All-Weather Champion Seeks Further Glory
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WEDNESDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU NH ONE TO WATCH | YORTON FARM | RACING REVIEW | NH SIRES TABLE TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING NEWS ALL-WEATHER CHAMPION SEEKS FURTHER GLORY Last season’s All-Weather Horse of the Year Grendisar will attempt a second victory in the Listed Quebec Stakes at Lingfield Park on Saturday. The Marco Botti-trained son of Invincible Spirit comfortably beat Energia Davos (Torrential) in the ten-furlong contest in 2014 and went down by a neck to Don’t Be (Cape Cross) in the same race twelve months ago. Clovis Du Berlais (King’s Theatre) and Lester Futter Following last year’s narrow defeat, he completed a hat-trick of pictured at yesterday’s stallion parade at Yorton Farm. (Ce) wins over the same course and distance, taking the Listed Winter See Spotlight feature on pages 6-7. Derby Trial and Gr.3 Winter Derby before storming to victory in the Middle Distance Championship Final on Good Friday. The six- year-old returned to action at Lingfield Park on the 12th His Newmarket-based trainer commented: “Grendisar is going November, his first start for new owners Middleham Park Racing, to run on Saturday. This was the target we had in mind for him since and stayed on strongly to take fourth in the Listed Churchill the Churchill Stakes and I think he has come on for that run. He looks Stakes. well and, based on the entries, he should have a very good chance.” In all, the entire has a record of ten wins and 13 second places Botti is also set to be represented in by the four-year-old filly from his 33 outings on artificial surfaces, for earnings of more Brandybend, who is due to make her second all-weather than £400,000, a fine return on the 75,000gns he cost at the appearance after finishing second on her debut in a Chelmsford Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale. City maiden in April 2015. The daughter of Galileo, who is out of CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING NEWS – APPOINTMENT EBN: WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2016 the Gr.1 Classic winner Elusive Wave (Elusive City), was second and Jack Hobbs (Halling), who also beat him in the Gr.1 Irish in a French Listed race in April and subsequently made four Derby in 2015. He then won the Gr.2 Great Voltigeur Stakes before appearances, all at Listed level, including fourth places at Belmont finishing fourth in the Gr.1 St Leger on his last start as a three- Park in June and at Bro Park in Sweden in October. year-old and his last start for trainer William Haggas. He then Other entries for the Quebec Stakes include the aforementioned switched to Chris Waller’s yard in Australia, where his efforts have Energia Davos, Educate (Echo Of Light), who was just a neck included third places behind Hartnell in the Gr.2 Chelmsford behind Energia Davos when second in October’s Listed James Stakes and Gr.2 Hill Stakes. Seymour Stakes, and Battalion (Authorized), a four-length Bred by Summer Wind Farm in Kentucky, he is out Love Me conditions winner at Lingfield on 30th November. The Dubawi Only (Sadler’s Wells), an unraced half-sister to Giant’s Causeway filly Dubai Fashion was second in a turf Listed race at Doncaster (Storm Cat) and the Gr.2 Cherry Hinton Stakes winner on her latest outing, while Mythical Madness (Dubawi) could You’resothrilling (Storm Cat), dam of the multiple Gr.1 winner make a quick reappearance after landing a Wolverhampton Gleneagles and the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Marvellous. handicap on 10th December. GERMANY APPOINTMENTS CLASSIC-PLACED STARS BRITAIN MOVES TO GERMANY MCHALE APPOINTED TO HEAD Storm The Stars has been flown to Germany, having spent four weeks in quarantine, and will be trained there by Andreas Wohler WEATHERBYS BLOODSTOCK next year. Wohler announced on his website that owner Sheikh Weatherbys have appointed James McHale to head up their Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum is hopeful that next season will pave Bloodstock Division in what is seen as a significant strengthening the way for the son of Sea The Stars to stand at stud. of the existing team’s resource. The four-year-old was second in his two starts as a juvenile With more than 2,000,000 horses on their database, Weatherbys before breaking his maiden over a mile and two furlongs at Bloodstock Services are the leading provider of bloodstock Leicester. He went on to win a Listed event at Goodwood and pedigrees and data in Europe and supply data and pedigrees to finish third in the Gr.1 Derby behind Golden Horn (Cape Cross) all the the major