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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 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 (). 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 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 , 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 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.

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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 (), 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 -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 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. apprenticeship programme is conducted by their The foal on the left is a colt out of Perfect Spirit and supervisor onsite. Their Haddon Training assessor visits the one on the right is oa colt out of her daughter them once a month to assess them on set units and give Perfect Delight. They are both by . them support on their workbook.

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Grizzetti/Riccardi Italia S p o t l i g h t The three amigos who dare to dream again

talian racing is not solely about which horses owned, bred or trained by the Bottis have won. One racing Ioperation can dominate a sport, especially in times of crisis, but that cannot last forever. Bruno Grizzetti broke the Botti’s domination in Italy during the first years of the new Millennium. That handler, who began training in the late 1980s at the bottom, with a few cheap horses, was the first trainer to accumulate the equivalent of more than three million euros in 2000 and set a new record when his stable earned €3,610,528 two years later. Grizzetti’s increasing power sounded a wake-up call to the Bottis. The genius that is Alduino Botti made some major changes to his family’s operation. A new training centre at Cenaia, near Pisa, was built and Stefano Botti was put in charge. The breeding department, now Razza Looking for guidance from above? del Velino, was also developed substantially. Luigi Riccardi [left] and Bruno Grizzetti The Bottis took the lead again and, in the care of Stefano, their team of horses set new standards. Last year with. “A simple move from Milan to Rome would seem an the Botti cavalry earned more than four million euros, an easy thing from an individual’s point of view, but it would outstanding record considering that prize money in Italy probably have been easier to change job or country. I’ve has halved in the last ten years. trained horses in Italy for 30 years, that is and will be my During that time, Grizzetti, who had been a leading force job. Luigi Riccardi agreed to work with me and I rang in Italy for a decade, was soon regarded by the racing Luciano d’Auria, who retired to Brazil in 2009, and asked industry as yesterday’s man. Strange to believe. Grizzetti, him if he would like to come back and start work”. who won the Derby Italiano twice in the last decade with Riccardi joined Grizzetti in a new training partnership Rakti and Cima De Triomphe and produced a host of top and Luciano d’Auria, who saddled to win the 2002 class performers, saddled the winners of 1,928 races after Gr.1 Japan Cup and two other Gr.1s, packed his bags and his 2002 record season. Last year, he suffered his first came home from his “buen retiro” in Brazil, to become the “sub 100-winner” season, in addition to losing some long oldest (he celebrated his 80th birthday last November) time clients like Scuderia Blueberry. “I had some very pupil assistant in the world. “Luciano is younger than me trying times,” said Grizzetti. “The horses were slow, I lost the feel for them and the will to train. The wake-up call and you. When I suggested this crazy idea, he booked his came for me when Sergio Scarpellini asked me to take flight to Italy. That shows it