TUESDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU PORTER | JAPANESE | GOFFS | STALLION NEWS | PINHOOKING TABLE TODAY’S HEADLINES ARQANA EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com HORSE RACING ADVISORY STRIKE FOR TOP TWO LOTS Monday saw the first of the three-day Arqana Autumn Sale in Deauville, which featured almost 250 horses-in-training and two- Dostal Phil (Coastal Path), Lot 185, who topped the year-old stores, writes Sally Ann Grassick. Arqana Vente D’Automne Sale at Deauville yesterday when Auctioneer Pierrick Moreau had the attention of the crowd selling for €295,000 to Horse Racing Advisory. ©APRH when the highest profile horse of the day walked into the sales ring. Lot 211, the Francois Cottin-trained Capivari (Yeats), year-old gelding who won on his only start for Yannick Fouin at received a huge update on Sunday when he beat the Willie Deauville at the end of October. Barbe was keeping good Mullins’s representative Footpad to take the Gr.1 Prix Renaud du company in Deauville, as he was accompanied by JP McManus, Vivier at Auteuil. Looking none the worse for his exertions on the who was visiting Deauville for the first time, his two sons Kieran track the day before, Capivari however failed to sell and was and John, AP McCoy and Charlie Swan. “I think you can guess who bought back for €320,000. I bought him for!” joked Barbe. “He won well on his only start and we Hubert Barbe’s Horse Racing Advisory was responsible for liked the style he did it in. We bought the horse that finished second purchasing Lot 185, Dostal Phil (Coastal Path), an AQPS three- that day at the Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale last week [Demon FIRST FOALS Gutaifan 2017 RECORD BREAKING DUAL GROUP 2 WINNING 2YO DARK ANGEL’S BEST EVER 2YO, RATED 117 GAY or DAVID O’CALLAGHAN T: 353 (0)87 2565561 (Gay) T: 353 (0)86 8366554 (David) www.yeomanstown.ie CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 3 Royal Ascot-winning 2YO’s 5 Group 1 horses All from his first crop 6 Group winners (from €7,500 nominations) VENTURA STORM 1st Premio Jockey Club-Gr.1 1st Prix de Reux-Gr.3 2nd St. Leger Stakes-Gr.1 FOUNDATION 1st Royal Lodge Stakes-Gr.2 3rd Racing Post Trophy-Gr.1 ILLUMINATE 1st Duchess of Cambridge Stakes-Gr.2 Only 8% 1st Albany Stakes-Gr.3 mares he coveredof the 2nd Cheveley Park Stakes-Gr.1 in his first crop KNIFE EDGE were Black-Type 1st German 2,000 Guineas-Gr.2 performers. WATERLOO BRIDGE It was 33% st 1 Norfolk Stakes-Gr.2 in 2016! DOLCE STREGA 1st Athasi Stakes-Gr.3 WASHINGTON DC 1st Windsor Castle Stakes-L.R. 2nd Phoenix Stakes-Gr.1 2nd Prix de l’Abbaye-Gr.1 3rd Commonwealth Cup-Gr.1 ARGENTERO 1st Rochestown Stakes-L.R. FEE €35,000 LIGHT UP OUR WORLD Yearlings in 2016 sold for €245,000, €185,000, €175,000 etc. 1st Coral Distaff-L.R. 2nd Fred Darling Stakes-Gr.3 ARCHITECTURE 2nd Epsom Oaks-Gr.1 2nd Irish Oaks-Gr.1 AFANDEM impressed on debut at Deauville on 17 Oct for Profitable pinhooks in 2016... J-C Rouget & Al Shaqab Racing €72,000 foal to 130,000gns yearling 55,000gns foal to 130,000gns yearling €50,000 foal to €130,000 yearling 44,000gns foal to €110,000 yearling • AUSTRALIA • CAMELOT • CANFORD CLIFFS • EXCELEBRATION • FASTNET ROCK • FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND • GALILEO • GLENEAGLES • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • • IVAWOOD • KINGSTON HILL • MASTERCRAFTSMAN • MOST IMPROVED • NO NAY NEVER • POWER • PRIDE OF DUBAI • REQUINTO • ROCK OF GIBRALTAR • • RULER OF THE WORLD • STARSPANGLEDBANNER • THE GURKHA • WAR COMMAND • ZOFFANY • Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh Tel: +353-52-6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy. Tel: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) Tel: +44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER 2016 D’Aunou for £130,000].” This is the third foal out of the five-time winning mare Quiphile (Panoramic). Barbe and Swan were once again in action for the same team when they purchased Lot 230, Charli Parcs (Anabaa Blue), for €250,000 from underbidder Joffrey Huet. “We liked his way of running when we watched the video of his success,” explained Swan. “It won’t be easy to get him home and to run again before the end of the season, but we will see how things go.” This three-year-old gelding, who is a half-brother to four winners, including Wood Parcs (Sunshack) and ten-time winner Blue Parcs (Maille Pistol), was successful on his only start to date over hurdles at Enghien earlier this month for Arnaud Chaille Chaille. Horse Racing Advisory