WEDNESDAY, 9TH DECEMBER 2020 NEW YEAR NEW OPPORTUNITY JANUARY EBN MON. 11 - THURS. 14 EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES GOFFS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com APPLE’S JADE HEADLINES GOFFS DECEMBER NH SALE The 11-time Gr.1 winner Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker; Lot 515) looks like being the star attraction at the two-day Goffs December National Hunt Sale, which takes place at Kildare Paddocks over the Gr.1 St Leger victor Galileo Chrome (Australia), pictured next two days from 10.00am. Consigned by Gigginstown House winning the Listed Yeats Stakes at Navan, will stand at Stud, she is in foal to an early May covering by Walk In The Park. Starfield Stud next year. Full story on page 7. The sale has 522 catalogued lots, the majority of them foals, © Caroline Norris and was topped last year by a Soldier Of Fortune colt foal from Garryrichard Stud, who was bought for €72,000 by Park Farm. The sale, which had a much larger 594-strong catalogue, achieved a IN TODAY’S ISSUE... 70 per cent clearance rate, a steady average price of €14,446 and Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale day 4 report p4 a 16-point rise in the median to €10,500. Past graduates of the sale include last season’s dual Gr.1- Kamsin to stand at Annshoon Stud p8 winning novice chaser Notebook, who was bought here as a foal Australian racing review p10 by J D Leahy for €27,000, plus Gr.2 winners Captain Cj (€9,500 by 1st Ascot Gold Cup-Gr.1, by 3 lengths in a time over 11 seconds faster than FAME AND GLORY! 1st Irish St. Leger-Gr.1, by 11 lengths 1st Irish St. Leger-Gr.1, by 9 lengths RATED 129 by Timeform 1st British Champions Long Distance Cup-Gr.2 defeating Torcedor and Stradivarius 3rd Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe-Gr.1, 1½m FIRST FOALS NOW SELLING! WORKING FOR THE BREEDERS OF THE BLACKWATER VALLEY SINCE THE 1850’s Contact: David Magnier, Albert Sherwood, David O’Sullivan, Andrew Magnier & Catherine Magnier : +353-25-33006. Robert McCarthy, Bobby McCarthy & Peter Kenneally: +353-58-56254. Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon, Paddy Fleming, Cathal Murphy, David Walsh & Ted Walsh: +353-25-31966. CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 9TH DECEMBER 2020 Flemensfirth, Jack Hobbs, No Risk At All, Shantou, Shirocco, Sholokhov, Telescope, Westerner and Yeats. The many blue-blooded foals on offer over the next two days include: Lot 36, an Order Of St George grandson of Gr.1 winner Kates Charm, Lot 38, an Order Of St George half-brother to the Gr.2-placed Cup Final, out of the four-time Gr.1 winner Asian Maze, Lot 47, a Yeats half-brother to Gr.3 winner Brave Vic, Lot 61, a Soldier Of Fortune colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Monalee, Lot 65, a Walk In The Park colt out of a Listed-placed half-sister to Gr.1 winners In Compliance and One Cool Cookie, Lot 70, a Walk In The Park colt out of a half-sister to the 22- time Gr.1 winner Hurricane Fly, Lot 90, an Ocovango colt out of a full-sister to Gr.1 winner Carrigeen Victor, Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker), pictured winning the Gr.1 Lot 97, an Order Of St George colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown last February, winner Minella Class, is to be offered in foal to Walk In The Park at the Lot 124, a Lauro colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Goffs December NH Sale tomorrow. © Caroline Norris Whiteout, Lot 163, a Walk In The Park colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 K O’Brien in 2011), Mossy Fen (€18,000 by Nina Carberry Racing winner Quick Grabim, in 2015) and the ill-fated Harry Senior (€28,000 by Richard Frisby Lot 171, a Telescope filly out of a half-sister to triple Gr.1 winner in 2014). Captain Chris, Richard Frisby was the top purchaser by aggregate in 2019, Lot 173, a Kingston Hill filly out of a half-sister to triple Gr.1 collecting eight lots for an outlay of €210,600, while Rathmore winner Last Instalment, Stud bought five horses for a total of €176,500. The leading Lot 178, an Affinisea colt out of a half-sister to the four-time consignors were Ballincurrig House Stud, which sold 32 horses for Gr.1 winner Flemenstar, €595,050, and Thistledown Stud, whose 17 sold lots made