Wootton Bassett Colt Tops Third Session

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WOOTTON BASSETT COLT TOPS THIRD SESSION The third day at Arqana saw a top price of €45,000 for Lot 606, a foal by Haras d’Etreham’s very popular stallion Wootton Bassett. The Wootton Bassett colt foal (Lot 606) that topped the third MAB Agency purchased this colt foal by the same sire as this session of the Arqana sale yesterday when selling for €45,000. year’s Champion Almanzor from Elevage des Trois Rivières, writes Sally Ann Grassick. granddaughter of Cocotte (Troy), who won the Gr.3 Prix de Marc-Antoine Berghracht explained: “I really fell for this colt. I Psyche and produced English and Irish Champion Stakes hero hope he will be the next Almanzor... I haven’t bought him for anyone and sire Pilsudki. Jerome Berges, the co-breeder of this colt, in particular, but he should be resold here next year. He is a lovely foal purchased the mare in foal to Wootton Bassett last year for and I obviously wasn’t the only person who thought that. His sister by €11,000. Siyouni, who is currently a yearling, is apparently very promising. Stephen Hillen signed for Lot 685, a daughter of Dawn She has been retained by Haras d’Etreham.” Approach from La Motteraye Consignment, who was knocked The dam of this colt, Pasba (Danehill Dancer), is a down to Anglo Irish Stable for €42,000. This filly is the second foal

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2016 out of Toute Famille (Invincible Spirit), who is a sister of Gr.3 Slam), in foal to Requinto, who was knocked down to Amanda winner African Skies (Johannesburg), the dam of Listed winner Skiffington for €35,000. This mare has already produced Mojito, and Gr.3-placed Calypso Beat. The third dam of this filly is Matiya, also by Requinto, who won second time out for Willie Haggas and winner of the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and placed in the Newmarket was bought as a yearling by Skiffington for €320,000. Her colt foal equivalent, as well as the Prix de Diane. Stephen Hillen commented: by Anodin (Lot 310) was bought on Sunday for €40,000 by Grove “She is a good-looking filly who walks well. Her dam is by Invincible Stud. Vendor Anna Drion said afterwards: “It is logical that Amanda Spirit, which is a plus. I don’t have a client in mind for her and there is would buy this mare after the success of Mojito. She is a lovely mare a strong chance she will be pinhooked next year.” and I am delighted she bought her.” Wootton Bassett proved his popularity yet again when a colt Lot 670, Sally (Whipper) was purchased by Federico Barberini foal by the young stallion was purchased by Meridian International for €31,000 from Haras d’Etreham. The three-year-old filly won for €40,000. Lot 616, consigned by Haras de Bourgeauville, is the her maiden this year in the colours of the stud. There was an first foal out of the unraced Praise Dancing (Blame). The second important update to her page when her sister, Sans Equivoque dam, Prianca (Diktat), was a Listed winner in Italy. Francois Drion (Stormy River), won the Gr.2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte after said afterwards: “He is a very nice colt; a typical ‘Wootton Bassett’. We she was bought by Sun Bloodstock at this year’s Arc Sale for will see how he develops, but he should be pinhooked next year. He €180,000. Barberini explained: “She is for an English client and she really is a lovely colt. I bought him for a partnership of Irish investors.” will go to stud in the UK. We haven’t decided on a stallion for next It was not only the foals by Wootton Bassett who caught the year yet. She is a very good-looking mare from an active family.” eye of the buyers on this third day of the sale, as Lot 736, Anna Lot 764, a filly foal from the second crop of Haras du Logis Bora (Big Shuffle), offered by Haras d’Ombreville in foal to the Saint-Germain stallion French Fifteen consigned by the stud, Haras d’Etreham stallion, was sold for €36,000. Eric Puerari bought was bought for €30,000 by Fairway Partners. Charles Briere of the three-time winning mare, who already has a colt foal this year Fairway Consignment, said: “She is a lovely filly, a great mover, with by Reliable Man, and he said: “I only came here today to meet a good page as well. I like French Fifteen a lot as a sire. This is our third somebody, but I saw this mare in the ring outside and she caught my purchase at this sale and they will all be pinhooked next year.” eye. The fact that she is in foal to Wootton Bassett is obviously a huge This is the third foal out of the six-time winner Casa Ingrid plus and I like her German pedigree a lot. The page is still very current, (Singspiel), who already has a two-year-old colt Comodin with this year’s Gr.1 Jean Luc Lagardere winner National Defense (Soldier Of Fortune) and a yearling full-sister to this filly. under the fourth dam.” Cathy Grassick of Brian Grassick Bloodstock went to €26,000 for Coulonces Consignment presented Lot 702, Narva (Grand Lot 513, the three-year-old filly Firstclass (Lawman) presented 5 of the top 7 prices at any 2016 European midwinter sale and Record Turnover. February Sale February 2 – 3, 2017 Breeding stock, Fillies/Horses in training, 2YO’s, Yearlings featuring the TBA Stallion Parade

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ARQANA BREEDING STOCK SALE – DAY THREE Lot Sex Sire – Dam / Name (Sire) covering sire Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 606 cf WOOTTON BASSETT – Pasba Elevage des Trois Rivieres MAB Agency 45,000 685 ff DAWN APPROACH – Toute Famille La Motteraye Consignment Anglo Irish Stable 42,000 616 cf WOOTTON BASSETT – Praise Dancing Haras De Bourgeauville Meridian International SARL 40,000 736 6m ANNA BORA (Big Shuffle) Wootton Bassett Haras d’Ombreville Eric Puerari 36,000 702 8m NARVA (Grand Slam) Requinto Coulonces Consignment Amanda Skiffington 35,000

CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS by Alain de Royer-Dupre on behalf of Ecurie des Charmes. This sold remained stable at just over 74%. The average price, however, dual winner is from a strong German family that includes Gr.2 dropped significantly by 20% to €8,863. The median also suffered Queen Mary Stakes winner Elletelle (Elandim). She is the first a decrease from 2015 of €1,000 to €6,500 and the turnover foal out of the winning mare Fulminante (Dashing Blade), dropped by 23% to €1.7 million. whose second foal Fulminato (Excelebration) is Gr.3-placed in Germany. Grassick explained: “I have bought her for Kilcoran House FIRST CROP COVERING SIRES (€) Stud. We like Lawman as a broodmare sire. She will go straight to AMARILLO stud. Her two-year-old brother is very promising and we can hope for 518 4m Enough Paint (New Approach) 12,000 more in the future. We haven’t decided on a stallion for her yet.” There were eleven less horses catalogued on this third day than AMARON for the equivalent session last year but the percentage of horses 522 10m Tintagel (Oasis Dream) p/s2,500

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Gr.2 winner Parvaneh topped Arqana December on Saturday when purchased by James Delahooke for €1,000,000. Flying Fairies, a Stakes winner at Leopardstown for Joe Murphy, was purchased at Tatts Dec. by John Oxx for 280,000gns. Yearlings sold for €290,000, €280,000 etc. and foals made up to €160,000. THE LEADING SIRE IN HONG KONG IN 2016/17.

