Kingman Filly Revives Foal Trade
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FRIDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2018 brought the average right back to 43,327gns, up marginally on KINGMAN FILLY 42,863gns last year, albeit the median shrank to 30,000gns from 33,500gns. The clearance rate also recovered well from the REVIVES FOAL TRADE opening day, at 80% just short of 83% in 2017. Consigned by Castlebridge, the session-topping filly is out of Blue Angel (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) and duly a half-sister to Listed Dee S. winner Viren's Army (Ire) (Twirling Candy). The second dam, moreover, is a Classic-placed half-sister to the top-class miler Bigstone (Ire). "She does trace back to a very good Wildenstein family," Stroud said. "And Kingman has had a fantastic year. It was probably more than one wanted to spend but when you want one, sometimes you have to stretch for it." "She is a queen, a beautiful filly," said Bill Dwan of Castlebridge. "She has been very busy here, she was vetted nine times. We were obviously very hopeful, but that certainly exceeded expectations." Cont. p2 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Lot 704, a filly by Kingman, took top honours at Tattersalls on TAKING STOCK: THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF Thursday | Tattersalls GALILEO & O’BRIEN by Chris McGrath In his latest Taking Stock column, Sid Fernando speaks with Aidan Newmarket, UK--Lest we forget, these animals are born to run. O’Brien of Ballydoyle about Coolmore’s great Galileo (Ire). Click Because they certainly aren't all bred to do so. There is nowhere or tap here to go straight to TDN America. like a foal sale to remind you how many Thoroughbreds are sooner brought into the world to walk round in a circle for two minutes, and then good luck to them once the hammer falls. True, for a majority of shoppers at Tattersalls this week, the idea is that they will still prove capable of doing the same next autumn. In the case of the filly who made the headlines on the second day of the December Foal Sale, however, it was all about her eligibility to do exactly what she was born to do. "She's not for resale," said Anthony Stroud with a grin, after a daughter of Juddmonte's dashing young sire Kingman (GB) was knocked down to the adjacent John Gosden for 370,000gns. The pair routinely operate for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin stable, of course, and were able to see off a sustained challenge from Jamie Railton for lot 704. Her priceCexceeded only once in the equivalent session, back in 2007Ccontributed to a much more cheerful session after that dispiriting start to proceedings on Wednesday. From a virtually identical offering, 211 lots changed hands out of 263 offered, compared with 216 of 259 last year, for turnover of 9,142,000gns, barely down from 9,258,500gns last year. That TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 18 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 30 NOVEMBER 2018 Anthony Stroud | Tattersalls Tattersalls December Foal Sale Day 2 Cont. from p1 Blue Angel boards with Dwan for Geoffrey Howard-Spink, who bred the filly as Ruskerne Ltd. "Her first foal Viren's Army was a stakes horse, and her second was a good racehorse too, so we decided the mare deserved an upgrade," Howard-Spink said. "Kingman was such a good racehorse, which was why we chose him. But he had such a good season with his first runners, and everything has just fallen into place. We always try and sell as foals, and this is easily the best result we have had in the sale ring." TATTERSALLS DECEMBER FOAL SALE DAY 2 SESSION TOTALS 2018 2017 $ Catalogued 314 297 $ Number Offered 263 259 $ Number Sold 211 216 $ Not Sold 51 43 $ Clearance Rate 80% 83% $ High Price 370,000gns 210,00gns $ Gross 9,142,000gns 9,258,500gns $ Average (% change) 43,327 (+1%) 42,863gns $ Median (% change) 30,000gns (-10%) 33,500gns *Cumulative stats will be posted at the end of the foal sale. Tattersalls December Foal Sale Day 3 Outs: 813, 818, 823, 836, 844, 848, 850, 851, 853, 860, 863, 864, 871, 879, 882, 888, 892, 904, 915, 917, 923, 930, 936, 937, 941, 942, 944, 949, 971, 978, 979, 982, 983, 984, 986, 993, 995, 999, 1004, 1008, 1011, 1012, 1016, 1032, 1039, 1042, 1049, 1056, 1069, 1086, 1088, 1092 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 18 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 30 NOVEMBER 2018 The Show Goes OnBAnd On... might be an opportunity to pick one up cheaply. So he said we Showcasing (GB) is certainly enjoying a remarkable saleCwhich should both go through the catalogue and