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TRIPLETUESDAY, GR.1 WINNER16TH FEBRUARY 2021 TRIPLE GR.1 WINNER WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL PEDIGREE PEDIGREE NO A M K IN O A FREE T O I B RETURN O 2022 N DECORATED DECORATED IN KNIGHT EBNKNIGHT 2021 Galileo - Pearling (Storm Cat) EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS Fee: €7,500 1st Oct. FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU • L@bloodstocknews TODAY’S HEADLINES ARQANA EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com ALL FIGURES UP ON OPENING DAY Hardi Du Mesnil, a winning half-brother to this month’s Leopardstown Gr.1 novice hurdle hero Gaillard Du Mesnil (Saint Des Saints), was sold for €250,000 to top a buoyant opening Hardi Du Mesnil (Masterstroke; Lot 60), who topped session of the Arqana February Sale yesterday, writes Martin the day’s trading at Arqana when bought by Highflyer Stevens. Bloodstock for €250,000. © Arqana.com A total of 121 lots were sold from 156 offered at the mixed auction’s curtain-raiser, held on-site in Deauville with strict COVID-19 protocols in place, for a creditable clearance rate of 78 IN TODAY’S ISSUE... per cent. Total receipts came to €1,654,000, an increase of 24 per cent on last year’s opener, with the €13,669 average up by 22 per Racing review p6 cent and the €6,500 median up by 30 per cent. Hardi Du Mesnil (Lot 60), a four-year-old bay gelding by Racing round-up p8 Yorton Farm stallion Masterstroke (Monsun), has won two of his Stakes results p11 six starts to date, including a four-length score in his first race over A dual Group 1 winner rated 130 by Timeform, he’s by GALILEO out of a Classic winning mare. ULYSSESHis first crop yearlings made up to320,000gns in 2020 and are now with top trainers like: A. Balding, K. Burke, C. Cox, J. Fanshawe, J. Gosden, W. Haggas, D. O’Brien, Sir M. Prescott, Sir M. Stoute, R. Varian, etc. It’s hard to see where you can find better value at only £10,000 (1st Oct. SLF) Cheveley Park Stud • Tel: +44 (0)1638 730316 • www.cheveleypark.co.uk • L@CPStudOfficial CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 NEW FOR 2021 King Of Change Group 1 winning miler who beat VERACIOUS the best of his generation! PHOENIX OF SPAIN ACCIDENTAL AGENT MAGNA GRECIA BENBATL LORD GLITTERS MOHAATHER THE REVENANT Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes 1ST KING OF CHANGE Winner of the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, beating 8 Group 1 winners, including the winners of the British and Irish 2,000 Guineas: • MAGNA GRECIA (Futurity Stakes, 2,000 Guineas) • PHOENIX OF SPAIN (Irish 2,000 Guineas) • MOHAATHER (Sussex Stakes) “ He is without doubt one • THE REVENANT (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes) of the best milers that we • VERACIOUS (Falmouth Stakes) have ever trained ... His • ACCIDENTAL AGENT (Queen Anne Stakes) • LORD GLITTERS (Queen Anne Stakes) obvious ability is matched • BENBATL (Grosser Dallmayr Preis, Dubai Turf, Ladbrokes Stakes) by his physical stature and I am sure he is extremely Also, winner of the Listed Fortune Stakes over a mile and 2nd Group 1 2,000 Guineas Stakes - won or placed 2nd in all his starts. well equipped to make it as a stallion.” Timeform rated 126 Trainer Richard Hannon By PIVOTAL’s leading son FARHH (sire of 15% Stakes winners to runners from his first 2 crops). Half brother to triple Group winning and Group 1 placed miler CENTURY DREAM. 2021 Fee: €7,000 (1st January S.L.F.) DERRINSTOWN STUD • +353 (0)1 6286228 • [email protected] • www.derrinstown.com SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY 2021 WHAT BREEDERS SAY ABOUT CRACKSMAN’S FIRST YEARLINGS One of the nicest I have ever had. Great action, balance, quality and a wonderful temperament. She is very special and I have high hopes for her. Brendan Holland Grove Stud £17,500 Oct 1, SLF Dalham Hall Stud, UK hurdles at Pau last month. Consigned by Matthieu Palussière as a wildcard, the AQPS-bred was the subject of a protracted sales ring battle that was won eventually by Highflyer Bloodstock’s David Powell with that decisive bid of €250,000. “I’ve bought him for Robert Waley-Cohen,” said Powell. “He’s a horse that merited being fought over. He’ll now have a bit of a break, as he needs to strengthen up a bit.” Hardi Du Mesnil was bred by Écurie Cerdeval out of Athena Du Mesnil, a winning daughter of Al Namix from the further family of Gr.1 Triumph Hurdle scorer Soldatino. His half-brother Gaillard Du Mesnil is the ante-post favourite for the Gr.1 Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle after his decisive victory at the Dublin Racing