a total Lot 181, a Walk In The Park colt out of a Listed-winning half- of €264,800. Ballincurrig House has 27 catalogued lots this time, sister to Gr.1 winner Bitofapuzzle, while other large consignors numerically include The Beeches Lot 191, a Jet Away colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Stud (21), Thistledown Stud (17), Peter Nolan Bloodstock (16), Flying Angel, Belleville (12), Cleaboy Stud & Coppice Farm and Galbertstown Lot 204, an Affinisea half-brother to the six-time Graded Stables (11 each). winner Hidden Cyclone, The stallions responsible for the most catalogued foals are Lot 213, a Diamond Boy filly out of a half-sister to dual Gr.1 Walk In The Park (30), Soldier Of Fortune (26), Wings Of Eagles winner Back In Front, (23), Getaway (21), Mahler (20), Jet Away and Order Of St Lot 220, a Walk In The Park three-parts-sister to the eight-time George (19), Idaho, Jukebox Jury and Milan (17), Diamond Boy Gr.1 winner Douvan, (16), and Doyen, Kingston Hill and Ocovango (13), and there are Lot 221, a Doyen half-brother to Gr.3 winner Pleasant smaller numbers by sires such as Califet, Court Cave, Company, Boardsmill Sires Making the headlines since 1935 Califet Court Cave Kalanisi Mount Nelson Only SAINT DES SAINTS 3RD LEADING Stakes horses in November: Gr.1 FLAT SIRE & KAPGARDE ACTIVE SIRE IN IRE/GB IMPERIAL AURA (Gr.2) Gr.1 NH SIRE have sired more (up to 1-12-20, racingpost.com) CASK MATE (Gr.1) Gr.1 BROODMARE SIRE French bred Recent Stakes winners: WILD ROMANCE (Gr.2) DON’T MISS HIS FINAL Gr.1 NH winners CALL ME LYREEN DARVER STAR (Gr.2) CROP OF FOALS (up to 1-12-20, active sires) COURT MAID THE CONDITIONAL (Gr.3) SELLING NOW CLONDAW CAITLIN Find the next headline act at Goffs Poet’s Word Trim, Co. Meath • Tel: +353 (0)87 906 6772 (John Flood) or +353 (0)87 2380583 (William Flood) Mares forbook sale covered from his in high2020 class incl. Stakes(selling performer Thursday) BARRA 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN WEDNESDAY, 9TH DECEMBER: 2020 follow EBN on twitter @bloodstocknews Lot 256, a Wings Of Eagles grandson of the triple Gr.1 winner Liss A Paoraigh, Lot 257, a Kingston Hill half-brother to Gr.3 winner Just Janice, Lot 275, an Affinisea colt out of a full-sister to triple Gr.1 winner Outlander, Lot 288, a Flemensfirth half-sister to the Gr.2-winning hurdler and chaser Irish Saint, Lot 455 at the Goffs December NH Sale is this Mount Nelson Lot 291, a Milan colt out of a full-sister to Gr.1-winning hurdler colt foal out of an unraced full-sister to Gr.3-winning and and chaser Bobs Worth, dual Gr.1-placed hurdler Good Thyne Tara (Kayf Tara). Lot 300, a Leading Light half-brother to Graded winners Neon © Caroline Norris Wolf and Lake View Lad, Lot 338, a Walk In The Park colt out of a full-sister to triple Gr.1 Lot 479, an Affinisea colt out of ahalf-sister to Gr.1 winner winner God’s Own, Aran Concerto, Lot 349, a Diamond Boy colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Lot 482, a Mahler colt out of a half-sister to dual Gr.1 winner Peace And Co, Lostintranslation, Lot 357, a Califet colt out of a half-sister to the four-time Gr.1 Lot 487, a Hillstar filly out of a half-sister to triple Gr.1 winner winner Road To Respect, Noland, Lot 358, a Walk In The Park colt out of a full-sister to triple Gr.1 Lot 488, a Harzand colt ouf of a half-sister to triple Gr.1 winner winner Oscar Whisky, Iktitaf, and Lot 381, a Youmzain half-brother to triple Graded winner Lot 499, a Walk In The Park colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 Ballyoisin, winner Azertyuiop. Lot 386, a Sea Moon colt out of a half-sister to dual Gr.1 winner The few catalogued mares and fillies at the end of tomorrow’s Fiveforthree, session include: Lot 411, a Westerner colt out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Lot 514, nine-year-old Barra, a Gr.1-placed hurdler in foal to Minella Class, Poet’s Word, Lot 413, a Mahler half-brother to Gr.3 winner Timeforwest, Lot 515, the 11-time Gr.1 winner Apple’s Jade, in foal to Walk Lot 415, a Walk In The Park filly out of a half-sister to triple Gr.1 In The Park, and winner God’s Own, Lot 516, seven-year-old Moskovite, Graded-placed over both Lot 429, a Jukebox Jury half-brother to Graded winners hurdles and fences, in foal to Crystal Ocean.