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TODAY’S HEADLINES FIRST FOALS ITS A FILLY FOR HUNTER’S LIGHT Darley has announced that the first reported foal by the three- time Gr.1 winner Hunter’s Light was born in France on 2nd January. The filly was bred by Walid Marzouk and is out of the multiple scorer Our Time Will Come, a Rock Of Gibraltar daughter of the Gr.3 (then) and Gr.3 St Simon Stakes winner Signorina Cattiva (), who was also twice placed in Gr.1 company in Italy. The second dam is a half-sister to the dual Gr.1 winner and Champion Three-Year-Old El Cuite. Kakadu and her colt foal, the first foal sired by the Standing at Haras du Logis, the stallion son of Dubawi won Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. twelve times, ten of them in Stakes company. The highlight of his career came on his final start when taking the Gr.1 Jebel Hatta in 2015. Two years earlier he had taken the Gr.1 Al Maktoum TRIPLE CROWN WINNER’S Challenge Round 3 and was also a top-level scorer in Italy as a FIRST A COLT four-year-old. The Seitz family’s Brookdale Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, happily Retired to stud as a Darley Club stallion, a limited number of announced the arrival of what is believed to be the first foal of the October 1st Special Live Foal nominations are available for the initial crop of the Triple Crown winner American Pharoah nine-year-old this year, for a fee of €4,000. (Pioneerof The Nile). Born at 12:30am on Tuesday, the colt is the

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SOUL STIRRING won Hashin Juvenile Fillies-Gr.1 SOURCE: TDN *FIRST CROP SIRE QUEEN KINDLY won Lowther Stakes-Gr.2 FAIR EVA won Princess Margaret Stakes-Gr.3 FRANKUUS won Prix de Conde-Gr.3 MI SUERTE won Kyoto Sho Fantasy Stakes-Gr.3 TOULIFAUT won Prix d'Aumale-Gr.3 15% Group winners to runners

Timeform rated 133p At 12st -Gr.1, 7f, Newmarket - by 2¾ lengths. 1st Royal Lodge Stakes-Gr.2, 8f, Ascot - by 10 lengths. Timeform rated 143 At 13st 2000 Guineas-Gr.1, 8f, Newmarket - by 6 lengths. 1st St James’s Palace Stakes-Gr.1, 8f, Ascot - by ¾ lengths. 1st Sussex Stakes-Gr.1, 8f, Goodwood - by 5 lengths. 1st Queen Elizabeth II Stakes-Gr.1, 8f, Ascot - by 4 lengths. 1st -Gr.3, 7f, Newbury - by 4 lengths. Timeform rated 147 At 14st Lockinge Stakes-Gr.1, 8f, Newbury - by 5 lengths. 1st -Gr.1, 8f, Ascot - by 11 lengths. 1st Sussex Stakes-Gr.1, 8f, Goodwood - by 6 lengths. 1st International-Gr.1, 10f, York - by 7 lengths. 1st Champion Stakes-Gr.1, 10f, Ascot - by 1¾ lengths. Retired unbeaten

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SMART US JUVENILE SWIPE TO STAND IN SWEDEN Four-year-old Swipe (Birdstone), runner-up to the 2015 US Champion Two-Year-Old Nyquist (Uncle Mo) in four consecutive races, has arrived at Ravdansen Stud, where he will commence stud duties in 2017. The stud has also been the home of the multiple Champion sires Diaglyphard and Eishin Dunkirk. Swipe belied his meagre $5,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale price with a two-year-old career in which he finished second behind Nyquist in the Gr.2 Best Pal Stakes, Gr.1 Del Mar Futurity, Gr.1 Frontrunner Stakes and the Gr.1 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile, gradually getting closer to him on each occasion. He is out of a There will be two temporary exhibitions taking place at Palace Grand Slam half-sister to three Stakes winners and his extended House National Heritage Centre in Newmarket from 26th family includes the US Champion Filly Outstandingly. January until 18th June, including Chris Smith’s ‘Gods of The stud’s Ivan Sjoberg commented: “We are very pleased to have Sport’. The exhibition celebrates 50 years of Smith’s work. acquired Swipe to stand at stud in Sweden. We have always aspired to The second temporary exhibition is named ‘Boxiana: stand Champion sires here at Ravdansen and, with Swipe joining Heroes of the Ring’ and explores prize fighters from Daniel Barocci, our son of Deep Impact whose first foals arrived last year, Mendoza and Richard Humphreys fight in 1788 through to we hope we have the next generation of Champion sires for Sweden. the inaugural ‘world title’ international boxing match that “We have never had a sire in Sweden who had anywhere near the took place between Tom Sayers and John Heenan in 1860. ability Swipe showed as a two-year-old in 2015, when he was rated The pictures have been selected from the collection of the the second-best two-year-old in North America on the Experimental British Sporting Art Trust and private collections. Free Handicap.”

