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partnership between Ecurie Sagara and Francois Nicolle, and they TODAY’S HEADLINES start with Lot 100, the Listed-winning chaser Ivresse Du Berlais, who is from a top-class National Hunt family and in foal to ARQANA Bathyrhon. She will be followed into the ring by her yearling Saint Des Saints filly and then her two-year-old daughter by Cokoriko, while the Poliglote five-year-old Roi Mage (Lot 106) EBN Sales Talk Click here to was only beaten a short-head in last year’s Gr.1 Prix Ferdinand is brought to contact IRT, or Dufaure over fences. you by IRT visit www.irt.com The 46 yearlings catalogued include a first-crop daughter of Olympic Glory and Blissful Beat (Lot 292), whose Gr.3-winning daughter Home Of The Brave was recently sold for €235,000 on PLENTY OF APPEAL IN arqanaonline.com. Among the two-year-olds are representatives by Authorized, VALENTINE’S DAY SALE Lord Of England and Motivator, as well as by first season sires There is a 10:00am start to today’s Arqana February Sale, which Cokoriko, George Vancouver, Masterstroke and Penny’s Picnic. has a 307-lot catalogue comprising 110 mares, 54 maiden fillies, There are 110 catalogued mares, including several Stakes 74 horses in training, 21 two-year-olds, 46 yearlings, one stallion performers, and among them are: and one stallion prospect. The 2016 sale achieved a 81% clearance Lot 12, the Listed-placed Princesse Jasmine, dam of two rate (up from 75%) and aggregate sales of €1,691,400, plus an Listed-placed winners and in foal to Intello, average sale price of €7,137 and median of €4,500, both pretty Lot 46, Freezing, a half-sister to Gr.1 winner Goldamix, dam of much on a par with twelve months earlier. two Listed-placed winners and in foal to Wootton Bassett, Today’s action is due to start with the sale of stallion prospect Lot 70, Hold The Thought, the only Galileo mare in the Sarek (Lot 1), an unraced four-year-old Teofilo half-brother to catalogue and a half-sister to Gr.1 Classic winner Tin Horse, in foal Champion French Sire Le Havre, and he will be followed by the to Zanzibari, stallion Sandwaki, a Gr.3 winner who has been at stud since Lot 115, Xanadu Bliss, a winning half-sister to Gr.1 victor 2008. Kasbah Bliss and already the dam of the Classic-placed Gr.3 There are eight horses which form the dissolution of the winner Xcellence, Out of this world! New: Champion sprinter rated superior at three to Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Redoute’s Choice, Choisir and Starspangledbanner. See Exosphere’s amazing wins on

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Lot 146, Briska Des Bordes, related to Gr.1 winner Utopie Des INGLIS Bordes and several other Stakes-winning jumpers, in foal to Scalo, Lot 158, Park Melody, a half-sister to the dams of Gr.1 winners FASTNET FILLY TOPS FINAL DAY OF SALE Winchester and Star Of Seville, in foal to Poet’s Voice, THAT POSTED IMPRESSIVE FIGURES Lot 231, Gr.3 winner Villadolide, dam of five winners and in The momentum built up over the first two days trading carried foal to Motivator, over into yesterday’s third and final session of the Inglis’ Classic Lot 259, Alabastrine, a Green Desert half-sister to Gr.2 winner Sale in Sydney, writes Glen Latham. Unlike the opening sessions, Last Second (dam of Gr.1 winner Aussie Rules), Gr.3 winner only two lots passed A$200,000, but there was sufficient interest Alleluia (dam of Gr.1 winner Allegretto) and Listed winner across the board to ensure a new record average was set, going Alouette (dam of Gr.1 winners Albanova and Alborada), with the new aggregate figure which had already eclipsed the Lot 295, Ile De See, a winning Saint Des Saints half-sister to previous record by close of trade on Sunday. Gr.2 winner Royal Auclair and to the dam of Gr.2 winner Don The team at Inglis will have a pair of challenges to deal with Mirande, in foal to Kapgarde, and when the 2018 Classic Sale is conducted, ensuring a smooth Lot 300, the Listed-winning hurdler Cutting Edge, a half-sister transition for customers and vendors to their new complex at to Gr.3 winner Martalette and in foal to Saint Des Saints. Warwick Farm in Sydney’s west and how to build further on the Among the broodmare prospects are Lot 235, Jamaica Inn, a outstanding results of this weekend. A catalogue expanded by 25 daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Gr.1 Classic winner Vintage lots saw 24 more yearlings sell than in 2016, 498 in total, meaning Tipple, and Lot 251, Live Miracle, out of a half-sister to Gr.1 winner a slight dip in the clearance rate of 88%, pending further private Leroidesanimaux and whose grandam is a half-sister to Hasili. sales. The new record average figure of A$71,593 is 25% up on the The horses in training include Prestige Vendome (Lot 169), a same sale last year and the aggregate finished at A$35,653,500 or Listed-winning two-year-old, who was also Classic-placed at three. A$8.6 million higher. The new median benchmark of A$55,000 is a 29% improvement on twelve months prior. As could be expected, Mark Webster, Inglis Managing Director, WITHDRAWALS was delighted with the outcome. “I’d really like to thank all the Lots: 5, 6, 18, 21, 25, 47, 61, 67, 73, 78, 84, 85, 89, 95, 112, 133, 156, vendors and breeders for trusting us with their better quality 161, 164, 165, 167, 172, 176, 182, 187, 200, 202, 208, 210, 224, 226, yearlings and I’m so happy that we were able to get the vast majority 237, 242, 247, 266, 277, 278 sold for them,’’ Webster said. Referring to the stifling heat that

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to the Waterhouse-trained Mutawaajid, a multiple Gr.2 winner as buyers including an extra A$100,000 should the progeny of one a three-year-old in Australia, who was sent to Mick Channon to of their first season sires win the 2018 Inglis Classic. take on the best European sprinters. Unfortunately, Britain did The stock of Dream Ahead do not fall into that category, as he not see the best of the son of Redoute’s Choice, fourth in a Gr.1 stands at Emirates Park at Murrurundi, but they have been Sprint Cup at Haydock Park the best he could achieve. Ghaliah is popular with buyers again this week, despite the son of Diktat also a half-sister to the Gr.2 Silver Shadow Stakes winner Adeewin having yet to produce a headline grabbing horse from his initial and her Snaadee full-sister Fatoon. Winner of a Gr.2 Reisling Australian crops. This colt is the first foal of Little Black Fish, a half- Stakes at two, Fatoon would find fame as a broodmare as the sister to the Listed-placed Kerchings, from the family of New mother of Fat Al, one of a number of Gr.1 Epsom Handicap Zealand Gr.1-winning sprinter Bawalaksana and the multiple winners trained by, you guessed it, Gai Waterhouse, who for good Gr.3 winner and Gr.1-placed mare Damaschino. The colt, who measure also trained the American import Secret Savings. was a pinhook for clients of agent Sheamus Mills having been The colt’s third dam is the British-bred High Line mare Lady bought out of last winter’s Magic Millions National Weanling Sale Upstage, who raced with some success in Australia before heading for A$60,000, will head a few hours north of Sydney to the to stud, where she foaled one of the most brilliant and versatile Newcastle stables of Paul Perry of Choisir fame. horses to have graced the Australian turf in the six-time Gr.1 winner Fighting Sun, a very lightly-raced horse by the ill-fated Shaftesbury Avenue, who was adept from 1000 to 2000 metres, in Northern Meteor, provided the top price for a youngster by a handicaps or at weight-for-age, in the highest company. first crop sire on the day in Lot 541. The half-brother to the Inglis Ghaliah has now had six foals to race for four winners her two- Classic winner of two seasons ago in Twist Tops (Beneteau) out year-old Dream Ahead daughter Sweet Bouquet showing of the six-time winning mare Imtops (High Rolling) was bought trainer Gary Nickson enough for him to enter her in yesterday’s by Anthony Freedman, who trains in partnership with his brother sale linked Inglis Classic, where she ran a creditable sixth behind Lee, and Michael Wallace’s Waterford Bloodstock for A$165,000. the barnstorming Husson filly Frolic, a A$100,000 purchase here The colt carries some inbreeding as Fighting Sun is out of the Gr.1 last year. Australasian Oaks winner Irish Darling (Ivory’s Irish), whose Mention of Dream Ahead, the now Haras de Grandcamp-based dam Sandy Darling is a Geiger Counter half-sister to Imtops. sire had the top lot by a dual hemisphere stallion, when his colt So the final Classic Sale to be conducted at Ingis’ Newmarket, out of the Tale Of The Cat mare Little Black Fish sold as Lot 587 Randwick headquarters has concluded with smiles all round. The for A$130,000. The colt was another Newgate offering, the last major sale to be conducted at Newmarket before it becomes progressive stud having offered a range of bonuses to entice a housing precinct will be the company’s flagship Australian He’s the Rio deal! The outstanding miler has 13 winners and some excellent prospects from his small first crop – with his biggest book of mares foaling in 2017.