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CABLE BAY 683 13m Tipsy Me (Selkirk) 9,500 774 9m Conciliatory (Medicean) 5,500 ELVSTROEM 590 4m Spicy Moments (Elusive City) NS3,000 ARQANA DAY THREE STATISTICS (GNS) 659 6m Silent Night (Way Of Light) 2,500 2016 % 2015 695 12m Beriosova (Starborough) 2,500 Offered 262 270 GALIWAY Sold 195 (74%) 199 (74%) Aggregate 1,722,000 -23 2,245,600 565 4m Madonnita (Soldier Of Fortune) 3,000 Average 8,831 -21 11,168 655 15m Bubbly Molly (Wagon Master) 2,500 Median 6,500 -13 7,500 HUNTER’S LIGHT 592 7m Louisa M Alcott (King’s Best) p/s19,000 Click here to contact IRT, or visit www.irt.com 602 14m Whoopsie (Unfuwain) 1,500 634 8m Rivabella (Iron Mask) NS37,000 765 3m Mantova (Elusive City) 5,500 649 5m Souanke (Desert Style) 3,500 775 10m Sonate Jem (Fasliyev) NS2,000 693 6m Lady McKell (Raven’s Pass) 11,000 THE WOW SIGNAL 771 4m Libbard (Galileo) 22,000 539 7m Zamarelle (Zamindar) 10,000 KINGSTON HILL 559 8m Golden Section (Royal Academy) NS3,000 FIRST CROP FOAL SIRES (€) NUTAN ANODIN 654 5m Stella Marina (Dylan Thomas) NS21,000 508 c ex Fongagain NS10,000 556 f ex Le Muguet NS5,000 OUTSTRIP 617 c ex Princess Argenta NS7,000 515 14m Fusca (Lando) 4,000 715 f ex Abondante p/s7,000 658 4m Miss Vendome (Medicean) 18,000 716 c ex Ahdaaf 8,000 726 c ex Always Taff 4,000 PRINCE GIBRALTAR 767 c ex Chattleya NS 580 8m Advenio (Ad Valorem) W/D BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE 724 5m Lasting View (Pivotal) W/D 723 c ex Allusive Power 5,000 754 10m Celtic Air (Kaldounevees) NS6,000 SOMMERABEND RED DUBAWI 499 f ex Estella 20,000 744 4m Louisiane (Barastraight) NS5,500 505 c ex Fedora 6,000 SIDESTEP 732 f ex Anasy 6,000 562 5m Elusive Kay (Elusive City) 9,000 762 c ex Calle A Venise 15,000 591 9m Dawn Cat (Tale Of The Cat) W/D 777 c ex Cruise Dancer 10,000 651 9m Modema (Okawango) NS2,000 WALDPARK 656 7m Elusive Feeling (Elusive Quality) 5,000 665 f ex Spirit Divine W/D

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EBF STATUS All foals entered in this sale today are EBF nominated, with the following exception: Lot 944 Alandi – Boyarynya (USA) For further information regarding costs and deadlines, please contact the EBF office on +44(0)1638 667960 or email info@ ebfhorseracing.co.uk. WITHDRAWALS Today: 782, 783, 831, 839, 844, 861, 864, 866, 870, 871, 873, 882, 885, 887, 891, 894, 907, 916, 917, 940, 953

The Tattersalls Ireland December Ascot Sale top lot Canyon TATTERSALLS IRELAND City (Authorized), who was sold for £85,000 to Neil King.

KING FALLS FOR CANYON AT colt has been placed on all of his six starts and is closely related to FINAL ASCOT SALE OF THE YEAR leading sire Kayf Tara, who appears in the second dam. New Godolphin’s Canyon City topped the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot trainer King said: “I came here today for him and I am very pleased December Sale when knocked down for £85,000. The sale concluded to get him. I have bought him on spec and he is for sale. with a median of £2,500 (+67%), an average of £4,830 (+26%) and “I love the sire as a sire of jumpers and he is from a lovely family. His dam is a half-sister to Kayf Tara, which is very interesting. He has solid an aggregate of £391,250 (+39%). The clearance rate was 66%. and consistent form in France with Andre Fabre and has been placed Canyon City (Lot 85) proved a popular commodity, attracting on all six of his starts, on ground from good to heavy. He has all the leading National Hunt trainers and agents from Ireland and Great makings of a smart juvenile hurdler. Britain. There was lively bidding from Nick Taylor representing Tom Malone, but it was Oliver Murphy who signed the docket on CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 behalf of trainer Neil King. A three-year-old by Authorized, the

