DerrinstownDigest Derrinstown Stud Quarterly Newsletter / Winter 2011

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New to Derrinstown for 2011 G1 winning son of Oasis Dream - ARCANO

It was announced in early October all three of his starts as a two year has the right credentials to be a that ARCANO, a son of hot shot old which began with his debut at successful stallion and Derrinstown stallion OASIS DREAM is to stand at Newbury, on this occasion beating are delighted to add him to the Derrinstown Stud for the 2011 the useful SHOWCASING, stallion roster for 2011. His dam breeding season. ARCANO was subsequent G2 Gimcrack Stakes TARIYSHA (Daylami) is a half sister without doubt one of the best two winner. He next appeared in the to the dam of G1 Prix de l’Abbaye year olds in 2009. He won the G1 G2 July Stakes and won this with winner GILT EDGE GIRL and the G2 Prix Morny at Deauville defeating 3/4 of a length to spare before Flying Childers winner GODFREY subsequent dual Guineas winner going on to Group 1 victory in STREET. He hails from the family of SPECIAL DUTY and triple Group 1 France.Unfortunately ARCANO’s TARWIYA, BLUE DAKOTA, BIG and Classic winner CANFORD three year old career was curtailed AUDIO, MESSAGER DU ROI etc. CLIFFS. In doing so, he also by a series of minor setbacks and he Shadwell recently purchased the smashed the all-age course record. was unable to reach his full potential yearling full sister to ARCANO for over six furlongs proving this was as a three year old. Being an 700,000gns at the Tattersalls an exceptional Group 1 winning unbeaten G1 winning two year old October Sale Book 1. performance. He was unbeaten in son of OASIS DREAM, he certainly

Derrinstown Stud STALLION FEES 2011

Alhaarth €5,000 slf Jan 1st Arcano (NEW) €6,000 slf Jan 1st Elnadim €6,000 slf Jan 1st Haatef €4,000 slf Jan 1st Intikhab €5,500 slf Jan 1st Marju €15,000 slf Jan 1st Tamayuz €15,000 slf Jan 1st DerrinstownDigest / Winter 2011 Page 2

From Fairy tale to Reality decided to head for Hong Kong to take her chance in the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup against the colts. Once again the risk paid off and she got her nose in front to win by a neck from G2 winner IRIAN. Her career earnings now stand at over £2.1m and connections have received over £2.7m including the bonus from Japan. Due to her many G1 EPSOM exploits on the track, she also earned herself the title of Cartier 2010 ‘Champion Three-Year-Old Filly’. It is truly a fairy tale come true for the connections of this filly and there is more to come in 2011 when we look forward to seeing her at the World Cup meeting in March where she holds an entry in the G1 Dubai World Cup. INTIKHAB, has now produced seven Graded/Group winners including G1 G1 JAPAN Lockinge Stakes and G1 Matron Stakes heroine RED EVIE, and G1 Criterium de The story of the yearling that nobody and won by a neck to secure the first of Saint-Cloud winner PAITA. He had a wanted going on to win four Group 1 her Group 1 victories. The decision was fantastic season in 2010, not only with races to date, has turned a fairy tale into made to supplement her again, this time the exploits of SNOW FAIRY. In October, reality for trainer Ed Dunlop and her owner for the Irish equivalent, the G1 Darley G1 winning CULMINATE took the G2 Mrs Cristina Patino. This exceptional filly Oaks at the Curragh. It had rained heavily Harrolds Tristarc Stakes at Caufield while by INTIKHAB has come a long way from up to the day of the race and speculation KIDNAPPING took three Listed races in the sales ring in Tattersalls Ireland where over SNOW FAIRY’s ability to perform Milan this season which included the she walked out unsold for a mere €1800. were questioned, but she annihilated the Listed Premio Merano and Gran Premio She was named SNOW FARIY and was field and came home on her own eight d’Italia. INTIKHAB also had another four put into training with Ed Dunlop, but her lengths in front. Connections knew for Listed winners this season in PARIS TO potential did not truly show as a two year sure that they had something very special PEKING, FAT CHOY ICHIBAN, LES old. She ran six times at two, paying her with this daughter of INTIKHAB. Her next FAZZANI and KURT. INTIKHAB has had way with one win and being placed three outing, in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks, she no shortage of stakes performers in times out of her six runs. It was not until finished second but lost nothing in defeat 2010, with several of his runners being she turned three that her potential really against a top notch opponent in MIDDAY. placed at Group and Listed level including started to shine through. Her trainer She then went on to finish a creditable Khawatim (3rd in the G3 Prix De obviously saw something in her, as her fourth in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster Cabourg), Bonnie Charlie (3rd in the G3 first outing as a three year old was in a on unsuitable ground conditions. totesport.com Chipchase Stakes), Listed race at Goodwood. She came out Because of her double G1 Oaks victories, Indiana Gal (2nd in the G3 Blue Wind and won this race with three lengths in connections received an invitation to the Stakes and G3 TRI Equestrian Stakes, hand. A daring move by both trainer and run the filly in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II 3rd in the G3 Ballyroan Stakes), Bahati owner saw the filly step up immediately Commemorative Cup at Kyoto in Japan. (2nd in the Listed Eternal Stakes), to Group 1 level on her next outing at They duly accepted the invitation, and Hafawa (2nd in the Listed Conqueror Epsom, where she was supplemented for she won her third G1 event by a cosy 4 Stakes), Intapeace (winner and placed in a fee of £20,000 for the G1 Investec lengths. On winning this, she secured the Listed EBF Fairy Bridge Stakes). Oaks. It was not the most straightforward an extra £624,000 bonus to add to her of races for her, but she held off Meeznah growing tally of winnings. It was then

