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WOOTTON BASSETT COLT TOPS THIRD SESSIONThe third day at Arqana saw a top price of €45,000 for Lot 606, a foal by Haras d’Etreham’s very popular stallion Wootton Bassett. MAB Agency purchased this colt foal by the same sire as this year’s Champion Almanzor from Elevage des Trois Rivières, writes Sally Ann Grassick.

Marc-Antoine Berghracht explained: “I really fell for this colt. I hope he will be the next Almanzor... I haven’t bought him for anyone in particular, but he should be resold here next year. He is a lovely foal and I obviously wasn’t the only person who thought that. His sister by Siyouni, who is currently a yearling, is apparently very promising. She has been retained by Haras d’Etreham.”

The dam of this colt, Pasba (Danehill Dancer), is a

granddaughter of Cocotte (Troy), who won the Gr.3 Prix de Psyche and produced English and Irish Champion Stakes hero and sire Pilsudki. Jerome Berges, the co-breeder of this colt, purchased the mare in foal to Wootton Bassett last year for €11,000.

Stephen Hillen signed for Lot 685, a daughter of Dawn Approach from La Motteraye Consignment, who was knocked down to Anglo Irish Stable for €42,000. This filly is the second foal

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The Wootton Bassett colt foal (Lot 606) that topped the third session of the Arqana sale yesterday when selling for €45,000.

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Slam), in foal to Requinto, who was knocked down to Amanda Skiffington for €35,000. This mare has already produced Mojito, also by Requinto, who won second time out for Willie Haggas and was bought as a yearling by Skiffington for €320,000. Her colt foal by Anodin (Lot 310) was bought on Sunday for €40,000 by Grove Stud. Vendor Anna Drion said afterwards: “It is logical that Amanda would buy this mare after the success of Mojito. She is a lovely mare and I am delighted she bought her.”

Lot 670, Sally (Whipper) was purchased by Federico Barberini for €31,000 from Haras d’Etreham. The three-year-old filly won her maiden this year in the colours of the stud. There was an important update to her page when her sister, Sans Equivoque (Stormy River), won the Gr.2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte after she was bought by Sun Bloodstock at this year’s Arc Sale for €180,000. Barberini explained: “She is for an English client and she will go to stud in the UK. We haven’t decided on a stallion for next year yet. She is a very good-looking mare from an active family.”

Lot 764, a filly foal from the second crop of Haras du Logis Saint-Germain stallion French Fifteen consigned by the stud, was bought for €30,000 by Fairway Partners. Charles Briere of Fairway Consignment, said: “She is a lovely filly, a great mover, with a good page as well. I like French Fifteen a lot as a sire. This is our third purchase at this sale and they will all be pinhooked next year.”

This is the third foal out of the six-time winner Casa Ingrid (Singspiel), who already has a two-year-old colt Comodin (Soldier Of Fortune) and a yearling full-sister to this filly.

Cathy Grassick of Brian Grassick Bloodstock went to €26,000 for Lot 513, the three-year-old filly Firstclass (Lawman) presented

out of Toute Famille (Invincible Spirit), who is a sister of Gr.3 winner African Skies (Johannesburg), the dam of Listed winner and Gr.3-placed Calypso Beat. The third dam of this filly is Matiya, winner of the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and placed in the Newmarket equivalent, as well as the Prix de Diane. Stephen Hillen commented: “She is a good-looking filly who walks well. Her dam is by Invincible Spirit, which is a plus. I don’t have a client in mind for her and there is a strong chance she will be pinhooked next year.”

Wootton Bassett proved his popularity yet again when a colt foal by the young stallion was purchased by Meridian International for €40,000. Lot 616, consigned by Haras de Bourgeauville, is the first foal out of the unraced Praise Dancing (Blame). The second dam, Prianca (Diktat), was a Listed winner in Italy. Francois Drion said afterwards: “He is a very nice colt; a typical ‘Wootton Bassett’. We will see how he develops, but he should be pinhooked next year. He really is a lovely colt. I bought him for a partnership of Irish investors.”

It was not only the foals by Wootton Bassett who caught the eye of the buyers on this third day of the sale, as Lot 736, Anna Bora (Big Shuffle), offered by Haras d’Ombreville in foal to the Haras d’Etreham stallion, was sold for €36,000. Eric Puerari bought the three-time winning mare, who already has a colt foal this year by Reliable Man, and he said: “I only came here today to meet somebody, but I saw this mare in the ring outside and she caught my eye. The fact that she is in foal to Wootton Bassett is obviously a huge plus and I like her German pedigree a lot. The page is still very current, with this year’s Gr.1 Jean Luc Lagardere winner National Defense under the fourth dam.”

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by Alain de Royer-Dupre on behalf of Ecurie des Charmes. This dual winner is from a strong German family that includes Gr.2 Queen Mary Stakes winner Elletelle (Elandim). She is the first foal out of the winning mare Fulminante (Dashing Blade), whose second foal Fulminato (Excelebration) is Gr.3-placed in Germany. Grassick explained: “I have bought her for Kilcoran House Stud. We like Lawman as a broodmare sire. She will go straight to stud. Her two-year-old brother is very promising and we can hope for more in the future. We haven’t decided on a stallion for her yet.”

There were eleven less horses catalogued on this third day than for the equivalent session last year but the percentage of horses

sold remained stable at just over 74%. The average price, however, dropped significantly by 20% to €8,863. The median also suffered a decrease from 2015 of €1,000 to €6,500 and the turnover dropped by 23% to €1.7 million.

FIRST CROP COVERING SIRES (€)AMARILLO518 4m Enough Paint (New Approach) 12,000

AMARON522 10m Tintagel (Oasis Dream) p/s2,500

Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne, Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh Tel: 353-52 6131298. David Magnier, Tom Gaffney,Joe Hernon or Cathal Murphy Tel: 353-25 31966. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156. E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.

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133winners in 2016 including 8 Stakes winners such as:DESIGNS ON ROME1st Hong Kong Gold Cup-Gr.1, Sha Tin Trophy-Gr.2

PARVANEH1st Zastrow Stutenpreis-Gr.2, Schwarzgold Rennen-Gr.3

BEAUTY ONLY1st Jockey Club Mile-Gr.2, Chairman's Trophy-Gr.2

RICH LEGACY1st May Hill S.-Gr.2 (PICTURED)

Gr.2 winner Parvaneh topped Arqana December on Saturdaywhen purchased by James Delahooke for €1,000,000.Flying Fairies, a Stakes winner at Leopardstown forJoe Murphy, was purchased at Tatts Dec. by John Oxx for280,000gns.Yearlings sold for €290,000, €280,000 etc. and foalsmade up to €160,000.

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Lot Sex Sire – Dam / Name (Sire) covering sire Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 606 cf WOOTTON BASSETT – Pasba Elevage des Trois Rivieres MAB Agency 45,000 685 ff DAWN APPROACH – Toute Famille La Motteraye Consignment Anglo Irish Stable 42,000 616 cf WOOTTON BASSETT – Praise Dancing Haras De Bourgeauville Meridian International SARL 40,000 736 6m ANNA BORA (Big Shuffle) Wootton Bassett Haras d’Ombreville Eric Puerari 36,000 702 8m NARVA (Grand Slam) Requinto Coulonces Consignment Amanda Skiffington 35,000

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765 3m Mantova (Elusive City) 5,500775 10m Sonate Jem (Fasliyev) NS2,000

THE WOW SIGNAL539 7m Zamarelle (Zamindar) 10,000

FIRST CROP FOAL SIRES (€)ANODIN508 c ex Fongagain NS10,000556 f ex Le Muguet NS5,000617 c ex Princess Argenta NS7,000715 f ex Abondante p/s7,000716 c ex Ahdaaf 8,000726 c ex Always Taff 4,000767 c ex Chattleya NS

BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE723 c ex Allusive Power 5,000

SOMMERABEND499 f ex Estella 20,000505 c ex Fedora 6,000732 f ex Anasy 6,000762 c ex Calle A Venise 15,000777 c ex Cruise Dancer 10,000

WALDPARK665 f ex Spirit Divine W/D

CABLE BAY683 13m Tipsy Me (Selkirk) 9,500774 9m Conciliatory (Medicean) 5,500

ELVSTROEM590 4m Spicy Moments (Elusive City) NS3,000659 6m Silent Night (Way Of Light) 2,500695 12m Beriosova (Starborough) 2,500

GALIWAY565 4m Madonnita (Soldier Of Fortune) 3,000655 15m Bubbly Molly (Wagon Master) 2,500

HUNTER’S LIGHT592 7m Louisa M Alcott (King’s Best) p/s19,000602 14m Whoopsie (Unfuwain) 1,500634 8m Rivabella (Iron Mask) NS37,000649 5m Souanke (Desert Style) 3,500693 6m Lady McKell (Raven’s Pass) 11,000771 4m Libbard (Galileo) 22,000

KINGSTON HILL559 8m Golden Section (Royal Academy) NS3,000

NUTAN654 5m Stella Marina (Dylan Thomas) NS21,000

OUTSTRIP515 14m Fusca (Lando) 4,000658 4m Miss Vendome (Medicean) 18,000

PRINCE GIBRALTAR580 8m Advenio (Ad Valorem) W/D724 5m Lasting View (Pivotal) W/D754 10m Celtic Air (Kaldounevees) NS6,000

RED DUBAWI744 4m Louisiane (Barastraight) NS5,500

SIDESTEP562 5m Elusive Kay (Elusive City) 9,000591 9m Dawn Cat (Tale Of The Cat) W/D651 9m Modema (Okawango) NS2,000656 7m Elusive Feeling (Elusive Quality) 5,000

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STYLE VENDOMEFastest French 2000 Guineas Gr.1 winner of the past 15 years,

by Anabaa. 5 consecutive wins at 2 & 3 including 4 Stakes races and a track record.

