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July 2008 Issue 47

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Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder July 2008

The official publication of the ROA and the TBA

Derby Daze New Approach is brilliant at Epsom but controversy surrounds trainer Jim Bolger’s late change of heart

“I’m happy doing my own thing” Ballyhane’s Joe Foley on competing with Coolmore and Darley page 26

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“he could become a truly effective sire in the future.” James Underwood’s European Racing & Breeding Digest, 1st August 2006, after HURRICANE RUN won the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S.-Gr.1.

Unbeaten at 2 1st Conditions race, Longchamp by 2½ L. World Champion at 3 1st Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-Gr.1, Longchamp by 2 L. 1st Irish Derby-Gr.1, Curragh by ½ L. 1st Prix Hocquart-Gr.2, Longchamp by 5 L. 1st Prix Niel-Gr.2, Longchamp by 3 L. Brilliant dual Gr.1 winner at 4 1st King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S.-Gr.1, Ascot. 1st Tattersalls Gold Cup-Gr.1, Curragh by 7 L.

STALLIONS FOR 2008 • AD VALOREM • ANTONIUS PIUS • AUSSIE RULES • CATCHER IN THE RYE • CHOISIR • DANEHILL DANCER • DYLAN THOMAS • EXCELLENT ART • • FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • GALILEO • HAWK WING • HIGH CHAPARRAL • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • HURRICANE RUN • IVAN DENISOVICH • MONTJEU • • NIGHT SHIFT • ONE COOL CAT • ORATORIO • PEINTRE CELEBRE • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR • STRATEGIC PRINCE • All Coolmore Stallions nominated to the European Breeder’s Fund.

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MONTJEU’S TOP PERFORMERS INCLUDE HURRICANE RUN AUTHORIZED MOTIVATOR SCORPION MONTARE CORRE CAMINOS FALSTAFF MONT ETOILE ANTON CHEKHOV PAPAL BULL

World Champion. See opposite 1st Epsom Derby-Gr.1, International S.-Gr.1, Racing Post Trophy-Gr.1, Dante S.-Gr.2 1st Epsom Derby-Gr.1, Racing Post Trophy-Gr.1, Dante S.-Gr.2 1st Coronation Cup-Gr.1, Grand Prix de Paris-Gr.1, St. Leger S.-Gr.1 1st Prix Royal Oak-Gr.1, Prix de Royallieu-Gr.2, Prix du Conseil de Paris-Gr.2 , Prix du Conseil de Paris-Gr.2 1st Prix Ganay-Gr.1, Prix du Prince d'Orange-Gr.3 1st Singapore Derby-Gr.1 1st Ribblesdale Stakes-Gr.2 1st Prix Hocquart-Gr.2 1st King Edward VII S.-Gr.2, Princess of Wales's S.-Gr.2

The highest rated son of the exceptional young sire Montjeu. Out of Hold On, a Stakes winning half-sister to 5 Group winners.

Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-31298. Fax: 353-52-31382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne or Mathieu Alex. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier or Joe Hernon: 353-25-31966/31689. E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Web site: www.coolmore.com

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Introduction

Carlow’s Joe and Jim the men in the news

Richard Griffiths Editor

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Derby Daze

rsy at Epsom but controve New Approach is brilliant late change of heart surrounds trainer Jim Bolger’s

“I’m happy doing my own thing” Ballyhane’s Joe Foley on competing with Coolmore and Darley

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“That is what should happen in the first instance, but we in Ireland have strong legal and fraud laws, and in the example of something being extremely fraudulent, anyone – as we see in the business pages almost every day – can seek recourse in the law courts. “So they are the two areas. I don’t think the ITBA or any such body like Horse Racing Ireland needs to be a policing body. I don’t agree with that. It should be up to the sales companies primarily and, secondly, the law of the land.” Like Jim Bolger, Foley comes across as a singular man and declines to fret too much about being an independent stallion operator in a business that is dominated by two “monoliths” in Coolmore and Darley. “Darley do their business, Coolmore do their business and I do mine,” he says. “I think I have got my own niche in the market.” As for Epsom, never has a winning 5-1 shot of the Derby attracted such muddy acclamation. If only, you find yourself thinking, the trainer had not ruled out the Derby so emphatically and instead simply made the point that the race was not on his agenda, but that plans, especially with racehorses, could always change. As it was, a brilliant victory partly got lost in a fog of indignation. Which was unfair on the winning horse, his owners Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed – the man who bought him for her – as well as New Approach’s clinical rider Kevin Manning. And, yes, even Bolger himself. After all, his was a brilliant training performance. What is not in doubt is that the Derby remains a great spectacle. Our photographer George Selwyn, assisted at Epsom by Naresh Joshi and Leo Mason, captures it perfectly for our review of both that race and the Oaks (see pages 32-37). I

“Foley is well qualified for the ITBA chairman role”

This month’s main cover photo of New Approach (green/black) winning the Derby was taken by George Selwyn July 2008 Issue 47

County Carlow plays a dominant role in this issue – and not just because it’s from where Jim Bolger trained New Approach to win the Vodafone Derby, just five days after stunning us all by announcing the colt was going to run after all, despite a number of previous contradictory statements. Three or four miles from Bolger is Ballyhane Stud, whose owner Joe Foley has just become chairman of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. As a man who stands five stallions, owns around 60 mares and pinhooks extensively, Foley is well qualified for the role. He has wasted little time since taking up the ITBA chair, using his first meeting to set up what he calls a “sales liaison committee” which is “going to deal with all sales issues relating to breeders.” While its remit will include matters such as sales dates and commission rates, the new group will also look at the thorny question of sales integrity – ‘thorny’ because it attracts so much swirling gossip but very little in the way of concrete allegation. Nonetheless, Foley says: “We at the ITBA are certainly not burying our heads in the sand and suggesting that we are whiter than white here, or that the whole market is whiter than white. We are going to study the whole thing closely.” It is noticeable in the UK how difficult it is proving among the various sales companies and associations to establish a clearer, tougher code of conduct for sales activity. But Foley argues: “I think it has got to be said that if a breeder sends a horse to a sales company he has to empower the sales company to make sure that any transaction that is carried out there, at the sales, is carried out transparently and ethically and legally.

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July 2008

CONTENTS

Foxysox, rated 84 in the UK, is enjoying a lucrative US career

News and Views 6 8 11

13 Kirsten Rausing reveals new TBA marketing plans

Will Joe Foley find himself snookered in The Big Interview?

News Focus Final levy figures unveiled

Talking to… BHA recruit Jon Ryan

Changes Your must-read news wrap-up

The Big Interview ITBA chairman Joe Foley

ROA Leader Bookmakers must be accurate

Cover Story Picture special on Derby and Oaks

Land of Opportunity Big prizes await in the States

TBA Leader Major studs to help promotion?

Be Our Guest Greg Wood on Great Leighs

Lysaght’s People Sam Morshead goes potty

ROA News Prize-money agreement announced

Going Global Big Brown’s owner under fire

Picture Parade From the big Epsom meeting

Your Say The groom’s fee debate

Owner of the Month Julian Richmond-Watson

Owners in the News Bryan Agar and Philip Freedman

Racecourse Prize-money How Britain’s 60 courses compare

Features 16

Big Picture And they’re off at Royal Ascot!

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BLOODLINES Simply the right policy – without the fuss We are able to provide cover for: 쮿 All risks of mortality 쮿 Theft 쮿 Stallion’s congenital or permanent infertility 쮿 Broodmare barrenness 쮿 Prospective foal 쮿 Foals from 24 hours 쮿 Yearlings unsoundness of wind 쮿 Horses at grass New Approach’s Derby win captured in pictures

TBA News Some wonderful regional days

Breeders’ Prizes Your latest Flat winners

Breeder of the Month Lady Whent for Assertive

Breeders in the News Featuring John Ellis and the Farrs

Vets Forum The sweet itch season

32 LEADING THE FIELD IN BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE

TO STAY AHEAD OF THE FIELD

Data Book 68

Caulfield Files The great Sadler’s Wells

Stakes Results From Europe and the US

Stallion Stats Exclusive new tables

British/Irish-breds Your victories overseas

22 Can Jon Ryan get the BHA message across?

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Levy figure is revised “We were starved of information from bookmakers last year,” he said. “The estimates we make are based on the evidence we have at the time and are unable to be verified. “In the past we have been £4 million to £5 million out in our estimates, so it is not a major surprise that the figure is not as high as we had hoped for.” The Levy Board had stated its

The 2007/2008 levy yield will not top £120 million, as the racing industry had previously hoped, after the Levy Board confirmed a figure of £116.5m had been collected for the 46th scheme. Stephen Haywood, the Levy Board’s finance director, said that “it was not a major surprise” that the most recent forecast of the betting industry’s financial contribution to racing had not materialised.

British racing will still benefit from the highest ever levy yield this year, with the total prizemoney fund bolstered as a result by £6.7m to £56.2m (from July 1), having eclipsed the £110.7m recorded in 2003/2004. Rob Hughes, Levy Board chairman (pictured), said: “We have always been asked to forecast the levy yield very early on in the cycle, so next year our

‘The 2007/08 levy yield will not top £120m as hoped; it will be £116.5m’ intention to provide a prizemoney allocation of at least £65m per annum up to 2011, although Haywood added: “We cannot say what will happen in the future and it would be unwise to predict beyond a year.”

strategy review meeting will be moved to July (from April). “We need a long-term deal in place between racing and the betting industry for the levy, but unfortunately that is nowhere near in sight at present.”

Rise in Maktoum breeze-up buys

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figure lots at the two venues had been registered at the time of going to press, 22 were owned by Godolphin, Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum or owners associated with the Dubai ruling family, such as Saeed Suhail, Sultan Ali and Abdullah Saeed Belhab. A further four recuits, yet to be named, were knocked down to Dick O’Gorman, who frequently buys for Darley. Godolphin’s recruits ranged from the 440,000gns Invincible Spirit colt Al Wasl, purchased through Gosden, through to House Of Wisdom, a 37,000gns Seeking The Gold colt knocked down to Johnston, and Dareh, a daughter of Invincible Spirit

bought via Angie Sykes. The Maktoum breeze-up spending has massively increased compared to 2007, when of the 30 six-figure lots at Tattersalls, Doncaster and Kempton, they bought only eight.

Luke Lillingston: Godolphin buyer

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The Maktoum family’s domination of the 2008 breeze-up sales at both Tattersalls and Doncaster has become even more apparent, as purchases by a whole variety of agents and trainers have been registered. John Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed’s bloodstock advisor, did not sign for a single lot at either Doncaster or the two Newmarket sales, but among those buying for Godolphin were agents Blandford Bloodstock, Luke Lillingston, John McCormack, Dick O’Gorman, Anthony Stroud and Angie Sykes, along with trainers John Gosden and Mark Johnston. While not all of the 47 six-

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News Focus

Big boost for marketing group The promotion and marketing of British-bred horses is to be given a “significantly increased focus,” according to TBA chairman Kirsten Rausing. In this month’s TBA Leader (see page 13), Rausing announces a strengthening of the British Bloodstock Marketing group, which will “now have a wider role and remit to promote British racing and breeding.” As a result, BBM will have a new office in Newmarket, to run in tandem with its current London base, and benefit from additional staff and funding – both from the British Horseracing Authority and possibly from major stud farms. “I am pleased to report the TBA has got a favourable initial response from leading British stud farms which, when implemented, will allow BBM to promote

British racing and breeding as a package, and enjoy cross benefits as they arise,” said Rausing. Gavin Pritchard-Gordon, the TBA’s executive director, will become the BBM’s fulltime chairman. He will be joined by executive Desna Tatler, to work alongside existing BBM marketing manager Anna Pinnington (pictured). Meanwhile, TBA Council member Ron Huggins will join the BBM board, “bringing expertise gained from 28 years working for US multinational KimberlyClark,” according to Rausing. The TBA’s Irish counterpart is also set for a significant change in its structure, according to ITBA chairman Joe Foley, the subject of this month’s Big Interview (see pages 26-31). Foley revealed that plans

are in place to set up a sales liaison committee, whose remit will include addressing sales integrity. Foley said: “It is going to be small and tight, and is going to deal with all issues relating to breeders. That’s our mandate. Obviously included in that is the whole sales ethics question, as well as sales dates and commission rates.”

Decline in trade for store horses Trade at the first two earlysummer Anglo-Irish store sales showed a decline on last year, notably at the top end. Both Doncaster’s two-day event – split from the Spring Sale’s horses in training section for the first time – and Goffs’ June fixture failed to keep pace with the 2007 figures. The top price of £86,000 was the lowest for a Doncaster store sale-topper since 1998, while Goffs, where trade was headed by a €92,000 transaction, failed to feature a six-figure lot for the first time since 2003. The recent trend of buyers and vendors favouring threeyear-olds over the four-year-olds that used to dominate the store market continued.

Ten of the 11 lots to make €50,000 or more at Goffs were three-year-olds, while eight of the 11 horses sold for £50,000-plus at Doncaster were from the younger age group. Goffs’ Land Rover Sale was stretched from one day to two, with a single day June Sale added at the end. With a smaller catalogue, turnover fell by 30.2% to €7,045,700, while the average dropped by 10.4% to €15,657. The €12,000 median remained level with last year, although only 61.5% of the lots offered changed hands, compared to 69% in 2007. Doncaster’s store turnover, despite an increased catalogue, fell marginally to £3,745,650, although the

average fell by 8% to £18,094 and the median dropped by 1% to £15,750. The 72% clearance rate compared to 82% last year. Howard Johnson helped ensure a buoyant trade for the bumper and point-topointers, who dominated Doncaster’s Spring horsesin-training trade, by buying four of the top six lots on behalf of Graham Wylie. They were headed by Presenting Forever at £370,000. Tattersalls Ireland’s Derby Sale has been extended from two days to three, and takes place from June 25 to 27. An in-depth analysis of the 2008 store sales will appear in the next issue of Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder.

SANTA ANITA SEEKS TRACK DAMAGES The operators of Santa Anita Park, which will host the Breeders’ Cup for the next two years, are seeking more than $8.4 million in damages from Cushion Track Footing USA and affiliated companies and executives. The Los Angeles Turf Club, which runs Santa Anita as a subsidiary of Magna Entertainment Corp, has alleged fraud, breach of contract, breach of warranty, and negligent work and defective materials against Cushion Track, the British-based makers of synthetic surfaces. Santa Anita lost 11 racing days last winter when its new Cushion Track surface did not drain after hard rainfalls. The lawsuit contends that Cushion Track was supposed to supply a surface identical to that installed at Hollywood Park but failed to do so, and then failed to replace defective materials. Philip Bond, a Cushion Track director, did not respond to a message left at the company’s advertised phone number in Orlando, Florida. Santa Anita officials were advised in May by Pro-Ride Racing Australia executive Ian Pearse that they should remove the track surface and replace the problematic asphalt base. Pearse has also recommended that the surface material be treated with Pro-Ride polymers again. Santa Anita officials had not committed to a plan of action by June 11.

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Racing’s news in a nutshell People and business Michael Howard Davy Condon Aga Khan Phil Kinsella Albert Ennis Emmanuelle Bour-Poitrinal Jeremy Noseda Great Leighs Ian Power Mark Kershaw Paddy Power Development Fund Tote Michael McAlister Santa Anita ITBA Sunday racing Oliver Greenall Sedgefield

Former Conservative leader appointed non-executive chairman of Northern Racing, four months after he was recruited as a director 23-year-old replaces the retired Tony Dobbin as stable jockey to Nicky Richards at Greystoke; he landed the 2007 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on Ebaziyan Owner-breeder set to raise his stake in Robert J Goff & Co plc to 40% after Smurfit family sells its 23% share in the group Appointed stable jockey to Malcolm Jefferson; the 25-year-old replaces Fergus King, who has stopped riding to recover from a serious shoulder injury Trainer splits from owner Andrew Wates, having taken over at Beare Green in Surrey after the death of Terry Casey in 2001 Quits post as director general of France Galop just five months after taking over from Louis Romanet Newmarket trainer criticises Ascot’s decision to pay some of the travelling costs for overseas runners at the Royal meeting Essex track reduces safety limit for five-furlong races to 14 as a “goodwill gesture” to jockeys Irish jump jockey, 27, suffers head injuries in a fall at Tramore Managing director and clerk of the course at Newbury for a decade leaves to pursue other opportunities Bookmaker expands into Northern Ireland after buying McGranaghan Racing, comprising eight high street betting offices, for £19 million Two-day bidding process for fixtures takes 2009 total to £1.3 million Launch first new bet – the swinger – since the Scoop6 was introduced in 1999 BHA clear jockey of any wrongdoing in Tony Dobbin’s final race at Carlisle, when his efforts on runner-up Lord Samposin were brought into question Track seeks $8.4 million in damages in a lawsuit filed against Cushion Track Footing USA and affiliated companies and executives To stage symposium – ‘Your Survival Guide to the ‘08 Sales Season’ – at Dunboyne Castle, County Meath, on July 16 William Hill slams BHA decison to drop four winter Sundays from the 2009 fixture list; spokesman David Hood described the move as “nonsensical” 21-year-old sets British point-to-point record with 56 winners, riding a double on the last day of the season at Umberleigh BHA investigation into number of fatalities at track fails to find common theme; authority satisfied ‘best practice’ is being complied with

Racehorse and stallion – movements and retirements Tobougg The Listener Nahoodh Red Clubs Orizaba Fusaichi Pegasus Fireside Queen’s Best

Dual Group 1 winner will join fellow Darley stallion Sulamani on a shuttle trip to Brazil and stand at Haras San Francesco in Sao Paulo Triple Grade 1-winning chaser switched from the stable of Robert and Sally Alner to their former assistant Nick Mitchell by owner Raymond Humphreys Mick Channon loses daughter of Clodovil, a luckless fifth in the 1,000 Guineas before disappointing seventh in the Irish version, to Mark Johnston Five-year-old son of Red Ransom to stand at Stoney Bridge Stud in New Zealand for the upcoming southern hemisphere season Darley buys two-year-old son of Orpen, a nine-length winner on his debut at Newbury, from syndicate Box 41; he will remain in the care of Mick Channon Kentucky Derby-winning son of Mr Prospector joins Coolmore stallions in shuttling to South America; the 11-year-old will stand at Haras Don Alberto in Chile Three-year-old Dr Fong colt, last in the 2,000 Guineas on his seasonal return, moves from Peter Chapple-Hyam to Michael Jarvis Cheveley Park-owned daughter of King’s Best, winner of the 2007 Group 3 Winter Hill Stakes for Sir Michael Stoute, is retired to the paddocks

People obituaries

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Mick Haynes Peter Asquith Dave Hanley Jimmy O’Neill Michael Farrin Christine Douglas-Home ‘Bud’ Sayers Warren A J‘ immy’ Croll Kevin Lee

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Horse obituaries

Age

Kahyasi (pictured) Jomus Fit To Fight Sought Out Heron Island Silver Hawk Pursuit Of Love

23 7 29 20 15 29 19

Epsom trainer, based at Tattenham Corner Stables until retiring in 2004; sent out Popsi's Joy to take the 1980 Cesarewitch under Lester Piggott Owner of classy front-running sprinter Celtic Mill who was formerly a trainer Former trainer who landed the Wokingham, Ebor and Cambridgeshire Senior member of the Turf Club’s security staff Veterinary technician who worked with the BHA’s dope testing team Long-term secretary and close friend to trainer Henrietta Knight Head groom to Toby Balding during the era of Highland Wedding, Little Polveir and Morley Street Trainer of Mr Prospector and Horse of the Year Holy Bull, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994 Part-owner of 2007 Chester Cup winner Greenwich Meantime

1988 dual Derby winner for the Aga Khan, Luca Cumani and Ray Cochrane, and grandsire of Zarkava Kempton regular, won or placed 11 times from 19 appearances at the Sunbury track and a firm favourite with connections and racegoers Son of Chieftain who stood at Lane’s End Farm, Kentucky; he sired 40 stakes winners, including Grade 1 scorers Key Contender and Fit To Scout Dam of 2004 Derby hero North Light; bred by Ballymacoll Stud, the daughter of Rainbow Quest landed her biggest success in the Prix du Cadran Son of Shirley Heights who stood as a jumps sire at Arctic Tack Stud in County Wexford and covered 315 mares last year Sire of 1997 Derby winner Benny The Dip; the son of Roberto was pensioned in 2003, having stood at Airdrie Stud in Kentucky Broodmare sire of Attraction and Antonius Pius; the son of Groom Dancer raced for Lord Howard de Walden, landing the Prix Maurice de Gheest

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ROA Leader Surely bookmakers have had enough practise to produce accurate figures?

Racing’s financial rollercoaster ride Paul Dixon President Racehorse Owners Association

The latest Levy Board figures, so greatly affected by the so-called ‘high-roller’ factor, have produced what has actually been a rollercoaster for the future finances of the racing industry. It is extraordinary that figures, which are largely based on the gross profits from horseracing bets laid by major bookmakers up to March 31 this year, have continued to swing from a miserable early budget figure to a position that was close to inspiring elation for racing, only to lurch back to being somewhere in the middle of the two extremes. The gross profits era may have heralded a more uncertain world in that horseracing results are uncertain by their very nature. You would have thought, however, that bookmakers would have had sufficient practise since 2001 to be able to predict just in advance of their end-of-year figures how much they were going to make from horserace betting, give or take a million or two. But this is apparently not the case. We are told that £16 million of the levy’s final total of £116.5m is due to the celebrated Ladbrokes’ ‘high-rollers’, but this factor could not be relied upon in future years. The Levy Board, forever prudent, has therefore decided to keep part of this ‘windfall’ back to cover shortages that may emerge during the next three years. All this has left us with a base annual prizemoney figure of £62.5m for 2009, with the hope that this figure can at least be sustained for 2010 and 2011. Minimum prize-money values have enjoyed significant rises across the board but there is virtually no other money available for anything else. It may be unfortunate that this policy has been forced upon us – especially when you see the extent to which Sunday appearance money has been eroded in recent years – but it is right that prize-money should always take priority in Levy Board expenditure. This mixture of good news and bad news

makes it difficult to assess the future. Racing’s market share of betting continues to diminish, while bookmakers tell us that only a significant structural change in our product can arrest this decline. The problem facing owners and other members of the Horsemen’s Group is that, as providers of the product, we pick up most of the bill when changes to the fixture list and race programme take place. And where is the guarantee of a return? Bookmakers may argue that racing should show flexibility by putting on fixtures late morning and early evening, by extending certain cards so they contain ten races, by putting on more fixtures for winter evenings and by placing a ceiling on field sizes. But, while all these things are entirely possible – perhaps even desirable from a commercial standpoint – industry leaders sometimes appear oblivious to the fact that most of the additional cost of moulding racing to suit bookmakers falls on owners and trainers. It is a quandary that we have to face. Do we mistrust the betting industry’s analysis to the extent where we simply ignore their calls for a more betting-oriented product, believing that it will do us no good? Do we insist that we see the colour of their money before agreeing to what they want (a fair but possibly futile suggestion)? Or do we make the changes they are asking for in the hope that betting on horseracing returns to something like its glory days in betting shops, leading to a comparably greater income for racing? Whichever of these routes racing sets out to follow, there can be no doubt that members of the Horsemen’s Group must be in the thick of discussions. The horses are at the centre of any racing industry and those people who own, train, ride and look after them must be fundamentally involved in any such debate. It would be insulting to racing’s participants to have it any other way. I

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TBA Leader TBA review leads to extension of marketing and promotion of British-breds

Important news, exciting changes Kirsten Rausing Chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

OVER the past six months the TBA has reviewed the association’s role, profile, and the support it provides to the British breeding industry. Although this work is ongoing, I am delighted to be able to announce an extension of the TBA’s efforts to promote and market British-bred bloodstock at home and abroad. This review was initiated by my predecessor, Philip Freedman, and has encompassed a grassroots examination of the association’s legal identity and the services and support it provides to British breeders. I understand this is the first time a comprehensive review has been undertaken since the launch of the TBA in 1917. We cannot be accused of rushing into things! It will be several months before we roll out the complete new structure, as there is still a lot to do to satisfy the new requirements of the Charity Commission, review the corporate identity and address the vexing issue of the considerable amount of support we provide for all breeders, against the funds we receive from members. However, we are delighted to announce that significantly increased focus will be given to the promotion and marketing of the British-bred and sold thoroughbred, under the auspices of British Bloodstock Marketing (BBM). The organisation will now have a wider role and remit to promote British racing and breeding internationally, with a new office in Newmarket, as well as a London base, plus additional funding and staff. These developments have been initiated by the TBA and BHA, who have joined forces to drive the venture forward, with the continued support of BBM’s members, Doncaster Bloodstock Sales, the Federation of Bloodstock Agents, Tattersalls and Weatherbys. There is undoubtedly considerable existing activity in support of the promotion of British racing, but by consolidating our efforts we believe that we can make an even greater impact. Promoting British racing and breeding around the world is vital to the whole sport,

and British Bloodstock Marketing manager Anna Pinnington will be joined full-time by Gavin Pritchard-Gordon and Desna Tatler, who will be moving to the new offices and focusing on BBM’s activities. Gavin assumes the role of BBM chairman, with Desna providing executive support, as well as enhancing the BBM marketing team. I am grateful for the support and expertise TBA Council member Ron Huggins has been able to bring to this new initiative. He will enhance the composition of the BBM Board, bringing expertise gained from 28 years working for US multinational Kimberly-Clark, including 20 years as a director. Whilst we have a commitment from the BHA for increased support, I am pleased to report the TBA has got a favourable initial response from leading British stud farms which, when implemented, will allow BBM to promote British racing and breeding as a package, and enjoy cross benefits as they arise. The TBA’s remaining core activities – membership services, marketing, veterinary research, political lobbying, information, fundraising and industry liaison, will continue to be headed up by chief executive Louise Kemble, supported by experienced executives Pauline Stoddart, Samantha Knight, Christine Standley and new member of the team Sara Savage. The TBA’s involvement in stud staff training and education will continue to be managed by Caroline Turnbull, reflecting the importance the Council attaches to ensuring our employers, and workforce, are provided with the tools to enable them to comply with ever-increasing administrative and legal burden. The aim of this restructure is primarily to respond to the industry’s calls for increased marketing and promotion, as breeding becomes ever more global. But I am anxious we do not lose sight of the importance of representing breeders’ interests, in the core issues the TBA can influence and secure for the benefit of our members, British breeders. We now have the right structure and team to take this forward. I

“We believe we can make a great impact when it comes to the promotion of British racing”

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Be Our Guest First-time racegoers were offered a bad experience at Britain’s new track

This opportunity can be knocked Greg Wood The Guardian’s racing correspondent

By some measures, the men and women behind Great Leighs racecourse have done quite well to get Britain’s 60th racecourse up and running in ten years. Consider the Great Pyramid at Giza, for instance. It took twice as long to build – though to be fair to the ancient Egyptians, it was the tallest man-made structure on the planet for the next 3,800 years. It was a permanent reminder, too, of the ingenuity and application of the society that created it. At Great Leighs, their ambitions are not nearly so grand, but if you can judge a society by the structures it builds, then it is also reasonable to ask what the condition of Great Leighs says about the health and management of British racing as a whole. Great Leighs is the result of one man’s dream to bring racing under rules to Essex. John Holmes, a local businessman, finally saw his vision realised in late April, nearly two years later than planned. Trainers and jockeys at that first meeting spoke in glowing terms about the track’s generous, sweeping turn, the gleaming weighing room and smart owners’ bar above it. A month later, Great Leighs welcomed its first paying customers, to facilities that were not nearly so bright and shiny. With typical British stoicism, they stood around the bar in the temporary grandstand on the inside of the track, which was originally designed for three days of hospitality at the Ryder Cup, and paid nearly £4 a pint for beer. Every half an hour, they moved across to a window and looked out across several yards of churned-up wasteland as the runners completed the final furlong and a half, the only part of any race that can be easily watched first hand. I spent an hour walking around the grandstand, talking to racegoers about their impressions of Great Leighs. I was surprised to find that many, almost all of whom lived within a few miles of the track, were racing for the first time. Some racegoers were so disappointed by the experience that they were clearly determined never to return.

Many racing insiders are so excited by the appearance of the first new racecourse in living memory that they are willing to overlook its flaws. Imagine how you might feel, though, if a smart new restaurant opened near your home. It’s good for the neighbourhood, so you book a table for the opening night. When you arrive, the carpet is grubby, the house wine is £30 a bottle, and your food arrives half-cooked. What are the odds that you will return any time soon? Not great. It is not just Great Leighs, but by extension British racing as a whole, that has allowed these potential new recruits to the sport to leave disappointed. Other racegoers, admittedly, were more generous, and the general mood could be paraphrased as “it’s not finished yet, but it will be great when it is”. Which is no doubt true, but how long is that going to take? And how many more first-time racegoers will be turned off by a sub-standard experience in the meantime? The new Wembley Stadium was dogged by so many delays that it became a national joke, but when it did finally open, it was an outstanding facility to make every English football fan proud. As a result, the earlier controversy is now all but forgotten. Racing, by contrast, has a much-delayed new venue that will continue to be embarrassingly short on 21st-century comforts for the foreseeable future. And while the principal responsibility lies with the developers, they still need a licence to race from the BHA. The licence was granted on the basis that the facilities for professionals are adequate – indeed, excellent. Beyond basic health and safety, though, the attitude seems to be that if the racegoers’ experience is not up to scratch, that is the course’s problem. That’s not true. It is everyone’s problem, because every racecourse is an advertisement for our sport. For the moment at least, Great Leighs is not a persuasive one. I

“Great Leighs and British racing have disappointed potential new faces”

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Lysaght’s people The man from the Beeb brings us all the patter from the racecourse

Perth man ‘looses’ it

Dwyer makes cushy mistake On a tight schedule to make it to an evening meeting from a big afternoon fixture, jockeys Jamie Spencer, Martin Dwyer (pictured above) and Eddie Ahern were soon strapped into their helicopter and ready for the off. But something didn’t quite add up. Although used to flying with trainer Richard Hannon's wellappointed 'Hannonair' (on which the pilot is known as Pontius, incidentally), here was an altogether new level of onboard luxury, one fit for, say, a Sheikh. The chopper's exterior was of a familiar blue hue. Thinking, no doubt, of potentially lost career prospects, they clambered out, speedier than a King’s Stand winner. Liverpool-born Dwyer said: “I could imagine the headlines saying, ‘Scouser nicks helicopter’. I couldn't get off quick enough, though the leather seats were so deep I virtually needed a rope to haul myself out.”

A spot of bother to report from Perth racecourse, where Sam Morshead brings an endearingly individual touch to the post of general manager. With capacity crowds of 12,000 a regular thing at Sunday meetings staged at Britain’s most northerly track, lavatory facilities are, unsurprisingly, a top priority. To ensure adequate relief, lorry loads of ‘thunderboxes’ are regularly assembled, but

ahead of the recent Perth Gold Cup fixture, Morshead was unhappy with their positioning. Leading by example, jacket discarded, he summoned up all the strength that made him once among the hardest of jockeys to pass, and started to heave the first Portaloo to his preferred site. Cue pandemonium. One punter, apparently so keen to beat the traffic, had turned up early with his form guide and was inside the Portaloo, attempting to kill two birds with one stone.

Cornelius Lysaght Racing correspondent of BBC Radio

Stipe steward Gould finds classroom tonic Richard Gould, a new member of the BHA’s disciplinary panel, is guaranteed to bring a certain je ne c’est quoi to proceedings at Shaftesbury Avenue. As well as making his mark as a stipendiary steward, at home and abroad, and then as a local steward at Newbury, Gould has also pursued a successful school-mastering career, teaching French. After one stint as a stipe in Hong Kong, he returned to join a Hampshire prep school as headmaster. His slightly unconventional CV was the cause of some confusion in the staff common room, where one elderly beak asked: “Our new head man used to be a steward; does he realise there’s a little bit more to the job than pouring a decent gin and tonic?”

Two lame Marshams

Funny? It’s murrder

Much merriment in the Ewe & Lamb at Rolveden Layne, Kent where nonagenarian ex-racecourse commentator Cloudesley Marsham is a valued regular. Marsham, the Queen Mother’s favourite on-course caller, has had a horse named after him. However, the first opportunity to cheer on the two-year-old, trained by Andrew Balding for the stable’s eponymous Kingsclere Racing Club, was scuppered by an unfortunate bout of lameness. “No problem,” chortled the 91-yearold on being given the disappointing news, “that makes two of us.”

The Vodafone Derby meeting may have belonged to the Jim Bolger/New Approach team, but despite competition from the Coolcullen maestro himself, perhaps the racing quote of the Epsom weekend came from the ITV1 drama Taggart. Investigating a “murrrder” at a Scottish racing stable, gritty DCI Burke spotted philandering jockey Paul Cooley arriving at the yard in a flashy sports car, horn a-blaring. Clearly deeply unimpressed with the cut of the rider's diminutive jib, the Glasgow cop muttered: “I suppose there have to be some compensations for being a short-arse”. Priceless.

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The Big Picture

HENRY THE THIRD Although it may be perverse to say, being a dual Guineas winner is no guarantee of reputation. These days, you have to prove you can win later in the season than May. Henrythenavigator, conqueror of Derby hero New Approach at Newmarket and the Curragh, has done just that – and on arguably the greatest stage of all. Displaying the turn of foot which did for New Approach in two Classics, he secured his third Group 1 victory on the bounce in the St James’s Palace Stakes, to remain unbeaten as a three-year-old. Trainer Aidan O’Brien said before Royal Ascot: “He’s probably the best miler I have trained, in that he has such electric pace. He’s a bit special.” Who could argue?

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Big Brown’s owner under scrutiny IEAH partner Michael Iavarone is subject to unfavourable reports in the American media over alleged false claims about his Wall Street career While Big Brown was wowing the American public with his feats in the first two Classics of the Triple Crown season, before disappointing in his bid for glory in the Belmont, co-owner Michael Iavarone (pictured below) experienced the ride of his life. The Holbrook, New York, resident went from a budding media darling, whose plan for a $100 million racing hedge fund under his International Equine Acquisitions Holdings banner was publicised as a new kind of ownership opportunity, to a man whose business background came under widespread questioning in the American media. On the day Iavarone was invited to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg News reported that he had not been a “high-profile investment banker” on Wall Street as he had claimed. Instead, he had worked for a company that, according to the New York District Attorney’s office, had

defrauded investors out of more than $75m before filing for bankruptcy protection. Additionally, it was widely reported that Iavarone was fined $7,500 and suspended for ten days in 1999 by the National Association of Securities Dealers for buying and selling $22,000 in stock without clients’ permission. And he had never worked for international investment banking firm Goldman Sachs, as he had told The New York Times. The list of alleged revelations went on to include a $554,156 judgment won by the Keeneland Association against Iavarone in 2003 for not paying for horses purchased at auction – he argued he was unhappy with their condition – and a dispute over a ‘bad’ cheque for $20,000 written to a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that he eventually settled with payment. Iavarone said somebody claiming to be him ran up the debt. Where did all those

revelations leave Iavarone, IEAH and plans for the hedge fund? Bloomberg reported before the Belmont: “Big Brown has taken on a whole new meaning. It describes the stable-sized dung piles littering Iavarone’s past. He’s even more brazen that you might expect of a man with his past. He went from hustling penny stocks to pitching high-rollers on his firm’s proposed $100 million horse-ownership hedge fund.” Yet, equally, Iavarone has been applauded for his ability to find horses such as Big Brown, in whom IEAH purchased a 75% interest last year for $2.5m. He then sold breeding rights worth a reported $50$60m in a deal with Three Chimneys Farm on the eve of victory in the Preakness Stakes. Iavarone and IEAH also campaign major winners such as Benny The Bull, who won the Dubai Golden Shaheen in March and returned to capture the True North Handicap on Belmont Stakes day, and

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Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Kip Deville. Deflecting the harsh public scrutiny, Iavarone said: “I don’t know how the mistakes I made 15 years ago are relevant now.” When Iavarone launched IEAH in 2003, a European investor he would not identify helped fuel the operation. Since then, he has raised $40m from more than 80 investors. Iavarone’s outline for the hedge fund included a minimum $500,000 investment by about 50 participants who would together contribute $100m. He boldly predicted in an interview before the Preakness: “I can raise that in a week.” The fund’s assets would be its horses and returns would come from purse earnings, breeding rights and sales. IEAH would receive management fees equal to about 2% of total assets, plus 20% of profits. Each quarter, an independent appraiser would make a quarterly valuation of the fund’s overall assets, following which investors could decide whether to sell shares or acquire more during a two-week period. This year, Iavarone said he expected IEAH to make about $70m in revenue – “and more than 50% of that is going to be pure profit.” Although IEAH has achieved some outstanding results on the racetrack, it was inadvertently caught up in a scandal in 2005, when federal investigators accused its then trainer Gregory Martin of fixing a race at Aqueduct by drugging IEAH runner A One Rocket with a performanceenhancing substance. A One Rocket won the race by more than ten lengths and Martin pleaded guilty. I

US SUPERSTAR DELIVERS VALUABLE PUBLICITY LESSON According to reports in America, United Parcel Service’s sponsorship of Big Brown’s bid for the Triple Crown produced more than $6 million in overall exposure value. Big Brown is the nickname given to UPS staff. Research company Joyce Julius and Associates said that UPS achieved about $4m of

exposure value as a result of Big Brown’s wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and another $1.97m of exposure value from the combination of ABC’s live telecast of the Belmont Stakes, combined with articles referencing the sponsor over a three-week period. During the two-hour Belmont

coverage, the UPS brand appeared for a total of two minutes, 29 seconds, according to The Blood-Horse. A logo on the undershirt of Big Brown’s jockey, Kent Desormeaux, was monitored for 50 seconds during a pre-race interview and proved to be the most productive source of television exposure for the sponsor.

NOT EVEN DEEP IMPACT’S FOALS CAN RAISE HOPES When last year’s Japan Racing Horse Association select sale concluded on a par with the record-breaking results of the previous year, JRHA vicechairman Teruya Yoshida was already looking ahead to 2008, when the first foals by two-time Horse of the Year Deep Impact would guarantee that the “sale will be very successful.” However, after the catalogue for this year’s sale was unveiled to reveal 38 sons and daughters of Deep Impact in the two foal sessions, Yoshida had tempered

his enthusiasm, partly due to challenging economic conditions facing Japan. “Many people are interested to see the Deep Impact foals with their own eyes, but we do not know their true response until the sale is held,” said Yoshida. “We do hope that it will be a vibrant sale but with the declining economy, it might be too much to expect an exceptional success like last year. Results of all the training sales held this year prove that the market is slowing down. I

would expect a moderate year.” The number of Deep Impact offspring catalogued represents the second largest by a first-year stallion in JRHA sale history, behind only the 43 foals offered in 2006 from the first crop of Japanese Derby winner King Kamehameha. “Some of the distinctive characteristics of Deep Impact’s foals are that they are light and racey looking,” said Yoshida. The sale has163 yearlings for the session on July 14 and 336 foals for the July 15-16 section.

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Big issues: Steroids Your complete lowdown on the subject that’s rocked US racing

Probably. Trainer Nick Zito declined to say whether winner Da’ Tara competed with anabolic steroids.

Why is there so much talk in America about anabolic steroids in racing?

What kind of pressure is being applied to racing regarding steroids?

While anabolic steroids have been legal in racing and have, according to some veterans of the game, been used for decades, the issue has become more politically charged with the scandals involving steroids and human athletes, such as Olympic competitors and Major League Baseball players. Recently, a subcommittee of the United States Congress requested five racing officials submit information about drug use, injuries and breeding practices prior to a hearing slated for June 19, at which Big Brown’s trainer Richard Dutrow Jnr was due to appear. To try to avoid federal regulation, racing leaders are working to prohibit the use of steroids in competition nationwide.

the Triple Crown?

Two reasons – Eight Belles and Big Brown. When the filly Eight Belles broke down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, a public outcry about possible drug use ensued, prompting trainer Larry Jones to have her body tested for steroids, as he said she had never been given the drugs. Postmortem tests revealed no anabolic steroids in her system. Dutrow ignited a controversy when he said Big Brown had received monthly doses of Winstrol (stanozolol) before the colt’s Kentucky Derby victory, although he later said the last dose given to the son of Boundary was on April 15. Were steroids to blame for Big Brown’s defeat in the Belmont Stakes?

The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium is leading the drive to limit steroid use to only those horses who need it for therapeutic reasons and who are not racing. Still, as of early June, steroids remained legal in 28 of 38 American states conducting racing, with nine of the ten states with regulations adopting those rules only this year. Iowa was the only state that had previously regulated steroid use. California officials hope a ban will be in place in that state prior to this year’s Breeders’ Cup.

Many American media outlets latched on to the steroids story both before and after Big Brown was eased in the Belmont. Prominent veterinary surgeon Larry Bramlage said he doubted the withdrawal of the substance in April would have made such a difference in June. However, National Thoroughbred Racing Association president Alex Waldrop said after the Belmont that “the legacy of Big Brown will be a consensus in this sport that it’s time to end the use of steroids, to ban its use in horseracing for good.” Dutrow, however, said Big Brown would be given Winstrol before he races again.

Why did steroids become such a focal point during

Did other horses in the Belmont run on steroids?

What is the current status of steroid regulations?

From editorials in publications such as The New York Times to the expected congressional hearing, pressure is mounting. In its opinion piece, The New York Times noted that “the horseracing industry seemed unconcerned about the potential damage from steroids and other drugs until congressman Ed Whitfield, a republican from Kentucky, and other politicians began threatening changes in the law that allows the simulcasting of races for off-track betting.” Simulcasting provides North American racing with the bulk of its income. Are steroids allowed to be used in racing anywhere else in the world?

Anabolic steroids are prohibited in virtually every major racing jurisdiction around the globe, with the

exceptions of the US and its North American neighbour Canada. While this does not mean that some horsemen haven’t tried to use them in many other countries, there are penalties in place for such illegal use. How widespread is the use of steroids in North America?

Dr Rick Arthur, the equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board, said that some studies show as many of 60% of horses race on anabolic steroids in North America. Opinions among both trainers and veterinarians vary as to how steroids affect racing performance. Can steroid use in horses cause side-effects such as humans suffer?

There can be obvious problems upon withdrawal and sometimes fillies and mares who have been given anabolic steroids experience reproductive difficulties, but there is a lack of scientific data on the overall effect on horses given steroids on a regular basis.

Da’ Tara’s trainer Nick Zito refused to say if the colt had been given steroids prior to winning the Belmont

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Talking to…

Jon Ryan

The new BHA director of communications on his plans to promote horseracing to a wider world, as well as tackle its “most alarming statistic” by Tim Richards What does your job at the BHA entail?

The practicality of it is running the communications department. The theory of it is to get the great message of horseracing over to as many people in as understandable a way as possible. One of the problems racing has had in the past is either an unwillingness to communicate its message or a feeling it didn’t need to. We don’t have a God-given right to get ‘x amount’ in a newspaper or to assume people are going to keep turning up to the events; we have got to keep them briefed about everything that’s going on in the sport. There are a lot of messages to get over and we shouldn’t be shy or bashful in doing that.

FAVOURITES Sporting event? Any Arsenal home game Journalist? If you think I’m going to single out one and upset all my friends... Hobby? Skiing Read? ‘A Fine Balance’ by Rohinton Mistry Restaurant? The Crooked Billet at Stoke Row, Henley

Your background is as a journalist, most recently as sports editor of The Sunday Telegraph. How does this qualify you for the role?

I don’t come from the traditional public relations-communications background, which I think is a specific reason why I was approached about the job. I think it does help having come from newspapers, where the football writers wanted more space, the cricket writers, rugby writers and racing writers all wanted the same. You have to learn that fine balancing act, which means you have to understand what the key moments and elements are of those sports. Over the years it helped me hugely with racing. What was your involvement with racing before taking up this new post?

Long and thrilling. When my father earned enough money to move out of Clapham we pitched up in Epsom when I was about seven.

We lived about a mile from the Downs and I was hooked. The first time I saw the racing scene I loved it all; it was more about the fairground, prize-fighting booths, striptease artists, and Prince Monolulu. What do you think of the coverage given to racing in the press?

In percentage terms racing does incredibly well for space. Of course, an awful lot of that is the racecards and I know from bitter experience on The Sunday Telegraph we had to carry the Sunday racecards, which I moaned and grumped about because cards mean less space for stories. While cards are practical, it is creating the personalities and telling the story of racing that is going to get people to go. How can it be improved?

Some papers, including The Guardian, tend to drop cards at busy times and do have more stories on the page. This may not necessarily be the way forward because the course whose card does not appear is rightly going to feel miffed. I know there is a thought that maybe racing should grade the quality, play up the big meeting at the expense of the lesser fixtures. People recognise the big-name courses and I wonder if we shouldn’t be giving a menu for directing it, rather than just throwing all the cards in together. One hopes that newspapers would appreciate being given such guidance. Has racing always promoted itself to the newspapers as best it can?

One of the big problems is that racing was seen as an exclusive club. But over the last few years we have seen terrific advances, in particular over the last year with Paul Nicholls’s performance as a voice of jump racing, largely due to Denman and Kauto Star. He realises what publicity can do for racing. The more people that can follow his example, the better. Generally, I think jump trainers show less resistance to this than their colleagues on the Flat. The more we can get

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Talking to... owners, trainer and jockeys from both codes talking and telling people what it’s all about, the better. Is the public being fed too much racing?

Racing is an enormously complicated sport to regulate, a monstrous machine. As we know from the last fixture review, people went in bravely talking about rationalising the whole thing and came out with only a slightly smaller number of meetings. It is very difficult because you are trying to satisfy so many masters, from the bookmakers to the trainers and racecourses. If you asked most people the answer would be ‘yes’, there is too much racing.

Do you have a strategy for promoting the sport?

I am evolving that at the moment. It would be incredibly presumptuous to walk in here from The Sunday Telegraph and say, ‘Do this, this and this’. I have got broad elements which I have brought with me, which is getting racing to communicate more within itself. Getting across the narrative of racing is mighty important. In all the reports I have read in briefing myself for the job the most alarming statistic is that 65% of the people who go racing in the year go only once. It is an amazingly high figure for a sport

Racing is very aware of the welfare problems. There is no point in hiding away and pretending that there aren’t some people who find racing cruel and see the deaths of horses as barbaric. We have to listen to public concerns, though not the extremist concerns. Action has been taken over the whip with the co-operation of the jockeys, who will be punished accordingly and banned. Jockeys are not cruel and the public must realise that if you are in a driving finish at Cheltenham in front of 60,000 people you want to win, but at the same time you don’t want to hurt the horse. Maybe we should make the public more aware of what we do in terms of animal welfare and monitoring the use of the whip. The BHA’s job is to make racing as safe as possible, primarily for the horses. Perhaps we are too shy about going public on this. Do you think sports editors overall tend to ‘go big’ on racing when there is something negative involved, like alleged race-fixing?

The sports editor’s job is to go big on the big stories. Frankie Dettori’s win in the Derby was big, the Old Bailey trial of Kieren Fallon was also big, though one for positive reasons and the other negative. They don’t go seeking one or the other, just a good story that the public want to read. I don’t think sports editors want things to be bad; they are a slightly different breed to news editors. Racing should be big enough to take the good with the bad and, overall, it does get a lot more good coverage than bad. What scares you most about the job?

Working in an industry where the level of expertise and knowledge is just extraordinary. If ever one should heed the advice given to young journalists, ‘Shut up, buy your round and listen’, it is here. When you come in initially as director of communications, don’t try to convince anybody that you know about racing in the same way as they do. What keeps me on edge is the challenge to provide the boost to the sport that Nic Coward and Paul Roy expect of me.

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What do you think the public perception of racing is in terms of animal welfare and use of the whip? What, if anything, does racing need to do to improve its image?

where I would guess that possibly over 90% of the population live within an hour of a racecourse. Somehow we must communicate with the 65% and reduce that figure. How can you get it onto the front pages – for the best reasons?

We have certain key areas that get onto the front pages. Ten years ago it would have been the Derby and Grand National. Now Royal Ascot with its glamour has started to move towards the front pages. I know it’s not the horses, but the glamour and fashion is such a big part. Cheltenham has moved right up front; you’re not surprised to see a picture of Zara Phillips at Cheltenham on the front page. The more exciting an event becomes, the more picture editors, news editors and sports editors want to put it on the front page. How will people be able to measure whether or not you have been a success in the job?

It is difficult to say because it is such an ephemeral thing. It's unquantifiable. Maybe that’s what scares me about the job. You can bet Nic Coward will know and I am sure I will as well. Perhaps bigger attendances, more people talking about racing. Better and more coverage in the media. More people on our website. A whole succession of things that will come together. I

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Ballyhane Stud owner Joe Foley talks about his role as chairman of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, overproduction, and the creation of a new body to address sales integrity Words: Richard Griffiths Photos: George Selwyn As well as owning 60 mares and pinhooking extensively, Ballyhane stands five stallions in Arakan, Caption Rio, Diamond Green, Majestic Missile, and Pyrus. What criteria do you use in trying to secure stallions in such a competitive market?

It’s a balance of everything. You try to set the bar as high as you can. Obviously, racing performance is important. Pedigree is important, especially the dam line, which gets lost sometimes. I don’t attach as much importance to sire lines. It’s not the be-all-andend-all. One thing I personally like is to have a goodlooking horse, as he would be easier to fill and you get better mares to a good-looking horse. Also, you have obviously got a much better chance of getting better-looking stock by him, which increases his popularity at the sales. So it’s a case of balancing the three and trying to get the best you can, bearing in mind that there are not too many horses available.

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There is a parallel between yourself and Kirsten Rausing, the chairman of the TBA in the UK. You both run stallion concerns at a time when the market is dominated by two main players. She has made quite clear her views on that. What are your own thoughts?

When I started my own stallion operation here in 1991/92, Coolmore were the dominant players in the market and a lot of people warned me at the time that I wouldn’t be able to compete with them. I ignored that advice and have been happily sailing along since, running my own business and minding my own business. Since then a new dominance has arrived with Darley and other Arab operations. I welcome

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“I have got my own niche in the market and I am happy with that” their involvement. They have invested many, many millions into the industry, both in Ireland and England. They have been huge employers and investors, and I have got no problems with them whatsoever. They do their business, Coolmore do their business, and I do mine. So there’s room in the market for smaller, independent operations?

Times move on. This is a business like any other business in that it will have problems with the big multi-nationals. Tesco, for example, squeezes up the smaller shopkeepers, but that means they (smaller shopkeepers) have to step up a gear, up the ante, step up their personal attachment to the breeder and give them the best personal touch, which I try to do with my clients. I think the monoliths, the Coolmore and Darley operations, are to be admired but I think I have got my own niche in the market and I am happy with that, and I have nothing negative to say. In a market that seems to be moving more quickly than ever, how long can you give a stallion to prove himself or otherwise?

Since I started the wheel has been moving much more quickly. You used to have a lot more time for a horse to prove or disprove his success. Now it’s very quick. We are nearly getting to the stage whereby if a horse is not liked by breeders viewing him, then he starts to lose reputation (before he has started covering). Then he starts to struggle to get the mares and so his first crop is a little bit weak. And that’s just his first year at stud. The second year, if his foals are not up to scratch at the sales, then his reputation takes a major dent. And that follows through into the yearling sale. Vice-versa, if the horse himself is gorgeous or his foals are, then his reputation will improve. So a horse’s reputation can be multiplied or diminished before the foals get anywhere near the racetrack. It sounds like a sire will have made it or not before he has had his first runner?

It’s not quite there yet, but it’s not far off. In the extreme cases you are correct. How does that affect a stallion owner like you?

Sometimes breeders and the market as a whole act like lemmings. They quickly go ‘on’ a horse or ‘off’ a horse – often to their detriment. I remember Pivotal in his first

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season just had a nice ordinary first crop, nothing spectacular and a lot of people started suggesting he wasn’t going to make it. Maybe Dansili as well. High Chaparral has started turning out some nice three-year-olds now, yet a lot of the breeding experts were writing these horses off after one season. You can have the opposite of that as well. You do get horses who have had a lot of two-yearold winners in their first season fail subsequently to make a mark. You took part in a questionnaire in the Racing Post several years ago, in which you said your ambition was to breed or sell a 2,000 Guineas winner. My first thought on reading that was, ‘Why not the Derby winner?’

