Goffs Orby Sale 2013 Preview "Best Bred Lots"

By Acclamation (GB)
Lot 7 Bay Colt x Mahalia (Danehill)
This colt is a half brother to Tonnara, better known as the dam of Group 1 St James Palace stakes winner Most Improved, who was also a Group 1 placed juvenile. He is a half brother to Group 3 Prix Le Flore  winner Abisola, who was also placed in the Group 2 Sandringham at Ascot. Another half sibling is Listed place Bufera. He is out of Listed winner Mahalia. Mahalia herself is a half sister to Group winners Muroto and Listed scorers Vellano and Vanya, the dam of black type performers Torcello & Tencarola. Another half sister is Zivania the dam of Group 2 winner Ivan Luis & Group 3 UAE 2000G winner StageLight.

Lot 35 Bay Filly x Musical Bar (Barathea)
This filly is the 2nd produce of Listed placed Musical Bar. Her full brother Chord Chart won 1 race and placed as a 2yo in 2013. Her dam is from an illustrious line. Musical Bar is a half sister to Finsceal Beo who was european champion 2yo & 3yo filly being a dual Guineas winner. Another half brother is Group 2 German guineas winner Frozen Power. They are out of dual Listed placed mare Musical Treat who is a daughter of Group 3 winner Mountain Ash. Interestingly Musical Treat also has a yearling colt by Acclamation who is heading to Tattersalls Book 1.

By Cape Cross (IRE)
Lot 209 Bay Colt x Altruiste (Diesis)
This colt is a half brother to french Listed winner and Group 3 placed Alpine Snow and Listed placed Terrubi. He has an unraced 2yo full brother named Cross Country. His dam is from one of the most sought after families in the general studbook. Altruiste was unraced but had the pedigree to deserve a place at stud. She is a half sister to broodmare sensation Urban Sea. Urban Sea is of course the dam of champion sire Galileo, World champion race horse Sea The Stars as well as fellow Group 1 winners Black Sam Bellamy & My Typhoon. Her daughters All To Beautiful, Melikah, & Cherry Hinton were all black type performers now turned black type producing broodmares. All To Beautiful producing Oaks 2nd Wonder Of Wonders, Cherry Hinton produced Group 2 winner Wading while Melikah is the dam of Arc placed Masterstroke. As well as being a half sibling to Urban Sea, Altruiste is also a half sister to Group 1 2000 Guineas winner & Group 1 sire Kings Best. They are out of Graded stakes placed mare Allegretta.

By Dalakhani (IRE)
Lot 30 Grey Filly x Morning Welcome (Be My Guest)
This filly is a half sister to dual Group 1 winner Bachir, winner of the Irish/French 2000 Guineas. Another half sibling is Grade 2 hurdler Albuhera. She is a half sister to Dawn Raid dam of Listed winners Solar Deity & Elliot's World. They are out of Morning Welcome, herself a half sister to Grade 3 winner Down Again, as well as Italian Listed winners SotaBrasCiet & Sole Che Sorgi.

Lot 378 Bay Filly x Inchmahome (Galileo)
This filly is a half sister to dual Oaks placed filly Venus De Milo 2nd in both the Irish & Yorkshire Oaks. She was also a Listed winner when winning the Oaks Trial. Their dam Inchmahome is a half sister to Group winner & Group 1 placed and subsequent Group 1 sire Inchinor, as well as to the dam of Grade 1 winner Miss Keller. This is from the family of Group 3 winners Ursa Major & Hawks Eye.

By Dubawi (IRE)
Lot 129 Bay Colt x Speciosa (Danehill Dancer)
This colt is the fourth foal out of Group 1 1000 Guineas & Group 2 Rockfel stakes heroine Speciosa. His half siblings Specialty & Asteroidea have yet to win. His dam is a half sister to Grade 3 winner Major Rhythm as well as Group 3 placed Liberally and to Bold Classic dam of Group 1 Irish Derby placed Festive Cheer. His 2nd dam Specifically is a half sister to european champion older mare Pride. A 3x Group 1 winner including the Champion stakes, Hong Kong Cup & Grand Prix de saint cloud. This is from the family of Group 1 Irish Leger winner Touching Wood.

Lot 273 Grey Filly x Chinese White (Dalakhani)
This is the second foal out of Group 1 Pretty Polly stakes victress Chinese White, who also became champion older mare in Ireland. This filly is a half sister to Chinese Jade who won 1 race and placed once as a 2yo in 2013. The 2nd dam is Group 2 winner Chiang Mai, she herself is a half sister to champion broodmare Rafha. Rafha is the dam of champion sire Invincible Spirit, Leading 2yo sire Kodiac, and is also the Grand dam of Group 1 winner Nayyara and her half siblings Group 1 placed Mars and Group 3 winner Wonderfully.

By Excellent Art (GB)
Lot 139 Bay Colt x Starfish (Galileo
 This colt is a half brother to dual Group 1 winning filly La Collina. His pedigree received a massive boost when she won the Group 1 Matron stakes at Leopardstown having not won a Group 1 since landing the Phoenix stakes in 2010. The 2nd dam Silver Skies is a half sister to Group 2 winner Fracas as well as Listed placed pair Tregaron and Ezy Koter. This is from the family of dual Group 3 winner Decado. While the 4th dam Sorbus was placed 2nd in the Irish 1000 guineas/Oaks/Leger and Yorkshire Oaks. She produced Irish Oaks 3rd Eileen Jenny at stud.

By Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Lot 388 Bay Colt x Ja One (Acclamation)
This colt is the 2nd foal out of one time winner Ja One. He has a 2yo half sister by Authorized named Gift Of Fantasy, she is unraced. His dam Ja One is a half sister to Group 1 Nunthorpe stakes winning sprinter Margot Did, who is also by Exceed And Excel making this colt a very close relative. Further back in the family is dual Group 3 winner Cajarian winner of the Meld stakes & EBF Leopardstown stakes. He is a half brother to the dam of Italian Group 1 winner Caradak, who was also a multiple Group winner in England.

By Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Lot 75 Bay Filly x Quiet Mouse (Quiet American)
This filly is a half sister to Group 3 Meld stakes winner and Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes runner up Ugo Fire. The 2nd dam Fife is the Grand dam of Group 3 winners Drumfire, Cabaret and Listed winner Ho Choi. This is from the family of Group 1 winners Pearly Shells and Frenchpark.

Lot 274 Bay Filly x Chrisalice (Lujain)
This filly is out of the twice winner Chrisalice. This filly has a 2yo unraced full sister named Microwave. Their dam Chrisalice is a half sister to european champion sprinter Total Gallery winner of the Group 1 Prix De Abbeye and Listed winning mare Tempest Fugit, her full sister Lady Darshaan was 2nd in the Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes. The 3rd dam Darrery is the dam of this years Group 1 Pretty Polly stakes winner Ambivalent. Ambivalent is a half sister to Grade 1 winning hurdler Made In Japan and Group 1 Gran Criterium placed Al Waffi.

Lot 335 Bay Filly x Flashing Green (Green Desert)
This filly is a half sister to Listed winners Flashing Colour, Flash Dance and Tha'ir. She also has a 2yo unraced half sister called Tautou Montjeu,a daughter of ill fated champion sire Montjeu. Their dam Flashing Green is a half sister to champion 2yo Italian filly Croeso Cariad and Listed winner and multiple Group placed mare Mona Lisa. Another half sister is Listed winner Photogenic. The 3rd dam is champion broodmare Reprocolor, a dual Group 3 winner she is the dam of Group 1 winners Kayf Tara (a 3x champion older stayer in Europe), Cezanne (Champion older horse in Ireland), Colorspin winner of the Group 1 Irish Oaks and Opera House (Champion older horse in Ireland in 1992 and in Europe in 1993).

By Galileo (IRE)
Lot 78 Bay Colt x Rafina (Mr Prospector)
This colt is superbly bred, as evident as he is a son of the world's top sire in Galileo. His half brother Admiral Of The Fleet won the Group 2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge as a 2yo. His other half siblings include the Group 3 placed pair Lucifer Sam and Athens. Their dam Rafina was placed 3 times in France. She is a full sister to Machiavellian a champion 2yo colt in Europe and later a leading Group 1 sire at stud. They are full siblings to Coupe De Genie a champion 2yo filly in France, she went on to produce fellow champion french 2yo filly Denebola winner of the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac. Rafina is a half sister to Listed winner Gila who is the grand dam of dual Grade 1 winner Emollient. Another half sister is Moonlights Box dam of European champion 2 and 3yo colt Bago, later winner of the Group 1 Arc De Triomphe. Rafina's half brother Maxios was a Group 1 winner in France.

Lot 101 Bay Colt x Saoire (Pivotal)
This colt is out of Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner and Group placed filly Saoire. His half brother Requisition was a Listed winner as a 2yo. He has a 2yo unraced full brother named Sundara. Saoire is the only high class horse to come out of her family line. She is a half sister to Listed placed Awinnersgame. The 2nd dam Polish Decent is a half sister to Group 3 winner Wistful Tune.

Lot 135 Bay Colt x St Roch (Danehill)
This colt is a full brother to Last Crusade a winner at 2 and placed 4 times, his other full sibling Vanezia is a 2yo unraced colt. His dam was unraced. She is a sister to Grade 1 winner Luas Line who was also placed in the Irish 1000 guineas. They are a half sibling to Listed winner and multiple Group placed Lost In The Moment. The 2nd dam Streetcar is a half sister to Group 3 winner Intimate Guest, later the dam of Black type perfromers Guest Of Anchor and Guest Heights.

Lot 208 Grey Filly x Altitude (Green Desert)
This fillies full sister Alegra won one race and placed from only 2 starts in 2013. Their dam Altitude is a half sister to a pair of top class fillies in Albanova champion older mare in Germany where she won 3 Group 1 races & her full sister Alborada was champion 3yo filly in Ireland where she won the Irish champion stakes. Their other half sister Alakananda produced Group 1 derby runner up Dragon Dancer. They are all out of Alouette. She herself is a half sister to Group producing broodmares Last Second (dam of Aussie Rules), Alleluia (dam of Allegretta) and Jude (dam of Group 1 winners Yesterday and Quarter Moon). Another half sister Approach is dam of Group winner Midas Touch.

Lot 245 Bay Filly x Bonheur (Royal Academy)
This filly is a half sister to multiple Group 3 winner Caribbean Sunset who was also placed in the Grade 1 Diana Stakes, Coronation stakes and Irish 1000 Guineas. Her full sister is the Listed and Group placed filly Snow Queen. They are out of Bonheur a daughter of Grade 1 winner Queen To Conquer. Bonheur is a half sister to champion German filly Quebrada, later dam of Italian Group 3 winner Quilanga. Another of Bonheur's half sisters Quetena also produced Italian Group 1 winner Querari.

Lot 292 Bay Filly x Crystal Valkyrie (Danehill)
This filly is a half sister to Group winners Above Average a Group 3 winner in England and Group 2 placed in Australia and Sent From Heaven winner of a Group 3 and also multiple Group placed. Their dam Crystal Valkyrie is a half sister to the dam of Listed placed Golden Liberty. They are out of Crystal Cross, herself a half sister to Group 1 Haydock sprint cup winner Iktamal. Other half siblings included Group 2 winners First Magnitude and Grade 2 winner Rockamundo. The 4th dam Rose Bowl was champion older mare in England.