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Porter ACROSS THE POND Prayer and Water Lily, and ancestress of numerous other PORTER’S PERFORMER OF THE WEEK notables, including Jeune, a Group winner in England, and subsequently a multiple Gr.1 winner – including the Gr.1 ROCA ROJO (Ire), 4f, Melbourne Cup – and sire in Australia; Atlante, successful in the Strategic Prince – Lucy Diamonds (Orpen) Gr.1 New Zealand 2,000 Guineas; and US Gr.1 scorer Talinum; as O: Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables and well as Blue Bajan, Tajmeel and Simon De Montfort. Bradley Thoroughbreds B: Tommy Murphy, T: Chad C Brown MARABEA (GB), 4f, Roca Rojo opened her career with three straight victories, Archipenko – Violin Time (Theatrical) the first two at Gowran Park and Killarney in her native O: Farfellow Farm, Ltd, B: Charley Knoll Partnership, Ireland, and the third in an allowance/optional claiming T: Lacey Gaudet event at Belmont Park on her US debut, back in June. The 800gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale winning streak was lost next time out, when she could by Ralf Rohne, consigned by Charley Knoll Partnership only finish fourth in the De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga, but The Claiming Crown Stakes Day – as the name suggests – is an event the bay regained the winning thread, scoring by a length consisting of a programme of Stakes races for horses that qualify by and a half in an allowance/optional claiming test back at virtue of having started for a claiming tag. Although these events do Belmont Park. On 23rd October, she gained a first black- not convey black type, there is some serious prize money on offer. type win, taking the Gr.3 Athenia Stakes by three and a One of those races, the $125,000 Claiming Crown Tiara Stakes, fell to quarter lengths. Shipped across the country for her next English-bred Marabea (Archipenko). She began her racing career outing, she produced a stellar effort to come within a nose in Italy, where she won her first two starts at two and then took third of defeating multiple Gr.1 winner Miss Temple City in the in the Gr.3 Premio Dormello. Shipped to the US, she took a Delaware Gr.1 Matriarch Stakes on Sunday. Roca Rojo is a half-sister Park allowance on her three-year-old debut, which came in July last to Roca Tumu, a Gr.2 winner in Hong Kong. The second year. Off the board on her other three starts that term, she took third dam, Lucy In The Sky, is a winning half-sister to Stakes in a Monmouth Park allowance/optional claiming event first up this winner Saintly Lass, and to the dam of Italian Group year. Unplaced in a similar contest at Delaware Park, she then finished winner Golden Kabbuby. second for a $25,000 claiming tag at Saratoga. On her only other start, she prepped for the Claiming Crown with a win in a starter/ allowance – a non-claiming race restricted to horses that have AQUA FRIO (USA), 2c, started for a claiming tag – at Laurel Park. Uncle Mo – Down The Well (Mujadil) Marabae is out of Violin, a winner in France, and a half-sister to O: Peter Redekop BC Ltd, B: Parrish Hill Farm, Amanda P the Gr.3 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes victress, Zosima. Roach and Ashford Stud, T: Blaine D Wright The grandam, Grafin was a Stakes winner in both France and the $18,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale US, her most notable victory coming in the Gr.3 Prix de la Nonette. by Rafael Garcia, consigned by Summerfield Grafin was a three-quarters sister to Genovefa, heroine of the $180,000 OBS March Two-Year-Old Sale Gr.3 Prix de Royaumont, dam of the top-class performer and sire by Alistair Roden Bloodstock, consigned by Eddie Woods Mamool, and a half-sister to US Graded scorer Miss Turkana.

Aqua Frion (Uncle Mo) has had a busy first season, but has proved ESKEN LADY (USA), 3f, himself a consistent and progressive performer. Second on his first Eskendereya – Angelic Lady (Sadler’s Wells) three starts, including the Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes at Santa Rosa, O: Drawing Away Stable, B: Vartan Vartanov, he broke through to take a maiden at Golden Gate in September. T: Saffie A Joseph, Jr Third in the Oak Tree Juvenile Stakes next out, the bay added to the win column in an allowance/optional claiming event at Golden Second in the Claiming Crown Glass Slipper was Esken Lady, the Gate on 22nd October. He earned some more black type with a daughter of an Irish-bred mare. She crammed 13 starts into just third in the Golden Nugget Stakes at Golden Gate on 11th November over seven months at two, with only two seconds and a third to and on Saturday missed by just a half length in the Gold Rush Stakes show. She broke through to score in a maiden claimer at at the same track. Keeneland in May this year, on her seventh outing of the He is out of the Irish-bred Down The Well, a winning half-sister campaign (which began with four starts in 34 days). Three off the to Speedfriend, who was Group-placed at two in France, and to board finishes followed, but she came into the Claiming Crown black-type placed Nour Allah. The grandam, Bachelor’s Button, with four wins in her previous six starts, the most recent in a is out of a daughter of Champion French Two-Year-Old Filly First starter/allowance at Gulfstream Park West. Bloom, who is the dam of Group and Graded winners First Esken Lady’s dam, Angelic Lady, is an unraced three-quarter-

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PORTER ACROSS THE POND ~ CONTINUED sister to the Gr.1-winning Sligo Bay, to Stakes winner Wolfe Tone, to Japanese black-type scorer Millennium Wing and to Ydillique, the dam of the French Listed scorer Tristesse. Her second dam, TM Angelica Tree, is a half-sister to that Sadler’s Wells-sired quartet, and also to Lady Ballade, a Stakes winner in Japan, and dam of CANZOGLYCAN Danon Ballade, a Graded Stakes winner in that country. Angelica Tree is out of Angelic Song, a sister to Champions Devil’s Bag and Glorious Song (dam of Rahy, Singspiel and Rakeen) and to the highly-successful sire Saint Ballado.

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f the bookstall on Exeter Central station in March 1956 Umpteen generations had had been able to offer the eleven-year-old me something followed it and enjoyed it, so it Ion football or cricket, my life would have turned out very seemed entirely natural that I should be differently. It was the wrong time of year for publications on drawn to it. The Derby, my little book told me, had been going either of my current passions, I needed some reading matter since 1780. No wonder it was a focus of attention every year! for the rail journey ahead of me, and providence guided me to The urge to learn more about racing became strong. My the News Chronicle Racing Annual. I parted with a shilling pocket money and earnings from my paper round were and found my future. directed to what literature I could find on the subject, and it Of course, I had been conscious of racing before. I was a thrill to acquire a book that listed all the Derby winners remembered all the excitement in the media when Gordon since the inception of the race. I learnt them all, memorised Richards finally ended his long quest for a Derby victory on them in sequence, then determined to gain more knowledge Pinza in 1953, and how in the following year the papers had about them. There was plenty available cheaply, and I soon devoted countless column inches to the success in the same fancied I had become an expert on the subject. race of the teenage Lester Piggott on Never Say Die. I was At the age of six I had won a prize for the best diary at already aware that the Derby was something special, but school, persuading me, perhaps prematurely, that I would one beyond that my knowledge of racing was pretty much zero. day earn my living as a writer, but nothing else had come Why would a townee kid be attracted to such an esoteric sport along to provide a different ambition, and I had now grown in which he could never expect to participate? out of the yearning to write about football. I was, somehow, By the time I alighted from the train at Waterloo I had going to become a racing journalist. If I did that, I would get acquired a new fascination, and it began to take over my life. to see the Derby! What particularly grabbed me was the fact that here was a Derbys came and went, my only involvement being as sport with a long history, pre-dating ever other such pursuit. school bookmaker. I won peanuts over Hard Ridden in 1958,

Sea-Bird puts up a stunning performance to win the Derby at Epsom, one which at the time seemed almost too good to be true.

