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£4.95 | January 2015 | Issue 125

Incorporating

Still De champ Jamie Moore on his unique bond with Sire De Grugy

Plus • Kingman crowned at ROA Horseracing Awards in London • Dirty business: why has America abandoned synthetics? • New stallions to suit your broodmare and bank balance

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European champion 2yo and 3yo. The speed to win the 2,000 Guineas. The class to win the Epsom Derby.

• ALFRED NOBEL • AUSTRALIA • CAMELOT • CANFORD CLIFFS • DYLAN THOMAS • EXCELEBRATION • FASTNET ROCK • FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • GALILEO • • HENRYTHENAVIGATOR • HIGH CHAPARRAL • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • KINGSBARNS • MASTERCRAFTSMAN • MOST IMPROVED • NO NAY NEVER • POUR MOI • POWER • • REQUINTO • RIP VAN WINKLE • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR • RULER OF THE WORLD • SO YOU THINK • STARSPANGLEDBANNER • THEWAYYOUARE • WAR COMMAND • ZOFFANY •

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A shadow cast by Encke’s positive test is that ❝ his victory in last year’s St Leger prevented Camelot from becoming the first since Nijinsky in 1970 to win Flat racing’s Triple Crown.

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THE FASTEST SON OF SIRE OF SIRES MONTJEU HIS DAM IS A GROUP WINNER BY KINGMAMBO

Camelot is well clear in the Epsom Derby-Gr.1. It’s 5 lengths back to Main Sequence (4 Gr.1 wins including the 2014 BC Turf)

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£4.95 | January 2015 | Issue 125

Incorporating

Still De champ Jamie Moore on his unique bond with Sire De Grugy

Plus • Kingman crowned at ROA Horseracing Awards in London • Dirty business: why has America abandoned synthetics? • New stallions to suit your broodmare and bank balance

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Cover: Sire De Grugy and Jamie Moore capture the 2014 Champion Chase at the Festival Photo: George Selwyn

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Moore rewarded for his persistence in the saddle J

amie Spencer’s announcement that he was retiring from the saddle following his replacement as number one jockey to Qatar Racing caused plenty of shock and discussion in the racing press – as did his decision to continue to work for an operation that had deemed him surplus to requirements. This ‘marmite’ rider, known for his hold-up tactics that seemed to delight and infuriate punters in equal measure, burst on to the scene with an Irish Classic victory while still an apprentice and has enjoyed a career that can only be viewed as a huge success, albeit with the odd bumpy moment along the way. Will he come to regret his decision? His former wife, Channel 4 Racing presenter Emma Spencer, is the subject of this month’s ‘24 Hours With’ (page 128) and thinks her ex-husband will find the change “very hard”. Perhaps more surprising was the news that Ryan Mania, who enjoyed Grand National glory on Auroras Encore in 2013, was also hanging up his breeches at the age of 25 after apparently falling out of love with the game and growing tired of the constant dieting required to make riding weight. Mania is a significant loss to jump racing, particularly in the north, where his successful association with the Bingley stable of Sue and Harvey Smith – “He’s class and he doesn’t know it,” Harvey told this magazine in 2012 – showed him to be a horseman of rare talent and skill. Northern jump racing, in all areas, lacks the strength in depth of previous generations and the loss of one of its headline acts can only be viewed as regrettable. Sadly, it seems, we will never know how far this young man would have gone in his first profession, but it is my belief that an opening at one of the top southern stables would have come his way at some point. After all, the likes of AP McCoy and Richard Johnson cannot go on forever. It is this sentiment that surely encourages Jamie Moore when he says his

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ambition is to become champion jockey. Moore has never been regarded as one of the top names in the weighing-room but a dedication to his craft and willing attitude has seen him earn the opportunity to sit on better horses with an increasing number of the bigger yards. In a superb ‘Talking To’ interview with Tim Richards (pages 60-64), Moore discusses the importance of family, his association with outstanding chaser Sire De Grugy and relationship with brother Ryan, the threetime champion jockey on the Flat who is regarded as the best in the world. “We have always been very close,” Jamie says. “He knows what I’m feeling and I know what he’s feeling. “Occasionally Ryan and I discuss each other’s riding, but, if you’re worth anything, you don’t need telling if you’ve messed up. We both know when things have gone wrong. “I think he’s the best in the world, and the press keep saying so. I know he’s flattered, even embarrassed, by all the praise. He has ice in his veins. For me, yes, he is the number one.” The question of who the number one two-mile chaser is – Sire De Grugy or Sprinter Sacre – will rumble on for a while yet, with both currently out of action, although Moore is “very confident” his mount will serve it up to Nicky Henderson’s inmate when the two hopefully meet. Sire De Grugy, along with his owners the Preston Family & Friends, was one of the stars at December’s ROA Horseracing Awards, sponsored by Weatherbys Bank, which drew a huge attendance in London. The brilliant Kingman, about to embark on his first season at owner Khalid Abdullah’s Banstead Manor Stud (New sires for 2015, pages 73-81), claimed the coveted Horse of the Year title. Pictures from this fantastic evening of celebration can be found on pages 41-57. Finally, I would like to wish all of our readers a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2015.

“A dedication to his

craft and willing attitude has earned him the chance to sit on better horses

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CONTENTS JANUARY 2015

60 NEWS & VIEWS 9

ROA Leader

FEATURES 20

New BHA board a benefit

TBA Leader The ripple effect

News Minimum values rise

Changes Your news in a nutshell

Tony Morris

The Big Picture

Centenary celebrations

From Newbury and Aintree

ROA Horseracing Awards

First-season Sires Assessing the new boys

Sales Special Including bloodstock year review

Honouring the best around

Irish National Stud

Caulfield Files

COVER STORY Talking To...

Jamie Moore

128 24 Hours With...

Does success breed success?

Emma Spencer

Gainsborough’s greatness

Howard Wright Jockeys’ numbers misleading

INTERNATIONAL SCENE 30

View From Ireland New rules on drugs needed

Continental Tales Charles Gourdain’s search for a star

Around The Globe Main Sequence bids for Horse of the Year title

Steve Preston and friends had a night to remember at the ROA Awards (pages 41-57)

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RACHEL HOOD President Racehorse Owners Association

New board to keep BHA moving in right direction Independent representation means decision-making will benefit entire sport

he recent announcement that six new directors will join the BHA Board has given horseracing’s governing authority an enormous push along the road of modernisation. It was a commendably radical move to appoint six new directors – to join two existing directors – who are not automatically identified with mainstream racing. Their appointments chime with Chairman Steve Harman’s wellpublicised wishes to bring gifted outsiders into the administration of the sport. Certainly, the new directors’ respective abilities cannot be doubted but the board will require help to find its feet, such are the deep complexities of this industry. A likely ‘knowledge gap’ in the early days will therefore be plugged by two so-called Member Nominated Directors who are to be collaboratively appointed by the Horsemen’s Group members and the Racecourse Association and will probably stay on the board for only a year. Finding the right people for these positions is going to be difficult. Each of them will be required to have a deep understanding of British horseracing’s many intricacies but at the same time they must not be partisan in the advice they dispense. There is also a recognition that, while the board has to be allowed independence in its decision-making role, its shareholders – the ROA, the RCA, the TBA and Licensed Personnel – must be kept informed of these decisions. Without an appropriate communication system, there is a danger that old suspicions and grievances will re-emerge. The new board marks a change in the process that started back in 1993 when the British Horseracing Board was set up to take charge of a sport that had previously been run for about two and half centuries by the Jockey Club. As Chairman, Steve Harman refers to his new board as evolution rather than revolution but what happened in the early nineties was indeed revolution in racing terms. The fact that the Jockey Club was for the first time loosening its autocratic grip on horseracing was a change

of seismic proportions for our sport. In those early days of the BHB, board directors were mostly there as representatives of their particular constituents. This resulted in many hours of argument rather than debate, much of it acrimonious, with each one feeling duty bound to support the association they were representing rather than taking a holistic view. It also made the position of the owners pretty weak. Already by that stage the Jockey Club were the country’s biggest racecourse owners, while they continued to have the biggest representation on the board. This meant they were natural allies of the Racecourse Association and, between the two, they commanded the biggest vote. For all its imperfections, the formation of the BHB laid the crucial groundwork for what we have today. The transition was never smooth but, gradually, over the years, sectional interests have been replaced by independent representation so we now have a board whose objective will be to make decisions on behalf of the whole industry. The importance of this cannot be over-emphasised as the ambition of racing and now the government to create a Horserace Betting Authorisation Right to replace the levy system moves ever closer. Once established, this would mean the BHA board would share in the responsibility for collecting and distributing money flowing from the betting industry – a huge undertaking commercially. The new directors on the BHA board will already be aware that the issue of funding will be uppermost on their agenda. They will know this industry-changing opportunity can only be properly fulfilled if the problem of VAT being charged on payments to racing can be overcome and that any concerns raised by the European Court of Justice must be circumvented at an early stage. It was 10 years ago when the ECJ destroyed racing’s ambitions to become self-funding, much to the shock of the whole industry. We can be confident that the new BHA board will not allow this to happen again.

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TBA LEADER

RICHARD LANCASTER Chairman Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association

Ripple effect brought steroid issue to the fore Progress will be made with main racing authorities working towards one policy

ometimes you have to drop a pebble into the middle of a still pond so that the ripples can cause an impact, before they wash their way to the shore and everything becomes calmer. Such an occasion happened a couple of months ago, when in this column I raised the touchy subject of anabolic steroids and highlighted general concern in Britain about their use for therapeutic purposes. The blanket ban proposed by the BHA was just around the corner, but only a month ago there seemed little evidence the playing fields of Europe were about to be levelled. Unfortunately, my message, and by implication the TBA, was misinterpreted in certain quarters as accusing breeders in France and Ireland of wrongdoing. That was definitely not the case, as close examination of the words in the article actually revealed. Whilst the withdrawal of anabolic steroids for therapeutic benefits still remains a sticking point for a number of vets in Britain and may continue to do so for some time, I have made no bones about the fact that we wanted the French and Irish racing authorities to declare the same commitment to outlawing their use. This leaves the way clear for everyone to have confidence that the major European racing and breeding powerhouses are working to the same criteria. With the January 1 implementation date looming fast, the BHA has now confirmed it has spoken with the authorities in France, Germany and Ireland on several occasions during 2014. By the time you read this article it is indicated that the position will be much clearer. Until that happens, the TBA’s position will remain the same. From the outset, our message to the BHA was that racing had to be conscious of the global nature of the thoroughbred market. It also had to be aware of the need for breeders to operate on a level playing field as far as the adoption of zero tolerance to anabolic steroids was concerned. Thankfully, despite a startled response from one or two interested parties outside Britain, the ripples quickly picked up momentum, washing on to the shores

of France and Ireland, and even lapping up to the doors of the Paris headquarters of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. Taking those principles a step farther, direct involvement by the IFHA is key to clarifying the way forward and providing assured answers to important questions that affect the bigger picture. I have responded to the IFHA’s offer of help to request two outcomes: an agreed regime for dealing with horses that test positive to anabolic steroids and commitment from all racing authorities on delivering the policy on the same terms and to the same timescale; and a unified approach to penalties and exclusions in the event of a positive test. I hope to be able to report on this next month. In the meantime, and without compromising any plans that the main racing authorities may eventually devise, the feeling is growing that common interests should be rowing in the same boat. I am delighted, therefore, that both the Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers (SITA) and the European Association of TBAs (EFTBA) have taken up the issue. In early December these groups showed direct interest in bringing the respective breeding and commercial interests together to identify a common policy. Through the offices of EFTBA a decision was made to ask leading Irish vet, and Chairman of the EFTBA Veterinary Committee, Des Leadon, to form a working committee. This will advise on recent developments relating to anabolic steroids, from identifying differences in national legislation to examining demands for access to premises that sit outside racing’s licensing jurisdiction. Membership will not be confined to vets. A list of principles is being drawn up and a tight timetable for the reporting process has been set. We are finally making progress. If the comments made here two months ago were the catalyst for respective parties to show they are as committed as those in Britain, throwing a stone in the water will have been no bad thing.

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NEWS Stories from the racing world

Minimum values rise ‘modest progress’ Horsemen’s Group Chairman says new levels are no higher than they were a decade ago

The BHA hopes that better prize-money for lower-grade races will help to tackle the issue of small fields

inimum prize-money values will rise from April 1, a move that is targeted towards helping owners operating at grassroots level. BHA minimum values are the minimum prize-money levels that must be offered per race. They are determined by class of race, with higher values for better quality races. The increases that will kick in on April 1 are directed mainly at the lower end of the scale, with the BHA and stakeholders agreeing it is

these races in greatest need of a boost, though with Horsemen’s Group Chairman Philip Freedman pointing out that even with the increases, minimum values are mainly no higher than they were a decade ago. Ruth Quinn, Director of Racing for BHA, said: “We acknowledge that the cost of getting a horse to the races is increasing all the time and it is essential we do what we can to assist those who are not always competing for the top prizes.

“This mirrors the reasoning behind the recent announcement that £4.5 million of the bookmakers’ Additional Voluntary Contribution fund would be used to ensure many Class 2-6 races pay down to at least sixth place. “Behind these policies is a focus on encouraging participation and thereby addressing the current problem of small fields. Integral to that challenge is assisting owners and trainers in meeting the costs of sending

Veteran chasers given chance to run for £100,000 A veterans’ chase series containing 11 races and £400,000 in prize-money has been inaugurated for 2015, the aim being to give more chances to chasers aged ten and over who might have found winning opportunities limited in other valuable races. It is also hoped that the popularity of veterans’ chases, which tend to attract aboveaverage fields and well-known horses, will see the series providing a centrepiece contest on Sundays, with eight of the races being run on that day. The final will be at Sandown on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Each of the ten qualifying races will have a minimum prize fund of £30,000, with the final offering £100,000. All horses that start in one of the qualifying races will be eligible for the final. The series will be part-funded by the Additional Voluntary Contribution Fund,

which consisted of a £4.5 million contribution from William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred to incentivise more competitive racing. BHA Director of Racing Ruth Quinn said: “The creation of the series has two primary objectives. One is to provide a boost to Sunday racing by creating a valuable, quality centrepiece race on Sundays. “Veterans’ chases are very popular and tend to attract good competitive fields. It is always exciting to see much-loved horses competing for good prize-money against their age-group peers. “The second objective is to provide more opportunities for these quality horses to run, thus making use of the horse population to generate races which will in turn create competitive fields which are attractive from a betting point of view.

“The issues facing jump racing in terms of small-field races are well documented and this is just one of the initiatives BHA have recently announced in order to try to tackle this problem.” ROA Chief Executive Richard Wayman added: “This is a really worthwhile initiative and, with decent prize-money on offer including a £100,000 final, the series is certain to prove very popular with the owners of older chasers. “Many of these grand old campaigners are not quite up to competing at the highest level and also struggle in handicaps against less exposed types, which is why these veteran events have been so well received in recent years. “The investment in this series will provide a further boost and will only enhance the appeal of these races.”

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Minimum Values 2014 From (£) April 1 (£)

Flat Group 1 – 2yo Heritage Handicaps Class 4 – 2yo Class 5 Class 6

145,000 150,000 95,000 100,000 5,800 6,100 4,000 4,500 3,000 3,500

Jumps Chase Grade 2 Novice Chase Grade 1 Novice Chase Grade 2 Chase Class 5 Hurdle Grade 1 Hurdle Grade 2 Novice Hurdle Grade 1 Novice Hurdle Grade 2 Hurdle & NHF Class 4 Hurdle & NHF Class 5

45,000 40,000 30,500 3,300 70,000 36,500 35,000 27,500 4,800 3,000

50,000 45,000 32,000 3,800 75,000 40,000 40,000 30,000 5,000 3,500

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horses racing, especially if there’s a chance it might stimulate a marginal increase in the average number of runs per horse.” Freedman said: “We are pleased progress has been made for those running horses at the lower end of the programme, which will also benefit from the Additional Voluntary Contribution fund. “The fact is, however, that in the vast majority of cases the new minimum values are no higher than they were ten years ago, when

total prize-money was over £20 million lower. “In part this reflects more races being run, and in part is as a consequence of racecourses having considerably more flexibility in allocating their prize-money budgets than in the past. This has resulted in certain segments of the horse population seeing little, if any, of the recent significant increases in total prizemoney. “We do not anticipate any undesirable downgrading of the race programme as a consequence of these modest increases in minimum values and revisiting them in 2015 is a priority for the Horsemen’s Group.” ROA Chief Executive Richard Wayman said: “Although total prize-money has been growing, partly as a result of the contractual agreements now in place with all but four racecourses, I know many ROA members feel little has changed. “The main reason for this is minimum values have failed to keep up with the growth in total prize-money, which means that the extra money has not been shared across all areas of the race programme. “Racecourses should, of course, have some flexibility in deciding where to allocate additional funds but the sport will continue to lose owners if it is prepared to allow some races to be run for less than ten years ago. “Minimum values should be set at a level where all successful racehorse owners should benefit from some of the extra money and the simple fact is that, even after these latest increases to minimum values, we’re not there yet.”

Old but good: Hey Big Spender has the option of contesting veterans’ races

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New steroid rules kick in

Mahmood Al Zarooni: banned

January 1 will see the introduction of the BHA’s new zero tolerance policy regarding the use of anabolic steroids and prohibited substances, which will impact on owners and breeders. The revised rules, which were formulated after the Mahmood Al Zarooni scandal in 2013 that saw the former Godolphin trainer disqualified for eight years, forbid the use of steroids at any point in a horse’s racing life, from the point of foaling until retirement from the sport. Any horse that is found with steroids in its system will not be allowed to enter training for 12 months and face a mandatory racing ban of 14 months. All British-bred horses need to be registered with Weatherbys within 12 months of birth and must be available for testing at any time, regardless of location, following that registration. In a further change, the ‘registered keeper’ of a horse – whether the breeder, owner or trainer – will now be known as the ‘responsible person’. The new rules place additional responsibility on owners and breeders when their horses(s) is not in a training yard. The BHA has produced a document that compiles all of the rules related to this issue, which can be found in the ‘resource centre’ section at britishhorseracing.com. It is also in the process of compiling a guidance document that will explain everyone’s responsibilities under the new regime. While the BHA is in the process of contacting people to make them aware of the new rules, anyone with further questions can contact the BHA at anti-doping@britishhorseracing.com or call 0207 152 0167.

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NEWS

Racing remembers ‘unique’ Lady Herries Tributes flowed for Classic-winning trainer Lady Herries following her death in November at the age of 76. Born on June 12, 1938, the eldest of the four daughters of the 16th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Lavinia, racing was in her blood – her father was the Queen’s representative at Ascot and her mother was a successful owner and breeder. Lady Herries was still Lady Anne FitzalanHoward when she started to train jumpers at Everingham Park, near York, in 1970. Her first good horse was her mother’s Set Point, who dead-heated for the Wetherby Pattern Chase in 1976, and won the Eider and Rowland Meyrick Chases in 1977. She moved to Arundel in 1979 and to Angmering Park, Littlehampton in 1983. It was from there that Lady Herries really made her mark on the sport, largely through Racing Post Trophy and Prix du Jockey-Club hero Celtic Swing – bred by her mother and sold to Peter Savill – but also such as Sheriff’s Star, Taufan’s Melody and River North. Savill, the former BHB Chairman, said: “Celtic Swing was owned by Anne’s mother Lavinia, who had owned a lot of good horses trained by Anne, including Sheriff’s Star, but she was unwell and so they were willing to sell him. “He was by far the best horse I ever owned and he showed he was special from the very beginning. “I hold her in the highest regard as a trainer – she had a lot of experience and always did right by her horses. She handled Celtic Swing brilliantly, especially as he was somewhat

Lady Herries (inset) trained Celtic Swing to win two Group 1s for owner Peter Savill

delicate, and I had total faith in her. I never had any doubts over her ability to handle a horse with his Classic aspirations.” Kevin Darley, who rode Celtic Swing on all seven starts, which included a 12-length success in the Racing Post Trophy that ensured champion two-year-old status, recalled: “Lady Herries was a unique lady. She provided me with my first Group 1 winner with River North in the Aral Pokal in

Germany, and then my first Classic with Celtic Swing in the French Derby. “She was a marvellous person and always put the welfare of her horses first. She paid attention to every detail and her horses always looked immaculate. They were a tribute to her horsemanship.” Lady Herries was the widow of Colin Cowdrey, the England cricket captain who died in 2000.

Yorton Farm new boy Universal

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Get online to win your free stallion nomination National Hunt breeders are being offered the chance to win a free stallion nomination – and all they have to do is log on and click a mouse. Yorton Farm Stud in Wales has made a video for each of its five sires – Sulamani, Gentlewave, Malinas, Universal and Norse Dancer – to help breeders with their mating decisions. Breeders who ‘like’ a video on Facebook or retweet a video link on Twitter will be entered into the draw to win a free nomination to their preferred sire. David Futter, owner of Yorton Farm Stud, said: “Making the videos was the next big step towards putting the stud and the stallions on the map. “We hope that breeders will enjoy watching them and find them a useful tool when finalising their mating decisions.” The draw for the nomination will take place on January 31. The winner will be notified via social media. See yortonfarm.co.uk for more details.

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TWEENHILLS TIMES AN EYE FOR SUCCESS

JANUARY 2015

HARBOUR WATCH FOALS IN DEMAND First foals of Tweenhills Farm & Stud stallion Harbour Watch proved highly popular at Tattersalls December Sale. Headed by a 240,000gns filly – offered from Paddy Kelly’s Ballybin Stud and bought by Shadwell Estates – 38 of Harbour Watch’s foals were sold at an average price of 35,382gns and a median of 27,500gns. The figures make excellent reading for breeders given that Harbour Watch’s covering fee was £7,500 (Oct 1, SLF) in 2013, and remains at that price in the New Year.

Other purchasers included Qatar Racing’s David Redvers, who paid 100,000gns for a colt (pictured) from the National Stud, Limerick-based Epona Bloodstock, which gave 78,000gns for a colt from Whitwell Bloodstock, and Amanda Skiffington, who gained a Castlebridge Consignment colt for 62,000gns. Tweenhills Farm & Stud sold eight foals at an average of 31,250gns – a 58,000gns Harbour Watch colt who was sold to Jamie Railton Sales proved the pick – and also 18 mares and fillies, headed by Just The Judge, but including

a pair of six-figure lots who were knocked down to US bloodstock agent Ben McElroy. They were Graceful Grit (Holy Roman Emperor), who made 170,000gns, and Lady Bingo (Galileo), who achieved 145,000gns.

Photography: www.tattersalls.com

NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR JUST THE JUDGE

Sheikh Fahad, Peter Molony, Teo Ah Khing, Michael Wallace, David Redvers, after the filly’s sale

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Brilliant Just The Judge was easily the stand-out horse at this year’s Tattersalls’ December Sale, and she proved it by achieving a price of 4,500,000gns. Sent to the ring to dissolve sharedownership between Qatar Racing and the Sangster Family, she was knocked down to Sheikh Fahad for a new partnership with the China Horse Club. Tweenhills head David Redvers, who manages Qatar Racing’s

interests, said of the new alliance: “The China Horse Club is taking the Sangsters’ share, and it means we can race the filly for another year and then send her to the world’s finest stallions. She’s sound, has been running as well as ever all year, and only a month ago she won the E P Taylor Stakes. I cannot wait to send her to stud in 12 months’ time, but in the meantime she can race at the top level around the world.”

Busy, but rewarding December Sales

Karla O’Connell Foaling manager A night owl, then... “Mares can foal at any time of day, but generally at night. I’ve become accustomed to the hours working on my own, and talking to myself a lot – when the foals start talking back I’ll know it’s time to retire.” You’ve foaled some stars... The first foaling I witnessed turned out to be Street Cry, while I was on a work placement at Kildangan Stud. I stayed for another three years, and then worked at a separate Darley farm looking after yearlings. I then did four years at Derrinstown Stud, and more recently I’ve been foaling at Islanmore Stud. Their life in your hands... Every mare and her foal are precious, but there is a bit of pressure when you know the foal is by Galileo out of a prized mare. To every foal that is born I say ‘Welcome to the world’. I joined Tweenhills in late November – my first job in Britain – and have been looking at the lists. It will be interesting to handle some Frankels, and those by Iffraaj, who I foaled myself.

Karen Smith & Bryony Smith

Just The Judge and Ben Hyde

Charm Spirit and Sam Imrie

Havana Gold Keeneland’s Geoffrey Russell presents the Alcibiades Stakes Cup to Sheikh Fahad

Tattersalls’ Lord Howland and Edmond Mahony join Sheikh Fahad and Shadwell’s Richard Lancaster

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Philip Fenton The Turf Club disqualifies trainer for three years after he was found guilty of eight charges of possessing banned substances, including anabolic steroids.

Danny Grant Irish Flat jockey is handed a six-month disqualification for failing a drug test in March, after drinking a South American herbal tea that contained cocaine.

Betfred Alan Lee Times man and Owner & Breeder contributor is named Writer of the Year at the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association Derby Awards. Edward Whitaker takes the top photographer accolade.

Sam Hoskins Syndicate manager and TBA board member joins Overbury Stud in Gloucestershire, home to new stallion Dunaden, where he will manage nominations.

Adam Kirby Takes over as retained rider to owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum, a role previously occupied by Andrea Atzeni.

Gala Coral Online operations help drive overall gross profits up by 9%; Paddy Power reports strong performance in third quarter, with net revenue rising by 38%.

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Christophe Lemaire French jockey breaks right leg in a fall at Kyoto racecourse in Japan and will be out of action for some time.

Ryan Mania Grand National-winning jockey quits the saddle aged 25 citing ongoing battle with the scales.

Also... Jockey Michael O’Connell is forced to stop riding due to continuing back problems; the 28-year-old, who started off over jumps, was associated with John Quinn’s stable. The Turf Club bans retired Department of Agriculture vet John Hughes for five years after he was found in possession of commercial quantities of an anabolic steroid. Northumberlandbased handler Willie Amos will not renew his training licence in 2015; he trained Lie Forrit to win seven races including a Cheltenham Listed hurdle. Sky Bet’s online betting business is bought by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for around £800 million. Coral extends its sponsorship of the Scottish Grand National by five years until 2019; the 2015 renewal is worth £210,000. Richard Glynn, Ladbrokes’ Chief Executive since 2010, will leave the firm. Sam Thomas, Gold Cup-winning jockey, will embark on a training career.

Anthony Knott Former owner of Cheltenham Festival winner Hunt Ball is found guilty of supplying inside information to a friend and is set to be warned off.

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RACEHORSE AND STALLION MOVEMENTS AND RETIREMENTS

HORSE OBITUARIES

Leading Light St Leger and Gold Cup winner is retired and will take up stud duties as part of Coolmore’s jumps division.

Grey Swallow Irish Derby winner will stand at Knockhouse Stud in Co Kilkenny next year after beginning his stallion career in Australia.

Vinnie Roe Dunraven Stud in Wales secures the fourtime Irish St Leger winner to replace Brian Boru, who moves to Longford House Stud; his fee is £2,000.

Cameron Highland Son of Galileo, dual winner of the Listed August Stakes at Windsor, is retired and will stand at Grovecourt Stud in Monmouthshire.

Denounce Sire of Group-class sprinter Danzeno moves from Louella Stud to Vauterhill Stud in North Devon; the fee for the son of Selkirk is on application.

Free Eagle Irish National Stud will stand Champion Stakes third when he retires from racing.

Burwaaz Son of Exceed And Excel, a high-class juvenile who was runner-up in the Flying Childers, will stand at Hedgeholme Stud in County Durham at £2,500.

Dissident Top-class son of Sebring, winner of three Grade 1s in Australia this year, will stand at Newgate Farm in New South Wales in 2015.

Gregorian Group 2-winning son of Clodovil will stand at the National Stud in Newmarket at a fee of £4,500, having been bought by Rathasker Stud.

Imperial Call 25

Brilliant chaser trained by Fergie Sutherland, winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Ireland’s Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup in 1996.

Teeton Mill 25

Top-class chaser for trainer Venetia Williams, winner of the Hennessy, King George VI Chase and Ascot Chase during the 1998/99 season.

Crystal Gazing 26

Winner of the Rockfel and Nell Gwyn Stakes and third behind Shadayid and Kooyonga in the 1991 1,000 Guineas.

Oscar Whisky 9

Star performer for owner Dai Walters and trainer Nicky Henderson, winner of three Grade 1s among 16 career victories, all under Barry Geraghty, and £500,000.

Cockney Sparrow 5

Also... Sageburg, sire of talented miler Peace Burg and ill-fated Allez Colombieres, winner of three bumpers in France, moves to Garryrichard Stud in Co Wexford. Danzig’s son US Ranger will stand 2015 at Rancho San Miguel California at a fee of $3,000, having previously been based at WinStar Farm in Kentucky. Waldpark, the 2011 German Derby winner, will start his stallion career at Haras du Thenney in France for €3,000 following the son of Dubawi’s sale for 52,000 guineas at Tattersalls. Five-time Group 1 winner Cape Blanco will stand for ¥2.5 million (£13,250) at Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan after being bought from Coolmore in October.

High-class mare for the John Quinn stable, winning the Scottish Champion Hurdle and finishing second in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle last season.

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Irish Derby victor in 2013 for the Jim Bolger stable, the son of Teofilo suffered a fatal injury in the Japan Cup.

PEOPLE OBITUARIES Sir William Dugdale 92

Janet Denning 67

Lady Herries 76

Alistair Haggis 51

Breeder of Dan Kano, winner of the 1967 Irish St Leger, he won six jumps races as an amateur jockey and was a member of the Jockey Club.

Trainer whose best horse was Celtic Swing, winner of the Racing Post Trophy and Prix du Jockey-Club.

Point-to-point jockey in the late 1960s and early 70s, she was a breeder under the Fifehead Farms banner, with her last winner Handsome Dude at York in October.

Much-admired PR man in racing who helped in the development of the Shergar Cup and British Champions Day at Ascot.

Snowy Wainwright 86

Saddled Music Boy to win the 1975 Gimcrack Stakes; his training career ended when he was warned off.

Paul Green 72

Owner who enjoyed big-race success under both codes, winning the July Cup and Prix de l’Abbaye with Mr Brooks in 1992 and 2002 Champion Hurdle with Hors La Loi.

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THE MAN YOU CAN’T IGNORE COMMENT

Tony Morris It is 100 years since the birth of Gainsborough, a colt who failed to sell at Tattersalls but went on to excel as a racehorse – famously winning the Triple Crown – and as a stallion

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he first important anniversary of the new year arrives this month with the centenary on January 24 of the birth of Gainsborough, who achieved distinction in various categories. A son of the exceptional performer Bayardo out of Oaks heroine Rosedrop, he became the Triple Crown hero of 1918, collected two champion sire titles, headed the broodmare sires’ list once, and earned further renown as a significant sire of sires. Gainsborough, named after the town in Lincolnshire rather than the artist, was bred by Lady James Douglas, a commercial breeder based at Harwood Lodge, near Newbury. Along with a dozen others from the stud, the colt was offered at the Tattersalls July Yearling Sale; considered the pick of the draft, he carried a reserve of 2,000gns, a sum nobody gave. His breeder was unconcerned. Indeed, when she fielded queries about a possible private sale, she raised her asking price to 2,500gns. There was not going to be a deal at that time. The well-made, medium-sized colt was put in training with Colledge Leader in Newmarket, but that young man was soon afterwards called up for war service. It was not difficult to decide on alternative lodgings; Gainsborough’s parents had both been inmates of Alec Taylor’s Manton yard, and both had thrived there. Gainsborough ran three times at two, all at Newmarket. Taylor sent him, quite unfancied, for his debut in a minor five-furlong event on July 31, and fourth place in a field of 21 was encouraging. A month later he ran a creditable third in another, more competitive, sprint, and a fortnight after that he notched his first victory, comfortably by two lengths, in the six-furlong Autumn Stakes. There were plenty of would-be buyers now, but his breeder made it clear that the colt was no longer for sale ‘at any price.’ Gainsborough’s form at two did not make him anything special, but he had scope and could be expected to improve. His pedigree read better, too, since Gay Crusader – another son of Bayardo – had completed his Triple Crown. Oddly, given Gainsborough was to be set the same targets as Gay Crusader, the race chosen for his reappearance in the spring was the fivefurlong Severals Stakes, which seemed unlikely

Gainsborough and Joe Childs (black cap) win the 1918 New Derby at Newmarket

to show him to advantage. He finished a modest fifth, but he might well have done no better in the mile Craven Stakes, as everyone could see that he was nothing like ready for a race. Gainsborough presented an altogether different image a fortnight later, the paddock critics asserting that Taylor had achieved a minor miracle in bringing the colt out in superb condition for the 2,000 Guineas. Third favourite at 4-1 in the field of 12, Gainsborough moved smoothly into second at halfway, quickened well to lead going into the dip, and won easily by a length and a half from his stablemate Blink. That performance was enough to convince most observers Gainsborough was the natural leader of his crop, and as he was surely only going to improve for longer distances, the Derby – or New Derby, as it was known during the war years – seemed at his mercy. He started at 8-13 and won as he liked by the same margin over the same runner-up as in the Guineas. Next stop was the substitute Gold Cup, run over two miles of the July course, and, unsurprisingly, there was no other three-year-old to take him on. He

readily accounted for the two four-year-olds who provided the only opposition.

