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BLOODSTOCKWEEKLYThursday, June 24, 2010 ISSUE 19

LILLIE IN THEPINK Ballydoyle filly is queen for a day as she digs

deep to record Coronation Stakes successjjPedigree analysis, pages 2-3

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The Johnny Murtagh-riddenLillie Langtry (right) beatsGile Na Greine for an Irish1-2 at Royal Ascot last week

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BLOODSTOCK WEEKLY PEDIGREE ANALYSIS

LILLIE LANGTRY b/br f 2007

DanehillDancerb 1993

Hoity Toityb 2000

DanehillDanzig

Razyana

Sharpen Up

Lettre D’Amour

Shirley Heights

Delsy

Shadeed

Alathea

Mira Adonde

Darshaan

Hiwaayati

Race Coronation Stakes(Ascot 1m, Group 1,good to firm)

BreederKevin Lynch

OwnersMichael Tabor, DerrickSmith and Susan Magnier

LILLIE LANGTRYRace analysis None of theEnglish, Irish and Frenchversions of the 1,000 Guineasthis year had seen a clear-cutwinner. Special Duty wasawarded two of the races afterfinishing second in bunchfinishes at Newmarket andLongchamp, and Bethrahscrambled home to win at theCurragh, where the first fivehome were separated byshort-heads, heads and necks.

So the Coronation Stakeswas an opportunity for onefilly to stake a claim tochampion status in thethree-year-old fillies’ milingdivision. Neither Special Dutynor Bethrah made the trip toAscot, but the first-past-the-post and the third fromNewmarket, Jacqueline Questand Gile Na Greine, did, alongwith three of the five fillieswho were in the blanket finishat the Curragh, Anna Salai,Lillie Langtry and Music Show.

Adding to the intrigue wasLady Of The Desert, anunlucky-in-running fifth in thePouliches last time out, andlast year’s smart two-year-oldTabassum, who was makingher three-year-old debut.

However, what had looked acompetitive race on paperturned into a rout, as LillieLangtry, waited with inmidfield by Johnny Murtagh,made smooth headway turningfor home, led at the furlongpole and stretched clear,beating runner-up Gile NaGreine – who had flopped inthe Irish 1,000 Guineas lasttime out – by one and aquarterlengths, with

Jacqueline Quest proving herNewmarket run at 66-1 nofluke by finishing third.

Lillie Langtry was finallyfulfiling the enormouspotential she had shown lastyear, when easily winning theGroup 2 Debutante Stakes andrunning away with theTattersalls Timeform Fillies’800. After the sales race shehad finished down the field asa warm favourite in theBreeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’Turf (which came at the end ofa busy season, and in whichshe was reported to haveinjured a knee), and on herthree-year-old debut in theIrish 1,00 Guineas, had flownat the finish for fifth.

Lillie Langtry is expected tostep up to 1m2f for her nextassignment, either the PrettyPolly or Nassau Stakes.

The Coronation Stakessparked a revival in thefortunes of her trainer, AidanO’Brien, at Royal Ascot.O’Brien had been without awinner for the first three daysof the meeting, but won theQueen’s Vase with MikhailGlinka later that afternoon andthe Golden Jubilee Stakes withStarspangledbanner thefollowing day.Pedigree A remarkable twistin the tale of Coolmore andDarley’s sale-ring stand-off hasbeen the Irish operation’ssuccess in recent seasons withhorses produced by mares bredand culled by the Maktoumfamily.

Last year’s Group 1-winningjuveniles Jan Vermeer and StNicholas Abbey both fall into

PADDY O’PRADO

Lillie Langtry (right) beatsa high-class field to landthe Coronation Stakes atRoyal Ascot; (below)Johnny Murtagh celebrateswith part-owner DerrickSmith and his wife Gay

Daughter ofsales snipHoity Toityproves value

El Prado crosswith Robertoline brings more dividends

the category: the former is outof Shadow Song, bred and soldby Darley to John O’Byrne as athree-year-old for 74,000gns,and the latter was also bred bySheikh Mohammed and sold asa three-year-old, for a pittanceof 3,200gns.

And now Lillie Langtry joinsthe group. Her dam, theDarshaan mare Hoity Toity,was bred by Maktoum AlMaktoum’s Gainsborough Studbut was sold, unraced, toCorrin Stud as a two-year-oldfor 15,000gns in 2002.

Hindsight is always 20/20,and we do not know whatperceived faults may haveprompted her sale, but theprice looks a snip now, takinginto account Darshaan’simpeccable record as abroodmare sire and the mare’sillustrious family members,including champion sprinterGreat Commotion and Group 2winner Lead On Time (bothuseful sires) and, further back,the outstanding Prix de l’Arcde Triomphe winner andchampion sire Vaguely Noble.

Hoity Toity’s first foal for hernew owners confirmed the

mare to be a bargain buy. TheMontjeu filly, named Song OfFreedom, sold as a foal to PaulShanahan for €280,000. Shewas resold to Dermot Weld as ayearling for €375,000, but diedas a four-year-old last year.

Next came a filly by HawkWing, who was sold to the lateBrian Grassick as a foal for62,000gns and bought back bythe same agent for €100,000when re-offered a year later.She has started once, finishingdown the field in a GowranPark maiden at three last year.

Lillie Langtry provided herbreeders with a 70,000gnspayday when sold as a foal,and was a pinhooking successfor Ashtown House Stud, asshe sold as a yearling for230,000gns. Her year-youngerhalf-sister by Hurricane Runwas sold as a foal last year toBlandford Bloodstock for170,000gns.

Lillie Langtry’s sire, DanehillDancer, enjoyed a fine RoyalAscot, also supplying AlbanyStakes scorer Memory andthree runners-up – Quadrille inthe Hampton Court Stakes,Himalaya in the BuckinghamPalace Handicap and Imposingin the Duke of EdinburghHandicap. Lillie Langtry is thefourth stakes performer bredon the Danehill Dancer-Darshaan cross, after GlitterBaby, Jalmira and Shendaya –all, incidentally, females.

Race analysis A Grade 3winner on turf earlier this year,Paddy O’Prado had acquittedhimself well without winningin three attempts on dirt intop-class company – includingthe Kentucky Derby – before areturn to grass for the ColonialTurf Cup saw him resumewinning ways.

The Dale Romans-trainedPaddy O’Prado earned a tilt atthe Triple Crown trail with acomfortable victory in thePalm Beach Stakes on theGulfstream Park turf in March.A second to Stately Victor inthe Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakeson Polytrack at Keeneland amonth later ensured the colthad the requisite earnings to

take his chance in theKentucky Derby.

