Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Magazine 2018 by Tattersalls

THE OCTOBER YEARLING SALE 2018

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As a South African transplanted to the birthplace of racing and breeding, I soon recognised that bloodstock is a global commodity. Horses have a global value, and, as such, we must continually strive to compete in an international marketplace. Prospective owners are increasingly less concerned with geography and have more of an eye on value and opportunity. Tattersalls, of course, has long understood the global nature of our business – one need only remember the exciting winning debut made by Book 1 graduate Newspaperofrecord this summer at Saratoga to acknowledge the international attraction of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. However, a flourishing international client base can only happen when built upon the strong foundations of a domestic product, and that is one of the many reasons why the Tattersalls Book 1 Bonus Scheme has been such an extraordinary success with, at the time of writing, some £2.8 million distributed to 112 sets of connections. The Book 1 Bonus is one of the most successful self-help initiatives in the British and Irish bloodstock industry’s long history and is helping to ensure that buying yearlings at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale makes such sense to clients searching for value. The Book 1 Bonus Scheme and the international attraction of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale are both subjects of articles in this, our fourth annual preview. I hope you will enjoy the magazine, which again contains work by a superb collection of specialist writers and photographers. Finally, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to our advertisers – valued clients old and new who recognise the value of talking directly to their markets, wherever they may be. Robyn Collyer – Publisher (on behalf of Tattersalls)

Contributors

CATHERINE AUSTEN

JOHN BERRY

ALEX CAIRNS

ROBYN COLLYER

MICHAEL COX

MICHELE MACDONALD

Catherine Austen was racing and hunting editor of Horse & Hound for a decade. She is now working as a freelance journalist, covering principally racing and equestrian sport, and is also press officer for Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials.

John Berry has been a trainer in Newmarket since 1995, and is also a breeder. He is a regular contributor to various publications including the TDN (USA), Winning Post (Aus) and Al Adiyat (UAE), and is also a TV presenter on At The Races. He is a Newmarket Town Councillor and a former Mayor of Newmarket.

Alex Cairns is a racing writer and photographer based in Northern Ireland. He is also employed as Marketing Executive at Downpatrick Racecourse.

Robyn is a globetrotting Thoroughbred fanatic and a veteran of racing, stud and sales adventures in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Newmarket. When not enjoying a cup of tea, you’ll find her at the racecourse.

Michael Cox is a Hong Kong-based racing reporter with the South China Morning Post, and is known for a diverse portfolio that includes an irreverent weekly blog, investigative features and profiles of leading Asian racing stars.

An award-winning writer and photographer based in Lexington, Michele MacDonald has covered the Thoroughbred world for leading publications including Racing Post, Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, International Racehorse and many others for over two decades.

JULIAN MUSCAT

BILL OPPENHEIM

TOM PEACOCK

NIGEL REID

NANCY SEXTON

LYDIA SYMONDS

After six years working on stud farms, Julian Muscat took up journalism in 1987. He spent 17 years at The Times and now contributes to a broad range of publications, principally Racing Post.

Bill is a columnist for Thoroughbred Daily News and a leading analyst of the thoroughbred business. He is based in Scotland.

Tom Peacock is a freelance journalist, author and regular contributor to publications such as Thoroughbred Daily News, Racing UK, the Irish Times and Horse & Hound.

Nigel has been involved in bloodstock and media for more than 35 years. He writes on a variety of subjects and is based in Vancouver, Canada, where he owns too many shares in a grey filly called Cindy.

Bloodstock reporter, consultant and European representative for leading American bloodstock agency Schumer Bloodstock.

Lydia Symonds grew up surrounded by horses and, after graduating with degrees in theology and journalism, worked for the Racing Post. She is currently the news editor at ANZ Bloodstock News. October 2018

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Contents 8

In conversation with Edmond Mahony

Packed with power

Bonus in mind

Book 1 Bonus Winners

Tea, toast and trophies

Where the class is greener

Hats off to Ascot

Family matters

Poised for change

Diamond life

A glittering affair

Thirty years of winners

A confident alternative

Transplanting roots

Handle with care

Life on a wire

Tattersalls Sponsorship

“The Book 1 Bonus is having a positive effect: it puts a lot more money into circulation than would otherwise have been the case” – Edmond Mahony 8 October 2018

In conversation with

EDMOND MAHONY Julian Muscat sits down with Tattersalls Chairman, Edmond Mahony, to talk about record sales, the success of the “Book 1 Bonus” and the challenges ahead JULIAN MUSCAT: Tattersalls broke records on several fronts in 2017. What in particular stood out for you? EDMOND MAHONY: There were some notable highlights. It was a record-breaking year in terms of headline numbers, and turnover was up. Selling the Galileo-Dank yearling filly for 4 million guineas in Book 1 was another highlight. We also saw remarkable trade at the Horses-In-Training Sale in October. Then came the Ballymacoll dispersal and we sold Marsha for 6 million gns at the December Sales. I never thought I’d see a horse make 6 million, so it was an extraordinary year. I would say the market is now nearing its peak.

JM: And how do you assess this year’s breeze-up sales? EM: I think we saw that the increase in numbers is starting to catch up with us. Having said that, breeze-up sales are quite niche; they are not necessarily a barometer of what’s to come throughout 2018. But certainly I think it was a wake-up call in that not every horse is suitable to be breezed, not everybody can do it, and not every buyer wants to buy one.

JM: Clearance rates at your secondary yearling sales were lower than you would have liked. What are the factors at play here? EM: Personally I think it’s two-fold. Breeders might be hitting and hoping, rather than concentrating on what the market really requires. And I think trainers and agents are more discerning because they are struggling to find owners. They are no longer prepared to compromise on the sire, conformation defects, or mares with patchy records. Before they even get to the sales grounds they are probably putting a line through horses they would otherwise have looked at.

JM: Which sale did you personally find the most satisfying last year? EM: Probably the October Book 1 Yearling Sale, because we’ve finally developed it into more than just a select sale. The Book 1 Bonus has drawn a lot of people in, and we’re also selling horses like [Irish Derby winner] Latrobe for 65,000 gns. I took a lot of satisfaction from that. We had a plan for that sale and put a lot of effort into it. In this business most plans go out of the window in no time. We managed to sustain the numbers in Book 1 and we’ve had some very good runners out of it. The Book 1 Bonus is having a positive effect: it puts a lot more money into circulation than would otherwise have been the case. That has been a particularly pleasing development.

JM: There was a spike for the Book 1 cream: 17 horses fetched seven figures against nine the previous year. Did that surprise you? EM: Yes it did. Having said that, I think they were a particularly strong bunch of yearlings for lots of reasons outside our control. In this case, the stars aligned, we had buyers we hadn’t had before and they obviously liked what they saw. That doesn’t happen all the time.

JM: Are you happy with the format for the October Yearling Sale as a whole? EM: The format is now established: we have midday starts and selling stops at around 7pm. When you’re giving a lot of money for a horse you deserve the time to consider it, to look at the horse, to have it vetted. When people get beaten on horses they now have time to regroup and have another look. I think that is important. October 2018

JM: How do you reflect on last year’s trade at Books 2 and 3? EM: We generated very healthy returns in Book 2, so there was a natural spillover into Book 3. We concentrated largely on marketing Book 3 to Italians, Spaniards and Eastern Europeans, and trade was good. Perhaps the record of Book 3 graduates helps as well, particularly this year. Accidental Agent went through the ring and Signora Cabello was sold in Book 3 last year, so there’s encouragement there.

JM: On a less optimistic note, the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (TBA) published an interim report in July that painted a gloomy picture. Around 350 British breeders have quit over the last five years, while 66 per cent of breeders are said to have traded unprofitably last year. Does that square with what you see in the auction ring? EM: From the auction ring perspective, I’m not too surprised. Auctions operate on so many different levels. While the headline numbers defy all logic, the business model is very different in the middle and bottom of the market. But there are contributory factors other than just getting bad prices for horses. It comes back to what actually motivates people to breed racehorses. A lot don’t necessarily do it because they think they are going to make money. They do it because they have a love of the horse. Breeders who sell in Book 3 probably know before they set out what the financial consequences are going to be, but there’s always the hope that they’ll breed a good horse and have halfbrothers and sisters to sell. Having said that, I think it’s a cause for concern. So many of these studs are ceasing to exist and I don’t see how they are going to be replaced. Young people are finding it very hard to get into the business. There are no places to rent, no land to acquire, nowhere for them to start. In Ireland the picture seems to be different. There’s land and boxes to rent, and it’s easier to borrow money against bloodstock collateral.

JM: What are the big challenges facing the industry today? EM: I think the industry should concentrate on getting new owners into the business and hanging on to the ones it has. It’s a dreadful thing that we have this revolving door of owners that we don’t seem to be able to hang on to. Prize money is a factor, but I think it’s more the deception that they will all be at Royal Ascot rather than Kempton or Lingfield, where the racing experience is a bit tired now. 10 October 2018

Marsha

JM: To the best of your knowledge, have Tattersalls sales graduates ever enjoyed a better Royal Ascot? EM: Not that I can recall. We sold three of the six juvenile winners, and the winners of five of the eight Group One races passed through our auction ring. Certainly the two-year-olds weren’t expensive relative to what they were running against. There is value behind the headline numbers. Sometimes agents and trainers are a bit picky about stallions, which I guess is why a lot of us are still in the game. Picking horses is still an inexact science.

JM: And finally, the dreaded word: where does the industry stand on Brexit? EM: The TBA, together with Julian Richmond-Watson, have done a great job coordinating the industry’s response. I’m also aware that government ministers on both sides of the Irish Sea are concerned and are familiar with the issue of free movement of horses. The matter is also further up the agenda of the relevant [British] government ministers than it was this time last year, but that’s about as much as we know at the moment. What we can say is that Brexit has had a positive effect on our business in that sterling has devalued by around 20 per cent over the last two years. That is a significant amount, particularly when you get into big figures. It is no accident that our sales have gone up in line with the pound falling. I don’t think any of us saw that coming.

