July, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Where Did They Come From: G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks

Although the €500,000 G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks will not be a clash of the G1 Cazoo Oaks one-two Tuesday (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), the latter withdrawn due to transportation issues at the 11th hour on Friday morning, there is plenty of quality in the seven-horse field still signed on. Aidan O'Brien is not empty-handed with the withdrawal of Tuesday either, as he will still run three for the Coolmore partners, led by Toy (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

CAIRDE GO DEO (FR), Camelot (GB)–Elusive Galaxy (Ire) (Elusive City)
Owner: Mark Dobbin
Breeder: SARL Haras du Logis Saint Germain (Fr)
Trainer: Ger Lyons
Sales History: Gaelic Bloodstock purchased her for €105,000 out of Arqana's Deauville Select Sale.
Pedigree Notes:
One of five winners from six to race for the G2 Debutante S. third Elusive Galaxy (Ire), Cairde Go Deo traces to Canadian stakes winner Twilight Spook (Wajima), who won the Star Shoot S. at Woodbine. Her dam's latest foal, the 2-year-old colt Elusive Empire (Fr) (Territories {Ire}), has yet to face the starter.

EMILY DICKINSON (IRE), Dubawi (Ire)–Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire})
Owner: Mrs. John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Westerberg
Breeder: Chicquita Syndicate (Ire)
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree Notes: A daughter of the €6-million Goffs November mare Chicquita, who won the Irish Oaks in 2013, Emily Dickinson is a half-sister to two black-type placed runners–GI American Oaks second and Irish Oaks third Nicest (Ire) (American Pharoah) and G3 Silver Flash S. third Secret Thoughts (War Front). Chicquita is a half-sister to two stakes winners led by the well-traveled G1 MacKinnon S. heroine Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Following Emily Dickinson is the unraced Dubawi (Ire) filly Beware (Ire) and her yearling full-sister.

FENNELA (IRE), Sea The Stars (Ire)–Green Room (Theatrical {Ire})
Owner: Vimal Khosla
Breeder: Vimal & Gillian Khosla (Ire)
Trainer: Jessica Harrington
Sales History: Foaled in May, she did not meet her reserve and was a buy back at £775,000 at the Goffs Orby Sale.
Pedigree Notes: A half-sister to the Group 1 winners Lord Shanakill (Speightstown), Together Forever (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Forever Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Green Room's half-sister, Spanish Fern (El Gran Senor) won both the GI Yellow Ribbon S. and GII Santa Ana H. Rising first-season sire star Havana Grey (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}) is under the stakes-winning third dam, Chain Store (Nodouble). Although she did not produce a foal in 2020 or last year, Green Room has a colt foal by Waldgeist (GB).

HISTORY (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB})
Owner: M Tabor, D Smith, Mrs. J. Magnier & Westerberg
Breeder: Barronstown Stud (Ire)
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Sales History: Bought for 2.8 million gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
Pedigree Notes: Out of three-time graded winner Prize Exhibit, who also ran third in the GI Del Mar Oaks, History is the first foal, runner and winner for her dam. Prize Exhibit, is a half-sister to G1 Sussex S. victor Mohaather (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), as well as the dam of G1 Queen Anne S. victor Accidental Agent (GB) (Delegator {GB}). Her Galileo (Ire) juvenile colt Joaquin Sorolla (Ire) has yet to race, while her youngest foal is a colt by Frankel (GB).

MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–Night Lagoon (Ger) (Lagunas {GB})
Owner: Zhang Yuesheng
Breeder: Coolmore (Ire)
Trainer: Jessica Harrington
Sales History: A 305,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling.
Pedigree Notes: A half-sister to Novellist (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}), who won Group 1 races in four different countries. Their dam claimed the G3 Preis der Winterkonigin and was the highest-rated German juvenile filly of her year, besides being a half-sister to the G1 German Derby runner-up Night Tango (Ger) (Acatenago {Ger}). Magical Lagoon was her final foal.

SHOW OF STARS (GB), Showcasing (GB)–Gloryette (GB) (Raven's Pass)
Owner: Martin Schwartz & Charles & Paul O'Callaghan
Breeder: Lofts Hall Stud & Mrs. C R Philipson (GB)
Trainer: Paddy Twomey
Sales History: Bought for 100,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1.
Pedigree Notes: Show Of Stars is the second foal and winner out of a half-sister to three black-type winners including the sires Elusive Pimpernel (Elusive Quality) and Palavicini (Giant's Causeway). Under the third dam is former sire and G3 Furstenberg-Rennen victor Big Bad Bob (Ire) (Bob Back), as well as the globetrotting filly Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab), who won this race after the English equivalent in 2010. Gloryette has a Muhaarar (GB) juvenile colt Enochdhu (Fr), a yearling filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) and an Advertise (GB) colt of this year still to come.

TOY (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–You'resothrilling (Storm Cat)
Owner: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
Breeder: Coolmore (Ire)
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree Notes: Running in her third consecutive fillies' Classic but without black type as yet, she is the eighth foal, and eighth winner for her two-time group-winning dam, herself a full-sister to the 'Iron Horse' Giant's Causeway (Storm Cat). Of Toy's siblings, three have won at the Classic level–Marvellous (Ire), Gleneagles (Ire), and her year-older sister Joan Of Arc (Ire).

