DerrinstownDigest Derrinstown Stud Quarterly Newsletter / Winter 2011 Alhaarth / Arcano / Elnadim / Haatef / Intikhab / Marju / Tamayuz www.derrinstown.com New to Derrinstown for 2011 G1 winning son of Oasis Dream - ARCANO It was announced in early October all three of his starts as a two year has the right credentials to be a that ARCANO, a son of hot shot old which began with his debut at successful stallion and Derrinstown stallion OASIS DREAM is to stand at Newbury, on this occasion beating are delighted to add him to the Derrinstown Stud for the 2011 the useful SHOWCASING, stallion roster for 2011. His dam breeding season. ARCANO was subsequent G2 Gimcrack Stakes TARIYSHA (Daylami) is a half sister without doubt one of the best two winner. He next appeared in the to the dam of G1 Prix de l’Abbaye year olds in 2009. He won the G1 G2 July Stakes and won this with winner GILT EDGE GIRL and the G2 Prix Morny at Deauville defeating 3/4 of a length to spare before Flying Childers winner GODFREY subsequent dual Guineas winner going on to Group 1 victory in STREET. He hails from the family of SPECIAL DUTY and triple Group 1 France.Unfortunately ARCANO’s TARWIYA, BLUE DAKOTA, BIG and Classic winner CANFORD three year old career was curtailed AUDIO, MESSAGER DU ROI etc. CLIFFS. In doing so, he also by a series of minor setbacks and he Shadwell recently purchased the smashed the all-age course record. was unable to reach his full potential yearling full sister to ARCANO for over six furlongs proving this was as a three year old. Being an 700,000gns at the Tattersalls an exceptional Group 1 winning unbeaten G1 winning two year old October Sale Book 1. performance. He was unbeaten in son of OASIS DREAM, he certainly DERRINSTOWN STUD STALLION FEES 2011 Alhaarth €5,000 slf Jan 1st Arcano (NEW) €6,000 slf Jan 1st Elnadim €6,000 slf Jan 1st Haatef €4,000 slf Jan 1st Intikhab €5,500 slf Jan 1st Marju €15,000 slf Jan 1st Tamayuz €15,000 slf Jan 1st DerrinstownDigest / Winter 2011 Page 2 From Fairy tale to Reality decided to head for Hong Kong to take her chance in the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup against the colts. Once again the risk paid off and she got her nose in front to win by a neck from G2 winner IRIAN. Her career earnings now stand at over £2.1m and connections have received over £2.7m including the bonus from Japan. Due to her many G1 EPSOM exploits on the track, she also earned herself the title of Cartier 2010 ‘Champion Three-Year-Old Filly’. It is truly a fairy tale come true for the connections of this filly and there is more to come in 2011 when we look forward to seeing her at the World Cup meeting in March where she holds an entry in the G1 Dubai World Cup. INTIKHAB, has now produced seven Graded/Group winners including G1 G1 JAPAN Lockinge Stakes and G1 Matron Stakes heroine RED EVIE, and G1 Criterium de The story of the yearling that nobody and won by a neck to secure the first of Saint-Cloud winner PAITA. He had a wanted going on to win four Group 1 her Group 1 victories. The decision was fantastic season in 2010, not only with races to date, has turned a fairy tale into made to supplement her again, this time the exploits of SNOW FAIRY. In October, reality for trainer Ed Dunlop and her owner for the Irish equivalent, the G1 Darley G1 winning CULMINATE took the G2 Mrs Cristina Patino. This exceptional filly Oaks at the Curragh. It had rained heavily Harrolds Tristarc Stakes at Caufield while by INTIKHAB has come a long way from up to the day of the race and speculation KIDNAPPING took three Listed races in the sales ring in Tattersalls Ireland where over SNOW FAIRY’s ability to perform Milan this season which included the she walked out unsold for a mere €1800. were questioned, but she annihilated the Listed Premio Merano and Gran Premio She was named SNOW FARIY and was field and came home on her own eight d’Italia. INTIKHAB also had another four put into training with Ed Dunlop, but her lengths in front. Connections knew for Listed winners this season in PARIS TO potential did not truly show as a two year sure that they had something very special PEKING, FAT CHOY ICHIBAN, LES old. She ran six times at two, paying her with this daughter of INTIKHAB. Her next FAZZANI and KURT. INTIKHAB has had way with one win and being placed three outing, in the G1 Yorkshire Oaks, she no shortage of stakes performers in times out of her six runs. It was not until finished second but lost nothing