SUNDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2018 DAWN APPROACH COLT ON TOP IN MILAN KESSAAR DOMINANT by Emma Berry MILAN, ItalyCJust as last year, the name next to the top lot of IN THE MILL REEF the SGA Sale was Diego Romeo's Scuderia Incolinx, which went to i90,000 to secure a son of Dawn Approach (Ire) from the draft of Le.Gi Stud. Lot 86 is out of the unraced Tale of the Cat mare Snowfield who has made up for the absence of a track record by breeding three black-type horses, including treble Group 3 winner Voice Of Love (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}) and the Group 3 and five-time listed winner Time Chant (GB) (War Chant). The Massimo Parri-bred colt will be trained in Milan by Nicolo Simondi. Heading farther afield to the UK is Razza Vedano's Raven's Pass colt out of Summer Dream (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who followed the top lot into the ring (87) and shared the spot for the second-most expensive yearling sold on the day at i75,000. French-based agent Crispin de Moubray signed for the colt on Kessaar | Racingfotos.com behalf of Middleham Park Racing. Cont. p10 He may have taken a while to get there, but Saturday saw Kessaar (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) place himself firmly among the IN TDN AMERICA TODAY higher echelons of the juvenile division as he romped to an emphatic success in Newbury=s G2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef S. MCKINZIE TAKES THE PA DERBY CROWN Always on the front foot as Frankie Dettori sought to exploit his McKinzie (Street Sense) returns to the races with a solid victory experience, the Sept. 8 G3 Sirenia S. winner was tackled and in the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Saturday. Click or tap headed by True Mason (GB) (Mayson {GB}) with a quarter mile here to go straight to TDN America. remaining but was back in charge less than a furlong later and surged away to record a 2 3/4-length win, with Shine So Bright (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) 2 1/4 lengths back in third. AWe were worried about the ground, but he did it well,@ trainer John Gosden said. AHe has won a Group 3 last time and a Group 2 this time, so we will have to go to a Group 1 now, but it=s a big step. The [Oct. 28 G1] Criterium International could be next [at ParisLongchamp].@ Sent to Royal Ascot=s Listed Windsor Castle S. while still a maiden and sent off at just 8-1, Kessaar failed to deliver anything like the promise he had shown John Gosden when 25th in that five-furlong contest June 23, but bounced out of it to get off the mark by 10 lengths in a first-time hood over this trip at Windsor July 30. Rearing at the start and disappointing when only sixth behind the subsequent G3 Prix Eclipse winner Sporting Chance (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) in the Listed Aug. 27 Listed Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy, the bay again refused to be deterred by a negative experience when issuing a 2 1/2-length beating to Junius Brutus (Fr) (Cockney Rebel {Ire}) in the Sirenia on Kempton=s Polytrack last time. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 23 SEPTEMBER 2018 G2 Mill Reef S. Cont. from p1 Saturday, Newbury, Britain While Kessaar is going up to seven furlongs, True Mason=s DUBAI DUTY FREE MILL REEF S.-G2, ,75,000, Newbury, 9-22, trainer Karl Burke is looking at reverting to five with the runner- 2yo, 6fT, 1:14.23, sf. up. A[Jockey] Ben [Curtis] said he loved the ground, travelled 1--KESSAAR (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Kodiac (GB) beautifully and relaxed in it,@ he said. AHe didn=t want to go too 1st Dam: Querulous, by Raven=s Pass soon. He came to win his race, he picked up but didn=t pick up 2nd Dam: Contentious, by Giant=s Causeway well enough, then petered out in the last 100 yards. I half had it 3rd Dam: Illicit, by Mr. Prospector in my mind to back him up in the Middle Park, but I think it will (100,000gns Ylg >17 TAOCT). O-Mr M. Alqatami & Mr K. M. be a similar story, that we would get outstayed. So maybe we Al-Mudhaf; B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Frankie will go to the [G3] Cornwallis [at Newmarket on Oct. 12]. If it Dettori. ,42,533. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, $111,352. Werk comes up slow a stiff five will be absolutely perfect for him.@ Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Pedigree Notes... 