon) In the Wings - Island Race (Common Grounds) Monsun - So Sedulous (The Minstrel) Dashing Blade - Loveria (Los Santos) Green Desert - Park Appeal (Ahonoora) Danehill - Patrona (Lomond) Acatenango - Laurea (Sharpman) Kingmambo - Ring of Music (Sadler’s Wells) Miswaki - Turbaine (Trempolino) Danehill Dancer - Starlight Dreams (Black Tie Affair) Galileo - Magnificient Style (Silver Hawk) Danehill - L’On Vite (Secretariat) Perugino - Imelda (Lomitas) Dalakhani - On Fair Stage (Sadler’s Wells) Montjeu - Out West (Gone West) In the Wings - Genovefa (Woodman) Giant’s Causeway - Helsinki (Machiavellian) Galileo - Park Express (Ahonoora) Titus Livius - Trebles (Kenmare) High Chaparral - Taita (Big Shuffle) Sadler’s Wells - Moon Cactus (Kris) Dubawi - Bright Tiara (Chief’s Crown) Diktat - Conga (Robellino) Oasis Dream - Wyola (Sadler’s Wells) Giant’s Causeway - Glatisant (Rainbow Quest) Monsun - Sacarina (Old Vic) Invincible Spirit - Laramie (Gulch) Indian Ridge - Lidakiya (Kahyasi) Sternkˆnig - Kalinikta (Konigsstuhl) Montjeu - Mare Aux Fees (Kenmare) Danehill - Hasili (Kahyasi) Montjeu - Gwynn (Darshaan) Kalaglow - Sternwappen (Wauthi) Monsun - Moonlight’s Box (Nureyev) Green Desert - Flying Fairy (Bustino) Dynaformer - Walzerkoenigin (Kingmambo) Highest Honor - Serenata (Lomitas) Kendor - Pax Bella (Linamix) Dubai Millennium - Zomaradah (Deploy) Sadler’s Wells - La Meilleure (Lord Gayle) Cadeaux Genereux - Treasure Trove (The Minstrel) Konigsstuhl - Mosella (Surumu) Shinko Forest - Divine Grace (Definite Article) Elegant Air - Sharp Castan (Sharpen Up) Sadler’s Wells - Kasora (Darshaan) Sadler’s Wells - Remote Romance (Irish River) Dansili - Indian Love Bird (Efisio)

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To Stud

Rnrs

Runs

2001 2010 2008 2007 2007 2000 2005 1996 2013 2002 2010 2013 2007 2010 2014 2006 2006 2006 2009 2012 2013 2006 2012 2011 2011 2006 2003 2008 2009 2001 2013 2007 2012 1996 2014 1999 2012 2009 2008 2006 2004 2008 1996 2008 1991 2004 2009 2013

105 38 83 18 59 6 16 30 33 52 14 7 12 26 9 10 31 17 7 3 11 8 7 23 11 8 29 16 20 15 28 1 3 3 14 20 21 21 7 4 23 18 14 19 16 10 7 2

636 165 367 80 284 26 77 206 124 340 65 24 56 165 20 38 182 95 38 34 45 56 45 121 89 39 132 106 125 94 103 7 15 23 29 141 87 109 28 4 114 118 62 133 98 69 41 8

Wnrs Wnrs/Rnrs Wins 59 16 34 7 18 2 8 19 12 18 5 2 5 13 2 4 11 9 3 3 7 7 3 6 7 2 12 7 8 10 10 1 2 1 3 12 9 9 4 2 4 10 9 7 6 5 5 1

56.19 42.11 40.96 38.89 30.51 33.33 50.00 63.33 36.36 34.62 35.71 28.57 41.67 50.00 22.22 40.00 35.48 52.94 42.86 100.00 63.64 87.50 42.86 26.09 63.64 25.00 41.38 43.75 40.00 66.67 35.71 100.00 66.67 33.33 21.43 60.00 42.86 42.86 57.14 50.00 17.39 55.56 64.29 36.84 37.50 50.00 71.43 50.00

87 22 49 10 30 4 9 37 20 27 9 2 10 25 4 6 18 19 7 6 10 12 4 11 16 3 18 11 17 16 12 1 2 2 3 16 9 12 7 2 9 13 15 13 11 12 8 2

SWnrs

SWs

Earnings

7 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

8 4 4 3 2 3 0 1 3 0 5 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

1,017,821 742,512 666,551 531,403 351,939 277,635 216,318 205,880 204,520 175,363 163,418 162,660 159,140 158,600 152,525 150,239 137,565 133,469 128,635 122,250 120,378 114,057 110,273 106,030 102,756 100,008 99,449 96,940 96,645 90,313 85,909 84,704 82,740 79,366 79,242 78,550 77,090 76,630 75,547 70,890 68,740 68,619 68,382 67,839 66,877 66,860 65,345 64,309

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european stallion fees Fees for major German and French stallions 2017 - 2018 (including % change 2017 to 2018) Stud / stallion

2017 Fee

2018 Fee

+ /-

Stud / stallion

2017 Fee

2018 Fee

+ /-

Gestüt Ammerland

Haras de Colleville

Ito

Galiway 3,000 3,000 Goken 5,000 5,000 Kendargent 22,000 22,000 -

5,000 5,000 -

Gestüt Auenquelle Soldier Hollow

25,000

25,000

-

Haras de Grandcamp Gestüt Etzean Amaron Areion Lord Of England

4,500 45,00 9,500 11,000 16 7,500 7,500 -

American Devil Dabirsim Dream Ahead Evasive Zanzibari

4,000 4,000 9,000 30,000 233 12,000 12,000 6,000 4,000 -33 5,000 4,000 -20

Gestüt Fährhof Maxios Counterattack (new)

10,000 10,000 - 6,500

-

Haras de Hetraie Silver Frost

6,000

3,000

-50

Gestüt Ohlerweiherhof

Haras de Hoguenet

Isfahan Tai Chi

Balios (new)

4,000 4,500 12 3,000 3,000 -

-

2,500

-

Haras de la Haie Neuve Gestüt Rottgen Protectionist 6,500 6,500 -

Pedro The Great 3,000 Whitecliffsofdover (new) -

Gestüt Schlenderhan

Haras de la Hetraie

Adlerflug

Great Pretender Pastorius

12,000 15,000 25

6,000 3,000

100 -

5,500 7,000 27 6,500 5,800 -10

Haras de Bonneval Almanzor (new) Elusive City Masked Marvel Scissor Kick Wootton Bassett

- 7,500 3,000 10,000 20,000

35,000 7,500 4,000 8,000 20,000

33 -20 -

Haras de Bonneval Al Wukair (new) Brametot (new) Ectot (new) Olympic Glory Planteur Shalaa Style Vendome Toronado Zelzal (new)

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- 8,000 - 10,000 - 5,000 15,000 12,000 -20 4,000 4,000 27,500 27,500 5,000 5,000 12,500 12,000 - 8,000 -

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Haras de Montaigu Literato Martaline Night Wish No Risk At All Prince Gibraltar Wings Of Eagles (new)

3,000 3,000 15,000 15,000 3,000 3,000 3,500 4,000 14 4,500 4,000 -11 - 12,000 -

Haras de Montfort et Preaux Le Havre Rajsaman Recorder (new)

60,000 60,000 8,000 8,000 - 6,000 -

Haras de Petit Teliier Elvstroem Meshaheer

7,000 7,000 7,000 3,000 -57

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(by prize-money earned to December 31, 2017)

Stud / stallion

2017 Fee

2018 Fee

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Haras de Saint Arnoult Stormy River

3,000

3,000

-

Haras de Hoguenet Penny’s Picnic

5,000

5,000

-

Haras du Logis Authorized 10,000 12,000 20 Bow Creek 4,000 4,000 Hunter’s Light 4,000 4,000 Manduro 7,000 7,000 Masterstroke 3,000 4,000 33 Rio De La Plata 5,500 5,000 -9 Sidestep 4,000 4,000 Slickly 4,000 4,000 Ultra (new) - 7,000 -

Haras du Logis St Germain French Fifteen

6,000

6,000

-

Haras du Mezeray Muhtathir 6,000 5,000 -16 Myboycharlie 5,000 5,000 -

Haras du Quesnay Anodin Attendu (new) Motivator Youmzain

7,500 6,000 -20 - 5,000 10,000 10,000 4,000 4,000 -

Haras du Thenney Amarillo Cockney Rebel De Treville (new) Ivanhowe (new) Pomellato Reliable Man Spanish Moon Waldpark

3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 - 3,000 - 4,500 5,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 16 3,000 5,000 66 3,000 4,000 33

Stallion Areion (GER) Reliable Man (GB) Exceed And Excel (AUS) Lord of England (GER) Maxios (GB) Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) Tai Chi (GER) Dabirsim (FR) Rio De La Plata (USA) Bahamian Bounty (GB) Pastorius (GER) Soldier Hollow (GB) Camelot (GB) Mastercraftsman (IRE) Youmzain (IRE) Wiener Walzer (GER) Iffraaj (GB) Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) Dark Angel (IRE) Motivator (GB) Nathaniel (IRE) Dutch Art (GB) Manduro (GER) Jukebox Jury (IRE) Tertullian (USA) Invincible Spirit (IRE) It's Gino (GER) Lethal Force (IRE) Masterstroke (USA) Poet's Voice (GB) Rip Van Winkle (IRE) Kodiac (GB) Champs Elysees (GB) Lope De Vega (IRE) Peintre Celebre (USA) Raven's Pass (USA) Kamsin (GER) Galileo (IRE) Equiano (FR) Most Improved (IRE) Campanologist (USA) Samum (GER) Pivotal (GB) Born To Sea (IRE) Whipper (USA) Kitten's Joy (USA) Hamond (GER)

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Rnrs

Runs

19 9 1 11 14 2 3 11 1 1 5 16 2 4 2 4 3 7 1 1 2 1 3 8 7 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 1

52 20 4 27 29 4 9 23 4 4 10 26 5 7 5 7 7 14 1 3 4 2 8 14 11 2 4 4 5 3 2 4 2 5 6 4 5 2 6 7 14 3 3 2 3 2 1

Wnrs 8 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Wnrs/Rnrs 42.11 22.22 100.00 18.18 21.43 50.00 66.67 9.09 100.00 0.00 60.00 18.75 50.00 0.00 100.00 25.00 66.67 14.29 100.00 0.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 14.29 0.00 50.00 33.33 0.00 50.00 50.00 0.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 0.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

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a headline of NZ summer Mr Stunning: the NZ-bred son of Exceed And Excel, winner of this autumn’s Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint

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The New Zealand thoroughbred breeding industry is renowned for producing Classic three-year-old types and the northern hemisphere is starting to recognise the talent available with overseas investment increasing largely due to the ease of owning and racing a horse Down Under.

The appeal is also found in the handsome rewards that can be gained in some of the most prestigious races.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series week-long showcase is held at the highly regarded Karaka Sales Centre where some of the bestpedigreed yearlings to be born in the temperate climates of New Zealand are auctioned.

For the last two years, Hubie De Burgh of De Burgh Equine has teamed up with Shadwell to lock down two yearlings by leading sires from New Zealand and Australia – a Savabeel colt in 2016 and a Snitzel colt in 2017.

When we asked what De Burgh enjoys most about coming to Karaka he commented: “The fine food, fine wine, fine horses and great consignors” All are attributes that we proudly boast.

The Dutch buyer Ger Beemsterboer was also active at Karaka last year placing the final bid on an I am Invincible filly.

A returning buyer to Karaka having relished previous success, he purchased the New Zealand One Thousand Guineas winner Planet Rock (Fastnet Rock) as a yearling in 2010.

NZB’s Yearling Sales is the leading source of Group 1

winners in Australasia with 72 Group 1 wins in the last four seasons.

The Group 1 Melbourne Cup is the heart of Australasian racing and the richest two-mile handicap in the world worth A$6.25 million.

While the most recent Kiwibred horse to win the race was the Karaka Premier Sale graduate Prince of Penzance (Pentire) in 2015, New Zealand has been the greatest source of Melbourne Cup winners overall, producing with 30 per cent of the winners over the past 20 years.

The Group 1 Australian Derby is regarded as the top-ranked event for three-year-olds in the southern hemisphere and Jon Snow (NZ) (Iffraaj) led the Kiwi raid last season when he became the third Karaka graduate in a row to win.

In addition, the leading filly Bonneval (NZ) (Makfi) made history when she became the first filly since 1990 to duble up in the New Zealand Oaks and Australian Oaks.

Dominating their ranks in Australia, New Zealand-bred horses have won 35 per cent of all Group 1 Derbies and Oaks races in the last five seasons.

They have punched well above their weight seeing as New Zealnd-bred horses make up only 5.5 per cent of the racing population in Australia.

But it’s not only in Australia that New Zealand horses win at the highest level –racetrack success reach as far as Hong Kong’s Sha Tin and Happy Valley, as well as Singapore’s Kranji.

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The top lot at last year’s Karaka yearling sale was this colt by O’Reilly, out of the Group 1 producer Volkrose. He fetched NZ$825,000 and was bought by AR Bell Racing / China Horse Club / Newgate Aerovelocity (Pins) claimed his second Hong Kong Sprint title in three years last season and Mr Stunning (Exceed and Excel) lead a Karaka quinella in the same feature this season.

The Kiwis dominated the 2017 Singapore Horse of the Year Awards collecting nine of the 11 titles with reigning Horse of the Year Debt Collector (Thorn Park) accounting for five of those.

In a prevailing theme, nearly 50 per cent of all Hong Kong Derbies and 60 per cent of all Singapore Derbies have been won by Kiwi-bred horses in the last 15 years.

This season’s Group 1 winners have been heavily influenced by race track stars in their three-year-old campaigns with four Guineas titles claimed in Australasia and a total of eight Group 1 wins by graduates so far.

New Zealand has made producing three-year-olds its niche and its local sires are doing the job well.

Last season’s leading NZ sire was Savabeel, who repeated a clean sweep of New Zealand’s major sire awards.

A son of the Australasian breed-shaper Zabeel, Savabeel has sired 15 Group 1 winners to date including this seasons Group 1-winning three-year-olds

Embellish and Hasahalo.

Emerging Kiwi sire Tavistock, a champion sprinting son of shuttle sire Montjeu, has sired 15 stakes winners to date.

From his first two crops he has sired the Group 1-winning three-year-olds Tavago, Volkstok’n’barrell and freshman sire Tarzino.

Rising in popularity is the British-bred Reliable Man, a Group 1 winner in both hemispheres.

Standing his first year at stud in New Zealand in 2013 he has sired three stakes winners in both hemispheres with his eldest progeny three-year-olds.

Main Stage (NZ) won the Listed UCI Stakes at three, while the German runners Narella and Erasmus both claimed Group 3 victories in Europe.

The shuttle sire stood in Germany in 2014 and will head to France in 2018.

Bloodstock agent Paul Moroney said: “I think Reliable Man is one to watch out for at the moment.

“He is doing particularly well with his three-year-olds in Australasia and, of course, was a high-class racehorse with a great pedigree mix.”

Among other sires with a presence at Karaka 2018 will

Johnny McKeever (left) and Hubie De Burgh at Karaka

be the only Kingman yearling offered at sale in the southern hemisphere this year.

The leading first-crop yearling sire in Europe and North America by average, Kingman was a Classic-winning miler with four Group 1 wins and a pedigree to match.

With local sires and shuttle sires, both proven and emerging talents, the selection of pedigrees on offer is a treasure chest of future champions.

In the peak of the southern hemisphere summer season, Karaka 2018 will offer 1,247 of the very best thoroughbreds from Australia at the new-look sale week and 92nd National Yearling Sales Series.

Kicking off with a thrilling start to the week is New Zealand’s richest race meeting on the calendar.

Held on Saturday, January 27, the highlight of the day will be the Karaka Million Series with two $1 million races.

All 2018 yearlings offered at the subsequent sale will be eligible to run in the $1 million Karaka Million 2YO in 2019, the $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic in 2020, and the $100,000 CollinsonForex Karaka Cup for the remainder of their career.

Selling starts on Sunday, January 28 with the first 100 catalogued offered through the evening session.

A total of 700 yearlings will be auctioned in Book 1 across the first half of the week with the progeny of 110 stakes winners and siblings to more than 170 stakes winners.

The next 378 yearlings are catalogued in Book 2, an elite session in its own right, running across Thursday and Friday and the remaining 169 yearlings will be offered in Book 3 on Sunday 4 February.

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TIME TEST DUBAWI x PASSAGE OF TIME (DANSILI)

ROYAL ASCOT TRACK RECORD BREAKING WINNER OF THE GR.3 TERCENTENARY STAKES By record breaking sire Dubawi, out of Gr.1 winner Passage Of Time, from the family of Champions Twice Over, All At Sea etc.

Fee: £8,500 1st Oct SLF “A lovely quality horse, with a lot of speed and I am very pleased to support him”

JAMES WIGAN

TIM LANE 07738 496141

Tel: 01638 675929 or email

AMY TAYLOR 07872 058295

stallions@nationalstud.co.uk

JAMES BERNEY 07717 558766

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The master list

THE FINAL LIST OF SIRES OF STAKES WINNERS IN EUROPE AND UAE IN 2017 Horses are listed under their sire with the respective broodmare sire in brackets.

Includes Group (1,2,3) and Listed (L) wins in Europe and UAE up to and including December 31, 2017 Data from Hyperion Promotions A P Indy Long River (Awesome Again) Academy Award Captain America (Mujadil) Land’s End (Fraam) Acclamation Absolutely So (Selkirk) Aclaim (Danroad) Attendu (Green Tune) Daban (Whipper) Drumfad Bay (Medicean) Enjazaat (Green Desert) Expert Eye (Dansili) Marsha (Marju) Oh This Is Us (Hawk Wing) Tabarrak (Intikhab) Adlerflug Iquitos (Areion) Lacazar (Dai Jin) Tusked Wings (Acatenango)

1 L 3

3 12 3 3 L L 2 13 L LL

1 13 2

Alex The Winner Zonza (Oasis Dream)

3

Alnajim Althakeb Nashmiah (Blue Burner)

L

American Post Gaining (Dansili) Kourkan (Keos) Nahual (Chichicastenango) Robin Of Navan (Muhtathir) Appel Au Maitre Appelina (Hernando) Apsis Astral Merit (Signe Divin) Aqlaam Fashion Queen (Shamardal)

Arcano Abel Handy (Pastoral Pursuits) Another Touch (Nayef) Grey Britain (Mizzen Mast) Just Glamorous (Air Express) Tajaanus (Nayef) Arch Nyaleti (Verglas) Areion Alwina (Dashing Blade) Artistica (Pentire) Palace Prince (Tiger Hill) Prima Violetta (Galileo) Salve Venezia (King’s Best) Shy Witch (Monsagem) Wonnemond (Surako) Assertive Spring Fling (Bin Ajwaad) Aussie Rules Against Rules (Johannesburg) Game Theory (Tertullian) Quelindo (Fantastic Light) Authorized Permission (Elusive Quality) Prize Money (Elusive Quality)

L L L 3

Azamour Amore Hass (King’s Best) More Mischief (Lemon Drop Kid)

L

Bahamian Bounty Breton Rock (Rock Of Gibraltar)

3 L L L 3L

3

L

Big Bad Bob Brendan Brackan (Unfuwain) Brick By Brick (Pivotal) Captain Cirdan (Fasliyev) Blame Senga (A P Indy)

2

LL L L

13

Born To Sea Sea Of Grace (Vettori)

L

Byron Gordon Lord Byron (Intikhab)

2

Cacique Colomano (Zilzal)

2

Call Me Big Daring Match (Arazi)

L

L L L

Camelot Alounak (Rail Link) Fighting Irish (Pivotal)

L 2

L 2

Campanologist Langtang (Oasis Dream) Oriental Eagle (Big Shuffle) Walsingham (Sternkoenig)

L 3L 23 L L 3 23

L

2L L

2

L Bated Breath Beckford (Danehill Dancer) Vik The Billy (Zafonic)

Bernardini Le Bernardin (Wild Again)

2 L

Candy Ride African Ride (Kris S) Canford Cliffs Al Jazi (Cape Cross) Charm Appeal (Acclamation) Princess Asta (Unfuwain) Cape Cross Cap Verite (Dubai Destination)

3 3 L

L

3L L LL

L

Dancer Cross (Dubai Destination) L Elidor (Mark Of Esteem) L Guignol (Monsun) 112 Horseplay (Lemon Drop Kid) L Moonlight Magic (Lammtarra) 3 Onthemoonagain (American Post) L Casamento Paiardina (Sinndar) Stamp Collecting (Elusive Quality)

L L

Champs Elysees Billesdon Brook (Manduro) Dal Harraild (Grand Lodge) Distain (Lomitas) Petite Jack (Rahy)

3 L 3 L

Choisir Alexios Komnenos (Montjeu) Psychedelic Funk (Galileo) Rajasinghe (Soviet Star) Sirici (Excellent Art)

3 3 2 L

Clodovil Tinnitus (Librettist)

3L

Contat Ostana (Lomitas) Schang (Tertullian)

3L L

Creachadoir What About Carlo (Artan) Daaher Etijaah (Darshaan)

L

LL

Dabirsim Coeur De Beaute (Rock Of Gibraltar) Different League (Danehill Dancer)

L 3

Dalakhani Canndera (Barathea)

L

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3L LL 1

Doctor Dino Golden Legend (Kaldounevees) Style Icon (Ange Gabriel)

