TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER 2020 ALL EYES ON KEENELAND NOVEMBER EBN MON. 9 - WED. 18 EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com CONFIDENCE GIVES BOOK 2 A TERRIFIC OPENING DAY Shhh, say it quietly, but, despite the vicissitudes of COVID-19, Enable (Nathaniel), pictured winning the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup there was a remarkable day of trade at Tattersalls yesterday when Turf at Churchill Downs in 2018, has been retired. Book 2 of the October Yearling Sale opened for business, writes Full story on page 11. © Steve Cargill Carl Evans. A rise in the year on year clearance rate could never have been expected at any yearling sale session a few months ago when racing was limping its way back onto an empty stage, but IN TODAY’S ISSUE... yesterday it reached 85 per cent, up three points. Racing round-up p14 A succession of better than expected auctions seems to have built confidence and, while the figures for turnover, average and Stakes results p19 aggregate are not reaching last year’s totals, the number of horses Steve Cargill's Racing Week p22 sold at every type of sale have generally been better than expected. Points of View p23 Asked for his view of the market yesterday, David O’Callaghan Pinhooking Table p29 of Yeomanstown Stud described last week’s Book 1 as having See page 3 – October Yearlings Book 2 Meon Valley Stud have bred the winners 12th-14th October 2020 of 21 Group One Races ANAPURNA – Investec Oaks, Prix de Royallieu SPEEDY BOARDING – Prix Jean Romanet, Prix de l’Opera IZZI TOP – Pretty Polly Stakes, Prix Jean Romanet NECKLACE – Moyglare Stud Stakes ZEE ZEE TOP – Prix de L’Opera 2020 WINNERS AND PLACED KAYF TARA – Ascot Gold Cup (twice) & Irish St Leger (twice) SAN SEBASTIAN – Prix du Cadran 21 Winners of 33 races including 6 Stakes Races ONE SO WONDERFUL – Juddmonte International Stakes LADY CARLA – Oaks Stakes TELECASTER – La Coupe (Gr3) & Grand Prix de Deauville (Gr2) DASHING WILLOUGHBY – Henry II St (Gr3) & Buckhounds St (L) CEZANNE – Irish Champion Stakes AL SUHAIL – Sir Henry Cecil St (L) OPERA HOUSE – Coronation Cup, Eclipse Stakes and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Bizzi Lizzi – Cacophonous – Starcaster – Really Super – Bensoon MILLIGRAM – Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Cosmic Princess – Ravens Ark – Island Hideaway – Damage Control COLORSPIN – Irish Oaks Garden Oasis - Value Proposition – Telekinetic – Cristal Spirit Val Winkle – Nabilah – Catch My Breath – Cogital – Dance King www.meonvalleystud.co.uk CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER 2020 opened in cautious mood before momentum developed and average dipped 10 per cent to 70,539gns, while the median lost a built to a crescendo during Thursday’s third session. That paltry five per cent to 52,000gns. However, the improved appeared to have carried over, he said, adding: “It’s amazing what clearance rate was a thing of beauty and, given the times in which confidence can do.” we live and the restrictions being placed on people and In fact that confidence seemed to spur buyers as the session businesses, truly remarkable. unfurled and a steady flow of yearlings made six-figure sums. The number of profitable pinhooks also picked up. At the session last WINX BREEDER SCORES WITH KINGMAN year 51 horses made 100,000gns or more; yesterday that figure A Kingman colt (Lot 576) who was bred by Fairway was a scarcely believable 46. Thoroughbreds’ John Camilleri, the breeder of Australian Such trade is probably incomprehensible to those who wondermare Winx, headed trade at the first session of Book 2 recognise that a financial squeeze, if not full-blown recession, is when changing hands for 400,000gns. The buyer was Anthony coming down the tracks and who view racehorses as luxury Stroud, representing Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation, items, but, if many of our leisure pastimes are now unavailable or the leading buyer at last week’s Book 1 sale. checked by protocols, there is no better time to get involved in Exiting or entering Australia is like breaking in or out of Alcatraz racehorse ownership. at present and, while Camilleri visited Book 1 of the October Sale Going racing is not the social experience of last year, but at least last year, he was absent yesterday, leaving the selling to his friend owners can enjoy the gallops and stable-visit experience and Harry McCalmont of Norelands Stud. The dark bay colt they put follow the action via television if they prefer not to take up through