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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here CLEARANCE HIGH AS ORBY STARTS STRONGLY FEATURE PRESENTATION • QATAR PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE G1 A cast of international buyers were lured to Ireland for Goffs= premier auction, the Orby Sale, and they ensured a rock-solid clearance rate of 89% for the 198 yearlings offered as business got underway on Wednesday. The 177 youngsters to have changed hands led to an 11% increase in turnover to i15,484,000. A slight decline in average, by 3.5% on last year=s opening session, saw the DETTORI OUT FOR SEASON, MISSES ARC figure settle at i87,480, Frankie Dettori will miss the rest of this season, and while the median also the plum ride aboard the unbeaten Treve (Fr) (Motivator contracted marginally to {GB}) in Sunday=s G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, after i55,000 (from i57,000), fracturing his ankle in a fall at Nottingham yesterday. a 3.5% decrease. The rider was thrown from Eland Ally (GB) (Striking Sheikh Hamdan Racing Post Dubai went head-to-head Ambition {GB}) on the way to the post for a with Qatar in pursuit of the five-furlong handicap at the Colwick Park track and day=s top offering (lot 198), a i520,000 ($706,491) landed awkwardly. The rider was aided to his feet by filly from the late Gerry Oldham=s Citadel Stud dispersal swift-acting paramedics, but he was unable to support consigned by Brendan Hayes=s Knocktoran Stud. As the his own weight. Initially thought to have sustained youngster was by Darley=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic soft-tissue damage, X-rays later confirmed the break. winner Raven=s Pass (Elusive Quality), it was only Thierry Jarnet, who rode Treve to her first three fitting that she should fall into the hands of Dubaian victories, will renew his association with the G1 Prix de interests. Shadwell Estate Company eventually gained Diane and G1 Prix Vermeille victress. AIt=s bad news, the upper hand after a determined challenge from not good news,@ the Italian=s business manager Peter Sheikh Fahad, whose agent David Redvers was the Burrell told PA Sport. AHe was extremely disappointed immediate underbidder on the second foal of the on the telephone and did not want to discuss it much G3 Prix de Flore winner Albisola (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}). more than that. It=s an extremely painful injury.@ Stephen Collins, who manages Sheikh Hamdan=s " " " Derrinstown Stud in County Kildare, signed the docket and paid tribute to the success of owner-breeder Oldham, who died in April. AHe developed some wonderful families,@ said Collins. AThis filly is beautifully balanced with a lot of quality, and Raven=s Pass is a very exciting young sire. We=re delighted with her and will make a decision on who will train her at a later date.@ The filly=s family was already featured prominently earlier in the day when, just seven lots in to the morning=s trade, an Acclamation (GB) colt out of Prix Imprudence winner Mahalia (Ire) (Danehill), the dam of Albisola, caught the attention of the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing team and was duly knocked down to John Warren for i310,000 ($421,141). Another of Mahalia=s offspring, the dual winner Tonnara (Ire) (Linamix {Fr}), has further boosted the family=s appeal by producing G1 St James=s Palace S. winner Most Improved (Ire), a son of Ballylinch Stud=s Lawman (Fr); and the highly promising French-based juvenile Ectot (GB) (Hurricane Run {Ire}). Cont. p3 Orby coverage courtesy Emma Berry and Dave Keena Their bloodlines run back one hundred generations. Their inheritance is speed, stamina, and courag e—along with breathtaking beauty. 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The successful syndicators have teamed Highclere’s Harry Herbert (left) and up with businessman John Warren Racing Post Simon Scupham, who hopes that some of his fellow islanders will be encouraged to become involved in Bermuda Thoroughbred Racing (BTR). AThis is an opportunity for people in Bermuda with a passion for the Lot 7 Racing Post sport to own a thoroughbred horse that competes on the big stage,@ Scupham told the paper. With two horses set to race for BTR under the guidance of Newmarket trainers John Gosden and Sir Michael Stoute, Warren added, AThis colt looks like he could be a wonderful summer 2-year-old but with enough scope also to be a 3-year-old. He had the pedigree, looks and conformation--physically he was a stand-out specimen. I=m not sure yet who will train him.@ Warren also gave a vote of confidence to a first-crop son of Derrinstown Stud=s Arcano (Ire) when buying lot 102, out of G2 Lowther S. runner-up Seraphina (Ire) (Pips Pride {GB}) for i115,000 ($156,230). The colt represented a good pinhooking result for Ciaran >Flash= Conroy of Glenvale Stud, who bought him in the same ring last November for i56,000. Cont. p4 (718) 978-8200 www.mersant.com Sponsors of the following stats for the: GOFFS ORBY YEARLING SALE SESSION TOTALS 2013 2012 Catalogued 220 200 No. Offered 198 180 No. Sold 177 152 RNAs 21 28 % RNAs 10.6% 15.6% No. 500k+ 1 3 High Price i520,000 i775,000 Gross i15,484,000 i13,553,500 Average (% change) i87,480 (-1.9%) i89,168 Median (% change) i55,000 (-3.5%) i57,000 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/3/13 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com A Henrythenavigator granddaughter of GI Hollywood Oaks winner Pattern Step (Nureyev) (lot 153) and a Duke Of Marmalade (Ire) filly out of Italian Group 3 winner Palanca (GB) (Inchinor {GB}) were also added to Warren=s list of purchases for the day at i190,000 ($258,128) and i120,000 ($163,042), respectively, and will likely be seen next at Highclere=s popular yearling parade at the end of October. The last lot through the ring, another Henrythenavigator yearling, this time a colt out of the GIII Athenia H. winner Antoniette (Nicholas), also went the way of the Highclere buyer and brought the day to a highly respectable close when selling for i340,000 ($461,953). Lot 219 is a half to dual Grade I winner Switch (Quiet American) from the extended female family of champion Mukaddamah. GOFFS ORBY - WEDNESDAY=S TOP LOTS Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (€) 198 f Raven’s Pass Albisola (Ire) 520,000 B-Citadel Stud Consigned by Knocktoran Stud Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Limited 101