MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER, 2016 LESSONS LEARNED THIS WEEKEND YEARLING TRADE KICKS by John Berry As Europe's autumn sales' season continues its relentless OFF TATTS DECEMBER march, amid the plethora of high prices and fascinating tales it is easy to overlook just how great an era is ending with the dispersal of the Wildensteins' bloodstock. The Goffs November Sale in Ireland last week was a huge event with 1,753 lots in the catalogue, but it would still have been a huge event even if it had only contained lot 1431: the Wildensteins' 2012 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains heroine Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). This 7-year-old celebrity comes from the immediate family of the great Might And Power (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) and was sold, believed to be in foal to Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), for i1.6-million. The Wildensteins' impact on the racing and breeding world has been massive, so it almost went without saying that we wouldn't have to wait long until a feature race somewhere in the world would be won by one of their proteges. Cont. in Worldwide News p4 Nine days of selling begins at Tattersalls on Monday | Racing Post IN TDN AMERICA TODAY The single-session Tattersalls December Yearling Sale takes KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE CONCLUDES place today, kicking off nine days of sales set to take place at The Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale ended its 13-day Park Paddocks in Newmarket over the next two weeks. The run in Lexington Sunday with figures largely in line with its 12-day December Foal Sale follows the yearling sale Nov. 23 to 26, and 2015 renewal. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. the December Breeding Stock Sale wraps up proceedings Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. The 200 lots catalogued for the yearling sale include the progeny of perennial leading sire Galileo (Ire) and his leading first-season sire son Frankel (GB). The two Frankels are a half-brother to Australian Group 1 winner Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) (lot 166) and a colt out of a half-sister to G1 Irish Derby winner Cape Blanco (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 177). Galileo also has two catalogued: a colt who is the first foal out of Better Not Cry (Street Cry {Ire}), a half-sister to GI Belmont S. winners Rags To Riches (A.P. Indy) and Jazil (Seeking the Gold) out of champion broodmare Better Than Honour (Deputy Minister) (lot 165) and a colt out of GI Beverly D. S. winner Mauralakana (Fr) (Mutathir {GB}) (lot 176). Also catalogued are siblings to Grade/Group 1 winners Gitano Hernando (GB) (Hernando {Fr}), Joshua Tree (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), Arctic Cosmos (North Light {Ire}), Dariana (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) and sisters Charity Line (Ire) (Manduro {Ger}), Cherry Collect (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) and Final Score (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}). “A son of first-crop sire and G1 Investec Derby winner Ruler Of The World (Ire) caused a stir as the last lot through the ring [at Goffs on Wednesday] when selling to Glenvale Bloodstock for €96,000. The bay, offered by Middlelane Farm, is the third produce of the winning Crystal Morning (Ire).” TDN, 17 Nov. Epsom Derby-Gr.1 winner like his sire Galileo. A half-brother to a Gr.1 sire and from the family of champion sire A.P. Indy, leading sires Lemon Drop Kid, Summer Squall etc. 2017 fee €8,000 Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 NOVEMBER, 2016 BITTERSWEET YEAR FOR CLASSIC BREEDER by Daithi Harvey Not many 31-year-olds have the distinction of breeding a Classic winner, but Peter Kelly of Ballybin Stud has achieved that professional milestone quite early in his career. When Jet Setting (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) got the better of Cartier Horse Of The Year Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in this year's G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas, however, it was a rather bittersweet moment for Kelly, as he had sold Mean Lae (Ire) (Johannesburg), the dam of Jet Setting, to a colleague of his two years previously. Kelly isn't one to dwell on these things, though, having had his fair share of luck in the ring over the years, and he is very much looking forward to offering a smart, 18-strong draft of foals at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale in Newmarket this week, a sale that has been especially kind Peter Kelly (right) | Amy Lynam to the young breeder in the past. Ballybin Stud, a five minute drive from Fairyhouse Racecourse breed to sell at the Newmarket Foal sales. That would be our in County Meath, is very much a family run operation with principal focus. We've been selling at Tattersalls for about 16 Kelly's father Paddy--a renowned equine veterinary surgeon--at years now and we've had some great days there." the helm. Kelly junior harboured early ambitions to follow his Back in 2004 Peter Kelly made an inspired purchase at father into practice, but the long hours of study required to even Tattersalls when gain a place in Vet College altered his sights, and upon finishing paying 7,000gns for a school the university of life beckoned, with his education then 4-year-old mare tailored towards the ultimate aim of breeding horses on a called Mythie (Fr) professional and commercial basis. The Irish National Stud (Octagonal {NZ}) course followed before he crossed the pond to Coolmore from Haras de America at Ashford Stud, where he spent three seasons. Quesnay. "I worked with the stallions, with yearlings and in the foaling Unfortunately the unit. I learned a massive amount there; I think everyone does first foal from Mythie when they go to Coolmore," he said. died, but since that Kelly also added a spell with Haras des Capucines in France to Peter Kelly is the breeder of Irish 1000 initial piece of bad his CV before returning home with his future wife Vanessa, Guineas winner Jet Setting | Racing Post luck the mare has whom he met in America, to begin work at Derrinstown Stud, proved quite an asset for Ballybin. Her next foal, a colt by where he still works part time. Verglas (Ire), made i64,000 and the following year in 2007 Kelly Describing his current routine, Kelly said, "I do the breeding hit the jackpot with a filly foal from the last crop of Indian Ridge season in Derrinstown and help out at home also when our own (GB). mares are foaling. Then from summer onwards I'm at home full "I was a student at the Irish National Stud at the time and John time. The Galway Races [late July] is usually the marker we use Clarke kindly arranged for me to do a foal share with Indian to begin the yearling prep. We don't have many yearlings of our Ridge," he explained. "We ended up getting 170,000gns for the own, they would mostly be for clients. Between myself and my resulting foal at Tattersalls so between the Verglas and her we father we have around a dozen mares of our own and we aim to were well ahead." Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 NOVEMBER, 2016 Bittersweet Year for Classic Breeder Cont. of 80. Mean Lae would be an example. She was a real good- A few years later Mythie proved she could produce racehorses looking mare, I bought her at Goffs out of Jim Bolger's draft for as well as sales horses when her daughter Esentepe (Ire) i3,000 and she was a smart enough racemare, rated in the high (Oratorio {Ire}) won the G3 Nell Gwyn S. at Newmarket in 2012 80s at one stage. However, you could definitely say she was the for trainer Richard Hannon before selling for 525,000gns to one that got away. I sold her to a pal of mine, Brian Duffy, but I Justin Casse when offered by John Troy in foal to Frankel (GB) at don't begrudge him the success in the slightest as he puts a lot Tattersalls in 2014. This racecourse success provided some fresh of effort into it and I've had my share of luck with other mares impetus to the pedigree and resulted in some more profitable so that's the way it goes. Somewhere in the history books I'm foal sales for Kelly. Two years ago he brought a Harbour Watch down as breeding a Classic winner so I guess it's not all bad." (Ire) filly to Newmarket and was rewarded with a bid of Kelly's pragmatic approach to life should serve him well in the 240,000gns from Shadwell, while his 2015 offering, a colt by roller-coaster industry of breeding Thoroughbreds, and he said Iffraaj (GB), also provided a stellar return when selling to John he feels fortunate to have a great team around him between Ferguson for 140,000gns. Kelly is equally hopeful of his family members and a long-standing team of staff at Ballybin. Invincible Spirit (Ire) filly out of Mythie, lot 1023, which he offers "I count myself very lucky to have had Dad there growing up, I on Friday.