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View from Ireland
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Derby Italiano struggles
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News Cash boost for Pegasus World Cup
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ur Big Picture stars this month, wonderfully captured by George Selwyn, have a number of things in common. Both are three-year-olds, race for their breeder and were sired by horses that retired to stud in the same year. They are also both trained, expertly, by John Gosden. Enable and Cracksman are not just the best two thoroughbreds in the country, but Europe as well. Despite persistent media arguments for the filly and colt to meet on the racecourse this year, their handler managed to devise campaigns that kept them apart. It will almost certainly be a different story in 2018, for the two stars stay in training and surely must meet outside of Clarehaven Stables. If it happens, it promises to be a spectacular encounter. Cracksman’s official rating of 130, a result of his awesome performance on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot, puts him 2lb clear of Enable. That might seem somewhat unfair on the filly, who has amassed five (consecutive) Group 1 wins compared to Cracksman’s one, yet it reflects the season’s most outstanding performance by a horse at the top level, with the promise of plenty more to come. At the TBA AGM earlier this year, I talked to Anthony Oppenheimer, Cracksman’s breeder and owner, and suggested that his colt had received a less than first-rate ride at the Curragh in the Irish Derby, in which he finished a narrow second to Capri. Oppenheimer disagreed, explaining that jockey Pat Smullen told him the horse was still a work in progress and would get better throughout the season. How right they were. It is racing’s good fortune that the two sporting owners, Oppenheimer and Enable’s breeder Khalid Abdullah, have decided to resist the temptation to cash in their chips and walk away from the table. Each is worth millions and, leaving aside the argument about top-class horses having to show their ability at four, has little left to prove, particularly the filly. Clever campaigning sees Enable and Cracksman emerge from the current season with their reputations fully intact, which is
something racing’s PR machine must be grateful for. Now the race is on to host the showdown of showdowns next year. The move into November sees the National Hunt season move up a notch and one man hoping to continue his progress is Sam TwistonDavies, stable jockey to Paul Nicholls. Still only 25, Twiston-Davies is now in his tenth season in the saddle and his trajectory suggests a challenge for the jockeys’ title is now a distinct possibility. Yet the jockey himself is not thinking in those terms, concentrating instead on building and improving on last season’s tally.
“Enable has won five Group 1s to Cracksman’s one but is rated lower” “Me and Paul, I think, are stronger this season than previous seasons,” Twiston-Davies tells Chris Cook (The Big Interview, pages 44-48). “Although we had 170 winners last season, we still had our ups and downs. January was quiet. I think we’ve learned to deal with the good days and the bad days as a team.” He continues: “I know how to manage the days when things don’t go quite so right. Because obviously it’s racing, we’re not always going to have winners every day. You learn how to deal with each other and I hope now, going into this season, we’re in a better place than ever.” I’m sure readers will notice a change to the look of some of the pages in this month’s magazine and we will continue to implement a fresh design over the coming months. The excellent response to the recent reader survey has bolstered our ambition to expand and enhance our coverage and we are delighted to welcome Longines into this issue.
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Nicholas Cooper President
Owners must support BHA review of sales integrity I
t is plainly the duty of the representative body of racehorse owners to protect the interests of its members in any way it can. This is why the ROA must support the BHA’s stance in putting the ethics of bloodstock sales under scrutiny as it reviews the industry Code of Practice that was originally put in place at the start of 2009. A lot has happened in nearly nine years since that Code was introduced and, whether we like it or not, our lives are now surrounded by more regulation and a greater emphasis on transparency. You only have to look at legislation in such areas as banking, insurance and all selling practices to see how protective of the consumer the law has become. It is no longer good enough to respond to an accusation that something is unethical or might represent foul play with a shrugging retort ‘that’s how it’s always been done’. Perpetuating such an attitude at bloodstock sales not only risks increasing the number of owners who become disenchanted with the sport, but surely hastens the day when the media conducts a high-profile investigation into what goes on at the sales or, even worse, a court case shines a very disparaging light on the whole sales world. The fact that the BHA does not have legal jurisdiction over activity at the sales is not a reason for the governing authority of the sport to keep silent when it has legitimate concerns. As the regulator of British racing, it has a duty to ensure the industry over which it presides adheres to the highest possible standards of integrity, whether it be on the racecourse on in the sales ring. Those standards may well have improved markedly at bloodstock sales over the decades, but there is clearly more room for improvement. How could you argue otherwise when there is much evidence of conflicts of interest and a frequent flouting of the terms within the existing Code of Practice? It is common knowledge that the practice of paying ‘luck money’ continues to be widespread at the sales. If a financial arrangement between the buyer’s agent and the vendor is made transparent to all parties, well fine, but it frequently isn’t. The code says ‘luck money’ should be entirely voluntary but vendors are sometimes fearful of being ostracised if they refuse to play the game. There are other dubious practices. One of the most common involves vendors bidding for their own horses to inflate the sales price. It is not illegal to do this but you have to wonder about the ethics of this, especially when the price goes beyond the reserve placed on the horse. The idea that the auctioneer has to announce when a vendor or their representative
is bidding on their own horse would certainly improve transparency. If we believe the bloodstock market should stand comparison with other global market places in terms of integrity, then there appears to be quite a lot of cleaning up to do. Sotheby’s, for example, do not permit the payment of ‘luck money’ or the equivalent, while their rules are unequivocal in spelling out that vendors or their agents must not bid for their own property.
“It is not good enough to say that because few complaints are received everything is fine” It is not good enough to say that because few complaints are received, everything is as it should be. This ignores the fact that those new to the sales ring environment are largely ignorant of the practices that go on and many of those on the inside who often do not like what they see are fearful of rocking the boat. ‘Not only justice done; justice seen to be done’ is a sentiment that should be applied to the deliberations between the BHA, sales companies and horsemen, so any future test of public scrutiny can be passed and everybody involved can sleep more comfortably.
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Julian Richmond-Watson Chairman
Welfare and movement of horses is Brexit battle W
e will all be tired of hearing and talking about Brexit over the next 18 months, but it is a subject that is not going to go away. Equally importantly from our perspective, Brexit has the potential substantially to affect and disrupt the bloodstock and racing industries across Europe. To best negotiate the pitfalls that lie ahead, I am chairing a racing industry Brexit group, and the BHA was part of a wellprepared delegation that met the EU negotiator in Brussels in late September. The members were Nick Rust, Brian Kavanagh and Paul-Marie Gadot, of the BHA, Horse Racing Ireland and France Galop respectively, representing the governing bodies of racing in Britain, Ireland and France. They received a disappointing reception, along the lines we have seen consistently in public from the EU’s general negotiators, who seemingly are not prepared to discuss detailed matters until the major issues of payment, citizens’ rights and Northern Ireland are settled. The frosty response came in spite of encouragement from other sources in Brussels that as far as the tripartite agreement on the free movement of horses was concerned, we were pushing at an open door. As Gadot told the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities conference in Paris the day after the Arc: “The EU negotiator’s position is simple and it has not changed: on March 29, 2019 the UK will be a third country and the tripartite agreement will no longer exist.” The agreement between Britain, France and Ireland, or a form of it, which they and others would like to see continued, has been altered or updated during Britain’s time as a member of the EU, and having been contained in an EC directive since 2009, is part of EU legislation. Its continuation is therefore not an option, so alternatives and a Plan B need to be explored more fully. Whatever happens, it is worth remembering that the World Trade Organisation, of which one would expect the EU and Britain to remain members, does not have tariffs on pedigree breeding livestock, under which thoroughbreds are clearly covered, and so it seems extremely unlikely that any tariffs or taxes between the EU or the rest of the world, other than for geldings, would apply. The practical issue of the movement of thoroughbreds will come down to the views held by the EU and Britain about the health, welfare and veterinary practices within each country, and whether each side can be confident that the free movement of horses between countries does not involve a greater risk of disease or other danger than that which would be eliminated by quarantine or veterinary checks at the point of import.
As our influence in Brussels wanes, it will be up to the other EU countries, with our support, to push for a sensible solution from their side. We will work with DEFRA and the Brexit ministry to make sure we have a co-ordinated position when the politicians are ready to act. For many years all the countries involved have been satisfied free movement is safe and works for all thoroughbreds, so it is difficult to see why, suddenly, this should change and who would benefit. Without a similar system to the tripartite agreement many breeders and racehorse owners across Europe would suffer serious delays to horse movements and the associated costs, and, of course, any delays to the transport of horses would
“Free movement is safe and works for all thoroughbreds – so why change the system?” have welfare issues. The remaining EU countries, France and particularly Ireland, probably have more to lose than Britain. Working with our European counterparts, information is being gathered on the value of these movements, trade in the thoroughbred and the economic impact, particularly in rural areas, in each country. We need to be armed with as many facts and figures as possible to persuade those involved of the importance of the industry. There is a long way to go and much political manoeuvring to come, but in the end the welfare of the horse and the ability to move thoroughbreds easily around Europe must be our paramount aim.
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Pegasus World Cup receives huge prize-money increase T he Pegasus World Cup Invitational has cemented its position as the world’s most valuable horserace with a $4 million cash injection taking the 2018 prize-fund to a record $16,000,000. The 2018 renewal is scheduled for Saturday, January 27 and will be run over the trip of 1m1f at the historic Gulfstream Park racecourse. For those campaigning top-class dirt performers, the race is ideally positioned between the Breeders’ Cup Classic in November and the Dubai World Cup in late March. Khalid Abdullah’s outstanding colt Arrogate, trained by Bob Baffert, took the inaugural running of the Grade 1 prize this year, defeating Shaman Ghost in brilliant style. The concept of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational is unique in the northern hemisphere, with 12 investors buying a spot in the starting gate at $1m each, which can be used for their own horse or sold on to connections of a suitable horse. As part of the package, investors share in the revenues generated by the event. Tim Ritvo, Chief Operating Officer of The Stronach Group, said: “The
Arrogate storms to victory in this year’s Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park
Stronach Group is investing the additional $4m in the purse as we truly see the value in staging this race and see it as a marketing investment for the wider international sport.
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“For an ownership group who start a horse, they’re guaranteed minimum prize-money of $550,000 (11th and 12th place finishers) so the maximum cost will be $450,000. As the race grows, so does the profit sharing in the sponsorship, pari-mutuel handle and television rights, so there is an added value to the investment in the race for an owner.” The world’s richest horserace comes at the end of a week of racing celebrations in Miami, Florida, starting with the prestigious Eclipse Awards on January 25, followed by the Pegasus Party on January 26 and the world’s largest betting tournament where players compete for a purse of over $500,000 on January 26 and 27. The undercard on Pegasus World Cup Invitational day includes eight stakes races, featuring the Grade 3 WL McKnight, run over 1m4f on turf, which has previously seen European participation. Ritvo also revealed that plans are underway to introduce a nine-furlong turf contest on the Pegasus World Cup Invitational card carrying prize-money of up to $6m, that would be sure to attract interest and runners from around the globe.
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Stories from the racing world
Jimmy Fortune retires
Patrick Haslam Group 1-winning trainer Patrick Haslam, who was credited with helping to establish Middleham in North Yorkshire as the formidable training centre power it is today, died in October aged 69. Haslam sent out a total of 988 winners in Britain, of which 778 were on the Flat, and enjoyed the distinction of having saddled a winner at every track in Britain that was operating during his career. Born in Surrey, Haslam was assistant to Alec Kerr, George Todd and Gordon Smyth, while he was to train himself in Lambourn, Newmarket and Middleham. While his first winner came in 1972, Group 1 success did not arrive until 2005, when Kinnaird was the 33-1 winner of the Prix de l’Opera. In between times Haslam had won major races under both codes with the likes of Godstone (1983 Richmond Stakes), Pipe Major (1995 Criterion Stakes), Mummy’s Pleasure (1983 and 1984 Bunbury Cup) and King Revo (2004 Victor Ludorum Hurdle). Nigel’s Lad also proved a stable star for Haslam, winning 23 races on the Flat, over hurdles and in chases between 1994 and 2002. His final winner was in September 2009, after which son Ben took on the operation. Haslam jnr said: “Dad was a great role model to me. He was a proper oldfashioned trainer; he was tough and demanded hard work, which was a side of working for him, but as a father he was very caring and very loving. No-one could have asked for a better father. “He was a fantastic trainer and training a winner at every track in the country at the time was a testament to how good he was. Amazingly the last track he needed to do it on was Cheltenham – and he did it there with a treble.”
Jimmy Fortune bowed out aboard Nathra in the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket
Jimmy Fortune retired at the top last month when riding the John Gosdentrained Nathra to finish third in the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket. The 45-year-old rode more than 1,800 winners in a stellar career, winning 16 races at the highest level. Fortune, who has been troubled by a back problem, said after his final ride: “I’m sad to be leaving the weighing room – you want to go on forever. It wasn’t an easy decision to make but I had to be realistic. “I’ve had an amazing time as a jockey. I’ve had a great career but it’s been on my mind for a little while and today felt like the right time, in a Group 1 for a trainer who has done such a lot for me.” Starting a property business with his two teenage sons is now the aim, about which he said: “I’ve been interested in that for a long time and am excited and looking forward to making a go of it. Racing is still in my blood and I will be keeping in touch.” Fortune first sprang to prominence as a 5lb claimer with victory on 50-1 chance Joveworth in the 1989 Ayr Gold Cup, while he claimed his first top-level win on Commander Collins in the 1998 Racing Post Trophy, in what was his first season as retained jockey to Robert Sangster. He enjoyed Classic success on Lucarno in the 2007 St Leger during a long and fruitful association with Gosden. Their partnership yielded several top-grade wins, including the Fillies’ Mile and Coronation Stakes on Nannina, the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Raven’s Pass, the Middle Park on Oasis Dream and the
Pretty Polly Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks on Dar Re Mi. More recently Fortune had been associated with Brian Meehan and Andrew Balding, and last year he won the Cambridgeshire for Meehan on Spark Plug and the Diomed for Balding on Tullius. Fortune added: “I owe my thanks to Mike O’Neill [Joveworth’s trainer] for bringing me over, as I wouldn’t have been here without him, and my agent Tony Hind, who has booked my rides for 25 years and done a great job. I think I’m just about the only one of his jockeys who he hasn’t made champion! “I’ve been lucky to have had some great times with top trainers and owners, from my time as an apprentice with Luca Cumani, then on to David Barron, then the retainer with the Ramsdens when Kieren Fallon left, which then led to the job with Robert Sangster when Peter ChappleHyam was his trainer.” He continued: “I had great times with Peter, then rode for Paul Cole when he had some of his best years, then had seven great years with John [Gosden]. I’ve had good times with Brian Meehan and Andrew Balding of course and plenty more, including Hughie Morrison, the Hannons and many more. I’m grateful to them all. “My best week in racing would have been when I was top jockey at Royal Ascot in 2007, with five wins, while my best day in racing would probably also have been at Ascot, in 2008, when I won the Fillies’ Mile on Rainbow View and the QEII on Raven’s Pass.”
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Racing’s news in a nutshell PEOPLE AND BUSINESS Phil Smith BHA Head of Handicapping, who has spent 22 years with the regulatory body, will retire at the end of July 2018.
Mark Johnston
Danielle Mooney
Trainer records his 4,000th Flat winner in Britain with Dominating at Pontefract in October. Only Richard Hannon snr and Martin Pipe have trained more UK winners.
Calls time on career in the saddle having ridden 12 winners; the 26year-old will become a full-time work rider for Mark Johnston.
Ollie McPhail
PJ McDonald
Ex-jump jockey’s work with young people and schoolchildren under the Racing To School initiative recognised at The McCoys South West Jump Awards.
Former jump jockey, 35, celebrates his first Group 1 winner on the Karl Burke-trained Laurens in the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket.
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Conor O’Farrell Jump jockey, 28, relocates to the north, based in Carlisle, as a freelance after seven years with the David Pipe stable.
Bryan Cooper Employed as number one jockey on owner Alan Potts’ horses in Britain this season having lost his role as first-choice rider to Gigginstown House Stud.
Jimmy Fortune One of the most respected men in the weighing room retires aged 45. He rode 1,800 winners and enjoyed Classic success on Lucarno in the St Leger (see page 13).
A positive cocaine test sees Flat jockey Dale Swift banned until December 2018 by the BHA’s disciplinary panel. The Levy Board agrees a £8.2 million boost to prize-money in 2018 following government’s reforms to the levy system in April. Newmarket Racecourses decides not to offer under-16s tickets for its Friday night music concerts, though children can attend ’Newmarket Nights’ with an adult ticket. Caulfield-based trainer Ciaron Maher is handed a sixmonth ban and fined A$75,000 after he allowed conman Peter Foster to own five horses in his stable. Vin Cox, Managing Director of Magic Millions, is to take charge of Godolphin Australia early next year, replacing Henry Plumptre; Barry Bowditch takes his former role. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead council gives green light to build a hotel at Windsor. Arena Racing Company reports mixed results for 2016, with turnover hitting £139.5 million, an increase of 4%, and earnings of £23.6m, down 16%. Former Godolphin Bloodstock Manager Mark McStay launches his own bloodstock agency, McStay Bloodstock, based in Newmarket.
HORSE OBITUARIES Mega Fortune 4 Exciting hurdler for owner Chris Jones and trainer Gordon Elliott suffers a fatal fall when 1-7 in a three-runner hurdle at Limerick.
Lulu Stanford Promising apprentice rider who has been based at Michael Bell’s stable will spend the winter in Australia with leading trainer Gai Waterhouse.
Fayonagh 6 Top-class mare for owner Maura Gittins and trainer Gordon Elliott, she won five races including Grade 1 bumpers at the Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals.
Graham Gibbons Receives two-and-a-half-year suspension after pleading guilty to swapping urine tests and providing a sample with a metabolite of cocaine.
James Bowen Up-and-coming conditional rider moves to Nicky Henderson’s stable.
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Progressive colt for Sir Michael Stoute this year, winning the John Smith’s Cup and two Group 3 races, suffers a heart attack on the gallops.
Stalwart for the George Baker stable, winning five of his 43 races including three Listed prizes on the continent, and earning over £170,000.
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TWEENHILLS TIMES AN EYE FOR SUCCESS
November 2017
HAVANA GOLD COLTS SHINE Four colts from the second crop of Tweenhills stallion Havana Gold were sold for six-figure sums at Tattersalls’ Book 2 Sale in Newmarket in October… Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Shadwell Estates Company bought three for a combined 550,000 guineas. They included a Coln Valley Stud-consigned colt out of Grace And Glory, a full sister to four-time Gr. 1 winner Fame And Glory secured for 250,000 guineas. Sheikh Hamdan is already the owner of an exciting Havana Gold colt in Tabdeed. Havana Gold x Grace And Glory colt (credit: Tattersalls)
staff PROFILE Nick Tidyman Assistant Farm Manager Lasting friendships… I’ve been working on and off for Tweenhills for five years. I used to do a lot of agricultural contracting and then David – who I’ve known for 20 years – suggested I became a permanent member of the team. I work closely with Farm Manager Werner Aucamp and if it’s broken, we’ll fix it! Helping drive progress… I really enjoy the fact that Tweenhills is progressing and David is doing so well. It’s certainly changed a heck of a lot since the Lady Rebecca days – and it was fascinating to see her final foal, Mary Eleanor, return to the racecourse recently. It’s great to be part of a successful team. Outside of work… I play rugby for Westbury-on-Severn also do a lot of deer stalking, often with David which is always entertaining! I’m married to Tanya – who has also worked at Tweenhills – and we are the proud parents of a little boy and little girl, Samuel and Elsa. Samuel loves coming to Tweenhills to feed and pet the big bull.
Another keen Havana Gold supporter – for very good reason – is trainer Karl Burke who paid 140,000 guineas for a chesnut full brother to his Gr. 3 winner and Gr. 1-placed juvenile Havana Grey. Like his older brother, the colt was consigned by Mickley Stud. Havana Gold’s 2018 stud fee is £15,000 October 1st SLF, which looks extraordinarily good value based on these results.
GLOUCESTER RUGBY COMES TO TWEENHILLS On Saturday 30 September, the Gloucester Rugby squad, coaches, managers and their families came to Tweenhills for a BBQ Family Day.
The team meet the cows
Gloucester Rugby Performance Chef Will Carvalho feeds the team on Tweenhills’ Aberdeen Angus Beef and he cooked everything at the event on the BBQ. The team got to see where the beef comes from, which is next door to Hartpury College where they train every day.
Tweenhills’ stallions were paraded, as were Just The Judge and her Dubawi foal and Simple Verse, and more fun was provided by a bouncy castle, face painting and balloon sculpting. What’s more, Qatar Racing’s two-year-old colt Roaring Lion maintained his unbeaten record in the Gr. 2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket the same afternoon.
SHEIKH FAHAD DOUBLES UP
Sheikh Fahad edged three-year-old Brutal to the front at the top of the home straight and the pair won by a length and three quarters. It was a third success in the saddle for Sheikh Fahad as he also won the 2016 Town Plate on Newmarket on board Almagest.
Sheik Fahad won the final leg of the Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series at Leopardstown on Sunday October 22 for the second year running. After taking the corresponding race on Labaik in 2016, Sheikh Fahad again successfully teamed up with Gordon Elliott when riding his own Brutal to victory. The success gave Qatar Racing and the trainer a charity race double as Pallasator had won the John Shortt Legends Challenge Race at Punchestown only days before under Norman Williamson.
Sheikh Fahad wins on Brutal (credit: Leopardstown RC)
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RACEHORSE AND STALLION MOVEMENTS AND RETIREMENTS Arrogate
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Outstanding dirt horse and record prizemoney earner will retire to Juddmonte’s US stud after contesting the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar in November.
The Aga Khan’s beautifully bred son of Dubawi and Zarkava, a Group 1 winner over a mile and a half, will retire to his owner’s Haras de Bonneval for 2018.
Profitable Top-class sprinter, winner of the 2016 King’s Stand Stakes, is retired to stand at owner Sheikh Mohammed’s Kildangan Stud in Ireland. His fee is €12,000.
Ultra Unbeaten juvenile in 2015, winning the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, is retired to stand alongside his sire Manduro at Haras du Logis. His fee is €7,000.
Kitten’s Joy North America’s champion turf sire will move from Ramsey Farm to Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms after the operation purchased a 50% share. His fee will be $60,000.
Classic Empire Son of Pioneerof The Nile, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at two and this year’s Arkansas Derby, is retired to stand at Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud.
Dark Emerald Stable star for Brendan Powell is retired aged seven having won eight times, including two valuable handicaps at Meydan, and over £300,000 in prizemoney.
Sinndar Retires from stud duties aged 20 at the Aga Khan Studs, his progeny including Group 1 winners Youmzain, Shawanda, Shareta and Rosanara.
Gormley Spendthrift Farm secures son of Malibu Moon, a Grade 1 winner at two and three, for the 2018 breeding season. He will stand at a fee of $10,000.
Ribchester Son of Iffraaj, top-class over a mile with four Group 1 victories to his name, will stand at Kildangan Stud in Ireland next year at a fee of €30,000.
Al Wukair This year’s Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois victor will stand at Haras de Bouquetot next year alongside fellow new recruit and Group 1 winner Zelzal.
Mondialiste High-class son of Galileo, the winner of two US Grade 1s, is retired to owner Geoff Turnbull’s Elwick Stud. His fee is £6,000.
Simple Verse St Leger heroine, also successful at the top level in the Fillies & Mares Stakes on British Champions Day, is retired to the paddocks aged five.
Wings Of Eagles Derby hero will stand next year at his birthplace of Haras de Montaigu in Normandy. The son of Pour Moi’s fee will be €12,000.
PEOPLE OBITUARIES Anthony Deau 47 French rider based in Belgium dies from injuries after a fall at Mons racecourse.
Ian de Wesselow 86 Built Raceform into a publishing force, with titles The British Racehorse and Raceform and Chaseform newspapers and annuals.
Patrick Haslam 69 Sent out close to 1,000 winners, his best horses included Group 1 Prix de l’Opera heroine Kinnaird (see page 13).
Ken Dooley 58 Groom for Amanda Perrett dies in an incident in the stables at Kempton Park.
Janet Chaplin 87 Long-standing TBA member, representing small breeders on the TBA Council.
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Harry Sprague 97 Won the 1956 Champion Hurdle on the Charlie Hall-trained Doorknocker and 1959 Whitbread Gold Cup on the Ryan Price-trained Done Up (pictured right).
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THE BIG PICTURE
ARC ANGEL With four consecutive Group 1 victories to her name, Enable started odds-on favourite to make it five in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly, and Khalid Abdullah’s superstar – who stays in training at four – did not let anyone down, storming to a two-and-a-half length triumph under Frankie Dettori. For the rider, this was a record fifth Arc victory, as indicated in the picture inset with Enable’s trainer John Gosden (left) and France Galop President Edouard de Rothschild Photos George Selwyn
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THE BIG PICTURE
NUMBER ONE MAN QIPCO British Champions Day is designed for champions to showcase their brilliance and Cracksman duly delivered in the QIPCO Champion Stakes. Anthony Oppenheimer’s homebred colt relished the ten-furlong trip on soft ground and galloped his rivals into submission, storming home seven lengths clear of Poet’s Word, to the delight of trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori (left). The manner of the son of Frankel’s victory prompted his official rating to rise to 130, putting him top of the pile in Europe, 2lb clear of stable companion Enable Photos George Selwyn
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QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY
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A DAY FOR CHAMPIONS Silvestre de Sousa collected his second champion jockey title at QIPCO British Champions Day after another superb year in the saddle, his 155 winners putting him 44 clear of 2016 victor Jim Crowley, with three-time champion Ryan Moore in third position Photos George Selwyn
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QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY
From top to bottom: Patricia Thompson is thrilled after Cheveley Park Stud’s Persuasive wins the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes under Frankie Dettori; Aidan O’Brien joins the late Bobby Frankel in sending out 25 top-level winners in a calendar year after Hydrangea’s Fillies & Mares Stakes victory; Tony Bloom’s Librisa Breeze (grey) gains a first Group 1 victory under Robert Winston in the Sprint Stakes for trainer Dean Ivory
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
The story behind the photo Bradbury Star was involved in many close finishes through his stellar career, with a few of them destined to remain among the most famous memories in jump racing. One such dramatic finish came 23 years ago at Cheltenham in what was then – and still is to some people! – the Mackeson Gold Cup. Topweight Bradbury Star started 5-1 second favourite behind Tipping Tim in a 14-runner field, bidding to become only the second horse to land back-to-back runnings of the famous November handicap at the home of jump racing – Half Free being the predecessor. Bradbury Star and Philip Hide cruised through a contest led for a long way by Egypt Mill Prince, before the favourite took it up at halfway. Bradbury Star went second two out and he led turning in, but outsider Second Schedual threw down a stern challenge coming to the last (main image), and while Bradbury Star always looked likely to prevail on the run-in, it was a mighty close call, with just a head separating the pair at the line. Hide was riding Bradbury Star for the first time, his previous regular partner Declan Murphy (left, in the picture below, with trainer Josh Gifford, centre) having suffered life-threatening injuries in a fall earlier that year. Bradbury Star won 18 times in all, though perhaps the most famous race he was involved in ended in an agonising head defeat at the hands of Barton Bank in the 1993 King George. Halcyon days indeed.
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B R A D B U RY S TA R NOVEMBER 12, 1994
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THE MAN YOU CAN’T IGNORE COMMENT
Tony Morris Blakeney is not among the more famous Derby winners yet he was one of my favourite horses, not only because of his pedigree and honesty, but also the way he was campaigned
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ne of my favourite horses died 25 years ago this month, and if I don’t mark the anniversary I doubt if anyone else will. A record of three wins from 12 starts provides ample proof that my subject was no superstar, and I recall that he was damned with faint praise as the worst Derby winner in Timeform’s experience. I don’t care. I always liked Blakeney, and I remember him fondly for several reasons, including his pedigree, his make and shape, and his honesty, that last attribute manifested in a number of game displays, even when clearly over-matched. And I cherish his memory because he was campaigned after the fashion of Classic horses of an earlier era, and can now be recognised as the last of that type. We shall not look upon his like again. Blakeney owned an outstanding pedigree, albeit one that was already beginning to seem a bit old-fashioned, being wholly European and replete with ancestors of great distinction. Within a few years we were to regard him and Brigadier Gerard as odd men out as American influences became all the rage and changed thoroughbred breeding forever. The sire of Blakeney was Hethersett, whose fall in the Derby pile-up of 1962 surely saved me from substantial losses in my role as school bookmaker. His subsequent emphatic St Leger victory suggested that but for his misfortune he must have won at Epsom. An impeccably bred son of Hugh Lupus from the great Cleaboy family descending from Lost Soul, Hethersett tragically died at the age of seven, within a few months of Blakeney’s birth. We should have expected that the stock he left in his all too brief stud innings would soon earn distinction. Blakeney was out of Windmill Girl, a daughter of Hornbeam and another from a family developed by Lionel Holliday, but tracing to a half-sister to Blue Peter, Lord Rosebery’s dual Classic star of 1939. Bought privately from Holliday as a foal for 1,000gns, Windmill Girl failed to reach a 5,000gns reserve when Arthur Budgett re-offered her as a yearling, so he leased her to Sir Jeffrey Darell and put her into training himself. She duly won the Ribblesdale after a remarkable run into
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Blakeney is led back in after ensuring immortality as the winner of the 1969 Derby
second at 50-1 in the Oaks, when Joe Mercer, seeking better ground, took her so wide in the straight she wound up under the stands’ rails. Windmill Girl’s first mating was with Hethersett, who had been named after a village a few miles from Norwich, and the name chosen for the neat bay colt who resulted from their union on March 28, 1966 followed that theme, Blakeney being a village situated on the Norfolk coast, famed now for its nature reserve. Like his dam, Blakeney failed to raise the 5,000gns Budgett wanted for him as a yearling, so he went into training at Whatcombe as the property of his breeder and made only two appearances as a backend juvenile. An unfancied 100-7 shot on his debut in the sixfurlong Clarence House Stakes at Ascot, he was soon outpaced before making some late progress to reach fourth place, four lengths behind the Murless-trained colt Caliban. I was present three weeks later at Newmarket when Blakeney had his second start. The afternoon began with a remarkable two-yearold maiden in which Hymn started 6-4 favourite in a field of 45 and duly won by five lengths. An hour later Sir Ivor landed the odds in the Champion Stakes, and after Wolver Hollow had failed gallantly, trying to give 27lb
to the winner in the Cambridgeshire, the sevenfurlong Houghton Stakes provided an improved Blakeney with his first success. Backed down from 10-1 to 7-1 in the 27runner field, he was never far off the pace, led just over a furlong from home, and held on tenaciously by half a length from the lateclosing Prince de Galles. I had to like the way Blakeney quickened and kept going gamely, but I can’t say I at once marked him down as a prospective Classic winner. But his pedigree was all class, and it did suggest he’d be well suited by longer distances as a three-year-old. Racehorses of 1968 noted his promise and gave a guarantee that he would prove better than the juvenile rating – 104p – it had given him. Like many others, I had been captivated by Ribofilio’s impressive display in the previous day’s Dewhurst; it was he who seemed to stand out as a potential Classic star. Blakeney suffered a setback in the following spring and when he was finally ready for an outing, in the Lingfield Derby Trial, he was the only one of the 16 runners making his seasonal debut. Even so, he was quite well fancied, going off at 8-1, and in common with many other observers I felt he should have won. The Elk got away from his field and had gone well clear THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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before Blakeney quickened and came with a sustained run to finish only three-quarters of a length in arrears. It was all rather reminiscent of Charlottown’s defeat in the same race three years earlier. Perhaps Blakeney would emulate Charlottown at Epsom. In truth I was still a Ribofilio fan on Derby day, in spite of his mysterious flop in the Guineas, but this was to be the second of four Classics in which the son of Ribot would be the beaten favourite. He came home fifth without ever seeming likely to take a hand, while Blakeney, last early, enjoyed a trouble-free run, responded to pressure to take command at the furlong marker and stayed on stoutly to win by a length from Shoemaker, with the fast-finishing Prince Regent, given far too much to do by Jean Deforge, the same distance back in third. Seemingly confirming that he had been unlucky at Epsom, Prince Regent won the Irish Derby by a length from Ribofilio. Blakeney missed third place by a whisker, and having returned sore from the Curragh, was not ready for his next intended target, the Great Voltigeur at York. He closed his campaign in the St Leger, where he suffered interference in the straight and wound up fifth. This was the Classic that Ribofilio ought to have won, his move coming too late to threaten Intermezzo. Timeform’s assessment of 1969’s middle-distance and staying threeyear-olds was never going to be flattering. Blakeney was rated 123, Intermezzo 124, Ribofilio 125 and Oaks winner Sleeping Partner 120. When Blakeney and Sleeping Partner returned to action in the 1970 Jockey Club Stakes to finish fifth and seventh, they didn’t enhance the reputation of their crop. Then Blakeney had his work cut out to give 12lb to modest handicapper Hey Ho in the Ormonde; his career had reached a new low, and many a 21st century trainer would have retired him. But Arthur Budgett was not for giving up, and I came to admire Blakeney more than ever for what he did in the three races to come. Those three races were the Gold Cup, King George and Arc. Seeing a Derby winner in the Gold Cup was like a throwback to pre-war days, and while he couldn’t complete the double, that feat had even been beyond Hyperion. Heading from the Gold Cup to the King George took Blakeney on another unusual route, but second place in both more than justified the move. And if an Arc venture seemed unduly ambitious, remembering how Nijinsky had cantered all over him at Ascot, his fifth place at Longchamp – first among the older horses – showed him in the best form of his life. Timeform raised him 3lb in consequence. When Blakeney left Whatcombe for the National Stud I conducted extensive researches into his pedigree background, and became so impressed with it from several angles that I went into print, predicting a great future for him as a sire. He did have his moments, but I overlooked the fact his arrival in the ranks of stallions was coincident with increasing success in Europe for stock bred in the US. The old guard was swiftly sidelined as the clamour for American-influenced pedigrees intensified. Blakeney was foaled perhaps a decade too late to be properly appreciated by breeders. But the neat little bay, who was put down at the National Stud on November 6, 1992 provided me with some vivid memories of his career as a racehorse, and the likes of grand-daughter User Friendly and grandson Sir Percy have given me cause to remember him on other Classic occasions.
“Like his dam,
Blakeney failed to raise the 5,000gns Budgett wanted for him as a yearling”
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HOWARD WRIGHT COMMENT
Isolated incidents of trouble at post-racing concerts have hit the headlines yet such events are not only popular but vital if the sport wants to prosper
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are from people who don’t pay anything but expect Ritz Hotel quality and service” It went something on the lines of: “We were packed out for Tom Jones but no-one was interested in the racing. I’d rather we had our usual number of real racegoers.” Really? That’s the course that recorded a crowd of 11,815 on Tom Jones night and exactly a week later drew 2,309 for an afternoon meeting. And that’s as a member of the group in the joint venture Jockey Club Live, which describes itself as the sixth largest music producer in Britain and in three years’ operation has contributed towards Jockey
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ovember: the clocks have gone back, dark nights are arriving earlier, and a huge sigh of relief has echoed around certain quarters that post-race concerts are over for another year. Before the subject goes right off the boil, until inevitably bubbling up again next summer, a few thoughts that may help those critics who perennially sniff out trouble to condemn the whole exercise. The sample size of the Racing Post’s Monday Jury immediately after the Lingfield controversy in late-September would hardly make Mr Mori sit up and take notice, but it’s a useful starting point, since it questioned two trainers and two jockeys – one middle-aged and one 20 years younger in each case – and an online betting company rep about whether “racing is getting things wrong” over staging concerts on racedays. “They basically take all the pleasure out of the day for owners and real racegoers,” the middle-aged trainer replied. Ah, “real racegoers”, an important sub-section it seems, and one that came up in conversation in latesummer with a committee member of a racecourse not a million miles from Esher town centre.
Club Racecourses driving annual turnover from £158.7 million to £182m. Thankfully, the younger trainer on the Racing Post jury had a better appreciation of the economics, and the benefits, saying: “They bring good crowds in and generate money for the courses, which we hope goes to prize-money and facilities. A percentage of those coming in will get an interest in racing as a result, plus it’s a good day for the racing fans.” Spot on. Isolated incidents of trouble are usually seized upon by critics as evidence of general bad behaviour, yet they are rarely representative of how many people enjoy the experience. Take Doncaster this summer, for example, when a crowd of 10,000 turned up for evening racing and a concert by UB40, and the management received the grand total of two letters of complaint – both from customers who failed to realise they had been sold tickets for a breakaway band and not the original line-up. Then there was the comment from the older jockey, who balanced his appreciation for the atmosphere at post-racing concerts with the view that “most people don’t arrive until very late and don’t seem to be interested in racing.” Wrong, as Ascot found on Shergar Cup day this year, when analysis of crowd
arrivals revealed that 84% of the attendance was on site by ten minutes after the first race, and there was little evidence that the great majority did not get involved in the racing, in between having a good time with friends. Back to the older trainer, who reckoned: “There are plenty of other days when they could stage concerts when there is no racing.” Another example of muddled-thinking. There have been isolated instances of racecourses staging stand-alone music events, but, with the possible exception of The Centaur at Cheltenham, the vast majority are either not suitably equipped or cannot compete with purpose-built venues in their locality. Of course, racecourse executives cannot ignore even isolated incidents of trouble, or as in Lingfield’s recent much-publicised Craig David case a backlash that went beyond the usual racing crowd. Those that regularly put on post-racing entertainment should use the winter months to reassess their safety strategy. But the next time I hear the phrase “real racegoers” in this context, instead of screaming, I’ll take a deep breath and ponder on the fact that the loudest voices seem to come from people who do not pay for entry – and often not for food and drink – but complain when they don’t get Ritz Hotel quality or service. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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VIEW FROM IRELAND By JESSICA LAMB
Condon quickly finding his feet
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Ex-jockey settling into life as assistant to trainers’ title challenger Gordon Elliott
Condon in his riding days with Elliott (right) and bloodstock agent Kevin Ross
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ind-boggled was the state former jockey Davy Condon found himself in four months ago, as the Meath man began his new role as assistant trainer to championship candidate Gordon Elliott. But as the season cranks into top gear this month, Condon is becoming a vital asset to the most ambitious young team in Irish jump racing. “The first week or two was definitely an eyeopener,” he said. “I was a bit all over the place, because there are so many horses there. It was mindboggling trying to just work out where each horse lived! “There are 230 horses being ridden out, and probably 250 horses on the site, and I had to learn who each of them was; their pedigrees, their form, their owners. Working out what was what, while trying to settle back into Ireland, was the hardest part.” Condon left Ireland late in 2015 after recuperating from the worst 12 months of his 14-year riding career. The nine-time Grade 1 winner’s woes began in August 2014, when a fall fractured three bones in the middle of his back. Somehow, he recuperated well enough from that to ride again four months later, but in the Grand National he hit the same spot and for the second time in less than a year suffered a dangerous spinal THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
concussion. He had broken his back at the 2007 Punchestown festival too. Then aged 30, Condon was forced out of a career he lived for and had excelled in for half of his life. “I’ve accepted it now, but then I was lost,” he said. “Dubai came at the right time because my head was fried about not being able to ride, so I needed to get away.” The dual Cheltenham Festival winner moved to Dubai with his fiancee Louise – whom he is due to marry this December – and took up a position as a barn manager for Hamdan Al Maktoum in 2016. Though he was physically removed from the Irish jumps scene, he never lost touch. “I never stopped,” he said. “I followed it every day. I was obviously able to look up form and news on the internet, I had the Racing Post app, and although we didn’t have a Sky Box, we did have a dodgy box called Android that let us stream all the racing. I followed all of it.” He added: “There’s a good Irish community in Dubai too so I wasn’t the only one.” Having worked for Elliott – as well as Willie Mullins, Noel Meade and Nicky Richards – news filtered through to Condon that Elliott’s assistant, Olly Murphy, was due to leave at the end of the 2016-17 season to set up his own yard in England.
“When I found out Olly was leaving I rang Gordon to see what opportunities there might be for me,” he said. “And he was happy to give me the job. In the future, I don’t see myself training – I never have – so it was just what I wanted.” Condon’s role began at this summer’s Galway festival and is going to step up a gear this month as the full weight of Elliott’s string shifts into peak condition. “The routine is simple; I start at 7.30am and maybe have four lots to ride out,” he explained. “We feed the horses and finish up for an hour’s lunch. After that, if I’m not going racing for Gordon, I will check the horses’ legs with the head lad Simon McGonigle, feed up and finish at 4pm. “If I’m racing and Gordon is there, then I’m giving him a hand saddling, if he isn’t, obviously I’m also talking to owners, and that’s not a problem for me; after riding for 14-15 years you get very comfortable talking about horses, and now that I know them it’s no problem.” He added: “Ian Amond does a lot with the owners as well – Gordon has a good team and I’m just slotting in where I’m needed.” The most important horse in his direct care is Supreme Novices’ Hurdle fourth Tombstone, a novice chaser this season with the Arkle a potential target. He sits a few steps lower than the team’s star novice chaser Death Duty, bound for this month’s Grade 1 Drinmore Novice Chase with a favourite’s chance, but remains among a multitude of potential Grade 1 winners this season. “I was working for Gordon in 2014 and left in 2015,” said Condon. “Three years ago there were ‘only’ 100 horses, and you could pick ten that were Grade 1 class. Now I look around and there’s double that, maybe more, and double the horses.”
