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THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 GALE FORCE EBN TEN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU NEW ZEALAND | POINTS OF VIEW | STALLION NEWS | CHELTENHAM SALE PREVIEW TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES ARQANA REPORT by SALLY ANN GRASSICK EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com LEARNING TO FLY SOARS AT FEBRUARY SALE The second and final day of the Arqana February Mixed Sale saw a top price of €300,000 paid for Lot 245, the Andre Fabre-trained three-year-old Learning To Fly. The colt was knocked down to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock, but in their absence the bidding was conducted by your correspondent! He was bought for an overseas client of Anthony Stroud’s, and reportedly came very highly recommended by Andre Fabre. Bought for €300,000 as a yearling by China Horse Club at the Arqana August Yearling Sales in 2016, this son of Oasis Dream won on his only start at two over nine furlongs on the all-weather The sale-topping Lot 245, Learning To Fly (Oasis Dream), at Lyon La Soie. The colt is a half-brother to the winner and Listed- who was bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for €300,000 placed Astronomy’s Choice (Redoute’s Choice) from the family at Arqana yesterday. of Chicquita. Bertrand Le Metayer went to €260,000 to get the better of out of training by Haras de Castillon. “I bought her for a young underbidder Nicolas de Watrigant for Lot 287, the five-year-old breeder who is just starting out. She is the second mare I have Listed-winning mare Lbretha (Exceed And Excel), who was sold purchased for him, the first was at Newmarket last December. She DEADLINE TODAY US SIRED 2YOS OF 2018 CAN BE EBF NOMINATED AT ONE OF THESE TWO STAGES: FEBRUARY 15th - $3,000 (or £STG / € equivalent) JUNE 30th - $6,000 (or £STG / € equivalent) For further information contact the EBF: T: +44 1638 667960 F: +44 1638 667270 E: [email protected] W: ebfstallions.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld ARQANA FEBRUARY MIXED SALE – DAY TWO Lot Sex Name (Sire) / Name (Sire) Covering Sire Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 245 3c LEARNING TO FLY (Oasis Dream) Andre Fabre Stroud Coleman Bloodstock 300,000 287 5m LBRETHA (Exceed And Excel) Haras de Castillon Bertrand Le Metayer Bloodstock 260,000 353 5m LORGNETTE (Galileo) Le Havre Ecurie des Monceaux John and Jake Warren 200,000 336 4f EMOTION (Exceed And Excel) Ecurie des Monceaux Charles Gordon-Watson Bloodstock 75,000 356 12m DUBAI (Galileo) Kendargent Wertheimer et Frere Guy Petit 58,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS proved herself to be speedy and is from a Machiavellian bloodline Ecurie des Monceaux consigned Lot 353, Lorgnette (Galileo) so will be easy to cross with Galileo.” The breeder in question is carrying her first foal by Le Havre, in order to dissolve a partnership. Samuel de Barros, who is better known in the trotting world The five-year-old mare, from the family of Gr.1-winning American under his breeding operation Elevage Delo. He previously sire Perfect Soul (Sadler’s Wells), was knocked down to John and purchased the Siyouni nomination auctioned on Arqanaonline Jake Warren for €200,000. The yearling full-brother to this mare for €75,000. This mare is an aunt of Absolute City (Elusive City), was not sold for €300,000 at the Arqana August Yearling Sale last who has won on three occasions, including in the Listed Prix year, while her Sea The Stars half-sister was not sold for €750,000 Yacowlef. She is from the Wildenstein “A” family of the Champion at the same sale in 2015, and has run once to date for Alain de Allez France, which includes Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 Prix Saint- Royer-Dupre. They are all out of the winning mare Dance Alary-placed Article Rare (El Prado). Secretary (Danehill Dancer), who was third in the Gr.3 1,000 1st 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1 1st Irish 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1 1st St. James’s Palace S.-Gr.1 1st National S.-Gr.1 1st Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Gr.1 (disq., plcd 3rd) 1st Futurity S.-Gr.2 All are sire producing races! One of the fastest sons of GALILEO. Out of YOU’RESOTHRILLING, a remarkable broodmare and fullsister to triple champion sire GIANT’S CAUSEWAY. First foals made €290k, €180k, €170k, €150k, €150k, €145k, €135k etc. