SUNDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2015 MILITARY ATTACK SWOOPS IN CUP PREP AGA KHAN FAMILIES STAR Along with Designs on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), AT GOFFS MARE SALE Military Attack (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) and Blazing Speed (GB) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) represent the three most dominating local figures over the 2000-meter distance, and that pair kept true to form when finishing one-two, respectively, in Saturday’s G2 Longines Jockey Club Cup, the local prep for the G1 Hong Kong Cup Dec. 13. Blazing Speed proved narrowly best over Military Attack in the 2014 running of the Longines Jockey Club Cup, but the 7-year-old, who has had his fair share of age-related problems, turned back the time at least one more time and turned the tables in Saturday’s renewal. The 2012/2013 Horse of the Year off wins in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup and G1 SAI Cup in Singapore, Military Attack won the 1600-meter Sha Tin Trophy H. first-up for five months last year. Cont. p4 The session-topping Ebeyina, from the Aga Khan draft | Goffs By Emma Berry and Daithi Harvey EXAGGERATOR HITS DELTA JACKPOT The headline session of the two-day Goffs November Breeding Exaggerator (Curlin), a close-up fourth in the GI Breeders’ Stock Sale was once again a showcase for the Aga Khan Cup Juvenile, held on to score a narrow victory in Saturday’s bloodlines, with an in-foal mare and a filly in training filling $1-million GIII Delta Downs Jackpot S. Saturday’s top two slots. Go to today’s TDN America. Ebeyina (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) (lot 1368), a winner last year on debut at three for Dermot Weld, hails from the black-type-laden family that has produced the Queen’s G1 Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) and her half-sister, the Irish champion 3-year-old Ebadiyla (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), who features as the grandam of the sale-topper. Sold for €460,000 with her first covering to hot property Kodiac (GB), she will reside forthwith in the Kilkenny paddocks of Ballylinch Stud. Ballylinch Manager John O’Connor commented, “Obviously she’s a very nice mare; the fact that she is a black-type mare is particularly appealing. She comes from a true Classic family and I've been lucky buying from Gilltown before.” Ballylinch Stud later went to €260,000 to secure another mare in foal to Kodiac, lot 1402, the G3 Firth of Clyde S. winner Majestic Dubawi (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) from the Darley draft, which ended the day as leading vendor with 38 fillies and mares sold for €2,028,500. A trip farther afield beckons eventually for the 4-year-old Peintre Celebre stayer Silwana (Ire) (lot 1362), whose four wins include the Listed Loughbrown S. at The Curragh. Cont. p2. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 of 8 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER 2015 Aga Khan Families Star At Goffs (cont. from p1) The trade was certainly healthy. The 198 fillies and mares to have found new homes represented a clearance rate of 81% and Irish-based Japanese trainer Takashi Kodama signed the ticket turnover for the day improved by 29% to €8,640,500, albeit for at €320,000 and outlined plans for Silwana, saying, “I've bought 20 more horses sold than in 2014. The average was also up by her on behalf of Mr Koji Kamiyama of Kawakami Racing. She will 16% at €43,639 and the median improved fractionally to €25,000. stay in training with me next year but will ultimately go to Japan David Nagle stepped in at €270,000 for the unnamed and as a broodmare.” unraced 2-year-old Galileo (Ire) half-sister to stakes winners Pat Downes, who manages the Aga Khan Studs’ operation at Yellow Rosebud (Ire) (Jeremy) and Seeharn (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) Gilltown Stud, commented, “I'm delighted with the prices for who was offered by the Irish National Stud as lot 1333. He said, the two top fillies. I believe Silwana stays in training in Ireland “She's a beautiful looker and you could say she is a long-term before being covered project. Her credentials were quite obvious being by Galileo. She and continuing her will come back to Barronstown Stud and we will take a bit of breeding career in time in deciding what stallion to cover her with.” Japan. Ebeyina is a The Irish National Stud’s John Osborne added, “Obviously it's a beautiful mare; bit unusual in that she is a 2-year-old; she missed her engagement at everyone who came to the sales as a yearling after a sequence of minor setbacks, but see her agreed and she eventually we got her here. We are delighted with the price; she had a very attractive is a beautiful filly and was very well received on the sales cover with Kodiac, grounds. We still have the mare, who is middle-aged, and we Silwana | Goffs whose foals have been also have her half-sister Aimhirgin Lass (Ire) in training for the so popular all week. Overall we're very happy with how they President, Michael D. Higgins. She stays in training next season sold. There's a great buzz in the ring, year after year we come to with the hope of adding some further black print to the family.” Goffs and we seem to always sell well.” Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 of 8 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER 2015 Osborne continued, “The mare is in foal to Mastercraftsman GOFFS NOVEMBER MARE SALE (Ire) and I believe her Dragon Pulse (Ire) yearling half-sister is with Richard Fahey, so there is lots going on in the family.” DAY ONE TOP LOTS Two more mares also brought €270,000, the first being lot Lot Name Status Price (€) 1324, the four-time-winning sprinter Badr Al Badoor (Ire) 1368 Ebeyina (Ire) i/f Kodiac (GB) 460,000 (f, 4, Oasis Dream {GB}--Ebalista {Ire}, by Selkirk) (Acclamation {GB}), who was offered by Darley in foal to Dream Consigned by Aga Khan Studs SC Ahead. The 5-year-old is a half-sister to four black-type Purchased by Ballylinch Stud performers, including listed winner Profitable (Ire) (Invincible 1362 Silwana (Ire) In training 320,000 Spirit {Ire}). (f, 4, Peintre Celebre--Simawa {Ire}, by Anabaa) Purchaser Eamonn Reilly of BBA Ireland was unable to name Consigned by Aga Khan Studs SC his client but offered, “When the catalogue came out online he Purchased by Kawakami Racing picked her out on pedigree and when I went to see her she had 1324 Badr Al Badoor (Ire) i/f Dream Ahead 270,000 the looks to match her page. She is a lovely individual from an (m, 5, Acclamation {GB}--Dani Ridge {Ire}, by Indian Ridge {GB}) (90,000gns yrl ‘11 TATOCT) active family and she is a young mare so should have a great Consigned by Darley, Property of Rabbah Bloodstock future.” Purchased by BBA Ireland Late in the session, Galileo’s 3-year-old daughter Mohini (Ire) 1469 Mohini (Ire) Maiden 270,000 out of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Denebola (Storm Cat) (f, 3, Galileo {Ire}--Denebola, by Storm Cat) reached the same price when sold from Lord and Lady Consigned by Kiltinan Castle Stud Lloyd-Webber’s Kiltinan Castle Stud to Hubie de Burgh. Purchased by De Burgh Equine Ltd Gatewood Bell swung into action to buy the Ridge Manor Stud 1333 Unnamed Maiden 270,000 mare Bridal Dance (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) (lot 1390). With (f, 2, Galileo {Ire}--Nebraas {GB}, by Green Desert) Consigned by Irish National Stud an enticing covering to Dark Angel, the dam of this year’s G3 Purchased by Barronstown Stud Prestige S. winner Hawksmoor (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}) fetched a 1390 Bridal Dance (Ire) i/f Dark Angel (Ire) 260,000 winning bid of €260,000 and she too will be heading to (m, 9, Danehill Dancer {Ire}--Feather Bride {Ire}, by Groom Dancer) Barrownstown Stud. Consigned by Ridge Manor Stud "I've bought her for David and Diane Nagle. Obviously Dark Purchased by Gatewood Bell Angel needs no introduction and she has already proved she can 1402 Majestic Dubawi (Ire) i/f Kodiac (GB) 260,000 breed a top-class horse so I think she should make a fine (m, 7, Dubawi {Ire}--Tidal Chorus {GB}, by Singspiel {Ire}) addition to the Nagles’ broodmare band,” Bell commented. Consigned by Darley, Property of Rabbah Bloodstock Purchased by Ballylinch Stud Wildcard entry Quake (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 1344A) may be 1344A Quake (GB) Maiden 200,000 an unraced 3-year-old but she is also a half-sister to Group (f, 3, Dubawi {Ire}--Politesse, by Barathea {GB}) 1-winning sprinter King’s Apostle (GB) by one of the world’s best Consigned by Seskin Stud stallions, and thus attracted a bid of €200,000 from Peter and Purchased by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock Ross Doyle on behalf of an unnamed client. The sale day ended with the auction of nine stallion nominations on behalf of the Ann Hanley Research Fund for Parkinson’s Disease, including the last one available to Haras de Bonneval’s popular young sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}), which was sold for €58,000. His advertised fee for 2016 is €30,000. Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale SESSION TOTALS 2015 2014 • Catalogued 274 256 • No. Offered 244 222 • No. Sold 198 178 • RNAs 46 44 • % RNAs 18.9% 19.8% • High Price €460,000 €480,000 • Gross €8,640,500 €6,685,300 • Average (% change) €43,639 (+16%) €37,558 • Median (% change) €25,000 (+2%) €24,500 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 of 8 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER 2015 Click for the HKJC.com chart, HKJC.com PPs and VIDEO.