Different ground, same result The ground was firm on Gold Cup day, but soft for the September Stakes, the substitute St Leger. Nobody doubted Gainsborough would cope with the different conditions and he started 4-11 to emulate the feat of Gay Crusader a year earlier. There were five runners, three of them from Manton, and it was the Taylor trio who garnered all the prize-money. Gainsborough won, easing up, by three lengths and four over Oaks heroine My Dear and Prince Chimay, who was fresh from a handicap in which he had trotted up conceding huge amounts of weight. Gainsborough was so clearly the best of his generation he went off 2-11 for the Jockey Club Stakes, then contested over a mile and six furlongs. The race was staged half an hour after the great sprint filly Diadem had landed odds of 1-8 – albeit narrowly – in the Snailwell Stakes, and who could doubt a second champion was about to confirm his status, closing his career in THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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glory? What occurred provided yet another example of the glorious uncertainty of the Turf. Perhaps it was the heavy ground, perhaps jockey Joe Childs overdid the waiting tactics; for whatever reason Gainsborough did not show his true form, going under by a length to Prince Chimay, who received 3lb. As the Bloodstock Breeders’ Review reporter observed, most people would have backed Gainsborough if he had been required to give his stablemate 21lb. Gainsborough was unquestionably top-class. When John Randall and I made form assessments for our book A Century of Champions, endeavouring to align with the Timeform scale, we gave him 137. That made him 1lb below Gay Crusader, and 2lb below 1916 champion Hurry On in that vintage era for English-trained horses. Our highestrated horse up to that time was Bayardo, whom we assessed at 139 as a three-year-old and 141 at four. Although he was taken out of training at the end of 1918, Gainsborough did not commence stud duties until 1920. The year’s hiatus was evidently all about emulating what had occurred in the case of St Simon, who had supposedly been given a year off before becoming the greatest sire in living memory. In fact, the notion St Simon was deliberately left idle at four was myth. He had been in training and broke down in his preparation for a second Gold Cup bid. Gainsborough may have started late as a stallion, but he reached fourth place on the sires’ list by the time he had three crops at the races, and he was to feature 11 times among the top ten in a long innings. His first real star, from his second crop, was Solario, who won the 1925 St Leger, added the Coronation Cup and Gold Cup at four, and became a highly successful sire himself, heading the table in 1937, when Mid-day Sun won the Derby and Exhibitionnist both distaff Classics; Straight Deal provided another Derby six years later. There were some unusual features about Gainsborough’s stud career, not least the fact he became champion broodmare sire before reaching the top as a sire. He headed the broodmare sires’ list in 1931, largely thanks to 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner Cameronian (out of his daughter Una Cameron), in the same year ranking as top sire of two-year-olds and runner-up on the general sires’ table. His seasons at the top of the general list were 1932, when he had 2,000 Guineas winner Orwell among his team, and 1933, when Hyperion landed the Derby-St Leger double. Although he had that year as champion broodmare sire and on four other occasions figured in the top ten, Gainsborough was overwhelmingly more successful with his colts than with his fillies. The prize-money breakdown over his entire career showed that 83% of earnings accrued from his sons. His most notable daughter at the races was Gainsborough Lass, who finished third in the 1,000 Guineas and won the Coronation Stakes, while Mah Mahal emulated Una Cameron as dam of a Derby winner when Mahmoud scored in 1936. In Hyperion, Gainsborough got one better than himself, both as runner and sire. In A Century of Champions we gave Hyperion a mark of 142, making him second only to Brigadier Gerard among horses trained in Britain, and his six sires’ titles underlined his outstanding merit in that sphere. The male line descendants of Hyperion proved prominent as progenitors in many parts of the world for several generations, rivalling the Nearco tribe, but it is a different story now, when Bahamian Bounty is its highest-profile representative at home.

“Gainsborough was

overwhelmingly more successful with his colts than with his fillies”

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HOWARD WRIGHT COMMENT

Messrs Kirby, Morris and Fanning have all ridden more winners in 2014 than the champion jockey Richard Hughes, yet have received no fanfare

The numbers don’t add up

Lincoln to the November Handicap, and a Winter Flat season that runs between those two moveable dates. A situation that might provide the brains behind Great British Racing with some solace and certainty seems to divide Flat racing into two identifiable, manageable chunks. But does it?

“All things statistical

started to go wrong when all-weather racing came along in October 1989”

The Flat season includes swathes of allweather racing at four courses, soon to become five, which counts towards the jockeys’ championship, while the Winter Flat season, which in 2014 scheduled 122 fixtures that had no impact on official riding records, sits within overlapping all-weather championships that currently run from October 30, ten days before the end of one Flat Season, to April 3, six days after the start of the next. Confused? You would be if you were Messrs Kirby, Morris and Fanning, the three winningmost Flat riders of 2014, who will forever sit fifth, 11th and seventh respectively in the official jockeys’ championship for the year. Their only consolation, which must be shared by anyone who believes the foremost title in British racing should go to the person who rides most winners over a calendar year, is that attempts by the marketing gurus to impose a championship that ends on British Champions Day have been resisted. That would be plain daft. If a calendar year calculation is not acceptable, the answer is staring everyone in the face, because owners and trainers found it a couple of years ago. Their championships end on the final day of the defined Flat season, but they start exactly a year before. Simple.

GEORGE SELWYN

ere’s a turf trivia question to celebrate the start of a new year: how many winners did Richard Hughes ride in Britain in 2014, when he was champion jockey for the third time? No need to turn the page to find out. The answer is simple, because the two parts of the question are not connected. It is 166, provided Hughes has not added to his score in the last three weeks, in which case it could be more. Now take a different question, joined up this time to make a free-flowing sentence: how many winners did Richard Hughes ride in Britain in 2014 to become champion jockey for the third time? Again, a simple answer, 161. Confused by the different answer? Well, if you’re confused, spare a thought for Adam Kirby, Luke Morris and Joe Fanning, each of whom has ridden more winners in Britain in 2014 than Hughes, but none of whom gets a mention in the same breath as the champion. They have every right to be more than a little miffed. All that effort for so much success but so little credit. Long gone are the days when the champion jockey was the man who rode most winners from the start of the Flat at Lincoln or Doncaster in March to the end of the easily defined season at Manchester or Doncaster in November. All things statistical started to go wrong when all-weather racing came along in October 1989. No-one seemed to know how to handle the illegitimate son of ‘proper’ racing, although for several years the paper of record, the Racing Post, waited until the early days of January to publish complete tables – all-weather wins and all – for the previous year. In 2001, however, a separate table for the Flat jockeys’ championship, March 23 – November 4, appeared for the first time. The final break with decades of tradition came six years later, when the BHA introduced a new definition for the racing seasons and the first official Flat jockeys’ championship determined by winners from Lincoln Handicap day to November Handicap day came into being. The BHA had moved the goalposts, urged on to make a big promotional splash on the final day of the Flat season. But in doing so, it left a gaping hole in the net, through which allweather wins fell. So now, according to the BHA rule book, Britain has a Flat season that runs from the

Adam Kirby: the real champion jockey?

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VIEW FROM IRELAND By JESSICA LAMB

Authorities out to repair damage Steroid cases involving Philip Fenton and Pat and John Hughes dent racing’s reputation

CAROLINE NORRIS

rish racing launches new measures to combat anabolic steroid use this month after having its integrity severely damaged by two trainers having been convicted in court for possession of large quantities of the banned substance. Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer Philip Fenton, whose high-class string has now been dispersed to other trainers, has been disqualified by the Turf Club for three years, while former vet John Hughes has been handed a five-year ban. Hughes’s brother Pat, the dual Irish Grand National-winning trainer, could also face a disqualification, though he has appealed his conviction in the district court and the Turf Club are awaiting the outcome. The regulatory body acted in the wake of the Department of Agriculture’s seizure of parcels containing prohibited substances bound for John Hughes and Fenton at customs. The Turf Club cannot seize products anywhere, not even when making a random inspection, but, as part of an upgrade in drugbattling rules, it will this year seek to gain that power as well as out-of-competition testing and a confidential line for people to report drug possession and use anonymously. Denis Egan, Chief Executive of the Turf Club, said: “We’re working towards having the out-of-competition testing procedures in place in January and we’re hoping to introduce a confidential reporting line with the payment of a reward for the provision of information leading to conviction for use of substances that are prohibited at all times. That is a very important part of the fight against drugs. “Do I know about the level of drug use in Ireland? I don’t, but some people do and we are putting an incentive out there for them to give us the information. “I fully understand that people don’t want to meet us face to face, but if people have information that is going to lead to convictions they can meet me and we will treat that information with the strictest confidence. The sources will remain confidential and they will not be disclosed as part of the case.” The out-of-competition testing programme, already used in jurisdictions like France, will allow the Turf Club to test any horse that has ever been returned in training, whether in or out of training, and any horse that is issued a hunter certificate at any time after January 1. In

Irish Grand National-winning trainer Pat Hughes has appealed his court conviction

addition, Egan is working on giving his officials the power to seize products found during inspections.

“Some people know

about drug use. We’re putting an incentive out there for them to give us information” He explained: “We have carried out 35 joint inspections with the Department of Agriculture this year and we’ll be carrying out more. It’s a very good relationship and I

couldn’t speak highly enough of the cooperation we are receiving from the special investigations unit. I know that up to a year ago the relationship wasn’t there, but now it is very, very strong. “We have done another 100 random inspections ourselves in the last year, but during the inspections that the Department of Agriculture didn’t do with us we could not seize products. Now we are looking at the possibility of introducing a rule that will give us power in that area.” The Department of Agriculture was instrumental in both the Hughes and Fenton cases, intercepting imported drugs. They cannot find every parcel containing prohibited substances though, begging the question of whether the onus should be on manufacturers to ensure their goods are not being sold to people who will use them illegally. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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GEORGE SELWYN

Online buying: prevention easier said than done

Philip Fenton has been handed a three-year ban by the Turf Club

Egan said: “In fairness to the manufacturers, their job is to sell [their products]. If steroids are legal in some countries, it’s not up to the manufacturers to stop them being bought here. Nobody here should be buying them.” Egan insisted there are no other cases pending, but admitted the true scale of importation is unknown due to the ease with which anabolic steroids can be purchased from jurisdictions where they are not illegal, like Australia. Australian company NatureVet, owned by Ceva Australia, has released all data of Irish customers it supplied with banned drugs to the Department of Agriculture and Turf Club since 2009. The list includes not only racehorse trainers, but also greyhound owners and showjumpers. The remedies they purchased are mainly steroids and sedatives. NatureVet says it stopped selling the potent THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

anabolic steroid Nitrotain, present in the Hughes and Fenton cases, in June, though it is still present on its website as a vet-only product. Fenton claimed his drugs were obtained from a friend in Dubai. Egan also has suggested that Horse Racing Ireland could do more to assist in terms of funding. Asked if the Turf Club was receiving enough resources from HRI, he said: “We have applied for funding in certain areas that hasn’t been approved and we could do with more funding.” Egan is keen to upgrade equipment at the BHP Laboratory in Limerick, where samples are examined. The Turf Club has deployed an independent arbitrator to make a binding decision on the proposed funding. The provision for an arbitrator exists under the current Irish Horseracing Industry Act of 1994, but this is the first time it is being used.

Preventing individuals in Ireland from buying banned substances online from countries where the remedies are allowed would seem the most efficient way of slowing the tide. In the US, online betting is banned and therefore online gambling sites cannot be accessed from US computers, highlighting what can be done. The problem with the websites that contain banned substances is that they also contain legal substances that trainers and vets need to purchase. This makes the issue more complex, but it can be done, as an Irish technology expert explained. “The first issue is identifying the users from Ireland,” he said. “The IP address attached to every internet session can be used, but isn’t 100% reliable as some people connect through corporate networks based abroad, or while travelling. But more casual users will be identified correctly using this method. “Let’s assume the company created two nearly identical sites, one with the modified content for Ireland. Websites, by convention, usually use IP address port 80, but this isn’t necessary and the company’s IT department or hosting company could set the modified site to use an alternative IP address port. Your hosting company then sets a rule on the firewall or router to ‘port forward’ to the alternative site based on where the accessing IP address is located in the world. “So, if people have a conventional IP address and don’t notice or care that a ‘port’ number appears in the URL, then they get sent to your alternate address without further intervention.” In short, it is possible to prevent people based in Ireland from buying banned drugs from foreign websites if they are a “casual user”. The expert stressed, however, that the above method would not necessarily work in all cases and added that if a company needs to prevent access in 100% of cases for legal reasons, for example, “it gets difficult, very technical, and most probably expensive.”

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Gourdain buoyant after best year Pau-based handler wants higher-quality horses – and more British owners

Charles Gourdain (right) is enjoying life but admits he is “waiting for a top horse”

A fluent English speaker, Gourdain denies any hint of frustration about how long it has taken his career to catch fire. “I am just happy winning races,” he said. “I have always got results with average horses, which proves that I can do the job, and I am carrying on working hard, just with slightly better horses. “Now I am just waiting for a top horse to come along. What makes this job so exciting is that finding a very good horse is very difficult, and I am constantly trying to improve all the little details that enable you to get each and every horse to reach its maximum potential.” He added: “One thing that has surprised me is that I have not attracted more British owners. French prize-money is so good, the set-up down here in Pau is beautiful and it is a very nice place to come for a weekend.”

to Pau in 2001, his career was beginning to stagnate even as he began last term with over 270 victories to his name. A solitary Listed success in 2003 was the highest profile of those triumphs but, though a first Pattern winner still eludes him, the last couple of campaigns have hinted at better times ahead – in particular the 2013 efforts of a gelding called Dupontal, most notably his second in the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris. Dupontal has failed to build on that level of performance this term, though he has still contributed two small wins to his handler’s personal best tally. “Dupontal has been a big disappointment,” Gourdain admitted. “Mentally he just doesn’t want to do the job and we might send him jumping to see if we can change his mind.”

Jumping on ice? Nice!

So, midwinter is upon us, and maybe you are the owner or trainer of a jumps horse who either doesn’t handle soft ground or hasn’t the stamina for two miles, or possibly both? If so, here’s a possible solution. Why not send your horse to Switzerland? Beginning on January 18, two racecourses – Arosa and St Moritz – are staging three hurdle races, over distances ranging from just 1m 3f to an extended 1m 5f. And there’s no chance that your charge will get bogged down

in heavy ground – the three races all take place on snow! There is one big catch, and that is the prize-money on offer, or more precisely the lack of it. Arosa’s two hurdle races are both worth less than 5,000 Swiss Francs (around £3,200) to the winner and even St Moritz, which is staging jumping for the first time this year, has put aside a reasonably paltry CHF8,400 (£5,500) for the winner, so to have a chance of covering your sizeable travel expenses, victory is mandatory.

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he French Flat racing championship tables for 2014 make familiar reading. Having looked sure to be deposed for much of the season, Flintshire’s second place in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe did just enough to edge Andre Fabre home in front of Jean-Claude Rouget and give the 69-year-old Chantilly maestro a 26th training crown. Christophe Soumillon notched his seventh riding title in front of the perennial runner-up Maxime Guyon, who must be beginning to understand how Richard Johnson feels following his fifth straight bridesmaid’s finish. Guyon looks unlikely to reach the summit in the near future given that he is just about to take over from Olivier Peslier as retained jockey to the Wertheimer brothers and thus have his availability to ride lesser winners greatly reduced, though at the age of 25 he still has time on his side. One trainer to break through into the top 30 for the first time is Pau-based Charles Gourdain, who has taken a little while longer to make his name than some expected but is now churning out the winners – a personal best (under both codes) of 51 in 2013 was followed this year by a first half century on the Flat. Gourdain served his apprenticeship with numerous luminaries – John Oxx in Ireland, Christophe Clement in America, Luca Cumani in Britain and Alain de Royer-Dupre and JeanClaude Rouget in his homeland – before setting up on his own at the age of 28 in 1997. One year later and he was trumpeted as a trainer with a bright future. Yet, after a solid first few seasons followed by a move from La Teste

St Moritz: white delight

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Another reason to visit the Algarve

Officials in Portugal are hoping a change in betting legislation will help to boost the popularity of racing in the country

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This promises to be a big year for racing in Portugal. It has long been overshadowed by its neighbour, Spain, especially so in the last few months thanks to the international exploits of Noozhoh Canarias and the French Group 2 winner, Frine, not to mention the emergence of a long-awaited Spanish Triple Crown winner, Arkaitz. Surprisingly, Portugal can actually boast more active racecourses (seven) than Spain, yet it stages annually only around 10% of the 450odd Flat races that take place in Spain each year. Its top horse of last season, Fleche d’Arcis, winner of the Grande Premio de Portugal, has finished unplaced in each of his last eight Spanish starts dating back to 2011. The 100-year-old Portuguese racing industry

“A new betting law will enable Portuguese racing to become a sustainable and successful industry and contribute to the economic and social development of the Portuguese people.” In 2014 no thoroughbreds were born in Portugal and the LPCPCC scheduled just 18 fixtures, all taking place on sand tracks and featuring both Flat racing and trotting. Admission is usually free, allowing some meetings to attract crowds of up to 3,000 even without the lure of gambling. “Many British tourists visit Portugal, especially the Algarve, and we want to attract them to our race meetings,” Costa revealed. “How, for now, we don’t really know, but maybe in the near future we will be able to figure it out.”

Pyritz takes plaudits and pitiful prizes

Germany is about to crown two first-time national champions – Markus Klug, trainer of Sea The Moon, a horse whose dazzling career proved all too brief, and jockey Adrie de Vries, best known on these shores for his 2012 Royal Ascot victory aboard Energizer. Klug’s rise has been meteoric but de Vries must be relieved to finally get over the line nine years on from coming up just short following a terrific tussle with Filip Minarik which went right to New Year’s Eve and

has long been operating with both hands tied behind its back as betting is outlawed, meaning that race meetings have to be financed by sponsors and local municipalities and prizemoney never exceeds €2,000 (£1,667) to the winner. But this may all be about to change. “We are expecting a new law legalising betting to be passed early in the New Year,” said João Costa, General Manager of the Liga Portuguesa de Criadores e Proprietarios de Cavalos de Corrida (LPCPCC) or Portguese Horseracing Authority. “We have been working closely with the government’s lawmakers, using our racing knowledge to advise them on what will be the best economic model for betting in Portugal,” Costa continued.

saw him lose out by only two winners. Delving a little deeper into the German trainers’ championship statistics and one man who deserves praise for a fantastic season is Dresden-based handler Lutz Pyritz. The top jockey on the eastern side of the country before reunification, Pyritz retired from the saddle to take up training in 1997. In his first 16 years with a licence he never scored more than 20 victories in a season and, his win tally having floundered in

single figures for the past seven seasons, his string for this campaign numbered only ten. Yet those ten horses have landed a remarkable 24 races between them, with no less than four visiting the winner’s enclosure on four separate occasions. Anyone who thinks that British prizemoney is poor should spare a thought for Pyritz. These 24 victories, not to mention another 29 second and third-placed finishes, have brought him a measly haul of €93,649 (£78,041).

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AROUND THE GLOBE THE WORLDWIDE RACING SCENE

NORT H A MER ICA

by Steve Andersen

Could Sequence end with title?

hen Main Sequence arrived at trainer Graham Motion’s base in Maryland in late 2013, he was nearly 18 months removed from a second to Camelot in the Derby and in possession of a ten-race losing streak. His eighth-place finish behind Farhh in the 2013 Champion Stakes at Ascot, at 66-1, was a quiet end to his British career. Nine months later, Main Sequence won the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park, his first career win at that level and first start in the United States. Three races and three wins later, he was in the winner’s circle following the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf at Santa Anita and firmly in the reckoning for the 2014 Eclipse Award as American Horse of the Year. Main Sequence, owned by the Niarcos family’s Flaxman Holdings, was unbeaten in four Grade 1 races in 2014. His transition from British also-ran to American star was complete. After the Breeders’ Cup, Motion was reluctant to take credit, deferring to Main Sequence’s previous trainer, David Lanigan, who suggested that an American training routine, primarily daily exercise in familiar surroundings, would

“David [Lanigan]

suggested he had lost his form and perhaps a change of scenery would really help” help Main Sequence. It probably did not hurt that Main Sequence was gelded. “David suggested he had lost his form a little bit and perhaps a change of scenery would really help him,” Motion said after the Breeders’ Cup. “It certainly did the trick and David deserves a lot of credit for that.” The performance Main Sequence gave in the Breeders’ Cup Turf was arguably a career best. He rallied wide entering the short stretch at Santa Anita and lengthened his stride through the final furlong to reach the front well before the finish under John Velazquez. Main Sequence is not a certainty for the THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Main Sequence becomes a Breeders’ Cup winner little more than a year after coming eighth at 66-1 in the Champion Stakes; right is trainer Graham Motion

Horse of the Year title. He will attract votes along with the popular three-year-old California Chrome, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in the spring and was third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic behind Bayern, another three-year-old who will gain support. California Chrome further enhanced his chances with a victory in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby, a $300,000 race at Del Mar on November 29, the colt’s first start on grass and his fourth Grade 1 win of the year. His trainer, Art Sherman, said afterwards that a trip to Royal Ascot in June was now under serious consideration. Motion was campaigning for Main Sequence a day after the Breeders’ Cup, saying: “He has to be considered. He beat everybody.” For years, turf runners in the United States were seldom considered for the Horse of the Year title. That changed in 2011 and 2012

when the crack turf miler Wise Dan was given the award. Regardless of whether Main Sequence outpolls Bayern or California Chrome, Motion has a plan for early 2015. The $6 million Sheema Classic in Dubai on March 28 is the first major goal of the new year. When Main Sequence left Britain, such a trip would have seemed implausible.

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AROUND THE GLOBE

AU S T RA L IA

by Danny Power

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Freedman back in the big time Hall of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has returned to full-time training after three years in the wilderness. Freedman, 58, has joined a training partnership with his brother Anthony, 50. The pair worked together under Lee’s licence from the mid-1980s until Freedman handed the training of the Freedman Racing team to Anthony in August 2011. Freedman, who has 124 Group 1 winners to his name, pottered around in the background at the family’s training complex Markdel, south of Melbourne, for a while before trying a shortlived partnership with Graeme Rogerson at Randwick in Sydney. Since then, he has worked for leading owner Lloyd Williams as a consultant and more recently as Racing Manager for New Zealandbased Peter Vela, owner of the leading bloodstock house New Zealand Bloodstock and Pencarrow Racing. Freedman gave up the game overwhelmed by the difficulties of a marriage breakdown and ongoing issues with depression. He believes he has his personal issues sorted and feels the desire to get back “to what I do best”. Important to that was the opportunity not only to partner with Anthony in an official capacity but also to train at Flemington. Flemington was a big part of Freedman’s success in those early days, when he worked a big team with Anthony and younger brothers Richard and Michael. Apart from the 14 boxes at the back of his house, there was another stable, and soon after he added Ted Broadhurst’s old stable block (now Danny O’Brien’s) on the Flemington track. It was from Flemington that Lee trained the first three of his five Melbourne Cup winners and there was one time in the mid-1990s when all 14 of the backyard boxes housed a Group 1 winner, including such greats as Mahogany, Schillaci, Poetic King, Naturalism,

Mannerism, Durbridge, Paris Lane and Flying Spur. The Freedman brothers left Flemington in 1996 for a state-of-the-art facility at Caulfield, and in 2002 gave that up for an even more ambitious project that became Markdel. Despite their long working relationship, the dynamics

“He gave up the

game due to marriage difficulties and an ongoing battle with depression” within the new arrangement have changed dramatically. In the past, the final decision after all debates was Lee’s. Now it’s a consensus, although Freedman admitted there “hasn’t been an argument” to test the dynamics as yet. “We are a lot older, there’s less argument and more talk.” Freedman, who lives nearby in Essendon,

gets to the track just after 4am. No longer does he have to worry about a stable full of 90 horses, with around 25 in the Flemington boxes for the summer racing. Anthony will be running the stable at the magnificent Pinecliff training complex at Mt. Eliza (not far from Markdel on the Mornington Peninsula), housing another 25 to 30 horses. The splitting of the stable means that the brothers, for so many years working side-byside, will have separate duties. “The system works well. The horses not suited to a city environment go down to Anthony at Pinecliff. It suits Anthony to have horses that require specialist attention, such as paddock training or beach work. Pinecliff is a terrific facility for horses with specific needs, similar to what Markdel was,” Lee said. The communication won’t be weekly meetings – “there’s a telephone for that”– and a photo of the pair together at the races is likely to be as rare as a Scotsman’s shout. “If I need to talk to Anthony, like everyone else I send him a text and he eventually rings me back,” Lee said. “He hasn’t worked out that he’s the one paying for the phone bill.” Lee Freedman, after battling depression and life changes in recent years, finds himself in a good place. And for him, Flemington is a good place to be. Lee Freedman: training return

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TALKING TO... JAMIE MOORE

Diamond GEEZER Jamie Moore might not have the profile of his jet-setting brother Ryan, but thanks to father Gary’s stable star Sire De Grugy and associations with Nigel Twiston-Davies and Peter Bowen, his career is heading in the right direction By Tim Richards • Photos George Selwyn

our father Gary is a salt of the earth grafter with an amazing work ethic, one that appears to have rubbed off on his children. What’s it like working for him at Cisswood stables? He’s very easy to work with. Though it was a lot harder ten years ago, when he might have had a go at us, but nothing more than that. He’s softer nowadays, very fair, and he and my Mum have brought us up the right way. A lot of the staff like him because he wouldn’t ask them to do a job he wouldn’t do himself, like mucking out or grooming. He’ll turn his hand to anything that needs doing and the staff respect that. If Dad was a builder you’d want him to build your house because he’d have it done in half the time – he’d be at it from dawn till dusk. He’s a very hard worker and I just wish he’d slow down a bit. He still plays squash twice a week and rides out, sometimes three lots. He’s a good example to all of us. How important is your mother, Jayne, in keeping you and all the Moore clan – including brothers Ryan, Joshua and sister Hayley – on the right path? Without Mum the yard wouldn’t be running the way it is and we wouldn’t be

where we are – any of us. She is a very intelligent lady, she was a school teacher and a nurse and I reckon she could have been a lawyer. Always well clued up, she sorts out our problems and is very helpful with finance and things like that. She handles the secretarial work along with her sister Maria. Grandad Charlie, a second hand car salesman and trainer, was a muchloved character around Brighton. As a kid you were listed in Charlie’s tack room under ‘L Dettori’ where Ryan was ‘L Piggott’. Was there lots of banter in those early days and were you always destined to become a jockey? I still miss my grandad and I wish he was here to see the way everything has turned out, but he’d have gone mad when Dad bought the new yard because he’d have thought it far too expensive. He was the funniest man I’ve ever known, famous for the brilliant one-liners he used to come out with. He was an absolute character. He was very hard on people but would always give them a Murray mint straight after a bollocking. He was harder on my Dad than Dad has been on us. Even people he sacked turned up at his funeral; that’s how

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JAMIE MOORE >> much they thought of him. I knew I wanted to be a jockey from the age of four, and Ryan and I used to race ponies and did most things together. But in those early days Ryan wasn’t sure he wanted to be a jockey.

You had a spell working for Martin Pipe when you became champion conditional. How different was the experience compared with being under the guidance of your Dad and why did you leave Pond House? When I went there I couldn’t believe how easy work was. It was like a holiday camp with 7.30 starts, an absolute doddle compared with starting at about five o’clock with Dad. I was amazed how effortless it appeared to be to train racehorses at Pond House. I was used to watching my Dad working away all hours doing this and that, but at Pipe’s the delegating seemed much better and I thoroughly enjoyed myself there. I rode about 67 winners in two years for Mr Pipe, but then things weren’t going great so I opted to leave.

“I learnt an

unbelievable amount at Martin Pipe’s, the most important being ‘keep things simple’” What were the most important lessons you learned during your time at Martin Pipe’s? I learnt an unbelievable amount, the most important being ‘keep things simple’. I was staggered how successful Mr Pipe was by just keeping the whole operation running in the simplest possible way. A lot of the time people are inclined to over-complicate things, whereas he kept things very straightforward with such fantastic results. Your big-race successes on Sire De Grugy and Al Co in the Scottish National have catapulted you into the public eye. Nigel Twiston-Davies has now called on your services, saying you are “one of the best around”, and you ride for Peter Bowen and your father. Is this your big chance to establish yourself among the elite jockeys? It’s certainly more of a chance to show I can do it, but I wouldn’t class myself as an elite jockey by any means; there are only two, AP

Fellow jockeys, such as Aidan Coleman (pictured), were pleased as punch for Moore

and Dickie (Johnson). I just want to ride more winners than I did last season and keep progressing. I see it as an opportunity to get on better horses. Riding a horse like Sire De Grugy over fences must be extra special. Can you explain the feeling and, in your opinion, has he made you a better jockey? It’s amazing how easy it is on such a very good horse, he answers everything you ask him with the minimum of effort. He does the job for you. He used to be keen, but now he falls asleep in a race; I wake him up about three out and he comes hard on the steel. He is keen to do so much for you without you

having to really ask him. I was so looking forward to riding him on his comeback at the Cheltenham Open meeting and couldn’t believe it when he had his setback. I think he hurt himself when he was rolling in the sandpit and he called out to me as if to say, ‘Come and get me, I’ve done something to myself’. I normally ride him every day and when he sees me coming across the yard he calls me; there is a bond between us I’ve never had with any other horse. I adore him and he trusts me. Hopefully he’ll be back for the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury in February and then defend his crown in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham. I don’t think he’s necessarily made me a better jockey, I think I’ve just THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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JAMIE MOORE nervous and knew this was my big chance of a first winner at the Festival. Usually I keep pretty cool and have been around long enough not to get gee-ed up. But I wouldn’t mind being as cool as Ryan; he’s got ice in his veins. A hip injury means that we won’t see Sire De Grugy until February at the earliest. How confident are you that he can return at the same level as last season and serve it up to Sprinter Sacre? I am very confident. Last year he was working okay but this time, after having chips removed from a fetlock in the summer, he was working better than ever. That’s why I was so gutted and his setback was so hard to take. I think he will be every bit as good when he comes back. He’s run against Sprinter Sacre before and served it up to him and I’d love to see them meet again. In your earlier years you said setbacks easily got you down? Are you a different Jamie Moore these days, and if so why? Like any young jockey you get down when things go wrong and you’re getting beat. Of course, it’s always hard to take when you feel nothing’s going right, but with experience you learn to live with it better and tell yourself you’ve been there before. You just deal with it. But I have to say the Sire De Grugy setback has hit me harder than any other disappointment I’ve had in the game. Does being married to your school sweetheart Lucie and having two young children, Lola and Roxy, give you a different outlook on life?

when he won the Champion Chase

improved with experience like all jockeys do. Andrew Thornton keeps telling me, ‘You can’t beat experience!’ Your ride on Sire De Grugy in the Queen Mother Champion Chase was widely praised, but was there any point in the build-up or the race itself when the pressure got to you? The pressure got to me more before the Tingle Creek last season because I’d been on The Morning Line that morning and it did my head in. Being on the telly wound me up too much, I got in a state and don’t want to do that again. At Cheltenham I kept turning down interviews because I just wanted to focus on the race. I was excited more than THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Jamie and Gary Moore after Sire De Grugy’s victory at the Cheltenham Festival

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JAMIE MOORE >> All I want is to see the kids smile as I open

the front door when I get home after racing. At least two people in the world like me, even after a bad day. I’ve been with Lucie since we were 15 and we’ve been through thick and thin; she knows me inside out and what I’m thinking all the time. She sees things from a different perspective from outside the racing bubble and that’s often a big help. What do you make of the widely used ‘best jockey in the world’ description of brother Ryan? Do you agree? I think he’s the best, and the press keep saying so. I know he’s flattered, even embarrassed, by all the praise. Ryan’s the only jockey that rides in most of the top racing countries round the world and wins their big races. He goes worldwide, delivers the goods wherever he is, and you can’t do any better than that. Ryan will ride the same in a 0-75 round Kempton on a Tuesday night as he would in the Melbourne Cup. He treats every race as just a race; it doesn’t matter where it is. As I’ve said, he has ice in his veins. For me, yes, he is the number one in the world.

