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MONDAY, 19TH DECEMBER 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE WEDNESDAY, 28TH DECEMBER TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING REVIEW SIXTIES ICON ON SONG IN CARLOS PELLEGRINI Sixties Icon celebrated his first Gr.1 winner yesterday when Sixties Song won the 2016 edition of the Gran Premio Carlos picture courtesy of Hipódromo de San Isidro Pellegrini, one of South America’s most prestigious races. The three-year-old’s victory caused something of an upset when he narrowly beat Puerto Escondido (Hurricane Cat), as the colt was the outsider in the race and still a maiden to boot. His trainer Alfredo Gaitan Daissie had plenty to celebrate yesterday, as not Sixties Song powers home in the Gr.1 Gran Premio Carlos only did he win the Carlos Pellegrini, but he collected the other Pellegrini to give Sixties Icon his first winner at the highest two Gr.1s on the Hipodromo de San Isidro card. Earlier Nashville level Texan (Forestry) had taken the Gr.1 Gran Premio Felix de Alzaga Unzue and he was followed by Le Ken (Easing Along), who landed the Gr.1 Gran Premio Joaquín S de Anchorena before This time the bay colt was held up towards the rear of the field Sixties Song completed the hat-trick. and still had plenty to do in the straight. Set alight in the last “It was a dream come true. We knew at the beginning of the day quarter of a mile, he accelerated rapidly to beat Puerto Escondido that we had good horses in the races, but you never think about close home by a short neck, with half a length back to Going Past winning all of them. Sixties Song provided me with my fifth Carlos (Perfectperformance) and the favourite He Runs Away Pellegrini victory and I’m very happy and proud. We always thought (Heliostatic), who did not get a clear run, in fourth. he was a very good horse and now he has proved it,” said the ecstatic Bred by Haras Firmamento and a half-brother to the multiple trainer. Group winner Celestial Candy (Candy Ride), Sixties Song was Sixties Song made most of the running when fifth in the Gr.1 the sale-topper at the stud’s select sale last year, and is owned in Gran Premio Jockey Club and second in the Gr.2 Clasico de la partnership by Santa Elena Stable, Mayflower Stable and Dark Provincia de Buenos Aires, but his team decided to change tactics. Horse Stable. His dam Blissful Song (Unbridled’s Song) is a GROUP 1 SIRES AT PHENOMENAL VALUE ARCHIPENKO 2017 fee: £10,000 SIR PERCY 2017 fee: £7,000 (Kingmambo – Bound, by Nijinsky) (Mark of Esteem – Percy’s Lass, by Blakeney) • Group 1 winner and Group 1 sire • Undefeated CHAMPION 2yo; CHAMPION 3yo & Derby winner • Winner of 6 races and over $3 million in prize money • Sire of 37 individual Stakes horses including 2016 Group 1 • Sire of 5 Group winners in 2016 winners WAKE FOREST and SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD The Leading British-Based sire of 2yos in 2016 2016 yearlings sold in UK/IRE to the end of Tattersalls with 58% winners to runners in GB/IRE Book 2 averaged £66,184 (11 times his 2014 stud fee) [email protected] • www.lanwades.com • Tel: +44 (0)1638 750222 • Fax: +44 (0)1638 751186 All 2017 fees on 1st Oct. Special Live Foal terms LANWADES The independent option TM CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW ~ NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW EBN: MONDAY, 19TH DECEMBER 2016 winning half-sister the dam of the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Elysees) at Capannelle in the Premio Scheibler. The late-maturing winner Bobby’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy), who will begin his stud colt was recording his fourth win from eight starts and could career at Lanwades Stud next season at a fee of £12,500. develop into a decent four-year-old next season. His dam He comes from the first South American crop of the Gr.1 St Penfection (Orpen), who was Listed-placed, has already Leger winner Sixties Icon, who recently returned safely to his produced the Listed scorer Baby Revolution (High Chaparral) Northern Hemisphere home at Norman Court Stud, where he will and the Stakes-placed Belly To Belly (Dubawi). The 13-year-old stand this season at a fee of £5,000. DIEGO H MITAGSTEIN broodmare has a two-year-old colt by Kheleyf. Franco Raimondi To watch a video of the race, click HERE NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW ITALY IRELAND TIME TO CHOOSE LEADS HIS STABLEMATES HOME GIGGINSTOWN’S DEATH DOES The Botti armada finished the Italian Stakes season on a high note HIS DUTY IN NAVAN FEATURE with a 1-2-3 in the Listed Premio UNIRE yesterday at Agnano. The Death Duty, who won the Gr.2 Monksfield Novice Hurdle last three-year-old colt Time To Choose (Manduro) provided month, added another Graded win to his CV with a confident Champion trainer Alduino Botti with his 38th win from 79 Stakes victory in the Gr.2 Navan Novice Hurdle, the feature race at Navan races when outstaying his stablemates Genovese (Strategic yesterday. The five-year-old son of Shantou was held up behind Prince) and Right Connection (Beat Hollow). the leader Monalee (Milan) and, though he was not fluent four The old star Priore Philip set a genuine pace but failed to pick out, he recovered quickly to take the lead approaching the up when Time To Choose moved to the outside with Genovese. penultimate flight. Once in command, he kept on well on the run Jockey Fabio Branca just pushed Time To Choose to the front and to the line to score by three and three quarters of a length from the colt strolled home to score by a length and half from Monalee. Genovese, as Right Connection ran on to clinch third. Following his win, Death Duty was shortened in price to aroun Time To Choose, bred by Razza del Velino, just failed to record 5-2 favourite for the Gr.1 Spa Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham his first Stakes win when beaten a nose by Way To Paris (Champs Festival. A son of first-crop sire and G1 Investec Derby winner Ruler“ Of The World (Ire) caused a stir as the last lot through the ring when selling to Glenvale Bloodstock for €96,000. The bay, offered by Middlelane Farm, is the third produce of the winning Crystal Morning (Ire).” TDN, 17 Nov. Epsom Derby-Gr.1 winner like his sire Galileo. Top quality first foals sold for A half-brother to a Gr.1 sire and from the family of champion sire €96,000, €50,000, A.P. Indy, leading sires Lemon Drop Kid, Summer Squall etc. €50,000 etc. 2017 fee: €8,000 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. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW EBN: MONDAY, 19TH DECEMBER 2016 Trainer Gordon Elliott said, “He’s done it well and we like him a lot. I thought he’d improved a bit from the last day and Bryan [Cooper, jockey] said he was on the bridle more this time. He will go now for the Gr.1 [Lawlors Hotel] novice hurdle at Naas [8th January]. He looks an Albert Bartlett type.” SHADWELL Death Duty, bred by Geoffrey Thompson and a Tattersalls Ireland graduate, is a half-brother to the winning hurdler How WOULD LIKE TO SAY About It (Kayf Tara) and is out of the Listed-placed bumper and hurdles winner Midnight Gift (Presenting). The second dam is an unraced half-sister to the Stakes-winning jumpers Shannon Spray (Le Bavard; dam of the Gr.2-winning chaser Eirespray) and Renagown (Pragmatic) and the Gr.1-winning chaser One Knight. TO ALL THEIR FUTURE CHAMPIONS FLAT RACE Thank you Elliott and owners Gigginstown House Stud completed a big race SUPPORTERS IN 2016 double at Navan when their Samcro won the Listed Future Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and Champions Flat Race and was the fourth winner on the card for Good Luck with the forthcoming season Elliott, who also took the Listed race at Thurles. The four-year-old son of Germany, who won a Punchestown bumper last month, made all the running and, though pressed for the last quarter of a mile by Good Thyne Tara (Kayf Tara), kept on well to score narrowly by half a length, following in the footsteps of this stablemates Death Duty, who won the race last year, and Don Cossack (Sholokhov), who landed the 2011 renewal. Samcro is likely to be lightly-campaigned this season, but could run next at either Fairyhouse or Punchestown. Bred by Douglas Taylor and a Goffs and Goffs UK graduate (the highest-priced at the Aintree Sale), he is out of the unraced Dun Dun (Saddlers’ Hall), a full-sister to the Gr.2 Reynoldstown Novice Chase winner Master Of The Hall and the Gr.2 Rendlesham Hurdle-third Featherbed Lane, and a half-sister to the Gr.2 Tim Duggan Memorial Hurdle Chase winner Pairofbrowneyes (Luso), and comes from the family of the multiple Gr.1-winning chaser Sound Man (Kemal).