Derrinstown DIGEST NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2014 One-Two for Shadwell in Gr.1 Investec Oaks! It was a fantastic day for Shadwell Her dam Ezima was bought by Luca Cumani trained Volume. The in racing when homebred TAGHROODA Shadwell at the 2008 Tattersalls form Dermot Weld had sent out secured an effortless win in the December Mare sale as a four year TARFASHA to win the Group 3 Irish Group 1 Investec Oaks at Epsom in old for 320,000gns from the Aga Stallion Farms Blue Wind Stakes early June. The Listed Pretty Polly Khan Studs. Ezima is a triple Listed at Naas in mid May. This flashy Stakes winner could not have been winner and is out of an unraced half- daughter of Teofilo was only having more impressive beating her nearest sister to Ebaziya, whose progeny her first run of the season and won by rival TARFASHA, also racing in the include Group 1 winning quartet a very impressive three and a quarter Shadwell colours by 2 3/4 lengths. ENZELI, EBADIYLA, EDABIYA and lengths which led to her taking her This regally bred daughter of SEA Ascot Gold Cup heroine ESTIMATE. chance in the G1 Epsom Oaks, a THE STARS, provided her sire with TAGHROODA is the second foal out decision which duly paid off. his first classic success and one that of Ezima, who also has a yearling full we will never forget! TAGHROODA sister and a filly foal by Ravens Pass. TARFASHA was purchased as a was providing her trainer John She is believed to be in foal to foal at Goffs for €200,000 from Gosden with his first Oaks success exceptional sire Dansili. The sky her breeders Rockfield Farm. She and it was also a first classic win for is the limit for this filly, having an is closely related to several winners retained jockey Paul Hanagan. Her unbeaten record of three wins from including Group 2 winning stayer trainer stated after the race “She is three runs. She holds entries in SADLER’S ROCK and Galileo Rock, fine and had a nice canter here this both the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes who was placed in the Derby, the Irish morning. I’m very happy with her. and Group 1 Irish Oaks in July. Derby and the St Leger last year. She looks great and the race didn’t She also holds several Group 1 take a lot out of her”. She handled TARFASHA completed a dream result entries, so these two fillies are the step up to Classic level with ease for Shadwell when she got her nose definitely ones to watch!! as her pedigree would suggest. in front to take second place from the Taghrooda stretches clear - Gr.1 Epsom Oaks Tarfasha - Gr.3 Blue Wind Stakes Derrinstown DIGEST Page 2 MORE SHADWELL SUCCESS... Earlier in the year, the Dermot Weld in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes and throughout when producing his challenge trained Shamardal colt ALKASSER won Wokingham at Royal Ascot in mid June. nearing the final furlong. This win earned the Power EBF Tetrarch Listed Stakes him a tilt in the Group 1 Irish 2000 at the Curragh in an easy manor. Having Next to show classic potential was Guineas, where he finished a very previously won a six furlong maiden by a MUSTAJEEB, who landed the Group 3 respectable third on unfavourable ground cosy six lengths last time out, the extra Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown in conditions. The third dam, ALLEZ LES furlong did not prove a problem to him. May. A homebred son of Shadwell sire TROIS, is the dam of Group 1 winner His trainer stated after the run “He did it NAYEF, he was having his first run since and sire ANABAA BLUE and she is the beautifully and with extreme confidence. finishing second in the Group 2 Futurity granddam of dual Group 1 winner and He is by SHAMARDAL out of winning Stakes at the Curragh last August. Again, stakes producing Derrinstown sire mare ALEXANDER ICEQUEEN, she trained by the in form Dermot Weld, he TAMAYUZ, who hails from the family herself is a half sister to high class looked better than ever here. He handled of Champion Sire GALILEO and classic sprinter DANDY MAN. He holds entries the ground and travelled smoothly sire SEA THE STARS. Mustajeeb Alkasser Derrinstown Day at Leopardstown Once again, after some heavy showers where previous winners such as The fillies race, the Derrinstown Stud early in the day, the sun came out for a FAME AND GLORY, SINNDAR, DYLAN Group 3 1000 Guineas Trial, was a less great days racing at Leopardstown on THOMAS, HIGH CHAPARRAL and complicated affair and was won by SEA Sunday 11th May. Two of the three GALILEO have all gone onto