3L L

Dandy Man My Lea (One Cool Cat)

3L

Doyen Wild Chief (Acatenango)

3L

Danehill Dancer Here Comes When (Spinning World) Qemah (Rainbow Quest) Dansili Ballet Concerto (Rahy) Convey (Mr Prospector) Esquisse (Rahy) First Sitting (Distant View) Muntahaa (Linamix) Sarandia (Dashing Blade) Shutter Speed (Oasis Dream) Talaayeb (Rahy) Trais Fluors (Manduro) Via Firenze (Medicean) With You (Inchinor)

1L 2 33 3 L 3L 3 LL 3 3 3L L 3

Dark Angel Battaash (Lawman) 123L Dark Liberty (Exceed And Excel) L Darkanna (Mujadil) L Harry Angel (Cadeaux Genereux) 1 1 2 Juliet Capulet (Camacho) 2 Khafoo Shememi (Peintre Celebre) L L Markazi (Barathea) L Melesina (Haafhd) L Persuasive (Choisir) 1 Realtra (Dr Devious) 33 Rehana (Selkirk) 3 Sovereign Debt (Most Welcome) 23 Stage Magic (Authorized) 3 Tip Two Win (More Than Ready) L Deceptor Vortex (Common Grounds)

L

Declaration Of War Actress (Gulch) Eirene (Le Vie Dei Colori)

3 L

Deep Impact Akihiro (Anabaa) Saxon Warrior (Galileo) September (Danehill) Vivlos (Machiavellian) Delegator Delectation (Pivotal)

It was a good summer for Exceed And Excel: his stakes winners included the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes winner James Garfield, an exciting propsect for 2018

Dick Turpin Billesdon Bess (Manduro) Distorted Humor Arabian Hope (Bernardini)

L 12 L 1

33

L

3L

Dragon Pulse Aethos (Acatenango) Dream Ahead Al Wukair (Machiavellian) Dream Of Dreams (Dansili) Gold Tail (Elusive City) Gorane (Nashwan) Peach Melba (Hurricane Sky) Pursuing The Dream (Dubawi) Sweety Dream (Exceed And Excel) Tisbutadream (Choisir) Visionary (Lawman)

LLL

13 L L L L L 3 L L

Dubawi Akeed Champion (Kaldoun) L Anna Nerium (Old Vic) 3 Autocratic (Storm Cat) 3 Bateel (Chief’s Crown) 123 Bean Feasa (Danehill) 3 Benbatl (Selkirk) 3 Coronet (Darshaan) 2 Crystal River (Singspiel) L Dartmouth (Galileo) 2 Discursus (Street Cry) L Frontiersman (Cape Cross) L Ghaiyyath (Galileo) 3 Glorious Journey (Dansili) 3 Intimation (Pivotal) 3 Kitesurf (Danehill Dancer) 3 Laugh Aloud (Singspiel) 3L Nezwaah (Dansili) 1L North America (Yankee Victor) 3 Rare Rhythm (Singspiel) L Rose De Pierre (Danehill) L Shamreen (Bahri) 23 Sobetsu (Darshaan) 12 Wild Bud (Danehill Dancer) L Wild Illusion (Monsun) 1 Wolf Country (Black Sam Bellamy) L Zarak (Zamindar) 13 Duke Of Marmalade Big Orange (Fasliyev) Daphne (Daylami) Flemish Duchesse (Ashkalani) Marmelo (In The Wings) Traffic Jam (Sadler’s Wells)

13 L L 23 2

Dutch Art Dutch Connection (Dubai Destination) 3 Mabs Cross (Pivotal) L Salateen (Tobougg) L

Dylan Thomas Caspian Prince (Rainbow Quest) La Dynamite (Bluebird) Smart Whip (Lord Of Men) Spark Plug (Sportsworld)

2 L LLL L

Elusive City Absolute City (Westerner) Love Spirit (Indian Ridge) Rimini (Keltos)

L L 3

Elusive Pimpernel Elegant Pose (Unfuwain) Elusive Beauty (Intikhab)

L L

Elusive Quality That Which Is Not (Hector Protector)

L

Equiano Final Venture (Polar Falcon) Lady Macapa (Exit To Nowhere) The Tin Man (Bishop Of Cashel)

L 3 1

Exceed And Excel Beau Ideal (Galileo) L Championship (Halling) 22 Heavy Metal (Lecture) 3L Hit The Bid (Selkirk) L James Garfield (Daylami) 2 Lbretha (Dynaformer) L Mix And Mingle (Dalakhani) 3 Morawij (Piccolo) 3L Priceless (Rudimentary) 2L Royal Birth (Royal Applause) L Solomon’s Bay (Sadler’s Wells) L Sound And Silence (Elusive Quality) 3 L L Threading (Seeking The Gold) 2 Excelebration Barney Roy (Galileo) Rebel Assault (Grand Slam) Speak In Colours (Verglas)

13 L L

Falco Falconet (Woodman) Holy Water (Titus Livius)

L L

Farhh Fa Ul Sciur (Dubai Destination) Wells Farhh Go (Galileo)

L 3

Fast Company Doctor Geoff (Spectrum) Downforce (Pivotal) Penny Pepper (Keltos)

L L 3

Fastnet Rock Alluringly (Giant’s Causeway) Casterton (Sadler’s Wells) Diamond Fields (Shamardal)

L L 3

stakes sires Entsar (Galileo) Fas (Dutch Art) Laganore (Royal Applause) Naughty Or Nice (High Chaparral) One Master (Pivotal) Somehow (Sadler’s Wells) Star Rock (Galileo) Torcedor (Sadler’s Wells) Turret Rocks (Galileo) Zhukova (Galileo) Finjaan Pachinaaj (Inchinor) Footstepsinthesand Dragon Lips (Konigstiger) Foxwedge Hertford Dancer (Selkirk) Sadilla (Aljabr) Frankel Aljezeera (Dynaformer) Cracksman (Pivotal) Cunco (Danehill Dancer) Elarqam (Efisio) Eminent (Kingmambo) Finche (Woodman) Frankuus (Linamix) Goldrush (Gold Away) Lady Frankel (Vettori) Last Kingdom (Kingmambo) Monarchs Glen (Lear Fan) Mori (Oasis Dream) Nelson (Dalakhani) Queen Kindly (Rahy) Rostropovich (Machiavellian) French Fifteen Sestilio Jet (Fasliyev) Frozen Power Triticum Vulgare (Sadler’s Wells)

L 3L 13 L L 2L L 3 3 L

L

23

L L

L 122 3 3 23 2 3 LL 3 3 3L L 3 L 2

L

Henrythenavigator Called To The Bar (Unfuwain) 3 Dorcia (Spinning World) 3 Sweet Gentle Kiss (Martino Alonso) 3 L

Great Journey Soleil d’Octobre (Daylami)

Iffraaj Araaja (Spinning World) Chilean (Duke Of Marmalade) Forjatt (Danzero) Muffri’ha (Dansili) Mythical Magic (Octagonal) Renfrew Street (Elusive City) Ribchester (Marju) Riyazan (Dalakhani) The Black Princess (Cape Cross)

LL

Halling Desert Encounter (Invincible Spirit) 3 L Jack Hobbs (Swain) 1 Harbour Watch Seaside Song (Singspiel)

L

Hard Spun Nomorerichblondes (Unbridled’s Song) 3 Promising Run (Know Heights) 2 Top Score (Elusive Quality) L

L

Galileo Ballet Shoes (Johannesburg) L Beautiful Morning (George Washington) L Bound (Danehill Dancer) L Bye Bye Baby (Danehill Dancer) L Call To Mind (Danehill Dancer) L Capri (Anabaa) 11 Churchill (Storm Cat) 11 Clemmie (Storm Cat) 123 Cliffs Of Moher (Dansili) L Deauville (Danehill) 3 Decorated Knight (Storm Cat) 111L Douglas Macarthur (Green Desert) 3 Elizabeth Browning (Holy Roman Emperor) 2 Flag Of Honour (Warning) 3 Galipad (Halling) L

112

Giuseppe Piazzi (Xaar) 33 Gustav Klimt (Danehill) 2 Happily (Storm Cat) 113 Highland Reel (Danehill) 11 Hydrangea (Pivotal) 113 Idaho (Danehill) 2 Johannes Vermeer (Holy Roman Emperor) 3 Kenya (Dayjur) 3 Kew Gardens (Desert King) L Key To My Heart (Bernardini) L Magical (Pivotal) 2 Minding (Danehill Dancer) 2 Mission Impassible (Exceed And Excel) L Order Of St George (Gone West) 1 2 3 L Orderofthegarter (Pivotal) L Rain Goddess (Danehill Dancer) 3 Rhododendron (Pivotal) 1 Seventh Heaven (Johannesburg) 2 Sir John Lavery (Fusaichi Pegasus) L Spanish Steps (Congrats) 3 Terrakova (Anabaa) 3 The Pentagon (Unfuwain) 3 To Eternity (Darshaan) L Ulysses (Kingmambo) 113 Venice Beach (Danehill) 3 Wild Irish Rose (Royal Academy) L Winter (Choisir) 1111

Hat Trick Buying Trouble (Kingmambo) Havana Gold Havana Grey (Dark Angel) Treasuring (Excellent Art) Hellvelyn Ardenode (Bahamian Bounty)

L

3LL 3

L

Helmet Anda Muchacho (Shamardal) 2 3 3 L L Eqtiraan (Cape Cross) L Met Spectrum (Spectrum) LL Taamol (Montjeu) L Thunder Snow (Dubai Destination) 1 2 3

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High Chaparral Apphia (Lujain) Khalidi (Cape Cross) Main Desire (Orientate) Pas De Secrets (Quiet American) Rekindling (Salse) Western Hymn (Cape Cross) Hold That Tiger Holdthasigreen (Muhtathir)

3 LL L L 23 3

LLL

Holy Roman Emperor Canary Row (Sadler’s Wells) Flying Fairies (Sadler’s Wells) Mask Of Time (Galileo) Navaro Girl (Peintre Celebre) Per Un Dixir (Noverre) Rock My Love (Cadeaux Genereux) True Blue Moon (Peintre Celebre)

L L L 3 L 3L L

Hurricane Run Hurricane Red (Trempolino)

3L

L L 3 LL L L 111 L 23

Intello Sonjeu (Montjeu)

L

Intense Focus Cold Stare (Danehill Dancer) Intense Life (Machiavellian)

L L

Intikhab Circus Couture (Orpen)

3

Invincible Spirit Enlighted (Zamindar) L Inns Of Court (Seeking The Gold) 33 Invincible Army (Diktat) 3 Karar (Inchinor) 3 Mr Owen (Theatrical) L Music Box (King’s Best) 3L Muthmir (Danehill) 2 Signs Of Blessing (Seeking The Gold) 3 3 Spiritfix (Bering) L Tomyris (Seeking The Gold) L

Irish Wells Renneti (French Glory)

3

Jeremy Kool Kompany (Indian Ridge) Success Days (Roi Gironde)

L 2

Jukebox Jury Wiesenbach (Tiger Hill)

3

Kendargent Armoricaine (Monsun) Canessar (Barathea) Farshad (Night Shift) Jimmy Two Times (Anabaa) King Bubble (Layman) Morando (Indian Rocket) Soleil Marin (Montjeu)

L L L 23 L L 3L

Kentucky Dynamite Miss Melbourne (Anabaa) Savoken (Anabaa) Wireless (Royal Academy)

L L L

Kheleyf Plusquemavie (Sri Pekan) Trust You (Be My Guest)

L 3L

King Charlemagne Mamma Ela (Rahy) King’s Best Best Fouad (Riverman) Mighty Mouse (Zinaad) Kingsalsa La Sardane (Forestier) Kitten’s Joy Hawkbill (Giant’s Causeway) Liquid Amber (Pulpit) Roaring Lion (Street Sense) Taareef (Carson City)

Kodiac Absolute Blast (Marju) Best Solution (Kingmambo) Brother Bear (Mr Greeley) Danehill Kodiac (Green Desert) Ellthea (Sri Pekan) Gifted Master (Shamardal) Izzy Bizu (Diktat) Koropick (Fayruz) Madeline (Marchand De Sable) Nebo (Dr Fong) On Her Toes (Averti) Second Thought (Diktat) True Valour (Acclamation)

L

3LL L

2

23 3 2 233

L 3L L 3 3 LL L 3 L 3 L LL L

2YOS Deadline for nominating two-year-olds for $3,000

15th February 2018

Key dates

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stakes sires

The dual Group 2 winner Heartache (centre) is a daughter of Kyllachy, out of a 5f-winning Compton Place mare, and was bred by Whitsbury Manor

Kodiak Kowboy Cool Cowboy (Grand Slam) Kyllachy Altyn Orda (Giant’s Causeway) Alwasmiya (Bahamian Bounty) Heartache (Compton Place) Kimberella (Danehill) Lando Sound Check (Exit To Nowhere) Lawman Law And Order (Rakti) Luminate (Rainbow Quest) Le Havre Havre De Paix (Anabaa) Normandel (King’s Best) Suedois (Singspiel) Lemon Drop Kid Red Verdon (Choisir) Linngari Garlingari (Poliglote) Literato Yuman (Diktat)

Lonhro Cardsharp (Danehill)

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3

3 L 22 L

Lope De Vega Bay Of Poets (Montjeu) Candy Store (Noverre) Grandee (Anabaa) Lida (Nayef) Parviz (Galileo) Soustraction (Galileo) Steel Of Madrid (Royal Applause) The Right Man (Warning) Very Special (Danehill)

L 3 L L L 3 3 13 2

L

L 3

L L 2

L

23

L

2

Lord Of England Amigo (Ransom O’war) Near England (Galileo) Makfi Fabricate (Sadler’s Wells) Monroe Bay (High Chaparral) Titi Makfi (Montjeu) Manduro Duretto (Lando) High As A Kite (One Cool Cat) Red Stars (Galileo) Time To Choose (Orpen) Ultra (Nashwan) Vazirabad (Linamix) Martaline Fauguernon (Rahy) Mastercraftsman A Raving Beauty (High Chaparral)

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3 L L

L L L 23L L 1223

L

LL

Alpha Centauri (Rahy) Ashiana (Areion) Icecapada (Trempolino) Lorenzetta (Intikhab) Master The World (Zaha) Mint Julep (Mineshaft) Santa Monica (Zamindar) Wind Chimes (Johannesburg) Mayson Dance Diva (Shamardal) Raydiance (Dutch Art) Medaglia d’Oro Talismanic (Machiavellian)

L 2LL LL L L L 3 L

L L

2L

Motivator Detailed (Danehill) Megera (Oratorio) Vue Fantastique (Exit To Nowhere)

L L 3

Mount Nelson Librisa Breeze (Linamix)

1

Muhtathir Mille Et Mille (Monsun) Phelps Win (Take Risks) Zamaam (Riverman)

L 3 3

Mujahid Close Your Eyes (Galileo)

L

Medicean Gipoia (Galileo)

L

Myboycharlie Sistercharlie (Galileo)

3

Mizzen Mast Tommy Taylor (Diesis)

L

Naaqoos Aladdine (Cacique)

3

Monsun The Juliet Rose (Dubai Destination)

2

Montjeu Red Cardinal (Zafonic)

2

Montmartre Bebe d’Amour (Loup Solitaire)

L

More Than Ready Uni (Dansili)

L

Nathaniel Chasedown (Whipper) LL Enable (Sadler’s Wells) 11111L Face The Facts (Nashwan) L God Given (Dubai Destination) 3L Natavia (Arazi) L Nayef Ice Breeze (Dansili) Musa d’Oriente (Mujahid) Snoano (Pivotal)

122 L L

stakes sires Oratorio Jubilance (Diesis) Paco Boy Beat The Bank (Diktat)

23L

Palace Episode Music Lover (Montjeu)

L

Panis Sands Of Mali (Indian Rocket)

2

Pastoral Pursuits Ipompieridiviggiu (Sakhee) Perfect Pasture (Diktat)

3 L

Pedro The Great Feralia (Dixie Union) Peer Gynt Frsco Bere (Hector Protector)

Never On Sunday Miss Julia Star (Blackdoun)

LL

New Approach Beautiful Romance (Cape Cross) 3 Glamorous Approach (Rock Of Gibraltar) L Hadith (Street Cry) L Hey Gaman (Dubawi) L Masar (Cape Cross) 3 Nearly Caught (Danehill) L Strathspey (Shamardal) 2 Veneto (Zinaad) 3 Newfoundland Furia Cruzada (Hussonet) Nombre Premier Cox Bazar (Dyhim Diamond)

Pivotal Avilius (Sunday Silence) Brando (Silver Hawk) Eartha Kitt (Red Clubs) Glen Shiel (Big Shuffle) Haggle (Daylami) Lightning Spear (Royal Academy) Pirouette (Night Shift) Rosa Imperial (Kingmambo) Rosental (Kingmambo) Together Again (Teofilo) Poet’s Voice Mi Raccomando (Mtoto) Poeta Diletto (Selkirk) Poetic Dream (Poliglote) Poet’s Word (Nashwan) Summer Festival (Diktat) Voice Of Love (Tale Of The Cat)

Oasis Dream Backcountry (Pivotal) Encore d’Or (Ela-Mana-Mou) Ertijaal (Seeking The Gold) Folega (Dubai Destination) Gobi Desert (Zamindar) Muarrab (Wolfhound) Mystic Dawn (Pivotal) Polydream (Green Tune)

L

L

L 13 L L 3L 2 L 3L L LL

3 L 2 3 L 33

2 Posse Mind Your Biscuits (Toccet)

3

L L 3 2 L L 3 3

Pour Moi Only Mine (Rock Of Gibraltar) Wings Of Eagles (Kendor) Rail Link Chain Of Daisies (Kris) My Reward (Fasliyev) Trip To Rhodos (Mark Of Esteem) Rajsaman Brametot (Law Society) Malkoboy (Highest Honor)

3

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L L 3L

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Sageburg Zafiro (Art Francais)

3

L L

Ramonti Lady Ramon (One Cool Cat) Mac Mahon (Celtic Swing)

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Samum Kashmar (Winged Love) Wild King (Sternkoenig)

Raven’s Pass Atiam (Diktat) Elas Ruby (Danehill Dancer) Fundeghe (Exceed And Excel) Greg Pass (St Jovite) Riven Light (Trempolino) Secret Number (Alleged) Tocco d’Amore (Sadler’s Wells) Via Ravenna (Singspiel) Viscount Barfield (Montjeu)

L L L LL L 2 L 3 L

Scat Daddy Acapulco (End Sweep) Caravaggio (Holy Bull) Con Te Partiro (Street Cry) Lady Aurelia (Forest Wildcat) Seahenge (Not For Love) Sioux Nation (Oasis Dream)

L 123 L 1 2 12

Sea The Stars Armande (Verglas) Chemical Charge (Kingmambo) Cloth Of Stars (Kingmambo) Crystal Ocean (Mark Of Esteem) Endless Time (Fantastic Light) Hebah (Desert King) Listen In (Inchinor) Mekhtaal (Silver Hawk) Mutakayyef (Pivotal) Night Music (Monsun) Raheen House (Monsun) Sirrin (Kalanisi) Stradivarius (Bering)

2 3 123 3 3 LL L 1 2 L 3L LL 12

Sehrezad Millowitsch (Fath)

33L

Red Rocks Zinia Dei Grif (Indian Danehill)

L

Redoute’s Choice Gold Luck (Blushing Groom) Ibiza (Kingmambo) Lilac Fairy (Selkirk)

3 3 L

Refuse To Bend Uele River (Shirley Heights)

L

Reliable Man Erasmus (Noverre) Narella (Monsun)

3 3

Rio De La Plata Aiming For Rio (Compton Place) Rioticism (Cape Cross) Thais (Lahint) Rip Van Winkle Bravo Zolo (Bertolini) Creggs Pipes (Indian Ridge) Isole Canarie (Hurricane Run) Real Value (Efisio) Rip (Kyllachy)

LL L L

L 2 L 3 L

1

L Pounced Full Drago (Almutawakel)

Notnowcato Custom Cut (Danehill)

Trouble Of Course (Spectrum) L

Rock Of Gibraltar Jallota (Fraam) Lincoln Rocks (Namid) Princess Gibraltar (Pennekamp) Texas Rock (Alhaarth) Roderic O’Connor Connect (Cadeaux Genereux) Hikmaa (Dark Angel) Royal Applause Royal Julius (Dubawi)

Saddex Pas De Deux (Big Shuffle)

L L L LL

Sepoy Dabyah (Machiavellian) Indian Blessing (Halling) Khukri (Acatenango) Unforgetable Filly (Oasis Dream)

3 L L 2L

Shamardal Aljazzi (Danehill Dancer) Blue Point (Royal Applause) Celebrity (Rock Of Gibraltar) Graphite (Linamix) Hawkesbury (Clodovil) Lancelot Du Lac (Capote) Samurai (Galileo) Usherette (Maria’s Mon)

3L 33 L 3 L L L L

Shantou Airlie Beach (Shernazar)

L

L

Shirocco Fun Mac (Montjeu) Tuvalu (Fantastic Light) Windstoss (Sternkoenig)

L LL 11L

2

Showcasing De Bruyne Horse (Soviet Star) L Maximum Aurelius (Deputy Minister) L

L L

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stakes sires Quiet Reflection (Haafhd) Tasleet (Cadeaux Genereux)

