WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU NEWMARKET | NH ONE TO WATCH | FIRST SEASON SIRE QUOTES | LEADING NH SIRES TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS IRELAND ASCOT SUNDAY’S WIN BOOSTS Lot 54, Late Date (Oscar), who was bought by Micky LATE DATE’S POPULARITY Hammond for £23,000 picture Tattersalls Ireland Strong and spirited trade at the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot February Sale yesterday resulted in a 32 per cent increase on last year’s length and a half at the weekend, having finished ninth at Borris aggregate, jumping to £266,600. The average also witnessed House is December. He is a half-brother to three winners, out of strong growth, increasing by 41 points to £4,519. The median the unraced Commanche Run mare Regents Ballerina. dropped slightly to £1,800 from £2,000, while ten lots reached As ever the Godolphin draft was a popular source and West five figures, compared to four last year, writes Rob Davey. Sussex-based Richard Rowe secured the choice lot, paying Topping the day’s trade was the late entry to the catalogue, last £20,000 for the six-year-old Lilac Tree (Lot 38). The son of Dubawi Sunday’s Tinahely five-year-old maiden point winner Late Date had won or been placed in all five hurdles starts for John Ferguson (Lot 54), who was snapped up by Tattersalls Ireland’s Northern UK last summer and is rated 125. representative Bob Woodhouse, who was acting on behalf of Rowe said, “He has been bought for Mr Tommy Thompson, whom Middleham-based trainer Micky Hammond. Consigned by I have had horses for since the very start and for whom I trained my Boulagloss Stables, the son of Oscar [pictured right] scored by a first winner for [also owner of four-time winner and useful chaser Champion 3YO in Europe in 2013 (9.5-10.5f) 1st Epsom Derby-Gr.1, to remain unbeaten a very classy 1st Prix Foy-Gr.2, from Flintshire ❝ 1st Chester Vase-Gr.3, by 6 lengths individual standing his second season in 2016 for a very reasonable €10,000 fee❞ • By sire of sires Galileo. Bill Oppenheim, • His half-brother DUKE OF MARMALADE sired TDN 23 Dec 2015 3 Gr.1 winning 3YO’s in Europe in 2015. 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: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) Tel: +44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK ~ RACING NEWS EBN: WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2016 STATISTICS (£) 2016 % 2015 Catalogued 114 114 Offered 94 90 Sold 59 (63%) 63 (70%) Aggregate 266,600 +32 202,400 Average 4,519 +41 3,213 Median 1,800 -10 2,000 Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com Burren Legend and the inaugural Sussex National scorer Mullintor]. We walked straight in here and Mr Thompson liked him at first sight. He got a bit excited.” First 2 books of mares include: Plans are fluid according to Rowe, “The horse has had a break Dams of Gr.1 winners The Fugue, Covert [not run since 28th September]. We will go home and make a plan, Love, Sahpresa, Rosenreihe, Marbye, Sudan . there is no rush, although he is likely to run sooner rather than later.” Sisters to Gr.1 winners Smarty Jones, Markab, Welsh trainer Peter Bowen got in on the action, securing Lot Carry On Katie . Group winners Kendam et Texalina, etc. 77, the eight-year-old four-time winner Wadswick Court, for £17,000. The son of Court Cave was a dual winner in bumpers €7,000 LIVE FOAL and over hurdles, but has only registered one place from four chase starts this season. Neil Mulholland’s Conkwell Grange STYLE VENDOME Stables was the consignor. Just a few lots later Mulholland turned purchaser for Lot 81, the 1ST YEARLINGS IN 2016 five-year-old bumper performer Druids Lodge (Tiger Hill), who was placed once from four starts. Consigned by Hackness Stables, he was secured with a winning bid of £16,000. PLANTEUR Rounding out the top five was Lot 37, the Farringdon Place Stable-consigned winning three-year-old Miss Pimpernel €6,000 LIVE FOAL (Clodovil). The half-sister to the French Listed winner Change First 2 books of mares include: Dams of Gr.1 performers The World, out of the Italian Listed-placed Mrs Seek (Unfuwain), Shamalgan, Stotsfold et Kicky Blue . Sisters to was secured by David Powell of Catridge Farm. Gr.1 winners Myboycharlie, Vazirabad, “I have bought her for myself and a client of mine. She was a Fantastic Look, Red Cadeaux, 60,000gns yearling and a winner at two. She suited what we wanted Kheleyf, etc. and there is a possible chance that she will be mated with Acclamation,” Powell said. RACING NEWS BRITAIN PRIZE MONEY BOOST FOR NEWMARKET CLASSICS It has been announced that the opening two Classics of the British season, the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas and Gr.1 2,000 Guineas, will each be worth £500,000 this year. This represents a £50,000 (11%) rise on last year’s value for the 2,000 Guineas and a £90,000 (22%) increase for the 1,000 Guineas. As was first announced in June last year, the cash boost is part of a new deal which will see QIPCO extend their sponsorship of STANDING AT HARAS DE BOUQUETOT, FR both the British Champions Series and the Guineas meeting until 2024. Both races are contested over the straight mile of BENOIT JEFFROY . AUDREY LEYVAL: Newmarket’s Rowley Mile racecourse, the 2,000 Guineas on +33 (0)2 31 32 28 91 . [email protected] Saturday, 30th April and the 1,000 Guineas on Sunday, 1st May. Entries for both will close at noon on Tuesday, 1st March. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING NEWS EBN: WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2016 PLENTY TO CELEBRATE will be a ‘soft launch’ opening in late summer/early autumn followed IN NEWMARKET THIS YEAR by an official opening later in the autumn. The National Heritage Centre is set to be open and will be one of the main places to visit This is a year of celebration for Newmarket’s two racecourses, the on the Newmarket Open Weekend later this year. Rowley Mile and the July Course, as 2016 marks 350 years of making history in both the sport of racing, as well as English FRANKEL HEADS EARLY MARKET heritage. King Charles II spearheaded the development of the FOR FIRST SEASON SIRE TITLE town, racecourses and industry into what is affectionately known Joseph Burke of RaceBets has seen unprecedented demand for today as the global headquarters of racing. Still run to the present prices for this year’s first season sire competition which, having day, the Town Plate, a race which, by a law passed by King Charles several sires with large first crops of two-year-olds to race this II, must be run “for ever”, is still staged on the same three-and- season, looks an unusually competitive affair. three-quarter-mile course on which it was inaugurated and is the Burke commented, “I don’t know whether its Frankel-mania or only time each year that the ‘round course’ is used nowadays. not, but customers have been requesting this year’s market much Alongside world class racing, music nights, restaurants and earlier than usual. There was a lot of expectation surrounding quality conference and events facilities, Newmarket racecourses Frankel’s yearlings last year but the reality is that breeders received will also be celebrating 350 years of royal patronage and historic an exceptionally good return on their outlay, with a median of moments through a series of special commemorative events. £450,000 recorded. To put that into perspective, he easily exceed the For more information visit www.newmarket350.co.uk. median of his own sire, perennial Champion Galileo at £360,000, The National Horseracing Museum is in the process of moving and fell just 10% short of the figure attained by Dubawi. So, having to Palace House, the location of the new National Heritage Centre succeed as a racehorse and again at the sales, it is understandable for Horseracing and Sporting Art. The centre will include a new that he heads the betting for this year’s competition. museum that celebrates the history and science of horseracing, a “Excelebration was defeated by Frankel on five occasions, but he national gallery of British sporting art and thoroughbred horses. came into his own over a mile once his nemesis was stepped up to ten Occupying the last remaining element of Charles II’s racing palace furlongs. Having won twice before Frankel made his debutst, it is in the town, the museum will be housed in the Trainer’s House and reasonable to expect Excelebration’s stock will be quicker out of the King’s Yard boxes, the gallery of British sporting art in Palace House blocks too. and thoroughbred horses stabled in the Rothschild Yard and four- “Harbour Watch was an even more precocious juvenile, having acre paddock. Work on the project started in early 2014 and there recorded three impressive victories before the end of July and, with ENTRIES NOW OPEN AUGUST YEARLING SALE 14-16 AUGUST DEAUVILLE NOMINATE BY Wednesday 16 March Record results in 2015 - World’s highest-priced yearling colt in 2015 - Turnover up 8% - Average price up 10% (€163,292) - 68 yearlings sold for €200,000 or more - Extraordinary depth at the top of the market Freddy Powell: +44 (0) 750 783 25 82 © Zuzanna Lupa [email protected] CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 RACING NEWS ~ STALLION NEWS EBN: WEDNESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY 2016 the numbers he has to run for him, it will be surprising if he does not IRELAND make an instant impact.