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INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE – DAY THREE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (A$) 470 f FASTNET ROCK – Esprit De Bleu Newgate Farm Matt Laurie Racing 230,000 562 c SAVABEEL – Le Belle Epoque Sledmere Stud Lyndhurst Farm 210,000 508 c I AM INVINCIBLE – Ghaliah Emirates Park G Waterhouse/A Bott 180,000 541 c FIGHTING SUN – Imtops Middlebrook Valley Lodge A Freedman/Waterford Bloodstock 165,000 463 c SNITZEL – El Pauji Sledmere Stud Darby Racing/De Burgh Equine 130,000 587 c DREAM AHEAD – Little Black Fish Newgate Farm Paul Perry Horse Training Pty Ltd 130,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS

Easter Yearling Sale on 4th, 5th and 6th April, but prior to that Inglis’ have their 771 lot Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale starting on the 26th of this month at Oaklands Junction. EUROPEAN INTEREST SIRES (A$) OVERALL CLASSIC SALE STATISTICS (A$) CAMELOT 2017 % 2016 526 c ex Harvest Queen 85,000 Catalogued 600 575 540 f ex Imperial Ballet 42,500 Offered 564 520 579 c ex Leanders Choice W/D Sold 498 (88%) 474 (91%) Aggregate 35,653,500 +32 27,043,000 DAWN APPROACH Average 71,593 +25 57,053 586 f ex Little ‘N’ Cute 42,500 Median 55,000 +29 42,500 600 c ex Lysistrata NS47,500 DREAM AHEAD Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com 455 c ex Doojah NS20,000 521 f ex Halo Miss Maher W/D EQUIANO 587 c ex Little Black Fish 130,000 488 c ex Final Stretch 23,000 EPAULETTE EXCELEBRATION 466 c ex Elvish 30,000 475 c ex Extra Terrestial 60,000 491 c ex Flying Jet 85,000 FASTNET ROCK 499 c ex Fusaichi Queen 75,000 470 f ex Esprit De Bleu 230,000 500 c ex Fuss Me Long Time NS38,000 573 f ex Laguna Lake 100,000 515 c ex Gran Bella 37,000 HARBOUR WATCH 557 c ex Kermis 80,000 518 c ex Grojsman 51,000 578 c ex Latvian Amber NS46,000 LOPE DE VEGA 591 c ex Loch Maryanne 65,000 487 f ex Fidemus 65,000 593 f ex Lola Cherry Cola 39,000 584 c ex Limbo Down 80,000 Arqana February Mixed Sale, Deauville - Tuesday 14 February HAVE A LOOK AT LOT 196 SINGUNA WHERE THE VALUE IS SHINOBI (GER) (Lord Shanakill), 2012, 3 wins at 3 and 4 in the US. Sold as a yearling at BBAG for €34,000 resold at OBS APR 14 as a 2-Y-O in training for US $185,000; SIR VALENTINE (GER) (Cacique), sold at Tattersalls October 2014 for 75,000 guineas, 1 win at Kempton Park at 3 in England (beating Eyeshine (GB) (Dubawi), who subsequently won her maiden by 8 lengths). Rated 88, he is a very promising handicapper for this year, trained by Alan King. HER 2016 FOAL BY SEPOY was sold at Arqana December Sales for €35,000. She is in-foal to WOOTTON BASSETT, the talk of the town, standing this year at Haras d’Etreham for €20,000 and she is due middle of March. DON’T MISS HER - Haras de Grandcamp Consignment, Cour C, Box 226.

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MYBOYCHARLIE 495 f ex Frankie 20,000 POET’S VOICE 462 c ex El Mansura 22,000 533 c ex Holy Opera 30,000 POWER 556 c ex Katie O’Reilly W/D SEPOY 456 f ex Dove Lake 30,000 498 f ex Further 34,000 575 c ex Lalla Rookh 20,000 576 c ex Lalonde NS40,000 585 c ex Lipari 58,000

TATTERSALLS IRELAND CHELTENHAM

ELEVEN WILD CARDS ADDED TO CHELTENHAM SALE The rescheduled Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham January Sale to be staged this Thursday at 1.30pm has been enhanced by the Step addition of eleven wild card entries. The 2017 renewal has attracted a final catalogue of 47 entries, comprising of 36 individual winners, winning and placed bumper performers, winning French horses and four-year-old point to pointers. The sale also includes part of a dispersal from Nicholas and Clare Piper, consigned by Henrietta Knight’s West Lockinge Farm. The wild card entries include: l Lot 12, The Real Snoopy a five-year-old gelding by on it! Presenting, who won the 5yo Geldings Maiden point-to-point at Champion juvenile colt who Kirkistown on 11th February. l Lot 13, Black Sam Bella a five-year-old mare by Black Sam defeated World Champion Bellamy, who won the 4,5 & 6yo Open Maiden point-to-point at Barbury on debut on 12th February. Chautauqua in a 1,200m l Lot 24, Ask Robin a five-year-old gelding by Robin Des Champs, who was second on his debut in the 5yo Geldings G2 sprint at three. Maiden point-to-point at Knockanard on 12th February. l Lot 25, Sending Love a four-year-old gelding by Scorpion, PLUS: Sidestep is a who was a five-length debut winner of the 4yo Maiden point-to- point at Kirkistown on 11th February. stunning horse. Come l Lot 31, Planet Nine a five-year-old gelding by Flemensfirth, who was a debut winner of the INH Flat Race at Thurles on 9th and see him in less than February, his only start to date. He is a full-brother to Noble Endeavor. l Lot 36, Bitingthebullet a four-year-old gelding by Goldwell, an hour from the sales...

who was the debut winner of the 4yo Maiden point-to-point at Punchestown on 12th February. THE FASTEST SPRINTERS AREAUSTRALIAN l Lot 40, Sunset Showdown a four-year-old gelding by Flemensfirth, who was the debut winner of the 4yo Maiden point-to-point at Knockanard on 12th February. He is a half- brother to Definite Ruby. l Lot 41, Getareason a four-year-old gelding by Getaway, who was second on his debut run in the 4yo Maiden point-to- SIDESTEP €4,000 Oct 1, SLF point at Punchestown on 12th February. Exceed And Excel – Dextrous (Quest For Fame) l Lot 46, Gallahers Cross a five-year-old gelding by Getaway, Stands at Haras du Logis, France who was the eight-length debut winner of the 5yo Geldings Contact Julian Ince: +33 (0)6 03 52 05 64 or Anthony Picot: +33 (0)6 16 87 35 84 Maiden point-to-point at Punchestown on 12th February. or Antonin Pelsy: +44 (0)7436 283583 l Lot 47, Dandolo Du Gite a four-year-old gelding by Khalkevi, www.darleystallions.com who was second on his debut run in the 4yo Maiden point-to- www.harasdulogis.com point at Kirkistown on 11th February.