3 2

Silver Frost Latita (Cricket Ball) Silver Step (Danehill Dancer) Silverwave (River Mist)

L L 2

Singspiel Take Cover (Magic Ring)

3LLL

Sir Percy Alyssa (Galileo)

2

Sixties Icon Czabo (Danehill Dancer)

3

Siyouni Laurens (Cape Cross) Le Brivido (Dr Fong) Nice To See You (Johannesburg) Pamplemousse (Efisio) Sacred Life (Montjeu) Straight Right (Tiger Hill) Sully (Verglas) Syrita (Poliglote)

12 3 L L 3 L L L

Society Rock Unfortunately (Komaite) Soldier Hollow Amun (Dashing Blade) Dallas Affair (Lando) Dschingis Secret (Platini) Fosun (Silver Hawk)

12

L L 1222 L

Speightstown Qurbaan (Zieten) Reynaldothewizard (Meadowlake) Spykes Bay (Affirmed) Starspangledbanner Home Of The Brave (Beat Hollow) Last Gift (Daggers Drawn) Meliora (Noverre) Stay Thirsty Cosmo Charlie (Salt Lake) Sternkoenig Matchwinner (Sadler’s Wells)

L L L

3L L L

L

33

Stimulation Sweet Selection (Mujahid)

3

Stormy Atlantic Stormy Antarctic (Doyen)

L

Street Cry Abingdon (Galileo)

116

L

US Navy Flag and Roly Poly were two Group 1 winners in 2017 for War Front, both are out of Galileo mares

Leshlaa (Singspiel) Summer Bird Second Summer (Street Cry) Sunday Break Brownie (Mark Of Esteem) Tagula Limato (Singspiel) Tai Chi Attica (Desert Style) Poldi’s Liebling (Platini)

L

2

LL

2

L 3

Tamayuz Blond Me (Docksider) Desert Skyline (Acatenango) Making Light (Danehill) Mustashry (Green Desert) Precieuse (Pivotal) Sunset Key (Martino Alonso) Tupi (Rakti)

2 2 L 3 1 L L

Tapit Farrier (Wild Again)

L

Teofilo Ajman Princess (Mark Of Esteem) Eziyra (Dubai Destination) Fleur Forsyte (Dr Fong) Flight Risk (Nordico) Massaat (Acclamation) Mildenberger (Dubawi) Permian (Mark Of Esteem) Sarigan (Verglas) Tantheem (Dubawi)

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The Carbon Unit The Tartan Spartan (Traditionally)

L

Thousand Words Opal Tiara (Fraam)

2

Three Valleys Summershine (Acatenango)

L

Tiberius Caesar Tiberian (Marju)

233L

Unbridled’s Song Arrogate (Distorted Humor) Union Rags Musawaah (Seeking The Gold)

1

Western Winter Light The Lights (Northern Guest) Whipper Chiverny (Simon Du Desert) Recoletos (Highest Honor)

LL 23

Windsor Knot Another Batt (Medecis)

L

Wootton Bassett Wootton (American Post)

L

Yeats Lord Yeats (Fruits Of Love) Montaly (Spectrum)

L 2

L 2

2

L

Victoire Pisa Warring States (Sakura Bakushin O)

3

Youmzain Bebe Cherie (Doyoun) Royal Youmzain (Shamardal)

Vision d’Etat Speedo Boy (Shamardal)

L

Zafeen Son Cesio (Dansili)

Vocalised Verbal Dexterity (Holy Roman Emperor) 1 Vociferous Marina (Galileo) L

War Front Guerre (Hennessy) Homesman (Red Ransom) Roly Poly (Galileo) Spirit Of Valor (Grindstone) U S Navy Flag (Galileo) War Decree (Street Cry) War Secretary (Maria’s Mon) Whitecliffsofdover (A P Indy)

L

L 3 111 2 113 3 L L

Zamindar Air Pilot (Dr Devious) Darbuzan (Verglas) La Gommeuse (Vindication) Shy Angel (Kaldoun)

3 3L L L

Zebedee Barraquero (Oasis Dream) 2 Magical Memory (Cadeaux Genereux) 3 Zoffany Afandem (Anabaa) Washington DC (Shinko Forest) Wilamina (Lomond)

L 3L L

A UNIVERSAL ‘HEERE, HEERE’

HEERAAT 2009 DARK ANGEL – THAWRAH (GREEN DESERT) Fee: £5,000 1st Oct. SLF

YEARLING RESULTS Average

27,461gns 22 colts, 9 fillies

ALMOST 7 TIMES HIS STUD FEE Sire of

TWO SALE TOPPERS Goffs UK Silver Sale Goffs UK Autumn Yearling Sale

TOP PRICES £150,000 & 100,000gns (Shadwell) £100,000 (Armando Duarte), etc.

TRAINERS INCLUDE Richard Hannon, Karl Burke, Mark Johnston, Joe Murphy, David Evans, David Elsworth, Tim Easterby, Brian Ellison, Henry Candy, Nigel Tinkler, Mick Easterby, Richard Fahey, Steph Hollinshead, Rae Guest, David Marnane, Tom Clover, Michael Attwater, etc.

MORE TO COME...

112 mares covered in 2017 Standing at MICKLEY STUD Enquiries: Richard Kent T: 079 73 315722 • E: mickleystud@btconnect.com • www.mickleystud.com Or John Walsh Bloodstock T: +353 (0)86 2558945

broodmare sire stats

Dam sires of stakes winners Horses are listed under their broodmare sire with the respective sire in brackets. Includes Group (1,2,3) and Listed (L) wins in Europe and UAE up to and including December 31, 2017 Supplied by Hyperion Promotions

A P Indy Senga (Blame) Whitecliffsofdover (War Front)

13 L

Acatenango Aethos (Dragon Pulse) Desert Skyline (Tamayuz) Khukri (Sepoy) Summershine (Three Valleys) Tusked Wings (Adlerflug) Wild Chief (Doyen)

LLL 2 L L 2 3L

Acclamation Charm Appeal (Canford Cliffs) Massaat (Teofilo) True Valour (Kodiac)

L 2 L

Affirmed Spykes Bay (Speightstown)

L

Air Express Just Glamorous (Arcano)

L

Alhaarth Texas Rock (Rock Of Gibraltar) Aljabr Sadilla (Foxwedge) Alleged Secret Number (Raven’s Pass) Almutawakel Full Drago (Pounced) American Post Onthemoonagain (Cape Cross) Wootton (Wootton Bassett) Anabaa Afandem (Zoffany) Akihiro (Deep Impact) Capri (Galileo) Grandee (Lope De Vega) Havre De Paix (Le Havre)

118

LL L 2 2223 L L L L 11 L L

Jimmy Two Times (Kendargent) 23 Miss Melbourne (Kentucky Dynamite) L Savoken (Kentucky Dynamite) L Terrakova (Galileo) 3 Ange Gabriel Style Icon (Doctor Dino)

L

Arazi Daring Match (Call Me Big) Natavia (Nathaniel)

L L

Areion Ashiana (Mastercraftsman) Iquitos (Adlerflug)

2LL 1

Be My Guest Trust You (Kheleyf)

3L

Beat Hollow Home Of The Brave (Starspangledbanner) 3 L Bering Spiritfix (Invincible Spirit) Stradivarius (Sea The Stars)

L 12

Bernardini Arabian Hope (Distorted Humor) Key To My Heart (Galileo)

3L L

Cadeaux Genereux Connect (Roderic O’Connor) L Harry Angel (Dark Angel) 112 Magical Memory (Zebedee) 3 Rock My Love (Holy Roman Emperor) 3 L Tasleet (Showcasing) 2 Camacho Juliet Capulet (Dark Angel)

2

Bertolini Bravo Zolo (Rip Van Winkle)

L

Big Shuffle Glen Shiel (Pivotal) Oriental Eagle (Campanologist) Pas De Deux (Saddex)

L 3 2

Cape Cross Al Jazi (Canford Cliffs) Beautiful Romance (New Approach) Eqtiraan (Helmet) Frontiersman (Dubawi) Khalidi (High Chaparral) Laurens (Siyouni) Masar (New Approach) Rioticism (Rio De La Plata) The Black Princess (Iffraaj) Western Hymn (High Chaparral)

Ashkalani Flemish Duchesse (Duke Of Marmalade) L

Bin Ajwaad Spring Fling (Assertive)

L

Capote Lancelot Du Lac (Shamardal)

Authorized Stage Magic (Dark Angel)

3

Bishop Of Cashel The Tin Man (Equiano)

1

Carson City Taareef (Kitten’s Joy)

Averti On Her Toes (Kodiac)

L

Black Sam Bellamy Wolf Country (Dubawi)

L

Celtic Swing Mac Mahon (Ramonti)

2L

Awesome Again Long River (A P Indy)

1

Blackdoun Miss Julia Star (Never On Sunday)

LL

Chichicastenango Nahual (American Post)

L

Bahamian Bounty Alwasmiya (Kyllachy) Ardenode (Hellvelyn)

L L

Art Francais Zafiro (Sageburg)

3

Artan What About Carlo (Creachadoir)

L

Bahri Shamreen (Dubawi) Barathea Canessar (Kendargent) Canndera (Dalakhani) Markazi (Dark Angel)

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Chief’s Crown Bateel (Dubawi)

Blue Burner Nashmiah (Alnajim Althakeb)

L

Bluebird La Dynamite (Dylan Thomas)

L

Blushing Groom Gold Luck (Redoute’s Choice)

3

Choisir Persuasive (Dark Angel) Red Verdon (Lemon Drop Kid) Tisbutadream (Dream Ahead) Winter (Galileo)

Cacique Aladdine (Naaqoos)

3

Clodovil Hawkesbury (Shamardal)

3L 3 L L LL 12 3 L 23 3 L 233

123 1 L L 1111 L

broodmare sire stats Nezwaah (Dubawi) Son Cesio (Zafeen) Uni (More Than Ready) Danzero Forjatt (Iffraaj) Dark Angel Havana Grey (Havana Gold) Hikmaa (Roderic O’Connor)

Different League: one of 15 stakes winners in 2017 for Danehill Dancer

Common Grounds Vortex (Deceptor) Compton Place Aiming For Rio (Rio De La Plata) Heartache (Kyllachy)

L LL 22

Congrats Spanish Steps (Galileo)

3

Cricket Ball Latita (Silver Frost)

L

Daggers Drawn Last Gift (Starspangledbanner)

L

Dai Jin Lacazar (Adlerflug) Dalakhani Mix And Mingle (Exceed And Excel) Nelson (Frankel) Riyazan (Iffraaj) Danehill Bean Feasa (Dubawi) Cardsharp (Lonhro) Custom Cut (Notnowcato) Deauville (Galileo) Detailed (Motivator) Gustav Klimt (Galileo) Highland Reel (Galileo) Idaho (Galileo) Kimberella (Kyllachy) Making Light (Tamayuz)

13 3 3 L 3 2 3 3 L 2 11 2 L L

Muthmir (Invincible Spirit) Nearly Caught (New Approach) Rose De Pierre (Dubawi) September (Deep Impact) Venice Beach (Galileo) Very Special (Lope De Vega) Danehill Dancer Aljazzi (Shamardal) Beckford (Bated Breath) Bound (Galileo) Bye Bye Baby (Galileo) Call To Mind (Galileo) Cold Stare (Intense Focus) Cunco (Frankel) Czabo (Sixties Icon) Different League (Dabirsim) Elas Ruby (Raven’s Pass) Kitesurf (Dubawi) Minding (Galileo) Rain Goddess (Galileo) Silver Step (Silver Frost) Wild Bud (Dubawi)

3L 2 L L L L 3 3 3 L 3 2 3 L L

Danroad Aclaim (Acclamation)

12

Dansili Cliffs Of Moher (Galileo) Dream Of Dreams (Dream Ahead) Expert Eye (Acclamation) Gaining (American Post) Glorious Journey (Dubawi) Ice Breeze (Nayef) Muffri’ha (Iffraaj)

L L 2 L 3 122 LL

3 3LL L

Darshaan Coronet (Dubawi) Etijaah (Daaher) Sobetsu (Dubawi) To Eternity (Galileo)

2 LL 12 L

Dashing Blade Alwina (Areion) Amun (Soldier Hollow) Sarandia (Dansili)

L L LL

Dayjur Kenya (Galileo) 2 L L L 3 2

1L 2 L

3

Daylami Daphne (Duke Of Marmalade) Haggle (Pivotal) James Garfield (Exceed And Excel) Soleil d’Octobre (Great Journey)

L 3L 2 LL

Deputy Minister Maximum Aurelius (Showcasing)

L

Desert King Hebah (Sea The Stars) Kew Gardens (Galileo)

LL L

Dixie Union Feralia (Pedro The Great)

L

Docksider Blond Me (Tamayuz)

2

Doyen Stormy Antarctic (Stormy Atlantic)

L

Doyoun Bebe Cherie (Youmzain)

L

Dr Devious Air Pilot (Zamindar) Realtra (Dark Angel)

3 33

Dr Fong Fleur Forsyte (Teofilo) Le Brivido (Siyouni) Nebo (Kodiac)

L 3 3

Dubai Destination Cap Verite (Cape Cross) Dancer Cross (Cape Cross) Dutch Connection (Dutch Art) Eziyra (Teofilo) Fa Ul Sciur (Farhh) Folega (Oasis Dream) God Given (Nathaniel) The Juliet Rose (Monsun) Thunder Snow (Helmet)

L L 3 33 L 2 3L 2 123

Dubawi Hey Gaman (New Approach) Mildenberger (Teofilo) Pursuing The Dream (Dream Ahead) Royal Julius (Royal Applause) Tantheem (Teofilo)

L L L L 3

Desert Style Attica (Tai Chi)

L

Diesis Jubilance (Oratorio) Tommy Taylor (Mizzen Mast)

Duke Of Marmalade Chilean (Iffraaj)

L

L L

Dutch Art Fas (Fastnet Rock) Raydiance (Mayson)

3L L

Diktat Atiam (Raven’s Pass) Beat The Bank (Paco Boy) Invincible Army (Invincible Spirit) Izzy Bizu (Kodiac) Perfect Pasture (Pastoral Pursuits) Second Thought (Kodiac) Summer Festival (Poet’s Voice) Yuman (Literato) Distant View First Sitting (Dansili) Distorted Humor Arrogate (Unbridled’s Song)

Dyhim Diamond Cox Bazar (Nombre Premier)

L

Dynaformer Aljezeera (Frankel) Lbretha (Exceed And Excel)

L L

3L

Efisio Elarqam (Frankel) Pamplemousse (Siyouni) Real Value (Rip Van Winkle)

3 L 3

1

Ela-Mana-Mou Encore d’Or (Oasis Dream)

L

L 23L 3 L L LL L L

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broodmare sire stats Elusive City Gold Tail (Dream Ahead) Renfrew Street (Iffraaj)

L L

Elusive Quality Permission (Authorized) L Prize Money (Authorized) 2 Sound And Silence (Exceed And Excel) 3 L L Stamp Collecting (Casamento) L Top Score (Hard Spun) L End Sweep Acapulco (Scat Daddy)

L

Exceed And Excel Dark Liberty (Dark Angel) Fundeghe (Raven’s Pass) Mission Impassible (Galileo) Sweety Dream (Dream Ahead)

L L L 3

Excellent Art Sirici (Choisir) Treasuring (Havana Gold)

L 3

Exit To Nowhere Lady Macapa (Equiano) Sound Check (Lando) Vue Fantastique (Motivator)

3 L 3

Fantastic Light Endless Time (Sea The Stars) Quelindo (Aussie Rules) Tuvalu (Shirocco)

3 L LL

Fasliyev Big Orange (Duke Of Marmalade) Captain Cirdan (Big Bad Bob) My Reward (Rail Link) Sestilio Jet (French Fifteen)

13 L L L

Fath Millowitsch (Sehrezad)

33L

Fayruz Koropick (Kodiac)

3

Forest Wildcat Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy)

1

Forestier La Sardane (Kingsalsa)

2

Fraam Jallota (Rock Of Gibraltar) Land’s End (Academy Award) Opal Tiara (Thousand Words)

L 3 2

French Glory Renneti (Irish Wells)

3

120

Fruits Of Love Lord Yeats (Yeats)

L

Fusaichi Pegasus Sir John Lavery (Galileo)

L

Galileo Abingdon (Street Cry) L Alyssa (Sir Percy) 2 Barney Roy (Excelebration) 13 Beau Ideal (Exceed And Excel) L Close Your Eyes (Mujahid) L Dartmouth (Dubawi) 2 Entsar (Fastnet Rock) L Ghaiyyath (Dubawi) 3 Gipoia (Medicean) L Mask Of Time (Holy Roman Emperor) L Near England (Lord Of England) L Parviz (Lope De Vega) L Prima Violetta (Areion) L Psychedelic Funk (Choisir) 3 Red Stars (Manduro) L Roly Poly (War Front) 111 Samurai (Shamardal) L Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) 12 Sistercharlie (Myboycharlie) 3 Soustraction (Lope De Vega) 3 Star Rock (Fastnet Rock) L Turret Rocks (Fastnet Rock) 3 U S Navy Flag (War Front) 113 Vociferous Marina (Vocalised) L Wells Farhh Go (Farhh) 3 Zhukova (Fastnet Rock) L George Washington Beautiful Morning (Galileo)

L

Giant’s Causeway Alluringly (Fastnet Rock) Altyn Orda (Kyllachy) Hawkbill (Kitten’s Joy)

L 3 23

Gold Away Goldrush (Frankel)

LL

Gone West Order Of St George (Galileo)

123L

Grand Lodge Dal Harraild (Champs Elysees)

L

Grand Slam Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy) Rebel Assault (Excelebration)

3 L

Green Desert Danehill Kodiac (Kodiac) Douglas Macarthur (Galileo) Enjazaat (Acclamation) Mustashry (Tamayuz)

3 3 L 3

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broodmare sire stats Cloth Of Stars: his sire Sea The Stars and mares by Kingmambo are forming a strong attachment

Green Tune Attendu (Acclamation) Polydream (Oasis Dream)

3 3

Grindstone Spirit Of Valor (War Front)

2

Gulch Actress (Declaration Of War)

3

Haafhd Melesina (Dark Angel) Quiet Reflection (Showcasing)

L 3

Halling Championship (Exceed And Excel) Galipad (Galileo) Indian Blessing (Sepoy)

22 L L

Hawk Wing Oh This Is Us (Acclamation)

L

Hector Protector Frsco Bere (Peer Gynt) That Which Is Not (Elusive Quality)

L L

Hennessy Guerre (War Front)

L

Hernando Appelina (Appel Au Maitre)

L

Inchinor Karar (Invincible Spirit) Listen In (Sea The Stars) Pachinaaj (Finjaan) With You (Dansili)

3 L L 3

Indian Danehill Zinia Dei Grif (Red Rocks)

L

Indian Ridge Creggs Pipes (Rip Van Winkle) Kool Kompany (Jeremy) Love Spirit (Elusive City)

2 L L

Indian Rocket Morando (Kendargent) Sands Of Mali (Panis)

L 2

Ibiza (Redoute’s Choice) Last Kingdom (Frankel) Rosa Imperial (Pivotal) Rosental (Pivotal) Ulysses (Galileo)

3 3 3L L 113

King’s Best Amore Hass (Azamour) Music Box (Invincible Spirit) Normandel (Le Havre) Salve Venezia (Areion)

2L 3L L L

Know Heights Promising Run (Hard Spun)

2

Komaite Unfortunately (Society Rock)

12

23

Intikhab Elusive Beauty (Elusive Pimpernel) Gordon Lord Byron (Byron) Lorenzetta (Mastercraftsman) Tabarrak (Acclamation)

L 2 L LL

Konigstiger Dragon Lips (Footstepsinthesand)

Invincible Spirit Desert Encounter (Halling)

Kris Chain Of Daisies (Rail Link)

L

3L

Kris S African Ride (Candy Ride)

L

Kyllachy Rip (Rip Van Winkle)

L

Lahint Thais (Rio De La Plata)

L

LL

Lammtarra Moonlight Magic (Cape Cross)

3

Lando Dallas Affair (Soldier Hollow) Duretto (Manduro)

L L

Johannesburg Against Rules (Aussie Rules) Ballet Shoes (Galileo) Nice To See You (Siyouni) Seventh Heaven (Galileo) Wind Chimes (Mastercraftsman)

L L L 2 L

High Chaparral A Raving Beauty (Mastercraftsman) Monroe Bay (Makfi) Naughty Or Nice (Fastnet Rock)

LL L L

Highest Honor Malkoboy (Rajsaman) Recoletos (Whipper)

L 23

Kaldoun Akeed Champion (Dubawi) Shy Angel (Zamindar)

L L

123

Kaldounevees Golden Legend (Doctor Dino)

3L

Keltos Penny Pepper (Fast Company) Rimini (Elusive City)

3 3

Lawman Battaash (Dark Angel) Visionary (Dream Ahead)

123L L

Kendor Wings Of Eagles (Pour Moi)

1

Layman King Bubble (Kendargent)

L

Keos Kourkan (American Post)

L

Le Vie Dei Colori Eirene (Declaration Of War)

L

Holy Bull Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) Holy Roman Emperor Elizabeth Browning (Galileo) Johannes Vermeer (Galileo) Verbal Dexterity (Vocalised) Hurricane Run Isole Canarie (Rip Van Winkle) Hurricane Sky Peach Melba (Dream Ahead)

2 3 1 L L

Hussonet Furia Cruzada (Newfoundland)

