Snowflakes Tops Goffs Breeding Stock Sale
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FRIDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2019 BIZAKOV BUYS MONTFORT & PREAUX SNOWFLAKES TOPS GOFFS Nurlan Bizakov, the owner of Hesmonds Stud in the UK, has BREEDING STOCK SALE recently extended his breeding portfolio with the purchase of Haras de Montfort & Preaux in France. Mathieu Alex, who has been at the Normandy stud since 2011, will take on the role of Stud Director, while Montfort & Preaux founder Sylvain Vidal will work as a consultant for the stud. Bizakov, a native of Kazakhstan, said, "I am honoured to join the ranks of the French breeders, and I am delighted to participate in the continued development of Montfort & Preaux. This stud has seen numerous quality racehorses pass through its gates. Montfort & Preaux hosts a passionate clientele, with whom I will be delighted to collaborate, notably Mr Augustin-Normand, one of the leading French owner-breeders, who has had incredible success." Cont. p6 Snowflakes | Goffs/Peter Mooney IN TDN AMERICA TODAY EXPANDED 2020 NJ RACING SCHEDULE The New Jersey Racing Commission has approved the state’s By Emma Berry 2020 Thoroughbred racing dates, which include an expanded KILDARE, IrelandCSnowflakes (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with a schedule at the Meadowlands. Click or tap here to go straight dappled grey coat resembling her name, led the way on the first to TDN America. day of the Goffs Breeding Stock Sale, selling to American interests through BBA Ireland for €525,000. Ballylinch Stud=s John O=Connor made a pretty concerted attempt to secure the 4-year-old sister to multiple Group 1 winner Winter (Ire), but Eamon Reilly answered his every bid until the hammer came down on lot 997 in his client=s favour. AShe=s for an American breeder who keeps mares in Ireland so she will stay here,@ said the agent. Snowflakes, who was sold with a Feb. 28 cover to U S Navy Flag, could not live up to the dazzling racing career of her year- older sister, with a Cork maiden victory at three being her sole success from 10 starts for Aidan O=Brien. Her dam Laddies Poker Two (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) has been mated exclusively with Galileo since retiring to stud, and another sister Frosty (Ire) is also a winner, while the juvenile Lovelier (Ire) is in training and yet to race. From last year=s slightly tamer opening session, trade perked up significantly despite a significant number of withdrawals. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 12 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 22 NOVEMBER 2019 Eamon Reilly of BBA Ireland | Goffs Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale Day 1 Cont. from p1 The clearance rate improved from 79% to 86%, with the 185 fillies and mares sold on the day bringing an aggregate of i7,699,300, which was up by 30%. The average of i41,618 was up by 19%and the median increased by 28% to i23,000. Princesses For Barronstown Barronstown Stud=s purchase of Bridal Dance (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) at Goffs four years ago for i260,000 has brought yet another group winner for the Nagles via her son Royal Dornoch (Ire), a first-crop G2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. winner Bidding through Reiley McDonald, the breeder went to for Gleneagles (Ire) this season. So it was perhaps no surprise i330,000 for the 8-year-old mare (lot 873), offered in foal to that Diane Nagle elected to buy Bridal Dance=s daughter Qatar Free Eagle (Ire) by Linacre House Stud. Princess (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), particularly as she has made a flying As well as Gleneagles, Qatar Princess is also a half-sister to the start to her stud career with her first foal Flaming Princess (Ire) tough filly Hawksmoor (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}), whose six victories (Hot Streak {Ire}) winning a listed race this term as well as being include four group races. placed in the G3 Prix d=Arenberg. Nagle=s purchases for the day also included Steel Princess (Ire) (Danehill) (lot 971), the 18-year-old dam of GI Pattison Canadian International winner Sarah Lynx (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) as well as G3 Betfair Classic Trial winner Sugar Boy (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) and recent Melbourne Cup starter, the listed winner Steel Prince (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}). Now in foal to No Nay Never, the group- winning mare was bought for i180,000. GOFFS NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALE McDonald has earlier signed for Height Of Elegance (Ire) (lot DAY 1 861) at i210,000, the 7-year-old mare having been included in the partial dispersal of the stock of the late Peter Magnier. SESSION TOTALS 2019 2018 $ Catalogued 368 257 AThe plan is to bring some Galileo mares back to America,@ said $ Number Offered 216 215 the agent. AI=ve been doing that in small doses over the last 10 $ Number Sold 185 169 years and it seemed like a good opportunity to come to a sale $ Not Sold 31 46 like this to find some.