FRIDAY, 2 OCTOBER 2020 NO LOVE IN RAIN-HIT ARC OASIS DREAM FILLY TOPS With France blighted by persistent rain and more in the CHALLENGING ORBY SALE forecast, there will be no Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in Sunday=s i3,000,000 G1 Qatar Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe as the withdrawal of the G1 1000 Guineas, G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine left 14 to attempt to mount a challenge to Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). As well as being graced with that news, Juddmonte=s superstar mare also drew a favourable berth in five as she looms ever closer to her historic bid for a third renewal of the ParisLongchamp feature. Her stablemate Stradivarius (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) fared far worse from the draw and Bjorn Nielsen=s champion stayer will exit from stall 14 with only the supplemented Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) positioned wider. Ballydoyle=s streamlined force also includes the likely pace-setter Sovereign (Ire) in 10, Japan (GB) in 11 and Mogul (GB) in three, with Ryan Moore now switching to the latter of the remaining Galileos. Jean-Claude Rouget=s duo Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Raabihah (Sea the Stars {Ire}) will break from four and two respectively. Cont. p7 Lot 343, the sale-topping Oasis Dream filly | Goffs By Emma Berry DONCASTER, UKCThe weather brightened for the final session of the Goffs Orby Sale but it has to be said that the vibe did not. True, the clearance rate remained at a respectable level, with those vendors who decided to sell continuing to be realistic in their reserves. But there was a high number of withdrawals across the two days, with an extra bunch coming on Thursday morning as Wednesday=s results were digested. This, together with a dearth of international participation compared to normal, and minimal activity from the regular major buyers, led to results that are disappointing set against recent good years, though understandable perhaps in this grim year. Everything about 2020 is out of the ordinary, and for Goffs, moving Ireland=s flagship yearling sale to Britain was described by Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby as Aa monumental Love has been scratched from the Arc and will instead target the Breeders= Cup | Scoop Dyga decision and one that we did not take lightly.@ He added, AI do not think anyone approached the sale expecting anything other than it to be tough but we salute our IN TDN AMERICA TODAY vendors for the way they adapted and read the market as RISING STARS FACE OFF IN ALCIBIADES evidenced by the 80% clearance rate which, whilst not up to A trio of ‘TDN Rising Stars’ will square off in Friday’s GI Darley recent years, demonstrates that vendors were pragmatic in their Alcibiades S. at Keeneland. Click or tap here to go straight to approach and worked with us to deliver the best results in the TDN America. circumstances.@ Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 16 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2020 Oasis Dream Filly Tops Challenging Orby Sale cont. from p1 prospect for the Shadwell operation. AThat said, we absolutely recognise that the returns of the last ASheikh Hamdan said to concentrate on finding some fillies. two days have been hard on many vendors and we share their We had a go on the Green Room filly yesterday, but I loved this pain as we have always prided ourselves on delivering the best filly. She is out of a Shamardal mare who had plenty of ability prices for the lots we offer,@ Beeby continued. AHowever, we are and she is from a tough-running family,@ said Gold. all aware of the havoc being wreaked on all walks of life by The Shadwell team has not been as active in the 2020 yearling Covid-19 and the impact on the global economy so it is market as it has been in recent years, but Sheikh Hamdan has understandable that there are less orders around for racehorses been a notable supporter of the Orby Sale in particular and it from buying entities, big and small. Those challenges are, of brings a degree of reassurance to see him engage in the pursuit course, exacerbated by the ongoing issues around prize-money of some select fillies. The page for this particular yearling is that we read about on a daily basis, whilst there are several chock-a-block with bold black type. significant players from recent editions of the Orby Sale that are Princess De Lune won her Newbury maiden with ease for not present for one reason or another.