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FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER 2020 2020 KEENELAND SEPTEMBER SALE CONTINUES UNTIL The World's Most Accomplished SEPTEMBER 25 Yearling Sale EBN SEPTEMBER.KEENELAND.COM 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 SPORTING VENDORS GIVE DONNY THEIR BEST SHOT They didn’t drape the tricolour over the gates of Goffs UK’s Doncaster complex, but the two-day Goffs Sportsman’s Sale remains Irish in all but location, writes Carl Evans. Kevin Ross Bloodstock went to £50,000 to secure Lot 647 a All but one of the horses who entered the ring at the opening son of Footstepsinthesand, at the Goffs Sportsman’s Sale session came from consignors or breeders based in Ireland, as yesterday, held at Doncaster. © Goffs you would expect of an auction which was due to take place 300 miles west of Doncaster in Kildare. COVID-19 spoilt that plan and meant the sale moved to South Yorkshire in order to present IN TODAY’S ISSUE... horses to British buyers faced with Ireland’s self-isolation requirements. Racing review p8 Not surprisingly there was a high number of withdrawals, some Stallion news – Axxos p9 will head to Goffs’ Autumn Yearling Sale in early November, and the figures took a knock, but 99 of the 144 horses on offer found a South African news p16 buyer at a clearance rate of 69 per cent, which in the circumstances Steve Cargill’s Flashback Friday p19 was not too shabby. Turnover managed £1,369,000, the average price was £13,828 and the median £10,000 – comparisons with Stakes fields p20 last year’s opening-session figures were not published by Goffs Goffs Sportsman’s Sale pinhooking tables p25 due to the many differences between the two events. ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING SIRES LOPEANOTHER 2YO DE GROUP VEGA WINNER. LA BARROSA remains unbeaten with a fast finish in the Gr.3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes at Newmarket. Congratulations to breeder Knocktoran Stud. BALLYLINCH STUD +353 (0)56-7724217 • [email protected] www.ballylinchstud.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 THE ARC SALE CATALOGUE 3rd OCTOBER / SAINT-CLOUD ONLINE Lot 9 ELLERSLIE LACE Lot 11 KALIFORNIA QUEEN Lot 13 COEURSAMBA (Rating 97 / Trip 1400-1600m) (Rating 104 / Trip 1700-2200m) (Rating 99 / Trip 1200-1600m) 3yo f. Siyouni x Indiana Wells 3yo f. Lope de Vega x Kaldera 2yo f. The Wow Signal x Marechale 97-rated 3yo filly by Siyouni, One of the best 3yo fillies in Promising 2yo, third in the fourth in the Gr.2 Prix de Germany, winner of the Gr.2 Diana- Gr.3 Prix d’Aumale and Prix Six Sandringham and Gr.3 Prix de la Trial this year. Perfections on their last starts. Grotte this year. Lot 14 MAGEVA Lot 17 PRETREVILLE Lot 19 KING PACHA (Rating 103 / Trip 1400-1600m) (Rating 113 / Trip 1400-1600m) (Rating 99 / Trip 1400-2000m) 3yo f. Wootton Bassett x Melilot 5yo c. Acclamation x Pegase Hurry 3yo c. Acclamation x Regina Mundi Classy 3yo daughter of Wootton Verry consistent 113-rated 5yo Improving 3yo by Acclamation, Bassett, third in the Gr.1 Poule miler, winner of the Gr.3 Prix easy winner of his last start on d’Essai des Pouliches. Bertrand du Breuil this season. 1900m. Lot 20 BONITA QUEEN Lot 24 VIRGINIA JOY Lot 25 STEP BY STEP (Rating 100 / Trip 1000-1200m) (Rating 106 / Trip 2000-2400m) (Rating 106 / Trip 2200-3000m) 2yo f. Arcano x Siendra 3yo f. Soldier Hollow x Virginia Sun 3yo c. Sidestep x Anavera 100-rated juvenile filly, winner of Daughter of Soldier Hollow, One of the best 3yo stayers in the L. Prix de la Vallée d’Auge winner of the Gr.3 Mehl-Mülhens- France, Listed winner, second last time out. Trophy and third in the Preis der in the Gr.3 Prix de Lutece on Diane Gr.1 3000m last time out. Register to bid online on www.arqanaonline.com Catalogue online at www.arqana.com SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER 2020 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld GOFFS SPORTSMAN’S SALE – DAY ONE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 647 c FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND – Harpist Rockfield Farm Kevin Ross Bloodstock 50,000 570 c MEHMAS – Crafty Notion Kilmoney Cottage Stud BBA Ireland 47,000 609 f MEHMAS – Faddwa Grange Hill Stud Edward Lynam 44,000 496 c KODIAC – Andry Brusselles Lynn Lodge Stud Aidan O’Ryan/Phil Makin Racing 40,000 653 c BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE – Hint Of Red Newlands House Stud Tim Easterby 35,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS It will not have been lost on traders or the Goffs’ team that the