Paddy O’Prado surpassedhimself in the Run For TheRoses on his next outing, hisfirst start on dirt since the Julyof his juvenile season, with arunning-on third to SuperSaver and Ice Box. That effortensured he was sent off amongthe favourites for thePreakness Stakes but hedisappointed at Pimlico,running a distant sixth toLookin At Lucky.

Back on turf in the ColonialTurf Cup, Paddy O’Prado madeno mistake, turning into thehome straight three horseswide but powering clear toscore by three lengths from theArlington Classic winnerWorkin For Hops.

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AFSARE b c 2007

Dubawib 2002

Jumaireyahb 1998

Dubai Millennium

Seeking The Gold

Colorado Dancer

Deploy

Jawaher

Northern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Mill Reef

Dunette

Zomaradah

Fairy King

Donya

Race Hampton CourtStakes (Ascot 1m2f,Listed, good to firm)

Breeder Darley

OwnerSheikh Mohammed ObaidAl Maktoum

PADDY O’PRADO gr/ro c 2007

El Pradob 1989

Fun Houseb 1999

Sadler’s WellsNorthern Dancer

Fairy Bridge

Sir Ivor

Cap And Bells

Kris S

My Turbulent Miss

Classic Go Go

Carols Christmas

Lady Capulet

Prized

Bistra

Race Colonial Turf Cup(Churchill Downs 1m1f,Grade 2, firm)

OwnerDonegal Racing

BreederWinchell Thoroughbreds

AFSARERace analysis In a busy fiveweeks, Afsare made hisracecourse debut and wonthree races, culminating with athrilling victory in theHampton Court Stakes over theQueen’s Quadrille – denyingHer Majesty a first Royal Ascotwinner since Free Agent in theChesham Stakes of 2008.

A typically progressiveinmate of Luca Cumani’sBedford House Stables, Afsarecame with a strong late run tofinish second on his debut, in a1m maiden at Kempton on May 3. In his second race, 12days later, he overcame anawkward start and hanging leftto record an easy victory atodds of 4-11 at Newmarket,before heading to Doncaster inthe first week of June to beat afield of five in a conditions raceon his first start over 1m2f.

In Friday’s Hampton CourtStakes he raced prominentlyand hit the front at the furlongpole, but required all of KierenFallon’s strength to hold offQuadrille by a short-head.

Ballydoyle raider FencingMaster, who had looked ahighly promising three-year-oldprospect when just touched offin last season’s Dewhurst,finished out of the places forthe third time this year. TheOratorio colt got going far toolate to finish sixth, beaten onlytwo and three-quarter lengths,but still disappointing for ahorse dropped to Listedcompany after finishingseventh in the 2,000 Guineas.

Plans are up in the air forAfsare, although Cumani didsay after the race that he didn’tsee the colt as a St Leger type.

Pedigree Afsare’s family owesnothing to trainer LucaCumani and owner SheikhMohammed Obaid AlMaktoum, and it keepsproducing the goods. Theowner-trainer combinationcampaigned Zomaradah, thedam of Afsare’s sire Dubawi, towin the Italian Oaks, as well asAfsare’s dam, Jumaireyah, towin a valuable 1m2f handicapat three, and Jumaireyah’shalf-brother, Lost SoldierThree, to score in a Listedstaying handicap over 1m6f.

Jumaireyah’s first foal, ReemThree, also won a valuablehandicap for the owner-trainer,combination before finishingsecond in a Listed race over1m2f.

The sheikh’s association withthe family began with thepurchase of Jumaireyah’s dam,Donya, a daughter of Mill Reefand Prix de Diane winnerDunette, as a yearling forIr£400,000 in 1986. Trained by

Sir Michael Stoute, she rantwice at three without success,but her pedigree was enhancedwhen her year-youngerhalf-brother by Sadler’s Wells,French Glory, won the Grade 1Rothman’s International atWoodbine in 1990.

Jumaireyah has atwo-year-old colt by Tiger Hilland last year produced ayearling colt by DubaiDestination who died, beforebeing covered again byDubawi.

Afsare is another feather inthe cap for Dubawi, last year’sleading first-season sire bynumber of individual winners.One of the most pleasingaspects of Dubawi’s progress ishis versatility; as well as themany sharp two-year-olds heproduced last year, includingGroup 2 winners Poet’s Voiceand Sand Vixen, this year hisstakes winners have come overdistances ranging from 1m(including 2,000 Guineas heroMakfi) up to 1m4f, thedistance Monterosso scoredover in the King Edward VIIStakes, also at Royal Ascot.

Dubawi’s son keepsup sire’s momentum

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Afsare (yellow silks) holds off Quadrille (left) in Royal Ascot’s Hampton Court Stakes

Paddy O’Prado could prove atough nut to crack this seasonand beyond on turf, a surfaceon which his previous formand pedigree (he’s by Sadler’sWells’ National Stakes-winningson El Prado) suggests heshould excel.

Jerry Crawford, manager ofDonegal Racing, owners ofPaddy O’Prado, told journalistsafter the race: “El Prado’sprogeny always get better asthey get older. I expect his bestracing to actually come as afour-year-old. But we’re goingto see him continue to dobetter through the course ofthis year and we’re going tostart mapping a calendar thatends with the Breeders’ Cupand has a big intermediatedate of the Secretariat. Thenext leg of that will be comingto the Virginia Derby.”

Pedigree Unlike most otherGroup 1-winning sons of

Sadler’s Wells, when El Pradoretired to stud he had to fightto build his reputation on theback of early crops bred at amodest fee. The differencebetween El Prado and many ofhis high-achieving paternalhalf-brothers was that he hadbeen purchased to stand not inEurope, but in America, wheredirt rules.

El Prado’s turf form andpedigree – he raced solely inEurope and was out of theIrish 1,000 Guineas heroineLady Capulet – proved no barto Stateside success, though.

After a fair start with hisfirst crop bred off a fee of$7,500 at Airdrie Stud inKentucky, he was thrust intothe limelight in 2002 when hisson Medaglia D’Oro won thefirst of his three Grade 1victories, and his reputationsoared to new heights twoyears later when MedagliaD’Oro destroyed the field in

the Donn Handicap. He wasjoined by Kitten’s Joy, whocarried all before him on theAmerican turf, and ArtieSchiller, who announced hisarrival as a top miler with twoGrade 2 victories. In 2006 and2007 El Prado’s fee at his newhome at Adena Springs hadclimbed to a career high of$125,000.

El Prado died last year, justas his influence was spreading:in 2009 Medaglia D’Oro’s firstcrop threw up the outstandingthree-year-old filly and horseof the year Rachel Alexandra,and Kitten’s Joy got off to afair start with his firstjuveniles, including the smartDean’s Kitten. El Prado is alsodamsire of the Grade 1 scorersBit Of Whimsy and Laragh.

