2017 KEENELAND SATURDAY, 7TH OCTOBER 2017 THE NOVEMBERBREEDING STOCK SALE WORLD’S TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 to STAGE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Catalogue Online Now 2017 KEENELAND NOVEMBERBREEDING STOCK SALE EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS NOVEMBER.KEENELAND.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU LETTER FROM AMERICA | ITALIAN NEWS | SIRES’ TABLE | RACING PREVIEWS TODAY’S HEADLINES STALLION NEWS ZARAK RETIRES TO STUD AT HARAS DE BONNEVAL The Aga Khan Studs have announced that Zarak, the Gr.1- winning son of Dubawi out of the unbeaten Champion Zarkava will be retiring to stud at Haras de Bonneval in France for the 2018 breeding season. A Gr.1 winner this year, he showed a decisive turn of foot to come from last to first when winning the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Saint- Cloud against a highly-competitive field. Earlier in the season, he was the emphatic winner of the Gr.3 Dubai Millennium Stakes on his seasonal debut in Dubai before finishing a close second, Zarak (Dubawi) winning the Gr.3 Dubai Millennium Stakes. beaten a short neck, to the subsequent Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe runner-up, Cloth Of Stars (Sea The Stars), in the Gr.1 Zarak has an exciting stallion’s pedigree and is the offspring of Prix Ganay. two undisputed Champions. On the sire’s side, he is a son of A winner at two over a mile on his debut at Deauville, he was Dubawi, currently one of the leading and most sought after sires quickly campaigned at the highest level where he showed great in the world. On the dam’s side, he is out of one of racing’s greats, consistency. A winner or placed in ten of his 13 outings, including Zarkava. She was an unbeaten Champion that joined the Aga six times at Gr.1 level, he was notably a fast-finishing second to Khan broodmare band after having won five Gr.1 races: the Prix Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) in the Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club and Marcel Boussac at two, the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, the Prix de in the Gr.2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano. Diane, an astonishing Prix Vermeille after having dwelt at the start BATTAASH HARRY ANGEL Prix de l’Abbaye (Gr.1) Haydock Sprint Cup (Gr.1) July Cup (Gr.1) Other graduates include: European Champion 2YO filly TIGGY WIGGY and Group 1 winner XTENSION, KODI BEAR, COULSTY, LADYS FIRST etc. Paul & Marie McCartan Don’t miss our draft next week (Highflyer N) +353 87 2575729 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 STALLION NEWS ~ SALES TALK EBN: SATURDAY, 7TH OCTOBER 2017 CLICK HERE for SALES TALK European First Crop Sires’ GOFFS UK Competition Leader Board EBN Sales Talk Click here to and, finally, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. After her final win, her is brought to contact IRT, or owner and breeder His Highness the Aga Khan said: “Today is the you by IRT visit www.irt.com apogée for my breeding operation which dates back 90 years and through five generations of my family.” With Zarak, Zarkava became the first winner of the Arc to produce a Gr.1 winner since the great DONCASTER TO HOST TRULL HOUSE Urban Sea (Miswaki), dam of Champion sires Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) and Sea The Stars (Cape Cross). DISPERSAL AT JANUARY SALE Zarak’s female line traces back to the foundation mare Mumtaz Goffs UK has announced that leading National Hunt owner/ Mahal, purchased as a yearling by the Aga Khan III in 1922. This breeder, Richard Kelvin-Hughes, will hold a dispersal of 25 horses family has been nurtured through generations and has produced from his Trull House Stud at the Goffs UK January Sale at Doncaster multiple Champions such as Petite Etoile (Petition), Shergar on 23rd and 24th January 2018. (Great Nephew), and more recently, Golden Horn (Cape Cross). To be consigned under Mill House and Little Lodge Studs, the Georges Rimaud, manager of the Aga Khan Studs in France, draft of 25 fillies and mares will all be sold without reserve and declared: “Zarak will be a great addition to our roster of stallions. He will consist of nine mares, many of which are in foal to leading is a dream come true for a breeder, being a Gr.1 winner out of a sires, as well as five foals, five yearlings and six two-year-olds. Champion and by an