EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS MONDAY, 13TH APRIL 2015 – SEVENTEEN PAGES For more information • T: +44 (0)1638 666512 • F:+44 (0)1638 666516 • [email protected] • www.bloodstocknews.eu e s r Today’s Headlines u o c e c a R n RACING REVIEW w o t s d r a p o SUCCESS DAYS TROUNCES e L / m o RIVALS IN BALLYSAX c . k o Success Days floored the current Gr.1 Derby favourite o b e John F Kennedy in the Gr.3 Ballysax Stakes, the feature c a f . race at Leopardstown yesterday. The race, which had only w w w attracted three runners, should on form, have been a walk / / : s in the park for the son of Galileo , but Success Days had p t t h other ideas. Taking advantage of race fitness – he won a f o handicap last week – the son of Jeremy made all the y s e t running. Turning into the straight, he quickened clear and, r u o c though his rivals gave chase, Zafilani (Azamour ) and Success Days (Jeremy ) and his connections e r u John F Kennedy could not catch him, finishing four and a celebrate his surprise victory in the t c i half and six lengths adift respectively. Gr.3 Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown p Seventh on his debut in August, Success Days won next time out at Gowran Park next time out and finished fifth in 1,000 GUINEAS TRIAL STAKES the Listed Eyrefield Stakes on his final juvenile start in Stormfly became Dermot Weld’s seventh winner in two October. He may return to Leopardstown for the Gr.3 days (he later added another two winners on yesterday’s Derby Trial, is in the Gr.1 Irish 2,000 Guineas and may be card) when powering home in the Gr.3 Leopardstown considered for the Gr.1 Irish Derby, according to his trainer 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes. Racefit having already had a Ken Condon. winning run this season and ridden by jockey Pat Smullen, Bred by Robert Ng and Dermot Farrington, he is out of who is also enjoying a fantastic run of success, the the Gr.3 Prix Miesque-second Malaica (Roi Gironde ), daughter of Dark Angel was always promiment. She took who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 Prix Ganay winner and sire up the running two furlongs out, before storming clear to Execute (Suave Dancer ) and the Gr.2 Grand Prix d’Evry win by three and three quarter lengths from Devonshire winner and sire Tot Ou Tard (Robellino ). (Fast Company ) and Military Angel (Big Brown ), who Of John F Kennedy, trainer Aidan O’Brien reported that were both making their seasonal debuts. the colt did not like the rain-softened ground very much This was Stormfly’s first win at Graded level, though she and may not have been fully fit. was third in the Listed EBF Fillies’ Sprint Stakes and fourth Already 3 Gr.1 winners from our 2012 September Yearling Sale Spring Breeze Up Sale LUCKY LION t a BBAG graduate '&0%03"qa BBAG graduate 4*3*64q a BBAG graduate 1. Großer Dallmayr-Preis, Gr. 1 1. German Oaks - Gr.1 1. Großer Preis von Berlin, Gr. 1 5th June 1. German 2.000 Guineas, Gr. 2 2. German Derby, Gr. 1 Entries close: 24th April RepresentiveRepresentative Great Great Britain Britain Premier Yearling Sales & Ireland 3rd and 4th September Richard Venn Entries close: 17th April Cellphone: +44(0) 78 84 47 89 13 Email: [email protected] www.bbag-sales.de 1 EBN Monday, 13th April 2015 RACING REVIEW in the Gr.3 C L and M F Weld Park Stakes. According to her trainer, the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches could be on the agenda for her. Bred by Liam Queally and a Tattersalls and Goffs graduate, she is out of the unraced Intaglia (Lomitas ), a half-sister to the Listed winners Irulan and Indian Breeze , both by Monsun , as well as the Gr.1 Preis der Diana-third Indigo Girl (Sternkonig ; dam of the Gr.1 Grosser Preis von Baden and Grosser Preis von Bayern winner Ivanhowe ). 2,000 GUINEAS TRIAL STAKES Zawraq emerged as a serious Classic contender when storming home to take the Listed 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on the same card. Settled in fifth position, the Shadwell homebred son of Shamardal was cruising throughout the mile contest and had the race sewn up as soon as the field turned for home, skipping clear to win 21-year-old Cloudings , pictured earlier this year easily by three and a half lengths. on the Irish Stallion Trail, whose son Many Clouds The winner of his only start at two, he has now earned won Saturday’s Gr.3 Grand National quotes of around 12-1 to take the Gr.1 Derby and looked as as though a longer trip would suit him well. He could smoothly before cruising up after entering the straight to run next in the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas or return to take a position to challenge. He came with a good run under Leopardstown for the