Quarterly Newsletter November 2006 Bahri’s graceful filly Elnadim stamps his mark with Wi Dud Wi Dud (2yo c) registered a well deserved win Wi Dud York derrinstown in the Gr.2 Flying Childers Stakes after near derrinstown misses at the post in both the Gr.3 Betfair Mole- comb and Gr.2 Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes. Wi Dud then Acts of Grace Chantilly went on to come second in the Gr.1 Shadwell Middle Park Stakes. Acts of Grace (3yo f) put Bahri in the spotlight this digestdigest Another one of Elnadim’s successful 2yo winners this season, Caldra season when winning the Gr.3 Princess Royal Stakes at won the Gr.3 Autumn Stakes effortlessly by 5 lengths. He also came Ascot with ease. Earlier in the season she won the Listed second in the Gr.3 Iveco Daily Solario Stakes and has won prize ALHAARTH BAHRI ELNADIM INTIKHAB MARJU Prix de Tourelles at Chantilly. Acts of Grace is a half money of over €¼ million. Elnadim is rated 7th in Europe for Leading sister to Invincible Spirit and daughter of Gr.1 winner Sire of 2YO’s in order of Prize Money (Hyperion 10.10.06). Rafha. After winning his first two races, 2yo colt Champery gained a stakes placing in the Listed Weatherbys Bank Shadwell’sShadwell’s Breeders’Breeders’ cupcup triumphtriumph Stonehenge Stakes. Alhaajes was also Gr.3 placed. Bahri’s other success stories include Gr.1 winner and now sire Sakhee, Gr.2 winner Alshakr and Gr.3 winner Staff Secret History. Profile Michael Connors Intikhab’s red evie Michael Connors, otherwise known as Scores 7 in a row ‘Macho’, has been working at Derrinstown Stud for nearly 15 years. Macho is from Cashel, Co. Tipperary and in 1987 started his career working at Ballysheehan Stud, owned by Philip Myerscough. Here he gained experience working with the stallion Fairy King, mares, foals and yearling sales preparation. He spent 5 years at Ballysheehan before moving to Derrinstown Stud in 1992. Red Evie Leopardstown At Derrinstown Macho started off in charge of the ‘16 Yard’ in the Public Stud Red Evie (rated 124 - 09.2006) gave Intikhab another for one season which housed older mares and foals. That autumn he went to Gr.1 success when winning the Gr.1 Matron Stakes at New Zealand for 8 months to broaden his experience. He worked in Pencarrow Leopardstown. This was the 3yo filly’s seventh Stud in Cambridge. Here he carried out general stud work and prepared yearlings victory which also included the Gr.3 Oak Tree Stakes for the sales. From Pencarrow Stud, he brought 5 yearlings to the William Inglis Sales in Australia. and LR Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot. She is the forth foal of Listed winner and Gr.3 placed Back at Derrinstown he joined Ballygoran Yard 2 as assistant to Stud Groom Invasor winning the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs Malafemmena (Nordico) and half sister to dual Gr.3 Noel Walshe. He stayed with Noel for 8 years. He has a broad range of knowl- winner Export Price and Ninette de Valois. She goes edge of all stud work and has worked on all of our key farms. on to race as a 4yo next year. In June 1997 Macho covered a sales season in Keeneland preparing Shadwell Farm’s Invasor (4yo colt by Candy Stripes out of yearlings for Wimbledon Farm, Kentucky. Thereafter he returned to Inside this issue: Mudawain made history by winning the £124,640 Ebor Quendom) the public’s third choice behind heavyweights Handicap, Europe’s richest and Britain’s biggest Derrinstown. In 2003 Macho joined the Public Stud as assistant to Mick Ryan Bernardini and Lava Man, came charging down the stretch to staying handicap at 100 - 1. Mudawin was in arrears where he has been since. This is the busiest yard during the breeding season and Yearilng Sales Review claim America’s richest contest the 1¼ mile Championship 2 Macho looks after the welfare of in foal mares, barren and maiden mares, sick all the way to the home turn, in the final furlong, sur- foals etc. ‘Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic’ at Churchill Downs. A look at Alhaarth prised all punters by pulling through to win by a short 2 head. This was his third victory this season. Other Macho lives in a house nearby with his partner Monica and their baby daughter A former Champion in Uruguay, this colt is unbeaten in his last Stakes winners this season include Gr.1 winner Paita, Elena. Macho enjoys sport and played for Derrinstown on the Shadwell Bi- Focus On Marju 2 four US starts with wins in the Group 1 Pimlico Special Gr.3 winners Moon Unit and Toupie. Annual Soccer and Horse Racing Ireland tournaments. He also enjoys going racing, reading and socialising. Handicap, Group 1 Suburban Handicap