Packed with

POWER Book 1 of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is bulging at the seams with a particularly high quality collection of sires and dams. Bill Oppenheim casts an expert eye

12 October 2018

Dubawi

he strength of yearling sales begins with the sires. In the bigger picture the best sires attract the best mares, so a yearling catalogue which is strong on sires figures to be strong on dams, too. The continuing sire power of Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale saw the three-day sale reach dizzying heights in 2017, when 349 yearlings sold for a record gross of 102,290,000 gns and a record average, for the three-day format, of 293,095 gns. Those figures represented gains of 16 per cent in gross and 28 per cent in average, respectively, from the 2016 sale. It would be bold to predict significant increases this year, after such big jumps the previous year, but one thing we do know for sure is this year’s edition of ‘October 1’ is absolutely packed with sire power. There are 519 yearlings catalogued for the three-day venue October 9-11, and we count 299 of those by 16 stallions who would be classified as highly fashionable at worst, to superstars at best. When 57 per cent of the catalogue is made up of the hottest sires in Europe, it’s easy to understand why October 1 last year had the highest yearling average of any select sale in North America or Europe which was more than one session, and looks odds-on to repeat the performance in 2018. Five sires averaged over £650,000 each at the 2017 yearling sales – Europeans Dubawi, Galileo, and Frankel, and Americans Tapit and War Front. This October 1 book features 21 yearlings each by Dubawi and Galileo, 25 by Frankel, and even three by War Front; so we start with 70 yearlings by four of the top five commercial sires in North America and Europe. There are another 109 yearlings catalogued by five more really high-class sires with terrific records: Irish sires Sea The Stars (27), Shamardal (15), Dark Angel (20), and Kodiac (23), and France’s top sire so far in 2018, Siyouni (24). Even if yearlings by the superstars are out of reach, buyers have a real shot to get a big horse by any of those five. October 2018

There are some very attractive young sires represented, too. There is a particularly strong crop of three top-class first-year sires in Europe, and all three of course have plenty of yearlings in October 1. Dalham Hall’s Golden Horn, the top middle-distance 3-year-old of 2015, has 18 yearlings catalogued; Coolmore’s Gleneagles, the top 3-year-old miler of 2015, has 15 catalogued; and Shadwell’s Muhaarar, Europe’s top sprinter as a 3-year-old in 2015, has 30 yearlings in the book. They really were absolutely top-drawer 3-year-olds in 2015, and all at different distances, so buyers will have a pretty clear pick. The top three first-crop yearling sires from last year are back, now with 2-year-olds. Juddmonte’s immensely promising Kingman, who had the G2 Coventry winner Calyx from his first crop at Royal Ascot, has 31 catalogued; Coolmore’s Australia, himself already the sire of a first-crop Black-Type Winner, has six; and No Nay Never, Europe’s runaway leading freshman sire and by the late great Scat Daddy, has ten yearlings in October 1. Also with ten in the book is Europe’s leading second-crop sire, another Coolmore sire in Camelot. Add in a sprinkling of oldies but goodies like Invincible Spirit (17), Juddmonte’s Dansili (7) and resurgent Oasis Dream (10), not to mention the likes of Lope De Vega (17) and New Approach (7) – well, let’s just suffice to say you’d struggle to find another yearling catalogue with so much sire power, which is why every major buyer from Europe and beyond will be in Newmarket the second week of October. See you there!

14 October 2018

Galileo

“… the best sires attract the best mares, so a yearling catalogue which is strong on sires figures to be strong on dams, too” – Bill Oppenheim

16 October 2018

Fairyland

BONUS in mind With 300 chances to win big it is hardly surprising that buyers are scouring their Tattersalls October Yearling Sale catalogue for potential Book 1 Bonus winners. Tom Peacock reports

hen Middleham trainer James Bethell parted with 35,000 guineas for lot 179 at last year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, he would not have expected to recoup the entire investment in his horse’s first run. His son of the rookie sprinting stallion Slade Power and Arch mare Rochitta was named Hesslewood and shares were sold through the stable’s syndicate, Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing. Eight months later, Hesslewood was ready to make his racecourse debut in the Reg Griffin Appreciation ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes at York and he duly won at 33-1.

It was enough of a thrill for connections to have a promising juvenile on their hands and the £9,703 first prize, but they had also qualified for the £25,000 Book 1 Bonus. "We watched him through the ring and he didn’t sell, so we went and made an offer afterwards,” Bethell recalled, having concluded the transaction with Barouche Stud through agents SackvilleDonald. “He was just a very nice and well put-together horse, who I thought was pretty reasonably priced. It’s a great incentive to sell horses on if you’ve got that bonus.” Tattersalls introduced the Book 1 Bonus to coincide with the celebrations for its 250th anniversary in 2016.

October 2018

Mrs E M Stockwell, Mr M Tabor and Mr D Smith celebrate Fairyland’s Black Type success Any yearling catalogued for sale at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, including those that are bought in, unsold, or withdrawn and re-offered at the December Yearling Sale, are eligible.

“It’s a great incentive to sell horses on if you’ve got that bonus.” – James Bethell

The cost to enter is a one-off payment of £1,500, and the bonus can be won from more than 300 maiden and novice races in Britain and Ireland between the end of March and early November. It was a hard-earned triumph for Bethell, who had tried before. He explained: “Normally I can’t afford to buy the Book 1 horses, vendors do often put quite a reserve on them, but I was very unlucky a couple of years ago when I bought a filly called Conistone very cheaply there and she got beaten less than a length first-time-out at Thirsk for a Book 1 Bonus. She did eventually win a very small race, but she would have paid for herself twice if she had won that day.” Bethell formed Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing in 1997 and invariably names the horses after Yorkshire villages. Hesslewood sits in the East Riding, not far from Hull. “We’ve been quite successful with the syndicate, we tend to buy most of the horses at Tattersalls,” he said. “We bought a horse called Penhill [a future dual Cheltenham Festival winner] for 24,000 gns at Book 2 and later sold him for 230,000 gns. The owners of this horse are very much of the older generation. The main owner, who has 50 per cent of him is 88, there’s another owner who is 82 or 83, and another in his 70s. They couldn’t have been more thrilled when he won, and hopefully he’ll keep going. The lady with 50 per cent has never had a share with me before, but she had been involved in some quite good ones with Highclere Thoroughbred Racing and seems to be quite a lucky owner.

18 October 2018

James Bethell

“It wasn’t a surprise, I thought he’d go well. My son made quite a lot of money as he backed him to win at very big prices. Unfortunately I don’t bet, so I rather missed out!”

Melissa Jordan and Dr Johnny Hon The inaugural Book 1 Bonus winner was another for whom the scheme was perfectly intended. Global Applause, who took a Newmarket maiden in May 2016 for trainer Ed Dunlop and Hong Kong-based owner Dr Johnny Hon, was another reasonably modest purchase at 78,000 gns. By this May, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Fairyland became the 90th recipient when she claimed the Coolmore No Nay Never Irish EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas. The daughter of Tally-Ho Stud’s Kodiac had been one of the stars of Book 1, with her dam Queenofthefairies being an unraced half-sister to the exceptional sprinter Dream Ahead.

“It’s an unbelievably helpful idea” – Peter Doyle

She reached 925,000 gns when she was sold to a Coolmore partnership, and she followed up her maiden win in the Listed Marble Hill Stakes in the colours of Evie Stockwell, the notable owner-breeder, who is also the mother of Coolmore’s supremo John Magnier. Fairyland was knocked down to Peter Doyle, who runs a bloodstock agency with his son Ross and regularly buys for the likes of Richard Hannon. “First and foremost, I’ve always been a fan of Kodiac, having bought the likes of [Cheveley Park Stakes winner] Tiggy Wiggy and Grizzel, who won a Gr.3 in Canada last year,” said Peter Doyle. “She was a really nice filly at the sales but all the Coolmore guys had to like her as well, as they wouldn’t have bought many Kodiacs before. Thankfully they liked her as much as I did. As [Coolmore adviser] Paul Shanahan would say, she was a bit of a queen. We’re all very proud of her.” Fairyland’s success was the 11th bonus landed by the Doyles’ purchases. “It’s an unbelievably helpful idea,” said Peter. “A lot of my owners and buyers are in England and it’s a good thing to be able to point out the bonus when we go to the sales, especially when prize money has been struggling a bit.” At Royal Ascot, Fairyland bumped into another Book 1 Bonus earner in the Mark Johnston-trained Main Edition, who took her unbeaten streak to three with a game display in the Albany Stakes.

October 2017

Peter Doyle

“You have to be very keen on the bonus, because you’re getting such a tremendous return straight away" – Mark Johnston Johnston had bought the daughter of Zoffany and Maine Lobster - also the dam of high-class miler Major Cadeaux - for 62,000 gns and it paid a hefty dividend when she captured the British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes at Windsor.

Ed Sackville

“I’m a huge believer in pedigrees, and at Book 1 you would be looking at the vast majority of the horses in the sale,” said the trainer. “It’s really down to value for money, and it was perhaps because Zoffany had not been very popular, and she was a little bit light and leggy, that we got her. “But my son Charlie and I had been looking independently and we both liked her, and it turned out that Saif Ali had been standing behind us as the underbidder, so we had an owner for her straight away. She’s become a very good filly and he’s delighted.” He continued: “You have to be very keen on the bonus, because you’re getting such a tremendous return straight away. I’m always trying to find a bargain at Book 1, and we’ve been very lucky with the likes of Nyaleti, who cost 40,000 gns there in 2016 and basically paid for herself straight away. Abdulla Al Mansoori’s Kilmah was also a cheap filly and one of the first winners. It allows you to head to the sales with increased confidence.”

Mark Johnston

20 October 2018

Main Edition wins the Albany Stakes

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07/05/18 | Naas

FAIRYLAND KODIAC (GB) X QUEENOFTHEFAIRIES (GB) Owned by Mrs E M Stockwell/M Tabor/D Smith Sold by Tally-Ho Stud to MV Magnier/Mayfair/P&R Doyle for 925,000 gns Prizemoney €40,131

21/05/18 | Windsor

MAIN EDITION

ZOFFANY (IRE) X MAINE LOBSTER (USA) Owned by Saif Ali Sold by Castletown Stud to Mark Johnston Racing for 62,000 gns Prizemoney £39,228

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16/06/18 | York

HESSLEWOOD

SLADE POWER (IRE) X ROCHITTA (USA) Owned by Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing Sold by Barouche Stud to JDW Bethell/SackvilleDonald (P.S.) for 35,000 gns Prizemoney £34,703

05/07/18 | Bellewstown

BAILLY

CHARM SPIRIT (IRE) X CZARNA ROZA (GB) Owned by Sean Jones & David Spratt Sold by Baroda & Colbinstown Studs to Gaelic Bloodstock for 100,000 gns Prizemoney €36,740

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13/07/18 | Newmarket

AL HILALEE

DUBAWI (IRE) X AMBIVALENT (IRE) Owned by Godolphin Sold by The Castlebridge Consignment to Godolphin for 300,000 gns Prizemoney £40,263

14/07/18 | Navan

FANTASY

INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) X CASSANDRA GO (IRE) Owned by Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Sold by Ballyhimikin Stud to MV Magnier for 1,600,000 gns Prizemoney €47,845

18/07/18 | Yarmouth

PERSIAN MOON

MAKFI (GB) X LUNE ROSE (GB) Owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds X Sold by The Castlebridge Consignment to Lillingston Bloodstock for 40,000 gns Prizemoney £29,787