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Twilight Gleaming Scratched From Saratoga’s Coronation Cup

Twilight Gleaming, the winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, was scratched from Friday's Coronation Cup at Saratoga Race Course by trainer Wesley Ward, BloodHorse reports.

Ward said the reason for scratch originated from her morning gallop on July 10, when the exercise rider tightened the horse's girth too tightly before going out to the track, resulting in some inflammation.

Though the inflammation knocked Twilight Gleaming off her training schedule enough to warrant the scratch, Ward said the filly is fine now. She will breeze on July 17, and point toward a race later in the Saratoga meet. Ward trains the filly for Stonestreet Stables.

The Coronation Cup, a 5 1/2-furlong turf race for 3-year-old fillies, would have been Twilight Gleaming's third start of the year. The daughter of Irish stallion National Defense most recently won the listed Mamzelle Overnight Stakes on May 14 at Churchill Downs.

In addition to her Breeders' Cup score, Twilight Gleaming's juvenile campaign was highlighted by a victory in the Prix de la Vallee d'Auge in France, and a runner-up effort in the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes during the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in England.

Brazil’s Samir Abujamra Passes Away

by Victor Correa

The Brazilian Thoroughbred industry lost one of its most brilliant personalities when Samir Abujamra passed away in Soo Paulo on July 14. Abujamra, who had no family connections to the Brazilian racing industry growing up, was a lawyer by trade. He worked as a handicapper for the Jockey Club of Sao Paulo beginning in the 1960's. Later on, he became the editor of the magazine Revista Turf & Fomento.

The publication became the most important magazine in horse racing in the country, covering not only Brazil, but results from all over the world. It was through Turf & Fomento that Abujamra started to maintain contact with various players in the international racing scene. From then on, he had the opportunity to make what perhaps was his most important professional incursion.

Still in the 1960s, Abujamra attended the sales in Newmarket for the first time. He soon became the Brazilian representative at the British Bloodstock Agency (BBA)–which during the last half of the 20th century, was the most prominent agency in the world. He was present at the Tattersalls December Sales for more than 50 years without interruption and was awarded a medal recognizing his contributions as their South American representative over such an extended period.

“Samir represented Tattersalls in South America for many years and epitomised all that is good about the global thoroughbred industry,” said Jimmy George of Tattersalls. “He was knowledgeable, charming, immaculate and a man of the utmost integrity. He was so proud that he had attended more than 50 consecutive December Sales and it was always a joy to see him.”

From the moment he extended his activities to international racing, Abujamra started to operate as a focal point of information and knowledge for a wide range of breeders and owners based in Brazil. In this context, many began to use him as an advisor and for the acquisition of animals abroad. One of the imports Abujamra selected was Ghadeer (Fr) (Lyphard), perhaps the most influential among all the stallions in the country's history. Roi Normand (Exclusive Native), who also left a huge legacy, was a product of an Abujamra negotiation. He also brokered the export of ex-pat American stallion New Year's Day (Street Cry {Ire}) to Japan.

“Samir was a true gentleman and the ultimate professional,” said Luis Felipe Brandão dos Santos, President of the Brazilian Breeders and Owners Association. “He was our role model and inspiration. The Brazilian racing industry thanks Samir Abujamra for so much.”

Besides brokering horse sales, Abujamra aided in the implementation of the database and research tool of the Brazilian Stud Book in the 1990s. In the 2000s, he welcomed and guided the late Prince Khalid Abdullah of Juddmonte during a visit to the racetrack in Sao Paulo.

In addition to the two decades of collaboration with Turf & Fomento, Abujamra published the book Turfe–Historias e Memorias in 2010 and more recently, he launched Conversas de Turfe. In the writing of the latter, he proposed to share a little about the history of the great breeders of the world–an arduous task for any writer, even though he was already in poor health.

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Top Trainers Enter Lots For Next ThoroughBid Auction

Trainers Joseph O'Brien, Henry de Bromhead and Ralph Beckett are each set to be represented in the next auction on the ThoroughBid platform set for 22 July.

O'Brien has consigned four lots to the sale, including Zofast (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), an unraced half-sister to a pair of multiple winners, as well as Flash Bulb (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), a latest third over 9 1/2 furlongs at Gowran Park June 12. Also in the Carriganog consignment is Cork maiden winner Ghasham (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}).

The Roger Brookhouse-owned and Henry de Bromhead-trained nine-year-old Arahecan (Ire) (Arakan), twice a winner over fences, is amongst the 13 lots, while this year's G1 Falmouth S. winning trainer Beckett brings two geldings to the party in Sweeping Statement (Ire) (Estidhkaar {Ire}) and Postmark (GB) (Postponed {Ire}). The former is a 4-year-old with an official rating of 76, while the latter is a 3-year-old winner having won on his latest start at Ffos Las at the beginning of the month.

Bidding will begin Friday 22 July from 9am.

James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said: “It's always great to see returning customers who have enjoyed their experience with us and there's more than a few coming back for the Midsummer Sale.

“To have trainers of the calibre of Henry de Bromhead, Joseph O'Brien and Ralph Beckett entering horses is fantastic and it promises to be another really exciting sale with some interesting and potentially unexposed lots up for grabs.”

You must register in order to bid: https://www.thoroughbid.co.uk/register

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