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TODAY’S HEADLINES STALLION NEWS COLT AND FILLY FOALS FOR BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE Rathasker Stud has announced that the first two foals, a filly and a colt, by its dual Group-winning stallion Bungle Inthejungle (Exceed And Excel) have been born, with stud owner Burns saying, “We are delighted that Bungle Inthejungle’s first two foals have arrived. Both are strong, bay foals, with plenty of bone, just like their father.” The filly foal was bred by Seamus Finucane, out of his young mare Fitrah. She is a thrice-placed daughter of the dual Listed winner Almass (), whose own mother, the Pas De The dual juvenile Group-winner Bungle Inthejungle, whose Seul mare Harmless Albatross, won the Gr.3 Prix des Chenes first two reported foals, a colt and a filly have been born. and was placed in both the Gr.1 and the Gr.2 (then) Prix d’Astarte. She also produced the Gr.2-winning sire Stakes and Gr.3 Cornwallis Stakes, and was runner-up in the Gr.2 Volochine. Flying Childers Stakes during a productive two-year-old The colt foal, who is a homebred of Rathasker’s, is out of the campaign, covered 119 mares in his first season at Rathasker Stud unraced five-year-old Eileenlilian (), a daughter of last year, which included a half-sister to the dam of Gr.2 Superlative the Gr.3 Premio Sergio Cumani winner Welsh Diva (), who Stakes winner and dual Gr.1-placed Birchwood. is a full-sister to the Gr.2-winning sire Trans Island. Bungle Inthejungle is to cover his second season at stud at an Bungle Inthejungle, who landed both the Gr.3 Molecomb unchanged fee of €5,000. Quick step! Sidestep, Australian two-year-old colt by Exceed And Excel Superior to his sire at two. Also beat top G1 sprinters winning the G2 Royal Soveriegn Stakes (a race Exceed And Excel also won) at three. Great from the Side... and what a step! Call to arrange a private showor see him on the Route des Etalons, 30 and 31 January. NEW SIDESTEP €4,000 Oct 1, SLF Exceed And Excel – Dextrous () Stands at Haras du Logis, . Contact Julian Ince: +33 (0)2 33 36 21 20 or +33 (0)6 03 52 05 64 or Anthony Picot: +33 (0)6 16 87 35 84 orSebastien Desmontils: +44 (0)7436 283583 See his races online at www.darleystallions.com www .harasdulogis.com

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NORTH AMERICA SALES TALK EXCHANGE RATE PUT DOWN AGED 19 KEENELAND – EARLY LOTS Three Chimneys’ stallion Exchange Rate has been put down aged 19. He had recently been treated for pneumonia and had developed secondary issues, including a deep vein thrombosis of a hind leg. EBN Sales Talk Click here to Despite the best of veterinary care, he could not be saved. is brought to contact IRT, or The son of , out of Stakes winner Sterling Pound you by IRT visit www.irt.com (Seeking the Gold), was purchased for $1.4 million as a yearling by Satish Sanan’s Padua Stables and was trained by Hall of Famer D Wayne Lukas. He won on debut at Hollywood Park before being COLT OPENS placed in a pair of Graded Stakes as a juvenile and finished his JANUARY SALE ON A HIGH career with a win in the Gr.2 Handicap. He was retired to On the opening session of the Keeneland January Horses of All stud in 2002 and moved to Three Chimneys in 2008. Ages Sale yesterday evening, last year’s top-price of $400,000 was His first crop included two Gr.1 winners, Ermine and Swap exceeded during early trade when a yearling colt by the sire of the Fliparoo. A consistent producer of Stakes and Graded Stakes moment War Front was sold for $450,000 to Cromwell Bloodstock. horses throughout his career, he sired additional Gr.1 winners in Reckless Abandon, Sunset Glow and Ball Dancing. He has sired Consigned as Lot 48 by Greenfields Farm, the May-foaled bay is 49 Stakes winners to date and his progeny have earned $39,601,849. a half-brother to the Gr.3 Southwest Stakes winner and Gr.1 Santa He covered 127 mares in 2015 and was due to stand for $20,000 Anita Derby-placed Super Ninety Nine (Pulpit) and the Stakes once again in 2016. scorer Elusive Horizon (Elusive Quality). He is out of the unraced “Exchange Rate was booked full again this year and was running Unbridled’s Song mare Exogenetic, who is a three-parts sister on all cylinders at stud – we especially hate losing him because he to the Gr.1 Beldame Stakes and Gr.1 Gazelle Handicap winner was such a wonderful horse to be around and exuded class. We will Exogenous (Unbridled). try to accommodate all breeders with our other stallions if at all Bruce Gibbs, owner of Greenfield Farm, which acted as agent, possible,” said Three Chimneys director of stallion nominations, said: “I thought the price was a hair better than I expected. The colt Grant Williamson. Exchange Rate will be buried at Three Chimneys. had some minor X-ray issues and he is a young horse, being a 6th

7 European-bred Group Denis McDonnell, winners in 2015 breeder of Sandiva THAT’S MORE THAN CAPE CROSS, PIVOTAL, , OASIS DREAM, DUTCH ART, ACCLAMATION, EXCEED AND EXCEL ETC. SANDIVA (PICTURED) is now a GSW at 2, 3, 4 and 5 after winning Saturday’s Marshua’s River S.-Gr.3 at Gulfstream Park for .

In 2015 his yearlings made up to €220,000 and foals made up to €140,000.

Fee: €10,000 (£7,000)

Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh Tel: 353-52 6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy Tel: 353-25 31966. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.

