SATURDAY, 11 MAY 2019 SCENE SET FOR BRIGHT VAN DYCK PUTS DERBY PROSPECTS ON THE LINE AT LINGFIELD By Tom Frary BREEZE IN DEAUVILLE At this time of year, there is barely time to reflect as the races that count come thick and fast. It is not even a week since Newmarket=s Guineas were played out in what seemed like a wintry grip, but already we have a new, red-hot Derby favourite. Sir Dragonet (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) forced his way past his Ballydoyle peers at a rain-hit Chester and now it is up to stablemate Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) to regain kudos with the blue riband on the horizon. Sadly, Lingfield=s Derby Trial no longer carries Group 3 status and there have been many moons since High-Rise (Ire), Kahyasi (Ire) and Slip Anchor (GB) won en route to Derby glory, but last year=s G2 Futurity S. winner is the classiest participant in this listed Classic pointer for some time. Cont. p3 Two-year-olds go under the hammer on Saturday in Deauville | Arqana IN TDN AMERICA TODAY O’BRIEN SENDS TWO FOR COMPETITIVE MAN O’ WAR By Emma Berry Trainer Aidan O'Brien sends a pair of runners in Magic Wand (Ire) DEAUVILLE, France--The sale which last year produced one of (Galileo {Ire}) and Hunting Horn (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) to Belmont the horses embroiled in the controversy of last weekend's Park Saturday for the GI Man o' War S. Click or tap here to go Kentucky Derby gets underway later today and only time will tell straight to TDN America. whether or not another War Of Will (War Front) will emerge from the 150 or so juveniles selling at the Arqana Breeze-up. His buyer Justin Casse is among the throng of potential buyers currently in Deauville, however, as is new Hong Kong trainer Douglas Whyte, parading the sales grounds with former weighing-room colleague Ted Durcan, as well as Olympic eventer Mark Todd. By the time the first drops of rain began to fall in Deauville on Friday afternoon, the horses were all back in their stables after galloping on the back straight of the turf course adjacent to the sales complex--a switch from the home straight after a complaint from a French trainer last year as to potential damage to the track from the breezers. One rider suffered a suspected broken leg after being thrown from a recalcitrant colt in the collecting area before his breeze. In the no-nonsense fashion of the hardy men and women engaged in preparing these horses for sale, a replacement jockey was swiftly found and the horse's breeze was completed in a more civilised manner. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 11 MAY 2019 Scene Set For Bright Breeze in Deauville cont. from p1 (Kodiac {GB}) at the Goffs UK Breeze-up Sale. How soon any of those on display on Saturday will be seen in a "We've have a good run this season. If you have the horse parade ring at the races is anyone's guess but it's clear that that's deemed to be the one on the day then you're ok, but it some of the major buyers at this year's breeze-ups do not intend has been selective and I don't see that there will be any change to hang around with their 'ready to run' purchases. Indeed, two in the near future. We've been lucky this year with the horses of Godolphin's new additions have already had entries. Path Of we've bought in America but whether it's American-breds, Thunder (Ire), bought at the Craven Breeze-up for 375,000gns, Irish-breds or English-breds, it's about finding the right one. We has been one of four runners this season for his first-season sire buy everywhere and it just happens that we have a nice bunch Night Of Thunder (Ire) and finished third of four in the of American-breds this time." 2-year-old maiden at the Guineas meeting, while the He added, "This sale here has really improved and there are record-breaking Kingman (GB) filly from the Craven, bought for some lovely horses here--the pedigrees are fantastic, they are 850,000gns and now named real Book 1 pedigrees. It was Divine Spirit (GB), was entered fine breezing down the back at Ascot on Friday but was straight. I couldn't really find withdrawn when the ground any fault in it. The ground was turned soft. lovely." The vendor of the Kingman Whitehead works the filly, bought last year for mammoth Keeneland 92,000gns, was Tally-Ho Stud, September Sale in tandem with which has three on offer at fellow breeze-up consignor Arqana, including the sole Johnny Collins, the pair assisted juvenile in the sale by Pioneerof by Chad Schumer and Nancy the Nile (lot 130). The colt, Sexton. While debate rages over bought for $120,000 at whether or not Maximum Fasig-Tipton, is the second foal Security (New Year's Day) of Medea (Ire) (Danehill Dancer Lot 6, a filly by Kingman | Arqana should have had the Kentucky {Ire}), whose four victories include the GIII Eatontown S., and he Derby taken away from him, the winner, Country House (Lookin is one of 28 American-bred juveniles in the sale. At Lucky), provided a timely update for a horse selected by the Two of those are from the first crop of Pioneerof the Nile's team last autumn. Lot 9, consigned by Collins's Brown Island Triple Crown-winning son American Pharoah--a colt out of an Stables, is a Palace Malice half-brother to Country House's dam unraced Giant's Causeway half-sister to Leroidesanimaux (Brz) Quake Lake (War Chant), out of the Grade 1-placed Shooting (Candy Stripes) offered by Grove Stud at lot 21, and a half- Party (Sky Classic). brother to GI Spinaway S. winner Mani Bhavan (Storm Boot) and Three lots before the Palace Malice colt goes through the ring, GII San Felipe S. winner Hear The Ghost (Ghostzapper). He one of the most talked-about horses of the sale will be offered features as lot 155 from the draft of Tom Whitehead's as lot 6. The filly by red-hot young stallion Kingman (GB) is a Powerstown Stud, which also has one of two Karakontie half-sister to the former Clive Brittain-trained dual Group 1 juveniles in the sale (lot 31). winner Rizeena (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) and from a family which has "The American Pharoah and the Karakontie have been very done breeder Roundhill Stud proud over many years. popular," said Whitehead, who received ,220,000 for a Malibu Moon half-brother to the G2 Mill Reef S. winner Kessaar (Ire) TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 11 MAY 2019 Arqana Preview cont. The filly's dam Serena's Storm (Ire) (Statue Of Liberty) is a winning half-sister to multiple group winner and Australian-based stallion Puissance De Lune (Ire) (Shamardal) and to Queen Power (Ire) (Shamardal), who holds an entry for the Oaks. "I have a lot of middle-distance horses and overall I'm happy," Vice President, International Operations Gary King said Willie Browne of Mocklershill, consignor of the Kingman filly Twitter: @garykingTDN among a large draft of 22. "She's very nice and it's a super [email protected] family. I'm very happy with her breeze. I knew she wouldn't be + 1.732.320.0975 as quick as the No Nay Never filly (lot 134) but she did a very solid breeze. International Editor "The good thing is there have been plenty of people here Kelsey Riley looking at our late-maturing horses which is a help. It was Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN encouraging to see a lot of high-profile faces over watching the [email protected] breeze." European Editor Among the agents in action at the sale the general consensus Emma Berry appears to be that the individuals assembled stand up to the Twitter: @collingsberry enticing pedigrees on offer. [email protected] "It's a strong catalogue and they're a very nice bunch of horses. It was all very slick this morning," was the view of Associate International Editor Anthony Stroud, who has already been kept busy by Sheikh Heather Anderson Mohammed this breeze-up season. Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN If those good pedigrees and reports can translate into Marketing Manager top-drawer prices in the ring later today then the scene is set for Alayna Cullen a sales season highlight that even the forecast rain won't be able Twitter: @AlaynaCullen to dampen. [email protected] Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Van Dyck Puts Derby Prospects On The Line at Lingfield Twitter: @EquinealTDN cont. from p1 Cafe Racing Runner-up in the G1 Vincent O=Brien National S. and G1 Sean Cronin Dewhurst S., Anthony Van Dyck has suffered a recent setback so Tom Frary will need Saturday=s reintroduction, according to Aidan O=Brien. [email protected] AI=m very happy with him,@ he said. AAbout a month ago he had a few easy days, so he is going to improve plenty for the run, but Irish Correspondent he is in good form and is ready to start. He needs to start now if Daithi Harvey he is going to the Derby.@ John Pearce=s colours went agonisingly close to winning the Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield | John Berry Derby in 2006 when Dragon Dancer (GB) (Sadler=s Wells) was Kevin Blake denied by a short head by Sir Percy (GB) and there is a chance that they could feature in the 2019 renewal if Cap Francais (GB) (Frankel {GB}) comes through this prep giving the right signals.