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TUESDAY, 26TH JULY 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU JAPANESE | PORTER | FOAL SHOW | DIAR | LEADING SIRES | STAKES FIELDS runner out of the Gr.1 July Cup winner Fleeting Spirit (Invincible TODAY’S HEADLINES Spirit), who herself was sold at the dispersal sale, where she was secured by Narvick International for €1.1 million and since has RACING REVIEW produced a two-year-old colt by Galileo named Zenith Telescope and two colts by Deep Impact. The second dam Millennium Tale (Distant Relative) was unraced and has also produced the Listed- FIRST STAKES WIN FOR placed Alone He Stands (Flying Spur). FLEETING SPIRIT OFFSPRING The Listed Prix Madame Jean Couturie was the highlight on the INDUSTRY NEWS second day of the week long festival at Vichy. The 2000m event for three-year-old fillies fell to the Francois Rohaut-trained BRITAIN Khaleesy, a daughter of Galileo, who made all the running. The Irish-bred was allowed a soft time at the head of affairs and set an average pace. Francois-Xavier Bertras asked his mount to quicken MARES’ CHASE PROGRAMME around 500m out and was soon a couple lengths clear. Despite FURTHER BOOSTED the best efforts of the favourite Al Hayyah (Lope De Vega), who The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) yesterday announced challenged the leader 200m out, Khaleesy was always holding that four additional mares’ Listed chases have been added to the the eventual runner-up and scored a head victory. Third home race programme for this current National Hunt season. was the Italian raider Endless Summer (Pounced), who was a Contests added to the race programme at Market Rasen on 3rd further two lengths adrift. November over three miles and at Leicester over a near three This was only the second start in France for Khaleesy, who had miles, provisionally in the calendar for 23rd January, add to the been sixth in a conditions event at Toulouse last month. Last year already existing open Listed events at Carlisle and Huntingdon when running for John Gosden, she got off the mark at the third introduced last year and the event at Doncaster, which was attempt in a Chelmsford maiden in November. introduced to the Calendar for the 2014/15 season. All three pre- Bred by Paulyn Limited, Blandford Bloodstock picked the filly existing chases are run over an intermediate distance. up for €300,000 at the Paulyn dispersal at the Goffs November A two-mile event will be staged at Bangor-on-Dee on 9th Breeding Stock Sale in 2013. The filly is the second foal and first November, the first time the course will stage a black-type event THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success Goffs UK August Sale Consignment Unearth a new talent in this year’s draft of 6 Aga Khan horses selling at the Goffs UK August Sale next week. Aga Khan graduates in the last year include dual Gr.1 winner DAWALAN and Gr.2 victor ZUBAYR. www.AgaKhanStuds.com/Sales DAWALAN CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 INDUSTRY NEWS ~ RACING NEWS EBN: TUESDAY, 26TH JULY 2016 in the history of the course, and a two and a half mile race at Dec 16 Warwick Novices’ 2m 4f Warwick on 8th December are open exclusively to novices, Dec 16 Doncaster Open 2m 4f meaning that there are now three Listed chases for novice mares, Jan 17 Leicester Open 2m 7½f which include the TBA/EBF novices’ handicap, which is currently Feb 17 Huntingdon Open 2m 4f hosted by Cheltenham at its April fixture. Apr 17 Cheltenham Nov’ h’cap 2m 5f In addition to the races above, the BHA has announced the first five qualifying races for the Mares’ Chase Series for the popular CHALLENGER MARES’ STAYING CHASE SERIES Challenger Series, which culminates at Haydock Park on Easter Date Course Rating Band Class Distance Saturday. Wetherby, Cheltenham, Fakenham, Worcester and the 19 Oct Worcester 0-110 4 3m soon to be re-opened Hereford will stage the qualifiers. 31 Oct Hereford 0-130 3 2m 4f Ruth Quinn, the BHA’s Director of International Racing and 15 Nov Fakenham 0-120 4 3m Racing Development, said: “Developing an aspirational programme 9 Dec Cheltenham 0-125 4 2m 4f for Jumping mares provides a clear incentive for them to be put into 27 Dec Wetherby 0-120 4 3m training, kept in training for a number of years, and able to be campaigned fully such that they can progress to the peak of their ability. There has never been a better time to own or train a mare. RACING NEWS “Our aim is to continue to develop these opportunities over time and to grow the pool of horses for whom they are designed. We have BRITAIN made it clear that we would love to see a mares’ chase at the Cheltenham Festival in the not too distant future, which would DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE