EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS SATURDAY, 28TH MARCH 2015 – TWENTY-TWO PAGES For more information • T: +44 (0)1638 666512 • F:+44 (0)1638 666516 • [email protected] • www.bloodstocknews.eu Yearling Sale. Later in the afternoon there are a further two Today’s Headlines juvenile races on the all-weather at Kempton Park (1.45 five-furlong fillies’ maiden) and Chelmsford (2.55pm five- RACING NEWS furlong maiden), which features the first representative of Gr.2 Railway Stakes winner Lilbourne Lad, the Noel Quinlan-trained Lil’s Joy. TURF SEASON RETURNS Doncaster is also staging the first Stakes races, with the Listed Doncaster Mile (2pm) headed by last year’s Lincoln AT DONCASTER runner-up Tullius (Le Vie Di Colori) and the Listed The Flat is back at Doncaster today as the British Turf Cammidge Trophy (2.35pm) over six furlongs, where the season kicks off on Town Moor with the first major race, the former Gr.1 Middle Park Stakes winner Astaire (Intense £100,000 Lincoln Heritage Handicap, attracting a maximum Focus) and last year’s third Jack Dexter (Orientor) head field of 22. Last year’s winner Ocean Tempest (Act One), the market. The feature on the Kempton Park card is the who went on to win two Listed contests at Ascot and Listed Magnolia Stakes (2.15pm) over a mile and a quarter, Windsor, has recently returned from Meydan and lines up where last year’s Gr.1 St Leger-second Romsdal (Halling) drawn ten, carrying 9-10, and the top weight is the dual is a clear favourite. Cambridgeshire and recent Balmoral Handicap winner The Newmarket Craven Meeting on 15th-16th April will Bronze Angel (Dark Angel) on 9-11. The progressive host the first of the Group races in Britain, the Gr.3 Nell William Haggas-trained four-year-old Manage All Gwyn Stakes and Gr.3 Craven Stakes, and racing will (Zamindar) leads the market from draw seven and he will return to HQ on the 2nd-3rd May for the first of the Gr.1s, be partnered by Graham Lee for the first time, carrying 8-11. for which the Galileo pair Gleneagles and Found are The first of this year’s two-year-olds will be seen in the current favourites for the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas. opener and nine go to post in the five-furlong Brocklesby Conditions Stakes at 1.25pm. They include Rupert Boy for Scott Dixon, who is by first season sire Frozen Power, and Just That Lord (Avonbridge) for Bill Turner, who has won this race four times in the last nine runnings. There is FIRST SEASON SIRE FOCUS one filly in the field, who gains a five pound allowance, and that is the James Given-trained Silk Bow (Elusive City), FROZEN POWER who was purchased for £31,000 at the DBS Premier Our 2015 series continues with Ballyhane Stud’s German Classic winner Frozen Power, who has his first runner in this afternoon’s Brocklesbury Stakes. Please see page 11 CLICK HERE and 21-22. A selection of other First Season Sires will be featured over the coming weeks. 1 EBN Saturday, 28th March 2015 RACING PREVIEW Racing Preview POWER AND AMBER MEET IN AL QUOZ SPRINT The Gr.1 Al Quoz Sprint, run over 1000m of the turf course, UAE has been won by southern hemisphere-breds since it was elevated to Group status in 2009, including twelve months A FEAST OF TALENT ago when won by Amber Sky (Exceed And Excel), who FOR WORLD CUP DAY has been beaten in his three subsequent starts. However, trainer Ricky Yiu remains optimistic; “Everything has gone Following the $1m Dubai Kahayla Classic for Arabians, well and we are happy with him. We know he likes it here today’s thoroughbred action on Meydan’s big day of the and expect a big run. He is in the same sort of form as last year starts with the Gr.2 Godolphin Mile on the dirt course. year when won the race. He has been drawn nicely in gate South Africa achieved a 1–2 last season with Variety Club 10 and it will be the same tactics as last year – on the and Soft Falling Rain (the 2013 winner), both now retired speed and keep kicking.” to stud, and their two this season, both from the Mike de Today’s southern hemisphere trio are completed by the Kock yard, are the seven-year-old Pylon (Fort Wood) and Australian-bred Hong Kong Listed winner Bundle Of Joy the former US-trained Prayer For Relief (Jump Start), a (Magic Albert) and the South African mare Via Africa dual Gr.2 winner back in 2011. The short-priced favourite, (Var), a triple Gr.1 winner in that country and unplaced however, is Tamarkuz (Speightstown), a