If you have an ambition in life, you have to have some chance of achieving it. While I would suggest I might have some chance of breeding a Guineas winner, I don’t really set out to breed a Derby winner because my broodmare band would be mostly linked to the sprinting/mile division. It’s somewhat because of the stallion band I have here, but also because that’s the area I am heading for at the sales, the area that I am more comfortable selling horses within. It would be slightly less of a surprise to me if I bred a 2,000 Guineas winner than a Derby winner! I regard myself as a small breeder and I think it is fair to say that most small breeders don’t aim for the Derby for a variety of reasons. When we interviewed Kirsten Rausing for The Big Interview in the February issue this year, she said the TBA and ITBA were “two different facets of one and the same industry”. Do you share that view or is there an inevitable barrier between the two associations?

I hope there isn’t any barrier. To that end, we organised a meeting with the TBA two summers ago. We had a very thorough, frank discussion about how to move forward. Both sides agreed that we had an awful lot in common, much more in common than not in common. We have been working together an awful lot more since that meeting and we are very keen to continue to do so. It doesn’t matter that there is an Irish Sea between us; both organisations face exactly the same issues. And what are the major issues you anticipate addressing in your time as ITBA chairman?

Bio-security is an area we have got to be very careful about. We are starting to see some exotic diseases arrive on our shores, such as EVA, foot and mouth, and EIA, which have potentially catastrophic consequences for the breeding, and in particular, racing industries. Any of those could shut down the sales and the racing season. There are some more diseases heading to our shores, such as African Horse Sickness and West Nile Virus. All of the European breeding and

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racing countries need to be very vigilant in trying to keep these diseases out of our jurisdiction. That is one big area to start with. And what about overproduction. Do you think it is going to be especially hard finding a place for yearlings at this autumn’s sales?

Yes. There’s a problem with the whole industry and there’s no quick fix. One thing people need to bear in mind is that there is overproduction in all ranges of the industry; not just at the lower stallion fee range. There are yearlings for sale this year by stallions standing for €50,000-plus who nobody will want because of insufficient conformation, or whatever. They are as worthless really as the cheaply-bred filly out of a mare who’s bred no winners. That’s something to bear in mind. Some breeders are creating a problem by thinking that if they use a more expensive stallion for their mare they will get into a higher league at the sales. In most cases that doesn’t work and is a false economy. We have looked at overproduction at the ITBA for many years, as I am sure the TBA has. You can’t impose yourself on overproduction, you have just got to allow the cycle of the business to happen. It is possible we are in a cycle now, which might cure some of the ills.

Were you encouraged by the results at this year’s breeze-ups or were you conscious of how many of the top lots are registered with Godolphin, despite being bought by a plethora of different names?

It was great news for those vendors who hit the jackpot, as hopefully they will re-invest some of their profit at the yearling sales. But you would be a little bit concerned that those sales were maybe just a false bubble and might not be relevant to the yearling market. Do you have an ITBA view – or indeed a personal one – on the continuing Maktoum/Coolmore standoff?

It is an issue for breeders and I – and we – would love to see it resolved. But one has to respect the two parties involved. They are quite within their rights to do whatever they want with their money and their businesses. I don’t think it’s up to us to appeal for peace to break out, but it would be better if it did. Is it still making life hard for commercial breeders in terms of choosing a stallion who might not alienate one of the two parties?

It probably is, but surely the first thing a breeder should try to do is breed a superior racehorse.

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THE END OF STALLION TAX EXEMPTION August 1, 2008 looks to be a very significant date in Irish bloodstock history. Please explain to us why... It’s very simple. The stallion tax exemption is no longer in place as of August 1. From that date onwards stallion income is treated like any other income. Full stop. All income from stallions is subject to income tax and will be subject to the normal claims, like expenses and depreciation, etc. How significant are the consequences of this? I am afraid we are just going to have to wait and see. No one can pretend it is a positive, certainly not. It is only a question of seeing how much of a negative it is. But it certainly is a negative because until now we got our stallion income exempted from tax. The exemption was a major incentive to invest in a hugely high risk industry. It meant that if you clicked into a stallion that was

successful – i.e. you either sold your share in that stallion or continued to sell nominations in it – all that income was tax free. Would you be hopeful that the years and years of the exemption benefit would allow Ireland to maintain its position as a strong stallion centre? As our new finance minister Brian Lenihan said recently in the Dail, the stallion tax exemption was brilliant for this country because it raised what was a cottage industry to a world-class industry in the course of 25 or 30 years. So Charlie Haughey and his colleagues who enacted the exemption deserve great praise from the bloodstock industry, and the country as a whole, for raising such a small rural business into a world-class business. The business is there now; we are one of the top stallion countries in the world and it is amazing that we have got to this

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level. So, hopefully, we are at such a level that we can get over the loss of the stallion tax exemption. There are some brilliant bloodstock entrepreneurs in Ireland, of all generations. The people involved in this industry are a resilient bunch with world-class talent, so I am sure they can help make sure the industry in Ireland continues to be a world leader. Was the exemption too good to be true? Was there always an inevitability that it would come to an end? It shouldn’t have been because the industry puts a lot of money back into the exchequer and back into the country’s economy. It’s a huge rural employer, it puts a lot of money into rural economies, which everybody wants. We lobbied hard for its continuance, the Irish government wanted to keep it but unfortunately it got deemed state aid by Brussels and, unfortunately, it has gone.

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The Big Interview The second thing is then, who is going to buy it at the sales? I’m sure that’s totally right in theory but does it work that way in practice?

That’s the way I would look at it. Sheikh Mohammed’s buying entourage is surely not the be-all-and-end-all of the business. Coolmore’s buying entourage is surely not the be-all-andend-all of the business. There are a lot of other buyers. So I think the polarisation between the two camps is sometimes over-emphasised. But it is not the best case scenario. When you mention that there are other big buyers, isn’t one of the problems that they tend to operate in the jumping sphere, perhaps because they know they can’t compete with the ‘big two’ on the Flat?

I suppose there is a danger that a big wealthy owner getting into the business thinks he can’t compete and maybe – and this is only a suggestion – they are thinking, ‘Let’s go somewhere else for our fun’. Maybe the prizemoney levels as they currently are aren’t the best incentive either. If you buy a million quid’s worth of yearlings in the autumn, you are a long way from being guaranteed getting to the track successfully and making money. And if you have got, say, half a million quid to spend, you can buy at the very, very top end of the National Hunt market. You could probably buy the best National Hunt prospect that there is. If you have got the same amount at the yearling sales, you’re not even in the Premiership, you’re in division one. Do you think buyers are also put off by the complex nature of the sales? I only ask because one Group 1-winning breeder told me recently that he was thinking of selling his yearlings privately, because he doesn’t trust what goes on at public auction. What do you make of that remark?

Everybody is entitled to their own opinion... And yours would be?

I love selling horses privately and I love selling horses at the sales. I would suggest you’d get more money at the sales because you have got competition for your horses there. There are obviously such wide-ranging views on sales issues. It was demonstrated internationally at the breeders meeting in Australia when you had representatives from American and Australia sensing – a bit like the steroids issue in America – that if action wasn’t taken internally, then it would be taken by an outside force. Against that, you had British and Irish representatives saying there isn’t a problem. It seems surprising that you can have two such polar views...

People have been commenting on this for a number of years, maybe starting in America and

spreading around the world to places like Australia. It is an issue that has been brought to the fore by Paul Roy when he became chairman of the BHA. It is obviously a very serious issue. If there is anything which is stopping people buying breeders’ yearlings and stock at the sales, that is a very negative thing. As breeders we go to the market, which is the sales companies, to sell our stock. So therefore we want as many people as possible coming to the sales and for our horses to make as much money as possible. Anything that has stopped that happening – in any fashion – is obviously very bad from a breeder’s, vendor’s and consignor’s point of view. The ITBA is in the process of setting up what we are calling a sales liaison committee. There are going to be some very good people on it. It is going to be small and tight, and is going to deal with all sales issues relating to breeders. That’s our mandate. Obviously included in that is the whole sales ethics question – as well as sales dates, commission rates, etc. So we at the ITBA are certainly not burying our heads in the sand and suggesting that we are whiter than white here, or that the whole market is whiter than white. We are going to study the whole thing closely, but I think it has got to be said that if a breeder sends a horse to a sales company, he has to empower that sales company to make sure that any transaction that is carried out there, at the sales, is carried out transparently, ethically and legally. That is what should happen in the first instance, but we in Ireland have strong legal and fraud laws, and in the example of something being extremely fraudulent, anyone – as we see in the business pages almost every day – can seek recourse in the law courts. So they are the two areas. I don’t think the ITBA or any such body like Horse Racing Ireland needs to be a policing body. I don’t agree with that. It should be up to the sales companies primarily and, secondly, the law of the land. I JULY 2008 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER 31

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Derby Day Words: Richard Griffiths Photos: George Selwyn

In the shadow of an emerging new grandstand, New Approach won an emotive Derby, after which his trainer dominated the headlines

rom ambivalence to brilliance. For a man who only weeks early had talked of the Derby as if it was as important to him as what he was about to have for his lunch, Jim Bolger gave this year’s race an almighty prod to ensure an ironic but super-charged conclusion. The shock that crackled around Epsom around ten past four on Saturday, June 7 was not just down to the brilliance shown by New Approach in defeating Tartan Bearer, despite yanking around in the early stages of the race and giving himself an apparently impossible chance of victory. It was more to do with the fact that New Approach was not even supposed to have ran at Epsom – and Bolger had made that repeatedly and intransigently clear. It was only an uncharacteristic “mistake” from the trainer in leaving New Approach in the race after the May 23 forfeit stage that allowed him to make such a dramatic u-turn. “I don’t think that Epsom necessarily does all

that much for a stallion, for a prospective stallion career,” said Bolger, when originally breaking the news that New Approach would not run in the Derby during an April 21 press morning at his County Carlow stable. What odds that quote appearing in a Darley brochure when New Approach retires to stud? Betting, of course, was at the heart of the rancour felt towards Bolger, both before and after the race. Originally, he was accused of showing scant regard for those who had backed New Approach ante-post; then for displaying similar contempt for anyone who had a bet in the build-up to the Derby thinking New Approach was not going to run. The argument that Bolger had shown disdain for ante-post punters – putting to one side the fact that it is, by nature, a highly speculative form of betting – almost overshadowed what was a pretty extraordinary race. Both Bolger and New Approach seemed set to figure as mere also-rans in the tale of the

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2008 Derby, such was the way that the son of Galileo and Park Express refused to settle for his jockey Kevin Manning during the first five furlongs. New Approach was still way off the leaders coming through Tattenham Corner and into the home straight. Tartan Bearer was even further behind, but went on to secure an easier path on the outside of the field at the same time Manning was squeezing New Approach through a block of horses in an attempt to take the inside rail. With Tartan Bearer striking the front just ahead of Casual Conquest, New Approach suddenly hit his straps to secure a stunning victory. Almost as soon as he had passed the line came the hissing realisation that, for many, this was not a satisfactory result.

observed that New Approach was in much better heart than anticipated after running in the Irish Guineas, and that tackling the Derby just a fortnight later was not such a tall order, what else was Bolger to do? Leave him at home, thus depriving everyone at Epsom from witnessing a high quality Derby winner, just for fear of any flak he might receive? Say what you like about Bolger: he wrapped up this year’s Vodafone Derby in the palm of his hand as effortlessly as Frankie Dettori had done 12 months earlier, albeit due to vastly different emotions. It is quite something that Sheikh Mohammed’s involvement in a Derby winner could be so widely overlooked, when you consider the huge global imprint he has made on the sport. (Take note, too, that he now has the last two Derby winners, one by Montjeu, the other by Galileo, at his disposal.) And yet it was his racing advisor John Ferguson, who had sat alongside Bolger at an unusually edgy press conference, who summed up the uneasy nature of this year’s Derby. “I know it doesn’t sound like it but this is quite a happy day,” said Ferguson. Media views on whether it was a happy day were mixed. Alan Lee in The Times wrote: “The best horse won the Derby. Moreover, he was the subject of a memorable ride and – given the debacle of a firm-ground defeat only a fortnight

“Bolger’s critics fail to accept that he’s allowed to change his mind” That’s a strange state of affairs when you consider that New Approach’s presence only served to boost the quality of this year’s Derby. Imagine had he not been there. Having finished four and a half lengths clear of his nearest rival (the 7-2 favourite Casual Conquest), who is to say that Tartan Bearer would not have been hailed as an above-average Derby winner had New Approach stayed in his box, as had been the plan until five days before the race. Would that have been a preferable outcome? Instead, New Approach, a dual Guineas runner-up, established himself as an elite performer, shattering the surprisingly wide-held view that his career was somehow in tatters after twice being beaten by Henrythenavigator. Bolger’s critics perhaps fail to take into account one important point: he, like anyone else, is allowed to change his mind. Having

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earlier – a masterful piece of training. “What a shame, then, that until tempers abate and memories wane, New Approach seems a hero without honour.” Yet such a status could have easily been avoided, according to Marcus Armytage in The Daily Telegraph, who wrote: “The mistake he (Bolger) made was to be categorical in his insistence between April 21 and June 2 that New Approach would not be going to Epsom. Had he left the door ajar even one-quarter of a per cent, then the press conference would have been its annual happy back-slapping self.” Or would it? Having dashed back from attending the Belmont Stakes in New York, Greg Wood of The Guardian was not so sure. “Even now, it seems that Bolger has no real idea of the anger and bitterness he has caused,” he wrote. ‘Isn’t it all’s well that ends well?’ he (Bolger) said lamely at the end of the post-Derby press conference on Saturday, which was naïve, patronising and just plain wrong, all at the same time.” Reports on the race in the Sunday papers took emphatically second billing to the Euro 2008 games between hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic, and Portugual and Turkey, making

The Queen had no problems with the result, judged by her reaction to a point made by Michael Oswald

clear that racing could not just assume it would automatically benefit from England’s absence from that tournament. But there was at least reassurance for Epsom that its decision to race on through extensive building work was the right one, although the course must ask itself why on earth the Derby went off eight minutes late, and why the Oaks runners set off an absurd 18 minutes behind schedule. The infield, in particular, was abuzz, with police estimating that more than 100,000 non-paying racegoers were entangled within. How many of that 100,000 could be tempted back to a different race meeting and would pay for doing so is a tantalisingly unanswerable question.

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The Oaks First British Classic wins for owner Julian Richmond-Watson, trainer Ralph Beckett and jockey Seb Sanders prompt a reception of genuine warmth

Winning owner Julian Richmond-Watson

In happy contrast to the uncertainty surrounding the participation of New Approach in the Derby, for the connections of Look Here, the brilliant winner of the Juddmonte Oaks, there was never really any doubt that Epsom was the one, and only, target on her agenda, writes Edward Rosenthal. It was after the daughter of Hernando had made a successful debut at Salisbury last October, beating the colts in eye-catching style, that trainer Ralph Beckett posted on his website: “Look Here is likely to go the same route as her close relation Kayah (ninth in the 2007 Oaks) and start off next season in an Oaks trial.” That she did, finishing a promising second to Miracle Seeker in the Oaks Trial at Lingfield, which Kayah had landed the previous year, having been forced to make her challenge very wide. Despite that defeat, her trainer indicated that Epsom was the next stop for his filly. Up against the giants of the racing and breeding industries – the likes of Coolmore, whose trainer Aidan O’Brien saddled six runners and thus contributed to a 15-minute delay in the off-time – Look Here’s team could have been forgiven for thinking that the odds were not in their favour.

Seb Sanders shows his delight at winning a first British Classic, with Look Here scoring by nearly four lengths. The groom is Dar’ya Ishchenko

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Ralph Beckett, who started training in 1999, does not enjoy the patronage of any of the big ‘players’, while owner Julian Richmond-Watson, who bred Look Here at his Lawn Stud in Northamptonshire, has just five broodmares at his disposal and only a handful of horses in training. Yet through a combination of skill, good judgement and, no doubt, some luck, they managed to turn up for the Oaks with a genuine Classic contender, and indeed scoop the coveted prize. The reception that greeted Look Here and Seb Sanders on their return to the winners’ enclosure after blowing away what looked a high-quality field, and the applause received by Richmond-Watson, the Jockey Club’s senior steward, and Beckett in the post-race press conference, portrayed genuine warmth. Henry Cecil’s return to the big time was confirmed by Light Shift’s success in the Oaks 12 months previously, which prompted an outpouring of emotion from all quarters, yet Look Here’s triumph was hardly any less romantic for the trio of Beckett, RichmondWatson and Sanders, all celebrating their first British Classic wins.

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The Oaks

“Look Here’s team could have been forgiven for thinking that the odds were not in their favour”

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America is proving a happy hunting ground for horses previously trained in Britain. Greater opportunities and much better prize-money await, and often there is no need for a huge improvement in form “It is becoming more difficult to persuade owners to keep their horses in Britain.” So said Ruth Quinn, director of racing at the British Horseracing Authority, in last month’s edition of Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder. Quinn was talking in response to the creation of a £1.5 million Enhancement Fund, the aim of which it is to try to better reward horses at Listed and Group level, and thus halt the exodus of talented British-raced horses overseas. The challenge is huge. It is estimated that nearly 900 horses leave Europe each year for the much better-rewarded, often less competitive American racing circuit. While it is far from unusual to see large owners such as the Maktoum family and Khalid Abdullah plundering Grade 1 races with horses they once raced in Europe, the trend has spread significantly.

ALASTAIR DONALD Part of the Kern Lillingston bloodstock team that has purchased successful imports like Golden Apples and Foxysox

JOHN GOSDEN The Derby-winning trainer, now based in Newmarket, who started his career on the west coast American circuit

BARRY IRWIN Team Valor supremo who admits: “There isn’t a week that goes by where we don’t make an offer on an English horse”

GRAHAM MOTION English-born, Marylandbased trainer of successful imports Rebellion and Rosinka, as well as Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Better Talk Now

JAMIE MCCALMONT Bloodstock agent who bought Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Red Rocks for Paul Reddam and has a regular base of American clients looking for European horses

GORDIAN TROELLER Agent who has sold to the US market for the last 15 years, reasoning: “At Del Mar or Santa Anita an allowance race might be worth, on average, $60,000”

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Daytona wins the Shoemaker Mile at Hollywood Park

The star spangled rise of some former UK horses who are now racing in the United States CASE STUDY 1

DAYTONA Trained by Mark Johnston for Sheikh Mohammed, Daytona picked up £2,388 for winning a Lingfield maiden last March, his third and final outing in the UK, where his total earnings stood at £4,170. The son of Indian Ridge, who cost €360,000 as a yearling, was sold at Doncaster for 56,000gns to join Dan Hendricks in California. Since leaving the UK with an official rating of 80, Daytona has won six races, including four on the trot for Hendricks. He beat some of the best three-year-old turf runners when landing last year’s Grade 1 Hollywood Derby and he has been quick to keep up the good work against older horses this term. Victory in the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Hollywood Park on May 26 brought Daytona’s career earnings to $967,690. GLOBEFORM RATING USA: 116+ MEDICATION: Daytona has raced on Lasix and/or Bute in all his races; he was on Lasix only when winning the Shoemaker Mile.

An early pilgrim was Sarava, who left Britain with a rating of 74 and ended up winning the 2002 Belmont Stakes during a three-year-old season that yielded $665,040 (£340,248), compared to £448 from three juvenile starts in the UK. While Sarava offers an extreme example of the riches that await horses in America, it is by no means an isolated one. Ticker Tape left England at the end of 2003 with a juvenile rating of 96 and her connections facing a career crossroads. Off that rating, the daughter of Royal Applause would have struggled badly for handicap opportunities, while she was far from certain to cut it at Listed or Group level. Hence her sale for 100,000gns. In America, Ticker Tape landed races like the Grade 1 American Oaks and Queen Elizabeth I Challenge Cup, to amass earnings just shy of $1.5 million (£750,000). This year has seen Daytona add the Shoemaker Mile at Hollywood on May 26 to last November’s Hollywood Derby, both of them Grade 1 events. He was sold for export for 56,000gns. The last time British racegoers saw him in action, Daytona had earned £2,388 for a maiden win at Lingfield in March 2007. As our accompanying table (page 45) and case studies show, Daytona is just one of a growing list of horses rated below 100 in the UK who has thrived in the US.

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Reality, undoubtedly, is biting. Anyone who has owned a Flat horse in Britain rated between 70 and 100 knows the difficulties they face. Horses rated 70 to 80 will be racing for mainly moderate prizes. Yet unless they find significant improvement they will not be chasing the bigger paydays associated with the 80 to 100 bracket, where the greater prize-money is more than matched by fiercer competition. As recent statistics carried in this magazine showed, only 0.5% of the British equine population can be expected to earn £100,000 or more in a season, even though that is the very minimum a horse bought for, say, £75,000 would need to make for its owner to break even. That is why the USA, the land of opportunities, where valuable allowance races worth $50,000 (£25,000) routinely await, is such a popular trade route. Often, fields are small, especially on the west coast, where the turf races are regarded as fertile hunting ground for UK horses. Often, horses can land valuable prizes without showing dramatic improvement. Sounds too good to be true? Valbenny, a €10,500 yearling, left Alan Swinbank’s yard with a rating of 73 in the summer of 2006, but has earned over £250,000 since switching to America. Her haul includes the Grade 2 Honeymoon Breeders’ Cup Handicap on the turf at Hollywood Park last June, for which she

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FOXYSOX won £42,168 after disposing of only six others. Another former UK filly, I’m In Love, sold for 100,000gns, despite having an official rating of 78. She earned over £90,000 in her first US season. From 11 starts in Britain in 2006, she netted £14,684. No wonder British-trained horses – as well as those from other parts of Europe – are so popular. Here we talk to some buyers, owners and trainers in further detail about why demand for UK horses is so strong, and the types that American owners are on the lookout for. Starting with... Why do European horses – and UK ones in particular – have such appeal to US owners?

“Horses tend to be trained better in the UK,” says Gordian Troeller. “Their level of fitness is a lot higher. You can often run them straight off the plane in the US and nine out of ten will be competitive. The European breeding programme produces sounder horses than the US. When Americans buy a British horse they are buying toughness and soundness. “The horses I buy are mostly to run on turf in the States, even though their UK form might be on the all-weather. The turf racing is not as competitive and is often wide open.”

“American buyers,” adds Alastair Donald, “can earn back in prize-money what they pay for a horse, so the gamble is considerably less. “European horses get more time to develop than in America. Their education is on grass and cushioned gallops, so they are less used up than the American horses. “How the English and European horses are trained early in their careers helps them to realise their potential. There is far more variation in their work; they work outside a lot more and are given time to develop. In the US, training is over very quickly.” A similar issue is identified by Barry Irwin, who says: “English horses are unquestionably sounder than their US counterparts. Physically, you can look at an English and American horse and tell the difference straight away. They are better specimens. Often, the English horses have a better temperament.” The greater opportunities offered in America is another reason for the appeal, according to Graham Motion. “A lot of my European owners have sent me horses because we have more options over here,” he says. “A Listed horse in the UK can be competitive at Graded level in the US. We have access to so many more races here and sometimes I feel a little bit overwhelmed by all the options

Foxysox was still a maiden when she left Chris Wall in Newmarket after four runs as a juvenile in 2005, culminating in an unplaced effort in a Ponterfact maiden. But for finishing second in the Tattersalls October Auction Stakes – for which she collected £25,060 – Foxysox’s first-season earnings would have been £563. Despite costing just 13,000gns as a yearling and earning a rating of 84, Foxysox made 40,000gns at the sales, joining new trainer Carla Gaines in the US. When the daughter of Foxhound broke her maiden at Santa Anita the following February, it was the first of four consecutive wins. The next three all came in stakes company. By the time she made her first appearance in a Grade 1, when unplaced in the American Oaks last July, she had earned $232,960. Within 13 months of her export, she had been third in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks and won the Grade 2 Bayakoa Handicap, pushing her earnings up to $402,960, about five times her purchase price. And by winning the Grade 2 Santa Barbara Stakes at Santa Anita on April 19, Foxysox brought her earnings up to $596,718. GLOBEFORM RATING USA: 110

Foxysox (nearside) is driven home to win at Santa Anita

MEDICATION: Foxysox has been racing on Lasix and Bute in all but one of her starts in North America.

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GOLDEN BALLS Golden Balls won twice in seven starts as a juvenile and earned just over £13,000 prior to being sold for 200,000gns. That seemed a fair price for a colt with a rating of 94. Golden Balls has had his problems in the US, where he is now with James Cassidy, and ran just twice in 2007, but yet earned $86,280. Thus far, he has averaged $34,760 per start for new connections (roughly £17,500). GLOBEFORM RATING USA: 105+

Pioneer: Sarava (No.12) breaks for the 2002 Belmont

MEDICATION: Golden Balls raced on Lasix and Bute in his two starts last year, while he had Lasix only when third to Daytona in the Arcadia. CASE STUDY 4

I’M IN LOVE

“In the US people tend to be more broad-minded in terms of track and trip” – Graham Motion

available. The turf racing is somewhat watered down compared with the UK. It is easier for a horse to break his or her maiden in America. “I think that in Europe horses tend to be pigeon-holed more, whereas in the US people tend to be more broad-minded, in terms of track and trip.” Motion adds: “UK horses are generally sounder and trained in better environments.” That theme is also returned to by Jamie McCalmont, who says: “Racehorses are given a great foundation in Europe. They are trained on softer surfaces and trainers tend to be more patient, which results in sounder animals. “Also, the fast pace in US races suits many horses who don’t do so well in the UK.”

What do buyers look for in a European import?

“The horses must not be too big; smaller horses are preferable in America, with the turning tracks,” says John Gosden. “Americans are also mostly interested in three-year-olds turning four, and of course they are not interested in our sprinters. Eight to ten-furlong horses are always popular.” Another trainer’s view comes from Motion, who says: “Horses need to be effective on fast ground, as softer ground here is something of a rarity. A turn of foot is vital as we have such short stretches. A plodder would not do well in the US.” Like Motion, Donald favours horses with firm-ground form. “They need to be able to handle fast ground, have a turn of foot, stay at least a mile and be sound,” he says. “To succeed in the US, a horse needs to be durable and to be able to take a lot of training. They need to be tough, sound and consistent. On the whole, fillies are favoured by the US because of their residual value.” “Inevitably, turf pedigrees are popular, too. Around 90% of US stallions are dirt-oriented and about 70% of the racing is on dirt. European horses have done well in turf races in the US, as that is what they are bred for. The Americans do produce plenty of Grade 1 turf

Having been bought for 115,000gns as a yearling, I’m In Love was sold on for 100,000gns. Such a sum may seem a lot for a filly with a rating of 78, but when switched to the States, I’m In Love won back $183,374 (£93,700) in her first season. Just as importantly, she added to her stud value by winning a minor stakes at Delaware Park. She was also second in a Grade 3 at Belmont Park, and in the Maple Leaf on Woodbine’s Polytrack. GLOBEFORM RATING USA: 105 MEDICATION: I’m In Love raced on Lasix on all her starts in USA last year, when she was also wearing bandages on more than one occasion.

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Well Armed, pictured at Nad Al Sheba racecourse

CASE STUDY 5

WELL ARMED Rated 95 when leaving the UK, Well Armed is now a Grade 2 winner in North America with 2008 earnings of $780,000. Yet when Well Armed left Clive Brittain after finishing down the field in the 2006 UAE Derby, his CV highs were a close second in a Lingfield nursery, a victory in a minor event at Nad Al Sheba at three, and a bankroll of $35,343, mostly from Dubai. GLOBEFORM RATING USA/UAE: 114+ MEDICATION: Well Armed has raced on Lasix and Bute in all of his North American starts (up to April 6).

performers, but their focus is on the dirt.” McCalmont adds: “Certain sires appear to do very well in the States, like Dansili and Singspiel. The change to synthetic surfaces will make turf sires more attractive, as turf horses handle them. “Americans are always keen to buy European fillies as they tend to stay better than their US counterparts. Look at the number of exEuropean fillies who have won the American Oaks, for example.” In Troeller’s opinion: “Form and looks are the most important factors when buying horses for the US. Pedigree comes into it more with the fillies, because there may be broodmare potential there after racing. “If a horse has not been trained extensively in the UK he could well break down in the US, so I don’t buy horses who’ve been mollycoddled.” What influence do the greater options for medication in America have on the market for UK horses?

According to Gosden, Lasix and Bute are unlikely ever to be banned in the US, but he believes Bute, in particular, “makes little difference to what the Americans will and will not buy over here anyway”. He adds: “Bute cannot cover up major problems and no trainer will buy a horse he knows has a major problem. Lasix, on the other

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hand, makes a big difference. Of course trainers in North America buy horses who have had bleeding problems here. Not just because they can race them on Lasix but also because they can train the horse on Lasix, and build his confidence back up. “So if Lasix were to be banned in the US, that would have an effect on our market of exporting horses across the Atlantic.” But a note of caution comes from Irwin, who says: “The unsophisticated think that you can get a bleeder in England, stick it on Lasix in the US and solve the problem, but it’s not that simple. Medication can help in some situations but not every time.” Donalds says: “Medication is a factor – it can benefit certain horses. We have had bleeders in England who have been successful in the US having taken Lasix, but it does not always work. It is an aid but not a miracle cure.” What effect will the switch to synthetic surfaces in America have?

Although McCalmont identifies in the US “a lot of confusion over synthetic surfaces; the traditionalists are scared”, Donald predicts: “As more American surfaces move to Polytrack and other synthetic surfaces, they will look more to England for their horses. Most grass horses go on synthetic surfaces, but dirt is different.”

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VALBENNY Irwin says: “It’s obvious already that the switch to Polytrack surfaces is making grass horses more popular. We are seeing a change in the bloodlines.” The more US tracks turn to synthetic surfaces, the better news it is for UK and mainland European exporters, according to Motion. “The move in the US to Polytrack/synthetic surfaces is already being felt at the sales,” he says. “Peope are now more forgiving of horses with turf pedigrees. People here don’t really breed for the turf, so UK and European horses are sure to become increasingly popular.” What kind of difference might the BHA’s new Enhancement Fund make?

A limited one, according to the agents who buy horses for America. “I do not think that the BHA adding extra to the pot for Group and Listed races will solve the problem of horses being sold abroad,” says Troeller. “In many cases, the horses being sold are running in races below that level in the UK. “Creating an Enhancement Fund is not enough and is like pouring money down an open sewer. People can get a large amount of money by selling a maiden winner, much more than they could win in prize-money here.” Donald says: “I think that the BHA putting

more money into Group and Listed races is great, but it won’t affect the number of horses being sold to race abroad. “In many cases, the horses being sold are below Listed/Group level. “I think that the overseas market is essential to British racing. Owners can make a large amount of money – tax free – and reinvest in yearlings. Without it we would be in big trouble. We need that residual value.” A similar point is made by McCalmont, who says: “It is all very well increasing the pot for Listed and Group races in the UK, but owners still have training costs, etc, to take into consideration. “The purses in America are still well clear of Britain at every level and I wouldn’t say horses really need to improve that much to win in America.” He concludes: “The interest from the US is healthy, as it allows owners to sell horses for decent sums, which gives them the funds to reinvest in younger horses. This must benefit breeders, in particular.” So, it is clear that British racing authorities have a major task on their hands in trying to halt the talent drain to America. And so far we haven’t even mentioned the increasing markets for UK horses in Dubai and Hong Kong! I

Left Alan Swinbank after a juvenile campaign of three starts, which saw her win a maiden at Ayr worth £5,497 on her final outing. Rated 73, she was sold privately to join Patrick Gallagher. Valbenny was an instant success, winning the Grade 2 Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park in November 2006. She has won three more stakes races and has also been runner-up in the Del Mar Oaks. Up to last year, Valbenny had earned $499,653, of which $10,153 was earned with Swinbank. GLOBEFORM RATING USA: 112 MEDICATION: Valbenny raced on Lasix and Bute in all but her last start (when unplaced).

FLYING THE FLAG FOR BRITAIN – IN AMERICA! Examples of UK horses rated less than 100 who have raced in America this year HORSE

UK RATING

*US RATING

Ascertain

108

21,877 (5 starts)

196,837 (22 starts)

Crested

111

4,186 (3 starts)

181,969 (19 starts)

Listed winner, 4th Hollywood Derby (G1)

Daytona

116+

41,720 (3 starts)

494,326 (12 starts)

Six Graded wins, incl Hollywood Derby, Shoemaker Mile (both G1)

Diamond Diva1

110+

64,314 (12 starts)

82,309 (3 starts)

Foxysox2

110

25,263 (5 starts)

240,429 (15 starts)

Golden Balls

105+

12,726 (7 starts)

53,181(4 starts)

Won La Puente Stakes (LR), placed twice Graded S

Hucking Hot

104

7,012 (4 starts)

67,964 (8 starts)

Won Skirball S (LR), Hidden Light S (LR)

I’m In Love

105

14,684 (11 starts)

93,551 (5 starts)

Listed winner, second in G3

Medici Code

110

7,337 (6 starts)

190,725 (19 starts)

Meer Kat

103+

7,065 (5 starts)

11,247 (16 starts)

Third Generous Stakes (G3), only two runs

Shermeen3

103

27,287 (9 starts)

64,806 (19 starts)

LR winners, multiple stakes placed, incl in G3

Sohgol

106

9,188 (8 starts)

114,129 (16 starts)

Solva

105+

25,697 (12 starts)

27,594 (4 starts)

Sporting Art

99+

15,953 (4 starts)

156,427 (4 starts)

Stratham

106

12,113 (7 starts)

86,894 (6 starts)

Won Will Rogers S (G3), plus two LR

Ten Meropa

100+

5,584 (5 starts)

33,762 (1 start)

Won Baldwin Stakes (G3) on his US debut

Valbenny

112

5,497 (3 starts)

245,446 (9 starts)

Well Armed

114+

9,054 (8 starts)

416,745 (5 starts)

Won San Antonio H (G2), 3rd Dubai World Cup (G1)

Yankee Bravo

107

2,047 (1 start)

126,314 (5 starts)

Two LR wins, 3rd Louisiana Derby (G2), 4th Santa Anita Derby (G1)

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UK EARNINGS (£)

**US EARNINGS (£)

USA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Won Elkhorn Stakes (G3)

Won G3 and LR, 2nd in Gamely H (G1) Multiple Graded winner, placed in G1

Won Del Mar Derby (G2), La Jolla H (G2)

LR winner, placed in G2 and G3 Won La Zanzara H (LR), had just four US starts Won Palm Beach S (G3), Calder Derby

Four Stakes wins, incl G2, second twice in G1

Diamond Diva’s UK earnings included £27,314 for finishing third in the 2006 Watership Down Stud Sales Stakes Foxysox’s UK earnings included £25,060 for finishing third in the £250,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes Shermeen’s UK earnings included £7,135 for finishing fifth in the 2005 Watership Down Stud Sales Stakes US ratings are based on Geir Stabell’s Globeform ratings and are calculated to allow direct comparisons with official UK ratings US earnings were rounded down to the nearest thousand dollars and converted to sterling, using the exchange rate of June 4

FIGURES ON NUMBER OF US STARTS (UP TO JUNE 7) KINDLY SUPPLIED BY BRISNET.COM

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Racecourses in prize-money pledge A groundbreaking agreement negotiated by the Horsemen’s Group should result in tracks maintaining their contribution to purses – for the good of all In the first-ever agreement of its kind, over 50 of Britain’s 60 racecourses have now signed up to a prize-money agreement with the Horsemen’s Group, the industry-wide body made up of owners, trainers, jockeys, breeders and stable staff. Courses owned by Jockey Club Racecourses, Arena Leisure and Northern Racing are among those that are party to the agreement, as are all of Britain’s major courses such as Goodwood (above) and York. The agreement, which runs from 2008 to 2010, is based on a commitment from racecourses to at least match the average of their own contributions to prize-money during the past three years. Prize-money is broadly made up of a combination of funding from the Levy Board, from owners’ entry fees and from what is designated as racecourses’ executive and sponsorship contributions. It is only to the latter amount – executive and sponsorship

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contributions – that the agreement relates. Several clauses in the agreement allow the courses certain ‘get outs’. For instance, if a racecourse has been forced to abandon one of its major fixtures, or if it loses a big sponsor, then the course has a legitimate reason for why it has failed to match its previous contributions. However, any reductions in the racecourse’s contributions to prize-money have to be shown to be proportionate to its losses. ROA chief executive Michael Harris, who has been centrally involved in setting up the agreement, said: “This is by no means a tough agreement for any of the racecourses to adhere to and we are hopeful that all the courses will eventually come on board. “With the Levy Board still in place, the bulk of prize-money will continue to be allocated through the board’s Basic Daily Rate system, but our agreement will help everyone to know

where they stand in prizemoney terms going forward. “In the past, some courses have reduced contributions to prize-money when levy payments have increased. This has meant that owners and the rest of the industry have not benefited from increased prizemoney to the extent they should have done. “With Levy payments into prize-money now, thankfully, due to increase substantially from July 1, our agreement will, we hope, act as a deterrent to any racecourse thinking of reducing their contribution. “Some may argue we have been too lenient on the courses, but there would have been no way that we could have reached an agreement with a tougher approach. Both sides have had to show flexibility and compromise. “At least we have created a starting point for a new formal relationship between the racecourses and the rest of the industry on prize-money.”

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ROA Forum GO-AHEAD FOR GOINGSTICK The British Horseracing Authority Board has sanctioned the mandatory use of TurfTrax GoingStick readings from January 1 next year, following an extended trial since March 2007. The Levy Board allocated funding of £45,000 at that time to enable each course to lease a GoingStick. Clerks of the course will provide GoingStick readings at declaration stages and on racedays. The lower the figure, the softer the ground.

COUNCIL AGENDA The May council meeting, by chief executive Michael Harris

July 29-August 2 Glorious Goodwood: Special advance booking service which enables ROA members to purchase badges for the Richmond Enclosure.

The Council continued to discuss the total levy yield for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, and the impact it would have on prize-money. The yield, which had been expected to be at least £124 million, was now more likely to be just over £116m. Despite the recent downturn, the figure was over £20m higher than the original budget. It was reported that the Levy Board was strongly of the view that part of the increase should be spread over the next three years. This was because an estimated £16m was due to a one-off ‘high roller’ windfall that was, it was believed, unlikely to be matched for the three years, 2009, 2010 and 2011. It was recalled that, in the past, when levy contributions to prizemoney increased, the racecourses had often decreased their own executive and sponsorship contributions. The Council wondered whether this was likely to be repeated. However, the chief executive said the circumstances in 2004 when this had happened were unusual and, in any event, prize-money agreements should discourage courses from doing this. The chief executive reported that 80% of the racecourses had now signed up to the prize-money agreement. He confirmed that a system would be set up to monitor contributions in line with the prize-money agreement from July 1. The president confirmed the Levy Board was especially anxious that racecourses would maintain the level of their contributions to prize-money.

November 15 ROA marquee for members and guests at Cheltenham’s Paddy Power Gold Cup day.

The Council continued their on-going discussions regarding Tote privatisation. A meeting had been arranged

EPSOM OPEN DAY The annual Epsom Trainers’ Open Day takes place on Sunday, July 20 and is held in aid of the Epsom Training & Development Fund, a charity which aims to improve welfare and conditions for local racing staff. It will start at 9am, when racehorses will be shown exercising on the gallops. That will be followed at 9.45am by interviews with local trainers. Eight yards will be open to the public from 10am to 1pm. The racecourse will host the afternoon’s events, which include a farriery display, falconry, pony rides, children’s funfair, terrier racing, and a parade of retired racehorses. The charity has already repurchased its first property to help house Epsom’s stable staff. Further details can be found at www.etdf.co.uk

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with Goldman Sachs, who were carrying out the selling process on behalf of the Government. The president reported on a recent RCA Board meeting attended by himself and the chief executive. The main purpose of the meeting was to allow Chris McFadden, the favoured candidate for the REL chairmanship, to meet with the RCA Board. The president reported the meeting had gone well and, as a result of this, the RCA Board agreed to support the proposal that McFadden should become the first REL chairman. The president said that one of the projects that racecourses and the Horsemen’s Group could work on together was a new system to tackle the problem of small fields. It was hoped that, under the auspices of REL, a system would be set up whereby owners could be alerted to the opportunities that existed in high value events that historically attract small fields. It was noted the first priority for Chris McFadden would be to find sufficient common ground between the BHA, RCA and the Horsemen’s Group to finalise a database agreement. This was essential if the sale of information from the database was to generate higher income for racing. The Council returned to the topic of the branding of owners’ colours at the Grand National and Derby meetings. It was clear that not all our members were happy to give up their branding on those occasions when they would have maximum exposure. It was agreed this was a difficult balance to strike because, equally, many owners would

prefer to “sell” their sponsorship site and take the additional payments being offered by the sponsors. The Council agreed we should continue to broker the best possible deals on behalf of our members relating to those meetings that had exclusive sponsorship arrangements. The subject of a new Tattersalls sales race was debated and it was agreed that, whilst Tattersalls’ prize-money contributions were generous, the idea of dropping the 40% refund for balloted out horses was not acceptable. It was agreed that we should return to the subject with Tattersalls, with the objective of retaining the refund for balloted out horses. The marketing report included references to the third party insurance scheme, BetfairClub ROA and the Gold Standard Awards. The Council was pleased to ratify the recent recommendation of the Gold Standard Award Committee that Salisbury and Chester would now receive the award. The Council agreed the Animal Health Trust should be the chosen charity as the beneficiary of fund raising activities at the ROA Awards evening in December. The Council were delighted to hear that ROA membership had now surpassed the 7,600 level. Andrew Gould and John Smee attended the final part of the meeting to make a presentation on behalf of Jockey Club Racecourses.

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Support Fund with BetfairClub ROA members following her victory at Warwick under Stephen Carson

A ‘must’ for all young racegoers BetfairClub ROA continues to go from strength to strength, with winners galore and experiences that money can’t buy BetfairClub ROA members have enjoyed an active programme of exciting social events and regular racing opportunities with the club’s runners in recent weeks. And in the coming months racecourse gatherings are planned at Chester, Glorious Goodwood and at the St Leger at Doncaster. To the end of May, the club had an enviable strike-rate of 46% of runners finishing in the first four. From 56 runs we have had seven winners, seven seconds, nine thirds and three fourth places. The Alan McCabe-trained Cornus has won three times in the club’s colours, while Eve Johnson Houghton, who provided our second winner in Rosie Cross, won with Support Fund

under Stephen Carson at Warwick in May. Cardinal Spirit, trained by Ferdy Murphy, notched up the club’s first win over hurdles and has taken members to Aintree on Grand National Day, and to the Punchestown Festival. Such results make the £199 annual fee great value, according to BetfairClub ROA member and At The Races presenter Zoey Bird. She said: “I entered the club to help to promote racing to younger people, something which I am passionate about. I never thought that for my £199 annual fee I would be cheering on a runner at Aintree on Grand National Day. “We all know it costs tens of thousands to keep a racehorse and sometimes tens of thousands to buy

Alex Eade (left) and wife Katie following Brazilian Brush’s victory for BetfairClub ROA at Goodwood

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one, especially one that’s good enough to run at a Grade 1 meeting, and most people my age and younger simply cannot afford that, unless of course you are a member of Club ROA. “Even when the club doesn’t have runners there’s always some sort of trip organised to the bigger meetings, which can normally be really expensive. But through the club it’s much more affordable and that’s a real perk for members.’ BetfairClub ROA is open to 18-32 year olds. Membership includes involvement with the club’s string of horses throughout the year and regular social events. The annual membership fee is £199. Further details can be found at www.betfairclubroa.com

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Ascot joins Gold roster Ascot has become the latest addition to the select group of courses to receive the ROA Gold Standard award. A formal presentation to the racecourse executive was held on the opening day of Royal Ascot, Tuesday, June 17. Ascot’s prize-money is unsurpassed among British courses, totalling £9.4 million in 2007/08, thanks in part to an executive and sponsorship contribution of 50.9%. The course has also enhanced its hospitality for owners with runners, expanding their complimentary food offering to include a substantial buffet. Sally Rowley-Williams, ROA Gold Standard Committee member and ROA Council member, said: “Ascot

is a terrific course for owners. We have been in discussion with the management team over the past two years and they have been very accommmodating. Whilst Ascot’s prizemoney is unsurpassed, they have made a tremendous effort to provide hospitality for owners, so that even if the horse does not win any prizemoney, the owner is sure to have a highly enjoyable experience.” Chris Stickels, Ascot’s clerk of ROA Council members Ian Balding (second left) and Sally RowleyWilliams (right) present Salisbury racecourse executives Jeremy Martin and Lin White with the ROA Gold Standard plaque on May 15

the course, said: “We are delighted to receive the ROA Gold Standard Award. As well as continued investment in prize-money, we appreciate that owners are the lifeblood of the sport and their facilities on course are paramount. “We are pleased to be able to offer complimentary catering to owners and trainers throughout the year, including Royal Ascot. We look forward to welcoming everyone.” Gold Standard activity is set to continue in the coming weeks, with Chester agreed as the next course to receive the award. A report will follow in the next issue.

News in brief RACING WEEKEND IN ISTANBUL Weatherbys Travel is organising a racing weekend to Istanbul on September 5-8, to take in the most valuable card in Turkey’s season. The three-night tour includes a visit to Veliefendi racecourse for the Topkapi Trophy, Europe’s richest mile race, and the Bosphorus Cup. Last year’s Topkapi Trophy was won by Turkish-trained Sabirli. Godolphin’s runner, Caradak, finished fourth. The tour departs on the Friday morning from Heathrow on British Airways’ scheduled service to Istanbul. Guests will be based at the five-star Hyatt Regency Istanbul, which is

situated centrally in a spectacular setting overlooking the Bosphorus. Accommodation is arranged on a buffet breakfast basis and guests are invited to a dinner on the evening of arrival as guests of Weatherbys. Istanbul is the only city to straddle two continents, with Europe on one side of the Bosphorus and Asia on the other. Legendary sights include the Blue Mosque, Dolmabahçe Palace, Topkapi Palace, Haghia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. On the Saturday, a morning cruise is arranged on the Bosphorus to view the city sights. In the afternoon, guests can join a sightseeing tour, or opt to go racing at Veliefendi

racecourse, for a card which includes two Group 2 races. On Sunday, guests can enjoy racing at Veliefendi racecourse for the Topkapi Trophy and The Bosphorus Cup. Lunch is arranged in a private room. On Monday, guests are at leisure before catching a late afternoon return flight to Heathrow. The tour cost is £949. Further details are available from Weatherbys Travel on 01933 440077. BOWRY CHARITY RUN ROA member and long time owner Keith Bowry is hoping to give something back to racing by competing in the Asics British 10k London run that

takes place on July 6. Donations in support of his effort to raise money for Racing Welfare can be made at www.justgiving.com/keithbowry. Cheques payable to Racing Welfare which are sent to the ROA will be forwarded on. ROR LAUNCHES NEW SITE Retraining of Racehorses has launched a new website, www.ror.org.uk. Visitors can register retired racehorses, find information on how to go about looking after an ex-racehorse, and find information on the various competitions under the RoR series. The charity’s long term aim is to build up a database illustrating the whereabouts of ex-racehorses.

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YORK May 14-16

CHESTER

May 7-9

The delighted connections of Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes victor Doncaster Rover

Owner Dr Marwan Koukash with his trophy following Bulwark’s success in the Totesport.com Chester Cup

Julie Wood (right) accepts her prize after Rebecca De Winter’s decisive win in the Boodles Diamond EBF Maiden Stakes

Mr & Mrs Adrian Underwood are all smiles having seen their filly Look Busy land the Hawker Beechcraft Handicap in style

Celtic Sultan took the Warwick International Handicap for her joint-owner Sylvia Clegg

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Fathsta, with Bill and Margaret Jones, after landing the sevenfurlong handicap by two lengths

Owners Reuben Glynn (second left) and John Walsh (far right) with Birkside, winner of the mile and a half handicap

Khalid Abdullah with his trophy after Promising Lead’s clear-cut triumph in the Group 3 Middleton Stakes

Claudio Pizarro and wife Karla receive their prize following Raymi Coya’s Michael Seely Memorial Fillies’ Stakes victory

Geordieland finally came good for Martin Myers and Mr & Mrs Tony Taylor in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup

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June 6-7

Daragh McArthy receives the prize from Catherine Dettori after Bellomi’s success in the Tattenham Stakes

The Three Honest Men with their trophy after Little White Lie had landed the Jeep Mile Handicap in game fashion

Holbeck Ghyll gave his owners a day to remember when swooping fast and late in the Totesport.com ‘Dash’

The Bk Partnership were in celebratory mood after the Listed Woodcote Stakes triumph of Smokey Storm

Barry and Maggie McClean (left), the owners and breeders of Mac Gille Eoin, who landed the Prince’s Stand Handicap

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Owner of the Month

Julian and Sarah Richmond-Watson, after the Oaks victory of Seb Sanders and Look Here

Julian Richmond-Watson Owner/breeder celebrates debut Classic success with Look Here Julian Richmond-Watson landed a major blow for the British owner/breeder by capturing the Juddmonte Oaks with his homebred filly Look Here. The daughter of Hernando made a mockery of her 33-1 starting price

with a stylish success to give Richmond-Watson, trainer Ralph Beckett and jockey Seb Sanders their first British Classic wins. “It’s hard to believe I’ve won the Oaks and it will take time to sink in properly,” said Richmond-Watson,

who breeds under the banner of Lawn Stud, in Potterspury, Northamptonshire. “Epsom has been my favourite racecourse since I was a boy. I just love the atmosphere and uniqueness of the place.

“At the three furlong marker, I remember looking down the track and seeing how well Look Here was travelling. With half a furlong to run I thought we would win, bar falling over! “I know that we won well, but it never feels that easy at the time. You always think that there must be something else in the field going as well as you.” Richmond-Watson, a former chairman of Epsom’s

Thousands of people dedicate their lives day-in, day-out to bring us the Sport of Kings. These include stud and stable staff, heath men, stall handlers and farriers, as well as trainers, jockeys and racecourse staff. However glamorous and exciting it all seems, for many it can be lonely, dangerous and poorly paid. Racing Welfare is here to offer a support system for racing’s people. • Financial assistance and advice • Holidays for disabled and retired members • Housing for elderly or disadvantaged people • Samaritans Helpline • Support for young people coming into racing • A network of welfare officers across the country How YOU can help us • Become a "friend" for just £25 per year • Leave us a legacy in your will • Make a regular donation

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“At the three furlong marker, I remember looking down the track and seeing how well Look Here was travelling” – Julian Richmond-Watson

race committee, is senior steward of the Jockey Club, and became the first serving in that role to win the Oaks since Industry scored for the Earl of Chesterfield in 1838. Look Here was running for only the third time at Epsom, having scored at Salisbury on her two-yearold debut (beating Doctor Fremantle, fourth to New Approach in the Derby) and finished a close second in the Lingfield Oaks Trial on her seasonal return. Despite her inexperience, she handled the idiosyncratic course with aplomb to defeat Irish raiders Moonstone and Katiyra in decisive fashion. NO MORE THAN HOPEFUL

Richmond-Watson said: “We weren’t at all confident going into the Oaks, more hopeful that she could finish in the first six. “Although we knew she had more class than Kayah, who was ninth in the race the previous year, I think we were all surprised at how far she won by.”

Having been an owner for the best part of 40 years – “Sir Bountiful was my first ever winner (at Warwick on April 1, 1977), trained by Guy Harwood” – Richmond-Watson now sends the majority of his horses to Beckett. The association started when he placed a horse with Beckett on behalf of his late father, former deputy senior steward Sonny RichmondWatson, who bred at Wakefield Lodge Stud before it became Lawn Stud. He explained: “When my father was looking to send the last horse who he bred into training, I told him there was a nice young man who had started up called Ralph Beckett. I promised Ralph that if he managed to win a race with the horse – which he did – I would send him another. “I think all the credit must go to Ralph. Look Here is a light-framed filly who doesn’t take much work and she has been handled by her trainer with great skill.

“And I’m absolutely thrilled to have provided Seb Sanders with his first British Classic. He is a stalwart of the weighing room.” With representatives from the Coolmore and Aga Khan empires in second and third place at Epsom, RichmondWatson’s achievement is all the more impressive, considering that he keeps just five broodmares at Lawn Stud. THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT

Look Here, who could now be targeted at the St Leger at Doncaster on September 13, is out of the Rainbow Quest mare Last Look, who sadly died last year, and all six of her siblings who raced won at least once. Her half-sister by Efisio, Look So, was due to go to the sales last year but an administrative error meant that she wasn’t entered in time. Retained by her owner, Look So is now in foal to Compton Place and has become a valuable member of the Lawn Stud clan.