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May foal. He has a really good chance to outgrow [those issues]. Other than that, there is nothing wrong with the horse. He got sick right before the [Keeneland November] sale, so I scratched him to bring him here. He had nine scopes [at the sales grounds], so the X-rays were acceptable and people were willing to take the risk on his conformation.” On selling in January instead of later in the year he added: “He was part of the Northwest Farm dispersal that has to be settled by 31st March.” Gatewood Bell of Cromwell Bloodstock, who confirmed that he has been purchased for an undisclosed client who will most likely keep him for racing rather than reselling him at auction, said: “I thought he would make that much or I would not have bid that high. He has a lovely profile and I think he will grow into a nice horse and he has a nice walk.” Regarding the colt’s 6th May birthdate he added: “I love May foals. Usually you can get a little discount, but I don’t think we did on that one, but maybe. Time will tell.” EVA-MARIA BUCHER-HAEFNER Another to break the $400,000 barrier was four-year-old MAKES €50,000 DONATION TO Bikini (Bernardini), who was a winner at two and is a half-sister IRISH INJURED JOCKEYS to the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 Delaware Handicap and Gr.1 Mother Goose Stakes-placed America (A P Indy). Consigned by Bluewater At last Saturday’s annual Moyglare dinner, attended by key Sales as Lot 177, she was knocked down to WinStar Farm for figures within the industry, Eva-Maria Bucher- $425,000. She is out of the Stakes-placed Fasliyev mare Lacadena Haefner [above centre], owner of Moyglare Stud, presented and is from the family of the Broodmare of the Year Better Than Irish Injured Jockeys (IIJ) General Manager Michael Higgins Honour, the Gr.1 Kentucky Oaks winner Blush With Pride and [above left] and Chairman Ruby Walsh [above right] with a the Irish Champion Two-Year-Old and sire Malinowski. cheque for €50,000 as a contribution to its ongoing provision The broodmares were headed by My Limit (Lot 163), a 15-year- of much needed support to injured jockeys. old daughter of Wagon Limit that was sold in foal to Giant’s Clearly moved by Robbie McNamara’s accident and his Causeway for $350,000. Already the dam of the recent Gr.1 La close relationship with Moyglare Stud, her speech brought Brea Stakes winner Birdatthewire (Summer Bird), she was home to all present the necessity to support injured purchased by Castleton Lyons and equine manager Jamie Frost jockeys and their families. said: “It’s obviously a nice mare, dam of a Gr.1 winner and a very Bucher-Haefner went on to say: “For me, the most important good filly. I thought it was a very good price.” factor in any race is that both horse and finish safe and sound, which I am sure everyone here tonight would fully endorse. We need to look after our own. The priority after any FASIG-TIPTON accident is that the injured jockey receives immediate care and support to remove the worry for both themselves and their WINTER CATALOGUE families, and hence be able to face the future with optimism.” NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE Walsh thanked her for her generosity, before saying that in his opinion “The ongoing needs of jockeys would be best served Fasig-Tipton has announced they have catalogued 480 entries for by the amalgamation of the IIJ and the existing jockey charities. its Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, which will be held over two days This would provide a unified structure clearly understood within in Lexington, starting on Monday, 8th February. Day one will sell the industry and the public at large, which engages immediately Lots 1-296, while the second day will sell Lots 297-480, with both with the injured jockey.” sessions getting underway at 11am.

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“This year’s catalogue offers the quality and variety that have the Gr.1 , which will now be worth £600,000, become the norm at the February Sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President having been £375,000, and the Gr.1 Stakes has Boyd Browning. “Broodmare prospects with Stakes credentials, a risen £75,000 from £525,000 to £600,000. The remaining five Gr.1 strong contingent of in-foal mares, and a large group of ‘short’ contests (King’s Stand Stakes, St James’s Palace Stakes, Gold Cup, yearlings should draw significant interest from buyers looking to fill Commonwealth Cup and ) have all been given their orders before the start of breeding season.” an injection of £25,000, making them worth a total of £400,000. The catalogue is available online now at fasigtipton.com, with Others to see substantial increases are the Gr.2 King Edward VII printed catalogues available from Tuesday, 19th January. A Stakes and Gr.2 Ribblesdale, which have increased to £200,000 supplementary catalogue will also be available online and at the apiece (from £185,000 and £160,000 respectively). The Gr.2 Duke sales complex. Fasig-Tipton will continue to accept selected of Cambridge Stakes goes up to £175,000, an increase of £40,000, entries on an approval basis over the next few weeks. while the Gr.2 is now worth £225,000, an injection of £25,000, and the Gr.2 is now worth a total of £150,000, having been £120,000 twelve months ago. RACING NEWS The course has also announced plans for a new unsaddling enclosure, a £700,000 project that has already begun and will see BRITAIN a new, purpose built area in operation for the 2016 flat season, which starts on 27th April. The new oval lawn is to merge into the landscaping of the pre-parade ring layout. ONE MILLION POUNDS ADDED Guy Henderson, Chief Executive at Ascot, said: “In making £1 TO 2016 ROYAL ASCOT PRIZE MONEY million more prize money available at Royal Ascot, over and above has announced that prize money for the 2016 last year’s total prize fund, we are acting to remain as competitive as Royal Ascot has been increased by £1-million from 2015 levels, we can both at home and overseas. It is very important to make sure bringing the total on offer to a record £6,580,000. that we keep increasing the minimum threshold for race values at None of the 30 races run at the Royal Ascot meeting, which will the Royal meeting and, equally, we need to keep developing our run from Tuesday 14th-Saturday, 18th June, will be run for less international showpiece events to continue to attract runners from than £80,000, an increase of £20,000 from 2015 levels. all over the world. In 2015, we had 72 European runners from outside Those headline contests with the greatest increases are the Gr.1 the UK and 20 runners came from outside , travelling a total of Prince of Wales’s Stakes, which has gone from £525,000 to £750,000, around 100,000 miles each way between them.”

