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TUESDAY, 7TH APRIL 2020 GROUP WINNING 2YO CLASSIC WINNING 3YO EBN Fee: €15,000 (1st Oct terms) Fee:Fee: €15,000 €15,000 (1st Oct Oct terms) terms) EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS IRELAND GORESBRIDGE EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com GORESBRIDGE BREEZE-UP CATALOGUE RELEASED The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale is now online and can be viewed HERE. Scheduled to take place on Friday, 22nd May, depending on Portamento (Shamardal), who was placed at both Gr.2 and the development of the current COVID-19 crisis, the catalogue Gr.3 level, has retired to stand at Andrew Spalding’s comprises of 225 lots, which will breeze on Thursday, 21st May. It Hedgeholme Stud in Co. Durham. See full story on page 2. features lots by Gr.1 sires such as Acclamation, Camelot, Dandy Man, Dark Angel, Dutch Art, Exceed And Excel, Equiano, Excelebration, Fast Company, Frankel, Footstepsinthesand, Hard Spun, Havana Gold, Holy Roman Emperor, Iffraaj, Jersey Town, Kingman, Kitten’s Joy, Kodiac, Lawman, Lope De Vega, Mastercraftsman, No Nay Never, Oasis Dream, Raven’s Pass, Rock Of Gibraltar, Sepoy, Showcasing, Sir Percy, Sir Prancealot, IN TODAY’S ISSUE... Siyouni, Starspangledbanner, Tagula, Tamayuz, Temple City, Racing news p4 Wootton Bassett and Zoffany, as well as first season sires Awtaad, Belardo, Buratino, Charming Thought, Coulsty, Japanese racing review p5 Estidkhaar, Harzand, Kodi Bear, Lucky Lion, Markaz, Mehmas, Stateside p7 Morandi, Mshawish, New Bay, Pearl Secret, Pride Of Dubai, Prince Of Lir, Shalaa, Strath Burn, Territories, The Gurkha and Stakes results p8 Vadamos. ® EXPERT EYE FIRST FOALS | CLICK TO VIEW CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 STALLION NEWS EBN: TUESDAY, 7TH APRIL 2020 STALLION NEWS BRITAIN PORTAMENTO RETIRES TO HEDGEHOLME STUD The Gr.2-placed Portamento has taken up stud duties at Andrew Spalding’s Hedgeholme Stud, Co. Durham. No fee has been set for the second son of Shamardal currently at stud in Britain, with interested breeders asked to contact the stud directly. He joins Intrinsic, who made a strong start to his stud career last year, standing for Malih Al Basti at Hedgeholme Stud. Having broken his maiden at two for Charlie Appleby on his second start, defeating the subsequent dual Gr.2-winning New stallion recruit Portamento, pictured winning his juvenile Estidhkaar by four lengths at Goodwood, he went on to maiden at Goodwood in May 2014 when still owned by earn his first black type when runner-up in the Listed Doncaster Godolphin. © Steve Cargill Stakes over 6f and he won three times more as a juvenile from 5f-6f. Bred by Darley, Portamento is a half-brother to three winners His three-year-old season was highlighted by his second place in the US by A P Indy and Bernardini, and they are out of the top- in the Gr.3 Al Basti Equiworld Hackwood Stakes at Newbury, class Unbridled’s Song mare Octave, whose top-level victories behind Strath Burn, who went on to be beaten a short head in include the Mother Goose Stakes and the Coaching Club second in the Gr.1 Haydock Sprint Cup. Transferred to race in the American Oaks, as well as four runner-up spots in Gr.1 company. UAE, he continued to race with honour for several more seasons, She is a full-sister to the Stakes winner Unbridled Behaviour and with highlights including finishing third to the multiple Gr.1 a half-sister to the multiple Graded Stakes winners Belle Cherie winner Blue Point in the Gr.2 Meydan Sprint last year. (Belong To Me), while the Stakes-winning second dam Belle Jon Kelly’s CAYENNE PEPPER, who annexed the G3 Flame of Tara Stakes before running fourth in the G1 Fillies’ Mile, is yet another member of Jessica Harrington’s formidable band of sophomore distaffers. “She’s done well and is starting to thrive now,”she commented. “She was a bit cold until this kinder weather came and is another one for the Guineas. She should stay and could end up over a mile-and-a-half.” TDN, April 5th David Simcock is awaiting the commencement of the 2020 flat turf season with keenness as he prepares the unbeaten MOHICAN HEIGHTS for a potential Derby tilt. "He is the one I'm looking forward to the most of our 3-year-olds," he said. "He's a talented horse” TDN, March 31st Coolmore Stud Tel: +353-52 6131298 Castlehyde: +353-25-31966.| Email: [email protected] | www.coolmore.