TUESDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU JAPANESE REVIEW | ACROSS THE POND | LEADING SIRES | STAKES RESULTS This year’s catalogue will offer a dispersal draft of 18 horses from TODAY’S HEADLINES Gigginstown House Stud, which will all be sold without reserve. Among those in the dispersal are Lot 153, the Gr.2 hurdle and chase GOFFS UK winner Bright New Dawn, BHA Steeple Rated 146, and Lot 122, Unic De Bersy, a dual winner over fences, BHA Steeple Chase Rated 138. There are also drafts from Godolphin, Middleham Park Racing, Dan Skelton, John Gosden, Juddmonte, Noel Meade, Richard EBN Sales Talk Click here to Fahey, Richard Hannon, Robert Cowell and Sandra Hughes. is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com Among those catalogued are: Lot 63, Atlantic Sun, a winner, who was second in the Listed Heron Stakes, BHA Flat Rated 101, Lot 93, Musaddas a five time winner, his most recent in a Class STAGE SET FOR THIRD 2 event in Meydan two starts ago, BHA Flat Rated 107, Lot 97, Start Time, a winner of two of six starts and was second SEPTEMBER SALE in last year’s Gr.3 Horris Hill Stakes, BHA Flat Rated 95, The Goffs UK September Sale at Doncaster takes place today, Lot 148, The Plan Man, placed on both chase starts and a dual getting underway at 10am, with 228 horses in training catalogued, hurdles winner, BHA Hurdle Rated 134, and which has since been bolstered by eight supplementary entries. Lot 220, Snuff Box, a winner on debut of a point-to-point at The sale made its debut in 2014 and in its short history it has Eyton-On-Severn. sold a number of successful horses such as Little Bruv, who won Among the supplementary entries are: the Gr.1 Grande Steeple Chase in Milan earlier this year, Kool Lot 116A, Fourknocks, a winner on debut of a Downpatrick Kompany, who subsequently took the Gr.3 Craven Stakes, and bumper, and Izzthatright, who went on to become a leading sprinter in Qatar. Lot 179A, Wizard’s Sliabh, a winner on his second start in a Last year’s sale, which took place over two days, saw the Perth bumper. aggregate increase four per cent to £2,776,400, with the top price of £78,000 being paid by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for the WITHDRAWALS three-year-old Ashridge Lad, consigned by Manton House Lots: 5, 7, 12, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 32, 36, 41, 42, 43, 60, 61, 62, 70, 71, Stables. Graduates of the sale last year include Kerry Lee’s Gr.3 72, 75, 86, 89, 90, 94, 99, 105, 108, 108A, 110, 113, 114, 116, 118, Grand National Trial winner Bishops Road, as well as Duke Street, 145, 146, 147, 158, 177, 179, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 196, 200, 206, a dual juvenile hurdle scorer last year for Dr Richard Newland. 214, 215, 217 Equisoft Live Software ideal for Studs, Trainers & Owners www.equisoftlive.com EQUISOFT ADVERTS 180 x 66.indd 5 12/04/2016 11:46:25 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING NEWS ~ RACING REVIEW EBN: TUESDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER 2016 RACING NEWS RACING REVIEW BRITAIN IRELAND IDAHO HEADS THOSE THAT REMAIN ALMELA EMULATES SISTER AND IN CONTENTION FOR CLASSIC GLORY DAM WITH OYSTER STAKES VICTORY Fifteen three-year-olds remain in contention for the final and The lightly-raced Aga Khan four-year-old homebred Almela (Sea oldest British Classic of the season, the Gr.1 St Leger at Doncaster The Stars) justified odds-on favouritism in the Listed Oyster this coming Saturday. Stakes at Galway yesterday and took the twelve-furlong contest Aidan O’Brien, a four-time winner of the one mile six and a half in style for Dermot Weld, emulating both her sister and dam. furlong event, who last took the race with Leading Light in Settled in midfield by Pat Smullen, she cruised past Fact Or 2013, has seven possible representatives, headed by the Folklore (Lope De Vega), who had taken it up at halfway, when currently odds-on Idaho (Galileo), winner of the Gr.2 Great entering the final turn and quickly stretched clear to win at her Voltigeur Stakes at York last time out. The Ballydoyle-based ease by four and three-quarter lengths. Morga (Whipper) came trainer has also left in another six by Galileo; Housesofparliament, from the back of the field to snatch second by two and a half Kellstorm, Sword Fighter, The Major General, Triplicate and lengths from Fact Or Folklore, while there was a further six lengths Unicorn. back to Avenante (Champs Elysees) and the rest of the field. The two other Irish possibles are the Jim Bolger-trained Unraced at two, Almela won on debut here over twelve furlongs Twilight Payment (Teofilo) and the Pat Shanahan-trained The last year and, from three runs since, she has been second in this Tartan General (The Carbon Unit). race last year, as well as in the Listed