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INDUSTRY NEWS STAR PERFORMER OF THE WEEK LAEVATEINN (Jpn), 3c, FRANCE – Reve D’Oscar (Highest Honor) O: Sunday Racing, B: Northern Farm, DELLOYE APPOINTED NEW CHIEF T: Noriyuki Hori EXECUTIVE OF FRANCE GALOP In a busy start to the season, with four race days and eight Olivier Delloye was announced as the new Chief Executive of meetings in six days, featuring a couple of Gr.3s and some France Galop at a meeting of the board of directors on Monday conditions events, it might seem a bit cocky to choose the morning. The current Managing Director of Arqana, since 2006, winner of a newcomers’ event as Star Performer. Laevateinn he will take over his new role in February and will work alongside (Deep Impact) made a stylish winning debut last Tuesday at the outgoing Chief Executive Thierry Delegue until late March Nakayama over 2000m. The medium-sized colt was a 2016. Delloye is a familiar face to many regular visitors to Arqana’s popular odds-on choice at the betting windows in a field sales complexes in Deauville and Saint Cloud and has been filled with well bred fresh three-year-old’s. French jockey instrumental in many developments for the sales company gave Laevateinn a clear run and started during his time there. Delloye said about his new appointment, “I to put some pressure on the pacemaking second favourite am really looking forward to this new position, which will bring Shadow Trooper (Harbinger) around the final turn. In the many new challenges, but I feel we have many advantages on our short home straight the winner mowed down his rival and side. I am delighted to continue to be involved with French racing, went on to score by two and half lengths, finishing with a which I am so passionate and enthusiastic about. Obviously I am sad pleasant and athletic stride. The soft early pace could be to be leaving Arqana but I feel they have a good team in place to misleading, but Laevateinn closed the final 400m in 22.7, continue our good work to date.” earning a high speed rating mark of 84.5. Arqana President Eric Hoyeau added, “The appointment of His dam Reve D’Oscar (Highest Honor) was a top class Olivier at the head of France Galop is fantastic news for French racemare for trainer Myriam Bollack. She won the Gr.1 Prix racing. He has all the qualities necessary to orchestrate the Saint Alary and ran second in the Gr.1 , Prix de modernisation plan announced by Edouard to Rothschild when he l’Opera and against the colts in the Gran Premio del Jockey was elected last month. My greatest wish is that the institution Club. She has turned into an even better broodmare. Her becomes aware of the opportunity it has been given and grants him progeny is topped by Reve D’Essor (), who the necessary means for change, and that industry professionals won the Gr.1 2010, but was out of the unite to fully endorse the growth plan that will be offered to them. In Classic trials the next season. addition, ARQANA and all French breeders will greatly benefit from Reve D’Oscar has delivered seven performers of Stakes the energy and drive afforded by the new team at the head of France calibre with seven different sires, including the Gr.2 scorers Galop.” Sally Ann Grassick Apres Un Reve (Sylmboli Kris S), Reve Mistral () and the Gr.1-placed filly Reve D’Amour (). Curiously Laevateinn is her only foal by Deep STUD NEWS Impact. Reve D’Oscar has a yearling filly by and visited BRITAIN in 2015.

DALHAM HALL OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK Darley are holding an open house at Dalham Hall Stud this RACING ROUND-UP Wednesday and Thursday, with stallion parades taking place between 11.30am-2.30pm each day. On show will be the eleven Dalham Hall Stud stallions, which include established sires Dubawi, , Iffraaj and Poet’s Voice. Others on show will include Casamento, Helmet JapaneseJapanese and Sepoy, all of whom will have their first runners in the coming RACING REVIEW months. First crop yearling sire Farhh is also available to be viewed, as is and , both of which are about to embark on their first covers. Having shuttled up from , B B BARREL (Jpn), 3f, Brazen Beau is also set to embark on his first set of Northern Pyro – Fine Dimple (Silver Hawk) Hemisphere covers. O: Katsuhiko Bando, B: Efue Bokujo, T: Eiji Nakadate

B B Barrel became the first Group winner for her sire Pyro (Pulpit) with a dominating performance yesterday at Nakayama in the SEARCH EBN’s Gr.3 Fairy Stakes over 1600m. The jockey Syu Ishibashi gunned WINNERS ABROAD CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Porter ACROSS THE POND TUTTIPAESI (Ire), 6m, PORTER’S PERFORMER OF THE WEEK Clodovil – Ruby Ridge (Acatenango) O: Valor Ladies LLC, B: Mrs Eithne Hamilton, T: William Mott SANDIVA (Ire), 5m, €18,000 Goffs November Foal Sale – Miss Corinne () by Paula Flannery, consigned by Rathasker Stud O: Al Shaqab Racing, B: Denis McDonnell, 12,000gns October Yearling Sale Book 2 T: Todd Pletcher by Marco Bozzi Bloodstock, consigned by Egmont Stud £18,000 DBS Premier Yearling Sale by O’Ryan/Middleham Park, Closing well for third behind Sandiva was Irish-bred veteran consigned by Parkway Farm Tuttipaesi. The six-year-old has enjoyed considerable success, despite a career that has had its share of stops and starts. Racing Successful in the Listed Tropical Park Oaks on the last of in the US since taking the Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream Park four 2014 US starts, Sandiva kicked off 2015 with a win in on 1st January 2013, she’s made nine other starts between then the Gr.3 Suwanee River Stakes. She did not win again that and the weekend’s effort, and has two other wins, taking the year, but did take a second in the Gr.2 Honey Fox Stakes, Suffolk Downs Distaff Turf Stakes and South Beach Stakes on her along with thirds in the Gr.2 Distaff Turf Mile last outings of 2015. Her record also shows seconds in the Gr.1 Stakes and Gr.3 My Charmer Handicap, her only unplaced Ashland Stakes and De La , and a third in the Gr.3 effort coming in the Gr.1 Just A Game Stakes in June. On Herecomesthebride Stakes. Saturday, Sandiva made her 2016 debut, appearing in the Tuttipaesi is one of three winners for her dam, the unraced Gr.3 Marshua’s River Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Away Ruby Ridge. A daughter of Acatenango, Ruby Ridge is half-sister sharply, the five-year-old was part of a three-way pace to the Gr.3 Strensall Stakes and Gr.3 Killavullan Stakes victor duel, until asserting approaching the six-furlong pole. Dubai Prince and to black-type placed Cadre and Jakarta Jade Two lengths clear at the top of the home straight, she still (herself dam of Group placed Jakarta Jazz). The second dam is a owned a length and three-quarters of that margin at the half-sister to Storming Home, who captured the Gr.1 Champion end of the eight and a half furlong test. Racing in Europe, Stakes in Europe and the Gr.1 Charles Whittingham Memorial Sandiva won four of eight starts, including the Gr.3 Nell Handicap and Gr. 1 Clement L Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship, Gwyn Stakes, Gr.3 and the Listed Naas and to the dam of Glencadam Gold, successful in the Gr.1 Fillies’ Sprint, and took second in the Gr.3 Albany Stakes. in Australia. Sandiva is a half-sister to Wentworth, a multiple winner in England and a black-type scorer in Scandinavia, and to COLLECTED (USA), 3c, Irish Cliff, a Listed-placed performer in France, who was City Zip – Helena Bay (Johannesburg) also Champion Imported Two-Year-Old Filly in Spain. The O: Speedway Stable LLC, granddam, Percy’s Girl, gained black type with a second B: Runnymede Farm Inc & Peter J Callahan, T: Bob Baffert in the Mitre Fillies’ Stakes, and is a sister to Group scorer, $150,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale Percy’s Lass (dam of Gr.1 Derby victor and by SGV , consigned by Runnymede Farm grandam of Mikhail Glinka, who has Group, Graded or $170,000 OBS March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training Listed wins in Dubai, England, Ireland and to his by Speedway Stable, consigned by SGV Thoroughbreds credit, and to Group winner Grace O’Malley and Stakes winner Jadalee). Percy’s Girl is also half-sister to Braiswick, A winner by a nose on his debut over Santa Anita’s six and a half- whose triumphs included the Gr.1 E P Taylor Stakes, Gr.2 furlong downhill turf course, Collected reappeared to take (then) and Gr.3 Rose of Lancaster second in the one mile Gr.3 Cecil B DeMille Stakes at Del Mar in Stakes, and is the dam of Stakes winner Icklingham and November, going to down to Dressed In Hermes, who was grandam of Stakes winner Autumn Wealth. coming off a fifth in the Gr. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Switching to the dirt for his first start of 2016, Collected put up the performance of his short career, taking the first of the Californian Classic preps, the Gr.3 Sham Stakes by one and a quarter lengths. The Sensational Collected is out of Helena Bay, a Johannesburg daughter who STALLION GUIDE APP was born in England, but who scored her only victory while racing in Canada at two. Helena Bay is out of the Irish-bred mare Josette, and is half-sister to 2015 US Stakes winner Woodwin W, and to Japanese Graded Stakes placed performers Las Venturas and Deep Sound. Josette herself is half-sister to Listed winner Entice,