2

In The Wings Marmelo (Duke Of Marmalade)

23

Kalanisi Sirrin (Sea The Stars)

Kingmambo Best Solution (Kodiac) Buying Trouble (Hat Trick) Chemical Charge (Sea The Stars) Cloth Of Stars (Sea The Stars) Eminent (Frankel)

3L L 3 123 23

Law Society Brametot (Rajsaman)

113

Lear Fan Monarchs Glen (Frankel)

3L

Lecture Heavy Metal (Exceed And Excel)

3L

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broodmare sire stats Lemon Drop Kid Horseplay (Cape Cross) More Mischief (Azamour) Librettist Tinnitus (Clodovil) Linamix Frankuus (Frankel) Graphite (Shamardal) Librisa Breeze (Mount Nelson) Muntahaa (Dansili) Vazirabad (Manduro) Lomitas Distain (Champs Elysees) Ostana (Contat) Lomond Wilamina (Zoffany)

L L 3L 3 3 1 3 1223 3 3L L

Lord Of Men Smart Whip (Dylan Thomas)

LLL

Loup Solitaire Bebe d’Amour (Montmartre)

L

Lujain Apphia (High Chaparral)

3

Machiavellian Al Wukair (Dream Ahead)

13

Dabyah (Sepoy) Intense Life (Intense Focus) Rostropovich (Frankel) Talismanic (Medaglia d’Oro) Vivlos (Deep Impact) Magic Ring Take Cover (Singspiel) Manduro Billesdon Bess (Dick Turpin) Billesdon Brook (Champs Elysees) Trais Fluors (Dansili)

3 L 2 2L 1 3LLL L 3 3L

Marchand De Sable Madeline (Kodiac)

L

Maria’s Mon Usherette (Shamardal) War Secretary (War Front)

L L

Marju Absolute Blast (Kodiac) Marsha (Acclamation) Ribchester (Iffraaj) Tiberian (Tiberius Caesar)

L 13 111 233L

Mark Of Esteem Ajman Princess (Teofilo) Brownie (Sunday Break) Crystal Ocean (Sea The Stars) Elidor (Cape Cross)

1L LL 3 L

Unforgetable Filly: broodmare sire Oasis Dream had six Group winners

Permian (Teofilo) Trip To Rhodos (Rail Link)

3

Muhtathir Holdthasigreen (Hold That Tiger) Robin Of Navan (American Post)

Meadowlake Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown)

L

Medecis Another Batt (Windsor Knot)

Mujadil Captain America (Academy Award) Darkanna (Dark Angel)

L L

L

Medicean Drumfad Bay (Acclamation) Shakeel (Dalakhani) Via Firenze (Dansili)

L 1 L

Mujahid Musa d’Oriente (Nayef) Sweet Selection (Stimulation)

L 3

Namid Lincoln Rocks (Rock Of Gibraltar)

L

Mineshaft Mint Julep (Mastercraftsman)

L

Mizzen Mast Grey Britain (Arcano)

L

Nashwan Face The Facts (Nathaniel) Gorane (Dream Ahead) Poet’s Word (Poet’s Voice) Ultra (Manduro)

L L 3 L

Monsagem Shy Witch (Areion)

3

Monsun Armoricaine (Kendargent) Guignol (Cape Cross) Mille Et Mille (Muhtathir) Narella (Reliable Man) Night Music (Sea The Stars) Raheen House (Sea The Stars) Wild Illusion (Dubawi)

L 112 L 3 L 3L 1

Montjeu Alexios Komnenos (Choisir) Bay Of Poets (Lope De Vega) Fun Mac (Shirocco) Music Lover (Palace Episode) Sacred Life (Siyouni) Soleil Marin (Kendargent) Sonjeu (Intello) Taamol (Helmet) Titi Makfi (Makfi) Viscount Barfield (Raven’s Pass)

3 L L L 3 3L L L L L

Most Welcome Sovereign Debt (Dark Angel)

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Mtoto Mi Raccomando (Poet’s Voice)

Martino Alonso Sunset Key (Tamayuz) L Sweet Gentle Kiss (Henrythenavigator) 3 L

More Than Ready Tip Two Win (Dark Angel)

122

22L 3L

L 23

Mr Greeley Brother Bear (Kodiac)

L

Mr Prospector Convey (Dansili)

3

LLL 3

Nayef Another Touch (Arcano) Lida (Lope De Vega) Tajaanus (Arcano)

L L 3L

Night Shift Farshad (Kendargent) Pirouette (Pivotal)

L L

Nordico Flight Risk (Teofilo)

3

Northern Guest Light The Lights (Western Winter)

L

Not For Love Seahenge (Scat Daddy)

2

Noverre Candy Store (Lope De Vega) Erasmus (Reliable Man) Meliora (Starspangledbanner) Per Un Dixir (Holy Roman Emperor)

3 3 L L

Oasis Dream Barraquero (Zebedee) Langtang (Campanologist) Mori (Frankel) Shutter Speed (Dansili) Sioux Nation (Scat Daddy) Unforgetable Filly (Sepoy) Zonza (Alex The Winner) Octagonal Mythical Magic (Iffraaj)

2 3 L 3 12 2L 3

L

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Breton Rock with Andrea Atzeni on the way to winning the Group 3 Lennox Stakes. He is by Bahamian Bounty and out of a Rock Of Gibraltar mare

Old Vic Anna Nerium (Dubawi) One Cool Cat High As A Kite (Manduro) Lady Ramon (Ramonti) My Lea (Dandy Man)

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Oratorio Megera (Motivator)

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Orientate Main Desire (High Chaparral)

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Orpen Circus Couture (Intikhab) Time To Choose (Manduro) Pastoral Pursuits Abel Handy (Arcano)

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Peintre Celebre Khafoo Shememi (Dark Angel) LL Navaro Girl (Holy Roman Emperor) 3 True Blue Moon (Holy Roman Emperor) L Pennekamp Princess Gibraltar (Rock Of Gibraltar)

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Delectation (Delegator) Downforce (Fast Company) Fighting Irish (Camelot) Hydrangea (Galileo) Intimation (Dubawi) Mabs Cross (Dutch Art) Magical (Galileo) Mutakayyef (Sea The Stars) Mystic Dawn (Oasis Dream) One Master (Fastnet Rock) Orderofthegarter (Galileo) Precieuse (Tamayuz) Rhododendron (Galileo) Snoano (Nayef) Platini Dschingis Secret (Soldier Hollow) Poldi’s Liebling (Tai Chi) Polar Falcon Final Venture (Equiano)

33 L 2 113 3 L 2 2 3 L L 1 1 L 1222 3 L

Poliglote Garlingari (Linngari) Poetic Dream (Poet’s Voice) Syrita (Siyouni)

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Pulpit Liquid Amber (Kitten’s Joy)

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Pentire Artistica (Areion)

3L

Piccolo Morawij (Exceed And Excel)

Quiet American Pas De Secrets (High Chaparral)

3L

Pivotal Backcountry (Oasis Dream) Brick By Brick (Big Bad Bob) Cracksman (Frankel) Defoe (Dalakhani)

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Rahy Alpha Centauri (Mastercraftsman) Ballet Concerto (Dansili) Esquisse (Dansili) Fauguernon (Martaline) Mamma Ela (King Charlemagne) Petite Jack (Champs Elysees)

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Queen Kindly (Frankel) Talaayeb (Dansili)

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Rail Link Alounak (Camelot)

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Rainbow Quest Caspian Prince (Dylan Thomas) Luminate (Lawman) Qemah (Danehill Dancer)

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Rakti Law And Order (Lawman) Tupi (Tamayuz)

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Ransom O’War Amigo (Lord Of England)

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Red Clubs Eartha Kitt (Pivotal)

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Red Ransom Homesman (War Front)

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River Mist Silverwave (Silver Frost)

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Riverman Best Fouad (King’s Best) Zamaam (Muhtathir)

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Rock Of Gibraltar Breton Rock (Bahamian Bounty) Celebrity (Shamardal) Coeur De Beaute (Dabirsim) Glamorous Approach (New Approach) Only Mine (Pour Moi) Roi Gironde Success Days (Jeremy)

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Royal Academy Lightning Spear (Pivotal) Wild Irish Rose (Galileo) Wireless (Kentucky Dynamite)

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Royal Applause Blue Point (Shamardal) Laganore (Fastnet Rock) Royal Birth (Exceed And Excel) Steel Of Madrid (Lope De Vega)

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Rudimentary Priceless (Exceed And Excel)

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Sadler’s Wells Canary Row (Holy Roman Emperor) L Casterton (Fastnet Rock) L Enable (Nathaniel) 11111L Fabricate (Makfi) 3 Flying Fairies (Holy Roman Emperor) L Matchwinner (Sternkoenig) 33 Second Step (Dalakhani) LL Solomon’s Bay (Exceed And Excel) L Somehow (Fastnet Rock) 2L Tocco D’amore (Raven’s Pass) L Torcedor (Fastnet Rock) 3 Traffic Jam (Duke Of Marmalade) 2 Triticum Vulgare (Frozen Power) L Sakhee Ipompieridiviggiu (Pastoral Pursuits)

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Sakura Bakushin O Warring States (Victoire Pisa)

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Salse Rekindling (High Chaparral)

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Salt Lake Cosmo Charlie (Stay Thirsty)

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broodmare sire stats Seeking The Gold Ertijaal (Oasis Dream) Inns Of Court (Invincible Spirit) Musawaah (Union Rags) Signs Of Blessing (Invincible Spirit) Threading (Exceed And Excel) Tomyris (Invincible Spirit)

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Selkirk Absolutely So (Acclamation) Benbatl (Dubawi) Hertford Dancer (Foxwedge) Hit The Bid (Exceed And Excel) Lilac Fairy (Redoute’s Choice) Poeta Diletto (Poet’s Voice) Rehana (Dark Angel)

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Shamardal Anda Muchacho (Helmet) Dance Diva (Mayson) Diamond Fields (Fastnet Rock) Fashion Queen (Aqlaam) Gifted Master (Kodiac) Royal Youmzain (Youmzain) Speedo Boy (Vision d’Etat) Strathspey (New Approach)

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Shernazar Airlie Beach (Shantou) Shinko Forest Washington DC (Zoffany) Shirley Heights Uele River (Refuse To Bend) Signe Divin Astral Merit (Apsis) Silver Hawk Brando (Pivotal) Fosun (Soldier Hollow) Mekhtaal (Sea The Stars) Simon Du Desert Chiverny (Whipper) Singspiel Crystal River (Dubawi) Laugh Aloud (Dubawi) Leshlaa (Street Cry) Limato (Tagula) Rare Rhythm (Dubawi) Seaside Song (Harbour Watch) Suedois (Le Havre) Via Ravenna (Raven’s Pass) Sinndar Paiardina (Casamento)

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Soviet Star De Bruyne Horse (Showcasing) Rajasinghe (Choisir)

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Spectrum Doctor Geoff (Fast Company) Met Spectrum (Helmet) Montaly (Yeats) Trouble Of Course (Rajsaman)

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Spinning World Araaja (Iffraaj) Dorcia (Henrythenavigator) Here Comes When (Danehill Dancer)

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Sportsworld Spark Plug (Dylan Thomas) Sri Pekan Ellthea (Kodiac) Plusquemavie (Kheleyf) St Jovite Greg Pass (Raven’s Pass) Sternkoenig Walsingham (Campanologist) Wild King (Samum) Windstoss (Shirocco) Storm Cat Autocratic (Dubawi) Churchill (Galileo) Clemmie (Galileo) Decorated Knight (Galileo) Happily (Galileo)

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Street Cry Con Te Partiro (Scat Daddy) Discursus (Dubawi) Hadith (New Approach) Second Summer (Summer Bird) War Decree (War Front)

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Street Sense Roaring Lion (Kitten’s Joy)

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Sunday Silence Avilius (Pivotal)

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Surako Wonnemond (Areion) Swain Jack Hobbs (Halling) Take Risks Phelps Win (Muhtathir) Tale Of The Cat Voice Of Love (Poet’s Voice)

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Teofilo Together Again (Pivotal)

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Tertullian Game Theory (Aussie Rules) Schang (Contat)

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Theatrical Mr Owen (Invincible Spirit)

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Tiger Hill Palace Prince (Areion) Straight Right (Siyouni) Wiesenbach (Jukebox Jury)

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Westerner Absolute City (Elusive City)

L

Whipper Chasedown (Nathaniel) Daban (Acclamation)

LL 3

Wild Again Farrier (Tapit) Le Bernardin (Bernardini)

L 2

Winged Love Kashmar (Samum)

L

Wolfhound Muarrab (Oasis Dream)

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Titus Livius Holy Water (Falco)

L

Tobougg Salateen (Dutch Art)

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Woodman Falconet (Falco) Finche (Frankel)

Toccet Mind Your Biscuits (Posse)

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Xaar Giuseppe Piazzi (Galileo)

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Traditionally The Tartan Spartan (The Carbon Unit)

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Yankee Victor North America (Dubawi)

3

Zafonic Red Cardinal (Montjeu) Vik The Billy (Bated Breath)

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Zaha Master The World (Mastercraftsman)

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Trempolino Hurricane Red (Hurricane Run) Icecapada (Mastercraftsman) Riven Light (Raven’s Pass)

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Unbridled’s Song Nomorerichblondes (Hard Spun)

3

Unfuwain Brendan Brackan (Big Bad Bob) Called To The Bar (Henrythenavigator) Elegant Pose (Elusive Pimpernel) Princess Asta (Canford Cliffs) The Pentagon (Galileo)

LL 3 L LL 3

Verglas Armande (Sea The Stars) Darbuzan (Zamindar) Nyaleti (Arch) Sarigan (Teofilo) Speak In Colours (Excelebration) Sully (Siyouni)

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Vettori Lady Frankel (Frankel) Sea Of Grace (Born To Sea)

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Vindication La Gommeuse (Zamindar)

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Warning Flag Of Honour (Galileo) The Right Man (Lope De Vega)

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Zamindar Enlighted (Invincible Spirit) Gobi Desert (Oasis Dream) Santa Monica (Mastercraftsman) Zarak (Dubawi)

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Zieten Qurbaan (Speightstown)

L

Zilzal Colomano (Cacique)

2

Zinaad Mighty Mouse (King’s Best) Veneto (New Approach)

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DANSILI Sire of 20 G1 winners of 35 individual G1 races, with over 180 individual blacktype horses and winners of over 275 stakes races.

Sire of sires.

Out of MOOAKADA

By Champion and outstanding broodmare sire MONTJEU. Mooakada, 2nd foal, half-sister to 3yo winners Iktibas (8f) and Khams-Alhawas (10f) out of Bint Shadayid, a high-class 6-10f performer at 2-3.

RACE RECORD WON 9f Earl of Sefton Stakes, G3 Newmarket WON 10f Wolferton Stakes, LR Royal Ascot WON 10.5f 888 Handicap, York WON 10f Dubai Duty Free Handicap, Newbury WON 8f Maiden, Kempton (on first start) Timeform Rated 120

FEE 2018:

£2,000 Oct 1st

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the binocular ROR auction at Tattersalls December 3rd, 2017

The inaugural Tattersalls ROR auction of stallion nominations on the Sunday evening ahead of the December mares’ sale, raised £200,000, a significant amount towards the ROR’s charity annual budget.

Kingman was the star lot, fetching £60,000 the hammer falling to Ballyhane Stud’s Joe Foley, who bought the nomination on behalf of Steve Parkin’s Branton Court Stud.

“We are a great supporter of Kingman and Steve particularly wanted to support the charity,” said Foley.

In total, 14 nominations were sold.

The evening was hosted by Nick Luck, while Paul Roy, chairman of RoR, and Di Arbuthnot, the chief executive, also gave a few words.

The auction, staged in the Tattersalls sale ring, was a champagne-hosted prelude record-breaking sale of breeding stock, which produced a turnover of 68,315,300gns.

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1 1. The Juddmonte team of Simon Mockridge (right) and Shane Horan (middle) congratulate Joe Foley after his purchase of the Kingman nomination for £60,000 2. The evening’s compere Nick Luck 3. Nick and Robert Pocock of Stringston Farm 4. Andrew Bedford 5. The evening’s guests congregating and enjoying a spot of fizz in the sale ring 6. Paul Roy, chairman of the RoR 7. Emma Balding 8. Edmond Mahony looks over the crowd with interested buyer Peter Doyle standing in his usual bidding spot

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Stallion nominations (Sire, donated by, 2018 fee, price and buyer) Adaay Whitsbury Manor Stud & Shadwell Stud Fee: £6,000, Sold: £6,500 Buyer: Broughton Bloodstock Barney Roy Darley Fee: £12,000, Sold: £12,000 Buyer: Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock Ltd Bobby’s Kitten Lanwades Stud Fee: £12,500, Sold: £13,000 Buyer: Emma Balding

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Dutch Art Cheveley Park Stud Fee: £15,000, Sold: £16,000 Buyer: Bloomsbury Stud

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Garswood Cheveley Park Stud Fee: £4,000, Sold: £5,000 Buyer: Pat O’Rourke Gleneagles Coolmore Fee: €40,000, Sold: €40,000 Buyer: Hugo Merry Bloodstock

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Hot Streak Tweenhills Fee £6,000, Sold: £6,000 Buyer: Paul Thorman Ivawood Amanda Skiffington Fee: £6,000, Sold: €5,000 Buyer: Anita Wigan Lethal Force Cheveley Park Stud Fee: £8,000, Sold: £8,000 Buyer: Julia Scott Mayson Cheveley Park Stud Fee: £6,000 Sold : £6,500 Buyer: Hillwood Stud

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Mukhadram Shadwell Fee: £7,000, Sold: £6,000 Buyer: William Musson Time Test The National Stud Fee: £8,500, Sold:£8,500 Buyer: Anita Wigan Twilight Son: Cheveley Park Stud Fee: £10,000, Sold: £10,000 Buyer: Stringston Farm Kingman Juddmonte Farms Fee: £55,000, Sold:£60,000 Buyer: Steve Parkin

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the binocular Post-Christmas racing Leopardstown and Cheltenham

AFTER a successful Kempton Boxing Day meeting, which saw a crowd of 20,000 watch Might Bite win the King George Chase, focus switched to Leopardstown’s marathon meeting held between Christmas and New Year, and Cheltenham on New Year’s Day itself.

Michael O’Leary’s (opposite) Gigginstown Stud had a fine time of it with three Grade 1 victories courtesy of Apple’s Jade, Shattered Love and Road To Respect.

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Right: something caught Michael O’Leary’s eye in Leopardstown’s parade ring after Apple’s Jade won the Christmas Hurdle during day three of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival Below: possibly O’Leary’s attention was caught by the winner of the most stylish lady award – Sinead Leonard, from Beaumont in Dublin (second left) was the lucky winner. The competition was judged on day three, and all the finalists are pictured below.

Sinead won the Cliff Style award, while Neill Moody from Omagh, County Tyrone, won the inaugural award for best dressed man.

There was over €10,000 worth of prizes up for grabs, with the best-dressed lady taking home a travel package worth over €5,000

Left: Ladies Day ambassador and Miss England Stephanie Hill during the New Year's Day meeting at Cheltenham Below: ladies struggle with an umbrella on a windy day Bottom: ITV’s Ed Chamberlin interviews regular racegoer Carol Vorderman, one of a crowd of 24,000 at Prestbury Park for the races

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EUROPE Prix des Reservoirs-Etalon Kendargent, G3, Deauville, October 18, 1600m 1 With You (GB) 2 b f Dansili (GB) In Clover (GB) (Inchinor (GB)) 2 Altea (FR) 2 b f Siyouni (FR) Ensis (SPA) (Zieten (USA)) 3 Prontamente (GB) 2 b f More Than Ready (USA) - Specific Dream (GB) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) Age: 2; Starts: 2; Wins: 2; Places: 0 Earnings: £45,726 Sire: DANSILI. Sire of 130 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BALLET CONCERTO Rahy G3, CONVEY Mr Prospector G3, FIRST SITTING Distant View G3, GRAND JETE Zamindar G3, MUNTAHAA Linamix G3, SHUTTER SPEED Oasis Dream G3, TALAAYEB Rahy G3, TRAIS FLUORS Manduro G3, WITH YOU Inchinor G3, ESQUISSE Rahy LR, SARANDIA Dashing Blade LR, VIA FIRENZE Medicean LR, RENEW Sadler's Wells LR. 1st Dam: IN CLOVER by Inchinor. 4 wins at 3 in France, Prix de Flore G3. Dam of 5 winners: 2008: ELODIE (f Dansili) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare.

2009: DREAM CLOVER (f Oasis Dream) 4 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix de Saint-Cyr LR, Prix de la Cochere LR. Broodmare.

2010: (c Danehill Dancer) 2011: WE ARE (f Dansili) 2 wins at 3 in France, Prix de l'Opera Longines G1, 3rd Prix de l'Opera Longines G1, Darley Prix Jean Romanet G1. Broodmare.

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2012: INCAHOOTS (f Oasis Dream) 2 wins at 3 and 4 in France, Prix Saonois LR. 2014: Call The Wind (c Frankel) unraced to date.

2015: WITH YOU (f Dansili) 2 wins at 2 in France, P des Reservoirs G3.