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l Lot 48, Cangodemayo a five-year-old mare by Lucarno, who was the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and sire Arcangues was the debut winner of the 5 & 6yo Mares Maiden point-to-point (Sagace). at Kirkistown on 11th February. Bred by Darley, Manatee raced in the Godolphin blue and was Horses may be viewed from 2.30pm on Wedesday 15th trained by Andre Fabre. In all, he won four of twelve starts and February and from 8.30am on Thursday 16th February and sale won on debut in the April of his three-year-old season. A commences at 1.30pm in the Tattersalls Ireland Sales Arena. conditions event followed up a second in September, before Click HERE to view catalogue and videos. landing the Gr.2 Prix du Conseil de Paris. At four his best run came when winning the Gr.2 Grand Prix de Chantilly from Prince Gibraltar. At five he was runner-up to Elliptique over 1900m in a STALLION NEWS conditions contest and was third to Vazirabad in the Gr.2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, before running fourth in the Gr.1 Grand Prix de FRANCE Saint-Cloud. The new stallion will stand alongside Canyon Creek, MANATEE TO STAND AT Montmartre and Penny’s Picnic. HARAS DU HOGUENET It has been announced that Manatee has been retired from IRELAND racing and is to stand the 2017 breeding season at Haras du Hoguenet, where his fee is €3,000 live foal for a colt and €1,500 FAME AND GLORY DIES live foal for a filly. Another incentive is that the breeders of the first three Auteuil winners by the sire will each receive €5,000. AT AGE OF ELEVEN The six-year-old son of Monsun, a dual Gr.2 scorer, is a half- Coolmore has announced that the 14-time winner Fame And Glory, brother to the Gr.2 Hardwicke Stakes winner and Gr.1-placed whose top level wins included the Criterium de Saint-Cloud at two, Dartmouth (Dubawi) and the Listed winner Gaterie (Dubai the Irish Derby at three, the Tattersalls Gold Cup and Coronation Cup Destination), out of the Gr.3 Blue Wind Stakes winner Galatee at four and the Gold Cup at Ascot at five, died yesterday morning at (Galileo). The third dam, Albertine (Irish River), was third in the the age of eleven, after suffering a suspected heart attack. Gr.2 (then) Prix de l’Opera and is the ancestress of one of the The son of Montjeu, whose first crop have just turned three, Wildenstein’s most prolific families. Amongst others she produced was one of the highest-rated horses to retire straight to a National © ZuzannaLupa

August Yearling Sale

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Hunt Stud. Albert Sherwood, manager at Grange Stud, said: “It’s a great shame, as he was a grand horse and, based on the quality of his RACING NEWS stock, we thought he had the makings of a hugely successful stallion.” Bred by Ptarmigan Bloodstock and Kirsten Rausing, Fame And BRITAIN Glory was a 190,000gns Tattersalls December Foal purchase by Tim Hyde and is a full-brother to the winner Yummy Mummy (dam of the Champion English Three-Year-Old and three-time YORK ANNOUNCES PRIZE MONEY Gr.1 winner Legatissimo). INCREASES FOR AUGUST FEATURES York racecourse has announced that the Gr.1 International Stakes has had its total prize fund increased to £1 million for this August’s JAMAICA showpiece. The total rise in prize money is £100,000. The track also announced that the Gr.1 Yorkshire Oaks and the MIDNIGHT HAWK TO STAND AT Gr.1 Nunthorpe Stakes have been boosted to have a total of RISING SUN FARM IN JAMAICA £350,000 on offer. The Ebor, Europe’s richest Flat handicap, has been increased in value to £285,000. Midnight Hawk, winner of the Gr.3 Sham Stakes, has been retired York Racecourse Chairman Lord Grimthorpe said, “Attracting to stand at Rising Sun Farm, Portmore, in Jamaica in a deal the best horses to run in competitive races on the Knavesmire is what brokered by Chad Schumer of Schumer Bloodstock. we are all about, so I am pleased that the unstinting support from Midnight Hawk won the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita on just his long standing sponsors has allowed us to increase prize money for second career start, having run out the six and a quarter length our feature races again this year. winner of his debut, a maiden at Hollywood Park. He went on to “The Juddmonte International will reach a notable landmark, compile a series of creditable efforts in Graded Stakes company for demonstrating the generous support of Prince Khalid [Abdullah] for Bob Baffert, notably when placed in the Gr.2 San Felipe Stakes, in a race that I know he cherishes.” which he was second to none other than California Chrome, Gr.2 Robert B Lewis Stakes, Gr.3 Sunland Derby and Gr.3 Illinois Derby. He also ran a neck second to Race Day in the Gr.3 Razorback AUSTRALIA Handicap as a four-year-old. In all, he won five races and nearly $600,000 in earnings. A son of Midnight Lute, he is a half-brother to four winners, WINX MAKES IT 14 IN including the Listed scorer Mister Marv. He is out of the Gr.1- APOLLO VICTORY placed Miss Wineshine, by Wolf Power. Australian racings current darling of the turf Winx (Street Cry) Midnight Hawk will stand alongside the Gr.1-placed Rising made it 14 wins on the bounce at Randwick yesterday in the Moon at Rising Sun Farm. 1400m Gr.2 Apollo Stakes. In scoring by two and three-quarter

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CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 9 RACING NEWS ~ INDUSTRY NEWS ~ STUD NEWS EBN: TUESDAY, 14TH FEBRUARY 2017 lengths from perennial rival Hartnell (Authorized), she equalled Plusvital CEO Mike Shelly said: “The launch of this new genetic the record of Phar Lap. test offer by Plusvital makes it easier than ever for our clients to gain The five-year-old mare raced kindly in mid-pack and while she an edge with the amount of information we can provide from their took a couple strides to find her feet in the home straight, she horse’s DNA. This combination of tests alone can help a trainer picked up with ease to pass the former Ger Lyons-trained Endless determine a horse’s optimum race distance, increase their strike rates Drama (Lope De Vega) and drew away with ease to defeat and even manage expectations on two-year-old performance. Hartnell, who stayed on well in the closing stages to put four “Overall, we feel the additional information in these tests will lengths between him and the third, Endless Drama. further strengthen the use of this technology across the industry, where it is used a tool to complement existing horsemanship and pedigree analysis. INDUSTRY NEWS “We’re really pleased with the revised price we’re able to offer the Speed Gene Test and Racing GenePak at. Never has genetic testing PLUSVITAL for thoroughbred horses been so accessible to all trainers and owners.” NEW RACING PRODUCT GENEPAK LAUNCHED STUD NEWS Irish equine science company Plusvital, which last year acquired the genomic testing company Equinome, has launched the SHADWELL Racing GenePak, which is aimed at providing objective, scientific information to support training and race entry decisions. The new product combines the company’s Speed Gene Test, which on its JEREMY HOUGHTON COMMISSIONED own is priced from €295, with the Distance Plus Test. The new FOR 2018 STALLION BROCHURE Racing GenePak is available for €435. Shadwell has announced that it has commissioned artist Jeremy The product has developed following the findings of research Houghton to produce an image for the front cover of its 2018 by the University of Bristol, which last year found that the average stallion brochure. winning margin between the first and second placed horses was Houghton has carried out a number of prestigious residencies 0.32%. in his career, being the official artist for 2008 London Fashion

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National Accounts Jeremy Houghton, pictured with Gr.1 Eclipse Stakes winner Our first month on the Diploma course is nearly complete. It Mukhadram (Shamardal), who is to produce an image for has been a fantastic four weeks getting to know plenty of new the front cover of Shadwell’s 2018 stallion brochure. people, many of whom have very different backgrounds, experience with horses and goals for the future. As Sam Week and the 2012 London Olympics. He was also the artist in mentioned last week, there are 24 of us doing the course. Five residence at Highgrove in 2014 for HH the Prince of Wales and at of us are going to try and put pen to paper and bring you a Goodwood in 2015 for the Earl of March. week by week account on the life of a student at The National Houghton said: “I feel extremely honoured to have been selected Stud. to paint at Shadwell this year. It is one of the pillars of Newmarket, I’m Vicky, 27, and, having spent my childhood with horses, and indeed one of the most important racing operations in the decided to come into the amazing world that is racing. Since world, so to work alongside and visually capture horses of the highest attending the Northern Racing College straight out of school pedigree is such an exciting prospect. To also rub shoulders with the at 16, I have worked in racing yards both in England and New people who make the place tick and watch how they bring the best Zealand. I also spent three years working on studs in England out of their horses, will be a privilege I am conscious very few have.” and New Zealand. Starting this course, I felt as prepared as I could do for what will be a very gruelling, yet rewarding, five and a half month learning curve. APPOINTMENT One of the main attractions about the Diploma, for me anyway, is the jam packed evening lecture programme. With BRITAIN the first one being on only our second day, we set about learning straight away. Our lectures so far have covered things TAMMY O’BRIEN TO JOIN such as the mare’s genital tract and reproductive cycle, TATTERSALLS Examining the mare prior to covering, pregnancy diagnosis and foetal development. We have many more exciting Tattersalls has appointed Tammy O’Brien in the role of lectures coming up, including the practical examination of International Client Relations and Strategic Development. O’Brien the placenta, a lower limb dissection, specialist farriery for will join the Newmarket-based firm on 1st March. She will foals, common conformation problems in the racehorse and continue to be based in Ireland. an outline of equine genetics. The evening lecture programme O’Brien joins Tattersalls after more than 20 years with Coolmore is open to anyone within the industry, with a certificate of in Tipperary, latterly in the role of Racing Manager with primary attendance for everyone who attends at least 75% of the responsibility for overseeing the Coolmore string at Ballydoyle lectures. Stables, reporting directly to owners John Magnier, Derek Smith As well as the lectures, we are also fortunate enough to and Michael Tabor. have had some guest speakers from all over the racing and Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said; “To say that Tammy breeding industry come and talk to us. I think I speak for us all brings with her a wealth of experience would be a massive when I say that we are so grateful to everybody; lecturers, understatement. She has achieved a huge amount in the racing and guest speakers and anyone else that is helping us learn new bloodstock industry over more than 20 years with Coolmore. things daily. One of my favourite quotes, “With horses you Tammy’s role will perfectly complement our existing Bloodstock never stop learning” has never been more apt. With the first Sales and Marketing teams, with whom she will work closely.” few foals on the ground and the start of covering only days away, everything we have read in a book or on a projector will The Sensational soon be being put to good use. STALLION GUIDE APP Until next time, older and wiser. a blog by National Stud Diploma student VICTORIA HAGGER