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RACING NEWS www.bloodstocknews.eu BRITAIN INTRIGUING ENTRIES NAMED FOR Nine entries were announced yesterday for the Gr.1 Clarence JAPAN House Chase, which will take place on 21st January. Last year’s one-two (Denham Red) and (My Risk) have been entered, the latter forming part of a possible MAURICE SET TO STAND AT two-pronged attack by Gary Moore, who has also entered Ar SHADAI STALLION STATION Mad (Tiger Groom) in the extended two-mile event. The six-time Gr.1 winner Maurice (Screen Hero) has been retired However, the most intriguing entrant is the . Winner of the Gr.1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham from racing and will spend the northern hemisphere breeding Festival last season, the seven-year-old son of High Chaparral is season standing at Shadai Stallion Station for a fee of ¥4,000,000 unbeaten in three chasing starts, which have included the Gr.1 (approx £27,000). Henry VIII Novices’ Chase and the Gr.2 Wayward Lad Novices’ The six-year-old boasts a record of eleven wins from 18 starts, Chase on his last two starts. six of which came at Gr.1 level. He made his debut in Tokyo on his The other remaining entrants are 2015 winner Dodging sole juvenile start, but it was at four when his career took off, Bullets (Dubawi), Eastlake (Beneficial), who returned to form winning all five of his starts that campaign, four of which were last time out in handicap company at Cheltenham’s International Gr.1 level, including the Hong Kong Mile. At five he added two meeting, Royal Regatta (King’s Theatre), winner of the Gr.2 1965 more Gr.1 races when upped in trip from a mile to ten furlongs. Chase at the track in November over two miles and three furlongs, Bred by Togawa Bokujo, he was bought by Northern Farm for the last time out Gr.2 Chase winner ¥10,500,000 at the 2013 Hokkaido Horses-In-Training Sale in (Kayf Tara) and Top Gamble (Presenting), a three-time Gr.2 Japan. He is out of the Carnegie mare Mejiro Frances, whose winner who was third in Graded handicap company at dam is the Gr.2 winner Mejiro Monterey. Cheltenham on New Year’s Day.

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NEVER OFF DUTY (Ire), 5g, Beneficial – Carrowmore Queen (Montelimar) O: Mary Tyner, B: Joseph Daniels, T: Robert Tyner €45,000 2015 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale by P O’Connor, consigned by Mr Joseph Daniels

