TUESDAY, 4TH OCTOBER 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU RACING REVIEW | STAKES RESULTS | BLOODSTOCK WORLD | PINHOOK TABLE Shamardal (21), Kodiac (20), Dutch Art (19) and Exceed And TODAY’S HEADLINES Excel (18). In total the top 20 active sires have 278 yearlings (50% of the catalogue) catalogued between them with the current top TATTERSALLS ten accounting for 155 (28%). Devotees of first-crop yearling sires will be spoilt for choice, as there are twelve Gr.1-winning freshmen represented by 101 yearlings (18% of the catalogue), led by the Champion duo of EBN Sales Talk Click here to triple Classic winner Camelot and Gr.1 2,000 Guineas winner is brought to contact IRT, or Dawn Approach with 25 yearlings apiece. The Gr.1 Prix du you by IRT visit www.irt.com Jockey Club winner Intello is represented by 15, and the dual Gr.1 winner Declaration Of War is next with 13. There are also six catalogued from the first small crop by the four-time Gr.1 winner THREE DAYS OF QUALITY Al Kazeem. The largest consignment comes from Highclere Stud, with 29 FOR BOOK 1 SALE yearlings. The Castlebridge Consignment comes next with 24, The catalogue for Tattersalls’ Book 1 Yearling Sale numbers 551 followed by Newsells Park Stud, whose team of 23 yearlings lots, all of whom are eligible for the £25,000 Tattersalls October includes a Dansili half-brother (Lot 166) to last year’s 2.1-million Book 1 Bonus. The sale has attracted a high-class collection of guineas sale-topper out of Loveisallyouneed. She and five yearlings, including 17 from the second crop by Frankel, who other fillies filled six of the top ten slots at last year’s sale, which has made such a promising start to his stallion career. The sale achieved record turnover of 82,744,500gns, with an average of includes full/half-siblings to 50 Gr.1 and Classic winners and 243 222,431gns and a median of 150,000gns. Over the three days, Group/Listed winners. 37 youngsters made 500,000gns or more and there are sure to Nineteen of the current top 20 active sires standing in Britain be plenty of big prices again this week; of the catalogued and Ireland are well represented, the leading pair, half-brothers yearlings sold or bought in at public auction last autumn, 39 Galileo and Sea The Stars, having 45 yearlings catalogued realised six-figure sums as foals, in guineas or equivalent, of between them. Numerically, Invincible Spirit leads the way whom six made at least 200,000gns, topped by Lot 330, the amongst the top 20 active sires with 30 yearlings listed, followed Galileo – Sogno Verde colt bought by Hunday for €475,000 at by Sea The Stars and Dark Angel (24 each), Dubawi, Galileo and Goffs November Sale. See pages 3 & 5 – October Yearlings Book 1 Meon Valley Stud have bred the winners 4th-6th October 2016 of 19 Group 1 Races SPEEDY BOARDING – Prix Jean Romanet, Prix de l'Opera Fax: IZZI TOP – Pretty Polly Stakes and Prix Jean Romanet 01489 NECKLACE – Moyglare Stud Stakes 892108 ZEE ZEE TOP – Prix de L’Opera 2016 WINNERS AND PLACED KAYF TARA – Ascot Gold Cup (twice) & Irish St Leger (twice) SAN SEBASTIAN – Prix du Cadran 27 Winners of 53 races including 3 Stakes Races ONE SO WONDERFUL – Juddmonte International Stakes SPEEDY BOARDING – Prix