and the Group 1 Derrinstown Apprentice Series 3 Whitney Handicap. Yearling Top Lots 3 Invasor took his time through the race settling in midfield. He crept closer from the half-mile pole and collared Bernardini just - Acknowledgments - Shadwell Racing 3 The Racing Post, The Irish Field, EBN, TDN, Peter Mooney, inside the final furlong, driving to the finish line where he won by Hyperion Promotions, APRH, Thoroughbred Advertising, Bill Straus. a length. Stallion Fees 3 Derrinstown Stud, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, this colt was bred in Argentina Bahri, Elnadim & Intikhab’s winners 4 and was purchased by Shadwell Farm last year. Invasor is to Phone: +353 (0)1 6286228 Fax: +353 (0)1 6286733 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.derrinstown.com remain in training and his next target is the Group 1 Dubai World Stephen Collins GENERAL MANAGER James J Lenehan MANAGER Kay Skehan ASSISTANT MANAGER Staff Profile 4 Pauline Byrne OFFICE MANAGER Therese Kane ACCOUNTS Andrea Cleary RECEPTION Cup in March. Roseann O’Brien STUD OFFICE Rosie Byrne STUD OFFICE Enda Stanley MARKETING / NOMINATIONS Sheena McCarthy Public relations / NOMINATIONS 4. 1. FOCUS A LOOK AT ALHAARTH 2006 ON Alhaarth (1993, by Unfuwain) is out of Irish Valley (by Irish River) Shadwell racing and is a homebred. Irish Valley is half sister to multiple Gr.1 winner Green Dancer (Nijinsky) and Alhaarth is half brother to blacktype MARJU A Tremendous Year winner Green Pola (Nijinsky), winner of the Gr.3 Prix du Calvados. It has been a great year for Shadwell Racing the worldwide, the As a 2yo Alhaarth was undefeated in 5 races and crowned ‘Champion Marju (1988, by Last Tycoon) is out of Flame of Tara (by 2 YO’ of Europe in 1995. A proven top class juvenile, he won 8 races Artaius). A successful black type runner, Flame of Tara’s wins highlight of which is of course Invasor winning the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup overall. Among his victories were the Gr.1 include the Gr.2 Coronation Stakes, the Gr.2 Pretty Polly Classic at Churchill Downs. This top US horse previously won three Group Generous Dewhurst Stakes, Gr.2 Laurent Perrier Champagne Stakes and the Gr.3 Athasi Stakes. She also came 2nd in the 1 races (listed on front cover). Invasor’s dam Quendom (by the Nashua In Ireland, homebred Mustameet (by Shadwell Stakes, Gr.3 Lanson Vintage Stakes, Gr.3 Solario Stakes, Gr.2 Prix Gr.1 Dubai Champion Stakes. She’s produced 11 winners line stallion, Interprete), and her immediate family had already made it’s Farms stallion Sahm) notched up his fourth du Rond-Point, Gr.2 Prix Dollar and Gr.2 Budweiser including multi Gr.1 winner Salsabil, Flame of Athens, Marju, presence know in the US prior to the arrival of Invasor. Quendom’s dam successive Stakes win in the Gr.2 United Arab International Stakes. He also gained placings in 5 other Group races Danse Royal and Song of Tara. produced the Argentine Group 1 winner Reina Victoriosa who also pro- Emirates Royal Whip Stakes. Prior victories to including the Gr.1 Sussex Stakes and Gr.1 Champion Stakes. duced stakes winners. The sire Candy Stripes has sired two Grade 1 win- On the track Marju won 3 races with prize money of €409,521 this included the Gr.3 International Stakes and Alhaarth stood his first season at Derrinstown Stud in 1998. The over 7-8 furlongs at 2 and 3 years. These victories include the ners out of mares by Interprete’s sire Farnesio. three Listed races. Mustameet is trained by calibre of his progeny are top notch and include Classic winner Haafhd Gr.1 St. James’s Palace Stakes, the Gr.3 Craven Stakes as Kevin Prendergast. well as the Avondale New Zealand Stakes as a 2yo; he came and Group 1 winner Phoenix Reach. Global star Phoenix Reach’s Another star based in the US is Jazil (by Seeking The Gold out of Better victories include Gr.1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase, Gr.1 Patti- 2nd in the Gr.1 Derby Stakes. Than Honour (Deputy Minister)). He was a dead-heat fourth in the Gr.1 Another colt trained by Kevin son Canadian International Stakes and Gr.1 Dubai Water Front Marju retired to stud in 1992 and has since sired Gr.1 winners Kentucky Derby but captured the third leg of the Triple Crown - the Gr.1 Dubai Sheema Classic. Haafhd’s wins include the Gr.1 Ultimate- Predergast is Haatef, a 2yo who HAATE including Soviet Song, Sil Sila, My Emma, Marbye and, from Belmont Stakes. Unfortunately he was ruled out of the Breeders’ Cup F bet.com 2000 Guineas, Gr.1 Emirates Airline Champion Stakes and came 1st out of a field of 25 in his his Australasian crop, 2006 Classic winners Marju Snip and Classic due to an injury.