Paddy O’Prado is out of theGrade 2-winning Prized mareFun House, a half-sister toGrade 1 runner-up Early Flyerfrom the family of LouisianaDerby winner and DarleyJapan stallion Pyro.

The cross of El Prado over amare by a Roberto-line stallionhas previously come up trumpswith Kitten’s Joy (out of amare by Lear Fan), the Grade 1 Spinster Stakeswinner Asi Siempre (out of amare by Silver Hawk) and theBelmont Breeders’ CupHandicap scorer SenorSwinger (out of a mare by Kris S).

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RACING NOTEBOOK

Line Of David retired to stand at Spendthrift Farm

Equiano onthe mark toput NewsellsPark in pink

jjUSAARKANSAS DERBY winner LineOf David has been retired fromracing and purchased by B WayneHughes, who plans to stand thethree-year-old at his SpendthriftFarm near Lexington.

In the Arkansas Derby, Line OfDavid made all the running tobeat subsequent Kentucky Derbywinner Super Saver, and theGrade 1 winner Dublin.

Owned by Ike and Dawn Thrashand trained by John Sadler, LineOf David retired from racing withthree wins from seven starts andearnings of $662,000. He fin-ished 18th in a field of 20 in theKentucky Derby, his final start.

Bred in Florida by SabineStable, Line Of David is by LionHeart out of the winning Capotemare Emma’s Dilemma and is ahalf-brother to stakes-placedMcVictory. Line Of David’s third

dam, Lillian Russell, is a half-sister to Mr Prospector.

Line Of David, whose fee hasyet to be announced, is expectedto arrive at Spendthrift this week.

jjCanadaGIANT’S CAUSEWAY’S Grade 1-winning sons First Samurai andAragorn became the latest USfirst-season sires to record theirfirst winners last weekend.

A Grade 1-winning two-year-old,

jjMonday, June 14W Superstar mare Zenyattascores a 17th straight success,giving weight all round in theVanity Handicap at HollywoodPark. A daughter of Street Cry,her year-younger half-sisterBalance is a triple Grade 1winner. Their dam,Vertigineux, won twice in theUS and is by Kris S, out of ForThe Flag, by Forli.

jjTuesday, June 15W The best filly in Europe,Goldikova, wins her secondBritish Group 1 in the QueenAnne Stakes. Her dam BornGold has had 11 foals to race,and they include the Group 3winners Gold Sound and GoldRound. Born Gold is out ofRiviere D’Or, who won theGroup 1 Prix Saint-Alary andwas second in the Prix deDiane, and her next dam is Arcwinner Gold River.

WEquiano impresses intaking the King’s Stand Stakes,two years after his first win inthe race. The five-year-old,who started his racing careerin Spain, is by Acclamation outof Irish-bred Ela-Mana-Moumare Entente Cordiale. He willbegin his stud career atNewsells Park Stud next year.

WHaving silenced doubtersin the Irish 2,000 Guineas,Canford Cliffs reaffirms he isevery bit as good as last yearwhen he sees off a typicallycompetitive St James’sPalace Stakes field. Theson of Tagula is the second

foal of Mrs Marsh, an unraceddaughter of Marju.

W The Richard Hannon teamagain take the Coventry Stakes– won last year with CanfordCliffs – when favourite StrongSuit overcomes trouble inrunning to win in the finalstrides. A son of Rahy, StrongSuit is out of the Silver Hawkmare Helwa, and his third damis a sister to the exceptionalAmerican mare PersonalEnsign. He just denies Elzaam,a son of Redoute’s Choicefoaled in Australia on northernhemisphere time.

jjWednesday, June 16W Strawberrydaiquirisecures a first Group 2 win inthe Windsor Forest Stakes. Thefour-year-old daughter ofDansili was bred by NewsellsPark Stud and runs in RenataJacobs’ colours. Out of theCanadian-bred mareStrawberry Morn,Strawberrydaiquiri wasknocked down toHugo Merry for105,000gns as ayearling and hasGroup 1 entries.

W Further joy for Juddmonteunfolds as Byword takes thePrince of Wales’s Stakes. By theArc winner Peintre Celebre,Byword is a half-brother toProviso, a Group 1-placed fillyin France and England beforetransferring to the US whereshe has won two Grade 1s thisyear. Khalid Abdulla also owns

the second, Twice Over, byObservatory.

WMaqaasid shows herselfanother high-class protegefrom the Height Of Fashionfamily when the daughter ofGreen Desert lands the QueenMary Stakes. Her dam,Eshaadeh, is out of Sarayir, aproduce of Mr Prospector andHeight Of Fashion. AListed-winning juvenile,Sarayir foaled Mawatheeq,Ghanaati and Rumoush insuccessive years. A neckbehind is Meow, the secondfoal of Airwave.

W In taking the SandringhamHandicap, a Listed race forfillies, Timepiece follows heryear-older half-brother FatherTime, winner of the KingEdward VII Stakes at last year’smeeting. Ninth in the Oaks,Timepiece is by Zamindar.

WAt Chantilly, Ulivatedemonstrates Poliglote’sversatility as a sire when thejuvenile scores over 51⁄2f. Thefilly had previously won a 41⁄2fmaiden and shares her sirewith Irish Grand National

winner Butler’s Cabin.

jjThursday, June 17WA daughter of

Singspiel, Hibaayebrecords her first win this

year in the Ribblesdale Stakes.The Godolphin-owned three-year-old is a half-sister to 2,000Guineas fourth Zoning and herthird dam is a Habitat half-sister to Oh So Sharp.

WOne of the surprises of theroyal meeting occurs in theGold Cup when Rite OfPassage, a great-grandson ofDahlia, grinds Age Of Aquariusinto submission. This is a thirdFlat start for the DermotWeld-trained six-year-old, whohas raced in bumpers and overhurdles and placed twice at theCheltenham Festival. A son ofGiant’s Causeway, the chestnutshows similar battling qualitiesto the Iron Horse.

WDuke Of Marmalade’shalf-sister Looking Lovelyloses her maiden tag on hersecond start in Leopardstown’sIrish Stallion Farms EBFMaiden. The Storm Cat fillyholds Group 1 entries and is inthe hands of John Magnier andAidan O’Brien, as was herfive-time Group 1-winningsibling.

jjFriday, June 18W The Mark Johnston-trainedMonterosso takes the KingEdward VII Stakes. By Dubawi,the colt is out of an AustralianGroup 1-winning mare, Porto

Roca, who is by Barathea. Heis to be stepped up to Group 1company.

W The Group 1 CoronationStakes goes the way of LillieLangtry, a daughter ofDanehill Dancer. This was afirst top-level win for the filly,who cost 230,000gns as ayearling. She was third in theMoyglare last year and fifth inthe Irish 1,000 Guineas.

