EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS MONDAY, 23RD MARCH 2015 – TEN PAGES For more information • T: +44 (0)1638 666512 • F:+44 (0)1638 666516 • [email protected] • www.bloodstocknews.eu Today’s Headlines STALLION NEWS TORONADO TO SHUTTLE TO SWETTENHAM STUD Al Shaqab Racing has announced that its European Champion Three-Year-Old Miler Toronado [pictured right, winning the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot] will stand at Swettenham Stud in Victoria during the Southern Hemisphere season. “Toronado represents Al Shaqab Racing's involvement in Australian racing, which reflects a substantial show of year-old Grand Slam (Gone West). He looks the perfect faith in the Australian bloodstock industry. To be standing horse for Australia, with the combination of his pedigree, Toronado, whom Champion Jockey Richard Hughes powerful physique and high class performances. I know regarded as ‘the best he’d ever ridden’, is fantastic and the breeders will be very impressed when inspecting him Swettenham are immensely proud to be entrusted with when he arrives in Australia, as he has been hugely him. This is a great opportunity for Victorian breeders to popular here in the UK”. use the fastest son of the brilliant High Chaparral, who is Toronado was unbeaten as a two-year-old and won his emerging as a major influence. One of the biggest first race in early June over 1300m, before winning the attractions for breeders is his compatibility with Danzig prestigious Listed Winkworth Stakes at Ascot in July. He line mares that are so well represented in Australia.” said then went on to win the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes at Swettenham’s principal, Adam Sangster. Doncaster, which positioned him as one of the most John Warren said, “Toronado is a magnificent, correct exciting two-year-olds of his generation. He was crowned individual, with tremendous muscle definition, which is European Champion Miler at three and was the joint- why he was such a fast horse. He is the fastest and most highest rated miler of his age in the world with an precocious son of High Chaparral and his two-year-old international rating of 125. He returned at four with a winning dam is by the brilliantly fast dual Gr.1 winning two- brilliant performance to win the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes. 1 EBN Monday, 23rd March 2015 STALLION NEWS • RACING REVIEW He is standing his first season at The National Stud and Reset In Blue, who won on her return 19 days ago, has been supported strongly by Al Shaqab Racing and without sparkling, looked a different filly in the testing many top breeders in the UK, France and Ireland. ground at San Siro. She took the lead 500m from home Benoit Jeffroy, Manager of the Al Shaqab breeding and cruised to victory in good style, leaving the operation, commented: “We are delighted that Al pacemaker Pozzielli (Shaweel) in second. Shaqab’s Toronado will be shuttling to Swettenham Stud Reset In Blue was recording her third win from three in Australia. After his tremendous racing career, we have starts and clocked a time (1.46.9) nearly two seconds all the hopes he will become a top sire, and we’ve faster than the colts in a similar trial on very soft and entrusted him with some of our own top quality mares, testing ground. A €160,000 purchase at the SGA Selected including the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf Sale, she is a half-sister to the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1-placed winner Zagora.” Romantic Wave (Rock Of Gibraltar) and two other Toronado will stand at Swettenham at a service fee of Stakes performers. Their dam Eurirs (Indian Ridge) has a A$22,000 (incl GST). yearling filly by Henrythenavigator. Waaleef (Nayef), a shrewd 28,000gns purchase by Racing Review Marco Bozzi Bloodstock at Tattersalls February Sale last month, began his Italian career in the best possible style when landing the Premio Calvairate, a traditional trial for ITALY the Gr.3 Premio Parioli. The chesnut colt left Marco Botti’s stable with a handicap win in January at Wolverhampton, ITALIAN CLASSIC a third in a similar race at Kempton Park and an official rating of 80, to move to the small yard of Giuseppe Marras. ASPIRANTS ON TRIAL Waaleef, wearing cheekpieces, came to challenge in the Leading owner Scuderia Effevi will need a second rider last 200m and pipped the favourite Mia Eccellenza and its retained jockey Fabio Branca will face a difficult (Exceed And Excel). “He has room for significant choice in the Gr.3 Premio Regina Elena after Reset In improvement; he is not an easy ride, a bit immature.” said Blue (Fastnet Rock) cantered home yesterday eight winning jockey Luca Maniezzi. lengths clear in the Premio Cesare Degli Occhi over Waaleef, owned by LA 91, was bred by Sheikh 1600m at San Siro, a recognized trial for the fillies’ Classic. Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and is the third winner Scuderia Effevi also owns the very impressive Sound Of Freedom (Duke Of Marmalade), who won the Premio Ceprano by four lengths last Sunday at Capannelle. Continued on page 6 cwon 10 Group 1’s - five in Australia and five in Europe - and ran RPR’s from 124-129 TDN, 18/2/15 a total of 17 times. That’s quite amazing.d 10 Gr.1 wins from 9-10½f. and a Gr.2 over 7f. Won the Irish Champion Stakes-Gr.1, just like his sire High Chaparral and grandsire Sadler’s Wells Fee: €12,500 (£9,250) 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 EBN Monday, 23rd March 2015 SPOTLIGHT S p o t l i g h t Apprenticeships proving invaluable to the industry o celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2015, me to learn and achieve a qualification whilst working with Haddon Training, a work-based training provider horses. I learn a lot easier practically, than theory based Twho deliver apprenticeships throughout the equine work.” industry, caught up recently with some of their students Completing an apprenticeship allows the learners to who are based at two throughbreds studs, Mildmay Stud develop their confidence in their job role, work at a and Norman Court Stud. All of the apprentices who work commercial speed and receive training from experienced in the breeding industry, on either sports horse, showing trainers. Pearce commented: “I feel I have gained a lot more or racing studs, can follow the breeding route throughout experience and I am now very confident around the horses, their Intermediate and Advanced apprenticeship and in knowing what I am doing, eg handling foals. I’ve had the pleasure of being able to work with others who teach programme, which includes units such as; assisting with me at very high standards whilst at work.” getting mares in foal and handling mares and foals, Mildmay Stud manager, Oliver Nash said: “Horse care maintaining stud documentation and working with and apprenticeships are important for the breeding industry presenting stallions under supervision. because they introduce students to an industry that MILDMAY STUD – HAMPSHIRE requires a huge amount of knowledge from their staff, which is best learnt from practical experience. Mildmay Stud, based in Hampshire, is a small “This platform of training encourages attentive and owner/breeder thoroughbred stud offering a complete knowledgeable grooms that have learnt their skills ‘hands on’, range of boarding facilities for broodmares and their making them indispensable to breeding establishments.” offspring, sales preparation and racehorse rehabilitation. They employ three Level 2 Horse Care apprentices, Vicky NORMAN COURT STUD – WILTSHIRE Hutton, Simone Worsley and Maria Pearce. Norman Court Stud, based in Wiltshire, is a small stud Asked why they chose to complete an apprenticeship providing stallion services, seasonal and permanent Hutton said: “I wanted to complete a Breeding boarding and foaling and sales preparation. Paula Bevans apprenticeship because I wanted to learn how to work on the yard secretary highlighted the importance of training a stud instead of a general yard. I like to be busy and wanted to be part of a team, I love working with horses their employees: “It is important to invest in the grass and the fact I get a qualification is a bonus!” roots of your employees. It is important to develop our Worsley commented: “I decided to do an young staff and help them achieve qualifications which apprenticeship because I thought it was the best way for they can further themselves with.” Steven Skillington is completing his Level 2 apprenticeship at the stud and feels the biggest advantage of the apprenticeship is being employed full time, earning a wage and being trained: “I took this opportunity because I thought it would be an advantage to be able to learn, while maintaining a full-time job. I very much enjoy my job, being trained while earning a wage is a win win situation for me.” Yasmin Fish, who is also completing her apprenticeship at Norman Court Stud said: “I’ve enjoyed the theory side of the apprenticeship more than I thought. I feel I have gained a lot more knowledge about the breeding industry because I do more research than I did in the past. I have also gained more confidence in my written work, as my assessor always gives me the support I need.” The training all the apprentices receive throughout their L-R Maria Pearce, Oliver Nash, Vicky Hutton.