@ $ Clearance Rate 86% 79% = $ No. $500K+ 1 0 The mare s first foal, the 3-year-old Zofelle (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), $ High Price €525,000 €350,000 won on debut at two for Hugo Palmer and was transferred to $ Gross €7,699,300 €5,919,400 the states this year to join Brendan Walsh, for whom she won a $ Average (% change) €41,618 (+19%) €35,026 Keeneland allowance race last month. Cont. p3 $ Median (% change) €23,000 (+28%) €18,000 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 12 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 22 NOVEMBER 2019 Vice President, International Operations Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Reiley McDonald of Eaton Bloodstock | Goffs Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] Collectors= Items European Editor A half-sister to champion filly Alpha Centauri (Ire) Emma Berry (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) was the pick of a select draft from Twitter: @collingsberry Kiltinan Castle Stud, sold on behalf of the Niarchos family for [email protected] i300,000 to John McCormack for an undisclosed client. The 3-year-old Etoile Filante (GB) (lot 950), by So You Think Associate International Editor Heather Anderson (NZ), did not make the racecourse and was covered this spring Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN by her sibling=s sire Mastercraftsman. With Miesque as her third dam it=s a family full of black-type, including another group- Marketing Manager winning half-sister, Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), who Alayna Cullen landed the G2 Debutante S. on just her third start for Jessica Twitter: @AlaynaCullen Harrington, and half-brother Tenth Star (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), a [email protected] listed winner and runner-up in the G2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. Pivotal (GB) mares are rightly in demand and though Danseuse Contributing Editor d=Etoile (Ire) (lot 972) was unraced, the fact that she=s a three- Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN parts-sister to GI Natalma S. runner-up Walk In Marrakesh (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) from a family ripe with black-type winners, Cafe Racing including this year=s dual Guineas heroine Hermosa (Ire) (Galileo Sean Cronin {Ire}), makes her an enticing prospect. Cont. p4 Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | Andrew Caulfield John Berry | Kevin Blake IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY WILLIAMS STRIKES AT KARAKA Andrew Williams bought the Shamus Award (Aus) Karaka sale topper on Thursday. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN John McCormack | Goffs Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 22 NOVEMBER 2019 buy the G1 Prix de l=Abbaye winner Gilt Edge Girl (GB) (Monsieur Bond {Ire}) (lot 949) whose previous foray in the Goffs ring as part of the Paulyn Dispersal in 2013 saw her sold to the Niarchos family for i550,000. This time around the hammer came down at i200,000 for the 13-year-old whose sole scorer to date is the listed winner Time=s Arrow (Ire) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}). She has a yearling colt by Frankel (GB) to come, as well as a filly foal by Ulysses (Ire), and she was sold in foal to Saxon Warrior (Jpn). Her next mating will be with Decorated Knight. Stellar Purchase Copplestone (Ire) (lot 839) was the early leader as the breeding stock sale got underway on Thursday. The unraced 3- Laurent Benoit of Broadhurst Agency | Goffs year-old daughter of Sea The Stars (Ire) was sold carrying her first foal by Camelot (GB), with Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale Day 1 Cont. going to i150,000 on behalf of Kevin Blessing of Summerseat Offered in foal to Fast Company (Ire) from Mount Coote Stud, Stables. the 4-year-old finally exited the ring after Laurent Benoit placed AKevin has six or seven mares and is looking to upgrade his the winning bid of 230,000gns, and she will continue her career stock,@ Donohoe said. AShe was very good physically and is a nice in France. young mare from a good family with an attractive cover.@ Cont. p5 Diamond Collection Imad Al Sagar of Blue Diamond Stud was active through the foal sale in support of his homebred stallion Decorated Knight (GB) and he has continued that support into the mares= sale. The owner-breeder bought six mares for i645,000 on Thursday, including the well-bred Rivercat (GB) (lot 910), a daughter of Kitten=s Joy in foal to Raven=s Pass. At i200,000, the 4-year-old was the most expensive of the 22-strong Godolphin draft which added i1,038,000 to the day=s takings. Al Sagar later signed for two daughters of Shamardal from the same consignment, bidding i90,000 for Penlight (Ire), an unraced half-sister to Dubai World Cup winner Monterosso (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 927).