THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020 PINHOOKERS= PARADISE AS BIZAKOV TO UNITE STUDS UNDER SUMBE BANNER FOAL SEASON BEGINS Nurlan Bizakov will unite his British and French studs, Hesmonds Stud and Montfort et Preaux, under the same name: Sumbe, for his birthplace in Kazakhstan. Bizakov said, ATo understand this decision, you have to go back in time. I was born in Kazakhstan in the city of Sumbe. Nestling at the foot of the country's highest mountain, it's a region famed for its agricultural produce and the quality of its horse breeding. I think that these 'country' roots--embedded in an environment where the horse was very present--naturally influenced my decision to breed racehorses. AAt Hesmonds Stud, I was initially able to rely on a very high-class team. Over a period of around 20 years, and under the stewardship of stud manager Tony Fry, it became one of the most modern studs in Britain. Further down the line, but in Normandy, I had the opportunity to acquire Montfort et Preaux: a stud farm run by another man of repute, Mathieu Alex. There Selwood Bloodstock=s session-topping Iffraaj colt is a very good rapport between my British and French teams and Laura Green/Tattersalls they work together.@ Cont. p6 By Emma Berry NEWMARKET, UKCThe popularity of first-season sires is no new phenomenon but it is a feature of the market which apparently gains more and more traction, and three freshmen were responsible for four of the top 10 lots as pinhookers wasted no time in assembling their prospective yearling drafts for next season. The first session traditionally represents a quieter start to the four-day auction, which builds towards the better pedigrees on Friday. With shorter sessions throughout the sale this year, there were 135 foals sold on Wednesday, compared to 168 on the same day last year, meaning that the aggregate of 1,585,100gns, which was down by just 7%, actually represented an improved performance from 2019. Indeed, both the average and median were up, by 16% and 60% respectively, at Golden Horde | Sumbe 11,741gns and 8,000gns, while the clearance rate of 67% was just one point lower. Selwood Out In Front IN TDN AMERICA TODAY The established names of Iffraaj (GB) and Oasis Dream (GB) led the session when consecutive colts from James Read=s Selwood GLOBAL CAMPAIGN RETIRED Bloodstock sold for 57,000gns and 50,000gns, respectively. Grade I winner Global Campaign (Curlin) has been retired to Cont. p2 WinStar Farm. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 14 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 NOVEMBER 2020 "He is a good-looking horse out of a Shamardal mare and by a top stallion,@ said Doyle, who added that the colt would likely return to neat year=s October Sale. The next lot into the ring (lot 443) was prepared by Read for his breeder Lady Hardy and is a half-brother to treble winner Stylianekkos (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}). By Oasis Dream, he was the TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE selection of Flash Conroy of Glenvale Stud at 50,000gns. With three foals sold for an average of 39,000gns, Selwood SESSION TOTALS 2020 2019 $ Catalogued 228 286 Bloodstock was the leading consignor on day one. Cont. p3 $ Number Offered 201 246 $ Number Sold 135 168 $ Not Sold 66 78 $ Clearance Rate 67% 68% $ High Price 57,000gns gns $ Gross 1,585,100gns 1,695,300gns $ Average (% change) 11,741gns (+16%) 10,091gns $ Median (% change) 8,000gns (+60%) 5,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale Cont. from p1 Anita Wigan bred this year=s G2 Coventry S. winner Nando Parrado (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) and is also responsible for the Iffraaj colt (lot 442), a son of the dual-winning Shamardal mare Soryah (Ire) whom she bought from the Godolphin draft at last year=s December Sale for 18,000gns. The session-topper was bought by Ross Doyle on behalf of the Morrin family=s Pier House Stud. Ross Doyle | Tattersalls TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 NOVEMBER 2020 Tattersalls December Foal Sale Cont. to Trans Island (GB) (Selkirk) and to fellow group winner Welsh Diva (GB) (Selkirk). Iffraaj was also on the list of another accomplished pinhooker, Paul McCartan, who bought the most expensive filly of the National Treasure session, his daughter out of the No fewer than 24 stallions are unraced Royal Applause (GB) represented by members of their mare Posh Claret (GB). first crops at Tattersalls this week Among McCartan=s recent foal and it was the National Stud=s G2 purchases is the aforementioned Coventry S. winner Rajasinghe Nando Parrado, and the (Ire) who led the way during the Ballyphilip Stud owner went to opening session. 