TUESDAY, 28TH JUNE 2016 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU ACROSS THE POND | JAPANESE REVIEW | LEADING SIRES | STAKES RESULTS Trained by Guillaume Macaire and ridden by Bertrand Lestrade, TODAY’S HEADLINES Corscia has been the model of consistency, only finishing out of the placings three times in twelve previous starts, and she was NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW landing her seventh contest overall. Bred by Earl Haras de Nonant Le Pin, she is a half-sister to three other winners out of the placed Garde Royale mare Cardamine, CORSICA CLAIMS GR.3 a daughter of the Listed Prix d’Iena runner-up Cardoudalle (Cadoudal). She is also the dam of the winner Cardounika FEATURE AT AUTEUIL (Nikos; dam of the three-time French Gr.3 hurdle scorer Ceasar’s The Auteuil card yesterday, which originally was meant to feature Palace and the Listed hurdle winner and sire Cokoriko) and the two Listed events, was bolstered by the addition of the Gr.3 Prix dam of the Gr.3 Prix Andrew Michel-third Benie Des Dieux. Christian de Tredern and the Listed Prix Rigoletto from last Thursday’s meeting, which was abandoned due to the heat and PRIX RIGOLETTO humidity in the French capital. A 4400m Listed event over fences, Attilla De Sivola (Kapgarde) A hurdle event for four and five-year-old fillies and mares over went straight into the lead, with an errant Urkashe (Clety) 3600m, the Christian de Tredern was landed by Corscia tracking but continually jumping out to his right. The leader (Nickname), who was landing the second Gr.3 win of her career, stuttered over the Riviere des Tribunes in front of the stands, having taken the Prix Sytaj over the larger obstacles last where the second took over, but another dart to his right ensured November. the lead went back to Attilla De Sivola. A mistake at the big railed The early running was made by the grey Fracafigura Has hedge and ditch down the back straight for the leader saw him (Artiste Royale), with Reine Pieuse (Saint Des Saints) close disposed and replaced by The Reader (Lando). The seven-year- behind and the field of ten well strung out on ground described old quickened the pace on the run for home, but he could not as very heavy. The runners closed up after passing the winning match the turn of foot produced by Tzar’s Dancer (Tzar’s line for the first time, where Comas Sola (Lord Du Sud) went into Rodney) after two out, who came home the length and a quarter the lead and she still held sway into the home straight. There were winner. Vizir D’Estruval (Cachet Noir) was a strongly staying on four in with a shout two out where Comas Sola departed and it second, four and a half lengths ahead of The Reader. was L’Espiguette (Policy Maker) who jumped to the front at the This was a second successive win from three starts in 2016 for last. However, she had no response to the late flourish by Corscia Tzar’s Dancer, who had been off the track for nearly two years. In in the closing stages, who went on to record a length and a half his younger days, the now eight-year-old won the Gr.3 Prix du win over a rallying Fracafigura Has, with two lengths back to President de la Republique and Listed events over fences at L’Espiguette. Angers and Bordeaux Le Bouscat. He was fourth on his last start ANOTHER STAKES WINNER FOR SIRSIR PERCYPERCY Lanwades-bred MADRILEÑO breaks the track record when winning the Listed Gran Premio de Madrid (€102,000) by 4¾ lengths on Sunday. LANWADES The independent option ™ [email protected] • www.lanwades.com • Tel: +44 (0)1638 750222 • Fax: +44 (0)1638 751186 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 NATIONAL HUNT RACING REVIEW EBN: TUESDAY, 28TH JUNE 2016 before injury in the 2014 running of the Gr.1 Grand Steeple-Chase de Nuit winner Lessing (Orpen; dam of the Gr.3-placed The de Paris, finishing only ten lengths behind Storm Of Saintly, Comissioner). The second dam Flutixoa (Linamix) was a winner Shannon Rock and Rhialco. at three. Bred by Mlle Marie-Cecile de Saint-Seine, Tzar’s Dancer is a half- brother to a multiple winner in Steely Dancer (Until Sundown), PRIX DAWN RUN out of the unraced Steel Dancer (Kaldounevees). She is a half- The Dan Skelton-trained Shelford (Galileo), a winner twice at sister to the multiple winner Jetty Dancer (Smadoun; dam of the Enghien-Soisy in March and April, the latter a Listed event, Listed-placed Jarrouse). The second dam is the twice-placed attempted to make it three wins from three in