Condon’s two to watch... Samcro: Won three bumpers last season and seems to be a lovely horse. They say he’s done unbelievably well over the summer and he’s like a tank now. Roaring Bull: Was very backward last season, they didn’t fancy him in his bumper at all and he won at the Punchestown festival at 25-1. He was still very green when winning his maiden hurdle at Tipperary; he’s only four and could go a very long way.
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VIEW FROM IRELAND
Prize-money and entries are healthy at Ireland’s only all-weather track and some feel it could host more racing
Dundalk popularity on rise but scope remains Dundalk’s first winter season meeting attracted a whopping 35% more entries than the corresponding fixture last term, prompting one trainer to describe it as the “world’s most under-used facility”. Ireland’s only all-weather course was originally built to keep smaller trainers – and the Flat season – going over the winter, as well as providing a reliable alternative should the weather wreak unseasonable havoc. Trainer Damian English made the above statement because, in its 14th year, Dundalk is now a new character, and he feels its racing programme has not caught up. “Prize-money is very good at Dundalk,” he said. “They’ve done the right thing; put the money into it and made it appealing. Why can’t we be racing every Wednesday as well as every Friday from now until the spring? “It’s definitely the most under-used facility in the world. People are crying out for another all-weather track – why can’t we just use the one we have? And I’m not talking about just in the winter; there are very few meetings in the summer.” English speaks from the point of view of a new breed of Irish trainer; the all-weather specialist, a trainer focussing solely on the all-weather season. County Limerick trainer Richard O’Brien is new to the scene, having had his first runners last December. He did not set out to become an ‘all-weather trainer’ but his horses have taken him in that direction. He’s in agreement with English, for now. He said: “It definitely is difficult to get a
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run, just as we speak, for whatever reason. “A lot of people are in the same position, but the winter programme was published recently and there are far more handicaps coming up and there will be far more opportunities. “I think it will all distill out. I don’t worry too much about not getting opportunities for the horses, though this is my first winter going into Dundalk with seven or eight to run, and I might change my mind.” Irish trainers focussing on the allweather is a creation of Dundalk’s growth. It now races every Friday from September 29 to March 23, with four midweek meetings scattered in between. There are no races on any card worth less than €10,000, with eight €25,000 handicaps, five Listed races and one Group 3. So why isn’t this enough? “Before you were looking at maybe 40-50 being entered in the lower-grade handicaps, the 45-65 rated races, now it’s 60-70 in these races,” English explained. “This time of year the good-ground horses aren’t able to get a run on the turf, so they are there on top of the usual all-weather horses, then the prize-money means the bigger trainers now have no problems running horses, and keeping lesser-rated horses because they have somewhere to run them.” He added: “Would it be madness to have a Wednesday full of just 45-65s? I know they say these are bad horses, but I had Tribal Path off 45 not so long ago – these horses come out of these handicaps and climb the ladder. Tribal Path has now won six races for me and is rated over 80.”
Dundalk said it is capable of handling two meetings every week, if Horse Racing Ireland identifies a consistent need for it.
Lingfield link lessens The number of Dundalk’s fast-track qualifiers for Lingfield’s valuable AllWeather Championship Final meeting next spring have been halved for 2018, publication of the winter schedule revealed. In 2016 the track staged four such races, Irish-trained runners winning three and Captain Joy, the only Dundalk winner to go to Lingfield, won the Mile Championship. He had been the only Dundalk-qualified runner to go to Lingfield the previous year too, finishing second in the first of two events, then winning a qualifier at Lingfield and finishing third in the Mile. It’s unfortunate, then, that 2017’s four qualifiers were seen as easy targets by British trainers, and thus won by them, with only one Irish-trained runner going to Lingfield; Grey Danube, who finished last in the apprentice handicap. All of the above degradation of support for the Dundalk qualifiers, and the championships, adds up to Ireland’s qualifiers totalling just two for 2018 – a race for Captain Joy’s Mile in January and another for the Fillies & Mares in early March. There are also only two other conditions races at Dundalk – at two miles and six furlongs – for highly-rated horses that might target Lingfield, leaving few options for preparing a candidate and little incentive for Irish trainers to reverse the trend.
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Quality of winners in recent years epitomises the industry’s woes
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Biz The Nurse: 2013 Derby Italiano winner failed to fire in four starts in America
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he Italian racing industry continues to just about keep its head above water, propped up by a small group of hardcore enthusiasts. A certain degree of stability has been achieved over recent years, meaning at least that its financial plight has not intensified, but while the thoroughbred foal crop has managed to creep back up to approaching 700, there is no sign that the quality of horse taking part in the top Italian races is even beginning to return to the levels of ten or 15 years ago. At the end of the 20th century the nation’s top race, the Derby Italiano, went through a 13year era where, buoyed by exceptionally high levels of prize-money, it without fail fell prey to overseas raiders. Then, while the prize-money decreased (and the race lost its Group 1 status) there was a period when it produced the odd outstanding home-trained winner, such as the subsequent four-time British Group 1 winner Rakti in 2002, and, in 2010, Worthadd, who never quite managed top-level glory but went very close, notably when runner-up in the Lockinge Stakes. Now we have come to a sad stage where the race won by the mighty Nearco in 1938 is at the mercy of horses that can make little impact in THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
other jurisdictions, even in the most modest Pattern company. From 2013 onwards, the next four Derby Italiano victors have all been exported to continue their racing careers in various far-flung corners of the globe, to pitifully little effect. Biz The Nurse started the sequence – he was unable to finish in the first three in four American Graded stakes starts for Tom Albertrani. Next came Dylan Mouth, who at least managed a reasonably valuable success for Marco Botti at Haydock a few months ago, but only when dropped into handicap company in the Old Newton Cup. Goldstream, winner of the Rome Classic in 2015, is now plying his trade in Australia. He is winless in five tries in Group and Listed races down under but, like Dylan Mouth, has managed to pick up a couple of handicaps. Possibly worst of all is last year’s Derby scorer Saent, a son of Strategic Prince renamed Super Chic after being sold to race in Hong Kong. His record in the former colony is woeful, just two places from seven starts, most recently in mediocre Class 2 and Class 3 handicaps. This year Mac Mahon has added his name to the Derby Italiano roll of (dis)honour and early signs are that he will not be contributing any
lustre to the race’s reputation. This is all the more disappointing since he lined up for the 11furlong Group 2 contest having just been sold to the Japanese organic food entrepreneur Takaya Shimakawa, on the back of an unblemished three wins from three starts record, then proceeded to demolish his field by fully five lengths. Since the Derby he has run just twice, returning home from France with his tail between his legs having beaten only one of his Grand Prix de Paris rivals and then suffering an eight-length reverse when third in the Group 2 Premio Federico Tesio. The one bright spark in Italy this year has been the 2016 Derby Italiano third Full Drago, a son of the up-and-coming Italian-based stallion Pounced (winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf for John Gosden in 2009 but never seen on a racecourse thereafter). It was Full Drago who landed that Federico Tesio in convincing style, making it three Pattern wins from as many domestic starts this term. He even ran creditably in France, his fifth place behind Talismanic in the Group 2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil at Saint-Cloud in July worthy of praise given that he was conceding 3lb to all four horses who finished in front of him.
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Raiders’ joy at very friendly Veliefendi
Another Longines International Racing Festival at Veliefendi racecourse in Turkey has passed and there are no signs that its popularity with British visitors is abating. Held over two days on the first weekend of September, the main attraction of this event, which includes five thoroughbred races and two more for Purebred Arabians, is its abundant prize-money, which this year totalled almost £1.65 million. A record number of ten different individual British trainers had runners in the thoroughbred contests at this year’s festival, and they were handsomely rewarded for their willingness to travel. Four trophies were brought back to blighty and Saeed bin Suroor saddled the runner-up in the other race, the Topkapi Trophy, which went the way of the German raider Wonnemond. Overall, from 15 runners, British horses gleaned £637,608 in prize-money and the seven that failed to finish in the frame at least had the consolation of a decent travel allowance, which amounts to £7,500 to the connections of any horse that does not make the first four. But there is more to Istanbul’s allure than just the money. Given that there was an unsuccessful military coup in Turkey less than 18 months ago and during the last two years there have been a number of terrorist attacks (including one at its airport) on the city famed as the gateway between Asia and Europe, it would hardly be surprising if enthusiasm for a weekend jaunt there was waning. However, this has not happened. No, Veliefendi’s appeal is also about the welcome that the locals, and in particular officials of the Turkish Jockey Klub, extend to overseas visitors and, perhaps most importantly of all, the fact that the eight-hour round trip by air seems to have no detrimental effect on the health of the visiting horses. Being housed at Veliefendi, on the banks of the Sea Of Marmara, the air is remarkably pollution-free given that Istanbul is a city of some 15 million inhabitants. And there are numerous examples of horses running right up to form just weeks after returning from Turkey. This year alone, Absolute Blast posted arguably a career best to take second in a Group 3 contest at Dundalk four weeks after finishing third in the Anatolia Trophy at Veliefendi, while Secret Number, absent for almost ten months prior to landing the Bosphorus Cup there for bin Suroor, backed up quickly with a close third under a
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penalty in a Group 3 contest at Newbury. The testimonials of two visiting owners bear out what an enjoyable excursion they had at this year’s festival. Paul Fisher of Excel Racing, owners of Another Batt, the George Scott-trained Trakya Trophy hero, said: “We couldn’t have been looked after any better and the stable lads who travelled with the horse were very complimentary. “I’m already trying to work out what we can send out there next year, while Another Batt has come out of the race in fantastic fashion. We’ve turned him out for six weeks and then will start building him up again with the UAE Guineas at Meydan as his target.” David Taylor, the Towcester-based ownerbreeder, made his second straight visit to the festival, his Elbereth improving by one position on her third place finish in the 2016 renewal of the Bosphorus Cup. “We had a great time again,” Taylor said. “They really look after you out there, it’s a wonderful track, it’s a little patch of green right in the middle of the city, and I would recommend it to anyone. “I very much enjoyed going back to Istanbul – there isn’t a McDonald’s on every corner so it really feels like a different country – and I’ve been tremendously lucky, a twomare breeder like me getting to follow one of my horses to Milan and Istanbul.” The one problem for potential visitors next September is the chance that you will come up against a number of other useful overseas entries. Britain supplied half of the ten-strong field for the Topkapi Trophy yet still didn’t come up with the winner.
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Much has been made of the British and Irish domination of the big races at Chantilly on Arc day, and one can only imagine that a sigh of relief will be heaved by the local training fraternity when France’s biggest race returns to its traditional home – Longchamp – 11 months from now. For, in the two years that Chantilly has been substitute host, just one of the 12 Sunday Group 1 races have been successfully defended by a domesticallytrained animal: last year’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere by the aptly-named National Defense. One small crumb of comfort is that, unlike in 2016 when Quest For More landed the feature Group 1 Prix du Cadran for Roger Charlton, this time around all five Pattern races at Chantilly on Arc Saturday were kept at home. One thing that did not change from a year previously was the identity of the Group 2 Prix de Royallieu victor, The Juliet Rose. But, although she is Frenchbred and is trained not far from the course by Nicolas Clement, this could still in some way be claimed as a British triumph. For The Juliet Rose is one of the best horses bred by Guy Heald, a 64-year-old retired HSBC banker who owns Egerton Stud in Newmarket and is a Director of the British Bloodstock Agency. Heald has 24 horses in training under his own name in France with Alex Pantall plus a number under partnership names in Britain with David Elsworth, Jane Chapple-Hyam, Henry Candy and Henry Spiller.
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Roman’s empire built in 14 days
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unexpected year. I listen to the other riders and they tell me my mistakes” most surprised by the success is Roman himself. “It’s been an unexpected year,” Roman said, through an interpreter, in early October. “From the early days to now, I listen to the other riders and they tell me my mistakes. The trainers have given me the opportunity.” Roman speaks very limited English. Roman and his agent, the veteran Tony Matos, say the language barrier is an ongoing project, even though Spanish is the second language of the THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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vin Roman was a typical teenager earlier this year, constantly watching television. However for Roman, it was part of his job. The California-based apprentice jockey was suspended for 14 days following three incidents of causing interference in a six-week period from mid-February to late March at Santa Anita Park. During his time away, Roman studied race replays on a daily basis, often in the company of a California associate steward – an ex-rider who could offer riding advice. Roman, who won his first race in his native Puerto Rico in January, returned to action a different rider. After near-constant video study, and gaining feedback between live races from veterans in the jockeys’ room, the 19-yearold’s career took off. By early July, Roman had tied for the title of leading rider by wins at the Santa Anita spring-summer meeting. Roman then won riding titles at two minor meetings at Los Alamitos in July and September. In between, he was second to Flavien Prat at the prestigious Del Mar summer meeting. The teenager was so impressive that the Eclipse Award for the nation’s outstanding apprentice jockey was all but decided with months remaining in the year. Yet the person
Evin Roman: long suspension enabled him to regroup and improve as a jockey
American backstretch. The apprentice moved from Puerto Rico to California in January and was riding at Santa Anita within a month – and making elementary mistakes in races. When he returned from suspension in early April, the improvement was noticeable. In hindsight, the suspensions had their benefits, Matos said, allowing the jockey to study riding techniques and listen to others, notably California-based veterans Santiago Gonzalez, Corey Nakatani, Mike Smith and Gary Stevens. Matos shouldered some of the blame, saying he asked Roman to ride in too many different races, notably longer races on turf, rather than focus on the dirt course sprints that are common in California. Roman had his first two-win day on May 12, first three-win day on May 28, and first four-win day on June 25, all at Santa Anita. The four-win day included his first stakes win, in the $75,450 Southern Truce Stakes. Roman won his first graded stakes in August when the California shipper Gold
Rush Dancer won the Grade 3 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs in Washington state. To October 1, Roman had 111 career wins – two in Puerto Rico and 109 in the United States. He has ridden for Hall of Fame trainers such as Bob Baffert and Jerry Hollendorfer and many other leading stables on the circuit. All of this has happened within a period of less than six months. A year ago, Roman was in a jockey school in Puerto Rico, hoping to become established anywhere in the United States. He has proven to be competitive on one of the nation’s toughest circuits. Roman will have his 5lb apprentice claim until March 11. When he loses his apprentice claim, or ‘bug’ as it is known in the United States, a slump in wins is almost inevitable, without the guaranteed weight break. How Roman responds will largely define his year. In the next few months, Roman admits he must continue to improve to be relevant. “I’m hoping to be better than I am now,” he said. His current rate of progress suggests anything is possible.
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by Danny Power
Legendary American studmaster Olin Gentry once said: “It doesn’t matter who bred them, it doesn’t matter who owns them, it doesn’t matter who trains or rides them, thoroughbreds will only go as fast and as far as they are bred to go.” The Kentuckian, who dominated American breeding for nearly 60 years, during which he bred 20 champions, obviously had a biased view, because his passion was pedigrees and ‘designing’ matings to produce great racehorses, which he did with regularity. While it’s hard to disagree with Gentry’s statement in its simplest form, he omits the other ingredients that make up the cake that produces a champion racehorse. Would Frankel have been as good if not for the diligence and horsemanship of his trainer Sir Henry Cecil or the rapport the colt had with jockey Tom Queally? Not likely is the answer. Peter O’Brien, one of a handful who was present at the birth of Australian racing’s latest phenomenon, Winx, is adamant that breeding and ability aside, trainer Chris Waller is the reason she is as good as she is. Winx made it 21 on the trot when she trounced her opposition in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on October 7. She won by a widening six and a half lengths, the manner and ease of her win resulting in Timeform giving her a 133+ rating. “If she had gone to any other trainer other than Chris Waller, I doubt we’d be talking about her as we are now,” O’Brien said. O’Brien said that from the time she was a foal, Winx showed she was going to be a late maturer, and Waller, with his patient, careful training regime, gave Winx the time to “grow into herself”. Winx was born at Coolmore in the Hunter Valley, where O’Brien was the farm manager of the Australian arm of John Magnier’s conglomerate. It was by chance that O’Brien was at the birth of Winx, whose mother, Vegas Showgirl, was bought by O’Brien for Sydney businessman John Camilleri for $455,000 at the 2008 Magic Millions National Sale on the Gold Coast to join Camilleri’s burgeoning broodmare band. O’Brien said he bought her after the New Zealand Stakes winner caught his eye just before she went into the ring. “She wasn’t on my list of mares, but she’s as good looking a mare as you’d ever wish to see,” he said. “Vegas Showgirl foaled Winx at 9.30am – we were doing our vetting nearby at the time, so there was quite a few of us there at the birth,” he explained. It was an uneventful birth, although
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Winx: phenomenal mare who was all legs to start with but has blossomed
O’Brien said Winx, despite being all legs like a young giraffe, showed a strength and tenacity rarely seen in newborns. “She was on her feet in ten minutes, which is unusual (foals often take almost an hour to stand and nurse). Apart from that there was nothing unusual about her, except that she was very leggy, quite refined with a good frame.” Within a couple of months, Vegas Showgirl and her filly foal shared one of the big paddocks at Coolmore knee deep in lush, irrigated grass. It was then the filly showed off the independent nature that Waller says defines her in his Warwick Farm stable. “She was always an independent foal, leaving her mother’s side to run around and explore, but it was her temperament that stood out,” O’Brien said. The filly, a daughter of champion sire, the late Street Cry, was sold at the 2013 Magic Millions Yearling Sale. O’Brien believes he made a mistake entering her for the sale, saying: “She was too immature for that sale, which was in January. I should have waited for Sydney (Easter Yearling Sale) in March when she would have made more money.” As it was, Winx found herself on the buying list of Waller’s bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster, who was acting for clients Peter and Patty Tighe and their partners Debbie Kepitis and Richard Treweeke. The partnership had a strict budget and felt the
filly was the one likely to fit into the price range. She did, only just, and Peter Tighe signed the bill of sale for A$230,000. The Tighes had owned horses over the past 20 years, mainly with trainer Alan Bailey, but more recently with Waller. Treweeke, retired in Sydney and now 85, has raced horses for nearly half a century with mixed success but rarely gets to see them race – that includes Winx – due to suffering from vertigo. Kepitis is no stranger to champions on the Australian turf. Her father, Bob Ingham, was one of the ‘Chicken Kings’ who raced many great horses with his brother Jack, including the champion of the 1990s Octagonal. For the trio of owners this has been an incredible ride, a winning streak that began when the filly won the Listed Sunshine Coast Guineas at Caloundra on May 16, 2015. Since then the mare has won 14 Group 1s, one shy of Black Caviar’s modern Australian record and her prize-money is A$13.7 million, in reach of Makybe Diva’s A$14.5m. O’Brien has moved to Segenhoe Stud, also in the Hunter, where he still looks after Vegas Showgirl and Winx’s valuable siblings, the most recent being a yearling filly by Snitzel and a recently born Exceed And Excel filly, which O’Brien says is the most like Winx. The last word on Winx belongs to him: “I’ve seen her develop from a tall, gangly, elegant young girl into Elle Macpherson!”
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THE BIG INTERVIEW SAM TWISTON-DAVIES
Twiston SHOUT Sam Twiston-Davies’s time as stable jockey to multiple champion trainer Paul Nicholls has not always been the smoothest ride but with time has come confidence and assurance, qualities that help bring out his raw talent Words Chris Cook • Photos George Selwyn and Bill Selwyn
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hen Sam Twiston-Davies signed up to be number one jockey to Paul Nicholls, jump racing was not short of doubters. The previous chap had lasted just one season and now here was this bashful lad taking on the most high-pressured job in the game, trying to impress a trainer who expects his jockeys to match him for effort and excellence. It’d never last, people said. Three years later, Twiston-Davies carries himself with increasing assurance. There have been good times and bad times, of course, but he has not let either distract him for long and has shown a resilience that some onlookers clearly did not anticipate. His strike-rate continues to improve from one winter to the next. He belongs in the role. Having just turned 25, he is still a young man but this is his 10th season with a licence and there is a veteran’s insouciance in his manner as he emerges from Fontwell’s changing room clad only in towels and settles down for a relaxed chat about his story so far. He starts by admitting to a certain amount of awe at where he now finds himself. “To be in the position I’m in now, it’s a dream come true,” he says. “Ruby Walsh is obviously a phenomenal jockey we all look up to, and he was riding for champion trainer Paul Nicholls for all those years. “Well, hang on, I’m a young lad just starting
out. If I’m going to be riding for him, that’s going to be a miracle!” His first ride for Nicholls was such a significant event that he recalls every detail seven years later. It was a day when the trainer’s main focus was on Kauto Star winning at Down Royal. Meanwhile at Wincanton, Harry Skelton took a heavy fall and was stood down, missing the ride on Niche Market in the Badger Ales Chase. Twiston-Davies, a 3lb claimer, was getting dressed to go home after his only booked ride when he was stunned to get the call-up. “I was rushing around, getting saddles and stuff, and off we went.” Niche Market fell at halfway but a stablemate, Meanus Dandy, won, so the trainer presumably enjoyed the day, even if the promising young rider he hired failed to make an immediate mark. Rather better days have followed, including wins in the Tingle Creek and the Champion Chase with Dodging Bullets and back-to-back Scottish Nationals with Vicente. Nicholls has been champion at the end of two of their three seasons together and their shared success has helped the jockey to feel more secure in his position. “On owners’ days, I used to be very shy and hang right back and talk to the people I knew. It was probably the first time this year that I
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Enjoying life in the saddle: Sam Twiston-Davies in relaxed mood in the weighing room at Fontwell in October
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walked into the yard with real confidence and went around and spoke to them all. You become more confident in general life as well as in the racing bubble.” Losing days are also easier to deal with, now that the pair have some history behind them. Anyone near Chepstow’s unsaddling area after the Persian War in October might have picked up clues that Nicholls was not entirely happy about the ride given to Amour De Nuit, who finished second after travelling strongly for most of the way. Happiness, however, was quickly restored when the pair made it to the winner’s enclosure twice that afternoon. “Me and Paul, I think, are stronger this season than previous [seasons],” says Twiston-Davies, alluding to their relationship rather than the horses available to them. “Although we had 170 winners last season, we still had our ups and downs, January was quiet. I think we’ve learned to deal with the good days and the bad days as a team.” After a painful defeat, the jockey “might leave it be for a little bit” before making contact to discuss it further, or might choose the right moment to phone. “I know how to manage the days when things don’t go quite so right,” he says. “Because obviously it’s racing, we’re not always going to have winners every day. You learn how to deal with each other and I hope now, going into this season, we’re in a better place than ever. “All trainers you ride for are crazy about winning, but Paul is so enthusiastic about it, he re-watches the races and thinks, ‘Right, what can we do with him the next day?’ “And if the horse isn’t any good, he’s thinking, ‘What can we get to replace him?’ He never rests – he’s always wanting to improve. ‘The gallops, make them deeper. Go faster. Go
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slower. School this way. Do it this way.’ He’s so competitive. That’s why he’s so good. “Also, his owners are very competitive, hence the reason why you always have to be on your A game.” Twiston-Davies was evidently disappointed to be passed over for the ride on the chasing prospect Emerging Talent recently but concedes: “You have to keep riding to your best ability because we’ve got a lot of good lads coming through. Sean Bowen is excellent, Harry Cobden, Bryony Frost and then we’ve got Henry Morshead, who has come down from Kim Bailey’s, Alexander Thorne has come down from up north, we’ve got Nick Scholfield there. So many solid jockeys.” That quantity of talent behind you, poised to pinch your rides, must generate a lot of extra pressure?
“Yes and no, because you work together as a team,” he answers. “You talk each one through. If I’ve ridden something and the others haven’t... it’s a good working relationship.” There are stable jockeys in Britain who would pin their colleagues against a wall and threaten violence rather than willingly give up the ride on a valued animal but Twiston-Davies is not of that ilk. “Everyone has peaks and troughs,” he says. “I think, as long as you’re doing your best for the yard and you’re not losing out massively, then, in a big yard like that, you’re always going to get chances and winners. It’s about keeping your head and believing in yourself.” That self-belief was challenged a couple of years ago, when Twiston-Davies was unseated on the Flat twice in three days, leading to speculation that he would have to change his THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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S A M T W I S T O N - D AV I E S such circumstances, was on a hiding to nothing. Twiston-Davies was blamed by some for being too aggressive in his tactics, though he was supported by Nicholls and the horse’s owner, Andy Stewart. “Paul had said it was fine, it was one of those circumstances, he’d got tired, that’s how he was ridden and he enjoyed being ridden,” says the rider. “But I turned my phone on and saw these massive amounts of strong opinions. That was the day I developed a second skin and was able to kind of toughen up to the racing game.” Zarkandar’s defeat in the 2014 Long Walk Hurdle was the other low moment TwistonDavies immediately recalls, when his mount hit the last and got dragged into a duel with the insuperably tough Reve De Sivola.
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they wish they hadn’t fallen off. Every now and again gravity takes over” “Those were the two days I’ve learnt masses from,” he admits. “It’s how to conduct yourself when things don’t go quite so right. You don’t go in, throwing your toys out of the pram, you sit yourself down and think, ‘Right, I won’t make those mistakes again’. “Hopefully now I’m in a position where I go out and ride with a clear mind and don’t worry about making mistakes.” Surely you never threw your toys anywhere, Sam? With a broad grin he replies: “There have
riding style to reduce his vigorous lower-leg movement. In the end, he says: “I didn’t change anything too drastically. I worked on my fitness and just tried to become tighter in the saddle. “The trouble is, I’d ridden for a good few years before that and to change something that’s quite noticeable in your riding is very hard. You can’t make a massive change. You just have to be tighter on a horse. “I’d probably become a bit loose. Luckily things have hopefully moved on. Everyone has one they wish they hadn’t fallen off, something that jinks. Every now and again gravity takes over.” Among the most testing days came when Big Buck’s returned to the track after a tendon injury and the great horse was beaten in the Cleeve Hurdle, ending an 18-race unbeaten run. Any jockey, getting on him for the first time in THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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Twiston-Davies with his younger brother Willy, with whom he still shares not just a home but a bedroom – and plenty of fun
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been a few occasions. There was actually one time in the summer, it was Worcester and I’d given one of Dr Newland’s probably not the finest ride. “I don’t know why, I saw red and I kicked the wall. An hour later, my foot was awfully sore and I was regretting it very much. I learned a lesson there! “I’ve learned loads and there’s still a lot more to learn. I was very lucky in that I started young, with point-to-pointing and riding for mum and dad. I was never thrown in the deep end, I was able to learn from each ride, each race.” Twiston-Davies is, of course, the son of Nigel, a Gold Cup- and Grand National-winning trainer based in Naunton, east of Cheltenham, where the jockey grew up with his younger brother Willy. “When we were kids, you’d be running around when mum and dad were working,” he says. “Those were the days when we weren’t massive, we had a select, friendly team, so mum and dad were still working hard.” It seems to have been an instructive, hugely enjoyable upbringing, if unorthodox and mildly chaotic. “Some of the stories, Nige would have been thrown in prison,” says his son. “We’d have Friday nights with dad after school had finished. And that was always Nige’s pub night, so we’d go down to The Hollow Bottom in the car and have an Appletise, some coke and some pork scratchings. “He’d always steal a load of horse duvets from the yard and lie them down in the back of the car – me and Willie were put in the back of the car to go to bed.
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“We’d watch a DVD for half an hour and fall asleep in the back of the car, still having a great time. And obviously one of the Hollow staff then would drive him and all of us home and we’d be back in bed before you know it. That was our Friday nights.” Twiston-Davies was nine and his brother seven when their father won the National with Bindaree in 2002.
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kicked the wall. An hour later my foot was awfully sore. I learned a lesson!” The two boys were sat on a high ledge outside The Hollow Bottom to watch the victory parade the next day. “I remember Willy falling off the ledge onto the sun lounger and into the flower pots,” recalls his brother. “Everyone was running around after Willy while Bindaree was parading up and down the road. Luckily, Willy was all right. It was probably the one fall that he was able to take well!” This is a mischievous reference to the frequent bone breaks that afflicted the younger Twiston-Davies as a jump jockey and sent him towards a career on the Flat, where his main problem became his weight.
They dream of one day taking over the yard, with Sam training the horses and Willy charming the owners. “Me and Willy, it’s quite embarrassing, really, because I’m 25, Willy’s 23 and yet we live at home and share a bedroom,” says Sam. “We spend a lot of time together. I had seven weeks off [with an injury in 2016] and I spent nearly every day with Willy, whether it was going shooting with dad or trips to London and seeing things I’d never really done before. He kind of educated me. If you ever do need a bit of a picking-up, Willy’s always there.” When it comes to hopes for the remainder of his career, Twiston-Davies says he would be happy to maintain the status quo. “Hopefully keep riding for Paul Nicholls, dad and Dr Newland,” he says. “That’d be great. Three great bases to work from, three massively enthusiastic trainers. “My first goal would be to get to 1,000 winners. I’m somewhere in the 800s now. Just keep working hard, keep enjoying it, won’t really change much, hopefully.” There is no mention of the jockeys’ title, which seems again in Richard Johnson’s grasp barring injury. But Johnson is older by 15 years and TwistonDavies will, along with his friend Aidan Coleman, be among those who can hope to scrap over the title when a vacancy arises. In the meantime, he says: “I’m spoilt rotten to do something I love doing and not have to worry about food and stuff too much. I’ve got one ride tomorrow doing 11st 7lb but I’ll go out tonight, we’ll have some steak and chips and enjoy ourselves.”
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★ Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner (beating Galileo Gold and Air Force Blue).
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★ His first season breeders include: Aga Khan Studs, Airlie Stud, Ballymacoll Stud, Blandford Bloodstock, Brian Grassick Bloodstock, Carmel Stud, Dermot Weld, Gigginstown House Stud, Irish National Stud, Kevin Prendergast, Kildaragh Stud, Lanwades Stud, Newsells Park Stud, Redpender Stud, Shadwell Estates, etc.
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TALKING TO... IAIN JARDINE
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JARDINE Iain Jardine is the latest in a group of former jockeys who are doing much better as a trainer and in Melbourne Cup raider Nakeeta – already winner of the Ebor this season – he could have the horse to propel his name and profile way beyond Dumfries and Galloway By Tim Richards • Photos George Selwyn
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ow did you start in racing and what was the attraction for a young Scottish lad? As a young lad I had a great interest in riding ponies and horses. Pony racing and flapping gave me the taste for the real thing and I managed about 20-odd winners. The last couple of years I was at school I think I probably spent more time messing about with the ponies and horses than I did in the classroom! My dad worked for Harry Bell in Hawick and used to take me racing locally at Kelso and to the point-to-points. If I had a hero in the saddle at the time it was Steve Cauthen. What did your riding career consist of and what was the highlight? I started with Mick Naughton in Yorkshire and then I came here to Hetlandhill Farm in Dumfriesshire to join Lenny Lungo, but at that stage I was beginning to get too big for the Flat. At 17 I weighed about 9st and so from there I was always going to be a jump jockey; Lenny got me my licence and I rode a few winners for him. I won a decent
handicap hurdle at Ayr and totalled about 36 winners. I know that wasn’t many but, looking back, my problem in those days was being too quiet and shy so I didn’t push myself forward as much as I should have
“My problem when
riding was being too quiet and shy so I didn’t push myself forward” done. I thought I could ride well enough, but wouldn’t promote myself. That always left me feeling I could have done better. In what way does the jockeys’ school of hard knocks provide a good preparation for a training career? Richard Fahey, Clive Cox, David O’Meara
and Kevin Ryan, to name but four, may not have been out of the top drawer as jockeys, but look how successful they are as trainers. All these guys are good horsemen and have always had the interests of the horse at heart, not just riding them. While the top jockeys would pop in, ride work and dash to the races, the aforementioned trainers in their riding days would have had more time in the yard to get to know the individual horses, their ailments and quirks. You became aware of how each was trained, how fit or undertrained they were. Their performance on the track would often tell you a lot. Your time spent with the horses in the yard was an invaluable learning experience. And you never stop learning in this game. Going to this year’s Melbourne Cup in Australia with your Ebor Handicap hero Nakeeta could hardly be further from your experiences round the northern jumps course. What prompted your trip down under? The Melbourne Cup entries closed a few days after the Ebor and thinking ahead we
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ARCHIPENKO (Kingmambo – Bound, by Nijinsky)
Star Quality – Dual Group 1 sire • Group 1 winner and Group 1 sire • Sire of Group 1 winners MADAME CHIANG and FORTY ONE, Group 2 winners DON ARCHI (Group 1 placed), SILVER LOOK (x2) (Group 1 placed) and KINGSTON MINES. Group 3 winners ALGOMETER, VA BANK (unbeaten in 12 races) and STONY BROKE • Sire of 45 individual 2yo winners • 2017 yearlings at the major European Autumn Sales* averaged £56,835 (€63,330) – over 5 times his 2015 nomination fee
BOBBY’S KITTEN (Kitten’s Joy – Celestial Woods, by Forestry)
Breeders’ Cup Sprint Star – First foals 2018 • ONLY 3YO EVER to win Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint • Top 2yo • Won 6 races at 2, 3 & 5 years and $1.4m in the USA and Ireland– all on Turf • A Graded Stakes winner at 2 and 3 years • First stallion son of KITTEN’S JOY (Champion Turf racehorse & multiple US Champion sire) in Europe
SIR PERCY (Mark of Esteem – Percy’s Lass, by Blakeney)
Stellar Durability and Value • Undefeated CHAMPION 2yo; CHAMPION 3yo and Derby winner • Sire of 39 individual Stakes horses including Group 1 winners WAKE FOREST and SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD; also sire of Group 2 Park Hill Stakes winner ALYSSA in 2017 • Sire of 67 individual 2yo winners • 2017 yearlings at the major GB/Ireland Sales* averaged £72,330 (€80,786) – over 10 times his 2015 nomination fee
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Nakeeta and Callum Rodriguez claim Europe’s richest Flat handicap, the Ebor, and below, horse and rider with Jardine and groom Ellen Renwick
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winner, Heartbreak City, had done on his trip to Australia, failing by only a head to carry off the prize. So we made the decision with Nakeeta’s owners, Alex and Janet Card, to go for it. I have to admit the A$6.2 million (£3.7m) purse on offer had a say on the matter as well! Of course, it’s a big operation getting Nakeeta out there. He was in quarantine in Newmarket with two of Willie Mullins’s horses for a fortnight and I’ve been up and down to Newmarket like a yo-yo. I went down for two or three days at a time to monitor his weight, eating and general condition. It’s good that he had the company of the Mullins horses on the gallops for their exercise. They flew out to Melbourne on October 12 and Racing Victoria have been very helpful. Nakeeta has been in fine form and we all know it’s an achievement to get a horse to the races in A1 condition anywhere, never mind the other side of the world. So we have been keeping our fingers firmly crossed. The plan has always been for me to be out there for about two weeks and to supervise the final build-up to the big race. My amateur jockey Bruce Lynn and his elder brother Chris, who rides Nakeeta in all his exercise, have been with him all the time. They are both very conscientious lads.
What did the Ebor win mean for you, the owners and the stable? We finished second in the previous year’s Ebor with Shrewd. That was amazing and after that we had this year’s race in mind for Nakeeta, whose handicap mark wasn’t high enough for the race in 2016. This had always been the target and for him to pull it off was fantastic. A great achievement, a great thrill, which meant so much to all of us and provided a great lift to THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
morale at Hetlandhill. I had a little on him at 28-1 and 25-1, but much more importantly he raised our profile. We haven’t had any big celebrations as Mr and Mrs Card live at the other end of the country in Kent. But I’m sure we will at some stage. Has this success changed your buying orders, after all, you were looking at horses at Tattersalls Book 1 Sales? Yes, I was at Book 1 but that was during my time supervising Nakeeta’s quarantine period in Newmarket. The Tattersalls Book 1 sales prices are well beyond me but I enjoyed watching the Galileo yearling being sold for 4 million guineas and I can promise you I had my hands firmly in my pockets at the time! I am always on the lookout and go to the Book 2 and Book 3 as well as the Horses in Training Sales. Paul and Clare Rooney now have horses with you, an endorsement in itself. How do you go about attracting new owners? Through the presentation of our horses and their results on the course. That’s how to make an impression in this game. The horses must be well turned out and look the part, which is always a reflection on the stable and its staff. I am always one for keeping the yard neat and tidy and welcoming any visitors. The horses are well groomed but, at the end of the day, everything depends on your results. Winning is the only way to put your name in lights. I have 70 horses at the moment and that’s a number I can manage. I rotate at least a dozen and am trying to step up to a better class of horse all the time. To what extent has the move from Hawick to Dumfries two years ago changed the Jardine training scenario? I have better facilities here and that makes the job easier – probably one of the best training
set-ups, not just in Scotland but in the north. I can accommodate more horses and the operation works more easily here. I have a mile round grass gallop and a six-furlong woodchip all-weather, all looked after by a full-time gallop man. While Hawick, with its all-weather, was great for a small outfit, it didn’t suit the different types of horse I had and sometimes I found myself working horses across grass fields. We are close to the M74 and can be in Yorkshire and at Haydock in two hours and are well placed for the five Scottish tracks. Also, I can conveniently cross to Ireland from Stranraer. You can argue it can be quite wet here, but then we enjoy some of the freshest air coming from the Solway Firth, which is another plus. My partner Val Renwick is a massive help, running the office and she is very good with the owners. She rides out two lots most days and with her very sharp eye is able to spot any problems with the horses. Our daughter Jenny is only 18 months but I’m sure we’ll sign her up one day! Val’s sister Elen also rides out. How difficult is it for a trainer, trying to secure a foothold on the upper rungs of the ladder and make ends meet in the present financial climate? We must show that we are well capable when we get the right quality of horse; we must make sure our training fees are pitched at a sensible level so the owners can pay their bills. And, of course, operate a well-run business, which goes hand-in-hand with providing owners with the best possible service. Every winner helps but a big one like Nakeeta raises the stable’s profile and improves the cash flow, which is crucial when we spend so much of the time competing for pathetic prize-money, particularly at the smaller meetings. Which route would you like the stable to take eventually – Flat or jumping?
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Melbourne Cup-bound duo Nakeeta (left) and Max Dynamite exercising in Newmarket while in quarantine
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We are a dual-purpose yard probably with more Flat horses than jumpers at the moment. I love the jumping and everything about it, but seeing the quality of horses at the big Flat meetings makes you want to go down that route. In a perfect world I’d like to train a few jumpers and at the same time have some nice Flat horses so we can compete at the big meetings. I’m not saying it’s easier to train Flat horses, but the prize-money is more attractive.
staying horses on the Flat, rather than going jumping, because of the opportunities and prize-money on offer. Do you agree? Definitely. Nakeeta is a good example as hurdling had been an option for him. But he’s running really well and picking up decent prize-money in the big staying races, so what’s the point of risking him over hurdles when he could so easily get a knock or injury? I agree with Tim 100%.
Tim Easterby said recently in this magazine it was worth keeping good
In which departments is racing in Scotland improving and competing successfully with other big sports? Where does racing need to step up its game? Scottish racecourses look after the owners very well, making them welcome with decent facilities and food. It is always important for owners to enjoy their day out and racing experience; after all, they are providing the sport on a daily basis. It means a lot to them when they enjoy the buffet lunch at Ayr, and it’s the same at Musselburgh. Hamilton and Perth always try hard to make it work as well, but maybe Kelso could catch up a bit. Overall the prize-money in Scotland has been quite good and it has to be said that Bill Farnsworth, the Chief Executive at Musselburgh, has introduced some nice races with increased values. Ayr losing its three-day Gold Cup meeting in September was a disaster. So many of us spend the year preparing horses for Scotland’s biggest Flat fixture of the year and it came as a shock and a disappointment, though I’m not sure what could have been done to avoid it. Ayr needs to spend some money to make sure the drainage problem doesn’t come back to haunt them.
CLOSE UP AND... PERSONAL Best advice I’ve been given… give your best all the time Four dinner party guests… my partner Val, Sir Alex Ferguson, Cameron Diaz and former jockey Bruce Gibson Favourite artist/song… Runrig singing Loch Lomond Guilty pleasure… sweets Worst habit is… the odd fag
CLOSE UP AND... PROFESSIONAL My racing hero is… Tony McCoy Greatest influence on my career… Ferdy Murphy and Lenny Lungo, two trainers I worked for Racing has taught me… to stay positive, particularly on down days I’d most like to win… the Ayr Gold Cup and Melbourne Cup Biggest lesson I’ve learnt… treat everyone the same
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National Hunt racing in the north seems to be lagging further and further behind the sport in the south. There are plenty of good
trainers in the north, so what’s the answer? Yes, there are trainers in the north equally as good as those in the south. We just need the owners who spend big money down there to spread it around up here on quality horses – I’m sure they would still get the results. Don’t forget the latest Grand National winner, One For Arthur, was produced by Lucinda Russell at Kinross in Scotland. Donald McCain, Nicky Richards, Malcolm Jefferson and Brian Ellison, to name but four, can also compete at the highest level. Which of your moments do you treasure most? Winning the Ebor is a moment I’ll always cherish. Everything to do with that day at York will stay with me for a very long time. It had been in the planning a long time and that made it particularly sweet. At the other end of the spectrum, when you train a difficult horse to win a race, however small, you think to yourself, ‘How the hell did I win with that?’ The achievement gives you just as much pleasure. There have been several and those lesser known horses can be an even bigger challenge and, therefore, extremely rewarding. You stick your chest out and say to yourself, ‘If I can win with that, I can win with anything.’ Can you give us a bumper horse, hurdler and chaser to follow for the National Hunt season? Hooligan Jack is a likely bumper winner, a proper National Hunt horse, who has shown some ability. He could be very nice in time. Cool Mix is one to follow over hurdles. He was second in the big bumper at Ayr on Scottish National day and has summered well. He has been schooling very well, too. Pot Committed, owned by Paul and Clare Rooney, won twice over hurdles and is one to follow over fences.