Jean Romanet (Gr.1), Prix de l'Opera (Gr.1) LADY CARLA – Oaks Stakes LAST TANGO INPARIS – 2nd Prix de Thiberville (L) CEZANNE – Irish Champion Stakes OPERA HOUSE – Coronation Cup, Eclipse Stakes Pirate’s Treasure • I’vegotafeeling • Senza Una Donna • Bensoon • Carolinae & King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes White Shaheen • Raising Sand • Lajatico • Wind in My Sails • Phijee MILLIGRAM – Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Dance King Divisional • NiceOneCenturian • Excellent Sounds • Drochaid Vanishing Point • Totalize • Cartwright • October Storm • Very Dashing COLORSPIN – Irish Oaks King of Naples • Inexes • Sleep Easy • Bronze Beau • Ballet Concerto www.meonvalleystud.co.uk CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 European Champion 2-Year-Old European Champion First Crop Sire European Champion Second Crop Sire Best-bred crop to date are yearlings of 2016 LEADING EUROPEAN & Top-class winners in all the right places... NORTH AMERICAN SIRES KINGSTON HILL BY FIRST-CROP GROUP WINNERS 1st Racing Post Trophy-Gr.1, Doncaster at 2 years 1st St Leger Stakes-Gr.1, Doncaster Rk Sire Wnrs 1st Autumn Stakes-Gr.3, Newmarket at 2 years 1 Giant’s Causeway 12 2nd Epsom Derby-Gr.1, Epsom Dubawi 12 AMAZING MARIA 3 Uncle Mo 11 1st Falmouth Stakes-Gr.1, Newmarket st 4 Mastercraftsman 10 1 Prix Rothschild-Gr.1, Deauville 1st Duke of Cambridge Stakes-Gr.2, Royal Ascot Street Cry 10 1st Prestige Stakes-Gr.3, Goodwood at 2 years Dalakhani 10 THE GREY GATSBY 7 Oasis Dream 9 1st Irish Champion Stakes-Gr.1, Leopardstown Sea The Stars 9 1st Prix du Jockey Club-Gr.1, Chantilly in record time Shamardal 9 1st Dante Stakes-Gr.2, York nd 10 Sadler’s Wells 8 2 Eclipse Stakes-Gr.1, Sandown 2nd International Stakes-Gr.1, York Montjeu 8 2nd Prince of Wales’s Stakes-Gr.1, Royal Ascot Source: Hyperion Promotions, 9th Sept 2nd Champagne Stakes-Gr.2, Doncaster at 2 years 2nd Acomb Stakes-Gr.3, York at 2 years EVEN SONG 1st Ribblesdale Stakes-Gr.2, Royal Ascot CRAFTSMAN 1st Killavullan Stakes-Gr.3, Leopardstown at 2 years NAKUTI 1st Atalanta Stakes-Gr.3, Sandown 1st Pipalong Stakes-L.R., Pontefract IVEAGH GARDENS 1st Athasi Stakes-Gr.3, Curragh MASTER APPRENTICE 1st Classic Trial-Gr.3, Sandown MASTER CARPENTER 1st Prix Daphnis-Gr.3, Chantilly 1st Heron Stakes-L.R., Sandown 1st John Smith’s Cup (Heritage Handicap), York SPRING MASTER 1st Prix du Lys-Gr.3, Chantilly DESSERTOFLIFE 1st Baden-Badener Zukunfts Rennen-Gr.3, Baden-Baden at 2 years VICTORIA REGINA 1st Premio Elena E Sergio Cumani-Gr.3, San Siro VAGUE NOUVELLE 1st Italian 1,000 Guineas-Gr.3, Capannelle 1st Premio Royal Mares-L.R., San Siro 1st Premio Tadolina-L.R., Capannelle The best son of sire of sires DANEHILL DANCER Yearlings have sold for up to €425,000 • AUSTRALIA • CAMELOT • CANFORD CLIFFS • DYLAN THOMAS • EXCELEBRATION • FASTNET ROCK • FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • GALILEO • GLENEAGLES • • HENRYTHENAVIGATOR • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • IVAWOOD • KINGSTON HILL • MASTERCRAFTSMAN • MOST IMPROVED • NO NAY NEVER • POUR MOI • POWER • • REQUINTO • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR • RULER OF THE WORLD • STARSPANGLEDBANNER • THEWAYYOUARE • WAR