It will be a surprise if this horse believes he has ever been in a race following his debut at Dromahane a few days after Christmas. Gliding comfortably along in front under the master that is Derek O’Connor, he doubtless heard the hooves of rivals queuing up to take him on, yet none could get to his hindquarters, and he won easing down in the card’s fastest time. Runner-up Double Portrait (Portrait Gallery), who was five lengths adrift after being delivered with a telling move through the field by Jamie Codd, had the benefit Black Pirate, with his syndicate of owners, including of a previous outing. Unsold when offered as a yearling at David Minton (left) next to Bill Bromley. (Ce) Tattersalls Ireland’s February Sale, he returned to that company and proved more popular as a three-year-old store SHIMMERS ROCK (Ire), 5m, at its flagship Derby Sale. His dam was unraced, but has Westerner – Thuringe (Turgeon) produced other winners of points and under Rules, while his O: The Athy Boys Syndicate, B: Ronald Brown, T: P A Fahy sire was one of the best of recent years. €19,000 2013 Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt BLACK PIRATE (GB), 5g, Sale by Tower View Stables, consigned by Foxleigh House Black Sam Bellamy – Proper Posh (Rakaposhi King) £35,000 2015 DBS Spring Store Sale O/T: Philip Rowley, B: Shade Oak Stud & D Jenks by Alan Harte, consigned by Screen Hill Lodge £5,000 2012 DBS December National Hunt Mare and Foal Ireland’s ability to stage four-year-old maiden mares’ races with Sale by Crohane Stud, consigned by Shade Oak Stud lots of runners is a virtue in several ways, not least in creating £12,000 2015 DBS Spring Store Sale truly-run races and some depth to the form. A case in point came by Highflyer Bloodstock, consigned by Crohane Stud in the 16-runner version at Dromahane, in which this mare (who This fine, big horse was not hurried into action following his has now become a five-year-old) finished second, beaten three- purchase as a Doncaster store, but the patience paid off when he quarters of a length by Cabaret Queen. The winner had nodded scored readily on debut in a maiden race at Chaddesley Corbett on landing over the second-last, and this mare had been flat- over Christmas. His eleven rivals may not have been world- footed at the last, so there could be little quibbling with the result, beaters, but he won by 15l and 30l, and in a time that was slightly but the winner had the benefit of a previous run, albeit it was a quicker than division two of the race. Not only did he look a lovely short experience following a fourth-fence fall. Both mares have prospect, he bore all the hallmarks of a young horse with lots of enough pedigree to suggest they can do well on the track and in improvement to come. His impeccably-bred sire has been the breeding shed, and this one, being a half-sister to the hugely- responsible for plenty of winners, but could do with a replacement talented The New One, could provide racing fans with pleasure for flagship The Giant Bolster, while his dam comes from the for years to come. She was unsold in two early visits to the ring, family of outstanding two-miler Pearlyman. Expect to see her but eventually came good, and her dam was placed over jumps son in action again soon, next time in a sales ring and is a half-sister to winners on both sides of the Channel. EVERY BREEDER NEEDS Gets to the heart of the industry Contact us at [email protected]

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BIG NEW YEAR’S DAY OF RACING A great day of racing took place in Auckland on New Zealand’s Northern Island on Sunday. The feature race, the Gr.1 Sistema Railway Handicap (1200m), was won by Start Wondering (NZ) (Eighth Wonder). Emotional scenes greeted the winner as he returned to scale after providing father and daughter, Evan and JJ Rayner, with their first Gr.1 winner as a training partnership. Swissta (NZ) (Swiss Ace) notched a hat-trick of wins with his victory in the Gr.2 Great Northern Guineas (1600m). Swissta continued a grand Christmas carnival at Ellerslie for trainer Richard Collett’s daughter Alysha, who rode her first G.1 winner on Boxing Day aboard Consensus (NZ) (Postponed) in the Zabeel Classic. Four-year-old Ruud Not Too (NZ) (Bernardini) capped a notable double when winning the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile having won the inaugural running of the Dunstan Feeds Rising Stars Championship Final at the venue just six days earlier. It was also Hasahalo winning the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes . the third victory on the day for both jockey Danielle Johnson and photo courtesy of Trish Dunnell trainer Stephen Marsh. Three-year-old filly She Brings Joy (NZ) (Sebring) broke REWARD FOR KOH AND GURU-GURU through for her maiden win with class when she took the Gr.2 Trainer Desmond Koh gained some consolation for missing a Royal Stakes (2000m). Bred by Valachi Down’s Kevin Hickman, She start in the Singapore Gold Cup when he produced Guru-Guru Brings Joy is out of his Irish mare In The Mood (Hawk Wing). (NZ) (Faltaat) to win the Gr.3d New Year Cup at Kranji. An extra 100m made all the difference when juvenile Hasahalo By Faltaat, Guru-Guru may now be a contender for the (NZ) (Savabeel) turned the tables on the previously unbeaten Singapore Derby in July, a race Koh won in 2012 with Chase Me Gift Of Power (NZ) (Power) in the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes. (NZ) (Storm Creek). The well travelled St Jean (Teofilo) was an impressive winner in “It’s too early to tell, but he ticks a few boxes for now. It’s definitely the Gr.3 City of Auckland Cup (2400m). a race we can think about in due course,” Koh said. St Jean began his racing career in Ireland with a maiden win at “He is raced by the same connections as Chase Me. So there is a bit three before continuing his career in Australia. His New Year’s Day of a connection, but let’s not get too carried away.” win, the sixth of his career, came on his third start for his new CYLINDER BEACH CONFIRMS GR.1 GOAL trainers Donna Logan and Chris Gibbs. Cylinder Beach (NZ) (Showcasing) has confirmed a Gr.1 campaign in the winter by smashing the Eagle Farm 1600m record in the Listed Bernborough Handicap in Australia on Saturday. On a day of fast times, he ran 1.34.51 seconds, taking 1.71s off the previous record. Trainer Desleigh Forster has always had a high opinion of Cylinder Beach, but deliberately gave him just three runs this summer. “I think a race like the Gr.1 Doomben Cup is right up his alley,” said Forster. Cylinder Beach is by Showcasing (Oasis Dream), who shuttles to Haunui Farm in New Zealand from Whitsbury Manor Stud, he is out of the mare Queen’s Colours.

