MONDAY, 2ND MAY 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU FIRST SEASON SIRE NEWS | SALES TALK | STAKES RESULTS | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING REVIEW MINDING MAKES THE GUINEAS HER BUSINESS Aidan O’Brien landed his 250th Gr.1 contest in style, as the master of Ballydoyle saddled the first three home in the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas, with Minding leading the way home from her stablemates Ballydoyle and Alice Springs and providing their sire Galileo with a clean sweep of the places. Minding never looked like being beaten as she was ridden with supreme confidence by Ryan Moore, who always had her in a prominent position. Taking the lead over two furlongs out, she drew clear approaching the final furlong to win in impressive style by three and a half lengths, with the minimum amount of fuss. Minding returns to the winner’s enclosure after leading O’Brien said: “It was incredible, I’m delighted and it’s a great result home a 1-2-3 for Aiden O’Brien and Galileo in the Gr.1 1,000 after what happened yesterday [Air Force Blue, favourite for the Guineas yesterday Gr.1 2,000 Guineas, finished inexplicably last but one]. She won the Moyglare before coming here, so she was always high class and “The Oaks would be the obvious race for her now, but there is the her mum and dad [Galileo and Lillie Langtry] have been good friends of ours for a long time now. She’s a pure homebred, so she is Irish Guineas first, we could go there and then step her up in trip very exciting. after. Obviously the guys will have to sit down and talk about it, “Ryan was happy to ride her handy, as there wasn’t as much pace everyone will be involved and we’ve got plenty of options. on as we expected. Everyone was confident at home that she was “I get personal satisfaction for everyone back at home, it’s a team very fit and she really galloped home strongly. All the Galileos are like effort and a lot of hard work goes into preparing these horses at that, they don’t stop.She’ll definitely get a mile and a quarter and, home.“ usually if they are classy over that trip, they will get the mile and a Of his jockey, who has now ridden seven Classic winners, half fine. O’Brien was hugely complimentary, saying: “Ryan is a total Another Group success from an Aga Khan sold mare VADAMOS won the Gr.2 Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud yesterday, his dam Célèbre Vadala was sold by the Aga Khan Studs at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in 2008. Congratulations to all the connections! THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW EBN: MONDAY, 2ND MAY 2016 professional, he’s the ultimate professional in everything he does and speed, but she’s much better this year and she has the best weapon he doesn’t leave any stone unturned. We are privileged and delighted you can have; acceleration. to have him as part of our team.“ “She will come back here for the [Gr.1] Falmouth or before then at The winning jockey was unsurprisingly very impressed with his Ascot. She has more acceleration than Esoterique [Danehill mount, he said: “It was a very smooth performance and she travelled Dancer, who won this race in 2014] had, but the class is the same. like the winner throughout, I never really thought I would get beat on She is among the best I have trained. This was only her fifth race, so her. there is a lot more to come from her.” Bred by Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt, Minding is a full-sister Bred by Darley, she is out of the Monday Show (Maria’s Mon), to last May’s Gr.3 1,000 Guineas Trial winner Kissed By Angels who was Listed-placed at Dresden and is a full-sister to the Gr.2 and they are the first two foals out of the dual Gr.1-winning Red Smith Handicap winner Expansion, from a top-class family Danehill Dancer mare Lillie Langtry. She is a half-sister to the developed by the Wildenstein Family, which includes the Gr.1 Listed winner and dual Gr.3-placed Count Of Limonade (Duke winners Vallee Enchantee, Volga and Maids Causeway. Of Marmalade), out of the unraced Darshaan mare Hoity Toity. PRETTY POLLY STAKES DAHLIA STAKES John Gosden thinks he might have a Prix de Diane filly on his Andre Fabre made another successful foray across the English hands after Swiss Range displayed a taking turn of foot to win Channel to take the Gr.2 Dahlia