is not about money, it is about charge of La Nuova Sbarra, which had also endured a love for the game.” said Grizzetti. The day after he landed couple of bad seasons, and I said yes. The biggest at Milan, D’Auria walked into the yard, looked at the problem was that La Nuova Sbarra’s main trainer was my horses and a couple of days later he argued with a rider friend and former assistant Luigi Riccardi. I really didn’t about the wrong piece of work... “I started work in a stable want to take horses from Luigi, but we found a solution”. when I was ten and it’s been my whole life. I spent some Joining forces with Riccardi, Grizzetti cleared through La years in retirement, but I was just getting older. Horses Nuova Sbarra’s yard, selling more than 50 mediocre and racing, that’s all I need,” said D’Auria. horses, and restarted his operation. His agreement with La The strange trio have shown results. “I’m not a stats Nuova Sbarra required him to move to Rome, but he man, but the yard enjoys a 30% strike rate. I’m just a would still have some 40 horses stabled at Trenno, Milan’s happy bunny because Luigi is much more than just a training centre. This was not an easy situation to cope friend, he is like a brother and Luciano is like a son. I

4 EBN Monday, 23rd March 2015 SPOTLIGHT spend beautiful mornings at Capannelle with Luigi Camici and, you know, a day at the gallops with a master who won Grizzetti/Riccardi Italia the Arc de Triomphe is something special. Gabriele Miliani, my former boss, has only one horse in training and he is a welcomed guest in the yard. I don’t know if the new S p o t l i g h t yard’s format will produce dozens of Classic winners, but c o n t i n u e d certainly my goal is to build something similar to the way things were in the past”. Forget the chat though, racing is still a business, and results are required. The Grizzetti/Riccardi partnership has started on the right footing: they have some 80 horses, shared between the two stables at Rome and Milan. The Rome string includes a couple of Classic hopefuls. One is Verbinsky (Holy Roman Emperor), who scored his first win in a lowly maiden over 1600m on the all weather at Capannelle. “He is more than just a decent horse. In my view he is the perfect individual for the Premio Parioli and could develop into a very good miler, not just in Italy. Winklemann (Rip Van Winkle) easily won the Premio Donatello, a newcomers’ event. That form has worked out well and he is developing day by day into a serious racehorse”. The Milanese string, supervised by the 80-year-old pupil assistant “Lucianone” – the Big Luciano – D’Auria has his own cards to play with. Sopran Achille (Cape Cross) Bruno Grizzetti with Luciano D’Auria, opened his account in a maiden last Sunday. “According to the oldest pupil assistant in the world Luciano, he is a Derby horse. I am a bit more cautious and the colt needs to prove it. He was unlucky when he was her first win, 38 days after her debut on her fourth start. One beaten on his debut at two by a very good horse and broke week after that, she crushed a very good field in the Premio his duck last week over 1600m, a trip shorter than ideal. I Castello Sforzesco, the most important nursery at San Siro, won the Derby Italiano with Sopran Achille’s half-brother and the next weekend was third in the Listed Criterium Cima De Triomphe and dreaming about another Classic win Femminile, with no excuses. “Please, don’t remind me of is probably a bit far-fetched at this stage. Their dam Sopran that race. She was by far the best filly in the field and she Londa (Danehill) won the Premio Regina Elena and has got beaten. If you re-run the race twenty times on a produced a couple of other decent horses. The first one, Playstation, she is the winner!” observed Grizzetti. Sopran Montieri (Manduro) won a Stakes