WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2020 ALL EYES ON KEENELAND NOVEMBER EBN MON. 9 - WED. 18 EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES ARQANA EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com ADLERFLUG COLT TOPS DAY TWO AT ARQANA After the highs of Monday’s opening session, trade took the Darley’s Territories was represented by his second Stakes expected step down at the October Yearling Sale at Arqana winner in three days as Rougir landed the Gr.3 Prix des yesterday, when the second session still saw a healthy clearance Reservoirs at Deauville yesterday. See page 10. rate of 83 per cent. © Steve Cargill Early on in the session a son of Adlerflug with an eye-catching page was knocked down to Federico Barberini for €85,000. The April-born colt was offered by his breeder Haras de Bourgeauville IN TODAY’S ISSUE... as Lot 248 and is a half-brother to the Listed Brown Panther Stakes winner Alveena (Medicean), out of Aliyfa, who was a hat- Goffs & Tattersalls Ireland re-arrange sales dates p8 trick scorer for John Oxx and the Aga Khan, culminating in the Racing round-up p16 Listed Oyster Stakes. The mare, a Spinning World half-sister to the Gr.1 Irish St Leger victor Alandi (Galileo), was purchased from Steve Cargill’s Racing Week p26 the Aga Khan draft at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale for Pinhooking tables p27 €125,000 in 2017. RUNNER DON’T BE A NON Register your 2020 filly foals by 31st October 2020. No late entries. greatbritishbonus.co.uk CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2020 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld ARQANA OCTOBER YEARLING SALE – DAY TWO Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 248 c ADLERFLUG – Aliyfa Haras de Bourgeauville Federico Barberini 85,000 287 f AUTHORIZED – Blue Picture La Motteraye Consignment Margaret O’Toole 75,000 333 f MEHMAS – Epatha The Channel Consignment Al Shaqab Racing 75,000 307 c MORANDI – Circus Bee Haras des Capucines Meridian International 72,000 336 c ATTENDU – Exotic Beauty Fairway Consignment MAB Agency 72,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS Authorized may have departed French shores to stand in page, this is the family of the Gr.1 Sydney Cup victor Mourayan Turkey, but the Gr.1 Derby victor has made headlines on the track (Alhaarth), also placed in the Gr.1 Irish Derby, as well as the Gr.2 once again this year as the sire of the Gr.1 Irish Derby victor Lancashire Oaks heroine Endless Time (Sea The Stars). Santiago. A member of his latest crop of yearlings caught the eye Also in demand was Lot 307, a colt by the first season sire in the sales ring yesterday when Mags O’Toole signed for a filly Morandi, who was knocked down to Ghislain Bozo’s Meridian from the La Motteraye Consignment at €75,000. International for €72,000. That was a significant mark-up on the Consigned as Lot 287, the filly is a half-sister to the winner Bleu €23,000 he cost as a foal in the same ring last year and is by far the Marine (Dark Angel), out of a Peintre Celebre daughter of the highest price achieved by a foal out of his dam, the unraced 2002 Gr.1 Prix de Diane heroine Bright Sky (Wolfhound), who Circus Bee (Cape Cross), herself a daughter of the Gr.2 (then) Prix also annexed the Gr.1 Prix de l’Opéra in the Wildenstein colours. de Royallieu. His sire, who stands at Haras du Mont Goubert, That mare is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Prix de Flore and Gr.3 Prix de where he commanded an advertised fee of €3,000 this year, has Psyché winner Board Meeting (Anabaa), who just failed to sired three winners of six races to date from only 12 runners. emulate her older half-sister when runner-up in the 2009 Prix de Marc-Antoine Berghgracht’s MAB Agency later matched that l’Opéra and went on to produce the Listed winner and Gr.3- price when securing a colt by Haras du Quesnay’s first crop sire placed Big Blue (Galileo). Attendu, from the draft of Charles Brière’s Fairway Consignment, Later in the session, that price tag was matched by Lot 333, a for €72,000. Lot 336 is a half-brother to a trio of winners, out of filly by the all-conquering first season sire Mehmas, who was Exotic Beauty (Barathea), who scored twice at two when trained snapped up by Al Shaqab Racing at €75,000. by Mick Channon, including the valuable Hornblower Conditions A €20,000 pinhook at Arqana last December, the filly was Stakes, and just missed out of black type when fourth in the 2009 offered by The Channel Consignment and is a half-sister to four Listed Ripon Two-Year-Old Trophy. She is a half-sister to the Listed winners, out of the Listed Prix Occitanie winner Epatha (Highest Marygate Stakes winner Janina (Namid), who bettered her own Honor), a half-sister