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How often do you talk and are you each other’s worst critic? We speak most days but when he’s away in somewhere like Japan we’ll text each other, though that can be tricky when there is a big time difference. We have always been very close; he knows what I’m feeling and I know what he’s feeling. Having said that, Josh and Hayley and all of us get on well together and I do chat with Josh a lot. Occasionally, Ryan and I discuss each other’s riding, but, if you’re worth anything, you don’t need telling if you’ve messed up. We both know when things have gone wrong. We might discuss it but he’d never tear me off a strip. Your Dad told this magazine in 2008 that Ryan “should get out and enjoy himself a bit more, like Jamie does”. Do you still like to have a good time away from the track and is it important to let your hair down now and then? I’m no party animal. I Iike to spend time with the kids and do enjoy myself when we’re away from racing. I’m a happy, easy-going sort of fellow and if I’m doing a bit of

CLOSE UP AND... PERSONAL

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I relax by… watching Arsenal on TV

My ultimate ambition… to one day become champion jockey

My biggest fear is… anything bad happening to the kids Four dinner party guests… David Beckham, Jamie Redknapp, Bradley Cooper and James Corden My pet hate… people always tweeting and facebooking on their phones Biggest disappointment… Sire De Grugy getting injured

shopping or going out to dinner that’s always fine by me. But I am not a big drinker, none of us are. The life of a top Flat jockey is somewhat more glamorous than that

Person I most admire… AP McCoy, Dickie Johnson and my brother Ryan Favourite track… Sandown Park Biggest lesson I’ve learnt… don’t track Andrew Thornton Toughest part of riding… all the travelling around the country

of his jumping counterpart. Do you ever feel jealous when you see Ryan jetting off round the world bagging big races? Not jealous at all, I’m just very proud of him. I know he finds it hard being away from Michelle and their three kids, sometimes for as much as three months in a year. I’d find that tough as well. At the end of the day, he’s earning big bucks and that’s great, but it’s at the cost of missing out on family time when the kids are growing up. I know the press want him to be this and that and to shout his mouth off in front of the cameras. But I think he handles himself well. He is an admirable person and, for me, he does the right thing for the sport. You partnered a four-year-old called Stonegate, trained by your father, to win a bumper by 19 lengths at Sandown on his debut in November. Is he a future star? We won the race with Stonegate’s fullbrother Megastar, who went on to win the Grade 2 Aintree bumper. Sire De Grugy was second in the race and so we do seem to run our better horses there. Stonegate did it very nicely, but I don’t think he beat an awful lot and it was probably one of the lesser Sandown bumpers. But he could do no more than win as he did and hopefully he has a very bright future. Finally, why is your nickname ‘Geezer’ in the weighingroom? I suppose it might be because I use a bit of Cockney rhyming slang. But to be honest, I don’t know who gave me the name or how it started. Ryan Moore, pictured after winning Australia’s Cox Plate on Adelaide, is much admired by his younger brother

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I look forward to racing many of Dunaden’s youngstock. ABSOLUTELY I WILL SUPPORT HIM

~ in the breeding shed and at the sales.

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Nicobar ~ La Marlia {Kaldounevees}

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IRISH NATIONAL STUD

The gift that keeps on

GIVING A century after William Hall Walker gave his land and bloodstock to the government, the farm that has become the Irish National Stud continues to thrive Words Edward Prosser • Photos Peter Mooney

hen William Hall Walker gifted his bloodstock and sold his Co Kildare farm at a knockdown price to the government 100 years ago this December, few believed that a state-owned stud could flourish long term. His generosity was appreciated but many felt a government-run thoroughbred breeding operation was neither practical nor desirable. Those doubters, and possibly even Walker himself, would be surprised that what became the Irish National Stud is not only still around a century on but in its best shape for some time. “I’d like to think Hall Walker would be pleased it’s still going,” says John Osborne, the stud’s Chief Executive. “I’m not sure we’re doing everything of which he’d approve but I’m glad we’re still churning out some high-level winners.” The stud finances are helped in no small part by Invincible Spirit, who will stand for €100,0000 in 2015, and the stallions are one of the farm’s four pillars of income alongside broodmares, tourism and bloodstock services, which includes foaling, consigning and breaking, Much has progressed from the time that the corinthian Walker, then MP for

Widnes, decided to sell his Tully Stud for £47,625 to the British government along with his now defunct training centre at Russley in Wiltshire for £18,000. In return he gave 43 mares, four stallions, young stock and 300 cattle to the nation. The idea was nominally to produce horses for the army to use in war but the stud, which bred King Edward VII’s 1909 Derby winner Minoru, continued to shine in the sale ring and on the track. Walker’s gesture was well-received but the 1915 Bloodstock Breeders’ Review commented that “there is no getting away from the fact that a substantial and influential body of opinion among breeders is strongly adverse to anything in the nature of National stud farms”. Ireland’s constitutional changes meant that a British government-owned stud in County Kildare became an increasing anomaly. Long-running Anglo-Irish discussions eventually saw the bloodstock moved to England to create the British National Stud, while Ireland’s government acquired the Tully property and the Irish National Stud Company was formed in 1945. Plenty has happened since and Osborne is about to embark on his sixth breeding

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The Irish National Stud enjoyed a bumper year in the sales ring in 2014 with youngsters born and raised at the farm

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IRISH NATIONAL STUD >> season at the helm and feels there is no time

for complacency. He says: “It’s not a game in which you could ever sit still and dwell. You’ve got to keep moving. I’m glad that we’ve reinvested, bought new broodmares and found new stallions most years. Our yearling receipts came to over €1.5 million last year, while they were just over €300,000 in my first year. That takes a bit of pressure off and I’m glad we got a new horse last year and this year.” The new boy this year is 2013 Jersey Stakes winner Gale Force Ten, a one-time Ballydoyle inmate who finished his career with Mike de Kock and will stand in partnership with Jessica Slack of Wilgerbosdrift Farm in South Africa. Osborne adds: “We have probably priced him too low at €5,000. He’ll attract a nice healthy book. He’s beautiful and the Jersey Stakes has always been a good stallion race.” The difficulty in finding new stallions has been well documented, but Osborne believes the situation now is no worse than in the past. “It’s always been hard,” he avers. “I could easily say it’s a bigger burden for me than my predecessors, but in any racing year there are very few horses with the potential to make it as a commercial stallion. “The reason is the customers behave in a relatively uniform way. Commercial breeders are in it to survive and they want to produce something they can sell. There’s a very limited

John Osborne grew up at the Irish National Stud when his father was Chief Executive

profile that the breeders will deem acceptable to send their mares to. “If you try and swim against it and pull the crowd with you in an obscure direction they will laugh at you. But the beauty is that once in a while a Big Bad Bob comes along. His owner Mrs Patino didn’t care what the consensus view was; she did it for her pleasure and her set of objectives, and – lo and behold – Big Bad Bob showed that he was doing something rare in a stallion, upgrading

Spirit key to recent success After a year in which his sons Kingman and Charm Spirit dominated the mile division, Invincible Spirit’s fee has been upped to €100,000 this year to continue one of the great stallion success stories of recent years. He retired after his sole Group 1 victory in the 2002 Haydock Sprint Cup for a fee of €10,000 and has not looked back since his runners hit the track. “Invincible Spirit’s success has given us some breathing space and we’re well aware that our fortune rests on his shoulders,” says Osborne. “But when you look back [at the stud’s history] it was ever thus. In the 70s it was Sallust, in the 80s it was Ahonoora and in the 90s Indian Ridge. Now it’s Invincible Spirit’s time. “Our stallion success stories have come from relatively modest backgrounds, which is a logical thing as we have never been resourced to buy a Frankel or Galileo. Farms of our size are lucky to have one outperforming stallion at any given time as the odds are stacked against you.

Invincible Spirit: ‘complete stallion’

“But I warned the board in year one that even though things looked very gloomy in the world economy, the one cardinal sin we couldn’t make is to not reinvest. The only certainty was that if you didn’t acquire new stallions you definitely wouldn’t find the next star.”

mares. Now he’s doing it on a wider scale. “He’s one that crept in through the back door but by going through the front door you have to be very conservative about what you retire and then you have to price them competitively.” With most of the stud’s stallions starting at a fee closer to four than six figures, Osborne feels that the most important attribute is physique. “Stallions covering for €10,000 or less have an overall CV that is less than Frankel’s,” he says. “But one thing you can’t compromise on is looks, you have to be an acceptable physical specimen at that level. Those commercial breeders are the best judges, they’ll have ten to 15 stallions put in front of them and choose four or five that they like. That’s not to say that only the beautiful horses make great stallions, but it’s difficult getting them started if they are not knockouts on looks.” The savvy commercial breeders who form most of the stud’s clients are as discerning on a stallion’s price as his looks, and Osborne admits it was not easy setting fees for 2015. He says: “People used to release their fees in September but now everyone is waiting until the other guy announces his. For us Invincible Spirit was a tough call. He’s had a stunning year and is the complete stallion so the question is how you price him. We set him at €100,000, which is a 40% rise but certainly hasn’t lessened the demand. The majority of people using him at this level are not breeding to sell, they are breeding to race. “We gave Big Bad Bob a hefty fee rise but for a proven sire he’s still very good value at a four-figure fee. The breeder’s lament is that a stallion can go from €4,000 one year to €30,000 in two years and be out of reach. That’s the next thing we are working on. We want to do something like saying that if you use a horse in one season then we want to at THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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The EVEN BETTER ~ and even better looking! ~ half-brother to HOT FOAL SIRE Bated Breath.

The RECORD-BREAKING MILER who was rated the third-best in Europe after only Frankel and Excelebration and was assessed as the equal of his breed-shaping grandsire SHARPEN UP . He also broke the ASCOT TRACK RECORD as a two-year-old. CITYSCAPE

Selkirk ~ Tantina {Distant View}

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Covered a big, quality first book and drew the support of top breeders and noted judges Bob McCreery, Willie Carson, Emma Balding, Peter Onslow, Juddmonte, Luke Lillingston

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IRISH NATIONAL STUD least allow you to use him in two years’ time at the same fee. That way the people who made a stallion aren’t kept out of the party when things become interesting.” When Osborne, 50, was appointed the stud’s Chief Executive in early 2010, it was something of a homecoming for him. His visionary father Michael, who started the stud’s training course, had filled the role from 1970 and 1982 and John – then a successful vet, pinhooker and breeder – felt it a privilege to be asked to follow in the family footsteps. “The Irish National Stud was one of those opportunities that, even if it meant accepting compromises wholeheartedly on a lifestyle

The Queen toured the stud as part of her historic visit to Ireland in 2011

basis, it was too good to pass up at the stage I was at,” he says. “I couldn’t not at least try and show that I could do the job. “It’s only now in hindsight that I realised quite what getting this job meant to me. I lived on the National Stud between the ages of six and 18, my formative years. I can remember so vividly things there – my first Goffs sale when I was 16, looking after a full-brother to a Guineas winner, tour guiding, and a lot of the students then are great friends today. “The core is very much as it was in my father’s day and there are still some people there from his time, which is lovely. His picture is up on the wall looking down at me every day. I always get amused by that when I’m under pressure. “It’s an institution and it’s more important to me than to a lot of people, because it’s really in your blood. You feel a part of the place. “I wasn’t sure about taking it on professionally but the opportunity presented itself. I was a director for many years and was familiar with both the workings of it and some of the difficulties that the company faced. “We talk about 100 years past, but my job is really where we are going to be in 100 years’ time. Am I as visionary as Hall Walker? I can’t say that I am, but all I can say is that we are moving forward.” The stud’s sound financial footing means that Osborne has big aspirations for the future, not least as a means of promoting Irish racing

The visionary Lord Wavertree A tall, lean, opinionated and in many ways visionary character, William Hall Walker packed a lot into his 76 years by the time he died of a chill at his Regent’s Park home in February 1933. He hailed from a Scottish family that settled in the north-west and joined the family brewing business, Peter Walker & Sons. He was an honorary colonel and served as MP for Widnes from 1900 to 1919. He was created Lord Wavertree the following year. In 1895 he registered his racing colours of ‘blue and white check, cerise cap’ having been a champion rider in pony racing, including winning 43 starts on a mare named Dorothy. He was also a longstanding master of the Cheshire Hunt. He owned the 1896 Grand National winner The Soarer, which he bought for £600 after meeting the horse’s previous owner on a train. He founded a stud at Tully at the turn of the 20th century and achieved incredible success in a short time. He was champion owner in 1905 and 1907, bred winners of all five British Classics and won four out of five runnings of the Gimcrack Stakes between 1905 and 1909. John Osborne says: “What he spoke about are some of the things that we’re still grappling with today – the importance of prize-money, and that racing would be strong if the tote and betting were strong. He made this connection and vocalised it. “He also said that stallions were the key for the industry and he cited the need for a national stud for that stallion enterprise. Those were all visionary things. You have to give him credit for the essence of his achievements in that decade from 1905 to 1915 and for the accuracy of his predictions.” His horses frequently changed stables and he claimed that it was experiences in 1915 with his colt Let Fly that prompted him to largely get out of racing and offer his bloodstock for sale. He declared: “I’ve finished. I shall not start again. My experience with Let Fly

and breeding internationally. “We are talking about big projects now whereas it was patchwork stuff five years ago,” he says. “We are discussing investment on a scale that hasn’t been done in decades. We have rebuilt our brand, we have rebuilt our reputation and our finances. “The next thing is to move to the next level and that involves some big projects in terms of

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Lord Wavertree introduced the Aga Khan to the delights of horseracing

settled me”. Walker had selected plates for the colt to wear in the 2,000 Guineas, only for him to run shoeless, and felt his tactics had been ignored when Let Fly finished runner-up in that year’s Derby. He created the Japanese gardens that still draw visitors to Tully and famously used astrology to plan his horses’ futures, requiring his stud grooms to provide exact foaling times. His stables had glass ceilings so the night skies could be viewed. It was also through his friendship that he introduced the Aga Khan to racing. “I would probably never have been known as an owner west of Suez had he not, during and after my visit to Tully in 1904, urged me to take up racing in England,” wrote the Aga. He left an estate of £838,290 (around £51 million in today’s money) and donated his racing trophies and equine pictures to the corporation of Liverpool. His five remaining mares were sold for 185 guineas and, having had no sons, his title died with him.

renovation, visitor experience and stallion investment and broodmare band. All the pillars will get reinforced strongly.” He adds: “Irish racing has stayed at the top of the tree globally through all the bad stuff. I think people realised that this is a solid industry that we are very good at and it’s very suited to us, and all these things were identified by Hall Walker 100 years ago.” THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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SECOND TO SEA THE STARS IN THE 2,000 GUINEAS BEATING G1 SIRES RIP VAN WINKLE AND MASTERCRAFTSMAN. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC.

His first foals are more profitable by median than the Excelebrations and his top ten average 25,000gns!.

HIS SWAGGER AND POWER: HE’S PASSING IT ON...

Delegator is the BEST SPEED HORSE by Dansili, the BEST JUVENILE of all Dansili’s stallion sons ~ and he was rated the equal of DANSILI HIMSELF at three.

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DUTCH ART FEE:

£40,000

Sire of Gr.1 winning sprinters GARSWOOD and SLADE POWER in 2014. Yearlings in 2014 made up to 340,000gns.

MAYSON £6,000

FEE:

Gr.1 July Cup winner and INVINCIBLE SPIRIT’s highest rated sprinter. First crop foals in 2014 made up to 90,000gns.

First foals in 2015

INTELLO FEE:

£25,000

MEDICEAN FEE:

£8,000

Classic winning Champion son of GALILEO from a superb family.

Sire of 10 Gr. 1 winners including leading sire, DUTCH ART. Yearlings in 2014 made up to 400,000gns.

KYLLACHY

PIVOTAL

FEE:

£15,000

Sire of top class sprinters SOLE POWER and STEPPER POINT in 2014. Yearlings in 2014 made up to 320,000gns.

First foals in 2015

LETHAL FORCE FEE:

£10,000

Champion UK Sprinter by DARK ANGEL. The fastest horse ever over 6f at Newmarket.

FEE:

£45,000

2014 winners include AFRICAN STORY (Gr.1), EAGLE TOP (Gr.2) and MAAREK (Gr.2). Yearlings in 2014 made up to 380,000gns.

And the New Recruit

GARSWOOD FEE:

£7,000

Gr.1 winning sprinter by DUTCH ART from a very fast family.

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NEW STALLIONS FOR 2015

Hailing the

FRESHMEN The popularity of the offspring of first-season stallions continues unabated and this year sees a huge draft of new sires to the ranks Words John Berry • Photos George Selwyn

he widespread appetite for young stallions is showing no signs of abating. The most recent reminder of the general willingness to take a chance on unproven sires was provided by the results from the end-of-year foal sales, where trade for the progeny of first-season sires was almost universally strong. Although demand for both the nominations

and the offspring of many stallions starts to diminish once they have had runners, stud fees for the successful stallions tend to rise once their merit has been proved by their sons and daughters. Consequently, using a firstseason sire can sometimes give breeders an opportunity to use stallions whose stud fee will eventually rise out of their reach, so one can understand breeders’ keenness to take a

chance on the young sires who they believe are going to make the grade. The forthcoming breeding season sees a very strong crop of first-season sires taking up stud duties. Many of these will be very popular, and some will prove to be very successful – and, as we can see, the choice is plentiful irrespective of the level of a mare owner’s investment.

Nominations to Mukhadram, seen en route to winning the Coral Eclipse Stakes, have been snapped up quickly by breeders

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NEW STALLIONS FOR 2015

Stallions standing at £12,000/€15,000 or more KINGMAN (2011, Invincible Spirit ex Zenda) £55,000, Banstead Manor Stud (England) AUSTRALIA (2011, Galileo ex Ouija Board) €50,000, Coolmore (Ireland) CHARM SPIRIT (2011, Invincible Spirit ex L’Enjoleuse) £25,000, Tweenhills Stud (England) NO NAY NEVER (2011, Scat Daddy ex Cat’s Eye Witness) €20,000, Coolmore (Ireland) SLADE POWER (2009, Dutch Art ex Girl Power) €20,000, Kildangan Stud (Ireland) SEA THE MOON (2011, Sea The Stars ex Sanwa) £15,000, Lanwades Stud (England) TORONADO (2010, High Chaparral ex Wana Doo) £15,000, National Stud (England) OLYMPIC GLORY (2010, Choisir ex Acidanthera) €15,000, Haras du Bouquetot (France) RULER OF THE WORLD (2010, Galileo ex Love Me True) €15,000, Coolmore (Ireland)

>> It is no surprise that the two most expensive

first-season sires in Europe in 2015 will be Kingman and Australia. They were clearly the pick of the Classic crop last year, notwithstanding that both were beaten by Night Of Thunder in the 2,000 Guineas. They were two terrific racehorses, each bearing a stellar pedigree to complement his string of top-class performances, and they clearly represent exciting prospects. On form, Charm Spirit ranks as nearly as good a horse as Kingman and Australia. In fact, he finished only just behind them when fifth in the 2,000 Guineas. Furthermore, his Group 1 treble of the Prix Jean Prat, Prix du Moulin and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes reaffirms his merit, so the arrival of this son of Invincible Spirit at Tweenhills rates as a notable boost for Britain’s stallion ranks. The same remark applies to another recruit from the continent: wide-margin German Derby winner Sea The Moon, who retires to Lanwades. With a pedigree as impressive as that Group 1 victory (he is by Sea The Stars from a Monsun full-sister to two German Derby winners and one German Oaks winner) Sea The Moon is an obvious choice for any breeder aspiring to breed a Derby or Oaks winner. Another first-season sire with obvious appeal for breeders aiming for glory at Epsom is Ruler Of The World – as the 2013 Derby victory of this Galileo half-brother to Duke Of Marmalade implies. Breeders who like to patronise top-class milers are also well catered for, with the former Richard Hannon-trained pair of Toronado and Olympic Glory both retiring to stud, in England and France respectively. Sprinters, too, feature highly among the top tier of new sires, with the former outstanding juvenile No Nay Never and Europe’s champion speedster of 2014, Slade Power, joining the Coolmore and Darley rosters respectively. Each is as physically imposing as his top-class form would suggest, and both look nailed on to sire plenty of very fast horses. >>

The well-bred dual Derby winner Australia joins Coolmore with Ruler Of The World

Olympic Glory has been a popular addition to the French ranks at Haras du Bouquetot

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NEW FOR 2015

SHADWELL STALLIONS 2015 Standing at Nunnery Stud, England

MUKHADRAM Shamardal - Magic Tree

The first Gr.1 winning son of leading European sire SHAMARDAL to stand in the UK. 2 length winner of 2014 Coral-Eclipse (Gr.1) beating the winning time of: NATHANIEL, TWICE OVER and SO YOU THINK.

MUKHADRAM

2015 Fee - £7,000 (1st JAN, SLF)

NAYEF Gulch - Height Of Fashion

2014: 51% winners/runners with his European 3YOS.* 2014 Group performers: Gr.2 British Champions Long Distance Cup winner FORGOTTEN RULES, Gr.3 Jersey Stakes winner MUSTAJEEB, Gr.3 winner SNOW SKY and Gr.1 placed TASADAY.

2015 Fee - £5,000 (1st JAN, SLF)

NAYEF

MAWATHEEQ

MAWATHEEQ Danzig - Sarayir

A Group winning last son of DANZIG with a winning first crop of 2YOS.

2015 Fee - PRIVATE

SAKHEE Bahri - Thawakib

Sire in 2014 of dual stakes winning sprinter TIMELESS CALL.

2015 Fee - PRIVATE Also standing in England

HAAFHD Alhaarth - Al Bahathri

SAKHEE

HAAFHD

2014: Sire of Gr.1 winner JUNOOB.

2015 Fee - £3,000 (1st OCT) Standing in France

MUHTATHIR

Elmaamul - Majmu

A leading sire in France with a winners/runners strike rate of 40%.

2015 Fee - €7,000 (1st OCT, Live Foal) Standing in Italy

MUJAHID Danzig - Elrafa Ah

Leading Italian based sire in Italy for the 3rd consecutive year. MUHTATHIR

MUJAHID

2015 Fee - €5,500 (1st OCT, SLF)

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NEW STALLIONS FOR 2015

Stallions standing from £5,000/€7,000 to £12,000/€15,000 GARSWOOD (2010, Dutch Art ex Penchant) £7,000, Cheveley Park Stud (England) MUKHADRAM (2009, Shamardal ex Magic Tree) £7,000, Shadwell (England) ANODIN (2010, Anabaa ex Born Gold) €7,500, Haras du Quesnay (France)

>> Falling

into what one might see as the middle tier of the stallion market are three new sires whose overall profile allows them to be viewed as offering exceptional value to breeders. Each has the credentials to have been placed in a higher bracket, so it is little wonder that at least one of them, Mukhadram, had a full book before the end of Tattersalls’ December Sale. Mukhadram needs no introduction, having won the Eclipse in 2014. His pedigree, too, goes before him: his dam is a half-sister to the Group 1 winners Mastery and Kirkless, while he hails from the immediate family of Volksraad, a multiple champion sire in New Zealand. Anodin, too, boasts a magnificent pedigree, being a full-brother to the mighty Goldikova. He has the form to match his impressive lineage as his close second to Kingman in the Prix Jacques le Marois confirms, as does the flying finish which carried him into the same spot in the Breeders’ Cup Mile on his swansong. Garswood also has form-lines which tie in with many of Europe’s best horses, and he got his reward for consistent endeavour when landing the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest over 1300m at Deauville last August. >>

Goldikova’s little brother Anodin chased home Kingman in the Prix Jacques le Marois

Garswood earned Group 1 honours in 2014 and will stand alongside his sire Dutch Art on Cheveley Park Stud’s stallion roster

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NEW STALLIONS FOR 2015

Stallions standing below £5,000/€7,000 BATTLE OF MARENGO (2010, Galileo ex Anna Karenina) €6,000, Ballyhane Stud (Ireland) KINGSBARNS (2010, Galileo ex Beltisaal) €6,000, Coolmore (Ireland) MORPHEUS (2010, Oasis Dream ex Kind) €6,000, Tally-Ho Stud (Ireland) GREGORIAN (2009, Clodovil ex Three Days In May) £4,500, National Stud (England) ALHEBAYEB (2010, Dark Angel ex Miss Indigo) €5,000, Tara Stud (Ireland) BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE (2010, Exceed And Excel ex License To Thrill) €5,000, Rathasker Stud (Ireland) ES QUE LOVE (2009, Clodovil ex Es Que) €5,000, Rathasker Stud (Ireland) GALE FORCE TEN (2010, Oasis Dream ex Ronaldsay) €5,000, Irish National Stud (Ireland) MOOHAAJIM (2010 Cape Cross ex Thiella) €5,000, Rathbarry Stud (Ireland) XTENSION (2007, Xaar ex Great Joy) €5,000, Rathbarry Stud (Ireland)

The majority of the less expensive new stallions do not boast truly top-class form, but three of them who have compiled remarkable racing records around the world are Dunaden, Xtension and Joshua Tree. Winner of both a Melbourne Cup and a Caulfield Cup, Dunaden was a very special racehorse. His victory in the 2011 Hong Kong Vase further endorses his merit, as do his minor placings in such as the Coronation Cup, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and Prix Ganay. As the last Melbourne Cup winner to stand at stud in England (Carbine) spawned an unsurpassed three-generation sequence of Derby winners (courtesy of Spearmint, Spion Kop and Felstead) Dunaden has mighty shoes to fill from his new home at Overbury Stud! Xtension was similarly durable: having proved himself one of Europe’s top two-yearolds of 2009 and one of its top three-year-olds the following year, he raced with distinction for

“Winner of both a

Melbourne Cup and a Caulfield Cup, Dunaden was a very special racehorse” a further three years in Hong Kong, where his credits included a brace of victories in the Hong Kong Champions Mile in 2011 and 2012. Joshua Tree, too, racked up a notable tally of international victories, including winning three runnings of the Canadian International – for, remarkably, three different trainers (Aidan O’Brien, Marco Botti and Ed Dunlop).

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National Stud new boy Gregorian is one of two sons of Clodovil to retire to stud in 2015

Xtension will stand at Rathbarry alongside Moohaajim, who showed excellent form as a juvenile when he just lost out to Reckless Abandon in the Middle Park after having won the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes over six furlongs at Newbury. Another newcomer who showed excellent form as a juvenile is Kingsbarns, who was a terrific two-year-old in 2012, when he was hugely impressive in landing the Racing Post Trophy. Injuries prevented this son of Galileo from realising his full potential, but he was still Group 1-placed as a three-year-old – and the fact that he comes from the branch of the Mesopotamia family (which is also responsible for the aforementioned Mukhadram) which has produced Rip Van Winkle cannot do his prospects any harm. Other former high-class juveniles taking up stud duties include Alhebayeb (impressive winner of the July Stakes in 2012) and Bungle

Inthejungle, who was successful that year in both the Molecomb Stakes and the Cornwallis Stakes. The former will be bidding to help to establish successful young sprinting stallion Dark Angel as a sire of sires – as will Heeraat, a member of Dark Angel’s first crop who landed a Group 3 victory at Newbury over six furlongs as a four-year-old in 2012. Bungle Inthejungle will likewise be flying the flag for his sire Exceed And Excel, who already has the popular Excelebration at stud (with his first yearlings in 2015). Joining Bungle Inthejungle in retiring to stud in 2015 is another Exceed And Excel horse, Burwaaz. He too was a very fast juvenile, as she showed with minor placings in both the Gimcrack and the Flying Childers Stakes, and he comes from the family of Irish Ball, Bikala, Assert, Last Tycoon, Valentine Waltz and Immortal Verse. Another former good juvenile is Gale Force Ten, who was placed in both the Norfolk Stakes THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

STALLIONS 2015

OLYMPIC GLORY

New in 2015

TORONADO

New in 2015

Choisir & Acidanthera (Alzao) Four times a Gr.1 winner at 2, 3 & 4, in GB and in France € 15,000 LF . Standing at Haras de Bouquetot, FR

High Chaparral & Wana Doo (Grand Slam) Undefeated Gr.2 winning 2yo & European Champion 3yo £ 15,000 1st Oct SLF . Standing at the National Stud, GB

STYLE VENDOME

PLANTEUR

Anabaa & Place Vendome (Dr Fong)

1st Foals in 2015

Classic Gr.1 winner and record holder €10,000 LF . Standing at Haras de Bouquetot, FR

1st Foals in 2015

Danehill Dancer & Plante Rare (Giant’s Causeway)

Multi-millionaire Gr.1 winner € 6,000 LF . Standing at Haras de Bouquetot, FR

OLYMPIC GLORY . PLANTEUR . STYLE VENDOME . BOBY DI JOB : Standing at Haras de Bouquetot, FR BENOIT JEFFROY : +33 (0)6 59 59 41 16 . AUDREY LEYVAL : +33 (0)6 19 07 33 48 . AL SHAQAB RACING : contact@alshaqab-racing.com

TORONADO : Standing at the National Stud, GB : JAKE WARREN : +44(0)7730 272 895 . Jake@highclerestud.co.uk

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NEW STALLIONS FOR 2015

Stallions standing below £5,000/€7,000 continued HEERAAT (2009, Dark Angel ex Thawrah) £4,000, Mickley Stud (England) COACH HOUSE (2011, Oasis Dream ex Lesson In Humility) £3,000, Bucklands Farm (England) DUNADEN (2006, Nicobar ex La Marlia) £3,000 Overbury Stud (England) SOMMERABEND (2007, Shamardal ex Sommernacht) €3,500, Haras de Saint Arnoult (France) BURWAAZ (2009, Exceed And Excel ex Nidhaal) £2,500, Hedgeholme Stud (England) JOSHUA TREE (2007, Montjeu ex Madiera Mist) €2,500, Haras du Grand Curgeon (France) SUN CENTRAL (2009, Galileo ex Bordighera) £2,000, Elusive Bloodstock (England) ALBAASIL (2008, Dansili ex Wrong Key) £1,750, Longdon Stud (England) VALIRANN (2010, Nayef ex Valima) €1,600, Whytemount Stud (Ireland) VERY NICE NAME (2009, Whipper ex Namona) €1,200, Haras du Grand Curgeon

and the Middle Park in 2012. It is, though, easy to forget how good he was at two because he did even better in his Classic year, when he was an impressive winner of the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot after having finished second in the Irish 2,000 Guineas. Closely related to the former high-class two-year-olds Bianca Nera, Hotelgenie Dot Com and Simply Perfect, this son of Oasis Dream retires with excellent credentials. Gale Force Ten’s former stablemate and paternal half-brother Coach House retires to Bucklands Farm, having shown good form as an early two-year-old in the first half of the 2013 season. Having won the Marble Hill Stakes at the Curragh, he chased home No Nay Never in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot before finishing third in the Railway Stakes at the Irish Derby Meeting at the Curragh. Sadly, he never ran again, but this son of former high-class sprinting filly Lesson In Humility had already demonstrated his speed and precocity. Rathasker Stud’s grey stalwart Clodovil has two sons retiring to stud in 2015, including Es Que Love who will be standing alongside his sire. An admirably tough horse, Es Que Love retires to stud sound after 51 races, having shown good form as a two-year-old before eventually gaining his best win (in the Group 2 Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs at Goodwood) at the age of five. He is one of two very good horses bred by his dam Es Que, the other being Dominant, who has shown highclass form in both England and Hong Kong. Clodovil’s other son set to take up stud duties is Gregorian, who will stand at the National Stud. From the family of former high-class juvenile sprinters On Tiptoes, Violette and Crazee Mental as well as of Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Wassl, Gregorian showed good form at ages two, three, four and five, landing his best win (in the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes over seven furlongs at THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Gale Force Ten striding out in his paddock at the Irish National Stud

Newbury) as a four-year-old in 2013. Arguably the forgotten horse among the new sires is Battle Of Marengo, who started second favourite (preferred only by Dawn Approach, who finished last) in the 2013 Derby, going into the race off a sequence of five straight victories. As it turned out, Battle Of Marengo finished fourth to his lesser-fancied stablemate Ruler Of The World, and then ran well again later that month when finishing an arguably unlucky second to Hillstar in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. Unfortunately, though, Battle Of Marengo subsequently lost his form, and a string of moderate runs in 2014 have ensured that he retires to Ballyhane Stud at a far lower fee than might otherwise have been the case. Best bred of the new sires is arguably

Morpheus, a half-brother not only to the mighty Frankel but also to 2014 Champion Stakes hero Noble Mission. However, his three victories did not come in stakes company – but, even so, this son of Oasis Dream surely has the potential to sire some good horses. Another very well-bred horse is Sun Central, a Galileo half-brother to both George Washington and Grandera. Although not quite in their class, he won five of his ten races, including taking a Listed race at Chester last summer. Albaasil, who retires to Longdon Stud, also bears an interesting pedigree. Winner as a threeyear-old of a mile handicap at Newmarket’s July Meeting in 2011, Albaasil is a son of Dansili out of Wrong Key, a Pretty Polly Stakes-placed fullsister to Right Key, whose two Pattern victories each came in a race named after an Oaks winner (the Blue Wind Stakes at Naas and the Noblesse Stakes at Cork). Three new sires who all showed good form when trained on the continent are Sommerabend, Valirann and Very Nice Name. Sommerabend, a typically tough son of Shamardal, ranks as one of Germany’s best milers of recent years, as he most notably proved with an excellent seven-year-old campaign in 2014 which yielded victories in three French Pattern races headed by the Group 2 Prix du Muguet over 1600m at Saint-Cloud. By contrast, Valirann was only lightly raced when trained by Alain du Royer-Dupre for his breeder the Aga Khan. He was, though, clearly high-class, as showed by winning four of his five races including the Group 2 Prix Chaudenay at Longchamp. Very Nice Name too showed high-class form in France (most notably finishing second to Orfevre in the Prix Foy in 2013) even if he did most of his racing in the Middle East, where his best performance saw him finish an excellent third of 11 behind St Nicholas Abbey and Gentildonna in the Dubai Sheema Classic.

