FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here TEN LINE UP FOR CHAMPION NOVELLIST SOLD TO SHADAI, RETIRED Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy=s Cirrus des Aigles (Fr) The Yoshida family=s Shadai Corporation, based in (Even Top {Ire}) will face nine rivals in tomorrow=s Hokkaido, has purchased Germany=s international star G1 QIPCO Champion S. at Ascot, which has been Novellist (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}--Night Lagoon {Ger}, by affected by significant Lagunas {GB}) for an undisclosed sum. Dr. Christoph rainfall during the week. Berglar=s homebred, who smashed Ascot=s 12-furlong The wet weather has led track record by two seconds when annexing the July 27 G1 King George VI & to some high-profile Queen Elizabeth S., has been withdrawals, including retired from racing and will leave Susan Magnier, Michael trainer Andreas Wohler=s Tabor, Derrick Smith and Gutersloh base for Japan at the Joseph Allen=s end of this week. From 2014 Declaration of War (War onwards, he will be stationed at Front), his G1 Irish 2000 Shadai and Berglar has indicated Guineas-winning stable he will support the 4-year-old Novellist companion Magician (Ire) with his own mares by retaining (Galileo {Ire}) and multiple breeding rights in the future Group 1 heroine Sky stallion. ASince 2011, the center of my breeding Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs activities has been in Kentucky, where our family is {Ire}). Last year=s running Stonereath Stud, and we contemplated G1 Racing Post Trophy standing him ourselves in the United States,@ explained Berglar. However, as a stayer and turf horse, and with hero Kingsbarns (Ire) A 75% of all races in the U.S. run over shorter distances (Galileo {Ire}) is a and on dirt, Novellist would have had limited Cirrus des Aigles after winning the surprising runner in the opportunities to succeed in that environment. A few Prix Dollar same card=s G1 Queen established European farms were interested, but it Racing Post Elizabeth II S. His re- became obvious that European valuations of the horse routing leaves Ballydoyle as a breeding prospect were certainly far removed from with a sole Champion S. representative in the form of the Japanese offer we received. Novellist will be an G1 Epsom Derby hero Ruler of the World (Ire) (Galileo interesting addition to the Japanese Thoroughbred gene {Ire}), who will be partnered by Ryan Moore after it pool and should have a fair chance that he will be as was announced that Sir Michael Stoute=s number one successful a stallion as he was a racehorse.@ Cont. p3 had passed over that stable=s Hillstar (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). With Joseph O=Brien unable to make the weight on Ruler of the World, Moore made the decision to jump ship, and Richard Hughes has subsequently stepped in for the ride on Sir Evelyn de Rothschild=s homebred from Freemason Lodge. Cont. p3 DANDINO DRAWS WIDE FOR CAULFIELD CUP Jockey Craig Williams will go for a third consecutive victory in Saturday=s G1 Caulfield Cup in Melbourne, but to do so, he will need to work out a trip from barrier 19 astride last-out American St. Leger hero Dandino (GB) (Dansili {GB}). Williams, who guided Southern Speed (Aus) to the victory in 2011 and Dunaden (Fr) last year, admits to cringing when stalls were drawn Wednesday. "I did flinch when draw 19 came up, so it just means he is going to need a lot more luck in the early part of the race,@ Williams told AAP. "But he gives me great confidence going into the race, even from the wide draw." Should the three emergencies fail to draw in to the race, Dandino will have the 16 hole to overcome. Cont. p10 Historically, Team Valor has offered all of its Fillies and Mares at Public Auction. • KING KAMEHAMEHA (in utero) Japanese Derby winner and Leading Sire • GOLDEN MISSILE (in utero) Including the Millionaire winner of the Pimlico Special-G1 Dams of: • ANIMAL KINGDOM Eclipse Champion, Kentucky Derby-G1 & Dubai World Cup-G1 winner • DROSSELMEYER Belmont S.-G1 & Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1 winner, $3.7 Million • CESARIO Japanese Champion and American Oaks-G1 winner • HENNY HUGHES Millionaire winner of the King’s Bishop-G1 and Vosburgh-G1 • COLLECT THE CASH Queen Elizabeth II-G1 winner WAR FRONT’s Best Filly... 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Cont. from p1 Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal) runs despite connections being in the dark as to his ability to handle the testing conditions. Last seen winning the G2 York S. over this 10-furlong trip July 27, the William Haggas-trained 4-year-old pleased connections in a recent spin at Newmarket and enters this test as one of the freshest in the line-up. AHe=s in really good shape and has done well for his break,@ his trainer said. AHe=s a very genuine horse and has won on heavy before. He=s better on better ground, but he=ll run a good race and Paul Hanagan was delighted with him last week. He got an abscess in his foot after York and was very sore, which was why he hung badly there.@ Saturday, Ascot, Britain QIPCO CHAMPION S.-G1, £1,300,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT SC PP HORSE SIRE WT 1 3 Cirrus des Aigles (Fr) Even Top (Ire) 129 8 7 Morandi (Fr) Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) 124 O-Jean-Claude-Alain Dupouy & Xavier Niel; B-Yvon Lelimouzin & Benoit (€65,000 yrl ‘11 ARQAUG) Deschamps; T-Corine Barande-Barbe; J-Christophe Soumillon. Lifetime O-Daniel-Yves Treves; B-Eric Puerari & Oceanic Bloodstock Inc; Record: 51-18-18-5, £4,319,647. T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Christophe-Patrice Lemaire. Lifetime Record: Last Start--1st Oct. 5 G2 Prix Dollar 11-4-5-0, £496,838. 2 5 Farhh (GB) Pivotal (GB) 129 Last Start--2nd Sept. 21 G3 Prix du Prince d’Orange O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Silvestre de Sousa. 9 9 Ruler of the World (Ire) Galileo (Ire) 124 Lifetime Record: 9-4-4-1, £590,922. O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Southern Last Start--1st May 18 G1 Lockinge S. Bloodstock; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, 3 2 Hunter’s Light (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) 129 £868,613. O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Mickael Barzalona. Last Start--7th Oct. 6 G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Lifetime Record: 21-9-2-3, £599,743. 10 1 Triple Threat (Fr) Monsun (Ger) 124 Last Start--10th Aug. 17 GI Arlington Million (72,000gns RNA wnlg ‘10 TATDEC) 4 10 Main Sequence Aldebaran 129 O/B-Team Valor & Gary Barber; T-Andre Fabre; J-Maxime Guyon. O-Niarchos Family; B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; T-David Lanigan; J-Ted Lifetime Record: 8-3-1-1, £137,083. Durcan. Lifetime Record: 13-4-3-3, £445,224. Last Start--8th Sept. 15 G2 Prix Niel Last Start--3rd Sept. 12 G3 Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial 5 4 Mukhadram (GB) Shamardal 129 Novellist cont. from p1 (190,000gns wnlg ‘09 TATDEC) Berglar continued, AWe still have his dam Night O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Wardall Bloodstock; Lagoon as an active broodmare and two half-sisters to T-William Haggas; J-Paul Hanagan.