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17TH JULY – 2015 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS | GERMAN NEWS | STAKES RESULTS | JOB BOARD were question marks about how dependable she was at the start of TODAY’S HEADLINE last season but she came forward and it’s the same this year.” Carla Bianca took five runs to break her maiden, even though RACING REVIEW she had finished within a length of Australia on her debut and was beaten just over four lengths next time out in the Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes. She finally visited the winner’s enclosure in CARLA BACK TO FORM Navan last June, and followed up with two Listed race wins before her Gr.3 success at the Curragh. IN MELD STAKES The grey is out of a half-sister to Profound Beauty (Danehill), Last year’s Gr.3 Dance Design Fillies Stakes winner Carla Bianca who won nine races for the same connections, including three (Dansili) put a disappointing seasonal return behind her when Gr.3 contests and four Listeds. This is the family descended from finishing a close second behind the year younger Words in last the Gr.1-winning Fappiano mare Aptostar and includes month’s Gr.3 Munster Oaks, in which she conceded 17lb. She Moyglare Stud’s dual Group winner Irresistible Jewel (also by went one better in last night’s Gr.3 Meld Stakes, despite the Danehill), later the dam of the Group-winning trio Royal three-furlong drop back in trip and the going, which was Diamond, Princess Highway and Mad About You. changed to soft after the race. She made virtually all and gamely Although he saddled the joint-favourite Silwana (Peintre held off the challenge of Elleval (Kodiac) by three quarters of a Celebre) in the following race, the Listed Challenge Stakes over length to collect the fifth win in her eleven-race career to date. 14 furlongs, Weld had to settle for second behind the runaway The Moyglare Stud Farm homebred is trained by Dermot Weld, winner Fields Of Athenry. The Aidan O’Brien-trained son of who commented after the race, “It was ground we didn’t want. Galileo went into a clear lead early, was given a breather on the She’s in the Nassau at Goodwood and we’ll consider it. She’s in the far side and drew clear again in the straight for an impressive ten- Give Thanks Stakes at Cork as well. Her last run was excellent against length success. Words, giving her 17lb. She has put up two very good runs now over Owned by Mrs John Magnier, Fields Of Athenry had won easily different distances. on the Dundalk all-weather in May before finishing second, giving “What I liked about her today was that she made all and when away lumps of weight, in Down Royal’s Ulster Derby, a premier they came to her she found another gear and battled well. There handicap for three-year-olds. LambertstownLambertstownLambertstown StudStudStud Boarding / Foaling / Sales Preparation for all Sales. Friendly family-owned farm located 40 mins from Dublin Port, Emily MacMahon 15 minutes from Tattersalls, 45 minutes from Goffs Lambertstown Stud, and 1 hr 45 minutes from Coolmore. Kilmessan, Co. Meath Tel: 00353 (0) 87 7194812 25 boxes, 75 acres of grassland, 2 1/2 furlong round sand gallop, Email: emilymacm@gmail .com plus arena with 20 natural cross-country fences. Twitter: @emilymacm CALL +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING NEWS ~ INDUSTRY NEWS EBN: FRIDAY 17TH JULY 2015 The colt, bred by Commonwealth, is a full-brother to the Gr.3- placed hurdler Pageboy and to the flat winner League Of INDUSTRY NEWS Nations. Their dam. the Danehill mare Last Love, is a winning full-sister to the Gr.1-placed Summerland, while under the third BRITAIN dam, Northern Dancer’s winning daughter Rose Red, are the Gr.1 winners Dr Devious, Dancing Rain and Maybe. HBLB CONTRIBUTION TO PRIZE MONEY MAINTAINED The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) yesterday released its RACING NEWS 2014/15 Annual Report, which includes the audited accounts for the year. BRITAIN Paul Lee, in his Chairman’s Statement, noted that the board was able to make continued significant investment in a range of areas, TOORMORE including prize money, with calendar year 2015 forecast to see SOLD TO GODOLPHIN the highest contribution by the board since 2009. Total income fell by £6m in 2014/15 compared to 2013/14, It was announced yesterday that Godolphin has purchased the prompting a deficit of £4m in the year, while reserves at the end Richard Hannon-trained four-year-old Toormore, who is set to of the year stood at £41m, down from £45m at the end of the remain in the care of the trainer. previous period. Expenditure in the calendar year 2016 is The son of Arakan was previously owned by Middleham Park anticipated to fall by £4m on 2015. Racing