Lot 317 Bay Colt x Elletelle (Elnadim)
This is the 2nd foal out of the ill fated Group 2 Queen Mary stakes winner Elletelle. He has a 2yo unraced full brother named Adelaide. Elletelle was also Group 1 placed when 3rd in the Group 1 Phoenix stakes. Elletelle's half sister is German Listed winner Freedom, later the dam of listed placed Free winner. Elletelle's other half sisters include the Group 3 placed pair Mizzava and Fitness. The 4th dam Elegant Tern is the dam of the (then) Group 2 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner Elegant Train.

Lot 354 Bay Filly x Green Room (Theatrical)
This filly is a half sister to Group 1 Prix Jean Prat winner and multiple Group 1 placed colt Lord Shanakill, now a young sire at the Irish National Stud. Their dam Green Room is a half sister to Grade 1 winner Spanish Fern and to the dams of Group 1 winner and champion 2yo German colt Hearts Of Fire and Grade 2 winner Heatseeker. The 2nd dam Chain Fern is a full sister to champion filly and Group 1 producer Al Bahathri, dam of Group 1 2000 guineas winner Haafhd.

Lot 399 Bay Filly x Kincob (Kingmambo)
This filly is a sister to Listed winner and Group 3 placed mare Gemstone. Their dam Kincob is a half sister to Group 1 Irish 2000 guineas winner Bachelor Duke. They are half siblings to black type performers Transcluid and Smartcity. Further back in the family is Listed winner Ard Na Greine and German Group 3 winner Miss Tabaco. The 4th dam Lisadell is an own sister to Thatch.

By HenryTheNavigator (USA)
Lot 219 Bay Colt x Antoniette (Nicholas)
This colt is a half brother to dual Grade 1 winner and multiple Grade 1 placed filly Switch. Another half sibling is SWnr Keystone Gulch. The 2nd dam Queen Of Women is a half sister to champion french miler Mukaddamah as well as Chercheuse, later the dam of champion American 3yo filly and dual Grade 1 winner Questing.

Lot 408 Bay/Brown Colt x Lady Simpson (Yankee Victor)
This colt is out of a half sister to Group 1 RP Trophy winner Palace Episode, as well as to the dam of Group 2 winner and Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes runner up Laughing Lashes. They are out of Palace Weekend, herself a half sister to a pair of multiple Graded winners in Tejano Run and More Royal.  Another half sister Unbridled Run is the dam of Grade 1 winner Spring in the Air.

Lot 410 Bay Colt x La Traviata (Johannesburg)
This colt is a half brother to Group 1 Middle Park stakes winner Crusade. He is a full brother to once highly touted Cristoforo Colombo who was a multiple Group 2 placed as a juvenile. La Traviata also a 2yo filly full sister to this yearling. The 2nd dam Piedras Negras is a half sister to multiple Graded winner Jack Sullivan.

By Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Lot 9 Bay/Brown filly x Malyana (Mtoto)
This filly is out of a full sister to SWnr Tarfshi winner of the (then) Group 2 Pretty Polly stakes. They are half sisters to Embassy who was champion 2yo filly in europe. She won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes. Embassy is the grand dam of Group 1 Prix Maurice De Gheest winner Kings Apostle. Malyana is also a half sister to Nanshan, the grand dam of unbeaten Australian filly Atlantic Jewel and her half brother Group 1 Guineas winner Commanding Jewel. They are all out of Pass The Peace who was champion 2yo filly in Ireland, she also won the Group 1 Cheveley Park stakes as well as the Group 2 Debutante stakes and was later 2nd in the French 1000 guineas.

Lot 36 Bay Colt x My Renee (Kris S)
This colt is a half brother to multiple Group winner including the Group 2 Ribblesdale stakes, Royal Whip stakes and Group 1 Irish Oaks and Prix De L'opera placed filly Banimpire who sold at the Goffs Mare sale for E2,200,000, she later sold at the Tattersalls December mare sale making over £1,000,000. This colt has a 2yo full sister named My Spirit. They are out of the Listed winning mare My Renee. The 3rd dam is champion european filly Detroit winner of the Group 1 Arc De Triomphe. Detroit produced dual Group 1 winner and fellow Arc winner Carnegie. Her other progeny include Group winners Antisaar, Lake Erie and Honfleur. 


Lot 60 Bay Colt x Pharmacist (Machiavellian)
This colt is a half brother to dual Grade 1 Man O War and Breeders Cup Turf  SWnr  Red Rocks who is now a leading freshman sire. His other half siblings include Listed winner and dual Group 2 placed Medicinal and Listed winner Blue Coral. They are out of Listed winner Pharmacist, herself a daughter of Group 1 Phoenix stakes and Moyglare stud stakes runner up Pharaoh's Delight. Pharmacist is a half sister to the dam of Group 1 Gran Criterium placed US Law and to the dam of Listed winner Green Rock.

By Sea The Stars (IRE)
Lot 43 Bay Filly x Night Fairy (Danehill)
This filly is out of a full sister to Listed winner Fairy Of The Night and a half sister to Grade 2 winner Dress Rehearsal. Fairy Of The Night is already a stakes producing broodmare with her first foal Aneedah being stakes placed. Fairy Of The Night is also dam of highly touted 2yo filly My Titania also by Sea The Stars. The 2nd dam is Sassenach a half sister to Group 3 winner and Group 1 Ascot Gold cup 2nd Far Cry and Grade 2 winner Grandeur.

Lot 63 Bay Filly x Pisa No Tiffany (Fusaichi Pegasus)
This filly is out of a half sister to leading American sire and Grade 1 Wood Memorial winner Tapit. She is also a half sister to the dam of Japanese stakes placed A Shin O Gold. The 2nd dam Tap Your Heels is a half sister to American champion sprinter Rubiano winner of 3 Grade 1's including the Forego stakes. He was also a dual Graded winner. Tap Your Heels is also a half sister to the dam of American champion 3yo colt Summer Bird winner of 3 Grade 1 races including the Belmont Stakes.

Lot 241 Bay Filly x Bitooh (Diktat)
This filly is out of a half sister to Group 3 Chester Vase winner and Group 1 Irish Derby runner up Golden Sword and also to the dam of Listed winner and Grade 2 placed Julie's Love. This is from an outstanding female family which includes Oaks winners Chicquita winner of the Darley Irish Oaks in 2013 and Alexandrova winner of the Irish/Epsom/Yorkshire Oaks treble in 2006 and her half sister Group 1 Cheveley Park stakes winner Magical Romance.

Lot 319 Chesnut Colt x Empress Of France (Storm Cat)
This colt is out of a full sister to Group 3 1000 guineas trial winner Kamarinskaya and to Butterfly Cove dam of 4x Group 1 winner Misty For Me whose wins included the Group 1 Irish 1000 guineas, Prix Marcel Boussac, Moyglare stud stakes and Pretty Polly stakes and her full sister the Listed winning Group 2 placed Twirl. Misty For Me was champion 2yo filly in France and Ireland and later champion 3yo filly in Ireland. Empress Of France is a half sister to European champion 2yo colt Fasliyev. They are out of Mr P's Princess a half sister to a pair of multiple Grade 1 winners in Desert Wine and Menifee interestingly both were 2nd in the Grade 1 Preakness stakes the 2nd leg of the American Triple crown.

By Shamardal (IRE)
Lot 177 Bay Colt x Wedding Gift (Always Fair)
This colt is a full brother to Group 1 RP Trophy winner and Group 2 Beresford stakes winner Casamento, he was also placed in the Group 1 National Stakes. Casamento just completed his first covering season at Kildangan Stud. They are half siblings to Wanna Doo, better known as the dam of Group 1 Sussex stakes winner Toronado also a winner of the Group 2 Champagne stakes and Group 3 Craven. They are out of the dual Group 3 placed Wedding Gift. Wedding Gift herself is a half sister to the dam of Australian Group 1 winner French Clock and to the Grand dam of dual Australian Group 1 winner Heart Of Dreams.

Lot 261 Chesnut Colt x Caumshinaun (Indian Ridge)
This colt is a half brother to Group 1 Irish 1000 guineas winner Nightime and Listed placed mare Mermaid Island. They are out of Caumshinaun who was champion older mare in Ireland. This colt's half brother Seagull realised £280,000 at Tattersalls last year. This is from the family of Grade 1 winner Kings Drama.

Lot 401 Bay Filly x Kiyra Wells (Sadler's Wells)
This colt is out of a half sister to champion irish 2yo filly Damson winner of the Group 1 Phoenix stakes and Group 2 Queen Mary stakes, she is already dam of Group 2 winning 2yo Requinto now a young sire at Coolmore. Another of Kiyra Wells half sisters is Group winning filly Geminiani, she is dam of Group 3 Queen's Vase placed Amerigo. This is from the family of Group 1 Prix Royal Oak winner Tiraaz.

By Teofilo (IRE)
Lot 17 Bay Filly x Meon Mix (Kayf Tara)
This filly is out of a half sister to Group 1 fillies mile placed Dash To The Top. They are out of Millenium Dash, herself a daughter of Group 1 winning mare Milligram. Milligram is a daughter of Group 1 1000 guineas winner One In A Million, she is the grand dam of champion european older mare One So Wonderful. One So Wonderful produced Grade 2 winner Sun Boat. This yearling filly is from one of Meon Valley Studs best female families.

Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 "Best Bred Lots" (Part 3)

By Pivotal (GB)
Lot 33 Chesnut Filly x Moon Goddess (Rainbow Quest)
This filly is a half sister to Group 1 Coronation & 1000 Guineas placed Starscope. Their dam Moon Goddess is a half sister to dual Group 1 winner & sire Medicean. The 2nd dam Group 3 placed Mystic Goddess is a half sister to champion 2yo colt Sanam winner of the Group 1 Gran Criterium & Group 2 Futurity stakes making him champion 2yo colt in Ireland & Italy.

Lot 122 Chesnut Colt x Sabreon (Caerleon)
This colt is a full brother to dual Listed winner & Group 1 Nassau/Grade 1 Flower Bowl international placed filly MoneyCantBuyMeLove. Their dam Sabreon is a half sister to the high class dual Group/Grade 1 winner Landseer winner of the Group 1 French 200 guineas & Shadwell Turf Mile. Sabreon is also a half sister to dual Group winner and Group 1 Prince Of Wales stakes placed Ikhtyar & Singapore Listed placed Maurice Utrillo.

Lot 194 Bay Filly x Turmalin (Dalakhani)
This is the first foal of her unraced dam who is a half sister to Commander Collins also by Pivotal. Commander Collins multiple Group & Listed winner in France & Germany & was 2nd in the Group 1 Criterium International. The 2nd dam Brigitta is a half sister to American champion sprinter Lit De Justice. Her full brother is Group 1 RP Trophy winner Commander Collins. They are out of Group 3 winner Kenmary.

Lot 2013 Chesnut Filly x Vassiana (Anabaa)
This filly is an own sister to Group 3 Phoenix sprint stakes winner Girouette. Her other half siblings are also black type performers in dual Group 3 placed Prince d'Alienor & Listed placed Paraphernalia. They are out of Vassiana an own sister to Group 3 winner Villadolide. The 2nd dam Vassia is a half sister to Group 1 Prix Royal Oak 2nd Shrewd Idea.

Lot 381 Chesnut Filly x Evas Request (Soviet Star)
This is the 2nd foal out of Italian Group 1 winner and dual Group 3 winner Evas Request. Evas Request is a half sister to Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes winner Priory Belle. Another of Evas Request half sisters is Group 3 winner Wild Bluebell. They are all out of Group 3 Phoenix sprint stakes winner Ingabelle.