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optional claiming event and then finished a close fourth in Gr.3 PORTER Poker Stakes. Following an allowance/optional claiming victory at ACROSS THE POND ~ CONTINUED Saratoga, he earned his first black type with a third in the Gr.2 Bernard Baruch Handicap, before ending the year with fifths in two Graded Stakes. All Included kicked off his five-year-old and to Queen Emma, dam of Irish Dream, a Stakes winner in campaign on Saturday, closing well to claim third in the Gr.2 Ft Australian. Helena Bay’s granddam Loure is out of Allicance, a Lauderdale Stakes. Group placed half-sister to , who produced three Stakes winners, including the Gr.2 victor All Included is out French Stakes placed Eximius, dam of five Royal Kingdom, and who is grandam of Agnes Digital, others winners including the Gr.2 Honeymoon Handicap victress Champion Older Horse in Japan. Sarach. A three-parts-sister to Stakes winning and Group placed Stunning, Eximius is also half-sister to Dreamboat, the dam of ALL INCLUDED (USA), 5h, Music Show, who took the Gr.1 and two other Peer Gynt – Relicia Bere (Until Sundown) Group races, and was also several times Gr.1 placed, including O/B: Wertheimer et Frere, T: Todd Pletcher when third in the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas, and to Glasgow’s Gold, dam of the Gr. 1 Ruffian Handicap victress Swift Temper. Sarach’s After a pair of starts on the dirt, All Included was switched to grandam Gorgeous was among the best fillies of her crop in the grass for his third outing and scored by four and a half lengths at US and numbered the Gr.1 Vanity Invitational Handicap among on 21st June last year. The chesnut followed with a her triumphs. Among the other celebrities under the third dam, win in an allowance at Saratoga in July, but then went to the Broodmare of the Year, Kamar, are Seaside Attraction, Golden sidelines for almost ten months. His reappearance saw him Attraction, Cape Town, Red Carnival, Desert Lord, Key To The completed a belated hat-trick in a Belmont Park allowance/ Moon, Hiaam, Alpha, Flashing and .

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 the filly out of the stalls to soon lead and the aggressive approach The chesnut colt is the second foal and first winner out of paid dividends. She scorched the first 1000m in 59.6, opened up Dream Moment (), a 150,000 guineas purchase by by a couple of lengths turning for home and stayed on well to Katzumi Yoshida from Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Sale in finish a length and three quarters in front of Daiwa Dresser (Neo 2006. She showed nothing in three starts but there is plenty to Universe), who finished fast after finding trouble. The final time like in her pedigree. She is a full-sister to the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1- (1:34.3) is very good at this point of season. placed Magic Mission, from the same female line of the Pyro has proved himself a reliable sire with his first three crops Champion Sire Deep Impact. and recorded 28 juvenile winners last season. His progeny did very Dream Moment has a two-year-old colt by Danon Chantilly, a well on dirt and the first Group win on turf could be classed as a bit yearling filly by Gold Allure and returned to Heart’s Cry last surprising. Pyro covered 148 mares last season and is the most season. popular sire at Darley Japan, on the market at ¥2m this year. B B Barrel’s dam Fine Dimple (Silver Hawk) has failed to return LEUKERBAD (Jpn), 3c, a foal for five consecutive seasons, but in the past she delivered Deep Impact – Azeri (Jade Hunter) the Gr.3 winner Double Wedge (Meiner Lover), a useful miler O: Toshio Terada, B: Northern Racing, T: Mikio Matsunaga who landed the Arlington Cup. ¥ 240,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Desk Valet Co Ltd

LOGI CRY (Jpn), 3c, Leukerbad (Deep Impact), the top priced foal at the JRHA Select Heart’s Cry – Dream Moment (Machiavellian) Sale in 2013, recorded his first win against winners on Monday in O: Masaaki Kumeta, B: Northern Racing, T: Naosuke Sugai a conditions race over 2000m at Kyoto. The 2/5 favourite, who ¥39,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Masaaki Kumeta found the highly promising (Deep Impact) too good on debut and opened his account easily at the end of The Kinen has returned two Gr.1 winners ( November, was given a silk glove ride by Yutaka Take, who gave and ) in the previous four runnings and some interesting the colt plenty of time to get organised. Leukerbad started his clues about the next Classic were expected from the Gr.3 over move around the last turn and outran the filly Meisho Tachimachi 1600m at Kyoto on Sunday. At the end of a modestly run race (Special Week) effortlessly. He scored much easier than the (58.1 for the first 1000m), four horses finished within a half length margin (a half length) suggests, clocking a time of 2:00.4, with the of each other, which is usually not a good signal. final 600m run in 34 flat. The 22/1 longshot Logi Cry enjoyed the run of the race, sitting His dam, the US Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer Azeri (Jade just behind the pace an, after finding a tailor made gap 300m Hunter) left her native country following a $2,250,000 purchase from home, he crossed the line a cosy neck in front of the filly by Katsumi Yoshida at the Keeneland November Sale in 2009. Her Jeweler (Victoire Pisa), who closed like a bullet from the back of American progeny went to the racecourse after Azeri moved to the pack, with the pacesetter Sigerunokokogirizame (Super Japan and included the Gr.2 winner and Gr.1-placed Wine Hornet) another neck back in third. Princess (), purchased for $1,400,000 (in foal to War Logi Cry, who opened his account in a maiden over 1600m on Front) by DATTT Farm at the 2014 Fasig Tipton November Sale, soft ground at the same venue, won on merit, but Jeweler gets the Gr.2-placed Arienza (Giant’s Causeway) and the multiple the vote for the future. winner Take Control (Giant’s Causeway).

