European Exports with Robert Hammond
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SATURDAY, 20 APRIL 2019 TREVE PRODUCES SIYOUNI FILLY EUROPEAN EXPORTS WITH Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}), a dual winner of the G1 Prix de ROBERT HAMMOND l=Arc de Triomphe, produced her third foal, a filly by Haras de Bonneval resident Siyouni (Fr), at midday on Saturday, Apr. 13, Al Shaqab Racing tweeted on Wednesday. Bred by Haras du Quesnay, the bay raced for Al Shaqab and trainer Criquette Head, eventually being named a French highweight from ages three through five, and collecting six Group 1 wins. In addition to her Arc scores in 2013/2014, Treve also won the 2013 G1 Prix de Diane Longines (French Oaks), two editions of the G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille (>13/=15) and the 2015 G1 Grand Prix de Saint- Cloud. A half-sister to SW and G2 Prix Greffulhe third Trois Rois (Fr) (Hernando {Fr}) and US SP Trophee (Fr) (Mr. Sidney), her first foal is a juvenile colt by Dubawi (Ire), while her yearling filly has been christened Paris (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}). Treve is out of the Anabaa mare Trevise (Fr), herself a full-sister to MSW and GI Click for a video interview with Robert Hammond Shoemaker Breeders= Cup Mile third Tsigane (Fr). Last fall, Al Shaqab Racing announced that Treve will visit Gilltown Stud=s by Kelsey Riley Sea The Stars (Ire) this spring. European Exports is a series where we catch up with people who have left their home countries to make a new life in racing in America. For this edition, we caught up with Darby Dan Farm=s Robert Hammond. TDN: Tell us a bit about where you=re from. RH: I'm from the south of England, originally. South London, Sussex--beautiful, right near the coast in the south of England. That's where my family is from, but I lived for a long time in Newmarket. I was an assistant trainer there, but that was a long time ago now, that was back in mid-90s and I came over here in 1997. I was assistant to a gentleman named Paul Howling, who trained near the Limekilns, a famous gallop in Newmarket. It=s a beautiful place, and we had a small stable with 30, 40 horses. Treve and her filly by Siyouni | Zuzanna Lupa We raced all over England, and it was good times early in my career. TDN: How did your interest in racing come about? IN TDN AMERICA TODAY STATUS OF CA RACING FOLLOWING MAJOR CHANGES Cont. p2 Following major regulatory changes introduced at Santa Anita, California industry stakeholders are both hopeful and worried. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 20 APRIL 2019 EUROPEAN EXPORTS With Robert Hammond Cont. from p1 RH: My interest came through my father. He started out as an owner in England. His first horse, he had 10% in a partnership like everybody else, and I got involved and interested. Over the years, he had a few more horses, and I used to go to the races with him as a young boy and I decided I wanted to be a racehorse trainer at the age of 11 or 12. TDN: Why did you decide to come to America? RH: I came over for the horse business. First I came over to Texas for a year, and I was in Lone Star Park hot walking horses and then worked my way up to assistant. Then I decided it was far too hot in Texas and I would have to come and live in Kentucky. I came [to Kentucky] for a sale. It was so beautiful here and the weather was much more English style, so I decided to move up here and started a small farm. It's been 22 years now. TDN: Is there anything you miss about England? RH: I miss some friends, a few friends that I had in England, but generally not, no. This is my home for a long time now, my family is here, I'm married, I have three lovely children, so I'm happy here. I've never had any homesick feelings for England or Europe. TDN: And is there anything about Kentucky that you=d have a hard time giving up if you were to leave? RH: I do like the bourbon, I've got to admit. I've grown to enjoy the bourbon side of things, and with the whole new bourbon tour feature, that's been great. TDN: When you go home, do your family and friends comment on your accent? RH: When I go home to England, they say I have an American accent, which I can't hear one way or another and I don't think my wife does either, but when I go home it definitely gets a bit more English, sounds a bit more like the Royal Family. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 20 APRIL 2019 FIRST-SEASON SIRES WITH RUNNERS Saturday, Apr. 20, 2019: UNITED KINGDOM Vice President, International Operations Gary King Cable Bay (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Highclere Stud Twitter: @garykingTDN 114 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners [email protected] 13:25-KEMPTON PARK, 5f, ELECTRIC LADYLAND (Ire) + 1.732.320.0975 i35,000 Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2018 International Editor Fountain of Youth (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Bearstone Stud Kelsey Riley 71 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN 17:20-BRIGHTON, 5.25f, SPIRITULIST (GB) [email protected] FRANCE European Editor Evasive's First (Fr) (Evasive {GB}), Emma Berry 7 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners Twitter: @collingsberry 1-MAR.P VIVAUX, 950m, [email protected] i3,000 Arqana Deauville Autumn Mixed Sale 2018 Associate International Editor Polarix (GB) (Linamix {Fr}), Haras de Saint Roch Heather Anderson 8 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN 6-FONTAINEBLEAU, 1100m, POLIANGXI (Fr) Marketing Manager Sidestep (Aus) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Fr Alayna Cullen 70 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners Twitter: @AlaynaCullen 6-FONTAINEBLEAU, 1100m, PROUN (Fr) [email protected] Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield Cable Bay is looking for winner number three at Kempton on John Berry | Kevin Blake Saturday. | Highclere Stud DID YOU KNOW? 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The homebred encounters 17 rivals Reappearing in the old Masaka S. which used to carry listed in this introduction which is more than winnable if he has status and was a Guineas trial, the homebred daughter of the inherited a share of his sibling=s class. G2 Prix de Royallieu winner Sea of Heartbreak (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) encounters six rivals including one of Roger Varian=s team of talented fillies in Nausha (GB) (Kingman {GB}). Nurlan Bizakov=s homebred relative of Henrythenavigator (Kingmambo) scored on debut at Newbury on her sole start in October and her trainer has a line to her merit after the Craven meeting. 3.05 Cork, Cond, i16,000, 3yo, 7fT WESTERN FRONTIER (Scat Daddy) is upped in trip by Aidan O=Brien on this seasonal bow, having signed off 2018 with a five- furlong maiden win at Navan in October. Last year=s i825,000 Arqana May Breeze-Up topper who is a half-brother to the graded-stakes performer Carried Interest (Henny Hughes) is up against some potentially smart types including Scott Heider=s Kiss For Luck (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), a Joseph O=Brien-trained daughter of the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Yesterday (Ire) Richard Spencer=s string on Long Hill in Newmarket on a hazy morning = (Sadler s Wells) who scored over this trip at Dundalk in Emma Berry November. 3.10 Kempton, Cond, ,25,000, 3yo, c/g, 8f (AWT) SENZA LIMITI (IRE) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) is another exciting William Haggas representative who received a favourable mention by his trainer after Wednesday=s Craven S.