Quarterly Newsletter July 2009 derrinstownderrinstown digestdigest ALHAARTH BAHRI ELNADIM INTIKHAB HAATEF MARJU TAMAYUZ GHANAATI shines in G1 Coronation completing Royal Ascot four timer for Shadwell When the Barry Hills trained homebred, GHANAATI sprang a 20/1 surprise win in the 1000 Guineas at Newmar- ket in May, we knew we had something special. She was making her 2009 seasonal and turf debut in the Classic and won in very fine style. She defeated red hot favourite RAINBOW VIEW into fifth place. She was always prominent and drew away in the final furlong to win the fillies mile by a length and a half. Her rivals, dual Group 3 winner CUIS GHAIRE took second spot from Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes winner SUPER SLEUTH. GHANAATI proved this win was no fluke when she lined up as favourite for a very hot contest in the G1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. She took on a host of supreme fillies including French Guineas winner ELUSIVE WAVE, Irish Guineas first and second AGAIN and LAHALEEB, Derrinstown 1000 Guineas Trial winner BALIYANA to name a few. She showed her sheer class and determination as she ran out the clear winner of her second G1 contest to beat the smart French trained filly REGGANE by two lengths, with RAINBOW VIEW staying on for third spot. She put in such a scintillation display of speed that she managed to beat the track record for a mile! GHANAATI is the seventh foal of SARAYIR, who also has a yearling filly by Forestry and has a filly foal by Hard Spun. She is safely in foal to Medaglia D’Oro, sire of the super star race filly Rachel Alexandra. SARAYIR is a dual Listed winner herself and by Mr. Prospector out of the fantastic HEIGHT OF FASHION. This family is steeped in Champions such as NASHWAN, UNFUWAIN, NAYEF, ALWASMI, MUKDDAAM etc. HABAAYIB GHANAATI OUQBA The 2009 Ascot Festival proved a very successful one for Shadwell racing overall, with four winners in total at the Royal meeting. OUQBA kicked off on the first day of Royal Ascot when he took the G3 Jersey Stakes a race won for the second year in a row by Shadwell Racing. OUQBA redeemed himself here after a disappointing run in the 2000 Guineas and defeated the useful DEPOSER by half a length. OUQBA may now be aimed at Goodwood for the Sussex Stakes along with GHANAATI. continued on page 3 HEAVEN for MARJU with VIVA PATACA VIVA PATACA put himself firmly back into the limelight when winning the G1 Citi Champions & Chater Cup, the final leg of the Citi Hong Kong Triple Crown, for the third time at Sha Tin Racecourse at the end of May. This makes this outstanding son of MARJU successful in no less than SEVEN GROUP 1 events to date with earnings in excess of €7 million and is only just short of equalling the highest earnings record of €7.5 million in Hong Kong. He battled bravely after encountering traffic problems at the top of the straight and was forced in toward the rail by rival Thumbs Up but still went on to score by a neck. MARJU’s son won this race in 2006 and 2007 and was beaten by half a length in last years renewal. He had already won the second leg of the triple crown in February, and earned his owner Stanley Ho Hung Sun an additional €200,000 bonus for securing the second leg of the series on Sunday. A delighted trainer John Moore stated after the race “The fact that he keeps winning these big races has to be recognized”. The plan with Viva Pataca now is to take him to Australia for the Cox Plate in October. Stakes performers by MARJU in 2009 include ENROLLER who won the G3 Dubai Tennis Championship Stakes at Newbury while REMARQUE won the Premio Le Moss in Rome in April and continued on from that success by winning the G3 Premio Tudini also at the same track in May. SPIRIT OF SPORT, another son of MARJU, won the Listed Premio Botticelli and also rep- resenting MARJU is ASSET, he won the Listed Totesport.com Leicestershire Stakes. Meanwhile CHINCHON was second in the G2 Grand Prix De Chantilly. Group 1 Audemars Piguet QEII 2007 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup 2008 Group 1 Citi Champions & Chater Cup 2009 VIVA PATACA ALSO CROWNED HORSE OF THE YEAR AT HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CHAMPION AWARDS 2008/9 Marju’s VIVA PATACA was finally crowned the Hong Kong Jockey Club Horse of the Year Award for the 2008/9 season, a prize he so richly deserved. As stated above, he has now won seven Group 1 races and amassed €7 million in prize money. He was denied this honour two years ago despite beating his rival, Vengeance Of Rain on two occasions. VIVA PATACA also collected the Champion Middle-Distance and Champion Stayer Awards. He has now won the Champion Middle-Distance Award on three occasions and the Champion Stayer Award on two occasions, an outstanding achievement by any means. His owner Stanley Ho was there to receive the awards. VIVA PATACA’s half sister OPERA COMICA has a colt foal by Marju and was scanned successfully in foal to Marju in April of this year. GLORIOUS SUNSHINE….FANTASTIC RACING….GREAT VENUE…. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR !!! Although the attendance figures were down on previous years, the Gods were cer- tainly looking down on us at Leopardstown on Sunday 10th May as we again basked in the glorious sunshine for a great days racing. VIVA PATACA Derrinstown were yet again proud to be sponsoring at Leopardstown on this fine day in May where we saw odds on favourite FAME AND GLORY annihilate the field in the G2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes. This son of Montjeu set- tled in mid field, where he later moved through the field in the straight to take charge from the leader, Fergus McIver at the furlong pole. He quickened on clear of second placed MOURAYAN (Alhaarth) to win by five lengths while FERGUS MCIVER held on for third. FAME AND GLORY subsequently went FAME AND GLORY off as favourite for the English Derby and finished second to English 2000 Guineas heroine, Sea The Stars, who became the first horse since Shadwell’s NASHWAN in 1989 to complete the Guineas/Derby/Eclipse treble. FAME AND GLORY then went on to be successful in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby when beating sta- blemate Golden Sword by five lengths with Alhaarth’s MOURAYAN taking third spot. In the fillies contest, the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial, it was owner/ breeder HH the Aga Khan who took the honours with the John Oxx trained BALIYANA. This winning daughter of Dalakhani made all and quickened into a decisive lead with a furlong to go. She won by an easy two and a half lengths with AARONESS taking the runner up spot with FIREY RED taking third position. BALIYANA Continued from front page…. APPRENTICE SERIES HOTTING UP! AQLAAM, G3 Jersey Stakes winner in 2008, ran well to finish third in the G1 Queen Anne Stakes behind PACO BOY. Shadwell’s second winner of the fes- tival came on the Thursday when FAREER broke through a tiring pack to take This popular contest is now just under the half the valuable Britannia Stakes Heritage Handicap by a head. The first of way stage and Ireland’s young apprentices are Shadwell’s two winners on the Friday came in the opener on the card, the G3 busy fighting it out on the track.. Shane Foley Albany Stakes. With all eyes on the American raider AEGEAN from the has now overtaken Alan Doyle in the Wesley Ward stable (already after having two winners at Royal Ascot) and im- Derrinstown Apprentice Series and is now pressive G3 Coolmore Stakes scorer, LILLIE LANGTRY, HABAAYIB was leading with four winners. With 24 races left to travelling best at the two furlong pole and the American filly faded fast. LILLIE run, the title could still go to any of the young LANGTRY made a gallant effort to catch her but it was obvious HABAAYIB apprentices, so watch this space as they battle had plenty more in the tank. Her trainer Ed Dunlop was very impressed with it out to see who wins the 2009 title. her. She recently finished second in the G2 Cherry Hinton Stakes at Newmar- ket’s July Cup Meeting. Apprentices WINS 2nd 3rd 1. S. Foley 4 1 ALHAARTH’s daughter ALSHAHBAA is one to watch, after winning her 2. A.D. Doyle 2 maiden at the Curragh in May. She led over a furlong out and was ridden clear 3. G.F. Carroll 1 2 to win by an impressive four lengths. Her trainer Kevin Prendergast obviously 4. B.A.Curtis 1 1 thinks highly of her as she holds entries in the G2 Debutante Stakes at Leop- ardstown and the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh in August. Also homebred AWZAAN Trainers Points flew home at Newmarket’s July meeting taking the 1. T. Collins 10 EBF Conditions Stakes over 6f by a very impres- 2. E. Griffin 10 sive five lengths. Winning trainer Mark Johnston 3. P. Flynn 7 was delighted with this winning performance and 4. M. Torrens/T Hogan 6 obviously holds him in high regard as he stated that AWZAAN could go for the G2 Vintage Stakes at Scoring: 1st-5pts; 2nd-3pts; 3rd-2pts; 4th-1pt (as at 10.07.09) Alshahbaa Goodwood later in the month.