year. Named Star Of Orion, he has won this year for Ralph opening session of the sale held 12 months ago in Kill managed Beckett’s stable and was recently a close second in a sales race at an outstanding 93 per cent clearance and a €100,000 session the Curragh. high, which compares to one of £50,000 yesterday for a son of Yesterday Star Of Orion’s full-brother entered the ring where Footstepsinthesand. However, these are very different times Kevin Ross lowered the hammer on behalf of his regular clients and in 2019 the Sportsman’s was held immediately after the top- Paul and Clare Rooney. Ross said the colt would go to Richie tier Orby Sale, benefiting from that proximity. McGrath’s Middleham yard for breaking, but training plans were Running the two sales together this year was not possible due undecided. to the limitation on stables at the smaller Doncaster complex and Ross said: “He’s a lovely type of horse with a lovely action and the so the Sportsman’s was brought forward to stand on its own. The full-brother looks a decent horse and a bit unlucky at the Curragh. Orby also moves to Doncaster and will be staged next Wednesday The dam has a nice rating and her first foal looks good, and we liked and Thursday, dates which should enable any agents or this colt as an individual.” pinhookers who visited Keeneland’s big yearling sale to be in Ross admitted he was keen to attend this sale, despite its move attendance. across the Irish Sea, having bought the very useful filly Isabella BARRY AND LYNCH Giles for the Rooneys at the Sportsman’s Sale last year. The Clive IN TUNE WITH HARPIST Cox-trained Isabella Giles bids to secure her fourth win of the Stud manager Mitch Barry and bloodstock agent Barry Lynch season when lining up in today’s Gr.2 Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket. turned an advertised covering fee of €10,000 into a £50,000 sale Ross added: “All the sales companies are doing a great job of topper when trading a son of Footstepsinthesand (Lot 647) out putting on sales and deserve a lot of credit. Yesterday was very of their mare Harpist. difficult to see horses [because of consistent rain] and I’m pleased A daughter of Danehill Dancer, Harpist was bought by Barry for vendors that the sun has come out today and made the job that and Lynch privately, sent to Footstepsinthesand and produced bit easier. Horses seem to be getting sold and that’s a good thing at a colt who they sold for €38,000 as a yearling at Fairyhouse last this time.” PURCHASING A YEARLING? View some of Ireland’s world class training establishments watch videos: racehorseownership.ie/RBS CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER 2020 Ross’s purchase was consigned under the name of Rockfield An April foal out of the mare Crafty Notion (Viking Ruler), a Farm, the County Cork-based stud owned by Michael O’Flynn and half-sister to the dual Gr.1 Guineas winner and sire Cockney managed by Mitch Barry. He said: “We bought Harpist privately Rebel, he was consigned on behalf of breeder Reggie Roberts by and sent her to Footstepsinthesand as her first cover. She produced Mick and Ciara Carty of the County Kildare-based Kilmoney a very nice colt who sold well and has given the page a very nice Cottage Stud. The buyer was BBA Ireland’s Michael Donohoe, update which made a massive difference to this lad. acting on behalf of a client based in the Middle East. “This horse has been straightforward, just like his big brother last The Cartys are currently riding a wave, with three of their year, so we’re delighted.” yearling graduates having won as two-year-olds this year, the Barry, who was born in England and spent his early years living latest being Ballyconneely Bay who scored at Pontefract near Brighton before moving to Ireland at the age of 11, became yesterday for John Quinn’s stable about an hour before the son of familiar with Footstepsinthesand while working at Coolmore’s Mehmas, the first yearling offered from Kilmoney Cottage this Castlehyde Stud before taking his current role at Rockfield. He year, walked into the ring. Teodolina and Cottam Lane have also added: “It’s been a team effort at home and we got the right horse in won during September after yearling prep with the Cartys. the right place and it’s paid off. Mick Carty, who was at the ring, his wife was doing the “Harpist has a foal by Gustav Klimt [another Castlehyde spadework at home on Orby and October Sale horses, said of the resident] who is likely to be offered this year and she is in foal to Mehmas: “We have had him for about seven weeks and he was very Ribchester.