race, but was The busy and demanding season has not left any marks injured. The second, Sopran Nicolo (Sea The Stars), was on Testa O Croce and her trainer will be more careful this fourth in the Gr.1 Gram Premio del Jockey Club last year year. He rates her very highly: “I haven’t told anybody this, and will surprise a lot of people this season. Sopran Achille but you, you bloody journalist, made me let it slip! Testa O is an uncomplicated horse and doesn’t need any training Croce is entered in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. So tricks like Cima De Triomphe. The plan is to run him one now I have put my cards on the table! more time, hopefully in an easy race, and then keep him “When we decided to dissolve the partnership with the fresh and confident for the Derby”. Rivas, the final choices were either Ombrage, a Group Azari () was the only juvenile Stakes winner last winner, and a very good one who was, in my view, a year, during a disappointing season. “Azari is a “dream genuine Gr.1 filly – or that fresh, unraced and just broken- horse” for a trainer. He is the epitome of generosity and was in two-year-old filly. In the worst case scenario, even if her very unlucky during his juvenile campaign. Perhaps I pushed career was finished through injury, Ombrage had an him a bit too soon when he was second in the Listed Premio obvious value. Testa O Croce was just a bet for the future. de Montel just two weeks after his debut in June. He had a I picked the juvenile, not an easy choice for a poor trainer! bad race when second on his return in September, but won Looking back at last season, I couldn’t find a filly better the Listed Premio Vittorio Riva in good style. The heavy than Testa O Croce. She is a good candidate for the ground played against him when he finished third in the Gr.2 Premio Regina Elena and don’t forget, she is a French- Gran Criterium and, don’t forget: that was his fourth start in bred, so is eligible for the huge owners’ prizes. For that 36 days. He lacked a bit of freshness. Azari enjoyed a perfect reason I trained her very carefully, in the traditional way. winter; he is much stronger and I want to have him perfect Alessandra Tommasi, an amateur lady rider, rides her in for the Premio Parioli. I will just give him a prep race, bearing every gallop, with the aim of saving her best. Testa O in mind the big target”. Croce will have a run before the Premio Regina Elena and The Gr.3 Premio Regina Elena has a special significance I hope that in that domestic Classic she will prove good for Grizzetti. He recorded six wins and some of his Classic enough to step up for the French target”. winners (Shenck, Xua and Rumba Loca) became classy France could be the next step for the Grizzetti/Riccardi broodmares after they were purchased by Teruya Yoshida. partnership: “We train under the name Grizzetti/Riccardi His Regina Elena contender for this season is Testa O Italia. That is a sign that we plan for further development. All Croce (Orpen). The name means “Heads or Tails’ and the being well, we could open a yard in France next autumn. filly had a headache of a juvenile season. She ran three That is the future, now we have to be very focused on the times in 17 days, with three different jockeys and recorded Italian Classic season”. Franco Raimondi