40,000gns for lot 402, whose A colt bred in Devon by Richard half-sister, a yearling filly by Ardad Tucker and offered through the (Ire), is heading into training with National Stud was the pick of Archie Watson. Jimmy Murphy of Redpender AI haven=t had many foals by Stud, whose final bid brought the [Iffraaj], but I have a mare by him hammer down at 46,000gns. and she is the dam of Imperial Lot 453 is out of the winning Force, who was third in the Larry Stratton pre-COVID | Tattersalls Verglas (Ire) mare Louya (Ire), Norfolk S. He is a good sire and he who was bought by Tucker for i7,000 at Arqana and hails from gets a good filly,@ said McCartan, who is also the breeder of the family of G2 Royal Lodge S winner Mons (GB) (Deploy {GB}). Harry Angel (Ire), whose first foals are selling this week. Rajasinghe=s first foal through the ring had been one of the Bred by the late Kevin Mercer of Usk Valley Stud, Posh Claret is early leaders of the day when knocked down to agent Larry a daughter of Welsh Anthem (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}), a half-sister Stratton at 37,000gns. Cont. p4 FIRST FOALS SELLING NOW RAJASINGHE ON FIRE FIRST FOALS AVERAGED 30,666GNS ON DAY 1 OVER 10 TIMES HIS 2021 SERVICE FEE LOT 256 (PICTURED) – A COLT EX LUCIA DE MEDICI (MEDICEAN) LOT 453 – A COLT EX LOUYA (VERGLAS) Purchased for 37,000gns by Larry Stratton Purchased for 46,000gns by Redpender Stud Consigned by Whitwell Bloodstock and bred by Alice Walton Consigned by The National Stud FEE: £3,000 1ST OCT SLF NOMINATION ENQUIRIES TIM LANE 07738 496141 JOE CALLAN 07872 058295 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 NOVEMBER 2020 Tattersalls December Foal Sale Cont. Expert View Juddmonte=s GI Breeders= Cup Mile winner Expert Eye (GB) Sold by Whitwell Bloodstock on behalf of breeder Alice was also among the leading freshmen when a half-brother to Walton, lot 256 is out of the unraced Lucia De Medici (GB) GIII Bewitch S. Winner Cay Dancer (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) (Medicean {GB}), herself a was bought by Michael daughter of the Listed Fitzpatrick in the name of JC Middleton S. Winner Jalousie Bloodstock for 41,000gns. (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}). Consigned by Charlie Wyatt=s ARajasinghe is a horse I have Dukes Stud and bred in always followed since he won partnership by Wyatt with the Coventry S. because I bred Simon Sweeting of Overbury the runner-up, Headway (GB), in Stallions, lot 369 is a son of the a partnership,@ said Stratton. George Strawbridge-bred White ARajasinghe's sire Choisir (Aus) is Cay (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}), a good influence. This is a nice whose three winning offspring colt who has been bought for a include Listed Grand Prix de partnership and is for resale.@ Fontainebleau victrix Dynamic Rajasinghe stood his first two (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}). seasons at ,5,000 and has had Fitzpatrick, an accomplished his fee cut to ,3,000 for 2021. Michael Fitzpatrick before the pandemic | Tattersalls pinhooker through his He has six foals for sale this Kilminfoyle House Stud, said, week, with the first three sold having returned an average of AThis is a quality, attractive foal. He is from a good breeder, and 30,667gns, making him the leading first-season sire at the sale is one of the few today who is a half-brother to two stakes after the first day. horses.@ Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 14 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 NOVEMBER 2020 Tattersalls December Foal Sale Cont. Fitzpatrick added, AHe has a nice back pedigree, too, and will be back for resale.@ White Cay=s half-sister is the G1 Coronation S winner Balisada (GB) (Kris), while the further family also includes Inchinor (GB), GI EP Taylor S winner Miss Keller (Ire), and the St Leger winner Harbour Law (GB). Dukes Stud often has a stand-out foal or two during the Saturday session, but Wyatt explained that in this unusual year it was Atime to mix it up a little bit@. He said, ASaturday has always been good to me but I felt it was the year for a change. [The colt] has been a lovely foal throughout. I think he is good representative for the sire, I have seen a few of them, they look nice sorts.@ A Sixties Hit Standing for just ,1,000 in 2021 on pay-up-front terms, Sixties Icon (GB) has to be one of the best-value stallions in Britain and his sole representative in the foal sale, a colt out of the G1 Moyglare Stud S runner-up Silca Chiave (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), hit the first-day leader-board when selling for 42,000gns. Offered by Norman Court Stud, which is co-owned by Mick Channon and is also home to Sixties Icon, the colt (lot 472) is a half-brother to the listed-placed Strictly Silca (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and was bought by John Troy.