As for future matings, a visit to Look Here’s sire, Hernando, could be on the cards for Look So. All the stock bred at Lawn Stud race for their owner/breeder, who does not sell foals or yearlings. Richmond-Watson said: “Racing is my hobby and my policy is to race both the colts and fillies. “I have bred seriously only for the last ten years or so, although I had the odd broodmare with my father. “Derniere Danse, Look Here’s granddam, was bought at Tattersalls’ December Sale in 1991 for 47,000gns. “She was out of the Green Dancer mare Dance Quest, from a good family that included Pursuit Of Love and Divine Danse.” He added: “I have tried to be selective and look for mares who are by established broodmare sires and are well related. “Look Here’s win should give hope to all small breeders out there.” I

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ROA Forum Owners in the News – Bryan Agar ‘The Dame and the Chauffeur’ – it could easily be the title of a Hollywood film, yet it is actually the partnership behind Lincoln Handicap and recent Brigadier Gerard Stakes victor Smokey Oakey. The improving four-yearold, who made his Group 3 breakthrough in the Sandown contest,

beating Maraahel by a neck, is owned by one of Britain’s best-loved actresses, Dame Judi Dench, and Bryan Agar, who has been Dench’s chauffeur since the early 1990s. “It’s an absolute dream to own a horse like Smokey Oakey,” said Agar, who picked the horse out for Dench as

Bryan Agar with Smokey Oakey after Sandown glory

an unraced two-year-old from the stable of trainer Mark Tompkins, who also retains a share in the son of Tendulkar. “I remember Mark said after his two-year-old season that he could be Group class. The key to Smokey Oakey is soft ground – when I saw the rain falling at Sandown I started to get more confident of a big run, although realistically I would have been delighted with a place. “He’s 100% genuine and tries his heart out every time. We’re not sure where he goes next although a trip overseas, perhaps to France or Germany, could be on the cards.” Smokey Oakey is a first venture into racehorse ownership for Dench and is named after her

grandson, Samuel Michael Oak Williams. Owing to a hectic work schedule, she is yet to see Smokey Oakey in action on the racecourse. Agar was given a quarter share in the horse as a birthday present by Dench, who received an Oscar in 1999 as best supporting actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love, and currently stars as ‘M’ in the James Bond films. He said: “Judi works very hard and is often booked up months in advance. The one time she was due to watch Smokey Oakey run at Windsor, the meeting was cancelled. “But she is an enthusiastic owner who gets very excited about his races and enjoys

visiting him at the stable. Judi gets on very well with Mark – both being from Yorkshire, they have plenty in common.” Having owned horses in syndicates for several years – currently he has an interest in three-yearold fillies Fortunes Maid and Peggle, both with Tompkins – Agar, who can often be found stewarding at Sandown and Epsom, is relishing his opportunity to mix it with the big boys. He added: “Most of the credit for the horse must go to Mark and Angie Tompkins. They were the ones who selected him as a yearling in Ireland. “Smokey Oakey has added a new dimension to Judi’s life, and mine too. He’s such a tough and consistent horse, and the sky’s the limit.” I

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Owners in the News – Philip Freedman Whatever the future holds for Temple Of Thebes, her place in racing history is already assured, having become the first ever winner at Great Leighs, Britain’s newest racecourse and the first to open since Taunton in 1927. The three-year-old filly, who recorded a cosy four-length triumph in a six-furlong maiden, is trained by Ed Dunlop and carries the colours of owner/breeder Philip Freedman’s Cliveden Stud, associated with 11 Classic winners in all, including 1987 Derby hero Reference Point. Freedman, the former chairman of the TBA, said: “It was certainly an attraction to have a runner in the first ever

race at Great Leighs. We believed Temple Of Thebes had a sound chance of winning and so it proved. “The publicity we received from the win was more than the race merited; I don’t think I’ve ever been asked to sign a racecard at the track before! “She followed up at Newmarket and we will try to get some black type now. “Steve Donohoe, who has been on board for her two victories, said she has a lot of speed and so we may drop her down to five furlongs.” Just 11 days after Temple Of Thebes’s historic success, the Cliveden Stud silks were back in the Great Leighs

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winners’ enclosure, following Stone Of Scone’s comfortable victory in a three-year-old maiden over a mile. The Pivotal colt out of Independence is a halfbrother to Group 1 winner Mount Nelson and had run with plenty of promise first time out when sixth in the second division of the Wood Ditton Stakes at Newmakret. He looks a horse of considerable potential. “Ed [Dunlop] has always liked Stone Of Scone,” said Freedman. “We think he is a pattern performer in the making, although whether he’s a Listed horse or better, we just don’t know yet; only time will tell. “Stone Of Scone was

Philip Freedman (right) with Temple Of Thebes

due to go to the sales as a yearling, like all our colts, but had a small problem that would have stopped him from passing the vet. “The good news is that we have his yearling halfbrother by Rock Of Gibraltar, who will go to Tattersalls.” Having made a perfect start with his runners at Great Leighs – though Temple Of Thebes did refuse to go into the stalls

when returned there – Freedman is positive about the Essex track’s future. He added: “I think Great Leighs is a fine addition to our allweather racecourses, being within easy reach of Newmarket. “The course has wide bends, is generally very fair and I don’t think that you’ll be able to find too many excuses for beaten horses.” I

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RACECOURSE LEAGUE TABLE Ptn Racecourse

Racecourse ownership

% of Total

Levy Board (£)

1 Cheltenham JCR 3,298,273 2 Aintree JCR 1,695,711 3 Ascot I 4,748,695 4 Epsom Downs JCR 1,365,168 5 York I 1,972,187 6 Chester I 536,109 7 Goodwood I 1,361,739 8 Newmarket JCR 2,996,717 9 Doncaster Arena 1,585,918 10 Sandown Park JCR 1,216,134 11 Haydock Park JCR 1,109,499 12 Great Leighs I 107,064 13 Ripon I 246,114 14 Newcastle North 487,861 15 Thirsk I 218,857 16 Newbury I 1,045,711 17 Pontefract I 258,763 18 Ayr I 497,628 19 Windsor Arena 278,272 20 Hexham I 116,325 21 Musselburgh I 311,708 22 Salisbury I 196,181 23 Folkestone Arena 190,150 24 Stratford-on-Avon I 172,066 25 Beverley I 193,169 26 Hamilton Park I 162,059 27 Kempton Park JCR 877,679 28 Fakenham I 68,500 29 Carlisle JCR 140,717 30 WIincanton JCR 208,248 31 Bangor-on-Dee I 125,875 32 Perth I 115,290 33 Chepstow North 190,928 34 Kelso I 109,165 35 Yarmouth North 125,682 36 Warwick JCR 171,253 37 Bath North 97,945 38 Lingfield Park Arena 586,498 39 Ludlow I 101,356 40 Leicester I 183,109 41 Exeter JCR 134,584 42 Cartmel I 28,632 43 Fontwell Park North 101,595 44 Taunton I 73,352 45 Market Rasen JCR 118,685 46 Nottingham JCR 76,649 47 Huntingdon JCR 81,609 48 Catterick Bridge I 89,642 49 Wetherby I 87,094 50 Newton Abbot I 47,630 51 Uttoxeter North 79,142 52 Redcar I 62,536 53 Plumpton I 36,686 54 Brighton North 37,729 55 Towcester I 34,450 56 Sedgefield North 12,089 57 WolverhamptonArena 59,026 58 Hereford North 5,150 59 Southwell Arena -20,031 60 Worcester Arena -7,986 Total 30,608,585

55.1 54.4 51.3 45.3 43.9 39.3 38.3 38.1 36.9 35.3 34.3 33.0 31.9 31.3 30.4 29.1 26.4 26.0 25.6 25.1 24.2 24.1 22.2 21.9 21.7 20.9 20.4 20.3 19.7 19.5 18.1 17.5 17.4 16.8 16.1 16.0 15.6 15.5 15.1 14.8 14.5 14.3 13.7 13.6 12.8 12.5 11.8 11.0 10.8 7.8 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.3 2.5 1.9 1.2 -1.2 -2.3 30.4

1,679,113 988,710 2,511,545 812,780 1,233,900 707,010 1,628,110 2,744,110 1,644,960 1,771,315 1,612,860 200,000 467,270 905,450 443,590 1,924,700 629,200 1,116,887 677,640 305,877 858,800 485,730 572,593 525,275 597,122 524,025 2,899,830 263,500 508,530 733,870 507,050 499,170 799,745 491,913 572,190 752,433 469,990 2,769,970 527,180 899,670 655,350 147,775 578,430 409,080 711,270 396,723 492,900 647,190 607,810 533,160 851,620 535,880 462,070 508,790 454,505 430,455 2,877,215 368,680 1,571,390 308,770 53,812,677

% of Total

Owners (£)

% of Total

Total 2007/8 (£)

Total 2006/7 (£)

28 922,639 15.4 5,990,025 5,469,315 31.7 403,561 12.9 3,119,982 2,790,901 27.1 1,882,187 20.3 9,263,177 9,510,735 27.0 802,201 26.6 3,013,149 3,216,405 27.5 1,256,066 28.0 4,491,653 4,396,435 51.8 76,580 5.6 1,365,699 1,359,634 45.8 490,312 13.8 3,556,411 3,381,832 34.9 1,921,442 24.4 7,866,269 7,332,975 38.3 939,646 21.9 4,296,524 2,886,589 51.5 390,419 11.4 3,440,868 3,580,178 49.9 453,066 14 3,230,275 3,523,043 61.6 17,444 5.4 324,508 0 60.6 30,993 4.0 770,877 773,867 58.2 134,887 8.7 1,556,898 1,536,121 61.7 28,303 3.9 718,750 652,500 53.6 455,126 12.7 3,590,857 3,986,432 64.2 66,871 6.8 980,334 1,066,446 58.3 272,289 14.2 1,915,304 2,115,009 62.3 103,665 9.5 1,087,277 1,264,622 66.0 31,198 6.7 463,400 555,900 66.5 88,975 6.9 1,290,483 1,139,689 59.7 71,902 8.8 813,313 967,053 66.9 73,297 8.6 855,390 814,500 66.9 63,410 8.1 784,751 987,500 67.2 65,128 7.3 888,919 1,056,849 67.5 61,822 8.0 776,906 803,279 67.4 333,387 7.8 4,303,923 3,591,138 78.2 0 0 337,000 421,700 71.1 59,126 8.3 715,723 739,575 68.8 97,831 9.2 1,066,449 1,094,020 73.1 44,575 6.4 694,000 620,171 75.9 34,040 5.2 658,000 685,500 72.8 98,687 9.0 1,098,060 1,216,085 75.5 45,735 7.0 651,314 746,897 73.4 59,079 7.6 779,711 739,204 70.4 117,348 11.0 1,068,534 1,079,583 74.7 43,850 7.0 629,285 757,670 73.0 280,398 7.4 3,793,085 4,059,588 78.6 39,255 5.9 670,291 676,503 72.7 104,184 8.4 1,236,963 1,435,783 70.7 89,997 9.7 926,431 801,468 73.6 17,826 8.9 200,733 199,400 78.3 56,636 7.7 739,161 835,596 75.8 37,891 7.0 539,523 604,213 77.0 85,759 9.3 923,714 977,900 64.5 72,663 11.8 615,035 904,166 71.4 87,235 12.6 690,744 749,874 79.1 53,410 6.5 817,742 1,045,780 75.4 80,846 10.0 805,750 1,022,764 87.2 5,776 0.9 611,666 730,016 80.3 108,338 10.2 1,060,600 1,139,450 60.2 275,434 30.9 890,550 973,250 84.9 33,805 6.2 544,561 626,637 87.1 37,417 6.4 583,936 664,912 83.1 51,045 9.3 547,000 614,336 87.4 37,552 7.6 492,596 680,680 90.5 220,106 6.9 3,179,347 3,380,723 88.1 37,073 8.9 418,653 657,450 93.5 102,391 6.1 1,679,850 2,220,850 90.0 38,719 11.3 343,003 701,500 53.4 13,990,843 13.9 100,764,930 102,562,188

% total Up/ 2006/7 down

54.7 60.5 51.7 40.7 42.7 35.8 39.5 38.1 32.7 38.2 34.5 0 24.3 27 27.2 30.2 18.8 21.4 16.7 3.5 16.2 22.1 10.2 17.7 18.7 16.0 21.1 16.5 13.9 20.8 13.7 14.6 10.2 6.8 2.4 9.6 12.1 11.5 12.7 11.6 12.2 19.5 4.6 9.0 16.4 10.0 13.1 8.6 11.7 7.1 3.3 10.4 2.0 1.8 2.6 3.9 6.2 5.7 6.1 1.1 27.9

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EXPLANATION OF TABLE This table sets out the three main contributors to prize-money with percentages of the total: 1 Racecourses’ executive and sponsorship; 2 Levy Board; 3 Owners. A small additional contribution is also made by the Divided Race Fund and the BHA Development Fund. The order is taken from the percentage in the second column of figures. This shows how much each racecourse has contributed to prize-money, expressed as a percentage of their overall prize-money. These figures relate to 2006. The arrows at the end of each line are based on a comparison between the percentages for the two rolling year periods. If a racecourse has improved its position by this criteria it receives a green ‘up’ arrow. If the year-on-year percentage has decreased it receives a red ‘down’ arrow. Note: All of the figures are produced on an ‘as originally programmed’ basis, i.e. where any transferred fixtures were originally programmed rather than where the fixtures have actually taken place. However, any transferred BHA ‘National’ fixtures and ‘Regional’ fixtures are attributed to the courses where the fixtures have actually taken place.

RACECOURSE OWNERSHIP KEY JCR Jockey Club Racecourses

North Northern Racing Ltd Arena Arena Leisure Ltd I Independently owned racecourse Gold Standard Award

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Regional tales Recent visits took in Juddmonte Farms, Windsor Castle and Rod Millman’s Devon yard

CENTRAL REGION That man Derek Christopher did it again! In fact, our indefatigable, irrepressible regional chairman exceeded even his own exceptionally high standards. Not content to rest on his laurels after securing outings to Bloomsbury Stud, Woburn Abbey, the Royal Mews, London Eye, Kings Troop Royal Artillery, Childwickbury Stud and Royal Veterinary College in recent years, he lined up visits to Juddmonte Farms in Wargrave, as well as Windsor Castle, on April 30. Unsurprisingly, this near impossible double attracted an overload of TBA members and their guests. Juddmonte at Wargraveon-Thames is a magnificent stud farm of 894 acres. It is managed by John Atkinson, who had already foaled over 65 homebred mares this year prior to our visit. Our morning at Juddmonte comprised a leisurely wander around the main yard and foaling unit, and inspections of foals, from some of Khalid Abdullah’s best families, by Dansili, Oasis Dream, Motivator, Shirocco, and Cacique. After lunch at the Harte and Garter hotel, a mesmerising afternoon at Windsor Castle saw us greeted by Sir Michael

Hobbs KCVO, CBE, Governor, Knights Military of the Castle, followed by a tour of the Royal Mews by Terry Pendary. This rare privilege included viewings of the horses and ponies ridden regularly by members of the Royal Family, an assortment of royal carriages, and the magnificent indoor school, built in the time of Queen Victoria. The second instalment of our three-pronged castle programme was a lengthy peep around the state apartments, which are more than a match for the Palace of Versailles – a notion which will have been verified in person by President Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, who were guests at Windsor Castle a month ago. Our final treat was an invitation to attend Evensong at St George’s Chapel, a moving and magical experience. The chapel choir was sensational. Having prayed for Her Majesty, the second supplication on the service sheet was for the ongoing health of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. Our huge thanks go to Derek Christopher, regional co-ordinator Hazel West, and everyone at Juddmonte and Windsor Castle for an outstanding day.

Juddmonte mare Docklands – the dam of Rail Link – and the state apartments at Windsor were just two of the highlights for members

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Rod Millman chats to TBA members on the South West regional visit

SOUTH WEST A warm and friendly West Country welcome was given to TBA members on the recent South West regional day, which began at Rod Millman’s Paddock Stables, set in the beautiful rolling Devon countryside, near Cullompton. Spring had definitely arrived, evidenced by the glowing coats of the resident 65 horses. Members watched two lots work on the allweather gallop, a testing uphill circuit, and had the opportunity to wander round the yard afterwards. The star of the show was the stayer Sergeant Cecil, who happily received the attentions of everyone. The hospitality of Rod and Louise Millman, the friendly welcome from staff, and the opportunity to see horses in such a relaxed and happy frame of mind all contributed to making this a very special visit. Following an excellent lunch at The Keepers Cottage nearby, members moved on to the Western Counties Equine Clinic, a purpose-built facility providing diagnostic, surgical, hospitalization and

rehabilitation services, located just ten minutes drive from the M5. Seven vets, supported by three nurses and three office staff, operate in this hugely impressive clinic, which boasts an on-site laboratory, a powerful digital radiography system which can cope with shoulder, neck and back x-rays, and a state of the art, purpose-built operating theatre, with padded induction and recovery boxes. Practice partner, Carl Johannson, showed off the facilities and ended the tour with a fascinating presentation on endoscopies of the respiratory tract. Everyone had the chance to pick his brains on topics relating to wind problems and other issues. Members were left in no doubt that that the facilities and collective expertise at the clinic are a real asset to the local equestrian industry. Thanks go to the Millmans and to Carl Johansson and the team at the Western Counties Equine Clinic for their time and hospitality, which made this such an interesting, memorable day. I

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TBA Regional Profile – East Midlands Continuing our series outlining the role of each TBA region and the people behind it This region was originally joined with Yorkshire, but since the start of 2008 has stood on its own. Due to this change, Fiona Denniff has become the regional chairman for the area but currently has no representatives to help her. If there is anyone in the region who would like to become involved and take on the role of a regional representative, please contact either Fiona on 01777 228724 or Samantha Knight at Stanstead House on 01638 661321. Chairman

Fiona Denniff (pictured) runs the family stud along with her husband Mick. It originally produced competition horses, including the Olympic show jumper Welham, but diversified ten years ago. Currently, the stud has six mares, two of whom are homebred, including

Derbyshire Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire

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Mary Read, runner-up in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood. Fiona joined the TBA 11 years ago on the advice of the late John Corbett, becoming a regional representative in 2004. Regional events

Last year saw trips to Averham Park Racing and the Northern Racing College. This year’s event is on June 25, taking in Kevin Ryan’s Hambleton Hill gallops and ‘The World of James Herriot’, both in Yorkshire. In the future Fiona would like to see visits to any of the studs or racing yards within the region itself, and would welcome suggestions from members. Regional chairman’s priorities

As chairman, Fiona would like to

promote the TBA as the first port of call for members for advice on any matter relating to breeding including legal, financial, etc. She would like to encourage all breeders within her area to become members, and to ensure that membership included and welcomed people who do not have mares but wish to support the British thoroughbred. Contacts

The regional reps are available to help, assist and advise members on any subject covered by the TBA. Members are encouraged to contact the chairman or reps if they have any ideas, problems or complaints. I Fiona Denniff, Manor Farm, Darlton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 0TH.

Kiama lands pointing final The final of the 2008 TBA/MFHA Maiden for Mares Point-to-Point Series Final took place on April 19 at the Atherstone Hunt Meeting at Clifton-on-Dunsmore. This was a new venue, scheduled some three weeks earlier than the previous final at Garthorpe, and selected with the aim of attracting more support.

Good to soft going and a fair track attracted 17 entries, though only seven runners. The race was won by Kiama, a six-year-old British-bred mare by Dansili out of Catriona, trained and ridden by Polly Gundry. The TBA was well represented by Simon Plumbly, Ian Bare, Stephen Hadley and chief executive Louise Kemble.

Connections of Kiama, trained and ridden by Polly Gundry, receive their prize from TBA chief executive Louise Kemble

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Soundness in thoroughbreds: we give the TBA viewpoint

The TBA was asked to contribute to the Racing Post’s ‘Soundness in Thoroughbreds’ series, but sadly our response was not used due to insufficient space. Here, chief executive Louise Kemble (above) outlines her reply to the given question ‘What should the racing and breeding industries be doing to reduce injuries?’

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The TBA refutes Matthew Binns’s claims in the Racing Post of May 20 that there has been little or no selection for soundness in the breed. This assumes British breeders do not take into account any shortcomings in their mares when making a mating selection, which is far from the truth. Whilst a strong pedigree is desirable, good conformation (in both wind and limb) is essential. Any

breeder who pays little attention to the importance of durability will hope only to enjoy short term support for their stock in the marketplace. Similarly, soundness is an over-riding objective for owner-breeders who invest in breeding for the sport of racing, with the objective of producing superior homebred winners. The British racing and breeding industries have laid an excellent groundwork to monitor and promote durability via significant investment in veterinary science and research. The TBA supports this work, both morally and financially. In the field of durability research, the BHA’s programme of monitoring injury rates, the subsequent

use of this data, and the supporting research to educate and inform veterinary surgeons, owners, trainers and breeders is vital. It is important to ensure racecourses provide racing surfaces of the highest standard, taking into account the number of fixtures and weather conditions. The industry must be encouraged to continue to invest in research into turf and artificial surfaces to maximise the racing opportunities for thoroughbreds. The current policy of prioritising the welfare of runners, over commercial considerations, must be maintained. Demand will always be strongest amongst breeders for successful sires and race mares, and breeders must be allowed freedom of choice in their selections. Introducing a grading system for potential stallions, as adopted by the sports horse industry, could rob the sport of a number of highly successful sires. The racing career of Danzig, for example, was cut short but as a sire he was the source of durable, successful progeny. Breeding is not an exact science and has fascinated generations of racing enthusiasts. It should not be stifled by artificial controls.

Dates, reminders and new members

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July 1 Second forfeit for the September 26 TBA/Watership Down TBA/Watership Down Stud Sales Race at Stud Sales Race at Ascot. Ascot. TBA new members July 6 TBA team run in the Race For Life, Please contact Stanstead House on for Cancer Research UK. 01638 661321 if you have any queries. HOME: Mrs M Sweeney, London. Mr C August 3-4 TBA Golf Tournament, The Lloyd-Baker, Gloucestershire. Mr T Belfry, West Midlands. Armour, East Sussex. Mrs H Dunlop,

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GOLF WEEKEND – 3RD/4TH AUGUST Golfers take note! The date of the annual TBA golf weekend at The Belfry has been changed to Sunday 3, and Monday, August 4. The weekend aims to raise prize-money for two fillies’ races through racecourse sponsorship, hole sponsors and a player auction. The weekend is extremely well supported. With only 40 places available, those wishing to attend will have to register their interest quickly. The £190 cost includes two rounds of golf, dinner, bed (twin room) and breakfast. Details and an application form via Samantha Knight: Samantha@thetba.co.uk

RACE FOR LIFE With the enormous support and generosity from members, the TBA ‘girl’s team’ have raised over £10,000 during the past two years, in aid of Cancer Research UK. This year the team are in training for the 5k run on Sunday, July 6 and have already raised £3,815. If you are able to support them, please send a donation cheque, large or small, payable to ‘Cancer Research UK’ to: Christine Standley, TBA, Stanstead House, The Avenue, Newmarket CB8 9AA.

Berkshire. Ms L McGrath, East Sussex. Mrs T Cunningham-Cade, Dumfriesshire. Mr J Cunningham, County Down. Ms V Douch, Carmarthenshire. Mr A Graham, Dumfriesshire. Mr P Milburn, Norfolk. Mrs E Robson, Suffolk. Mr K Bishop, Somerset. Mr B Robb, Yorkshire. Mr D McMahon, Lancashire. ABROAD: Ms C Bigheart, USA.

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TBA Forum Breeders’ Prizes FLAT HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £400 or more Breeder Cheveley Park Stud Ltd

Prize (£) 8,800

Belgrave Bloodstock Ltd Gainsborough Stud Management

2,800 3,800

W Cox Deerfield Farm Crandon Park Stud Executors of the late M J Lewin Genesis Green Stud Ltd Sir Thomas Pilkington Sir Eric Parker

2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,100 1,800

T J Cooper The C H F Partnership Mrs J P Hopper & Mrs E M Grundy C Eddington & Partners Executors of the late Keith Freeman Bishop Wilton Stud D J and Mrs Deer Darley

1,500 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,200

G E Amey Mrs D O Joly Wheelers Land Stud Fonthill Stud Lawn Stud Girsonfield Ltd Bloomsbury Stud W and R Barnett Ltd Mrs R D Peacock Executors of the late E M Charlton Mrs Sheila Oakes David John Brown Sir Gordon Brunton Nawara Stud Co Ltd Mrs Rebecca Phillips G Russell Greenland Park Ltd Executors of the late J R and Mrs P Good R J Turner G and Mrs Middlebrook J E Rose G J Hicks Mrs L R Burrage Michael Ng M L Al Basti Mrs P D Gray & Mr H Farr M Pennell Plantation Stud Slatch Farm Stud

1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 900 900 900 800 800 800 800 800 800 700 700 700 500 500 500 500 400 400 400 400 400

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Rainbow Quest Nomadic Way Selkirk Groom Dancer Fleetwood Pivotal Mark Of Esteem Pivotal Falbrav Robellion Primo Valentino Danzero Medicean Beat Hollow Nayef Averti Singspiel Polish Precedent Zilzal Dr Fong Dr Fong Averti Efisio Dansili Beat Hollow Rainbow Quest Royal Applause Pivotal Kyllachy Cadeaux Genereux Dr Fong Red Ransom Dubai Destination Dansili Muhtarram Tomba Kyllachy Fantastic Light Picolo Tipsy Creek Tomba Royal Applause Reset Bahamian Bounty Reel Buddy Oasis Dream Kyllachy

Land Of Dreams Sharway Lady Generous Lady Miss Golden Sands Pocket Venus Cavernista Bronzewing Bint Zamayem Hasta Pontressina Fisher Island Juliet Bravo Basbousate Nadia Pleasuring Ermine Big Pink Atamana Purple Tiger Charmante Femme Away To Me Bob's Princess Maria Theresa Last Look Pervenche Madiyla Grain Of Gold Border Minstral Persian Air Calamanco Ellebanna Royal Patron Rafha Mezzogiorno Miss Meltemi Indigo Dawn Princess Zara Lloc Imperial Bailiwick Faraway Lass Heart So Blue Grown At Rowan Tango Teaser Bint Makbul Baby Bunting So Discreet Cybinka Ivania

Date Course 16/4/08 Newmarket 12/4/08 Kempton 16/4/08 Newmarket 12/4/08 Kempton 03/4/08 Leicester 13/4/08 Brighton 16/4/08 Bevrley 04/4/08 Lingfield Park 26/4/08 Ripon 05/4/08 Lingfield Park 20/4/08 Great Leighs 22/4/08 Kempton Park 23/4/08 Nottingham 18/4/08 Yarmouth 09/4/08 Bath 01/4/08 Southwell 17/4/08 Ripon 17/4/08 Newmarket 24/4/08 Beverley 19/4/08 Thirsk 09/4/08 Kempton Park 05/4/08 Kempton Park 04/4/08 Lingfield Park 11/4/08 Musselburgh 22/3/08 Doncaster 05/4/08 Newcastle 11/4/08 Doncaster 22/4/08 Kempton Park 14/4/08 Windsor 17/4/08 Newmarket 18/4/08 Newbury 11/4/08 Wolverhampton 18/4/08 Newbury 21/4/08 Pontefract 25/4/08 Sandown Park 17/4/08 Ripon 02/4/08 Kempton Park 14/4/08 Windsor 31/3/08 Lingfield Park 09/4/08 Kempton Park 05/4/08 Newcastle 23/4/08 Nottingham 16/4/08 Beverley 03/4/08 Leicester 04/4/08 Wolverhampton 10/4/08 Folkestone 22/4/08 Folkestone 14/4/08 Windsor 05/4/08 Newcastle 18/4/08 Thirsk 02/4/08 Nottingham 26/2/08 Lingfield Park 08/4/08 Lingfield Park

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Breeder of the Month: May

Lady Whent Breeder of Assertive (above) and his sire Bold Edge Just as soon as Assertive (by Bold Edge) had triumphed in the Group 2 Duke of York Stakes, it was announced that his next objective would be the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race his sire won when it was known as the Cork & Orrery Stakes. Father and son were homebred by Lady Whent and trained by Richard

Hannon. Sarah Whent, whose late husband founded Vodafone, is the winner of this month’s TBA/TRM Breeder of the Month award, for which she will receive a TRM product pallet worth in excess of €2,000, as well as some Irish whiskey. Assertive, a five-year-old entire, was bred by Raffin Bloodstock, which reflects

his breeder’s buying of Raffin Stud, near Lambourn, in 2000. It was at that year’s Newmarket December Sales that Lady Whent procured a handful of mares to support Bold Edge when he retired to her stud the following season. For a short while Bold Edge replaced his own sire Beveled at Benham Stud. “Beveled was a great favourite of mine,” said Lady Whent. “To have any hope of competing at the top level I have always concentrated on sprinters and I have

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always been very keen on the Sharpen Up male line.” When she bought Assertive’s dam Tart And A Half for 6,000gns, the mare was carrying Boogie Street, a multiple Listed winner for Hannon – his best effort was to finish second to Chineur in the 2005 King’s Stand Stakes. His three-year-old brother, Easy Street, has been retained and is with Clive Cox. Their dam is now carrying to Royal Applause. It was quite an act of faith to have bought back Assertive for 280,000gns at Newmarket last autumn. “I sold him as a yearling and was persuaded to buy back a quarter share,” said Lady Whent. “When the partnership was dissolved last year I was keen to target him for a Group race, as I’d like to stand him as a stallion.” I

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Small Breeder: Special Merit Ann Jenkins Breeder of Musidora winner Lush Lashes The race preceding Assertive’s victory at the York May meeting determined the month’s Special Merit award when Lush Lashes triumphed in the Musidora Stakes, invariably a significant Oaks trial. Lush Lashes was bred by Ann Jenkins, who is no stranger to TBA gongs, having won a monthly National Hunt award by virtue of Lady Lloyd Webber’s one-time promising novice chaser, Darkness. It is an extraordinary coincidence that the Lloyd Webbers’ Watership Down Stud on the Hampshire/Berkshire border is right next door to both Heatherwold Stud, where Jenkins was manager for so many years to the Longton family, and Horris Vale Stud, where Lady Whent bred Bold Edge. The outstanding horse

bred by the Longtons was the 1990 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hero Saumarez, and Lush Lashes’s third dam, Carnival Spirit, was one of his half-sisters. The line originated at Heatherwold with their dam, Fiesta Fun, who represented a family synonymous with Lord Sefton’s bloodstock. It was two years before Saumarez’s Arc victory that Sheikh Mohammed acquired Carnival Spirit as a yearling

for 230,000gns. One can rest assured that Jenkins paid rather less to secure her daughter Hilaris (the grandam of Lush Lashes) in a private deal with Darley. Unfortunately, Hilaris produced only two foals. Dance For Fun, the dam of Lush Lashes, scored as a three-year-old for Ann Jenkins when trained locally by her nephew, Patrick Chamings. He also handles the retained Scottish Glen

(above, with Jenkins), Lush Lashes’s two-year-old halfbrother by Kyllachy. Jenkins’s remaining three mares (all likewise boarded at Sussex Stud) are Giant Nipper (dam of Take A Bow), her winning daughter Second Of May, and Granted, dam of Perfect Star. Last season, Take A Bow won the Brigadier Gerard Stakes, while Perfect Star won a Listed contest at Ascot. I

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TBA Forum Breeders in the News – John Ellis Grecian Dancer’s fivelength victory in the Group 3 Ridgewood Pearl Stakes at the Curragh was another memorable moment for her breeder John Ellis. The livestock farmer from Yorkshire has been involved in bloodstock since 1977, when he bought his first mare for £200. He has enjoyed plenty of big days, including with Grecian Dancer’s half-sister, the lightening fast juvenile Wunders Dream, winner of the 2002 Flying Childers Stakes. “I wasn’t able to watch Grecian Dancer’s win”, said Ellis, who maintains a five-strong broodmare band at his base at Grange Farm in Minskip, near Boroughbridge. “However, my son Andrew (who oversees

five mares at Bolton Grange Stud in Northumberland, run in partnership with Ellis and his wife Margaret) rang within seconds of her passing the post. She must be a lovely broodmare prospect for her connections now. “There are plenty of ups and downs so a result like that provides great satisfaction. Grecian Dancer’s win brings another stripe to the Musianica family.” That family is one that Ellis has nurtured for the best part of 25 years, having bought Penna Bianca, a daughter of My Swallow, in foal at the 1984 Tattersalls December Sale. Penna Bianca was bred to Music Boy; the result was Musianica. She managed a couple of

wins but her real impact was to be made in the breeding shed. Mensa and Volata, two of her sons, were initially handled by Mark Tompkins and showed useful form in Britain before being sold to race in Hong Kong, where they went on to achieve top level success under the names Industrialist (2000 Hong Kong Gold Cup) and Firebolt (2002 Centenary Sprint Cup). Musianica’s daughter by Statoblest, Pizzicato, recorded two wins at an ordinary level. She was sold by Ellis as a yearling but later bought back by her breeder. Pizzicato has followed in her mother’s footsteps by producing Groupwinning duo Wunders Dream and Grecian Dancer – themselves

Grecian Dancer won the Ridgewood Pearl Stakes in May

valuable commodities – while another daughter, Plucky, was sold to Cheveley Park Stud for 300,000gns at Tattersalls in 2005. Ellis added: “Pizzicato is visiting Oasis Dream, while we have a Cape Cross filly foal and a

Kyllachy yearling colt both out of Wunders Dream that will be going to the sales. “The family’s proved a good investment, but at the time I bought Penna Bianca, it was just a business decision, along with many others.” I

and Madam Gay (1981 Prix de Diane), as well as 1917 Kentucky Derby victor Omar Khayyam. Baby Bunting, Bahamian Babe’s dam, was purchased as a yearling at Tattersalls on October 13, 1999. The date is etched in Gray’s mind. She recalled: “I was overdue with my pregnancy and was going to be induced the next morning. I think we bought Baby Bunting at around 6:30pm. We then went for a drink – I had a gin and tonic – and three hours later my son George was born! “Although Baby Bunting did not manage to win, she was a precocious sort and Bahamian Babe takes after her mother in

that respect.” Having bred and sold three colts from Baby Bunting, including useful sprinter Victorian Bounty, Gray and Farr decided to retain Bahamian Babe to race, and sell Baby Bunting in foal. “It was a call we had to make,” said Gray. “We couldn’t afford to keep both of them. “However, we plan to breed from Bahamian Babe when her racing career is over. “I’ve had horses before, including Sonoma and Alight, but Bahamian Babe is the first I’ve bred and owned. “I know how difficult it is to actually get a horse to the racecourse, so it’s great when things work out.” I

Breeders in the News – Rosalinde Gray and Henry Farr Rosalinde Gray and her brother Henry Farr have teamed up to good effect as the breeders of Bahamian Babe, who made it three wins on the bounce with a gutsy display in the Listed Marygate Stakes at York. The two-year-old Bahamian Bounty filly,

trained by Michael Bell, is owned by her breeders and looks set to make her mark on the bigger stage. “It’s very exciting to breed and own a Listed winner,” said Gray, a former racing journalist for Pacemaker, who now lives in Hildersham, Cambridgeshire with her

Rosalinde Gray and Henry Farr (second right) at York

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husband and three children. “Bahamian Babe looked like she might be swallowed up at York but she stuck to her guns when headed and battled back to win. “She has a competitive spirit and likes to race prominently. Every race is a learning curve and we will see how far she can go.” The siblings have racing and breeding in their blood, having grown up at Worksop Manor Stud in Nottinghamshire, which is now run by their father, Bryan Farr. Founded in 1890 by Sir John Robinson, Worksop Manor Stud has bred Classic winners Papyrus (1923 Derby), Flamingo (1928 2,000 Guineas)

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NOT the sweetest feeling At the height of the sweet itch season it’s appropriate to take a look at this disease, what causes it, and what can be done to treat and prevent it Edited by Jan Wade

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Sweet itch is one of the most common skin diseases in horses – an allergic reaction to the saliva in the bite of the midge ‘Culicoides’. For this reason, it has a seasonal pattern, occurring when the midges are active between April and October, hence its alternative name of summer seasonal recurrent dermatitis (SSRD). Over the winter, affected horses may heal totally, only for the disease to come back in the spring at the first contact with the midges. A diagnosis is usually based on history, clinical signs and response to therapy. However, allergy testing using blood or skin samples can be carried out for confirmatory purposes. Fortunately, the condition cannot be spread between horses, although once a horse becomes allergic, it is likely to remain so. It usually takes three or four summers of exposure to the midges before clinical

signs develop, therefore sweet itch is unusual in foals and young stock. When a horse does succumb, the condition often gets worse year by year. It is not known why some horses develop the allergic reaction, whereas most do not. A hereditary influence has been suggested. The different species of Culicoides midge tend to bite different parts of the body, but the areas most affected are the ears, poll, mane, withers and rump. Less commonly affected are the face, chest and belly. Sweet itch starts with an area of irritation at the site of the bite and the affected horse will swish its tail or try to rub itself against trees and fences, in an effort to gain relief. As a result of rubbing, the skin loses its hair, becoming red, inflamed and sore. As the disease progresses, the skin becomes thickened, turning black and wrinkled, and hair becomes

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sparse and coarse. The tail takes on a characteristic ‘ratstailed’ appearance. In some cases, secondary bacterial infections develop. Control of the disease

There are three elements to a control programme: 1 Reducing the horse’s exposure to the Culicoides midges; 2 Killing the midges; 3 Stopping the itching. Reducing exposure

As with many conditions, prevention is better than cure. Therefore, precautions should be taken well in advance of the midge season, especially for horses known to be prone to sweet itch. These precautions include: Fitting fine-mesh screens across all apertures in stables; Using ceiling mounted fans in stables, pointing towards the doorway, to create a breeze, making it hard for the midges to fly in

and land; Keeping horses stabled for at least one hour either side of sunrise and sunset, when the midges are most active; Using summer sheets and hoods when horses are turned out; Keeping horses away from ponds and marshes which are the breeding grounds of the Culicoides midge; Improving pasture drainage; Cleaning all water troughs regularly. Anecdotally, garlic in the diet is said to help, although this has not been proven scientifically. Killing the midges

The only way to achieve this is by the use of insecticides. Those which contain pyrethrins or pyrethroids are best. In severe cases, treatment may have to be applied weekly. Insect repellents, such as benzyl benzoate, will keep the

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Typical dorsal coat damage and, below, the slightly less common ventral form

midges away, but they need to be reapplied constantly. Stopping the itching

Corticosteroids are the most useful product for treating the skin allergy. They will stop the itching and allow the skin to heal. However, because they can have sideeffects, they must be prescribed only by a vet. Anti-histamines are available but are less effective in horses than in people and tend to be very expensive. Hyposensitisation has been used successfully in people and dogs with similar allergic conditions. However, little information has been published on this technique in horses. It involves injecting a low level of the relevant antigen. In time, a tolerance is developed and midge bites produce a less dramatic response. Trials on a vaccine are being done by the National Sweet Itch Centre (www.sweetitch.co.uk/trials).

TESTING FOR WEST NILE VIRUS BEGINS THIS SUMMER Following discussions between the British Equine Veterinary Association, the Animal Health Trust and Defra, a policy for testing individual horses for West Nile Virus (WNV) has now been agreed. With effect from June 1, 2008 this will allow testing of samples without triggering notification procedures. An equine practitioner wishing to include WNV as part of a preliminary serological screening of a case should discuss the case with the local Animal Health Office, including a request that samples are taken to establish a diagnosis. Samples will be submitted to the Veterinary Laboratories Agency at Weybridge, who will report the results simultaneously to the submitting veterinary surgeon and the Exotic Notifiable Disease Unit at Defra. If any sample returns a result which is not clearly negative, an investigation will be conducted in line with the Infectious Diseases of Horses Order 1987, to establish whether there is genuine WNV infection. Information gained from sampling and testing will be used to assess the risk posed to equidae and people from West Nile Virus infection. General information on West Nile Fever can be found on Defra’s website (www.defra.gov.uk) and details of sampling and submission protocols will be supplied by the local Animal Health Office on request.

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Newsround SCIENCE BEHIND STRANGLES Experts on Steptococcus equi, the bacterium that causes strangles, met in Edinburgh at the end of May for a two-day conference, ‘Getting to Grips with Strangles’. The first day saw contributions from The Wellcome Trust, Universities of Oxford, Northumbria, Dundee and Kentucky, the Royal Veterinary College, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the team at the Animal Health Trust. The focus of the day was the composition and behaviour of the bacterium itself. Topics covered the relationship of S.equi to S. zooepidemicus, and factors affecting immunity and susceptibility. The second day was far more clinical and practising vets were invited to join the group. Contributors from the UK, Sweden and the US discussed pathology, complications and clinical solutions, diagnosis, management and vaccination. Mary Scollay Ward, from Calder racetrack in the US, provided a fascinating insight into the regulatory veterinarian’s perspective. The ultimate message from these two days of discussion and deliberation was that strangles continues to pose a significant threat to the equine population. But there is a wealth of high quality scientific study

being undertaken to improve the means of preventing, diagnosing and treating the disease.

EU PLANS TO CHANGE TRANSPORT RULES There is light at the end of the tunnel for those who have campaigned for an end to the live transportation of horses for slaughter. The EU Commission is planning to review the law which regulates the conditions under which slaughter horses are transported. Speaking in the House of Lords, in a debate entitled ‘Transportation of Live Horses for Slaughter’, instigated by Conservative peer Lord Higgins, government spokesperson Lord Davies of Oldham affirmed that the government wished to see an end to the live transport of horses for slaughter throughout the EU and that horses should be slaughtered as near as possible to their premises of origin.

HEALTH LEAFLETS FROM HORSE TRUST The Horse Trust (formerly The Home of Rest for Horses) is a registered charity committed to promoting equine health and welfare through knowledge. It is one of the major equine

grant-awarding bodies in the UK. The Trust has produced a series of leaflets which are available as PDF downloads from its website. The four leaflets, on strangles, sweet itch, ragwort poisoning and colic, can be viewed by visiting www.horsetrust.org.uk. Click on the ‘Equine Science’ menu.

MICROCHIPPING OF FOALS The draft EU Commission regulation on the identification of equids has finally been agreed in Brussels. This will mean that foals born after July 9 will need to be microchipped. The British Equine Veterinary Association has strongly advocated the use of microchipping as the most effective and tamper-proof means of identification, and will be working with Defra to discuss how the new requirements will be implemented.

NEW CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER FOR DEFRA Nigel Gibbens has been appointed Defra’s new chief veterinary officer. Gibbens qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1981 and has spent most of his career involved in animal health and welfare, with lead roles on international trade and exotic diseases. Since 1990 he has held a variety of operational and advisory positions in the government’s veterinary and policy services. He moved to the central animal health policy

group in 1996 and worked on international trade for eight years. He has also worked in general veterinary practice and for government veterinary services in Belize and Yemen. He has stated his intention to build on the successes and lessons learned from recent exotic disease outbreaks to ensure such risks continue to be managed effectively.

CHELTENHAM SEMINAR FORMAT Look out for changes to this year’s annual Thoroughbred Breeding & Racing Seminar, at Cheltenham on November 13. Programme details will be in the next issue but word is that it is going to be a much more interactive format, with more time available for discussion, a ‘Question Time’ style panel session, and technology to enable the audience to provide electronic input and responses.

BHS SCOTLAND SUPPORT ROYAL VET SCHOOL BHS Scotland has raised £15,000 to purchase a video endoscope for the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. The specialist equipment is an 8mm diameter digital video endoscopy system, supplied by EV Veterinary Products Ltd. It consists of a video endoscope and portable monitor and computer. The diameter of the endoscope permits visualisation of, and sample collection from, the guttural pouches of horses with strangles.

MOYNS PARK ESTATE AND STUD LTD YEARLING PREPARATION With a reputation second to none for presenting yearlings, Walter Cowe is pleased to offer limited places for preparation of yearlings for sales. We are confident that his expertise and history of producing Classic and Group winners can only reduce your risk in such a competitive industry. Moyns Park Stud is a private estate and only 16 miles from Newmarket. It is an ideal environment for horses, being very peaceful and sheltered. We have beautiful sheltered paddocks, horsewalker, lunge ring, magnificent stabling with 24hr CCTV and experienced staff to enable us to produce your yearling at its best. We are accepting yearlings for the October sales and for the December sales at Tattersalls Newmarket. We will also consign yearlings for Deauville and Doncaster. To arrange a visit or discuss your requirements contact Walter Cowe: Tel: 01440 730396 • Mobile: 07850 370200 • Email: walter@moynsparkstud.com • www.moynsparkstud.com

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The latest developments in the bloodstock world

Looking Back Our resident pedigree expert reflects on the astonishing career of Sadler’s Wells, both as a sire and broodmare sire Nothing lasts forever, not even the fertility of the great Sadler’s Wells, who was retired from stud duties in May at the age of 27, one year older than his sire Northern Dancer was when he was pensioned because of failing fertility. The breeding world should be eternally grateful that Sadler’s Wells inherited his sire’s longevity. Can you imagine how different the industry would be had he not recovered from the serious scare about his fertility in 1994, when he was only 13? Happily, that scare proved to be a temporary blip and he remained free of the problems which affected his brother Fairy King, who sired his last foal at 16, and threeparts-brother Nureyev, whose fertility was always subnormal. Mention of Fairy King and Nureyev is a reminder that all three of these close relatives

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sired winners of the Arc and at least one Derby winner in England or France. Even so, Sadler’s Wells was a much stronger influence for stamina than either Fairy King or Nureyev, both of whom sired Group 1-winning sprinters. A search through his 156 Group/Graded winners will fail to find a single sprint winner after the age of two. Sadler’s Wells’s progeny have gained more than 1,300 Flat victories in Britain and Ireland since his first runners hit the headlines in 1988. According to the Racing Post, only 33 of those victories were gained over five or six furlongs. Their average winning distance stands at 11.3 furlongs, compared to the 7.8 furlongs of Fairy King and the 8.4 furlongs of another brother, Tate Gallery. Nureyev’s figure is 8.2 furlongs. These figures are determined

partly by the type of mare the stallions covered. Sadler’s Wells, as a Classic-winning miler and dual Group 1 winner over ten furlongs, was always considered an ideal option for Classicallybred mares, such as daughters of Alleged, Shirley Heights, Top Ville, Rainbow Quest and Darshaan. CONSIDERABLE IMPACT

Another factor behind Sadler’s Wells’s high stamina index is that, unlike his speedier brothers, he showed more of the influence of his broodmare sire Bold Reason. Bold Reason stayed well by American standards and followed up his third in the Belmont Stakes with mile-and-a-quarter victories in the Hollywood Derby and Travers Stakes. Whatever the source of this stamina, it helped Sadler’s Wells make a considerable impact on

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“Sadler’s Wells sired no Group or Graded sprint winners older than the age of two”

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Epsom’s three Group 1 events over a mile and a half. Indeed, these three races represent a useful encapsulation of Sadler’s Wells’s contribution to the breed.

Sadler’s Wells had to wait almost as long for a Derby winner as Frankie Dettori

It’s easy to forget that, for a long time, the Derby proved as elusive for Sadler’s Wells as it was for Frankie Dettori. His sons Blue Stag, King’s Theatre, Tamure, Dushyantor and Daliapour all had to settle for second during the 1990s, a decade that also saw Sadler’s Wells’s son Saddlers’ Hall experience a near miss with Silver Patriarch. Another runnerup, City Honours, was out of a Sadler’s Wells mare. This frustrating sequence of defeats was in sharp contrast to the achievements of Sadler’s Wells’s progeny in the Prix du Jockey-Club and Irish Derby. Old Vic, Dream Well and Montjeu had won the French Classic before the turn of the century, while Old Vic, Salsabil, Dream Well and Montjeu had all won the Irish version. Surely Sadler’s Wells was far too good a stallion for his Derby drought to continue? Sure enough, Galileo came along to provide the perennial champion sire with his first Derby success and he was immediately followed by High Chaparral, with both going on to

complete the double in Ireland. SUPERIOR

Sadler’s Wells added another close second to his collection when Dragon Dancer was touched off by Sir Percy in 2006, but the race has almost become the property of his stallion sons, with Montjeu supplying Motivator and Authorized, the winners in 2005 and 2007, and Galileo the 2008 hero New Approach. Motivator and Authorized are already at stud, and New Approach is scheduled to join them, which suggests Sadler’s Wells’s influence is going to prove as longlasting as that of his sire Northern Dancer. It is strange to recall now that Sadler’s Wells’s sons were at one time considered a far superior species to his fillies. This theory was based on the fact that the Group winners from Sadler’s Wells’s first four crops divided unevenly between the sexes, with colts leading the fillies by 20 to two. However, one of the two fillies was Salsabil, winner of the 1,000 Guineas, Oaks and

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Caulfield Files Montjeu, one of several top-notch sons of Sadler’s Wells doing their bit to uphold his rich reputation

“We will never see his like again; his record of 14 sires’ titles will never be matched” Irish Derby. Gradually more and more good fillies began to appear and he had won the Oaks four times by the time he broke his Derby duck, with the other successes coming via Intrepidity, Moonshell and Imagine. Alexandrova duly became Oaks winner number five and he has also taken two editions of the Irish Oaks (with Dance Design and Ebadiyla). DURABLE BREED

The Coronation Cup could be used to illustrate how durable the Sadler’s Wells breed can be. In The Wings, Saddlers’ Hall, Opera House, Daliapour and Yeats have all won the Group 1 contest and In The Wings, Saddlers’ Hall, Montjeu and Galileo have now also sired winners. Sons or grandsons of

Sadler’s Wells have won five of the last 11 editions of the St Leger and the all-aged Irish St Leger has also underlined his sons’ toughness, with Kayf Tara winning at the ages of four and five, and Yeats at the age of seven. But Sadler’s Wells’s story hasn’t all been about prowess over middle to long distances. There have also been several chapters written at around a mile, most notably in the 2,000 Guineas. Entrepreneur, King Of Kings and Refuse To Bend all won the Newmarket classic, with Barathea and Saffron Walden taking the Irish version at the Curragh, where Imagine, Gossamer and Yesterday won the 1,000 Guineas. There have also been a few chapters about top-notch

two-year-winners, which is only to be expected of a stallion who was unbeaten in two juvenile starts. It was the 1988 Dewhurst Stakes which first confirmed Sadler’s Wells was a stallion of unusual potential, with his first-crop sons Prince Of Dance and Scenic sharing the spoils. In Command became his third Dewhurst winner and the last two years have seen Galileo’s sons Teofilo and New Approach confirm their status as champions. Similarly, the Racing Post Trophy has also frequently highlighted the potential of Sadler’s Wells’s sons and grandsons. King’s Theatre, Aristotle, High Chaparral and Brian Boru all won for Sadler’s Wells, and Motivator and Authorized for Montjeu. GIRL POWER

His daughters have made a sizeable impact on the Fillies’ Mile, thanks to Gossamer, Playful Act and Listen, and he’s taken the Moyglare Stud Stakes with Sequoyah and Quarter Moon. Gossamer and Sequoyah are now the dams of Group 1 winners and Playful Act is

expected to follow their example, judging by her sale price of $10,500,000 at Keeneland last year. This price also reflects the fact that Sadler’s Wells has been the champion broodmare sire in each of the last three years and, with Sequoyah being the dam of Henrythenavigator, he was again at the head of the broodmare sires’ table after the 2008 Derby meeting. Similarly, the sires’ table showed Sadler’s Wells’s son Galileo holding a considerable lead, with Montjeu fourth and Sadler’s Wells fifth, so Sadler’s Wells’s best sons and daughters look destined to keep the flag flying for years to come. We will never see his like again, and his record of 14 sires’ championships will never be matched. But with Galileo’s third crop coming up with an impressive percentage of Group winners, it is beginning to look as though Galileo can be to Sadler’s Wells what Sadler’s Wells was to Northern Dancer. An exciting prospect indeed. I

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CAPT CHAOS b c 2005

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Pivotal

FRANKFURT. May 4. 3yo. 2000m.