TDN’s Bill Oppenheim on Intikhab added Snow Fairy to his impressive through Aug.1, 2010) illustrates. ‘Then of course, there is the great repertoire of top-class runners. So now, having added the top three- value sire, Intikhab, who remains He has already been a perennial year old filly in the world in 2010, at €5,500 at Sheikh Hamdan’s selection for any good-value sire list, he must qualify as spectacular Derrinstown Stud in spite of having as his APEX A Runner Index (2.35, value’ (TDN 05.01.11) DerrinstownDigest / Winter 2011 Page 3

TAMAYUZ and HAATEF very well received at Foal Sales

The first foals of both TAMAYUZ and Ahead. John stated after the sale “I am HAATEF have finally hit the sales ring. a big fan of the sire line, this filly is a The results were fantastic with several quality, attractive, good walking filly like hitting the headlines starting in Goffs, her sire, and her dam Frond is currently with a smashing daughter of Tamayuz in foal to Nayef” out of Group 1 winning mare Chelsea Rose. She was purchased for €220,000 Another to go under that hammer at from the Airlie Stud draft. She was the Tattersalls was the chestnut colt out of He had well over 100 shows at the talk of the sales ring and rightly so as the mare Prey, who realised 50,000gns December Sales and gave a great show her dam Chelsea Rose won 5 times when purchased by Tally-Ho Stud. This each time. He looks like a racehorse including the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, attractive colt is a half brother to multiple to me” Listed Ballroan Stakes, Listed Silver stakes winner Bon Nuit, and stakes Stakes and was second in the G1 Pretty placed In A Silent Way. He also hails Another top class colt to shine was the Polly Stakes and G2 Royal Whip Stakes. from the family of Anshan and Champs Andrew Thompson bred colt out of She was also the top priced filly foal sold Elysees. The Oak Lodge consigned colt winning mare Belle de Cadix which worldwide by a freshman sire in 2010. out of Miniver realised €57,000 at Goffs realised €62,000 at Goffs. This colt is in November also. This colt is a half from a very active family and is a half Also making waves was Lot 1131 brother to stakes placed Mon Michel brother to multiple stakes winner Zeiting. (pictured). This colt also by TAMAYUZ and is closely related to several stakes Zeiting is also the dam of two stakes and out of the mare Diary realised winners and stakes placed runners, horses in Zut Alors and Bikini Babe. He 200,000gns, and topped day four of the including Legal Case, La Sky, Love is also a half brother to Group 3 winner Tattersalls foal sales. He was purchased Divine, Sixties Icon, Floreeda, and Group 2 placed Dolled Up. From the by Tom Goff of Blandford Bloodstock Dunboyne Express etc. Another colt on family of Avalanche Star, Allied Forces, who went on to say “There are very few several shopping lists was Lot 635 from Perceived Value, Infamous Angel etc. foals in the catalogue with a pedigree the Tinnakill draft who fetched €52,000. Belle de Cadix will also visit Arcano in like that and he was a lovely, lovely His dam, stakes winner and placed 2011. Jimmy Murphy of Redpender Stud horse. It was the individual who really Mona Em is also the dam of stakes was also impressed by the HAATEF foals sold himself and I’ve also really liked the winner Nice Applause who won no less on offer and purchased a colt at Goffs for Tamayuz foals” He is a half brother to than 10 times. €51,000 out of winner and stakes Group 1 winner Total Gallery and Group producing mare Bezant. Bezant is already 1 placed Lady Darshaan. The mare Diary HAATEF also made his mark with top the dam of Group 3 and Listed placed was sold three days later for 1.3m gns a top price of 70,000gns for a colt out Deposer. “He’s a good size, sharp foal and her daughter, Lady Darshaan was of the mare Star of Siligo from the with a great step and I ‘am delighted with also sold for 600,000gns. John Fagan of Ballylinch draft. She is the dam of three him” (Jimmy Murphy) Tinnakill House also Deerpark Stud was also delighted to get winners including Group 3 and Listed consigned and sold a son of HAATEF for 110,000gns for his filly by Tamayuz out winner Magritte. This mare will be €26,000 out of the mare Gold Script. of the mare Frond. This mare has been a visiting Arcano in 2011. John O’Connor Gold Script is herself a Listed winner and great servant to John through the years of Ballylinch described him as “A very dam of Group 3 winner and Group 1 and this filly, a half sister Listed winners good foal. He has size and scope, is very placed Honours List and also Listed and Group placed Nashmiah and Streets correct, and has a lovely fluent action. placed Zina La Belle.