WMikhail Glinka, byGalileo, and out of a sister toSir Percy, is a narrow winner ofthe Group 3 Queen’s Vase over2m. The colt cost 250,000gnsas a foal at Tattersalls’December sale.

jjSaturday, June 19W The Australian importStarspangledbanner landsthe Golden Jubilee Stakes onhis second start for AidanO’Brien. The son of Choisir,twice a top-level winner inAustralia, will become aCoolmore stallion when hisracing career ends and isentered in the July Cup andSussex Stakes.

W The seventh foal of thefour times Listed-placedDancing Drop, Mr Man InThe Moon gets off the markon his fourth start, in DownRoyal’s EBF maiden. Placed onhis previous three runs, theVerglas gelding cost just€9,000, though hishalf-siblings made 150,000gns,70,000gns, €75,000 and€65,000, the latter beingCherry Hinton Stakes winnerJewel In The Sand.

jjSunday, June 20WAct Of Love takes thejuvenile maiden at Down Royalon her second start. Thedaughter of Acclamation costjust €1,000 as a yearling, andis out of a half-sister to theuseful Nightbird, from thefamily of Footstepsinthesand,Mahler, Thakafaat andSuperstar Leo.

WAt Pontefract, ZabeelPark breaks his maiden on hissecond start. The RathbarryStud-bred colt, a Mediceanhalf-brother to Finsceal Beo,sold for 500,000gns atTattersalls Book 1 last year. Heis the most expensive produceof his sire sold at auction andis trained by Saeed bin Suroor.George Kimberley

Equiano and Michael Hills (centre) land the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot

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First Samurai got off the markwhen Hornblower ran out a verycomfortable winner of a 6f maiden special weight on dirt atHastings racecourse in Canadaon Saturday.

The Dino Condilenios-trainedcolt is out of Crown Of Sheba, awinning Alysheba half-sister to thedam of this year’s Kentucky Derby runner-up Ice Box.

He is one of four runners todate from the 88-strong first crop

of First Samurai, who stands atClaiborne Farm in Kentucky at afee of $30,000.

First Samurai has covered somehigh-class mares again this season,including Sarayir, the dam of1,000 Guineas winner Ghanaati.

jjFranceARANEIDE became a first winnerfor Grade 1-winning turf milerAragorn when taking a 51⁄2f mai-den at Durtal on Sunday.

A $30,000 Keeneland Nov-ember foal purchase, Araneidewas resold for €15,000 as a year-ling at the Arqana August Sale.He is the first foal out of Carini,a Listed-placed daughter of Vettori.

Aragorn, third in the ListedKing Charles II Stakes during histime with David Loder, standsfor $7,500 at Lane’s End Farmin Kentucky. He has 92 two-year-olds to run for him this year.

Pat Smullen celebratesvictory on Rite OfPassage in the Gold Cup

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QUICK QUESTIONSRory Mathews, managerof the Barouche Stud

Student FocusFeaturing members ofthe Irish National Studbreeding course. Thisweek, Jason Smith

‘Memory could wina Group 1 later on’

You bred Rainfall, winnerof Ascot’s Jersey Stakes –were you confident? Weknew it was going to be a bigtask with a Classic-placedhorse in a field, and no fillyhad won the race since 1991.That said, we always thoughtshe was nice and she was thefastest filly at the Guineasbreeze-up sale last year, so wewere hopeful of a place.

What was your feelingafterwards? It was justfantastic, particularly for studowner Barbara Facchino. Itwas our first Royal Ascotwinner and, having bred andraced her dam, that made itvery special. Molomo was

second in thePretty Polly, soshe was verygood and haspassed thatability on tothis filly.

What other progeny hasMolomo had? Last year wesold her Clodovil yearling fillyat Arqana for €90,000. She iscalled Bint Nas and is intraining with Mick Channon.This year Molomo has aDiamond Green colt that willbe sold at Newmarket. She isin foal to Captain Rio.

Other Ascot highlights?I’m a big Goldikova fan andher clash with Paco Boy wasfantastic – undoubtedly therace of the week. I wasdelighted for the Hannonsbecause it was vindication thatPaco Boy is a top miler.

Which other BaroucheStud graduate are youlooking forward to?Decorative is a nice three-year-old filly with Michael Jarvis.She has won both her startsand is rated 96 so there couldbe plenty of improvement inher. Another we like isTotheendoftheearth. She is anunraced Hurricane Run filly intraining with Sylvester Kirk.She is out of Lightwood Ladywho was also bred here.

FROM Cambridge, in the heart ofthe Waikato region of NewZealand, Jason Smith’s mother wasan apprentice jockey and hisfather played polo. Furthermore,his step-father is leading trainerStephen Autridge, so Smith hasbeen around horses since he wasvery young.

“I started hanging around thestable when I was about ten andhelped there growing up. Then in2007 I went to work at the Cam-bridge Stud, initially preppingthe yearlings. I spent two and ahalf years there, mainly workingbetween yearlings and stallions,but also with mares and foals,” saysSmith.

Having also worked the saleswith Think Big Stud in Australia,Smith decided to try to earn ascholarship to the Irish NationalStud. “I had heard great thingsabout the course from a numberof friends and applied for theNew Zealand Thoroughbred Breed-ers Association Scholarship, whichis sponsored by Taylor FamilyTrust. After an interview I was toldI had been accepted.”

Since arriving in Kildare the20-year-old has enjoyed the workand lectures relating to brood-mare management. “The Maddens-town rotation has been great,

working with mares and foals.It puts into practice all the thingswe learned from the great reprod-uction lectures from BridgetMcGing. Having not done a lot ofthat before I found it all really inter-esting.”

Next up for Smith and all thestudents is the final examinationon Saturday, but once the coursefinishes in a couple of weeks hewill return home. “I am going towork the season at TrelawneyStud back home, up until theyearling sale at Karaka in Jan-uary. In the long term, I hope toset up as a trainer at Mata Mata.”

Having watched Royal Ascotwith great interest, Smith is verykeen on the Albany Stakes win-ner Memory. “She was very im-pressive and looked like a fillythat could really go on to win aGroup 1 later in the year.”

Smith: Equine background

Cill Rialaig (left) wins the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes for Mellon Stud’s Environment Friend

‘Molomo has passed onher ability to Rainfall’

Mathews: ‘Rainfall was fastestfilly at Guineas breeze-up sale’

By Cathal Beale

IT WAS a very solid week forIrish-based stallions at Ascot,with seven sires supplying eightwinners, a figure which does notinclude two victories from Cool-more shuttle stallion Choisir. Theson of Danehill Dancer was oneof six stallions from the Fethardstud to sire one or more winners.