1. KAMSIN (GER) 9-0 £23,529 b c by Samum - Kapitol (Winged Love) O-Stall Blankenese B-Karlshof TR-P Schiergen 2. Lancetto (FR) 9-0 £7,353 b c by Dubai Destination - Lanciana (Acatenango) O/B-Gestut Ittlingen TR-Mario Hofer 3. No Pardon (GER) 9-0 £3,676 ch c by Dashing Blade - No Merci (General Assembly) O-Stall Kings Brothers B-M Hofer TR-A Trybuhl Margins 1.25, 2.5. Time 2:10.18 Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 2

Wins 1

Places 1

Earned £3,152

Sire: SAMUM. In 2008 - KAMSIN Winged Love G3. 1st Dam: KAPITOL by Winged Love. Preis der Landes Nordhein-Westfalen G3. Dam of 3 winners: 2002: KONTINENT (c Benny The Dip) 4 wins. 2003: KRONOS (g Spectrum) 3 wins. 2005: KAMSIN (c Samum) Preis des Bankhaus Metzler G3. 2nd Dam: KARLSHORST by Surumu. 1 win at 3. Broodmare Sire: WINGED LOVE. Sire of the dams of 1 Stakes winners. In 2008 - KAMSIN Samum G3. KAMSIN b c 2005 Monsun SAMUM ch 97 Sacarina

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Dschingis Khan Konigsstuhl Konigskronung Surumu Mosella Monasia Sadler’s Wells Old Vic Cockade Ridan Brave Lass Bravour II Sadler’s Wells In The Wings High Hawk Top Ville J’Ai Deux Amours Pollenka Literat Surumu Surama Luciano Kaisertreue Kaiserzeit

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1. CAPT CHAOS (IRE) 9-1 £43,081 b c by Captain Rio - Blusienka (Blues Traveller) O-David O’Reilly B-Ballyhane Stud TR-Edward Lynam 2. Great War Eagle (USA) 9-1 £12,640 br c by Storm Cat - Cash Run (Seeking The Gold) O-Michael Tabor B-Orpendale TR-David Wachman 3. Mr Medici (IRE) 9-1 £6,022 b c by Medicean - Way For Life (Platini) O-Sean D Byrne B-Glending Bloodstock TR-K Prendergast Margins 1.75, 1.5. Time 1:32.46 (slow 8.46). Going Yielding to soft. Age 2-3

Starts 8

Wins 2

Nureyev Marie d’Argonne Cozzene Fearless Revival Stufida Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Nijinsky Abeesh Lady Bugler Storm Bird Bluebird Ivory Dawn Authi Natuschka Norbelle Danzig Danehill Razyana High Top Top Heights Port Ahoy Polar Falcon

Places 3

Earned £56,669

Sire: CAPTAIN RIO. Sire of 3 Stakes winners. In 2008 - IL QUELLO VELOCE Gold Brose G1, CAPT CHAOS Blues Traveller G3. 1st Dam: Blusienka by Blues Traveller. Winner at 2, 3rd Masaka S LR. Dam of 1 winner: 2003: (c Spinning World) 2004: Haydock Express (g Keltos) ran. 2005: CAPT CHAOS (c Captain Rio) Sold 30,000gns yearling at DNSLY. 2 wins at 2 and 3, Aussie Rules EBF Tetrarch S G3, 3rd Loughbrown S LR, Ad Valorem S LR. 2006: (c Daggers Drawn) 2007: (f Arakan) 2nd Dam: Pudgy Poppet by Danehill. ran once at 3. Dam of Blusienka (f Blues Traveller, see above)

CAPTAIN RIO ch 99 Beloved Visitor

Blues Traveller BLUSIENKA b 97 Pudgy Poppet

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1. REGIME (IRE) 4 9-1 £43,015 b c by Golan - Juno Madonna (Sadler’s Wells) O-Highclere Thoroughbred Racing XL B-Philip Brady TR-MLW Bell 2. Alarazi (IRE) 4 9-1 £12,574 b c by Spectrum - Alaya (Ela-Mana-Mou) O-Denis J Reddan B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-John M Oxx 3. Mores Wells (GB) 4 9-4 £5,956 b c by Sadler’s Wells - Endorsement (Warning) O-Iona Equine Syndicate B-Cliveden Stud Ltd, Ocean Bloodstock TR-K Prendergast Margins Head, neck. Time 2:17.45 (slow 13.95). Going Yielding to soft. Age 2-4

Starts 12

Places 5

Earned £332,288

Sire: GOLAN. Sire of 3 Stakes winners. In 2008 LADY ALBERTON Stylish Century G3, REGIME Sadler’s Wells G3. 1st Dam: Juno Madonna by Sadler’s Wells. ran on the flat in France at 4. Dam of 5 winners: 1997: Juno Pluto (c Brief Truce) unraced. 1998: Exhibit (g Royal Academy) 1999: Juno Metropolitan (f Machiavellian) ran on the flat in Japan. 2001: COQUETTE ROUGE (f Croco Rouge) 2 wins at 3. Broodmare. 2002: WOTCHALIKE (g Spectrum) 3 wins. 2003: SALUT D’AMOUR (f Danehill Dancer) 2 wins at 2, bonusprint.com National S LR, 2nd Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton S G2, Queen Mary S G2. Broodmare. 2004: REGIME (c Golan) Sold 17,000gns foal at TADEF, 81,053gns yearling at GOOY1. 3 wins at 2 to 4, Classic Trial G3, Mooresbridge S G3, 2nd Prix Eugene Adam G2, 3rd St Simon S G3, Kilternan S G3. 2005: LAURELDEAN LADY (f Statue of Liberty) Winner at 3 in France. 2007: (c Pivotal) 2nd Dam: TOUGH LADY by Bay Express. 1 win at 2. Dam of TITLE ROLL (f Tate Gallery: King George S G3), NORTHERN EXPRESS (c Northern Guest: BBA Sprint S LR, Orchardstown Stud S LR), El Zorro Dorado (g Tate Gallery: 3rd EBF Anglesey S G3). Grandam of MY-O-MY, LIGHTNING HIT, Blasket Island. Broodmare Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of the dams of 179 Stakes winners. In 2008 - HENRYTHENAVIGATOR Kingmambo G1, COASTAL PATH Halling G3, REGIME Golan G3, CAMPANOLOGIST Kingmambo LR, CHINESE WHITE Dalakhani LR, SERETH Monsun LR, ELUSIVE DREAM Rainbow Quest LR. REGIME b c 2004 Blushing Groom I Will Follow Irish River River Dancer Dancing Shadow Caerleon Generous Doff The Derby Shirley Heights Scots Lass Edinburgh Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Polyfoto Bay Express Pal Sinna Never Say Die Nevetta Lametta Rainbow Quest Spectrum GOLAN b 98 Highland Gift

Sadler’s Wells JUNO MADONNA b 92

Broodmare Sire: BLUES TRAVELLER. Sire of the dams of 2 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CAPT CHAOS Captain Rio G3.

Wins 3

Tough Lady

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CURRAGH. May 5. 3yo+f&m. 7f.

1. PRIMA LUCE (IRE) 3 8-11 £43,015 b f by Galileo - Ramona (Desert King) O-Mrs JS Bolger B-John Connaughton TR-JS Bolger 2. Emily Blake (IRE) 4 9-9 £12,574 b f by Lend A Hand - Kirri (Lycius) O-Stephen Hayden B-FJ O’Toole TR-JC Hayden 3. She’s Our Mark (GB) 4 9-12 £5,956 ch f by Ishiguru - Markskeepingfaith (Ajraas) O-B&M Syndicate B-M Barrett, Redmyre Bloodstock TR-Patrick J Flynn Margins 0.75, 2.5. Time 1:31.24 (slow 7.24). Going Yielding to soft. Age 2-3

CURRAGH. May 5. 4yo+. 10f.

2005: DEMOCRATE (c Dalakhani) 1 win at 3 in France, Prix Hocquart G2. 2006: Ciceron (c Pivotal) unraced to date. 2007: (c Cape Cross)

68 ATHASI S G3

Starts 5

Wins 2

Places 0

Earned £60,610

2nd Dam: MAJESTIC ROLE by Theatrical. 1 win at 2 EBF Tyros S LR, 2nd Prix de la Salamandre G1. Dam of AIGLONNE (f Silver Hawk, see above). Grandam of GERMANCE. Broodmare Sire: SILVER HAWK. Sire of the dams of 43 Stakes winners. In 2008 - DEMOCRATE Dalakhani G2, TOKAI TRICK El Condor Pasa LR. DEMOCRATE gr/ro c 2005 Shirley Heights Darshaan Delsy DALAKHANI gr 2000 Miswaki

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 27 Stakes winners. In 2008 GALLANT TESS Diesis G2, LEO’S STARLET Green Tune G3, PRIMA LUCE Desert King G3, CIMA DE TRIOMPHE Danehill LR, INCANTO DREAM Nureyev LR, MISS GALILEI Danehill LR, CELESTIAL HALO High Top LR.

Daltawa Damana Roberto Silver Hawk Gris Vitesse AIGLONNE b 97 Theatrical

1st Dam: Ramona by Desert King. unraced. Dam of 3 winners: 2003: HOME YOU STROLL (f Selkirk) Winner at 3. 2004: SHEER SILK (f Fasliyev) Winner at 3. 2005: PRIMA LUCE (f Galileo) Sold 270,000gns yearling at TAOC1. 2 wins, Athasi S G3. 2006: Toraidhe (c High Chaparral) unraced to date. 2007: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: RAHAAM by Secreto. 1 win at 3. Dam of CASSANDRA GO (f Indian Ridge: King’s Stand S G2, Temple S G2), VERGLAS (c Highest Honor: Coventry S G3, 2nd Irish 2000 Guineas G1), PERSIAN SECRET (f Persian Heights: Prix La Sorellina LR). Grandam of DO THE HONOURS, THEANN, SEBA, HALFWAY TO HEAVEN. Broodmare Sire: DESERT KING. Sire of the dams of 1 SW. In 2008 - PRIMA LUCE Galileo G3. PRIMA LUCE b f 2005 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Danehill Desert King Sabaah RAMONA b 99 Secreto Rahaam Fager’s Glory

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Danzig Razyana Nureyev Dish Dash Northern Dancer Betty’s Secret Mr Prospector Street’s Glory

69 PRIX HOCQUART G2 LONGCHAMP. May 5. 3yoc&f. 2200m.

1. DEMOCRATE (GB) 9-2 £54,485 grro c by Dalakhani - Aiglonne (Silver Hawk) O-Skymarc Farm, F de Moussac, NP Gill B-Haras du Mezeray, Skymarc Farms TR-A Fabre 2. Starlish (IRE) 9-2 £21,029 bbr c by Rock of Gibraltar - Stylish (Anshan) O-Mme D Malingue B-D Malingue TR-E Lellouche 3. Blue Bresil (FR) 9-2 £10,037 b c by Smadoun - Miss Recif (Exit To Nowhere) O-F Tondelier B-J-L Pariente TR-Mlle B Halley des Fontaines Margins Short neck, 1. Time 2:15.20 (fast 1.80). Going Good to soft. Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 1

Places 3

Earned £66,107

Majestic Role Autocratic

Mill Reef Hardiemma Abdos Kelty Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Crystal Palace Denia Hail To Reason Bramalea Amerigo Matchiche II Nureyev Tree of Knowledge Tyrant Flight Table

70 PRIX D’HEDOUVILLE G3 LONGCHAMP. May 5. 4yo+. 2400m.

1. NOT JUST SWING (IRE) 4 8-9 £29,412 b c by King’s Best - Misbegotten (Baillamont) O-T Storme B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd TR-A Fabre 2. Incanto Dream (GB) 4 8-9 £11,765 ch c by Galileo - Atlantic Blue (Nureyev) O-Mme L Calamari B-Skymarc Farm TR-C Lerner 3. Noble Prince (GER) 4 8-11 £8,824 b c by Montjeu - Noble Pearl (Dashing Blade) O-Michael Tabor B-Gestut Etzean TR-A Fabre Margins 1, neck. Time 2:33.10 (slow 1.60). Going Good to soft. Age 2-4

Starts 10

Wins 4

Places 5

Earned £95,338

Sire: KING’S BEST. Sire of 20 Stakes winners. In 2008 - NOT JUST SWING Baillamont G3. 1st Dam: MISBEGOTTEN by Baillamont. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Finlande LR, 2nd Sunset & Vine Prix de l’Opera G2. Dam of 6 winners: 1996: MINUIT NOIR (g Machiavellian) 8 wins. 1997: MINOA (f Mujtahid). 4 wins at 3 in France, La Coupe des Pouliches de Marseille LR, died at 4 years. 1998: Minoan (c Fairy King) unraced. 1999: MISPLACE (f Green Desert) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare. 2000: Mise (f Indian Ridge) unraced. Dam of NAHOODH (f Clodovil: Winner at 2, Jaguar Cars Lowther S G2) 2001: Misspent Youth (c Indian Ridge) unraced. 2002: MENTMORE (c Grand Lodge) Winner at 3 in France. 2003: MASKED MAN (g Alhaarth) Winner over hurdles at 5. 2004: NOT JUST SWING (c King’s Best) Sold 54,035gns yearling at AFAUG. 4 wins at 2 to 4 in France, Prix d’Hedouville G3, G. P. de Clairefontaine-Haras du Logis LR, 2nd Prix Ridgway LR. 2005: Montagne Magique (f King’s Best) unraced to date. 2007: (c Gold Away)

Sire: DALAKHANI. Sire of 3 SWs. In 2008 DEMOCRATE Silver Hawk G2, CENTENNIAL Lure G3, CHINESE WHITE Sadler’s Wells LR.

2nd Dam: MISTREAT by Gay Mecene. 1 win at 3 in France. Dam of MISBEGOTTEN (f Baillamont, see above), Miscast (f Kenmare: 3rd Prix de l’Opera G2), Married (g Pursuit of Love: 2nd P. A Baboin Grand Steeplechase de Lyon LR)

1st Dam: AIGLONNE by Silver Hawk. 4 wins at 3 in France, Prix Fille de l’Air - Tierce Magazine G3, 3rd Orchid H G2. Dam of 2 winners: 2004: Apophis (c Rainbow Quest) Winner at 2 in France, 3rd Prix Jacques Laffitte LR.

Broodmare Sire: BAILLAMONT. Sire of the dams of 17 Stakes winners. In 2008 - NOT JUST SWING King’s Best G3.

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Caulfield on Falco: “His dam Icelips has every right to be an excellent broodmare. His fourth dam, Lady Berry, was the first filly for 50 years to win the Royal-Oak” (pg 74) NOT JUST SWING b c 2004 Raise A Native Gold Digger Nureyev Miesque Pasadoble Agio Lombard Promised Lady Espresso Anatevka Almyra Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Shoemaker Lodeve Locust Time Vaguely Noble Gay Mecene Gay Missile The Minstrel Mirea Mlle Vitesse Mr Prospector Kingmambo KING’S BEST b 97 Allegretta

Baillamont MISBEGOTTEN b 91 Mistreat

71 CHESTER VASE G3

2006: Wild Forest (f Forest Wildcat) unraced.

72 HUXLEY S G3 CHESTER. May 8. 4yo+. 10f 75yds.

1. CHAMPIONSHIP POINT (IRE) 5 9-0 £34,224 b h by Lomitas - Flying Squaw (Be My Chief) O-John Livock B-Mount Coote Stud TR-MR Channon 2. Maraahel (IRE) 7 9-5 £13,074 b h by Alzao - Nasanice (Nashwan) O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd TR-Sir Michael Stoute 3. Spice Route (GB) 4 9-0 £6,624 ch g by King’s Best - Zanzibar (In The Wings) O-Mrs G Rowland-Clark, KJ Mercer B-Usk Valley Stud TR-MLW Bell Margins Neck, 1.5. Time 2:11.21 (slow 1.21). Going Good to firm.

2nd Dam: LONG LEGEND by Reviewer. 4 wins at 2 and 3. Dam of MR GREELEY (c Gone West: Lafayette S G3, Swale S G3, 2nd Breeders’ Cup Sprint G1), MAJESTIC LEGEND (f His Majesty: Week of Fame Ladies H LR). Grandam of VESTREY LADY, BINALEGEND. Third dam of STREET SENSE.

1. DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB) 8-12 £36,901 b c by Sadler’s Wells - Summer Breeze (Rainbow Quest) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-Sir Michael Stoute 2. All The Aces (IRE) 8-12 £13,988 b c by Spartacus - Lili Cup (Fabulous Dancer) O-AD Spence B-Jack Ronan, Des Ver Hunt Farm Ltd TR-MA Jarvis 3. Pampas Cat (USA) 8-12 £7,001 b c by Seeking The Gold - Golden Cat (Storm Cat) O/B-Carwell Equities Ltd TR-JHM Gosden Margins 0.5, 5. Time 2:37.39 (slow 1.69). Going Good to firm. Age 2-3

Starts 5

Wins 2

Places 3

Earned £45,926

Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of 294 SW. In 2008 PROSPECT WELLS Shirley Heights G2, ASK Rainbow Quest G3, DOCTOR FREMANTLE Rainbow Quest G3, GAGNOA Darshaan G3, ROYAL AND REGAL Smarten G3, SAIL Seattle Slew LR, YEATS Top Ville LR, ASHKAZAR Darshaan LR. 1st Dam: Summer Breeze by Rainbow Quest. Winner at 2 in France, 3rd Prix des Reservoirs G3. Own sister to SUNSHACK and RAINTRAP. Dam of 2 winners: 2001: Open Air (c Zafonic) unraced. 2002: Magnum Opus (g Sadler’s Wells) 2003: Summer Shower (f Sadler’s Wells) 2 wins at 3 in France, 2nd Prix Denisy LR. Broodmare. 2005: DOCTOR FREMANTLE (c Sadler’s Wells) 2 wins at 2 and 3, Chester Vase G3. 2007: (c Dansili)

Age 2-5

Starts 26

Wins 7

Places 6

2nd Dam: Sea Fret by Habat. 2nd St Catherine’s S LR. Dam of FLYING SQUAW (f Be My Chief). Broodmare Sire: BE MY CHIEF. Sire of the dams of 12 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CHAMPIONSHIP POINT Lomitas G3, COMIC STRIP Marju LR. CHAMPIONSHIP POINT b h 2003 Nijinsky Niniski Virginia Hills LOMITAS ch 88 Surumu La Colorada La Dorada Chief’s Crown Be My Chief

Broodmare Sire: RAINBOW QUEST. Sire of the dams of 87 SW. In 2008 - ASK Sadler’s Wells G3, AXXOS Monsun G3, DOCTOR FREMANTLE Sadler’s Wells G3. The Sadler’s Wells/Rainbow Quest cross has produced: ASK G1, POWERSCOURT G1, DAY FLIGHT G2, DOCTOR FREMANTLE G3, ESSEX LR, DOCTOR FREMANTLE b c 2005 Nearco Lady Angela Native Dancer Natalma Almahmoud Hail To Reason Bold Reason Lalun Forli Special Thong Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Herbager I Will Follow Where You Lead Hail To Reason Roberto Bramalea Northern Bay Sunny Bay Staunch Lady Nearctic Northern Dancer SADLER’S WELLS b 81 Fairy Bridge

Rainbow Quest SUMMER BREEZE br 96 Suntrap

FLYING SQUAW b 93 Habat Sea Fret Fluke

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Tom Rolfe Ridin’ Easy Literat Surama Kronzeuge Love In Danzig Six Crowns Sir Ivor My Advantage Habitat Atrevida Grey Sovereign Ripeck

73 DEE S G3 CHESTER. May 9. 3yoc&g. 10f 75yds.

1. TAJAAWEED (USA) 8-12 £36,901 br c by Dynaformer - Uforia (Zilzal) O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Herman Sarkowsky TR-Sir Michael Stoute 2. Unnefer (FR) 8-12 £13,988 b c by Danehill Dancer - Mimalia (Silver Hawk) O/B-The Niarchos Family TR-HRA Cecil 3. Achill Island (IRE) 8-12 £7,001 bbr c by Sadler’s Wells - Prawn Cocktail (Artichoke) O-Mrs John Magnier B-Quay Bloodstock TR-AP O’Brien Margins Short head, 5. Time 2:11.03 (slow 1.03). Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 3

Wins 2

Places 0

Earned £39,492

Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Mr Prospector Secrettame OUT WEST br 94 Sharpen Up Chellingoua Uncommitted

Turn-To Nothirdchance Nashua Bramalea Rarelea Ribot His Majesty Flower Bowl Olympia On The Trail Golden Trail Northern Dancer Nureyev Special Le Fabuleux French Charmer Bold Example Bold Ruler Reviewer Broadway Dancer’s Image Lianga Leven Ones Hail To Reason

DYNAFORMER b 85 Andover Way

UFORIA b 95 Long Legend

74 ORMONDE S G3 CHESTER. May 9. 4yo+. 13f 89yds.

1. MACARTHUR (GB) 4 9-0 £42,578 b c by Montjeu - Out West (Gone West) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-Deerfield Farm TR-AP O’Brien 2. Supersonic Dave (USA) 4 9-0 £16,140 bbr c by Swain - Vickey’s Echo (Clever Trick) O-Roldvale Ltd B-Arthur B Hancock III TR-BJ Meehan 3. Carte Diamond (USA) 7 9-0 £8,078 ch g by Theatrical - Liteup My Life (Green Dancer) O-Ashley Carr B-The Thoroughbred Corporation TR-B Ellison Margins 4, neck. Time 2:53.20 (slow 0.70). Going Good. Age 2-4

Starts 7

Wins 2

Places 3

Earned £81,968

Sire: MONTJEU. Sire of 49 Stakes winners. In 2008 - NOM DU JEU Prized G1, ALESSANDRO VOLTA Machiavellian G3, FULMONTI Grosvenor G3, MACARTHUR Gone West G3, ALBISOLA Danehill LR, FENCE POSTWAL Catrail LR, SOPRAN PROMO Mr Prospector LR, BLUE BAJAN Darshaan LR, WON IN THE DARK Lion Cavern LR. 1st Dam: OUT WEST by Gone West. 2 wins at 2 and 3, Conqueror S LR. Dam of 4 winners: 1999: WARSAW GIRL (f Polish Precedent) Winner at 4 in USA. Broodmare. 2001: Gabana (f Polish Precedent) 2002: MOTIVATOR (c Montjeu). 4 wins at 2 and 3, Vodafone Derby S G1, Racing Post Trophy G1, 2nd Coral Eclipse S G1, Baileys Irish Champion S G1. Sire. 2003: IMPERIAL STAR (c Fantastic Light) 3 wins at 3 and 4, intercasino.co.uk Magnolia S LR, 3rd Sheikh Al Maktoum Challenge 2 G3. 2004: MACARTHUR (c Montjeu) 2 wins at 2 and 4, Blue Square Ormonde S G3, 3rd Great Voltigeur S G2, Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S G2, P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax S G3. 2006: Sunspear (f Montjeu) unraced to date. 2nd Dam: Chellingoua by Sharpen Up. Dam of OUT WEST (f Gone West, see above), Auggies Here (g Hilal: 2nd Sir Ivor S LR, 3rd Choice H G3, Lamplighter H G3)

75 CHARTWELL S G3 LINGFIELD PARK. May 10. 3yo+f&m. 7f.

1. SABANA PERDIDA (IRE) 5 9-7 £28,385 b m by Cape Cross - Capriola (Mr Prospector) O-Scuderia Zaro B-Musaed Abo Salim TR-A de Royer-Dupre 2. Verba (FR) 3 8-5 £10,760 gr f by Anabaa - Tambura (Kaldoun) O-E Mordukhovitch B-G & Mme G Forien TR-R Gibson 3. Kylayne (GB) 3 8-5 £5,385 b f by Kyllachy - Penmayne (Inchinor) O-Mrs Jan Harris B-DP Martin, Mrs JA Martin TR-PW D’Arcy Margins 1.75, head. Time 1:20.51 (fast 1.29). Going Good to firm. Age 2-5

Starts 18

Wins 9

Places 6

1st Dam: Uforia by Zilzal. Dam of 3 winners: 2000: CAT ONA HIGH (g Tabasco Cat) 3 wins. 2001: MANOSH (c Carson City) 4 wins in USA. 2004: Hannah Wiggles (f Dixie Union) ran 3 times. 2005: TAJAAWEED (c Dynaformer) 2 wins at 2 and 3, Dee S G3.

Broodmare Sire: GONE WEST. Sire of the dams of 45 Stakes winners. In 2008 - GAME FACE Menifee G2, TE AKAU COUP Thorn Park G2, ACOUSTICAL Red Ransom G3, BELIEVE’N’SUCCEED Exceed And Excel G3, MACARTHUR Montjeu G3, TOP TOSS Linamix LR, WEST COAST GOLD Rich Man’s Gold LR, PEARL KING Daylami LR. The Montjeu/Gone West cross has produced: MOTIVATOR G1, MACARTHUR G2.

Earned £197,701

Sire: CAPE CROSS. Sire of 38 Stakes winners. In 2008 - SEACHANGE Broad Reach G1, SABANA PERDIDA Mr Prospector G3, EVERBRIGHT Vice Regal LR, SAPHIRA’S FIRE Gulch LR. 1st Dam: Capriola by Mr Prospector. unraced. Dam of 9 winners: 1985: Alta Sociedad (f Gorytus) 3 wins, 3rd Premio Ricardo Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo LR. 1987: IDUS DE MARZO (c Mighty Flutter) 3 wins in Spain. 1990: Florita (f Dickens Hill) unraced. 1991: Sumo (c Mighty Flutter) unraced. 1992: TARABUSI (c Villa d’Este) 6 wins in Spain. 1993: Duerin (c Villa d’Este) 4 wins at 3 and 4 in France, Spain, 3rd Premio Derby Espanol LR. 1995: NARRICHKIN (c Don Roberto) 5 wins in Spain. 1997: OLD CATARACT (c Vert Amande) 4 wins at 2, 4 and 5 in Spain. 1998: (f Barathea) 2000: Salumee (c Desert Prince) 14 wins to 2008 in Italy, 2nd Criterium Varesino - Mem. Virginio Curti LR, Premio Toscana LR. 2001: STOIBER (c Victory Note) 3 wins in Italy. 2003: SABANA PERDIDA (f Cape Cross) Sold 25,485gns yearling at GOOR1. 9 wins at 2 to 5, Chartwell S G3, Prix du Pin G3, Premio Seregno LR, Premio Gino e Luciano Mantovani LR, 2nd Premio Coolmore LR, 3rd Windsor Forest S G2, Premio Regina Elena G2, Prix de Lieurey LR. Broodmare Sire: MR PROSPECTOR. Sire of the dams of 283 Stakes winners. In 2008 - EDDINGTON Model Man G1, LITTLE BELLE A P Indy G1, ADRIANO A P Indy G2, GRASSHOPPER Dixie Union G3, MOIQEN Red Ransom G3, SABANA PERDIDA Cape Cross G3, FURIOSO Brian’s Time LR, SOPRAN PROMO Montjeu LR, SUTEKI SHINSUKEKUN Danzig LR. SABANA PERDIDA b m 2003 Danzig Green Desert Foreign Courier CAPE CROSS b/br 94

Sire: DYNAFORMER. Sire of 68 Stakes winners. In 2008 - BOSS LAFITTE Lord At War G3, TAJAAWEED Zilzal G3.

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special High Top Sega Ville Tennyson Adele Toumignon Raise A Native Gold Digger Secretariat Tamerett Atan Rocchetta Buckpasser Lady Be Good

TAJAAWEED br c 2005

Zilzal

1st Dam: FLYING SQUAW by Be My Chief. 3 wins, Moet & Chandon Rennen G2. Dam of 3 winners: 1997: FLYING CARPET (f Barathea) Winner at 3. 1998: Time Flies (f Nashwan) unraced. Broodmare. 1999: MANQUE NEUF (g Cadeaux Genereux) Winner over hurdles. 2001: Eagle Feathers (f Indian Ridge) ran once. 2003: CHAMPIONSHIP POINT (c Lomitas) Sold 85,000gns yearling at TAOC1. 7 wins at 2 to 5, Huxley S G3, Chesham S LR, Predominate S LR, Wolferton H LR, 2nd Criterium du FEE LR, 3rd Mooresbridge S G3, Foundation S LR. 2004: Straight Sets (f Pivotal) unraced. 2007: (c Lomitas)

Fairy Bridge MONTJEU b 96

The Dynaformer/Zilzal cross has produced: DYNEVER G1, TAJAAWEED G3.

Sire: LOMITAS. Sire of 37 Stakes winners. In 2008 CHAMPIONSHIP POINT Be My Chief G3, GIMMY Pursuit of Love LR, KORA KORA Local Suitor LR.

Lady Be Mine

2nd Dam: Suntrap by Roberto. 3 wins at 2, 3rd Lupe S LR, Atalanta S LR, 3rd Prix d’Aumale G3. Dam of RAINTRAP (c Rainbow Quest: Prix Royal Oak G1, Rothman’s International S G1, San Juan Capistrano Invitation H G1), SUNSHACK (c Rainbow Quest: Coronation Cup G1, Criterium de Saint-Cloud G1, Prix Royal Oak G1, 2nd Hollywood Turf H G1, San Juan Capistrano Invitation H G1), Summer Breeze (f Rainbow Quest, see above). Grandam of METEOR STORM, POLISH SUMMER, HOST NATION, MORNING ECLIPSE.

Earned £188,406

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells

Gone West

Broodmare Sire: ZILZAL. In 2008 - GOOD BA BA Lear Fan G1, TAJAAWEED Dynaformer G3.

Roberto

CHESTER. May 8. 3yo. 12f 66yds.

MACARTHUR b c 2004

Ahonoora Park Appeal Balidaress Raise A Native Mr Prospector Gold Digger CAPRIOLA ch 81 Knightly Dawn High Point Lady Miss Jet Holme

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom Sir Ivor Courtly Dee Lorenzaccio Helen Nichols Balidar Innocence Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Sequence Sir Gaylord Breath O’Morn Noholme II Bonny Jet

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DATA BOOK European Pattern 76 DERBY TRIAL S G3 LINGFIELD PARK. May 10. 3yo. 11f 106yds.

1. ALESSANDRO VOLTA (GB) 8-12 £34,062 b c by Montjeu - Ventura Highway (Machiavellian) O-M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier B-Meon Valley Stud TR-AP O’Brien 2. King of Rome (IRE) 8-12 £12,912 b c by Montjeu - Amizette (Forty Niner) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-The Amizette Partnership TR-AP O’Brien 3. Campanologist (USA) 8-12 £6,462 b c by Kingmambo - Ring of Music (Sadler’s Wells) O-Godolphin B-Darley TR-Saeed bin Suroor Margins 0.75, neck. Time 2:28.91 (sow 0.91). Going Good to firm.

2005: 2006: 2007:

wins at 2 and 4, Amethyst S G3, 2nd P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax S G3, 3rd Galileo EBF Futurity G2, Somerville Tattersall S G3. Ambrix (f Xaar) (c Exceed And Excel) (f Xaar)

Starts 5

Wins 2

Places 2

Earned £58,467

Broodmare Sire: MACHIAVELLIAN. Sire of the dams of 42 SWs. In 2008 - ALESSANDRO VOLTA Montjeu G3. The Montjeu/Machiavellian cross has produced: ALESSANDRO VOLTA G3, Moskova LR. ALESSANDRO VOLTA b c 2005 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge MONTJEU b 96 Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Mr Prospector Machiavellian Coup de Folie VENTURA HIGHWAY b 2000 Shirley Heights Hyabella Bella Colora

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special High Top Sega Ville Tennyson Adele Toumignon Raise A Native Gold Digger Halo Raise The Standard Mill Reef Hardiemma Bellypha Reprocolor

77 AMETHYST S G3 LEOPARDSTOWN. May 11. 3yo+. 8f.

1. FERNELEY (IRE) 4 9-9 £33,456 b c by Ishiguru - Amber Tide (Pursuit of Love) O-Plantation Stud B-Mount Coote Stud, Richard Peg TR-Francis Ennis 2. Lord Admiral (USA) 7 10-0 £9,779 b h by El Prado - Lady Ilsley (Trempolino) O-Dr MV O’Brien B-London Thoroughbred Services, Derry Meeting Farm TR-Charles O’Brien 3. Excelerate (IRE) 5 9-9 £4,632 b g by Mujadil - Perle d’Irlande (Top Ville) O-David O’Reilly B-Maurice Burns TR-Edward Lynam Margins 2, short head. Time 1:40.50 (slow 2.10). Going Good. Age 2-4

Starts 13

Wins 3

Places 6

Earned £80,364

Sire: ISHIGURU. Sire of 3 Stakes winners. In 2008 FERNELEY Pursuit of Love G3. 1st Dam: Amber Tide by Pursuit of Love. Dam of 1 winner: 2003: Kut (c Royal Applause) 2004: FERNELEY (c Ishiguru) Sold 16,210gns yearling at TISEP, 50,000gns 2yo at TAAPR. 3

Danehill Razyana DANEHILL DANCER b 93 Sharpen Up Mira Adonde Lettre d’Amour Nijinsky Royal Academy Crimson Saint

Broodmare Sire: PURSUIT OF LOVE. Sire of the dams of 13 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FERNELEY Ishiguru G3, GIMMY Lomitas G3.

BONHEUR b 98 King’s Bishop Queen To Conquer Beat It

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Spring Adieu Atan Rocchetta Caro Lianga Northern Dancer Flaming Page Crimson Satan Bolero Rose Round Table Spearfish Silnet Beactive

FERNELEY b c 2004 Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Pas de Nom Petitioner ISHIGURU b 98 Fappiano Cryptoclearance Naval Orange Strategic Maneuver Conquistador Cielo Prayer Wheel Halo Reply Blushing Groom Groom Dancer Featherhill Pursuit of Love Green Dancer Dance Quest Polyponder AMBER TIDE ch 98 Be My Guest Assert Irish Bird Tochar Ban Sir Ivor Guest Night Mesopotamia

79 DERRINSTOWN STUD DERBY TRIAL G2

Danzig

78 1000 GUINEAS TRIAL S G3

1. CARRIBEAN SUNSET (IRE) 9-0 £40,688 b f by Danehill Dancer - Bonheur (Royal Academy) O-Dr R Lambe B-Barronstown Stud TR-DK Weld 2. Katiyra (IRE) 9-0 £11,938 b f by Peintre Celebre - Katiykha (Darshaan) O-HH The Aga Khan B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-John M Oxx 3. Indiana Gal (IRE) 9-0 £5,688 b f by Intikhab - Genial Jenny (Danehill) O-TF Brennan B-Holborn Trust Co TR-Patrick Martin Margins 0.5, 1.5. Time 1:40.48 (slow 2.08). Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 7

Wins 2

Places 4

LEOPARDSTOWN. May 11. 3yo. 10f.

1. CASUAL CONQUEST (IRE) 9-1 £59,743 b c by Hernando - Lady Luck (Kris) O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm TR-DK Weld 2. Washington Irving (IRE) 9-1 £17,463 b c by Montjeu - Shouk (Shirley Heights) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-Quay Bloodstock TR-AP O’Brien 3. Moiqen (IRE) 9-1 £8,272 b c by Red Ransom - Za Aamah (Mr Prospector) O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd TR-K Prendergast Margins 6, 1.5. Time 2:05.35 (fast 0.15). Going Good. Age 2-3

LEOPARDSTOWN. May 11. 3yof. 8f.

2nd Dam: HYABELLA by Shirley Heights. 3 wins, Ben Marshall S LR, Atalanta S LR. Dam of Hothaifah (c Green Desert: 2nd Prix Eclipse G3), Poet (c Pivotal: 3rd Feilden S LR). Grandam of FRANCE.

Danzig

2nd Dam: TOCHAR BAN by Assert. 1 win at 3. Dam of UNCHARTED HAVEN (f Turtle Island: San Clemente S G2, San Gorgonio H G2)

Northern Dancer

Age 2-3

CARRIBEAN SUNSET b f 2005

Earned £169,066

Sire: DANEHILL DANCER. Sire of 68 Stakes winners. In 2008 - LIGHT FANTASTIC Kendor G1, CARRIBEAN SUNSET Royal Academy G3, STRIPPER Zabeel G3, CONTEST Brief Truce LR, DANEDGEORGEINA Monde Bleu LR, BERNARDSHAW Thatching LR, MEDICINE PATH Indian Ridge LR, MINSTREL COURT Rory’s Jester LR, SNAEFELL Standaan LR. 1st Dam: BONHEUR by Royal Academy. Winner at 3. Dam of 3 winners: 2003: HAPPY LODGE (f Grand Lodge) Winner at 2 in France. 2004: OMMADAWN (f Montjeu) Winner at 3. 2005: CARRIBEAN SUNSET (f Danehill Dancer) Sold 105,089gns yearling at GOOY1. 2 wins at 3, Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial S G3, Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial G3. 2006: (f Montjeu) 2007: (c Azamour)

Starts 2

Wins 2

Broodmare Sire: ROYAL ACADEMY. Sire of the dams of 51 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FOXYSOX Foxhound G2, CARRIBEAN SUNSET Danehill Dancer G3, BLAZONRY Spectrum LR, KANDIDATE Kabool LR, SATONO PROGRESS Taiki Shuttle LR, WHY BE Success Express LR, YANKEE BRAVO Yankee Gentleman LR.

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Earned £68,540

Age 2-3

Starts 5

1st Dam: LADY LUCK by Kris. Winner at 3. Dam of 3 winners: 2001: MEDIA ASSET (g Polish Precedent) Winner at 3. 2002: ELUSIVE DOUBLE (c Grand Lodge) 2 wins at 2, Tyros S LR, 3rd Galileo EBF Futurity G2. 2005: CASUAL CONQUEST (c Hernando) 2 wins at 2 and 3, Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S G2. 2006: Moving Heart (f Anabaa) unraced to date. 2007: (c Danehill Dancer) 2nd Dam: Latest Chapter by Ahonoora. unraced. Dam of SOCIAL HARMONY (g Polish Precedent: Aon MacDonagh Boland S G3) Broodmare Sire: KRIS. Sire of the dams of 93 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CASUAL CONQUEST Hernando G2, DANSANT Dansili LR. The Hernando/Kris cross has produced: CASUAL CONQUEST G2, MARAKABEI LR. CASUAL CONQUEST b c 2005 Nijinsky Niniski Virginia Hills HERNANDO b 90 Miswaki Whakilyric Lyrism Sharpen Up Kris Doubly Sure Ahonoora Latest Chapter Irish Edition

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Tom Rolfe Ridin’ Easy Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lyphard Pass A Glance Atan Rocchetta Reliance II Soft Angels Lorenzaccio Helen Nichols Alleged Grenzen

80 POULE D’ESSAI DES POULAINS G1 LONGCHAMP. May 11. 3yoc. 1600m.

1. FALCO (USA) 9-2 £168,059 b c by Pivotal - Icelips (Unbridled) O/B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-C Laffon-Parias 2. Rio de La Plata (USA) 9-2 £67,235 ch c by Rahy - Express Way (Ahmad) O-Godolphin B-Jose de Camargo, Robert N Clay et al TR-Saeed bin Suroor 3. River Proud (USA) 9-2 £33,618 b c by Proud Citizen - Da River Hoss (River Special) O-Mrs Michael Spencer B-Brereton C Jones, B Ned Jones TR-PFI Cole

Wins 2

Places 2

Earned £185,824

Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of 50 Stakes winners. In 2008 FALCO Unbridled G1, HEAVEN SENT Rahy G3, INFALLIBLE Cadeaux Genereux G3, IL WARRD Machiavellian LR, JAZZ JAM Rahy LR. 1st Dam: ICELIPS by Unbridled. Winner at 3 in France. Dam of 2 winners: 2004: IRON LIPS (f Iron Mask) 3 wins at 2 in France, Prix Eclipse G3, 3rd Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte G2. 2005: FALCO (c Pivotal) 2 wins at 3 in France, Poule d’Essai des Poulains G1. 2006: Ice Mint (f Awesome Again) unraced to date. 2007: Numb Lips (c Olmodavor) 2008: (f Awesome Again) 2nd Dam: SEA HILL by Seattle Slew. 1 win at 3. Dam of LEGERETE (f Rahy: Prix de Malleret G2, 3rd Prix Marcel Boussac G1, Prix de l’Opera G1), Underwater (f Theatrical: 2nd Prix de Malleret G2) Broodmare Sire: UNBRIDLED. Sire of the dams of 24 Stakes winners. In 2008 - DEEPAK Pikepass G1, FALCO Pivotal G1, DENIS OF CORK Harlan’s Holiday G3. FALCO b c 2005 Northern Dancer Special Jefferson Marie d’Argonne Mohair Caro Cozzene Ride The Trails Bustino Stufida Zerbinetta Mr Prospector Fappiano Killaloe Le Fabuleux Gana Facil Charedi Bold Reasoning Seattle Slew My Charmer Lyphard Featherhill Lady Berry Nureyev Polar Falcon PIVOTAL ch 93

Sire: HERNANDO. Sire of 35 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CASUAL CONQUEST Kris G2, ONE GULP Persian Bold LR.

LADY LUCK ch 96

2nd Dam: QUEEN TO CONQUER by King’s Bishop. 8 wins at 2 to 5 at home and in USA Yellow Ribbon S G1, 3rd Irish Guinness Oaks G1, QUEBRADA (f Yellow Ribbon S G1. Dam of Devil’s Bag: ARAG Preis (1000 Guineas) G2), COURT (f Devil’s Bag: Dewhurst Rockingham S LR), Green Blitz (c Caerleon: 3rd Kokura Kinen LR). Grandam of SILVESTER LADY, QUILANGA, Quetena. Attorney, Quebra,

Places 0

Margins 3, Short head. Time 1:35.60 (fast 1.80). Going Good.

Fearless Revival

Unbridled ICELIPS b 99 Sea Hill

Pivotal didn’t enjoy much luck in the 2007 Poule d’Essai des Poulains, when Excellent Art found endless trouble, but he gained compensation when another son, Falco, ran out a decisive winner of the French Classic. Falco’s dam Icelips suffered ten consecutive defeats before she finally made it into the winners’ enclosure at Pau in the December of her second season. Significantly, her victory came over nine and a half furlongs, the longest distance she tackled. Icelips’s broodmare career began with a visit to Iron Mask, a Gr1 winner in Singapore for his breeders, the Wertheimer brothers. Iron Mask’s fee in 2003 was only €5,000 – a fraction of the £40,000 required to send a mare to Pivotal in 2004 – but he too sired a Group winner from Icelips. That was the speedy Iron Lips, winner of the Gr3 Prix Eclipse. Icelips has every right to be an excellent broodmare. Falco’s fourth dam, Lady Berry, became the first filly for nearly 50 years to defeat the colts in the Gr1 Prix Royal-Oak. Lady Berry then became one of those rare birds with three Gr1 winners to her credit, thanks to Le Nain Jaune (Grand Prix de Paris), Indian Rose (Prix Vermeille) and Vert Amande (Prix Ganay – and third in the Arc). In comparison, Lady Berry’s daughter Featherhill was an

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Caulfield on Zarkava: “Her dam, Zarkasha, is by Kahyasi, a stallion whose daughters have done sterling work for both Khalid Abdullah and the Aga Khan’s studs” underachiever, although she was stakes-placed in the USA. As Featherhill was by Lyphard, she was a close relative to the staminapacked Le Nain Jaune, who was by Lyphard’s son Pharly. Featherhill produced three stakes-winning sons, the best of which was Groom Dancer. Her daughter Sea Hill maintained the family tradition, as her Rahy filly Legerete was beaten two heads in last year’s Prix de l’Opera. 81 POULE D’ESSAI DES POULICHES G1 LONGCHAMP. May 11. 3yof. 1600m.

1. ZARKAVA (IRE) 9-0 £168,059 b f by Zamindar - Zarkasha (Kahyasi) O-HH The Aga Khan B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-A de Royer-Dupre 2. Goldikova (IRE) 9-0 £67,235 b f by Anabaa - Born Gold (Blushing Groom) O/B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-F Head 3. Halfway To Heaven (IRE) 9-0 £33,618 gr f by Pivotal - Cassandra Go (Indian Ridge) O-Michael Tabor B-T Stewart TR-AP O’Brien Margins 2, 1.5. Time 1:35.20 (fast 2.20). Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 4

Places 0

Earned £320,390

Sire: ZAMINDAR. Sire of 11 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ZARKAVA Kahyasi G1. 1st Dam: Zarkasha by Kahyasi. unraced. Dam of 1 winner: 2004: Zarakiysha (f Kendor) unraced. 2005: ZARKAVA (f Zamindar) Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2007. 4 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Marcel Boussac-Barriere Deauville G1, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1, SG Private Banking Prix de la Grotte G3. 2006: Zerkeriya (f Soviet Star) unraced to date. 2007: (c Azamour) 2nd Dam: ZARKANA by Doyoun. 2 wins at 3 in France. Dam of ZARKIYA (f Catrail: Prix de Sandringham G3), Zariyan (c Anabaa: 3rd Prix Ridgway LR, Prix du Pont-Neuf LR, 3rd Prix Challenge de Haies des 4 Ans Hurdle LR), Zarkali (g Starborough: 2nd Gran Premio Merano Forst Steeplechase G1). Grandam of Zocalo. Broodmare Sire: KAHYASI. Sire of the dams of 26 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ZARKAVA Zamindar G1, CHAMPS ELYSEES Danehill G2, SALFORD MILL Peintre Celebre LR. ZARKAVA b f 2005 Mr Prospector Gone West Secrettame ZAMINDAR b 94 The Minstrel Zaizafon Mofida Ile de Bourbon Kahyasi Kadissya ZARKASHA b 99 Doyoun Zarkana Zarna

Raise A Native Gold Digger Secretariat Tamerett Northern Dancer Fleur Right Tack Wold Lass Nijinsky Roseliere Blushing Groom Kalkeen Mill Reef Dumka Shernazar Zahra

For the third time in seven years, the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches fell to a daughter of Zamindar, with the imposing Zarkava following in the footsteps of Zenda and Darjina. What makes this Classic treble all the more meritorious is the fact that these fillies were sired at fees of £7,000, £12,500 and £10,000. Zenda, Darjina and Zarkava are out of mares bred to a similar pattern, each being sired by a

Northern Dancer line stallion from mares by Mill Reef or his son Doyoun. Zarkava’s dam Zarkasha is by Kahyasi, a stallion whose daughters have done sterling work both for Zamindar’s owner, Khalid Abdullah, and for the Aga Khan Studs. They have produced Dansili, Banks Hill, Heat Haze, Intercontinental, Cacique, Champs Elysees, Promising Lead and Visit for the prince, and Shamdala, Linngari and Zarkava for the Aga. Zarkava’s unbeaten record must be especially pleasing for the Aga Khan, as the filly’s fifth dam is the brilliant Petite Etoile, who carried the silks of the Aga Khan’s father, Prince Aly Khan, to victory in the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks, before being inherited by the Aga himself. Petite Etoile produced only one daughter, the Habitat filly Zahra. Zahra also ranks as the second dam of Zainta, Kahyasi’s 1998 Prix de Diane winner, and as the third dam of Kahyasi’s very useful daughter Zafzala. It is worth pointing out than none of the four mares which separate Zarkava from Petite Etoile was a stakes winner: Zarkasha never raced; Zarkana won only in the French Provinces; Zarna won a mile handicap; and Zahra was second at Amiens. Zarkasha, Zarkana and Zarna were all by stallions who performed well at up to 12 furlongs for the Aga, so it’s no surprise Zarkava stays ten furlongs. 82 PRIX DE SAINT-GEORGES G3 LONGCHAMP. May 11. 3yo+. 1000m.

1. ONLY ANSWER (GB) 4 8-11 £29,412 b f by Green Desert - Occupandiste (Kaldoun) O/B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-A Fabre 2. Mood Music (GB) 4 9-0 £11,765 b c by Kyllachy - Something Blue (Petong) O-WH Sport International B-RT and Mrs Watson TR-Mario Hofer 3. Derison (USA) 6 9-2 £8,824 b g by Miesque’s Son - Devolli (Saumarez) O-Mme C Morange B-Brookdale Thoroughbreds Inc TR-P Van de Poele Margins 1, neck. Time 0.57.00 (slow 0.20). Going Good. Age 3-4

Starts 8

Wins 4

Places 3

Earned £89,753

Sire: GREEN DESERT. Sire of 88 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ONLY ANSWER Kaldoun G3, MUTAMARRES Machiavellian LR. 1st Dam: OCCUPANDISTE by Kaldoun. Champion older mare in France in 1997. 6 wins at 2 and 4 in France, Prix de la Foret G1, Prix Maurice de Gheest G1. Dam of 2 winners: 2000: Lui Seul (c Sadler’s Wells) unraced. 2003: IMPRESSIONNANTE (f Danehill) 3 wins, Prix de Sandringham G2, 2nd Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1, Prix d’Astarte G1. 2004: ONLY ANSWER (f Green Desert) 4 wins, Prix de Saint-Georges G3, Prix du Cercle LR, 2nd Prix Cor de Chasse LR, 3rd Prix Servanne LR. 2006: Desertiste (f Green Desert) unraced to date. 2nd Dam: ONLY SEULE by Lyphard. 1 win at 2 in France. Dam of OCCUPANDISTE (f Kaldoun, see above), Seulement (g Rahy: 3rd Prix Matchem LR), Onlyman (c Woodman: 2nd Prix Djebel LR)

ONLY ANSWER b f 2004 Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom GREEN DESERT b 83 Sir Ivor Foreign Courier Courtly Dee Caro Kaldoun Katana OCCUPANDISTE b 93 Lyphard Only Seule Elle Seule

83 DERBY ITALIANO G1 ROME. May 11. 3yoc&f. 2200m.

1. CIMA DE TRIOMPHE (IRE) 9-2 £284,375 b c by Galileo - Sopran Londa (Danehill) O-Scuderia Cocktail B-Scuderia Sofim SRL TR-B Grizzetti 2. Permesso (GB) 9-2 £125,125 bbr c by Sakhee - Persian Filly (Persian Bold) O-Allevamento La Nuova Sbarra B-Razza del Sole TR-F&L Camici 3. Papetti (ITY) 9-2 £68,250 b c by Shantou - Pasionaria (Celtic Swing) O-Societa Allevamento Besnate B-Societa Allevamento Besnate TR-B Grizzetti Margins 0.5, 1. Time 2:14.60. Going Good to firm. Age 2-3

Starts 6

Wins 3

Places 3

Earned £313,952

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 27 Stakes winners. In 2008 CIMA DE TRIOMPHE Danehill G1, GALLANT TESS Diesis G2, LEO’S STARLET Green Tune G3, PRIMA LUCE Desert King G3, INCANTO DREAM Nureyev LR, MISS GALILEI Danehill LR, CELESTIAL HALO High Top LR. 1st Dam: SOPRAN LONDA by Danehill. 4 wins, Premio Regina Elena G2. Dam of 3 winners: 2000: Sopran Lori (f Irish River) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, 3rd Premio Ubaldo Pandolfi LR. 2004: SOPRAN SLAM (f Grand Slam) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy. 2005: CIMA DE TRIOMPHE (c Galileo) 3 win, Derby Italiano G1, Premio Emanuele Filiberto LR, 3rd Premio Campobello LR. 2006: (f King’s Best) 2nd Dam: Longobarda by Crystal Palace. 2 wins in Italy, 2nd Premio Fausta LR, 4th Criterium Femminile G3. Dam of SOPRAN LONDA (f Danehill), LORD MADONNA (c Try My Best: Premio delle Aste LR). Broodmare Sire: DANEHILL. Sire of the dams of 86 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CIMA DE TRIOMPHE Galileo G1, JUSTE MOMENTE Giant’s Causeway G1, REAAN Hussonet G1, TUESDAY JOY Carnegie G1, ASIAN WINDS Fuji Kiseki G2, MERLENE DE LAGO Encosta de Lago G2, RANSOM EXPRESS Red Ransom G3, TEN MEROPA Johannesburg G3, AL BE NIMBLE Magic Albert LR, ALBISOLA Montjeu LR, BERNICIA Elusive Quality LR, BLACK MINX Lonhro LR, CAUSEWAY QUEEN Giant’s Causeway LR, CHANGING EYES Black Minnaloushe LR, DIAMOND COVE Octagonal LR, DIRTY Hussonet LR, LA FAMELIA Strategic LR, MISS GALILEI Galileo LR, RAINBOW PEGASUS Agnes Tachyon LR, TAAMEER General Nediym LR, ZAGREB Zabeel LR. The Galileo/Danehill cross has produced: BANC DE FORTUNE G1, CIMA DE TRIOMPHE G1, TEOFILO G1, MISS GALILEI LR. CIMA DE TRIOMPHE b c 2005 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Danzig Danehill Razyana

Broodmare Sire: KALDOUN. Sire of the dams of 30 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ONLY ANSWER Green Desert G3, CLAIRE ET BLEU Anabaa Blue LR, STODOUN Pistolet Bleu LR.

Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Petitioner Sir Gaylord Attica Never Bend Tulle Fortino II Chambord Le Haar Embellie Northern Dancer Goofed Exclusive Native Fall Aspen

SOPRAN LONDA gr 95 Crystal Palace Longobarda Luisa Morales

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Spring Adieu Caro Hermieres Claude Laura Russell

Now that Galileo is Europe’s highest-priced stallion, it is easy to forget that his current three-yearolds, from his third crop, were sired at €40,000 (and that his fee in his fourth and fifth years was €37,500). Even so, the heirapparent to Sadler’s Wells had notched up six Group-winning three-year-olds by the beginning of June – and that doesn’t include the champion juvenile New Approach, who was so narrowly beaten in the 2,000 Guineas. One of those five Group winners, Cima de Triomphe, became his sire’s eighth Gr1 winner when he scored in the Derby Italiano. The 11 furlongs of the Derby was the longest distance so far tackled by the progressive Cima de Triomphe and he clearly stays quite well. However, his dam Sopran Londa, a winner of the 1998 Italian 1,000 Guineas, was primarily a miler. She could finish no closer than eighth when tried over 11 furlongs in the Italian Oaks and over 12 furlongs in a Gr3 after her move to the USA. It seems that Sopran Londa took more after her sire, Danehill, than her dam Longobarda, who was successful over 12 furlongs. Cima de Triomphe is Galileo’s second Gr1 winner out of a Danehill mare, following the unbeaten Teofilo. They come from the first 15 foals bred this way. 84 PREMIO CARLO D’ALESSIO G3 ROME. May 11. 4yo+. 2400m.

1. GIMMY (IRE) 4 8-9 £35,858 b c by Lomitas - Pursuit of Life (Pursuit of Love) O-Lino Scarpellini B-Lino Scarpellini TR-B Grizzetti 2. Montalegre (IRE) 6 8-9 £15,777 b h by Montjeu - Alma Alegre (Lahib) O/B-Azienda Agricola Antezzate TR-A&G Botti 3. Rockmaster (IRE) 5 8-9 £8,605 b h by Galileo - Cromac (Machiavellian) O/B-Allevamento La Nuova Sbarra TR-G Pucciatti Margins 4, 0.5. Time 2:30.20. Going Good to firm. Age 2-4

Starts 16

Wins 6

Places 7

Earned £125,296

Sire: LOMITAS. Sire of 37 Stakes winners. In 2008 CHAMPIONSHIP POINT Be My Chief G3, GIMMY Pursuit of Love G3, KORA KORA Local Suitor LR. 1st Dam: Pursuit of Life by Pursuit of Love. 4 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, 2nd Premio Vittorio Crespi LR. Dam of 3 winners: 2003: MAMMA GERVASI (f Diktat) 4 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy. 2004: GIMMY (c Lomitas) 6 wins at 3 and 4 in Italy, Premio Carlo d’Alessio G3, Premio Regione Toscana LR, 2nd Premio Federico Tesio G3, 3rd Premio Botticelli LR. 2005: LAPISTANERA (f Cape Cross) Winner at 2 in Italy. 2nd Dam: Biosphere by Pharly. 3 wins at 3 and 4 in Italy, 3rd Premio Buontalenta LR, Premio Capannelle Limited H LR. Own sister to SCRIBANO. Dam of DI MOI OUI (f Warning: Prix Chloe G3, Prix de la Nonette G3), Pursuit of Life (f Pursuit of Love, see above), Biographie (f Mtoto: 2nd Premio EBF Terme di Merano LR). Grandam of Moi Non Plus. Broodmare Sire: PURSUIT OF LOVE. Sire of the dams of 13 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FERNELEY Ishiguru G3, GIMMY Lomitas G3.

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DATA BOOK European Pattern GIMMY b c 2004 Nijinsky Niniski Virginia Hills LOMITAS ch 88 Surumu La Colorada La Dorada Groom Dancer Pursuit of Love Dance Quest PURSUIT OF LIFE b 98 Pharly Biosphere Biograph

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Tom Rolfe Ridin’ Easy Literat Surama Kronzeuge Love In Blushing Groom Featherhill Green Dancer Polyponder Lyphard Comely Riverman Love Words

in Italy, 2nd Premio Alessandro Perrone LR. 2006: Mujadil Swing (f Celtic Swing) unraced. 2007: Orpen Shadow (c Orpen)

COLOGNE. May 12. 3yof. 1600m.

2nd Dam: SHADOW CASTING by Warning. 1 win at 3. Dam of DISTINCTLY DANCER (c Distinctly North: Criterium Varesino - Mem. Virginio Curti LR, Premio Divino Amore LR, 2nd Gran Premio Citta’ di Napoli G3), EVENING TIME (f Keltos: EBF Flame of Tara S LR, Irish Stallion EBF Sweet Mimosa S LR, 2nd Patrick P O’Leary Mem.Phoenix Sprint S G3) Broodmare Sire: MUJADIL. Sire of the dams of 4 Stakes winners. In 2008 - TITUS SHADOW Titus Livius G3, GRIS TENDRE Slickly LR. TITUS SHADOW ch c 2004

85 PREMIO TUDINI G3

Mr Prospector Machiavellian Coup de Folie

ROME. May 11. 3yo+. 1200m.

1.=GESTURE (GB) 6 9-4 £18,225 b h by Bahri - Stark Ballet (Nureyev) O-Giordano Grilli B-Cheveley Park Stud TR-C di Stasio £18,225 1.=TITUS SHADOW (IRE) 4 9-4 ch c by Titus Livius - Mujadil Shadow (Mujadil) O/B-Scuderia Blueberry TR-B Grizzetti 3. Black Mambazo (IRE) 3 8-8 £6,075 b c by Statue of Liberty - Rich Gift (Cadeaux Genereux) O/B-Azienda Agricola Vallee Falcone TR-L Riccardi Margins DH, 1. Time 1:08.90. Going Good to firm.

Age 3-6

Starts 35

Wins 9

Places 16

Earned £68,070

Sire: BAHRI. Sire of 12 SWs. In 2008 - GESTURE Nureyev G3, ANTONYM In The Wings LR. 1st Dam: STARK BALLET by Nureyev. 2 wins at 3 in USA. Dam of 6 winners: 1999: RING OF THUNDER (f Thunder Gulch) Winner at 4 in USA. 2000: PUMPKIN’S PRIDE (f Louis Quatorze) 3 wins at 3 in USA. 2001: LAUREL SPARK (c Tale of The Cat) 2 wins. 2002: GESTURE (c Bahri) Sold 78,000gns yearling at TAOC1, 9,000gns 3yo at TAAUT. 9 wins at 4 to 6 in Italy, Premio Tudini G3. 2003: CHOREOGRAPHY (g Medicean) 2 wins at 3. 2004: Gunner’s View (c Medicean) 2005: TITTIBA (f Domedriver) Winner at 3 in France. 2007: (f Dr Fong) Broodmare Sire: NUREYEV. Sire of the dams of 163 Stakes winners. In 2008 - BIG BROWN Boundary G1, COSTUME Danehill G2, GESTURE Bahri G3, TAMAYUZ Nayef G3. The Bahri/Nureyev cross has produced: CHAMPERY G2, GESTURE G3, SECRET HISTORY G3. GESTURE b h 2002 Nasrullah Lalun Prince John River Lady Nile Lily Northern Dancer Nijinsky Flaming Page Bold Bidder Highest Trump Dear April Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Forli Special Thong Ribot Graustark Flower Bowl Bold Ruler Queen Empress Irish Jay Never Bend Riverman BAHRI b 92 Wasnah

Nureyev STARK BALLET b 94 Frau Stark

Starts 17

Be My Guest Party Doll Midnight Lady Storm Bird Mujadil Vallee Secrete MUJADIL SHADOW b 99 Warning Shadow Casting Fanciful

COLOGNE. May 12. 3yoc&f. 1600m.

1. PRECIOUS BOY (GER) 9-2 £73,529 b c by Big Shuffle - Pretty Su (Surumu) O/B-Gestut Park Wiedingen TR-W Hickst 2. Konig Concorde (GER) 9-2 £27,941 b c by Big Shuffle - Kaiserin (Ile de Bourbon) O-W Frohlich B-Gestut Elsetal TR-C Sprengel 3. Liang Kay (GER) 9-2 £13,235 b c by Dai Jin - Linton Bay (Funambule) O-Stall Emina B-Frau Ina E Zimmermann TR-U Ostmann Margins 1.5, neck. Time 1:37.13. Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 3

Places 1

Earned £85,055

Wins 6

Places 10

Earned £98,840

1st Dam: PRETTY SU by Surumu. 2 wins at 3 in Germany. Dam of 4 winners: 2001: POPPYFIELD (f Waky Nao) 8 wins. 2003: PONTICELLO (g Law Society) Winner at 2 in Germany. 2004: PRETTY SMART (f Law Society) Winner at 3 in Germany. 2005: PRECIOUS BOY (c Big Shuffle) 3 wins at 2 in Germany, Mehl-Mulhens Rennen (2000 Guineas) G2, Christlacke Preis des Winterfavoriten G3, P.Cargill Deutschland Herzog von Ratibor LR, 2nd Rennen um den Preis der SWK-Dr.Busch Mem G3. 2006: Prema (f Big Shuffle) unraced to date. 2007: Prem Ramya (f Big Shuffle) 2008: (f Royal Dragon) Broodmare Sire: SURUMU. Sire of the dams of 69 Stakes winners. In 2008 - PRECIOUS BOY Big Shuffle G2, PEACE ROYALE Sholokhov G3. The Big Shuffle/Surumu cross has produced: HOREION DIRECTA G1, AUENKLANG G2, PRECIOUS BOY G2, AUENWEISE LR.

1st Dam: MUJADIL SHADOW by Mujadil. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy. Dam of 2 winners: 2004: TITUS SHADOW (c Titus Livius) 6 wins at 2 to 4 in Italy, Premio Tudini G3, Premio Eupili LR, 2nd Premio Certosa LR, 3rd Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi G3. 2005: Mujadil Draw (f Daggers Drawn) Winner at 2

Boldnesian Reason To Earn Primera Prime Abord Homeward Bound Raise A Native Elevation White Peak Tudor Minstrel Strings Attached Timalin Birkhahn Literat Lis Reliance II Surama Suncourt Mr Prospector Procida With Distinction Irish River Provacatrice Don’t Sulk Bold Reasoning

Super Concorde BIG SHUFFLE b 84

Sire: TITUS LIVIUS. Sire of 6 Stakes winners. In 2008 - TITUS SHADOW Mujadil G3.

1. PEACE ROYALE (GER) 9-0 £29,412 bbr f by Sholokhov - Peace Time (Surumu) O-Filly Syndicate B-Gestut Etzean TR-A Wohler 2. Love Academy (GER) 9-0 £11,029 ch f by Medicean - Laurencia (Shirley Heights) O-Gestut Ittlingen B-Gestut Ittlingen TR-P Schiergen 3. Rosenreihe (IRE) 9-0 £4,412 b f by Catcher In The Rye - Rosengeste (Be My Guest) O/B-Gestut Wittekindshof TR-P Schiergen Margins 0.5, 0.5. Time 1:37.79. Going Good. Age 2

Starts 4

Wins 2

Places 1

Raise Your Skirts

Surumu PRETTY SU b 96 Pretty Procida

76 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER JULY 2008

Earned £32,433

Sire: SHOLOKHOV. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. In 2008 - PEACE ROYALE Surumu G3, EVERY DAY Dashing Blade LR. 1st Dam: Peace Time by Surumu. 3 wins, 2nd Robert Pferdmenges-Rennen LR. Dam of 4 winners: 2002: PEACEFUL LOVE (f Dashing Blade) 2 wins at 3 in Germany, Fahrhofer Stutenpreis G3. 2003: PRINCE EVELITH (g Dashing Blade) 3 wins at 3. 2004: PATE (c Dashing Blade) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in Czech Republic, Slovakia. 2005: PEACE ROYALE (f Sholokhov) Sold 30,213gns yearling at BBAGS. 2 wins at 2 in Germany, Schwarzgold Rennen G3, 2nd Maurice Lacroix-Trophy G3. 2006: Peace Flower (f Dashing Blade) unraced. 2007: Postellion (c Galileo) 2nd Dam: Princess of Spain by King of Spain. 1 win at 2, 3rd Sierstorpff-Rennen LR, Bonnfinanz Fruhjahrs Stuten Preis LR. Dam of Peace Time (f Surumu, see above). Broodmare Sire: SURUMU. Sire of the dams of 69 Stakes winners. In 2008 - PRECIOUS BOY Big Shuffle G2, PEACE ROYALE Sholokhov G3. PEACE ROYALE b/br f 2005 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells

Sire: BIG SHUFFLE. Sire of 55 Stakes winners. In 2008 - PRECIOUS BOY Surumu G2, KONIG TURF Ile de Bourbon G3, KALDERON Acatenango LR.

PRECIOUS BOY b c 2005

TITUS SHADOW: Age 2-4

TITUS LIVIUS ch 93

Raise A Native Gold Digger Halo Raise The Standard Northern Dancer What A Treat Mill Reef Mia Pola Northern Dancer South Ocean Secretariat Midou Known Fact Slightly Dangerous Gay Mecene Bold Fantasy

86 MEHL-MULHENS-RENNEN G2

GESTURE (GB):

87 SCHWARZGOLD-RENNEN G3

Fairy Bridge SHOLOKHOV b 99 Lord Gayle La Meilleure Gradille Literat Surumu Surama PEACE TIME b 96 King of Spain Princess of Spain Pallomere

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Home Guard Gradiva Birkhahn Lis Reliance II Suncourt Philip of Spain Sovereign Sails Blue Cashmere Pallona

Prix de Royallieu G2. Dam of 10 winners: 1993: WEST BROOKLYN (f Gone West) 2 wins at 2 and 3 in France. Dam of Cote Quest (f Green Desert: 3rd EBF Hoppings S LR, Winner at 3 in France, 3rd Prix Isola Bella LR) 1994: GOLD DODGER (f Slew O’ Gold) 2 wins at 3 and 4 in France, Prix de la Pepiniere LR. Broodmare. 1995: BROOKLYN’S GOLD (g Seeking The Gold) 6 wins, Prix de Suresnes LR. 1996: BROOKLYN’S STORM (f Storm Cat) 2 wins at 2 and 4 in France, USA. Dam of STORMINA (f Gulch: 6 wins at 3 and 4 in France, USA, Indian Maid Breeders’ Cup H LR, Firecracker H LR, Summer Finale H LR, 3rd Prix de Sandringham G2) 1997: Out of Control (c Gulch) Winner at 3 in France, 3rd P.des Nuits de Fourviere-Coupe Trois Ans LR. 1998: BROOKLYN GLEAM (f Caerleon) Winner at 3 in France. Dam of Kakofonic (c Zafonic: 4 wins at 2, 3 and 5 in France, 3rd Prix La Rochette G3) 2000: Brooklyn Wells (f Sadler’s Wells) unraced. 2001: PROSPECT PARK (c Sadler’s Wells) 5 wins at 3 and 4 in France, La Coupe de MaisonsLaffitte G3, Prix du Lys G3, 2nd Prix du Jockey Club G1. 2002: LE REVEUR (c Machiavellian) 3 wins at 2 to 4 in France. 2004: NEVER GREEN (f Halling) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Occitanie LR. 2005: PROSPECT WELLS (c Sadler’s Wells) 1 win at 3 in France, Prix Greffulhe G2. 2006: Old Way (c Gold Away) unraced to date. 2008: (f Poliglote) 2nd Dam: VALLEE DANSANTE by Lyphard. 1 win at 3 in France. Own sister to Green Mount. Dam of BROOKLYN’S DANCE (f Shirley Heights, see above), PRINCESSE DANSANTE (f King’s Best: Prix Joubert LR, 2nd Prix de Royallieu G2), Krissante (f Kris: 2nd Prix Saraca LR, Prix La Sorellina LR). Grandam of AUTHORIZED, OKAWANGO, DOUBLE GREEN, Himalayan Blue. Third dam of QUIJANO. Broodmare Sire: SHIRLEY HEIGHTS. Sire of the dams of 160 Stakes winners. In 2008 - MISSIT Orpen G2, PROSPECT WELLS Sadler’s Wells G2, OFFENBACH Danehill G3, BORDER CASTLE Grand Lodge LR. The Sadler’s Wells/Shirley Heights cross has produced: ALBERTO GIACOMETTI G1, ALEXANDROVA G1, DANCE ROUTINE G1, HUNTING HAWK G1, IN THE WINGS G1, PROSPECT PARK G1, STARBOURNE G1, SUBTLE POWER G1, LEGEND MAKER G2, MOON QUEEN G2, MOROZOV G2, PROSPECT WELLS G2, PUERTO RICO G2, ROSTROPOVICH G2, SAAFEYA G2, ST EXPEDIT G2, CONCENTRIC G3, HAWKER’S NEWS G3, ATLANTIC WAVES LR, INCHIRI LR, MIKADO LR, SCRIPTWRITER LR. PROSPECT WELLS b c 2005

88 PRIX GREFFULHE G2

Nearctic Northern Dancer

SAINT-CLOUD. May 12. 3yoc&f. 2000m.

Natalma

1. PROSPECT WELLS (FR) 9-2 £54,485 b c by Sadler’s Wells - Brooklyn’s Dance (Shirley Heights) O/B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-A Fabre 2. Ripple (FR) 9-2 £21,029 b c by Rock of Gibraltar - Slipstream Queen (Conquistador Cielo) O-HH The Aga Khan B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-J-C Rouget 3. Trois Rois (FR) 9-2 £10,037 b c by Hernando - Trevise (Anabaa) O-A Head B-Alec & Ghislaine Head TR-F Head Margins Short neck, short neck. Time 2:11.60 (slow 7.20). Going Good to soft.

SADLER’S WELLS b 81 Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mill Reef Shirley Heights Hardiemma BROOKLYN’S DANCE b 88 Lyphard Vallee Dansante Green Valley

Nearco Lady Angela Native Dancer Almahmoud Hail To Reason Lalun Forli Thong Never Bend Milan Mill Hardicanute Grand Cross Northern Dancer Goofed Val de Loir Sly Pola

89 PRIX DE GUICHE G3 CHANTILLY. May 13. 3yoc. 1800m.

Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 1

Places 3

Earned £66,918

Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of 294 Stakes winners. In 2008 - PROSPECT WELLS Shirley Heights G2, ASK Rainbow Quest G3, DOCTOR FREMANTLE Rainbow Quest G3, GAGNOA Darshaan G3, ROYAL AND REGAL Smarten G3. 1st Dam: BROOKLYN’S DANCE by Shirley Heights. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Cleopatre G3, 2nd

1. TRINCOT (FR) 9-2 £29,412 b c by Peintre Celebre - Royal Lights (Royal Academy) O/B-Ecurie Bader TR-P Demercastel 2. In Chambers (GB) 9-2 £11,765 b c by Oasis Dream - Cas Royaux (Woodman) O/B-Marquise de Moratalla TR-M Delzangles 3. Mayweather (GB) 9-2 £8,824 ch c by Nayef - Misplace (Green Desert) O-R Bousquet B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd TR-J-C Rouget

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Caulfield on Creachadoir: “His third dam Cocotte is best known as dam of Pilsudski. However, Pilsudski wasn’t the only champion among her five stakes winners” (pg 78) Margins Neck, 1. Time 1:52.30 (slow 3.80). Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 9

Wins 3

Places 5

Earned £66,426

Sire: PEINTRE CELEBRE. Sire of 33 SWs. In 2008 MEGA BOSS Defensive Play G3, TRINCOT Royal Academy G3, SALFORD MILL Kahyasi LR. 1st Dam: ROYAL LIGHTS by Royal Academy. 2 wins at 3 in France. Dam of 2 winners: 2001: Gry Royal (g Grey Risk) 2002: Royal Bay (g River Bay) 2003: ROYALETTO (c Kendor) 2 wins at 2 and 3 . 2005: TRINCOT (c Peintre Celebre) 3 wins at 3 in France, Prix de Guiche G3. 2006: Royo (c Kendor) unraced. 2007: Meer Royal (c Meshaheer) Broodmare Sire: ROYAL ACADEMY. Sire of the dams of 52 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FOXYSOX Foxhound G2, CARRIBEAN SUNSET Danehill Dancer G3, TRINCOT Peintre Celebre G3, BLAZONRY Spectrum LR, KANDIDATE Kabool LR, SATONO PROGRESS Taiki Shuttle LR, WHY BE Success Express LR, YANKEE BRAVO Yankee Gentleman LR.

2nd Dam: Sudden Glory by Luthier. 2 wins, 2nd Prix Imprudence LR. Own sister to SOCIETE SECRETE. Dam of SUDDEN LOVE (f Kris: Nettie H G1, 2nd Oaks S G1, Yorkshire Oaks G1, Prix Vermeille G1)). Grandam of BEN EWAR. Third dam of TONY JAMES. Broodmare Sire: DARSHAAN. Sire of the dams of 114 SWs. In 2008 - ADORED Galileo G3, ALEXANDRA ROSE Caesour G3, GAGNOA Sadler’s Wells G3, TIAN SHAN Barathea LR, AFSOUN Kahyasi LR, ASHKAZAR Sadler’s Wells LR, BLUE BAJAN Montjeu LR. The Galileo/Darshaan cross has produced: ADORED G3, Acapulco LR. ADORED b f 2005 Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Mill Reef Shirley Heights Hardiemma Abdos Delsy Kelty Klairon Luthier Flute Enchantee Hard Sauce Sauce Supreme Miss Justice Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea

Darshaan SUDDEN HOPE b/br 90 Sudden Glory

The Peintre Celebre/Royal Academy cross has produced: ART DECO G3, TRINCOT G3. Nearctic Natalma Nureyev Forli Special Thong PEINTRE CELEBRE ch 94 Raise A Native Alydar Sweet Tooth Peinture Bleue Habitat Petroleuse Plencia Northern Dancer Nijinsky Flaming Page Royal Academy Crimson Satan Crimson Saint Bolero Rose ROYAL LIGHTS b 96 Young Generation Cadeaux Genereux Smarten Up Million Lights Bustino Fire Flash Dazzling Light Northern Dancer

90 BLUE WIND S G3

1. LUSH LASHES (GB) 8-12 £34,062 b f by Galileo - Dance For Fun (Anabaa) O-Mrs JS Bolger B-Mrs AM Jenkins TR-JS Bolger 2. Cape Amber (IRE) 8-12 £12,912 b f by Cape Cross - Maramba (Rainbow Quest) O/B-Five Horses Ltd TR-PW Chapple-Hyam 3. Dar Re Mi (GB) 8-12 £6,462 b f by Singspiel - Darara (Top Ville) O-Lord Lloyd-Webber B-Watership Down Stud TR-JHM Gosden Margins 5, 1.75. Time 2:09.78 (slow 0.68). Going Good to firm. Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 2

Places 0

Broodmare Sire: KAHYASI. Sire of the dams of 26 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ZARKAVA Zamindar G1, CHAMPS ELYSEES Danehill G2, PROMISING LEAD Danehill G3, SALFORD MILL Peintre Celebre LR. The Danehill/Kahyasi cross has produced: BANKS HILL G1, CACIQUE G1, CHAMPS ELYSEES G1, DANSILI G1, INTERCONTINENTAL G1, PROMISING LEAD G1, DANELISSIMA G2, Akshar G3, Daneleta G3, Arkadina LR. PROMISING LEAD b f 2004

Earned £704,666

Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom DANEHILL b 86

Sire: GALILEO. See race 90.

His Majesty

1st Dam: DANCE FOR FUN by Anabaa. Winner at 3. Dam of 1 winner: 2005: LUSH LASHES (f Galileo) Sold 52,544gns yearling at GOOY1. 2 wins, Musidora S G3. 2006: Scottish Glen (c Kyllachy) unraced to date. 2007: (c Royal Applause)

Razyana Spring Adieu Ile de Bourbon Kahyasi Kadissya ARRIVE b 98 High Line Kerali

Broodmare Sire: ANABAA. Sire of the dams of 5 SWs. In 2008 - LUSH LASHES Galileo G3.

91 DUKE OF YORK S G2

Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells

YORK. May 14. 3yo+. 6f.

Fairy Bridge

1. ASSERTIVE (GB) 5 9-7 £56,770 ch h by Bold Edge - Tart And A Half (Distant Relative) O-Lady Whent B-Raffin Bloodstock TR-R Hannon 2. War Artist (AUS) 5 9-12 £21,520 b g by Orpen - Royal Solitaire (Brocco) O-Vintage Thoroughbreds B-S Kirkham TR-JMP Eustace 3. Beckermet (IRE) 6 9-7 £10,770 b g by Second Empire - Razida (Last Tycoon) O-Great Head House Taylor Nash Edwards B-Fritz Von Ball Moss TR-RF Fisher Margins Neck, neck. Time 1:10.71 (fast 0.19). Going Good to firm.

NAAS. May 14. 3yo+f&m. 10f.

Margins 1.25, 2. Time 2:09.24 (slow 3.74). Going Good. Wins 2

Places 0

GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Danzig Anabaa Balbonella DANCE FOR FUN b 99 Arazi Hilaris Carnival Spirit

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Northern Dancer Pas de Nom Gay Mecene Bamieres Blushing Groom Danseur Fabuleux Kris Fiesta Fun

93 MIDDLETON S G3

Sookera

Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Petitioner Ribot Flower Bowl Buckpasser Natalma Nijinsky Roseliere Blushing Groom Kalkeen High Hat Time Call Roberto Irule

Earned £51,653

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 29 Stakes winners. In 2008 CIMA DE TRIOMPHE Danehill G1, GALLANT TESS Diesis G2, ADORED Darshaan G3, LEO’S STARLET Green Tune G3, LUSH LASHES Anabaa G3, PRIMA LUCE Desert King G3, INCANTO DREAM Nureyev LR, MISS GALILEI Danehill LR, CELESTIAL HALO High Top LR. 1st Dam: Sudden Hope by Darshaan. Dam of 5 winners: 1995: SUMMERSEAT (f Thatching) 3 wins at 2. Broodmare. 1996: SUDDENLY (f Puissance) Winner at 2. Broodmare. 1997: (f Missed Flight) 1999: Salamina (f Turtle Island) unraced. Broodmare. 2000: SANTIAGO (c Llandaff) Winner at 4 in Switzerland. 2001: (c Brief Truce) 2003: Northern Promise (g Brief Truce) unplaced. 2004: Frederick Ozanam (g Traditionally) Winner at 2, 3rd Killavullan S G3. 2005: ADORED (f Galileo) 2 wins, Blue Wind S G3. 2006: (c Rock of Gibraltar) 2007: (c Sadler’s Wells)

Age 2-5

Starts 29

Wins 5

Places 14

Earned £194,437

Sire: BOLD EDGE. Sire of 1 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ASSERTIVE Distant Relative G2. 1st Dam: TART AND A HALF by Distant Relative. Winner at 2. Dam of 2 winners: 1999: Spalding (g Magic Ring) unraced. 2000: Red Beaufighter (g Sheikh Albadou) 2001: BOOGIE STREET (c Compton Place) 5 wins at 2 to 4, C. Sadler Designer Harry Rosebery S LR, Rous S LR, Favourites Racing Achilles S LR (twice), 2nd King’s Stand S G2. 2003: ASSERTIVE (c Bold Edge) Sold 36,000gns yearling at DNSLY, 280,000gns 4yo at TAAUT. 5 wins at 2 to 5, 2008, Duke of York S G2, Rose Bowl S LR, Leisure S LR, Pavilion S LR, 2nd Abernant S LR (twice), Hopeful S LR, Carnarvon S LR, 3rd Lennox S G2, Diadem S G2, Gimcrack S G2, Greenham S G3, Fortune S LR. 2005: Easy Street (c Compton Place) unraced. Broodmare Sire: DISTANT RELATIVE. Sire of the dams of 11 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ASSERTIVE Bold Edge G2. ASSERTIVE ch h 2003 Sharpen Up Beveled Sans Arc BOLD EDGE ch 95 Daring March Daring Ditty Dawn Ditty Habitat Distant Relative Royal Sister II TART AND A HALF b 92 Vaigly Great Vaigrant Wind Silent Prayer

Atan Rocchetta High Echelon Salmon Lake Derring-Do March Spray Song Chick Sir Gaylord Little Hut Claude Ribasha Great Nephew Dervaig Queen’s Hussar Mecca

1. PROMISING LEAD (GB) 4 8-12 £28,385 b f by Danehill - Arrive (Kahyasi) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-Sir Michael Stoute 2. Under The Rainbow (GB) 5 8-12 £10,760 gr m by Fantastic Light - Farfala (Linamix) O-WJ Gredley B-Arbib Bloodstock Partnership TR-BW Hills 3. Flying Clarets (IRE) 5 8-12 £5,385 b m by Titus Livius - Sheryl Lynn (Miller’s Mate) O-The Matthewman Partnership B-Gabriel Bell TR-RA Fahey Margins 3.75, 7. Time 2:08.20 (fast 0.90). Going Good to firm. Age 3-4

Starts 6

Wins 3

Places 3

94 DANTE S G2 YORK. May 15. 3yo. 10f 88yds.

1. TARTAN BEARER (IRE) 9-0 £85,155 ch c by Spectrum - Highland Gift (Generous) O-Ballymacoll Stud B-Ballymacoll Stud TR-Sir Michael Stoute 2. Frozen Fire (GER) 9-0 £32,280 b c by Montjeu - Flamingo Sea (Woodman) O-M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier B-JUW Hoyer TR-AP O’Brien 3. Twice Over (GB) 9-0 £16,155 b c by Observatory - Double Crossed (Caerleon) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-HRA Cecil Margins Head, 2.5. Time 2:09.50 (slow 0.40). Going Good to firm. Age 2-3

YORK. May 15. 4yo+. 10f 88yds.

1. ADORED (IRE) 3 8-10 £43,015 b f by Galileo - Sudden Hope (Darshaan) O-Mrs John Magnier B-Whisperview Trading Ltd TR-AP O’Brien 2. Tiffany Diamond (IRE) 3 8-9 £12,574 gr f by Sadler’s Wells - Niyla (Darshaan) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-Whisperview Trading Ltd TR-AP O’Brien 3. Profound Beauty (IRE) 3 8-9 £5,956 b f by Danehill - Diamond Trim (Highest Honor) O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm TR-DK Weld

Starts 4

YORK. May 14. 3yof. 10f 88yds.

LUSH LASHES b f 2005

TRINCOT b c 2005

Age 2-3

UAPYBO, DANSILI, THREE VALLEYS, CHAMPS ELYSEES, DISPORT, EXCUSEZ MOI. Third dam of SHARKBITE.

92 MUSIDORA S G3

Earned £103,120

Sire: DANEHILL. Sire of 343 Stakes winners. In 2008 - DUKE OF MARMALADE Kingmambo G1, SHINZIG Straight Strike G1, CHAMPS ELYSEES Kahyasi G2, COSTUME Nureyev G2, OFFENBACH Shirley Heights G3, PROMISING LEAD Kahyasi G3. 1st Dam: ARRIVE by Kahyasi. 3 wins at 3, Bahrain Trophy LR. Own sister to HASILI. Dam of 2 winners: 2003: Depart (c Danehill) unraced. 2004: PROMISING LEAD (f Danehill) 3 wins at 3 and 4, Totescoop6 Special Middleton S G3, EBF Upavon S LR, 2nd Prix de l’Opera Casino Barriere Enghien G1, Michael Seely Memorial Fillies’ S LR. 2005: VISIT (f Oasis Dream) Winner at 2, Princess Margaret S G3. 2007: (f Oasis Dream) 2nd Dam: KERALI by High Line. 1 win at 3. Dam of HASILI (f Kahyasi: Prix des Sablonnets LR), ARRIVE (f Kahyasi, see above), Skiable (f Niniski: 2nd Matching S LR), KERAWI (g Warning: Pertemps Christmas Hurdle G1, 3rd Martell Aintree Hurdle G1). Grandam of INTERCONTINENTAL, CACIQUE, LEROIDESANIMAUX, HEAT HAZE, BANKS HILL,

Starts 3

Wins 2

Places 1

Earned £89,190

Sire: SPECTRUM. Sire of 44 SWs. In 2008 TARTAN BEARER Generous G2, BLAZONRY Royal Academy LR, CARGO CULT Ahonoora LR, GLENCOVE MARINA Turtle Island LR. 1st Dam: HIGHLAND GIFT by Generous. Winner at 3. Dam of 6 winners: 1998: GOLAN (c Spectrum) 4 wins at 2 to 4 at home, France, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S G1, Sagitta 2000 Guineas G1, 2nd Juddmonte International S G1, Vodafone Derby S G1, 3rd Irish Derby G1. Sire. 1999: MOUNT STREET (f Pennekamp) Winner at 3. Broodmare. 2000: HIGHLAND GAMES (g Singspiel) 5 wins. 2001: GIFT VOUCHER (g Cadeaux Genereux) 2 wins. 2002: Gift Range (f Spectrum) Winner at 3, 2nd Trigo S LR, 3rd Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind S G3, 2nd Prix Petite Etoile LR. 2004: (f Rock of Gibraltar) 2005: TARTAN BEARER (c Spectrum) 2 wins at 3, totesport.com Dante S G2. 2006: Leocorno (f Pivotal) unraced to date. 2007: (c Pivotal) 2nd Dam: SCOTS LASS by Shirley Heights. 1 win at 3. Dam of BONNY SCOT (c Commanche Run: Great Voltigeur S G2, 3rd Coalite St Leger S G1), Border Mate (f Be My Guest: 2nd Hillsborough H G3), Alignment (f Alzao: 2nd Prestige S G3). Grandam of Hidden Luck. Broodmare Sire: GENEROUS. Sire of the dams of 22 SWs. In 2008 - TARTAN BEARER Spectrum G2, ADMIRE SUBARU Admire Boss LR, ANACARDE Anabaa Blue LR, EXCUSEZ MOI Fusaichi Pegasus LR, LISKENNETT Turtle Island LR. The Spectrum/Generous cross has produced: GOLAN G1, TARTAN BEARER G2, POGGIO TORSELLI LR, Gift Range G3, Sue Generoos LR.

JULY 2008 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER 77

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DATA BOOK European Pattern TARTAN BEARER ch c 2005

Margins Neck, 0.5. Time 1:10.03. Going Good.

Red God Runaway Bride Herbager I Will Follow Where You Lead Riverman Irish River Irish Star Dancer’s Image Dancing Shadow Sunny Valley Nijinsky Caerleon Foreseer Master Derby Doff The Derby Margarethen Mill Reef Shirley Heights Hardiemma Charlottown Edinburgh Queen’s Castle Blushing Groom

Rainbow Quest SPECTRUM b 92 River Dancer

Generous HIGHLAND GIFT b 93 Scots Lass

95 YORKSHIRE CUP G2 YORK. May 16. 4yo+. 14f. 1. GEORDIELAND (FR) 7 8-12 £79,478 gr h by Johann Quatz - Aerdee (Highest Honor) O-Mountgrange Stud B-Michele Bliard TR-JA Osborne 2. Royal And Regal (IRE) 4 8-12 £30,128 b c by Sadler’s Wells - Smart ‘n Noble (Smarten) O-PD Savill B-PD Savill TR-MA Jarvis 3. Samuel (GB) 4 8-12 £15,078 ch c by Sakhee - Dolores (Danehill) O/B-Normandie Stud TR-JL Dunlop Margins Head, 5. Time 3:02.47 (slow 4.47). Going Good to firm. Age 2-7

Starts 29

Wins 6

Places 17

1st Dam: AERDEE by Highest Honor. 4 wins at 3 and 4 in France. Dam of 3 winners: 2000: JUST LIKE THAT (f Starborough) Winner at 4. 2001: GEORDIELAND (c Johann Quatz) Sold 14,022gns yearling at AFAUG. 6 wins, Yorkshire Cup G2, Grand Prix de Chantilly G2, Grand Prix de Clairefontaine LR, Prix de la Porte de Madrid LR, 2nd Gold Cup G1, Doncaster Cup G2, Goodwood Cup G2, Yorkshire Cup G2, Prix d’Hedouville G3, Dragonfly S LR, Prix de Suresnes LR, Prix Turenne LR, 3rd Prix du Conseil de Paris G2. 2002: Just Aerdee (f Kahyasi) 2003: ARWAD (g Kahyasi) 3 wins at 4 in France. 2005: Kaerdee (f Kalanisi) unraced to date. 2006: Easterland (c Starborough) unraced to date. 2007: (c Dalakhani) 2nd Dam: VALSE HESITATION by Final Straw. 2 wins at 3 in France Prix Charles Laffitte LR. Broodmare Sire: HIGHEST HONOR. Sire of the dams of 21 SWs. In 2008 - GEORDIELAND Johann Quatz G2, SALUT L’AFRICAIN Ski Chief LR. GEORDIELAND gr h 2001 Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lyphard Lyrism Pass A Glance Kalamoun Kenmare Belle of Ireland Riverman High River Hairbrush Thatch Final Straw Last Call Connaught Reproach Me Not Without Reproach Northern Dancer

JOHANN QUATZ b 89 Whakilyric

Highest Honor AERDEE gr 94 Valse Hesitation

96 BENAZET-RENNEN G3 BADEN-BADEN. May 17. 3yo+. 1200m.

1. ABBADJINN (GER) 4 9-6 £22,059 b c by Big Shuffle - Abba (Goofalik) O-Stall Schuoler-Gonzalez B-Nathalie Schuoler, Bruno Schuoler TR-P Rau 2. Dark Islander (IRE) 5 9-6 £9,191 b h by Singspiel - Lamanka Lass (Woodman) O-Donald M Kerr B-Addison Racing Ltd TR-JW Hills 3. Tiza (SAF) 6 9-6 £3,676 b g by Goldkeeper - Mamushka (Elliodor) O-J Seroul B-Wilgerbosdrift TR-A de Royer-Dupre

Starts 8

Wins 3

Places 4

Earned £13,113

Sire: BIG SHUFFLE. Sire of 56 Stakes winners. In 2008 - PRECIOUS BOY Surumu G2, ABBADJINN Goofalik G3, KONIG TURF Ile de Bourbon G3, SALISBURGO Alzao LR, KALDERON Acatenango LR. 1st Dam: ABBA by Goofalik. 2 wins at 3 in Germany. Own sister to ACAMBARO. Dam of 2 winners: 2004: ABBADJINN (c Big Shuffle) 3 wins at 3 in Germany, Benazet Rennen G3. 2005: Abbashiva (c Tiger Hill) Winner at 2 in Germany, 2nd Preis der Wettenleip GmbHPreis der Dreijahrgen LR, 3rd Christlacke Preis des Winterfavoriten G3. 2nd Dam: Astica by Surumu. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in Germany, 2nd Preis von Koln LR. Dam of ACAMBARO (c Goofalik: Grosser Muller Brot-Preis G2, 2nd BMW Deutsches Derby G1), AUETALER (g Niniski: Agfa Hurdle LR, 2nd Axminster 100 Kingwell Hurdle G2, Martell Mersey Novices’ Hurdle G2). Grandam of ALL SPIRIT. Broodmare Sire: GOOFALIK. Sire of the dams of 4 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ABBADJINN Big Shuffle G3. ABBADJINN b c 2004

Earned £392,236

Sire: JOHANN QUATZ. Sire of 9 Stakes winners. In 2008 - GEORDIELAND Highest Honor G2.

Sadler’s Wells

Age 3-4

Boldnesian Reason To Earn Primera Prime Abord Homeward Bound Raise A Native Elevation White Peak Tudor Minstrel Strings Attached Timalin Northern Dancer Lyphard Goofed Targowice Alik Kaliopi Literat Surumu Surama Pentathlon Auenliebe Allergie Bold Reasoning

Super Concorde BIG SHUFFLE b 84 Raise Your Skirts

Goofalik ABBA gr 99 Astica

97 LOCKINGE S G1 NEWBURY. May 17. 4yo+. 8f.

1. CREACHADOIR (IRE) 4 9-0 £113,540 b c by King’s Best - Sadima (Sadler’s Wells) O-Godolphin B-Frank Dunne TR-Saeed bin Suroor 2. Phoenix Tower (USA) 4 9-0 £43,040 b c by Chester House - Bionic (Zafonic) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-HRA Cecil 3. Tariq (GB) 4 9-0 £21,540 ch c by Kyllachy - Tatora (Selkirk) O-Saleh Al Homaizi, Imad Al Sagar B-DR Botterill TR-PW Chapple-Hyam Margins 0.75, neck. Time 1:38.70 (slow 1.70). Going Good. Age 2-4

Starts 14

Wins 4

Places 8

Earned £587,998

Sire: KING’S BEST. Sire of 20 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CREACHADOIR Sadler’s Wells G1, NOT JUST SWING Baillamont G3. 1st Dam: SADIMA by Sadler’s Wells. Winner at 3. Dam of 2 winners: 2003: YOUMZAIN (c Sinndar) Champion 3yr old in Germany in 2006. 5 wins at 2 and 3 at home, Germany, IVG Preis von Europa G1, 2nd King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S G1, P.de l’Arc de Triomphe - Lucien Barriere G1, 3rd Tattersalls Gold Cup G1, Nakheel Dubai Sheema Classic G1. 2004: CREACHADOIR (c King’s Best) Sold 56,061gns yearling at TISEP. 4 wins at 3 and 4, Juddmonte Lockinge S G1, Aussie Rules EBF Tetrarch S G3, Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial G3, Countrywide Steel & Tubes Joel S G3, 2nd Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Poule d’Essai des Poulains G1, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile G1. 2005: Shreyas (f Dalakhani) unraced to date. 2006: (f Bahri) 2007: (f Dalakhani)

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Broodmare Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of the dams of 179 SWs. In 2008 - CREACHADOIR King’s Best G1, HENRYTHENAVIGATOR Kingmambo G1, COASTAL PATH Halling G2, REGIME Golan G3, CAMPANOLOGIST Kingmambo LR, CHINESE WHITE Dalakhani LR, SERETH Monsun LR, ELUSIVE DREAM Rainbow Quest LR. The King’s Best/Sadler’s Wells cross has produced: BEST ALIBI G1, CREACHADOIR G1, RUNAWAY G2, TO SENDER LR, Gemini Gold G3, Earl’s Court LR. CREACHADOIR b c 2004 Raise A Native Gold Digger Nureyev Miesque Pasadoble Agio Lombard Promised Lady Espresso Anatevka Almyra Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Northern Dancer Ajdal Native Partner Troy Cocotte Gay Milly Mr Prospector Kingmambo KING’S BEST b 97 Allegretta

Sadler’s Wells SADIMA b 98 Anima

Sadima may have won only a tenfurlong maiden at Roscommon but the daughter of Sadler’s Wells has now produced Gr1-winning sons as her first two foals. The first, Youmzain, achieved that status in the 2006 Preis von Europa, while the second, Creachadoir, won the Lockinge Stakes to gain compensation for narrow defeats in the French 2,000 Guineas and Hong Kong Mile. It is worth mentioning that Frank Dunne tried to sell Sadima in November 2004, but ended up buying her in for 65,000gns. Creachadoir’s third dam, Cocotte, is best known as the dam of Pilsudski. However, Pilsudski wasn’t the only champion among Cocotte’s five stakes winners, as her Danehill filly Fine Motion achieved similar status in Japan. Briolette, who won the 2005 Trigo Stakes to become Cocotte’s last stakes winner, is a daughter of Sadler’s Wells and is therefore closely related to Sadima. Creachadoir’s fifth dam, Gaily, won the Irish 1,000 Guineas and was a half-sister to the top American sprinter King’s Bishop. Creachadoir follows Ibn Khaldun as the second Gr1 winner sired by a son of Kingmambo from a Sadler’s Wells mare, while Henrythenavigator is the latest of the five Gr1 winners Kingmambo has sired from daughters of Sadler’s Wells. 98 BADENER MEILE G3 BADEN-BADEN. May 18. 3yo+. 1600m.

1. WIESENPFAD (FR) 5 9-6 £22,059 ch h by Waky Nao - Waldbeere (Mark of Esteem) O-Frau Heide Harzheim B-Gestut Ravensburg TR-W Hickst 2. Santiago (GER) 6 9-8 £9,191 gr h by Highest Honor - Serenata (Lomitas) O/B-Gestut Hof Vesterberg TR-H Blume 3. Waky Love (GER) 4 8-11 £3,676 ch f by Royal Dragon - Waky Su (Konigsstuhl) O/B-Gestut Park Wiedingen TR-Frau J Meyer Margins 2.5, 2.5. Time 1:37.65. Going Good.

Age 3-5

Starts 13

Wins 7

Places 3

Earned £118,022

Sire: WAKY NAO. Sire of 6 Stakes winners. In 2008 - WIESENPFAD Mark of Esteem G3, WUTZELINE Nebos LR. 1st Dam: Waldbeere by Mark of Esteem. unraced. Own sister to Waldmark. Dam of 2 winners: 2003: WIESENPFAD (c Waky Nao) 7 wins, Badener Meile G3, Hessen Pokal G3, Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf G3, Preis der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe G3, Preis des Casino Baden-Baden LR, BMW Preis Dusseldorf LR, 3rd Merrill Lynch Euro Cup G3. 2004: WALDLIEBE (f Kabool) Winner at 2 in Germany. 2006: Waldlord (c Polish Precedent) unraced. 2007: Waldmond (c Monsun) 2nd Dam: WURFTAUBE by Acatenango. 7 wins at 3 and 4, Gerling Preis G2, St Leger G2, 2nd Deutschland Preis G1. Dam of WALDVOGEL (c Polish Precedent: SWB Derby Trial LR, 3rd Gosser Preis der Dortmunder Stadtwerke-St Leger G3), Waldmark (f Mark of Esteem: 2nd Stan James Falmouth S G2) Broodmare Sire: MARK OF ESTEEM. Sire of the dams of 2 Stakes winners. In 2008 - WIESENPFAD Waky Nao G3. WIESENPFAD ch h 2003 Lyphard Alzao Lady Rebecca WAKY NAO b 93 Ahonoora Waky Na Myra’s Best Darshaan Mark of Esteem Homage WALDBEERE b 99 Acatenango Wurftaube Wurfbahn

Northern Dancer Goofed Sir Ivor Pocahontas II Lorenzaccio Helen Nichols Pampapaul Matcher Shirley Heights Delsy Ajdal Home Love Surumu Aggravate Frontal Wolkenpracht

99 PRIX SAINT-ALARY G1 LONGCHAMP. May 18. 3yof. 2000m.

1. BELLE ET CELEBRE (FR) 9-0 £105,037 b f by Peintre Celebre - Rotina (Crystal Glitters) O-Mme G Forien B-G & Mme G Forien TR-A de Royer-Dupre 2. Gagnoa (IRE) 9-0 £42,022 b f by Sadler’s Wells - Gwynn (Darshaan) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-Quay Bloodstock TR-A Fabre 3. Proviso (GB) 9-0 £21,011 b f by Dansili - Binche (Woodman) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-A Fabre Margins 0.75, nose. Time 2:10.00 (slow 6.10). Going Good to soft. Age 2-3

Starts 4

Wins 1

Places 3

Earned £116,051

Sire: PEINTRE CELEBRE. Sire of 35 Stakes winners. In 2008 - BELLE ET CELEBRE Crystal Glitters G1, MEGA BOSS Defensive Play G3, RUM DUM Trustful G3, TRINCOT Royal Academy G3. 1st Dam: Rotina by Crystal Glitters. Dam of 9 winners: 1993: Priolina (f Priolo). Broodmare. 1994: Querlor (c Kendor) unraced. 1995: RENDORINA (f Kendor) 2 wins at 2. 1997: TAMBOURINAIRE (g Kendor). Winner at 3. 1998: UDU POINT (g Lahib) 2 wins at 2 and 3. 1999: VALENTINO (g Valanour) 11 wins at 3 to 8, Prix Edmond Blanc G3, Prix Perth G3, Prix Andre Baboin G3, 3rd Prix d’Harcourt G2. 2000: WHORTLEBERRY (f Starborough). 8 wins, Prix Jean Romanet G2, Premio Lydia G2. 2001: KING LOUIS (g Nikos) 3 wins over fences. 2002: Ysoldina (f Kendor) Winner, 2nd Prix de la Grotte G3, 3rd Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1. 2004: APPEL AU MAITRE (c Starborough) 5 wins, Stockholm Cup International G3, 2nd UnionRennen G2. 2005: BELLE ET CELEBRE (f Peintre Celebre) 1 win at 3, Prix Saint-Alary G1.

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Caulfield on Sageburg: “The family’s stamina has helped him stay better than the average Johannesburg, though he gives the impression ten furlongs suits better than 12” 2006: Causa Proxima (f Kendor) unraced to date. 2007: (f Dubawi)

Age 3-4

Earned £177,546

2005: Enfant Modele (f Peintre Celebre) in training. 2006: (c Dr Fong)

Age 2-3

2nd Dam: RUDOLFINA by Pharly. 4 wins, Prix de la Pepiniere LR, Prix du Point du Jour LR, 2nd Prix Chloe G3. Dam of RUPERT (c Kendor: Prix Ridgway LR, 3rd Prix de Guiche G3), Rampoldi (c General Holme: 2nd Prix Daphnis G3), Riccordo Bello (3rd Prix Christian de Tredern H Hurdle LR), Reach Me (3rd Prix Stanley Hurdle LR). Grandam of RED RUBIN.

Sire: HALLING. Sire of 39 Stakes winners. In 2008 COASTAL PATH Sadler’s Wells G2, HATTAN Shaadi G3, AIGLE D’OR Alzao LR.

2nd Dam: SAGANECA by Sagace. Champion older mare in Italy in 1992. 1 win at 3, Prix de Royallieu G2, 2nd Gran Premio di Milano G1. Dam of SAGAMIX (c Linamix: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe G1), SAGACITY (c Highest Honor: Criterium de SaintCloud G1, 3rd Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe G1), Almighty (c Sadler’s Wells: 2nd Chester Vase G3), Shastye (f Danehill: 2nd Pontefract Castle S LR)

Sire: MORE THAN READY. Sire of 32 Stakes winners. In 2008 - SEBRING Flying Spur G1, AUGUSTA PROUD Langfuhr G3, LOVE OF DUBAI Prospect Bay G3.

Broodmare Sire: CRYSTAL GLITTERS. Sire of the dams of 27 Stakes winners. In 2008 - BELLE ET CELEBRE Peintre Celebre G1, APPEL AU MAITRE Starborough LR, VODKA BLEU Pistolet Bleu LR. BELLE ET CELEBRE b f 2005 Nearctic Natalma Nureyev Forli Special Thong PEINTRE CELEBRE ch 94 Raise A Native Alydar Sweet Tooth Peinture Bleue Habitat Petroleuse Plencia Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Crystal Glitters Donut King Tales To Tell Fleeting Doll ROTINA b 88 Lyphard Pharly Comely Rudolfina Petingo Rojanya Rosetta Northern Dancer

Although Rotina could finish no better than second in any of her seven starts, the daughter of Crystal Glitters has vividly demonstrated that broodmare success isn’t necessarily linked to prowess on the racecourse. Despite visiting comparatively inexpensive stallions for much of her career, Rotina produced the Group winners Whortleberry, Valentino and Appel au Maitre, plus a French 1,000 Guineas third in Ysoldina. Her escalating achievements earned her a visit Peintre Celebre and she has now become the dam of a Gr1 winner, thanks to the Prix Saint-Alary success of their daughter Belle Et Celebre. Belle Et Celebre’s female line also demonstrates how high-class ability can often skip a generation. This Gr1 winner’s first four dams are the non-winning Rotina, the smart tenfurlong filly Rudolfina (Timeform rated 120), the unraced Rojanya and the smart Rosetta II, whose wins included the Prix de la Porte Maillot. Peintre Celebre has enjoyed plenty of success at Coolmore, having previously hit the Gr1 target with Pride, Dai Jin, Sudan, Castledale, Pearl Of Love and Vallee Enchantee. However, his 2008 fee of €25,000 illustrates that he still lags well behind Galileo and Montjeu in the affections of the breeding community. 100 PRIX VICOMTESSE VIGIER G2 LONGCHAMP. May 18. 4yo+. 3100m.

