1ST • King’s Stand S.-G1 FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE 2017 1ST • Commonwealth Cup-G1 ROYAL ASCOT 1ST • Norfolk S.-G2 1ST • Sandringham H.-L 2ND • St. James’s Palace S.-G1 WINNING 2ND • Coronation S.-G1 HAS NO 2ND • Queen Mary S.-G2 2ND • Jersey S.-G3 BOUNDARIES 3RD • Coventry S.-G2 EBN 3RD • Albany S.-G3 RECAP EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS #USBRED FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU CARL EVANS | GERMAN NEWS | SA NEWS | BEST OF BRITISH | STAKES FIELDS TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS IRELAND EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com SPARKLING DERBY SALE SAW RECORDS TUMBLE A sparkling edition of the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale concluded last night by making notable across the board gains, which saw records fall by the wayside at the premier National Hunt store sale. Lot 318, a Milan gelding out of Belle Brook that topped At the head of the market prices could not quite match day two of the Derby Sale when selling for €145,000. Wednesday’s opening session, but a total of 17 six-figure transactions yesterday, headed by the sale of a €145,000 Milan a feeling that activity in the six-figure bracket would drive the gelding from Kitty Cowhey’s Loughmore Stables, laid the growth at this year’s sale, it was instead the middle market where foundations for a landmark set of results for the auction. the notable gains took place. At the close of proceedings last night the Derby Sale produced November remains some way off, but the events of the last few an aggregate of over €17.6m, which was a 24 per cent days and indeed those of recent weeks bode well for when the all improvement on 2016. For the first time in the sale’s history the encompassing November National Hunt Sale gets underway in average broke through €50,000 to come in at €51,654 (+9%), just over four month’s time. while the median jumped from €36,000 to €42,500, which At the 2013 November National Hunt Sale the Gr.1 and Gr.3- represented a record by some distance. placed mare Belle Brook fetched €85,000 and yesterday the The first two major store sales of the summer pointed to a Alderbrook mare was represented by her first produce, an strong edition of the Derby Sale and the flagship store auction excellent son of Milan (Lot 318), who emerged as the day’s more than delivered on expectations. While there may have been session topper at €145,000. CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE 2017 The Highflyer Bloodstock team, who have been exceptionally busy on behalf of a host of UK-based clients over the last couple of days, struck for two of the nicest geldings on offer. The second of these to come under the hammer was an excellent son of Oscar from Michael Fitzpatrick’s Kilminfoyle House Stud, who cost €125,000, which represented quite a return on the €24,000 he made as a foal. Lot 307 is out of an unraced Bob Back mare and his family goes back to the brilliant Gr.1- winning chaser Strong Promise (Strong Gale). “He’s been bought for Trevor Hemmings and he’s a particularly nice horse. In fact he’s the best Oscar that I’ve seen here this week,” remarked David Minton. Earlier Minton also had to go to €125,000 for a Presenting gelding (Lot 233), whom Peter Nolan consigned on behalf of Slaney River Stud. The April-born gelding, whose dam is the Gr.3-winning Supreme Serenade (Supreme Leader), did not sell as a foal but Lot 307, the Oscar gelding from Kilminfoyle House Stud rewarded the faith of his connections on his return to the sales ring. that sold to Highflyer Bloodstock for £125,000. “He’s been bought for Trevor as well. He’s a typical Presenting, a very good-looking horse, and he’s out of a very smart racemare too. Limerick-based purchaser Bryan Murphy signed for the gelding Happily he was in early and we were able to buy him,” declared and the grandson of Sadler’s Wells represented a current and Minton. highly successful National Hunt family. Belle Brook is out of a half- A feature of the store sales so far this year has been the sister to the multiple Gr.1 scorer Boston Bob (Bob Back), while popularity of the first crop sired by the late Fame And Glory this is also the family of the former Gr.1 Cheltenham Bumper hero (Montjeu) and the former multiple Gr.1 scorer was ably Briar Hill (Shantou). represented by an excellent gelding from Ken