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continued from page 2 fell on her last start, and jumped cleanly before running on strongly to score by two and a half lengths. Bred by Claire Fleury, she is a half-sister to Roseau De from six foals of racing age out of Ulfah (Danzig), a dual Loire (Smadoun), who won twelve races on the flat, out of Listed scorer for Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. Ulfah is a Gribiche (Montorselli), who won four races on the level. full-sister to the Gr.2 winner and sire Haateef and the Gr.3 scorer Walayef. The second dam Sayedat Alhadh also foaled Shimah (Storm Cat), who was second in the Gr.1 Sales Talk Moyglare Stud Stakes and was retired after a disappointing run in the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas. Ulfah has a two-year-old filly by Oasis Dream. CAPE THOROUGHBRED SALE Capannelle staged the Premio San Giuseppe, the first trial for the Gr.2 Derby Italiano, over 2100m. Fantastic Love (Tout Seul) had the last word in a close finish, EBN Sales Talk Click here to winning by a nose from Kloud Gate (Astronomer Royal), is brought to contact IRT, or while Firun (High Chaparral) stayed on at the same pace you by IRT visit www.irt.com in third, with the Sardinian runner Appunto (Kentucky Dynamite) a game fourth, despite giving up to four kilos to his rivals. The favourite Vietri (Red Rocks) had a SALE-TOPPING   TRIPPI COLT  nightmare trip and failed to find a gap, finishing fifth. HEADS GOOD DAY FOR HEYNS Fantastic Love, purchased privately by trainer Maurizio Guarnieri after he failed to reach a reserve price of €7,500 Torre Del Oro, a colt by red-hot sire Trippi, spiced up the at the SGA Selected Sale, has come from handicaps and second day of the CTS March Sale yesterday when he was was second in the valuable Premio Optional, but could knocked down to Chris van Niekerk for a sales-topping hardly be described as a Derby horse. He is from a useful R1.3-million, writes Ada van der Bent. female line, which also provided Rob’s Love, third in the The bay (Lot 195) put an exclamation mark on a 2007 Gr.1 (then) Derby Italiano, and the other Stakes momentous sale for veterinarian Dr Ian Heyns, who bred winners Silver Arrow (Silver Wizard) and Demeteor the colt out of the winning Fort Wood mare Fort Sylvia. (Mujahid). Fantastic Love is the second winner out of Impeccably-bred, he boasts a world-class female line and Empire In Love (Single Empire), who won once and has counts as his third dam the Stakes winner and prolific a two-year-filly by Prussian. Franco Raimondi broodmare Stick To Beauty. She produced no less than 17 foals, headed by Champion sprinter Gold Beauty, who in turn became the dam of the brilliant sprinter Dayjur and National Hunt Racing Review dual American Gr.1 winner Maplejinsky. Gold Beauty’s descendants also include Champion Sky Beauty and of a FRANCE more recent vintage, the Gr.1 winners Tale Of Ekati, Pleasant Home, Point Of Entry and Pine Island. The attractive colt was easily the most sought after AMIRANDE AND AIGRETTE ARE youngster of the day and the sale. In fact, he was the sole VICTORIOUS AT AUTEUIL lot to breach the million Rand mark, in stark contrast to Auteuil staged two National Hunt Stakes races yesterday. last year when no less than half a dozen lots changed The first, the Listed Prix Lutteur II, was won by Amirande, hands for seven figures. who coasted home to win by four lengths. The five-year- old son of Astarabad quickened clear after the last, pursued in vain by Protekapril (Protektor), who runs in the same colours as the winner, to beat Ysawa (Califet). Amirande has had a chequered relationship with the jumping game, having fallen or been pulled up in five of his 13 starts, but has won three times, including this, his first win at Stakes level, and was also fifth in the Listed Prix Triquerville on the flat. Bred by Haras de Mirande, as was the third Ysawa, he is a half-brother to the Gr.2 Prix Murat winner Lord Carmont (Goldneyev) and the Listed Prix Anjou Loir Challenge winner Toutancarmont (Al Namix). Their second dam Quina Du Perche (Beaugency) is a half-sister to Ut Du Perche (Carmont; grandam of the Gr.3 Grand National winner Pineau De Re). Aigrette De Loire caused something of an upset when winning the Listed Prix Hubert d’Aillieres, beating some established Graded performers in the process to register her first win at Stakes level and her second win from Lot 103, a colt by Var, who was bought eleven starts. The five-year-old daughter of Network had by Louis Goosen for R325,000 reportedly progressed from her efforts last year, when she