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BREEDERS’ DIGEST By EMMA BERRY, Bloodstock Editor

Our bloodstock coverage this month includes:

• Economic Overview: Philip Freedman assesses the 2014 bloodstock market – pages 84-85 • Sales Circuit: Complete round-up of the European foal and breeding stock sales – pages 86-92 • Caulfield Files: Your best chance of breeding a Group 1 winner – pages 94-95

hose involved in European Flat sales can take a breather for a few months – in the northern hemisphere at least – until spring comes around and we start to see some of last season’s yearling crop reappear at the breeze-up sales. As Philip Freedman highlights in his economic overview column on pages 84-85, the continued rise in the strength of the foal sales was in sharp contrast to a relatively sedate market for mares in 2014, which lacked a major dispersal. An oft-heard lament from breeders is the rising cost of stallion nominations. Some steep price hikes this season, however, have not stopped those stallions’ books filling quickly. The number of high-priced foals by freshman stallions will continue to embolden breeders to take a chance on the next big thing. Our guide to this season’s new boys (pages 7381) highlights the fact that there’s still value to be found in the European stallion market. Successful examples such as Kodiac, who recently broke the record for the number of two-year-old winners in a European season, show that for those on a smaller budget, using stallions in their early seasons can be beneficial. From a humble first two seasons at €5,000, Kodiac’s fee dipped to €4,000 but is now at a career-high of €25,000 for 2015. The difficulty is that it’s anyone’s guess as to which of this year’s intake will be considered a hit or a miss in a few seasons’ time but when foals arrive at the sales by stallions who are yet to be percieved to have done anything wrong – and often out of young mares for whom the same could be said – then buyers are frequently prepared to gamble. Of course, there’s plenty more to foal-buying than what’s there on the page. A strong physique, correct limbs and an ability to walk well are essential, especially for those looking to reoffer their purchases in a little less than a year’s time. As a breeder, it’s generally a case of having to accept whatever nature provides. While attempting to avoid conformation faults should

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DORTE ROPER NIELSEN

Fees on the rise as market prospers T

Listed bumper winner Lifeboat Mona and her proud co-breeder Bryan Mayoh

be an essential part of mare and stallion selection, there are plenty of times we’ve seen less-than-perfect physical specimens, or indeed those with very little pedigree to recommend them, rise to the top to become champions. The Duke of Roxburghe’s Attraction springs to mind. Her peculiar gait didn’t stop her galloping to five Group 1 victories, including two Classics, and her four runners to date are all winners, with two having earned black type. Lifeboat to the rescue While the Flat foal market is thriving, its National Hunt counterpart has improved at a steadier rate. Despite recently introduced initiatives, it remains a thankless task trying to sell a filly foal. Only a small portion of those to have changed hands last year avoided being sold at a loss. However, there appears to be a greater number of jumps mares making it to the track, notably from some of the bigger stables, too. The increased demand for fillies at store sales

will hopefully trickle down eventually to the foals. Lifeboat Mona, who led home a British-bred trifecta in the Listed mares’ bumper at Huntingdon on December 7, represented champion trainer Paul Nicholls, who also trains the promising Grade 2-placed and winning hurdler Tara Point. Both are daughters of Kayf Tara. Lifeboat Mona’s black-type victory was particularly fitting as she was co-bred by TBA board member and National Hunt Committee member Bryan Mayoh, who has been at the forefront of the campaign to improve the programme for National Hunt racemares and to retain broodmares in the UK by offering stallion-fee concessions to elite performers or producers. Though Bryan will no doubt have found it choking to have sold Lifeboat Mona as a foal for a mere €600, he has at least been rewarded by the fact that she is now unbeaten in her three starts in a point-to-point and two bumpers.

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SALES CIRCUIT: ECONOMIC OVERVIEW By PHILIP FREEDMAN

Lessons have been learned Breeders still exercising caution even in the face of strong foal and yearling sales

ollowing the market crash of 2008, the bloodstock market was characterised by relatively strong demand for breeding stock and relatively weak demand for horses bought to race. As one trainer put it, the closer a horse was to having a saddle put on its back the less it was worth. The results of this year’s yearling and breeding stock sales would indicate that the opposite is now true. Demand for yearlings has advanced from last year’s record levels, in contrast to the collapse in the figures at the December Sales, which suggest that racing is now more popular than breeding. Even allowing for the usual caveats – principally that commercial breeders offer all their stock at yearling sales, so the quality of the catalogues will vary little from year to year, whereas breeding stock sales are strongest when there are significant dispersals, and particularly vulnerable to breeders deciding to retain their best fillies and broodmares – demand at the December Sale did not mirror that evidenced only two months earlier. Other explanations, including the predominance of agents rather than principals as the buyers of broodmares, may offer a partial answer, as maybe breeders’ growing awareness of the increasing risks they are facing as the strength of the yearling market has gone hand-in-hand with rising stallion fees. Yet it would be wrong to downplay the extent of the recovery, which has now taken the market to a level comfortably surpassing that of the previous peak. The extent of the recovery is further confirmed by the way in which growth is no longer concentrated at the top of the market, but in 2014 was at least as strong for the 201-500 most expensive yearlings (+16% on 2013-14) and for the 501-1000 (+13%) as for the top 200, where the bulk of the growth had been in the earlier years of the recovery. Further evidence of the growth in the market is shown by the number of yearlings selling for over £500,000, £200,000 and £100,000. In 2014 the numbers selling in excess of each category were 54 (up from 30 in 2013), 253 (201 in 2013) and 582 (495 in 2013) respectively. This paints a rather different picture to the average price in each category, which, at the top level, was adversely impacted by the two top-priced

yearlings in 2014 selling for approximately 50% of the sum the two top-priced yearlings of 2013 realised. Tattersalls continue to sell comfortably over 50% of the 1,000 most expensive yearlings, while on this measure Goffs/DBS have narrowly taken second place ahead of Arqana. Looking at the yearlings which sold for over £200,000, Tattersalls remains dominant, with 67% of this category. This has dropped back from a peak of 78% in 2011 as Arqana and Goffs have recovered ground they lost when the post-recession increase in demand was experienced in

Newmarket before Deauville or Kill. The accompanying chart, which compares the numbers in each year to 2000 as the base level, illustrates the degree to which not only has the recovery been driven by the top of the market, but contrasts it to the run up to the 2007 peak, where the strength in the market was most evident in the £100,000£200,000 category. This would support the evidence from other financial markets, suggesting that the broadening of a rally is an indicator that a peak is being reached, which would support the view that while the rise in yearling prices still has some upside

The number of yearlings sold for more than... £500,000

£200,000

£100,000

2014

253

582

2013

201

495

2012

170

471

2011

115

381

2010

308

2009

123

408

2008

156

430

2007

146

492

2006

144

420

2005

139

384

2004

278

2003

115

325

2002

256

2001

109

265

2000

127

333

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Finsceal Beo’s Frankel filly was the star of the show at the Goffs November Foal Sale, at which turnover rose by close to €10m

potential there is now increasing risk on the downside. In terms of profitability, notwithstanding the outstanding results achieved, 2014 was no more than on a par with 2013, as a consequence of the increase in stallion fees that took place ahead of the 2012 covering season, when the market responded to the upturn in demand for yearlings in 2011 as it began to recover from the low point of 2010. With further double digit increases in the cost of using a basket of the 10, 25 or 50 most expensive sires in each of the next three years, it leaves stallion prices measured in this way some 33% ahead of the level charged when this year’s yearling crop were conceived. In the light of such an increase, indicating the level by which the market will need to continue to rise if current levels of profitability are to be maintained, it is THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

“The memory of

2008-10 is sufficiently recent to ensure that past mistakes are not repeated” perhaps not surprising that the December Sales results provide some evidence that breeders are becoming concerned by the risks they are now facing, and looking to contain their costs as best they can. Taking a longer-term perspective, the ratio of yearling prices to stallion fees is now in the

range which in the late 1990s and early part of this century encouraged the increase in production that was only reversed by the crash of 2008. Racing as a whole may hope that the returns of recent years should encourage greater production, which would not only benefit horsemen whose income depends on the number of horses in training, but the wider industry encompassing both racecourses and bookmakers given their concerns over fixtures and field sizes. However, the evidence of the December Sales suggest that, for breeders, the memory of 2008-10 is sufficiently recent to ensure that past mistakes are not repeated, and it may be an error to presume that the recent prosperity breeders have enjoyed in the sale ring will translate to a recovery in the numbers of foals produced. >>

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SALES CIRCUIT

Tattersalls December Foal Sale

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Record turnover was achieved at this four-day sale, yet it will be remembered more for the Frankel factor, which was not so much a show, as a no-show. Four offspring of the world’s greatest racehorse were due to come under the hammer – one was withdrawn on the day after becoming cast – generating a blast of media interest, not least from the BBC, which allocated the foals’ impending ring appearance the sort of heralding build up it once gave to Miss World contestants. At least five broadcast cameras were inside the ring as the first Frankel walked in, but neither he nor his two paternal siblings were sold on the hammer’s fall (one was later traded privately for 150,000gns). In terms of publicity the tumult was priceless, for the name of Tattersalls entered households it had never reached, and while a crisp millionguinea sale or two would have been even better, the outcome was not a shock to hardened observers. Given Frankel’s £125,000 covering fee the reserves had to be six-figure sums, and the market decided that none were worth their vendors’ valuation. They won’t be the first horses rejected in the ring who go on to achieve success on the track, and the Harris family of Lordship Stud even issued a statement saying they were happy to buy in their colt out of Swiss Lake at 350,000gns for they hold high hopes for his future. Turnover went up 2% despite these reverses, and all sorts of theories came forward on the subject of the 3% dip in average. Very strong yearling sales suggested pinhookers would go in heavier to secure their stock for next year, but did those yearling prices discourage breeders from selling their best foals in hope of gaining more in 12 months’ time? And the big pinhookers are certainly very harsh on any conformation fault or question mark over parentage – they know the market

Oghill House Stud’s son of Sea The Stars led the Tattersalls foals, selling for 450,000gns

Canadian John Gunther of Glennwood Farm bought Windsurfing for 850,000gns

Twelve months ago James Wigan’s West Blagdon Stud had the honour of selling the most valued foal, a 450,000gns daughter of Dubawi out of High Heeled. That mare nearly pulled off a memorable double, for her latest produce, a Lawman filly, made 425,000gns, but it was not quite enough to gain the top spot, which went to a 450,000gns Sea The Stars colt from Pat and Hugh Hyland’s Oghill House Stud. Angus Gold of Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Estates bought both foals.

will spit out their stock as yearlings – and while foals by first-crop sires were again in favour, some were overwhelmed by viewings, others were barely out of their boxes. The median went up by 9% to 25,000gns and the clearance rate of 81% was also up. John Ferguson headed buyers yet again, spending 3,470,000gns on 22 foals, while Harry McCalmont’s Norelands Stud led consignors, trading 23 lots for 1,547,000gns, a figure that includes the privately-sold Frankel for 150,000gns. Sea The Stars emerged as the most popular sire by average, his 20 foals averaging 143,700gns, while Nathaniel topped the firstcrop list, with 15 at 92,500gns.

Tattersalls December Mares’ Sale Tattersalls achieved record turnover for the

Tattersalls December Foal Sale Top lots

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Sex/Breeding

Vendor

C Sea The Stars-Chiosina

Oghill House Stud

Price (gns) 450,000

Buyer Shadwell Estates

F Lawman-High Heeled

West Blagdon Stud

425,000

Shadwell Estates

F Dubawi-Elusive Sparkle

New England Stud

400,000

John Ferguson Bloodstock

C Dubawi-Silca Chiave

Windmill Farm

375,000

John Ferguson Bloodstock

C Oasis Dream-Toi Et Moi

Fittocks Stud

350,000

Blandford Bloodstock

F Galileo-Mohican Princess

Ballybin Stud

350,000

Hugo Merry Bloodstock

C Rip Van Winkle-Slink

West Blagdon Stud

320,000

MV Magnier

F Sea The Stars-Es Que

Jockey Hall Stud

310,000

John McCormack B’stock

F Nathaniel-Our Queen of Kings

Newsells Park Stud

300,000

C Gordon-Watson B’stock

C Oasis Dream-Shaleela

Clairemont Stud

300,000

Shadwell Estates

Five-year tale Year

Sold

Agg (gns)

Mdn (gns)

Avg (gns)

Top Price (gns)

2014

779

32,110,900

41,221

25,000

450,000

2013

740

31,420,400

42,460

23,000

450,000

2012

708

24,132,700

34,086

20,000

500,000

2011

665

23,860,100

35,880

21,000

450,000

2010

560

17,491,400

31,235

20,000

320,000

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Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, with Peter Molony, bought out Swettenham Stud at 4.5m gns and will continue to race Just The Judge

year during this four-day auction of mares and fillies (plus a handful of stallions), yet the sale itself failed to set any high-water marks. Turnover fell 23%, yet the aggregate of sales for the year at Park Paddocks was up 6%, at 263,411,173gns. Why this event’s figures should go down (the average fell 19%, the median 7% and the clearance rate 4% to 78%) would have mystified many casual followers of the trade. After all, yearling sales boomed and foals made a record contribution too. With a few exceptions it was generally agreed this was just a so-so catalogue, short of the queens which really bump up the figures. Twelve months ago that meant four horses broke the 2,000,000gns barrier, and two went past double that sum. This time there was a rare Guineas winner – Just The Judge, who duly headed trade with a 4,500,000gns valuation – and some other topflight pedigrees with quality matings, but the market did not rate many as five-star prospects. It seems the best mares did not go to market. Yearling prices have been very high, so why sell the animal who can produce one, especially when it is so difficult to replace her given the stranglehold within the world’s major racing and breeding organisations Choice lots were still hard to buy, for Tattersalls had beckoned an international entourage to Park Paddocks, of which American prospectors were particularly keen to invest. Barry Weisbord was among them, and it was he – acting for a US-based syndicate – who drove Just The Judge’s price to its final level, although he faced an impossible task against Sheikh Fahad, whose Qatar Racing owned 75% when she entered the ring. The Sheikh duly brought the hammer down and it was then revealed the quarter share would be transferring from the Sangster family THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Tattersalls December Mares’ Sale Top lots Name/Breeding

Vendor

Just The Judge (Lawman-Faraday Light)

Tweenhills Farm & Stud

Price (gns) Buyer 4,500,000 Qatar Racing & China Horse Club

Ladys First (Dutch Art-Like A Dame)

John Troy

1,800,000 Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock

Long View (Galileo-Highland Gift)

Jockey Hall Stud

1,100,000 Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock

Maid To Master (Danehill Dancer-Starlight Dreams) Baroda & Colbinstown

900,000 Tony Nerses

Windsurfing (Smart Strike-Legend Maker)

Highclere Stud

850,000 C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock

Rehn’s Nest (Authorized-Solas Na Greine)

European Sales Management 750,000 Rabbah Bloodstock

Magic Tree (Timber Country-Moyesii)

Trickledown Stud

750,000 C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock

Volume (Mount Nelson-Victoire Finale)

Fittocks Stud

700,000 John Ferguson Bloodstock

Pale Mimosa (Singspiel-Katch Me Katie)

Jockey Hall Stud

680,000 Guy Mulcaster Bloodstock

Half Moon (Duke of Marmalade-Quarter Moon)

Bugley Stud

675,000 KI Farm

Five-year tale Year

Sold

Agg (gns)

Mdn (gns)

Avg (gns)

Top Price (gns)

2014

685

48,290,695

70,497

26,000

4,500,000

2013

721

62,998,500

87,377

28,000

4,700,000

2012

762

43,932,200

57,654

19,000

1,700,000

2011

629

44,121,500

70,145

21,000

2,400,000

2010

644

34,544,800

53,641

17,000

1,300,000

to the China Horse Club. An increased number of Japanese racehorse owners and breeders were in attendance, but the Yoshida family took a low profile, with Teryua buying just one filly for his Shadai Farm. Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm, which had bought one lot at Goffs, refrained from any action, but was to make a bigger impact at Arqana a few days later.

Tattersalls December Yearling Sale This sale often contains a gem that missed out on an earlier auction through bad luck, and

with handsome gains in all the figures it is likely some decent horses will emerge from the 2014 catalogue. The top ten were all by stallions that had enjoyed a good year, headed by a 325,000gns son of Lope De Vega who was knocked down to Charlie Gordon-Watson. This was the highest price at the sale since 2006, when a filly made 700,000gns and a colt achieved 360,000gns. They became Oaks winner Moonshell and Great Voltigeur Stakes victor Cenntenial, so the omens are favourable for the Round Hill Studconsigned colt, whose next stop is with Luca Cumani at Bedford Lodge in Newmarket. On breeding he would not have been out of place at Book 1, for he was a half-brother to the dam of

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Tattersalls December Yearling Sale

PETER MOONEY

Top lots

Robert Nataf bought Toronado’s weanling half-sister by Galileo at Goffs

Rizeena and a three-parts sibling to leading Australian horse Puissance De Lune. An additional 18 horses added to the day’s takings, which rose 28%, and two horses broke last year’s high price – the second was a son of High Chaparral – which helped the average achieve a 15% increase. The median went up by 20%, while the clearance rate was 79%.

Vendor Round Hill Stud

Price (gns) 325,000

Buyer C Gordon-Watson B/s

C High Chaparral-Walkamia

Jamie Railton

240,000

Demi O’Byrne

F Sea The Stars-Meetyouthere

Castlebridge Consignment

165,000

Kern/Lillingston

C Galileo-Belesta

Marlhill House Stud

150,000

Blandford B/s

F Sea The Stars-Night Fairy

Mount Coote Stud

140,000

Hugo Merry B/s

C Shamardal-Angels Story

Church View Stables

140,000

C Gordon-Watson B/s

C Dutch Art-Czarna Roza

Rathbarry Stud

130,000

Suzanne Roberts

F Exceed And Excel-Ronaldsay

Stowell Hill Stud

80,000

David Redvers B/s

Five-year tale Year

Sold

Agg (gns)

Mdn (gns)

Avg (gns)

Top Price (gns)

2014

203

4,573,700

28,408

18,000

325,000

2013

145

3,570,100

24,621

15,000

200,000

2012

167

3,595,300

21,529

13,000

140,000

2011

150

3,766,300

25,109

20,500

150,000

2010

194

3,574,600

18,426

9,000

140,000

Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale Top lots

Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale A couple of dispersals at the 2013 edition of this sale – notably Paul Makin’s Paulyn draft, which included €6 million Chicquita – converted trade to new highs, and the figures returned to something like normality at this year’s event. Makin’s consignment turned over €12,734,000, and while that sum is never included in the sale’s figures, the presence of such gems drew other quality lots from vendors and a wealth of buyers. Some will have returned again, helping to clear 79% of the fillies and mares on offer, but the aggregate fell 40% and the average by 35%. The median came close to parity, going down just 4%. The Aga Khan’s draft is to Goffs and Arqana what Juddmonte is to Tattersalls – a group of choicely-bred cast-offs – and it was one from the consignment who headed proceedings when bought by Oliver St Lawence. His €480,000 offer gained 12-year-old Hazariya, in foal to Fastnet Rock, and the producer of three Stakes winners. She also has colts by Sea The Stars and Shamardal in the wings, which could boost her value. BBA Ireland headed purchasers, with nine bought for €661,000, while the Aga Khan’s 18strong draft accrued €995,500, making his operation the top vendor.

Name/Breeding

Vendor

Hazariya (Xaar-Hazaradjat)

Aga Khan Studs

Price (€) 480,000

Buyer

Dalkova (Galileo-Dalasyla)

Fox Covert Stables

370,000

Darley

Tanaghum (Darshaan-Mehthaaf)

Derrinstown Stud

250,000

Barronstown Stud

Shalamantika (Nashwan-Sharamana)

Aga Khan Studs

200,000

BBA Ireland

Maoineach (Congaree-Trepidation)

Redmonstown Stud

150,000

Dermot Farrington

Nijoom Dubai (Noverre -Aileen’s Gift)

Darley

130,000

Clifton Stud

Soniechka (Notnowcato-Party Doll)

Seskin Stud

125,000

Meridian International

Wake Me Up (Rock Of Gibraltar-Hymn of The Dawn)

Redmonstown Stud

120,000

Katsumi Yoshida

Oliver St Lawrence

Five-year tale Year

Sold

Agg (€)

Mdn (€)

Avg (€)

2014

297

7,757,400

26,119

13,500

Top Price (€) 480,000

2013

324

13,011,600

40,159

14,500

6,000,000

2012

293

8,155,500

27,834

10,750

450,000

2011

262

6,940,650

26,092

10,000

2,300,000

2010

309

5,031,500

16,283

9,000

300,000

Goffs November Foal Sale Goffs has done rather well in recent years when offering first-crop foals by outstanding racehorses. In 2011 it gained big sums for Sea The Stars’ >> The team from Al Eile Stud with Finsceal Beo’s filly foal by Frankel who sold for €1.8m

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Sex/Breeding C Lope de Vega-Princess Serena

Gr.1 winners, Gr.1 prospects

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Sire of 10 Group winners/ performers in 2014 s 9.4% BLACK TYPE WINNERS TO RUNNERS YO SECOND ONLY TO 'ALILEO IN '" )2%

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Kingmambo ex Bound (Nijinsky)

£10,000

Sire of a Group 1 winner with his first crop ❚ Sire in 2014 of: MADAME CHIANG Group 1 and Group 3), LADY PENKO (FR) (Listed winner and Group 1 placed) and RUSSIAN PUNCH (2yo Listed winner) ❚ The LEADING EUROPEAN SIRE OF 2YOS IN 2014 by % winners to runners (64%). ❚ Sire of 16 individual 2yo winners in 2014, incl: CLONARD STREET (Group 2 placed), MARABEA (Group 3 placed), GROOR (Listed placed twice), MEDRANO (Listed placed).

His 2014 yearlings have made up to 140,000gns

AUSSIE RULES

Danehill ex Last Second (Alzao)

£7,000

Classic winning miler – Dual Gr.1 winner at 3 ❚ Sire of 11 Stakes horses to date in 2014, including FIESOLANA (Group 1 Matron Stakes) and Listed winners AUSSI CELEBRE, BERTINORO, DINKUM DIAMOND and KRAMULKIE. ❚ Also sire of 20 individual 2yo winners in 2014.

His 2014 yearlings have made up to 210,000gns

LEROIDESANIMAUX Candy Stripes ex Dissemble (Ahonoora)

£14,000

Eclipse Award winning Champion Turf Horse in the USA ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚

Won 9 races and $1,658,377 including 3 Group 1’s over 1m on turf. Sire of World Champion ANIMAL KINGDOM and of the winners of over $18m. Also sire of 11 individual 2yo winners in 2014. A mare in foal to Leroidesanimaux sold for €320,000 at 2014 Arqana December Sale. First European foals in 2015

An exceptional outcross for Europe’s mares New for 2015

SEA THE MOON

Sea The Stars ex Sanwa (Monsun)

£15,000

Brilliant winner of the Group 1 German Derby by 11 lengths ❚ Winner of 4 races (3 at Group level) at 2 and 3, 8f to 12f, from just 5 starts. ❚ Rated 125 (Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings) ❚ Out of a full sister to Group 1 Classic winners: SAMUM (Champion Sire in Germany), SCHIAPARELLI and SALVE REGINA.

The first son of Champion SEA THE STARS to retire to stud

SIR PERCY

Mark Of Esteem ex Percy’s Lass (Blakeney)

£7,000

Unbeaten Champion 2yo and Classic winning Champion 3yo ❚ Sire of 13 Stakes horses to date in 2014, including Group 3 winner WAKE FOREST, Listed winners NAFAQA (at 2, also Group 2 placed), LADY TIANA, LADY PIMPERNEL (also Group 3 placed) and INDIGO LADY. ❚ Also sire of 13 individual 2yo winners in 2014.

His Yearlings have made up to 260,000gns All 2015 fees on 1st October Special Live Foal terms

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initial foals – headed by one who made €850,000 – while at this year’s renewal it auctioned first-croppers by Frankel, and popped out a beauty whose price towered up to €1,800,000, a record for a foal in Ireland, and the third-best in Europe. Bloodstock agent Dermot Farrington brought the hammer down after heading Philipp Stauffenberg. A stallion alone cannot create such a price, and Frankel’s mate in this instance was the outstanding racemare Finsceal Beo, a dual Classic winner owned by the Ryan family’s Al Eile Stud. Several of her progeny have made substantial contributions to Goffs’ turnover, most notably Ol’ Man River, who sold for €2,850,000 at the Orby Sale, 2013. With an additional 50 foals going through the ring, figures at this four-day auction were already destined for new heights before the Frankel filly added her muscle, but with it turnover rose 52%, the average by 41% and the median by 29%. Portents of big things to come were achieved as early as day two, when a pair of colts by Kodiac and Born To Sea breasted the six-figure euro mark – a sum usually unseen until day three at the earliest – and with international bidders hungry for Ireland’s bloodstock riches (fillies were particularly popular in the upper reaches) the clearance rate went up marginally to 85%, despite the bigger catalogue. So the sale closed in glory and memories of an outstanding lot (destination unknown, because Farrington was unwilling to divulge), but as was to prove the case at Tattersalls the following week, not every Frankel foal could hit the mark – or the reserve. Of the four that turned up, two were bought in, while one was the subject of a disputed bid. After a retake she was adjudged to have made €460,000 and still finished third on the top-ten table, behind a daughter of Galileo.

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale Mares, fillies, foals and a final day of jumping stock created an eclectic mix and positive sales figures. A 32% turnover rise in 2013 was upped by a further 2.5% (a figure of €27,000,000 is double the sum turned over as recently as 2009), and there were increases in the average and median of 4.5% and 31%. Only the clearance rate took a dip, for while 25 additional lots arrived, 13 fewer were sold, creating a mark of 77%. Arqana president Eric Hoyeau admitted his catalogue had contained a “scarcity of high-end offerings”, but said better stallions were now based in France, and that had encouraged his countrymen to invest in mares, shoring up the middle market. At the top end it was once again an international free-for-all. Emmanuel de THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Goffs November Foal Sale Top lots Sex/Breeding

Vendor

Price (€)

Buyer

F Frankel-Finsceal Beo

Al-Eile Stud

1,800,000

Dermot Farrington

F Galileo-Wana Doo

Jockey Hall Stud

520,000

Horse France

F Frankel-Discreet Brief

Airlie Stud

460,000

RBL

F Lope de Vega-Inchmahome

Jockey Hall Stud

300,000

Canirola Bloodstock

C New Approach-Fainne

Redmondstown Stud

290,000

Mick Flanagan

F Galileo-Saoire

Cahermorris Stables

250,000

Hugo Merry Bloodstock

F Intense Focus -Night Visit

Redmondstown Stud

240,000

Mick Flanagan

F Sea The Stars-Aquila d’Oriente

Irish National Stud

230,000

Richard O’Gorman

Five-year tale Year

Sold

Agg (€)

Mdn (€)

Avg (€)

Top Price (€)

2014

742

27,504,700

37,068

22,000

1,800,000

2013

689

18,096,200

26,264

17,000

420,000

2012

570

14,747,500

25,872

15,000

310,000

2011

496

14,423,200

29,079

16,000

850,000

2010

400

10,139,400

25,348

15,000

260,000

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale Top lots Name/Breeding

Vendor

Price (€)

Buyer

Alterite (Literato-Ana Luna)

Haras Des Capucines

1,100,000

Narvick International

Blarney Stone )Peintre Celebre-Bastet)

Bois Roussel

725,000

Wertheimer & Frère

Behkara (Kris-Behera)

Aga Khan Studs

700,000

Hugo Lascelles

Zotilla (Zamindar-Louvain)

Alain de Royer Dupre

550,000

One Agency

Via Medici (Medicean-Via Milano)

Haras de Saint Pair

480,000

Narvick International

Abys (Montjeu-Dibenoise)

Pia Brandt

450,000

Wertheimer et Frere

Summer Surprice (Le Havre-Summer Exhibition)

Coulonces Consignment

420,000

Stellar Path (Astronomer Royal-America Nova)

Reboursière et de Montaigu 380,000

China Horse Club Anthony Stroud

Five-year tale Year

Sold

Agg (€)

Mdn (€)

Avg (€)

Top Price (€)

2014

675

27,107,000

40,159

17,000

1,100,000

2013

686

26,430,000

38,528

13,000

800,000

2012

598

19,561,500

32,712

12,000

1,175,000

2011

543

16,105,500

29,660

11,000

520,000

2010

567

16,302,000

28,751

12,000

800.000

Seroux’s Narvick International became leading buyer, gaining seven horses for €2,210,000, although very nearly half that sum had been given for the sale’s top lot, four-year-old filly Alterite, a Listed winner in France, but a Grade 1 scorer in the USA. The daughter of Literato will be joining Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm broodmare band in Japan, as will seven-year-old Stakes-placed mare Via Medici, who came with a Dansili cover and also dropped to Narvick, for €480,000. British agents Anthony Stroud and Hugo Lascelles were notable buyers, the last-named spending €700,000 on Behkara, a 14-yearold mare with a superb Aga Khan page and in foal to Declaration Of War, while a filly foal by Oasis Dream got onto the top-ten board when sold to German stud owner and agent Philipp Stauffenberg, who achieved some notable pinhooking results at the

recent round of yearling sales. European bloodstock sales have been largely immune to the effect of banking crashes and fiscal cutbacks, but there have been victims. The French government could not sustain its national studs network during such a crisis, and has been selling off stock. One stallion, the Grand Prix de Paris winner Montmartre, came to the ring as part of that process, but stays in France after 29 private breeders who owned shares in him bought the government’s 21 shares – the price was €180,000, Ghislain Bozo handled the transaction and the son of Montjeu will now stand at Haras du Hoguenet. As at Goffs, the Aga Khan Studs led consignors, trading 30 horses for €3,024,000, and while this was another good sale for Arqana, an 11pm finish on day two was tough on vendors and their staff, let alone buyers.

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John Troy consigned Ladys First, the second top lot at the December Maresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sale, who sold in foal to Galileo for 1.8m gns Jacqueline Norris is all smiles after her Jockey Hall Stud posted good results at the foal sales in Britain and Ireland

Teamwork from Anthea Gibson Fleming and Amanda Skiffington

Deirdre Johnston was under-bidder on the sole Jukebox Jury weanling at Tattersalls, which sold for 82,000gns

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Nicky, Ed and Chris Harper of Whitsbury Manor Stud enjoyed a successful foal sale

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Robert Thornton made the most of his enforced lay-off with some sales work

Justin Casse was one of a number of American agents in action at Tattersalls

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CAULFIELD FILES ANDREW CAULFIELD REPORTS ON THE BLOODSTOCK WORLD

Aiming for the top Success generally does breed success but anomalies keep breeders hoping for the best 17% had managed to achieve that elusive black type. Only 1,447 – a miserly 2.2% – had achieved the status of Graded winner and the 462 Grade 1 winners equated to a mere 0.7%, which illustrates the enormity of the task facing any young filly. The statistics highlighted why there is so much demand from breeders for Group/Grade 1-winning mares. The 462 Grade 1 winners

“Group or Graded

winners usually enjoy the advantage of having access to the very best stallions”

higher-priced stallions by producing Group winners, but the statistics also showed that a young mare’s best chances of producing a stakes winner or Graded winner usually rested with her first five or six foals. In the American study, fillies and mares which were placed at Group/Graded level outperformed stakes winners as broodmares, producing 3.56% Graded/Group winners, compared to 1.95% from the stakes-winning mares. I wonder here whether this is influenced by the sheer size of the American industry, with stakes races being contested everywhere from Arapahoe Park in Colorado to Zia Park in New Mexico. The chances are that many of these stakes races do not represent the same quality normally found in European Listed races, so I would have more faith in the potential of a European Listed winner (with the possible exception of Italian winners of recent years). I thought it would make an interesting exercise to look at the 2014 Group 1 winners in Europe to see whether they conformed to the American data. Unfortunately I don’t have comparable data for Europe to enable me to quote percentages, but these 2014 Group 1 races seem to support the American data. There were 85 Group 1 races contested in Britain, France, Ireland, Germany and Italy, and they were won by a total of 65 individual horses. Seven of the 65 were produced by Group 1winning mares and it is significant that they

achieved the highest percentage of Graded winners to foals (5.77%) and the highest percentage of Grade 1 winners (2.44%). The next most successful, in terms of percentages, were the Grade 2 winners, followed by the Grade 3 winners. This appears to be a ringing endorsement of the belief that success breeds success. Unfortunately the situation isn’t quite as straightforward as you might think (but what is in the world of horse breeding?). These Graded winners usually enjoy the advantage of having access to the very best stallions, a privilege often denied their less accomplished counterparts. Of course some of the lesser lights Dual Classic on the winner Ouija racecourse will Board, left, has eventually earn produced a dual access to the Classic winner

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hen people buy a broodmare, their intention surely isn’t to breed a winner of a Class 6 handicap on the all-weather. No, the hope must be that the mare will prove capable of producing a stakes winner, the ultimate dream being a Group 1 prize or a Classic. But what is the most reliable route to the higher echelons? Fortunately for the longevity of the sport, there are numerous different ways of fulfilling the Group 1 dream, as was explained in a fascinating study conducted by The Blood-Horse in 2010. Using the American Jockey Club’s database, the study was based on the records of 65,196 mares which produced a foal in North America in 1998, 1999 or 2000. These 65,196 mares were responsible for a total of 407,812 foals. Of course there are some major differences between American and European racing, but the similarities are still large enough for the American statistics to have some bearing on what happens on this side of the Atlantic. The study divided the mares into nine categories, ranging from unraced to Grade 1 winners. They provided an eye-opening reality check for anyone contemplating the purchase of a filly foal or yearling. No fewer than 11,529 of the 65,196 mares – nearly 18% – had never made it to the races, while another 12,132 – nearly 19% – never made it to the winner’s enclosure. The largest category concerned ordinary winners with no black type, these 30,141 representing 46% of the sample. Add these together and you have nearly 83%, which of course means that only

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Having talked about unraced mares elsewhere in this column, I must admit to having been intrigued by one of the results at Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock sale. This concerned Tapit’s daughter Modeling. Offered in foal to Distorted Humor, this snow-white grey became the third-highest-priced broodmare of the mammoth sale when she sold to Don Alberto Corp for $2,850,000. So what’s so unusual about that? The answer is that Modeling was born on May 14, 2012. In other words, she hadn’t even reached her actual second birthday when she conceived to Distorted Humor on April 9. There is a video of Modeling’s sale on YouTube but no mention is made as to why she was retired so young. The usual explanation for a filly not being put into training is that she has a major conformational fault, which can’t be the case here, or that she met with an accident. This could be the explanation, as Modeling failed to meet her engagement at Keeneland’s 2013 September Yearling Sale. Or maybe Modeling simply has such illustrious bloodlines that it was decided to skip putting her through the racecourse test. Modeling’s year-older half-sister Streaming had won the Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes in 2013 and another half-sister, the Bernardini filly Achieving, had sold for $1,475,000 as a weanling in 2008. Part of the explanation is that the second dam of Modeling and Streaming is the illustrious Better Than Honour, whose price soared to $14,000,000 when she was offered at Fasig-Tipton in 2008. Modeling’s dam

included arguably the two most accomplished three-year-olds. Four-time Group 1 winner Kingman is out of the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Zenda, whereas the three-time Group 1 winner Australia is out of Ouija Board, a Group 1 winner in England, Ireland, the USA and Hong Kong. For the record, the other Group 1 winners with a Group 1-winning dam were Miss France (1,000 Guineas), the dual winner Integral, Tapestry, Full Mast and Found. Another six, including the Classic winners Kingston Hill and Marvellous, were out of mares which scored at Group 2 or Group 3 levels. Altogether, the winners of 19 of the 85 Group 1 races were produced by Group winners. That’s over 22%, which is remarkable when I remind you that only 2.2% of the American mares in The Blood-Horse study were Graded winners. All is not lost, though, if budgetary restraints place Group-winning fillies well out of your THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

Teeming cost $1,500,000 as a weanling – and that was before her siblings Jazil and Rags To Riches won the Belmont Stakes in 2006 and 2007 respectively. Modeling’s price also reflected the enormous popularity of her sire Tapit, whose fee has been doubled to $300,000 in 2015. Another of Tapit’s daughters – this one a foal – sold for $3,000,000 at Keeneland. His 2014 yearlings, which were sired at a fee of $125,000, sold for up to $2,200,000, with half a dozen achieving seven-figure prices. With MV Magnier, Shadwell and John Ferguson all signing for more than one Tapit yearling, it is going to be interesting to see how many of them are brought to Europe to race. To get back to Modeling, I can’t think of many notable mares which produced their first foal at the age of three. There is at least one glorious precedent, though, in the shape of another American filly, Doff The Derby. This daughter of the Preakness Stakes winner Master Derby was born on May 13, 1981, becoming the last foal produced by the important mare Margarethen. Whereas Margarethen had packed 64 races into five years on the track, Doff The Derby never raced and was soon heading for the breeding shed, where she was covered by the California Derby winner Jaklin Klugman at around the time of her actual second birthday. The resultant filly, Windy Triple K, became a stakes winner as a three-year-old in 1987, by which time Doff The Derby had become part of the broodmare team at David and Diane Nagle’s Barronstown Stud. If I remember correctly, Nagle once told me

reach. The winners of 17 of the Group 1 races – 20% – were won by horses out of mares which were either unraced or failed to win. In the American study unraced mares outperformed non-winning mares in producing either a stakes winner or a Graded winner. In Europe the unraced mares were responsible for ten winners of 13 Group 1 races, whereas the mares which raced but failed to win had only four winners. It is worth taking a look at the quality of the unraced mares. Most of them are well connected, some of them very much so. For example, the Deutsches Derby winner Sea The Moon has a dam who is a sister to two winners of the Deutsches Derby and one of the Preis der Diana. Then there’s Fillies’ Mile winner Together Forever, a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Lord Shanakill. Their dam Green Room is one of three daughters of Chain Fern to have produced a Group 1 winner.

