The World's SATURDAY, 13TH JUNE 2020 Yearling Sale SEPTEMBERSALE BEGINS SUNDAY 13 EBN SEPTEMBER.KEENELAND.COM EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES RACING REVIEW SISKIN ELECTRIC IN IRISH 2,000 GUINEAS It was a trip two furlongs further than any he had attempted before, but Siskin produced an electric turn of foot to power away with the Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh yesterday evening, becoming the first Classic winner for his trainer Ger Lyons. Prince Khalid Abdullah’s homebred son of First Defence was unbeaten in four starts at two, all contested over 6f and looked top-notch when triumphing in the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes in August. However, he blotted his copybook when he became upset in the Siskin (First Defence) put up an outstanding performance stalls and had to be withdrawn before the start of the Gr.1 Middle to triumph in the Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas yesterday evening Park Stakes on what should have been his final start of the season. at the Curragh, maintaining his unbeaten record. There were no such antics yesterday evening, as he broke from © Caroline Norris stall two and was settled on the rail by Colin Keane. Fort Myers (War Front) went to the front, with Royal Lytham (Gleneagles) also close up and the rest of the 11 runners closely bunched. With four furlongs to go, Siskin looked to be all dressed up with nowhere to go as he was held in place by Armory (Galileo) and IN TODAY’S ISSUE... Sinawann (Kingman). Lope Y Fernandez (Lope De Vega) went First winners for Awtaad and New Bay p4 for the lead, but once in the clear with a furlong to go, Siskin responded well to Keane’s urgings and surged clear to score by Sales talk p5 one and three-quarter lengths from the staying-on Vatican City Previews p6 (Galileo), with Lope Y Fernandez three quarters of a length away in third. Stakes results p10 Juddmonte bred the winner out of the homebred juvenile Stakes fields p17 winner Bird Flown (Oasis Dream), a half-sister to the Listed U need a Breeze Up Horse Durability BreezeUp horses race for longer and more often than horses bought at yearling sales. (Fiona Dowling, 2020) www.brzups.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 RACING REVIEW EBN: SATURDAY, 13TH JUNE 2020 LEO DE FURY ECLIPSES CLASSIC WINNERS IN MOORESBRIDGE The Gr.2 Mooresbridge Stakes over an extended 1m2f at the Curragh yesterday evening looked like being a clash of the Classic winners, but victory went the way of Leo De Fury (Australia), who powered away to win in style. The field was taken along at a decent clip by Effernock Fizz (Lovelace) and Maria Christina (Kodiac), with last year’s Gr.1 Irish St Leger heroine Search For A Song (Galileo) in third. As the field rounded the sweeping home turn, Search For A Song kicked for home and briefly took the lead but was collared almost immediately by the 2018 Gr.1 Irish Derby victor Latrobe (Camelot). As that duo briefly battled, Leo De Fury came with a sweeping run under Shane Foley, powering down their outside to hit the front over a furlong out and win going away by three lengths from Fleeting (Zoffany), with Numerian (Holy Roman Emperor) a Leo De Fury (Australia) stretches clear in the Gr.2 further two and a half lengths in arrears in third. Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh yesterday evening. A dual winner on his first starts last year for Jessica Harrington, © Caroline Norris Leo De Fury earned his first black type when beaten only a head into second in the Gr.3 Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh in August, but was out of luck in his final two starts of the year. winner and Gr.2-placed Baransti (Champs Elysees), as well as The four-year-old was bred by Ben Sangster and was purchased for €25,000 at the Goffs Orby Sale. He is out of a full-sister to the the dam of top-class US performer Close Hatches (First Defence), Gr.3 Glorious Stakes winner Forgotten Voice (Danehill Dancer) dam of the Gr.2 winenr and Classic-placed Tacitus (Tapit), as well and the Gr.3 Prix de Flore winner and black-type producer as the Gr.1-placed Lockdown (First Defence), hailing from a Australie (Sadler’s Wells), from the top family of such as typically outstanding Juddmonte family. Arcangues (Sagace) and Agathe (Manila). BIDDING OPENS 12.00 NOON BST TODAY Your new gateway to winners, our same historic values TATTERSALLS ASCOT ONLINE SALE 13 - 15 June Featuring ROYAL ASCOT contenders; Lot Number Intended Targets 1 Star of Emaraaty (IRE) 2018 Ch.F. Queen Mary Stakes, Gr.2/Albany Stakes, Gr.3 2 Tantastic (GB) 2018 B.C. Windsor Castle Stakes, Listed 3 Muker (IRE) 2018 Ch.C. Windsor Castle Stakes, Listed 4 Igotatext (IRE) 2018 