TOP 10 European Freshman 2010 Sires with weanlings Sold in 2010 (Source TDN 17.01.11)

Rank Sire LOC FARM RING SOLD AVERge($) Top colt($) Top Filly($) 1 Raven’s Pass IRE Darley 17 16 161,549 335,000 140,000 2 New Approach GB Darley 5 3 108,127 99,300 165,501 3 TAMAYUZ IRE Derrinstown Stud 14 12 107,600 327,957 297,638 4 Duke of Marmalade IRE Coolmore 27 21 90,930 290,873 173,776 5 HAATEF IRE Derrinstown Stud 11 8 48,781 115,850 0 6 Mount Nelson ENG Newsells Park Stud 23 19 39,915 132,510 82,818 7 Astronomer Royal FR Haras de la Reboursiere 10 7 35,877 31,485 56,166 8 Sakhee’s Secret ENG Whitsbury Manor 28 27 31,110 77,785 89,444 9 Linngari FR Haras du Petit Tellier 2 2 26,156 29,510 0 10 Papal Bull IRE Coolagown Stud 7 3 13,832 17,217 14,837 DerrinstownDigest / Winter 2011 Page 4

exploits of G3 winners ELBLITZEM (G3 Nicolas Feuillatte Stakes) and SORAAYA (G3 Abu Dhabi Stakes). SORAAYA was also second in the 2010 Round-up G2 Cherry Hinton Stakes beating subsequent G1 and G2 winner HOORAY. ELNADIM has also had plenty of stakes winners and Each of the stallions hit the third Group 1 winner in 2010 was performers in 2010 including headlines in 2010. Starting with CHINCHON. He won the G1 United THREE FRENCH HENS, Santo MARJU, he had no less than THREE Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park. Padre, Elnawin, Pasar Silbano etc. individual Group 1 winners in 2010, Another of MARJU’s sons FANJURA ALHAARTH has also had his fair in three different countries. Closest won the G3 Easter Cup at Caulfield. share of stakes performers to home was Irish 1000 Guineas MARJU has also had a host of including KARASIYRA won the winner BETHRAH, a Goffs Orby stakes winners and placed runners Listed Lenebane Stakes and was purchase who managed to get her in 2010 including MARLINKA, placed in the G3 Noblesse Stakes, nose in front in an exciting blanket OEUVRE d’ART, SIMENON, WATAR while his other son Mourayan was finish to win at Group 1 level. Hong etc. Thankfully Marju has recovered a close second in the G1 DT Met- Kong favourite VIVA PATACA, never from his bout of laminitis in May. ropolitan at Ranwick. BOBBYSCOT fails to thrill the crowd and won his His book is strictly limited for the was also placed in the G3 Gallinule 16th race and eight Group 1, the 2011 covering season. ELNADIM Stakes while AZWAAN and ENSAYA Audemars Piguet QEII Cup. His has also had a great year with the were both placed at Listed level.

CHINCHON KARASIYRA SORAAYA BETHRAH

Derrinstown Stud Staff Profile Rosie Keenan

Rosie Keenan, a native of Roscommon, private mares and foals, as well as has always had a love of thoroughbreds. distributing and ordering of veterinary She attended Enniskillen College and supplies from our veterinary lab. Rosie is completed her degree in Equine Studies in at present covering maternity leave in the 2004. During college, she spent a period in office on reception, so is now responsible Germany working for Gestut Gorlsdorf and for a wide range of duties such as manning during her degree gained valuable experience our busy switch board and she also liaises working for Tara Stud where she dealt with regularly with our Stud Grooms and staff yearlings, mares and foals. Rosie started regarding feed orders, staff accommodation, at Derrinstown in 2004 and works at veterinary supplies etc. She will hold this Cowanstown Stud. Here, she is responsible position until May 2011. Rosie loves to for the overall care of Sheikh Hamdan’s travel and is a keen GAA supporter.

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