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Porter ACROSS THE POND grandam of the Stakes winner Gardening Leave. Their half- PERFORMER OF THE WEEK siblings also include Glasgow’s Gold, dam of the Gr.1 Ruffian Handicap victress Swift Temper, and Fabulous, the grandam of ALMANAAR (GB), 5g, Turbulent Descent, co-highweight sprinting three-year-old on Dubawi – Bagah (Bahhare) the Word Thoroughbred Rankings. Sarach’s grandam Gorgeous O/B: Shadwell, T: Chad C Brown was among the best fillies of her crop in the US and numbered the Gr.1 Vanity Invitational Handicap among her triumphs. Fourth and third in allowance races at Belmont Park in two Among the other celebrities under the third dam, Broodmare of starts last Autum, Almanaar reappeared to finish a strong the Year Kamar, are Seaside Attraction, Golden Attraction, closing second in the Gr.2 Ft Lauderdale Stakes at Cape Town, Red Carnival, Desert Lord, Key To The Moon, Gulfstream Park last month. Returning for the Gr.1 Hiaam, Alpha, Flashing and Fantastic Light. Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, he lingered near the rear of the eight-horse field for the first six of the nine furlongs. ISABELLA SINGS (USA), 5m, However, a four-wide move saw him in front at the head of Eskendereya – Isobel Baillie (Lomitas) the stretch and he built on that narrow advantage to hit O/B: Siena Farms LLC, T: Todd A Pletcher the wire three-quarters of a length to the good. Racing in France, he developed into a very talented The career of Isabella Sings is nearing an end, as she is due to be runner during the summer of his three-year-old career, covered this spring. On Saturday, however, she gave another of taking in succession the Listed Prix de Pontarme, the Gr.3 her trail-blazing performances to capture the Gr.3 Endeavour Prix Paul de Moussac and the Gr.3 Prix Daphnis, before Stakes, after tearing through the opening furlongs of the mile- finishing off the board in the Gr.3 Prix Quincey on his final and-a-sixteenth test in :22.87, :45.84, :1:09.44 and 1:34.69. As much outing in that country. as five and a half lengths clear at one point, she saw that lead Almanaar is out of the Gr.2 Prix de Sandringham winner whittled down to two lengths at the head of the stretch, but she Baqah, a half-sister to Stakes performers Jardaa and Rakiza. had already drawn the sting from her pursuers and was three The grandam, Filfilah, is a half-sister to Muntej, who took lengths clear at the wire. Last year, she opened her 2016 campaign the Gr.2 Sky Classic Handicap, and is out of a daughter of the by taking it to the formidable Tepin in the nine-furlong Gr.2 Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile scorer Brave Raj. Hillsborough Stakes at Tampa Bay. Setting a blazing pace before giving best in the closing strides, she went down by a length in a race run in a course-record time. She subsequently added wins in the Miss Liberty Stakes, Gr.3 Eatontown Stakes and Gr.3 My ALL INCLUDED (USA), 6h, Charmer Handicap, as well as a third in the Gr.3 Violet Stakes. At Include – Eximius (Atticus) two, Isabella Springs won on debut at Belmont Park, then O/B: Wertheimer et Frere, T: Todd A Pletcher completed her first season with a second in the Gr.2 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine followed by an unplaced run in the Gr.1 The son of a British-foaled mare, All Included won four of his first Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. At three, she made eight starts, seven starts, all in maiden or allowance company. Since the last taking the Gr.2 Mrs Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs, the Little of those wins, back in July 2015, the chesnut has raced almost Silver Stakes at Monmouth Park and an allowance/optional entirely in Graded Stakes company and, although he has not claiming event at Gulfstream Park, while she also finished second added to the win column, he had earned third in the Gr.3 Bernard in the Gr.3 Boiling Springs Stakes and Sanibel Island Stakes. Baruch Handicap, Gr.2 Fort Lauderdale Stakes and last year’s Gr.1 Isabella Sings is a half-sister to Alaura Michele, who won the P G Gulfstream Park Handicap. On Saturday, he closed from the rear Johnson Stakes and Nani Rose Stakes and was also Graded Stakes- to cross the line third in this year’s Gr.1 Gulfstream Park Handicap, placed. The dam, the English-bred Isobel Baillie, is a daughter of three-quarters of a length and a neck behind the winner Lomitas who won twice and earned some minor black-type with a Almanaar, but was promoted to second on the disqualification third in the Prix Madame Jean Couturie. She is a half-sister to of the initial runner-up Beach Patrol. Marine Winner, the dam of White Fugue, a three-time black-type All Included is out of the French Stakes-placed Eximius, the scorer in Japan this year. The grandam, Dubai Soprano, is a half- dam of six winners, including the Gr.2 Honeymoon Handicap sister to the much travelled multiple Gr.1 winner Campanologist victress Sarach. A three-parts-sister to Stakes-winning and and to the dams of Australian Gr.2 scorer Well Rounded and South Group-placed Stunning, Eximius is also a half-sister to African Graded winner One Fine Day. The third dam, Ring Of Dreamboat, the dam of Music Show, who took the Gr.1 Falmouth Music, is by Sadler’s Wells out of the US Champion Glorious Song Stakes and two other Group races and was also several times Gr.1- and is very closely related to Singspiel, Sligo Bay and South placed, including when third in the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas, and African sire star Rakeen, as well as being half-sister to Rahy.

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LIGHT IN PARIS (Ire), 5m, Aussie Rules – Grande Rousse (Act One) PORTER O: Martin S. Schwartz, B: Haras du Mezeray, T: Chad C Brown ACROSS THE POND ~ CONTINUED €42,000 Arqana October Yearling Sale by Jean-Claude Rouget, consigned by Haras du Mezeray October and fourth in the 26th November Gr.3 Jimmy Durante Stakes. Racing in England the chesnut was a winner on her debut Runner-up to Isabella Sings was Light In Paris. She began her at two and took three seconds and a third from four previous US career with an unplaced effort in the Pebbles Stakes back in starts. October 2015. She showed to much better effect in the Tropical From the first crop of her sire Harbour Watch, she is also the Park Oaks at Gulfstream Park in December that year, closing well first foal for her dam Three Sugars, a winning half-sister to the to miss victory by just a pair of necks. She kicked off 2016 with a French Listed scorer Kissing The Camera and to Love And fourth in the Gr.3 Suwannee River Stakes in February, but was Laughter, the dam of Wigmore Hall, who was twice successful in not seen in action again until 8th January this year, when she the Gr.1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, and the German Listed came out on top in a three-way photo for a Tampa Bay Downs winner Lady Liberty. The grandam, Ho Dear, won the Empress allowance/optional claiming event. Racing in France, she won Stakes in England and the Gr.3 Natalma Stakes in Canada. four times and also took third in the Listed Criterium du Fonds European de l’Elevage and Listed Prix La Sorellina. AVENTADOR (Fr), 5g, She is out of the winning Act One mare Grande Rousse. The Zafeen – Day Of Dream (Rainbows For Life) second dam, Geriba, is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Hollywood Turf O: Mark Staudacher, B: Rene Vallaud and Tony Castanheira, Cup victor Sligo Bay; to the Japanese Graded scorer Lady T: Kathy Schenk Ballade, herself dam of the near $4,000,000 earner Danon Ballade; to Japanese black-type winner Millennium Wing; Aston We have previously charted the fall and rise of Aventador, who Park Stakes winner Wolfe Tone; and to the dams of US Listed after contesting the 2015 Gr.1 French Derby, dropped all the way winner Yuzuru, and of Tristesse, a Listed winner in France. The down to claiming events at state fairs at Santa Rosa and third dam, Angelic Song, is a sister to major sire Saint Ballado, Sacramento. We can now add another chapter, as on Saturday, and to Champions Devil’s Bag and Glorious Song (subsequently he stormed home two and a quater lengths clear in the Turf dam of Rahy, and to the cover of In the Wings – who appears as Paradise Handicap to claim his first US Stakes win. His eclectic US grandsire of the dam of Light In Paris – of Singspiel). record also includes three wins in claiming company at Golden Gate and Santa Rose, a starter allowance at Golden Gate and an MISS SUGARS (GB), 3f, allowance/optional claiming contest at Turf Paradise, as well as a Harbour Watch – Three Sugars (Starcraft) close third the Walter R Cluer Stakes at Turf Paradise in November. O: Red Baron’s Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal, In his native France, he made 16 starts by the end of the June of B: Chippenham Lodge Stud, T: Jeff Mullins his three-year-old season, ten at two, winning a maiden at 10,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Chantilly and on his final outing, the Listed Prix Ridgway at by David Simcock Compiegne, as well as taking second in the Gr.3 Prix Noailles and consigned by Chippenham Lodge Stud Ltd the Listed Prix Isonomy. Aventador is one of five winners produced by his dam Day Of Returning off a win in Blue Northern Stakes on 29th December, Dream. She was a five-time winner in France and is a half-sister to Miss Sugars added more black type with a second in the Sweet the Listed-winning and Group-placed Aneysar, the Stakes-placed Life Stakes at Santa Anita. This was the fourth US start for Miss Anntari and to Antakiya, the grandam of the Stakes winners Sugars, who was fifth in the Surfer Girl Stakes on her US debut in Another World, Lady Sybil, Impassable and Es Es Runner. If you are reading this... so are your potential clients.

