COLT FIRST FOAL for KODI BEAR Rathbarry Stud Has Welcomed the First Foal by Kodi Bear, Who Will Stand His Second Season at the Co
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THURSDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2018 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU NH RACING REVIEW | INDUSTRY NEWS | POINTS OF VIEW | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES STALLION NEWS COLT FIRST FOAL FOR KODI BEAR Rathbarry Stud has welcomed the first foal by Kodi Bear, who will stand his second season at the Co. Cork–based stud at a fee of €8,000, having covered 105 mares in his first. Bred by Patrick Toes, the colt [pictured right] is out of the unraced seven-year- old Elusive Quality mare Ever Evolving, a daughter of Nan’s Joy (In The Wings), who was a Listed winner in Germany. She is a half-sister to the three-time Listed scorer Eton Forever (Oratorio), as well as the Listed-placed pair of Holy Spring (Dylan Thomas) and Referral (Silver Hawk). This is the family of leading sire and Gr.1 July Cup winner Green Desert. taking both the Gr.2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood and the Gr.3 The sire son of Kodiac was a high-class performer at two. He Sovereign Stakes at Salisbury, the former by over three lengths made his debut in the ever competitive six-furlong maiden on and the latter by over four. the first day of Newbury’s Lockinge meeting, finishing second to Kodi Bear is out of the unraced mare Hawatiff (Mujtahid), also Adaay. He broke his maiden in the seven-furlong Listed dam of the winning Danetime mare Lady Suzy, who has Winkfield Stakes, where star sprinter Muhaarar was third, before produced a pair of Stakes winners in Rivertime and Storm Of running second in the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes behind Belardo. He Wind, and counts amongst his near relatives on the distaff side made a winning three-year-old return in the Listed Midsummer the three-time Gr.1–winning miler Esoterique and the Gr.2– Stakes at Windsor in June and gained Group glory in August, winning juvenile Cool Creek. CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 YOU ARE ALL VERY WELCOME TO VISIT US DURING LA ROUTE DES ÉTALONS LE HAVRE (Noverre x Marie Rheinberg) Mu iple Group 1 Sire € 60.000 Live Foal © l’Agence G (Linamix x Rose Quartz) comme Galop - www.agence-g.com Galop comme RAJSAMAN Sire of dual Classic Winner Brametot € 8.000 Live Foal RECORDER (Galileo x Memory) Group winning 2yo by Galileo New € 6.000 Live Foal Sylvain VIDAL • +33 (0)6 20 99 10 15 • offi [email protected] I Mathieu ALEX • +33 (0)6 26 59 19 18 • [email protected] STALLION NEWS – NH RACING REVIEW EBN: THURSDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2018 NORTH AMERICA Sporting Artist CINCO CHARLIE GETS HIS FIRST FOAL Spendthrift Farm’s Cinco Charlie sired his first reported foal on James Ward celebrated 13th January at Millennium Farms in Kentucky. The bay colt was born out of Peeker (Cactus Ridge) for breeder Toby Keith of at Heritage Centre Dream Walkin’ Farms. She was a winner on debut at two and went The National Heritage Centre at Palace House in Newmarket on to be Stakes–placed on her next start. She is a half–sister to has announced it is to host an exhibition celebrating three winners. sporting artist James Ward in its Packard Galleries. The General Manager of Millennium Farms, Jay Ted Neel said: “The exhibition ‘James Ward: Animal Artist’ opens on Friday, 4th colt is very strong with plenty of leg. His angles are where you like to May and runs until Sunday, 28th October 2018. see them, and we are very happy with him.” The chronological development of Ward’s works will be A son of Indian Charlie, Cinco Charlie was a leading two-year- considered with an examination of the changes that old, winning on debut before following up in the Gr.3 Bashford occurred during his life with the progression from engraving Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs. Later that season he was a close to painting. In particular, the effect of Ward’s election to the third in the Gr.2 Futurity Stakes at Belmont Park. At three he Royal Academy of Art in 1811, which celebrates its 250th demonstrated his stamina for a mile when landing the Riley anniversary this year, and his appointment as painter and Allison Stakes at Sunland Park and won further Stakes races at engraver to the Prince of Wales. The exhibition will also Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds, as well as finishing second in explore how particular animals informed his artistic the Gr.2 Woody Stephens Stakes at Belmont Park. approach, now recognised as Romantic. His dam, Ten Halos (Marquetry), was a dual winner and Amongst the paintings on show will be ‘Fight between a multiple Stakes–placed, and she has gone on to produce four Lion and a Tiger’ (1797) on