24/07/18 | Ffos Las

FOX TAL

SEA THE STARS (IRE) X MASKUNAH (IRE) Owned by King Power Racing Co Ltd Sold by Highclere Stud to SackvilleDonald for 475,000 gns Prizemoney £37,934

24/07/18 | Chelmsford

ROXY ART

DUTCH ART (GB) X CHICAGO GIRL (IRE) Owned by Mrs Susan Roy Sold by West Moor Stud to Michael Roy for 475,000 gns Prizemoney £37,934

08/08/18 | Yarmouth

DUTCH TREAT

DUTCH ART (GB) X SYANN (IRE)

Owned by Mildmay Racing & D H Caslon Sold by Jamie Railton (Agent) to Hillen & Hughes for 40,000 gns Prizemoney £39,228

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10/08/18 | Haydock

NAYEF ROAD

GALILEO (IRE) X ROSE BONHEUR (GB) Owned by Mohamed Obaida Sold by Oaks Farm Stables to Rabbah Bloodstock for 925,000 gns Prizemoney £39,616

101

11/08/18 | Cork

ZAGITOVA

GALILEO (IRE) X PENCHANT (GB)

Owned by Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier Sold by Glenvale Stud to MV Magnier / Mayfair / P&R Doyle for 1,600,000 Gns Prizemoney €46,484

102

15/08/18 | Gowran Park

GIGA WHITE

DARK ANGEL (IRE) X LIGHTWOOD LADY (IRE) Owned by Mark D Breen Sold by Barouche Stud to Gaelic Bloodstock for 180,000 gns Prizemoney €38,106

103

07/05/18 | Newmarket

WALDSTERN

SEA THE STARS (IRE) X WALDLERCHE (GB) Owned by Gestut Ammerland Sold by Newsells Park Stud to Crispin De Moubray SARL for 400,000 gns Prizemoney £37,675

104

17/08/18 | Newbury

YOURTIMEISNOW CHARM SPIRIT (IRE) X MAID FOR WINNING (USA) Owned by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Sold by Jamie Railton to 120,000 gns for Roger Varian Prizemoney £38,580

105

17/05/18 | Wolverhampton

DASHING WILLOUGHBY NATHANIEL (IRE) X MISS DASHWOOD (GB) Owned by Mick & Janice Mariscotti Sold by Meon Valley Stud to Andrew Balding for 70,000 gns Prizemoney £39,528

106

17/08/18 | Newbury

BOERHAN

SEA THE STARS (IRE) X GREENISLAND (IRE) Owned by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum Sold by Watership Down Stud to Shadwell Estate Company for 270,000 gns Prizemoney £37,287

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18/08/18 | Newmarket

KHAADEM

DARK ANGEL (IRE) X WHITE DAFFODIL (IRE) Owned by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum Sold by Yeomanstown Stud to Shadwell Estate Company for 750,000 gns Prizemoney £30,175

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07/05/18 | Hamilton

HAPPY POWER KODIAC (GB) X QUEENOFTHEFAIRIES (GB) Owned by King Power Racing Sold by Yeomanstown Stud to SackvilleDonald for 625,000 gns Prizemoney £30,434

Tea, toast and

TROPHIES Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for one of racing’s most important families, as Alex Cairns discovers

very home needs a kitchen. It tends to be where people gather, to eat, chat, and live. Most mornings the kitchen table will be strewn with the cups, dishes, and other paraphernalia of each family’s breakfast routine. And the Harringtons are just the same. Well, almost. Alongside the tea, toast, and newspapers, also stand the 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup and a silver dish engraved with the legend ‘Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas’. The trophies are not on display, or left as proud boasts, but seemingly have found their natural position in a household that whirls, rather than revolves, around racing. And the whirl is orchestrated by Jessica Harrington who, even at 70-years-young, shows little sign of slowing down. Indeed, of late, she seems merely to have kicked her activity up a gear. In the past 18 months she has enjoyed some of her greatest days in winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Irish Grand National, Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas, Coronation Stakes, Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes and Prix Jacques le Marois. Such professional dedication and longevity are uncommon in any sphere. In the precarious world of racehorse training, they are almost unheard of. Is there some telling origin to this life-long passion for the Thoroughbred?

She says: “My father always had point-to-pointers and bumper horses. It got more serious when my brother started riding in races as a teenager. I couldn’t ride in races as my father was old school and thought women shouldn’t ride in point-to-points. And at that stage women weren’t allowed to ride on the racecourse, so I only ever had one ride. That was in a point-to-point in Ireland after twisting my father’s arm. I evented to Olympic level and then when I married my late husband Johnny, who was a bloodstock agent, he had a permit and would train one or two. We mostly did pinhooking and broke horses for Hong Kong, but one year things didn’t work out and we had six or eight on our hands, October 2018 26 so we decided to train them.

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Gold Cup winner Sizing John at home with Jessica Harrington and groom Ashley Hussey.

The Commonstown team has followed a similar development to the yard, with solid foundations augmented at intervals by impactful new additions. Head lad Eamonn Leigh has been an ever-present, while Jessica’s daughters Emma and Kate flew the nest before deciding to contribute their talents to the family business.

Whisperinthebreeze bringing in the morning string.

“So, I took on Johnny’s licence and we had our first winner in November 1991. I was lucky to have winners at big meetings in the first year and it grew from there. Oh So Grumpy won the Galway Hurdle in 1994, Dance Beat took the Champion Novice at Punchestown in 1996 and Space Trucker became my first Cheltenham winner in 1999. Then Moscow Flyer was just getting started and he took us to the big days for years. Lately we’ve been very lucky with Sizing John, Our Duke, and Supasundae. At the same time, we always had Flat horses on the go. We won the Irish Lincoln when I just had a permit and we picked up our share of Group races. Then Pathfork won my first Group 1 in 2010 and now we’re hitting new heights with Alpha Centauri.” So there was no grand plan behind the success of the Harringtons’ Commonstown stables. Just hard work. “Johnny and I set up here in 1976 and everything has grown gradually,” Harrington explains. “It started out as a cattle farm and has been adapted over time. This year was actually the first time we’ve built new stables from scratch. The rest have all been add-ons. Gallops-wise we started out with a plough gallop, then woodchip, and then in 2016 we put down a new sand gallop, which helped us take a big step forward.”

“It’s great working together as a family and we seem to gel well,” she reveals. “I suppose that’s partly because I’ve never forced anyone to come and work for me. They have always volunteered. Emma, the first of my two children with Johnny, went to college and was working. Then she saw what we were developing at Commonstown and how much I was having to do to keep it moving, so she joined to take care of the office. She’s been here nearly ten years. Kate, my other daughter with Johnny, did College before working for a couple of years in Ballydoyle. Then, about six months after Johnny died, she came back to work for me. Eamonn might not be blood, but he’s definitely part of the family. He was working for Johnny way back in the Seventies and has never had another job. Most of the time, Eamonn and I don’t even have to talk, because we know what each other’s thinking.

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Pat Keogh, Kate Harrington, Jessica Harrington and Emma Galway, with Sizing John, at Commonstown Stables.

Celebrating Alpha Centauri’s Coronation Stakes victory, Colm O’Donoghue, Debbie Flavin, Maria & Electra Niarchos, Jessica & Kate Harrington. “And now my son-in-law Richie Galway is joining us, having worked at Punchestown for 20 years. I like to think I’m not the mother-in-law from hell, so hopefully it’ll work out because he and Kate can attract the younger element. We have brilliant owners, but some are in their eighties and I’m not getting any younger, so we’d like to rejuvenate things. Thankfully over the years I’ve learned to delegate, because I used to want to do everything. But you have to let go and trust the people around you. That’s easier with family.” Training racehorses and raising children are challenging endeavours in themselves, but surely all the more so when attempted at the same time. At least it seems there might be some transferable skills. “Racehorses and children are very alike: temperamental, sick and demanding. Patience is the one thing they both really need though and I’ve had to build up a lot of that over the years.” Those involved in racing and bloodstock tend to have an acute sense of genealogy. Working with family allows intimate knowledge of each team member’s strengths and weaknesses. Can a similar approach be followed in assessing horses at the sales? Harrington says: “When looking at pedigrees, I focus on the damside much more than the sire and certain families always catch the eye. Then it’s all about the individual. I only go to a couple of sales myself and leave my agents to buy for me at the others. National Hunt horses are bought at the main sales in Ireland and the UK, especially the Derby Sale. Moscow Flyer came out of there and the day we bought him stands out more than anything else. Flat horses come from the sales and owner-breeders.” October 2018

Alpha Centauri winning the Falmouth Stakes

Commonstown Gallops One such owner-breeder is the Niarchos family. Their partnership with the Commonstown team brought together two of Europe’s most prominent and successful racing families, whose achievements [the Niarchos-bred Pathfork gave the stable its first Group 1 success on the Flat and sparked a working relationship that lead to the exploits of Guineas, Coronation, Falmouth and Prix Jacques le Marois heroine, Alpha Centauri, this summer] suggest racing can produce human dynasties as well as equine. Why might this be? “In our case, because I have always been riding and training,” Harrington says. “I would have been a bit pushed if my kids had all wanted to do ballet or art. So in our family you didn’t learn to ride, you just rode. Not that we ever stopped anyone from taking a different path. It was just the environment that we all lived in and I think this is the same for other families involved with horses, too. It’s a shared passion. A way of life.” This way of life can seem desirable to many, especially when success comes with such regularity as it has for the Harringtons in recent times. Thousands of trainers have aspired to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Irish Grand National, a Classic, or a race at Royal Ascot. A select group have landed one of these great prizes. A fraction of a percent have won them all. So what might be next on the agenda for Jessica Harrington Racing? 30 October 2018

“It’s great working together as a family and we seem to gel well” – Jessica Harrington

“We want more of those and a few others,” she laughs. “Really though, we just want to be as successful as possible, but that won’t come without hard work. You might have trained your first winner at Royal Ascot, but you’re still out of bed the next morning to deal with everything at home. For us as a family, I hope the business will continue to grow, my children will have flourished in their jobs, and we will all still be speaking to each other!” With a bumper draft of two-year-olds in training and some exciting Derby Sale purchases waiting in the wings, the Harringtons shouldn’t lack for breakfast conversation. Or tableware.

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greener An increase in turf racing opportunities in the United States has established the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;must goâ&#x20AC;? destination for North American owners, trainers and agents. Michele MacDonald reports

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merican owners and trainers are increasingly focusing on the lucrative prize money offered in elite turf racing and have discovered that the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is the ultimate destination for them to find the best prospects to capture those riches. In 2017, America’s Eclipse Award-winning trainer for the last two seasons, Chad Brown, made his first foray to Tattersalls, on behalf of prominent owners Peter Brant of White Birch Farm and Seth Klarman of Klaravich Stables. But Brown was far from alone. American-based colleagues, such as trainer Ken McPeek and longtime agents Mike Ryan, Justin Casse and Shawn Dugan, also patrolled Park Paddocks in search of their next champions, and all left Newmarket saying they were impressed with the horses and the experience. “It was just natural for us to come over here and get into the better bloodlines,” Brown says. “I’m trying to go for horses that I feel would like firm ground and that would stay a distance. There are plenty to choose from. I’m sure I’ll be back in the years to come.”

