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Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2005 DerrinstownDerrinstown DigestDigest ALHAARTH ALMUTAWAKEL BAHRI ELNADIM INTIKHAB KRIS KIN MARJU EswarahEswarah AnotherAnother homebredhomebred Eswarah winning the Group 1 Vodafone Oaks at Epsom nd Eswarah (Unfuwain—Midway Lady) put up an a 2 Classic homebred win for Sheikh impressive display to win the Group 1 Hamdan in just over a year, with Alhaarth’s Vodafone Oaks following in her mother’s son, Haafhd having won the 2000 Guineas at footsteps. Midway Lady won the same race 19 Newmarket in 2004. years ago. Eswarah, trained by Michael Jarvis and ridden by Richard Hills, was well fancied having won Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s homebred filly, her first 2 races and had continued to impress Eswarah whose name is the Arabic word for her connections with her excellent work during “bracelet”, retained her unbeaten record with a the Spring. comfortable triumph at Epsom. This constituted Continued on back page ... Features inside…. Also DerrinstownUpdate *Elnadim - 6 wins Stars Apprentice Series *Spotlight on intikhab of & *kris kin star foals Derrinstown Derrinstown Derrinstown *Profile on Staff Derby Trial Stallions Apprentice SeriesShadwell Racing ALHAARTH’s ALMUTAWAKEL’s Bandari Waterways Silver Cup Phoenix Reach Bandari (near side) winning the Gr. 2 Hardwicke Wahid winning the Gr. 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes Silver Cup winning the Italian 1000 Guineas in New Zealand Almutawakel became a classic Almutawakel is also making a big Bandari took the Gr. 2 Hardwicke Stakes in great style sire when Silver Cup won the on the final day of Royal Ascot at York. Bandari, now a impact in New Zealand. Wahid is Gr. 2 Italian 1000 Gns. She is his star colt down under and to date 6 yo, has now recorded ten wins including a brace of one of the best fillies from his first Gr. 2 and Gr. 3 races. This exemplary record has this season has won the Gr. 2 Wake- crop last season. Prior to this, field Challenge and the richest race in earned Bandari a rating of 123. she had won a number of other ****** New Zealand, the New Zealand races in Italy this year. Bloodstock Classique. He is being Alhaarth came close to a European Group double that Almutawakel has sired three weekend when his daughter Hallowed Dream was aimed at the Gr. 1 Christchurch smart fillies to date, the others Casino 2000 Guineas later this year. narrowly beaten in the Gr. 1 Oaks d’Italia. being Salsa Brava and Liset. ****** Alhaarth’s promising 2yo, Waterways won the Listed Isabel Morris Marble Hill Stakes over 5 furlongs in style Almutawakel is now the leading sire of 3yo’s in Ireland and the UK at the Curragh. Waterways leads the way in the Goffs in order of percentage of winners to runners at 71% (12/07/2005) Orby Bonus league on 22 points. ****** Phoenix Reach, the globetrotting star, came a respectable 2nd in the Gr. 1 Singapore Airline International Cup in May. STARSSTARS OFOF DERRDERRINSTOWNINSTOWN STALLIONSSTALLIONS Intikhab’s star colt, Sapphire Stone put up an outstanding performance at Marju has also had some notable Leoparstown in the European runners down under. One is a colt, Moon Unit (in Green silks) winning the Breeders Fund 2yo Maiden. He is the Gr. 3 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh named Magnetism who won the second foal and second winner out of Gr. 2 Great Northern Guineas in Marju Guest (by Marju) who visited New Zealand and also won a Intikhab’s consistent filly Moon Unit notched her Bahri last season. Listed race in Australia, as well as first Group win at the Curragh scoring the Gr. 3 ****** being placed 2nd in the Gr. 3 AJC Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes in Toupie, an exciting filly by Intikhab Percy Marks Frank Packer impressive fashion. who won the Gr. 3 Prix d’Arenberg Stakes. Magnetism is now being ****** last year, had three close second aimed at the NZ Triple Crown and, Intikhab also had two winners at Royal Ascot at placings recently in the Gr. 1 French providing he wins or is placed race, York with Leg Spinner and Mostashaar. 