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SUNDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2018 GOFFS RELEASES NOVEMBER CATALOGUE MAGNA GRECIA IN CHARGE This year’s G2 Ribblesdale S. winner and dual Group 1 runner- AT DONCASTER up Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was a €1.4-million yearling and is a 3/4 sister to champion Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), is one of 477 fillies and mares–and a few high profile offerings with Coolmore/Mayfair Speculators connections–set to be offered at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale on Nov. 22 and 23. The 3-year-old Magic Wand is catalogued as lot 966 through The Castlebridge Consignment, and is offered alongside the stakes-placed Hence (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 965), a 3-year-old full-sister to Alice Springs (Ire) and the filly that made €2-million at this year’s Goffs Orby sale. Hence was herself a 2.1-million gns yearling and, like Magic Wand, signed for by MV Magnier and Mayfair Speculators. Cont. p13 Magna Grecia and Donnacha O’Brien | Racing Post IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Bearing the mantle of leadership from Ballydoyle’s legions for SMALL TIME GOES BIG Saturday’s G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy S., Smith, Magnier, Tabor Lucas Marquardt chats with Bert Pilcher, who bred the plucky, and Flaxman Stables’ Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) improbable GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint favorite Imperial Hint had to go from boy to man in less than two minutes and roll up (Imperialism). Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. his sleeves to prevail in Doncaster’s straight-mile test of juvenile staying power. Second to ‘TDN Rising Star’ Persian King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in Newmarket’s G3 Autumn S. over this mile trip Oct. 13, the 2-1 favourite raced in fifth early under Donnacha O’Brien with the stable setting a fierce pace with Western Australia (Ire) (Australia {GB}) towing Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Needing niggling along and looking for a spell to be in trouble off that demanding tempo, the imposing bay entered contention inside the final quarter mile and there were five in line with little between them approaching the half-furlong marker. They included all three from Ballydoyle and the G3 Acomb S. winner and G2 Champagne S. runner-up Phoenix of Spain (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), as well as the Listed Ascendant S. scorer Great Scot (GB) (Requinto {Ire}), but it was Magna Grecia who had the strongest final input to beat Phoenix of Spain by a head. Western Australia stuck on to be 3/4 of a length away in third, despite having raced on the edge throughout, with Circus Maximus and Great Scot just a short head and a neck further behind. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 28 OCTOBER 2018 Magna Grecia In Charge At Doncaster cont. from p1 Pedigree Notes The winner, who provided a ninth renewal for Aidan O’Brien, Magna Grecia, who only made his debut just under four weeks had to survive a stewards’ inquiry as he caused interference to ago when winning by 3 1/2 lengths over seven furlongs at Naas the runner-up late on. “He’s still a little bit green and babyish, Sept. 30, becomes the first black-type winner for Cabaret (Ire), but he’s coming forward lovely and would have learnt a lot who despite being by Galileo (Ire) had enough speed to take the today,” Aidan said. “He had to fight to the line and is a lovely G3 Silver Flash S. over seven furlongs as a juvenile. After failing horse who is a miler. I’d imagine he’s a Guineas horse and will to place thereafter, including when tried in the G1 Epsom Oaks, probably start there--that’s what we think--that will be his thing she was denied the opportunity of joining the Coolmore and he might not get a lot further than a mile.” broodmare band and was sold to BBA Ireland on behalf of Aidan O’Brien is one off Sir Henry Cecil’s record of 10 in this Woodnook Farm for 600,000gns at the 2011 Tattersalls and it is only a matter of time before he equals and then December Mares Sale. Her best prior to Magna Grecia was his 4- exceeds that tally. Magna Grecia appears to differ from all of the year-old full-brother Invincible Ryker (Ire), who took a handicap stable’s prior winners as a colt who is poised more for the mile at Dundalk over seven furlongs last term and appeared not to Classics next term rather than the middle-distance ones which see out an extra furlong when tried. Cabaret is kin to the G3 this race in its older guise leant towards. Even last year’s winner Solario S. winner Drumfire (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and the Saxon Warrior (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) looked at the time to be smart sprinter Ho Choi (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) who was runner-up in a genuine Derby colt and it was only later that it became clear the G2 Gimcrack S. The third dam Fife (Ire) (Lomond), who that a mile to 10 furlongs was his thing. stayed middle distances and was third in the Listed Lupe S., is also the second dam of the G3 Park S. scorer and G1 Moyglare S. runner-up Ugo Fire (Ire) (Bluebird) related to the GI Hollywood MAGNA GRECIA APPEARS TO DIFFER Turf Cup hero Frenchpark (GB) (Fools Holme) and the G1 Prix Vermeille heroine Pearly Shells (GB) (Efisio {GB}). Cabaret’s FROM THE STABLE’S PRIOR WINNERS yearling filly by Kodiac (GB) was led out unsold at €95,000 AS A COLT WHO IS POISED MORE FOR during Tuesday’s session of the Arqana October Yearling Sale, THE MILE CLASSICS NEXT TERM THAN and the mare herself is set to be offered at the Tattersalls December Breeding Stock sale as lot 1819. Magna Grecia’s 3- THE MIDDLE DISTANCE ONES. year-old half-sister Lady In Lights (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) will be offered at the same sale as lot 1471. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. “Donnacha said that experience is going to really help him,” the trainer added. “He was a lovely horse in the spring and showed loads of speed then. He would have had no problem running over five or six, which is always a good sign but he was off through the summer and then we had that funny spell after that. Ryan loved him when he rode him first time and he was a little bit green at Newmarket, so that’s why he’s there. He’s unexposed still really. We didn’t have many Invincible Spirits before, but with him being an influence for speed he’s a good cross with Galileo.” Phoenix of Spain’s trainer Charlie Hills said of the runner-up, “He had the form and he’s a seriously good horse. He’s had a great season and has got the mile well. He’s a nice horse to look forward to next year obviously. They went a good gallop there and he got it pretty well. If he gets a mile and a quarter, all the better. If he gets a mile and a half, even better.” TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 20 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 28 OCTOBER 2018 Saturday, Doncaster, Britain VERTEM FUTURITY TROPHY S.-G1, £231,000, Doncaster, 10-27, 2yo, c/f, 8fT, 1:37.72, g/s. 1--MAGNA GRECIA (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Invincible Spirit (Ire) 1st Dam: Cabaret (Ire) (GSW-Ire), by Galileo (Ire) 2nd Dam: Witch of Fife, by Lear Fan 3rd Dam: Fife (Ire), by Lomond 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN, 1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (340,000gns Wlg ‘16 TATFOA). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Flaxman Stables (Ireland) Ltd; Vice President, International Operations B-Wood Nook Farm Pty Ltd (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Donnacha Gary King O'Brien. £131,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $197,510. Click Twitter: @garykingTDN for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: [email protected] A+. + 1.732.320.0975 2--Phoenix of Spain (Ire), 127, c, 2, Lope de Vega (Ire)--Lucky International Editor Clio (Ire), by Key of Luck. (78,000gns Wlg ‘16 TATFOA; Kelsey Riley 220,000gns Ylg ‘17 TATOCT). O-Tony Wechsler & Ann Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Plummer; B-Mrs Cherry Faeste (IRE); T-Charlie Hills. £49,665. [email protected] 3--Western Australia (Ire), 127, c, 2, Australia (GB)--What a Treasure (Ire), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB). (260,000gns Ylg ‘17 European Editor TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor; Emma Berry B-Pier House Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £24,856. Twitter: @collingsberry Margins: HD, 3/4, NO. Odds: 2.00, 5.50, 50.00. [email protected] Also Ran: Circus Maximus (Ire), Great Scot (GB), Kick On (GB), Associate International Editor Turgenev (GB), Dashing Willoughby (GB), Raakib Alhawa (Ire), Heather Anderson Kuwait Currency. Click for the Racing Post result. Video, Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen STAR OF WONDER Twitter: @AlaynaCullen Following up a two-length Aug. 26 debut score at the [email protected] provincial venue Evreux, Wonderment (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) hit the board in Chantilly’s Oct. 1 G3 Prix de Conde in her only other Contributing Editor start and swooped late to secure a career best in Saturday’s G1 Alan Carasso Criterium de Saint-Cloud. Steadied in rear until turning for Twitter: @EquinealTDN home, the 13-1 chance made headway under pressure in the Cafe Racing straight to go fourth entering the final furlong and kept on Sean Cronin strongly under an animated Stephane Pasquier to deny Sydney Tom Frary Opera House (GB) (Australia {GB} and Fox Tal (GB) (Sea the [email protected] Stars {Ire}) by a neck and 3/4-of-a-length, respectively, in the dying strides.