Tagula and Acclamation gaveRathbarry Stud a Group 1 doublethrough the victories of CanfordCliffs and Equiano respectively,and the County Limerick-basedMellon Stud were on target withtheir stallion Environment Friendsiring Cill Rialaig to win the Dukeof Edinburgh Stakes.

Of the meeting’s 30 races, tenwent to horses bred in Ireland, threeat Group 1 level. The Wertheimer-bred Goldikova got the week offto a flyer for Irish-breds, landingthe Queen Anne Stakes from Irish-breds Paco Boy and Dream Eater.

Canford Cliffs supplied Ire-land’s second Group 1 win in theSt James’s Palace Stakes. Bredby Simon Hubbard Rodwell, theTagula colt was bought as a foalby Jimmy Murphy and sold as ayearling by Murphy’s RedpenderStud to Peter Doyle for £50,000at the Doncaster St Leger Sale.

Bred at Ballinahown Stud, near

Fermoy, by Kevin Lynch, LillieLangtry took the Group 1 Coron-ation Stakes. Sold as a foal byJoe Hernon’s Castletown Stud toAshtown Stud, she was resold atTattersalls October yearling sale.

Two juveniles carrying the Iresuffix recorded Ascot victories,with Approve landing the Group2 Norfolk Stakes and Memorygetting her head in front in theGroup 3 Albany Stakes. Bothwere bred in County Kildare. App-rove grew up at Eimear Mulhern’sAbbeville and Meadow CourtStuds, while Memory was bred at

Swordlestown Stud outside Naas.Yet another success for the Lily-

white county came in the Group3 Jersey Stakes with Rainfall.The Oasis Dream filly was bredat Barouche Stud, Two Mile House,and was sold as a two-year-old byBallyhane Sales at the TattersallsGuineas breeze-up, knocked downto Dick O’Gorman for 140,000gns.

Mikhail Glinka, bred by PaulynLtd, was consigned as a foal byCastlebridge Consignment andbought by Timmy Hyde at the2007 Tattersalls breeding-stocksale. He is out of Lady Karr, a

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A comprehensive international panel will discuss the threat that equine disease poses to today’sthoroughbred breeding industry both nationally and internationally.

A not to be missed event for anybody involved inthe the Bloodstock Industry.

Places limited so book early by contacting the ITBA HQ 045 877543 / kryan@itba.ie www@itba.ie.

sister to Sir Percy, who had wonthe Derby in 2006. The victory ofMikhail Glinka in the Group 3Queen’s Vase gave Aidan O’Brienhis second of three wins last week.

Irish-bred horses also took threebig handicaps. Laddies Poker Toowas bred by Jerry O’Sullivan andlanded a phenomenal gamble inthe Wokingham Handicap underJohnny Murtagh. Rainbow Peakwas successful in the WolfertonHandicap for his owner-breederPeter Savill and Treadwell, bredby Liberty Road Stables, won theBuckingham Palace Handicap.

IN BRIEFjjITBA symposiumThe Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’Association will host a nationalsymposium on Thursday July 22at Carton House Hotel, Maynooth.The Symposium is funded by theNational Development Plan, a€184bn government schemeinvesting in economic infra-structure, social-inclusion meas-ures, human capital and enterprise,science and innovation.

The symposium will discussglobal demands on bio securityand its effects on the Irish thor-oughbred industry and the import-ance of maintaining Ireland’sdisease-free status. Internationalexperts will join an authoritativepanel at a vitally important event.jjEducational seminarsThe ITBA is building on its verysuccessful 2009 series of seminars,entitled ‘A smart approach to . .’Topics to be discussed are respon-sible ownership, foal and yearlingpreparation and the breedingseason. The series starts nextmonth and runs until December.

Sponsored by the NDP, all sem-inars will be at ITBA HQ, Green-hills, Kill, and will involve visitsto local stud farms. For detailscontact Kerry Ryan at the ITBA.jjSummer tripThe Meath/Louth/Westmeathregion of the ITBA invite membersto join their summer tour onTuesday, June 29. The trip in-cludes a visit to Ger Lyons’s yardat Dunsany, and Ballymacoll Stud.

The coach will depart fromDunboyne Castle Hotel car parkat 10am. The cost of the trip is €25with lunch included. For detailscontact Kerry Ryan at the ITBA.

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INTERNATIONALBLOODSTOCK WEEKLY

USAZENYATTA dented the hopesof European raiders Rip VanWinkle and Twice Over whenscoring a historic victory in lastyear’s Breeders’ Cup Classic,but British ex-pat St Triniansalmost gained revenge forEurope when just failing tobring Zenyatta’s 16-racewinning streak to an end in theGrade 1 Vanity Handicap atHollywood Park on Sunday.

St Trinians grabbed the leada furlong out and lookeddestined to score, but afterturning for home five horseswide, Zenyatta unleashed herlethal finishing kick to run onand grab the leader, passing StTrinians with half a length tospare on the line. Zenyatta’sstablemate Zardana was sixlengths back in third.

St Trinians, already a USGrade 2 winner since beingexported, was bred by EmmaHunter out of the ClassicCliche mare Cherrycombe-Row.Her sire, Piccolo, stands atThrockmorton Court Stud inWorcestershire and herpurchase to race in Americawas masterminded by youngBritish-born, California-basedbloodstock agent Jamie Lloyd.

Zenyatta’s sire Street Crywas also on the mark thisweek with Zaidan, who wonthe Chesham Stakes at RoyalAscot and is to be prepared,with a tilt at the 2011Kentucky Derby in mind.

EuropeLAST year’s top French-trainedthree-year-old filly Stacelitagot her career back on trackwith a comfortable success

over Group winners CourtCanibal and Russian Cross inLa Coupe at Longchamp.

Stacelita, trained byJean-Claude Rouget for theWall Street trader MartinSchwartz, won the PrixSaint-Alary and Prix de Dianeby an aggregate 10 lengths in2009, before being awardedthe Prix Vermeille by dint ofthe Longchamp stewards’dubious decision to demotefirst-past-the-post Dar Re Mi.She then ran an honourableseventh to Sea The Stars in thePrix de l’Arc de Triomphe buthad faltered on her comeback

at four, when a distant fourthto Goldikova in the Prixd’Ispahan.

Bred by Jean-Pierre Duboisin France, Stacelita owns aTeutonic-tinged pedigree: sheis by redoubtable German sireMonsun and out of a mare byanother of Germany’s linchpinstallions, Dashing Blade.

Gestüt Schlenderhanresident Monsun also had apair of stakes-placed horsesduring the week – Aizavoski,second to Opinion Poll in theListed Prix la Moscowa atSaint-Cloud, and Scolari,runner-up in the Group 3

Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft atDortmund.

