MONDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2020 NEW YEAR NEW OPPORTUNITY JANUARY EBN MON. 11 - THURS. 14 EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS IRELAND EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com HUGE DEMAND FOR WALK IN THE PARK FOALS A tremendous day’s trade, when the demand for quality foals Lot 476 was one of two Walk In The Park colt foals who seemed, at times, to be nothing short of frenetic, was headed by jointly topped day two of the Tattersalls Ireland November a pair of €100,000 sons of Walk In The Park as demand moved on NH Sale at €100,000 yesterday. He was bought by Mags to an entirely different and scarcely credible level on day two of O’Toole/Aiden Murphy. © Tattersalls Ireland the Tattersalls Ireland November National Hunt Sale. Both at Goffs earlier in the week and now at Tattersalls Ireland, the demand for Walk In The Park’s stock has been nothing short IN TODAY’S ISSUE... of remarkable. Already a high-profile sire courtesy of the exploits of Min and Douvan, Walk In The Park’s stock has surged ever Racing Review p5 further higher on the back of impressive displays in the point-to- Industry News p9 point field from the likes of Ginto and Jonbon. All this has led to an incredible appetite for his latest crop of Good News for Marcus Tregoning and Mohaather p13 foals and he was responsible for the three highest-priced lots First Crop Sire Maidens p15 yesterday. Boardsmill Sires Making the headlines since 1935 Califet Court Cave Kalanisi Mount Nelson Only SAINT DES SAINTS 3RD LEADING Stakes horses in November: Gr.1 FLAT SIRE & KAPGARDE ACTIVE SIRE IN IRE/GB IMPERIAL AURA (Gr.2) Gr.1 NH SIRE have sired more (up to 1-12-20, racingpost.com) CASK MATE (Gr.1) Gr.1 BROODMARE SIRE French bred Recent Stakes winners: WILD ROMANCE (Gr.2) DON’T MISS HIS FINAL Gr.1 NH winners CALL ME LYREEN DARVER STAR (Gr.2) CROP OF FOALS (up to 1-12-20, active sires) COURT MAID THE CONDITIONAL (Gr.3) SELLING NOW CLONDAW CAITLIN Find the next headline act at Tattersalls Poet’s Word Trim, Co. Meath • Tel: +353 (0)87 906 6772 (John Flood) Mares forbook sale covered from his BALLYADAMin high2020 class or +353 (0)87 2380583 (William Flood) incl. Sister to JENNIES JEWEL Half sister to CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: MONDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2020 “He’s just a lovely foal from a great pedigree and we all saw what Sir Erec could do both on the Flat and over hurdles. Hopefully he’s a horse to look forward to and we’ll just let the dust settle and decide in due course what route to take with him,” commented Conroy. Not long afterwards, Walk In The Park supplied another €100,000 foal when Margaret O’Toole, acting for Aiden Murphy, secured another Yellowford Farm-consigned colt. Lot 476 is out of an unraced Stowaway mare who numbers the Gr.1 scorer and Cheltenham Festival hero Empire Of Dirt amongst her siblings. “He’s been bought for Aiden and he’s just a gorgeous foal from a really good jumping family, and the sire has already had a great season both on the track and in the point-to-point field,” stated O’Toole. The same agent was also acting for Murphy when she splashed The other Walk In The Park colt to make €100,000 was out €95,000 on yet another Walk In The Park colt from Yellowford Lot 440, a half-brother to Gr.1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle winner Farm. Lot 471 is out of a Listed-placed daughter of Robin Des Sir Eric (Camelot), who was bought by Glenvale Stud. Champs from the family of the Gr.1 Galway Hurdle winner Farmer © Tattersalls Ireland Brown (Bob Back). Margaret O’Toole was again bidding on Murphy’s behalf when The distinction of being the first lot to reach six figures at this she spent €90,000 on a superb son of Order Of St George. The year’s sale fell to a Walk In The Park colt who was knocked down highest-priced representative yet from the first crop of Aidan to Ciaran Conroy for €100,000. This Yellowford Farm offering was O’Brien’s outstanding stayer, Lot 374 was sold by the very offered on behalf of G.C.E. Farm Ltd and, as well as his sire, made successful nursery that is John Dwan’s Ballyreddin Stud and he is huge appeal on the dam’s side of his pedigree. Lot 440 is out of a half-brother to the Listed-winning bumper horse Tetlami the Galileo