Parkhill’s “He’s a lovely horse with a fabulous page and he’ll come back to us Castletown Quarry Stud who came to M V Magnier for €125,0000. now. You’d be looking at a bumper in the spring with him,” reported Lot 263 is a half-brother to four winners produced by the Un Murphy. Desperado mare Victorine, who is a half-sister to the Champion © LieslKing August Yearling Sale 19-21 AUGUST DEAUVILLE 334 selected yearlings including siblings to Gr.1 winners ALMANZOR, CHICQUITA, DABIRSIM, MOST IMPROVED, NAAQOOS, QEMAH, SHARETA, WINGS OF EAGLES, ZAGORA, etc. CONTACT +33 (0)2 31 81 81 00 [email protected] ONLY IN DEAUVILLE www.arqanayearlings.com 2017 Derby winner WINGS OF EAGLES was bred and sold by Haras de Montaigu and bought for €220,000 by M.V. Magnier at the 2015 August Yearling Sale. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE 2017 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld TATTERSALLS IRELAND – DERBY SALE DAY TWO Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 318 3g MILAN – Belle Brook Loughmore Stables Bottlle Hill Stud 145,000 263 3g FAME AND GLORY – Victorine Castletown Quarry Stud M V Magnier 125,000 307 3g OSCAR – Back To Loughadera Kilminfoyle House Stud (Agent) Highflyer Bloodstock 125,000 233 3g PRESENTING – Supreme Serenade Peter Nolan Bloodstock Highflyer Bloodstock 125,000 373 3g FAME AND GLORY – Coolnacarriga Mount Eaton Stud Gordon Elliott 125,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS Hurdle-winning siblings Morley Street and Granville Again already produced a couple of useful types, which is always good to (both by Deep Run). see. He’s been bought for a client of the yard,” reported O’Brien. Magnier also weighed in for a €100,000 son of Dylan Thomas, The prolific agent Tom Malone, who forked out €220,000 for a who had been picked up for €23,000 as a foal at the November son of Kapgarde on Wednesday, was again to the fore and he National Hunt Sale. In the meantime the Lakefield Farm offering struck early for a pair of six-figure lots. The first of these was a (Lot 383) enjoyed a nice update to his pedigree as his half-brother €105,000 Martaline gelding (Lot 241) hailing from the Goldford Gunnery Sergeant (Presenting) has won twice, as well as being Stud draft. The half-brother to three winners was showing a placed at Gr.1 level. decent return on the €45,000 he cost in this ring as a foal. Another €125,000 son of Fame And Glory came in the shape of A short while later Malone secured (Lot 259), a good son of (Lot 373), a fine gelding from Mount Eaton Stud, who fell to the Saint Des Saints from Peter Vaughan’s Moanmore Stables, with busy Gordon Elliott. The leading trainer’s purchase, who was one bid of €100,000. This good-looking bay is a full-brother to the showing a good return on the €33,000 he cost as a foal, is a half- brother to a dual winner in Cloudy Rock (Cloudings). Perhaps more significantly this relation to the Gr.1 Irish Grand National hero Shutthefrontdoor (Accordion) is a half-brother to Cool Getaway (Getaway), who fetched £305,000 at a sale in December, following his debut success in a point-to-point the previous month. “He’s just a very good-looking horse and I’ve been impressed with the Fame And Glory’s that I’ve seen so far. He’s from a nice family and the half-brother Cool Getaway is promising. He looked very good when he won his point last November,” reported Elliott. Aiden Murphy’s biggest purchase of the day came when he splashed out €115,000 for (Lot 273), a son of Milan hailing from the excellent Cork-based nursery of Ballincurrig House Stud. The €31,000 foal purchase is a half-brother to the Gr.2-placed chaser Cogry (King’s Theatre) and they are out of the dual Listed-placed Wyldello (Supreme Leader). Murphy later went to €110,000 for a Fame And Glory gelding (Lot 429), out of an unraced half-sister to the multiple Gr.2 scorer Emotional Moment (Religiously). He was sold by Baroda and Colbinstown Studs. Also coming in at €115,000 was a Flemensfirth gelding offered by Ciaran Conroy’s Glenvale Stud. Gearoid Costello saw off all challengers for the full-brother to the Gr.2-placed On Raglan Road, whose career began with an impressive Punchestown Festival bumper triumph over the top-class Dunguib (Presenting). Joseph O’Brien, who will bid for further Gr.1 glory with Intricately at the Curragh this weekend, parted with €110,000 for a son of Kayf Tara from Mill House Stud.