broke even over Parthia in 1959, took a beating over St Paddy Claus in 1964. But in 1965 I contrived to escape office duties in 1960, enjoyed a skinner when none of my chums hit on for the entire Epsom summer meeting; what had been a 66-1 chance Psidium in 1961, and was helped to a handy boyhood dream would become a reality. profit when seven horses came down in the pile-up of What kind of Derby would I see? Some were better than Larkspur’s year, 1962. It was around that time that I wrote to others, of course, and the jury was still out over the quality of the Racing Editor of the Press Association, asking for a job. the three-year-old crop. But that was how it should be. We There were no vacancies, which was a bit of a bummer. needed to run the Derby to get a proper handle on the middle- Fortunately, my application did not go in the bin, and the distance form, and then to have it tested by what followed. I following spring I was summoned to Fleet Street for an looked forward to my first Derby more for the opportunity to interview. I was eighteen and all I could claim on the score of savour the atmosphere and experience an occasion that had experience was that I had edited the school magazine. But thrilled racegoers for nigh on two centuries than for any nobody asked me any questions and nor was I given the option thought that I might see a special performance. I could not of turning the job down. I discovered later that one man had expect to enjoy the privilege of seeing the best Derby winner recently been transferred to the outside staff and the deputy in the history of the race. chief sub-editor had died. Suddenly two men short and the The English-trained two-year-olds of 1964 had not seemed busy Easter programme approaching, the firm was desperate an impressive group, where Classic potential was concerned. enough to appoint a kid who knew nothing of journalism and Of the four best on the official Free Handicap – Double Jump, all too little of racing. Spanish Express, Ragtime and Holborn – only the second- But I was in. I left school on a Friday and on the following named held out much hope of lasting as much as a mile. Monday I was a sub-editor in Fleet Street. I was on the way to Ireland, in particular Paddy Prendergast’s stable, had seemingly Sea-Bird ensures that he will start favourite for the Derby by beating a high-class field in the Prix Lupin at Longchamp. reaching my goal of witnessing a Derby. And being paid to better prospects for middle distances in the unbeaten pair witness it! It did not happen for Relko in 1963, nor for Santa Hardicanute and Prominer, and word had it that their less-

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Sea Bird by Tony Morris • a n e x t r a c t ... f the bookstall on Exeter Central station in March 1956 Umpteen generations had had been able to offer the eleven-year-old me something followed it and enjoyed it, so it Ion football or cricket, my life would have turned out very seemed entirely natural that I should be differently. It was the wrong time of year for publications on drawn to it. The Derby, my little book told me, had been going either of my current passions, I needed some reading matter since 1780. No wonder it was a focus of attention every year! for the rail journey ahead of me, and providence guided me to The urge to learn more about racing became strong. My the News Chronicle Racing Annual. I parted with a shilling pocket money and earnings from my paper round were and found my future. directed to what literature I could find on the subject, and it Of course, I had been conscious of racing before. I was a thrill to acquire a book that listed all the Derby winners remembered all the excitement in the media when Gordon since the inception of the race. I learnt them all, memorised Richards finally ended his long quest for a Derby victory on them in sequence, then determined to gain more knowledge Pinza in 1953, and how in the following year the papers had about them. There was plenty available cheaply, and I soon devoted countless column inches to the success in the same fancied I had become an expert on the subject. race of the teenage Lester Piggott on Never Say Die. I was At the age of six I had won a prize for the best diary at already aware that the Derby was something special, but school, persuading me, perhaps prematurely, that I would one beyond that my knowledge of racing was pretty much zero. day earn my living as a writer, but nothing else had come Why would a townee kid be attracted to such an esoteric sport along to provide a different ambition, and I had now grown in which he could never expect to participate? out of the yearning to write about football. I was, somehow, By the time I alighted from the train at Waterloo I had going to become a racing journalist. If I did that, I would get acquired a new fascination, and it began to take over my life. to see the Derby! What particularly grabbed me was the fact that here was a Derbys came and went, my only involvement being as sport with a long history, pre-dating ever other such pursuit. school bookmaker. I won peanuts over Hard Ridden in 1958,

Sea-Bird puts up a stunning performance to win the Derby at Epsom, one which at the time seemed almost too good to be true.