excellent stallion. He was a top-class racehorse Amongst the lots set to grace the sale ring are: the three-time Gr.2 who showed a great turn of foot and he is an attractive individual hurdle winner Chomba Womba in foal to Milan, already dam of who is short coupled and strongly built. We are delighted to offer the Listed runner-up Chocca Wocca, who is set to come under such an exciting stallion to breeders. Zarkava’s legacy is set to the hammer and is in foal to Blue Bresil. My Petra is another Gr.2 continue through her son.” His fee and syndication details will be winner, this time over fences. announced shortly. Amongst the younger stock is a Walk In The Park filly half- 7 Group/Stakes winners in 2017* That’s the equal of Iffraaj, New Approach, Siyouni, and Shamardal and more than Oasis Dream, Showcasing, Le Havre etc. 2YO’s to note ALPHA CENTAURI (Jessica Harrington/Niarchos Family) runs in the Group 1 Fillies’ Mile STREAM SONG (John Gosden/George Strawbridge) scored at Newmarket ❝She’s a lovely filly who I’ll put away and we’ll see her in an Oaks trial next year ❞ John Gosden, RACING POST Gr.3 winner at THE KING (Jessica Harrington/Mill House LLC) 3¼ length winner at Gowran Park Belmont on 23rd Sept. OFF LIMITS won the he really quickened like a good horse Jessica Harrington ❝ ❞ * to 4th Oct. $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes by 4¾ lengths 2017 yearlings have sold for 380,000gns, €310,000, €250,000, €235,000, €230,000 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 ~ STALLION NEWS ~ RACING REVIEW EBN: SATURDAY, 7TH OCTOBER 2017 sister to the dual Gr.2 Dawn Run Novices’ Hurdle-placed Dusky Legend, a yearling Kayf Tara full-sister to Chocca Wocca and a 260,000gns Presenting two-year-old filly out of a dual-winning Old Vic 260,000gns daughter of the high-class dual Gr.2 winner Bilboa. Kelvin-Hughes, who has had numerous success as a breeder £120,000 and owner with the likes of Chomba Womba, Invictus and €110,000 Vaniteux racing in his colours and commented on his dispersal: Read about “We have made the decision to disperse our National Hunt breeding his auction operation through the sale of all fillies and mares. We enjoyed successes online immediate success with our homebreds and we believe the best is yet to come. The timing is now right for a dispersal, we see the Goffs UK January Sale at Doncaster as the ideal place to hold it and we hope that others will have the same success that we have started. “We will continue to race the colts and geldings that we have in training, as well as on the ground and we look forward, with mixed emotions, to purchasing future winners from these bloodlines at the sales as part of our ongoing support to National Hunt breeding and racing.” To view the Trull House Stud Dispersal, a dedicated page has been created on the Goffs UK website and can be viewed by clicking HERE. STALLION NEWS IRELAND You had to WORTHADD GETS OFF THE MARK AS A SIRE WITH ROME WINNER go back to Worthadd, who completed the Gr.2 Derby Italiano and Gr.3 Premio Parioli double in 2010, got off the mark as a sire when See Oasis Dream You In Paris made all to land the 1000m maiden at Rome yesterday afternoon, clocking a swift 57 seconds. Bred by Yvonne and Gerard Kennedy, the filly, placed twice, won at the fifth time to find of asking, and is out of a Komaite half-sister to the Gr.3 Solario Stakes winner Radwell. Based at the Irish National Stud, the stallion son of Dubawi had a higher-rated just 19 registered juveniles. In addition to his two Classic victories, the son of the triple winner Wigman, a Rahy half-sister to the dam of the dual Gr.1 winner and sire Dai Jin, won the Gr.2 Premio sprinter Ribot, Gr.2 Premio Carlo Vittadini and Gr.3 Badener Meile. He showcased his international ability when running second in the Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes behind Canford Cliffs. Must-see yearlings RACING REVIEW at Tattersalls now. RACING REVIEW Slade Power RAHEEN HOUSE BACK TO WINNING WAYS AT ASCOT Speed, power... The Listed Noel Murless Stakes, run over a mile and three-quarters at Ascot yesterday, was awarded to the second past the post Brian +353 (0)45 527600 Meehan-trained Raheen House, who was carrying a five-pound +44 (0)1638 730070 penalty for his Gr.3 Bahrain Trophy success in July. The son of Sea www.darleystallions.com The Stars raced at the rear of the field before going from last to first in the straight.