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EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS WEDNESDAY, 1ST APRIL 2015 – 16 PAGES For more information • T: +44 (0)1638 666512 • F:+44 (0)1638 666516 • [email protected] • www.bloodstocknews.eu bred colt by Diktat who has been impressing the team on Today’s Headlines the gallops. They also offer colts by Hurricane Cat (Lot 29 ) and Zebedee (Lot 34 ) and a filly by Silver Frost (Lot BRIGHTWELLS 26 ) – further details of these lots can be found later in the issue within the Bansha House Stables Spotlight feature. Lynn Lodge Stud, consignor of The Wow Signal, is represented by Lot 40 , a Fast Company colt out of a half- EBN Sales Talk Click here to sister to the Gr.3 Prix de Meautry winner Indian Maiden is brought to contact IRT, or from the family of US Gr.1 winners All Rainbows and you by IRT visit www.irt.com Winning Colors . Mocklershill, who consigned last year’s top lot, are represented by fillies by Poet’s Voice (Lot 9 ) and Kyllachy (Lot 39 ) and colts by Lilbourne Lad (Lot 11 ) BREEZE -UP SEASON and Zoffany (Lot 42 ). Knockanglass Stables are sending fillies by Kheleyf (Lot 38 ) and Kodiac (Lot 53 ), as well a STARTS AT ASCOT TODAY colt by Zebedee ( Lot 33 ). There is also a filly from the first The European breeze-up season gets underway today, crop of Dick Turpin , consigned as Lot 7 by Sherbourne when 54 two-year-olds catalogued for the Brightwells Lodge Stud, two fillies by Pour Moi from Mayfield Stables Ascot Select Two-Year-Old Breeze-Up Sale are put (Lot 36 ) and Lewinstown ( Lot 54 ), and a French-bred colt through their paces on the world-famous Berkshire track. by Shakespearean from Clenagh Castle Stud ( Lot 44 ). They will breeze on the racecourse at 10.30am this Among the other juveniles on offer today are: morning and selling will commence at 3.00pm. Lot 4 , a Siyouni half-brother to Listed scorer Ard Na Anticipation for the sale is high, following a 58% strike Greine , who shares his grandam with Gr.1 Classic winner rate from last year’s renewal, where 14 of the 24 lots sold Bachelor Duke , have won a total of 19 races, headed by the Gr.1 Prix Lot 8 , a Pastoral Pursuits three-parts brother to last Morny and Gr.2 Coventry Stakes winner The Wow Signal season’s Gr.3 Dick Poole Stakes winner New Providence , (Starspangledbanner ), who was purchased for £50,000, Lot 13 , a Dutch Art filly out of a three-parts-sister to Bronze Maquette (Dark Angel ), who was sold for £40,000 Gr.1 winner Excellent Art , and won the Listed St Hugh’s Stakes at Newbury, and Son Lot 17 , a Royal Applause filly out of a half-sister to Gr.1 Of Africa (Equiano ), who topped the sale at £52,000 and Classic winner Treasure Beach , and won the valuable nursery at Glorious Goodwood. Last Lot 30 , an Arcano colt who shares his grandam with the year’s sale achieved a 120% rise in the aggregate to Gr.1-winning sprinter Slade Power . £325,000, while the average doubled to £15,733. Selling will take place in the Brightwells ring beside the G BANSHA HOUSE STABLES SPOTLIGHT pages 6-8 racecourse stables and Con Marnane’s Bansha House G BRIGHTWELLS ASCOT PINHOOKING TABLE page 14 Stables will start the proceedings with Lot 1 , a Spanish- 17 Gr.1 horses 73 Gr.2, Gr.3 & Listed horses so far... “Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get ” READY TO RUN 2YO’S AT THE FORTHCOMING BREEZE UP SALES Con Marnane - 00353 86 255 9903 - [email protected] www.banshahousestables.com 1 EBN Wednesday, 1st April 2015 SALES TALK • STALLION NEWS ! Stallion News “Where you come second only to your horse” Still looking to board for the 2015 season then look no further than us, NEW ZEALAND where your Mares will be cared for just as they are at home. ! G !! HAUNUI FARM INCREASE FEE FOR SHOWCASING EBF STATUS Haunui Farm in New Zealand has announced its fees for All two-year-olds selling in the Brightwells Breeze-Up Sale the upcoming stud season. Leading two-year-old and first are EBF Nominated. season sire Showcasing (Oasis Dream ), who shuttles from Whitsbury Manor Stud, has seen his fee increase to WITHDRAWALS NZ$10,000 +GST from NZ$7,500 +GST last year, while Lots 5, 10, 21, 23, 31, 32, 41, 48 Iffraaj (Zafonic ), New Zealand’s leading sire of Three- Year-Olds, who will shuttle from Dalham Hall Stud, will ARQANA stand at an unchanged fee of NZ$15,000 +GST. Gr.1 Australian Guineas winner