Norderney had passed thewinning post at Dortmund insecond place, behind Illo, afour-year-old colt by Monsun’sSchlenderhan studmateTertullian. However, Illo, aSchlenderhan homebredhalf-brother to the operation’sGerman Oaks heroine Iota,was demoted to third afterwandering off a true courseand interfering with Scolari.

That decision promotedNorderney, a daughter ofDeutsches Derby winner DaiJin, to the winner’s enclosure.

St Triniansput in placeby mightyZenyatta

Zenyatta and Mike Smith hold St Trinians and Martin Garcia to win the Vanity Handicapat Hollywood Park on Sunday and extend the mare’s winning sequence to 17 races

ALEX EVERS/EQUISPORT PHOTOSDai Jin, himself a son ofbrilliant Prix de l’Arc deTriomphe winner PeintreCelebre, has enjoyed a goodsummer, with his sonLindentree running second toZazou in the Group 2Oppenheim Union-Rennen, atrial for the Deutsches Derby,this month, and his daughterIsantha running third toContredanse in the Group 2Oaks d’Italia in May.

Dai Jin’s standard bearer,four-time Group winner LiangKay, has also shown good formthis year at five, finishing thirdto Gris De Gris in the Group 3Prix Edmond Blanc in Apriland a close fourth to NightMagic in the Group 2 GrosserPreis der Hauptstadtregion.

A sire best known foroffspring who excel at theother end of the spectrum toDai Jin’s, Orpen struck withanother talented, sharpjuvenile when his son BluConstellation won the PremioPrimi Passi at San Siro in Italy.

Blu Constellation is theproduct of a sire and a damsirewho fell out of favour withBritish and Irish breeders andwere exported to stand inmainland Europe. Orpen stoodunder the Coolmore banner atCastle Hyde Stud until 2008,when he was transferred to theHaras du Thenney in France,and the damsire, exceptionaljuvenile Celtic Swing, wasswitched from the IrishNational Stud to Allevamentodi Besnate in Italy this year.Martin Stevens

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IRISH-BRED WINNERS OVERSEASBreeder Winner Sire Age/Sex Dam Country Date Course Distance Value Class6c Racing Via Medici (IRE) Medicean (GB) 3 f Via Milano (France) France 14.3 Bordeaux Le Bouscat 1m € 7,500Az. AGreece.Allv.Demi. Srl October Song (IRE) Nayef (USA) 5 h Sonda (IRE) Italy 8.3 Varese 1m2f110y € 3,399Azienda AGreeceicola Loreto Luciani Balla Ballerina (IRE) Imperial Ballet (IRE) 7 m Lamping (GB) Italy 13.3 Grosseto 5f € 1,700Azienda AGreeceicola Stema S R L Val di Fassa (IRE) Docksider (USA) 3 f Victorian Girl (GER) Italy 14.3 Rome 1m € 3,399Barronstown Stud Falcon Rock (IRE) Hawk Wing (USA) 5 g Champaka (IRE) USA 6.3 Santa Anita 1m4f € 20,089Boesso, Antonio Chicchirichi (IRE) Celtic Swing (GB) 6 h Velate (USA) Italy 14.3 Pisa 1m3f € 6,374Boland, M. Rio Magno (IRE) Bertolini (USA) 3 c Dramatic Entry (IRE) Italy 11.3 Pisa 6f110y € 2,549Borsani S N C, A. & C. Easy Hawk (GB) Hawk Wing (USA) 3 f Easy Style (IRE) Italy 12.3 Rome 7f € 2,974Bowdren, J. Intensify (IRE) Fasliyev (USA) 6 m Rose Society (GB) Greece 10.2 Athens 7f € 4,270Burns & J. Hennessy, J. G. Choiseau (IRE) Choisir (Australia) 5 g Little Linnet (GB) Greece 19.2 Athens 7f € 5,475Burns, M. Mootamaress (IRE) Fath (USA) 6 g Perle d'Irlande (France) Qatar 4.3 Al Rayyan 5f € 4,367Callinan, G. Lily White Lady (IRE) Exceed And Excel (Australia) 4 f Lady of Kildare (IRE) Greece 17.2 Athens 6f € 6,570Ceka Ireland Ltd Barakanda (IRE) Barathea (IRE) 3 c Anda (GB) France 9.3 Nantes 1m € 13,000Condon, Mr J. C. Inchigeelagh (IRE) Inchinor (GB) 6 m Thank One's Stars Greece 17.2 Athens 6f € 4,270Coughlan, S. Hazelwood Ridge (IRE) Mozart (IRE) 7 g Aguilas Perla (IRE) Greece 10.2 Athens 7f € 4,745Cristina De Luigi Arcor (IRE) Almutawakel (GB) 5 h Amorous Muse (USA) Italy 10.3 Grosseto 1m165y € 1,700Darcy & Vincent McCarthy, T. Mousy Mousy (IRE) One Cool Cat (USA) 4 f Leopard Creek (GB) Greece 12.2 Athens 7f € 6,570Dayton Investments Ltd Pouvoir Absolu (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA) 5 h Pine Chip (USA) France 13.3 Saint-Cloud 1m4f € 26,000 (L)Deerforest Stud Aoife Alainn (IRE) Dr Fong (USA) 3 f Divine Secret (GB) Italy 14.3 Pisa 7f110y € 5,100Devine, T. Santu Perdu (IRE) Pyrus (USA) 3 c Attached (IRE) Italy 9.3 Rome 1m2f110y € 2,974Farrington, P. J. Island Waif (IRE) Turtle Island (IRE) 8 g Wasaif (IRE) Italy 12.3 Rome 6f € 2,549Fattoria di Marcianella di Razza del Pian del Lago