in defeat 2010, with several of his runners being she turned three that her potential really against a top notch opponent in MIDDAY. placed at Group and Listed level including started to shine through. Her trainer She then went on to finish a creditable Khawatim (3rd in the G3 Prix De obviously saw something in her, as her fourth in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster Cabourg), Bonnie Charlie (3rd in the G3 first outing as a three year old was in a on unsuitable ground conditions. totesport.com Chipchase Stakes), Listed race at Goodwood. She came out Because of her double G1 Oaks victories, Indiana Gal (2nd in the G3 Blue Wind and won this race with three lengths in connections received an invitation to the Stakes and G3 TRI Equestrian Stakes, hand. A daring move by both trainer and run the filly in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II 3rd in the G3 Ballyroan Stakes), Bahati owner saw the filly step up immediately Commemorative Cup at Kyoto in Japan. (2nd in the Listed Eternal Stakes), to Group 1 level on her next outing at They duly accepted the invitation, and Hafawa (2nd in the Listed Conqueror Epsom, where she was supplemented for she won her third G1 event by a cosy 4 Stakes), Intapeace (winner and placed in a fee of £20,000 for the G1 Investec lengths. On winning this, she secured the Listed EBF Fairy Bridge Stakes). Oaks. It was not the most straightforward an extra £624,000 bonus to add to her of races for her, but she held off Meeznah growing tally of winnings. It was then TDN’s Bill Oppenheim on Intikhab added Snow Fairy to his impressive through Aug.1, 2010) illustrates. ‘Then of course, there is the great repertoire of top-class runners. So now, having added the top three- value sire, Intikhab, who remains He has already been a perennial year old filly in the world in 2010, at €5,500 at Sheikh Hamdan’s selection for any good-value sire list, he must qualify as spectacular Derrinstown Stud in spite of having as his APEX A Runner Index (2.35, value’ (TDN 05.01.11) DerrinstownDigest / Winter 2011 Page 3 TAMAYUZ and HAATEF very well received at Foal Sales The first foals of both TAMAYUZ and Ahead. John stated after the sale “I am HAATEF have finally hit the sales ring. a big fan of the sire line, this filly is a The results were fantastic with several quality, attractive, good walking filly like hitting the headlines starting in Goffs, her sire, and her dam Frond is currently with a smashing daughter of Tamayuz in foal to Nayef” out of Group 1 winning mare Chelsea Rose. She was purchased for €220,000 Another to go under that hammer at from the Airlie Stud draft. She was the Tattersalls was the chestnut colt out of He had well over 100 shows at the talk of the sales ring and rightly so as the mare Prey, who realised 50,000gns December Sales and gave a great show her dam Chelsea Rose won 5 times when purchased by Tally-Ho Stud. This each time. He looks like a racehorse including the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, attractive colt is a half brother to multiple to me” Listed Ballroan Stakes, Listed Silver stakes winner Bon Nuit, and stakes Stakes and was second in the G1 Pretty placed In A Silent Way. He also hails Another top class colt to shine was the Polly Stakes and G2 Royal Whip Stakes. from the family of Anshan and Champs Andrew Thompson bred colt out of She was also the top priced filly foal sold Elysees. The Oak Lodge consigned colt winning mare Belle de Cadix which worldwide by a freshman sire in 2010. out of Miniver realised €57,000 at Goffs realised €62,000 at Goffs. This colt is in November also. This colt is a half from a very active family and is a half Also making waves was Lot 1131 brother to stakes placed Mon Michel brother to multiple stakes winner Zeiting. (pictured). This colt also by TAMAYUZ and is closely related to several stakes Zeiting is also the dam of two stakes and out of the mare Diary realised winners and stakes placed runners, horses in Zut Alors and Bikini Babe. He 200,000gns, and topped day four of the including Legal Case, La Sky, Love is also a half brother to Group 3 winner Tattersalls foal sales. He was purchased Divine, Sixties Icon, Floreeda, and Group 2 placed Dolled Up. From the by Tom Goff of Blandford Bloodstock Dunboyne Express etc. Another colt on family of Avalanche Star, Allied Forces, who went on to say “There are very few several shopping lists was Lot 635 from Perceived Value, Infamous Angel etc.