Ferlax (Pentire ), whose first foals are due this year, is also unchanged at NZ$7,000 GALILEO FILLY ADDED TO +GST. BREEZE-UP SALE CATALOGUE Showcasing has seen his first-crop Northern The Arqana Saint-Cloud Breeze-Up Sale, which is set to Hemisphere success continue down under, siring the take place on 8th and 9th May, has been bolstered by a Karaka Million winner Hardline , as well as the Gr.2 winner wild card in the shape of a daughter of Galileo , who will Showboy (subsequently sold to Hong Kong), the Stakes- be offered by Willie Browne’s Mocklershill as Lot 112 bis . performing filly Plantium Express and the unbeaten colt She is the first foal out of the dual Listed winner and Boodles (subsequently sold to Singapore). twice Gr.3-placed Rose Bonheur (Danehill Dancer ), who Iffraaj has gone from strength to strength, landing his is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Silver Flash Stakes-placed first Southern Hemisphere Gr.1 with Turn Me Loose in the Rosaraie (Lawman ), out of the Gr.3 International Stakes NZ 2,000 Guineas in November. Additionally, he is the sire winner and Gr.1 Moyglare Stud Stakes runner-up Red of the Gr.1 performers Sardaaj and Belle Miraaj , as well Feather (Marju ). as the Gr.2-winning juvenile Serena Miss . Last weekend: The Tommy Stack trained ONENIGHTIDREAMED won the Already in 2015: €100,000 Irish Lincolnshire and SANDIVA was runner-up in the SANDIVA – Gr.3 winner in USA Honey Fox S.-Gr.2. LIVING THE LIFE – SW in USA BEAUTY FLAME – Gr.1-pl in HK 59 GIANT SANDMAN – St-pl in USA individual 2YO ALLEZ HENRI – St-pl in Fra winners in the last 2 seasons 2,000 GUINEAS WINNER AND PROVEN GR.1 SIRE BY GIANT’S CAUSEWAY Fee €10,000 (£7,500) 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 EBN Wednesday, 1st April 2015 STALLION NEWS • NH RACING REVIEW Haunui Farm’s Managing Director, Mark Chitty said, “We to my heart, who became a record-breaking Champion Sire couldn’t have asked for a better start to Showcasing’s in Germany and in South Africa. Both were Champion career and Iffraaj’s progeny just keep getting better, with racehorses, each with a phenomenal race record in their him not only the leading Three-Year-Old sire but sitting respective home countries, as well as abroad.” third on the General Sires table behind Savabeel and De Kock added, “Since his first day of training in the Darci Brahma and ahead of O’Reilly , Pins and yard, he has always stood out as a superior athlete. His Tavistock . relatively short career allowed him international Gr.1 “Both stallions have seen service fee increases in the success on one occasion. Had he been around longer, I Northern Hemisphere and they are certainly in far superior am sure it would have been more.” positions in terms of racetrack and sale ring performance Main Chance Farms is currently in the process of than they were at this time last year. That being said, we syndicating Vercingetorix, announcing that there has are mindful of the current climate in the New Zealand already been a rapid and enthusiastic response from breeding industry and it is with that in mind, that we have South African breeders. set our fees for 2015 at what I am sure breeders will agree, are very reasonable and competitive levels.” National Hunt Racing Review The stud announced that both stallions will serve strictly limited books in 2015. FRANCE SOUTH AFRICA VISIONICE AND UBU LAND MAIDEN MAINE CHANCE FARMS FOR LISTED WINS AT ENGHIEN-SOISY VERCINGETORIX Two Listed contests provided the highlights at a rain softened Enghien-Soisy in France yesterday. The first was Vercingetorix , the winner of seven of his ten starts for the Prix Rose Or No, a handicap hurdle run over 3,800m Mike de Kock before being retired last month, is to take up for those aged five and above. stallion duties at Maine Chance Farms, in a deal arranged The race was turned into a procession by the Francois by Jehan Malherbe of Form Bloodstock. Nicolle-trained six-year-old mare Visionice , in the hands of Jacques Ricou. The grey daughter of Dom Alco led the field a merry dance and took a couple of lengths advantage going into the second last. Soon after, under Vercingetorix (Silvano) landing the Gr.1 Jebel Hatta, on Super Saturday last year. Bred by Klawervlei Stud and a R1.4 million yearling, the son of Champion German and South African sire Silvano was unbeaten in his home country of South Africa.