loan from the Fitzwilliam winners in total. The next dam, Shahalo, was responsible for Museum, Cambridge, and ‘View in Tabley Park’ (1813-18), seven winners, including the Gr.2 winners Bwana Charlie (Indian on loan from the Tate. Charlie) and My Pal Charlie (Indian Charlie), and the Gr.3 winner Bwana Bull (Halo). Cinco Charlie is set to stand his second season at a fee of $5,000. since finishing second in an AQPS bumper at Argentan last March. She travelled sweetly throughout and made progress to challenge the four-year-old Aimee De Sivola (Network) after turning for NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW home. Before the two marker she headed her rival and drew away in the final furlong to a two and a half-length win. Aimee De BRITAIN Sivola stayed on well for a clear second, pulling eight lengths clear of Belle Amis (Black Sam Bellamy). The winning five-year-old, who runs in the colours of Paul DISSAVRIL MAKES IMPRESSIVE Jacobs, owner of the likes of Limato, was bred by Jean-Yves Viaud. BRITISH DEBUT IN LISTED BUMPER She is the first winner from three runners out of the three-time Market Rasen staged the first running of the Listed Alan Swinbank AQPS scorer Odile (Smadoun). This is the further family of the Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race, which was won in Gr.3 Gold Cup Handicap Chase winner Triolo D’Alene, the three- handsome fashion by the Emma Lavelle-trained Dissavril. The time Listed chase winner Val D’Alene and the Gr.2 Rising Stars daughter of Balko was making her British debut and first start Novices’ Chase runner-up Arpege D’Alene. SILVANO (GER) LOMITAS - SPIRIT OF EAGLES CHAMPION SIRE SOUTH AFRICA 2017 20 YEARLINGS BY SILVANO ON OFFER Cape Premier Yearling Sale 20 - 21 January 2018, CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa MAINE CHANCE FARMS Tim Bootsma | [email protected] +27 (0)72 446 6269 | Tel: +27 (0)23 626 2342 • Fax: +27 (0)86 519 5010 Farm Mobile: +27 (0)73 140 1921 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.mainechance.co.za CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 RACING NEWS – INDUSTRY NEWS EBN: THURSDAY, 18TH JANUARY 2018 RACING NEWS BRITAIN ENTRIES REVEALED FOR CHAMPION HURDLE Cheltenham yesterday announced that 23 entries had been made for the Gr.1 Champion Hurdle, the highlight on the first day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival. This year the two mile and half a furlong race is worth a total of £450,000. Headlining the entries is last season’s winner Buveur D’Air (Crillon), who is on an unbeaten run that stretches back to the Festival in 2016, when third in the Gr.1 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. Pivotal 6 Last year’s second My Tent Or Yours (Desert Prince), also runner- Siyouni 5 up in 2014 and 2016, the fifth home The New One (King’s Theatre) and the seventh Wicklow Brave (Beat Hollow), as well Showcasing 4 as the pulled-up Moon Racer (Saffron Walden) could re-oppose. In addition to last year’s one-two, Nicky Henderson has entered Dark Angel 4 Call Me Lord (Slickly), Charli Parcs (Anabaa Blue) and Verdana Iffraaj 4 Blue (Getaway). Willie Mullins, who has landed the spoils four times since 2011, Acclamation 3 is responsible for six of 11 Irish-trained entries, with his sextet headed by the 2015 winner Faugheen (Germany). Just the two Exceed And Excel 3 horses have regained the Champion Hurdle crown, Comedy Of Invincible Spirit 3 Errors in 1973 and 1975, and Hurricane Fly, winner in 2011 and 2013. Dansili 3 Mullins has also entered Melon (Medicean), last season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle runner-up, Wicklow Brave and Le Havre 3 Bapaume (Turtle Bowl), as well as the chasers Min (Walk In The Kodiac 1 Park) and Yorkhill (Presenting). Gordon Elliott is yet to have a runner in the Champion Hurdle, Source: Arion Pedigrees but has made three entries. Mick Jazz (Blue Bresil) gained a first Gr.1 win at Leopardstown over the Christmas period, while Apple’s Jade (Saddler Maker) and Campeador (Gris De Gris) complete his possibles. Amongst the remaining entries are last March’s Gr.1 Triumph Hurdle scorer Defi Du Seuil (Voix Du Nord), Ch’Tibello (Sageburg), fourth in the Gr.2 International Hurdle at the track last month, and Pingshou (Definite Article), winner of the Gr.1 Top Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree last month. INDUSTRY NEWS BRITAIN His first crop was conceived at only €7,500 and his best-bred crops, from €45,000 and €35,000 TBA FLAT STALLION PARADE nominations, are yearlings and foals in 2018! LINE-UP ANNOUNCED The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association yesterday announced the 11 stallions, each of whom in 2018 will be embarking on their first or second stud seasons, who will parade at its Flat Stallion Parade on Thursday, 1st February at Tattersalls.