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SUNDAY, 7 JULY 2019 EASY FOR ENABLE JAPAN=S GROWING CONFIDENCE IN INTERNATIONAL MARKET by Emma Berry IN THE ECLIPSE CHITOSE, Japan--When it comes to breeding and racing Thoroughbreds, there's no doubt that Japan does it properly. When it comes to sales, however, the Japanese do things a little differently. A yearling sale in July is nothing new but a full session of youngsters not yet weaned is a format unseen anywhere else in the bloodstock sales world, but it is one which appears to work very well in Hokkaido. "In Japan, traditionally buyers always preferred to buy their racehorses as foals, though gradually they are coming around a bit more to the yearling market," said the JRHA's international representative Naohiro Goda as we ventured out on Saturday morning to view foals at Japan's two biggest breeding operations. Our first port of call was to Teruya Yoshida's Shadai Farm, followed by a preview of an even bigger draft from his Enable takes the Coral-Eclipse, with a jubilant Frankie Dettori aboard brother Katsumi's Northern Farm, situated right next door to the Racingfotos.com Shadai Stallion Station, which is owned by all three Yoshida brothers--Haruya included--under the Shadai Corporation banner. Cont. p14 Never out of her comfort zone during Saturday=s G1 Coral-Eclipse, Khalid Abdullah=s Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) who was later described as A85-90%@ by trainer John Gosden, put all doubts about the 10-furlong trip aside with what amounted to a relative cruise around Sandown on her comeback run. Never in any kind of trouble at any point of the contest, the remarkable umpteenth public champion to brandish these renowned pink and green silks was handed an ideal lead by Ballydoyle=s Hunting Horn (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) for as long as Frankie Dettori could keep her under restraint. With Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) labouring in behind, the dual Arc heroine was cajoled to the head of affairs before two out and under a hand ride kept drawing the sting from her old rival with a degree of comfort that was surprising even allowing for her past achievements. At the line, it was to Magical=s credit that she got Lot 358, Deep Impact colt out of Titan Queen | Emma Berry to within 3/4 of a length of the winner, who had been the subject of a significant gamble into 4-6 before the off. Regal Reality (GB) (Intello {Ger}) was two lengths away in third. IN TDN AMERICA TODAY AIt has been a long preparation and she=d only started to come HENLEY’S JOY STRIKES IN BELMONT DERBY in the last two weeks,@ Gosden said. AI told Frankie that if she The GI Belmont Derby Invitational S. went the way of Henley’s Joy got tired to look after her, so I couldn=t be more thrilled with (Kitten’s Joy) at Belmont on Saturday. Click or tap here to go her. She=s an exceptional athlete.@ Cont. p2 straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 7 JULY 2019 G1 Coral-Eclipse Cont. from p1 It may be that Enable was not at her best in her three starts last season, but she still managed to pull off a rare double in the French autumn showcase, win a Breeders= Cup Turf and beat Crystal Ocean (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) in the G3 September S. There is a feeling that she has more to give on this evidence, as at no stage last summer was she giving the signals that she was capable of a performance of this ilk. A perfect storm converged here, with Frankie Dettori arriving in Esher on the back of a vintage Royal Ascot and a G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud success for good measure and Enable blossoming after a dousing of recent summer rain. Regal Reality was up to the same tricks as he had been before the G3 Brigadier Gerard S., planting himself on the Rhododendron Walk and having to be taken a mile and a quarter down to the start to avoid going past the racecourse stables. Enable was unperturbed at the start as the consummate professional she has always been and after the first 100 yards the race=s tapestry had already been sewn as Enable and Magical followed a pacemaker who had the ability to win a G3 Hampton Court S. and place in a GI Belmont Derby last year. Enable treated this like a strong piece of work on the Newmarket Heath as she emulated her sire who had also taken it on his seasonal bow for the same stable in 2012. Ending a 27-year drought for her sex in this race, Enable was perhaps ushering in a new era for them as a result of her It=s a great honour.