TUESDAY, 10TH MAY 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU ACROSS THE POND | JAPANESE REVIEW | BLUE DIAMOND STUD | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING REVIEW STALLION NEWS FRANCE RIO DE LA PLATA OFF THE GRAFFARD CELEBRATES LISTED RACE DOUBLE AT CHANTILLY MARK AT CAGNES-SUR-MER A pair of Listed contests for the Classic generation was the order Aiming For Rio, Rio De La Plata’s first-ever runner, broke her of the day at Chantilly yesterday afternoon and both winners sire’s maiden yesterday when making all the running to win at were trained by Francis-Henri Graffard. The first was exclusively Cagnes-sur-Mer. After a debut fifth at Chantilly last month, she for the fairer sex and over 1600m. The Prix Volterra looked an was taking on previous winners and, knowing her job from the open contest but was won in some style by the Siyouni filly stalls, she ran right away in the final furlong for a three-and-a-half- Volta, who took the step up to black-type level in her stride. length success in the 1100m EBF-sponsored Prix du Petit Cercle. Settled just off the leading pair of Madamoiselle Flore Bred by Haras du Logis and bought for €12,000 as a foal at the (Footstepsinthesand) and Qatar Power (Le Havre), the winner Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale, Aiming For Rio is a travelled strongly in the hands of Pierre-Charles Boudot and took daughter of the Compton Place mare Tevara, who is herself a over the lead around the 300m pole. Quickening instantly into a daughter of the European Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and Gr.2 clear and decisive lead, she scored by an eased two and a half Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Torgau. lengths. Second home was Qatar Power, three-quarters of a A graduate of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale, Rio De La length ahead of the fast finishing Just Win (Mamool). Plata (Rahy) won the Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Gr.2 Volta had broken her maiden on her fourth and previous start at Vintage Stakes as a juvenile before running second in the Gr.1 Saint-Cloud in March and at present does not hold any big race entries. Poule d’Essai des Poulains and landing the Gr.1 Premio Roma and Bred by majority owner Thierry de la Heronniere, along with A Gr.1 Premio Vittorio di Capua as an older horse. His first crop have de le Heronniere and Mme D de la Heronniere, Volta is half-sister averaged €45,000, with a top price of €250,000. He is standing to the dual French Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 Sheema Classic-third this season at a fee of €5,500 Oct 1st, SLF. Calvados Blues (Lando), out of the unraced Persian Belle, a Another first crop Two-Year-Old winner for SSSAAAYYYIIIFFF King Of Castilla wins at Wolverhampton yesterday for Trainer Gay Kelleway, Jockey Luke Morris & Owners Rioja Racing. Congratulations to all connections. Stands at Llety Farms Enquiries to David Hodge: Tel: +44 (0) 7912 113178 Email: [email protected] The breeding operation of Saleh AI Homaizi and lmad AI Sagar www.lletyfarms.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW ~ NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW EBN: TUESDAY, 10TH MAY 2016 Machiavellian full-sister to the Gr.2 Las Palmas Handicap winner This family has produced a plethora of Gr.1 winners, with the likes Beautyandthebeast. The second dam Nicola Bella (Sadler’s of Exit To Nowhere, Machiavellian, Bago, Maxios, Coup De Wells) also produced the Gr.1 Bayersiches Zuchtrennen winner Genie and Emollient further back in the pedigree. and sire Neatico (Medicean) and the German Listed-placed Narcisco (Fantastic Light). The 1400m Prix du Pont-Neuf 35 minutes later was landed by BRITAIN the Niarchos Family’s Flaxman Holdings Ltd homebred Bolting, a Kentucky-bred son of War Front. WINDSOR ABANDONED Much of the early running was made by the winning connections AFTER THIRD RACE other runner, the filly Nomadic (Duke Of Marmalade), who was Racing was abandoned at Windsor after the third race and the pressed by North End (Elusive City). The latter took over and was remaining four races, including the Listed Royal Windsor Stakes, ridden 400m out, where there were a host of challengers. King did not go ahead. There was heavy rainfall and, after Grapevine Malpic (King’s Best) travelled well and emerged from the pack, (Lilbourne Lad) slipped and nearly fell on the bend before but was collared late on by the winner, who, having shown signs of winning the ten-furlong handicap, the rest of the card was waywardness, was given a hands and heels ride in the closing cancelled due to concerns about the safety of both horses and stages and won by a cosy short-head. Two lengths back in third jockeys on the ground. was the fast finishing Dhevanafushi (Kendargent). Bolting won on