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BUILDING A BROODMARE BAND
Laying foundations
FOR SUCCESS Selecting the right blend of fillies and mares is key to developing a broodmare band, which will always need careful management along the way, along with a good dose of luck Words Julian Muscat
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he respective sale-topping fillies at Europe’s flagship yearling auctions this autumn shared one thing in common. They were sold by longestablished studs with reputations built on the enduring success of their broodmare bands. Both West Blagdon Stud, which bred the Galileo filly out of Dank that fetched 4 million gns at Tattersalls, and Ballylinch Stud, proprietors of the Galileo–L’Amour De Ma Vie filly which fetched €1.2 million at Goffs, have a rich history in producing topclass runners. This, in turn, fortifies purchasers who are obliged to part with large sums of money for their stock. In this instance, however, the respective yearling fillies did not descend from the studs’ original mares. They were products of mares that were added to the band when the studs’ success facilitated expansion. West Blagdon’s filly is out of a daughter
of Masskana, for whom James Wigan paid 48,000gns at auction in 1994. Masskana has proved a veritable bargain: Dank is one of three Group 1 winners she has thrown.
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broodmare band narrows your spectrum, so you want a good spread” Ballylinch’s filly is out of L’Amour De Ma Vie, for whom the stud’s Managing Director, John O’Connor, gave €600,000 at auction in 2015. The possibilities for L’Amour De Ma Vie are immense. She is just eight years old.
It was a great help that the yearling fillies were offered in a bull market. Conversely, of course, those in the process of starting a stud must contend with high prices for fillies and mares. This has not deterred Alex Frost, a London-based trader with Merrill Lynch who has become smitten by racing and breeding. Frost bought Ladyswood Stud, in Wiltshire, earlier this year and starts with ten mares on the 90-acre pasture. He is not so much new to the game as striking out on his own. He is acutely aware that decisions he makes now will impact significantly on whether his venture flourishes or fails. In essence, Frost needs to hit upon a mare like Masskana or L’Amour De Ma Vie, since he is embracing the commercial imperative. He plans to sell his produce as foals, in the process recouping costs with a view to raising the quality of his broodmare
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John O’Connor assesses L’Amour De Ma Vie prior to her purchase in 2015
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seed corn when he can. It will not be easy; he is under no illusions. “We are looking for (female) families that maybe have not seen the best stallions over the years, or which have not been squeezed commercially in relation to their potential,” Frost says. Spring Fling is a case in point. Now a sixyear-old Listed winner of three races, she was bought as a yearling for £15,000 by Frost’s trainer, Henry Candy. Frost was part of the partnership that raced Spring Fling’s older half-brother, The Confessor. Frost learned a lot about the family, since Candy, a good friend, has trained many of them. And his investment in Spring Fling received a significant boost when the two foals born either side of her, Music Master and Twilight Son, won Pattern races – in Twilight Son’s case a brace of Group 1s. “We work to an annual budget,” Frost says. “We don’t have the cash to pay top dollar for broodmares so when we find ones we think have potential, we match them up with better stallions than the lineage has seen so far.” Frost expresses no particular preference for speed lines over those with more stamina, although he is focusing on speed for starters. That was also O’Connor’s tack when he was asked by Ballylinch’s then-owner, Dr Tim Mahony, to establish some foundation mares more than 20 years ago. O’Connor unearthed three in particular whose collective influence has endured. Ingabelle became granddam of Chriselliam, Majinskaya the granddam of Belardo and Unchartered Haven the granddam of Just The Judge. But it’s not just about speed, even with the commercial slant. O’Connor’s purchase of L’Amour De Ma Vie arose when Ballylinch was sold to US media mogul John Malone two years ago. Malone and his wife, Leslie, have embraced the sport
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in a big way: they also bought Castlemartin Farm, in Ireland, and Bridlewood Farm, in Florida. One of the first instructions O’Connor received from Malone was to enhance the Ballylinch broodmare band. “For any broodmare band you need a mixture of mares than have some precocity
and others with perhaps the aspiration to breed a Classic horse,” O’Connor says. “A uniform broodmare band narrows your spectrum, so you want a good spread. “Achieving that on a budget of, say, £40,000 per mare is a big challenge because we are at the top of the market. You have to work hard,
Ladyswood Stud owner Alex Frost, centre, watching his horses on Newmarket Heath with Charlie Fellowes, Ollie Fowlston, David Simcock and Richard Brown
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BROODMARE BAND at in a horse. I think conformation should lead to performance; otherwise you’re not getting your conformation right.” O’Connor believes an oft-overlooked aspect of investing in bloodstock is the opportunity it provides to add some stallion shares into the portfolio. “If they have the opportunity, I always advise breeders to mix this in with their investment in broodmares,” he says. “You always need access to nice stallions, which is becoming quite tough, and it can make a tremendous difference if you stumble upon a good one. The stallion can rise very high but you will always have access.” The question of ‘over-covering’ a mare, or sending her to a stallion beyond which she would ordinarily be worth, is an interesting one. Frost sees this as one way of releasing untapped potential in a mare, although within a commercial context, a mare who cost £40,000 and visits a £50,000 stallion requires possible purchasers of that union to buy into the philosophy.
do your research and get lucky. You can work hard to make your own luck but you can work very hard and something extraneous can undermine you.” Wigan, too, knows all about establishing a broodmare band. His own at West Blagdon, in Dorset, has delivered tangible success, while those he established for George Strawbridge and the Rothschilds’ Waddesdon Stud, which are not commercial enterprises, enable them to race horses at the highest level. His priority on a limited budget would be to go for fillies and mares from strong female lines. “I’d want a good individual and would probably give way on racecourse performance because you are not going to be able to get everything,” he says. “If I bought an in-foal mare I would definitely not be put off by an unfashionable covering. You’re taking the long-term view, so it’s much better to pay for the quality in the mare. If you buy something in foal to a fashionable cover you are relying on getting out with one hit, which is unlikely. A crooked foal is worth nothing.” Frost had chosen to put a premium on THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
Spring Fling’s pedigree has improved significantly since she was bought for £15,000
conformation. In tandem with his growing interest, he has had between six and ten horses in training with Candy for the last five years.
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in-foal mare I would not be put off by an unfashionable covering” “From our perspective, our leverage is Henry’s uniquely good eye,” Frost says. “Conformation is the only thing Henry looks
Although over-covering is advanced by many as inadvisable, both O’Connor and Wigan maintain there is merit to it in the right circumstances. “If you want to sell the progeny you will need good fortune to produce a highclass individual because others will have better-bred horses by that sire,” O’Connor says. “But if you want to race, over-breeding is certainly legitimate. You are always better off with a good proven sire.” Wigan feels over-covering is justified when a mare has displayed the ability to deliver good-looking progeny, which is a commercial prerequisite. “She might not warrant it on paper, but if you believe the mare is going to get you a nice individual, then why not take the risk and spend a bit more money?” he says. Generally speaking, Frost, O’Connor and Wigan are united in their belief that proven
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Taking the long-term view
Anita and James Wigan with their Book 1 topper Gloam, by Galileo out of Dank
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should be deployed. “We are using stallions that upgrade their mares because that gives best value to buyers,” Frost says. “If you have an 80-rated mare and the stallion will upgrade your mare by 10lb, it becomes a viable proposition.” O’Connor makes the point that not all proven sires are expensive, while Wigan endorses them in returning to the original
“To create strong
female families and to sell commercially are not always mutually compatible” ethos. “Some of them may not be particularly fashionable so you may not get the commercial returns, but if you want to forge a reputation within the commercial sector you must remember that your primary objective is to produce good racehorses.” The commercial slant itself introduces an element of tension into the development of a stud, although O’Connor believes the two concepts can be embraced simultaneously. “If the reserves on your young horses are not
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met you have to have the courage of your convictions and race them yourself,” he says. “That is no bad thing. You are in control of your own destiny; you can pick the trainer yourself and decide when the horse is ready to go into training. At the same time, if cashflow is important to your business, you have to generate it from somewhere.” Wigan is a little more circumspect. “A lot depends what you want out of it, but to create strong female families and to sell purely commercially are not always mutually compatible,” he says. “A lot of commercially successful breeders turn over their mares, breed them to fashionable stallions and get out. That works, but it’s not the best approach to setting up a stud.” Two other key ingredients are the quality of land and the staff. In both respects, Frost is more than content with what he has. He has recruited Hannah Henney as stud groom, while the land is managed by Shaun Bray. “In the City I was lucky enough to work with the best people and I have extended that thinking to Ladyswood,” Frost says. “It makes a massive difference to know that you have the best people handling the horses, and that every blade of grass is as close to perfect as you can get. “We are also lucky that Juddmonte Farms allows us to use Jamie Trotter, who manages Estcourt Estate just around the corner, on a consultancy basis. I want Ladyswood to have a very high reputation. When a horse walks
When establishing a stud, as with any other enterprise, it is vital to start with a plan. Equally, any pre-determined philosophy must be subject to constant review. “I would say that is the biggest component in making a success of it,” says John O’Connor, Managing Director of Ballylinch Stud in Ireland. “But if something is not working you must modify it as necessary. We are always reviewing what we do.” Flexibility within the plan is also emphasised by West Blagdon Stud’s James Wigan. “You must be receptive at all times,” he says. “When you plan how you are going to proceed you must be prepared to change that plan according to how your animals are faring, what they are producing.” Alex Frost, who bought Ladyswood Stud earlier this year, has firm convictions about how he will take the fledgling venture forward. He appreciates it will take time before he can hope to make a success of the commercial imperative he brings to it. “We are taking a ten-year view,” he says. “If we were going to throw in the towel were we were not profitable in two years, we wouldn’t have much chance. We realise we have to make that initial outlay, and we’d like to develop some reputational clout. The commercial aspect is going forward.” An equally challenging discipline in developing a stud lies in deciding how long to persist with a mare that initially disappoints, and what stock to cull in the remit to limit numbers. “With a mare, you can tell fairly quickly whether she’s going to make the grade,” Wigan says. “One of my worse failings is to hold onto them for too long. It’s pure sentiment.” Sentiment and excitement are what prompted Frost to engage with breeding horses on his own. He has done so in partnerships for some years. “There will be an element of love involved,” he admits. “My wife, Olivia, and I have three children and we very much want them to be involved. We also know we will need everything to go our way.” into the sales ring I want people to think it has had a very good start to life. That’s what we are aiming for.” All he needs now is a healthy helping of luck. Caulfield Files, pages 93-94 THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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Longines continues its tradition as timekeeper for equestrian sports with the Conquest 1/100th Horse Racing Longines unveils a new model to add to its Conquest collection, a name borne by many of the brand’s successful pieces over the years: Conquest 1/100th Horse Racing
Now keeping time to one hundredth of a second, this watch includes a unique movement that surpasses its predecessors. The creation of this model sees Longines continue its long tradition as a timekeeper for equestrian sports and pays homage to all those passionate about flat racing. Longines, timekeeper for sporting performances since the end of the 19th century, is launching a new line of watches that have been specially created for sports which require high precision timing. The Conquest 1/100th series responds to the needs of athletes, professionals and sports fans, since it measures multiple intermediary times and has an intuitive analogue display that shows the time to one hundredth of a second using a separate hand. All of this is possible thanks to the latest generation of quartz movement developed exclusively for Longines by ETA.
You need to go all the way back to 1878 in order to find the first traces of Longines’ involvement in equestrian sport. It was at this time that the brand produced one of its most emblematic items, a watch engraved with the image of a jockey on his mount which allowed performances to be timed to the second. Seen on racecourses from 1881, this model was already being used by most judges in New York by 1886. Consequently, the importance that Longines placed in equestrian competitions grew while the brand continued to push the boundaries of precision. Today, Longines is continuing its rich tradition in sports timekeeping by unveiling the Conquest 1/100th Horse Racing, a silver faced range of the Conquest 1/100th. Just like the original model from 1878, this watch is aimed at everyone involved in the world of flat horseracing – from trainers seeking to assess
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the current fitness of their horses to performance-oriented jockeys, owners, purchasers of future champions and passionate spectators gathered around the racecourse. All of them hold onto this universal, yet relative notion: time. It is time that determines the winner, immortalises the feat and creates the legends surrounding exceptional horses. According to Christiane ‘Criquette’ Head-Maarek, friend of the Longines brand and considered to be one of the best racehorse trainers given the exceptional triple victories she secured both at the Prix de Diane Longines and at the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: “Thoroughbreds are top athletes; it requires a great deal of precision to train them. You have to be able to measure their performances to almost one hundredth of a second at each section of the course. “A thoroughbred can run at 50 km/h for more than one kilometer, with a burst of speed at 70 km/h. At this speed, one hundredth of a second equates to 20 cm; that’s enough distance to win by a neck’s length!” The demands required for Longines to reach such an extreme level of precision have led to the development of a new unique quartz movement, the L440.
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“You have to be able to measure their performances to almost one hundredth of a second” This new model includes a microcontroller with a flash memory that allows the watch to be reset instantly and allows intermediary times to be recorded. With a diameter of 41 mm, this bright steel model has a silver face that displays hours, minutes, small seconds at 6 o’clock, the date and other chronographic functions: a central seconds hand, a 30-minute stopwatch at 2 o’clock and a 12-hour stopwatch at 10 o’clock. The hand in red displays time to one hundredth of a second and is the watch’s crowning glory at the centre. The model is also fitted with a steel bracelet and a butterfly clasp.
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Longines celebrates traditional English sartorial elegance
The Swiss watch brand Longines celebrated the English sartorial elegance characteristic of the Royal Meeting at Ascot, as the Official Timekeeper, and Watch of this prestigious event. The brand has had the pleasure to welcome its Ambassador of Elegance and alpine skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal for the raceday, which was marked by three race records, in the Queen Anne Stakes, the Coventry Stakes and the St James’s Palace Stakes. On Tuesday June 20th, 2017 the owners of Lady Aurelia, the winning horse in the King’s Stand Stakes, received an elegant Longines watch from the hands of TRH’s The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Earlier that day, Longines Vice President and Head of International Marketing Juan-Carlos Capelli presented a watch to Stevie Donohoe, the winning jockey of The Coventry Stakes. Owner, trainer and Lad of Rajasinghe, the winning horse of this race, were rewarded with refined Longines watches as well. In addition, Norwegian alpine skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal, member of the Longines family since 2007, enhanced the race day with his presence. Longines, which last year celebrated
its ten-year anniversary partnership with Ascot, is the Official Timekeeper and Watch and Official Partner of Royal Ascot, with the brand having enhanced on-course presence including a branded chronometer close to the winning post. This event, characterized by the most traditional English sartorial elegance, was the perfect occasion for the Swiss watchmaker to present its new models from the Longines Master Collection, displaying a sunray blue dial. These fashionable chromatic variations are perfectly in line with the classic and understated spirit of this collection and come in several diameters, so that men and women can find the watch best suited to their wrist. Longines’ passion for equestrian sport dates back to 1878, when it produced a chronograph engraved with a jockey and his mount. Seen on the racetracks as early as 1881 and extremely popular among jockeys and horse -lovers, this model enabled its user to time performances to the seconds. In 1912, the company partnered for the first time with an international show jumping competition. Today Longines’ involvement in equestrian sports includes show-jumping, Flat racing, driving, dressage and eventing competitions.
Jane Richard Longines Ambassador of Elegance
JANE BEGAN PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIONS WITH A VICTORY IN 1998 AT THE SWISS FINAL TEAM TROPHY IN KERZERS (SUI). SINCE THIS FIRST MEDAL, SHE HAS ALWAYS STAYED IN THE TOP 10 BEST RIDERS IN HER CLASS.
Longines Ambassador of Elegance Jane began professional competitions with a victory in 1998 at the Swiss Final Team Trophy in Kerzers (SUI). Since this first medal, she has always stayed in the top 10 best riders in her class. Her best season was almost certainly 2006, with three first places (CS Uster (SUI); CSI-B in Siena (ITA);
CSI-B Grand Prix in Siena (ITA)) and four times on the podium (CSIO-JY Kerzers (SUI); Ladies’ at the CSI-A in Neuendorf (SUI); CSI-JY Grand Prix in Copenhagen (DEN); Swiss Final Team Trophy in Humlikon (SUI). Jane achieved her best result ever in the Super League at the Dublin Horse
Show 2007 (IRL) with a third place on Jalla De Gaverie. In 2008, she started to participate in a few CSIO*****, achieving some good results. Since then, she has been competing in various international competitions, mostly CSI*** where she has constant results being in the five first places.
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Rolex, Chopard and Bremont
Celebrating 60 years of excellence Rolex shares many values and attributes with the elegant sport of equestrianism The Olympic disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing are physically exacting, requiring accuracy, grace and strength. All of these qualities are mirrored in the creation of a Rolex wristwatch. Over the last 60 years Rolex has been pioneers in the global equestrian world, supporting events such as the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, to test the world’s best horse and rider combinations to reach new heights within the sporting arena. Similarly, over the last century, since
the company was founded, Rolex has continued to adapt and innovate its iconic timepieces. Rolex has cultivated an enduring legacy with the equestrian world and is now a major force at play behind the finest riders, competitions and institutions. Looking ahead, this partnership will continue to strengthen and deepen, building the equestrian event calendar and embracing new members to its Testimonee family, so continuing to cement its name in the history of this great sport.
Chopard is proud to present the L.U.C XP URUSHI ‘Year of the Horse’ special edition The quintessence of the ancestral Japanese art of Urushi, combined with the ultimate degree of Swiss horological refinement: such in a nutshell is the nature of the new L.U.C XP 2014 ‘Year of the Horse’ special edition. Its entirely hand-painted dial honours Asia by celebrating the year of the horse in the Chinese calendar using Japanese-inspired traditional artistic techniques. It depicts a noble prancing horse, adorned with lotus flowers – a plant symbolising personal fulfilment due to its ability to rise unsullied from the
muddy waters where it is rooted, in order to blossom in the light. The horse, the seventh sign of the Chinese calendar composed of 12 animals, loves to travel towards new horizons. It is a free-spirited creature endowed with a nomadic spirit. Ancestral wisdom credits it with a strong attachment to defending family values and the cause of the weak. Tradition thus holds that people born in the year of the horse are generally characterised by their devotion, their energy and their creativity.
Bremont is an award-winning British luxury watch brand, manufacturing mechanical watches in Henley-on-Thames, England Bremont is making considerable investment with its UK watch making and manufacturing. At the end of 2014, it launched a new facility in Silverstone to manufacture case and movement components. Co-founded by brothers Nick & Giles English in 2002, Bremont has made a substantial impact on the watch industry in a very short period of time. The brand remains true to its original principles of aviation and military, British engineering and adventure. As well as manufacturing watches for some of the most exclusive military squadrons around the world, Bremont continues to play an influential role in revitalising the British watch industry, 66
the birthplace of numerous timekeeping innovations still used today. The brand is now in the top handful of chronometer producers in the world.
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Superb Caribbean escapes
West Coast Luxury in Barbados Barbados, a picturesque island with scenery so breathtaking a photographic opportunity presents itself at every turn. With dramatic outstretches of crystal clear waters that frame pristine coastlines, the haven promises an unforgettable vacation of tranquility and surprise.
Whilst the charming landscapes are promising enough, the eclectic culture of the island is the main attraction, celebrating an assortment of historical, cultural and sporting opportunities, complemented by lavish accommodation and a myriad of restaurants to suit all tastes.
The island offers an array of 5 star accommodation options from luxurious resorts and sumptuous villas to generous hotels and premium apartment complexes. Visitors can expect bespoke service catered towards their desires.
Port Ferdinand Marina & Beach Club and Saint Peter’s Bay Luxury Residences Port Ferdinand Marina & Beach Club offers spacious luxury homes complete with yacht berth and balconies with marina views. Port Ferdinand provides the ultimate in luxury living, as the homes are beautifully appointed, featuring coral stone walls, solid wood fittings, marble floors and quality furnishings in a traditional cool Caribbean style. There is a fantastic choice of facilities and activities and direct access to the beach with Nikki Beach Barbados opening here later this year. For more information visit our website at www.portferdinand.com Saint Peter’s Bay is ideally situated on a beautiful stretch of beach on the island’s north west coast, the luxurious residences offer a stylish and contemporary home from home with plenty of space to spread out and the resort’s dedicated concierge team will thoroughly pamper and spoil you during your stay.
Take the complimentary water taxi to sister property Port Ferdinand or let a private chef cater for you in the comfort of your own residence, a stay at Saint Peter’s Bay is all about having the freedom to do things your way. www.stpetersbaybarbados.com
Coral Reef Club and The Sandpiper Located directly on fine white sandy beaches lapped by warm Caribbean waters are the family run Coral Reef Club and The Sandpiper. The plantation style Coral Reef Club’s 88 rooms and suites are set in lush tropical gardens where monkeys play in the tree tops and guests sip cocktails under shady palms fringing the powder white beach. The Sandpiper, with its stylish lap pool and idyllic, understated Harold’s Beach Bar appeals to guests looking for something a little more contemporary but with the intimacy of a family run property. Come, relax and rejuvenate under Caribbean skies and sunshine. See www.coralreefbarbados.com and www.sandpiperbarbados.com.
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Beautiful Barbados
Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Barbados
Perfectly located on an enviable half mile crescent beach, the boutique Fairmont Royal Pavilion is ideally situated on the West Coast of Barbados. All 72 newlyrefurbished guest rooms and suites are elegantly designed, with muted colours and are uniquely ocean front. 48 Oceanfront Deluxe rooms with clear glass balconies, offer spectacular unobstructed views of the glistening Caribbean sea, while 24 stylish Beachfront Junior Suites, complete with
butler service and decked terrace just a step on to the beach. A welcoming staff, exceptional cuisine and an array of complimentary leisure facilities, make this resort perfect for romantic getaways, memorable celebrations and unforgettable family holidays, welcoming the most discerning travellers wanting to embrace a truly Bajan experience. Open-air dining at Fairmont Royal Pavilion in two beachside restaurants with
breathtaking Ocean views, the sound of the waves lapping or local musical talent. The popular Sunday brunch is a must, with Catch of the Day, BBQ and delicious Bajan cuisine, all to the lilt of a steel pan. Complimentary amenities include Tennis and non-motorised watersports, plus traditional Afternoon Tea is served on the terrace daily. A highlight to any stay at Fairmont Royal Pavilion is swimming with the Turtles from the shore. See www.fairmont.com for more details.
Cobblers Cove, Barbados English elegance with Caribbean character, located on the platinum west coast of Barbados, Cobblers Cove offers a haven of grace and tranquillity to discerning travellers. The beachside hotel has 40 suites, each individually decorated and open to the ocean and tropical garden surroundings. Serving the finest food on the island, The Camelot Restaurant is a destination in itself - make sure to visit us soon. www.cobblerscove.com
Colony Club, The House, Treasure Beach by Elegant Hotels
Colony Club is situated on the finest stretch of Barbados’ Platinum West Coast, with soaring palm trees, lagoonstyle pools and serene tropical gardens. Colony is a truly timeless retreat. Pool and Beach Ambassadors offer a variety of services catering to all needs, making sure guests feel pampered and special. The House by Elegant Hotels is a chic adults-only boutique hotel, set to re-open early October 2017 after undergoing 68
extensive renovations to modernise its current ocean-inspired design and build its first Spa area. Guests are welcomed with a complimentary 30-minute jet-lag massage and, during the holiday, they can enjoy complimentary and daily treats such as champagne breakfast, afternoon tea and evening canapĂŠs. Set to open pre Christmas 2017, Treasure Beach is the seventh Elegant Hotels property on the magnificent Caribbean island of Barbados.
A true gem amongst luxury hotels in the Caribbean, located in Paynes Bay, St. James, on one of the most beautiful beaches of the Platinum West Coast of Barbados. The 35-room all-suite hotel is set in lush, tropical gardens with stunning views overlooking the Caribbean Sea. www.eleganthotels.com To book any of these properties please contact your preferred travel agent or tour operator.
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new Galileos at Cheveley Park Stud
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GALILEO
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Dual Gr.1 winner of the Gr.1 Coral Eclipse Stakes and Gr.1 Juddmonte International Stakes. Defeated Gr.1 winners CHURCHILL, BARNEY ROY, DECORATED KNIGHT, etc. Dam a winner of the Gr.1 Oaks Stakes and is a sister to Gr.1 winner SHIVA. NEW AT CHEVELEY PARK STUD IN 2018
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INTELLO GALILEO
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Unbeaten 2yo and Classic winner at 3 out of a Gr.2 winning and Classic-placed daughter of DANEHILL. His principal first crop successes in 2017 include the Stakes winner SONJEU, the Stakes placed INTELLO KISS, the debutant winners REGAL REALITY, INTELLOGENT, KING AND EMPIRE, and the Gr.1-bound GABR. RETURNING TO CHEVELEY PARK STUD IN 2018
Cheveley Park Stud
Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9DD Tel: (01638) 730316 enquiries@cheveleypark.co.uk
Visit our new website to discover more on our stallions www.cheveleypark.co.uk L@CPStudOfficial
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BREEDERS’ DIGEST By EMMA BERRY, Bloodstock Editor
Our bloodstock coverage this month includes:
• Sales Circuit: Britain and Ireland’s major yearling sales enjoy bumper returns – pages 72-88 • Caulfield Files: Finding the best broodmare to suit your budget – pages 93-94 • Dr Statz: Sprinter-milers on the rise as market appeal squeezes stayers out – page 118
Start ’em young and keep ’em keen T
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Bloodstock could yet become Howson, Houldsworth & Player.
Incentives welcome
This transitional issue of the magazine went to press as we were anticipating the final Group 1 race of the season at Doncaster and some of the big names from the jumping world were about to spring back into action. The Flat season which has just concluded marked the second year of the very welcome EBF and TBA initiative aimed at keeping a better level of filly in training for longer, the EBF Fillies’ Series, which culminated in four valuable finals over different distances at Newmarket in early October. It’s all too easy to give up on a filly who falls short of black-type class but this series has undoubtedly incentivised owners of fillies in the 70-100 rating bracket to have a shot at some decent prize-money throughout the season, plus the chance of a £25,000 nomination voucher from the TBA for winning finalists who have won or placed in a qualifier. That useful bonus went this year to Lady Caroline Lonsdale, whose homebred Peach
Melba took the mile final worth £31,125 to the winner. That victory capped a successful year for Lady Lonsdale, who co-bred leading juvenile Havana Grey with Mickley Stud and also enjoyed a French stakes triumph when Izzy Bizu, whom she co-owned with former BHB Chairman Peter Savill, won the Listed Prix Six Perfections in Deauville. Izzy Bizu, who, like Peach Melba, was trained by Mark Johnston, was subsequently sold for €290,000 at the Goffs Champions Sale.
Make sure you mop up With the focus now switching to National Hunt, the TBA is reminding breeders to register filly foals of 2017 for the NH Mare Owners’ Prize Scheme (MOPS). To enrol a filly in the scheme is free for members and with potential bonuses of £10,000 for qualifying chases and hurdle races and £5,000 for mares’ bumpers, it is, as they say, a ‘no brainer’ to sign up. More than £130,000 has already been won through MOPS this year alone. British-bred or -sired fillies of 2017 can be entered until January 31, 2018. Full details can be found on www.thetba.co.uk.
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he TBA’s ‘youth movement’ started life almost a decade ago as the Next Generation Committe and, now known as The Thoroughbred Club, continues to reach, educate and encourage younger racing fans which we need to become the breeders of tomorrow. Of course, in breeding, as in farming, there has always been a tradition of children following their parents into the business and in the case of at least two British stud farms there’s a strong belief in sparking that interest from an early age. Nell Kent, the eight-year-old daughter of Richard and Claire at Mickley Stud, is apparently not shy when it comes to regaling her teacher and classmates with tales in rather colourful detail of the farm’s most recent stallion recruit, Proconsul, and she now holds the distinction of almost certainly being Britain’s youngest successful breeder. Nell’s homebred Multiplex two-year-old, which she named Pastamakesufaster, was the five-length winner in September of Goodwood’s TBA Small Breeders’ Fillies’ Conditions Stakes – perhaps the only time the race title can be taken literally – providing a double whammy for the TBA in boosting both a small breeder and a young breeder at the same time. For those of us of a certain vintage, it’s no longer just the policemen who look young but also bloodstock agents. At the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale back in August there was a new generation of the Player family pounding the beat as 11-year-old Freddie, son of Ed and grandson of Peter, worked the sales ground with Geoffrey Howson. The latter has already struck up a good working arrangement with a bright young thing in his business partner Matthew Houldsworth and, judging by the intent with which Freddie Player was making copious notes in his catalogue on the yearlings put before him, Howson & Houldsworth
Successful breeder Nell Kent, 8, and budding bloodstock agent Freddie Player, 11
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SALES CIRCUIT • By Carl Evans
GEORGE SELWYN
Overview and analysis of the latest events in the ring
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 More than 100 million guineas changed hands in three days at this, Europe’s highest-grossing yearling sale. Record figures tumbled, and there was a host of talking points, not least Godolphin’s purchase of yearlings by Coolmore sires, in particular the offspring of champion Galileo. It was back in 2005 that Sheikh Mohammed chose not to buy Coolmore-sired yearlings at public auction, and he stuck to that policy until Keeneland’s September Sale this year, when his new yearling-buying team of John Gosden, Anthony Stroud and David Loder invested in several lots conceived at Ashford
Stud, Coolmore’s US division. Another indication that the Sheikh’s embargo had ended came at the Orby Sale, where a Galileo colt was bought for €1.2 million, and it seemed well and truly consigned to history at Book 1, where Godolphin bought four yearlings by Galileo and one by Mastercraftsman for a spend of 6,135,000gns on that quintet alone. Coolmore, working with friends from South Africa’s Mayfair Speculators, reciprocated, buying a 2 million-guinea colt by Dubawi, and it can only be good for traders beyond the two goliaths. There will be occasions when Team Coolmore might not think so, such as when they finished underbidder on the top lot, a 4 million gns Galileo filly and first foal of top-class racemare Dank, but with the stallions at its
TALKING POINTS • Turnover of more than 102 million guineas was comfortably more than double the sum achieved at this event in the post-crash year of 2008, but it was also well ahead of the 64 million guineas turned over in 2007 before the banks wobbled – and when an additional 200 horses were offered. A proliferation in international billionaires, fabulous sums of prize-money for selected international races, and a lust for progeny by the current crop of European stallions, have made this a golden period for bloodstock trading in Europe. • The number of 100,000gns-plus horses at Book 1 increased by just three, from 254 last year to 257, up 1%. Yet the number of horses making a million guineas or more rose from nine to 17, an increase of 89%. • Frankel has some way to go before being talked about as
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James Wigan’s Galileo filly out of the dual Grade 1 winner Dank after topping Book 1, with Rachael Andre, Conor and Liam Norris
John Gosden has been busy at sales in Europe and America for Godolphin
a great stallion, but his unbeaten and brilliant racetrack performances remain fresh in the memory, particularly with some overseas buyers. DMM.com, a Japanese online rental specialist making a first appearance at Book 1, was represented by Frenchman Yohann Grainche, a novice among the ranks of bloodstock buyers, but clearly elated when relating to the press his pleasure at securing a piece of Frankel’s legacy in the shape of a 1,400,00gns filly. • US agent Justin Casse bought the top lot at the Orby Sale, a Frankel colt for €1,600,000, on behalf of Zayat Stables. His sole purchase at Book 1 was a Frankel colt for 1,550,000gns, although he said his mystery client was not the Zayat family. • Dubawi, Galileo, Frankel and Sea The Stars, the big four, duly finished in that order in the table of leading sires by aggregate, but fifth spot went to Dark Angel, an emerging force, and about to figure prominently at Book 2.
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best of the crop, piled in and drove up prices. Highclere Stud regained its place as leading consignor by aggregate, trading 23 yearlings for 9,123,000gns, and Godolphin headed the buyers’ list, gaining 27 horses for 15,930,000gns at an average of 590,000gns. Every industry needs fresh blood, and there was plenty of evidence that bloodstock is not short in that department. SackvilleDonald’s Alastair Donald has a potent new client in the form of Thailand’s King Power Racing, which was the backbone of a 13,328,000gns total spend by the agency on 32 lots, and while Japanese buyers are nothing new, and they accounted for eight horses at this sale, one newcomer among them, DMM.com, bought a 1,400,000gns Frankel filly.
disposal there are likely to be more benefits than negatives. The pin-up filly was another consigning triumph for Marlborough-based Liam and Jenny Norris, and for breeder James Wigan. His usual modus operandi is to sell stock as foals, but Dank was so precious that he opted to wait until her second foal, also by Galileo, was safely born before selling the first. When a full-sister arrived without a hitch, the first one could go to market, at which she helped to ease the sale’s aggregate figure past 100 million guineas for the first time. This represented a 16% rise despite a smaller catalogue, from which 51 fewer horses were offered. The average rose 29% and the median by 27%, as international buyers, rapacious for the
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Peter Reynolds oversaw the start of the Ballymacoll dispersal
Mark Weinfeld’s Meon Valley Stud had another good result with a Dubawi colt
TATTERSALLS October Yearling Sale Book 1 TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
F Galileo-Dank (Dansili)
Norris Bloodstock
Price (gns) 4,000,000
Buyer Godolphin
C Dubawi-Izzi Top (Pivotal)
Meon Valley Stud
2,600,000
Roger Varian
F Frankel-Prowess (Peintre Celebre)
John Troy
2,500,000
SackvilleDonald
C Dubawi-Sky Lantern (Red Clubs)
Highclere Stud
2,000,000
MV Magnier/Mayfair/P&R Doyle
F Kingman-Justlookdontouch (Galileo)
Corduff Stud
1,700,000
Moyglare Stud
F Galileo-Penchant (Kyllachy)
Glenvale Stud
1,600,000
MV Magnier/Mayfair/P&R Doyle
F Invincible Spirit-Cassandra Go (Indian Ridge)
Ballyhimikin Stud
1,600,000
MV Magnier
F Galileo-Vadawina (Unfuwain)
Barronstown Stud
1,550,000
Justin Casse
C Dubawi-Danedream (Lomitas)
Newsells Park Stud
1,500,000
Shadwell Estate
F Frankel-Steel Princess (Danehill)
Castlebridge Consignment
1,400,000
DMM.com
FIVE-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (gns)
Avg (gns)
Mdn (gns)
Top Price (gns)
2017
349
102,290,000
293,095
165,000
4,000,000
2016
386
88,038,000
228,078
130,000
2,600,000
2015
372
82,744,500
222,431
150,000
2,100,000
2014
336
79,274,000
235,935
150,000
2,600,000
2013
339
70,343,000
207,501
130,000
5,000,000
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Adam Hill, Fiona and Mick Denniff with the record-breaking Exceed And Excel filly
Kodiac headed the sires’ table by aggregate, his 45 sold yearlings turning over 4,370,500gns at an average of 97,122gns, while the 21 Dark Angel colts and fillies who found a buyer added
Natalie Folland and Charlotte Pedel with Elkington Stud’s Mukhadram colt who was the second-top lot of Book 3 when sold for 90,000gns to Amanda Skiffington
TALKING POINTS • At this sale the leading stallion whose progeny hit the racecourse next year was Coolmore Stud’s Australia, whose 12 sold yearlings averaged 130,833gns. Yet the fairytale story relating to sires at Book 2 revolved around one at the end of his career, 20-year-old Sinndar, whose victory for the Aga Khan in the millennium Arc de Triomphe under Johnny Murtagh is still, for some of us, as fresh as just-popped champagne. Sinndar was no failure at stud, producing top notchers such as Youmzain and Shawanda, but he was never a sales poster boy. He moved
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An 850,000gns sale-topping, record-setting son of Sea The Stars was the highlight from a tremendous three days of trade at Book 2, where, once again, demand was super-strong for the best lots. Their valuations have behaved like a yo-yo in the past three years, dropping from 11 who made 300,000gns-plus in 2015 to two last year, then racing back up to a barely conceivable 19 at the sale’s latest edition, an extraordinary increase fuelled by foreign investment. It is good news for British and Irish racing that many of their purchases will be trained in those two countries. The sale-topper was a cosmopolitan mix of his own, being bred by an Italian, conceived in Ireland and foaled in Britain, but the orchestrator of his creation was very much Italian in the shape of breeder Massimo Parri. He opted to sell at Book 2 for two reasons – he had another horse in the sale (later withdrawn) and wanted them to travel together from his stud near Siena, and he was keen to place the colt, a strong, loose-limbed beauty, before some of the world’s leading bloodstock buyers. The plan worked, for Sheikh Hamdan loved the colt and Angus Gold duly bought him for Shadwell for the new best price, one that was 125,000gns in advance of the previous high set in 2015 for a Dubawi colt. Shadwell Estate went on to become leading buyer once again, purchasing 42 lots for 5,920,000gns, while Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation gained 12 for 2,902,000gns. Further sizeable Middle Eastern input from Sheikh Mohammed Obaid and Saeed Suhail, among others, contributed to the record turnover, while SackvilleDonald’s King Power Racing client from Thailand, a key buyer at Book 1, was no less hungry at this level. There were record figures in all the key indicators, with turnover up 24%, the average by 20% and the median by 10%. A single percentage point drop in the overall clearance rate to 83% was one of the few negatives, although it was set to achieve a far better mark after two days, only to dip to 78% at the final session.
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Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2
from Haras de Bonneval to Haras National du Lion D’Angers in 2016, and in the fashion-conscious world of bloodstock buying it seemed his best days were over. It would take a German to think differently, however, and Philipp Stauffenberg duly offered at Book 2 a colt by the sire – the only one at the whole of the October Sale – and was handsomely rewarded when he made 300,000gns, a European record for a Sinndar yearling at auction. Ironically an announcement was made on the same day that the stallion had been pensioned, so the yearling, named Fabriano and bought by trainer Roger Varian, paid a glowing and unexpected tribute to an honourable horse.
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TATTERSALLS October Yearling Sale Book 2 TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
C Sea The Stars-Biz Bar (Tobougg)
Allevamento Le Gi
Price (gns) 850,000
Shadwell Estate
C Dark Angel-Fuaigh Mor (Dubai Destination)
Yeomanstown Stud
625,000
Godolphin
F Exceed And Excel-Tiana (Diktat)
Rosyground Stud
500,000
SackvilleDonald
C Lope de Vega-Boston Rocker (Acclamation)
Ballyhimikin Stud
500,000
Roger Varian
F Dark Angel-Warshah (Shamardal)
Yeomanstown Stud
400,000
Blandford B/s
C Australia-Thai Haku (Oasis Dream)
Marlhill House Stud
380,000
John & Jake Warren
F Showcasing-Coplow (Manduro)
Stowell Hill Stud
380,000
John Gosden
F Lope de Vega-Kalandara (Rainbow Quest)
Baroda & Colbinstown Studs
370,000
Godolphin
C Nathaniel-Langs Lash (Noverre)
Newsells Park Stud
C Australia-Dorothy B (Fastnet Rock)
lare Castle Stud
50,000 350,000
Buyer
China Horse Club Blandford B/s
FIVE-YEAR TALE Sold
Agg (gns)
Avg (gns)
Mdn (gns)
Top Price (gns)
613
48,022,000
78,339
55,000
850,000
2016
593
38,758,500
65,360
50,000
380,000
2015
681
42,414,000
62,282
47,000
725,000
2014
660
42,555,500
64,478
50,000
525,000
2013
765
36,359,500
47,529
37,000
320,000
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 Tattersalls cut this sale by 207 catalogued horses in 2016, but it was tempted to take in more for the latest edition, and an additional 176 lots walked the ring, creating a total of 596. The endurance of long sessions for Book 3 horses was partially mitigated by events on the Rowley Mile, however, for the Future Champions meeting was moved back a week and meant Tattersalls had to stage the sale over three days, with a break for racing on day two, and a finish before racing on day three. Turnover went up by 34%, helped by the additional horses, but the opportunities to buy resulted in a reduction in prices, and the average and median marks fell back by 8% and 15% respectively. Those two figures had
steamed ahead by 37% and 44% in 2016, so the falls should be placed against those gains, and a 1% rise in the clearance rate to 79% was a comfort for breeders. Rabbah Bloodstock is made up of a group of Dubai businessmen who seem to enjoy trading as much as they do racing, and several of their number were present at this event. They became leading buyers, taking 15 yearlings for 436,000gns, but they also bred and sold the top lot, a 110,000gns colt by Darley sire Farhh, consigned from the Broughton family’s Barton Stud, which is based near Bury St Edmunds. Joe Foley signed for this gem on behalf of Clipper Logistics’ Steve Parkin, now a key buyer at bloodstock auctions, and one of a number who have added to the buoyancy of trade in the past few years.