European Bloodstock Sales. Last week, the same It could be a big year ahead for Mastercraftsman, with the foals bred in the afterglow of his fine freshman season - which included Racing Post Trophy winner Kingston Hill - set to turn two on January 1. The Coolmore sire has maintained momentum in the intervening years, and had 19 stakes performers in Europe this year. RACING POST, Bloodstock World, 11th Dec. 2016 YEARLINGS: €205,000, €205,000, €185,000, €185,000, €175,000, €160,000, €160,000, €135,000, €130,000, €130,000 etc. 2016 IN-FOAL MARES: €435,000, €410,000, €350,000, €240,000, €200,000, €175,000, €150,000 etc. CHAMPION 2YO, CLASSIC WINNER & CHAMPION SIRE 2017 fee: €25,000 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. 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 LONGINES RANKINGS – INDUSTRY NEWS EBN: WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2016 WORLD’S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS RESULTS NAME DATE RACE AND POSITION WR Maurice (Jpn) 11/12 1st Gr.1 Hong Kong Cup 124 Highland Reel (Ire) 11/12 2nd Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase 123 division released the Global Stallions App in partnership with Berry, whose article titled ‘Arabian World Series a Growing Blood Horse and, having undergone a major redesign of their Force’ appeared in Thoroughbred Daily News, wins an all- bloodstock data systems, they are currently developing a range expenses paid trip to Dubai in 2017, £2,000 in cash and charitable of new products and services. donation of £2,000 which will benefit her nominated cause, World McHale was founder and director of Progeny Stallions Ltd and Horse Welfare. has held a number of senior management positions working Abdulla Al Ansari Head of Media on the DIAR Committee said, “The with several high profile clients within the industry. He has judges made Emma’s entry the winner by a clear margin. The article is extensive bloodstock knowledge, gaming and betting industry educational and informative and clearly establishes DIAR’s position on experience, and an understanding of EU sports database the global stage. The panel was impressed by both the quality and the copyright law. In his earlier career, he was the top ranked content of the piece, which in our opinion represents a further management trainee in 2009 on the Darley Flying Start breakthrough for Arabian racing, commanding space in a respected but Programme and Assistant Trainer to Ian Williams. primarily thoroughbred-focussed international publication.” Andrew Carter, Commercial Director of Weatherbys Ltd, said: Berry, who received her award from Mirza Al Sayegh, Chairman “We are delighted to have attracted someone of James’ calibre to of the DIAR Committee, at a special ceremony held in London lead the bloodstock team into this exciting new era. These are yesterday, said, “I am thrilled to win this award and grateful to the exciting times for the Weatherbys bloodstock business and we are organisers and sponsors for making it possible. There are many more looking forward to supporting new and existing clients through a opportunities to see Arabian racing now, with high-profile races range of enhanced and contemporary products and services.” appearing regularly on thoroughbred cards. I was very impressed when I went to Newbury with the effort that had been made to attract a family crowd, which must be a positive step towards INDUSTRY NEWS attracting new followers of the sport.” “This year the competition received more entries than ever before,” BRITAIN added Al Ansari. “The judges had to consider more than 40 submissions from 22 journalists and almost 50 images and I am BERRY TAKES TOP HONOURS grateful to them for their continued commitment and enthusiasm IN DIAR JOURNALIST AWARDS for this event.” Emma Berry has scooped the top award in the 2016 Dubai International Arabian Races Journalists Competition with a first- Follow EBN on Twitter time entry. Staged under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, the DIAR is a European showcase for Arabian racing @bloodstocknews staged annually at Newbury in July. TWO EXCITING YOUNG STALLIONS BOBBY’S KITTEN 2017 fee: £12,500 SEA THE MOON 2017 fee: £15,000 (Kitten’s Joy – Celestial Woods, by Forestry) (Sea The Stars – Sanwa, by Monsun) • Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner • CHAMPION 3yo and HORSE OF THE YEAR, 2014 • Winner of 6 races and $1.4m, in USA & Ireland, all on Turf • German Derby winner and a winner at 2 on debut by 4 lengths • Graded Stakes winner at 2 and 3 years • First sire son of SEA THE STARS – Classic female family • First stallion son of KITTEN’S JOY in Europe • First foals sold in 2016 made up to 160,000 gns.