By Ravens Pass (USA)
Lot 38 Bay Filly x Multicolour Wave (Rainbow Quest)
This filly is a half sister to Group 1 French 1000 guineas winner Elusive Wave & Black type performer Million Wave. She is also a half sister to Photophore the dam of Listed winner City Image. This filly is closely related to Snow Powder who was placed once at 3 years from only 2 starts in 2013. Their dam Multicolour Wave is a daughter of Group winner Echoes. Multicolor Wave is a half sister to Temple Street the dam of Group 2 wining 2yo filly Langs Lash.

Lot 62 Chesnut Colt x Olympic Medal (Nayef)
This colt is a half brother to dual Group 2 & Group 3 winner Phantom Gold, her victories included the Group 2 Ribblesdale stakes. Phantom Gold is the dam of Listed winner Golden Stream & his full sister Group 1 Epsom Oaks 2nd Flight Of Fancy. Another half sister Fictitious a full sister to Phantom Gold was a Grade 3 winner in America & was also a Listed winner in UK. Fictitious is the dam of black type performers Quadrille & Tempting Prospect.

By Sea The Stars (IRE)
Lot 3 Bay Colt x Maid Of Killeen (Darshaan)
This colt is a half brother to dual Group 1 Cheveley Park stud stakes & Coronation stakes winner Indian Ink. His other half sibling is Group 3 Bahrain Trophy winner Feel Like Dancing. He has an unraced full brother named By Jupiter. Their dam the stakes placed Maid Of Killeen is a half sister to another stakes placed horse in Seraphine. The 2nd dam the un raced Sovereign Touch dual Group winner Foresee & German champion mare Royal Touch.

Lot 67 Bay Colt x Out West (Gone West)
This colt is well related being a half brother to Epsom Derby winner Motivator, He also won the Group 1 RP Trophy as a 2yo. His other half brother is Macarthur a full brother to Motivator, he was dual Group winner & was placed in the Group 1 Coronation Cup. Another half sibling is Listed winner Imperial Star. Their dam is the Listed winning Out West. She is a half sister to dual Grade 3 placed Auggies Here. The 2nd dam Chellingoua is a half sister to dual Grade 1 winner Wavering Monarch.

Lot 311 Chesnut Filly x Cap Coz (Indian Ridge)
This filly is a half sister to dual Group 2 & Group 3 winner Indian Days as well as dual Listed winner & Group 3 placed Binou & more recently Listed winning sprinter & dual Group 1 placed Reply. Their dam the Listed winning Cap Coz is a daughter of Group 3 winner & Group 1 french 1000 guineas runner up Point Aven. Cap Coz is a half sister to dual Group 2 & Group 3 winner Sainte Marine, she was also twice 2nd in  the Group 1 Nunthorpe stakes & 3rd in the Group 1 Prix De L'abbaye & Kings Stand Stakes.
Josr Algarhoud is another half sibling hes a Group 2 & dual Group 3 winner. This is from the family of Group 2 winner Shakespearean.

Lot 420 Bay Filly x Glinting Desert (Desert Prince)
This filly is a half sister to Group 1 Phoenix stakes winning 2yo Alfred Nobel.  Her 2nd dam is champion european filly Glinting Desert winner of the (then) Group 3 Matron stakes. She was 2nd in the Group 1 champion stakes & 3rd in the Group 1 Irish 1000 guineas. Dazzling Park is a daughter of champion mare and Group 1 Irish champion winner Park Express. This makes Glinting Desert a half sister to Epsom Derby winner & leading young sire New Approach & Listed winner Shinko Forest. She is also a half sister to Alluring Park the dam of 2012 Oaks winner Was.

Lot 500 Bay Filly x Lion Forest (Forestry)
This filly is out of the un raced but well related Lion Forest. Lion Forest is a full sister to Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet stakes winner Diplomat Lady. She is a half sister to Grade 2 winner Dream Play & Listed winner Foxcaller, she is the dam of Listed winner Gangbuster & Grade 1 placed Glorified.

By Shamardal (USA)
Lot 123 Bay Filly x Sadima (Sadler's Wells)
This filly is a half sister to 2 individual Group 1 winners. Dual Group 1 Grand Prix de saint cloud & Preis van Europa winner & 3x Arc De Triomphe runner up Youmzain & Group 1 Lockinge stakes winner & Irish 2000 Guineas runner up Creachadoir. Her half sister Shreyas won a Listed race & placed 3rd in the Group 3 Ballyroan stakes. Her 3rd dam Cocotte is the dam of champion european older horse Pilsudski & Group 3 winner Glowing Arbour the grand dam of Grade 3 winner Palmilla. This is the family of Group 3 winner Luminous Eyes.

Lot 197 Bay Colt x Twyla Tharp (Sadler's Wells)
This colt is a half brother to dual Group 1  Coronation & Yorkshire Oaks winning filly The Fugue. His dam Twyla Tharp was the star lot at last years Mare sale selling for £1,700,000. Twyla Tharp herself is a half sister to Group 1 QEII winner Summoner & Group 1 Eclipse stakes winner Compton Admiral. This is from the immediate family of Group/Grade winners Arvada & Adagio.

Lot 508 Bay Filly x Love Excelling (Polish Precedent)
This filly is a full sister to Group 1 Champions Mile winner Dan Excel (formerly known in Europe as Dunboyne Express). In Europe Dan Excel was a dual Group 3 winner in Ireland including the Anglesey & 2000 guineas Trial. He was also runner up in the Group 1 Singapore Airlines Cup. This fillies 2nd dam is La Sky the dam of Group 1 Oaks winner Love Divine, dam of Group 1 Leger winner Sixties Icon.

By Street Cry (IRE)
Lot 496 Bay Filly x Liffey Dancer (Sadler's Wells)
This filly is the first foal out of the un raced, yet impeccably bred Liffey Dancer. Liffey Dancer herself was a star lot at this sale in 2007 selling for £2,500,000 to Charlie Gordon Watson. Liffey Dancer is a full sister to Group 1 winning fillies Sequoyah & Listen. Sequoyah won the Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes & later produced champion european miler & leading young sire HenryTheNavigator. Her other sister is Group 1 Fillies Mile winner Listen. Liffey Dancer is also a half sister to the Grand dam of Irish 2000 guineas winner Magician. The 2nd dam Brigid is a full sister to 3 times Group 1 producer Or Vision & a half sister to stakes producer Litani River.

Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 "Best Bred Lots" (Part 2)

By Galileo (IRE)

Lot 164 Bay Filly x Specifically (Sky Classic)
This filly is a half sister to Group 1 1000 guineas winner Speciousa as well as Grade 3 handicap winner Major Rhythm & Grade 3 placed Liberally. Their other half sister Bold Classic is the dam of Group 1 Irish Derby placed Festive Cheer. They are out of Specifically herself a half sister to champion older mare Pride winner of the Group 1 Champion stakes, Hong Kong Cup & Prix De Saint Cloud. Specifically other half sister Fate was Group 2 placed in France. They are out of Specificity a Listed winner in England. She is a half sister to Group 1 Leger winner & derby runner up Touching Wood & dual Grade 3 winner African Dancer. They are out of the Group 3 winner Mandera.

Lot 198 Bay Filly x Tyranny (Machiavellian)
This filly is a half sister to a pair of top class 2yo's in Zoffany & Wilshire Boulevard. Zoffany won the Group 1 Phoenix stakes as 2yo & was later 2nd in the Group 1 St James Palace stakes as a 3yo. The other is Group 3 Anglesey stakes winner Wilshire Boulevard. This filly is out of Tyranny a daughter of Group 3 winner Dust Dancer. Tyranny is a half sister to Grade 2 handicap winner Spotlight & Listed placed Dusty Answer. Dust Dancer is a half sister to Listed winner Bulaxie the dam of Claxon a Group 2 winner in Italy, Claxon produced Grade 3 winner Cassydora who is now the dam of Group 3 winner Ernest Hemingway.

Lot 248 Bay Colt x Alexander Goldrun (Gold Away)
This colt is a full brother to Juniper Tree who made £950,000 at this sale in 2012 to Coolmore he has since made 2 starts as a 2yo in 2013. He was placed on his debut. He is the 2nd foal & 2nd by Galileo out of 5x Group 1 winner Alexander Goldrun. Alexander Goldrun is the only filly to win the Group 1 Pretty Polly stakes twice she also won the Group 1 Falmouth stakes, Prix De L'opera & the Hong Kong Cup. Alexander Goldrun is out of the listed winning Renashan. Alexander Goldrun is a half sister to Group 3 winner & former Irish National Stud sire Medecis.

Lot 233 Bay Filly x Alluring Park (Green Desert)
This filly is a full sister to Group 1 Epsom Oaks winner Was who sold at this sale for £1,200,000 in 2010. Their other full sister made £1,500,000 at the 2012 October sale, she has recently been named Al Jassasiyah. They are out of Alluring Park a dual Listed placed full sister to Shinko Forest. Alluring Park is a daughter of champion mare Park Express winner of the Group 1 Irish Champion stakes. Alluring Park is half sister to multiple Group 1 winner New Approach, winner of the 2008 Epsom derby he is now a leading young sire. Dazzling Park is another half sibling she won the Group 1 Matron stakes and was European champion filly. Her daughter Glinting Desert went on to produce Group 1 Phoenix stakes winner Alfred Nobel.

Lot 301 Bay Filly x Brigid (Irish River)
This filly has one of the strongest female families in the sale. She is a half sister to Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Sequoyah & her full sister Group 1 Fillies mile winner Listen. Sequoyah has since gone on to produce european champion miler & leading young sire HenryTheNavigator & his half sister Group 3 Guineas Trial winner & Group 1 Irish guineas runner up Queen Cleopatra. This filly is also a half sister to Lady Windermere the grand dam of Group 1 Irish 2000 guineas winner Magician. They are out of stakes placed Brigid. Brigid is a full sister to high class broodmare Or Vision & stakes placed Litani River. Or Vision is the dam of Group 1 winners Dolphin Street, Insight & Saffron Walden, while Litani River is the dam of stakes winner Queen Titi who in turn is the dam of Group 1 dewhurst stakes winner Beethoven.

Lot 339 Chesnut Colt x Coyote (Indian Ridge)
This colt is a brother to Group 3 winner & Group 1 Irish 1000 guineas placed Oh Goodness Me. She was later sold at the 2009 Mare sale selling for £400,000.  He is also a half sibling to Listed winner & Group 3 placed Eradicate as well as Listed performer Colima. The 2nd dam Caramba won the (then) Group 2 Falmouth stakes & Group 3 Nassau stakes. Caramba is a half sister to champion 2yo filly Lemon Shuffle winner of the Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes.

Lot 384 Grey Filly x Famous (Danehill Dancer)
This is the first foal out of Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes runner up Famous. She is a full sister to 4x Group 1 winning miler MasterCraftsman who is now a leading freshman sire. Famous is also a half sister to Grade 3 winner Genuine Devotion.

Lot 395 Chesnut Filly x Flamingo Sea (Woodman)
This filly is a half sister to Group 1 Irish Derby winner Frozen Fire. He was also placed 2nd in the Group 2 Dante Stakes. Her full brother Sir Walter Scott won his only start as a 2yo in 2012, his only start to date.  Their dam Flamingo Sea is a half sister to dual Group 2 winner & Group 1 placed Flamingo Road, she is the dam of Group 2 & Group 3 winner Flamingo Fantasy. The 2nd dam Fabula Dancer is a half sister to Grade 1 American Oaks winner Crowned. Crowned later produced Grade 2 Peter Pan winner Best Of Luck. Another of Fabula Dancer's half sisters Entrusted produced Grade 1 handicap winner My Trusty Cat.