2016: (f Dansili) 2017: (c Dansili) 2nd Dam: BELLARIDA by Bellypha. 4 wins at 2 and 3 in France Prix de Royaumont G3. Dam of IN CLOVER (f Inchinor, see above), BAYOURIDA (f Slew O' Gold: Prix Madame Jean Couturie LR, 2nd Prix de la Nonette G3), BELLONA (f Bering: Prix Rose de Mai LR, 3rd Prix Penelope G3), Fumarelli (c Trempolino: 3rd Prix Le Fabuleux LR). Grandam of ADJUSTED, LILY'S ANGEL, GIUSEPPE PIAZZI, ZURIGHA, TELLURIDE, PARTY, Bee Charmer, Kansas Sunflower, Bella Ida, Peak To Peak.

Third dam of DOMINANT, ES QUE LOVE, OBSERVATIONAL, GLORIOUS SINNDAR, LISTEN IN, Another Party, Miss Laa di Da, Zhui Feng.

Broodmare Sire: INCHINOR. Sire of the dams of 32 Stakes winners.

In 2017 - KARAR Invincible Spirit G3, PRIZE EXHIBIT Showcasing G3, WITH YOU Dansili G3, LISTEN IN Sea The Stars LR, THEMIS Lord Shanakill LR. The Dansili/Inchinor cross has produced: WE ARE G1, WITH YOU G3.

Danzig Danehill Razyana DANSILI b 96 Kahyasi Hasili Kerali WITH YOU b f 2015 Ahonoora Inchinor Inchmurrin IN CLOVER b 2002 Bellypha Bellarida Lerida

Qipco Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, G1, Ascot, October 21, 8f 1 Persuasive (IRE) 4 gr f Dark Angel (IRE) - Choose Me (IRE) (Choisir (AUS)) 2 Ribchester (IRE) 4 b c Iffraaj (GB) - Mujarah (IRE) (Marju (IRE))

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3 Churchill (IRE) 3 b c Galileo (IRE) - Meow (IRE) (Storm Cat (USA)) Age: 2-4; Starts: 10; Wins: 6; Places: 3 Earnings: £866,052 Sire: DARK ANGEL. Sire of 42 Stakes winners. In 2017 BATTAASH Lawman G1, HARRY ANGEL Cadeaux Genereux G1, PERSUASIVE Choisir G1, HUNT Vettori G2, JULIET CAPULET Camacho G2, SOVEREIGN DEBT Most Welcome G2, REALTRA Dr Devious G3, REHANA Selkirk G3, STAGE MAGIC Authorized G3, DARKANNA Mujadil LR, KHAFOO SHEMEMI Peintre Celebre LR, MARKAZI Barathea LR, MELESINA Haafhd LR, TIP TWO WIN More Than Ready LR. 1st Dam: CHOOSE ME by Choisir. 4 wins at 2 and 3, IrishStall.Farms EBF Fairy Bridge S LR, 2nd D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S G3, 3rd www.thetote.com Blandford S G2. Dam of 3 winners: 2012: AMAZOUR (g Azamour) 5 wins at 3 to 5.

2013: PERSUASIVE (f Dark Angel) Sold 142,857gns yearling at GOOY1. 6 wins at 2 to 4, Qipco Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Red Rock Entertainment Atalanta S G3, Sandringham H LR, 2nd Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot S G1, Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S G1, 3rd Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S G1.

2014: TISBUTADREAM (f Dream Ahead) 5 wins at 3, Coral Distaff LR, 2nd Prix de Lieurey G3.

2015: Improve (f Iffraaj) unraced to date.

2016: (c Slade Power) 2nd Dam: HECUBA by Hector Protector. 1 win at 3. Dam of CHOOSE ME (f Choisir, see above), SHANGHAI GLORY (g Exceed And Excel: E.H. Travel Waterford Testimonial S LR) Broodmare Sire: CHOISIR. Sire of the dams of 12 Stakes winners. In 2017 - PERSUASIVE Dark Angel G1, WINTER Galileo G1, BRAZUCA Teofilo G2, ECKSTEIN I Am Invincible G3, SEANNIE Sebring LR, TISBUTADREAM Dream Ahead LR, LABAIK Montmartre LR.

Royal Applause Acclamation Princess Athena DARK ANGEL gr 2005 Machiavellian Midnight Angel Night At Sea PERSUASIVE gr f 2013 Danehill Dancer Choisir Great Selection CHOOSE ME ch 2006 Hector Protector Hecuba Ajuga

Qipco Champion Stakes, G1, Ascot, October 21, 9f 110yds 1 Cracksman (GB) 3 b c Frankel (GB) - Rhadegunda (GB) (Pivotal) 2 Poet's Word (IRE) 4 b c Poet's Voice (GB) - Whirly Bird (GB) (Nashwan (USA)) 3 Highland Reel (IRE) 5 b c Galileo (IRE) - Hveger (AUS) (Danehill) Age: 2-3; Starts: 7; Wins: 5; Places: 2 Earnings: £1,353,003 Sire: FRANKEL. Sire of 20 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CRACKSMAN Pivotal G1, SOUL STIRRING Monsun G1, EMINENT Kingmambo G2, FINCHE Woodman G2, ROSTROPOVICH Machiavellian G2, CUNCO Danehill Dancer G3, ELARQAM Efisio G3, FRANKUUS Linamix G3, LADY FRANKEL Vettori G3, LAST KINGDOM Kingmambo G3, MONARCHS GLEN Lear Fan G3, NELSON Dalakhani G3, ALJEZEERA Dynaformer LR, GOLDRUSH Gold Away LR, MORI Oasis Dream LR, QUEEN KINDLY Rahy LR, RUBILINDA Invincible Spirit LR. 1st Dam: RHADEGUNDA by Pivotal. 3 wins at 3 at home, France, Prix Solitude LR. Dam of 3 winners: 2010: FANTASTIC MOON (c Dalakhani) 2 wins at 2, Candy Kittens Solario S G3.

2011: Saxon Princess (f Dalakhani) ran a few times. Broodmare.

2012: (c Montjeu) 2013: STRONG FORCE (g Sea The Stars) Winner at 3.

2014: CRACKSMAN (c Frankel) 5 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, Champion S G1, Great Voltigeur S G2, Qatar Prix Niel G2, 2nd Irish Derby G1, 3rd Derby S G1.

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2nd Dam: ST RADEGUND by Green Desert. 1 win at 3. Dam of RHADEGUNDA (f Pivotal, see above), Halla San (g Halling: 3rd Further Flight S LR, Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup LR) Broodmare Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of the dams of 71 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CRACKSMAN Frankel G1, HYDRANGEA Galileo G1, POLARISATION Echo of Light G1, PRECIEUSE Tamayuz G1, RHODODENDRON Galileo G1, FIGHTING IRISH Camelot G2, MAGICAL Galileo G2, MIKKI ROCKET King Kamehameha G2, MUTAKAYYEF Sea The Stars G2, NOW OR NEVER Bushranger G2, DEFOE Dalakhani G3, DELECTATION Delegator G3, FAN DII NA Deep Impact G3, INTIMATION Dubawi G3, MYSTIC DAWN Oasis Dream G3, BACKCOUNTRY Oasis Dream LR, BRICK BY BRICK Big Bad Bob LR, DOWNFORCE Fast Company LR, MABS CROSS Dutch Art LR, ONE MASTER Fastnet Rock LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Galileo LR, SNOANO Nayef LR, OFFICER SYDNEY Lawman LR. The Frankel/Pivotal cross has produced: CRACKSMAN G1, Seven Heavens LR. Galileo

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Urban Sea FRANKEL b 2008 Danehill Kind Rainbow Lake CRACKSMAN b c 2014 Polar Falcon Pivotal Fearless Revival RHADEGUNDA b 2005 Green Desert St Radegund On The House

Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes, G1, Ascot, October 21, 6f 1 Librisa Breeze (GB) 5 gr g Mount Nelson (GB) - Bruxcalina (FR) (Linamix (FR)) 2 Tasleet (GB) 4 b c Showcasing (GB) - Bird Key (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)

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3 Caravaggio (USA) 3 gr c Scat Daddy (USA) - Mekko Hokte (USA) (Holy Bull (USA)) Age: 3-5; Starts: 16; Wins: 6; Places: 6 Earnings: £674,891 Sire: MOUNT NELSON. Sire of 20 Stakes winners. In 2017 - LIBRISA BREEZE Linamix G1, PURE NELSON Pure Prize G2, ISKRA Bartok LR, PENHILL High Chaparral LR. 1st Dam: Bruxcalina by Linamix.

Winner at 3 in France, 3rd Prix de Liancourt LR. Dam of 2 winners: 2012: LIBRISA BREEZE (g Mount Nelson) Sold 60,000gns yearling at TAOC2. 6 wins at 3 to 5, Qipco British Champions Sprint S G1, 2nd Betfred Hungerford S G2.

2013: BELLE DAUPHINE (f Dalakhani) Winner at 3 in France.

2014: Butterfly Lily (f Lawman) in training.

2015: (f Mount Nelson) 2016: (c Lawman) 2nd Dam: BRUSCA by Grindstone.

3 wins at 3 and 4 in USA. Dam of BARAAN (c Dalakhani: Prix La Force G3, 3rd Prix du Jockey Club G1), BRAMPOUR (g Daylami: 2nd Prix Michel Houyvet LR, Greatwood H. Hurdle G3, 3rd stanjames.com International Hurdle G2, Coral Ascot Hurdle G2, Osborne House Relkeel Hurdle G2), Bruxcalina (f Linamix, see above) Broodmare Sire: LINAMIX. Sire of the dams of 105 Stakes winners. In 2017 - LIBRISA BREEZE Mount Nelson G1, VAZIRABAD Manduro G1, FRANKUUS Frankel G3, GRAPHITE Shamardal G3, MUNTAHAA Dansili G3, BURN OUT Saddler Maker LR, ZIGA BOY Califet LR. Danehill Rock of Gibraltar Offshore Boom MOUNT NELSON b 2004 Selkirk Independence Yukon Hope LIBRISA BREEZE gr g 2012 Mendez Linamix Lunadix BRUXCALINA gr 2004 Grindstone Brusca Chic Corine

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Qipco Brit.Champions Fillies/Mare Stakes, G1, Ascot, October 21, 11f 110yds 1 Hydrangea (IRE) 3 b f Galileo (IRE) - Beauty Is Truth (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) 2 Bateel (IRE) 5 b f Dubawi (IRE) Attractive Crown (USA) (Chief's Crown (USA)) 3 Coronet (GB) 3 gr f Dubawi (IRE) - Approach (GB) (Darshaan) Age: 2-3; Starts: 15; Wins: 4; Places: 8 Earnings: £940,377 Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 275 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, ELIZABETH BROWNING Holy Roman Emperor G2, GUSTAV KLIMT Danehill G2, IDAHO Danehill G2, MAGICAL Pivotal G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, APPLE BETTY Mozart G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, GIUSEPPE PIAZZI Xaar G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3, KENYA Dayjur G3, OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, RAIN GODDESS Danehill Dancer G3, SPANISH STEPS Congrats G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, THE PENTAGON Unfuwain G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3, BALLET SHOES Johannesburg LR, BEAUTIFUL MORNING George Washington LR, BOUND Danehill Dancer LR, BYE BYE BABY Danehill Dancer LR, CALL TO MIND Danehill Dancer LR, CLIFFS OF MOHER Dansili LR, GALIPAD Halling LR, KEW GARDENS Desert King LR, KEY TO MY HEART Bernardini LR, MISSION IMPASSIBLE Exceed And Excel LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Pivotal LR, SIR JOHN LAVERY Fusaichi Pegasus LR, TO ETERNITY Darshaan LR, WILD IRISH ROSE Royal Academy LR, SUPASUNDAE

Danehill LR, WELLS Rodrigo de Triano LR. 1st Dam: BEAUTY IS TRUTH by Pivotal. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix du Gros-CheneMitsubishi Motors G2. Dam of 4 winners: 2009: FIRE LILY (f Dansili). 4 wins at 2 and 3, Jebel Ali Anglesey S G3, Ballyogan S G3, P. P. O'Leary Mem. Phoenix Sprint S G3, 2nd Moyglare Stud S G1, Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1. Broodmare.

2010: THE UNITED STATES (c Galileo) 7 wins to 2016 at home, Australia, Ranvet Rawson S G1, 2nd Longines Queen Elizabeth S G1, 3rd Ranvet Rawson S G1.

2011: BUONARROTI (g Galileo) 3 wins at 2, 5 and 6.

2012: Torrey Pines (c Galileo) 2013: Ring The Bell (f Galileo) ran once.

2014: HYDRANGEA (f Galileo) 4 wins at 2 and 3, Qipco Brit.Champions Fillies/Mare S G1, Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S G1, Ballylinch 1000 Guineas Trial S G3, 2nd Dubai Fillies' Mile S G1, Moyglare Stud S G1, Prix de l'Opera Longines G1, Breast Cancer Research Debutante S G2, 3rd Coronation S G1, Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas G1.

2015: Adelphi (c Galileo) unraced to date.

2016: (f Galileo) 2017: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: ZELDING by Warning. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France Prix du Bois G3, 3rd Prix du Gros-Chene G2, Prix Robert Papin (Omnium de 2 Ans) G2. Dam of BEAUTY IS TRUTH (f Pivotal, see above), GLORIOUS SIGHT (f Singspiel: Prix du Top 14 Orange Prix Finlande LR, 2nd Poule d'Essai des Pouliches G1, 3rd Prix de Diane Longines G1) Broodmare Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of the dams of 71 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CRACKSMAN Frankel G1, HYDRANGEA Galileo G1, POLARISATION Echo of Light G1, PRECIEUSE Tamayuz G1, RHODODENDRON Galileo G1, FIGHTING IRISH Camelot G2, MAGICAL Galileo G2, MIKKI ROCKET King Kamehameha G2, MUTAKAYYEF Sea The Stars G2,

international database NOW OR NEVER Bushranger G2, DEFOE Dalakhani G3, DELECTATION Delegator G3, FAN DII NA Deep Impact G3, INTIMATION Dubawi G3, MYSTIC DAWN Oasis Dream G3, BACKCOUNTRY Oasis Dream LR, BRICK BY BRICK Big Bad Bob LR, DOWNFORCE Fast Company LR, MABS CROSS Dutch Art LR, ONE MASTER Fastnet Rock LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Galileo LR, SNOANO Nayef LR, OFFICER SYDNEY Lawman LR. The Galileo/Pivotal cross has produced: HYDRANGEA G1, MAGICAL G1, RHODODENDRON G1, THE UNITED STATES G1, FLYING THE FLAG G2, GOSPEL CHOIR G2, ORDEROFTHEGARTER G3, SILVER GALAXY G3, Tamarind Cove G3, Boherbuoy LR. Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta HYDRANGEA b f 2014 Polar Falcon Pivotal Fearless Revival BEAUTY IS TRUTH b 2004 Warning Zelding Zelda

Qipco Brit. Champions Long Distance Cup, G2, Ascot, October 21, 15f 110yds 1 Order of St George (IRE) 5 b c Galileo (IRE) - Another Storm (USA) (Gone West (USA)) 2 Torcedor (IRE) 5 b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Magnolia Lane (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA)) 3 Stradivarius (IRE) 3 ch c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Private Life (FR) (Bering) Age: 2-5; Starts: 22; Wins: 11; Places: 10 Earnings: £1,902,089 Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 275 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA

Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, ELIZABETH BROWNING Holy Roman Emperor G2, GUSTAV KLIMT Danehill G2, IDAHO Danehill G2, MAGICAL Pivotal G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, APPLE BETTY Mozart G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, GIUSEPPE PIAZZI Xaar G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3, KENYA Dayjur G3, OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, RAIN GODDESS Danehill Dancer G3, SPANISH STEPS Congrats G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, THE PENTAGON Unfuwain G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3, BALLET SHOES Johannesburg LR, BEAUTIFUL MORNING George Washington LR, BOUND Danehill Dancer LR, BYE BYE BABY Danehill Dancer LR, CALL TO MIND Danehill Dancer LR, CLIFFS OF MOHER Dansili LR, GALIPAD Halling LR, KEW GARDENS Desert King LR, KEY TO MY HEART Bernardini LR, MISSION IMPASSIBLE Exceed And Excel LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Pivotal LR, SIR JOHN LAVERY Fusaichi Pegasus LR, TO ETERNITY Darshaan LR, WILD IRISH ROSE Royal Academy LR, SUPASUNDAE Danehill LR, WELLS Rodrigo de Triano LR. 1st Dam: ANOTHER STORM by Gone West. Winner at 2 in USA. Dam of 7 winners: 2004: ASPERITY (c War Chant) 7 wins at home, France, USA, Prix Paul de Moussac G3.

2005: Stormy View (f Cozzene).

Broodmare.

2006: SEHOY (c Menifee) 9 wins at 3 to 5 at home, Sweden, Sk. Faltrittklubbens Jubileumslopning LR. 2007: KITTY LOVE (f Kitten's Joy) 2 wins at 3 in USA. Broodmare.

2009: ANGEL TERRACE (f Ghostzapper) 4 wins at 3 and 5 in USA, Pin Oak Valley View S G3.

Broodmare.

2010: Our Smile (f Medaglia d'Oro) unraced. Broodmare.

2012: ORDER OF ST GEORGE (c Galileo) Sold 321,355gns yearling

at KESEP. Champion 3yr old stayer in Europe in 2015, Champion older stayer in Europe in 2016. 11 wins at 2 to 5, 2017, The Queen's 90th Birthday Ascot Gold Cup G1, Irish St Leger G1 (twice), Qipco Brit.

Champions Long Distance Cup G2, Ballycullen Palmerstown St Leger Trial G3 (3 times), S & R McGrath Memorial Saval Beg S LR (twice), 2nd Ascot Gold Cup G1, Irish St Leger G1, At The Races Curragh Cup G3, Coolmore Vintage Crop S G3, thetote.com Eyrefield S LR, 3rd Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe G1.

2013: Kellstorm (c Galileo) 6 wins, 3rd The Bart Cummings G3.

2014: ARWA (f Holy Roman Emperor) Winner at 2.

2015: Shakour (c Declaration of War) unraced to date.

2016: (c Australia) 2nd Dam: STORM SONG by Summer Squall. Champion 2yr old filly in U.S.A. in 1996. 4 wins at 2 in USA Frizette S G1, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies G1, 2nd Matron S G1, 3rd Ashland S G1, Kentucky Oaks G1. Dam of Balladry (c Unbridled's Song: 2nd San Fernando S G2), Trojan Nation (c Street Cry: 2nd Wood Memorial S G1), Piano Concerto (g Red Ransom: 3rd Toteexacta Ch'ship Open NH Flat Race LR). Grandam of MIDSUMMER FAIR, BETTER LIFE. Broodmare Sire: GONE WEST. Sire of the dams of 119 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ORDER OF ST GEORGE Galileo G1, APOLLO KENTUCKY Langfuhr LR, JOHN CONSTABLE Montjeu LR. The Galileo/Gone West cross has produced: ORDER OF ST GEORGE G1, Amazing Beauty G3, Kellstorm G3.

Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta ORDER OF ST GEORGE b c 2012 Mr Prospector Gone West Secrettame ANOTHER STORM b 99 Summer Squall Storm Song Hum Along

Prix de Flore, G3, Saint-Cloud, October 22, 2000m 1 Intimation (GB) 5 b f Dubawi (IRE) - Infallible (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) 2 Son Macia (GER) 4 b f Soldier Hollow (GB) - Sinaada (GER) (Zinaad (GB)) 3 Listen In (IRE) 3 ch f Sea The Stars (IRE) - Es Que (GB) (Inchinor (GB)) Age: 2-5; Starts: 13; Wins: 4; Places: 4 Earnings: £101,775 Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 147 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ALMANAAR Bahhare G1, BATEEL Chief's Crown G1, MUBTAAHIJ Pennekamp G1, NEZWAAH Dansili G1, SOBETSU Darshaan G1, WILD ILLUSION Monsun G1, ZARAK Zamindar G1, CORONET Darshaan G2, DARTMOUTH Galileo G2, QUIDURA Acatenango G2, SHAMREEN Bahri G2, ANNA NERIUM Old Vic G3, AUTOCRATIC Storm Cat G3, BEAN FEASA Danehill G3, BENBATL Selkirk G3, GHAIYYATH Galileo G3, GLORIOUS JOURNEY Dansili G3, INTIMATION Pivotal G3, JUNGLE EDGE Carnegie G3, KITESURF Danehill Dancer G3, LAUGH ALOUD Singspiel G3, NORTH AMERICA Yankee Victor G3, AKEED CHAMPION Kaldoun LR, CRYSTAL RIVER Singspiel LR, DISCURSUS Street Cry LR, FRONTIERSMAN Cape Cross LR, RARE RHYTHM Singspiel LR, ROSE DE PIERRE Danehill LR, WILD BUD Danehill Dancer LR, WOLF COUNTRY Black Sam Bellamy LR. 1st Dam: INFALLIBLE by Pivotal. 2 wins at 2 and 3, Leslie Harrison Mem. Nell Gwyn S G3, 2nd Coronation S G1, UAE Hydra Properties Falmouth S G1. Own sister to REMARKABLE and Watchable. Dam of 5 winners: 2010: INTRINSIC (c Oasis Dream) 4 wins at 3 and 4. Sire.

2011: MUTAKAYYEF (g Sea The Stars) 4 wins at 3, 5 and 6, F.Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile S G2 (twice), 2nd Queen Anne S G1, 3rd Juddmonte International S G1, Ricoh Woodbine Mile S G1.