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RACING ROUND-UP STAR PERFORMER SUAVE RICHARD (Jpn), 3c, Heart’s Cry – Pirramimimma (Unbridled’s Song) O: Nicks Co, B: Northern Racing, T: Yasushi Sinono ¥155,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by MMB Co JapaneseJapanese The Gr.3 Kyodo News Service Hai is a very good launchpad RACING REVIEW for the Gr.1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2,000 Guineas). In the last five seasons Gold Ship (Stay Gold), Isla Bonita (Fuji Kiseki) and Dee Majesty (Deep Impact) won Tokyo racecourse’s Heart’s Cry enjoyed a brilliant weekend with his three-year-olds trial before their Classic win over 2000m in April at Nakayama. doubling up in the Group races thanks to Suave Richard, who Suave Richard, who came back from three months off dominated the Kyodo News Service Hai on Sunday gaining our after his second place in the Gr.3 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Star Performer of the Week spot, while the filly Admire Miyabi Stakes, put the contest to bed in a matter of strides, crossing scored in pleasing style in the Daily Hai Queen Cup. the line two and a half lengths clear from Etre Digne (Eishin Three of the last six winners of the Daily Hai Queen Cup have Sandy), while the favourite Move The World (Deep Impact) subsequently won at least once at Gr.1 level and Major Emblem lacked a bit of a finishing kick after some trouble in running. (Daiwa Major), who landed the race last year, doubled up his top The winner is a big individual, with a huge stride, and level wins in last May’s Gr.1 NHK Mile Cup, having won the Gr.1 Nakayama could play against him, but he has scope for improvement. Hanshin Juvenile Follies at two. Verxina (Deep Impact) ran Suave Richard is the fifth foal and winner out of second in all the three legs of the Triple Tiara and twice landed the Pirramimma (Unbridled’s Song), who was imported in Gr1 Victoria Mile, earning ¥460m in the process, while Whale utero following the purchase of her dam Career Collection Capture (Kurofune) compiled a strong six-season career with (General Meeting), for $450,000 by Katsumi Yoshida at the seven wins, capped by the Victoria Mile, banking more than 2004 Keeneland November Sale. Pirramimma’s progeny ¥532m. includes Bandwagon (White Muzzle), who got injured Admire Miyabi, who has already scored over 2000m, delivered having run second in the Gr.3 Kisaragi Sho and scored last a solid win in Saturday’s contest, beating Aerolithe (Kurofune) by season following a two year-lay-off. The second dam, the a half-length. The two grey fillies shot two lengths clear from the Californian-bred Career Collection, won a couple of Gr.2s rest of the field in the final furlong, which was run at a genuine and ran second in the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. pace, returning a solid result. The sensible early gallop (46.8 for Pirramimma has a two-year-old filly by Deep Impact and a the first 800m) played in favour of Admire Miyabi who, under a yearling colt by Orfevre. She again visited Deep Impact in strong ride from the Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, moved her 2016. wide in the home straight. The filly finished her trip with 600m in 33.6 and took a step up on her way to the Gr.1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas). Fantasistella (Daiwa Major) scored his first win against winners in a conditions race over 1400m on Saturday at Tokyo. The light- ADMIRE MIYABI (Jpn), 3f, framed colt is a full-brother to the Gr.2 winner and Gr.1-placed Heart’s Cry – Lady Skipper (Kurofune) Daiwa Maggiore and the Gr.2 scorer and Classic-placed sire O: Riichi Kondo, B: Northern Racing, T: Yasuo Tomomichi ¥41,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Riichi Kondo Higher Game (Sunday Silence). Their dam Fanjica (Law Society), bred by the Italian Vito Schirone, won the Gr.3 (then) Admire Miyabi is a half-sister to the useful five-year-old Gran Lancashire Oaks and had a brilliant career in the US, where she Armada (Daiwa Major), a triple minor Stakes scorer and another landed the Gr.3 Yerba Buena Handicap and ran second in the Gr.1 winner. Their dam Lady Skipper (Kurofune) failed to win and Yellow Ribbon Stakes. She joined Shadai Farm following her collected three places on dirt in eight starts. The second dam Like 300,000gns purchase at the 1998 Tattersalls December Sale. The Wind (Danehill) managed just a couple of minor placings Fanjica, who delivered a winner in England before her move to and returned only a single winner from nine foals of racing age, Japan, turned into a highly profitable deal for Teruya Yoshida. She but has plenty to like in her pedigree. She is a half-sister to Deep produced ten winners from eleven foals and six of them were sold Impact (Sunday Silence) and three others Stakes winners Black for an aggregate of ¥798m. Fanjica’s progeny did even better on Tide (Sunday Silence), Veil Of Avalon (Thunder Gulch) and New the track collecting more than ¥875m Beginning (Agnes Tachyon). Lady Skipper has a two-year-old full-sister to Admire Miyabi, MY STYLE (Jpn), 3c, purchased for ¥29m by Tetsuya Kaoei at the JRHA Select Foal Sale, Heart’s Cry – First Niner (Forty Niner) and a yearling by Victoire Pisa, picked up by the same owner for O: Chiyono Terada, B: Inoke Bokujo, T: Mitsugu Kon ¥31m at the same venue last year. Heart’s Cry recorded another notable winner on Sunday at Kyoto, FANTASISTELLA (Jpn), 3c, when My Style, not disgraced when fifth in the Gr.3 Shinzan Daiwa Major – Fanjica (Law Society) Kinen, scored his first win against winners in a conditions race O: Green Farm, B: Shadai Farm, T: Hidetaka Otonashi over 1600m. He is the first winner from three foals out of First

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Niner (Forty Niner), who won twice. The second dam Lady SIR REMBRANDT (Jpn), 3c, Danzig (Danzig) delivered a couple of winners and is out of the Deep Impact – Bright Abundance (Quiet American) Hall of Famer Lady’s Secret (Secretariat), the Horse of the Year in O: Yoshiro Kubota, B: Maple V Alliance, T: Hirofumi Toda 1986. ¥38,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale First Niner has a yearling colt by Workforce. by Yoshiro Kubota