Lot 405 Bay Filly x Frappe (Inchinor)
This filly is coupled with a lovely pedigree. She surely has to be considered as a guineas type filly. She is a half sister to dual Group 1 winner Power. He himself won the Irish 2000 guineas as well as the Criterium International as a 2yo.  She is also a half sister to Group 2 Ribblesdale stakes winner Thakafaat. Frappe herself is a daughter of unbeaten Group winning 2yo Glatisant. This makes Frappe a half sister to unbeaten 2000 guineas winner Footstepsinthesand & Group 1 Phoenix stakes winner Pedro The Great.  Glatisant herself is a half sister to Rainbow Goddess & Council Rock the dams of Mahler & Superstar Leo who was european champion 2yo filly.

Lot 407 Bay Colt x Funsie (Saumarez)
This colt could follow in the footsteps of his brother Hydrogen who last year was knocked down to David Redvers acting on behalf of Qatar bloodstock for a record £2,500,000, making him one of the hughest yearlings ever sold in Europe. This colt has a fine pedigree. He is a half brother to 2007 Derby winner and European champion 3yo colt Authorized. Funsie herself is coupled with a fantastic page. She is out of Vallee Dansante. Funsie is a half sister to Group 3 winner Brooklyn's Dance who has become a very good mare at stud. Brooklyns Dance is the dam of 2012 Group 1 Arc De Triomphe winner Solemia. Brooklyns Dance also produced Group 2 winner & Group 1 Grand Prix De Paris placed Prospect Wells & his full brother Group 3 winner & Group 1 French Derby runner up Prospect Park. Funsie is also a half sister to Krissante the dam of french champion 2yo Okawango. Another of Funsie's half sisters Quest Of Fire is the grand dam of champion german and italian mare Quijano & also Brooklyns Storm grand dam of Group 1 prix marcel boussac winner Silasol. Also in the family is Listed winner Princess Dansante.

Lot 443 Bay Filly x Hoity Toity (Darshaan)
This filly is a half sister to european champion 3yo filly Lillie Langtry winner of the Group 1 Coronation & Matron stakes & also the Group 2 Debutante as a 2yo. Another half sibling is Listed winner & Group placed Count Of Limonade. Their dam the un raced Hoity Toity is a half sister to Listed winner Sweet Emotion, she produced Group winner & Group 1 RP Trophy runner up Winged Cupid. The 2nd dam Hiwaayati is a half sister to Gr1 Prix Maurice De Gheest winner Lead On Time & european champion sprinter Great Commotion. The 3rd dam Alathea is out of a full sister to champion horse & sire Vaguely Noble.

Lot 446 Grey Filly x Hotelgenie Dot Com (Selkirk)
This filly is a half sister to dual Group 1 winning filly Simply Perfect winner of the Group 1 Fillies mile & Falmouth stakes. Simply Perfect was placed in the 1000 guineas. Their dam Hotelgenie Dot Com is a half sister to Group 1 Moyglare Stud stakes winner Bianca Nera & to Pietra Dura dam of Graded winner and Grade 1 placed Turning Point. Another half sister Crackling is the grand dam of Group 3 winner & Group 1 placed Gale Force Ten & Grade 3 winner Pickle.

Lot 449 Bay Colt x Hveger (Danehill)
This colt has a true Australian pedigree. His dam Hveger is a full sister to star Australian colt Elvstroem, a winner of 5 Group 1 races in Australia and UAE. Their half brother Haradasun was champion Australian 3yo and later champion older miler in Europe where he won the Group 1 Queen Ann stakes at Royal Ascot. The 2nd dam Circles Of Gold won the Group 1 Ajc Oaks and was also a dual Group 3 winner. Circles Of Gold is also a half sister to Gold Anthem the dam of Australian & European champion sprinter StarSpangledBanner.

Lot 467 Chesnut Colt x Justenuffheart (Broad Brush)
This colt is a half brother to multiple Graded & Grade 1 Breeders cup juvenile fillies winner Dreaming Of Anna, she is already dam of stakes placed All Her Class. Dual Grade 2 winner Lewis Michael & Grade 2 winner/Grade 1 placed Justenuffhumour are this colts other half siblings. Their dam dual stakes winner Justenuffheart is a half sister to champion turf horse Kittens Joy, twice a winner at Grade 1 level. He is now a Grade 1 sire. Another half sibling is 3x Grade 1 winner Precious Kitten.

By HenryTheNavigator (USA)
Lot 145 Bay Colt x Shermeen (Desert Style)
This colt is a full brother to Group 2 Railway stakes & Group 1 Phoenix stakes winner Sudirman. Their dam Shermeen is a half sister to stakes winner Mister Manahan. This colt is related to leading freshman sire Dandy Man.

By High Chaparral (IRE)
Lot 65 Bay Filly x Onereuse (Sanglamore)
This fillies half sister Fidelite won the Group 1 Prix Saint Alary and was placed at Group 1 level. Her full sister Doncella realised £230,000 at this sale last year she is yet un raced.Their dam the stakes placed Onereuse is a half sister to Group 1 Irish Derby winner Winged Love and to Japanese stakes winners/performers Daiwa Caerleon, Admire Big & Heart Has Wings.

By Invincible Spirit (IRE)
Lot 63 Bay Colt x On A Soapbox (Mi Cielo)
This colt is out of Grade 1 American Oaks & Grade 3 winner On A Soapbox. He is a half brother to Group 1 Prince Of Wales stakes & Group 3 Queens Vase winner Soapy Danger.  On A Soapbox is a half sister to American stakes placed Bears Prospector.

Lot 142 Bay Colt x Serres (Daylami)
This colt is a half brother to the lightly raced Liber Nauticus winner of the Group 3 Musidora stakes from only 3 career starts. Serres is a daughter of Well Head. This makes her a half sister to multiple Group 1 winner Conduit winner of the Breeders cup turf x2, King George & St Leger. Serres is also a half sister to Group 2 winner Hard Top & Spring Symphony the dam of Australian Group 1 winner Glass Harmonium. The 2nd dan Well Head is out of Group 1 Prix Morny placed River Dancer. Well Head is well related being a half sister to Group 1 winner & sire Spectrum as well as Grade 2 winner Stream Of Gold. Another of Well Head's half sisters is Ballet Shoes who went on to produce Group 1 Irish/Yorkshire Oaks & Prix De L'opera winner Petrushka.

Lot 182 Bay Colt x Temple Street (Machiavellian)
This colt is a half brother to Group winning 2yo filly Langs Lash. His dam Temple Street is a daughter of Group winner Echoes, she is the dam of Multicoulour Wave who produced Group 1 French guineas winner Elusive Wave and her stakes placed half brother Million Waves & minor winner Photophore who produced Listed winning 2yo City Image.

By Lookin At Lucky (USA)
Lot 251 Bay Filly x All My Loving (Sadler's Wells)
The only filly catalogued by her sire in the Book 1 sale. She is a half sister to the ill fated dual Group 2 winner Thomas Chippendale. Her dam All My Loving is a full sister to Group 1 winners Yesterday winner of the Irish Guineas, Quarter Moon winner of the Moyglare stud stakes. All My Loving is a daughter of top class broodmare Jude. Jude herself is a half sister to Group 1 producers Alleluia, Last Second and Allouette.

By Montjeu (IRE)
Lot 1 Bay Colt x Meideira Mist (Grand Lodge)
The loss of top class sire Montjeu to the stallion ranks will mean that his yearlings are sure to be in big demand and this colt is sure to be one of them. He is a full brother to dual Grade 1 winner Joshua Tree who won the Canadian International x2. He was also a dual Group 2 winner in Europe. His own dam Meideira Mist was a Grade 3 winner. Medeira Mist is a half sister to Irish Listed winner and Group/Group 1 placed Misty Heights.

Lot 279 Bay Colt x Attraction (Efisio)
This colt is out of champion european 2yo filly and champion 3yo filly in Ireland Attraction. Winner of 5 Group 1 races including the English/Irish guineas double, Attraction was also a dual Group winner as a juvenile. This colt is a brother to the ill fated Devastation winner of 1 race and placed once from just 3 starts. His half brother Fountain Of Youth realised £525,000 at this sale last year. His half sister Cushion was Listed placed. His dam Attraction is a half sister to black type performer Federation. This is from the family of Group 1 winner Lord Of Men.

Lot 373 Bay Colt x Ecoutila (Rahy)
This colt is a brother to dual Listed winner & Group 3 Musidora stakes 3rd Enticement. He is also a half brother to Group 3 winner Sunfrider & Listed winner Loyalty. His dam the un raced Ecoutila is a half sister black type performer Listen Indy and to the dam of Grade 2 winner & Grade 1 placed Silentio. The 2nd dam Ecoute is a half sister to Group 1 Cheveley Park stakes winner Pas De Response . This from the family of dual Group 1 winner & sire Green Tune.

Lot 501 Bay Colt x Lila (Shirley Heights)
This colt is a half brother to Group 1 Irish Leger & dual Group winner Sans Frontier. His other half siblings include  Listed winner Kootenay. Their dam Lila is a daughter of dual Group 3 & Listed winner Llyn Gwynant. Lila is a half sister to Italian Group 3 winner Guest Connections & Listed winner Lady Of The Lake.

By New Approach (IRE)
LOt 175 Bay Filly x Superstitious (Kingmambo)
This is the first produce out of Superstitious a full sister to dual Grade 1 winner Voodoo Dancer, she is the dam of Graded placed Voodoo Swinge. Another half sister Zuri Ridge is the dam of Grade 1 handicap winner Fool Play.This is from the family of Grade 1 winners Singletary & Engine One.

Lot 333 Chesnut Colt x Colarado Dawn (Fantastic Light)
This colt is the 2nd produce out of the unraced Colorado Dawn a daughter of Group 1 Irish Oaks heroine Colorspin. Colorado Dawn is a half sister to high class colts Kayf Tara a dual Ascot Gold Cup & Irish Leger winner & champion european older horse Opera House winner of the Group 1 Coronation Cup, Eclipse & King George stakes. Her half sisters include Group 1 winner Zee Zee Top dam of Group 1 Pretty Polly stakes winner Izzi Top & Spinning the Yarn dam of Group 1 Moyglare stud stakes winner Necklace.

Lot 350 Bay Filly x Danehill Dreamer (Danehill)
This well related filly is out of a half sister to Group 1 QEII winner Summoner & Group 1 Eclipse stakes winner Compton Admiral. She is also a half sister to Group 2 Ribblesdale stakes runner up Twyla Tharp the dam of dual Group 1 winning filly The Fugue.

By Oasis Dream (GB)
Lot 180 Bay Colt x Tariysha (Daylami)
This colt is a full brother to Group 1 Prix Morny winner & Group 2 July stakes winner Arcano now a young sire. They are out of Tariysha an unraced half sister to Tahara the dam of Group 1 Prix D'Abbey winner Glint Edge Girl.