TALKING POINTS • Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony is not a man to publicly criticise The British Horseracing Authority or press coverage of the bloodstock industry, but his Book 3 closing statement referred to “distractions” following several Racing Post articles. Triggered by a BHA review of the bloodstock industry – which was also picked up by at least one other UK national broadsheet newspaper – the Racing Post quoted from a letter by BHA Chief Executive Nick Rust to stakeholders, in which he referred to “unsatisfactory experiences for owners and prospective owners” at bloodstock auctions. For clarification, the Post referred to “secret payments, bribes, kickbacks and collusion”.
THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
LAURA GREEN/TATTERSALLS
Year 2017
Nicola Kent and her Camacho colt from a longstanding Ballyhampshire family
As in any industry turning over vast sums of money it would be amazing if cases of sharp practice were nil, yet secrecy is a fundamental element of auctioneering in order to gain market valuations – otherwise horses would be placed in shop windows with price tags. What irked traders at Book 2, and almost certainly angered Tattersalls too – not that Mahony’s statement betrayed bitterness – was the timing of the announcement of the BHA review. It may have been a timely warning for some, but it could have been damaging for honest, hardworking breeders and consignors at the start of a crucial week in their year. Turnover of more than 160,000 million guineas at the October Sale, and solid clearance rates, suggest the damage, if any, was minimal.
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TATTERSALLS October Yearling Sale Book 3 TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
F Farhh-Purple Tiger (Rainbow Quest)
Barton Stud
Price (gns)
C Mukhadram-Skyrider (Dalakhani)
Elkington Stud
90,000
Amanda Skiffington Bloodstock
C Bated Breath-Sky Crystal (Galileo)
The Castlebridge Consignment
85,000
Joe Foley
C Sea The Moon-Diablerette (Green Desert)
Britton House Stud
80,000
Stroud Coleman Bloodstock
C Farhh-Island Babe (Kingmambo)
Voute Sales
75,000
Stroud Coleman Bloodstock
C Cape Cross-Seasons (Dubai Destination)
Ballyhimikin Stud
75,000
Royal Amber Bloodstock
C Iffraaj-Cool Question (Polar Falcon)
Barton Stud
70,000
Tom Malone
C Camacho-Pashmina (Barathea)
Nicola Kent
68,000
Stroud Coleman B/s/Thurloe T’bred
C Nathaniel-Navajo Charm (Authorized)
Natton House T’breds Ltd
68,000
Tim Leslie
C Charm Spirit-Buredyma (Dutch Art)
Tally-Ho Stud
67,000
Aidan O’Ryan/Gordon Elliott
110,000
Buyer Joe Foley
FIVE-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (gns)
Avg (gns)
Mdn (gns)
Top Price (gns)
2017
473
7,839,450
16,574
11,000
110,000
2016
326
5,844,300
17,927
13,000
200,000
2015
483
6,335,900
13,118
9,000
115,000
2014
436
7,164,350
16,432
11,500
100,000
2013
216
2,304,300
10,668
6,900
57,000
EMMA BERRY
It is unlikely that Aidan O’Brien needs new owners, but he came by one of some importance recently. Egyptian glass and drinks entrepreneur Ahmed Zayat has proved quite a hit in US racing, breeding Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and campaigning a number of other high-profile horses, while running a successful stallion station under the Zayat Stables banner. He keeps his runners with the best of American trainers, so why would he open an interest in European racing by going to anyone but O’Brien? The relationship was cemented, publicly at least, at the Orby Sale, where bloodstock agent Justin Casse and Zayat’s son Justin teamed up to land the sale-topper, a €1.6m Frankel colt out of the winning Xaar mare Belesta, and set to begin his racing education at Ballydoyle. This was not a first Orby purchase by Casse and Zayat, and a Declaration Of War colt they bought last year with agent David Ingordo for €475,000 has since been placed at Grade 3 level for US trainer Bill Mott. The Frankel was one of two million-euro
Eventer Edie Murray-Hayden turned a profit with her €500,000 Dabirsim colt
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Goffs Orby Yearling Sale
The Galileo filly out of L’Amour De Ma Vie leaves the ring after selling for €1.2m
horses to grace this year’s two-day auction, the other being a Galileo colt at €1.2m. Godolphin, aka Sheikh Mohammed, was the purchaser, M V Magnier, aka Coolmore, was underbidder – a tussle not seen at a European sale for a Coolmoresired yearling for many a year. Godolphin, spearheaded by a revamped buying team of John Gosden, Anthony Stroud and David Loder, had thrown a light on its intentions when buying Coolmore-sired yearlings at Keeneland, but investing in a horse by Coolmore’s top stallion, at a sale in Ireland, and with Magnier as underbidder, was a policy change of a much higher order. Big-money sales helped turnover nudge ahead by a single percentage point and breach the €40m mark, the average was on a par with the 2016 figure, while the median figure dipped 3%. Despite an improved clearance rate, involving the sale of 373 of 433 offered horses, or 86%,
Goffs Group CEO Henry Beeby reflected that the Orby is “all about the best selling very well, and it was perhaps the case that those few that did not live up to that billing were less popular.” He pointed out the 2016 sale had been boosted by a Wildenstein dispersal – which had added €2,726,000 to the takings – and he was therefore delighted turnover had inched ahead again. Godolphin, the leading buyer in 2016, was again a key component, but heading purchasers on this occasion was BBA Ireland, with a generous €4,373,000 investment in no fewer than 41 horses. Castlebridge Consignment had the numbers and quality of horse to ensure it was well clear in the leading vendors’ table, selling 24 for €2,759,000, but the clear winner on average price was Eddie Irwin’s Marlhill House Stud, which sold three lots, including the €1.6m Frankel highflyer, for an average of €558,000. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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FASCINATING ROCK
Al Kazeem bay 2008, 16.1hh by Dubawi - Kazeem (Darshaan) Ë European Champion at 10 furlongs Ë Winner of 10 races at 2 to 7 years including 4 Gr.1 races Ë By DUBAWI – sire of 33 Gr.1 winners including Classic sire MAKFI Ë From the stallion producing family of IN REALITY, KNOWN FACT and RELAUNCH Ë Timeform rated 128 in three consecutive seasons Ë “He was a gentleman from the outset, full of class and tough as they come” Roger Charlton
Two winners from three runners including stakes filly Golden Spell, a winner at 5 and 6 furlongs.
His first crop of yearlings averaged £135,000 with a top price of €360,000 STANDING AT OAKGROVE STUD
Fee: £12,000 Oct 1st SLF (Limited Book)
Oakgrove Estate, St Arvans, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6EH Tel: 01291 622876 G Fax: 01291 622070 G Email: oakgrovestud@btinternet.com G www.oakgrovestud.com For Nominations Contact: David Hilton: 07595 951248 G Vannessa Swift: 01291 622876
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SALES CIRCUIT TALKING POINTS • John Ferguson, who has been the apex of top-quality bloodstock sales on numerous occasions in his role as buyer for Sheikh Mohammed, had taken a break from the scene following his decision to leave Godolphin earlier this year. Internal issues within the blue team, and a remarkably public display of disaffection by Godolphin trainer Saeed bin Suroor – who kept his job while Ferguson walked – caused the change at the helm. Ferguson was too young and talented to be lost for good, however, and he stepped back into the thoroughbred auction world at the Orby – where he had bought a sale-
topping €1.4m Dubawi colt just 12 months earlier – alongside his son James and William Haggas’s son Sam. Ferguson said he had returned to his bloodstock agency roots and would be sourcing all types of horses for clients. Ferguson’s involvement in Godolphin lives on, however, for at Newmarket, just three days before the Orby opened, the filly Magic Lily scored by eight lengths on debut, provoking in some a reminiscence of the Monday evening at Tattersalls’ December Sale when Ferguson bought her dam, Dancing Rain, for 4,000,000gns. Magic Lily was yet another winner for trainer Charlie Appleby, who has enjoyed a fantastic season with two-year-olds, many bought by Ferguson.
GOFFS Orby Yearling Sale TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
C Frankel-Belesta (Xaar)
Marlhill House Stud
1,600,000
Price (€)
Buyer Justin Casse/Zayat Stables
F Galileo-L’Amour De Ma Vie (Dansili)
Ballylinch Stud
1,200,000
Godolphin
C Kingman-Go Lovely Rose (Pivotal)
Baroda & Colbinstown Studs
650,000
Roger Varian
F Galileo-Hawala (Warning)
Barronstown Stud
625,000
Magnier/Mayfair/Doyle
F Invincible Spirit-Prima Luce (Galileo)
Kilcarn Stud
580,000
Cheveley Park Stud
C Kodiac-Wonderful Town (Bernstein)
Oaks Farm Stables
500,000
Shadwell Estate
C Dabirsim-Chica Loca (American Post)
Gormanstown Stud
500,000
SackvilleDonald
C Showcasing-Roseraie (Lawman)
Skymarc/Hollyhill
460,000
Godolphin
F Invincible Spirit-Gift Heaven (Excellent Art)
Irish National Stud
450,000
Juddmonte Farms
F Galileo-Daneleta (Danehill)
Airlie Stud
420,000
Flaxman Stables
FIVE-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2017
373
40,702,500
109,122
65,000
1,600,000
2016
363
39,925,000
109,986
67,000
1,400,000
2015
371
38,901,500
104,856
65,000
2,000,000
2014
352
38,450,500
109,234
70,000
1,500,000
2013
344
34,940,500
101,571
57,500
2,850,000
Goffs Sportsman’s Sale
TALKING POINTS
EMMA BERRY
Cutting this sale to one session from two was deemed a success, and the figures backed up the observations. A buzzier, concentrated event involving 103 fewer horses led to rises in most of the key indicators, and there was also the icing sugar of a €130,000 sale topper – a son of Lope De Vega from Denis Brosnan’s Croom House Stud – whose price was the best for ten years.
Of the 274 offered horses, 232 found new homes, which was an 85% clearance rate, and while the reduced catalogue meant turnover fell there was joy for Goffs and its selling clients in improved average and median marks of 26% and 45%.
His buyers were breeze-up pinhookers John Cullinan and Roger Marley, who aim to return the colt to the ring next spring. BBA Ireland was the leading buyer by aggregate, spending €620,500 on 21 horses, including some for China’s Yuesheng Zhang. Among them was a Dream Ahead filly whose €85,000 valuation put her second on the sale’s list of prices. Heading vendors by turnover was Maurice Burns’ Rathasker Stud, which parted with nine horses for €286,000.
The Woodtown House Stud team with their Orby Dark Angel colt who made €310,000
THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
• The Sportsman’s Sale, borrowing from its counterpart at Doncaster, the Premier Sale, is being marketed by Goffs as a source of “attractive, early horses”, a phrase used by the sales company’s Chief Executive, Henry Beeby, in his summing-up statement. Traditionalists and those who lament the sacrifice of stamina for speed will be unimpressed, but winning twoyear-olds representing early returns are popular with so many sections of the industry – and they can have excellent resale value to overseas markets.
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GOFFS Sportsman’s Yearling Sale TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
Price (€)
Buyer
C Lope de Vega-Pussycat Lips
Croom House Stud
130,000
Church Farm
F Dream Ahead-Tanzania
Mount Eaton Stud
85,000
BBA Ireland
F Pivotal-Ebtisama
Lumville Farm
75,000
Equine Associates
F Australia-Muneefa
Camas Park Stud
62,000
BBA Ireland
C Gregorian-Regal Velvet
Egmont Stud
60,000
B O’Ryan/K Dalgleish
C Kyllachy-Miss Bond
Torard House Stud
55,000
S Hillen/R Hughes
C Camacho-Dame d’Honn
Abbeville Stud
55,000
B O’Ryan/K Dalgleish
F Bungle Inthejungle-Witnessed
Vinesgrove Stud
55,000
M Francis
F Bungle Inthejungle-Indiannie Moon
Rathasker Stud
52,000
Stroud Coleman Bloodstock
F Footstepsinthesand-Miss Sally
Cloneymore Farm
50,000
R O’Ryan/R Fahey
FIVE-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2017
232
4,834,500
20,838,
16,000
130,000
2016
335
5,536,400
16,527
12,000
90,000
2015
203
4,892,700
24,102
18,000
110,000
2014
228
4,408,550
19,336
15,000
90,000
2013
200
3,830,750
19,154
16,000
100,000
Slimmer, and apparently fitter for the diet, Tattersalls Ireland’s two specialist yearling sales produced record figures across the board and some sparkling individual prices. The main feast, held over two days, merely cut back on the fat, and 53 fewer horses walked the ring, but Part II was cut from two sessions to one, and comprising 242 horses instead of 410. The sales company was able to offer disappointed vendors an outlet at Ascot in September – a new addition to the yearling sales calendar and away to a fairly promising start – and the results gained at Fairyhouse over three days can only be said to have justified the decision. A rise in clearance rate from 82% to 90% was but one piece of evidence. Fewer horses was no bar to an aggregate gain of 12%, while the average and median prices were up 14% and 23%, and the number of sixfigure horse went from five to eight. Heading the headline makers was a Showcasing colt knocked down for €230,000, a record for the event. Offered from Paul and Marie McCartan’s Ballyphilip Stud – a farm which is no stranger to nice young horses – the record-setter went to Michael O’Hagan, who did not name his client, but said Clive Cox would do the training. Cox trains top-class sprinter Harry Angel, another Ballyphilip graduate. Attracting important players for the first time is a vital element for any sales company, so the sight of Hong Kong Jockey Club reps making their first appearance at Fairyhouse was a welcome one, albeit they purchased just one horse, a colt by Requinto from Danesrath Stud for €85,000. That was a super pinhook given the horse’s €11,000 foal price.
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Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale
The Ballyphilip Stud-bred son of Showcasing who topped the sale at €230,000
Returning, after several absent years, was Anthony Stroud, and his single-horse purchase of a €200,000 Kodiac colt was significant for being on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin – the sole previous association between the Sheikh as buyer and this sale was in 2002, the year in which the Euro replaced the Punt and Darley bought a €16,000 Cape Cross colt. Returning to the present the leading consignor by aggregate was The Castlebridge Consignment, which sold 18 lots for €687,000, a mere €500 ahead of the upwardly mobile Tally-Ho Stud team, while Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock led purchasers when securing ten yearlings for €440,000. Kodiac headed the sires’ table, his 14 sold offspring averaging €53,714 and turning over €752,000, while the loss of Society Rock, who
succumbed to laminitis last year, was felt once again when the figures revealed his 13 horses had generated €566,000 at an average of €43,538, more than five times his stud fee in 2015. One of his daughters made €160,000, equalling the best price for a filly at this sale, on her way to joining Steve Parkin’s Clipper Logistics’ squad of horses for the racecourse. The dramatically slimmer Part II sale also recorded much-improved figures, most importantly the clearance rate, which went back up to its 2015 level of 86% having fallen to 65% 12 months ago. The aggregate rose 12% despite 168 fewer horses entering the ring, and there were 45% and 60% improvements in the average and median figures. The top price of €60,000 was given for a Knockatrina House-consigned son of Rock Of Gibraltar who fell to agent Patrick Moyles. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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In 2017 breeder of the winners of 32 races & counting
Breeder of the winners of 726 races inc. Gr.1’s since 1994
A selection of bloodstock sold by Bearstone Stud pinhooked from 2014 to date
2015 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Kyllachy x On The Brink 35,000gns 2015 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Exceed And Excel x Alexander Ballet 80,000gns 2015 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Sir Percy x Mookhlesa 11,000gns 2014 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Compton Place x Hakuraa 22,000gns 2014 Tatts Oct. B3 c. Showcasing x Nizhoni 55,000gns 2015 Goffs Premier f. Mayson x Millinsky £9,000 2013 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Sir Percy x My First Romance 34,000gns 2014 Goffs Silver c. Hellvelyn x River Song £11,000 2016 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Delegator x Irrational 43,000gns 2016 Tatts Oct. B3 c. Showcasing x Esplanade 36,000gns 2016 Tatts Dec. Foal c. Heeraat x Virtuality 30,000gns
2016 Tatts Oct. B2 270,000gns 2016 Goffs Orby €200,000 2016 Goffs Premier £65,000 2015 Goffs Premier £75,000 2015 Tatts Craven Breeze Up 240,000gns 2016 Tatts Guineas Breeze Up 140,000gns 2014 Tatts Oct. B2 55,000gns 2015 Goffs Breeze Up £60,000 2017 Goffs Premier £70,000 2017 Tatts Guineas Breeze Up 85,000gns 2017 Tatts Oct. B2 100,000gns
Don’t miss our foals selling at Tattersalls December Foal Sales LOTS: 227, 228, 317, 318, 364, 365, 366, 529, 530
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TATTERSALLS IRELAND September Yearling Sale TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
Price (€)
Buyer
C Showcasing-Starfly
Ballyphilip Stud
230,000
Grovendale Advisory Services
C Kodiac-Queen Wasp
Ballyvolane Stud
200,000
Godolphin
F Society Rock-Coolminx
Tally-Ho Stud
160,000
Joe Foley
C Acclamation-New Deal
Rathbarry Stud
110,000
Maura Gittins
C Kodiac-Greek Easter
Ballyhimikin Stud
110,000
Gaelic Bloodstock
C Garswood-Abandon
Tally-Ho Stud
100,000
Gill Richardson Bloodstock
C Footstepsinthesand-Van de Cappelle
Ashwood Stud
100,000
Joe Foley
C Exceed And Excel-So Secret
Castlebridge Consignment
90,000
Con Marnane
C Requinto-Maraglen
Danesrath Stud
85,000
Hong Kong Jockey Club
F Slade Power-Blue Angel
Castlebridge Consignment
80,000
Rabbah B/s
FIVE-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2017
401
11,451,000
28,556
23,000
230,000
2016
407
10,190,700
25,039
19,000
150,000
2015
409
9,853,000
24,090
18,000
130,000
2014
397
7,427,000
18,708
15,000
115,000
2013
470
6,879,900
14,638
12,000
180,000
PART II TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
C Rock of Gibraltar-Vampress
Knockatrina House
Price (€) 60,000
Buyer E P Horse
C Xtension-Lyca Ballerina
Rathbarry Stud
58,000
Jamie B Bloodstock
C Dandy Man-Break Bread
Baroda & Colbinstown Studs
50,000
Takashi Kodama
C Zoffany-Sanadaat
Castletown Stud
42,000
Blandford Bloodstock
F War Command-China In My Hands
Ballylinch Stud
35,000
Greenhills Farm
C Poet’s Voice-Preceder
Ladytown Stables
34,000
Joe Foley
FOUR-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2017
207
2,093,800
10,115
8,000
60,000
2016
265
1,860,400
7,020
5,000
46,000
2015
182
1,636,200
8,990
7,000
60,000
2014
171
1,265,200
7,399
5,000
56,000
Continuing the theme of big bucks for the best, this four-day catalogue was highlighted by a Dabirsim filly knocked down for a record €500,000 during the opening, Part 1, session. She was not alone, being one of three yearlings to break the previous best price of €350,000 set in 2014, as a select group of buyers showed they were prepared to go above and beyond in order to secure prime prospects. Bloodstock agent Charlie Gordon-Watson brought the hammer down for the big-price filly on behalf of “a new client” who will place her with Richard Hannon. It was another fine result for Eric and Isabelle Lhermite’s Haras De Grandcamp, which consigned the yearling and is home to Dabirsim, whose fee for 2018 has risen from €9,000 to €30,000 – the latter figure is the price he cost at Arqana in August 2010, when he was a yearling. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
ZUZANNA LUPA/ARQANA
Arqana October Yearling Sale
Trainers Francois Rohaut and Henri-Alex Pantall on the hunt for yearlings at Arqana
A Siyouni colt (€420,000) and a Galileo filly (€400,000), bought by Godolphin and Coolmore respectively, also passed the sale’s previous best, helping rises of 5% in turnover and average during this select session. There
was a 17% improvement in the median figure, while the clearance rate was a fraction down at 79%. Pinhookers looking for breeze prospects were not likely to trouble the big players on
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yearlings in Britain and Ireland their opportunities to fill remaining orders were running out. Yorkshireman Roger Marley stepped up to the plate on day two to secure a €140,000 session-high Siyouni colt, Willie Browne did similar on day three, buying a €105,000 Dabirsim filly, and Tom Whitehead completed the trend for the breeze boys when taking the final session’s best, a son of Cacique for €42,000. Turnover for the whole event rose 7%, helped by an additional 28 horses, although the buyers were there to take them and the
ZUZANNA LUPA
>> day one, but after fierce prices for suitable
Dabirsim’s great year continued with the sale of the €500,000 top lot at Arqana
clearance rate nudged up to 81%. The average was unmoved, the median down 10%. Haras des Capucines led vendors, reaping €1,862,000 from sales of 22 horses, while Pau trainer Jean-Claude Rouget spent €1,002,000 on 16 yearlings to become leading buyer. Arqana’s Eric Hoyeau said he was pleased the market had absorbed the additional horses, and said he was aware that a number of French trainers were buying for new owners, which is probably more relevant than three horses breaking the sale’s previous best price.
ARQANA October Yearling Sale TOP LOTS Sex/Breeding
Vendor
Price (€)
Buyer
F Dabirsim-Amour Eternel
Haras de Grandcamp
500,000
Charlie Gordon-Watson
C Siyouni-Zaneton
Haras Des Capucines
420 000
Godolphin
F Galileo-Sasuela
Haras Des Monceaux
400,000
Horse France
C Dark Angel-Sub Rose
Haras de Saint Pair
300,000
Oceanic Bloodstock
C Frankel-Pearly Shells
Haras de Saint Pair
250,000
Marc Pimbonnet
C Lope De Vega-Harem Lady
Haras d’Etreham
220,000
Stroud Coleman
C Iffraaj-Silver Bark
Coulonces Sales
210,000
Godolphin
F Oasis Dream-Angelita
Coulonces Sales
190,000
Horse France
C Le Havre-Blue Blue Sea
Haras De La Louvière
180,000
Godolphin
F Medaglio D’Oro-Emerald Star
Haras Des Capucines
165,000
Tina Rau
FIVE-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2017
490
20,526,500
41,891
27,000
500,000
2016
461
19,448,000
42,187
30,000
260,000
2015
441
15,514,500
35,829
25,000
290,000
2014
447
15,988,200
36,247
26,000
350,000
2013
452
15,092,000
33,389
25,000
320,000
Arqana Arc Sale Foreign buyers skimmed off the cream from this single-session sale of horses in training, with the top six lots heading to Australia, Qatar, USA, Dubai, Hong Kong and Qatar respectively. Held on the eve of Europe’s richest race, the event lacked some of the flair seen 12 months earlier when two horses made seven-figure sums – the catalogue offered an identical 44 horses, of which 25 (57%) found a buyer, but turnover dropped 29% and the average figure by 18%. Going in the other direction was the median mark, which rose by a third. Such are the whims of horses-in-training sales, and when nearly €6m
is turned over in a couple of hours the event is not without purpose. One criticism often levelled at horses-intraining sales is withdrawals, a headache for sales companies and buyers travelling long distances, but in common with other auctions that are tied in to race meetings, and therefore offer a refined number, only six of the catalogue’s original entries were taken out. Louis Le Metayer’s journey from Australia was therefore justified, and his Astute Bloodstock accounted for top lot Poetic Dream, a Group 2 winner in Germany for Andreas Wohler, and now bound for an attempt on next year’s Cox Plate after making €900,000. A quality of this sale is the way in which stakes
TALKING POINTS • Horses sourced at this sale have done particularly well across the Atlantic, and an illustration of that came at Keeneland one week after this year’s event was held. Suedois is trained in Yorkshire by David O’Meara, but was bought at Arqana’s Arc Sale in 2015 for €165,000,
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subsequently proving a worthy and consistent performer for his new connections. However, he has shown further improvement since being stepped up to a mile, and having won September’s Group 2 Boomerang Stakes in Ireland (sponsored by his part-owner, Clipper Logistics) he topped the bill when landing Keeneland’s Gr.1 Shadwell Turf Mile.
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ARQANA Arc Sale TOP LOTS Name/Breeding
Vendor
Price (€)
Buyer
Poetic Dream (Poet’s Voice-Zain Al Boldan)
Andreas Wohler
900,000
Astute Bloodstock
Darbuzan (Zamindar-Darbaza)
Aga Khan Studs
630,000
Chantilly Bloodstock
Silverwave (Silver Frost-Miss Bio)
Pascal Bary
500,000
Oceanic Bloodstock
African Ride (Candy Ride-Paiota Falls)
Wertheimer & Frere
460,000
Stroud Coleman
Empire Of The Star (Siyouni-Etoile Nocturn)
Andreas Wohler
450,000
Astute Bloodstock
Real Value (Rip Van Winkle-Rosey De Megeve)
Jamie Railton
400,000
Chantilly Bloodstock
Miss Melbourne (Kentucky Dynamite-Miss Alabama)
Watrigant
370,000
Oceanic Bloodstock
Promise Of Peace (King Hamehameha-Peace Of World)
Jamie Railton
300,000
Andreas Wohler
Berdibek (Dark Angel-Beraviyna)
Aga Khan Studs
220,000
Broadhurst Agency
Rebellito (Montmartre-Saga D’Or)
Joel Boisnard
210,000
Harold Kirk
Anima Rock (Shamalgan-Carnet De Bal)
Guarnieri
210,000
Chantilly Bloodstock Agency
So Hi Society (Society Rock-Lilac Mist)
Jamie Railton
180,000
Mandore International Agency
Salsa Bella (Siyouni-Katsya)
Christopher Ferland
180,000
Mandore International Agency
FOUR-YEAR TALE Year
Sold
Agg (€)
Avg (€)
Mdn (€)
Top Price (€)
2017
25
5,978,500
239,140
180,000
900,000
2016
29
8,474,000
292,207
135,000
1,900,000
2015
32
7,769,000
242,781
117,500
1,350,000
2014
25
6,877,000
275,080
200,000
800,000
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CAULFIELD FILES ANDREW CAULFIELD REPORTS ON THE BLOODSTOCK WORLD
The best from the best? When it comes to finding a decent broodmare, there are plenty of options available to breeders on varying budgets, but it’s always good to aim high
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be deterred by a poor racing record if the filly’s bloodlines are strong enough” Of course only a very privileged few have the bottomless pockets required to secure these Group-winning mares. The fall in the pound since the Brexit vote also makes it much more difficult for British breeders to compete against the major international buyers from the Middle East, the USA, Japan and Australia, not to mention the Irish and the French. So what strategies are open to the small breeder? Fortunately, there are exceptions to THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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ith the breeding stock sales just around the corner, many breeders will be wondering where to start in their quest to find a potentially smart broodmare. Unfortunately – or should that be fortunately – virtually anything is possible. The record books show that mares from just about every category are capable of enjoying their moment in the spotlight. It’s just that certain categories have a stronger chance of success. Thanks to the American Jockey Club’s database and the Blood-Horse’s 2010 analysis of the produce records of more than 65,000 mares, we know a great deal about what a breeder should be looking for in the search for an ideal foundation mare. Ambitious breeders need to know that the mares responsible for the largest percentage of Group or Grade 1 winners (2.44%) were themselves winners at the highest level. The rightful order was maintained, with the second-highest percentage of Group/Grade 1 winners (1.84%) coming from Group/Grade 2-winning mares and the third-highest (1.36%) from Group/Grade 3 winners. The other category which performed well were the Graded-placed mares, whose figure of 1.32% was considerably higher than the 0.53% achieved by mares whose best achievement was to win at stakes level.
Just The Judge sold for 4.5m gns, but her dam fetched just €26,000 seven years earlier
virtually every rule when it comes to breeding talented racehorses and it mustn’t be forgotten that, while the Graded/Group-winning mares were the most reliable sources of top-class winners, they were responsible for only 238 of the 1,366 Group/Grade 1 winners produced by the mares in the study. Obviously, this means that 1,128 did not have a major winner as its dam. Recent seasons have provided some graphic examples of highly successful broodmares which were a long way removed from Group 1 standard. One, a Rainbow Quest mare called Faraday Light, ran twice as a three-year-old for Ballylinch Stud. On her first start she trailed in last of 16 at Gowran Park and on her second she was a tailed-off last of 22 at the Curragh. Ballylinch sold her a year later for only €26,000, in foal to
resident stallion Traditionally. Faraday Light was to return to Ballylinch to make a couple of visits to Lawman, one of which resulted in Just The Judge. This winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and E.P. Taylor Stakes changed hands for 4,500,000gns as a four-year-old. While Just The Judge’s breeder didn’t profit greatly from the filly’s sale as a yearling, she later sold a Rip Van Winkle colt for €420,000. Faraday Light’s fortunes changed to such an extent that she visited the great Galileo in 2014, producing a filly that sold for 525,000gns. So how was Faraday Light able to be transformed from disaster on the racecourse to classic producer? The answer is that her sire Rainbow Quest was a champion sire of broodmares, while her dam Uncharted Haven was a Grade 2 winner from the outstanding Mesopotamia female line.
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Another perfect example is Galicuix, the Galileo mare who found fame as the dam of 2,000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold. Galicuix finished last of 12 at Sandown and last of ten at Salisbury on her only appearances, as a threeyear-old in 2011. Her price at the 2013 December Sales was a mere 8,000gns, yet – less than three years later – she had become the dam of a winner of two of Europe’s most important mile races. Even allowing for the fact that Galicuix was sold before her half-brother Goldream had won two of Europe’s best fivefurlong races, it is hard to believe there was so little interest in her. Not only is Galicuix by the extraordinary Galileo, but her second dam was a half-sister to Montjeu, one of the major classic influences of the new millennium. The lesson of this story is that a prospective buyer should not be deterred by a poor racing record if the filly’s bloodlines are strong enough. Another example of this phenomenon is Mujarah, whose son Ribchester has proved himself one of Europe’s best milers over the last two seasons, with his victories in four Group 1 races, including the Prix Jacques le Marois, the Queen Anne and the Prix du Moulin. A Shadwell homebred, Mujarah raced five times in maiden and handicap company but managed to reach the first nine only once. Timeform rated her no higher than 59, so it was understandable when the bidding ground to a halt at 18,000gns when she was consigned to the December Sales. It would be an understatement to say that her buyers got an awful lot of female line for that modest price. Her fourth dam is the blue hen Fall Aspen, a Grade 1 winner who founded a female line which has been responsible for nearly 30 Group/Graded winners, including the mighty Dubai Millennium. Mujarah’s second dam Mehthaaf and third dam Elle Seule both ranked among Fall Aspen’s Group-winning descendants, and so did Mujarah’s half-brother Tactic.
Major breeder culls Buyers need to remember that the major ownerbreeders, such as Shadwell, Juddmonte, Godolphin and the Aga Khan, cannot possibly retain all their homebred fillies, even when the fillies represent female lines which have taken years and years to develop. As the Aga Khan’s operation has to pay its way, he has never been afraid to balance the books by selling young fillies and the occasional proven mare. In recent years the Aga Khan Studs have sold Lidana, a three-year-old daughter of King’s Best, for €38,000 at Goffs’ 2008 November Breeding Stock Sale; Darkova, a three-year-old Maria’s Mon filly, for €16,000 at Arqana’s 2011 Breeding Stock Sale; and Hazariya, a 12-yearold broodmare, for €480,000 at Goffs’ 2014 November Sale. In the space of a few months in 2016, sons of these three mares compiled an extraordinary
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Harzand won the Derby two years after his dam Hazariya had been sold at Goffs
sequence of major successes. Hazariya’s colt Harzand won the Derby and Irish Derby, Darkova’s son Almanzor took the Prix du Jockey-Club, Irish Champion Stakes and the Champion Stakes, while Lidana’s son Mont Ormel triumphed in the Grand Prix de Paris. All three highlighted the latent classic potential of the Aga’s wonderful families. It is worth mentioning that Hazariya was sold only after four of her daughters – the Listed winner Hazarafa, the Group-placed Haziyna, the Gr.3 winner Harasiya and the winner Hazaraba – had been added to the Aga’s broodmare band. Hazariya’s purchasers, Newsells Park Stud, decided the time was ripe to cash in on Harzand’s successes, especially when they had the mare’s daughters by Fastnet Rock and Dansili. Hazariya duly sold for 2,000,000gns at the 2016 December Sales. The Aga Khan’s 2017 Grand Prix de Paris winner Shakeel is out of Shamiyra, who was sold for €190,000 just months after she had produced her future Group 1 winner. Any breeder operating on a limited budget will have to compromise in one or more areas, whether it be pedigree, performance or conformation. If they are going to breed for the sales ring, it could be considered dangerous to compromise on conformation, but there are endless examples of mares with faults developing into highly successful mares. Juddmonte sold Demerger, a filly who dragged her left hind foot to the extent that she wasn’t trained. Her price was a mere 4,000gns, but she was to find fame as the dam of that outstanding sprinter Sole Power. Green Room, another Juddmonte cast-off, had never gone into training because of complications with one of her feet. Sold for 20,000gns as a three-year-old, Green Room became one of those rare mares with two Group 1 winners to her credit, thanks to Lord Shanakill and Together Forever. Dissemble, another Juddmonte filly, was sold for only 3,000gns after failing to stand training. This half-sister to Hasili produced the top-class miler Leroidesanimaux,
sire of the Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom.
Daughters of disappointing sires I believe one way in which a buyer can obtain value is to buy daughters of disappointing stallions which started their careers at substantial fees. If the fee is sizeable, there is every chance that the visiting mares possessed deep pedigrees, and these deep pedigrees sometimes stand the daughters in good stead, even if they were unexceptional on the track. There is probably no better recent example than Dubai Destination, who was relegated to covering jumping mares, having earlier spent his first four seasons at fees of £25,000 or £20,000. Fillies from those crops have gone on to produce those international stars Golden Horn and Postponed, as well as Thunder Snow, Dutch Connection and The Juliet Rose. Age is another consideration. Although the Blood-Horse study suggests that a mare’s best chances of producing Graded/Group winners lie with her early foals, there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. Sea Kalisi, the Frenchbred winner of the Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes in 2016, was foaled when her dam was 21 and so was that top-class miler Esoterique. The Prix Saint-Alary winner Jemayel was foaled when her dam was 19, whereas the dam of the Prix d’Ispahan winner A Shin Hikari was 17. This suggests there could still be mileage left in some of the older mares on offer at the sales, especially if they have already produced something worthwhile – or if they are in foal to a stallion which is likely to be popular a year or two ahead. It’s worth remembering too that the major breeders cannot possibly retain all their daughters of the brilliant Galileo. This has to be good news for the smaller breeder, as the 11 Galileo mares which have produced northern hemisphere Group 1 winners include five which never won or never ran. Among them are the dams of La Cressonniere and Barney Roy, as well as Galileo Gold. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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throughout the years, with the likes of July Cup hero Compton Place and Goodwood Cup winner Persian Punch residing there. The most significant was Desert Orchid, who was stabled and trained in Whitsbury under the care of David Elsworth. Whitsbury Manor Stud, established in 1948, has been home to many successful stallions including Compton Place, Averti and Cadeaux Genereux. Heading the roster today is Showcasing, sire of top filly Quiet Reflection, who stands alongside Adaay, Due Diligence and Swiss Spirit. New committee member Charlie Dee, now working alongside Luke Lillingston
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Sacre Coeur’s yearling filly sells for 210,000gns at Tattersalls As well as these exciting stallions, Whitsbury is home to TTC Broodmare Sacre Coeur. She has recently had a foal by Muhaarar, with her yearling filly by Showcasing realising 210,000gns at Tattersalls Book 1. The filly is a half-sister to Stepper Point, a ten-time winner and narrowly beaten in the Group 1 King’s Stands Stakes. Hopefully she shows the blistering speed her pedigree suggests on track and brings success to her new owners. Place In My Heart Perhaps the most exciting yearling at Whitsbury is another by Showcasing, out of Place In My Heart. A daughter of Compton Place, Place in My Heart has one filly on the track to date. That filly is Royal Ascot winner Heartache, who recently showed a blistering turn of foot to claim the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster.
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Membership tops 8,000 We are delighted to report that October saw ROA membership top the 8,000 figure. This is a first for the ROA, and a great milestone. We could not have achieved this without the support and loyalty of members, who so often introduce new members, their trainers, racing secretaries and the hard work of the ownership team at Weatherbys, who for many years have provided assistance to owners at the point of registration. ROA Chief Executive Charlie Liverton said: “The ROA has been working hard to expand its package of benefits, and undoubtedly free racecourse admission, privileged car-parking, owner-sponsorship, the member insurance and discount schemes, Owners Jackpot races and an enhanced diary of member events have all played an important part in rewarding owners and helping to grow the ROA’s profile. “We would like to thank all our partners who support these benefits throughout the year and in particular the racecourses who help owners enjoy their racing all year round.”
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Visit takes in Cheveley Park Stud, Banstead Manor and Tattersalls A group of 50 ROA members enjoyed a full itinerary for our visit to Newmarket on a sunny autumn morning on September 12. After gathering at the Rowley Mile racecourse the group headed by coach to Cheveley Park Stud. On arrival, Stud Manager Andrew Snell provided a fascinating Wildinsight West:into the background and historyRoR while everyone toured the stud victor grounds. The group were then treated to a stallion parade featuring Lethal Force, Twilight Son, Intello, Dutch Art, his son Garswood, and Mayson. Last up to parade was multiple champion sire Pivotal, who looked
Clockwise from top: members are introduced to Frankel at Banstead Manor Stud; taking a tour at Tattersalls; veteran sire Pivotal looks in terrific shape at Cheveley Park Stud
outstandingly well for his 24 years. Members were interested to note that he was the product of the very first cover of his sire Polar Falcon. Members were given an excellent summary of each of the sires, their race and stallion records, and equally interesting, their characters and personality traits. The coach then took a tour around the stud’s almost 100 acres, taking in Ashley Heath and Warren Studs, where most mares and foals are prepped and then onto Sandwich Stud, where the stud’s yearling colts are prepared for the sale ring and yearling fillies for training. Members were able to view four of the stud’s draft of top colts heading to the autumn sales. We then headed back into the centre of Newmarket and to Tattersalls, where Hetty
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Keyes welcomed members with an excellent overview of the history and layout of Park Paddocks, the entry and cataloguing process, and how sales are planned and conducted and the logistics involved. Members heard about how the sales selection process for individual horses is made, all the necessary identity and biosecurity checks, and terms of sale. After touring some of the sales yards, everyone then enjoyed a tasty lunch, served in the elegant Tattersalls Restaurant. The tour then moved onto Banstead Manor Stud, the immaculate headquarters of Juddmonte Farms’ European breeding operation in Cheveley, four miles south of Newmarket. Members were greeted by Sabine Bouard, who gave members an overview of the stud’s background and expansion before
introducing the stallions. The group was given a thorough update of each stallion’s family and progeny as Kingman, Oasis Dream, Bated Breath and his sire Dansili were paraded. All the stallions looked magnificent, and as finally Frankel was paraded in the sunshine, his aura and the admiration shown by his onlookers was palpable. The tour ended with Sabine showing members the covering barns, along with an explanation of how the process works at Banstead Manor. This includes the work of top-notch miler Observatory, who is now putting in good work as a teaser, and at the grand age of 20! This was a fascinating tour behind the scenes for members and we are very grateful to Cheveley Park Stud, Tattersalls and Juddmonte Farms for providing such a memorable day.
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MY DAY AT THE RACES WITH KEITH BOWRON AT SEDGEFIELD ON SEPTEMBER 7
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acing has been a long-held passion for Keith Bowron, who has run two syndicates for the past 23 years in the north with horses trained by Dudley Moffatt and now his son James. His interest was nurtured as a young boy, being taken racing by his father, and his first foray into ownership was in 1987, with a share in a racehorse called Queen’s Anthem, trained by Robin Dickin. She won two races over hurdles and was placed many times. Following retirement five years ago, Keith decided to get involved in one or two horses of his own, both in sole and joint ownership. His best runners include multiple winners Vilprano, Smart Ruler, Altruism, Captain Brown and Redpender, the first winner in his own colours in 2013.
Did you receive any welcome information as an owner in advance of the raceday? No. I did not receive a letter or an email from Sedgefield. However this is not unusual these days from most racecourses. I knew from the ROA’s website and the racecourse’s own website who to contact and how many owners’ badges I would be entitled to. So I just dropped the racecourse an email with a list of 14 names for the eight free badges and the six others at £20 which the syndicate required.
How was the experience of arrival at the racecourse and collecting your owners’ badges? Very smooth experience for all 14 of us, who arrived sporadically through the early afternoon. I found the staff very friendly and helpful, explaining the meal on offer and pointing us in the direction of the O&T facility. They had printed off my email and had it for reference so that all 14 visitors got their tickets and meal vouchers with the minimum of fuss. The owners’ car park was adjacent to the owners’ and trainers’ entrance too.