SATONO MAX (Jpn), 3c, The maiden over 2400m on Saturday at Tokyo returned another Deep Impact – La Charmante (Indygo Shiner) 30/1 winner. Sir Rembrandt (Deep Impact), improved plenty O: Hajime Satomi, B: Northern Farm, T: Noriyuki Hori from an unsuccessful debut over 1600m and charged from the ¥72,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale back to defeat his rivals in good style, crossing the line two and a by Hajime Satomi half lengths clear. He is the second Japanese winner from two living foals out of Owner Hajime Satomi has already enjoyed success with a colt by Bright Abundance (Quiet American), who won the Listed Prix Deep Impact out of an Argentinian mare in the name of the Gr.1 Charles Laffitte in France and the Gr.3 Noble Hansel Handicap in Arima Kinen Satono Diamond. Satono Max (Deep Impact) the US. She was purchased for $140,000 by Masa Otani at the cruised home in the newcomers’ over 1600m on Sunday at Tokyo Keeneland November Sale in 2010. like an interesting prospect. His dam La Charmante (Indygo Bright Abundance has a yearling filly by Just A Way (¥8m JRHA Shiner), a triple Gr.2 scorer and Classic-placed in Argentina, was Select Foal Sale) and visited Epiphaneia last year. not as good as Satono Diamond’s dam Malpensa (Orpen), but started her paddock innings delivering three winners from three SAVVY (Jpn), 3c, foals, topped by the Stakes-placed Ever Charmant (Heart’s Cry). Street Sense – Viva Voce (Alkaased) La Charmante has a two-year-old filly by Daiwa Major, O: Sheikh Mohammed, B: Darley Japan, purchased for ¥45m by Yoshizawa Stable at the JRHA Select T: Mitsumasa Nakauchida Yearling Sale. Savvy (Street Sense) ran prominently and won the newcomers’ GOLD HAT (USA), 3c, over 1400m on Saturday at Kyoto gamely by a nose. He is the 19th Hat Trick – Patti O’Rahy (Rahy) individual winner from 93 foals sired in his sole Japanese crop by O: Kobayashi Eichi Holdings, B: Lester Kwok & Naoya Yoshida, the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby hero Street Sense (Street Cry). The colt T: Katsuhiko Sumii is the first winner from two foals out of Viva Voce (Alkaased), who won once in Japan. Sheikh Mohammed has owned this Gold Hat (Hat Trick) turned the maiden over 1600m on Sunday family for 35 years, having purchased the third dam High Hawk at Kyoto into a one horse show. The small colt, second on his (Shirley Heights), who topped her career winning the Gr.1 debut three weeks ago, left the rest of the field five lengths back. Premio Roma and delivered the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Champion He is the second winner out of the unraced Patti O’Rahy (Rahy), and top-class sire In The Wings (Sadler’s Wells). a half-sister to the US Champion Untapable (Tapit), who won the Viva Voce has a two-year-old colt by Monterosso. Gr.1 Kentucky Oaks and four others Gr.1s, and to the Gr.1 scorer and sire Paddy O’Prado (El Prado). Patti O’Rahy has a two-year-old colt by Bernardini, purchased STAKES RESULTS for $360,000 by Shadwell at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale. Her yearling is a colt by Medaglia D’Oro. Bloodstock MANNHEIM (Jpn), 3f, Peace of Insurance - Daiwa Major – Mandela (Acatenango) Mind? O: Sunday Racing Co, B: Northern Racing, T: Sakae Kunieda Get Covered [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie Mannheim (Daiwa Major) faced a field of more seasoned rivals on her debut and posted a 30/1 upset in the maiden over 1600m at Tokyo on Saturday. She overcame a slow start and ran on well. Her dam Mandela (Acatenango), a half-sister to the triple Gr.1 AUSTRALIA scorer and sire Manduro (Monsun), was a very good racemare. She landed the Listed Diana Trial and ran third in the Gr.1 Preis der Gr.2 APOLLO STAKES, Randwick, 1400m, 3yo+ WFA, Diana in her native Germany. She was also placed in the Gr.2 Prix 1st A$143,750, 2nd A$47,500, 3rd A$23,125 de Pomone and in the Gr.2 Santa Ana Handicap. Katsumi Yoshida 1. WINX (Aus), 5m, paid $1,400,000 for her at the 2007 Keeneland November Sale. Street Cry – Vegas Showgirl (Al Akbar) Mandela has had just one winner from her four previous Japanese 2nd dam Vegas Magic (Voodoo Rhythm) foals, the brilliant World Ace (Deep Impact), who won the Gr.2 3rd dam Vegas Street (Sovereign Edition) Milers Cup and ran second in the Gr.1 Satsuki Sho. He earned O: Magic Bloodstock Racing, R G Treweeke & Mrs D N Kepitis, more than ¥253m and covered 131 broodmares last year in his B: Fairway Thoroughbreds, first season at Arrow Stud. T: C Waller A full-brother to World Ace was bought for ¥240m last year at A$230,000 2012 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale the JRHA Select Foal Sale by Ryouichi Ootuka. The 17-year-old 2. HARTNELL (GB), 6g, mare visited Dream Journey in 2016. Authorized – Debonnaire (Anabaa)

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Gr.3 SOUTHERN CROSS STAKES, Randwick, 1200m, 3yo+, 1st A$84,750, 2nd A$28,500, 3rd A$13,500 Going Fifty Years 1. LE ROMAIN (Aus), 4g, Places? Flying Horses Hard Spun – Mignard (Strategic) 2nd dam Mielleuse (Night Shift) [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie 3rd dam Collant Noir (Lunchtime) O: A Carusi, A P Agius, L Nicaj, A Labbozzetta, G Serratore, O: Godolphin, B: Darley Stud Management Co Ltd, J Altamura, Miss M Bilusic & Mrs S Livaja, B: A Carusi, T: K Lees T: J O’Shea 2. BIG MONEY (Aus), 7g, Choisir – Lyn’s Money (Humam) Thanks for flying IRT. O: P J Gunter, Mrs L M Gunter, C G Wallace & Mrs T L Wallace, R And R Racing, B: P Gunter, T: R Northam Phone +44 1638 668 003 or A$75,000 Inglis Scone Yearling Sale click here to visit www.irt.com 3. SNIPPETS LAND (Aus), 6g, Snippetson – Seduction Line (Testa Rossa) 3. ENDLESS DRAMA (Ire), 5h, O: The Yellowbrick Road Co Pty Ltd Syndicate, B: B M Nolan, IRT870 EBN LopeUK July2014_1.indd De Vega –1 Desert Drama (Green Desert) 21/07/2014 9:14 pm T: P & P Snowden O: Qatar Bloodstock Ltd, A$120,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale B: Knocktoran Stud & Bluehorse Breeding Ltd, T: C Waller 45,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale Also ran: Dothraki, His Majesty (Ire), Impending, Supreme Effort, by Yeomanstown Stud Wouldn’t It Be Nice, Aomen (Ire) consigned by Knocktoran Stud Distances: shd, ¾l

Thanks for flying IRT. Gr.3 SPRING STAKES, Randwick, 1600m, 3yos, 1st A$84,750, 2nd A$28,500, 3rd A$13,500 Phone +44 1638 668 003 or 1. INVINCIBLE GEM (Aus), 3f, click here to visit www.irt.com I Am Invincible – Diamond Day (Marwina) 2nd dam Keep It Cool (Al Khawaaneeg) Also ran: Dibayani (Ire), Magic Hurricane (Ire), Preferment, Leebaz, 3rd dam Go Cool (Tingo) IRT870 EBN UK July2014_1.indd 1 21/07/2014 9:14 pm Libran (Ire), Shiraz, Lasqueti Spirit, Ambience, Sacred Master O: C A Hill & P R Tonkin, B: T C Hill, T: K Lees Distances: 2¾l, 4l 2. FARAWAY TOWN (Aus), 3f, Not A Single Doubt – London Calling (Dehere) Gr.2 LIGHT FINGERS STAKES, Randwick, 1200m, 3yo fillies, O: Mrs C M Cook, Mrs K J Gorry, Mrs J Cook, Mrs L A Wilbers, 1st A$115,000, 2nd A$38,000, 3rd A$18,500 Ms S A Sproats, Mrs V N Brophy, Mrs M A Smith & 1. GLOBAL GLAMOUR (Aus), 3f, Mrs C M Dorman, B: Bell River Thoroughbreds, T: M Smith Star Witness – Spectacula (Testa Rossa) A$200,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 2nd dam Western Success (Success Express) 3. SALSONIC (Aus), 3g, 3rd dam Western Cent (Best Western) Hinchinbrook – Salsify (Grand Lodge) O: It’s All About The Girls No 1 & It’s All About The Girls No 2, O: J C Coyle, S Oweck, Ms B M Gordon, M D Gallagher, B: Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, S K Preen, C A R Leonard, Ms S K Milton & W D King, T: G Waterhouse & A Bott B: J Gatfield, T: J Coyle A$65,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale A$50,000 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale 2. FOXPLAY (Aus), 3f, Also ran: (Gauguin), First Approval, Nepean, Righteous Mate, Foxwedge – Butters (El Prado) Royal Navy, Captain Duffy, The Grandson O: Mrs C M Cook, Mrs J L Van Buynder, Mrs T A Schwanke, Distances: 3¾l (shd) Mrs M K McLeish, Mrs R A Glasgow, Mrs M Wood, l Gauguin finished third, but was relegated to fourth on protest Mrs H A Aurisch, Mrs T G Johnston, Ms R E Crane, Ms K M Wood & Boeara Holdings, B: S F Bloodstock LLC, Gr.3 TRISCAY STAKES, Randwick, 1200m, 4yo+ f&m h’cap, T: C Waller A$160,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 1st A$84,750, 2nd A$28,500, 3rd A$13,500 3. SPRIGHT (Aus), 3f, 1. ZESTFUL (Aus), 5m, Hinchinbrook – Dashoff (Dash For Cash) Redoute’s Choice – Zest (Marauding) O: Mrs J M Frazer, T G N White, B G Jones & Robrick Lodge, 2nd dam Summoned (Crowned Prince) B: Donnybrook Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd, 3rd dam Sweet Life (Pardao) T: G Frazer O: P S Frampton & Widden Stud Pty Ltd, A$100,000 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale B: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & Planette Thoroughbred, T: K Lees 2. NANCY (Aus), 5m, Also ran: Gridelin, Lubiton, French Fern, Moqueen, Samantha, Big Brown – Shalimar Sky (Hurricane Sky) Zenalicious, Honesty Prevails, Long Time Ago, Tutu, O: Lex Kingdom - Liberty Park, B: Mrs C M Upjohn, Miss Beneteau, Fabvier T: P & P Snowden Distances: shd, 1½l A$65,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale

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3. DIXIE BLOSSOMS (Aus), 4f, Street Sense – Whistle Dixie (Star Way) Bloodstock O/B: A S Osburg, T: K Lees Peace of Insurance - Mind? Also ran: Press Report, Queen Of Kariba, Rocket Commander, Get Covered Magic Of Dreams, Zara Bay, Shillelagh, Unknown Destiny, [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie Pearls (f) Distances: hd, shd 2. Show Stealer (USA), 3. Autumn Flower (USA) Distances: 1¾l, 3¾l, nk. 6 ran. NORTH AMERICA Gr.3 SAM F DAVIS STAKES, Tampa Bay Downs, 1m½fD, 3yo, Gr.2 SAN VICENTE STAKES, Santa Anita, 7fD, 3yo, 1st $120,000, 1st $120,000, 2nd $40,000, 3rd $20,000, Feb 11 2nd $40,000, 3rd $24,000, Feb 12 1. MCCRAKEN (USA), 3c, 1. ILIAD (USA), 3r, Ghostzapper – Ivory Empress (Seeking The Gold) Ghostzapper – Little Swoon (You And I) 2nd dam Madame Pandit (Wild Again) 2nd dam Littlesuruki (Swoon) 3rd dam Tuesday Evening (Nodouble) 3rd dam Suruki (Austin Mittler) O/B: Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC, T: Ian Wilkes O: Kaleem Shah Inc, B: Sungyeoun Lim, T: Doug O’Neill 2. Tapwrit (USA), 3. State Of Honor (Can) $50,000 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale Distances: 1½l, 1l, 1l. 9 ran. by Unicorn Racing, consigned by Romans Racing and Sales $80,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale Gr.3 TAMPA BAY STAKES, Tampa Bay Downs, 1m½fT, 4yo+, by Bradley Thoroughbreds, consigned by Woods Edge Farm 1st $90,000, 2nd $30,000, 3rd $15,000, Feb 11 $285,000 OBS March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training 1. INSPCTOR LYNLEY (USA), 4c, by Bob Baffert, consigned by Eddie Woods Lemon Drop Kid – Criminologist (Maria’s Mon) 2. Law Abidin Citizen (USA), 3. Battle Of Midway (USA) 2nd dam Search Party (Seeking The Gold) Distances: 3½l, 4½l, ¾l. 5 ran. 3rd dam Deputation (Deputy Minister) O/B: Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable, Gr.2 GULFSTREAM PARK HANDICAP, Gulfstream Park, 1mD, T: Claude McGaughey III 4yo+, 1st $210,490, 2nd $67,900, 3rd $33,950, Feb 11 2. Kasaqui (Arg), 3. Irish Strait (USA) 1. SHARP AZTECA (USA), 4c, Distances: ½l, ½l, 2l. 9 ran. Freud – So Sharp (Saint Liam) 2nd dam Sister Girl (Conquistador Cielo) 3rd dam Scipio (Danzig) JAPAN O: Gelfenstein Farm, B: Cloyce C Clark Jnr, T: Jorge Navarro $35,000 OBS August Select and Open Sale of Yearlings Gr.2 KYOTO KINEN, Kyoto, 2200mT, 4yo+, 1st ¥62,000,000, by Blas Perez, consigned by Select Sales 2nd ¥25,000,000, 3rd ¥16,000,000, Feb 12 $220,000 OBS April Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training 1. SATONO CROWN (Jpn), 5h, by Gelfenstein Farm, consigned by De Meric Sales Marju – Jioconda (Rossini) 2. Awesome Slew (USA), 3. Tommy Macho (USA) 2nd dam La Joconde (Vettori) Distances: 4½l, 3l, 1¾l. 8 ran. 3rd dam Lust (Pursuit Of Love) O: Hajime Satomi, B: Northern Racing, T: Noriuki Hori Gr.2 ARCADIA STAKES, Santa Anita, 1mT, 4yo+, 1st $120,000, ¥58,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale 2nd $40,000, 3rd $24,000, Feb 11 by Hajime Satomi 1. BOLO (USA), 5h, consigned by Northern Farm Temple City – Aspen Mountain (Chief Seattle) 2. Smart Layer (Jpn), 3. Makahiki (Jpn) 2nd dam Aspenelle (Vice Regent) Distances: 1¼l, nk, ½l. 10 ran. 3rd dam Little To Do (Dynastic) O: Golden Pegasus Racing and Earle Mack LLC, Gr.3 KYODO NEWS SERVICE HAI (TOKINOMINORU KINEN), B: Spendthrift Farm LLC, T: Carla Gaines Tokyo, 1800mT, 3yo, 1st ¥38,000,000, 2nd ¥15,000,000, 2. What A View (USA), 3. Conquest Enforcer (Can) 3rd ¥9,500,000, Feb 12 Distances: hd, ¾l, nse. 5 ran. 1. SUAVE RICHARD (Jpn), 3c, Heart’s Cry – Pirramimma (Unbridled’s Song) Gr.2 SANTA MARIA STAKES, Santa Anita, 1m½fD, 4yo+ f&m, 2nd dam Career Collection (General Meeting) 1st $120,000, 2nd $40,000, 3rd $24,000, Feb 11 3rd dam River Of Stars (Riverman) 1. VALE DORI (Arg), 5m, O: NICKS Co Ltd, B: Northern Racing, T: Yasushi Shono Asiatic Boy – Valerina (Halo Sunshine) ¥155,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale 2nd dam Valereusse (Equalize) by MMB Co Ltd 3rd dam Valery Toss (Egg Toss) consigned by Northern Farm O: Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, 2. Etre Digne (Jpn), 3. Move The World (Jpn) B: Abolengo, T: Bob Baffert Distances: 2½l, hd, nse. 11 ran.

