For Further Information Call 01638 666512 or Fax 01638 666516 SPONSORED BY European Juddmonte Bloodstock FARMS “Produced by Europeans for a News WORLDWIDE READERSHIP” FRIDAY, 2ND JULY 2004 – TEN PAGES GOFFS FRANCE SALES TALK OGDEN EXPANDS HIS TEAM Robin De La Garde (Lot 53), a three-year-old Garde BERRY SNAPS UP Royale gelding presented by Haras du Feuillard (on behalf of Haras de Nonant Le Pin) was one of a good handful PROMISING LYNDAAR bought by Bertrand Le Meteyer on behalf Sir Robert Ireland took home the top offering at yesterday’s Goffs Ogden. Garde Royale has the Gr.1 winner Carling and Vente d’Ete. Trainer Frank Berry, who seems to splash Oaks runner-up Gazelle Royale to his credit but is better out on at least one decent horse here every year, went known as a jump sire. The gelding is a full-brother to to €160,000 late in the day for Lyndaar (Lot 171) from Robin Des Champs who was a Listed winning jumper. Nicolas Clement’s Chantilly stables. A very progressive His half-brother Robin Des Pres was nearly as good, four-year-old son of Barathea, winning his last two winning four times over the sticks and was placed in starts, the horse has been fourth in Listed class and Listed class. A fine, big sort, he will surely be given all the has a flat rating of 91. He looks the type to progress time he needs to develop, having been bought on behalf again when sent jumping. His dam Lobmille (Mill Reef) of one of the UK’s leading NH owners. He wasn’t cheap has produced four Black Type performers in the Listed but he was all quality, the hammer falling at €145,000. winner Lobyist (Mtoto), Listed-placed Hurricane Shortly into the sale Le Meteyer went to €92,000 for Louis (Fabulous Dancer), American Gr.1-placed Lone Lot 8, a two-year-old colt named Calideo (Video Bid (Priolo) and Gr.3 scorer Lil’s Jessy (Kris). Rock) from l’Elevage des Forges. He had a nice frame Just a minute earlier Keven Borgel went to the round to grow into and hadn’t yet been broken-in. His dam €100,000 mark to secure Halkin Street (Lot 170). The Dona Cali (Dom Pasquini) won three times over jumps horse managed to win on his only run at two and has few and already has a Mansonnien three-year-old in miles on the clock. In addition, the shrewd Christian training. His grandam Dhaucali (Dhaudevi) was also a Maillard always leaves plenty of gas in the tank and his useful jumper, having won three times in this sphere. new trainer will surely have him winning again soon, the Turgeon was a sought after stallion, as demonstrated flat seeming to be his immediate objective. by Lot 22, a well-grown two-year-old colt consigned in Goffs France Vente d’Ete www.frbc.net Lot Sex Name/Damsire/Covering sire Vendor Buyer Price (€) 171 4c LYNDAAR (Barathea) N Clement Frank Berry 160,000 53 3g ROBIN DE LA GARDE (Garde Royale) Haras du Feuillard B Le Meteyer (for R Ogden) 145,000 94 4g MARCEL (Bateau Rouge) F M Cottin Hubert Barbe 125,000 170 3c HALKIN STREET (Green Tune) C Maillard K Borgel 100,000 82cCALIDEO (Video Rock) l’Elevage des Forges B Le Meteyer (for R Ogden) 92,000 148 4g ROI DE L’ODET (Grape Tree Road) J Bosinard Highflyer Bloodstock 80,000 97 4g MONTECATINI (Ajdayt) J P J Dubois E Soderberg 78,000 Standing at ADEAUX GENEREUX Whitsbury Manor Stud Tel: 01725 518254 C THE LEADING BRITISH-BASED SIRE IN GB & IRE IN 2003 Fax: 01725 518503 M.H. Goodbody EYEQ Gainsborough Stud, Yet another Pattern winner for his prolific sire Tel: 01635 253273 Fax: 01635 254690 - now responsible for 49 Group horses gainsborough-equine.com 1 EBN Friday, 2nd July 2004 – For Further Information Call 01638 666512 or Fax 01638 666516 superb condition by Nicholas and Isabelle Simon’s RACING PREVIEW Haras des Marais. He is a half-brother to Tropical de Cuta (Kadrou) who was placed fourth at Auteuil in FIRST CLASSIC WINNER FOR Listed company. Once again it was Betrand Le Meteyer signing for Sir Robert Ogden, the hammer falling at LAROCHE €58,000. German bred filly Sword Roche recorded a first Classic win for her sire Laroche (Nebos), when she PIPE SECURES MARCEL triumphed in the Austrian Oaks, two and half lengths French agent Hubert Barbe, who spent most of the day ahead of homebred Tamdana. German-trained Sword at Champion trainer Martin Pipe’s shoulder, went to Roche, fourth in the Gr.3 Schwarzgold-Renne, is a half- € 125,000 for Marcel (Lot 94), an AQPS four-year-old sister to Gr.3 Furstenberg-Rennen winner Sword Local gelding from the Chantilly stables of Francois Cottin. (Local Suitor). The lightly-raced son of Bateau Rouge has just had Laroche, who began his stallion duty in