SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 2021 GROUP 1 WINNER, SIRE IRISH NATIONAL STUD ANNOUNCES DECORATED KNIGHT INCENTIVE ZOFFANY DEAD The Irish National Stud has announced that breeders using G1SW Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}--Pearling, by Storm Cat) in 2021 will be entitled to a bonus nomination for the 2022 season. Decorated Knight will stand for i7,500 (Oct. 1 Terms). The G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. winner will be represented by his first runners in 2021. The stallion=s dam Pearling, a daughter of GSW Mariah=s Storm (Rahy), is a full-sister to European champion 3-year-old and leading sire Giant=s Causeway and You=resothrilling, dam of Irish champion 2-year-old and 3-year- old champion Miler in Europe Gleneagles (Ire), and a half-sister to Group 1 winners Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Marvellous (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar homebred also annexed the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G1 Jebel Hatta in 2017. Zoffany, 2008 - 2021 | Coolmore Zoffany (Ire) (Dansili {GB}BTyranny {GB}, by Machiavellian), a Group 1-winning racehorse and sire, has died aged 13 at Coolmore Stud due to liver failure. AZoffany was a great servant and he=ll be a big loss,@ said Coolmore=s David O=Loughlin. Bred by Epona Bloodstock, Zoffany was a 220,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling. He won on debut in April of his 2-year-old campaign and proved an honest and tough performer throughout the season, winning five of his six starts including the G3 Tyros S. and G1 Phoenix S. for the Coolmore partners and Aidan O=Brien before finishing third in the G1 National S. He became best known the next season as the horse to almost run down Frankel (GB) in the G1 St James=s Decorated Knight | Irish National Stud Palace S., running the unbeaten champion to three-quarters of a length before again finishing second in the G1 Prix Jean Prat. In the mould of their sire, Zoffany=s first crop was out of the gate fast as juveniles, and he was responsible for three juvenile IN TDN AMERICA TODAY stakes winners at Royal Ascot in 2013: Waterloo Bridge (Ire) in the G2 Norfolk S., Illuminate (Ire) in the G3 Albany S. and THIS SIDE UP: A CHANNEL OF AMERICAN MERIT Washington DC (Ire) in the Listed Windsor Castle S. Chris McGrath offers an in-depth look at English Channel. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 4 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 9 JANUARY 2021 Group 1 Winner, Sire Zoffany Dead cont. from p1 Zoffany=s first crop would also yield the G2 Royal Lodge S. scorer Foundation (Ire), and his first Group 1 winner, Ventura Storm (Ire), who took the G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club and also won group races in France and Australia. Zoffany has sired Group 1-winning juveniles the past two CHELTENHAM FEBRUARY SALE MOVED TO seasons, the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac victress Albigna (Ire) and last year=s National S. winner Thunder Moon (Ire), while his NEWMARKET other group-winning 2-year-olds in 2020 were the G3 Naas Following on from positive feedback from the Cheltenham Juvenile Sprint S. winner and GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies December Sale at Park Paddocks, the Tattersalls Cheltenham Turf runner-up Mother Earth (Ire) and G3 Marble Hill S. winner February Sale will take place at the sales firm=s headquarters in Minaun (Ire). Newmarket on Feb. 19. Zoffany=s other standouts include the G2 German 1000 Tattersalls also moved to provide clarity on the Cheltenham Guineas scorer Main Edition (Ire) and G2 May Hill S. winner and Festival Sale, revealing contingency plans to hold it in the week G1 Irish Oaks second Fleeting (Ire). Zoffany has thus far left preceding its original date of Mar. 18 if it is unable to take place behind 38 stakes winners worldwide and in addition to Europe at the Festival. This remains subject to change due to Covid 19 and Australia his progeny have won black-type races in the U.S. and Brexit complications. and South Africa. Zoffany had been set to stand for i20,000 in 2021, and his yearlings of 2020 included a 580,000gns filly bred by James Cloney of Cn Farm and purchased by MV Magnier from FIND US ON FACEBOOK consignor Highclere Stud. www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 4 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 9 JANUARY 2021 PHOENIX OF SPAIN $ A filly bred by the INS Mare Syndicate. $ Out of Kiltara (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), a winning half-sister to G1 Metropolitan H. winner Opinion (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) Senior Vice President and Group 3 winners Fox Hunt (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Gary King Anam Allta (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Twitter: @garykingTDN $ Cathal Beale: AIt=s a superb page to get a filly foal from. [email protected] Kiltara is herself OR 93 and is a sibling to three prolific + 1.732.320.0975 group horses including Group 3 winner Fox Hunt. It=s an International Editor exciting time, these Phoenix Of Spain foals are coming from Kelsey Riley an excellent bunch of mares and are eagerly awaited.@ Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN $ Phoenix Of Spain won the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and stands [email protected] at the Irish National Stud for i12,500 in 2021. 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 Kiltara and her Phoenix Of Spain filly Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Regular Columnists Marve (GB), g, 3, Twilight Son (GB)--Miss Marvellous, by Diesis Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake (GB). Southwell, 1-8, 6f 16y (AWT), 1:18.06. B-Elwick Stud Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele (GB). IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY READY FOR ACTION AT MAGIC MILLIONS Buyers look forward to the 2021 renewal of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling sale. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 4 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 9 JANUARY 2021 Aspirante (Fr), f, 3, Myboycharlie (Ire)--Ascending Angel (Ire), by Sea the Stars (Ire). Deauville, 1-8, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:58.36. B-Haras De Beauvoir (FR). *i12,000 Ylg >19 AROCT. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Ferrybank (GB), c, 3, Cable Bay (Ire)--Hewayaat (GB), by Cape Cross (Ire). Dundalk, 1-8, 6f (AWT), 1:13.68. B-Highclere Stud & Jake Warren Ltd (GB). *20,000gns Ylg >19 TAOCT. IN BAHRAIN: Port Lions (GB), g, 6, Kodiac (GB)--Cold Cold Woman (GB) (SW- US, $116,436), by Machiavellian. Sakhir Racecourse, 1-8, Al ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Adiyat Racing Cup (NBT), 1800mT, 1:47.48. B-Diomed La Mirande (Fr), f, 3, Dariyan (Fr)--Cheg (Fr), by Kheleyf. Pau, Bloodstock Ltd. *i220,000 Ylg >16 GOFORB; 22,000gns HRA 1-8, 7f (AWT), 1:24.80. B-SAGL Seserve (FR). *i15,000 Wlg >18 TATAUT. VIDEO >18 ARDEC. Ferrybank giving sire Cable Bay another winner Friday | racingfotos.com GROUP ENTRIES Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 4:00 p.m. L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE, R1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1600mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Rainbow Bridge (SAf) Ideal World Ferraris Sands 132 2 Do It Again (SAf) Twice Over (GB) Marcus Snaith 132 3 Belgarion (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Fourie Snaith 132 4 Cirillo (SAf) Pomodoro (SAf) Lerena Tarry 132 5 Silver Operator (SAf) Silvano (Ger) De Melo Marshall 132 6 Sovereign Spirit (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Domeyer Bass-Robinson 132 7 Hurricane Harry (SAf) Trippi Khathi Snaith 132 8 Jet Dark (SAf) Trippi Van Niekerk Snaith 119 Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 3:20 p.m. CARTIER PADDOCK S.-G1, R500,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1800mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Queen Supreme (Ire) Exceed and Excel (Aus) De Melo De Kock 132 2 Clouds Unfold (SAf) What a Winter (SAF) Domeyer Bass-Robinson 132 3 Silvano’s Pride (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Khathi Snaith 132 4 Miyabi Gold (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Fourie Snaith 132 5 Summer Pudding (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Kennedy Peter 131 6 Driving Miss Daisy (SAf) Master of My Fate (SAf) Winnaar Sands 131 7 Kelpie (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Cheyne Crawford 131 8 Heart Stwings (SAf) Mambo in Seattle Lerena Peter 131 9 Sing Out Loud (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Marcus Crawford 131 10 Princess Calla (SAf) Flower Alley Behr Marcus 119 11 Chat Ching (SAf) Duke of Marmalade (Ire) Van Niekerk Bass-Robinson 119 12 Dazzling Sun (SAf) Camelot (GB) Ferraris Snaith 121 *All post times are local time. SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 2021 ABy hook or by crook people have made a lot of sacrifices and READY FOR ACTION AT are happy to be on the Gold Coast." With recent COVID-19 hotspots surfacing in New South Wales MAGIC MILLIONS and Victoria, Magic Millions had rolled with a few punches and past experiences now had everything in readiness for the Sale. AI am really looking forward to the first day of selling. It can=t come soon enough as there has been a few hoops to jump through, but it=s been more layers of complexity and goal posts moving,@ Donovan said. AWe=ve managed to navigate our way this far and 100 per cent of the horses are here and a large percentage of the domestic buying bench also. AThere are a few internationals here as well who have put themselves through 14 days of torture.@ Lockdown No Issue The three-day lockdown of Greater Brisbane, which began at 6pm on Friday evening, has thankfully not made any impact.