Did you use the O&T facility on the day? Yes. It was a good size, very clean and the twocourse meal was served there. We used it as a base for the day, keeping our dining tables afterwards. The staff were again very helpful and pleasant. The room overlooked the paddock.
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Keith Bowron enjoyed his visit to Sedgefield with handicap hurdler Fiosrach
What were your thoughts on the location, comfort and provision in the facility? It was a very relaxing and enjoyable experience. We were welcomed on the door, and the two-course meal (roast pork dinner with trimmings, followed by gateaux with cream) was very good and served from 1pm. All 14 of us were able to sit together. Free tea and coffee was available throughout the afternoon. We were able to keep our dining table as a base for the afternoon. There was a Tote betting facility inside the room, along with a bar for those who wanted it, and several TV screens. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable and had toilet facilities. It had a long, full length glass window at one end from which you could watch the paddock below and the racing. A door led to a viewing grandstand and the paddock.
How was the pre-parade ring/paddock experience? Good as expected. The paddock is a good size, where our trainer James Moffatt was interviewed pre-race by Bob Cooper from At The Races. Some courses personally come around in the paddock and thank you for racing and wish you good luck, but Sedgefield did not.
How did you find the facilities for owners’ viewing?
large window or via TV screens, you felt involved and it was a short journey through the door to the grandstand to watch live. There was a large outside TV screen opposite on the inside of the track, too.
Were you able to review a replay of your race easily on course? Yes. The normal At The Races replays were shown on all screens immediately after the race.
What were your overall lasting feelings of the day, based on your racecourse experience? We have had many runners at Sedgefield over the years and we always like going back to enjoy the experience again. Sedgefield has improved the owner experience greatly over the past few years to a much improved facility in a different location, and from soup and a sandwich to a lovely two-course sit-down meal. I would recommend it to other owners.
How it rated Entry Viewing Atmosphere Owners’ facilities Food Overall score
★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 22
Excellent. From inside the facility through the
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Popular Cheltenham suite access The ROA Suite at Cheltenham proved a welcome addition to our facilities for members last season, and complemented the ever-popular marquee during Festival week. The suite proved to be a convenient base for members and we are delighted to be able to offer access to the suite again for the 2017/18 season. The suite will be in a new location above the Owners’ and Trainers’ Pavilion overlooking the parade ring, between the north entrance and tented village, and can accommodate up to 80. A balcony provides viewing of the parade ring, big screen and unsaddling area. Places in the suite are bookable for the Friday and Saturday of the rebranded November Meeting on November 17 and 18, the International Meeting on December 15 and 16, New Year’s Day on January 1, and Festival Trials Day on January 27. Facilities in the double box will include a cash bar, hot and cold food available to purchase, Tote betting, and a host of TVs to watch the racecourse action. Places can be booked at £35 per person for members and £40 per guest. Please note that prices are for admission into the suite only and do not include
The suite offers a convenient base for members at Cheltenham’s big meetings
entrance to the racecourse itself. Bookings can be made online at roa.co.uk/events or by
calling the team in the ROA office on 020 7152 0200.
TRACK TALK Latest news from the UK’s racecourses Ascot National Hunt prize-money boost The ROA is pleased to announce that Ascot is offering an additional £100,000 in prize-money this jumps season, taking the total for their eight meetings to £2,131,000. The main races to have benefited from this change are listed below... Date January 20 January 20 February 17
Race Bet365 Handicap Chase Class 2 2m5f Clarence House Chase Grade 1 2m1f Keltbray Swinley Chase Listed 3m
Previous season PM (£) 70,000
New season PM (£) 75,000
125,000
150,000
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Lingfield’s ‘Winter Warmer’ During the winter season Lingfield is offering its usual O&T ‘Winter Warmer’ package, which allows up to six guests per runner to dine in the Trackside Restaurant for just £20 per person until Friday, March 23, 2018. Subject to availability.
form. Who knows, as well as helping the Raceday Committee decide upon the award winners, you could also scoop yourself a £50 John Lewis giftcard, just like member Marian Pepperdine, who is this month’s winner. She left feedback following the win of her horse Beaumont’s Party at Fakenham.
Redcar mementoes The ROA wanted to highlight the wonderful new winning owners’ mementoes that were brought in this year at Redcar – were you lucky enough to win one?
receive six badges, regardless of the ownership set-up, as well as six complimentary lunch vouchers. These can be redeemed for a hot dish of the day, or a discount off the carvery. This is sure to prove a popular development as the colder weather draws in.
Feedback winner Ludlow improvements The National Hunt season is now upon us and the ROA can reveal welcome news from one of the best-viewing courses in the country, Ludlow. Owners with a runner will now THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
It is nearly decision time for the ROA Gold Standard Awards 2017, but don’t worry, you can still have a say. Just visit the Raceday section of the ROA website and complete the quick and easy online racecourse feedback
The gifts offered by Redcar
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M AGICAL MOMENTS with ROA members Rob and Angela McKeown Rob and Angela McKeown (left) with London Protocol at Chantilly, with groom Summer Woodhouse, jockey Tony Piccone and Ontoawinner shareholders Martyn Whitehead and Mark Wainwright (far right)
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s James Crispe points out in this month’s Continental Tales (see page xx), while much was made of the almost unheard of blank drawn by Frenchtrained runners in Sunday’s Group 1s at Chantilly on Arc weekend, they did much better on the Saturday, with all five Group-race prizes staying at home. However, the card wasn’t bereft of British joy – and no-one took more pleasure out of the success of London Protocol in the mile handicap than part-owner Rob McKeown and his wife Angela. The four-year-old is one of three horses the McKeowns have in partnership with the successful Ontoawinner syndicate and the Burkes – trainer Karl and his wife Elaine. The McKeowns have been involved in ownership for a dozen years, though Rob’s interest in the sport dates from childhood. “My first memory of going racing was in the late 1950s when my grandfather took some of our family to a raceday at Bath,” he recalls. “I don’t remember anything about the racecourse or the horses, only that we had to stop on the road in our Austin 7 because the windscreen wipers couldn’t cope with the torrential rain in a thunderstorm!” He continues: “Our family has always been keen on racing and my grandparents and aunt
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used to call in their bets on my uncle’s account with a local bookie. “My father and uncle attended the 1954 Derby won by Never Say Die and Lester Piggott. Uncle Jim had £2 to win on Lester and bought the family’s – and village’s! – first ever TV with the proceeds. “In my school days we always went racing on Boxing Day at Wincanton and then again at Taunton before the New Year. They were memorable ‘boot-up’ occasions when we took cars loaded with family members, turkey sandwiches, Christmas cake and bottles of scotch.” Wind the clock forward to 1994 and the McKeowns found themselves on the move to Newmarket and a journey that would include ownership. “We first tasted the thrill of ownership in 2005, when we were invited to take a small share in a horse owned by our friends John Rhodes and Peter Timmins,” says McKeown. “John and Peter were experienced, successful owners, who still own horses together today; two of the finest and most astute racing enthusiasts one could wish to meet. They introduced us to all aspects of ownership and even allowed us the pleasure of naming our first horse, a filly named Ellesappelle.
“We continued to share horses with them until 2011 and we had some memorable days, the best being with Baldemar. As a four yearold he won the last race at Epsom on Derby day in 2009, at 33-1. “It’s a day none of us will forget, having seen the magnificent Sea The Stars win the showpiece beforehand. Baldemar also won the first ever Ayr Bronze Cup the same year.” McKeown continues: “We had an interest in other horses within the same partnership until we decided to try to make a go of it ourselves. “As joint owners with two other friends we owned three moderate horses over four years, the best of which was Baltic Fire, who tried and tried to win a race but managed to get only as close as a head second at Thirsk. “We dissolved the partnership in 2014, when we sold Baltic Fire, and then looked at how we might continue in ownership with a new partner. “That’s when we were offered the opportunity to take a share in a horse partowned by the immensely successful syndicate Ontoawinner.” The McKeowns themselves were on to a winner, as it turned out, the arrangement capped by events on Arc weekend, with the promise of more magical moments to come. “We’ve three horses now in part-ownership
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with Ontoawinner and our trainer’s wife Elaine,” says McKeown. “I think it’s an arrangement that probably suits everyone but we feel very fortunate to be involved in the way we are. Niall O’Brien and Simon Bridge, who run Ontoawinner, are great guys who know the time of day. “They have made racehorse ownership accessible to anyone wishing to be involved and many racing enthusiasts have enjoyed some magical moments at racetracks all over the UK, Ireland and France.” The McKeowns have certainly experienced memorable days on both sides of the English Channel, and Rob says: “We love watching our horses run and Baldemar’s success at Epsom was probably our best day’s racing until this year. “Winning a Class 6 maiden at Redcar with the first horse that ran in our colours was also very special. In the last three years we’ve tried to add a share in a different horse by reinvesting the prize-money in the following season. Luckily we’ve won enough to do this and we’re pleased the strategy has paid off this year. “We’ve had five wins from three horses in 2017; three in France and two in the UK. The two wins from Seduce Me at Newbury and Epsom were eight days apart, and if you asked
my wife Angela which was her magical moment, it would be receiving the winning trophy at Newbury from Tim Henman.” He adds: “Two of our horses are Frenchbred and they qualify for prize-money premiums when they run in France; that’s why we like to run them there. Seeing our two-year old filly Crown Vallary winning her maiden at Clairefontaine was very special, and she looks as if she might make up into a useful horse next year.
“We love racing in
France and the hospitality offered to us was excellent” “The best moment, though, has to be the win by London Protocol at Chantilly on Arc Saturday. Karl had said all season he might win a nice handicap prize this year, and this was it. “We love racing in France and the hospitality extended to us by France Galop was excellent. It was great to be there and be
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part of such a special highlight in the French racing calendar.” Prize-money back home, compared to France, is a frustration for McKeown, who says: “In France prize-money is much better for the equivalent grade of racing, especially for more moderate horses. “Prize-money also runs to five places in all races in France, and to seven places in the big handicaps. French-registered horses also benefit from a travel allowance to help pay for the cost of racing. “We’re a long way behind in the UK. For example, our three-year-old filly has won two handicaps this year at Grade 1 tracks; she has also been placed in another five races. Our French bred two-year-old filly has won once in France and been placed twice in her four races – once in France – but she’s won a good bit more in prize-money.” Conversely, asked which aspects of ownership he particularly enjoys, McKeown replies: “Watching our horses on the gallops and at the track. Seeing how a yearling develops into a racehorse through the winter and spring, and being there when it makes its racing debut. Also experiencing the thrill of winning, whatever the grade of race, and sharing the occasion with the trainer, stable staff and fellow owners.” Of that trainer, Burke, he says: “Our friends ask why, when you live in Newmarket do you have shares in horses trained in North Yorkshire? The answer: we want them trained by Karl Burke. “From our very first visit to Spigot Lodge, Karl’s yard near Leyburn, we saw how Karl, his wife Elaine, family and staff give full attention to all the horses in their care. It’s a yard with great facilities but one that’s always looking for ways to make changes to improve things. “Karl has a great eye for a yearling and, for me, he’s the best trainer of younger horses bar none. He’s had tremendous success with some relatively inexpensive purchases and has the knack of bringing out the best in all of the string, whatever the ability. “His yard staff manage the horses brilliantly and when we go racing his travelling staff look after and prepare our runners extremely well; the horses always look immaculate and often win best-turned-out. “It’s a yard that continues to go from strength to strength and we love being involved with it.”
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News in brief Non-runner data
Terry Doherty of Watership Down Stud, Employee of the Year 2017, with his trophy
Stud and Stable Staff Awards deadline Owners, trainers, racing managers and colleagues are reminded that the clock is ticking to nominate stable staff for the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. The Awards, sponsored by Godolphin and run by the BHA in association with the Racing Post, recognise and reward the outstanding dedication and skills of the stud and stable
Diary dates and reminders NOVEMBER 7 Ownership Matters Event In Edinburgh
NOVEMBER 17 & 18 Cheltenham’s November Meeting ROA Suite for two days of top jumps action
DECEMBER 7 ROA Horseracing Awards Racing’s big night out
staff who are at the heart of British racing. Nominations can be made for any individual who deserves to be recognised for their hard work and commitment. The Awards offer more than £125,000 in prize-money, with up to £40,000 available to a single yard or stud. The prizes will be presented in front of an invited audience on the evening of Monday, February 19 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel in Knightsbridge, London. The nomination process is very simple. It is available to trainers online via the Racing Administration website. Nominations can also be completed or downloaded through studandstablestaffawards.co.uk and racingpost.com.
The BHA now publishes tables showing individual trainer non-runner rates from the previous 12 months at the end of each quarter. Any trainer with more than 100 declarations in the period with a nonrunner rate above a published threshold percentage (namely 50% above the average non-runner rate) will be suspended from using self-certificates for 12 months. The current thresholds are 14% for Flat and 12% for jumps. Any trainer above the threshold but not included within the published data (due to having fewer than 100 declarations during the previous 12 months) would have their situation reviewed. Any such trainer may be suspended from using selfcertificates if it was considered appropriate by the BHA. Automatic suspension from selfcertifying will begin to apply from the end of March 2018. The quarterly data can be found at britishhorseracing.com in the ‘racing, participants, trainers, non-runners’ section.
Ownership Matters The next Ownership Matters Event will be taking place in Edinburgh on November 7. The evening event will be held at the Principle Hotel on George Street, commencing at 6.30pm. Members are invited to enjoy a drink and nibbles with owners, trainers and others involved in racing. If you’d like to attend, please email rbowtell@roa.co.uk or call the ROA office on 020 7152 0200.
Owners Jackpot dates during November
In Reigate
Don’t miss out on your chance to win a £2,000 ROA Owners Jackpot. A bonus is attached to the win prize-money at a weekly race. To qualify, horses need to be owned by ROA members. Full details, full terms and a list of future races can be found at www.roa.co.uk/jackpot
DECEMBER 15-16
November 1
Nottingham
1m Class 4 3yo+ 0-85 Handicap
Cheltenham’s International Meeting
November 8
Musselburgh
3m Class 4 4yo+ 0-120 Handicap Hurdle
DECEMBER 12 Ownership Matters Event
ROA Suite for two days of top jumps action Further details and how to book can be found online at roa.co.uk/events or by calling 020 7152 0200
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November 16 Taunton
2m 1/2f Class 5 4-6yo Maiden National Hunt Flat Races
November 21 Southwell
2m4f Class 4 4yo+ 0-105 Handicap Chase
November 29 Hereford
2m 3 1/2f Class 4 4yo+ 0-105 Handicap Hurdle
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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 36
Ascot York Goodwood Epsom Downs Newmarket Chester Doncaster Newbury Sandown Park Haydock Park Musselburgh Chelmsford City Salisbury Hamilton Park Ripon Pontefract Newcastle Ayr Lingfield Park Bath Wetherby Leicester Thirsk Beverley Carlisle Ffos Las Kempton Park Windsor Nottingham Redcar Yarmouth Catterick Bridge Chepstow Wolverhampton Brighton Southwell Total
Figures for period October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017
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 2015-16 (£)
Up/ down
I I I JCR JCR I ARC I JCR JCR I I I I I I ARC I ARC ARC I I I I JCR I JCR ARC JCR I ARC I ARC ARC ARC ARC
453,069 227,895 192,211 166,152 120,303 85,085 81,196 80,804 67,769 64,342 55,444 45,167 40,655 39,024 38,886 37,953 34,963 34,191 33,520 32,571 32,248 31,948 31,417 31,160 30,373 28,053 27,461 27,132 26,955 25,105 24,280 23,273 22,492 20,798 19,555 12,867 56,424
137,807 89,754 84,602 75,311 73,616 39,937 47,592 60,150 45,638 39,158 16,354 19,989 27,770 21,005 20,218 31,120 18,600 16,980 24,692 15,374 7,234 21,862 16,847 19,769 16,304 12,017 19,288 19,404 18,803 17,627 17,369 15,811 13,494 18,747 13,136 23,966 30,541
279,837 111,264 70,048 123,470 67,856 10,653 35,557 39,126 28,872 17,865 6,353 5,883 6,042 4,709 4,661 3,964 5,078 5,299 4,542 4,710 5,184 6,047 6,017 4,060 5,208 3,965 4,551 5,134 5,859 13,616 4,729 2,815 3,857 3,470 2,833 2,736 20,149
871,154 430,136 347,440 364,932 261,775 137,341 164,387 181,550 142,279 122,855 79,551 71,040 74,467 64,738 63,882 73,038 58,641 56,470 62,754 52,655 44,667 59,907 54,281 55,041 51,885 44,035 51,299 51,707 51,707 56,347 46,733 41,899 39,844 43,076 35,525 39,569 107,304
17 18 19 10 39 15 24 17 16 24 15 55 15 17 17 16 60 16 73 21 3 20 16 19 13 6 56 27 22 18 24 17 16 77 22 28 888
14,809,611 7,742,450 6,601,357 3,649,325 10,209,224 2,060,116 3,945,286 3,086,351 2,276,470 2,887,093 1,193,260 3,907,215 1,117,000 1,100,549 1,086,001 1,168,609 3,518,466 903,525 4,581,011 1,105,756 134,000 1,198,138 868,500 1,045,782 674,510 264,211 2,872,743 1,396,092 1,137,560 1,014,250 1,121,583 712,282 637,500 3,316,888 781,546 1,107,923 95,232,180
419,108 213,041 174,971 140,472 114,723 80,126 72,262 78,262 62,705 54,105 42,148 42,291 37,630 31,889 36,725 36,073 37,543 45,973 33,106 25,134 32,066 25,739 28,713 31,337 26,996 24,167 25,590 27,580 25,340 21,063 24,024 21,141 23,081 19,299 18,585 10,210 52,794
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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 41
Aintree Cheltenham Ascot Haydock Park Sandown Park Newbury Kempton Park Ayr Doncaster Chepstow Newcastle Kelso Perth Cartmel Stratford-on-Avon Newton Abbot Ludlow Musselburgh Market Rasen Wetherby Warwick Wincanton Taunton Uttoxeter Hereford Huntingdon Fakenham Ffos Las Bangor-on-Dee Hexham Exeter Carlisle Worcester Lingfield Park Fontwell Park Southwell Leicester Sedgefield Towcester Plumpton Catterick Bridge Total
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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 2015-16 (£)
JCR JCR I JCR JCR I JCR I ARC ARC ARC I I I I I I I JCR I JCR JCR I ARC ARC JCR I I I I JCR JCR ARC ARC ARC ARC I ARC I I I
265,466 243,494 139,465 106,933 100,415 54,522 51,678 38,475 37,803 34,619 34,193 33,960 31,149 30,773 29,851 29,627 29,163 27,779 27,178 26,604 26,109 26,041 25,937 25,051 24,651 24,074 23,735 23,181 22,825 21,913 21,769 20,103 19,935 19,792 18,761 18,248 18,015 17,874 17,286 17,150 16,963 39,513
130,171 120,313 83,371 85,468 86,374 73,015 58,751 28,576 44,236 38,344 31,840 28,571 23,924 19,406 19,386 30,668 29,243 36,476 25,728 27,479 33,956 31,470 24,447 25,841 15,665 21,699 25,263 17,227 16,687 15,181 28,657 24,877 20,621 24,616 20,479 18,178 32,862 20,007 21,117 25,601 23,981 33,652
70,317 66,263 19,950 19,471 15,845 18,771 9,812 9,246 7,926 10,023 5,666 3,364 3,556 4,398 3,857 60 4,737 4,533 4,543 4,920 6,021 5,050 5,587 5,992 4,594 4,278 0 4,367 4,674 2,956 5,140 4,630 3,791 4,165 3,474 3,589 5,069 3,071 3,620 3,676 2,487 8,121
466,767 430,070 244,215 217,072 204,633 148,127 120,856 76,450 90,381 82,985 72,635 66,359 58,628 54,576 53,455 60,355 63,143 69,725 58,426 59,003 67,868 62,562 55,993 57,095 45,559 50,348 48,998 45,008 45,020 40,050 55,565 51,228 44,347 48,572 42,714 40,016 55,946 41,080 42,232 46,427 43,598 81,720
8 16 7 8 9 11 13 15 12 15 11 14 15 9 18 17 16 11 22 17 16 16 14 25 10 16 10 15 15 15 16 11 19 8 22 18 10 18 11 16 9 574
3,734,133 6,881,115 1,709,502 1,628,038 1,841,701 1,629,392 1,571,129 1,146,751 1,084,574 1,244,778 798,990 929,025 879,425 491,185 962,183 1,026,032 1,010,285 766,972 1,285,373 1,003,053 1,085,882 1,000,989 783,905 1,427,377 455,595 805,565 489,976 675,118 675,293 600,746 889,048 563,512 842,599 388,577 939,706 720,284 559,463 739,446 464,555 742,824 392,380 46,866,473
249,064 235,323 139,862 85,135 94,827 27,808 48,608 41,260 30,154 30,971 24,413 33,158 56,101 30,843 28,556 23,094 48,608 15,855 18,171 24,976 20,360 28,588 22,635 22,032 0 20,276 22,971 16,838 21,326 17,207 19,528 19,976 18,002 33,158 18,035 17,300 20,276 15,243 13,936 13,906 15,689 37,392
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John Needham presents Jock Bennett of Mark Johnston Racing with Renfrew Street’s prize
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Pastamakesufaster, a daughter of the former Mickley Stud stallion Multiplex, was an emphatic winner of the Small Breeders’ Race for Richard and Nell Kent
Family affair at Goodwood with Pastamakesufaster
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oodwood played host to two TBAsponsored races for fillies on September 27. The first was the TBA Small Breeders’ Race for two-year-olds by British-based stallions who stood at an advertised fee of £10,000 or less in 2014 (year of covering). Pastamakesufaster won the sevenfurlong event for Richard Kent, who formerly
stood her sire Multiplex at his Mickley Stud base in Shropshire. The family connection does not end there, as the filly was also bred and named by Kent’s eight-year-old daughter, Nell. Renfrew Street landed the TBA Centenary Fillies’ Handicap later in the afternoon for trainer Mark Johnston and owner Douglas Livingston Racing. The four-year-old won by a
neck to Melinoe, who had previously filled the runner-up spot in the Newmarket running of the TBA Centenary Fillies’ Handicap. Both races are part of the TBA’s objective to support small breeders and encourage a diverse breed by supporting the less commercial parts of the race programme, particularly staying races.
Don’t forget your nominations for the Godolphin Awards Nominations will close on Tuesday, November 21 for the 2018 Stud and Stable Staff Awards, generously sponsored by Godolphin. More than £120,000 in prizemoney is offered by Godolphin, with the winners and runners-up set to be revealed during an evening awards ceremony held in London at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London on Monday, February 19, 2018. Three new judges will be added to this year’s panel, all of whom bring with them a wide range of expertise, skill sets and have been geographically spread to ensure a fair and robust assessment of all nominations. These include Josh Apiafi, former CEO of the Professional Jockeys’ Association and creator of the racing industry’s award-winning loyalty programme Rewards4Racing.com.
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Apiafi will be joined by Terry Doherty, Stud Manager of Watership Down for 24 years and winner of the Stud Staff Award and Employee of the Year at the 2017 awards. Alice Plunkett, a former event rider and broadcaster for over 15 years with Channel 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and the ITV Racing Team, is another new addition.
Completing the panel of judges are Racing Welfare and former Northern Racing College Chief Executive Dawn Goodfellow, former jump jockey and self-employed businessmen Mark Bradburne, National Stud Training Director Tabbi Smith, Chief Executive of Perth Racecourse Hazel Peplinski, Dinah Nicholson, wife of the late David Nicholson, National Association of Stable Staff Chief Executive George McGrath, Newsells Park Stud General Manager Julian Dollar, and Ollie McPhail, Lead Education Officer of Racing to School. Brough Scott will continue his role as Chairman of the panel. To nominate someone for the awards or for further information, please visit www.studandstablestaffawards.co.uk, where you can either nominate online or download a nomination form.
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TBA visit a host of Tizzard stable stars at Venn Farm In September, 72 TBA members in the southwest region enjoyed a fascinating insight into one of the top National Hunt trainers in the country with a trip to Colin Tizzard’s Venn Farm Racing Stables. Venn Farm is very much a family-run
Meeting Thistlecrack was a particular highlight enjoyed by our members
business set in the heart of the beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside and following the yard’s most successful season last year, with ten Grade 1 wins including the King George VI Chase, it is now home to more than 80 horses in training in a new purpose-built yard. The day started at the yard where members were greeted by the team and given a tour of the gallops with Colin, where they saw a number of horses exercising, all of which were surprisingly unfazed by the large amount of people stood at the top of the gallop. Those at work included dual Grade 1-winning novice hurdler Finians Oscar and promising novice chaser Pingshou, who won last season’s Grade 1 Crabbie’s Top Novices’ Hurdle. The group was then treated to a parade of horses which included stable stars Thistlecrack and Cue Card, with Colin giving detailed and insightful descriptions of each horse, including an entertaining story of how Elegant Escape got his name. Members were given unlimited access to the yard to explore the facilities and meet the horses, with Thistlecrack particularly enjoying all the attention he was given. Our members then enjoyed a delicious lunch at the Roth Bar and Grill in nearby Bruton, before being joined by Alice Dodson from Dodson and Horrell, who gave an insightful talk on broodmare nutrition.
A number of the Venn Farm stars working on the gallops
The TBA would like to thank Colin Tizzard and all his staff at Venn Farm for making us feel so welcome, and to Alice Dodson for coming to speak to TBA members.
Book now for the TBA Stud Farming Course There is still time to register for this year’s TBA Stud Farming Course which takes place at the British Racing School and runs from Tuesday, December 12 until Thursday, December 14. The course covers a multitude of stud management topics, including the mare’s reproductive cycle, paddock management, infectious diseases, growth deformities, farriery and nutrition. Lecturers include representatives from the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket Equine Hospital, Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons, the Royal Veterinary College and other leading industry experts. A comprehensive handbook and refreshments are provided as well as lunch throughout the course. All delegates are invited to attend the course dinner on the first evening, while a visit to a leading Newmarket THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
stud farm and a tour of Rossdales Equine Hospital is included on the course itinerary. The course fee for 2017 is £395 for TBA members and £495 for non-members. The
closing date for applications is Friday, November 24. For more information contact Melissa Parris on 01638 661321 or email melissa.parris@thetba.co.uk.
Complimentary race badges for Cheltenham TBA members are invited to Cheltenham on Friday, November 17, Countryside Day. Simply present your current TBA membership card at the owners and trainers’ desk at either the North or Hall of Fame entrances, to gain free admission. Visit the TBA marquee in the tented village, where a cash bar and refreshments
will be available for members and their guests. The TBA silent auction of National Hunt stallion nominations, generously donated by stallion owners, will be taking place throughout the day, and the TBA National Hunt Year Book will be available, giving details of the 2018 Elite NH Mares Scheme and NH MOPS.
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Rebecca Menzies welcomes TBA members The TBA was very pleased to be invited to Rebecca Menzies’ stables and to see this upand-coming young trainer who has worked her way up from a stable lass to owning her own dual-purpose yard at Howe Hills Stables. Rebecca welcomed the TBA members with refreshments and a wide smile on a slightly chilly but bright September day. Situated on the outskirts of Sedgefield, the 100-acre site is tucked away and comprises of grass and allweather gallops and spa facilities plus a recent addition – a Theraplate vibrating platform. After our welcome refreshments Rebecca and Racing Secretary Emma Ramsden accompanied us as we walked up to the middle of the gallops. We watched the horses on the all-weather track which has a gentle six-furlong climb. Rebecca talked us through the preparation of the track and explained that it contains a mix of regularly renewed carpet fibres which helps to insulate the surface. Returning from the gallops, we congregated in the stables area in one of the light, airy and immaculately kept American barns where the dentist was at work. From the barn we were then shown the latest piece of equipment to be installed, the Theraplate, which is housed adjacent to two of the horse-walkers. Rebecca explained how useful this is to treat minor conditions such as increasing circulation, reducing swelling, improving joint health. It is often used after the horses have been exercising on the treadmill. Some of our members could not resist having a go but unluckily for them the solarium was not in operation above to warm them up. We were delighted that Rebecca and Emma were able to join us at Hardwick Hall for lunch and our thanks go to the whole team for making us so welcome.
Horses in the final lot of the morning are put through their paces
After lunch the party headed to Elwick Stud, which has recently been developed by Geoff and Sandra Turnbull in Sheraton, just off the A19 and not far from the sea. Driving past the paddocks towards the main yard it was obvious that some serious investment had gone in to this venture. We were greeted in the main yard
by Geoff, his son Nick, Stud Manager Garry Moore, Charlotte Lancaster and other friendly and enthusiastic members of staff. Everybody was given an informative booklet with full details of all the mares at the stud as well as the young stock. Elwick Stud has around 25 broodmares and the aim is to improve the quality both of the mares and the stallions used. As well as the mares and young stock, the Turnbulls have around 20 horses in training which come back to the farm when out of training. We were given a tour of the new barns, which was led by Nick and Gary who were both very helpful and informative. Great emphasis had been put into ventilation and the
boxes were all very roomy and airy. We were then taken on a tour of the paddocks to see the mares and foals. The paddocks were well kept and undulating with a view of the North Sea in the background. Some quality foals were on view by such stallions as Camelot and Australia to name but two. We then went to Geoff and Sandra’s home at Elwick Hall to see the new stallion unit which has been recently built and will accommodate Mondialiste, their globetrotting Grade 1winning stallion when he is retired at the end of this season. Being by Galileo, he is sure to be of great interest to breeders in the area. Grazing peacefully nearby with two friends was La Sylphide, the mare who started it all nearly 20 years ago. We were then invited into the Turnbull family home for afternoon tea and were well looked after by all the family. On view in the hall was the Arlington Million trophy won by Mondialiste in 2016. Surely there will be many big winners coming from Elwick Stud in future years. Many thanks to all the Turnbull family and their staff for such a memorable and hospitable afternoon.
Members make a fuss of the Geoff and Sandra Turnbull-owned gelding Kilowatt
The foals at Elwick Stud enjoyed the extra attention they received from members
A tractor and trailer for transport is always a hit with our members
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Rebecca Menzies speaking to members about the string on the gallops
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MEET THE BOARD with Nicholas Jones
TBA diary dates FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 EBF/TBA Mares’ Novice Chase Series At Fontwell Park racecourse
Tell us about yourself – what do you do in your professional life?
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After qualifying as a chartered accountant and going to business school, I worked as a corporate financier, initially with Schroders and then for 23 years as Managing Director and Vice-Chairman of Lazard.
TBA Silent Auction and Countryside Day At Cheltenham racecourse
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 TBA Mares-only Novice Hurdle
What is your background in breeding/racing? As a schoolboy I followed racing and breeding (and was the school bookmaker!) and was taken to see the Derby winner, Never Say Die, when he stood as a stallion at the National Stud in Sussex. Little did I imagine then that I would chair the board of The National Stud from 1991 to 2000. I started Coln Valley Stud 30 years ago near Cirencester where we keep eight Flat mares and two National Hunt mares. I have also served on the boards of Ladbrokes, the Jockey Club and the BHA. I am now also on the board of Retraining of Racehorses.
What made you want to join the TBA Board and what are your specific areas of interest? I wanted to join the TBA board to help broaden the appeal of bloodstock breeding and to help promote diverse and competitive racing.
What do you think is the biggest challenge(s) facing the breeding industry? And what are the solutions? While we are fortunate to have massive investment from a few participants at the top of the market that provide the opportunity to use the best bloodlines, we must not forget those lower down the scale. Good horses, particularly fillies, just below Group level
At Warwick racecourse
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 EBF/TBA Mares’ Novice Chase Series At Huntingdon racecourse
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 TBA Mares-only Maiden Hurdle Classic aims for Nicholas Jones
deserve sufficient rewards to at least earn their keep.
In terms of breeding/bloodstock, what has been your best/favourite moment? Any owned and bred winner is good and when Scarlet Runner won the Princess Margaret and the Nell Gwyn that was better. I hope the best is yet to come!
Which race would you most like to win as a breeder and why? As someone who is trying to raise the quality of mares at our stud, to breed the Oaks winner would be a triumph.
Where would you like the breeding industry to be in five years’ time? I would like to see more participants investing in quality stock, which, in turn, would provide entertaining racing for the viewing public.
NH Mare Owners’ Prize Scheme (NHMOPS) winners September 10, 2017 Fontwell Park THE starspreads.com MARES’ STANDARD OPEN NATIONAL HUNT FLAT RACE (CLASS 6) Winner: MALINDI BAY Owned by: Mr S D Faiers Bonus Value: £5,000
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October 2, 2017 Newton Abbot THE PKF FRANCIS CLARK MARES’ NOVICES’ HURDLE RACE (CLASS 4) Winner: DRINKS INTERVAL Owned by: The Land Value Partnership Bonus Value: £10,000
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 TO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 Annual TBA Stud Farming Course The British Racing School, Newmarket
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 Listed Mares Novices’ Chase At Newbury racecourse
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 TBA/EBF Mares’ Novice Chase At Exeter racecourse
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 TBA/EBF Mares’ Novice Chase At Wincanton racecourse
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 TBA Mares’ Handicap Chase At Wetherby racecourse
NEW MEMBERS: Charles Wilson, London Tugay Akman, Norfolk Marc Turner, Suffolk Graham Paver, Yorkshire Rachel, Countess of Coventry, Worcestershire Alice Thomas, Devon Robert Stapleton, North Yorkshire Samantha Fletcher, Oxfordshire Ms Tessa Greatrex, Berkshire Jane Allaway, Isle of Wight Paul Chapman, North Yorkshire Andrea O’Keefe, North Yorkshire Laura Clifford-Ward, Wiltshire Anne Lee, Dorset Harry Wigan, London Newstead Priory Stud, North Lincolnshire
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: a selection of features from the TBA’s first 100 years
EUROPEAN BREEDERS’ FUND Never be afraid to borrow a good idea. The truism has worked well for the European Breeders’ Fund, the biggest non-commercial sponsor outside central funding in British racing, since the concept was first mooted in 1982 and introduced two years later. Sam Sheppard, then secretary of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, recalls the initial discussions: “We got a drift of what the Breeders’ Cup was doing and the likes of David Gibson, who was the incoming TBA Chairman, Peter Willett, Bob McCreery and myself got together and said, ‘Come on, we’ve got to do something; if they can do it, so can we.’” Gibson offers a succinct interpretation of the EBF’s foundation: “British racing was having one of its periods of being skint, but standing stallions was taking off and there was some money around, from which the EBF could take the average price of a nomination, scaled up for those stallions that covered larger books of mares.” The impetus came when the Levy Board decided not to support two-year-old races. “It meant that people would be running for their own money,” Sheppard says. “The mare owners didn’t like it because they wouldn’t be able to sell their animals; stallion owners certainly didn’t want it because the progeny of their stallions would have been worthless, and owners didn’t like it because they wanted to run for proper money.” Having agreed the principle, the organisers then faced the practicalities. Sheppard admits: “We had quite a battle with the Jockey Club, which was the regulator and had concerns about running restricted races, to get over its fears we were going to run a two-tier system for two-year-old maidens. “One very big problem was that Brigadier Gerard’s owners, John and Jean Hislop, took against the idea, but we got it through, mostly with the support of the Racecourse Association, which straight away saw the benefits, because it was new money.”
Sam Sheppard was at the helm of the TBA when the EBF was formed
Britain could not run a big enough fund in isolation, so Sheppard and his team canvassed Ireland and France, and farther afield the Breeders’ Cup. “The Irish were more innovative in their thinking on these things, and they came on board very quickly,” he says. “Victor McCalmont, a smashing chap, was the boss of the Irish EBF and Jonathan Irwin, who was entrepreneurial in spirit, was his wingman. “Then the French came aboard, their stallion power wasn’t great in those days and they didn’t think they would be able to encourage a lot of stallions who stood at pretty low prices to join the system. Alec Head was a great help in securing French involvement, and so too was Louis Romanet. “We also did a deal for the Breeders’ Cup to pay a lump sum that would make eligible yearlings that came to Europe by American Breeders’ Cup stallions. The first deputation that went out to see the Breeders’ Cup committee included Bob McCreery, myself and James Delahooke. We didn’t get a great reception, but we won, and in cash terms it was very important, because I think they paid us $800,000 in the first place.
“Vincent O’Brien, who with his partners was importing masses of US-bred yearlings, was a great help, especially in persuading the Breeders’ Cup people. In fact, Vincent sent me a telex saying that the Americans had to come in, otherwise he wouldn’t buy their yearlings. Whether he meant it or not, that was a very powerful incentive.” Italy and Germany came into the scheme in 1986, followed, curiously, by Switzerland three years later. Germany’s introduction to the EBF was much more far-reaching, since Peter Willett, working in conjunction with Hans von Loeper, drove through a condition that in a short period all its Pattern races should be opened. Now, over its 33-year history, the EBF can boast having contributed more than €100 million to European racing, leaving Sheppard to reflect: “The only thing that worried me was that in the first year Kris stood at something like £100,000, and I woke up with nightmares thinking, ‘My god, I hope he’s still alive!’ It’s amazing the scheme has lasted so long and is still thriving. I’d like to think it was so well set up in the first place.”
NH MOPS: registration open for 2017 crop The TBA is pleased to announce that the NHMOPS registration period for the 2017 filly crop has now opened and applications will be accepted up to January 31, 2018. Registrations for TBA members is free of charge. Non-TBA members will be charged £150 per filly.
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Denniff Farms The story of Beat The Bank, winner of the Group 2 Shadwell Joel Stakes at Newmarket, begins in March 2001 when Fiona Denniff paid 3,000gns for the maiden three-year-old Hill Welcome at Doncaster’s Lincoln Handicap Sale. Although rated a lowly 50 by Timeform, the daughter of Most Welcome was a half-sister to the 1985 Middle Park winner Stalker. “I bought the mare on a maiden bid and she was only the second mare we’d had,” said Denniff. It was to prove an inspired purchase for the fledgling breeding operation, now known as Denniff Farms. Hill Welcome’s first foal, Mary Read, won twice as a two-year-old and finished second in the 2004 Molecomb Stakes. Eleven years later, her grandson Kachy went one better in the same Goodwood race. Her second foal was Tiana, by Diktat, who sold as a yearling for 90,000gns to Darley. After finishing third in a Newmarket Listed race, her form tailed off and she was among the Darley draft at the 2006 December Sales. Three years later, and in foal to Bahamian Bounty, she returned to Park Paddocks where her breeder paid 35,000gns to repurchase her. Sadly, three of Tiana’s first five runners died young, including the stakesplaced three-year-old Salt Island, which makes it all the more commendable that their dam can boast a perfect strike rate of five winners. The best of these is undoubtedly Beat The Bank. The Paco Boy gelding sold for 30,000gns to Irish trainer Darren Bunyan at the Tattersalls October Book 2 Sale in 2015. Unraced at two, he made a winning debut at Dundalk in February, before switching to Andrew Balding’s Kingsclere yard. Wins in a Listed race at Newmarket and the Group 3 Thoroughbred Stakes at Goodwood preceeded his five-length success in the Joel Stakes, and a place among Europe’s leading milers. A week later, Tiana’s yearling filly by Exceed And Excel became the most expensive filly to sell at Tattersalls October Book 2 fetching 500,000gns, while Kachy’s Iffraaj half-sister was sold for 120,000gns. Denniff Farms, based at Dalton, near Newark, has always been a handson operation, but not always as a thoroughbred venture. “We started out breeding sport horses and moved into breeding thoroughbreds as a form of diversification for the arable farm,” recalled Denniff. Her husband, Mick Denniff, bred Welham, the horse who partnered John Whitaker to win the 2000 Hickstead Derby as well as a host of prestigious competitions including the 1999 British Jumping Grand Prix at Hickstead.
Group 2 winner Beat The Bank
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Stetchworth Park & Middle Park Studs It has been a memorable year for Bill Gredley, owner of Stetchworth Park and Middle Park Studs. In June, his courageous homebred gelding Big Orange, owned in partnership with his son Tim, prevailed in a thrilling finish to the Gold Cup at Ascot, thereby adding one of racing’s greatest prizes to his unique double double of back-to-back victories in the Goodwood Cup and Princess of Wales’s Stakes. Less than three months later, the same partnership was responsible for the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes winner James Garfield, who set a new twoyear-old record for six furlongs at Newbury. It also gave Newmarket trainer George Scott a breakthrough first Group success, just seven days after marrying Gredley’s daughter Polly. James Garfield, named after the 20th President of the United States who died of an assassin’s bullet in his first year in office, is out of Whazzat, winner of the Chesham Stakes in 2004. She has a yearling filly by Sea The Stars and a colt foal by Golden Horn to follow. As a son of one successful stallion, Exceed And Excel, and from the family of another, Invincible Spirit, a stallion career surely awaits at the end of the colt’s racing career. Eclipse Stakes winner Environment Friend and triple Classic winner User Friendly were the first two top-class horses bred and raced by the owner of the Stetchworth Park estate, situated a few miles south of Newmarket. With around 18 broodmares and 30 horses in training, there must be every chance of more Group race winners in Gredley’s distinctive yellow and black silks.