2012: INTIMATION (f Dubawi) 4 wins at 3 to 5 at home, France,

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international database Prix de Flore G3, Clodovil EBF Garnet S LR, 2nd Snow Fairy S G3, Betfred Conqueror S LR, 3rd D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S G3.

2013: ALAADEL (g Dubawi) Winner at 4.

2015: VERACIOUS (f Frankel) Winner at 2.

2016: Sea Wings (c Sea The Stars) 2017: (c Golden Horn) 2nd Dam: IRRESISTIBLE by Cadeaux Genereux. 3 wins at 2 and 3 Tote Exacta Kilvington S LR, 2nd Irish Stall. Farms EBF Brownstown S G3. Dam of INFALLIBLE (f Pivotal, see above), REMARKABLE (g Pivotal: Toronado Carnarvon S LR), Watchable (g Pivotal: 2nd Connaught Flooring Abernant S G3). Grandam of GARSWOOD. Broodmare Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of the dams of 71 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CRACKSMAN Frankel G1, HYDRANGEA Galileo G1, POLARISATION Echo of Light G1, PRECIEUSE Tamayuz G1, RHODODENDRON Galileo G1, FIGHTING IRISH Camelot G2, MAGICAL Galileo G2, MIKKI ROCKET King Kamehameha G2, MUTAKAYYEF Sea The Stars G2, NOW OR NEVER Bushranger G2, DEFOE Dalakhani G3, DELECTATION Delegator G3, FAN DII NA Deep Impact G3, INTIMATION Dubawi G3, MYSTIC DAWN Oasis Dream G3, BACKCOUNTRY Oasis Dream LR, BRICK BY BRICK Big Bad Bob LR, DOWNFORCE Fast Company LR, MABS CROSS Dutch Art LR, ONE MASTER Fastnet Rock LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Galileo LR, SNOANO Nayef LR, OFFICER SYDNEY Lawman LR. Seeking The Gold Dubai Millennium Colorado Dancer DUBAWI b 2002 Deploy Zomaradah Jawaher INTIMATION b f 2012 Polar Falcon Pivotal Fearless Revival INFALLIBLE b 2005 Cadeaux Genereux Irresistible Polish Romance

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2008: Icy Quiet (f Shirocco).

Broodmare.

2009: EXHORTATION (g Zamindar) 2 wins.

2011: SNOW SKY (c Nayef) 5 wins at 2 to 4, Hardwicke S G2, Betway Yorkshire Cup G2, 3rd Ladbrokes St Leger S G1.

2012: CLARIDEN (c Zamindar) Winner at 3 in France.

2013: Zacharo (g Zamindar) unraced.

2014: ICE BREEZE (c Nayef) 4 wins at 3 in France, Prix Royal-Oak G1, Qatar Prix Chaudenay G2, Prix Hocquart Longines G2, 2nd Prix du Lys G3.

2015: Air Frost (c Iffraaj) unraced to date.

2016: (f Kingman) 2017: (c Nayef) 2nd Dam: Hunt The Sun by Rainbow Quest. Own sister to SUNSHACK, RAINTRAP and Summer Breeze. Dam of METEOR STORM (c Bigstone: Manhattan H G1, 2nd Pattison Canadian International S G1, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S G1, 3rd Hollywood Turf Cup S G1), POLISH SUMMER (c Polish Precedent: The Palm Dubai Sheema Classic G1, 2nd Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud G1

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(twice), Hong Kong Vase G1), HOST NATION (g Grand Lodge: Prix de Barbeville G3), MORNING ECLIPSE (c Zafonic: Prix de Boulogne LR), Winter Solstice (f Unfuwain: 2nd Prix d'Aumale G3), Winter Silence (f Dansili, see above). Grandam of ICE BLUE, Market Share. Third dam of WINSILI, BACKCOUNTRY. Broodmare Sire: DANSILI. Sire of the dams of 32 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPLA TEMPTRESS Lope de Vega G1, ICE BREEZE Nayef G1, NEZWAAH Dubawi G1, EXPERT EYE Acclamation G2, SON CESIO Zafeen G2, UNI More Than Ready G2, GLORIOUS JOURNEY Dubawi G3, POSTULATION Harlan's Holiday G3, CLIFFS OF MOHER Galileo LR, MUFFRI'HA Iffraaj LR, DIAMOND CHARM Kahyasi LR, HORNETS' NEST High Chaparral LR. The Nayef/Dansili cross has produced: ICE BREEZE G1, SNOW SKY G1.

Gulch NAYEF b 98

Mr Prospector Jameela

Bustino Height of Fashion Highclere ICE BREEZE b c 2014 Danehill Dansili Hasili WINTER SILENCE b 2002 Rainbow Quest Hunt The Sun Suntrap

Premio Gran Criterium, G2, Milan, October 22, 1400m 1 Royal Youmzain (FR) 2 b c Youmzain (IRE) - Spasha (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) 2 Sopran Roccia (ITY) 2 b f Red Rocks (IRE) - Salamanna (ITY) (Dubawi (IRE)) 3 Beautiful Vintage (IRE) 2 gr c Zebedee (GB) - High Vintage (IRE) (High Chaparral (IRE)) Age: 2; Starts: 4; Wins: 2; Places: 2 Earnings: £120,257 Sire: YOUMZAIN. Sire of 5 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ROYAL YOUMZAIN Shamardal G2, SEA CALISI Surumu G2, BEBE CHERIE

Doyoun LR, LUCKY MOMENT A P Indy LR. 1st Dam: Spasha by Shamardal. unraced. Dam of 3 winners: 2012: ZUHOOR BAYNOONA (f Elnadim) 3 wins at 2 and 3, Whitsbury/EBF Stallions Lansdown S LR. Broodmare.

2014: Saglawy (g Youmzain) Winner at 2 in France, 3rd Prix Maurice Caillault LR. 2015: ROYAL YOUMZAIN (c Youmzain) 2 wins at 2 in Germany, Italy, Premio Gran Criterium G2, 2nd G.P.von Engel & Volkers Junioren-Preis LR. 2016: (c Kodiac) 2nd Dam: Spa by Sadler's Wells. unraced. Dam of PERSIAN MAJESTY (g Grand Lodge: Hampton Court S LR, 3rd Hardwicke S G2) Broodmare Sire: SHAMARDAL. Sire of the dams of 14 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ROYAL YOUMZAIN Youmzain G2, STRATHSPEY New Approach G2, ANDA MUCHACHO Helmet G3, DIAMOND FIELDS Fastnet Rock G3, SHOCKING LUCK Shocking G3, DANCE DIVA Mayson LR, EASY STREET Brave Tin Soldier LR, FASHION QUEEN Aqlaam LR, GIFTED MASTER Kodiac LR, SPEEDO BOY Vision d'Etat LR. The Youmzain/Shamardal cross has produced: ROYAL YOUMZAIN G2, Saglawy LR. Grand Lodge Sinndar Sinntara YOUMZAIN b 2003 Sadler's Wells Sadima Anima ROYAL YOUMZAIN b c 2015 Giant's Causeway Shamardal Helsinki SPASHA b 2008 Sadler's Wells Spa Sandy Island

Gran Premio del Jockey Club, G2, Milan, October 22, 2400m 1 Full Drago (ITY) 4 b c Pounced (USA) - Almata (IRE) (Almutawakel) 2 Savoir Vivre (IRE) 4 ch c Adlerflug (GER) - Soudaine (GER) (Monsun (GER))

international database 3 Way To Paris (GB) 4 gr c Champs Elysees (GB) - Grey Way (USA) (Cozzene (USA)) Age: 2-4; Starts: 14; Wins: 9; Places: 4 Earnings: £458,230 Sire: POUNCED. Sire of 5 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ARROCHA Signal Tap G1, FULL DRAGO Almutawakel G2.

1st Dam: Almata by Almutawakel. ran on the flat in Italy at 3. Dam of 2 winners: 2010: Fulma (f Masterful) 2012: DRAGALONSA (f Martino Alonso) 7 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy.

2013: FULL DRAGO (c Pounced) 9 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy, Gran Premio del Jockey Club G2, Gran Premio di Milano G2, Premio Federico Tesio G2 (twice), Premio Carlo d'Alessio G3, Gran Premio d'Italia LR, 2nd Gran Premio del Jockey Club G1, Premio Campobello LR, Premio Emanuele Filiberto LR, 3rd Derby Italiano Sisal Matchpoint G2.

2016: Dragalma (f Pounced) 2nd Dam: Alma Alegre by Lahib. 6 wins at 3 to 5 in Italy, 2nd Premio Archidamia LR, 3rd Oaks d'Italia G1. Dam of MONTALEGRE (c Montjeu: Coppa d'Ora di Milano LR (twice), P.MediterraneoMemorial Francesco Faraci LR (twice), Premio UNIRE LR, Premio Roma Vecchia LR, 2nd Premio Carlo d'Alessio G3), Alma du Brasil (f Lomitas: 2nd Premio Piero e Franco Richard Nov Chase G2, Mario Argenton Novices Steeplechase G2) Broodmare Sire: ALMUTAWAKEL. Sire of the dams of 5 Stakes winners. In 2017 - FULL DRAGO Pounced G2.

Rahy

Blushing Groom

Glorious Song POUNCED ch 2007 Storm Cat Golden Cat Eurobird FULL DRAGO b c 2013 Machiavellian Almutawakel Elfaslah ALMATA br 2004 Lahib Alma Alegre Nimble Nova

Killavullan Stakes, G3, Leopardstown, October 22, 7f 1 Kenya (IRE) 2 b c Galileo (IRE) Tender Morn (USA) (Dayjur (USA)) 2 McMunigal (IRE) 2 b g Epaulette (AUS) - Picture of Lily (GB) (Medicean (GB)) 3 Bye Bye Baby (IRE) 2 b f Galileo (IRE) - Remember When (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) Age: 2; Starts: 3; Wins: 2; Places: 1 Earnings: £38,383 Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 275 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, ELIZABETH BROWNING Holy Roman Emperor G2, GUSTAV KLIMT Danehill G2, IDAHO Danehill G2, MAGICAL Pivotal G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, APPLE BETTY Mozart G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, GIUSEPPE PIAZZI Xaar G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3, KENYA Dayjur G3, OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, RAIN GODDESS Danehill Dancer G3, SPANISH STEPS Congrats G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, THE PENTAGON Unfuwain G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3, BALLET SHOES Johannesburg LR, BEAUTIFUL MORNING George Washington LR, BOUND Danehill Dancer LR, BYE BYE BABY Danehill Dancer LR, CALL TO MIND Danehill Dancer LR, CLIFFS OF MOHER Dansili LR, GALIPAD Halling LR, KEW GARDENS Desert King LR, KEY TO MY HEART Bernardini LR, MISSION IMPASSIBLE Exceed And Excel LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Pivotal LR, SIR JOHN LAVERY Fusaichi Pegasus LR, TO ETERNITY Darshaan LR, WILD IRISH ROSE Royal Academy LR, SUPASUNDAE Danehill LR, WELLS Rodrigo de Triano LR.

1st Dam: Tender Morn by Dayjur.

Winner at 2 in France, 2nd Prix de la Vallee d'Auge LR. Dam of 6 winners: 2003: Tender Storm (f Honour And Glory). Dam of John Q Public (c Proud Citizen: Winner at 2 in USA, 2nd Calumet Farm Juvenile S) 2004: Intouchable (f Elusive Quality). Broodmare.

2005: Elusif (g Elusive Quality) 2 wins at 2 in France, 2nd Prix Djebel LR, Prix Sigy LR. 2006: Alanna (f Bering).

Broodmare.

2008: Abusive (f Green Tune) ran on the flat in France. Broodmare.

2009: ZANTENDA (f Zamindar) 2 wins at 2 in France, Prix d'Aumale G3, 3rd Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1. Broodmare.

2010: Single (f Singspiel) 2 wins at 2 and 3 in France, 2nd Prix d'Aumale G3. Broodmare.

2011: DHUMA (f Falco) 2 wins at 2 in France. Broodmare.

2012: Delicate (f Zamindar) ran on the flat in France.

2013: SHADAD (g Zamindar) 3 wins.

2015: KENYA (c Galileo) 2 wins at 2, Killavullan S G3.

2017: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: LA PITIE by Devil's Bag. 1 win at 2 in France. Dam of DIABLENEYEV (c Nureyev: Prix Cor de Chasse LR, 2nd Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte G2), Empireneyev (c Nureyev: 3rd Prix Djebel LR), Tender Morn (f Dayjur, see above) Broodmare Sire: DAYJUR. Sire of the dams of 47 Stakes winners. In 2017 - MR STUNNING Exceed And Excel G2, KENYA Galileo G3, CLOTHES FALL OFF Daaher LR, WATCH THIS CAT Eskendereya LR. The Galileo/Dayjur cross has produced: KENYA G3, Shell House G3, Between Us LR. Northern Dancer Sadler's Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta KENYA b c 2015 Danzig Dayjur Gold Beauty TENDER MORN b/br 98 Devil's Bag La Pitie Empiracle

Ittlingen Preis der Winterkonigin, G3, BadenBaden, October 22, 1600m 1 Rock My Love (GER) 2 b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Rondinay (FR) (Cadeaux Genereux) 2 Suada (GER) 2 b f Maxios (GB) Shiramiyna (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) 3 Angelita (GER) 2 b f Areion (GER) - Angel Dragon (GER) (Royal Dragon (USA)) Age: 2; Starts: 3; Wins: 3; Places: 0 Earnings: £66,239 Sire: HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR. Sire of 72 Stakes winners. In 2017 - SHEIDEL Metal Storm G1, SAY IT AGAIN Effervescing G2, NAVARO GIRL Peintre Celebre G3, ROCK MY LOVE Cadeaux Genereux G3, CANARY ROW Sadler's Wells LR, DUCA VALENTINOIS Fruits of Love LR, FLYING FAIRIES Sadler's Wells LR, HOLY LEGAL Minstrel Glory LR, LIL CAESAR Naturalism LR, MASK OF TIME Galileo LR, PER UN DIXIR Noverre LR, TRUE BLUE MOON Peintre Celebre LR, TWO HATS Zabeel LR. 1st Dam: RONDINAY by Cadeaux Genereux. Winner at 2. Dam of 9 winners: 2005: TEQUILA HEAT (f Clodovil) 4 wins at 3 and 4 in Denmark, Norway. Broodmare.

2006: ROCK MY SOUL (f Clodovil) 5 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Grosser Preis des Courtyard Marriott LR, Grosser Preis der VGH-Versicherungen LR, Ilse und Heinz Ramm-Memorial LR, Wettem Sieberts Neuss Wuppertal LR, 3rd Prix Allez France G3.

Broodmare.

2007: ROSSANO (c Alamshar) Winner at 2 in Hungary.

2008: RATISBONA (f Sholokhov) 2 wins at 3 in Germany.

2009: ROCK MY HEART (f Sholokhov) 2 wins at 2 and 4 in Germany, Preis Wetten Oster Stutenpreis LR. 2010: Racing Blade (c Dashing Blade) unraced.

2011: Rapido (c Rock of Gibraltar) Winner at 2 in France, 2nd Oppenheim Union-Rennen G2.

2012: ROCK MY WORLD (f Sholokhov) 2 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany.

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2015: ROCK MY LOVE (f Holy Roman Emperor) 3 wins at 2 in Germany, Ittlingen Preis der Winterkonigin G3, Preis Winterkonigin Trial LR. 2016: (c Jukebox Jury) 2017: (f Amaron) 2nd Dam: TOPLINE by Acatenango. 2 wins at 3 in Germany. Dam of TOUCH MY SOUL (f Tiger Hill: Credit Suisse Hanshin Cup - Stutenpreis G3), Thyolo (g Bering: 3rd Wolferton H LR) Broodmare Sire: CADEAUX GENEREUX. Sire of the dams of 59 Stakes winners. In 2017 - HARRY ANGEL Dark Angel G1, TASLEET Showcasing G2, MAGICAL MEMORY Zebedee G3, OBSERVATIONAL Galileo G3, ROCK MY LOVE Holy Roman Emperor G3, CONNECT Roderic O'Connor LR. The Holy Roman Emperor/Cadeaux Genereux cross has produced: HOKU G3, ROCK MY LOVE G3, FASTEST FINGER LR, Emperor Hadrian LR. Danzig Danehill Razyana HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR b 2004 Secretariat L'On Vite Fanfreluche ROCK MY LOVE b f 2015 Young Generation Cadeaux Genereux Smarten Up RONDINAY ch 2000 Acatenango Topline Thekla

Baden Wurttemberg Trophy Defi du Galop, G3, BadenBaden, October 22, 2000m 1 Navaro Girl (IRE) 3 b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Neele (IRE) (Peintre Celebre (USA)) 2 Devastar (GER) 5 b c Areion (GER) - Deva (GER) (Platini (GER)) 3 Matchwinner (GER) 6 ch c Sternkoenig (IRE) - Mahamuni (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA)) Age: 3; Starts: 7; Wins: 2; Places: 3 Earnings: £52,563

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Sire: HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR. Sire of 72 Stakes winners. In 2017 - SHEIDEL Metal Storm G1, SAY IT AGAIN Effervescing G2, NAVARO GIRL Peintre Celebre G3, ROCK MY LOVE Cadeaux Genereux G3, CANARY ROW Sadler's Wells LR, DUCA VALENTINOIS Fruits of Love LR, FLYING FAIRIES Sadler's Wells LR, HOLY LEGAL Minstrel Glory LR, LIL CAESAR Naturalism LR, MASK OF TIME Galileo LR, PER UN DIXIR Noverre LR, TRUE BLUE MOON Peintre Celebre LR, TWO HATS Zabeel LR. 1st Dam: Neele by Peintre Celebre. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in Germany, 2nd Fahrhofer Stutenpreis G3. Own sister to NIGHT OF MAGIC. Dam of 5 winners: 2009: NYMPHEA (f Dylan Thomas) 3 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Grosser Preis von Berlin G1, 2nd Henkel Preis der Diana - Stuten Derby G1. Broodmare.

2010: NOCTURNE (f Rock of Gibraltar) 3 wins at 3 in Germany.

Broodmare.

2012: NUTAN (c Duke of Marmalade) Champion 3yr old colt in Germany in 2015. 2 wins at 3 in Germany, IDEE Deutsches Derby G1, 3rd Grosser Preis von Berlin G1.

2013: NAZBANOU (f High Chaparral) 2 wins at 3 in Germany, Italy, Premio EBF Terme di Merano-.SGA LR, 2nd GP der Besitzervereingung Herbst Preis G3.

2014: NAVARO GIRL (f Holy Roman Emperor) 2 wins at 3 in Germany, Baden Wurttemberg Trophy - Defi du Galop G3, 2nd pferdewetten.de 27 P. Deutschen Einheit G3, 3rd Mitglieder des Hamburger Stuten Preis G3.

2015: Nabatea (f Camelot) unraced to date.

2017: (c Dylan Thomas) 2nd Dam: NIGHT TEENY by Platini.

1 win at 3 in Germany. Dam of NIGHT OF MAGIC (f Peintre Celebre: Oaks d'Italia G2), NIGHT SERENADE (f Golan: NereideRennen LR), Neele (f Peintre Celebre, see above), Melon (g Medicean: 2nd Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle G1, Herald

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Grandam of NIGHTFLOWER, Lightupthenight, Nimrod.

Broodmare Sire: PEINTRE CELEBRE. Sire of the dams of 52 Stakes winners. In 2017 - NAVARO GIRL Holy Roman Emperor G3, HELLO UNICORN Heart's Cry LR, KHAFOO SHEMEMI Dark Angel LR, TRUE BLUE MOON Holy Roman Emperor LR, NO TIME TO LOSE Authorized LR, RAISAFUASHO Johar LR. The Holy Roman Emperor/Peintre Celebre cross has produced: PINTURICCHIO G2, NAVARO GIRL G3, TRUE BLUE MOON LR. Danzig Danehill Razyana HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR b 2004 Secretariat L'On Vite Fanfreluche NAVARO GIRL b f 2014 Nureyev Peintre Celebre Peinture Bleue NEELE ch 2004 Platini Night Teeny Nightrockette

Worthington's St Simon Stakes, G3, Newbury, October 28, 12f 1 Best Solution (IRE) 3 b c Kodiac (GB) - Al Andalyya (USA) (Kingmambo (USA)) 2 Raheen House (IRE) 3 b c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Jumooh (GB) (Monsun (GER)) 3 Danehill Kodiac (IRE) 4 b c Kodiac (GB) - Meadow (GB) (Green Desert (USA)) Age: 2-3; Starts: 14; Wins: 4; Places: 6 Earnings: £218,841 Sire: KODIAC. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BEST SOLUTION Kingmambo G3, DANEHILL KODIAC Green Desert G3, ELLTHEA Sri Pekan G3, GRIZZEL Mark of Esteem G3, KOROPICK Fayruz G3, NEBO Dr Fong G3, ABSOLUTE BLAST Marju LR, BROTHER BEAR Mr Greeley LR, GIFTED MASTER Shamardal LR, IZZY BIZU Diktat LR, MADELINE Marchand de Sable LR, ON HER TOES Averti LR, SECOND

THOUGHT Diktat LR, TRUE VALOUR Acclamation LR. 1st Dam: Al Andalyya by Kingmambo. Dam of 1 winner: 2013: Socks And Shares (g Elnadim) ran 3 times.

2014: BEST SOLUTION (c Kodiac) Sold 90,000gns yearling at TAOC2.