Brown, assisted in part by Ryan, bought a dozen yearlings, six for Brant and six for Klarman, with sires including internationally prominent names Dubawi, Invincible Spirit and Dansili, as well as younger stallions Nathaniel, Kingman and Declaration of War. Each of Brown’s clients acquired three colts and three fillies, and they made an impact on the overall market, with White Birch spending 1,865,000 gns in total and Klaravich contributing 1,315,000 gns to the sale turnover. Meanwhile, Ryan also assisted Bob Edwards’ relatively new e5 Racing in acquiring three well-bred fillies by Galileo, Invincible Spirit and Medaglia D’Oro for a total of 635,000 gns. e5 first began buying horses in 2015 with Ryan’s help and already the stable has campaigned 2016 and 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winners New Money Honey and Rushing Fall, respectively. “I was very impressed with the quality of the horses, very impressed with the presentation and the professionalism,” says Ryan, a Lexington-based Irish native who grew up on his family’s commercial breeding farm in County Meath and frequently attended the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in his younger years. However, 2017 marked his first return to Tattersalls’ historic venue in more than 15 years. October 2018

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Shawn Dugan

“There are so many good things to say about the stock at Tattersalls, and the way the sales company treats you is just fantastic” – Shawn Dugan

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Ryan is among those who have noticed an increasing interest on the part of North American owners regarding turf racing, a trend he said has been encouraged by the development of a top programme of grass racing through Breeders’ Cup championship divisions and by tracks, such as Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Woodbine. All offer extensive opportunities for runners on the grass. “I think there is a resurgence and renewed interest in turf racing,” Ryan explains, noting the extra benefit that, in his opinion, “horses last longer, stay sounder and have longer careers” while running on grass. “Let’s face it,” he continues. “If you walk down the steps at Keeneland or Saratoga or Belmont or Santa Anita into the winner’s circle, you don’t really care if you won a grass or a dirt race. It’s still a magical feeling,” before adding: “And there’s a lot of money to be won on the turf.” The ever-growing global prominence of the Royal Ascot meeting is also a factor for American buyers as they seek new blood. “I think obviously there’s been quite a bit of interest in turf pedigrees and turf racing in America over the past ten years. Part of it has to do with how popular Royal Ascot has become to Americans,” says Casse, who maintains his office in Ocala, Florida. “Wesley Ward kind of pioneered a movement with people actually putting it on their calendars as somewhere they needed or wanted to be.

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“The world is a smaller place, too, with the ability to communicate with trainers via email and text message and watch racing wherever you are. All of that, I would say, has made not just turf racing in America more popular, but people now are interested in racing in countries like Australia, as well as in Europe,” he adds. Casse began buying horses at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2016 and last year he signed the ticket for 1,550,000 gns on a Galileo filly out of Group 1 winner Vadawina, thus a half-sister to Group 2 winner Vadamar and a full-sister to Group 3 winner, The Pentagon. That filly was bought on behalf of an American client who is in partnership with Coolmore, Casse said, and Aidan O’Brien is training the filly. In 2016, Casse worked with David Ingordo at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to purchase Desert Stone, a Fastnet

not only buy for American clients, but also for owners from Australia and the Middle East. “There are so many good things to say about the stock at Tattersalls, and the way the sales company treats you is just fantastic,” says Dugan, who signed tickets on four October Book 1 yearlings last year and another five from Book 2. “Jimmy George is exemplary—for me, he is the king of hospitality. “In general, I find the horses there have really good bone and good walks. For the most part, when you go there, you know you’re going to have a huge short list because in that October Book 1, the quality of the stock just continues throughout. I love the European stallions and they translate everywhere in the world. You’re looking at just really, really high-quality stock when you’re there.”

Newspaperofrecord wins on debut by 6 3/4 lengths Rock colt who won two races at Santa Anita Park this spring for Zayat Stables and who was a bit unlucky while finishing a fast-closing fourth in the Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar in July. Another Tattersalls October Yearling Sale purchase the duo made for Zayat was Legend Emma, who won at Gulfstream Park.

McPeek, who last year bought a Showcasing filly for his longtime client Peter Callahan, the co-breeder of Grade 1 winners Collected and Awesome Gem, also noted how much he appreciated the horses on offer at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.

“We’ve been able to carve a small niche out by bringing European-bred yearlings back and have them broken here in the States to run here in the States,” Casse reveals. “I’ll tell everybody that if they can go to Tattersalls, they should go. I’ve always found everyone to be pretty delightful and easy to deal with there.”

“They’ve got a lot of depth of quality,” says McPeek, who is known for his keen eye for young horses and who bought eventual two-time American Horse of the Year Curlin for $57,000 as a yearling. “I enjoyed working the Tattersalls sale last year, and even though the prices are sometimes stiff, it’s a great sale. There are a lot of great pedigrees and good horses there.

California-based Shawn Dugan, who has been buying at the October Yearling Sale for over a decade, and attending the auction with her trainer husband, Neil Drysdale, even longer than that, finds opportunities to

“I’m fortunate that I’ve got some clients who gave me the chance to go,” he adds. “I would like to go again, and if clients give me the budget to go, then I’m definitely going.” October 2018

Market FOCUS Successful European imports have long been a feature of America’s turf programme, and indeed their ongoing prominence validates the current strength of the private market between Europe and America. However, it has also led to greater interest in the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale from North American-based purchasers. But what exactly do owners, trainers and agents look for in a Europeanbred yearling that it might adapt and thrive at tracks such as Santa Anita, Gulfstream, Belmont, Saratoga and Woodbine? Pond-jumping bloodstock agent Justin Casse and UK agent Alex Elliott gave us some insight:

ALEX ELLIOTT: People want the real deal and won’t settle for much less. You have a handful of owners on the East coast that are prepared to pay a premium for ready-made European Graded Stakes performers and they are usually rewarded, due to the European horses being consistently superior. JUSTIN CASSE: I’ve been coming to Europe for a little less than ten years and it seems that interest in European-bred horses and European racing has grown substantially. The excitement of Frankel at the beginning of the decade, Wesley Ward’s accomplishments at Royal Ascot, as well as the successes of American-bred horses in recent years at the European sales and races, are a few factors that have opened up transatlantic trade. It has made global business more accessible than ever.

ALEX ELLIOTT: Being sound of mind and limb is first and foremost. The day-to-day grind of training on either dirt or synthetic, left-handed, against the clock can take its toll.

JUSTIN CASSE: Regardless of where I am, I always want a horse to be balanced throughout and have a nice smooth walk. Sometimes I find that a horse that possesses a smooth long walk won’t generally have the speed to run at eight furlongs or less, the typical distance of racing in America. Those types will be better suited at distances at ten furlongs and beyond. So to accompany the walk I want a horse with very good pelvic length or hip. This should give it the power and propulsion it needs to be in the race early, which is very important back home.

Justin Casse

“I’ve been coming to Europe for a little less than ten years and it seems that interest in European-bred horses and European racing has grown substantially.” – Justin Casse 38 October 2018

ALEX ELLIOTT: American buyers tend to like a horse that has shown an ability to quicken on fast ground. And one of the biggest factors that helps in getting a horse sold is if it has a pedigree that the Americans can relate to on either the top or the bottom. JUSTIN CASSE: I suppose the easy answers would be Galileo and Frankel, as both stallions have served me and my clients very well. But they have also served a large population of buyers well! But slightly off the beaten track of those two, I’ve had good success with Fastnet Rock back in America. I find his progeny, including his sons standing at stud, possess a number of the physical attributes that I mentioned I look for, as well as an affinity for firmer ground, which suits American tracks, particularly California.

ALEX ELLIOTT: The East coast generally lends itself to a wider variety of stallions, as they can get softer turf tracks, whereas California has thrown up some real old favourites due to the propensity for fast turf. Royal Applause was notoriously popular among California trainers and agents and in recent years Sir Prancalot has done extremely well out there. Recently Dandy Man has started to throw up a few decent turf performers and he is becoming a very easy sell. By Nancy Sexton

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(Above) BLUE POINT KING’S STAND STAKES, Group 1 sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 by West Moor Stud to John Ferguson Bloodstock for 200,000 gns

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(Below) POET’S WORD PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES, Group 1 sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Woodcote Stud to C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock for 300,000 gns

(Above) ACCIDENTAL AGENT QUEEN ANNE STAKES, Group 1 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 3 by Hillwood Stud to Vendor for 8,000 gns

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(Above) STRADIVARIUS GOLD CUP, Group 1 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 by Watership Down Stud to Vendor for 330,000 gns

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(Below) SIGNORA CABELLO QUEEN MARY STAKES, Group 2 sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 3 by Lodge Park Stud to Richard Knight Bloodstock/Sean Quinn for 20,000 gns

(Above) MAIN EDITION ALBANY STAKES, Group 3 sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 by Castletown Stud to Mark Johnston Racing for 62,000 gns

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(Above) BACCHUS WOKINGHAM STAKES sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Fernham Farm to Sam Sangster Bloodstock for 24,000 gns

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(Below) PALLASATOR QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES sold Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 2 by Newsells Park Stud to Sir Mark Prescott, BT for 32,000 gns

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FAMILY matters 50 October 2018

As John Berry reports, time and time again vendors reap rewards from the generations of Tattersalls graduates

egular visitors to Park Paddocks will often feel a sense of déjà vu as each successive generation of horses makes its way through the Tattersalls sale ring.

Time and time again one sees success stories stemming from previous Tattersalls purchases. This summer has provided numerous examples. Forever Together’s victory in the Investec Oaks meant that the filly became the third Group 1 winner bred by Vimal and Gillian Khosla from their mare Green Room since her purchase by Kinsale Bloodstock for 20,000 gns at the February Sale in 2005. Even at the time this seemed remarkably inexpensive for a daughter of a full-sister to the mighty Al Bahathri, whose son Haafhd had won the 2,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes the previous season. In retrospect that transaction now looks a wonderful bargain.

Another star of the summer was Gold Cup hero Stradivarius, whose owner Bjorn Nielsen bred him from the Bering mare Private Life, whom he bought through Blandford Bloodstock for 70,000 gns at the December Sale in 2006. There will be many other similar stories through the autumn stemming from mares bought at Park Paddocks. Similarly, the yearling sales will see many vendors reaping rich rewards from mares they have bought at Tattersalls. Last year’s Tattersalls October Sale was topped [at 4 million gns] by Gloam, a daughter of Galileo from the Dansili mare Dank; consigned by Norris Bloodstock on behalf of her breeder James Wigan. This bonanza was yet another dividend from Wigan’s purchase of her grandam Masskana, bought out of the Ardenonde Stud draft at the October 2018 51 December Sale in 1994 for 48,000 gns.

