THURSDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER 2018 Monday, January 7 to Thursday, January 10 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU ARQANA SALE | RACING REVIEW | RELATIVELY SPEAKING | INDUSTRY NEWS TODAY’S HEADLINES GOFFS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com SALE-TOPPING KINGMAN FILLY FOR SPAIN A strong final session that yielded 32 six-figure transactions and a Lot 600, the Kingman filly from Jockey Hall Stud, who top price of €350,000 for a Kingman filly could not prevent Part 1 topped the Goffs November Foal Sale when sold to of this year’s Goffs November Foal Sale from falling off the heights BLM Bloodstock for €350,000. © www.goffs.com of last year. After a low-key beginning on Monday, the sale rallied on Tuesday and then reached its crescendo yesterday when as ever, of the Invincible Spirit horse was felt at Goffs yesterday, where a the best foals commanded a premium. Even so, the turnover for filly from Jockey Hall Stud, one of only two foals on offer by the Part 1 came in at just under €20.5m, which represented a 20 point sire this week, fetched €350,000. decline on 2017. The average of €42,315 was a fall of 11 per cent, The average for Kingman’s yearlings this autumn was running although the median progressed from €27,000 to €28,000. at over 250,000gns, so it was entirely predictable that this filly The clearance rate for the first three days dropped from 81 to 72 (Lot 600), who was bred by Paddy Burns and is out of a mare who per cent, but it was worth noting that the clearance rate for cost 145,000gns at last year’s Tattersalls December Mares Sale, Wednesday’s session was almost on a par with last year, which would emerge as one of the leading lights of the day. After various indicates that the appetite for quality stock remains undimmed. interested parties made their play for the half-sister to the Gr.3 The impression made by Kingman’s first crop of runners Solario Stakes winner Aktabantay (Oasis Dream), the hammer throughout 2018 has been reflected in the demand for his eventually came down in favour of Franciso Bernal of Outsider progeny in the sales ring over the last few months and the reach Bloodstock. NEW FOR 2019 TASLEET Showcasing - Bird Key (Cadeaux Genereux) Group 1 sprinter from the immediate family of BATTAASH RATED HIGHER than his red-hot sire SHOWCASING, who is standing at £55,000 in 2019 A stakes winner at 2, 3 and 4 “A thoroughly TOUGH and GENUINE horse with a GREAT TEMPERAMENT” William Haggas £6,000 (Jan 1st, SLF) Discover more about the Shadwell Stallions at www.shadwellstud.com Or call Richard Lancaster, James O’Donnell or Tom Pennington on 01842 755913 Email us at: [email protected] CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 From the immediate family of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT & KODIAC and higher rated than both! New for Horse Timeform @ 2 Timeform @ 3 Gustav Klimt 112p 123 2019 Invincible Spirit 111p 106 Kodiac 82p 86 Top-class Gr.2 winner at 2 years 1st Superlative Stakes-Gr.2, Newmarket 1st Maiden, Curragh, by 1¾ lengths Gr.1 sprinter/miler at 3 years 1st 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes-L, 7f, Leopardstown, by 1¾ lengths 2nd St James’s Palace Stakes-Gr.1, 1m, Royal Ascot, beaten ½ length 3rd Sprint Cup Stakes-Gr.1, 6f, Haydock, beaten ¾ length 3rd Prix Jean Prat-Gr.1, 1m, Deauville, beaten 1¼ lengths 3rd Irish 2,000 Guineas-Gr.1, 1m, Curragh “a proven top-drawer performer...packed with speed and stamina, he is as versatile as he is talented” RACING POST Weekender, 31/10/18 Fee: €7,500 Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars, Jason Walsh, Tom Miller or Neil Magee. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon, John Kennedy or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF. SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER 2018 “She has been bought to race for my client in Spain. My client has one of the biggest sport horse farms in Spain and is now turning her attention to racing. This is our third horse, as we also bought two fillies by Teofilo and Siyouni at Arqana. This was the foal we wanted today. She’ll head to France, perhaps to be trained by Carlos Laffon- Parias when the time comes,” reported Bernal. He went The second-highest price of the day came in at €320,000 and this was achieved by Lot 730, a son of the