Lot 354 Bay Colt x Dar Re Mi (Singspiel)
This is the first foal out of Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks, Pretty Polly & Dubai Sheema Classic winner Dar Re Mi. Dar Re Mi is a daughter of Group 1 winner Darara. Dar Re Mi is a half sister to three other individual Group 1 winners including  Group 1 Prince Of Wales stakes & Dubai Sheema classic winner Rewilding, Hong Kong Group 1 winner Diaghilev & Australian Group 1 winner Darazari. She is also a half sister to stakes performers Kilamenjaro & Rhagaas. The 2nd dam Darara is a half sister to Group 1 winner & champion broodmare sire Darshaan as well as dual Group 1 winner Daliapour. They are out of Group 3 placed mare Delsy.

Lot 377 Bay Colt x Entente Cordiale (Ela Mana Mou)
This colt is a half brother to high class sprinter Equiano. A dual winner of the Group 1 Kings Stand Stakes Equiano proved himself one of Europes best sprinters. He was runner up in the Group 1 July Cup & was a Group 3 & Listed winner. His 2nd dam Mirmande is a half sister to Listed winner Sir Simon & Group 1 Cheveley Park stakes placed Dartrey.

Lot 506 Bay Colt x Love Divine (Diesis)
This colt is out of Group 1 Epsom Oaks winner Love Divine. He is a half brother to Group 1 St Leger winner & multiple Group winner Sixties Icon. His other half brother is Native Ruler runner up in the Group 2 Jockey club stakes. Love Divine is a daughter of Group placed La Sky & is a half sister to Love Excelling he dam of Hong Kong  Group 1 winner Dan Excel (formerly known as Dunboyne Express). Love Divine is also a half sister to Listed winners Dark Promise & Floreeda.

Tattersalls Book 1 Yearling Sale Preview Best Bred Lots (Part 1)

Tattersalls has well established itself as Europe's premier sale. The annual Tattersalls October Yearling Sale has been a colossus. Last year saw one of the highest ever yearlings sold in Europe when Hydrogen sold to David Redvers for £2,500,000. The list of Group 1 winners produced from this sale is endless. Some of the top horses sold at the Book 1 sale included Camelot, Imperial Monarch, Joshua Tree, St Nicholas Abbey etc. This years sale again sees some top quality lots set to go through the ring. The following lots are some of the "best bred" yearlings set to be auctioned in October.

By Acclamation (GB)
Lot 42 Bay Colt x Musical Treat (Royal Academy)
Acclamation has well established himself as a very good sire in Europe. He gets some precocious 2yo's with Group 1 winner & sire Dark Angel & Group winning 2yos Harbour Watch & Libourne Lad, both of which are now representing their sire at stud. This colt is also fitted with a tremendous pedigree. He is a half brother to Group 1 winner Finsceal Beo Europe's champion 2yo & 3yo filly & German Guineas winner Frozen Power. Musical Treat has a 2yo colt by Sea The Stars named Lunasea who sold for £500,000 at this sale last year.This colt is consigned by his breeders Rathbarry Stud.

By Bernardini  (USA)
Lot 293 Bay Colt x Black Speck (Arch) 
Bernardini is one of America's most promising young sires where he sired 4 Group 1 winners from his first two crops. This colt is out of blue hen mare Black Speck she is the dam of 6 foals & 5 of racing age with each of her 5 runners being black type winners/performers. Her best known progeny in Europe is UAE derby winner Lines Of Battle who also scored at Listed level in Ireland. She is also dam of Homebound winner of the Group 3 Prix Sandringham in France & Group 1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere placed Battle Paint as well as french Listed winner Blue Exit. Black Speck herself is a half sister to champion sire Dynaformer & Offlee Wild. This is from the family of US Ranger & Group 2 champagne stakes winner Silent Times. This colt is consigned by Glenvale Stud.

By Blame (USA)
Lot 254 Bay Colt x Alma Mater (Sadler's Wells) 
The only yearling by his American based sire in Book 1. Blame's first American yearlings were in high demand at Keeneland & this colt is coupled with a fine female family. He is out of Alma Mater a daughter of champion broodmare Alouette. Alouette is the dam of Group 1 winning fillies Albanova & Alborada. Alouette is also the grand dam of 2006 Epsom derby runner up Dragon Dancer. This colt's 3rd dam Alrucabba is the dam of blue hen producers Last Second ( dam of Aussie Rules), Jude ( dam of Group 1 winning fillies Yesterday, All My Loving & Quarter Moon), Approach ( dam of Midas Touch), & Alleluia (dam of Allegretto). This colt is consigned by Staffordstown Stud the Irish base of Lanwades Stud.

By Cape Cross (IRE)
Lot 428 Bay Colt x Green Dollar (Kingmambo) 
This colt has the breeding to become a decent 2yo next year. He is an own brother to Group 2 Rockfel Stakes heroine Cape Dollar from his dams only runner to date. His own dam Green Dollar is out of Strawberry Roan an own sister to Oaks winner Imagine and a half sister to dual derby winner Generous. Imagine herself produced cracking 2yo colts Horatio Nelson & Viscount Nelson. This colts 3rd dam is of course Doff The Derby, this is from the family champion mare Moonlight Cloud as well as Group 2 winner Probably.

Lot 435 Bay Colt x Heaven Sent (Pivotal) 
This colt is the 2nd foal out of Heaven Sent. A cracking race mare she never won a Group 1 but was 2nd in some of Europe's top races for mares including the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes & the Group 1 Matron Stakes. Heaven Sent is an own sister to dual Grade 1 winner Megahertz, their other full sister Heavenly Dawn was placed in a Listed race. Heaven Sent's first produce a colt by Dansili realised £200,000 at this sale last year. He is consigned by his breeders Cheveley Park Stud.

By Dalakhani (IRE)
Lot 324 Bay/Grey filly x Chiang Mai (Sadler's Wells)
This filly has a very eye catching pedigree. She is a sister to Group 1 Pretty Polly stakes heroine Chinese White & to one time winner the lightly raced Raushan. Chinese White has also produced her first winner as a broodmare with Chinese Jade, a son of Cape Cross he has one race win from only two starts as a 2yo in 2013. This fillies dam Chiang Mai is a half sister to broodmare sensation Rafha. Rafha is of course the dam of champion sire Invincible Spirit & leading 2yo sire Kodiac, as well as Massara dam of Group 1 winner Nayyara Group 1 placed Mars & Group winner Wonderfully. Chiang Mai has a 2yo brother to this filly & Chinese White in Highly Toxic unraced to date. This filly is consigned by her breeders Castlemartin Stud.

By Dansili (GB)
Lot 75 Bay Colt x Penang Pearl (Bering)
This colt is sure to turn a few heads with his pedigree. Dansili is no stranger of siring top class horses plus this colt is a brother to world champion Harbinger who in 2010 ran out an impressive 11 length of the Group 1 King George beating derby winners Workforce & Cape Blanco. Harbinger is now a young sire in Japan where his first crop have been warmly received at the sales. Although Penang Pearl has not produced anything of Harbinger's class since then she hasn't had many runners since. This is her 2nd produce by Dansili. Harbinger himself made £180,000 as a yearling at this sale in 2007, but this yearling colt is sure to well surpass that price. This colt is consigned by Ashbrittle Stud.

Lot 441 Bay Colt x High Heeled (High Chaparral)
This colt is the first foal of multiple Group winner & Group 1 placed High Heeled. High Heeled herself created waves when selling for £600,000 to London Thoroughbred Services at the 2009 December Mare Sale. High Heeled is a daughter of American stakes winner Uncharted Haven. Uncharted Haven is the grand dam of Irish 1000 guineas winner Just The Judge. He is consigned by Stowell Hill Stud.

Lot 492 Grey Colt x Last Second (Alzao)
A half brother to French 2000 guineas winner Aussie Rules and to the dam of Midas Touch. This colt is related to Lot 254. He is also related to St Leger 3rd Michelangelo. His dam is a half sister to star producers Alleluia, Jude, & Allouette this colt could be one of the star lots by his sire. Two years ago his half sister Gooseberry Fool sold for £440,000 at the December sale. While in 2005 his half brother by Kingmambo was a star attraction selling for £1,250,000.

By Dubawi (IRE)
Lot 439 Chesnut Colt x Hidden Siler (Anaaba)
Yearlings by Dubawi were all the rage at the recent Arqana yearling sale where the highest price went to E1,500,000 for a half sister to dual derby runner up Memphis Tennessee. His stock are expected to be in as high demand at this sale and this colt could prove a top lot for his sire. He is a half brother to French 2000 guineas winner Silver Frost. Hidden Silver is a half sister to black type winners Homeland, High Rock & Hideaway, while Hideaway is the grand dam of Listed placed High Flash. His 2nd dam Hint of Silver is a half sister to American Graded winner Black Question & French Listed winner High Silver, she in turn is grand dam of stakes winner Providanza. This colt is consigned by Castlebridge Consignment.

Lot 127 Bay Colt x Sand Springs (Dynaformer) 
This colt is out of Grade 1 Diana stakes heroine Sand Springs. His dam Sand Springs is the dam of four winners from 4 foals of racing age including black type winners Our Entourage a graded winner in the states & Mellon Martini a Group winner in France. She is also dam of minor winners Polperro & Hot Sand. His fourth dam Olmec is the grand dam of one of the worlds greatest horses in Dancing Brave. This also from the family of Grade 1 Northern Dancer stakes winner Redwood & Group 1 Prix De Diana winner Jolypha.

Lot 36 Bay Filly x Much Faster (Fasliyev)
This filly is out of Group winning 2yo Much Faster who was also 2nd in the Group 1 Prix Morny. Much Faster is already off the mark as a black type producer with Listed winner Sugar Free. Her 2007 produce High Twelve was also fourth in the Group 2 Royal Lodge stakes. Much Faster is also dam of dual 2yo winner Apace. This is from the family of Group 1 winners Continent & Zambezi Sun.

By Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)
Lot 366 Grey Filly x Dookus (Linamix)
Duke Of Marmalade has made great progress this season. Behind only New Approach on the European 2nd crop sires list he has an impressive tally of 6 stakes winners headed by talented fillies Venus De Milo & Alive Alive Oh. This filly has the breeding to be her sires next star. She is a half sister to US Law a group winner in France, his full brother Itoobeboss was placed on his only start as a 2yo in France in 2013, they are both sons of Lawman. This fillies 2nd dam is Group 1 Phoenix stakes winner Pharoah's Delight. This makes Dookus a half sister to Pharmacist the dam of dual Group 1 winner & leading freshman sire Red Rocks. This filly is consigned by her breeders Ballylinch Stud.

Lot 436 Bay Filly x Helena Molony (Sadler's Wells)
This filly could also be a future star for her sire. Her dam Helena Molony was sold at the December sale in 2006 for £1,100,000. Helena Molony is a sister to dual derby & dual breeders cup turf winner & successful sire High Chaparral as well as Group 2 Dante stakes winner Black Bear Island. Helena Molony's previous foals include Red Hand winner of 1 race and placed 3 times in 2012 & Heavenly Sound winner of her only start in 2013. This fillies half brother by Danehill Dancer made £130,000 at this sale last year.

By Exceed And Excel (AUS)
Lot 282 Bay Colt x Aymara (Darshaan)
Exceed And Excel is the newly crowned champion sire in Australia and to top it off he will be the first stallion to cover Black Caviar. He has some nicely bred yearlings selling this October & this colt catches the eye. His half sister Byrama won a Grade 1 handicap in the states and placed a further 12 times. He is a full brother to Klammer. A stakes winner  in UK & France Klammer has since transferred to Hong Kong where he has won a few races. Hes from the family of freshman sire Winker Watson with stakes winning 2yo Gwydion further back in the family.