Four of Masskana’s yearlings, including the multiple Group winner Eagle Mountain, fetched six-figure sums when offered at Park Paddocks, as did her Montjeu colt [subsequently named Moby Dick] who changed hands as a foal at the December Sale in 2007 for 380,000 gns. Masskana did Wigan further favours via two of her daughters. Gloam’s dam Dank won the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Beverly D Stakes, Dahlia Stakes and Kilboy Estates Stakes in 2013, 12 years after Sulk had landed the Prix Marcel Boussac. Masskana descends from the mighty Pretty Polly, who is often described as both the best filly and the most influential broodmare of the 20th century. The sale-toppers of the October Sale in 2016 also hailed from great families, as did the filly that headed the sale in 2015. Two Dubawi colts that each fetched 2.6 million gns shared top billing at the October Sale in 2016. The first of these was Normandie Stud’s son of the Group One-winning Dansili mare Fallen For You. Subsequently named Glorious Journey, he went on to land the Group 3 Prix la Rochette at Saint-Cloud in 2017 from Charlie Appleby’s stable. Like Gloam, he comes from one of the turf’s most successful families. In his case, it is the family which was the mainstay of the Royal Studs for decades. His sixth dam Hypericum carried the colours of King George VI to victory in the 1,000 Guineas in 1946 before becoming ancestress of Queen Elizabeth II’s 1973 1,000 Guineas heroine Highclere, as well as numerous superstars including Nashwan and Deep Impact. Fallen For You’s branch of the family came into the Normandie Stud fold when her dam Fallen Star was bought at Park Paddocks in 1999 by Mead Goodbody Ltd. for 140,000 gns. As was the case in 2017, the October Sale in 2015 was also topped by a filly: Dubawi’s daughter of Loveisallyouneed, a full-sister to Yesterday and Quarter Moon, was bought by MV Magnier for 2.1 million gns. She became yet another celebrity to descend from her third dam Alruccaba, who was bought by Kirsten Rausing and Sonia Rogers at the December Sale in 1985 for only 19,000 gns. Alruccaba had won a two-year-olds’ maiden race at Brighton that summer in the colours of her breeder, HH Aga Khan IV and like Masskana, she descended from one of the greatest fillies in history. In her case it was her sixth dam Mumtaz Mahal, often referred to as ‘The Flying Filly’. Like Pretty Polly, Mumtaz Mahal followed a superb racing career by becoming a hugely influential broodmare. Many of her descendants, such as Mahmood, Nasrullah, Petite Etoile, Shergar and Zarkava, have their names indelibly etched in the pages of turf history; while the many great mares to have descended from her have included Eight 52 October 2018

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In the short term Alruccaba bred eight winners headed by Nassau Stakes and Sun Chariot Stakes heroine Last Second [herself the dam of the 2006 Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Aussie Rules, as well as four highpriced Tattersalls October Sale yearlings including a Kingmambo colt who realised 1,250,000 gns in 2005]. She then proved to be a great source of broodmares, including Last Second’s half-sisters Jude and Alouette. Her purchase for 19,000 gns ranks as one of the great bargains, but it certainly isn’t the only one to have had relevance for Lanwades Stud. Dissemble, a half-sister to the legendary matron Hasili, was bought out of the Juddmonte draft at the 1992 December Sale by the BBA for only 3,000 gns prior to breeding Animal Kingdom’s sire Leroidesanimaux, who stood on the Lanwades roster from 2014 to 2016. This autumn we shall find out which of the many blueblooded yearlings in the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale catalogue will find most favour with purchasers. The certainty, though, is that most of the celebrities will descend from mares who themselves passed through the very same sale ring, providing further reminders that Park Paddocks remains an unrivalled source not only of top-class racehorses but of great broodmares too.

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Progress has been slow but, as Michael Cox reports, the expansion of racing in mainland China remains tantalisingly close

“I have no doubt that the infrastructure could be built rather quickly should the country give Hainan the green light” – Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges

October 2018

t’s difficult to know what to make of racing in China, but the recent impact of Chinese owners is undeniable and within the country itself, it seems the sport has made significant strides.

To outsiders, China can seem a complete contradiction. On the one hand it is a place where change can be measured over centuries, yet the click of the right government official’s fingers, can make new cities appear overnight. The well-known anecdote of when President Richard Nixon visited China in 1972 perhaps says it best: Nixon was said to have asked then President Zhou Enlai about the impact of the French Revolution. “Too soon to tell,” was the deadpan reply, delivered without a hint of irony. Whether the story is true or not, it typifies the long view required to do business in or with China.

Trainer W Y So with Fabulous One

“China can do a lot of things, but it still takes time” – Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges

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Floodlit All-Weather Gallops

However, there are times when mountains can be moved in an instant, such as when the all-powerful central government gives a green light – as it has done recently for the development of horseracing on Hainan Island – just off the southern coast of the mainland in the South China Sea. The Chinese communist party banned gambling on horseracing in 1949, and since then the sport of kings has mostly struggled outside of the country’s “Special Administrative Regions” of Hong Kong and Macau. Gambling money made Hong Kong a racing mecca. However, on the mainland horseracing has struggled for a foothold, despite continuing in various forms, and it is currently enjoying something of a small-scale renaissance. There is still no betting, but the sport is slowly growing thanks to rich enthusiasts holding private race meetings and the emergence of permanent racetracks and outside groups like Godolphin. And now the Hainan announcement – while scant on detail – could provide the single point of reference and the push the sport needs.

Arial View of Training Yard “China can do a lot of things, but it still takes time,” said Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO, Winfried EngelbrechtBresges, of the possibility of racing on Hainan. “It is possible, but to be sustainable it will take a systematic approach, and one that takes in more than Hainan. It is a big development and there is a lot to be considered, from the technology, to racing administration, track management and the training of jockeys, trainers, farriers and mafoos (horse grooms). Then there is veterinary science. There are still significant issues when it comes to having a capable Chinese-speaking veterinary workforce in China.” Engelbrecht-Bresges added that the Jockey Club is willing to offer its significant expertise to whichever group is given the responsibility of developing the sport on Hainan. The Jockey Club has just completed its own mainland mega project, with the 16-hectare, stateof-the-art training centre in Conghua, in Guangdong Province in southern China. It will hold its first meeting in mainland China in October, albeit without betting, but featuring all of the trappings including full prize money and with wins counting towards the jockeys’ and trainers’ championships. Beyond these relatively recent developments the last ten years have seen significant changes in the horseracing scene, with China’s booming economy and growing wealth bringing huge investment in horseflesh and infrastructure. Tracks from Wuhan in the centre to Inner Mongolia in the north and everywhere in between have hosted race meetings. Australian-based Singapore industry expert, Peter Twomey, from Wattle Bloodstock witnessed the progression of the sport first hand in his role as sales company representative for the greater east Asian region. “In the last decade, particularly the last five years, I’ve seen horseracing in China emerge from being grouped in with other equestrian pursuits to now hosting its October 2018

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own standalone racedays and other Thoroughbred related events like professional auctions. Two good examples of the growth I have witnessed can probably be demonstrated in Chengdu and Shanxi.” For the last five years global racing giant Godolphin and Dubai Racing Club have taken racing to China, including flying horses, trainers, jockeys and officials to Jinma Lake Racecourse for a lavish, professionally run event. Chengdu has also hosted the final of the ‘China Horse Racing Tour Final’ after qualifying events in Inner Mongolia, Jinan and Wuhan that featured horses from Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Chinese owners have also slowly but surely begun to make their mark overseas, culminating with Justify’s Triple Crown triumph. Justify is co-owned by China Horse Club, a group that has made a name for itself both in China and elsewhere. If the Hainan development allows legalised gambling it will be a game changer for not just racing in China, but the world, yet experts are still offering some words of caution.

Twomey was also taking a “wait and see” approach with regards to the type of racing Hainan will host. “I have no doubt that the infrastructure could be built rather quickly should the country give Hainan the green light, as the developments at Conghua, Chengdu and Shanxi have shown,” said Twomey. “I'm also mindful that placing a racetrack on an island with legalised gambling isn’t a guarantee for success. The Macau Jockey Club and Singapore Turf Club are both easily accessible for the Chinese yet they are fighting to stay relevant alongside other options available to the modern gambler.”

“We need to see what the plan is, but speculating that there will be racing with betting on Hainan is a little bit early,” said Engelbrecht-Bresges.

Regardless of whether there is gambling or not, it seems Chinese owners have the horse bug – and the money to go with it – and that can only be good news for the sport.

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First Horses Shipping in

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life

Catherine Austen catches up with Franca Vittadini to talk Italian racing, breeding and Ascot jewels

ranca Vittadini, Tattersalls’ Italian representative, has a bloodstock pedigree as distinguished as any of the potential Group 1 winners she inspects as yearlings.

Her late father, Dr Carlo Vittadini, was one of the great owner-breeders of the mid 20th century – and owner of Grundy, whose victory over Bustino in the 1975 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, defines that era and is often called “the race of the century”. Franca lived in Newmarket for nearly 20 years but now lives near Lake Maggiore in Italy and runs her family’s small stud farm. She remembers Grundy well. “Those were mad days,” she says with a laugh. “That year my father won the Irish and Epsom Derbies with Grundy, the Derby Italiano with Orange Bay, and was second by a short-head in the French Derby with Patch. It was incredible. I wish I had been older [Franca was in her early 20s], then I might have appreciated it more!” Dr Vittadini bought Grundy as a yearling for 11,000 guineas at Tattersalls, but his own small breeding operation was a successful one. “He never had more than 12-15 mares,” remembers Franca.

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Franca with Island Calm, Milan San Siro

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Franca Vittadini winning at Ascot on Hard Day Field Of Hope won the Group 1 Prix de la Forêt for the family, and was dam of 2,000 Guineas third Olympian Odyssey, Royal Hunt Cup winner Field Of Dream and Group 3 winner Dormello, among others. Franca followed in her father’s footsteps as an amateur jockey, and did extremely well in that sphere, riding 76 winners in total. “I first sat on my father’s hunter aged three,” she says. “I hunted and showjumped in my youth, and then started race-riding in Italy, where I won the championship. When I arrived in England, they had just opened up amateur races to women, and I had a big advantage because I had been riding in races for five or six years, so had much more experience than anyone else.”