Gestut Hof- two spins over hurdles, finishing second and then third Ittlinen alongside his half-brother Lando, has just at Auteuil. His dam Une Risette was a Listed-class completed his second year at the Czech-based Mimon steeple-chaser, who won ten times in total and has Stud. Miloslav Vlcek bred a winning jumper in the shape of the mare Indecise (Cyborg). FOXHOUND COLT CELEBRATES HIGHFLYER BUSY HIS BIRTHDAY IN STYLE Surprisingly, Highflyer Bloodstock were often left as Steve’s Champ, a leading two-year-old in his native underbidders but did last longest when securing Roi Chile, celebrated his birthday in style – Chilean born de l’Odet (Lot 148) for the tidy sum of €80,000, David horses change on 1st July – by gaining his biggest win Powell signing the docket. From the stables of leading since his move to Scandinavia when he scored in the Sennones trainer Joel Boisnard, the four-year-old Listed Polar Sprint Cup at Ovrevoll. The four-year-old gelding has a flat rating of around 80 having notched up son of Foxhound has settled well into the Northern five victories in 2003. For a son of Grape Tree Road he Hemisphere and finished second to Musadif stays very well, having been placed over a mile and a (Shadeed) in the Listed Norsk Jockeyklubs Sprintlob at half. He should make a decent hurdler as he also has the same course last month. plenty of speed, having won over a mile on two In Chile, he won the Gr.3 Selaccion de Potrillos and occasions. the Gr.3 Clasico Victor Matetic Fernandez as a juvenile. Earlier in the session Highflyer paid the more modest sum of €65,000 for Lot 77, No Regrets (Turgeon), from INDUSTRY NEWS SCEA de la Placiere. The three-year-old gelding is out of the winning hurdler Beluda (Beyssac) and has all the REVENUES TO ROLL IN FOR UK credentials to make it in the jumping game coming from RACECOURSES FROM OVERSEAS the family of Kingwell Hurdle winner Valfinet. UK racecourses backing Racing UK are set for a Most of the more expensive purchasers were financial windfall, following the successful sale of their destined for a trip across the Channel, but this wasn’t TV pictures to a number of major overseas markets. the case with Montecatini (Lot 97) from trainer JPJ Phumelela Gold Enterprises (PGE), Racing UK’s Dubois, this going to Swedish owner Erik Soderberg of international media rights partner, has announced to Mirio fame. A late-developing son of Adjayt, the four- the Johannesburg Stock Exchange that it has year-old AQPS gelding had just three runs on the flat concluded exclusive agreements for the broadcast of before being sent straight over fences at four – he has racing from Racing UK’s 30 courses to Sri Lanka, the been placed on both his starts in this sphere. Still a Caribbean, Russia and its adjacent territories. These novice, it won’t be long before he finds a winning agreements, together with existing revenue producing opportunity. Having seen off all the usual players, operations, meet the guaranteed minimum revenues Soderberg signed the ticket when the hammer fell at identified in the May 2004 agreement between Racing €78,000. UK and PGE. Further international simulcasting Trade was strong all day, this being reflected in the agreements are anticipated in the coming weeks. rise in average of 25.9%, and more significantly, a strong rise in the clearance rate to 76.7%. Not ENNIS TO CHAIR VAT WORKING GROUP surprisingly managing director Eric Hoyeau expressed Jeff Ennis MP, Joint Chair of the Parliamentary All Party himself more than satisfied with the days work, Racing Group, has been appointed to head a BHB particularly with the middle market which held up well Working Group which will seek a further renewal of the especially towards the end of the session. valuable VAT Registration Scheme for racehorse STATISTICS (€) owners. The scheme, worth some £20m to Racing and 2004 % 2003 Breeding annually, enables racehorse owners to Offered 189 198 register their racing activity as a business for VAT Sold 145 124 purposes. The scheme, launched in 1993, was Aggregate 3,372,300 +47.2 2,290,800 extended by Government in 1997 and 2002 and is next Average 23,257 +25.9 18,474 due to be reviewed by Customs and Excise in 2005. Andrew CRABB www.frenchbloodstock.com continued on page four 2 EBN Friday, 2nd July 2004 – For Further Information Call 01638 666512 or Fax 01638 666516 Dr Statz writes The horse that is giving these two Americans most to SPRINT SIRE STATISTICS do is Pivotal, a grandson of Nureyev another sire with a rich July Cup heritage, siring Soviet Star and DANZIG’S SUPERB JULY Stravinsky.