TUESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER 2017 ENTRIES CLOSE NOVEMBER 1 ENTER NOW EBN SALE BEGINS JANUARY 8 EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU STALLION FEES | STAKES RESULTS | RACING ROUND-UP | MITSUMASA NAKAUCHIDA TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES TATTERSALLS REPORT by CARL EVANS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com STAKES-WINNING FILLY MAKES RECORD SUM Galileo filly Elizabeth Browning made 700,000gns, a record at Tattersalls’ annual Horses-in-Training Sale, when knocked down to bloodstock agent Alex Elliott in Newmarket yesterday. A Gr.2-winner by one of the world’s greatest sires, and with the profile boost of being a full-sister to Gr.1 winner Johannes Vermeer, she was offered to dissolve a partnership between Coolmore Stud and China Horse Club. Elliott said the three-year-old’s racing career was at an end and she would be heading to stud for an unnamed European client. He added: “She’s a Gr.2 winner at three, a full sister to a Gr.1 winner Elizabeth Browning (Lot 247), who sold for a record- at two and she’s by Galileo – what’s not to like? She’s done her job breaking 700,000gns yesterday at Tattersalls. © Laura Green and fillies like her are so hard to find. CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER 2017 ran 16 times in two seasons for Ballydoyle record-breaker Aidan O’Brien, yet had not been seen in public since landing the Gr.2 Kilboy Estates Stakes at the Curragh in July. She was foaled by the winning Holy Roman Emperor mare Inca Princess, a daughter of Gr.2 Ribblesdale Stakes victress Miletrian, who was a half-sister to Classic-placed Mr Combustible and from the family of leading sire Shirley Heights. Trade at the opening session of this five-day sale bore similarities to that of 12 months ago, albeit the clearance rate dipped from a notable 91 per cent to 83 per cent. The opportunity to buy another 31 horses helped turnover nudge up three per cent to 6,600,900gns, the average of 26,404gns was a two per cent increase, while the median increased four per cent to 14,000gns. STATESMANLIKE BY ZHANG Chinese businessman Zhang Yuesheng has made a mark in Alex Elliott signed for the record-breaking Elizabeth Europe through buying large quantities of horses at auction in Browning (Lot 247). He paid 700,000gns for the Gr.2- Ireland, but he focussed on quality over quantity when appearing winning three-year-old daughter of Galileo. (Ce) at Park Paddocks yesterday. Teaming up with Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland, Zhang “This was a great opportunity to buy, and it was perhaps fortunate homed in on three-year-old gelding The Statesman (Lot 317A), that she popped up here and we have avoided the people who we and nailed the prize with a bid of 310,000gns. Looking on, with an might have been up against in December.” understandable sense of loss, was Worcestershire-based Ian Elliott had seen off underbidder Hubie de Burgh to buy Williams, who trained the son of Zoffany to win three times on the Elizabeth Browning, named like so many Coolmore horses after a Flat this year, plus a hurdle race at Ludlow on his most recent start. historical figure, in her case a poetess and wife of one of England’s Williams said: “I would rather have kept him, but he’s a very nice most celebrated poets. The equine Elizabeth Browning (Lot 247) individual and it’s good business.” The Statesman was returning to Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale October 30 - November 3, 2017 The source of 11 Group 1 winners since 2014, including: LIBRISA BREEZE British Champions Sprint Stakes Gr.1 sold at Tattersalls Autumn HIT Sale for 90,000 gns MORE THAN 1750 LOTS 2017 CONSIGNORS INCLUDE: Shadwell Stud, Juddmonte Farms, Godolphin, The Castlebridge Consignment, East Everleigh Stables, etc. featuring the The World’s Largest Horses in Training Sale DISPERSAL T: +44 1638 665931 [email protected] www.tattersalls.