France in this Listed Hero’s Dancer (Hero’s Honor). hurdle over 3900m, but the gallant seven-year-old lost out in a photo, with the supplemented five-year-old mare Kada Rique PRIX GERALD DE ROCHEFORT (Enrique) getting up to score in the final stride. The official margin The Magalen Bryant-owned Bohio (Poliglote) led the field in this being recorded as a nose. Listed hurdle for four-year-olds, but was taken on and passed Vieux Morvan (Voix Du Nord) set out to make all and was down the back straight, with Vokalise (Poliglote) leading into the joined by Mon Bonbon (Bonbon Rose) with a circuit to run, with home straight. There were a host of chances once in it and they Shelford in fifth. By the time the runners made the turn out of the included the grey Isabe (Diamond Green), who jumped to the back straight, a group of four had broken a few lengths away from front two out and, despite making a mistake at the last, ran on the main pack. After two from home Shelford was sent for home resolutely to a three length win. Vokalise was brought to the near in the hands of Harry Skelton and went into a lead, but started to rail and retained second by a head from the running on Docteur tire and was caught in an agonising finish. Third home was the De Ballon (Doctor Dino). top weight Rock The Race (Whipper). This was a first black-type win for the filly, whose record now This was a third Listed win over hurdles for Kada Rique, who reads seven wins from 17 starts. This was also a maiden Auteuil during her juvenile hurdling campaign won the Listed Prix d’Iena victory, with previous wins coming at Craon, La Teste de Buch and and the Prix de Chambly. Lyon Parilly when racing on the Flat, and at Enghien-Soisy over Bred by Marc-Elie Uzan and F Lavoinne, she is the best from jumps. three winning foals out of the Gr.3 Prix Orcada winner Kadabelle Bred by Benoir Chalmel and Mme I Roussel, Isabe is the first foal (Kadalko). The third dam Uberaba (Garde Royale) won four out of the three-time winner Maharina (Medaaly), a full-sister to times and is the dam of the four-time Gr.1 winner and sire Vision the multiple winner Lady Morgane, dam of the Listed Prix Ronde D’Etat (Chichicastenango). ARQANA Summer Sale - Wild Card 220 Lot 220, VICTOIRE DES BORDE breeding Group-winning chaser with a stellar prospect jumps pedigree © APRH VCTOIRE DES BORDES, 7yo mare, by Antarctique Selling at ARQANA Summer Sale out of Miss Berry. Listed winner over hurdles at 3, winner of Gr.2 in Deauville Friday 1st July Prix Jean Stern chase and 3rd in Gr.1 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure. A full-sister to the champion racemare UTOPIE DES BORDES, herself a winner of the Gr.1 Prix Maurice Gillois chase. Consigned by François-Marie Cottin out of training. Contact : François-Marie Cottin, 03 44 60 95 94 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 STALLION NEWS ~ RACING NEWS EBN: TUESDAY, 28TH JUNE 2016 STALLION NEWS IRELAND HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CONQUERS FIFTH CONTINENT Holy Roman Emperor, the dual Gr.1-winning son of Danehill, secured his eighth Gr.1 winner overall over the weekend, when his Brazilian-bred son Maraton landed the Gr.1 Grande Premio Farwell at Cidade Jardim, Sao Paulo, by a half-length. The juvenile is out of the Fantastic Dancer mare Virgo Dancer. National This was a fifth continent conquered by the twelve-year-old stallion, who has previously been responsible for Gr.1 1,000 Guineas winner Homecoming Queen and Gr.1 Criterium de Accounts Saint-Cloud winner Morandi in Europe, four-time Gr.1 winner in Hong Kong Designs On Rome and Gr.1 Hong Kong Classic Mile So it’s official, I have finished the 2016 National Stud Diploma scorer Beauty Only in Asia, Gr.1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Course. We graduated last Friday, which was a proud but also rather winner Rich Tapestry in North America and, in Australasia, sad day after so many great months, filled with highs, lows and Mongolian Khan, winner of three Gr.1s – NZ Derby, Australian great friends. Derby and Caulfield Cup, as well as the Gr.1 NZ 1,000 Guineas Our final week started on Monday with a trip to the Jockey Club winner Rollout The Carpet. Rooms. We had a wonderful tour, taking in all the beautiful works of Holy Roman Emperor shuttled initially to Australia in the first art; I absolutely loved looking at the Sir Alfred Munnings paintings years of his stud career before switching to Brazil for several in particular.