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ARQANA DAY THREE STATISTICS (GNS) 2016 % 2015Offered 262 270Sold 195 (74%) 199 (74%)Aggregate 1,722,000 -23 2,245,600Average 8,831 -21 11,168Median 6,500 -13 7,500

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colt has been placed on all of his six starts and is closely related to leading sire Kayf Tara, who appears in the second dam. New trainer King said: “I came here today for him and I am very pleased to get him. I have bought him on spec and he is for sale.

“I love the sire as a sire of jumpers and he is from a lovely family. His dam is a half-sister to Kayf Tara, which is very interesting. He has solid and consistent form in France with Andre Fabre and has been placed on all six of his starts, on ground from good to heavy. He has all the makings of a smart juvenile hurdler.

EBF STATUSAll foals entered in this sale today are EBF nominated, with the following exception:

Lot 944 Alandi – Boyarynya (USA)

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WITHDRAWALSToday: 782, 783, 831, 839, 844, 861, 864, 866, 870, 871, 873, 882, 885, 887, 891, 894, 907, 916, 917, 940, 953

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KING FALLS FOR CANYON AT FINAL ASCOT SALE OF THE YEARGodolphin’s Canyon City topped the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot December Sale when knocked down for £85,000. The sale concluded with a median of £2,500 (+67%), an average of £4,830 (+26%) and an aggregate of £391,250 (+39%). The clearance rate was 66%.

Canyon City (Lot 85) proved a popular commodity, attracting leading National Hunt trainers and agents from Ireland and Great Britain. There was lively bidding from Nick Taylor representing Tom Malone, but it was Oliver Murphy who signed the docket on behalf of trainer Neil King. A three-year-old by Authorized, the

Chief ExecutiveThe TBA is seeking a Chief Executive to lead its team in Newmarket and promote and represent British Breeders’ interests at all levels of the Thoroughbred Industry. The position offers a good salary plus benefits commensurate with the seniority of the appointment.

The successful applicant will have a sound understanding of the Industry and experience of working within it would be an advantage. Working with the Chairman and the Board, the Chief Executive will provide executive leadership, management and direction for the TBA.

Key accountabilities include: lWorking with the Chairman to enable the Board and Sub-Committees to discharge their responsibilities efficiently and to maximum effect ensuring that the TBA complies with the legislative requirements to function effectively as a registered Charity and as a trade association. lWorking with the Chairman and Board to prioritise activities and resource where directed by the Board and to ensure that these activities are aligned with the resource and financial capabilities of the TBA. lProviding the TBA and its staff with the direction and strategic leadership necessary to achieve the organisation’s purpose of supporting British breeders through three main strategic objectives; Education and Training, Veterinary Research and the Promotion of the British Thoroughbred. lActing as an ambassador for the TBA and for its members, influencing key decision makers, and building effective relationships with Stakeholders within the Thoroughbred Industry to lead and promote the TBA in the best way possible both within Great Britain and abroad.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate that they possess a wide range of necessary skills including in the compilation of and presentation of strategic proposals and reports, excellent all round communication skills and the ability to work to demanding deadlines.

They should also be able to evidence an ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships and to build trust and confidence with Stakeholders.

Applicants for this full time senior position are invited to apply to Julian Richmond-Watson by email at julian@wakefieldestate.co.uk or in writing to: Wakefield Lodge Estate, Potterspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 7QX

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The Tattersalls Ireland December Ascot Sale top lot Canyon City (Authorized), who was sold for £85,000 to Neil King.

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PORTER’S PERFORMER OF THE WEEKROCA ROJO (Ire), 4f,

Strategic Prince – Lucy Diamonds (Orpen) O: Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables and Bradley Thoroughbreds B: Tommy Murphy, T: Chad C Brown

Roca Rojo opened her career with three straight victories, the first two at Gowran Park and Killarney in her native Ireland, and the third in an allowance/optional claiming event at Belmont Park on her US debut, back in June. The winning streak was lost next time out, when she could only finish fourth in the De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga, but the bay regained the winning thread, scoring by a length and a half in an allowance/optional claiming test back at Belmont Park. On 23rd October, she gained a first black-type win, taking the Gr.3 Athenia Stakes by three and a quarter lengths. Shipped across the country for her next outing, she produced a stellar effort to come within a nose of defeating multiple Gr.1 winner Miss Temple City in the Gr.1 Matriarch Stakes on Sunday. Roca Rojo is a half-sister to Roca Tumu, a Gr.2 winner in Hong Kong. The second dam, Lucy In The Sky, is a winning half-sister to Stakes winner Saintly Lass, and to the dam of Italian Group winner Golden Kabbuby.

AQUA FRIO (USA), 2c, Uncle Mo – Down The Well (Mujadil) O: Peter Redekop BC Ltd, B: Parrish Hill Farm, Amanda P Roach and Ashford Stud, T: Blaine D Wright $18,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale by Rafael Garcia, consigned by Summerfield $180,000 OBS March Two-Year-Old Sale by Alistair Roden Bloodstock, consigned by Eddie Woods

Aqua Frion (Uncle Mo) has had a busy first season, but has proved himself a consistent and progressive performer. Second on his first three starts, including the Cavonnier Juvenile Stakes at Santa Rosa, he broke through to take a maiden at Golden Gate in September. Third in the Oak Tree Juvenile Stakes next out, the bay added to the win column in an allowance/optional claiming event at Golden Gate on 22nd October. He earned some more black type with a third in the Golden Nugget Stakes at Golden Gate on 11th November and on Saturday missed by just a half length in the Gold Rush Stakes at the same track.

He is out of the Irish-bred Down The Well, a winning half-sister to Speedfriend, who was Group-placed at two in France, and to black-type placed Nour Allah. The grandam, Bachelor’s Button, is out of a daughter of Champion French Two-Year-Old Filly First Bloom, who is the dam of Group and Graded winners First

Prayer and Water Lily, and ancestress of numerous other notables, including Jeune, a Group winner in England, and subsequently a multiple Gr.1 winner – including the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup – and sire in Australia; Atlante, successful in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2,000 Guineas; and US Gr.1 scorer Talinum; as well as Blue Bajan, Tajmeel and Simon De Montfort.

MARABEA (GB), 4f, Archipenko – Violin Time (Theatrical) O: Farfellow Farm, Ltd, B: Charley Knoll Partnership, T: Lacey Gaudet 800gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale by Ralf Rohne, consigned by Charley Knoll Partnership

The Claiming Crown Stakes Day – as the name suggests – is an event consisting of a programme of Stakes races for horses that qualify by virtue of having started for a claiming tag. Although these events do not convey black type, there is some serious prize money on offer. One of those races, the $125,000 Claiming Crown Tiara Stakes, fell to English-bred Marabea (Archipenko). She began her racing career in Italy, where she won her first two starts at two and then took third in the Gr.3 Premio Dormello. Shipped to the US, she took a Delaware Park allowance on her three-year-old debut, which came in July last year. Off the board on her other three starts that term, she took third in a Monmouth Park allowance/optional claiming event first up this year. Unplaced in a similar contest at Delaware Park, she then finished second for a $25,000 claiming tag at Saratoga. On her only other start, she prepped for the Claiming Crown with a win in a starter/allowance – a non-claiming race restricted to horses that have started for a claiming tag – at Laurel Park.

Marabae is out of Violin, a winner in France, and a half-sister to the Gr.3 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes victress, Zosima. The grandam, Grafin was a Stakes winner in both France and the US, her most notable victory coming in the Gr.3 Prix de la Nonette. Grafin was a three-quarters sister to Genovefa, heroine of the Gr.3 Prix de Royaumont, dam of the top-class performer and sire Mamool, and a half-sister to US Graded scorer Miss Turkana.