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VET FORUM: THE EXPERT VIEW By ROB PILSWORTH MRCVS
Coping with sesamoid fractures A tiny bone within the suspensory ligament, the unique composition of the sesamoid can present vets with a challenge once damaged
COURTESY OF DEIDRE CARSON, ROSSDALES
What is a sesamoid bone? A sesamoid bone by definition is one that develops within the structure of a ligament or tendon. Although by a common usage, when we refer to the sesamoid bone in the horse we mean the proximal sesamoid bone at the back of the fetlock, there are actually several. Another well known one is the more distal sesamoid bone in the foot, the navicular bone. These bones develop at sites of extreme loading of the tendon or ligament, to protect it from excessive wear. They act effectively as a roller-bearing, allowing the tendon or ligament to withstand repetitive friction as it rubs back and forth repeatedly as the joint moves up and down in normal weight-bearing. We have sesamoid bones as well, the most well-known one being the kneecap. All the sesamoid bones derive their name from the shape of those which develop in the flexor tendons on the palmar side of the finger (see Fig 1), which are the same shape as the seed of the Sesame tree.
Formation and poor healing The sesamoid bones form within the structure of the tendon or ligament during the embryological development of the foetus. Because they develop within a tendon, they lack
Figure 2: A foal sesamoid fracture (white arrow). These fractures in very young animals will often heal, unlike the situation in the adult, but can leave the foal with an elongated sesamoid
the normal anatomical structure of bone. Normal skeletal bone has a thin skin covering it, called the periosteum, and this periosteum is massively important in the laying-down and remodelling of the shape and form of the bone. It is the periosteum that changes shape in the development of ‘bucked shins’, and forms callus at the site of a fracture. The normal skeletal bone also has a stiff outer cortex and an inner cavity, the medulla containing marrow, the productionline for blood cells. All of these layers have healing properties. Because the sesamoid bone lacks these normal components of bone, when injured it heals poorly, and in a very different way. The lack of periosteum means that a bridging callus over any fracture will not develop. Once the bone is broken, any repair which takes place will be by laying down fibrous tissue between the broken fragments, and this fibrous tissue is often insufficiently strong to withstand the loading forces experienced through the fetlock when a 450kg horse takes all its weight on one leg.
encountered in screening radiographs of the yearling at the sales, where the tell-tale increase in length of the bone hints at previous fracture.
Specific sesamoid injuries Sesamoid fractures happen in certain predilection sites that allow us to classify them according to their location. The three most commonly encountered fractures are the apical, mid-body and basilar fracture and they are all treated in different ways.
Apical fractures Here, the top of the sesamoid bone is pulled away from the remaining bone. The suspensory originates at the back of the knee and courses down to fuse with the surface of the sesamoid at the back of the fetlock joint, it continues round the back of the joint and is firmly attached to the back of the pastern (Fig 3). Its job is to take the strain as the fetlock sinks towards the ground in weight bearing. It has to take enormous loads during galloping, and apical fractures occur when the suspensory is strong enough to stand these loads, but the sesamoid bone is not quite as strong as the ligament. The result is that the top of the bone, where the suspensory fibres fuse with the bone, simply pulls away (See Fig. 4a).
Foal sesamoid fractures
Figure 1: The human sesamoid bone (arrow), situated on the palm-side of the thumb. The similarity in shape between this bone and the seed of the Sesame tree gave all of the sesamoid bones their name
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In the foal, the sesamoid appears to be more ‘plastic’ than in the adult. Fractures can occur in the young foal (usually less than three months old) when mare and foal are turned out into a larger paddock, particularly when the ground is hard (see Fig 2). These are treated by reduced exercise, support bandaging, and confinement, and unless very displaced, in many cases the fracture will heal well, albeit leaving the foal with a slightly longer sesamoid bone than normal. These elongated sesamoids are sometimes
Figure 3: The anatomy of the suspensory apparatus. Originating at the back of the cannon bone, the suspensory (purple) fuses with the sesamoid bones at the back of the fetlock (arrow) and then courses down the back of the pastern as the distal sesamoidean ligaments (red)
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he sad news that Wings Of Eagles, this year’s Derby hero, was to be retired after a career-ending injury at the Curragh in July brings into sharp focus the importance of the sesamoid bone. Injuries to this small bone, approximately the size of a golf ball, still present some of the most difficult challenges in returning affected equine athletes to racing.
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Figure 4: (a) an apical sesamoid fracture; (b) a mid body sesamoid fracture; (c) a basilar sesamoid fracture (white arrows)
These fractures are normally treated by removal of the detached piece of bone. This bone will never fuse back onto its parent bed, and in fact will prevent significant fibrous healing taking place between the suspensory ligament and the remaining structures of the sesamoid. If the piece of bone is removed, and the injured fibres debrided, then eventual fibrous union will occur between the residual portion of the sesamoid bone and the suspensory ligament. These injuries are most common in the hind leg, and the prognosis for a return to racing is reasonably good. Unfortunately, because the fractured piece of bone leaves a relatively sharp edge on the parent bed of the sesamoid bone, arthritis can develop in the joint. This may be manageable but will often limit the career of the horse.
Mid-body sesamoid fractures In this fracture, the bone fails at its centre (Fig 4b). Research work by Sue Stover and her team at the University of California, Davis, has shown that the sesamoid bones of many horses, when examined at post-mortem (when the horse has died for unrelated reasons) show a significant focal wear lesion in the middle of the surface of the sesamoid bone. This lesion would be predicted by engineering studies as being the site of peak loading when the fetlock joint is in maximal extension. Unfortunately these lesions are notoriously difficult to see on x-ray, and although it is very likely that most sesamoid fractures propagate through this lesion, at the present time we are still unable to pick it up radiographically as a warning sign. Mid-body sesamoid fracture can occur in both sesamoids simultaneously (see Fig. 5) and this combination is certainly career-ending and may even be life-threatening. These horses completely lose support to the fetlock joint, and have to be treated by a risky surgical arthrodesis (or ‘fusion’) of the joint, following which it will no longer move at all. This can allow a degree of weight-bearing by the affected horse sufficient for paddock retirement or breeding. Unilateral mid-body sesamoid fractures have been treated in a variety of ways over the years including encircling the fractured bone in a wire clamp, the insertion of bone-graft (harvested THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
from the pelvis) into the fracture gap and lag screw fixation. The latter technique seems to offer the best possibility of a return to racing but even here the prognosis is guarded. These horses will require a year off following insertion of the screw and return to racing is often only between 50% and 60%.
Basilar fractures Here the fracture occurs at the base of the sesamoid (see Fig. 4c). These fragments are usually too small to consider fixation with a screw, as tightening the screw would almost inevitably result in the fracture fragment shattering. Conventional treatment is either by surgical removal, as with apical fractures or by conservative treatment of a period of box rest followed by controlled exercise. Return to racing following conservative treatment is around 50% and this improves slightly to 70% following surgical removal of the fragment. As with the apical fragment this is because removal of the piece of bone allows a more robust fibrous union to take place between the injured bone and the remainder of the suspensory ligament. One final category of sesamoid fracture is of relative importance to racing prognosis and this is the axial fracture. This injury occurs during the concurrent development of a lateral condylar fracture. When the condylar fracture is displaced, it allows significant strain to be put on
Figure 5: A bilateral mid body sesamoid fracture. This horse is being supported in a transportation cast, but without this support the fetlock joint would sink to the ground, as all structural integrity of the suspensory apparatus has been lost
the dense fibrous tissue present between the two sesamoid bones. By pulling apart these two bones in a very abnormal loading direction, one of the sesamoids can fracture in the axial direction (see Fig. 6). Axial fracture has a very poor prognosis, and its presence significantly worsens the potential outcome of a horse affected with a condylar fracture. It is therefore vital for surgeons considering repair of condylar fractures to carefully assess the sesamoid bones as well at the time of injury, before any management decisions are made. Even with the best outcomes possible, sesamoid fractures still present a significant cause of wastage in our thoroughbreds. When they occur in a high-profile horse with a proven Group-race record, they almost invariably result in retirement because the chances of successful return are simply not high enough to justify the risks involved in surgical treatment. This is solely because of the odd structure of the sesamoid bone, and its implications on subsequent healing. We need more effective treatments for this injury for sure.
Figure 6: This horse has sustained a displaced lateral condylar fracture (white arrows). Because this fracture fragment moves significantly in the direction of the white arrows, it can put enormous load on the ligament holding the two sesamoid bones together and in this case the lateral sesamoid has fractured in the axial direction (purple arrow). This second fracture significantly worsens the outlook for this injury
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DR STAT JOHN BOYCE CRACKS THE CODE
New sprinter-miler sires dominating Unproven stallions covering more mares in a changing – and perhaps worrying – world
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his year’s mare returns in Britain and Ireland are fascinating on many fronts. The collective pattern of breeder behaviour in any given year can be seen as an immediate reaction to the previous year’s commercial reality. This may make no sense, as breeders’ actions in 2017 will not be tested in full for another two years – and who can tell what the financial landscape will be like then? But it’s all we have to go on. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of 2017 was the increased number of new sires on offer. There is little doubt that there is a certain type of polarisation taking place in the stallion market. Commercial breeders are more risk averse than ever before. Any stallion that has any question marks regarding the ability of his runners is being shunned quicker than ever before. This desertion happens much faster if the stallion in question is a stayer, or produces stock that don’t fit the sprinter-miler profile. In 2017, by my reckoning there were 27 new stallions that covered 2,708 of the 12,780 mares that make up the viable Flat-bred population in Britain and Ireland. That’s 21% of the total mare market. Moreover, this substantial increase in first-season sires may be the latest evidence of a trend towards new stallions that produce fastmaturing stock. In the three years to 2017, there have been 74 new sires that covered 7,797 mares. The three years in question have set consecutive records for new sires and the number of mares they have served. Which all begs the question: is it really healthy to have the majority of the broodmare population covered by unproven stallions in any given year? No fewer than 80 of the 140 Flat stallions that covered mares in 2017 are unproven. That number climbs to 94 if you consider a stallion unproven until his first three-year-olds have run. The 94 accounted for 8,351 mares, or 65%, of the viable Flat broodmare population in 2017. Truth be told, many of each
GB-IRE SIRES RANKED BY MARES COVERED IN 2017 Stallion
Farm
Years
Fee (£/€)
Mares
Elite
%
Dark Angel
Yeomanstown
IRE
10
60,000
223
134
60
Zoffany
Coolmore
IRE
6
35,000
209
116
56
Frankel
Juddmonte
GB
5
125,000
195
147
75
Kodiac
Tally-Ho
IRE
11
45,000
195
73
37
Vadamos
Tally-Ho
IRE
1
10,000
184
38
21
Mehmas
Tally-Ho
IRE
1
12,500
180
25
14
Galileo
Coolmore
IRE
16
Private
177
146
82
Camelot
Coolmore
IRE
4
35,000
175
83
47
Dubawi
Darley
GB
12
250,000
174
160
92
Sea The Stars
Gilltown
IRE
8
125,000
174
122
70
Footstepsinthesand
Coolmore
IRE
12
10,000
174
44
25
Iffraaj
Darley
GB
11
27,500
169
83
49
The Gurkha
Coolmore
IRE
1
25,000
167
82
49
Lope de Vega
Ballylinch
IRE
7
50,000
162
90
56
Fast Company
Darley
IRE
7
7,000
161
29
18
Kingman
Juddmonte
GB
3
55,000
160
126
79
Australia
Coolmore
IRE
3
35,000
154
83
54
Pride Of Dubai
Coolmore
IRE
1
15,000
151
34
23
Gutaifan
Yeomanstown
IRE
2
10,000
151
36
24
Helmet
Darley
GB
5
10,000
150
56
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year’s new recruits are never going to be as good as the proven sires they are replacing. Then there is the vexed question of what we want European racing to look like going forward. Most of us love the diversity in the aptitudes of our racehorses. Seeing Enable run to a 135 Timeform rating in the Arc over a mile and a half on the same card as Battaash ran to 136 over five furlongs is just the way we like it. But things are changing. It is worrying that 2017’s intake of new stallions included 21, out of 27, that have never won at beyond a mile. Ever since the big owner-breeder battalions started to covet stock by sires who essentially can produce only two-year-olds or sprinters, that market has exploded into
Harry Angel, one of the best of the modern type of horse owned by the Maktoums
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life. True, it was always gaining momentum to the point that the likes of the Maktoums had to take heed. In reality they had no choice in the matter. With fewer stallions capable of siring a Derby or an Arc winner going to stud, they were forced to consider the new world driven by the commercial need to fill their stables. Their top stars are now more likely than ever to ply their trade at below ten furlongs. In fact, as I write this article, three of the four top-rated European racehorses are sprinters by sprint sires, and two, Battaash (136) and Harry Angel (133), are Maktoum-owned. This year marked the first time that the Darley group of stallions covered more mares than Coolmore. These numbers are usually a function of the number of stallions employed and Darley did have 28 in 2017 split between Britain and Ireland, compared to 24 in 2016. Tally-Ho, just as they did in 2016, filled third spot, this time with more mares from fewer stallions. Three of its sires were in the top six by mares covered, with Kodiac (195) leading the way from first-season sires Vadamos (184) and Mehmas (180). Yeomanstown’s Dark Angel was the busiest sire with 223 mares, while Darley’s Dubawi attracted the highest number of elite mares. With its small boutique roster, Juddmonte’s five stallions posted the highest ratio of elite mares to total mares covered. THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
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DATA BOOK ANALYSIS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD
European Pattern 284 32RED SPRINT CUP STAKES G1 HAYDOCK PARK. Sep 9. 3yo+. 6f.
1. HARRY ANGEL (IRE) 3 9-1 £147,446 b c by Dark Angel - Beatrix Potter (Cadeaux Genereux) O-Godolphin B-CBS Bloodstock TR-Clive Cox 2. Tasleet (GB) 4 9-3 £55,900 b c by Showcasing - Bird Key (Cadeaux Genereux) O-Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Whitsbury Manor Stud TR-William Haggas 3. The Tin Man (GB) 5 9-3 £27,976 b g by Equiano - Persario (Bishop of Cashel) O-Fred Archer Racing - Ormonde B-Mrs E. M. Grundy TR-James Fanshawe Margins 4, 1.5. Time 1:13.90. Going Heavy. Age 2-3
Starts 7
Wins 4
Places 3
Earned £630,078
Sire: DARK ANGEL. Sire of 41 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BATTAASH Lawman G1, HARRY ANGEL Cadeaux Genereux G1, HUNT Vettori G2, JULIET CAPULET Camacho G2, SOVEREIGN DEBT Most Welcome G2, REALTRA Dr Devious G3, REHANA Selkirk G3, STAGE MAGIC Authorized G3, KHAFOO SHEMEMI Peintre Celebre LR, MARKAZI Barathea LR, MELESINA Haafhd LR, TIP TWO WIN More Than Ready LR. 1st Dam: Beatrix Potter by Cadeaux Genereux. Dam of 2 winners: 2011: GOLDEN JOURNEY (c Nayef) 2 wins. 2012: Blackfoot Brave (g Iffraaj) 2013: Hilltop Ranger (f Bushranger) 2014: HARRY ANGEL (c Dark Angel) Sold 41,904gns yearling at DNPRM. 4 wins at 2 and 3, Darley July Cup S G1, 32Red Sprint Cup S G1, Armstrong Aggregates Sandy Lane S G2, Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S G2, 2nd Commonwealth Cup G1, Merribelle Stable Pavilion S G3. 2015: Cileopatra (f Kodiac) unraced to date. 2nd Dam: Great Joy by Grand Lodge. 1 win at 3 in Germany, 2nd Dusseldorfer BMW Preis LR. Dam of XTENSION (c Xaar: The BMW Champions’ Mile G1 (twice), 3rd Jumeirah Dewhurst S G1, Prix Jean Prat G1, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile G1), A Huge Dream (f Refuse To Bend: 2nd Prix de Bonneval LR). Grandam of Mrs Gallagher. Broodmare Sire: CADEAUX GENEREUX. Sire of the dams of 58 Stakes winners. In 2017 - HARRY ANGEL Dark Angel G1, TASLEET Showcasing G2, MAGICAL MEMORY Zebedee G3, OBSERVATIONAL Galileo G3, ROCK MY LOVE Holy Roman Emperor LR. The Dark Angel/Cadeaux Genereux cross has produced: HARRY ANGEL G1, Midnite Angel G3.
HARRY ANGEL b c 2014 Waajib Flying Melody Ahonoora Princess Athena Shopping Wise DARK ANGEL gr 05 Mr Prospector Machiavellian Coup de Folie Midnight Angel Night Shift Night At Sea Into Harbour Balidar Young Generation Brig O’Doon Cadeaux Genereux Sharpen Up Smarten Up L’Anguissola BEATRIX POTTER ch 05 Chief’s Crown Grand Lodge La Papagena Great Joy Spectacular Bid Cheese Soup Avum
3. Persuasive (IRE) 4 9-5 £26,923 gr f by Dark Angel - Choose Me (Choisir) O-Cheveley Park Stud B-Mr J. Tuthill TR-John Gosden Margins Head, 0.75. Time 1:41.89. Going Good. Age 2-3
Starts 14
Wins 3
Places 8
Earned £584,522
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: BEAUTY IS TRUTH by Pivotal. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix du Gros-Chene- Mitsubishi Motors G2. Dam of 4 winners: 2009: FIRE LILY (f Dansili). 4 wins at 2 and 3, Jebel Ali Anglesey S G3, Ballyogan S G3, P. P. O’Leary Mem. Phoenix Sprint S G3, 2nd Moyglare Stud S G1, Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1. Broodmare. 2010: THE UNITED STATES (c Galileo) 7 wins to 2016 at home, Australia, Ranvet Rawson S G1, 2nd Longines Queen Elizabeth S G1, 3rd Ranvet Rawson S G1. 2011: BUONARROTI (g Galileo) 2 wins at 2 and 5. 2012: Torrey Pines (c Galileo) 2013: Ring The Bell (f Galileo) ran once. 2014: HYDRANGEA (f Galileo) 3 wins at 2 and 3, Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S G1, Ballylinch 1000 Guineas Trial S G3, 2nd Dubai Fillies’ Mile S G1, Moyglare Stud S G1, Breast Cancer Research Debutante S G2, 3rd Coronation S G1, Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas G1. 2015: Adelphi (c Galileo) unraced to date. 2016: (f Galileo) 2017: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: ZELDING by Warning. 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France Prix du Bois G3, 3rd Prix du Gros-Chene G2, Prix Robert Papin (Omnium de 2 Ans) G2. Dam of BEAUTY IS TRUTH (f Pivotal, see above), GLORIOUS SIGHT (f Singspiel: Prix du Top 14 Orange Prix Finlande LR, 2nd Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1, 3rd Prix de Diane Longines G1) Broodmare Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of the dams of 66 Stakes winners. In 2017 - HYDRANGEA Galileo G1, POLARISATION Echo of Light G1, PRECIEUSE Tamayuz G1, RHODODENDRON Galileo G1, CRACKSMAN Frankel G2, MAGICAL Galileo G2, MIKKI ROCKET King Kamehameha G2, MUTAKAYYEF Sea The Stars G2. The Galileo/Pivotal cross has produced: HYDRANGEA G1, MAGICAL G1, RHODODENDRON G1, THE UNITED STATES G1, FLYING THE FLAG G2, GOSPEL CHOIR G2, ORDEROFTHEGARTER G3, SILVER GALAXY G3, Tamarind Cove G3.
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HYDRANGEA b f 2014 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Polar Falcon Pivotal Fearless Revival BEAUTY IS TRUTH b 04
See race 171 in the September issue 285 COOLMORE FASTNET ROCK MATRON STAKES G1 LEOPARDSTOWN. Sep 9. 3yo+f. 8f.
1. HYDRANGEA (IRE) 3 9-0 £176,496 b f by Galileo - Beauty Is Truth (Pivotal) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Beauty Is Truth Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Winter (IRE) 3 9-0 £56,838 gr f by Galileo - Laddies Poker Two (Choisir) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Laddies Poker Two Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien
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Warning Zelding Zelda
Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Nureyev Marie d’Argonne Cozzene Stufida Known Fact Slightly Dangerous Caerleon Mill Princess
Any breeder looking at Beauty Is Truth’s broodmare record is likely to suffer from Galileo envy. Beauty Is Truth produced her eighth consecutive Galileo foal in April 2017, with the persistence reflecting the fact that the first of the eight – The United States – won at Gr3 level in Ireland before becoming a Gr1 winner in Australia’s Ranvet Stakes. Now the
fifth of the siblings, Hydrangea, has also become a Gr1 winner, thanks to her narrow victory over her old rival Winter in the Matron Stakes. Few would argue that Hydrangea didn’t deserve a top-flight win. She had previously finished second or third in four Gr1s, including when beaten only a short head in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. She had also beaten Winter narrowly in the Gr3 1,000 Guineas Trial. Beauty Is Truth made a bright start to her broodmare career with a visit to Dansili, the result being Fire Lily, who proved herself one of Dansili’s fastest daughters with three Gr3 successes at around six furlongs. This is clearly a speedy female line, as Beauty Is Truth won the Gr3 Prix d’Arenberg and Gr2 Prix du Gros-Chene at around five furlongs. Beauty Is Truth is by no means the only daughter of Pivotal enjoying repeated success with Galileo. Halfway To Heaven has three Group winners by him, including the 2017 two-year-old Magical and the threeyear-old Rhododendron, who beat Hydrangea into second place in the Gr2 Debutante Stakes and the Gr1 Fillies’ Mile. Zelding, the speedy second dam of Hydrangea, won the Gr3 Prix du Bois and was second in the Prix Robert Papin, a race once won by her halfbrother Zipping. However, her Singspiel filly Glorious Sight was placed in the French 1,000 Guineas and Oaks. Third dam Zelda was a half-sister to Last Tycoon, a champion sprinter whose stamina stretched to winning the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile. 286 QIPCO IRISH CHAMPION STAKES G1 LEOPARDSTOWN. Sep 9. 3yo+. 10f.
1. DECORATED KNIGHT (GB) 5 9-7 £608,974 ch h by Galileo - Pearling (Storm Cat) O-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar TR-Roger Charlton 2. Poet’s Word (IRE) 4 9-7 £202,991 b c by Poet’s Voice - Whirly Bird (Nashwan) O-Mr Saeed Suhail B-Woodcote Stud Ltd TR-Sir Michael Stoute 3. Eminent (IRE) 3 9-1 £96,154 b c by Frankel - You’ll Be Mine (Kingmambo) O-Sir Peter Vela B-Premier Bloodstock TR-Martyn Meade Margins 0.5, 1.75. Time 2:08.36. Going Good. Age 2-5
Starts 18
Wins 8
Places Earned 7 £1,325,886
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: Pearling by Storm Cat. Own sister to YOU’RESOTHRILLING, GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, Tumblebrutus and Tiger Dance. Dam of 1 winner: 2012: DECORATED KNIGHT (c Galileo) 8 wins at 3 to 5 at home, UAE, Tattersalls Gold Cup G1, QIPCO Irish Champion S G1, Emirates Airline Jebel Hatta G1, ICON Meld S G3, Al Basti Equiworld Festival S LR, Betway Winter Derby Trial LR, 2nd Prince of Wales’s S G1, Investec Diomed S G3, 3rd Shadwell Joel S G2. 2013: Azizaan (c Dubawi) 2014: Ambrosia (f Frankel) 2015: (c Dansili)
2nd Dam: MARIAH’S STORM by Rahy. 10 wins at 2 to 4 in USA Arlington Washington Lassie S G2, Budweiser Turfway Park Breeders’ Cup H G2, 3rd Spinster S G1. Dam of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (c Storm Cat: Juddmonte International S G1, Coral Eclipse S G1, Esat Digifone Champion S G1, St James’s Palace S G1, Champagne Lanson Sussex S G1, Prix de la Salamandre G1, 2nd Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Sagitta 2000 Guineas G1, Breeders’ Cup Classic G1), YOU’RESOTHRILLING (f Storm Cat: Irish Thoroughbred Cherry Hinton S G2), Hanky Panky (f Galileo: 3rd Ballyogan S G3), Freud (c Storm Cat: 3rd Cork and Orrery S G2), Tumblebrutus (c Storm Cat: 2nd Galileo EBF Futurity G2), Butterflies (f Galileo: 2nd Munster Oaks S G3), Tiger Dance (c Storm Cat: 3rd Emirates Airline Minstrel S G3), Roar of The Tiger (c Storm Cat: 3rd Governor’s H LR). Grandam of GLENEAGLES, HAPPILY, MARVELLOUS, STORM THE STARS, COOLMORE, Taj Mahal. Broodmare Sire: STORM CAT. Sire of the dams of 210 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CHURCHILL Galileo G1, CLEMMIE Galileo G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Galileo G1, HAPPILY Galileo G1, SATONO ALADDIN Deep Impact G1. The Galileo/Storm Cat cross has produced: ALOFT G1, BALLYDOYLE G1, CHURCHILL G1, CLEMMIE G1, COOLMORE G1, DECORATED KNIGHT G1, GLENEAGLES G1, HAPPILY G1, MARVELLOUS G1, MISTY FOR ME G1, Taj Mahal G1, GLOBAL VIEW G2, TWIRL G3, Galileo’s Song G3.
DECORATED KNIGHT ch h 2012 Sadler’s Wells
Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Northern Dancer Storm Bird South Ocean Secretariat Terlingua Crimson Saint Blushing Groom Rahy Glorious Song Roberto Immense Imsodear Fairy Bridge
GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea
Storm Cat PEARLING b 06 Mariah’s Storm
See race 51 in the July issue 287 QATAR PRIX VERMEILLE G1 CHANTILLY. Sep 10. 3yo+f. 2400m.
1. BATEEL (IRE) 5 9-3 £170,932 b m by Dubawi - Attractive Crown (Chief’s Crown) O-Al Asayl Bloodstock Ltd B-Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan TR-Francis-Henri Graffard 2. Journey (GB) 5 9-3 £68,385 b m by Dubawi - Montare (Montjeu) O-Mr George Strawbridge B-G. Strawbridge TR-John Gosden 3. Left Hand (GB) 4 9-3 £34,192 ch f by Dubawi - Balladeuse (Singspiel) O-Wertheimer et Frere B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-C. Laffon-Parias Margins 2.5, 3. Time 2:32.90. Going Soft. Age 3-5
Starts 12
Wins 7
Places 2
Earned £341,463
Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 144 Stakes winners. In 2017 ALMANAAR Bahhare G1, BATEEL Chief’s Crown G1, MUBTAAHIJ Pennekamp G1, NEZWAAH Dansili G1, SOBETSU Darshaan G1, WILD ILLUSION Monsun G1, ZARAK Zamindar G1, CORONET Darshaan G2, DARTMOUTH Galileo G2, QUIDURA Acatenango G2, SHAMREEN Bahri G2. 1st Dam: Attractive Crown by Chief’s Crown. 3 wins, 2nd Ind. Newspapers Pretty Polly S G2. Dam of 4 winners: 2001: Royal Tromp’e (f Cozzene). Broodmare. 2002: BASEMAH (f Lemon Drop Kid) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix Charles Laffitte LR. Broodmare. 2003: Show Time (f Zafonic) unraced. Broodmare. 2005: Topaz Crown (f Pivotal) 2006: FEATHERED CROWN (g Indian Ridge) 2 wins at 3 and 4. 2009: QUEEN OF SKIES (f Shamardal) 2 wins at 5.
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2011: 2012:
2014:
Crown Light (f Zamindar) unraced. Broodmare. BATEEL (f Dubawi) 7 wins at 3 to 5 at home, France, Qatar Prix Vermeille G1, Haras Firmamento Prix de Pomone G2, Betway Pinnacle S G3, Tangent Furniture AHT Fred Archer S LR, 2nd Prix de Barbeville G3, Betfred EBF Daisy Warwick S LR. Maqari (c Dutch Art) in training.
2nd Dam: ATTIRANCE by Crowned Prince. 1 win at 3 in France Prix des Lilas LR, 2nd Prix de Sandringham G3. Dam of Attractive Crown (f Chief’s Crown, see above), Sleek Falcon (f Green Forest: 3rd Wintergreen S). Grandam of ANGEL LOVE, Bella Michela, GEILL SLI. Fourth dam of ANGEL LIGHT. Broodmare Sire: CHIEF’S CROWN. Sire of the dams of 52 Stakes winners. The Dubawi/Chief’s Crown cross has produced: BATEEL G1, POET’S VOICE G1.
BATEEL b m 2012 Seeking The Gold Mr Prospector Con Game Colorado Dancer Shareef Dancer Fall Aspen DUBAWI b 02 Shirley Heights Deploy Slightly Dangerous Zomaradah Dancing Brave Jawaher High Tern Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom Chief’s Crown Secretariat Six Crowns Chris Evert ATTRACTIVE CROWN b 95 Crowned Prince Raise A Native Gay Hostess Attirance Silver Shark Arosa Andrea II Dubai Millennium
Dubawi’s progeny often show an affinity for soft ground, which goes some way towards explaining how his daughters Bateel, Journey and Left Hand finished first, second and third in the Gr1 Prix Vermeille. The rest of the explanation is that Dubawi is simply an extremely good sire. His lengthy list of 2017 stakes winners also features such good fillies as Nezwaah, Sobetsu, Shamreen, Bean Feasa, Coronet and Laugh Aloud. Journey and Left Hand are both previous Gr1 winners but they couldn’t match the five-year-old Bateel, who was following up victories in the Gr3 Pinnacle Stakes and the Gr2 Prix de Pomone. Now trained in France, she had been unbeaten in three starts as a three-year-old in England before developing into a Listed winner over a mile and a half on soft ground at four. It is easy to see why Dubawi was chosen as the 2011 mate for Bateel’s dam Attractive Crown. This runner-up in the Gr2 Pretty Polly Stakes is a daughter of Chief’s Crown, who is also the broodmare sire of Dubawi’s top-class son Poet’s Voice, winner of the Gr1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in 2010. Bateel and Poet’s Voice are among only five foals of racing age by Dubawi out of Chief’s Crown mares. Chief’s Crown was partly responsible for Danzig’s great start to his stallion career, as he won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on his way to the title of champion two-year-old and was later placed in all three legs of the American Triple Crown. Bateel’s first three dams were all very useful performers, her second dam Attirance being a Group-placed Listed winner, while her third dam Arosa won the Prix Imprudence and Prix Messidor.
Arosa also enjoyed plenty of success as a broodmare, notably producing the Gr2 Prix Greffulhe winner Arokar and the successful broodmares La Tirana and Anne Stuart. 288 QATAR PRIX DU MOULIN DE LONGCHAMP G1 CHANTILLY. Sep 10. 3yo+c&f. 1600m.
1. RIBCHESTER (IRE) 4 9-3 £219,769 b c by Iffraaj - Mujarah (Marju) O-Godolphin B-A. Thompson & M. O’Brien TR-Richard Fahey 2. Taareef (USA) 4 9-3 £87,923 ch c by Kitten’s Joy - Sacred Feather (Carson City) O-Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Dixiana Farms Llc TR-Jean Claude Rouget 3. Massaat (IRE) 4 9-3 £43,962 b c by Teofilo - Madany (Acclamation) O-Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd TR-Owen Burrows Margins 0.75, 3.5. Time 1:40.75. Going Soft. Age 2-4
Starts 14
Wins 6
Places Earned 7 £2,354,708
Sire: IFFRAAJ. Sire of 54 Stakes winners. In 2017 GINGERNUTS Generous G1, JON SNOW O’Reilly G1, RIBCHESTER Marju G1, THE BLACK PRINCESS Cape Cross G2, WYNDSPELLE High Chaparral G2, FORJATT Danzero G3, IKERRIN ROAD Fantastic Light G3, ORDER AGAIN Van Nistelrooy G3, ARAAJA Spinning World LR, CHILEAN Duke of Marmalade LR, LISTEN Centaine LR, MAYBE MIAMI Waikiki Star LR, MUFFRI’HA Dansili LR, MYTHICAL MAGIC Octagonal LR. 1st Dam: Mujarah by Marju. ran a few times at 2 and 3. Dam of 1 winner: 2013: RIBCHESTER (c Iffraaj) Sold 83,333gns yearling at GOOY1. Jt Champion 3yr old miler in Europe in 2016. 6 wins at 2 to 4 at home, France, Al Shaqab Lockinge S G1, Queen Anne S G1, Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp G1, P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois G1, Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S G2, Jersey S G3, 2nd Qipco Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Qatar Sussex S G1, Irish TB Marketing Gimcrack S G2, 3rd Qatar Sussex S G1, Qipco 2000 Guineas G1, DP World Dubai Turf G1. 2014: Golconda Prince (g Arcano) 2016: (f Raven’s Pass) 2017: (c Dubawi) 2nd Dam: Tanaghum by Darshaan. 1 win at 3, 2nd EBF Harvest S LR. Dam of TACTIC (g Sadler’s Wells: At The Races Curragh Cup G3), YAAZY (f Teofilo: Prix Joubert LR, 2nd Prix Minerve G3, 3rd Prix de Malleret G2), Zahoo (f Nayef: 2nd totesport.com EBF Gillies S LR). Grandam of CONVERGENCE. Broodmare Sire: MARJU. Sire of the dams of 47 Stakes winners. In 2017 - MARSHA Acclamation G1, RIBCHESTER Iffraaj G1, TIBERIAN Tiberius Caesar G2, ST JEAN Teofilo G3, ABSOLUTE BLAST Kodiac LR. The Iffraaj/Marju cross has produced: RIBCHESTER G1, Judicial LR.
RIBCHESTER b c 2013 Gone West Zafonic Zaizafon IFFRAAJ b 01 Nureyev Pastorale Park Appeal Last Tycoon Marju Flame of Tara MUJARAH b 08 Darshaan Tanaghum Mehthaaf
Mr Prospector Secrettame The Minstrel Mofida Northern Dancer Special Ahonoora Balidaress Try My Best Mill Princess Artaius Welsh Flame Shirley Heights Delsy Nureyev Elle Seule
b h by Galileo - Another Storm (Gone West) O-M.Tabor,D.Smith,MrsJ Magnier,L Williams B-Paget Bloodstock TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Torcedor (IRE) 5 9-10 £81,197 b g by Fastnet Rock - Magnolia Lane (Sadler’s Wells) O-Te Akau Torcedor(Mngr David Ellis) B-Barronstown Stud TR-Mrs J. Harrington 3. Mount Moriah (GB) 3 9-1 £38,462 b g by Mount Nelson - Rule Britannia (Night Shift) O-Mr Norman Brunskill B-Lady Bland & Newsells Park Stud Ltd TR-Ralph Beckett Margins 9, 4.5. Time 3:07.82. Going Soft. Age 2-5
Starts 21
Wins 10
Places Earned 10 £1,638,671
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: ANOTHER STORM by Gone West. Winner at 2 in USA. Dam of 7 winners: 2004: ASPERITY (c War Chant) 7 wins at home, France, USA, Prix Paul de Moussac G3. 2005: Stormy View (f Cozzene). Broodmare. 2006: SEHOY (c Menifee) 9 wins at 3 to 5 at home, Sweden, Sk. Faltrittklubbens Jubileumslopning LR. 2007: KITTY LOVE (f Kitten’s Joy) 2 wins at 3 in USA. Broodmare. 2009: ANGEL TERRACE (f Ghostzapper) 4 wins at 3 and 5 in USA, Pin Oak Valley View S G3. Broodmare. 2010: Our Smile (f Medaglia d’Oro) unraced. Broodmare. 2012: ORDER OF ST GEORGE (c Galileo) Sold 321,355gns yearling at KESEP. Champion 3yr old stayer in Europe in 2015, Champion older stayer in Europe in 2016. 10 wins at 2 to 5, 2017, The Queen’s 90th Birthday Ascot Gold Cup G1, Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger G1 (twice), Ballycullen Palmerstown St Leger Trial G3 (3 times), S & R McGrath Memorial Saval Beg S LR (twice), 2nd Ascot Gold Cup G1, Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger G1, At The Races Curragh Cup G3, Coolmore Vintage Crop S G3, thetote.com Eyrefield S LR, 3rd Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe G1. 2013: KELLSTORM (c Galileo) 5 wins. 2014: ARWA (f Holy Roman Emperor) Winner at 2. 2015: Shakour (c Declaration of War) unraced to date. 2016: (c Australia) 2nd Dam: STORM SONG by Summer Squall. Champion 2yr old filly in U.S.A. in 1996. 4 wins at 2 in USA Frizette S G1, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies G1, 2nd Matron S G1, 3rd Ashland S G1, Kentucky Oaks G1. Dam of Balladry (c Unbridled’s Song: 2nd San Fernando S G2), Trojan Nation (c Street Cry: 2nd Wood Memorial S G1), Piano Concerto (g Red Ransom: 3rd Toteexacta Ch’ship Open NH Flat Race LR). Grandam of MIDSUMMER FAIR, BETTER LIFE. Broodmare Sire: GONE WEST. Sire of the dams of 119 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ORDER OF ST GEORGE Galileo G1, APOLLO KENTUCKY Langfuhr LR. The Galileo/Gone West cross has produced: ORDER OF ST GEORGE G1, Amazing Beauty G3.
ORDER OF ST GEORGE b h 2012 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Mr Prospector Gone West Secrettame ANOTHER STORM b 99 Summer Squall
See race 48 in the July issue
Storm Song Hum Along
289 COMER GROUP INTERNATIONAL IRISH ST LEGER G1 CURRAGH. Sep 10. 3yo+. 14f.
1. ORDER OF ST GEORGE (IRE) 5 9-10
THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
£243,590
Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Raise A Native Gold Digger Secretariat Tamerett Storm Bird Weekend Surprise Fappiano Minstress
Irish Champions Weekend proved to be yet another benefit for Galileo and his progeny, with four of the five Gr1
races going to Hydrangea, Decorated Knight, Happily and Order Of St George. The last-named strolled home nine lengths clear in the Irish St Leger, having taken the same race by 11 lengths two years earlier. It remains a bit of a mystery how he came to be beaten by Wicklow Brave in the 2016 Irish St Leger, especially when this defeat was sandwiched between his victory in the Gold Cup and his third in the Arc. Order of St George cost $550,000 as a yearling and it took 875,000gns to buy his year-younger brother at Tattersalls in 2014. The younger brother – Kellstorm – won only a maiden at Tipperary before being sent to Australia. Their dam, the Gone West mare Another Storm, was another high-priced yearling, at $1,000,000. Although she won at two and produced the Gr3 Prix Paul de Moussac winner Asperity as her first foal, her price had fallen to only $50,000 when she was offered in foal to Ghostzapper at Keeneland’s 2010 November Sale. Another Storm had also produced a 2009 Ghostzapper filly called Angel Terrace, which became a Gr3 winner over an extended mile on dirt in the USA in 2012 and a stakes winner over ten and a half furlongs on turf in 2014. Order Of St George is therefore her third Group winner. Gone West mares have thrived with the Sadler’s Wells male line. They produced the Derby winner Motivator and the St Leger and Gold Cup winner Leading Light to Montjeu, plus the Gr1 American two-year-old winner Violence to Medaglia d’Oro. Another Storm’s seven-figure price as a yearling reflected the fact that she is out of Storm Song, America’s champion juvenile filly of 1996, when she won the Gr1 Frizette Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. 290 GOFFS VINCENT O’BRIEN NATIONAL STAKES G1 CURRAGH. Sep 10. 2yoc&f. 7f.
1. VERBAL DEXTERITY (IRE) 9-3 £170,513 b c by Vocalised - Lonrach (Holy Roman Emperor) O-Mrs J. S. Bolger B-Mr J. S. Bolger & Mr J. Corcoran TR-J. S. Bolger 2. Beckford (GB) 9-3 £56,838 b c by Bated Breath - Whirly Dancer (Danehill Dancer) O-Newtown Anner Stud Farm B-Mrs J. E. Wallsgrove TR-Gordon Elliott 3. Rostropovich (IRE) 9-3 £26,923 b c by Frankel - Tyranny (Machiavellian) O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs Magnier/M J Jooste B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd TR-Aidan O’Brien Margins 3.5, 2.75. Time 1:27.32. Going Soft to Heavy. Age 2
Starts 3
Wins 2
Places 1
Earned £198,402
Sire: VOCALISED. Sire of 3 Stakes winners. In 2017 VERBAL DEXTERITY Holy Roman Emperor G1, VOCIFEROUS MARINA Galileo LR. 1st Dam: Lonrach by Holy Roman Emperor. Dam of 1 winner: 2014: Renewed Focus (c Intense Focus) unraced to date. 2015: VERBAL DEXTERITY (c Vocalised) 2 wins at 2, Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S G1, 2nd GAIN Railway S G2. 2016: (f Vocalised) 2nd Dam: Luminous One by Galileo. 1 win at 3, 3rd Eyrefield S LR.
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European Pattern Broodmare Sire: HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR. Sire of the dams of 4 Stakes winners. In 2017 - VERBAL DEXTERITY Vocalised G1, ELIZABETH BROWNING Galileo G2, JOHANNES VERMEER Galileo G3.