1. COASTAL PATH (GB) 4 9-0 £54,485 b c by Halling - Coraline (Sadler’s Wells) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-A Fabre 2. Orion Star (FR) 6 8-12 £21,029 gr g by Sternkoenig - Okocha (Platini) O-H Rapp B-Haras de Chevotel TR-H-A Pantall 3. Ponte Tresa (FR) 5 8-8 £10,037 gr m by Sicyos - Ponte Brolla (Highest Honor) O-Mme E Hilger B-P Hilger TR-Y de Nicolay Margins 5, 4. Time 3:18.60 (slow 0.10). Going Good to soft.

Starts 6

Wins 6

Places 0

1st Dam: CORALINE by Sadler’s Wells. Winner at 3 in France. Own sister to New Abbey and Trellis Bay. Dam of 4 winners: 1999: MARTALINE (c Linamix) 5 wins at 2 to 5 in France, Prix Maurice de Nieuil G2. Sire. 2000: Clear Thinking (g Rainbow Quest) 3 wins, 2nd Prix Berteux G3, 3rd Prix Hubert de Chaudenay G2, Prix Vicomtesse Vigier G2, Prix Maurice de Nieuil G2. 2001: REEFSCAPE (c Linamix). 5 wins at 3 and 4 in France, Prix du Cadran G1, 2nd Gold Cup G1, Prix Ganay G1, Prix Royal-Oak G1, 3rd Coronation Cup G1. 2002: Diamond Reef (f Alzao) unplaced. 2003: Grand Coral (f Grand Lodge) unraced. 2004: COASTAL PATH (c Halling). 6 wins at 3 and 4, Prix Hubert de Chaudenay Casino Barriere G2, Prix Vicomtesse Vigier G2, Prix de Barbeville G3, Qatar Prix de Lutece G3. 2005: Crystal Reef (f King’s Best) unraced to date. 2006: Prankster (c Rock of Gibraltar) unraced to date. 2nd Dam: BAHAMIAN by Mill Reef. 1 win at 3, Oaks Trial S LR, 2nd Prix de Pomone G2. Dam of WEMYSS BIGHT (f Dancing Brave: Irish Oaks G1, 2nd Prix Vermeille G1), VACAMONTE (c Caerleon: Weatherbys Superlative S LR), New Abbey (f Sadler’s Wells: 2nd Princess Royal Wilmott Dixon S G3), Trellis Bay (f Sadler’s Wells: 2nd NGK Spark Plugs Stubbs Rated S LR). Grandam of BEAT HOLLOW, OASIS DREAM, ZENDA, BELLAMY CAY, YARALINO, SPANISH DON, HOPEFUL LIGHT, CINNAMON BAY. Third dam of Customary. Broodmare Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. See race 97. The Halling/Sadler’s Wells cross has produced: COASTAL PATH G2, ART EYES G3, Wellington Hall LR. COASTAL PATH b c 2004 Atan Rocchetta Reliance II Doubly Sure Soft Angels Nijinsky Green Dancer Green Valley Pontifex Never A Lady Camogie Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Never Bend Mill Reef Milan Mill Busted Sorbus Censorship Sharpen Up Diesis HALLING ch 91 Dance Machine

Sadler’s Wells CORALINE b 94 Bahamian

101 PRIX D’ISPAHAN G1 LONGCHAMP. May 18. 4yo+. 1850m.

1. SAGEBURG (IRE) 4 9-2 £105,037 bbr c by Johannesburg - Sage Et Jolie (Linamix) O-HH The Aga Khan B-SNC Lagardere Elevage TR-A de Royer-Dupre 2. Darjina (FR) 4 8-13 £42,022 b f by Zamindar - Darinska (Zilzal) O/B-Princess Zahra Aga Khan TR-A de Royer-Dupre 3. Loup Breton (IRE) 4 9-2 £21,011 b c by Anabaa - Louve (Irish River) O-Ecurie Wildenstein B-Dayton Investments Ltd TR-E Lellouche Margins 2.5, 0.5. Time 1:53.70 (slow 0.70). Going Good to soft. Age 3-4

Starts 7

Wins 4

Places 3

Earned £178,697

Sire: JOHANNESBURG. Sire of 15 Stakes winners. In 2008 - SAGEBURG Linamix G1, EATON’S GIFT Carson City G2, TEN MEROPA Danehill G3. 1st Dam: SAGE ET JOLIE by Linamix. Prix de Malleret G2. Sister to SAGAMIX. Dam of 1 winner: 2004: SAGEBURG (c Johannesburg) 4 wins, Prix d’Ispahan G1, Prix Ridgway LR, 3rd Prix Ganay G1.

Broodmare Sire: LINAMIX. Sire of the dams of 30 SWs. In 2008 - NATAGORA Divine Light G1, SAGEBURG Johannesburg G1, MARJALINA Marju SAGEBURG b/br c 2004 Storm Bird Terlingua Hawaii T C Kitten Damascus Gonfalon Mr Prospector Narrate Bellypha Miss Carina Breton Lutine Luthier Seneca Hagley Sucrette

Storm Cat Hennessy Island Kitty JOHANNESBURG b 99 Ogygian Myth Yarn Mendez Linamix Lunadix SAGE ET JOLIE gr 96 Sagace Saganeca Haglette

Considering that Johannesburg won Gr1 races in four countries as a juvenile, he had every right to make a flying start as a stallion. This he has done, siring a magnificent total of nine Group/Graded winners from a first crop of 143 named foals. Although three of the nine gained their first Group success at two, by no means all of them inherited Johannesburg’s precocity and speed, and two of them, the American filly Looky Yonder and French colt Sageburg, didn’t become Group winners until they were four in 2008. Sageburg didn’t race at two, which isn’t too surprising in view of the bottom half of his pedigree. His dam Sage Et Jolie also didn’t make her debut until she was three, when she demonstrated plenty of stamina in winning the Gr2 Prix de Malleret. It had been a similar story with Sage Et Jolie’s brother Sagamix, who progressed to win the Arc after being unraced at two. The family’s stamina has helped Sageburg stay better than the average Johannesburg, but the Prix d’Ispahan winner gives the impression that ten furlongs suits him much better than 12. His second dam, Saganeca, was good enough to be beaten less than four lengths, in the Arc, yet she retired with a record of only one win from 25 starts. 102 PREMIO REGINA ELENA G3 ROME. May 18. 3yof. 1600m.

1. LOVE OF DUBAI (USA) 8-11 £59,765 b f by More Than Ready - Diamond Kris (Prospect Bay) O-Mohammed Al Shafar B-MGG Holdings TR-CE Brittain 2. Vattene (IRE) 8-11 £26,296 b f by Kendor - Voglia Matta (Second Set) O-P Giannotti B-P Giannotti TR-M Gasparini 3. Fairy Efisio (GB) 8-11 £14,343 b f by Efisio - Fairy Sensazione (Fairy King) O/B-Scuderia Blueberry TR-B Grizzetti Margins 2, neck. Time 1:37.10 Going Good.

Starts 10

Wins 2

Places 4

Earned £102,957

1st Dam: Diamond Kris by Prospect Bay. unraced. Dam of 1 winner: 2001: Tactical Guy (c Tactical Advantage) unraced. 2003: Night Book (c Notebook) unraced. 2004: Lost Diamond (c Runaway Groom) unraced. 2005: LOVE OF DUBAI (f More Than Ready) 2 wins at 2 and 3 at home, Italy, P.Emirates Airline Regina Elena-1000 Gns G3, 2nd Al Tayer Motors UAE Oaks LR, 3rd Meydan UAE 1000 Guineas LR. 2006: (f Macho Uno) 2008: (f Star Of Halo) 2nd Dam: Diamondsareagirls by Diamonds Are Trump. 6 wins in USA, 2nd Ambler S. Dam of SQUARE CUT (c Assert: San Luis Obispo H G2, 2nd Sword Dancer S G1, 3rd San Luis Rey S G1), BABY DIAMONDS (f Thirty Eight Paces: California Oaks LR, 2nd Palomar H G2). Broodmare Sire: PROSPECT BAY. Sire of the dams of 3 SWs. In 2008 - LOVE OF DUBAI More Than Ready G3, SILVER STAIRS Demidoff LR. LOVE OF DUBAI b f 2005 Hail To Reason Cosmah Northern Dancer Northern Sea Sea Saga MORE THAN READY b 97 Mr Prospector Woodman Playmate Woodman’s Girl Naskra Becky Be Good Good Landing Mr Prospector Crafty Prospector Real Crafty Lady Prospect Bay Danzig Baltic Sea Renounce DIAMOND KRIS b/br 98 Bold Bidder Diamonds Are Trump Leven Ones Diamondsareagirls Swoon’s Son Flos Carmeli Powder Rose Halo

Southern Halo

103 PREMIO PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA G1 ROME. May 18. 4yo+. 2000m.

1. SADDEX (GB) 5 9-2 £112,500 b h by Sadler’s Wells - Remote Romance (Irish River) O-Stall Avena B-The Niarchos Family TR-P Rau 2. Pressing (IRE) 5 9-2 £49,500 bbr h by Soviet Star - Rafif (Riverman) O-Gary A Tanaka B-Azienda Agricola Del Parco TR-MA Jarvis 3. Freemusic (IRE) 4 9-2 £27,000 b c by Celtic Swing - Favignana (Grand Lodge) O/B-Allevamento La Nuova Sbarra TR-F Scherillo Margins Head, 2.5. Time 2:02.60. Going Good. Age 2-5

Starts 13

Wins 6

Places 5

Earned £296,469

Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of 294 Stakes winners. In 2008 - SADDEX Irish River G1, PROSPECT WELLS Shirley Heights G2, ASK Rainbow Quest G3, DOCTOR FREMANTLE Rainbow Quest G3, GAGNOA Darshaan G3, ROYAL AND REGAL Smarten G3, SAIL Seattle Slew LR, YEATS Top Ville LR, ASHKAZAR Darshaan LR. 1st Dam: REMOTE ROMANCE by Irish River. 2 wins at 3 in France. Dam of 1 winner: 2002: Sabia (f Sadler’s Wells) unplaced. 2003: SADDEX (c Sadler’s Wells) Sold 77,129gns yearling at AFOCT. 6 wins at 3 and 4 in France, Germany, P.Presidente della Repubblica-Attheraces G1, Rheinland-Pokal Stadtsparkasse Kolnbonn G1, Grand Prix de Chantilly G2, Gerling Preis G2, Grosser Preis der Sparkasse Dortmund LR, SWB Derby Trial LR, 2nd Prix Ganay - Anniversaire Air Maurius G1, Preis der Deutschen Einheit G3, 3rd Grosser Volkswagon Preis von Baden G1, Fruhjahrspreis des Bankhaus Metzler G3. 2005: Rudra (f Cape Cross) 2006: Basic Mind (c Domedriver) unraced to date. 2007: (c Cape Cross) 2nd Dam: AVIANCE by Northfields. 2 wins at 2 Heinz 57 Phoenix S G1. Dam of DENON (c Pleasant

JULY 2008 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER 79

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Colony: Turf Classic Invitational S G1, Hollywood Derby G1, Charles Whittingham H G1, Manhattan H G1, 2nd Sword Dancer Invitational H G1, United Nations H G1, 3rd Dubai Poule d’Essai des Poulains G1, Prix Jean Prat G1, Man O’War S G1), CHIMES OF FREEDOM (f Private Account: Coronation S G1, Moyglare Stud S G1, 3rd Tattersalls Cheveley Park S G1), IMPERFECT CIRCLE (f Riverman: Shadwell Estates Firth of Clyde S LR, 2nd Cheveley Park S G1), Piquetnol (f Private Account: 2nd Prix Marcel Boussac G1), Privately Held (c Private Account: 2nd Meadowlands Endurance S). Grandam of ALDEBARAN, SPINNING WORLD, GOOD JOURNEY, SEA OF SHOWERS, DIETRICH, TOMISUE’S INDY, VISIONS OF CLARITY, Rangoon Ruby. Third dam of BEAUTY BRIGHT, Sagara.

producing the Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Spinning World. Aviance also produced a multiple Gr1winning colt in Denon, whose wins included the Turf Classic. Saddex’s third dam Minnie Hauk was a sister to Monroe, dam of the European champion juvenile Xaar. This is also the female line responsible for 2007’s excellent fillies Peeping Fawn and Belmont heroine Rags To Riches.

Broodmare Sire: IRISH RIVER. Sire of the dams of 116 Stakes winners. In 2008 - SADDEX Sadler’s Wells G1, LOUP BRETON Anabaa G2, STREAM OF GOLD Rainbow Quest G2, IRISH SEA Apprentice G3, SWEET KENTUCKY Put It Back G3, ATTRACTRESS Dilshaan LR, FIFTY ONER Fusaichi Pegasus LR.

104 BETTY BARCLAY-RENNEN G3

The Sadler’s Wells/Irish River cross has produced: INSIGHT G1, LISTEN G1, NYSAEAN G1, SADDEX G1, SAFFRON WALDEN G1, SEQUOYAH G1, QUEEN TITI LR, Dance To The Top G1, Canouan LR, Cour de France LR, Dancing Prize LR, Louve des Reves LR. SADDEX b h 2003 Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma SADLER’S WELLS b 81 Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Riverman Irish River Irish Star REMOTE ROMANCE ch 97 Northfields Aviance Minnie Hauk

Nearco Lady Angela Native Dancer Almahmoud Hail To Reason Lalun Forli Thong Never Bend River Lady Klairon Botany Bay Northern Dancer Little Hut Sir Ivor Best In Show

As Sadler’s Wells’s 2003 crop was sired at a fee of around IR£250,000, the Niarchos operation must have been disappointed when their Sadler’s Wells colt out of Remote Romance made only €115,000 as a yearling. Yet the colt – the progressive Saddex – has proved a bargain, gaining his second Gr1 victory in the Premio Presidente della Repubblica. Although Saddex’s dam Remote Romance was only a minor winner, she had an ideal pedigree for a potential mate for Sadler’s Wells. Other daughters of Irish River have produced the Gr1 winners Sequoyah, Listen, Insight and Saffron Walden to this exceptional stallion, and her third dam is the celebrated Best In Show. Mares from this female line have visited Sadler’s Wells to produce several high-class performers, including Chief Contender, Maryinsky and Sagara. Saddex’s second dam, the Phoenix Stakes winner Aviance, enjoyed tremendous success as a broodmare. Her first foal, Chimes Of Freedom, won the Moyglare Stud Stakes and Coronation Stakes, prior to becoming the dam of the North American Gr1 winners Good Journey and Aldebaran. Aviance’s Riverman filly, the Cheveley Park Stakes second Imperfect Circle, also hit the Gr1 target as a broodmare,

BADEN-BADEN. May 22. 4yo+. 3200m.

1. CAUDILLO (GER) 5 8-12 £22,059 b h by Acatenango - Corsita (Top Ville) O/B-Frau B & H Kuhlmann TR-Dr A Bolte 2. Waldvogel (IRE) 4 8-12 £9,191 ch c by Polish Precedent - Wurftaube (Acatenango) O/B-Gestut Ravensburg TR-A Wohler 3. Brisant (GER) 6 8-12 £3,676 bbr g by Goofalik - Beresina (Surumu) O-Frau Maria M Holl B-Dr Rolf Wilhelms TR-M Trybuhl Margins 2, 0.75. Time 3:20.44 Going Good. Age 3-5

Starts 16

Wins 5

Places 8

Earned £87,217

Sire: ACATENANGO. Sire of 74 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CAUDILLO Top Ville G3. 1st Dam: Corsita by Top Ville. unraced. Dam of 4 winners: 1992: Cayenne Von Zino (c Zino) unraced. 1993: Caissa (f Village Star) unraced. 1995: Chaperon (c Acatenango) 1996: COLORIDO (c Temporal) 2 wins in Germany. 2000: Chapada (f In The Wings) 2 wins at 2 and 5, 3rd JRA Trophy LR. 2001: CHIRON (c Valanour) 4 wins, 3-7, Buchmacher Efroni Trophy LR. 2003: CAUDILLO (c Acatenango) 5 wins, Betty Barclay Rennen G3, 2nd Scandinavian Open Championship G3, Grand Prix de Nantes LR, Grosser Preis der Sparkasse Dortmund LR.

S Hillen, S Graham TR-DRC Elsworth Margins 1.75, 3.5. Time 1:39.63 (slow 1.63). Going Firm. Age 2-3

Starts 6

Places 2

Earned £495,490

Sire: KINGMAMBO. Sire of 70 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ARCHIPENKO Nijinsky G1, HENRYTHENAVIGATOR Sadler’s Wells G1, STUDENT COUNCIL Kris S G1, CAMPANOLOGIST Sadler’s Wells LR, FARIDAT Sunday Silence LR, MUCH OBLIGED Strawberry Road LR, SOVEREIGN DUTY Nijinsky LR. 1st Dam: SEQUOYAH by Sadler’s Wells. 2 wins at 2, Moyglare Stud S G1. Own sister to LISTEN. Dam of 3 winners: 2003: QUEEN CLEOPATRA (f Kingmambo) Winner at 3, 1000 Guineas Trial G3, 3rd Irish 1000 Guineas G1, Prix de Diane G1. 2004: ABIDE WITH ME (c Danehill) Winner at 2. 2005: HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (c Kingmambo) 4 wins at 2 and 3, Irish 2000 Guineas G1, 2000 Guineas G1, Coventry S G2, 2nd Phoenix S G1, 3rd Galileo EBF Futurity G2. 2007: (c Kingmambo) 2nd Dam: BRIGID by Irish River. 1 win at 3. Own sister to OR VISION and Litani River. Dam of SEQUOYAH (f Sadler’s Wells, see above), LISTEN (f Sadler’s Wells: Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile S G1, 2nd Moyglare Stud S G1), OYSTER CATCHER (f Bluebird: Belgrave S LR, 3rd Concorde S G3). Grandam of ABSOLUTELYFABULOUS.

The Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross has produced: DIVINE PROPORTIONS G1, EL CONDOR PASA G1, HENRYTHENAVIGATOR G1, QUEEN CLEOPATRA G1, THEWAYYOUARE G1, VIRGINIA WATERS G1, AKAREM G3, CAMPANOLOGIST G3, AMBOBO LR, Ershaad G1, Shahin G2, Indigo Myth LR, Moon Dazzle LR, Multazem LR.

See race 49 in the June issue for analysis HENRYTHENAVIGATOR b/br c 2005 Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Sequence Northern Dancer Nureyev Special Prove Out Pasadoble Santa Quilla Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Riverman Irish River Irish Star Raise A Native Luv Luvin’ Ringing Bells Raise A Native

Mr Prospector

Surama ACATENANGO ch 82 Aggressor Aggravate Raven Locks High Top Top Ville Sega Ville CORSITA b 87 Royal Palace Antrona Ileana

Birkhahn Lis Reliance II Suncourt Combat Phaetonia Mr Jinks Gentlemen’s Relish Derring-Do Camenae Charlottesville La Sega Ballymoss Crystal Palace Abernant Romantica

105 IRISH 2000 GUINEAS G1

Miesque

Sadler’s Wells SEQUOYAH b 98 Brigid

106 RIDGEWOOD PEARL S G3 CURRAGH. May 24. 4yo+f&m. 8f.

1. GRECIAN DANCER (GB) 5 8-12 £45,404 b m by Dansili - Pizzicato (Statoblest) O-Dr MV O’Brien B-John Ellis TR-Charles O’Brien 2. Mooretown Lady (IRE) 5 8-12 £13,272 b m by Montjeu - Chaturanga (Night Shift) O-MJ Smith B-JR Banahan TR-H Rogers 3. Cheyenne Star (IRE) 5 9-1 £6,287 b m by Mujahid - Charita (Lycius) O-Mrs Jacqueline Alder B-Roland H Alder TR-Ms FM Crowley Margins 5, short head. Time 1:39.69 (slow 1.69). Going Firm. Age 2-5

Starts 21

Wins 6

Places 9

Earned £128,747

CURRAGH. May 24. 3yoc&f. 8f.

1. HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (USA) 9-0 £182,721 bbr c by Kingmambo - Sequoyah (Sadler’s Wells) O-Mrs John Magnier B-Western Bloodstock TR-AP O’Brien 2. New Approach (IRE) 9-0 £56,250 ch c by Galileo - Park Express (Ahonoora) O-HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan B-Lodge Park Stud TR-JS Bolger 3. Stubbs Art (IRE) 9-0 £26,838 ch c by Hawk Wing - Rich Dancer (Halling) O-Matthew Green B-Grenane House Stud,

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GRECIAN DANCER b f 2003 Danzig Danehill Razyana DANSILI b 96 Kahyasi Hasili Kerali Ahonoora Statoblest Statira Music Boy Musianica Penna Bianca

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Spring Adieu Ile de Bourbon Kadissya High Line Sookera Lorenzaccio Helen Nichols Skymaster Parysatis Jukebox Veronique My Swallow Acknowledgement

107 GREENLANDS S G3

1. ASTRONOMER ROYAL (USA) 4 10-0 £38,235 b c by Danzig - Sheepscot (Easy Goer) O-Derrick Smith B-ClassicStar TR-AP O’Brien 2. Abraham Lincoln (IRE) 4 9-9 £11,176 b c by Danehill - Moon Drop (Dominion) O-Mrs John Magnier B-Quay Bloodstock, Samac Ltd TR-AP O’Brien 3. Snaefell (IRE) 4 9-9 £5,294 gr g by Danehill Dancer - Sovereign Grace (Standaan) O-Lady Clague B-Newberry Stud Farm TR-M Halford Margins 0.5, 1.75. Time 1:12.49 (slow 0.99). Going Firm.

Gold Digger

CAUDILLO b c 2003 Literat

Broodmare Sire: STATOBLEST. Sire of the dams of 6 SWs. In 2008 - GRECIAN DANCER Dansili G3.

CURRAGH. May 24. 3yo+. 6f.

Broodmare Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. See race 97.

KINGMAMBO b 90

Surumu

2nd Dam: MUSIANICA by Music Boy. 2 wins at 2. Dam of MENSA (g Rudimentary: Queen Elizabeth II Cup G1), FIREBOLT (g Flying Spur: Chipchase S G3, 2nd Hong Kong Sprint G1)

PIZZICATO b 94

2nd Dam: ANTRONA by Royal Palace. 4 wins at 2 and 3, Prix de Malleret G3, 3rd Prix Saint-Alary G1. Dam of SPOLETO (c Nonoalco: Grand H de Deauville LR, Prix de Saint-Firmin LR, 3rd Prix Messidor G3). Grandam of FIRST ISLAND. Broodmare Sire: TOP VILLE. Sire of the dams of 78 Stakes winners. In 2008 - CAUDILLO Acatenango G3, YEATS Sadler’s Wells LR, BLU SANTILLANA Classic Secret LR.

Wins 4

2003: GRECIAN DANCER (f Dansili) Sold 100,000gns yearling at TAOC2. 6 wins, Ridgewood Pearl S G3, Prix Miss Satamixa LR, 3rd Phoenix Sprint S G3. 2004: PLUCKY (f Kyllachy) Winner at 3. 2005: Astonish (f Cape Cross) in training. 2006: Tejime (c Royal Applause) unraced to date.

Sire: DANSILI. Sire of 27 Stakes winners. In 2008 TRICK OF LIGHT Known Fact G2, DIAMOND DIVA Indian Ridge G3, FAMOUS NAME Quest For Fame G3, GRECIAN DANCER Statoblest G3. 1st Dam: PIZZICATO by Statoblest. 2 wins at 3. Dam of 4 winners: 2000: WUNDERS DREAM (f Averti). 4 wins at 2, Flying Childers S G2. 2001: GO BETWEEN (f Daggers Drawn) 2 wins at 2 and 3.

Age 2-4

Starts 10

Wins 3

Places 3

Earned £249,733

Sire: DANZIG. Sire of 181 Stakes winners. In 2008 ASTRONOMER ROYAL Easy Goer G3, SUTEKI SHINSUKEKUN Mr Prospector LR. 1st Dam: SHEEPSCOT by Easy Goer. 5 wins at 3 and 4 in USA, Lady Mannequin S, 2nd Indiana Oaks LR. Dam of 4 winners: 2000: CHIEF PETE (c A P Indy) 7 wins at 3 to 5 in South Korea, USA. 2001: NAVESINK RIVER (g Unbridled) 5 wins at 3 and 4 in USA, Pan American H G2. 2003: A P EASY (f A P Indy) Winner at 3 in USA. 2004: ASTRONOMER ROYAL (c Danzig) 3 wins at 2 to 4 at home, France, Poule d’Essai des Poulains G1, Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands S G3, 3rd St James’s Palace S G1. 2005: Magnificent Melody (f Unbridled’s Song) 2006: Fupeg River (c Fusaichi Pegasus) unraced to date. 2007: (c Giant’s Causeway) 2nd Dam: Escrow Agent by El Gran Senor. 1 win at 2, 2nd Salem County S. Dam of VICAR (c Wild Again: Florida Derby G1, Fountain of Youth S G1, 3rd Toyota Blue Grass S G1), SHEEPSCOT (f Easy Goer, see above), Mama Dean (f Woodman: 2nd Bed O’Roses Breeders’ Cup H G3), Weston Field (g Gulch: 3rd Formal Gold S), Magic Caver (c Spend A Buck: 3rd Bahamas S LR), Signatory (g Kris S: 3rd Dial-a-Bet EBF Novice Hurdle LR) Broodmare Sire: EASY GOER. Sire of the dams of 15 Stakes winners. In 2008 - MONBA Maria’s Mon G1, SPRING WALTZ Silver Charm G2, ASTRONOMER ROYAL Danzig G3. The Danzig/Easy Goer cross has produced: ASTRONOMER ROYAL G1, MULL OF KINTYRE G2, Cash Deal G2, Hidden Dragon LR.

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Caulfield on Halfway To Heaven: “The Irish 1,000 Guineas winner is well suited by a mile, yet could be said to have been bred with the King’s Stand Stakes in mind” ASTRONOMER ROYAL b c 2004 Nearco Lady Angela Northern Dancer Native Dancer Natalma Almahmoud DANZIG b 77 Crafty Admiral Admiral’s Voyage Olympia Lou Pas de Nom Petition Petitioner Steady Aim Raise A Native Alydar Sweet Tooth Easy Goer Buckpasser Relaxing Marking Time SHEEPSCOT ch 94 Northern Dancer El Gran Senor Sex Appeal Escrow Agent Secretariat Viva Sec Viva La Vivi Nearctic

Age 2-5

Starts 7

Wins 7

Places 0

Earned £76,639

1st Dam: Imelda by Lomitas. unraced. Dam of 1 winner: 2003: IT’S GINO (c Perugino) 7 wins, Grosser Preis der Badischen Unternehmen G2, Prix Lord Seymour LR. 2006: Incitus (c Ransom O’War) unraced to date. Broodmare Sire: LOMITAS. See race 113. IT’S GINO b c 2003 Northern Dancer Danzig

HAYDOCK PARK. May 24. 3yo+. 5f.

Pas de Nom

Age 2-3

Starts 6

Wins 4

Places 2

Earned £188,594

Sire: INVINCIBLE SPIRIT. Sire of 10 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FLEETING SPIRIT Distant Relative G2, CAPTAIN MARVELOUS Dolphin Street LR, CONQUEST Machiavellian LR. 1st Dam: Millennium Tale by Distant Relative. unraced. Dam of 2 winners: 2000: Alone He Stands (g Flying Spur) 6 wins, 2008, 3rd Knockaire S LR. 2001: Aughaderney (g Desert Style) unraced. 2004: Swynford Lady (f Invincible Spirit) unraced. 2005: FLEETING SPIRIT (f Invincible Spirit) Sold 22,987gns yearling at GOOY2, 90,000gns 2yo at TAAPR. 4 wins, Flying Childers S G2, Temple S G2, Molecomb S G3, 2nd Cheveley Park S G1, Lowther S G2. 2006: (c Invincible Spirit) 2nd Dam: THE BEAN SIDHE by Corvaro. 4 wins, North Ridge Farm 1000 Guineas Trial G3. Own sister to WHISKY CS. Dam of Finir En Beaute (f Groom Dancer: 2nd Prix de la Seine LR) Broodmare Sire: DISTANT RELATIVE. Sire of the dams of 11 SW. In 2008 - ASSERTIVE Bold Edge G2, FLEETING SPIRIT Invincible Spirit G2. FLEETING SPIRIT b f 2005 Green Desert INVINCIBLE SPIRIT b 97 Rafha

Distant Relative MILLENNIUM TALE b 96 The Bean Sidhe

Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom Sir Ivor Foreign Courier Courtly Dee Sharpen Up Kris Doubly Sure Artaius Eljazzi Border Bounty Sir Gaylord Habitat Little Hut Claude Royal Sister II Ribasha Vaguely Noble Corvaro Delmora Bold Hour Whiskey Mountain Touch The Clouds

109 GROSSER PREIS DER BADISCHEN UNTERNEHMEN G2 BADEN-BADEN. May 25. 4yo+. 2200m. 1. IT’S GINO (GER) 5 8-11 £40,441 b h by Perugino - Imelda (Lomitas) O-Stall 5-Stars B-Frau B Nuttelmann TR-P Vovcenko 2. Egerton (GER) 7 8-11 £14,706 b h by Groom Dancer - Enrica (Niniski) O-Stall Reckendorf B-Gestut Rottgen TR-P Rau 3. Poseidon Adventure (IRE) 5 8-11 £7,353 b h by Sadler’s Wells - Fanny Cerrito (Gulch) O-Stall Salzburg B-Tower Bloodstock TR-W Figge Margins 1.5, 2. Time 2:17.42. Going Good.

PERUGINO br 91 Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Niniski Lomitas La Colorada IMELDA b 98 Local Suitor Ibidem Idrissa

Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Petitioner Hail To Reason Lalun Forli Thong Nijinsky Virginia Hills Surumu La Dorada Blushing Groom Home Love Tamerlane Indira II

110 IRISH 1000 GUINEAS G1 CURRAGH. May 25. 3yof. 8f.

1. HALFWAY TO HEAVEN (IRE) 9-0 £165,074 gr f by Pivotal - Cassandra Go (Indian Ridge) O-Michael Tabor B-T Stewart TR-AP O’Brien 2. Mad About You (IRE) 9-0 £56,250 b f by Indian Ridge - Irresistible Jewel (Danehill) O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm TR-John Joseph Murphy 3. Carribean Sunset (IRE) 9-0 £26,838 b f by Danehill Dancer - Bonheur (Royal Academy) O-Dr R Lambe B-Barronstown Stud TR-DK Weld Margins Head, head. Time 1:40.82 (slow 2.82). Going Firm. Age 2-3

Starts 5

Wins 2

Places 3

Earned £219,901

Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of 55 Stakes winners. In 2008 FALCO Unbridled G1, HALFWAY TO HEAVEN Indian Ridge G1, BRISEIDA Be My Guest G2, HEAVEN SENT Rahy G3, INFALLIBLE Cadeaux Genereux G3, CAESARINE Woodman LR, IGUAZU FALLS Caerleon LR, IL WARRD Machiavellian LR, JAZZ JAM Rahy LR, MIA’S BOY Rainbow Quest LR. 1st Dam: CASSANDRA GO by Indian Ridge. 6 wins at 3 to 5, King’s Stand S G2, Tripleprint Temple S G2, 2nd Darley July Cup G1. Own sister to Grey Eminence. Dam of 4 winners: 2002: NEVERLETME GO (f Green Desert) 2 wins at 3. 2003: MANNIKKO (g Green Desert) Winner at 3. 2004: THEANN (f Rock of Gibraltar) 2 wins at 2 and 3, Cuisine de France Summer S G3. 2005: HALFWAY TO HEAVEN (f Pivotal) Sold 295,565gns yearling at GOOY1. 2 wins at 2 and 3, Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas G1, 2nd Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial S G3, 3rd Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1. 2007: (c Shamardal) 2nd Dam: RAHAAM by Secreto. 1 win at 3. Dam of CASSANDRA GO (f Indian Ridge, see above), VERGLAS (c Highest Honor: Coventry S G3, 2nd Lexus Irish 2000 Guineas G1, 3rd Heinz 57 Phoenix S G1), PERSIAN SECRET (f Persian Heights: Prix La Sorellina LR), Grey Eminence (c Indian Ridge: 2nd Axminster Carpets Cathedral S LR). Grandam of DO THE HONOURS, PRIMA LUCE, SEBA. Broodmare Sire: INDIAN RIDGE. Sire of the dams of 29 Stakes winners. In 2008 - HALFWAY TO HEAVEN Pivotal G1, DIAMOND DIVA Dansili G3, CALMING INFLUENCE King’s Best LR, ERADICATE Montjeu LR, MEDICINE PATH Danehill Dancer LR, SIR GERRY Carson City LR.

Northern Dancer Special Jefferson Marie d’Argonne Mohair Caro Cozzene Ride The Trails Bustino Stufida Zerbinetta Lorenzaccio Ahonoora Helen Nichols Swing Easy Hillbrow Golden City Northern Dancer Secreto Betty’s Secret Mr Prospector Fager’s Glory Street’s Glory Nureyev

Polar Falcon

Sire: PERUGINO. Sire of 24 Stakes winners. In 2008 - IT’S GINO Lomitas G2, LUCKY DIVA Voodoo Rhythm G3, GINOLAD King’s High LR.

108 TEMPLE S G2

1. FLEETING SPIRIT (IRE) 3 8-11 £56,770 b f by Invincible Spirit - Millennium Tale (Distant Relative) O-The Searchers B-Mrs B Hayden TR-J Noseda 2. Borderlescott (GB) 6 9-4 £21,520 b g by Compton Place - Jeewan (Touching Wood) O-James Edgar B-James Clark TR-R Bastiman 3. Desert Lord (GB) 8 9-4 £10,770 b g by Green Desert - Red Carnival (Mr Prospector) O-Bull & Bell Partnership B-Cheveley Park Stud TR-KA Ryan Margins 2, 1.5. Time 0.57.15 (fast 2.85). Going Good to firm.

HALFWAY TO HEAVEN gr f 2005

PIVOTAL ch 93 Fearless Revival

Indian Ridge CASSANDRA GO gr 96 Rahaam

A substantial rise in a stallion’s fee and popularity ought to result in even better results. This doesn’t always happen, though, partly because larger books tend to dilute impressive statistics and partly because the type of mare tends to change. So what would happen to Pivotal after the remarkable stallion had sired well over 20 Group/Graded winners during the six years when his fee never rose above £10,000? The answer has proved to be that it is pretty much business as usual for the Cheveley Park star. His seventh crop, sired at £25,000, has so far produced five Group winners, and his eighth, sired at £40,000, has produced three Guineas winners in Falco, Halfway To Heaven and the German filly Briseida. Halfway To Heaven is well suited by a strongly-run mile, as she showed when third in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and when winning the Irish 1,000 Guineas. Yet she could be said to have been bred with the King’s Stand Stakes in mind, as Pivotal won the five-furlong contest – and so did Halfway To Heaven’s dam Cassandra Go and broodmare sire Indian Ridge. Cassandra Go also won the Temple Stakes and King George Stakes over five furlongs. Speed was also the main asset of Cassandra Go’s Gr3-winning daughter Theann, even though she was by the miler Rock of Gibraltar. Similarly, Cassandra Go’s half-sister Persian Secret was a Listed winner over a mile, but a mating to Highest Honor resulted in the very smart sprinter Do The Honours. So, in Halfway to Heaven, Pivotal has once more sired a filly who stays better than could have been predicted. Cassandra Go is also a half-sister to Verglas, a Coventry winner whose first Irish crop is producing plenty of winners. 111 GALLINULE S G3 CURRAGH. May 25. 3yo. 10f.

1. HEBRIDEAN (IRE) 9-1 £38,294 b g by Bach - Delphinium (Dr Massini) O-Mrs AM O’Brien B-Whisperview Trading Ltd TR-AP O’Brien 2. Lisvale (IRE) 9-1 £11,235 b c by Danehill Dancer - Farthingale (Nashwan) O-Mrs M McNamara B-Grangecon TR-D Wachman 3. Central Station (IRE) 9-1 £5,353 ch c by Indian Ridge - Token Gesture (Alzao) O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm TR-DK Weld Margins 2, 2. Time 2:12.05 slow 8.55). Going Firm.

Age 2-3

Starts 12

Wins 3

Places 5

Earned £75,782

Sire: BACH. Sire of 1 SW. In 2008 - HEBRIDEAN Dr Massini G3. 1st Dam: Delphinium by Dr Massini. ran a few times at 2. Dam of 1 winner: 2005: HEBRIDEAN (g Bach) Sold 9,851gns yearling at TINO1. 3 wins, Gallinule S G3, 2nd Ballysax S G3, 3rd 2000 Guineas Trial G3. 2007: (c Westerner) Broodmare Sire: DR MASSINI. Sire of the dams of 1 Stakes winners. In 2008 - HEBRIDEAN Bach G3. HEBRIDEAN b g 2005 Nijinsky Caerleon Foreseer BACH b 97 Nashua Producer Marion Sadler’s Wells Dr Massini Argon Laser DELPHINIUM b 2001 Tumble Wind Lunulae Boldella

Northern Dancer Flaming Page Round Table Regal Gleam Nasrullah Segula Tantieme Magda Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Kris Lighted Lamp Restless Wind Easy Stages Bold Lad Ardelle

112 TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP G1 CURRAGH. May 25. 4yo+. 10f 110yds.

1. DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE) 4 9-0 £136,765 b c by Danehill - Love Me True (Kingmambo) O-Mrs John Magnier B-Southern Bloodstock TR-AP O’Brien 2. Finsceal Beo (IRE) 4 8-11 £41,912 ch f by Mr Greeley - Musical Treat (Royal Academy) O-MA Ryan B-Rathberry Stud TR-JS Bolger 3. Red Rock Canyon (IRE) 4 9-0 £19,853 b c by Rock of Gibraltar - Imagine (Sadler’s Wells) O-Michael Tabor B-Beaverstone, Tower Bloodstock TR-AP O’Brien Margins 1.75, 6. Time 2:15.77 (slow 5.77). Going Firm. Age 2-4

Starts 11

Wins 3

Places 8

Earned £551,096

Sire: DANEHILL. Sire of 343 Stakes winners. In 2008 - DUKE OF MARMALADE Kingmambo G1, SHINZIG Straight Strike G1, CHAMPS ELYSEES Kahyasi G2, COSTUME Nureyev G2, OFFENBACH Shirley Heights G3, PROMISING LEAD Kahyasi G3. 1st Dam: Love Me True by Kingmambo. Winner at 3, 3rd Killavullan S G3. Own sister to Black Mambo. Dam of 2 winners: 2003: Mystification (c Danehill) unraced. 2004: DUKE OF MARMALADE (c Danehill) 3 wins at 2 and 4 at home, France, Tattersalls Gold Cup G1, Prix Ganay - Anniversaire Air Maurius G1, 2nd Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion S G1, St James’s Palace S G1, Veuve Clicquot Vintage S G2, 3rd Queen Elizabeth II S G1. 2005: SOINLOVEWITHYOU (f Sadler’s Wells) Winner at 2. 2006: (c Storm Cat) 2007: (f Storm Cat) 2nd Dam: Lassie’s Lady by Alydar. 2 wins at 3 and 4 in USA, 3rd Sonnenburg H. Dam of BITE THE BULLET (c Spectacular Bid: Sanford S G2, 3rd Arlington Washington Futurity G1), SHUAILAAN (c Roberto: Winter Hill S LR), Love Me True (f Kingmambo, see above), Black Mambo (c Kingmambo: 2nd Reappeal S). Grandam of MADISON’S CHARM, Pebble Island, Lieutenant Danz, Bees. Broodmare Sire: KINGMAMBO. Sire of the dams of 15 Stakes winners. In 2008 - DUKE OF MARMALADE Danehill G1, BARCOLA Old Trieste LR, COLORADO PARTS Scatmandu LR.

See race 42 in the June issue for analysis

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DATA BOOK European Pattern DUKE OF MARMALADE b c 2004 Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom DANEHILL b 86 His Majesty Razyana Spring Adieu Mr Prospector Kingmambo Miesque LOVE ME TRUE ch 98 Alydar Lassie’s Lady Lassie Dear

113 PREMIO MARIO INCISA DELLA ROCHETTA G3 MILAN. May 25. 3yof. 2000m.

1. ROSA DEL DUBAI (IRE) 8-11 £25,312 ch f by Dubai Destination - Rosa di Brema (Lomitas) O-Allevamento dei Sette B-Azienda Agricola del Vigna TR-B Grizzetti 2. Radhakunda (GB) 8-11 £11,137 b f by Galileo - Nawasib (Warning) O-Hayagriva Stud SRL B-Loughtown Stud TR-S Billeri 3. Ragiam (ITY) 8-11 £6,075 b f by Martino Alonso - My Luigia (High Estate) O-Scuderia Siba B-Azienda Agricola Antezzate TR-A&G Botti Margins 2.25, neck. Time 2:09.70. Going Soft. Age 2-3

Starts 7

Wins 5

Places 2

Age 2-4

Starts 19

Wins 7

Places 7

Broodmare Sire: LOMITAS. Sire of the dams of 5 Stakes winners. In 2008 - IT’S GINO Perugino G2, ROSA DEL DUBAI Dubai Destination G3. ROSA DEL DUBAI ch f 2005 Mr Prospector Miesque DUBAI DESTINATION b 99 Alleged Mysterial Mysteries Niniski Lomitas La Colorada ROSA DI BREMA b 98 Danehill Oshima Orangerie

Raise A Native Gold Digger Nureyev Pasadoble Hoist The Flag Princess Pout Seattle Slew Phydilla Nijinsky Virginia Hills Surumu La Dorada Danzig Razyana Gay Mecene Oliveira

114 PREMIO PAOLO MEZZANOTTE G3 MILAN. May 25. 4yo+f&m. 2000m.

1. MIMETICO (IRE) 4 8-9 £22,780 b f by Monsun - Liza (Lycius) O-Scuderio Francesco Aletti Montano B-Azienda Agricola Razza Emilana SRL TR-B Grizzetti 2. Cottonmouth (IRE) 4 8-9 £10,023 b f by Noverre - Nafzira (Darshaan) O-Scuderia Dioscuri B-Cloneen Stud TR-A&G Botti 3. My Central (ITY) 4 8-9 £5,466 b f by Central Park - My Luigia (High Estate) O-Scuderia Siba B-Azienda Agricola Antezzate TR-A&G Botti

La Colorada Beau’s Eagle Spirit of Eagles Big Spirit Amboss Andrang Anonyma

1st Dam: LIZA by Lycius. Winner at 3 in France. Dam of 3 winners: 2002: Lyceum (g Trempolino) 8 wins, 3rd Bar-One Racing For Auction Nov. Hurdle G3. 2004: MIMETICO (f Monsun) 7 wins, Premio Paolo Mezzanotte G3, Premio Baggio LR, 2nd Premio Sergio Cumani G3, Premio Giuseppe Valiani LR, 3rd Premio Andred LR. 2005: LIZARD KING (c King Charlemagne) 2 wins. 2nd Dam: Taeesha by Mill Reef. unraced. Dam of TAJOUN (g General Holme: Prix du Cadran G1, 2nd Prix Royal Oak G1, 3rd Prix Royal Oak G1) Broodmare Sire: LYCIUS. Sire of the dams of 15 Stakes winners. In 2008 - MIMETICO Monsun G3, SEBASTIAN COUNTY Hennessy LR. The Monsun/Lycius cross has produced: MIMETICO G3, ANDORN LR. MIMETICO b f 2004 Dschingis Khan Konigsstuhl Konigskronung MONSUN br 90

2nd Dam: OSHIMA by Danehill. 3 wins at 3 and 4 in Italy. Dam of Rosa di Brema (f Lomitas, see above)

Lomitas SILVANO b 96

Earned £67,921

1st Dam: Rosa di Brema by Lomitas. 6 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, 2nd Oaks d’Italia G1. Dam of 3 winners: 2003: BOB HORSES (c Fantastic Light) 8 wins at 2 to 5, 2008 in Italy. 2004: LIGHT SHADOW (c Fantastic Light) 4 wins at 3 and 4 in Italy. 2005: ROSA DEL DUBAI (f Dubai Destination) 5 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta G3, Premio Alberto Zanoletti di Rozzano LR. 2006: Ardena (f Dalakhani) unraced to date. 2007: (f Dalakhani)

Niniski

Earned £91,761

Sire: MONSUN. Sire of 63 Stakes winners. In 2008 GETAWAY Unfuwain G2, AXXOS Rainbow Quest G3, MIMETICO Lycius G3, ART MARTIAL Priolo LR, SERETH Sadler’s Wells LR, SOUDAINE Fioravanti LR.

Surumu

Sire: DUBAI DESTINATION. Sire of 3 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ROSA DEL DUBAI Lomitas G3.

Kingmambo

FAIR BREEZE b/br f 2003

Margins 2.5, 1.5. Time 2:06.30 Going Soft. Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Petitioner Ribot Flower Bowl Buckpasser Natalma Raise A Native Gold Digger Nureyev Pasadoble Raise A Native Sweet Tooth Buckpasser Gay Missile

Mosella Monasia Mr Prospector Lycius Lypatia LIZA b 96 Mill Reef Taeesha Sega Ville

Tamerlane Donna Diana Tiepoletto Kronung Literat Surama Authi Monacensia Raise A Native Gold Digger Lyphard Hypatia Never Bend Milan Mill Charlottesville La Sega

114 PRIX CORRIDA G2 SAINT-CLOUD. May 29. 4yo+f&m. 2100m.

1. FAIR BREEZE (GER) 5 8-11 £54,485 bbr m by Silvano - Fairwind (Andrang) O-Stall Margarethe B-Frau Margit Wetzel TR-Mario Hofer 2. La Boum (GER) 5 8-11 £21,029 bbr m by Monsun - La Bouche (In The Wings) O-E Trussardi B-Gestut Karlshof TR-R Collet 3. Believe Me (IRE) 4 8-9 £10,037 ch f by In The Wings - Golden Wings (Devil’s Bag) O-M Parrish B-Skymarc Farm TR-J-M Beguigne Margins 0.75, nose. Time 2:15.90 (slow 6.60). Going Soft. Age 2-5

Starts 20

Wins 7

Places 10

Earned £197,105

Sire: SILVANO. Sire of 8 Stakes winners. In 2008 KINGS GAMBIT Al Mufti G1, FAIR BREEZE Andrang G2, HAPPY SPIRIT Badger Land G2, PROUDINSKY Dashing Blade G2, ANIMATED Harry Hotspur LR. 1st Dam: FAIRWIND by Andrang. 8 wins at 3 to 7 in Germany. Dam of 2 winners: 2000: Fortano (c Surako) ran on the flat in Germany. 2002: FORETTO (g Lavirco) Winner of a N.H. Flat Race at 5. 2003: FAIR BREEZE (f Silvano) 7 wins at 3 to 5 in France, Germany, Prix Corrida G2, Prix Allez France G3, Grosser Preis der Helaba Hessen Pokal G3, Prix Solitude LR, Nereide-Rennen LR, Steher Preis LR, 2nd Premio Lydia Tesio Shadwell G1, Premio Paolo Mezzanotte G3, Frankfurter der Mehl Muhlens Stiftung G3, 3rd Fahrhofer Stutenpreis G3. 2005: Frida (f Terre de L’Home) 2007: Fair Storm (c Konigstiger) 2008: (f Lomitas)

FAIRWIND b 91 Athenagoras Fairness Fleur

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116 HENRY II S G2 SANDOWN PARK. May 29. 4yo+. 16f 78yds.

1. FINALMENTE (GB) 6 9-2 £47,971 b g by Kahyasi - Sudden Spirit (Esprit du Nord) O-Edward M Kirtland B-Helshaw Grange Stud TR-SA Callaghan 2. Balkan Knight (GB) 8 9-2 £18,184 b g by Selkirk - Crown of Light (Mtoto) O-Raymond Tooth B-Sheikh Mohammed TR-DRC Elsworth 3. Royal And Regal (IRE) 4 9-0 £9,101 b c by Sadler’s Wells - Smart ‘n Noble (Smarten) O-PD Savill B-PD Savill TR-MA Jarvis

115 BRIGADIER GERARD S G3

Margins Head, nose. Time 3:54.30 (slow 20.40). Going Soft.

SANDOWN PARK. May 29. 4yo+. 10f 7yds.

Age 3-6

1. SMOKEY OAKEY (IRE) 4 9-0 £26,682 b c by Tendulkar - Veronica (Persian Bold) O-Judi Dench, Bryan Agar B-Hyde Park Stud TR-MH Tompkins 2. Maraahel (IRE) 7 9-5 £10,114 b h by Alzao - Nasanice (Nashwan) O-Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd TR-Sir Michael Stoute 3. Pipedreamer (GB) 4 9-0 £5,062 b c by Selkirk - Follow A Dream (Gone West) O-Cheveley Park Stud B-Cheveley Park Stud TR-JHM Gosden Margins Neck, 0.5. Time 2:11.57 (slow 4.57). Going Soft. Age 2-4

Starts 18

Wins 5

Places 5

Earned £142,137

Sire: TENDULKAR. Sire of 1 Stakes winners. In 2008 - SMOKEY OAKEY Persian Bold G3. 1st Dam: VERONICA by Persian Bold. Winner at 3 in USA. Dam of 7 winners: 1991: TRUCKHAVEN SECRET (g Secreto) Winner at 2. 1994: DAWAM ALLAIL (g Night Shift) Winner at 3. 1995: Vespucci (c Darshaan) ran on the flat in Germany. 1996: VENETIAN PEARL (f Generous) 2 wins. Broodmare. 1997: CANFORD (g Caerleon) 2 wins. 1998: El Bueno (c Caerleon) 2 wins at 3, 3rd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S G3. 1999: Veronata (f Nashwan) ran once. 2001: Lady Broughton (f Grand Lodge) ran once. Broodmare. 2002: BARTON BELLE (f Barathea) 2 wins in N.H. Flat Races. 2004: SMOKEY OAKEY (c Tendulkar) Sold 3,018gns foal at GONOV, 9,118gns yearling at TISEP. 5 wins at 2 to 4, Betfair Brigadier Gerard S G3. 2nd Dam: Rathvindon by Realm. 2 wins at 2 and 3, 2nd Birdcatcher Nursery H LR, 3rd Mulcahy S G3. Dam of LADY FAIRFAX (f Sharrood: Bonusprint Masaka S LR). Grandam of De Blanc. Third dam of Law Breaker. Broodmare Sire: PERSIAN BOLD. Sire of the dams of 70 Stakes winners. In 2008 SMOKEY OAKEY Tendulkar G3, COMPLETO Mull of Kintyre LR, EUSTACHIONE ONE Desert Prince LR, PERMESSO Sakhee LR, GULP Hernando LR, VENALMAR Kayf Tara LR.

