SATURDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 Free Eagle EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU LETTER FROM AMERICA | STALLION NEWS | NZB SALE | INDUSTRY NEWS TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com DREAM CONCLUSION TO FEBRUARY SALE The Tattersalls February Sale, being held over two days for the first time, saw records across the board as it concluded yesterday evening. The robust trade continued from where it left off on Destined for Australia is yesterday’s sale highlight, Lot 387, Thursday with a remarkable 94% clearance rate sending turnover the three-year-old Dream Waltz (Oasis Dream), who sold past two million guineas for the second consecutive day. The to Broadhurst Agency for 105,000gns. © Tattersalls turnover for the sale of 5,710,200 guineas was more than double the previous February Sale record set last year, whilst the average Broadhurst Agency on behalf of Australian owner and breeder and median of 16,944 guineas and 8,000 guineas were both records Peter Maher, and he said: “Peter Maher raced her dam Valentine for the sale, up 56% and 60% on last year’s corresponding sale. Waltz. He loves the family and took the opportunity to buy back into Top honours on the day went to the Oasis Dream filly Dream Waltz, who was sold for 105,000gns. Interest came from every a family he knows well. She will be shipped to Australia and I expect angle of the ring, with Paul Messara of Arrowfield Stud standing will go to the breeding shed.” with Tom Pritchard-Gordon in the bidders’ area to the left of the Owned and bred by George Strawbridge, she ran twice for John rostrum, Barry Lynch of Lillingston Bloodstock bidding to the Gosden, whose Clarehaven Stables consigned her as Lot 387. She right of the exit doors and Tattersalls Director Jimmy George was is a half-sister to the Listed Oaks Trial scorer and multiple Gr.3- bidding on the telephone from the seats. The final nod went to placed Dyna Waltz (Dynaformer) and her dam Valentine Waltz George, who confirmed he was taking instructions from the won the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, while she was also placed CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: SATURDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld TATTERSALLS FEBRUARY SALE – DAY TWO Lot Sex Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (gns) 387 3f DREAM WALTZ (Oasis Dream) Clarehaven Stables Broadhurst Agency 105,000 382 4c VON BLUCHER (Zoffany) Clarehaven Stables John Dance/Salcey Forest Stud 95,000 444 3f MARWA (Exceed And Excel) Ed Dunlop Racing Ltd Rabbah Bloodstock 80,000 359 3f DANDYMAN PORT (Dandy Man) Eoghan J O’Neill Andy Cosias 75,000 377 3c GEORGE BOOLE (Art Connoisseur) Highfort Stables Kerr & Co p/s60,000 386 3c VANTAGE POINT (Galileo) Clarehaven Stables Richard Frisby Bloodstock 60,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS in the Gr.1 Coronation Stakes and Gr.1 1,000 Guineas. The further Menzies recently moved to a new yard and has been firing in family includes the Champions Last Tycoon and Immortal Verse. the winners since, the latest coming as Creighton signed the Shortly before, another offering from the Clarehaven draft also docket at Park Paddocks, as she saddled Halcyon Days at attacted plenty of interest as the high-class handicapper Von Catterick to win the novices’ chase at 2.15pm. Blucher (Lot 382) realised 95,000gns, on a bid from Daniel Creighton The well-bred Marwa (Exceed And Excel) had a change of of Salcey Forest Stud. He had seen off interest from Clive Cox and ownership, but will remain within the Rabbah Bloodstock Chris Kellett to secure the 99-rated four-year-old son of Zoffany and organisation. She was offered as Lot 444 by Ed Dunlop, who said: “He has been bought for John Dance and he is going to Rebecca trained her for Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah and she was knocked Menzies in the north as a dual purpose prospect. She is a good young down for 80,000gns to Jono Mills of Rabbah Bloodstock for Saeed trainer and deserves a good horse, so John is keen to support her.” Manana, who was standing with the agent and trainer James ...Possessing an impeccable pedigree,Ruler Of The World (€8,000) shaped into a top-class colt with a comprehensive victory in the 2013 Epsom Derby. A Galileo half-brother to five-time Group 1 winner and Classic sire Duke Of Marmalade from the family of champion US sire A.P. Indy, his first foals made up to€96,000 and he covered a sizeable book of 94 mares last season. RACING POST, Breeding On A Budget, 1st Feb. 2017 Won the Gr.1 Epsom Derby (on his third start), Gr.2 Prix Foy (from Flintshire), Gr.3 Chester Vase (by 6 lengths) etc. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh Tel: 353-52 6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy Tel: 353-25 31966. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: SATURDAY, 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 I view Dawn Approach as the best first-season sire prospect that I have encountered. As a European Andy Cosias, the successful purchaser of Lot 359, the Champion two-year-old with Dandy Man filly Dandyman Port. Set to join Des Donovan impeccable conformation, in Ireland, she was bought for 75,000gns. © Tattersalls a cast-iron Tate. The team had seen off agents Cathy Grassick and Federico constitution and Barbarini to get the three-year-old and Mills said: “She is a beautifully-bred filly by Exceed And Excel and potentially she will a great will to win, race on.” Bred by Litex Commerce, she was purchased here as a yearling for I believe he has what it takes. 250,000gns by John and Jake Warren. She is a half-sister to the Gr.2 He excites me greatly. Arkansas Derby winner and sire Sir Cherokee (Cherokee Run), the multiple Gr.2 winner and Gr.1 Go For Wand Handicap runner-up Jim Bolger Miss Isella (Silver Charm) and the dual Listed scorer Guam Typhoon (Distorted Humor), as well as the Gr.3-placed Lady Linda (Torrential; dam of the Gr.1 Preis der Diana winner Penelopa). I have half a dozen two-year-olds Bringing good French form to the table, Dandyman Port (Lot by Dawn Approach. They have 359) drew plenty of attention and will be heading to Ireland to join Tipperary-based trainer Des Donovan. Sitting in the seats to the left all impressed in everything they of the auctioneer with owner Andy Cosias, he went to 75,000gns to have done so far. Based secure the three-year-old daughter of Dandy Man. Consigned by her trainer Eoghan O’Neill, who purchased her as a yearling, she on what I’ve seen, if I had won well on debut at Dieppe last June and was placed on her last to have a bet I would back two starts, each time behind Listed horses. O’Neill said: “She made a Dawn Approach to be good price for the owners. I paid €17,000 for her as a yearling and she has won twenty thousand.” Donovan said: “She will go back to Ireland, where hopefully she will get soft ground, with a bit of luck.” leading Irish agent Bert Kerr, of Kerr and Co Ltd, was active during the day and picked up two of the choice lots, one inside the ring and one outside. He secured three-year-old George Boole (Art first-season Connoisseur) privately for 60,000gns from John Murphy’s Highfort Stables and he went to 48,000gns for Flower Of Love (Lot 277). sire. Hugo Palmer Consigned as Lot 377, the entire three-year-old George Boole broke his maiden at Dundalk over seven furlongs in December and has been runner-up over a mile at the same venue twice since, gaining a rating of 80, and Kerr confirmed that he will be campaigned in Stakes races in central Europe. 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