Gr.3 Derby Trial next month. hands and heels to lead inside the final furlong, soon going From a top-notch family, it would be no surprise if he clear before being eased close home to score by two was to go on to victory at the highest level. His dam lengths from his paternal half-brother Karar . Sundus (Sadler’s Wells ) is a half-sister to the Gr.1 1,000 Lisa-Jane Graffard of Godolphin said: “ It was a very Guineas and Gr.1 Coronation Stakes winner Ghanaati pleasing performance by Territories and we are delighted (Giant’s Causeway ), from the family of the Champion with him . There are now a number of options to consider, Three-Year-Old, multiple Gr.1 winner and sire Nashwan , including the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, but we will see triple Gr.1 winner and sire Nayef , as well as Japanese how he comes out of this race . Territories is an exciting phenomenon Deep Impact . horse and looks to have lots of class. ” He lost his maiden tag at Chantilly last July, before FRANCE finishing third to Full Mast in the Gr.3 Prix La Rochette and second to the same horse in the Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc TERRITORIES SEIZES Lagardere. Bred by Darley, he is out of the Listed River Eden Fillies’ FONTAINEBLEAU HONOURS Stakes-second Taranto (Machiavellian ), who is a Territories ran out the easy winner of the Gr.3 Prix de daughter of the Gr.3 Prix de Barbeville winner Magna Fontainebleau, one of two Gr.3 races at Longchamp Graecia (Warning ), whose half-brother Graikos yesterday. The three-year-old Invincible Spirit colt, trained (Rainbow Quest ), later a sire, won the Gr.3 Prix de Conde. by Andre Fabre and ridden by Mickael Barzalona, looked The next dam is a half-sister to the dual Gr.1 winner and impressive on his seasonal return. He was held up in sire Street Cry and the dam of the Champion racehorse second last of the six runners towards the outside, racing and Classic sire Shamardal . ANOTHER STAKES WINNER!! WINNER OF 3 GROUP 1’S MAKING TROUBLE 1 easily wins GUINEAS TRIAL by 2 2⁄ L Heads straight for Ger. 2,000 Guineas Enq: Jake Warren +44 (0) 7730 272895 2 EBN Monday, 13th April 2015 RACING REVIEW PRIX DE LA GROTTE Mexican Gold continued her unbeaten record with an eyecatching win in the Gr.3 Prix de la Grotte, a noted prep race for the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches. Settled off the pace in mid-division, the daughter of Medaglia D’Oro found a gap between horses in the final 100 yards to take over the lead and seal a narrow victory in the final stages, scoring by a neck for Penorka (Orpen ), with a short head back to Vedouma (Dalakhani ). Gr.3 Bred by Juddmonte Farms, Mexican Gold is out of the Gone West mare Hachita and is a half-sister to the Gr.1 winner STORMFLY Prix Jean Romanet winner Announce (Selkirki ), from the family of Zafonic and Zamindar . LEOPARDSTOWN 1,000 GUINEAS TRIAL, GROUP 3 sold 2012 Tattersalls December Foal Sale by Bluebell Farm GERMANY to Anthea Gibson Fleming for 35,000 gns SECOND FRUHJAHRS-MEILE FOR CONSISTENT AMARON Amaron has been a marvellous campaigner for his sire Shamardal , winning at Stakes level in every season he has raced and the Gr.1 winner continued this fine tradition for another year, as he made a successful seasonal debut Tattersalls Craven in the Gr.3 Fruhjahrs-Meile, winning the Dusseldorf feature Breeze Up Sale for the second year running. Tracking the leaders, he was sent to the front three April 14 - 16 furlongs out and, when challenged by Guiliani (Tertullian ) Europe’s Premier Breeze Up Sale a furlong and a half out, he ran on gamely to score by a length, with Spoil The Fun (Rock Of Gibraltar ) two lengths back in third. Tattersalls, Tel: +44 1638 665931 www.tattersalls.com Taking the one-mile contest by a length, the six-year-old entire was recording an impressive seventh victory at Deep Impact , as well as yesterday’s Listed 2,000 Guineas Group level and his eighth Stakes win, his best win to date Trial winner Zawraq (Shamardal ). coming in the Gr.1 Premio Vittorio di Capua. Also the sire of Lexington Times , who won the Listed Bred by Genesis Green Stud and is a dual graduate of Spring Cup last month, Paco Boy could have a fruitful time Tattersalls, he is is the only foal produced by Amandalini during the Craven Meeting at Newmarket, as his sons (Bertolini ), a lightly-raced half-sister to the Gr.2 San Luis Smaih , winner of last season’s Gr.3 Horris Hill Stakes, is Obispo Handicap winner Persianlux (Persian Bold ) and entered in the Listed European Free Handicap and the Listed-placed Luxurious Dancer (Dancehall ), from the Peacock , victorious in a conditions race, formerly the family of the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Tropicaro .