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In Japan Azeri returned a winner, the useful triple scoring mare Moneycantbuymelove has a two-year-old filly by , a Amelie (), from her previous foals. Azeri’s two- yearling filly by Daiwa Major and visited Lord Kanaloa last year. year-old, a colt by Deep Impact, was purchased for ¥250m by Riichi Kondo at the JRHA Select Foal Sale in 2014. She has a SAVANNAH ROAD (USA), 3c, yearling colt by Deep Impact and visited the same sire for the Street Boss – Trisha (Forest Camp) fourth consecutive time in 2015. O: Kazumi Yoshida, B: Michael Sucher, T: Tetsuya Kimura $190,000 OBS Spring Sale of Two Year Old’s Taisei Summit (Jpn), 3c, by Narvick International Daiwa Major – Vinedresser (End Sweep) The Irish-based jockey Fran Berry rode a perfect race on Savannah O: Seiho Tanaka, B: Shadai Farm, T: Yoshido Yahagi Road (Street Boss), who picked up at the right moment to hold ¥24,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale by Seiko Tanaka off the late charge of the filly Danon Iris (Arch) in the newcomers’ Taisei Summit (Daiwa Major) was not disgraced when seventh over 1600m on Sunday at Nakayama. The US-bred colt is a half- in the Gr.1 Futurity Stakes, beaten by half a length for third place, brother to the multiple winner Congrats Rob (Congrats) and his was dropped in grade for a more realistic target and came from second dam Trusha Runs (Shakey) was a minor Stakes winner in the back of the pack to land the Kanchiku Sho, a conditions event Iowa. over 2000m at Nakayama on Sunday. His dam Trisha (Forest Camp) has a two-year-old colt by He prevailed by a neck over Super (Stay Gold) and Majestic Warrior. will sooner or later snatch his Stakes win. He needed three starts to score his first win, but is still improving and he ended his effort ROTTENMEIER (Jpn), 3f, with a fast sectional time (34.2). – Adelheid (Agnes Tachyon) He is the sixth winner, and the second on the JRA circuit, for O: Silk Racing Co Ltd, B: Nothern Racing, T: Manabu Ikezoe Vinedresser (End Sweep), who won a 1200m dash on dirt. She is Rottenmeier, ridden aggressively by Shane Foley, opened up a half-sister to the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1-placed Koiuta (Fuji well in the home straight and scored by a length and a quarter in Kiseki) and the Stakes winner and Gr.2-placed Veiled Impact the newcomers’ for fillies over 1800m on Sunday at Kyoto. She is (Deep Impact). the second winner from two foals out of Adelheid (Agnes The 14-year-old broodmare has a yearling colt by Smart Falcon Tachyon), who ran only once, but is a half-sister to five Group and visited Danon Chantilly last year. winners. The second dam Biwa Heidi (Caerleon), a Gr.1 winner, produced the Champion Buena Vista (Special Week), who RAINBOW FLAG (Jpn), 3c, collected six Gr.1 wins including the and the Tenno – Rainbow Seaker (Dance In The Dark) Sho (Autumn), the Gr.1 scorer (Deep Impact), the O: Green Farm, B: Shadai Farm, T: Ken Kozaki Gr.2 winner Admire Aura (Agnes Tachyon) and Sang Real Rainbow Flag (Jungle Pocket) won the newcomers’ event over () and the Gr.3 scorer Tosen Reve (Deep Impact). Adelheid produced a yearling filly by Eishin Flash and visited 1600m at Hanshin on Monday in a canter and could develop into Harbinger last year. an interesting performer. He is the second winner overall and the first on the JRA circuit out of Rainbow Seeker (Dance In The STRIX (Jpn), 3c, Dark), a half-sister to the Champion (Polish Precedent), King Kamehameha – French Owl (Reset) who won six Gr.1s from 1600m to 2400m. Their dam Ragera O: Sheikh Mohammed, B: Darley Japan, T: Takayuki Yasuda () moved to Japan in 2003 but had a very unlucky career, returning just three foals from nine coverings. One of her Strix (King Kamehameha) relished a clear trip behind the pace living foals, the colt Shadow Vanguard (Heart’s Cry), landed and won the newcomers’ over 1400m on dirt at Kyoto on Sunday. three minor Stakes win and earned more than ¥80m. His dam French Owl (Reset) failed to win in France but delivered Rainbow Seeker has a yearling filly by Eishin Flash and visited two winners from two foals since joining Darley Japan. She is a Novellist in 2015. half-sister to the dual Gr.3 winner Alexandros (Kingmambo), who ran third in the Gr.1 . MIKKI ROCKET (Jpn), 3c, French Owl has a two-year-old colt by King’s Best and visited King Kamehameha – Moneycantbuymelove (Pivotal) Tanino Gimlet in 2015. O: Mizuki Noda, B: Northern Racing, T: Hidetaka Otonabe ¥92,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale by Mizuki Noda DRAGON CUP (Jpn), 3c, Stay Gold – Silver Cup (Almutawakel) Mikki Rocket (King Kamehameha) found a gap entering the final O: Yoshiro Kubota, B: Shadai Farm, T: Katsuhilo Sumii furlong and outran by three parts of a length Stay Kingdom (Stay ¥56,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Scuderia Gold). He is the second winner from three foals out of Moneycantbuymelove (Pivotal), who won the Listed Height of Dragon Cup (Stay Gold) handled the dirt well, despite a turf Fashion Stakes and Listed Sandringham Handicap, before running pedigree, and strolled home four lengths clear in the newcomers’ third in the Gr.1 Nassau Stakes when trained by Michael Bell. She contest over 1800m on Saturday at Kyoto. He is the sixth winner was purchased for $600,000 (in foal to Smart Strike) at the 2010 from six foals out of Silver Cup (Almurawakel), who won the Gr.2 Keeneland November Sale by Katsumi Yoshida and is from the (then) Premio Regina Elena and was the top grass female of Santa same female line of Classic winner Landseer (), who sadly Anita’s winter meeting in 2006, where she landed three broke down in the 2002 running of the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Mile. consecutive Gr.2 wins.

