including CARAVAGGIO WEDNESDAY, 31ST AUGUST 2016 G1 SWs Europe 201619 LADY GROUP AURELIA HAWKBILL WINS EBN TEPIN #USBRED EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS #USBRED FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU ONE TO WATCH | LEADING SIRES’ TABLE | HOSKINS AT LARGE | PLUS 10 ROUND-UP TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING NEWS ST GEORGE HEADS EUROPEAN CUP ENTRIES Gr.1 Ascot Gold Cup winner Order Of St George heads a strong list of potential European challengers for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on 1st November. The winner of his last six starts, including last year’s Gr.1 Irish St Leger, Order Of St George looks sure to be among the leading fancies for the historic contest. Amongst the 124 nominations, down from last year’s 140, are his stable companions and fellow The restored Rothschild Yard, part of the extensive National sons of Galileo, Bondi Beach, Sword Fighter, Unicorn and The Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art complex in Major General, together with both the Gr.2 Great Voltigeur Newmarket, which opens to the public next month Stakes winner Idaho and the runner-up in that contest, Housesofparliament, who are both contenders for next month’s Gr.1 St Leger. Ralph Beckett-trained Kinema is another potential Heartbreak City (Lando), who represents Tony Martin, and both starter by the multiple Champion Sire. Clondaw Warrior (Overbury) and the Gr.3 Vincent O’Brien They will face the German raider Protectionist (Monsun), who County Hurdle winner Wicklow Brave (Beat Hollow), the latter won the race in 2014 and is unbeaten in three starts this season, pair handled by Willie Mullins. Beat Hollow could also be most recently in the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Berlin for trainer represented by Exosphere. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained runner Andreas Wohler. is one of the British entries that stand their ground, while last In addition to the Ballydoyle entries are Ebor Handicap winner year’s fifth in the race, the Michael Bell-trained Big Orange (Duke CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING NEWS ~ INDUSTRY NEWS ~ SALES TALK EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST AUGUST 2016 follow EBN on twitter INDUSTRY NEWS @bloodstocknews BRITAIN Of Marmalade), a multiple Gr.2 winner, is also among those still HERITAGE CENTRE SET TO OPEN intending to run. OVER THE NEXT MONTH Others are Barsanti (Champs Elysees), and a Godolphin team Last night, the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and that includes Oceanographer (Sea The Stars) Qewy (Street Sporting Art in Newmarket staged one of two preview evenings Cry), the Gr.3 Strensall Stakes winner Scottish (Teofilo), Australian ahead of its upcoming opening, which included an introductory Gr.1 winner Hartnell (Authorized) the Gr.2 Middleton Stakes talk and tour by the site’s director, Chris Garibaldi. Situated in the winner Beautiful Romance (New Approach), last year’s Gr.3 Palace House, the centre for sporting art, houses paintings, Queen’s Cup runner-up (also at Flemington Park) Secret Number sculptures and other memorabilia through the ages and is set to (Raven’s Pass) and the Gr.2 Dubai City of Gold winner Sky Hunter be open to the public from 19th September. (Motivator), who was down the field in last year’s renewal. Across the road is the heritage centre, which includes numerous France won the race in 2010 with Americain (Dynaformer) galleries, as well as ‘The Tack Room’, the complex’s cafe/restaurant, and the following year with Dunaden (Nicobar), and this year which is set to open on Monday. the country is represented by the Niarchos Family’s Erupt The Rothschild Yard, where the Retraining of Racehorses’ (Dubawi), who was third last weekend in the Gr.2 Grand Prix de section is situated, headed up by Joe Grimwade, is set to be open Deauville. for Newmarket’s Open Day, which takes place on 17th and 18th Another entry of interest is Trip To Rhodos (Rail Link), who will September. While the nearby King’s Yard and the Trainer’s House create history by being the first horse from the Czech Republic to will open fully at a later date. compete in the famous race. The seven-year-old, who is trained For more information click HERE. by Paval Tuma, has made lucrative trips to France, Italy and Germany and was most recently third in the Gr.2 Prix Kergorlay. FITZGERALD ADDED TO The nominations also include a substantial number of NEW ITV RACING TEAM European-breds, who now ply their trade in Australasia. Former Gr.3 Grand National-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald is the latest addition to the growing ITV racing team. The 46-year-old’s agent, Jon Holmes, has confirmed that the man who rode Rough Quest to win the National, See More Business to win