@ Roger Charlton before suffering a setback which saw her never reclaim that early promising form in three subsequent starts. Her full-siblings are the dual Australian Group 2 winner and promising young Swettenham Stud stallion Puissance De Lune (Ire) and the listed winner and Group 2-placed Queen Power (Ire). Then there is her three-parts brother Zabeel Prince (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), who won the G1 Prix d=Ispahan, and her half-sister Serena=s Storm (Ire) (Statue Of Liberty) is the dam of dual Group 1 winner Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}). AShe=s a stunning filly and I hope she will be good for Shadwell,@ said Roundhill Stud owner Bobby Donworth. AWe did a lot of head-scratching about which sale to put her in but we felt we should support Goffs and this has worked out well. We also have a half-sister to Rizeena and the brother to Zabeel Prince selling next week in Newmarket so it made sense to split them up. Her dam had a huge amount of ability and she should Angus Gold and Bobby Donworth after the transaction prove to be a good broodmare.@ Donworth added that Princess of the sale-topping filly | Emma Berry De Lune lost her foal by Kingman (GB) this year but is now back in foal to Night Of Thunder (Ire). As indicated, figures contracted significantly. Having converted the previous year=s returns to sterling, turnover was down by 44% at ,21,142,000. The average of ,67,981 was down by 35% and the median dropped by 18% to ,47,000. Of the 474 yearlings catalogued, 389 were offered for sale and 311 of those were sold. The clearance rate for the final day was slightly lower than the sale overall, at 77% from 143 sold, bringing a second-day tally of ,9,528,000, average of ,66,629 and median GOFFS ORBY YEARLING SALE of ,45,000. CUMULATIVE 2020 2019* Roundhill=s Gem $ Catalogued 474 472 $ Number Offered 389 428 Roundhill Stud brought just one yearling to the Goffs Orby Sale $ Number Sold 311 363 and the filly from the farm=s signature family duly ended up as $ Not Sold 78 65 the market leader, selling to Angus Gold on behalf of Shadwell $ Clearance Rate 80% 85% $ No. $500K+ 0 8 , for a sale-topping 450,000. $ High Price ,450,000 i3,000,000 David Redvers had signalled his interest early for the Oasis $ Gross ,21,142,000 ,38,089,775 Dream (GB) filly (lot 343) but Gold joined in the bidding from $ Average (% change) ,67,981 (-35%) ,104,930 outside the ring and was intent on signing up the first foal of $ Median (% change) ,47,000 (-18%) ,57,500 Princess De Lune (Ire) (Shamardal) as a future broodmare *Converted from Euro to Sterling using rate on day of sale TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 16 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2020 Channel=s Sister To Haggas On a morning with a number of late withdrawals, an early highlight was provided by lot 253, a Sea The Stars (Ire) half-sister to G1 Prix de Diane winner Channel (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) who sold to the Tsui family=s Sunderland Holdings for ,360,000. John Clarke conducted the bidding for the filly bred by Pat Senior Vice President O=Kelly=s Kilcarn Stud and said afterwards, AMrs Tsui absolutely Gary King loved the pedigree and though she hasn=t seen the filly herself Twitter: @garykingTDN she was very keen to buy her.@ [email protected] The filly=s dam Love Magic (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is a daughter of + 1.732.320.0975 the G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Magical Romance (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and thus a half-sister to a decent performer by Sea The International Editor Stars in Australia in the exported Werribee Cup winner Tall Ship Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN (Ire). [email protected] The family also includes Magical Romance=s half-sister, the champion 3-year-old Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), who European Editor landed the Oaks, Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks for Aidan Emma Berry O=Brien. Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editors Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary John Clarke signs for lot 253, a Sea The Stars [email protected] half-sister to Channel | Goffs Clarke added that the filly will join William Haggas in Irish Correspondent Newmarket next year. Her dam has a filly foal by Saxon Warrior Daithi Harvey (Jpn) and is now in foal to Frankel (GB). Regular Columnists Channel, who was her dam=s second foal, transpired to be one Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake of the real bargains of the 2017 Orby Sale, where she was Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele bought privately by Ghislain Bozo of Meridian International for just i18,000 before being resold at the Arqana Breeze-Up for i70,000.