mare Quiritis, whose progeny to date are headed by (Daylami). the sadly ill-fated Sir Erec (Camelot), who won at Listed level on “He’s from the first crop of an outstanding racehorse and he’s great the Flat and was a Gr.1 winner during his very promising juvenile example of the sire, who is getting really good-looking stock. Let’s hurdle season before meeting with a fatal injury. hope he’s lucky,” commented the agent. Serious sire potential! He is the latest Gr.1-winning 2YO from a long line of Gr.1-winning 2YOs and leading sires: No Nay Never, Scat Daddy, Johannesburg, Hennessy, Storm Cat and Storm Bird Won the Middle Park Stakes-Gr.1 at 2 and July Cup-Gr.1 (by 2¾ lengths from Advertise) at 3, both in very fast times. First in-foal mares have already sold for 300,000gns, 290,000gns, 260,000gns etc. 2021 fee: €20,000 Contact: Coolmore Stud Tel: 052-6131298. Castlehyde Stud Tel: 025-31966. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.coolmore.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: MONDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2020 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld TATTERSALLS IRELAND NOVEMBER NH SALE – DAY TWO Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 476 cf WALK IN THE PARK – The Crown Jewel Yellowford Farm Mags O’Toole/Aiden Murphy 100,000 440 cf WALK IN THE PARK – Quiritis Yellowford Farm Glenvale Stud 100,000 471 cf WALK IN THE PARK – Tetou Yellowford Farm Mags O’Toole/Aiden Murphy 95,000 374 cf ORDER OF ST GEORGE – Credo Star Ballyreddin Stud Mags O’Toole/Aiden Murphy 90,000 409 cf KAPGARDE – Morning Run Ballincurrig House Stud Oak Tree Farm 90,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS The €90,000 mark was then reached by the only Kapgarde foal high-class mare Morning Run (King’s Theatre), who notched up in the sale who fell to the noted producer that is Norman a pair of Gr.3 victories during her time with Willie Mullins. Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm. Ballincurrig House Stud consigned “She’s by a star and she’s out of a star. Hopefully she’ll be a good this colt on behalf of Cathal Ennis’s Quill Farm and this addition to our families. She’s from a wonderful bloodline,” surmised exceptionally good-looking colt (Lot 409) is the third produce of Jane Mangan. the dual winner Credo Star, who is a half-sister to the Gr.2 scorer Just a few lots after the sale of the Order Of St George, Brendan and Gr.1 Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle runner-up Mossley (Old Bashford made a splash when going to €80,000 for a colt by the Vic). increasingly popular Walk In The Park. Lot 380 was consigned The day’s top priced filly was a superb daughter of Flemensfirth, by Galbertstown Stables on behalf of Paramount Farms and he who came to Jane Mangan at €80,000. A filly of rare and made considerable appeal on pedigree, as he is a half-brother to distinguished quality, Lot 435A is the third produce out of the the brilliant but sadly ill-fated Fayonagh (Kalanisi), whose THE AGA KHAN STUDS Success Breeds Success THE AGA KHAN STUDS AT THE GOFFS BREEDING STOCK SALE Our consignment of 20 fillies and mares includes: MASIYMA ALANZA ZARIYNA EDIYVA & SHEHREEN Dam of 2 Stakes Dual Group Dam of unbeaten ESHTIYA Winning daughter of a performers and sister winning daughter Group winning hurdler Both winners in 2020 Gr.3 winner and sister to a Gr.1 performer. of a Gr.1 performer. Zanahiyr and sister and from the family to 2 Group winners. In foal to Blue Point. to a Gr.1 winner. of Gr.1 winners Enzeli, Estimate and Ebadiyla. CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: MONDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 2020 colt, whose versatile and popular sire has already produced a Gr.1 Triumph Hurdle winner in Farclas and this year’s Gr.1 Prix du Cadran winner Princess Zoe, is the first produce of the Listed- placed hurdler Flementine (Flemensfirth). She is a half-sister to the classy Mrs Hyde (Flemensfirth), who has already enjoyed a fine season, having won twice at Listed level over hurdles. “He’s a lovely, well-made colt and a very good mover too. We’re delighted to get him and I’ve bought him for a client of Ballincurrig’s who will re-offer him as a three-year-old. He’s from a young and happening family by a promising sire,” reflected Rohan.