COMMAND • ZOFFANY • Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh Tel: +353-52-6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy. Tel: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) Tel: +44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 4TH OCTOBER 2016 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE – BOOK 1 4th – 6th OCTOBER 2016 TUESDAY Lot 5 Ch.C. Frankel x Dash to the Front DIKTAT EX MILLENNIUM DASH Half brother to dual Group 1 Winner Speedy Boarding Lot 70 B.C. Invincible Spirit x Galaxy Highflyer GALILEO EX COLORSPIN Selling today through Oghill House Stud, this filly, Lot 132, Half brother to Stakes performer Oklahoma City is a daughter of Cape Cross, out of the Listed-placed Kerrys Requiem. Lot 103 B.F. New Approach x Hippy Hippy Shake DANEHILL DANCER EX HYPERSPECTRA LOTS OF INTEREST From the family of France, Media Hype, It would be impossible to give all the blue-blooded yearlings on Shirocco Star, Poet, etc offer this week the justice they deserve without having to reproduce most of the catalogue below, so here is just a selection: Lot 125 B.C. Lot 2, a Declaration Of War half-brother to Gr.1 winner Toormore and Gr.2 winner Estidhkaar, Dansili x Izzi Top Lot 12, a Frankel half-sister to the Gr.1-winning sprinter Total PIVOTAL EX ZEE ZEE TOP Gallery, Family of Colorspin, Opera House, Necklace Lot 22, a Dalakhani full-brother to dual Gr.1 victrix Integral, – all Group 1 Winners Lot 39, a Dubawi colt out of Gr.1 winner Fallen For You, WEDNESDAY Lot 40, a New Approach half-brother to Gr.1 winner Fallen For You, Lot 239 B.C. Lot 47, a Galileo half-sister to dual Gr.1 winner Just The Judge, Lot 54, a Dream Ahead half-brother to the Gr.1-winning Exceed & Excel x One So Marvellous sprinter G Force and to the dam of dual Gr.1 winner Flotilla, NASHWAN EX SOMEONE SPECIAL Lot 58, a Dark Angel full-sister to the dual Gr.1-winning Family of One So Wonderful, One in a Million, Milligram, etc sprinter Mecca’s Angel and dual Gr.3 winner Markaz, Lot 71, a Champs Elysees half-brother to the dual Gr.1-winning Lot 316 B.C. miler Galileo Gold, Dansili x Shirocco Star Lot 89, a Declaration Of War half-brother to dual Gr.1 winner SHIROCCO EX SPECTRAL STAR Simple Verse, Dam one of Europe’s toughest 2012 racemares Lot 104, a Sea The Stars half-brother to Gr.1 winner Lillie Langtry, dam of multiple Gr.1 winner Minding, Lot 351 B.C. Lot 107, an Intello colt out of the Gr.1-winning juvenile Hooray, Sixties Icon x Strictly Lambada Lot 109, a Galileo full-sister to triple Gr.1 winner Highland RED RANSOM EX BELLA LAMBADA Reel and the twice Classic-placed Idaho, Half brother to Listed 2nd place Last Tango InParis Lot 116, a Dubawi half-brother to dual Gr.1 winner Mount All yearlings are eligible for Nelson and Gr.2 winner Monitor Closely, PLUS TEN Bonus Schemes Lot 125, a Dansili colt out of dual Gr.1 winner Izzi Top, Lot 146, an Acclamation three-parts-brother to the dual Gr.1- winning sprinter Lethal Force, Fax: Lot 154, a Dark Angel three-parts-sister to the dual Gr.1- 01489 winning sprinter Lethal Force, 892108 Lot 187, a Lope De Vega half-brother to the Gr.1-winning 1983-2016 – Meon Valley Stud juvenile Marcel, have bred the winners of 875 races, £14,976,105 (approx).