also signed for the top-priced two-year- old store of the day, Lot 182, a colt by Saddler Maker from Haras de Cercy, on behalf of the same team for €130,000. This colt is out of the unraced mare Joly Coeur (Mont Basile), who has produced Charlie Swan [left] J P McManus [centre] and Hubert Barbe five winners from nine foals, including dual Listed winner Joly [right] securing the top lots at Arqana yesterday. ©APRH Nelsa (Brier Creek) and the Listed-placed Refik (Hawker’s News). Lot 143, Carzoff (Zoffany), caught the eye of the Australian buyers, but it was Guy Mulcaster who had the last word by year was no exception, with the bloodstock agency signing for telephone over Avedis Darmidjian of Tried and Truth Bloodstock five lots from this session. The top-priced of these was Lot 190, at €225,000. This three-year-old colt won in June at Chateaubriant the Patrice Quinton-trained Charming Zen (Youmzain), who was before finishing third in the Listed Grand Prix du Lion d’Angers. knocked down for €210,000. Anthony Bromley explained: “He is His trainer Alain Couetil was disappointed with his fifth place in for an established client of mine and we will take him home to the UK the Gr.2 Prix Niel, but said after the sale that he is confident the before we decide on a trainer for him. He was my favourite horse horse will have a bright future in Australia, where he will go into today, but it really isn’t easy to buy them here. He was impressive on training with Chris Waller. his only start and is a lovely stamp of a horse.” This four-year-old Highflyer Bloodstock are always very active at this sale and this AQPS gelding is the second foal out of the winning jump mare Europe’s Most ProgressiveYearling Sale Seven years of consecutive growth In 2016 Aggregate Median Average 47 +62% +245% +153% lots made since 2009 since 2009 since 2009 ¤50k+ September Yearling Sale 19 – 20 Part II 21 September 2017 Featuring the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes T: +353 1 8864300 [email protected] www.tattersalls.ie CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 Retiring to Derrinstown Stud in 2017 and now available to view Dual Group Winning Sprinter by DARK ANGEL MARKAZ Winner and Group placed at 2 and winner of 2 Group races over 6-7 furlongs, viz: Group 3 Criterion Stakes, Group 3 Chipchase Stakes. A full-brother to dual Gr.1 winner MECCA’S ANGEL. Dam is a Stakes-placed winner of 6 races at 5-6 furlongs. His yearling full-sister sold for 825,000gns at Tattersalls October Sale in 2015. Fee for 2017: €6,000 1st January SLF He is already proving extremely popular with breeders, so apply NOW to avoid disappointment. Also standing for 2017 AWTAAD • HAATEF • TAMAYUZ DERRINSTOWN STUD Tel: +353 (0)1 6286228 • [email protected] • www.derrinstown.com SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER 2016 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld ARQANA VENTE D’AUTOMNE – DAY ONE Lot Sex Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 185 3g DOSTAL PHIL (Coastal Path) Yannick Fouin Horse Racing Advisory 295,000 230 3g CHARLI PARCS (Anabaa Blue) Chaillé-Chaillé Horse Racing Advisory 250,000 143 3c CARZOFF (Zoffany) Alain Couétil Guy Mulcaster 225,000 190 4g CHARMING ZEN (Youmzain) Patrice Quinton Highflyer Bloodstock 210,000 207 3g DOUX PRETENDER (Great Pretender) Fabrice Foucher Highflyer Bloodstock 190,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS Nioumoun (Dadarissime), whose first foal Battinga (Le Fou) is having a future as a lovely chaser,” commented Malone. “We are already a winner over jumps. very happy to get him. It is a shame that he has already won over Highflyer Bloodstock also signed for Lot 207, Doux Pretender hurdles and is only a novice for the rest of this season.” This three- (Great Pretender), consigned by trainer Fabrice Foucher, for year-old gelding has indeed won once over hurdles a Nancy and €190,000. This three-year-old gelding was a winner on his only start been placed over hurdles and fences this year. He is a full-brother to date over two miles on the Flat at Nantes in early October. He is a to Pur Style, who won a Listed at Auteuil and was placed in the half-brother to four winners, including Valligarro (Ballingarry), a Gr.3 Prix Bournosienne. three-time winner and placed in a Listed Chase. “He is very attractive The statistics for this session are almost identical to last year, and has a lot of quality,” commented Bromley, who saw off Harold which was already a very strong edition, with just a 3% increase in Kirk to acquire this gelding.