Starts 18

Wins 5

Places 6

Earned £125,692

Sire: KAHYASI. Sire of 52 Stakes winners. In 2008 FINALMENTE Esprit du Nord G2, AFSOUN Darshaan LR, KASBAH BLISS Double Bed LR. 1st Dam: Sudden Spirit by Esprit du Nord. unraced. Own sister to Sudden Cold. Dam of 7 winners: 1993: PRINCE GUILLAUME (c Gairloch) 2 wins at 3 in France. 1994: QUEEN OF SPIRITS (f Kendor) 4 wins at 2 and 3 in France. Broodmare. 1997: TRILOGIE (f Kendor) Winner at 3 in Italy. Broodmare. 1998: US ET COUTUMES (f Shining Steel) 6 wins. Broodmare. 1999: STRATUS (g Septieme Ciel) 3 wins. 2000: Wayward (c Starborough) unraced. 2001: XAMBOROUGH (g Starborough) 3 wins at 3 and 4 in France. 2002: FINALMENTE (g Kahyasi) Sold 13,000gns foal at TADEF, 26,000gns yearling at TAOC1. 5 wins at 3, 4 and 6, Henry II S G2, 3rd ABN Amro Goodwood Cup G2, Weatherbys Vat Services Esher S LR. 2003: Comical Genius (g Beat All) unraced. 2005: (f Beat All) 2nd Dam: Sudden Glory by Luthier. 2 wins at 2 and 4 in France, 2nd Prix Imprudence LR. Own SUDsister to SOCIETE SECRETE. Dam of DEN LOVE (f Kris: Nettie H G1, 2nd Gold Seal Oaks S G1, Yorkshire Oaks G1, Prix Vermeille G1), Sudden Cold (c Esprit du Nord: 3rd Prix Saraca LR). Grandam of ADORED, BEN EWAR, Frederick Ozanam, An Jolie. Third dam of TONY JAMES. Fourth dam of Gold Crusader. Broodmare Sire: ESPRIT DU NORD. Sire of the dams of 9 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FINALMENTE Kahyasi G2. FINALMENTE b g 2002 Northern Dancer Flaming Page Misti IV Roseliere Peace Rose Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Sheshoon Kalkeen Gioia Northern Dancer Lyphard Goofed Prince Taj Rajput Princess Royal Arrival Klairon Luthier Flute Enchantee Hard Sauce Sauce Supreme Miss Justice Nijinsky Ile de Bourbon KAHYASI b 85 Kadissya

Esprit du Nord SUDDEN SPIRIT b/br 89 Sudden Glory

SMOKEY OAKEY b c 2004 Northern Dancer Special Riverman Imperfect Circle Aviance Hoist The Flag Alleged Princess Pout Hilarious Laughing Bridge Brookbridge Bold Ruler Bold Lad Barn Pride Relko Relkarunner Running Blue Princely Gift Realm Quita II Crepello Alice Kyteler Belitis Nureyev Spinning World TENDULKAR b 99 Romanette

Persian Bold VERONICA br 84

Broodmare Sire: ANDRANG. Sire of the dams of 1 Stakes winner. In 2008 - FAIR BREEZE Silvano G2.

Nijinsky Virginia Hills Surumu La Dorada Golden Eagle Beaufield Big Spruce Beautiful Spirit Prodomo Alpenblume Straight Deal Alive-O Nasram II Avenida Lombard Fredericia

Rathvindon

117 JOHN OF GAUNT S G3 HAYDOCK PARK. May 31. 4yo+. 7f 30yds.

1. MAJOR CADEAUX (GB) 4 9-5 £28,385 ch c by Cadeaux Genereux - Maine Lobster (Woodman) O-NA Woodcock, AC Pickford, D Mort B-Earl Richard Evain TR-R Hannon 2. Big Timer (USA) 4 9-0 £10,760 ch g by Street Cry - Moonflute (The Minstrel) O-Gordon McDowall B-Mt Brilliant Farm Llc TR-Miss LA Perratt 3. Appalachian Trail (IRE) 7 9-0 £5,385 b g by Indian Ridge - Karinski (Palace Music)

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Caulfield on Vision d’Etat: “His sire Chichicastenango didn’t race in 2002 and began his stallion career at Haras de Victot at a fee of only €1,450 in 2003” O-GLS Partnership B-Swettenham Stud TR-Miss LA Perratt Margins 0.5, head. Time 1:29.98 (slow 1.68). Going Good to firm.

GARNICA gr h 2003 Mendez LINAMIX gr 87

Age 2-4

Starts 9

Wins 4

Places 3

Earned £154,497

Lunadix

Sire: CADEAUX GENEREUX. Sire of 61 SWs. In 2008 - MAJOR CADEAUX Woodman G2. 1st Dam: Maine Lobster by Woodman. Dam of 1 winner: 2003: Konstantin Light (c Fantastic Light) 2004: MAJOR CADEAUX (c Cadeaux Genereux) Sold 37,000gns foal at TADEF, 43,903gns yearling at GOOY1. 4 wins, Bet365 Mile G2, Greenham S G3, John of Gaunt S G3, 2nd Coventry S G2. 2005: Brave Optimist (f Diktat) unraced to date. 2006: Lord of The Dance (c Indian Haven) unraced. 2nd Dam: CAPADES by Overskate. 11 wins, Selima S G1. Dam of CAP BEINO (f Lyphard: Lilac S, Miss Indy Anna S). Grandam of Plum Red. Broodmare Sire: WOODMAN. Sire of the dams of 102 SWs. In 2008 - EISHIN DEPUTY French Deputy G2, MAJOR CADEAUX Cadeaux Genereux G2, MUTHABARA Red Ransom G3, PEPPERWOOD Easy Rocking G3, SUDAN Peintre Celebre G3. MAJOR CADEAUX ch c 2004 Balidar Young Generation Brig O’Doon CADEAUX GENEREUX ch 85 Sharpen Up Smarten Up L’Anguissola Mr Prospector Woodman Playmate MAINE LOBSTER ch 98 Overskate Capades Medal of Valor

Will Somers Violet Bank Shantung Tam O’Shanter Atan Rocchetta Soderini Posh Raise A Native Gold Digger Buckpasser Intriguing Nodouble Overstate Damascus La Fuerza

118 PRIX DU PALAIS-ROYAL G3 LONGCHAMP. May 31. 3yo+. 1400m.

1. GARNICA (FR) 5 9-6 £29,412 gr h by Linamix - Gueridia (Night Shift) O-Lady O’Reilly, Eamon Maher B-Jean Pierre Dubois TR-D Nicholls 2. Belliflore (FR) 4 9-1 £11,765 gr f by Verglas - Truffle (Ezzoud) O-G Pariente B-San Gabriel Inv TR-Miil S-V Tarrou 3. Tiza (SAF) 6 9-8 £8,824 b g by Goldkeeper - Mamushka (Elliodor) O-J Seroul B-Daytona Stud TR-A de Royer-Dupre Margins 0.5, head. Time 1:21.00 (slow 1.00). Going Soft. Age 2-5

Starts 15

Wins 8

Places 3

Earned £182,438

Lyphard Belga Caro Miss Carina Miss Pia Relko Breton La Melba Alcide Lutine Mona Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Chop Chop Ciboulette Windy Answer Caro Crystal Palace Hermieres Lyphard Golden Gleam Arme d’Or Bellypha

Night Shift GUERIDIA b 95 Galla Placidia

119 PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB G1 CHANTILLY. June 1. 3yoc&f. 2100m.

1. VISION D’ETAT (FR) 9-2 £630,221 b c by Chichicastenango - Uberaba (Garde Royale) O-J Detre B-Gaetan Gilles TR-E Libaud 2. Famous Name (GB) 9-2 £252,132 b c by Dansili - Fame At Last (Quest For Fame) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms TR-DK Weld 3. Natagora (FR) 8-13 £126,066 gr f by Divine Light - Reinamixa (Linamix) O-Stefan Friborg B-B Gouin, G Duca TR-P Bary Margins Head, 1.5. Time 2:08.60 (slow 0.60). Going Soft. Age 2-3

Starts 5

Wins 5

Places 0

Sire: CHICHICASTENANGO. Sire of 3 Stakes winners. In 2008 - VISION D’ETAT Garde Royale G1. 1st Dam: UBERABA by Garde Royale. 4 wins over jumps in France. Dam of 5 winners: 1995: Horse Pistol (g Synefos) 1996: DIANA LA BELLE (f Synefos) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare. Dam of KADABELLE (f Kadalko: 2 wins over jumps in France, Prix Orcada Steeplechase G3) 1997: Guatemala (f Synefos) unraced. 1998: Miss Canon (f Cadoudal). Broodmare. 1999: ROYAL AWAY (g Cadoudal) 2 wins. 2000: BRONNSA (f Kadalko) Winner over jumps. 2002: MILAN DEUX MILLE (g Double Bed) 5 wins. 2005: VISION D’ETAT (c Chichicastenango) Sold 25,615gns yearling at AFDEC. 5 wins, Prix du Jockey Club G1, Prix de Suresnes LR. 2006: Nataba (f Chichicastenango) unraced to date. Broodmare Sire: GARDE ROYALE. Sire of the dams of 21 Stakes winners. In 2008 - VISION D’ETAT Chichicastenango G1, CHOPE ROYALE Sin Kiang LR, MASTER MINDED Nikos LR, PRINCESSE D’ANJOU Nononito LR. The Chichicastenango/Garde Royale cross has produced: VISION D’ETAT G1, CHICHI CREASY G3. VISION D’ETAT b c 2005 Kaldoun Smadoun Mossma

Sire: LINAMIX. Sire of 73 Stakes winners. In 2008 GARNICA Night Shift G3, TOP TOSS Gone West LR, OTHERMIX Bigstone LR. 1st Dam: Gueridia by Night Shift. Dam of 4 winners: 2000: GALAXIA (f Alamo Bay) 5 wins, Prix Christian de L’Hermite 4yo Grand Chase LR. 2001: GRAND PEINTRE (g Peintre Celebre) 3 wins at 3 to 5 in France. 2002: GAIMIX (c Linamix) 7 wins. 2003: GARNICA (c Linamix) Sold 263,835gns 4yo at ARARC. 8 wins, Prix de Meautry G3, Prix du Palais Royal G3 (twice), Badener Sprint Cup G3, 2nd Prix de Ris-Orangis G3, 3rd Prix Aymeri de Mauleon LR. 2005: Tzeva (f Peintre Celebre) in training. 2006: (c Linamix) 2nd Dam: GALLA PLACIDIA by Crystal Palace. 7 wins, Grand Prix d’Evry G2, Prix de Pomone G2, 3rd Prix Vermeille G1. Dam of African Peace (f Roberto: 2nd Prix Belle de Nuit LR). Grandam of MKUZI, ALLITERATION. Broodmare Sire: NIGHT SHIFT. Sire of the dams of 51 Stakes winners. In 2008 - FALAISE Grand Lodge G3, GARNICA Linamix G3, FAT BOY Choisir LR.

Earned £680,847

CHICHICASTENANGO b 98 Antheus Smala Small Partie Mill Reef Garde Royale Royal Way UBERABA b/br 86 Montevideo Ile d’Amour Old England

Caro Katana Tip Moss Ticma Northern Dancer Apachee Fabulous Dancer Summer Parties Never Bend Milan Mill Sicambre Right Away Honeyway Fair Nicolle Wild Risk Folie Douce

Even though he cost only €39,000 as a yearling and was conceived when his sire Chichicastenango was available for €1,950, Vision d’Etat successfully maintained his unbeaten record in the Prix du Jockey-Club. Vision d’Etat acts as a reminder of the merits of the Grey Sovereign male line, which has now supplied seven winners of the Poule d’Essai des Poulains and five of the Jockey-

Club. Chichicastenango himself came close to making that six winners of the Jockey-Club when he was beaten only half a length in 2001 by Anabaa Blue, whom he had beaten in the Prix Lupin. Chichicastenango didn’t race in 2002 and began his stallion career at Haras de Victot at a fee of only €1,450. With only 36 foals in his first crop, he did very well to sire the Gr3 winners Chinandega and Chichi Creasy, and he has topped that feat by coming up with Vision d’Etat in his second crop, which again numbers 36. Two of his Group winners are out of mares by Garde Royale, sire of the Prix de Diane winner Carling. Garde Royale is best known as a sire of numerous good jumping winners and Vision d’Etat’s dam Uberaba won four times over hurdles. Vision d’Etat’s winning half-sister Diana La Belle produced Kadabelle, a Gr3 steeplechase winner. Vision d’Etat’s second dam, Ile d’Amour, didn’t win until her 25th attempt but his third dam, Old England, was a very useful member of an excellent family. Old England’s half-sister Mi Carina won the Prix Vermeille, while another, Sweet Folly, won the Ladies Handicap. A third half-sister, Peroxide Blonde, produced champion American colt Stage Door Johnny. 120 CORONATION CUP G1 EPSOM DOWNS. June 6. 4yo+. 12f 10yds.

1. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE (IRE) 4 9-0 £113,540 b c by Galileo - Affianced (Erins Isle) O-Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith B-JS Bolger TR-AP O’Brien 2. Youmzain (IRE) 5 9-0 £43,040 b h by Sinndar - Sadima (Sadler’s Wells) O-Jaber Abdullah B-Frank Dunne TR-MR Channon 3. Macarthur (GB) 4 9-0 £21,540 b c by Montjeu - Out West (Gone West) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-Deerfield Farm TR-AP O’Brien Margins 0.75, 1.5. Time 2:36.83 (slow 1.03). Going Good. Age 2-4

Starts 10

Wins 6

Places 2

Earned £944,895

2nd Dam: LA MEILLEURE by Lord Gayle. 2 wins at 2 and 3 McGrath S LR, 3rd Keeneland Phoenix Sprint S G3. Dam of SHOLOKHOV (c Sadler’s Wells: Gran Criterium G1, 2nd Eclipse S G1, Irish Derby G1, 3rd National S G1), ZAVALETA (f Kahyasi: Athasi S LR, Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial LR), AFFIANCED (f Erins Isle, see above), NAPPER TANDY (g Spectrum: Diamond S LR, 2nd Killavullan S G3). Grandam of MARIONNAUD, DANELISSIMA. Broodmare Sire: ERINS ISLE. Sire of the dams of 6 SWs. In 2008 - SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Galileo G1. The Galileo/Erins Isle cross has produced: SOLDIER OF FORTUNE G1, HELIOSTATIC G3. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE b c 2004 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Busted Erins Isle Chemise AFFIANCED b/br 98 Lord Gayle La Meilleure Gradille

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Crepello Sans Le Sou Shantung Selina Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Home Guard Gradiva

Not only did Jim Bolger win the Derby with Galileo’s son New Approach, but he also ranked as the breeder of Soldier Of Fortune, the Galileo colt who won the previous day’s Coronation Cup. This was the fifth Group success for the runaway 2007 Irish Derby winner who races for the Coolmore partners. Soldier Of Fortune has a rather unconventional background, as his dam Affianced and second dam La Meilleure have mixed visits to Sadler’s Wells or his son Galileo at Coolmore with visits to comparatively unfashionable stallions linked to the Bolgers. A Listed winner over a mile, La Meilleure showed useful form from six to ten furlongs at three. The daughter of Lord Gayle has proved similarly versatile as a broodmare, producing stakes winners to four different stallions. Her best representative was Sadler’s Wells’s son Sholokhov, winner of the Gran Criterium at two in 2001, prior to finishing second in the Irish Derby and Coral-Eclipse. Sholokhov is now siring stakes winners from his first crop in Germany. Soldier Of Fortune’s dam Affianced was another of La Meilleure’s stakes winners. A Listed winner over seven furlongs at two, Affianced developed into a very useful performer at up to 14 furlongs during a busy second season. She clearly inherited plenty of stamina from her sire Erins Isle, who collected four Gr1 wins at up to 14 furlongs in California. Soldier Of Fortune’s third and fourth dams, Gradille and Gradiva, were unexceptional broodmares but his fifth dam, the French 1,000 Guineas third Fanghorn, produced the top sprinter Double Form and Scimitarra, who broke a cannonbone when leading in the Oaks. This is also the family of the very good Irish juvenile Eva Luna.

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DATA BOOK European Pattern 121 OAKS S G1 EPSOM DOWNS. June 6. 3yof. 12f 10yds.

1. LOOK HERE (GB) 9-0 £208,119 b f by Hernando - Last Look (Rainbow Quest) O-JH Richmond-Watson B-Lawn Stud TR-RM Beckett 2. Moonstone (GB) 9-0 £78,892 b f by Dalakhani - Solo de Lune (Law Society) O-Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, D Smith B-Britton House Stud TR-AP O’Brien 3. Katiyra (IRE) 9-0 £39,483 b f by Peintre Celebre - Katiykha (Darshaan) O-HH The Aga Khan B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-John M Oxx Margins 3.75, 2.75. Time 2:36.89 (slow 1.09). Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 3

Wins 2

Places 1

Earned £222,337

Sire: HERNANDO. Sire of 36 Stakes winners. In 2008 - LOOK HERE Rainbow Quest G1, CASUAL CONQUEST Kris G2, ONE GULP Persian Bold LR. 1st Dam: Last Look by Rainbow Quest. unraced. Dam of 7 winners: 1999: LITTLEMISSATTITUDE (f Common Grounds) 4 wins at 3 and 4. 2000: ULTIMATA (f Unfuwain) 3 wins. 2001: LOOK AGAIN (g Zilzal) Winner at 3. 2002: DANIEL THOMAS (g Dansili) 3 wins. 2003: LOOKER (f Barathea) 2 wins at 2 and 3. 2004: LOOK SO (f Efisio) 4 wins at 3 and 4. 2005: LOOK HERE (f Hernando) 2 wins at 2 and 3, Juddmonte Oaks S G1, 2nd Totesport Lingfield Oaks Trial LR. 2nd Dam: Derniere Danse by Gay Mecene. Grandam of KAYAH. Broodmare Sire: RAINBOW QUEST. Sire of the dams of 89 Stakes winners. In 2008 - LOOK HERE Hernando G1, ASK Sadler’s Wells G3, AXXOS Monsun G3, DOCTOR FREMANTLE Sadler’s Wells G3. LOOK HERE b f 2005 Northern Dancer Flaming Page Tom Rolfe Ridin’ Easy Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lyphard Lyrism Pass A Glance Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Herbager I Will Follow Where You Lead Vaguely Noble Gay Mecene Gay Missile Green Dancer Dance Quest Polyponder Nijinsky Niniski

Look Here follows Holding Court and Sulamani as the third Classic winner by Hernando, himself a winner of the Prix du Jockey-Club. Her broodmare sire Rainbow Quest has also made a serious impact at Classic level, with his daughters also being responsible for Derby winners Kris Kin and North Light and 2,000 Guineas hero Footstepsinthesand. It was by only half a length that Rainbow Quest’s grandson Tartan Bearer failed to win the following day’s Derby. Look Here’s third dam, the very fast French sprinter Polyponder, produced the Gr1-winning juvenile Noblequest and the fine broodmare Dance Quest, who in turn bred high-class sprinters Pursuit Of Love and Divine Danse. Last Look’s halfsister Kristina visited Kahyasi, another Nijinsky line stallion, to produce Kayah, winner of the Lingfield Oaks Trial in 2007. 122 DERBY S G1 EPSOM DOWNS. June 7. 3yoc&f. 12f 10yds.

1. NEW APPROACH (IRE) 9-0 £802,444 ch c by Galileo - Park Express (Ahonoora) O-HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan B-Lodge Park Stud TR-JS Bolger 2. Tartan Bearer (IRE) 9-0 £304,185 ch c by Spectrum - Highland Gift (Generous) O/B-Ballymacoll Stud TR-Sir Michael Stoute 3. Casual Conquest (IRE) 9-0 £152,234 b c by Hernando - Lady Luck (Kris) O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm TR-DK Weld Margins 0.5, 4.5. Time 2:36.50 (slow 0.70). Going Good. Age 2-3

Starts 8

Wins 6

Places Earned 2 £1,296,717

Virginia Hills HERNANDO b 90 Whakilyric

Rainbow Quest LAST LOOK ch 95 Derniere Danse

When the diminutive but courageous Look Here proved much the best filly on Oaks day, she became the fifth Group-winning daughter of Lanwades Stud’s Hernando. Remarkably, three of the five are out of grand-daughters of Blushing Groom, with Look Here being out of a Rainbow Quest mare, while the others in that trio, Samando and Songerie, have Nashwan mares as their dams. Hernando also has a Groupwinning son out of a mare by Blushing Groom’s son Baillamont. This fruitful relationship is an extension of the popular Nijinsky/Blushing Groom cross which saw Hernando’s grandsire Nijinsky sire the Derby-winning Lammtarra, and his sire Niniski come up with three stakes winners from nine foals out of daughters of Blushing Groom, including the Gr1 winner Louis Cyphre and Gr2 scorer Churlish Charm.

Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 33 SWs. In 2008 - CIMA DE TRIOMPHE Danehill G1, NEW APPROACH Ahonoora G1, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE Erins Isle G1, GALLANT TESS Diesis G2, ADORED Darshaan G3, ALVARO Thatching G3, CUIS GHAIRE Danehill G3, LEO’S STARLET Green Tune G3, LUSH LASHES Anabaa G3, PRIMA LUCE Desert King G3, SUB ROSE Kris S G3, INCANTO DREAM Nureyev LR, LUVULEO Marscay LR, MISS GALILEI Danehill LR, SIXTIES ICON Diesis LR, CELESTIAL HALO High Top LR. 1st Dam: PARK EXPRESS by Ahonoora. 5 wins at 2 and 3, Phoenix Champion S G1, 2nd Yorkshire Oaks G1, 3rd Dubai Champion S G1. Dam of 8 winners: 1989: (c Lomond). died. 1990: LADY EXPRESS (f Soviet Star) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare. 1991: Park Heiress (f Sadler’s Wells) unraced. Dam of Devout (f Dehere: Winner in Australia, 2nd Woolworths Select Heritage S LR). Grandam of YOUNG PRETENDER (c Oasis Dream: 2 wins, Prix La Rochette G3) 1992: Tycoon King (c Last Tycoon) 9 wins, 2nd Prix Montenica LR. 1993: SHINKO FOREST (c Green Desert) 9 wins at 3 to 6 in Japan, Hankyu Hai LR, Takamatsunomiya Hai LR, Hakodate Sprint S LR. Sire. 1995: Green Seraphim (f Caerleon) ran on the flat in Japan. Broodmare. 1996: DAZZLING PARK (f Warning). 3 wins at 2 and 3, Trusted Partner Matron S G3, 2nd Esat Digifone Champion S G1, 3rd Entenmann’s Irish 1000 Guineas G1. Broodmare. 1997: Innocent Affair (f Night Shift). Broodmare. 1999: Alluring Park (f Green Desert) Winner at 2, 3rd Aga Khan Studs Blenheim S LR, Rochestown S LR. Broodmare. 2000: Dubai Sun (c Desert Prince) 2002: THUNDER ROCK (g King’s Best) 4 wins. 2003: SIR ARTHUR (g Desert Prince) 2 wins at 3. 2005: NEW APPROACH (c Galileo) Sold 282,429gns yearling at GOOY1. Champion

84 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER JULY 2008

2yr old in Europe in 2007. 6 wins, Derby S G1, Dewhurst S G1, National S G1, Futurity S G2, Tyros S G3, 2nd Irish 2000 Guineas G1, 2000 Guineas G1.

O/ B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-F Head Margins 3, 1.5. Time 2:07.10 (fast 0.90). Going Good.

2nd Dam: Matcher by Match II. ran twice at 2. Dam of PARK EXPRESS, MYRA’S BEST (f Pampapaul: Firth of Clyde S LR, 4th Lowther S G2), WING AND A PRAYER (g Oats: Victor Ludorum Hurdle LR). Grandam of FOREST EXPRESS, WAKY NA. Third dam of WAKY NAO.

Age 2-3

Broodmare Sire: AHONOORA. Sire of the dams of 76 Stakes winners. In 2008 - NEW APPROACH Galileo G1, CARGO CULT Spectrum LR.

1st Dam: Zarkasha by Kahyasi. unraced. Dam of 1 winner: 2004: Zarakiysha (f Kendor) unraced. 2005: ZARKAVA (f Zamindar) Champion 2yr old filly in Europe in 2007. 4 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Marcel Boussac-Barriere Deauville G1, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1, Prix de Diane G1, SG Private Banking Prix de la Grotte G3. 2006: Zerkeriya (f Soviet Star) unraced to date. 2007: (c Azamour)

NEW APPROACH ch c 2005 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Lorenzaccio Ahonoora Helen Nichols PARK EXPRESS br 83 Match II Matcher Lachine

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Klairon Phoenissa Martial Quaker Girl Tantieme Relance III Grey Sovereign Loved One

There was always a good chance that New Approach would be suited by the Derby distance, temperament permitting, as his dam Park Express had been the highest-ranked filly in the nine and a half furlong-plus section of the 1986 Free Handicap. Although Park Express’s finest victories came in the Nassau Stakes and Irish Champion Stakes over ten furlongs, she stayed 12 furlongs well enough to win the Lancashire Oaks. Combine this background with the stamina which we’ve come to expect of Galileo’s stock and New Approach became a natural Derby contender, even though his damsire is Ahonoora. Park Express owed her stamina partly to her broodmare sire Match III, a Prix Royal-Oak winner who was a brother to stayer Reliance II and three-parts-brother to the Derby-winning Relko. Park Express has enjoyed a long career as a broodmare, her other Group winners being Dazzling Park and Shinko Forest. New Approach was foaled when Park Express was 22 and reportedly wore a bell as a foal to help his blind dam locate him. New Approach’s third dam, Lachine, was talented and versatile. Naturally for a daughter of Grey Sovereign, she started with victories over sprint distances but improved over longer trips, earning a Timeform rating of 118 over ten furlongs. 123 PRIX DE DIANE G1

Starts 4

Wins 4

Places 0

Sire: ZAMINDAR. Sire of 11 Stakes winners. In 2008 - ZARKAVA Kahyasi G1, MODERN LOOK Warning G2.

2nd Dam: ZARKANA by Doyoun. 2 wins at 3 in France. Dam of ZARKIYA (f Catrail: Prix de Sandringham G3), Zariyan (c Anabaa: 3rd Prix Ridgway LR, Prix du Pont-Neuf LR, 3rd Prix Challenge de Haies des 4 Ans Hurdle LR), Zarkali (g Starborough: 2nd Gran Premio Merano Forst Steeplechase G1). Grandam of Zocalo. Broodmare Sire: KAHYASI. Sire of the dams of 26Stakes winners. In 2008 - ZARKAVA Zamindar G1, CHAMPS ELYSEES Danehill G2, PROMISING LEAD Danehill G3, CRIMSON BLOSSOM Danehill Dancer LR, SALFORD MILL Peintre Celebre LR.

See race 81 in this issue for analysis ZARKAVA b f 2005 Mr Prospector Gone West Secrettame ZAMINDAR b 94 The Minstrel Zaizafon Mofida Ile de Bourbon Kahyasi Kadissya ZARKASHA b 99 Doyoun Zarkana Zarna

1. ZARKAVA (IRE) 9-0 £336,118 b f by Zamindar - Zarkasha (Kahyasi) O-HH The Aga Khan B-HH The Aga Khan’s Studs SC TR-A de Royer-Dupre 2. Gagnoa (IRE) 9-0 £134,471 b f by Sadler’s Wells - Gwynn (Darshaan) O-D Smith, M Tabor, Mrs J Magnier B-Quay Bloodstock TR-A Fabre 3. Goldikova (IRE) 9-0 £67,235 b f by Anabaa - Born Gold (Blushing Groom)

Raise A Native Gold Digger Secretariat Tamerett Northern Dancer Fleur Right Tack Wold Lass Nijinsky Roseliere Blushing Groom Kalkeen Mill Reef Dumka Shernazar Zahra

North American Grade Ones 124 PIMLICO SPECIAL G1 PIMLICO. May 16. 9f 110yds. Muddy.

1. STUDENT COUNCIL (USA) 6 b h Kingmambo - Class Kris (Kris S) O-Millennium Farms B-William S Farish TR-S Asmussen 2. Gottcha Gold (USA) 5 b h Coronado’s Quest - Gottcha Last (Pleasant Tap) 3. Sir Whimsey (USA) 4 bbr c Jump Start - Apogee (Star de Naskra) STUDENT COUNCIL (USA) b h 2002 Raise A Native Mr Prospector Gold Digger

CHANTILLY. June 8. 3yof. 2100m.

Earned £320,390

KINGMAMBO b 90 Nureyev Miesque Pasadoble Roberto Kris S Sharp Queen CLASS KRIS b 92 Copelan Classic Value Queen Pat

Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Sequence Northern Dancer Special Prove Out Santa Quilla Hail To Reason Bramalea Princequillo Bridgework Tri Jet Susan’s Girl Crozier Pretty Pat

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Caulfield on New Approach: “His dam Park Express owed her stamina partly to her broodmare sire Match III, a Royal-Oak winner and brother to stayer Reliance II” A late birthday needn’t be an insuperable handicap but a horse born as late as May 28, as Student Council was in 2002, can be forgiven for failing to shine at two or even three. The son of Kingmambo didn’t really get going until four. Even so, he didn’t reveal the full extent of his talent until he was five, when he finally became a stakes winner on his 16th appearance. His sale by Will Farish to Millennium Farms was followed by further progress, his first two starts for his new owners resulting in wins in the Gr1 Pacific Classic and Gr2 Hawthorne Gold Cup. Now he has landed the Gr1 Pimlico Special as a six-year-old. Student Council has raced 26 times, so he has clearly inherited some of the toughness which allowed his dam Classy Kris to race as many as 17 times as a three-yearold. Classy Kris’s virtues also included an ability to handle dirt and turf, although all five of her Graded successes came on turf, at around eight and a half furlongs. Turf was clearly her preferred surface, despite her four wins on dirt, which makes it all the more surprising her son by an excellent turf performer has gained his Gr1 wins on conventional dirt and Polytrack. Student Council’s second dam, the dual Gr3 winner Classic Value, now has a total of four Graded winners out of three daughters.

125 PREAKNESS S G1 PIMLICO. May 17. 9f 110yds. Fast.

1. BIG BROWN (USA) 3 b c Boundary - Mien (Nureyev) O-IEAH Stables, Michael A Iavarone, Paul Pompa Jr B-Monticule TR-Richard E Dutrow 2. Macho Again (USA) 3 grro c Macho Uno - Go Donna Go (Wild Again) 3. Icabad Crane (USA) 3 bbr c Jump Start - Adorahy (Rahy)

See race 16 in the June issue for analysis

DAYTONA (IRE) ch g 2004 Klairon Phoenissa Martial Helen Nichols Quaker Girl Delta Judge Swing Easy Free Flowing Skymaster Golden City West Shaw Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride Prince John La Griffe Grafitti Bold Ruler Tyrant Anadem Klairon Camerata Java Sea Lorenzaccio Ahonoora INDIAN RIDGE ch 85 Hillbrow

Blushing John KYKA ch 94 L’Attrayante

Having gained Gr1 successes over nine and ten furlongs in 2007, the ex-British Daytona underlined his versatility when he quickened impressively to gain his third victory at the top level, in the Shoemaker Mile. Perhaps surprisingly, all his American wins have come on turf, when his appeal to Californian buyers at Doncaster in March 2007 must surely have been that he had recently gained his first success – carrying Sheikh Mohammed’s colours – in a maiden on Lingfield’s Polytrack. However, the 56,000gns purchase has raced only once on a synthetic surface since his transfer to the USA, when third in a minor stakes race. Since then he has won six of his seven starts, all at Graded level, and his earnings are now approaching the million-dollar mark. Not bad for a gelding who collected only £2,389 for his English win. Bred at the Irish National Stud, Daytona had originally cost €360,000 as a yearling. Needless to say, the son of Indian Ridge is a well-connected individual. His dam Kyka was bought for $500,000 in 1999, when in foal to Theatrical. She is a half-sister to two Group winners by Theatrical, namely Madeleine’s Dream and Miss Lenora. Daytona’s second dam, L’Attrayante, completed the 1,000 Guineas double in France and Ireland.

Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Pas de Nom Petitioner Sword Dancer Damascus Kerala Round Table Ponte Vecchio Terentia Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Forli Special Thong Roberto Lear Fan Wac Damascus Syrian Circle Friendly Circle

Danzig BOUNDARY b 90 Edge

Nureyev MIEN b 99 Miasma

127 METROPOLITAN H G1

Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Gold Digger Sequence CHESTER HOUSE b 95 Northern Dancer El Gran Senor Sex Appeal Toussaud In Reality Image of Reality Edee’s Image Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom Ascot Knight Better Bee Bambee T T Golden Beach HIGH IN THE PARK ch 94 Nijinsky Czaravich Black Satin Czar’s Princess Hoist The Flag Honor An Offer Bridget O’Brick Raise A Native

126 SHOEMAKER MILE S G1

HOLLYWOOD PARK. May 26. 8f. Firm (turf).

1. DAYTONA (IRE) 4 ch g Indian Ridge - Kyka (Blushing John) O-Jeff Davenport et al B-Irish National Stud TR-Dan L Hendricks 2. Ever A Friend (USA) 5 grro g Crafty Friend - Never Is A Promise (Capote) 3. Hyperbaric (USA) 5 b g Sky Classic - Teasing Charm (Skywalker)

1. VENTURA (USA) 4 bbr f Chester House - Estala (Be My Guest) O-Juddmonte Farms B-Juddmonte Farms TR-Robert J Frankel 2. Lady Of Venice (FR) 5 ch m Loup Solitaire - Lacewings (Forty Niner) 3. Forever Together (USA) 4 grro f Belong To Me - Constant Companion (Relaunch) VENTURA (USA) b/br f 2004

CHESTER HOUSE b 95

HOLLYWOOD PARK. May 26. 9f. Firm (turf).

1. PRECIOUS KITTEN (USA) 5 bbr m Catienus - Kitten’s First (Lear Fan) O-Lael Stable B-KL Ramsey, SK Ramsey TR-Robert J Frankel 2. Diamond Diva (GB) 4 bbr f Dansili - Vivianna (Indian Ridge) 3. Rutherienne (USA) 4 bbr f Pulpit - Ruthian (Rahy) PRECIOUS KITTEN (USA) b/br m 2003 Storm Cat Terlingua

Diamond City Honey’s Flag Roberto Lear Fan Wac KITTEN’S FIRST b 91 L’Enjoleur That’s My Hon One Lane

Northern Dancer South Ocean Secretariat Crimson Saint Raise A Native Gold Digger Hoist The Flag Cathy Honey Hail To Reason Bramalea Lt Stevens Belthazar Buckpasser Fanfreluche Prince John Danger Ahead

DIVINE PARK (USA) b c 2004 Mr Prospector

BELMONT PARK. June 7. 8f. Firm (turf).

128 GAMELY S G1

Mr Prospector

1. DIVINE PARK (USA) 4 b c Chester House - High In The Park (Ascot Knight) O-James J Barry B-Runnymede Farm, Catesby W Clay TR-Kiaran P McLaughlin 2. Commentator (USA) 7 ch g Distorted Humor - Outsource (Storm Bird) 3. Lord Snowdon (USA) 5 bbr g Seeking The Gold - Weekend Storm (Storm Bird)

129 JUST A GAME H G1

Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Gold Digger Sequence Northern Dancer El Gran Senor Sex Appeal In Reality Image of Reality Edee’s Image Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Tudor Minstrel What A Treat Rare Treat Vienna Vaguely Noble Noble Lassie Pitcairn Cairn Rouge Little Hills Raise A Native

CATIENUS bbr 94

BELMONT PARK. May 26. 8f. Fast.

winning half-sister Justenuffheart has already excelled in this sphere by producing the Eclipse Awardwinning Dreaming Of Anna, whose victories include the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, and Lewis Michael, a Gr2 all-weather winner in 2007. Precious Kitten is also a half-sister to Kitten’s Joy, a champion turf performer whose first foals are yearlings in 2008. Their dam Kitten’s First is a half-sister to Down The Aisle, a Gr1 winner on turf, and her third dam, Danger Ahead, was also the third dam of Horse of the Year Spectacular Bid. Catienus stood at only $3,500 in 2002 and 2003 during a previous spell in Kentucky, but his 2002 coverings resulted in two G1 winners in Dawn Of War (Breeders’ Futurity at two) and Precious Kitten. Catienus never won a Graded race, but he went close to scoring at Gr2 level.

Mr Prospector

Storm Bird

BIG BROWN (USA) b c 2005 Northern Dancer

For a while it looked as though the death of Chester House in June 2003, towards the end of his third season, was not going to prove a major loss to Juddmonte Farms. Although magnificently bred, by Mr Prospector out of Broodmare of the Year Toussaud, Chester House was initially slow to make his mark. Only 24th among the freshman sires of 2004, he wasn’t represented by his first Graded stakes winner until late-November 2006, when Warning Zone won a division of the Gr3 Generous Stakes. By then, though, he was beginning to be represented by a healthy number of stakes winners. This trend continued in 2007, even though he still hadn’t sired anything better than Gr3 winners. Now in 2008, when his youngest progeny are four, he is having an excellent time. From 87 starters to late May, he had been represented by eight stakes winners, including five at Graded level. Among them are Phoenix Tower (runner-up in the Gr1 Juddmonte Lockinge), the American Gr2 winners Spring House and Ventura, and Divine Light, who became his first Gr1 winner when he landed the Metropolitan Mile. Now a winner of six of his eight starts, Divine Park cost only $20,000 as a yearling, even though his second dam Czar’s Princess was a half-sister to the top fillies Sardula and Imperial Gesture.

Having finished third in the voting for 2007’s Eclipse Award for Turf Female, Precious Kitten – recent winner of the Gamely Stakes – was sold by her breeders, Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey, to Lael Stables. Although Precious Kitten’s price wasn’t disclosed, it must have been considerable, as she has every right to develop into an excellent broodmare after her remunerative racing career is over. Her stakes-

Toussaud

Be My Guest ESTALA ch 91 Roupala

Having waited more than four years for his first Gr1 winner, Chester House was represented by two in the space of less than a fortnight, thanks to Divine Park’s win in the Metropolitan Handicap and Ventura’s success in the Just A Game Stakes. Ventura is out of Estala, a mare culled for only $5,700 at the age of 15 in 2006. Estala hadn’t been represented by a stakes winner at that point, but several of her progeny had shown useful ability, including Entail and Latest Moment, and Ventura’s brother Halkin finished fourth in a Gr3 on dirt at Nad Al Sheba in 2008. Ventura’s third dam is the topclass Cairn Rouge, an Irish 1,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes winner who is well represented in the Juddmonte stud book. Three of Cairn Rouge’s daughters produced Group winners, the most prolific being her

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DATA BOOK North American Grade Ones Vaguely Noble filly Roupala, who produced Danefair, Prove and Vortex to Danehill, with Danefair going on to become the dam of the high-class seven-furlong horse Trade Fair. Estala, a Be My Guest filly who was Listed placed at up to ten and a half furlongs, is one of three daughters of Roupala to have produced a Group winner, the other being Sanpala, dam of the Gr3 winner Silver Touch.

DA’ TARA (USA) b/br c 2005 131 CHARLES WHITTINGHAM MEM H G1 Cee’s Tizzy

HOLLYWOOD PARK. June 7. 10f. Firm (turf).

1. ARTISTE ROYAL (IRE) 7 b h Danehill - Agathe (Manila) O-David & Jill Heerensperger B-Dayton Investments Ltd TR-Neil Drysdale 2. Monzante (USA) 4 grro g Maria’s Mon - Danzante (Danzig) 3. Lava Man (USA) 7 bbr g Slew City Slew Li’l Ms Leonard (Nostalgia’s Star)

1. DANCING FOREVER (USA) 5 ch h Rahy - Dancinginmydreams (Seeking The Gold) O-Phipps Stable B-Phipps Stable TR-Claude R McGaughey 2. Out of Control (BRZ) 5 b h Vettori - Heavenly Dancer (Fitzcarraldo) 3. Pays To Dream (USA) 4 b g High Yield - Changing Ways (Time For A Change) DANCING FOREVER (USA) ch h 2003 Red God Blushing Groom Runaway Bride RAHY ch 85 Halo Glorious Song Ballade Mr Prospector Seeking The Gold Con Game DANCINGINMYDREAMS b 98 Nijinsky Oh What A Dance Blitey

Nasrullah Spring Run Wild Risk Aimee Hail To Reason Cosmah Herbager Miss Swapsco Raise A Native Gold Digger Buckpasser Broadway Northern Dancer Flaming Page Riva Ridge Lady Pitt

Nijinsky’s daughter Oh What a Dance has produced seven foals by Seeking The Gold. Only three of them were fillies but all have made their mark at Gr1 level. The first, Heavenly Prize, won eight Gr1 contests from two to four and became the champion of her division at three. Heavenly Prize went on to produce two good sons to Storm Cat, including the dual Gr1 winner Good Reward. Oh What a Dance’s second daughter by Seeking The Gold, Oh What a Windfall, also became a Gr1 winner but the third, Dancinginmydreams, failed to reach that target, as her career ended after only three starts, which included a second in the Gr1 Matron Stakes. Dancinginmydreams has now made amends via her son Dancing Forever. The progeny of Rahy has taken a long time to fulfil the promise of his pedigree, but the five-year-old finally came good when he got the better of a tight finish to the Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap. Dancing Forever is the latest in a lengthy line of Gr1 winners descending from his third dam Blitey, who won eight of her 23 starts before producing 12 winners. Blitey’s four foals by Nijinsky included Dancing All Night, a Gr2 winner, Dancing Spree, winner of the Breeder’s Cup Sprint, and Oh What a Dance.

Seattle Song Cee’s Song Lonely Dancer Hoist The Flag Pirate’s Bounty Bad Seed TORCHERA bbr 93 Salem Kay Ho

ARTISTE ROYAL (IRE) b h 2001

DANEHILL b 86

BELMONT PARK. June 7. 10f. Firm (turf).

Tizly TIZNOW b 97

Kaylem Ho

Danzig

130 MANHATTAN H G1

Relaunch

Razyana

Manila AGATHE ch 91 Albertine

Northern Dancer Northern Dancer Pas de Nom Goofed His Majesty Spring Adieu Lyphard Le Fabuleux Dona Ysidra Irish River Matriarch Almyre Nearctic Riverman Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Irish Star Petitioner Ribot Flower Bowl Buckpasser Natalma

Wild Risk Ad Gloriam

For a long time it looked as though the veteran Lava Man was going to defy top weight for a second time in the Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, but he was collared close home by two exEuropeans, Artiste Royal and Monzante. Artiste Royal won nothing more important than a Gr3 event during two years of action in France, but the seven-year-old rig achieved Gr1-winner status in the 2007 Clement l Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship and has now boosted his earnings to nearly $775,000 with his second Gr1 success. Artiste Royal is still one Gr1 victory behind his sister Aquarelliste, who landed the Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille and Prix Ganay. Their dam, Agathe, was good enough to be placed in two classics. Artiste Royal comes from a female line which has long been a mainstay of the Wildenstein breeding operation. His second dam Albertine, who failed by only two necks to win the Gr2 Prix de l’Opera, is the dam of Arcangues (Breeders’ Cup Classic) and second dam of Cape Verdi (1,000 Guineas). Albertine was herself a half-sister to the Group winners Ashmore, Acoma and Art Bleu. Danehill also sired the Gr2 Prix Corrida winner Actrice from this family.

132 BELMONT S G1 BELMONT PARK. June 7. 12f. Fast.

1. DA’ TARA (USA) 3 bbr c Tiznow - Torchera (Pirate’s Bounty) O-Robert V LaPenta B-WinStar Farm TR-Nicholas P Zito 2. Denis of Cork (USA) 3 b c Harlan’s Holiday - Unbridled Girl (Unbridled) 3. Anak Nakal (USA) 3 bbr c Victory Gallop - Misk (Quiet American) 3. Ready’s Echo (USA) 3 bbr c More Than Ready - Menekineko (Kingmambo)

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In Reality Foggy Note Lyphard Tizna Seattle Slew Incantation Nice Dancer Sleep Lonely Tom Rolfe Wavy Navy Stevward Rich And Rare Cyane Witching Hour Quid Pro Quo Cloud Ho

Having made a habit of siring toplevel winners during the first twothirds of his stallion career, Gone West experienced a dramatic change of fortune. Although he had three Gr1 winners in his 1999 crop, the son of Mr Prospector then failed to sire even a single Gr1 winner in any of his next five crops. However, the drought finally came to an end when his daughter Zaftig wore down the champion juvenile filly Indian Blessing to land the Acorn Stakes. This was the third decisive win from five starts by the progressive Zaftig, who had gained her first Graded success in the Gr3 Nassau County Stakes a month earlier. Zaftig’s owners seemed to lack inspiration when they named their filly, as she is out of Zoftig. The daughter of Cozzene became a Canadian Gr1 winner in the Selene Stakes, having previously failed by a nose to take the Gr1 Ashland Stakes. Zaftig’s fourth dam, Chain, was a sister to three stakes winners, headed by the Gr1 winner Yamanin. Chain did very well when mated with sons of Northern Dancer. To Lyphard she produced Chain Bracelet, winner of the Gr1 Top Flight Handicap, and to Nijinsky she produced Zaftig’s third dam, Dancing Slippers, a stakes winner over 11 furlongs on turf. Chain was a half-sister to the smart racemare Tuerta, who found fame as the dam of the short-lived Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Swale. Another Classic winner from this family was Shadeed, winner of the 2,000 Guineas.

America’s Triple Crown dreams died once again at Belmont Park, when Big Brown failed to perform in a race dominated from the start by the 38-1 chance Da’ Tara, a $175,000 Saratoga Sales graduate who had won only one of his seven previous starts, at Gulfstream Park in January. Da’ Tara’s Belmont Stakes victory helped move his sire Tiznow up to second place behind Smart Strike on North America’s leading sires’ list. He comes from the third crop by the dual Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, whose three-year-olds also include Colonel John, winner of the Gr1 Santa Anita Derby on a synthetic track, and Tizdejavu, winner of the Gr3 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes. Da’ Tara is the seventh foal of Torchera, but her first stakes winner. The WinStar Farm mare’s lack of previous success certainly can’t be blamed on lack of opportunities, as her early foals were by such as Deputy Minister, Unbridled (two), Kris S and Distorted Humor. The stakesplaced Torchera was one of six siblings by Pirate’s Bounty out of Kaylem Ho, two of the others being Private Persuasion, winner of the Gr1 Vanity Handicap, and the stakes-winning Sound Wisdom. Remarkably, this family also produced Denis Of Cork, the colt who filled second place behind Da’ Tara.

NH Graded and Listed races

133 ACORN S G1

266 CHAMPION 4YO HURDLE G1

BELMONT PARK. June 7. 8f. Fast.

PUNCHESTOWN. April 26. 16f. Gd to Yielding.

1. ZAFTIG (USA) 3 grro f Gone West - Zoftig (Cozzene) O-Susan Moore, M and M Thoroughbred Partners B-Top Notch Farms TR-James A Jerkens 2. Indian Blessing (USA) 3 bbr f Indian Charlie - Shameful (Flying Chevron) 3. Game Face (USA) 3 ch f Menifee - Galleon of Gold (Gone West)

1. WON IN THE DARK (IRE) 4 b g Montjeu (IRE) - Meseta (GB) (Lion Cavern (USA)) O-Gerard Crehan B-Austin Curran TR-Miss SJ Harty 2. Indian Spring (IRE) 4 br c Indian Danehill (IRE) Lille Hammer (GB) (Sadler’s Wells (USA)) 3. Paco Jack (IRE) 4 b g Soviet Star (USA) Tocade (IRE) (Kenmare (FR))

ZAFTIG (USA) gr/ro f 2005

WON IN THE DARK b g 2004

Native Dancer Raise You Nashua Gold Digger Sequence Bold Ruler Secretariat Somethingroyal Tim Tam Tamerett Mixed Marriage Fortino II Caro Chambord Prince John Ride The Trails Wildwook Damascus Private Account Numbered Account Nijinsky Dancing Slippers Chain

Northern Dancer

Raise A Native Mr Prospector GONE WEST b 84 Secrettame

Cozzene ZOFTIG grro 97 Mrs Marcos

Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge MONTJEU b 96 Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Mr Prospector Lion Cavern Secrettame MESETA b 98 The Minstrel Melodist Native Nurse

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special High Top Sega Ville Tennyson Adele Toumignon Raise A Native Gold Digger Secretariat Tamerett Northern Dancer Fleur Graustark Indian Nurse

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Caulfield on Da’ Tara: “The Belmont Stakes winner is the seventh foal of Torchera, but her first stakes winner – though lack of success isn’t down to lack of opportunity” 267 MURPHYS IRISH STOUT H HURDLE G2

269 MOUNT RUBY H CHASE G3

271 PAT TAAFFE H CHASE G2

273 CELEBRATION CHASE G2

KILLARNEY. May 11. 17f. Good to yielding.

CORK. May 2. 24f. Good to firm.

PUNCHESTOWN. April 26. 25f. Gd to Yielding.

SANDOWN PARK. April 26. 16f. Good.

1. NORTHERN ALLIANCE (IRE) 7 ch g Naheez (USA) - Lady Bettina (Bustino) O-John McCartan B-C and Mrs McCartan T-AJ Martin 2. Norther Bay (FR) 5 b g Alamo Bay (USA) Northern Mixa (GB) (Linamix (FR)) 3. Bambootcha (IRE) 7 b m Saddlers’ Hall (IRE) My Maizey (Buckskin (FR))

1. THIRD LEVEL TOM (GB) 7 b g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Miss Wyandotte (GB) (Henbit (USA)) O-Secret Seven Syndicate B-Exors of the Late Mrs RE Hambro TR-C Byrnes 2. War of The World (IRE) 6 b g Shernazar Fairpark (IRE) (Shardari) 3. Il En Reve (FR) 10 b g Denham Red (FR) Itaparica (FR) (Mistigri)

1. EMMA JANE (IRE) 8 b m Lord Americo Excitable Lady (Buckskin (FR)) O-Tintern Ten Syndicate B-Paddy Molloy TR-WP Mullins 2. Vic Venturi (IRE) 8 ch g Old Vic - Carmen Lady (Torus) 3. The Sawyer (BEL) 8 ch g Fleetwood (IRE) Green Land (BEL) (Hero’s Honor (USA))

1. ANDREAS (FR) 8 b g Marchand de Sable (USA) - Muscova Dancer (FR) (Muscovite (USA)) O-Mr Trevor Hemmings B-M. Gosse & Mlle Noelle Bataille TR-PF Nicholls 2. Lord Henry (IRE) 9 b g Lord Americo - Auntie Honnie (IRE) (Radical) 3. Fiepes Shuffle (GER) 8 b g Big Shuffle (USA) Fiepe (EG) (Zigeunersohn (EG))

NORTHERN ALLIANCE ch g 2001

THIRD LEVEL TOM b g 2001

EMMA JANE b m 2000

ANDREAS b g 2000

Hail To Reason Bramalea Sicambre Cambrienne Torbella III Ribot Arts And Letters All Beautiful Wilwyn Perhaps So My Endeavour Crepello Busted Sans Le Sou Doutelle Ship Yard Paving Stone Nearctic Northern Dancer Natalma Crepello Ankole Sun Path Roberto

Critique NAHEEZ b 84 Academic World

Bustino LADY BETTINA ch 81 Lady Rhapsody

Early Rising MISS WYANSILVER PATRIARCH gr

Henbit Miss Boon Sadler’s Wells

DOTTE

Sunny Valley Grey Dawn II

br 94

Gliding By Hawaii

Chateaucreek

Saddlers’ Hall

Road House First Adventure

Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Val de Loir Sunland Herbager Polamia Tom Rolfe Key Bridge Utrillo II Ethane Chateaugay Mooncreek Hasty Road Love Game Fighting Don Quetta

Turn-To Somethingroyal Court Martial Sticky Case Run Honey Vieux Manoir Val de Loir Vali Sicambre Hypavia Hyperona Mossborough Yelapa Your Point Herbager Bete A Bon Dieu Caralline II Panaslipper London Gazette Court Circular Artist’s Son Lady Artist II Amy’s Pet II Sir Gaylord

Lord Gayle LORD AMERICO b 84 Hynictus

Buckskin EXCITABLE LADY ch 83 Just Our Luck

Northern Dancer Special Sassafras Tree of Knowledge Sensibility MARCHAND DE SABLE b 90 Kalamoun Kenmare Belle of Ireland Mercantile Pan II Mercuriale Sirrima Northern Dancer Nijinsky Flaming Page Muscovite Raise A Native Alyne Que Mellow Marsh MUSCOVA DANCER b 92 Taj Dewan Cupids Dew Valcupid Morning Cupid Pitcairn Pitiless Lea Landing Nureyev

Theatrical

268 SWINTON H HURDLE G3

270 BEWLEYS HOTELS STALLION FARMS EBF MARE HDLE G3

272 BET365 GOLD CUP H CHASE G3

274 BALLYMORE ANNIVERSARY H HURDLE G2

HAYDOCK PARK. May 10. 16f. Good.

PUNCHESTOWN. April 26. 18f. Gd to Yielding.

SANDOWN PARK. April 26. 29f 110yds. Good.

PUNCHESTOWN. April 26. 20f. Gd to Yielding.

