TUESDAY, 31 OCTOBER, 2017 ELIZABETH BROWNING SETS CARAVAGGIO LEADS TRIO OF NEW SIRES FOR COOLMORE IRELAND NEW TATTS HIT RECORD Coolmore Ireland will stand a new trio of MG1SWs for the 2018 season led by MG1SW sprinter Caravaggio (Scat Daddy-- Mekko Hokte, by Holy Bull), who landed wins in the G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh and Royal Ascot=s G1 Commonwealth Cup. All told, the son of Scat Daddy also scored in the G2 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five S., the G2 Coventry S. G3 Lacken S. and was third in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint S., winning six of his nine starts for earnings of $983,107. Caravaggio, a half-brother to GII Gallant Bloom H. heroine My Jen (Fusaichi Pegasus) and out of the SW Mekko Hokte, will stand for €35,000. Dual Guineas hero Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}--Meow {Ire}, by Storm Cat) will retire to Coolmore Ireland for 2018, but still has an engagement at the Breeders= Cup to come. Cont. p5 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Elizabeth Browning struts around the Tattersalls ring | Tattersalls GUN RUNNER BC CLASSIC FAVORITE by Lizzy Sainty Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) is the 9-5 GI Breeders’ Cup Classic A bustling international crowd gathered on a crisp autumnal favorite and leaves from stall five at Del Mar Saturday. Arrogate morning for the first day of the Tattersalls Horses In Training (Unbridled’s Song) is second choice at 2-1 and drew the rail. Click Sale, which saw the record for the top price tumble when the or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Group 2-winning daughter of Galileo (Ire), Elizabeth Browning (Ire) (lot 247) entered the ring. The bidding climbed rapidly, with Alex Elliot having the final say over underbidder Hubie de Burgh at 700,000gns. This beautifully bred filly is a full-sister to Group 1 winner Johannes Vermeer (Ire), and she was sold by Ballydoyle Racing on behalf of China Horse Club International and Mrs. John Magnier. Elizabeth Browning is bound for the paddocks, as Alex Elliot explained, "She's been bought for a client of mine. These types of fillies are so hard to find, and I think if she had been here in December she would have brought more, as there is a stronger market at that sale for a horse like her. She's a full-sister to a Group 1-winning 2-year-old, and a group winner and a winner at two herself, so she has everything. The mating plan has yet to be decided." There were 301 lots offered on this first day of selling, 31 more than during the equivalent session last year, resulting in 250 horses finding new homes. The aggregate saw a rise to 6,600,900gns, however there was a slight drop in the clearance rate to 83% from last year's 91%. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 31 OCTOBER, 2017 Elizabeth Browning Sets New Tatts HIT Record Cont. from p1 Kirk Snaps Up Jumping Prospects... Jumping prospects are always in high demand at this sale, and The average and median both rose, the average by 1.5% to Fast Buck (Fr) (lot 143), a 3-year-old gelding by popular French 26,404gns, and the median to 14,000gns, a 3.7% increase. stallion Kendargent (Fr), from The Castlebridge Consignment caught the eye of the National Hunt crowd. He was eventually knocked down for 150,000gns to Harold Kirk for Willie Mullins, having seen off Eddie O'Leary and Tom Malone. "He's got size and scope," enthused Kirk. "He reminds me a lot of Djakadam." This rangy colt, who was trained by Eoghan O'Neill in France, was coming off an easy win in a handicap at Lyon-la-Soie over a TATTERSALLS HORSES IN TRAINING SALE mile and a half since the catalogue was printed, the second win SESSION TOTALS 2017 2016 of his career, and has been a very consistent performer having $ Catalogued 423 420 only ever finished out of the money once from his 11 lifetime $ No. Offered 301 270 starts. $ No. Sold 250 247 $ RNAs 51 23 Harold Kirk struck again shortly after for Lot 158, Mister Blue $ % RNAs 17% 8.5% Sky (Ire) (Royal Applause {GB}), paying 130,000gns. This $ No. 500Kgns+ 1 0 3-year-old gelding is a winner of four races from six furlongs to 1 $ No. 100Kgns+ 11 12 1/4m, out of a winning Linamix (Fr) mare. Mister Blue Sky was $ High Price 700,000gns 270,000gns $ Gross 6,600,900gns 6,424,800gns consigned by his trainer, Sylvester Kirk, who had bought him as a $ Average (% change) 26,404gns (+1.5%) 26,011gns yearling for €28,000 out of the 2015 Tattersalls Ireland $ Median (% change) 14,000gns (+3.7%) 13,500gns September Yearling Sale. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 31 OCTOBER, 2017 Vice President, International Operations Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Fast Buck | Tattersalls Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Tatts HIT Sale Day 1 Cont. [email protected] "He's been bought as a high-class dual purpose prospect,@ Harold Kirk said. AHe might have a break now." European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry Haggas Offerings Prove Popular on Monday... [email protected] Alastair Donald went to 100,000gns to secure Zwayyan (GB) (lot 305), a 4-year-old son of Pivotal (GB) out of G1 Moyglare Associate International Editor Stud S. heroine Mail The Desert (Ire) (Desert Prince {Ire}). Heather Anderson Originally purchased for 380,000gns out of the Tattersalls Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN October Sale and now trained by William Haggas, this gelding is effective from a mile to 1 1/4 miles, and currently holds an Marketing Manager official rating of 96 having progressed steadily through the year. Alayna Cullen Donald said of the Somerville Lodge consignee, "He's been Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] bought as a fun Saturday horse to stay in England. He's an improving type and there should be some nice races to be won Contributing Editor with him. We will probably give him a break, no decision has Alan Carasso been made as yet on the trainer." Twitter: @EquinealTDN The Qatari trainer Gassim Mohammad Ghazali appears regularly on the buyers list at this sale, and he signed for fellow Cafe Racing Haggas offering Musical Times (GB) (Shamardal) (lot 309). This Sean Cronin 3-year-old gelding was trained by Haggas for Her Majesty the Tom Frary Queen, and carries an official rating of 80, with both his wins [email protected] coming on the all-weather track at Chelmsford. Irish Correspondent Will Douglas who was standing alongside Ghazali said, "He Daithi Harvey runs over a mile and he should handle the ground and the track in Qatar. Shamardal has been successful over there." Regular Columnists Andrew Caulfield The Statesman Goes to Donohoe... John Berry The first of five wildcards through the ring on Monday was Lot Kevin Blake 317A, The Statesman (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}) from the Dominion Tom Peacock Racing Stables consignment, who made the second-highest price of the day when knocked down for 310,000gns to Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland for Zhang Yuesheng=s Yulong Investments. Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 31 OCTOBER, 2017 Shalfleet Stables Offerings Prove Dear... The horses from Jeremy Noseda's Shalfleet Stables provided some evening sparkle when the 3-year-old colt, dual winner Me Too Nagasaki (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) (lot 352) sold for 125,000gns to owner Tom Morley. He will join the yard of Stuart Williams, along with Morley's earlier three purchases, which included the Shadwell Stud-consigned Lot 187, Alaadel (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who won last Friday at Newbury, for 90,000gns. "I think he's been fairly progressive, and the form of his Pontefract race is good,@ Morley said regarding Me Too Nagasaki, who is out of a half-sister to U.S. SW & MGSP Golden Balls (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). AHopefully there is more to come. He will race for me, or my mother. Alaadel won really nicely last week, and he's lightly raced for a 4-year-old. He comes from a family that improves with age." Zhang Yuesheng (second from right) & the Yulong Investments team Monday | Tattersalls Next into the ring, also from Noseda's stable, was the 102-rated Winning Ways (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) (lot 353), who made 250,000gns. He is out of the Danehill mare Sahara Tatts HIT Sale Day 1 Cont. Sky (Ire), the dam of G1 Phoenix S. victor Dick Whittington (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}), who sold at this sale last year for 150,000gns. Yuesheng is the owner of Yulong Racecourse in China, and has Dermot Farrington signed the ticket, and commented "He's been actively investing in the racing industry in recent years, been bought in conjunction with Chris McNulty and will go to particularly making a big impact in Ireland. Out of a half-sister to Hong Kong. He was owned by Mr. Makin, so I know all about Listed Montrose S. heroine Classic Legend (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), him. He ended up on the wrong side when he ran at Ascot. He's this imposing 3-year-old gelding has proved his versatility, a very nice horse. Chris had identified him a long time ago." having won his last three starts; two on the flat over 1m2f at Sandown and Newmarket within three days, and his most recent victory coming over hurdles when he breezed home by 16 lengths at Ludlow.