Chief among her achievements were four victories in the ladies’ race at Ascot on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes day, which she won in 1975 on Hard Day, in 1979 on Fortuny, and 1980 and 1981 on the Peter Walwyn-trained Cracking Form. “I remember clearly winning the 1975 race, which was the first on the card, and pulling up after the post thinking, ‘Come on! We can’t win with Grundy now – I’ve spoiled it!” Franca says. Luckily she was wrong, and Grundy’s epic victory completed an unforgettable day. The winners of the Ascot ladies’ race were always presented with a necklace as a prize, and Franca still wears two of them. “The other two were so ugly that I had them turned into rings,” she admits. Sheikh Hamdan now owns what was formerly the Vittadini family’s Beech House Stud in Newmarket, but Franca’s work still brings her regularly to British racing’s headquarters. “I still have a lot of friends in Newmarket and come over around a dozen times a year, for all the sales,” says Franca.

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Grundy wins the King George in the race of the century

“I love horses, and have done so all my life. That’s what keeps us going – the hope and promise of breeding a good one” – Franca Vittadini

Her role for Tattersalls includes inspecting and selecting Italian yearlings entered for Tattersalls’ sales, assisting in Newmarket with Italian clients, organising days’ racing in Milan, Rome and Pisa for sponsors, distributing Tattersalls’ catalogues in Italy, keeping in touch with Italian trainers, owners and breeders “and chasing the odd debt!” she chuckles. The current state of Italian racing saddens her. “It is surviving, but struggling,” she says. “The ministry of agriculture is six months in arrears with prize money and a lot of owners have given up and moved their stock abroad. Studs have closed and the number of foals born has halved. “We have fewer foreign runners in Italy, so the ratings of the races are low and the Pattern Committee has downgraded a lot of them [including the race named after her father, the Premio Carlo Vittadini, run at San Siro in Milan at the Oaks d’Italia meeting and downgraded from Group 2 to Group 3 status in 2016]. “We have one Group 1 left. It is very sad. It was a good industry ruined by incompetent people.” Franca, who boards her mares in Newmarket and takes the offspring back to Italy as weanlings, has one horse in training currently, with her countryman Marco Botti in Newmarket. “I was so delighted that Marco had his first Royal Ascot winner [with Aljazzi in the Group 2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes] this year,” she says. “I have known Marco since he was a kid, and my father had horses in training with his father. I have had a horse with him since he started training. I’d love to have another really good horse, but it’s not easy – breeding is a very tough game. There are so many disappointments. For example, only today we discovered that one of our in-foal mares, who had been scanned with twins so one was ‘squeezed’, has now lost the other one. I also lost one of my good mares this year; there are so many obstacles. “But I love horses, and have done so all my life. That’s what keeps us going – the hope and promise of breeding a good one.” October 2018

A glittering AFFAIR An all-star cast, shot through with quality and more than a little international flair suggests that, once again, there will be fireworks in October. Nancy Sexton reports

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“This year’s catalogue represents a strong showcase of the premier sires in Europe, but what is particularly striking is the depth of fillies catalogued with quality pedigrees” – Jimmy George

October 2018

or many, the abiding memory of last year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale was the hammer coming down at 4 million gns in favour of Godolphin for the Galileo filly out of Dank.

Another graduate of significant value, Albany Stakes winner Main Edition, was bought by Mark Johnston for 62,000 gns at last year’s sale and went on to scoop up close to £32,000 when landing her debut at Windsor.

On one level, that moment might come to be remembered solely due to the sheer theatre involved as Coolmore and Godolphin wrestled for superiority in a scene reminiscent of the old bidding wars of yesteryear. Their unwavering determination pushed the filly to a level where she became the dearest yearling sold anywhere in the world during 2017, while also serving to underline the voracious demand for elite bloodstock, an aspect of the market that week that was borne out by the presence of no fewer than 17 seven-figure yearlings.

Main Edition is one of almost 15 Group-winning Book 1 graduates that have scored already in 2018. It’s a strong list, one that is headed by the Group 1 winners Blue Point, Latrobe, Stradivarius and Without Parole, and follows off the back of a productive 2017, during which the winners of eight Group 1 races were celebrated, among them the globe-trotting Highland Reel.

In turn, Book 1 ended with an unprecedented turnover of 102,290,000 gns for 349 yearlings sold at an average of 293,095 gns. That exalted strength of trade was fuelled by the potent combination of strong domestic investment and international demand. The latter element was particularly notable given it was enhanced by new players, such as Peter Brant, his principal American trainer Chad Brown, who also struck on behalf of Seth Klarman’s Klaravich Stables, and DMM.com, a Japanese racing club that paid 1,400,000 gns for the Frankel halfsister to Group 1 winner Sarah Lynx. It’s heady stuff, but the beauty of Book 1, as with the October Sale overall, is that players at each level of the market have a chance. Look no further than the finish to the Irish Derby, fought out by Latrobe and Rostropovich. Latrobe, from the first crop of Camelot, was sold by Lynn Lodge Stud to his trainer Joseph O’Brien for 65,000 gns, while Rostropovich was sold to M V Magnier and partners for 1,100,000 gns out of the Croom House Stud draft; although he cost rather more than Latrobe, Rostropovich is, after all, a Frankel half-brother to Zoffany and therefore a fine illustration of the depth of bloodlines on offer at Book 1. Of course, each Book 1 yearling comes with the additional attraction of qualifying for the Tattersalls £25,000 Book 1 Bonus. Now in its third year, the incentive has naturally covered the market spectrum during that time, ranging from the Listed-placed Shepherd Market, who was bought by Fiona Marner for just 22,000 gns in 2016, to the likes of former 2.6 million gns sale-toppers Emaraaty and Glorious Journey.

“Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Sale has long been regarded as the premier yearling sale in Europe,” says Jimmy George, marketing director of Tattersalls, “which is testament to the quality of yearlings that consignors send year on year, as well as the results on the racetrack.” As ever, Tattersalls have compiled a Book 1 of immense quality, one that includes approximately 20 yearlings apiece by Galileo and Dubawi and another 26 by Frankel, the sire of Without Parole. There will also be 15 chances to secure a yearling by Shamardal, today a private stallion for Darley. “This year’s catalogue looks to be another strong collection of yearlings,” says George. “Once again, it represents a strong showcase of the premier sires in Europe, but what is particularly striking is the depth of fillies catalogued with quality pedigrees.” Of the younger names, the exciting Kingman, sire of Calyx, will be represented by a group of approximately 30 second-crop yearlings. Numerically, he is on a par with Shadwell Stud’s brilliant sprinter Muhaarar, whose first crop are yearlings. The market will also have a sizeable opportunity to evaluate the first crop of Darley’s Golden Horn, the Derby and Arc hero of 2015 who has 17 entries to his name. There is also an international flair through the presence of three yearlings by War Front and no fewer than 24 by Laurens’ sire Siyouni, a real ascendant force within the French stallion ranks. Safe to say the scene is set for Book 1 to live up to expectations yet again.

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ales races have become an increasingly notable event within the racing calendar, with popularity underpinned by the guarantee of a sizeable winning payout.

“I am always keen to buy the best available for the money,” says Cox, “and Fairyhouse has always been a happy place for me. Fairyhouse is a nice easy place to view horses and there is always a varied crop to choose from.”

Few, however, boast such longevity as the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes, the sales race attached to the Tattersalls Ireland September Sale, which has been in existence for nearly 30 years.

In fact, Cox has enjoyed remarkable success out of this sale in the last ten years, with the purchase of Lethal Force (€8,500) and Xtension (€15,000), as well as Snazzy Jazzy.

Much has changed in the world of racing since Bold Jessie won the first renewal, worth €245,000 to the winner, but the race has remained the same - a welcome opportunity for the everyday owner to land a big pot. And in last year’s wide-margin winner, Snazzy Jazzy, that ethos was once again upheld when the son of Red Jazz was bought in 2016 for €65,000 by his trainer Clive Cox from breeder Bluegate Stud, and was one of two runners last season for owner, Olive Shaw.

“I bought my first ever yearling at Fairyhouse back in 1989 and she won a maiden at Chester for Matty McCormack, so I have many happy memories since then with the likes of Xtension, Lethal Force, Electrolyser and Snazzy Jazzy. “They were all athletic horses that fitted the price range I was looking for at the time.” He adds: “Snazzy Jazzy has been slightly hindered by the very dry conditions so far this season, but with his rating of 100 I hope we can achieve more success in the second half of the year.”

October 2018

The sale hits its 30th anniversary supported by a roll call of Group 1 names. There have been top milers, such as Galileo Gold, Saoire, Creachadoir, Music Show and Dick Turpin, alongside international campaigners such as Lucky Nine, a blazingly fast horse in Hong Kong. Added to that, The Wow Signal, Tout Seul and Unfortunately were each top-class two-year-olds. The latter, whose win in last year’s Prix Morny came during the same season that fellow graduate Time Warp won the Group 1 Hong Kong Cup, was sold in the same Tally-Ho Stud draft as Listed winner Corinthia Knight; while Karl Burke paid €24,000 for Unfortunately, Archie Watson came away with Corinthia Knight after signing at €15,000 through Blandford Bloodstock. “Society Rock’s first crop were yearlings that year and we were keen to promote him at the sales,” says Roger O’Callaghan of Tally-Ho Stud, which came within a whisker of ending last year’s sale as leading vendor behind The Castlebridge Consignment. “It’s always been a good sale for us and we felt that in Unfortunately and Corinthia Knight, we were sending two good adverts for Society Rock - two straightforward colts that looked like they could make two-year-olds and we were delighted when they ended up in such good hands.”

“I am always keen to buy the best available for the money and Fairyhouse has always been a happy place for me” – Clive Cox

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Meanwhile, the 2017 edition has already yielded a notable runner in Middleham Park Racing’s Anglesey Stakes winner Marie’s Diamond. Overall, it was a sale of unrelenting competitive trade, one that hit record highs as 401 yearlings sold for a total of €11,451,000. They included seven six-figure youngsters, led by a Showcasing colt – later named Venture – who made a record €230,000 to Grovendale Advisory Services. Appropriately, he was sold by the sale’s long time supporter Ballyphilip Stud and is now in training with Clive Cox.

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A decade of steady progress by Osarus now gives real choice to yearling buyers in France. Nancy Sexton reports

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“We had 275 yearlings catalogued this year, by some of the best stallions in France” – Emmanuel Viaud

October 2018

t is ten years since a group of industry professionals joined forces to launch French auction house Osarus.