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Younger models proving popular

Modeling makes her $2.85m bow

that, while on a flight, they had been browsing through a catalogue for a rather obscure sale when they spotted Doff The Derby. The young mare’s attraction was that she was a half-sister to the top French racemare Trillion (now the fourth dam of the brilliant Treve). Doff The Derby’s price at the 1985 California January sale was $82,000, which proved a drop in the ocean compared to her earnings. Doff The Derby developed into one of those very rare mares with more than one Classic winner to her credit, thanks to Horse of the Year Generous (Derby and Irish Derby) and Imagine (Irish 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks). Four of Doff The Derby’s other progeny sold extremely well as foals, including a brother to Generous which sold for 2,500,000gns in 1997. A similarly rewarding future may well await Modeling.

And how about Dievotchka, dam of the Prix Rothschild winner Esoterique? This unraced daughter of Dancing Brave had previously produced three Group 2 winners, plus a pair of Group-placed Listed winners. Then there’s Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Garswood and the Prix Morny winner The Wow Signal, both of whom have Group-placed Listed winners as their second dams. It was a three-parts-sister to the July Cup winner Owington who produced the Phoenix Stakes winner Dick Whittington, while a sister to the smart sprinter Tropical Star is the dam of Prix de l’Abbaye winner Move In Time. It therefore seems advisable to look for a mare with a solid pedigree, though Cirrus Des Aigles reminds us that almost anything is possible. This multiple Group 1 winner is out of an unraced mare whose dam and second dam failed to produce any black-type performers.

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Statement provides big shot in racing’s arm Richard Wayman says the Racing Right consultation is an opportunity that must be grasped It is 18 months since ROA President Rachel Hood made a plea to the government at our 2013 AGM to “remove the issue of racing’s central funding model from the ‘too difficult’ tray, dust down the file and display some desire and commitment to facilitate a modern, fair and sustainable mechanism that would enable the sport to receive a reasonable return from all British customers betting on British racing”. It is a positive reflection on the Sports Minister Helen Grant that since her appointment towards the end of 2013, there have been two consultation processes in relation to racing’s funding, with the recent Autumn Statement announcing a third, concerning the introduction of a Racing Right, set to take place in early 2015. Parliamentarians across all political parties have a growing understanding of racing’s significant economic impact; the huge investment it attracts from racehorse owners, the jobs that investment creates and the associated impact on local communities and economies. The racing and betting industries have developed at great pace in recent years yet the sport’s funding model – the horserace betting levy – is rooted in legislation introduced in

the early 1960s, meaning the collection base, procedures and structures of the levy do not reflect the modern betting environment. Against this backdrop and in response to the most recent consultation, the ROA and its partners in the Horsemen’s Group, together with the BHA and Racecourse Association, called on the government to introduce a bespoke, statutory replacement for the levy in the form of a Horserace Betting Authorisation. This is another term for a

“This will help secure a more constructive partnership with the betting industry”

Racing Right and would allow British racing to authorise all betting activity on the sport in return for an appropriate financial contribution from betting operators towards its administration, integrity and future development. Under the plan, a nominated body representative of the sport’s key stakeholders – horsemen, racecourses and the BHA – would be created and introduce rate cards for the range of betting operators wishing to bet on British racing. An independent tribunal

would be established to determine disputes between the two industries, thereby ensuring safeguards are in place to prevent any anticompetitive behaviours and also removing government from the process. The proposal would have a number of advantages, not least that it would support greater returns to owners by capturing a share of amounts bet with bookmakers based offshore, currently responsible for annual levy leakage of around £23m. This, in turn, would encourage greater investment, extra jobs and a more attractive racing product for the sport’s many customers. It has parallels with recent international developments in France and Australia, and would form the basis for a new, more constructive partnership with the betting industry. I must thank any ROA member that took the time and trouble to write to the Minister or their own MP during the most recent consultation. With racehorse owners being the single largest contributors to the funding of British racing, nobody is better placed to explain the critical importance of this issue. The message is getting through and the Racing Right consultation is the opportunity the sport has been asking for. Everything possible will be done to ensure the outcome is a clear legislative pathway that can be picked up by whoever is in government following May’s election and which delivers a modern funding mechanism that secures the long-term future of our sport.

Prize-money set for £5 million boost in 2015 The British Horseracing Authority has announced that the £4.5m ‘additional voluntary contribution’ offered by four contributing bookmakers (William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred) as part of the 53rd levy scheme will be used to boost prizemoney via two different schemes. This money is being topped up by a £500,000 contribution from the Levy Board’s Racing and Betting Incentive Fund to create a total of £5m further investment in prize-money in 2015. Running for 13 months from December 1, 2014 until the end of 2015, the vast majority of the money is being used to extend prizemoney to at least eighth place in eligible Class

2 races and sixth place in eligible Class 3 to 6 races, across both Flat and jumps, with the objective of assisting with the cost of sending a runner to the racecourse for owners and trainers. A Sunday Bonus Scheme is also to be introduced in early 2015, taking the form of a series of enhanced prize-money races, culminating in a final towards the end of both the Flat and jumps seasons. Details of the series can be found in the news section. More information on both schemes, in particular how the enhanced place-money scheme will operate, can be found on the BHA website at britishhorseracing.com. Class 2 races will pay down to eighth

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ROA Owners Jackpot to gallop ahead in year two From the brilliant to the sublime, the ROA Owners Jackpot, in association with the Racing Post, has had a fantastic year and it is with great pleasure we can now announce that the scheme will continue throughout 2015. Introduced to support returns to horses racing at grassroots level, the ROA Owners Jackpot has added £10,000 bonuses to be shared between successful ROA members at a Jackpot fixture each month. Over £120,000 has been given away so far, with around 70 ROA members having picked up a bonus of between £1,500 and £2,500. The 2015 programme of Jackpot fixtures gets under way at Chelmsford City on January 28. The Jackpot meetings will be spread across the whole of the country, including both Flat and jump racing to give all ROA members the chance to scoop a prize. As was the case in 2014, only racecourses that have committed to supporting horsemen by signing a prize-money agreement with the Horsemen’s Group will be visited. The ROA is also very grateful for the continued support of the Racing Post, who have confirmed they will be backing the scheme for the second year. Given the popularity of the newspaper among our membership, it is always pleasing whenever we have the opportunity to collaborate for the benefit of the sport.

Brass Monkey scoops a Jackpot bonus for The Ridgeway Racing For Fun Partnership at Fakenham in November

As well as being displayed by the Racing Post and in the pages of the ROA Forum, details of the Jackpot fixtures will be shown in BHA publications, including the Racing Calendar, and we look forward to ROA members targeting their horses towards the Jackpot fixtures in the hope of securing a bonus pay day.

▲ Vida Bingham, a Jackpot winner at Leicester courtesy of Rydalis “I think the ROA Owners Jackpot is a really splendid innovation, particularly as it goes some way in trying to increase returns which are still so poor.”

ROA Owners Jackpot: 2015 fixtures Date

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Code

Wednesday, January 28 Thursday, February 26 Thursday, March 19 Wednesday, April 29 Wednesday, May 13 Sunday, June 28 Thursday, July 9 Friday, August 28 Wednesday, September 30 Thursday, October 29 Tuesday, November 10 Tuesday, December 8

Chelmsford City Taunton Ludlow Pontefract Perth Windsor Carlisle Thirsk Nottingham Stratford Huntingdon Fontwell

Flat Jump Jump Flat Jump Flat Flat Flat Flat Jump Jump Jump

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▲ Stuart Morrison (centre), a Jackpot winner at Hamilton with Incurs Four Faults “All owners appreciate anything that increases prize-money, especially at midweek meetings, and sharing in the Jackpot has paid my ROA subscription for many years to come.”

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MAGICAL MOMENTS

with ROA members Frank and Hilda Bell

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itchcock would dial m for murder, but for Hilda Bell Moorcroft Boy and Medinas mean magical moments. Bell and her late first husband Ken Manley owned Moorcroft Boy, whose Scottish National victory after recovering from a broken neck is one of the sport’s most heartwarming stories. Now Bell and husband Frank, both ROA members, have Cheltenham Festival winner Medinas to cheer on, along with chasingbound The Tourard Man, who they own in partnership. “I first got into racing through a friend in Cornwall, Graham Roach, who owned Prideaux Boy, Viking Flagship and others, and also Moorcroft Boy before us,” she says. “It was through Moorcroft Boy I started to get to know about racing, although my husband was more into it than me. “With my second husband Frank, I thought it would be nice to own a horse together, but I was not sure who to approach. I remembered Alan [King] as assistant to David Nicholson. He was young and enthusiastic – which is what we wanted – and his was the only yard we ended up seeing. It was nice dealing with someone I knew.” Pagano carried the Bells’ green and white colours to two victories over hurdles but never seemed the same horse after an injury in the yard, although the Bells feel they have been lucky owners overall. Medinas is probably unlikely to join The Tourad Man over fences, with his size not lending itself to chasing. Besides, he is doing well over hurdles, winning the Coral Cup at the 2013 Festival and this season’s Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury, in which he reversed Wetherby form with Cole

Medinas (left) overhauls Cole Harden in Newbury’s Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle

Harden and had the World Hurdle winner More Of That back in third. The Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot before Christmas was the plan at time of going to press, with the World Hurdle the ultimate aim. Medinas was seventh this year but connections have reason to hope he might do better come March. “The Coral Cup win was really unexpected, which made the moment all the more magical,” says Bell. “And winning the Welsh Champion Hurdle before that was a memorable day too. As was the Newbury win the other day. “And of course, further back, Moorcroft Boy’s win in the Scottish National was a

Diary dates and reminders JANUARY 28

Owners Jackpot At the re-opened Chelmsford City racecourse in Essex, formerly known as Great Leighs.

MARCH 10-13

ROA Marquee at the Cheltenham Festival

FEBRUARY 26

Information and booking details for the ROA Marquee at the Cheltenham Festival will be circulated to members in January. The facility always proves popular so please book badges early to avoid disappointment.

The ROA and the Owners Jackpot head south-west to Taunton.

Bookings for all events can be made online at racehorseowners.net or by calling the ROA on 0207 152 0200.

Regional meeting and Owners Jackpot

super day too.” The Bells, who are retired, enjoy the opportunity to visit their horses at King’s Wiltshire stables essentially when they like, and the camaraderie that owning jumpers brings. “Having horses takes you around the country, you meet nice people and, while I was a little reticent about being in a partnership, having other people who could turn up and support the horse does take the pressure off you a bit,” says Bell. She continues: “Facilities for owners have definitely improved, there are now a lot more warm places to get a cup of tea! I would say my favourite courses are Haydock and Sandown.” The latter is considerably more within striking distance for the Bells, who live in Dulwich, and profess to be “city people” and “not terribly knowledgeable” about horses, although as children – Hilda is from County Down and Frank from Armagh – they were around the animals that now occupy much of their time. “Frank was interested in racing before we were married, though not strongly, but when I suggested having a horse he was thrilled,” relays Hilda. Neither have had any cause to regret their involvement and 2015 could well provide more magical moments. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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In Brief...

Olympic Glory wins the 2014 Lockinge Stakes; the meeting is part of the 2015 Racecourse Badge Scheme for Owners

Joint membership

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Joint ROA membership will be available for the first time for two people living at the same UK address from January 1, 2015. Joint membership will cost £395 or £197.50 if paid individually, offering a saving of £65. The benefits package for joint members will be as for single members, in that the benefits are linked to individual owners and are non-transferable, and one magazine will be mailed per joint membership. If you would like to take up a joint membership, please contact the ROA to arrange this. Applications will be dealt with on an individual basis. Please note that discounts will not be applied automatically or retrospectively.

Free admission for members Badge Scheme bigger and better

ROA/JCR link-up continues

The Racecourse Badge Scheme for Owners (RBSO) looks set to be the best yet in 2015, with more fixtures than ever before. More than 1,300 race meetings will be providing free admittance to qualifying members – that’s 90% of the total fixture list! This includes every fixture at 37 different courses, an increase of three on 2014, with Ayr, Carlisle and Market Rasen providing the extra boost. The ROA thanks every racecourse for continuing to participate in the scheme. Many top racedays feature in the RBSO, including the St Leger festival, Scottish and Welsh Grand Nationals, Future Champions Day, the Lockinge, the Cambridgeshire, Northumberland Plate and Cesarewitch meetings, and the Ayr Gold Cup. We are also pleased to announce that Newbury, Epsom and Sandown will be providing two admittance badges at each participating fixture. To keep up to date with upcoming fixtures, sign up to our e-bulletin service by emailing info@roa.co.uk with the subject heading ‘ebulletins’. The terms and conditions for the RBSO remain the same as before. ROA members must be a fully registered owner with Weatherbys and must own at least 50% of a horse in full training (or shares equivalent to) or be one of two nominated partners in a partnership. Horses are regarded as being in training when this is reflected on the ‘horses in training return’ submitted to Weatherbys by the trainer. Full details will be provided in the participating fixtures booklet, which should be with members by early January. Please note this is an automated process and you do not need to apply for this benefit.

As reported in December’s Forum, the ROA are delighted to announce that its collaboration with Jockey Club Racecourses for the ROA/JCR Admission Scheme is set to continue in 2015, and in fact will be significantly expanded. The fixtures included will mirror those on the Racecourse Badge Scheme for Owners, which in 2015 will number 285 meetings spread across all of Jockey Club Racecourse’s 15 tracks. The ROA/JCR Admission Scheme is open to members who own up to 50% of a horse in training, and are part of a joint-ownership or, alternatively, a non-nominated partner within a racing partnership. ROA members can book up to 50 badges for the ROA/JCR Admission Scheme over the course of the year, with a maximum of two badges per fixture. Those wishing to take up the free admission offer are reminded that they must pre-book their badges through the JCR ticketing system, and that ticketing for some events will open closer to the relevant race dates. Members are sent reminders of upcoming participating fixtures by email bulletin, so if you don’t receive these, please register your email address by dropping a line to info@roa.co.uk. Richard Wayman, ROA Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted that Jockey Club Racecourses have decided to expand the number of participating fixtures in 2015. It is a welcome and much appreciated gesture that rewards owners and their contribution to the industry. “This is wonderful news for our members with shares in horses and I hope that with a firstrate calendar of fixtures they will make good use of the scheme in the year ahead.”

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No fee increase We are delighted to confirm that there will be no increase in the ROA membership subscription for 2015. This is possible as ROA membership continues to grow and we are very grateful to members, new and old, for their loyal support. The association has introduced three new initiatives in the past 12 months: the ROA Owners Jackpot in association with the Racing Post, the ROA/JCR Admission Scheme in conjunction with Jockey Club Racecourses, and an ROA-branded Racing Post desk calendar. Emphasis has been placed on increasing our direct contact with members by expanding the number of regional meetings held. For members unable to attend regional meetings, we have improved access to online owner resources and tailored our email bulletin service. We are continuing to build on our benefits package, which we know makes a positive difference to help enhance members’ ownership experience.

Sponsorship available Applications are invited for the SIS ownersponsorship scheme, which begins on January 1. Joining the SIS-supported scheme enables owners to register for and reclaim VAT on their ownership costs, so provides a huge benefit to members and saves owners thousands of pounds a year. To apply, or find out more, see racehorseowners.net, contact Sarah Holton on sholton@roa.co.uk or call 020 7152 0200.

Car parking label Members have already been sent the car parking label for 2015. A new ROA branded holder will be distributed to members in January.

BHA fees At the time of going to press, news is imminent of likely increases in British Horseracing Authority fees for 2015. We will keep members updated when full details are known.

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BHA to trial removal of all-weather races

The problem of small fields will see the introduction of a three-month trial to cull races that fail to generate sufficient entries

As part of the package of initiatives announced by the BHA to address the growing number of small field events, there is to a be a three-month trial of removing races at short notice on the all-weather between January and March. Class 4 and below handicaps, sellers, claimers and classified stakes are potentially affected. All such races will be put ‘at risk’ if they fail to attract fewer than 11 entries and where a trainer has entered more than two horses in a race, they be will counted as having

entered only two horses. Trainers of the horses involved in any such ‘at risk’ race will be advised by the BHA and, to assist owners, the ROA will also carry details of all ‘at risk’ races on our website. If an ‘at risk’ race subsequently attracts four or fewer declarations, the race could be cancelled. The BHA may decide not to take this course of action if there are no alternative races for the horses involved. No races will be cancelled on Saturdays and, in addition, a race would not be cancelled if it would leave fewer

than six races at the meeting. The BHA will contact the owners involved following any such cancellation via email providing, of course, they hold their email address. If this trial had been undertaken during the same period in 2014, it would have resulted in the cancellation of 11 races. The ROA is concerned about the inconvenience late cancellations will cause owners and we would encourage members to provide us with any feedback during the trial period.

Please let us know your views! As revealed last month, the Gold Standard Award is changing. In future only six large and six small racecourses, considered to provide owners with the best raceday experience, will gain the coveted prize. The successful tracks will be named at the end of the year after all courses have been visited by a member of the ROA Raceday Committee, and ROA members will also be able to play a role in the judging process. Over the last year the ROA has been utilising the online feedback provided by members following their visit to the racecourse with a runner to drive up standards at Britain’s courses. However, with the number of Gold Standard Awards set to be capped at six in each of the large and small/medium racecourse categories,

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more information is required to assist in what is sure to prove a hotly contested debate amongst the ROA Raceday Committee. From the beginning of 2015, a new, improved feedback form will be added to the homepage on the ROA website. Members are encouraged to complete the questionnaire after each visit to a racecourse to watch their horse(s) run. It will take only a minute or two to complete, with owners invited to rate various aspects of their experience on a scale of 1 to 5. It will also give the opportunity for owners to provide their

ideas as to how to improve the raceday experience at each racecourse. To ensure the validity of responses we will ask that members identify themselves. However, the identity of those completing the forms will remain confidential. Each completed questionnaire will be of real benefit in assisting the ROA Raceday Committee in deciding upon 2015’s Gold Standard Award holders.

The ROA website is the place to let us know about your experiences at the races, good and bad

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Flat Racecourse League Table Ptn Racecourse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Ascot York Epsom Downs Newmarket Goodwood Chester Doncaster Newbury Sandown Park Haydock Park Musselburgh Ripon Pontefract Ayr Lingfield Park Salisbury Thirsk Ffos Las Newcastle Hamilton Park Beverley Carlisle Kempton Park Leicester Nottingham Windsor Bath Catterick Bridge Yarmouth Wolverhampton Redcar Chepstow Brighton Warwick Southwell Total

Figures for period December 1, 2013 to November 30, 2014

Ownership

Avg racecourse spend per fixture (£)

Avg HBLB spend per fixture (£)

Avg owner spend per fixture (£)

Avg prizemoney per fixture (£)

Total no. of fixtures

Total prize-money (£)

Avg racecourse spend per fixture 2012-13 (£)

I I JCR JCR I I ARC I JCR JCR I I I I ARC I I I ARC I I JCR JCR I JCR ARC ARC I ARC ARC I ARC ARC JCR ARC

360,861 169,619 118,711 91,930 88,884 81,446 64,832 55,785 54,675 47,465 39,444 31,611 30,775 30,759 28,062 27,442 27,174 24,490 23,350 22,641 21,852 21,234 20,492 20,104 19,898 19,707 17,760 16,912 16,478 16,435 16,378 13,169 12,786 11,757 11,395 40,885

140,561 101,795 84,726 85,792 77,199 47,063 60,088 61,138 56,651 48,867 25,367 28,557 33,991 33,722 25,172 30,130 21,832 9,578 23,269 21,083 19,205 17,357 18,773 22,309 22,393 22,168 15,996 20,273 20,188 18,734 19,911 14,808 16,723 16,166 19,395 33,864

218,152 93,710 109,390 90,483 26,402 10,055 43,732 27,621 23,058 17,037 5,677 4,658 3,719 9,959 4,342 4,942 5,603 3,323 7,075 3,333 2,954 3,945 3,858 4,822 5,427 4,795 3,165 2,739 3,389 2,787 14,820 2,874 2,481 3,305 1,980 18,231

719,574 365,418 312,828 268,461 192,709 138,898 169,246 144,853 134,759 113,796 70,489 64,825 68,485 74,735 57,683 63,181 54,943 37,390 54,532 47,058 44,289 42,689 43,333 47,521 48,153 47,040 37,671 40,276 40,273 38,058 51,108 31,620 31,991 31,228 32,770 93,207

18 17 11 39 19 15 24 17 16 23 17 16 15 17 94 15 15 7 17 18 18 13 83 21 23 27 20 17 23 98 18 13 21 6 51 882

12,952,340 6,212,100 3,441,104 10,469,983 3,661,465 2,083,471 4,061,900 2,462,493 2,156,139 2,666,084 1,198,306 1,037,208 1,027,280 1,270,500 5,405,701 947,720 824,139 243,035 927,050 847,044 797,200 554,959 3,596,637 997,934 1,107,519 1,270,087 753,415 684,700 926,282 3,729,688 919,950 411,058 671,809 187,365 1,671,248 82,174,911

349,480 160,032 120,544 91,698 84,714 77,393 54,738 46,673 53,586 41,800 31,993 27,030 28,935 129,569 13,565 27,239 20,943 23,461 20,782 17,024 17,864 21,28 19,279 18,719 16,842 20,262 14,678 15,840 12,327 11,630 15,226 10,464 8,671 15,897 8,667 36,103

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Jumps Racecourse League Table Ptn Racecourse

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Aintree Cheltenham Ascot Sandown Park Haydock Park Kempton Park Newbury Ayr Chepstow Perth Wincanton Ludlow Cartmel Doncaster Kelso Wetherby Musselburgh Stratford-on-Avon Fakenham Huntingdon Newcastle Newton Abbot Market Rasen Warwick Exeter Carlisle Ffos Las Lingfield Park Uttoxeter Bangor-on-Dee Hexham Catterick Bridge Fontwell Park Plumpton Worcester Taunton Southwell Sedgefield Leicester Towcester Total

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Ownership

Avg racecourse spend per fixture (£)

Avg HBLB spend per fixture (£)

Avg owner spend per fixture (£)

Avg prizemoney per fixture (£)

Total no. of fixtures

Total prize-money (£)

Avg racecourse spend per fixture 2012-13 (£)

JCR JCR I JCR JCR JCR I I ARC I JCR I I ARC I I I I I JCR ARC I JCR JCR JCR JCR I ARC ARC I I I ARC I ARC I ARC ARC I I

240,668 216,713 113,375 106,306 85,776 61,601 38,484 30,796 29,496 25,650 25,646 25,017 24,425 24,174 23,635 22,993 22,798 22,552 21,898 21,729 21,581 21,497 21,244 20,015 19,982 18,546 17,792 17,773 17,085 16,002 15,757 15,554 15,362 14,426 14,083 13,477 12,899 12,703 12,180 11,283 33,145

126,713 115,651 81,611 76,233 84,311 51,706 77,960 39,727 28,244 22,799 32,989 33,398 18,129 39,780 32,291 25,974 32,826 18,394 17,873 20,409 34,047 26,962 25,719 36,580 30,667 26,581 20,688 20,235 22,137 19,441 16,831 26,703 21,992 26,434 18,487 24,233 17,743 20,342 26,355 16,334 33,094

69,309 56,519 17,253 17,689 16,290 9,563 15,795 10,683 7,283 1,953 4,918 4,720 4,014 6,291 3,071 4,497 4,921 3,866 0 3,953 4,578 0 4,433 5,518 4,417 3,999 3,333 2,440 4,618 3,443 2,478 2,484 3,116 3,635 3,263 3,640 2,817 2,857 4,140 2,904 7,228

437,565 388,884 213,489 202,227 187,543 123,277 132,239 82,115 65,023 50,516 63,554 63,134 46,568 70,244 59,998 53,870 61,246 44,976 39,771 46,091 60,906 48,459 51,729 62,113 55,532 49,880 41,813 40,448 43,839 38,886 35,587 44,742 40,470 44,495 35,833 41,349 33,459 36,252 42,703 30,521 73,710

8 16 8 7 9 13 11 11 14 16 16 14 7 11 13 18 10 17 11 16 10 18 21 11 15 13 17 4 23 13 14 10 20 14 22 14 20 20 11 16 551

3,500,518 6,222,140 1,707,912 1,415,590 1,607,515 1,602,605 1,454,627 903,262 910,320 808,250 1,016,860 883,873 325,975 772,685 779,969 969,663 612,456 764,600 437,482 737,459 609,058 872,259 1,086,300 683,239 832,985 648,441 689,913 173,348 1,008,299 505,518 498,219 447,415 809,401 622,934 788,317 578,890 669,182 725,041 469,732 488,337 40,640,587

231,797 231,171 99,491 69,728 100,227 43,134 56,989 32,200 23,607 28,814 21,285 20,146 24,931 14,513 18,793 21,522 24,290 18,614 14,000 14,027 34,855 20,588 19,950 25,390 14,664 15,170 15,611 10,351 11,615 10,472 13,463 5,470 13,057 14,209 12,278 16,495 11,394 6,507 9,775 9,235 30,513

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EXPLANATION The tables set out the average prize-money at each fixture staged by a racecourse over the last 12 months. They show how this is made up of the three sources of prizemoney: 1. Racecourses’ contribution 2. Levy Board (HBLB) 3. Owners The tables also confirm the number of fixtures staged and the total amount of prize-money paid out by each racecourse throughout this period. The racecourses are ordered by the average amount of their own contribution to prizemoney at each fixture. This contribution originates from various sources including media rights, admission revenues and racecourse sponsors. If a racecourse has increased its average contribution at each fixture compared with the previous 12 months, it receives a green ‘up’ arrow. If its average contribution has fallen, however, it receives a red ‘down’ arrow. As these tables are based on the prize-money paid out by each racecourse, the abandonment of a major fixture could distort a racecourse’s performance.

OWNERSHIP KEY JCR Jockey Club Racecourses

ARC Arena Racing Company

I Independently owned racecourse Gold Standard Award

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Desideratum Bay, 2002, (16.11⁄2 hh) by DARSHAAN - DESIRED (RAINBOW QUEST)

FEE:

£1,250

Group Winner from a Star-Studded Stallion Family Desideratum won 4 races, £152,677, at 3 years, and was placed 3 times, all his starts. Won Gr.3 Prix du Lys, 12f. Longchamp, “totally outclassed his three rivals” Raceform Won LR Prix de l'Avre, 12f, Longchamp, by 21⁄2 lengths, beating Kendor Dine (Gr.3), etc. 2nd Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris, 12f, Longchamp, beating Plea Bargain (Gr.2), Bellamy Cay (Gr.2), Laverock (Gr.1), Musketier (Gr.3), etc. 4th Gr.2 Prix Noailles, 11f, Longchamp. Racehorses of 2005: 118 (same rating as Gr.1 winner Laverock)

Sired 1 bumper winner and 1 2nd in a bumper as well as 2 Point-to-Point winners

Haafhd

European Champion 3yo

Ch. 2001 15.3 h.h. (1.59m) by ALHAARTH – AL BAHATHRI (BLUSHING GROOM)

FEE:

£3,000

Rated 115+ at 2 • Rated 129 at 3

Won 5 races at 2 and 3 years, 6-10f, £492,288, and was placed 3 times, all but one of his starts. Won Gr.1 2,000 Guineas Stakes, 8f, Newmarket by 1¾ lengths, beating Gr.1 winners Azamour, Grey Swallow, Whipper, Bachelor Duke, etc. Won Gr.1 Champion Stakes, 10f, Newmarket by 2½ lengths, beating Gr.1 winners Chorist, Azamour, Refuse To Bend, Doyen, etc. Won Gr.3 Craven Stakes, 8f, Newmarket, by 5 lengths, beating Three Valleys. Won LR

Washington Singer Stakes, 7f, Newbury, at 2 years

3rd Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes, 7f, Newmarket 3rd Gr.2 Champagne Stakes, 7f, Doncaster.

A Multiple Stakes sire in 2014 of 31 individual winners of 57 races

Sleeping Indian Bay, 2001, (16hh) by INDIAN RIDGE – LAS FLORES (SADLER’S WELLS)

FEE:

Timeform rating: 122

£3,000

Won 6 races, £252,417, 7-8f, from 3 to 5 years, and placed three times, from 12 starts Won Gr.2 Challenge Stakes, 7f, Newmarket, beating Gr.1 winner Somnus and 11 other Group winners Won Gr.3 Hungerford Stakes, 7f, Newbury, beating Gr.1 winner Attraction and 2 other Group winners Won LR Dubai Duty Free Cup, 7f, Newbury, beating Gr.1 winner Spinning Queen and 8 other Group winners Won LR Ben Marshall Stakes, 7f, beating Gr.1 winner Tout Seul and 3 other Group winners Won LR John O’Gaunt Stakes, 7f, Haydock Park, beating 3 Group winners 2nd Gr.2 Park Stakes, 7f, Doncaster, beating Gr.1 winner Court Masterpiece and 5 other Group winners 2nd Gr.2 Challenge Stakes, 7f, Newmarket, beating Gr.1 winners Somnus and Peeress, and 4 other Group winners

Consistently siring 2yo Stakes horses

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First-season sires join the NH parade at Cheltenham Despite the wet start and absence of Brian Boru, the sun shone on the paddock for the National Hunt stallions that took part in the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association annual parade at Cheltenham on Friday, November 14. Crowds enjoyed the opportunity of seeing a number of fine stallions simultaneously and this year the line-up included new stallions for the 2015 British breeding season. With commentary from Director of Doncaster Bloodstock Sales Tim Kent, each stallion was paraded individually, allowing perspective mare owners the chance to see each horse before discussing plans for their

mares with the stallions’ connections in the TBA marquee. The silent auction of stallion nominations, generously donated by the respective stallion owners, drew great interest and support this year – all funds raised go towards TBA NH initiatives. The TBA would like to especially thank the stallion parade sponsors, the British European Breeders’ Fund, Doncaster Bloodstock Sales and Weatherbys General Stud Book Ltd, as well as Tim Kent and the stallion studs who so generously give their time to making the event such a success.