Festival for trainer Willie Mullins. Palussière, joint-owner and trainer of Hardi Du Mesnil, was Lot 160, the Soldier Of Fortune mare Lady Paname, who receiving a handsome profit, as he had paid only €32,000 for the was bought for €120,000 by Chauvigny Global Equine. horse as a two-year-old at an Osarus National Hunt Sale held at © Arqana.com Maisons-Laffitte. Next best on the day was Lady Paname (Lot 160), who was Gr.3-placed at three for Elie Lellouche in her native France and Desmontils was standing alongside Haras de Maulepaire won the Gr.3 Long Island Stakes at Aqueduct at four after her manager Pierric Rouxel, who reported: “We’ve bought her for a transfer to Chad Brown. Presented by La Motteraye Consignment, partnership between Écurie Drost and Écurie Tygaly. We’re delighted. she was knocked down to Sebastien Desmontils’s Chauvigny She’s a mare we have liked for a while. She’ll become a broodmare Global Equine for €120,000. now and no doubt be covered by No Risk At All.” Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld ARQANA FEBRUARY SALE – DAY ONE Lot Age Name (Sire) Covering Sire Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 60 4g HARDI DU MESNIL (Masterstroke) Matthieu Palussière Highflyer Bloodstock €250,000 160 6m LADY PANAME (Soldier Of Fortune) La Motteraye Consignment Chauvigny Global Equine €120,000 148 12m OH BEAUTIFUL (Galileo) Shalaa Haras du Quesnay Chris Richner Bloodstock €85,000 70 6g LASKALIN (Martaline) Mikaël Mescam Guy Petit €77,000 54 4m CEINTURE NOIRE (Wootton Bassett) Romain Le Dren Doleuze Micheline Leurson €75,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY 2021 Seven-year-old Lady Paname is by Gr.1 Irish Derby and Gr.1 Coronation Cup winner Soldier Of Fortune, who formerly covered Flat mares at Haras du Logis Saint Germain in Normandy, but is now better known as a prolific jumps sire based at The Beeches Stud in Co Waterford. She is out of Business Class, a winning Aussie Rules half-sister to Listed scorers American Trilogy and Inside Man. BEAUTIFUL MARE FOR RICHNER Bloodstock agent Chris Richner had earlier nabbed one of the best-bred mares in the catalogue, Oh Beautiful (Lot 148), for €85,000 on behalf of Austrian interests. The 12-year-old mare, bred and formerly owned by George Strawbridge, is a Galileo full-sister to Listed winner Freedom’s Light and three-parts-sister to Listed winner Face The Facts (Nathaniel), out of Aricia (Nashwan), a winning half-sister to high-class sprinters Cassandra Go and Verglas. Cassandra Go Oh Beautiful (Lot 148) is off to Austria after being knocked went on to produce Classic heroine Halfway To Heaven, who in down to agent Chris Richner for €85,000. © Arqana.com turn became the dam of Gr.1 superstars Magical and Rhododendron. Oh Beautiful maintained family honour by winning the Listed Prix Vulcain at Deauville and her early progeny Venetia Williams has an exciting new recruit on her hands in the include the smart pair Lone Peak (Lope De Vega) and shape of February Sale wildcard Laskalin (Lot 70), who was Okeeheelee (Dansili). trained by Mickaël Mescam to win the Listed Prix Bernard du “I’ve bought her for Sage Stud in Austria,” reported Richner of Oh Dufau, a chase held over just shy of 3m at Pau, last month. Guy Beautiful, who was consigned by Haras du Quesnay in foal to Petit signed the docket for the six-year-old at €77,000. Shalaa. “They’ve been breeding for more than 30 years and have “He’ll go to England and join Venetia Williams after a rest,” he said. recently bought this stud and entirely renovated it. This is the third “He isn’t a novice, but he has the ideal profile for the big handicaps. year that they have come to Arqana to buy quality mares.” We’re delighted.” Unrivalled Choice. We’ve got precocious 2YOs, Champion 2YOs, Champion sprinters, Guineas winners, Derby winners, world Champions & proven Gr.1 sires Unbeatable Value. Call us today to find out more! Coolmore Stud Tel: +353-52 6131298 Castlehyde: +353-25-31966.| Email: [email protected] | www.coolmore.com 4 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY 2021 WHAT BREEDERS SAY ABOUT CRACKSMAN’S FIRST YEARLINGS A beautiful mover, very strong, with an extremely athletic walk — he could be anything! We are definitely returning to Cracksman. Anthony Rogers Airlie Stud £17,500 Oct 1, SLF Dalham Hall Stud, UK Laskalin, a son of the late, great Haras de Montaigu stallion WITHDRAWALS Martaline, was bred by Christine Cheyrou out of the winning Today Lashkari mare Laskadya, whose previous progeny includes Gr.3- Lots: 205, 211, 213, 215, 216, 231, 234, 245, 253, 254, 262, 275, 289, winning jumpers Kinglaska and Laskaline.