At the time, the French market revolved around a single sales company, Arqana. It was an audacious move to challenge such a monopoly, but a decade on, through the work and belief of those at its core, Osarus has more than fulfilled its objective to provide an alternative French sales option. Consider this: annual turnover has grown every year for the company since Osarus staged its first yearling sale at the picturesque seaside location of La Teste de Buch in September 2008. And all the while, it has continued to gain international recognition thanks to Sands Of Mali, Itsinthepost and Fatale Bere, among many others. Fatale Bere, winner of the Del Mar Oaks Gr 1

However, the major turning point came in 2012, when Osarus formed a strategic alliance with Tattersalls, and then in 2014, Tattersalls purchased a majority stake in the company. Today, the September Sale at La Teste de Buch heads a programme of three auctions for Osarus that also includes a breeze-up at La Teste in April and a National Hunt sale at Maisons-Laffitte in November. “Ten years ago we had a small sale and everything was quite slow to begin,” says managing director, Emmanuel Viaud, one of the original team behind Osarus, alongside Guy Blasco, Frederique Lingua and the late Nadja Govaert. “France had only one sale company and we offered an alternative. We had good success on the track - even in the first year, we had a top price of €34,000 for a filly who turned out to be the dam of Goken – but when Tattersalls came in, we were able to give buyers and sellers more confidence, especially through the payment guarantee.” Such growing confidence has gone hand-in-hand with success on the track. The 2016 renewal was one of its best yet in that regard, yielding Del Mar Oaks winner Fatale Bere, Sandy Lane Stakes winner Sands Of Mali and Poule d’Essai des Pouliches runner-up Coeur De Beaute.

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The 2017 renewal, produced a record €4,001,000 turnover and has already produced 17 winners, including Boitron, the Listed Denford Stakes winner, unbeaten in his first three starts for Middleham Park Racing and Gerard Augustin-Normand. This year’s catalogue promised to be the strongest collection of yearlings to date. “We had 280 yearlings catalogued this year,” says Viaud, “by some of the best stallions in France, such as Le Havre, Siyouni and Wootton Bassett. We also had a filly by Camelot - she was lovely and we were extremely pleased to have her in the sale.” The sale was well supported with both French and international owners, trainers and bloodstock agents. Peter and Ross Doyle attended the sale for the first time and were positive about the sale “It’s the first time we’ve been here. It’s a magnificent place in a wonderful location and there’s some nice horses here so it’s been great. We’ve been very well looked after,” said Ross Doyle. Like all the best wines grown in the region, Osarus is improving with each vintage.

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TRANSPLANTING 78 October 2018

The new Inglis sales complex remembers its past but, as Lydia Symonds found out on a recent visit, it is built with the future in mind

October 2018

he new, state-of-the-art William Inglis and Son sales complex, which opened this year on a new site at Warwick Farm racecourse Western Sydney, Australia, is extraordinary.

The 150-year-old auction house has built a world-class facility that makes selling a horse as straightforward as possible, while turning buying into an experience that people will want to repeat over and over again. Attention to detail at the facility is to be marvelled at, with every conceivable need of horse and human seemingly taken into consideration. I didn’t hear any buyer ask for a red carpet, but I’m sure the staff at Inglis would have tried their best to accommodate the request had someone plucked up the courage to demand it.

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Sales Ring

When Inglis’s designers and architects began the huge project, they apparently visited most of the leading sales venues around the world and have incorporated the best bits from each to create the perfect amalgamation of form and function. The AUS$140 million complex is built on 26 acres of land at Warwick Farm overlooking the racecourse, and includes a luxury five-star 144-room boutique hotel bearing the name “The William Inglis”. Visitors to the hotel, which also includes a restaurant, named The Newmarket Room, a luxury spa and rooftop pool, are welcomed by an impressive three-metre statue at the front of the building named The Yearling And The Leader, a depiction of a young horse and its groom.

“The attention to detail is to be marvelled at, with every conceivable need of horse and human taken into consideration”

Designed by sculptor Tanya Bartlett, the work was unveiled by the legendary race caller, John Tapp, who described it as epitomising the purchase and sale of Thoroughbreds – a business that Inglis has been a world leader in since 1867. Inglis’s historic former Newmarket complex in Randwick, has not been completely left behind, with elements of the old venue joining the auction house in the new era. Most impressively, and perhaps most importantly for die-hard fans of the old sales ground, this includes a sapling taken from the historic Moreton Bay Fig that towered over the ring at Inglis’s old venue. The tree was planted outside the new hotel at the official opening back in February, on the eve of what was subsequently a record-breaking Classic Yearling Sale for the auction house.

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This fig tree is just one of a plethora of links back to the Newmarket complex. The same timber from the original barns has been used to construct the 11 new barns around the site, while there is also a replica of the iconic Newmarket barn that housed the Arrowfield Stud draft during the Classic and Easter sales. The accommodation offered at the hotel is nothing short of luxurious and it will be hard for any guest to forget where they are during their stay, with each room themed and named after a Group 1-winning Inglis graduate. As you wander through the halls, names of some of Australia’s most famed equine stars are inscribed on the doors of every suite, paradise for any nostalgic racing anorak. There’s the Miss Finland, the Jameka, the Chautauqua and, fittingly, the palatial penthouse is named after perhaps the greatest of them all: Black Caviar. But it’s the views – down the winning straight from the bedroom and over the Riverside Stables from the living room – that catch your attention - you can watch the races from your bedroom, the pool and even the bar, complete with beer or cocktail in hand.

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Out of season sales grounds go largely untouched, with maybe the odd function here and there, but what Inglis has achieved is a complex that can be used for pretty well anything, including weddings and conferences. The sales ring can be used for selling AUS$2.6 million sons of Fastnet Rock one day and can quickly morph into a room where political party manifestos can be drawn up for a conference the next. As is often the case when drastic change comes along, Inglis initially faced criticism from some major industry players after the auction house decided to up sticks and move to the less trendy environs of Warwick Farm racecourse. You would search far and wide to find anyone still holding on to any such reservations, however. Inglis has built a world-class complex, fit for the next 100 years and beyond. I can’t wait to return and see how the fig tree is doing.

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The bond between handler and yearling is crucial for a successful sale. But it is a relationship many weeks in the making, as Robyn Collyer finds out from Julia Meudre

way from price tags, the stats and general chatter about the current state of the global bloodstock market, is a sweet, slowly cultivated partnership between a young horse and its handler. You will see the signs every where you go at Park Paddocks during the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale – expressions of trust and love in the shape of a whisper here, a hand on horse’s shoulder there; a nudge, a “well done” and an occasional rebuke. The handling of yearlings has become a highly specialised role over the decades but it is one that, if it’s done properly, goes almost totally unnoticed by most as they scurry back and forth from yard-to-yard in search of that illusive next champion. Julia Meudre is one of the unnoticed, working brutal hours with quiet devotion and professionalism to help turn cheeky, untutored young horses into well-mannered yearlings who are fit enough to withstand the sales regime and still show themselves at their very best to prospective purchasers. But, as Julia explains, it’s a skillset that takes many years to develop.

ROBYN COLLYER: Where did your love for the horse, and particularly the yearling, come from? JULIA MEUDRE: I always knew that I wanted to work with horses. They have been my passion since I can remember and actually I think my third word after “Mom” and “Dad” was “horsey”. At 16 I went to college to study Equine Science, which included 24-week practical placements and that opened my eyes to the world of the Thoroughbred. After my degree I worked for Ecurie des Monceaux and once I had a good foundation, I decided that the best way to learn and understand the industry would be to broaden my horizons through travel. 84 October 2018

October 2018

“Horse and handler seem to gain a second wind the moment we set foot in Park Paddocks, it’s as though we all know it’s show time” – Julia Meudre I worked at Corduff Stud in Ireland, where I learnt a lot about yearling prep and sales. Then I went to Lane’s End in Kentucky, USA, where I stepped straight into a month of the September yearling sales. After a year internship, I moved to Northern Farms in Japan, which opened my eyes to so many new ways of doing things. I then found myself in England working for Newsells and before settling into six years at Watership Down, where I could focus on yearling “prep” and the sales.

RC: So many people come to the sales and see the horse as a finished product, but how important is the prepping for you to form a good strong relationship with the horse? JM: People do work freelance at the sales and it is possible to form a bond with the horse in a few days of the sale, but the preparation is where the true bond is formed. It’s the weeks leading up to the sales, or perhaps even from the day it was foaled. The pedigrees are there, that’s no surprise, they were carefully planned, but it’s the challenge when you get an absolute “fluff-ball” to look after, that looks backwards and you know, you have to start to get the young horse to a place where he is best presented - it’s long hours, it’s dedication in the rain and mud. You are challenging the young horses, for the first time you are asking them questions, asking them to engage their minds and to work. You can learn so many personality traits from the horses during this period which helps you know which of them you can ask a lot of, which thrive under pressure and which need a lot of encouragement. They are after all just big babies. It’s easy to forget because they are so large, but they are still young. The sale is just the finale.

RC: Shipping into Park Paddocks is always a sea of horseboxes and passports and horses. What challenges arise on arrival? JM: The first day is always filled with excitement and nervous energy, and safety is critical. The young horses are always so excited by the new environment filled with new sights, sounds and smells. This is where we as their handler’s need to be calm and sensitive and alert to ensure safe passage to the yard. It’s amazing after a long prep season, both horse and handler seem to gain a second wind the moment you set foot in Park Paddocks, it’s as though we all know, it’s show time. 86 October 2018

RC: Talk me through your daily routine at the sale. JM: Mornings are early, but arriving at Highflyer at 5.00am in the dark is my absolute favourite time of the whole day. That is when you can sneak into the stable and enjoy 15 minutes of quiet, with your favourite yearling, before it all starts and doesn’t stop until you go to bed. It’s a flurry of exercising different lots, allowing each horse to walk and stretch their legs, then onto breakfast, grooming, mucking out, cleaning the yard, oiling feet, shining coats, showing, showing and more showing, sunset, rugging-up, haying, watering, feeding, final checks and, eventually, home.

RC: So much going on at the sales, how do you find you are able to settle the yearling at the sale and keep them interested? JM: I think it’s important to remember that they are still only babies. They are still growing and that we are asking a lot of them. They will get tired and a little cranky, so I always try to keep them happy. It’s the little things sometimes, like letting them have a pick of grass if possible, giving a little scoop of feed to those that are really tired, letting them lie down in between. It all makes a difference.

RC: How do you think that your relationship with the horse impacts your ability to show them in their best light? JM: There is such special bond with a horse when you have been with it from the beginning. You start to know instinctively what the other is going to do and you begin to mirror each other. You almost don’t have to ask the question, because they read your body language. That is built up through trust. They slow as you slow, stop when you stop. The ultimate goal is this relationship, a mutual respect and trust, which allows you to show them well.

RC: How do you like to show your horses and what are you hoping to achieve? JM: I always like to get my horses walking on a nice long rein, I like to give them their heads and really let them walk, getting a nice long free stride. You don’t need any tension in the rein, you are simply guiding them. I like them to look natural and try to have nice big smooth turns and a balanced halt, showcasing their best attributes in the conformation viewing.