Lot 143 Chesnut Colt x Sharp Terms (Kris
This colt is a brother to Group 3 Lowther Stakes & Group 2 Queen Mary stakes victress Best Terms. He is also a half sibling to Sunsemperchi who was placed in a Group 3 in Milan. Sunsemperchi later produced Italian Group 3 winner Faciascura. The next dam is By Charter was a high class mare at stud producing stakes winners First Charter, Anton Chekhov, Private Charter & Ridge Runner. The 3rd dam is the high class race mare and broodmare Time Charter. She becam champion older mare in UK in 1983.  At stud she produced two Group 2 Jockey Club stakes winners in Zinaad & Time Allowed. Further back in the family is Group 3 Musidora stakes winner Time Away & her Group 2 winning son Time on.

Lot 148 Bay Colt x Simply Times (Dodge)
This colt is a brother to Premier Excel a winner of 2 races as a 4yo in Germany & placed a further 9 times. His dam is better known as the producer of multiple stakes winners Welsh Emperor, Majestic Times. Simply Times is also the grand dam of Group 1 Cheveley Park stud stakes placed Sunday Times & her half sister the Listed placed Question Time.

Lot 468 Chesnut Colt x Kangra Valley (Indian Ridge)
This colt is a half brother to champion 2yo filly & black type producer Airwave. Airwave won 6 races from 2 to 5 years her biggest success coming in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stud stakes. She was also 2nd in the Group 1 Golden Jubilee & 3rd in the Darley July Cup. Airwave has since produced black type winners Aloof & her Listed winning half sister Meow. Another half sibling to this colt is Listed and recent Group 1 Nunthorpe stakes winner Jwala. His other half sister Vasilia like Airwave has produced black type performers at stud including Group 3 Solario stakes runner up  SilverHeels & the Listed placed Lasilia.

By Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Lot 55 Bay Filly x Nightime (Galileo)
This filly is the third foal out of Group 1 Irish 1000 guineas winner Nightime. She has produced Listed placed Sleeping Beauty while her 2nd foal New Years Night sold for £800,000 at this sale last year. His 2nd dam Caumshinaun was champion older mare in Ireland. Along with Nightime, Caumshinaun produced Listed winner Mermaid Island. Further back in the family is high class American turf runner Kings Drama.

Lot 90 Bay Colt x Pride (Peintre Celebre)
This foal is the fourth produce of his high class dam who was champion older mare in France & Europe. She won 3 Group 1 races in England, France & Hong Kong. Pride's first produce All By Myself has won 1 race in France and placed a further 4 times. Pride is a half sister to Specifically the dam of 2006 1000 Guineas winner Speciousa & her Grade 3 winning half brother Major Rhythm. Specifically is also the grand dam of Irish Derby placed Festive Cheer. Further back in the family is Group 1 Irish Leger winner Touching Wood & Grade 3 winner/ Grade 1 placed African Dancer.

Lot 433 Bay Filly x Hawala (Warning)
This filly is a half sister to Irish Group 1 placed horses Air Chief Marshall & his full brother Group 1 Irish 2000 guineas runner up Foxtrot Romeo. Another half sibling is high class filly Slip Dance a Listed winner & multiple Group placed in UK. Another half sibling is dual Listed winner Misu Bond a brother to Air Chief Marshall & Foxtrot Romeo.

By Footstepsinthesand (GB)
Lot 396 Bay Colt x Flanders (Common Grounds)
This colt is the only by his sire catalogued in the Book 1 sale. He has the pedigree to play a big part. He is a half brother to Louvain a black type winner in US. Louvain is the dam of dual Group 1 winner the high class filly Flotilla winner of the french 1000 guineas & Breeders Cup juvenile fillies turf. Flanders herself is a half sister to the dam of dual Group 1 winning sprinter the high class Lethal Force and also to the dam of Group 1 Prix Morny runner up Family One.

By Galileo (IRE)
Lot 11 Bay Colt x Mauralakana (Muhtathir) 
This colt is the 3rd produce and 2nd foal by Champion sire Galileo from his dam Mauralakana. She herself won the Grade 1 Beverly D stakes in America and a multiple Graded winner in America. Mauralakana's first foal Calissa won 1 race this year as a 3yo and has been placed a further 3 times in 2013. She also has a 2yo unraced brother to this yearling colt. Mauralakana is a half sister to French black type winner Petit Calva. His 2nd dam Jimkana is a half sister to high class horse Jim And Tonic a Grade 1 winner in Hong Kong and a Group winner in France. This colt is consigned by Highclere Stud.

Lot 49 Chesnut Colt x Native Force (Indian Ridge)
This colt is a half brother to top class dual Group 1 sprinter KingsGate Native who was also a Group winner this year, and American stakes placed Vanishing Grey. He has a 3yo unraced full brother called Nigh who is currently with Coolmore. His dam Native Force is out of a half sister to Group 3 Irish Guineas Trial winner and Group 1 Irish Guineas runner up Les Meninas. This is from the family of Australian Group 1 winner Aqua D'Amour. This colt is consigned by Castlebridge Consignment.

Lot 131 Bay Filly x Sassenach (Night Shift)
This filly is a full sister to American Grade 2 & Irish Listed winning mare Dress Rehearsal. She is also a half sister to Listed winner Fairy Of The Night & her full sister Night Fairy. They are all out of winning Night Shift mare Sassenach, herself a half sister to Group 2 winner & Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup runner up Far Cry. Another of Sassenach's half siblings Misskinta is the dam of Grade 2 Twilight derby winner Grandeur. Sassenach is a daughter of Darabaka, she is a half sister to the dam of Group Prix du jockey club winner Darsi another of Darabaka's half sisters include Daralbayda the grand dam of champion french filly Darjina.

Lot 135 Bay Filly x Secret Garden (Danehill)
This filly is a full sister to dual Group 1 winner Roderic O'Connor winner of the Irish 2000 guineas & the Criterium International as a 2yo. She also has two older full siblings in Dazzling & Waterlily both yet un raced. They are all a half sibling to black type performer Weatherstaff. They are all out of Listed winner Secret Garden. Secret Garden is a half sister to Group 3 placed Lady Aquatine & to Chetwynd the dam of Italian Group 3 winner Wickwing. Wickwing is also the dam of Italian Group 3 placed Delicatezza. The 2nd dam Chalamont is a daughter of english champion 2yo filly Durtal. Chalamount is a half sister to Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup winner Gildoran as well as french stakes winner Lady Isis.

Lot 144 Bay Colt x Shastye (Danehill)
This colt is a full brother to Listed winner and dual Oaks placed Secret Gesture, 2nd in both the Epsom Oaks \& German Oaks. Their dam is the Listed placed Shastye she comes from a top class family. Shastye is out of champion Italian mare Sageneca. Shastye is a half sister to Group 1 Arc De Triomphe winner Sagamix and Group 1 Criterium International winner Sagacity. Sagamix's full sister Sage Et Jole is the dam of Prix d'Ispahan winner Sageburg. Another half sibling Almighty was 2nd in the Group 3 Chester Vase, while their other half sister Sagalina is the dam of Group 1 Prix Saint Alary winner Sagawara.

Lot 149 Bay Filly x Singing Diva (Royal Academy)
This filly is out of Singing Diva whose dam High Spirited is a full sister to Group 1 Premio Roma winner & Irish Oaks placed High Hawk. High Hawk was later the dam of top class sire In The Wings. Singing Diva is from a high class family. She is a half sister to Group 3 winner Legend Maker who is the dam of Group 1 1000 guineas winner Virginia Waters & her full brother Group 1 Irish Derby placed Alexander Of Hales as well as high class 2yo colt Chevalier. Another of Legend Makers offspring is Canterbury Lace later the dam of Group 1 Matron stakes winner Chachamaidee. Singing Diva is also a half sister to Dollar Bird the grand dam of top class & unbeaten listed winning filly Alive Alive Oh.

Oxx & Tsui unleash first Stars Progeny

The Oxx & Tsui partnership is well known and highly respected among the bloodstock world.  They were of course responsible for the incomparable Sea The Stars along with his Listed winning half brother Born To Sea. The Tsui's family familiar yellow colours with a purple cap and yellow star were carried by the 6 times Group 1 winning superstar but also carried to Arc glory by his dam Urban Sea in 1993.

The Tsui family breed their horses under the name Sunderland Holdings & they are committed to supporting Sea The Stars at stud and helping him to achieve superstar status not just as a racehorse but also as a sire. They have spent a fortune buying some of his first foals at the sales and even buying young broodmares to eventually send to him.

Tomorrow in the EBF fillies maiden at Leopardstown introduces the first foal by Sea The Stars bred & owned by the Tsui's, it is also the first progeny of Sea The Stars that will make its debut for her sire's own handler John Oxx the youngster in question is My Titania.

My Titania is a daughter of Listed winning mare Fairy Of The Night a daughter of Danehill. Fairy Of The Night is already a proven stakes producer with her first foal Aneedah being stakes placed. Fairy Of The Night is also a half sister to Group winner Dress Rehearsal. They are out of minor winner Sassenach, who is a half sister to Group 3 winner & Group 1 Ascot Gold cup 2nd Far Cry. Another of Sassenach's half siblings Misskinta is the dam of multiple Graded winner Grandeur. This is from the family of top class Australian mare Gentle Genius, herself a black type producer.

The vibes coming from Oxx's Currabeg stables are very positive, with reports suggesting that My Titania could be a potential Group 1 winning filly. And with her half sibling being stakes placed there is sure a lot of  potential in this filly.

Phoenix Stakes double for King Henry

It is fair to say that top class 3yo miler HenryTheNavigator has successfully made the the transition from top class racehorse to top class stallion. 

From his first crop to run in 2012 which were conceived in America, Henry supplied two individual Group 1 winners in Ireland & America .

HenryTheNavigator's  first Group 1 winner was the stoutly bred Pedro The Great. This colt is out of Glatisant, making him a half brother to unbeaten classic winner Footstepsinthesand. HenryTheNavigator also had smart juvenile Cristoforo Columbo. He had been 3rd in the Coventry stakes.

That year also saw promising 2yo's Infanta Branca 3rd in the Listed  MarbleHill stakes, & Afonso De Sousa a half brother to KY derby winner Big Brown. He was a 9 length winner of his maiden at Leopardstown & followed up with a 3rd in the Group 3 Acomb stakes. HenryTheNavigator also got promising American  juvenile Amerigo Vespucci 2nd in the Listed  James F Lewis stakes & the Marylander Stakes & 3rd in the Grade 2 Jerome Stakes. 

The Breeders Cup in 2008 was where the Americans first got a glimpse of HenryTheNavigator. By the time he arrived to run for the first time on dirt in the Breeders Cup Classic he had been a 4x group 1 winner in Europe. He ran a superb race only finding his old nemesis Ravens Pass too good for him in the closing stages. After that race Coolmore announced he would retire to their Ashford Farm in Versailles KY. 

Four years later at the same venue it was the turn of HenryTheNavigator's progeny to give their sire more glory and in the Breeders Cup juvenile turf his son George Vancouver slammed the field with an explosive run securing his sire with his 2nd individual Group 1 winner. 

After an amazing first year with his first crop especially the success in Europe. Irish & British breeders were crying out for HenryTheNavigator for their mares. In December 2012 HenryTheNavigator left Ashford Stud to head back to Tipperary to Coolmore's main base in Fetherd. His first Irish fee was announced at €30,000.