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Silver Cup has a two-year-old filly by and a Gr.2 CLASICO LOS CRIADORES, Hipódromo de La Plata, yearling colt by Kinshasa No Kiseki, purchased for ¥39m last 2000m, 3yo+ f&m, 1st AP$500,000, 2nd AP$150,000, year at the JRHA Select Foal Sale by Takashi Muraki. She visited 3rd AP$90,000 Heart’s Cry last year. 1. STAR OF THE CITY (Arg), 4f, City Banker – Lady of Moyvore (Petit Poucet) 2nd dam Tihama (Fitzcarraldo) STAKES RESULTS 3rd dam Teie (Unánime) O: Stud Comalal, B: José Maria Nelson, T: Carlos D Etchechoury 2. CONTA UN CUENTO (Arg), 4f, Bloodstock Orpen – Count by Numbers (Numerous) Peace of Insurance - O: Stud Carampangue, B: Haras Carampangue, Mind? Get Covered T: M Bullrich 3. MOZILLA (Arg), 4f, [email protected] ~ www.bba-ireland.ie Exchange Rate – Moscada Filly (Not for Sale) O: Stud Rubio B, B: Haras La Pasión, T: Juan C Etchechoury

JAPAN Also ran: Distinta Nistel, Doña Kirsten, Roman Salónica, Catch The Cocktail, Night Time Inc, Easytalking, Moon Sale Gr.3 NIKKAN SPORTS SHO SHINZAN KINEN, Kyoto, 1600mT, Distances: ¾l, 4l. 3yo, 1st ¥38,000,000, 2nd ¥15,000,000, 3rd ¥9,500,000, Jan 10 1. LOGI CRY (Jpn), 3c, Heart’s Cry – Dream Moment (Machiavellian) YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEW 2nd dam Dream Ticket (Danzig) 3rd dam Capo Di Monte (Final Straw) BRITAIN O: Masaaki Kumeta, B: Northern Racing, T: Naosuke Sugai ¥39,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Masaaki Kumeta, consigned by Northern Farm 1.15 WOLVERHAMPTON, 3YO MAIDEN, 7FAW 2. Jeweler (Jpn), 3. Sigerunokogirizame (Jpn) 1. WAR GLORY (Ire), 3c, Distances: nk, nk, nse. 18 ran. Canford Cliffs – Attracted To You () O: Mohamed Saeed Al Shahi, B: Pier House Stud, Gr.3 FAIRY STAKES, Nakayama, 1600mT, 3yo fillies, T: Richard Hannon 1st ¥35,000,000, 2nd ¥14,000,000, 3rd ¥8,800,000, Jan 11 Distances: ¾l, 6l. 12 ran. 1. B B BARREL (Jpn), 3f, Second on debut just before Christmas, War Glory (Canford Pyro – Fine Dimple (Silver Hawk) Cliffs)was sent off odds-on and duly delivered, taking the lead 2nd dam Fiendish (Devil’s Bag) over a furlong out and staying on well. He is the first foal out of 3rd dam Connecting Link (Linkage) the juvenile winner Attracted To You (Hurricane Run). She is a O: Katsuhiko Bando, B: Efue Bokujo, T: Eiji Nakadate half-sister to the dual Italian Listed winner Super Motiva 2. Daiwa Dresser (Jpn), 3. Daiwa Duchess (Jpn) (), out of the Grape Tree Road mare Haute Volta. The Distances: 1¾l, ¾l, nk. 16 ran. third dam is the triple Listed-placed Land Of Ivory (), also dam of the Gr.1 National Stakes and sire Heart Of Darkness ARGENTINA (Glint Of Gold), the winner Ghana (; dam of the dual Listed- placed Akua’ba, dam of the Gr.2 German 1,000 Guineas winner Gr.2 CLASICO INVASOR, Hipódromo de San Isidro, 1400m, Akua’da), the unraced Ivory Coast (: dam of the 3yo+, 1st AP$253,200, 2nd AP$88,620, 3rd AP$50,640 Gr.2 Vicomtesse Vigier winner Ivory Land) and British Columbia 1. EL FANGOTE (Arg), 3c, (Selkirk; grandam of the Tropical Park Derby winner and Gr.1- Exchange Rate – La Compadrada (Potrillón) placed Amen Kitten). 2nd dam La Porteña (Southern ) Attracted To You has a two-year-old by Dark Angel named 3rd dam La Lunfarda (Ringaro) Restore (55,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 3 by O: Stud Los Amigazos, B: Haras Santa Inés, Peter & Ross Doyle) and visited War Command last year. T: Enrique Martín Ferro 2.30 KEMPTON PARK, 3-4YO MED AUC MDN, 1M4FAW 2. SEATTLE MAT (Arg), 4c, 1. JAZZY (Ire), 3c, Seattle Fitz – Music Parade (Parade Marshal) Roderic O’Connor – Lucayan Beauty (Marju) O: Stud De Galera, B: Haras Firmamento, O: Jazz Summers Racing, B: Ballyhane Stud, T: Juan C Etchechoury T: Martin Keighley 3. GRAN DT (Arg), 5h, €12,500 Goffs Sportsman’s Yearling Sale Orpen – Green Pet (Intérprete) by Katie McGivern O: Stud Todo Vuelve, B: Haras Abolengo, T: Juan L Panizza €15,000 Goresbridge 2yo Breeze Up Sale Distances: 3¼l, 2l. 4 ran. Also ran: Malamute, Good Prado, Victor Security, Safe At Home, As Mother Placed twice in four previous starts, Jazzy (Roderic O’Connor) was Distances: 2l, ½l. held up, but made good progress down the outside to lead over a

CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 9 RACING REVIEW ~ BREEDERS’ ROUND-UP EBN: TUESDAY, 12TH JANUARY 2016 furlong out and went on to get off the mark at the fifth attempt. He races and she later foaled two Listed winners in Consequence is the first winner out of the dual winning Marju mare Lucayan and Strategy and she is also the grandam of Argentine Gr.1 Beauty. She is a half-sister to the Listed Silver Tankard Stakes-third scorer Evilasio. Their dam Pure Profit (Key To The Mint) also Black Belt Shopper (Desert Prince), out of the placed Koumiss produced Listed winner Diamond (Mr Prospector), and she is a (). The third dam Kereolle () was placed and is half-sister to Gr.3 winners and sires Philanthropist, Reload and also the dam of the Listed Queen’s Vase Stakes and Listed (then) Defer. BR Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle winner Arden (), the French Listed winner Kerulen (Cadeaux Genereux), the Gr.1 Fillies’ Mile Stakes runner-up Mystery Play (Sadler’s Wells; dam of the UAE BREEDERS’ ROUND-UP Listed winner Conceal, the triple Listed-placed Playacting and the Listed-placed Crown Of Thorns; grandam of the UAE Gr.3 winner BRITISH BRED WINNERS ABROAD Jutland), Kiri (Kris; dam of the Gr.1 Invitational Stakes winner and sire Kiri’s Clown) and the dams of the Listed- BAHAMIAN BOUNTY placed pair General Eliott and Golden . Split Step (GB), 4c, ex Nellie Gwyn (King’s Best) Lucayan Beauty has a Dandy Man two-year-old filly and last Deauville, France, Dec 17, 4yo+ hcap, 1300mAW, £7,751 year visited Frozen Power. B: GB Partnership Grand Bounty (GB), 3c, ex Jolly Hockeysticks (Fantastic Light) FRANCE Roma, Italy, Dec 24, 3yo hcap, 1200mAW, £1,937 B: J P Coggan & Mike Channon Bloodstock

11.30 (GMT) PAU, 3YO C&G MAIDEN, 1500MAW BEAT HOLLOW 1. ZAPPER CASS (Fr), 3c, Mewat (GB), 4c, ex Miss Zoe (Diktat) Elusive City – Moonlight Cass (Danehill Dancer) Roma, Italy, Dec 15, 3yo+ seller, 1600mAW, £1,937 O: Jsc Kasandros Grupe, B: A Cicenas, T: Christophe Ferland B: Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti Distances: 4½l, 2l, 7 ran Zapper Cass (Elusive City) was runner-up twice in his first three Sayed Youmzain (GB), 5h, ex Silver Touch (Dansili) starts last season and reappeared here with blinkers, which Riyadh, KSA, Jan 1, hcap, 2400mD seemed to do the trick and he won very comfortably. He is a full- B: Rabbah Bloodstock brother to the Listed-placed winner Indy Cass, and they are the first two foals out of Moonlight Cass (Danehill Dancer), who is a DARK ANGEL full-sister to the Gr.2-placed winner South Dakota. Their dam is My Sister Genny (GB), 3f, ex Skeleton () Naples, Italy, Dec 20, 3yo hcap, 1400m, £1,937 the Listed scorer Moon Drop (Dominion), whose other winners B: B & Anne Marie Kennedy include the Group-placed trio Moon King (Cadeaux Genereux), Devil Moon, Abraham Lincoln (both by Danehill), and the DUBAI DESTINATION Listed-placed pair Mithl Al Hawa () and Dancing Drop Mizbah (GB), 7g, ex Candice (Caerleon) (Green Desert; dam of Gr.2 Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Jewel In Meydan, UAE, Jan 1, hcap, 2200mD, Dhs81,000 The Sand and the German Listed scorer Davignon; grandam of B: Darley the Listed Magnolia Stakes winner Miblish), as well as Marisa (Desert Sun; dam of the Listed Woodcote Stakes winner Smokey DUTCH ART Storm and the triple Listed-placed Di Stefano). The third dam, Evil Spell (GB), 3f, ex Yajala (Fasliyev) Little White Star (), also foaled the Listed winner Roma, Italy, Dec 19, 3yo+, 1200mAW, £5,038 Beldale Star (Beldale Flutter) and the dam of Listed winners Fa- B: Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti Eq (Indian Ridge) and Corinium (). BR EQUIANO 12.30 (GMT) PAU, 3YO FILLIES’ MAIDEN, 1500MAW Go Packing Go (GB), 3g, ex Khubza (Green Desert) 1. JAVA BLUE (Fr), 3f, Varese, Italy, Dec 14, 3yo+ claimer, 1400m, £1,057 Makfi – Deep And Blue (Toccet) B: Usk Valley Stud O: Mrs Gilles Forien, B: Mrs G & G Forien, T: Jean-Claude Rouget FIREBREAK €10,000 Arqana August Yearling Sale Super Felice (GB), 2c, ex Romany Gypsy (Indesatchel) Distances: 4½l, 2½l. 11 ran. Siracusa, Italy, Dec 26, 2yo, 1700m, £4,263 B: Bearstone Stud Java Blue (Makfi) was third at this same track on the last of three IFFRAAJ starts last term and won easily here. She is the first winner from Khalaas (GB), 4g, ex Bahia Breeze (Mister Baileys) two foals out of the winner Deep And Blue (Toccet). Her unraced Dos Hermanas, Spain, Jan 3, cond, 2100m, €4,000 dam Catty () also produced the US Listed winner Fast B: Sir Eric Parker Deal (Grand Slam), and she is herself a half-sister to Listed-placed Cash Deal (Danzig). Their placed dam Above The Line (Easy INVINCIBLE SPIRIT Goer) is a half-sister to the multiple Gr.1 victrix Inside Information Winitall (GB), 4g, ex Rapid Ransom (Red Ransom) (Private Account; dam of dual Gr.1 winner Smuggler) and Deauville, France, Dec 28, 4yo+ hcap, 1500mAW, £6,976 Educated Risk (Mr Prospector), who was successful in two Gr.1 B: Castlemartin Stud & Skymarc Farm