ESKEN LADY (USA), 3f,

Eskendereya – Angelic Lady (Sadler’s Wells) O: Drawing Away Stable, B: Vartan Vartanov, T: Saffie A Joseph, Jr

Second in the Claiming Crown Glass Slipper was Esken Lady, the daughter of an Irish-bred mare. She crammed 13 starts into just over seven months at two, with only two seconds and a third to show. She broke through to score in a maiden claimer at Keeneland in May this year, on her seventh outing of the campaign (which began with four starts in 34 days). Three off the board finishes followed, but she came into the Claiming Crown with four wins in her previous six starts, the most recent in a starter/allowance at Gulfstream Park West.

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sister to the Gr.1-winning Sligo Bay, to Stakes winner Wolfe Tone, to Japanese black-type scorer Millennium Wing and to Ydillique, the dam of the French Listed scorer Tristesse. Her second dam, Angelica Tree, is a half-sister to that Sadler’s Wells-sired quartet, and also to Lady Ballade, a Stakes winner in Japan, and dam of Danon Ballade, a Graded Stakes winner in that country. Angelica Tree is out of Angelic Song, a sister to Champions Devil’s Bag and Glorious Song (dam of Rahy, Singspiel and Rakeen) and to the highly-successful sire Saint Ballado.

MARKET OUTLOOK (USA), 6g, Lemon Drop Kid – Visions Of Clarity (Sadler’s Wells) O: Hot Scot Stable, B: Flaxman Holdings Limited, T: Gary C Contessa $150,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale by EQB, agent, consigned by Lane’s End, agent,

Another with European connections to garner some of the Claiming Crown’s largesse was Market Outlook (Lemon Drop Kid), who took third in the Claiming Crown Emerald Stakes. Unraced at two, he made only one start at three, but broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park on the second of two starts at four. Successful in an allowance at Aqueduct two races later, he then hit something of a drought, which was not broken until he took a claimer at Gulfstream Park in February. That started the six-year-old on something of a tear, as he won six of his last seven starts. The streak was broken with a third in a claimer at Indiana Grand Race Course, and on his only other start, he was unplaced in a starter/allowance at Churchill Downs.

Bred by Flaxman Holdings Limited, he is out of the Irish-bred Visions Of Clarity, a French black type winner who is also dam of Champion Irish Two-Year-Old Colt Pathfork, now a stallion in South Africa, of US black-type winner Tacitus and of Lotus Sutra, dam of the French Listed winner Nucifera. Visions Of Clarity is very closely related to the Champion and sire Spinning World – both being out of the Stakes-winning Riverman mare Imperfect Circle; one by Sadler’s Wells and the other by Nureyev. The third dam is the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes victress who also appears as the dam of multiple Gr.1 winners Chimes Of Freedom and the sire Denon, and grandam of Champion US Sprinter and sire Aldebaran.

FRIULIAN (USA), 3f,

Manduro – French Hen (English Channel) O/B: Calumet Farm, T: Patrick Gallagher

Concieved in Europe, Friulian (Manduro) was foaled in the US.Unraced at two, she won a maiden at Golden Gate in May on her third start. She did not hit the board in her next five outings, but rebounded on Sunday to take an allowance/optional claiming test at Golden Gate.

She is the first foal of her dam, a half-sister to Blue Bunting, heroine of the Gr.1 1,000 Guineas, Gr.1 Irish Oaks and Gr.1 Yorkshire Oaks. The grandam, Miarixa, is a half-sister to the French Listed winner Marque Royal, the dam of black-type winners Marquix and Sceptre Rouge. The grandam is MrsArkada, a Stakes winner, who also ran third in the Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary.

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Umpteen generations had followed it and enjoyed it, so it seemed entirely natural that I should be drawn to it. The Derby, my little book told me, had been going since 1780. No wonder it was a focus of attention every year!

The urge to learn more about racing became strong. My pocket money and earnings from my paper round were directed to what literature I could find on the subject, and it was a thrill to acquire a book that listed all the Derby winners since the inception of the race. I learnt them all, memorised them in sequence, then determined to gain more knowledge about them. There was plenty available cheaply, and I soon fancied I had become an expert on the subject.

At the age of six I had won a prize for the best diary at school, persuading me, perhaps prematurely, that I would one day earn my living as a writer, but nothing else had come along to provide a different ambition, and I had now grown out of the yearning to write about football. I was, somehow, going to become a racing journalist. If I did that, I would get to see the Derby!

Derbys came and went, my only involvement being as school bookmaker. I won peanuts over Hard Ridden in 1958,

If the bookstall on Exeter Central station in March 1956 had been able to offer the eleven-year-old me something on football or cricket, my life would have turned out very

differently. It was the wrong time of year for publications on either of my current passions, I needed some reading matter for the rail journey ahead of me, and providence guided me to the News Chronicle Racing Annual. I parted with a shilling and found my future.

Of course, I had been conscious of racing before. I remembered all the excitement in the media when Gordon Richards finally ended his long quest for a Derby victory on Pinza in 1953, and how in the following year the papers had devoted countless column inches to the success in the same race of the teenage Lester Piggott on Never Say Die. I was already aware that the Derby was something special, but beyond that my knowledge of racing was pretty much zero. Why would a townee kid be attracted to such an esoteric sport in which he could never expect to participate?

By the time I alighted from the train at Waterloo I had acquired a new fascination, and it began to take over my life. What particularly grabbed me was the fact that here was a sport with a long history, pre-dating ever other such pursuit.

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broke even over Parthia in 1959, took a beating over St Paddy in 1960, enjoyed a skinner when none of my chums hit on 66-1 chance Psidium in 1961, and was helped to a handy profit when seven horses came down in the pile-up of Larkspur’s year, 1962. It was around that time that I wrote to the Racing Editor of the Press Association, asking for a job. There were no vacancies, which was a bit of a bummer.

Fortunately, my application did not go in the bin, and the following spring I was summoned to Fleet Street for an interview. I was eighteen and all I could claim on the score of experience was that I had edited the school magazine. But nobody asked me any questions and nor was I given the option of turning the job down. I discovered later that one man had recently been transferred to the outside staff and the deputy chief sub-editor had died. Suddenly two men short and the busy Easter programme approaching, the firm was desperate enough to appoint a kid who knew nothing of journalism and all too little of racing.

But I was in. I left school on a Friday and on the following Monday I was a sub-editor in Fleet Street. I was on the way to reaching my goal of witnessing a Derby. And being paid to witness it! It did not happen for Relko in 1963, nor for Santa

Claus in 1964. But in 1965 I contrived to escape office duties for the entire Epsom summer meeting; what had been a boyhood dream would become a reality.

What kind of Derby would I see? Some were better than others, of course, and the jury was still out over the quality of the three-year-old crop. But that was how it should be. We needed to run the Derby to get a proper handle on the middle-distance form, and then to have it tested by what followed. I looked forward to my first Derby more for the opportunity to savour the atmosphere and experience an occasion that had thrilled racegoers for nigh on two centuries than for any thought that I might see a special performance. I could not expect to enjoy the privilege of seeing the best Derby winner in the history of the race.

The English-trained two-year-olds of 1964 had not seemed an impressive group, where Classic potential was concerned. Of the four best on the official Free Handicap – Double Jump, Spanish Express, Ragtime and Holborn – only the second-named held out much hope of lasting as much as a mile. Ireland, in particular Paddy Prendergast’s stable, had seemingly better prospects for middle distances in the unbeaten pair Hardicanute and Prominer, and word had it that their less-

Sea-Bird puts up a stunning performance to win the Derby at Epsom, one which at the time seemed almost too good to be true.

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Umpteen generations had followed it and enjoyed it, so it seemed entirely natural that I should be drawn to it. The Derby, my little book told me, had been going since 1780. No wonder it was a focus of attention every year!

The urge to learn more about racing became strong. My pocket money and earnings from my paper round were directed to what literature I could find on the subject, and it was a thrill to acquire a book that listed all the Derby winners since the inception of the race. I learnt them all, memorised them in sequence, then determined to gain more knowledge about them. There was plenty available cheaply, and I soon fancied I had become an expert on the subject.

At the age of six I had won a prize for the best diary at school, persuading me, perhaps prematurely, that I would one day earn my living as a writer, but nothing else had come along to provide a different ambition, and I had now grown out of the yearning to write about football. I was, somehow, going to become a racing journalist. If I did that, I would get to see the Derby!

Derbys came and went, my only involvement being as school bookmaker. I won peanuts over Hard Ridden in 1958,

If the bookstall on Exeter Central station in March 1956 had been able to offer the eleven-year-old me something on football or cricket, my life would have turned out very

differently. It was the wrong time of year for publications on either of my current passions, I needed some reading matter for the rail journey ahead of me, and providence guided me to the News Chronicle Racing Annual. I parted with a shilling and found my future.

