THURSDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2021 AUSTRALASIAN FLAVOUR 'WARRIOR' TAKES AIM AT AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R2 TO GOFFS FEBRUARY SALE Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum's Dubai Warrior (GB) (Dansili {GB}) has shown an affinity for the all-weather surface--having recorded six career victories over the surface-- and will attempt to translate that form to the dirt in Thursday's G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R2 at Meydan. Kicking off 2020 with a win in Lingfield's G3 Winter Derby S. on the all-weather in February, the John Gosden trainee finished fifth in Sandown's Listed Coral Gala S. over the summer before returning with a comfortable score in the Nov. 14 Listed Churchill S. at Lingfield. In his latest trip to post, he finished third behind Sangarius (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and Bangkok (Ire) (Australia {GB}), who won the Listed Winter Derby Trial S. last weekend. Frankie Dettori, who has won a record five editions of the race, has the mount for the 5-year-old's seasonal debut. AHe has been pleasing in his work and works nicely enough on the dirt,@ said Gosden. AObviously, a race is a different matter, so we will find out if he handles it Thursday.@ The Goffs February sale topper Rubira | Goffs Thegreatcollection (Saint Anddan) rounded out 2020 with a comfortable victory in Meydan's Listed Dubai Creek Mile Dec. 17 By Emma Berry and returned in the new year with a runner-up finish in the Jan. It took until the final lot of the Goffs February Sale for the 21 G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1. Trained by Doug Watson, the six-figure mark to be reached and it was a round i100,000 for Zaur Sekrekov-owned gelding reunites with Pat Cosgrave. AWe the top lot of the two days, Rubira (Aus), a young southern have been keen to step him up from 1600 meters, so this is the hemisphere-bred daughter of Lope De Vega (Ire) in foal for the ideal opportunity,@ Watson said. Cont. p7 first time to New Bay (GB). The 6-year-old mare was formerly trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman in New Zealand where she won the Listed IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Diamond Lodge Gt North Champagne S. She was bought from the Baroda Stud draft by Alex Elliott. TRAVIS TYGART JOINS THE TDN WRITER'S ROOM "She's a good-moving mare and she's a listed-winning Lope De USADA CEO Travis Tygart explains how his anti-doping team will Vega in foal to New Bay on an early cover," said the agent, who clean up racing. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. added that lot 253 has been bought for a syndicate. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 FEBRUARY 2021 Australasian Flavour To Goffs February Sale cont. from p1 days of trade. "The plan is to probably go to a stallion like Camelot (GB). He's Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, "And on we go. obviously very appealing to both hemispheres and potentially The last 11 months have been unlike anything we have ever we are looking to try to breed known and we have been forced something that the Australians to adapt and react to the ever- could be interested in. We could changing situation caused by also go back to New Bay--I have Covid-19. A live online sale is a bit of a soft spot for him as never going to be our first choice he's been really good to use for any category but our with [G2 Royal Lodge S. winner] customer-friendly platform New Mandate (Ire). It's a continues to evolve and serve us question of whether we are able well. Over the last two days we to get into some of these have taken 1,425 bids from 190 stallions. She'll stay in Ireland." clients in 10 countries which has The session of fillies and allowed us to provide a broodmares followed Tuesday's marketplace that would horses-in-training section of the otherwise have been February Sale, all of which has Rocket Science | Goffs unattainable." been conducted online and will feature a follow-up live session Bidding online isn't rocket science, unless of course you're of short yearlings on Mar. 11. Hubie de Burgh, who made extra sure he had the correct filly for With Part 1 now concluded, 117 of the 191 horses offered his Australian client by enlisting the help of his daughter. The changed hands for turnover of i1,585,700. The average was equine Rocket Science (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) will soon be i13,553 and the median was i8,000. Encouragingly, 190 heading for the southern hemisphere after being bought for bidders from 10 different countries participated during the two i84,000. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 FEBRUARY 2021 "She's been bought for an Australian and she's heading down there to go to stud," said the agent of lot 131. "She suits the Australian profile, she's a big, strong mare, she's got speed-- it's a speed family. Fastnet Rock is a brilliant sire and is going to be a good broodmare sire and of course Pivotal is good anywhere. She fits all the criteria that the Australian breeders like." Senior Vice President Gary King The 4-year-old filly was bred by Frank Dunne from the Twitter: @garykingTDN G2 Queen Mary S.-placed Hairy Rocket (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and [email protected] made nine starts for Jessica Harrington, winning twice over + 1.732.320.0975 seven furlongs and finishing fourth in the G3 Fairy Bridge S. behind subsequent Group 1 winner Champers Elysees (Ire) International Editor (Elzaam {Aus}). Kelsey Riley De Burgh would of course normally be found in Australia Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN himself at this time of year but is instead confined to barracks at [email protected] his home in Wicklow. European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Contributing Editors Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis Laragh and Hubie De Burgh | Tattersalls Cafe Racing Sean Cronin He added, "It's 15 years since I haven't been down there at this Tom Frary time of year. I didn't know what January and February looked [email protected] like but I've just discovered it. We have snow everywhere and I have managed to write off my own car on my own farm. It just Irish Correspondent took off downhill like the Cresta Run." Daithi Harvey Instead of pounding the sales grounds at Magic Millions, Inglis or Karaka, de Burgh is this year getting to grips with the online Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake experience provided by Goffs. He said with a chuckle, "I have Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele the fear of God that I might be pressing the button on the wrong horse. My daughter Antonia runs the office here and fortunately she steers me in the right direction when I am about to do IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY something on the internet." PHAROAH'S HEAD OF STATE HAS BRIGHT FUTURE U.S. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah recorded his first Australian-bred winner at Warwick Farm Wednesday. FIND US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. Fast 2YOs, Classic 3YOs and top-class older horses by the best sires in the business! Proven Gr.1 sires and exciting young sire prospects to suit every breeder and pocket. 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Call us on + 353 (0) 52 6131298 or email [email protected] for expert advice and bespoke pedigree analysis. P.S. Mention this ad for an additional discount TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 11 FEBRUARY 2021 The Castlebridge Consignment offered both Rocket Science AThat always results in the best of both worlds for sellers and and the mare who brought the third-top price of the day, buyers whilst also allowing all of us to engage and catch up on a Gracefully Done (Ire). The 5-year-old mare (lot 190) is a one to one basis, something that we miss more as each daughter of Australia (GB) and the G1 Matron S. winner Sense lockdown progresses. Of Style (Thunder Gulch), herself a half-sister to G1 Poule d'Essai "So we extend our thanks to all participants over the last two des Pouliches victrix Valentine Waltz (Ire) (Be My Guest).