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CAPE THOROUGHBRED MARCH YEAR LING SALE – DAY TWO

Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (R)

195 c TRIPPI – Fort Sylvia Dr Ian Heyns Rainbow Beach Trading 1,300,000 130 f CAPTAIN AL – Blingle Bells Klawervlei Stud Hassen Adams Racing 400,000 210 f DYNASTY – Her Masters Dream Sorrento Stud Vaughan Marshall 365,000 103 c VAR – Young Sensation Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm Louis Goosen 325,000 193 f VAR – Forest Rainbow Rosedene Stud C W Nelson 300,000 194 f GO DEPUTY – Forged Anew Dr Ian Heyns Adriaan van Vuuren 300,000

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Heyns also consigned Lot 194, who was bought for R300,000 by Johannesburg owner Adriaan van Vuuren. He signed the docket for a daughter of Lammerskraal Stud’s Gr.1 winner Go Deputy and the Western Winter mare Forged Anew, a grandaugher of the Gr.1 winning mare Divided Loyalty, whose catalogue page also features the stellar names of the globetrotting sisters Irridescence and Perfect Promise. There was quite a drop back to the session’s second top price, this a R400,000 filly by Captain Al (Lot 130) from the draft of Klawervlei Stud. Prominent Cape owner Hassen Adams put pen to paper for the first foal out of the Stakes-placed Blingle Bells, with the standout name on the pedigree page that of the sensational racemare Enchanted Garden, who set local racetracks alight in the late eighties and was voted both Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. A daughter of Dynasty (Lot 210), offered by Sorrento Stud as agent, was led out unsold when bidding stopped Lot 130, a filly by Captain Al, who was bought at R400,000, only to be sold out of the ring to trainer by Hassen Adams Racing for R400,000 Vaughan Marshall for R375,000. Produced by a Jet Master half-sister to Gr.3 Matchem Stakes victress Joshua’s Dream, the bay hails from the family of talented no surprise that the sale eventually ended with a set of female performers, notably champion Captain’s Lover returns which showed wholesale drops in both the gross and triple Gr.1 winner Ebony Flyer. revenue and average price. Turnover nose-dived by Trainer Louis Goosen was busy stockpiling future talent almost 27% from R38,495,000 to R28,140,000, while last and, having purchased the very first lot of the sale for year’s R145,264 average plummeted by 18% to R119,237. R275,00, he also forked out R325,000 for a chesnut son of In contrast, the median ended on R90,000, up from Var offered by Avontuur Stud. Out of the Stakes-placed R80,000 twelve months ago. Young Sensation (National Emblem), Lot 103 counts as his grandam the Gr.1 Allan Robertson winner Fair Model. Var also featured as the sire of a R300,000 filly from Rosedene Stud, whose pedigree has a distinctly international feel about it. Out of a young Fort Wood mare inbred to the famed Fall Aspen, Lot 193 boasts as her STATISTICS (R) grandam, a half-sister to the multiple Gr.2 2015 % 2014 winner and Gr.1-placed Kabool, while the next dam Catalogued 258 290 Sheroog is a half-sister to Fort Wood, Timber Country, Offered 258 268 and Colorado Dancer (dam of Dubai Millennium). Sold 237 266 Whereas the day’s selling had started in promising Aggregate 28,190,000 -26 38,495,000 fashion, it became apparent that the pendulum had swung Average 118,945 -18 145,264 to the buyers’ side towards the end of the session, the Median 90,000 +12.5 80,000 final price list revealing a number of vendor buy backs. Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com Considering the dearth of seven-figure lots, it came as