Of course, I had been conscious of racing before. I remembered all the excitement in the media when Gordon Richards finally ended his long quest for a Derby victory on Pinza in 1953, and how in the following year the papers had devoted countless column inches to the success in the same race of the teenage Lester Piggott on Never Say Die. I was already aware that the Derby was something special, but beyond that my knowledge of racing was pretty much zero. Why would a townee kid be attracted to such an esoteric sport in which he could never expect to participate?

By the time I alighted from the train at Waterloo I had acquired a new fascination, and it began to take over my life. What particularly grabbed me was the fact that here was a sport with a long history, pre-dating ever other such pursuit.

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Sea-Bird ensures that he will start favourite for the Derby by beating a high-class field in the Prix Lupin at Longchamp.

broke even over Parthia in 1959, took a beating over St Paddy in 1960, enjoyed a skinner when none of my chums hit on 66-1 chance Psidium in 1961, and was helped to a handy profit when seven horses came down in the pile-up of Larkspur’s year, 1962. It was around that time that I wrote to the Racing Editor of the Press Association, asking for a job. There were no vacancies, which was a bit of a bummer.

Fortunately, my application did not go in the bin, and the following spring I was summoned to Fleet Street for an interview. I was eighteen and all I could claim on the score of experience was that I had edited the school magazine. But nobody asked me any questions and nor was I given the option of turning the job down. I discovered later that one man had recently been transferred to the outside staff and the deputy chief sub-editor had died. Suddenly two men short and the busy Easter programme approaching, the firm was desperate enough to appoint a kid who knew nothing of journalism and all too little of racing.

But I was in. I left school on a Friday and on the following Monday I was a sub-editor in Fleet Street. I was on the way to reaching my goal of witnessing a Derby. And being paid to witness it! It did not happen for Relko in 1963, nor for Santa

Claus in 1964. But in 1965 I contrived to escape office duties for the entire Epsom summer meeting; what had been a boyhood dream would become a reality.

What kind of Derby would I see? Some were better than others, of course, and the jury was still out over the quality of the three-year-old crop. But that was how it should be. We needed to run the Derby to get a proper handle on the middle-distance form, and then to have it tested by what followed. I looked forward to my first Derby more for the opportunity to savour the atmosphere and experience an occasion that had thrilled racegoers for nigh on two centuries than for any thought that I might see a special performance. I could not expect to enjoy the privilege of seeing the best Derby winner in the history of the race.

The English-trained two-year-olds of 1964 had not seemed an impressive group, where Classic potential was concerned. Of the four best on the official Free Handicap – Double Jump, Spanish Express, Ragtime and Holborn – only the second-named held out much hope of lasting as much as a mile. Ireland, in particular Paddy Prendergast’s stable, had seemingly better prospects for middle distances in the unbeaten pair Hardicanute and Prominer, and word had it that their less-

Sea-Bird puts up a stunning performance to win the Derby at Epsom, one which at the time seemed almost too good to be true.

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Sea-Bird made his debut in a minor race over seven furlongs at Chantilly in September, overcoming a slow start and greenness to win by a short neck. He followed that with a victory by the same margin in the better company which contested the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte before starting as second favourite for the championship-deciding Grand Critérium. Pollet’s stable jockey, Pat Glennon, naturally chose to partner Grey Dawn, while the mount on Sea-Bird was entrusted to Maurice Larraun. The result was never in doubt, though many observers felt that Larraun gave the big chesnut rather too much to do; the two lengths’ margin flattered the winner.

The fact that the Derby always figured on Sea-Bird’s agenda meant that the English media paid close attention to his progress in the spring of 1965. The colt returned to action in the Prix Greffulhe at Longchamp, winning as he liked by three lengths. No fault could be found with that, but all eight of his rivals had been demonstrably his inferiors as juveniles, so there was no concrete evidence that he had improved. The Prix Lupin, some six weeks later, revealed what the Greffulhe had failed to disclose. In that contest Sea-Bird faced seemingly serious competition from Cambremont, who had recently lowered the colours of Grey Dawn in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, and the highly-regarded, still-unbeaten Diatome. Having disposed of Cambremont, Sea-Bird was still cantering when he drew alongside Diatome at the head of affairs in the final furlong, and as soon as Glennon let out an inch of rein, his mount darted clear to win by six lengths. There was now no doubting who would start favourite for the Derby.

Even so, that outstanding performance did not have the effect of driving all the potential opposition away; Psidium’s victory when supposedly a futile challenger was too recent in

exposed stable companion Carlemont was of comparable class.Across the channel there were a pair of colts in Etienne

Pollet’s stable who had impressed at two and seemed to stand out from their contemporaries. American-bred Grey Dawn was the more precocious of the duo, winning the last four of his six juvenile starts to rank as best of his crop, including the Grand Critérium, in which stable companion Sea-Bird was his runner-up. Insiders took the view that Grey Dawn, from a very speedy family, would prove best at a mile in his second season, whereas Sea-Bird promised to relish longer distances. Indeed, trainer Pollet, who had never saddled a Derby winner, was already suggesting that he might at last have a colt capable of remedying that omission.

Sea-Bird was certainly an intriguing sort. Bred and owned by textile magnate Jean Ternynck, he was by Dan Cupid, a son of Native Dancer who had given his best display as short-head runner-up to Herbager (sire of Grey Dawn) in the 1959 Prix du Jockey-Club, but could never run anywhere near that form on subsequent occasions; he remained something of an unknown quantity as a sire. On the distaff side of his pedigree, Sea-Bird could flaunt one fancy relationship, his grand-dam Marmelade being a full sister to 1000 Guineas heroine Camarée, but it was also a fact that not one of his first five dams had managed so much as a maiden victory. The Sicambre mare who produced him, Sicalade, had raced only as a two-year-old, and she had been put down after a difficult foaling in 1963. Little did horsemeat lovers know that they had dined on the dam of the greatest racehorse of his era.

Sea Bird continued

In a spectacle that was both exhilarating and spectacular, Sea-Bird proves himself one of the best horses of all time by winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

the memory for that. It did mean that only one other French colt – recent Saint-Cloud winner Vleuten – made the cross-channel journey, but a field of twenty-two lined up at Epsom, with all that were fit enough to compete from England and Ireland on parade.

We still had two more years to wait before the Derby would be started from stalls, but there were no problems when the tapes went up. All the runners got away well, with rank outsiders Bam Royal and Sunacelli setting quite a sedate pace. The 2000 Guineas winner Niksar featured among the leading group at the mile pole, together with his stable companion I Say, while Sea-Bird travelled smoothly in about eighth place. On the downhill section Bam Royal started his retreat and it was Sunacelli who led the field into the straight, followed by Niksar, I Say, Meadow Court and Gulf Pearl.

As expected, the outsider soon gave way, headed by Niksar, but within a few strides he was passed by I Say and a quarter of a mile from home that son of Sayajirao held a clear advantage. But it was obviously already just a matter of when Glennon would ask Sea-Bird to quicken. The favourite was lobbing along effortlessly while I Say was being hard driven, and a furlong and a half from home, the moment came. Sea-Bird accelerated instantly, drew clear and soon had the race in safe keeping; he was back on the bridle, easing down, as he passed the post, while Meadow Court finished well to relegate I Say to third.

It was a stunning performance, and I recognised at once that I had seen something remarkable. I had no previous experience of the Derby, but I was aware that it was not customary for the race to be won by a colt who had only been asked to gallop for about half a furlong. I was aware too that when one saw something that looked too good to be true, it was probably just that. Shame on me; I doubted what I had seen.

Well, there could be doubts. After all, there was nothing special about the time – 2:38.41 – and runner-up Meadow Court had been a 100-1 shot for the Derby before he contested the Dante Stakes at York, where he had been beaten by the unpretentious Ballymarais. Meadow Court had been

considered just the fourth-best colt in the Prendergast yard, behind the aforementioned Hardicanute, Prominer and Carlemont, who all had their excuses for not having made the Epsom line-up.

I needed some persuading that the ease of Sea-Bird’s Derby victory was not down to the shortcomings of his opposition. I soon got it. Meadow Court promptly despatched twenty rivals in the Irish Derby, scoring by two lengths with any amount more to spare. And a month later, in his first foray into open company, he trounced his elders in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Sea-Bird, meanwhile, had found himself a stud berth for 1966 and beyond, a deal being concluded a fortnight after the Derby that would take him to Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky to stand alongside the mighty Ribot. There were special fourth of July celebrations for his new connections, as on that day Sea-Bird had his first start against older horses, fairly trotting up in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

There would be only one more start for Sea-Bird – the obvious objective being the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. I now knew that he was a great horse and was determined to avail myself of the opportunity to see him in action on the day he bowed out. I had to go to some trouble to make that happen, not the least of it securing the crucial weekend off. Having achieved that, I needed to obtain a passport; I had never been out of England before. And I had to ensure that I had sufficient funds to get me to Longchamp and back. It would have been too expensive by air; I would have to resort to uncomfortable overnight journeys by rail, and hope that I could negotiate my way around Paris.