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Quest). Their dam is the Stakes winner and Gr.3-placed Appointed STAKES RESULT One (Danzig), who is a full-sister to Gr.2 winner and sire Emperor Jones, the Listed winner and Gr.1-placed Majlood and the Gr.2- placed sire Qui Danzig. She is also a half-sister to the Gr.1 winner Bloodstock and sire (The Minstrel) and the Gr.3 winner Sum Peace of Insurance - (Spectacular Bid; grandam of the Gr.3 winner Hapsburg), as well Mind? as the Listed winner Thyer (). The further family includes Get Covered the Gr.2 (then) Preis der Diana winner Que Belle (Seattle Dancer; [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie dam of the Gr.3 winner and sire Osidy and the Gr.3 winner Quetsche) and the Gr.2 winners Quelle Amore (Monsun), Johann Zoffany (Galileo) and Know More (Lion Heart). HONG KONG Enact has a filly foal by Lethal Force. 1.35 NEWCASTLE, 3-5YO MAIDEN, 1MAW Gr.3 JANUARY CUP, Happy Valley, 1800mT, 3yo+, 1. DUBAITWENTYTWENTY (GB), 3f, 1st HK$1,500,000, 2nd HK$600,000, 3rd HK$300,000 Poet’s Voice – Cairncross (Cape Cross) 1. HARBOUR MASTER (USA), 7g, O: Rabbah Racing, B: Rabbah Bloodstock, T: Hugo Palmer Mizzen Mast – Geographic (Empire Maker) 7,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 2nd dam Dokki () by A & E Bloodstock 3rd dam Alluvial (Buckpasser) Distances: nk, 1¼l. 10 ran. O: Mr & Mrs Chow Kay Yui, B: Millsec Ltd, T: John Moore Also known as Market Town Dubaitwentytwenty (Poet’s Voice) raced with the pace before being ridden to lead over a furlong out and coming under strong pressure inside the final furlong battled well to win on her second start. She is the first foal out of her three-time-placed dam Cairncross (Cape Cross), who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Orchid KYBRED Stakes winner Dress Rehearsal (Galileo; dam of the Listed- USBRED placed Christophermarlowe), the Listed Fairy Bridge Stakes winner Fairy Of The Night (Danehill; dam of the dual Gr.2 winner Muthmir, the Gr.3 winner My Titania and the Listed-placed Aneedah), as well as Night Fairy (Danehill; dam of the dual Gr.3 Thanks for flying IRT. winner Majestic Queen). Their dam is the winning Night Shift Phone +44 1638 668 003 or mare Sassenach, who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 (then) Doncaster click here to visit www.irt.com Cup winner Far Cry (Pharly), and Misskinta (Desert Sun; dam of the dual Gr.2 winner Grandeur and the Listed-placed Magnolia 2. Circuit Land (USA), 3. Packing Dragon (NZ) Beach), as well as Dariyba (Kahyasi; dam of the Listed-placed Major Title). The third dam, Darabaka (), was unraced IRT870 Distances:EBN UK July2014_1.indd shd, nk. 111 ran. 21/07/2014 9:14 pm but is a half-sister to the Gr.3 winner Daralinsha (Empery; dam of the Gr.3-placed Darashandeh and the Gr.3-placed Daralbayda YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW and grandam of the Gr.1 winner Darsi and great-grandam of the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Darjina) and the Listed BRITAIN winner Darata (Vayrann; dam of the Gr.1 Prix de Diane winner Daryaba and grandam of the Gr.1 winner Daryakana) Cairncross visited Night Of Thunder last year. 1.10 LINGFIELD PARK, 3YO MAIDEN, 7FAW 1. DUBAI ART (GB), 3c, 5.15 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO MAIDEN AUCTION, 1M½FAW Dutch Art – Enact (Kyllachy) 1. AUBERGE DU LAC (Ire), 3c, O: Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum, Lope De Vega – Red Kyte (Hawk Wing) B: Cheveley Park Stud, T: Richard Fahey O: Jos & Mrs Jane Rodosthenous, B: Malih L Al Basti, 34,000gns Tattersalls December Yearling Sale T: David Simcock by Rabbah Bloodstock 25,000gns Tattersalls December Yearling Sale Distances: hd, ¾l. 9 ran. by Badgers Bloodstock Distances: 2l, 2¼. 9 ran. Dubai Art (Dutch Art) took a keen hold while tracking the leaders, before switching right and mounting a challenge over a Auberge Du Lac (Lope De Vega) tracked the leaders before furlong out and staying on well to lead in the final strides to win being ridden to lead over a furlong out and despite edging left on his second start. He is the second runner and winner from his inside the final furlong, ran on well to score on his third start. He is dam Enact (Kyllachy), who won two races at two and was placed the third runner and second winner out of his dam Red Kyte in the Listed Golden Rose Stakes and the Listed Boadicea Stakes. (Hawk Wing), who won two races at two years and is a half-sister She is a half-sister to the dual Listed-placed Enrol (Pivotal), out of to the Listed Jebel Ali Sprint winner Hammadi (Red Ransom), the winning Gone West mare Constitute, a half-sister to the the Listed Spring Cup-placed Francis Cadell (Cadeaux Listed Silver Tankard Stakes winner Battle Chant (Coronado’s Genereux), and Rubileo (Galileo; dam of the Scandinavian