Stakes for the second time in the Listed Pretty Polly Stakes by three lengths. The Khalid three years with the improving Usherette. Abdullah homebred daughter of Zamindar, who won her maiden Settled in mid division under Mickael Barzalona, Andre Fabre’s on her second start last month, does not hold an Gr.1 Oaks entry, four-year-old daughter of Shamardal came with a perfectly- as connections believe the mile and a half trip might stretch her timed run to challenged the long-time leader Arabian Queen stamina, but the ten furlongs at Chantilly could be right up her (Dubawi), before quickening clear to win by a length, with the street. multiple Gr.1 winner Amazing Maria (Mastercraftsman), who Gosden said: “She’s a nice filly who did it well; there was no pace had soundly beat Usherette last year in the Gr.1 Prix Rothschild and I like the way she quickened. It’s really encouraging that she last year, four and a half lengths back in third. picked up so well off a slow pace, as she’s a big girl who would ideally Fabre said: “She is an exciting prospect. Her record is a bit miserable need more of a gallop. so far, but she works fantastically and I was quite confident. I was “She has learnt a lot, she still hasn’t fully come in her coat and we stupid last year, she was a bit laid back and I didn’t think she had the have always felt that this is her trip; the mile and a half would stretch PROMISE KEPT ! BREEZE UP SALE 13-14 MAY DEAUVILLE (NEW IN 2016) CATALOGUE ONLINE 19 Classic entries, i.e. one fi fth of the 2015 Breeze Up graduates. 135 two-year-olds in the catalogue, including offspring by Frankel, Galileo, Invincible Spirit, Dark Angel, Siyouni, Redoute’s Choice, etc. Freddy Powell: +44 (0) 750 783 25 82 Bought by Al Shaqab Racing from The Channel Consignment, © Scoopdyga [email protected] Siyounor, winner of three races at two, is entered in the 2016 Classics. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW EBN: MONDAY, 2ND MAY 2016 her, so the Prix de Diane looks the right race for her. We could take in a race before then but we don’t have to, a racecourse gallop would be more than sufficient. The [Gr.3] Musidora [Stakes] comes a bit quick. She’s a very willing, scopey filly, who could have a big future.” The winning pilot, Frankie Dettori, was equally impressed, adding: “She improved a lot and has a great turn of foot. She is quite gassy, so the Prix de Diane was mentioned. That was always the plan, but a lot of things can change between now and then.” Bred by Juddmonte Farms, she is out of the Gr.2 Ribblesdale Stakes winner Spanish Sun (El Prado), a full-sister to the Gr.1 picture courtesy of www.tattersalls.com Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Spanish Moon, from the family of the Champion racehorse and multiple Gr.1 winner Flintshire. FRANCE REGALLY-BRED DARIYAN IS TWELFTH Mayson’s son Global Applause, who collected the GR.1 WINNER FOR SHAMARDAL inaugural £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 bonus Only minutes after Usherette swept to victory in the Gr.2 Dahlia yesterday Stakes at Newmarket, Shamardal continued his splendid Sunday afternoon when he recorded his twelfth individual European-bred successful racing empire the Aga Khan acquired after the Gr.1 winner and 17th worldwide when his four-year-old son influential Frenchman’s death. Dariyan flew home in the Gr.1 Prix Ganay at Saint-Cloud yesterday. Celebre Vadala won the Listed Prix Melisande and is a half-sister Settled toward the rear under Christophe Soumillon, the four- to the Listed-placed Vadaza (Zafonic; dam of the Gr.1 Prix Saint- year-old looked to be slightly short of racing room as the field Alary winner Vadawina) and the dual Gr.1 winner and sire Valixir began to quicken for home, but, once the gap appeared, he put (Trempolino). the race to bed in a matter of strides, running on strongly to win by a length. Owned and bred by His Highness The Aga Khan, Dariyan is out GERMANY of the Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase winner Daryakana (Selkirk), who is a daughter of the Gr.1 Prix de Diane and Gr.1 Prix Vermeille winner DERBY ITALIANO TARGET FOR Daryaba (Night Shift). CLASSIC WINNER ISFAHAN PRIX MUGUET Isfahan could be en-route to Italy for the Gr.2 Derby Italiano after His Highness The Aga Khan missed out on a Group double at his victory in the Gr.3 Bavarian Classic at Munich yesterday.