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NORTH AMERICA LR PRIX HUBERT D’AILLIERES, Auteuil, 4300m, 5yo+ hdl, 1st €40,800, 2nd €20,400, 3rd €11,900 Gr.2 SAN LUIS REY STAKES, Santa Anita Park, 1m4fT, 1. AIGRETTE DE LOIRE (Fr), 5m, 4yo+, 1st $120,000, 2nd $40,000, 3rd $24,000 Network 1. ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR (USA), 4g, – Gribiche (Montorselli) Game Plan – Ashley’s Folly (Urgent Request) 2nd dam La Souris (Poleax) 2nd dam Cozzene’s Kiss (Cozzene) 3rd dam Carbrette II (Pas De Quatre) 3rd dam Evening Hours (Night Invader) O: Sophie-Charlotte Carrie, B: Claire Fleury, O: Sharon Alesia, BranJam Stable and Ciaglia Racing, T: G Cherel B: Estate of Alesia, Bran Jam Stables 2. VEZELAY (Fr), 6g, and Ciaglia Racing, T: Peter Eurton Dom Alco – Outre Mer (Sleeping Car) 2. FINNEGANS WAKE (USA), 6h, O: Patrick Joubert, B: Mme M Juhen-Cypres, – Boat’s Ghost (Silver Ghost) T: Emmanuel Clayeux O: Donegal Racing and Rockingham Ranch, 3. IROUFICAR HAS (Fr), 5g, B: Jerry Crawford, T: Peter Miller Dream Well – Irostare (Astarabad) 3. POWER FOOT (USA), 6g, O/B: Scea Hamel Stud, T: J-P Gallorini Powerscourt – Madame Blackfoot (Black Minnaloushe) Also ran: Saint Firmin, Singapore Sling, O: Stepaside Farms, B: Schow Family Trust, Tomade Presieuse, Pythagore, Shannon Rock, Attikos 1 1 3 1 T: Neil Drysdale Distances: 2 ⁄2l, ⁄2l, ⁄4l, ⁄2l, 3l Advertise your consignment in EBN to ensure your sale is smooth sailing Printed in full colour and distributed at the Brightwells Ascot 2 Year Old Breeze Up Sale 22nd - 23rd April The most affordable way to reach the heart of the industry BOOK TODAY to maximise your chance of a pro table sale

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LR PRIX LUTTEUR III, Auteuil, 4400m, 5yo+ chs, 1st €54,000, 2nd €26,400, 3rd €15,600 1. AMIRANDE (Fr), 5g, Going Fi y Years Astarabad – Furie De Charmont (Carmont) Places? Flying Horses 2nd dam Quino Du Perche (Beaugency) 3rd dam Djoumi (Vieux Chateau) [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie O: Mme Patrick Papot, B: Haras de Mirande, T: Mme I Pacault Yesterday’s Racing Review 2. PROTEKAPRIL (Fr), 5g, Protektor – April Beauty (April Night) O: Mme Patrick Papot, FRANCE B: Cyril Coste & Didier Le Noen, T: G Cherel 3. YSAWA (Fr), 6g, 2.00 (GMT) BLAIN, 3YO MAIDENS, 1950M, Califlet – Somag (Indian River) O: Ecurie Mirande, B: Haras de Mirande, 1. FRENCHIE AVENUE (Fr), 3f, T: Mme I Pacault Air Chief Marshal – Corfu (Daylami) Also ran: Niquos, Plaisir Fou, Aramis Collonges, O: Jean-Claude Lung-Fou-Afau, B: J-P Chaze, Osso Bello, Vol De Brion, Gielo De Somoza, T: Anthony Clement Sainte Sophie, Suffisante, Biloute De Houelle (pu), €10,000 Osarus Breeze-Up Sale by A Clement Boisblanc (pu), OK Darling (pu), Beware (pu), Distances: nse, 4½l. 10 ran Val Des Aulmes (pu), Raphaelino (pu), Ultranet (pu) Frenchie Avenue (Air Chief Marshal) had been placed Non runners: Sidi Bouknadel, Vado Via once from her first three starts, before winning narrowly 1 Distances: 4l, 1 ⁄2l, 6l, 15l, 1l here. She is a half-sister to the winner Steeler (Caradak) and they are out of the winner Corfu (Daylami), who has a multiple winning half-brother in Foreign Raider (Lend A National Hunt Result Hand). Their dam is the Gr.2 (then) Pretty Polly Stakes- placed Chania (In The Wings; dam of the Japanese IRELAND Listed winner Moere Genius), who is a half-sister to the dual Gr.1 scorer Creator (Mill Reef). The third dam is the ULSTER GRAND NATIONAL EBF HANDICAP CHASE, Gr.2 (then) Coronation Stakes victrix Chalon (Habitat), Downpatrick, 3m4f, 5yo+, 1st €16,250, 2nd €4,750, who comes from the family of the Gr.1 Irish Oaks victrix 3rd €2,250 Dance Design. Corfu has a two-year-old filly named Avenue Dargent (Kendargent) (€32,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale by D Alburquerque), and a Hannouma yearling colt ebfstallions.com called Hannou Pol Avenue. BR