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Champion Three-Year-Old and Listed winner Bomar), as well as the Listed hurdle-placed pair Arabic History (Teofilo) and Waajida (Dubawi). Their dam, Ruby Affair (Night Shift), is a half- sister to the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas winner Island Sands (), out of Tiavanita (J O Tobin), a half-sister to the Gr.2 winner Corrupt (Lear Fan) and the Listed-placed Vaguely’s Son (Vaguely Noble). Red Kyte has a yearling colt by Bated Breath and visited

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Gr.2 AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R1, Meydan, 1600mD, 3yo+, DORMELLO (Ire), 9h, 1st $150,000, 2nd $50,000, 3rd $25,000, 8.50pm (local time), Race 5 Dansili – Field Of Hope (Selkirk) LE BERNARDIN (USA), 8h, CHAMPIONSHIP (Ire), 6g, Bernardini – La Rosa (Wild Again) Exceed And Excel – Aljafliyah (Halling) MUNAASER (GB), 6g, NEED TO KNOW (SAf), 8g, New Approach – Safwa (Green Desert) Western Winter – Promisefrommyheart (Elliodor) LINDO AMOR (Arg), 4c, EARNSHAW (USA), 6h, Dynamix – Linda Love (Salt Lake) Medaglia D’Oro – Emily Bronte (Machiavellian) COOL COWBOY (USA), 6h, MAFTOOL (USA), 5g, Kodiak Kowboy – Grand Breeze (Grand Slam) Hard Spun – With Intention (Mr Greeley) GOLD CITY (Ire), 8g, GABRIAL (Ire), 8g, Pivotal – Storm Lily (Storm Cat) Dark Angel – Guajira (Mtoto) LONG RIVER (USA), 7h, SANSHAAWES (SAf), 7g, A P Indy – Round Pond (Awesome Again) Ashaawes – Vicario (Northern Guest) POLAR RIVER (USA), 4f, QUEL AVANTAGE (Ire), 7h, Congrats – Bayou Tortuga (Empire Maker) Galileo – Necklace () FITZGERALD (USA), 5g, Elusive Quality – Filarmonia (Slew Gin Fizz) FRANKYFOURFINGERS (Fr), 7h, Sunday Break – Texaloula (Kendor) EMOTIONLESS (Ire), 4c, Shamardal – Unbridled Elaine (Unbridled’s Song)

LR SINGSPIEL STAKES, Meydan, 1800mT, 3yo+, 1st $105,000, 2nd $35,000, 3rd $17,500, 9.25pm (local time), Race 6 ERTIJAAL (Aus), 5h, Hard Spun – Alharir (Jeune) LIGHT THE LIGHTS (SAf), 5g, Western Winter – First Arrival (Northern Guest) SILENT ATTACK (GB), 4g, Dream Ahead – Chanterelle (Trempolino) LONG WATER (USA), 6g, Elusive Quality – Round Pond (Awesome Again)

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