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER 2017 Tattersalls’ ring 12 months to the day since he made 90,000gns to a bid by agent Richard Knight, who was acting for clients of Jamie Osborne. After two runs they switched him to Williams and a series of progressive efforts were to follow – he won off a BHA mark of 87 at Newmarket last month and was then pushed up to 95. Some bookmakers had included The Statesman in betting for Cheltenham’s Gr.1 Triumph Hurdle, but Donohoe said: “He looks like a Cup horse – he’s progressive, he stays well and has plenty of speed.” Training plans, he said, were undecided. SHALFLEET’S WINNING DUO A pair of colts from Jeremy Noseda’s Shalfleet Stables made successive six-figure sums, headed by twice successful Winning Ways (Lot 353). A winner at Salisbury and Ascot, the son of Lope De Vega made 250,000gns to a bid from Dermot Farrington, who said: “I’ve bought him in conjunction with [Australia-based agent] Chris McAnulty to race in Hong Kong. He’s owned by Mr [Paul] Makin [a The supplemented The Statesman (Lot 317A), who was client of Farrington’s], so I know all about the horse. He ran well at bought by BBA Ireland/Yulong Investments for 310,000gns. Ascot on the wrong side of the track, he’s lightly raced and clean vet- © Laura Green wise.” Minutes earlier racehorse owner Tom Morley had given Julia – we’ll see how many we’ve managed to buy at the end of the 125,000gns for Me Too Nagasaki (Lot 352), who was bought by week.” Noseda for 40,000gns as a breezer last year and subsequently Of Me Too Nagasaki, a three-year-old Iffraaj colt, Morley said: won twice for the Newmarket trainer. This was Morley’s third “He’s been fairly impressive to date and he ran in a decent race when purchase of the day and all three will be joining local trainer second at Pontefract last time – it will be interesting to see what the Stuart Williams. winner makes when he comes here on Wednesday [The Grape Morley said: “They might run in my name, or that of my mother, Escape, Lot 929].” at Tatteralls Autumn Horses in Pick up a Catalogue Training Sale this week. Ascot November Sale Thursday 9 November - 10.30am View Catalogue Online at www.tattersalls.ie Ascot Well bred Graduates fillies on track 19 Godolphin 35 HIT 100+ ENEKO winning Winners 13 length debut Hurdle winner for Keith Dalgleish & placed already this sold 2017 Tattersalls Ireland Ascot July Sale month by Le Bas du Bourg to Tom Malone for £40,000 Contact Ascot Sales Telephone +44 (0) 1638 665931 [email protected] www.tattersalls.ie CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER 2017 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld TATTERSALLS AUTUMN HORSES IN TRAINING SALE –DAY ONE Lot Sex Name (Sire) Vendor Purchaser Price (gns) 247 3f ELIZABETH BROWNING (Galileo) Ballydoyle Racing A C Elliott 700,000 317A 3g THE STATESMAN (Zoffany) Dominion Racing Stables BBA Ireland/Yulong Investments 310,000 353 3c WINNING WAYS (Lope De Vega) Shalfleet Stables Chris McNulty/D Farrington 250,000 143 3g FAST BUCK (Kendargent) The Castlebridge Consignment Harold Kirk/W P Mullins 150,000 322 3g HUGIN (Henrythenavigator) Trillium Place Kam Sum Ho 130,000 158 3g MISTER BLUE SKY (Royal Applause) Cedar Lodge Stables Harold Kirk/W P Mullins 130,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS Among Morley’s other buys was the four-year-old Dubawi his spending as Ghazali, but he is a frequent visitor to Tattersalls’ gelding Alaadel (Lot 187), a half-brother to very smart performer in-training sales. His offer of 130,000gns secured Hugin (Lot 322), Mutakayyef, dual winner of the Gr.2 Summer Mile and placed at a three-year-old gelding with a couple of wins for David Simcock’s Gr.1 level, and a full-brother to the Sir Michael Stoute-trained stable and a current rating of 91. Intimation, who recently added the Gr.3 Prix de Flore to her The very good filly Mail The Desert appeared in the catalogue record. as dam of Zwayyan (Lot 305), who joined the six-figure club Alaadel won twice in Sheikh Hamdan’s colours from William when making a round 100,000gns to a bid from Alastair Donald Haggas’s stable, yet was unraced until this year. Morley said: “He of SackvilleDonald. won really nicely last time out and, while he didn’t race at two or A four-year-old son of Pivotal, Zwayyan had been a 380,000gns three, I believe they were just niggly issues. He is from a family that yearling who raced for Al Shaqab, gaining four wins and a couple improves with age.” of placings from 12 starts. Donald senses there is more to come, however, and said: “He’s been bought as a Saturday fun horse. He’s GHAZALI AGAIN good looking and, judging by the speed figure of his latest race Qatar champion trainer Jassim Ghazali has become a familiar face [when fourth of 20 in a York handicap], is still improving. He’s been at Tattersalls since making his first buying trip in July 2013.