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Sea-Bird made his debut in a minor race over seven furlongs considered just the fourth-best colt in the Prendergast yard, Sea Bird continued at Chantilly in September, overcoming a slow start and greenness behind the aforementioned Hardicanute, Prominer and to win by a short neck. He followed that with a victory by the Carlemont, who all had their excuses for not having made the exposed stable companion Carlemont was of comparable class. same margin in the better company which contested the Epsom line-up. Across the channel there were a pair of colts in Etienne Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte before starting as second favourite I needed some persuading that the ease of Sea-Bird’s Derby Pollet’s stable who had impressed at two and seemed to stand for the championship-deciding Grand Critérium. Pollet’s stable victory was not down to the shortcomings of his opposition. I out from their contemporaries. American-bred Grey Dawn jockey, Pat Glennon, naturally chose to partner Grey Dawn, soon got it. Meadow Court promptly despatched twenty rivals was the more precocious of the duo, winning the last four of while the mount on Sea-Bird was entrusted to Maurice Larraun. in the Irish Derby, scoring by two lengths with any amount his six juvenile starts to rank as best of his crop, including the The result was never in doubt, though many observers felt that more to spare. And a month later, in his first foray into open Grand Critérium, in which stable companion Sea-Bird was his Larraun gave the big chesnut rather too much to do; the two company, he trounced his elders in the King George VI and runner-up. Insiders took the view that Grey Dawn, from a very lengths’ margin flattered the winner. Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. speedy family, would prove best at a mile in his second season, The fact that the Derby always figured on Sea-Bird’s agenda Sea-Bird, meanwhile, had found himself a stud berth for whereas Sea-Bird promised to relish longer distances. Indeed, meant that the English media paid close attention to his 1966 and beyond, a deal being concluded a fortnight after the trainer Pollet, who had never saddled a Derby winner, was progress in the spring of 1965. The colt returned to action in Derby that would take him to Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky to already suggesting that he might at last have a colt capable of the Prix Greffulhe at Longchamp, winning as he liked by three stand alongside the mighty Ribot. There were special fourth of remedying that omission. lengths. No fault could be found with that, but all eight of his July celebrations for his new connections, as on that day Sea- Sea-Bird was certainly an intriguing sort. Bred and owned rivals had been demonstrably his inferiors as juveniles, so Bird had his first start against older horses, fairly trotting up in by textile magnate Jean Ternynck, he was by Dan Cupid, a son there was no concrete evidence that he had improved. The the memory for that. It did mean that only one other French the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. of Native Dancer who had given his best display as short-head Prix Lupin, some six weeks later, revealed what the Greffulhe colt – recent Saint-Cloud winner Vleuten – made the cross- There would be only one more start for Sea-Bird – the runner-up to Herbager (sire of Grey Dawn) in the 1959 Prix had failed to disclose. In that contest Sea-Bird faced seemingly channel journey, but a field of twenty-two lined up at Epsom, obvious objective being the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. I now du Jockey-Club, but could never run anywhere near that form serious competition from Cambremont, who had recently with all that were fit enough to compete from England and knew that he was a great horse and was determined to avail on subsequent occasions; he remained something of an lowered the colours of Grey Dawn in the Poule d’Essai des Ireland on parade. myself of the opportunity to see him in action on the day he unknown quantity as a sire. On the distaff side of his pedigree, Poulains, and the highly-regarded, still-unbeaten Diatome. We still had two more years to wait before the Derby would bowed out. I had to go to some trouble to make that happen, Sea-Bird could flaunt one fancy relationship, his grand-dam Having disposed of Cambremont, Sea-Bird was still cantering be started from stalls, but there were no problems when the not the least of it securing the crucial weekend off. Having Marmelade being a full sister to 1000 Guineas heroine when he drew alongside Diatome at the head of affairs in the tapes went up. All the runners got away well, with rank achieved that, I needed to obtain a passport; I had never been Camarée, but it was also a fact that not one of his first five final furlong, and as soon as Glennon let out an inch of rein, outsiders Bam Royal and Sunacelli setting quite a sedate pace. out of England before. And I had to ensure that I had sufficient dams had managed so much as a maiden victory. The Sicambre his mount darted clear to win by six lengths. There was now The 2000 Guineas winner Niksar featured among the leading funds to get me to Longchamp and back. It would have been mare who produced him, Sicalade, had raced only as a two- no doubting who would start favourite for the Derby. group at the mile pole, together with his stable companion I too expensive by air; I would have to resort to uncomfortable year-old, and she had been put down after a difficult foaling in Even so, that outstanding performance did not have the Say, while Sea-Bird travelled smoothly in about eighth place. overnight journeys by rail, and hope that I could negotiate my 1963. Little did horsemeat lovers know that they had dined on effect of driving all the potential opposition away; Psidium’s On the downhill section Bam Royal started his retreat and it way around Paris. the dam of the greatest racehorse of his era. victory when supposedly a futile challenger was too recent in was Sunacelli who led the field into the straight, followed by Somehow it all came together, and on the first Sunday in Niksar, I Say, Meadow Court and Gulf Pearl. October I found myself at Longchamp, anticipating the most As expected, the outsider soon gave way, headed by Niksar, exciting experience of my young life – in racing at least. but within a few strides he was passed by I Say and a quarter Looking back more than half a century later, it lived up to of a mile from home that son of Sayajirao held a clear my expectations... advantage. But it was obviously already just a matter of when This is an extract taken from a chapter in an exciting new book Glennon would ask Sea-Bird to quicken. The favourite was by Tony Morris & John P. Sparkman. See below for further details. lobbing along effortlessly while I Say was being hard driven, and a furlong and a half from home, the moment came. Sea- Bird accelerated instantly, drew clear and soon had the race in safe keeping; he was back on the bridle, easing down, as he In Our Time passed the post, while Meadow Court finished well to relegate A 280 page limited edition book packed full I Say to third. of historical detail and containing the unique It was a stunning performance, and I recognised at once reminiscences of two of the finest racing that I had seen something remarkable. I had no previous journalists of their generation. Personally signed experience of the Derby, but I was aware that it was not and numbered by the authors, it follows the careers of some of the greatest thoroughbreds of the last 60 years on either side of the customary for the race to be won by a colt who had only Atlantic and is beautifully illustrated with over 180 photographs. been asked to gallop for about half a furlong. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Skarino Gold was bred by Claudia Post-Schultzke and ran in the colours of newcomer Phoenix Stables. He ran three times for “We will take him home and probably geld him and give him time, Carvalho; after finishing second on his debut, he won a hot but he is rated 85 on the Flat, so he could even be a dual purpose sort.” maiden at Dortmund and then followed up by winning Italy’s top The second highest price of the day was the Fforrest Farm juvenile event, the Gr.2 Gran Criterium at Milan. The German Stables-consigned Cornish Warrior (Lot 147). Placed three times handicapper has given him a rating of 94.5 GAG (equivalent to out of his four starts, the Oscar gelding was knocked down to 109 on the international classifications). trainer Neil Mulholland for £26,000. He has an excellent pedigree, being out of a Lando mare from The Godolphin draft is always popular at Ascot and yesterday one of the most successful of all German families. His third dam, was no different providing five of the top ten lots and selling at an Salesiana (Alpenkönig), is also the direct ancestress of aggregate of £175,800. John O’Shea of Elton Racing purchased Serienholde and Sarandia, first and second in this year’s Gr.1 the third highest price of the day. Lot 91, Cape Dignity, a lightly- Preis der Diana, while his seventh dam is the great Schlenderhan raced Teofilo colt who was placed on both of his two outings, mare Schwarzgold, winner of the 1940 Deutsches Derby and was knocked down to the trainer for £20,000. Dark Magic, often regarded as the best German racehorse of all time, and who another Godolphin consigned lot (Lot 90) was the next lot. An founded a huge and highly successful dynasty. Invincible Spirit two-year-old gelding, he is out of Listed winner Carvalho commented: “On the one side we have a very good Dark Promise and was secured by Dean Ivory Racing for £14,000 racehorse, on the other a great deal of interest and a very good offer. to continue his career. That is the way the racing industry functions.” David Conolly-Smith Offered by trainer David Loder, The Groove, a lightly-raced gelding by Azamour, was also the subject of trainers’ attention today and was knocked down to Fergal O’Brien for £11,500 (Lot 113). INDUSTRY NEWS Yesterday’s sale at Ascot concludes a progressive year for the sales venue for 2016. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly BRITAIN the Two-Year-Old Breeze-Up held in April, which saw vibrant trade and considerable increases, including a 120% rise in the SHEIKH HAMDAN HONOURED FOR aggregate and 100% rise in the median. The July Sale witnessed the highest price for a National Hunt horse at the venue when OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT Knock House was sold for £110,000. With improved trade at Two leading breeders were honoured at the Horserace Writers Ascot in 2016, Tattersalls Ireland now look forward to further and Photographers’ Association Annual Derby Awards Luncheon enhancing sales in 2017 with the first sale, the March Sale on 23rd yesterday. Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum was honoured for his March 2017. support and long term commitment to Arabian racing with the Outstanding Achievement in Arabian Racing Award. As Patron of the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), the sole authority for the RACING NEWS sport in the UK, Sheikh Hamdan has been at the forefront of purebred Arabian racing for over 30 years. His continued support, GERMANY both in the UK and worldwide, spans racing, breeding and sponsorship. In 2016 he secured his thirteenth ARO Owners’ Championship with 20 wins, which included three at Group level. JOINT TOP-RATED GERMAN 2YO On the global stage, his Af Mathmoon won this year’s Kahayla SKARINO GOLD SOLD TO HONG KONG Classic, the opening race of Dubai World Cup night. Skarino Gold (Wiener Walzer), joint top-rated German two-year- Coolmore were honoured as the Owner of the Year following old in 2016, has been sold to Hong Kong. This was confirmed successes with the likes of the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe yesterday by trainer Jean-Pierre Carvalho, who said: “The horse has heroine Found and the French Classic-winning miler The Gurkha, already left my stable and is currently in quarantine in Newmarket.” who retired to stud for 2017, both of whom were trained by Aidan