VERBAL DEXTERITY b c 2015 Bold Reasoning My Charmer Vindication Strawberry Road Strawberry Reason Pretty Reason VOCALISED b/br 06 Raise A Native Mr Prospector Gold Digger Serena’s Tune Rahy Serena’s Song Imagining Danzig Danehill Razyana Holy Roman Emperor Secretariat L’On Vite Fanfreluche LONRACH b 09 Sadler’s Wells Galileo Urban Sea Luminous One Tap On Wood Smaoineamh Fanghorn Seattle Slew
Jim Bolger has invested heavily in Vocalised, a $580,000 yearling whom he trained to Gr.3 success in the Greenham Stakes and Tetrarch Stakes. Retired to Bolger’s Redmondstown Stud, Vocalised has been entrusted with many of Bolger’s broodmares during his first five seasons, during which he covered 36, 54, 37, 67 and 74 mares. Bolger has been rewarded with such as Steip Amach, a dual Irish Gr3 winner, Vociferous Marina, winner of the Listed Salsabil Stakes, and Sometimesadiamond, a recent third in the Gr3 Flame of Tara Stakes. But the game-changer is Verbal Dexterity, the exciting colt who dominated the Gr1 National Stakes on only his third appearance. Verbal Dexterity’s dam, the nonwinning Lonrach, was among Vocalised’s 67 mares in 2014 and 74 mares in 2015, when she conceived a sister to the National Stakes winner. Of the 64 Vocalised foals in 2016, Bolger is the registered breeder of 47 of them, with several others being owned in partnership. Bolger is no stranger to success in the National Stakes. The common denominator to his recent winners is Galileo, sire of the 2006 and 2007 winners Teofilo and New Approach and grandsire of the 2012 winner Dawn Approach. Galileo also appears in Verbal Dexterity’s pedigree, as the sire of his second dam, the Listedplaced Luminous One. Verbal Dexterity’s fourth dam, the Classicplaced Fanghorn, is also the fifth dam of Galileo’s Irish Derby winner Soldier Of Fortune. The colt’s third dam, the dual Listed winner Smaoineamh, also ranks as the second dam of several smart performers by Galileo, including the Classic-placed duo Cuis Ghaire and Gile Na Greine. Smaoineamh’s numerous black-type descendants also include a couple of stakes winners by Teofilo. Fanghorn made her mark principally by producing the champion sprinter Double Form. Fanghorn’s grand-daughter Guess Again had two foals by Double Form’s son Double Schwartz which were inbred 3x3 to Fanghorn. Both became Group winners for Bolger, including Eva
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Luna, the champion juvenile filly in Ireland in 1994. Vocalised is by Seattle Slew’s champion son Vindication and his second dam is the wonderfully tough Serena’s Song, America’s champion three-year-old filly of 1995. Vocalised’s half-sister Serena’s Cat has added to the family’s reputation by producing Honor Code, 2015’s champion American older male. As Honor Code is by AP Indy, he is bred along similar lines to Vocalised.
210 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CHURCHILL Galileo G1, CLEMMIE Galileo G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Galileo G1, HAPPILY Galileo G1, SATONO ALADDIN Deep Impact G1. The Galileo/Storm Cat cross has produced: ALOFT G1, BALLYDOYLE G1, CHURCHILL G1, CLEMMIE G1, COOLMORE G1, DECORATED KNIGHT G1, GLENEAGLES G1, HAPPILY G1, MARVELLOUS G1, MISTY FOR ME G1, Taj Mahal G1, GLOBAL VIEW G2, TWIRL G3, Galileo’s Song G3.
HAPPILY b f 2015 Sadler’s Wells
291 MOYGLARE STUD STAKES G1 CURRAGH. Sep 10. 2yof. 7f.
1. HAPPILY (IRE) 9-0 £170,513 b f by Galileo - You’resothrilling (Storm Cat) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Orpendale & Chelston Ireland TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Magical (IRE) 9-0 £56,838 b f by Galileo - Halfway To Heaven (Pivotal) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. September (IRE) 9-0 £26,923 b f by Deep Impact - Peeping Fawn (Danehill) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Orpendale & Chelston TR-Aidan O’Brien Margins Short Head, 3.75. Time 1:26.93. Going Soft to Heavy. Age 2
Starts 6
Wins 4
Places 1
Earned £400,906
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: YOU’RESOTHRILLING by Storm Cat. 2 wins at 2, Irish Thoroughbred Cherry Hinton S G2. Own sister to GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, Tumblebrutus, Tiger Dance and Freud. Dam of 5 winners: 2011: MARVELLOUS (f Galileo). 2 wins at 2 and 3, Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas G1. Broodmare. 2012: GLENEAGLES (c Galileo) Champion 2yr old colt in Ireland in 2014, Champion 3yr old miler in Europe in 2015. 7 wins at 2 and 3, Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S G1, St James’s Palace S G1, Qipco 2000 Guineas G1, 3rd Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Gd.Crit G1. 2013: COOLMORE (f Galileo) Winner at 2, C L & M F Weld Park S G3, 3rd Belmont Oaks Invitational S G1. 2014: Taj Mahal (c Galileo) Winner at 2, 2nd Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial S LR, 3rd Killavullan S G3, 2nd Secretariat S G1. 2015: HAPPILY (f Galileo) 4 wins at 2 at home, France, Moyglare Stud S G1, Qatar Prix JeanLuc Lagardere - Al Hazm G1, Turkey Jockey Club Silver Flash S G3, 2nd Breast Cancer Research Debutante S G2. 2017: (c Galileo) 2nd Dam: MARIAH’S STORM by Rahy. 10 wins at 2 to 4 in USA Arlington Washington Lassie S G2, Budweiser Turfway Park Breeders’ Cup H G2, 3rd Spinster S G1. Dam of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (c Storm Cat: Juddmonte International S G1, Coral Eclipse S G1, Esat Digifone Champion S G1, St James’s Palace S G1, Champagne Lanson Sussex S G1, Prix de la Salamandre G1, 2nd Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Sagitta 2000 Guineas G1, Breeders’ Cup Classic G1), YOU’RESOTHRILLING (f Storm Cat, see above), Hanky Panky (f Galileo: 3rd Ballyogan S G3), Freud (c Storm Cat: 3rd Cork and Orrery S G2), Tumblebrutus (c Storm Cat: 2nd Galileo EBF Futurity G2), Butterflies (f Galileo: 2nd Munster Oaks S G3), Tiger Dance (c Storm Cat: 3rd Emirates Airline Minstrel S G3), Roar of The Tiger (c Storm Cat: 3rd Governor’s H LR). Grandam of DECORATED KNIGHT, STORM THE STARS. Broodmare Sire: STORM CAT. Sire of the dams of
Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Northern Dancer Storm Bird South Ocean Secretariat Terlingua Crimson Saint Blushing Groom Rahy Glorious Song Roberto Immense Imsodear Fairy Bridge
GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea
Storm Cat YOU’RESOTHRILLING br 05 Mariah’s Storm
It isn’t often that a pair of full-sisters are represented by Gr1 winners in the space of less than 24 hours, but Giant’s Causeway’s sisters Pearling and You’resothrilling managed that feat over Irish Champions Weekend. Pearling struck first when her latematuring Galileo colt Decorated Knight recorded his third Gr1 victory of the year, in the Irish Champion Stakes. Then You’resothrilling followed suit when her Galileo filly Happily snatched victory from her front-running stablemate Magical in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Happily is no less than the seventh Gr1 winner to emerge from the 54 foals of racing age sired by Galileo from daughters of Storm Cat. You’resothrilling is now responsible for three of them, with Happily’s predecessors being Marvellous, winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas, and her fellow Classic winner Gleneagles, who completed the 2,000 Guineas double in Britain and Ireland. The partnership has also been represented by the Gr3 winner Coolmore and the highly-tried Taj Mahal, who was less than four lengths behind Decorated Knight when fifth in the Irish Champion Stakes. As a close relative to Decorated Knight, Happily should eventually stay a mile and a quarter, even though You’resothrilling showed more speed than stamina. You’resothrilling matured quickly, notably winning the Gr2 Cherry Hinton Stakes, but she also showed smart form over a mile during a brief second season. Of course, her brother Giant’s Causeway stayed a mile and a quarter very well. Happily’s second dam, the Rahy mare Mariah’s Storm, was bought by John Magnier for $2,600,000 at Keeneland’s 1996 November Sale. Mariah’s Storm had an impressive record of ten wins from 16 starts, with nine furlongs being her most rewarding distance. The next dam, the Gr3 turf winner Immense, enjoyed excellent results with sons of Blushing Groom, another example being her very smart French middle-
distance colt Panoramic, by Rainbow Quest. 292 WILLIAM HILL ST LEGER STAKES G1 DONCASTER. Sep 16. 3yoc&f. 14f 110yds.
1. CAPRI (IRE) 9-1 £396,970 gr c by Galileo - Dialafara (Anabaa) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Crystal Ocean (GB) 9-1 £150,500 b c by Sea The Stars - Crystal Star (Mark of Esteem) O-Sir Evelyn De Rothschild B-Southcourt Stud TR-Sir Michael Stoute 3. Stradivarius (IRE) 9-1 £75,320 ch c by Sea The Stars - Private Life (Bering) O-Mr B. E. Nielsen B-B. E. Nielsen TR-John Gosden Margins 0.5, Short Head. Time 3:04.00. Going Good to Soft. Age 2-3
Starts 11
Wins 5
Places Earned 4 £1,266,482
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: DIALAFARA by Anabaa. Winner at 3 in France. Dam of 3 winners: 2012: JAMAICA (c Galileo) Winner at 2. 2013: SOVEREIGN PARADE (f Galileo) Winner at 3. 2014: CAPRI (c Galileo). 5 wins at 2 and 3, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby G1, William Hill St Leger S G1, Juddmonte Beresford S G2, Coolmore Canford Cliffs S LR, 3rd Criterium de Saint-Cloud G1, Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S G3. 2015: Cypress Creek (c Galileo) unraced to date. 2016: (f Galileo) 2017: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: DIAMILINA by Linamix. 4 wins at 3 in France Prix de Malleret G2, 2nd Prix Vermeille-Hermitage Barriere G1. Own sister to DIAMONIXA. Dam of Diaghan (c Lawman: 2nd Prix de Conde G3). Grandam of Dandy d’Arcis. Broodmare Sire: ANABAA. Sire of the dams of 87 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CAPRI Galileo G1, ENGLISH Encosta de Lago G2, HARTNELL Authorized G2, JIMMY TWO TIMES Kendargent G2, PROPERTY Starcraft G3, TERRAKOVA Galileo G3. The Galileo/Anabaa cross has produced: BIG BLUE G1, CAPRI G1, LUSH LASHES G1, TERRAKOVA G1, MANIACO G2, SPIRITJIM G2, Claudio Monteverdi LR.
CAPRI gr c 2014 Sadler’s Wells
Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Northern Dancer Danzig Pas de Nom Gay Mecene Balbonella Bamieres Mendez Linamix Lunadix Akarad Diamonaka Diamond Seal Fairy Bridge
GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea
Anabaa DIALAFARA gr 07 Diamilina
See race 123 in the August issue 293 PREIS VON EUROPA G1 COLOGNE. Sep 24. 3yo+. 2400m.
1. WINDSTOSS (GER) 3 9-0 £85,470 br c by Shirocco - Wellenspiel (Sternkoenig) O-Gestut Rottgen B-Gestut Rottgen TR-Markus Klug
THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
Caulfield on Clemmie: “The way she stayed on to win the Cheveley Park strongly suggests that she isn’t going to have any problems with the mile of the 1,000 Guineas”
2. Son Macia (GER) 4 9-3 £25,641 b f by Soldier Hollow - Sinaada (Zinaad) O-Stall elektrowelt24.de B-Stall Sternstunde TR-Andreas Suborics 3. Colomano (GB) 3 9-0 £12,821 b c by Cacique - Codera (Zilzal) O-Stall Reckendorf B-Gestut Fahrhof TR-Markus Klug Margins 4, Head. Time 2:32.40. Going Soft. Age 2-3
Starts 9
Wins 4
Places 3
Earned £459,485
Sire: SHIROCCO. Sire of 40 Stakes winners. In 2017 PATEO DO BATEL Hibernian Rhapsody G1, WINDSTOSS Sternkoenig G1, JUMP LADY Roi Normand G3, SOME IN TIEME Royal Academy G3, FUN MAC Montjeu LR, KITIKERO Jules LR, TUVALU Fantastic Light LR. 1st Dam: WELLENSPIEL by Sternkoenig. 2 wins at 3 and 4 in Germany. Dam of 1 winner: 2014: WINDSTOSS (c Shirocco) Sold 11,812gns yearling at BBAGO. 4 wins at 2 and 3 in Germany, IDEE Deutsches Derby G1, Preis von Europa G1, XTIP Derby Trial LR, 2nd Oppenheim Union-Rennen G2. 2015: Weltstar (c Soldier Hollow) unraced to date. 2016: Walerian (c Reliable Man) 2nd Dam: WELL KNOWN by Konigsstuhl. Champion 2yr old filly in Germany in 1989. 4 wins in West Germany Preis der Winterkonigin LR, Schloss Roland-Stutenpreis LR, 2nd Preis der Diana Deutsches Stuten Derby G2, ARAG Preis (1000 Guineas) G2. Dam of WELL MADE (c Mondrian: Deutsche Post Euro Express Europa Preis G1, 3rd Preis von Europa G1), WEICHSEL (f Soldier Hollow: Preis des Verlages Winterkonigin Trial LR), Whisperer (g Spectrum: 3rd Mehl-Mulhens Rennen G2), Wellola (f Lomitas: 3rd Frankfurter der Mehl Mulhens Stiftung G3), Wellanca (f Acatenango: 3rd Premio Giovanni Falck LR). Grandam of WASIR, Wellvita. Broodmare Sire: STERNKOENIG. Sire of the dams of 15 Stakes winners. In 2017 - OUR IVANHOWE Soldier Hollow G1, WINDSTOSS Shirocco G1, WALSINGHAM Campanologist LR, WILD KING Samum LR.
Sire: MANDURO. Sire of 33 Stakes winners. In 2017 VAZIRABAD Linamix G1, TIME TO CHOOSE Orpen G2, DURETTO Lando LR, HIGH AS A KITE One Cool Cat LR, ULTRA Nashwan LR. 1st Dam: VISORAMA by Linamix. 3 wins at 3 in France, Prix de Flore G3, 2nd Prix Corrida G2, 3rd Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud G1. Own sister to VISIONARY and Visionnaire. Dam of 7 winners: 2006: VIDIYNA (f Danehill Dancer) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare. 2007: VIZIYYA (f Sinndar) 2 wins at 3 in France. Broodmare. 2008: VIDAYAR (c Shamardal) 2 wins at 4 in France. 2009: VIZINGA (f Marju) 2 wins at 3 in France. Broodmare. 2010: VISOMIYA (f Rock of Gibraltar) Winner at 3 in France. Broodmare. 2011: VISORIYNA (f Dansili) 3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix La Sorellina LR, 3rd Prix Perth G3, Prix de Lieurey G3. Broodmare. 2012: VAZIRABAD (g Manduro). 13 wins at 3 to 5 in France, UAE, Qatar Prix du Cadran G1, Prix Royal-Oak G1 (twice), Qatar Prix Chaudenay G2, Prix Vicomtesse Vigier G2 (twice), Al Tayer Motors Dubai Gold Cup G2 (twice), Prix de Lutece G3, Qatar Prix Gladiateur G3 (twice), 2nd Qatar Prix du Cadran G1, Al Naboodah Buses Nad Al Sheba Trophy G3. 2016: (c Sinndar) 2nd Dam: VISOR by Mr Prospector. 1 win at 3 in USA. Dam of VARENAR (c Rock of Gibraltar: Total Prix de la Foret G1), VISINDAR (c Sinndar: Prix GreffulheMitsubishi Motors G2), VISORAMA (f Linamix, see above), VISIONARY (c Linamix: Prix Matchem LR, 3rd Dubai Poule d’Essai des Poulains G1), Visorhill (c Danehill: 2nd La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte G3), Visionnaire (f Linamix: 2nd Prix Chloe G3, Prix de la Grotte G3, 3rd Prix de Diane Hermes G1, Prix SaintAlary G1). Grandam of VISIONARIO, DANON MAJOR, Visiyani, Vison Celebre. Third dam of Viserano. Broodmare Sire: LINAMIX. Sire of the dams of 104 Stakes winners. In 2017 - VAZIRABAD Manduro G1, FRANKUUS Frankel G3, GRAPHITE Shamardal G3, MUNTAHAA Dansili G3.
VAZIRABAD b g 2012 The Shirocco/Sternkoenig cross has produced: WILD COCO G1, WINDSTOSS G1.
Konigsstuhl Monsun Mosella MANDURO b 02
WINDSTOSS br c 2014
Be My Guest
Konigsstuhl Monsun Mosella SHIROCCO b 01 The Minstrel So Sedulous Sedulous Kalaglow Sternkoenig Sternwappen WELLENSPIEL br 08 Konigsstuhl Well Known Well Proved
Dschingis Khan Konigskronung Surumu Monasia Northern Dancer Fleur Tap On Wood Pendulina Kalamoun Rossitor Wauthi Sternwacht Dschingis Khan Konigskronung Prince Ippi Well Tamed
See race 125 in the August issue 294 QATAR PRIX DU CADRAN G1 CHANTILLY. Sep 30. 4yo+. 4100m.
1. VAZIRABAD (FR) 5 9-2 £146,513 b g by Manduro - Visorama (Linamix) O-H.H. Aga Khan B-Haras De Son Altesse L'Aga Khan Scea TR-A. de Royer Dupre 2. Mille Et Mille (GB) 7 9-2 £58,615 b g by Muhtathir - Quezon Sun (Monsun) O-Mr Nicolas Saltiel B-Haras De La Perelle TR-C & Y Lerner 3. Trip To Rhodos (FR) 8 9-2 £29,308 b g by Rail Link - Tropical Mark (Mark of Esteem) O- Charvat Group B-EARL Haras St James & Y Elliot TR- Pavel Tuma Margins 0.5, 7. Time 4:34.60. Going Soft. Age 3-5
Starts 18
Wins 13
Places Earned 3 £1,748,810
Mandellicht Mandelauge Mendez Linamix Lunadix VISORAMA gr 00 Mr Prospector Visor Look
Dschingis Khan Konigskronung Surumu Monasia Northern Dancer What A Treat Elektrant Mandriale Bellypha Miss Carina Breton Lutine Raise A Native Gold Digger Spectacular Bid Tuerta
It was a pity that France’s best longdistance performer, Vazirabad, was unable to meet his engagement in the 2017 Gold Cup, won so heroically by Big Orange. Similarly, it was a pity that Big Orange was a late withdrawal from France’s equivalent race, the Prix du Cadran, which duly provided Vazirabad with his 13th win from 18 starts and his third at Gr1 level. The gelded son of Manduro had previously won the Prix Royal-Oak in 2015 and 2016, and his earnings equate to around £1,750,000 – not bad going for a horse whose first success came in a 15-furlong maiden race at Dieppe. Vazirabad is the seventh winner from seven consecutive foals produced by Visorama, winner of the Gr3 Prix de Flore over ten and a half furlongs. Visorama then had three non-productive years but she has bounced back to produce a 2016 colt
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by Sinndar and a 2017 colt by Charm Spirit. Visorama’s daughter Visoriyna, a Group-placed Listed winner by Dansili, has produced daughters of Sea The Stars and Dark Angel as her first two foals. Visorama is a half-sister to Varenar, winner of the Gr1 Prix de la Foret, and to the French 2,000 Guineas third Visionary, the French Oaks third Visionnaire and the Prix Greffulhe winner Visindar. Their dam Visor joined the Aga Khan’s studs with the acquisition of the Lagardere bloodstock. Visor had moved to France at the end of 1992 after being bought for $65,000 as a three-yearold at Keeneland. Visor won only a modest sixfurlong maiden but this daughter of Mr Prospector came from a very good female line. The broodmare daughters of her third dam Continue included Tuerta, dam of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Swale, and File, dam of the champion colt Forty Niner. Another of Continue’s daughters, Continuation, was the second dam of the 2,000 Guineas winner Shadeed. 295 JUDDMONTE CHEVELEY PARK STAKES G1 NEWMARKET. Sep 30. 2yof. 6f.
1. CLEMMIE (IRE) 9-0 £121,076 b f by Galileo - Meow (Storm Cat) O-Mr M. Tabor, D. Smith & Mrs John Magnier B-Liberty Bloodstock TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Different League (FR) 9-0 £45,903 b/br f by Dabirsim - Danseuse Corse (Danehill Dancer) O-Mrs T. Marnane B-Mr L. Kohli TR-M. Palussiere 3. Madeline (IRE) 9-0 £22,973 b f by Kodiac - Madhulika (Marchand de Sable) O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum B-Mr M. Wurtenberger TR-Roger Varian Margins 1.75, 1.5. Time 1:12.00. Going Good to Soft. Age 2
Starts 5
Wins 3
Places 1
Earned £200,778
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: MEOW by Storm Cat. 2 wins at 2, Grangecon Stud S LR, 2nd Queen Mary S G2. Dam of 2 winners: 2012: Curlylocks (f Galileo). Broodmare. 2014: CHURCHILL (c Galileo) Champion 2yr old colt in Europe in 2016. 7 wins at 2 and 3, Dubai Dewhurst S G1, Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S G1, Qipco 2000 Guineas G1, 2nd Juddmonte International S G1. 2015: CLEMMIE (f Galileo) 3 wins at 2, Juddmonte Cheveley Park S G1, bet365 Duchess Of Cambridge S G2, Grangecon Stud Balanchine S G3. 2016: (c Galileo) 2017: (c Galileo) 2nd Dam: AIRWAVE by Air Express. Champion 2yr old filly in England in 2002. 6 wins at 2 to 5 betfair Cheveley Park S G1, 2nd Golden Jubilee S G1, 3rd Darley July Cup G1, Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup G1. Dam of ALOOF (f Galileo: D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S G3), ORATOR (c Galileo: Grand Prix Anjou Bretagne LR), MEOW (f Storm Cat, see above). Grandam of Navy Hymn. Broodmare Sire: STORM CAT. Sire of the dams of 210 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CHURCHILL Galileo G1, CLEMMIE Galileo G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Galileo G1, HAPPILY Galileo G1, SATONO ALADDIN Deep Impact G1.
The Galileo/Storm Cat cross has produced: ALOFT G1, BALLYDOYLE G1, CHURCHILL G1, CLEMMIE G1, COOLMORE G1, DECORATED KNIGHT G1, GLENEAGLES G1, HAPPILY G1, MARVELLOUS G1, MISTY FOR ME G1, Taj Mahal G1, GLOBAL VIEW G2, TWIRL G3, Galileo’s Song G3.
CLEMMIE b f 2015 Sadler’s Wells GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea
Storm Cat MEOW b 08 Airwave
Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Northern Dancer Storm Bird South Ocean Secretariat Terlingua Crimson Saint Salse Air Express Ibtisamm Indian Ridge Kangra Valley Thorner Lane
The saying ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ seems to be the underlying strategy for Coolmore’s clientele when it comes to sending mares to Galileo. Found’s dam Red Evie has seven foals, all by Galileo, and so does Alice Springs’ dam Aleagueoftheirown. Capri’s dam Dialafara has six foals by him, as does You’resothrilling, the dam of Gleneagles and Happily, and Winter’s dam Laddies Poker Two now has five. Hveger, the dam of Highland Reel and Idaho, has seven consecutive Galileo foals, which puts her one behind Beauty Is Truth, the dam of Hydrangea. Then there’s Halfway To Heaven, who has Rhododendron and Magical among her six Galileo foals. The speedy Storm Cat mare Meow has five foals, all by the perennial champion sire, and there have to be very high hopes of her 2016 and 2017 colts. They are brothers not only to Churchill, who followed up his juvenile Gr1 successes with a double in the English and Irish 2,000 Guineas, but also to Clemmie, who dominated the Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes – a race once won by her second dam, Airwave. The way Clemmie stayed on to win the Cheveley Park strongly suggests that she isn’t going to have any problems with the mile of the 1,000 Guineas. This view is also supported by the fact that Galileo’s seven previous Gr1 winners out of Storm Cat mares include Decorated Knight, Gleneagles, Marvellous, Misty For Me and Churchill, all of whom enjoyed Gr1 success over a mile or more. This nick’s eight Gr1 winners come from a sample of 54 foals of racing age. Clemmie was precocious enough to be asked to race at Royal Ascot, a meeting at which Churchill had won the Chesham Stakes, six years after their dam Meow had led for much of the way when a neck second in the Gr2 Queen Mary Stakes. Meow later made all in a five-furlong Listed race. Meow represented the first significant dividend from the 550,000gns paid for her dam Airwave as a four-year-old. Although conceived in Kentucky, Meow was foaled in Ireland, as Airwave had been transferred to become another
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European Pattern perpetual visitor to Galileo. The first two of Airwave’s seven Galileo foals became stakes winners, with her daughter Aloof winning a Gr3 over nine and a half furlongs before being sold for $3,900,000 in 2014. Airwave’s seventh Galileo foal is a 2017 colt. Airwave’s family used to be in the Non-Thoroughbred Register but that proved no handicap on the track. Airwave’s other notable efforts included a win in the Gr2 Temple Stakes and placed efforts in the Golden Jubilee and July Cup. She was tried over longer distances at five, when she landed a Gr2 over a mile. Airwave’s half-sister Jwala won the Nunthorpe and Clemmie’s third dam Kangra Valley and fourth dam Thorner Lane were five-furlong winners. 296 JUDDMONTE MIDDLE PARK STAKES G1 NEWMARKET. Sep 30. 2yoc. 6f.
1. U S NAVY FLAG (USA) 9-0 £121,076 b c by War Front - Misty For Me (Galileo) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Misty For Me Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Fleet Review (USA) 9-0 £45,903 b c by War Front - A Star Is Born (Galileo) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. Cardsharp (GB) 9-0 £22,973 b c by Lonhro - Pure Illusion (Danehill) O-Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum B-Godolphin Management Company Ltd TR-Mark Johnston Margins 0.5, 2.25. Time 1:12.40. Going Good to Soft. Age 2
Starts 9
Wins 3
Places 5
Earned £196,148
Sire: WAR FRONT. Sire of 56 Stakes winners. In 2017 - AMERICAN PATRIOT Tiznow G1, AVENGE Woodman G1, ROLY POLY Galileo G1, U S NAVY FLAG Galileo G1, CAMBODIA Smart Strike G2, SPIRIT OF VALOR Grindstone G2, HOMESMAN Red Ransom G3, WAR CORRESPONDENT Rahy G3, WAR DECREE Street Cry G3, GUERRE Hennessy LR, LULL Tiznow LR, ON LEAVE A P Indy LR, WAR SECRETARY Maria’s Mon LR, WHITECLIFFSOFDOVER A P Indy LR. 1st Dam: MISTY FOR ME by Galileo. Champion 2yr old filly in Ireland and France in 2010, Champion 3yr old filly in Ireland in 2011. 5 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas G1, Moyglare Stud S G1, Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly S G1, Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1, 3rd Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron S G1, Emirates Airlines Breeders’ Cup F&M Turf G1. Own sister to BALLYDOYLE and TWIRL. Dam of 3 winners: 2013: COVER SONG (f Fastnet Rock) 2 wins at 3 in USA, Autumn Miss S G3. 2014: ROLY POLY (f War Front). 5 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, Tattersalls Falmouth S G1, Prix Rothschild G1, 2nd Connollys Red Mills Cheveley Park S G1, Coronation S G1, Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas G1. 2015: U S NAVY FLAG (c War Front) 3 wins at 2, Juddmonte Middle Park S G1, Plusvital Round Tower S G3, 2nd Arqana July S G2, 3rd Cold Move EBF Marble Hill S LR. 2016: (f War Front) 2nd Dam: Butterfly Cove by Storm Cat. unraced. Own sister to KAMARINSKAYA. Dam of MISTY FOR ME (f Galileo, see above), BALLYDOYLE (f Galileo: Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1, 2nd Moyglare Stud S G1, Qipco 1000 Guineas G1), TWIRL (f Galileo: Irish Stal.FarmsEBF Hurry Harriet S LR, 2nd Tattersalls Musidora S G3, Lodge Park EBF Park Express S G3) Broodmare Sire: GALILEO. Sire of the dams of 87 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BARNEY ROY Excelebration G1, HALL OF FAME Savabeel G1, ROLY POLY War Front G1, U S NAVY FLAG War Front G1, ZHUKOVA Fastnet Rock G1.
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The War Front/Galileo cross has produced: ROLY POLY G1, U S NAVY FLAG G1, Fleet Review G1, Leo Minor LR.
CHANTILLY. Oct 1. 2yo+. 1000m.
U S NAVY FLAG b c 2015 Danzig WAR FRONT b 02 Starry Dreamer
Galileo MISTY FOR ME b 08 Butterfly Cove
Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Admiral’s Voyage Pas de Nom Petitioner Fappiano Rubiano Ruby Slippers Forli Lara’s Star True Reality Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Storm Bird Storm Cat Terlingua Mr Prospector Mr P’s Princess Anne Campbell
In 2016 two of War Front’s daughters – Brave Anna and Roly Poly – fought out a very close finish to the Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes. A year later it was the turn of War Front’s sons U S Navy Flag and Fleet Review to dominate the Gr1 Middle Park Stakes, with U S Navy Flag holding on well to avenge the narrow defeat of his sister Roly Poly in the Cheveley Park. A striking aspect of these siblings’ records is the way they have stood up so well to their demanding careers. Roly Poly was racing for the 13th and 14th time when she recorded Gr1 successes in the Falmouth Stakes and Prix Rothschild, while U S Navy Flag’s first Gr1 success came on his ninth appearance. U S Navy Flag and Fleet Review both represent the proliferating War Front-Galileo cross, which has 13 two-year-old representatives in 2017. Interestingly, nine of them were still unraced by the start of October, including Air Defence, a colt out of a sister to U S Navy Flag’s dam Misty For Me. Misty For Me also has a 2016 filly and a 2017 colt by War Front. Misty For Me was one of Galileo’s most successful daughters, winning four times at Gr1 level at up to a mile and a quarter, including the Prix Marcel Boussac, the Irish 1,000 Guineas and the Pretty Polly Stakes. Misty For Me’s first three foals are all Group winners, as her first foal, the Fastnet Rock filly Cover Song, became a Gr3 winner over a mile on turf at Santa Anita before being sold for $1,600,000. As a dual Gr1 winner at two, Misty For Me proved herself one of Galileo’s most precocious daughters and so did her younger sister, the Classic-placed Ballydoyle, who emulated her sister’s win in the Prix Marcel Boussac. These sisters were bred to mature quite quickly, as their dam, the unraced Butterfly Cove, is by Storm Cat, a multiple champion sire of twoyear-olds, out of Mr P’s Princess, dam of the outstanding 1999 two-year-old Fasliyev. Butterfly Cove’s sister Kamarinskaya won the Gr3 Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial before being sold for $2.2 million. U S Navy Flag’s fourth dam Anne Campbell was once voted Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, having produced the Kentucky Derby seconds Desert Wine and Menifee.
1. BATTAASH (IRE) 3 9-11 £170,932 b g by Dark Angel - Anna Law (Lawman) O-Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum B-Ballyphilip Stud TR-Charles Hills 2. Marsha (IRE) 4 9-7 £68,385 b f by Acclamation - Marlinka (Marju) O-Elite Racing Club B-Elite Racing Club TR-Sir Mark Prescott Bt 3. Profitable (IRE) 5 9-11 £34,192 b h by Invincible Spirit - Dani Ridge (Indian Ridge) O-Godolphin B-C. Harrington TR-Clive Cox Margins 4, Neck. Time 0:57.59. Going Soft. Age 2-3
Starts 10
Wins 5
Places 4
Earned £440,852
Sire: DARK ANGEL. Sire of 41 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BATTAASH Lawman G1, HARRY ANGEL Cadeaux Genereux G1, HUNT Vettori G2, JULIET CAPULET Camacho G2, SOVEREIGN DEBT Most Welcome G2, REALTRA Dr Devious G3, REHANA Selkirk G3, STAGE MAGIC Authorized G3, KHAFOO SHEMEMI Peintre Celebre LR, MARKAZI Barathea LR, MELESINA Haafhd LR, TIP TWO WIN More Than Ready LR. 1st Dam: Anna Law by Lawman. ran a few times at 2. Dam of 1 winner: 2014: BATTAASH (g Dark Angel) Sold 200,000gns yearling at TAOC2. 5 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines G1, Qatar King George S G2, Coral Charge Sprint S G3, Randox Health Scurry S LR, 3rd Newmarket Academy Cornwallis S G3. 2015: Littlelordconford (g Intikhab) in training. 2017: (f Gutaifan) 2nd Dam: PORTELET by Night Shift. 4 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of ETLAALA (c Selkirk: SGB Champagne S G2, 3rd Darley July Cup G1), Selective (g Selkirk: 3rd Betfair John of Gaunt S LR), Back On Top (f Lope de Vega: 3rd Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley S LR), Button Moon (f Compton Place: 3rd Herbertus Liebrecht-Gedachtnispreis LR). Grandam of TASLEET. Broodmare Sire: LAWMAN. Sire of the dams of 2 Stakes winners. In 2017 - BATTAASH Dark Angel G1, VISIONARY Dream Ahead LR. The Dark Angel/Lawman cross has produced: BATTAASH G1, Dark Rose Angel G2.
BATTAASH b g 2014 Royal Applause Acclamation Princess Athena DARK ANGEL gr 05 Machiavellian Midnight Angel Night At Sea Invincible Spirit Lawman Laramie ANNA LAW b 10 Night Shift Portelet Noirmant
Waajib Flying Melody Ahonoora Shopping Wise Mr Prospector Coup de Folie Night Shift Into Harbour Green Desert Rafha Gulch Light The Lights Northern Dancer Ciboulette Dominion Krakow
Now that Dark Angel’s fee has risen as high as €65,000, he is probably covering a more classic type of mare than earlier in his career. It is worth remembering, though, that all his Gr1 success as a stallion has so far come with sprinters. Lethal Force won the Diamond Jubilee and July Cup, Mecca’s Angel landed two editions of the Nunthorpe, and Harry Angel has shown rare speed in taking the July Cup and Sprint Cup. Now Battaash has blitzed some of Europe’s top sprinters in the Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, having earlier taken the Coral Charge and the King George Stakes.
The broodmare sires of three of these Gr1 winners were the sprinters Cadeaux Genereux, Atraf and Desert Style, but Battaash is out of a daughter of Lawman, winner of the Prix du Jockey-Club. There is still plenty of speed on the dam’s side of Battaash’s pedigree. His dam Anna Law raced only over sprint distances (showing no sign of ability) and the next dam, Portelet, didn’t win until she was dropped back to five furlongs, having previously been tried at up to a mile. One of her wins came over Epsom’s very fast five furlongs. Mated to the miler Selkirk, Portelet passed on plenty of speed to their son Etlaala, who was third in the July Cup, having won the Gr2 Champagne Stakes at two. Portelet is also the second dam of another of 2017’s top sprinters, the Gr2 Duke of York Stakes winner Tasleet. Battaash’s fourth dam Krakow visited Sadler’s Wells to produce the very smart stayer Braashee and the Gr3-winning American miler Adam Smith. This is the Wigan family’s famous Pelting family, which produced a wide variety of Gr1 winners. Coincidentally, one was Diesis’ son Keen Hunter, winner of the Prix de l’Abbaye in 1991 before finishing second the following year. 298 PRIX DE L’OPERA LONGINES G1 CHANTILLY. Oct 1. 3yo+f. 2000m.
1. RHODODENDRON (IRE) 3 8-12 £193,350 b f by Galileo - Halfway To Heaven (Pivotal) O-Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Hydrangea (IRE) 3 8-12 £78,154 b f by Galileo - Beauty Is Truth (Pivotal) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Beauty Is Truth Syndicate TR-Aidan O’Brien 3. Lady Frankel (GB) 3 8-12 £39,077 b f by Frankel - Lady Vettori (Vettori) O-Gestut Ammerland B-Ammerland Verwaltung GmbH & Co.KG TR-A. Fabre Margins Head, Neck. Time 2:03.60. Going Soft. Age 2-3
Starts 10
Wins 4
Places 4
Earned £804,570
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: HALFWAY TO HEAVEN by Pivotal. 4 wins at 2 and 3, Boylesports Irish 1000 Guineas G1, Blue Square Nassau S G1, Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot S G1, 3rd Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron S G1, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches G1. Dam of 5 winners: 2010: FLYING THE FLAG (c Galileo) 3 wins at 2, 3 and 5 at home, UAE, eFlow ‘You First’ International S G3, 2nd Galileo EBF Futurity S G2. 2011: JUST GORGEOUS (f Galileo) Winner at 3. Broodmare. 2012: HANOVER STREET (g Galileo) Winner over hurdles at 4. 2014: RHODODENDRON (f Galileo). 4 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, Dubai Fillies’ Mile S G1, Prix de l’Opera Longines G1, Breast Cancer Research Debutante S G2, 2nd Investec Oaks S G1, Qipco 1000 Guineas G1, 3rd Moyglare Stud S G1. 2015: MAGICAL (f Galileo) 2 wins at 2, Breast Cancer Research Debutante S G2, 2nd Moyglare Stud S G1. 2017: (f Galileo) 2nd Dam: CASSANDRA GO by Indian Ridge. 6 wins at
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3 to 5 King’s Stand S G2, Tripleprint Temple S G2, 2nd Darley July Cup G1. Own sister to Grey Eminence. Dam of HALFWAY TO HEAVEN (f Pivotal, see above), TICKLED PINK (f Invincible Spirit: Connaught Flooring Abernant S G3, The Coral Charge Sprint S G3), THEANN (f Rock of Gibraltar: Cuisine de France Summer S G3). Grandam of PHOTO CALL, BEST REGARDS. Broodmare Sire: PIVOTAL. Sire of the dams of 66 Stakes winners. In 2017 - HYDRANGEA Galileo G1, POLARISATION Echo of Light G1, PRECIEUSE Tamayuz G1, RHODODENDRON Galileo G1, CRACKSMAN Frankel G2, MAGICAL Galileo G2, MIKKI ROCKET King Kamehameha G2, MUTAKAYYEF Sea The Stars G2. The Galileo/Pivotal cross has produced: HYDRANGEA G1, MAGICAL G1, RHODODENDRON G1, THE UNITED STATES G1, FLYING THE FLAG G2, GOSPEL CHOIR G2, ORDEROFTHEGARTER G3, SILVER GALAXY G3, Tamarind Cove G3.
RHODODENDRON b f 2014 Northern Dancer Sadler’s Wells Fairy Bridge GALILEO b 98 Miswaki Urban Sea Allegretta Polar Falcon Pivotal Fearless Revival HALFWAY TO HEAVEN b/br 05 Indian Ridge Cassandra Go Rahaam
Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Special Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal Lombard Anatevka Nureyev Marie d’Argonne Cozzene Stufida Ahonoora Hillbrow Secreto Fager’s Glory
Fillies from the Galileo male line were in terrific form on the afternoon of the Arc, with Galileo’s daughter Happily defeating the colts in the Prix JeanLuc Lagardere before Galileo’s grand-daughter Enable followed suit in the Arc. Then a tight finish to the Prix de l’Opera saw Galileo’s daughters Rhododendron and Hydrangea finish just ahead of Galileo’s grand-daughter Lady Frankel. Rhododendron, of course, had finished second to Enable in the Oaks, after appearing to be going the better of the two at one stage. Perhaps she is better suited by distances short of a mile and a half, as her efforts over a mile include her victory in the Gr1 Fillies’ Mile and her second in the 1,000 Guineas. It mustn’t be forgotten that her first two dams, Halfway To Heaven and Cassandra Go, are daughters of the sprinters Pivotal and Indian Ridge. Daughters of Pivotal have worked particularly well with Galileo, producing 28% black-type winners. Rhododendron’s brother Flying The Flag was a Gr3 ten-furlong winner and her Group-winning younger sister Magical went close to winning the Gr1 Moyglare Stud Stakes. Their dam Halfway To Heaven won the Irish 1,000 Guineas and then stretched her stamina to take the Gr1 Nassau Stakes over ten furlongs. Cassandra Go had no pretensions to being anything other than a sprinter, as her five-furlong successes included the King’s Stand Stakes, Temple Stakes and King George Stakes. Speed was also the main asset of Cassandra Go’s Gr3-winning daughter Theann. When Theann was mated to Galileo, she produced Photo
Call, who defeated Tepin to land the Gr1 First Lady Stakes over a mile. Cassandra Go’s half-sister Persian Secret was a Listed winner over a mile but her son Do The Honours was a very smart sprinter. Cassandra Go was also a half-sister to Verglas, a Coventry Stakes winner. 299 QATAR PRIX JEAN-LUC LAGARDERE - AL HAZM G1
G1, BALLYDOYLE G1, CHURCHILL G1, CLEMMIE G1, COOLMORE G1, DECORATED KNIGHT G1, GLENEAGLES G1, HAPPILY G1, MARVELLOUS G1, MISTY FOR ME G1, Taj Mahal G1, GLOBAL VIEW G2, TWIRL G3, Galileo’s Song G3.