Breeders in Europe were very excited for the first classic crop of HenryTheNavigator he himself won four of Europes top Group 1 races as a 3yo beating Derby winner & Champion freshman sire New Approach in both the 2,000 Guineas & the Irish 2,000 Guineas. 

However it was not to be the year that was hoped Cristoforo Columbo & George Vancouver disappointed in the guineas where the winner was the top class Dawn Approach by Henry's rival New Approach. Neither colts have been seen out since & Afonso De Sousa has yet to race since his 2yo days. Infanta Branca has disappointed severely since her promising juvenile days. Things were not looking too well for HenryTheNavigator. 

Breeders felt HenryTheNavigator needed a 3yo black type winner. This summer he again sired some smart looking juveniles Sir John Hawkins a son of Irish Oaks heroine Peeping Fawn, won a Curragh maiden before running a good third too stable mate War Command in the Group 2 Coventry stakes at Royal Ascot, but he has since let that form down. However on Irish Derby weekend in the Group 2 Railway Stakes the smart looking Sudirman showed guts & determination to beat old foe Big Time who had beat him on his debut. Sudirman became his sires first black type winner of 2013. 

Sudirman has since followed that up winning the Group 1 Pheonix stakes for the 2nd successive year for his sire. He again showed determination to beat Big Time with hot favourite War Command disappointing in 3rd. 

Sudirman is trained by David Wachman and is part owned by Coolmore with Mrs Fitri Hay who also part owned Cape Blanco & Fame & Glory with Coolmore. Sudirman may now step up in trip to 7Furlongs with connections looking at the best 2yo races in Britain & Ireland for this talented colt. 

Sudirman's win came at a good time for HenryTheNavigator. I personally felt he needed the boost to keep his reputation going. I also feel though that he needs to sire a  3yo black type winner & I question whether Sudirman would be a potential Guineas candidate for next year. His sires current disappointing record with his classic crop is a negative. However HenryTheNavigator is doing very well with his juvenile's & his number of individual Group 1 winners is higher then some of his other peers that retired to stud in 2009. 

HenryTheNavigator's first Irish bred crop will be foals in 2014. With some stoutly bred youngsters expected to be auctioned next year as foals. His American bred crop have not fired as 3yo's in Europe so it is highly interesting to see how his first European bred foals fare. 

HenryTheNavigator is expected to be well represented at the upcoming yearling & foals sales. Among the yearlings by him set to sell at Tattersalls is a full brother to Sudirman. 

The battle of the "Top Milers" Prix Jacques Les Marois

The 2013 Prix Jacques Les Marois looks a thrilling renewal and is already looking like the race of the season. This race run at a mile has been won by some of Europe's best  horses including Excelebration, Goldikova, Makfi, Dubawi, Dubai Millenium, Manduro, Whipper, Six Perfections. Since it was first established in 1921 only two horses have won this prestigious Group 1 twice the champion Miesque (1987,1988) and Spinning World (1996,1997).

This year's renewal features an all star lineup including Group 1 winners Dawn Approach, Moonlight Cloud, Intello, Declaration Of War, Elusive Kate & Olympic Glory.

Dawn Approach has established himself as one of Europe's best milers and was somewhat unlucky when he was overhauled by Toronado in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes, before that he had been unbeaten at a mile. The colt pleased connections with a piece of work on Wednesday morning and connections feel optimistic at a trip to France. This will probably be his most toughest task to date.

Intello looks a serious colt and before his luckless run in the French 2,000 guineas he had been unbeaten but set the record straight with a decisive win the Group 1 French Derby stamping his authority among the three year old elite colts in France. A son of the all conquering Galileo, Intello should be a tough nut to crack in this race and I really like his chances for the Arc.

Moonlight Cloud is now the best mare in training in the world thanks to her decisive victory in the Prix Maurice De Gheest Group 1. This was the mares third consecutive victory in the race and she put dual Group 1 winning sprinter Lethal Force in his place. Moonlight Cloud is a serious quality mare and she really battles to the line.

Elusive Kate is a three time Group 1 winner and was a very good winner of the Group 1 Prix Rothschild beating the highly regarded Duntle. This was her second consecutive year winning the race. She is well regarded by John Gosden and always performs with credit when she runs in France.

Declaration Of War got off the mark at the highest level when successive in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes having previously been 5th to Farhh in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes. Declaration Of War was 2nd to Al Kazeem in the Eclipse Stakes at 10F and was 3rd to Toronado in the Sussex Stakes just last week. He is a very good colt but he has failed to get his head in front. This is a highly quality field he is facing in France and he will need to be in his best form to fight it out with the top french horses Moonlight Cloud & Intello.

Olympic Glory may struggle in this company. He hasn't been in the same form he was as a juvenile when he captured the Group 1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere. I can't see him troubling the big guns in this company.

The field may be completed by Group 2 winner Aljamaheer & Group 3 winner Leitir Mor who will more then likely set out the pace for his stable companion Dawn Approach. I think whichever horse triumphs in this race will most doubtedly be the best miler in Europe.

St Nicholas Abbey: Sire Profile

This majestic athlete's career was sadly cut short when he broke down on the Gallops at Ballydoyle just days before his run in the King George. Now with his racing career over, I take a look at St Nicholas Abbey's pedigree and analysis his potential as a future stallion.

St Nicholas Abbey has strong breeding on both sides of his pedigree. He is a son of ill fated star stallion Montjeu, the sire of 4 Epsom Derby winners and 3 Irish Derby winners. Camelot remains his only son to win both. Montjeu became a colossus at stud siring 2 derby winners from his first classic crop with Motivator scoring in the Epsom Derby and Hurricane Run winning the Irish Equivalent. It gets better as in both of those premier races the 2nd horses home were also sons of Montjeu. Walk In The Park 2nd to Motivator and Scorpion 2nd to Hurricane Run.

Montjeu had everything except the ability produce a sire son. However his luck may change with 2 of his sire sons siring Group 1 winners. Motivator didn't produce anything of major with his first british crop and in 2012 he was sold to Haras Du Quensey in France. Motivator has since made good progress as the sire of 2 individual Group 1 winners in France both fillies in Treve (unbeaten 2013 Prix De Diane winner ) and Ridasiyna (2012 Prix De L'opera winner). Not surprisingly Motivator received a full book from french breeders with 135 mares. In his final british season he covered just 52 mares. Montjeu's other sire son to produce a Group 1 winner was his 2nd Epsom Derby winner Authorized. This sire stands at Dalham Hall Stud in Britain. He initially stood for around £40,000 but that has dropped considerably to £7,000 after disappointing results from his first few crops. This year though has seen Authorized sire Group 1 Pretty Polly stakes heroine Ambivalent. Interestingly all the Group 1 winners so far sired by sons of Montjeu have been fillies.

Things are looking up for Montjeu as a sire of sires. But his sons are going to have to produce more stakes horses that can run and win at Group 1 level and they are going to have to sire more Group 1 winners to attract breeders attention.  Apart from St Nicholas Abbey his other interesting sire prospects include Pour Moi, Camelot & Frozen Fire.

St Nicholas Abbey's dam line is not short of top class Group 1 horses. His dam Leaping Water was unraced but before St Nicholas Abbey she was already the dam of American Graded winner Grammarian (Definite Article).

St Nicholas Abbey's 2nd dam is Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Flamenco Wave. She became a high class mare at stud. Flamenco Wave is the dam of 3 individual Group 1 winners. They include French and American Group 1 winner Ballingarry, a son of the legendary sire Sadler's Wells Ballingarry was champion 3yo stayer in Ireland after placed efforts in 2 of Irelands classics the Irish Derby and St Leger. Although a dual Group 1 winner Ballingarry hasn't scaled the heights as a sire. He currently stands in France at a fee of E3,500. Starborough became his dams 2nd individual Group 1 winner. A son of Soviet Star, Starborough was a winner of the St James Palace Stakes and the Prix Jean Prat, he was also 2nd in the Sussex Stakes. Starborough was a useful sire of 2yo's. His best foal to race was Hungarian champion Overdose. Aristotle was Flamenco Wave's last Group 1 winner. His only win at the highest level came in the Racing Post Trophy.  He didn't make a big impact in his classic year and was sold to stand in Australia. He is currently back in Ireland serving mares as a dual purpose sire. Aristotle is a brother to Ballingarry. Flamenco Wave's latest black type winner was Spanish Falls (Belmez) a Group 3 winner in France.

His 3rd dam Armada Way apart from Flamenco Wave produced black type winner Emy's Way she in turn is the dam of US black type scorer Cameron's Pass. Armada Way is also grandam of Listed winner Mar Azul. a winner in the states.

I do think St Nicholas Abbey can become a good stallion. Hes got some strong black type form and is sure to get a quality book when he does retire to stud. Although there are no top class stallion's in his pedigree and that for me is a concern however I think St Nicholas Abbey could turn that around. As with all future stallions they must have a good dam line and St Nicholas Abbey has that. Hes also a tremendous looking horse. St Nicholas Abbey could strike with his first 2yo's and expect some fast precocious types. I can see him getting mostly middle distance horses.

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Progeny of Urban Sea "One Of The Best Broodmares Ever"

Urban Sea is by far one of the most outstanding broodmares ever in thoroughbred racing history. She is one of 11 mares to produce two derby winners. No broodmare has ever produced three derby winners.
Urban Sea's record as a race mare was outstanding, with her biggest success coming in the 1993 Arc De Triomphe. But the career where she really excelled was her career as a broodmare. The following are all of the progeny Urban Sea has produced since her retirement to stud in 1995.

Urban Ocean 1996 c by Bering: 

Urban Ocean was his dam's first produce. He was by one of France's leading stallions in Bering. From 14 career starts, Urban Ocean won 4 of them. He won 2 stakes races the Group 3 Gallinule Stakes and the (then) Listed Mooresbridge Stakes. Urban Ocean currently stands at stud in Ireland at Kilbarry Lodge Stud. He is the sire of some smart national hunt stock, but never scaled the heights on the flat.

Melikah 1997 f by Lammtara:

Urban Sea's 2nd foal was the Epsom/Irish Oaks placed and Listed winner Melikah. By top class racehorse Lammtara. Melikah was trained by Saaed bin Suroor for Godolphin. Melikah like her dam has also tasted success in the breeding shed being the dam of Arc placed Masterstroke, as well as impressive maiden winner Urban Dance. Melikah's daughters have also been quite successful with her daughter Vallirica by Selkirk producing Group 2 UAE derby winner Khawlah. 

Galileo 1998 c by Sadler's Wells:
Galileo scaled new heights for his dam when he became the first of her two derby winners when successful in the race in 2001. Galileo's other major wins at Group 1 level included the Irish Derby & King George. He became his dams first Group 1 winner. Galileo has since become one of the most outstanding stallions in the world. With over 35 individual Group 1 winners to his name.

Black Sam Bellamy 1999 c by Sadler's Wells:

Black Sam Bellamy a full brother to Galileo also gave his dam her 2nd individual Group 1 winner when twice scoring at Group 1 level in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and the Gran Premio del Jockey club. Black Sam Bellamy retired to stud in Italy, where he had relative success. He now stands at Shade Oak Stud in Britain as a national hunt stallion.

Atticus 2000 c by Sadler's Wells:

Atticus a full brother to Galileo and Black Sam Bellamy was unraced.

All To Beautiful 2001 f by Sadler's Wells:

All To Beautiful like her older brothers did make the racecourse. A stakes winner All To Beautiful was also placed in the Oaks. All To Beautiful like Melikah has also become a stakes producer with Wonder Of Wonders being placed in the Epsom Oaks and classy filly Along. 

