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TUESDAY, 14 JUNE, 2016 GOLD-FUN SETTLING IN FOR >JUBILEE= >JET= SELLS FOR ,1.3M TO Gold-Fun (Ire) (Le Vie Dei Colori {GB}), Hong Kong=s hope for CHINA HORSE CLUB Saturday=s G1 Diamond Jubilee S., is reported to have taken the travel over to England without hassle and has settled in nicely at Abingdon Place Stables in a box not far from fellow Diamond Jubilee aspirant Mongolian Saturday (Any Given Saturday). AIt=s all good, all lights are green,@ commented English ex-pat trainer Richard Gibson. AThe horse has settled in well, he=s eaten up well and his bodyweight is good. It=s been straightforward so far and we=re happy with the way he is.@ After being kept to an easy trot Sunday following his mid-day arrival Saturday, the flashy chestnut cantered Monday morning beneath his regular partner Eric Gandon. The latter, who has been with Gibson dating back to the days of Doctor Dino (Fr) (Mutathir {GB}) a decade ago, observed that Gold-Fun moved better over the synthetic Ecotrack installed at Bury Hill not far from Abingdon Place than he does over the Sha Tin all-weather. Cont. p19 Jet Setting sold for a sale-topping £1.3 million to the China Horse Club at the Goffs London Sale on the eve of Royal Ascot. She is slated for a start in the June 17 G1 Coronation S. | Great British Racing photo IN TDN AMERICA TODAY A GOOD DAY TO BE A GRAY by Emma Berry In the latest installation of “Pedigree Insights”, Andrew G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Jet Setting (Ire) (Fast Company Caulfield takes a closer look at a banner day for gray runners {Ire}) (lot 43) had every right to be considered the headline act Saturday, including Frosted (Tapit)’s dominant GI Met Mile win. ahead of the Goffs London Sale and she didn't disappoint when Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. equalling the record set at the inaugural Kensington Palace sale in 2014, selling for ,1.3 million. Her new owners are members of the China Horse Club and their representative Michael Wallace, who had flown in from New York for the sale, said of their acquisition, "She's a Classic winner and there are very few of them around. She's a very sound, game and athletic filly. Fillies of that quality are very sought after. Down the line it's a wonderful breeding opportunity, but there are also plenty of upsides to her as a racehorse in the immediate future.@ "It's great to be part of Ascot, for sure,@ Wallace continued. A[China Horse Club principal] Teo Ah Khing arrives tomorrow and some of our members are also here this week. But looking ahead she's sure to have some nice entries this year and she's part of a nice portfolio of horses that we have now in Europe." The story of Jet Setting is one of the great fairytales that keeps all participants in the game hoping that they can chance on such a good-luck story. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 19 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 14 JUNE, 2016 >Jet= Sells for £1.3M to China Horse Club Cont. "We're delighted to be here,@ Keatley commented. AIt's been such a wonderful experience for myself and for John Kilbride, Bought initially at Goffs as a foal for i7,000 by Julie Wood, our bloodstock agent. She has to have a serious chance on who has been fortunate to race such good horses as Zebedee Friday. She loves her job. She came back from the Irish Guineas, (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Ire}), had a roll and ate all her food. I was anxious about losing her--a Jet Setting was a rare one who "got away" when being sold as a filly like this to be racing at this level is exciting for anyone, but non-winner from Richard Hannon's stable last October to young I'm lucky enough to be training her. I'm really looking forward to bloodstock agent John Kilbride for 12,000gns on behalf of the Friday." Cont. p3 Equinegrowthpartner s Syndicate. The rest, as they say, is history. A black-type placing led to a maiden victory, Classic trial win, and GOFFS LONDON SALE then a hard-fought IN ASSOCIATION WITH QIPCO 2016 win in the Tattersalls CUMULATIVE 2016 2015 1,000 Guineas over $ Catalogued 50 55 dual Classic victrix $ No. Offered 41 41 John Kilbride & Adrian Keatley | Emma Berry $ No. Sold 28 23 Minding (Ire) (Galileo $ RNAs 13 18 {Ire}). $ % RNAs 31.7% 43.9% $ No. $500K+ 2 1 Jet Setting's trainer through the second phase of her career to $ High Price £1,300,000 £825,000 date has been the young Irish rising star, Adrian Keatley, who $ Gross £5,593,000 £3,784,000 $ Average £199,750 £164,522 will continue to train the filly for China Horse Club. $ Median £135,000 £100,000 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 19 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 14 JUNE, 2016 SALE TOPPERS GOFFS LONDON SALE IN ASSOCIATION WITH QIPCO 2016 Lot Name Status Price (£) 43 Jet Setting (Ire) Horse in Training 1,300,000 (f, 3, Fast Company {Ire}--Mean Lae {Ire}, by Johannesburg) Consigned by Adrian Keatley Racing Purchased by China Horse Club 38 Viren=s Army (Ire) Horse in Training 700,000 (c, 3, Twirling Candy--Blue Angel {Ire}, by Oratorio {Ire}) Lady Penko in the ring at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, London Consigned by East Everleigh Stables Sarah Farnsworth Purchased by John McCormack B/S LLC 26 Lundy (GB) Horse in Training 400,000 The anomaly of the sale was Lady Penko (Fr) (Archipenko), (lot (c, 2, Fastnet Rock {Aus}--Princess Janie, by Elusive Quality) Consigned by Carriganog Racing 25), the 5-year-old listed-winning and Group 1-placed mare, Purchased by G. Hourigan who was sold in foal to last year's G1 Derby and G1 Prix de l'Arc 25 Lady Penko (Fr) i/f to Golden Horn (GB) 360,000 de Triomphe winner Golden Horn (GB) for ,360,000. Ballylinch (m, 5, Archipenko--Hespera {GB}, by Danehill) Stud Manager John O'Connor was the successful buyer, Consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment outbidding Mark Player. Purchased by Ballylinch Stud "There are many things I like about her,@ O=Connor 49 Great Page (Ire) Horse in Training 300,000 commented. AShe won her stakes race really well and she was (f, 3, Roderic O=Conner {Ire}--Areeda {Ire}, by Refuse to Bend) injured when she was placed in the Prix Saint-Alary. I like the Consigned by East Everleigh Stables idea of Archipenko as a broodmare sire--he's such a well-bred Purchased by Peter & Ross Doyle horse--plus she's out of a Danehill mare which will work well with our stallions, especially Lope De Vega. I also think Golden >Jet= Sells for £1.3M to China Horse Club Cont. Horn is a good match for her physically." Horses in training ruled the roost at the sale which cleared Cont. p4 ,5,593,000 in just under two hours in central London when 28 of the 41 horses offered changed hands at an average of ,199,750 and median of ,135,000. The top-priced colt of the session was the listed Dee S. winner Viren's Army (Ire) (Twirling Candy) (lot 38), who will switch from the pale blue of Middleham Park Racing to the royal blue of Godolphin after being knocked down to Jono Mills for ,700,000. John McCormack signed the ticket, but Mills commented, "He will race for Godolphin eventually, but the plans are still fluid at the moment." Underlining the international aspect of the sale, Fastnet Rock (Aus) 2-year-old Lundy (GB) (lot 26), runner-up in the listed Rochestown S. on May 29 after winning his maiden at Leopardstown by three lengths three weeks earlier, was bought by Danish owner/trainer Fleming Velin through Ger Hourigan for ,400,000. "He's been bought to go to Denmark eventually," said Hourigan. "He looks a very smart horse and his form stacks up well. He's an exciting 2-year-old with a future and not so many of them come on the market." TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 19 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 14 JUNE, 2016 >Jet= Sells for £1.3M to China Horse Club Cont. >TEMPLE= TEAM PRAYING FOR ROYAL ASCOT Top of the breeze-up section was lot 10, a Siyouni (Fr) half-brother to Italian listed winner Ottawa (Fr) (Celtic Swing SUCCESS by Emma Berry {GB}), who sold for ,200,000 to Irish trainer Michael Many racehorse owners dream of having a horse good enough O'Callaghan. to run at Royal Ascot. For the team involved with Wednesday=s Reflecting on the third edition of the Goffs London Sale, Chief G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. runner Miss Temple City (Temple Executive Henry Beeby said, "The City), the dream has become reality not once but twice. first thing I'd like to say is that it's Sean Feld is the unofficial frontman for the Maryland-based always special to sell a Classic group, which includes Allen Rosenblum, Sagamore Farm winner and to offer one on the eve principal Kevin Plank-- of Royal Ascot is extra special. It's who in his >day job= is amazing to have exceeded her CEO of the Under owners' expectations--we're Armour sportswear Henry Beeby | Racing Post delighted. Trade for the form company--as well as horses was strong and there was a great atmosphere despite Sean=s bloodstock the English weather.