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YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW Going Fifty Years Places? Flying Horses BRITAIN [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie 2.20 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO+ F MAIDEN, 1M½FAW 1. FLOOD WARNING (GB), 3f, Gr.3 DAILY HAI QUEEN CUP, Tokyo, 1600mT, 3yo fillies, Pivotal – Sabreon (Caerleon) 1st ¥35,000,000, 2nd ¥14,000,000, 3rd ¥8,800,000, Feb 11 O: Cheveley Park Stud, 1. ADMIRE MIYABI (Jpn), 3f, B: New England Stud, Myriad Stanley & Cheveley Park Stud, Heart’s Cry – Lady Skipper (Kurofune) T: Clive Cox 2nd dam Like The Wind (Danehill) 130,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 3rd dam Wind In Her Hair (Alzao) by Cheveley Park Stud O: Riichi Kondo, B: Northern Farm, T: Yasuo Tomomichi Distances: 2l, 4l. 6 ran. ¥41,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Riichi Kondo, consigned by Northern Farm Fifth on debut at Lingfield Park in December, Flood Warning 2. Aerolithe (Jpn), 3. Flawless Magic (Jpn) (Pivotal) made all, quickening up the pace from two out and Distances: ½l, 2l, ½l. 16 ran. staying on well. She is a full-sister to the dual Listed winner and Gr.1 Nassau Stakes-third Moneycantbuymelove (dam of the Gr.2 Nikkei Shinshun Hai winner Mikki Rocket) and a half-sister to the BRAZIL dual winner Moon Crystal (Fasliyev; dam of the Listed Prix Occitanie-placed Merritt Island). Their dam is the winning Gr.1 GRANDE PREMIO HENRIQUE POSSOLO (1,000 GUINEAS), Sabreon, a Caerloen half-sister to the ill-fated dual Gr.1 winner Gavea, 1600mT, 3yo fillies, 1st R$82,727, Feb 12 Landseer (Danehill), the Listed Gala Stakes winner and sire 1. NO REGRETS (Brz), 3f, Ikhtyar (Unfuwain) and the Singapore Listed-placed Maurice Fluke – Buy Me Love (Jules) Utrillo (Sadler’s Wells). The second dam, Sabria (Miswaki), was 2nd dam Feel So Good (Troyanos) unraced and is a half-sister to the Peruvian Gr.3 runner-up and sire 3rd dam Dearly Girl (Duke Of Marmalade) Mr Flood (Al Nasr), the Gr.1 Grand Criterium-third King Sound O/B: Haras Doce Vale, T: V Nahid (Caerleon), the placed Cascadia (Caerleon; dam of the dual 2. VEGA SICILIA (Brz), 3f, Japanese Listed-placed Namura Caesar), and the unraced pair Vettori – Pera Manca (Grand Slam) Copious (Generous; dam of the Italian Listed winner Passaggio) T: L R Feltran and River Flow (Affirmed; dam of the dual Australian Listed 3. ETAPA VENCIDA (Brz), 3f, winner Skiddaw Peak; grandam of the South African Listed- Wild Event – Lychee (De Quest) placed Fah Fee). The third dam Flood (Riverman) was a winner T: L Esteves in the US. Sabreon has a yearling colt by Australia and last year visited Also ran: Expense Account, Envoi Des Fleurs, King’s Gate, Mukhadram. Et La Vie Continue, Domenica, Friendly’s, Electora, Isla De Flores, Estella Rossa, Kobe Beef Good, No No Caroline, Holy Byblos, Kanton, Etoile Des Etoiles, Pista Olimpica FRANCE Distances: 2l, 2¼l, ½l 18.10 (GMT) PORNICHET, 3YOF MAIDEN, 2100MAW Gr.1 GRANDE PREMIO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO 1. MISS ALBANE (Fr), 3f, (2,000 GUINEAS), Gavea, 1600mT, 3yo c&f. 1st R$82,727.00, Feb 12 Choisir – Seba (Alzao) 1. GUARUMAN (Brz), 3c, O: Antoine Gilibert, B: Haras Du Cadran, P Deshayes Siphon – Ukulele (Yagli) and A Gilibert, T: Carlos and Yann Lerner 2nd dam Ukrainian Lady (Polish Patriot) €42,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearling Sale 3rd dam Ukraine Girl (Targowice) by C & Y Lerner O: Haras Planicie, B: Stud La Nave Va, T: J M B Aragao Distances: 2l, nse. 11 ran. 2. NEW IN TOWN (Brz), 3c, Fluke – Isadora Catapora (Know Heights) Miss Albane (Choisir) produced a late run to make a pleasing T: R Solanes winning debut. She is a half-sister to four winners, headed by the 3. IMPEACHMENT (Brz), 3c, Listed-placed winner Sheistheboss (Street Boss) and multiple Holy Roman Emperor – Basileia (Broken Vow) winner Takeover Bid (Empire Maker). They are out of the Listed T: V Nahid Chesham Stakes winner and Gr.1 Mother Goose Stakes-placed Seba (Alzao), who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Prix de Meautry Also ran: Edotto, English Major, Purebred, Up Money, victrix Do The Honours (Highest Honor; dam of black type- Em Cima Do Laco, Devil Cat, Enter The Best, Kaiser Toya, placed Woven Lace and Waitress). They are the best of the ten King David, Empavado, El Shaklan, Voador Magee, Enologo, winners produced by the French Listed winner Persian Secret D’Artagnan, Gargalo’s Hills (Persian Heights), who is a half-sister to the Gr.2 (then) King’s Distances: 2½l, hd, nk Stand Stakes and Gr.2 Temple Stakes victrix Cassandra Go

18 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 US Dollar 1.2486 Euro 1.1779 Swiss Franc 1.2560 Japanese Yen 142.3680 Canadian Dollar 1.6343 Australian Dollar 1.6356 New Zealand Dollar 1.7444 Swedish Krona RACING REVIEW ~ BREEDERS’ ROUND-UP 11.1550 Norwegian KroneEBN: 10.4769 TUESDAY, Danish Krone 14TH 8.7580 United FEBRUARY Arab Emirates 2017Dirham 4.5848 Russian Ruble72.4900 Singapore Dollar 1.7777 Hong Kong Dollar 9.6890 *Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 13/02/2017 (Indian Ridge; dam of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Gr.1 Nassau Stakes winner Halfway To Heaven and the Gr.3 winner Theann), the Gr.3 winner, Classic runner-up and sire Verglas (Highest Honor) and the dam of the Gr.3 winner Prima Luce (Galileo). The fourth dam Rahaam is a winning daughter of Secreto and a half- sister to the Gr.3 winner and Classic-placed Glory Forever (Forever Casting). This is the same female line as the Gr.1 Dubai Fillies Mile winner Rhododendron. BR US DOLLAR: 1.2486 SWEDISH KRONA: 11.1550 EURO: 1.1779 NORWEGIAN KRONE: 10.4769 SWISS FRANC: 1.2560 DANISH KRONE: 8.7580 JAPANESE YEN: 142.3680 UAE DIRHAM: 4.5848 ITALY – SUNDAY CANADIAN DOLLAR: 1.6343 RUSSIAN RUBLE: 72.4900 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: 1.6356 SINGAPORE DOLLAR: 1.7777 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: 1.7444 HONG KONG DOLLAR: 9.6890

International Above rates are the mid-market rates at 4.00pm on 13/02/2017 Shipping Agents [email protected] PACO BOY Cisco Boy (GB), 5g, ex Miss Wells (Sadler’s Wells) 3.30 (GMT) PISA, 3YO HANDICAP, 2000M Markopoulo, Greece, Feb 4, hcap, 1400mD, €5,000 1. TORBONE (Ire), 3c, B: Howard Barton Stud Zoffany – Tris Di Donne (Almutawakel) O/B: Francesca Turri, T: Marco Gasparini PIVOTAL Geographical (GB), 5g, ex Genovefa (Woodman) Distances: 2l, 1¼l. 10 ran. Dortmund, Germany, Jan 28, 4yo+ hcap, 2500mAW, £2,564 The light-weight Torbone (Zoffany) relished a perfect trip along B: Darley the inside rail, finding a clear gap when the field turned for home. Ru’Oud (GB), 9g, ex Philae (Seeking The Gold) He stayed on well and scored in a decent handicap. He is the Jebel Ali, UAE, Feb 3, hcap, 1600mD, Dhs65,000 second foal and winner out of Tris Di Donne (Almutawakel), B: Darley who won five races, including the valuable handicap Premio La RIP VAN WINKLE Novella for the same connections. The second dam, Twist Again Eleftheronikos (GB), 4g, ex Starbound (Captain Rio) (Turfkonig), won three races, two of them ridden by owner and Markopoulo, Greece, Jan 28, 4yo mdn, 1300mD, €7,800 breeder Francesca Turri against professional jockeys. She B: Cheveley Park Stud delivered two other multiple winners from four foals. The third dam, Twistqueen (Athenagoras), was Stakes-placed in Germany ROCK OF GIBRALTAR and is a half-sister to the multiple Group winner Twist King Into The Rock (GB), 5m, ex In The Soup (Alphabet Soup) (Konigsstuhl). Franco Raimondi Cagnes sur Mer, France, Jan 24, 5yo+ hcap, 2000mAW, £11,111 B: London Thoroughbred Services BREEDERS’ ROUND-UP BRITISH BRED WINNERS ABROAD

MYBOYCHARLIE Charlie Bear (GB), 5g, ex Millennium Heiress (Singspiel) Riyadh, KSA, Feb 4, hcap, 1800mD, SAR35,000 B: Lone Oak Stud Ltd NEW APPROACH Rangi (GB), 7g, ex Miss Queen (Miswaki) Santa Anita, USA, Feb 3, 4yo+ clm, 6½fD, $18,000 B: Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al-Khalifa

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