My Typhoon 2002 f by Giant's Causeway:

My Typhoon is the only foal of her dam that went to the US to race. Bought for a record £1.8m as a foal at Tattersalls in 2002. My Typhoon is one of many Group or Grade 1 winners from her sires first crop. My Typhoon was also a multiple stakes winner in America. My Typhoon's only reported foal was a colt by Smart Strike.

Cherry Hinton 2004 f by Green Desert:

Cherry Hinton was a light maiden winner as a juvenile. Although retiring to stud without a stakes win, she does have some good form including a 3rd place in the Gr3 Blue Wind Stakes. Cherry Hinton retired to Coolmore after a few runs. Her first foal by Montjeu, a filly named Wading later went on to win the Group 2 Rockful stakes as a 2yo. Wading was not seen on the track again. Cherry Hinton has a 2yo full brother to Wading and a yearling again by Montjeu.

Sea's Legacy 2005 c by Green Desert:

Sea's Legacy was well highly thought of as a youngster at the Irish National Stud but unfortunately he was unraced also.

Sea The Stars 2006 c by Cape Cross:

Sea The Stars went on to become undoubtedly the best Urban Sea has produced and one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Sea The Star's win in the derby in 2009 exactly 9 years after his half brother triumphed in the race secured his dam's reputation as amongst the best elite broodmares ever. Sea The Stars won 6 Group 1 races in 6 short months. Urban Sea again made history when she became the 2nd Arc winner to produce an Arc winner. The other mare was Detroit the dam of Carneige. Sea The Stars is one of the most exciting young future stallions at stud. He stands at the Aga Khan Studs in Kildare.

Born To Sea 2009 c by Invincible Spirit:

Born To Sea was foaled just before his half brother's amazing exploits. Foaled at the Irish National Stud he was from the same sire line as his half siblings Sea The Stars & Cherry Hinton. Born To Sea won only 1 race when scoring on his debut in the Listed Blenheim stakes. Born To Sea was placed in the Irish Derby behind Camelot & the Royal Whip Stakes and was also runner up in the Group 3 Killavullen stakes as a 2yo. Born To Sea is also an exciting stallion and he stands at Rathasker Stud in Kildare.

Sadly Urban Sea died before Sea The Stars won his first Group 1. She died shortly after foaling Born To Sea due to a hemorrhage. She was buried alongside the Irish National Stud's flagship sire Indian Ridge. Urban Sea's outstanding record at stud is hard to match. All her offspring were stakes winners or stakes performers and her daughters have gone on to become stakes producing broodmares plus her outstanding son Galileo's exploits as a sire. With her last two foals now both young sires, the name Urban Sea will be appearing in countless pedigrees.  

Tribute to St Nicholas Abbey

The year 2009 is best remembered for the exploits of a marvellous race horse in Sea The Stars. When this world champion was nearing retirement, a young 2-year old colt by Montjeu was coming onto the scene. Trained by Aidan O'Brien for Coolmore who had been synonymous with offspring of Montjeu. This colt out of Leaping Water would later become a global sensation.

Two year old season:

Starting off as a 2yo in August St Nicholas Abbey won a Curragh maiden ridden at the time by Johnny Murtagh who at the time was the number one jockey for Coolmore. Returning over 4 weeks later at the Curragh he remained unbeaten winning his first stakes race in the Group 2 Beresford Stakes where he beat subsequent Group 1 winner Passion For Gold. St Nicholas Abbey then started favourite for the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster in  England. He showed an explosive turn of foot to score by over 3 Lengths beating subsequent Craven stakes winner Elusive Pimpernel. He remained unbeaten as a juvenile and was quickly the hot favourite to win next year's 2,000 guineas.

Three year old season:

St Nicholas Abbey returned as a 3yo in 2010. Aidan O'Brien decided to send his unbeaten colt straight to the 2,000 guineas without a prep run. O'Brien had also entered Dewhurst runner Fencing Master and useful 2yo Viscount Nelson in the race. St Nicholas Abbey finished a well beaten sixth behind the winner Makfi. It was later announced post race that St Nicholas Abbey had picked up an injury and would be out for the remainder of the season.

Four year old season:

St Nicholas Abbey returned to racing in the Listed Alleged stakes in April 2011. In the event he was beaten for the 2nd time behind smart filly Unaccompanied. St Nicholas Abbey returned just over a month later to 

Chester in England. Starting out as the heavily backed favourite for the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes over 12F. He won by a cosily 9 Lengths ahead of subsequent Group 3 winner Allied Power. It was his first win since the Racing Post Trophy nearly two years previously. St Nicholas Abbey then went back to England in June to contest in his first Group 1 since the Guineas, the Coronation Cup. Travelling near the back of the pack he showed an explosive burst of acceleration up the hill to color in multiple Group 1 winning mare Midday on the line. It was a famous victory as St Nicholas Abbey had won his second Group 1.His next two starts at Group 1 level resulted in a 3rd placed finish behind Nathaniel in the Group 1 King George VI Queen Elizabeth stakes, followed by a 5th place behind Danedream in the Group 1 Prix De Arc De Triomphe. St Nicholas Abbey then went to America for the Breeders Cup. Running in the Group 1 Breeders Cup Turf, again travelling behind the leaders he came on the outside to finish like a train ahead of Group 1 winners Midday, Brilliant Speed and Sarafina. It was a memorable victory for the O'Briens as he had given young Joseph O'Brien his first Breeders Cup winner.

Five year old season:

Now the winner of three Group 1 races, St Nicholas Abbey's five year old season was much anticipated among racing fans. He was ridden in all his starts that year by Joseph O' Brien. Travelling to Meydan in March for the Dubai World Cup carnival St Nicholas Abbey just came up too short in the Dubai Sheema Classic beaten by Cirrus Des Aigles. Returning to The Curragh for an easy Group 3 race in the Mooresbridge Stakes, St Nicholas Abbey was beaten by his pacemaker Windsor Palace. Racing Fans were outraged at the ride he was given that day. After that shock defeat connections decided to attempt a second consecutive victory in the Coronation Cup at Epsom. St Nicholas Abbey duly obliged crossing the post 4 Lengths ahead of subsequent Melbourne Cup runner up Red Cadeaux. That proved to be his only win that year. But as always he showed real class and determination running some excellent races in defeat including 3rd in the King George to Danedream, 3rd in the Juddmonte International to Frankel, 3rd in the Irish Champion stakes to Snow Fairy and again 3rd behind Little Mike in the Breeders Cup Turf. 

Six year old season:

After his luckless run in the Breeders Cup, the public thought Coolmore would retire St Nicholas Abbey to stud, and surprised many when it was announced he would again stay in training. That decision proved to be worthwhile. St Nicholas Abbey got the ball rolling when running out an emphatic winner of the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan in the absence of Cirrus Des Aigles bagging his fifth Group 1 win, and beating Japanese champion filly Gentildonna. After Meydan St Nicholas Abbey travelled again to Epsom in June and made history by becoming the first horse ever to win three consecutive Coronation Cups. He had Group 1 Canadian International winner Joshua Tree and Group 1 Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden behind him. 

King George Prep and Injury:

Connections were planning a third bid for the King George. St Nicholas Abbey had certainly looked better then ever this year. His preparation was all going to plan and he was made favourite for the King George ahead of Cirrus Des Aigles. However on the morning of Tuesday July 23rd 2013 while doing a routine piece of work St Nicholas Abbey broke down with a career ending injury. Coolmore later revealed the 6 times Group 1 winner had suffered a fractured pastern. Thankfully it seems he will make a recovery and will be prepped for surgery at Fetherd Equine Hospital tomorrow July 24th. He is said to be in a comfortable position. If he makes a full recovery it looks very likely that he will take up stud duties at Coolmore for 2014. St Nicholas Abbey retired as Europe's highest earning racehorse with earnings of nearly E5,000,000. He was a true racehorse winner of 6 Group 1 races in three continents Europe, Middle East and America. His explosive burst of acceleration was truly outstanding. He never ran a bad race and was only out of the frame three times in 21 career starts. A Truly outstanding record for a truly outstanding horse.

Exceed And Excel "the first stallion for Black Caviar"

Since Black Caviar's connections announced their unbeaten world champion would be retiring to stud, speculation grew around the world as to what stallion would get the amazing opportunity to cover this mare in her first season. Champion Australian stallions like Redoute's Choice, Fastnet Rock and champion race horse Frankel were mentioned early on as possible suitors.

Racing fans all over the world had prayed for a clash to happen between Frankel and Black Caviar on the racetrack but it never did, so they pinned their hopes that it might happen in the breeding shed. Connections had heavily considered an overseas sire leading to speculation that it would in fact be Frankel, but he was ruled out. In June connections announced that five stallions had been narrowed down for Black Caviar. They were as follows Fastnet Rock, Lonhro, More Then Ready, Exceed And Excel and Snitzel. Neil Werrett joint owner of Black Caviar never spoke of who the overseas stallion was. It was speculated that the sire was in America, but that has never been confirmed. 

Amid much waiting and anticipation it was finally announced that Black Caviar would head to Exceed And Excel who like Lonhro stands under the Darley Empire in Australia and also serves in England, where he has had great success. Exceed And Excel is no stranger to success in Black Caviar's family. He sired Group 2 winner Wilander from Scandinavia who is Black Caviar's 2nd dam He is a son of Australia's most successful sire and one of the most successful shuttle sires in Danehill. He is out of minor winner Patrona a daughter of Lomond. Exceed And Excel raced exclusively in Australia where he became a multiple stakes winner. Exceed And Excel was a stakes winner as a 2yo winning the Group 2 Todman Slipper Trial. As a 3yo he became champion  sprinter in Australia, winning one of the countries premier sprints, the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap. He also scored in the Dubai Club Course Cup Group 1 setting a new course record. 

With a total of twelve starts and seven wins, two at the Highest Level. Exceed And Excel retired to stud with a Timeform rating of 126. He began his stud career in New South Wales covering a large book of mares. Darley decided to send Exceed And Excel to Europe for a Northern Hemisphere covering season. He stood at Kildangan Stud in 2005  for his first Northern Hemisphere season then returned to Kildangan Stud in Ireland in 2007 at a fee of E10,000. Since then Exceed And Excel has stood his Northern Hemisphere time at Dalham Hall Stud in England at a fee of £35,000.

Exceed And Excel has had great success as a sire in both Europe and Australia. He is the sire of European champion miler and exciting young sire Excelebration as well as Group 1 sprinter Margot Did. Among his best Australian crop are Group 1 winners Helmet, Overreach, Guelph, Reward For Effort. Among his multiple stakes winners in Australia or Britain include Sidestep, Fullbright, Masamah, Wilander, Best Terms. Infamous Angel etc. 

The resulting offspring with Black Caviar will be inbred 3mx5f to Danzig and 4mx4mx5fx6f to his sire Northern Dancer. The foal should also like its parents have speed to burn with both being champion sprinters. Black Caviar was a powerhouse sprinter as was Exceed And Excel and he's proven that he can sire equally fast types. The mating is quite interesting but no one will know for certain until the resulting foal hits the race track in the hope it can build on its sire and dam's record. The owners have hinted that Black Caviar's foal will not be sold. If the foal did go up for public auction it is certain that it would probably surpass the record set by Black Caviar's half brother by Redoute's Choice ( also a son of Danehill) when that colt sold for $5,000,000.