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length in the Leger. He has made a tremendous start at stud. In 2018, he THE CLASS OF 2019 secured three Group 1 wins, courtesy of Latrobe (Irish Derby), Wonderment in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud, and Athena in the Belmont Oaks. In the second of our series, JOHN SCANLON looks The Oasis Dream mare, African Plains, is a half-sister to Fair Eva at some of the two-year-old prospects forming part (Frankel) and was trained for Khalid Abdulla by Criquette Head. She finished of Johnston Racing’s juvenile team for 2019 second twice at Chantilly (on turf) and at Deauville (on the all-weather). Her only previous foal, Serengeti Song (by Poet’s Voice), ran a cracker on debut at Hamilton last summer, chasing home a INGMAN, the son of Wolverhampton maiden race at three. at home and in Canada and produced the long odds-on shot and not losing out by Invincible Spirit who won Like Sunday Times, she too excelled dual Group 1 winner, Reckless much at all, having missed the break. four Group 1 races as a three- herself in the paddocks, as her third Abandon. The second dam, African Rose, was year-old in 2014, has made an excellent foal, Latrobe, won the Irish Derby last Lope de Vega has two representatives K also trained by Madame Head and start at stud, with Coventry Stakes year before finishing runner-up in the in the 2019 Johnston Racing juvenile landed the Ladbrokes Sprint Cup winner Calyx leading the way. His first Irish St Leger and the Group 1 band. The son of Shamardal won the (Group 1) run at Doncaster in 2008. She crop are three-year-olds in 2019. This Mackinnon Stakes in Melbourne later in French 2,000 Guineas and Derby double also finished second at the highest level year, there are a handful of Kingman the year. in 2010, and since then has been in Deauville’s Prix Maurice de Gheest, juveniles among the Kingsley Park In 2015, the Derby, the Eclipse, the responsible for Group 1 winners such as hitting the front only to be headed close team. Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de Belardo, Capla Temptress, Jemayel, The home by the favourite, Marchand d’Or. Mr Hussain Lootah owns King Fan , a l’Arc de Triomphe all fell to Golden Right Man and Newspaperofrecord. He Kingman colt out of the So Factual Horn, a son of Cape Cross out of a sired no fewer than seven individual T Book 1 of the October mare, Forever Times, bought for Dubai Destination mare. Now standing stakes-winning juveniles in 2018. Fred, ridden by Jimmy Goodall Yearling Sale, Mark snapped 70,000gns as part of Book 1 of the at Dalham Hall Stud, Golden Horn’s At Book 2 of the Tattersalls October A up a beautifully bred Frankel Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. first crop are juveniles this term and it Yearling Sale, Mark acquired a chestnut colt out of the Dubawi mare, Deirdre. A March foal, this bay colt is out of will be fascinating to see how they filly, consigned by ‘Flash’ Conroy’s The chestnut colt, foaled on February mile at Newcastle. At three, she finished fillies’ stakes at Thirsk, all for owner- Forever Times, who won six races at a perform. Glenvale Stud and foaled in mid- 11, will race in the colours of the Burke third in Goodwood’s Listed Height of breeders, Normandie Stud. variety of sprint distances for trainer At Book 2 of the Tattersalls October February, by Lope de Vega out of the Family and has been named, simply, Fashion Stakes. A daughter of the Johnston Racing is once again Tim Easterby. In the paddocks, she has Yearling Sale, Mark purchased a bay Galileo mare, Copernica , for Fred . Danehill mare Dolores, she is a half- delighted to have a raft of juveniles already produced four winners, filly, foaled on March 2, by Golden 65,000gns. The dam is an unraced own An unbeaten son of Galileo, Frankel sister to the Irish St Leger winner, from Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley including Sunday Times (by Holy Horn out of the Dansili mare, Free sister of David Livingston, who won the has made a huge impact at stud. He Duncan, and the Group 2 winners operation within the string. Among the Roman Emperor), who won the Group 3 Rein . That filly has been snapped up by Group 2 Beresford Stakes at the reached 20 Northern Hemisphere Group Gretchen and Samuel. many interesting members of that team Sceptre Stakes and who has herself Alan and Mike Spence. Curragh. winners faster than any other European In the paddocks, she has produced is the chestnut colt foaled on February 8 produced last year’s Breeders’ Cup Free Rein won a seven-furlong fillies’ Copernica has already produced two stallion, and his Group 1 winners three winners from three runners. Nigel by Shamardal out of the Selkirk mare, Juvenile Fillies Turf winner, maiden at Newcastle, on turf. Her 2016 winners. Celestial Spheres (Redoute’s include Cracksman and Without Parole. won three handicaps, Stanley won a Villarricca . Newspaperofrecord (by Lope de Vega). foal, Fintas, by Lope de Vega, won two Choice) won four races for Godolphin The Dubawi mare, Deirdre, won a maiden race and a handicap and the Shamardal won all three of his Another of Forever Times’s winning novice events at Chelmsford last autumn and was placed second four times, Newcastle maiden as a juvenile over a Nathaniel filly, Nathalie, won a maiden juvenile starts, culminating in a thrilling progeny is Question Times (by and is currently in Meydan, having run earning a rating of 97, while Speed success in the Dewhurst Stakes. At stud, Shamardal). Listed placed fifth in the UAE 2,000 Guineas. The Machine (Naqoos) won a Deauville he has sired no fewer than 21 Group 1 as a juvenile, she won a second dam, St Elena, won three races maiden for Paul Cole. winners, including Casamento, Lope de The filly, who looks extremely well- Vega and Lumiere. bought, will run in the colours of Mr Villarricca is out of the Lammtarra Abdulla Al Mansoori. mare, Melikah, who herself was a Another interesting filly in the daughter of the legendary mare, Urban juvenile string is Paul and Clare Sea. She is a half-sister to Masterstroke, Rooney’s Camelot filly out of African Hidden Gold and Royal Line, and raced Plains . Yet another graduate of Book 2 in the colours of the late Sheikh of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Maktoum al Maktoum, winning twice as this striking February foal, with four a three-year-old. white socks, cost 70,000gns as a In the paddocks, Villarricca has yearling. produced three winners, including She is by Camelot, an outstanding son Khawlah (by Cape Cross), winner of the of Montjeu who, famously, just failed to UAE Oaks and, perhaps more land the Triple Crown in 2012, losing importantly, dam of the 2018 Derby out to Encke by three-quarters of a winner, Masar. The Camelot filly out of African Plains under Deirdre Johnston King Fan with Sharna Armstrong up 16 17.

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