IX and James Pak, and won the Gr.1 National Stakes and He also noted that Betfair and Bet365 made welcome payments Gr.2 Vintage Stakes at two, before landing the Gr.3 Craven Stakes outside the formal Levy Scheme, as did the four biggest retail on his first three-year-old start. Although winless since, he was bookmakers – William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred – in the placed in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot last October form of Additional Voluntary Contributions. and was runner-up to stable companion Night Of Thunder In the context of Government’s decision to introduce the (Dubawi) in the Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes in May. He was fourth in Horserace Betting Right, his Statement of as far back as 2011 had the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on his latest start. enthusiastically supported the Government’s aim that Levy AUGUST YEARLING SALE AUGUST 15-17 DEAUVILLE FRANKEL.ARQANA.COM Discover the 6 yearlings by the highest-rated racehorse in the world on our bespoke website. Freddy Powell: +44 (0) 750 783 25 82 [email protected] 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 EBN: FRIDAY 17TH JULY 2015 INDUSTRY NEWS ~ STALLION NEWS should be payable on offshore betting revenue. He stipulated The Thursday morning sessions will consist of reports from the that the board will continue to offer an independent source of veterinary delegates of the equine health status of their own advice to Government, Racing and Betting. countries, with a view to identifying any emerging disease threats The Annual Report sets out details of past activity and future and trends of increase and decrease and the reasons for them, all strategy. It also includes reference to the board’s significant grants of which may have trade implications. While the afternoon to veterinary research and to racing’s recruitment, training and sessions will be divided into two sessions; one directed specifically education including assistance to the establishment of the first to sales and the other to Genetics. Thoroughbred Horseracing Industries MBA course, due to The sales session will include invited contributions from Dr commence at the University of Liverpool in autumn 2015. Scott Pierce, on endoscopy at sales with particular reference to the “Scoping” of foals and its relevance to subsequent findings in ENTRIES PUBLISHED FOR DUBAI yearlings and in racing careers. He will be followed by Dr Jeff Berk INTERNATIONAL ARABIAN RACEDAY who will offer a review of radiographs at sales, with focus on the Entries for the Dubai International Arabian Races (DIAR) at findings that impacted on sales decisions and those that did not Newbury Racecourse, which will take place a week Sunday have and their relationship to subsequent racecourse performance. been announced. The Genetics session will commence with a review of the latest Sheikh Hamdan is set to be well represented in both premier advances in the understanding of genetic pre-disposition to handicap Stakes. The latter will see previous DIAR winners disorders that impact on the racing and breeding industries, by Aljawaaher and Azizi take each other on. Also in this contest is Dr Brandon Velie. the main prep race winner, Kamikaze, who will be chasing a This will be followed by a major Plenary Lecture and discussion bonus for his win at Chepstow. session on DNA Performance profiling, which will feature a Last year’s joint top-rated Arabian racehorse in the world keynote address by Professor Max Rothschild of Iowa State Djainka Des Forges has been supplemented by trainer Julian University. This is a topic that has exercised the minds of the Smart for two Gr.1PA races, the Hatta International, that she won industry increasingly, since it first met to consider the new last year and the feature race of the day the Shadwell Dubai technology in 2012, where it issued guidelines on procedure and International Stakes. the follow up Statement from EFTBA which opposed retrospective Warko Du Cayrou has been supplemented for the Gr.2PA access to DNA stores held by pedigree registration authorities, International Stakes, having been second on debut in the final earlier this year. He has been asked to focus on the means by DIAR prep race. He was behind Cheik Roque and both horses are which the industry can be protected from inadvertent selection chasing a bonus. for adverse traits and major change in its population structure Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO) Racing Manager Amanda and valuation systems. The positive side of the new technology Smith commented, “I am delighted with the strength and depth of and the need to be fair and balanced has also been recognised entries.