BLACK SAM BELLAMY

GEORDIELAND

MALINAS

SADLER’S WELLS ex URBAN SEA (MISWAKI) Retired to stud in Germany in 2004 and has stood in Britain since 2009. As a racehorse, Black Sam Bellamy was a dual Group 1 winner, taking the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh and the Gran Premio d’Italia in Milan, beating six Group 1 winners. Black Sam Bellamy is standing at Shade Oak Stud in Shropshire.

JOHANN QUATZ ex AERDEE (HIGHEST HONOR) A winner of seven races, including three Group 2s: the Henry II Stakes at Sandown, the Yorkshire Cup and the Grand Prix de Chantilly. Geordieland was also placed a total of 17 times, including being second twice and third once to Yeats, in the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup. Geordieland is standing at Beech Tree Stud.

LOMITAS ex MAJORITAT (KONIGSSTUHL) A top-class performer at three, Malinas won the Group 2 Union-Rennen in Cologne, beating Shirocco, and subsequently finished second in the German Derby behind the same rival. The following season he was third in two Group 1 contests. In 2014, Malinas franked his previous form of 2013 by producing the Supreme Champion Foal at the TBA National Hunt Foal Show, for the second time. He stands at Yorton Farm Stud.

LUCARNO

SCHIAPARELLI

DYNAFORMER ex VIGNETTE (DIESIS) Bred by George Strawbridge and now jointly owned with Shade Oak Stud, Lucarno was the champion three-year-old stayer in Europe in 2007. He won the St Leger at Doncaster in convincing style, as well as the Great Voltigeur at York. The St Leger was Lucarno’s fourth victory of the year, and he added the Group 2 Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket’s July meeting to his tally as a four-year-old.

MONSUN ex SACARINA (OLD VIC) A substantial and good-moving horse who stands at Overbury Stud, Schiaparelli was of course a tremendously talented and durable racehorse himself. He raced for four consecutive seasons, winning five Group 1 races among 12 career victories, which included the German Derby and Goodwood Cup. His racing record speaks for itself but he also has the pedigree to back it up as he is from one of Germany’s very best families.

GENTLEWAVE MONSUN ex SAUMAREINE (SAUMAREZ) The latest edition to Yorton Farm Stud’s stallion roster for 2015, Gentlewave is a son of Monsun, the former champion stallion in Germany. He is a Classic winner himself, having won the Group 1 Derby Italiano by a clear four lengths. He then contested the Irish Derby, in which he finished second to Dylan Thomas. A consistent and brave performer on the track, Gentlewave ran six times in total, winning four races and twice finishing runner-up.

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SUN CENTRAL GALILEO ex BORDIGHERA (ALYSHEBA) An exciting new entrant to the stallion ranks, retiring to stud for this season. Sun Central is a winner of five races from ten furlongs to 14 furlongs, and he was also placed three times from only ten starts, earning total prize-money of £84,827. Trained by William Haggas in Newmarket, he won two stakes races, the Silver Cup at York and the Chester Handicap, as well as winning the Shergar Cup Classic at Ascot. He is standing for Elusive Bloodstock in Lincolnshire.

UNIVERSAL

YORGUNNABELUCKY

DUBAWI ex WINESONG (GIANT’S CAUSEWAY) Trained by Mark Johnston, Universal was a dual Group 2 winner, landing the Jockey Club Stakes and Princess of Wales’s Stakes, beating Group 1 winners Cavalryman and Wigmore Hall. The son of Dubawi also landed the Group 3 John Porter Stakes and concluded his career with a fifth-place finish in the Group 1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes. On his retirement to Yorton Farm Stud, Johnston said: “Universal was a tough and genuine racehorse, who was steadily improving through the ranks. I was confident that a Group 1 victory would have come his way.”

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY ex HELSINKI (MACHIAVELLIAN) Yorgunnabelucky is a full-brother to Shamardal, who has compiled a fine record at stud as the sire of 10% stakes winners to runners, including 22 stakes winners in 2014. Shamardal’s yearlings averaged £316,000 – and his toppriced yearling made a record 1,700,000 guineas at Tattersalls last autumn. Trained by Mark Johnston, Yorgunnabelucky was the winner of five races between the ages of three and five, from ten to 14 furlongs, including the Shergar Cup Challenge at Ascot. With his first yearlings on the ground in 2015, he stands at Mickley Stud in Shropshire.

TBA committed to increasing race opportunities for jumping mares The TBA has a continued commitment to increase opportunities for mares to show their ability, and as such sponsors a novice chase series alongside the EBF. The first of these races took place at Wincanton on November 20, where Ian Bare kindly represented the TBA and EBF. The races for the 2014/2015 season are listed opposite, with a finale set to take place at Cheltenham in April. The TBA invites members to get in touch if they would like to represent the TBA at any of these meetings. To take part in the presentation and attend on behalf of the TBA, please contact us on 01638 661321, or email Lucinda.Miller@thetba.co.uk Ian Bare presents the trophy to the winning connections of Pressies Girl at Wincanton

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The EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Chase Series 2014/2015 07/12/2014 18/12/2014 12/01/2015 25/01/2015 07/02/2015 18/02/2015 24/02/2015 09/03/2015 20/03/2015 10/04/2015 17/04/2015

Huntingdon Exeter Kelso Uttoxeter Bangor Wetherby Plumpton Warwick Ludlow Towcester Cheltenham

EBF/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF Stallions/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase EBF/TBA Mares Only Novices’ Chase Finale

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TBA diary dates SUNDAY, JANUARY 11

EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Chase Series At Kelso.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24

EBF/TBA Mares’ Novices’ Chase Series At Uttoxeter.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

TBA Mares-only Club Race, Tiverton, Chipley.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

TBA Mares-only Club Race, Waveney Harriers, Higham.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

National Stud one-day course Entitled ‘Farrier, Foot, Function’, see opposite page for details.

NEW MEMBERS

The annual TBA Flat stallion parade takes place at Tattersalls on February 5

The TBA annual Flat stallion parade will take place on Thursday, February 5 at Tattersalls’ Park Paddocks, preceding the first bloodstock auction of the year. This popular event gives breeders the chance to view a number of outstanding stallions from around the country simultaneously at one venue. The parade will start at 10am and each stallion is shown individually in the sales ring. After the parade, breeders are invited to inspect the stallions, where they can also speak with the stallions’ connections about their season mating plans. Everyone is also warmly invited to join us in the TBA hospitality box for refreshments. For further details contact Stanstead House or info@thetba.co.uk

Mrs Miranda Amor, Somerset; Mrs C Banks, Worcestershire; Steven Brookshaw, Shropshire; Mrs Patricia Holtorp, Powys; Miss Yvonne Jacques, Berkshire; Malcolm Bastard Bloodstock, Wiltshire; Ms Mary Maitland, Suffolk; Richard Phillips, Berkshire; George Pindar, West Yorkshire; Fairfield Racing, Suffolk; Ms Lucy Sandford, Berkshire; Fawley House Stud, Oxfordshire; Des Thurlby, Warwickshire.

18-35 MEMBERS

Miss Lee Ann Imboden, Warwickshire; Tommy Lyon-Smith, Devon; Ryan O’Connor, Essex.

Small Breeders’ Group proving valuable Following findings from our Economic Impact study, the TBA made the concerning situation for small breeders an area of focus for 2014. Acknowledging that our board lacked a small breeder representative, a Small Breeders’ Group was consequently organised. This team of members meets to discuss concepts and concerns with TBA board member Philip Newton, in order to give them a platform and chance to air their

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views. The notions, apprehensions and experiences shared at these meetings are then relayed to the TBA board. The Small Breeders’ Group met on November 30, when discussions around topics such as foal scoping, support for fillies in the race programme, the policing and testing of anabolic steroids, industry studies and other veterinary matters were raised and discussed. This is a unique opportunity for breeders to bring any concerns or ideas to

the table so that, through the TBA board, small breeders can have a voice at industry level. We have welcomed all members of the group and thank them for their time and assistance. It is proving to be a very helpful and effective initiative, giving the TBA a unique insight and understanding of the broad range of membership the TBA represents. If you would like to be considered to join the group please contact Lucinda.Miller@thetba.co.uk

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Farrier, Foot and Function course To open its 2015 season of educational events, the National Stud is holding a new one-day course entitled ‘Farrier, Foot, Function’ which takes place at the stud on Thursday, January 29. Aimed at owners, breeders and anyone involved with horses, the course is presented by internationally-renowned farrier Simon Curtis FWCF. The morning session will cover the function and anatomy of the foot from foal onwards, and during the afternoon Curtis will go on to explain what the farrier can do to aid conformation, correct development, action and soundness. The day runs from 10am to 3pm and costs £87 (inc. VAT). Lunch and refreshments are included in the price. Please contact Lisa Cowdrey at the National Stud for further information on 01638 675930 or lisa.cowdrey@nationalstud.co.uk.

TBA rewards racecourses for their support of mares’ races Our TBA scheme to reward those racecourses who offer the highest number of mares’ races as a percentage of their total races continues to go from strength to strength. The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association has renewed its ambition in attaining more mares’ only races in the calendar by continuing with its Mares Only Award to Racecourses. The award was given to the 12 racecourses which offered the highest number of mares’ races as a percentage of their total races staged during the 2014 calendar year. The select group of racecourses who staged the highest percentage of mares’ races numbers included Warwick, Uttoxeter, Taunton, Southwell, Ludlow, Lingfield, Fontwell, Fakenham, Doncaster, Catterick, Cartmel and Bangor-On-Dee. Each racecourse will receive £750 in sponsorship towards the staging of another mares’ only race in the 2015 race programme. They will also be presented with a certificate which honours their support of mares’ races. The TBA would like to thank those racecourses who are creating opportunities for National Hunt mares. With increased races for mares and fillies there are greater opportunities to identify those race mares with ability, leading to the improvement of the breed.

Listed success for Carrigmoorna Rock in TBA feature

TBA National Hunt Committee Chairman Robert Waley-Cohen, second right, presents the trophy to the winning owners of Carrigmoorna Rock

The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association was the proud sponsor of the Mares’ Novices’ Listed Hurdle at Newbury at the end of November. As part of the TBA’s mandate to improve the quality of British bloodstock, we continue to support current, and provide increased, opportunities for mares and fillies. With quality mares in this Listed race we hope that the TBA’s support will serve to encourage the increase in mares-only races throughout the racing calendar. As a flagship race to the TBA’s National Hunt sponsorship portfolio, the TBA gave away 50 badges to lucky members, who enjoyed watching Carrigmoorna Rock record her impressive six-length victory.

Cheveley Park Stud honoured in breeders’ awards After the success of the Jockey Club’s inaugural breeders’ awards evening last year, the TBA was delighted to be invited back to support this year’s celebration on November 30. The TBA presented a unique award during the reception – The TBA 2014 Significant Achievement Award. The award reflected a pivotal moment or significantly memorable accomplishment during the 2014 season and was awarded to the breeder who thoroughly deserved this commendation. Patricia Thompson was both surprised and thrilled on learning the accolade was for Cheveley Park Stud after

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Breeders’ Prizes National Hunt HBLB Breeders’ Prizes worth £1,000 or more Breeder

Prize (£)

Based on date money was paid

Horse

Sire

Dam

Date

Course

Elms Stud Co Ltd

1,000

Thomas Brown

Sir Harry Lewis

Tentsmuir

04/11/2014

Exeter

Jethro Bloodstock

1,000

Jollyallan

Rocamadour

Life Line

04/11/2014

Exeter

S. A. Brookshaw

1,250

Whispering Harry

Sir Harry Lewis

Welsh Whisper

05/11/2014

Chepstow

Mrs Angela Yeoman

6,000

Southfield Theatre

King's Theatre

Chamoss Royale

08/11/2014

Wincanton

J. and T. Shally

1,500

Stopped Out

Montjoy

Kiomi

10/11/2014

Carlisle

Mr A. Parker

2,500

Howard's Legacy

Generous

Ismene

12/11/2014

Bangor-on-Dee

St Clare Hall Stud

1,750

Foxcub

Bahri

Foxglove

12/11/2014

Bangor-on-Dee

Mrs C. J. Banks

1,250

Chase The Spud

Alflora

Trial Trip

12/11/2014

Exeter

R. Robinson

1,000

Zulu Oscar

Oscar

Loxhill Lady

13/11/2014

Taunton

Mrs S. M. Reeks

2,500

Bold Henry

Kayf Tara

Madam Min

14/11/2014

Cheltenham

R. J. & S. A. Carter

2,500

Bitofapuzzle

Tamure

Gaelic Gold

15/11/2014

Cheltenham

Laundry Cottage Stud Farm

1,750

Leviathan

Dubawi

Gipsy Moth

21/11/2014

Ascot

R. J. Spencer and Mickley Stud

1,250

Big Hands Harry

Multiplex

Harristown Lady

22/11/2014

Ascot

P. Murphy

3,000

Carole's Spirit

Hernando

Carole's Crusader

24/11/2014

Kempton Park

Jethro Bloodstock

1,000

Jollyallan

Rocamadour

Life Line

27/11/2014

Newbury

Wontcostalot Partnership

2,500

No Buts

Kayf Tara

Wontcostalotbut

28/11/2014

Newbury

D. & N. Leggate, R. Kent & I. Henderson 1,000

Out Sam

Multiplex

Tintera

28/11/2014

Newbury

W. B. Mactaggart

Royal Regatta

King's Theatre

Friendly Craic

29/11/2014

Newbury

1,250

See Breeders' Prizes table effective from January 1 on TBA website, www.thetba.co.uk. Prizes subject to confirmation of qualification with Weatherbys

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The only SIRE son of EXCEED AND EXCEL in Britain

Bay 2006, by WAR CHANT – REBRIDLED DREAMS, by UNBRIDLED’S SONG

Won Enderby Maiden S, 5f, Leicester, Fav by 2L, at 2. 2nd Gr.2 Flying Childers S, 5f, Doncaster, at 2, beaten a s/h, to Requinto, beating Lilbourne Lad (Gr.2), Caledonia Lady (Gr.3), Angels Will Fall (Gr.3), Kohala, My Propeller, Miss Lahar, etc. 2nd Gr.3 Molecomb S, 5f, Goodwood (in record time), to Requinto, beating Charles The Great (Gr.2), Miss Work Of Art, Pyman’s Theory, etc. 3rd Gr.2 Gimcrack S, 6f, york, at 2, to Caspar Netscher, beating Justineo, Reply, B Fifty Two, etc. 3rd L Pavilion S, 6f, Kempton, at 3, beating B Fifty Two, etc 3rd L King Richard III S, 7f, Leicester, at 4 to Producer (Gr.2), Aljamaarheer (Gr.2), beating Majestic Myles, etc.

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Bay 2005, MEDICEAN – WAY FOR LIFE (PLATINI) Fee: £1,250

Gr.1 winner, tough and sound over several seasons

Won Gr.1

DONCASTER ROVER

Champions and Chater Cup, 12f, Sha Tin, beating Viva Pataca (Gr.1 x 8), Packing Winner (Gr.1), Fat Choy Ichiban (Gr.1), Super Satin (Gr.1), Super Pistachio (Gr.2) and Uramazin (Gr.2). Won Gr.3D Premier Plate, 9f, Sha Tin, with top weight, beating Bullish Cash (Gr.3), Jamesina (Gr.3), etc. Won Gr.3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup, 12f, Sha Tin, beating Jamesina, Viva Macau (Gr.3), etc. 2nd Gr.2 Chairman’s Trophy, 8f, Sha Tin, beating Viva Pataca, Beauty Flash (Gr.1), Sight Winner (Gr.1), Collection (Gr.1), Unique Jewellery (Gr.2), etc.

Fee: £2,000

Tough and consistent multiple Stakes winner with solid Group form over several seasons

Won 5 races from 2 to 5 years, 5-7f, £206,654, and was placed 17 times, from 47 starts, 34 in Group/ Stakes company: Won LR City of York Stakes, 7f, York, beating Regal Parade (multiple Gr.1, at level weights), King Torus (Gr.2, rec. 3 lbs), Across The Rhine (Gr.3), etc. Won LR Hopeful Stakes, 6f, Newmarket, beating Bated Breath (multiple Gr.2, rec. 3 lbs), Sir Gerry (Gr.2), etc. Won LR Queensferry Stakes, 6f, Chester, beating Tournedos (Gr.3), etc. Won Lily Agnes Stakes, 5f, Chester, at 2 years, beating Aspen Darlin (Gr.3), etc.

WESTLAKE

Bay 2004, by SADLER’S WELLS – RAINBOW LAKE, by RAINBOW QUEST Fee: On

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VERY CLOSE WINNING RELATION TO FRANKEL

Won 3 races at 3 years, £26,088, and was placed 3 times, all his starts. Won conditions race, 12f, Listowel, beating Larkwing (Gr.3, recd 8 lbs), New Spirit (Stakes placed, recd 20 lbs). Won maiden at Leopardstown, 12f, beating Captain Cee Bee (Gr.1 Supreme Novice Hurdle, Gr.1 Ryanair Chase, etc), Farmer Brown (Galway Hurdle, Grade One placed), Sesenta (Ebor Handicap). 2nd Maiden, Leopardstown, 12f, to Honolulu (Gr.2), btn ½ length.

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There was understandable euphoria at Fairyhouse on the last day of November when Lieutenant Colonel triumphed in the Grade 1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle, but the result also meant a great deal to a Scottish lady, married to an Italian, and living in County Durham. Heather Isabella Stewart Calzini bred this now six-year-old son of Kayf Tara at her Union Hill Farm, on 170 acres beside the River Wear close to the village of Brasside, which is best known for its top-security prison. In July Calzini received the Dudgeon Cup, the TBA’s annual National Hunt Broodmare of the Year award for the 2013/14 season, thanks to Efizia, the dam of Toubeera, who was successful in the Prestige Novices’ Hurdle at Haydock, and grandam of Lieutenant Colonel, winner of the Coolmore-sponsored novices’ hurdle at Fairyhouse, both Grade 2 events. In the 1980s Calzini bought Lieutenant Colonel’s third dam Millie Grey privately from her then trainer David Barron. She explained: “I saw her running at Newcastle one day and when I got home I said to my husband what a lovely mare she was. Then I saw her again at Hexham, and I bought a share in her before buying her outright.’ Millie Grey was by the little known stallion Grey Ghost, who stood at the Barron family’s Harrowgate Stud. Transferred to farmer/trainer Alistair Charlton in Northumberland, Millie Grey scored four times over hurdles, but she was to earn much more publicity off the racecourse. “She was stolen from us,” recalled Calzini. “She was eventually found somewhere down in the New Forest. It caused quite a sensation at the time and was reported in the Racing Post and was even on the BBC news. As a result I became chairperson of Horse Watch for nine years.” The first of Millie’s Grey’s only three offspring was Efizia (by Efisio). Trained by Mary Reveley, she won five times as a three-year-old in the north, and proceeded to breed Agnese (by Abou Zouz), the dam of Lieutenant Colonel, and Toubeera (by Tobougg). Trained by George Moore in Middleham, Agnese won a bumper, while the mare Toubeera was a multiple scorer over hurdles last season for Venetia Williams. Calzini has her own ideas about matings. She said: “I have always been keen to use stallions that were six-, seven- or eight-furlong performers in the hope that mated with my sort of mares they might produce something which would have some residual value for jumping after the Flat.” However, she decided on a change of tack with Agnese – Lieutenant Colonel is the intermediate of her first three offspring, all by Kayf Tara.

Lieutenant Colonel (left) captures the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle

The first, a filly, had to be put down as a youngster due to injury, but the next two were sold as three-year-olds at the Doncaster Spring Sales, both consigned by Ian and Kathryn Hutchinson of Battlefield Stud, near Malton. In 2012 Lieutenant Colonel sold for £46,000 to Mags O’Toole, acting for his present owner, Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud. Last May his year junior own-brother realised £40,000 to join Sue and Harvey Smith. “For three seasons (2010-2012) I did not have Agnese covered,” said Calzini. “At the time everyone was worried about overproduction and all the adverse hype rather got to me. Of course, looking back, I regret my decision.” However, the mare has a 2014 filly by Shirocco and is due to Flemensfirth. Calzini’s other two mares are Serenata Mia, who is in foal to Bated Breath and has a filly by Aqlaam, and Efizia’s final progeny Camina, who is in foal to Kayf Tara and has a colt by Mawatheeq.

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Bay 2009, 16.1hh (1.65m) DARK ANGEL – THAWRAH (GREEN DESERT)

THE LOOKS

A 140,000gns yearling (the top priced of his sire’s crop).

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GROUP WINNING SPRINTER OF 5 RACES, and 11 LENGTH WINNER of his maiden at 2.

The fastest winner of the Hackwood Stakes since 2001

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(faster than INVINCIBLE SPIRIT and 5 other Gr.1 winners of the race). Won

MALHUB.

Half brother to LR winner AMBIANCE, out of a half sister to Gr.1 winning sprinter MALHUB and full sister to the dam of multiple Group winner YELLOW ROSEBUD, etc. Family of DANDY MAN, ANTHEM ALEXANDER, SUDIRMAN, GENTILDONNA, etc.

The same DARK ANGEL – GREEN DESERT cross as LETHAL FORCE

Gr.3 Hackwood Stakes, 6f, Newbury, 2013 (above) in the fastest time since 2001, beating Gr.1 winner KRYPTON FACTOR (at levels). Won Maiden Stakes, 6f, Pontefract, at 2, by an easy 11 lengths. 2nd (nk) Gr.3 Hackwood Stakes, 6f, Newbury, 2014, beating Gr.2 winner ES QUE LOVE (at levels). 2nd (nk) LR City Walls Stakes, 5f, York, to Gr.1 Nunthorpe Stakes winner JWALA (rec. 5lbs), beating two other Gr.1 winners. Defeated 43 Black Type winners (5 Gr.1 winners) Rated 5lbs superior to DARK ANGEL by Racehorses of 2013

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N E X T G E N E R AT I O N C L U B

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By Katherine Fidler

Time to plan the next step on the bloodstock career ladder Range of courses available for graduates highlighted by recent NGC event

The NGC Careers Course gave delegates the opportunity to discuss job options

lthough the New Year sits halfway through the academic calendar, it's still a time that many A-level students and soon-to-be graduates take stock of the options available and start planning for what will be an important 12 months ahead. The racing and bloodstock sectors offer many courses for those who wish to pursue a career in the industry – although they are by no means the only route into employment – one of the most well established of which is the BHA Graduate Scheme. Kicking off with a two-week residential course in Newmarket, graduates follow the intensive fortnight on a paid work placement – employers range from the British Horseracing Authority and Levy Board, to the Racing Post, the Racecourse Association and Coral. For the first time this year, the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association also offered a place, which was more than ably filled by University College Dublin graduate Sara Rose. Sara, who earned a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Science, discovered the course while on an earlier placement.

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“During a university work placement I worked alongside a guy who had completed the programme and he gave me a great insight into what an excellent opportunity it is,” says Sara. “That was the first time I heard about it but I began doing my application straight away! I’ve learned so much from my time on the programme, met some wonderful people and made some friends for life in my fellow graduates.” Sara’s primary role during her placement was to organise the inaugural NGC Careers Course featured in last month’s edition, which received funding from the BHA and Department for Culture, Media and Sports. More than 80 delegates enjoyed talks from 22 speakers over two days in what was deemed a resounding success from those who attended. “Given I had no real event management experience and it was the first time the course took place, the TBA were very trusting and showed a lot of faith in me,” jokes Sara. “There were rather a few

challenges along the way but probably the marketing of the course was the most difficult. I had no marketing experience, a budget to stick to and had to make a lot of the adverts myself, so I was definitely out of my comfort zone – but it was a great experience and I’ve learned so much from it.” On the benefit of the many courses available, Sara adds: “I think they’re absolutely invaluable. I don’t come from a horsey background and although I had plenty of hands-on experience the next step up can sometimes be hard to find if you haven’t been exposed to everything that’s out there. “The two-week course before we went out on our placements was key to gaining an understanding of the industry as a whole and especially for me as there are many differences between the British and Irish racing industries. “The NGC Careers Course is something that I would most likely have been attending if I hadn’t got on the Graduate programme – there is also a slight irony in me organising such an event given I’m not exactly sure what I want to do!” However, following the NGC course Sara has some advice for others starting out in the industry. “Don’t be in a rush to get to where you think you want to be,” she says. “I’m very guilty of that myself but have finally learned to appreciate the ‘here and now’ a bit more. You can learn things from every situation you’re in and don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and do something different.”

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2015 Challenges: pension auto-enrolment and employee allowances With a pensions auto-enrolment deadline on the horizon and the numerous allowances for stable employees, payroll practices merit careful attention.

As 2015 dawns there is yet further legislation coming into force that will affect employers. Auto-enrolment is a new requirement for all employers to make contributions to a work place pension scheme on behalf of all qualifying employees. The staging dates have already affected a large tranche of employers but if you employ fewer than 50 employees, your turn is coming up. By 1 August 2017 all existing employers will need to comply with auto-enrolment. The staging dates determine when you must have a qualifying workplace pension scheme in place. You must automatically enrol your qualifying employees and it is dependent on the number you had on the payroll on 1 April 2012. If you had fewer than 50 employees on your PAYE scheme, your staging date could be as early as 1 June 2015. If you don’t know your staging date, please visit The Pension Regulator’s website or speak to a professional.

Auto-enrolment checks 1. Which of your employees are eligible? Those aged between 22 and the state retirement age as well as earning over £10,000 per annum are eligible although employees can opt in early. 2. What scheme can you use? The government has ensured the establishment of a scheme that employers can use to help with their auto-enrolment requirements, called the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). There are, however, alternative schemes available or you could decide

to set up your own occupational or personal pension plans. Once you have chosen a scheme, you need to register this with the Pensions Regulator. If you are a trainer, you may be thinking that this doesn’t affect you as you already contribute to the National Trainers Federation (NTF) Registered Stakeholder Scheme (with Friends Life). That scheme is not eligible for autoenrolment so trainers must set up a new scheme. As NEST does not permit transfers from an existing pension scheme, you will need to explore alternative options. Once all trainers have auto-enrolled, the Weatherbys system for contributing to the NTF Stakeholder Scheme will cease. The NTF has produced a Guide to autoenrolment which is available to NTF members on its website. 3. How much will you need to contribute? Initially, you will need to make a minimum contribution of 1% of the employee’s relevant earnings per annum, but this is set to increase in the period up to October 2018 from which it will be 3%. Employees will also need to contribute. 4. Is your Payroll system ready? The administrative burden of calculating the contributions, deducting them from the employee’s wages, paying the pension provider and feeling confident that you have the necessary paper trail in place can be daunting: is 2015 time to refresh your practices?

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F F F F

Stable employee allowances There are a number of HMRC approved allowances available to stable employees in the racing industry. Many have specific treatments for tax and national insurance (NI) purposes which you need to be aware of when processing the payroll. F Subsistence allowance For staff working away from the yard on a Monday to Saturday this covers the cost of buying food and drink. General allowances of this kind are normally treated as taxable income by HMRC but for racing staff there is special consent; up to a maximum of £13.50 per day can be given tax and NI free, if working away for over 8 hours. F Sunday Racing Payment (SRP) With race meetings increasingly moving to a Sunday, employees who normally work a Monday to Saturday lunch time rota are being asked to work off-rota. Employees who work offrota are entitled to a £30 per day SRP instead of the subsistence allowance, of which £12 is tax free. The SRP is also exempt from NI.

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F Racing Abroad Payments (RAP) Racing is becoming increasingly international; if you are planning on taking a horse overseas this year, employees travelling with it are entitled to a RAP of £30 a day for up to 7 days away, of which £21 is tax and NI free.

In summary, paying staff can be very complicated particularly in the bloodstock and equine industry. With the added complexity of autoenrolment approaching, now is the time to check your practices and seek the right advice.

F Overnight allowances Where stable employees stay away within the UK at the sales or at the races, they are entitled to a £15 tax and NI free, overnight allowance.

Action points

F Overtime Time spent working in the yard over the average 40 hour week is payable at a rate of time and a half. This can be double pay on a Sunday if an individual works over the three hours allowed for in the average weekly wage. Note, however, that if staff are working away from the yard outside of normal hours, even if it is travelling, they are entitled to pay.

Therefore, if you have a horse running on a Sunday and decide to travel it the night before, that member of staff who travels with the horse will potentially be entitled to a SRP of £30, an overnight allowance of £15, as well as overtime at double rate and a day off in lieu for missing their usual day off.

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VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEW By ROB PILSWORTH, MA VETMB BSc (HONS) CERTVR MRCVS

The return to dirt racing What went wrong with the synthetic surface experiment in the US and Dubai?

ith the Racing Carnival at Meydan in Dubai about to kick off, it will be fascinating to see how international attendance, racing performances and injuries stack up following the return to dirt from the synthetic Tapeta surface. In 2006, Richard Shapiro and the California Horseracing Board decreed that all racetracks within the state should convert to synthetic surfaces within a year. Barbaro’s dramatic catastrophic breakdown just after jumping out of the gate at the Preakness earlier that year had shocked and horrified the massive viewing audience, who had tuned in hoping to see this horse pull off the elusive Triple Crown. Less than ten years on from that decision, all of the Californian tracks except the one to lay Tapeta, Golden Gate, have reverted to a dirt surface and even tracks outside California, such as Keeneland in Kentucky, have followed suit. The conversion of the Meydan surface back to dirt completes a virtual ‘rout’ for synthetic surfaces. So what went wrong?

Are synthetic tracks safer? One of the most useful ways to design a medical experiment is called a double crossover trial. Here the subjects have a set period of time without receiving the treatment under trial. They then undergo a similar period of time, but receiving the new treatment, and then this is followed by a third period of time of the same length, once again without the treatment. This is one of the most effective ways of establishing categorically that the treatment has a significant effect. Although unintentional, the conversion of the dirt tracks to synthetic surfaces in California has mimicked a crossover trial. We have good data for racing injuries and fatalities in the period up to the conversion to synthetic surfaces in 2006, we have data from the synthetic era, and then more data following the return to dirt. The initial data was collated and presented by an ex-racetrack practitioner, Dr Rick Arthur, Equine Medical Director of the California Racing Board. This logged an average of 3.09 fatal breakdowns per 1,000 starts on the dirt racetracks in the years prior to conversion to synthetic surfaces. This number was derived from a decent sample size, with over 80,000 individual racing horses forming the study population. Following the switch to synthetic surfaces the same statistics were gathered from

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The fatality rate almost halved when US tracks switched from dirt to synthetics

a population of over 50,000 individual races and the fatality rate had fallen by almost half, to 1.68 per 1,000 starters. A similar study was carried out by Martin Collins Surfaces and Footings, the company that manufactured and sold Polytrack, which was used at several other racetracks outside the Californian region. Studying five separate tracks in the final meeting before their conversion to Polytrack, there were 57 fatalities during racing. This number dropped to 20 at the comparable meetings which took place following the installation of the synthetic surface. Not surprisingly, following the recent return to dirt at the Californian tracks, the perfect crossover experiment, catastrophic injury rates are perceived to be returning to similar levels to before the switch. As well as the simple catastrophic breakdown and fatality statistics, some pure science backed up the synthetic surface benefit. A study carried out by Jacob Setterbo and a group of research workers collaborating between different departments of the University of California at Davis measured the forces experienced by a horse’s limb as it trotted and cantered on dirt, a synthetic racetrack surface, and on turf. They did this using miniature strain and force measurement devices carried on the leg as the

horses exercised. This paper was published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research, a prestigious scientific journal and showed that there was a significant reduction in impact forces, such as peak acceleration, vibration within the limb and a factor called the ground reaction force, a measure of how ‘hard’ the foot hits the ground. All of these indicators of bone ‘hammer’ were lower on the synthetic surface, by around a third. Interestingly, they were lower even when compared to turf, so the science backs up the injury statistics: synthetic surfaces do put the limbs under less duress and result in fewer catastrophic injuries than do surfaces made of dirt. So why the switch back?

Problems with synthetic surfaces There were many factors that pushed the move back to dirt. These included the embarrassment of having to abandon some very high-profile fixtures, through waterlogging. Another factor was that owners and trainers had been given no alternative but to train and race on dirt. The racing fraternity is a naturally conservative bunch of people who do not embrace change willingly, and change dictated from above, without what they perceived to be prior consultation, was even more of a problem THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

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for trainers to accept. There were other issues. Most of the racetracks gave their business to companies who had had no previous experience of laying and maintaining tracks in the USA. This led to problems with maintenance, and the provision of an even, regular, and repeatable surface. In the UK we are used to seeing the term ‘standard’ when we watch racing on all-weather surfaces, but the establishment of a standard racing surface in the United States, given the range of climatic variation there, became a nightmare. Not only that, but because horses in North America both train and race on the same track, trainers were finding that clock timings taken in the morning gave them no indication as to how the horse would perform on the same surface in the afternoon because that surface was not the same. It had changed significantly with heat during the course of a single day.