Knautia (IRE) Intikhab (USA) 6 m Kirim (France) Italy 9.3 Casarano 1m3f € 2,124Forde & Peter Gibbons, D. Laras Swing (IRE) Celtic Swing (GB) 3 f Intisab (GB) Italy 13.3 Grosseto 1m165y € 2,124Forenaghts Stud Refuse Toulouse (IRE) Refuse To Bend (IRE) 4 c Continuous (IRE) Greece 12.2 Athens 6f € 6,570Greeceogan, J. Vigna Rossa (IRE) King Charlemagne (USA) 6 m Go Likecrazy (GB) Italy 10.3 Grosseto 1m € 1,700Hackett, D. Dragon Flame (IRE) Tagula (IRE) 7 g Noble Rocket (GB) Greece 17.2 Athens 6f € 4,745Hampton Jones, J. Borgusio (IRE) Pyrus (USA) 4 c Darling Clementine (GB) Italy 13.3 Siracusa 1m110y € 3,824Haras De Bourgeauville Tuning Mozart (GB) Mozart (IRE) 7 g Tuneful Nine (USA) France 13.3 Saint-Cloud 1m € 22,560Iona Equine London China Town (IRE) War Chant (USA) 3 g Greeceeen Minstrel (France) Hong Kong 6.3 Sha Tin 5f € 38,431Irish National Stud Rinterval (IRE) Desert Prince (IRE) 5 m Interpose (GB) USA 6.3 Turfway Park 1m € 20,542Kennedy, Y. & G. Loui (IRE) Golan (IRE) 4 f Akatib (IRE) Greece 25.2 Athens 7f € 6,570Kent & Mr R. Kent, E. J'Odane (IRE) Tagula (IRE) 4 f Savona (IRE) Italy 9.3 Casarano 1m € 1,700Krief, Dr F. Ball Prince (IRE) Slickly (France) 3 c Queen's Ball (GB) France 14.3 Senonnes-Pouance1m21/2f € 6,500Lodge Park Stud Albertinelli (IRE) Danehill (USA) 7 h Sunset Cafe (IRE) Australia 6.3 Warwick Farm 1m € 26,367Malard, Ms F. Sirena (IRE) One Cool Cat (USA) 3 f Sylflore (France) France 10.3 Fontainebleau 6f € 11,500Marc de Chambure Churriana (IRE) Anabaa (USA) 5 m Souvenir Souvenir (GB) France 13.3 Saint-Cloud 1m € 11,500McEnery & R. McEnery, P. Haunting Melody (IRE) Danetime (IRE) 4 g Optional (GB) Greece 19.2 Athens 7f € 6,570McEnery, M. Sakram (IRE) Danetime (IRE) 4 g Play A Tune (IRE) Greece 26.2 Athens 6f € 5,913McGreeceegor, D. Cheecky Eyes (IRE) Statue of Liberty (USA) 4 f Paintbox (GB) Italy 9.3 Casarano 6f € 2,124Millett, M. V. Inzone (IRE) Fayruz 5 m Royal Interlude (IRE) Greece 26.2 Athens 7f € 10,585Mountarmstrong Stud Alexander Choice (IRE) Choisir (Australia) 5 g Taisho (IRE) Greece 1.2 Athens 6f € 4,745Nataf, Mr P. Dubai Queen (IRE) King Charlemagne (USA) 5 m Dubai Victory (IRE) France 11.3 Deauville 7f110y € 9,000Nore Lee Syndicate The Hillaries (IRE) Medicean (GB) 5 m Forest Storm (USA) Greece 8.2 Athens 7f € 4,270O'Leary, E. Tsiftis (IRE) King Charlemagne (USA) 5 h Forest Bride (USA) Greece 10.2 Athens 6f € 4,270O'Sullivan, G. Amarama (IRE) Franceaam (GB) 5 m Amarapura (France) Greece 1.2 Athens 6f € 4,270O'Sullivan, G. Amarama (IRE) Franceaam (GB) 5 m Amarapura (France) Greece 17.2 Athens 7f € 4,927Parrish, Mr M. Queen Charmer (IRE) Kingsalsa (USA) 3 f Gold Charm (GER) France 11.3 Deauville 1m4f € 10,500Pitt, Michael Prince Kalamoun (IRE) Desert Prince (IRE) 5 g Greeceenouillere (USA) Hong Kong 6.3 Sha Tin 1m55y € 43,555Rathbarry Stud Franceozen Power (IRE) Oasis Dream (GB) 3 c Musical Treat (IRE) UAE 5.3 Meydan 1m € 62,794Razza Del Velino Srl Dinann (GB) One Cool Cat (USA) 3 f Dramatically (USA) Italy 12.3 Rome 1m € 2,974Rima Stud Srl Lucky Bielle (IRE) King Charlemagne (USA) 3 c Santa Severa (GB) Italy 9.3 Casarano 6f € 2,124Ross, S. Maurizio Dan (IRE) Danetime (IRE) 6 h Silver Spark (USA) Italy 11.3 Pisa 7f110y € 1,949Scuderia Golden Horse S R L Golden Elnadim (IRE) Elnadim (USA) 3 c Amami (France) Italy 12.3 Rome 6f € 3,399Scuderia Sant' Ambroeus S R L Fumin (IRE) Medecis (GB) 3 c Sagar Flag (IRE) Italy 9.3 Rome 7f € 3,824Smith, H. Darvinos (IRE) Raise A Greeceand (IRE) 6 h Cunning Kate (IRE) Greece 8.2 Athens 6f € 3,212Stonethorn Stud Farms Ltd Ask The Chef (IRE) Keltos (France) 6 h Titsan (IRE) Italy 9.3 Rome 6f € 2,549Tenuta Dorna Di Montaltuzzo Srl Branderburgo (IRE) High Chaparral (IRE) 3 c Farhad (GB) Italy 9.3 Rome 1m € 9,350Tuthill, J. F. Greeceacious Girl (IRE) Invincible Spirit (IRE) 5 m Supportive (IRE) Greece 10.2 Athens 6f € 4,745Wacker III, C. H. Princess India (IRE) Hawk Wing (USA) 5 m Litchfield Hills (USA) Qatar 4.3 Al Rayyan 6f € 4,367Waldron, J. Roody Runner (IRE) Rakti (GB) 3 c Adeptation (USA) Greece 1.2 Athens 6f € 8,541Walsh, L. Princesa (IRE) Medecis (GB) 4 f The Iron Lady (IRE) Italy 9.3 Rome 1m € 2,549Weld, Mrs C. L. Shining Armour (IRE) Greeceeen Desert (USA) 5 g Perfect Touch (USA) Greece 1.2 Athens 6f € 4,745Weld, Mrs C. L. Shining Armour (IRE) Greeceeen Desert (USA) 5 g Perfect Touch (USA) Greece 19.2 Athens 7f € 4,927Wertheimer et Franceere Counterbid (IRE) Rainbow Quest (USA) 4 c Brooklyn Gleam (France) France 12.3 Deauville 1m1f110y € 12,000Wertheimer et Franceere Follow The Lead (GB) Rainbow Quest (USA) 4 c Senkaya (France) France 12.3 Deauville 1m4f € 9,000Supplied by www.weatherbysbloodstockreports.com

NICHOLAS GODFREY

Zenyatta’s connections, including jockey Mike Smith and trainer John Shirreffs (right)celebrate her victory in the Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park

PMU couplingjjAs well as PMU dividend and British off-courseprice, our foreign results show theoretical PMU oddswere the horse not coupled.eg, 2010 French 1,000 Guineas:2.80 PMU dividend for Special Duty, incl €1 stake.6/4 British off-course price (in brackets)3/1 Theoretical PMU odds of Special Duty were she

not coupled with Full Steam (theoretical 17/2).

