The World's MONDAY, 20TH JULY 2020 Yearling Sale SEPTEMBERSALE BEGINS SUNDAY 13 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 RACING REVIEW THE KING RETURNS IN PRIX D’ISPAHAN Persian King is the king of French racing at the moment and the four-year-old son of Kingman returned to win at the top table for the first time since his Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains victory last year in the Gr.1 Prix d’Ispahan, usually run at Longchamp, but held at Chantilly yesterday. André Fabre’s colt was drawn wide in yesterday’s 1800m contest and, having broke well, he tracked across to settle in behind the Persian King (Kingman), pictured winning the Gr.3 Autumn pace-setter Pogo (Zebedee), with Shaman (Shamardal) and Stakes at Newmarket last October, won the Gr.1 Prix Stormy Antarctic (Stormy Atlantic) also up close. They went a d’Ispahan at Chantilly yesterday. © Steve Cargill good gallop and, while those in behind made their efforts to challenge, Pierre Charles Boudot was sitting pretty aboard the strong-travelling Persian King. He hit the front 300m out and when asked to settle the race, he quickened up well and scored IN TODAY’S ISSUE... an authoritative two-length win. Stormy Antarctic stayed on well for second, a length and three quarters ahead of Pogo, who Arqana Summer Sale Preview p8 ran a huge race up markedly in grade. Stakes results p9 This was a second top-flight victory for Persian King who, having been second on his debut at two, burst on to the scene Racing review p17 with a six-length win in a maiden over a mile here. He took a Arqana Pinhooking Table p25 conditions race and travelled to Newmarket to win the Gr.3 Kevin Nicholson’s homebred filly BRAZEN BELLE has now earned £7,506 on the track for her two wins, but £40,000 in GBB bonuses. BRAZEN BELLE, owned and bred by Kevin Nicholson, first GBB multiple winner Register by 31st August to #WINWIN greatbritishbonus.co.uk CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW EBN: MONDAY, 20TH JULY 2020 Autumn Stakes on his final juvenile start. He continued his go on and win, but Ventura Tormenta battled back resolutely winning streak at three, scoring in the Gr.3 Prix de Fontainebleau and the pair crossed the line together, where Ventura Tormenta’s at Longchamp and then being crowned in the mile Classic. He head was down at the opportune moment, a short head the was beaten by Sottsass (Siyouni) in the Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club verdict. The filly Tiger Tanaka (Clodovil) ran a big race to take and was not seen again until coming second in the Listed Prix de third, a neck further back. Montretout last month, after which he won the Gr.2 Prix du Bred by Kevin Blake, Ventura Tormenta was bought back as a Muguet. foal before being bought by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock from From an excellent Wildenstein family, he is out of a half-sister to the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale. He is a half-brother to six the Gr.1 Prix Ganay winner and sire Planteur (Danehill Dancer), winners out of Midnight Oasis, an Oasis Dream half-sister to the while his grandam is a half-sister to the Group-winning trio Policy Gr.3 Ballyogan Stakes winner Miss Anabaa (Anabaa), from the Maker (Sadler’s Wells) and Pushkin (Caerleon), both sires, and family of top sprinter and ill-fated sire Owington. Place Rouge (Desert King). This is also the family of the 1997 Champion, triple Gr.1 winner and sire Peintre Celebre (Nureyev). FELLOWES AND TURNER STRIKE AGAIN IN PRIX BAGATELLE MIDDLEHAM PARK’S VENTURES Charlie Fellowes and Haley Turner have teamed up to great effect REWARDED IN PRIX ROBERT PAPIN in recent times and, having won the Sandringham Handicap with Richard Hannon and Middleham Park Racing have campaigned Onassis at Royal Ascot last month, they were celebrating again Ventura Tormenta (Acclamation) enterprisingly to say the least, yesterday as the three-year-old Dubawi filly landed the Listed pitching him into the Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes, won by The Lir Jet (Prince Prix Bagatelle. Of Lir), on his debut, and going up to 7f in the Gr.2 Superlative Racing over 1600m, she