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Newsletter WINTER 2014

G-WHIZZ! out in FORCE with first GR.1 winner!

What a year for this Gr.1 being the icing on the cake! MEINER ETERNEL, winner of the and in particular resident stallion He bred by Kildaragh Stud and Gr.3 Kokura Nisai Stakes. TAMAYUZ, who sired his first Gr.1 Twelve Oaks Stud and is a half winner at Haydock in September brother to the Gr.3 Stakes TAMAYUZ has also produced several when G FORCE won the Gr.1 winner LOUVAIN. His dam Flanders, other talented sprinters including Betfred Sprint Cup very impressively is a Listed winning half sister to Land TAAYEL and BEST REGARDS, and by three quarters of a length from Army (dam of the Gr.1 Diamond back in late July Tupi was a close GORDON LORD BYRON. He settled Jubilee Stakes and winner second in the Gr.2 Vintage Stakes at at the rear of the field and waited and sire ). Goodwood while ROAYL SPRING won patiently until a small gap appeared, the Listed Prix Saraca and was more then quickly took advantage of it and G FORCE is the fifth Group winner recently placed in the Gr.3 Prix sailed through, passing his rivals to emerge from 125 foals in the Eclipse. Quinta Verde was also with ease to clear to Gr.1 stallion’s first two crops. He follows placed in the Gr.3 Grangecon Stud victory for trainer David O’Meara SIR PRANCEALOT, who won the Gr.2 Stakes and Listed Staffordstown and owners Middleham Park Flying Childers Stakes, the useful Stud Stakes. Another one to watch is Racing and Partner. filly THAWAANY, recently a close Fadhayyil, who finished a close second in the Gr.1 Prix Maurice de second in the Gr.2 Shadwell This was his first win at the Gheest and winner of the Gr.3 Prix Stakes recently and is obviously highest level, and also for his sire de Ris-Orangis, BROWN SUGAR, impressing her connections, as TAMAYUZ. He has performed with winner of the Gr.3 she holds an entry in next year’s credit on all his starts since, with and Gr.3 Sirenia Stakes, and Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas.

LEADING SIRES OF 2YO’s IN EUROPE IN 2014 By % black type horses to runners

Sire Rnrs BT Horses %BTH/R 1. TAMAYUZ 10 4 40.00 2. 12 3 25.00 3. Starspangledbanner 17 4 23.53 4. Raven’s Pass 16 3 18.75 5. War Front 17 3 17.65

(Statistics supplied by Promotions Ltd. G Force - Gr.1 Sprint Cup (Up to and including 28th September 2014)

Group 3 Success for ... see page 4 Derrinstown DIGEST Page 2

HERE COME THE GIRLS!