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars, Jason Walsh, Tom Miller or Neil Magee Tel: 353-52 6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon, John Kennedy 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 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 Guineas Trial. “I have bought her to go to Johnny Barnes, who stands Ronald Rauscher only consigned two lots at this sale, but both at Haras des Granges in the south west of France. I bought a couple of were sold for €55,000. Lot 302, Arizona Air (Hurricane Run), was other mares at Goffs for him as well. The plan is to really get behind bought by Paul Nataf for an existing client. Sold out of training, him as a big supporter. It is an exciting new venture. We have been the four-year-old, who has already won twice, is due to be covered trying to get nice mares for Johnny Barnes and this one could be a and then continue to race in France. She is a full-sister to dual flagship mare for him. Buying Galileo mares in foal to top stallions like Listed winner Arizona Run, who won an impressive 13 times Le Havre will be a big boost to a new sire.” from two to nine years of age. The other mare (Lot 360) presented Lot 336, Emotion (Exceed And Excel), was purchased by Will by Rauscher, the maiden mare Delightful Dew (Lope De Vega) in Douglass of Charlie Gordon-Watson Bloodstock for €75,000 on foal to Ito, was purchased by Jallal Am Alzabti. behalf of an English breeder. “I came here for her. Her dam has FIRST CROP COVERING SIRES (€) produced nice stock and she will be easy to mate. Fillies like that are hard to buy.” Her dam, Chanterelle (Trempolino), is a full-sister to BOW CREEK multiple Gr.3 winner Cox Orange and has produced two winners 311 12m Sunny Bere (Della Francesca) 3,000 from four foals of racing age, including Gr.2-placed Silent Attack 379 11m Zomorroda (Chineur) W/D (Dream Ahead) and Listed-placed King Bolete (Cape Cross). DARIYAN Guy Petit went to €58,000 for Lot 356, Dubai (Galileo), a Listed- 256 8m La Dame De Grace (Medecis) 6,500 placed mare sold in foal to Kendargent by Wertheimer et Frere. 314 12m Ribadesella (Hernando) 10,000 “She will go to Ireland and is for the owner of new stallion Shakeel. She has already produced a black-type filly in Alakhana. She is in foal to a HARZAND good stallion in Kendargent and the foal will stand out in the Irish 261 12m Russiana (Red Ransom) W/D market.” Winner of the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris, Shakeel (Medicean) ITO was retired soon after due to injury and now stands at Michael 360 5m Delightful Dew (Lope De Vega) 5,500 Egan’s Clongiffen Stud for a fee of €7,000 after a deal was brokered by Petit. Dubai is the dam of two winners to date, including Alakhana SHALAA 350 9m I’m So Glad (Clodovil) 54,000 (Dalakhani), who is a Listed winner and Gr.3-placed. The mare has previously had two other foals by Kendargent, the four-year-old filly WALZERTAKT Donavita, who was placed six times, as well as a colt in 2017. 260 13m Parice De La Borie (Mansonnien) 8,000 THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success HARZAND FIRST FOALS ARRIVING NOW Filly ex. Elyaadi Elyaadi “Strong filly, very correct and athletic.” Pat Connell (Al Eile Stud) Filly ex. Time Crystal “Beautiful filly, very happy with her” Charlie Wyatt (Dukes Stud and Overbury Stallions Ltd) www.AgaKhanStuds.com/Harzand Time Crystal CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 2018 follow EBN on twitter SALES TALK continued @bloodstocknews TATTERSALLS IRELAND CHELTENHAM FIRST CROP YEARLING SIRES (€) EBN Sales Talk Click here to HUNTER’S LIGHT is brought to contact IRT, or 304 f ex Arsila 8,500 you by IRT visit www.irt.com 342 f ex Corn Maiden 4,500 NATIONAL FLAG MORE FIREWORKS EXPECTED 309 c ex Aurore Fleurie W/D AT FEBRUARY SALE Last year’s Tattersalls Ireland Cheltenham February Sale produced a record price for a point-to-pointer when the ill-fated Flemenshill (Flemensfirth), consigned by Loughanmore Farms, was sold for ARQANA CUMULATIVE STATISTICS (€) £480,000 to Alan and Ann Potts. Glenview Stables sold On The Blind Side (Stowaway), then a winning pointer, but now an 2018 % 2017 unbeaten dual Gr.2-winning hurdler, for £205,000 to Highflyer Catalogued 415 307 Bloodstock. They, along with six other six-figure purchases, Offered 352 263 helped the 2017 turnover more than double to £2,562,000, while Sold 279 (79%) 201 (76%) the average and median went up by 46 per cent and 25 per cent Aggregate 2,794,300 +35 2,075,900 respectively to £77,636 and £50,000.