the Gr.1 Cheltenham Gold Cup and Punjabi to win the Gr.1 Champion Hurdle, has been taken on by the broadcaster, who will bring racing to terrestrial screens for the first time since the early 1980s. Fitzgerald, who had to retire from race riding in 2008, after partnering over 1,300 winners, is well known to viewers in his subsequent role as presenter and pundit for both At The Races and Channel 4. He joins frontman Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani on the team, while the announcements of further additions are anticipated in the coming weeks. SALES TALK KEENELAND EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com VINMAR FARM TO DISPERSE ITS STOCK AT KEENELAND Marc C Ferrell’s VinMar Farm will offer a complete dispersal of its thoroughbred holdings at Keeneland’s 2016 September Yearling Sale, to be held 12th-25th September, and November Breeding Stock Sale, which begins on 8th November. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK ~ RACING ROUND-UP EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST AUGUST 2016 Archie St George’s St George Sales will act as agent for the growth in the number and quality of Maryland-Breds in the dispersal, 19-horse consignment, which comprises six yearlings, catalogue, as well.” eight broodmares and five foals and will be offered without The catalogue is now available online. Print catalogues will be reserve. available from all Fasig-Tipton offices by 9th September. Highlighting the dispersal are yearlings by leading sires Quality Road, Super Saver, Violence and Shanghai Bobby and foals by top sires Uncle Mo, Tale Of The Cat and Lookin At Lucky. Young RACING ROUND-UP broodmares in foal to proven stallions Awesome Again, Mizzen Mast and Quality Road will also be part of the dispersal. BRITISH AND IRISH MAIDENS FASIG TIPTON THIS WEEK’S MAIDENS WHO CAUGHT THE EYE MIDLANTIC FALL YEARLING The first division of the EBF fillies’ median auction over the sharp seven on good to firm turf at Lingfield Park last Wednesday saw a CATALOGUE NOW ONLINE pleasing debut by the winner Hidden Steps Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 360 yearlings for its Midlantic Fall (Footstepsinthesand), as she was slowly away and was Yearling Sale, to be held on Tuesday, 4th October in Timonium, understandably somewhat at sea as the field hurtled down the Maryland. The sale will begin at 10 am. hill, but, back on an even keel and with a fortunate passage up This year’s catalogue cover features a host of recent Graded- the inner, won quite well in the end. Her dam stayed two miles, so winning stars to come from Timonium, headlined by Eclipse she could be a useful sort for next year particularly. Champion Stellar Wind (Curlin), Gr.1 Kentucky Oaks winner The going was soft at Tipperary on Thursday for what was Cathryn Sophia (Street Boss), and Gr.1 Stephen Foster H winner probably relatively ordinary EBF maiden by Irish standards overall Bradester (Lion Heart). over seven and a half furlongs, with the exception of two fancied “Our three front cover horses were bred in Kentucky, Maryland and debutants, Latin Beat (Galileo) from Ballydoyle and Son Of Rest Virginia,” said Midlantic Sales Director Paget Bennett. “We have (Pivotal) from the Stack yard. The former prevailed by three representatives from states around the country eligible for their quarters of a length after making most of the running, with the rest lucrative racing programs. We are particularly pleased to see strong well beaten off. Aidan O’Brien mentioned the Gr.2 Beresford Stakes Larkspur Ragusa Generous Desert King Oath Island Sands New ApproachCovertLove Simple \ Petrushka Verse Sky Lantern Jet Setting CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 RACING ROUND-UP EBN: WEDNESDAY, 31ST AUGUST 2016 way out, crossing the line in a time marginally quicker than the fillies. He is seen as a project for next year, but he might be the sort to have a crack at a Listed race in the meantime. One to Watch The form of the fillies’ maiden at Goodwood over six on good to firm ground on Saturday was probably not strong, but Tara SPATIAL Celeb (Excelebration) still did quite well to overcome being 2yo filly byNew Approach slowly away on her debut and stay on well to score by a neck. ex Spacious (Nayef) She should be able to build on this. Bred by Cheveley Park Stud The Hannon stable regards Khafoo Shememi (Dark Angel) as a project for next year, but he was handy all the way on his debut Spatial (New Approach) had run promisingly when second on in the EBF maiden over six on good to firm ground at Newmarket and scored by a neck, with the second well regarded enough to debut at Newmarket and she returned to the track to win an EBF hold an entry in the Gr.1 Middle Park Stakes, so the form should fillies’ maiden over seven on fast ground in good style, leading for work out.