brilliant sprinter Muhaarar, whose first crop of runners will hit the track in 2019. Airlie Stud offered this prized colt and Philipp Stauffenberg made the a strong play for him, but ultimately the hammer came down in favour of Shadwell’s Stephen Collins. This colt, the most expensive Shadwell purchase of the week, is a half-brother to the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 July Cup third Eastern Impact (Bahamian Bounty) and the Canadian Stakes winner Miss Katie Mae (Dark extra-fast Angel). “He’s got the looks, the walk and the pedigree. Obviously we have a lot of young stock by the sire at Shadwell. Next year is a big year for him with his first runners, but we are very excited about him and this mile colt was one of the very best individuals on the complex over the last few days,” commented Collins. Shadwell Estate Co went to €320,000 to secure this Muhaarar colt, Lot 730, from Airlie Stud. Royal Ascot record breaker © www.goffs.com RIBCHESTER ANGEL FOR MCCORMACK European Champion miler The paddock career of the Docksider mare Noyelles took yet at three and four who another turn for the better when agent John McCormack splashed out €300,000 for her superb Dark Angel filly from Neilstown broke his maiden in the Stud. Back in 2010, the mare’s then Dark Angel filly sold for £8,000 to Richard Fahey and went on to become the Gr.3 winner and Gr.1 G2 Mill Reef at two. Matron Stakes second Lily’s Angel. The efforts of Lily’s Angel and then her half-sister Zurigha (Cape Cross), who won the Listed 154 MARES IN 2018 Rosemary Stakes and reached the frame at Gr.2 level, have established Noyelles as a producer of some renown. Thus it was no surprise that this filly (Lot 545) should become the mare’s most expensive foal yet. “She’s a lovely filly by a sire who keeps going from strength to €25,000 Oct 1, SLF strength. I’ve bought her for an existing client who will keep her in Iffraaj – Mujarah (Marju) Ireland. It is likely that she will race here and hopefully add to the Stands at Kildangan Stud, Ireland family,” stated McCormack. +353 (0)45 527600 +44 (0)1638 730070 “It is a very active family which keep producing good horses and it darleystallions.com is encouraging to see that some top owners have got involved in the Darley CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 FRANKEL ® 2008 b h Galileo - Kind (Danehill) THE MOST EXCITING YOUNG SIRE IN THE WORLD 2019 Fee: £175,000 SLF BATED BREATH KINGMAN 2007 b h Dansili - Tantina (Distant View) 2011 b h Invincible Spirit - Zenda (Zamindar) A LEADING STALLION THE BRILLIANT MILER SON OF DANSILI IMPARTING HIS CLASS 2019 Fee: £10,000 SLF 2019 Fee: £75,000 SLF EXPERT EYE OASIS DREAM 2015 b h Acclamation - Exemplify (Dansili) 2000 b h Green Desert - Hope (Dancing Brave) BREEDERS’ CUP & THE RELIABLE SOURCE ROYAL ASCOT WINNER OF GR.1 SPEED 2019 Fee: £20,000 SLF 2019 Fee: £30,000 SLF NEW FOR 2019 EXPERTS IN OUR FIELD Contact Shane Horan, Claire Curry or Eoin Fives +44 (0)1638 731115 [email protected] www.juddmonte.com SALES TALK EBN: THURSDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER 2018 as Harzand, she is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Silver Flash Stakes winner and Gr.1-placed Harasiya (Pivotal), the Gr.3-placed Haziyna (Halling) and the Listed scorer Hazarafa (Daylami), who is the dam of this season’s Gr.3-winning colt Hazapour (Shamardal). “I’ve bought her for myself, Jane [Allison] and another friend of ours. It was just a notion really, but how else are you going to get into a fabulous family like this. She’s a Galileo filly and you can’t get a better broodmare sire. We will now give her all the time that she needs,” commented Merry. The €300,000 Dark Angel filly was preceded into the ring by yet another taking member of Awtaad’s first crop. Throughout the week the progeny of Kevin Prendergast’s Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner have caught the eye and an excellent colt from Lot 545, Neilstown Stud’s Dark Angel full-sister to Swordlestown Little became his most expensive representative Lily’s Angel, who was bought by John McCormack to date when selling to Stephen Collins for €170,000. for €300,000. © www.goffs.com Lot 544 is a May-born half-brother to three winners and these include the Gr.3-winning Hong Kong performer Dinozzo (Lilbourne Lad) and the Listed Rous Stakes third Spring Loaded family.