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 STALLION NEWS ~ INDUSTRY NEWS ~ RACING REVIEW EBN: TUESDAY, 7TH APRIL 2020 Nuit (Dr Carter) is a half-sister to the Gr.1 winner Ms Eloise POLO AND PRESENTERS TEAMS JOIN (Nasty And Bold). EQUESTRIAN RELIEF LINE-UP Equestrian Relief, a major fundraising initiative to support the INDUSTRY NEWS NHS during the current COVID-19 crisis, has announced the addition of two new teams. BRITAIN ITV Racing Presenter Alice Plunkett, who was due to be a celebrity judge for one of the challenges, has formed her own team. She has called upon fellow sports presenters Rishi Persad, LAMBOURN OPEN DAY CANCELLED Nick Luck, Luke Harvey and Emma Spencer to join in on the The 2020 Peter O’Sullevan Lambourn Open Day, which had action. already been postponed due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, The England Polo team has also come on-board to challenge has now been cancelled altogether. the Olympic riders and racing legends. Mark Tomlinson, Jack With so much uncertainty at present, it would have proved too Richardson, Malcolm Borwick, Tom Morley and leading lady rider difficult to arrange an alternative date and programme, so the Hazel Jackson will take on the five Equestrian Relief challenges. 30th renewal of the popular event will now take place on Good Full details of the event, including how to donate, can be Friday next year, on 2nd April 2021. viewed HERE. The popular silent auction remains open, with items on offer including a shares in racehorse syndicates, mornings on the gallops with Lambourn trainers including Warren Greatrex, RACING REVIEW Charlie Hills, Nicky Henderson, Ed Walker, Jamie Osborne, Michael Blanshard, Harry Whittington, Clive Cox, Owen Burrows, Richard USA Hughes, Roger Teal, Stan Moore, Charlie Mann and Tom Ward. Other choice items including hospitality for four at Ascot racecourse, dinner for two with Oliver Sherwood and Leighton KIMARI ROYAL-ASCOT BOUND Aspell and a cocktail masterclass, among much more. Wesley Ward sounded the warning on Saturday that Kimari has All items can be viewed HERE and the silent auction closes this her sights set on Royal Ascot after the Munnings filly impressed Friday. when landing the Purple Martin Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Class of 2020: Mark Johnston Once again, Mark has a wealth of juvenile talent and his assistant, son Charlie Johnston, suggested a dozen of what he hopes could be worth keeping an eye on OUTBACK BOY Chesnut Colt; Australia – Permission Slip Australia is a stallion we are very keen on. Obviously we had Sir Ron Priestley last year who went through the ranks for us and I would expect this horse to need time. On pedigree, I wouldn’t expect him to be running anything less than seven furlongs or a mile this year and, again, he is a late foal but he is showing more at this stage than I would have expected too. That is always a good sign when they are bred to need time and distance but able to show you a bit of speed in late March. Attheraces.com April 3rd Coolmore Stud Tel: +353-52 6131298 Castlehyde: +353-25-31966.| Email: [email protected] | www.coolmore.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 RACING REVIEW ~ RACING NEWS ~ OBITUARY EBN: TUESDAY, 7TH APRIL 2020 the third-placed Edgeway by a neck, with the front three nearly five lengths clear of the fourth. Ward told reporters after the race that he had the Gr.1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot pencilled in for the filly, with her ultimate target being the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland in early November. RACING NEWS AUSTRALIA GOLDEN SLIPPER WINNER KIAMICHI RETIRED Last year’s Gr.1 Golden Slipper heroine Kiamichi has been retired. Kimari, pictured at the Breeders’ Cup last year, has her sights Godolphin’s homebred daughter of Sidestep sprang a surprise set on the Royal Meeting again after getting her season off to in last year’s 1200m contest, leading home a 1-2-3 with her better- a winning start at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. fancied Godolphin teammates Microphone (Exceed And Excel) © Steve Cargill and Lyre (Lonhro) in the minor placings, triumphing by a length. She had already proven herself a talented performer however, having landed the Gr.3 Magic Night Stakes over course and On the filly’s visit to the Royal Meeting last year, she blasted distance a week earlier. down the straight five-furlongs in the Gr.2 Queen Mary Stakes The Golden Slipper would prove to be her last victory, as she and was only pipped close home by Raffle Prize (Slade Power), finished third to Microphone in the Gr.1 Inglis Sires’ Produce finishing runner-up by a head, a length clear of the third-placed Stakes two weeks later. This season, she has been placed once, in Final Song (Dark Angel). the Gr.2 Light Fingers Stakes in February, from six starts, and she On her return to the States, Kimari, who had broken her maiden retires with a record of three victories from 13 starts.