Somehow it all came together, and on the first Sunday in October I found myself at Longchamp, anticipating the most exciting experience of my young life – in racing at least. Looking back more than half a century later, it lived up to my expectations...

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Sea-Bird made his debut in a minor race over seven furlongs at Chantilly in September, overcoming a slow start and greenness to win by a short neck. He followed that with a victory by the same margin in the better company which contested the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte before starting as second favourite for the championship-deciding Grand Critérium. Pollet’s stable jockey, Pat Glennon, naturally chose to partner Grey Dawn, while the mount on Sea-Bird was entrusted to Maurice Larraun. The result was never in doubt, though many observers felt that Larraun gave the big chesnut rather too much to do; the two lengths’ margin flattered the winner.

The fact that the Derby always figured on Sea-Bird’s agenda meant that the English media paid close attention to his progress in the spring of 1965. The colt returned to action in the Prix Greffulhe at Longchamp, winning as he liked by three lengths. No fault could be found with that, but all eight of his rivals had been demonstrably his inferiors as juveniles, so there was no concrete evidence that he had improved. The Prix Lupin, some six weeks later, revealed what the Greffulhe had failed to disclose. In that contest Sea-Bird faced seemingly serious competition from Cambremont, who had recently lowered the colours of Grey Dawn in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, and the highly-regarded, still-unbeaten Diatome. Having disposed of Cambremont, Sea-Bird was still cantering when he drew alongside Diatome at the head of affairs in the final furlong, and as soon as Glennon let out an inch of rein, his mount darted clear to win by six lengths. There was now no doubting who would start favourite for the Derby.

Even so, that outstanding performance did not have the effect of driving all the potential opposition away; Psidium’s victory when supposedly a futile challenger was too recent in

exposed stable companion Carlemont was of comparable class.Across the channel there were a pair of colts in Etienne

Pollet’s stable who had impressed at two and seemed to stand out from their contemporaries. American-bred Grey Dawn was the more precocious of the duo, winning the last four of his six juvenile starts to rank as best of his crop, including the Grand Critérium, in which stable companion Sea-Bird was his runner-up. Insiders took the view that Grey Dawn, from a very speedy family, would prove best at a mile in his second season, whereas Sea-Bird promised to relish longer distances. Indeed, trainer Pollet, who had never saddled a Derby winner, was already suggesting that he might at last have a colt capable of remedying that omission.

Sea-Bird was certainly an intriguing sort. Bred and owned by textile magnate Jean Ternynck, he was by Dan Cupid, a son of Native Dancer who had given his best display as short-head runner-up to Herbager (sire of Grey Dawn) in the 1959 Prix du Jockey-Club, but could never run anywhere near that form on subsequent occasions; he remained something of an unknown quantity as a sire. On the distaff side of his pedigree, Sea-Bird could flaunt one fancy relationship, his grand-dam Marmelade being a full sister to 1000 Guineas heroine Camarée, but it was also a fact that not one of his first five dams had managed so much as a maiden victory. The Sicambre mare who produced him, Sicalade, had raced only as a two-year-old, and she had been put down after a difficult foaling in 1963. Little did horsemeat lovers know that they had dined on the dam of the greatest racehorse of his era.

Sea Bird continued

In a spectacle that was both exhilarating and spectacular, Sea-Bird proves himself one of the best horses of all time by winning the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

the memory for that. It did mean that only one other French colt – recent Saint-Cloud winner Vleuten – made the cross-channel journey, but a field of twenty-two lined up at Epsom, with all that were fit enough to compete from England and Ireland on parade.

We still had two more years to wait before the Derby would be started from stalls, but there were no problems when the tapes went up. All the runners got away well, with rank outsiders Bam Royal and Sunacelli setting quite a sedate pace. The 2000 Guineas winner Niksar featured among the leading group at the mile pole, together with his stable companion I Say, while Sea-Bird travelled smoothly in about eighth place. On the downhill section Bam Royal started his retreat and it was Sunacelli who led the field into the straight, followed by Niksar, I Say, Meadow Court and Gulf Pearl.

As expected, the outsider soon gave way, headed by Niksar, but within a few strides he was passed by I Say and a quarter of a mile from home that son of Sayajirao held a clear advantage. But it was obviously already just a matter of when Glennon would ask Sea-Bird to quicken. The favourite was lobbing along effortlessly while I Say was being hard driven, and a furlong and a half from home, the moment came. Sea-Bird accelerated instantly, drew clear and soon had the race in safe keeping; he was back on the bridle, easing down, as he passed the post, while Meadow Court finished well to relegate I Say to third.

It was a stunning performance, and I recognised at once that I had seen something remarkable. I had no previous experience of the Derby, but I was aware that it was not customary for the race to be won by a colt who had only been asked to gallop for about half a furlong. I was aware too that when one saw something that looked too good to be true, it was probably just that. Shame on me; I doubted what I had seen.

Well, there could be doubts. After all, there was nothing special about the time – 2:38.41 – and runner-up Meadow Court had been a 100-1 shot for the Derby before he contested the Dante Stakes at York, where he had been beaten by the unpretentious Ballymarais. Meadow Court had been

considered just the fourth-best colt in the Prendergast yard, behind the aforementioned Hardicanute, Prominer and Carlemont, who all had their excuses for not having made the Epsom line-up.

I needed some persuading that the ease of Sea-Bird’s Derby victory was not down to the shortcomings of his opposition. I soon got it. Meadow Court promptly despatched twenty rivals in the Irish Derby, scoring by two lengths with any amount more to spare. And a month later, in his first foray into open company, he trounced his elders in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.

Sea-Bird, meanwhile, had found himself a stud berth for 1966 and beyond, a deal being concluded a fortnight after the Derby that would take him to Darby Dan Farm in Kentucky to stand alongside the mighty Ribot. There were special fourth of July celebrations for his new connections, as on that day Sea-Bird had his first start against older horses, fairly trotting up in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

There would be only one more start for Sea-Bird – the obvious objective being the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. I now knew that he was a great horse and was determined to avail myself of the opportunity to see him in action on the day he bowed out. I had to go to some trouble to make that happen, not the least of it securing the crucial weekend off. Having achieved that, I needed to obtain a passport; I had never been out of England before. And I had to ensure that I had sufficient funds to get me to Longchamp and back. It would have been too expensive by air; I would have to resort to uncomfortable overnight journeys by rail, and hope that I could negotiate my way around Paris.

Somehow it all came together, and on the first Sunday in October I found myself at Longchamp, anticipating the most exciting experience of my young life – in racing at least. Looking back more than half a century later, it lived up to my expectations...

This is an extract taken from a chapter in an exciting new book by Tony Morris & John P. Sparkman. See below for further details.

In Our TimeA 280 page limited edition book packed full of historical detail and containing the unique reminiscences of two of the finest racing journalists of their generation. Personally signed and numbered by the authors, it follows the careers of some of the greatest thoroughbreds of the last 60 years on either side of the Atlantic and is beautifully illustrated with over 180 photographs. Hardback bound, sewn and finished in dark blue Brillianta cloth with silver foil blocked titles, it is a work of art which will be treasured forever. ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS!

UK: £55 • EU: £61 (€70 approx.) • USA: £64 ($77 approx.) • Aus/NZ: £69

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Skarino Gold was bred by Claudia Post-Schultzke and ran in the colours of newcomer Phoenix Stables. He ran three times for Carvalho; after finishing second on his debut, he won a hot maiden at Dortmund and then followed up by winning Italy’s top juvenile event, the Gr.2 Gran Criterium at Milan. The German handicapper has given him a rating of 94.5 GAG (equivalent to 109 on the international classifications).

He has an excellent pedigree, being out of a Lando mare from one of the most successful of all German families. His third dam, Salesiana (Alpenkönig), is also the direct ancestress of Serienholde and Sarandia, first and second in this year’s Gr.1 Preis der Diana, while his seventh dam is the great Schlenderhan mare Schwarzgold, winner of the 1940 Deutsches Derby and often regarded as the best German racehorse of all time, and who founded a huge and highly successful dynasty.

Carvalho commented: “On the one side we have a very good racehorse, on the other a great deal of interest and a very good offer. That is the way the racing industry functions.” David Conolly-Smith

INDUSTRY NEWSBRITAIN

SHEIKH HAMDAN HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTTwo leading breeders were honoured at the Horserace Writers and Photographers’ Association Annual Derby Awards Luncheon yesterday. Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum was honoured for his support and long term commitment to Arabian racing with the Outstanding Achievement in Arabian Racing Award. As Patron of the Arabian Racing Organisation (ARO), the sole authority for the sport in the UK, Sheikh Hamdan has been at the forefront of purebred Arabian racing for over 30 years. His continued support, both in the UK and worldwide, spans racing, breeding and sponsorship. In 2016 he secured his thirteenth ARO Owners’ Championship with 20 wins, which included three at Group level. On the global stage, his Af Mathmoon won this year’s Kahayla Classic, the opening race of Dubai World Cup night.