Hollywood Park14 Jun 2010

12.37[OFF 12.45]

Vanity Handicap (Grade 1) (3yo+Fillies & Mares) (Cushion Track) 1m1f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £74,074.07 2nd £24,691.36 3rd £14,814.81 4th £7,407.41 5th£2,469.14

1 ZENYATTA 6 9-3 ............................................ M E Smith bb m by Street Cry (IRE)–Vertigineux (Kris S) (John Shirreffs) held up last on rail, came five-wide final turn,stayed on strongly under pressure to lead close home 1/2F

2 1/2 ST TRINIANS (GB) 5 8-8 .................................M Garcia b m by Piccolo (GB)–Cherrycombe-Row (GB) (Classic Cliche(IRE))(Mike Mitchell) raced in 5th, moved closer 3f out, 4th straight,led 1f out, caught close home 2/1

3 6 ZARDANA (BRZ) 6 8-6 ..................................V Espinoza b m by Crimson Tide (IRE)–Dear Filly (ARG) (Southern Halo) (John Shirreffs) pulled early and chased leaders, challenged forlead 1f out, no extra 68/10

Also: 46 1/4 WILL O WAY 51 1/2 MISS SILVER BROOK 61/2

CHERRYBLOSSOMMISS 6 ran TIME 1m 49.01s

OWNER:Mr & Mrs Jerome S Moss; BRED:Maverick ProductionLimitedTRAINER:John Shirreffs in USATOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including $2 stake): WIN 3.00; PLACE (1-2) 2.10,2.20; DF 3.20; SF 5.60

Longchamp14 Jun 2010

2.05 La Coupe (Group 3) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m2f

For: 4-y-o and up 1st £35,398.23 2nd £14,159.29 3rd £10,619.47 4th £7,079.65 5th£3,539.82

1 STACELITA 4 9-3 .......................... Christophe Soumillon b f by Monsun (GER)–Soignee (GER) (Dashing Blade (GB)) (J-C Rouget) broke smartly, soon in front travelling smoothly,ridden 1 1/2f out, soon clear, comfortably 8/13F

2 11/2 COURT CANIBAL (GB) 5 8-11 .................Olivier Peslier b h by Montjeu (IRE)–Pas d’Heure (IRE) (Arazi (USA)) (M Delzangles) raced towards rear from start, finally ridden 11/2f, quickened well inside final furlong and grabbed 2nd in finalstrides 10/1

3 shd RUSSIAN CROSS (IRE) 5 8-11 .............Maxime Guyon b h by Cape Cross (IRE)–Dievotchka (GB) (Dancing Brave (USA))

(A Fabre) raced close to lead from start, ridden early in straightand ran on well, lost 2nd close home 100/30

Also: 41 1/2 SOBERANIA (GER) 53/4 WORLD HERITAGE (GB) 63/4

STARLISH (IRE) 6 ran TIME 2m 8.90s (slow by 5.00s)

OWNER:Martin S Schwartz; BRED:J -P DuboisTRAINER:J-C Rouget at Pau, FranceTOTE WIN (incl. 1 euro stake): 1.70. PLACES: 1.40, 2.90. SF: 9.30

San Siro20 Jun 2010

3.45 Premio Primi Passi (Group 3) (2yo)(Turf) 6f

For: 2-y-o 1st £35,398.23 2nd £15,575.22 3rd £8,495.58 4th £4,247.79

1 BLU CONSTELLATION 2 8-11 .............. Mirco Demuro b c by Orpen (USA)–Stella Celtica (Celtic Swing (GB)) (Vittorio Caruso) broke well, with leaders for 2f, lengthened tolead at halfway, travelling well entering final 2f, ridden finalfurlong, always in command 5/2

2 11/4 AVATAR DAY (USA) 2 8-11 ..........................L Maniezzi b c by Afleet Alex (USA)–Investagain (USA) (Salt Lake (USA)) (R Menichetti) slowly away, settled in rear on outer, producedwide 3f out, progress to 4th at 2f mark, stayed on underpressure final furlong 81/10

3 21/4 STEP UP 2 8-11 ................................................C Demuro b c by Footstepsinthesand (GB)–Lady Melbourne (IRE) (IndianRidge (GB)) (A Candi) steadied start on inner to track eventual winner, riddenand progress to move 2nd 2f out, hard ridden and no responsefinal furlong 21/10F

Also: 42 1/2 FREE WINNER (IRE) 58 KING’S OMAHA (IRE) 62 BOLAGIO(GB) 710 WAY TO FLY (IRE) 7 ran TIME 1m 14.00s

OWNER:Incolinx; BRED:Azienda Agricola Loreto LucianiTRAINER:Vittorio Caruso in ItalyTOTE WIN (incl. 1 euro stake): 3.50. PLACES: 1.58, 2.10, 1.37. DF: 12.14

Dortmund20 Jun 2010

4.45[OFF 4.50]

Grosser Preis Der Wirtschaft(Group 3) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m2f

For: 3-y-o and up 1st £28,318.58 2nd £9,734.51 3rd £4,867.26 4th £2,654.87 5th £1,769.916th £1,327.43

1d ILLO 4 9-3 ..........................................................A de Vries b c by Tertullian (USA)–Iora (Konigsstuhl) (J Hirschberger) took keen hold in 3rd from start, ran on well instraight, led 1 1/2f out, wandered off straight line and interferedwith Scolari inside final furlong, finished 1st, disqualified andplaced 3rd 8/5F

1 2 NORDERNEY 4 9-2 ........................................... A Starke ch f by Dai Jin (GB)–Nouvelle Princesse (Bluebird (USA)) (P Schiergen) raced in midfield, travelling smoothly, movedforward around final turn, ran on well in straight, held on well for2nd inside final furlong, finished 2nd, placed 1st 3/1

2 nse SCOLARI (GB) 5 9-1 ......................Christophe Soumillon b h by Monsun–Sky Dancing (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere (USA)) (T Mundry) raced prominently behind leaders, good progressthrough final turn, quickened well in straight on outside, runningon well and looked probable winner when suffering seriousinterference from Illo inside final furlong, unlucky, finished 3rd,placed 2nd 2/1

Also: 41 3/4 ZAUNGAST (IRE) 5nk ALIANTHUS 62 IL DIVO 71 1/2

SERIENHOEHE (IRE) 87 TORRES 8 ran TIME 2m 3.10s

OWNER:Gestut Bona; BRED:Gestut BonaTRAINER:P Schiergen in GermanyTOTE WIN (incl. 10 euro stake): 40. PLACES: 10, 10, 10. SF: 245

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