“When Raven’s Pass,

a turf horse, won the Breeders’ Cup Classic, it was a major blow to US breeders” There were also various vested interests at work. The American bloodstock industry has bred horses for generations with one aim in mind and that is to perform at the highest level on dirt. Dirt pedigree horses are notoriously unable to reproduce that form on other surfaces. With so much invested over so many generations of horses, they not surprisingly found it unpalatable to see their best horses beaten repeatedly at the showcase international meetings, like the Breeders’ Cup, by horses which they perceived to be of lower ability but who were better able to perform on the synthetic surface. When Raven’s Pass, a turf horse, won the Breeders’ Cup Classic, it was a major blow to the US breeding industry. Similarly, Vale Of York winning the Juvenile did not go down well. To cap it all, when an ‘interloper’ called Gitano Hernando won the $500,000 Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes having previously won only a Listed race, things reached crisis point. Coupled with that, trainers, including those who favoured the synthetic surface, claimed that training their horses on this surface, although producing fewer dead horses, was producing more low-grade lameness and training problems. Owners, who pay the vet bills, became aware that more of their horses seemed THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER

to have niggling lamenesses requiring expensive investigation, particularly associated with hindlimb lameness and upper-limb stress fractures. Some well-respected veterinarians, such as Dr Foster Northrop, working at the Kentucky tracks reported an increase in soft tissue injuries. So was any of this validated by scientific study of the track surfaces involved? Unfortunately for synthetics, this did seem to be the case. A study published in the Equine Veterinary Journal in 2014 emanating from a world-class research group at the New Bolton Center in Pennsylvania found an increased incidence of stress fractures, particularly of the hind limb, from horses training on a synthetic surface, to those trained on dirt. This was a big study involving reviewing over 500 bone scans, around half of which were derived from horses training and racing on dirt and half from a synthetic surface. They found more pelvic and tibial stress fractures on the synthetic surface-trained group than on the dirttrained group. The overall incidence of stress fractures was also around 10% higher on synthetic than on dirt. In a series of recent articles, The New York Times has been heavily critical of the decision to switch back to dirt, and has highlighted the broad facts in terms of injury data, which show in numerous studies that, on average, synthetic tracks reduce fatalities by around 50%. Bill Casner, owner of Well Armed, the last American horse to win the Dubai World Cup on dirt, was quoted after the decision to revert to dirt. He said: “I struggle to understand the thought process behind changing to a surface that you know is going to increase fatalities. When a horse breaks down at any time, it’s a terrible thing, but when a horse breaks down in front of the grandstand in the afternoon, two things happen: people will turn around and leave the track in droves, never to return, and a jockey will go down and be injured to some degree whether it’s a bruise or paralysis. Where there are agendas placed above the safety of horses and riders, to me, it is unconscionable.” Michael Dickinson who developed and markets the Tapeta synthetic surface, commented in the Thoroughbred Daily News: “We have 58 jockeys under permanent disability and an estimated 1,000 horse fatalities annually. Those numbers are unacceptable for the public and most decent people.”

So why did tracks switch back? A leading Californian racetrack veterinarian, who did not wish to be named, commented: “The main problem with the surfaces put in at the Californian tracks was that of maintenance and consistency. The companies who delivered the product didn’t follow up with adequate maintenance programmes and had no

experience of how to keep these tracks right in the US. “The waxes and oils in the track changed their consistency a lot during a single day and the groundstaff struggled to keep up with this. In Great Britain you probably get away with these things because your range of weather is fairly limited, and you race on the track for only a few hours a day with a total number of probably less than 100 horses. “In the States, we have up to 2,000 horses a day battering around that track during the morning, and then racing on the same track in the afternoon, with big cards, and meets which go on five days a week for weeks on end. This is very different to what you have in Britain.” Interestingly, only two tracks in North America chose to install Tapeta, the same surface which has just been taken out at Meydan. These were Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California, and Presque Isle Downs in Pennsylvania. Tapeta was the only surface to have been developed, trained on and significantly tested in North America prior to its use, and was backed by a maintenance programme and advisory team who were in from the start and gave continuous input, support and feedback. Both tracks seem happy that their injury rates have reduced and neither has expressed any desire to revert back to dirt. Similarly, Wolverhampton here in the UK has decided to go with the Tapeta surface, and the recent indepth review of the track in the Racing Post seems to unanimously endorse the view that this is the best track surface they have had, very close to turf, with minimal kickback and track bias. Champion jockey Richard Hughes said: “The Tapeta track at Wolverhampton is the best all-weather surface we have. It’s as close to grass as you could get.”

Meydan’s reversal The declared reasons for removing the Tapeta in Dubai were similar to the main misgivings over synthetic surfaces in the USA: the track was inconsistent, maintenance was a problem and horses of previously unproven top-class ability were sometimes winning big races, simply because they could ‘go’ on the surface. Also in contrast to North America, there is no betting industry in Dubai, so the bookmakers’ and punters’ concerns that form on synthetic tracks was unreliable will have played zero part in the decision. More pressingly, the Dubai Racing Club wished to attract back the Americans who were increasingly noticeable by their absence during the Carnival and World Cup meetings run on a synthetic surface. For a World Cup race, you want world-class horses, and that has to include the Americans. The big problem for these North American

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VET FORUM may come to pass because of factors outside the direct racetrack environment. For instance, if a move was made by the International Racing Federations to disallow the use of any medication in Graded races, trainers and breeders may have to think hard about whether they want to continue racing and training on dirt drug-free. Similarly, the critics that complained about the change in consistency of the synthetic tracks with weather conditions seem to have ignored the fact that dirt is just as prone to changes, but in different ways. The ‘sloppy’ dirt track, when horses slice through the mud layer and impact onto the hard base of the track, results in faster racing times but higher degrees of injury, and this can also happen in the space of a day. Dirt is not immune to the effects of the weather. If a return to synthetic surfaces is to happen, a significant amount of prior research on how best to maintain these tracks in the North American environment would have to be carried out. The statistics allow no other interpretation than that synthetic tracks are much safer to horses and jockeys than dirt. It’s now up to the proponents of synthetic surfaces to prove that, as well as being safe, they can be reliable and trustworthy in every other respect, before the international industry will be tempted back for another try.

Injury rates are higher when horses race on sloppy dirt tracks

horses will be training and racing on dirt in Dubai without the use of their medicinal props, which North American trainers vociferously fight to retain the right to use on the basis that they cannot train and race horses on a dirt surface without medication. The Dubai jurisdiction does not allow non-steroidal anti-inflammatories such as phenylbutazone, or the anti-bleeding drug frusemide during racing, so it will be interesting to see whether the move back to dirt does in fact bring in the Americans. It is certainly possible to train and race on dirt

without the medication prop, because this is exactly what happens in Hong Kong. There, a synthetic track is available for training only, but many prefer to use the dirt and will race on dirt under probably the most drug-intolerant administration in the world.

Is dirt here to stay? Whilst five North American tracks are still racing on synthetics, it will take an enormous amount of effort and persuasion for the other North American tracks to have a second try, but this

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DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS

National Hunt Grade 1s 19 JNWINE.COM CHAMPION CHASE G1 DOWN ROYAL. Nov 1. 5yo+. 24f.

1. ROAD TO RICHES (IRE) 7 11-10 £70,000 b g by Gamut - Bellora (Over The River) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-Sunnyhill Stud TR-Noel Meade 2. Rocky Creek (IRE) 8 11-10 £22,167 b g by Dr Massini - Kissantell (Broken Hearted) O-The Johnson & Stewart Families B-C. Griffin TR-Paul Nicholls 3. Boston Bob (IRE) 9 11-10 £10,500 b g by Bob Back - Bavaway (Le Bavard) O-Andrea & Graham Wylie B-Burgage Stud TR-W. P. Mullins Margins 11, 18. Time 6:25.50. Going Yielding. Age 5-7

Starts 16

Wins 8

Places 4

Earned £243,778

Sire: GAMUT. Sire of 1 Stakes winner. 1st Dam: Bellora by Over The River. unraced. Dam of 2 winners: 1996: (f Lord Americo) 1997: Winding River (g Montelimar) 1998: Agua Caliente (f Old Vic) unraced. Broodmare. 2000: (g Old Vic) 2001: Lora Lady (f Lord Americo) unraced. Broodmare. 2002: (g Carroll House) 2003: BAFFIN ISLAND (g Old Vic) Winner over hurdles. 2004: Belvic (g Old Vic) unraced. 2005: Ballyhiho (g Old Vic) unraced. 2006: (g Luso) 2007: ROAD TO RICHES (g Gamut) Sold 5,601gns yearling at TIFEB. 6 wins, Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle G3, thetote.com Galway Plate H’cp Chase G1, jnwine.com Champion Chase G1, 2nd Aon Novice H. Chase G1, PWC Gowran Champion Chase G2, 3rd Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase G1. 2008: (f Gamut) Broodmare Sire: OVER THE RIVER. Sire of the dams of 14 Stakes winners.

ROAD TO RICHES b g 2007 Rainbow Quest Spectrum River Dancer GAMUT b 99 Ela-Mana-Mou Greektown Edinburgh Luthier Over The River Medenine BELLORA br 91 Choral Society Chorabelle Miss Arctic

Blushing Groom I Will Follow Irish River Dancing Shadow Pitcairn Rose Bertin Charlottown Queen’s Castle Klairon Flute Enchantee Prudent II Ma Congaie Pinza Tessa Gillian Arctic Slave Mrs Mustang

Although he won a Gr3 novice hurdle over three miles in December 2012, Road To Riches then suffered two heavy defeats against Gr1 company over the same distance. His connections must have thought the distance contributed to his defeats, because his next eight races were all over shorter distances and he won three of them. However, he stayed on well after making the running to record his finest success when he finally returned to three miles in the Champion Chase at Down Royal. There is plenty of stamina in Road To Riches’ pedigree. The gelding comes from the first crop by Gamut, who retired to Sunnyhill Stud at the end of 2005. This son of Spectrum had plenty to recommend him. A close relative of the 2,000 Guineas and King George winner Golan and the

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Derby runner-up Tartan Bearer, Gamut had numerous good performances to his credit, notably winning the Gr1 Grand Prix de SaintCloud. Road To Riches’s dam Bellora is a daughter of Over The River, a useful Flat performer who graduated successfully to hurdling in France. It is a good job he wasn’t gelded, as he became one of the few stallions to have sired two winners of the Cheltenham Gold Cup (Cool Ground and Cool Dawn). Over The River was also responsible for such as Strong Flow (Hennessy Gold Cup), Into The Red (Eider Chase), Zeta’s Lad (Racing Post Chase), Harwell Lad (Whitbread Gold Cup), Bob Treacy (Thyestes Chase) and Sullane River (Leopardstown Chase). Coincidentally, Bellora is a sister to Sullane River and also a half-sister to Society Belle, dam of the very smart hurdler Davenport Milenium. Road To Riches’s second dam Chorabelle was unplaced in point-to-points but his next dam, the versatile Miss Arctic, was successful on the Flat, over hurdles and fences and in the pointto-point field. 42 STANJAMES.COM MORGIANA HURDLE G1 PUNCHESTOWN. Nov 16. 4yo+. 16f.

1. HURRICANE FLY (IRE) 10 11-10 £40,000 b g by Montjeu - Scandisk (Kenmare) O-George Creighton & Mrs Rose Boyd B-Agricola Del Parco SS TR-W. P. Mullins 2. Jezki (IRE) 6 11-10 £12,667 b g by Milan - La Noire (Phardante) O-Mr John P. McManus B-G. M. McGrath TR-Mrs J. Harrington 3. Little King Robin (IRE) 6 11-3 £6,000 b m by King’s Theatre - Regle d’Or (Robin des Champs) O-Ms Maria Kavanagh B-V. Finn TR-Colin Bowe Margins 2.25, 15. Time 3:52.50. Going Soft. Age 2-10

Starts 37

Wins 24

Places Earned 9 £1,710,961

Sire: MONTJEU. Sire of 131 Stakes winners. 1st Dam: SCANDISK by Kenmare. Winner at 2 in Italy. Dam of 4 winners: 2000: Hunzy (f Desert King) 2 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, 3rd Criterium Labronico LR. Broodmare. 2001: Heir To The Throne (c Desert Prince) 2002: THUNDERWING (g Indian Danehill) 3 wins at 2. 2004: HURRICANE FLY (g Montjeu) Sold 43,903gns yearling at GOOY1. 24 wins, Prix Omnium II LR, Stan James Champion Chall.Trophy Hurdle G1 (twice), BHP Insurance Champion Hurdle G1 (4 times), Dobbins & Madigans Morgiana Hurdle G1 (3 times), paddypower.com December Festival Hurdle G1 (3 times), Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle G1, Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle G1, Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle G1, paddypower.com Future Chpn. Nov. Hurdle G1, Rabobank Champion Hurdle G1 (4 times), 2nd Racing Post Champion Hurdle G1, 3rd Stan James Champion Chall.Trophy Hurdle G1, Dobbins & Madigans Morgiana Hurdle G1, Gras Savoye Longchamp Hurdle G3, 2nd Prix Alain du Breil d’Ete 4yo Hurdle G1. 2005: DISKUSSION (g King’s Best) 6 wins at 2 to 5 in Italy. 2006: Sosua (f Exceed And Excel). Broodmare. 2008: Mucho Macabi (f Exceed And Excel). Broodmare. 2010: Sizing Hurricane (g Shirocco) unraced. 2011: Avichi (f Yeats) unraced to date. 2012: Blixt (f Yeats) unraced to date. 2013: (g Yeats) 2014: (f Yeats)

2nd Dam: YANKEE LADY by Lord Gayle. 1 win at 3. Own sister to LADY SINGER and YANKEE GOLD. Grandam of SEA GAZER, PORTMAN SQUARE, Azillion, Soldiers Bay, Difesa Indiana, Kunucu, Grappolo, Langtonian, Dan Breen. Third dam of DERVISCIO, LAGUNA SALADA, Bazroy, Ladiesandgentlemen, Defaillance. Broodmare Sire: KENMARE. Sire of the dams of 83 Stakes winners.

HURRICANE FLY b g 2004 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge MONTJEU b 96 Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Kalamoun Kenmare Belle of Ireland SCANDISK b 95 Lord Gayle Yankee Lady Ceol An Oir

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special High Top Sega Ville Tennyson Adele Toumignon Zeddaan Khairunissa Milesian Belle of The Ball Sir Gaylord Sticky Case Vimy Pal An Oir

What can there be left to say when a gelding achieves a record 20th Gr1 victory of his career? This is what Hurricane Fly succeeded in doing when he landed his third consecutive victory in the Morgiana Hurdle. As a son of the outstanding classic sire Montjeu, it almost goes without saying that Hurricane Fly wasn’t bred with a jumping career in mind. Indeed, he was sufficiently talented on the level to win a Listed race over a mile as a three-year-old in France. However, the Sadler’s Wells and Top Ville elements in Montjeu’s pedigree suggested strongly that some of his progeny would enjoy profitable second careers over jumps. Sure enough, Hurricane Fly heads a team that also features the Graded chase winners Argocat, Noble Prince and Moskova and the Graded hurdles winners Won In The Dark (a dual Gr1) and Eradicate. His son Authorized is also being represented by several talented young sons over hurdles, including the Gr1 winners Tiger Roll and Nichols Canyon. Hurricane Fly has won over two and a half miles but, as a dual winner of the Champion Hurdle, he now races exclusively around the minimum distance. He no doubt owes some of his speed to his dam Scandisk, a Kenmare mare who won over seven furlongs at two in Italy. Montjeu also sired the very smart stayer Jukebox Jury from another daughter of Kenmare and the Gr1 winners Recital and Corre Caminos from a mare by Kendor. Hurricane Fly’s second dam, Yankee Lady, shared the same sire, Lord Gayle, as several very successful National Hunt stallions, such as Strong Gale, Lord Americo and Callernish. Yankee Lady’s brother Yankee Gold, twice a winner of the Gr2 Ballymoss Stakes, also sired some smart jumpers. Yankee Lady was also a sister to Lady Singer, winner of the Curragh’s Pretty Polly Stakes.

43 BETFAIR LANCASHIRE CHASE G1 HAYDOCK PARK. Nov 22. 5yo+. 25f.

1. SILVINIACO CONTI (FR) 8 11-7 £112,873 ch g by Dom Alco - Gazelle Lulu (Altayan) O-Mr Chris Giles & Potensis Limited B-P. Joubert TR-Paul Nicholls 2. Menorah (IRE) 9 11-7 £42,733 b g by King’s Theatre - Maid For Adventure (Strong Gale) O-Mrs Diana L. Whateley B-Mrs E. Grant & Miss Anna Brislane TR-Philip Hobbs 3. Dynaste (FR) 8 11-7 £21,553 gr g by Martaline - Bellissima de Mai (Pistolet Bleu) O-Mr A. J. White B-Mr P. Chartier TR-David Pipe Margins 2, 8. Time 6:10.70. Going Soft. Age 4-8

Starts 23

Wins 13

Places 8

Earned £758,859

Sire: DOM ALCO. Sire of 22 Stakes winners. NH in 2014/15 - SILVINIACO CONTI Altayan G1, AL FEROF Altayan G2, VEZELAY Sleeping Car G2. 1st Dam: GAZELLE LULU by Altayan. 5 wins in France. Dam of 5 winners: 2002: ORFEO CONTI (g Bulington) 3 wins. 2005: RIO CONTI (g Video Rock) Winner at 5 in France. 2006: SILVINIACO CONTI (g Dom Alco) 13 wins, totesport.com Persian War Nov. Hurdle G2, Coral Ascot Hurdle G2, 3rd stanjames.com International Hurdle G2, William Hill King George VI Chase G1, Betfred Bowl Chase G1, Betfair Lancashire Chase G1 (twice), Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase G2, John Smith’s Mildmay Novices’ Chase G2, Totetentofollow Rising Stars Nov Chase G2, Betfair Denman Chase G2, 2nd williamhill.com Feltham Novices’ Chase G1, 3rd Betfred Bowl Chase G1, Betfair Lancashire Chase G1. 2007: TOSCANA CONTI (f Dom Alco) 6 wins, Prix Triquerville Chase LR. 2008: UCELLO CONTI (g Martaline) 8 wins, Prix Roger de Minvielle Chase LR, 2nd Prix Duc d’Anjou Chase G3, Prix Fleuret Chase G3, Prix Edmond Barrachin Chase G3. 2010: Adagio Conti (g Dom Alco) Broodmare Sire: ALTAYAN. Sire of the dams of 5 Stakes winners. NH in 2014/15 - SILVINIACO CONTI Dom Alco G1, AL FEROF Dom Alco G2. The Dom Alco/Altayan cross has produced: AL FEROF G1, SILVINIACO CONTI G1, TOSCANA CONTI LR.

SILVINIACO CONTI ch g 2006 Rheffic Dom Pasquini Boursonne DOM ALCO gr 87 Nonoalco Alconaca Vela Posse Altayan Aleema GAZELLE LULU ch 94 Quart de Vin Tatiana Lulu Kaline Lulu

Traffic Rhenane La Varende Arctic Star Nearctic Seximee Sheshoon Cenerentola Forli In Hot Pursuit Red God Alannya Devon Quartelette Vieux Chateau Violine D P

For the second time in three years, Silviniaco Conti proved too strong for some very able rivals in the Betfair Chase, raising the possibility that he may yet make amends for two failures in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. He was beaten less than two lengths in the 2014 edition, after leading over the last. It is possible that Silviniaco Conti ran out of stamina in the Gold Cup, but he has several fine victories over distances which are only slightly shorter. His sire Dom Alco has been a powerful influence for stamina, siring the likes of the Grand National hero

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Caulfield on Irving: “He has so far raced mainly at around two miles over hurdles but both his style of racing and his pedigree suggest he should stay at least two and a half miles”

Neptune Collonges, Grands Crus, Unioniste and Sire Collonges, as well as the speedier Al Ferof. Dom Alco appears to have another good prospect in Vezelay, a young chaser who has won his last four races at Auteuil, including a Gr2. Dom Alco himself gained six wins over hurdles, including two Listed events at Auteuil. Silviniaco Conti’s dam Gazelle Lulu won five times at up to a mile and a half and was once beaten a head over 15 furlongs. Gazelle Lulu has two other good winners to her credit in Toscana Conti, a younger sister of Silviniaco Conti who won a Listed chase over nearly two and threequarter miles at Auteuil, and Ucello Conti, a very useful chaser. The mare also has a 2011 filly by Network, a 2012 gelding by Poliglote and a 2013 filly by Martaline, which is a sister to Ucello Conti. Silviniaco Conti shares the same broodmare sire, Altayan, as Al Ferof. Perhaps Altayan is the weak link in the gelding’s stamina, as he appeared to have the pedigree of a miler. However, he proved suited by a mile and a half, winning the Prix Maurice de Nieuil and Prix du Conseil de Paris. Silviniaco Conti’s second dam, Tatiana Lulu, was by Quart de Vin, who made his mark in Britain with Rolling Ball (1991 Sun Alliance Novices’ Chase) and Val d’Alene (1995 Racing Post Chase). He also sired some major winners over fences in France, including the outstanding Ucello, twice a winner of the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. Stamina was Quart de Vin’s strong suit, as he won over two and a quarter miles on the Flat and also won the Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil. 44 STANJAMES.COM FIGHTING FIFTH HURDLE G1 NEWCASTLE. Nov 29. 4yo+. 16f.

1. IRVING (GB) 6 11-7 £56,270 b g by Singspiel - Indigo Girl (Sternkoenig) O-Axom XLIX B-Gestut Schlenderhan TR-Paul Nicholls 2. Aurore d’Estruval (FR) 4 11-0 £21,200 ch f by Nickname - Option d’Estruval (Epervier Bleu) O-Mr Carl Hinchy B-M. F. Le Gentil TR-John Quinn 3. Arctic Fire (GER) 5 11-7 £10,610 b g by Soldier Hollow - Adelma (Sternkoenig) O-Wicklow Bloodstock Limited B-Mr U. Gruning TR-W. P. Mullins Margins 1.75, 4. Time 4:00.10. Going Soft. Age 4-6

Starts 13

Wins 9

Places 2

Earned £123,052

Sire: SINGSPIEL. Sire of 101 Stakes winners. 1st Dam: Indigo Girl by Sternkoenig. Winner at 3 in Germany, 3rd pferdewetten.de Preis der Diana (Oaks) G1. Dam of 2 winners: 2007: Ignacia (f Monsun) unraced. 2008: IRVING (g Singspiel) 9 wins, stanjames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle G1, Sky Bet Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle G2, Mitie Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle G2. 2009: Indigolith (c Motivator) 2010: IVANHOWE (c Soldier Hollow) 5 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Pastorius Grosser Preis von Bayern G1, Longines Grosser Preis von Baden G1. 2012: Indigo Eagle (c Adlerflug) unraced to date. 2013: Indirocco (c Shirocco) 2nd Dam: INDIAN JEWEL by Local Suitor. 2 wins at 2

and 3 in Germany. Dam of IRULAN (g Monsun: Jean Harzheim Rennen LR), INDIAN BREEZE (f Monsun: P. Baden-Badener Hotellerie & Gastronmie LR), Iolith (g Monsun: 2nd G.P. der Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf G3), Indigo Girl (f Sternkoenig, see above). Grandam of Ice Cool, Stormfly. Broodmare Sire: STERNKOENIG. Sire of the dams of 9 Stakes winners.

IRVING b g 2008 Sadler’s Wells In The Wings High Hawk SINGSPIEL b 92 Halo Glorious Song Ballade Kalaglow Sternkoenig Sternwappen INDIGO GIRL ch 02 Local Suitor Indian Jewel Indian Pearl

Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Shirley Heights Sunbittern Hail To Reason Cosmah Herbager Miss Swapsco Kalamoun Rossitor Wauthi Sternwacht Blushing Groom Home Love Gulf Pearl Indra

Bearing in mind that In The Wings sired such successful jumpers as Inglis Drever, Landing Light and Westender, there seemed no reason why his stallion son Singspiel shouldn’t also enjoy occasional success as a sire of jumpers (apart from the fact that his forelegs didn’t seem ideal for this role). However, Singspiel has yet to sire a jumper as good as either Inglis Drever or Landing Light, his best representative until recently being the staying chaser Junior. But that situation looks set to be changed by Irving. This product of Gestut Schlenderhan was winning for the fifth time in six completed outings over hurdles when he wore down Aurore d’Estruval to take the Fighting Fifth Hurdle. Irving has so far raced mainly at around two miles over hurdles but both his style of racing and his pedigree suggest he should stay at least two and a half miles. He did, after all, show fairly useful form at up to a mile and three-quarters on the Flat in Germany and France. He has the distinction of being a three-parts-brother to Ivanhowe, who staked his claim to being Germany’s best older horse of 2014 with his Gr1 victories in the Grosser Preis von Baden and Grosser Preis von Bayern. Ivanhowe’s sire Soldier Hollow – like Singspiel – was sired by In The Wings. Irving’s fourth dam, the Birkhahn mare Indra, won the 1965 Preis der Diana for Gestut Schlenderhan. Indra’s similarly-named sister Indira was the dam of Idrissa, winner of the 1975 Preis der Diana for Schlenderhan. Irving’s third dam Indian Pearl also contested the Diana and failed by only a neck to win the 1978 edition. His dam Indigo Girl also attempted to take the Diana and finished third. Sternkoenig, the broodmare sire of Irving, ended his career with victory in the Premio Roma Vecchia over a mile and three-quarters.

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45 BAR ONE RACING DRINMORE NOVICE CHASE G1 FAIRYHOUSE. Nov 30. 4yo+. 20f.

1. VALSEUR LIDO (FR) 5 11-9 £40,625 b g by Anzillero - Libido Rock (Video Rock) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-M. Contignon & Mme N. Contignon TR-W. P. Mullins 2. Apache Stronghold (IRE) 6 11-10 £11,875 b g by Milan - First Battle (Un Desperado) O-Mrs Patricia Hunt B-J. Robinson TR-Noel Meade 3. Real Steel (IRE) 6 11-10 £5,625 br g by Old Vic - Grangeclare Dancer (Top of The World) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-T. Hendy TR-Philip Fenton Margins 8, 4.5. Time 5:05.20. Going Yielding to Soft. Age 3-5

Starts 9

Wins 6

Places 1

Earned £108,845

Sire: ANZILLERO. Sire of 2 Stakes winners. 1st Dam: Libido Rock by Video Rock. Dam of 2 winners: 2007: TANGO LIDO (c Ungaro) 6 wins over jumps at 4, 6 and 7 in France. 2009: VALSEUR LIDO (g Anzillero) 6 wins, Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle G2, 2nd Herald Champion Novice Hurdle G1, Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase G1. Broodmare Sire: VIDEO ROCK. Sire of the dams of 13 Stakes winners.

VALSEUR LIDO b g 2009 Alleged Law Society Bold Bikini ANZILLERO b 97 Plugged Nickle Anzille Allegretta No Lute Video Rock Pauvresse LIBIDO ROCK b 99 Laostic Vhiltida Hilda du Roy

Hoist The Flag Princess Pout Boldnesian Ran-Tan Key To The Mint Toll Booth Lombard Anatevka Luthier Prudent Miss Home Guard Misoptimist Dictus Djemona Roalty Miss Corso

The Allegretta family is famous principally for producing Urban Sea, Galileo and Sea The Stars, but it has produced plenty of other Gr1 winners, including King’s Best, Tamayuz and Anzillero. The last-named, a grandson of Allegretta, became a Gr1-winning producer in the 2001 Deutschland Preis over a mile and a half. Anzillero has spent much of his time since 2007 covering AQPS mares in France, his finest effort so far being the progressive Valseur Lido. Having won over a mile and a half from two starts in France, the gelding has developed into a Gr2 winner over hurdles and now into a Gr1 winner over fences, in the Drinmore Novice Chase. Valseur Lido’s broodmare sire Video Rock also sired the dams of the high-class Irish staying chaser Sir des Champs and the Gr1-winning stayer Saint Are. Video Rock was France’s leading sire of chasers in 2007 and also did well with his British jumpers, notably the stayers Nenuphar Collonges (Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle), Edmond (Welsh National) and Hussard Collonges (Royal & SunAlliance Chase). He also sired Champion Hurdle runner-up Osana, the top French chaser El Paso III and French Champion Hurdle winner Lycaon de Vauzelle. Valseur Lido’s dam Libido Rock

managed nothing better than a couple of third places in seven starts in France, but her dam Vhiltida won over 11 furlongs on the Flat. 46 BAR ONE RACING HATTON’S GRACE HURDLE G1 FAIRYHOUSE. Nov 30. 4yo+. 20f.

1. LIEUTENANT COLONEL (GB) 5 11-10 £40,000 br g by Kayf Tara - Agnese (Abou Zouz) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-Mrs H. I. S. Calzini TR-Exors of the Late Mr D. T. Hughes 2. Jetson (IRE) 9 11-10 £12,667 b g by Oscar - La Noire (Phardante) O-G Mcgrath/Mrs Moira Mcgrath B-G. M. McGrath TR-Mrs J. Harrington 3. Little King Robin (IRE) 6 11-3 £6,000 b m by King’s Theatre - Regle d’Or (Robin des Champs) O-Ms Maria Kavanagh B-V. Finn TR-Colin Bowe Margins 4, 10. Time 5:01.60. Going Yielding. Age 4-5

Starts 9

Wins 4

Places 4

Earned £88,181

Sire: KAYF TARA. Sire of 25 Stakes winners. NH in 2014/15 - LIEUTENANT COLONEL Abou Zouz G1, BLAKLION Legend of France G2, SIGN OF A VICTORY Bob Back LR. 1st Dam: AGNESE by Abou Zouz. Winner of a N.H. Flat Race. Dam of 1 winner: 2008: (f Kayf Tara) 2009: LIEUTENANT COLONEL (g Kayf Tara) 4 wins, Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle G1, Coolmore NH Sires Festival Novice Hurdle G2, 2nd I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle LR, 3rd Tattersalls Ireland Champion Nov. Hurdle G1. 2010: Margray (g Kayf Tara) unraced. 2014: (f Shirocco) Broodmare Sire: ABOU ZOUZ. Sire of the dams of 1 Stakes winner.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL br g 2009 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge KAYF TARA b 94 High Top Colorspin Reprocolor Miswaki Abou Zouz Bold Jessie AGNESE ch 00 Efisio Efizia Millie Grey

Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Derring-Do Camenae Jimmy Reppin Blue Queen Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Never So Bold Jubilee Song Formidable Eldoret Grey Ghost Nelka

Having had to settle for second when 1-2 to win his debut over fences, Lieutenant Colonel reverted to the smaller obstacles in the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle. He faced only four opponents and two of these were eliminated when the favourite Zaidpour fell at the fifth. That left the Gr1-winning stayer Jetson as his main rival, but Lieutenant Colonel had too much speed for him. Lieutenant Colonel’s pedigree is somewhat unusual in that his first three dams are all by horses who showed more speed than stamina. His dam Agnese is by the Gimcrack winner Abou Zouz, while second dam Efizia is by the sprinter-miler Efisio. Third dam Millie Grey is by the fivefurlong winner Grey Ghost. However, there must be some stamina here, as Agnese won a two-mile bumper and her half-sister Toubeera was a Gr2 winner over three miles over hurdles. Efizia gained most of her five

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National Hunt Grade 1s successes over a mile and a quarter on the Flat but third and fourth dams Millie Grey and Nelka both won over hurdles, with Nelka also scoring over two miles over fences. Nelka was a half-sister to Beech Road, winner of the 1989 Champion Hurdle. Of course Lieutenant Colonel’s sire Kayf Tara adds more stamina to the mix. This winner of the Gold Cup has sired such good staying chasers as Planet Of Sound and Carruthers. 47 BAR ONE RACING ROYAL BOND NOVICE HURDLE G1 FAIRYHOUSE. Nov 30. 4yo+. 16f.

1. NICHOLS CANYON (GB) 4 11-7 £40,625 b g by Authorized - Zam Zoom (Dalakhani) O-Andrea & Graham Wylie B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited TR-John Gosden 2. All Hell Let Loose (IRE) 5 11-10 £11,875 b g by Shantou - Gan Ainm (Mujadil) O-Gigginstown House Stud B-J. Brophy TR-Ms Sandra Hughes 3. Princely Conn (IRE) 5 11-10 £5,625 b g by Whitmore’s Conn - High Priestess (Priolo) O-Mrs H. Mullins B-M. Daly TR-Thomas Mullins Margins 5, 1.5. Time 3:57.30. Going Yielding. Age 2-4

Starts 12

Wins 5

Places 5

Earned £111,595

1st Dam: Zam Zoom by Dalakhani. unraced. Dam of 2 winners: 2010: NICHOLS CANYON (g Authorized) Sold 48,000gns yearling at TAOC3. 5 wins, Ascot Underwriting Noel Murless S LR, Prix Denisy LR, 2nd Worthington’s St Simon S G3, Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle G1. 2011: Bright Approach (f New Approach) Winner at 3, 3rd Weatherbys Private Banking Cheshire Oaks LR. 2012: (f Teofilo) 2014: (c Pivotal) 2nd Dam: Mantesera by In The Wings. unraced. Own sister to CLOUD CASTLE. Dam of NIDEEB (c Exceed And Excel: Sportingbet Supports Heros Winter Derby G3) Broodmare Sire: DALAKHANI. Sire of the dams of 5 Stakes winners.