raced at the rear of the field as Gellhorn Stakes after taking in a 6f York novice, but his daring has paid rich (Showcasing) took them along at a good clip. The winner had a rewards as the colt reversed the form with The Lir Jet at level wall of horses in front of her with 400m to go and she was cruising, weights to win the Gr.2 Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly yesterday. but a gap appeared on her inside and Turner took the brave route, Supplemented for the race, just eight days after running at weaving in and out between runners before getting to the front Newmarket, Christophe Soumillon took the mount aboard inside the final 100m and winning going away by a length and Ventura Tormenta and he pinged the gates and set the pace. He three quarters. Kenpleya (Kendargent) was second, a neck travelled4358 EBN well half pageinto colourthe closing 20.7.20 stages, .qxp_Layout where 1 15/07/2020he was strongly 17:05 Pageahead 1 of Dream Memory (Charm Spirit). A lengthy stewards’ challenged by The Lir Jet. The latter looked as though he would enquiry was held regarding the winner, but the result stood. 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Bred by C O P Hanbury, and a 200,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling, she is a half-sister to the Listed-placed Hibiscus (Galileo), out of the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas second Jacqueline Quest (Rock Of Gibraltar). DARIYMA LEADS PILLAR TO POST IN PRIX PEPINIERE The Aga Khan’s Dariyma was a good winner of the Listed Prix de la Pepiniére under a good ride from Christophe Soumillon for Alain de Royer Dupre. The four-year-old daughter of City Zip was sent to the front and was allowed to dictate proceedings, tracked by a trio of Aloha Star (Starspangledbanner) struck late to land the Wertheimer et Frére runners, including the favourite Romanciere Gr.2 Airlie Stud Stakes yesterday from odds-on favourite (Dansili). Soumillon got a breather into Dariyma in the straight Frenetic (Kodiac, far side). © Caroline Norris and asked her to quicken 300m out and she did impressively, scooting clear to score by three lengths from Romanciere, with Soudania (Sea The Stars) a length further back in third. Unraced at two, Dariyma won her first two starts at three and earlier in the month for Fozzy Stack, Aloha Star was the outsider was second in the Listed Prix Solitude on her final start of the of the four runners after overnight rain turned the ground good season. She was sixth in the Listed Prix Zarkava on her seasonal to yielding and caused a couple of non-runners. Running over 6f reappearance. for the first time, she was held up behind the leaders in third as She is a half-sister to the Listed Prix Joubert and Listed Prix the unbeaten Frenetic, a Listed winner last time, set the pace, Charles Laffitte-placed Deremah (More Than Ready), out of the closely followed by Gr.3 Fillies’ Sprint Stakes scorer Mother Earth winner Darma (Danhill Dancer), a half-sister to the Gr.1 Prix du (Zoffany). Frenetic travelled strongly entering the last two Jockey Club winner and sire Darsi. This is the family of the furlongs out in front as Aloha Star made ground on the outside European Champion Three-Year-Old and sire Almanzor. to deliver her challenge and, when Frenetic was ridden inside the final furlong, the two had the race between them. Frenetic kept on well out in front upped half a furlong from her Listed win, but IRELAND Aloha Star just outstayed her close home to get up for the win by a head, with the one-paced Mother Earth a length and three ALOHA THE STAR quarters further back in third. IN AIRLIE STUD STAKES UPSET A Goffs November Foal Sale graduate, and a €67,000 Tattersalls Fresh from guiding Laws Of Indices to a shock 66-1 Gr.2 Railway Ireland September Yearling Sale purchase, the Patrick Beirne Jnr- Stakes victory on Saturday, Chris Hayes was at it again in the fillies bred Aloha Star, is the second foal out of the unraced Excellent equivalent, when striking late on Aloha Star Art mare Zain Art, and is a half-sister to this season’s dual 6f (Starspangledbanner) to defeat odds-on favourite Frenetic three-year-old scorer Eye Smiling (Equiano).