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STALLION FEES 2017 STAR PERFORMER SALONIKA (Jpn), 2f, IRELAND Deep Impact – Salomina (Lomitas) O: Katsumi Yoshida, B: Northern Racing, COOLAGOWN STUD T: Katsuhiko Sumii Salonika (Deep Impact) shadowed the pacesetter Tempest Stallion Fee (€) (Harbinger) and was pushed in-front inside the last furlong CARLOTAMIX (Linamix) ...... 3,500 to score by one and a half lengths in the newcomers’ over FROZEN FIRE (Montjeu) ...... 2,500 1600 meters on Sunday at Hanshin. The fast finishing Red SHANTARAM (Montjeu) ...... 1,000 Ribbon (Deep Brillante) completed a 1-2 for the fillies. SOLSKJAER (Danehill) ...... 2,000 Salonika lasted the trip with 600 meters in 33.8 showing ZAMBEZI SUN (Dansili) NEW ...... 3,000 plenty of ability. Her dam Salomina (Lomitas) won on her debut in May at three for owner-breeder Gestut Bona and remained RACING ROUND-UP unbeaten in the Gr.1 Preis Der Diana, leaving more than three lengths between her and subsequent Gr.1 winner Nymphea (Dylan Thomas). Katsumi Yoshida purchased her after the Classic triumph and the filly had another start in the Gr.1 Prix de l’Opera. She failed to reproduce the same form and was retired and sent to Japan. JapaneseJapanese Salonika is the first foal delivered by Salomina, who returned RACING REVIEW a yearling filly and a colt foal from her subsequent dates with Deep Impact.

The list of the 21 candidates for the Gr.1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, Sunday at Hanshin. The lethargical pace (1:05.3) usually plays the Championship event scheduled this Sunday, catches the eye against a horse coming from behind, but when jockey Yuga for two reasons. The list does not include a daughter of the Kawada pushed the button, Satono Arthur found a couple of Champion sire Deep Impact, while his son, the first season sire extra gears and flashed home three and half lengths clear of Deep Brillante, has three entries (Dipavamsa, Just The Marine Shigeru Bobcat (Toby’s Corner). and Suzukaze) and “Impacto’s” older full-brother Black Tide, who He blitzed the last 600m in 32.7s, notably faster than the older landed the Japan Cup win via Kitasan Black, is also represented horses in the “eleventh”, the feature race of the card, according to by a trio (Black Onyx, Feldberg and Pompon). the Japanese racing fans, giving him a speed rating of 93.9. He is The Hanshin Juvenile Fillies could provide a first Gr.1 winner for the first foal out of the New Zealand Champion Three-Year-Old the mighty Frankel, who may be represented by the unbeaten Filly King’s Rose (Redoute’s Choice). She highlighted her career Soul Stirring, the daughter of Stacelita (Monsun) who opened when winning the Gr.1 New Zealand 1,000 Guineas and added her account at the end of July at Sapporo, landed the Ivy Stakes at five more Group wins to her record, finishing second in the Gr.1 Tokyo last time. The last winner of the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies by a Emirates Stakes and Toorak Handicap in Australia. sire not based in Japan was Biwa Heidi (Caerleon), imported in King’s Rose foaled a colt by Lord Kanaloa on 4th February. utero with her dam Aghsan, who won in 1995. Anecdotally, Soul Stirring and Biwa Heida trace back to the same female line. The REY DE ORO (Jpn), 2c, German Champion Three-Year-Old Schwarzgold (Alchimist), King Kamehameha – La Dorada (Symboli Kris S) who won the Preis Der Diana and defeated the colts in the Derby O: U Carrot Farm, B: Northern Racing, of 1940, is the fifth dam of Biwa Heidi and the ninth dam of Soul T: Kazuo Fujisawa Stirring. The US-bred Rabbit Run (Tapit), an easy winner on her dirt debut, is another to note, should she make the cut. Another colt of Group race calibre emerged on Saturday at Deep Impact had a very good weekend with his juveniles, with Nakayama in the Habotan Sho, a conditions event over 2000m. three first-time winners, including our Star Performer of the Week Rey De Oro (King Kamehameha), who opened his account on Salonika, and reduced the gap with Daiwa Major (Sunday 9th October at Tokyo Racecourse, had just one of his eleven rivals Silence), leads him in the Sire of Two-Year-Olds list by ¥14m. behind him as the field turned for home. In a matter of strides, he Impacto needs a couple of more newcomers to win or a good cruised from last to first and won by one and half lengths from the conditions winner to close the gap further. longshot Komano Impulse (Bago). Rey De Oro, syndicated for a value of ¥60m by U Carrot Farm, is SATONO ARTHUR (Jpn), 2c, out of the four-time winner La Dorada (Symboli Kris S), whose Deep Impact – King’s Rose (Redoute’s Choice) first foal, the three-year-old Tizona (Daiwa Major), won the O: Hajime Satomi, B: Northern Racing, T: Tasutoshi Ikee Listed Marguerite Stakes and had a tilt at the Gr.1 NHK Mile Cup. ¥195,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale by Hajime Satomi The second dam Lady Blond (Seeking the Gold) is a half-sister to Deep Impact. Satono Arthur (Deep Impact) looked like a horse with Group La Dorada has a yearling full-brother to Rey De Oro and a colt ability in the Cyclamen Sho, a conditions event over 1800m on foal by Lord Kanaloa.

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KARAKURENAI (Jpn), 2f, broodmare. Sentir’s dam Sainte Victoire won twice and delivered four Lohengrin – Burning Red (Agnes Tachyon) winners from her first five foals. She has a yearling colt by Kurofune. O: Teruya Yoshida, B: Shadai Farm, T: Takeshi Matsushita ZUAR (Jpn), 2c, The underrated Lohengrin (Singspiel) has proved in the past The Factor – Salvar (Eddington) that he could sire top class performers like the Classic winner O: Kazumi Yoshida, B: Lane’s End Bloodstock, T: Manabu Ikezoe Logotype. His daughter Karakurenai collected her first win $115,000 Keeneland November Sale by Springhouse Farm against other winners on Saturday at Hanshin in the Nanryo Sho, $290,000 Fasig-Tipton October Sale by Altimira Racing a conditions race over 1400m. $200,000 OBS Spring Two Year Old Sale She is the third winner from four foals out of Burning Red by Narvick International (Agnes Tachyon), a daughter of the multiple Gr.3 scorer and Gr.1- placed Red Chili Pepper (Unbridled).