Sadler’s Wells
Age 2
Starts 6
Wins 4
Places 1
Earned £400,906
Sire: GALILEO. Sire of 271 Stakes winners. In 2017 CAPRI Anabaa G1, CHURCHILL Storm Cat G1, CLEMMIE Storm Cat G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Storm Cat G1, FOUNDRY Dixieland Band G1, HAPPILY Storm Cat G1, HIGHLAND REEL Danehill G1, HYDRANGEA Pivotal G1, ORDER OF ST GEORGE Gone West G1, RHODODENDRON Pivotal G1, ULYSSES Kingmambo G1, WINTER Choisir G1. 1st Dam: YOU’RESOTHRILLING by Storm Cat. 2 wins at 2, Irish Thoroughbred Cherry Hinton S G2. Own sister to GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, Tumblebrutus, Tiger Dance and Freud. Dam of 5 winners: 2011: MARVELLOUS (f Galileo). 2 wins at 2 and 3, Etihad Airways Irish 1000 Guineas G1. Broodmare. 2012: GLENEAGLES (c Galileo) Champion 2yr old colt in Ireland in 2014, Champion 3yr old miler in Europe in 2015. 7 wins at 2 and 3, Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Goffs Vincent O’Brien National S G1, St James’s Palace S G1, Qipco 2000 Guineas G1, 3rd Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Gd.Crit G1. 2013: COOLMORE (f Galileo) Winner at 2, C L & M F Weld Park S G3, 3rd Belmont Oaks Invitational S G1. 2014: Taj Mahal (c Galileo) Winner at 2, 2nd Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial S LR, 3rd Killavullan S G3, 2nd Secretariat S G1. 2015: HAPPILY (f Galileo) 4 wins at 2 at home, France, Moyglare Stud S G1, Qatar Prix JeanLuc Lagardere - Al Hazm G1, Turkey Jockey Club Silver Flash S G3, 2nd Breast Cancer Research Debutante S G2. 2017: (c Galileo) 2nd Dam: MARIAH’S STORM by Rahy. 10 wins at 2 to 4 in USA Arlington Washington Lassie S G2, Budweiser Turfway Park Breeders’ Cup H G2, 3rd Spinster S G1. Dam of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (c Storm Cat: Juddmonte International S G1, Coral Eclipse S G1, Esat Digifone Champion S G1, St James’s Palace S G1, Champagne Lanson Sussex S G1, Prix de la Salamandre G1, 2nd Entenmann’s Irish 2000 Guineas G1, Queen Elizabeth II S G1, Sagitta 2000 Guineas G1, Breeders’ Cup Classic G1), YOU’RESOTHRILLING (f Storm Cat, see above), Hanky Panky (f Galileo: 3rd Ballyogan S G3), Freud (c Storm Cat: 3rd Cork and Orrery S G2), Tumblebrutus (c Storm Cat: 2nd Galileo EBF Futurity G2), Butterflies (f Galileo: 2nd Munster Oaks S G3), Tiger Dance (c Storm Cat: 3rd Emirates Airline Minstrel S G3), Roar of The Tiger (c Storm Cat: 3rd Governor’s H LR). Grandam of DECORATED KNIGHT, STORM THE STARS. Broodmare Sire: STORM CAT. Sire of the dams of 210 Stakes winners. In 2017 - CHURCHILL Galileo G1, CLEMMIE Galileo G1, DECORATED KNIGHT Galileo G1, HAPPILY Galileo G1, SATONO ALADDIN Deep Impact G1. The Galileo/Storm Cat cross has produced: ALOFT
THOROUGHBRED OWNER & BREEDER INC PACEMAKER
Urban Sea NATHANIEL b 08 Magnificient Style
GALILEO b 98 Urban Sea
Storm Cat YOU’RESOTHRILLING br 05 Mariah’s Storm
Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mr Prospector Miswaki Hopespringseternal Lombard Allegretta Anatevka Northern Dancer Storm Bird South Ocean Secretariat Terlingua Crimson Saint Blushing Groom Rahy Glorious Song Roberto Immense Imsodear
See race 291 earlier in this issue 300 QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE G1 CHANTILLY. Oct 1. 3yo+c&f. 2400m.
1. ENABLE (GB) 3 8-9 £2,441,880 b f by Nathaniel - Concentric (Sadler’s Wells) O-Mr K. Abdullah B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd TR-John Gosden 2. Cloth of Stars (IRE) 4 9-5 £976,923 b c by Sea The Stars - Strawberry Fledge (Kingmambo) O-Godolphin S.N.C. B-Mr P. Anastasiou TR-A. Fabre 3. Ulysses (IRE) 4 9-5 £488,462 ch c by Galileo - Light Shift (Kingmambo) O-Flaxman Stables IRE & Cheveley Park Stud B-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd TR-Sir Michael Stoute Margins 2.5, 1.25. Time 2:28.69. Going Soft. Age 2-3
Starts 8
Wins 7
Places Earned 1 £3,874,336
Sire: NATHANIEL. Sire of 4 Stakes winners. In 2017 ENABLE Sadler’s Wells G1, GOD GIVEN Dubai Destination G3, FACE THE FACTS Nashwan LR, NATAVIA Arazi LR. 1st Dam: CONCENTRIC by Sadler’s Wells. 3 wins at 3 in France, Prix Charles Laffitte LR, 2nd Prix de Flore G3. Own sister to DANCE ROUTINE and Light Ballet. Dam of 3 winners: 2010: Considerate (f Dansili) unraced. Broodmare. 2011: TOURNAMENT (g Oasis Dream) 3 wins. 2012: Contribution (f Champs Elysees) 2 wins at 3 in France, 3rd Shadwell Prix de Pomone G2. 2013: Birdwood (f Oasis Dream) unraced. 2014: ENABLE (f Nathaniel) 7 wins at 2 and 3 at home, France, Darley Irish Oaks G1, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S G1, Investec Oaks S G1, Darley Yorkshire Oaks G1, Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe G1, Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks LR. 2015: Centroid (c Dansili) unraced to date. 2016: (f Dansili) 2017: (f Frankel) 2nd Dam: APOGEE by Shirley Heights. 2 wins at 3 in France Prix de Royaumont G3. Dam of DANCE ROUTINE (f Sadler’s Wells: Prix de Royallieu Hotel du Golf Barriere G2, 2nd Prix de Diane Hermes G1), APSIS (c Barathea: Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord G3, Prix Thomas Bryon G3), CONCENTRIC (f Sadler’s Wells, see above), SPACE QUEST (f Rainbow Quest: Prix Joubert LR), Light Ballet (f Sadler’s Wells: 3rd Prix Minerve G3), Summit Meeting (g Sadler’s Wells: 3rd WKD Core Hurdle G2). Grandam of FLINTSHIRE, KOCAB, DANCE MOVES, PENCHEE, Tandem, Porgy, Badee Ah. Third dam of PROJECTED, VIRTUAL GAME, Delivery, Zamoura, TUK TUK. Broodmare Sire: SADLER’S WELLS. Sire of the dams of 408 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ENABLE Nathaniel G1, LIZZIE L’AMOUR Zabeel G1, SOMEHOW Fastnet Rock G2, BALLAGH ROCKS Stormy Atlantic G3, FABRICATE Makfi G3, ILITSHE Fastnet Rock G3, KISS ME KETUT Danroad G3, LIBRAN Lawman G3, MATCHWINNER Sternkoenig G3, TORCEDOR Fastnet Rock G3.
Northern Dancer Fairy Bridge Miswaki Allegretta Roberto Silver Hawk Gris Vitesse Icecapade Mia Karina Basin Northern Dancer Nearctic Natalma Bold Reason Fairy Bridge Special Mill Reef Shirley Heights Hardiemma Ile de Bourbon Bourbon Girl Fleet Girl Sadler’s Wells
Galileo
HAPPILY b f 2015
CHANTILLY. Oct 1. 2yoc&f. 1600m.
1. HAPPILY (IRE) 8-10 £170,932 b f by Galileo - You’resothrilling (Storm Cat) O-Mr D. Smith, Mrs J. Magnier, Mr M. Tabor B-Orpendale & Chelston Ireland TR-Aidan O’Brien 2. Olmedo (FR) 9-0 £68,385 b c by Declaration of War - Super Pie (Pivotal) O-Ecurie Antonio Caro & Gerard Augustin-Normand B-Dream With Me Stable TR-J-C Rouget 3. Masar (IRE) 9-0 £34,192 ch c by New Approach - Khawlah (Cape Cross) O-Godolphin B-Godolphin Management Company Ltd TR-Charlie Appleby Margins 1.25, Short Neck. Time 1:38.51. Going Soft.
ENABLE b f 2014
Sadler’s Wells CONCENTRIC b 04 Apogee
See race 54 in the July issue 301 QATAR PRIX DE LA FORET G1 CHANTILLY. Oct 1. 3yo+. 1400m.
1. ACLAIM (IRE) 4 9-2 £146,513 b c by Acclamation - Aris (Danroad) O-Canning Downs & Partner B-D. Farrington & Canning Downs TR-Martyn Meade 2. So Beloved (GB) 7 9-2 £58,615 b g by Dansili - Valencia (Kenmare) O-Thoroughbred British Racing B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd TR-David O’Meara 3. Karar (GB) 5 9-2 £29,308 b g by Invincible Spirit - In The Light (Inchinor) O-Al Shaqab Racing B-J. Wigan TR-Francis-Henri Graffard Margins 0.75, Short Head. Time 1:25.75. Going Soft. Age 2-4
Starts 15
Wins 7
Places 2
Earned £441,316
Sire: ACCLAMATION. Sire of 44 Stakes winners. In 2017 - ACLAIM Danroad G1, MARSHA Marju G1, EXPERT EYE Dansili G2, ABSOLUTELY SO Selkirk G3, ATTENDU Green Tune G3, DABAN Whipper G3, DRUMFAD BAY Medicean LR, ENJAZAAT Green Desert LR, OH THIS IS US Hawk Wing LR, TABARRAK Intikhab LR. 1st Dam: Aris by Danroad. Winner at 3, 3rd Flame of Tara EBF S LR. Dam of 1 winner: 2013: ACLAIM (c Acclamation) Sold 103,174gns yearling at GOOY1. 7 wins at 2 to 4 at home, France, Qatar Prix de la Foret G1, Dubai 100 Challenge S G2, Alan Wood Plumbing/Heating Park S G2, Dubai Duty Free Cup LR, 2nd LARC - Prix Maurice de Gheest G1, 3rd Bar One Racing Lacken S G3. 2014: Bere Island (c Dark Angel) unraced to date. 2015: Accept (c Dawn Approach) unraced to date. 2016: (f Slade Power) 2017: (c Night of Thunder) 2nd Dam: Cumbres by Kahyasi. unraced. Dam of AGAIN (f Danehill Dancer: boylesports.com Irish 1000 Guineas G1, Moyglare Stud S G1, 3rd Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron S G1), Arkadina (f Danehill: 2nd Lenebane S LR, 3rd Ladbrokes Give Thanks S G3), Aris (f Danroad, see above). Grandam of GUILTY TWELVE, ILTEMAS, INDIAN MAHARAJA, Delano Roosevelt. Broodmare Sire: DANROAD. Sire of the dams of 2 Stakes winners.
ACLAIM b c 2013 Waajib Royal Applause Flying Melody ACCLAMATION b 99 Ahonoora Princess Athena Shopping Wise Danehill Danroad Strawberry Girl ARIS b 08 Kahyasi Cumbres Floripedes
Try My Best Coryana Auction Ring Whispering Star Lorenzaccio Helen Nichols Floribunda Sea Melody Danzig Razyana Strawberry Road Pay The Piper Ile de Bourbon Kadissya Top Ville Toute Cy
Not to be outdone by his son Dark Angel, sire of the Prix de l’Abbaye
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European Pattern winner Battaash, Acclamation also sired a Gr1 winner on the Arc card when Aclaim pounced to take the Prix de la Foret. This was a well-deserved first Gr1 success for the progressive four-year-old who had graduated from handicaps to win the Gr2 Challenge Stakes in 2016 and Gr2 Park Stakes in 2017. Seven furlongs was an ideal distance for Aclaim, who has been retired to stand at the National Stud. Aclaim’s second dam Cumbres had an unconventional broodmare career, visiting a wide variety of stallions. The unraced daughter of Kahyasi visited the likes of Sadler’s Wells and Danehill, having started with a visit to the Gr3 winner Sin Kiang. Her Group-placed Danehill filly Arkadina produced Gr3 winner Guilty Twelve, but Arkadina was outpointed by Cumbres’ 2006 Danehill Dancer filly Again, who enjoyed Gr1 success at two (Moyglare Stud Stakes) and three (Irish 1,000 Guineas). It was a visit to another of Danehill’s sons, the New Zealand Gr2 six-furlong winner Danroad, which resulted in Aclaim’s dam Aris. Aris was Listed-placed over a mile at two, before winning over seven furlongs at three. Cumbres fluctuating career reflected the emergence of her halfbrother Montjeu, who showed Classic potential in 1998. The son of Sadler’s Wells was to win six Gr1s, including the Derby, Irish Derby, Arc and King George. At around the same time, Kahyasi’s famous daughter Hasili was
beginning her extraordinarily successful partnership with Danehill. Aclaim’s third dam, the stoutly-bred Floripedes, won the Gr3 Prix de Lutece over 15 furlongs but is ancestress of two much faster performers in Goldream (King’s Stand Stakes and Prix de l’Abbaye) and Galileo Gold (2,000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes). 302 TOTAL PRIX MARCEL BOUSSAC G1 CHANTILLY. Oct 1. 2yof. 1600m.
1. WILD ILLUSION (GB) 8-12 £146,513 b f by Dubawi - Rumh (Monsun) O-Godolphin B-Godolphin Management Company Ltd TR-Charlie Appleby 2. Polydream (IRE) 8-12 £58,615 b f by Oasis Dream - Polygreen (Green Tune) O-Wertheimer et Frere B-Wertheimer et Frere TR-F. Head 3. Mission Impassible (IRE) 8-12 £29,308 ch f by Galileo - Margot Did (Exceed And Excel) O-Riviera Equine Sarl B-Premier Bloodstock TR- J-C Rouget Margins 1.5, Head. Time 1:37.47. Going Soft.
2015:
WILD ILLUSION (f Dubawi) 2 wins at 2 at home, France, Total Prix Marcel Boussac G1, 3rd Prix d’Aumale G3. 2016: (f Oasis Dream) 2017: (c Dubawi) 2nd Dam: ROYAL DUBAI by Dashing Blade. Jt Champion 2yr old filly in Germany in 2002. 2 wins at 2 in Germany Preis der Winterkonigin G3. Dam of RUMH (f Monsun, see above). Grandam of Royal Fox. Broodmare Sire: MONSUN. Sire of the dams of 62 Stakes winners. In 2017 - GUIGNOL Cape Cross G1, SOUL STIRRING Frankel G1, WILD ILLUSION Dubawi G1, NARELLA Reliable Man G3, RAHEEN HOUSE Sea The Stars G3. The Dubawi/Monsun cross has produced: WILD ILLUSION G1, AMAZONA G3, QUANZHOU LR, Kazimiera LR.
WILD ILLUSION b f 2015 Dubai Millennium DUBAWI b 02 Zomaradah
Monsun
Age 2
Starts 3
Wins 2
Places 1
Earned £160,392
Sire: DUBAWI. Sire of 144 Stakes winners. In 2017 ALMANAAR Bahhare G1, BATEEL Chief’s Crown G1, MUBTAAHIJ Pennekamp G1, NEZWAAH Dansili G1, SOBETSU Darshaan G1, WILD ILLUSION Monsun G1, ZARAK Zamindar G1, CORONET Darshaan G2, DARTMOUTH Galileo G2, QUIDURA Acatenango G2, SHAMREEN Bahri G2. 1st Dam: RUMH by Monsun. 4 wins at 2 to 4, Lord Weinstock Mem. Ballymacoll S LR. Dam of 2 winners: 2014: REALLY SPECIAL (f Shamardal) 3 wins at 2 and 3 at home, UAE, British Stall. Studs EBF Montrose S LR.
RUMH ch 08 Royal Dubai
Seeking The Gold Mr Prospector Con Game Colorado Dancer Shareef Dancer Fall Aspen Shirley Heights Deploy Slightly Dangerous Dancing Brave Jawaher High Tern Dschingis Khan Konigsstuhl Konigskronung Surumu Mosella Monasia Elegant Air Dashing Blade Sharp Castan Nashwan Reem Dubai Gesedeh
Perhaps because the ground is so often on the soft side, Dubawi has enjoyed terrific success in France in 2017, with six individual Group winners. Four scored at the highest level, with Bateel taking the Prix Vermeille, Sobetsu the Prix SaintAlary (plus Gr2 Prix de la Nonette), Zarak the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
and Wild Illusion the Prix Marcel Boussac – a race won by another Dubawi filly, Wuheida, in 2016. Wild Illusion, a Godolphin homebred, represents Dubawi’s successful partnership with broodmares by Monsun. Eight of the nine foals bred this way have won and four have earned black type. Wild Illusion follows Amazona, a German Gr3 winner over ten furlongs, and Quanzhou, a French Listed winner, as the nick’s third stakes winner. Wild Illusion’s first two dams, Rumh and Royal Dubai, were both bred in Germany. Although Rumh spent some of her career as a pacemaker, she’d cost 300,000gns as a yearling and was good enough to win a Listed race over ten furlongs at three. She later won twice at around two miles at four. With Monsun as her sire and Reem Dubai as her second dam, Rumh is closely related to Reem Dubai’s very smart Monsun filly Royal Highness. A Gr2 winner over a mile and a half in France, Royal Highness later won the Gr1 Beverly D Stakes in the US. Royal Highness has since produced the smart Oasis Dream colt Free Port Lux, winner of the Gr2 Prix Dollar at the 2015 Arc meeting. Fourth dam Gesedeh won the Gr3 Prix de Flore and was rated 117 by Timeform. Gesedeh’s qualifications also included being a half-sister to the exceptional stayer Ardross and to the smart filly Larrocha. Gesedeh became the second dam of the top-class middle-distance colt Electrocutionist.
Group 2 and 3 Races Date 07/09 08/09 08/09 09/09 09/09 09/09 09/09 09/09 09/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 10/09 14/09 14/09 15/09 15/09 15/09 16/09 16/09 16/09 16/09 16/09 17/09 17/09 20/09 20/09 23/09 23/09 23/09 24/09 24/09 24/09 24/09 24/09 28/09 29/09 29/09 29/09 29/09 30/09 30/09 30/09 30/09 30/09 01/10 01/10
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Grade G3 G3 G3 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G2 G3 G3 G3 G2 G3 G3 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G2 G2 G3 G3 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3
Race (course) BathwickTyres Dick Poole Stakes (Salisbury) Prix La Rochette (Saint-Cloud) Prix de Lutece (Saint-Cloud) Clipper Logistics Solonaway Stakes (Leopardstown) 32Red Superior Mile Stakes (Haydock Park) Toteplacepot September Stakes (Kempton Park) Totepool Sirenia Stakes (Kempton Park) KPMG Enterprise Kilternan Stakes (Leopardstown) Willis Ch’pns Juv Golden Fleece Stakes (Leopardstown) Qatar Prix Foy (Chantilly) Qatar Prix Niel (Chantilly) Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Curragh) Moyglare Jewels Blandford Stakes (Curragh) Qatar Prix Gladiateur (Chantilly) Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert (Chantilly) Grosse Europa Meile des Porsche Zentrum (Dusseldorf) DFS Park Hill Stakes (Doncaster) William Hill May Hill Stakes (Doncaster) Doncaster Cup Stakes (Doncaster) Wainwrights Flying Childers Stakes (Doncaster) Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes (Doncaster) Alan Wood Plumbing/Heating Park Stakes (Doncaster) Howcroft Champagne Stakes (Doncaster) D. C. Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Stakes (Gowran Park) La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (Maisons-Laffitte) Prix du Prince d’Orange (Maisons-Laffitte) Premio Federico Tesio (Milan) Preis des Gestuts Wittekindshof St Leger (Dortmund) Prix Bertrand de Tarragon (Maisons-Laffitte) Prix Eclipse (Maisons-Laffitte) Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Newbury) Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes (Newbury) Dubai Int. Airport World Trophy Stakes (Newbury) Premio Vittorio di Capua (Milan) Juddmonte Beresford Stakes (Naas) Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani (Milan) C L & M F Weld Park Stakes (Naas) Loughbrown Stakes (Naas) Somerville Tattersall Stakes (Newmarket) Shadwell Joel Stakes (Newmarket) Shadwell Rockfel Stakes (Newmarket) Koffy Diamond Stakes (Dundalk) Princess Royal Nayef Stakes (Newmarket) Qatar Prix Chaudenay (Chantilly) Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Chantilly) Qatar Prix Dollar (Chantilly) Qatar Prix de Royallieu (Chantilly) Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Newmarket) G.P. der Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf) Coolmore Stud Concorde Stakes (Tipperary)
Dist 6f 7f 15f 8f 8f 11.5f 6f 12f 8f 12f 12f 5f 10f 15f 5f 8f 14.5f 8f 17.5f 5f 7f 7f 7f 9f 10f 10f 11f 14f 9f 6f 6f 11f 5f 8f 8f 8f 7f 16f 7f 8f 7f 10.5f 12f 15f 8f 10f 12f 8f 9.5f 7f
Horse Anna Nerium (GB) Glorious Journey (GB) Darbuzan (FR) Suedois (FR) Ballet Concerto (GB) Chemical Charge (IRE) Invincible Army (IRE) Eziyra (IRE) Nelson (IRE) Dschingis Secret (GER) Cracksman (GB) Caravaggio (USA) Shamreen (IRE) Vazirabad (FR) Lady Macapa (GB) Delectation (GB) Alyssa (GB) Laurens (FR) Desert Skyline (IRE) Heartache (GB) Music Box (IRE) Aclaim (IRE) Seahenge (USA) Laganore (IRE) Garlingari (FR) Recoletos (FR) Full Drago (ITY) Oriental Eagle (GER) Golden Legend (FR) Sound And Silence (GB) James Garfield (IRE) Desert Encounter (IRE) Take Cover (GB) Amore Hass (IRE) Saxon Warrior (JPN) Candy Store (IRE) Ellthea (IRE) Renneti (FR) Elarqam (GB) Beat The Bank (GB) Juliet Capulet (IRE) War Decree (USA) Apphia (IRE) Ice Breeze (GB) Taareef (USA) Garlingari (FR) The Juliet Rose (FR) Roaring Lion (USA) Millowitsch (GER) Psychedelic Funk (GB)
Age 2 2 3 6 4 5 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 5 6 3 4 3 3 2 2 5 10 3 2 3 2 8 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 6 4 2 4 3
Sex F C C G G H C F C C C C F G F F F F G F F C C M G C C C F C C G G C C F F G C G F C F C C G F C C C
Sire Dubawi Dubawi Zamindar Le Havre Dansili Sea The Stars Invincible Spirit Teofilo Frankel Soldier Hollow Frankel Scat Daddy Dubawi Manduro Equiano Delegator Sir Percy Siyouni Tamayuz Kyllachy Invincible Spirit Acclamation Scat Daddy Fastnet Rock Linngari Whipper Pounced Campanologist Doctor Dino Exceed And Excel Exceed And Excel Halling Singspiel Azamour Deep Impact Lope de Vega Kodiac Irish Wells Frankel Paco Boy Dark Angel War Front High Chaparral Nayef Kitten’s Joy Linngari Monsun Kitten’s Joy Sehrezad Choisir
Dam Anna Oleanda Fallen For You Darbaza Cup Cake Ballet Ballon Jakonda Rajeem Eytarna Moonstone Divya Rhadegunda Mekko Hokte Shareen Visorama Brazilian Style Chushka Almiranta Recambe Diamond Tango Place In My Heart Liscune Aris Fools In Love Lady Bones Garlinote Highphar Almata Oriental Pearl Gold Harvest Veil of Silence Whazzat La Chicana Enchanted Hassaya Maybe March Madness Tropical Lady Caprice Meill Attraction Tiana Capulet Monteque Royal Decree Mixed Blessing Winter Silence Sacred Feather Garlinote Dubai Rose Vionnet Muriel Parabola
Broodmare Sire Old Vic Dansili Verglas Singspiel Rahy Kingmambo Diktat Dubai Destination Dalakhani Platini Pivotal Holy Bull Bahri Linamix Exit To Nowhere Pivotal Galileo Cape Cross Acatenango Compton Place King’s Best Danroad Not For Love Royal Applause Poliglote Highest Honor Almutawakel Big Shuffle Kaldounevees Elusive Quality Daylami Invincible Spirit Magic Ring King’s Best Galileo Noverre Sri Pekan French Glory Efisio Diktat Camacho Street Cry Lujain Dansili Carson City Poliglote Dubai Destination Street Sense Fath Galileo
Index 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352
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Caulfield on Wild Illusion: “Godolphin’s homebred represents Dubawi’s successful partnership with broodmares by Monsun. Eight of the nine foals bred this way have won”
Leading sires 2017 by percentage of stakes winners to runners Name
YOF
Frankel Galileo War Front Sea The Stars Dubawi Kitten’s Joy Dansili Raven's Pass Tamayuz Fastnet Rock Teofilo Areion Dalakhani Pivotal Helmet Siyouni Dylan Thomas Lope de Vega Cape Cross Acclamation Mountain Cat Scarface Shirocco Manduro Exceed And Excel Invincible Spirit Dark Angel Shamardal Dream Ahead Nathaniel Danehill Dancer Nayef Kodiac Showcasing New Approach Iffraaj Unaccounted For
2008 1998 2002 2006 2002 2001 1996 2005 2005 2001 2004 1995 2000 1993 2008 2007 2003 2007 1994 1999 1990 2003 2001 2002 2000 1997 2005 2002 2008 2008 1993 1998 2001 2007 2005 2001 1991 Duke Of Marmalade 2004 American Post 2001 Dai Jin 2000 High Chaparral 1999 Rip Van Winkle 2006 Rajsaman 2007 Holy Roman Emperor 2004 Pour Moi 2008 Soldier Hollow 2000 Kendargent 2003 Mastercraftsman 2006 Three Valleys 2001 Luxor 2000 Henrythenavigator 2005
Sire
Rnrs
Wnrs
%WR
Galileo Sadler’s Wells Danzig Cape Cross Dubai Millennium El Prado Danehill Elusive Quality Nayef Danehill Galileo Big Shuffle Darshaan Polar Falcon Exceed And Excel Pivotal Danehill Shamardal Green Desert Royal Applause Storm Cat Montjeu Monsun Monsun Danehill Green Desert Acclamation Giant’s Causeway Diktat Galileo Danehill Gulch Danehill Oasis Dream Galileo Zafonic Private Account Danehill Bering Peintre Celebre Sadler’s Wells Galileo Linamix Danehill Montjeu In The Wings Kendor Danehill Dancer Diesis Distant Relative Kingmambo
89 258 70 116 194 51 132 115 83 168 166 135 77 164 106 154 93 145 170 252 51 52 79 132 242 244 300 191 137 110 55 84 309 114 151 189 63 96 97 67 169 173 112 231 79 119 199 242 82 83 127
41 104 34 55 103 22 59 48 26 69 72 75 34 86 42 57 47 71 71 110 19 16 30 47 109 104 117 80 56 43 24 30 126 47 61 73 34 37 45 27 58 58 22 101 33 52 67 82 30 39 56
46.07 40.31 48.57 47.41 53.09 43.14 44.70 41.74 31.33 41.07 43.37 55.56 44.16 52.44 39.62 37.01 50.54 48.97 41.76 43.65 37.25 30.77 37.97 35.61 45.04 42.62 39.00 41.88 40.88 39.09 43.64 35.71 40.78 41.23 40.40 38.62 53.97 38.54 46.39 40.30 34.32 33.53 19.64 43.72 41.77 43.70 33.67 33.88 36.59 46.99 44.09
Races
AWD
Earnings (£)
SH
64 162 47 80 154 36 88 76 45 103 110 116 53 135 56 84 84 104 107 154 35 32 41 65 156 153 174 115 90 65 30 46 191 65 92 122 74 59 66 53 91 88 33 158 42 73 101 121 57 71 84
8.8 10 7.5 10.9 9.3 9.6 10 8.3 8.5 9.5 10 8 11 8.1 7.7 8.1 9.6 8.4 9.7 6.9 8 8.7 10.9 11.1 6.8 6.9 7.6 8.1 7 10.9 9.8 9.3 6.9 6.6 10 8.3 8.4 10.5 9.8 8.8 10 9.2 9 8 9.8 9.2 9 9.8 7.7 7.3 8.8
2,701,943 13,160,865 1,476,030 3,986,177 4,597,066 831,258 2,237,815 1,184,904 1,247,564 1,975,043 2,287,026 1,487,356 1,128,336 2,518,852 1,007,920 2,037,928 1,073,044 1,549,526 1,555,299 2,942,842 724,028 876,497 956,390 1,227,364 2,178,554 3,089,296 3,789,423 1,997,356 1,801,000 4,946,724 1,067,770 732,550 2,504,388 1,059,220 1,593,121 2,416,079 1,135,287 1,041,809 1,025,749 833,946 1,292,786 1,255,104 1,851,141 1,793,341 1,712,580 1,072,759 1,737,539 1,751,021 764,984 1,453,866 1,117,083
22 56 12 22 32 5 18 11 7 15 17 13 6 22 6 16 7 16 16 12 5 5 5 8 20 20 25 15 12 12 2 5 20 6 14 10 4 6 6 3 9 10 4 15 5 10 12 13 2 5 5
%
24.72 21.71 17.14 18.97 16.49 9.80 13.64 9.57 8.43 8.93 10.24 9.63 7.79 13.41 5.66 10.39 7.53 11.03 9.41 4.76 9.80 9.62 6.33 6.06 8.26 8.20 8.33 7.85 8.76 10.91 3.64 5.95 6.47 5.26 9.27 5.29 6.35 6.25 6.19 4.48 5.33 5.78 3.57 6.49 6.33 8.40 6.03 5.37 2.44 6.02 3.94
SW
%
13 37 8 13 20 4 10 8 5 10 9 7 4 8 5 7 4 6 7 10 2 2 3 5 9 9 11 7 5 4 2 3 11 4 5 6 2 3 3 2 5 5 3 6 2 3 5 6 2 2 3
14.61 14.34 11.43 11.21 10.31 7.84 7.58 6.96 6.02 5.95 5.42 5.19 5.19 4.88 4.72 4.55 4.30 4.14 4.12 3.97 3.92 3.85 3.80 3.79 3.72 3.69 3.67 3.66 3.65 3.64 3.64 3.57 3.56 3.51 3.31 3.17 3.17 3.13 3.09 2.99 2.96 2.89 2.68 2.60 2.53 2.52 2.51 2.48 2.44 2.41 2.36
Table-topping father and son should have plenty of skirmishes Inclusion in the table involves a sire having had at least 50 runners. Without that rule, Scat Daddy would be top with six stakes winners from 32 runners, or 18.75%. As it is, Frankel’s remarkable start at stud has allowed him to take a narrow advantage over his sire, Galileo, and the two promise to have some fine head-to-heads in this list over the next few years. War Front, Sea The Stars and Dubawi also have double-figure percentages of stakes winners but there is then a gap before Kitten’s Joy, who sneaks in with 51 runners, and Dansili. War Front’s 1-2 in the Middle Park Stakes with U S Navy Flag and Fleet Review was a notable achievement. Cloth Of Stars did Sea The Stars proud in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Dubawi added Bateel and Wild Illusion to his Group 1 tally.
Leading sires of two-year-olds 2017 by earnings Name
Galileo Kodiac *Society Rock Dark Angel Exceed And Excel *Dabirsim *Havana Gold Zebedee Acclamation Victory Gallop Dubawi Bated Breath War Front Vocalised Mayson Showcasing Frankel Siyouni *Declaration Of War
*Red Jazz Lion Heart Holy Roman Emperor
Choisir Poet's Voice *Mendip Invincible Spirit Camacho Iffraaj Dream Ahead Fast Company Kaneko Clodovil Kendargent *Pedro The Great Mastercraftsman *Camelot Footstepsinthesand
Lope de Vega Zoffany *Lethal Force Kyllachy Excelebration Dandy Man Cuvee Dragon Pulse *Style Vendome Lawman Arcano Elusive City
YOF
1998 2001 2007 2005 2000 2009 2010 2008 1999 1995 2002 2007 2002 2006 2008 2007 2008 2007 2009 2007 2001 2004 1999 2007 2007 1997 2002 2001 2008 2005 2001 2000 2003 2010 2006 2009 2002 2007 2008 2009 1998 2008 2003 2001 2009 2010 2004 2007 2000
Sire
Sadler’s Wells Danehill Rock Of Gibraltar Acclamation Danehill Hat Trick Teofilo Invincible Spirit Royal Applause Cryptoclearance Dubai Millennium Dansili Danzig Vindication Invincible Spirit Oasis Dream Galileo Pivotal War Front Johannesburg Tale Of The Cat Danehill Danehill Dancer Dubawi Harlan’s Holiday Green Desert Danehill Zafonic Diktat Danehill Dancer Pivotal Danehill Kendor Henrythenavigator Danehill Dancer Montjeu Giant’s Causeway Shamardal Dansili Dark Angel Pivotal Exceed And Excel Mozart Carson City Kyllachy Anabaa Invincible Spirit Oasis Dream Elusive Quality
Rnrs
44 102 66 76 39 39 56 58 48 26 39 45 24 22 32 38 23 29 30 52 27 42 29 54 26 36 50 51 35 42 32 22 47 20 54 53 44 30 45 52 30 40 48 23 28 30 24 50 23
Wnrs
18 46 20 26 17 13 17 25 20 10 19 14 10 8 11 12 10 10 6 17 14 16 12 27 10 12 19 14 11 16 7 9 11 9 12 14 12 12 15 16 7 13 11 11 10 6 10 11 7
%WR
40.91 45.10 30.30 34.21 43.59 33.33 30.36 43.10 41.67 38.46 48.72 31.11 41.67 36.36 34.38 31.58 43.48 34.48 20.00 32.69 51.85 38.10 41.38 50.00 38.46 33.33 38.00 27.45 31.43 38.10 21.88 40.91 23.40 45.00 22.22 26.42 27.27 40.00 33.33 30.77 23.33 32.50 22.92 47.83 35.71 20.00 41.67 22.00 30.43
Races
AWD
29 58 29 31 22 16 23 34 28 23 24 18 13 12 17 20 14 16 9 27 23 22 18 34 18 13 27 19 15 17 11 12 13 16 13 16 15 15 15 18 11 16 16 19 13 10 13 17 11
7.2 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.0 6.2 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.5 6.0 6.3 6.8 5.8 5.9 7.1 7.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.7 5.8 6.4 5.7 5.5 6.9 6.5 7.3 7.4 6.6 7.3 6.6 6.2 5.5 6.2 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.5 7.1 6.1 5.9
Earnings (£)
1,287,717 791,920 734,674 568,989 529,019 433,712 423,357 402,215 391,360 388,979 388,604 374,358 372,811 365,568 361,463 354,668 335,915 329,618 313,132 305,453 305,243 300,129 293,741 289,485 270,797 257,438 255,500 248,169 231,612 225,779 223,255 222,850 220,501 216,093 213,631 212,187 205,949 204,038 202,854 199,071 196,533 196,415 191,898 190,947 188,634 187,503 186,910 181,130 174,788
Top horse
Earned (£)
Happily Madeline Unfortunately Juliet Capulet Threading Different League Havana Grey Barraquero Expert Eye Gögüsgeren Wild Illusion Beckford U S Navy Flag Verbal Dexterity Laugh A Minute Dice Roll Rostropovich Laurens Olmedo Snazzy Jazzy Emperor Sion True Blue Moon Rajasinghe Viento Sur Montana Invincible Army Good To Talk Mythical Magic Dream Today Alba Power Last Shadow Bengali Boys Norwegian Lord Feralia Alpha Centauri Alhadab Pretty Boy Floyd Soustraction Now You're Talking Lethal Steps Heartache Hey Jonesy Kentish Waltz My Will Dragons Tail Fancy Dresser Danzan Tajaanus Rimini
421,007 99,913 268,233 75,939 158,232 145,780 164,401 119,196 117,463 92,803 165,834 182,187 199,695 210,626 157,336 157,075 109,042 57,232 97,430 142,373 70,832 43,843 100,789 27,068 70,813 116,886 47,810 56,628 45,593 67,223 139,452 132,384 22,814 64,328 65,619 30,572 52,683 41,510 24,665 36,086 118,860 48,353 29,614 62,149 40,046 40,978 66,350 44,576 55,023
Galileo clear but kudos for Kodiac Group 1 victories by Clemmie in the Cheveley Park Stakes and Happily in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere have helped Galileo into a virtually unassailable position in earnings; he was already clear in stakes winners. Kodiac continues to surpass himself and with ten winners during the month he looks a pretty good bet to reach 50 before long. Among the freshmen, Society Rock’s three winners take him to 20, three ahead of Havana Gold, who added one to his score, and Red Jazz, who added three. Havana Gold, who has had two stakes winners, is at Tweenhills Stud. Red Jazz, by Scat Daddy’s sire Johannesburg, is at Ballyhane and has yet to hit the mark in a stakes. They are followed by Lethal Force and Epaulette on 16, and Camelot and Swiss Spirit on 14. Epaulette and Swiss Spirit do not make the earnings cut-off point. Different League’s sire Dabirsim has 13 winners.
Statistics to October 6; *denotes first-season sire
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’m up at 5.30am, have a shave and then do 40 minutes of stretching. That’s why I have to get up so early. I suffered spinal cord injuries in a fall at Lingfield in 2011 and I need to do my exercises to make sure I’m fit for the day. I was paralysed to start with, so I am very lucky to be where I am now. I make a cup of tea, put out our two Collie dogs before going to ride out for Nigel Hawke, whose yard is 20 minutes away near Tiverton. Breakfast is grabbing whatever I can whenever I can. Sometimes I go without. Depending on what my day involves – and I go racing as much as I can – I could ride out five or six lots, or just one. At the races I meet up with any number of the 26 jockeys I coach. I’ll walk the course with several of them, because when they are starting out it is important to grab the opportunity of a good chat on the way round; you get to know what’s making them tick, their fitness, diet and lifestyle. It’s far better than being on the phone all the time. My job is all about overseeing the performance of these young jockeys. I have an equicizer in the boot of my car so I can take it to any of the yards I visit, or even the jockeys’ homes. I also have two equicizers permanently at home. Jockeys will come to me, train on the equicizers watching themselves on the mirrored walls. We’ll study races they have ridden in and discuss their overall professional performance, technique, whip and how to talk to owners during race de-briefs. Hollie Doyle was struggling when I started looking after her two and a half years ago. We talk about her rides every day. She now seems to be going places with Richard
Jockey coach RODI GREENE seems as busy now as when he was riding for Martin Pipe but after a bad fall ended his career and almost changed his life, he is just happy to be active and healthy Hannon. The other day she was riding in a two-mile race at Chepstow and we walked the whole course together before racing. I also look after Rossa Ryan, who is at Hannon’s with Hollie. I was at Paul Nicholls’ stables recently and gave Harry Cobden a session on the equicizer at his home. Harry was champion conditional last year while another who has done well is Tom Marquand, champion apprentice two years ago. I remember when I was riding at their age, always wondering if I was doing the right thing, but with no one I could really consult. Now I am there hopefully to point them in the right direction and, importantly, to provide
a shoulder for them to cry on when things aren’t going well and they are feeling down. There is so much to consider with weight, nutrition, stress and fitness. But it’s all about performance; I tell jump jockeys it’s got to look like a Gold Cup ride and Flat jockeys they’ve got to give everything like a Derby ride. I almost get fed up with going on about fitness, but keep stressing that they will take injuries much better when fully fit. Every jockey is different – my job is to spot their strengths and weaknesses, which could be their whip, riding position or tactics. Their aim must be to get up there among the likes of
Ryan Moore or Richard Johnson, looking as good as them and doing the job as well. I rode for Martin Pipe for ten years and my claim to fame was being second jockey to the greatest ever, Tony McCoy. If he couldn’t ride they’d turn to me, and it wasn’t bad stepping into AP’s boots. When my race-riding came to an abrupt end it was almost like losing a wife or girlfriend and I did get a bit depressed for a while. But jockey coaching has changed all that. I was at the depths of despair at times, but experiencing those lows has helped me to understand a jockey’s state of mind when the going gets tough. Lunch is almost a nonevent if I’m on the racecourse where I’ll often settle for ice cream and chips. But when I’m at home I eat sensibly and very often it’s a brunch, which means granola and toast. Time off is spent cycling and I do about 18 miles in an hour. At weekends I cycle even more and will do 100 miles in five or six hours. I go as fast as I can for as long as I can. We had our first holiday for five years this summer on the Greek island of Rhodes and that was really enjoyable with my wife Alison and our three children, Ellie 21, Rosie 19 and Billy 17. We have our evening meal at about 6pm. I always enjoy fish and maybe salad. If I cook myself it might be fish or pasta. But Alison is the real cook. We all like watching football on TV and Billy is an Arsenal fan. One of my favourites is Match of the Day on a Saturday night. Each evening I have to log everything to do with my coaching before going to bed at about 10.45pm. Straight to sleep and my mind goes blank… until 5.30am.
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