Coolmore were honoured as the Owner of the Year following successes with the likes of the Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Found and the French Classic-winning miler The Gurkha, who retired to stud for 2017, both of whom were trained by Aidan

“We will take him home and probably geld him and give him time, but he is rated 85 on the Flat, so he could even be a dual purpose sort.”

The second highest price of the day was the Fforrest Farm Stables-consigned Cornish Warrior (Lot 147). Placed three times out of his four starts, the Oscar gelding was knocked down to trainer Neil Mulholland for £26,000.

The Godolphin draft is always popular at Ascot and yesterday was no different providing five of the top ten lots and selling at an aggregate of £175,800. John O’Shea of Elton Racing purchased the third highest price of the day. Lot 91, Cape Dignity, a lightly-raced Teofilo colt who was placed on both of his two outings, was knocked down to the trainer for £20,000. Dark Magic, another Godolphin consigned lot (Lot 90) was the next lot. An Invincible Spirit two-year-old gelding, he is out of Listed winner Dark Promise and was secured by Dean Ivory Racing for £14,000 to continue his career.

Offered by trainer David Loder, The Groove, a lightly-raced gelding by Azamour, was also the subject of trainers’ attention today and was knocked down to Fergal O’Brien for £11,500 (Lot 113).

Yesterday’s sale at Ascot concludes a progressive year for the sales venue for 2016. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the Two-Year-Old Breeze-Up held in April, which saw vibrant trade and considerable increases, including a 120% rise in the aggregate and 100% rise in the median. The July Sale witnessed the highest price for a National Hunt horse at the venue when Knock House was sold for £110,000. With improved trade at Ascot in 2016, Tattersalls Ireland now look forward to further enhancing sales in 2017 with the first sale, the March Sale on 23rd March 2017.

RACING NEWSGERMANY

JOINT TOP-RATED GERMAN 2YO SKARINO GOLD SOLD TO HONG KONGSkarino Gold (Wiener Walzer), joint top-rated German two-year-old in 2016, has been sold to Hong Kong. This was confirmed yesterday by trainer Jean-Pierre Carvalho, who said: “The horse has already left my stable and is currently in quarantine in Newmarket.”

Lot Sex Name (Sire) /Name (Sire) Covering Sire Vendor Purchaser Price (£) 95 3c CANYON CITY (Authorized) Godolphin Neil King 85,000 147 5g CORNISH WARRIOR (Oscar) Fforest Farm Stables Neil Mulholland Racing 26,000 91 3c CAPE DIGNITY (Teofilo) Godolphin Elton Racing 20,000 90 2g DARK MAGIC (Invincible Sprit) Godolphin Dean Ivory Racing 14,000 113 3g THE GROOVE (Azamour) Lodge Farm Stables Fergal O’Brien Racing 11,500

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the Marine, Michael Creed TD, and guests were welcomed by Chairman of HRI, Joe Keeling.

Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, presented the Contribution to the Industry Award to the matriarch of the Mullins racing dynasty, Mrs Maureen Mullins. She has been part of the Irish racing landscape for the best part of six decades and was married to one of Ireland’s greatest ever trainers, the late Paddy Mullins.

Brian Kavanagh said: “It was a pleasure to present the Contribution to the Industry award to a very special lady, who is a most deserving winner. From the likes of Hurry Harriet, Dawn Run, Grabel and Vintage Tipple, Maureen has witnessed the highs of racing on many occasions and is without doubt one of the most popular figures on the Irish racing scene.”

National Hunt Willie Mullins Flat Aidan O’BrienPoint-to-Point Jamie CoddOutstanding Achievement Mouse MorrisHorse of the Year MindingContribution to the Industry Mrs Maureen MullinsRacecourse of the Year Galway Racecourse

O’Brien, who was honoured with as the Trainer of the Year. The full list of winners is as follows;

International Trainer of the Year Charlie ApplebyQatar Racing & Equestrian Club Arabian Award

H H Sheikh Hamdan al MaktoumPicture of the Year Patrick McCannJohn Oaksey Trophy for Racing Reporter of the Year

Marcus TownendOwner of the Year CoolmoreGeorge Ennor Trophy for Outstanding Achievement

Geoff GreethamJockey of the Year Jim CrowleyTrainer of the Year Aidan O’BrienPeter O’ Sullevan Trophy Broadcaster of the Year Nick LuckPhotographer of the Year Edward WhitakerClive Graham Trophy Racing Writer of the Year Tom Kerr

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HRI RECOGNISE MAUREEN MULLINS’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRYThe winners of the 2016 Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) Awards were announced at Leopardstown Racecourse yesterday, at a reception attended by many of the industry’s leading trainers, jockeys and owners. Guest of honour was Minister of Agriculture, Food and

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Stallion Fee (€)CARLOTAMIX (Linamix) ...................................................................... 3,500 FROZEN FIRE (Montjeu) ..................................................................... 2,500 SHANTARAM (Montjeu) ..................................................................... 1,000 SOLSKJAER (Danehill) ......................................................................... 2,000 ZAMBEZI SUN (Dansili) NEW .......................................................... 3,000

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JapaneseJapanese RACING REVIEW

The list of the 21 candidates for the Gr.1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the Championship event scheduled this Sunday, catches the eye for two reasons. The list does not include a daughter of the Champion sire Deep Impact, while his son, the first season sire Deep Brillante, has three entries (Dipavamsa, Just The Marine and Suzukaze) and “Impacto’s” older full-brother Black Tide, who landed the Japan Cup win via Kitasan Black, is also represented by a trio (Black Onyx, Feldberg and Pompon).

The Hanshin Juvenile Fillies could provide a first Gr.1 winner for the mighty Frankel, who may be represented by the unbeaten Soul Stirring, the daughter of Stacelita (Monsun) who opened her account at the end of July at Sapporo, landed the Ivy Stakes at Tokyo last time. The last winner of the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies by a sire not based in Japan was Biwa Heidi (Caerleon), imported in utero with her dam Aghsan, who won in 1995. Anecdotally, Soul Stirring and Biwa Heida trace back to the same female line. The German Champion Three-Year-Old Schwarzgold (Alchimist), who won the Preis Der Diana and defeated the colts in the Derby of 1940, is the fifth dam of Biwa Heidi and the ninth dam of Soul Stirring. The US-bred Rabbit Run (Tapit), an easy winner on her dirt debut, is another to note, should she make the cut.

Deep Impact had a very good weekend with his juveniles, with three first-time winners, including our Star Performer of the Week Salonika, and reduced the gap with Daiwa Major (Sunday Silence), leads him in the Sire of Two-Year-Olds list by ¥14m. Impacto needs a couple of more newcomers to win or a good conditions winner to close the gap further.

SATONO ARTHUR (Jpn), 2c, Deep Impact – King’s Rose (Redoute’s Choice) O: Hajime Satomi, B: Northern Racing, T: Tasutoshi Ikee ¥195,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale by Hajime Satomi

Satono Arthur (Deep Impact) looked like a horse with Group ability in the Cyclamen Sho, a conditions event over 1800m on

Sunday at Hanshin. The lethargical pace (1:05.3) usually plays against a horse coming from behind, but when jockey Yuga Kawada pushed the button, Satono Arthur found a couple of extra gears and flashed home three and half lengths clear of Shigeru Bobcat (Toby’s Corner).

He blitzed the last 600m in 32.7s, notably faster than the older horses in the “eleventh”, the feature race of the card, according to the Japanese racing fans, giving him a speed rating of 93.9. He is the first foal out of the New Zealand Champion Three-Year-Old Filly King’s Rose (Redoute’s Choice). She highlighted her career when winning the Gr.1 New Zealand 1,000 Guineas and added five more Group wins to her record, finishing second in the Gr.1 Emirates Stakes and Toorak Handicap in Australia.

King’s Rose foaled a colt by Lord Kanaloa on 4th February.

REY DE ORO (Jpn), 2c, King Kamehameha – La Dorada (Symboli Kris S) O: U Carrot Farm, B: Northern Racing, T: Kazuo Fujisawa

Another colt of Group race calibre emerged on Saturday at Nakayama in the Habotan Sho, a conditions event over 2000m. Rey De Oro (King Kamehameha), who opened his account on 9th October at Tokyo Racecourse, had just one of his eleven rivals behind him as the field turned for home. In a matter of strides, he cruised from last to first and won by one and half lengths from the longshot Komano Impulse (Bago).

Rey De Oro, syndicated for a value of ¥60m by U Carrot Farm, is out of the four-time winner La Dorada (Symboli Kris S), whose first foal, the three-year-old Tizona (Daiwa Major), won the Listed Marguerite Stakes and had a tilt at the Gr.1 NHK Mile Cup. The second dam Lady Blond (Seeking the Gold) is a half-sister to Deep Impact.