BEAT MATCH (Jpn), 2c, Grad Rulership – Perfect Match (Sunday Silence) O: Silk Racing, B: Northern Farm, T: Kiyoshi Hagiwara

The French jockey Vincent Cheminaud set a slow pace with Beat Freshman sire The Factor (War Front) enjoyed his first Japanese Match (Rulership) in the newcomers’ race over 2000m on Sunday winner thanks to Zuar, who set a controlling paced and blitzed at Nakayama. The big colt (536 kilos) ran on strongly and scored two furlongs in 11.1s when asked to go by Ryan Moore in the by four lengths. He is the fourth winner from five foals out of the newcomers’ over 1400m on Sunday at Chukyo. The speedy colt Listed-placed and ¥58m earner Perfect Match (Sunday Silence). received a speed figure of 82.1, a decent mark for a newcomer. He The 14-year-old broodmare has a yearling filly by Novellist and is the first foal out of the triple scorer Salvar (Eddington), a half- a colt foal by Tosen Jordan. sister to the very good Clearly Now (Horse Greeley), who set the track record over 1400 meters at Belmont Park winning a Gr.3 and DANON ROMAN (Jpn), 2c, earned more than one million dollars. Deep Impact – Immaculate Cat (Storm Cat) Salvar has a filly foal by Pioneerof The Nile. O: Danox Co., B: Shadai Farm, T: Hideaki Fujiwara ¥ 98,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale by Danox Co SHONAN MASSIVE (Jpn), 2c, Daiwa Major – Shonan Ayaka (War Emblem) Danon Roman (Deep Impact), the 3/5 favourite in the newcomers’ O/B: Tetsuhide Kunimoto, T: Tsuyoshi Tanaka race over 2000m on Saturday at Hanshin, needed some time to get organized but, when he found his stride, in the last 100m, he Shonan Massive (Daiwa Major) needed five starts to open his account flashed home clear. He is the second foal and the first winner out but did the job in fine style and set a new course record for two-year- of Immaculate Cat (Storm Cat), who won once in the US and was olds (1:08.5) when landing the maiden over 1200m on Saturday at purchased (in foal to Kitten’s Joy) for $280,000 by Shadai Farm at Chukyo. He is the third winner from four foals out of Shonan Ayaka Keeneland November Sale in 2012. The eight-year-old broodmare, (War Emblem), who failed to win in nine starts, but is a daughter of the who has a colt foal by Victoire Pisa, is from the family of the useful Gr.3-placed and ¥107m earner Shonan Happiness. Champion Miesque (Nureyev). Shonan Ayaka has a yearling filly by Henny Hughes and a colt foal by Meisho Samson. RUSH HEART (Jpn), 2f, Deep Impact – Moneypenny (Monarchos) O: Tetsuyuki Kobayashi, B: Maple-V Alliance, T: Hirofumi Toda STAKES RESULTS ¥32,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Tetsuyuki Kobayashy

Rush Heart (Deep Impact), fourth in her debut over 1600m, Bloodstock needed every inch of the 1200m trip to land the maiden in the last Peace of Insurance - Mind? stride on Sunday at Nakayama. She is the fourth foal and winner Get Covered out of Moneypenny (Monarchos), a four-time scoring half-sister [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie to Stardom Bound (Tapit), who won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and four other Gr.1 races in US and also moved to Japan. Moneypenny has a yearling colt and a filly foal both by Deep Impact. NORTH AMERICA

SENTIR (Jpn), 2f, Gr.1 MATRIARCH STAKES, Del Mar, 1mT, 3yo+ f&m, Harbinger – Saint Victoire (Sunday Silence) 1st $180,000, 2nd $60,000, 3rd $36,000, Dec 4 O: Katsumi Yoshida, B: Northern Farm, T: Yuichi Shikato 1. MISS TEMPLE CITY (USA), 4f, Temple City – Glittering Tax (Artax) Harbinger (Dansili) recorded his 20th individual juvenile winner on 2nd dam Nancy’s Glitter (Glitterman) Sunday with the filly Sentir, who stayed on well in the maiden over 3rd dam Starfire Voyage (Fire Dancer) 1800m at Nakayama 50 minutes after Austerlitz landed a similar race O: The Club Racing, Needle In A Haystack & Sagamore Farm, at Hanshin. The two juveniles are both out of a Sunday Silence B: Bobfeld Bloodstock, T: H Graham Motion