4 wins at 2 and 3, Worthington's St Simon S G3, Dubai 100 Autumn S G3, Betfred Derby Trial S LR, 2nd Criterium de Saint-Cloud G1, Grosser Dallmayr Bayerisches Zuchtrennen G1, 3rd International Trakya Trophy LR. 2015: Desert Mountain (g Epaulette) in training.

2017: (f Gutaifan) 2nd Dam: Kushnarenkovo by Sadler's Wells. 1 win at 3, 2nd Kerry Group EBF Noblesse S G3.

Own sister to BRIAN BORU and KITTY O'SHEA. Dam of KOSMISCHE (f Fastnet Rock: Preis Medienhauses Winterkonigin Trial LR), Cape Clear Island (c Fastnet Rock: 2nd bet365 Classic Trial G3, 2nd Prix Hocquart G2), Squire Osbaldeston (c Mr Greeley: 3rd BetVictor Magnolia S LR) Broodmare Sire: KINGMAMBO. Sire of the dams of 122 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CLOTH OF STARS Sea The Stars G1, ULYSSES Galileo G1, ANNUS MIRABILIS Montjeu G2, EMINENT Frankel G2, GLANZEND Neo Universe G2, BEST SOLUTION Kodiac G3, CHEMICAL CHARGE Sea The Stars G3, IBIZA Redoute's Choice G3, LAST KINGDOM Frankel G3, RAVI Redoute's Choice G3, ROSA IMPERIAL Pivotal G3, BLACK'S BEACH Deep Impact LR, BUYING TROUBLE Hat Trick LR, ROSENTAL Pivotal LR, INTERIOR MINISTER Nayef LR. Danzig Danehill Razyana KODIAC b 2001 Kris Rafha Eljazzi BEST SOLUTION b c 2014 Mr Prospector Kingmambo Miesque AL ANDALYYA ch 2008 Sadler's Wells Kushnarenkovo Eva Luna

international database Bathwick Tyres Horris Hill Stakes, G3, Newbury, October 28, 7f 1 Nebo (IRE) 2 b c Kodiac (GB) Kindling (GB) (Dr Fong (USA)) 2 Tangled (IRE) 2 b c Society Rock (IRE) - Open Verse (USA) (Black Minnaloushe (USA)) 3 Mythical Magic (IRE) 2 b c Iffraaj (GB) - Mythie (FR) (Octagonal (NZ)) Age: 2; Starts: 8; Wins: 2; Places: 4 Earnings: £136,188 Sire: KODIAC. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BEST SOLUTION Kingmambo G3, DANEHILL KODIAC Green Desert G3, ELLTHEA Sri Pekan G3, GRIZZEL Mark of Esteem G3, KOROPICK Fayruz G3, NEBO Dr Fong G3, ABSOLUTE BLAST Marju LR, BROTHER BEAR Mr Greeley LR, GIFTED MASTER Shamardal LR, IZZY BIZU Diktat LR, MADELINE Marchand de Sable LR, ON HER TOES Averti LR, SECOND THOUGHT Diktat LR, TRUE VALOUR Acclamation LR. 1st Dam: KINDLING by Dr Fong. 4 wins at 2 and 3, totesport.com Willie Park S LR. Own sister to Chink of Light. Dam of 5 winners: 2008: Catch Me A Dream (f Cape Cross). Broodmare.

2009: BAYAN (g Danehill Dancer) 7 wins, Listowel Races Supp.Club Lartigue Hurdle G3, Ladbroke H. Hurdle G3, 2nd Guinness Galway H. Hurdle G1.

2010: INVESTMENT EXPERT (g Tamayuz) 2 wins at 3.

2011: DRY YOUR EYES (f Shamardal) Winner at 3.

2012: MERE IRONMONGER (g Galileo) Winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 4.

2015: NEBO (c Kodiac) Sold 75,000gns yearling at TAOC3. 2 wins at 2, Bathwick Tyres Horris Hill S G3, 2nd Qatar Richmond S G2, bet365 Superlative S G2, Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte G2, 3rd Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S G2.

2nd Dam: Isle of Flame by Shirley Heights. unraced. Dam of KINDLING (f Dr Fong, see above), THATTINGER (c Salse: Prix

Matchem LR, 3rd Prix de Guiche G3), Chink of Light (g Dr Fong: 3rd MBNA Chester Vase G3). Third dam of Birdparker.

Broodmare Sire: DR FONG. Sire of the dams of 23 Stakes winners. In 2017 - LE BRIVIDO Siyouni G3, NEBO Kodiac G3, FLEUR FORSYTE Teofilo LR, QUILIANO Dylan Thomas LR. Danzig Danehill Razyana KODIAC b 2001 Kris Rafha Eljazzi NEBO b c 2015 Kris S Dr Fong Spring Flight KINDLING br 2002 Shirley Heights Isle of Flame Burning Issue

Premio St Leger Italiano, G3, Milan, October 28, 2800m 1 Trip To Rhodos (FR) 8 b g Rail Link (GB) - Tropical Mark (GB) (Mark of Esteem (IRE)) 2 Be Famous (GER) 5 b c Kamsin (GER) - Bandeira (GER) (Law Society (USA)) 3 Intisari (IRE) 5 b g Intikhab (USA) - Golden Rose (GER) (Winged Love (IRE)) Age: 3-8; Starts: 30; Wins: 11; Places: 14 Earnings: £244,945 Sire: RAIL LINK. Sire of 12 Stakes winners. In 2017 - TRIP TO RHODOS Mark of Esteem G3, CHAIN OF DAISIES Kris LR, MY REWARD Fasliyev LR. 1st Dam: Tropical Mark by Mark of Esteem. Winner at 2 in France, 2nd Prix Urban Sea LR. Dam of 7 winners: 2006: TROPICAL WING (f Hawk Wing) Winner at 3 in France.

2007: TROPICO (g Xaar) Winner at 2 in France.

2008: SABLE TROPICAL (f Marchand de Sable) 3 wins at 3 in France. Broodmare.

2009: TRIP TO RHODOS (g Rail Link) Sold 33,712gns yearling at AROCT. 11 wins at 3 to 8, 2017 in Czech Republic, Germany, Italy,

Slovakia, Premio St Leger Italiano G3, Coppa d'Ora di Milano LR (3 times), Mercedes Benz Steherpreis LR, Zehn. Langer Hamburger LR, 2nd Prix du Carrousel LR (twice), 3rd Qatar Prix du Cadran G1, Prix Kergorlay G2, Prix de Barbeville G3, Qatar Prix Gladiateur G3, Langer Hamburger LR. 2010: CHARMING BOY (g Country Reel) 3 wins.

2011: DANZA CAVALLO (f Sunday Break) 4 wins at 2 to 4 in France, USA, Prix Madame Jean Couturie LR, 2nd Flower Bowl H G1.

2012: BROWNIE (c Sunday Break) 9 wins at 3 to 5 in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Marit Sveaas Minnelop G3, Polar Cup G3.

2013: Trip To Sydney (c Sunday Break) ran on the flat in Slovakia.

2014: Talisman (c Sunday Break) 2015: Mlayhah (f Le Havre) unraced to date.

2016: (f Style Vendome) 2nd Dam: Tropical Zone by Machiavellian. unraced. Dam of Tropical Mark (f Mark of Esteem, see above) Broodmare Sire: MARK OF ESTEEM. Sire of the dams of 48 Stakes winners. In 2017 - AJMAN PRINCESS Teofilo G1, FINE NEEDLE Admire Moon G2, PERMIAN Teofilo G2, CRYSTAL OCEAN Sea The Stars G3, GRIZZEL Kodiac G3, SANDIVA Footstepsinthesand G3, SPECIAL ENVOY Redattore G3, TRIP TO RHODOS Rail Link G3, BROWNIE Sunday Break LR, ELIDOR Cape Cross LR. Dansili

Danehill

Hasili RAIL LINK b 2003 Theatrical Docklands Dockage TRIP TO RHODOS b g 2009 Darshaan Mark of Esteem Homage TROPICAL MARK b 2001 Machiavellian Tropical Zone Tropicaro

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2 Giuseppe Garibaldi (IRE) 2 b c Galileo (IRE) - Queenscliff (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) 3 Hazapour (IRE) 2 ch c Shamardal (USA) - Hazarafa (IRE) (Daylami (IRE)) Age: 2; Starts: 4; Wins: 2; Places: 0 Earnings: £42,070 Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 276 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1, ELIZABETH BROWNING Holy Roman Emperor G2, GUSTAV KLIMT Danehill G2, IDAHO Danehill G2, MAGICAL Pivotal G2, MINDING Danehill Dancer G2, SEVENTH HEAVEN Johannesburg G2, APPLE BETTY Mozart G3, DEAUVILLE Danehill G3, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Green Desert G3, FLAG OF HONOUR Warning G3, GIUSEPPE PIAZZI Xaar G3, JOHANNES VERMEER Holy Roman Emperor G3, KENYA Dayjur G3, OBSERVATIONAL Cadeaux Genereux G3, RAIN GODDESS Danehill Dancer G3, SPANISH STEPS Congrats G3, TERRAKOVA Anabaa G3, THE PENTAGON Unfuwain G3, VENICE BEACH Danehill G3, BALLET SHOES Johannesburg LR, BEAUTIFUL MORNING George Washington LR, BOUND Danehill Dancer LR, BYE BYE BABY Danehill Dancer LR, CALL TO MIND Danehill Dancer LR, CLIFFS OF MOHER Dansili LR, GALIPAD Halling LR, KEW GARDENS Desert King LR, KEY TO MY HEART Bernardini LR, MISSION IMPASSIBLE Exceed And Excel LR, ORDEROFTHEGARTER Pivotal LR, SIR JOHN LAVERY Fusaichi Pegasus LR, TO ETERNITY Darshaan LR, WILD IRISH ROSE Royal Academy LR, SUPASUNDAE Danehill LR, WELLS Rodrigo de Triano LR. 1st Dam: HAWALA by Warning.

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international database 2001: HAWAZI (c Ashkalani) 2 wins at 3 and 6 in France.

2002: SLIP DANCE (f Celtic Swing).

5 wins at 2 and 3, Cheveley Park Stud Empress S LR, EBFbetfair.com Flower of Scotland S LR, 2nd Swynford Paddocks Sweet Solera S G3. Broodmare.

2003: MISU BOND (c Danehill Dancer) 3 wins at 2 and 3, banshahousestables.com European Free H LR, Totepool Two Year Old Trophy LR, 3rd Ballycorus S G3. Sire.

2004: NUMEN (g Fath) 5 wins.

2006: WINGED HARRIET (f Hawk Wing) Winner at 3. Broodmare.

2007: AIR CHIEF MARSHAL (c Danehill Dancer) 3 wins at 2 and 3, www.thetote.com Minstrel S G3, 2nd Camas Park/Ashtown House Phoenix S G1. Sire.

2008: HUNZA DANCER (f Danehill Dancer) Winner at 3. Broodmare.

2009: Foxtrot Romeo (g Danehill Dancer) 4 wins, 2nd Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas G1.

2010: MELVIN THE GRATE (g Danehill Dancer) 5 wins at 2 to 4.

2012: HUNDI (f Fastnet Rock) Winner at 3.

2014: GALILEAN (c Galileo) Winner at 2.

2015: FLAG OF HONOUR (c Galileo) 2 wins at 2, thetote.com Eyrefield S G3.

2016: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: HALAWA by Dancing Brave. 1 win at 3 in France. Dam of AFAF (f Spectrum: Prix Fille de l'Air G3), ZACK HALL (c Muhtathir: G.P. de Lyon 5Eme Etape du Defi du Galop LR, Prix Turenne LR, Prix Bedel LR, Grand Prix d'Avenches Defi du Galop LR, 2nd Prix d'Hedouville G3), Zack Dream (c Dream Well: 2nd Prix du Lys G3).

Grandam of Zack Hope, THEATRE BIRD. Broodmare Sire: WARNING. Sire of the dams of 53 Stakes winners.

In 2017 - THE RIGHT MAN Lope de Vega G1, FLAG OF HONOUR Galileo G3, INORDINATE Harlan's Holiday G3.

The Galileo/Warning cross has produced: FLAG OF HONOUR G3, TOI ET MOI G3, Galient G3, Radhakunda G3.

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Racing Post Trophy Stakes, G1, Doncaster, October 28, 8f 1 Saxon Warrior (JPN) 2 b c Deep Impact (JPN) - Maybe (IRE) (Galileo) 2 Roaring Lion (USA) 2 gr/ro c Kitten's Joy (USA) - Vionnet (USA) (Street Sense (USA)) 3 The Pentagon (IRE) 2 b c Galileo (IRE) - Vadawina (IRE) (Unfuwain) Age: 2; Starts: 3; Wins: 3; Places: 0 Earnings: £191,937 Sire: DEEP IMPACT. Sire of 104 Stakes winners. In 2017 - AL AIN Essence of Dubai G1, SATONO ALADDIN Storm Cat G1, SAXON WARRIOR Galileo G1, TOSEN STARDOM End Sweep G1, VIVLOS Machiavellian G1, ADMIRABLE Symboli Kris S G2, CADENAS French Deputy G2, MIKKI QUEEN Gold Away G2, REAL STEEL Storm Cat G2, SATONO DIAMOND Orpen G2, SMART LAYER White Muzzle G2, SUNGRAZER Deputy Minister G2, DANON PREMIUM Intikhab G3, FAN DII NA Pivotal G3, SEEWIND Brian's Time G3, SHINING LEI Kurofune G3, AKIHIRO Anabaa LR, ANGE DESIR French Deputy LR, BLACK'S BEACH Kingmambo LR, GREATER LONDON Dr Devious LR, MONDO INTERO Brian's Time LR, MOUNT ROBSON Mr Greeley LR, SATONO ARES Danehill LR, SEPTEMBER Danehill LR. 1st Dam: MAYBE by Galileo.

Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2011. 5 wins at 2, Moyglare Stud S G1, 3rd Qipco 1000 Guineas G1.

Own sister to PROMISE TO BE TRUE. Dam of 2 winners: 2014: Pavlenko (f Deep Impact) Winner at 3, 3rd Platinum S LR. 2015: SAXON WARRIOR (c Deep Impact) 3 wins at 2, Racing Post

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2017: (c American Pharoah) 2nd Dam: SUMORA by Danehill. 2 wins at 2 stanjamesuk.com St Hugh's S LR. Dam of MAYBE (f Galileo, see above), PROMISE TO BE TRUE (f Galileo: Turkey Jockey Club Silver Flash S G3, 2nd Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1, 3rd Criterium International G1) Broodmare Sire: GALILEO. Sire of the dams of 90 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BARNEY ROY Excelebration G1, HALL OF FAME Savabeel G1, ROLY POLY War Front G1, SAXON WARRIOR Deep Impact G1, U S NAVY FLAG War Front G1, ZHUKOVA Fastnet Rock G1, ALYSSA Sir Percy G2, DARTMOUTH Dubawi G2, GOODYEARFORROSES Azamour G2, GALLILEO'S TOWN Speightstown G3, GHAIYYATH Dubawi G3, OUT AND ABOUT Fastnet Rock G3, PSYCHEDELIC FUNK Choisir G3, SISTERCHARLIE Myboycharlie G3, SOUSTRACTION Lope de Vega G3, TURRET ROCKS Fastnet Rock G3, WAGING WAR Rebel Raider G3, WELLS FARHH GO Farhh G3, ABINGDON Street Cry LR, ALIBI Darci Brahma LR, BEAU IDEAL Exceed And Excel LR, CHOPIN Santiago LR, ENTSAR Fastnet Rock LR, FOLKSWOOD Exceed And Excel LR, JACKPOT PRINCE Casino Prince LR, MASK OF TIME Holy Roman Emperor LR, MILWAUKEE Fastnet Rock LR, NEAR ENGLAND Lord of England LR, PARVIZ Lope de Vega LR, PRIMA VIOLETTA Areion LR, RED STARS Manduro LR, SAMURAI Shamardal LR, VOCIFEROUS MARINA Vocalised LR. The Deep Impact/Galileo cross has produced: SAXON WARRIOR G1, VANQUISH RUN G2, Pavlenko LR. Halo Sunday Silence Wishing Well DEEP IMPACT b 2002 Alzao Wind In Her Hair Burghclere SAXON WARRIOR b c 2015 Sadler's Wells Galileo Urban Sea MAYBE b 2009 Danehill Sumora Rain Flower

Premio Ribot Memorial Loreto Luciani, G3, Rome, October 29, 1600m 1 Time To Choose (GB) 4 b c Manduro (GER) - Penfection (IRE) (Orpen (USA)) 2 Royal Julius (IRE) 4 b c Royal Applause (GB) - Hflah (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) 3 Aspettatemi (ITY) 3 ch c Red Rocks (IRE) - Fly Queen (GB) (Dashing Blade) Age: 3-4; Starts: 13; Wins: 8; Places: 5 Earnings: £202,749 Sire: MANDURO. Sire of 33 Stakes winners. In 2017 - VAZIRABAD Linamix G1, TIME TO CHOOSE Orpen G2, DURETTO Lando LR, HIGH AS A KITE One Cool Cat LR, RED STARS Galileo LR, ULTRA Nashwan LR, MONDIEU Poliglote LR. 1st Dam: Penfection by Orpen.

Winner at 3 in Italy, 3rd Premio Alberto Zanoletti di Rozzano LR, Premio Giuseppe Valiani LR. Dam of 4 winners: 2008: BABY REVOLUTION (f High Chaparral) 2 wins at 3 in Italy, Premio Nogara LR. Dam of Trust In Me (c Desert Prince: 5 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, 2nd Premio Vittorio Riva LR) 2009: Belly To Belly (f Dubawi) 4 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy, 2nd Premio Eupili LR. Broodmare.

2010: DOGGY TAIL (f Elusive City) 5 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy.

Broodmare.

2011: Stolen Love (f High Chaparral) unraced. Broodmare.

2012: Game of Shadows (f Lawman) 2013: TIME TO CHOOSE (c Manduro) 8 wins at 3 and 4 in Italy, P.Presidente della Repubblica GBI Racing G2, Premio Ribot Memorial Loreto Luciani G3, Premio UNIRE LR, Premio Circo Massimo - Tattersalls LR, 2nd Premio Conte Felice Scheibler LR, 3rd Premio Vittorio di Capua G2.

2014: (c Kheleyf)

international database 2nd Dam: Pharfetched by Phardante. 6 wins, 2nd Oaks Trial LR. Dam of Penfection (f Orpen, see above) Broodmare Sire: ORPEN. Sire of the dams of 36 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CRAZY ICON Sixties Icon G1, PUERTO REAL Pure Prize G1, ROBERT BRUCE Fast Company G1, KEY DANCE Freud G2, NASHVILLE TEXAN Forestry G2, ROCA ROJO Strategic Prince G2, SATONO DIAMOND Deep Impact G2, TIME TO CHOOSE Manduro G2, CIRCUS COUTURE Intikhab G3, NONE LIKE HER Equal Stripes G3, SCARLATTI Easing Along G3, FIDEDIGNO Forestry LR, MR TESSIO Pure Prize LR. Konigsstuhl Monsun Mosella MANDURO b 2002 Be My Guest Mandellicht Mandelauge TIME TO CHOOSE b c 2013 Lure Orpen Bonita Francita PENFECTION b 2003 Phardante Pharfetched Rust Free

Premio Lydia Tesio, G1, Rome, October 29, 2000m 1 Laganore (IRE) 5 b f Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Lady Bones (IRE) (Royal Applause (GB)) 2 A Raving Beauty (GER) 4 b f Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Anabasis (GER) (High Chaparral (IRE)) 3 Absolute Blast (IRE) 5 b f Kodiac (GB) - Perfect Fun (GB) (Marju (IRE)) Age: 3-5; Starts: 21; Wins: 7; Places: 9 Earnings: £289,364 Sire: FASTNET ROCK. Sire of 123 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CATCHY Fusaichi Pegasus G1, LAGANORE Royal Applause G1, ZHUKOVA Galileo G1, DEPLOY Red Ransom G2, FORMALITY Jolie's Halo G2, SHOALS Hussonet G2, SOMEHOW Sadler's Wells G2, COMIN' THROUGH Bite The Bullet G3, DAWN WALL Entrepreneur G3, DIAMOND FIELDS Shamardal G3,

FAS Dutch Art G3, ILITSHE Sadler's Wells G3, MELAGRANA Secret Savings G3, MERCHANT NAVY Snippets G3, OUT AND ABOUT Galileo G3, TORCEDOR Sadler's Wells G3, TURRET ROCKS Galileo G3, ALLURINGLY Giant's Causeway LR, CASTERTON Sadler's Wells LR, ENTSAR Galileo LR, FAST 'N' ROCKING Hennessy LR, MILWAUKEE Galileo LR, MISS DEBUTANTE More Than Ready LR, MISSROCK Strategic LR, NAUGHTY OR NICE High Chaparral LR, ONE MASTER Pivotal LR, TRIPLE EX Encosta de Lago LR. 1st Dam: Lady Bones by Royal Applause. unraced. Dam of 1 winner: 2011: Oighear Fuar (c Verglas) ran.

2012: LAGANORE (f Fastnet Rock) 7 wins at 3 to 5 at home, Italy, Premio Lydia Tesio G1, D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S G3, Dubai Business Internships Pride S LR, 2nd D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S G3, Irish Stallion Farm EBF Blue Wind S G3, TRI Equestrian Silver S LR, 3rd Premio Lydia Tesio G1, Kilboy Estate S G2, ISF EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial S LR. 2013: Lady's Wish (f Rock of Gibraltar) ran 3 times.