1. BLUE BAJAN (IRE) 6 b g Montjeu (IRE) - Gentle Thoughts (GB) (Darshaan) O-Dr John Hollowood B-Dr John Hollowood TR-Andrew Turnell 2. I’m So Lucky (GB) 6 b g Zilzal (USA) - City of Angels (GB) (Woodman (USA)) 3. Ellerslie Tom (GB) 6 br g Octagonal (NZ) Tetravella (IRE) (Groom Dancer (USA))

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DATA BOOK Leading sires

Leading sires in Europe 2008 by percentage of stakes winners to runners (30+) Name

One Cool Cat Monsun Sadler’s Wells Galileo Pivotal Sakhee Dalakhani Indian Lodge Bahri Montjeu Anabaa Blue Rock Of Gibraltar Danehill Selkirk Efisio Zamindar Danehill Dancer Kingmambo Big Shuffle Tiger Hill Invincible Spirit Dansili Peintre Celebre Slickly Dashing Blade Observatory Waky Nao Halling Samum Chichicastenango Muhtathir Dream Well Anabaa In The Wings Perugino Kendor Choisir

YOF

2001 1990 1981 1998 1993 1997 2000 1996 1992 1996 1998 1999 1986 1988 1982 1994 1993 1990 1984 1995 1997 1996 1994 1996 1987 1997 1993 1991 1997 1998 1995 1995 1992 1986 1991 1986 1999

Sire

Storm Cat Konigsstuhl Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Polar Falcon Bahri Darshaan Grand Lodge Riverman Sadler’s Wells Anabaa Danehill Danzig Sharpen Up Formidable Gone West Danehill Mr Prospector Super Concorde Danehill Green Desert Danehill Nureyev Linamix Elegant Air Distant View Alzao Diesis Monsun Smadoun Elmaamul Sadler’s Wells Danzig Sadler’s Wells Danzig Kenmare Danehill Dancer

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

Wins

AWD

33 59 101 114 124 39 42 30 36 116 64 90 46 73 50 51 155 53 107 54 109 112 87 58 90 61 31 63 32 33 33 33 102 68 34 70 70

11 19 24 38 48 18 13 11 8 29 15 24 12 16 18 11 38 14 34 21 38 31 25 19 24 20 9 20 9 8 12 5 27 14 8 16 20

33.3 32.2 23.8 33.3 38.7 46.2 31.0 36.7 22.2 25.0 23.4 26.7 26.1 21.9 36.0 21.6 24.5 26.4 31.8 38.9 34.9 27.7 28.7 32.8 26.7 32.8 29.0 31.8 28.1 24.2 36.4 15.2 26.5 20.6 23.5 22.9 28.6

17 24 25 47 65 21 14 16 14 35 19 29 19 18 25 17 46 21 46 29 49 38 30 32 27 28 11 26 13 14 12 6 35 19 9 25 25

5.3 11.1 10.9 10.5 7.9 9.1 10.5 7.6 7.3 11.1 8.7 9.3 9.5 9.8 8.4 8.3 7.7 8.4 7.4 9.9 7.4 9.6 10.4 9.4 8.6 8.3 8.3 10.3 9.8 9.9 10.2 10.3 9.3 11.5 10.6 8.8 6.6

Earnings (£) Top horse

140,974 320,063 963,587 2,061,979 1,122,460 418,911 358,680 124,511 118,019 833,100 339,853 465,248 464,819 348,067 192,385 826,117 625,106 644,154 418,526 217,066 531,135 764,608 552,940 519,012 187,897 203,020 76,291 313,425 101,772 829,091 192,884 89,762 605,145 225,175 95,905 358,934 235,068

Icesolator Getaway Gagnoa New Approach Halfway To Heaven Permesso Moonstone Spirito Del Vento Gesture Bulwark Spirit One High Rock Duke Of Marmalade Blythe Knight Fairy Efisio Zarkava Carribean Sunset Henrythenavigator Precious Boy Oriental Tiger Staying On Famous Name Belle Et Celebre Gris de Gris Lumiere Noire Twice Over Wiesenpfad Coastal Path Kamsin Vision d’Etat Doctor Dino Zack Dream Goldikova Believe Me It’s Gino Calbuco Fat Boy

Earned (£)

%SH

%SW

24,790 56,473 205,904 939,394 208,522 146,750 84,923 48,272 42,099 74,772 63,037 92,390 262,809 59,462 37,468 533,588 101,489 395,608 80,882 52,941 70,595 285,640 110,037 118,789 16,588 44,540 22,059 83,897 25,735 662,941 54,485 17,132 139,471 26,507 59,559 60,294 40,518

4 7 18 15 17 5 5 2 3 17 5 8 6 7 2 4 14 4 9 7 7 8 5 4 6 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 6 3 1 2 5

12.1 11.9 17.8 13.2 13.7 12.8 11.9 6.7 8.3 14.7 7.8 8.9 13.0 9.6 4.0 7.8 9.0 7.6 8.4 13.0 6.4 7.1 5.8 6.9 6.7 3.3 3.2 6.4 3.1 6.1 6.1 3.0 5.9 4.4 2.9 2.9 7.1

4 6 10 11 10 3 3 2 2 6 3 4 2 3 2 2 6 2 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2

12.1 10.2 9.9 9.7 8.1 7.7 7.1 6.7 5.6 5.2 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

Leading sires in Europe 2008 by percentage of winners to runners (30+) Name

YOF

Zafonic 1990 Della Scala 1995 Blu Air Force 1997 Sakhee 1997 Beat Hollow 1997 Shantou 1993 Ocean Of Wisdom 1997 Silvano 1996 Ekraar 1997 Rahy 1985 College Chapel 1990 Regal Archive 1993 Elusive Quality 1993 Almutawakel 1995 Tiger Hill 1995 Pivotal 1993 Dr Devious 1989 Indian Lodge 1996 Muhtathir 1995 Danetime 1994 Efisio 1982 King Charlemagne 1998 Shinko Forest 1993 Cadeaux Genereux 1985 Linamix 1987 Invincible Spirit 1997 Stravinsky 1996 Trans Island 1995 Stuck 1989 Desert Sun 1988 Orpen 1996 Singspiel 1992 Monashee Mountain 1997 City On A Hill 1997 Docksider 1995 Galileo 1998 Grape Tree Road 1993

Sire

Gone West Marju Sri Pekan Bahri Sadler’s Wells Alleged Mr Prospector Lomitas Red Ransom Blushing Groom Sharpo Fairy King Gone West Machiavellian Danehill Polar Falcon Ahonoora Grand Lodge Elmaamul Danehill Formidable Nureyev Green Desert Young Generation Mendez Green Desert Nureyev Selkirk Conquistador Cielo Green Desert Lure In The Wings Danzig Rahy Diesis Sadler's Wells Caerleon

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

Wins

AWD

44 55 46 39 35 57 33 37 32 32 52 30 33 56 54 124 107 30 33 113 50 95 31 85 83 109 58 67 41 44 138 100 62 30 45 114 36

23 28 22 18 16 26 15 16 13 13 21 12 13 22 21 48 40 11 12 41 18 34 11 30 29 38 20 23 14 15 47 34 21 10 15 38 12

52.3 50.9 47.8 46.2 45.7 45.6 45.5 43.2 40.6 40.6 40.4 40.0 39.4 39.3 38.9 38.7 37.4 36.7 36.4 36.3 36.0 35.8 35.5 35.3 34.9 34.9 34.5 34.3 34.2 34.1 34.1 34.0 33.9 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3

36 42 30 21 20 37 17 21 16 16 33 15 18 29 29 65 54 16 12 65 25 48 20 44 34 49 30 38 23 19 66 49 37 12 21 47 15

9.6 6.8 6.9 9.1 8.9 9.5 9.3 9.5 8.4 9.4 7.8 7.9 8.6 9.2 9.9 7.9 8.8 7.6 10.2 7.3 8.4 8.3 8.7 7.1 10.9 7.4 7.6 9.5 7.3 8.8 8.0 10.5 7.5 10.2 9.0 10.5 9.9

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Earnings (£) Top horse

221,962 155,831 154,047 418,911 98,656 261,948 159,415 198,717 86,404 191,826 170,001 77,593 203,214 186,247 217,066 1,122,460 283,627 124,511 192,884 318,305 192,385 271,813 107,408 364,964 434,522 531,135 218,648 168,970 94,927 79,660 470,553 448,608 192,477 68,306 165,210 2,061,979 167,580

%SH

%SW

Zizany 55,250 1 Little Warrior 19,875 0 Jay Force 19,975 1 Permesso 146,750 5 Mount Hollow 15,441 0 Papetti 82,937 2 Julaxie 21,691 0 Fair Breeze 83,897 3 Lupo Alberto 16,787 0 Rio De La Plata 67,235 3 Le Baron Jenney 18,437 0 Recoaro 11,400 0 Baharah 42,815 5 Molitor 22,794 1 Oriental Tiger 52,941 7 Halfway To Heaven 208,522 17 Saltagioo 18,750 0 Spirito Del Vento 48,272 2 Doctor Dino 54,485 2 Look Busy 26,643 0 Fairy Efisio 37,468 2 Mariners Doll 19,743 0 Golden Joker 19,087 1 Major Cadeaux 83,580 4 Top Toss 31,985 3 Staying On 70,595 7 Le Rossignol 23,250 1 Russian Empress 16,882 0 Jack Tango 13,187 0 Hucking Heat 9,482 1 Lessing 29,044 2 Folk Opera 36,383 9 Polydors 21,875 1 Flower Of City 9,212 0 Dock Chicks 32,250 2 New Approach 939,394 15 Prairie Spirit 27,500 0

Earned (£)

2.3 0 2.2 12.8 0 3.5 0 8.1 0 9.4 0 0 15.2 1.8 13.0 13.7 0 6.7 6.1 0 4.0 0 3.2 4.7 3.6 6.4 1.7 0 0 2.3 1.5 9.0 1.6 0 4.4 13.2 0

0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 11 0

0 0 0 7.7 0 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 8.1 0 6.7 3.0 0 4.0 0 0 2.4 2.4 3.7 1.7 0 0 0 0.7 2.0 0 0 2.2 9.7 0

Dalakhani has fine prospects One Cool Cat’s first crop of juveniles have made a dramatic impact, with four Listed winners from 33 runners, which places him at the head of this table for percentage of stakes winners to runners. That said, sires of the calibre of Monsun, Sadler’s Wells, Galileo and Pivotal are bearing down on him. Those are the ones you’d expect to see to the fore, but well done to Sakhee and Dalakhani for making their presence felt. Dalakhani, in particular, has made a fine start. His first crop is now three and with such as Centennial, Conduit, Democrate and Moonstone in the team, his prospects look excellent. Our range of stallion statistics offers the reader something different by embracing all races in the five major European countries: Britain, France, Germany, Ireland and Italy. It’s a thorough approach and we hope you enjoy it. I

A mixed bag of unfamiliar names While Zamindar has been garnering headlines thanks to Zarkava, his late brother Zafonic is top of the poll for sires based on percentage of winners to runners. A number of the sires close behind are not household names; Sakhee is the only one in the top 15 also to be in the top group for percentage of stakes winners to runners. It is well worth giving some background to lesser-known stallions near the top. There is a strong Italian element, as four of the top ten are based there. Della Scala, a Group 3 scorer at two, sprinter Blu Air Force and Group 3-winning Ocean Of Wisdom are all at €6,000. Gran Premio del Jockey winner Ekraar is at €7,000. St Leger hero Shantou is a jump sire at Burgage Stud for €4,000. Silvano, sire of highclass German filly Mi Emma and tough mare Fair Breeze, is now in South Africa. I

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Leading 2yo sires in Europe 2008 by earnings Name

YOF

Sire

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

*One Cool Cat 2001 Storm Cat 33 11 33.3 Indian Rocket 1994 Indian Ridge 13 6 46.2 Kyllachy 1998 Pivotal 31 10 32.3 Verglas 1994 Highest Honor 26 8 30.8 Fasliyev 1997 Nureyev 22 6 27.3 Galileo 1998 Sadler's Wells 4 2 50.0 Danehill Dancer 1993 Danehill 17 5 29.4 Bahamian Bounty 1994 Cadeaux Genereux 24 6 25.0 Blu Air Force 1997 Sri Pekan 12 5 41.7 Storm Cat 1983 Storm Bird 5 3 60.0 Choisir 1999 Danehill Dancer 17 4 23.5 Invincible Spirit 1997 Green Desert 22 6 27.3 *Kheleyf 2001 Green Desert 25 4 16.0 Fath 1997 Danzig 14 5 35.7 *Exceed And Excel 2000 Danehill 20 5 25.0 Sin Kiang 1990 Fabulous Dancer 2 2 100 Observatory 1997 Distant View 6 5 83.3 Noverre 1998 Rahy 14 5 35.7 *Elusive City 2000 Elusive Quality 20 3 15.0 *Della Francesca 1999 Danzig 8 2 25.0 Night Shift 1980 Northern Dancer 9 2 22.2 Royal Applause 1993 Waajib 17 3 17.7 Elnadim 1994 Danzig 4 1 25.0 Reinaldo 1992 Green Desert 4 2 50.0 Danetime 1994 Danehill 11 3 27.3 Numerous 1991 Mr Prospector 5 3 60.0 Red Ransom 1987 Roberto 9 4 44.4 Acclamation 1999 Royal Applause 19 5 26.3 Septieme Ciel 1987 Seattle Slew 5 2 40.0 Lujain 1996 Seeking The Gold 11 3 27.3 Johannesburg 1999 Hennessy 14 2 14.3 Dansili 1996 Danehill 8 3 37.5 *Pyrus 1998 Mr Prospector 16 4 25.0 Okawango 1998 Kingmambo 5 2 40.0 TB Owners Ad June 08 v2.ai 16/6/08 11:52:48 All statistics up to June 8

(*first-season sire)

Wins

AWD

Earnings (ÂŁ)

Top horse

Earned (ÂŁ)

17 8 10 8 7 3 6 8 5 3 4 6 6 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 2 3 2 3 4 3

5.3 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.4 6.0 6.1 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.8 5.2 5.0 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.6 5.2

140,974 105,992 70,317 66,760 64,433 59,329 52,428 48,887 48,848 48,609 46,500 46,371 45,857 40,789 40,170 38,786 38,123 37,352 36,702 33,455 32,285 31,775 31,190 30,700 30,461 28,689 28,332 28,122 27,426 27,329 27,022 26,230 26,185 25,441

Icesolator Arakawa Playdate Silver Frost Kalashnykov Cuis Ghaire Mastercraftsman Bahamian Babe Lan Force Heart Shaped Capo Carbonara Glamorous Spirit Percolator Pink Candie Spin Cycle Charlotte Ki Sottone Ohiyesa Able Master Little Dreams White Shift Finjaan Pasar Silbano Lui Rei Nubar Lady Jet dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Eau Nord's Ransom Doughnut Arhawak Diva Cattiva Princess Roseburg Peter Tchaikovsky Lovers Quest Kokawango

24,790 20,809 10,625 11,838 14,775 54,473 9,574 21,770 11,075 27,006 15,037 7,456 15,454 28,162 16,348 19,963 13,437 10,912 15,277 15,662 16,228 14,341 24,285 14,575 14,763 14,706 11,249 6,361 16,949 13,325 8,088 11,967 10,484 17,647

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking cool for Cat already It is still early days with the sires of two-year-olds, but there are interesting comparisons with 2007. This time last year Acclamation had had 12 winners, Choisir nine and Statue Of Liberty six â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this time they have managed just 12 between them. With 11 winners, One Cool Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record among the firstseason stallions is in keeping with that of Acclamation last year. Like him, he leads the overall table as well. The difference is that none of the other freshmen, led by Exceed And Excel and Kheleyf, are yet making a fight of it with him. Even at this stage he looks the likely winner by numbers. Indian Rocket, in second place, has even better statistics than last year, which is admirable for a sire standing at only â&#x201A;Ź2,500 at Haras des Faunes. Kyllachy has made a good start as well. I

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DATA BOOK Leading sires

Speed sires in Europe 2008 by earnings Name

YOF

Pivotal 1993 Danehill Dancer 1993 Invincible Spirit 1997 Fasliyev 1997 Divine Light 1995 Big Shuffle 1984 Cadeaux Genereux 1985 Diktat 1995 Royal Applause 1993 Kyllachy 1998 Danetime 1994 Oasis Dream 2000 Compton Place 1994 Green Desert 1983 Bertolini 1996 Namid 1996 Captain Rio 1999 Elnadim 1994 Titus Livius 1993 Choisir 1999 Stravinsky 1996 Acclamation 1999 Mujadil 1988 Tagula 1993 Bahamian Bounty 1994 Fath 1997 Monashee Mountain 1997 College Chapel 1990 Della Scala 1995 Blu Air Force 1997 One Cool Cat 2001 Piccolo 1991 Statue Of Liberty 2000 Lujain 1996 Indian Lodge 1996 Bahri 1992 Storm Cat 1983 Zieten 1990 Imperial Ballet 1989 Averti 1991 Bold Edge 1995 Grand Slam 1995 Stuck 1989 Ishiguru 1998 Areion 1995 Fayruz 1983 Primo Valentino 1997 Panis 1998 Redback 1999 Clodovil 2000 Regal Archive 1993 Okawango 1998 Mind Games 1992 Bold Fact 1995 Tale Of The Cat 1994 Lend A Hand 1995 Emperor Jones 1990 Lion Cavern 1989 Sheridan 1991 Komaite 1983 Danzig Connection 1983 Distant View 1991 Kheleyf 2001 Van Nistelrooy 2000 Auction House 1996 Wixim 1993 Daro Sopran 1996 Carson City 1987 Exceed And Excel 2000 Earl Of Barking 1990 Sri Pekan 1992 Auenadler 1992 Mozart 1998 No Excuse Needed1998 Ghazi 1989 Reinaldo 1992 War Chant 1997 Proud Citizen 1999 Elusive City 2000

Sire

Polar Falcon Danehill Green Desert Nureyev Sunday Silence Super Concorde Young Generation Warning Waajib Pivotal Danehill Green Desert Indian Ridge Danzig Danzig Indian Ridge Pivotal Danzig Machiavellian Danehill Dancer Nureyev Royal Applause Storm Bird Taufan Cadeaux Genereux Danzig Danzig Sharpo Marju Sri Pekan Storm Cat Warning Storm Cat Seeking The Gold Grand Lodge Riverman Storm Bird Danzig Sadler’s Wells Warning Beveled Gone West Conquistador Cielo Danzig Big Shuffle Song Primo Dominie Miswaki Mark Of Esteem Danehill Fairy King Kingmambo Puissance Known Fact Storm Cat Great Commotion Danzig Mr Prospector Alzao Nureyev Danzig Mr Prospector Green Desert Storm Cat Exbourne Diesis Royal Academy Mr Prospector Danehill Common Grounds Red Ransom Big Shuffle Danehill Machiavellian Polish Navy Green Desert Danzig Gone West Elusive Quality

Rnrs

Wnrs

%WR

Wins

AWD

124 155 109 144 10 107 85 131 131 119 113 76 115 78 146 133 96 77 63 70 58 76 64 82 105 54 62 52 55 46 33 82 66 68 30 36 28 25 48 70 26 21 41 36 38 35 30 23 36 35 30 31 35 27 12 39 16 9 23 20 24 14 25 10 36 13 14 4 20 14 23 21 19 19 2 8 12 7 20

48 38 38 40 3 34 30 30 35 35 41 19 33 25 34 28 26 18 17 20 20 22 18 25 23 16 21 21 28 22 11 20 15 17 11 8 6 7 13 17 7 8 14 8 10 11 9 5 8 9 12 8 8 8 5 8 3 5 11 6 6 5 4 4 9 6 7 3 5 5 6 5 5 7 2 4 2 0 3

38.7 24.5 34.9 27.8 30.0 31.8 35.3 22.9 26.7 29.4 36.3 25.0 28.7 32.1 23.3 21.1 27.1 23.4 27.0 28.6 34.5 29.0 28.1 30.5 21.9 29.6 33.9 40.4 50.9 47.8 33.3 24.4 22.7 25.0 36.7 22.2 21.4 28.0 27.1 24.3 26.9 38.1 34.2 22.2 26.3 31.4 30.0 21.7 22.2 25.7 40.0 25.8 22.9 29.6 41.7 20.5 18.8 55.6 47.8 30.0 25.0 35.7 16.0 40.0 25.0 46.2 50.0 75.0 25.0 35.7 26.1 23.8 26.3 36.8 100.0 50.0 16.7 0 15.0

65 46 49 49 4 46 44 39 52 47 65 23 46 32 42 36 30 24 27 25 30 27 24 32 32 25 37 33 42 30 17 26 15 23 16 14 7 9 23 21 9 9 23 8 12 17 12 6 13 14 15 11 14 11 7 8 7 7 16 13 10 7 6 5 10 10 11 3 6 9 8 8 6 10 2 5 2 0 4

7.9 7.7 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.6 7.1 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 7.9 6.8 5.7 6.5 7.3 6.8 6.6 7.6 6.5 7.8 6.6 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.8 6.8 6.9 5.3 6.4 7.2 7.0 7.6 7.3 7.9 7.6 7.2 7.5 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.9 7.0 5.9 7.9 7.6 7.0 7.2 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.8 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.2 6.5 7.7 7.8 7.3 5.0 7.4 6.9 7.7 6.5 6.5 5.2 6.9 7.7 6.6 7.4 6.7 7.5 5.3 7.0 0 5.1

Earnings (£) Top horse

1,122,460 625,106 531,135 449,835 422,530 418,526 364,964 332,988 323,182 318,606 318,305 296,954 284,000 283,468 266,406 260,175 243,311 240,610 237,486 235,068 218,648 216,325 203,983 199,621 199,286 192,752 192,477 170,001 155,831 154,047 140,974 137,878 131,030 129,125 124,511 118,019 112,049 111,885 110,677 107,064 104,478 95,911 94,927 89,317 89,197 88,799 86,859 86,338 85,480 80,590 77,593 77,254 76,909 66,569 62,977 55,971 55,660 54,516 49,198 48,611 47,791 46,312 45,857 45,747 45,049 43,847 43,011 42,791 40,170 39,883 39,523 39,361 39,031 38,957 38,843 37,480 37,079 36,729 36,702

%SH

%SW

Halfway To Heaven 208,522 17 Carribean Sunset 101,489 14 Staying On 70,595 7 Fyodor 21,622 3 Natagora 359,174 1 Precious Boy 80,882 9 Major Cadeaux 83,580 4 Lady Gloria 41,297 2 Silver Hotspur 18,262 3 Tariq 21,540 4 Look Busy 26,643 0 Captain Gerrard 35,076 7 Borderlescott 33,982 1 Only Answer 42,794 5 Came Back 19,469 3 Northern Empire 15,106 0 Capt Chaos 46,426 2 Almass 25,855 4 Holbeck Ghyll 42,011 4 Fat Boy 40,518 5 Le Rossignol 23,250 1 Equiano 38,529 2 Masta Plasta 34,053 3 Tax Free 48,942 1 Bahamian Babe 21,770 2 Don’t Panic 40,792 2 Polydors 21,875 1 Le Baron Jenney 18,437 0 Little Warrior 19,875 0 Jay Force 19,975 1 Icesolator 24,790 4 Ajigolo 25,057 1 Black Mambazo 16,912 1 Benllech 18,402 1 Spirito Del Vento 48,272 2 Gesture 42,099 3 Heart Shaped 27,006 2 De Zephyr 27,706 0 Full Victory 15,287 0 Fervent Prince 17,888 0 Assertive 63,226 1 War Officer 40,441 1 Jack Tango 13,187 0 Ferneley 36,801 2 Fareion 31,015 2 Bo McGinty 12,943 1 Safari Mischief 15,519 0 Panichop 20,162 0 Redolent 24,622 2 Albero di Giuda 12,336 0 Recoaro 11,400 0 Kokawango 17,647 0 Extraterrestrial 17,934 0 Electric Warrior 19,633 0 Commander Cave 37,788 0 Emily Blake 18,607 1 Cote d’Ivoire 12,279 0 Tigron 32,397 0 Kama 9,150 0 Xpres Maite 16,242 0 Sure Danzig 16,276 0 Sogna 10,000 0 Percolator 15,454 0 Raymi Coya 17,031 1 Buxton 9,677 0 Ray Of Hope 11,386 0 Casiluca 8,525 0 Sir Gerry 27,068 1 Spin Cycle 16,348 0 Gengis Gat 16,425 0 Oh Dylan Boy 7,937 0 Raptor 12,993 0 Munsters Call 9,432 1 Baunagain 8,705 0 King Jock 35,858 1 Lui Rei 14,575 1 Doncaster Rover 15,976 0 River Proud 36,303 1 Able Master 15,277 1

Earned (£)

13.7 9.0 6.4 2.1 10.0 8.4 4.7 1.5 2.3 3.4 0 9.2 0.9 6.4 2.1 0 2.1 5.2 6.4 7.1 1.7 2.6 4.7 1.2 1.9 3.7 1.6 0 0 2.2 12.1 1.2 1.5 1.5 6.7 8.3 7.1 0 0 0 3.9 4.8 0 5.6 5.3 2.9 0 0 5.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 0 0 0 25.0 0 0 0 0 5.3 0 50.0 12.5 0 14.3 5.0

10 6 4 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

8.1 3.9 3.7 0.7 10.0 3.7 2.4 0.8 0 0 0 1.3 0 1.3 0 0 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.7 0 0 1.2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 12.1 0 0 0 6.7 5.6 3.6 0 0 0 3.9 4.8 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 0 0 0 25.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50.0 0 0 0 0

Versatile Pivotal the top sire at a mile or under Times have changed dramatically from the period when ‘pure’ speed sires could be readily identified and their success with progeny over short distances confidently predicted. Now, the most appropriate definition of a speed sire is one whose progeny have an average winning distance below a mile. The majority of those are fully capable of getting major winners at a mile or beyond on a regular basis, which is what breeders want. Take the top three in this table. Pivotal was a five-furlong specialist but he was bred to get further and is not mated exclusively with fast mares. No surprise, then, that as well as sprint stars such as Kyllachy, he is responsible for plenty of top horses successful at a mile or more, including Group 1 performers Chorist, Excellent Art, Falco, Halfway To Heaven, Megahertz and Peeress. Danehill Dancer is the same, with such as Anna Pavlova, Decado, Jeremy, Speciosa, Unnefer and Where Or When all landing good pattern events over at least a mile. Invincible Spirit, although much more of a genuine speed sire, has got a Prix du Jockey-Club winner in Lawman. To confirm the state of play currently, the only sire among the leading group with progeny having an average winning distance below six furlongs is Namid. I

All statistics up to June 8

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British and Irish-bred winners overseas Breeder

Winner

Sire

Allport, D. F Aram, M V S and Mrs Balding, Mrs I A Balding, Peter Ballylinch Stud Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd Barronstown Stud Barronstown Stud & Orpendale Bates, Miss Susan Bearstone Stud Behan, Mrs Moira Berend Van Dalfsen Bergin, Denis and Mrs Teresa Bishop's Down Farm Blueberry, S Bluegate Stud Boland, R Bolger, J S Borella, Mario Bourke, O Bowdren, J Brazill, Matt Brinkley Stud, Ficomontanino, Bego Blu Brunger, Richard Bryant, I Buckley, C C Burnett, B D Caesar, Miss Mary Caley, Exors of the Late W L Calley House Syndicate Carmody, Dr P Castleton Group Century Farms Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Cheveley Park Stud Ltd Chevington Stud Chevington Stud Chippenham Lodge Stud & Rathbarry Stud Clee, Derek D Cliveden Stud Ltd Collin Stud Colts Neck Stables LLC Connell, Barry Connolly, John Connolly, Mrs E Corduff Stud & JCorcorcan Corvette Paddocks Ltd Cosgrove, Mrs Brid Crompton, Mrs S Crutchley, R E Dafydd, E Dalton, Michael Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Darley Davis, John and Susan Dayton Investments Ltd Dayton Investments Ltd Dayton Investments Ltd Dayton Investments Ltd Deer, D J and Mrs Deer, D J and Mrs

Hohlethelonely (GB) Sky Crusader (GB) Chadlington (IRE) Enda Bu Bu (GB) Blue Coral (IRE) Sovine (IRE) Altan (IRE) Beau Vengerov (IRE) Daggers Tango (IRE) Royal Protector (GB) Chestnut Gallinule (IRE) Hujum (IRE) Winterwind (IRE) Kitaj (GB) Storm Mountain (IRE) Rioka (IRE) Dukeside (IRE) Cornwall (IRE) Project Dane (IRE) Lady Lily (IRE) Intensify (IRE) Pentheas (IRE) Diva Cattiva (GB) Fulmine (GB) Elinaki (GB) Day Set (GB) Sweet Vanilla (IRE) Spetsiotis (IRE) Algol (GB) Caparison (IRE) Super Oraia Eleni (IRE) Killoscully (IRE) Witty Cat (IRE) Mystic Dancer (GB) Heavenward (GB) Eulogize (GB) Tittiba (GB) Gesture (GB) Sirenita (IRE) Rehernando (GB) Eliza Junior (GB) Irazu (GB) Vraona (GB) Possibellino (GB) Monastic Springs (GB) Mystery Cat (IRE) Talitha (IRE) Jackling Johnson (IRE) Arrow Flight (IRE) Syllabus (GB) Nans Joy (IRE) Pressure Putt (GB) Neokosmitissa (GB) Xerxis Terz (GB) Sapphire Stone (IRE) Al Ruwah (GB) Timbrel (GB) Timbrel (GB) Jeddeym (GB) Music House (IRE) Atheneum (IRE) Top Royelle (GB) Vortex Generator (IRE) Pointilliste (USA) Pokot (IRE) Bank Guard (IRE) Avertigo (GB) Belgian Quarter (GB)

Medicean (GB) Mujahid (USA) Robellino (USA) Bahamian Bounty (GB) Grand Lodge (USA) Xaar (GB) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) Danehill (USA) Daggers Drawn (USA) Royal Applause (GB) Bahhare (USA) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) Orpen (USA) Sakhee (USA) Montjeu (IRE) Captain Rio (GB) Bachelor Duke (USA) Danehill (USA) Dane Friendly (GB) Desert Sun (GB) Fasliyev (USA) Titus Livius (FR) Lujain (USA) Robellino (USA) Okawango (USA) Daylami (IRE) Night Shift (USA) Mull Of Kintyre (USA) Kyllachy (GB) Cape Cross (IRE) Titus Livius (FR) Barathea (IRE) Statue Of Liberty (USA) Machiavellian (USA) Pivotal (GB) Pivotal (GB) Domedriver (IRE) Bahri (USA) Mull Of Kintyre (USA) Hernando (FR) Barathea (IRE) Numerous (USA) Fantastic Light (USA) Zaha (CAN) Sadler's Wells (USA) Night Shift (USA) Orpen (USA) Daggers Drawn (USA) Nayef (USA) Sillery (USA) In The Wings Tipsy Creek (USA) Pursuit Of Love (GB) Lujain (USA) Intikhab (USA) Elusive Quality (USA) Singspiel (IRE) Singspiel (IRE) Hernando (FR) Singspiel (IRE) Noverre (USA) Royal Applause (GB) Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) Giant's Causeway (USA) Poliglote (GB) Peintre Celebre (USA) Averti (IRE) Bertolini (USA)

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Age/sex Dam

4c 6g 5h 5h 4c 3f 3c 4c 3c 3c 7h 4c 3c 3c 5h 3f 2c 7h 4c 4f 4f 5h 2f 5h 3f 4c 3f 4c 4g 6g 6m 4g 3c 4c 4c 4f 3f 6h 2f 3c 5m 3c 3f 3f 3c 5h 4f 4c 3c 7h 4f 5g 5m 4c 5h 4g 7h 7h 3g 3f 4c 4f 4c 5h 5h 3c 6h 5g

Now And Forever (IRE) Red Cloud (IRE) Tweed Mill (GB) Trina's Pet (GB) Pharmacist (IRE) Elemental (GB) Blushing Away (USA) Arpege (IRE) Gold Air (GB) My Daisychain (GB) Madam Baileys (IRE) Clara Bow (FR) Brickey Beech (IRE) Jumairah Sunset (GB) Lady Storm (IRE) Karlinaxa (GB) Night Spirit (IRE) Saviour (USA) Sweet College (IRE) Sheila Blige (GB) Rose Society (GB) Gin Oclock (IRE) Silver Cache (USA) Laugharne Corn Dolly (IRE) Wild Woman (GB) Vanille (IRE) Kealbra Lady (GB) Heckle (GB) Annotate (GB) Riverwave (USA) Armilina (FR) Angel Alydar (USA) Mystic Goddess (USA) Heavenly Ray (USA) Tantalize (GB) Stark Ballet (USA) Stark Ballet (USA) Division Bell (GB) Barsine (IRE) Finger Of Light (GB) Elouallee (FR) Laughing Girl (USA) Possibility (GB) Ipi Tombe (ZIM) Milly's Song Maslam (IRE) Chocolate Souffle (IRE) Lust (GB) Corvalent True Joy (IRE) Carnbrea Belle (IRE) Secret Waters Eldina (GB) Marju Guest (IRE) Ashbilya (USA) Liffey Lass (USA) Liffey Lass (USA) Bahirah (GB) Rosia (IRE) Anno Luce (GB) Colchica (GB) Verveine (USA) Peinture Bleue (USA) Pont Audemer (USA) Blue Cloud (IRE) Green Run (USA) Gold Luck (USA)

Ctry

Fr Gny Usa Ity Chr Usa Fr Fr Ity Fr Hk Fr Ity Fr Ity Fr Fr Mac Ity Den Gr Gr Ity Gr Gr Fr Gr Gr Hk Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr Usa Fr Ity Spa Ity Gr Spa Fr Hun Usa Gr Ity Ity Fr Hk Gny Hk Gr Gr Mac Gr Gr Gr Gr Fr Hun Usa Fr Fr Fr Fr Gny Fr

Date

1/6/08 18/5/08 30/4/08 1/5/08 25/5/08 17/5/08 4/5/08 1/6/08 7/5/08 25/5/08 1/5/08 15/5/08 17/5/08 9/5/08 21/5/08 29/5/08 25/5/08 3/5/08 4/5/08 10/5/08 7/4/08 14/3/08 4/5/08 12/3/08 22/4/08 20/5/08 20/3/08 9/4/08 14/5/08 28/3/08 13/4/08 12/3/08 11/3/08 26/3/08 28/3/08 1/5/08 9/5/08 11/5/08 11/5/08 17/5/08 20/3/08 15/5/08 6/5/08 11/5/08 24/5/08 28/3/08 23/5/08 16/5/08 30/5/08 25/5/08 22/5/08 04/5/08 11/4/08 11/4/08 11/5/08 05/3/08 11/3/08 07/4/08 07/4/08 03/5/08 18/5/08 23/5/08 21/5/08 25/5/08 01/6/08 01/6/08 21/5/08 21/5/08

Racecourse

Distance

Nancy Baden-Baden Hollywood Park Milan Velka Chuchle Hollywood Park Angers Chantilly Milan Dax Sha Tin Longchamp Milan Marseille Borely Milan Saint-Cloud Dax Taipa Rome Copenhagen Athens Athens Milan Athens Athens Chantilly Athens Athens Happy Valley Athens Athens Athens Athens Athens Athens Belmont Park Maisons-Laffitte Rome Zarzuela Milan Athens Zarzuela Saint-Cloud Budapest Belmont Park Athens Rome Rome Le Croise-Laroche Sha Tin Frankfurt Sha Tin Athens Athens Taipa Athens Athens Athens Athens Nantes Budapest Presque Isle Downs Saint-Cloud Lyon-Parilly Biguglia Chantilly Baden-Baden Saint-Cloud

1m4f £4,044 1m1f £4,779 1m £5,126 1m £6,250 1m27y £4,144 6f £11,156 1m £8,824 1m2f £17,279 1m5f £3,125 7f110y £4,779 1m1f £28,647 7f £8,088 7f110y £4,687 7f165y £9,926 1m1f £6,250 7f £8,088 5f110y £3,309 7f110y £7,706 1m1f (L) £17,500 6f £7,377 7f £4,294 5f £3,489 5f £5,625 7f £3,489 5f £6,978 1m £8,824 6f £6,978 5f £3,865 6f £38,563 1m £4,938 7f £3,140 7f £4,294 6f £6,978 6f £4,294 7f £4,348 1m £7,839 7f £9,191 6f (Gr3) £18,225 5f £6,618 1m2f £4,687 7f £4,734 1m3f £8,824 1m2f110y £9,191 1m £4,649 7f £15,678 7f £3,489 7f £2,500 6f £9,375 1m2f110y £5,147 1m55y £58,763 1m (L) £19,853 6f £21,669 6f £3,489 7f £4,831 7f £9,549 6f £5,368 7f £3,489 7f £3,285 6f £6,978 1m4f £6,618 1m1f £9,297 6f £5,729 1m2f110y £8,088 1m4f (L) £19,118 1m4f £3,309 1m1f £8,088 6f £4,779 1m4f £5,515

Prize-money

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The data published in this section is restricted to breeders based in Great Britain or Ireland, as determined by the address used when the foal was first registered. Some foreign-based breeders may be included if the mare was boarded in Great Britain or Ireland and is registered as being ‘care of’ a domestic breeder. Performance data covers results processed by Weatherbys during May

Deln Ltd Dene, Mrs J A Dioscuri Srl Doyle, M A Doyle, M A Dunderry Stud Dunmore Stud Ltd Ecurie de Meautry Egan & Maryl Stud, James M Ellesmere Bloodstock Ltd Ellis, John Eurostrait Ltd Eurostrait Ltd Evans, Richard Fair, I D Farmers Hill Stud Finnan, Arthur Finnan, Arthur Finnegan, Sean Finnegan, Sean Fittocks Stud Floors Farming & Side Hill Stud Foley, John Foley, M J Foley, T Forenaghts Stud Foy, C J Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd Garvey, Pat Gigginstown House Stud Golden Vale Stud Grimley, Duncan Grundy Bloodstock Ltd Grundy Bloodstock Ltd Grundy Bloodstock S R L H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC Haim, R Hanly, James F Haras De Son Altesse Laga Khan Scea Haras De Son Altesse Laga Khan Scea Haras Du Mezeray & Skymarc Farms Hartery, Mrs C Hartery, Mrs C Hascombe & Valiant Studs Hascombe & Valiant Studs & Darley Hawes, David and Mrs Highclere Stud Highclere Stud & HMH Management Hill, C K Hirschfeld & L K Piggott, Tony His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs SC His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs SC Hogan, Miss Jane Holohan, Bobbi Honniball, R Hughes, Mrs A Hyslop, E W Iceton, D G Irish National Stud Irish National Stud Irish National Stud Isca Bloodstock Jock Strap Partners Jock Strap Partners Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd

Mister Dynamo (IRE) Vettriano (IRE) Sunday's Brunch (IRE) Avant (IRE) Alabardero (IRE) Almazaal (IRE) Nice Applause (IRE) Chaparal Sea (IRE) White Gables (IRE) Don Lorenzo (IRE) Paliatzis (GB) Californie Dreamer (GB) Zavone (IRE) Theodorangelos (IRE) Craggy Cat (IRE) Shebang (IRE) Arapiles (IRE) Arapiles (IRE) Completo (IRE) Completo (IRE) Ridder (GB) Jardin Bleu (GB) Dresdi (IRE) Bello Peter (IRE) Sweet Diane (IRE) Indio Sinedo (IRE) Bahama Mama (IRE) Royal Crime (GB) Friston Forest (IRE) Efratis (IRE) Heavenly Light (IRE) Belmont Terz (IRE) Moon Child (IRE) Daylang (GB) Beat The Way (GB) Vol de Nuit (GB) Zannkiya (GB) Alternative (GB) Carrizo Creek (IRE) Whisperor (IRE) Cherry Linx (IRE) Democrate (GB) Everygrainofsand (IRE) Everygrainofsand (IRE) Icknield (GB) Watchtower (IRE) Auld Lang Syne (IRE) Cassablanca (GB) Mount Helicon (GB) Cape Schanck (GB) Ski School (IRE) Zarkava (IRE) Kadabi (IRE) Delta Fox (IRE) Kendwa (IRE) Steal My Fire (IRE) Kingsgate Bay (IRE) Vasilakis (IRE) Stef (IRE) Casino Clique (IRE) Blackberry Boy (IRE) Daytona (IRE) Ascot Blues (IRE) Narmer (GB) Narmer (GB) Perfect Hand (GB) Track Record (GB) Treat Gently (GB) Twin Town (GB)

Dubai Destination (USA) Danetime (IRE) Indian Lodge (IRE) Danetime (IRE) Redback (GB) Alhaarth (IRE) Royal Applause (GB) High Chaparral (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Marju (IRE) Warningford (GB) Barathea (IRE) Zafonic (USA) Spartacus (IRE) Statue Of Liberty (USA) Trans Island (GB) Xaar (GB) Xaar (GB) Mull Of Kintyre (USA) Mull Of Kintyre (USA) Dr Fong (USA) Diesis Soviet Star (USA) Revoque (IRE) Imperial Ballet (IRE) Celtic Swing (GB) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Royal Applause (GB) Barathea (IRE) Spinning World (USA) Montjeu (IRE) Perugino (USA) Shinko Forest (IRE) Daylami (IRE) Beat Hollow (GB) Linamix (FR) Sendawar (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) Charnwood Forest (IRE) Linamix (FR) Linamix (FR) Dalakhani (IRE) Desert Sun (GB) Desert Sun (GB) Polish Precedent (USA) Dubai Millennium (GB) Piccolo (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Montjeu (IRE) Observatory (USA) Montjeu (IRE) Zamindar (USA) Dalakhani (IRE) Imperial Ballet (IRE) Danehill Dancer (IRE) Iron Mask (USA) Desert Sun (GB) Hernando (FR) Traditionally (USA) Medicean (GB) Desert Prince (IRE) Indian Ridge Distant Music (USA) Diktat (GB) Diktat (GB) Barathea (IRE) Montjeu (IRE) Cape Cross (IRE) Halling (USA)

3c 8g 5h 8h 4c 4f 5h 3f 4g 3c 4c 3f 5h 3c 3c 4f 3c 3c 5h 5h 6h 9g 4f 8h 3f 4c 4f 3c 4c 5h 4f 6h 5h 3c 3f 7h 3f 4c 7h 3c 3c 3c 5g 5g 7g 6h 5h 3f 3c 4g 3g 3f 3c 4c 3f 3c 6g 5h 3f 5g 4c 4g 5m 3c 3c 3f 3c 3f 5m

Debbie's Next (USA) Krayyalei (IRE) Pinky Mouse (IRE) Hil Rhapsody (GB) Earls Girl (IRE) Lovelyst (IRE) Mona Em (IRE) Fee des Mers (GB) Redeem (IRE) Collected (IRE) Carreamia (GB) Californie (IRE) Irish Teen (USA) Suzy Street (IRE) Trexana (GB) Mystery Hill (USA) Riding School (IRE) Riding School (IRE) Bold Avril (IRE) Bold Avril (IRE) Frond (GB) Cask (GB) Easy Pop (IRE) Thrifty's Best Bright And Early (FR) Amenity (FR) Nassma (IRE) Crime (USA) Talented (GB) High Tiara (FR) Granny Kelly (USA) Commin' Up (GB) Bois de Citron (USA) Kelang (GB) Heed The Way (USA) Bedside Story (GB) Zanakiya (FR) Oatey (GB) Violet Spring (IRE) Quiet Splendor (USA) Cherry Moon (USA) Aiglonne (USA) Serious Delight (GB) Serious Delight (GB) Ingozi (GB) Balisada (GB) Yesterday's Song (GB) Ravine (GB) Model Queen (USA) Sally Gardens (GB) Teller (ARG) Zarkasha (IRE) Kadaka (IRE) Rivers Rainbow (GB) Mystiara (IRE) Lady of Pleasure (IRE) Selkirk Flyer (GB) Vanessa Bell (IRE) Zuccini Business (IRE) Lishaway (FR) Summer Crush (USA) Kyka (USA) Sweet Decision (IRE) Ipanema Beach (GB) Ipanema Beach (GB) Tarocchi (USA) Prove (GB) Kid Gloves (GB) Contiguous (USA)

Fr Usa Ity Ity Spa Gr Fr Fr Gr Ity Gr Ity Mac Gr Hk Usa Spa Spa Swe Swe Hk Fr Gr Gr Spa Ity Usa Ity Fr Gr Fr Gr Gr Ity Ity Ity Fr Spa Hk Fr Fr Fr Gr Gr Fr Usa Gr Usa Fr Hk Gr Fr Fr Spa Den Gr Can Gr Gr Sin Spa Usa Fr Fr Fr Fr Fr Fr Aus

03/5/08 01/5/08 17/5/08 05/5/08 15/5/08 09/4/08 14/5/08 26/5/08 22/4/08 28/5/08 18/4/08 12/5/08 23/5/08 13/4/08 25/5/08 09/5/08 04/5/08 25/5/08 29/4/08 18/5/08 14/5/08 31/5/08 25/3/08 20/3/08 15/5/08 08/5/08 09/5/08 01/5/08 12/5/08 18/4/08 18/5/08 11/4/08 21/3/08 04/5/08 25/5/08 29/5/08 12/5/08 18/5/08 18/5/08 02/5/08 20/5/08 05/5/08 05/3/08 11/4/08 04/5/08 14/5/08 22/4/08 18/5/08 06/5/08 25/5/08 29/4/08 11/5/08 20/5/08 11/5/08 17/5/08 11/4/08 19/5/08 12/3/08 12/3/08 02/5/08 11/5/08 26/5/08 29/5/08 08/5/08 01/6/08 09/5/08 15/5/08 15/5/08 17/5/08

Fontainebleau-Province 1m1f £3,603 Atlantic City 1m £6,030 Milan 1m (L) £17,500 Tagliacozzo 1m £3,125 Zarzuela 1m2f £3,676 Athens 6f £5,368 Marseille Borely 1m2f £5,515 Salon-De-Provence 1m4f £5,147 Athens 5f £4,294 Milan 1m2f £4,687 Athens 7f £4,831 Merano 1m £3,750 Taipa 5f £11,224 Athens 6f £6,978 Sha Tin 6f £28,647 Hollywood Park 7f £6,030 Zarzuela 1m2f £3,676 Zarzuela 1m165y £3,676 Jagersro 5f £3,108 Jagersro 6f (L) £18,648 Happy Valley 1m55y £21,669 Longchamp 7f £8,088 Athens 5f £4,294 Athens 7f £4,493 Zarzuela 1m £4,412 Varese 1m2f110y £3,125 Hollywood Park 6f £19,085 Milan 1m2f £4,687 Saint-Cloud 1m7f £12,132 Athens 7f £5,260 Saint-Brieuc 1m4f £4,044 Athens 7f £4,133 Athens 7f £4,734 Florence 7f110y £3,750 Milan 7f110y £4,687 Naples 1m2f £3,750 Nort-Sur-Erdre 1m1f £4,044 Zarzuela 6f £4,412 Sha Tin 1m £38,563 Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m4f £12,132 Chantilly 1m2f110y £8,088 Longchamp 1m3f (Gr2) £54,485 Athens 7f £4,026 Athens 7f £5,260 Lyon-Parilly 1m3f £4,412 Suffolk Downs 1m £3,106 Athens 6f £4,026 Hollywood Park 1m £15,075 Saint-Cloud 1m4f £12,500 Sha Tin 1m2f £21,669 Athens 5f £6,978 Longchamp 1m (Gr1) £168,059 Chantilly 1m2f110y £8,456 Zarzuela 7f110y £4,044 Copenhagen 1m £4,918 Athens 7f £19,324 Woodbine 5f £12,953 Athens 1m £3,865 Athens 5f £6,978 Kranji 1m £23,323 Zarzuela 1m4f £5,147 Hollywood Park 1m (Gr1) £93,618 Saint-Cloud 1m2f110y £6,250 Dax 1m2f110y £4,779 Dax 7f110y £5,515 Maisons-Laffitte 1m1f £10,662 Longchamp 1m2f £8,088 Longchamp 1m2f £8,088 Morphettville 1m2f35y £6,493

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British and Irish-bred winners overseas Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Juddmonte Farms Ltd Kelly, Mrs Lisa Kilnamoragh Stud Knocklong House Stud Knocklong House Stud Knocktoran Stud Kurt, K L A C Ashby Newhall Estate Farm Legard, Lady Liberty Road Stables Limestone & Tara Studs Loughtown Stud Lynch Bages Ltd & Elite Bloodstock Lynch, K B Magliari, Dr Francesco Maher, D J Maher, D J Mason, P A Maynooth Stud Ltd McGregor, Duncan A Meon Valley Stud Meon Valley Stud Meon Valley Stud Meon Valley Stud Middle Park Stud Ltd Middle Park Stud Ltd Middlebrook & Brain International, G and Mrs Millenium Partnership Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Sheikh Molloy, K Newsells Park Stud Limited Niarchos Family Niarchos Family, The Norelands Bloodstock, J Hanly & H Lascelles Normand Cheng Seidler Racing Inc Northmore Stud Oak Lodge Bloodstock & DRC Elsworth O'Brien, Exors of the Late Mrs S O'Brien, Mrs Ann Marie O'Byrne & Roderick Ryan, N O'Callaghan, Noel O'Connor, J O'Dwyer, Michael O'Gorman, Mrs Marie Old Suffolk Stud O'Neill, Patrick Osborne, John Owen, Mrs H Owen, Mrs H Pearson, L V Pendley Farm Penfold Bloodstock Persse, A M F Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd Pier House Stud Pier House Stud Platt Promotions Ltd Player, P D

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Your Say In the February issue, TBA Council member Paul Thorman asked the vexed question:

Are grooms’ fees fair? ‘YES’ David Redvers Tweenhills Stud

Julia Scott Glebe Stud

Generally, if a breeder wants a moan they like to have a go at stallion studs because sooner or later they will have to sign a cheque and it niggles to pay for extras. Grooms’ fees have been an extra for as long as there have been keep and nomination fees. The industry agreed that it was acceptable for mare owners to contribute a small something to the staff that looked after their mares at public stud. If the industry now feels the time is right for a change, then it needs to come up with a replacement scheme. For most studs this would mean increased keep fees and walk-in fees. As long as these fees are transparent and go directly to the staff, they are the most fair way to reward stud staff for the personal risk taken and time they put into clients’ mares and foals. These fees should be factored into a breeder’s calculations when booking nominations. There is no reason for them to be a nasty surprise. One of the greatest challenges facing the breeding industry is attracting a competent workforce and rewarding them appropriately. Our industry is judged on its ability to recompense staff for their efforts as compared to our sister, the racing industry. Racing staff receive prize-money percentages

and get to go racing, while stud staff have no such perks without their well earned groom’s fee. Using the argument that these fees shouldn’t be paid if the mare isn’t ultimately in foal or for walk-ins miss the point that staff are never at

‘NO’

and do not expect anybody else to pay my staff’s wages. If you buy something in a shop, you pay for the goods, but however polite the shop assistant is, you don’t pay an additional charge. A groom’s fee is in addition to the nomination fee, which, in my opinion, are generally too high anyway, especially as there is no limit to how many mares a stallion covers – some cover up to 150 a season, perhaps even more. Some studs, it must be said, sensibly limit the number of mares. For example, 120 mares x £50 = £6,000. For a stud with five stallions, this is generating £30,000 in grooms’ fees – and you can double that figure for those studs charging £100 per mare. Some studs do not chase up non-payers, which makes it even more unfair for the honest mare owner. If some mare owners make a stand and refuse to pay these charges, they might not be able to purchase the desired nomination. It is hard enough to make money as a small breeder and grooms’ fees are certainly unwelcome charges.

Grooms’ fees are something that have crept in over the years. I understand they started as the odd cash tip to the stallion men by grateful mare owners. However, this was generally when mares boarded at the studs for two months or more, whereas now many mares are walked in to the public studs. These are obligatory charges by most stallion studs, ranging from £40 to £100 per mare, and they are unjustified. Tips should be optional and there is no reason why mare owners should subsidise a stallion man’s wage. I have nothing against the stallion men, who invariably do a good job, yet I feel this fee is being wrongly charged to the mare owner. Their wages should be paid in total by the individual stallion stud. I run a small private stud

“I run a small private stud and do not expect anybody else to pay my staff’s wages”

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“Staff are never at greater risk than around unknown mares” greater risk than when unknown mares are in the covering yard. These small fees (we charge £40) are a part of the keep fees for their efforts in looking after the mares and foals whilst they are at stud. Sadly, the days have long gone when the majority of breeders would turn up with their mares and religiously tip the staff that looked after them – although there are a few noble exceptions. Mares now get shipped in and out by hauliers without their owners ever seeing the staff. The groom’s fee is the one way of making sure they get a fair deal.

E-mail editor@ownerbreeder.co.uk or telephone 01444 440540 in order to have ‘Your Say’

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