@ dynamic display. AIt=s been a long time since Kooyonga won for Aidan O=Brien paid tribute to Magical, who never buckled in the fillies and with two fantastic mares being one-two here it=s the vain pursuit and was staying on strongly on the uphill climb put that one to rest,@ Gosden said. AWe had never intended to to the line. AWe=re delighted--she ran a great race,@ he said. AWe go early with her and we talked about Ascot but we had some might give her a little rest, as we decided to let her take her rain two weeks ago and she clicked into mode at home. As I said chance here after she came out of Ascot well. She ran her race at Saint-Cloud last week, we could not have been happier with and it=s possible we=ll bring her back for the autumn. The winner her and I judged it at about 85-90%, as you don=t run in the is a great filly who is beautifully-bred, trained and ridden and it=s Eclipse too short of work. The step back up to a mile and a half a privilege to be here to see her.@ for the [July 27 G1] King George will probably suit her as well and as she races she=ll tighten and harden like any great athlete Pedigree Notes... in competition. She is a filly that we can hopefully get to the King Enable=s family has another potential star in the firmament in George, York [for the Aug. 21 G1 Juddmonte International] and the recent G2 Prix Eugene Adam winner Headman (GB) Longchamp [for the Oct. 6 G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe]. It has (Kingman {GB}), which adds weight to a dynasty already always been the plan, those four races, so this has been a good renowned for its potency courtesy of the exploits of Flintshire start. She had been doing beautiful bridle work at home, as we (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Headman is a grandson of the G2 Prix de couldn=t crank her up after eight months off.@ Royallieu winner and G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Dance Routine Training Enable comes with some gravity now and Gosden was (GB) (Sadler=s Wells), a full-sister to Enable=s listed-winning and aware of that as he added, AWe all feel responsibility with one group-placed dam Concentric (GB). Also the dam of the G2 Prix like her. We don=t bother her too much, but we are watching de Pomone runner-up Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) her the whole time. She is one of those proud athletes who tells and this year=s G3 Musidora S. runner-up Entitle (GB) (Dansili you what she wants and you listen, you don=t boss her around. {GB}), Concentric also has the unraced 2-year-old filly Portrush She knows when its time for racing and gets mentally into the (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a yearling colt by Sea the Stars (Ire) and a zone. This is deeply fulfilling, a sense of relief initially and then 2019 full-brother to Enable. joy later on, and we are incredibly lucky to train a filly like this. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 7 JULY 2019 Saturday, Sandown, Britain CORAL-ECLIPSE-G1, ,750,000, Sandown, 7-6, 3yo/up, 9f 209yT, 2:04.77, g/f. 1--ENABLE (GB), 130, m, 5, by Nathaniel (Ire) 1st Dam: Concentric (GB) (SW & GSP-Fr, $117,776), by Sadler=s Wells 2nd Dam: Apogee (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB) Vice President, International Operations Gary King 3rd Dam: Bourbon Girl, by Ile de Bourbon Twitter: @garykingTDN O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-John [email protected] Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. ,425,325. Lifetime Record: Hwt. + 1.732.320.0975 3yo-Eur at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 11-14f, MG1SW-Fr, G1SW-Ire & GISW-US, 12-11-0-1, $11,240,265. *1/2 to International Editor Contribution (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}), MGSP-Fr; and Entitle Kelsey Riley (GB) (Dansili {GB}), GSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. [email protected] 2--Magical (Ire), 130, f, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Halfway To Heaven (Ire), European Editor by Pivotal (GB). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Emma Berry Tabor; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien. Twitter: @collingsberry ,161,250. [email protected] 3--Regal Reality (GB), 133, c, 4, Intello (Ger)--Regal Realm (GB), by Medicean (GB). O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Sir Associate International Editor Michael Stoute. ,80,700. Heather Anderson Margins: 3/4, 2, 2HF.