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ISHIGURU Salure (GB), 6g, ex Davie’s (Lure) Jolly Spring (GB), 6g, ex Shielaligh (Aragon) Pisa, Italy, Dec 27, 3yo+ hcap, 1300m, £3,875 Sha Tin, Hong Kong, Jan 1, hcap, 1200m, HK$800,000 B: Scuderia Blueberry B: Brookridge Timber Ltd Any Given Monday (GB), 5h, ex Somersault (Pivotal) also known as Blackdown Spirit Naples, Italy, Dec 30, 3yo+ hcap, 2600m, £3,100 KING’S BEST B: Stourbank Stud Vale Di Rosa (GB ), 5m, ex Winner’s Call (Indian Ridge) Dos Hermanas, Spain, Jan 3, cond, 1000m, €6,000 ’S SECRET B: Rabbah Bloodstock My My My Diliza (GB), 4f, ex Diliza (Dilum) Pau, France, Dec 19, 4yof hurdle, 3500m, £11,906 KODIAC B: M Humby Maremmasanta (GB), 3f, ex Break Of Dawn (Mt Livermore) Naples, Italy, Dec 23, 3yo maiden, 1800m, £2,717 Mutahaddith (GB), 6g, ex Castaway Queen (Selkirk) B: D Botterill Meydan, UAE, Jan 1, hcap, 1200mD, Dhs81,000 B: Horizon Bloodstock LANDO Bridgehampton (GB), 7g, ex Gaze () Riyadh, KSA, Jan 2, hcap, 2000mD, SAR35,000 SIR PERCY Sir Medbury (GB), 4g, ex Bombazine () B: The Kingwood Partnership Deauville, France, Dec 21, 3yo+ hcap, 2500mAW, £11,627 B: Mr & Mrs A Pakenham LAWMAN Dicton (GB), 2c, ex Saynig (Giant’s Causeway) Deauville, France, Dec 27, 2yo, 1500mAW, £11,240 B: Wertheimer & Frere

NAYEF Giufeum (GB), 3g, ex Al Joudha (Green Desert) Roma, Italy, Dec 15, 3yo+ hcap, 2200mAW, £3,100 B: Pantile Stud Interior Minister (GB), 5g, ex Sister Maria (Kingmambo) Dortmund, Germany, Dec 23, 3yo+, 1950mAW, £1,937 B: Cliveden Stud Royal Prize (GB), 5g, ex Spot Prize (Seattle Dancer) Deauville, France, Dec 28, 4yo+ hcap, 1500mAW, £9,302 B: Littleton Stud

RIP VAN WINKLE Queen Winkle (GB), 2c, ex Queen Sensazione (King Charlemagne) Naples, Italy, Dec 23, unraced 2yo, 1700m, £4,651 B: Scudria Blueberry

SAKHEE Key To Your Heart (GB), 4f, ex You Too (Monsun) Roma, Italy, Dec 24, 4yo+ hcap, 1600mAW, £1,937 B: Meon Valley Stud

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CHAD SCHUMER formed Schumer Bloodstock Agency in 1991. EBN chats with him to find out a little more about the roots of his success...

How did you get involved in the What have your highlights of 1Bloodstock industry? 5the last 12 months been? My grandmother was an avid gambler so I Highlights would include winning a G3 at our was taken along from day one to Churchill home track with Saham. He also took us to Downs. Being around it, I developed an Miami, Philadelphia and Chicago. While it interest, not so much in the gambling (like wasn’t our horse, being at the Belmont for her!) but in the horses themselves. American Pharoah’s Triple Crown win was Is there a particular Stallion you fantastic. who nearly won a 100K stakes for us. I bought a 2 have had success with and why? What is your freshman sire pick yearling filly by Stormy ex Distinct Edge In terms of racing, I’d say Lemon Drop Kid and 6 for this year? (Stallion with first to race last year. I have named her after my Candy Ride. For the most part I think both give crop of 2yos) dear friend Louise Barraclough – Stormy you strong athletic types. Personally, we’ve In the US, I’d take a shot on Jersey Town. Love Louise. had a lot of success with both, most recently the sire line and for an inexpensive fee he’s had What is your favourite Saham, a 100K 2YO in training purchase who several sell very well. On your side of the pond, 10 racecourse and why? won a G3 last year. I’d suggest, for England , Foxwedge and Del Mar is my favourite, you just can’t beat the Mayson (leaving out being the obvious surroundings, food, atmosphere etc. How do you set about choice). In Ireland, I’d say , Born shortlisting foals / mares at How do you relax after a 3 to Sea and Casamento merit a shot. a sale? 11busy day at the sales? Taking the November Sale as an example, we Which foal / mare / filly that Usually a very nice dinner with no sparing the typically buy between 40 to 50 horses, ranging 7 you have bought at the best red wine we can get our hands on. from broodmares and stallions to foals, so Keeneland January Sale has been What is your favourite organization is key. Using the buyers guides the most successful? 12 feature in EBN? against the catalogue, I look at every aspect of A few years ago we bought a mare called Appreciate the depth of international coverage . each lot up for sale. We then usually split the Latrina in foal to Harlan’s Holiday for only 20K. What are your hobbies / team up on the sale grounds to allow us to The resultant foal brought about 200K that 13 interests outside of the view as many horses as possible – usually the November. Sold the mare as well only to buy industry? majority of the catalogue is seen. I’m very her back this past November! Traveling, spending time with friends, working lucky to have a great team, including Johanna What are your bloodstock aims out and food & wine (which explains the need Perri, who keeps the paperwork under control, 8 for the future? for working out). and Jon Cozart, who manages to keep on top Complete and total world domination…..now Do you have any tips for of our private acquisitions even while the sale maniacally laughing. first time visitors to is on. Last but in absolutely no way least, Do you ever retain any horses 14 Kentucky? Nancy Sexton heads over from Europe to assist to race yourself? 9 Be prepared for wild swings in the weather, in all aspects of sale work. I do race several myself, yes. We had a great especially during November. Get a car or year in no small part due to having Brendan When selecting mares / fillies make sure you have Uber – there are Walsh as trainer. Two inexpensive purchases 4 to purchase for breeding, what essentially no taxis in Lexington. attributes do you look for? that worked out great for us were Nancy Ride, a Strong female families, first and foremost. 7K yearling purchase that won and finished no Next time we talk to worse than 3rd in 5 start, and Leonardo Da Conformation is also key aspect of our TINA RAU selection process. Vinci, a 27K foal purchase by Leroidesanimaux