B.C. Coventry Stakes, Gr.2 5 West End Girl (GB) 2017 B.F. Ribblesdale Stakes, Gr.2 EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE www.tattersallsonline.com Tel: +44 1638 665931 West End Girl [email protected] winner of Sweet Solera Stakes, Gr.3 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 RACING REVIEW EBN: SATURDAY, 13TH JUNE 2020 He is one of three winners out of Louvakhova (Maria’s Mon), a Stakes winner in the US and a half-sister to the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Flotilla (Mizzen Mast), out of a Gr.3-winning daughter of the high-class sprinter Flanders (Common Grounds). FRANCE GAME STEP BY STEP LANDS DERBY DU LANGUEDOC Step By Step became the latest Stakes winner for his sire, the former reverse shuttler Sidestep (Exceed And Excel), after landing yesterday’s feature race in France, the Listed Derby du Languedoc at Toulouse. Only four went to post for the 2400m contest and the Yann A socially-distanced reception in the winner’s enclosure for Crossfirehurricane (Kitten’s Joy) following the Gr.3 Barberot-trained Step By Step was sent off favourite after two Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh yesterday evening. victories from his four previous outings. The colt, partnered by © Caroline Norris Pierre-Charles Boudot, made almost all at a very steady pace, which only quickened as the quartet turned into the home straight. At that point they were briefly headed by the filly HURRICANE FIRES IN GALLINULE Euclidia (Maxios) but, drifting to the stands rail, soon regained Crossfirehurricane took his unbeaten record to four at the the lead and ran on well to score by two and a half lengths. Curragh yesterday evening, stepping up to Group company to Mensen Ernst (Intello) stayed on for second, nearly two lengths land the Gr.3 Gallinule Stakes in style. in front of Euclidia. The three-year-old, trained by Joseph O’Brien, continued the Step By Step is the second European Stakes winner by great form of his sire Kitten’s Joy in Europe this season, running Sidestep following the German-foaled but Irish-trained Real on with a late flourish to land the spoils in the 1m2f contest. Appeal, who landed last year’s Listed Prix La Fleche at Maisons- The winner was settled at the rear of the field with Mythical Laffitte. The stallion has also been represented by last season’s (Camelot), as Toronto (Galileo) blazed a trail in front, tracked by Gr.2 Flying Childers Stakes third Wheels On Fire and the French Gold Maze (Golden Horn). At the halfway point, Toronto had Listed-placed pair Gold Step and Lindy Lou. The star from his built up a lead of around eight lengths, with the rest of the field first Australian crop is last year’s Gr.1 Golden Slipper victrix content to wait in behind. Shane Foley called on Gold Maze for his Kiamichi. effort on the turn for home and as Toronto’s run faltered, he Owned by a partnership headed by Ecurie Billon, Ecurie moved up to challenge for the lead. As Mythical angled off the rail Monnaies and Mohammad Joomun and bred by Erick Bec de la for his run, Crossfirehurricane cruised into contention under Shane Crosse, putting in a determined run to take the lead inside Motte, Step By Step is a half-brother to Auctorita (Authorized), the final furlong and go on to score by a length and a quarter from who was Listed-placed in Germany. They are out of an Gold Maze, with Sherpa (Zoffany) half a length away in third. Acatenango half-sister to the Gr.1 Preis der Diana victrix Co-bred by owner Scott C Heider and Glen Hill Farm, the winner Amarette (Monsun) and Listed winner Anatola (Tiger Hill), who made a successful debut at Limerick last June but was not seen went on to produce the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup hero Almandin and again until winning a conditions contest at Dundalk in February. German Gr.2 winner Atempo (both by Monsun). The grandam, He then landed his first Stakes success in the Listed Patton Stakes Listed winner Avocette (Kings Lake), is a Listed-winning half- in February, also at Dundalk. sister to the 2007 German Classic winner Aviso (Tertullian). FIRST 2YO RUNNER IS A WINNER FOR SPOT AWTAAD LIVE STREAM wins easily on her racecourse debut at Kempton yesterday over 6f. ON! Congratulations to all the winning connections DERRINSTOWN STUD • +353 (0)1 6286228 • www.derrinstown.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 STALLION NEWS EBN: SATURDAY, 13TH JUNE 2020 Derrinstown Stud’s Awtaad (Cape Cross) got off the mark The Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club victor New Bay (Dubawi) was yesterday at Kempton as Live Stream posted a promising represented by his first winner yesterday, when First Prophet start to her career with a debut win.