Bluebell Stakes in October John Gosden has left in last time out Chester Listed winner and the Gr.3 Ballyroan Stakes last month. Muntahaa (Dansili), while Red Verdon (Lemon Drop Kid) is the She is a three-part-sister to the Gr.1 St Leger and Gr.1 Prix du sole Ed Dunlop possible. The other remaining are Harbour Law Cadran hero and sire Alandi (Galileo) and a half-sister to the smart (Lawman), Harrison (Sixties Icon), Ormito (Mamool) and Aliyfa (Spinning World), who took this 2009, while their dam Aliya Ventura Storm (Zoffany), winner of the Gr.3 Prix de Reux last (Darshaan) took the race in 1997, and the further family includes time. the Gr.1 Irish Derby winner and sire Alamshar (Key Of Luck). source of three 2016 European Classic Winners HAWKSMOOR CONSELICE German 1,000 Guineas, Gr. 2 Italian 1,000 Guineas, Gr. 3 purchased for €80,000 purchased for €25,000 Europe’s Most Progressive Yearling Sale GALILEO GOLD 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Gr. 1, St James’s Palace Stakes, Gr. 1 SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE purchased from Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale for €33,000 20 – 21, Part II 22 – 23 September 2016 Featuring the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes T: +353 1 8864300 [email protected] www.tattersalls.ie 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW ~ INDUSTRY NEWS EBN: TUESDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER 2016 follow EBN on twitter @bloodstocknews Wills, Minotaur is a half-sister to a multiple winner by Oasis Dream, out of the unraced Inchinor mare Mycenae, a daughter of the dual Listed-placed Mythic (Zafonic). INDUSTRY NEWS BRITAIN HETTA STEVENS JOINS NEWMARKET OPEN WEEKEND TO PLAY SARACEN TEAM HOST TO JILLY COOPER BOOK SIGNING Saracen Horse Feeds has announced the appointment of Jilly Cooper will be in Newmarket on the 17th September to Hetta Stevens as their new Racing Specialist. Stevens joins celebrate the release of her new book Mount!, with a book signing Polly Bonnor and Clare Roberts, the dedicated thoroughbred that will take place at the new National Heritage Centre for team at Saracen, from yesterday. Horseracing & Sporting Art, in the Palace House shop at 11.30- Stevens has extensive hands-on experience in the 12.30pm and in Rowley Mile Shop at the Rowley Mile Racecourse thoroughbred industry, working for some of the leading from 3.30-4.30pm. lights in both National Hunt and Flat codes. She has been Mount! is set in the world of Flat racing and features the return feeding Saracen and Kentucky Equine Research (KER) of the famous character Rupert Campbell Black. Cooper spent products for the last 10 years, both in the USA and England, some time in Newmarket visiting trainers and stud yards for with results including a Royal Ascot winner and Classic- inspiration. placed horses as a Director of Robins Farm Racing. Bonner said: “Clare and I are absolutely delighted that Hetta is joining us. We have worked together since Hetta first moved to Robins Farm and, as she has also worked directly with our American partners at KER and Hallway Feeds during 150 YEARS her time in Kentucky, she already has a great appreciation of our business connections, and how we like to operate. of CLASSICS “Hetta’s comprehensive knowledge of what it takes to feed the thoroughbred to achieve the ultimate result will be a great asset to clients.” Hetta can be contacted on 07702 563247 or [email protected]. Larkspur FRANCE MINOTAUR BULLDOZES APART RIVALS FOR LISTED WIN The Nicolas Clement-trained Minotaur gained a well deserved first Stakes success yesterday afternoon in the 2400m Listed Grand Prix de la Ville de Craon-Mayenne, the tenth event in the Defi du Galop series. The son of Azamour, who had been placed in two 3000m BE PART OF THE NEXT CLASSIC CHAPTER... Listed events on his last two starts at Chantilly and Deauville, having won three-times previously in the season, came through Goffs Orby Sale from midpack in the home straight having travelled well, to burst clear from the 300m marker to a four length win. Second home 27 - 28 September 2016 Stunning colts & beautifully bred fillies was the staying on Saane (Le Havre), who was a neck ahead of Holdthasigreen (Hold That Tiger), with the same distance back to Dartagnan D’Azur (Slickly) in fourth, in a tight finish for the minor placings. Bred by St Clare Hall Stud, owned by part-owner Catherine CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 RACING ROUND-UP EBN: TUESDAY, 6TH SEPTEMBER 2016 TRUST (Jpn), 2c, RACING ROUND-UP Screen Hero – Glory Sandy (Eishin Sandy) O: Shigeyuki Okada, B: Nakamoto Bokujo, T: Hiroaki Kawazu Trust (Screen Hero) started his career with two wins on dirt at the provincial racecourse of Kawasaki, the second of them by more than twelve lengths.