The fillies have really come out in force Oaks after winning the Gr.3 Gr.2 May Hill Stakes at Doncaster in this year particularly for Shadwell racing, Stakes at Naas. She boldly lined up in September. She has now put herself as their homebred three year old filly the Gr.2 Moyglare “Jewels” Blandford firmly into next year’s Classic mix after has been sensational. Stakes at the Curragh on Irish both these impressive performances. She started off by winning the Listed Champions weekend and proved she She is a homebred filly by out of Stakes and then went on was no slouch by easily beating her Nufoos, making her a half-sister to the to win the Gr.1 Investec Oaks with nearest rival, Gr.1 winning and @6 Gr.1 Middle Park winner , TARFASHA in second. She then defied million filly by one and three MUTEELA and Hajras. MUTEELA all the odds by winning the prestigious quarter lengths. It was an emphatic () won the Listed Sandringham Gr. 1 Qipco King George VI and Queen victory and one that she most certainly Handicap at Royal Ascot in June, Elizabeth Stakes. She proved herself deserved. She was then narrowly breaking very smartly, and leading the to be one of the great fillies of recent beaten into fourth place in a blanket nearside Group of runners. She fought times when seeing off older rivals and finish at Longchamp in the Gr. 1 Prix de off all her rivals in the closing stages to colts to land this race. l’Opera in early October. She is by win bravely by a short head. She has out of Grecian Bride. She was also been placed twice at Goodwood in She came with a well timed run to purchased at Goffs for @200,000 and is the Gr.3 Queens Plate Stakes, only capture the famous contest by three a half sister to four Stakes performers beaten a neck, and the Gr.3 Supreme lengths from and including Saddler’s Rock and Stakes. She most recently also won the . Her trainer Rock. Listed Guisborough Stakes at Redcar in said after the race “she’s right up there early October. and would be the best filly I’ve had over a Another filly to carry the Shadwell mile and a half” TAGHROODA took on her colours was THAWAANY. This daughter The fillies just keep on coming! Another own sex in the Gr.1 Darley Yorkshire of Derrinstown sire TAMAYUZ started homebred daughter of SEA THE STARS, Oaks where she finished second to her 2014 campaign on a high note HADAATHA won the Listed John TAPESRTY. She also ran in the Gr.1 Prix when easily winning the Gr.3 Prix de Musker Fillies Stakes at Yarmouth in d’l Arc de Triomphe, where she finished Ris-Orangis at Deauville by one and mid September. Her delighted trainer a close third to multiple Gr.1 winner half lengths in June. She then took her stated after the race “We with TAPESTRY and a very talented chance in the Gr.1 Prix Maurice de always thought she was quite good and field trailing behind her. TAGHROODA is Gheest, finishing a close second to she is well entered” She was also the second foal out of EZIMA, a triple GARSWOOD with the subsequent Gr.1 placed in the Listed Swettenham Stud Listed winner in , who was bought winning mare FIESOLANA back in third. Fillies Stakes at Newbury and on Arc by Shadwell for 320,000gns at the THAWAANY also has a yearling full weekend, ran on gamely to just pip 2008 Breeding Stock Sale. sister which realised @350,000 at TARFASHA for third in the Gr.1 Prix de She is out of an unraced half-sister to Goffs Orby Sale in October. l’Opera at Longchamp. Ebaziya whose progeny include Gr.1 winning quartet Enzeli, Ebadiyla, Edabiya MURAAQABA is another useful filly who Another one to watch is the 3yo and Estimate. She has a full sister to has shown tremendous promise in her homebred filly ETAAB (Street Cry), as TAGHROODA to go into training and a filly 2yo career to date. She won the Gr.3 she recently won the Listed Rosemary foal by Raven’s Pass. German-.Com Sweet Stakes, while the 2yo homebred filly Solera Stakes at Newmarket in August and daughter of TARFASHA finished an excellent second for her trainer Mark Johnston before RAFAADAH, won the Listed Grand to TAGHROODA in the Gr.1 Investec going on to finish a close second in the Criterium de Bordeaux.

Tarfasha - Group 2 Taghrooda - G1 King George Muraaqaba - G3 Derrinstown DIGEST Page 3

... AND THE BOYS!

MUKHADRAM () started off his Doncaster. He holds plenty of Gr.1 entries, Command in the Gr.2 Futurity Stakes campaign back in March, when finishing including next year’s Tattersalls Irish 2000 the following month. He returned to action second in the world’s richest race, the Guineas. He is a half brother to last year’s in May when he won the Gr.3 Amethyst Gr.1 before moving to Gr.1 National Stakes winner , Stakes and reappeared at Leopardstown the UK, and completing a fantastic who was unbeaten last year and won this on Champions weekend to finish a close weekend in July for Shadwell Racing by year’s Gr.3 . He is out of second in the Gr.2 Boomerang Mile. He winning the Gr.1 Coral at unraced mare Danetime Out, who is a is out of Shadwell mare Rifqah, and hails Sandown. He won this contest with ease, half sister to the dual winner and Gr.3 from the family of TAMAYUZ, ANABAA beating his closest rival by two lengths Dubai Duty Free winner EASAAR. BLUE, GALILEO and SEA THE STARS. with subsequent Gr.1 St Leger winner Danetime Out also has a yearling filly by MUTAKAYYEF (Sea The Stars) was also back in fourth. Derrinstown sire ARCANO. second in the Gr.3 Tercentenary Stakes This was his third win at Gr.level, having at Royal Ascot in June after winning a landed the Gr.2 last July and Another homebred son of Oasis Dream maiden and being placed in the Listed the 2013 running of the Gr.3 Brigadier to score in the Shadwell colours was Newmarket Stakes, both in May, and Gerard Stakes. He has been such a 2yo . He won his maiden more recently was second in the Gr.3 consistent performer and gained a well impressively by four lengths in May and Darley Stakes on Champions weekend deserved victory when leading home no went on to be placed in the Gr.2 July at Newmarket. ALJAMAAHEER (Dubawi) fewer then six previous Gr.1 winners in Stakes at Newmarket. He was placed in was second in the Gr.2 Park Stakes at this race. Both TAGHROODA and the Listed Winkfield Stakes at Ascot and Doncaster in September and before this MUKHADRAM met head on in the Gr.1 finally got the win he deserved by coming was placed in the Gr.1 Diamond Jubilee Qipco King George VI and Queen Elizabeth out on top in the Gr.2 Irish at Royal Ascot in June. MUTHMIR Stakes, with TAGHROODA winning on this Marketing at York in (Invincible Spirit) has also shown promise occasion and MUKHADRAM close up in August. He was most recently placed in this year, winning the valuable Portland third. A fantastic result for Shadwell!! He the Gr.1 in October Handicap in September at Doncaster. is a half brother to the Gr.3 on unsuitable ground. He is a half brother Shadwell again dominated most recently Stakes third Woodland Aria and the to the Listed Dick Poole Stakes winner when they had a 1-2-3 in the Gr.3 second foal out of once raced Magic Tree. SAJWAH and the Gr.3 Firebreak Stakes SomervilleTattersall Stakes at It was announced in late September that third Tamaathul. He is certainly one Newmarket in late September with he will be standing at Shadwell Stud for a to watch! MAFTOOL, Markaz and Mubtaghaa. fee of £7,000 in 2015. FAYDHAN is another one to keep a close MUSTAJEEB, a homebred son of eye on, as he won his maiden at Haydock Next to shine for the boys was Shadwell sire has also been in July by an impressive six lengths while ESTIDHKAAR (), winning the making all the right moves and won at a son of Derrinstown stallion INTIKHAB, Gr.2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket in Royal Acsot in June. He won the Gr.3 MOHAAYED won a hot maiden in Navan July. He was always prominent, taking the with another homebred, and both hold an entry in the Irish lead three furlongs out before powering Muwaary (Oasis Dream) taking second 2000 Guineas in 2015. FANNAAN clear impressively for his first Group spot. His trainer stated after (Speighstown) trained by John Gosden is success to win by four and a half lengths. the race “He is a very genuine colt, tough another useful sort, winning his maiden It didn’t end here for him however, as he and honest, and a very progressive horse. by an easy three and a half lengths in late came back out in early September with This colt has a future” MUSTAJEEB won September and also winning a conditions another impressive performance to win his maiden at the second attempt at stakes by a cosy one and half lengths at the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes at Galway last July and ran second to War Newmarket in October.