La Dorada has a yearling full-brother to Rey De Oro and a colt foal by Lord Kanaloa.

STAR PERFORMER

SALONIKA (Jpn), 2f, Deep Impact – Salomina (Lomitas) O: Katsumi Yoshida, B: Northern Racing, T: Katsuhiko Sumii

Salonika (Deep Impact) shadowed the pacesetter Tempest (Harbinger) and was pushed in-front inside the last furlong to score by one and a half lengths in the newcomers’ over 1600 meters on Sunday at Hanshin. The fast finishing Red Ribbon (Deep Brillante) completed a 1-2 for the fillies. Salonika lasted the trip with 600 meters in 33.8 showing plenty of ability.Her dam Salomina (Lomitas) won on her debut in May at three for owner-breeder Gestut Bona and remained unbeaten in the Gr.1 Preis Der Diana, leaving more than three lengths between her and subsequent Gr.1 winner Nymphea (Dylan Thomas). Katsumi Yoshida purchased her after the Classic triumph and the filly had another start in the Gr.1 Prix de l’Opera. She failed to reproduce the same form and was retired and sent to Japan.Salonika is the first foal delivered by Salomina, who returned a yearling filly and a colt foal from her subsequent dates with Deep Impact.

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broodmare. Sentir’s dam Sainte Victoire won twice and delivered four winners from her first five foals. She has a yearling colt by Kurofune.

ZUAR (Jpn), 2c, The Factor – Salvar (Eddington) O: Kazumi Yoshida, B: Lane’s End Bloodstock, T: Manabu Ikezoe $115,000 Keeneland November Sale by Springhouse Farm $290,000 Fasig-Tipton October Sale by Altimira Racing $200,000 OBS Spring Two Year Old Sale by Narvick International

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Freshman sire The Factor (War Front) enjoyed his first Japanese winner thanks to Zuar, who set a controlling paced and blitzed two furlongs in 11.1s when asked to go by Ryan Moore in the newcomers’ over 1400m on Sunday at Chukyo. The speedy colt received a speed figure of 82.1, a decent mark for a newcomer. He is the first foal out of the triple scorer Salvar (Eddington), a half-sister to the very good Clearly Now (Horse Greeley), who set the track record over 1400 meters at Belmont Park winning a Gr.3 and earned more than one million dollars.

Salvar has a filly foal by Pioneerof The Nile.

SHONAN MASSIVE (Jpn), 2c, Daiwa Major – Shonan Ayaka (War Emblem) O/B: Tetsuhide Kunimoto, T: Tsuyoshi Tanaka

Shonan Massive (Daiwa Major) needed five starts to open his account but did the job in fine style and set a new course record for two-year-olds (1:08.5) when landing the maiden over 1200m on Saturday at Chukyo. He is the third winner from four foals out of Shonan Ayaka (War Emblem), who failed to win in nine starts, but is a daughter of the useful Gr.3-placed and ¥107m earner Shonan Happiness.

Shonan Ayaka has a yearling filly by Henny Hughes and a colt foal by Meisho Samson.

STAKES RESULTS

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Gr.1 MATRIARCH STAKES, Del Mar, 1mT, 3yo+ f&m, 1st $180,000, 2nd $60,000, 3rd $36,000, Dec 41. MISS TEMPLE CITY (USA), 4f,

Temple City – Glittering Tax (Artax) 2nd dam Nancy’s Glitter (Glitterman) 3rd dam Starfire Voyage (Fire Dancer) O: The Club Racing, Needle In A Haystack & Sagamore Farm, B: Bobfeld Bloodstock, T: H Graham Motion

KARAKURENAI (Jpn), 2f, Lohengrin – Burning Red (Agnes Tachyon) O: Teruya Yoshida, B: Shadai Farm, T: Takeshi Matsushita

The underrated Lohengrin (Singspiel) has proved in the past that he could sire top class performers like the Classic winner Logotype. His daughter Karakurenai collected her first win against other winners on Saturday at Hanshin in the Nanryo Sho, a conditions race over 1400m.

She is the third winner from four foals out of Burning Red (Agnes Tachyon), a daughter of the multiple Gr.3 scorer and Gr.1-placed Red Chili Pepper (Unbridled).

BEAT MATCH (Jpn), 2c, Rulership – Perfect Match (Sunday Silence) O: Silk Racing, B: Northern Farm, T: Kiyoshi Hagiwara

The French jockey Vincent Cheminaud set a slow pace with Beat Match (Rulership) in the newcomers’ race over 2000m on Sunday at Nakayama. The big colt (536 kilos) ran on strongly and scored by four lengths. He is the fourth winner from five foals out of the Listed-placed and ¥58m earner Perfect Match (Sunday Silence).

The 14-year-old broodmare has a yearling filly by Novellist and a colt foal by Tosen Jordan.

DANON ROMAN (Jpn), 2c, Deep Impact – Immaculate Cat (Storm Cat) O: Danox Co., B: Shadai Farm, T: Hideaki Fujiwara ¥ 98,000,000 JRHA Select Yearling Sale by Danox Co

Danon Roman (Deep Impact), the 3/5 favourite in the newcomers’ race over 2000m on Saturday at Hanshin, needed some time to get organized but, when he found his stride, in the last 100m, he flashed home clear. He is the second foal and the first winner out of Immaculate Cat (Storm Cat), who won once in the US and was purchased (in foal to Kitten’s Joy) for $280,000 by Shadai Farm at Keeneland November Sale in 2012. The eight-year-old broodmare, who has a colt foal by Victoire Pisa, is from the family of the Champion Miesque (Nureyev).

RUSH HEART (Jpn), 2f, Deep Impact – Moneypenny (Monarchos) O: Tetsuyuki Kobayashi, B: Maple-V Alliance, T: Hirofumi Toda ¥32,000,000 JRHA Select Foal Sale by Tetsuyuki Kobayashy

Rush Heart (Deep Impact), fourth in her debut over 1600m, needed every inch of the 1200m trip to land the maiden in the last stride on Sunday at Nakayama. She is the fourth foal and winner out of Moneypenny (Monarchos), a four-time scoring half-sister to Stardom Bound (Tapit), who won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and four other Gr.1 races in US and also moved to Japan.

Moneypenny has a yearling colt and a filly foal both by Deep Impact.

SENTIR (Jpn), 2f, Harbinger – Saint Victoire (Sunday Silence) O: Katsumi Yoshida, B: Northern Farm, T: Yuichi Shikato

Harbinger (Dansili) recorded his 20th individual juvenile winner on Sunday with the filly Sentir, who stayed on well in the maiden over 1800m at Nakayama 50 minutes after Austerlitz landed a similar race at Hanshin. The two juveniles are both out of a Sunday Silence

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CANADA

Gr.3 VALEDICTORY, Woodbine, 1m6fAW, 3yo+, 1st C$94,500, 2nd C$30,000, 3rd C$15,000 3rd December1. BANGKOK (Can), 5g,

Street Hero – Get It Straight (Black Minnaloushe) 2nd dam Straight South (Hail The Pirates) 3rd dam Key To The North (Key To The Mint) O/B: Gail Wood and Ruth Barbour, T: W Phillip Gracey $9,500 RNA Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale consigned by Cara Bloodstock

Grad2. Melmich (USA), 3. Ethical Funds (USA)Distances: ½l, ¾l. 7 ran.

JAPAN

Gr.2 SPORTS NIPPON SHO STAYER STAKES, Nakayama, 3600mT, 3yo+, Dec 3, 1st ¥62,000,000, 2nd ¥25,000,000, 3rd ¥16,000,0001. ALBERT (Jpn), 5h,

Admire Don – Folklore (Dance In The Dark) 2nd dam Andes Lady (Northern Taste) 3rd dam Peru Sport (Guersant) O: Masamichi Hayashi, B: Northern Farm, T: Noriyuki Hori

2. Fata Morgana (Jpn), 3. Mondo Intero (Jpn)Distances: nk, 1¾l. 13 ran.

Gr.2 KINKO SHO, Chukyo, 2000mT, 3yo+, 1st ¥62,000,000, 2nd ¥25,000,000, 3rd ¥12,650,000, Dec 31. YAMAKATSU ACE (Jpn), 4c,

King Kamehameha – Yamakatsu Marilyn (Grass Wonder) 2nd dam Except For Wanda (Tejabo) 3rd dam Unique Gal (Bold Ruckus) O: Kazuo Yamada, B: Okada Bokujo, T: Kaneo Ikezoe

2. Paddle Wheel (Jpn), 3. Sundarbans (Jpn)Distances: nl, 1½l. 13 ran.

YESTERDAY’S RACING REVIEWBRITAIN

11.50 LINGFIELD PARK, 2YO MAIDEN, 1M2FAW1. PLEAD (GB), 2f,

Dutch Art – Entreat (Pivotal) O: C R Hirst, B: Cheveley Park Stud, T: Archie Watson 37,000gns Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale by Kilbride Equine Distances: 2l, nk. 11 ran.