NICHOLS CANYON b g 2010 Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Top Ville Floripedes Toute Cy Rainbow Quest Saumarez Fiesta Fun Vallee Dansante Lyphard Green Valley Shirley Heights Darshaan Delsy Miswaki Daltawa Damana Sadler’s Wells In The Wings High Hawk High Line Lucayan Princess Gay France Sadler’s Wells

Montjeu AUTHORIZED b 04 Funsie

Dalakhani ZAM ZOOM gr 05 Mantesera

Sire: AUTHORIZED. Sire of 21 Stakes winners.

The recent announcement that last year’s St Leger hero and this year’s Gold Cup winner Leading Light has joined Coolmore’s already powerful National Hunt roster increases the team’s number of sons of Montjeu to four, including the Irish Derby and Gold Cup winner Fame And Glory and the St Leger and Coronation Cup winner Scorpion. Of course Montjeu himself made a major contribution to the jumping game by siring Hurricane Fly and his sons look destined to follow his example. This argument gained momentum when Authorized’s son Nichols Canyon landed the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle to improve his record over hurdles to two wins from as many starts. Zamdy Man and the Triumph Hurdle winner Tiger Roll are other good young hurdlers by Authorized. Nichols Canyon’s hurdling successes came roughly a year after he last raced on the Flat. He had earned a Timeform rating of 114 thanks to Listed victories over a mile and three-quarters at Ascot and over

a furlong further at Saint-Cloud. Nichols Canyon is obviously blessed with plenty of stamina, even though his hurdling victories at the time of writing have been gained over two miles. There’s plenty of stamina in his pedigree, as his unraced dam Zam Zoom is by Dalakhani, and his unraced second dam Mantesera is by In The Wings. Mantesera demonstrated this stamina by producing the Gr3 Winter Derby winner Nideeb to the very speedy Exceed And Excel. Mantesera had three big-earning half-brothers, all of whom shone over a mile and a half. The most successful were Warrsan, a dual winner of both the Coronation Cup and Grosser Preis von Baden, and Luso, a top-flight winner in Italy, Germany and Hong Kong. Mantesera’s sister Cloud Castle was good enough to finish fourth in both the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks. Third dam Lucayan Princess is also the fourth dam of Avenir Certain, winner of the French 1,000 Guineas and Oaks in 2014.

National Hunt Graded Races Date 10/05 11/05 12/07 15/07 30/07 31/07 02/08 22/08 23/08 09/09 16/09 17/09 29/09 04/10 04/10 05/10 05/10 05/10 12/10 12/10 16/10 16/10 19/10 25/10 25/10 25/10 31/10 31/10 01/11 01/11 01/11 01/11 01/11 04/11 08/11 08/11 08/11 09/11 09/11 09/11 13/11 13/11 14/11 15/11 15/11 15/11 16/11 16/11 16/11 16/11 16/11 16/11 22/11 22/11 22/11 23/11 23/11 23/11 27/11 28/11 29/11 29/11 29/11 29/11 30/11 30/11

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Dist 16f 17f 16f 17f 22f 16f 21.5f 17f 20.5f 17f 16f 24f 16f 20f 24f 16f 16f 20f 21f 24f 18f 23f 16f 20f 20f 20f 16f 16f 20f 25f 25f 24f 16f 17.5f 20.5f 16f 16f 16f 20f 16f 20f 20f 21f 16.5f 27.5f 20.5f 16f 16.5f 22f 16f 16.5f 20f 19f 19.5f 24f 20f 24f 23f 24f 20f 24.5f 26.5f 17f 16f 16f 29f

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Age 4 6 7 11 7 7 12 5 7 6 4 11 7 12 7 9 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 11 5 5 6 5 7 9 5 7 5 6 6 5 4 7 8 4 7 7 6 3 7 5 9 5 6 5 5 9 9 6 5 5 7 9 6 7 7 7 7 5 3 9

Sex G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G M M G G G G G G G G G G G G G M G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G M G G

Sire Galileo Pivotal Marju Machiavellian Gamut Danehill Dancer Rudimentary Arcadio Karinga Bay Night Tango Lawman Anshan Revoque Pistolet Bleu Vinnie Roe Agent Bleu King’s Best Indesatchel Vinnie Roe Golan Night Tango Sholokhov Bachelor Duke Alflora Kayf Tara Galileo King’s Theatre King’s Theatre Sholokhov King’s Theatre Westerner Westerner Jeremy Oscar King’s Theatre Dubawi Laverock Muhtathir Red Ransom Kheleyf Stowaway Flemensfirth Monsun Doyen Okawango Westerner Presenting Lion Noir Indian Danehill Vangelis Kapgarde Stowaway Dom Alco Germany Ballingarry Germany King’s Theatre Presenting Old Vic Karinga Bay Malinas Cloudings Beneficial Old Vic Montmartre Anshan

Dam Luas Line Specifically Epistoliere Karen S Bellora Bright Bank Ware Princess Gilt Ridden Moor Spring Witness Gama Third Dimension Springfort Society Rose Tanner Jennie Dun Top of The Cloud Gesse Parade Costa Rica Be Most Welcome Keralba Evnelu Witness Gama Depeche Toi Housekeeping Poussetiere Deux Franciscaine Lyrical Regle d’Or Portryan Native Depeche Toi Maid For Adventure Nosie Betty Be Right Jumilla Dantes Term Chamoss Royale Velvet Lady The Cat Eater Fairlight Zainta Priera Menta Forever Bubbles Fishin Joella Petrushka Goldsamt Noche Kenza du Berlais Foxfire Dolce Vyta Chanson Indienne Boreade Next Victory Champagne Lady Maralta Miss Pickering Katioucha Create A Storm Halfway Home Una Juna Lynrick Lady Plaid Maid Medicis Bobbing Back Accordian Lady Monte Solaro Kakira Temple Heather

Broodmare Sire Danehill Sky Classic Alzao Kris S Over The River Sadler’s Wells Crash Course Heron Island Primitive Rising Take Risks Suave Dancer Moscow Society Roselier Mandalus Cloudings Dress Parade Sadler’s Wells Most Welcome Sheikh Albadou Old Vic Take Risks Konigsstuhl Dansili Garde Royale Legend of France Shirley Heights Robin des Champs Be My Native Konigsstuhl Strong Gale Alphabatim Be My Native El Gran Senor Phardante Garde Royale Nashwan Tagel Big Shuffle Kahyasi Montjeu Roselier Gone Fishin Unfuwain Rienzi Night Shift Kahyasi Lord Americo Grand Tresor Indian River Lost World Akarad Turtle Island Altayan Accordion Mansonnien Bob Back Presenting Good Thyne Un Desperado Executive Perk Sicyos Bob Back Accordion Key of Luck Cadoudal Faustus

Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 41 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

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Caulfield on Nichols Canyon: “There’s plenty of stamina in his pedigree, as his unraced dam Zam Zoom is by Dalakhani, and his unraced second dam Mantesera is by In The Wings”

European Pattern 352 PASTORIUS GROSSER PREIS VON BAYERN G1 MUNICH. Nov 1. 3yo+. 2400m.

1. IVANHOWE (GER) 4 9-6 £83,333 b c by Soldier Hollow - Indigo Girl (Sternkoenig) O-Gestut Schlenderhan B-Unknown TR-Jean-Pierre Carvalho 2. Cubanita (GB) 5 9-3 £25,000 ch m by Selkirk - Caribana (Hernando) O-Miss K. Rausing B-Miss K. Rausing TR-Ralph Beckett 3. Earl of Tinsdal (GER) 6 9-6 £12,500 b h by Black Sam Bellamy - Earthly Paradise (Dashing Blade) O-Sunrace Stables B-H. Gutschow TR-A. Wohler Margins 2.5, 3. Time 2:38.33. Going Soft. Age 2-4

Starts 9

Wins 5

Places 1

Earned £279,251

Sire: SOLDIER HOLLOW. Sire of 12 Stakes winners. In 2014 - IVANHOWE Sternkoenig G1, MANINGREY Surumu LR, WEICHSEL Konigsstuhl LR. 1st Dam: Indigo Girl by Sternkoenig. Winner at 3 in Germany, 3rd pferdewetten.de Preis der Diana (Oaks) G1. Dam of 2 winners: 2007: Ignacia (f Monsun) unraced. 2008: IRVING (g Singspiel) 8 wins, Sky Bet Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle G2, Mitie Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle G2. 2009: Indigolith (c Motivator) 2010: IVANHOWE (c Soldier Hollow) 4 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany, Pastorius Grosser Preis von Bayern G1, Longines Grosser Preis von Baden G1, Gerling Preis G2, Oppenheim Union-Rennen G2. 2012: Indigo Eagle (c Adlerflug) unraced to date. 2013: Indirocco (c Shirocco) 2nd Dam: INDIAN JEWEL by Local Suitor. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in Germany. Dam of IRULAN (g Monsun: Jean Harzheim Rennen LR), INDIAN BREEZE (f Monsun: P. Baden-Badener Hotellerie & Gastronmie LR), Iolith (g Monsun: 2nd G.P. der Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf G3), Indigo Girl (f Sternkoenig, see above). Grandam of Ice Cool, Stormfly. Broodmare Sire: STERNKOENIG. Sire of the dams of 9 Stakes winners.

The Soldier Hollow/Sternkoenig cross has produced: IVANHOWE G1, Kassiano G1.

IVANHOWE b c 2010 Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge In The Wings Shirley Heights High Hawk Sunbittern SOLDIER HOLLOW b 00 Kris Common Grounds Sweetly Island Race Caerleon Lake Isle Inisfree Kalamoun Kalaglow Rossitor Sternkoenig Wauthi Sternwappen Sternwacht INDIGO GIRL ch 02 Blushing Groom Local Suitor Home Love Indian Jewel Gulf Pearl Indian Pearl Indra Sadler’s Wells

see race 227 in the November issue

G1, Premio Carlo Vittadini G2, Premio Rumon LR, 2nd Premio Parioli - Sisal Matchpoint G3. 2012: For Lance (f Shaweel) 2013: Lingering Look (c Shaweel) 2014: (c Dark Angel) 2nd Dam: LAN FEI by Love The Groom. 3 wins at 3 in Italy. Dam of AMALDI (c Blu Air Force: Premio Divino Amore LR), Lan Force (f Blu Air Force, see above) Broodmare Sire: BLU AIR FORCE. Sire of the dams of 1 Stakes winner.

PRIORE PHILIP b c 2011

DANE FRIENDLY b 96 Always Friendly

Blu Air Force LAN FORCE b 06

382 PREMIO ROMA G1

Lan Fei

CAPANNELLE. Nov 2. 3yo+. 2000m.

1. PRIORE PHILIP (ITY) 3 8-12 b c by Dane Friendly - Lan Force (Blu Air Force) O-Scuderia Ste Ma B-Azienda Agricola Luciani Loreto TR-Stefano Botti 2. Cleo Fan (ITY) 3 9-0 b c by Mujahid - Cuprea (Best Of The Bests) O-Dioscuri Sri B-Fanti Giuliano TR-Stefano Botti 3. Dartagnan D’Azur (FR) 5 9-2 gr h by Slickly - Dinner Bell (Highest Honor) O-Stall Donna B-Earl Haras Du Taillis TR-W Hefter Margins 6, 1.75. Going Good. Age Starts Wins Places Earned 2-3 13 11 2 £332,925 Sire: DANE FRIENDLY. Sire of 4 Stakes winners. 1st Dam: Lan Force by Blu Air Force. 2 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, 2nd Premio Divino Amore-Tattersalls LR. Own sister to AMALDI. Dam of 1 winner: 2011: PRIORE PHILIP (c Dane Friendly) 11 wins at 2 and 3 in Italy, Premio Gran Criterium G1, Premio Vittorio di Capua G1, Premio Roma

1st Dam: Argumentative by Observatory. Winner at 2 in France, 3rd Prix Amandine LR, Prix de la Cochere LR. Dam of 1 winner: 2012: EPICURIS (c Rail Link) 3 wins at 2 in France, Criterium de Saint-Cloud G1, Prix de Conde G3. 2013: (c Motivator) 2014: (f Oasis Dream) 2nd Dam: Discuss by Danzig. 1 win at 3, 2nd EBF Dick Hern Fillies S LR. Dam of Argumentative (f Observatory, see above)

Northern Dancer Pas de Nom His Majesty Razyana Spring Adieu High Hat High Line Time Call Wise Speculation Mr Prospector Wisdom Red Ransom Sri Pekan Lady Godolphin The Minstrel Carillon Miss Sex Appeal Love The Groom Blushing Groom Nell’s Briquette Baby Turk Lazarska Laura Piranesi Danzig

Danehill

EPICURIS Observatory G1, SPILLWAY Cadeaux Genereux G3, TRIP TO RHODOS Mark Of Esteem LR.

Broodmare Sire: OBSERVATORY. Sire of the dams of 3 Stakes winners. In 2014 - EPICURIS Rail Link G1, IRISH ROOKIE Azamour LR.

EPICURIS b c 2012 Danehill Dansili Hasili RAIL LINK b 03 Theatrical Docklands Dockage

see race 286 in the November issue

Distant View Observatory

391 CRITERIUM DE SAINT-CLOUD G1

Stellaria ARGUMENTATIVE ch 07 Danzig

SAINT-CLOUD. Nov 8. 2yoc&f. 2000m.

1. EPICURIS (GB) 9-0 £119,042 b c by Rail Link - Argumentative (Observatory) O-K Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd. TR-Mme C Head-Maarek 2. Palang (USA) 9-0 £47,625 b/br c by Hat Trick - Pavlova (Stravinsky) O-Darius Racing B-Paradise Productions LLC TR-Andreas Lowe 3. Big Blue (GB) 9-0 £23,813 ch c by Galileo - Board Meeting (Anabaa) O-Godolphin SNC & Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd B-Dayton Investments Ltd TR-A Fabre Margins 2.5, Head. Time 2:17.41. Going Heavy. Age Starts Wins Places Earned 2 3 3 0 £162,375 Sire: RAIL LINK. Sire of 8 Stakes winners. In 2014 -

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The last Group 1 of the European season provided a welcome first topflight winner for Rail Link, the 2006 Arc winner who will in 2015 stand for a reported €2,800 at Haras du Cercy after his relocation from Banstead Manor. Epicuris, the first foal out of Argumentative, a Listed-placed daughter of Observatory, heads into the winter unbeaten in three starts and with definite Classic pretensions.

Group 2 and 3 Results Date 02/11 04/11 04/11 04/11 09/11 09/11 09/11 11/11

Grade G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3

Race (course) Premio Ribot (Capannelle) Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (Maisons-Laffitte) Prix Miesque (Maisons-Laffitte) Prix de Seine-et-Oise (Maisons-Laffitte) Herzog von Ratibor Krefeld Rennen (Krefeld) P. Deutschen Besitzer Niederrhein Pokal (Krefeld) Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi (Rome) Prix Fille de l’Air (Toulouse)

Dist 8f 6f 7f 6f 8.5f 10f 6f 10.5f

Horse Porsenna (IRE) Mattmu (GB) Ameenah (FR) Gammarth (FR) Los Cerritos (SWI) Vif Monsieur (GER) Farmah (USA) Gaga A (URU)

Age 4 2 2 6 2 4 3 5

Sex C C F H C C F M

Sire Dylan Thomas Indesatchel American Post Layman Dr Fong Doyen Speightstown T H Approval

Dam Miss Mariduff Katie Boo Miximaa Emouna Queen La Coruna Vive Madame Torrestrella Yin

Broodmare Sire Hussonet Namid Anabaa Indian Ridge Arazi Big Shuffle Orpen Quinze Quilates

Index 387 388 389 390 392 393 394 395

Flat index to winners and placed horses Adelaide 96 Afternoon Sunlight 72 Agnes Stewart 300 342 Ajaxana 92 Aktabantay 258 Al Kazeem 248 345 Alea Iacta 353 Aljamaaheer 119 Almandin 103 Aloft 348 Altano 69 Amarillo 41 Amaron 18 141 Ambivalent 59 81 Ameenah 389 American Devil 102 Amour A Papa 112 Amralah 217 Anodin 55 114 220 Ansgar 190 255 303 Anthem Alexander 132 284 Arabian Queen 183 Australia 10 58 120 221 278 Auvray 274 333 Avenir Certain 48 112 238

Baitha Alga 134 Baltic Baroness 282 Bamiyan 275 Bathyrhon 292 311 Bawina 231 Be My Gal 207 Beacon 301 Belardo 341 Benvenue 60 Bereni Ka 54 Berkshire 361 Berlin Berlin 171 Bermuda Reef 177 Big Blue 391 Big Break 340 Biz The Nurse 49 60 347 Bodhi 75 Bourree 367 Bow Creek 243 304 Bracelet 4 135 164 Breton Rock 233 Brisanto 357 Brooch 323 Brown Panther 66 98 117 281 Burnt Sugar 272 Calyxa 166 286 350 Cannock Chase 136

Cappella Sansevero 172 262 Captain Cat 229 270 Carla Bianca 263 Cat O’Mountain 332 Catcall 74 Cavalryman 180 205 Celestial Path 348 Charm Spirit 5 110 163 283 346 Charming Thought 343 Chicquita 344 Cirrus des Aigles 9 55 59 Citron Spirit 268 Cleo Fan 382 Clorofilla 21 Cocktail Queen 234 260 Commemorative 355 Cotai Glory 202 Coulsty 265 Cubanita 16 352 Cursory Glance 139 280 Custom Cut 228 249 325 Daksha 38

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Danzeno 146 Dark Reckoning 316 Dartagnan d’Azur 359 382 Darwin 167 Diamond Dove 170 Dick Whittington 172 189 Dolniya 149 282 Duca di Mantova 347 Due Diligence 119 Dutch Connection 240 279 Dylan Mouth 84 321 347 Eagle Top 138 Earl of Tinsdal 285 352 Ectot 19 309 Edelmira 214 Elm Park 327 348 Emerald Star 67 Empoli 285 Encke 281 Epicuris 368 391 Eric 237 Ernest Hemingway 150 Ervedya 213 225 294

Es Que Love 201 Esoterique 46 169 Estidhkaar 186 302 Estimate 117 299 Euphrasia 53 Euro Charline 118 Evasive’s First 317 Ever Strong 366 Extortionist 176 223 Eye of The Storm 215 Farmah 394 Fascinating Rock 13 73 Fate 380 Feodora 170 Fiesolana 173 277 Final Score 94 350 Fintry 105 259 287 Flamingo Star 339 379 Flintshire 59 290 Fly With Me 93 Flying Jib 61 Fontanelice 154 369 Forgotten Rules 363 Found 280 294 Fountain of Youth 144 Fractional 314 336 Free Eagle 306 345

Free Port Lux 68 318 French Navy 108 Frine 335 Full Mast 273 289 G Force 226 Gaga A 395 Gailo Chop 7 29 230 Gallante 162 Gammarth 390 Garswood 173 Gatewood 216 Ginwar 154 Gleneagles 197 251 279 289 Goken 157 Goldy Espony 22 Good Donna 377 Gordon Lord Byron 226 291 364 Gospel Choir 42 82 Gothic Dance 381 Graphic 178 Gregorian 147 161 Guardini 128 Guest of Honour 185 Hadaatha 288 Hall of Mirrors 253 Hamza 24 Harlem Shake 370

Hartnell 182 Here Comes When 266 360 Hero Look 356 High Celebrity 284 295 High Jinx 292 349 Highland Reel 203 Hillstar 319 Hippy 196 Hootenanny 225 Hot Streak 89 113 I Am Beautiful 152 Ihtimal 11 Integral 131 160 169 287 Ivanhowe 45 227 352 Ivawood 181 206 343 J Wonder 15 212 Jack Naylor 198 294 Jamesie 245 John F Kennedy 305 Johnny Barnes 351 Just The Judge 121 Kaldera 322 Karakontie 47 Kingfisher 120 Kingman 10 14 51 115 167 220

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Flat index (cont) Kingston Hill 58 276 Kiyoshi 298 Kodi Bear 341 Kool Kompany 143 172 194 La Hoguette 163 Lacy 269 350 Ladies Are Forever 184 Lady Penko 54 Leading Light 85 117 254 281 Lesstalk In Paris 20 118 Lightning Moon 338 Lightning Thunder 11 52 Longina 111 170 Los Cerritos 392 Lucida 280 326 Lucky Lion 33 83 159 166 Lucky Speed 171 Maarek 76 Madame Chiang 79 344 Maftool 324 Magic Artist 123 Magician 53 62 116 Majestic Queen 124 Malabar 247 Manatee 365

Mango Diva 192 Marvellous 52 Master Carpenter 156 Mattmu 388 Mecca’s Angel 320 Meerjungfrau 28 Mekong River 151 Ming Zhi Cosmos 330 Mirza 312 Miss France 11 169 287 Missunited 117 208 Misterious Boy 378 Montclair 35 Moonee Valley 372 Move In Time 293 Moviesta 293 Muhaarar 244 343 Mukhadram 158 165 Mull of Killough 26 Muraaqaba 218 Music Master 191 226 Mustajeeb 51 71 133 Narniyn 122 125 168 Narrow Hill 349 Nausica Time 257 New Providence 267 Night of Thunder 10 115 283 346 Night Wish 227 285 Noble Mission 32 53

63 122 166 345 Noozhoh Canarias 291 Nordico 313 Norse King 1 9 Occhio Della Mente 49 Ol’ Man River 328 Olympic Glory 50 220 291 Omaticaya 87 Open Your Heart 159 Orchestra 64 120 Orpello 27 Orsino 60 86 Osaila 200 Outstrip 115 Palang 391 Pale Mimosa 242 292 Papagena Star 179 Parish Hall 195 Peace Burg 160 Penitent 101 Pether’s Moon 211 337 Pinturicchio 127 Pollyana 55 Pomology 174 282 Pornichet 47 Porsenna 387 Postponed 239 Prestige Vendome 47

Prince Bishop 271 Prince Gibraltar 43 56 162 Princess Loulou 224 Priore Philip 95 286 382 Protectionist 148 252 Purr Along 90 Quaduna 358 Qualify 329 Queen Bee 246 Rangali 106 293 Raydara 250 Red Dubawi 97 187 Refuse To Bobbin 49 Ribbons 224 288 Rizeena 118 160 277 Robin Hoods Bay 2 Rock of Romance 374 Romsdal 58 276 Royal Razalma 362 Ruler of The World 308 Salford Secret 37 Sandiva 23 Savanne 107 Scream Blue Murder 219 Sea The Moon 70 126 159 227 Secret Gesture 224 Seismos 235

Shahah 296 Shamkala 78 Shamkiyr 56 Sharestan 99 Sheikhzayedroad 199 Sherlock 351 Shifting Power 51 163 Signs of Blessing 261 Siljan’s Saga 88 122 Silk Sari 297 344 Sirius 171 Sky Hunter 376 Slade Power 91 119 161 Smaih 375 Smoking Sun 8 Smuggler’s Cove 341 Snow Sky 204 276 So Many Shots 142 Sole Power 44 113 223 Solow 264 334 Somewhat 158 Sommerabend 12 40 175 Souvenir Delondres 354 Spiritjim 65 104 122 Spoil The Fun 371 Sruthan 17 Star Lahib 232

Steaming Kitten 153 Steip Amach 373 Stepper Point 113 223 310 Sultanina 100 168 Tac de Boistron 39 349 Taghrooda 57 165 222 290 Take Cover 209 Tapestry 164 222 Tarfasha 57 77 307 Tasaday 222 Telescope 140 165 221 Teletext 162 Territories 289 Terrubi 188 Tested 256 Thawaany 145 173 The Fugue 116 The Grey Gatsby 56 80 221 278 The Wow Signal 130 225 Thistle Bird 109 121 Tiggy Wiggy 241 284 Tobann 277 Together Forever 342 Toocoolforschool 315 Toormore 25 346 Toronado 114 167

283 Toscanini 279 Trading Leather 158 278 Treve 9 116 290 Tropics 161 Tullius 30 50 Vague Nouvelle 36 Vazira 34 54 Veda 48 Venus de Milo 121 129 168 Verdetto Finale 286 Verrazano 50 114 Vert de Grece 351 Vif Monsieur 393 Volume 57 164 Vote Often 3 52 Wake Forest 331 Wannabe Better 137 Wannabe Yours 210 We Are 54 288 Western Hymn 31 193 Winters Moon 342 Wunder 155 Xcellence 6 48 112 Zarshana 236

Leading Flat sires 2014 by earnings Name

YOF

1998 1997 2002 2002 1996 2006 2006 2002 2000 1999 2004 1996 2004 2003 1994 1995 1999 1990 2006 1999 1991 1993 1999 2000 Footstepsinthesand 2002 Holy Roman Emperor 2004 Verglas 1994 Victory Gallop 1995 Bosporus 1995 Dark Angel 2005 Iffraaj 2001 Danehill Dancer 1993 Authorized 2004 Kodiac 2001 Dalakhani 2000 Okawango 1998 Clodovil 2000 Exceed And Excel 2000 Nayef 1998 Oratorio 2002 Sri Pekan 1992 Lion Heart 2001 Kyllachy 1998 Royal Abjar 1991 Duke Of Marmalade 2004 Kaneko 2001 Hurricane Run 2002 Halling 1991 New Approach 2005 Medicean 1997 Strike The Gold 1988 Monsun 1990 Shirocco 2001 Manduro 2002 Kheleyf 2001 Aussie Rules 2003 Whipper 2001 Slickly 1996 Muhtathir 1995 Galileo Invincible Spirit Shamardal Dubawi Dansili Sea The Stars Mastercraftsman Motivator Oasis Dream High Chaparral Teofilo Montjeu Dutch Art Dylan Thomas Cape Cross Divine Light Acclamation Mountain Cat Le Havre Win River Win Unaccounted For Pivotal Rock Of Gibraltar Elusive City

Sire

Sadler's Wells Green Desert Giant's Causeway Dubai Millennium Danehill Cape Cross Danehill Dancer Montjeu Green Desert Sadler's Wells Galileo Sadler's Wells Medicean Danehill Green Desert Sunday Silence Royal Applause Storm Cat Noverre Virginia Rapids Private Account Polar Falcon Danehill Elusive Quality Giant's Causeway Danehill Highest Honor Cryptoclearance Night Shift Acclamation Zafonic Danehill Montjeu Danehill Darshaan Kingmambo Danehill Danehill Gulch Danehill Red Ransom Tale of the Cat Pivotal Gone West Danehill Pivotal Montjeu Diesis Galileo Machiavellian Alydar Königsstuhl Monsun Monsun Green Desert Danehill Miesque's Son Linamix Elmaamul

Rnrs

283 298 240 206 191 95 149 90 236 223 224 167 163 186 239 96 256 133 91 75 104 195 247 208 246 220 229 96 120 154 190 170 169 186 149 93 139 221 160 228 70 96 186 111 175 71 127 155 140 175 71 88 169 134 209 155 141 119 120

Wnrs

135 137 126 107 94 51 57 30 118 86 86 62 76 76 100 48 112 61 35 34 51 98 89 96 111 105 111 52 57 75 87 66 67 93 61 47 69 97 73 102 36 46 87 49 68 36 54 58 65 72 34 45 64 47 99 74 54 47 51

%WR

47.70 45.97 52.50 51.94 49.21 53.68 38.26 33.33 50.00 38.57 38.39 37.13 46.63 40.86 41.84 50.00 43.75 45.86 38.46 45.33 49.04 50.26 36.03 46.15 45.12 47.73 48.47 54.17 47.50 48.70 45.79 38.82 39.65 50.00 40.94 50.54 49.64 43.89 45.63 44.74 51.43 47.92 46.77 44.14 38.86 50.70 42.52 37.42 46.43 41.14 47.89 51.14 37.87 35.07 47.37 47.74 38.30 39.50 42.50

Races

191 210 217 166 135 76 76 51 180 141 133 107 123 122 143 119 169 113 65 85 116 151 118 154 176 161 191 106 125 118 138 101 96 141 91 89 122 152 107 170 63 94 125 91 104 67 78 85 94 116 71 66 104 62 172 106 80 77 79

AWD

10.7 7.2 7.9 9 9.2 9.8 9.2 11.2 7.5 10.5 10 11.9 7.2 9.3 9.4 8.2 7 7.5 9.5 8.5 8.3 8.2 9.4 7.3 7.9 8.3 8.7 8.2 7.1 7.3 7.8 9 10.8 6.7 10.8 7.7 7.2 6.8 9.4 9 8 7.1 6.5 7.6 9.7 7.4 11.5 10.3 9.4 9.2 8.9 11.2 10.2 9.9 7.3 8.7 8.9 9.6 9.8

Earnings (£)

8,571,226 4,786,583 3,932,294 3,626,298 3,543,345 3,341,136 3,312,843 3,259,244 2,957,777 2,800,787 2,717,996 2,501,437 2,330,183 2,226,537 2,214,002 2,108,400 2,084,674 2,065,377 2,034,412 2,020,059 2,009,970 2,000,171 1,973,408 1,958,593 1,924,230 1,899,657 1,879,130 1,871,450 1,771,157 1,731,272 1,725,941 1,712,724 1,703,733 1,675,435 1,658,099 1,651,302 1,586,377 1,556,755 1,543,260 1,540,269 1,533,283 1,527,527 1,488,715 1,443,955 1,430,027 1,429,700 1,411,977 1,357,479 1,351,320 1,319,460 1,291,967 1,286,478 1,246,996 1,231,284 1,224,237 1,210,705 1,209,510 1,208,049 1,156,512

58 31 27 31 18 17 13 11 31 14 23 19 16 10 23 5 17 4 9 2 5 16 15 5 11 14 9 3 0 15 12 13 16 11 12 4 13 5 11 17 5 4 7 0 17 3 13 9 17 6 2 11 7 8 6 9 7 2 10

20.49 10.4 11.25 15.05 9.42 17.89 8.72 12.22 13.14 6.28 10.27 11.38 9.82 5.38 9.62 5.21 6.64 3.01 9.89 2.67 4.81 8.21 6.07 2.4 4.47 6.36 3.93 3.13 0 9.74 6.32 7.65 9.47 5.91 8.05 4.3 9.35 2.26 6.88 7.46 7.14 4.17 3.76 0 9.71 4.23 10.24 5.81 12.14 3.43 2.82 12.5 4.14 5.97 2.87 5.81 4.96 1.68 8.33

35 13 14 20 10 10 4 6 17 8 12 9 4 6 8 2 7 1 6 2 2 7 8 0 6 6 6 2 0 4 7 4 9 6 8 2 6 1 7 5 2 1 4 0 9 2 5 3 3 2 1 8 3 5 2 5 3 1 3

12.37 4.36 5.83 9.71 5.24 10.53 2.68 6.67 7.2 3.59 5.36 5.39 2.45 3.23 3.35 2.08 2.73 0.75 6.59 2.67 1.92 3.59 3.24 0 2.44 2.73 2.62 2.08 0 2.6 3.68 2.35 5.33 3.23 5.37 2.15 4.32 0.45 4.38 2.19 2.86 1.04 2.15 0 5.14 2.82 3.94 1.94 2.14 1.14 1.41 9.09 1.78 3.73 0.96 3.23 2.13 0.84 2.5

Spirit’s runners can’t topple great Galileo The earnings table will not change significantly in the next few weeks, and the title race was over months ago anyway. Not for the first, or surely last, time Galileo left his rivals for dead. Drawing together some of the details, it is encouraging that all the top dozen sires are aged 18 or under, which suggests the vast majority should have several more years of full activity at stud. Invincible Spirit had most winners with 137, Shamardal had most wins with 217 and Galileo had most stakes horses (58) and stakes winners (35). Topping the table in number of runners on 298 aided Invincible Spirit’s cause. He was one of 17 to have 200 or more offspring reach the track, comfortably the highest total ever. Next came Galileo on 283, Acclamation on 256 and Rock of Gibraltar on 247. Galileo’s percentage of winners was 48%; Invincible Spirit’s score was 46%. For horses with 70 runners or more and a percentage of at least 50%, the list consists of 12, not all of whom are household names: Divine Light, Dubawi, Kaneko, Kodiac, Monsun, Oasis Dream, Okawango, Pivotal, Shamardal, Sri Pekan, Sea The Stars and Victory Gallop. The last-named, a 19-year-old based in Turkey, leads the way on just over 54% with earnings of £1.87m.

*denotes first-season sire; statistics to December 9

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am not a great sleeper and totally unable to lie in. I wake at six and I’ll be downstairs by half past. My early morning habits go back to the days when my parents were training and mum was always up so early. I switch on the music system in the house and Charlie, my eight-year-old son, is usually the first to wake up, followed by his sisters Chloe, 7, and Ella, who will be six in January. We all have breakfast together at 6.45. I have about six mouthfuls of porridge to get my fix because I love it. And then one scrambled egg with spinach and a little smoked salmon to give me the necessary protein for my daily run and gym workout. Any unfinished homework from the night before has to be done before Charlie leaves to catch the school mini-bus at 7.30, followed by the girls at 8.20, so we have to be well organised. I have a nanny, Lisa, and between us we get the kids to school. I’m very lucky to have such a good nanny as Lisa. If I am at home in the afternoon she takes time off because there are occasions like in December when I had four nights away racing in Hong Kong and she was left in charge. Lisa is a big help with the children’s side of my life and without her I couldn’t do it all. But I never ride out in the mornings because if I did I’d never see the children. I am a racing ambassador for 888sport so once the children are out of the house I do a phone audio of a couple of minutes with three tips. I am a morning person so having those busy first three hours suits me. My personal trainer comes to the house two or three days a week, or I will go to a gym class for an hour and then for a five-mile run. Lunch is usually quite early

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