debut last season and followed up with a third in a conditons event, before finding the Gr.2 Prix Robert Papin too NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW much. He was then rested until November, when he landed an all-weather conditions event at Chantilly. Yesterday was the NORTH AMERICA three-year-olds seasonal reappearance and holds a host of entries, which includes the Gr.1 Commonwealth Cup and Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes. CHARMINSTER ON TOP IN Bolting is the first foal out of the winner Beta Leo (A P Indy), a MEMORIAL HURDLE daughter of the 2003 French Champion Two-Year-Old Filly The Virginia Gold Cup staged one of the richest days of racing Denebola (Storm Cat), winner of the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac. ever on the National Steeplechase Association’s spring schedule Tattersalls July Sale Europe’s Premier Midsummer Sale Last year’s Sale (Horses/Fillies in Training, Broodmares etc.) • Record Median July 5 – 8 • Highest Turnover & Average since 2007 • 3 mares sold for 100,000gns or more RISKIT FORA BISKIT • 7 horses sold for 100,000gns or more In foal to Dark Angel (IRE) purchased for 230,000gns • 34 horses sold for 50,000gns or more at the 2015 July Sale • 90% Clearance Rate ENTRIES CLOSE Friday May 20 Enter Online at www.tattersalls.com YEARS YEARS Contact: MADDY FOSTER-YOUNG Tel: +44 1638 665931 email: [email protected], www.tattersalls.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 YEARS YEARS NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW ~ RACING NEWS EBN: TUESDAY, 10TH MAY 2016 on Saturday at Great Meadow in Virginia and provided a benefit to leading owner Irvin Naylor, who landed both the main events. RACING NEWS The former Donald McCain-trained and Trevor Hemmings-owned ten-year-old Charminster secured his first win since an allowance BRITAIN contest at Percy Warner nearly a year ago in the $75,000 Gr.2 David Semmes Memorial Hurdle. The son of Broadway Flyer TATTERSALLS TO SPONSOR enjoyed the heavy going and, having sat in second for much of the two mile one furlong contest, took over the final flight and FALMOUTH STAKES ran on to a three and three-quarter length winner over Schoodic It has been announced that Tattersalls is to sponsor the Gr.1 (Tiznow). Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket’s July Festival. To mark the 250th Since moving Stateside in the summer of 2012, Charminster anniversary of the company, the Gr.1 contest will be named the has been knocking on the door of Graded company, twice Tattersalls 250th Year Falmouth Stakes and will take place on Friday, finishing placed in the Gr.1 New York Turf Writers Cup at Saratoga 8th July, coinciding with the final day of the Tattersalls July Sale. and also coming third in the 2012 running of the Gr.1 Lonesome Edmond Mahony, Chairman of Tattersalls, said; “Sponsoring the Glory Hurdle at Belmont Park. Gr.1 Falmouth Stakes is the perfect fit for Tattersalls. Although Tattersalls Bred by Raymond Cahalane, Charminster is both a graduate of started at Hyde Park Corner in London, we felt it was appropriate to the Goffs December NH Sale and Doncaster Spring Horses in sponsor a Gr.1 contest at Newmarket in our 250th year. The Falmouth Stakes is both historic and prestigious, and also coincides with our July Training Sale, and is the best from four runners out of the Sale, which always attracts a cosmopolitan crowd of buyers who enjoy Montelimar mare Monteleena, a full-sister to the Listed hurdle the top class racing at Newmarket’s July Festival.” runner-up Montelisa. The second dam Liscarton (Le Bavard) won twice. EURO CHARLINE AMONG EIGHTEEN IN Irvin Naylor also secured the richest contest of the day, the FRAME FOR LOCKINGE STAKES $100,000 Virginia Gold Cup, which was run over four miles. Victory Newbury’s richest race, the £350,000 Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes, which went to the former John Oxx and Donald McCain-trained takes place on Saturday, has attracted 18 confirmations after Ebanour, who last month had landed the My Lady’s Manor yesterday’s five-day stage. Stakes. The nine-year-old son of Indian Ridge made his move Last year’s Gr.2 Park Stakes winner Limato (Tagula) heads the through the field and took over before the last and drew away to ante-post market, but will be attempting one mile for the first a six and a quarter length win over fellow Irish-bred Two’s time. Company (Soviet Star). Globetrotter Euro Charline (Myboycharlie) is set for her first Bred by HH Aga Khan, Ebanour is a graduate of the 2010 domestic start since finishing the length runner-up to Amazing Doncaster November Horses in Training Sale and out of the Maria (Mastercraftsman) in the Gr.1 Falmouth Stakes at Champion Irish Three-Year-Old Filly and dual Gr.1 winner Ebadiyla Newmarket in July last year.