Kind, Dam Of European Stars Frankel And Noble Mission, Dies At Age 20

It is with regret that Juddmonte Farms announces the passing of Kind (Danehill – Rainbow Lake), the dam of Group 1 winners Frankel and Noble Mission, on March 8 due to complications after foaling a colt by Kingman on March 2.

Kind was a second-generation Juddmonte homebred. Her family came into the Juddmonte Stud Book through the mare Rockfest – who was purchased privately in 1983 as part of a bloodstock package from the John 'Jock' Hay Whitney dispersal.

When mated with Rainbow Quest, Rockfest produced the Lancashire Oaks winner Rainbow Lake who went on to compile an enviable record as a broodmare as the dam of three group/graded stakes winners: G1 winner Powerscourt, G2 winner Riposte and G3 winner Last Train. However, it was her dual listed-winning daughter Kind who was to have the biggest impact.

Kind's legacy is to have five stallion sons at stud and her daughter Joyeuse and granddaughters Jubiloso and Jovial are in the broodmare band. Her 3-year-old Galileo filly Chiasma is currently in training with John Gosden. Due to her rare achievement of producing two Group 1 winners and a further group winner in Bullet Train, Kind's name is on the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' International List of Protected Names.

Juddmonte's UK stud director Simon Mockridge commented: “I cannot thank the Rossdales and Juddmonte team enough for the tireless care they have given Kind. To many, she will rightfully always be best remembered as the dam of Frankel and Noble Mission, to us at Juddmonte she will always be Kind by name and kind by nature.”

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Tattersalls March Sale Catalog Now Online

A total of 197 lots have been cataloged for the Tattersalls March Sale which takes place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket on Wednesday, March 31. The catalog for the Tattersalls March Sale can be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com and will be available from Tattersalls and Tattersalls representatives from Friday, March 12.

Comprising 64 fillies and mares in/out of training, 116 colts/geldings in/out of training, 12 yearlings and 5 2-year-olds, the catalog features consignments from many of the world's leading owner-breeders including Godolphin, Juddmonte Farms and Shadwell Estates, who have 15 lots cataloged between them. The catalog also contains attractive drafts from several of Britain's leading trainers, with the largest consignment in the catalog being the team of 12 consigned by Richard Fahey's Musley Bank Stables.

Buyers looking for horses in training with smart form will have plenty to choose from with the potential highlights including the promising 3-year-old Glentaneous who boasts a Timeform rating of 91p following an impressive win on his second start for Brian Meehan. The well-bred son of Gleneagles is out of a sister to the joint champion European older horse Youmzain and to the Group 1 winner and dual classic runner-up Creachadoir.

Other eye-catchers include the progressive 4-year-old Dark Pine, rated 103 by Timeform following wins on both his starts for David Loughnane, and Shadwell Estates' Huraiz, a smart performer for Mark Johnston who placed in the Group 3 Sirenia Stakes at two and has a current Timeform rating of 104. Horses-in-training offered by Juddmonte Farms are always much sought after and amongst their consignment is the high-class Bugle Major. Placed in the listed Prix Lyphard in November and runner-up behind the group performer and two-time listed winner Magny Cours on his most recent start, Bugle Major holds a Timeform rating of 108.

Well-bred fillies also feature prominently including daughters of leading sires Dark Angel, Frankel, Invincible Spirit, Lope de Vega, No Nay Never, and Siyouni. The Castlebridge Consignment will offer the smartly bred 3-year-old filly Countessa on behalf of Hugo Palmer's Kremlin Cottage Stables. The twice-raced daughter of Camelot was placed on her latest start and is out of a half-sister to Group 1 winners Alpha Centauri and Alpine Star from the exceptional family of Miesque.

Godolphin has been a perennial source of top-quality breeding stock and will offer two well-bred fillies in Arabian Romance and Fresh Snow, from the immediate families of champion 2-year-old Pinatubo and dual Group 1 winner Raven's Pass respectively. Other well-bred fillies in the catalog include Dramatista, a winning daughter of Group 1 winner Aoife Alainn by Lope de Vega who will be consigned by Roger Fell's Arthington Barn and Eltham Palace, a daughter of Invincible Spirit out of the Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed Moment in Time who will be offered by David Simcock's Trillium Place Stables.

Pinhookers also look well catered for with yearlings cataloged by proven sires Camacho, Charm Spirit, Cityscape, Kuroshio, and Twilight Son as well as exciting first crop sires Gustav Klimt, Massaat, Rajashinge, and Unfortunately.

Commenting on the 2021 Tattersalls March Sale, Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“The addition of the Tattersalls March Sale to our 2021 sales calendar came in response to the COVID-related disruption to the February Sale and we have a catalogue which has all the ingredients to appeal to the customary mix of domestic and international buyers. Strict COVID protocols will continue to be in place, but we are looking forward to welcoming registered participants to Park Paddocks for the March Sale, and those unable to attend in person will as ever be able to use our live internet and telephone bidding platforms.”

To view the online catalog, click here.

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John Fernung Passes Away

Longtime Thoroughbred horseman John Fernung, 79, passed away Mar. 5, 2020, in Ocala, Florida. In the early 1970s, Fernung was the racing manager for the powerful Dan Lasater Racing Stable. Lasater Stable was the leading money winning stable in the country five years in a row and won three Eclipse Awards during that time. During Fernung's tenure as Lasater's racing manager, the stable raced Grade I winners, Hot N Nasty, Honky Star and Royal Glint among others.

In the late 1970s, Fernung relocated from the racetrack to become Lasater's Farm Manager in Ocala. During the next few years, Fernung and Lasater developed a nationally renowned stallion station. Among the stallions they brought to Ocala were North America's leading sire in 1981, Nodouble, his sire Noholme II, Holy Bull's sire Great Above, and Silver Charm's sire Silver Buck.

When Lasater dispersed his Thoroughbred holdings in 1984, Fernung purchased the 1000-acre facility in partnership with another Eclipse Award winner, John Franks, to form Southland Farm. During his tenure with Franks, Fernung syndicated At The Threshold, sire of 1992 Kentucky Derby winner Lil E Tee.

Fernung also mentored several members of his family who entered the Thoroughbred industry. Among them is his brother, Brent Fernung, who along with his wife, Crystal are the owners of Journeyman Stud in Ocala. Fernung's nephew, Scott Warner is the farm manager of Robert S. Evans's Courtland Farm in Maryland. John Fernung's son Andrew is the latest member of the family to enter the Thoroughbred industry. Andrew is currently the Sales Coordinator for Eddie Woods Stable.

John Fernung is also survived by a daughter Nicole Fernung, grandson Bryce (Andrew and Cally), brothers Jerry Fernung (Barbee) and Andrew S. Fernung, sister Linda Warner and three nephews and four nieces.

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