list six lots, and see if is no less than you would hope, after the latest elevation in his any doubled upBand Lisiere was the first to come up. I couldn't fee at Whitsbury Manor Stud to ,55,000 for 2019. If that's what believe what we got her for." you have to pay for a cover, even an average of 90,615gns for With just two other mares at home, and husband Simon as 13 sold to date represents a fair deal for a living, breathing "the staff", Cave protested that she could not afford ,35,000 weanling. even for what she views as "an all-singing, all-dancing sire" at One way or another, the market is certainly backing him to WhitburyCbut was delighted to agree to a foal-share. upgrade maresCmuch as he has done his own profile, from a Then there was the dam of lot 652. The Shadwell-bred Ealaan fee of ,4,500 just five years ago. Several foals that brought big (Invasor {Arg}) was sold for just $4,000 at the Keeneland money yesterday were out of either unraced or unproven mares. November Sale in 2013. As the daughter of G3 Nell Gwyn S. True, one or two of these had already caught quite a following winner Misterah (GB) (Alhaarth {Ire}), with a stakes-winning wind. Literally so, in the case of Lisiere (Ire) (Excellent Art {GB}), half-sister meanwhile producing Ertijaal (Ire) (Oasis Dream the dam of lot 745, a colt offered by Trickledown Stud and sold {GB}), she was imported to Europe and artfully picked up by to Joe Foley for 190,000gns. Whitsbury for 26,000gns here three years ago. Lisiere was bought for Penny Cave and Trickledown's Paul It was only subsequently that Ertijaal really began to stamp Thorman by Bobby O'Ryan at the Horses-in-Training Sale here himself as one of the fastest horses to have operated at five years ago for just 15,000gnsCat which time her half-brother Meydan. Sure enough, Peter and Ross Doyle were prepared to Dick Whittington (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) was a go to 130,000gns for Ealaan's second foal, a colt, alongside hot-off-the-press i280,000 punt at the Goffs Orby Sale. A punt Jimmy Murphy of Redpender Stud. that paid off, the following year, when he won the G1 Phoenix S. "Showcasing is out in the open with everything he has done," for Aidan O'Brien. Murphy said. "So the idea will be to come back here next year. Cave explained, "It was blowing a gale, a real hurricane, and a Ertijaal is a son of Oasis Dream and obviously so is Showcasing. lot of the horses could not get in. So I rang Paul and said this So hopefully the cross will work." Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 18 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 30 NOVEMBER 2018 Tattersalls December Foal Sale Day 2 Cont. Starspangledbanner (Aus) colt, drawing 150,000gns from Another fan of Showcasing is Jamie Railton, who warmed up Railton. for his crack at the top lot of the day by giving 140,000gns for lot 700, a colt presented by Castlebridge out of a Night Shift Shalaa Lives Up to Billing half-sister to German Group 1 Shalaa (Ire) must look to his winner Temida (Ire) (Oratoria laurels as his first weanlings {Ire}). come onto the market, having "He's for the investment retired at the most expensive syndicates we operate and will fee of his intake in Europe. But be back for resale," Railton he certainly stepped up to the explained. "To me, he was the plate with lot 728, a filly out of standout of the day. Obviously G3 Princess Margaret S. we sold Advertise (GB) and runner-up Full Mandate (Ire) Quiet Reflection (GB), so (Acclamation {GB})Cherself a hopefully this can be our third half-sister to G1 King's Stand good one by the sire." winner Profitable (Ire) His colt is a sibling to three (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). winners but another son of That's a pretty brisk pedigree Showcasing to score well as a and persuaded Al Shaqab Racing first foal was lot 747, out of a Jamie Railton | Tattersalls to go to 160,000gns, winning Pour Moi (Ire) mare representing a warm vote of from the family of Group 1 winner Wannabe Grand (Ire). He thanks to breeder Liam Sheridan for sending Full Mandate to made 130,000gns from Howson and Houldsworth, from the their stallion. (Glory be! Another end user, by the look of things.) draft of Hawes StudCwho promptly bettered that with lot 748, a Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 18 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 30 NOVEMBER 2018 Tattersalls December Foal Sale Day 2 Cont. Abbeylands Farm. Jill Lamb bought the mare for Sheridan here in 2012, for "I loved Shalaa as a racehorse and we've seen a good few that 80,000gns, when Profitable was just a weanling himself.