to Skins Game (Diktat), who topped his record this year when her daughter Campanelle (Kodiac) gave career when triumphing in the Gr.3 Prix Edmond Blanc for Jean- the page a major boost by triumphing in both the Gr.1 Prix Morny Claude Rouget and the Marquesa de Moratella. Further down the and Gr.2 Queen Mary Stakes. Don’t miss his first yearlings THE GREY GATSBY selling at Arqana this week! Winner of the Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club in a faster time than Almanzor, Le Havre, Lope de Vega etc. Lot 582 Lot 631 Lot 663 GREAT SCOTT, Colt ex Aqua Alta. From the family Colt ex Exeter. INTRICATION, Filly ex of the dual Gr.1 winner From the family of the Intellingencia. From the TERRE A TERRE. Gr.1 winner GORELLA family of the LR winner Presented by Presented by MENEAS. Presented by Channel Consignment Jedburgh Stud Haras d’’Annebault Haras du Petit Tellier - Patrick Chedeville +33 (0) 6 08 83 27 62 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 CONCRETE ROSE Princess Of The Turf BORN DOMINANT EXPLOSIVE TO LEAD ON THE TURF TURN OF FOOT Easily defeated the best A four-time graded Winning stakes races at of her class, including stakes winning millionaire Keeneland, Saratoga, Breeders’ Cup winner who went undefeated at Churchill Downs and Newspaperofrecord 3, before notching a total Belmont in spectacular (IRE) and Grade 1 winner of 6 wins in 7 starts over fashion. Cambier Parc. her career. WATCH VIDEO Featured at Keeneland November | Monday, Nov. 9 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2020 A trio of young sires had yearlings from their first crops hit the €60,000 mark. The first to do so was the multiple Gr.1 and dual FIRST CROP YEARLING SIRES (€) Classic winner Churchill, whose colt, Lot 237, was bought by Avenue Bloodstock. Another offered by Fairyway Consignment, Sponsored by the colt is out of the juvenile winner Zibeling (Cape Cross), a half-sister to Beauty Is Truth (Pivotal), dam of Gr.1 winners The United States, Hydrangea and Hermosa, all by Churchill’s sire Galileo. A while later, Birchwood reached that figure when Meridian International brought the hammer down for Lot 306. www.edmondsonhall.com l [email protected] l +44 (0)1638 560556 Consigned by Domaine de l’Etang, she is out of Cindy, a Casamento half-sister to the German Gr.3 victor and Gr.1 Hong Kong Cup-placed Citron Spirit (Invincible Spirit), from the AL WUKAIR family of dual Group-winning juvenile and sire Zebedee and the 290 f ex Borgia Gold 3,000 Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf heroine Miss Alleged (Alleged). Finally, 339 f ex Faustina 11,000 the only offering on the day by Almanzor achieved the same 341 c ex Fedora WD price. Consigned by Haras d’Etreham, where the sire stands, the 359 f ex Geriba 13,000 colt is a half-brother to three winners, out of Galipette (Green 385 f ex Khoud WD Desert), a half-sister to the Group-winning sires Showcasing and ALMANZOR Camacho. Johnny Murtagh and Eddie Linehan were the buyers. 355 c ex Galipette 60,000 Arc-winning trainer Jean-Claude Rouget also gave €60,000 for a pair of yearlings. The first, Lot 300, is a Shalaa half-brother to ARDAD the Gr.3 Prix Noailles winner Pharrell (Manduro), out of the triple 257 c ex Angel’s Tears 12,000 winner Censure (Kendor). The second, Lot 325, is a Pedro The Great full-sister to the Listed Prix Millkom-placed Tonnencourt, ATTENDU out of the six-time winner Double Mix (Sagamix). 281 c ex Belle De France 18,000 In total for the session, 115 of the 139 lots on offer found a 336 c ex Exotic Beauty 72,000 buyer at a clearance rate of 83 per cent. They brought in €3,046,000 348 f ex Foxxy Cleopatra 20,000 at an average of €26,487, while the median was €20,000. 354 c ex Galilee 47,000 ROUGIR f.2018 TERRITORIES x SUMMER MOON Prix des Réservoirs (Gr.3) Deauville Owner ........................... Haras de la Gousserie Trainer ........................... Cédric Rossi Breeder ....................... Jan Krauze 2019 AUGUST YEARLING SALE Price ............................. €55,000 Buyer ............................ Françoise Dupuis Vendor ......................... Haras de l’Hôtellerie NEXT SALE PRICELESS Agence G / Zuzanna Lupa © OCTOBER YEARLING SALE MOMENT October 19-23 - Deauville CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 5 SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2020 NATIONAL DEFENSE 353 f ex Gaita 32,000 PROFITABLE 371 c ex Indigo River 26,000 RECORDER 319 f ex Dawaes 23,000 323 c ex Dictatrix WD 376 f ex It’s Complicated 15,000 THE GREY GATSBY 267 f ex Auto Rouge 7,000 271 f ex Baileys Applause v 25,000 352 f ex From This Day On 9,000 TIME TEST The session-topping Adlerflug colt, Lot 248, who was 295 c ex Casaca 28,000 knocked down to Federico Barberini for €85,000.