the ring was a son of the Rip Van Winkle mare Allez Y, position in an empty grandstand. Add in the option of syndicate who was a winner in France and is a daughter of the top-class ownership and some value deals at the sales, and owning a racemare L’Ancresse. The last-named’s son Master Of Reality racehorse retains appeal at a time of limited fun. (Frankel) was a Listed winner last month and could give the Trade on day one of Book 2 was headed by a Kingman colt who family a big update in Camilleri’s homeland, for he is entered in was sold for 400,000gns, a valuation which would have placed the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup, in which he was fourth last year after him sixth in the top-ten table at the session last year. That was being demoted from second. He is trained by Joseph O’Brien, headed by a Dark Angel filly who made 1,050,000gns and a who was underbidder to Stroud yesterday. 900,000gs No Nay Never colt. McCalmont said: “Nice horses are always easy to sell and there’s a Such prices were in no danger of being matched yesterday, but strong market for nice horses. Allez Y is in foal to Lope De Vega to turnover of 15,236,500gns was down just five per cent, the southern hemisphere time and is going to Australia to foal. OASIS DREAM CLASS IS 2000 b h Green Desert - Hope (Dancing Brave) PERMANENT No other stallion has sired the winners of more Gr.1 sprints in Europe in the last 10 years Sire of the highest priced yearling at Goffs Orby (£450,000) in 2020 200STAKES PERFORMERS Sire of 200 stakes performers including 2YO Erasmo, winner of the Prix Saraca L. at Chantilly at the weekend Contact Shane Horan, Claire Curry or Henry Bletsoe +44 (0)1638 731115 [email protected] ® www.juddmonte.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER 2020 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE – BOOK 2 12th – 14th OCTOBER 2020 TUESDAY Lot 873 B.F. The Gurkha Lot 576, Noreland Stud's Kingman colt,who topped x Interstella yesterday's trade when snapped up by Godolphin for SEA THE STARS EX HYPERSPECTRA 400,000gns. © Tattersalls.com From the family of Telecaster, Al Suhail, Twist ‘N’ Shake. “We keep some nice mares for John and I’m delighted to sell this yearling so well for him.” HAPPENING FAMILY Lot 879 B.C. WITH SWEDISH TWIST The exciting three-year-old Queen Of Love (Kingman), who is Equiano trained for Lady Bamford by André Fabre, gave her Dark Angel yearling half-sister (Lot 767) added appeal. x Italian Connection David Redvers of Qatar Racing headed several suitors for the latest family member with a bid of 390,000gns and then said: CADEAUX GENEREUX EX BIANCA NERA “She’s been bought for Qatar Racing with a long-term plan to join From the family of the broodmare band. She looks all speed and just a little cracker.” Postponed, God Given, Turning Top, etc. Queen Of Love is unbeaten in two starts and landed a Listed event at Saint-Cloud last month, while this yearling's full-sister Dark Liberty was also a Listed winner, in her case from Simon Crisford’s stable. The pair were foaled by Extricate (Exceed And Lot 938 B/Br.C. Excel), a €14,000 Orby yearling who raced in Scandinavia and won two of 23 races, predominantly from Arnfinn Lund’s stable. Lund had enjoyed luck with the family before, having bought Fast Company older half-sister Entangle (Pivotal) for 3,200gns as an unraced two-year-old at the 2008 December Sale and then training her to x Likeable win numerous black-type Scandinavian races. She later returned DALAKHANI EX BALALAIKA From the family of Russian Camelot, Telecaster, Quest the Moon, Casper Netscher, Zanetto, Raising Sand, etc. 1983-2020 – Meon Valley Stud Yeomanstown Stud's Dark Angel full-sister to Listed winner have bred the winners of 1070 races, £18,931,347 (approx) Dark Liberty, Lot 767, who was purchased for 390,000gns by David Redvers Bloodstock. © Tattersalls.com www.meonvalleystud.co.uk CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER 2020 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld TATTERSALLS Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (gns) 576 c KINGMAN – Allez Y Norelands Stud Godolphin 400,000 767 f DARK ANGEL – Extricate Yeomanstown Stud David Redvers B/S 390,000 718 f CHURCHILL – Date With Destiny Newsells Park Stud Stroud Coleman B/S 350,000 722 f DARK ANGEL – Delevigne Highclere Stud SackvilleDonald 350,000 600 c MEHMAS – Ashtown Girl Cregg Stud Blandford B/S 320,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS to Newmarket’s December Sale and made 120,000gns to Kern/ CHURCHILL’S DATE WITH DESTINY Lillingston.