WINNER certainly provide a powerful lure to owners and trainers of progressive mares.” ILLUMINATE RETIRED TO DENFORD Last year’s Gr.2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes winner Illuminate LISTED MARES’ CHASES IN BRITAIN IN 2016/17 has been retired to her owners’ Denford Stud. Date Course Conditions Distance The daughter of Zoffany enjoyed a wonderful juvenile Nov 16 Market Rasen Open 3m campaign in 2015, winning her Salisbury maiden on debut, Nov 16 Bangor-on-Dee Novices’ 2m before going to Royal Ascot and bagging the Gr.3 Albany Stakes, Nov 16 Carlisle Open 2m 4f completing a hat-trick at Newmarket in the Duchess of Cambridge, ARQANA BY NAME, ROYAL BY NATUREURE AUGUST YEARLING SALE 14 - 16 AUGUST DEAUVILLE CATALOGUE ONLINE • 375 selected yearlings from the leading breeders in Europe. • Very special individuals by Galileo, Dubawi, Shamardal, Sea The Stars, Invincible Spirit, Le Havre, etc. • 27 siblings to Gr.1 winners. Freddy Powell: +44 (0) 750 783 25 82 © Racingfotos [email protected] QEMAH - Coronation Stakes (Gr.1) 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING NEWS ~ SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 26TH JULY 2016 when she held on gamely to overcome the challenge of Besharah in one of the earlier Series races, when triumphing in a £20,000 (Kodiac) by a nose. event at Doncaster on 14th May. That proved to be her final success, though she went close in Her two subsequent starts have both been in Listed company, the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes back at headquarters in September, when fifth in the Nottinghamshire Oaks on 1st June and then going down by just half a length to Lumiere (Shamardal). when fifth again in atrocious conditions in the Fred Archer Stakes Finishing her two-year-old campaign overseas, she went to at Newmarket three weeks later. Keeneland for the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf when, A year younger, Sagely also ran in a Listed affair on her latest trying a mile for the first time, she was not disgraced, beaten less start, when suffering serious interference in the EBF Hoppings than three lengths by the Mark Casse-trained Catch A Glimpse Stakes at Newcastle, and has been given over a month to recover (City Zip). from that experience. However, things have not gone the way of the Epona Earlier, she ran away with a handicap at Ripon on 15th May and Bloodstock-bred filly this year and, after a hefty defeat by Minding then chased home Diploma at York six days later. (Galileo) in the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas in May, she was fifth in the Gr.1 Dunlop said: “Sagaciously has to give a lot of weight and I am not Commonwealth Cup back at Royal Ascot next time. After defeat sure that she will be up to giving 15lbs to her little sister, Sagely. But in the Gr.3 Hackwood Stakes at Newbury ten days ago, the she is in good form and will appreciate the better ground at decision was taken to retire her. Goodwood, having hated the heavy surface at Newmarket last time.” Announcing the decision on www.richardhannonracing. “Sagely was pretty much knocked over at Newcastle and should co.uk, her trainer said: “I would have loved to see her bag a Group be better suited by turf than the tapeta she ran on that day. The form One, but I couldn’t be happier with her career and she is the type of of her York second was boosted when Diploma won a Listed race filly to go on and make a super broodmare. last Friday and she has been trained specifically with this race in “It was a sad day to see her go, as she was great to deal with in the mind. yard but I wish her all the best in her new career and thank you for the “I am great fan of this new EBF Breeders’ Fillies Series. I think that it good times. I wish all the best to Denford Stud in her new career and is fantastic and long may it continue.” I hope she can be as much of a success off the track as she was on the Dunlop is not the only trainer to be two-handed in this wide track.” open race – Mark Johnston saddles both last year’s German Gr.3 winner, Dessertoflife (Mastercraftsman), and the well-bred MINDING HEADS TEN Kiltara (Lawman), who is returning from a nine-month lay-off. CONFIRMATIONS FOR NASSAU Other leading candidates are Sir Michael Stoute’s Intimation, Minding (Galileo), winner of the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas, the Gr.1 (Dubawi) a half-sister to the recent Gr.2 Summer Mile hero, Oaks and Gr.1 Pretty Polly Stakes this season, headlines ten Mutakayyef, and the Sir Mark Prescott-trained Rioca (Jeremy), confirmations for the £600,000 Gr.1 Nassau Stakes this coming absent since finishing second in the Listed Montrose Fillies’ Stakes Saturday, Europe’s most valuable race for fillies and mares.