Classic THE STARS filly AFTERNOON SUNLIGHT featured races were sponsored by victory. There was plenty of drama in also for the Weld team. It was a close Derrinstown, the Group 3 Derby Trial and the closing stages, and after a lengthy finish but she prevailed by a head over Group 3 Guineas Trial, while the Group 3 stewards enquiry, it was deemed that Palace. She made the running and for Amethyst was won by Shadwell’s Ebanoran, who had passed the post much of the straight, looked to be holding MUSTAJEEB (see above). Dermot Weld’s in front, had interfered enough with off every challenge. Palace made a late yard is enjoying a string of successes and FASCINATING ROCK for the result to surge, but to no avail. She is the seventh he had a fantastic day by training the be reversed. GEOFFREY CHAUCER, winner out of her dam, Lady Luck a half winners of all three featured races! who did not have the clearest of runs, sister to a previous Derrinstown Derby was third for Aiden O’Brien. The winner Trial winner, CASUAL CONQUEST. The main feature of the day is the quickened well on the outside and was Derrinstown Stud Group 3 Derby Trial, closing rapidly when the line came. Fascinating Rock Afternoon sunlight Derrinstown DIGEST Page 3 ARCANO’s FIRST RUNNER IS A WINNER! The first runner by ARCANO made an Another smart winner to catch the eye 30,000gns and realised 250,000gns impressive winning debut in early April was FUWAIRT, who won a 6F maiden at after his breeze. He was purchased by at Newbury. KASB, trained by John Chepstow in early June, where he was George Moore, who speaking after the Gosden, and one of two runners for eased down and won snugly on his sale, said “he’s a lovely strong colt and Sheikh Hamdan in this race, trailed the second start. His trainer Richard Hannon he already looks like a three year old. field and showed signs of greenness, thinks very highly of him when stating He was at the top end of our budget, but finished with a tremendous run in the EBN (11.06.14) recently ‘Still but it’s around about what we thought through the pack to get up and score learning but he looked pretty good when we’d have to pay for him”. easily by a cosy length. He was winning at Chepstow on very soft going. purchased for 160,000gns as a foal in We’re sure he’s got a bright future and Richard Hannon ‘We do like these 2012 and judging by this performance, Ascot beckons’. FUWAIRT first hit the Arcano’s’ (EBN 11.06.14) can only improve. He is out of winner and headlines at the Tattersalls Craven stakes placed mare CAPE COLUMBINE, Breeze Up sale. He is out of Safiya Song from the family of Cape of Good Hope and realised 320,000gns when and Nephrite. ARCHANGE duly won on purchased by Peter and Ross Doyle her second outing winning in France on behalf of Al Shaqab Racing. He was by an impressive two lengths while sold as a yearling for €36,000 when MISTERIOUS BOY won on his debut by a purchased by Church Farm Stables, who cozy 1 1/2 lengths in Milan. He is a half also consigned him on this occasion. brother to BIZ THE NURSE, who won the Group 2 Italian Derby and the Group 1 Another colt to hit the heights at the Gran Premio di Milano last year. Tattersalls Craven Breeze up was a ARCANO has a first crop of 93 two smart colt out of Singed. He was Arcano ex Safiya Song year olds due to hit the track in 2014. purchased by Con Marnane for FAREWELL TO LAHIB. LAHIB, sadly died at the age of 26 Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois and at Derrinstown earlier in the year. Group 2 Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes. He was bred by Shadwell and was by LAHIB retired from stud duties in 2011. outstanding sire RIVERMAN out of LADY CUTLASS. He was a top class He had a successful time at stud with miler who excelled as a four year old and some of his most notably progeny was crowned Champion older house in including SUPER TESSA (G1 Yorkshire Europe in 1992 after winning the Group Oaks), MUS-IF (G1 National Stakes), 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot RIVER BELLE (G2 Mrs Revere Stakes), beating BRIEF TRUCE and SELKIRK. LAST RESORT (G2 Challenge Stakes), He also won the Group 2 Queen LATE NIGHT OUT, LA-FAAH, DUTCH Anne Stakes and was second in the GOLD, NAFISAH, KARPAASI, Group 1 Dubai Champion Stakes, KHIBRAH etc. Derrinstown DIGEST Page 4 everyone at Derrinstown, particularly year olds in 2003, G1 2000 Guineas, Tribute to the Deirdre Flannery and the staff in G1 Champion Stakes and G3 Craven Twomeys Farm who cared for her winner HAAFHD.