1.30 (GMT) FOUGERES, 3YO MAIDEN, 2400M, 1. RIVERSIDE CITY (Ire), 6g, 1. SOUND MONEY (GB), 3c, Presenting – Blazing Sky (Beneficial) Zamindar – Alpensinfonie (Montjeu) 2nd dam Blazing Comet (Deroulede) O: Guy Heald, B: G B Partnership, T: Henri-Alex Pantall 3rd dam Guided Missile (Harwell) Distances: hd, 3l. 10 ran O: John P McManus, B: Frank McGuinness, Sound Money (Zamindar) made a decent debut to win T: Gordon Elliott gamely by a head. He is the first foal out of Alpensinfonie €20,000 2009 Tattersalls Ireland November National (Montjeu), who won once and is a half-sister to the Listed Hunt Sale by John O’Byrne Garnet Stakes winner Starbourne (Sadler’s Wells), and consigned by Blackwater Stud her full-sister the Listed-placed Starrystarrynight. They 2. MAN WITH VAN (Ire), 9g, are out of Upper Circle (), who is a full- Milan – Delibonne (Erdelistan) sister to the winner Shirley Superstar (dam of the Gr.1 O: Jetmac Syndicate, B: Ms Siobhan Mackinnon, Oaks heroine Lady Carla). The third dam is the Listed T: S R B Crawford Galtres Stakes winner Odeon (Royal And Regal), the dam €14,000 2010 Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale of three winners including the sire Si Signor (Habitat), by John Queally who was runner-up in the Gr.3 (then) Duke of York Stakes, consigned by Brentford Farms and the Gr.3 Hungerford Stakes-third Moviegoer (Pharly), 3. JUPITOR (Ire), 9g, who is the dam of five winners. Milan – Pristina (Mandalus) Alpensinfonie has a two-year-old colt by Invincible O: L & K Syndicate, B: D Traynor, T: Paul Nolan Spirit and a Redoute’s Choice yearling colt. BR €16,000 2009 Goffs June Land Rover Sale by Lesley Anne ITALY consigned by Hayestown Stud Also ran: Betterthanalright, Keep On Track, Bose Ikard, Waltz Legend, Heavenly Brook 1.40 (GMT) MILAN, 3YO MAIDEN, 1800M Non runners: Allied Victory, More Madness 1. BARBAROUS (Ire), 3c, 1 1 Distances: hd, 11l, ⁄2l, 3l, 1 ⁄4l Lope De Vega – Dehbanu (King’s Best)

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O: Sc Effevi, B: Selective Syndicate, T: S Botti (Clodovil) found a gap along the inside rail, but finally £40,000 DBS Premier Sale by David Redvers outstayed his rival. He will stay further and win more 30,000gns 2014 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training races. Freefromcare is the second winner from three foals Sale by Alberto Panetta out of the unraced Too In Love (Galileo), a half-sister to Distances: nse, shd. 8 ran the useful Pride Of Nation (Danehill Dancer), who won Barbarous (Lope De Vega), second on his debut at the Gr.3 Sovereign Stakes. The second dam Anita Via Hamilton Park when trained by David Barron for Qatar (Anita’s Prince) also produced Highway To Glory (Cape Racing Limited, scored on his first Italian start. He stalked Cross), who was multiple Listed-placed and foaled two the pace and took the lead entering the last two furlongs. winners after she moved to Japan, and another Stakes The chesnut colt fought back bravely when challenged by performer. The third dam Seldovia (Charlottown) the newcomer Cima Evolution (Lord Shanakill), while Mr produced Stemegna (Dance In Time), who won the Gr.2 Daki (Big Bad Bob) finished like a bullet, but not in time. (then) Premio Dormello and did well during her time in the Barbarous is the first foal out of Dehbanu (King’s Best), paddocks with the Gr.3 winner Senebrova (Warning), who was trained in Germany and scored once in France. A dam of the Italian Classic winner Senlis (High Chaparral). €30,000 foal at Goffs November Sale, she was purchased Too In Love has a two-year-old filly by Manduro. for 67,000gns at Tattersalls December Sale in 2011, carrying Franco Raimondi Barbarous. Dehbanu’s younger