2--True Mason (GB), 127, c, 2, Mayson (GB)--Marysienka (GB), Kessaar=s dam, the unraced Querulous (Raven=s Pass), is a by Primo Dominie (GB). (25,000gns Wlg >16 TATFOA; > daughter of Contentious (Giant=s Causeway) who finished 120,000gns Ylg 17 TAOCT). O-Mr Khalifa Dasmal; B-Simon Balding (GB); T-Karl Burke. ,16,125. runner-up in the G3 Kolner Herbst-Stuten-Meile and is kin to the 3--Shine So Bright (GB), 127, c, 2, Oasis Dream (GB)--Alla GII Pennsylvania Derby and GII Ohio Derby winner Gone Astray Speranza (GB), by Sir Percy (GB). (57,000gns Wlg >16 TATFOA; (Dixie Union). They descend from Inside Information (Private i27,000 Ylg >17 GOFOR; ,375,000 2yo >18 GOFLON). O-King Account), whose 14 successes included six at the highest level, Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Miss K. Rausing (GB); T-Andrew most notably in the Breeders= Cup Distaff and the Acorn S., Balding. ,8,070. before producing the GI American Oaks and GI Mother Goose S. Margins: 2 3/4, 2 1/4, 3HF. Odds: 3.30, 4.00, 3.00. heroine Smuggler (Unbridled). Querulous=s 2018 colt is by Also Ran: Garrus (Ire), Don Armado (Ire), Konchek (GB), The Irish Vadamos (Fr). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style Rover (Ire). Scratched: Marhaba Milliar (Ire), Marie=s Diamond pedigree. (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 23 SEPTEMBER 2018 GHAIYYATH IN WINNING RETURN Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) endured an enforced sabbatical after annexing last term=s G3 Autumn S., but made light of a 343-day absence to garner Saturday=s G3 Prix du Prince d=Orange at ParisLongchamp. The sheet topper at the Goffs 2015 November Foal sale had bettered a debut third going one mile at Doncaster when graduating by five lengths and more tackling Newmarket=s Rowley Mile next time Sept. 28 and earned a first stakes rosette in an Oct. 14 G3 Autumn S. featuring subsequent G1 Irish St Leger hero Flag of Honour (Ire) Vice President, International Operations Gary King (Galileo {Ire}) back at Headquarters in his only other start last Twitter: @garykingTDN time. Positioned second in the wake of Stage Magic (Ire) (Dark [email protected] Angel {Ire}) for most of this belated return, the 19-10 favourite + 1.732.320.0975 cruised to the front as that stablemate began to wilt at the quarter-mile marker and kept on strongly once shaken up soon International Editor after to easily hold the vain effort of Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni Kelsey Riley {Fr}) by three lengths. Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Ghaiyyath | Scoop Dyga AWe=ve always thought he was good, but he suffered a few Contributing Editor setbacks and we had to take him off the [G1 Epsom] Derby Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN trail,@ explained Godolphin=s Alex Merriam. AHe achieved what we wanted him to, it=s nice to see him win after such a long time Cafe Racing off and Charlie [Appleby] has done a geat job to have him fit Sean Cronin enough. There are no definite plans at this stage, Charlie=s on a Tom Frary plane back from Australia and will see how he comes out of this [email protected] before making any decisions.@ Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Pedigree Notes... Ghaiyyath is one of three stakes performers bred from G1 Irish Regular Columnists 1000 Guineas heroine Nightime (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself the Andrew Caulfield leading light for Listed Platinum S. winner Caumshinaun (Ire) John Berry (Indian Ridge {Ire}), and he is a half GI Man o= War S. victress Kevin Blake Zhukova (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and Listed Salsabil S. third Tom Peacock Sleeping Beauty (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who in turn is the dam of last term=s GIII With Anticipation S. runner-up Irish Territory (Ire) (Declaration of War). Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 23 SEPTEMBER 2018 G3 Prix du Prince d=Orange Cont. (Oasis Dream {GB}), SP-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the The bay is also kin to the twice-raced 2-year-old filly Estrella eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) and a colt foal by Dubawi (Ire). His fourth 2--Sacred Life (Fr), 128, c, 3, Siyouni (Fr)--Knyazhna (Ire), by dam Casting Couch (Thatching {Ire}) is kin to GIII Selima S. Montjeu (Ire). (i50,000 Ylg >16 ARAUG). O-Ecurie Jean-Louis victress Tycoon=s Drama (Ire) (Last Tycoon {Ire}) and hails from Bouchard; B-Viktor Timoshenko & Andriy Milovanov (FR); the family of GI Sword Dancer Invitational hero King=s Drama T-Stephane Wattel.