1000 Gns, the Gr. 2 Prix de he will fly to Melbourne for the WS Sandringham and the Listed Prix Cox Plate over 2000 metres and Imprudence. worth A$3million. ****** ****** Paita is another filly by Intikhab with From his Northern Hemisphere great potential. She has ran 3 times, INTIKHAB’s crop, Marju’s Champion System winning the Gr. 1 Criterium de Saint- came 2nd in the Gr. 3 Manion Cloud before finishing placed in both Moon Unit Cup in Australia. the Gr. 1 Prix de Diane Hermes and Toupie the Gr. 3 Schwarzgold-Rennen . Sapphire Stone Press Stop Elnadim BAHRI’s 6 wins - 2 in 2 days Update Secret History Derrinstown Elnadim had two winners within Apprentice Series 36 hours of each other recently. The successes by Millfield and The ever popular Derrinstown Golden Acer places Elnadim in Apprentice Series is now in full a good position with his first swing. The league as it stands has the European 2 year old crop. jockey Christopher Hayes and trainer Michael Halford leading. Both of these horses have won twice and Golden Acer could The series, sponsored by Derrinstown well now be aimed for a Listed for the past 15 years, is a means of encouraging young riding talent in Race in France. Ireland. The final of the series will take Elnadim has also had some place on 9th October in the Curragh. Secret History winning the A new award this year will go to the Gr. 3 Musidora Stakes at York encouraging placed runners in ‘Rookie of the Year’. Sir Dance, Aspen Falls and Derrinstown Stud will also sponsor the Secret History, Bahri’s 3 year old filly has had a Villa Sciarra, with Sir Dance striking start to her career. She is a winner of 4 races European Association of Racing and 6 placed runs to date. Her highlight this year was going on to win in Italy. Schools Apprentice Stakes. winning at York when she destroyed her opposition when Bermuda Beauty is another Apprentices from Ireland, England, winning the Gr. 3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes. recent winner by Elnadim. France and Italy compete as a team ****** and it’s Ireland’s turn to host the race Following on his great win in the Danish Derby and a He also has a useful performer this year which will be contested at the Classic placing in the Norwegian 2000 Guineas, down under in Pendragon who Curragh on 23rd October. Elizaam, a colt by Bahri, went on to win one of the big came a close 2nd in the Listed 3yo series races in the Danish Racing calendar, the first Illawarra 2yo Classic race in leg of the Be Profilers Series. Having won over DKK300,000 this year, he is in the top 3 for most win- Australia. nings as a 3yo in Scandinavia. Spotlight on Intikhab Review Back in 1998, Intikhab showed his true winning colours with Derrinstown Stud sparkling performances over 8.5 furlongs at Epsom in the Diomed Stakes Derby Group 2 Trial and the straight mile of Royal Ascot’s Queen Anne Stakes. As a stallion he is performing exceptionally The Derrinstown Stud Group 2 Derby well with the opportunities he has been Trial S t a k e s t o o k p l a c e a t Saturn winning the Soviet song winning Leopardstown in May and was won by Gr. 3 Queen Mother Memorial, Hong Kong the Gr. 1 Falmouth Stakes given. He is doing justice to his mares with 18.2% of his 66 runners having surpassed Fracas. Belle Artiste won the Group the Timeform 100 mark. Only 17.1% of all 3 Derrinstown Guineas Trial. Soviet Song, last other runners out of his mares have the Saturn, a colt by Marju, season's Leading Female The Derby Trial is highly regarded as same grade. the real test of a future Derby winner. had a great start to the Miler, reproduced a season, when winning the tremendous display This proves without a doubt that Intikhab’s Four of the last five winners went onto Gr. 3 Queen Mother recording her second progeny are doing better than their siblings Derby glory; Sinndar, Galileo, High by other stallions, and speed is a strong Chaparral and Alamshar. Memorial in Hong Kong in successive victory in New- fantastic style. Following market’s Gr. 1 Falmouth aptitude among his offspring. Currently, the The 2004 Derby Trial winner Yeats, on from this race, Saturn Stakes. This brings her average distance of his runners’ Stakes who missed the Derby that year due to wins and placed runners is 7.5 furlongs. injury, went on to win the Group 1 set the pace and came an outstanding record up to exceptional 3rd in the Gr. 1 five Gr. 1’s and one Gr. 2 In conclusion, Intikhab is ranked with the Coronation Cup at Epsom this year. Hong Kong Champion & victory. Prior to this race, best active British and Irish sires and well Chater Cup. she had reappeared after ahead of many of our industry’s heavy- ****** a difficult Spring at Royal weights. Last years Gr 2 German Ascot at York in the Gr. 2 2000 Guineas star, Brunel INTIKHAB’S 2005 Windsor Forest Stakes, Leading Active UK & Irish dead-heated with Coupe de in which she came a game 8 TOP RATED HORSES Sires by % Timeform 100 Champe in the Gr 3 Prix 3rd. She now is on course + Horse Rating Sire Rnrs 100+ % de la Porte Maillot over 7f for the Gr.