half-brother Dubai Prince (Shamardal) added lustre to a very current family, winning Stallion Round-Up the Gr.3 Killavullan Stakes for Dermot Weld and the Gr.3 Strensall Stakes for Godolphin. The second dam Desert Frolic (Persian Bold) scored five times and foaled two other SHUTTLE WINNERS IN BRAZIL Stakes performers, and her unraced daughter Ruby Ridge (Acatenango) produced Tuttipaesi (Clodovil), a dual Listed LINNGARI winner in Italy who was second in the Gr.1 Ashland Stakes Tale-Netta (Brz), 2f, ex Talenta (Wild Event) after her move to North America, where she carried the Hipódromo Cidade Jardim, Mar 21, mdn, 1400m, colours of Valor Ladies. The third dam Try To Catch Me BrL$7,500. (Shareef Dancer) foaled seven winners, headed by the B: Haras San Francesco. triple Gr.1 scorer and sire Storming Home (Machiavellian). MANDURO Dehbanu has a two-year-old filly by Shamardal Jardim De Outono (Brz), 2c, ex Beleza Natural (80,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 by (Mark Of Esteem) Rabbah Bloodstock). Hipódromo da Gavea, Mar 21, mdn, 1400m, BrL$8,700. 2.55 (GMT) PISA, 3YO MAIDEN, 1500M B: Stud Eternamente Rio. 1. DUBREVIL (GB), 3c, SHIROCCO Pounced – Durella (Royal Academy) Game Girl (Brz), 3f, ex Lima Nova (Minstrel Glory) O: Razza Dormello Olgiata, B: Soc Agr Citai, Hipódromo da Gavea, Mar 21, mdn, 1500m, BrL$6,500. T: R Discepolo B: Stud Eternamente Rio. Distances: nk, 1¼l. 12 ran Dubrevil (Pounced) put behind him a disappointing debut SHUTTLE WINNER IN CHILE and set the pace, holding off the late charge of Zingaretta (Siyouni) gamely. Razza Dormello Olgiata’s homebred is a FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND half-brother to the talented Duchamp (Vettori), who was Don Salustiano (Arg), 4g, ex Top Luminary (Cipayo) a very unlucky runner-up in the Gr.3 Premio Parioli when Hipodromo Chile, Mar 21, handicap, 5f, Ch$2,440,000 beaten by Al Rep also known as Packing Whiz (Trade B: Haras Las Araucarias Fair), who became a top class miler at Sha Tin. The now seven-year-old Duchamp battled with injuries after that run, but recaptured some of his old class and won twice in OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES TO THE £ February. Their dam Durella (Royal Academy) won twice Argentine Peso (13.19), A$ (1.91), Bahrain Dinar (0.59), Brz and produced other winners, including the promising Real (4.14), C$ (1.81), Chilean Peso (944.01), Chinese Yuan hurdler Drounais (Gentlewave). Durella is not from one of (9.69), CzK (35.62), DKr (9.59), € (1.29), HK$ (12.08), Hungarian the traditional female families of Razza Dormello Olgiata. Forint (407.45), Indian Rupee (407.45), ¥ (186.58), Kazakhstan Her dam Demi Teinte (Irish River) joined the farm in the Tenge (284.02), Malaysian Ringgit (5.45), Moroccan Dirham early 90s and is a half-sister to the Stakes-winning mare (14.14), NZ$ (2.00), NKr (11.61), PZl (5.52), Qatar Riyal (5.67), Frenetique (Tyrant), the dam of the Gr.1 scorer and Italian Russian Ruble (94.27), Saudi Arabian Riyal (5.85), Serbian juvenile Champion Will Dancer (Green Dancer). Dinar (156.29), S$ (2.07), R (18.03), South Korean Won 3.15 (GMT) ROME, 3YO MAIDEN, 1800M (1704.48), SKr (12.17), SwFr (1.55), Tunisian Dinar (2.91), Tur L (3.64), UAE Dhs (5.72), $ (1.56). 1. FREEFROMCARE (Ire), 3c, Source: British Horseracing Authority Halling – Too In Love (Galileo) O: Sc Effevi, B: Effevi & Az Ag All Deni, T: S Botti Copyright European Bloodstock News This news sheet may not be reproduced in any form or by any Freefromcare (Halling), came back from a two and half means, electronically or mechanical, without the prior consent month lay-off to score a solid win on his third start. The big of the copyright owner, Thoroughbred Advertising colt looked in trouble for a moment when Greygian

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