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Going Fifty Years Gr.3 VALEDICTORY, Woodbine, 1m6fAW, 3yo+, Places? Flying Horses 1st C$94,500, 2nd C$30,000, 3rd C$15,000 3rd December 1. BANGKOK (Can), 5g, [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie Street Hero – Get It Straight (Black Minnaloushe) 2nd dam Straight South (Hail The Pirates) 2. ROCA ROJO (Ire), 4f, 3rd dam Key To The North (Key To The Mint) Strategic Prince – Lucy Diamonds (Orpen) O/B: Gail Wood and Ruth Barbour, T: W Phillip Gracey O: Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables & $9,500 RNA Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale Bradley Thoroughbreds, consigned by Cara Bloodstock B: Tommy Murphey, T: Chad C Brown 3. STAYS IN VEGAS (USA), 3f, City Zip – Double Jackpot (Broken View) O: Jungle Racing, KMN Racing & LNJ Foxwoods, Grad B: John McCormack, T: Jerry Hollendorfer $40,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale by Solis/Litt 2. Melmich (USA), 3. Ethical Funds (USA) consigned by Cara Bloodstock Distances: ½l, ¾l. 7 ran. Also ran: Mexican Gold, Zindaya, Time And Motion, Tiz A Kiss, Prize Exhibit (GB), Nancy From Nairobi (GB), Kitcat, Sobradora Inc JAPAN Non runner: Decked Out Distances: nse, hd, 1¼l, ½l, 2l Gr.2 SPORTS NIPPON SHO STAYER STAKES, Nakayama, Miss Temple City asserted close home to thwart Stays In Vegas’ 3600mT, 3yo+, Dec 3, 1st ¥62,000,000, 2nd ¥25,000,000, gallant attempt to make all. Also successful in April’s Gr.1 Maker’s 3rd ¥16,000,000 46 Mile and October’s Gr.1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland, the 1. ALBERT (Jpn), 5h, dark bay hails from the first crop of Spendthrift’s Gr.1 Hollywood Admire Don – Folklore (Dance In The Dark) Turf Cup runner-up Temple City. A strapping son of Dynaformer 2nd dam Andes Lady (Northern Taste) out of a half-sister to Malibu Moon, Temple City has sired five 3rd dam Peru Sport (Guersant) Graded winners from 152 named foals aged three and over, O: Masamichi Hayashi, B: Northern Farm, T: Noriyuki Hori Annals Of Time beginning his marvellous weekend when 2. Fata Morgana (Jpn), 3. Mondo Intero (Jpn) successful in Saturday’s Gr.1 Hollywood Derby. Distances: nk, 1¾l. 13 ran. A full-sister to January’s Gr.3 Sweetest Chant Stakes victrix Pricedtoperfection, Miss Temple City is the fifth foal of the minor Gr.2 KINKO SHO, Chukyo, 2000mT, 3yo+, 1st ¥62,000,000, Stakes-placed Glittering Tax, who foaled a filly by Verrazano on 18th 2nd ¥25,000,000, 3rd ¥12,650,000, Dec 3 April. By Artax, Glittering Tax is out of the My Dear Girl Stakes victrix 1. YAMAKATSU ACE (Jpn), 4c, Nancy’s Glitter, a daughter of Glitterman and the minor Stakes King Kamehameha – Yamakatsu Marilyn (Grass Wonder) winner Starfire Voyage and also the dam of a minor Stakes winner 2nd dam Except For Wanda (Tejabo) by Spanish Steps in Conway Two Step. ALASTAIR NICOLSON 3rd dam Unique Gal (Bold Ruckus) O: Kazuo Yamada, B: Okada Bokujo, T: Kaneo Ikezoe Gr.2 BAYAKOA HANDICAP, Del Mar, 1m1fD, 3yo+ f&m, 2. Paddle Wheel (Jpn), 3. Sundarbans (Jpn) 1st $120,000, 2nd $40,000, 3rd $24,000, Dec 3 Distances: nl, 1½l. 13 ran. 1. VALE DORI (Arg), 4f, Asiatic Boy – Valerina (Halo Sunshine) 2nd dam Valereusse (Equalize) YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW 3rd dam Valery Toss (Egg Toss) O: Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum, B: Abolengo, BRITAIN T: Bob Baffert 2. Wild At Heart (USA), 3. Moyo Honey (USA), 4f, 11.50 LINGFIELD PARK, 2YO MAIDEN, 1M2FAW Distances: 3l, ¾l. 8 ran. 1. PLEAD (GB), 2f, Dutch Art – Entreat (Pivotal) Gr.3 GO FOR WAND HANDICAP, Aqueduct, 1mD, 3yo+ f&m, O: C R Hirst, B: Cheveley Park Stud, T: Archie Watson 1st $150,000, 2nd $50,000, 3rd $25,000, Dec 3 37,000gns Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale 1. HIGHWAY STAR (USA), 3f, by Kilbride Equine Girolamo – Stolen Star (Cat Thief) Distances: 2l, nk. 11 ran. 2nd dam Unbridled Star (Unbridled) Plead (Dutch Art) broke well and settled behind the leading pair. 3rd dam Crystal Vous (Crystal Water) Travelling well two furlongs out, she battled gamely to gain the lead O/B: Chester and Mary Broman, T: Rodrigo A Ubillo inside the final furlong to win on her fifth start. She is the third foal 2. High Ridge Road (USA), 3. Wonder Gal (USA) and second winner out of her dam Entreat (Pivotal), who is a half- Distances: nse, nk. 7 ran.

16 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW EBN: TUESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2016 sister to the Gr.2 International Topkapi Trophy winner Producer O: Mrs M J Muir, B: Hungerford Park Stud, (Dutch Art) and the Listed-placed hurdler Font (Sadler’s Wells). T: William Muir Their dam River Saint (Irish River) is a half-sister to the multiple Distances: nk, ½l. 10 ran. Gr.1 winner Serena’s Song (Rahy; dam of the Gr.1 winner Little Miss Daisy (Arabian Gleam) was not the quickest out of Sophisticat, the Gr.2 winners and sires Harlington and Grand the stalls and so was held up at the rear. Still in the last pair over a Reward, the Gr.3 winner Schramsberg, the Listed winner Serena’s furlong out, she made a strong run on the outside to lead inside Tune and the Stakes winner Serene Melody, and grandam of the the last 50 yards win on her third start. She is a full-sister to a Listed winner Sefroua, the Gr.3 winner and sire Vocalised, the Gr.2 winner out Desert Liaison (Dansili), who is a daughter of the winner Made You Look) and the Gr.3 winner Vivid Imagination Listed October Stakes winner and Gr.3 Nell Gwyn Stakes-third (Raise A Man; grandam of the Gr.2 winner Fumino Imagine and Toffee Nosed (Selkirk). The last-named is out of the winning Be the Gr.3 winner Wander Mom), as well as Serena’s Sister (Rahy; My Guest mare Ever Welcome, who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 dam of the Gr.2 winner and sire Doubles Partner; grandam of the winner Chanzi (El Gran Senor; dam of the New Zealand dual Gr.2 winner Puissance De Lune). The third dam is the winning Champion Three-Year-Old and Gr.3 winner Chant and grandam Northfields mare Imagining, whose family also includes the dual of the dual Gr.1 winner Recite) and the Listed winner Sharka Gr.1 winner Honor Code (A P Indy), the Gr.2 winner Noble Tune (Shareef Dancer), as well as Jacaranda Blue (Entrepreneur; (Unbridled’s Song) and the dual Gr.1 winner Rizeena (Iffraaj). dam of the Gr.3 winner State Blue). Entreat has a yearling filly by Dutch Art and visited Lethal Force Desert Liaison has a yearling colt by Pour Moi. this year. 1.25 LINFIELD PARK, 2YO SELLER, 6FAW 12.50 LINGFIELD PARK, EBF 2YO MAIDEN, 5FAW 1. GRACIOUS TOM (Ire), 2c, Roderic O’ Connor – Bigalo’s Laura B (Needwood Blade) O: Terry Reffell, B: Golden Vale Stud, T: David Evans €12,000 2016 Arqana Deauville Summer Mixed Sale ebfstallions.com by Highflyer Bloodstock Distances: nk, 1½l. 8 ran.

1. LITTLE MISS DAISY (GB), 2f, Gracious Tom (Roderic O’ Connor) pressed the leader and hit Arabian Gleam – Desert Liaison (Dansili) the front a furlong and a half out. He was soon joined for the

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DELEGATOR Arthurthedelegator (GB), 2c, ex Markova’s Dance (Mark Of Esteem) 11.50 Southwell, nursery, 1mAW

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