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John Gosden and Simon Marsh look on

Sales Ring Prep

RC: The pre-parade ring and the sales ring are always a buzz how do you keep your horses settled and calm? JM: There is always a level of excitement and nervous tension when the horseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment changes. So heading up to the ring towards the lights and the crowd, always gets them on their toes. I always try to be calm, collected and assertive. Horses are herd animals and they look to you to be their leader. When you are relaxed, they settle more quickly and begin to gain confidence from you. At the end of the day they all go through the ring, every now and again they do something silly to embarrass you, like try to steal some straw in the middle of the ring or have you red in the face, really earning your keep, but this is the highlight of all your hard work and it is a joy. Obviously itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the cherry on the cake when you hear the numbers going up.

RC: You must have worked with some amazing horses so far, what are some of the greatest moments when you look back over the years of taking yearlings through the ring at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale? JM: There are those that you will always remember that have done well in the ring and then become good racehorses or foundation mares at stud. But sometimes the best moment is stepping out of the ring with a horse that you have foaled, prepped and then shown through the ring, knowing what they looked like when you first started. The rewarding part of your job is turning that awkward, backward yearling into a potential athlete. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowing that they arrived at the sales at their best, that you showcased them well and that they are going to a good home, regardless of the price tag. But then of course, a good price is the cherry on the cake. 88 October 2018

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LIFE

on a wire Famous sculptor Rupert Till talks to Nigel Reid about pheasant pens, lottery winners and a moorland walk that has led to global recognition October 2018

ne of the signs that Rupert Till’s reputation as an artist and sculptor was spreading into the international world of racing and breeding came the afternoon he shared an elevator ride with Coolmore impresario, John Magnier.

Till, a graduate of the Chelsea College of Arts, had never met Magnier but the Irishman gave him a long look before, finally, recognition flashed in his eyes: “You’re the chicken wire man,” Magnier exclaimed. “I knew then,” Till laughs, “that I was becoming well known in racing circles.” But an artist is nothing without his suffering and, for Till, his “overnight success” took many years of hard work, creating life-size sculptures of animals, which he installed as garden features for private commission. Till’s showroom was anywhere there was an agricultural show, or a major three-day event. The miles and effort he put in reflected the promise he made himself upon leaving Chelsea.

Guardians “I came out of college determined to make it as an artist,” he says. “But I wasn’t sure how it was going to work and my family were, at the time, anxious for me to come home [to Yorkshire] and get a proper job.” Till’s artistic career almost foundered right there and a future as a land agent or, he says, “something along those lines” beckoned. And then, while out one day wandering the moors and pondering how he could turn his need to be an artist into something that could also feed and clothe him, Till stumbled across a long-forgotten pheasant pen. “I thought the wire was malleable and something I could perhaps do something with,” he remembers. “And then I became a scavenger of discarded pheasant pens and chicken wire.” Till’s eureka moment changed the direction of his artistic life forever and set him on a road that would lead, eventually, to international recognition. Initially, Till, who grew up with hounds and horses of all shapes and sizes, began by creating life-size sculptures of lurchers and greyhounds before moving on to an array of animals for private gardens. Business thrived and Till discovered he had cultivated a niche for himself. “There were very few artists doing what I was doing,” he says. “When I first exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show there were really only about four sculptors. This year, there were 40!” Agriculture shows and culturally important events such as Chelsea were the perfect environment for Till to ply his trade and perfect the personal service that has become something of a unique selling point in the intervening years. “I remember,” he says, “an older lady coming to see us on a particularly warm day at Chelsea and we gave her a seat

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Rupert Till with “Best Friends”

“When I first exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show there were really only about four sculptors. This year, there were 40” – Rupert Till Running foxes are meat and drink to Till. Capturing the movement of animals large and small is one of the reasons Till chose to work with wire; its flexibility allows him to submerge himself into the moulding and shaping of the animal with his bare hands – and all without the need for smaller scale models, as is often the case with many sculptors. Welton Envoy and a glass of water. After she’d had a drink and a rest, she told us that she had just won the lottery and wanted a sculpture for her small flat in London! I delivered the piece myself and installed it on the tiny balcony.” The personal touch Till is committed to is very much part of what he sees as his duty of care to both his clients and his work. As a result, he often not only accompanies the sculptures to their installation venue, but also is more than happy to get down in the dirt to dig-in the foundations. He can then oversee the installation completely and make sure the sculpture is located exactly where it can be viewed at its best. “American clients in particular really appreciate the extra effort,” he says. “I often also arrange a follow-up visit and keep in touch via email to see how the installation is doing.” Till’s increasing presence in the racing and breeding world was a natural development, that began in a childhood filled with countryside pursuits and subsequently became an inevitable consequence of a decision to move lock, stock and chicken wire to County Kildare in the 1990s. He says: “In 1994 I upped sticks and moved to Ireland for several reasons that included Ireland’s benevolent view of taxation and artists.”

“Luckily, I have a photographic memory,” he says. “I use measurement only as a guide and will typically make two or three visits to the horse, putting my hands all over them so that I can feel the way the horse moves. I record the horse with my hands and work from memory, only occasionally using a photograph if, as in the case of Inglis Drever, the horse is no longer around.” The impressive body of award-winning work now speaks for itself and Till has now begun to think about his legacy as an artist, rather than an installer of garden features. He is currently working on a collaboration with the famous Irish equine artist, Peter Curling, someone Till looked up to for years and who has since become a personal friend. And, after years of ploughing his own furrow, Till is focusing on working more in conjunction with galleries, something that, when he began his artistic journey, he was keen to avoid. “I wanted to work with people, not galleries,” he admits, “but I’m not getting any younger and there is something to be said for galleries in order that more people can view the work.” It’s easy to see why the galleries are so keen. His work has moved on from using discarded pheasant pens to shaping bronze wire made bespoke for him by a company in Birmingham. The medium, like the “chicken wire man”, has come a long way.

The foundations he built and friends he made in the Irish racing and breeding scene have remained with him to this day, even though he and his family now call Gloucestershire home. “I’m actually in the process of completing an installation for the village I lived in when in Ireland,” he reveals. In addition to innumerable private racing and breeding clients, Till’s work is now on display at iconic racing venues Chester, Punchestown, Ascot and even at Tattersalls Ireland where he was commissioned to recreate the company’s running fox.

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TATTERSALLS SPONSORED RACES

2018

DATES

RACECOURSE

TYPE

January 5th

Kenilworth, South Africa

Maiden Juvenile Plate

January 6th

Kenilworth, South Africa

Maiden Juvenile Plate (Fillies)

January 27th

Kenilworth, South Africa

Summer Juvenile Stakes (Listed)

January 28th

Don Hermanas, Spain

Premio Tattersalls

February 25th

Mumbai, India

The Tattersalls Mile

March 16th

Bahrain

Tattersalls Cup

April 8th

Rome, Italy

Tattersalls Circo Massimo

May 16th

York, UK

Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (Group 3)

May 20th

Aarhus, Denmark

Jydsk Champion Stakes

May 26th

The Curragh, Ireland

Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1)

May 27th

The Curragh, Ireland

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1)

May 27th

The Curragh, Ireland

Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1)

June 7th

Aarhus, Demark

Jydsk Champion Stakes

June 10th

Milan, Italy

Premio Merano Tattersalls

June 21st

La Teste de Buch, France

Prix la Sollerina (Listed)

June 28th

Ovrevoll, Norway

Norsk 1000 Guineas

July 15th

Jagersro, Sweden

Sรถmmarhandicap

July 28th

Penang, Malaysia

Tattersalls Sprint Trophy

August 12th

Klampenborg, Denmark

Tattersalls Aerespraemie

August 22nd

York, UK

Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3)

September 1st

Yulong, China

Tattersalls Stakes

September 2nd

Budapest, Hungary

Tattersalls Overdose Stakes

September 23rd

Brรถ Park, Sweden

Nickes Minneslopning (Listed)

September 23rd

La Zarzuela, Spain

Premio Tattersalls

September 27th

Newmarket, UK

Tattersall Stakes (Group 3)

October 6th

Newmarket, UK

ยฃ150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes

October 6th

Budapest, Hungary

Tattersalls MAFE Stakes

October 7th

Ovrevoll, Norway

Tattersalls Norsk Kriterium (Listed Race)

2 1 Fiona Mahony presenting the trophies for the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes, won by Alpha Centauri, to Electra Niarchos, Stephane Gouazé, Artur Gouazé, Maia Gouazé and Maria Niarchos. 2 Tattersalls Sponsor the inaugural Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury. (L-R) Harvey Bell, Bobby Jackson, Shirley Anderson-Jolag, Emmanuel Viaud, winning jockey Maxime Guyon, Jason Singh, Jimmy George and winning connections of the Andre Fabre trained, Plumatic. 3 Alex Mommersteeg and Emmanuel Viaud presenting the trophy for the Tattersalls Prix la Sollerina won by Frankel Light, to winning jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot. 4 Edmond and Fiona Mahony presenting the trophies for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas, won by Mr Robert Ng’s Romanised, to Trainer Ken Condon, wife Pauline, Rupert Pritchard-Gordon and jockey Shane Foley. 5 Jessica Harrington, Electra Niarchos, Fiona Mahony and Alan Cooper celebrate Alpha Centauri’s win in the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas. 6 Tammy O’Brien presenting the Tattersalls Maiden Juvenile Plate, won by Clouds Unfold to Gaynor Rupert, Ross Fuller and Kevin Sommerville, Kenilworth Racecourse, South Africa. 7 John O’Kelly at the Curragh for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas. 8 Bobby Jackson, Velká Chuchle Racecourse, Prague. 9 Tattersalls’ John O’Kelly and Melissa Jordan join the team at the Hong Kong International Sale (June) L-R Matthew Scown, Thomas Hamilton, Padraic Gahan, Regan Donnison and Nicky Wong.

10 Melissa Jordan congratulates winning owner Paola Cosentini at Marko Markopoulos Hippodrome, Greece. 11 Edmond Mahony and Sonia Rogers presenting the Tattersalls Gold Cup won by Lancaster Bomber to Aidan O’Brien, Derrick Smith, JP Magnier and Michael Tabor.

13 12 Jason Singh presenting the trophy for the Tattersalls Mile won by In It To Win It, Mumbai. 13 Jane George presenting the trophy for the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes won by Give And Take, to Nicholas Jones, James Doyle and William Haggas. 14 Melissa Jordan presenting the trophy for the Premio Tattersalls Circo Massimo, Capennelle Racecourse, Rome. 15 Melissa Jordan with winning connections at Kincsem Park, Budapest, Hungary. 16 Major Lennart Jarven with the Trainer Bent Olsen and winning connections of the Tattersalls Norsk 1,000 Guineas, won by Queen Estoril, Bro Park, Norway.

17 Jimmy George presenting the trophy for the Classic Tattersalls won by Maria Suertuda to Haras Vendaval, Club HĂpico Santiago, Chile

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