2015: (f Iffraaj) 2016: (c Holy Roman Emperor) 2017: (f Fastnet Rock) 2nd Dam: Leukippids by Sadler's Wells. unraced. Dam of BLAZING SPEED (g Dylan Thomas: Standard Chartered Chpns. & Chater Cup G1, Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup G1, 2nd The Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup G1, Standard Chartered Chpns. & Chater Cup G1, 3rd The Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup G1, Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup G1, Longines Hong Kong Cup G1) Broodmare Sire: ROYAL APPLAUSE. Sire of the dams of 18 Stakes winners. In 2017 LAGANORE Fastnet Rock G1, ANNA PAVLOVA St Petersburg G3, BLUE POINT Shamardal G3, STEEL OF MADRID Lope de Vega G3, ROYAL BIRTH Exceed And Excel LR.

Broodmare Sire: ONE COOL CAT. Sire of the dams of 5 Stakes winners. In 2017 - MY LEA Dandy Man G3, HIGH AS A KITE Manduro LR, LADY RAMON Ramonti LR.

Danzig Danehill Razyana FASTNET ROCK b 2001 Royal Academy Piccadilly Circus Gatana LAGANORE b f 2012 Waajib Royal Applause Flying Melody LADY BONES b 2006 Sadler's Wells Leukippids Teslemi

Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi, G3, Rome, October 29, 1200m 1 My Lea (IRE) 3 b f Dandy Man (IRE) - Luvmedo (IRE) (One Cool Cat (USA)) 2 Zapel (GB) 4 b c Kyllachy (GB) Viadeigiardini (GB) (Dubai Destination (USA)) 3 Imperial Tango (FR) 3 b f Sageburg (IRE) - Driving Miswaki (USA) (Miswaki (USA)) Age: 2-3; Starts: 17; Wins: 7; Places: 9 Earnings: £110,809 Sire: DANDY MAN. Sire of 6 Stakes winners. In 2017 - PENIAPHOBIA Great Commotion G2, MY LEA One Cool Cat G3.

1st Dam: Luvmedo by One Cool Cat. ran twice at 2. Dam of 4 winners: 2012: Pivotal Rio (c Captain Rio) 7 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy, 2nd Criterium Nazionale LR, Premio Divino Amore Trofeo SGA LR. 2013: DYLLAN (g Zebedee) Winner at 3.

2014: MY LEA (f Dandy Man) Sold 9,597gns yearling at GOOY2. 7 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi G3, Premio Omenoni LR, 2nd Premio Ubaldo Pandolfi LR, 3rd Premio Carlo Chiesa LR. 2015: MISTER MAGIC (g Red Jazz) Winner at 2.

2017: (c Alhebayeb) 2nd Dam: DRESS CODE by Barathea. 1 win at 2. Own sister to RAG TOP. Dam of Dress To Impress (g Fasliyev: 3rd wbx.com National S LR)

Danehill Mozart Victoria Cross DANDY MAN b 2003 Night Shift Lady Alexander Sandhurst Goddess MY LEA b f 2014 Storm Cat One Cool Cat Tacha LUVMEDO b 2006 Barathea Dress Code Petite Epaulette

GP.Mehl-Mulhens-Stiftung Herbst Preis, G3, Hannover, October 29, 2200m 1 Ostana (GER) 4 b f Contat (GER) - Oviva (GER) (Lomitas (GB)) 2 Agathonia (USA) 3 b f Street Cry (IRE) - Regency Romance (GB) (Diktat (GB)) 3 Fosun (GER) 4 b f Soldier Hollow (GB) - Flamingo Sky (USA) (Silver Hawk (USA)) Age: 3-4; Starts: 7; Wins: 5; Places: 2 Earnings: £50,318 Sire: CONTAT. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. In 2017 - OSTANA Lomitas G3, SCHANG Tertullian LR. 1st Dam: Oviva by Lomitas. unraced. Dam of 6 winners: 2004: Olana (f Aeskulap) ran on the flat in Germany.

2006: OLIVIA (f Sholokhov) 5 wins at 4, 6 and 7 in Germany.

2007: Osina (f Lecroix) 2008: ORSELLA (f Lecroix) 9 wins at 4 to 8, 2016 in Germany.

2009: OWAR (c War Blade) 2 wins at 2 in Bosnia and Herzegovi.

2010: OTTILIE (f Shrek) 5 wins at 5 in Germany.

2011: OSCAR (c War Blade) 5 wins at 3 to 6, 2017 in Germany.

2012: Olaja (f Contat) 2013: OSTANA (f Contat) 5 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, GP.MehlMulhens-Stiftung Herbst Preis G3, G. P. der BMW Niederlassung Neue Cup LR. 2014: Osumi (f Contat) 2015: (f War Blade)

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international database 2016: (c War Blade) 2nd Dam: OMNICA by Windwurf.

3 wins in West Germany. Dam of OSIBISA (f Esclavo: Kronimus Rennen LR), Orletta (f Platini: 3rd Diana Trial/Las Vegas-Slenderella Rennen LR). Third dam of ORION STAR, ORION GIRL, Orion Moon, Orion Love. Fourth dam of Omana, Oriental Wind.

Broodmare Sire: LOMITAS. Sire of the dams of 43 Stakes winners. In 2017 - WAKE FOREST Sir Percy G2, DISTAIN Champs Elysees G3, HORIZON Dynasty G3, ISABELLA SINGS Eskendereya G3, OSTANA Contat G3.

Diktat

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Arvola CONTAT b 2003 Robellino Conga Congress OSTANA b f 2013 Niniski Lomitas La Colorada OVIVA b 2000 Windwurf Omnica Order

Pastorius Grosser Preis von Bayern, G1, Munich, November 1, 2400m 1 Guignol (GER) 5 b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Guadalupe (GER) (Monsun (GER)) 2 Iquitos (GER) 5 b c Adlerflug (GER) - Irika (GER) (Areion (GER)) 3 Dschingis Secret (GER) 4 b c Soldier Hollow (GB) - Divya (GER) (Platini (GER)) Age: 3-5; Starts: 13; Wins: 5; Places: 5 Earnings: £272,664 Sire: CAPE CROSS. Sire of 118 Stakes winners. In 2017 GUIGNOL Monsun G1, MOONLIGHT MAGIC Lammtarra G3, CAP VERITE Dubai Destination LR, DANCER CROSS Dubai Destination LR, ELIDOR Mark of Esteem LR, HORSEPLAY Lemon Drop Kid LR, ONTHEMOONAGAIN American Post LR. 1st Dam: GUADALUPE by Monsun.

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Germany in 2002. 4 wins at 2 and 3 in Germany, Italy, Oaks d'Italia G1, 2nd Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks G1, Gran Premio del Jockey Club G1, 3rd Ostermann - Diana Deutsches Stuten Derby G1. Own sister to GETAWAY and Guardia.

Dam of 6 winners: 2004: Guendalina (f Kingmambo) unraced. Broodmare.

2005: GUANTANA (f Dynaformer) 3 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Monsun Oster Stutenpreis LR, Siemens Rennen - Hanshin-Cup LR, 2nd Walther J Jacobs Stutenpreis G3. Dam of GUARDINI (c Dalakhani: 4 wins at 3 to 5 in Australia, France, Germany, Gerling Preis G2), GOUACHE (f Shamardal: 2 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Preis vom Berliner Schloss Stutenpreis LR), Guizot (g Tertullian: 2 wins at 3 and 4 in Australia, Germany, 3rd Preis des Winterfavoriten G3) 2006: Glicine (f Tiger Hill) unraced.

Broodmare.

2007: GUIANA (f Tiger Hill) Winner at 3 in Germany. Dam of Guiliana (f Zoffany: Winner at 3 in Germany, 3rd Berenberg Escada Cup LR) 2008: Guenea (f Sinndar) unraced.

Broodmare.

2010: GLEE (f Dansili) 2 wins at 4 in Germany.

2011: GUILIANI (c Tertullian) 5 wins at 3 to 5 in France, Germany, Grosser Dallmayr Bayerisches Zuchtrennen G1.

2012: GUIGNOL (c Cape Cross) 5 wins at 3 to 5 in Germany, Pastorius Grosser Preis von Bayern G1 (twice), Longines Grosser Preis von Baden G1, Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft G2, 3rd Longines Grosser Preis von Berlin G1, www.pferdewetten.de Grosser Hansa Preis G2, Preis von Dahlwitz LR. 2013: Gauguin (c Tertullian) Winner at 3 in Germany, 3rd Prix Ridgway LR. 2015: Guardian Witch (f Lawman) unraced to date.

2016: Gympie (f Australia) 2nd Dam: Guernica by Unfuwain. unraced. Dam of GETAWAY (c Monsun: Grosser Mercedes-Benz Preis von Baden G1, Deutschland Preis - Freunde und Forderer G1, 2nd Gran Premio di Milano G1,

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Rheinland-Pokal G1), GUADALUPE (f Monsun, see above), GUADALAJARA (f Acatenango: Grand Prix de Lyon - Radio Scoop LR, 2nd Prix de Pomone G2), Guardia (f Monsun: 3rd Japan Racing Association Trophy LR) Broodmare Sire: MONSUN. Sire of the dams of 65 Stakes winners. In 2017 - GUIGNOL Cape Cross G1, SOUL STIRRING Frankel G1, WILD ILLUSION Dubawi G1, FANDANGO Lord of England G2, NARELLA Reliable Man G3, RAHEEN HOUSE Sea The Stars G3, ARMORICAINE Kendargent LR, MILLE ET MILLE Muhtathir LR, NIGHT MUSIC Sea The Stars LR, OGLUM BERATIM Dai Jin LR, SWACADELIC Adlerflug LR, AL BUSTAN Medecis LR, LYONELL Montjeu LR. The Cape Cross/Monsun cross has produced: GUIGNOL G1, Capo Maximo G3.

Danzig Green Desert Foreign Courier CAPE CROSS b/br 94 Ahonoora Park Appeal Balidaress GUIGNOL b c 2012 Konigsstuhl Monsun Mosella GUADALUPE br 99 Unfuwain Guernica Greenvera

Prix de Seine-et-Oise, G3, Maisons-Laffitte, November 1, 1200m 1 The Right Man (GB) 5 br g Lope de Vega (IRE) - Three Owls (IRE) (Warning) 2 Gold Vibe (IRE) 4 ch c Dream Ahead (USA) - Whisper Dance (USA) (Stravinsky (USA)) 3 Son Cesio (FR) 6 b c Zafeen (FR) Slitana (FR) (Dansili (GB)) Age: 2-5; Starts: 20; Wins: 10; Places: 6 Earnings: £670,531 Sire: LOPE DE VEGA. Sire of 30 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPLA TEMPTRESS Dansili G1, SANTA ANA LANE Fastnet Rock G1, THE RIGHT MAN Warning G1, VEGA MAGIC Magic Albert G1, VERY

SPECIAL Danehill G2, CANDY STORE Noverre G3, SOUSTRACTION Galileo G3, STEEL OF MADRID Royal Applause G3, BAY OF POETS Montjeu LR, GRANDEE Anabaa LR, LOPE DE CAPIO Danzero LR, PARVIZ Galileo LR. 1st Dam: THREE OWLS by Warning. Winner at 3. Dam of 6 winners: 2002: Black Velvet (g Inchinor) Winner at 2, 2nd Nayef Rose Bowl S LR. 2003: Tellini (c Generous) ran on the flat in Italy.

2004: Baby Dordan (f Desert Prince) 2006: Three Moons (f Montjeu) Winner at 3, 2nd stanjames.com Pretty Polly S LR. Dam of TASHAAR (g Sea The Stars: 4 wins at 3 and 5 at home, France, Sakhee Godolphin S LR, 3rd Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Arc Trial G3) 2007: HONG KONG ISLAND (g Alhaarth) 3 wins at 3 and 4.

2008: FIRE IN BABYLON (g Montjeu) 6 wins at 4, 6 and 7.

2009: Mystic Melody (f Montjeu) ran once. Broodmare.

2010: Three Choirs (f Rock of Gibraltar). Broodmare.

2011: STEVE ROGERS (g Montjeu) 6 wins at 4 and 5.

2012: THE RIGHT MAN (g Lope de Vega) Sold 24,777gns yearling at AROCT. 10 wins at 2 to 5, 2017 in France, UAE, Azizi Developments Al Quoz Sprint G1, Prix de Seineet-Oise G3 (twice), Prix de Bonneval LR, 2nd Prix de MeautryLucien Barriere G3, Prix Hampton LR. 2013: Test (f Dansili) unraced.

2014: Ribble (f Motivator) in training.

2015: Oykel (f Kendargent) unraced to date.

2017: (f Kendargent) 2nd Dam: THREE TERNS by Arctic Tern. 1 win at 3 in France. Dam of THAMES (c Fabulous Dancer: Prix Boulogne LR, 3rd Prix Noailles G2),

international database THREE WRENS (f Second Empire: EBF Dick Hern Fillies S LR) Broodmare Sire: WARNING. Sire of the dams of 53 Stakes winners.

In 2017 - THE RIGHT MAN Lope de Vega G1, FLAG OF HONOUR Galileo G3, INORDINATE Harlan's Holiday G3.

Giant's Causeway Shamardal Helsinki LOPE DE VEGA ch 2007 Vettori Lady Vettori Lady Golconda THE RIGHT MAN br g 2012 Known Fact Warning Slightly Dangerous THREE OWLS b 97 Arctic Tern Three Terns Three Troikas

Prix Miesque, G3, MaisonsLaffitte, November 1, 1400m 1 Sweety Dream (FR) 2 b f Dream Ahead (USA) - Excellent Girl (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) 2 Seaella (IRE) 2 b f Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Gems (GB) (Haafhd (GB)) 3 Moisson Precoce (GB) 2 b f Lawman (FR) - Arch of Colours (GB) (Monsun (GER)) Age: 2; Starts: 3; Wins: 2; Places: 0 Earnings: £45,726 Sire: DREAM AHEAD. Sire of 15 Stakes winners. In 2017 - AL WUKAIR Machiavellian G1, DREAMS APLENTY Redoute's Choice G3, SWEETY DREAM Exceed And Excel G3, AWAKEN Redoute's Choice LR, GENERALISSIMO Redoute's Choice LR, GOLD TAIL Elusive City LR, GORANE Nashwan LR, PEACH MELBA Hurricane Sky LR, PURSUING THE DREAM Dubawi LR, TISBUTADREAM Choisir LR, VISIONARY Lawman LR. 1st Dam: Excellent Girl by Exceed And Excel. Winner at 3 in France, 3rd Prix Cleopatre G3. Dam of 4 winners: 2011: (c Dubawi) 2012: AL RADDA (f Iffraaj) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare.

2013: ANITSCHKA (f Arcano) 4 wins at 3 in Czech Republic.

2014: KHYROVA (f Canford Cliffs) Winner at 3 in France.

2015: SWEETY DREAM (f Dream Ahead) Sold 21,008gns yearling at AROCT. 2 wins at 2 in France, Prix Miesque G3.

2016: (c Siyouni) 2nd Dam: Dame Blanche by Be My Guest. Dam of Excellent Girl (f Exceed And Excel, see above), Fastnet Tempest (g Fastnet Rock: 2nd Ladbrokes Sale Cup LR) Broodmare Sire: EXCEED AND EXCEL. Sire of the dams of 19 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ALIZEE Sepoy G1, PROMPT RESPONSE Beneteau G2, SWEETY DREAM Dream Ahead G3, DARK LIBERTY Dark Angel LR, FUNDEGHE Raven's Pass LR, MISSION IMPASSIBLE Galileo LR. Diktat

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Arvola DREAM AHEAD b/br 2008 Cadeaux Genereux Land of Dreams Sahara Star SWEETY DREAM b f 2015 Danehill Exceed And Excel Patrona EXCELLENT GIRL b 2006 Be My Guest Dame Blanche Streetcar

Premio Guido Berardelli, G3, Rome, November 5, 1800m 1 Wiesenbach (GB) 2 gr c Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Wurfscheibe (GER) (Tiger Hill (IRE)) 2 Wait Forever (IRE) 2 b c Camelot (GB) - Mount McLeod (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) 3 Old Fox (IRE) 2 b c Lord Shanakill (USA) - Mia Madonna (GB) (Motivator (GB)) Age: 2; Starts: 3; Wins: 1; Places: 2 Earnings: £41,007 Sire: JUKEBOX JURY. Sire of 1 Stakes winners. In 2017 WIESENBACH Tiger Hill G3.

1st Dam: WURFSCHEIBE by Tiger Hill. 4 wins at 2 to 4 in Germany, Frankfurter der Mehl Mulhens Stiftung G3, Walther J Jacobs Stutenpreis G3, Fahrhofer Stutenpreis G3. Dam of 3 winners:

2009: Walayta (f Oasis Dream) unraced. Broodmare.

2010: Wiesenweihe (f Silvano) unraced. Broodmare.

2012: WIESENBLUME (f Halling) Winner at 3 in Germany.

Broodmare.

2013: WIESENLERCHE (f Adlerflug) Winner at 3 in Germany.

2014: (f Acclamation). died.

2015: WIESENBACH (c Jukebox Jury) Sold 9,103gns yearling at BBAGS. 1 win at 2 in Italy, Premio Guido Berardelli G3, 2nd Premio Campobello LR. 2nd Dam: WURFBAHN by Frontal.

1 win at 3 in West Germany. Dam of WURFTAUBE (f Acatenango: Gerling Preis G2, BMW St Leger G2, 2nd WGZ Bank Deutschland Preis G1), WURFSCHEIBE (f Tiger Hill, see above), Wurfspiel (f Lomitas: 2nd Nereide Rennen LR).

Grandam of WAKE FOREST, WALDPARK, WALDVOGEL, LANDOFHOPEANDGLORY, Waldjagd, Wildfahrte, Waldmark, Wacaria. Third dam of MASKED MARVEL, WIESENPFAD, WALDLERCHE, WILDPARK, WALDTRAUT, WALDNAH, Wild Approach, Wild Max. Fourth dam of WALDGEIST. Broodmare Sire: TIGER HILL. Sire of the dams of 20 Stakes winners.

In 2017 - PALACE PRINCE Areion G2, WIESENBACH Jukebox Jury G3, ALMANDIN Monsun LR, STRAIGHT RIGHT Siyouni LR. Sadler's Wells Montjeu Floripedes JUKEBOX JURY gr 2006 Kenmare Mare Aux Fees Feerie Boreale WIESENBACH gr c 2015 Danehill Tiger Hill The Filly WURFSCHEIBE b 2002 Frontal Wurfbahn Wolkenpracht

2 Guiri (GER) 2 ch c Motivator (GB) - Guardia (GER) (Monsun (GER)) 3 Melodino (GER) 2 b c Dabirsim (FR) - Melody Fair (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE)) Age: 2; Starts: 5; Wins: 2; Places: 3 Earnings: £36,393 Sire: TAI CHI. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. In 2017 - POLDI'S LIEBLING Platini G3, ATTICA Desert Style LR. 1st Dam: PINEA by Platini. 7 wins at 4 to 6 in Germany. Dam of 3 winners: 2010: PASCANI (g Lord of England) 6 wins at 4 to 7, 2017 in Germany.

2012: POWER STAR (c Saddex) 3 wins at 4 in Germany.

2015: POLDI'S LIEBLING (c Tai Chi) 2 wins at 2 in Germany, Weingutes Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen G3, 3rd Premio Campobello LR. Broodmare Sire: PLATINI. Sire of the dams of 30 Stakes winners. In 2017 - DSCHINGIS SECRET Soldier Hollow G1, POLDI'S LIEBLING Tai Chi G3, MELON Medicean LR. Sadler's Wells High Chaparral Kasora TAI CHI b 2009 Big Shuffle Taita Tamarita POLDI'S LIEBLING ch c 2015 Surumu Platini Prairie Darling PINEA b 2002 Windwurf Pleasant Touch Pantherella

G.P. Rondo Food Niederrhein Pokal, G3, Krefeld, November 5, 2000m

Weingutes Herzog von RatiborRennen, G3, Krefeld, November 5, 1600m 1 Poldi's Liebling (GER) 2 ch c Tai Chi (GER) - Pinea (GER) (Platini (GER))

1 Veneto (GER) 4 b c New Approach (IRE) - Venia Legendi (GER) (Zinaad (GB)) 2 Devastar (GER) 5 b c Areion (GER) - Deva (GER) (Platini (GER)) 3 Capitano (GER) 4 b c Paolini (GER) - Carabiola (FR) (Grape Tree Road (GB)) Age: 2-4; Starts: 9; Wins: 5; Places: 2 Earnings: £58,148

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photo of the month: Ballyheigue beach horse races

Ballyheigue beach horse races in the County Kerry village of Ballyheigue, Ireland on December 27.

Eight races were staged on the temporary track, and local history claims that the annual winter event traces back in the 1850s.

Top, inset: judge Brendan Carroll carries the start sign post out to the track followed by Thomas Roache carrying the sign Above: the field round the turn in front of Tralee Bay and a snow-capped Brandon Mountain Left: stewards prepare the beach ahead of racing, the digger is used to lift seaweed from the track Below, left: a pony is measured to ensure the height restrictions are being correctly adhered to Below, right: the crowd shelter from the wind behind the lifeguard’s hut

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1st Maiden, Navan, by 9 lengths.

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