Mustajeeb and Muwaary Jersey Stakes Mukhadram - G1 Estidhkaar- G2 Superlative Stakes Derrinstown DIGEST Page 4

Gr.3 Success for ARCANO with MISTERIOUS BOY

MISTERIOUS BOY added another year by Scuderia Aleali Srl. MISTERIOUS stakes victory to his tally when he won BOY is the third foal of Listed Criterium the Gr.3 Premio Guido Berardelli by Femminile winner BIZ BAR, whose first an easy length. He was following on foal BIZ THE NURSE won last year’s from his victory in June’s Listed Premio Gr.1 Gran Premio di Milano and was Giuseppe de Montel in Milan. He is second in the Gr.2 and now unbeaten in all four starts to date. Gr.2 Premio Federico Tesio. His trainer, Stefano Botti stated after the race The colt was bred by Le.Gi and was “I think he is even better than his G3 Premio Guido Berardelli purchased for €110,000 at Arqana last half brother BIZ THE NURSE”.

Derrinstown racehorses competing in five Group 1’s, see Shadwell’s TARFASHA taking the two Group 2’s and three Group 3’s, the Gr.2 Moyglare “Jewels” Blandford Sponsor talent was unbelievable. Shadwell racing Stakes. Irish Champions had a tremendous weekend both in the Weekend UK and Ireland and it kicked off with a Derrinstown Stud also sponsored the homebred son of Derrinstown stallion third race on the card at the Curragh, the ARCANO winning the first race on the Gr.3 Derrinstown Flying Five. This race card at Leopardstown when TAMADHOR was won very impressively by English won the EBF 2YO Fillies Maiden in raider STEPPER POINT. This son of impressive fashion for trainer Kevin Kyllachy beat a competitive field of nine Prendergast and more recently she was to win by two and three quarter lengths The inaugural Irish Champions weekend second in the Listed Blenheim Stakes for trainer Willie Muir. He very much kicked off at Leopardstown racecourse at the Curragh. It was also fantastic to deserved this victory having finished on September 13th. There was great see Shadwell’s MUSTAJEEB finish a second to the brilliant sprinter SOLE excitement with a superb quality of close second in the Gr.2 Boomerang POWER on two occasions in the horseracing and a huge international mix Mile. Moving on to the Curragh on Gr.1 King’s Stand Stakes and Gr.1 of both runners and spectators. With Sunday 14th, Champions weekend earlier a mouth-watering line up of top class continued and it was very pleasing to in the year.

Far left: Dermot Weld, Stephen Collins and accepting the prize from Eva Maria Bucher Haefner of Moyglare Stud after Tarfasha’s impressive win.

Left: Stepper Point - Gr.3 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five The Champions Weekend.

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