Plead (Dutch Art) broke well and settled behind the leading pair. Travelling well two furlongs out, she battled gamely to gain the lead inside the final furlong to win on her fifth start. She is the third foal and second winner out of her dam Entreat (Pivotal), who is a half-

2. ROCA ROJO (Ire), 4f, Strategic Prince – Lucy Diamonds (Orpen) O: Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables & Bradley Thoroughbreds, B: Tommy Murphey, T: Chad C Brown

3. STAYS IN VEGAS (USA), 3f, City Zip – Double Jackpot (Broken View) O: Jungle Racing, KMN Racing & LNJ Foxwoods, B: John McCormack, T: Jerry Hollendorfer $40,000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale by Solis/Litt consigned by Cara Bloodstock

Also ran: Mexican Gold, Zindaya, Time And Motion, Tiz A Kiss, Prize Exhibit (GB), Nancy From Nairobi (GB), Kitcat, Sobradora Inc Non runner: Decked Out Distances: nse, hd, 1¼l, ½l, 2l

Miss Temple City asserted close home to thwart Stays In Vegas’ gallant attempt to make all. Also successful in April’s Gr.1 Maker’s 46 Mile and October’s Gr.1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland, the dark bay hails from the first crop of Spendthrift’s Gr.1 Hollywood Turf Cup runner-up Temple City. A strapping son of Dynaformer out of a half-sister to Malibu Moon, Temple City has sired five Graded winners from 152 named foals aged three and over, Annals Of Time beginning his marvellous weekend when successful in Saturday’s Gr.1 Hollywood Derby.

A full-sister to January’s Gr.3 Sweetest Chant Stakes victrix Pricedtoperfection, Miss Temple City is the fifth foal of the minor Stakes-placed Glittering Tax, who foaled a filly by Verrazano on 18th April. By Artax, Glittering Tax is out of the My Dear Girl Stakes victrix Nancy’s Glitter, a daughter of Glitterman and the minor Stakes winner Starfire Voyage and also the dam of a minor Stakes winner by Spanish Steps in Conway Two Step. ALASTAIR NICOLSON

Gr.2 BAYAKOA HANDICAP, Del Mar, 1m1fD, 3yo+ f&m, 1st $120,000, 2nd $40,000, 3rd $24,000, Dec 31. VALE DORI (Arg), 4f,

Asiatic Boy – Valerina (Halo Sunshine) 2nd dam Valereusse (Equalize) 3rd dam Valery Toss (Egg Toss) O: Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum, B: Abolengo, T: Bob Baffert

2. Wild At Heart (USA), 3. Moyo Honey (USA), 4f,Distances: 3l, ¾l. 8 ran.

Gr.3 GO FOR WAND HANDICAP, Aqueduct, 1mD, 3yo+ f&m, 1st $150,000, 2nd $50,000, 3rd $25,000, Dec 31. HIGHWAY STAR (USA), 3f,

Girolamo – Stolen Star (Cat Thief ) 2nd dam Unbridled Star (Unbridled) 3rd dam Crystal Vous (Crystal Water) O/B: Chester and Mary Broman, T: Rodrigo A Ubillo

2. High Ridge Road (USA), 3. Wonder Gal (USA)Distances: nse, nk. 7 ran.

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O: Mrs M J Muir, B: Hungerford Park Stud, T: William Muir Distances: nk, ½l. 10 ran.

Little Miss Daisy (Arabian Gleam) was not the quickest out of the stalls and so was held up at the rear. Still in the last pair over a furlong out, she made a strong run on the outside to lead inside the last 50 yards win on her third start. She is a full-sister to a winner out Desert Liaison (Dansili), who is a daughter of the Listed October Stakes winner and Gr.3 Nell Gwyn Stakes-third Toffee Nosed (Selkirk). The last-named is out of the winning Be My Guest mare Ever Welcome, who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 winner Chanzi (El Gran Senor; dam of the New Zealand Champion Three-Year-Old and Gr.3 winner Chant and grandam of the dual Gr.1 winner Recite) and the Listed winner Sharka (Shareef Dancer), as well as Jacaranda Blue (Entrepreneur; dam of the Gr.3 winner State Blue).

Desert Liaison has a yearling colt by Pour Moi.

1.25 LINFIELD PARK, 2YO SELLER, 6FAW1. GRACIOUS TOM (Ire), 2c,

Roderic O’ Connor – Bigalo’s Laura B (Needwood Blade) O: Terry Reffell, B: Golden Vale Stud, T: David Evans €12,000 2016 Arqana Deauville Summer Mixed Sale by Highflyer Bloodstock Distances: nk, 1½l. 8 ran.

Gracious Tom (Roderic O’ Connor) pressed the leader and hit the front a furlong and a half out. He was soon joined for the

sister to the Gr.2 International Topkapi Trophy winner Producer (Dutch Art) and the Listed-placed hurdler Font (Sadler’s Wells). Their dam River Saint (Irish River) is a half-sister to the multiple Gr.1 winner Serena’s Song (Rahy; dam of the Gr.1 winner Sophisticat, the Gr.2 winners and sires Harlington and Grand Reward, the Gr.3 winner Schramsberg, the Listed winner Serena’s Tune and the Stakes winner Serene Melody, and grandam of the Listed winner Sefroua, the Gr.3 winner and sire Vocalised, the Gr.2 winner Made You Look) and the Gr.3 winner Vivid Imagination (Raise A Man; grandam of the Gr.2 winner Fumino Imagine and the Gr.3 winner Wander Mom), as well as Serena’s Sister (Rahy; dam of the Gr.2 winner and sire Doubles Partner; grandam of the dual Gr.2 winner Puissance De Lune). The third dam is the winning Northfields mare Imagining, whose family also includes the dual Gr.1 winner Honor Code (A P Indy), the Gr.2 winner Noble Tune (Unbridled’s Song) and the dual Gr.1 winner Rizeena (Iffraaj).

Entreat has a yearling filly by Dutch Art and visited Lethal Force this year.

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remainder but managed to come out on top to win on his sixth start. He is the first runner out of his dam Bigalo’s Laura B (Needlewood Blade), who is a half-sister to the Gr.3 Poinsettia Stakes winner Headstrong (Pivotal) and Loveleaves (Polar Falcon; dam of the Gr.2 Oettingen Rennen winner and sire Lovelace). Their dam is the unraced Pursuit Of Love mare Rash, a half-sister to the Listed Empress Stakes winner Maid For The Hills (Indian Ridge; dam of the Listed-placed pair Run For The Hills and Maid To Perfection and grandam of the Gr.3 Renaissance Stakes winner The Happy Prince), and the Gr.3-placed Maid For Walking (Prince Sabo; dam of the Gr.1 winner and sire Stroll, the triple Listed winner and sire Patrol, as well as High Savannah (Rousillon; dam of the Gr.2 winner Lady In Waiting, the dual Gr.2 winner Grassy and the Gr.3 winner Savannah Bay). The third dam is the Listed (then) Duke of Edinburgh Stakes winner Stinging Nettle (Sharpen Up).

Bigalo’s Laura B has a yearling colt by Kodiac, a filly foal by Gale Force Ten and returned to him again this year.

STALLION ROUND-UPWINNERS BY IRISH SIRES

FASTNET ROCKTikitiki (Fr), 2f, ex Green Diamond Lady (Johannesburg) Chantilly, France, Nov 15, 2yof mdn, 1400mAW, £9,926 B: Haras du Mont dit Mont

FOOTSTEPSINTHESANDDardenne (Nor), 2g, ex Distant Beat (Muhtathir) Ovrevoll, Norway, Nov 17, 2yo mdn, 1100mAW, £4,831 B: Stall EOS

HOLY ROMAN EMPERORXo (Fr), 2c, ex Stase (Trempolino) Chantilly, France, Nov 15, 2yo, 1600mAW, £15,205 B: Buck Racing

FIRST CROP SIRE MAIDENSDELEGATORArthurthedelegator (GB), 2c, ex Markova’s Dance (Mark Of Esteem)

11.50 Southwell, nursery, 1mAW

Delightfulsurprise (GB), 2f, ex Surprise Statement (Proclamation) 12.50 Southwell, EBF maiden, 7fAW

HARBOUR WATCHRita’s Girl (GB), 2f, ex Brazillian Breeze (Invincible Spirit)

11.50 Southwell, nursery, 1mAW

MAYSONValley Lodge (GB), 2c, ex Beat As One (Medicean)

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SEPOYDeleyll (GB), 2g, ex Strings (Unfuwain)

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