dual Gr.3 winner (though only beaten just over two lengths) in the Gr.3 over course and distance this spring. Meydan Sprint three weeks ago. There are 15 declared for the inaugural Gr.2 Dubai Gold Edward Lynam’s quadruple Gr.1 winner Sole Power Cup over 3200m of the turf course, headed in the market (Kyllachy) will be having his fifth try at winning this race, Brown Panther Shirocco by the ever-popular ( ). Now having finished 14th, 2nd, 4th and 7th from 2011 to 2014. seven, the entire has not been seen since beating only one Rae Guest’s Mirza (Oasis Dream) is a dual Gr.3 winner home in the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf (though he was less over this trip and was a close fifth in the Gr.1 Prix de than six lengths behind the winner) and had previously got l’Abbaye on his most recent outing. That day he was five his long overdue Gr.1 victory in the Irish St Leger. His rivals places and less than a length in front of William Muir’s include last year’s Gr.1 St Leger fifth Marzocco (Kitten’s Stepper Point (Kyllachy), also a Gr.3 winner, while the Ian Joy), last month’s Gr.3 course winner Almoonqith Williams-trained Sir Maximilian (Royal Applause) beat (Dynaformer), October’s Gr.1 Prix du Cadran runner-up last year’s runner-up Ahtoug (Byron) by a short-head in Bathyrhon (Monsun) and the Qatar star Dubday the Gr.3 Meydan Sprint on 7th March. Only a head further (Dubawi), who recently won his second Listed HH The back was the David Simcock-trained Caspar Netscher Emir’s Trophy, the country’s most valuable race. (Dutch Art), a Gr.2 winner in Canada last season after The Gr.2 UAE Derby follows, and the ten runners include returning from an abbreviated stallion career. The ex-Irish the Gr.3 UAE 2,000 Guineas first and second, Maftool Peniaphobia (Dandy Man) is now trained in Hong Kong, (Hard Spun) and Mubtaahij (Dubawi), who finished where he has won this season’s Gr.2 Jockey Club Sprint streets clear of their rivals that day. One interesting rival is and Listed Sprint Cup, and was only beaten a neck in the Uruguyan-bred Sir Fever (Texas Fever), an unbeaten December’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint. Trainer Tony Cruz is two-year-old and Triple Crown winner in his native country, happy with his charge and recently said, “His final canter who ran a promising second behind Mubtaahij on his was good. He got a lead off Amber Sky because he’s debut for Godolphin in the Listed Al Bastakiya three weeks better when he has a lead. He’s spot on; we’re very happy ago. Brian Meehan will saddle Faithful Creek with him.” (Bushranger), who was Gr.3-placed in Ireland and fifth in the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, while Japan has two BAFFERT’S CIRCLE AIMS FOR fancied contenders in Listed winners Golden Barows (Tapit) and Dear Domus (Jungle Pocket). GOLDEN SHAHEEN The dirt sprinters will get their chance next in the Gr.1 Dubai Golden Shaheen, over a slightly longer trip of [email protected] 1200m. The USA have a couple of strong contenders, headed by the Bob Baffert-trained Secret Circle TOP SIRES RANKED BY THEIR 2014 MARES’ AVERAGE TIMEFORM RATINGS Mares’ AvTFR 2015 fee Cheveley Park Stud Dubawi 106.5 £125,000 INTELLO Tel: (01638) 730316 • [email protected] Frankel 106.4 £125,000 Bay, 2010, 16.1hh, by Galileo ex Impressionnante (Danehill) www.cheveleypark.co.uk Dansili 106.0 £100,000 Galileo 106.0 Private His fi rst book in 2014 included His second book in 2015 includes New Approach 104.9 £80,000 22 Group winners (8 Gr.1); 5 Gr.1 winners, including Champion GOLDIKOVA, Exceed And Excel 98.6 w40,000 17 dams of Group winners (5 Gr.1) and Classic winner WINCE, Champion 2yo Filly HOORAY, Oasis Dream 98.6 £75,000 INTELLO 98.0 £25,000 55 half/full sisters to Group winners (24 Gr.1) plus the dam of leading Classic prospect ELM PARK. Invincible Spirit 97.4 w100,000 Shamardal 95.3 w70,000 FIRST CROP FOALS ARE ALREADY GETTING RAVE REVIEWS Source: Dr Statz, Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder, March 2015. Fees added. 3 ECLIPSE AWARD WINNING CHAMPION TURF HORSE IN THE USA LEROIDESANIMAUXLEROIDESANIMAUX by CANDY STRIPES ex DISSEMBLE (by Ahonoora) FIRST EUROPEAN FOALS IN 2015 © Newsells Park Stud Park © Newsells Filly ex MIDNIGHT ANGEL, a dual winner Colt ex GRANULE, a full sister to Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 placed daughter of ACATENANGO. CARAVAN ROLLS ON. Bred by Newsells Park Stud. Bred by Lanwades Stud.